Just after Michael killed Solozzo and McCluskey, the police cracked down on all Mob activities. "An emissary from the Five Families" asked if the Corleones would give up the murderer. The emissary was told it was none of their business. Then murder and mayhem began--"the Five Families War of 1946."

This was a long war, and ended only after Sonny was killed and Vito needed to bring Michael back from Sicily. I can't believe it was only about the Corleones giving up the murderer, since the novel (and the movie) tell us that the police had begun to loosen up, for good reason (pay off mortgages, put kids through college). What was the war really about?


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.