Out of respect he should of shown up. But who was Gotti to dictate what the boss does. Gotti and his guys were on the verge of being seriously Fucked without Neil. Paul not showing up was ammo for Gotti to use to shoot his way out of his predicament. It always boggled my mind how Gotti was pretty much a hijack guy and the rest of the Gambino clan got behind him. Or did the indictments of the bosses make everyone say fuck being the boss. It seems like Henry Hill had better rackets than Gotti.