I am sure Cali never thought it would play out like it did.
Part of being a boss of an organized crime group or any large organization is possessing elite street smarts and an ability to read people. Any mob boss worth a crap knows any guy can lose his shit over a woman, which is exactly why they don't get involved with affairs of the heart.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
