In II, after the gunfire at the compound, the guards close what appears to be the main entrance gates of the compound. Why were those gates open after dark, especially late at night?
I am not trying to reignite! one of the most debatable, flogging a dead horse topics!! Perhaps Coppola was trying to tell the audience who killed the assassins! or “directoral license†indeed
I believe there was a third [!] assassin who took care of the first two assassins who were probably told to wait by Fredo's bedroom for assistance but were always going to be killed to leave no loose ends
There was a car at the gates trying to drive off or something just after the gun fire and Michael's guards were shouting Stop! Stop! then Halt! Also the sentry was slack leaving the gates open
It seems everyone was pretty much slack after the big party Rocco failed to secure the compound
