Was Vito stealing from Tess & Clem?

Was Vito stealing from Tess & Clem? #700047 02/27/13 08:17 AM 02/27/13 08:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,718 Berlin, Germany Danito OP Underboss
Danito OP Underboss Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,718 Berlin, Germany	After the Fanucci affair, Vito kept the money that Tessio and Clemenza had given to him. Why? Wasn't it stealing? It doesn't seem to fit in his code of honor.

Re: Was Vito stealing from Tess & Clem? [Re: Danito] #700097 02/27/13 02:28 PM 02/27/13 02:28 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 15,030 Texas O olivant
olivant O Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 15,030 Texas	No. Vito took the risk that accrued to negotiating with Fanucci. He told C and T that his meeting with Fanucci would result in Fanucci accepting less money from them than that which Fanucci had originally requested. It did, so what Vito kept was a fee. "Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."

Re: Was Vito stealing from Tess & Clem? [Re: Danito] #700268 02/28/13 11:17 AM 02/28/13 11:17 AM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,568 Sonny_Black Underboss
Sonny_Black Underboss Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,568	Seriously, who was going to ask him back the money? "It was between the brothers Kay -- I had nothing to do with it."