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I don't think the "secret signal" is a secret signal. Tom also goes to his tie as the men are loading Tessio into the car. At that moment, Tom is inside the house, looking out a window. I think the fidgeting with the tie is supposed to be a sign of increasing distress - that Tom is, indeed, not a war-time consigliere.