Originally posted by Don Cannoli:
...why didn't Sollozo get his own hostage/negotiator to protect himself in case he was hit? That seems like a terrible oversight. I understand that they knew Michael as a "civilian", but still, Sollozo was careless not to plan for this. After all, he did frisk Michael personally, even after McCluskey frisked him, so Sollozo was obviously worried...
The reason is that with McClusky at his side, Sollozzo felt he had all the protection he needed. As Tom had stated earlier, the presence of a NYC cop made Sollozzo 'practically invulnerable'. In his wildest dreams he would not have imagined Michael of all people planning to carry out a hit. Only because of Michael's brilliant plan was this able to be carried out at all.
And the reason he began to frisk Michael even though McClusky had already done so...he appeared quite taken aback by Michael's request to 'go to the bathroom' in the middle of such an intense business discussion. Can't really blame him, it is a kind've wierd thing to do.
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