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Originally posted by Turnbull:
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Originally posted by Don Sonny Corleone:
[b] because frankie wasnt close enough to approach for betreyal.
Also, Roth overplayed his hand:
Roth probably was invited to Anthony's party but bowed out because of "ill health." But he knew that Frankie would be there, contentious about the Rosato brothers and anxious for a private audience with Michael. Therefore, Roth figured, Frankie would have an obvious beef with Michael, and would be the obvious fall-guy for the hit, successful or not.
What Roth didn't count on was that Michael--far smarter than he thought--saw that it was all too obvious, too pat, for Frankie to have made the attempt. Frankie wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he wasn't dumb enough to think he could whack Michael and get away with it. That's why Michael concluded almost immediately that Roth was the culprit.
I said "almost" because that scene with Frankie in his study was a kind of loyalty test: Frankie passed it when he agreed to meet with the Rosatos. [/b]
Good point Turnbull.

Don Aprile

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