Originally posted by olivant:
Well, either you are naive about mafia hoods or blind to Michael's transgressions.
He also chose to tell Kay that the family would be legitimate in five years; nothing compelled him to tell her that. He lied again not only because it had been seven years since he told her that, but also because he was doing nothing to extricate himself and his family from underworld involvement.
Michael did say he was "trying"