To add to what Turnbull correctly said, It was an old Italian thing back in the old country. Had Frankie ratted on Michael and gone through with his testimony, his brother and his family would have been disgraced for the rest of their lives in Italy. It was a matter of honor for his brother and his family. And as Turnbull said, if Frankie followed through with his testimony, his brother or his family may have even been harmed by the people of the town because of the disgrace of a family member breaking the rule of Omerta.
Don Cardi
