[QUOTE]Originally posted by Turnbull:
[QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by plawrence:
[qb] Here's what I think happened:


As for Rocco's suicide mission: As I've posted many times [sound of plaw yawning], Neri had pushed past Rocco, and was trying to push past Hagen, in attempting to become Michael's #2 guy. Rocco was basically a bodyguard and gofer in GFII. Michael let this happen because he'd determined that Neri was useful to him, but Rocco was dispensible.

Turnbull, I disagree with you on Neri -R.I.P. - position - except for the fact that Rocco was dispensible. Here's why. Neri was with Michael from the " moment " he came into power. Michael selected him over everybody else already in the organzation as we saw it in the movie. Michael selected him for a reason. Neri knew exactly to handle his job and his responsibilities to Michael. If Michael wanted to, he could have just as easily told Clemenza that he wanted Rocco to be his enforcer. If you remember, Rocco is seen much earlier in the movie when Clemenza told that he is going to get made for shooting Paulie. I don't believe that Neri would ever betray Michael.