Originally posted by olivant:
Paulie was the driver. Fredo said he didn't mind getting the car this time. I think Fredo acted as his father's bodyguard which was probably his regular job in the family. ...
Some 'bodyguard'...
Anyway, in terms of 'getting the car this time' in lieu of the 'out sick' Paulie...one would think that in a Family with the stature of the Corleones, there would be a stand-by driver for just this case. The 'stand-by' driver ended up being Fredo, probably because unlike Santino, he had nothing more important to do than 'observe pop at the office'.
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