I didn't know in which thread I should post this, so it's here. But what was the point in the novel of the Santino Regime? There's no evidence of it in the film (except maybe "I'm gonna have a couple of our people come over" or "save it for the library"). Apparently, in the novel, the Regime's sole function was to keep an eye on Lucy and to rent apartments next to hers. When the war starts, only Clemenza's and Tessio's regimes are referenced. After Sonny's death Vito instructs that the Santino regime members are to be placed in their regimes. Prior to that, weren't they used in the war? Why have Tessio recruit 50 reliable men when Sonny had his regime. Shouldn't they have manned the barricades at the mall?