Welcome, Immobiliare! You're asking good questions! smile

One thing that often applies in the Trilogy is directorial license. The dramatic impact of that scene--Michael arriving at a nearly deserted hospital with no guards around Vito--wouldn't have happened if Tessio had called Sonny with the bad news about his men being arrested.

I agree that Tessio's treachery was directed against Michael, not Vito. But it was being hatched before Vito died. In the fishtank scene, Tessio starts the bitching. Then, when Vito says to Tess and Clemenza, "do you trust my judgment?", Clemenza replies, fervently, "Yes, Godfather." Tessio just hisses, "Yessssss" through clenched teeth. I think he also gives Michael the left-handed handshake. orange


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.