Had Michael told Connie about Carlo's treachery, he would have officially implicated himself in Carlo's murder, thus turning Connie into a potential witness against himself. However slight that chance, it's one he didn't choose to take. More likely, he wanted Connie herself to come to the conclusion that her husband deserved to die.


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.