Originally posted by al neri 701:
How did Michael know it was Hyman Roth that tried to kill him in his Nevada home just by talking to him?
and my other question is, is Frank Pentangeli actually related to the Corleones? because he says "and you'd give your loyalty to a jew before your own blood?" or something like that...
Al
First of all, welcome to the board...
Your first question has been debated by some. I think the general consensus is that Michael had his father's intelligence & was able to deduce that it was Roth. Michael had been slowly taking over Las Vegas one or two casinos at a time. Roth knew that eventually he would be taken over. So Roth pre-emptively struck at Michael.
Second question: I think Pentangelli was referring more to Sicilian blood than actual family bloodlines. He was questioning how Michael could give loyalty to Roth, who was Jewish, over a fellow Sicilian.
