Did Michael order the hit? Was he lying about Hyman Roth's involvement in his attempted murder? Who was strangling Frank Pantangeli? Analysis This is when things start to get confusing. We see Frank go to a bar to meet the Rosatos, but before long someone is strangling him with a wire and says " Michael Corleone says hello." The hit is botched when a cop walks into the bar, sending everyone scrambling and starting a gunfight that spills out onto the street. We now know Fredo was the one who helped to coordinate Michael's shooting. The man tries to reason with Fredo but he hangs up. Fredo says he wants no part of it, saying that Johnny's people lied to him and he doesn't want to speak to them ever again. When Frank demands to know why, Michael says it's because he wants Roth to think their relationship is good while he searches for the person in his family who betrayed him, implying that someone in the family worked with Roth to have him killed.įredo gets a call late at night from a man named Johnny who wants Fredo to see if the deal Frank Pantangeli is setting up with the Rosato brothers is legitimate or if Frank is going to bring men with him to start a fight. He then travels to Frank Pantangeli's home-the house he used to live in as a boy-to tell Pantangeli to squash his beef with the Rosato brothers. Michael checks with Roth to make sure that it's alright if he has Frank killed, and to ensure that the casino deal they're working on is still on track. There, Michael tells Roth that Frank Pantangeli wanted permission to kill the Rosato Brothers, and that he believes Frank tried to kill him after he refused the request.
They break into the fancy townhouse of someone who owes the man money and steal a rug, which just barely fits in Vito's small apartment.īack in the present, Michael travels to Miami to meet with Hyman Roth at his modest home. Vito then meets with the man who tossed him the gun, and the man insists on giving Vito a rug. When the shop owner tries to give Vito a box of produce, Vito refuses. The shop owner is therefore forced to fire Vito, but Vito is grateful for the caring his boss has shown him since he arrived to America, and parts gracefully. The next day, Don Fanucci walks into the deli where Vito works and demands that the owner give his nephew a job.
#THE GODFATHER 2 FULL#
Back home, Vito hears a man shouting from across the alley, and when he opens his window to see what the ruckus is, gets tossed a cloth bag full of guns. This is Don Fanucci, associated with the Black Hand gang.
What they find is a mob boss shaking down the theater owner. Vito goes off with a friend of his to see an Italian-language vaudeville show, and go backstage so that the friend can flirt with the leading lady in the show. We flash back to 1917, where we see Vito with his wife and an infant in their apartment. On that note, Michael kisses his head and leaves. Michael has gone to say goodbye to his son Anthony, saying he has to go away on business. When it comes time to pull the bodies out, Michael has already disappeared, and it's Tom who issues the command. Outside, two bodies are in a stream with their throats slashed-likely the men who tried and failed to kill Michael. He gives Tom power over everyone in the organization and entrusts him with care of Kay and the kids. Michael meets with his consigliere Tom Hagen and tells him that he considers him a brother and is trusting him to run the family business for the time being. As everyone sits in the living room, bundled up in blankets and shaken, Michael and Kay exchange an icy glance. Quickly, guards mobilize around the property to find the shooter. The room is full of smoke, but they're unharmed. Suddenly there's a hale of gunfire, and Michael and Kay take cover on the floor. Kay asks why the drapes are open, and Michael stares at the window confused until gunshots start ringing. It's the last moment of domestic bliss will see in the film. He admires a picture one of his children drew for him while Kay lies in bed. After the party, we find Michael in his room settling in for the night.