CUT TO: The Don's bedroom. Vito is in bed, holding cards and presents given to him.
Clemenza, Tessio, Tom, Fredo and Sonny are standing around the bed. -day
TOM (sighs)
Since McCluskey's killing, the police have been cracking down on most of our operations --
and also the other Families. There's been a lot of bad blood.
SONNY
They hit us so -- we hit 'em back.
TOM
Through our contacts in the newspapers, we've been able to put out a lot of material about
McCluskey being linked with Sollozzo in the drug rackets. See -- things are starting to
loosen up.
SONNY
And I'm ah sending Fredo to uh Las Vegas, under the protection of uh Don Francesco of L.A
-- I want him to rest.
FREDO
I'm going to learn -- the -- casino business...
SONNY
Yeah...
VITO CORLEONE (whispering)
Where's Michael?
(then, a little louder, after Tom doesn't answer)
Where's Michael?
TOM (after looking off toward Sonny, bends his head toward the Don)
It was Michael -- who killed Sollozzo. But he's safe -- and we're starting to work to bring
him back now.
[The Don, markedly upset and angry, gestures that they leave him alone. They exit:
Tom, Tessio, Sonny, then Fredo]
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