Chapter 9

           WhenMichaelCorleonewentintothecitythatnightitwaswithadepressedspirit.HefeltthathewasbeingenmeshedintheFamilybusinessagainsthiswillandheresentedSonnyusinghimeventoanswerthephone.HefeltuncomfortablebeingontheinsideoftheFamilycouncilsasifhecouldbeabsolutelytrustedwithsuchsecretsasmurder.Andnow,goingtoseeKay,hefeltguiltyaboutheralso.Hehadneverbeencompletelyhonestwithherabouthisfamily.HehadtoldheraboutthembutalwayswithlittlejokesandcolorfulanecdotesthatmadethemseemmorelikeadventurersinaTechnicolormoviethanwhattheyreallywere.Andnowhisfatherhadbeenshotdowninthestreetandhiseldestbrotherwasmakingplansformurder.ThatwasputtingitplainlyandsimplybutthatwasneverhowhewouldtellittoKay.Hehadalreadysaidhisfatherbeingshotwasmorelikean"accident"andthatallthetroublewasover.Hell,itlookedlikeitwasjustbeginning.SonnyandTomwereoff-centeronthisguySollozzo,theywerestillunderratinghim,eventhoughSonnywassmartenoughtoseethedanger.MichaeltriedtothinkwhattheTurkmighthaveuphissleeve.Hewasobviouslyaboldman,acleverman,amanofextraordinaryforce.Youhadtofigurehimtocomeupwitharealsurprise.ButthenSonnyandTomandClemenzaandTessiowereallagreedthateverythingwasundercontrolandtheyallhadmoreexperiencethanhedid.Hewasthe"civilian"inthiswar,Michaelthoughtwryly.