Крестный отец

           "ItwillmaketheDonloserespectandrightnowhecan’taffordthat."

           "CanItalktotheDon?"Johnnyasked."Willyoutalktohim?Igottagetthepicturerolling."

           "NobodycantalktotheDonrightnow,"Hagensaid."He’stoosick.I’lltalktoSonnyaboutfixingthingsup.ButI’llmakethedecisiononthis.Don’tpaythatsmartbastardadime.Ifanythingchanges,I’llletyouknow."

           Annoyed,Johnnyhungup.Uniontroublecouldaddafortunetomakingthefilmandscrewuptheworksgenerally.ForamomenthedebatedslippingGoffthefiftygrandonthequiet.Afterall,theDontellinghimsomethingandHagentellinghimsomethingandgivinghimordersweretwodifferentthings.Buthedecidedtowaitforafewdays.

           Bywaitinghesavedfiftythousanddollars.Twonightslater,GoffwasfoundshottodeathinhishomeinGlendale.Therewasnomoretalkofuniontrouble.Johnnywasalittleshakenbythekilling.ItwasthefirsttimethelongarmoftheDonhadstrucksuchalethalblowsoclosetohim.

           Astheweekswentbyandhebecamebusierandbusierwithgettingthescriptready,castingthemovieandworkingoutproductiondetails,JohnnyFontaneforgotabouthisvoice,hisnotbeingabletosing.YetwhentheAcademyAwardnominationscameoutandhefoundhimselfoneofthecandidates,hewasdepressedbecausehewasnotaskedtosingoneofthesongsnominatedfortheOscarattheceremonythatwouldbetelevisednationally.Butheshruggeditoffandkeptworking.