Крестный отец

           I’vetakensomeprecautionsagainstthatandhe’sstillgotagoodcoverbutthatcoverwon’tlastforever.That’soneofthereasonsIhadtomakethepeace.BarzinihasfriendsinSicilyandtheywerebeginningtosniffMichael’strail.Thatgivesyouoneoftheanswerstoyourriddle.Ihadtomakethepeacetoinsuremyson’ssafety.Therewasnothingelsetodo."

           Hagendidn’tbotheraskingtheDonhowhehadgottenthisinformation.Hewasnotevensurprised,anditwastruethatthissolvedpartoftheriddle."WhenImeetwithTattaglia’speopletofirmupthedetails,shouldIinsistthatallhisdrugmiddlemenbeclean?Thejudgeswillbealittleskittishaboutgivinglightsentencestoamanwitharecord."

           DonCorleoneshrugged."Theyshouldbesmartenoughtofigurethatoutthemselves.Mentionit,don’tinsist.We’lldoourbestbutiftheyusearealsnowbirdandhegetscaught,wewon’tliftafinger.We’lljusttellthemnothingcanbedone.ButBarziniisamanwhowillknowthatwithoutbeingtold.Younoticehowhenevercommittedhimselfinthisaffair.Onemightneverhaveknownhewasinanywayconcerned.Thatisamanwhodoesn’tgetcaughtonthelosingside."

           Hagenwasstartled."YoumeanhewasbehindSollozzoandTattagliaallthetime?"

           DonCorleonesighed."Tattagliaisapimp.HecouldneverhaveoutfoughtSantino.That’swhyIdon’thavetoknowaboutwhathappened.It’senoughtoknowthatBarzinihadahandinit."

           Hagenletthissinkin