Did Rocco Try to Kill Michael?
He Was Also a Kind of Consigliere for Michael After the Death of Peter Clemenza. .. . He Was, However, Unable to Prevent the Attempted Assassination of Michael...
He was also a kind of consigliere for Michael after the death of Peter Clemenza. ... He was, however, unable to prevent the attempted assassination of Michael by two mobsters hired by his rival Hyman Roth and allowed in by unwitting fellow conspirator Fredo Corleone.
Why did Hyman Roth want Michael dead?
Hyman Roth probably wanted to avenge Moe, but more so, he just wanted Michael Corleone dead so he could run his businesses without Michael being in his way trying to take it all. To avenge Moe Greene would be icing on the cake.
Did Pentangeli try to kill Michael?
After all, Michael had told Roth that Pentangeli "was a dead man" because he had supposedly tried to kill him. At that early stage Michael wasn't actually sure who had betrayed him (Roth or Pantamgelli).
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