Frankie...
You were always interested
in politics and history.
I remember you talking about Hitler
back in '33.
- Yeah, I still read a lot.
I get good stuff in there.
You were around the old-timers, who
built the organisation of the families,
basing them on the old Roman legions,
with "regimes", "capos" and "soldiers".
- And it worked.
- Yeah, it worked.
Those were the great old days,
you know.
- We was like the Roman Empire.
The Corleone family
was like the Roman Empire.
Yeah...
...it was once.
Frankie...
When a plot against
the Emperor failed...
...the plotters were always
given a chance...
...to let their families keep their fortunes.
Right?
- Only the rich guys.
The little guys got knocked off and all
their estates went to the Emperors.
Unless they went home and killed
themselves, then nothing happened.
And their families were taken care of.
That was a good break, a nice deal.
Yeah.
They went home...
...and sat in a hot bath...
...opened up their veins...
...and bled to death.
And sometimes they had a little party
before they did it.
- Don't worry about anything,
Frankie Five-Angels.
Thanks, Tom. Thanks.
- See you, Tom.
- Addio, Frankie.