Why did Michael want Tom Hagen out?

He had to drink some anisette to calm his nerves before breaking the news to Vito. After Michael Corleone became operating head of the Corleone family, he removed Hagen as consigliere on his father’s advice, restricting him to handling the family’s legal business in Nevada, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Did Paulie sell the Godfather?

Originally Answered: Did Paulie Ghatto actually “sell out the old man” or was he vicariously misjudged by Santino “Sonny” Corleone, after Don Vito Corleone was shot in the market because he had “called in sick” instead of being the Don’s driver, in The Godfather? Yes, Paulie definitely sold him out.

Why does Michael decide to kill Sollozzo?

But what Sollozzo is saying to him is eerily similar to what he said to Tom Hagen. So that pushes Michael to kill him. He realises that Sollozzo started the war and now is pretending he wants to end it using other people.

Why was Tom Hagen demoted from consigliere?

Tom being demoted from consigliere was for 2 reasons, neither of which had much to do with Hagen’s inability. Don Corleone was the best consigliere Mike would ever have. They were planning to go legit and didn’t need Tom, a brilliant attorney, unable to represent the family due to being tied into illegal activity himself.

Why did Sollozzo kill Tom and Luca?

Sollozzo believed that with Vito out of the way that he could eventually deal with Sonny. For as long as Vito lived, there could be no deal. Luca was killed because he was correctly suspected of being a spy. Tom was kidnapped for the purpose of communicating the foundation for a deal in the future.

What happened to Sollozzo in Don Corleone?

Sollozzo balks and seals his own fate. Long version: Tensions run high after the attempted assassination of Don Corleone, and the scene opens with Sonny telling Michael that Sollozzo wants to meet with him specifically for a “proposition” (of course Sollozzo wants to avoid hot-head Sonny).