These guys were ethical criminals...
Johnny Ola and Hyman Roth set him up.
robertsccr5 wrote:
They used "smaat" Fredo as an "in" on Michael's whereabouts and tried to have him assassinated. In siding with them he chose outsiders over "Family".
If he was sooooo damn "smaat" he wudda shot himself instead of going fishing with Mikey's enforcer!
But what about the canoli?
tailgater wrote:
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.
Fredo's foibles could have been reconciled and the liability they introduced could have been mitigated like it was for years by keeping him content chasing showgirls in a casino role.
It was Nick who discretely exploited Fredo's insecurity by encouraging him to work outside the family to forward his "Necropolis" scheme. Fredo's inability to see the big picture would continually lead him to compromise the security/success of the organization.
