MICHAEL

Sample dialogue

• I consider my being called before this committee an act of prejudice to all Americans of Italian extraction. I consider it a great dishonor to me personally to have to deny that I am a criminal. I wish to have the following noted for the record. That I served my country faithfully and honorably in World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions in defense of my country. That I have never been arrested or indicted for any crime whatsoever... that no proof linking me to any criminal conspiracy, whether it is called Mafia or Cosa Nostra or whatever other name you wish to give, has ever been made public. Only one man has made charges against me, and that man is known to be a murderer, arsonist and rapist. And yet this committee had used this person to besmirch my name. My personal protest can only be made to the people of this country. I can only thank God that in this country we have a legal system and courts of law to protect innocent people from wild accusation. I thank God for our democratic due process of Law that shields me from the false charges made by this committee's witness. I have not taken refuge behind the Fifth Amendment, though counsel advised me to do so. I challenge this committee to produce any witness or evidence against me, and if they do not, I hope they will have the decency to clear my name with the same publicity with which they have now besmirched it. I ask this without malice, in the interests of fair play.

  scene 207 — INT. SENATE CAUCUS ROOM - MED. CLOSE VIEW ON MICHAEL - DAY

• Sit down. Francie.

  scene 24 — INT. TAHOE BOATHOUSE - DAY

• Just a few days.

  scene 91 — INT. ANTHONY'S TAHOE ROOM - NIGHT

• It was hard to have him killed.

  scene 152 — INT. HAVANA BAR - NIGHT

• On the phone?

  scene 218 — INT. MICHAEL'S SUITE - WASHINGTON HOTEL - DAY

Bookends

Often appears with

• FREDO11 scenes
• HAGEN10 scenes
• KAY6 scenes
• NERI5 scenes
• ROCCO5 scenes
• CONNIE4 scenes