The Godfather Part II1974

Fredo Corleone:
I haven't got a lot to say, Mike.

Michael Corleone:
We have time.

Fredo Corleone:
I was kept pretty much in the dark. I didn't know all that much.

Michael Corleone:
What about now? Is there anything you can help me out with? Anything you can tell me now?

Fredo Corleone:
They've got Pentangeli. That's all I can tell you. [Michael stands up.] I didn't know it was gonna be a hit, Mike. I swear to God, I didn't know it was gonna be a hit. Johnny Ola bumped into me at Beverly Hills, and he said that he wanted to talk. He said that you and - and Roth were in on a - a big deal together and that there was something in it for me if I could help 'em out. He said that - He said that you were bein' tough on the negotiations, but if they could get a little help and close the deal fast, it'd be good for the family.

Michael Corleone:
You believed that story? You believed that?

Fredo Corleone:
He said there was somethin' in it for me. On my own.

Michael Corleone:
I've always taken care of you, Fredo.

Fredo Corleone:
Taken care of me?! You're my kid brother, and you take of me?! Did you ever think about that? Huh? Did you ever once think about that?! Send Fredo off to do this, send Fredo off to do that! Let Fredo take care of some Mickey Mouse nightclub somewhere! Send Fredo to pick somebody up at the airport! I'm your older brother, Mike, and I was stepped over!

Michael Corleone:
That's the way Pop wanted it.

Fredo Corleone:
It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says! Like, dumb. I'm smart, and I want respect!

Michael Corleone:
[unmoved] Is there anything you can tell me about this investigation? Anything more?

Fredo Corleone:
The Senate lawyer, Questadt, he belongs to Roth.

Michael Corleone:
Fredo, you're nothing to me now. You're not a brother. You're not a friend. I don't wanna know you or what you do. I don't wanna see you at the hotels. I don't want you near my house. When you see our mother, I want to know a day in advance, so I won't be there. You understand? [walks away.]

Fredo Corleone:
[miserable] Mikey...

Michael Corleone:
[to Al Neri] I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive.