Killing The Turk
In 1945, a business proposition from a drug baron, Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo, nearly destroyed the family. An assassination attempt hospitalised Don Vito. His eldest son, Sonny, assumed control and became acting don of the Corleone family. He was forced to take violent action, and the situation further escalated when the youngest Corleone brother, Michael, killed both Sollozzo and the corrupt Police Captain McCluskey, forcing him to flee to Sicily. This event triggered the Five Families War. The war claimed the life of acting don Sonny, and the still weak Don Vito sued for peace with the other families, realising that his true enemy was Emilio Barzini, who was attempting to crush the Corleones and become the most powerful don in New York.
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