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Why did Michael have Carlo killed?

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Carlo was Connie's abusive husband who sold out Sonny to the rival gangs, resulting in his murder. Michael meets with Carlo and tells him he knows he sold out the family. As Carlo pleads for mercy, Michael calmly tells him that he isn't going to kill his brother-in-law, but Carlo is out of the family.
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Why did Michael lie about killing Carlo?

At the very end of the movie, Michael lies to his wife, Kay, about having Carlo killed. This shows that he's set his course: she won't be able to be a part of his real world and will be shut out from seeing his true, ruthless nature in action.
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Why did Carlo betray Michael Corleone?

7 Carlo Rizzi Betrayed The Family Because He Felt Mistreated

However, this did end up having major repercussions as Carlo ended up seeking power elsewhere (resulting in him making a deal with the Barzinis to help them kill Sonny). This betrayal didn't go unpunished as Michael eventually got revenge by killing Carlo.
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Why was Carlo killed The Godfather?

He got himself executed for betraying the family to Barzini resulting in Sonny's death. He was a fool for not taking Barzini's money and disappearing. No way was Michael going to forgive him for Sonny's death.
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How did Michael explain Carlos death?

To Carlo's surprise, Michael told him that he has known all along about his involvement in Sonny's death. Carlo denied any involvement, but Michael assured Carlo that, while he would be exiled from the family, his life would be spared.
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How did Michael Corleone know it was Carlo Rizzi?

Is Carlos canonically dead?

Carlos in unseen in the latest version of Descendants, likely due to the passing Cameron Boyce, the Disney actor who played him. He is likely deceased just like his actor, as hinted at when Mal says "I wish Carlos could've been here" and her friends reply "we all do". However, Carlos' cause of death is unknown.
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Did Carlo set Sonny up?

Michael even agrees to be godfather to their second child. However, Vito and Michael had figured out early on that Rizzi set Sonny up, and they brought him deeper within the family fold solely as a ploy to make him complacent.
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Why did Fredo betray Michael?

Fredo later betrays Michael after being approached by Johnny Ola (Dominic Chianese), an associate of rival crime boss Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg). Ola and Roth tell Fredo that Michael is being particularly difficult in business negotiations between Roth's organization and the Corleone family.
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What did Carlo do wrong in The Godfather?

Carlo Rizzi abusing his wife, Connie Corleone. Carlo Rizzi is the secondary antagonist in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather and its 1972 film adaptation. He is the abusive husband of Connie Corleone who conspires with mob boss Emilio Barzini to have Connie's brother Sonny killed.
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Why did Connie marry Carlo?

Carlo and Connie agreed to the ceremony due to her father's displeasure in her choice of groom (he was not only a hoodlum, but half-northern Italian). They moved into an apartment in Hell's Kitchen.
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Does Kay know Michael killed Carlo?

Kay initially believes both Connie and Michael, but later learns her husband did have Carlo killed, along with the other Mafia heads.
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Who is the traitor in Godfather?

Michael is warned by his father that there is a traitor in the family and that person will reveal their identify when they come to him for a meeting with the other heads of the mob families. Tessio turns out to be the traitor, coming to Michael with the meeting suggestion during the Don's funeral.
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Did Paulie actually betray Vito?

Paulie has seemingly betrayed Vito—and thus the family—by selling him out. In The Godfather, this kind of betrayal is the worst of all sins. We see the matter discussed, in the Corleone family office, just before the viewer spends time in front of Clemenza's cozy abode.
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Did Michael ever love Kay?

Yes. NB: Unlike other answers so far, this answer is according to the novel. Michael did indeed love Kay. It was not the overwhelming passion he had felt for Apollonia, but it was love just the same.
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Why did Michael become so evil?

Because a group of men threatened Michael's father, Vito Corleone, and the well-being of the Corleone Family. As much as Michael had always dreamed of a life outside the underworld, he was loyal to his father and his family.
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Why was Michael's Italian wife killed?

When she started the car to drive towards him, she unknowingly ignited a bomb planted in the car, intended for Michael, the subsequent explosion killed her instantly.
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Why did Carlo have Sonny killed?

Sonny impulsively jumping in his car and coming for Carlo led him straight into an ambush. It was all orchestrated by Emilio Barzini, who approached Carlo and used him as a willing pawn due to Carlo wanting to get back at Sonny for beating him up and publicly humiliating him.
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Why did Vito Corleone send Luca Brasi to his death?

Because Vito had become too good at his craft; he had tamed a human lion in Luca when no one else could; and the rest of the underworld had accepted they could never turn Luca.
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Why was Connie husband killed in The Godfather?

Connie is still resentful of her brother having her husband, Carlo, killed years before due to his betrayal of the family.
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Why did Roth want Michael killed?

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Roth secretly plans to assassinate Michael, partly to avenge Moe Greene's murder (as depicted in The Godfather). Roth instructs Ola to befriend Michael's brother Fredo, who provides Ola (and Roth) information about Michael that enables them to make an attempt on his life.
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Why did Michael cut Tom Hagen out?

Michael removes Hagen as consigliere in favor of having Vito fill the position, restricting Hagen to handling the family's legal business in Nevada, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Michael and Vito explain that the Corleones risk inciting a fight with the planned move to Nevada, and they need a "wartime consigliere".
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What did Fredo do that broke Michael's heart?

While in Havana, Michael learned that Fredo betrayed him when Fredo accidentally let it slip that he and Johnny Ola had been to a sex show in Havana. He confronted Fredo at a New Year's party in Havana, telling Fredo that he knew he was the traitor, and that he broke Michael's heart.
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Who put the hit on Sonny?

At the Long Beach Causeway toll plaza, Barzini's men trap Sonny and shoot him. During a meeting with the other crime family dons to establish peace, Vito realizes that Barzini masterminded Sonny's murder. After Michael returns from Sicily, he assumes Sonny's place as Vito's heir apparent.
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How did Connie know Michael killed Carlo?

Connie doesn't know who killed Carlo. But she does know, though she has no proof, that Michael ordered it. No one would dare touch the Boss' brother-in-law, unless he was acting on orders from the Boss.
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How did Vito know there was a traitor?

In the movie "The Godfather," Vito Corleone realized that Tessio was the traitor when he asked to set up a meeting between Michael and Barzini, who was one of the rival gang leaders. Vito knew that this meeting would be a trap and that Tessio had betrayed the family by working with Barzini.
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