Você se lembrou mal. Connie é enfurecido por um telefonema de uma mulher anônima, que foi parte mais provável do plano:
However, the "betrayal" by Carlo is a 'twist' in both the novel and the movie but the novel tells us that the behaviour of Carlo was instrumental in the assassination of Sonny.
But the enemy was making its plans. They too had analyzed the situation and had come to the conclusion that the only way to stave off complete defeat was to kill Sonny Corleone.
This paragraph is immediately followed by the call from an anonymous woman to Connie (Carlo's wife) which sets her off and leads the row between them and, eventually, to Sonny being killed.
Enquanto o filme e o livro não explicitam explicitamente, a série de eventos sugere que "o inimigo" esperava que algo assim acontecesse de uma maneira ou de outra. É até possível que Carlo estivesse no plano e abusasse da esposa, mesmo que ela não tivesse reagido dessa maneira à ligação.
É a série de eventos - Connie recebe uma ligação, reage emocionalmente, é espancada pelo marido, informa Sonny (que era conhecido por ter reagido com fúria quando ouvira falar de Carlo abusando de Connie), Sonny corre e até abandona sua detalhes de segurança e, portanto, torna-se vítima de uma armadilha - uma espécie de conspiração excessivamente complicada? Possivelmente. Mas a sequência também tem um significado mais profundo:
The eldest son of Don Vito Corleone, Sonny Corleone has a fierce temper and lacks the cool, calculating intelligence of his father. He is a man who lets his passions get the best of him. For example, even though he is married, he has a long, passionate affair with Lucy Mancini. However, Sonny has another side. As a child, he was softhearted. For instance, he once brought home an orphan boy named Tom Hagen, who ended up being raised by the family. Also, Sonny never hit a woman, which could not be said for many of his associates. After the Don is severely wounded, Sonny assumes the role of Don for his family. But because of his temper, Sonny gets the family involved in a long, bloody gang war with rival families. Eventually, Sonny's temper becomes his undoing. When he hears that his sister Connie has been beaten by her husband Carlo, Sonny recklessly drives into New York to go after Carlo without the protection of his bodyguards. As a result, he is shot to death at a toll booth.
No final, essa é uma história fictícia e, às vezes, a "realidade" precisa ser suspensa um pouco para dar um sentido maior.