This second part of the Godfather is when the book really starts to get off the ground. Book 1 was more of an introduction to the family and the daily happenings of the Italian Mafia. In this part of the book, an Arabian drug dealer named Solozzo comes to the Don with a proposal. He is setting up a drug trading route through mexico and columbia with another New York 'family.' There is alot of money to be made in this industry and many high ranking officials in the Corleone family feel that it would be best to get into drug trading. Solozzo asks the Don only for his protection, since he has many powerful political connections. The Don respectfully declines Solozzo's offer, fearing that there is too much risk in the business. The Don seems to be happy with the money he is making with his sucessful Olive Oil importing company. Solozzo stomps out of The Don's office, fuming.
A few weeks later, when the Don is in downtown New York shopping for fresh fruits, his is shot in a hit and run by two of Solozzo's men. Fortunately, they failed to kill him. Sonny promptly takes over the running of the family business and finds out that the Don's bodyguard had mysteriously been 'sick' that day. He immediately sends two of his men to kill him, knowing that he had been payed off by Solozzo.
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