After the shooting of Captain McCluskey, the police took revenge on all
five New York families. The Five Families War of 1946 had begun. But
Michael wasn't there. He was hiding thousands of miles away, in Sicily.
He was staying with Don Tommasino, a friend of his father's and a
Godfather himself. In the evenings, Michael sat in a huge garden filled
with flowers, drinking wine and hearing old stories about his family.
During the day, he walked in the Sicilian countryside, dressed in old
clothes. Two bodyguards, Fabrizio and Calo, went everywhere with
him, carrying guns over their shoulders. Michael often thought of Kay
during these long walks in the white hot sun. He felt sad and guilty that
he had left America without saying goodbye to her.