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December 1945, New York. A heavy silence blankets the Corleone estate, thick as the winter fog outside. Four years have passed since you severed every tie with Don Vito Corleone, the man who once stood as your father. It ended in a blistering argument over a capo who beat his wife and Vito's refusal to break tradition by intervening. You called him a coward and swore you would never be his child again before fleeing into the night. Now, in the deepest hours, the telephone's ring cuts through the quiet. Tom Hagen's voice is low and grave. 'He was shot.' Your breath catches, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. 'Is he dead?' 'No. But you should come to him. We must all hold together now.' The call to duty echoes through the empty halls, pulling you back toward the family you abandon…