The mob is taking Al to Brooklyn. He asks about it but is told to shut his mout'

He's taken to see Joe Colombo. Colombo wonders if Al knows who he is. Al doesn't get to finish sentences. Colombo interrupts a lot and wants to talk first.

Colombo is still under the impression that The Godfather is going to make Italians look like animals.

Al says he respects Colombo's position, but he wants to explain himself. To show Al he's not like the Hollywood people think he is, he decides to hear out Al. Al passionately pitches the movie about family and immigrants. He also has a solution to the problem. Joe should go to Al's office to read the script.

Francis thinks Mario's rental smells.

Mario has gotten word from Al that they've got to get the script in. Francis says that good is always better than fast, and he's great. Trust the process.

Bob is up in arms. He's going on the offensive. He's got to prove that Paramount is worth more with him than without him. The Godfather isn't the best bet, but if even half the book readers see the movie, that will be $20 million. He needs the script.

Janis Joplin died. Bettye thinks what's tragic is offing yourself over a failed menage a tois with two other women.

Charlie Bluhdorn calls looking for Al and Bob. Bettye hangs up on him.

Francoise is angry that Al didn't call. If he gets lost in the goddamned movie, he should let her help him.

But he's holding back again.

Al is now as angry as everyone else who is hoping to get their hands on the script.

Francoise is reading scripts.

Bob wants to fast track Plaza Suite, but Neil Simon isn't ready to write the script.

Bob's first movie was the Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn.

Bettye arrives with the script.There isn't an act two, she says, and Al sets out to write it.

Charlie wants to get to know Bettye with a drink. It's nine in the morning, so she offers a rain check.

Al doesn't even know about Evans yet. But that news could be devastating for the film.

When Charlie makes a beeline for Al and Colombo, Bettye sets in for that drink.

Colombo and his goons argue over reading the script. Finally, Colombo begins reading, first struggling at Fade In.

Colombo can't read it. His league is trying to eliminate the world Mafia. Al promises to rewrite the script without the word and jumps to the phone. Colombo says if they take the word out, he can make the movie.

Bettye gets a huge Bloody Mary. She calls it a salad before she asks if Bob is getting shitcanned.

Francis is angry that Bettye stole his script. But he's comforted when he learns that only Al and Bettye read it.

It's time to scout locations.

They lock in a house.

Colombo and Al are at the Copacabana. Stars are there and the Biagi guy. Colombo says that as his friend, they share friends and enemies. Al finds out he has more enemies every day. He doesn't play by the rules, and it gets others upset.

When Charlie calls, Bob asks him outright. Is he being fired? Nope. But the board needs the quarterly reports to show numbers now, not when the movies take off. Charlie hangs up on him.

Pacino meets with Francis, offering his take on Michael Corleone. Francis is impressed and wants Pacino on film.

Al gets home to a candlelit dinner. They are in love and having a great time.

She has a business proposition for him. He agrees to work with her on the movie she wants to produce.

Francoise considers getting Frank Sinatra as the Don.

Bob needs the script. And he tells Al that if his girlfriend ever makes a suggestion like Sinatra as the Don again, he'll get a new producer.

When Al returns to the office, Bettye wonders if Francoise being there will be a regular thing. Bob is right, you shouldn't shit where you sleep.

The gang wants to show Bob their one specific choice for Michael. He demands the movie stop. Pacino will never get the part. Never!! Jimmy Caan would be interesting.

That didn't go as expected. Francis is angry, too. Why isn't he allowed to do what he's hired to do?

Al is reading the script. Francoise wants to read it and says next time to bring home extra copies.

When Al is having a drink by the pool, Bob drives up in anger again. It's 170 pages, and that won't fly. He tells Al to go back to sitcoms.

Joe Gallo is out of prison. He pays his respects to someone in Harlem. Later, the others in the group discuss how to handle Gallo. Colombo wants to handle it. It affects his family.

Mario got a letter from Brando. He wants the part.

Gallo wants to light Colombo's whole world on fire and burn everything he ever loved to the ground.