Plot summary
Lapidus continues to raise problems with the production, working to have Pacino fired from the film and conspiring with Paramount executive Jack Ballard and film editor Aram Avakian to deliver unfinished dailies to Bluhdorn to get Coppola fired too. On set, Coppola has creative conflicts with cinematographer Gordon Willis over the lighting, the prop horse head is too fake looking to use and due to the death of the initial actor hired, one of Colombo's men Lenny Montana is cast to play Luca Brasi. Ruddy, seeing that dailies are being produced to Bluhdorn without his knowledge, makes it so he and Coppola approve their screening.
To convince Bluhdorn about Pacino's acting ability, they bring him to set for the filming of the restaurant murder scene, which greatly impresses him. McCartt facilitates getting a real dead horse's head for the production and once Ruddy learns it is Ballard and Avakian leaking dailies, he has them fired from the film. Ruddy bonds more with Colombo, and is stunned upon witnessing Colombo be shot at a League rally by one of Gallo's men, Gallo receiving the blessing for the hit from Carlo Gambino. Evans' marriage to Ali MacGraw comes to an end.
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