stay with him, but the Corleones' deteriorating domestic situation convinces Michael and Carole to move out of Michael's parents' house and try to earn enough money to move to California, in order to avoid Shorty, who's been stalking Carole since she quit the bar. Michael gets a chance to pitch a comic strip idea to an old executive lying on his death bed, who seems enthusiastic enough to listen to the idea. The abnormally dark tone of Michael's story is too much for the mogul and he dies during the pitch. Meanwhile, Carole tries to work as a taxi dancer. Michael, acting as her manager, tries to pass her off as "the fourth Andrews Sister" ("'cause she was black, they kept her in the background"). A quick flash of her panties gives an old man a heart attack, who she subsequently dances with without realizing he's dead, thinking he was just passed out, and Carole is fired over this. Meanwhile, Angie tries to use his Mafia connections to put a murder contract out on his son for "disgracing the family" by dating a black woman. The Godfather refuses to do this, because the hit is "personal, not business", and Angie realizes he is out of favor with the mob. Drunk and depressed, he is seduced by Snowflake. However, Shorty eventually meets up with Angie and agrees to fulfill the contract. Michael and Carole turn to crime as a means of getting by, with Carole taking the role of pretending to be a prostitute. Carole flirts with a sleazy businessman and brings him to a hotel room, where Michael beats him to death with a lead pipe so they can rob him. As the two walk out with the dead man's cash, Shorty arrives and shoots Michael in the head. Following a kaleidoscope of shocking images and horrifying events, the fantasy ends as the film reverts to the live-action story. The "real" Michael destroys a pinball machine in anger after it tilts (symbolizing the end of his fantasy) and walks out onto the street. He bumps into the "real" Carole and follows her into a park. He confronts her and she doesn't seem to know him, expressing a desire to get away from him. The two are seen briefly arguing before they finally take each other's hands and begin happily dancing in the park. Cast Joseph Kaufmann as Michael Beverly Hope