Chapters

Connie's wedding; Don Vito hears favors; Michael insists he is not his family.

On Connie Corleone's wedding day, Don Vito grants requests while Michael — a war hero with Kay — claims distance from the family business. Johnny Fontane gets his Hollywood favor.

Sollozzo, the shooting, and Michael's first kill.

Narcotics money divides the Five Families. Vito is gunned down. Michael murders Sollozzo and McCluskey in the restaurant, then flees.

Exile, Apollonia, and Sonny's death on the causeway.

Michael hides in Sicily and marries Apollonia. At home, Sonny is ambushed. Apollonia dies in a car bomb meant for Michael.

Michael becomes godfather — in church and in blood.

Michael returns, takes the chair, and baptizes Connie's child while his enemies are executed. Kay watches the door close on the life she thought she married.