I think the days of asking the "commission" and that stuff went out a long
time ago. These days it's just a free for all.
And the meeting that he had wasn't really for a second hit on Phil. He was
still going after him and they all knew it. it was to make peace with the
people that worked for Phil.
While there were vieled references to other families in NY, this
series has viewed Tony's family and Carmine Sr./Johnny Sac/Phil's
families as independent.
The second meeting was to make peace with Butchie, and try to get
information on Phil's whereabouts.
> There was also no
> commission on whether or not Phil would be able to take out Tony.
They NEVER mentioned the commission, which was a huge oversight.