During the opening scenes of The Godfather, Don Corleone is conducting family business as his daughter Connie celebrates her marriage to Carlo Rizzi, a small-time bookie. But the union is not a blissful one, and Carlo soon begins beating his new wife. Learning of the abuse, Sonny Corleone beats Carlo to within an inch of his life and warns him, "You touch my sister again, I'll kill ya." (During the filming of this scene, James Caan (Sonny) actually broke two of Gianni Russo's (Carlo's) ribs!) Not long after this incident, Connie discovers that Carlo has been seeing another woman. Hysterical, she begins smashing every dish in the house. Not one to control his temper, Carlo responds by whipping Connie mercilessly with a belt. Connie phones Sonny for help, not realizing that she is not the only one Carlo has betrayed. As Sonny races to help his sister, he is gunned down by assassins who are waiting for him at a turnpike tollbooth. Eventually, Carlo confesses to Michael Corleone that he helped set up the hit. Michael promptly arranges Carlo's murder, leaving his sister a widow.