Listen up, smarty pantses. I am in serious need of some help figuring something out in The Godfather, and I figure maybe you guys can help me. I’ve only seen the movie about a million times, and apparently that isn’t enough. So come on, what’s up?

Who cuts off that horse’s head, anyhow? Think about it. It appears that Tom Hagen is the only person on the Family payroll out there at the time, right? But it seems highly unlikely that a consigliori generally and Hagen specifically would be so directly involved in an action like that. So who? Is it someone we’re supposed to know? Is it actually Hagen? Or is it just some nameless muscle they hired once Hagen got out to Hollywood? Tell me guys, you’ve got to tell me.