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Patrick "Pat" Geary is a fictional character portrayed by G. D. Spradlin〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Godfather, Part II (1974) )〕 in the film ''The Godfather Part II''. He is a U.S. senator from Nevada whose corruption and moral vices are exploited by Michael Corleone. ==Fictional character biography== At the beginning of the film, set in 1958 Nevada, Senator Geary and his wife attend Anthony Corleone's First Communion celebration. Anthony's father, Michael Corleone, is the head of the Corleone crime family. Geary publicly accepts a contribution in Anthony's name, ostensibly as a donation for the local public university. While addressing the large gathering, Geary mispronounces Anthony's middle and last names and refers to Michael Corleone's wife Kay as Pat. After the ceremony, Geary and Michael meet privately. The Corleone family has obtained several casinos in Nevada. Geary offers to help Michael obtain a disputed gaming license in exchange for an exorbitant bribe. He unleashes a contemptuous tirade against Michael, the Corleone family, and Italian Americans in general. He "intend() to squeeze" the Corleone family for all he can get. Michael counters by telling Geary he wants him to pay the $20,000 licensing fee, an offer Geary indignantly refuses. Some time later, Geary is with a prostitute in a brothel run by Michael's brother Fredo. Having suffered an alcoholic blackout, he awakens in a bed covered in blood next to the dead woman. Corleone family ''consigliere'' Tom Hagen assures a terrified Geary the matter can be covered up. Geary is unable to recall events leading up to his "blackout" or explain how the woman died. It is implied that the Corleones engineered this situation, perhaps through drugging Geary. Michael's personal assassin, Al Neri, is seen in the bathroom wiping his hands with a towel, indicating that it was he who murdered the prostitute. Subsequently, it appears that the Corleones blackmail Geary to sway him to the Corleone family's side. When Michael travels to Havana to meet with Hyman Roth and other crime bosses, he also takes the time to associate with several influential figures in government, law, and business. Geary is among this latter group; he greets Michael warmly during a New Year's Eve party held by the Cuban President, Fulgencio Batista, and later joins them in going to see a live sex show. When chaos erupts on the streets as Fidel Castro comes to power, Geary can be heard loudly demanding entry into the U.S. Embassy. Later in the movie, Geary is seen serving on a Senate committee that is investigating organized crime, and which could potentially send Michael to prison. He asks Corleone ''soldato'' Willie Cicci about the layers of management ("buffers") which protect Michael from direct criminal involvement. Later, on the day of Michael's testimony, Geary speaks in defense of Italian-Americans to the assembled television cameras, denouncing stereotyping them as criminals. However, he excuses himself from the hearing before Michael testifies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pat Geary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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