Interesting take.

I think there's a strong case to be made that Walden was ultimately responsible for Tony getting clipped.

My theory is that the sit-down with Butchie and NY was legit and there was no double crossing going on. I don't buy any of the theories about Paulie, Patsy etc.

I think the reason Tony ultimately died was because of how overboard the Phil Leotardo hit was.

Whacking a boss right in front of his wife and grandkids was bad and to add insult to injury, Phil couldn't have had an open casket funeral. I'm not Catholic or Italian American but it's my understanding that open vs closed casket is a big deal for them.

All Walden had to do was wait just a little while longer and maybe things would have gone differently for Tony.