Complex sentence: Michael realizes that the Immobiliare deal is an elaborate conspiracy among Lucchesi, Archbishop Gilday, and Vatican accountant Frederick Keinszig to swindle him out of his money and visits Cardinal Lamberto, the man favored to become the next Pope, to speak about the deal.
Split into simpler sentences: Michael realizes that the Immobiliare deal is an elaborate conspiracy among Lucchesi, Archbishop Gilday, and Vatican accountant Frederick Keinszig to swindle him. Michael visits Cardinal Lamberto, favored to become the next Pope, to discuss the deal.