"cover being blown"----that he is a loser and a deceptive evil man?
That cover? To himself? I see him as a weak little tyrant with
a shallow focus on everything and a determination to always get his way--even if he doenst have a way---he still wants his way.
Do they ever "get it"? Do they ever grow up and have an explosive "aha" moment?
Or are they always lost in self.