So he brought these discoveries to his superiors, but to his dismay, they either didn't care or came up with elaborate rationalizations to explain his findings, like, "Well, all you've really shown, Picquart, is that there's another spy who learned how to mimic Dreyfus's handwriting, and he picked up the torch of spying after Dreyfus left.
Pa je odnio svoja otkrića  svojim nadređenima, ali na njegovo zaprepaštenje, oni ili nisu marili ili su izmislili razrađene racionalizacije da bi objasnili njegova saznanja, poput, "Sve što si dokazao, Picquart,  jest da postoji još jedan špijun koji je naučio oponašati Dreyfusov rukopis i on je nastavio špijunirati  nakon što je Dreyfus otišao.