Marathe & Steeply: the conflict runs on adulterated intimacy
your DuPlessis always suspected he tried to hold back on the information he passed sexually to Luria.
Context
The mechanism of the whole cold war laid bare: secrets travel "sexually," DuPlessis passing intelligence to Luria in bed and Québec staying "aware" of Tine's true loyalties through the same channel. The U.S.-Canada conflict is fought not with armies but through a compromised love affair at the summit — verification runs on who is sleeping with whom, and "the caution" is the tradecraft of adulterated intimacy.