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.
Així, va portar els descobriments als seus superiors, però, per desgràcia, o bé els va ser igual, o van començar amb racionalitzacions per justificar els descobriments. Com ara, "has descobert que hi ha un altre espia que ha après a copiar la cal·ligrafia d'en Dreyfus i li ha pres el relleu,