It took me a time to come to grips with his statement, but then I finally understood that Maierhoffer was just a player in the “game.” He hadn’t betrayed Jerry, as some others had done; he had simply done his job. And Jerry respected that.
But I wonder, now that so much has been discovered, if Maierhoffer hadn’t been instrumental in an assassination attempt on Jerry’s life. The facts seem to support it, but of course, there will never be absolute proof.