Quote from Michael in Tinker, Tailor, Demon, Spy
Eleanor: Okay, explain yourself... if yourself even is yourself. Michael: I am Michael. Shawn did call me, and I saw the Michael suit. He said if the experiment failed, he was gonna use it to make you think I was torturing you. Tahani: Why didn't you tell us? Michael: Because he said he would just erase your memories of me telling you, so it wouldn't matter anyway. He thought that I would crumble under the pressure. Eleanor: But a month ago, you told me you only pretended to freak out in order to get me to step up and become a leader. Michael: Yes, that also was a lie, but it was an inspirational one. Like, "So great running into you. We should get coffee some time," or all of Instagram.