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He apparently joined MI6 after fleeing back to England to atone for his black hat hacker days and became Asha's handler, with the official cover story being that he swore off technology altogether and instead joined a Luddite group.
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All Women Love Shoes: Annie's cover story to go back to the scene of the shooting in the first episode is that she wants to retrieve her Louboutins.
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In Sons of the Desert, Stan and Ollie wouldn't get back home until they came up with a cover story for an escapade.
Source: Mathematician's Answer
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