Yes, Verbal paints this nice picture of Keaton mainly so Kujan will believe it was Keaton who tricked Verbal, but there is a possibility that Verbalâs real interactions with Keaton were limited and he never quite got a full picture of his personality and how to portray him to the police.
Verbalâs entire image of Keaton doesnât quite make sense when compared to how Kujan describes him.
Kujan sources several incidents that paint Keaton as this ruthless corrupt ex-cop who killed so many people and faked his own death, but Verbal’s version of Keaton is compassionate, nice, and empathetic.
Verbalâs story inconsistencies are classic symptoms of unreliable narrators.