Of course there are other theories, for example, that the plot had no USG involvement, and is just a case of angry ex-lovers seeking revenge against an innocent man.
This is my strongly preferred theory. (But I might quibble about calling the other party in a one-night stand a lover.)
This is my strongly preferred theory. (But I might quibble about calling the other party in a one-night stand a lover.)
Calling the other party of a one-night stand a “lover” sounds totally natural to my ears.
The second and third senses of the term at dictionary.com are:
a person who has a sexual or romantic relationship with another.
a person with whom one conducts an extramarital sexual affair.
Do you not hear the word used in those senses very much? Is it the one-time-ness that makes it seem less like ‘lover’ is appropriate?