because it's overly obvious so it makes Franklin look dumb. Kevin has done everything but tell Franklin point blank he's gonna betray him (he actually already did when he admitted to stealing). Franklin better not act surprised lol.

Yeah, i don't know how Reed/Teddy handles this. He *might* be able to call in some kind of emergency favor due to the whole op being in jeopardy but aside from the fact that what he's doing is highly illegal and that the CIA will throw him under the bus in a heartbeat as a rogue agent if they have to, I don't know if they even have any sway over the DEA like that.