Robert

It's kind of the thing that I take out of this.

This is a guy I don't think had to go down this route, but chose to over time because he was scared to try to portray himself as anything else.

What's the chaotic evil version of a glow up?

Right, right.

Exactly.

So Mark's second wife, Janet Hackett, later told reporters he loved art, but he joined the Marines and the police as if he was trying to prove himself.

On the outside, Mark is very poised, but inside he had the lowest self-esteem you can imagine.

So that's one of his three ex-wives.

I'm not making all of this up myself, you know.

This isn't just like my headcanon.

That's at least someone who was close to him saying pretty much the same thing.

So after he does his four years with the Marines, Mark decides to see if joining another heavily armed group of men working for the government might stop him from feeling insecure.

So he joins the LAPD in 1975.

He excels at police academy, and he graduates second in his class with widespread praise from his instructors.

When he becomes a rookie cop, his bosses were all impressed by his appearance.

Mark is in great shape.

His uniform's always spotless.

He, like, looks really good.

He looks like the perfect cop.

He's, like, tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, and, you know, his shit's always, like, really, like, locked down.