Why didn't Odin/Monoc Security, as signatories of the accords, step in on behalf of their client Marcone, instead of having Gard recruit the White Council through Harry?

I like the idea of Cowl doing prep work, like Mavra did with the ghosts, and I find it more plausible than the Erlking explanation. What confuses me is that I gathered that post-Changes we're meant to think Erlking  (hence the *), which seems like a much less plausible explanation for the wolf belts falling into FBI hands.

I had thought it was clear that Molly was taken to Arctic Tor so that Harry would assault it so that Mab could force her own hand back to where she wanted it, despite some outside influence, said outside influence being the reason she was so angry she had her kitty talking for her for so long....

That's exactly how I understood it too, but then I haven't been subjected to as many theories as the board regulars have

So far, the general consensus has been that the Erlking is the most likely culprit for the hexenwulfen belts, but we're not sure.

Is it just me, or does this just seem like a really odd thing to happen?

I mean, sure, I get the hunting connection, and there's the whole FBI location paralleling the Erlking's lair in the NN, but I personally got the impression that the Erlking was someone who wouldn't bother with such small scale stuff. I mean, he can lead the great hunt and has a whole lot of minion and he's a freaking Faery King, so lots and lots of power, and he seems to enjoy the sportsmanship of it all, so it seems to me like giving a handful of belts to some random FBI agents would be too small time (even lame) for someone of his caliber, if that makes sense.

Anyway, I have a couple of questions.

1. Was Rudolph being influenced by anyone other than the eebs/before the eebs?
I recently re-read GP in which he's explicitly and vocally supportive & protective of Murphy. While his denial regarding his experiences with the supernatural can explain some of his general irrationality and hostility, and his ambitious nature can explain his weaselly behavior and wish to escape into IAD at the expense of the people in SI, he still seems to have changed rather drastically over the years, into something almost rabid, without the corresponding on screen experiences that would explain it. Or maybe some people just don't need a reason to become hateful and nasty.

2. Have we met any Outsiders (other than HWWB)? Are there any Outsiders hanging out in the real world without our knowledge? Could Outsiders even be in the real world in a non-detectable way?
I have a lot of Outsider questions... which reminds me, there are some notions that Harry is meant for a mantle like the Warden (singular), which we don't know much about, or Blackstaff (for which I personally consider Harry to be supremely unsuited), but what about Harry as Gatekeeper?


Also, hi! I'm new (in an "I've been lurking since finishing Changes" kind of way).