[Azure22]

Hey, I got a question that I've been frustrated with. I've checked around and haven't seen it answered, so hopefully I'm not being repetetive.

Spoiler:

Why the hell does Mao go after Shirley or Lelouche in episode 14 in the first place? I get that he wants CC for himself, and I get that he can't like Lelouch for "stealing" CC from him. But why would he involve Shirley? And why didn't he want to kill Lelouch or try to reveal his identity to anyone? And why didn't Mao go straight for CC after reading Lelouch's mind? Also, CC later says in episode 15 that Mao was not after Lelouch's life. Why the hell did he set the whole thing up with Shirley, then? I'm going to be severely disappointed if there's no motivation for Mao to do any of this, 'cause at this point, it looks like whoever's in charge of this series just felt like using Mao in this scene, without giving him real reason to be in there.

So, anyone got any ideas?