The False Eye is the first of three main parts of the Maniac's disguise........ a forensics inspector from Rome. Like the other components of his disguise, the eye is symbolic. It symbolizes the lengths people will go to in order to disguise the truth. It also symbolizes the way people are willing to "see" new truths with false eyes—in other words, people see what they want to see in the way they want to see it.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist