Yes he did. "In Martha's Vineyard"…where handkerchiefs with pizza-related maps get left behind by "Hot Shits" I hear.
That's certainly my take. They're actors at this point… taking all their director's orders from the top. Those directions will be/are likely to make them act in a way to which Q would respond with "Never interrupt your enemies when they're in the process of destroying themselves."
35000 (JFK #)