Max tells the Chief that he knows the Chief would never fire him because seniority dictates that Larabee would move up into his position. However, early episodes established Max as head of the agents section, acting chief, and a strong contender to eventually replace the Chief, indisputably one of the highest-ranking agents in CONTROL. That Larabee, who is essentially the Chief's secretary, should be first in line to replace the putative second-in-command is ludicrous, even in an agency as rife with lunatics and incompetents as CONTROL.
