everyone said not just PB that whem barneys wife died he was broken up about it.

No one said he was not involved in the life people (myself included) believed he was not the boss was in an advisory role. I thought he was part of a ruling panel of leaders but i was wrong

PB has always been very knowledgeable so he prob thought that by barney being broken up about his wife and being less visible on the streets he assumed he was not the boss.