That depends entirely on their perceived vulnerability. Actors who feel they have little vulnerability --- that they can act with immunity or impunity --- rega

That depends entirely on their perceived vulnerability. Actors who feel they have little vulnerability --- that they can act with immunity or impunity --- regardless of the validity of that assessment, can and will act overtly. Those who feel they are in a hostile or vulnerable environment will seek to conceal their actions and communications, and practice strong tradecraft. Epstein (incorrectly as it happens) presumed impunity. His (mostly) unidicted co-conspirators have thus far been shown correct in their similar presumptions.