I don't really have to deal with this...my husband has never felt the need to hide his drinking or how much he's drinking...he's pretty much brutally honest. But in general, since I can't get inside anyone's else's mind and root around, I tend to believe it's best to act on the information you are presented with, not necessarily what you think it might mean or what the motive behind it is, etc., etc.. If he leaves evidence of his drinking right out in the open where you cannot possibly avoid finding it, I would assume at the minimum he doesn't care if you find it and possibly even wants you to find it. No amount of analysis will make sense of the whys. And it doesn't make a difference whether you find evidence of his drinking, YOU KNOW HE'S DRINKING. And this is all you need to know to figure out what you want to do for YOU.