It's true, but... I shouldn't be putting you in that position. Making it harder. [it's not his own death he's worried about, not entirely. it's likely he doesn't have much longer alive once he gets back out; at best, law enforcement doesn't last long in prison and at worst he'll decide he doesn't need any living witnesses.]

What would you have done? [he says after a long pause] If you were the kind of person the incentive was meant for?