He chuckled a little, then turned serious. "I'm thinkin' of taking your offer. But if this guy gets wind that someone out there is askin' 'round for him, he's gonna split."

He shrugged. "I know you'll figure out some fantastically mysterious way not to let him get known, but you don't know these guys, these people. They'll find ways. And if they bury him any deeper than he's already buried, I don't have a chance."