** his answer was sort of noncommittal- **
Not a prollem, Tom.
How 'bout we make a simple deal with the "noncommital" gemmun? You know, we cooperates with one another, the relative of our dead friend receives something that changes her life, and Mister "Noncomittal" gets to live one more day, something like that? Simple is good. Why get complicated, y'know? Noncomittal folks usually understand noncomittal options like that.
Bob