Why would you set yourself up for me?

[Logically, what he says is sound. It would benefit her to take him up on it. And yet— She's taken aback, not pleased to give herself an out.]

I'm the one who stole them. I'll be the one setting up the leak. I was going to ask what you thought about it even if you didn't. If you want to, you can wash your hands of this now and say you had nothing to do with it if I get caught.