[But what does he do when he's been explicitly told not to tell the truth?]

... I... I have to... m-maintain confidentiality... b-because of the situation, which is... [... delicate.] ... n-not my place to divulge.

...

Erm. Even... th-this might have been... more than necessary...

[Awkwardly:] ... I dislike such... s-situations where I c-cannot simply... ... say things...