He wouldn't answer, but she knew he was. Blues are the ethnic group that was in control of our government when that woman's husband died. They have every reason to prefer that we not find this woman and ask her questions. Our ancestors were much smaller than we are, on average.
Blues are also much meaner and more vindictive.
If humans do anything they don't like, they are very quick to take corrective measures. They prefer much more active herd management than the majority of us. Judicious application of disease or toxins to weed out culls. Manipulation of data and records to achieve desired outcomes. That kind of thing.