Just a thought: it maybe be an offer that Ansom could not, in good conscience, accept. That is, it may be an offer that would not be ruinous to Jetstone, but that would be worth more to the side than Ansom would be. Say, if Ansom were worth 500,000 schmuckers to Jetstone, and Charlie wanted 750,000 schmuckers. In that case, Ansom could either save himself-which would, overall, be bad for his side-or refuse the offer. It seems like he'd prefer to die nobly, what with his noblesse oblige (sp?), than harm his side. This, in essence would be the perfect opportunity for him to do so. He can die his heroic death, maximizing his overall value to the side...or he can save himself (which would likely lead to considerable and valuable character development in his future).