He draws, heavily, on the glibness, and even so, knows it probably doesn't look quite right.
"I doubt it succeeds, especially since they'd know this was a very likely time window. But I request a scry, regular version fine, on Peranza, at the government's convenience."
"Unless you already know what really happened to her." She - did seem to - Peranza was together enough to tell Keltham goodbye, even if that was scripted for her - or was that another illusion? (On this level of reality, that is.) Or Dominate Person, or - would there have been signs, if it was Dominate Person -
(according to this level of reality)