Ye gods: I'm sure this has already been stated, but just leave the guy alone! He'll either release or he won't! Who cares what his motivations are/aren't! If he releases it, great! If he doesn't, well, disappointing but as far as life goes, this is about as trivial as a triviality gets.
(And this is addressed to no one in particular...just sayin'...)
(And this is addressed to no one in particular...just sayin'...)