Can't you just pull that part out into a test driver, and "treat it as a hostile object" ( a hostile witness is one who only answers yes or no questions )? If

Can't you just pull that part out into a test driver, and "treat it as a hostile object" ( a hostile witness is one who only answers yes or no questions )? If I was his manager, "it just has to be this way" wouldn't work, but obviously different strokes.