Yeah, and beside that, if they would have figured that he is escort, why not just kill him? Imo, getting rid of a town prot is actually what scums WANT.
Maybe he think he slipped or maybe he is just trying to look townish right now.
If he is town, it's either they didn't believe him or they didn't notice it.
Lincoln is actually one of my top town read for actively trying D1. But I am not sure he is helping us right now with that discussion and by revealing.