Granny knows the secrets is obviously not 100% on his side. He has to make sure she keeps her mouth shut and isn't leaving that task up to one of his minions. I still say this is a two for one deal - he "rushes" to oh so sick honky granny's side to 1) make sure she doesn't spill the beans, and 2) he gains whitey's sympathy and possibly enough infidel votes to put him over the top.
Let’s hope he’s not arranging hospice care complete with morphine.