Hider isn't scum role, if he's scum, he's faking the role. He could jus claim he hid behind a townie and we would have nothing to gain from it. His play seems intended to get us to sus him if he's scum which...
I don't for one second believe someone cites Ultra's legacy and knows RDK wasn't scum read by him but chooses instead to die on a hill like this unless he wants to gamble.