he made it up about his nethew enlisting, i am 100 sure, because to avoid further questioning is one and only reason for him to get lowd and AGGRESSIVE as shown in the quote above. phil said NOTHING about his nethew as bill stood up and basically shoved his finger in donahues face screwming those words, this is a tactic that is used to deter to make sure no further questions are asked. it's human philosophy, if you understand that it's clear as black and white.