Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Convicted murderer Lee Bates is now living in fear of his own life after the deranged killer he helped send to prison for life is on the run following the 'Shawshank Redemption' escape from a maximum-security prison. Bates, 38, turned state's evidence against Richard Matt in 2008, telling a court of a 27-hour ride of terror as Matt searched for the perfect place to kill and dismember his former boss. Bates had been sentenced to 15 years to life a decade earlier and was released last August. But now, as the manhunt for Matt and his fellow escapee David Sweat has spread to three countries with authorities admitting they have no idea where the men are, Bates is wondering if he did the right thing.Convicted murderer Richard Matt, 48, escaped from upstate New York correctional facilityMatt's accomplice in the murder of businessman William Rickerson was Lee Bates, 38, who was released from prison last AugustBates says he was forced to join Matt in the sadistic murderHe testified that  Matt 'twisted on [Rickerson's] head. I heard a pop'Matt later returned and lop off his arms and legs with a hacksaw and threw the dismembered body into the Niagara RiverBates' father tells Daily Mail Online that his son has reason to be afraid 
 Question:When asked if _'s daring escape surprised him, DiBernardo replied: 'Heck no.

Richard Matt