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Footballguy
Because.. as far as Negan is concerned, Rick and Alexandria have no idea what "Hilltop" is.. If you reveal that you are already working with Hilltop you become more a threat then you already are.. best to keep quiet about who you know and who you are working with so as to keep Negan and the Saviors thinking you are a lone wolf and hope he doesn't visit Hilltop and see Maggie.So Rick knows already that Negan and his crew know about the Hilltop, since they Hilltoppers are the ones that told them about Negan in the first place. Maggie is at the Hilltop with the doctor. So why in the world would Rick think I was a good idea to lie to Negan when he asked where Maggie was, and tell him that Maggie was dead? Even showed Negan a fake grave... All it takes is for Negan or one of his guys who was at the beating in the woods to go to the Hilltop for a pickup and see Maggie there, and boom now Negan knows Rick lied
There must be something I'm missing there...why would the writers have Rick lie about that?
and they didn't want to upset all of Alexandria with the news.. The few that know the truth would have continued the lie.
to keep control.