In other words, when someone took something off the table and put it on the floor, that usually means the deal is off the table especially if more than one did or something is going down or someone. It was done in the South and throughout History. You will even see this at auctions at times alerting the person they are there with that no one knows they are with to stop bidding.
People can connect dots but you need more evidence than that to come to a conclusion.