So you observe them. Spend more time around them, pay attention to what they say and what they know-- and who they know. See if you can find any kind of clue in there that'll let you ask them better questions.

You're going to be stuck working within your ruleset no matter what, so gather your information outside of it and bring it back within that framework when you're ready to use it. If you've got a network, use that too.

[did he expect anything different from mafia boy, here.]