Carlson's a big dope to trust the Xenomorphs IMHO
but he doesn't trust the fried egg monster, he capitulates because his hands are tied, and he's doing the best he can. You talk like you've never been abducted by aliens, Tom, and we all know better. C'mon, fess up.

a horse is corpse, of course, of corpse, a horse is a corpse, of corpse!