Aggressive Response: "What did you do to mine?"
When prompted further, inform this farmer that I haven't seen her, inquire about my wife (ridiculous, I would never be held down by a woman), make friends, pretend to go on my way, double back and kill the elderly farmer. Loot his house and continue on.
roflmao
Talk about a Renegade action.
Think I'm gonna try a slightly different, less fun, but more karmically correct way.
Back up a few steps, raise your hands in a clear sign that you're not armed nor are you going to harm him and say "I'm sorry sir, but you must be confusing me with someone else. I haven't seen or touched your wife. I heard a woman scream and I came to investigate. I'm guessing your wife is the woman I heard. What's wrong?"