He accepted the thumb drive and booted up his computer, putting it in, and loading up what she had. He narrowed his eyes as he saw the information before him, and scratched his chin a little.

"....hmmmm..." he muttered.

"I see." he said.

"While this board is... generally just a place for trash rumours... I can see why you're worried." he told her.

"And this IP address... this location... something about it is... familiar..." he then realised, before checking some of the files he had, stopping when he seemed to have found what he was looking for.

"Ah! Seems the owner of that manor and property is suspected in a number of odd disappearances... but nothing's been proven. Not even anything to allow people to search his property."

Hal paused hearing that, before slowly looking at her.

"...some major grey-area legal ground there." he said. "However, considering the circumstances, I think it's justified." he reasoned, going back to the files on the thumb drive again.

"And access to the camera? I'd be hijacking her phone?" he asked.

"Essentially." she responded.

"...Lunet, you are scarily proficient with technology." he muttered.

"That being said, this might be the smoking gun we need to finally investigate this guy and potentially take him down." he told her. "He's been on our radar for a few years now, but it's pretty much a cold case scenario."

"Enough for me to check this." Hal responded.

He then found the file he needed and booted it up, to see that he was, in fact, looking through the front facing camera of a cell phone.

And it looked dark. Probably from being in a pocket or something.

"...hm." he mumbled.

"Audio, or just visual?" he asked.

Hal narrowed his eyes as he heard that, and saw what little he did.

"...already, I don't like this." he muttered.

"Something is not right. But it's not yet enough to warrant a search." he continued.

"But I dare not say anything right now. I don't know if my voice is being carried through this." he then admitted, having wondered if there was an audio connection, but only knowing the visual.

Which made sense. Camera and all.

All the while, he was keeping his voice low. Low enough that Lunet was able to hear him. Barely. But still.

"...come on, what is happening there...?" Hal then asked, his voice a bit anxious.

If someone was in trouble, and it could lead to the break in these multiple cases, then he would not hesitate to send agents out.

Hal looked to the blue button, and nodded in response.

"I'll remember that." he said.

"Blue button allows communication." he truncated.

He then sighed quietly, and closed the file, withdrawing the thumb drive and putting it in one of the drawers at his desk that locked. She then saw him write something down on a small sheet of paper, and could make out that it was a reminder about the drive, and to check it later. He set it by his computer monitor, and shook his head.

"Since that seems to be the case, I will leave it for now, and check again first thing when I return here in the morning." he told her.

"For now... we should probably both head home." he suggested.

"10? All right, good to know." Hal responded, getting up from his desk and making his way closer towards Lunet.

"And yes, it IS a dumb hour." he lamented. "But such is the sacrifice we all need to make at some point in our lives. Multiple times. Many multiple times." he then mumbled.

"Let's just get home." he restated.

"Want to grab a bite before we get there?" he asked.

"Helscape should still be open until... either 3 or 4. Long enough to grab something to go."

Hal just chuckled as they left his office and he locked the door.

"Oh yeah?" he asked.

"Hmmm..." he mumbled, the two of them walking through the hallways.

"Odds are it's one of their 'premium burgers'..." he went on, before he suddenly remembered it, and he snapped his fingers. "Oh! Right, the one with the caramelised onions on it, right?" he asked.

"And it comes with a heap of fries with that seasoning on them that you like so much." he went on.

"Want a cherry cola with it, as well?" he asked.

Hal just shrugged again.

"Sleep for me is something I do to help me with routine." he told her. "It helps me ground myself and remember where I am in my life, and how I'm no better than anyone else." he reasoned.

"Also, it's nice to just 'turn off' for a bit." he added.

The next day rolled around, and Hal was back in his office, tending to things. His receptionist wasn't in, because she was working afternoons, so he had just finished sorting everything out and had gotten on track. Thankfully, there wasn't a whole lot for him to do right now, as far as administrative tasks were concerned, so when he looked at the clock and saw it was 9:55, he nodded to himself.

"Right, let's see what's happening..." he mumbled, grabbing the thumb drive out of his desk.

He plugged it into his computer, accessed the files needed, and brought up the part that allowed him to hijack the camera on the phone it was connected to. He initiated it, and wondered what he would see and/or hear.

Hal's eyes widened when he saw the stone-like grey.

He'd momentarily been taken in by the beauty of the woman he saw, but this new development caused him great concern. That did not look normal. It did NOT look like something she should have.

'...is that...?' he wondered, before narrowing his eyes a little.

He decided to continue to listen in on this. He wanted to see what else he could, hear something incriminating.

But he would not hesitate if he heard or saw her life being in extremely immediate danger.

His eyes widened when he heard that.

And he knew he had to mobilise a team. NOW.

As such, he sent a call out. He needed some of his strongest.

He pressed the button on the P.A. system, and made an announcement.

"All available Sky and Tunnel agents report to my office! Stat!" he said. Sky meant those with affiliations with the celestial realm, while Tunnel referred to those with the infernal realm.

He needed strong mana.