Maybe I'm getting soft in retirement. [There's one of his blank smiles, the one he uses when he's outwardly hiding a smirk. Certainly, retirement is one thing. The city, too, changed a lot in him while he'd been there. But that was some time ago. Moved on. Tried to. But here they are in the end.] I trust the same hasn't gone for you.

On the other hand, no contingency plans for coming out? Maybe you just need some tea with those agents. Could be you'd find a place among them. Not out in the field, of course.