They seemed pretty fond of you for some reason. [ It's obvious from his tone that Bel isn't the only one who feels that way. ] We didn't get to gossip about you too much though - how did you two meet?

[ As for the body - Clark just shakes his head. Miles is right - this is Cúrre's department, and she seems like the type of person who stays on top of things as much as possible.

All they've got at the moment is blind guesswork, and that's not going to lead anywhere unless one of them can get a hold of a captain who's willing to talk about it. ]

Hmm? [ He glances at Miles, who seems to be lost in thought for another reason now. Clark takes in his expression. He shifts a little in bed, drawing a knee up to his chest so he can wrap his arms around it. ]

You know, back home, I work pretty hard to be invisible. I get it if there are things you can't tell me, or don't want to. But you didn't have to treat me like an idiot because you wanted to pretend what happened between us didn't mean anything. [ He sounds more tired than anything. He rubs a thumb over the scar on his arm again. ] I shouldn't have... Sorry about your desk.