[ and after a bit of looking away he just clenches his jaw and nods ]

... No matter what was said, I was always going to tell you, so I guess that part doesn't matter. I just don't know if you can tell me right now, since I don't know your rules. [ he looks at her again ] I am involved. To put it shortly, I can check a few things about people once a week. One of them is whether they're part of something like that as well.