"No. There are some labs -- they've taken a lot there. But access is out of the question. Even for me. I'm afraid you won't have as much as your disposal as you'd like unless you were willing to tell us everything we want to know." Which was very obviously not what Stern wanted.

He carefully took the panel from Thrace and returned it to the shelf. "If you want my opinion, I think you should only give the bare minimum to secure your release. Anything more than that, and you'll likely find yourself too useful to let go." It was a Stern warning.