"Certainly." He was lucky they were believing his identity straight off, really; he'd have a hard time proving it was really him beyond simple frightful contortions, and he couldn't demonstrate those over the phone. More's the pity.

"And you must be Alto. A pleasure, though it would be more of one under different circumstances. I take it the iPod makes it obvious how bad this situation is, hmmm? Silly question, but may I ask if you saw anyone out of the ordinary around here before William disappeared?"