Methos lifts his free hand and tips it back and forth - so-so. "A little bit," he says. "Nothing formal. A friend's daughter dropped off the radar for a while, and he couldn't get the police to take it seriously - adult woman not answering her father's calls for a couple days? Didn't rate, in their estimation."

He pauses a moment, then adds, "Turned out fine in the end, but it did give some insight into the sheer number of people who might have information when someone turns up missing."