Couldn't say a lot about it, hm? Was someone threatening her? She'd been so eager to talk a few minutes ago. Aguilar might have been threatening them into silence, an easy trick to pull on a young girl with little ability to defend herself, but on everyone? It only aroused Badd's curiosity further.

He tried not to be overbearing in his demeanor, and to ask questions in a polite and friendly fashion. This wasn't a suspect he was trying to intimidate. "Maybe. Have you been down there? Where are the stairs? And what's in the basement that Aguilar wants to protect so badly?" He seemed happy to let everyone scamper where they pleased during the night. Badd had only rarely found doors locked or barred to him, and one was for an active torture session.