He held up his hands in a 'don't shoot' expression. Alec had half a mind to lie - in fact, the idea even crossed his features, if you knew where to look.

"Listen, the last thing I remember, we were staring down a bunch of armed police in Terminal City and you were about to go do what you do best and talk to them." He paused. "I'm going to guess that didn't go over so well then."