"That's what he said," Gunn said, leaning back against his chair.
"And he's certain?" Spike asked again. "I mean, as far as we know, Hamilton's being straight with us, yeah?"
Gunn nodded. "As far as we know."
"Do we know what happened?" Spike questioned.
"No," Gunn replied. "I can't get anything out of the big cat upstairs, so we're going to have to go into research mode to find out more."
A cough from the speakerphone on the desk startled both men, although they tried to play it off.
"So Angel's gone?" Faith asked.
"For now, yes," Gunn replied. "But we'll get him back."
"F---" were the last words she said, before slamming her phone down.
"Well," Spike said, looking across at Gunn. "I don't think that went very well."