"Business. He came to LA, to help us track down a young woman." This is easier to talk about. Less immediate, and a lot less abrasive to his fragile emotional equilibrium.

"She was in bad shape. Parents killed when she was a little girl, murderer kidnapped and tortured her. She had been locked up in an institution for years when one day she breaks out. Her Slayer powers were emerging, and frankly, we needed an expert and didn't have one. He came over as a favor to Angelito. Or so we thought."