"It's...kinda personal. And urgent." Alastair stopped in front of the desk and handed over the flash drive. "A friend of mine is missing, and might be in some serious trouble."

He considered how much Tony might already know, from the network, or how much to explain right off the bat. Shorter seemed better, in this instance. "It's Saitou Hajime. I know the police are on it, but I don't think they'll get very far and time is running out. He went after the guy who killed Kyosuke Kiryu a few months ago in that tanker-truck explosion, and he hasn't come back in like...three days. I don't know if it's too late to save him or what, but...I need help to do it." Alastair nodded to the little piece of technology. "All the info on what I decrypted and tracked is on there."