[ belle smiles, and sam smiles in return - something comforting and reassuring as he gives her hand a shake. thankfully, she doesn't seem to be too freaked out by all of this - but sam can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing. where do they find these people? ]

I definitely agree with you there. And usually whatever it is they're keeping tends to be the stuff we should know from the get-go. [ a beat, and then sam is shaking his head. ] If they'd be clear about this all, or had just asked, there's a higher chance we'd want to help.