Steve wasn't buying it, not completely. Not with the things that he'd found out while researching. Though it also occurred to him that conditioning had been used on employees of this group. What if Lawrence was a victim of that too?

With that in mind, he shifted his weight and threw out a few more questions. "Seems like you could have had a hot shower back in London," he said with a shrug. "Why are you so interested in the project now? These bases have been shutting down for a while."