[That gets a very worried silence. Neal isn't late, and he's definitely not a no-show.]

...gimme a sec.

[He leaves the line open as he grabs his walkie talkie, and Norton will hear him changing the channel and clicking it on with two short chirps of static.]

This is Blockbuster Actual, calling Metropolitan. Metro, do you copy?

[The dead air is... not good.]

I say again - Metropolitan, do. You. Copy?