Something is very, very off about this. He can feel Kate tense beside him, and it gives him a pretty clear picture just how much she doesn't trust him. And if she doesn't trust him, he has to assume there's a reason on top of everything else.

And it makes him sure of the fact he needs to hear exactly what he claimed happened from him, especially when it's entirely possible it's the last thing Joan did. There was no way he was going to accept hearing it secondhand, when all the proof he could need might be in that. He's gotten to be very, very good at being able to tell when someone was lying. That he was getting irritated at the apparent 'gall' of him demanding to hear what happened only serves to make Auggie irritated, too. He isn't going to be cowed from getting the answers he's looking for.

"You don't think she's my friend, too? And I've known her a hell of a lot longer than you have," he replies, his tone sharp and his voice raised, stepping closer to him so he's definitely in the guy's face. He isn't going to let him leave, not when it's entirely possible he knows exactly where she is and is aiming to get back to her before they have a chance to find her. "So no, you're not excused yet. I want to hear about everything about the last time you saw her from you. You should be thankful I'm giving you the opportunity to explain it to me voluntarily, because those scratches on your arm are making you look awfully guilty."