Michael took her cell phone, though not without a strange look to her, and then he quickly called his precinct to tell them he wouldn't be back any time soon. He did not elaborate. 'I got pushed into a lake by the Loch Ness Monster' wasn't going to fly.
When the call was over, he handed the phone back. "Thank you." And then he turned away from her, unaware she had no intention of letting him walk away.