Sorry if I'm repeating stuff you already know; the compartmentalization we've been following is good for security but awkward for actually getting information around.
First off, the Gentleman is back, as of a while ago. From what I'm told, he seems a rather pleasant sort, actually. He's made a few interesting observations; first, that his presence doesn't mean that we're any more tightly bound to normal life and death than we used to be, and second, that the death of this world will release useable energy into any plane connected with it.