Well apparently, according to the latest issues of ASM, it still did, but they don't remember his face, but they never wondered how they forgot and how he was suddenly allowed to go on that trip with them if they didn't know or....
In short it's a mess. They try and have it from both sides, and create a total disaster as a consequence.
But what else can be you expect from BND (aka the Boring Neurotic Disgrace)