"I can give you what I have on the identity of the first collectors, as well as a record of which objects the Legion owns, and which objects I suspect the Order does. Everything else I have is even less substantiated- possible combinations of objects and their effects, the existence of the Prime Object..."

"Prime Object?"

"The first one, the most important one, the origin and cause of the others, the one object which can control all the other objects- lots of speculation. My favored theory is that the occupant of room 10 somehow caused the incident which created the objects, and still exists somewhere. I've been trying to find them."

"Okay... yeah all of that sounds like useful info."

"Speculation. I can show you what I've found, though. I'd prefer something more private than the diner- you choose the location, and only bring someone you know you can trust."

"I do in fact have the key. We can go anywhere."

"I'd prefer not to use it. I haven't touched an Object in years, and I don't know how close is too close."

"...okay, yeah, that's fair. Uh, I'm not from here though so I don't know anywhere."

"Well, then you'll have to decide how much you can trust me. I can find us a bookstore, if that works."

"It does."

He pulls out his phone.

"What information do you need to find a place?"

"It's pretty vague. If I've seen it that helps, but an address is enough, or 'the only library in this specific town' or stuff like that."

So he provides the address.

"I can meet you there in twenty minutes."

"I'll see you there, then."

In which case, the stranger takes his leave.

And he texts Stiles:

How's it going? Found anything?

Nothing yet. There are some cases that are probably about Objects, but nothing new. We can check out the Gallup PD next.

Nothing on the motel either?

Local stories about the way their business model buckled under all the haunting, but that's it. 

It'd be useful to find the actual old owners of the place *sigh*.

Anyway I found this guy who seems to know stuff.

Want us there? I've been training.

If you want to come. Don't know if there'll be much gain compared to more research from your end but maybe.

There's a bit of a delay.

We decided that everyone should stick to their specialization. Good luck.

Thanks.

Twenty minutes later he's there.

He waves him over.