It had been an invitation but it did not happen has intended. Ba'al has yet to decide if he likes this out-come better. He takes to very closely watching him, even already knowing he's an FBI agent, he can't help but to look for tells. So far Mike's doing a fairly good job covering for himself.

"You'll find my invitations are often more... direct. This is not how I intended to bring you here." He waves to the room then sighs.

"Clear yourself up," said with more command and force than his usual tone. "You'll stay here tonight. I'll need more than your word to know you can be trusted with what you've seen."