[This whole thing's sticking them all between a rock and a hard place, and even if he won't necessarily kill to get his item back he'd really, really like to keep it and obtain it. There's a reason he's thinking of sneaky ways around the AI but it's had little success.]

Anybody who claims to be unaffected's just bullshitting us. People can be really good at hiding it though. That's our real problem. [He gestures to his place at the table.] Why do you think I'm sitting here asking people what belongs to them? Someone with more stakes in their items than just sentimental value are going to be higher up on the suspects list. It's the only way we can stay ahead.