[ Steve's mouth pulls a little tight at that, though it's not accusatory. At least not in Bucky's direction. ]

That might take a while. [ He pushes a breath through his nose. ]

The longer we wait, the harder it's gonna be to get anything out of these people. [ He gestures around them, to the staff running ragged in and out of the rooms and other doors, in circles around the nurses station. ] They weren't prepared for this. And they want us to go to the sheriff, which means they don't have an answer ready for us here. So we might actually get an honest one from someone.

[ He says 'we' because he doesn't feel capable of not assuming Bucky in his plans, but— ]

You don't have to come with me.