"...Thanks." he says it, almost like a question, breath caught for the tiniest half-second in his lungs before he breathes the word out. He's not sure Malcolm understands the gravity of that little compliment to him. The smile on his face might give him a tiny hint of an idea, though.

He shakes his head. "No, not really. I don't- do a lot of the investigate-y stuff the rest of you guys have been doing."