The detective mode was close enough to officer mode for it to actually help calm Alex down, rather than anything else. The sense that someone else was in charge of this, and he just had to follow orders.

Twenty years in the military made it a very comfortable position to be in.

So he just nodded, and followed a half step behind Miller as they walked to the room. When they got there, he opened the door for him, but waited outside until Miller went in first.