[Wait, what's just happened? Whatever it was, Daneel finds it alarming. He'd noticed, too, Kobra groping for a weapon that wasn't there, earlier -- he recognises the gesture as something Partner Elijah had done on occassion. He can only identify that as the gesture of someone used to carrying and using one, and frankly he doesn't know Kobra well enough to reassure himself about it.]

Please, calm yourselves. No one's life need be ruined. It seems to me that Kobra's comment was meant as a compliment, Miss Martin. Please, there's no need for threats over what I'm sure is a simple misunderstanding.

[He moves to come between them, a little. He's anxious; he even looks a little anxious.]

I believe we might have more serious matters at hand.