I agree the “agency assist” may be an FBI request. As far as telling the FBI he was “missing”, I have several issues with that. First off, it is very well known that the FBI will never confirm or deny any such information given to them - and SB knows that. He also knew immediately just how bad it would look if his clients waited multiple days to report BL missing. Could he have made it up? I firmly believe he did but everyone can make up their own mind on that. Another issue I have is that the FBI doesn’t take missing persons reports. In fact, the trials and tribulations that Gabby’s parents went through trying to navigate where the missing report for Gabby could be filed is just a hint of how specific a missing report is as to location, residence etc. And last, telling someone in the FBI that BL had gone for a hike, may not have made that particular agent concerned. After all, if the parents were so concerned about BL’s state of mind, wouldn’t they be calling and pushing to have NPPD involved themselves?