Then surely our captor will make an appearance to give us some sort of explanation! I doubt anyone would want to watch us bumble our way to a conclusion for too long. And there's no guarantee we'd even reach the right conclusion! 'Twould be easiest to come forth and answer our questions. Preferably in a timely manner!

[He raises his voice with the last sentence as if that will reach the ears of the person (or people) listening.]