her little hand reached out towards his bigger , stronger one . did he ... did he love me ? '' `` you need to unhook the clips first , '' i tell him , pleased to prove that i know more about cars than he does . he put his hands up , like he was under arrest . he had done just like hans , the german demolition expert for alpha base , had shown him . i was shocked , to be perfectly honest . im no private investigator , just in case youre forgetting . 