He was making sure, but since you said she heard... How bout it be one of those moments where it seems two situations are connected and in the end it was different. Example, in the end it was an alien behind Samus' door and HM was making empty precautions.
Anyways, you in any mood to rp? If you need a reference, here it is. Ocelot finished up, Aya found out her father is insane, and Gerard asked Wesker in an aggressive tone why he was not only endangering characters but the innocent as well.