Public awareness of a homicide that occurred in a downtown office building is high. One of the police department's digital forensics investigators calls you as a detective in the force. Gary Owens is his name, and he claims to have knowledge that could be relevant to the murder investigation. While looking into a different case at a business located in the same office block, Gary claims he came upon a few files.

In light of the plain view theory, which protocols would you and he, being public servants, need to adhere to? Jot down a one-page paper outlining potential actions.