...Nick used his missing cell phone to get Lever's number, to then use a payphone to ask him for help finding the cell phone he just usedYou know, this one isn't as funny when you think about it. Nick lost his phone so it's possible the battery died. He then let Lever know he found the phone via payphone so that Lever isn't stressing about it. Perfectly logical.
Holy shit I am dumb. I think I double clicked and missed the first page entirely....Nick used his missing cell phone to get Lever's number, to then use a payphone to ask him for help finding the cell phone he just used