Stop in for a cup of coffee

There was a hissing sound from under the dash last year when he charged the system, and the freon leaked out. This time I noticed a slight unusual odor inside the car. The evaporator/heater core is inside this weird plastic clam shell that is mounted into the firewall with sealant. Don't know if it really is the evaporator, or a fitting, or something else.
If its inside the box, then -yes it is the evap. There are no fittings beyond the firewall