It was damn hard tracing down the ring that he was hired to retrieve. Eliot didn't know what the deal was or why the guy who owned it seemed to go around town acting out, but he traced it to the house's safe and that was what mattered.

He was there at the house already, one arm around the business man's neck while the other twisted his arm behind his back. Strange, the guy was a lot stronger than he looked, but Eliot had him subdued and was currently forcing him to open the safe.

"Come'on, I don't have all day, man."

It left the dude with one hand free to type in the combo, but Eliot made it clear that he wasn't going to stand for any funny business.

However, he stiffened when he heard footsteps approaching from below. He couldn't explain it, but something about it made his hair stand on end.