TEASER

1. Tied Up Until You Talk
Detective Lydia Lael is investigating some suspicious activities reported at a house tucked away in the woods. She finds the front door to the house wide open and, seemingly, no one is around, which seems strange. She goes inside and finds an office with an active computer. She wants to take a look at what it contains, but it is password protected. Entering the kitchen, she looks around, frowning, wondering just what is going on here. In a second, a man comes up behind her and clamps a hand over her mouth, dragging her backwards and into a lot of trouble. In the hours ahead, Lydia finds herself tied to a chair,and the man tying her up is asking her for details about the evidence locker at her police station. It seems he knows there are precious gems being store there, the fruits on a raid on part of his organization. Lydia refuses to give him any codes to gain access to the building or the locker, she he gags her and leaves her sitting there to think over her situation. After considerable struggling, Lydia manages to free her hands and then proceeds to untie the rest of her body. Realizing she is out of her depth, she tries to escape to get help, but before she can get to her car, the man chases after her and drags her back into the house. Soon, she finds herself securely tied to a pole in the basement of the house, the man still demanding information from her. She continues to hold out, earning herself a cloth pushed into her mouth and a strip of duct tape to gag her. She is left alone again, but this time the ropes are plentiful and tight, and she cannot get out. Later, the man offers her the chance again to talk, but Lydia still refuses. She is soon taken back upstairs and made to take off her clothes, stipping down to her bra and panties. Working on the assumption that she had not been made sufficiently uncomfortable to loosen her tongue, she is tightly hogtied on the floor and a ball gag pushed into her mouth. Lydia lays like this for some time until she finally breaks and gives up the codes the man has been asking for. He takes and through to his bedroom and ties her spreadeagled on his bed, warning her that if she lied and he is caught, no one will come to rescue her from her predicament. After he leaves, Lydia is alone and unable to escape.

2. Lydia's Escape Challenge
We challenge Lydia to an escape challenge, and she agrees confidently because she is quite good at escaping from restraints. When Asher begins to pile on the ropes with alarming speed, Lydia has her first moment of misgiving. This grows worse as she is tied up more and more until she is sheathed in ropes and can hardly move. No challenge would be complete without a gag, so Asher applies three strips of duct tape over her mouth to keep her quiet. After the ropes have been inspected and improved where needed, both Dave and Asher leave their captive to it to see if she can get out. Time passes and no one comes back, and Lydia doesn't seem to be making much progress...