Eliot Spencer was a bad man. At least he thought he was a bad man for all the things he'd done. Especially the things he'd done for Damien Moreau. He was sitting in the briefing listening to Hardison going on and on about something on their next mark. Nate interjected his own thoughts about the man they were about to go after. This was a fairly easy job. At least to Eliot. They should be in and out within just a few days. He was itching for some time off.
Two nights later, he was waiting for his cue from Hardison. Parker was already on her way to break into the mark's office. Time was of the essence as they had to beat security cameras and guards. Hardison finally gave the Hitter his cue so he snuck around the corner where the guards were supposed to be at.
He stopped in his tracks. There were four guardsmen, all unconscious, on the floor in a pile.
"Nate, something's wrong here." He spoke to his invisible ear bud
"What's wrong?" Nate inquired
"The guards are all incapacitated already." He replied
"What happened?" Nate asked, furrowing his brow
"I don't know. I haven't seen anyone. Something's up." Eliot stated as rifled through the unconscious men's pockets, "Nothing is out of place. They all have legit security badges that match their ID's. Doing the phone thing now, Hardison."
Eliot cloned their phones for Hardison to go through. Four guys unconscious on the floor raised red flags for the Hitter. He was even more aware of things as he cautiously walked over the bodies. Parker had found the correct office, cracked the safe, and gotten what they needed by the time he arrived. Or so he thought. She looked at him with a confused expression.
"What's wrong, Parker?" Eliot questioned as he entered the office
"The safe was already open but it doesn't appear anything was taken. I don't understand." Parker stated
"Just stay on task, guys." Nate coolly stated
The team completed their tasks without a hitch. Even their escape was easier than they had anticipated. Eliot was on high alert. There was something definitely going on here. He was worried that someone was setting them up. They met up at the specified location before heading off to the Microbrewery. Nate was trying to figure out what was going on. Someone was making their job easier. Why?
"Nate, something's up." Eliot stated as soon as he'd entered the room
"The safe was already open. Nothing had been taken. But the safe was open." Parker stated
"I didn't catch anyone on the security cams while we were there." Hardison added in
"So someone is making our job easier? Why?" Sophie questioned
Nate shook his head, "I don't know."
"I'll go back through the security footage to see if I missed anything." Hardison said as he sat down with his laptop
"Something doesn't smell right, here, man." Eliot exclaimed
Nate couldn't agree more. Until they figured out who had been there last night, he thought they should just go on as usual. Parker and Eliot headed to their respective homes while Hardison continued tapping away at his keyboard. Nate went to pour himself a shot of his favorite whiskey. It was one thing to be sabotaged. They had taken down so pretty powerful people. What confused the Mastermind so much was that whoever was doing this seemed to actually be making it easier for them. The questioned that burned in his mind was why.