Eliot's been missing for a month. When the team finds him, they realize it'll take more than a few playful pokes and light-hearted jokes to get him through his ordeal. They finally learn what he's willing to do for them. - Intense Eliot whump, very angsty.

The leverage team hasn't had a day off since before their stint in Juarez which is wearing especially hard on the retrieval specialist. Attempting not to let the team down Eliot tries to keep pushing himself past his limits.