Naked, tied and tape-gagged, Maria and Amber sat next to each other on raised stools; eager to escape the unpredictable man's control, the enemies declared a truce. Amber and Maria twisted in their seats to bring their bound wrists closer in an attempt to loosen them before pressing their faces together in a failed effort to remove the tape-gags. After the stools were turned back-to-back, a rope around their waists that connected the struggling nudes restricted their movements.