When the exchange failed to take place, Brad Sterling was tightly roped to a chair. He begged to be released but his voice was quickly stifled by cloth jammed into his mouth, which was sealed shut with duct-tape. Left alone, Brad struggled with all his strength against a rope web too securely crafted to permit an escape, while his contortions were recorded by the disguised man's phone.

When the exchange failed to take place, Brad Sterling was tightly roped to a chair. He begged to be released but his voice was quickly stifled by cloth jammed into his mouth, which was sealed shut with duct-tape. Left alone, Brad struggled with all his strength against a rope web too securely crafted to permit an escape, while his contortions were recorded by the disguised man's phone.