Reaching into the bag at his side, he retrieves a hard steel collar, hinged at the back and with an inset lock at the front. From the side, welded tightly to the wide steel ring hangs a length of heavy chain. From his pocket he takes a key and opens the leather ring, spreading it wide and then fitting it around her neck. She can feel the intense cold of the steel on her tender flesh and tries to recoil. She curls event tighter into a the ropes that bind her as she hears the lock click closed.

Taking the end of the chain, he raises it and attaches it to a ring set securely into the concrete of the cellar wall, then stands and examines his handiwork.