"Well, if it isn't Eliot Spencer."

Eliot is in a blind alley he cleared earlier and has spent the last ten minutes watching the entrance for Sophie. He drops into a defensive stance and spins.

Hardison is freaking out in Eliot's ear. "What's going on, Eliot?"

Natasha Romanov raises an eyebrow.

"Guys, don't panic, but I just got made by the Black Widow." He glowers at her. "I'm on the side of the angels now."

"I know," says Romanov. "This is a SHIELD operation. You're in the way."

"We can't team up? My team is good."

She smiles sweetly. "No."