In the Basement.

Max was taken down to the far end of the club by two bouncers that Ray had handed her over to. Ray himself led the way through a thick metal door and down some stairs to the basement. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw what looked like a dungeon, complete with small cells occupied by some girls huddled together, eyes red from constant crying.

"What the fuck are you guys into?" Max spat at Ray.

Ray turned around and slapped her through her face, her cheek turning red. Max looked back at him, using everything she had to fight the urge to take all three men out.

"You are fucking with Nate's business" Ray yelled, "You got no clue who the fuck you dealing with you bitch."

"That's enough Ray" Nathan said as he came thru the metal door. "Maxine used to be a very valuable employee of ours, in one night she earned more than $ 1 200, and if we put her on auction she would have raked in quite a sum."

"So" Ray said simply. "So! Show her some goddamn respect."

"Now chain her to the wall."

Max glared at Nathan, "Is that how you show respect?"

"I am suppose to have you killed Maxine, I think I'm being rather generous here" Nathan smiled.

The bouncers pulled Max to the wall and chained her wrists and ankles to the wall so that her arms were above her head and her legs were parted. Max tested the strength of her restraint and grunted when she found they had managed to secure her.

"What are you going to do with me?"