The gag...at her request.

Jeremiah goes to untie her wrists, but Goldie surprises him by shaking her head.

He steps back.

"I shouldn't untie you?"
She nods.
"So what do you want me to do?'

With all of her might, Goldie presses on the tape gag and tries to speak.
He can make out 'Mmmagg!'

"You want the gag off?"
Goldie nods.
"Alright. I'll do it slowly."

He finds the end of the roll and slowly pulls it to the right.
He is careful not to pull her hair too much with each pass.

Once she's down to one layer, she presses on it.
He can see something is moving against the gag.

The final layer comes off and he holds the tape in his hand.
He looks at the end and sees something unexpected.

"Honey, are these your..."
"Panties. Yes. No, he didn't do anything."
"Well, that's a relief."
"That said...I wanted this off for a good reason," Goldie explains.
"Oh really?"

Goldie looks at his crotch, seeing that he's hard.

"Take those off," she says with almost a purr.
Jeremiah smiles.