Carter shakes his head, just a little at first, then stronger the more Eliot keeps telling him.

"H-he's gonna think I left."

In a sudden fit of panic his hand flops over trying to find the door handle, his movements still sluggish, clumsy. It's locked and the handle snaps back uselessly. No, no, no...!

"He's gonna think I left with you! You have to bring me back!"