Tess nods, and she lets Ellie loose.

"You want to walk around a minute first? Square yourself up?" she asks. "Normally I'd say the adrenaline is good, but you look nauseous and I don't want you to pass out on me."

If Ellie hits the floor with her wrist in the vice, she might hurt herself, after all, and Tess isn't too sure she'll be able to catch her with her attention on where the acid ends up.