[ID: Sketch of Parker and Hardison looking in shock and anger ahead of them, and below this sketch is one of several screens showing a shirtless Eliot tied with his arms above his head and looking unconscious. End ID]
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Whumptober 2022 Day 6: Ransom Video
Just a classic 'steal the hitter and try to bargain with his partners for something they have that bad guys want'
Maybe he gets kidnapped after the carnival job, while he's already weakened, and the ransom is for the chip that they just retrieved and returned to its maker. Nate and Sophie are out at dinner when the video comes through, so it's just Hardison and Parker who see it first.