Crane set his coffee aside and stood up as well. He wasn't very tall, but he did his best to look imposing.

"How about this then? Either you agree to my terms, or I have you shipped off to an out-of-state bedlam house with one of the worst track records in patient wellness on the Eastern Seaboard. Play along, and you'll at least be treated well." In truth, Arkham had long been abandoned for over a year, but he needed a way to scare Ashley.