Ellis gets a Look, almost light. "Are you sure? I like to think of myself as pretty loose."

This is coupled with a sigh, then Alex turns his attention to Washington. "I said I was going to give you an explanation, didn't I?"

Surprised, the man starts cautiously. "...Yes?"

"Not going to give it to you yet," Alex continues. "But I'm going to say that it was bad. And a lot of people got fucked up from it, but Neil put a stop to it. But it was heavy shit. You following me?"

Washington stares, and behind him, Cooper nods once.