Who: Maria Hill and Scott Free When: 10/23 Where: SHIELD HQ, New York What: SHIELD's had some security problems, so they bring in a consultant to fix things. Rating: Low
It took a few weeks to get it arranged, and Maria was just grateful they hadn't had an incident before their security consultant could make his appointment. It wasn't really a question of him not accepting or not helping them: when Batman recommended an expert they were going to be brought in on the grounds that they really were the best at whatever needed to be done.
Maria privately wished that didn't involve a stage magician with an interestingly appropriate last name. But she reviewed tapes of his shows, and had to admit, if anyone knew how to escape cuffs and secured rooms, it was probably someone who made his living entertaining people by doing so. And he probably wouldn't show up in the questionable costume.
She was waiting for him to be escorted up to her office, one eye on the surveillance footage of his progress as she cleared off the few reports that still needed reviewing. With any luck, he wouldn't start evaluating security by slipping the escort and go poking through the infrastructure directly. Then again, Batman had recommended him, so it was more than possible.