There were easier, less painful methods. Medication or just cuffing him so he wouldn't fight. But those methods were quite as satisfying as a crack to the back of Speed's head with Nick's pistol. When he was sure the kid was unconscious he shoved him off into the arms of two of his men and headed out. They would lock him up in a maximum security cell underneath headquarters and Nick could move on to the million other problems he had to deal with. When it rained, it poured.