Far from seeming intimidated, he raises an eyebrow and smirks a little and clearly decides to take in the view. "Not personally. He didn't have much of a reputation, either, but he was angling for one."

This time Neal's the one who gets possessive. He steps slightly in front of Norton, scowling.

"Spit it out."

Keller sighs, pulling out a chair at the kitchen table and slumping comfortably into it. "The Pink Panthers."

Neal doesn't know if it means anything to Norton, but it clearly means something to him. "...What, he was kidnapping me as his audition? That's--"

"No, he was kidnapping you because he knew he wasn't good enough to pull off the audition without someone who knows what they're doing. He was gonna use you to get what he needed to impress, since you screwed up his plans to take Turner's diamond."