 He was dragged into a cell by another man, where he was imprisoned until the time came for Rigg's tests.During this time, he was supplied with food and a heavy iron brace for his crushed foot.He and Mark Hoffman (the man who imprisoned him) were at opposite ends of a seesaw scale; Eric stood on a slowly melting block of ice with a chain-noose around his neck, while Hoffman was strapped into a chair with an electrode by his feet.