When Nicky and Joe are tied down and being experimented on, when Merrick shows up to talk to them, he gets laser focused on Nicky, and it takes Joe a minute to process that Merrick is hitting on/propositioning Nicky while the guy has them tied down and being experimented on and Joe does another of his speeches because if Merrick thinks Nicky is going to trade a blow job for freedom and leave Joe behind, he has another thing coming

+Merrick is really pushing getting a blow job from Nicky despite the situation, just running his hands along Nicky's arm, cupping his cheek and pressing his crotch next to Nicky's head and Joe is pulling like a madman at his restraints to try and get this asshole away from his husband