Methos doesn't miss the motion. He's seen this sort of thing play out more than once over the course of his long, long life. He heaves a sigh, not quite meeting Hickey's eyes - instead, watching his shoulders and the set of his feet, the places most likely to telegraph motion in anyone not very well practiced in not.

"Or maybe it's a test. Leave us mostly unsupervised, give a little push, and see who takes the excuse to do something unfortunate."