Why was he tied to the chair? Good question. "I'm not totally sure." May as well be honest. Cisco licked his lips and kept his eyes closed because the light was really bright and he'd been in the dark most of the day. "Something to do with them needing me to make this weapon thingy but I tried to sabotage what I made so far and Captain Cold got pissed and I got scared. And I started to babble."

And that's have been when Leonard put him in some kind of bondage time out until he cooled down. And apparently they just left him here. Real classy. "Can I get like a glass of water? My throat is so dry." He cleared his throat a little. "Or you could just untie me and I can get it myself then go."