Stark was hired as a contact killer, but after his employer refused to pay him in gold, Stark abducted their family, keeping them hostage for two days. His employer stole his gold, and when Stark tried to sue him for theviery, he lost the case because Hank had "misplaced" some evidence. Meeting up with Monroe, Nick remembered that one of his ancestors' diaries had described a weapon built to combat a Siegbarste A three barrel elephant gun, with bullets coated in a special poison could kill even Stark. With Nick incapacitated Monroe would have to get the gun and stop Stark.