Elliot had no way of confirming that the maroon box he lost was in Charlie's hands.
He also could not make sure that Wanda would follow his orders obediently.
The reason he was telling her about this was so that he could use her to find out the whereabouts of the box.
The theft of the box might have happened a long time ago, but it would still occasionally come up to torment him.
That box was like a ticking time bomb, and he did not know when it would go off.
He had thought about it for a l