Double Agent
(Jack Bristow, Truth be Told)
Passing the computer consoles, meeting rooms, and long hallways that made up SD-6, Jack Bristow walked into Arvin Sloane's office. Sure enough, he was there, somehow looking concerned underneath his fake half smile. "You wanted to see me, Sloane?"
"Yes. There's been a security leak. Danny has learned of the existence of Sd-6. And like all leaks, this one must be contained."
"You know where my loyalty lies."
Or at least you know where I want you to think my loyalty lies. To think I ever considered you a friend, you son of a bitch.
Walking out of Sloane's office, Jack felt guilty for not telling Sydney the truth about who she was working for. Such a smart, talented, beautiful young woman like Sydney shouldn't be wasting her life for someone like Sloane.
How dare he recruit her without consulting me?
It wasn't only the truth about her job Jack wanted to tell. There was also the fact that he had been lying to her about his job for her entire life.
I don't make airplane parts. I never made airplane parts.
But sitting down in front of a computer, Jack tried to stop his train of thought. He glanced around the room to see if anyone was watching. Nobody was paying attention to him. Which allowed him to log onto the internet and buy a ticket to Singapore. In Danny's name.
If Sloane thinks I'm going to let an innocent man, my daughter's fiancé no less, be killed, he must have a colder heart even than I thought.
Of course, this whole disgusting mess wasn't entirely Sloane's fault. Jack had let Sydney be part of Project Christmas. Even at what – five, six years old – she'd tested well. He was going to encourage her to join the C.I.A. after she graduated from college.
Still, it was Soane who had put Sidney in a position in which telling someone the truth could lead to them being killed. And nobody deserved that.