Jack decided to go visit Irina just because he wanted to. He wouldn't have admitted such a thing to anyone else; if anyone had asked he would have said he was going to catch her up on the situation with Sloane and Sydney's continued involvement with the CIA. Walking down the hall towards her cell he had a strange feeling in the pit of his stomach. Something wasn't right.

He finally reached her cell to see only the remaining string of Mardi Gras beads and the knocked-out guards and open cell door. "How could this have happened?" he asked himself. "I have to find her."

He left knowing that someone would soon notice Irina's disappearance. He wanted to see if he could pick up her trail and find her on his own. He never would have admitted it out loud but he was almost happy she had escaped. It would prove to be quite the adventure to find her… just what he needed.

By chance, Jack needed to do some laundry before he went on his search for Irina. He had to go to the Laundromat as it were because his washer and dryer were just not working for him that day, pure coincidence I'm sure.

Anyway, he was feeling a little sentimental that day at the Sporkifying Laundromat because when Laura and Jack had first been married and bought their house they couldn't afford to buy a washer and dryer so they always went to the same Laundromat every week to do the laundry together.
Anyway, so he entered the Laundromat with a funny feeling in his gut. It was almost as if he could feel her presence there. Could she possibly be hiding there? Was she feeling the same sentimental feelings he was? All of a sudden the song "Till There Was You" from The Music Man popped into his head as he saw the lovely torso of his wife's back…

Jack approached slowly, not entirely sure that it was Irina he was looking at. He had seen her escape from CIA custody, but she had lost him in the crowd. It was pure luck that they had both come to the same laundromat. As he came closer, he became certain that it was indeed Irina. She appeared to be looking at a map of the United States. Something else became immediately apparent: she was holding it upside down. After a moment, she also seemed to realize this, as she hastily flipped it over. Jack noticed that she was focusing on Alaska. Suddenly, her back stiffened as she felt his overwhelming presence. She slowly folded the map and turned to face him.


"Jack."


"Irina."


"Jack."


"Irina."


"Jack."


"Irina."

"Ok, stop! What are you doing here?" Irina questioned.

"What am I doing here? I'm not the one who's supposed to be in CIA custody, locked up tighter than… well, tighter than something!"

"Jack Bristow, you infuriate me sometimes!"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!"

"Well, Irina Derevko, you infuriate me even more!" She gasped.

"I do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Excuse me! I have customers who would like to do their laundry in peace! Will you please keep it down?" the owner demanded.

"Sorry," Jack and Irina mumbled in unison. The owner gave them one last look before disappearing into his office. They looked at each other for a few moments before Jack sat down. Irina followed suit, idly playing with her earrings before pulling her map back out and continuing to examine Alaska.

"There are a lot of meese in Alaska," Jack said offhandedly. Irina looked at him.

"Don't you mean moose?" He shook his head.

"No, I mean meese." Irina rolled her eyes, deciding not to argue. She knew that when people got it into their heads that it should be 'meese' rather than 'moose,' it was very difficult to convince them otherwise. She continued to look at her map, deciding where she should go to escape the CIA. She could probably go to Canada…

Suddenly, Jack jumped out of his seat and climbed atop a dryer. Irina stared at him, unsure of what to expect. After a moment in which he just stared at everyone, Jack turned to look at Irina and began to sing.


"There were bells on the hill,
But I never heard them ringing.
No, I never heard them at all,
Till there was you.

There were birds in the sky,
But I never saw them winging.
No, I never saw them at all,
Till there was you.

And there was music,
And there were wonderful roses
They tell me
In sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew.

There was love all around,
But I never heard it singing.
No, I never heard it at all,
Till there was you.

There was love all around,
But I never heard it singing.
No, I never heard it at all,
Till there was you."

For a long moment, Irina was silent. Then, she jumped out of her seat and stared up at Jack.

"Jack, run away to Alaska with me!"