Tony was silent as he watched Jack survey the room. He didn't want to startle him, and so he decided it would be better to let him get his bearings and gather his thoughts before they began to bombard him with questions and queries. He watched as Jack saw himself and Chloé, and then looked and saw his own condition. His face began to show the amount of pain he was in, and it was then Tony spoke.
"Jack.... it's Tony. So... how do you feel?" He knew it was a pretty pointless question but it was all he could muster at that moment.
"How did you two get here?" He asked, slowly in a croaked voice, trying to hide the pain from being conveyed through his voice.
"That's not important, how are you feeling?" Tony asked, not allowing Jack to change the issue.
Giving in he said, "Like hell." His voice was barely a whisper now and his eyes had closed again. Tony wondered if he had fallen back to sleep, so he glanced over to Chloé who had moved away since he woke up. She was sat on the mattress, a thoughtful look on her face. With his eyes still shut, Jack said, "So, how did you end up here? And why are we here? Where are we even?" His words were slow but still showed his determination and need to know exactly what was happening, he needed control.
"I was asleep, they snatched me from home. They grabbed Chloé from CTU where they got you." He explained.
At those words Jack remembered everything. The attack at CTU, the grenade, Baker. He felt his eyes well up, but swallowed hard and forced them back down. He would not show emotion in front of his colleagues. He had to remain strong, despite his weakened state. "Baker... he is dead."
The words stung Tony, but he simply nodded. Chloé gasped from across the room, but that was her only contribution. "Sorry... Jack I need you to tell me everything that happened at CTU, see if we can figure this whole thing out."
Jack gave the briefest nod of his head, which caused a migraine like pain to shoot down his head. Taking a deep breath, he began to relay the events of what had happened.
Michelle was leaning against the edge of Tony's desk, as was Chappelle. Both had their arms folded across their chests and both were studying the screen intently, waiting for the attack to happen. At the moment, the camera showed nothing, except in the far corner they could make out what was Jack's shadow, crouched upstairs, waiting for the attack.
The attackers entered CTU, and Michelle tried hard not the gasp as she watched the chaos unfold through the black and white footage. Chappelles expression seemed bored, until he saw Baker take a bullet in the head. He briefly closed his eyes as the camera showed Baker fall lifelessly to the floor. He shifted his weight over to his other foot and watched as Jack stood their motionless.
"What the hell was he doing there, trying to get himself killed?" Chappelle shouted, angry at Jacks image.
"Sir, he is obviously in shock, having see Tom killed!" She replied, her voice equally as angry as his.
The shouting match came to an end as soon as it had started, as they watched in horror at the image now present on the screen. A small shadow moved through the air until turning into a huge explosion throwing Jack through the air. This time Michelle did let out a quiet gasp, "Jack...?" Chappelle said nothing, just watched as Jack laid still on the floor, until two men dragged him away.
After this they continued to watch in shock as they saw Chloé come into view, looking around the building aghast, until she was shot, and led away by the same men. After this the attackers left, leaving CTU as a war field, full of bodies and destruction.
Many thoughts were spinning around Michelle's head frantically, as she tried to make sense of it all. "What the hell is going on Ryan?" She asked, desperation evident through the pleading look in her eyes, as though she thought he actually knew what was happening.
"Have Kim work up shots of every man on the footage. I want Adam to identify them, and have Scott look up criminal records, associates, everything. Now Michelle. We are going to find these bass and they will pay for what they have down here." He stated, angrily.
Michelle nodded, thinking how strange it was to hear Chappelle talk this way or seem determined about his work. They had certainly hit a nerve.