"You need to know, I only agreed to meet you because Sydney doesn't know."
Vaughn said curtly.
Jack nodded. "I assumed as much. How is she?" He asked uncomfortably, shifting his weight to show it. The sun was bright atop the CIA operations center. He'd chose this spot for its convenient location and its privacy.
"How the hell do you think she is Jack? She wanted answers. She says she doesn't need them, she thinks she's figured it out. But to tell you the truth," Vaughn paused, trying to choose his words carefully, "Let me put it this way. I hope, and you sure as hell better hope, that the story she's put together in her head isn't true." Vaughn said, trying desperately to contain his anger. "She's terrible." He sighed after a moment. "It's like she's lost tow years all over again, and I don't know how to help her. I'm lost with this." Vaughn sighed again, taking off his sunglasses and trying to read Jack's eyes.
"Vaughn," Jack false-started, taking a breath. "Sydney will need time." He said nodding his head as if he were trying to convince himself of what he was saying. "And she will need answers." Jack hesitated, unsure of himself, as he's been so rarely in his career. "I never wanted her to find this." He sighed again, shaking his head this time. "She should have never known..."
"Well she does." Vaughn half shouted, interrupting. "She knows, well hell, she doesn't know very much, but..." Vaughn trailed off, his emotions getting the better of him.
"I know. And I can't tell you how sorry I am." Jack sighed. "Truthfully, I don't know what to do." Jack said, averting his eyes in shame.
"None of us do Jack. But you've got to tell her. Everything, she's gotta know. It's killing her. And she's putting on this front, she's a good liar Jack, but she's broken up. She feels like she's lost you, she's lost those two years again. And in the place of all that she's been dumped on by one hell of a shit-load of lies. Not to mention betrayal." Vaughn threw his hands up in the air for emphasis.
"I need to see her." Jack said, tired of this tirade against him. "There are things she needs to know." He said quietly.
"She won't see you." Vaughn said firmly.
"That's why I came to you." Jack said softly.
"And what, you expect me to just take you to her. What do you want from me Jack, because right now this isn't looking good for you. At this point Sydney believes that everyone in her life has betrayed her. I'm still making up for the biggest mistake of my life, don't think for even a second that I will do anything, anything at all to hurt her." Vaughn's voice rose passionately as he spoke. His own anger and resentment rising, his own betrayal echoing in his mind.
"Sydney needs you right now. You are absolutely right about that." Jack sighed, praying that what he was about to say would go over well. "I know she won't talk to me, but eventually things will need to be explained in person. There are some things I must tell her." Jack paused watching Vaughn carefully. "I have a few documents, ones that weren't with those she found in Wittenberg."
"More of her file?" Vaughn spat questioningly.
"Yes more. Additions I originally withheld because of their sensitive nature. I think Sydney should see them." Jack said trusting them toward Vaughn.
Vaughn paused for a moment, weighing his options. After a beat he took the folder and opened it.
"This isn't a good place." Jack said looking around.
"Oh it's fine." Vaughn assured him as he scanned the pages. "This is review, Sydney has already seen this." He said looking back up at Jack.
"No it's not. There were things that were omitted in the summary she found, specific items in her medical file she needs to see, to understand." Jack said arching an eyebrow.
"Alright. I'll see that she gets them." Vaughn nodded, closing the folder and tucking it under his arm.
"Please, I must talk with her. I don't want to force it, but if I must..." Jack trailed off, not wanting to even imagine that showdown. "Please talk to her. There are things here that will raise questions. Questions that I will answer, gladly. I'm just sorry I couldn't do it sooner." Jack said quietly, as Vaughn's gaze scowered over him.
Vaughn turned abruptly and walked away. Jack watched him retreat for a moment, knowing that this was his only chance.
Jack nodded. "I assumed as much. How is she?" He asked uncomfortably, shifting his weight to show it. The sun was bright atop the CIA operations center. He'd chose this spot for its convenient location and its privacy.
"How the hell do you think she is Jack? She wanted answers. She says she doesn't need them, she thinks she's figured it out. But to tell you the truth," Vaughn paused, trying to choose his words carefully, "Let me put it this way. I hope, and you sure as hell better hope, that the story she's put together in her head isn't true." Vaughn said, trying desperately to contain his anger. "She's terrible." He sighed after a moment. "It's like she's lost tow years all over again, and I don't know how to help her. I'm lost with this." Vaughn sighed again, taking off his sunglasses and trying to read Jack's eyes.
"Vaughn," Jack false-started, taking a breath. "Sydney will need time." He said nodding his head as if he were trying to convince himself of what he was saying. "And she will need answers." Jack hesitated, unsure of himself, as he's been so rarely in his career. "I never wanted her to find this." He sighed again, shaking his head this time. "She should have never known..."
"Well she does." Vaughn half shouted, interrupting. "She knows, well hell, she doesn't know very much, but..." Vaughn trailed off, his emotions getting the better of him.
"I know. And I can't tell you how sorry I am." Jack sighed. "Truthfully, I don't know what to do." Jack said, averting his eyes in shame.
"None of us do Jack. But you've got to tell her. Everything, she's gotta know. It's killing her. And she's putting on this front, she's a good liar Jack, but she's broken up. She feels like she's lost you, she's lost those two years again. And in the place of all that she's been dumped on by one hell of a shit-load of lies. Not to mention betrayal." Vaughn threw his hands up in the air for emphasis.
"I need to see her." Jack said, tired of this tirade against him. "There are things she needs to know." He said quietly.
"She won't see you." Vaughn said firmly.
"That's why I came to you." Jack said softly.
"And what, you expect me to just take you to her. What do you want from me Jack, because right now this isn't looking good for you. At this point Sydney believes that everyone in her life has betrayed her. I'm still making up for the biggest mistake of my life, don't think for even a second that I will do anything, anything at all to hurt her." Vaughn's voice rose passionately as he spoke. His own anger and resentment rising, his own betrayal echoing in his mind.
"Sydney needs you right now. You are absolutely right about that." Jack sighed, praying that what he was about to say would go over well. "I know she won't talk to me, but eventually things will need to be explained in person. There are some things I must tell her." Jack paused watching Vaughn carefully. "I have a few documents, ones that weren't with those she found in Wittenberg."
"More of her file?" Vaughn spat questioningly.
"Yes more. Additions I originally withheld because of their sensitive nature. I think Sydney should see them." Jack said trusting them toward Vaughn.
Vaughn paused for a moment, weighing his options. After a beat he took the folder and opened it.
"This isn't a good place." Jack said looking around.
"Oh it's fine." Vaughn assured him as he scanned the pages. "This is review, Sydney has already seen this." He said looking back up at Jack.
"No it's not. There were things that were omitted in the summary she found, specific items in her medical file she needs to see, to understand." Jack said arching an eyebrow.
"Alright. I'll see that she gets them." Vaughn nodded, closing the folder and tucking it under his arm.
"Please, I must talk with her. I don't want to force it, but if I must..." Jack trailed off, not wanting to even imagine that showdown. "Please talk to her. There are things here that will raise questions. Questions that I will answer, gladly. I'm just sorry I couldn't do it sooner." Jack said quietly, as Vaughn's gaze scowered over him.
Vaughn turned abruptly and walked away. Jack watched him retreat for a moment, knowing that this was his only chance.