Chapter 2

Jack was slowly waking up. He tried to move but found he was unable to. His hands were tightly bound behind his back. He started to get up on his knees so he could look around. His memory came back to him slowly. He had been caught by Nina. She had given him a fix and he had fallen asleep. Where was he? He looked around. He was in a tiny room with no windows and only a light bulb on the ceiling. The walls were made of concrete and the ceiling was 6 or seven feet up. The room was barely 8 feet by 8 feet and it only had one old mattress on the ground. It had no other decorations. He looked at the door. It was made of metal and it had no doorknob. He couldn't help wondering how long he had been out of it. Usually he would sleep for 5 hours after he fixed. He figured it was 8 pm or later. CTU would be looking for him. He couldn't think of what to do. Maybe he should try to get their attention by banging on the door? He decided to wait it out and sit against the wall facing the door, that way they could not catch him by surprise when they came to get him. He hoped it wouldn't be long, he hated sitting doing nothing. He waited.

Elsewhere…

"You gave him a fix at 3 pm?"

"Yes sir." She answered immediately. "I had to. He's hooked and he would've been going into withdrawal soon…"

"We could've used that to our advantage. He would've given us info in exchange for a fix. Addicts will do anything for a fix. Anything."

"I'm sorry, sir. I didn't think it through… I just thought it would give us some time and when he's under he can't escape..."

"Enough!" He ordered her. He was getting angry. They'd better get him while he was angry. It would bring him lots of pleasure to try to get Jack Bauer to talk. "Nina, take 4 of my men and bring him to me. Don't be gentle. Let the boys have a bit of fun before he's brought to me. That's an order." "Yes sir." She got the four meanest men the Boss had and brought them to Jack. He should be awake by now.

Jack was jolted awake by the sound of the door opening. How long had he been sleeping? Four men walked in and he could see Nina at the back standing in the hallway. Joe and Tim were there and two other men he had never seen before. They were all huge, the bodyguard type. He had no doubt about their presence. He started getting to his feet but before he could go very far one of them approached and kicked him in the stomach. All the air left his body and he grunted. A second later a huge fist connected with his jaw. He fell to the ground. He barely had the time to catch his breath before he felt himself being lifted to his feet. Two men held him while the other two took turns pummelling him with their fist. He screamed as his nose was painfully broken and blood poured down his face and shirt. Then, they kept punching him in the ribs. He couldn't help screaming in pain. One of the men walked around him and punched him in the back. He grunted in pain. He then grabbed Jack by the hair and forced him to look up. Nina had been watching silently and finally ordered them to stop. The boss would be happy with this. She approached him slowly, studying the damage they had inflicted. He definitely would be happy. Jack no choice but to look at her. It felt like they were pulling out his hair.

"How're you feeling?" she asked him. Jack stared back coldly and did not answer her. The fourth man stepped up to him and grabbed his broken nose. He screamed and screamed. More blood poured down his shirt. "Now Jack, answer me or he'll do that again." She warned him. "How the fuck do you think I am?" he answered her. 'What a fcking btch!' he couldn't help but think. "Ok boys. He seems ready to talk. Let's go!" Jack was dragged out of the room.