Peter kept the screen fixed on the view from the outside camera, even after the black car had sped away; they wanted to be certain there would be no surprises for them when they were ready to leave. While he kept watch Mandras jogged through the base to the staircase and after carefully climbing the slippers steps he opened up the trapdoor and let the two men who had fooled the feds in. They shook hands and introduced themselves, Mandras was pleased to see they were acting like hired help does, they knew he was the boss. He smiled, he didn't mind following Peter's orders, as long as everybody else was under his control. He could handle that.

Mandras warned the two men of the condition of the stairs so they wouldn't fall down the steep passageway. Once safely at the bottom of the dimly lit area, right outside of the containment rooms housing Bauer and Myers, he took them down the next passageway to the recreation room, where he introduced them to his own men; Kalah, Pezel and Anton. They hit it off the way men in this sort of work do, friendly but cautious - you always had to look out for your own interests after all. Mandras left shortly afterwards, sure there would be no problem with the men and that they would work together fine.

He arrived back at his office to see Peter sat behind his desk staring at his laptop screen intently. He silently cursed himself for being so careless, firstly for leaving it open and in plain sight, but even more so for letting Peter know what he was up to, he had ruined the surprise.

"Interesting read?" Mandras asked, letting Peter know of his presence and covering up his doubt and anger at himself for his mistake.

"Nothing I've not already read. Bauer was on the high profile list for some time, he has a very impressive record. I'm assuming theirs some reason for you having his classified government file on screen?"

"Yes sir, um... I mean Peter. I have a perfectly good reason. You remember on the phone, I said that there was something I needed to talk to you about, but that we couldn't do it over the phone-"

"Get to the point," Peter said, tired of his ramblings.

"Of course. Well, we searched the wreckage and were able to bring back two people, both high targets. Jack Bauer is one of them..."

"And the other?" He questioned, knowing Mandras was trying to build up tension to shock him when he revealed who it was they had, but he was failing miserably - his intentions as clear as crystal.

"Nina Myers."

Mandras expected some reaction, anything really, but all he got was an amused grin as Peter sank back in his chair, interlacing his fingers on his lap as the smile grew.

"Interesting," he muttered, clearly happy with this result, already considering the many possibilities.

"Yes. I thought you would be pleased."

"Hmmm... We are to assume Nina was working with the government, they probably offered to let her walk away from her previous crimes if she co-operated... knowing Nina she jumped at the chance..." Mandras knew not to interrupt, Peter was clearly thinking out loud. "This is very interesting, the different possibilities, I'm just not sure which way is the best to play it..."

Mandras finally spoke up, "I know I've been thinking the exact same thing, they are both potentially useful-"

"Where are they now?" Peter interrupted, not interested with Mandras' words, he hadn't even been listening.

"In two separate containment rooms."

He waited a moment, running his thumb along the grey stubble which has grown on his chin., thinking his intentions through carefully. "Bring them to the interrogation sector, put them in an empty room - together. Restrained, Mandras, so they can't escape. There won't be any actual interrogation, not just yet anyway. We will need the men on guard - I don't want anything to go wrong here."

"What are you going to do?"

"Get a feel for them. See how they react to each other... and how willing they are to co-operate."

"I'll have them moved now." Mandras called moving towards the door.

"Good," called Peter as he slammed the laptop closed, a smile playing over his pale lips. This would be fun.