Kim's distraught cries quietened down as she saw the man who appeared to be in charge, Chow, get up from the chair. He stalked over her slowly, stepping over her broken father laid unmoving on the floor. He stopped a foot away from her, but Kim still felt he was too close. She tensed as he looked her up and down, she didn't realise she had been holding her breath in fear until she decided to try and reason with the man.

"Please," she whispered hoping her father couldn't hear her; she knew her presence was damaging him even more, but she was too selfish to leave. She wanted to be with him, leaving was the last thing on her mind. "Please, leave my father alone. He didn't do anything, he doesn't deserve this."

Chows cackle silenced her for a moment but she tried again non the less.

"He's a hero," she pleaded.

The sick grin flashed to anger on Chows round face as his voice lashed out again. "He's a traitor!"

Jack could hear the conversation drifting through his senses. The word traitor made him tense even more. Even though used in different context Jack could imagine how shattered Tony must have felt when his 'traitors' verdict had been delivered over a year ago. No wonder Michelle had left him, how could he even try and recover from that?

"No, he is not. He saved your peoples lives that day, he saved hundreds of lives!"

Jack wanted to tell Kim to stop, this was making him feel worse. Although he didn't want to be alone again he started to wonder if it would be better when they made her leave. She shouldn't have to see him like this, she shouldn't have to plead her fathers case to people who weren't even listening to her.

"No. He killed out counsel. He murdered an innocent man. And now he must pay for his crimes."

Kim looked up at him as her eyes began to water again. She knew this wasn't entirely true, Heller had personally told her what had happened. But the cold distant look in the mans eyes told her the man before her believed differently. Their minds would never be changed, and she knew unless she did something, they would make her father pay for what they thought he had done. More so than they already had.

Chow turned around and walked back towards Jack, a grim but determined look on his face as he eyed the prisoner. He crouched down and slapped him across the face, grabbing his attention. Kim was being held back again, ready to strike Chow herself if it would buy them some time. He wrapped his thick hand around Jacks wrist threateningly as he spoke to his slowly, his stare intimidating Jack more than the grip on his arm.

"You know what you did Jack, don't you."

Jack stared at him as part of him wondered where this was going, the rest of him was trying not to cower in fear. He could hear Kim shouting in the background, demanding the men let go of her. But his full attention was on Chow, and what he was going to do next.

"You ordered an unauthorised attack and it resulted in yourself murdering an innocent man, didn't it."

Jack blankly stared at him as his insides churned at the thought of admitting to this. Yes he did, but he knew acceptance of this would result in more pain. And Kim was still here, wailing in the background as she tried anything she could to make the man lose his attention on Jack. This was the most they had ever spoken about why he was here, it made his curious and even more paranoid of what would happen next.

The pressure on Jacks wrist increased before he was rolled onto his stomach and his arm was pulled up behind his back, making him wince in pain as it was pushed farther than it should be. He herd Chows menacing whisper in his ear again and finally muttered 'yes,' in response to the mans questioning.

He had committed the crime. As unfair it may seem and as painful as the consequences would be; he did deserve to be punished. At least that's what he tried to tell himself as the images of Palmer and Heller flooded his mind before Chow laughter could be herd once more.