Jack came too disorientated, aware that he was supposed to get Heller and Audrey out of the compound, but confused when he realised it was Heller holding him down as he tried to fight free. He sagged back down on the floor suddenly remembering Audrey's scream as the hostiles shots had hit him, he assumed they had moved him and Audrey to be with Heller after he was out of it; he had no memory of anything else and Heller certainly wasn't in the room earlier.
"Oh Jack," Audrey said softly, her hand gently resting on his cheek as he looked up at her uncomfortably, knowing Heller would be able to put the pieces together if she continued this way. He understood that she would have been worried about him, but this was still careless behaviour.
"I'm okay Audrey," he said emotionlessly, pulling himself up onto his feet as he began to pace the room. He noticed the odd look Heller was giving him and looked down to Audrey who was still seated on the floor.
"He knows Jack," she said quietly, looking down at the floor.
Jack looked at Audrey, hoping to somehow reassure her with his eyes but she didn't meet them. Instead he turned to Heller with a look of guilt on his face as he wondered of what to say. Apologise? No, explain? No, again it wasn't right. Right now there were more important matters to deal with so he tried to bypass the point knowing once the Secretary and Audrey were safe he could bring the matter up again.
"I'm sorry for deceiving you on the matter sir but there was no relevant time to bring it up."
Heller watched Jack feeling the coldness evaporate from him, was this really such a bad thing? He knew he was more saddened by the fact that Audrey had kept the information from him than her revelation. "This is irrelevant to our situation," he said, letting the two know the discussion was over but that it would be continued at another time.
"Sir," Jack agreed, looking carefully around the room for listening devices or anything which could be used as a weapon. He checked his pockets and cursed, they had been emptied - he couldn't contact CTU and warn Erin of the latest developments.
"You come in alone Jack?" The authority was back in Heller's voice, Audrey pulled herself back up from the floor and tried to think straight - they were functioning in work mode again.
"Yes sir." Jack wondered where Heller was going with this.
"Do CTU now we're are here?"
"Yes sir, they know I'm in."
Jack was holding back on something, Heller could tell. "Did they send in a team with you?" He hated how he always had to drag answers out of Jack, but he had always been that way.
"No sir."
"What?"
"I came in alone against orders."
"They know we're here and they haven't sent in a rescue team?" H was beyond anger, he was utterly shocked.
"Sir, they have a strike team ready. To prevent your execution…"
He didn't say more in fear of scaring Audrey, Heller immediately understood. He knew it was the best call given the situation but he couldn't accept how they could do this knowing his daughter was in the building too.
"What do you mean Jack?" Audrey asked, watching her fathers facial expressions change from fury to disbelief over and over.
Jack looked to Heller, unsure of what to say.
"It means if things get bad, they can blow the building up," Heller said, not taking the time to sugar coat the explanation fully.
"Don't worry," Jack cut in seeing her shock, "it wont come to that."
"Wont it Jack?" Heller asked sceptical, how could Jack be so confident when he himself had failed?
"We can stop this," he said, clearly thinking his words through.
"Jack they are going to be all over us now you're here, they are gonna be expecting another rescue attempt."
"I'm not talking about a rescue attempt," Jack said coldly, "I'm talking about a diversion."