Despite the Doctor's tendency to park the TARDIS anywhere and everywhere that he pleased there were only two places on this Earth that Jack trusted to store her. Neither one of those options were currently an option as the Doctor was currently staying in Torchwood and the Master had infiltrated UNIT. He could have moved her to Flatholm island but there he kept people affected by the rift and he didn't know if the raw power of the TARDIS would upset them even more. He tried to think of his other options but he had no home outside of Torchwood and he wouldn't willingly place any of his workers or their families in danger just to hide the TARDIS as he had no doubts that the Master wouldn't hesitate to kill or torture them just to get his hands on her. That left the option of a self-storage facility.
Turning to his computer, he found one a facility that was nearby. It had a large gate on the outside and cameras in the main aisles that he would be able to hack into in order to monitor the unit. He rented a unit that was tucked back in the corner paying for the next six months in advanced. He would have Mickey and Ianto move the TARDIS there and install security cameras inside the unit as well so that they could monitor the blue box at all times. With everything in place, he left his office in order to inform the two men of his plan. He was a little annoyed upon exiting to find that Ianto was working on a secondary computer with the CCTV pulled up just out of his line of sight. He hurried down the stairs making his way over to the Welshman first.
"How is he doing?" Jack wondered as he approached Ianto. Ianto barely looked away from the screen that he was working on to check on the Doctor. He was still laying glaring at the screen with his hand moving quickly as he spelled. Ianto didn't even need to watch for that long to know what he was saying.
"He's still fine. He has been glaring at the camera since you left and he keeps saying the same thing over and over again," Ianto answered. He handed Jack the note pad. It had a single line with the words, *I want to see,* followed by tally marks. It seemed Ianto had given up keeping track after a while but the Doctor was still determined. If he ignored his requests to see that the TARDIS wasn't there it would just convince the Doctor that they were lying to him. To take him out of the cells was dangerous and he didn't know if the Doctor would lash out at him.
"Ianto, I need you to take Mickey and get the TARDIS out of the hub. I don't care how you do it, but she can not be in here when I bring the Doctor upstairs here in the next few minutes," Jack told him.
"Any place I should take her, sir?" Ianto questioned. Jack gave him the address to the unit that he had secured and he watched Ianto head over to Mickey. Thankfully neither one questioned his request as they determined the best way to haul the large wooden box quickly out of the hub and out of sight. With them on the task, he headed back down the cells to see the Time Lord. He let himself into the cell as the Doctor started to scream.
"He wouldn't fucking leave me. He promised me that this time he would stay and I won't have you lying to me. You have no right to keep me in this cell restrained to this bed. So you have two choices. Either let me go or prove to me that he left me here," The Doctor yelled.
"Really, are those my only two options? Because from where I am standing, you don't look like you are in a position to make demands. Still, I was going to offer to take you upstairs and to London so that you could see for yourself the Master is gone but if you would prefer to yell and swear at me, I could just leave you restrained here alone instead," Jack answered him calmly. The Doctor narrowed his eyes at the Captain.
"You were just going to let me go upstairs and to London?" the Doctor asked the doubt clear in his tone.
"No, I was going to tell you that I will take you upstairs and to London but only on my terms," Jack answered.
"Which are?" The Doctor wondered. His eyes narrowed further as Jack pulled out a pair of handcuffs. "So despite your claims, I am your prisoner."
"You threatened my team and told Ianto that the Master was going to kill him. If you were anybody else, I would leave you down in this cell to suffer until you were done withdrawing and I knew you were safe. Being that you were once my friend, I am willing to make exceptions but the only way I am letting move around the hub and interact with my team is in handcuffs until I can trust you again," Jack explained. The Doctor huffed loudly at him. He mumbled something under his breath as he debated with himself.
"Go screw yourself," the Doctor mumbled loudly making a rude gesture at him.
"Fine. My offer stands despite your attitude," Jack responded. He turned his back leaving the cell. He didn't lock it as he stood a short way from the door. He thought the Doctor would change his mind as soon as he left the cell but the Time Lord's stubbornness persevered. He made Jack wait for another twenty minutes before he called out to him.
"I'm not stupid and know you are still standing out there. I don't like it but I agree with your asinine conditions," the Doctor spoke up. Jack turned going back into the cell.
"I am going to clip of the catheter and remove the restraints from your arms now. I am not going to remove any other restraints until I have your hands cuffed," Jack warned him. The Doctor glared as he nodded. Jack threw back the blanket and taking no pleasure in the Doctor's naked body clipped off the catheter. He then released the Doctor's left hand. He placed the cuff around his wrist locking it in place. Adding a step, he helped the Doctor place his hands through one side of his button-up shirt before doing the same on his right side. He then cuffed both the Time Lord's hands in front of him. Leaving the shirt unbuttoned he freed the Doctor from the bed. The Doctor didn't fight as he helped him into a pair of trousers.
He didn't stop the Doctor from exploring the hub letting him see for himself that the TARDIS wasn't there. The Doctor moved around with a determinacy as he opened every door and checked every room for his beloved blue box. Not finding her, he demanded to be taken to London. Martha wasn't happy with him leaving but prepared a small bag of medicine for Jack to take with him. Jack helped the Doctor finish dressing then led him out to the SUV. He put him into the backseat before climbing into the driver's seat. The drive to London was anything but quiet as the Doctor threatened him almost the entire way. He was positive that the Master would be waiting for them upon reaching London and that Jack was going to have to relive his time aboard the Valiant. Jack just let him talk knowing that he wasn't thinking straight. If he hadn't been withdrawing he would have realized that they had plenty of time to manipulate the situation to their own benefit. His drugged mind failed to make the connection, though.
Upon arriving at the hotel, the Doctor practically jumped out of the SUV running to the hotel room he had shared with the Master. The room was empty still as the Master had prepaid for the month. They still had a few personal items in the room but not the beloved blue box or the man that the Doctor was desperately looking for. The Doctor was frantic as he looked around the small hotel room even checking the small wardrobe before demanding to be brought to UNIT. Jack called the Brigadier to let them know they were on their way as he took the Doctor to their final desperation. They played the same game upon arrival with the Doctor searching for any sign of the two things he was looking for. He wasn't going to find them their either but Jack still let him explore.
Their final stop was the control center of UNIT. The Brigadier had his men pull up the footage of the Master's escape playing it for the Time Lord. He watched in disbelief as the Master left the grounds without even a glance back. There was no footage of him once he left UNIT so the Doctor was only able to assume where he went. He made them play the footage again as he stared at the screen. The Master was gone. His TARDIS was gone. Once more he was stuck on Earth and he was going to have to live life on the slow path. He felt tears prickling at his eyes and he reached up wiping them.
"Jack, I want to go back to Torchwood," the Doctor whispered, his voice so low that Jack could barely hear him. The fight was gone and he walked slightly hunched as he was led to the SUV and once more placed in the back. There was no argument or name-calling as Jack started the SUV and headed once more back towards Cardiff. The Doctor's spirit had been thoroughly broken and now maybe he would allow them to give him the help that he desperately needed.