Jack kicked back in his chair with his feet up on his desk. He no longer had a glass in his hand but was steadily nursing the whiskey directly from the bottle. The Doctor didn't deserve another chance. He had messed up too many times and Jack didn't know if he was going to be able to forgive him this time. Still, the Doctor had ended up killing the Doctor even if it meant he killed a part of himself in the process. While he was livid at the Doctor for the betrayal, he knew in his heart that he would still forgive him. He could even forgive the drug use as long as the Doctor got clean and showed that he was trying. He would have to stop running and live up to his promise to stay. He just didn't know if the Doctor could do it and today would be the first test.

It was nearly two hours before the Time Lord finally stepped out of the TARDIS. His hair was flat in the back and his clothing rumpled from sleep. He had a cold weariness in his eyes as he looked at Jack. Jack gestured to the chair in front of the desk and he hesitated before taking a seat. He could see the deadlock chains on the desk beside the drugs. Anger surged through him that Jack had gone through his drawers and was now going to keep him here to detox against his will. He didn't want to detox but to continue taking the drugs and forget that he had killed the Master in order to save his friends.

"While you've been sleeping, I have been working with UNIT to make sure that the men who were working with the Master have been apprehended and that everyone is safe. Donna and her family have been moved to an undisclosed location while Martha's mother as well as Sarah Jane have been warned of the danger. Everyone is on high alert in case there are more men out there that we are unaware of but we won't know for sure until the men are able to be questioned which won't be for several more hours. So if there is anyone else out there that might be in danger, I need to know now so that I can message the Brigadier their names and he can look into protecting them," Jack explained. The confusion on the Doctor's face was clear as it took him several moments to comprehend the fact that he wasn't getting yelled at about the drugs.

"I have had several companions in the past but I am unaware of the ones that the Master would find important enough to send men after," the Doctor answered. He gave Jack several names and Jack sent them ahead to the Brigadier.

"If you think of anyone else, let me know or you can message the Brigadier directly. In the meantime, I am going to finish sending a few emails then go lay down until I hear from the Brigadier again," Jack told him. The Doctor's eyes narrowed in confusion at Jack's words. He looked quickly to the items sitting on the table then back to Jack's eyes.

"Is that it?" the Doctor questioned.

"That's it unless there was someone else you can think of," Jack replied on purposely misunderstanding what the Doctor.

"You're not going to ask me about?" The Doctor gestured to the drugs that were sitting on the desk and Jack looked at them. Jack looked at them and then nodded as he turned to fully face the Doctor. He crossed his arms on the desk as he stared at the Doctor.

"You have to understand I am livid at you at the moment. I don't think I have ever been angrier at you in all the years I have known you and it is going to take me a long time to forgive you for placing me in the Master's hands even if you had a good reason to. That being said, I am not as angry as I thought I would be about the drugs. I understand wanting to forget and while some people turn to alcohol, others do choose drugs," Jack informed him more calmly then he felt.

"I'm sorry, Jack but I had no other choice," The Doctor started to apologize again. Jack held up his hand again to stop him and the Doctor let his hand close with a snap.

"I don't want to hear this again right now. I have something else that I want to discuss at the moment that is going to determine where we go from here," Jack told him.

"Alright," the Doctor agreed nervously knowing what was coming.

"First, I want to know how long ago did you relapse?" Jack questioned. The Doctor opened his mouth and Jack held up a hand to stop him from replying right away. "And don't lie to me and tell me this was your first time. I have suspected for a while now that you were using again but I didn't have proof up until now."

"I don't know for sure," the Doctor answered. He honestly wasn't sure how long it had been since he started using the drugs again but he knew when it started. It wasn't an excuse and he didn't want to tell Jack that the first time he sought out the drugs again after Jack had used his body roughly. He had taken them as he considered never returning to Cardiff. It had taken him a long time to force himself back to Jack's home convinced that if Jack hurt him again he would stay away for good. They never discussed that night and while Jack had been cold to him in bed again, he never physically hurt him during sex again.

"I am going to give you an option. You can take the drugs again and seek their comfort but I am not going to let you near Emily while you are high. You will be given a blood test every time you return and if the test comes back positive you won't be allowed to see her until it is clean. Or you can go and put these chains on the handbrake and I will take them off again once you have finished withdrawing," Jack tells him.

"Will I have to stay in the cells?" the Doctor asks softly.

"No, you can stay at home with me and Emily. I won't tell her your withdrawing but explain that you are sick. If you become a danger to her I won't hesitate to bring you back but for the worst of the symptoms you will be allowed to hide in our room," Jack explains. He saw the Doctor look towards the TARDIS then back to Jack.

"Nobody else will know what I've done," the Doctor questioned.

"I won't tell anyone, including Martha unless I have to. I just expect you to be honest with me during the process. If you end up having seizures or your hearts stop, I will have no choice but to get her involved but for the meantime, we can keep it quiet," Jack reassured him. The Doctor nodded. He picked up both the bag of drugs as well as the chains disappearing into the TARDIS. Jack waited to hear the familiar thrum of the TARDIS leaving but it was less than ten minutes later that the Doctor returned. He held out the bag to Jack and Jack took it with a small smile on his face.

"Let's go home."