Jason's point of view in Ultimatum, escorting the reporter through the back hallways of the station. Word: Freeze.


Registering a glint of light off of something in the corner as he went to retrieve the astonished, terrified reporter, Jason glanced up. And froze.

The metallic eye of the security camera—his mind raced; since when had they installed cameras in this corridor?—was trained directly on him. He sensed the animosity of the bureaucrats as they glared at him through the lens, a group of old men holed up in Langley with too many guns and too little conscience.

Steering the reporter before him, he forced his feet to move and started planning a new escape route.