Jack was sitting at one of the tables in Café Diem. He was waiting for Allison, but he was too caught up in his thoughts to look at the clock. Something wasn't sitting right with him about Zane's trip. They had all dabbled in time travel before. This was what it got them. Jack couldn't help but worry about the repercussions Zane's activity would have on the future.
"The look on your face is very unnerving, Carter." Jo said.
Jack looked up. "Oh hey Jo."
"Something wrong?" Jo asked.
Jack tilted his head. "I'm not sure."
"Let me guess, he's tall, dark hair, and came from the future?" Jo asked.
"Yep." Jack nodded. "Something isn't right about this."
"Yeah, one Donovan is bad enough." Jo said.
"Other than that." Jack said.
Jo shrugged. "What do you mean?"
"We both know how Zane is. He doesn't do anything unless it benefits him in one way or another." Jack said.
"You think that's what he's doing here?" Jo asked.
"Well Allison did detect a fake limb." Jack said.
"You think he's back to keep himself from losing his leg?" Jo asked.
Jack shook his head. "No. No…maybe. I don't know exactly."
"You think there's something he's not telling us?" Jo asked.
Jack opened his mouth to reply, but he stopped. "Now I know there's something he's not telling us."
Jo turned. Zane walked into Café Diem without his future self. "He didn't."
Jack and Jo rose from their chairs. They walked over to Zane, who was leaning against the counter.
"Zane." Jo called.
"You're not going to grill me for eating, are you Lupo?" Zane asked.
"No, but uh...where's your buddy?" Jack asked.
"Still working on the converter." Zane answered.
Jo groaned and lowered her head.
"He did." Jack groaned. He turned from Zane and jogged out the door.
Jo glared at Zane and followed Carter out of the café.
Zane was still in his lab when Jack and Jo entered. He was working on something neither one had seen this Zane work on. It was new. It was attached to the wall beneath a smaller device that Jo assumed to be the field to reduce the stress on the main grid. Jack stormed across the lab and grabbed Zane's shoulder.
"You really had us going." Jack said.
"What are you talking about?" Zane asked.
"It's time to come clean, Zane." Jack said. He pulled Zane from the converter toward the door.