Explanation

Drew doesn't say much, but keeps his eyes on the road and sticks to the back roads with little traffic.

The guy in the back glares at Misty, not moving to relax, but continuing to be alert, his gun poised.

The rain starts, and begins to come down in sheets, blinding lightning slowing the jeep and making the visibility poor. Drew takes his time, though is tense. "So, since we're going to be on the road longer than planned, why don't you go ahead and tell me what Carson has been up to, since he isn't really dead?


Jason grits his teeth, thinking...trying to come up with a good way to say this. "Nate, this thing has been a disaster from the get-go. Look...Reese wanted to know if Carson was going to stay on our side or not. We didn't trust him, so we decided to see if he'd double-cross us or not. We'd already been talking about it, then the fool went and tried to kill himself, so we held off a little bit. We got Ty involved too, so nothing would go wrong."

He pauses to sigh, an irritated expression on his face. "Things were fine until Misty got in the mix. We didn't think she would be stupid enough to involve herself... We had two guys pick up Carson tonight and take him somewhere to try and get him to talk. We knew if we played it right, he'd believe they were from the Agency, who would want answers from him about us. The guys were instructed to threaten him, maybe rough him up a little, just enough so we'd know if he'd cave or not."

Jason shakes his head. "Apparently Misty followed them, also believing they were from the Agency, so they shook her off their trail. Now we have two unfortunate events. One is that apparently our two guys didn't quite get the meaning of roughing up Carson just "a little" and he's been put through the wringer." He shrugs. "The good news is that he didn't talk, so we can trust him as far as that goes. The bad news is that Misty is now on the loose, under the impression that the Agency has Carson which means..." Jason takes a deep breath. "That she's probably gone off to the Agency, and she knows where they are because she was involved with him. Problem is, once she's there, there will be no Carson, and who knows where that will lead her, or them, or whatever."

Jason pauses again, trying to make sure he's gotten everything with his fast-paced explanation. "And now...the only one who can help get Misty back is Carson because he would know where the Agency would take her, but he's not exactly in great shape at the moment."

He throws up his hands. "This whole thing would have been fine if Misty hadn't tried to be a hero."