"Boiling water'll do that," Sinclair laughs. He sips his own coffee cautiously, not wanting to make Jack's mistake.

"I'm still hoping Doctor Tenenbaum will help us out. It'll take some convincing, but I believe there's some common ground between us that we can work on. Now, I can't stop you from talking to her, chief, but just. ...Be careful of what you say, alright? If she gets all bent out of shape because you started pushing the wrong buttons, we're never gonna get anything out of her."

There, now that's on the table. Nobody can say he didn't try.