"Where and when, of course I do." The Doctor looked at Jack, free of judgment. He really had no room for that. With a shake of his head he managed a hint of a smile. "I shouldn't have contacted you when I stumbled upon him. I know that now."

That wasn't the kind of dilemma one forced on a friend. He couldn't have anticipated it, not really, but... "I can take him there." He paused for a moment, then lifted his shoulders in a light shrug. "I'm not fixing his vortex manipulator."