He is, unfortunately, very serious, and he’s spent a long enough time convincing himself that it is a matter of keeping his people safe that he believes it, even if the face of the attack she describes. He wonders if she knows who was behind it, really. If she fought Reyes in the museum aware of who is behind the mask.

“I know what happened at Gibraltar.”

Just in case she thought for some reason that he isn’t on the up-and-up when it comes to what Winston has been doing. There’s an edge to his voice, like he doesn’t approve of something—the Recall, of course. Jack is stubborn, that much about him hasn’t changed, and he’s had plenty of time to become convinced that staying dead was the right decision. They’re the ones trying to drag everything up again.

“You think painting a target on your back is the answer?”

Because that’s what the Recall is.