Not one to turn down information, especially when it's freely given, Howard nods as though he understands a damn bit of what she's saying. He'll need to go over it later, but right this second, he needed out of this building. He keeps close as they make their way down the stairs, keeping an ear out for the telltale sound of footsteps. He might not be Carter, but they'd sent him on missions, too.

Dropping his hat on Jane's head with a wink, he moves ahead of her, not wanting to her to meet up with any problems first. He needed her right where she was, alive and not in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.

"Lab accident," he answers, pitching his voice to only carry as far as her. He pulls his stolen gun out of his pocket, keeping the barrel pointed down. "I got thrown into a secure area. They didn't like that. I don't suppose you know what the hell the Tesseract is, do you?" Might be a long shot, but she sounded in the know.