>Remember how he didnt want to help Jack save that kid "so he
>can grow up and kill us"?
>
>Between that and the drugs, it's safe to say that Jack could
>have assumed he did it on purpose


You're right. I had forgotten about that part.

Also, I think Jack and the kid's mom had a mutual, unspoken attraction.. I remember that same kid was trying to give Jack a fish a while back before one of the other soldiers was like "get that corn out my face!" so he had a friendly bond with the boy before Nicky.