He nods. "I didn't think it worked at first. Oh, Steve got it, and Tony vanished, so--"

Bucky swallows, hard, as his arms tighten around her again.

"But Zemo came out. Ordered me to stop fighting Steve. Had to do it, or give the game away. He wanted to - to hurt him. He wanted to --"

He can hear the strain in his own voice, but he can't seem to do anything about it.

"He aimed his gun at you. Ordered me to find Tony in the control room and kill him. Told Steve he could only save one of you."