"Well, I'm was hoping I could convince you to come here. Some of your friends are already here and I've been trying my best to save you one by one. Sage's staged death was just the beginning." I pause to let what I said sink in.
I take a deep breath. "Don't worry. I have something planned for him too but not yet... Mitch'll definitely notice something's up. I'll have to bring him last."
I suggest, "You can always stay there and work as a double agent if you don't want to leave without Jean..."