Centex, Thank you for the continued support and encouragement. Ethan was walking a tightrope over an abyss from his loss. One wrong move and he could have potentially been lost to his grief and perhaps gone feral. Figuring out the dreams and putting them to use would give them an advantage that can't be understated.
Since Ethan doesn't have anyone that can train him or an owners manual to go by, his mind relies on instinct to guide him in using his gifts. Between his human side, the elemental side and his wolf side, it gives him a lot to draw on. The healer in him realized that one at a time just wouldn't work from a safety perspective so he created his own way of dealing with the situation.
Jean-Pierre had issued orders that the hostages were strictly hands off, for the time being. Though as the saying goes, 'when the cats away'... That said, the culture of the gang would allow for the rough and abusive treatment of the hostages under normal conditions. Jean just sees that they are in anything but normal conditions with the botched attack.
Aiden's actions are the new mystery. He may not even realize what happened since just like with Ethan, this first use of extreme power left him out cold on the floor. The rogue guards that were killed had never had any direct contact with Aiden, so they would have had no reason to think he could potentially be an Alpha. When they looked in the cell and saw his wolf, they just figured someone screwed up and he was a lunis instead of a lupus wolf. Even Jean-Pierre hasn't figured it out on a conscious level, though he feels he can talk to Aiden as an equal. Aiden is still coming into his own and not necessarily exhibiting all outward characteristics of an Alpha.
Not sure if there are cameras in the cell block or not. It isn't like they are in continual use normally and that would be an added expense if not regularly utilized, but it is possible