Chapter 10 - The Trap

"Jack, are you okay? "

Jack smiled - well, that's what Daniel guessed thanks to the tone he used to answer.

"It can't be her ! She punched me! "

"Jack, you wanted to touch her breasts, how did you want her to react ? " Daniel asked.

He helped Jack to get up and they went to talk to General Hammond.

"Colonel O'Neill ! Why are you bleeding on my office floor ?" the General growled.

"Long story, sir," Jack said, sitting in a chair in front of his superior's desk. Daniel returned a few seconds later with a first aid kit, he cleaned and cared for his friend's face as he tried to explain what happened.

" Carter hit me !"

" Major Carter punched you in the nose ? " Hammond asked, incredulously.

" You find it strange too ! Anyway, I went to see her, to make her advances and she hit me in the face ! Carter would never do that ! "

" Wait a moment, Colonel. You're telling me that you perpetrated sexual harassment on your 2IC and she defended herself by hitting you ? "

Jack replied with a triumphant look "Yes, exactly !"

"But Colonel, I'll have to put you in jail for that !"

"General, I think Jack isn't very clear" Daniel defended, shaking his head. It was obvious that presented like that way, the facts didn't plead for Jack.

Daniel then explained everything from the beginning to calm Hammond, who was red with anger and ready to arrest O'Neill. He relaxed as Jack gave arguments for his defense.

" You know me better, sir, never in my life I'd hurt Carter on purpose or force her to do anything against her will ! If I was convinced that she was… well, Carter ! "

" I see. But Colonel, next time, come and talk to me before ! "

"Uh, yes, sir. "

Hammond decided to summon Sam Carter as soon as possible, in order to have a deeper briefing about the last mission and force her to reveal if she really was Carter.

"Colonel , go to the infirmary !" the General ordered.

"But I'm fine, sir ! "

"I know that, I don't want her to be with with you, in the same room !"

Jack left the room, leaving Daniel and Hammond alone. The General summoned Carter, but Harriman couldn't find her. The rest of SG1 searched the base, as the security registry didn't mentioned she had left.

Sam Beckett finally found Teal'c, instead of the contrary.

"Teal'c ! Over here ! "

Teal'c locked himself in a small room with Sam Beckett.

" Colonel O'Neill has made advances to me, I don't know what to do !" Sam said, whispering.

" I know, I have been informed. He suspects that Major Carter is not in her usual state. Maybe we should tell him the truth?" Teal'c offered.

"No, he will never believe me !"

" And why not ?"

"Because it's crazy to tell him that I travel from body to body for five years ! "

" No."

" Here, it's my turn to ask you, why not? "

"Because Colonel O'Neill sees amazing things for years and although he certainly wouldn't understand how you do, he would be perfectly able to believe you. "

Sam Beckett then realized that his Jaffa friend was surely right, O'Neill traveled across the galaxy for a long time, he would probably also willing to believe Teal'c, if he was supporting. They decided to go to the briefing room. The two men found Daniel and the General awaiting for them.

" Major Carter, please have a sit " the General gently invited and Sam obeyed, nervously. "Do you want to press charges against Colonel O'Neill ? "

" No, sir " Sam Beckett replied, convinced that it would probably be bad for Carter's career. Besides, he knew it was a trap.

"Very well. Colonel O'Neill told me you have acted in self-defense, Major" Hammond explained.

Sam nodded but the alarm prevented them to go forward. Everyone got down to the control room and Harriman told the General that they received a Tok'ra IDC. Once the iris opened, Jacob Carter walked through the 'gate.

Hammond greeted his old friend and Jacob looked in Beckett's direction.

" Who is it ? " Jacob asked.

" Jacob ? Who are you talking about ? "

" This person between Daniel and Teal'c. "

" But, it's Sam, your daughter ! "

"No, I don't think so ! "

George Hammond asked everyone to go to the briefing room and he summoned Colonel O'Neill on the spot.