Daniel Jackson walked into the briefing room where Janet Fraiser, General Hammond and Teal'c sat. "Well, Jack's out."

"What?" Janet asked.

"I know…I guess they hurt each other really bad."

"Dr. Jackson, I need time to assign replacements for your team. Until then, I want you and Teal'c to work with Agent Barrett to find Dr. Carter. That's not an order."

Daniel nodded. "I understand."

"Sir," Janet interrupted. "I need to go with them. When they find her, she may need medical attention."

The General mulled the thought over. As he did so, a man walked into the briefing room. "She's right, General. We're gonna need ol' Doc Fraiser."

They all looked over to him. "Jack?" Daniel asked.

"The one and only." He said, dressed in jeans, a white t-shirt and a black leather jacket.

"I thought you said he wasn't interested." Janet said.

"Yeah, well…I looked at the pros and cons. And there just weren't any pros to having Carter experimented on by NID scientists."

"Good to have you back, Colonel." Hammond said.

"Hey, it's just 'til we find Carter, then...I'm back to Minnesota."

"Understood."

Hammond turned to them all. "Keep in touch. I'll keep an ear to the ground from here, and I'll let you know if I find anything."

"Likewise, General." Jack responded.

Then, the General retreated to his office. Jack turned to the other occupants of the room. "Well, let's get started. We don't want to waste any time."

"What changed your mind, Jack?" Daniel asked.

"No matter how I feel about anyone, I have the decency to realize that no one has a built-in clause to experiment on anybody. And...I've dealt with rogue NID more often than any of you. So...you need me."

"That's true, but Barrett could help us out just as well as you could." Daniel pointed out.

"I do not believe that O'Neill wishes to reveal his true purpose for assisting in the rescue of Major Carter." Teal'c supplied.

"Thanks, T."

"I did not say that I agreed with your reasoning, O'Neill. I simply stated that you are uncomfortable with this interrogation."

"Well, thanks anyway, T." Jack said after a moment of careful consideration of his friend's message. "Let's go. We have a meeting with Agent Barrett at 1330 hours. Better not be late."