Abduction

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The entire premises had been searched, top to bottom, twice. There was no sign of her, other than a strong scent on one of the two beds found in the warehouse. Both had had handcuffs attached.

The prisoners were all in the room with the beds, all handcuffed, some being mutely bandaged by an anxious Fraiser, when Jack stormed back in.

"Where the hell is she?"

"I was hoping you'd tell us." A white-coated man said coolly. "Ouch! Where did you learn to bandage woman, preschool?"

"I could have just left you to bleed. It would have killed you." Fraiser replied, yet more coolly. "I take it there's no sign of her then, Colonel?"

"She WAS here. We know she was. What have you done with her?" Jack saw the man sense the threat.

"Not what I was planning on. She's a head case. We haven't seen her since 6:45 AM."

"What?"

"Your little Houdini did a runner. If I knew how, or where to, she'd be back here by now."

"Sir." One of the dog handlers came in at a jog. " We're getting a lot of false leads with the dogs." Major Carter went out of the room she was in by a fire escape, but beyond that... The dew was just so heavy this morning Sir. It's tough on the dogs. But they'll get there. Don't worry. They're smart. Smarter than us sometimes. They'll get there."

"Just keep at it." Jack answered. The dog handler jogged off again. Dead ends and fog banks. That was what they'd found here. Jack turned back to the white coated man. "What did you do to find her?"

"Swept the whole place. Three times. She didn't leave by the front gates either."

"And?"

"What do you think? Unless she can jump a 7' wall, she's still here. I'd guess she's out of it." The double doors burst open again.

"O'Neill."

"T?"

"We have discovered this device. It appears Goa'uld in design, but I do not recognise it." It did look distinctly Gooldy. Brassy, about half the size of a pen lid again, ornate, Daniel-style symbols all over it... the works.

"What the hell's that?" Jack asked the man again.

"Subcutaneous time release capsule if you really wanna know. Watch it woman!"

"What the hell is that?" Jack repeated, more slowly.

"A thing that goes under the skin and releases drugs. We put one in Houdini to keep her quiet."

"Keep her quiet?" Fraiser interrupted.

"Yes, I didn't like to say `sedated` in case you didn't understand me." Fraiser ignored the taunt.

"With what?"

"I think that might be over your head."

"Answer the damn question!" Jack's threat made the man flinch

"Vallium."

"How much?" Fraiser asked tentatively.

"As much as we needed to keep her out."

"How much?" Fraiser looked afraid now.

"Why? Ask her yourself, if you find her. If not, it doesn't matter, does it?"

"How much!" Fraiser shouted, stepping up close, revealing the height difference to perfection. The man wavered then yielded.

"Fifty-five mg."

"Fifty-five mg? Oh my..." Fraiser tailed off, leaving her head in her hands. She looked up again.

"Explain?" Jack hadn't understood half of the last thirty seconds.

"Sam's very resistant to Vallium. I don't know for sure, but I think her first symbiote taught her body to break it down. Twenty mg would put a normal woman her size out, she needs fifty to be out for any length of time. I don't dare give her any more. If I gave myself fifty-five mg, I'd drop dead. He's right. On fifty-five mg, she won't have got far. I'm amazed she could stand up. How long has she been on that dose?"

"About 12 hours."

"And the time release capsule is still dosing her."

"Yes."

"Oh my God. Colonel, we have to find her."

By the way, any comment on the woman who found Sam? Friend or foe?