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PART 12:
Archer was laying in bed reading. His door chimes went off.
"Come in," he yelled, putting the book aside and getting up.
Reed walked through the door.
"Malcolm what brings you here at this time of night?" Archer asked.
"Thought I'd give you an update on the investigation," Reed answered.
"Have you found out anything?"
"Since Doctor Phlox has no idea when the drugs where taken," Reed explained. "I'm going to start interviewing everyone who's been in Sickbay for the past month."
"Is that the list?" Archer asked pointing to the tricorder in Reeds hand.
Looking at the list, he finally handed it over to Archer. "There's about 30 names on the list. I should be done with it by Thursday."
Archer looked it over. One name caught his attention. "Trip?" he looked up at Reed.
"According to Doctor Phlox," Reed said. "Trip brought one of his engineers in the day before he discovered the drugs gone."
"I see," Archer said.
Reed watched the expression on Archer's face change. "Captain?"
Archer came out of his thought. "So you're going to question Trip?"
Reed looked at Archer and thought what a strange question.
"I figured I'd ask him if he saw anyone hanging out around sickbay when he left."
"Good idea," Archer said.
"Is there something wrong Captain?" Reed asked.
"Just want to find out who took these drugs," Archer answered.
"You and me both," Reed said.
"You'll give me a full report on how the interviews went."
"Aye sir."
"Did you ever ask Doctor Phlox what to look for when someone is taking morphine?" Archer asked.
"No sir," Reed answered. "I can talk to him tomorrow about it."
"No you get on those interviews," Archer said. "I'll talk to him when I get the chance."
"Yes sir," Reed said. He turned to walk out. He looked back at Archer who seemed to be deep in thought.
Reed wondered what Archer knew about the drugs. He could see that it was troubling him, whatever it was. But Reed knew when the time would come when Archer would share those thoughts with him. He walked out the door.
Archer sat there. He couldn't get Trip's recent behavior out of his mind. And now the fact that Trip was in sickbay the day before all this started. Archer wondered.
You're crazy, he thought to himself. He's known Trip for eight years and he's never seen him take any kind of drug unless it was under a doctor's order, and even then he never finished the treatment.
Archer pushed the thought from his mind. He had to believe that Trip's behavior was due to his over working.
Still there was that little voice in the back of his mind asking what if?
END OF PART 12
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PART 12:
Archer was laying in bed reading. His door chimes went off.
"Come in," he yelled, putting the book aside and getting up.
Reed walked through the door.
"Malcolm what brings you here at this time of night?" Archer asked.
"Thought I'd give you an update on the investigation," Reed answered.
"Have you found out anything?"
"Since Doctor Phlox has no idea when the drugs where taken," Reed explained. "I'm going to start interviewing everyone who's been in Sickbay for the past month."
"Is that the list?" Archer asked pointing to the tricorder in Reeds hand.
Looking at the list, he finally handed it over to Archer. "There's about 30 names on the list. I should be done with it by Thursday."
Archer looked it over. One name caught his attention. "Trip?" he looked up at Reed.
"According to Doctor Phlox," Reed said. "Trip brought one of his engineers in the day before he discovered the drugs gone."
"I see," Archer said.
Reed watched the expression on Archer's face change. "Captain?"
Archer came out of his thought. "So you're going to question Trip?"
Reed looked at Archer and thought what a strange question.
"I figured I'd ask him if he saw anyone hanging out around sickbay when he left."
"Good idea," Archer said.
"Is there something wrong Captain?" Reed asked.
"Just want to find out who took these drugs," Archer answered.
"You and me both," Reed said.
"You'll give me a full report on how the interviews went."
"Aye sir."
"Did you ever ask Doctor Phlox what to look for when someone is taking morphine?" Archer asked.
"No sir," Reed answered. "I can talk to him tomorrow about it."
"No you get on those interviews," Archer said. "I'll talk to him when I get the chance."
"Yes sir," Reed said. He turned to walk out. He looked back at Archer who seemed to be deep in thought.
Reed wondered what Archer knew about the drugs. He could see that it was troubling him, whatever it was. But Reed knew when the time would come when Archer would share those thoughts with him. He walked out the door.
Archer sat there. He couldn't get Trip's recent behavior out of his mind. And now the fact that Trip was in sickbay the day before all this started. Archer wondered.
You're crazy, he thought to himself. He's known Trip for eight years and he's never seen him take any kind of drug unless it was under a doctor's order, and even then he never finished the treatment.
Archer pushed the thought from his mind. He had to believe that Trip's behavior was due to his over working.
Still there was that little voice in the back of his mind asking what if?
END OF PART 12