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PART 14:
Reed walked through the halls of Enterprise. It was late and he was looking forward to taking a nice hot shower and getting at least a couple of hours of sleep.
He had already interviewed half the people on his list, his last of the night being Trip.
He couldn't shake the attitude Trip had when he was questioning him. Reed chalked it up to him being woken up to come take care of a problem in engineering. He knew how cranky Trip could be if he didn't get enough sleep.
He turned the corner and ran into Ensign Driscoll coming out of Trip's quarters.
"Ensign," Reed said.
"Lieutenant Reed."
"Is there a reason why you're in Commander Tucker's quarters when he's not there?"
"He asked me to get his tricorder," Driscoll lied.
Reed looked down at Driscoll's empty hands, then back up at him.
"It wasn't where he said it was," Driscoll said.
"I see. Do you mind answering some questions for me?" He figured he could cross off at least one more person on his list.
"About what?" Driscoll asked.
"You were in Sickbay last week, weren't you?"
"Yes I was," Driscoll said. "I fell off the warp reactor Commander Tucker insisted I go."
"How long where you in there?"
"Maybe twenty minutes the most," Driscoll recalled. "I remember Doctor Phlox giving me a shot for my back and then you called saying you needed him in the Armory.
"Did Doctor Phlox leave you alone in Sickbay at all?"
"No sir, I left when he did. You can ask him yourself?"
"I'll do that. Did you notice anyone hanging around Sickbay?"
"Not that I can remember."
"Thank you, Ensign," Reed said.
Driscoll watched Reed walk away. He let out the breath that he was holding. He knew he needed to step up things with his plan. He walked towards engineering.
END OF PART 14
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PART 14:
Reed walked through the halls of Enterprise. It was late and he was looking forward to taking a nice hot shower and getting at least a couple of hours of sleep.
He had already interviewed half the people on his list, his last of the night being Trip.
He couldn't shake the attitude Trip had when he was questioning him. Reed chalked it up to him being woken up to come take care of a problem in engineering. He knew how cranky Trip could be if he didn't get enough sleep.
He turned the corner and ran into Ensign Driscoll coming out of Trip's quarters.
"Ensign," Reed said.
"Lieutenant Reed."
"Is there a reason why you're in Commander Tucker's quarters when he's not there?"
"He asked me to get his tricorder," Driscoll lied.
Reed looked down at Driscoll's empty hands, then back up at him.
"It wasn't where he said it was," Driscoll said.
"I see. Do you mind answering some questions for me?" He figured he could cross off at least one more person on his list.
"About what?" Driscoll asked.
"You were in Sickbay last week, weren't you?"
"Yes I was," Driscoll said. "I fell off the warp reactor Commander Tucker insisted I go."
"How long where you in there?"
"Maybe twenty minutes the most," Driscoll recalled. "I remember Doctor Phlox giving me a shot for my back and then you called saying you needed him in the Armory.
"Did Doctor Phlox leave you alone in Sickbay at all?"
"No sir, I left when he did. You can ask him yourself?"
"I'll do that. Did you notice anyone hanging around Sickbay?"
"Not that I can remember."
"Thank you, Ensign," Reed said.
Driscoll watched Reed walk away. He let out the breath that he was holding. He knew he needed to step up things with his plan. He walked towards engineering.
END OF PART 14