Disclaimer: I do not own the Stargate Universe, though I should cause I'm cool.

Author's Notes: Okay okay, so this has ended up being a bit more of a sequel to Trace Elements than I first anticipated. So sue me.....on second thoughts don't. Just read Trace Elements if you haven't you'll understand stuff like the buyer and such.

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Sam flexed her shoulder, rotating the bruised joint. Hissing as it stung she picked up the object in front her and sighed. The object had recorded the data she had collected off the fence. There had been no power in the zat-fence, it was not operational and so therefore she felt it was okay to examine connecting power leads on a tactile level. Someone had been watching her and that someone had turned the fence on.

She was also betting that whoever turned the fence on and assisted in the breach that allowed three goa'uld to be running loose in the general populace.

She had a fairly good idea of who, they would have to be high up enough in the chain of command to cause a power outage but also able to access the controls for perimeter security to turn the fence on and off at will. Problem was that all the people she held as suspects had been inside the main building where the security systems were controlled at the time of the accident.

Carter had talked to the Colonel about it and he agreed with her list of suspects. Okay so it wasn't much of a list, they had three people. Alex Philips was at the top of their list, followed closely by Emily Shaw, she was head of security, thus the access and knowledge the third individual was Lucy Carmiston, head of science and technology she had the clearance and knowledge.

Fiona Cole had been wiped off the list fairly early on, after all she'd called them out,plus she'd been located at the doorway to the facility the time factor meant it was impossible for her to have flicked the switch.

There was a bang as the door to the room she was using as a temporary lab swung open. Jack O'Neill burst in.

We have a suspect goa'uld death. Sam was up in a flash and on his heels as they headed out.


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Arriving at the scene they found a police car and ambulance waiting. Lights ablaze and the area was cordoned off. Flashing military id there were permitted fairly quickly to the crime scene.

A man lay sprawled on his back, pale with his mouth gaping and his eyes staring out of opened lids. A forensic officer was already examining the body.

What've you got? Jack asked kneeling next to the man and flashing his id again.

Appears that the only wound is at the back of his throat, but it's fairly small and there are no other signs of trauma. To be honest, I'm not exactly sure how he died. I'll need to do a full autopsy Jack nodded and stood. He noticed Sam was standing to the side looking decidedly edgy

What is it Carter? Jack asked in a low voice.

There's a goa'uld here, I can feel it. The sickening feeling had been racing up and down her spine since they got here, she couldn't pick who it was though. Looking over to a group of people, two police officers and an ambulance officer. Sam tilted her head and took a few steps closer, the feeling was stronger, like someone was trying to pull out of spine.

She had reached the trio now and stood slightly to the side as they spoke. One of them was the goa'uld, she was sure of it. She glanced at them and one of the police turned to face her. She was a young woman, her eyes raked up and down Sam's body. Carter gasped as the feeling grew tenfold. She back off as the woman eyes flared gold.

Move, go! She yelled at the remaining two. The remained unmoved and Sam's breath caught in her throat as their heads turned to face her at the same time and their eyes flashed the same eerie gold. She roared and pulled out her hand gun firing off a shot at one of them.

Jack looked up at the sound of Carter's scream and the shot firing off. He saw the trio and watched as the woman raised her hand, a goa'uld device attached to it. Sam hadn't seen the ribbon device in the goa'uld's hand

Carter duck! He yelled and the blonde major dropped like a stone, the shockwave flew back and connected with him and the forensic officer hurling them back into the wall. They lay in a messy heap well and truly out of it. Sam raised her head and saw her unconscious CO, jumping to her feet she turned to run when a hand clamped around her wrist.

Stay awhile Major, we have a buyer who's been trying very hard to get a hold of you.


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Nym-8/04/03

Okay, so here it is, the next chapter whadda ya think? Reviews please!