Chapter 8
At the sound of the alarm Janet groaned; she was so tired, and then she remember why and sat bolt upright. Grateful she had remembered first, otherwise she might have thought she had died and ended up in boy band hell. Quickly finding some clothes she headed for her own room to wake Sam but when she got there the room had already been vacated.
"Sam" she called out gently
"Yes" A strong voice came from just behind her; she jumped so badly and then burst out laughing "You scared the life out of me"
"Sorry, I couldn't sleep so I got up to have a shower, I hope that's OK," She asked quickly
"Fine, did you find a towel alright?"
Before Sam could answer there was a loud crash from downstairs
"Ah, the beast awakens" Sam joked but Janet looked worried.
"Are you OK Daniel?" Janet shouted over the banisters
"Yer, fine," Came a grumpy sounding reply.
"He doesn't really function without coffee" Sam informed her
"Let me get dressed and I'll see what we've got in. Cassie does tend to eat me out of house and home though"
"Where is she by the way"
"At Anna's which I think might actually mean Dominic's but I'm not sure yet"
"They're that serious?"
"Young love! It's always serious, till the end of time, stuff"
"I don't really recall" Sam said with a half smile
"Ah that bad" Janet said knowingly, determinedly trying not to treat Sam any differently because of Jonas. Sam would have to answer enough questions and still had enough battles to fight without also being isolated further by her friends. "OK, do you mind if I just grab my work stuff, I forgot last night"
"Sure I'll go and ensure Daniel remembers how to dress"
Once they were all properly dressed and sufficiently dosed up with caffeine they headed to the SGC. Daniel received a phone call from Jack saying he'd left Jonas at home and was coming in. They arranged a meeting in Janet's office at 10am baring emergencies.
Then they all agreed to head to their respective labs and offices, till Jack arrived.
"OK kids, what now?" Jack began
"What did you find out? We still don't know, Sam was out of the house pretty quick once Jonas passed out, as far as I gathered" Daniel asked
"Well the system is simple. At a small internet shop, Jonas pays to keep a connection for him open everyday for one hour, from which a message will be sent if he is absent for three consecutive days without prior notice"
"How do you intend to prevent it being sent when we apprehend Jonas Hanson?" Tlea'c asked.
"I'm not sure yet, we could just contact the shop, get them never to open that connection."
"Wouldn't work Sir, because if he ever got a chance to access the internet again, the message would be sent, to risky, and if there are confidential documents in there we really don't want them sitting around on the net"
"So we need to get into it and delete it"
"Yep, know any good hackers?"
"But it's only a regular email account, surely Sam you could do something" Daniel questioned, "You decrypted all those NID files."
"Maybe given time, but I was never the hacker type of physics student"
"Bet you know someone though, any ideas?" Jack prodded
"Off the record?" inquired Janet.
"This conversation is hardly a recordable event"
"Yes Sir, I know but it just force of habit to check"
"You'll be asking permission to speak freely Sir, to me in a minute" A pained looked flicked again in Sam's eyes, he wondered about the reason but didn't ask.
"OK. Lieutenant Hailey could do it, Sir. I think she has an interest in the right field."
"There was that incident about a year ago at the Academy I heard some very good likeness of the CO had been posted on the public site"
"My lips are sealed, Sir, but I think she is the women for this job. I'll ask her, we have kept in touch as friends."
"I think she'll jump at the chance, she been dying for something exciting to happen for weeks since she was stationed here but has not yet been allocated a team." Janet was a little worried about bringing the young Lieutenant in on the plan but she knew they needed her.
"Today, Janet because I don't want Sam going home again."
"I'll be fine really Sir,"
"Not after last nights little display, Major. We are ending this now!"
"I'll go down and see Hailey, give her a brief overview of the situation as long as that's OK, with you Sam?"
"Sure, she's a good person she'll keep it to herself" Sam answered.
Daniel looked at her, most people on Base gossiped, didn't Sam realise that most people had already got a complicated story behind her bruising and trips to the infirmary, one more log on the fire would make no difference even if this one burned true.
"If it's a go, meet at lunch for update, 1300 here. Is that OK Janet?"
"Sure we've got no patients at the moment and if the nursing staff think it funny we keep cramming in here, let them guess. At least there no chance of being overheard, like in the labs."
"That is settled then, see you all later, good luck Janet" Jack concluded.
"Sure see you later." replies Janet as Jack leaves. "Sam can I see you for a sec?"
"Sure."
"Would you like to come with me?"
Sam thought about it for a moment, "Not really but I should, shouldn't I?"
"I think maybe, but it's up to you. Hailey really does respect you, she asked after you a lot, I think she'll understand"
"Sure. I think the more people I tell the easier it will be. So when are you heading down to see her?"
"Right now, they can easily contact me if they need me"
"Let go then" Sam squared her shoulders and headed for the door.
The meeting with Hailey had gone well. She had been formal but as soon as Janet explained the situation she had offered any services she had, to bring Hanson to justice.
The look in her eyes Sam noticed was one of anger. She was no stranger to bullies and had never backed down, Sam couldn't help feeling she must be a little disappointed in her.
She joined them in the Janet's office at 1300, making it even more crowded than before.
"You know people really are going to start talking about us in this cupboard, no offence doc" Jack joked
"None taken,"
"OK, guys Lieutenant Hailey is happy to help" Sam offered, wanting to move on, more worried than the others about who the SGC rumour mill might get back to.
"OK, kids this is how this afternoon is going to happen" Jack began issuing orders.
At the sound of the alarm Janet groaned; she was so tired, and then she remember why and sat bolt upright. Grateful she had remembered first, otherwise she might have thought she had died and ended up in boy band hell. Quickly finding some clothes she headed for her own room to wake Sam but when she got there the room had already been vacated.
"Sam" she called out gently
"Yes" A strong voice came from just behind her; she jumped so badly and then burst out laughing "You scared the life out of me"
"Sorry, I couldn't sleep so I got up to have a shower, I hope that's OK," She asked quickly
"Fine, did you find a towel alright?"
Before Sam could answer there was a loud crash from downstairs
"Ah, the beast awakens" Sam joked but Janet looked worried.
"Are you OK Daniel?" Janet shouted over the banisters
"Yer, fine," Came a grumpy sounding reply.
"He doesn't really function without coffee" Sam informed her
"Let me get dressed and I'll see what we've got in. Cassie does tend to eat me out of house and home though"
"Where is she by the way"
"At Anna's which I think might actually mean Dominic's but I'm not sure yet"
"They're that serious?"
"Young love! It's always serious, till the end of time, stuff"
"I don't really recall" Sam said with a half smile
"Ah that bad" Janet said knowingly, determinedly trying not to treat Sam any differently because of Jonas. Sam would have to answer enough questions and still had enough battles to fight without also being isolated further by her friends. "OK, do you mind if I just grab my work stuff, I forgot last night"
"Sure I'll go and ensure Daniel remembers how to dress"
Once they were all properly dressed and sufficiently dosed up with caffeine they headed to the SGC. Daniel received a phone call from Jack saying he'd left Jonas at home and was coming in. They arranged a meeting in Janet's office at 10am baring emergencies.
Then they all agreed to head to their respective labs and offices, till Jack arrived.
"OK kids, what now?" Jack began
"What did you find out? We still don't know, Sam was out of the house pretty quick once Jonas passed out, as far as I gathered" Daniel asked
"Well the system is simple. At a small internet shop, Jonas pays to keep a connection for him open everyday for one hour, from which a message will be sent if he is absent for three consecutive days without prior notice"
"How do you intend to prevent it being sent when we apprehend Jonas Hanson?" Tlea'c asked.
"I'm not sure yet, we could just contact the shop, get them never to open that connection."
"Wouldn't work Sir, because if he ever got a chance to access the internet again, the message would be sent, to risky, and if there are confidential documents in there we really don't want them sitting around on the net"
"So we need to get into it and delete it"
"Yep, know any good hackers?"
"But it's only a regular email account, surely Sam you could do something" Daniel questioned, "You decrypted all those NID files."
"Maybe given time, but I was never the hacker type of physics student"
"Bet you know someone though, any ideas?" Jack prodded
"Off the record?" inquired Janet.
"This conversation is hardly a recordable event"
"Yes Sir, I know but it just force of habit to check"
"You'll be asking permission to speak freely Sir, to me in a minute" A pained looked flicked again in Sam's eyes, he wondered about the reason but didn't ask.
"OK. Lieutenant Hailey could do it, Sir. I think she has an interest in the right field."
"There was that incident about a year ago at the Academy I heard some very good likeness of the CO had been posted on the public site"
"My lips are sealed, Sir, but I think she is the women for this job. I'll ask her, we have kept in touch as friends."
"I think she'll jump at the chance, she been dying for something exciting to happen for weeks since she was stationed here but has not yet been allocated a team." Janet was a little worried about bringing the young Lieutenant in on the plan but she knew they needed her.
"Today, Janet because I don't want Sam going home again."
"I'll be fine really Sir,"
"Not after last nights little display, Major. We are ending this now!"
"I'll go down and see Hailey, give her a brief overview of the situation as long as that's OK, with you Sam?"
"Sure, she's a good person she'll keep it to herself" Sam answered.
Daniel looked at her, most people on Base gossiped, didn't Sam realise that most people had already got a complicated story behind her bruising and trips to the infirmary, one more log on the fire would make no difference even if this one burned true.
"If it's a go, meet at lunch for update, 1300 here. Is that OK Janet?"
"Sure we've got no patients at the moment and if the nursing staff think it funny we keep cramming in here, let them guess. At least there no chance of being overheard, like in the labs."
"That is settled then, see you all later, good luck Janet" Jack concluded.
"Sure see you later." replies Janet as Jack leaves. "Sam can I see you for a sec?"
"Sure."
"Would you like to come with me?"
Sam thought about it for a moment, "Not really but I should, shouldn't I?"
"I think maybe, but it's up to you. Hailey really does respect you, she asked after you a lot, I think she'll understand"
"Sure. I think the more people I tell the easier it will be. So when are you heading down to see her?"
"Right now, they can easily contact me if they need me"
"Let go then" Sam squared her shoulders and headed for the door.
The meeting with Hailey had gone well. She had been formal but as soon as Janet explained the situation she had offered any services she had, to bring Hanson to justice.
The look in her eyes Sam noticed was one of anger. She was no stranger to bullies and had never backed down, Sam couldn't help feeling she must be a little disappointed in her.
She joined them in the Janet's office at 1300, making it even more crowded than before.
"You know people really are going to start talking about us in this cupboard, no offence doc" Jack joked
"None taken,"
"OK, guys Lieutenant Hailey is happy to help" Sam offered, wanting to move on, more worried than the others about who the SGC rumour mill might get back to.
"OK, kids this is how this afternoon is going to happen" Jack began issuing orders.