"So Colonel, what do you have for me?" The Secretary of Defence asked.
"A list of charge recommendation under the UCMJ as provided by Commander Devon." Jack handed over the list he had printed out.
"Just give me a brief summary Colonel." The Secretary said taking the list.
"The main charge obviously would be premeditated murder, for which the Commander assures me that he would be able to get the death penalty. There is also a high possibility of espionage charges which also has a maximum penalty of the death too."
"This list obviously covers more than that." He said spreading out the pages.
"It also includes the charge and specification for each of the Articles the Commander recommends charging him with. The rest of the charges are really nickel and dime stuff in comparison, impersonating an officer, fraud against the United States and her allies. Some of this could come under a breech of some of our treaties with our off world allies sir as well."
"I see. The President wants a briefing on these charges and the results of Major Carter's research on Friday morning. Colonel I'd like you to be prepared to lead that briefing."
"Yes Mr Secretary. Sir, may I suggest that Commander Devon comes along to present this from a legal perspective, he can explain it a lot better than I can." Jack suggested.
"Okay. But this has to be on the quiet, know one can know why he's briefing the President apart from him."
"Yes sir, I'll call him and have him keep Friday free."
"I'll have the CNO cut him orders to go TAD to me for the day. He can report in here. Then we can go wherever we can arrange the briefing at."
"Yes sir. Shall I leave it up to you to get someone to inform him?"
"I'll have his official orders sent to Admiral Parkinson. But he needs to told the real reason." He paused. "You and Major Carter, take him and whoever out to dinner, take him aside and tell him the real reason. I'll have someone cut you a cheque if you bring me the receipt."
"I'll set it up sir." Jack replied.
"Good. If you ask the guard in the hall he'll give you directions to Major Davis's office, he'll be able to direct you to Major Carter. You're dismissed."
"Yes sir. Thank you." Jack got and stood to attention before leaving.
~
"Hi honey, how's your day been?" Jack asked as he walked into the room Sam was secluded in, raiding the database trying to find a link.
"Colonel?" Sam spun around. "Hi." She paused. "How did you find me?"
"Major Davis pointed out your general location."
"I see. How did it go at JAG?" She asked.
"Devon recommended the death penalty."
"Good." Sam replied. "He deserves it."
"Yeah. We have a meeting to brief the President on Friday."
"Okay, hopefully I should have some more by then. I think I may have ties to the NID, but I'm still waiting on Major Davis for a list of NID operatives, obviously it won't be accurate but it's a start."
"I'll call Danny and see if Mayborne has got in touch. He might have a better idea about NID operatives who have this kind of power." Jack replied.
"Thanks that may help." Sam replied rubbing her neck.
"We need to go out to dinner tonight." Jack said.
"Okay." Sam said suspicious.
"We need Devon to brief the President and while the CNO is cutting him orders to the Secretary of Defence for the purposes of taking his dog for a walk, I need to tell him his real orders. The Secretary is springing for dinner, so we taking him and his friend out as soon as I call him."
"Okay. But I really didn't bring anything appropriate for anywhere fancy."
"So go shopping on your lunch break." Jack shrugged.
"Go call him first; he may not be free tonight." Sam pointed out.
"So I'll make it an order." Jack shrugged.
~
"Mel you got a minute?" Devon knocked on her office door.
"For you a minute and a half. What's up?"
"Feel like dressing up for dinner again tonight?" He asked.
"Why? I thought we figured out us and fancy restaurants didn't work. We're more pizza or Chinese kind of people"
"I have to have dinner with Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter tonight, the Colonel told me to bring you along to make up for last night."
"One why do you have to have dinner with him? And two how does he know about last night?"
"I'm going TAD to the Secretary of Defence on Friday, the CNO just cut my orders, He knows about last night because I mentioned it to him."
"You just tell random people things like that?"
"I made a comment about something and he pushed me on it. So do you want to come? Free food, reasonably good company?"
"Sorry I'm washing my hair." She replied.
"I'll go and see if Helena is busy." He turned.
"Kyle I was joking, what time do we have to meet them?"
"Tables booked for 2000 at their hotel." He replied.
"Pick me up half an hour before hand, I'll be ready." She replied.
"Thank you. I'll let you get back to work."
TBC
"A list of charge recommendation under the UCMJ as provided by Commander Devon." Jack handed over the list he had printed out.
"Just give me a brief summary Colonel." The Secretary said taking the list.
"The main charge obviously would be premeditated murder, for which the Commander assures me that he would be able to get the death penalty. There is also a high possibility of espionage charges which also has a maximum penalty of the death too."
"This list obviously covers more than that." He said spreading out the pages.
"It also includes the charge and specification for each of the Articles the Commander recommends charging him with. The rest of the charges are really nickel and dime stuff in comparison, impersonating an officer, fraud against the United States and her allies. Some of this could come under a breech of some of our treaties with our off world allies sir as well."
"I see. The President wants a briefing on these charges and the results of Major Carter's research on Friday morning. Colonel I'd like you to be prepared to lead that briefing."
"Yes Mr Secretary. Sir, may I suggest that Commander Devon comes along to present this from a legal perspective, he can explain it a lot better than I can." Jack suggested.
"Okay. But this has to be on the quiet, know one can know why he's briefing the President apart from him."
"Yes sir, I'll call him and have him keep Friday free."
"I'll have the CNO cut him orders to go TAD to me for the day. He can report in here. Then we can go wherever we can arrange the briefing at."
"Yes sir. Shall I leave it up to you to get someone to inform him?"
"I'll have his official orders sent to Admiral Parkinson. But he needs to told the real reason." He paused. "You and Major Carter, take him and whoever out to dinner, take him aside and tell him the real reason. I'll have someone cut you a cheque if you bring me the receipt."
"I'll set it up sir." Jack replied.
"Good. If you ask the guard in the hall he'll give you directions to Major Davis's office, he'll be able to direct you to Major Carter. You're dismissed."
"Yes sir. Thank you." Jack got and stood to attention before leaving.
~
"Hi honey, how's your day been?" Jack asked as he walked into the room Sam was secluded in, raiding the database trying to find a link.
"Colonel?" Sam spun around. "Hi." She paused. "How did you find me?"
"Major Davis pointed out your general location."
"I see. How did it go at JAG?" She asked.
"Devon recommended the death penalty."
"Good." Sam replied. "He deserves it."
"Yeah. We have a meeting to brief the President on Friday."
"Okay, hopefully I should have some more by then. I think I may have ties to the NID, but I'm still waiting on Major Davis for a list of NID operatives, obviously it won't be accurate but it's a start."
"I'll call Danny and see if Mayborne has got in touch. He might have a better idea about NID operatives who have this kind of power." Jack replied.
"Thanks that may help." Sam replied rubbing her neck.
"We need to go out to dinner tonight." Jack said.
"Okay." Sam said suspicious.
"We need Devon to brief the President and while the CNO is cutting him orders to the Secretary of Defence for the purposes of taking his dog for a walk, I need to tell him his real orders. The Secretary is springing for dinner, so we taking him and his friend out as soon as I call him."
"Okay. But I really didn't bring anything appropriate for anywhere fancy."
"So go shopping on your lunch break." Jack shrugged.
"Go call him first; he may not be free tonight." Sam pointed out.
"So I'll make it an order." Jack shrugged.
~
"Mel you got a minute?" Devon knocked on her office door.
"For you a minute and a half. What's up?"
"Feel like dressing up for dinner again tonight?" He asked.
"Why? I thought we figured out us and fancy restaurants didn't work. We're more pizza or Chinese kind of people"
"I have to have dinner with Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter tonight, the Colonel told me to bring you along to make up for last night."
"One why do you have to have dinner with him? And two how does he know about last night?"
"I'm going TAD to the Secretary of Defence on Friday, the CNO just cut my orders, He knows about last night because I mentioned it to him."
"You just tell random people things like that?"
"I made a comment about something and he pushed me on it. So do you want to come? Free food, reasonably good company?"
"Sorry I'm washing my hair." She replied.
"I'll go and see if Helena is busy." He turned.
"Kyle I was joking, what time do we have to meet them?"
"Tables booked for 2000 at their hotel." He replied.
"Pick me up half an hour before hand, I'll be ready." She replied.
"Thank you. I'll let you get back to work."
TBC