He looked up as Teal'c almost ran down the stairs to them, pausing at the step above them.
"O'Neill I am relieved that you are un-injured."
"I'll be fine, Tobias needs help though."
Teal'c nodded, carefully and easily lifting Tobias into his arms before running back up the stairs towards safety and help.
Sam pulled herself to her feet, still coughing badly.
"Are you going to be ok Carter?"
"Yes sir, but we should evacuate here before they send in people."
He tried to stand, finding that his knee wasn't feeling very co-operative, and almost fell over until Daniel caught him.
He helped him up the stairs, Sam following close behind, trying to focus on the step in front of her rather than the urge to pass out.
Reaching safety, they watched as Janet worked on Tobias, wheeling her away to the infirmary as a team was sent down to stop the fire.
A nurse moved over to Sam, steering her off towards the infirmary, needing to check her out. "I'm fine, how is she? It's all my fault, I should have been doing that experiment."
Jack limped over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder. "It's not your fault, it was an accident, I'm just thankful that you weren't hurt too."
She nodded, letting the nurse lead her away, Jack following close behind, wanting to get his knee checked out and to keep an eye on her.
Daniel moved to stand next to Teal'c, who was watching Sam intently. "What are you thinking?"
"Daniel Jackson?"
"You got that look, the one that means you're thinking something that no one else has even considered."
"I believe Captain Carter is using O'Neill."
Daniel looked at him in shock. "That's definitely something I haven't considered, why?"
"She is meant to be a soldier, a scientist, yet on the planet she didn't move out of the way until after she had been hit, ensuring that O'Neill would rescue her, he wouldn't be willing to let her die.
In the infirmary she played innocent, appeared kind, and told us what we wanted to hear without giving anything away. We found out exactly how the NID had used her, yet she never mentioned a name, a location, anything that we could use to bring them down. "
Daniel nodded, catching on to his train of thought. "If you're right, we never noticed it because she told us so much so we all assumed it was useful. Then at lunch she manipulated the conversation, made suggestions, and made sure that someone else suggested she worked on the vial, so that she would look innocent. She probably has the tablet, or at least knows what was on it; otherwise she would have asked more questions, been more suspicious. The only reason she wanted to do the tests was to confirm that it was the right vial. "
"Indeed. This she figured out from the preliminary tests that were completed, but she could not risk the SGC finding out what the vial is, so she destroyed the laboratory."
"But what about Tobias? Why did she leave Tobias in the lab but then go back for her after?"
"O'Neill would have attempted to rescue her, Captain Carter would not have been able to stop him, so she made herself appear more of a hero in his eyes by risking her life to save Lieutenant Tobias."
"Yeah, this all makes sense Teal'c, but it's so unlikely, I can't honestly believe that she would be so desperate to get the vial that she would risk her life, do all this, just for it."
"We have no clue as to what is in that vial, she does. And whatever it is must be worth the risk. If you do not believe my words, find your own proof."
Daniel looked at Teal'c, seeing the belief in his eyes, knowing that if he truly believed that there was something, that it was possible he was right; he just had to make sure.
"Teal'c, would you not tell anyone your suspicions until I've checked it out for myself? If you're wrong, you could destroy her completely, and not just her career."
He raised an eyebrow. "If I am correct, then much damage could have been caused by the time you have 'checked it out'."
"I'll go see her now, find out, as long as Jack is with her she can't risk doing anything too much, in case she loses his trust."
Teal'c nodded, leaving Daniel stood in the corridor, trying to work out whether he could believe Sam was not what she claimed.
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Jack escorted Sam out of the infirmary, both of them having been checked out and given almost clean bills of health.
"Are you sure you're ok."
"Yes Colonel, it's just a cough, they said I'll fine in a few days. How about you?"
"Leg's fine, bit sore."
"I'm really sorry about that, I just didn't want you to risk your life to save her, or me, I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you."
He smiled. "I know what you mean, I feel really bad, but when the two of you were in that lab, you were the one I was most worried about. I was really worried about Tobias, but there was something...I can't really explain it."
She paused, checking that the corridor was empty before speaking. "I think I'm falling for you."
His eyes opened in shock, pulling her towards the closest storage closest. Slamming the door shut he turned to face her.
"Are you serious?"
She nodded, her eyes filling with tears. "I'm sorry, I know it's stupid, but I can't help it. I'll understand if you don't want to know me any more."
He placed his finger on her lips, shutting her up. "That's the last thing I want to do."
He brought his lips to hers, and it started as a chaste kiss, quickly turning into something more until she finally pulled away, breathing hard.
"Are you sure?"
He grinned, "Definitely, what do you want to do about this?"
She grinned back, placing her lips next to his ear, "Probably exactly the same as what you want", before kissing him again.
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Daniel wandered around the base, trying to think about what Teal'c had said, what he could say to her, trying to find any sign of her assumed deceit. Eventually ending up in the infirmary, he checked up on Claire, finding her asleep in one of the beds.
Janet walked up behind him, standing close to him. "She's going to be ok."
"That's good. Have you seen Captain Carter?"
"She left the infirmary about half an hour ago with Colonel O'Neill, they're both fine."
"Any idea where they went?"
She shook her head. "No idea, they were chatting though, so I 'm guessing maybe his office."
"Ok, thanks." He smiled at her, wandering out of the infirmary, completely oblivious to the worried gaze she sent in his direction. He walked quickly to Jack's office, finding them sat on chairs, chatting animatedly.
"Hey Danny."
"Jack. " He glanced at Sam, who was sat, relaxing into a chair, smiling slightly.
"Danny, would you do me a favour?"
"Depends what it is."
"Look after Carter for a few minutes, I need to drop this report off to Hammond."
"Sure."
They both looked surprised at how easily he had accepted, but Jack just smiled, winking at her before leaving, Daniel sitting down on the chair next to her.
"How are you doing?"
She looked down at her hands. "I'm ok, a lot luckier than Tobias."
"Yeah, I don't understand how it could happen though, she's normally so careful."
She shook her head. "I don't know. We set everything up right; all the preliminary tests were fine. I don't understand how it happened."
"The substance in the vial could have been explosive."
"No, that can't be the reason."
"Why not?"
She looked confused, almost surprised that he'd asked. "None of the other tests had the same problem, we would have spotted earlier if it had been explosive. There must have been a problem with the machinery, faulty wiring or something."
Daniel nodded, not pointing out that the test had been to see whether it was a weapon or not, knowing that he had his proof.
"I wish I knew why they'd left it there, if it's not a weapon then what reason could they have for leaving it there." He ran his fingers through his hair, making himself appear really stressed. "If I'd found that out then she wouldn't be lying there, covered in burns."
"I guess if it's not a weapon then it could be something useful, something they wanted explorers to find. Something that tells people about them."
"A time capsule?"
She shrugs, her face unreadable. "Maybe."
He looks at her, aware of how easily she had manipulated the conversation, scaring himself by admitting that Teal'c may be right about her.
He looked down at his hands, unwilling to confront her about it yet, and also slightly worried about what she would do if he did.
"I guess we'll never find out, they won't let us complete the tests until they figure out what happened, and most of the equipment's probably been destroyed, not to mention Lt. Tobias, it's hopeless."
'How convenient for you' Daniel thought, resisting the urge to say it out loud. "I'm, sure that Claire will be fine, as for the experiments, a slight break won't hurt, it'll give us more chance to figure out what happened to the civilization."
She nodded, her face the picture of innocence and he couldn't help but have doubts, although he knew she had proved her guilt repeatedly in the conversation he didn't want to have to explain it to Jack, he could already see the connection they had.
Jack chose that moment to stroll back in, giving Sam a grin before collapsing behind his desk.
"Thanks Space Monkey."
Daniel nodded, hearing the dismissal in his name, walking silently out of the office, knowing that he needed to speak to Teal'c.
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Jack noticed the look she gave Daniel as he left; a mix between confusion and something he couldn't place.
"What's up?"
"Huh?"
"Did Daniel say something?"
"No, but there was something about the way he was talking to me, I can't place my finger on what, it was almost as if he was expecting me to admit I blew up the lab." She looks straight at him, tears in her eyes. "I didn't, I just don't understand why you seem to be the only one that hasn't judged me already."
He moved over, placing his hands gently on hers. "I believe in you, I believe that you aren't evil, that you only did what you had to, to survive. And that you want to be here."
"I want to be with you."
He wiped away at a tear that fell, leaving his hand on her cheek for a moment before moving it. "I'm here for you."
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Daniel found Teal'c in his quarters, meditating by candlelight.
"Hey Teal'c, sorry to bother you but I need a word."
He nodded, and Daniel walked in, closing the door behind him and sitting opposite Teal'c on the floor.
"You have your proof Daniel Jackson?"
He sighed, "Yes, I think I do. But there's a bigger problem."
"What is that problem?"
"I think Jack's in love with her."
Daniel almost laughed as Teal'c's eyebrow rose higher than ever, but the seriousness of the situation stopped him.
"Do you believe she returns these feelings?"
"I don't know, she may. But it could always be a trick, she sensed that he was falling for her so tricked him, made him believe the same so that he would be more attached to her. I know she's evil, but still, there has to be some humanity left in her, I don't think she's capable of doing that, I think she may have some feelings for Jack."
"Regardless of her feelings, O'Neill will not easily believe our suspicions if he truly feels for her."
"I know."
They looked at each other in silence, the candlelight reflecting off their faces, both knowing what they were going to have to do.
"We're going to have to set her up aren't we?"
"Indeed. I do believe it may be the only way to get proof. Although we should inform General Hammond of our suspicions in case we do not succeed."
"You mean in case she works out it's a set up and tries to kill us."
Teal'c only stared at him, and he nodded, knowing that no further words were needed.
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Sam walked quietly into the infirmary, needing to know that Jack wasn't the only friend she had here.
"Hey Janet."
"Sam, hey, let me just finish up here, you can wait in my office if you want."
She smiled, "Thanks."
Walking into the office, she flicked through files, looking at all the certificates and photographs on the wall.
She sat down quickly as she heard Janet approach, making herself comfortable as she walked through the door, closing it behind her before sitting at her desk.
"So, what's up?"
"How's Tobias?"
"Nothing life threatening, she may have a few scars though."
Sam nodded, trying to think how to phrase what she wanted to ask. "Do you...do you trust me?"
"What?"
"I know, it's a stupid question, but I feel like there is no one on the base I can trust. I just wanted to know whether you trusted me."
Janet looked at her, suddenly suspicious of where the conversation might be heading, knowing from past experience that being asked whether you trust someone normally means they did something wrong.
"Have you done something?"
"What?" Sam stood up, pacing up and down the office. "Why does everyone assume I'm guilty, isn't anyone willing to give me a second chance."
Janet put her hands up, scared by Sam's sudden change in mood. "I'm sorry, I just...normally when someone asks me whether I trust them it means they want me to cover for them for something."
Sam placed her hands on Janet's desk, leaning in close. "I take it that's a no then."
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They walked in silence to General Hammond's office, neither one liking that they were having to go over their leader's head, but knowing that there was no way Jack would believe them.
Daniel knocked quickly on the door, not wanting to do it but knowing that if he had to, he was going to do it as quickly as possible.
"Enter."
They walked in; Hammond's smile disappearing as soon as he saw their faces.
"Gentlemen?"
"General, we need to talk to you about something, confidentially."
He nodded, signaling for them to sit.
Teal'c closed the door behind them, choosing to remain standing while Daniel collapsed into a chair.
"What's the problem?"
"Well General, we believe...well Teal'c spotted it first and told me and I went to see for myself and I think he may be right..."
"We believe that Captain Carter may be using the SGC to acquire the vial."
Hammond nodded, surprised that he wasn't more shocked by what they said. "What does Colonel O'Neill make of this?"
"We haven't told him general. We wanted to come straight to you, we don't think Jack would believe us, not without proof."
"We wish to prove Captain Carter's guilt before we go to O'Neill, it would be a most unwise course of action otherwise."
"What exactly is the problem?"
Daniel looked down at his hands, and even Teal'c looked slightly uncomfortable.
"Doctor Jackson?"
"We think.. .this is only a thought though, we have no proof, that they may be in a relationship, or wanting to; basically General, we think they may be in love."
Hammond sighed, resisting the urge to bang his head on the desk. "How are you going to get proof?"
"If she really is after the vial, and considering what we have worked out so far she is; then if we give her the opportunity to take it, she should go for it, and that'd be proof, right?"
"Yes. If, and I stress if she does turn out to be guilty, we will have to inform Colonel O'Neill, as I did place him in charge of her. Oh, and has anyone seen Doctor Fraiser?"
"No, why, what happened?"
"She seems to have disappeared, no one can find her, but she hasn't left base. She is probably just asleep somewhere, but if you see her, tell her that the test results have come back, whatever that means."
"Yes Sir."
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Daniel found her in the commissary, enjoying some blue jello with Colonel O'Neill.
Taking a deep breath, he walked up to them, keeping his hands in his pockets to stop them from shaking.
"Hey guys."
"Daniel! Hey, come join us."
"Thanks Jack but I can't. Oh, General Hammond is looking for you, something about a report and cake crumbs."
Jack sighed, climbing to his feet. "Sorry Carter, looks like I'll have to be going. Danny would you..."
"I'll look after her. Actually I need your help with something if you don't mind."
She nodded, finishing her jello off quickly. "Sure."
They walked in silence down to one of the storage rooms for artifacts, Daniel walking in after her, quickly checking to see if Teal'c had silently followed them.
Teal'c nodded at him, moving to guard the door, ensuring that no one would enter or leave, as they had to know that it was Sam who had taken the vial.
Daniel walked into the middle of the room, smiling kindly at her.
"So, what's the problem?"
"I need to find a device," He handed her a picture of it, "it should be in one of these two rooms, you check this one I'll look in the next."
She nodded, looking intently at the picture as he walked into the adjoining room, ensuring that he closed the door behind him.
Waiting what he believed to be a reasonable amount of time, he picked up the device, moving to open the door. "I found it."
"Good."
He walked in, finding her climbing to her feet, apparently searching the shelves on the other side of the room to where the vial had been kept.
Walking out of the room together, he glanced behind them, spotting Teal'c slipping silently into the room as they left the level, checking to see if the vial had been taken.
They met up with an annoyed looking Jack back at the commissary.
"Hammond banned me from eating while writing reports, said the crumbs were causing problems while filing."
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Daniel smiled, leaving them to chat as he walked off with the device, dumping it in the first available lab before almost running to General Hammond's office.
He opened the door, finding Teal'c already inside, their faces him telling him all he needed to know. "She took it didn't she."
"Indeed, it does appear we have our proof."
Hammond picked up the phone, "Hello, please contact Colonel O'Neill and tell him to come to my office straight away...alone." He put the phone down, sighing. "This isn't going to go down well."
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Jack thanked the airman, turning to face Sam. "Guess I have to go back to the General, can't imagine what I've done know."
She laughed. "I can't wait to hear about it." She could see the silent question in his eyes. "I'll go see Janet, check on Tobias."
He nodded, "Ok, see you in a few."
He walked off and she headed towards the infirmary, changing direction at the end of the corridor and taking the long route to Hammond's office, suspicious as to what he was being called for.
She slowly walked through the briefing room, keeping out of view of the people inside the office, Jack's shouting and the looks on the other member's of SG-1, hell even General Hammond's face all yelled out traitor, and she ran, knowing that it was her they would be after.
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"General, I can't believe you agree with this."
"We proved it Jack, we gave her an opening to steal the vial and she did."
"It could have been missing before."
"It was not O'Neill, I checked myself before they entered the room."
Jack sighed, collapsing into the chair. "What now?"
"We have to take her in, find out what she knows and why she is after that vial."
"The scientists from her team have already been rounded up, they're being kept in a guarded room for now, at least until we know whether they are involved."
"If she is NID then she'll try and leave the base now she has what she wants."
"There are guards posted at the exits, if she tries to escape they'll catch her."
"She'll know that...she'll go for the Stargate."
"Jack, you can't honestly think she'd be that crazy."
"It's her only option. General you'll have to evacuate the level, if she's desperate enough..."
"Understood. She must be stopped, using whatever force necessary, she knows too much, we can't let her escape."
They nodded, Jack storming out of the office, leaving Daniel and Teal'c to share a glance before heading off in different directions.
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He opened the doors to his quarters, not surprised to find her huddled in the corner.
"Carter?"
"I'm sorry."
He moved closer, bending down so that he was eye level with her. "We figured it out, but I guess you know that from the fact you're hiding in here."
"It all went wrong."
"What did?"
She looked him straight in the eye, the tears pouring silently down her cheeks. "I was never supposed to fall in love with you."
He gasped, fighting back his own tears as he pulled her into a hug, her head resting against his shoulder. "I love you too."
She moved her head, kissing him briefly on the cheek, at the same time pulling the knife out of her sleeve.
"I'm sorry." She stuck the blade into his back, leaving it in place as she moved away; her tear filled eyes meeting his shocked ones.
"Sam?"
She turned away, taking a faltering breath to try and stem the tears before walking to him, pulling his access card out of his pocket and leaving the room, wiping the blood from her hands onto her trousers.
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Teal'c headed straight for the armory, stocking up on weapons before heading towards the labs, searching all the places he knew she had been too.
Daniel meanwhile headed towards Janet's quarters, knowing that she was still missing; the knot in his stomach telling him that it might have something to do with Sam.
He opened the door quietly, scanning the dark room with his eyes before switching on the light, finding it empty.
Walking towards the bathroom he pulled the door open, falling backwards as a body fell on top of his.
He shoved the body aside, gasping when Janet's blank eyes stared into his.
"I take it that's a no then."
Janet sighed, "Can we not talk about this here?"
"Where then?"
She stood up, walking silently out of her office, Sam following close behind.
They reached Janet's quarters together, having met no one along the way. She let them in, in silence, waiting until Sam was inside before closing the door behind her.
"Sam, I used to trust you, you were one of my closest friends. But it's been a long time, you were NID, and you're not the same person I knew, so I don't think I can trust you at the moment."
Sam moved up close, backing Janet against the wall.
"I'm no longer your friend?"
"You can't be my friend if I don't trust you."
Sam's hands grabbed her neck, squeezing tighter and tighter as Janet tried unsuccessfully to struggle against her.
Sam froze as her body went limp, removing her hands and watching in horror as Janet's body slumped down to the floor.
Panicking she dragged her into the bathroom, slamming the door shut, rushing out of the room, jogging down the still empty corridor, trying to get as far away as possible.
Daniel sobbed quietly, holding Janet's body in his arms.
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Teal'c sighed in frustration, he had found no sign of Captain Carter or the other members of SG-1.
He set off towards Colonel O'Neill's quarters, the closest to where he was, finding the door unlocked.
Pushing it open, he aimed the zat through the door, rushing in when he saw O'Neill lying on the floor, a knife in his back.
He checked the wound, finding it not too deep, so pulled the blade out, causing O'Neill to cry out.
"O'Neill?"
"Teal'c?"
"Indeed."
Jack rolled over, using Teal'c as a support to pull himself to his feet. "She stabbed me."
"It appears so."
Jack moved over to his desk, pulling out the gun he kept hidden in the drawer. "I take it you've not found her yet?"
"No, you are the first person I have seen."
He leaned on the desk, breathing through the pain until it became manageable. "She'll be heading towards the Gate Room. "
"General Hammond sealed it off, she will be unable to get through."
"She took my access card."
Teal'c nodded, allowing O'Neill to go first, knowing that stopping Captain Carter was something he would have to alone, Teal'c was following only in case he failed.
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Sam hid as another group of soldiers went past; apparently General Hammond had decided to guard the Gate Room in case she tried to do what she was trying to do.
Holding the zat she had 'borrowed' off a lonely airman, she entered the control room, quickly zatting the people inside.
Moving to the computer she quickly hacked into the system, typing in the password that was required to start up the program she had written back in the infirmary.
Satisfied that they would be unable to stop her by shutting down the Gate, she waited until the guards passed before moving into the Gate Room, getting half way up the ramp before a voice called out to her.
"You're not even going to say goodbye?"
She turned around in shock, seeing Jack stood at the bottom of the ramp, gun pointed at her. "You're supposed to be dead."
"Yeah, I guessed. Apparently you need to work on your stabbing skills."
She laughed, "Or maybe it's hard to kill someone you care about."
He shook his head. "You never cared, you used me. You saw an easy target and took advantage of it."
She stepped back, closer to the Gate. "I cared, I honestly did. It could have ended well, all I wanted was the vial, no one had to die."
He stared at her, "Who died?"
She shook her head, looking over her shoulder to the Gate. "I have to go."
"What's in the vial?"
She grinned, pulling out the vial. "Knowledge, it's a virus, it will give you all the knowledge of the civilization, assuming you know how to use it of course."
She threw it over her shoulder, into the Stargate, taking another step closer to it.
"One more step and I'll shoot."
"You won't. You're not that person anymore, you've gone soft."
She turned around, running towards the Gate, her head turning towards him as the shots rang out, hitting her repeatedly in the back.
She fell, her hand almost touching the puddle, and he ran towards her, rolling her over just in time to hear her last words.
"Thank you."
"O'Neill I am relieved that you are un-injured."
"I'll be fine, Tobias needs help though."
Teal'c nodded, carefully and easily lifting Tobias into his arms before running back up the stairs towards safety and help.
Sam pulled herself to her feet, still coughing badly.
"Are you going to be ok Carter?"
"Yes sir, but we should evacuate here before they send in people."
He tried to stand, finding that his knee wasn't feeling very co-operative, and almost fell over until Daniel caught him.
He helped him up the stairs, Sam following close behind, trying to focus on the step in front of her rather than the urge to pass out.
Reaching safety, they watched as Janet worked on Tobias, wheeling her away to the infirmary as a team was sent down to stop the fire.
A nurse moved over to Sam, steering her off towards the infirmary, needing to check her out. "I'm fine, how is she? It's all my fault, I should have been doing that experiment."
Jack limped over to her, placing his hand on her shoulder. "It's not your fault, it was an accident, I'm just thankful that you weren't hurt too."
She nodded, letting the nurse lead her away, Jack following close behind, wanting to get his knee checked out and to keep an eye on her.
Daniel moved to stand next to Teal'c, who was watching Sam intently. "What are you thinking?"
"Daniel Jackson?"
"You got that look, the one that means you're thinking something that no one else has even considered."
"I believe Captain Carter is using O'Neill."
Daniel looked at him in shock. "That's definitely something I haven't considered, why?"
"She is meant to be a soldier, a scientist, yet on the planet she didn't move out of the way until after she had been hit, ensuring that O'Neill would rescue her, he wouldn't be willing to let her die.
In the infirmary she played innocent, appeared kind, and told us what we wanted to hear without giving anything away. We found out exactly how the NID had used her, yet she never mentioned a name, a location, anything that we could use to bring them down. "
Daniel nodded, catching on to his train of thought. "If you're right, we never noticed it because she told us so much so we all assumed it was useful. Then at lunch she manipulated the conversation, made suggestions, and made sure that someone else suggested she worked on the vial, so that she would look innocent. She probably has the tablet, or at least knows what was on it; otherwise she would have asked more questions, been more suspicious. The only reason she wanted to do the tests was to confirm that it was the right vial. "
"Indeed. This she figured out from the preliminary tests that were completed, but she could not risk the SGC finding out what the vial is, so she destroyed the laboratory."
"But what about Tobias? Why did she leave Tobias in the lab but then go back for her after?"
"O'Neill would have attempted to rescue her, Captain Carter would not have been able to stop him, so she made herself appear more of a hero in his eyes by risking her life to save Lieutenant Tobias."
"Yeah, this all makes sense Teal'c, but it's so unlikely, I can't honestly believe that she would be so desperate to get the vial that she would risk her life, do all this, just for it."
"We have no clue as to what is in that vial, she does. And whatever it is must be worth the risk. If you do not believe my words, find your own proof."
Daniel looked at Teal'c, seeing the belief in his eyes, knowing that if he truly believed that there was something, that it was possible he was right; he just had to make sure.
"Teal'c, would you not tell anyone your suspicions until I've checked it out for myself? If you're wrong, you could destroy her completely, and not just her career."
He raised an eyebrow. "If I am correct, then much damage could have been caused by the time you have 'checked it out'."
"I'll go see her now, find out, as long as Jack is with her she can't risk doing anything too much, in case she loses his trust."
Teal'c nodded, leaving Daniel stood in the corridor, trying to work out whether he could believe Sam was not what she claimed.
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Jack escorted Sam out of the infirmary, both of them having been checked out and given almost clean bills of health.
"Are you sure you're ok."
"Yes Colonel, it's just a cough, they said I'll fine in a few days. How about you?"
"Leg's fine, bit sore."
"I'm really sorry about that, I just didn't want you to risk your life to save her, or me, I don't know what I'd do if anything happened to you."
He smiled. "I know what you mean, I feel really bad, but when the two of you were in that lab, you were the one I was most worried about. I was really worried about Tobias, but there was something...I can't really explain it."
She paused, checking that the corridor was empty before speaking. "I think I'm falling for you."
His eyes opened in shock, pulling her towards the closest storage closest. Slamming the door shut he turned to face her.
"Are you serious?"
She nodded, her eyes filling with tears. "I'm sorry, I know it's stupid, but I can't help it. I'll understand if you don't want to know me any more."
He placed his finger on her lips, shutting her up. "That's the last thing I want to do."
He brought his lips to hers, and it started as a chaste kiss, quickly turning into something more until she finally pulled away, breathing hard.
"Are you sure?"
He grinned, "Definitely, what do you want to do about this?"
She grinned back, placing her lips next to his ear, "Probably exactly the same as what you want", before kissing him again.
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Daniel wandered around the base, trying to think about what Teal'c had said, what he could say to her, trying to find any sign of her assumed deceit. Eventually ending up in the infirmary, he checked up on Claire, finding her asleep in one of the beds.
Janet walked up behind him, standing close to him. "She's going to be ok."
"That's good. Have you seen Captain Carter?"
"She left the infirmary about half an hour ago with Colonel O'Neill, they're both fine."
"Any idea where they went?"
She shook her head. "No idea, they were chatting though, so I 'm guessing maybe his office."
"Ok, thanks." He smiled at her, wandering out of the infirmary, completely oblivious to the worried gaze she sent in his direction. He walked quickly to Jack's office, finding them sat on chairs, chatting animatedly.
"Hey Danny."
"Jack. " He glanced at Sam, who was sat, relaxing into a chair, smiling slightly.
"Danny, would you do me a favour?"
"Depends what it is."
"Look after Carter for a few minutes, I need to drop this report off to Hammond."
"Sure."
They both looked surprised at how easily he had accepted, but Jack just smiled, winking at her before leaving, Daniel sitting down on the chair next to her.
"How are you doing?"
She looked down at her hands. "I'm ok, a lot luckier than Tobias."
"Yeah, I don't understand how it could happen though, she's normally so careful."
She shook her head. "I don't know. We set everything up right; all the preliminary tests were fine. I don't understand how it happened."
"The substance in the vial could have been explosive."
"No, that can't be the reason."
"Why not?"
She looked confused, almost surprised that he'd asked. "None of the other tests had the same problem, we would have spotted earlier if it had been explosive. There must have been a problem with the machinery, faulty wiring or something."
Daniel nodded, not pointing out that the test had been to see whether it was a weapon or not, knowing that he had his proof.
"I wish I knew why they'd left it there, if it's not a weapon then what reason could they have for leaving it there." He ran his fingers through his hair, making himself appear really stressed. "If I'd found that out then she wouldn't be lying there, covered in burns."
"I guess if it's not a weapon then it could be something useful, something they wanted explorers to find. Something that tells people about them."
"A time capsule?"
She shrugs, her face unreadable. "Maybe."
He looks at her, aware of how easily she had manipulated the conversation, scaring himself by admitting that Teal'c may be right about her.
He looked down at his hands, unwilling to confront her about it yet, and also slightly worried about what she would do if he did.
"I guess we'll never find out, they won't let us complete the tests until they figure out what happened, and most of the equipment's probably been destroyed, not to mention Lt. Tobias, it's hopeless."
'How convenient for you' Daniel thought, resisting the urge to say it out loud. "I'm, sure that Claire will be fine, as for the experiments, a slight break won't hurt, it'll give us more chance to figure out what happened to the civilization."
She nodded, her face the picture of innocence and he couldn't help but have doubts, although he knew she had proved her guilt repeatedly in the conversation he didn't want to have to explain it to Jack, he could already see the connection they had.
Jack chose that moment to stroll back in, giving Sam a grin before collapsing behind his desk.
"Thanks Space Monkey."
Daniel nodded, hearing the dismissal in his name, walking silently out of the office, knowing that he needed to speak to Teal'c.
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Jack noticed the look she gave Daniel as he left; a mix between confusion and something he couldn't place.
"What's up?"
"Huh?"
"Did Daniel say something?"
"No, but there was something about the way he was talking to me, I can't place my finger on what, it was almost as if he was expecting me to admit I blew up the lab." She looks straight at him, tears in her eyes. "I didn't, I just don't understand why you seem to be the only one that hasn't judged me already."
He moved over, placing his hands gently on hers. "I believe in you, I believe that you aren't evil, that you only did what you had to, to survive. And that you want to be here."
"I want to be with you."
He wiped away at a tear that fell, leaving his hand on her cheek for a moment before moving it. "I'm here for you."
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Daniel found Teal'c in his quarters, meditating by candlelight.
"Hey Teal'c, sorry to bother you but I need a word."
He nodded, and Daniel walked in, closing the door behind him and sitting opposite Teal'c on the floor.
"You have your proof Daniel Jackson?"
He sighed, "Yes, I think I do. But there's a bigger problem."
"What is that problem?"
"I think Jack's in love with her."
Daniel almost laughed as Teal'c's eyebrow rose higher than ever, but the seriousness of the situation stopped him.
"Do you believe she returns these feelings?"
"I don't know, she may. But it could always be a trick, she sensed that he was falling for her so tricked him, made him believe the same so that he would be more attached to her. I know she's evil, but still, there has to be some humanity left in her, I don't think she's capable of doing that, I think she may have some feelings for Jack."
"Regardless of her feelings, O'Neill will not easily believe our suspicions if he truly feels for her."
"I know."
They looked at each other in silence, the candlelight reflecting off their faces, both knowing what they were going to have to do.
"We're going to have to set her up aren't we?"
"Indeed. I do believe it may be the only way to get proof. Although we should inform General Hammond of our suspicions in case we do not succeed."
"You mean in case she works out it's a set up and tries to kill us."
Teal'c only stared at him, and he nodded, knowing that no further words were needed.
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Sam walked quietly into the infirmary, needing to know that Jack wasn't the only friend she had here.
"Hey Janet."
"Sam, hey, let me just finish up here, you can wait in my office if you want."
She smiled, "Thanks."
Walking into the office, she flicked through files, looking at all the certificates and photographs on the wall.
She sat down quickly as she heard Janet approach, making herself comfortable as she walked through the door, closing it behind her before sitting at her desk.
"So, what's up?"
"How's Tobias?"
"Nothing life threatening, she may have a few scars though."
Sam nodded, trying to think how to phrase what she wanted to ask. "Do you...do you trust me?"
"What?"
"I know, it's a stupid question, but I feel like there is no one on the base I can trust. I just wanted to know whether you trusted me."
Janet looked at her, suddenly suspicious of where the conversation might be heading, knowing from past experience that being asked whether you trust someone normally means they did something wrong.
"Have you done something?"
"What?" Sam stood up, pacing up and down the office. "Why does everyone assume I'm guilty, isn't anyone willing to give me a second chance."
Janet put her hands up, scared by Sam's sudden change in mood. "I'm sorry, I just...normally when someone asks me whether I trust them it means they want me to cover for them for something."
Sam placed her hands on Janet's desk, leaning in close. "I take it that's a no then."
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They walked in silence to General Hammond's office, neither one liking that they were having to go over their leader's head, but knowing that there was no way Jack would believe them.
Daniel knocked quickly on the door, not wanting to do it but knowing that if he had to, he was going to do it as quickly as possible.
"Enter."
They walked in; Hammond's smile disappearing as soon as he saw their faces.
"Gentlemen?"
"General, we need to talk to you about something, confidentially."
He nodded, signaling for them to sit.
Teal'c closed the door behind them, choosing to remain standing while Daniel collapsed into a chair.
"What's the problem?"
"Well General, we believe...well Teal'c spotted it first and told me and I went to see for myself and I think he may be right..."
"We believe that Captain Carter may be using the SGC to acquire the vial."
Hammond nodded, surprised that he wasn't more shocked by what they said. "What does Colonel O'Neill make of this?"
"We haven't told him general. We wanted to come straight to you, we don't think Jack would believe us, not without proof."
"We wish to prove Captain Carter's guilt before we go to O'Neill, it would be a most unwise course of action otherwise."
"What exactly is the problem?"
Daniel looked down at his hands, and even Teal'c looked slightly uncomfortable.
"Doctor Jackson?"
"We think.. .this is only a thought though, we have no proof, that they may be in a relationship, or wanting to; basically General, we think they may be in love."
Hammond sighed, resisting the urge to bang his head on the desk. "How are you going to get proof?"
"If she really is after the vial, and considering what we have worked out so far she is; then if we give her the opportunity to take it, she should go for it, and that'd be proof, right?"
"Yes. If, and I stress if she does turn out to be guilty, we will have to inform Colonel O'Neill, as I did place him in charge of her. Oh, and has anyone seen Doctor Fraiser?"
"No, why, what happened?"
"She seems to have disappeared, no one can find her, but she hasn't left base. She is probably just asleep somewhere, but if you see her, tell her that the test results have come back, whatever that means."
"Yes Sir."
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Daniel found her in the commissary, enjoying some blue jello with Colonel O'Neill.
Taking a deep breath, he walked up to them, keeping his hands in his pockets to stop them from shaking.
"Hey guys."
"Daniel! Hey, come join us."
"Thanks Jack but I can't. Oh, General Hammond is looking for you, something about a report and cake crumbs."
Jack sighed, climbing to his feet. "Sorry Carter, looks like I'll have to be going. Danny would you..."
"I'll look after her. Actually I need your help with something if you don't mind."
She nodded, finishing her jello off quickly. "Sure."
They walked in silence down to one of the storage rooms for artifacts, Daniel walking in after her, quickly checking to see if Teal'c had silently followed them.
Teal'c nodded at him, moving to guard the door, ensuring that no one would enter or leave, as they had to know that it was Sam who had taken the vial.
Daniel walked into the middle of the room, smiling kindly at her.
"So, what's the problem?"
"I need to find a device," He handed her a picture of it, "it should be in one of these two rooms, you check this one I'll look in the next."
She nodded, looking intently at the picture as he walked into the adjoining room, ensuring that he closed the door behind him.
Waiting what he believed to be a reasonable amount of time, he picked up the device, moving to open the door. "I found it."
"Good."
He walked in, finding her climbing to her feet, apparently searching the shelves on the other side of the room to where the vial had been kept.
Walking out of the room together, he glanced behind them, spotting Teal'c slipping silently into the room as they left the level, checking to see if the vial had been taken.
They met up with an annoyed looking Jack back at the commissary.
"Hammond banned me from eating while writing reports, said the crumbs were causing problems while filing."
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Daniel smiled, leaving them to chat as he walked off with the device, dumping it in the first available lab before almost running to General Hammond's office.
He opened the door, finding Teal'c already inside, their faces him telling him all he needed to know. "She took it didn't she."
"Indeed, it does appear we have our proof."
Hammond picked up the phone, "Hello, please contact Colonel O'Neill and tell him to come to my office straight away...alone." He put the phone down, sighing. "This isn't going to go down well."
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Jack thanked the airman, turning to face Sam. "Guess I have to go back to the General, can't imagine what I've done know."
She laughed. "I can't wait to hear about it." She could see the silent question in his eyes. "I'll go see Janet, check on Tobias."
He nodded, "Ok, see you in a few."
He walked off and she headed towards the infirmary, changing direction at the end of the corridor and taking the long route to Hammond's office, suspicious as to what he was being called for.
She slowly walked through the briefing room, keeping out of view of the people inside the office, Jack's shouting and the looks on the other member's of SG-1, hell even General Hammond's face all yelled out traitor, and she ran, knowing that it was her they would be after.
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"General, I can't believe you agree with this."
"We proved it Jack, we gave her an opening to steal the vial and she did."
"It could have been missing before."
"It was not O'Neill, I checked myself before they entered the room."
Jack sighed, collapsing into the chair. "What now?"
"We have to take her in, find out what she knows and why she is after that vial."
"The scientists from her team have already been rounded up, they're being kept in a guarded room for now, at least until we know whether they are involved."
"If she is NID then she'll try and leave the base now she has what she wants."
"There are guards posted at the exits, if she tries to escape they'll catch her."
"She'll know that...she'll go for the Stargate."
"Jack, you can't honestly think she'd be that crazy."
"It's her only option. General you'll have to evacuate the level, if she's desperate enough..."
"Understood. She must be stopped, using whatever force necessary, she knows too much, we can't let her escape."
They nodded, Jack storming out of the office, leaving Daniel and Teal'c to share a glance before heading off in different directions.
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He opened the doors to his quarters, not surprised to find her huddled in the corner.
"Carter?"
"I'm sorry."
He moved closer, bending down so that he was eye level with her. "We figured it out, but I guess you know that from the fact you're hiding in here."
"It all went wrong."
"What did?"
She looked him straight in the eye, the tears pouring silently down her cheeks. "I was never supposed to fall in love with you."
He gasped, fighting back his own tears as he pulled her into a hug, her head resting against his shoulder. "I love you too."
She moved her head, kissing him briefly on the cheek, at the same time pulling the knife out of her sleeve.
"I'm sorry." She stuck the blade into his back, leaving it in place as she moved away; her tear filled eyes meeting his shocked ones.
"Sam?"
She turned away, taking a faltering breath to try and stem the tears before walking to him, pulling his access card out of his pocket and leaving the room, wiping the blood from her hands onto her trousers.
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Teal'c headed straight for the armory, stocking up on weapons before heading towards the labs, searching all the places he knew she had been too.
Daniel meanwhile headed towards Janet's quarters, knowing that she was still missing; the knot in his stomach telling him that it might have something to do with Sam.
He opened the door quietly, scanning the dark room with his eyes before switching on the light, finding it empty.
Walking towards the bathroom he pulled the door open, falling backwards as a body fell on top of his.
He shoved the body aside, gasping when Janet's blank eyes stared into his.
"I take it that's a no then."
Janet sighed, "Can we not talk about this here?"
"Where then?"
She stood up, walking silently out of her office, Sam following close behind.
They reached Janet's quarters together, having met no one along the way. She let them in, in silence, waiting until Sam was inside before closing the door behind her.
"Sam, I used to trust you, you were one of my closest friends. But it's been a long time, you were NID, and you're not the same person I knew, so I don't think I can trust you at the moment."
Sam moved up close, backing Janet against the wall.
"I'm no longer your friend?"
"You can't be my friend if I don't trust you."
Sam's hands grabbed her neck, squeezing tighter and tighter as Janet tried unsuccessfully to struggle against her.
Sam froze as her body went limp, removing her hands and watching in horror as Janet's body slumped down to the floor.
Panicking she dragged her into the bathroom, slamming the door shut, rushing out of the room, jogging down the still empty corridor, trying to get as far away as possible.
Daniel sobbed quietly, holding Janet's body in his arms.
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Teal'c sighed in frustration, he had found no sign of Captain Carter or the other members of SG-1.
He set off towards Colonel O'Neill's quarters, the closest to where he was, finding the door unlocked.
Pushing it open, he aimed the zat through the door, rushing in when he saw O'Neill lying on the floor, a knife in his back.
He checked the wound, finding it not too deep, so pulled the blade out, causing O'Neill to cry out.
"O'Neill?"
"Teal'c?"
"Indeed."
Jack rolled over, using Teal'c as a support to pull himself to his feet. "She stabbed me."
"It appears so."
Jack moved over to his desk, pulling out the gun he kept hidden in the drawer. "I take it you've not found her yet?"
"No, you are the first person I have seen."
He leaned on the desk, breathing through the pain until it became manageable. "She'll be heading towards the Gate Room. "
"General Hammond sealed it off, she will be unable to get through."
"She took my access card."
Teal'c nodded, allowing O'Neill to go first, knowing that stopping Captain Carter was something he would have to alone, Teal'c was following only in case he failed.
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Sam hid as another group of soldiers went past; apparently General Hammond had decided to guard the Gate Room in case she tried to do what she was trying to do.
Holding the zat she had 'borrowed' off a lonely airman, she entered the control room, quickly zatting the people inside.
Moving to the computer she quickly hacked into the system, typing in the password that was required to start up the program she had written back in the infirmary.
Satisfied that they would be unable to stop her by shutting down the Gate, she waited until the guards passed before moving into the Gate Room, getting half way up the ramp before a voice called out to her.
"You're not even going to say goodbye?"
She turned around in shock, seeing Jack stood at the bottom of the ramp, gun pointed at her. "You're supposed to be dead."
"Yeah, I guessed. Apparently you need to work on your stabbing skills."
She laughed, "Or maybe it's hard to kill someone you care about."
He shook his head. "You never cared, you used me. You saw an easy target and took advantage of it."
She stepped back, closer to the Gate. "I cared, I honestly did. It could have ended well, all I wanted was the vial, no one had to die."
He stared at her, "Who died?"
She shook her head, looking over her shoulder to the Gate. "I have to go."
"What's in the vial?"
She grinned, pulling out the vial. "Knowledge, it's a virus, it will give you all the knowledge of the civilization, assuming you know how to use it of course."
She threw it over her shoulder, into the Stargate, taking another step closer to it.
"One more step and I'll shoot."
"You won't. You're not that person anymore, you've gone soft."
She turned around, running towards the Gate, her head turning towards him as the shots rang out, hitting her repeatedly in the back.
She fell, her hand almost touching the puddle, and he ran towards her, rolling her over just in time to hear her last words.
"Thank you."