They reached the corridor which housed Davis' office. They walked in the door and found the room empty, no-one at the desk. Looking closer Jack saw the name plate on the desk said Lieutenant Jessica Palmer. He walked round the desk.

"Jack." Tal whispered. He looked up and she nodded in the direction of a door that presumably led to Davis' office. He nodded at her and she carefully opened the door and went in. Jack turned back to the desk, looking through the papers on the desk there was nothing that looked particularly incriminating. He glanced up to the computer screen and saw there was something open on the screen, it was an e-mail. He read through it quickly and his eyes widened. Someone's hacked into top secret files, inventory at Area 51, personnel at both Area 51 and the Pentagon.

He pulled out the zat he'd had hidden in his jacket and quietly walked towards the door Tal had gone through. He was just about the pull out his radio and tell the others what he'd found when he heard a cry of shock from inside the room. Without another seconds thought he charged into the room, zat at the ready.

Tal was on her knees on the floor, standing above her with a twisted smirk on her face holding a Goa'uld hand device over her was Jessica Palmer. She turned as she heard him come in. Eye's glowing as she flashed him an evil smirk she turned back on Tal and sent her flying across the room, she slammed into the wall opposite and hit the floor with a sickening thud.

Jack fired his zat at Palmer but it was useless, the energy was absorbed by her personal shielding device. Again she smiled at him as she focused the hand device on him. On instinct, he grabbed her wrist and pulled it aside, he pulled her towards him at an odd angle. There was a sickening snap and her body went limp. Jack dropped her and she fell to the ground with a soft thud. He looked at her, briefly shocked.

Recovering himself quickly he crossed the room to wear Tal lay. He dropped down onto his knees and held her head in his hands.

"C'mon Tal, wake up." He muttered somewhat desperately. He stroked her cheek softly, like he'd done not fifteen minutes ago.

Her eyelids flickered gently and slowly opened. She gazed weakly at him and smiled. He continued to stroke her cheek absently, her eyes closed and her bodied stilled as her last breath left her body.

He gently let go of her and let her head rest on the floor.

Dully he recognised footsteps coming in their direction. When they stopped he heard Daniel's confused exclamation of "Jack, what the?" and Carter's soft utterance of "Ohmygod."

Slowly he got up and sending Palmer's dead body one last glare he pushed past them and left the room.

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