Debris and glass was strung out for over a mile on the road. So were several tire marks. George looked at them and couldn't make heads or tails of the skid marks. He was still shocked that Jacob was able to walk away from the mangled mess of his prized Shelby Mustang in one piece.
"Teal'c, what can you tell me?" Hammond asked looking down the embankment where Jacob's car still rested.
Teal'c was kneeling down by the driver's door examining the ground.
"There was gun fire…General Carter was injured. The amount of blood indicates the injury is not life threatening," he explained then slowly moved up to within a few feet of George. "Here…two assailants were killed. A third was over here. And another down there, near the front of the vehicle." Teal'c then walked a several yards away but kept parallel with the road. When he stopped he knelt down, his hand touched a few areas on the ground. "A struggle occurred here…four men against a single man. The single man…"
"Jacob?"
"Presumably. General Carter fought ferociously before he was beaten. There is more blood here. However, I cannot be certain who it belongs to. I can say General Carter was unconscious when he was removed from here, as evident by these dragging marks"
"Thank you, Teal'c we'll let forensics do DNA testing on the blood to confirm if it's Jacob's or not."
"There is one more thing General Hammond."
"What is it?"
"Another was with General Carter…a woman," Teal'c answered, making George raise an eyebrow. "She did not go quietly as she put up a struggle the entire way up the embankment."
"Major Peterson!" George shouted down at the young man who was bagging the bullet shells near the car causing him to look up.
"Yes, Sir."
"There was a passenger…a woman…"
"We didn't see a purse of any kind but I'll have my team dust for fingerprints, Sir. Maybe we'll get lucky."
"Holy crap! Would you look at that mess!" Colonel O'Neill commented making George sigh within. "I bet Jake's going to be pissed that someone was joy riding in his car!"
"Actually, Jacob was driving his car, Colonel."
"Are you sure? Carter said he had a date and that…" O'Neill paused and suddenly looked a little ill.
"What is it?"
"She said that Dad didn't come home last night," the Colonel answered. "I just assumed he was having a good time…Sir."
"Does Sam know?" Dr. Jackson asked.
"She's on her way," George replied solemnly. "From what we could tell, Jacob was chased…"
"General Hammond?" a very young but intelligent Lieutenant Amanda Green politely interrupted.
"Go ahead Lieutenant."
"I've finished my analysis of the tire marks, Sir."
George nodded for her to continue.
"Two cars were in pursuit, Sir. Evidence suggests that they chased General Carter up the mountainside. Half a mile up this road his car was hit, causing it to spin out of control. But the General managed to regain control and speed to here. The Mustang reached speed of fifty miles an hour before a third pursing car hit it squared on against the driver's side causing the Mustang to roll and come to rest where it now sits."
"Thank you," George said then dismissed her.
"Oh my God! Dad!" Major Carter gasped, causing George to turn around. "General…where is he?"
"He's alive," George immediately told her. "My guess is he would be of no use to his captors dead. And Teal'c found evidence that your father did not go without a fight."
"We'll find him, Carter," O'Neill confidently said.
"Do you know who the woman was in his car?" George asked.
"No, he never told me her name," she replied, putting up a good front.
Always the strong soldier like her father. It was very rare that she had moments of weakness. But they were never in battle or when the pressure was on to save the universe. George also knew that Samantha Carter was not going to be a bystander in this investigation. He ordered her and the rest of SG-1 to find out who this woman was on the chance that Major Peterson's forensic team couldn't find the answer.
From George's experience it was always best to keep busy. He was planning on the same thing back at the SGC by making a few phone calls. Hopefully he could discover who out there would be interested in an ex-Tok'ra, symbiote toting General of the Air Force.