"I couldn't stand there and watch her marry him." She answered. "Not after what I found out." She mumbled.

Jack stared at her.

"What do you mean?"

Her head shot up to look at him, she never could really lie to him. "I found out he was hitting her."

Mark sat stunned for a long moment, before the anger appeared.

Before Mark could get a word in though, Hays spoke. "Don't even think about saying it, this may seem like a trick but its not. And you're very lucky that I agreed to give you clearance, now I have a lot to explain so shut up and listen like a good boy."

Hays explained most of the working of the SGC, Sam's work, their allies and enemies.

Once they were finished there was only one question on Mark's mind.

"So why tell me?"

None of them were expecting him to ask that, silence filled the room for a few minutes as they tried to find the best way to make him understand. Jacob recovered first.

"Mark there's something that we have to tell you that you may not want to hear or believe."

"You just told me you're an alien and you live on another planet." Mark retorted.

"True." Jacob paused before speaking. "You asked me earlier why we arrested Shanahan…" Mark nodded. "…the look in Pete's eyes reminded me of… something I'd seen before when it came to Sam."

"Love?" Mark asked.

"No actually, fury, the look that says 'I'm gonna hurt you so bad later.'" Jacob answered his son.

Mark took a moment thinking before he asked. "How do you know it was that? You… you could be wrong."

"Trust me Mark, I'm not. I know that look. It's the same look I saw in Jonas' eyes when George and I went to see her unexpected and found her laying unconscious on the floor. Trust me I know." He was angry at the fact that someone had done this to his little girl, again.

Jacob bowed his head and when he spoke next it was Selmac. "I am sorry, Jacob is not able to speak at the moment, he is greatly worried and angry at all that has occurred within the last number of hours."

Mark looked in shock at his father. Hammond spoke up. "Hello Selmac it's good to speak to you again." He then looked at Mark. "Mark this is Selmac the Tok'ra who shares Jacobs' body."

"It is an honor to finally be able to speak with you Mark." Selmac greeted.

Mark nodded, too shocked to do anything but stare at his father. Only, he realized it wasn't his father anymore. Knowing looks passed around the room as everyone gave him time to comprehend what he'd been told, filling him in and answering all the basic questions people ask went they met a Tok'ra for the first time.

Jacob calmed down enough to return and they finished filling Mark in on all the things he 'needed to know'. They said their goodbyes' to Hays and returned to the SGC.

They sat in silence in the briefing room for what seemed like hours each lost in their own thoughts before Dr. Lam walked in. "Sorry to interrupt Sirs, but you asked me to check Col Carter's recent medicals…"

"Yes, of course doctor please sit." Hammond indicated the seat next to Jacob.

"Well Sir, when I checked there were a few things that should've been looked into further, in my opinion. For example, there were several mysterious bruises that she claimed either occurred off world or in her lab from clumsiness. The worst I can find is an incident a few months back where she had two cracked ribs. She never came to me but Dr. Warner did examine her. She told him she had fallen down the stairs at home." Lam finished and looked at the three men around the table before speaking again. "I went to see her before I came up here, she seemed to be fine physically, but I gave her a sedative to help her sleep through the night."

Hammond nodded. "Thank you doctor, dismiss." She rose and left the room.

As soon as she was out Mark spoke. "I wanna see Pete." It wasn't a request it was a demand as he barely contained his rage.

Hammond and Jacob looked at each other before Hammond nodded, rising from his seat