Chapter 4 - Inquiries

Jack called a meeting at the SGC with Sam, Teal'c, Tok'ra High Council member Garshaw, Major Paul Davis from the Pentagon, and Special NID Agent Malcolm Barrett.

He looked around the table and was pleased that they were all able to gather together.

"Okay, let's get started. It's been a few days since Daniel disappeared. Teal'c, were you able to contact Master Bra'tac to find out if he had any news?"

"I was O'Neill. Master Bra'tac does not have any information regarding Daniel Jackson. He assured me that if he found out anything, he would contact us."

"Thank you, Teal'c. Major Davis, do you have anything from the Pentagon that can help?"

"Sir, we contacted Kinsey's friends and associates in Washington but it was very hard to get anyone to talk with us. It seems that since Kinsey's fall from grace, folks there want to distance themselves from him as much as possible. We did talk to some of his former office personnel. They'd moved on to other jobs but we located them. They didn't offer much help."

"Thanks Paul. Councilor Garshaw, have you been able to find out anything on your end?"

She stood and said, "Yes, General O'Neill. Our operative in Baal's ranks indicated that Kinsey is on earth. We've checked with all our operatives and he hasn't been found anywhere else. Rumor has it that Kinsey was beamed down to earth by Baal, after Kinsey's symbiote was reportedly removed."

"And just how did he accomplish that? Did the Tok'ra remove the symbiote?" Jack's attitude was terse, especially since the Tok'ra were never willing to come forth with information on their own. It always had to be pried out of them.

"No, General, the Tok'ra did not assist Mr. Kinsey in any way. We can only surmise that Baal helped him somehow." Garshaw seemed upset that O'Neill didn't trust her but Jack ignored her reaction as she sat down.

"Agent Barrett, what have you got?"

He opened his brief case and brought out a sheaf of papers. "According to my sources, the Trust wasn't involved in Daniel's abduction. My source assured me that they weren't interested in Kinsey's plans, whatever they might have been. Their primary concern has been technology and destroying the Goa'uld and Jaffa and they didn't think Kinsey was a big enough fish to bother with. There were System Lords to take care of first, so he was ignored."

"Okay, so we're back to square one."

"Not necessarily, General. I checked with the legitimate NID sources. They heard something a while back about the Symbiote Suppression Collar that the Tollans had. Baal had gotten his hands on it. They're sure he had a reason for wanting it but they didn't know why at the time."

"That's interesting, Agent Barrett, but what does that have to do with Daniel?"

"I'm not sure yet, but it might be related to Kinsey somehow. My source is still trying to find out what Baal wanted it for." Barrett looked hopeful. He really wanted to help. Daniel was a great guy and he had a lot of knowledge about national security concerns. Whoever had him might be trying to use him to get information about the Stargate Program.

"Okay, the fingerprint analysis proved that Kinsey's prints were on the envelope the video tape came in, which isn't really all that surprising since Kinsey wanted us to know he had Daniel. If Kinsey is on earth, that's good. He'll be easier to find. Sam, have you checked to see if Kinsey owned any property where he could be hiding?"

"He has a cabin in Wyoming but we checked it out and there's been no recent activity. We still have it under surveillance but I'm doubtful, Sir."

"Have you talked with is wife?"

"Yes, but she doesn't know about anything that could help us. Evidently, he kept her out of the loop."

"What have you got on the mysterious vehicle at the gate?"

"I checked the video tape from the camera at the guard shack to find out the identity of the vehicle and it was a white Ford Taurus with Colorado plates. We're trying to get a clear picture of the plate number and if we can, we'll track it down."

Major Davis said, "Sir, I have an idea. What if Kinsey went to Cimmeria? That would explain how his symbiote might have been removed. Let me contact Gairwyn and see if she has seen him?"

"Good idea. Thanks, Major. Let me know as soon as you have something."

The Major headed for the control room to dial up the planet and see what he could find out.

There was a bright flash and Thor appeared in the room.

"Thor, Buddy! It's great to see you! Have you found out anything about Daniel?"

"Thank you, O'Neill. Yes, I have news about Daniel Jackson."

"Wonderful, what have you got?"

"Daniel Jackson has been located in your northern hemisphere. A region in Southeastern Canada."

"How did you find that out?"

"We implanted Daniel Jackson with a locater beacon. It was determined that it would prove invaluable since he has a knack for disappearing."

"And you didn't feel that this was important enough news for you to share with us?" Jack was dumbfounded! Why hadn't Thor said anything, before?

"I sincerely apologize, O'Neill. We didn't feel it was necessary to tell you until we had completed our tests."

"Why is that?"

"It was strictly a temporary measure. We had been monitoring Dr. Jackson's movements for the last few earth months and it seems to have worked wellThe only problem we had with is is that the power source didn't last very long. We were about to contact you concerning this technology when you contacted us. But, we must retrieve him quickly, O'Neill. Since it was only a test, the implant will discontinue sending a signal very soon. Our scientists are working on a permanent solution to the energy source used to power the signal but we haven't finished the research."

"Thor, if you had contacted us about this from the beginning, we would already know where Dr. Jackson had been taken and we wouldn't have had to go through all this. And after what Loki did with his experiments before, I would have thought that you would understand our reasons for open communication about any experiments you wanted to do."

"I am sorry, O'Neill. You are correct. I regret the actions the Asgard have taken and promise that we will not ever again conduct experiments on the Tauri without your permission."

"Sir," Sam interjected, "our scientists are working on a similar device. It's still in the prototype stage but the results look promising."

"Oy! I'm not getting all my memo's." Jack ran his fingers through his hair, making it stick up in spikes. "Thor, does Daniel know that you did this?"

"He does not. We implanted the device while Daniel was asleep in his home. I assure you, he was not injured in the process. It took mere seconds and he was not made aware."

Major Davis came back into the briefing room with news. "Sir, I contacted Gairwyn and sent her a picture of Kinsey through the wormhole. As soon as she saw it, she recognized him. She said that she was at the gate a few weeks ago and saw him come through the wormhole and then disappear. She immediately assumed that he was a Goa'uld and had been sent to Thor's Hammer. They kept an eye out for him afterwards but he wasn't found."

"Thanks, Major. Okay, so now we know how he got the snake removed.

We just have to find out what happened to him after that. Okay, Thor, we need to know where Daniel is. If we can find him, it stands to reason we'll find Kinsey. Can you show us?"

Thor held out a remote device in his hand and a transparent screen popped up on the table. A rotating image of earth appeared and a red dot blinked over a spot indicating that Daniel was in Quebec Province, near Montreal.

"This is where you will find Doctor Jackson. But, you must hurry, O'Neill. The beacon will only transmit the signal for another 6 of your earth hours."

"Okay, everyone. As much as it upsets me that Daniel was implanted without our knowing it, at least we now know where he is. Let's get this show on the road."

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Captain Ed Paulson headed for his car with the latest information he was to relay to Vice-President Kinsey. His position as a Technician in the Security Station on Sub-Level 16 gave him access to the monitors in the briefing room. He had to phone Kinsey to let him know that O'Neill knew where Dr. Jackson was, but he had to do that off base.

While driving north on I-25 toward Denver, Paulson's left front tire blew and he crossed over into the southbound lanes and crashed head on with an 18 wheeler. The driver of the truck was unhurt but Paulson died instantly.