Jack looked to Teal'c, "T? How much time do you think we got?"

Teal'c raised an eyebrow as he thought before saying, "Approximately seven hours, O'Neill, before Ba'al will begin his strike against both Scott Douglas and Cassandra Fraiser. We must move quickly."

To say that this was a difficult situation for Bobby, Alex and Deakins to be in would have been a gross understatement. The truth of the matter was Deakins kept on thinking about how he was going to tell Carver about the case, while Bobby and Alex were both wondering how they were going to catch the damn guy.

Part of Bobby was in awe at how much his two old friends had changed – their personalities seemed to have meshed together to create a more battle hardened and sarcastic Daniel, while creating a softer and more sympathetic Jack. He saw the way both men differed to Sam Carter – the woman who had apparently captured Jack's heart. He didn't really know who she was, but he vaguely remembered reading an article in a science magazine about wormholes by a Dr. Samantha Carter. Perhaps this was her. It didn't really matter right now, though. Right then they had two missing persons to find.

"Did Ba'al give us any clues about where to find them?" Alex asked Daniel as she turned in her seat to see him better.

Daniel shook his head, "Not exactly. He's not a very straightforward person when it comes to things like that. He likes to taunt you and takes pleasure in watching people suffer at his hand."

"Sounds like Nicole," Bobby heard Alex mumble under her breath.

"Nicole Wallace?" Teal'c asked in his curious yet still monotone voice.

Alex and Bobby both looked at the big man in surprise. "Yes," Alex said, confused as to how he would know that.

Sam answered her unspoken question, "Ever since Cassie decided to go to NYU we've all kept a finger on the pulse of crime in the city." Her eyes grew sad as she looked at the pair and their Captain, "If we have to go face to face against Ba'al, or see his handiwork today, Nicole Wallace will look like Santa Claus."

"Now, that's impossible," Bobby said vehemently. Part of him wondered why this girl was so important to these people, while another part told the first that it was a moot point at the moment.

Jack turned his attention away from the conversation to Ferretti and Mitchell, "Did you bring Carter's 'toys' with you?"

Ferretti nodded, "Yep, General. We've got all the toys Area 51 would let us take." Alex raised her eyebrows at that; shocked that Area 51 was real. Ferretti grinned at her as he was lifting the big black case in his hands so it rested on the table before opening it. Inside were a number of devices none of the cops had seen, and most of which those from the SGC wished they had never seen.

Jack picked up the long metal stick thing that lay on one side of the case. He hefted it so the weight was more balanced before showing it to cops. "This is a pain stick. The name is exactly what it does. It's one of Ba'al's favorite things to give his minions." He put it back carefully before pointing to the head, "Whatever happens, do not grab it by that. That's the conduit."

He picked up a device that looked like it could fit on a person's hand, "This is a hand device – one of Ba'al's favorite toys to use on prisoners. You have to have the element the Stargate is made up of in your blood to be able to use this, and luckily we have two people with us who are able to use this." He set it back, less gentle than he was with the pain stick since he wasn't able to activate it.

Jack pulled out the last 'toy' from the case. It was a small device that looked like it just slipped onto two fingers. "This is another weapon that can only be used by Sam or Vala. But, unlike the hand device, this can only be used in close proximity to the intended victim. Hurts like hell, I hear," as he said the last part, Jack turned to his wife, who was looking at the device in his hand with hatred.

Bobby noticed the slight smile that appeared on Sam's face for a split second. "Hell had nothing to do with it," she said softly.

"Right," Jack said, putting the weapon back in the case, leaving just one unidentified object inside. "Now," he said, turning his attention back to the three natives of New York City, "If you were a sociopath, psychotic, son of a bitch who liked to flaunt power but was trying not to draw attention to yourself in New York … where would you hide?"

Daniel raised his hand after a few minutes of silence, "I missed something before. Ba'al put a riddle in here. 'At night they come without being fetched, and by day they are lost without being stolen.' Wow, he's really getting desperate."

Bobby thought for a second, his eyes darting between Daniel and Alex. "Stars. They're somewhere where he can see the stars."

Jack thought for a minute before Ferretti said, "Ship?"

Sam went white at that thought, but let her husband take control of the situation, "Alright, people. Mitchell, get in a call to Pendergast and have him do a sweep of the entire planet – I want to know where that damn ship is. Ferretti, get your team ready to do a ship sweep and blow. I don't want anything left after we've got Cassie and Scott back. Daniel, Vala, Teal'c, you're with SG-2. I'll call the president and inform him of the situation. Carter, explain it to them," as he gave the last order, Jack motioned to the three now rather frightened cops before going off to find a quiet place to call his boss.

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A/N: I'm rather upset right now because of the stats this story has that are rather ... contridictory. The alert stats, hits and reviews just DON'T match up! That makes me sad, and when I'm sad I don't update - I eat pie.

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