"Hey." Sam greeted as Jennifer opened the door.
"Sam!" Jennifer smiled before she started to worry. "What's happened?"
"The IOA and SGC have finished reviewing your case. I thought it'd be best to give you the news in person." Sam explained, the words filling Jennifer with dread. "Is there somewhere we can talk in private?"
"Sure." Jennifer said feeling dazed as she led Sam to the study. Once Sam had shut down Jennifer offered.
"Do you want a drink or anything?"
"No, I'm fine. Why don't you sit?" Sam offered trying to put Jennifer at ease. As the doctor sat Sam pulled out a thick file and looked back at Jennifer. "Before I start going through this you should know that the panel has also reviewed evidenced gathered from the Wraith base that you were being transported to."
"How?" Jennifer asked dumbfounded.
"Kiryk and Lorne didn't mention this on their visit?" Sam asked.
"No."
"Colonel Sheppard led an assault, based on information provided by Kiryk. During the mission Rodney managed to download some files relating to your time as a prisoner. The files were encrypted, but once Rodney got through that, the information was sent to the IOA for review." Sam said as Jennifer tried to take everything in.
"Did they say what happened to me? Why I can't remember how I got there?"
"Not in detail. They did describe you being injured during your capture, so memory loss from a head injury is the most likely cause. Would you like me to summarise what was in the Wraith files?" Sam offered. For a moment Jennifer wasn't sure. Part of her was desperate to know why she was targeted, what they had been after, but the other part wanted to know if she'd be able to go home. After a moment she decided Sam had come because the news was bad and so chose to put off the inevitable by asking for details. In response Sam nodded and gave a weak smile before explaining.
"Apparently, there was a spy, or traitor, on Todd's Hive. They fed information about your research to the Commander that captured you. Their plan was to use your research against the other Wraith to reduce competition and increase their standing in the faction. Based on what the spy told him he wasn't expecting you to resist their demands, believing you'd be happy to help reduce the number of feeding Wraith in the Galaxy. The Commander was so confident you'd give him what you wanted that he had already told the Queen of his faction that the research was finished. When you resisted he needed to break you in a hurry so simulated the destruction of Atlantis. The thing is that backfired, after you thought you saw Atlantis being destroyed you even stopped pretending to help him. He was forced to confess to the Queen that the research was not complete at which point she ordered your transfer to the base."
"Why?"
"She wanted to turn you into a Wraith worshipper." Sam paused and let Jennifer digest the information. When the doctor finally looked at Sam again she asked.
"Was there anything else in the files?"
"Nothing of relevance to your IOA hearing." Sam answered, convincing Jennifer there was more information that she wasn't allowed to know. Eventually Sam added. "You should know that John has been trying to track down Todd and get more information off him. But so far he's heard nothing from him. That said, knowing John, I'm sure he'll track down Todd eventually." For a while Sam sat silently waiting for Jennifer to process everything. Finally the doctor asked.
"So did the information act for or against me?"
"The fact that there is evidence that you never broke won over some of the panel, but the details of what they did to you, what you saw, how you were treated, gave more ammunition to the psychiatrists." The Colonel answered.
"So it worked against me?"
"I wouldn't go that far, but it did not act as for you as Colonel Sheppard had hoped." Sam said, trying to give Jennifer an encouraging smile.
"So what is verdict?" Jennifer asked, deciding that delaying the inevitable was not making her feel any better.
"The ruling is kind of complicated and I want you to be aware of all your options." Sam said before opening a different file and starting to read the outcome.
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. Final chapter up later today.