Under the microscope - part 10
It's time for the interviews! The next few chapters will be the interviews of Sam and Jack's friends. Enjoy! And review!
RECORD OF INTERVIEW: 08/05/06 0900
DR DANIEL M JACKSON
INTERVIEWER: MR ROBERT WOOLSEY
W - Dr Jackson. Please take a seat.
W - You've been called here for interview as a result of –
D - I know why you're interviewing me. You're trying to convict my team mates for crimes they didn't commit.
W - I'll be the judge of that, if you don't mind. I have come into this investigation as a neutral party, and I hope I can count on your co-operation. Now, shall we start at your recent mission to P8Y 252?
D - What do you want to know?
W - In the words of your own mission report: 'Colonel O'Neill was therefore forced to pretend that he and Major Carter were married, so that she [Major Carter] was not taken prisoner by the King.'
D - Yes.
W - I find this a little vague. Especially considering the allegations that have been made.
D - Yes, what are they, exactly?
W - Behaviour unbecoming of an airforce officer.
D - Meaning . . .
W - Breaking of the fraternisation regulations. Why don't you tell me exactly what happened, in full detail, of the events leading up to and during this part of the mission.
D - (sigh) After we'd been on the planet five minutes, three of the King's Royal Guard apprehended us. They said that Major Carter was breaking the law. I asked how. They said that women were not permitted to carry weapons. I tried to explain to them that we were explorers from another planet, where the rules were different, and that we were sorry if we'd offended them, but they wouldn't listen. They said that by their laws, she was now the King's property. Obviously, we weren't too happy with that, and we all argued back. We offered to leave and never return, but they seemed really pleased that they'd caught Sam, and wouldn't let her go.
W - Dr Jackson, for the purpose of the tape, could you please stick to military titles, and not use first names.
D - Sorry. They wouldn't let Major Carter go. I asked if there was any circumstance in which the law wouldn't apply, and they said that if she was already claimed, or 'owned', by another man, the law would be void.
W - And the definition of 'owned' was married?
D - Yes. If Sam – sorry – Major Carter was already married to one of us, they couldn't take her.
W - And so Colonel O'Neill leapt into the role?
D - I wouldn't say leapt. It's not like he had any choice. Either we said Sam was married to one of us, or they took her. Period. As the team leader, Jack took responsibility.
W - Dr Jackson, military titles, please.
D - Sorry.
W - Were they required to provide any proof, or did these Royal Guards just take your word for it?
Pause
W - Dr Jackson.
D - They told Jack to – sorry – they told Colonel O'Neill to prove that he was married to Major Carter.
W - What did he do?
D - Well, he obviously didn't have any legal documents on him saying she was his wife, so there really was very little he could do to convince them.
W - So he did nothing? And they just let you go?
D - Not exactly.
W - Dr Jackson, did Colonel O'Neill kiss Major Carter?
D - Who told you that?
W - It doesn't matter. Answer the question, please.
Pause
D - He didn't have any choice. He had a split second to act before they would have taken her away.
W - Yes or no, please, Dr Jackson. Did Colonel O'Neill kiss Major Carter?
Pause
D - Yes.
W - Thank you. Now, did the guards accept that she was his wife after this?
D - Yes. They let her go.
W - Has anything like this happened before?
D - Define 'like this'.
W - Has Colonel O'Neill been – forced – to fake a marriage with Major Carter before?
D - No.
W - Have they pretended to be in a relationship before?
D - No.
W - Have they broken the fraternisation regulations before?
D - They haven't broken them now! I told you, Jack didn't have a choice! The King would have taken Sam!
W - Has Colonel O'Neill displayed affection – fake or otherwise – for his second-in-command in the past?
D - 'Affection' is a very vague word. I often display 'affection' for Sam because she's my friend.
W - Is that how you'd define their relationship? As friends?
D - Yes.
W - Has Colonel O'Neill kissed Major Carter before?
Pause
D - No.
W - You hesitated.
D - (sigh) I'm sure you're aware of the 'Land of Light' incident which doesn't count because (a) it was Major Carter kissing Colonel O'Neill, not the other way round, and (b) she was under the influence of an alien disease.
W - Is that the only instance where a kiss has occurred between Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter?
D - Yes.
Pause
W - Thank you for your time, Doctor Jackson.
D - Are we done?
W - For the moment. I shall want to speak to you again.
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Beka
