Was meant to upload this on Wednesday but my wifi has been down! Sorry about that, it's been torture for me- however I have those little Stargate SG1 novels so I've entertained myself with them. Thank you such much for my reviews they're amazing, I love reading your views and reactions it's priceless! Also, I would just like to say I'm trying to keep the character's relationships accurate to what they were in season 5, I'm just going with the flow as these characters are truly incredible. So here goes what I should have put up earlier this week, I'll upload again soon, enjoy!
About 15 mins later.
O'Neill: (frustrated) I just don't get it!
Carter: Sir you have to have too understand I know what I'm doing.
O'Neill: Do you?
Carter: (she gulps) I- I don't have it all figured out but-
O'Neill: But what, your perfect record isn't gonna help you when you're locked in there- damn it, in fact it'll only make things worse!
Carter: I know that but I can't think of another way out of this.
O'Neill: What the hell did Wade say to you? (she's about to open her mouth but he holds his finger up to stop her) Actually firstly I'd like to know what the hell he did to you?
Carter: It was my fault.
O'Neill: Oh for crying out loud Carter I don't believe that for one second, now answer my question.
Carter: I can't-
O'Neill: How about I make that an order. Major Carter, I'm ordering you to recall the events that happened when Major Wade attacked you.
Carter: Please don't do this sir.
O'Neill: It's done. Now I want an answer. (Her eyes are wondering around she's trying to think of a way out) Fine, I'll go tell Hammond I'm the spy and that I made you take the blame.
Carter: What?! No sir! Are you crazy?
O'Neill: Am I crazy? No, I'm doing exactly what you've done. Whether the truth comes out or not- which it will- I'm not letting you get put away for this, it'll be me locked up before you're transferred anywhere. (goes to turn around to leave) Yeah and I'm not leaving until I have some answers. (pause) So?
Carter: (ashamed) He attacked me.
O'Neill: Wade attacked you?
Carter: Yes sir.
O'Neill: Why?
Carter: Because he didn't think it was fair that Captain Rogers was taking the blame for something he didn't do.
O'Neill: And, so what?
Carter: I agreed and then turned myself in.
O'Neill: Carter a person of your intelligence- and might I add stubbornness- doesn't turn themselves in because somebody tells them to. Especially after they've beaten them up.
Carter: Well maybe I'm not as strong as you think I am.
O'Neill: I won't believe that for a second. (knock at the door, an SF enters and whispers to O'Neill then SF exits) Our little friend Rogers has just been brought in for questioning.
Carter: (concerned) What- why?
O'Neill: Because it's a little strange to confess to a crime you didn't do. Anyways Teal'c's taking care of that. But our theory is that he has a little crush on you.
Carter: (quickly) Oh no sir that's not it. (shuts her eyes regretting what she just said)
O'Neill: (intrigued) Oh really, what is it then? (she stares at the ground) Wait don't tell me. It's to do with Wade again isn't it?
Carter: (quietly) Yes sir.
O'Neill: What could Wade possibly have to hold over you and Rogers?
Carter: Nothing sir. I just- I have nothing to lose.
O'Neill: (confused) What do you mean you have nothing to lose?
Carter: Nothing sir, it doesn't matter.
O'Neill: Yeah it does, you're a valuable member of my team who means a lot to m- us… and you also, Carter what the hell? So much will be lost if you're put away!
Carter: It's different sir.
O'Neill: (pacing around itching his head) What no, look you told me Wade is responsible for (nods towards her) that… there's a start. I'll be back later. (walks out)
Carter: (to herself) Well I'll be waiting here.
Jack hurriedly exits Carter's holding room cell and Daniel chases after him as he was standing outside waiting. They are walking at a fast pace down the corridor)
Daniel: Well that took you long enough, what's going on?
O'Neill: Honestly Daniel I don't know.
Daniel: Well did you find out anything?
O'Neill: Wade attacked her.
Daniel: What? Why?
O'Neill: Because he felt guilty about Rogers owning up to it so Wade felt so inclined to beat the crap out of her, she then agrees she's guilty and turns herself in.
Daniel: That makes no sense.
O'Neill: Exactly. (slams elevator button)
Daniel: I mean that's enough information to get Wade into questioning right?
O'Neill: You're damn right it is. (elevator doors open they enter)
Daniel: I don't get how Wade is involved in any of this?
O'Neill: Yeah he's really starting to piss me off.
Daniel: Yeah, I mean unless he- (elevator doors open, Wade is walking towards the elevator then turns out to walk in the opposite direction) Speaking of the devil.
O'Neill: Wade! (He runs after Wade and Daniel follows, stop at the side of the corridor but it's empty as it's quite late anyways, he goes to grab Wade but Daniel holds him back "Jack c'mon not here" Jack shakes him off to compose himself so he doesn't touch Wade, he speaks with a temper) Care to explain what the hell is going on?
Wade: What do you mean Colonel?
O'Neill: I wanna know why in God's name my second in command is lying and hiding things from me left right and centre?
Wade: I've got nothing to do with the situation Major Carter has gotten herself into, if you're looking for someone to blame you've come to the wrong person.
O'Neill: The wrong person? Then why the hell did you beat the crap out of her?
Wade: (shrugging) I don't know what you're talking about sir.
Daniel: Then how do you have those bruises?
Wade: A wrestling match with Ferretti.
O'Neill: Oh me and you both know Ferret's hand would be more bruised than your face.
Wade: Well that's what happened.
O'Neill: You know there's just too much suspicious behaviour going on, I'm starting to lose track of all the lies!
Wade: I understand you being paranoid because a woman you trusted has betrayed you- hey, betrayed us all, but-
O'Neill: Okay stop right there. Firstly, that 'woman' is a Major in the US Air Force so give her some respect, she's also my second in command, so I'll be damned if I have to correct you one more time on how you address her. Secondly she hasn't betrayed squat, we know you're behind all this so you can cut the act.
Wade: (laughs) Me? You think I'm the one doing this?
Daniel: Yeah we do.
Wade: This is a joke?
O'Neill: When was the last time you saw Carter?
Wade: I briefly saw her when she came in to turn herself into General Hammond.
O'Neill: You know I don't appreciate this at all. Carter's accusation and the fact that you've been hovering around this whole situation is enough to get you investigated.
Wade: You're wasting your time. The evidence against her is compelling and you won't find any on me.
Daniel: I would't think so highly of yourself, everybody knows Sam didn't do it. And to be honest turning herself in to us shows something is going on.
Wade: Maybe she stopped being a snake for a split second and saved a Captain from ruining his life?
O'Neill: Why don't you watch your mouth. (Takes a step forward)
Wade: Why don't you make me? (steps forward to O'Neill, Jack's jaw is clenched and so are his fists, Wade is about 2 inches smaller than him and is trying to square up to him. Two SFs walk by which catches Daniel't attention, he tries to draw Jack back from the tension)
Daniel: Why don't we go and see Hammond? (Pulls on Jack's arm, he shakes him off and goes to grab Wades shirt, Daniel catches Jack so just the tip of his fingers touched Wade and pulls him away) Come on Jack he's not worth it. (Jack is still glaring at Wade) You'll get in more trouble for this than he will.
O'Neill: Right. (Nudges straight past Wade knocking him hard, Wade smirks to himself and Jack and Daniel keep going)
Daniel: What an ass.
O'Neill: Agreed.
Scene change- Teal'c is questioning Captain Rogers with Major Davis present. Teal'c is sat opposite him in a room for interrogation with two SFs present, the exchange has been going on for about 10 minutes, the Captain isn't giving much information away.
Teal'c: Captain Rogers, are you not aware that concealing the truth and manipulating events is indeed an offence?
Rogers: Yes sir I'm aware.
Davis: We're not trying to incriminate you Captain, we just need the truth as the events concerning the accusation against Major Carter are becoming quite odd.
Rogers: (Defensive) Look I've already said it all. I've briefly worked alongside Major Carter a couple of times and she amazes me, I couldn't believe for one second she was the culprit. So I thought I'd buy SG1 some time to find the real person.
Teal'c: What if you were imprisoned?
Rogers: I wouldn't be, they'd need evidence for that- like I said I was just trying to buy time.
Teal'c: Your intentions were unsuccessful. Major Carter turned herself in for a reason unknown to us, do you know why she confessed to General Hammond?
Rogers: No, other than she must have done it.
Teal'c: She did not.
Davis: I think what Teal'c is trying to say is that given Major Carter's record it is highly unlikely that she was the one feeding the Goa'uld information- especially as she was in an abusive home off-world when the allegations against her began. It's quite suspicious that you wanted to take Major Carter's place, did anyone say anything to you, or did you hear something?
Rogers: No, well to be honest it was a rash decision. I didn't think it through.
Teal'c: How did you not process such a serious situation?
Rogers: (shrugs) I- I don't know.
Teal'c: You have been accompanying SG3 on many recent missions.
Rogers: (confused) Ah, yeah I have.
Teal'c: What is your relationship with Major Wade?
Davis: (quietly to Teal'c) Teal'c, what's this got to do with Major Carter? (Teal'c gives him a strong look and Davis frowns and nods trusting in Teal'c)
Rogers: Um well he's the CO, so I respect him?
Teal'c: Has your Commanding Officer ever mentioned to you Major Carter's current situation?
Rogers: (blushes a little and fidgets) Um, well-
Davis: (concerned) You're under a direct order from General Hammond to answer these questions.
Rogers: Yes, he has mentioned his shock towards it. Major Wade and the rest of SG3 consider SG1 to be good friends of theirs so obviously it has come up.
Teal'c: Did Major Wade persuade you to do anything you would not usually do?
Rogers: What? Did Major Wade tell me to turn myself in? I'd be a little stupid if he said that and then I did that.
Davis: Teal'c, it's really late and we're not getting anywhere with this. Let's try again another time, and give him some time to think of some answers we can actually use. (Teal'c nods and they stand up to leave)
Rogers: (humbly) Hey, for what it's worth could you thank Major Carter for me. (Teal'c raises an eyebrow) At least I can go home to my wife and kids now.
Scene change- Next morning. Daniel, Jack, General Hammond and two guards approach Major Wade while on his way to the commissary.
Hammond: (firmly) Major Wade.
Wade: General Hammond, sir.
Hammond: You are to be confined to isolation quarters unless being questioned.
Wade: (looks at Daniel and Jack and then back at the General) What, why sir?
Hammond: I think you know exactly why Major.
Wade: Whatever they've told you it's not true sir, they're just upset because Major Carter is getting the blame.
Hammond: And so am I, I want to get to the bottom of it. (To the guards) Take him away, you know your orders. (The SFs "yes sir")
Wade: (Calling back to them as he's being taken away) You're wasting your time! (Jack rolls his eyes)
Hammond: I hope your accusations aren't just out of spite Colonel.
Daniel: I just hope we can find something to help Sam.
Scene change- Daniel visiting Sam.
(Daniel enters)
Carter: Daniel! (gets of her bed to hug Daniel)
Daniel: Morning, how you holding up?
Carter: Yeah fine thanks.
Daniel: I'm glad to see you out the stockade and now in this… well, holding cell.
Carter: Ha, yeah, it's more comfortable though.
Daniel: Yeah. So, Jack and I spoke to Hammond last night.
Carter: About what?
Daniel: A couple of things, but um we just locked up Wade for questioning.
Carter: (hopeful) Really?
Daniel: Yeah quite a relief. And probably safer for him too.
Carter: What do you mean?
Daniel: Me and Jack bumped into Wade last night. (Sam looks worried) Oh don't worry Jack's not a total idiot, nothing happened apart from some exchange in words.
Carter: Ah, good.
Daniel: Yeah… Look I'm gonna stop beating around the bush. (daniel sits on the bottom of her bed) What happened Sam?
Carter: I told Colonel O'Neill-
Daniel: Yeah and forgive me for finding it strange that Wade, a guy who's life we've saved over and over again, and vice versa, would go and beat you up and then you'd turn yourself in to 'protect' Captain Rogers.
Carter: (runs her hands through her hair) I did what was right.
Daniel: No, the right thing would be to be totally honest so we don't have to put somebody innocent away. Look Wade is being held, he's locked away from you Sam- you haven't got anything to be scared of.
Carter: It's not Wade I'm scared of.
Daniel: Who is it then?
Carter: Well yeah, I guess- look he didn't exactly threaten me.
Daniel: What?
Carter: Not me explicitly, he was teaching me a lesson in a way.
Daniel: Sam, you're going to have to expand some more.
Carter: (quietly) He threatened Captain Rogers, that's why he turned himself in.
Daniel: Did Rogers tell you this?
Carter: No, Wade did.
Daniel: What, why?
Carter: (shakes her head) Daniel, I can't-
Daniel: Please Sam, come on we're almost there.
Carter: (paces around her room, Daniel is sat watching her waiting for her to talk, she's very anxious, she comes to a stop diagonal to Daniela and takes a deep breath) Right, okay.
Daniel: Okay?
Carter: (nods, Daniel is listening intensely) Yeah. As you know, General Hammond sent me home after Captain Rogers came forward. I drove home and as soon as I opened my door I was attacked, I had no idea who it was but I fought back as much as I could but the other person had the upper hand. I turned on the light to see in fact it was Wade who attacked me. He then proceeded to tell me how Captain Rogers had done this for me and how he's got twin babies and his wife is pregnant etc which I found completely irrelevant until, well, he threatened to attack Rogers' wife and kids the same way he attacked me. It's Wade who's been feeding the Goa'uld information, he's just been stringing everyone else along.
Daniel: We called it! Oh wow. That son of a- (stands up) I'm so sorry Sam.
Carter: (shrugs) Hey the evidence against me is compelling, I just need to-
Daniel: We'll get you out of this.
Carter: Like Wade said, my word against his.
Daniel: (puts hand on arm) I wanna stay but-
Carter: (forces a smile) No I get it, go. I'll be expecting a pissed Colonel to come in later.
Daniel: (laughs) Yeah, I'll try and water down the flames before then.
Carter: Thanks Daniel. (They smile at each other and he exits)
Daniel rushes into his office and comes to a curious halt to find Teal'c and Jack in there working through evidence on Carter's case.
Daniel: Guys look through the footage to see if you can find out when Wade entered the locker room to place the Goa'uld communication device in Sam's locker, I'm going to go and ask if they can run DNA fingerprints on the devise to see who's handled it.
O'Neill: Woah take a step back Danny boy, I'm the one who dishes out orders around here. What's going on?
Daniel: I just went to see Sam and she told me it all.
O'Neill: (curious but an undertone of annoyed) She told you it all?
Daniel: Well yeah. Long story short, Wade attacked her and threatened her to keep her mouth shut my threatening to attack Rogers' family the same way he did her.
O'Neill: That slimy son of a bitch!
Teal'c: In my interrogation with Captain Rogers he did ask me to thank Major Carter for turning herself in as he is able to return home to his family.
O'Neill: (messes his hair with his hands while thinking) Ah yeah, Carter mentioned something to me about having nothing to lose.
Daniel: Yeah she's done this to protect Rogers' family. We just need to find enough evidence against Rogers.
O'Neill: Well we won't have much time so Teal'c you check the tapes, Daniel you go do the whole DNA thing and I'll go to Carter's and check of evidence of a struggle to back up her story.
Teal'c: (smiles) It seems Major Carter will be free soon.
O'Neill: (pats Daniel on the back, is about to leave, then turns around with a smug look) Who would have thought, we solved something without Carter's brain power.
Daniel: Well actually it was Sam who gave us the information.
O'Neill: There's just no separating us is there. (Jack exits and Daniel follows)
Daniel: Hey Jack.
O'Neill: (rolls his eyes) Daniel you do know we've got stuff to get on with?
Daniel: I just wanted to say Sam would have told you it's just-
O'Neill: (Snappy) Look Daniel I don't care, as long as we finally know the truth that's all that matters, so get your ass down to level 19 and get that device stripped for finger prints because I want my team back.
Daniel: You got it. (turns around to go in the opposite direction)
O'Neill: Hey Daniel. (Daniel turns around) Good job with Carter.
Daniel: (nods) You know, she was too ashamed of herself to tell you the truth.
O'Neill: They got her good this time.
Daniel: Yeah but Sam's strong, she just needed our encouragement.
O'Neill: (smiles) She blew up a sun last year, I think she's fully capable.
Daniel: We're still a team though.
O'Neill: Yeah, that we will always be.