
> > > "Come back to the ship. You could clear yourself, but that would > > > take Rachel... We can't do that...not now. But later... Yes, we > > > will." > > > > He looks in her eyes until she sees he's serious, and not going to > > just abandon her. And then he squeezes her arms, and begins to > > gather her things. "These things are critical! We need to protect > > them first of all. That is what clears you. And then somehow, we > > need to monitor the investigation, while we find Rachel..." > > > > He's saying this as he is getting everything ready. "You have any > > clothes or anything at all?" > >"My bag." she says nodding to an overnight bag in the corner, "I was >planning on a vacation with you, remember. I had it in the office with >me. I grabbed it, my notes, and the portable computer and...and ran." "Good. I just didn't know if you had it ready." > > "And some of the others know you were in trouble... The Doctor, and > > our Finance guru..." > >"I'm ready, but Woof. I don't want to run away. I have to find my >daughter. I have to find the bastards that did this to Jim, to her, to >me." she says hefting her bag. "You aren't running away, Lessa. You are going underground, and we'll track the bastards. But you'll have to share this information with the crew, you know... Lead on!" Woof