The Interrogation Continues

Posted on Wed Jan 16th, 2019 @ 2:23am by Lieutenant Commander Aurelia Taylor & Lieutenant Commander Turak

Mission: Season 2: Episode 3: Determination is not always a good thing
Location: Elysium-Brig
Timeline: Follow-on to Rude Awakenings
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Replying to Queenie's last remark, Turak says, "Make it easy on yourself then, if you help us recover our personnel, then it will look good to the Judge Advocate General. As you said yourself, you had nothing to do with the kidnapping. However, you just admitted to me that you have seen them and that one looks rough. How's it gonna look to the JAG if he sustains any kind of permanent debilitating injury, or worse, dies, before you lead us to them?" Turak pauses so that what he said might sink in and possibly earn him a cooperating prisoner.

"I just 'ope Quin hasn't killed him when I didn't come back." 'Queenie' replied honestly, "Look, be real with me, how bad this virus is? I mean, could that poor kid really die?" She'd seen people die in Quin's 'care' before, by his commission or through his omission, this kid was a baby... Actually, he was probably only a couple of years younger than she was, but the life she'd been forced to lead made the years feel longer and more numerous.

Taking a more caring tone, "all I know about the virus is that it is fast acting and that it can kill an otherwise strong and healthy individual in a very quick fashion. Let me help you, I can place you somewhere this Quin will never find you - you could start a new life. All I need you to do is to truthfully tell me where he's keeping my people."

"You think your people's all he's keepin'" Queenie sighed, she knew she needed to level with this guy, he was quite possibly her way out of the situation she'd been forced into as a child, "Look, I'm one of his 'consorts', but there's a total of seven of us. Nobody volunteered. Nobody gets ta leave, neither."

She took a deep breath and forced herself on, though the fear she felt of Quinton Dunphy was almost crippling, "I'll help ya get your people back, right? But you gotta help me get them other girls free, understand? You wanna put me on trial, fine, I'm not gonna pretend I'm an angel because I ain't. You wanna put Syren on trial, fine, she's been an active participant in a lot of Quin's shit. She does it to keep him calm where he don't hurt none of us the way he did Nan, but she'll take responsibility for her part, but those other girls, they're innocent. Just like your friends."

Softly, he responds, "we would never put anyone on trial after being forced into breaking the law. If it can be determined that what you're telling me is true, it sounds as if you were in a forced slavery situation and acted against your will. I promise all of that will be taken into account in the aftermath of this situation and that you won't have to fear Quin ever again. I can also tell you the Federation will do everything possible to free the other girls. Just give me a location and any information we might need before we go in and they will all be freed within the hour. It will all be over."

"Within the hour? Oh, bloody Hell...." 'Queenie' sighed, apparently this Vulcan was daft, "There's no way you'll be able to do that within an hour. Hell, if they ever got that cannon online 'e might be able to shoot ya out of the sky."

"You forget that you are on the Elysium and we can take care of things from a high orbit if we need to - tell the best way in"

"Look, I don't know no co-ordin-ates or nothin', see, but I can tell ya this." 'Queenie' started, "Quin's gang, they're armed to the teeth. Top o' the line stuff, 'is uncle brings 'im the best they make and takes a percentage. They got stuff like you never seen before, goin' in the front door is suicide. Ya might can swim in through the stream inta the grotto, that's what Quin calls it, but it's just a warm stream flows inta a vehicle bay...."

"That's fine that you don't have the exact coordinates, if you can give us an idea of his location, we can do the rest." With that, Turak turned and left the cell area. He walked to the office of Commander Holmes to see if she was still present so that he could inform her of the prisoner's willingness to help recover their personnel.

Lia looked up as Turak entered her office, "Lieutenant, can I do something for you?"

“Commander, the prisoner is ready to help us recover our personnel. She mentioned that this Quin, who is holding them, is well armed with many men and something about a cannon that would knock a ship out of the air. However, there appears to be a back way in by way of a stream.”

Nodding her head, Lia stood up. "Contact Commander Brett, and work with her. I've got to go see the XO, so get a team together and place them and yourself under Brett's control until further notice. And take your informant with you, the Commander might be able to use her further". She now left and headed for Gary's office, =^="Holmes to Taylor, on my way to you"=^=.

" That sounds good, Commander." Turak then used him comm badge =^="Commander Brett, this is Lieutenant Turak. The prisoner is willing to help us recover our personnel. Where should I bring her to give us a brief?"=^=

=^= Ops center at the field hospital will be fine, Lieutenant. =^= Brett answered, checking her phaser as she expected Queenie to come back in a rather foul mood.

About ten minuets later Lia attempted to contact Turak, =^="Holmes to Turak, hold you team for now. The XO has a plan, wait out"=^=.

=^="Understood Commander. Does Commander Brett already know or should I contact her?"=^=

*Vulcan logic*, thought Lia. =^="Let Commander Brett know, and I will inform the XO that I've stopped you leaving the ship. Holmes out"=^=.

=^="Understood, Commander, I will let her know"=^=. Then Turak contacted Commander Brett, =^="Commander Brett, this is Turak. The plans are on hold for the moment pending a plan from the XO"=^=.

=^= Understood, Mr. Turak. =^= Anje answered, =^= We're down here with the XO right now. I'll let you know when we've got a go. =^=

=^="I'll await your response, Turak out."=^=

Lia was now walking back to her office, between herself and Turak, she had to get Queenie ready to go back down to the planet.

Commander Lia Holmes
Chief Security/Tactical Officer
USS Elysium

LTJG Turak
Security Officer
USS Elysium

Lt. Commander Anje Brett
Chief Operations Officer
USS Elysium