Vulcan heart part five

  Jason’s heart sank. He could not believe what he was hearing. She had just confessed. He had heard that they has capital punishments for murder and usually imposed it for preditated murder especially for off wolders.
Captain styles patted him on the back. Styles did not know what he could do but would try everything to help. Earth only had diplomatic relations with the Vulcan and noberians. They had traded with the galideriens but had no formal diplomatic acord with them or any of the other races they had contacted. None of them had any dealings with the debiesiens.
“You do realize that by declaring your guilt,you forfit right of trial. The punishment by necesity is savere and irevocible!”the judge asked. “I do. I do not intend to chalenge the judgement of this hounerable court! I acept its judgement!”she said.
Jason was getting ansy. The captain did his best to keep his calm. The captain understood his consternation. He felt it too. As captain,he had to be the vioce of reason especially now.
“This hearing is a first step. It is to begin the juducial process perscribed by our laws. I am going to turn this over to the chief megistrate for this reigion. Sence you have confesed,it will be the duty of the chief judge to determine sentence. This hearing is ajurned!”the judge said.
“What do we do?”jason asked. “I don’t know. “Styles said. “This is not good is it?”Jason asked. “No its not. This is not over yet. “Styles said.
Tisora was turned over to a higher security force. She was taken to what Americans on earth might refer to a county jail. After she was processed and got settled in,they were alowed to see her.
“Hi!”tisora said nervously.jason huged her. “Sir i cannot expres my regret enough. I have not brought a good reputation for the service or to the ship. I am sory for that!”she said.
“There may be a way we can decrease the saverity of the punishment!”styles said. “I don’t want that captain. It would not be fair. “Tisora said. “This is your life. “Jason said. “I have forfeted it Jason !”she said.
X1000
The captain and Jason took a traval pod back to the obital station. From there,they went to the x. Commander shunar and others were there waiting for them. So was lt. Markum.
“I heard from the old man,he wants us to do a full investigation.he wants out i dotted and t’s crosed. Whoever the earth justice minister has a different take. He says we have to respect local law. The foregn minister says first impreson last foever. He does not want us to interfear with there justice system !”shumar said.
“Alright ! I expected every one would probably weigh in on this!”styles said. “What will we do captain?”gina brell asked. “All the evidence sugest she ia guilty. While earth has banned capital punishment except in extreme cases , earth has believed in not interfearing in the afars of other worlds. If there was a question of guilt i might consider orther options but this seam like an open and shut case!”styles said.
“If i may be excused sir!”Jason said. “Of course. Get some rest jayce. The next few days will be very difficult on us all. “Styles said.
“Acualy sir,i need to speak to you lt! “Markum said. “Can’t it wait lt?”gina said. “I am afraid it can’t. “She said.
Qurters of lt. Markum
“Did you witness the murder?”Lindsay asked. “No. I had left her and went to another table across from where she was.the next thing i knew i heard the sound of a weapons fire. She hovered over the dead body.”he told him.
“Where did the weapon come from? “Lindsay asked. “I don’t know. It is not x issued. It was there. It must have been someone there,a shop keper perhaps .”Jason said. “you did not see it prior to the event?”she asked. “No i did not. “He answered.
“What is the nature of your relationship with lt. Tisora?”Lindsay asked. “Woa! That’s out of bounds. That is personal !”Jason said. “Look i need to understand her sate of mind. I need this information !”she said. “You really make an impreson lt!”he said. “Look i have been given an imposible task. This task makes  finding a needle in a haystack easy. Now please answer the question!”Lindsay incisted.
“It is unclear. Undefined. We are friends. We have not really talk about it. We do hang out a lot!” She said.
“Has she been under any stress lately?”Lindsay said. “No more then usual. She has been herself.i meen we have been though high stresed situations. The orion pirates,the virus that targarted males but she seamed to handle it well!”he said.
“There was nothing in her behavor that got you concerned before the event?” Lindsay asked. ” no there was not.”he said. “Think carefully. That is important !”he said. “I know. I really can’t think of anything lt!’he said. “If you can please tell me! “She said. “I will!”he said.
X1000
“You have been roomates sence the x left space dock?”Lindsay asked gina. “‘Yes that is true mam!”gina reaplied. “Would you say your friends ?”gina asked. “Yes i would say we are. ” She said. “How has she been?”Lindsay asked. “She has been fine ! I have not noticed any diference. “Gina said. “Would you tell me if you did?”she asked. “Yes i would. The captain ordered me to cooperate with your investigation.”she said. “Do you trust me?”Lindsey asked.”i am stil on the fance. You did save our buts with that virus and  those ships. I don’t know.”gina said.
“I see! You can understand my comfusion. I have an even kealed officer just snap and no one saw it coming?”Lindsey said.”i really saw nothing out of the ordinary. “Gina said.
Infirmery
“Doctor i look though her files. She had an acident a few years ago. During a training mission.”Lindsey asked. “Yes i know the incident. “Kelly answered. “Could there be some kind of delayed post tremetic stress event?”Lindsey asked. “Mayby but she did go though exstensive counseling. She was closely screaned before being alowed to return to duty or reporting to the x. “Kelly said.
“Could it be related?”Lindsey asked. “Yes it could. Does debiasie have insanity defense ?”kelly asked. “Yes but judges dont like it. They don’t like off worlders trying to use it. It not that to me kell. As Lindsey the person i don’t like it! Tisora is a model officer,model person. I like the idea of building bridges with orher species. Eller envisoned eller space corps being a multi planitart comunity in space and tisora advances that. Tisora is the best of us. I know we can all fail. Sometimes if you supress too long ,you can stop fighting and embrace the darkness. I can’t believe that. There has to be an answer especially in a capital case! “Lindsey said.
“You are human after all. I was beginning to wonder ?”kelly asked. “Why does every one think i am the enemy? “Lindsey said. “We have become a family . We have been though a lot. We get though one crises and we are smack dab in another one. Out of the fireing pan into the fire the whole way. We have had to rely on eachother. We don’t know you. We are not where your loyalties are. Its more then that,i am not sure you know where your loyalties are!”kelly said.
“My loyalty is to earth. To humanity. I serve earth government and eller industries. Those are my loyalties. “She said.   “So what will you do now?” Kelly asked. “I am going to intervue witnesses. I must know where that pistol came from! “She said. With that Lindsey left. Kelly did not fully trust Lindsey. She might be tisora’s only hope.
End of part five
Notes
I enjoy the character that is an outsider,the late comer. Star trek the next generation had dr. Pilaski briefly. Ds9 had worf and voyager had seven and Babylon five had lockly and sheridan. I like how i can bring markum in.

 

Vulcan heart part five

  Jason’s heart sank. He could not believe what he was hearing. She had just confessed. He had heard that they has capital punishments for murder and usually imposed it for preditated murder especially for off wolders.
Captain styles patted him on the back. Styles did not know what he could do but would try everything to help. Earth only had diplomatic relations with the Vulcan and noberians. They had traded with the galideriens but had no formal diplomatic acord with them or any of the other races they had contacted. None of them had any dealings with the debiesiens.
“You do realize that by declaring your guilt,you forfit right of trial. The punishment by necesity is savere and irevocible!”the judge asked. “I do. I do not intend to chalenge the judgement of this hounerable court! I acept its judgement!”she said.
Jason was getting ansy. The captain did his best to keep his calm. The captain understood his consternation. He felt it too. As captain,he had to be the vioce of reason especially now.
“This hearing is a first step. It is to begin the juducial process perscribed by our laws. I am going to turn this over to the chief megistrate for this reigion. Sence you have confesed,it will be the duty of the chief judge to determine sentence. This hearing is ajurned!”the judge said.
“What do we do?”jason asked. “I don’t know. “Styles said. “This is not good is it?”Jason asked. “No its not. This is not over yet. “Styles said.
Tisora was turned over to a higher security force. She was taken to what Americans on earth might refer to a county jail. After she was processed and got settled in,they were alowed to see her.
“Hi!”tisora said nervously.jason huged her. “Sir i cannot expres my regret enough. I have not brought a good reputation for the service or to the ship. I am sory for that!”she said.
“There may be a way we can decrease the saverity of the punishment!”styles said. “I don’t want that captain. It would not be fair. “Tisora said. “This is your life. “Jason said. “I have forfeted it Jason !”she said.
X1000
The captain and Jason took a traval pod back to the obital station. From there,they went to the x. Commander shunar and others were there waiting for them. So was lt. Markum.
“I heard from the old man,he wants us to do a full investigation.he wants out i dotted and t’s crosed. Whoever the earth justice minister has a different take. He says we have to respect local law. The foregn minister says first impreson last foever. He does not want us to interfear with there justice system !”shumar said.
“Alright ! I expected every one would probably weigh in on this!”styles said. “What will we do captain?”gina brell asked. “All the evidence sugest she ia guilty. While earth has banned capital punishment except in extreme cases , earth has believed in not interfearing in the afars of other worlds. If there was a question of guilt i might consider orther options but this seam like an open and shut case!”styles said.
“If i may be excused sir!”Jason said. “Of course. Get some rest jayce. The next few days will be very difficult on us all. “Styles said.
“Acualy sir,i need to speak to you lt! “Markum said. “Can’t it wait lt?”gina said. “I am afraid it can’t. “She said.
Qurters of lt. Markum
“Did you witness the murder?”Lindsay asked. “No. I had left her and went to another table across from where she was.the next thing i knew i heard the sound of a weapons fire. She hovered over the dead body.”he told him.
“Where did the weapon come from? “Lindsay asked. “I don’t know. It is not x issued. It was there. It must have been someone there,a shop keper perhaps .”Jason said. “you did not see it prior to the event?”she asked. “No i did not. “He answered.
“What is the nature of your relationship with lt. Tisora?”Lindsay asked. “Woa! That’s out of bounds. That is personal !”Jason said. “Look i need to understand her sate of mind. I need this information !”she said. “You really make an impreson lt!”he said. “Look i have been given an imposible task. This task makes  finding a needle in a haystack easy. Now please answer the question!”Lindsay incisted.
“It is unclear. Undefined. We are friends. We have not really talk about it. We do hang out a lot!” She said.
“Has she been under any stress lately?”Lindsay said. “No more then usual. She has been herself.i meen we have been though high stresed situations. The orion pirates,the virus that targarted males but she seamed to handle it well!”he said.
“There was nothing in her behavor that got you concerned before the event?” Lindsay asked. ” no there was not.”he said. “Think carefully. That is important !”he said. “I know. I really can’t think of anything lt!’he said. “If you can please tell me! “She said. “I will!”he said.
X1000
“You have been roomates sence the x left space dock?”Lindsay asked gina. “‘Yes that is true mam!”gina reaplied. “Would you say your friends ?”gina asked. “Yes i would say we are. ” She said. “How has she been?”Lindsay asked. “She has been fine ! I have not noticed any diference. “Gina said. “Would you tell me if you did?”she asked. “Yes i would. The captain ordered me to cooperate with your investigation.”she said. “Do you trust me?”Lindsey asked.”i am stil on the fance. You did save our buts with that virus and  those ships. I don’t know.”gina said.
“I see! You can understand my comfusion. I have an even kealed officer just snap and no one saw it coming?”Lindsey said.”i really saw nothing out of the ordinary. “Gina said.
Infirmery
“Doctor i look though her files. She had an acident a few years ago. During a training mission.”Lindsey asked. “Yes i know the incident. “Kelly answered. “Could there be some kind of delayed post tremetic stress event?”Lindsey asked. “Mayby but she did go though exstensive counseling. She was closely screaned before being alowed to return to duty or reporting to the x. “Kelly said.
“Could it be related?”Lindsey asked. “Yes it could. Does debiasie have insanity defense ?”kelly asked. “Yes but judges dont like it. They don’t like off worlders trying to use it. It not that to me kell. As Lindsey the person i don’t like it! Tisora is a model officer,model person. I like the idea of building bridges with orher species. Eller envisoned eller space corps being a multi planitart comunity in space and tisora advances that. Tisora is the best of us. I know we can all fail. Sometimes if you supress too long ,you can stop fighting and embrace the darkness. I can’t believe that. There has to be an answer especially in a capital case! “Lindsey said.
“You are human after all. I was beginning to wonder ?”kelly asked. “Why does every one think i am the enemy? “Lindsey said. “We have become a family . We have been though a lot. We get though one crises and we are smack dab in another one. Out of the fireing pan into the fire the whole way. We have had to rely on eachother. We don’t know you. We are not where your loyalties are. Its more then that,i am not sure you know where your loyalties are!”kelly said.
“My loyalty is to earth. To humanity. I serve earth government and eller industries. Those are my loyalties. “She said.   “So what will you do now?” Kelly asked. “I am going to intervue witnesses. I must know where that pistol came from! “She said. With that Lindsey left. Kelly did not fully trust Lindsey. She might be tisora’s only hope.
End of part five
Notes
I enjoy the character that is an outsider,the late comer. Star trek the next generation had dr. Pilaski briefly. Ds9 had worf and voyager had seven and Babylon five had lockly and sheridan. I like how i can bring markum in.

 

Vulcan heart part four

X 1000
Qurters of lt. Lindsay markum
Lt. Markum loved to paint. It was one of her favorite pass times. She did not think she was very good. She enjoyed doing it. It was for her own enjoyment not for anyone else. She hid it from everyone. She wanted to keep it qiet.
The chime rang. She quickly put the art work away. She got up and went over the door. She unlocked the door. Then she opened the door.
The door opened,she saw on the other side,commander bryce shumar. “Commander! Come on in!”markum said. The commander entered. “Please sit down !”she said. He folowed her invitation and sit down.
“How can i help you commander?”she asked. “Lindsay i need your help!”shumar said. “Sure. I will help any way i can. “She informed him. “A shop keaper on the planet is dead. The perpritrator apears to be lt. Tisora. The evidence clearly shows her as that perpitrator. “Shumar said.
“Do you believe that she did commit this crime?” Lindsay asked. “I tend to think she did baised on the information i have.i know tisora. I know her to be an honorable person. These two things are contridictory. I canot easily dismis either of these things. “He said.
“I see. “Lindsay said. “She has been placed under arest. The captain wants someone to do an independent and inpartial investigation. Sense you just got hear and you have worked for jag you seam a good canidate to conduct an investigation Sutch as this. “Shumar said.
“I will need her service file and personal bio. I will need evaluations as well!” She said. “Of course. Anything you need. “Shumar said.
“I need you to know that i am a straght schoter. I am only interested in the truth. “Lindsay said. “I know. That’s what we both want. You do what you have to. “Shumar said.”i will find the truth whatever it is. “She asured him.
Planet dibiasie four
Captain styles took a traval pod from the obital station to the planet. From there he took a shartle buss to the local police beracks.
There were people everywhere. There was everything from onlookers,curiosity seakers ans media members. The arest had seamed to create interest in the common people and the media. The police was there but held back. The increased presence was a concern but they did not want to surpress the right of the people to know what was going on.
Captain styles arived ans tried to get to the entrence. It was not so easy getting pass the throng. He pushed to get to the door. It was not an easy task. No one seamed to want to move. He finally made it to the ingress.
“I’m sory sir. I must ask you to step back. “The porter said. “Officer i am captain corner styles. I command the ship that tisora served on. I would like to speak to someone in authority. “Styles said.
The porter contacted his imidiate supervisor. Styles was brought into a waiting area. Then he was brought to the officer in charge.
“This is colnel jurnat,commander of beracks 13 for the regional authority of debiedisen public safety and security. “An officer said. “You may wait outside coperal!”the colnel said. The gaurd did so. The door closed.
” it does not look good for your crewman captain. We have multiple witneses who saw your officer open fire on the shopkeper. We have her confesson.”he said.
The lt activated the screen. He saw her and an investigator. “Please begin!”the investigator asked. “I was in the market place. I was with lt. Boyed. I conversed with several murchents. I spoke to the murchent who i later killed briefly. Lt. Boyed left me.i saw a pistol near the murchent. I picked it up and schot him. I was then serounded. Then the police arived”she said.
“Why did you schoot him?”the officer asked. “I don’t know. I remember doing it. I don’t know why. It was like i was watching it happen. I dont remember what i thought or if i thought. “She said.  “Freze program. “It seams like a cut and dry case captain!”jurat said. “What will happen next?”styles asked. “She will apear before a megistrate. The megustrate will decide if he should be refered for proscution. If she is reminded to trial,a jurry will be inpanelled. I must warn you that we do have the death penalty. Our people are not friendly to murder especially muder commited by off worlders. ” Jurat said.
Outside
“Captain this makes no sense!”Jason’s said. “I agree but the evidence seams clear. She did confess. “The captain said.”one question i had is where did the pistol come from?”Jason said.
X1000
Qurters of lt. Lindsay markum
“Computor. Call up service record,lt jr grade tisora!”she said. On the view screen was the oficial file of tisora. 
Born on earth in sanfransisco in the north american association. Her perents were teserek and terara. Her farther was a member of the vulcan vilage assambly and a member of the.sanfransisco bored of supervisors. Her morther was a doctor and served as citty clerk. Tisora attended west point military academy and eller traning institute. She worked for several branches of eller industeries including the space divison. She looked over her comindations and recormendations.and citations witch were manny. This hardly sounded like a cold blooded killer. Lindsay had to learned to always dig deeper. She believed at the end of inocence or nieveity lied the truth.
“Computer. Psicological profile of lt tisora,security overide special investigation clearence gamma ecco, ecco ,tango abraxis.”she said. The profile was typical for a vulcan. She was objective,stoic and even kealed. Nothing that signaled any red flags. There was no concern. She had passed every review including one conducted just before the x.left earth space. Lindsay wanted to know more. She closely scrutinized the reports. She tried to find something ,anything that could shed light on this. So far she came up empty.
Infirmery
“Doctor renelds!”Lindsay said. “Hello lautanent. How can i help you?”she asked. “I have been put in charge in the investigation into the murder on the serface. I need tisora’s medical files. I nead you to turn it over to me!”she said.
“I know the procedure. Those files are usually confidential !”the doctor said. “I know. This is a capital case doctor. I need to look at everything !”Lindsay said. “You need this?”kelly asked. “I would not request it if i did not. “She said.
“I don’t know you. I have no idea if you can be trusted!”kelly said. “Look i have no axe to grind. The first duty of an any eller employee is to the truth. That is all i am interested in. “Lindsay said.
“If she is guilty,you will throw her to the wolves?”the doctor asked. “That is not my call!” Lindsay said. “Of course not!”she said.
“Please i need your files. I will go to the eller’s vp of heath and welness if i have to. I don’t want to go over your head. Please don’t make me. “Lindsay said. “Fine! I will have it transfered to your qurters!”kelly said. “Thank you!”Lindsay said. “Don’t make me regret it!”she said.
She returned to her queters. The files were open. She had injuries from a fall as a kid. This was interesting. She had been injured in a shartle acident over titen a few years erlier.
Flashback
The shartle had left on its traning run. Tisora was an excellent officer. She decided to try out for a special unit,a marine unit traned mostly in search and rescue but also in smal combat opetations sutch as hostege rescue. Tisora had been recomended by her c.o.
“We are now in position !”the co pilot reported. “Ok recruits. The fun begins now and goes down hill from there. Fire after the nightmere!”the commander said.  On the sergent’s order, the team jumped off of the craft. They were all in e.v.a suits. Tisora folowed the orthers. “Sir i am detecting a malfunction in ensign tisora’s suit!”A tech said. “Ensign tisora come back!”the sergent said.
Saturn general hospital
“Your daughter went without oxygen. We do know the extent of the damage for a while!”the doctor said. “Is she awake?”her morther said. ” She is in a coma at present. We are waiting to see what happens!”the doctor said.
  Markum took notes. She spent mounths in rehab. She then decided to rejoin eller industries. Could this be some kind of mentle break down due to her previous truma?
Dibiasie 4
Court room
“Have you been able to see her?”jason asked. “They won’t let me .not until she has been before a controling ligal authority. “Styles said.
The balith called the season to order.”miss tisora you stand acused of premeditated murder. Do you have a decleration?” The judge asked. “Yes i do your justice. I declare that i qm guilty!”she said. Jason heart sank. He wished that this was not happening.
The end.