All language subtitles for Stargate Atlantis Season 05 Episode 17 - Infection

Previously on Stargate Atlantis.

Lower your weapons.

We've come up with a gene therapy.

We think we can make it so that

you will never need
to feed on humans again.

How did you do that?

Surely you don't think
we had anything to do with this?

What the hell's going on?
Where's Caldwell?

We need everyone we can.

We're taking this ship back.

Todd let us take her back
without so much as a fight,

but he's locked us out of the controls
and retreated to one of the 302 bays.

That's how he's going
to destroy the facility,

by ramming us into it.

-What did you do?
-l just opened up a hyperspace window

big enough for the both of us.
We just traveled through the planet.

How long till they get here?

-Just a matter of minutes.
-Are we prepared to cloak the city?

Yes, l've made
all the necessary modifications,

but for the record,
l still say the shield is a better idea.

Rodney.

Look, that cloak offers us
no protection whatsoever.

-lf that hive opens up on us...
-How could they do that?

They'd have to know our exact position
on the planet.

Well, you're assuming they don't?

Look, we've been tracking them for days!
They're headed straight for us.

l think it's safe to say
they've got some inside information!

Even so,
it's better not to confirm our location

until we know for sure.

No sense in giving them
an easy target to shoot at.

Colonel Sheppard, what's your status?

Standing by.

Be prepared to fire drones on my mark.

Copy that. Just say the word.

Well, l suppose
we're as prepared as we can be.

-Engage the cloak.
-All right.

Okay. Cloak's engaged.

They should be here momentarily.

-What's happening?
-Nothing.

From what l can tell,
they're just sitting there.

Do they know we're here?

Hang on. l'm receiving a transmission.

lt's a file of some kind.

-Pull it up on a firewalled computer.
-Yeah.

What's it say?

lt's nothing. Just a random bunch of...

-Wait a second.
-What is it?

lt's encrypted.

Using the same kind of algorithm
we use on the Daedalus.

Hold your fire.. . Gene therapy developed

by Dr. Keller.. . Some of the formulation.. .

-What's going on?
-l don't know.

Looks like the file's corrupted somehow.

...was unable to counteract the disease.

Help us.

What on Earth does that mean?

l have no idea.

What do you mean,
you didn't understand him?

The file was corrupted.

We were only able to catch
a few words here and there.

Though, from what we could tell,
it seemed like he was asking for our help.

With what?

Something to do
with Jennifer's gene therapy?

We already gave him a chance to test it.
He double-crossed us.

l say we blow him out of the sky.

l can't say l disagree with you.

Though l do find it odd
he would just show up here,

knowing that would likely be our reaction.

And why send a file?
Why not just radio us directly?

Whatever he wants,
it must be really important.

Perhaps we should answer back,

tell him that
we did not receive the file properly.

lf we do that,
we might as well just drop the cloak.

They'll be able to trace our radio signal,

know exactly where we are. No.

We might be able
to do it from a Jumper, though.

Approach the hive cloaked,
and communicate with them from there.

But then they would be able to
pinpoint the Jumper's exact location.

Yes, but the Jumper's a lot more
maneuverable than the city.

Look, besides, this isn't the first time

we've flown up to Todd's doorstep
in a Jumper.

Any chance you could clean up that video,

piece together more of what he's saying?

No, there's too much data missing.
That is as good as we're going to get.

All right. Colonel?

On my way.

Coming up on it now.

This is Colonel John Sheppard.

Please come in.

We didn't receive
your video transmission correctly.

Please respond.

Are they getting this?

They should be.
l mean, there's no reason why they...

-What is it?
-l'm not picking up any life signs on board.

What?

l believe Rodney is correct.

l have also not been able
to detect the presence of any Wraith.

l thought it was because we were too far,

-but this makes more sense.
-lt does?

This better not be a Wraith ship
from another reality.

We've been tracking their approach
for a few days now, remember?

lt didn't just pop into our space
like that other Daedalus did.

Look, we know that they don't show up
on our scans when they're hibernating.

l think that's probably
a more logical explanation.

Hibernating, all of them?

Well, they could've
pre-programmed the ship

to fly here on its own, enter orbit,
even send a pre-recorded signal.

Why?

There's only one way to find out.

We're receiving a signal.

lt's Colonel Sheppard on a secure channel.

Patch me in.

Colonel, what's happening up there?

Well, the Wraith have thrown us
a little curve ball here.

Got no life signs on board.
We think they're hibernating.

Why would they do that?

That's what we'd like to find out,
but it means boarding the ship.

Are you sure that's wise?
What if it's a trap?

Well, if it is, it's a pretty lousy one.

lf they ambush us, you can still
take them out from down there.

Sacrificing your lives.

l'm flattered you think Todd would go
to so much trouble to kill me.

Look, taking out a hive ship is always
a good idea, far as l'm concerned,

but we did come all this way,

got all dressed up.

All right.

No sign of them yet.

Why is it that l find empty hives

even creepier than the ones
that are full of Wraith?

Trust me, we're better off this way.

Bridge should be up here.

All right, just give me a few seconds.

All right.

Well, l was right.

-They're all in their hibernation pods.
-Where?

There's several large chambers
in the aft section of the hive.

The weird thing is, though,
if l'm reading this right,

they haven't given themselves
a wake-up call.

-What are you talking about?
-Well, the normal operating procedure

would be to leave
a few crew members awake

so that they could monitor the pods
and bring the others out when it's time,

but since they all went in,

l would assume there'd be some kind of

an automatic or timed shut-down
protocol, but l can't find one.

So if we do not wake them...

Then they never will.

Sounds good to me.

Do you not find it odd
that Todd would leave himself

and his entire crew to our mercy,

especially after our last encounter?

Maybe he's not as smart
as you think he is.

What was that?

Some kind of power fluctuation.

l'm reading minor malfunctions
in several of the ship's systems.

Hang on.

l got Todd's video file.
Looks like it's intact.

l thought you said it was corrupted.

Well, it must've happened in transmission,
some kind of a glitch in the comm system.

-The original, it's all there.
-Let's see it.

All right.

Hold your fire. We mean you no harm.

Allow me to explain our presence here
before you take any action.

lf you are seeing this message,
my ship has arrived safely at Atlantis.

l'm coming to you because my crew
and l have been stricken with a disease,

a complication to the gene therapy
developed by Dr. Keller.

Wait a second. We didn't give them any...

l acquired some of the formulation

while my crew and l
were occupying the Daedalus.

l admit, l wanted to see
if it would actually work.

And it did.

The initial results
were nothing short of astonishing.

See for yourself.

l was so impressed,
l decided to treat my entire crew.

lt was only then
that we began to notice problems.

The first group grew sick and died.

Before long,
others began to get sick, as well.

Our natural healing ability
was unable to counteract the disease.

l have come here
as a matter of last resort.

l realize
we have had our differences of late,

and you may be reluctant to help us,

but remember this,

if we die,

any hope you may have
of distributing this treatment in the future

dies with us.

The choice is yours.

All right,
so now that we know what happened,

we can just fire drones at them
and close the file and move on.

You said his feeding hand was clean,

which means the treatment worked,
at least for a while.

Well, then it started killing them,

so l don't know if they're going
to exactly line up for this one.

Which is why we need to find out
exactly what went wrong.

We need to examine every scrap
of medical data on that hive.

We may even need to
revive a few of the Wraith

so Dr. Keller can perform
a complete physical evaluation.

l'm sorry,
but the lOA is strongly committed

to the development of this gene therapy.

lt's one of the only things
they all agree on.

lf it's simply not workable, so be it,

but they're going to
want to see some proof.

l say it works fine. lt kills Wraith.
What more do you want?

You're suggesting
we keep the formula as is

and find a way
of exposing them involuntarily.

Why not?
Get rid of the Wraith once and for all.

Don't tell me the lOA
would have a problem with that.

The problem is in the delivery systems.

We just went down this road
with Beckett's retrovirus.

And even if we do succeed
in weaponizing the treatment,

it is unlikely that we would wipe out
the Wraith entirely.

At best, we would weaken them.

l don't have a problem with that.

On the other hand, if we do succeed
in eliminating their need to feed,

we might be able to convince
their entire population

to take the treatment willingly.

Either way,

whether it's perfecting the formula
as a treatment or a weapon,

we need to gather as much information
as we possibly can,

which brings me back
to the same conclusion.

We need to go back up there.

This time, have Dr. Keller accompany you,

as well as Major Lorne's team
and another unit of marines.

Are you still not sure if it's a trap?

Let's just say l've learned to
exercise an abundance of caution

when dealing with Todd.

All right.

My men have established a perimeter.
They'll be checking in every hour.

Rodney?

l know! l know! Power fluctuations.
Look, it's like l said,

some of the ship's systems
are acting up a little.

Well, get it fixed.

Yeah, give me a few minutes.

-Major Lorne, this is Lieutenant Williams.
-Go ahead.

Sir, you wanted us to
report anything unusual.

Yeah, that's right, Lieutenant.
What do you got?

Well, sir, l was standing watch,
and l heard a noise, and.. .

Well, the wall is melting.

Sorry? Come again?

Wait a minute. l think it stopped.
Stand by.

Williams, come in.

Lieutenant, please respond.

How you doing?

That good, huh?

l don't know. l mean, l...

l guess l'm making progress.

l found out what was killing them.

You did?

The treatment worked
exactly like it was supposed to.

lt eliminated their feeding hands,
it activated their digestive system,

just like it did in the simulation,

but, unfortunately, it also created

a virulent cancer-like disease
at the same time

that it was weakening
their immune systems.

That's what killed them.

Well, is there anything
you can do about it?

l don't know. Maybe. lt's possible.

What?

l just feel like l'm in over my head.

What are you talking about?

l look at you and Colonel Sheppard
the rest of the team,

you guys are so used to making decisions

that affect the lives of thousands,
and even millions, of people.

l'm not so used to
having the fate of the galaxy

hang in the balance.

That. You get used to it.
Helps to have a massive ego.

Look, l don't know much
about Wraith physiology,

but l know you.

And if anyone can make this work,
you can.

Well, this is his last known position.

Colonel! We got something over here!

Hasn't been fired.

Should l call up for some more personnel
to help track him down?

No, l got a better idea. Rodney?

Are the ship's schematics loaded
into the life-signs detector?

l did it when we first got here. Why?

We're going to need them.

Anything?

No, it's just us.

Ronon, Teyla, anything on your end?

l'm afraid not, Colonel.

All right. Stay in touch.

What the hell is this?

lt's supposed to be an open corridor.

-Let me see.
-Here.

Rodney?

This schematic you gave us
is a piece of crap.

What are you talking about?

There's a dead end that's not on the map.

That's impossible!

Look, l'm staring at it right now.

Look, l don't know what to tell you,
all right?

l pulled that schematic
directly from the ship's database.

Great. We have to double back.

Colonel Sheppard, this is Teyla.
Please respond.

-Go ahead.
-We found Lieutenant Williams.

l'm afraid he's dead.

What happened?

He was attacked.

By who?

l don't know, but whatever it was,
it tried to eat him.

You mean feed on him?

No. l mean eat him.

With teeth, like an animal.

What?

All right, radio back,
try to get somebody to pick up the body.

ln the meantime, we're going to have

-to figure out who the hell this is.
-Colonel.

Hang on. We got something.

Move back to our position.

Sir,

in here.

Another dead end.

Well, this doesn't make any sense.
The signal's right on top of us.

-ls everybody okay?
-Yeah, l think so.

-What the hell is that?
-A Wraith soldier without the mask.

l didn't think
they ever took those things off.

No feeding hand, remember?

How else is he going to eat?

Oh, great. So now we have to
contend with starving Wraith

who are just learning to use their teeth?

This is my fault.
l'm the one that took away

the only practical feeding mechanism
they ever knew.

All right, look,
l admit that it's a little disturbing,

but it's not like
they were man's best friend before.

This is just a different version
of the same thing.

The question is, how did it get out?

Well, the power fluctuations.

They must be more widespread
than l thought.

So?

So, there must be a safety protocol
of some kind.

When there's an interruption of the power,
the pods shut down

and automatically release their occupant.

But you stabilized it. Right? l mean...

All the other pods are fine?

They might be. l never actually figured out
what was wrong, so...

ls there any way to determine if any of
the other pods have been compromised?

Well, l don't know. Maybe.

Why don't you go down and look?

l got a better idea.
Let's get the hell out of here.

Except l haven't finished
sorting through the relevant data.

-l mean, the lOA...
-The lOA can sue me. Let's go.

What?

l know this is the way,
because we came by here this morning,

but it just looks different.

You're probably imagining it.

Or not.

McKay!

Where the hell did that wall come from?
lt wasn't there when we came in.

-How's that possible?
-l don't know!

We need to figure out
another way out of here.

Okay, it looks like if we go back
the way we came a bit,

we should be able to hook up
with another corridor

that loops around the other side
of the Dart bay.

-All right. Lead the way.
-All right.

All right, this is it.

Through here, about 100 meters,
and we are there.

-Oh, my God.
-This is not good.

You're telling me.

The Dart bay's on
the other side of that thing.

This is the only way out of here.

Anyone want to tell me how a giant hole
magically appears in the middle of a ship?

-Actually, l have a theory about that.
-You do?

Look, these glitches
we've been experiencing,

they're not confined to power regulation.
They're in every major system.

l wouldn't call them glitches.
This is a major renovation.

l know, but think about it.

The Wraith ships
are basically organic, right?

l mean, they're capable of
self-regeneration when they're damaged,

but not just the hull.

The same systems regulate
internal structure, as well,

so if those systems are malfunctioning
along with the others...

You think the ship
is repairing itself incorrectly?

Not repairing so much as reconfiguring.

Look, before he was killed,
Williams said he saw the wall melt.

We've experienced it ourselves.
l mean, dead ends popping up

where there're supposed to be
open corridors.

And this reconfiguration has completely
cut us off from the Dart bay?

-From what l can tell, yes.
-All right, get on the line to Atlantis.

Tell them to send some Jumpers
and combat engineers.

We need to figure out
how to get the hell outta here.

Actually, l can't do that,

because the communications systems
are now completely offline.

-Rodney!
-Look, what do you want me to do?

l mean, if l knew what was causing this,

l could do something about it,
but these malfunctions

are showing up everywhere.
l mean, they seem to be entirely random !

-So we're stuck here?
-For the time being, yes.

l do have an idea.

-We revive Todd.
-What?

He knows more about this ship
than anyone.

Maybe he can help me
figure out what's wrong with it.

You do remember the last Wraith
that came out of one of those pods

ate one of our Marines?

He was just a warrior drone.

Look, we've long suspected
that they spend the majority of their life

under the controlling mental influence
of the other Wraith.

lt's not surprising that
if you remove that influence,

they revert to an animal state.

But that shouldn't happen
with Todd, theoretically.

Yeah, but you're forgetting one thing.
l haven't found a cure

for the disease that was killing them.

l mean, we take him out,
and he might not last long.

Well, that's the one thing
l like about the plan.

Oh, great!

Okay, so navigation's acting up.

Look, whatever we decide,
we got to do it quickly,

because l cannot stay ahead
of these malfunctions for much longer.

You sure about this?

-Sheppard.
-How are you feeling?

l did not think you would come.

What are friends for?

Your ship is malfunctioning.

We need you to fix it.

You woke me for this?

That's right. You've got work to do.

You know, l tried that already.

Okay, all right. You know what?
You just go ahead.

Somebody woke up
on the wrong side of the pod this morning.

This makes no sense.
These systems are behaving erratically.

That's what l've been trying to tell you!

-What have you done to them?
-l haven't done anything!

They've been acting screwy
since the moment we came on board!

Nothing's responding the way it should.

lt's almost as if...

What?

No, it's not possible.

What's not possible?

l believe l know why
the ship is malfunctioning.

The disease is in the ship?

lt is the only explanation
that makes sense.

All right, if you say so.

How is that even possible?

During the process of hibernation,

there is a continuous exchange
of fluid between Wraith and hive.

The disease must have been transmitted
in this manner.

Great. So we're flying around
in a giant tumor.

With no way off.

As time goes on
and the disease progresses,

more and more systems
will become affected.

lnertial dampeners, life support,
hull integrity...

Can we land it?

Landing a hive is a tricky proposition
in the best of circumstances.

Under these conditions,
l would not recommend it.

So, what do we do?

There is only one thing we can do.

-We must cure this disease.
-Wait a second.

l've barely scratched the surface
on what went wrong here.

l mean, it could take months
to analyze the data.

At the current level
of the ship's degradation,

l estimate we have four days
before it becomes uninhabitable.

Well, you better get to work.

How's it going, Rodney?

Well, aside from the fact

that every time l try to fix something,
something else breaks, fine.

So we can expect
more of these power fluctuations?

l think it's more than likely.
Probably going to get worse.

Then we've got a problem.

The other Wraith.

We can't afford
to let them get out anymore.

l have been able to identify
that safety protocol l was talking about.

l won't be able to override it completely,

but l should be able to
make a few key alterations.

Yeah? Like what?

Well, l mean, the simplest thing to do
would be to make it

so that the pods don't release the Wraith
when they shut down,

but that would kill them.
Basically suffocate them.

-Great. They're Wraith.
-Yeah, but are they?

l mean, they've taken the treatment.
They no longer feed.

-Tell that to Lieutenant Williams.
-What about Todd?

lf significant numbers
of his crew are killed,

he will demand to know why.

Just another malfunction.

Do it.

All right.

You all right?

lt will pass.

l'm sorry.

l never meant for any of this to happen.

l honestly thought the treatment
would make things better for everyone.

What's funny?

l find it amusing,
human apologizing to Wraith.

That's 'cause
you don't understand compassion.

You just view it as a sign of weakness.

lsn't it?

No, not by a long shot.

l'm not sure Colonel Sheppard
would agree with you.

Colonel Sheppard's a soldier. l'm a doctor.

Yes.

His job is to take lives
and yours is to save them.

No, his job is also to save lives.

He just has a different set of tools.

All right. l've created a program
to override the safety protocol.

-You sure you want me to do this?
-Go ahead.

All right.

-What is that?
-lt's one of the hibernation chambers.

lt's not accepting the new commands.

No, it's no good.
l can't access it from here.

How many of them are in there?

Well, it's one of
the smaller auxiliary chambers,

so a couple of dozen at the most.

All right, we're going to have to figure out
another way to deal with these guys.

Colonel.

Well, that's not a good sign. Let's move.

Power fluctuations.

More of them could be out.

This is what l was afraid of.

McKay. We just figured out

why you weren't able to
access the last chamber.

What? What is it?

We're too late. The pods are opened.

How many got out?

All of them.

All right, we're going to split into teams.

We're going to divide each deck
into four sections.

We're going to sweep through,
starting from this position.

Don't take any chances.

Shoot anything that moves.
Everyone clear?

All right, let's move out.

lt says here

you attempted to use iratus DNA
in your treatment.

Yeah, l thought using the pure DNA
of an iratus bug

would help prevent the deterioration
of your Wraith abilities.

Got the idea from Michael,
if you can believe that,

but, unfortunately, it didn't work, so...

What is it?

l have an idea.

-Colonel Sheppard, come in, please.
-This is Sheppard.

We need you to come down
to the lab right away.

Todd needs to speak to you.

l'm a little busy right now. Can it wait?

Apparently not.

Meet up with Teyla and Ramirez
till l get back.

What's so damn important?

He says there's a way to fix this.

Fix what? Cure the disease?

Not cure it, but undo it.

What are you talking about?

As you know,
healthy Wraith have an inherent ability

to heal themselves of almost any ailment,

but this has not always been the case.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago,
there was a treatment of last resort.

All right, all right,
spare me the history lessons.

A terminally ill Wraith could occasionally
restore himself to perfect health

if he allowed an iratus ''bug,''
as you call them,

specifically a queen, to feed on him.

And you're just bringing this up now?

The process was abandoned long ago
because it is dangerous,

almost always resulting
in the death of the Wraith in question.

l only consider it now

because it would appear that we are

beyond hope.

Now, there is a planet
less than three days' journey

where we will find what we need.

McKay can barely keep this thing in orbit,

and you want to take it into hyperspace?

l can manage it.

Well, forget about it.

We're going to come up
with a solution right here.

This is the only way to save my crew.

Well, we're not leaving.

At least do me the courtesy
of being honest.

This is not about you

not wanting to risk a jump to hyperspace
on a damaged ship.

You do not want me to go
because l'll be restoring the lives

of hundreds of unhealthy Wraith,
including myself.

l got to admit, that did cross my mind.

This disease is your responsibility.

lf l had not agreed to meet with you
to discuss this innovation of yours,

my crew and l would not be
in this predicament!

Well, l might be feeling
a little more charitable

if you hadn't tried to kill half my people
last time we decided to trust each other!

You owe me this, Sheppard.

l don't owe you anything.

Get him out of here.

Well, l guess l can't count
on his help anymore.

What was that?

Sheppard, you're going to want
to get up here.

Keep working.

What the hell was that?

lt looks like Todd's estimate

of how long the ship's going to last
is a little off.

-What are you talking about?
-You remember that hole we saw?

lt's getting bigger, and it's beginning
to threaten the hull integrity,

but that's not the biggest problem.

See that?

That is a line of structural weakness
right across the width of the hive.

lf there's an explosive decompression,
this entire thing could be ripped in half.

This is Sheppard. All teams fall back.
Fall back immediately.

We're not finished
dealing with the Wraith yet.

Just leave them. The hull's failing.
Get the hell out of there.

You heard the man. Let's move!

Let's go! Let's go!

Come on! Hurry up!

Are you all right?

Yeah.

Let's get the hell out of here.

What is it?

The door's jammed. Won't open.

Rodney, this is Teyla.

We are stuck behind a door
that will not open. Can you help us?

Look, the controls are malfunctioning.
l can't seem to override them.

Just give me a minute.

We might not have a minute, Rodney.

Crap.

Guys? You need to get out of there now.
You hear me? Get out of there now!

Go, go, go!

Go!

Sheppard! Come in, please!

-Yeah, we're here.
-Oh, thank God.

-l take it the bulkhead held?
-Yeah, for now.

Look, l was able to seal off the section
so it won't depressurize,

but you need to get down here...

Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

What now?

The force of the ship tearing itself apart,
it's shifted our trajectory.

We're headed straight for the planet!

What's our status, Rodney?

l would say screwed is an apt description.

-Are we going to burn up?
-No, we're going to survive re-entry.

ln fact, it'll even slow us down a little,
but nowhere near enough.

Can you get us over the water?

Land, water, at the speed we're traveling,
it's not gonna matter.

We'll be vaporized on impact.

-We've got to do something.
-Like what?

-Think!
-l don't know... Okay, right.

Forward maneuvering thrusters.
They should be unaffected.

But they're not getting any power

because the propulsion conduits
have been ripped in half.

All right, look.
l may be able to reroute power to them

so they can slow our descent.

All right, now you're talking.

The only problem is,
l haven't a clue how to do it!

Look, even if the systems
weren't all malfunctioning,

it would still take me a few hours
to create that kind of work-around.

All right, just keep working on it.

-Where the hell are you going?
-l'm going to go get some help.

-Get up.
-You can't quite leave me be.

l don't have time to play games.

You know what that shaking is.

l can guess.

We've lost orbit.
We're entering the atmosphere,

which means in a few minutes,
we're going to slam into that planet.

A quick death will be a welcome reprieve.

l didn't think you were such a quitter.

Look, you get this ship on the ground,
l'll take you to your bug planet.

And you expect me to believe that?

My word.

And my crew?

They're dead.

The ship sheared in two.
We lost the entire rear section.

lf we'd gone to the planet
when l suggested it,

none of this would have happened!

We would have never made it there,
and you know it.

The hull was too badly damaged.

Now, l understand you're pissed off
about your crew,

but we're about to join them

unless somebody manages
to slow us down.

So are you going to help us out?

We're in the atmosphere.
Altitude 100,000 feet.

lt is no use. l cannot control it.

Move aside!

-You sure about this?
-What can he do? We're in a free fall.

l believe l can successfully create a bypass

that will deliver power
to the forward thrusters,

but it will take a few moments.

-Hey, you just take your time.
-lmpact in 15 seconds.

Not if l can help it. Firing thrusters!

-40,000 feet. Still descending too fast.
-lt's not enough!

lnstead of criticizing,

perhaps you could work
at getting me some more power!

l'm on it!

20,000 feet, still too fast.

Angle the thrusters.
Try to get the ship level.

We can glide her across the water.

Trust me. l've done this before.

10,000 feet.

That's it. That's all the power we've got.

2,000 feet!

This is it! We're about to
lose the inertial dampeners!

They just hit the water.
l've got the coordinates.

Relay them
to the rescue Jumpers immediately.

Colonel. Good to see you
back on your feet.

-How's the rest of your team?
-You know, recovering.

We took quite a jolt
when we hit the water.

l can imagine. You were lucky.

By the time Major Kersey and his team

were able to blast their way
down to your position,

the hive, what remained of it,
was already half full of water.

lt sank minutes after they extracted you.

Wish l was awake to see that.

-How is he?
-Not well.

He hasn't responded to any treatment.

l received your request.

-And?
-Forgive me if l'm wrong,

but weren't you the one
who wanted to destroy his ship

when it first appeared?

Sounds vaguely familiar.

And now you want me
to go against protocol and let him go.

-Well, he is the reason we're alive.
-l realize that, Colonel.

He's also the reason
you were in danger in the first place,

not to mention an incredible security risk.

All right, look,
he's probably going to die anyway.

And if he survives?

lf he survives,
he's going to remember what we did.

Like it or not, he's the best ally
we've had in the fight against the Wraith.

lf we ever get around
to perfecting this gene therapy,

we're going to need his help to deploy it.

You realize this is the kind of decision
that could cost me my job.

Aren't they all?

l appreciate your decision to let me go.

A deal's a deal.

l will remember this, John Sheppard.