All language subtitles for Stargate SG-1 [1x11] - The Torment of Tantalus

Now stop.

Charge.

First lock engaged.

Love.

You know were supposed to be at
that physical assessment thing.

Oh yeah... uh, I'll go,
I'll go, it's just,

uh... just let me finish this real.

You know you seem a tad
obsessed with this stuff.

This was transferred from film of experiments
done on the gate in 1945,

...you don't find that
the least bit intriguing?

Oh yeah, nothing piques my
interest more then repeated failure.

Look at them, they're turning the gate
manually, for gods sakes, it's incredible.

How many hours of this
stuff have you looked at?

There's no conclusion of the
file, no summery, no notes,

...no reason to
explain why they gave up.

Well whole boxes of
material could be missing.

No, the Pentagon said
this was everything.

Oh please, the Pentagon's
lost entire countries.

Come on!

Doctors have two days
of tests planned for us.

Wonderful tests.

That's impossible.

Obviously not.

This doesn't make any sense,

...why wouldn't someone have told us
this. I mean, why would they stop...

...their research if they
actually managed to turn it on?

Holy cow.

Hello, Martha.

Mrs. Langford, there is a young
man waiting for you in the kitchen.

You let a strange
young man in the house?

Yes. I'm sorry, he
says he knows you.

My God.

Hello. Uh, I'm sorry,
I hope you don't mind.

How long have you been back?

Oh, my god why are you back? Colonel
O'Neill said you stayed on Abydos.

I see you got the amulet.

Yes of course,
I never take it off.

Why avoid my question?
What's this all about?

"Declassified -
Top secret"

Colonel O'Neill, Dr. Jackson was
supposed to briefing SG- 4 this morning,

...he's not here and he's
not answering our pages.

Any idea where he is?

I haven't seen
him in awhile, sir.

Catherine I couldn't tell you.

- Why not?
- They wouldn't let me!

Everything is, is
classified, you know.

When did you become an
upstanding member of the military?

I'm not... exactly.

And that's why I'm here.

Make you some tea, then you can
go back to your Stargate Command.

Thousands of Stargates,
planetary shifts.

Didn't anybody think
I might be interested?

That's why I came.

- Now, six months later. You could of told me sooner.
- Yes,

...just like you could have told me there
were experiments done on the gate in 1945.

My father worked on the research team
that worked on the gate during the war.

Actually, they didn't
know what it was then.

But President Roosevelt
was like that,

...curious.

The suspected the
gate was a weapon,

...could be used as one. Nothing
ever came of it, how do you know?

The Pentagon has recently been
declassifying old materials,

...they ran across a number of file boxes that dealt
with the old experiments. They sent them to us.

Really?

You weren't involved
with the research?

The military had little use for
a 21 year old girl at that time,

...neither did my father.

I only know what little I overheard
him and Ernest Talking about.

I'm sorry, who's Ernest?

We get as far as entering the fifth symbol
and the whole room starts to shake.

Today one of the generators
exploded from the feed back.

Are you going to
talk to my father?

Oh he know, he was there.

I might about us.

Oh. Yes I will.

Maybe it's
supposed to do that?

- What?
- The ring.

Maybe it's supposed to shake.

I don't think so.

Are you using alternate or
direct current to charge it?

Alternate, I thing, why?

Try using direct.

It might prevent the charge from
bouncing back to the generator.

And you should
talk to my father.

I will, I promise.

So you didn't know the government kept
the files from the original experiment?

I had my fathers notes.

He told me that was
everything they had.

Do you know how many administrations I had to
petition to get this program started up again?

Forty years had passed;

...the information was
classified and buried.

I never asked for the files,
because I thought I had them.

General West never offered, because he
probably didn't even know they existed.

So,

...you don't know that they
turned the gate on in 1945.

What?

There must be over a 100
million possible combinations.

If it's merely a combination lock used
to turn it on, why 39? Why not six?

What are you saying?

They are not combinations,

...there destinations,
and we just found one.

"Doorway to Heaven" could mean
any number of different things.

It could simply mean that anyone
who passes through there will die.

For example.

Catherine, we have
a maid for a reason.

I wanted to do it.

No, I never knew
they turned it on.

My father never told me.

It wasn't in his notes either.

Then there is something
more you should see.

Here, watch this.

Oh, God.

There was an accident today.

An explosion in the lab.

I'm so sorry.

So the man who went through
the gate was... Ernest.

Yes.

My father must
have lied to me.

He said Ernest
died in an accident,

...and explosion.

Why would he do that?

He probably thought
he was protecting me.

From what?

From knowing that the man
I was supposed to marry...

...chose to risk his life
and go through the Stargate...

...without even
talking to me about it.

He choose his idea,
his work, over me.

I'm sure that he believe that
he, that he would come back.

He was so young,

...so full of passion,

...like you.

You reminded me of him
when I first saw you.

That's why I new you would
solve the mysteries of the gate.

Catherine, I wasn't
supposed to show you this.

Actually I wasn't supposed to
show you any of this but now...

Computer enhancements,
from the film footage.

I was able it isolate the chevrons that were
locked in before Ernest went through.

Not Abydos?

No, another planet,
with similar coordinates.

And we can go there.

Have you completely
lost your mind?

Who authorized you to revile
classified information to a civilian?

- If you will just let me explain.
- This is a serious breach in protocol.

These rules exist for a reason, Doctor,
do you think that you are above them?

- No, no, I..
- Catherine!

Hello Jack.

It's good to see you again.

I trust the General is
making you feel right at home.

So far he actually sounds
worst then General West.

Ah, he's a teddy bear.

Colonel O'Neill, did you authorize Dr. Daniel Jackson
to revel classified information to this civilian?

Absolutely not, sir.

In fact I advised him
NOT to say anything to her.

Despite the fact that she
used to run the entire program,

...and is responsible for most of our
current knowledge about the gate.

I'm aware of who
she is, Colonel.

Catherine, this is Teal'c.

Teal'c, this is Catherine.

Daniel, has told me all
about you, such a pleasure.

Colonel, are you aware...

...of the request Dr. Jackson
has most currently tangled?

You've go to go that one
step further don't you.

The man who entered the gat in
1945, was Catherine's fianc�.

Now I have the address of
the planet he went to...

...and we can go there.

And I'm coming with you.

General, we know where
Ernest Littlefield went.

He could still be alive. A man who had
the vision to see the Stargate...

...for what it really was, a
half a century before anyone else.

He sounds like a bonafied
American hero, sir.

Sir, there may be another
reason to got to this planet.

Captain Carter.

Yes sir.

It seems the planet in
question is close to Abydos,

...so it uses many of the
same points in space locators.

Which explains why
the team in 45...

...could conceivably dial in with out
compensating for planetary shift.

But sir the planet in question is not
on the cartouche we found on Abydos.

What's the
significance in that?

The Goa'uld haven't charted it.
They may not even have been there.

If the Goa'ulds haven't been to this plant,
and there is obviously a gate there.

Then we would have unquestionable proof
that they didn't build the Stargates.

The Goa'uld are scavengers,

...since they have not
traveled to this planet,

...we could find technologies
to use against them.

You speak?

When it is appropriate.

Thank you. Thank all off you for your
very through analysis of the situation.

But I was already convinced by
Dr. Jackson's initial argument.

Ernest Littlefield could still be
alive, and we should try to find him.

It's a piece of cake.

Ready?

And...

You okay?

Huh, that was
some piece of cake!

- It's hot in here.
- Oh yeah.

Anybody see away in
or out of this place?

There appears to be
only two doorways.

Oh my.

Aw, for crying' out loud.

Dr. Littlefield?

Hello, I'm Daniel Jackson, we
just came from the Stargate.

Yes, that thing...

Star- gate.

We're real'...

It's... about... time.

Oh boy!

Daniel, do something.

Uh... Dr. Littlefield?

You don't recognize me.

Fifty years, that's
all he has to say.

I'll, I'll go... se
if I can find him.

Still here.

Do you have
anything to wear?

Clothes?

Oh, uh... going home.

Yes, we're taking you home.

So much time.

Did no one try again?

That's a long story.

Are there other people here?

No one else lives here?

How about nearby?

Are you saying you have been
completely alone here for 50 years?

Eat.

I don't know what I expected.

I mean I can't
believe he's right here.

Light years away but still
so close, all this time...

ALIVE!

I think he is probably having a
little trouble dealing with it to.

I felt like a school girl. My heart was beating
faster then when I came through the gate!

Ha, you think
your old and wise.

I don't think the
heart ever grows old.

I can't even fathom
what he's been through.

Such a long time.

I don't even know that man.

Why don't you go
and talk to him?

Last day.

It's a calendar, isn't it?

Have you been able to figure out who built
this place, or who used to live here?

Heliopolis.

Heliopolis?

Repository,
philosophy, astronomy...

I assume you mean the
ancient Egyptian city.

People would could come from everywhere
to gather, scholars, community leaders.

It was also the central
place of worship for... Ra.

Are there ancient
Egyptian Hieroglyphs here?

Symbols that indicate Ra.

This could be very important.

"Four distinct languages, writing is
unlike anything I have seen on earth.

Catherine say's
there probably alien. "

"Catherine says?"

She found me long ago.

"We walked for miles today, but
still found no signs of civilization.

Catherine seems
concerned, but I am not.

As long as she is here with
me, I will never feel alone.

It seems impossible, but
everyday were here together,

I love her more. "

My father lied to me.

I'll leave you two.

So, real!

Yes,

...your going to
have to believe.

This isn't easy for me either.

Y- You look, different.

I'm old Ernest.

So are you.

We, we had a
wonderful life together.

I couldn't imagine you Ernest.

In my mind, we didn't have
a wonderful life together.

I thought you were dead.

Forgave me.

You forgave me long ago.

No. I didn't.

Doesn't seem to be
anybody else around.

I tell you this place
used to be pretty sweet,

...but it's seen better
days if you know what I mean.

I thing Professor Littlefield
has been alone since he got here.

Wow.

- A storm approaches.
- A pretty big one at that.

It comes every year.

Every year?

Now look kids,

...where right on the
edge of a cliff here,

I don't think this place
can stand another big hit.

- We should take our leave.
- No we can't, not yet.

We have only begun
to explore this place.

Figure out what it
is, what it used to be.

We launched a survey balloon.

Now lets take the
professor and Catherine home,

...we'll leave the probe here,
let it monitor the situation,

...until the storm blows over,
then we'll come back. Alright?

I tried for years
to make it work.

You never tried to entering
different glyphs in this thing?

We call this the
Dial- Home Device.

Basically you enter the
correct address and...

Daniel, Why don't
we just show him.

- My god.
- What the hell?

I thought the probe was supposed
to detect stuff like this?

We got visual confirmation
of its presents,

...but the damage was
obviously cancelled.

- It's not working.
- It was like that when I got here.

That's why you
never came back.

Does this mean
were not going home?

Well since where
going to be hear awhile.

I would like you
to see something.

- What?
- Come on,

...it's the safest
room in there is.

You know? Especially
in a storm.

Give me a hand.

Thanks...

Keep at it, well be back.

What is this place?

"I believe this room is
some sort of meeting place,

...where four alien races
denoted by the symbols,

...and distinctive writing
on the walls would gather,

...possible to share
knowledge, or discuss relations,

...like a United Nations of the Stars.

Catherine agrees. "

Your right, I would have.

All roads seem to lead here, which means
this is likely the power source.

I believe you are correct.

It could take years to figure out how
to put these crystals back properly.

I think we can figure out a way to rig

...the power source directly to
the gate, and then dial out manually.

This looks familiar.

Touch it.

Whoa!

It's Beautiful!

Is this the mean anything?

Well, if this was a Mecca of
sorts, an alien united nations,

...this has to mean something.

I know this.

Of course, high
school chemistry.

One proton, one electron,

- hydrogen.
- Beryllium,

sodium.

Silver, Iron,

barium, xenon.

Oh my god, so many
electrons, how can you tell?

I have been here a very
long time, remember?

Excuse me.

Are you saying that all of
these are atomic... things?

These images are graphical
representation of the basic elements:

...electrons revolving
around a proton.

The number of electrons
indicate the element.

146.

There is only currently 111
elements on the periodic table.

Only 90 when I last looked.

This is incredible.

I mean we have only been able to speculate on
the actual appearance and structure of an atom.

The fact that four completely
alien races chose...

...to represent it in
an almost identical way.

The basic elements are
what make up the universe,

...they are the
basic building block...

...of course!

How do you ensure
universal communication?

You reduce the method of
communication to the most basic element;

...common to everyone and everything
that exists in the universe!

Jack, this is a true
universal language.

- Turn the page.
- What?

Turn the page!

Are you saying, that this,
that this is like a book?

I tried to read it. I
tried to understand it.

A hundred and forty six
elements, letters, or symbols,

...if they're letters, if they're pictographic,
I mean this could take a life time.

More.

Oh, sorry.

Daniel, before
you head explodes,

...may I remind you that we have more
important thing to deal with right now?

How can you say that, don't
you know what this could mean?

Actually, no.

This could be the key to
understanding our existence.

Everyone,
everything's existence.

The collaboration of
theese four alien spices.

None of witch would mean squat,
if we don't get out of here.

How's it going?

I'm trying to connect the power
source from the dial home device...

...directly to the gate.

I'm about to run a
test. Where's Daniel?

Oh Ernest is
showing his a new toy.

- Really? What?
- A fancy light show that...

...maybe the key to our
existence, or something like that.

Ah, you want to pick up the
pace on this a little bit?

You did it!

Get back!

This is how you new
what this place was.

Then you recognize it too.

Othala, the Norse rune thought to
represent the collection of numerous...

...power and knowledge
from past generations.

And the gathering of clans to
share a common interest.

You know there's more then
just a coincidence here.

That means that
human were here,

...centuries, maybe eons ago.

No, not humans, aliens.

- This is Thor's race.
- Thor was a Alien?

Oh yeah, that's...

...that's another long story.

But uh... good one.

All right, basic survival
training. We know what we have.

What do we need?

We have the Stargate,

...we need the
dial home device.

Thank you Teal'c.

The element the gate is made
of, absorbs energy directly,

internal functions will
convert and store that energy...

...in capacitor
like reservoirs.

But the inside wheel will
only unlock and spin freely...

...once there is
enough reserve power.

So what we need is Energy.

Mm- hmm. I don't see any
electrical outlets, do you?

This is useless, it's not allowing
for any relative perspective.

I don't understand, how did you incorporate the
three dimensional nature of the information?

Look down.

Of course,

...you measured the elements
from a central point,

...degrees from zero around in a
circle, and height above the floor.

What's up guys?

Step away from
the pedestal Daniel.

What?

Why?

The dial home device just fell
through the floor into the ocean.

So what are we going to do?

That thing may have a power source in it
that we can use to get the gate working.

Ah... No! You don't understand, this book
could contain knowledge of the universe.

I mean this is
meaning of life stuff...

I have to get more of it down on paper before we
leave, there must be something more you can use.

- What about using energy from Teal'c staff?
- It's not powerful enough.

Please there's not much time,
we have to get inside that thing.

This whole place could join the DHD at
the bottom of the ocean any minute,

...so please.

Great,

...shoot it!

Now what?

I'm obviously no
scientist but uh,

...couldn't we use
that Ben Franklin thing?

The element of the gate is
made up of a superconductor.

It'll observe energy in may different
things: Heat, Nuclear, solar, static,

...if we could channel a lighting strike into
the gate, it might provide us with enough...

...power to dial in
and make it through.

How do we attract
lightning to the gate?

Not directly, we will have to
rig something up on the roof.

And hope that the sudden and enormous charge
doesn't destroy the gate's mechanisms.

We got it Teal'c!

Daniel won't come up,

...he's obsessed with that thing.
So much like you used to be.

Mmm, the Torment of Tantalus.

What?

Tantalus was a king
in Greek Mythology,

...banish to Hades,

...forced to stand in water that
receded when he tried to drink.

Everlasting,
unending temptation.

He was reaching for
something that was, um,

...out of reach.

That sound familiar.

Some might say that, that's
what makes a man great.

If we all accepted what
was with in our grasp.

Sometimes what we
have is of more value.

It takes a great man to
recognize that. I didn't.

I was a fool.

Ernest, you have
suffered enough.

No since wasting time
in the past, right?

Ah, look, for the peak of the
roof, it will attract the lightning.

You get Daniel.

Take this to the roof.

You have to come, now.

Not Yet. Come and get me when
they've got the gate running.

- There's not enough time.
- I have to finish this.

- It's not worth it.
- This is.

Nothing is!

Well our history as a people would be very
different if everyone felt that way.

No prize is worth attaining if you can
never share it, there would be no point.

Believe me,

I know.

Teal'c let's go!
Start dialing in.

We only have seconds
once the gate is open.

What you did was courageous!

What I did was stupid.

- Come on boys we got to go, now!
- I'm staying.

What?

Look, I will be
fine down here.

Go on, go on.

Daniel, we can come back.

No, what if the castle crumbles around the
gate, I mean this, this, could all be lost,

...if I stay I could
unbury the gate again.

- What if it falls into the ocean.
- I am willing to take that risk.

I'm not! Let's go!

Please.

Let's go!

- It's a piece of cake.
- Not from what I remember.

Go

Go

Go!

Stargate receiving squad, stand ready!

Wormhole is destabilizing,
still no travelers.

Come on guys.

Stand by people.

- Close one.
- You think?

You don't know how close.

"Sequence in progress"
Chevron 6 encoded.

Chevron seven...

...will not engage.

Well, I think it is safe to
say that, that place is gone.

You still have my book.

Captain Carter is working a computer model right now.
- 'Go to reactor seven. '

And here's the bright side;

- you alive.
- Yes.

Thanks to you.

Look at it this way,

...if you ever run into those
aliens, that made up the language,

...you can ask
them what it means.

- You better let us know this time.
- I will, I promise.

Catherine, hug me.