All language subtitles for Stargate SG-1 - S09E07 - Ex Deus Machina.eng

NARRATOR: Previously, on Stargate SG-1.

TEAL'C: Gerak emerged as spokesperson

for the more traditional ways
of the Jaffa High Council.

Which he could control.

CARTER: It's symbiote poison.

The Trust Iaunched
at Ieast two poison attacks

against Goa 'uld-occupied worlds
after we took back the gate.

That means they had to leave
the relatively safe confines

of the solar system,
and head out into the galaxy

where they ran the risk
ofbeing killed or captured.

You think they have been taken as hostage
and sent back to Earth.

Any Goa'uld who got his hands on them
would've discovered pretty quickly

that they belong
to a top secret organization

with high-Ievel connections to some
of the most powerful governments

and institutions on this planet.

By now, the entire Trust
could have been taken over.

The body was discovered this morning
on a remote road

off lnterstate 77 in Virginia.
He was spotted by a passing motorist.

Local authorities say
he'd been dead about a day or so.

Probably the victim of a hit-and-run driver.

What do we figure? This guy got lost,
and he was hitching a ride back to Chulak?

His presence on Earth is a mystery to me.

He was found literally
in the middle of nowhere

about 3 miles north
of a little town called Edison,

population 3,012.

The symbol on his forehead indicates
that he was a servant of Lord Yu,

many of whom now follow Gerak.

Gerak might be able
to shed some light on this.

-I will speak to him.
-Very well.

Colonel Mitchell, you're with Teal'c.

Dr. Jackson, I want you to dig up

all the information you can
on Edison, Virginia.

Colonel Carter will join you
as soon as she's settled in.

Whoa, Sam, hey, come on.
Let me give you a hand.

Thank you.

So General Landry briefed me
on the circumstances

-surrounding our mystery Jaffa.
-Yeah, I think I got something on that.

-Farrow-Marshall?
-Yeah, you familiar with them?

They're an aeronautics firm
headquartered in Bethesda,

the Department of Defense
is their biggest client.

Yeah, it turns out that their plant
in Virginia employed about 800 residents

of Edison until it closed down
six months ago.

Now, it's located just outside of town,

and about a mile and a half
from where our dead Jaffa turned up.

Really?

Pardon the mess. I'm still unpacking.

Farrow-Marshall.

Let's see what they've been up to lately.

Here we go.

Their chief financial officer
went missing yesterday morning.

-lnteresting timing.
-Yeah.

According to his wife, he left for
a business meeting in Richmond, Virginia,

and never came back.

GERAK: Make no mistake, brothers.

The Tok'ra only wish to meet with us
because they fear us.

We defeated the Goa'uld and took
their mother ships and strongholds.

Now, we are our own masters.

I needn't remind the Council
that the Tok'ra did battle

with the Goa'uld for just as many years.

Their efforts were instrumental
in securing our freedom.

Let us all be clear.

The only motivation that a Tok'ra has

is their own selfish needs,
not to help any of us.

Then what do you suggest, Gerak?

That we use our newfound strength
to take what we want.

That we emulate our former oppressors.

Brothers and sisters,

we finally have the opportunity
to govern with authority and respect.

Years ago, that seemed unthinkable.

But now we are in a position
to help others

who are in need
of our support and guidance.

-Why should we help them?
-How about because

it's the right thing to do?

Look, whatever your differences
with the Tok'ra in the past,

it's time to move on.

Teal'c's right. You kicked ass.
You're sitting pretty.

Don't get hung up...

Outsiders are not permitted
to address the Council.

Never mind.

I caution you all.

We have fought too long and too hard
to entrust our future to the Tok'ra.

Or the Tau'ri for that matter.

Brothers and sisters, I suggest
we bring this assembly to an end.

Let us consider what we've discussed
and reconvene in the morning.

Very well.

Gerak, a word.

Teal'c. Welcome back to Dakara.

Your presence is sorely missed.

What draws you away
from your Tau'ri home?

A Jaffa was discovered on Earth. Dead.

Strange.

-But what has that got to do with me?
-He was a servant of Lord Yu's

and, I assumed, a follower of yours.

Well, that may be.

But I don't seem to recognize him.

Nor do I know what he's doing on Earth.

My obligation to the Council
requires my presence elsewhere.

I'm sure you understand.

He is lying to us.

No kidding.

It was about six months ago
when he started acting strangely.

What do you mean, strangely?

Cold, distant.

You've gotta understand,
Alex has always been incredibly focused

when it comes to his job.

At first I just assumed
he had a lot on his plate.

But after a couple of weeks
it became clear that it was more than that.

I started to suspect
he might be having an affair.

So I hired a private investigator
and I had him followed.

And what did the investigator find out?

I'm not sure, exactly.

But a couple of days
after accepting the job, he quit,

returned all of my money and
strongly suggested that I drop the matter.

He didn't offer you
any kind of explanation?

No. But it was obvious he was scared.

He did some surveillance
in his first two days.

These are the photos that he took.

He asked for them back
after a couple of days,

right after he dropped the case,
but I refused.

I offered them to the police,
but they didn't think the photos

were pertinent to their investigation.

My husband wasn't having an affair.

But he was clearly involved in something
that he wanted to keep secret.

-Do you mind if we hold on to these?
-No, go ahead.

He still refuses to speak?

The prisoner is strong.

Then we must be stronger, Yat'Yir.

It was through instruments like this
we were oppressed.

And how appropriate would it be, then,
for it to be used to serve our cause.

You will surrender your secrets.

Of that I am sure.

Colonel Carter? Charlotte Mayfield.

VP here at Farrow-Marshall.
How can I help you?

I wanted to ask you a few questions
about your plant in Virginia.

-lt was shut down six months ago.
-Officially, yes.

But we went by to check it out

and it looked like it had been cleaned out
very recently.

I'm not sure what you're getting at.

Some of the residents of Edison
claim they saw trucks

traveling to and from the plant
a couple of nights ago.

They're mistaken.

So you're saying no one's been in the area
for several months?

Well, I can't speak for the locals,

but certainly no one from Farrow-Marshall
would have any reason to go there.

How about Richmond?

Anyone from Farrow-Marshall
have reason to go there?

According to his wife,
Alex Jameson was on his way

to Richmond, Virginia,
when he went missing.

We've cooperated
with the local authorities

on Mr. Jameson's disappearance.
You may wanna consult with them.

Who was Mr. Jameson meeting with
that day?

I'm sorry,

company policy prevents me
from discussing that with you.

Your CFO is missing.

Now I would think
that you would want to do

everything within your power
to help find him.

Oh, I do.

As I said, we're cooperating
with the authorities.

Now if you'll excuse me,
I think we're done here.

These gentlemen will show you out.

If you have any further questions,
feel free to fax them to the head office.

You can be sure that's not the end of it.

Of course not.

We've only just begun.

JACKSON: I coordinated with Kerry
Johnson and the ClA's investigation

into the N.I.D.-Trust connection.

We've done a little digging and managed
to put names to some of the faces

from the photographs
Sheila Jameson provided.

That's David Ballard,
Chairman of the Stark Consortium.

This is Masato Hiro,
CEO, Far East Mercantile.

James Lowery and Tony Tran,

President and Chief Financial Officer,
Alaraph Pharmaceuticals.

This one is Michael Northrop,
CEO and founder of Hammel Technologies.

Now, all the individuals we've managed
to identify so far

are major players in the areas
of business and high finance.

Very powerful, very influential,
and in the case of these two,

-very missing.
-Missing?

Terrence Evans and William Blaylock,

founding partners
of Procyon Media Enterprises.

They went missing about six months ago,
coincidentally around the same time

we managed to destroy the Osiris ' ship.

You see a possible
Goa'uld connection here?

Well, we already know
that sometime last year

the Goa'uld successfully infiltrated
the Trust.

And I know that the Trust has connections

to government agencies
and corporations worldwide.

There's a good chance
we didn't get them all,

and if that's the case,
the Goa'uld are still on Earth

and they're gaining strength.

Let me guess,
they didn't know anything either.

As Gerak grows stronger,
few Jaffa risk defying him

for fear of retribution.

We must leave Dakara
and seek our answers elsewhere.

KA'LEL: The answers you seek are on Earth.

What do you know of the Jaffa
we discovered?

He lost his life
trying to secure Gerak's prize.

Of what prize do you speak?

Ba'al.

Ba'al is on Earth?

That is where he sought refuge
immediately following his defeat

in the battle for Dakara.

He has been there ever since.

LANDRY: You're telling me a member
of the Jaffa High Council

claims that Ba'al has been here on Earth
for the better part of the last nine months?

-Yes, sir.
-ls there any chance she may be right?

My information suggests that Ba'al
has been hiding in the Archeva system.

He has been sighted there
as recently as a week ago.

So the Council member is either lying
or she's a victim of bad intelligence.

Not all bad, sir.

They knew enough to look for Ba'al
at a Trust-operated facility.

If he were on Earth
that would be the best place to start.

If the Jaffa genuinely believe
Ba'al to be on Earth

-they will continue to search for him.
-Well, that's obviously unacceptable.

Tell the Council we've begun
our own investigation.

If he's here, we'll find him.

It would not be in Gerak's best interest
to allow that to happen.

Why?

Ba'al's capture would be
a big moral victory

as well as a huge political gain
for whoever brings him in.

Should Gerak be successful, he would
win the hearts of many undecided Jaffa,

thereby assuring undisputed influence
over the Council.

So all we have to do
is find Ba'al before they do.

Yeah, but Gerak has a head start.

The fact that
the company CFO went missing

around the same time
that the Jaffa was killed.

You think Jameson was at the plant
when they came looking for Ba'al.

In which case,
he may well have been captured.

He has revealed Ba'al's location

and the locations
of his various shelters on Earth.

He should never have invented
such an effective means of torture.

Come on. Come on.

Yes!

Where is the false god, Ba'al?

We've been compromised.

They're five floors above us.

I know. We're leaving.

Hello?

I'd like to report
a whole lot of shooting here, okay?

-So?
-Those offices were a war zone.

Staff weapons versus semi-automatics.

-Who won?
-Hard to say.

There was no bodies
and all the security footage was missing.

-Witnesses?
-One.

Some guy who was working overtime

and spent most of the firefight
under his desk.

But was able to provide a description
of three individuals.

Big. Tattooed. Chain-mail pants.

So, it's either our Jaffa
or KlSS is back on tour.

I have something to show you.
We've just received this.

AIthough it's a far cry

from some of the better worlds
I've conquered in my days,

from some of the better worlds
I've conquered in my days,

this planet is not without its charm.

-That's...
-Ba'al.

In retrospect, I'm actually glad
we never succeeded in destroying it.

That said,
Earth is not without its drawbacks.

The foremost being
an alarming Iack ofprivacy.

My ships ha ve been seized,
my armies vanquished.

I no Ionger present a threat to this galaxy.

AII I ask is to be Ieft alone
without ha ving to worry about you,

the Jaffa, or any of my former enemies
coming after me.

So, I'd Iike to offer the following deal.

AIIow me to Iive out the rest of my days
here on Earth in peace,

without interference.

In exchange for my freedom,

I will follow your Iaws.

You will never ha ve cause
to fear me again.

I hope we can put the past behind us.

I certainly ha ve no desire to harm you
or anyone else on this world.

That said, you should know
that I've placed a naquadah bomb

somewhere in the United States.

Consider it a precautionary measure.

If another attempt is made to capture me,

I promise you,
the consequences will be most dire.

Of all the retirement destinations
he could choose

he has to pick our planet.

We have teams outfitted
with naquadah detectors

in several major urban centers, but there's
no way we can cover the whole country.

The Prometheus has instruments

which can detect naquadah from orbit,
does it not?

Yes, but so far
the scans have come up empty.

So it could be a bluff.

Or Ba'al may have found a way
to shield the bomb from our sensors.

JACKSON: Bluffing or not,
he's still a threat.

As de facto head of the Trust operations,

he has the resources and capabilities
to do a lot of damage.

Naquadah bomb or not.

So, problem number one,
how do we find him?

Problem number two, how do we take him
out without inflicting collateral damage?

JACKSON: A good point.
Ba'al's probably surrounded by security,

no doubt most of them human
with no knowledge of his true identity.

If we go after him,
we risk injuring innocent people.

Not if we use the symbiote poison
the Tok'ra developed.

We already know
it won't harm human physiology.

And with the right delivery system,
nothing but net. Nice.

I'll contact R&D,
see what they can put together.

Which leaves us
with problem number one.

The N.I.D.'s running surveillance
on the individuals

identified in the photographs
with Jameson.

Hopefully, eventually one of them
will lead us to Ba'al.

Of equal concern are Gerak's Jaffa.

We have no control over them.

If they decide to move on Ba'al,
Earth will face Ba'al's full reprisal.

And I'm guessing

those Jaffa aren't exactly kicking it back
at the local Denny's.

Plus, isn't it a long, stinky ride
from Dakara in a cargo ship?

Indeed.

It is more likely
that Gerak has a mother ship

somewhere in the vicinity of Earth.

Well, if the Prometheus was going
to detect the naquadah from orbit,

it would have done it by now.

All right.

I'll send them out
to look for the mother ship.

Colonel Mitchell,
I want you and Teal'c on board.

Colonel Carter, Dr. Jackson,
you coordinate with the N.I.D.

In the event they locate Ba'al,
I want you there.

Hey, wait up.

All right. That's better.

-Gentlemen, welcome aboard.
-Thank you, sir.

-Any word from NORAD?
-SSN came up empty.

Could the ship we're looking for
be cloaked?

Mother ships do not possess
cloaking capabilities.

Well, then, could we be looking
for another type of craft?

It is possible.

Whatever the target ship,
if it's out there, we'll find it.

-Agent Barrett. Thanks for the lift.
-Well, I couldn't exactly have you guys

catching a cab to the stakeout now,
could l?

So, what's the latest?

Well, one of our agents
following the Jameson lead

spotted an individual
matching Ba'al's description

at the Gilbride Hotel on 5th Street
about an hour ago.

Looks like we got him.

You picking up anything at all?
Unusual variances?

-Anomalous energy readings?
-No, sir.

You know, it's possible what we're
looking for isn't even out there.

It is possible, but unlikely.

If Gerak believed Ba'al to be on Earth,

he would undoubtedly establish
a base of operations in planetary orbit.

Great. So where is it?

Hiding in plain sight.

What was that?

Right.

Colonel Pendergast,
plot a course for the far side of the moon.

Do it.

-What's the situation?
-They're still inside.

Room 1602. All the exits are covered.

-We're just waiting for the green light.
-Dr. Jackson, you go with Williams.

-How have you been?
-Pretty good. You?

Yeah, pretty good. Can't complain.

What's new?

Let's see,

I was leading R&D for a while there.

I never figured you the type
to settle for a desk job.

I needed something
with more flexible hours.

Janet's adopted daughter, Cassie,
was going through a hard time.

Oh, I see.

Spent some time on the Prometheus,
away on deep-space reconnaissance.

Helped stop a dangerous new enemy
from gaining a foothold in the galaxy.

Yes, I heard about that.

How's Pete?

We broke up.

Really?

-I mean, I'm sorry to hear that.
-It's the best thing for both of us.

So you're single again.

Not exactly.

Sir, I'm picking up
a large energy signature.

-Lock on target.
-MARKS: Target locked.

Sir, we're receiving a communication
from the mother ship.

Let's see it.

Withdraw, or we will be forced
to defend ourselves.

Sorry. We're not going anywhere.

Come on, where are they?

BARRETT ON RADIO: Abort.
AII agents abort.

-What's going on?
-He's not inside.

If we move now,
we risk compromising the operation.

Barrett, you better be
damn sure about this.

We're sure.
Let them go and come to the van.

-Sam.
-lt wasn't him.

-How do you know?
-Because he can't be in two places at once.

Ba'al is across town right now
doing a live television interview.

-What?
-Thank you, that's a very good question.

My acquisition ofHammel Technologies
and its subsidiaries is just a first step

in a Iong-range venture that will ultimately
see a consolidation and a streamlining

of what is presently a dissolute market.

No doubt most of you
ha ve never heard of me before today.

Well, I can assure you
that over the next few months

you will all get to know me very well.

And I Iook forward to it.

This is Colonel Pendergast
of the Earth ship Prometheus

asking you to stand down.

We have no desire to engage in battle,
but we will not withdraw our forces.

Look, we know why you're here.

Then you also know that I have no choice
but to maintain my present position.

Okay, FYl,

we're not gonna let you put
any more men on the planet's surface.

If you fire on our ship,
we will defend ourselves.

TEAL'C: Yat'Yir, hear me.

You and your Jaffa are at a disadvantage,

knowing neither territory
nor its inhabitants.

Allow us to assist you
in apprehending Ba'al.

We can both lay claim to his capture.

Then all Jaffa can declare freedom
and celebrate as one.

I'm afraid we are past the point where
our differences can be settled so readily.

I'm sorry, Teal'c.

Meanwhile, they've still got boots
on the ground.

Nothing we can do about that.

Perhaps we can.

-Can, how?
-By forcing Gerak's hand.

Yes, sir.

Our orders are to stay put
for the time being.

You've got to be kidding me.

Come on, we know where he is.
We've got him.

Yes, Ba'al has made it easier for us
to pinpoint his location.

But unfortunately, by going public
he's made it more difficult for us

to take him down quickly and covertly.

We make a move against him now
and we risk a media circus.

Unless, of course, you feel like giving
the American people a Stargate primer.

And then there's also the little matter
of a naquadah bomb

sitting somewhere
in the continental United States.

Yeah.

Okay. Okay, we'll stay.

The General's consulting
with the Pentagon

to determine
what our next move should be.

TEAL'C: If there is one thing a Jaffa values
above all else, it is his pride.

When the other Council members discover

that Gerak has not been
completely forthcoming,

they will turn against him
and force his hand.

Gerak must be shamed
into removing his forces from Earth.

It is the only way.

Your turf, your rules, brother.

No matter how far we must travel,
no matter how long it will take,

our former enemies
must pay for their crimes.

This, I promise you.
That we will destroy them.

Not only just in memory
of those who have fallen,

but in honor of those
who survived to enjoy their freedom.

You speak of honor, Gerak.

Yet you disrespect this Council
by dishonoring it with your lies.

I have not lied to this Council.

It is you that I have purposely misled,

for fear that your commitment
to the cause is suspect.

Even as we speak, Gerak's followers
are hunting Ba'al on Earth.

Of this we are well aware.

GERAK: I had wished to inform the Council
sooner, but I dared not

for fear that the elements
sympathetic to the Tau'ri

would learn about Ba'al's whereabouts.

You dare question my loyalty?

Your loyalty is not under question, Teal'c.

You have done more than anyone
to help secure our freedom

and for that we are ever grateful.

However, your allegiance to the Tau'ri
presents you with a difficult dilemma.

Even as we speak, your Tau'ri ships
prevent us from pursuing the enemy.

As you have said, Ka'lel,

I accomplished much in our long struggle
against our former oppressors,

but only because of the support
of the Tau'ri.

Their commitment
was as unwavering as my own.

And now you would repay them by
surreptitiously stealing upon their world,

putting their people, to say nothing
of the Stargate program, at risk!

They are our allies.

Rather than dishonor them
by trespassing onto their world,

respect them enough
to tell them the truth.

Ask for their assistance in capturing Ba'al.
They will help us.

But will they?

They are as determined to have Ba'al
answer for his crimes, as are we.

But if they succeed...

Then he will be brought
before this Council

where he will face his proper punishment!

You have my word.

What the hell are you thinking?
There ain't no guarantee

the US Government
is going to give them Ba'al.

It was only to give Gerak pause
before his next attack

against Ba'al on Earth.

Even so, we may have only gained
a brief respite.

Satellite tracking has placed Ba'al

in a remote, heavily guarded compound
west of the city.

From the site of the press conference
directly to his present location,

he took no evasive maneuvers,

made absolutely no attempt
to disguise his movements.

TEAL'C: Clearly, he's emboldened
by the belief

that you would not dare attack him now
that he has made himself a public figure.

I've had Walter patch in
Colonel Carter and Dr. Jackson.

Everybody up to date?

We have a cruise missile prepped
with symbiote poison

and ready to Iaunch on your command.

General, I recommend we launch now.
It may be the last chance we get.

What ifhe isn 't bluffing
about the naquadah bomb?

Then we'll have stopped him
before he has a chance to plant any more.

We'II have to come up with a cover story.

Wouldn't be the first time.

We must strike now, before Ba'al
realizes his strategy has backfired.

And the Council?

I merely promised
he would be delivered if captured.

If he is killed, then there is no difficulty.

Right. Good work.

-What's the news?
-Stargate Command intends to attack.

-How can you be certain?
-The humans that set up the Trust

were in a position to infiltrate much
of the secure communications network

employed by this government.

How clever of them.

-You got something else for me, Walter?
-Yes, sir.

We just got this sent to us.

You have chosen not to heed my warning,
and so forced my hand.

There is a bomb in the Halcyon Tower
in downtown Seattle.

It will detonate
at exactly 1:30 p.m. Iocal time.

Call off your strike on my Iocation
and I will defuse the device.

Defy me, and this will be just
the first of many such demonstrations.

Forty-five minutes.

The building is being evacuated.
Mobile units have been dispatched.

Yes, sir. Understood, sir.

Agent Barrett, have your men tighten
their perimeter around the compound.

No one in or out.

Daniel, once the missile hits,
you'll have to go in

and make sure we have a confirmed kill.

-Why? Where are you gonna be?
-Seattle.

How the hell are you gonna get there?

-Prometheus.
-Beats flying coach.

-Colonel Carter.
-Have you located the bomb?

We're unable to get a fix on its location.

Multiple signals. Is it possible
there's more than one device?

Well, we're not sure.

Wipe the hard drives
and destroy the equipment.

I want nothing left.

-The Jaffa. They found us.
-Time to go.

Colonel Carter and her team are still
searching. No sign of the bomb yet.

Sir, Dr. Jackson reports Jaffa
at the target site.

They've engaged the compound guards.

Let's not hesitate, General Landry.

Launch the missile.

Yes, sir. Launching Alpha Two.

It doesn't make any sense.
It's like there's naquadah everywhere.

How old is this building?

It's brand new. It just went up last month.

Get me a secure line
to Stargate Command, now.

Sir, I've got Colonel Carter.

-Colonel, did you find the bomb?
-CARTER: Sort of.

What's that supposed to mean?

Readings indicate
the entire superstructure of the building

is laced with naquadah.

It was built that way.
Ba'al's been planning this for a long time.

-I'm not sure I understand, Colonel.
-The bomb isn't in the building, sir.

The bomb is the building.

HARRlMAN: Missile is locked on.

Sir, we have a confirmed hit
on the location.

Agent Barrett and his team
are moving in to secure the area.

Sam, that naquadah
ain't gonna go up on its own.

-There's gotta be a detonator there.
-I agree, but it could be anywhere.

Inside a wall, under a floor.
We'd never find it in time.

How much progress have you made
on the evacuation?

We've cleared a five-block radius,

but when this thing goes off,
a five-mile radius isn't going to be enough.

LANDRY: There's not much
you can do about that now.

I'll contact Prometheus, have them
beam you and your team out of there.

Wait. That's it. Prometheus.

-Sergeant.
-Sir.

Patch me through to Colonel Pendergast.

-Cam, what can I do for you?
-I need a little help moving.

PENDERGAST: It worked.
The building detonated at a safe distance.

Sir, I've got Dr. Jackson.

-JACKSON: General.
-What's happening out there, Doctor?

I'm sorry to report, sir,
it Iooks Iike Ba 'al escaped.

The old ways will no longer serve us.

Gerak's ways
are not the ways of the future.

How dare you?

How dare you step foot
in this Council chamber!

How dare you step foot
in this Council chamber!

Why should I pause to return?

-Tell me, Teal'c.
-Because you disregarded my warnings.

Because your rash actions
not only allowed Ba'al to escape,

but cost the lives of many of our brothers.

They did not die in vain.

My rash actions were necessary,
I'm sure you'll agree.

Yes, you may muse
about what might have been.

But the fact remains,
it was my men who captured Ba'al.

Enjoy your short-lived taste of freedom.

You were born slaves.
And slaves you will die.

Ba'al did not escape.
He was captured by Gerak's forces.

Well, yes and no.

He was dragged into the Council chamber
and executed before my very eyes.

-There is no doubt.
-CARTER: Teal'c,

we secured Ba'al's compound
and searched the premises.

In the basement we discovered
a lab containing equipment and data

related to genetic replication.

It's very possible the Ba'al you saw die
in Dakara was just a clone.

The real Ba'al could still be out there.

Hey! Where are you going?

To take a much needed rest.

Don't you think
you should go back to Dakara,

Iet those Jaffa know the truth?

No.

To reveal this at this time
would seem little more than an attempt

to tarnish Gerak's hard-fought victory.

Teal'c, it's the truth.

Regardless, they will not listen.

For the time being,
their hearts belong to Gerak.

At present, there are more questions
than answers

in the events surrounding
the gas Iine explosion

that claimed the Halcyon Tower
in downtown Seattle.

What we do know so far is that
at approximately 12:45 this afternoon

Iocal fire and emergency crews
were dispatched to the scene.

An evacuation order was given

and the building and surrounding areas
were evacuated.

Two hours Iater, when reporters
were permitted to return to the area,

all that remained was a heap of rubble.

Surrounded as it was by taller high-rises,

there were no eyewitnesses
to the building's destruction.

No one saw or heard the explosion,

and as a result,
conspiracy theories abound.

Some ha ve pointed out that the amount of
rubble at the site is significantly Iess...

Over 600 channels and nothing to watch.

I think I'll turn in.

We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow.