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So, you getting the full thing?

Just about, yeah.

Well, instead of zooming out, why don't you pull back a little?

- Get it in context, right? - Okay.

Okay. Yeah, just keep going back.

Yeah, that's good. Yeah, it's amazing.

Yes, it is.

- Mr. Bregman? - Yeah?

Colonel Tom Rundell,

Cheyenne Mountain Complex Public Affairs Liaison.

That's quite a mouthful. Call me Emmett.

Yes, sir.

Okay. Uh... This is my posse here.

- Tech Sergeant Dale James, sir. - Camera...

- Airman First Class Shep Wickenhouse, sir. - Shep's doing sound.

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, sir, but what are you doing here?

We're getting some establishing shots,

first of many, I hope, while we're waiting.

In fact, we should get a shot of you, Colonel.

I'm sorry, but you're not authorized to begin

until you've been briefed by General Hammond.

I've already been briefed, Tom, is it, by the Defense Department.

What's the problem? I'm cleared to shoot here.

Maybe... Maybe you guys haven't been cleared.

- Have you been cleared? - We're cleared.

Sorry, what is the problem here?

General Hammond's ready to see you now.

Okay.

- This should be fun. - Oh, yeah.

General Hammond, sir? This is Mr. Bregman.

I'm very excited to be here, sir.

You may find that we're not all quite as giddy

as you are about this project, Mr. Bregman.

"Giddy"?

I, uh...

Well, I'm personally and professionally, uh, excited,

I think I said "excited" to be here, General.

I haven't been giddy since... Well, you don't want to know about that.

- No. - No.

I just want to be as clear as I can up-front.

Sure.

Your presence is highly unorthodox,

and I will not let it threaten

the security of any ongoing missions or the safety of my people.

Well, I've already been frisked three times.

We can make it a fourth time. You can do it personally,

get to know each other a little better, General, if you want.

I'm sorry.

I consider it my responsibility

to protect my people's interests.

- I understand that. - And quite frankly,

I feel it's appropriate to warn you that no one around here

wants to be part of your little reality show.

I see.

You know, General, I think you're probably well aware

that there were film cameras on the beaches of Normandy

decades beforeSurvivor debuted on CBS.

And, personally, I think it's an outrageous oversight

that the Stargate Program hasn't been chronicled up to this point.

That's because it's top secret.

Only a handful of people will see anything you shoot.

So far, General, so far.

Eventually, inevitably,

this program is going to be disclosed to the American people

and to the whole world, and I'd like to think

that this little film that we're doing here

might in some small way provide insight

into what's really been going on here for the last six years.

What's really been going on?

You know what, General?

I respect what you're doing here.

I can even respect that you want me out of here.

But the President of the United States invited me to do this.

You see that red phone?

You wouldn't be here if he hadn't.

Well, then, I hope I can expect

the full cooperation of you and your personnel.

To the letter of these orders.

To the letter. I see. I see. Thank you.

You have high expectations to meet.

General.

You know, maybe it's my opinion,

- but it seems to me... - What's that?

...throughout history the best documentaries

have taken a, you know, cinema verite approach...

- Yeah, cinema verite... - Let the subject tell its own story.

Tell you what, Tom? I think that that's probably

a very interesting point of view,

and mostly, if not totally, crap, especially in a situation like this.

You know, if this story was going to tell itself...

You know what?

Then there'd be stargate updates on the nightly news.

You do have a point, you have a point in the sense

that we probably should start with a soft approach

and make people feel comfortable, gain their trust.

You know what? We would be here a year.

These soldiers conceal things for a living.

Airmen, sir. We're the United States Air Force.

These "airmen" conceal things for a living.

And the only way that I'm going to get anything out of these people

is not by the... Look at that. That's...

By the... What'd you say? The "cinema verite" approach.

It's going to be by the wringing-it out-of-them approach.

That's the only way I'm going to...

Look, Mr. Bregman, as far as I'm concerned,

you are here strictly to document what is going on.

I know.

Not to pursue anything that might be prejudicial to Air Force personnel.

Why don't you call me Emmett? Okay?

If someone were to offer something up in an interview...

- Is that who I think it is? - It's Colonel Jack O'Neill.

Colonel O'Neill. Hi. I'm...

I like vanilla over chocolate.

My favorite color is peridot.

I think Tibet should be free.

And if I could have dinner with anyone in the world,

it'd be Mary Steenburgen.

No, no, I'm just trying... Mary Steenburgen?

- I think she's nice. - No, no.

Look, I'm just trying to get a minute...

Look, I really don't have time at the moment.

- Can you... I'm... - I've got a briefing to go to.

I understand, I'm Emmett...

Now, look, I'm not gonna be able to get a perspective

on this whole Stargate Program without you, Colonel.

So, when is a good time for you?

Any time's good. Just, uh, send me a memo.

Memo.

Memo...

I really sensed he's starting to trust you.

Don't worry about it. He only looks unprofessional.

You know, Major General Hammond warned me

that people might be a little less-than-enthusiastic about all this.

Yeah, we did have a bad experience with aTV crew last year.

ThePrometheusincident.

I know that the air force insisted on their own crew for that reason.

I think you might also be sensing reluctance

from people around here to put themselves up on a pedestal.

I mean, we are just doing our jobs.

Just a job? Well, I consider it my job to put you up on a pedestal,

'cause this job looks to me to be nothing short of extraordinary.

And from what I read in your file,

the same can be said about you personally.

See, now I'm blushing.

So you are. Then we should start.

You'll look good on camera. All right, let's go, guys.

Are you ready?

No.

What are you doing?

You don't need a light meter, the woman is glowing.

Let's get rolling.

- We're rolling. - Sound?

- Rolling. - Okay.

Major Samantha Carter. U.S. Air Force. Astrophysicist.

Considered the foremost expert on the stargate.

You've explored territory that no one on Earth,

in the history of Earth has ever seen,

and you've fought an enemy

that no one on Earth has even imagined.

Major Samantha Carter,

meet the six and a half billion people of the planet Earth.

Hi.

I don't think I've asked the following question before

in my entire career.

But what was it like to be...

Well, dead?

I wasn't exactly dead.

Oh. You were, what's the word?

- Transcended? - Ascended.

- Ascended? - Yeah. Um...

Well, actually, I did have the unfortunate experience of dying, first.

Slowly and quite painfully, first, I might add.

Well, in your mission file, it says your human...

I'm quoting here, your human body "transformed into energy.

A bright white light rose above the hospital bed."

- Is that accurate? - Yeah.

So, could you, Doctor... Could you, I don't know, elaborate?

I mean, what did it feel like?

Well, I don't know. I really don't remember much after that.

- Will you excuse me? - Yeah.

Follow him. Come on, come on!

Move. Move! Movel.

Dr. Jackson?

What is it? What is it?

It's the mass fragment that was collected from...

- Sorry, could you slow down? - What?

The mass fragment I collected from P3X-298.

It was carbon-dated to match the predynastic period of Egypt

here on Earth.

And what does... Could you get a close shot of this?

What is the...

What is the, uh, significance of that?

It's fascinating.

It's... Okay. Back up. Back up.

That's it? It's fascinating?

Why-why were we running?

I just wanted to see if you'd chase me.

Okay, turn it off. Turn it off. Get the mic away from me.

Turn it off.

Kevlar will not stop the energy blast from a staff weapon.

And the armor plating in other bullet-proof protection

gets superheated from the plasma,

so while it would stop the penetration,

the wearer is essentially trapped

in what becomes their own personal microwave oven.

And, you know, not a good idea.

Anyway, what we've been working on is this.

A ceramic polymer which will resist the heat,

stop the blast, and...

fits into a standard-issue SG vest,

which Sergeant Siler will now demonstrate for us.

Sorry.

Wouldn't it be a better idea...

No, no, don't shoot me. Shoot...

Don't you think that it would be more interesting,

- you know, if I wore the vest? - What?

- No, no, no, no, no. - Why, isn't it safe?

Well, absolutely, it's safe.

It's not like we've never done this before. No.

Away from the face, big guy.

It's all good. I'm fine.

You see? Um...

Yeah. See, he does that all the time.

The control room is sort of like the air traffic control tower of the base.

We monitor all gate activity from here.

So, what are all these blinking lights about?

For example, what are those lights over there?

Well, this monitors the gate's massive power consumption

required to generate outgoing wormholes.

Interestingly, in our study of offworld DHDs,

we've found that our gate actually draws 10% more wattage

than offworld gates.

Now, that far exceeds any potential loss due to our man-made interface.

We think it has to do with the way

that the super-conductive crystals inside the gate absorb electrical energy,

but we're also trying to demonstrate that the DHDs

are somehow producing a purer, more efficient form of power.

Could we get a shot of the gate spinning?

Sure. It's really cool.

- Steam comes out of it and everything. - Great.

Major?

Sorry, guys. There's an SG team due to embark on a mission.

Well, that's great. We'll get a shot of them leaving!

Actually, you're going to have to leave.

Can I ask you something? You've been...

Sorry, you can stop shooting. Cut.

Okay, Balinsky, which way?

That way.

I'll take point. Wells, Bosworth, you're rear guard

five-meter spread. Keep your eyes open.

The M.A.L.P. showed no indication

of any recent Goa'uld activity on this planet.

I don't see any indication of anything here.

Take the usual bet on that, sir?

Sure. Wells?

Abandoned Naquadah mine.

Boring. Good odds. Bosworth?

I'm going to put my money on trees, sir.

Bosworth's disqualified for being a smartass.

I'll go with two-headed aliens.

Hostile or friendly, sir?

One head good, one head bad. Balinsky?

Ruins of an ancient city.

Yeah, you wish.

Yeah, all night screaming.

Projectile vomiting. Nuclear diapers.

You have no idea.

The reason they make them so damn cute

is so you won't suffocate them in their sleep.

Sir, you have four kids.

Yeah, why do you think I enjoy my job so much?

Don't get me wrong.

I love little buggers to death, but, trust me,

having four kids makes going through a stargate

and facing off against alien bad guys look like nothing.

This is relaxing.

- Then why'd you have four? - -Well...

one's pretty bad,

but you figure you gotta have two,

so the little guy could have a brother or a sister, right?

Then you have two boys, and the wife says she wants a girl.

So you figure, "Hell, three can't be much worse than two," right?

What you don't realize is, your brain is fried because you haven't slept.

After three, four is no big deal.

You're so deep in it, nothing seems to matter anymore.

It's chaos.

You just try to make it through each day alive.

In the end, you spend all the energy you have left

trying to get 'em into bed.

Only to lie awake,

praying they don't get hooked on drugs,

hurt, or worse,

wind up dead in an alley somewhere.

I can't wait, sir.

Yeah, miracle of birth my ass.

I'll tell you what a miracle is.

Birth control that works.

Well, I'll be damned.

I win.

Sir, did you do your interview yet?

Yeah.

Mary Steenburgen?

She's so hot.

Carter, can you tell me the reason for this documentary again?

Didn't you read the memo?

Officially, it's to chronicle

the one thousandth trip through the stargate,

but I think there's more to it than that.

- One thousand you say? - I know.

Hard to believe we've been at it this long.

There should be a cake.

Great, um, Dr. Jackson, I'm just gonna...

Your memory was erased when you returned to...

I'm quoting here. "Human form."

That sounds completely idiotic.

Could you remind me? Make a note.

I have to re-ask that question. Just...

Sorry, could you, you know... What can you tell us about all that?

Not much.

Okay, um, well, can you tell us a little bit

about what things were like before that?

Oh, well, thankfully, I have most of those memories back.

There are still a few... holes.

Okay.

"The, uh, Pharaohs of the 4th dynasty did not build the pyramids."

No. No, they didn't.

They're actually landing pads for Goa'uld motherships.

No, I'm quoting you from a speech

that you made before you were introduced to the Stargate.

Now, I presume, uh, that at that time

you knew nothing about landing platforms or motherships, right?

Right. No.

Until you were introduced to Catherine Langford.

Right.

And she's the one who introduced you to the Stargate Program.

Right.

So.

Why?

Why what?

Why did she do that?

I don't know. You'd have to ask her.

Okay, fine. Maybe I'll ask her.

Where is she?

Is she transcended or ascended or something like that?

No, retired, actually,

but you never know.

So, I'm just reading your file here.

It's fascinating. I suppose I should ask you immediately here.

You're an alien?

I mean, well, not to you.

But to us you would be...

Anyway, uh, you were the highest ranking officer

in the service of one of our alien enemies,

and you turned against them.

Why did you turn against them... w-when you did?

I mean, could...

Sorry, why are you sitting there

if you don't intend to answer any of my questions?

Because I was requested to by General Hammond.

I see. And he didn't happen to mention to you

that part of the interview process involved actually saying something?

No.

Okay... Uh...

All right. Let's try this.

Colonel Jack O'Neill.

You must have a tremendous amount of respect for him.

Or maybe you don't.

Let me rephrase.

Uh, Colonel Jack O'Neill is your immediate superior.

Okay, maybe not in terms of species, but...

He's your commanding officer.

Indeed.

Good! Okay! Good, good. Uh... Terrific.

Let's move forward.

And is there anything that you can tell us about him?

If you wish to learn of Colonel O'Neill,

perhaps you should interview Colonel O'Neill.

Okay. Thanks. That's a good idea. Thank you very much.

Look, I want to ask you... Just let me ask you this...

Where you going?

How long?

I don't know.

Why? We just got here.

An hour ago.

Well, I need more time. I mean, look at this place.

It's incredible.

Yeah, you've seen one crumbled city...

Sir, this place was built by the Ancients.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

These markings, and this stone architecture.

Oh, Dr. Jackson is gonna die when he sees this.

What, again?

Funny.

Don't go far!

- It looks like an alien. - Shut up.

Yeah. Hey, remember that thing we ran into on P2X-787?

Get lost.

Yeah, see, that thing was easy on the eyes by comparison.

Let me see.

Ah, it's pretty scary, Wells.

- It's my unborn son, sir. - How can you tell?

I don't know, Wells. I wouldn't paint the room blue just yet.

Take cover!

Colonel, now!

Hold!

What the hell is it?

Like the people who are now serving here at the SGC,

the youth of tomorrow will one day have to defend the free spirit of mankind.

And not just on our fair planet,

but out there, through the stargate,

in the vastness of the galaxy,

where untold evil with powers

that we've never seen before

are still waiting to prey upon us.

Okay. Cut.

Senator, ha, great.

Thank you so much for doing this.

It was really terrific of you to come and do this.

These people deserve it.

Yes, we're trying our best.

Senator, I hope you don't take this the wrong way...

Don't mind me saying this, but...

It sounded a little bit prepared, you know.

Just a little bit like a speech.

I don't think you're gonna like the results.

What about if we do it off the cuff,

and I just kinda throw things at you, see how you respond?

No.

- No? - No.

Now, if you want anything else from me...

Yes, actually, uh, Senator?

Colonel! As I'm sure you know,

I'm here to be a part of the piece

these good men are putting together

to document the fine work you're doing here at the SGC.

No, I didn't know that.

Well, I'm sure there was a memo.

Well, did you tell them about the time you tried to get this place shut down?

Or the time you had Hammond by the short?

I suggest you watch what you say, Colonel.

Slander is a serious offense.

Yes, so I hear.

I have always been a strong supporter of this program.

I admit I was critical in the past,

but that was only because of the unrealized potential

I see this operation as having.

How did your interview go, Colonel?

It was short, yet, oh, so sweet.

The President wants you to play ball on this.

I hope you're not intending to disappoint our Commander-in-Chief.

I would think you would want to show your appreciation

for his backing over the years.

Kinsey, what are you doing here?

I mean, the last time anyone checked, you were trying to discredit the guy.

His term is up.

My running mate and I are merely pointing out to the American people

certain areas that we think we can do a better job in,

and when that time comes,

I know we can count on your vote, Colonel.

Yeah, that'll happen.

And I want you to know this.

If elected,

this program can count on our full support.

- You want to get this? - Sure.

You smarmy self-righteous, opportunistic ass...

Unscheduled offworld activation.

- You are nothing but a... - Colonel O'Neill to the control room.

- Repeat. Unscheduled offworld activation. - ...son of a bitch.

Duty calls.

- I was done. - -Colonel, what is this

"offworld activation" something? What is that?

I won't know until I get there.

Well, that's great. Where's "there"?

"There" is here for you.

Ongoing activity.

Balinsky wants to stay, sir.

Do you see anything else worth staying for, Dave?

Hard to say.

We need to finish searching these ruins.

How long?

A day or two. Maybe more.

It would be nice to send up an UAV.

At least get an aerial overview.

- Permission to remain granted. - Yes!

I'll send SG-3 as back up.

Any sign of further threat, you get out of there immediately, Colonel.

- Understood, sir. - In the meantime,

I can run some tests on what's left of the device,

see what it's been doing there.

Send the device back and report in on the hour.

Yes, sir. SG-13 out.

Sir...

Um... It's not that I don't appreciate...

I knew Kinsey and Bregman were headed your way,

and I thought you might be looking for an excuse to get away, Colonel.

I thought as much, sir.

And I just wanted to express my deep and unyielding...

love for you, sir.

General, if you have a moment, Mr. Bregman would like a word.

"Exempt from said clearance are all current activities

which have not yet been reviewed by this office."

That being the Pentagon.

Current activities. Breathing is a current activity.

My interpretation is

that you have not been authorized to know anything

about the most recent unscheduled activation.

General, I need a little leeway.

I said that I was going to hold you to the letter of these orders, Mr. Bregman.

Give it up.

You know, Colonel O'Neill...

Is currently unavailable.

General, the President... The President of the United States

has given me his full support. Why are you resisting?

I'm not resisting, I'm following orders.

My opinion is

that I don't think my people need to be put under a microscope.

Cameras don't just record things,

they change what they record simply by being there.

The work these people do is hard enough

without them feeling that every breath they take

is being preserved for judgment.

- Maybe it should be. - Excuse me?

I said maybe it should be.

The Pentagon has allowed journalists

to be embedded with the armed forces before this, you know that.

Under fire, under pressure.

So, what's seen and what's heard and what's read is the truth.

I think we're through.

I don't. I don't disagree with you, General.

Excuse me.

Have you ever seen anything like this?

I have not.

Well, it's definitely a remote probe of some kind.

The storage capacity of the memory crystals is immense.

But so far, all I've found are detailed images of the ruins.

You know, it makes sense.

We usea M.ALL.P, why wouldn't the Goa'uld?

The Goa'uld are scavengers.

It is quite possible they got the idea from us.

So, you do your interview with the documentary crew yet?

Indeed.

I have to admit, I can't wait to hear what everyone else said.

I did not say much.

Really?

That is surprising, it's usually so hard to shut you up.

I found the entire experience unpleasant.

They want to talk to me again.

Did your interview not go well either?

Well, I thought it was fine, but apparently I looked nervous.

What is the meaning of "offworld activation"?

- What is that about? - I'm not privy to that information.

You wouldn't tell me even if you knew, would you?

We have orders.

You remind me of those minders we used to have in the Gulf.

They used to censor our reports.

Look, it's not as if we're conspiring to cover up the truth.

Oh, sure.

And censoring reports in combat just makes sense.

Makes sense?

You do not jeopardize the lives of troops on ongoing missions.

It makes no sense.

It's a documentary, it's not the news.

What are you telling me? You're broadcasting this to the enemy

on some other planet?

Look, I have been denied access

to several prior mission files, you know why?

'Cause no one wants me to know how close we've come to...

Well, why don't you tell me, Tom?

You're not conspiring to cover up the truth, are you?

Why don't you tell me? We've come close to what?

- Being compromised. - "Being compromised.”

There's a euphemism for you. "Being compromised.”

Close to the brink of planetary annihilation

is probably more accurate.

That's why we're not allowed to film these ongoing activities.

Because every time they open that gate,

there's a chance that something could go cataclysmically wrong.

In which case it wouldn't really matter what we had on tape, would it?

What did you say?

What did you say?

It doesn't matter. If that's your opinion

and if you had any integrity at all, then you would resign,

before I had to replace you.

I'd rather be replaced than court-martialed.

I'm not going to do anything I'm not authorized to do.

- See, it's that attitude... - The bottom line is

that the SGC is not going to let any of this out until it's declassified.

What's the difference, then? Why not shoot it and decide later?

It's not up to me.

"Not up to me. Not up to me."

Colonel, Colonel, we're all set up for you right here.

- We're all set up. - Briefing.

Yeah, no, Colonel, Colonel...

Colonel! You know, I'm going to get you on camera sooner or later.

Evenifalll getis a series of shots of you avoiding being got.

Fire away.

I hope shots of my ass serve you well.

All right, pack up. What are we doing here?

How do you feel about Colonel O'Neill?

He's an amazing man.

After everything he's done, he's still modest.

Quite self-effacing, actually.

He even likes people to think he's not as smart as he really is.

Bottom line, he's an incredibly strong leader

who's given more of himself for this program

than any man has given for...

well, anything I can imagine.

Do you spend a lot of time together outside of work?

We don't get much time outside of work.

When we do, um, our personal interests are a little different.

Did you ever hear the expression, "opposites attract"?

We have a very professional relationship.

Really, do you? Professional?

I mean, after everything you've been through?

You must have, maybe it's not too much to say,

faced death together?

Yeah. Not unlike countless military personnel throughout the years.

Look, I-I won't deny that there's a bond between us.

Daniel and Teal'c are also like family to me.

Colonel O'Neill is first and foremost my superior officer.

Even if there was potential for something more,

and I'm not saying that there is,

our military positions and the very nature of our job

wouldn't allow for it.

Well, basically when the gate is dialing, I say,

"Chevron-1 encoded, Chevron-2 encoded," and so on,

incrementally up to the seventh Chevron, um,

which is a little different because that's when the wormhole connects.

When that happens, I like to change things up a little bit

and just say, "Chevron-7 locked."

"Locked.

That's great, that's good. Anything else?

Oh, yeah, um, I'm responsible for this.

Close the iris.

Open the iris.

It's... You know, that's pretty much my job right there.

- That's it? - Yeah. Pretty much.

I think you're being a little modest.

Oh, I mean, don't get me wrong,

I mean, it's really rewarding, it really is.

And we have tried various automated scenarios,

but the SG teams just agree

that, you know, when they send their iris codes

through the wormhole,

they like to know that t-there's a real person on-on the other end.

Someone that they can trust to getitright,

and, um, that gives me

and the other gate technicians

a great sense of pride.

Sure. That's good.

Uh, Dr. Jackson? Hi.

Hey, how's it going.

Y-you're packing?

You're going on a mission off...

I'm sorry, I forgot the expression.

- "Offworld"? - "Offworld."

Is that it? So, you're going?

No, no. Just going through my pack.

- Ah! That's the camera you use, though, right? - Yeah.

I've seen hours and hours of your footage.

Hours of it. Inscriptions and ruins and artifacts.

Cool, huh?

I wonder, uh, if you get the opportunity,

maybe you could point your camera at some action,

you know, just for a change, you think?

You see that's the thing. When there's action,

I'm too busy to be pointing a camera.

I'm, you know, running, shooting, translating what the bad guys are saying,

that kind of thing. Yep.

It's just that, you know, for me,

I mean, I've heard a lot about these amazing events.

Unfortunately, my medium is visual.

I can't tell the real story unless I have pictures.

I'm not suggesting you put anybody in danger, not yourself...

But, you know, if the opportunity arises, just, you know,

take a second and just point your lens at something,

you know, that moves.

Right. Well, I'm not really scheduled to go on a mission offworld

for another couple of days.

No, no, no. If it's there, shoot it.

Right.

Just not the inscriptions all the time.

Just some action would be good.

Action.

- Hey. - Hey, one second.

You, uh, you want me to translate something?

Yeah, I'm just trying to get the interface connection more stable.

SG-13 really kicked the crap out of this thing.

Its system lock seems to be isolated on a separate crystal from memory control.

You know, Bregman actually had the nerve to suggest

that all that archive video footage I gave him was boring.

Okay, here's what really bugs me. The only reason he's here

is because this President is on his way out and he knows it, right?

He just doesn't want to look bad

if and when the Stargate Program ever goes public.

None of this is about truth, it's all about political posturing.

Man, he really grilled me on that.

What? About whether or not the Stargate Program should go public?

- Yeah. - What did you say?

Babbled incoherently.

I mean, could you imagine if it ever did?

I try not to think about it.

There.

It's mostly just technical stuff.

Anything jump out at you?

Well, here's where it encountered SG-13.

What "uh-oh"?

Well, after it engaged shields and weapons,

it activated a long-range communicator.

Colonel Dixon, this is General Hammond.

We have reason to believe the Goa'uld probe

sent out a subspace transmission prior to your disabling of it.

I'm ordering you to return to Stargate Command immediately.

Roger that, sir. Estimated arrival time, 15 minutes. Dixon out.

Pack it up, Doctor, we're going home.

- Wells, Bosworth. - Wells here.

Bring it home, boys. We're booking out.

Roger that. Wells out.

It's about time.

We're taking fire. Wells has been hit.

Get to the gate.

SG-niner, requesting assistance.

Okay.

Three gunshot wounds, four staff weapon burns,

severe hypothermia.

I'm quite surprised he's actually authorized me to discuss all this.

It's just...

Nanite technology artificially aged him.

He, um, he had his shoulder punctured by an alien time capsule device.

Um, three knee operations.

Oh. That's the whole Hathor incident

which he's asked me never to discuss,

and, oh, yeah, this was a good one.

Last year he was exposed to an ancient incurable disease.

Obviously not incurable, right? Or...

Well, fortunately there was a Tok'ra symbiote

in need of a temporary host at the time. It managed to do the trick.

I don't understand a word you just said,

but it sounds amazing that Colonel O'Neill's alive.

Yeah, you know, I never know what's next.

You just, um, try and keep your head on straight.

Then, again, we also set a lot of broken bones

and prescribe a ton of antibiotics, so...

But still, it sometimes must be overwhelming, right?

Yeah, it's funny. You know, you think all the training,

everything we know about medicine, really, it amounts to very little.

I mean, often I'm faced with situations that there's really nothing I can do.

Is there an upside?

Are you kidding me?

I think the reason we all manage to persevere

is because we feel that we're on the brink of understanding so much more,

and not just about medicine

but about who we are, you know, where we came from,

what the future has in store.

How we fit into the grand scheme of things.

JUnscheduled offworld activation.

Repeat. Unscheduled offworld activation.

That... "Unscheduled off..."

We've heard that before. Is that an unusual thing?

No, it happens from time to time.

And what does it mean?

Your guess is as good as mine.

- You got that announcement in the clear? - Yeah, we're good, sir.

Okay, good. Well, thank you, Dr. Fraiser.

You know what, guys?

Why don't you go roll some cutaways and get some sound bites over there?

- So this... - Yeah, we're good.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Uh, anything you can, okay? Okay?

Sorry.

What? Yes, I know you're...

I'm glad the Pentagon sent you. Just go away.

Listen, I was just wondering,

so it seems like the unpredictable happens around here a lot.

- Yes, pretty much. - Yeah. Yeah.

And you're not going to be needed for this thing?

Well, if I am, they know where to find me.

I was just asking

because I was thinking of getting something to eat in the cafeteria,

- which I'm not even sure where... - It's that way.

- And I was just wondering... - If I'd like to join you.

- Yeah. - Okay. Yeah.

What are you doing? What are you doing?

I'm just white balancing.

Well, go balance the white somewhere else, okay?

Somewhere else.

- I'm going to dump these first, okay? - Okay. Yeah.

Great.

Wells is alive, but he's hurt badly and he can't be moved.

- How many Jaffa? - I don't know.

Five, ten, a hundred, what?

Colonel Dixon counted six. They were able to fend them off.

They're holding their position, protecting Wells.

- Did the Jaffa come through the gate? - No, no.

They had to come by ship. SG-3 was covering the gate.

The gate is clear?

Half of SG-3 were still there when I left.

- General. - Take SG-5 and 7 and Dr. Fraiser.

- Thank you, sir. - Colonel?

Yes, sir. I know it sounds like an ambush to me too,

but there's nothing else we can do, right?

Right. Go!

Oh, sorry.

I was just... I was...

I was just thinking that you have a very natural quality.

I mean, on camera.

You let me film...

You allow people to see grace under pressure.

Are you, um, are you flirting with me?

Well, see, I, on the other hand,

am very clumsy under pressure.

Well, I've seen worse.

So, um, what's with the ring?

Oh, uh... It's just... It's sentimental.

My wife died a few years ago.

So, how do any of you have a personal life?

We don't, really.

I spend most of my time outside work with my daughter.

Oh. So, you're married.

No, no. She's adopted.

She's from another planet.

Would you be willing to talk about that on camera?

You know, I'd rather...

Excuse me, Ma'am.

You're required in the ready room immediately.

- Thank you. I'm sorry. - That's okay.

Let's go, gentlemen.

It's all because I wanted an aerial survey.

It took me too long to figure out the probe sent a transmission.

None of that matters now.