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NARRATOR: Previously
on Stargate SG-1.

(BABY CRYING)

Wait. Where are you going?
I want to see.

She is Orici.

With the wisdom of the ages
she will lead us to glorious victory.

Merlin was conducting research
on some kind of new invention,

a weapon capable of
destroying Ascended beings.

MEURIK: Arthur and his knights
left to quest for the Sangraal long ago.

It is said that they journeyed
to three distant lands

mentioned in Merlin's prophecy,

Castiana, Sahal, and Vagonbrei.

(GATE ACTIVATION ALARM BLARES)

Six more worlds
have fallen to the Ori.

Two were Jaffa strongholds.

They attempted to resist, but were
overwhelmed within a matter of hours.

According to those
who witnessed the battle,

the enemy is led by a young
woman of extraordinary powers.

Six planets in eight days
and they don't even have

their full team
in the field yet.

Why haven't they made
a move against Earth?

In all probability,
the Ancient device

in Antarctica is
giving them pause.

At least until the rest of
their battle fleet gets here.

I got it! I got it.

I made the connection.

Sir Gawain to Gwalchmei,
Culhwch, and Olwen. Verus Gen Bree.

And you say
I'm hard to understand.

(STAMMERS) Oh, it's Vagonbrei,

one of the planets
Arthur and his knights

went to in their quest
for the Holy Grail.

I got the gate address.

While on PX1 767, we got
the names of three planets,

Castiana, Sahal, and Vagonbrei,

three possible destinations
for Arthur and his knights

in their quest
for the Holy Grail,

what we know to be
Merlin's weapon.

Unfortunately,
what we didn't get

were any corresponding
gate addresses

and the process of going
through that library

page by page looking for clues

could have potentially
taken years.

So I knew we were going to
have to narrow the search

parameters a little.

That's when it hit me.
Sir Gawain.

Wasn't he one of the knights
who says, "Ni"?

He was a knight
of the Round Table,

and in one his
earliest incarnations,

an old Welsh tale,

he went on a quest
to help rescue a lost love.

The legend says that
Sir Gawain, a.k.a. Gwalchmei,

visited several lands over
the course of his adventure,

including a place called
Gwlad Gan Brenhinol Gwir,

which is Welsh for
"The land of royal truth.”

Translate that into Ancient and
you get "Verus Gen Bree." Vagonbrei.

So how does that
get us a gate address?

Uh, it doesn't, but it did give
me something very specific

to look for in Merlin's library,
namely, references to Gawain.

Now, based on his information,

I started scanning through
the titles and I found this.

Now, the entire volume is
dedicated to Gawain's adventures

and includes several very
interesting illustrations,

including a depiction of
a sword he once carried.

Note the symbols
engraved on the blade.

A gate address. Vagonbrei.

Well, we won't know
till we check it out.

Well done, Doctor.

Colonel Carter, what's the
status of the Ori supergate?

Any attempts we've made to dial
out to the Ori galaxy have failed.

It looks like they're
blocking us from their end.

There is a mothership
in the area that will

alert us to the arrival
of any other ships.

More ships? We can hardly deal

with the ones that
are already here.

You have a go. Find that weapon.

Yes, sir. Will do.

I was talking to SG-1.
You're not going anywhere.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

General, I'm hoping you might
reconsider your decision

and allow Vala to come with us.

Given everything
she's put you through,

you're the last person I would
have expected to ask me that.

Yes, sir, and I'm hoping
that impresses on you

just how strongly
I feel about this.

Look, I know she's no angel.

She's lied, she's stolen,
she's cheated,

she's misrepresented herself.

She's lied.

But she also risked
her life to warn us

that the Ori were on their way

and almost sacrificed
herself to shut down

the very first Ori supergate.

I understand
the contribution she's made.

The truth is, the Pentagon
isn't willing to roll the dice on her.

But you could
convince them otherwise.

You see, 10 years ago, General
Hammond sat in that very chair

and he was faced
with a similar decision.

As former First Prime
to Apophis,

Teal'c had committed
some terrible crimes.

As the former First Prime
to Apophis,

Teal'c provided valuable insight

to the enemy's
resources and tactics.

And as the mother to
the leader of the Ori army,

Vala may hold the key
to stopping them.

If I push this issue

and the Pentagon agrees to let
her join you on off-world missions,

then I'd be the one
ultimately held accountable

for her actions.

Yes, sir. I understand, sir.

So I'd be counting on you
to keep her in line.

Yes, sir.

So can I go on the mission?

No. You're not cleared
for off-world travel yet.

You still have to go through
a psych evaluation.

What's that?

Uh, it's sort of an interview given
to all prospective SGC personnel,

designed to assess a person's
psychological state,

get a sense of
their mental well-being.

Oh, to find out if I'm...

(MAKES STRANGE SOUND)

Wonko.

Right. So, they're going to
sit you down in a little room,

get you talking about yourself,
and ask you a few questions.

So it's a test? Sort of.

And all I have to do is pass.

How hard can that be?

I'm gonna have to
do some research,

so I'm gonna use your computer

while you're away
on this mission.

You know what?
I'd prefer if you didn't.

There's a lot of
sensitive material in there.

Great. Be careful!

Time to go.

I said no, and you can't
access it without my password!

Already got it. Thanks!

But the...

MITCHELL;: This place is
deader than a Texas salad bar.

Hello!

Hello!

It is obvious this village
has long since been abandoned.

General. What brings you by?

Just thought I'd see how
you were getting along.

What are you doing?

Just a little research for my
upcoming mental appraisal.

You can't cram
for a psychiatric evaluation.

That's what they
want you to think.

It's a battle of wits.

My mind against theirs.

They'll try and confuse me
with their trick questions,

but I already have
the correct answers.

There are no correct answers.

For instance, when they ask me,

"What do you consider
your biggest flaw?"

No, they won't
ask that question.

My answer will be that I feel I
am too much of a perfectionist.

You see, I put a positive
spin on a negative.

Yes, that was very transparent.

Question two.
"You are in the desert.

"You see a tortoise lying
on his back in the hot sun.

"You recognize his plight,
but do nothing to help. Why?"

Hmm.

Why?

Because you are also a tortoise.

Guys, you should
take a look at this.

Whoa.

I thought I liked to sleep in.

Dr. Reimer.

Colonel Carter,
Colonel Mitchell.

I understand you've got a bit of
a medical mystery on your hands.

MITCHELL: What we have here is
a village full of skeletons.

We found a few
lying on the ground,

but most seem to have
died in their beds.

I think we can
rule out violence.

Anything left besides bones?

MITCHELL: Sorry, Doc, whatever
happened here happened a long time ago.

REIMER: Let's go take a look.

Did the village records give an
indication as to what befell these people?

No, but it does make mention of
some Ancient lore tied to the area.

According to legend, a
cave overlooking the village

was once home to Morgan Le Fay.

Ah.

In Arthurian myth, Morgan was a

powerful sorceress.

King Arthur's half-sister
and an adversary of Merlin.

That would suggest
she may have had a hand

in the disappearance
of the weapon we seek.

Now, Morgan, like Merlin,
was a purported magic-user,

so it makes sense that,
again like Merlin,

she was once Ascended.

One who foresaw the dangers
presented to her and her kind

by a weapon capable of
destroying Ascended beings.

So she took
the weapon from Merlin

and went into hiding.

On three possible worlds.
This being one.

We've got to find that cave.

Why did I have to tag along
on this little hike?

You got somewhere else
you need to be?

Yeah, how about at home in bed?

I got pulled off
inoculation duty on 865

to come here
and pull a double shift.

I've been up

What is it?

Birds.

What birds?

My point exactly.

I first noticed it in the village,
now here in the forest as well.

An unusual stillness.

There are no birds,

or any other animal life,
for that matter.

All right.
So what happened to them?

Vala. I'm Dr. Hutchison.

Oh.

Have a seat.

So, how are you feeling?

Very well. Very well.

Well, you know,
all things considered.

I mean, you'd assume I'd be a prime
candidate for acculturation difficulty,

enduring feelings of
displacement and alienation.

Perhaps even a little
paranoid ideation. Hmm?

But the truth is I was able
to adopt an abstract attitude,

which allowed me to release
some of my repressed feelings,

ultimately providing me
with a cathartic actualization.

How are you feeling?

I'm fine.

There's nothing here.

Maybe it's the wrong cavern.

We should continue
searching the area.

CARTER: It's getting
dark out, Daniel.

We should head back
to the village.

Ackerman.

Yo, Ackerman! Wake up.

What happened?

We're done.

Sorry, Jackson.

Are you familiar
with inkblot tests?

Okay. I'm going to show you
a series of images,

and I just want you to say the
first thing that comes to your mind.

Okay.

Courage.

Respect.

You look at this inkblot and the first
thing that pops into your head is respect?

Yes. Respect.

Okay. Vala, this is
called a projective test.

It's designed to allow me a little
insight into your emotional state.

I just want to get to know you
better, not pass judgment on you.

I want to help, but to do that,

I'm going to need you
to be completely honest

and spontaneous
with your answers.

Do you understand?

Of course. Okay.

I'm sorry.

Kindness.

Red team's wrapping it up.
Figured we'd do the same.

This can't be a dead end.

There has to be something here.

Take it up with Landry.

You can come back tomorrow,
knock yourself out,

strain your eyes all you want.

You're right. I could probably
get a fresh start in the morning.

All right, let's go home.

GRIMSBY: Hang on a minute.
Where's Ackerman?

Ackerman, come on! Bernie!

Ackerman. Let's go.

Yo, Ackerman! Wake up. Come on.

MITCHELL: He's asleep.

What the hell kind
of diagnosis is that?

Dr. Reimer says
he won't know more

until he's completed
all the blood work.

There's got to be something
more to it, like a coma.

REIMER: No, I'm afraid not.

Coma patients don't respond to
outside stimuli. Pain, sound, touch.

Ackerman responds to all three.

He even flinches,
reacts in his sleep state.

Why can't we wake him up?

I don't know.

I need to do more tests before
I can say anything for sure,

and we have to contact
Stargate Command

and have them send out
the necessary equipment.

I'm sorry, is that not something

you'd be better off
doing back at the base?

Ideally, yes,

but, unfortunately,
and just like Ackerman here,

all of our blood work shows
an elevated white cell count

and a marked increase
in serotonin levels.

Whatever it is,
we've all been infected.

You think this is the same
thing that killed the villagers?

Let's just say,
for the time being,

I recommend we all
try and stay awake

for as long as possible.

If we fall asleep,
we may never wake up.

We're sending the medical
supplies through now, Colonel.

MITCHELL: Roger that, sir.

Sure you don't want
a little more help?

I can send another team
in Hazmat.

Until we know
what we're dealing with, sir,

that would just be
risking more lives.

We can handle it.

Understood.

I'm awake. I'm awake.

Compliments of Dr. Lam.

We have dextroampheta-something,

moto-whatchamacallit,
uh, caffeine pills,

and good old-fashioned coffee.

Go easy there, Grimsby.

How long have
you been awake for?

I don't know, what, 24 hours?

Yeah, talk to me
when you get to 40.

You've pulled
all-nighters before, right?

Yeah, loads of them.

This feels worse, doesn't it?

Yeah, I thought it was only me.

I, too, am more fatigued
than I would have expected.

It has to be the infection.

It doesn't just keep you
from waking up,

it makes you want to sleep
in the first place.

Well, in that case, Teal'c?

I prefer to rely on my tretonin.

Cheers. Reimer.

What you got? Since
we started monitoring him,

Ackerman has been
in Stage 4 level,

what they call delta sleep
or slow-wave sleep.

We also noted that
his brain is producing

a surprising
amount of melatonin.

It's a hormone synthesized from
serotonin, a sleep-inducing agent.

That's what's
keeping him asleep.

So all you've got to do is figure out
why his brain is producing the melatonin.

We're working on it.

Jackson, what did you find
in the town records?

A handwritten entry
from the village doctor

in which he mentions a sleeping
sickness that affected the town.

Now, he doesn't go
into any great detail

but it does make mention of a
possible source for what was happening.

Morgan Le Fay.

See, it seems the villagers believed she
cursed them for revealing her whereabouts

when King Arthur and his
knights came looking for her.

So did Arthur find her here?

JACKSON: Probably not.

If the villagers
believed she cursed them,

then it's more than
likely she escaped.

In any case, we have to
go back to that cave.

General, just wondering if they've reached
a decision on my mental well-being yet.

Dr. Hutchison isn't
finished with you yet.

You're to meet with him
again later today.

(SIGHS)

If I may speak candidly,
General.

I have a feeling that
Dr. Hutchison is somewhat troubled.

In fact, I think he may be
suffering from Klinefelter syndrome,

though you didn't
hear it from me.

The only thing Dr. Hutchison is suffering
from is the headache you gave him.

I suggest you stop playing games and start
taking this evaluation very seriously.

I thought I was.

Let's call that
delusional memory.

(DOOR CLOSING)

MITCHELL: You know,
it was Jackson's idea

to come back here and
check this cave out again.

I can't help noticing he's the
only one who didn't make the trip.

TEAL'C; Daniel Jackson made it
clear that his time would be better spent

continuing his research
of the town records.

CARTER: Here.

Dr. Reimer wanted us
to take some soil samples.

Why?

Justin case this is where
Ackerman picked up the infection.

(BEEPING)

Hmm.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Hello.

Hello. May I have
a moment of your time?

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just on my
way out. I've got a meeting.

With Dr. Hutchison, I know.
That's why I'm here.

I promise to be quick.

My name is Richard Woolsey.

I work for the International
Oversight Advisory,

a civilian-run organization made up of
representatives from the various nations

involved in
the Stargate Program.

And what can I do
for you, Mr. Woolsey?

Why don't I tell you
what we can do for you.

We can see to it that
you pass your psychiatric

evaluation with flying colors,

effectively putting any doubts Stargate
Command may have about you to rest.

And what would you
want in return?

Just a little insight
into the weekly goings-on

here at Stargate Command.

You see, despite the fact that all
signatories to the Gate Alliance Treaty

are de facto partners
in the Stargate Program,

my employers are often
left out of the loop

when it comes to the more sensitive
developments here on the base.

We'd just like you
to keep us updated is all.

So you want me

to be a spy.

(CHUCKLING)

I've read your file,
Ms. Mal Doran.

I don't think what we're
asking is that unusual

for someone with
such a colorful history.

(BEEPING)

Cam, Teal'c?
I think I found something.

What you got?

Well, it's a faint energy spike.

I almost went past
without noticing it.

Shazam!

I guess Daniel
was right after all.

MITCHELL: Yes, he was.

We should check this out.

Would it not be prudent
for one of us to return

these samples to Dr. Reimer
as quickly as possible?

No, he's right.

We're on the clock and we have
no idea how deep this hole is.

All right, I'll go back.

Stay in radio contact.

At least as long as you can.

Do you really think
these will hold me?

Oh, those aren't restraints.

We're hooking you
up to a polygraph.

It's also known
as a lie detector.

It measures certain variables,

like blood pressure
and heart rate,

to determine whether
you're being truthful or not.

Oh. I see.

All right. Let's get
started, then, shall we?

And what's your name?

Vala Mal Doran.

Where did you spend
the last week on Earth?

Here at Stargate Command.

Have you ever stolen anything?

No.

That depends on how
you define "stolen.”

These are control questions
designed to gauge your reaction

by eliciting both truthful and
deceptive answers from you.

You're doing fine. Just...

Try to relax.

(EXHALES)

You're looking very nice today.

Oh, thank you.

You're looking
rather dashing yourself.

Oh, thanks.

I mean, nice.

(STAMMERS)
I mean, not objectionable.

Colonel,
come take a look at this.

This was in that soil sample

you brought back from the cave.

What is it?

I believe it's a parasite.

Is it dead?

No, it's dormant.

Ackerman may have
somehow awakened one.

Well, how? It doesn't seem
to respond to movement.

Excuse me.
Let's see what happens

when they come in contact
with live tissue.

Whoa.

I'll lay odds that's
your culprit right there.

These people would
have had no understanding

of microbiology.

They probably came up with
the story of Morgan's curse

because they couldn't comprehend
what was happening to them.

CARTER: Hey.

Where's Grimsby?

He said he was on his way back.

He isn't here?

Oh, no.

Perhaps we should rest.

No. That's a bad idea.

And I am starting to
regret staying up late

to watch Deuce Bigelow:
European Gigolo last night.

Check that, I regretted it
almost immediately.

Am I imagining things, or...

I heard it as well.

Grimsby!

Sam?

JACKSON: Well, we found Grimsby.

He's asleep,
and we can't wake him.

Dr. Reimer?

What's wrong?
Has his condition changed?

Well, you could say that.

He's dead.

REIMER: I see evidence of a
ruptured aneurysm near the pineal gland.

There's something else in here.

REIMER: What the hell?

Morphology is identical to the
parasite we found in the soil sample.

Only it's grown
1,000 times bigger.

I'm assuming
things didn't go well.

I fail to see the point
of that ridiculous exercise,

unless its purpose was
to thoroughly humiliate me.

Those questions weren't intended
to shed light on my character

or delve deeply
into my subconscious.

They were merely little
reminders as to exactly why

I don't belong here.

Then I take it you've
carefully considered our offer

and come to a decision?

I have.

Whoa.

(EXCLAIMS)

MITCHELL: Okay, question.

If what took out the village is what
killed all the wildlife around here,

how come that little sucker's
alive and kicking?

It may possess a natural
immunity to this mysterious affliction.

Yeah, that's exactly my point.

So, all we got to do
is catch Joe Bob there,

take him back up to
Carter and Reemetr...

Reimer, whatever.

They reverse-engineer
an antidote and

Bob's your uncle.
We sleep till Tuesday.

TEAL'C: Indeed.

Yeah.

Carter, it's Mitchell.

(RADIO STATIC)

We have progressed too far
within the cave system.

Yes, we have.

All right, well,
we'll nab Junior first,

then we'll call Carter when
we get back up to the surface.

Progress?

We've been theorizing that when
the parasite enters the bloodstream,

it triggers the body's
immune response

and the production of serotonin.

Then it makes its way
to the patient's brain,

where it lodges and feeds.

Feeds?

On what?

Melatonin.

Our analysis showed the parasite
we removed from Ackerman

gorged itself on the stuff.

CARTER: It stimulates the production
of melatonin, which floods the body,

that's why the urge to sleep
is so powerful.

And once you give in, the
parasite just keeps on feeding

until the engorged parasite affects
the surrounding cranial tissue,

eventually provoking
a lethal aneurysm.

But we're thinking that it may be
possible to starve out the parasite,

so, to that end, we
have isolated a specimen

that we awakened
from a dormant state.

(GROANS)

Dr. Reimer? Dr. Reimer!

It's his heart!

Sam...

He's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Ah, Vala. Oh, not you again.

You know, you have another
scheduled appointment.

What would be the point of that?

You people have already
made up your minds about me.

Is that what you think?

Well, it's not like I haven't
encountered this sort of thing before.

You know, I saw it every day
in the eyes of the people

who couldn't separate me from
the Goa'uld who enslaved them.

So, you know,
instead of becoming

a victim of their
arrogance and stupidity,

I chose to take advantage of it.

So I lied, I cheated,
and I stole.

I'm not going to
apologize for it

and, to be perfectly
honest with you,

I can't guarantee
that won't do it again.

All right?

Of course, I have recently
found myself risking my life

for something other than
my own personal benefit.

Maybe it's just a phase.
Hold it, please.

Or maybe it's because, for the
first time, I've actually met someone

who, in some small way,
actually believes in me,

but I'm sure you're right.

I'm sure it will pass.

What?

CARTER: Daniel!

You can't fall asleep.
Do you hear me?

Yeah.

We can't take
any more of these, either.

With our serotonin and melatonin
levels spiking, it's too dangerous.

We're going to have to rely
on each other, all right?

Okay.

Easy, there.

Easy. Don't worry.

I'm not going to hurt you.

(GRUNTS)

I've got it, Colonel Mitchell!

On your feet, Colonel Mitchell.

There is much ground to cover
if we are to reach the surface.

No, you... You go ahead
without me. I'm just going to...

I'm just going to stay here.
I'm cooked.

Then I will carry you if I must.

Forget it. No.

Tretonin or not, it's going to
catch up with you at some point.

The important thing for you
is to take Kermit back to Carter

and what's-his-name

and get them
started on the cure.

Indeed.

I will return for you,
Colonel Mitchell.

And I'll be

right here

waiting on you.

Sam! Sam.

I can't do it anymore.

You have to. You got to hang
in there just a little while longer.

In here! Dr. Jackson,
Colonel Carter,

where's the rest of your team?

Reimer and Ackerman are dead.

Teal'c and Mitchell
went to the caves.

What caves?

Get them in the isolation pods.

No, wait. Wait.

No, wait.

We can't go to sleep.

It's okay.
We'll take care of you.

No, you don't understand.

The parasite. It feeds on...

(INAUDIBLE)

(COUGHS)

Take it easy, Teal'c.
We've got you.

Take it easy.

We've got some
sort of animal here.

We need to take it to the lab.

Yeah, I was getting worked up,

cussing at Teal'c, telling
him to, "Go on. Leave me."

Must have been 20 minutes
before I realized he had gone

and I was sitting there
talking to myself.

JACKSON: What about you?
Any hallucinations?

Yeah, when they put me
in the pod,

I imagined I was
being put in a coffin.

I thought I was
being buried alive.

Well, rise and shine.
How are you feeling?

Rested and raring to go, sir.

I assume Dr. Lam
got you up to speed.

CARTER: Yes, sir.

Between the sample
they collected from Teal'c

and the research
Dr. Reimer and I conducted,

they were able
to produce a serum

that effectively
isolated the parasite

and starved it out.

I just hate that
that cave was a dead end.

We went through
all that for nothing.

JACKSON: I wouldn't
say that exactly.

I did find one reference in that
library that might prove to be useful.

Atlantis.

You think the location of Merlin's
weapon is hidden in their database?

I think it's worth checking out.

(PHONE RINGING)

Carter.

I see. We'll be right there.

There seems to be a problem
in the gate room, sir.

I never liked you
and I know you can hear me.

Dial the gate now!
Dial the gate!

Don't make me come in there!
You stop it.

What's going on?

I'm leaving.

I'm not staying somewhere
where I'm not welcome,

and don't even think about
making me stay against my will.

Wouldn't dream of it. But I
figured you'd want to stay

after going through all the trouble
of passing the psychiatric evaluation.

I passed?

Dr. Hutchison seems
to think that you have

a lot of potential.

He does?

He feels you can
make a significant

contribution here
at Stargate Command,

and I agree.

Congratulations.

I'm a little

overwhelmed.

But as my first official act,

I'd like to report a rather
disagreeable little man.

That would be me.

Mr. Woolsey's offer
was part of the test.

We wanted to make sure
we could trust you.

I knew that, but were his
sexual advances part of the test?

What? That's...
General, I can assure you...

Well, I would have even
considered playing along,

but some of his requests were...

Well, a little unusual,
even for me.

General, I would never...

General... General, wait...

So when do I get
one of these SG-1 badges?

You don't.
You're not a member of SG-1.

You're a probationary member
of Stargate Command

who will be subject to some very
intensive scrutiny for the next few months.

Oh.

Don't screw up.

And welcome aboard.

See, I still think
it's cause for celebration,

so I say we go out,
have lunch, and I'll pay.

Pay with what, exactly?

Well, Daniel will cover me
until I get my share of the loot.

Loot?

Yeah, from all the treasures we're going
to bring back from our off-world travels.

What, I have to wait
until I'm off probation

before I can start collecting?