Anybody getthe feeling
these folks don't do a lot of traveling?
It looks like it hasn't been used at all.
Well, they might not even know what the gate is.
I mean, uh...
It may be some sort of artifact to them.
It's possible. I mean,
you could stand here for months pressing symbols
and still not find a combination that opens a wormhole.
Voice, whispering: Yes, there is. I saw—...
O'Neill.
Shh!
It was like an explosion, orner. I heard it.
There wasn't any explosion.
I'm telling you I heard something!
It was a big—— a big what?
Hello?
You heard us.
Where did you come from?
How did you get in here?
Door was open.
Is there anyone around here who might be considered...
In charge?
Uh, me.
Show me your papers.
We don't really have any papers.
We're——we're travelers.
We've come to meet you.
To meet me?
Not you.
Actually, I meant your people.
I'm Daniel.
This is major Carter and Jack O'Neill and Teal'c.
Who'd give you a name like Teal'c?
It was given by my father.
It means strength.
You remember your father?
For as long as I draw breath.
Then you could have not been here
at the time of the vorlix.
Vorlix. That doesn't ring a bell.
It was the day that all we know of ourselves
was taken away.
We can only remember the days since the vorlix.
Before that, nothing.
Still don't detect anything out of the ordinary, sir.
Neither did the m.A.L.P. Ithinkwe're ok.
Well, the m.A.L.P. Is worth less.
You I'll trust.
You needn't worry, friend.
Ke'ra says that whatever it was
that caused the vorlix...
It came and went a year ago.
Oh, at least a year. More.
In the first days after the vorlix,
there was panic and confusion.
It's hard to be exactly precise.
So you all just woke up one day
and didn't know who you were.
How does that work?
My first memory after the vorlix
was of running in the streets,
as though for my life.
She was running rightthere beside me...
Whoever she is.
It seems like some kind of mass amnesia, sir.
Hmm?
It happened to a friend of mine during the Gulf war.
Her chopper went down and she was knocked out.
When she came to, her memories and identity
before the crash were gone.
So, everybody on this planet took a hit to the head?
Well, no, sir, I—...
I'm not sure what could cause
something like amnesia on this scale.
I have never before encountered
such an occurrence.
All of our elders are missing as well.
You remember elders?
Uh, no, butthere are photographs of them
in every house.
The children are gone, too.
If we ever had children.
Well, we weren't grown on trees.
We came from somewhere.
Orn er: Then why have we photographs of the elders
and none of the children, hmm? Answer me that.
Daft.
But if you do have any information we could use,
you must see ke'ra.
That's the second time you've mentioned that name.
You don't know who ke'ra is?
She is minister of health, science,
and restructuring the vius transitional government.
Busy gal.
We're all busy.
Well, we would be lost without her,
and you know it.
Well...
After you.
You needn't flatter the woman
when she isn't even in the room.
I'll take them. You go home.
Well, don't expect supper.
I never do.
Ke'ra, there are some people here who want to see—...
They will have to wait for the moment, orner.
Does that help? No.
I can't... breathe.
Those with allergies to foods can't remember them.
Well, it looks like she's going into anaphylactic shock.
Breathe now.
There. Better?
Yes.
Thank you.
Rest here awhile.
Orner, you were about to introduce your friends.
They are travelers, ke'ra, from far away.
I can see that.
Um, O'Neill, Carter, Daniel, and Teal'c.
So I'm guessing you were or are a doctor.
It seems to me that before the vorlix I helped others.
That is all thati sense. Are you?
A doctor? No. No. Uh, well, yes.
Of——I'm a doctor of arch eology.
Um, I stu dy the past.
Then you are a most welcome visitor here, Daniel.
They were not here at the time of the vorlix.
You've done absolutely the rightthing
in bringing them here, orn er.
Thank you.
He fervently believes that we are husband and wife,
andthat we need not wait until we regain our memories
in order to renew our relationship.
Perhaps you can help us.
Please, follow me.
This room has all of the knowledge and research
we've been able to recover since the vorlix.
I've spent every waking hour in here reading, searching...
Dispensing whatever useful information I find.
If you were able to help us,
I know our people would be eternally grateful.
You seem to have everything under control.
On the contrary, sir!
We're falling apart.
Industry and agriculture in vius has come to a halt.
And when winter comes, it will be disastrous.
Nothing less.
You're not from vius.
What gave us away?
Whatever agent that caused the vorlix is gone,
but its effects were pandemic.
If you know who you are,
then you cannot be of this world.
Well, you know that big round ring thing
you got stashed in the warehouse down the road?
So it is atransportation device?
Teal'c: So it is.
We call it a Stargate.
Stargate? Yes!
Um, Dr. Zervis mentioned that word in his research.
Though I have given up hope of ever finding
this Dr. Zervis amongst our people,
his papers have taught me much.
Here.
"Our visitor claims to have come to vius
from beyond the stars th emselves..."
"Though I still cannot comprehend the science
behindthis Stargate device she claims to have used."
I have studied this device since,
but have been unable to activate it.
Uh, ke'ra, could you go back to the part
about the visitor again?
Ke'ra: She's mentioned many times in the archive.
What can you tell us about her?
That she was somewhat of an apothecary
andthat she did not survive the vorlix.
How do you know that?
The bodies of an elder woman and man
were discovered some days later
in a building destroyed by explosion,
the only remains of our elders we have found.
We deduce the male must have been Dr. Zervis,
and the female matches what little description
he gave in his notes of the visitor.
What is the name of this elder woman?
It is mentioned.
Here. Yes.
"She calls herself lynnea."
Colonel?
Oh, hi. What's your name?
I have informed Dr. Fraiser that we may have located
the planet to which lyn n ea escaped.
Possibly.
I'd like to know what we're dealing with here.
Sounds like a world—class case of amnesia.
Check these people out, will you?
Yes, sir. I'll find outwhati can.
Let's, um... set up over here.
I keep finding references to something called dargol.
Yes, I found dargol was a chemical
once used as a pesticide.
It seems to have had a significant impact on the environment
and has since been banned.
Yes, we had a similar problem on my world
with a chemical called ddt.
It built up in the food chain
until entire species were threatened.
Yes, I first believed that this dargol was related
to our lost memory much the same way,
but there's little evidence of it.
I found residue only in the bodies
of those who have died since the vorlix.
What?
Sometimes the images of people in the archives
look familiar to me.
Iwonder if I knewthis person or that person.
There are still so many questions.
Why are there no images of children
and where have our elders gone?
Through your Stargate, perhaps?
Well, I suppose it's possible
that your people foresaw disaster coming
and sentthe most helpless to safety.
No, Daniel. Whatever happened
happened quickly without warning.
How do you know that...
Because if you saw disaster coming,
you would've left yourselves a note?
Ha ha ha.
Sort of a to whom it may concern
kind of... ha ha ha!
Sir?
I was justthinking about amnesia.
It doesn't quite track with lynnea's nickname.
"Destroyer of worlds."
Yeah. That one.
Well, actually, in sort of a sick way, it does.
I mean, ke'ra said herself
their society was on the verge of collapse despite their efforts.
This world is in trouble, sir.
Perhaps lynnea was experimenting
with other ways in which to destroy worlds.
Variety being the spice of life and all?
Carter: The fact is, sir,
we let lynnea out of h'Dante prison.
We gave her everything she needed to know
about the network of Stargates
to go anywhere she wanted.
I know.
We're responsible, sir.
I know.
Tell me of lynnea.
Well, uh, basically...
We met her on avisit to another planet
during which we were...
Imprisoned... unjustly.
And lynnea helped us escape.
Well, surely there was nothing wrong with that,
if you were imprisoned unjustly.
Well, she was imprisoned justly.
It was only after we escaped that we learned that this
nice older lady we thought lynnea was
was in fact a very, very bad older lady
who had committed terrible crimes.
What crimes?
She created a plague
that almost wiped out an entire people.
They called her "destroyer of worlds."
She found your world because of us
through one of our computers.
And that's why we're going to do
everything in our power to help.
I know you will.
I may have something.
What?
I think it's lynnea's diary.
I remember seeing her with it.
Your diagnosis was bang—on, major.
Now, sir,
I can either take the next several weeks
setting up a lab here to studythe problem,
going back and forth for computer analysis,
or we could go back with these volunteers,
do a series of mris and getthe answers we need a lot faster.
I would be glad to volunteer.
And so would others.
As long as we maintain proper quarantine procedures,
it shouldn't be a problem, sir.
All right. I'll go on back and brief Hammond.
I believe I can help
I'm sure you can.
You guys go ahead. Show them how easy it is.
We'll see you on the other side.
I——I can't.
Orner, trust these people
as you trust me.
Unh! Unh!
You all right?
Incredible!
Am I in one piece?
Yes, orner. One skinny little piece.
General Hammond, this is ke'ra.
It's a pleasure, ke'ra.
On behalf of the transitional government of vius,
we thank you for your generosity
and your support, general.
Daniel, you want to show them to the infirmary?
Right.
Thank you.
Colonel, what if Dr. Fraiser's unable
to reverse whatever caused this?
I don't know.
Dr. Fraiser: Now, if you look at the blue areas,
you'll see that you all have
the same identical obstructions
in your temporal lobes and hippocampus sections of your brain.
I'm not exactly sure what it is
except it's some sort of residue
between the synapses.
So it's possible your old memories are intact,
they're just not accessible.
So their memories are just blocked.
Literally, yes.
And does this material match the dargol residue
that I gave you?
We should be able to confirm that very quickly.
And if it can be dissolved or removed
without damaging the neurons...
Then we can be cured!
We need onlyto find the right medicine
to dissolve the residue.
That——that is much more difficultthan it sounds.
Well, then, we should get started immediately.
Uh, ke'ra,
we've already been at it for a long time,
and I still have some tests to run so...
So why don't I give you the 50—cent tour?
Yes!
Thank you. Ok.
Your complex is incredible, Daniel.
Your technology—...
I've never dreamed of such marvels.
Thank you. You're welcome.
Ha ha.
Is it morning or night on the surface?
May we see for ourselves?
Uh, no, not yet.
Soon, though, I hope.
I hope so, too. Ha ha.
So this is it.
Uh, it's——not much of aview,
but it's got all the comforts of—...
You've been very kind.
Thank you.
So there are...
Clothes in the dresser.
Uh, so——sort of—— One style fits...
Is my clothing unsuitable?
No.
No, no. No, no.
It's——no, it's, um...
It's fine.
No, it's just, uh...
Are you hungry?
Uh, cause...
Ha ha ha.
I can——I can have them send something down.
So you're hungry, I'm hungry.
I'm going to have them send something down.
Are you—— you want something?
Yes. Right.
Since the vorlix,
close contact has become almost taboo.
We were afraid that
if we were ever able to regain our memories...
Mm—hmm. you would find yourself
waking up beside the wrong person.
But you are not from vius.
No, I'm not from... there.
From vius, no.
No.
Ke'ra...
I understand.
No, you don't.
I mean, I'm, uh...
I mean, I'm finding myself very, very...
Very, but, uh...
Um...
The fact is I've only just recently lost my wife.
And, uh...
Well, that's not actually totally tru e.
I actually really lost her a long time ago,
but the fact is I don't think right now
I would trust myself completely to, uh—...
Wh ew!
I'm sorry. I interrupted you.
No, you didn't. No, I, uh...
I wasn't going to say anything.
I had to do that. What?
| had to do that in case,
when my memory returns,
I find myself attached to someone else
and I'm unable to ever do it again.
Right.
I understand.
That's——that's probably why I should do this.
You were looking for me?
Yes, sir.
I've been studying lynnea's journals.
Apparently she found a link between dargol—...
It's a chemical pesticide the vians used—...
And longevity.
What's a bug spray have to do with longevity?
Well, it seems it was having the effect
of slowing the aging process.
Not in an extreme way,
but certainly significant enough.
Lucky bugs. Yes and no.
They stopped using it over 20 years ago.
It was adversely affecting their fertility rate.
So no kids.
Right.
The point is: Lynnea was trying to enhance
the life—extending properties of dargol
to create a sort of fountain of youth.
She was trying to make herself young again?
According to her last entry,
lynnea was about to conduct some controlled lab experiments
using an intensely— Concentrated form of dargol
on 2vian elders: A male and a female.
And?
An d... that's where her journal ends.
The vorlix, perhaps?
Exactly.
Now, what if there really was a laboratory accident?
Some massive chain reaction of enhanced dargol gas
that caught even lynnea by surprise.
The entire population becomes young again overnight.
You realize, of course, the implication.
No.
Uh...
Their elders aren't missing, sir.
They are the elders.
The fountain of youth worked.
The amnesia was simply a side effect
lynnea didn't see coming.
Wait a minute.
Lynnea is dead, right?
Well...
If those two bodies that ke'ra found
really were the vian elders
that lynnea was experimenting on—...
Don't say it, Carter.
Sir, we wouldn't recognize her
even if she walked in the front door.
Don't——don't——ah—— A—la—la la—la la la...
Sir, she has the knowledge of chemistry,
the medical skills.
La la—la la—la—...
Ithinkwe have to at least face the possibility
that ke'ra is lyn n ea.
And she's also a victim of the amnesia?
It fits. It fits.
Well, what aboutthe body of the old woman they found
after vorlix that fits lynnea's description?
Lynnea's first victim.
Come on, Daniel. You saw the test results.
What more do you need?
Ke'ra's DNA is a perfect match
with the samples I took from lynnea last year. It's irrefutable.
Irrefutable. Ok.
So, let's just lock her up, th row away the key then.
Or, better yet, we could send her
back to the prison where we found her.
Lynnea, Daniel.
She used to be lynnea.
We're lucky she didn't knock us off
the firsttime around.
Daniel: Let me ask you a question.
Who would you trust with your life
more than anyone else in the world? Don't worry.
I won't be offended if you don't pick me.
Could it be Teal'c?
Sure.
Teal'c. Just refresh my memory,
what was your previous occupation?
I was first prime of apophis.
Right.
Did a few nasty things backthen?
We see the subtle point you're trying to make.
No, you don't.
She is not the same person.
She is not who she used to be.
Let's not condemn her
for who she may have been in the past.
I think it would be prudent
to keep her confined to her quarters
until we can resolve the vians medical crises.
Colonel O'Neill, perhaps you can inform—...
I'll inform her.
Daniel.
What's wrong?
We have work to do.
Nothing. There are quarantine procedures
that general Hammond is insisting on. He's, uh...
You have to stay here a while.
Butthe effects of the vorlix are not contagious.
I know.
Well, then why?
I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you
that more happened during the vorlix
than just losing your memories.
Is that why there are now
guards outside my door?
No, that's standard procedure.
If you say so.
I do...
Say so.
So... I'll come visit you in a little while, ok?
Is Dr. Fraiser still working
towards a cure for our amnesia?
Yes.
Yes, she is.
So I can rest assured?
Yes.
Oh, my.
There is a distinct lack of optimism in this room.
We've been working aroundthe clock
trying to dissolve a chemical inside the brain
without harming the surrounding tissue,
and it is not easy.
What have you learned?
That it could take years, sir.
Suffice itto say, we don't have that much time.
Unless we get help
from?
Ke'ra, sir.
Absolutely not.
Sir, I don't like the idea any more than you,
but without her latent knowledge of biochemistry—...
Especially of the residual dargol—...
I don't know if we can reverse the effects of the amnesia
in time to prevent a catastrophe on vius.
Doctor, you're asking me to allow a known homicidal maniac
to work with potentially lethal substances.
Yes, sir,
but with all due respect, Daniel may be right.
Ke'ra may be an entirely different person than lynnea
without the memories that made her the person she was.
Excuse me!
Amnesia check.
"Destroyer of worlds."
Carter: Sir...
Ke'ra wants nothing more than to help her people.
Now, as long as she doesn't take
the anti dote that she comes up with—...
There won't be an antidote without her help, so—...
So...
It's up to you, sirs.
I think a precaution or 2 might be in order, sir.
You're right about that, colonel.
It's all right.
What have I done, Daniel?
Nothing.
They're just going to escort us to the medical lab.
I'll be with you the whole time.
Dr. Fraiser needs your help.
Now, be——be careful, ke'ra.
That could become unstable or even explosive.
An unbalanced mixture could create a deadly poisonous gas.
We must not exceed a 3% solution.
Ok, 3%.
She's brilliant.
Yes, she is.
She's so far ahead of us, Daniel, it's frightening.
Ke'ra: There is some danger.
I would prefer to test it on myself.
That's not an option.
May I ask why?
Well, because if it's unsuccessful
we'll need your help to try again.
If it's unsuccessful orner may die.
I would never forgive myself.
Then I forgive you now.
I know how important this is to our people.
It must be injected directly into the carotid artery...
Right here.
You ready?
How do you feel? The effects should be almost immediate.
I feel something.
Are you recalling anything?
Orner!
Help me hold him down!
He's not breathing.
There's no pulse.
It's a code blue!
I and 2 and 3...
Fraiser: Come on!
Wait a minute. He's stabilizing.
Help me get him up
there.
Ke'ra.
Do you remember?
I am sorry.
Next time it will work.
I believe I know where I miscalculated.
May we begin again?
Why don't we wait and see how orner feels in a little while?
Butthe effect would have been immediate.
It did not work. We musttry again.
Dr. Fraiser's right.
We should probably take a break.
As you wish.
Daniel, may we be allowed to speak alone?
Yes. I'm just gonna stay for a minute.
I will accompany you.
Teal'c.
I'm concerned only for your welfare, Daniel Jackson.
I know.
Very well.
Thank you.
They believe I am lynnea.
Yes. Do you?
The vorlix made the population of vius younger...
Years younger.
You couldn't find the elders because...
You were the elders.
How can you believe that?
There's a test.
It compares what we call DNA.
It proves that you and lynnea are the same person.
Well, the test is wrong.
I'm not lynnea.
No, you're not.
You're ke'ra now.
Ke'ra's wonderful.
As long as you remain that person,
that will never change.
You're telling me...
That I will never be able to take the anti dote.
I would never harm anyone, Daniel.
Do you believe me?
I do.
Hey.
Heard the test didn't go too well.
She'll figure it out.
Listen...
I'm not saying the first woman you've fallen for
since sha're isn'ta peach,
but if she remembers who she is,
you'll be the firstto go.
The 800 microliter potency is ready for a prelim.
May I? Yes.
It's working.
Yeah, ithink you're right.
I believe this potency will provide our antidote.
Great. Thank you, ke'ra. We'll take it from here.
But I can assist you.
Uh, ke'ra...
We should perform the test once more to be sure.
I think it's better if we do this ourselves. Thank you.
I see.
Mayi return later to observe the test?
Sure.
Thank you.
This time it will work.
Are you feeling any pain?
Something——not pain.
Orner, are you all right?
My real name is nodol.
I remember everything.
Thank you.
And are we married after all?
No.
I'm afraid I am married to layale.
And who is that?
You...
For 43 years.
Before the vorlix you and I had not met yet.
I am pleased for you.
You must take the anti dote now.
I cannot.
They will explain.
What will be done with me?
Well, if you don't take the anti dote,
I see no reason why you can't go back to vius.
I intend to askthem.
They'll fear me. I would.
For all that you've done for them, they'll be grateful.
All debts have now been paid.
I'll come back after I've had a chance
to speak with your people.
I shall miss you, Daniel.
You've taken the antidote.
Leave, Daniel.
You said, "all debts have now been paid."
That was the message lynnea left behind.
Was it?
Did you take the antidote?
I had to know, Daniel. I didn't believe you.
Ke'ra.
I'm not ke'ra, am I?
I am the murderer that you said I was.
No, you're not.
I need only smash these vials together
to create a poisonous gas that will fill this room.
Now, I only want to harm myself.
I don't want you to be here, please.
Then you'll have to kill me, too,
because I'm staying.
All right, layale, you're next.
Colonel?
Avial and ampule are missing.
I deserve to die.
I don't believe that.
You don't understand.
There's a part of me that cares for you, Daniel...
More than I've cared for anyone I've ever known.
Butthere's this other part of me
that would gladly watch you die.
Step aside, Daniel.
Don't! There's another way, Jack.
Move!
Give me the vials, ke'ra, you don't need to do this.
There are 2 people inside of me...
And one of them is a monster.
In time, she will win.
You won't hurt me
because there's another way, ke'ra.
I'm not her!
No, you're not,
butyou can be her again.
You can forget.
All you have to do is forget.
Daniel: Ke'ra.
It's all right.
You're among friends.
Do you remember anything?
Nothing.
Your name is ke'ra.
You've been avisitor here.
Now it's time to go home.
Layale: She did this willingly?
Yes. With her help
we were able to synthesize
a small amount of the enhanced dargol
that could cause the vorlix
and reintroduce it into her bloodstream.
Her memory is gone again.
Ke'ra, these are friends of mine.
Teal'c, Jack, general Hammond, Sam,
andthese are friends of yours.
They've come to take you home.
Do you know me?
We do, ke'ra.
We understand that you've lost your memory.
Know that you are a great leader of our people,
and you are most welcome.
I sense... We knew each other well
before my memory was lost.
Did we?
No.
No, we never really did.
Good—bye, ke'ra.
Good—bye.