Father, he's coming.
Yes. I know. You are notto be here.
But, father—...
Go! Now!
After all this time...
It is really you.
Ma'kar of the gomai foothills.
Teal'c.
You are the one called "rak'nor."
It is an honor to finally meetyou.
And I, you.
We have heard much
of your return to chulak.
It is time for Jaffa
to stop whispering about freedom
and begin to show our true power.
A power we can only hope
is greater than that of the gods.
False gods.
Their power is real
and stronger than ever.
Even haru'ur
and the other system lords
now fear apophis.
He commands the vast army of sokar.
An army of Jaffa.
You know of what happened
here on chulak
at the hands of apophis.
Yes. I know how many were slaughtered.
But I also know that those left alive
are ready to rise against him.
Jaffa are the foundation upon which the false gods
have builttheir empires.
We can tear them down.
To do so, we will have to fight our own kind.
As the Goa'uld have forced us
to do in their name for countless generations.
Only now, we will fight
for the freedom of all Jaffa.
Rak'nor has the loyalty
of a great many here on chulak.
So bratac has heard from you,
and I from him.
It is the word of our friend ma'kar
that has brought me here this night.
In their hearts, many Jaffa believe as we do.
Those with the strength and the courage
must speak out.
We must fear the Goa'uld no longer.
Those who wish to join our cause must be united.
Kol'na of the high cliffs and hak'nor of the cordai plains
have already agreed to meet at the cham'ka groves tomorrow.
Then iwill meet with them, as well.
And this blasphemous rebellion
will finally be crushed.
(Speaking alien language)
Uhh!
Shol'va.
Man: Receiving I.D.C. Transmission.
It's the tok' ra.
Hammond: Open the Iris.
Teal'c?
Tok' ra.
Too bad.
There's no traveler en route, sir.
However, there is atransmission
being sent.
Jacob: Looks like my vacation is over.
(Voice on computer speaking alien language)
Thanks to our good friend tanith,
the tok'ra were able to intercept
this conversation
between apophis and heru'ur.
It took place less than an hour ago.
(Conversation on computer in alien language)
Soun ds like th ey've agreed to meet.
Currently, haru'ur is allied
with the system lords against apophis.
Or so the system lords presume.
Exactly. An alliance between apophis
and heru'ur could overwhelm
all the other system lords combined.
And that would be... bad.7
one enemy is easier to targetthan many.
Our spies believe that apophis
has agreed to the meeting
because he is willing to use such an alliance
to topple the system lords,
after which, he will deal with heru'ur.
If he succeeds—...
Galactic badness. Huge.
So what do we do?
Find a way to sabotage the alliance.
(Typing)
Jacob: Dr. Jackson, have you seen symbols
like this before?
Well, looks similar to phoenician letters,
but I can't be sure.
Jacob: We believe it is a technical manual.
None of our tok'ra linguists
could translate it.
Um, excuse my denseness,
but what does this have to do with anything?
The hatred and mistrust
between apophis and heru'ur
goes back a long time.
So if we could getthem
to fight each other...
They both control the two largest armies
of all the Goa'uld.
A war between them would decimate both sides
and return the balance of power
to the system lords,
which, for now, is much more preferable
to one all—powerful Goa'uld.
Uh, wait. I think I've got it.
It's, uh... 3 to the blue,
4 to the orange, and——and 3 to the blue.
That sounds like some sort of color—coded combination
for a lock.
Excellent. We may have a chance now.
If you will accompany me.
Wait a minute! Just stop.
Hold it right th ere.
If you're about to say you'll explain along the way,
I'm going to lose it.
I've about had it with the way
the tok'ra do business.
I want to know exactly what we're dealing with here.
Every mission detail you've got——right now—...
Or we go nowhere.
I was going to tell you, Jack.
Ok. Never mind.
Jackson: The meeting will be taking place
at a region of space known as atobin system.
The Tobin civilization,
originating from earth thousands of years ago,
has been extinct for a number of centuries,
but one of their legacies is the equivalent
of a large minefield in space.
As close as you can get
to neutral territory, sir.
The mines, originally designed
to protect the plan et,
will actually hone in
on a wide variety
of energy signatures,
including that of Goa'uld weaponry.
So, if either heru'ur or apophis
decided to open fire, they would be destroyed
by the mines.
We'll take the cargo ship I came in.
If we leave immediately,
we can reach the minefield
before the meeting
and reprogram one of the mines
to target apophis' ship.
So he'll think heru'ur is behind it.
Exactly.
The problem is thatthe mines
are in constant motion,
repositioning themselves ran domly.
So, how can you reprogram one?
That's a little bit of a concern for me, sir.
The mines have sophisticated
inertial engines that are unaffected
by gravitational conditions.
Carter: Basically,
we should be able to safely
use the cargo ship's rings
to pull a mine inside.
At which point, I'll pilotthe ship
to match its movement.
Uh, the tok'ra have what th ey believe
is the Tobin manual for how the mines work.
Jacob: Unfortunately, certain aspects
of the translation
have previously eluded us.
Now, with Dr. Jackson's help,
we can use the manual to reprogram the mine
to hone in on a specific energy signature.
One of our operatives aboard apophis' ship
will have planted a beacon
that will broadcast that energy signature.
The mine will think that apophis' ship
is firing a weapon,
move towards it, and explode.
Sounds very risky.
"Insane" might be another word.
Jacob: Obviously, I'll need Dr. Jackson,
and there may be some complicated
mathematical calculations to be done,
so Sam would be a big help, too.
Ah em.
Of course, colonel O'Neill
is always lots of fun to have around.
The timing is critical, George.
Then you have a "go."
(Gate opens)
Teal'c: Uhh.
Rak'nor: Do not think
your punishment is over, shol'va.
Man: Back away!
Welcome, Teal'c. I am terok.
Ahh!
Who do you suppose is more well—known...
Among Jaffa?
Terok: You? Ha ha ha!
Or I?
Terok or the shol'va?
Many know of Teal'c,
but all Jaffa fear you, my lord.
After all, I have been around
much, much longer.
And from the looks of things,
I will be around long after you are gone.
From this moment on, every tear you shed...
Will be recorded...
So that all Jaffa,
alive now and for evermore,
will see how weak and powerless
the great and mighty Teal'c really was
before he died.
We'll see how he came to understand
how wrong he was about Goa'uld.
We will see you pray to the gods
for forgiveness
and beg to be granted
an honorable death.
N ever.
Let us not argue
about the future.
(Screaming)
Where is he?
He's on 18th.
Jacob. Hmm?
Do you really think the Goa'uld
are stupid enough to fire on each other
in a minefield?
No.
And we don't wantthem to.
The ultimate goal is to getthem
into an all—out war where both their fleets
will be seriously weakened.
You thinkthat's going to happen?
If hethinks heru'ur is ambushing him,
apophis will most likely retreat.
However, his next move will be to order
his armies to attack heru'ur's planet.
What are you doing?
I could use a hand here.
Sure you've got everything?
You want to try and reprogram that mine
without the proper translations?
Thought of a laptop?
Oh, I have one. I just couldn't find
Beck's ancient phoenician symbology
on cd at archaeology. Com, so...
Still going with the gold, huh?
Is there something different here?
I had the bulkhead removed.
Once we've moved the mine inside,
we're going to need all the room we can get.
What about the escape pods?
If that mine touches anything in here,
escape pods aren't going to do us any good.
Do you understand any of that?
It's all phoenician to me, sir.
Rak'nor: Drink.
It is only water.
Do you not drink
because you wish to die sooner?
It is not recording now.
You will not appear weak
by ouenching your thirst.
Surely, you must realize terok
will not let you die before he has gotten
what he wants from you.
I swear on my father's name
thatthis is only water.
What is the name of your father?
Swearing on his name means nothing
if you do not know who he was.
My father was called del'mor.
I know that name.
Yes. When you were first prime,
you spared his life
after apophis ordered him killed.
I remember.
When you turned against apophis,
my father believed it was a sign.
He spoke out against the gods
and supported you.
He seared the Mark of the serpent
from my forehead.
He 5...
He said iwas free.
You are.
Other Jaffa warriors also began to believe.
Like my father,
they followed bratac,
who said what you had done
would begin a Jaffa rebellion.
He said that one day all Jaffa
would be free from enslavement
at the hands of the Goa'uld.
He spoke the truth.
No. It was blasph emy.
The Goa'uld are gods.
Look at yourself now.
Why will you not admit it?
Why do you not believe as your father believes?
My father believes nothing anymore.
He is dead.
My father was a stupid fool,
and apophis killed my whole family
because of it.
He who died himself and was reborn
returned to slay sokar.
He with the power to slaughter millions
in an instant,
who commands the greatest army
the Goa'uld have ever known—...
How could he be anything but a god?
I was fortunate enough
to realize that in time
to save myself.
Terok: Listen to rak'nor, Teal'c.
No one can save you but yourself.
Not even bratac lasted this long.
With pitiful tears streaming down his face...
He admitted we were all—powerful gods.
He would die first.
He did die, Teal'c.
But not first.
First he prayed to me.
Prayed to the Goa'uld for forgiveness.
As you will.
(Screaming)
We've reach ed the Tobin system.
Wow. That's a lot of mines.
Jacob: Hundreds of thousands.
Prepare to activate the rings.
Jacob, what's with th e... ear thing?
It's a hands—off display that will help me
flythe ship while keeping the mine
centered in the hold.
And how hard is that going to be?
Well, considering
what I have to avoid out there...
Hard.
Clear the rings.
Now, Sam.
All right, get on it.
Uh—oh.
What?
What, don't you recognize the symbols?
What symbols?
Save yourself, Teal'c.
It is not too late.
(Teal'c screaming)
One second longer,
and you would be dead.
Why admit the goa'ulds are gods?
Why do I... waste my time?
Because it is the truth.
I do this for one reason.
Not to break you...
Not to torture you.
I do this to save you.
Maybe you do not fear me
or even death itself,
but you should fear what awaits beyond
if you die this way.
(Speaking alien language)
Say what needs to be said
to deliver your soul
and the souls of all those
that have embraced your sin.
(Speaking alien language)
(Teal'c screaming)
(Terok grunting)
Jacob: There should be a panel
that opens and allows access to the inside.
Try underneath.
Ithinkthere's something here, dad.
Can you raise the bomb any higher?
Why, it looks like a circle
with a cross in it.
Uh, that could be it.
Ok. What do I do?
I'm pretty sure you touch it.
Pretty sure?
The last time atok'ra was sentto attempt this,
they were never heard from again.
Well, that's news.
No, ithink that's it.
You think?
Ok, I'm——I'm sure that's it.
Wait, wait, wait! Hey!
No. No, sorry.
Uh, that's it. I'm sure.
Don'ttouch it anywhere but inside the opening.
Daniel, what do these mean?
Um, those indicate the various frequencies
thatthe mine is sensitive to.
So we need to erase them all
and input onlythe one we want, right?
Right.
O'Neill: How long is this
going to take, kids?
I have no idea.
Terok grows frustrated by you.
He thought he was recording my humiliation.
Instead, he was only recording his own.
Do you not believe your soul
will be forever punished?
The Goa'uld are parasites.
They use Jaffa as incubators
until they are ready to take human hosts.
I have seen the world from which they originated.
I have stood beside the swamps
from which they first Rose.
They are merely flesh and blood,
just like you or I.
Lies! Why would I lie?
If there was a chance that they were gods—...
If I thought my soul would be forever punished—...
Why would I lie?
They have manipulated our bodies.
So, too, are they manipulating our minds
with false beliefs.
You believe this so strongly
that you risk dying in sin?
I believe it so strongly that I fightto live
with every last bit of strength that I have
so that one day enough Jaffa will believe as I do—...
Enough to endthe Goa'uld and free us all forever.
Jackson: Ok. 3 to the blue.
Which way is blue?
That's a good question.
Ok. Clockwise is blue.
3 notches.
Ok... 4 to the orange.
3 to the blue.
Uh, dad...
Jacob!
I know! I have a problem here.
Jacob!
So, Jacob,
nice flying.
Uh, thanks.
All right, how much longer?
Carter: Not sure. Why?
Someone's coming.
I'm cloaking the ship.
It's apophis.
3 to blue.
Uh, it's flashing green.
Green is good?
No.
Bad? Bad.
How bad? Very, very bad.
Dad!
We may need selmak's help here.
All right, Jack,
you're gonna have to take the stick.
What? Really?
Take the hud.
Keep the mine center—circle
and avoid hitting anything out there.
O'Neill: Ok. Ok. I've got it.
I've got it good.
Whoa, whoa. Whoa, whoa.
Huh?
I'm cool. I'm all right.
I'm all right, I'm all right.
So, not so easy.
What's going on?
The crystals are flashing green.
I think it's going to explode.
Deactivate it.
I don't know how. If you enter
the wrong combination, a fail—safe is enacted,
and you have 5 minutes to enter
the right combination or the mine explodes.
Apophis is already here.
If we release the mine now and it explodes,
the mission will be ruined.
And if we don't release the mine now,
we'll be ruined.
Then enter the right combination.
We tried. What does selmak say?
Try again.
Very helpful.
Bring him.
My lord, haru'ur hails you.
(Speaking alien language)
Heru'ur's ship is here.
(Apophis on transmitter speaking alien language)
(Speaking alien language)
Heru'ur is saying
apophis' forces are great,
but not yet great enough to match
the collective army of the system lords.
With his assistance, the battle
will be swift and end in their favor.
Apophis?
He wants to know
what heru'ur wants in exchange.
(Voices on surveillance device continue)
Heru'ur wants to maintain dominion
over all that is currently his,
plus that which is currently owned
by cronus.
Well, he has to know
apophis will screw him eventually.
Heru'ur is offering apophis a gift—...
A token to show his honor and loyalty.
After apophis accepts,
they will swear an oath
to solidify their bond.
What's he offering?
(Speaking alien language)
Teal'c.
Teal'c is on chulak.
Apparently not.
Apophis is thinking the whole deal over.
As soon as he makes up his mind,
the transfer will take place.
Carter: Uh, damn it. This is not working.
Jackson: It doesn't make any sense.
I—I—it clearly says:
3 to the blue, 4 to the orange,
and 3 to blue.
How much time do we have?
Less than a minute.
Ok. These are Tobin numbers.
This is "one." This is "two."
This is "3."
Wait. Wait.
What about zero?
What?
Zero. Why didn't you say "zero"?
Uh, because there is no zero
in the phoenician numerical system.
What if the Tobins added it?
He's right.
Inventing technology with this level
of sophistication would require a "zero."
Why?
Justtrust me. It's a math thing.
So, I've been off by one
this whole time?
30 seconds.
Well, ok, then. Uh—uh—uh...
2 to the blue, 3 to the orange,
and 2 to the blue.
That's it.
They got it.
Now we enter the right frequency.
There is little time left for you.
If you repent now, iwill save your soul
and end your suffering.
So that apophis can revive me
and begin again?
Ha ha ha!
Uhh.
You know what will happen to Teal'c
if apophis gets a hold of him.
Anything we do in attempting a rescue
could give us away.
Yeah. So?
So...
You know as well as I do
that bigger things are at stake here.
He's your friend, I know.
But we've both had to deal with losses
like this in battle situations.
Tok'ra operatives
have already given their lives,
and others are at great risk
on those ships right now,
all for the sake of this mission.
I'm sorry, colonel.
But Teal'c is expendable.
1,2,
3, done.
We're done.
Jacob: All right, I have to deploy it.
If they start shooting at each other...
They better not yet.
We're still in the middle of this minefield.
Deploy.
Nothing's happening.
Our operative could have been compromised.
Or we reprogrammed the mine wrong.
No, I'm sure...
We reprogrammed the mine right.
(Speaking alien language)
Send the shol'va to lord apophis.
Apophis has agreed to the alliance.
Dad, Teal'c risked his life
to save all of us
when we came to rescue you on net...
You owe him. We all do.
Waita minute. How is heru'ur
going to transfer Teal'c to apophis' ship?
He would probably use rings.
Well, then we can save Teal'c
the same way that he saved us—...
By intercepting the matter stream.
It won't work while the ship is in stealth.
So uncloak it.
It would take some pretty fancy flying.
It's your ship.
I've never seen anyone endure such torture,
and yet none of it comes close
to what apophis will do to you.
He will kill you athousandtimes.
Of that I am certain.
And you will never admit that he is a god?
N ever.
You are either insane, or you—...
Terok: Tear Teal'c down!
The shol'va is to be transported to apophis.
Uhh!
Aah!
What do you think you are doing, shol'va?
Uhh!
My lord...
You're killing him.
I will not be denied the satisfaction
of watching him die at least once.
My lord.
Aah!
What happened? We missed them.
So what now?
We'd better get out of here.
My lord, a cargo ship
attempted to intercept the matter stream.
What?
It looks like you programmed the mine right.
It's going for apophis' ship.
What is this?
Heru'urtransported him instead of the shol'va.
Heru'ur attacks.
You dare to attack me?
It is deception.
The deception is yours.
Why do you not send me the shol'va?
We've got to go back for Teal'c.
And do what? Something.
It's too late.
That's not possible.
Apparently, it is.
The Goa'uld have never been able to cloak
an entire mother ship before, let alone a fleet.
Kree heru'ur!
(Speaking alien language)
They're protecting apophis' ship.
They're allowing him to escape.
The sensors are picking up a glider
that seems to have escaped from heru'ur's ship
before it exploded.
Uh, heru'ur himself?
Well, we can't let him get away.
(Speaking alien language)
(Rak'nor speaking alien language on transmitter)
I asked him which god he worshiped,
and he answered with a tok'ra password.
This is Jacob Carter.
Identify yourself.
Rak'nor: My name is rak'nor.
Who are you?
How did you know how to answer my hail?
I am the Jaffa who helped Teal'c escape.
How do we know that?
It is good to hear your voice, O'Neill.
Glad you made it, Teal'c.
As am I.
Jacob: We can rendezvous on the third moon of tischner.
We will meet you there.
Well, I guess we stopped the alliance.
Unfortunately, it is the worst possible result.
No war.
No. We could not have predicted that apophis
would bring a cloaked fleet into the minefield.
So what now?
Apophis will easily absorb
heru'ur's forces into his own.
He is now a bigger threat than ever before.