16 is coming through to set up the u.A.V.
Teal'c: It appears the inhabitants of this city
lost a great battle and were destroyed long ago.
There appear to be no survivors.
That's too bad. I was kind of hoping
someone could help me decipher this language.
No idea?
Ohh. None. It's very odd.
This, uh...
Whatever this is is a completely different design
than the rest of the civilization.
Maybe it was here when they got here.
Well, that's assuming the inhabitants
were foreign to the planet.
I can probably date its construction
compared to th e rest of the structures
using some sort of carbon analysis.
How long?
For what?
All of it. How long?
Uh, well, days, weeks, months,
maybe, of meticulous,
tedious, boring tediousness. I mean...
But, uh...
I can just keep working now.
By lunch, at least.
Carter...
Any idea what this thing is yet?
No, sir, but the technology is very advanced.
So, what——2 hours?
Very advanced.
All right.
Teal'c and I have secured the immediate area.
We're going to check out the town.
Yes, sir.
Don't turn it on.
Ah!
What'd I just say?
I know.
Hey, Sam, are you done with that camera yet?
Sam?
Jack, get back here...
Now.
The nextthing you know,
I'm waking up with colonel O'Neill looking down at me.
I mean, I suppose it's possible
itouched something inside the device.
No contact burns.
So, what do you think it was?
Well, people have been known to black out from fatigue.
Come on, Janet. I was a little tired...
Your pre—mission blood tests did show slight anemia.
You gave me clearance to go.
And I'm starting to question that judgment.
There is nothing wrong with me.
At least consider what you've been through the last few years.
You have had atok'ra symbiote die in your brain,
your memory has been stamped,
and your entire consciousness has been transferred
out of your body into a computer and then back again.
And that is just for starters.
Eventually, it has to take its toll.
Are we done?
Yes.
Make sure you come back
if you start speaking an alien language.
I'm sure I'll have no choice.
I believe the structure was built about 400 years ago,
whereas the civilization may date back as far as 3,000.
Why is that significant?
Well, it may indicate the society developed in relative isolation
and was only later influenced
by something that suddenly led itto leap
to a more advanced technology.
A Stargate.
Exactly.
Which means it's likely they either discovered it
or figured out how to use it
just prior to building the device.
It would seem to me that these events
led to th e cataclysm which ended their society.
Somehow.
Well, from what we know of the goa'ulds,
they'll often attack a planet
that's threatening technological advancement.
I'm sorry, buti haven't heard anyone say
exactly what the device is.
Uh, well, we're still just speculating.
I mean, it could be
a deep space observatory for all I know.
Or a big honkin' space gun, sir.
Most likely the Goa'uld would've taken that.
Well, whatever it is, the power core is missing.
I was able to determine that much before I...
Dozed off?
The engineering of the device is extremely advanced.
It's going to take some time to deciph er.
You were saying that the power core
to the device is missing?
Major, you know colonel Reynolds.
Of course.
He's been transferred from area 51
and will be leading sg—i6
during its long—term analysis of the planet.
Well, as I was saying,
I believe that a naouadah generator
could be modified to interface with the—...
Carter.
16 is on the case.
Once I've heard someone conclusively tell me
whatthe device is,
iwill decide whether we should try and find away to turn it on.
Of course.
Request permission to join sg—I 6's assignment, sir.
Hammond: Denied.
Dr. Jackson will be assisting
in the translation of the alien language
until sg—1 '5 next mission.
Otherwise, you're all free to take some time off.
Dismissed.
Sir...
With all due respect, I feel fine.
There is absolutely no reason why
I shouldn't be allowed to help
major, I have no doubtthatyour technical expertise
will be required at some point down the line,
but until Dr. Frasier advises otherwise,
I am ordering you to take it easy.
Take it easy?
Yeah. You've been a little tense.
Tense? Me? I'm nottense.
Am I?
When did you first notice?
As we met.
I've always just thought of myself as very focused.
It's called working too hard.
You're going to crash and burn.
| really don't have that much else to do, sir.
Well, find something.
Take up
golf.
Fly a kite. Knit something.
I'm——I'm fine.
Really.
Machine: You have no new messages.
Hi.
How are you?
Fine. How are you?
Good.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah. Are you from around here?
No...
But this is where you live.
Yes, it is.
I'm going to go back inside now.
See you again.
Bye.
Ahh.
Ahh. Daniel Jackson.
Hey, Daniel, it's me.
Hi, Sam.
I was just wondering how far you've gotten on the 636 translation.
Oh, yes.
Um, yeah, I'm almost done.
It miraculously seems to hold the key
to all the mysteries of the universe.
You just got there, you haven't started,
and I should leave you alone.
I thought you were supposed to be taking it easy.
Yeah. It's not so easy.
Yeah, I know.
Yeah, I promise I'll call you when I have something.
Ok, thanks.
How did you get in here?
I won't hurt you.
No, I'll hurt you if you come any closer.
Please don't.
I just want to talk to you.
About what?
It's complicated.
Let's start with how you got into my house.
I followed you home last night.
You've been here all night?
I read some of your books
and watched the television
so I could learn how to speak an d what to wear.
Is this ok?
You've been in my house all night?
Yes,
butyou couldn't see me.
I justtookthis form now so we could relate.
Actually, I used to look this way
before my ascension.
Please...
I'm not crazy.
Who are you?
My name is orlin.
I'm from the planet you justvisited.
I followed you back th rough the Stargate.
See, that's impossible.
I can become invisible in my natural noncorporeal state.
What do you want?
I'm sorry if I scared you.
I just wanted to talk to you.
It's been so long since I——I...
I know this is going to seem...
Ok, I'll just come out and say it,
and we'll move on from there.
I have these...
I guess you could call them feelings for you.
Actually, the truth is, I...
Love you.
O'Neill: Looked like an ordinary guy?
Pretty much.
What was he wearing?
Average, normal clothes.
Where do you think he gotthem?
Come on, sir. We've seen lots of aliens before.
Hammond had the surveillance tapes
in the gate room checked.
The alien said he could become completely invisible.
What else did he say?
He just said who he was and where he was from.
Believe me, sir, at first,
ithought he was just some crazy guy off the street,
andthen he starts walking through solid objects.
I knew there was no way
I was going to be able to contain him if itried.
My phone line was dead,
and I decided the bestthing to do
would be to bring a code 3 team in here as fast as possible.
Carter...
No one's accusing you of acting improperly.
Colonel, we're done.
I'm ordering my men to evacuate the premises.
All right, notify the local authorities.
Tell them the gas leak is fixed.
Yes, sir.
Our remote surveillance system is set up
and can be monitored from avan on the street.
We'll watch the place as long as you want, sir.
Thanks.
Uh...
I could hang out for a while.
So far he's only shown himself to me.
Maybe he's shy.
Please don't say take it easy.
Take care?
Yeah.
How's Sam?
Absolutely no evidence of her secret friend.
How's Sam?
Hammond recommended a psych evaluation.
Do you believe major Carter
has become mentally unstable?
No more than the rest of us.
What do you guys got?
Well, it looks like thatthing on 636 is a weapon.
I was right?
It is a weapon of great power, O'Neill.
Big and honkin'.
From what I've been able to decipher,
the people on 636 were developing along
a similar technological timeline to earth.
They had just discovered their Stargate when what th ey call
the threat from the skies came.
Goa'ulds.
Yet somehow, they sudden ly managed to build themselves
an incredibly advanced weapon to defend themselves.
Couldn't have been so advanced.
The place was a disaster.
It obviously didn't work.
Well, actually, it did.
The monument outside the device tells a story
of how they destroyed the threat from the skies—...
And the men who built the weapon were heroes.
Which would explain why the Goa'uld did not take the weapon.
Hey, I saw that planet.
If the Goa'uld didn't getthem, who did?
We're not sure.
I understand why you did it.
Of course you would wait until they took the cameras away.
Military protocol.
You would've jeopardized your job
if you didn't report me.
I just came from a psychological evaluation.
Do you understand whatthat means?
They think you're crazy.
Am I?
There were times on velona
where ithought I might be losing my mind.
Velona?
Your planet refers to it as 636.
I was there for hundreds of years by myself.
The firsttime I saw you—...
Look—...
Please, let me finish.
My kind are capable of a level of communication
that shares our innermost essence.
Telepathy?
Reading someone's mind is an invasion of privacy.
It's not about specific thoughts or memory.
It's a sort of exchange of spirit.
So, you did this sharing thing on me?
Unfortunately, you passed out.
I guess you weren't prepared.
Buti did learn about you.
What did you learn?
That you're a good person,
that your heart is pure—...
That on the inside, your spirit is as beautiful
as you are on the outside.
All right.
Where are you going?
To get the code 3 team back in here.
I'll just hide again.
So, what are you going to do?
Stalk me for the rest of my life?
Actually, I just wanted you to let me try again.
Ithinka human can handle it.
Ithinkyou have to just be...
Well, receptive.
Then will you go to the sgc andturn yourself in?
No...
But I'll leave if you want.
Will you actually be gone?
I promise.
What do I do?
Stand there.
Open your mind to the possibility
of an existence not governed by
the rules of science which you hold so dear.
How do I do that?
Just close your eyes and—...
Don't say take it easy.
Relax.
Oh, my god.
Carter: Colonel.
Yeah.
Sir, look atthis.
So?
So it was in my house.
The code 3 team was supposed to take away
all their equipment when they left—...
No more cameras, no more listening devices.
So they forgot one, Carter.
Are you sure? No.
Sir...
Is the sgc secretly keeping tabs on me?
Secretly?
Colonel, I did my duty
in reporting the alien encounter,
and now everyone thinks I'm crazy.
Look, Carter, here's the bottom line.
No one is seeing whatyou've seen.
And until that happens,
we're all going to thinkyou're nuts.
Sir...
Purely hypoth etically, as my superior officer,
if this alien did show himself to me again...
Did it?
I'm just saying if the alien had the ability
and desire to show himself onlyto me,
it would probably be better
if I gathered as much information as I could,
possibly even found a way of isolating it
before I officially mentioned it again, right?
Probably.
Yes.
I gotto pee.
Yes, sir.
That's the last of it.
Thanks.
What you working on?
Well, based on your translation
and sg—I 6's latest report,
the Pentagon has started
putting pressure on general Hammond
to try to find a way to activate th e weapon.
You thinkthat's going to be possible?
Well, yeah.
A naouadah reactor can be interfaced easily enough.
The problem is, the burst of energy that's required
makes the whole thing pretty dangerous.
How?
Well, basically,
you have to start an overload in the reactor
and then release it into the device.
The problem is, once the overload is started,
you have no choice but to release the energy,
or the reactor will explode.
So you better be sure you want the weapon to fire.
Yeah.
I'm working on a way to tryto buffer the energy
in a safer environment prior to the release,
but general Hammond hasn't given me much time.
By all accounts, this device on 636
is a pretty powerful weapon.
You think we should just leave it alone?
Well, let's just say I'd feel a lot better
if there was someone left
to explain exactly how to use it.
Orlin: You're late.
What do you mean?
You said you'd be home an hour ago.
I was worried.
Hey, this is not a relationship we have going here.
I don't even know what it is.
You still could've called.
What are you talking about?
You couldn't have even answered the phone if I did.
Maybe I could have.
How...
I mean, I...
Surprise.
How?
Things have been going well between us, right?
There is no "us," orlin.
I don't see how there ever could be.
That's just because we both used to live
on different planes of existence.
Used to?
It's possible for my kind to take human form.
Actually, retake human form,
considering this is the way we started.
Oh, boy. Uh...
O'Neill: Carter.
It's colonel O'Neill.
Disappear.
That's what I was trying to tell you.
I can't anymore.
Hey, guys, what are you doing here?
We brought pizza and a movie.
Star wars.
He's seen it, what, 8times?
If Teal'c likes it, it's got to be ok.
You've never seen star wars?
You know me and sci—fi.
Come on, we never get to just hang out, so I thought we'd—...
Well, sir, as much as I, uh, uh...
Carter...
Do you already have company?
Kind of.
A date?
I can understand why you might assume thati didn't have plans.
Don't worry about it. We'll...
We'll find something else to do.
I'm really sorry.
This was a surprise—— Very unexpected.
Well, good for you.
Have fun.
Thank you.
Have a pizza... and fun.
Night.
As I was saying,
once my kind chooses to take human form, we can't ascend again
without the help of the others.
So, now what?
I have read of a place
where humans do battle in a ring of jell—o.
Call Daniel.
Orlin: I don't know where the rest of my kind are.
Well, believe it or not, ithinkwe met one of them.
Her name was oma desala.
Really?
Never heard of her.
Well, she could do the same glowy kind of things that you can,
and she controlled the forces of nature.
Yeah. That's easy.
At least, it used to be.
She lived on a planet called kheb,
and she helped people ascend
to a higher plane of existence.
That's why I've never heard of her.
She was probably banished like me.
What for?
Breaking one of the most sacred rules of our kind—...
Do not accelerate the natural ascension process of those Ben eath.
The humans of velona were under attack from the Goa'uld.
I was prohibited from interfering,
but I couldn't just watch them die.
You told them how to build the weapon.
Communicated the knowledge, yes.
They saved themselves.
But not for long.
No.
Well, you were rightto try.
You're wrong.
That was a horrible mistake.
Shortly after they used the weapon to defendthemselves,
they started to plan the conquest of other planets
using the technology that I gave them.
So, what happened?
The others.
The others of your kind destroyed the planet?
Well, they interfered, too.
Isn'tthat breaking their own rule?
As a collective, they decided it was necessary
to prevent a disaster that I was responsible for.
I was forced to live on velona after that as my punishment.
Well, you couldn't have known.
That's why the rule exists.
So...
What now?
I am human—...
Mortal like you.
I can never go back to the way I was without the others.
Why would you do this?
I did it as much for myself as for you.
If nothing develops between us,
I'll accept it.
I just couldn't go on any other way.
I just had to know.
One week should be more than enough time
to run the proper pre—test simulation.
Sirs, if I may, ithinkwe should wait.
You think we should wait?
Major, you're the one who figured out
how to use the naouadah reactor to power this device.
Because general Hammond ordered me to.
And if you read my recommendations,
you'll see I also said it's extremely dangerous.
Well, I did read your recommendation,
and the Pentagon feels thatthe risks are worth the reward.
Going th rough the Stargate is extremely dangerous, and you do that everyday.
I agree with Sam.
We don't know enough about what happened on that planet yet.
Need I remind you, Dr. Jackson,
of the dangers that we're trying to defend earth against?
Oh, could you? I mean, go slow.
General...
I believe that using the device
caused an atmospheric weather anomaly
big enough to destroy the civilization on 636.
You do?
That wasn't in your report.
Do you have any evidence, major?
Well, not exactly,
butithinkthat we need to perform
a proper forensic environmental analysis.
And we're going to,
after the first test firing of the weapon,
which is when we'll be able to gather
the most accurate information.
Not if you're dead.
There is nothing to show—...
Major, you have 2 weeks
to bring me any relevant evidence.
If you can present a good reason to stop the test, I will.
Dismissed.
General...
Need I remind you that ultimately
the decision rests with the Pentagon?
Colonel, there's a red phone in my office
that only takes calls from one man.
The lasttime I checked,
he's the boss of your boss,
or do I need to remind you?
Orlin?
Sam!
I'm glad you're home.
I made something for you.
Is this real?
I read about how humans associate
certain materials with their birth month.
Yours is emerald, right?
It's huge.
Oh, is it?
It was difficultto tell the common size from the pictures in the book.
You made it?
You wouldn't believe the things that you can make
from the common simple items lying around your planet.
Which reminds me—...
You're going to need a new microwave.
Orlin, I need to talk to you about something else.
Let's take a walk.
Orlin: The others will know if the weapon is activated.
Carter: You think th ey'll try to stop us?
It's possible.
Even if we only intend to use the weapon to defend ourselves?
How can you be sure of your people's intentions?
You obviously can't trustthem if you think
thatthey would spy on you inside of your own house.
Yeah. I guess I can'ttrust all of them.
I've read some of your recent history.
And?
Many of the creators of the first atom bomb
honestly believed that it would only be used to maintain peace.
I can't take the chance, Sam.
I won't be responsible for the demise of another civilization.
Well, if you thought it might come to that
why didn'tyou just destroy the weapon?
I thought I had.
I never expected
you'd be able to replace the power core.
You really are brilliant.
Well... I think your point is
we have to find away to stop the test.
How?
You have no proof without exposing me.
I know.
What?
I'm sorry.
If you haven't turned me in by now,
there must be a reason.
I'd feel bad betraying you.
That's all. Nothing more.
You like me.
Orlin...
You like me.
I can tell.
You like me a lot.
They're testing the weapon.
I received an order directly from the president.
Colonel Reynolds and sg—I 6 are on p4x—636
setting up the naouadah reactor as we speak.
But, sir, you said I would have 2 weeks. It's only been—...
9 days, major.
And I daresay you haven't spent a single minute of it
working on atmospheric weather anomalies.
What's that supposed to mean?
Would you like to explain these deliveries?
What deliveries?
100 lbs. Of pure raw titanium.
200 feet of fiber optic cable.
Seven I 00,000—watt
industrial strength capacitors.
The list goes on,
all ordered online from your home computer.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I've been here on the base every day.
Oh, well, then maybe you'd like to explain
who's been accepting these deliveries.
You have been watching me.
Not us.
The Pentagon.
I'm sorry, major.
I've expressed my anger and disappointment
to the president regarding the investigation
of one of my officers without my knowledge.
We have tapes of your conversation with the alien.
At least we know there is one now.
For sure.
Would you like to tell us what's going on, major?
She doesn't have to tell you squat.
Major Carter was working with the approval of her superior officer.
She told me he was there.
I authorized her to collect as much information as possible.
I'm not here to lay blame, colonel.
I'm here as a courtesy.
As we speak...
Ateam of special forces are surrounding your house,
and on my command, they're going to go in
and take that alien into custody.
What's going on?
Well, the suspect is in there,
but he's failing to respond to our call to surrender.
O'Neill: Let Carter go in.
He's worth more to you alive, right?
Simmons: Yeah.
O'Neill: You got the place sealed off.
He's not going anywhere.
Let Carter go in and try and bring him out.
All right. Give her a radio.
Orlin?
Orlin: Sam? Come on down.
Orlin, what are you doing?
Ok, justa minute.
There's a team of special forces outside.
I know.
They want to take you into custody.
I know. That's ok.
Orlin, I didn't turn you in.
I didn't think you did.
Come on.
Whoa.
You've been busy.
I didn'tthinkthey'd let me go back to velona th rough their Stargate.
So you built one?
Sort of.
This one won't dial multiple addresses
and it will only create a wormhole once and probably burn out.
And you ordered the materials online.
Mostly.
Sorry, but you're going to have
a pretty big credit card bill this month.
Oh, and you're going to need a newtoaster.
Itapped into the main power line.
Hopefully we'll be able to draw enough energy.
Then what?
I go to velona
and stop your people from using the weapon.
They won't listen to you. They have orders.
Then I'll have to make them listen.
They could kill you.
Simmons on radio: Major Carter. Major Carter, report.
Major Carter, respond immediately.
Carter!
Carter, what are you doing?
Move in.
All teams, all teams,
we have a go for entry. We're coming in!
Radio: Go, go, go!
I was really hoping that there would be another way.
You know how I feel about you.
I hope this isn't good—bye.
Carter: Orlin!
Don't move!
Hold your fire!
I know this man! He attacked us!
Colonel, please, lower your weapon.
He has good reason to want to stop this test.
I have orders from general Hammond.
I know.
Let's just dial out and talk to the general about it.
Can't do that.
Your instructions specifically said
that once we started the energy build—up,
we couldn't abort or the reactor would blow.
He's right.
If we disconnect the reactor now, it will explode.
Good. The weapon will be destroyed.
I can't let that happen, major.
Unh!
I can't believe how much this hurts.
Just hang on.
Major, we gotta get out of here.
We can't dial out.
We can't risk the blast wave
translating through the wormhole.
I have to go, Sam.
They're giving me another chance.
It's the only way that I can save you.