(Dramatic music playing)
Hey, ithought you said this was the main entrance.
It is. We just need to find a way to open this.
I do not recognize the symbols.
It's babylonian.
Cuneiform. It's incredible.
What is?
Well, unlike phoenician ugarite cuneiform,
these characters are pictograms
rather than representations of unique sound symbols.
Does it say how to open the pyramid?
Ziggurat.
Huh?
You said pyramid. It's a ziggurat.
Yeah. Open the door.
Well, it might not be so easy.
I'm going to have to go back to earth for a reference.
How hard could it be?
Very.
It's a dead language.
I mean, I doubt anyone's even stood here
for 3,000 years.
Oh, iwouldn't be so sure aboutthat.
What you got there?
An empty pack of cigarettes.
They're Russian.
(Theme music playing)
Hammond: Major.
Carter: The Russian Stargate program
was only up for 37 days.
We've seen their logs
and the list of planets th ey visite d,
and p2x 338 was not one of them.
Perhaps they deceived us.
At the moment, all they're admitting to
is thatthere may have been
some unauthorized use of their gate.
What's that supposed to mean?
This is major Valentine kirensky.
He was serving under colonel sakolov
at the base in Siberia.
It now appears that he was also taking secret orders
from certain hard—line elements
in Russian army intelligence.
He disappeared
we were called in to deactivate the Russian gate.
And theythink he went off—world?
Along with
and an archeologist named Alexander britski.
I know his work. He's an expert on ancient mesopotamia.
Why would they go behind sakolov's back?
Perhaps for the same reason
the n.I.D. Conducted off—world operations
without the knowledge of Stargate command.
To steal alien technology at any cost.
Why 338 as opposed to any other planet?
That has yet to be determined.
If they went through the gate
before everyone at the Russian base was killed,
they could still be out there.
It's doubtful they would've survived this long.
The planet's surface temperature
averages 135 degrees fahrenheit in the shade.
Shade? I don't remember shade.
They could've taken shelter in the temple.
Oh, so they figured out how to open the door?
I'll figure out the door.
Should they not have attempted to return by now?
Not without exposing their operation.
I mean, they could still be waiting
for some kind of signal.
She's got a point, sir.
Russian commandos can be pretty hard—core.
Th ey'd wait forever
before they'd violate mission protocol.
I'm aware of that, colonel.
That's why we're going to allow a second Russian team
to accompany you back to the plan et.
Excuse me?
It's going to be a joint mission—...
Full disclosure, full cooperation.
May I ask why, sir?
In fact, the Russians have been pushing
for more direct involvement
in the Stargate program for quite some time.
We've been resisting, but in this particular case,
it might be useful to have them on board.
Yes. Well, general, you know,
I'm a big fan of the Russians
and international relations
are a bit of a hobby of mine.
However, I do believe that sg—I
should handle this one alone.
The decision's been made, colonel.
They're on their way.
Yes, sir.
Carter: Because we have an agreement, sir.
Yeah. Did you see them
holding up their end of it?
Well, have we?
No.
If Thor's ship hadn't have crashed into the ocean,
we would never even have told them about the Stargate.
Hey, whose side are you on?
I'm just saying
that we should at least try to work together.
Carter, when you go th rough that gate,
you gotta know your team members
are watching your six.
Actually, in Russian, they'd be watching your shest.
Huh?
Which I suppose is neither here nor there.
Have you figured out how to open that pyramid yet?
Ziggurat.
And yes, ithinki have.
In order to expedite matters,
the Russians e—mailed me the entire report
of their archaeologist Dr. Britski.
The temple is dedicated to the babylonian god marduk.
And marduk was a Goa'uld?
Well, it seems likely. The word "Babylon"
literally means "gate of the gods,"
so if there is a connection, it wouldn't surprise me.
(Telephone rings)
Hello?
Yeah. Ok.
The Russians are coming.
(In Russian) Ugh! The greatest superpower on earth,
and they can't make a decent cup of coffee.
Nice view.
Oh, yeah. Colonel.
Good morning, gentlemen.
And ma'am. There's a ma'am, sir.
At ease. You must be colonel zukhov.
It's a pleasure to meet you, general Hammond.
Allow me to introduce major vallarin,
and lieutenants marchen ko and tolinev.
Welcome to Stargate command.
This is colonel Jack O'Neill,
major Samantha Carter,
Dr. Daniel Jackson,
andteal'c.
The famous colonel O'Neill.
Hmm?
I believe we have a mutual friend.
We do?
Dr. Svetlana markov.
Ah!
She spoke very highly of all of you.
Before we proceed,
perhaps you would like to get some rest
and maybe something to eat.
We took the precaution of eating before we came.
What colonel zukhov means is that
we'd like to get to work as quickly as possible.
Very well.
Hammond: Dr. Jackson.
2 years ago, Dr. Alexander britski
began an excavation near rafha in southern Iraq.
He found several stone tablets
engraved with babylonian cuneiform,
and one with a set of symbols he didn't recognize.
Gate coordinates.
In fact, the coordinates for p2x 338.
Dr. Britski had no idea of their significance,
but someone must have recognized something,
because the results of the dig
were never published,
and the whole thing became classified.
Wait a minute.
2 years ago, the Russians
hadn't even seen a Stargate.
Butthey did have a dhd—...
The one discovered by the Germans in 1906
andtaken by the red army
at the end of the second world war.
So when they finally gottheir program
up and running, they must have added
p2x 338 to the list of addresses
supplied by colonel maybou rn e.
That doesn't explain
whythey didn't just send a regular team.
Did Dr. Britski discover anything
that might suggest why they singled this planet out?
Along with the coordinates,
the tablet included a reference
to something called "the eye of tiamat."
It was a large Jewel of some kind
which supposedly endowed marduk
with great magical abilities.
That wouldn't be why you folks
wanted to keep this quiet?
Need I remind you, colonel,
that the United States
has operated a Stargate in secret for years
with the express purpose of obtaining alien technology.
That was before we had
an agreement to share information.
You took it upon yourselves
to representthe interests of the entire planet
without consulting anyone.
You exposed the world to countless dangers.
At least we dealt with them.
It only took you folks what, a month
to find something you couldn't handle.
Gentlemen, please. We seem to have gone
a little bit off—topic here.
Dr. Jackson, what about the entrance?
Can you get us inside?
Uh, yeah. The engravings on the entranceway
are a kind of code.
It's like a giant combination lock.
It's just a matter of
activating the correct symbols.
In the proper sequence.
I have the utmost confidence
in your abilities, doctor.
You have a go.
Swell.
Is that a p—90, colonel?
50—round horizontal clip,
900 armor—piercing rounds per minute.
Feel the weight of that sucker.
Impressive...
Though I prefer the Russian zastava m85.
Those are made in yugoslavia, aren't they?
Man via intercom: Chevron 7 locked.
(Whirring)
(Whooshing)
Sg—I, move out.
(In Russian) Stay in close formation.
If you get separated,
maintain contact on channel 3.
(Russian salutes)
What was that all about?
I was just wishing them the best of luck.
Right. Look, zukhov,
let's get something straight here.
I'm the ranking senior officer on this mission.
This is a joint operation,
and we are of equal rank.
Which means you should appreciate the need
for a clear chain of command.
Of course.
Hammond via control room mic: Colonel?
Is there a problem?
No, sir. No, sir.
After you.
Daniel...
Jackson: Just about there.
You said that an hour ago.
Look, if you want to give this atry, be my guest.
Carter, break out the c4.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Ok, I got it.
It's a standard retelling
of the babylonian creation myth.
Marduk slays the winged serpenttiamat.
He cuts her in two.
He uses half of her to create the sky
and the other half to create the earth.
How does that help us, Dr. Jackson?
Well, you see, some of the text
has been deliberately placed out of order.
Only a priest of marduk
would be able to spot the discrepancies.
Here.
(Stone moves)
Here.
(Stone moves)
And here.
(Scrapes)
(Rumbling)
O'Neill: Nice job.
Carter: This doesn't seem very stable.
Jackson: It's over 4,000 years old.
O'Neill: Which way?
I don't know.
We should split up
you take your team down here,
and we'll go down there.
All right, but Teal'c goes with you...
For your own protection.
And perhaps
you should take lieutenant marchenko.
For the same reason.
Fine. Move out.
Colonel zukhov: Marchen ko, da.
(Zukhov speaking Russian)
Carter: Colonel.
O'Neill: Identify yourself.
Marchenko, in Russian: Identify yourself.
One of yours?
Marchen ko: Da.
If these men disappeared
how could one of their bodies
completely decompose that fast?
It didn't decompose.
This skeleton's covered in tiny teeth marks.
Something ate this guy?
Stripped the flesh right from his bones.
Marchenko, in Russian: Holy shit.
You can say that again.
It appears to be a sarcophagus.
Zukhov, this is O'Neill.
Zukhov, via radio: What is it, colonel?
We found one of kirensky's men.
He's dead.
Exercise extreme caution.
Understood.
We found a sarcophagus.
We're investigating.
N egative.
Hold your positions till we get there.
Zukhov, respond.
Zukhov!
(Speaking Russian)
Damn it. Fall back.
You are disobeying a direct order.
Itrust colonel O'Neill won'ttake it personally.
(Stone moves)
(Curses in Russian)
(Rumbling)
(Russian team members shouting in Russian)
Hey! Get out of there!
Tolinev: Marchenko!
(Marchen ko screaming)
(Tap, tap)
Jackson: Interesting trap.
It doesn't really protect the sarcophagus,
but it does lock you in with it.
I told you to hold your position!
The mission requires that we thoroughly explore the area.
I gave you an order!
Someone would have set off this trap eventually.
It is just as well.
One of your own men is dead!
Where I come from,
that ten ds to make a commander
just a little upset!
Where I come from,
casualties are to be expected.
What?!
Colonel, we still need to find a way out of here.
Shouldn't we open this first,
make sure there's no one home?
Teal'c, have you ever seen anything like this?
Indeed I have not.
It's like someone tried to seal the sarcophagus
from the outside.
Kirensky's team must have cut it open with a blowtorch.
Open it up.
There's no crystal.
There's no button to open it.
Oh, for crying out loud. I'll do it myself.
Pull!
(Grunts)
So much for marduk.
I thought a sarcophagus
could keep one alive indefinitely.
Perhaps it malfunctioned.
Yeah, buti don'tthink that's what killed him.
These bones exhibit the same markings
as the skeleton we found.
Whatever killed the Russian soldier
killed the Goa'uld as well.
How'd it get in there?
I don't know.
Better question is, where is it now?
(Rustling)
Sir, we've got a problem.
We've got a lot of problems, Carter.
Can you be a little more specific?
We can stretch out our food rations,
but our water's limited to 5 days.
We won't be here that long.
So now what do we do?
We can use plastic explosive
to blast a hole in the entrance.
Yeah. That might work.
(Crowbar clatters)
It might also Bury us under aton of ziggurat.
Zukhov: The colonel is right, major.
The time has not yet come for such desperate measures.
What about this writing?
Any mention of a back door?
No. This portion of the text
deals with the final fate of marduk.
Ithinkwe know the final fate of marduk.
Well, apparently, he was such an evil tyrant
that his own priests rebelled against him.
They sealed him in the sarcophagus
and placed something in there with him.
There's no direct translation for the word,
but I'm assuming it's a reference
to the creature that ate him.
Are you saying he was eaten alive?
The sarcophagus would have done his best
to continually keep him alive, so...
It probably would have taken a while.
(In Russian) My god.
Ok. That's officially the worst way to go.
It would seem his fate is very well deserved.
Marduk would have died eventually,
but the creature must have stayed alive in the sarcophagus
until major kirensky and his men came along.
They let it out. It killed them.
We've only found one body.
All right. Here's the deal.
We're gonna search this place top to bottom.
We're looking for a way out
and the rest of kirensky's team.
Everybody got that?
I'd like to stay and finish this translation.
It might be useful.
Fine. The rest of us will pair off.
Teal'c, you're with zukhov,
Carter with tolin ev.
Major, you're with me.
Vallarin: Yes, sir.
Hold it. Got something.
What is it?
Carter: It looks like some sort of cocoon.
It's empty.
(Skittering)
Carter: What is it?
I thought I heard something.
It's britski.
O'Neill.
(Radio clicks)
Yeah. Go ahead.
Colonel zukhov and I
have found additional skeletal remains,
along with equipment and personal items.
Any sign of a creature?
N egative.
Colonel O'Neill, this is zukhov.
I have what appears to be
britski's personal log.
All right. Take it back to Daniel.
Have him take a look at it.
Zukhov: Very well.
Teal'c: Colonel zukhov!
Coming!
There it is again.
Carter: I don't see anything.
Tolinev: It's around here somewhere.
(Hiss)
O'Neill: Daniel, report.
It's not me.
O'Neill: Carter, what's your situation?
(Machine gunfire)
Carter!
I'm all right.
Vallarin: What happened?
Carter: The creature attacked us.
I think she's going into shock.
Get her back to the main chamber. Teal'c.
Sir, it's still alive.
Well, we'll kill it.
No. That's not what I mean.
I sensed a presence.
What are you talking about?
The symbiote. The Goa'uld symbiote.
It's still alive. It's inside that thing.
Carter: The creature must have injected her
with some kind of venom.
Her body's shutting down.
What can we do?
Well, I've given her a shot of epinephrine.
That should buy us some time,
but if we don't get her back to the sgc soon,
she's not gonna make it.
She's right.
The same thing happened to the other team,
according to Dr. Britski's journal.
The creature escaped when they opened the sarcophagus.
It attacked major kirensky.
He was dead within 2 hours.
Any mention of what happened to the others?
2 people died when a passageway collapsed,
and the last entry reads,
"I'm all alone now. There is no escape.
Only one course of action remains."
A cyanide pill.
They were given to all Russian Stargate personnel.
Colonel, we no longer have a choice.
We must use the c4.
We're not done searching yet, colonel.
Lieutenanttolinev is running out of time.
I'm well aware of that, colonel,
but we're not gonna risk any more lives
until we've exhausted our options.
H ey...
Take a look at this.
It's a sketch of an artifact
Dr. Britski found inside the sarcophagus.
He thought it might be the eye of tiamat.
You guys find anything like this with the journal?
There was nothing but old equipment
and spoiled rations.
Then where is it?
Colonel, surely the recovery of this arti fact
is no longer a priority.
It never was a priority.
This was supposed to be a rescue mission.
It would appear there is no one left to rescue.
Well, I wouldn't say that.
Looks like blood.
Indeed.
Colonel O'Neill, this is Carter.
O'Neill: Yeah. Go ahead.
Carter: Sir, Teal'c and I found traces of blood.
I think I may have wounded the creature.
O'Neill: Well, won't its snake fix it?
Depends on how bad the injury is, sir.
O'Neill: All right. Stay sharp
How is she?
Her pulse is getting weak.
(Skittering)
Vallarin: Did you hear that?
What?
(Skittering continues)
Wait here.
Yes. You go down the dark hallway alone,
and I'll wait here in a dark room alone.
(Skittering)
A dead end.
Yeah.
I guess we should have considered taking that left.
Colon El, we both know
there's only one way out of here.
Any blast big enough to put a hole in that door
is gonna bring the whole thing down on top of us.
I'm willing to take the chance.
Yeah, well, I'm not.
What about lieutenant tolinev?
I thought casualties were to be expected.
It's obvious you're not capable
of taking the necessary risks.
No, we take risks.
But we don't hand out cyanide pills...
And we don't leave our people behind.
Is it just me, or have we been down this passageway before?
Indeed we have.
(Sigh)
This place is like a maze.
Perhaps we should return—...
Ah!
It's not moving.
I'm not sensing anything.
Nor am I.
There is no symbiote inside this creature.
It could have left the body
when it realized it couldn't heal the wound.
A symbiote would not survive for very long
under those circumstances.
Unless it found a new host.
Carter, on radio: Colonel O'Neill.
Go ahead.
Sir, we found the creature. It's dead.
That's good news.
The only problem is the symbiote's no longer inside it.
That's a bit disconcerting.
Sir, as you know, Teal'c's body is incapable
of sustaining a symbiote
as long as he carries a larval Goa'uld.
And he doesn't sense the presence of a Goa'uld in me.
So...
That leaves Daniel, major vallarin and,
well, the two of you, sir.
Drop the weapon.
I don't think so.
I know it's not me.
And I know it's not me.
Colonel, please respond.
Get back to the main chamber.
Check on Daniel and vallarin.
I'll see you there in a bit.
Carter: Roger that, sir.
I'm not kidding, zukhov.
I'll shoot ya.
This is beginning to make sense.
Is it?
If you were the Goa'uld, you might not want to leave
until you found the eye of tiamat.
It would explain your reluctance to use explosives.
And if you were the Goa'uld,
and you'd been stuck in this dump for 2,000 years,
you might notthink about anything
except getting out of here.
Which would explain why you're willing
to take such an insane risk.
Then it would seem we have a problem.
(Footsteps)
Carter: Daniel.
Hey, guys, I just finished translating this section—...
Whaa!
Hey, what's up?
I do not sense the presence of a Goa'uld.
Me neither.
Well, thank you.
So what were you gonna say?
I was gonna saythati just finished translating
a section of the text.
It says that marduk used to emerge from his temple
and appear amongst his people riding a beam of white light.
A ring transporter?
Yeah. there's a good chance
it might be right here in this room.
Colonel zukhov?
Zukhov: In here.
What is this?
(In Russian) I believe O'Neill may be the Goa'uld.
Don't be an idiot, zukhov.
It could just as well be him.
(As marduk) Very true, colonel.
Ah!
Oh, man.
Where is the eye of tiamat?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You forget, colonel,
that I retain all the knowledge of my host,
and he was well aware of your secret orders
to obtain alien technology.
You wish to bring the eye back to your superiors.
I have no secret orders.
You lie.
Yep it's here.
We gotta tell the colonel.
No, not until we're sure he's not a Goa'uld.
Teal'c, what are you doing?
We must find the means by which to engage the rings.
Right.
(As marduk) An interesting weapon.
It's obviously capable of inflicting severe pain
as well as death.
Shall itest it on your new friend?
Stop
I have the eye.
Give itto me,
and I will spare you.
What are you doing?
I'm sorry, colonel.
I was acting under orders.
Don't give it to him. Don't.
No one else will die because of me.
Give me the eye.
Take it!
Geez!
What's that? (Rumbling)
Colonel O'Neill.
Yeah, I'm ok.
Carter: What happened?
The Goa'uld was in vallarin.
Zukhovjusttook him out with a grenade.
Sir, we found a ring transporter.
Daniel says it'll take us to another temple
a few miles from here.
All right. I'll be there in a minute.
(Footsteps)
Hey.
I do not sense the presence of the Goa'uld.
Well, good.
And I'm fine, by the way. Thanks.
How's tolinev?
She'll be ok if we get out of here soon.
Where's zukhov?
He didn't make it.
One thing leftto do here.
All set. Let's go.
Vallarin, as marduk: Colonel O'Neill!
I will have my revenge.
You know, you guys always say that.
(Beep)
(Russian colonel speaking Russian)
(Speaking Russian)
Colonel.
Lieutenant tolinev corroborates your story.
So she was telling the truth.
She will be debriefed again, of course,
once we're back in Moscow,
where she can speak more freely.
Yeah. I'm sure you'll be able
to get her to say whatever you want.
Colonel, this isn'tthe time.
General, zukhov's secret orders
put us all in jeopardy.
I want that on the record.
Your opinion is already a matter
of public record, colonel.
So is the fact that every member of your team survived,
yet only one Russian soldier made it back alive. Barely.
Yeah, if your people understood the concept
of chain of command, none of this—...
No! We are agreed. You were in command.
We also know which lives
you were willing to sacrifice.
We regret the loss of life
and offer our condolences to the families of your officers.
And I'm sure you also regret this eye of tiamat
was buried along with colonel zukhov,
never to be recovered.
Yes, we do.
Perhaps it is best to admit we both made mistakes, huh?
It would be better if you just admitted
you screwed up
I will pass that sentiment along, colonel.
Yeah, please do.
I'm sure this will have no bearing
on our future participation.
I wouldn't count on future participation if iwere you.
No?
I would.