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audio only.
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Please respond.
Repeat, this is commander hale,
chairman of the kelownan defense council
calling Stargate command.
Please respond.
At approximately 0700 this morning,
we received a transmission from p2s 4c3.
The man identified himself as commander hale,
chairman of the kelownan defense council.
He's been promoted.
When I left, he was undersecretary for military appropriations.
Well, according to the commander,
the kelownan government wants to re—establish trade relations with earth.
I hope you diplomatically told him where to shove it.
It's not that simple, colonel.
They tried to frame Daniel.
I don'tthink it's fair to judge
the entire population by the actions of a few scientists.
The kelownans are technologically inferior to earth.
They have little to offer.
Except naquadria.
Which doesn't work.
The hyperspace drive on the x—302 didn't work.
That doesn't mean we should give up.
Naouadria is still our best bet
for creating shields and weapons
capable of repelling the Goa'uld.
We need this.
The kelownan delegation will arrive soon.
Yeah.
Is there a problem, Jonas Quinn?
I've just been so caught up in being a member of sg—I,
I kind of forgot how this whole thing started.
We have taken similar paths.
Itoo was forced to betray all of that
in which I had placed my faith.
I don't know if I can do it, Teal'c.
I mean, they think that I'm atraitor.
When I returned to chulak after leaving the service of apophis,
itoo was considered atraitor,
sholvato my friends and family that I had left behind.
In their eyes, I was dead.
It must have been hard for you to go back.
Whati did, I did for my people.
In time, they came to understand this.
Well...
I don't think my people are ever going to have a chance to know the truth.
Then you must draw strength in knowing that your cause is just,
and, one day, your people will benefit
from the sacrifices that you have made.
Welcome to earth. I'm general Hammond.
I'm commander hale.
This is ambassador dreylock and Dr. Kieran.
This is colonel O'Neill,
major Carter, Teal'c,
and, of course, you know Jonas Quinn.
It's good to see you, professor.
General, I believe we have a lotto discuss.
Rightthis way.
Friend of yours?
He was one of my teachers at university,
andthen he recruited me into the naouadria project.
We've been working together side by side the last six years.
Please, sit down.
I must admit that we were a little surprised
to hear from you, given the circumstances of our last encounter.
I'm sure we all regret what happened,
buti don'tthink anything was said or done
to damage relations between us irreparably.
You accused a member of my team of sabotage
to cover up your own incompetence.
And you received stolen goods and are harboring atraitor.
Perhaps it would be better if we focused on the matter at hand.
Which is what, exactly?
For several years, an uneasy peace has resulted
from the rivalry between the three major powers on our planet—...
Kelowna, tirania, and the an dari federation.
All of that is about to change.
According to our foreign intelligence service,
the tiranians and the an daris
are aboutto sign a non—aggression pact.
This would leave us in Avery vulnerable position.
I'm just curious.
What made you think we would care?
We still have something that you want, colon el—...
Naouadria.
In fact, thanks to recent discoveries,
we have a considerable surplus.
We know that you're decades ahead of us
technologically.
In the field of jet propulsion alone, you could provide us
with a significant strategic advantage.
You want us to give you military technology?
Without it, kelowna faces annihilation.
You are assuming they intendto attack.
The treaty is an obvious prelude to war.
If we wait for them to make the first move,
we won't stand a chance.
See, we've been down this road before.
On a previous off—world mission,
we encountered a race known as the eurondans.
They were losing a war,
and they offered us technology
in exchange for our help.
We then discovered thatthey were guilty of attempted genocide.
I hardly think this situation compares.
All we want is to protect our people.
I understand,
but given our past experience, we're reluctant to interfere
in the affairs of another planet.
According to Mr. Ouinn's original report,
you regularly interfere in the affairs of a race known as the Goa'uld.
Well, that's a little different.
The Goa'uld enslave millions of people
across the galaxy.
If you were to provide us
with the means for a quick and decisive victory,
you could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives.
If not,
we would have no choice butto fall back on our last resort.
Dr. Kieran and his team have successfully tested a naquadria bomb.
Its destructive power was beyond all expectations.
If you do not help us, we will have no choice butto use it.
Do you believe the kelownans are truly facing annihilation?
Just before I left, we did a detailed projection based on this scenario.
We calculated that the combined enemy forces
would achieve total air superiority
within the first five weeks of the war.
So if they use the bomb, th ey'll have to do it fast.
They're probably considering a preemptive first strike.
Really?
Colonel, I helped research this report.
If they stick with conventional weapons,
we are looking at a complete collapse of their entire military
within six months.
Can't th ey n egotiate?
I mean, what are they fighting for, anyway?
Well, there's a thousand different grievances
that go back generations.
The last major conflict we had was 20 years ago.
Nothing was resolved.
The only difference is that in the past,
the tiranians and andaris hated each other
more than the kelownans.
Apparently, they got over it.
No, it's a marriage of convenience.
Sooner or later, they'll turn on each other,
but, by then, it'll be too late for kelowna.
Jonas, you're a member of sg—I now.
Your priorities have changed.
You wanted to see me, sir?
The joint chiefs are meeting in an hour.
They're going to want me to give them a recommendation.
We can't do it, sir.
You don'tthink we should help them defendthemselves?
I have nothing against them defending themselves,
but how do we know they'll stop there?
You sound like Dr. Jackson.
We spent some time together.
Buti have to wonder if this doesn't have more to do
with your own personal distaste for the kelownans.
Possibly, sir.
Unschedu led offworld activation.
Private?
We're receiving a signal, sir.
It's the kelownans.
Open the Iris.
Dr. Kieran...
I apologize
for ambassador dreylock and commander hale.
They were called to an emergency cabinet meeting.
The non—aggression pact was signed an hour ago.
My superiors will be meeting soon to discuss your situation.
In the meantime, I'd like to speak to Jonas Quinn.
Jonas...
Professor...
I didn't know that you were back.
So this is where you're working now.
Yeah, when, uh, when I'm not off—world.
Please...
Off—world...
You must have seen some incredible things.
You have no idea.
Well, you always were a dreamer, Jonas...
But, of course, some of us had to stay behind to deal with reality.
Well, I had to leave.
I mean, these people have a much better chance
of doing something useful with the naquadria
than we ever had.
What good is that to kelowna?
Well, if they can master shield technology,
they'll share that with us.
They won't even share their most basic military hardware.
That's because you come to them
as a representative of only one nation.
What our people need to do
is to get over our differences and unite.
Do you really believe that?
Of course.
Then come with me now, and we can make it happen.
What are you talking about?
I couldn't say anything before because the other two are not part of the organization.
The resistance.
I'm a member of an underground network,
Jonas we've infiltrated every level of government——.
The civil service, even the military.
We intend to stop our leaders
before they take us to the brink of destruction.
You're talking about a coup
when the time is right,
but we need your help
this is insane. I mean, you're telling me
that you're part of a secret organization
that is going to seize power
from the government.
That's right. You're going to get yourself killed.
On the contrary.
This is our best chance for survival.
There's widespread discontent
with the government's hard—line war policy.
That's true in tirania
and with the an dari federation as well.
The people of all three countries
are sick of this never—ending conflict,
but their leaders have stopped listening to them.
Do you really think you can succeed?
I was at the first test of the naquadria bomb.
I saw the destruction. I've been having nightmares about it
ever since.
We have to succeed.
When are they going to move against the government?
I don't know, but if they intend to prevent a war,
th ey'll have to do something fast.
That will not prevent their enemies from attacking.
According to Dr. Kieran,
there is popular support for a negotiated settlement in all three countries.
Now, they believe that if the resistance can seize power in kelowna,
this will compel the other governments
to come back to the table
or risk similar uprisings.
At th e very least,
they'll be too busy dealing with internal discontent
to launch an attack.
If they can pull it off,
we might have a more viable trading partner.
We'd need a lot more intel before we proceed with anything.
The Pentagon has authorized sg—I to return to the planet
and offer the kelownan government
non—military technology
in exchange for naquadria.
They'll never go for it.
Maybe not, but we have to explore every Avenue.
In the meantime, iwant you to contact the resistance
and determine their strength, their numbers,
and their chance for success.
Are you ready to go home?
I'm not expecting a parade.
Not everyone in kelowna thinks you're a traitor.
After you left, all of us working on the naquadria project
began to question what we were doing.
You opened our eyes.
Anyway, it's just temporary.
If I stay, a minute after the negotiations are finished,
I'll be arrested for treason.
That will all change after the resistance takes power.
All right, let's move out.
Hello again. I apologize for the delay,
butthese are difficulttimes for us.
Mayi present first minister valis?
Colonel O'Neill, Teal'c, major Carter.
And Jonas Quinn.
It's good to see you again, Jonas.
Thank you, sir.
Shall we?
Have you spoken to your superiors?
Why, yes, we have.
They sendtheir best.
We've been authorized to continue the trade negotiations.
Excellent.
Before we continue, there's something I'd like to clarify.
Back on earth, ambassador dreylock referred to recent discoveries
leading to a surplus of naquadria.
Yes, our archeologists have discovered
a series of mine shafts
beneath the original site.
We've managed to extract and process
a considerable amount.
How much?
I thought you might be interested in the figures,
so I had it converted to your weight system.
I believe
it's something in the area of 300 pounds.
That's an awful lot of dangerous material.
If you like, I could take a look at your storage facilities.
I might be able to offer some useful advice.
That won't be necessary.
It's purely a matter of safety.
As major Carter said, the naquadria is extremely dangerous,
and we'd hate for some sort of accidentto happen.
Mm.
Clearly, have more naquadria than you require.
What precisely are you asking for in return?
We need to start by addressing a serious imbalance
in air power.
Our enemies have superior numbers
in both strategic bombers
and long—range fighter escorts.
Our only hope to counter them
is to get our jet interceptor program
off the ground.
We've had some technical difficulties with the program,
but we have managed to successfully test a few designs.
We believe that with the help of major Carter
and ateam of your engineers,
we can have a combat—ready squadron
in less than a month.
Well, that's not exactly what we had in mind.
We understand from Jonas that kelownan medical science
currently has little or no defense against bacterial infections.
We're offering a series of drugs
known as antibiotics.
We estimate they could save up to 15,000 lives
in the first year alone.
That's a generous offer, major,
and under different circumstances,
we might accept,
but at the moment, we have more pressing needs.
So how are the negotiations coming?
Well, after four hours,
the onlything we could agree on was to adjourn for the day.
We're clear, sir. No bugs.
I do not believe the kelownans will settle for anything less
than military technology.
They know how much you want the naquadria,
and they think that eventually you'll give them what they want.
In the meantime, we need you
to take us to this... resistance.
Well, it's notthat simple.
I don't get in touch with them. They get in touch with me.
What exactly do you do for them?
I keep them apprised of all the top—level research at the academy of science.
Where do you meet them?
They have a base of operations
in an old warehouse by the freight yards.
It's very heavily guarded.
Take us there.
I can't.
I'm not even supposed to go there myself
unless I have a scheduled drop
professor...
All right, I'll talk to them.
We weren't expecting you this evening, professor.
I'm sorry. I needed to talk to you.
This isn't Avery good time to be taking risks.
We've had reports that some government members are questioning your loyalty.
They've been watching you.
I wasn't followed.
Is this about the delegation from earth?
Yes. They want to meet with you.
Well, how do you know they won't betray us to the government
in exchange for naquadria?
I don'tthinkthey would do something like that.
You trustthem?
Itrust Jonas.
First minister...
Come in.
I wanted a chance to talk to you, Jonas,
away from the negotiations.
Please.
It's difficult for me, Jonas,
seeing you sitting across th e table,
acting as the representative of another planet.
It's not easy for me either...
But I made my choices, and I'm going to stick by them.
I'm sure you thought you were doing the rightthing.
Oh, I know I did the rightthing.
Stargate command is going to use the naquadria
to come up with technologies that may one day save this world
from an enemy you can't possibly imagine.
You were one of the most promising young men
any of us had ever seen.
Our people had such high hopes for you.
You're notthe only one who was disappointed.
I know that you think this is
the same old bad blood resurfacing again,
just another round of petty violence,
but it's not.
This time...
This time, Jonas, we face total defeat.
Then get back to the negotiating table.
Give up some land.
You do whatever it takes.
You know how much the tiranians and the an daris
hate each other.
Do you really think that th ey overcame 200 years of prejudice
justto get us to give up a little land?
They mean to destroy us, Jonas.
This is merely the first step in a fight for world domination,
and the naquadria is the only advantage that we have...
Andthat is where you come in, my friend.
Icome in?
You're a man of unique talents, Jonas,
and despite what you did,
I know that it's not too late
for you to serve your country.
I'm offering you a second chance to do that.
If you're asking me
to gath er information about earth technology,
that's not going to happen. I will not betray my friends.
On the contrary.
I'm asking you to help a friend.
Dr. Kieran hasn't been the same since you left.
Unfortunately, the strain of completing the naquadria project
has... has taken its toll.
Lately, his behavior has become increasingly erratic.
How do you mean?
We're concerned that in his current state,
he may be prone to errors of judgment.
We want someone to watch over him.
You mean spy on him?
He trusts you, Jonas,
and he's still very important to us.
If you do this,
you will be granted a full pardon.
You'll be reinstated
into your position at the academy.
Your life will resume
as though none of this had ever happened.
It's time, Jonas, for you to come home.
Oh, I'm tired.
You've been under a lot of strain.
I can't concentrate anymore.
I've got these headaches, and my mind wanders.
It'll all be over soon.
Do you think I should take colonel O'Neill and the others
to meet the resistance?
They can help
I don't know if itrustthem.
You trust me, don't you?
Of course.
Don't worry, then.
Everything's going to be fine.
You have surface—to—air missiles
that are capable of destroying enemy bombers
before they reach our cities.
Yes, we do, but we can't give them to you.
It's purely a defensive technology.
Yes, and then one day,
you take down enemy aircraft defending their cities,
and quite suddenly, yes, quite suddenly,
they become not just defensive, but offensive.
Any superior defensive technology
can ultimately be turned into an offensive advantage.
But we are not the aggressors here.
You said you wanted a quick and decisive victory.
Now, we can only assume that that means
you intend to press any advantage that we give you.
Yes,
as a means of saving lives.
First minister?
Excuse us a moment.
This is proving quite fruitless.
Have you spoken with your professor?
No, I haven't seen him today.
We've just received intelligence
that the tiranians are massing their troops on our northern border.
Have they broken off diplomatic relations?
Not yet.
Well, then, there's still a chance.
Maybe we could talk to them.
You?
Well, Stargate command has teams of skilled diplomats.
It might help to have an objective third party at the table.
No, I'm afraid that's impossible.
Why? That would require us
to reveal the existence of the Stargate.
Maybe that's not such a bad idea.
Once they realize the kind of advancements
they can acquire through peaceful negotiations,
they might not be so eager to attack.
You are asking us to reveal something to our sworn enemies
that we have yet to admit to our own people.
Looks like it's time you did.
Think about it. If everybody knew that this was just one
in thousands of inhabited planets,
don't you thinkthey'd start focusing on their similarities instead of their differences?
That's a noble sentiment, Jonas.
Of course, if it were that simple,
I'm sure the existence of the Stargate
would be public knowledge on earth as well.
Isn'tthat right, colonel?
Yeah.
Who is it?
Professor, it's me.
Jonas?
Yeah, professor. Open up
Is something wrong?
Uh, it's tomis, tomis leed.
He's another one of the scientists
on the naquadria project.
Yeah, what's wrong with him?
He was transferred overnight.
They cleaned out his office, and they won't say where he went.
Was he a member of the resistance?
I recruited him myself.
God. Now I'm going to get arrested.
No, we don't know that.
This is notthe firsttime it's happened.
About a month ago, it was Dr. Silas.
They said he was transferred as well,
and he hasn't been seen or heard from him since.
We were the three original members of the project.
Now I'm the only one left.
All right. We're out of here.
You're leaving?
The negotiations are going nowhere, you're not helping us,
and quite frankly, your organization is about to be exposed.
Wait.
We're going to make our move in two days,
but we need your help
what are you proposing?
We're in a position to take every major government building
in the city except one——this one.
This is their most heavily guarded facility.
Because of the Stargate.
That's right, butyou people can come and go as you please.
You could get a hundred armed men in here
before anyone knew what happened.
You could take the building from the inside.
They wouldn't have to fire a shot.
Not a chance.
Think about it.
If you want this coup to succeed,
it has to be quick,
it has to be as bloodless as possible.
If we try to take the building ourselves,
we'll get caught in a drawn—out firefight,
and the whole thing could dissolve into a civil war.
Not my problem.
There's something else.
Over the past th ree month s,
I've been smuggling small amounts of naquadria
into the resistance.
We've built up a considerable stockpile.
If you help us, it's yours.
At least talk to them.
I'll set up a meeting.
Jonas... what are you doing here?
You're being followed. This way.
How far is it to resistance headquarters?
It's just down that way.
Show me.
You there! Don't move!
Jonas! Professor!
What's his condition, doctor?
Well, sir, he has a severe fracture to his lefttibia,
but it's the blu nt trauma to the head that worries me.
We'll keep him under observation for now.
Any idea how it happened?
According to the kelownans, he was found lying in a deserted street.
No one knows how he gotthere.
Apparently, Jonas was the one who convinced them
that he would have a better chance of recovery with us.
Keep me posted. Yes, sir.
What exactly are the kelownans saying?
Not much.
They claim to have no knowledge
of how Dr. Kieran was injured.
And yet he did have fear he was under threat from the government.
Yeah, but if they suspected
that he was some kind of rebel spy,
they would never have let us bring him back here.
His own people may have tried to take him out
if they felt he had been compromised.
The question is, what do we do now?
Do we go back to the table?
Sir—— general...
With all due respect,
if we terminate negotiations now,
we're going to be backing them into a corner.
The waythey see it, they'll have no other choice
but to launch a preemptive first strike
with the naquadria bomb.
Jonas, we're going to have to do it sooner or later.
We can't give them what they want.
Well, what about the resistance?
If we can help the resistance seize power,
we'll still get the naquadria,
plus we'll be saving millions of lives.
Even if we wanted to, realistically, there's no way we could findthem.
Actually, sir, that's not exactly true.
Major?
Well, if Dr. Kieran really did smuggle naquadria
to the resistance headquarters,
I can track it.
This is where they found Dr. Kieran.
I'm picking something up
this way.
Professor...
Jonas, where am I?
You're safe.
We need to get to the resistance.
They need our help. It's all right, it's all right.
Everything's going as planned.
We'll be making contact soon.
We have to stop the first minister from using the bomb.
We will, we will.
I never meant for itto turn out this way, Jonas.
We were scientists.
We thought we were pursuing knowledge.
We had no idea what we were creating.
It's not your fault.
You have something, doctor? Yes, sir.
These are Dr. Kieran's p.E.T. Scans.
It shows no sign of brain damage from the injury,
butthere is something else.
These images are consistent with someone suffering from advanced schizophrenia.
Dr. Kieran is one of the kelownans' leading scientists.
He's the head of their most top—secret program.
I know, I can't explain it.
The onset of this disease is extremely rare over the age of 35.
That would mean he's been functioning for at least 20 years
without anyone noticing his condition.
It's almost inconceivable.
What kind of symptoms are we talking about here?
Paranoia, delusions,
possibly even full—blown hallucinations.
I'm glad you weren'tthere
the day we tested the bomb, Jonas.
It must have been hard for you.
I'll never forget it.
The ground shook. The air caught fire.
The destruction was unimaginable.
The tiranian central forces are located here.
We'll move the third division and the reserves
to this point.
How long can we resist? First minister?
We need to talk.
This way, sir.
In here.
Carter, are you sure?
Yes, sir. This is the place.
Over here, sir.
Naquadria... a lot of it.
We must defend ourselves.
You're going to use the naquadria bomb, aren't you?
If earth will not help us, we have no choice.
I wish you could see what I've seen.
I have actually been on board a Goa'uld mothership.
I've seen their destructive power.
They can park in orbit
and systematically annihilate every major city
on our entire planet, regardless of who's kelownan or tiranian.
To them, we're all just potential slaves.
The Goa'uld haven't been here for a thousand years.
What makes you think they would come back now?
The naquadria is a derivative of naquadah,
which is the very basis of their technology.
It's literally in their blood.
They can smell it.
If you continue using it,
I guarantee you
eventually they will take notice.
Jonas...
We're leaving.
Just wait.
What happened?
Carter and Teal'c are back at the sgc already.
What about the resistance?
There is no resistance.
It was all in his head, a fantasy.
That's impossible.
This is from fraiser.
Dr. Kieran is schizophrenic.
It might be a side effect of the research they've been doing here.
The naquadria...
It's time to go home.
Jonas...
What happened to Dr. Silas and Dr. Leed?
They weren'ttransferred, were they?
They were taken to a government mental facility, Jonas.
You knew.
No, we suspected.
We had thought that Dr. Silas was a unique case,
but when Dr. Leed began to exhibit similar behavior,
we became concerned.
That's why you wanted me to keep an eye on him.
We had to keep it quiet
so as not to alarm the other scientists.
Their research is too important.
As near as I can tell, it's a unique form of brain damage
resulting from long—term exposure to naquadria radiation.
I went over the specs from the kelownan bomb project.
It looks like they never had proper shielding.
Is Jonas at risk?
No. I've already tested him. He's negative.
My guess is he didn't have enough exposure.
The Pentagon is eager to resume our own research on the naquadria you found
at the warehouse.
It shouldn't be a problem, sir.
I mean, we are double—checking, but I think
our existing safeguards are sufficient.
I sent a message to the kelownans detailing the risk
and offering our help to upgrade their facilities.
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten any response.
In fact, we've heard nothing from the kelownans
since colonel O'Neill and Jonas returned.
They may well be at war by now.
What about Dr. Kieran?
With proper medication, we can keep his condition from deteriorating.
Unfortunately, there's no way to reverse
the damage that's already been done.
Jonas...
Professor...
I hear I'm being moved today.
Yeah.
We're going to take you to a facility that's better equipped
to deal with your needs.
I understand everything's in place for the coup.
Really?
They're keeping me informed.
After th ey take power,
the resistance is going to dismantle the bomb
and shut down the naquadria project forever.
That's good, professor.
They couldn't have done it without you.
Do you really think so?
I know so.
You saved the world.