Let us proceed.
Scalpel.
You all right?
What?
Another nightmare?
Yeah.
What about?
Nothing.
I'm fine. Go on back to sleep, probie.
You've got a big day tomorrow.
H ey, you know,
if iwas doing whatyou're doing
for my stepfather, I'd...
I'm fine with it.
I know you are.
I'm just saying that I'd be having nightmares, too.
Listen, t...
You've made me feel like one of the team.
If there's anything I can do, just...
Probie, forget about it, all right?
Now go on back to sleep, man.
You sure you're okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, man. Look, go on. Get out of here.
Major Carter.
Teal'c.
Ithoughtyou were going to get in a few hours of kelnoreem?
I was unable to do so.
Does that happen often?
It is rare, but it does happen,
most often when recovering from an injury.
You look okay to me.
Why don't you try a glass of warm milk?
I would prefer not to consume bovine lactose
at any temperature.
A cup of herbal tea, then.
It can't hurt.
Very well.
You know, you might just be preoccupied
with the upcoming mission.
I mean, there is a lot at stake.
This could be the rebel jaffas' last chance.
Don't deny you're worried about it. It's all over your face.
What's on my face?
You know, t, maybe Carter's right.
You should think about this a little more.
What?
The whole kidney thing?
Oh, you're talking about the transplant.
(Chuckling) Yeah, t—man,
we're talking about the transplant.
Hey, what do I need with two?
Yeah. On e'll do you, right?
Well, isn't ittrue
that you can lead a perfectly healthy life
with just one kidney?
I'll go check on breakfast.
This is major surgery.
I know that.
Look, we've gotten second andthird opinions
and second andthird opinions on those ones,
andthey all come back the same.
They're not going to find a better match than I am.
Either I do this or brae dies...
And frankly, after all brae's done for me, I owe him.
All we're saying is if there was another option—...
It's already arranged and booked. I go in day after tomorrow.
(Bell clanging)
Gentlemen and lady,
breakfast is served.
That's captain to you, probie, and it had better be good.
(Alarm sounding)
Rescue two, engine seven,
we have a two—car head—on collision
with possible multiple injuries.
Please be advised one of the vehicles is leaking gas.
Roger that, dispatch.
Confirm location at Taylor way overpass.
Rog er th at.
E.t.a. Five minutes.
10—4.10—4, over and out.
Okay, probie, get ready to get your feetwet.
Ready. Yes, you are.
Probie, air up.
Ray, stretch out a preconnect.
Terry, iwant foam on that line.
Can you hear me?
Chief, we've got one adult male and a kid
trapped inside the northbound vehicle,
the other driver's outside,
and the red vehicle's leaking gas pretty bad.
I've got the gas leak.
Great.
Hi there. Can you hear me?
Good boy. I need you to stay still.
We're going to get you out of here soon, okay?
He's alert and responsive. What've you got?
Okay, give me a hand here.
Let's pop the door!
Okay, stay still. We're going to get you out. Come on, probie.
Hurry up with that clamp!
It's all right. You're going to be all right.
Easy, now.
On my count.
3,2,1.
I need a charged line. Let's get this fire out.
(Man ): Something's wrong
I can't charge the line
there's no pressure.
(Music)
Everybody out of there!
T, get your ass out of there.
That's an order!
Save yourself.
I'm getting you out, old man!
Save yourself!
No!
Teal'c!
Get a medical team down here now!
( Man ): Yes, ma'am.
Well, whatever happened, you seem fine now.
Still, I've never heard of any Jaffa fainting before, let alone you.
I did not faint, Dr. Fraiser.
Sorry, Teal'c, but you did.
One minute iwas talking about the upcoming mission,
the next minute, you were lying flat on your back.
Could this have anything to do with his inability to kelnoreem earlier?
Well, kelnoreem meditation is like sleep
in the sense that it's necessary
in order for a Jaffa to rejuvenate his body,
but not being able to reach a state of kelnoreem
on just one occasion
wouldn't cause you to faint like that, would it?
No, it would not.
And you're not in any pain?
None.
Maybe you were just bored with what I was saying.
Oh, fine.
On that note, I'll say good night.
'Night, Sam.
Prescribe him some warm milk.
I have no intention of remaining here, Dr. Fraiser.
Teal'c, this has never happened to you before,
so I want to run a few tests.
That would be completel —— ah!
Doctor's orders.
Now, close your eyes and try to relax, okay?
Very well.
(O'Neill ): You are one lucky son of a bitch.
O'Neill?
Brae...
Brae, he was in that car.
What? He was in the car.
Who was? Brae.
Did you get him out?
T, he's two floors up waiting for his new kidney.
We're trying to arrange for him to come down for a little visit.
The guy in the car, what happened to him?
There's no way. He was dead before we gotthere.
I could have sworn...
Yeah, listen, um...
They're thinking of postponing the surgery for a day or so.
I'm fine.
Sure you are. How's your head?
Pretty bad.
Well, I'm going to go see what western medicine has for you, huh?
Chief.
Thanks for being here for me, man.
Anytime.
Brae, you old fart, are you still alive?
Chief, you sorry excuse for a human being,
when are you going to getthe message and stop visiting me?
Like a moth to a flame. I can't help myself.
Hi, honey. Hi, Jack. Is he awake?
Yeah. He's got a little headach e.
I'm not surprised he's in pain.
He was sent flying, the way I hear it.
Yep.
Why don't you go on in?
Uh, Jack.
You go ahead without me.
Um...
Did t say anything about brae?
Aboutthinking he was the guy in the car?
Yeah.
I mean, he's been mumbling in his sleep
do you think he's okay?
I mean, do you think this transplantthing
is making him...
This is a big deal.
I think it'd mess with anyone's head.
Look, I know a resident psychologist here.
I'll have atalk with him.
He's good. You'll like him.
Thanks, Jack.
Yeah.
I don't know what I would do, my love.
You'll never have to know.
(Clears throat)
You want to tell me whatthe hell you were thinking?
Hmm?
I guess I wasn't.
We're firemen.
There's putting your life on the line
andthere's being stupid.
Guess which one you picked?
I know, I know.
His only fault is he wants to help people.
By sacrificing himself?
It doesn't matter now.
It's over.
He's all right.
No, he's not.
Brae, what're you talking about, man?
You're starting to scare me.
You should be scared.
Brae.
Why aren't you burned anywhere?
The car exploded right in your face,
and you come away from it with a headache.
Something's wrong...
And he knows it.
What is happening?
I'm sorry, Teal'c.
I didn't mean to wake you.
Wake me?
According to these readings, you've been fast asleep for most of the night.
My mind was filled with images,
thoughts of me, yet I was not entirely myself.
It happens to humans all the time.
It's called dreaming, Teal'c.
You don't dream while in kelnoreem meditation?
Not in this manner.
While in a state of kelnoreem,
I am in complete control of my thoughts.
So how do you feel?
It was so real.
Ooh, I love when that happens.
It's not uncommon, especially in the first moments
after one wakes up, to feel disoriented.
Not uncommon for humans.
Very strange for Jaffa.
So, doc, this is Teal'c
we're dealing with here, right?
I mean, aside from the bad dreams
and the odd fainting spell, he's still, what—...
Then he's still better off than 99% of my patients.
The tests show you're in otherwise perfect health.
Good. So he can go back to work?
Yeah, as long as the dreams
don't become debilitating or you faint again,
I don't see why not.
Excellent. Let's go.
Justtwo more minutes, colonel.
I'd like to perform a routine examination
of his symbiote, and then you can go.
Hi.
I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson. I'm one of the resident psychologists here.
I heard you might like to talk.
So...
Daniel Jackson.
You can just call me Daniel if you like.
You think I'm crazy?
No, not yet. We just met.
We haven't met before?
No. No, I don't think so.
I'm sure we have.
Well, maybe in another life or something,
you know, if you believe in that sort of thing. Some people do.
I just came by to talk.
About what?
Whatever's on your mind,
possibly about this operation that's scheduled
for, for, what is it, tomorrow?
Of course, it had to be postponed, because apparently,
you were blown 20 feet across a street.
I'm going through with it.
I never said you shouldn't go through with it...
But a couple of your friends
justthought you might want to talk about it, so...
Just so you know.
Can we get out of here? Maybe go for a walk or something?
Sure.
You're the doctor.
Right. Let's go.
So how did brae become your stepfath er?
I don't know. Technically, I guess he isn't.
I kind of just think of him thatway.
He raised me after my father died.
He did good.
You've got a good job, you help people out,
and from what your friends tell me, you're quite the hero.
(Chuckling)
Yeah, well, that was just plain stupid.
What was?
What brought me here in the first place.
We came on a crash site,
and one of the drivers was hurt pretty bad.
You thought he was brae, your stepfather.
Who told you that?
Your friends care about you. That's why th ey've asked me to see you.
It's a good thing.
You're giving up a part of yourself,
a vital part,
and you're doing it out of love.
So?
So? So maybe you're afraid.
Maybe subconsciously you're afraid
that you won't be yourself anymore.
The doctor told me iwould lead a perfectly normal life
after th e transplant. Self—preservation is a powerful instinct.
I'm not afraid, doc, not one bit.
That's quite a burden to carry, all that denial,
and until you're willing to let it go,
I can't let you go through with the operation.
No. You can't stop me.
Yes, I can, actually, and I will.
Why? In medicine,
we don't destroy one man's life to save another.
Look at me, doc.
I'm the healthiest human being you've ever seen,
and you know it. I'm a hundred percent.
We're not just talking about your body.
Then what?
You've been having nightmares almost every night,
from what I've been told.
Big deal.
And, and it's a big and,
yesterday, you had a full—blown hallucination.
I'm sorry, butthat is a big deal.
Look, all I'm saying is thatyour life
is every bit as important as brae's,
so if you're going to go through with this,
you have to accept what it's going to do to you.
I want to save brae.
I know you do, and iwantto help you do that.
That is a promise.
Now, if you know your way back to your room, I have to go.
I'm extremely late for another appointment,
so, uh...
What is it, doc? Is my hour up already?
No, actually, your 20 minutes are up
we'll work our way up to an hour.
(Alarm sounding)
(O'Neill): Hey, let's go.
Do you know how much it costs to keep thatthing on?
I'm ready.
Good. Let's move out.
What's wrong with you?
Nothing is wrong, O'Neill.
I need you to focus.
I am ready.
All right, then.
You are afraid to die.
No.
Because you know I will be waiting for you in the afterlife.
Who are you?
You know who I am, Teal'c.
I am your god.
No!
Excuse me, sir?
Are you lost?
No, I'm...
Are you sure you're all right?
I'm fine.
It's the wrong room.
Sorry.
(Nurse): Sir? Sir?
You cannot escape your fate, shol'va.
Hey, come on. Let's go.
Do you know how much it costs to keep thatthing open?
Bra'tac's waiting for you.
Something is wrong.
What is it?
He must have taken it.
Who must have taken what?
Shut it down.
Teal'c.
My symbiote is gone.
Fraiser just gave you a clean bill of health.
My symbiote is gone!
Get a medical team down here right now.
Help me.
Hold on, old man.
Help me. Help me.
(Shaun'auc ): It's just a nightmare. You're safe.
I was in the hospital.
That's right.
They performed the transplant, and you recovered.
They sent you home.
What?
I don't remember.
You've saved his life.
I don't remember coming home.
But you are home with me,
and everything's all right.
O'Neill...
O'Neill picked me up...
Andtook me home.
That's right.
Brae's going to be fine, and so are you.
It's just a nightmare, my love.
I feel like...
Shauna, I feel like I'm going insane.
A few bad dreams—...
You can't tell anybody about this, okay?
Because I don't want people to start thinking I'm going crazy.
I promise.
When I'm there, this is the dream.
When you're there?
I'm part of something—...
A military... underground, a secret place.
Sweeth eart, listen to what you're saying.
I'm serious.
It's a dream. They say this is the dream,
and when I'm there, I believe it.
When I'm there, it makes sense that this can't be real...
But when I'm here—...
H ey...
Honey...
Look at me.
Kiss me.
How can that not be real?
(Brae ): Hey.
How're you feeling?
Bette r,
and you?
They haven't told you?
They say my body is rejecting the new kidney.
What?
They're pumping me full of antirejection drugs
and this and that and everything,
but I've got to say...
If it doesn't take, I'm ready to go.
I really am.
How do you know this operation
isn't keeping me from going to a better place?
Come on, brae, don't even start talking like that.
Why are we so afraid of dying?
I'm not afraid.
I am, okay?
I'd rather die myself than let you go...
So you hang in there, old man,
because I did not go through this
so you could give up on me.
Am I late?
I thought it was supposed to be at 11:00.
It is.
Oh, good.
Been up to see brae?
I just came from there.
How's he doing?
His body is rejecting the new kidney.
Well, you knew that might happen.
There's gotto be something we can do.
You've done everything humanly possible.
I didn't go through this so brae could die.
Why are you going through this?
I mean, why do you think this is happening?
I mean, all of it—...
Brae, the nightmares you've been having, all of it.
Well, the nightmares are gone.
You're not dreaming you're part of some secret military operation underground?
Shauna told you.
No.
Then how the hell do you know?
I just... I know. It doesn't matter.
Fine.
I'll ask her myself.
Because we've talked about this before.
You just don't remember.
Just like you don't remember the operation
or getting discharged from the hospital, right?
Right?
Well, tell me about it again.
I'm part of something, ateam.
Who's on this team?
Same as the firehall,
chief O'Neill, captain Carter,
hell, even probie is there.
Probie is who? Probationary fireman.
It's the same as calling someone a rookie. Right.
His name's Jonas.
And what does this team do,
the one in your dream?
Go places, you know, try to make a difference,
help people.
You're a fireman.
No.
We, um...
You're just going to have to trust me.
All right.
We go to other plan ets
through a big ring of shimmering blue water.
I'm not even human.
You're a—— a Jaffa.
I carry this thing around in my gut.
It's called a symbiote.
It helps keep me alive.
Something like a kidney? Something you might be hesitant to give up?
Let me ask you this.
Does brae fit anywhere into your dream?
Which one?
Hell, I don't even know what's real anymore.
Well, you're not alone in that.
Philosophers have been trying
to figure out that question for a long time.
So let me just get this straight.
When you're there, this is the dream,
and when you're here, that's the dream.
They're both so real.
In both you're having nightmares?
Hell, I'm not even supposed to dream in the other one.
Because you're Jaffa?
Don't ask me.
Well, it's really neither here nor there.
The point is both can't be real.
No.
So you're trying to figure out
which of the two lives you seem to be leading is the real one,
so that you can stay there or here
or wherever it is you're supposed to be
once and for all,
but maybe the answer to that question
is something you haven't even considered.
Maybe neither one is real.
What?
Think about it.
If you can't distinguish between them...
If the one seems equally as real as the other...
Maybe you don't belong in either one.
Then what do I do?
Hang in there just a little while longer.
You can't leave me here like this.
I haven't left your side, Teal'c...
And I'm not going to.
That's a promise.
O'Neill?
It's okay. Yeah.
You're going to be all right. Just hang in there.
Teal'c, listen to me, okay?
This is very important.
How long have you gone without your symbiote?
Bra'tac!
He's alive, thanks to you, buti need to know how long?
You must save bra'tac.
We'll do our best, okay?
Let's take them both directly to or. One.
Let's move.
Easy.
What happened, colonel?
It was a setup from the get—go, sir.
The meeting of the rebel leaders?
There was no meeting.
It was an ambush.
We found over a hundred rebel Jaffa dead.
Every single one of them had had their symbiotes removed, except one.
Bra'tac. He and Teal'c were the only warriors left alive.
Teal'c left for this meeting over three days ago.
How did he manage to survive that long without his symbiote?
Sir, it's possible thatteal'c survived the ambush
and then used his own symbiote
to keep both he and bra'tac alive until we got there.
He knew we'd show up as soon as he was late.
Well, how long can two Jaffa survive
with only one symbiote between them?
We have no idea, sir. Up until a couple of hours ago,
we didn't even think it was possible.
Reportto the briefing room in one hour.
Yes, sir.
We've managed to stabilize them
by using the same method Teal'c must have used
to keep them both alive,
otherwise he would have been dead when they found him.
We're essentially transferring the symbiote
from one to the other.
How long can you keep them both alive that way?
I really don't know, sir.
It's a miracle th ey've survived this long.
Don't ask me how Teal'c had the strength
or the wherewithal to keep it up.
Dr. Fraiser, forgive the obvious,
but why can't we just get him another symbiote?
We've looked into it.
It's all but impossible right now
to find a symbiote that isn't already being used.
Right.
We contacted the tok' ra
as soon as we received your emergency radio transmission
and apprised them of Teal'c and bra'tac's condition.
Jacob is on the way.
Sir, if it comes down to a choice—...
Jack, we have to consider
that Teal'c has already made a choice,
and according to Dr. Fraiser,
he's gone through hell in order to see itthrough.
Well, let's hope it doesn't come down to that.
Dad, thank god you're here.
Hopefully I'm not too late.
How are they?
Shauna...
Shauna?
Shaun'auc.
She was very important in Teal'c's life.
You see, when a Jaffa goes without his symbiote
for any protracted length of time,
at least according to Jaffa legend,
his life flashes before his eyes.
You know, it might help if you talk to him.
Yeah.
Teal'c...
You've got to hang in there.
I need you.
You made me feel like one of the team.
If there's anything I can do...
Don't worry about it, probie.
Go back to sleep.
Probie?
Dr. Fraiser.
What's their condition?
They're critical, all three of them.
Three?
Due to his advanced age
and the factthat his body is showing signs
of rejecting the symbiote,
bra'tac has had to have it longer than Teal'c.
Now it seems that the strain of keeping them both alive is too much for the symbiote.
I don'tthink it could restore either one of them at this point.
Well, what about a hand device?
I brought something better,
something that should work as effectively as a symbiote,
at least for the short term.
What's that? Tretonin, sir.
The drug the pangarans offered us?
Whoa!
That ground Goa'uld, isn't it?
It's a little more refined than that, Jack,
butyes, it is derived from Goa'uld symbiotes.
It supplanted the immune system in the pangarans.
Why couldn't it do the same for the Jaffa?
I've already considered it. It won't work.
The sample I studied was designed to take the place of a human immune system.
We've since refined it specifically for Jaffa physiology.
The tok'ra have been looking forward to an end
to the Jaffa dependence on symbiotes for centuries.
Now, we've been working on this tretonin variant
since you introduced us to the pangarans,
but it hasn't been tested.
Even if it does work,
I mean, Teal'c and bra'tac
will become just as depen dent on the tretonin as the pangarans.
Given time, we can solve that problem...
But at least they'll be alive.
If I knew for a fact
that this is what Teal'c wanted—...
Janet,
this could ultimately lead to freedom
from Goa'uld oppression for all Jaffa.
That's something Teal'c and bra'tac want more than anything.
Do it.
Yes, sir.
Teal'c without junior...
That's a concept.
H ey, Teal'c.
Am I dreaming?
No, not this time.
It's late. Everyone's gone home for the night.
I just wanted to make sure you were okay.
What of bra'tac?
Bra'tac's fine...
Thanks to you.
And to you as well, I believe.
No. No, that was you.
I don't know anyone that could have done what you did.
You kept him alive for three days
without ever thinking about yourself,
and every time you gave up your symbiote,
you knew it might be for the lasttime.
This experience has been very different for me.
It seemed so real.
Your mindtookyou where you needed to go to get you th rough this,
buti promise you this is real.
You're just going to have to trust me on that.
You can go to sleep.
When you wake up, everything is going to be fine.
Is that a promise, Daniel Jackson?
That's a promise.