Previously on Stargate sg—1
Cassandra, what are you doing?
It helps to do this.
"Hok'tar" is actually a hybrid of two Goa'uld words,
"hok," which means advanced,
and "tar," which I believe is a sort of slang.
For?
Human.
So essentially it's "advanced human,"
"hoktauri."
It will represent a powerful host for the Goa'uld.
Which explains why nirrti was performing the experiments.
Those few thousand years on another world
have changed you more than you know.
I can make you more powerful than you could imagine.
Powers you've seen in wodan and the others
are only a fraction of what I could give you.
I must apologize, colonel.
This is a meager feast to offer visitors from another world.
No need to apologize.
It appears delicious.
We are a poor people.
We are forced to spend most of our time in the mines.
For the greater glory of baal.
Of course.
That's interesting,
because according to our information,
baal abandoned this planet over a hundred years ago
when the naquadah mines went dry.
The naouadah is scarce and difficult to extract,
butthere are still deposits.
Are you feeling unwell, Jonas Quinn?
I'm fine.
It's just, uh, it's hot.
It is true we have not seen lord baal for many generations,
but we continue to offer him tribute
through his emissary, lord mot.
Are you expecting this guy any time soon?
He will arrive in 12 days, at the rising of the full moon.
Stop talking like an old fool.
It would be madness to defy lord mot.
With each passing year,
the mining grows more difficult.
Soon, it may be impossible to meet lord mot's demands,
but we have no choice.
They are gods, after all, are they not?
Well, they have great power.
That is all we need to know.
That is true. However—...
Ellori.
However what?
We have an ancient prophecy
that one day,
strangers would come through the chappa'ai
to slay the gods and free our people.
Now, you have arrived,
and you also carry weapons of great power.
Stop talking like an old fool.
It would be madness to defy lord mot.
Jonas?
I need some air.
Jonas...
Preliminary tests seem to indicate
that Jonas is in perfect health,
but given his history with naouadria research,
ithought it would be prudent to do an m.R.I.
Now, it shows an area of unusual brain activity
right about here.
Any explanation? No, sir.
In fact, I don't even know if this has anything to do
with what happened on the planet.
I had a dizzy spell. It was probably the food.
Maybe, but I don't want to take any chances.
I've scheduled a series of follow—up exams.
Very well.
According to tok'ra intelligence,
not only did baal aban Don p4s 237
over a hundred years ago,
butto the best of their knowledge,
he no longer receives any naouadah shipments from the planet.
So where's it going?
Well, perhaps this lord mot is keeping it for himself.
What do we know about him?
He was the caananite god of death.
According to mythology,
he was defeated by baal
andthen forced to live in the underworld.
In all likelihood, there was a power struggle.
Baal defeated mot and forced him into servitude.
Maybe he doesn't want to serve anymore.
If he is stockpiling naouadah without baal's knowledge,
he may well be planning to move against him.
Sir, if we're right about this,
and baal no longer has any knowledge
of what's happening on the planet,
it's possible we could free these people.
If the system lords think the planet's worthless,
then we wouldn't have to worry about somebody coming in to take his place.
Did they ask for our help?
Not exactly.
I think they were afraid to come out and ask directly,
butthey did hint
that they no longer believe the Goa'uld are gods.
What do you think, colonel?
Ithinkwe're going to need a lot more intel.
H ey...
Do you want to get some lunch? It's Mexican today.
According to ellori,
mot isn't due to return for another 12 days.
That gives us plenty of time.
I'll contact the Pentagon.
H ey...
Do you want to get some lunch? It's Mexican today.
What?
I knew you were going to say that.
What are you talking about?
Before, when we were in the briefing room.
I had a... I don't know.
It was like a vision.
I was standing here holding this notebook.
You came in and said what you said.
When you think you're reliving a moment,
it's called deja vu.
It's normal.
It's said to be caused by a split—second delay in sense perception.
This was different.
It was th e same on the plan et—...
I saw something, andthen it happened.
When?
Just before I passed out.
I didn't say anything
because I didn't think anything of it at the time,
but now it's happened twice.
Sir, we just completed a second m.R.I.
There's still nothing to suggest
that Jonas's previous exposure to naquadria
has anything to do with this.
According to major Carter, he claims to be having visions.
Mm—hmm. He's also beginning to suffer from headaches.
I know the symptoms appear to be similar
to what happened to those scientists on kelowna,
butthere are no indications of schizophrenia.
There is, however,
a small spot on this m.R.I. That has me worried.
Do you know what it is?
I'm not sure, but it could be atumor.
Is this what caused him to pass out?
It's possible.
Sir, ithink itwould be best
if you took Jonas off of active duty.
This is ridiculous.
Fraiser's just covering all the bases.
Something else has to be going on here.
Whatever she saw in that m.R.I.
Has to have something to do with these visions I'm having.
I mean, it can't be just coincidence.
What, you guys didn't believe me
when iwas seeing those alien creatures. They turned outto be real.
So you're seeing things before they happen.
That's right.
Like what's for lunch...
I can't control it.
They're just flash es.
We have encountered many strange phenomena, Jonas Quinn,
but we have yet to meet anyone
that can see the future.
It goes against all the laws of physics as we understand them.
Have you had any more?
Jonas?
The tok'ra are coming.
(Alarm)
Unschedu led offworld activation.
Her name is sina.
Sg—I, this is sina, of the tok'ra.
We have further information
about the system lord baal.
Is there a problem?
No, sir.
Please...
Baal has suffered a recent military defeat at the hands of lord yu.
Anubis is said to be very disappointed.
It's hard to believe thatyu hasn't been destroyed yet.
Given that he is the only system lord still in opposition to Anubis,
his persistence is remarkable.
You go, yu.
Baal's recent campaign was meantto be a final crushing blow,
but he allowed yu to escape his grasp
and suffered heavy losses in the process.
So he screwed up and his boss is pissed at him now, huh?
If I understand you correctly,
yes, that would be a fair assessment.
Clearly, baal is in avulnerable position.
This may be an ideal time for mot to move against him.
If he moves up to the rank of system lord,
he won't have to keep his operation on 237 secret anymore.
He could Garrison the planet.
So if we're going to help them, we'd better do it soon.
Another headache?
Yeah.
Jonas, none of us had ever met that tok'ra before.
There's no way you could have known her name.
I can't explain it.
I saw her in the briefing room, general Hammond said her name,
andthen a few minutes later, it happened.
Teal'c said that you've n ever encountered
aliens with precognitive abilities, right?
Yeah, we haven't.
But we have come across other psychic powers.
On p3x 367.
Wodan was telekinetic, eggar was telepathic...
And then there was Cassandra.
You think nirrti has something to do with this.
It's very possible.
She had me in that gene splicing machine for over an hour.
Whatif she did something to me?
It's hard to say without a biopsy,
but all of my tests seem to indicate
thatthe tumor is not made up of cancer cells.
Then what is it?
I'm not sure,
but I do know that it's grown
by over 50% since the last test.
I've never seen anything like it.
What can we do?
I recommend immediate surgery.
If we don't get it out of him soon,
the intra—cranial pressure is going to kill him.
I've called in a neurosurgeon.
Her name is Dr. Sandy Van densen.
She's the bestthere is.
I'm not completely convinced
that surgery is the right way to deal with this.
Jonas, it's going to kill you.
You don't know that.
We don't even know what it is.
Jonas and I have been discussing the possibility
thatthis has something to do with nirrti,
that it's another step towards the creation of a hok'tar.
So you think this is the result of genetic manipulation?
Jonas thinks the newtissue in his brain
is somehow giving him precognitive abilities.
Well, for all I know, you may be right,
butthat doesn't change the fact
that if this tumor continues to grow at its current rate,
it is still going to kill you.
It may stabilize.
Nirrti never did anything to anyone
that didn't turn out badly.
Colonel, you of all people
should realize what an advantage this could be.
Imagine if we knew in advance when and where
the next Goa'uld attack would come from.
You have yet to provide such valuable information.
All I'm saying is just give me some more time,
at least 48 hours.
Make it 24, and you'll remain on base for observation.
What about the mission?
You're going to sitthis one out.
Colonel, I want you to take the rest of sg—I and sg—15 back to the planet
for a full tactical assessment.
If there's a real chance we can free these people from the Goa'uld,
I want to know about it.
Yes, sir.
Dismissed.
Blood pressure's a little high.
How are the headach es?
Not good.
Jonas, why are you doing this?
Even limited precognitive abilities
would be invaluable to our work.
Mm.
You still think you have to keep proving yourself, don't you?
You know, you might want to consider the possibility
that you're valuable enough already.
Let's run another e.E.G.
Yes, doctor.
Jonas?
How's she doing?
Respirations are shallow.
Pulse is weak.
Sam, can you hear me?
Sam?
I've lostthe pulse. She's in v—fib.
Anything? Nothing.
Charge to 200. Charging.
Clear.
Jonas!
Colonel! Colonel!
You have to scrub the mission.
Why?
Major Carter gets hurt. I saw it.
Colonel O'Neill, what the hell's going on down there?
It was a medical emergency.
Major Carter was being rushed to the infirmary
with what appeared to be a staff blast wound.
According to the villagers,
we will not encounter any Jaffa for many days.
Maybe they were wrong,
or maybe they lied. We can't know for sure.
Well, that's just it, Jonas.
There's no way we can know.
Maybe it's not even supposed to happen on this mission.
It could be weeks from now.
I don'tthink I can see that far ahead.
The point is we can't start second—guessing every decision.
It's a calculated risk every time we use the gate.
I agree, major.
However, until we have a better understanding of what's going on,
I'd prefer to err on the side of caution.
Was anybody else hurt on this thing?
I only saw major Carter.
Well, then, she can sitthis one out
justto be on the safe side.
Agreed, but, colonel, be careful.
Yes, sir.
Major Pierce, report.
We've swept the whole village, sir.
There's no sign of any Jaffa activity.
As I said, lord mot will not arrive for many days.
All right. Stay sharp. O'Neill out.
Have you decided to help us?
Are you sure this is what you want?
It is as the prophecy foretold.
No, screw the prophecy.
I need to know your people are willing to follow through on this.
Last winter,
there was aterrible sickness in the village.
Many could not work.
When lord mot arrived
and there was not enough naouadah,
we tried to explain.
We begged his forgiveness,
but he would not listen.
He took 10 of the sickest,
including my daughter's husband,
and executed them in front of the whole village.
We would do anything to be free of this burden.
(Alarm sounding)
We have a medical emergency on level 25.
What happened?
We were doing an overhaul of the gate generators,
and there was a power spike.
The capacitor blew.
Was anybody else hurt? Major Carter.
How's she doing?
Respirations are shallow.
Pulse is weak.
Sam, can you hear me?
Sam?
I've lostthe pulse. She's in v—fib.
Anything? Nothing.
Charge to 200. Charging.
Clear. Clear.
We got it.
Pulse is back. Regular signs.
Okay, let's get them both into the infirmary.
Let's move.
Thanks.
Hey.
How are you feeling?
Slightly overcooked.
Janet says I'll be fine.
Sam, I'm sorry.
For what?
If I had just kept my mouth shut,
you would have gone on the mission.
None of this would have happened. Jonas—...
I envisioned it exactly the way it happened,
but I didn't understand it.
I misinterpreted the vision.
I won't make that same mistake again.
Don't do this to yourself.
I've been thinking about this a lot.
Now, I've always been hyper—observant.
I see details that other people miss.
I see patterns.
Maybe predicting the future
is just an extension of that ability.
It doesn't work that way.
According to newtonian physics, yes—...
If you could know the position and velocity
of every particle in the universe
at any given moment,
you could accurately predict all of their interactions
for the rest of time.
So then the future is predetermined.
It's just a matter of having enough information to figure it out.
Yes, but quantum mechanics blows that out of the water.
According to the heisen berg uncertainty principle,
it is impossible to look at a sub—atomic particle
and know both where it is and where it's going at the same time.
The more accurately you fix its position,
the more uncertain you make its velocity, and vice versa.
The best we can do is calculate probabilities.
So then I'm seeing probable futures.
Maybe.
Every vision I've had
has turned out exactly the way I saw it.
That doesn't mean they always will, Jonas.
Does mot usually arrive th rough the Stargate?
No. He usually arrives by ship.
Where does he land?
Here.
How many Jaffa?
Eight, maybe io.
Clearly, he is not anticipating resistance.
Colonel, we can do this.
There's plenty of cover here and here.
They'd never know what hitthem.
All right. We'll do a sweep of the area tomorrow.
I will show you.
Old fool.
Chazen...
These outsiders have led you astray,
buti have taken care of everything.
What did you do?
(Ship passes over)
A scout ship
lord mot is coming.
Jonas, we need to go over these test results.
Jonas!
This is fraiser. I need a medical team to level 18, l7.
You know,
every time iwake up in a Goa'uld cell,
I can't help the thought
that something bad is going to happen.
You are the tau ri of Stargate command.
And you are lord mot,
come to punish us for our insolence,
et cetera, yadda, et al.
That is correct.
Yeah.
Well, Mr. Mot, we're onto you.
We know what you've got planned,
and we've informed the tok'ra.
If we don't report back on schedule,
they're going to rat you out.
They're going to tell your boss. They'll snitch on you.
You intend to send a warning to baal.
I think that's what I said, isn't it?
I said that.
I think this is unlikely.
You would not be here
if you did not wish to protect the people of this planet.
If baal discovers the mines are still active,
he will return.
There will be no message.
Baal is in the service of Anubis.
If you kill him, you will have to answer for it.
You may be of some assistance in that regard.
I don't think so.
It is well known among the system lords
that an Iris protects your gate.
Obviously, you must transmit some kind of code
before you return to your planet.
I suspect you use one of these.
You will tell me the code,
and iwill use it to destroy Stargate command.
Anubis will congratulate me on my initiative.
We will tell you nothing.
Not at first, but eventually.
However, for the moment,
I must deal with these villagers.
I can not let their treachery go unpunished.
They had nothing to do with this.
My spy tells me otherwise.
Of course, I could be convinced to spare them some discomfort...
Very well, then.
I'll leave you to think about it.
What am I doing here?
You had a seizure.
We can't wait any longer, Jonas.
If this tumor gets much bigger,
we may not be able to remove it safely.
Wait.
What is it?
Sir, we're receiving an I.D.C. It's sg—15.
Open the Iris. Yes, sir.
Sg—15, this is Hammond. Come in.
Repeat, this is general Hammond.
Please respond.
(Alarm wailing)
I need to talk to general Hammond.
Now!
By the time you closed the Iris, it was too late.
They set off some kind of bomb
that destroyed the entire gate room,
maybe even the whole mountain.
You sure it was sg—15's Iris code?
Positive.
Sir, we have to warn them.
But maybe sending a message is what causes this to happen.
Like when you tried to warn major Carter about her injury.
Yeah.
Jonas, we've been over this.
The future isn't predetermined.
Now, in the absence of any other information,
the best we can do is follow normal procedures.
Yeah, but if I didn't have this vision,
we wouldn't be having this conversation.
We're already beyond normal procedure.
What do you suggest?
We need more information. We need to know how the Jaffa getthat Iris code.
Maybe I can find that out.
I thought you said you couldn't control the visions.
I haven't been trying hard enough.
No.
Jonas, if we don't get you into surgery right now, you could die.
I need just a little more time.
Excuse me, miss.
How about sending a little of that our way?
Or not.
Wow.
What did you put in that?
Kelmina root.
They will sleep for many hours.
I was able to retrieve this.
Chazen has the rest of your belongings.
I dared nottake more.
Where's your father?
He is being held in the village.
Lord mot intends to make an example of him.
All right, we can help him,
but we have to get to the gate to get some reinforcements here.
I understand.
How do we get out?
This way.
Boys...
You thinkthat'll help?
It works for Teal'c.
Jonas...
I'm okay.
We're good to go.
Teal'c!
Jonas?
I need to get to the control room.
What? Jonas! I need some help in here!
Get him on the bed.
We've got to get him into surgery. Grab the gurney.
Easy.
Jonas?
Jonas...
Jonas, can you hear me?
This path will take you to the chappa'ai.
Colonel,
I fear mot will execute my father.
There is not much time.
Just stay out of sight until we get back.
Not yet.
What happened?
We can't wait any longer.
Sam... Sam.
I saw it. I know what's going to happen.
Sir, they're walking into an ambush!
According to Jonas,
the Jaffa will be waiting for them at the gate.
We have to warn them.
Dial p4s 237.
Yes, sir.
We're ready, doctor.
It's okay.
Just relax.
What's happening? It's okay, Jonas.
What's going on?
Get the lorazepam.
(Stammers)
It's okay, Jonas. It's not your problem anymore.
Colonel O'Neill, this is Hammond. Please respond.
Major Pierce, do you read me?
Jonas believes there may be a Jaffa presence
awaiting your arrival at the Stargate.
Exercise extreme caution
when approaching the gate.
I repeat,
exercise extreme caution
when approaching the gate.
Jonas believes you may be walking into an ambush.
Do you copy?
Sendear...
Check on the prisoners.
Yes, sir.
Colonel O'Neill, do you copy?
Major Pierce, do you read me?
They could be out of range, sir.
Or maybe they received the message butthey can't respond.
What about the malp?
We're not receiving anything, sir.
Sir, sg—3 is prepped and ready to go.
I just can't risk it, major.
I could be sending them into an ambush.
We're just going to have to hope
colonel O'Neill gets the message.
The prisoners have escaped.
Sound the alarm.
(Alarm sounds)
Pierce.
Who gave the order to soundthe alarm?
I did. The prisoners have escaped.
Idiot.
I allowed that foolish girl to help them.
My Jaffa are waiting at the gate.
Oh, I could not have known.
You must forgive me.
You are mistaken.
Scissors.
There it is.
Looks like an astrocytoma.
Isn'tthat unusual?
Given that the tissue isn't malignant, yes.
We didn't see any evidence of it on the m.R.I.
This must be a recent formation.
We've got reticular infiltrates.
This could get a little tricky.
Blood pressure's dropping.
Heart rate's 120 and climbing.
He's hemorrhaging.
I need more suction.
I don't see it.
Blood pressure's 80 on 60.
Heart rate's 160.
We've gotto find the bleeder. He's pre—arrest.
We need a liter of saline, and have dopamine standing by.
Get a unit of o—neg.
Pressure's 60 on 40.
Doctor, we're losing him.
Hold on. I see it.
Retract this flap
I think I've got it.
Pressure's coming up
heart rate's stabilizing.
Okay.
Let's get this thing out of him.
Still no signal, sir.
Sir, we're receiving an I.D.C.
It's sg—15.
Sg—15, this is Hammond.
Come in.
Repeat, this is general Hammond.
Please respond.
Sir, if we don't open the Iris
and it really is colonel O'Neill, Teal'c, and sg—15, then—...
The second they step th rough that puddle, they'll be killed.
I'm aware of that.
Open the Iris.
Yes, sir.
We've got awounded man here.
Clear the ramp
colonel, it's good to see you.
General, request permission to return to the planet with sgs 3 and 10.
We have some unfinished business.
Permission granted.
Expecting someone else, sir?
We'll explain later.
H ey!
I thought you were supposed to be resting that brain.
Ahh...
How are you doing?
I'm a little sick of staring atthese walls all the time,
but other than that, I'm fine.
Dr. Fraiser thinks they got it all out.
I read the post—op analysis.
It said the tumor was similar to ordinary human brain tissue,
butthatthe neurons were five times more densely packed.
Nirrti definitely had to have something to do with this.
I mean, this kind of thing just doesn't happen naturally.
Are you still having visions, Jonas Quinn?
Not since the surgery, no.
So...
No lottery numbers...
'Fraid not.
No trip to Vegas, just you and me?
Oh... so how's it going on 237?
They are planning a large celebration in our honor.
They want to thank us for helping them get rid of mot.
We're bringing the food this time.
That's a good idea.
All right, visiting hours are over.
Jonas, you need your rest.
Well...
Get well soon.
We need you out there.
Yes, sir.
Is he feeling all right?
I knew he'd warm up to you eventually.
You know, it is interesting.
We changed the way things played out,
which would seem to indicate
thatthe future isn't predetermined,
but by doing so,
we fulfilled an ancient prophecy.
A thousan d years ago, someone in that village predicted
that this would happen.
How do you explain that?
Maybe it was just a lucky guess.
Yeah.