Hmm.
What? —jack,
I've been translating the ancient writing
on the colonnade that sg—2 discovered on p3x—439.
Daniel, I'll be there in halfan hour.
It talks about a library of knowledge, Jack.
I think the monument contains a repository of the ancients.
Repository, you say.
Yeah. That thing that grabbed your head, made you talk crazy, nearly killed you.
Well, it sounds like we should stay away then.
Well, I mean, considering what we know now,
we should be able to find another way to access the information.
I mean, Sam's been able to use tok'ra crystals
to find a way to transferall kinds of different energy.
We should go there as soon as possible.
Yeah.7 —so?
I'll be there in halfan hour.
Okay, bye.
No, no, no, wait. Don't hang up. I need a seven—letter word.
I told Sam I wouldn't help you.
Well, then this will be the one thing she doesn't know.
Up, down, charmed, blank.
Strange.
Yeah. Well, thanks anyway.
No, the word you're looking for——...
I know, I know. I couldn't get her off the phone.
Well, I should be done by noon.
Whatever it is, believe me, I'm sure it won't take long to say no,
and then I'll be at Georgetown at 2:00 for my poli—sci class,
and, uh, I'm speaking
at the women in Washington dinner at 7:00.
Taxi! Taxi! —sorry. Michelle,
I gotta call you back. This guy has been trying to steal my cab.
Sorry, sorry, this is my cab. I called for a taxi ten minutes ago.
As do I.
I—I cannot be late. I'm going to the white house.
I have to be there in 15 minutes, I'm meeting with the president.
Of the United States. Really, I am.
Hey, one of you going to get in or what?
Wait. Can I offer you cab fare, wherever you need to go. Please.
Can you call this man another taxi?
Excuse me, Dr. Weir.
Please get in, ma'am.
Uh...
Mr. Vice president.
Dr. Weir.
It wasn't necessary for you to pick me up, sir.
I was on my way from the athletic club.
Besides, there are very few people
who could properly brief you for this interview.
Uh... interview? I agreed to have just a meeting with—...
How would you respond if I told you
the air force is currently conducting top-secret operations
with an alien transportation device called the Stargate?
It was discovered in the early 1900's at giza,
not too far from the great pyramids.
Is this a joke?
What is it?
A note from the president.
And you might want to read this, too.
Oh, my god.
How long have you been waiting there?
You said halfan hour, an hour ago.
General Hammond's waiting.
Excuse me.
The fate of the world is hanging in the balance
and you've been sitting in your truck finishing this?
I believe it was double or nothing.
Okay, 23 across, the atomic weight of boron.
The answer is ten.
Yes?
You wrote the word "fat."
Your point?
We should be out of here.
Harper, Reynolds.
Sir. —jack.
Sg—3 spotted a Goa'uld reconnaissance drone
while on the planet where they found the colonnade.
Since that obviously means the Goa'uld were aware of its existence,
sgs 3 and 5 will be providing backup, if general Hammond approves the mission.
What mission?
Good morning, sg—1. Nice of you to join us.
Good morning, sir.
I've read Dr. Jackson's report on his translation.
Given what happened the last time you encountered something like this,
I'm surprised you're so willing to take on this mission.
So am I, sir.
Jack?
Daniel?
Why wouldn't we want to gain access
to the greatest repository of knowledge in the known universe,
once and for all find the lost city of the ancients,
and use their advanced technology to save the entire galaxy
from the evil oppression of the Goa'uld?
Well, there's that.
From the mission file I've read,
this is one of those things that whips up from the wall,
grabs your head and rearranges your brain, right?
Sort of. — "sort of"?
It basically downloads the entire library of ancient knowledge into a person's mind.
That massive amount ofdata then slowly unspools into your brain,
eventually taking over your consciousness completely.
Except for it wasn't meant for a physiology as primitive as ours.
Easy, fella.
I thought the report said you almost died last time, sir.
The asgard were able to remove the information
from O'Neill's mind before he was lost to us.
So, why don't we just shoot Thor a call, get him standing by as backup.
We tried, sir. He's not responding.
None of our alien allies have been particularly reliable of late.
Should something happened again...
General, no one's saying that anyone should directly interface with the device.
We're suggesting that it be extracted and brought home for study.
The engineering team that studied the last one of these devices you found,
determined nothing after six months of research.
We believe that that device's power source
was depleted when colonel O'Neill activated it.
Recent intel suggests that Anubis has become a serious threat
to dominate the rest of the Goa'uld in a very short time.
We have to consider earth is at risk now more than ever.
If the knowledge contained within this device can lead us
to technologies we can use to defend ourselves, we must pursue it.
Why didn't you just say that?
Sorry.
You have a go. And be careful, people.
The file you read in the car is just the beginning.
You might want to familiarize yourself
with some more of this before you take the job.
Take the job?
I mean, I just found out that science fiction isn't fiction.
I mean, I've known there were secrets, big secrets, but this is, this is...
I don't know what's scarier, the fact that this is all true,
or the fact that you're telling me.
I can't imagine what kind ofjob you're offering me, sir,
but at this point, I really don't care anymore.
I realize you haven't met the president yet.
Just try and say "no."
Chevron—7 locked.
Sg teams 1, 3 and 5, good luck. God speed.
Thank you, sir. Let's move out!
Reynolds,
set up a defense perimeter as you see fit.
Hold the gate till we get back.
You got it. —sir.
Sg—1, move out.
You know, we've searched this place up and down.
I know.
We could have Goa'uld on our collective asses any minute now.
I know.
According to the text on this column, it's inside.
Inside, you say.
Well, let me tell you, my friend.
There is no inside.
There's just a whole lot of outside.
I know.
I'm getting some strange readings coming from here.
If I'm right...
Look out.
Reynolds, come in.
Go ahead.
Yeah, we got something here, stand by.
All clear for the moment.
We just have to figure out how to get this thing out of the wall.
Damn! —careful!
All right, one more time, why are we doing this? Why?
You hear something, Harper?
Sir! We got multiple bogeys coming in fast.
Dial the gate! —here we go!
Send a constant radio signal, we have to keep that door open.
Sg—I, we have incoming.
All right, let's go.
Jack, we can't just leave. —daniel.
We must not allow this device to fall into the hands of Anubis.
Fine.
Jack! —sir, he's right.
If we destroy it, we lose our only chance to find the location of the lost city.
O'Neill.
Oh, crap!
All right, then what?
No, no, no, no, no!
Jack, somebody has to do it.
The answer is in there!
If we don't find the lost city, we're as good as dead. Let me do it.
And who does the translating when you go ancient.
In fact, you're the one person who can't do it.
Jack!
Sir!
O'Neill.
Sg—I, where the hell are you guys?
We can't hold out for long.
Colonel Reynolds, we are headed back to the gate.
Hold positions. Reece, you're with me.
Take cover!
Jack. Jack, you okay?
What's going on?
Come on, let's get him up.
General Hammond, we're coming through the gate.
We're right behind you, sir. Go. Go!
What happened?
Didn't quite go according to plan, sir.
We have to get him to the infirmary.
I did it again.
Dr. Weir.
Sorry to have kept you so late.
Well, that's all right, I've been doing a little reading.
Mr. President, I—I mean, this is truly so outrageous.
I feel compelled on behalf of everyone who has no idea that—that...
Megan.
Could you get a car ready for Dr. Weir?
Five minutes.Thanks.
Sit down.
Would you like something?
No, thank you.
Your reaction was very similar to mine when I found out.
I'm sorry. Five minutes, sir?
The negotiation you mediated in north Africa?
Yes? What does that have to do with this?
Well, just that the Stargate,
probably makes that seem like child's play.
Well, frankly, sir, I have absolutely no idea what you want from me.
You brokered a dozen
of the most sensitive international treaties in modern times.
You speak god knows how many languages
just five.
Five.
I suppose your aversion to the military will be an issue.
What are we talking about, exactly?
You running the Stargate program.
How in the hell did this happen?
It wasn't an accident, sir. —he did it deliberately.
In order to access the knowledge of the ancients.
He, uh...
We figured we'd never get another shot at it.
We know from experience that the ancient knowledge
will essentially overwrite the colonel's brain.
We're hoping that during the transformation process,
he'll become aware of the information we're looking for.
And then?
And then it will overwhelm his nervous system,
and the colonel will—...
What? Meet my maker? Pay the Piper?
Reach the pearly gates? Start pushing up daisies here and there?
You should be in the infirmary.
Why? We all know exactly what's going to happen.
In a few days, I start speaking some strange language.
A few days after that,
I start doing things beyond my control, and a few days after that,
it's good night, my someone, good night.
So, with your permission, sir,
I'd like to take the weekend, get a few personal things together.
The last time, it did take a couple of days
before we noticed any change in the colonel's behavior.
I'll be back Monday. Ready to work.
Permission granted. —thank you, sir.
Now, if you'll excuse me, my favorite television show
starts in halfan hour.
We've already done an initial review,
and we've decided to suspend current operations
until a new government division can be established.
There's no question the Stargate is a dangerous thing,
but given what we know is going on out there,
it's something we can't ignore.
No, obviously not.
I don't want this to sound like a terribly self—centered question—...
Why you?
Why me?
What do you think?
Well, I'm betting other world leaders are pressuring you for control.
See, I knew you were a quick study.
And I can advise you there,
but I am not qualified to negotiate with aliens.
No one is, doctor. Not you, not me.
But someone has to do it.
The fact is,
we can't keep this thing a secret forever.
And you wanna put a friendly face on this thing when it goes public.
Someone a little less threatening than a us. Military general.
People will panic.
It's going to take anything and everything we have
to keep our civilization from turning upside down.
But make no mistake.
You're not just a figurehead for the sake publicity.
I chose you for a damn good reason.
I take it my five minutes are up.
Actually it was seven.
Don't worry. This is just the beginning.
What if! Say no, sir?
Never going to happen.
Bonnie, come on in here. Thank you.
Good seeing you again.
So, things aren't quite as simple as they seem.
Well, they've never seemed simple, sir.
Be careful who you trust, doctor.
Does that include you, sir?
He may be the president,
but I am the one person on this fair planet
you want on your side, and...
The one person you don't want to cross.
Hi, sir.
Carter?
Did I wake you?
Sort of.
I couldn't sleep at all last night.
You should have called.
I didn't wanna bother you.
Um...
I was just looking at the sky.
Trying to figure out how many stars we'd actually been to.
Actually,
only a few of the stars visible from earth have Stargates on them, so...
I knew that. —yea h.
Hammond send you by to check up on me? —no.
It's funny, really, I, uh...
I was out driving,
you know, in my car, and I...
I drove here.
Funny. —yeah.
There's coffee around here. I think.
Maybe not. How about a beer?
Sure, why not.
Want a glass? I can wash one.
No, I'm fine. Thank you, sir.
So, do you ever talk to her?
Can we not talk about that?
Sorry.
How are you feeling?
Can we not talk about that either?
Okay.
What do you want to talk about?
You wanna be alone.
This was a bad idea. I should go.
Finish your beer.
And then you have to wait at least an hour before you drive.
Sir?
What?
I should have done it.
What? Stuck your head in that thing?
Are you nuts?
Carter. You're one of this country's natural resources,
if not national treasures.
It couldn't have gone down any other way.
I just hope it's worth it.
Even if we do find the lost city,
even if we get there and find exactly what we're looking for to defend the planet—...
That would be worth it.
Hello?
In here.
Oh. Sorry, are we interrupting anything?
What are you doing here?
Oh, well, I—it's a funny story actually. Um...
We were driving by and we saw Sam's car in the driveway,
and—and—and, um... —funny.
Teal'c said to me...
Well, he didn't really say anything. He just kinda, you know, looked at me
and did that eyebrow raise thing that he kinda does
and I said to him, I said, "hey, why don't we stop by and..."
Is that donuts?
Indeed.
Excellent.
Rise.
My lord,
I believe the humans of the tau'ri destroyed the device you sought.
You failed to stop them.
They anticipated our arrival, my lord.
You are so wrong.
It's the perfect analogy.
Burns as Goa'uld.
They are merely animated characters, O'Neill.
You are so shallow.
Oh, please! Teal'c is like one of the deepest people I know.
He's so deep.
Come on. Tell them how deep you are.
You'll be lucky if you understand this.
My depth is immaterial to this conversation.
Ooh! See?
No more beer for you.
I'm sorry, sir, but I have to agree.
I don't see the connection.
All right, that does it.
You know, the entire vhs collection was going to one of you.
It's going to siler. He gets it.
Thank god. Pizza.
Well, you're not the usual delivery boy.
Is this a good time?
It's always a good time for you, sir.
Come on in. Let me get you a chair.
General.
At ease, major, please.
There you go, sir.
I'm glad to find you all here.
You wouldn't happen to have another one of those?
I would.
I hope you like guinness, sir.
I find it a refreshing substitute for...
Food.
I've been relieved of command.
What?
The president has effectively shut down
the sgc for a three—month review process.
Three months?
During which time, a newly—formed
government department will take the place of Stargate command.
But, sir, the colonel... We don't have much time.
How could this happen?
Kinsey.
Does anyone know anyone who voted for those two shrubs?
I've known president Hayes for a long time. He's a good man.
Despite his taste in running mates, maybe.
Robert Kinsey brought in a lot of campaign financing,
and for all we know,
he may have used his knowledge of the Stargate
as leverage to get himself a place on the ticket.
It doesn't matter now.
What, we're just going to lie down for this?
Now, we've been in this situation before.
No, this time it's different.
Who's replacing you, sir?
Her name is Dr. Elizabeth Weir.
A civilian?
I've heard of her. She's, um...
An expert in international politics.
She mediated some high—level negotiations for the UN.
I actually referenced some of her work
when I drafted our first treaty for the tok'ra.
All I know is I've been ordered to Washington to discuss reassignment.
I leave tomorrow.
Uh, general, we do have a little
unfinished business here.
As far as I know, you're all to report to work as scheduled on Monday.
Something must be done.
I have my orders.
Besides, I have a feeling
I may be able to do more about this from Washington than I can here.
And in the meantime?
You'll just have to plead your case to the new administration.
I have every confidence in you people.
Amazing, isn't it?
I don't really care.
Okay.
Wai...
Well, there's gonna be a lot of changes
and not everyone is going to be happy about them.
Yes, I'm about to step into one myself.
Okay, bye.
Sorry. I walk around with this thing,
I look like a crazy person, talking to myself.
Elizabeth Weir. —daniel Jackson.
I can't get used to being this far underground.
I keep looking around for a window.
I see you found the one with the best view.
I remember when we were first trying to get the Stargate to work,
I would come here and just stare at it for hours.
Is that a gentle reminder
that you've been an important part of this since the very beginning?
Subtle, huh?
Hmm.
So, a little light reading.
Uh...
I've been awake all weekend. I...
The reality of this is—is... It's an adrenaline rush.
Hey, at least I know you have a beating heart.
I don't expect the warmest welcome from the military personnel.
You're replacing a great man, uniform notwithstanding.
Okay.
But I'm hoping you, of all people, won't jump to conclusions.
Like why someone like you is here?
Someone like me?
Yeah, someone who started their career as a political activist.
Lobbying against the government spending on the military.
And how I end up working for those I was criticizing?
I know, but I've decided that
the best way to stop the proliferation of weapons
is to try and end the need for them.
So, I'm going to be the voice of reason to whoever will listen.
And you think that's why the president chose you to take over the sgc?
I don't know why I've been given this job.
I really don't, but I'm going to do it
to the best of my ability as long as I'm here.
I'm going to start by examining the mandate for this program—...
Don't underestimate the immediate threat.
No, I'm not, but this country's history of manifest destiny
cannot continue out to the rest of the galaxy,
especially when this is all being done behind the back of the entire planet.
Hey, I'm not saying that everything that's been going on around here is right.
I mean, we have no right to play god, but neither to the Goa'uld.
Now, I know none of this may seem real to you on paper, but trust me,
they're pure evil.
Now, if they had the chance,
they would either destroy us or enslave us all.
You can read as many mission reports as you want,
but before you decide what should or shouldn't be done around here,
why don't you go through that gate and see what's going on for yourself?
In good time.
We may not have good time and Jack O'Neill certainly doesn't.
I want you to know
that colonel O'Neill's current condition is of serious concern to me.
Then realize Jack only did what he did,
because it was our only way to find the location of the lost city.
Unscheduled incoming traveler.
All the offworld teams are back already.
Dr. Weir, we're receiving master bra'tac's personal identification code.
I know what an idc is, thank you, colonel Pearson.
Well, he's an ally and if we don't open the Iris...
I understand that, thank you. Go ahead, please.
Bra'tac.
This is Dr. Elizabeth Weir, she's the new leader of this facility.
Hello.
Has Hammond oftexas fallen in battle?
No, sir, he's—he's fine.
We've had some recent changes in our political leaders.
I see.
Bra'tac, what's wrong?
I'm afraid I'm not the bearer of good news.
We have had word from Jaffa loyal to our cause.
Anubis is gathering the full force of his fleet.
He will be here within three days.
Bob, could we stop complaining
and start figuring out what we're going to do?
Mr. President. General Hammond.
Show him in.
We can't ignore a threat of this magnitude,
hear the man out.
Well, whatever he is, and get back to me.
General George Hammond.
Mr. President.
I think it was lieutenant last time we spoke, wasn't it?
For both of us, that was a lot of hair ago, sir.
Sit down.
You know, when I first took this job,
ithoughtlhad the weight of the world on my shoulders.
But then I found out what you do for a living.
Yes.
George, this had nothing to do with your record.
If the American people had any idea what your contribution was...
Thank you, sir, that's kind of you to say.
One day, maybe they will.
Dr. Weir, she's as smart as they come.
Ihopeso.
The poor thing, she has no idea what she has gotten herself into.
But I had no choice, George, I had to do something.
I want you to know that I'm aware of your history with the vice president.
Yes, sir.
Hell, we both know why I picked Kinsey.
More than the money, he delivered Florida all by himself.
Trust me, if! Knew then—...
Of course.
So, let's talk about your reassignment.
I was thinking more along the lines of retirement, sir.
I don't think so, George, not just yet.
I want to keep you around Washington.
We're going to need you and your expertise.
Three days from now is a Thursday.
Thursday's not good for us.
Why now?
Anubis believes that we know the location of the lost city.
We don't. —not yet.
Yes, but he doesn't know that we don't know.
Well, well.
Some people just don't know when to leave.
Colonel O'Neill, major Carter, Teal'c.
I know these are strange circumstances to be meeting for the first time.
And you are...
I am Dr. Elizabeth Weir, colonel.
You can just call her your one hope
of ever stepping through the Stargate again.
Bit of a mouthful.
I know I'm playing catch—up, but I understand that time is short.
Actually it's all relative, ma'am.
Carter could explain it better if we had more time.
Shall we have a seat, then?
Obviously, this is a situation of grave importance.
She's quick.
Which is why I've taken it upon myself
to come on down and hear what Mr. Bra'tac has to say personally.
Master bra'tac, "master."
I beg your pardon.
So, you believe the Goa'uld, Anubis,
is planning to attack?
You may be certain of it.
I'll say this, the timing is impeccable.
The moment we suspend Stargate operations,
you pull this out of your hat.
Mr. Vice president,
if you're suggesting that we'd make something like this up—...
Yes, colonel, that's exactly what I'm suggesting.
Yes, well, that is exactly what we do.
We sit around on our fat asses
and create scenarios that put the planet at risk,
that's exactly what we do.
Oh, I think you'd do just about anything. — Gentlemen.
For the purposes of this discussion,
let's assume that master bra'tac is in earnest
and that the threat is real.
Do you even know what the threat is?
Anubis is half Goa'uld, half ascended ancient
with the knowledge and technology at his disposal
to wipe us all from the face of the earth.
What about negotiating?
For crying out loud, that'sderantis.
What?
You just said "derantis."
Did not.
Did too.
"Derantis," what is that?
Latin?
No, it's not.
I think what colonel O'Neill is trying to say is that
based on our past experiences, negotiating would be insane. Crazy.
- Yeah, I got that. - —However...
We believe that there may be alien technology
within our reach that could defeat Anubis.
So, now you're pulling a ray gun out of your hat.
Weapons capable of defending this planet.
I can't believe we're sitting here, listening to this.
Mr. Vice president, on his last mission—...
Oh, I am aware of the events
that have, once again,
compromised colonel O'Neill's invaluablejudgment.
And the fact that on his last official mission,
he has incurred the wrath
of humanity's worst enemy on behalf of us all.
Wait a minute.
I thought you didn't buy into the whole invasion thing.
The fact is, until we know the location of the lost city—...
I know where it is.
You know where it is now?
I will.
It's in there somewhere.
Look, let me make this simple.
I come up with the lost city, we go find it. Yes or no?
No.
Who are you, really?
And why are you here?
I will consider it.
Thank you. —you're welcome.
I must return to chulak.
I, too, will go,
in the hope of procuring ships and warriors to defend this world.
Good luck.
What the hell was that?
I'm 5 o rry?
You don't know O'Neill like I do.
This is my call. Colonel O'Neill—...
Is the one who got us into this mess in the first place.
I don't see—— —I want him gone, doctor.
I want them all gone. You haven't figured that out yet?
Oh, I figured out quite a bit.
Well, hallelujah for that.
This is my office. This is my chair.
Until someone tells me otherwise, I'm going to make decisions as I see fit.
Not as they fit into your agenda.
You have no idea what my agenda is.
Whatever your agenda is.
You don't know anything, doctor, and if you think you do,
you're not as smart as I thought.
So, t...
If I don't see you again—...
I will see you soon, O'Neill.
You know something I don't?
In fact, it is you that knows something that I do not.
I hope you're right.
I wish you all well.