1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:03,020 You can go ahead, Rodney. 2 00:00:03,437 --> 00:00:04,688 I don't remember where to start. 3 00:00:04,772 --> 00:00:06,649 Sure you do. - No. 4 00:00:06,732 --> 00:00:09,026 Start with your name, like we've been doing, okay? 5 00:00:09,110 --> 00:00:11,237 And we'll just go from there. 6 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,365 My name... My name is... 7 00:00:15,783 --> 00:00:17,326 Mr. Rodney McKay. 8 00:00:17,409 --> 00:00:18,994 No. - Yes. 9 00:00:19,078 --> 00:00:21,831 Come on, now. You 're Dr. McKay, remember? 10 00:00:21,914 --> 00:00:27,503 No, I'm... I'm not anymore. I'm not smart anymore. 11 00:00:28,170 --> 00:00:31,549 Doctors are smart, so I'm mister now. 12 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:32,716 Okay. 13 00:00:35,302 --> 00:00:38,139 I used to be the smartest person ever. 14 00:00:38,222 --> 00:00:41,267 And... And now I'm not. 15 00:00:41,350 --> 00:00:43,561 That's what we're trying to fix, right? 16 00:00:43,644 --> 00:00:45,771 No. No, you can't fix me. 17 00:00:45,855 --> 00:00:47,565 You know we 're trying our very best... 18 00:00:47,648 --> 00:00:50,359 No, you can't. You can't. You can't. 19 00:00:50,443 --> 00:00:53,154 It's okay. Rodney, what's the next thing you 're supposed to say? 20 00:00:53,237 --> 00:00:55,322 Where... Where did John go? 21 00:00:55,406 --> 00:00:56,574 He just had to go away for a few minutes. 22 00:00:56,657 --> 00:00:58,617 - He'll be right... Rodney... - John! 23 00:00:58,951 --> 00:01:00,453 Rodney, I'm your friend, I'm right here. 24 00:01:00,536 --> 00:01:02,288 Where are you, John? 25 00:01:03,622 --> 00:01:04,707 John! 26 00:01:09,003 --> 00:01:12,423 Why the hell didn't you tell me my brother was this far gone? 27 00:01:12,506 --> 00:01:15,843 - It happened pretty fast, Jeannie. - No, I... 28 00:01:15,926 --> 00:01:19,096 I got a message from him just a couple of weeks ago. He... 29 00:01:19,180 --> 00:01:22,391 He seemed perfectly fine. He'd never been so nice. 30 00:01:22,475 --> 00:01:25,936 That would have been shortly after he became infected. 31 00:01:27,146 --> 00:01:28,898 I didn't recognize the symptoms in time. 32 00:01:28,981 --> 00:01:30,775 It's not your fault, Doc. 33 00:01:30,858 --> 00:01:32,902 Frankly, Mrs. Miller, 34 00:01:32,985 --> 00:01:34,945 we contacted you as soon as we became aware 35 00:01:35,029 --> 00:01:37,323 of the seriousness of his condition. 36 00:01:37,406 --> 00:01:40,159 In fact, Daedalus dropped you off at the first available gate in Pegasus 37 00:01:40,242 --> 00:01:44,288 because we were concerned that you wouldn't make it here in time. 38 00:01:45,623 --> 00:01:49,293 We thought you deserved a chance to say goodbye. 39 00:03:05,953 --> 00:03:10,082 Dr. Keller wanted to take a moment to prepare him for your visit. 40 00:03:10,166 --> 00:03:13,127 Yeah, I think I need a moment myself. 41 00:03:14,670 --> 00:03:17,339 How did... How did this happen to him? 42 00:03:18,174 --> 00:03:22,803 There was a little snafu on the last mission. 43 00:03:24,388 --> 00:03:26,348 Colonel Sheppard, when you reach the research camp, 44 00:03:26,432 --> 00:03:29,435 please remind Dr. Nichols that he is now 45 00:03:29,518 --> 00:03:32,730 one hour and 15 minutes overdue for his scheduled check-in. 46 00:03:32,813 --> 00:03:35,357 All right, want me to smack him around or anything? 47 00:03:39,653 --> 00:03:41,697 Just the reminder, please. 48 00:03:43,532 --> 00:03:45,910 Shouldn't we be concerned for Dr. Nichols' team? 49 00:03:45,993 --> 00:03:48,245 No, the settlement's a half-hour away from the gate. 50 00:03:48,329 --> 00:03:50,164 He's got them checking in every six. 51 00:03:50,247 --> 00:03:52,291 I'm sure Nichols is just tired of taking the round trip. 52 00:03:52,374 --> 00:03:54,502 McKAY: Still, it wouldn't hurt to bust his chops a bit. 53 00:03:54,585 --> 00:03:56,712 That Nichols is so arrogant. 54 00:04:04,053 --> 00:04:05,095 Hmm. 55 00:04:05,846 --> 00:04:10,518 Amelia, I think I'm going to risk heading down to breakfast before they check in. 56 00:04:11,310 --> 00:04:16,107 I just mean that it will probably take them some time to get to the camp, 57 00:04:17,149 --> 00:04:21,612 and then more time for Nichols to get back to the gate and report. 58 00:04:21,695 --> 00:04:24,031 There's really no point in my 59 00:04:24,907 --> 00:04:26,325 telling you this. 60 00:04:26,408 --> 00:04:28,410 - Not really, sir. - Right. 61 00:04:30,538 --> 00:04:32,456 Be back in 20 minutes. 62 00:04:34,083 --> 00:04:36,168 Unscheduled offworld activation! 63 00:04:36,794 --> 00:04:38,546 Activate the shield. 64 00:04:42,716 --> 00:04:44,760 I'm not receiving an IDC. 65 00:04:45,261 --> 00:04:46,387 This is Sheppard. 66 00:04:46,470 --> 00:04:49,640 Do not lower the shield. The entire tower will be flooded. 67 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:53,144 I have no intention of doing that, Colonel. What's your status? 68 00:04:53,227 --> 00:04:55,771 It's cold and wet. The stargate's underwater. 69 00:04:55,855 --> 00:04:58,774 - The entire valley's flooded. - McKAY: And it's freezing! 70 00:04:58,858 --> 00:05:00,067 We need you to send a Jumper through 71 00:05:00,151 --> 00:05:03,195 so we can stay warm and dry until the water recedes. 72 00:05:04,613 --> 00:05:06,365 Will do, Colonel. Hold on. 73 00:05:06,449 --> 00:05:08,451 Holding on. Sheppard out. 74 00:05:16,792 --> 00:05:18,878 Rescue 1 is standing by. 75 00:05:20,588 --> 00:05:23,924 What's taking so long? Why isn't the gate disengaging? 76 00:05:27,178 --> 00:05:28,220 McKAY: It's the water. 77 00:05:28,304 --> 00:05:30,473 The constant pressure's forcing the wormhole to stay active, 78 00:05:30,556 --> 00:05:32,349 which means we'll have to wait the maximum amount of time 79 00:05:32,433 --> 00:05:34,935 a stargate can stay open, 38 minutes. 80 00:05:35,019 --> 00:05:36,103 Well, we're down to 32, 81 00:05:36,187 --> 00:05:39,148 and before you say "I told you so," we had no choice. 82 00:05:39,231 --> 00:05:40,274 I can't stop shivering. 83 00:05:40,357 --> 00:05:42,943 You're letting all the hot air out of your mouth. 84 00:05:43,027 --> 00:05:46,655 All right, everybody, you'll be warm soon enough. 85 00:05:46,739 --> 00:05:48,866 I don't know, I think I got wetter than you did. 86 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:52,453 I don't know, I got a little damp dialing the DHD. 87 00:05:52,536 --> 00:05:54,580 The research camp was further up this valley. 88 00:05:54,663 --> 00:05:56,916 I'm a little concerned for Dr. Nichols' team. 89 00:05:56,999 --> 00:05:58,167 Right. 90 00:05:59,919 --> 00:06:04,215 Anyone at the research camp, this is Colonel Sheppard. Please respond. 91 00:06:07,134 --> 00:06:09,887 I repeat, this is Colonel Sheppard. Please respond. 92 00:06:09,970 --> 00:06:13,140 - I'm pretty sure they're all dead. - We can't know that, Rodney. 93 00:06:13,224 --> 00:06:15,351 Look, the research team was studying the effects of global warming. 94 00:06:15,434 --> 00:06:18,104 They set up camp at the foot of a massive glacier up the valley. 95 00:06:18,187 --> 00:06:20,981 - You think an ice dam broke? - McKAY: It fits. 96 00:06:21,065 --> 00:06:22,858 I mean, the Ancients don't put stargates on a floodplain, 97 00:06:22,942 --> 00:06:25,820 and I certainly don't think the tide just came in. 98 00:06:25,903 --> 00:06:28,656 McKAY: It explains why the water's so freezing. 99 00:06:32,451 --> 00:06:36,205 Okay... Okay, so now I'm hot and I'm still shivering. 100 00:06:37,289 --> 00:06:38,958 Were you running a fever before we left? 101 00:06:39,041 --> 00:06:42,253 I don't know, maybe. I'm always running something. 102 00:06:45,172 --> 00:06:48,676 All right, I think the water's receded a little. So... 103 00:06:48,759 --> 00:06:50,886 McKAY: So we're going to be stuck here all night. 104 00:06:50,970 --> 00:06:54,014 In the back of a warm, cozy Jumper, all right? 105 00:06:54,598 --> 00:06:58,811 All you need to do is hold on for, I don't know, 30 minutes or so. 106 00:07:12,116 --> 00:07:13,451 How long has he been unresponsive? 107 00:07:13,534 --> 00:07:15,703 Since he fell asleep in the Jumper, about nine hours. 108 00:07:15,786 --> 00:07:17,788 Okay, let's get him to the infirmary. I want him under a scanner. 109 00:07:17,872 --> 00:07:20,207 I want to have a look at you guys, too. 110 00:07:20,291 --> 00:07:21,375 We're good. 111 00:07:21,459 --> 00:07:23,210 By that, I mean now. 112 00:07:24,170 --> 00:07:26,213 I think you've just made a case for my proposal 113 00:07:26,297 --> 00:07:27,465 to send a MALP ahead of every single transit. 114 00:07:28,757 --> 00:07:30,593 Stuff happens, Woolsey, and by "stuff," I mean... 115 00:07:30,676 --> 00:07:32,720 I know what you mean. Thank you. 116 00:07:32,803 --> 00:07:35,139 Why didn't you return in the Jumper I sent you? 117 00:07:35,222 --> 00:07:38,017 I ordered the rescue party to continue the search for Nichols' team. 118 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:40,853 - There's a chance they're still alive. - Of course. 119 00:07:40,936 --> 00:07:44,857 I gotta go get checked out, and then I'm gonna check on Rodney. 120 00:07:52,490 --> 00:07:54,658 Well, how's our boy? 121 00:07:54,742 --> 00:07:56,494 No fever, no hypothermia, 122 00:07:56,577 --> 00:07:58,662 - nothing on the scan at all. - How about you guys? 123 00:07:58,746 --> 00:08:00,915 Like I said, we're good. - Yeah, yeah. 124 00:08:00,998 --> 00:08:02,708 But we're not the ones who became unconscious. 125 00:08:02,792 --> 00:08:04,627 Yeah, well, I didn't get much sleep the night before, 126 00:08:04,710 --> 00:08:06,337 and I did skimp on breakfast, so... 127 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:09,298 You know, Woolsey wants to send out a MALP before every transit now. 128 00:08:09,381 --> 00:08:12,301 - Well, that's going to get old fast. - That's what I said. 129 00:08:12,384 --> 00:08:14,595 Hey, can I go now? I feel a little silly lying here. 130 00:08:14,678 --> 00:08:17,223 I'm keeping you under observation for a little longer. 131 00:08:17,306 --> 00:08:18,349 Besides, I ordered you dinner. 132 00:08:18,432 --> 00:08:20,267 Well, then you can observe me eat, because I'm famished. 133 00:08:20,351 --> 00:08:22,520 Yeah, it's official. He's better. 134 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:24,105 See you, guys. 135 00:08:26,232 --> 00:08:28,984 Do you want me to send them in? - Okay. 136 00:08:35,491 --> 00:08:37,618 Rodney's all ready for you. 137 00:08:39,954 --> 00:08:41,997 What am I supposed to say? 138 00:08:44,083 --> 00:08:45,626 Does it matter? 139 00:09:01,934 --> 00:09:03,269 Meredith? 140 00:09:05,146 --> 00:09:06,605 It's me. It's Jeannie, I'm... 141 00:09:06,689 --> 00:09:08,274 You're my sister. 142 00:09:10,109 --> 00:09:15,114 - Yes. - Meredith's my real name. 143 00:09:15,573 --> 00:09:19,535 It's your first name, that's right, but you never liked it. 144 00:09:20,161 --> 00:09:21,620 No. 145 00:09:21,704 --> 00:09:25,040 No, it's a girl's name. 146 00:09:27,418 --> 00:09:29,003 Sometimes, yes, 147 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,923 but you go by Rodney. 148 00:09:33,007 --> 00:09:36,385 Rodney McKay. Mr. Rodney McKay. 149 00:09:37,553 --> 00:09:39,764 Rodney McKay. Rodney McKay. 150 00:09:44,935 --> 00:09:48,355 You're crying because of me. 151 00:09:48,439 --> 00:09:51,901 No, I'm crying because I missed you very much. 152 00:09:52,234 --> 00:09:54,653 'Cause you're my sister. 153 00:09:54,737 --> 00:09:56,238 That's right. 154 00:09:58,365 --> 00:10:01,494 I'm sick. 155 00:10:01,869 --> 00:10:05,080 I know. I know. 156 00:10:06,248 --> 00:10:07,750 I'm here now. 157 00:10:10,127 --> 00:10:11,337 I'm... 158 00:10:12,588 --> 00:10:14,757 Sweetie, I just need to go outside for one second, okay? 159 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,218 I will be right back. I promise. 160 00:10:22,473 --> 00:10:23,974 Hey. I know. 161 00:10:26,435 --> 00:10:29,730 I just need a second. I just don't want him to see... 162 00:10:29,814 --> 00:10:31,732 I know how you feel. I felt the same way. 163 00:10:31,816 --> 00:10:34,068 I'll go back in. I will. 164 00:10:34,151 --> 00:10:36,987 He needs me, and I want to be able to say goodbye, but it's like... 165 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:39,698 - It's like he's already gone. - I know. 166 00:10:42,034 --> 00:10:43,577 There's a way. 167 00:10:44,912 --> 00:10:46,539 What? How? 168 00:10:46,622 --> 00:10:48,457 It's a place. I've been there before. 169 00:10:48,541 --> 00:10:51,669 He'll be himself again, and you can say goodbye. 170 00:10:52,503 --> 00:10:54,547 I don't understand, then why haven't you already taken him? 171 00:10:54,630 --> 00:10:58,509 Because it's dangerous, but I'm willing to risk it if you are. 172 00:11:05,182 --> 00:11:06,308 All set? 173 00:11:06,851 --> 00:11:09,979 Remind me to register a complaint with whosever idea this was. 174 00:11:10,062 --> 00:11:11,856 It was yours, actually. 175 00:11:11,939 --> 00:11:13,482 Oh. Oh... 176 00:11:13,566 --> 00:11:15,693 Well, complaint duly registered. 177 00:11:15,776 --> 00:11:17,153 It was a good idea 178 00:11:17,236 --> 00:11:19,113 to keep a record of what's happening to you and how fast, 179 00:11:19,196 --> 00:11:20,823 - but if you'd rather not... - No, it's fine. It's fine. 180 00:11:20,906 --> 00:11:22,908 - Start with my name, right? Right. 181 00:11:22,992 --> 00:11:24,910 I remembered something. 182 00:11:25,870 --> 00:11:27,121 My name is Dr. Rodney McKay. 183 00:11:27,204 --> 00:11:31,792 I'm head of the department of science something in Atlantis in the... 184 00:11:36,005 --> 00:11:37,423 For God's sake... 185 00:11:37,506 --> 00:11:38,674 In the Pegasus Galaxy. 186 00:11:38,757 --> 00:11:40,801 Okay, not bad, keep going. 187 00:11:41,719 --> 00:11:43,512 Jennifer, there's... 188 00:11:43,846 --> 00:11:46,140 There's something I wanted to... 189 00:11:46,807 --> 00:11:49,268 You know, while I remember, while I still can, 190 00:11:49,351 --> 00:11:51,479 something I wanted to say, before... 191 00:11:52,062 --> 00:11:53,355 Go ahead. 192 00:11:56,484 --> 00:11:57,735 Jeannie. 193 00:11:58,486 --> 00:12:01,322 I wasn't expecting anyone this late. 194 00:12:01,405 --> 00:12:02,490 Yeah, I'm kind of one of those people 195 00:12:02,573 --> 00:12:05,451 who needs all the information they can get. 196 00:12:07,870 --> 00:12:10,122 This is his most recent scan. 197 00:12:11,165 --> 00:12:16,378 This dark area that looks like a tumor is actually a parasitic organism. 198 00:12:16,462 --> 00:12:20,299 Its tendrils spread far beyond any hope of surgical extraction, 199 00:12:20,382 --> 00:12:22,468 and it's not responding to treatment. 200 00:12:22,551 --> 00:12:24,970 Even stasis barely slowed its progression. 201 00:12:25,054 --> 00:12:27,431 There are still a number of drug combinations that... 202 00:12:27,515 --> 00:12:29,809 He was infected somehow on his last mission? 203 00:12:29,892 --> 00:12:32,478 Well, maybe, but not necessarily. 204 00:12:32,561 --> 00:12:35,773 It was too small to show up on a scan at the time, 205 00:12:36,607 --> 00:12:37,983 but in the Pegasus Galaxy, 206 00:12:38,067 --> 00:12:41,612 the condition is fairly common among the very old. 207 00:12:41,695 --> 00:12:43,364 Right, so why him? 208 00:12:44,573 --> 00:12:47,827 It's possible we're all exposed to it and fight it off. 209 00:12:47,910 --> 00:12:50,287 Rodney was already suffering from a viral infection 210 00:12:50,371 --> 00:12:52,790 when he went on the mission at M44-5Y9, 211 00:12:52,873 --> 00:12:55,167 and then all that time in freezing water... 212 00:12:55,251 --> 00:12:57,294 So his resistance was low. 213 00:12:59,338 --> 00:13:03,592 The parasite doesn't so much as kill cells as render them dormant, 214 00:13:03,676 --> 00:13:06,470 for reasons I still don't completely understand. 215 00:13:06,554 --> 00:13:11,267 But the net result is ever-diminishing brain function. 216 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:15,187 As it spreads, he'll lose motor control, regulation of organ function... 217 00:13:15,271 --> 00:13:18,441 Ronon's people call the disease second childhood. 218 00:13:19,942 --> 00:13:22,069 - You talked to Ronon. - Yes. 219 00:13:22,153 --> 00:13:23,946 Okay, I know what he's told you. 220 00:13:24,029 --> 00:13:25,948 That he's dying, and there's nothing you can do. 221 00:13:26,031 --> 00:13:30,119 No, he's dying, and I'm doing everything I can. 222 00:13:30,619 --> 00:13:32,413 I have to ask you. 223 00:13:33,205 --> 00:13:36,876 Why did you tell me you didn't recognize the symptoms in time? 224 00:13:36,959 --> 00:13:38,794 Because he was already showing the symptoms 225 00:13:38,878 --> 00:13:41,755 when he came back from the mission, and 226 00:13:41,839 --> 00:13:43,424 I didn't see it. 227 00:13:45,259 --> 00:13:46,427 So? 228 00:13:46,510 --> 00:13:47,762 Just what the doctor ordered. 229 00:13:47,845 --> 00:13:51,140 - Funny. - You want my fruit cup? 230 00:13:51,223 --> 00:13:53,392 - No, no, no. - I think you do. 231 00:13:53,768 --> 00:13:56,437 Eating from the patient's tray is kind of frowned upon. 232 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:58,022 Jennifer, we practically dated. 233 00:13:58,105 --> 00:13:59,774 You bought me one drink. That's hardly dating. 234 00:13:59,857 --> 00:14:01,609 Right, so now I'm asking you to have dinner with me. 235 00:14:01,692 --> 00:14:03,611 I mean, such as it is. 236 00:14:06,614 --> 00:14:08,115 I do love the fruit cup. 237 00:14:08,199 --> 00:14:10,910 Not that this is exactly the dinner I had in mind, but... 238 00:14:10,993 --> 00:14:14,455 - Is that an invitation? - Only if you promise to accept. 239 00:14:17,374 --> 00:14:20,461 If I wasn't so taken by the new Rodney McKay, 240 00:14:20,544 --> 00:14:22,463 the parasite might have been small enough for me to operate 241 00:14:22,546 --> 00:14:25,382 without causing significant brain trauma. 242 00:14:26,509 --> 00:14:29,762 By the time he started to forget, it was too late. 243 00:14:31,597 --> 00:14:34,809 I haven't given up on trying to find a treatment. 244 00:14:34,892 --> 00:14:37,061 Ronon told me about this place 245 00:14:37,144 --> 00:14:39,605 that could give Mere one more day as himself again before he dies. 246 00:14:39,688 --> 00:14:41,273 Jeannie, you can't possibly believe... 247 00:14:41,357 --> 00:14:44,318 And that you're the one who won't let him go. 248 00:14:45,069 --> 00:14:46,403 It's on a planet called Talus. 249 00:14:46,487 --> 00:14:49,240 It's one of the original worlds of the Ancestors. 250 00:14:49,323 --> 00:14:51,742 It took us about five or six hours to get there from the gate, 251 00:14:51,826 --> 00:14:53,244 but I was just a kid 252 00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:55,246 and my grandfather had to be carried most of the way. 253 00:14:55,329 --> 00:14:57,581 We could do it in about half that time. 254 00:14:57,665 --> 00:15:00,835 There's a small problem with that plan. 255 00:15:00,918 --> 00:15:02,962 The Wraith established a major outpost there 256 00:15:03,045 --> 00:15:05,214 during the Replicator war. 257 00:15:05,297 --> 00:15:06,340 It's still there. 258 00:15:06,423 --> 00:15:09,802 Yeah, that's never stopped us from going anywhere we needed to go before. 259 00:15:10,052 --> 00:15:12,054 Well, it's not just that. 260 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:13,889 You don't believe it's real. 261 00:15:13,973 --> 00:15:15,975 - I'm not saying... - I am, actually. 262 00:15:16,058 --> 00:15:19,145 - I was there. - Yes, but you were six years old. 263 00:15:20,062 --> 00:15:22,314 Ronon, listen to what you've told us. 264 00:15:22,398 --> 00:15:25,609 A magical shrine inside a cave, behind a waterfall. 265 00:15:25,693 --> 00:15:26,902 Did I say it was magic? 266 00:15:26,986 --> 00:15:30,906 No, but you did say that people afflicted with McKay's condition 267 00:15:30,990 --> 00:15:33,909 suddenly revert to their former selves for... 268 00:15:33,993 --> 00:15:36,954 The Shrine of Talus is also known among my people 269 00:15:37,037 --> 00:15:39,290 for victims of the second childhood. 270 00:15:39,415 --> 00:15:43,377 It offers the gift of one last day and a quick death. 271 00:15:43,461 --> 00:15:45,379 That doesn't necessarily make it real. 272 00:15:45,463 --> 00:15:46,839 I'm telling you that in a matter of seconds 273 00:15:46,922 --> 00:15:50,551 I saw my grandfather go from someone who couldn't speak his own name 274 00:15:50,634 --> 00:15:53,053 to the man that taught me how to track and hunt. 275 00:15:53,137 --> 00:15:55,890 You learned to hunt when you were six years old? 276 00:16:01,395 --> 00:16:04,315 For one day, he got to hold his wife in his arms 277 00:16:04,398 --> 00:16:06,567 and share a meal with the people that he loved, 278 00:16:06,650 --> 00:16:08,402 and then he died with honor. 279 00:16:08,486 --> 00:16:12,072 You can say I was too young to remember, but I know what I saw, 280 00:16:12,156 --> 00:16:14,867 and we can do the same thing for McKay. 281 00:16:17,703 --> 00:16:21,540 If you think that's not worth it, you're wrong. 282 00:16:27,171 --> 00:16:30,049 I've never told anyone this, outside of... 283 00:16:33,219 --> 00:16:35,805 My father had a disease called Alzheimer's. 284 00:16:35,888 --> 00:16:37,932 It's similar in many respects 285 00:16:38,015 --> 00:16:40,726 to the condition that Dr. McKay is suffering from. 286 00:16:40,810 --> 00:16:41,852 My point is, 287 00:16:41,936 --> 00:16:45,773 I had a similar moment with him to the one you just described. 288 00:16:46,273 --> 00:16:49,360 He hadn't recognized me, literally, for months, 289 00:16:50,027 --> 00:16:52,863 and then one day, out of the blue, 290 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,700 he had a moment of absolute clarity. 291 00:16:56,784 --> 00:16:59,703 He said, "Richard, what are you doing here?" 292 00:17:00,496 --> 00:17:03,541 And I said, "Dad, I... 293 00:17:05,084 --> 00:17:06,877 "I'm here to see you. " 294 00:17:06,961 --> 00:17:08,462 And he said... 295 00:17:10,089 --> 00:17:12,466 He said, "Isn't that wonderful?" 296 00:17:14,343 --> 00:17:16,512 And then he was gone again. 297 00:17:17,805 --> 00:17:19,598 Now, couldn't you be remembering a similar... 298 00:17:19,682 --> 00:17:21,183 It's not the same. 299 00:17:21,267 --> 00:17:23,519 - Ronon, look... - I owe him this! 300 00:17:25,146 --> 00:17:26,689 - I'll take him myself. - I'll go with him. 301 00:17:26,772 --> 00:17:28,399 Hold on, hold on. 302 00:17:29,942 --> 00:17:31,026 We know for a fact 303 00:17:31,110 --> 00:17:33,779 there are two hive ships and 10,000 Wraith on the ground. 304 00:17:33,863 --> 00:17:37,533 If we're even going to consider this, all right, 305 00:17:37,616 --> 00:17:40,494 - we have to make a plan. - Fine, make your plan. 306 00:17:40,578 --> 00:17:43,998 I'm sorry, but he's not going anywhere without my permission, 307 00:17:44,081 --> 00:17:47,835 and you won't get that until we talk to Rodney. 308 00:17:57,845 --> 00:17:59,263 Hey, Rodney. 309 00:17:59,889 --> 00:18:02,933 You got some visitors. John's here. 310 00:18:03,017 --> 00:18:05,728 So are Teyla and Ronon. The whole team. 311 00:18:07,021 --> 00:18:09,356 - Ronon Dex. - That's right, buddy. 312 00:18:10,399 --> 00:18:12,026 I want to take you to a place, 313 00:18:12,109 --> 00:18:17,072 a place that's gonna give you a chance to be yourself again for a little while. 314 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,662 As you were before you became ill. 315 00:18:25,498 --> 00:18:26,791 Before... 316 00:18:31,629 --> 00:18:34,340 - Hey, pal. - Hey, John. 317 00:18:36,759 --> 00:18:38,260 Truth is, we don't 318 00:18:39,345 --> 00:18:41,305 know exactly what's gonna happen to you, 319 00:18:41,388 --> 00:18:44,475 but we're willing to try if you are. 320 00:18:44,558 --> 00:18:45,684 Okay. 321 00:18:46,477 --> 00:18:49,480 Okay. Okay, well, that settles it, then. 322 00:18:49,563 --> 00:18:50,981 No, it doesn't. 323 00:18:51,065 --> 00:18:54,735 - Rodney, they haven't told you everything. - He doesn't need to know. 324 00:18:54,819 --> 00:18:58,155 The planet they want to take you to is a Wraith outpost. 325 00:18:58,239 --> 00:19:00,407 Do you remember who the Wraith are? 326 00:19:00,491 --> 00:19:03,744 It means going will be very, very dangerous, 327 00:19:03,828 --> 00:19:06,831 not just for you, but for your friends. 328 00:19:06,914 --> 00:19:08,290 We're willing to take that risk. 329 00:19:08,374 --> 00:19:10,334 A risk for which, 330 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:14,171 and I'm sorry, even if it works, which I very much doubt, 331 00:19:16,465 --> 00:19:20,010 you might revert to your former self for one day. 332 00:19:20,094 --> 00:19:23,597 Now, forgive me if that sounds more like torture than a blessing. 333 00:19:23,681 --> 00:19:27,226 We're still coming up with new ideas on how to treat this thing, 334 00:19:27,309 --> 00:19:30,354 but if you do this, if you leave Atlantis... 335 00:19:31,272 --> 00:19:32,648 Atlantis... 336 00:19:33,357 --> 00:19:34,733 It's over. 337 00:19:36,193 --> 00:19:37,862 I can't help you. 338 00:19:44,201 --> 00:19:45,494 Doctor. 339 00:19:50,374 --> 00:19:52,042 He doesn't understand. 340 00:19:52,126 --> 00:19:53,669 No, he doesn't, 341 00:19:54,462 --> 00:19:58,466 which means the decision on whether or not to let him go is mine, 342 00:20:00,509 --> 00:20:03,846 and I haven't given up on trying to cure my patient. 343 00:20:13,230 --> 00:20:15,483 And you still haven't given up. 344 00:20:15,566 --> 00:20:18,527 No, because I don't think the damage to the cells is permanent, 345 00:20:18,611 --> 00:20:20,780 which means if I can safely remove the parasite... 346 00:20:20,863 --> 00:20:24,033 How long have you been at it? Weeks? 347 00:20:24,116 --> 00:20:27,286 And how many days does he have left? What, two at most? 348 00:20:28,037 --> 00:20:30,915 Look, I know you've done everything you can. 349 00:20:30,998 --> 00:20:34,960 I know you feel responsible and you want to keep trying, 350 00:20:35,294 --> 00:20:38,547 but I'm his next of kin. That makes the decision mine. 351 00:20:40,508 --> 00:20:42,343 And we're taking him. 352 00:20:46,055 --> 00:20:47,640 It's recording. 353 00:20:48,307 --> 00:20:49,892 Well, aren't you supposed to say, "Action, " or something? 354 00:20:49,975 --> 00:20:51,102 Oh. Sorry. 355 00:20:51,519 --> 00:20:54,605 Kidding. Okay, here we go. 356 00:20:56,315 --> 00:20:58,150 My name is Dr. Rodney McKay. 357 00:20:58,234 --> 00:21:01,612 I am head of the science and research departments 358 00:21:01,695 --> 00:21:03,989 here in A tlantis, in the Pegasus Galaxy, 359 00:21:04,073 --> 00:21:07,409 in the local cluster, in the universe as we know it. 360 00:21:09,328 --> 00:21:13,791 The purpose of this log is to provide a baseline for myself 361 00:21:13,874 --> 00:21:18,337 and for Dr. Keller to monitor the progress of my 362 00:21:21,090 --> 00:21:22,508 memory loss. 363 00:21:23,968 --> 00:21:25,594 Ironic, isn't it? 364 00:21:26,429 --> 00:21:28,139 By reciting the aforementioned, 365 00:21:28,222 --> 00:21:31,183 as well as a list of things I know like the back of my hand, 366 00:21:31,267 --> 00:21:36,564 starting with pi, to, say, 12 decimals. 3. 1415926535... 367 00:21:40,109 --> 00:21:42,361 - Rodney on board? - Yes. 368 00:21:42,445 --> 00:21:43,696 Are we clear on the rules of engagement? 369 00:21:43,779 --> 00:21:45,614 We'll be in and out before the Wraith even know it. 370 00:21:45,698 --> 00:21:47,366 Colonel Sheppard, 371 00:21:48,117 --> 00:21:50,828 if in fact Dr. McKay does regain his... 372 00:21:53,122 --> 00:21:54,915 Say goodbye for me. 373 00:22:02,465 --> 00:22:05,926 - I thought you didn't believe. - Is that a prerequisite? 374 00:22:09,430 --> 00:22:11,474 He'll be glad you're here. 375 00:22:13,768 --> 00:22:16,312 All right, we're either gonna get away with this, or we're not. 376 00:22:16,395 --> 00:22:19,315 If we don't, the ride's going to be wild and it's going to be fast, 377 00:22:19,398 --> 00:22:21,317 so I need everyone prepared. 378 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,611 Jumper 3, standing by. 379 00:22:23,694 --> 00:22:25,613 Send a MALP through. 380 00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:40,628 The MALP is clear of the gate, and they're firing on it from both sides 381 00:22:40,711 --> 00:22:43,255 of what appears to be a deep valley. 382 00:22:44,381 --> 00:22:46,300 It's deploying smoke. 383 00:22:46,383 --> 00:22:49,470 You should have complete coverage of the area in five seconds. 384 00:22:49,553 --> 00:22:51,347 Okay, see you tomorrow. 385 00:22:51,430 --> 00:22:52,807 I hope so. 386 00:23:11,951 --> 00:23:13,577 That's one hell of a valley. 387 00:23:13,661 --> 00:23:15,830 Do you think they detected us before we were able to cloak? 388 00:23:15,913 --> 00:23:18,249 No, I think the smokescreen worked. 389 00:23:18,332 --> 00:23:21,502 Hopefully they think we just sent a MALP through ahead of us 390 00:23:21,585 --> 00:23:24,421 and changed our mind when they blew it up. 391 00:23:27,383 --> 00:23:29,510 All right, I'm going to do a sweep of the landing area. 392 00:23:29,593 --> 00:23:32,304 Shouldn't take more than a few minutes. 393 00:23:33,556 --> 00:23:35,975 McKAY: John, John! 394 00:23:44,650 --> 00:23:47,903 John! John! 395 00:23:49,029 --> 00:23:50,364 John! 396 00:23:50,448 --> 00:23:51,824 You were there, and then... 397 00:23:51,907 --> 00:23:53,701 Rodney, Rodney, I'm right here. What's wrong? 398 00:23:54,243 --> 00:23:55,995 I woke up, everyone had left! 399 00:23:56,454 --> 00:23:57,913 Buddy, I'm... 400 00:23:58,038 --> 00:24:00,875 I'm sorry, I thought you'd fallen asleep. 401 00:24:02,126 --> 00:24:05,838 I was... I got so scared. I was sure that 402 00:24:05,921 --> 00:24:08,799 by morning what was left of my mind was gonna be gone! 403 00:24:08,883 --> 00:24:10,509 I'm gonna take you back to your quarters, okay? 404 00:24:10,593 --> 00:24:13,012 John, John, I've never been so scared. I'm slipping away. 405 00:24:13,095 --> 00:24:15,055 I'm slipping away, and I don't know how to stop myself! 406 00:24:15,139 --> 00:24:19,769 Look, you're still here. All right? You're still here. 407 00:24:21,812 --> 00:24:23,856 Yeah. I am. 408 00:24:26,650 --> 00:24:29,195 And I'm not going anywhere. 409 00:24:29,278 --> 00:24:33,032 You know, you want to hang out, you just hang out. 410 00:24:33,866 --> 00:24:36,118 I don't know what to do. 411 00:24:36,202 --> 00:24:39,121 I don't know what to do with myself. I'm... 412 00:24:39,580 --> 00:24:41,540 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have woken you up. 413 00:24:41,624 --> 00:24:44,335 All right, look, it's a nice night out. 414 00:24:44,627 --> 00:24:47,463 Let's go have some beer on the pier, okay? 415 00:24:49,131 --> 00:24:51,634 - I drink beer? - Yeah, a lot. 416 00:24:51,717 --> 00:24:53,094 Take this. 417 00:24:55,429 --> 00:24:57,431 Come on, buddy, let's go. 418 00:25:05,981 --> 00:25:07,566 McKAY: I don't know, should I have another? 419 00:25:07,650 --> 00:25:09,318 What could happen? 420 00:25:12,113 --> 00:25:15,199 I shouldn't have banged on your door like that. I feel ridiculous. 421 00:25:15,282 --> 00:25:16,325 Don't. 422 00:25:19,662 --> 00:25:23,290 I've been trying to remember the name of my sister's kid. 423 00:25:24,959 --> 00:25:26,127 Betty. 424 00:25:26,585 --> 00:25:27,795 Betty. 425 00:25:30,005 --> 00:25:32,091 Pretty sure that's not it. 426 00:25:33,342 --> 00:25:34,969 It's Madison. See? 427 00:25:35,052 --> 00:25:37,471 - At least you remembered what it wasn't. - There's an underrated skill. 428 00:25:37,555 --> 00:25:39,682 I'm just saying you may not be as far gone as you think. 429 00:25:39,765 --> 00:25:41,684 I'm hiding it. 430 00:25:41,767 --> 00:25:44,270 Believe me, I've already forgotten more than most people will ever know, 431 00:25:44,353 --> 00:25:46,355 and I know that sounds... 432 00:25:47,565 --> 00:25:49,775 - Arrogant, is that right? - Yeah. 433 00:25:49,859 --> 00:25:51,735 That works. 434 00:25:52,653 --> 00:25:55,865 This morning I was trying to help Zelenka finish a device 435 00:25:55,948 --> 00:25:59,076 that was apparently my idea. I was useless. 436 00:26:02,079 --> 00:26:05,916 Jennifer says it's going to get worse now almost by the hour. 437 00:26:06,584 --> 00:26:09,753 In a week or so, I won't even remember my name. 438 00:26:14,008 --> 00:26:15,551 How's about... 439 00:26:20,014 --> 00:26:23,100 - How about we say goodbye now? - No. 440 00:26:24,268 --> 00:26:26,604 - What do you mean, "No"? - I mean I'm not saying goodbye. 441 00:26:26,687 --> 00:26:28,522 - I'm saying it anyway. - Well, I'm not listening. 442 00:26:28,606 --> 00:26:30,065 Yeah, but pretty soon I won't even know who you are. 443 00:26:30,149 --> 00:26:31,192 Then I'll remind you. 444 00:26:31,275 --> 00:26:32,693 Yeah, but I don't want you to see me like that. 445 00:26:32,777 --> 00:26:34,904 I want you to remember me as I am, as your genius friend, 446 00:26:34,987 --> 00:26:37,364 - not as some... - Not happening. 447 00:26:37,531 --> 00:26:38,949 - Please. - You're stuck with me, Rodney. 448 00:26:39,033 --> 00:26:40,242 - Just accept it. - Yeah, but... 449 00:26:40,326 --> 00:26:41,368 No! 450 00:26:43,037 --> 00:26:44,538 That's final. 451 00:26:48,584 --> 00:26:49,710 Okay. 452 00:26:52,129 --> 00:26:53,255 Okay. 453 00:26:59,220 --> 00:27:01,472 You're a good friend, Arthur. 454 00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:27,873 All right, landing area's clear. I'm taking us in. 455 00:27:43,597 --> 00:27:45,307 McKAY: Where are we going? 456 00:27:45,391 --> 00:27:49,103 Up there, do you see? Behind the waterfall, there is a cave, 457 00:27:49,186 --> 00:27:52,356 and when we get there, you will spend a wonderful day with your friends. 458 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:53,732 I'm tired. 459 00:27:53,816 --> 00:27:55,943 I know. We'll be there soon. 460 00:28:30,978 --> 00:28:32,938 So what do we do? 461 00:28:33,481 --> 00:28:34,648 We wait. 462 00:28:34,732 --> 00:28:37,777 Rodney. Look at the waterfall. It's cool, huh? 463 00:28:37,860 --> 00:28:38,903 No. 464 00:28:40,112 --> 00:28:42,239 I'm getting very faint energy readings. 465 00:28:43,616 --> 00:28:46,577 - What kind of energy readings? - I'm not sure. 466 00:28:48,621 --> 00:28:50,039 Radiation? 467 00:28:50,122 --> 00:28:52,041 Not that I've ever seen. 468 00:28:52,124 --> 00:28:53,626 Maybe we can ask Rodney in a minute. 469 00:28:53,709 --> 00:28:54,752 John! 470 00:28:54,835 --> 00:28:56,212 Just hang in there, buddy. 471 00:28:56,295 --> 00:28:57,505 I want to go home now! 472 00:28:57,588 --> 00:28:59,632 Perhaps he should stand closer to this tablet. 473 00:28:59,715 --> 00:29:02,176 I don't know. I think that's the source of these energy readings. 474 00:29:02,259 --> 00:29:03,969 I want to go now! 475 00:29:04,053 --> 00:29:06,514 - A little bit longer. - Go... 476 00:29:18,984 --> 00:29:20,569 Jeannie? 477 00:29:20,653 --> 00:29:22,196 I'm here, Mere. 478 00:29:23,656 --> 00:29:25,282 Yeah, obviously. 479 00:29:26,867 --> 00:29:28,202 He's back. 480 00:29:30,037 --> 00:29:32,998 Will someone please tell me what the hell we're all doing here? 481 00:29:36,418 --> 00:29:38,379 Rodney McKay. 482 00:29:38,462 --> 00:29:42,800 I'm head of science and... And... And... And... 483 00:29:44,885 --> 00:29:46,220 Research. 484 00:29:47,221 --> 00:29:48,264 Damn it! 485 00:29:48,347 --> 00:29:50,433 It's okay. - No, it is not. 486 00:29:53,602 --> 00:29:55,020 Atlantis... 487 00:29:56,772 --> 00:29:58,149 Pegasus... 488 00:29:59,108 --> 00:30:01,694 It's 3. 14... 489 00:30:05,072 --> 00:30:06,574 I don't know. 490 00:30:09,285 --> 00:30:11,287 How can I not know that? 491 00:30:11,412 --> 00:30:13,247 Do you want to stop? 492 00:30:16,083 --> 00:30:17,918 I keep seeing a face. 493 00:30:19,420 --> 00:30:21,505 Every time I close my eyes. 494 00:30:24,550 --> 00:30:26,469 I think it's my mother. 495 00:30:28,929 --> 00:30:30,765 I don't... I don't 496 00:30:32,183 --> 00:30:35,269 recognize her... It was so long ago. 497 00:30:39,273 --> 00:30:41,442 She's saying words to me. 498 00:30:45,613 --> 00:30:47,281 I don't know them. 499 00:30:52,787 --> 00:30:55,456 McKAY: Well, you can start with, what is this place? 500 00:30:55,539 --> 00:30:58,501 It's the Shrine of Talus. - That means nothing to me. 501 00:30:58,584 --> 00:31:00,544 It's a planet of the Ancestors. We brought you here. 502 00:31:00,628 --> 00:31:02,004 Thank you, Mr. Information. 503 00:31:02,088 --> 00:31:03,839 Since when did he become Ronon the Explainer, 504 00:31:03,923 --> 00:31:07,301 and why am I not in the infirmary? What am I, better? 505 00:31:07,510 --> 00:31:08,969 I am better! 506 00:31:09,261 --> 00:31:10,304 No, you're not. 507 00:31:10,387 --> 00:31:12,306 I am. I can feel it. This is amazing! 508 00:31:12,389 --> 00:31:13,432 Mere, we brought you here 509 00:31:13,516 --> 00:31:17,186 so we could have a chance to say goodbye to each other, 510 00:31:17,269 --> 00:31:18,813 but you're only going to feel like this for about a day. 511 00:31:18,896 --> 00:31:21,273 - That's just how it works. - What? 512 00:31:22,983 --> 00:31:25,194 What do you remember? 513 00:31:25,945 --> 00:31:27,655 I remember you not wanting me to say goodbye then. 514 00:31:27,738 --> 00:31:29,198 Why now, all of a sudden? 515 00:31:29,281 --> 00:31:30,991 McKAY: Look, and why one day? What's with that? 516 00:31:31,075 --> 00:31:33,327 It is a gift of the shrine and from all of us 517 00:31:33,410 --> 00:31:35,663 who risked great danger to bring you here, 518 00:31:35,746 --> 00:31:38,165 one last chance to be with those you love. 519 00:31:38,249 --> 00:31:39,792 And then what? 520 00:31:42,878 --> 00:31:44,046 I die? 521 00:31:44,130 --> 00:31:45,840 - With honor. - And dignity. 522 00:31:45,923 --> 00:31:47,758 Yeah, well, screw that, I'll just stay here. 523 00:31:47,842 --> 00:31:49,885 - Doesn't work that way. - Why not? 524 00:31:49,969 --> 00:31:52,555 One, this is a Wraith-controlled planet. 525 00:31:52,638 --> 00:31:55,307 And we're detecting ionizing radiation. 526 00:31:55,391 --> 00:31:57,101 In fact, we shouldn't be standing this close to the shrine. 527 00:31:57,184 --> 00:31:59,520 You gotta be kidding me. 528 00:31:59,603 --> 00:32:00,646 How could you let them do this to me? 529 00:32:00,729 --> 00:32:02,314 Don't blame her. She didn't even want to do this. 530 00:32:02,398 --> 00:32:04,859 McKAY: Then whose brilliant idea was it? 531 00:32:04,942 --> 00:32:07,361 - Mine. - We all thought it was a good thing. 532 00:32:07,445 --> 00:32:09,363 How could this possibly be a good thing? 533 00:32:10,114 --> 00:32:12,825 Look, I got past the humiliation, I've said my goodbyes. 534 00:32:12,908 --> 00:32:17,037 Meredith, I'm sorry this happened to you, but I'm not sorry that I got this chance. 535 00:32:17,121 --> 00:32:19,540 Please, just try to see this as an opportunity and not... 536 00:32:19,623 --> 00:32:21,000 Torture? 537 00:32:27,214 --> 00:32:29,300 Look, I'm sorry, I just... 538 00:32:30,426 --> 00:32:34,263 I thought I was going to be okay, and then now you tell me... 539 00:32:37,892 --> 00:32:39,894 Did you have some kind of itinerary planned? 540 00:32:39,977 --> 00:32:42,980 Well, actually, we're going to have a big feast first. 541 00:32:43,063 --> 00:32:44,565 Last supper, huh? 542 00:32:44,648 --> 00:32:47,193 Well, suits your messiah complex. 543 00:32:48,736 --> 00:32:49,862 True. 544 00:32:51,489 --> 00:32:53,574 Please don't be mad at me. 545 00:32:55,409 --> 00:32:58,788 I guess if I had to choose the people I would spend my last day with, then... 546 00:33:03,334 --> 00:33:04,752 What is it? 547 00:33:06,712 --> 00:33:09,465 Honestly, I didn't expect it to work. 548 00:33:09,548 --> 00:33:12,426 I expected nothing would happen, and that would be that. 549 00:33:12,510 --> 00:33:14,804 So why did it? 550 00:33:17,264 --> 00:33:20,601 You don't believe in magic shrines any more than I do. 551 00:33:20,684 --> 00:33:22,603 Show him the readings. 552 00:33:28,901 --> 00:33:30,611 - Hmm. - That's what I said. 553 00:33:30,694 --> 00:33:32,071 You said, "Hmm?" 554 00:33:32,154 --> 00:33:34,532 I just meant that I thought it was weird, too. 555 00:33:34,615 --> 00:33:35,866 So what do you think, antimatter? 556 00:33:35,950 --> 00:33:38,869 Or a super-heavy element the Ancients used to use as an energy source. 557 00:33:38,953 --> 00:33:39,995 McKAY: I've never seen it before. 558 00:33:40,079 --> 00:33:42,164 Or created to power whatever this place used to be. 559 00:33:42,248 --> 00:33:44,708 Well, who could tell what that is? It must be thousands of years since... 560 00:33:45,918 --> 00:33:47,586 - Whoa! See that spike? Come on, this is your party. 561 00:33:47,670 --> 00:33:49,588 - Let's have some fun. - McKAY: For me, this is fun. 562 00:33:49,672 --> 00:33:51,215 Just save me some ham. 563 00:33:51,298 --> 00:33:52,633 There it goes again. 564 00:33:52,716 --> 00:33:54,468 It's like some kind of intermittent gamma that's... 565 00:33:54,552 --> 00:33:56,345 - Come with me. - What? Why? 566 00:33:56,429 --> 00:33:58,139 Because I need to find out something. 567 00:33:58,222 --> 00:34:00,474 - Where are we going? - Hopefully all the way back to Atlantis. 568 00:34:07,148 --> 00:34:09,942 Sorry. - Why did you do that? 569 00:34:10,568 --> 00:34:14,321 To determine whether the parasite would expand rapidly back into his brain 570 00:34:14,405 --> 00:34:17,658 when we took him from the radiation source, and I think it did. 571 00:34:17,741 --> 00:34:20,161 The reason why his symptoms disappeared when we came here 572 00:34:20,244 --> 00:34:23,205 was because it contracted to protect itself. 573 00:34:24,165 --> 00:34:25,833 All right, well, what does that mean for us? 574 00:34:25,916 --> 00:34:29,003 That leaving this chamber will probably kill him. 575 00:34:29,086 --> 00:34:31,589 We can't take him back to Atlantis. 576 00:34:31,797 --> 00:34:32,923 So 577 00:34:33,966 --> 00:34:38,220 we're gonna have to find a way for me to operate on him right here. 578 00:34:52,026 --> 00:34:54,695 I thought you already tried radiation. 579 00:34:54,779 --> 00:34:57,698 I did, but we've never come across this kind before. 580 00:34:57,782 --> 00:35:01,535 The parasite is radiosensitive to it. That's why the shrine works. 581 00:35:01,619 --> 00:35:03,204 You feel fine for one day 582 00:35:03,287 --> 00:35:06,165 until the radiation starts making you feel sick and then you leave. 583 00:35:06,248 --> 00:35:07,374 The farther away you get, the more rapidly 584 00:35:07,458 --> 00:35:09,043 the parasite expands back into your brain. 585 00:35:09,126 --> 00:35:11,587 And your day is over. I get it. 586 00:35:11,670 --> 00:35:14,256 So, if we're here, it's small enough to operate? 587 00:35:14,340 --> 00:35:15,549 Well, I'm guessing here, 588 00:35:15,633 --> 00:35:18,511 but that's the only thing I can think of that would explain his sudden remission, 589 00:35:18,594 --> 00:35:21,013 but I'm not going to know for certain until I get in there. 590 00:35:21,097 --> 00:35:22,473 How are you going to manage that with a field kit? 591 00:35:22,556 --> 00:35:25,392 I don't. We would have to bring equipment back from Atlantis. 592 00:35:25,476 --> 00:35:27,103 Well, that's a problem. 593 00:35:27,436 --> 00:35:29,146 What if we radio Atlantis and ask them 594 00:35:29,230 --> 00:35:30,773 to send a second Jumper through with what I need? 595 00:35:30,856 --> 00:35:33,776 - No, we can't. - I need that equipment, John. 596 00:35:34,068 --> 00:35:36,529 The Wraith are never going to fall for the same trick twice. 597 00:35:36,612 --> 00:35:38,572 Even if somehow they don't pick up on our radio signal, 598 00:35:38,656 --> 00:35:41,575 and even if the second Jumper makes it through the gauntlet, 599 00:35:41,659 --> 00:35:43,911 they're gonna know we're here. We'll never make it back to Atlantis. 600 00:35:43,994 --> 00:35:46,080 If we don't try, he's dead. 601 00:35:49,416 --> 00:35:52,044 - What do you need? - To operate? I already told you. 602 00:35:52,128 --> 00:35:55,172 No, bare minimum, what do you need? 603 00:35:56,006 --> 00:35:57,800 More than I have in my medical kit. 604 00:35:57,883 --> 00:36:01,262 I mean, I'd need a scanner to find out the location of the parasite, 605 00:36:01,345 --> 00:36:04,473 I'd need the proper tools to cut his skull open... 606 00:36:04,557 --> 00:36:05,933 All right. 607 00:36:07,226 --> 00:36:08,436 I got an idea. 608 00:36:08,519 --> 00:36:11,105 Keep him as far away from this thing as he can stand. 609 00:36:12,148 --> 00:36:13,274 We'll be back in 20 minutes. 610 00:36:44,638 --> 00:36:46,974 You can't expect me to operate with those. 611 00:36:47,057 --> 00:36:50,728 Well, I've seen surgical drills, they're not that much different. 612 00:36:50,811 --> 00:36:52,188 Fine, assuming we can open him up, 613 00:36:52,271 --> 00:36:56,484 I still have no way of knowing where the parasite has contracted to. 614 00:37:01,405 --> 00:37:02,656 We can use this. 615 00:37:02,740 --> 00:37:05,201 - A life signs detector? - Yeah. Why not? 616 00:37:05,284 --> 00:37:08,829 It's just not designed to do what I need it to do on the correct scale. 617 00:37:08,913 --> 00:37:11,123 We'll have Jeannie modify it. 618 00:37:11,457 --> 00:37:13,626 No, you don't understand. 619 00:37:13,709 --> 00:37:16,587 The radiation is compromising his immune system as we speak, 620 00:37:16,670 --> 00:37:19,548 which means if I don't kill him, the infection he's bound to get 621 00:37:19,632 --> 00:37:22,218 by being operated on in a damp cave almost certainly will! 622 00:37:22,301 --> 00:37:26,263 Look, if we don't do something, he's dead. 623 00:37:26,889 --> 00:37:28,265 You said it. 624 00:37:28,349 --> 00:37:29,433 McKAY: Absolutely not! 625 00:37:29,517 --> 00:37:31,268 We're talking about saving your life. 626 00:37:31,352 --> 00:37:34,772 Look, my brain is not some new deck off the back of your house. 627 00:37:34,855 --> 00:37:36,607 I'm not the one doing the surgery. 628 00:37:36,690 --> 00:37:38,484 Yeah, and as my parting advice, 629 00:37:38,567 --> 00:37:41,403 you need to stop letting these guys talk you into doing stupid things. 630 00:37:41,487 --> 00:37:44,198 - I can do it. - Really? 631 00:37:44,281 --> 00:37:46,700 And I'm fairly sure I can modify the life signs detector. 632 00:37:46,784 --> 00:37:48,953 - Yeah, with my help. - So help. 633 00:37:49,036 --> 00:37:52,289 Look, this isn't one of those PBS brain surgeries where my skull is wide open 634 00:37:52,373 --> 00:37:53,415 and we're having a conversation... 635 00:37:53,499 --> 00:37:54,750 I have enough anesthetic to put you out. 636 00:37:54,834 --> 00:37:55,876 You're not going to feel a thing. 637 00:37:55,960 --> 00:37:58,170 Yeah, it's probably a hammer. 638 00:37:58,587 --> 00:38:01,382 Time is of the essence, Rodney. You need to make a decision. 639 00:38:01,465 --> 00:38:03,467 Please, Mere. Let us try. 640 00:38:03,551 --> 00:38:05,302 Look, obviously I'd get around to consenting. 641 00:38:05,386 --> 00:38:08,055 It's just, you've thrown an awful lot at me all at once. 642 00:38:08,139 --> 00:38:09,557 That's life. 643 00:38:10,558 --> 00:38:12,226 All right, well, let me have a little ham. 644 00:38:12,309 --> 00:38:14,687 No. No food before surgery. 645 00:38:19,108 --> 00:38:20,609 Bye, Jeannie. 646 00:38:22,862 --> 00:38:24,905 Sorry I was mean sometimes. 647 00:38:27,116 --> 00:38:28,742 Bye. Bye, Teyla. 648 00:38:30,911 --> 00:38:32,496 Bye, Ronon Dex. 649 00:38:36,333 --> 00:38:37,710 Bye, John. 650 00:38:43,841 --> 00:38:44,925 Bye. 651 00:39:02,151 --> 00:39:04,653 I'm going to have to cut here, 652 00:39:06,572 --> 00:39:07,782 here 653 00:39:08,616 --> 00:39:09,909 and here, 654 00:39:10,534 --> 00:39:12,536 and drill those points to resect the area. 655 00:39:12,620 --> 00:39:13,746 Okay. 656 00:39:14,497 --> 00:39:16,791 I don't want to penetrate the dura layers until we get to that stage, 657 00:39:16,874 --> 00:39:19,418 so hold him as still as you can. 658 00:39:21,295 --> 00:39:22,338 Go. 659 00:39:58,916 --> 00:40:01,961 I took too long reconfiguring the life signs detector. 660 00:40:02,044 --> 00:40:03,921 I haven't given her enough time to perform the surgery 661 00:40:04,004 --> 00:40:06,715 before his immune system is compromised. 662 00:40:09,718 --> 00:40:11,429 Damn it, I went too far. Hold him steady. 663 00:40:11,512 --> 00:40:12,888 I'm trying. 664 00:40:15,975 --> 00:40:18,436 It's the parasite, it's moving. 665 00:40:18,519 --> 00:40:21,063 Maybe it knows we're going after it. 666 00:40:21,772 --> 00:40:22,815 I don't think so. 667 00:40:22,898 --> 00:40:25,651 I think it instinctually wants to get away from the radiation source, 668 00:40:25,734 --> 00:40:27,945 and we've just shown it the way out. 669 00:40:35,786 --> 00:40:39,832 Ronon, we're going to need that gun of yours in about 10 seconds. 670 00:41:01,228 --> 00:41:03,314 You could have stepped on it. 671 00:41:03,397 --> 00:41:05,357 She told me to shoot it. 672 00:41:06,108 --> 00:41:07,526 It's clear. 673 00:41:10,362 --> 00:41:12,114 You did a good job. 674 00:41:12,698 --> 00:41:13,991 You, too. 675 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:19,872 Let's get him home. 676 00:41:33,928 --> 00:41:36,639 Why don't you go get some sleep? I'm gonna be here all night. 677 00:41:36,722 --> 00:41:39,308 It's okay. I'd like to be here when he wakes up. 678 00:41:39,391 --> 00:41:41,560 Well, it could be a while. 679 00:41:41,644 --> 00:41:44,146 He does love to sleep, our Rodney. 680 00:41:44,230 --> 00:41:46,148 You should've seen him when he was a teenager. 681 00:41:46,232 --> 00:41:48,526 Who can sleep with all the talking? 682 00:41:48,609 --> 00:41:49,652 Hi. 683 00:41:51,237 --> 00:41:52,279 Hi. 684 00:41:52,738 --> 00:41:55,491 You still all there? 685 00:41:58,327 --> 00:42:00,746 Well, there was so much to spare. 686 00:42:05,334 --> 00:42:06,710 Thank you. 687 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:09,588 You're welcome. 688 00:42:09,672 --> 00:42:11,257 That was scary. 689 00:42:12,091 --> 00:42:13,467 For me, too. 690 00:42:17,012 --> 00:42:18,597 You hungry? 691 00:42:20,433 --> 00:42:21,725 Peckish. 692 00:42:22,685 --> 00:42:24,812 I'll go order you something. 693 00:42:30,734 --> 00:42:34,280 Jennifer, there's something I wanted to... 694 00:42:36,740 --> 00:42:38,325 While I remember, while I still can, 695 00:42:38,409 --> 00:42:41,162 there's something I wanted to say before... 696 00:42:41,662 --> 00:42:42,955 Go ahead. 697 00:42:43,289 --> 00:42:44,373 I... 698 00:42:47,501 --> 00:42:48,919 I love you. 699 00:42:50,796 --> 00:42:52,965 I've loved you for some time now. 700 00:42:57,178 --> 00:43:00,639 Okay, where was I? 701 00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:13,500 corrections and synchro by THU22