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[Emmett] So, you
getting the full thing?

[Dale] Just about, yeah.

[Emmett] Well, instead of zooming
out, why don't you pull back a little?

- Get it in context, right?
- Okay.

- Okay.
- Yeah, just keep going back.

- Yeah, that's good.
- Yeah, it's amazing.

Yes, it is.

- Mr. Bregman?
- Yeah?

Colonel Tom Rundell,

Cheyenne Mountain Complex
Public Affairs Liaison.

That's quite a mouthful.
Call me Emmett.

Yes, sir.

Okay. Uh...
This is my posse here.

- Tech Sergeant Dale James, sir.
- Camera...

- Airman First Class Shep Wickenhouse, sir.
- Shep's doing sound.

Well, it's a pleasure to meet you,
sir, but what are you doing here?

We're getting some
establishing shots,

first of many, I hope,
while we're waiting.

In fact, we should get
a shot of you, Colonel.

I'm sorry, but you're not
authorized to begin

until you've been briefed
by General Hammond.

I've already been briefed, Tom,
is it, by the Defense Department.

What's the problem?
I'm cleared to shoot here.

[chuckles] Maybe... Maybe
you guys haven't been cleared.

- Have you been cleared?
- We're cleared.

Sorry, what is the problem here?

General Hammond's
ready to see you now.

Okay.

- This should be fun.
- Oh, yeah.

General Hammond, sir?
This is Mr. Bregman.

I'm very excited
to be here, sir.

You may find that we're
not all quite as giddy

as you are about this
project, Mr. Bregman.

"Giddy"?

Uh... [chuckles]

I, uh...

Well, I'm personally and
professionally, uh, excited,

I think I said "excited"
to be here, General.

I haven't been giddy since... Well,
you don't want to know about that.

- No.
- No.

I just want to be as clear
as I can up-front.

Sure.

Your presence
is highly unorthodox,

and I will not let it threaten

the security of any ongoing
missions or the safety of my people.

Well, I've already
been frisked three times.

We can make it a fourth time.
You can do it personally,

get to know each other [chuckles]
a little better, General, if you want.

I'm sorry.

[Hammond] I consider
it my responsibility

to protect my people's
interests.

- I understand that.
- And quite frankly,

I feel it's appropriate to warn
you that no one around here

wants to be part of
your little reality show.

Oh.

I see.

You know, General, I think
you're probably well aware

that there were film cameras
on the beaches of Normandy

decades before Survivor
debuted on CBS.

And, personally, I think
it's an outrageous oversight

that the Stargate Program hasn't
been chronicled up to this point.

That's because it's top secret.

Only a handful of people
will see anything you shoot.

So far, General, so far.

Eventually, inevitably,

this program is going to be
disclosed to the American people

and to the whole world,
and I'd like to think

that this little film
that we're doing here

might in some small way
provide insight

into what's really been going
on here for the last six years.

What's really been going on?

You know what, General?

I respect what
you're doing here.

I can even respect that
you want me out of here.

But the President of the United
States invited me to do this.

You see that red phone?

You wouldn't be here
if he hadn't.

Well, then, I hope I can expect

the full cooperation of you
and your personnel.

To the letter of these orders.

To the letter. I see.
I see. Thank you.

You have high
expectations to meet.

General.

[exhales]

[theme music playing]

You know, maybe it's my opinion,

- but it seems to me...
- What's that?

Throughout history
the best documentaries

have taken a, you know,
cinema verite approach...

- Yeah, cinema verite...
- Let the subject tell its own story.

Tell you what, Tom? I
think that that's probably

a very interesting
point of view,

and mostly, if not totally, crap,
especially in a situation like this.

You know, if this story
was going to tell itself...

You know what?

Then there'd be stargate
updates on the nightly news.

You do have a point, you
have a point in the sense

that we probably should start
with a soft approach

and make people feel
comfortable, gain their trust.

You know what? We
would be here a year.

These soldiers conceal
things for a living.

Airmen, sir. We're the
United States Air Force.

These "airmen" conceal
things for a living.

And the only way that I'm going
to get anything out of these people

is not by the...
Look at that. That's...

By the... What'd you say?
The "cinema verite" approach.

It's going to be by the
wringing-it out-of-them approach.

That's the only way
I'm going to...

Look, Mr. Bregman,
as far as I'm concerned,

you are here strictly to
document what is going on.

I know.

Not to pursue anything that might
be prejudicial to Air Force personnel.

Why don't you
call me Emmett? Okay?

If someone were to offer
something up In an interview...

- Is that who I think it is?
- It's Colonel Jack O'Neill.

Colonel O'Neill. Hi. I'm...

I like vanilla over chocolate.

My favorite color is peridot.

I think Tibet should be free.

And if I could have dinner
with anyone in the world,

it'd be Mary Steenburgen.

No, no, I'm just trying...
Mary Steenburgen?

- I think she's nice.
- No, no.

Look, I'm just trying
to get a minute...

Look, I really don't
have time at the moment.

- Can you... I'm...
- I've got a briefing to go to.

I understand, I'm Emmett...

[chuckles] Now, look, I'm not
gonna be able to get a perspective

on this whole Stargate
Program without you, Colonel.

So, when is a good time for you?

Any time's good.
Just, uh, send me a memo.

Oh. [chuckles]

Memo.

Memo...

I really sensed he's
starting to trust you.

Don't worry about it.
He only looks unprofessional.

You know, Major General
Hammond warned me

that people might be a little
less-than-enthusiastic about all this.

Yeah, we did have a bad
experience with a TV crew last year.

The Prometheus incident.

I know that the air force insisted
on their own crew for that reason.

I think you might also
be sensing reluctance

from people around here to
put themselves up on a pedestal.

I mean, we are just
doing our jobs.

Just a job? Well, I consider it
my job to put you up on a pedestal,

'cause this job looks to me to
be nothing short of extraordinary.

And from what
I read in your file,

the same can be
said about you personally.

See, now I'm blushing.

So you are.
Then we should start.

You'll look good on camera.
All right, let's go, guys.

Are you ready?

[clears throat] No.

[Emmett chuckles]

[Emmett] What are you doing?

You don't need a light meter,
the woman is glowing.

Let's get rolling.

- [Dale] We're rolling.
- [Emmett] Sound?

- [Shep] Rolling.
- Okay.

Major Samantha Carter.
U.S. Air Force. Astrophysicist.

Considered the foremost
expert on the stargate.

You've explored territory
that no one on Earth,

in the history of Earth
has ever seen,

and you've fought an enemy

that no one on Earth
has even imagined.

Major Samantha Carter,

meet the six and a half billion
people of the planet Earth.

Hi.

I don't think I've asked the
following question before

in my entire career.

But what was it like to be...

Well, dead?

I wasn't exactly dead.

Oh. You were, what's the word?

- Transcended?
- Ascended.

- Ascended?
- Yeah. Um...

Well, actually, I did have the
unfortunate experience of dying, first.

Slowly and quite painfully,
first, I might add.

Well, in your mission file,
it says your human...

I'm quoting here, your human
body "transformed into energy.

A bright white light rose
above the hospital bed."

- Is that accurate?
- Yeah.

So, could you, Doctor... Could
you, I don't know, elaborate?

- I mean, what did it feel like?
- [pager beeping]

Well, I don't know. I really
don't remember much after that.

- Will you excuse me?
- Yeah.

Follow him. Come on, come on!

Move. Move! Move!

Dr. Jackson?

What is it? What is it?

It's the mass fragment
that was collected from...

- Sorry, could you slow down?
- What?

The mass fragment I
collected from P3X-298.

It was carbon-dated to match
the predynastic period of Egypt

here on Earth.

And what does... Could
you get a close shot of this?

What is the...

What is the, uh,
significance of that?

It's fascinating.

It's... Okay. Back up. Back up.

Uh...

That's it? It's fascinating?

Why-why were we running?

Oh. Uh...

I just wanted to see
if you'd chase me.

Okay, turn it off. Turn it off.
Get the mic away from me.

Turn it off.

Kevlar will not stop the energy
blast from a staff weapon.

And the armor plating in
other bullet-proof protection

gets superheated
from the plasma,

so while it would
stop the penetration,

the wearer is
essentially trapped

in what becomes their own
personal microwave oven.

And, you know, not a good idea.

Anyway, what we've
been working on is this.

A ceramic polymer
which will resist the heat,

stop the blast, and...

fits into a standard-issue
SG vest,

which Sergeant Siler will
now demonstrate for us.

Sorry.

Wouldn't it be a better idea...

No, no, don't shoot me. Shoot...

Don't you think that it
would be more interesting,

- you know, if I wore the vest?
- What?

- No, no, no, no, no.
- [Emmett] Why, isn't it safe?

Well, absolutely, it's safe.

It's not like we've never
done this before. No.

Away from the face, big guy.

It's all good. I'm fine.

You see? Um...

Yeah. See, he
does that all the time.

The control room is sort of like the
air traffic control tower of the base.

We monitor all gate
activity from here.

[Emmett] So, what are all
these blinking lights about?

For example, what are
those lights over there?

[Sam] Uh...

Well, this monitors the gate's
massive power consumption

required to generate
outgoing wormholes.

Interestingly, in our
study of offworld DHDs,

we've found that our gate
actually draws 10% more wattage

than offworld gates.

Now, that far exceeds any potential
loss due to our man-made interface.

We think it has to
do with the way

that the super-conductive crystals
inside the gate absorb electrical energy,

but we're also trying to
demonstrate that the DHDs

are somehow producing a purer,
more efficient form of power.

Could we get a shot
of the gate spinning?

Sure. It's really cool.

- Steam comes out of it and everything.
- Great.

[man] Major?

[inaudible]

Uh...

Sorry, guys. There's an SG
team due to embark on a mission.

Well, that's great. We'll
get a shot of them leaving!

Actually, you're
going to have to leave.

Can I ask you something?
You've been...

Sorry, you can
stop shooting. Cut.

Okay, Balinsky, which way?

That way.

I'll take point. Wells,
Bosworth, you're rear guard

five-meter spread.
Keep your eyes open.

The M.A.L.P. showed
no indication

of any recent Goa'uld activity
on this planet.

I don't see any indication
of anything here.

Take the usual bet on that, sir?

[Dave] Sure. Wells?

Abandoned Naquadah mine.

Boring. Good odds. Bosworth?

I'm going to put my money
on trees, sir.

Bosworth's disqualified
for being a smartass.

I'll go with two-headed aliens.

Hostile or friendly, sir?

One head good, one
head bad. Balinsky?

Ruins of an ancient city.

Yeah, you wish.

Yeah, all night screaming.

Projectile vomiting.
Nuclear diapers.

You have no idea.

The reason they make
them so damn cute

is so you won't suffocate
them in their sleep.

Sir, you have four kids.

Yeah, why do you think
I enjoy my job so much?

Don't get me wrong.

I love little buggers
to death, but, trust me,

having four kids makes
going through a stargate

and facing off against alien
bad guys look like nothing.

This is relaxing.

- Then why'd you have four?
- [Dave] Well...

one's pretty bad,

but you figure
you gotta have two,

so the little guy could have
a brother or a sister, right?

Then you have two boys, and
the wife says she wants a girl.

So you figure, "Hell, three can't
be much worse than two," right?

What you don't realize is, your brain
is fried because you haven't slept.

After three,
four is no big deal.

You're so deep in I, nothing
seems {0 matter anymore.

It's chaos.

You just try to make it
through each day alive.

In the end, you spend
all the energy you have left

trying to get 'em into bed.

Only to lie awake,

praying they don't
get hooked on drugs,

hurt, or worse,

wind up dead in
an alley somewhere,

I can't wait, sir.

[Dave] Yeah, miracle
of birth my ass.

I'll tell you what a miracle is.

Birth control that works.

Well, I'll be damned.

I win.

Sir, did you do
your interview yet?

Yeah.

Mary Steenburgen?

She's so hot.

Carter, can you tell me the
reason for this documentary again?

Didn't you read the memo?

Officially, it's to chronicle

the one thousandth trip
through the stargate,

but I think there's
more to it than that.

- One thousand you say?
- I know.

Hard to believe we've
been at it this long.

[Jack] There should be a cake.

[Emmett] Great, um,
Dr. Jackson, I'm just gonna...

Your memory was erased
when you returned to...

I'm quoting here. "Human form."

That sounds completely idiotic.

Could you remind me?
Make a note.

I have to re-ask
that question. Just...

Sorry, could you, you know...
What can you tell us about all that?

Not much.

Okay, um, well, can
you tell us a little bit

about what things
were like before that?

Oh, well, thankfully, I have
most of those memories back.

There are still a few... holes.

Okay.

[clears throat]

"The, uh, Pharaohs of the 4th
dynasty did not build the pyramids.”

No. No, they didn't.

They're actually landing pads
for Goa'uld motherships.

No, I'm quoting you
from a speech

that you made before you
were introduced to the Stargate.

Now, I presume, uh,
that at that time

you knew nothing about landing
platforms or motherships, right?

Right. No.

Until you were introduced
to Catherine Langford.

Right.

And she's the one who introduced
you to the Stargate Program.

Right.

So.

Why?

Why what?

[sighs in exasperation] Um...

Why did she do that?

I don't know.
You'd have to ask her.

Okay, fine. Maybe I'll ask her.

Where is she?

Is she transcended or
ascended or something like that?

No, retired, actually,

but you never know.

[Emmett] So, I'm just
reading your file here.

It's fascinating. I suppose I
should ask you immediately here.

You're an alien?

[clears throat] I
mean, well, not to you.

But to us you would be...

Anyway, uh, you were
the highest ranking officer

in the service of one
of our alien enemies,

and you turned against them.

Why did you turn against
them... w-when you did?

[sighs]

I mean, could...

Sorry, why are you sitting there

if you don't intend to answer
any of my questions?

Because I was requested to
by General Hammond.

I see. And he didn't
happen to mention to you

that part of the interview process
involved actually saying something?

No.

[Emmett clears throat]

Okay... Uh...

All right. Let's try this.

Colonel Jack O'Neill.

You must have a tremendous
amount of respect for him.

Or maybe you don't.

Let me rephrase.

Uh, Colonel Jack O'Neill
is your immediate superior.

Okay, maybe not
in terms of species, but...

He's your commanding officer.

Indeed.

Good! Okay! Good, good.
Uh... Terrific.

Let's move forward.

And is there anything that
you can tell us about him?

If you wish to learn
of Colonel O'Neill,

perhaps you should
interview Colonel O'Neill.

Okay. Thanks. That's a good
idea. Thank you very much.

Look, I want to ask you...
Just let me ask you this...

Where you going?

How long?

I don't know.

Why? We just got here.

An hour ago.

Well, need more time.
I mean, look at this place.

It's incredible.

Yeah, you've seen
one crumbled city...

Sir, this place was
built by the Ancients.

- Are you sure?
- Yes.

These markings, and
this stone architecture.

Oh, Dr. Jackson is gonna
die when he sees this.

What, again?

Funny.

Oh...

Don't go far!

- It looks like an alien.
- [chuckles] Shut up.

Yeah. Hey, remember that
thing we ran into on P2X-787?

Get lost.

Yeah, see, that thing was
easy on the eyes by comparison.

Let me see.

Ah, it's pretty scary, Wells.

- It's my unborn son, sir.
- How can you tell?

I don't know, Wells. I wouldn't
paint the room blue just yet.

Take cover!

[drone whirring]

Colonel, now!

Hold!

[crackling, buzzing]

[buzzing stops]

What the hell is it?

Like the people who are now
serving here at the SGC,

the youth of tomorrow will one day
have to defend the free spirit of mankind.

And not just on our fair planet,

but out there,
through the stargate,

in the vastness of the galaxy,

where untold evil with powers

that we've never seen before

are still waiting
to prey upon us.

Okay. Cut.

Senator, ha, great.

Thank you so much
for doing this.

It was really terrific of you
to come and do this.

These people deserve it.

Yes, we're trying our best.

Senator, I hope you don't
take this the wrong way...

Don't mind me saying this,
but...

[whispers] It sounded a
little bit prepared, you know.

Just a little bit like a speech.

I don't think
you're gonna like the results.

What about if we
do it off the cuff,

and I just kinda throw things
at you, see how you respond?

No.

- No?
- No.

Now, if you want
anything else from me...

Yes, actually, uh, Senator?

Colonel! As I'm sure you know,

I'm here to be a part
of the piece

these good men
are putting together

to document the fine work
you're doing here at the SGC.

No, I didn't know that.

[chuckles]

Well, I'm sure there was a memo.

Well, did you tell them about the time
you tried to get this place shut down?

Or the time you had
Hammond by the short?

I suggest you watch
what you say, Colonel.

Slander is a serious offense.

Yes, so I hear.

I have always been a strong
supporter of this program.

I admit I was critical
in the past,

but that was only because
of the unrealized potential

I see this operation as having.

How did your interview go,
Colonel?

It was short, yet, oh, so sweet.

[Senator Kinsey] The President
wants you to play ball on this.

I hope you're not intending to
disappoint our Commander-in-Chief.

I would think you would
want to show your appreciation

for his backing over the years.

Kinsey, what are you doing here?

I mean, the last time anyone checked,
you were trying to discredit the guy.

[Senator Kinsey] His term is up.

My running mate and I are merely
pointing out to the American people

certain areas that we think
we can do a better job in,

and when that time comes,

I know we can count
on your vote, Colonel.

Yeah, that'll happen.

And I want you to know this.

If elected,

this program can count
on our full support.

- You want to get this?
- Sure.

You smarmy self-righteous,
opportunistic ass...

- [man over pa]Unscheduled offworld activation.
- [alarm blaring]

- You are nothing but a...
- Colonel O'Neill to the control room.

- Repeat. Unscheduled offworld activation.
- Son of a bitch.

Duty calls.

[alarm continues blaring]

- I was done.
- [Emmett] Colonel, what is this

"offworld activation"
something? What is that?

I won't know until I get there.

Well, that's great.
Where's "there"?

"There" is here for you.

Ongoing activity.

Balinsky wants to stay, sir.

Do you see anything else
worth staying for, Dave?

Hard to say.

We need to finish
searching these ruins.

How long?

A day or two. Maybe more.

It would be nice
to send up an UAV.

At least get an aerial overview.

- Permission to remain granted.
- Yes!

I'll send SG-3 as back up.

Any sign of further threat, you get
out of there immediately, Colonel.

- Understood, sir.
- In the meantime,

I can run some tests
on what's left of the device,

see what it's been doing there.

Send the device back
and report in on the hour.

Yes, sir. SG-13 out.

Sir...

Um... It's not that
I don't appreciate...

I knew Kinsey and Bregman
were headed your way,

and I thought you might be looking
for an excuse to get away, Colonel.

I thought as much, sir.

And I just wanted to express
my deep and unyielding...

love for you, sir.

General, if you have a moment,
Mr. Bregman would like a word.

[Hammond sighs in exasperation]

[Hammond] "Exempt from said
clearance are all current activities

which have not yet been
reviewed by this office.”

That being the Pentagon.

Current activities.
Breathing is a current activity.

My interpretation is

that you have not been
authorized to know anything

about the most recent
unscheduled activation.

General, I need a little leeway.

I said that I was going to hold you to
the letter of these orders, Mr. Bregman.

Give it up.

You know, Colonel O'Neill...

Is currently unavailable.

General, the President... The
President of the United States

has given me his full support.
Why are you resisting?

I'm not resisting,
I'm following orders.

My opinion is

that I don't think my people
need to be put under a microscope.

Cameras don't
just record things,

they change what they record
simply by being there.

The work these people do
is hard enough

without them feeling
that every breath they take

is being preserved for judgment.

- Maybe it should be.
- Excuse me?

I said maybe it should be.

The Pentagon has
allowed journalists

to be embedded with the armed
forces before this, you know that.

Under fire, under pressure.

So, what's seen and what's
heard and what's read is the truth.

I think we're through.

I don't. I don't disagree
with you, General.

- [telephone ringing]
- Excuse me.

Have you ever seen
anything like this?

I have not.

Well, it's definitely a
remote probe of some kind.

The storage capacity of the
memory crystals is immense.

But so far, all I've found are
detailed images of the ruins.

You know, it makes sense.

We use a M.A.L.P,
why wouldn't the Goa'uld?

The Goa'uld are scavengers.

It is quite possible
they got the idea from us.

So, you do your interview
with the documentary crew yet?

Indeed.

I have to admit, I can't wait to
hear what everyone else said.

I did not say much.

Really?

That's surprising, it's
usually so hard to shut you up.

I found the entire
experience unpleasant.

They want to talk to me again.

Did your interview
not go well either?

Well, I thought it was fine,
but apparently I looked nervous.

[Teal'c] Hmm.

What is the meaning
of "offworld activation"?

- What is that about?
- I'm not privy to that information.

You wouldn't tell me even
if you knew, would you?

We have orders.

You remind me of those minders
we used to have in the Gulf.

They used to censor our reports.

Look, it's not as if we're
conspiring to cover up the truth.

Oh, sure.

And censoring reports in
combat just makes sense.

Makes sense?

You do not jeopardize the lives
of troops on ongoing missions.

It makes no sense.

It's a documentary,
it's not the news.

What are you telling me? You're
broadcasting this to the enemy

on some other planet?

Look, I have been denied access

to several prior mission
files, you know why?

'Cause no one wants me to
know how close we've come to...

Well, why don't you
tell me, Tom?

You're not conspiring to
cover up the truth, are you?

Why don't you tell me?
We've come close to what?

- Being compromised.
- "Being compromised.”

There's a euphemism for you.
"Being compromised.

Close to the brink
of planetary annihilation

is probably more accurate.

That's why we're not allowed
to film these ongoing activities.

Because every time
they open that gate,

there's a chance that something
could go cataclysmically wrong.

In which case it wouldn't really
matter what we had on tape, would it?

What did you say?

What did you say?

It doesn't matter.
If that's your opinion

and if you had any integrity
at all, then you would resign,

before I had to replace you.

I'd rather be replaced
than court-martialed.

I'm not going to do anything
I'm not authorized to do.

- See, it's that attitude...
- The bottom line is

that the SGC is not going to let
any of this out until it's declassified.

What's the difference, then?
Why not shoot it and decide later?

It's not up to me.

"Not up to me. Not up to me."

Colonel, Colonel, we're
all set up for you right here.

- We're all set up.
- Briefing.

Yeah, no, Colonel, Colonel...

Colonel! You know, I'm going to
get you on camera sooner or later.

Even if all I get is a series of
shots of you avoiding being got.

Fire away.

I hope shots of my ass
serve you well.

All right, pack up.
What are we doing here?

[Emmett] How do you
feel about Colonel O'Neill?

Uh...

He's an amazing man.

After everything he's done,
he's still modest.

Quite self-effacing, actually.

He even likes people to think
he's not as smart as he really is.

Bottom line, he's an
incredibly strong leader

who's given more of
himself for this program

than any man has given for...

well, anything I can imagine.

Do you spend a lot of time
together outside of work?

We don't get much time
outside of work.

When we do, um, our personal
interests are a little different.

Did you ever hear the
expression, "opposites attract"?

We have a very
professional relationship.

Really, do you? Professional?

I mean, after everything
you've been through?

You must have, maybe
it's not too much to say,

faced death together?

Yeah. Not unlike countless military
personnel throughout the years.

Look, I-I won't deny that
there's a bond between us.

Daniel and Teal'c are
also like family to me.

Colonel O'Neill is first and
foremost my superior officer.

Even if there was potential
for something more,

and I'm not saying
that there is,

our military positions and
the very nature of our job

wouldn't allow for it.

Well, basically when
the gate is dialing, I say,

"Chevron-1 encoded,
Chevron-2 encoded," and so on,

incrementally up to
the seventh Chevron, um,

which is a little different because
that's when the wormhole connects.

When that happens, I like
to change things up a little bit

and just say,
"Chevron-7 locked."

"Locked."

That's great, that's good.
Anything else?

Oh, yeah, um,
I'm responsible for this.

Close the iris.

Open the iris.

Huh.

It's... You know, that's
pretty much my job right there.

- That's it?
- Yeah. Pretty much.

I think you're being
a little modest.

Oh, I mean, don't get me wrong,

I mean, it's really
rewarding, it really is.

And we have tried
various automated scenarios,

but the SG teams just agree

that, you know, when
they send their iris codes

through the wormhole,

they like to know that t-there's a
real person on-on the other end.

Someone that they
can trust to get it right,

and, um, that gives me

and the other gate technicians

a great sense of pride.

Sure. That's good.

Uh, Dr. Jackson? Hi.

Hey, how's it going.

Y-you're packing?

You're going on a mission off...

I'm sorry, I forgot
the expression.

- "Offworld"?
- "Offworld."

Is that it? So, you're going?

No, no. Just going
through my pack.

- Ah! That's the camera you use, though, right?
- Yeah.

I've seen hours and
hours of your footage.

Hours of it. Inscriptions
and ruins and artifacts.

Cool, huh?

I wonder, uh, if you get
the opportunity,

maybe you could point
your camera at some action,

you know, just for
a change, you think?

You see that's the thing.
When there's action,

I'm too busy to be
pointing a camera.

I'm, you know, running, shooting,
translating what the bad guys are saying,

that kind of thing. Yep.

It's just that,
you know, for me,

I mean, I've heard a lot
about these amazing events.

Unfortunately,
my medium is visual.

I can't tell the real story
unless I have pictures.

I'm not suggesting you put
anybody in danger, not yourself...

But, you know, if the
opportunity arises, just, you know,

take a second and just point
your lens at something,

you know, that moves.

Right. Well, I'm not really
scheduled to go on a mission offworld

for another couple of days.

No, no, no.
If it's there, shoot it.

Right.

Just not the inscriptions
all the time.

Just some action would be good.

Action.

- Hey.
- Hey, one second.

You, uh, you want me
to translate something?

Yeah, I'm just trying to get the
interface connection more stable.

SG-13 really kicked
the crap out of this thing.

Its system lock seems to be isolated on
a separate crystal from memory control.

You know, Bregman actually
had the nerve to suggest

that all that archive video
footage I gave him was boring.

Okay, here's what really bugs
me. The only reason he's here

is because this President is on
his way out and he knows it, right?

He just doesn't want to look bad

if and when the Stargate
Program ever goes public.

None of this is about truth,
it's all about political posturing.

Man, he really
grilled me on that.

What? About whether or not the
Stargate Program should go public?

- Yeah.
- What did you say?

Babbled incoherently.

I mean, could you
imagine if it ever did?

I try not to think about it.

There.

It's mostly
just technical stuff.

Anything jump out at you?

Well, here's where it
encountered SG-13.

Uh-oh.

What "uh-oh"?

Well, after it engaged
shields and weapons,

it activated a long-range
communicator.

Colonel Dixon,
this is General Hammond.

We have reason to
believe the Goa'uld probe

sent out a subspace transmission
prior to your disabling of it.

I'm ordering you to return to
Stargate Command immediately.

Roger that, sir. Estimated
arrival time, 15 minutes. Dixon out.

Pack it up, Doctor,
we're going home.

- Wells, Bosworth.
- Wells here.

[Dave] Bring it home,
boys. We're booking out.

Roger that. Wells out.

- It's about time.
- [laser whooshes]

[groans]

[rifle firing]

We're taking fire.
Wells has been hit.

Get to the gate.

SG-niner, requesting assistance.

Okay.

Three gunshot wounds,
four staff weapon burns,

severe hypothermia.

I'm quite surprised he's actually
authorized me to discuss all this.

It's just...

Nanite technology
artificially aged him.

He, um, he had his shoulder punctured
by an alien time capsule device.

Um, three knee operations.

Oh. That's the whole
Hathor incident

which he's asked me
never to discuss,

and, oh, yeah,
this was a good one.

Last year he was exposed to
an ancient incurable disease.

[Emmett] Obviously not
incurable, right? Or...

Well, fortunately there
was a Tok'ra symbiote

in need of a temporary host at
the time. It managed to do the trick.

I don't understand
a word you just said,

but it sounds amazing
that Colonel O'Neill's alive.

Yeah, you know, I
never know what's next.

You just, um, try and
keep your head on straight.

Then, again, we also
set a lot of broken bones

and prescribe a ton of
antibiotics, so...

But still, it sometimes
must be overwhelming, right?

Yeah, it's funny. You know,
you think all the training,

everything we know about medicine,
really, it amounts to very little.

I mean, often I'm faced with situations
that there's really nothing I can do.

[Emmett] Is there an upside?

Are you kidding me?

I think the reason we
all manage to persevere

is because we feel that we're on the
brink of understanding so much more,

and not just about medicine

but about who we are, you
know, where we came from,

what the future has in store.

How we fit into the
grand scheme of things.

[man over PA] Unscheduled
offworld activation.

Repeat. Unscheduled
offworld activation.

That... "Unscheduled off.."

We've heard that before.
Is that an unusual thing?

No, it happens
from time to time.

And what does it mean?

Your guess is as good as mine.

- You got that announcement in the clear?
- Yeah, we're good, sir.

Okay, good. Well,
thank you, Dr. Fraiser

You know what, guys?

Why don't you go roll some cutaways
and get some sound bites over there?

- So this...
- Yeah, we're good.

Thank you. Appreciate it.

Uh, anything you can, okay?
Okay?

- Sorry.
- Ow! Ow!

What? Yes, I know you're...

I'm glad the Pentagon
sent you. Just go away.

Um...

Listen, I was just wondering,

so it seems like the unpredictable
happens around here a lot.

- [laughs] Yes, pretty much.
- Yeah. Yeah.

Um...

And you're not going to be
needed for this thing?

[Janet] Well, if I am, they
know where to find me.

[Emmett] I was just asking

because I was thinking of getting
something to eat in the cafeteria,

- which I'm not even sure where...
- It's that way.

- And I was just wondering...
- If I'd like to join you.

- Yeah.
- Okay. Yeah.

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

I'm just white balancing.

Well, go balance the white
somewhere else, okay?

Somewhere else.

- [Janet] I'm going to dump these first, okay?
- Okay. Yeah.

[Janet] Great.

Wells is alive, but he's hurt
badly and he can't be moved.

- How many Jaffa?
- I don't know.

Five, ten, a hundred, what?

Colonel Dixon counted six.
They were able to fend them off.

They're holding their
position, protecting Wells.

- Did the Jaffa come through the gate?
- No, no.

They had to come by ship.
SG-3 was covering the gate.

The gate is clear?

Half of SG-3 were
still there when I left.

- General.
- Take SG-5 and 7 and Dr. Fraiser.

- Thank you, sir.
- Colonel?

Yes, sir. I know it sounds
like an ambush to me too,

but there's nothing else
we can do, right?

Right. Go!

Oh, sorry.

I was just... I was...

I was just thinking that you
have a very natural quality.

I mean, on camera.

You let me film...

You allow people to see
grace under pressure.

Hmm.

Are you, um, are
you flirting with me?

Well, see, I, on the other hand,

am very clumsy under pressure.

Well, I've seen worse.

SO, um, what's with the ring?

Oh, uh... It's just...
It's sentimental.

My wife died a few years ago.

So, how do any of you
have a personal life?

We don't, really.

I spend most of my time
outside work with my daughter.

Oh. So, you're married.

No, no. She's adopted.

- Oh.
- Mmm-hmm.

She's from another planet.

Um...

Would you be willing to
talk about that on camera?

You know, I'd rather...

Excuse me, Ma'am.

You're required in the
ready room immediately.

- Thank you. I'm sorry.
- That's okay.

Let's go, gentlemen.

[Jack] It's all because I
wanted an aerial survey.

It took me too long to figure
out the probe sent a transmission.

None of that matters now.

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