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Carter: In the 5 weeks since our return

from px7—941—...

Known to its indigenous population as madrona.

We've been able to process

most of the data we've collected,

and as a result, we think we've corroborated

some fairly startling first—hand observations.

Which are?

Well, sir, the inhabitants of this planet

can pro—actively affect their own climate.

That's a bit of an understatement, general.

They can call it up, just like... that.

You got a crop that needs water?

Order some rain.

You have a crop that needs sun?

It's literally a matter of dialing it up

you sure you weren't UN der the local voodoo?

Believe me, general,

no one was more skeptical than I,

but the fact is, we may have stumbled on

the most important piece of technology

the sgc mission has discovered to date.

Even the Goa'uld do not possess such technology.

And you think you know how they do it?

Well, our best theory is thatthe planet

was terraformed about 900 years ago.

Now, the madronans are technologically primitive,

so it's likely the planet was terraformed

by another alien race.

The weather seems to be regulated by this device.

Daniel: The madronans call it "th e touchston e."

It's an ancient artifact,

probably made by the other alien race.

Uh, it's rightthere.

It's——it's in the statue's hand.

The high priest turns a series

of calibrated rings,

which seem to determine meteorological conditions

over the entire plan et's surface.

We have any idea what makes it tick?

That's why we'd like to go back, sir.

Carter wants to get a closer look

with some of her specialized...

Doohickies.

"Doohickies"?

I believe that's the technical term, sir.

My instruments will measure the touchstone's emissions,

and hopefully give us a better idea of how it works.

Any chance we could

borrow it for a few days?

Do a little backward engineering?

You have to understand, general,

the touchstone maintains the weather on this planet.

Right.

Ok, then...

Go see what you can figure out.

Greetings, roham,

Princess la—moor.

It's the visitors, uncle.

We demand you return the touchstone.

What? It's missing?

Do not play games.

You must return it at once.

No games.

We didn'ttake it.

It is gone. Come. See for yourselves.

Well, I guess this explains the storm clouds outthere.

Without the touchstone to shield us,

we shall soon be overtaken by the elements.

It's only a matter of time before we begin to die

because of your theft.

All right. Here's a question for you.

If it was so important, why wasn't it guarded?

It was guarded.

We let down our guard because of your people.

We trusted you.

We did not take it.

Had we taken the artifact,

there would have been no need to return to this place.

There were witnesses.

And what did these "witnesses" see?

A group of people taking the touchstone

in the dead of night.

They were dressed much as you are

and carried weapons like yours.

Did they see where these people went?

They left by your Stargate.

As you know,

none of our people know how to use the portal.

Roham: Guards,

disarm the wrongdoers.

Hold it!

All right. We came here in peace,

we expect to go in one...

Piece.

Then explain yourself... But be warned.

If your answers are not satisfactory,

then we have no choice butto seek retribution.

Taking revenge upon us

will not return the touchstone,

for we are not those who took it.

Perhaps not, but it will lead us to those that did.

Only if they care what happens to us.

Look, let me give you a little life lesson

about thieves.

They're not really in touch

with their feminine side.

Caring would be on a low... priority.

My uncle grows impatient.

If the thieves who took the touchstone

used the gate to escape,

then the only hope to get it back

is to let us go back through the gate.

And if they did come from earth,

we have technology that can help us find out

who the thieves might have been.

How do we know that you will not use the gate

to escape responsibility?

Trust us?

We are a simple people, colonel.

We have no means to protect ourselves

from this disaster.

If my uncle decides to trust you this day,

our entire future will depend on that decision.

Ok, that's a little pressure,

but we can handle that.

Letthem go.

Please.

Help us.

Colonel, why are you back so early?

You were supposed to be stu dying that weather device.

And we would be, sir, if it were still there.

What do you mean?

We should talk in your office, sir.

What's this about, colonel?

The touchstone was stolen, sir...

By people wearing sgc uniforms

who came and went th rough the Stargate.

What? Well, who was it?

Everyone involved here would like to know that, sir.

I don't appreciate your implication, colonel.

Why would I send your team to stu dy the thing

if I knew it wasn'tthere?

No implication intended, sir.

But circumstances do beg the next logical question,

which is...

Could any one of the other sg teams

have gone th rough without your order?

Not without my knowing about it.

Yes, sir.

General, do you mind if I have Carter

re—check the dialing computer?

Justto see if there are any signs of anyone...

Sn eaking th rough the gate...

Cove rtly?

Behind your back, as it were, sir.

Nothing happens regarding that Stargate

without my knowing about it.

If a person sneezes near it, I geta report.

I understand, sir.

Colonel.

Have Carter check it, anyway.

Thank you very much, sir.

Anything yet?

Not on the touchstone, sir.

Possibly its effects.

Have you been watching the weather channel?

I'm more of a c—span guy.

Observe, O'Neill.

Newscaster: Chalk it up to a delayed El nino effect,

or just a run of bad luck,

but another set of storms

is stretched all over america,

and in of all places, Phoenix, Arizona,

causing widespread damage.

Reports of injuries are still trickling in.

We have flooding in palm Springs, California,

and in Florida.

And that's not all.

There's record rainfall in Albuquerque...

Golf ball sized—hail in the panhandle,

and 3 major rivers cresting.

Something is definitely

altering this plan et's weather.

And you think it's this touchston e?

Kind of a reach, isn't it?

Well, not really, if you think about it.

Whoever leftthat device originally on madrona

probably keyed it to the atmospheric conditions

on that planet.

Somebody steals it, brings it back to earth,

starts fiddling around with it

with no idea that they're doing,

and, who knows?

We don't know it's on earth.

Carter: I'm thinking it is.

There was a huge transitory glitch

3 days ago when sg—2 returned

from a routine mission,

roughly the same hour

as the touchstone was taken.

But sg—2's point of origin

was galaxies away from madrona.

Yeah, butthis energy spike is off the charts.

You remember what happened the lasttime

the gate's power supply was overloaded?

Itjumped to the second gate

in the antarctic.

Uh, thanks for the memories.

Captain Carter,

are you suggesting that sg—2 used the second gate

to steal the touchston e?

No. Not sg—2.

Their mission went as planned through our gate,

but these readings suggest that someone

might have been using the second gate

a split second after sg—2 used ours

to tryto hide the energy spike in ours.

Kind of like shooting off a gun

when atrain's going by?

To hide the sound.

Yes, sir.

Now, let's see,

if I'm right, sg—2's log

should have the same electronic signature

that was present the lasttime

the wormhole jumped its tracks.

Bear with me.

Bearing.

Damn. It should show up on the primary metalog.

Nothing.

Try the backup log.

Yeah. Possibly.

Now, if someone did try to systematically

erase all the relevant data, it would have been easy

to overlook a third—tier backup

yes. There it is.

The second gate had to have been used.

The energy signature's identical.

Who would have been authorized to use the second gate?

I thought it'd been officially decommissioned.

It was...

Officially.

Come.

No. I need to talk to him now.

Son, do you know what color this phone is?

Yes, I'll hold.

Carter find anything?

Yes, sir. Apparently, the second gate

is being used.

What?

I was given top—level assurances

that gate was to be sealed.

Case of the left hand not knowing

what the right foot is doing, sir?

That's what I'm trying to find out.

No. It can't wait, son.

Well, make sure he gets the message

the second he comes out.

And suddenly,

the president wasn't available.

Every time I call he's tied up

it's like someone is orchestrating his schedule

to keep us from speaking today.

Got a someone in mind, sir?

This is gonna sound paranoid, colonel.

Back when the sg program began,

there was a philosophical skirmish about its man date.

Some people wanted to make sure

that any and all discoveries were brought back,

regardless of considerations like interplanetary diplomacy.

Do you mind if I ask who these "some people" were?

Well, the truth is I'm not sure

I ever fully knew who they were.

I had a feeling that someone chose not to surface

during the debate.

Not military—...

Politicians pulling strings behindthe scenes.

No one said so, exactly.

30 years in the service,

you develop an instinct aboutthese things.

General, is your gut telling you

thatthis group—— Person, whatever—...

Is responsible for stealing the touchston e?

I'm a long way from drawing that conclusion,

but I'll be damned

if I'll be blocked by some sycophant in the white house.

I have other channels I can pursue,

markers I can call in.

General...

I knowi don't have to tell you this,

but whoever these darkside guys are...

They can do some pretty nasty damage

if they figure out how to work this thing.

I know, colonel. I know.

Let me do some digging.

In an effort to determine

weather the touchstone was being used on earth,

I figured out a way

to measure the doppler shift

for gravitational and radiation emissions.

I used one of my monitoring instruments

andtied it into

what did you find?

Well, sir, it's somewhere

in the Nevada desert.

Now, from the crude triangulation,

iwas able to determine—...

N evada?

Yes, sir. Is something wrong?

The second gate ended up in Nevada,

didn't it, sir? Nellis?

Yes.

Well, if the gate is there,

it makes sense that the touchstone

has at least been there.

You're going to love this, colonel.

Guess who just got himself reassigned to nellis?

Do tell.

Colonel maybou rn e.

Oh, well, here's good news.

N ellis——that's th e base we send the technology

we bring back through the gate, right?

Yes. The groom lake facility.

Area 51.

What are we looking at?

We sentthe malp back to madrona.

It's basically a blizzard, sir.

Winds gusting up to 80 miles an hour.

It gets any more intense

and the whole plan et's a write—off.

How much time do they have remaining?

Well, if my extrapolations are correct,

we're looking at 48 hours, maybe 72

before all the terraforming is kaput.

Permission to take a little trip

to Nevada, sir?

Ok, I'll call the commander at nellis and get you cleared.

Uh, general...

It's become pretty obvious

that our own people are involved here.

The government types, you know.

How do you know who to trust?

We already have the necessary

clearance level, sir.

Colonel, I need some documents hand—delivered

to the groom lake facility.

Are those documents sensitive enough

to warrant a 3—man team

with a Jaffa escort, sir?

Absolutely.

Colonel O'Neill.

Major Reynolds, n.I.D.

Welcome to area 51.

Yeah. Nice to meet you.

This is captain Carter,

Dr. Jackson, an d Teal'c.

Gentlemen, ma'am. I can'ttell you

what an honor it is to meet you.

You guys are a bit of legend around here.

Yeah, well, thanks.

We were hoping to meet with colonel maybourn e.

He's been paged, sir.

I'm sure if you'll come inside,

he'll find you there.

So you obviously know who we are?

Of course, sir.

If it wasn't for you and the other sg teams,

we'd be out of business here.

Follow me, please.

To your left is medical research.

They're focusing on

the potential new cure for Alzheimer's

that sg—5 brought back.

The other side is geology,

space metallurgy, and artifacts stu dy.

That's where they're poring over your notes

on that heliopolis place, Dr. Jackson.

"Meaning of life" stuff.

I love that.

Woman on P.A.: Dr. Dobson to room 483. Dr. Dobson.

That's where we're studying

those 2 Goa'uld death gliders that you were in

after you guys did your hero thing.

Nice work, by the way.

Yeah. Thanks.

This way.

Woman on P.A.: Lieutenant O'Connell.

Lieutenant O'Connell, please go to room 4—6—9.

This is the bio—research lab.

Is this where you're keeping the little green men?

There are no alien life forms at area 51.

Present company excluded, of course.

Colonel O'Neill.

Hello, maybou rn e.

Major, if you'll excuse us.

Teal'c.

It's good to see you well.

In my culture, I would be

well within my rights

to dismember you.

Well...

That's interesting.

Is there something I can do for you, colonel O'Neill?

Yeah. We assume the touchstone

was brought here.

Excuse me?

Maybe you have a different name for it?

The weather controller from madrona? Px7—941?

It seems that someone has sentyou

on a fool's errand, colonel.

There's nothing even remotely like that here.

You are, however, aware of our mission.

I remember a reference to it...

But correct me if I'm wrong.

Nothing came back from that survey.

Not by our team.

Another sgc team?

You tell me.

If you're looking for specific answers,

I'd askthatyou be a little less cryptic

with your questions.

Fine.

Where's the damn touchston e?

Has the second Stargate been activated?

It's been under complete lockdown

since its arrival here.

It hasn't even been powered up

do you mind if we have a look?

It guarantee it's been dormant

since you came through it.

Then there's no harm in taking a look,

is there?

Maybou rn e: Well, there it is.

Happy now, colonel?

O'Neill: Carter?

Satisfied?

Not really.

Just proves it got packed up real nice after it was used.

I assure you that gate has been in that crate

since it was brought here from the antarctic.

Come on, Harry.

You and I have been through this dance before.

Uh, colonel...

This gate is plastic.

What?!

Captain Carter is correct.

That's ridiculous.

That's the gate that was brought back

from the antarctic.

It's been under lock and key since it got here.

This gate's plastic.

Where's the real one?

So, what the hell happened to the Stargate?

It's obviously been moved.

So it can be fired up without raising eyebrows?

That's highly speculative.

I don't know who's giving you orders, maybourn e...

Butthey had better come

from where the air is realthin.

Is that a threat, colonel?

You tell me the punishment for losing a Stargate.

That presumes there was no authorization

to move the Stargate.

So who authorized it?

That's classified.

We have the highest clearance.

Within the military, you do.

Are you telling me...

This is a civilian operation?

Gentlemen, colonel O'Neill and his people need

an escort back to their vehicle.

Who's pulling the strings, maybourne?

Take a piece of advice, Jack...

Let this one drop

drop it?!

Please...

Don't make these gentlemen have to get disrespectful.

We're operating under a virtual blackout.

No one will confirm or deny athing.

Well, this is too bizarre.

The only other Stargate on the planet

gets spirited away, and it's business as usual?

There's nothing usual about it, captain.

Somebody's clamped down on the communications channels.

What of the touchston e?

Carter: Well, sometime while we were gone,

my instrument readings dropped to zero.

So either they've stopped using it

or they've found a way to shield it from detection.

Well, all the weather anomalies

seem to have abated on earth.

They probably realized experimenting with it

was causing too many problems

or attracting unnecessary attention.

Exactly.

Now, if we can't track the touchston e,

there may still be a way

that we can track the second gate on earth.

Oh, sure.

Let's just put out an a.P.B.

For a huge, honkin', 2—story metal ring

with 39 little pictures all nicely engraved on it.

Actually, I had another thought.

Go ahead, captain.

We use our gate to go to madrona.

Then we do a quick 180 and return

through the second gate here on earth.

Teal'c: Captain Carter,

if one were to input the earth's coordinates

on the madrona dialing device,

he would be sent back through the gate

on this facility.

You would,

unless you intentionally overpower the gate.

Of course. The way the wormhole arced

to sendthe two of you to the other gate.

We just have to duplicate those conditions.

As you may recall, it was a minor miracle

that either of you survived that incident.

What if we use the malp robot?

Perfect.

The g.Ps. Could give us an exact position

as soon as the malp made itthrough.

Teal'c: Someone would have to accompany it to madrona

to input the correct address on the dialing device.

Uh...

I would be that person.

I'll go, too.

You'll also need to bring the necessary equipment

to modulate the power to the gate.

Let's do it.

Th ey've arrived th rough the madrona gate, sir.

Here we are transporting our people across the galaxy

to find something we lost in our own backyard.

Incredible.

They're back, uncle roham!

Did you bring the touchstone?

Not yet!

We're working on it!

Don't you understand? Look around you!

The rivers have turned to ice!

Before long, all our crop lands will be decimated!

Why did you return?

We have to send this machine from here

to track the touchston e!

You're lying!

We're not lying!

Look, we really are trying to help.

Go now!

They should be inputting the last address now.

Status, captain.

It's through, sir. It's on earth.

Well, where the hell is it?

Switching over to terrestrial video signal.

We have visual, but it's dark.

Can you make out anything?

No, not much.

Looks like there's somebody moving.

Can you ascertain its location?

I'm resetting the malp global positioning system

to telsat 13—— Attempting to triangulate.

What the hell happened?

They blew it away, sir.

Carter?

The link is gone. They destroyed the malp

did you get the coordinates?

Didn't have time for a full triangulation,

but I've got it narrowed down.

How far down?

Well, as far as I can tell, it's in southern Utah.

Oh. Well, southern Utah.

Well, at least that's a start.

I have one last marker to call.

Let me see what I can find out.

Hello, general.

Wh itlow.

Shall we walk?

As I told you on the phone, I don't really have time

for all this cloak and dagger stuff.

I need to know—...

Please. Walk.

Makes it harder for the parabolics.

Glad to see the paranoia quotient

is as high as ever.

These are dangerous times, George.

You never know who's listening.

What do you need to know?

2 things: Who's got the Stargate?

Who's got the weather device?

Wish I had that info.

I don't have time for games, whitlow.

George, really, as much as I'd love

to clear our little I.O.U., I don't know anything.

I don't even know what you're talking about

with regards to a weather device.

But are you telling me that the Stargate is missing?

The second one is, yes.

Well, that doesn't sound like a good thing.

Come on, whitlow.

You've gotyour fingers in every agency.

You haven't heard anything?

Military intelligence, n.S.A, c.I.A.?

George, if it were military, I'd know about it.

It's gotta be civilian.

Anything strange going on at nellis?

Well, there's always something going on

at nellis, and most of the time it's strange.

But nothing about a Stargate

or a weather thingie.

H ey...

Does this have something to do

with all the weird weather lately?

How 'bout southern Utah?

Heard about anything going on there?

Southern Utah?

Yeah, as a matter of fact.

A requisition just crossed my desk

requesting a c—5 for a classified pick—up

at an n.I.D. Landing site.

It's in Utah.

No idea what it's for?

Well, not officially,

but I don't have to tell you

a c—5's a big airplane.

Big enough to hold the Stargate

andtransport it anywhere in the world.

Where's the strip?

Just south of the black mountains.

About 40 clicks west of parowan.

Thank you, whitlow.

George?

Does this mean we're even?

If it pans out, it does.

Ok, here's the deal.

This n.I.D. Landing strip doesn't officially exist.

Therefore, I don't think

there's a jurisdictional issue.

But even if there is,

that c—5 is air force property

and it is our jurisdiction.

Can we go now, sir?

There's a chopper waiting up top.

It will take you to hill air force base.

From there, you're on your own.

Thank you.

One other thing, colonel.

We don't know if the people who took the gate

andtouchstone are friend or foe.

Therefore, under no conditions

are you to fire on them. Understood?

Under no conditions fire?

That's right.

What if they fire on us, sir?

Then you're to take cover and do not return fire

unless it's the only option remaining

in order to defend yourselves.

General, I don'tthink that's gonna fly—...

Those are my orders, colonel.

We're already going way out on a limb on this one.

I don't want my people

mortally wounding another American

who may just be following orders.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

Stand to, gentlemen!

Keep those hands visible.

Who the hell are you?

No one's damn business. Step away from the crate.

Stop!

Don't do it!

Ahh!

What?

I missed the address.

At least we have this.

Th ey've come back, uncle roham,

just as itold you!

Do they have the touchstone?

They do!

Thank you.

You're very welcome.

We hope the faith andtrust

between our 2 worlds has been restored.

You have lived up to your promises.

Letthere always be peace between our worlds.

Roham: We must remain vigilant,

lest those that trespassed before

come back to violate

the sanctity of the holy touchstone.

Yeah. Just make sure

your guards are paying attention this time.

Blessings be upon you.

Then, everything should be back to normal

within a few weeks, both here and on madrona.

At some point, we think they'll be open

to our returning through the gate

to do the studies we'd hoped to do.

Any idea what happened, sir?

To be honest, it's still something of a shell game.

The investigation was taken out of my hands.

By whom?

I'm still trying to find that out.

So we may never know who those men were

who went through the gate.

Not unless you can tell me where they went.

Hammond: Well, until then, all sg units

are to be on watch for 4 n.I.D. Guys

wan dering around another planet.

Great.

So all this could happen again, huh?

No, colonel.

This time, I was able to ensure that our Stargate

will be the only one in use.

Sir...

The second Stargate is being retired.

Yes. Only this time, there will be

a permanent Iris welded over it,

and it will be placed under round—the—clock guard

under the command of the s.G.C.

My command.

No lying and deceit, smoke and mirrors?

You'll be there yourself—...

All of you will—...

When we put it away for good.

This put you out of a job, maybourn e?

Oh, you'd be surprised.

Strange things happen in high places, colonel.

Don't I know it.

People get reassigned.

So does property.

Artifacts get misplaced. Orders change.

Every day is a new day.