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Go!

Let's go.

Where's Teal'c?

I don't know, sir.

He was right behind me.

Colonel, are you ok?

We have to go back, sir.

What was your situation?

We were being pursued

by gliders and an alkesh.

Teal'c was right with me.

He could still be alive.

Dial up p3x—I i6.

We'll try and raise him on his radio.

Chevron one encoded.

Sir, we should have a malp standing by

just in case we need avisual.

Do it.

Yes, sir.

Chevron two encoded.

Sir, we're getting an unknown error.

Sir, should I override?

Major?

Gate feedback protocol means

the system is detecting

something wrong with the Stargate itself,

not our dialing computer.

Chevron 4 encoded.

Like what?

I don't know. It's something

our computer isn't recognizing.

Sir, what happened

just before you jumped through?

The ship was coming right at us.

You think it could have impacted

the Stargate on the other side?

And if it did?

Well, I hate to say this,

but if the wormhole was shut down

while Teal'c was en route,

it could—...

Technician: Chevron 6 encoded.

Still showing unknown error, sir.

Sir, we—— we better abort.

Abort the dialing procedure.

Dialing sequence aborted, sir.

So the tok'ra intel was right.

The goa'ulds were scouting p3x—166 for a new base.

Looks that way.

Whatthetok'ra didn'ttell us

is that the Goa'uld in question was tanith.

We just spotted him on the ground

near his alkesh

with a small contingent of Jaffa

when the glider made our position.

He came after you himself?

Yeah. As you know, he andteal'c

have this kind of thing between them, so...

Sir, ithinki know whatthe problem is,

but we have to act quickly.

What is it?

Ok. Well, you know how th e Stargate

turns matter into energy

andthen transmits it through a subspace wormhole?

That's gate travel

now, the gate on the receiving end

is whattranslates the energy signature

and reconverts it back into the matter's

original form.

Major.

The Stargate has massive amounts of memory inside it.

It's like a computer buffer.

It temporarily stores the energy patterns

before it reconverts them back into matter.

Now, it does this to make sure

that it's got all the information

before it reassembles the object,

or, in our case, a person.

The error we're receiving from the gate

seems to indicate that there is still

an energy pattern stored in the memory buffer.

Teal'c.

If the alkesh crashed into the dhd

on the other planet,

it would have cut off power to the outgoing gate.

The wormhole would have been severed prematurely.

Now, if that happened before our gate

was able to reconvert Teal'c's energy signature

back into matter...

Teal'c is in our Stargate.

His energy signature, yes.

Stored in the memory.

Well, let's get him out.

Right now, I'm not sure how.

That's not the worst problem.

There's worse?

The Stargate has various safety protocols

designed to prevent different energy signatures

from getting mixed together,

and one of the ways it does this

is by erasing the memory buffer

every time a new wormhole is established.

It's like an overall system reset.

Sir, if we dial out of our gate

or somebody offworld tries dialing in—...

We have 8 teams currently on missions.

Teal'c's energy signature will be erased permanently.

How do we stop an incoming wormhole?

Right now, the Iris sits just in front of the plane

where the event horizon is formed.

Now, if we can rig it so we can offset it just slightly,

we would effectively stop awormhole from establishing.

It would be like burying our gate.

Siler says his team could have it done in an hour.

How do we get our people home?

When the Russians had their dhd

con n ected to their Stargate,

it became the dominant gate on earth.

Exactly. All incoming wormholes

automatically went there.

I'll call the Pentagon.

I'll go find out how long we have

before the next sg team is due back.

Yes, sir. We have 8 teams offworld

we have to get home.

It's a temporary situation we hope to have resolved

as quickly as possible.

Thank you, sir.

I'll get our best man for the job

on a plane right away.

The nextteam due to check in is sg—5.

They have a scheduled report

at 1600 hours.

Less than an hour from now.

Will the Iris be in place?

They're working as fast as they can.

The best man iwas talking about is you.

We need a liaison in Russia

to help coordinate our interests.

Pack a bag.

You leave in half an hour.

Carter.

Sir, are you ok?

Oh, a couple of stitches, concussion,

nausea, dizziness, the usual.

Why is Teal'c still in the gate?

Well, sir, it's very complicated.

Can I help?

Well, in order to overcome the lack of a dhd,

we had to create a proper interface

between the gate and our computer.

We generated a series of instructions

based on electrical impulses to which the gate's

control crystals would respond.

Now, these were found mostly by trial and error

over a great deal of time.

What we need to do now is find a series of impulses

that will instruct the gate to override

one of its primary functions.

Can I get you some coffee?

Sir, the truth is, the gate may not even

be capable of doing what we need itto do.

Which is what?

Resume a reintegration process

that was cut off prematurely.

Carter, my head.

Sir, I'm sorry,

but the more I go through this,

the more I'm becoming concerned

that we may not even be able to get Teal'c back.

Zdravstvui, major Davis.

Colonel.

Dr. Jackson. Colonel.

I trust you had a pleasant trip

as possible under the circumstances.

Yes, yes. An unfortunate problem.

Please sit down.

The details made available to me were somewhat vague,

only that a, uh...

Technical glitch had somehow trapped

one of your team inside the inner workings

of the Stargate.

That's pretty much all we know

at the moment.

Then it seems that we are not the only ones

incapable of handling every situation

the Stargate may present after all.

What is the current status of our offworld teams?

All of them have been contacted successfully.

Sg—5 and sg—8 have already arrived safely.

We do appreciate what you're doing.

Despite appearances, our participation

in this effort is not one of good faith, Dr. Jackson.

The Russian military is not here to do your bidding.

I wasn't suggesting you were.

Your government seems to think

it can dictate protocol in all matters

regarding Stargate technology.

Our governments do have a deal.

One which has been blatantly ignored

by both sides, wouldn't you agree?

It is technically and logistically impossible

to run concurrent Stargate programs, colonel.

By the sounds of it, it may be impossible

not to, major.

Colonel.

Colonel.

Go home.

I'm all right, sir.

Just got 5 minutes of quality sleep.

Everything that can be done is being done.

You know, this wouldn't be happening

if he had followed orders.

It's that damn Jaffa revenge thing.

Get some rest, colonel.

That's an order.

Colonel Simmons.

Hello, general.

I was just introducing major Carter and Dr. McKay.

The doctor has been studying the Stargate program

out of area 51 for over a year now.

Without access to a working gate?

I had a virtual computer model that was built

when the second gate was there.

Well, I'm sure it's a thrill

to be here to see the real thing.

Not really.

Simmons: The Pentagon feels that Dr. McKay has become

the world's foremost expert on the gate.

N ext to major Carter.

With all due respect, major,

you spend most of your time

in the field.

Hammond: Major Carter spent two years

working on the gate prior to her 5 years

of service at the sgc.

She's the one who made this program viable.

Actually, the interface she designed

is full of flaws.

Well, I admit it's not perfect,

but it's certainly—...

It has caused numerous unnecessary situations,

any of which could have ended in catastrophe.

And we certainly don't wantthat to happen.

That's why the doctor's here to help.

Good. He can report to major Carter.

Simmons: And the two of them might be able

to work together to solve this problem

to get Teal'c back in one piece

in the time allotted.

Excuse me? In the time allotted?

48 hours.

Sir.

Come with me, colonel.

Hoo.

I don't care who you are or who you work for.

You will not come into my facility

and dictate procedure to me.

Oh, general, don't shootthe messenger.

I'm just bringing you your orders.

Teal'c is an invaluable asset.

Without him, you might very well not be sitting there

supposedly representing your country.

We're all aware of his contributions,

as well as

his questionable allegiances.

Now, this operation we've lost

a lot of good Americans.

You're not gonna tell me

that you hold Teal'c's life

above one of our own people, are you?

Teal'c is one of our own,

and his life is not lostyet.

Maybe not,

but my sources tell me

that all the offworld teams

are home safe.

Now, the Pentagon is not willing

to deal with the Russians

over the long term,

and in the past, you yourself have made

a very strong case for keeping the sgc

alive and running at all costs,

and we agree with you.

So these people

are either going to have to come up

with a solution in the next two days,

or you will be ordered

to resume sending teams through the gate.

All of your teams have arrived safely.

That is what we agreed to help you with.

Now all we need to do is send one of our teams

off on a sort of fact—finding mission.

One of our offworld allies may know of a way

to save Teal'c.

Your offworld allies?

Allies of earth.

As long as our gate is connected, Dr. Jackson,

we, as in the Russian people,

are vulnerable to attack.

We are here to ensure thatthe orders

agreed upon by our respective leaders

are carried out.

We're not here to negotiate with you, colonel.

On the contrary, major.

That is exactly why you are here.

The deal so unwisely made

by my government requires us

to cease our operations of the Stargate,

not make it available to you

wh en ever you deem it necessary.

If you wish to continue to use our technology,

you must finally present something

of significant value in return.

Hi, Jack.

You rat bastard!

Hey, hey, hey. Take it easy.

I am so gonna kick your ass!

Look. There's people watching.

I don't care!

Look. It wasn't me.

I didn't shoot you, Jack.

Itrusted you!

Now, come on. Would I come back here

like this if I'd done it?

You might!

I swear, Jack.

Well, then who did it?

I don't know.

What do you know?

Justwhati read in the nid file,

that you got shot, and the Goa'uld escaped.

You came all the way back to Colorado Springs

to tell me you didn't do it?

I didn'tthink you'd believe me

any other way,

and iwanted to warn you.

About what?

I heard about Teal'c.

What about it?

I hope you get him back.

And the warning part?

Watch out for frank Simmons.

Simmons again? What is it with you guys?

We go back.

I don't exactly know what he's up to,

but I can guarantee you,

it isn't gonna be good for Teal'c

or the sgc.

Great.

I'll be in town for a couple of days.

I'd like to see how things turn out.

If you need me, I'm at the accent inn

check in under the name of Cassidy.

David or Shaun?

Butch.

You know, Simmons says you're the one

who sullied the good name of the nid.

Do you believe that?

No.

Trust me, Jack. I know him well.

I'm the one who recruited him.

Thanks.

Major.

Doctor.

I guess that we got off on the wrong foot.

Gee. What probability factor did you use

figuring that out?

For the record, I don't work

for colonel Simmons.

What difference does that make?

I sensed a little tension there.

I'm on the air force payroll.

I report directly to the chief of staff.

Ahh. Well, that changes everything.

I just, uh, wanted to give you

my honest analysis, major.

It is awaste of time to assume

that you're right about everything.

I justthought we'd get past that.

Leaving more time to devote to your fan club.

The gate wasn't meantto be used

without a dialing device.

Your computer system ignores 220

of the 400 feedback signals

the gate can emit

during any given dialing sequence.

It is a fluke that you picked up

the buffer warning.

For that matter, I am surprised

that you even bothered aborting

the dialing sequence despite the error.

What is that supposed to mean?

I've read the reports, major.

You've ignored error data

and bypassed dialing protocols

on several occasions to get a lock.

My job is to present the risks,

not to decide whether to take them.

Now, if you have something positive to add, do it.

Otherwise, get out of my lab.

Well—...

Carter.

Hey, Sam, we got the Russians to agree

to let us send one team out.

Sg—5 contacted th e tok'ra,

and they just got back.

What did they say?

They said the glitch probably occurred

because we don't have a dhd.

They said a local dhd would have

compensated for the loss of power

and allowed the gate to finish

the reintegration process.

Well, if the dhd could have prevented the problem,

maybe the dhd can also fix it.

Is there any chance that you can get the Russians

to give us their dhd?

This is impossible at the moment.

Not without giving back Alaska.

That bad, huh?

Yeah. Besides, the tok'ra warn ed us

that connecting a dhd now

might not be the way to get Teal'c

out of the memory.

It could impose the reset protocol,

same as dialing in would.

Yep.

So how do the tok'ra suggest we fix the problem?

They don't know.

They said th ey'd work on it,

butthey didn't say how long that might take.

Sorry I don't have better news.

Yeah. Me, too.

Thanks, Daniel. Bye.

Thank you. I will.

Can I come in?

Do I have a choice?

Clock's ticking.

You have less than

you didn't close the door

just to tell me that, did you, colonel?

You know, the way I see it, general,

despite their combined brainpowers,

major Carter and Dr. McKay are not going to be able

to solve this problem in the time allotted.

I'm working on extending that.

Why are you really here, colonel?

I can provide you with the information

thatyou're gonna need to save Teal'c.

How?

That's not important.

It damn well is.

What's important is that this information

is not gonna be for free.

Are you speaking officially

on behalf of the nid?

Because I can't believe what I'm hearing.

Why don't we just stick to the point, general?

I'm trying to count how many crimes

you might be committing right now, colonel.

General, the way I see it,

you have two options.

You can either give me what I want—...

A small token compared to what's at stake,

at least for you—...

Or I guess you could pick up the phone

and call your superiors

and report this conversation,

at which point I would deny everything.

I'm thinking of having you arrested

this instant.

Well, you go ahead,

and I guarantee you,

you'll never see Teal'c again.

I could take care of him for you.

What?

Simmons.

I could make sure he's never a problem again.

I'm already wanted for treason.

Be my pleasure, Jack.

Ok. I'll just pretend you didn't say that.

I bet it was him who shotyou.

The son of a bitch really stood there

in Hammond's office and blackmailed him

rightto his face?

Yeah.

Got to admire that.

What did he ask for?

A Goa'uld hand device.

Might as well be admitting

that they have the Goa'uld that escaped.

We're hoping.

Why?

Because he might tell us

what he told Simmons.

You have to find him first.

This is unacceptable.

We allowed all your teams to return home safely.

We even allowed you to send out another team

on a new reconnaissance mission.

We expect nothing less than everything

on that list in return.

Your government agreed to allow us

to use your gate period.

It mentioned nothing of any——any demands!

Russia will not stand by

and allow you to operate your program

without our direct involvement.

We demand that a Russian team

be permanently stationed at your base,

that all mission files will go

through our on—site officer,

and that all technologies

procured and developed

as a result of Stargate travel

past, present, and future will be shared equally.

Or what?

We already know your government

has no interest in running its own program.

Political winds change, major,

and don't forget, with the dhd,

we can ensure that our base has

the dominant operational gate.

You do realize, sir,

that what you are talking about

could be interpreted as an act of war.

Don't be ridiculous.

How can United States go to war over something

its people know nothing about?

It wouldn't be unprecedented, colonel.

What would ittake for you to give us

your dhd?

No. Seriously.

Let's, uh, let's put it on the table.

I mean, we all know you think of the dhd

as your long—term bargaining chip,

but everything has a price,

and no one has said

exactly what it wou ld take

to buy you out in full right now.

Dr. Jackson—...

No, no. He has a good point, major.

The problem is, Dr. Jackson,

that without full disclosure of technologies

already procured by th e sgc,

it may be impossible

to determine a reasonable price.

Didn'tthe nid trace you down

the lasttime you did this?

Well, this time, I'm using a linkup

that's bouncing off

if they pick something up tracing,

it'll make them dizzy for a month.

What are we looking for?

The nid have several bases

for their special ops throughoutthe country.

Call them safe houses.

Legitimate organization.

It's the only way we're gonna find

this Goa'uld, Jack.

What do you mean?

Through legitimate nid operations.

Unofficial business is financed

th rough the private sector

and can be kept off the books,

but any official nid action

has to be filed with the Pentagon.

Same as any branch of the military.

If Simmons used an nid plane

to visit our snakehead,

then the flight plan was registered.

Wouldn'tthat be stupid?

The situation with Teal'c

provided Simmons with a unique opportunity,

but the Pentagon's deadline

didn't give him much time.

Besides, nid flight plans

are classified information,

and there aren't many people

who would know the current location

of every nid safe house in the country.

You just happen to be lucky enough

to know one of the few who does.

He diverted to minot

on his way to Colorado Springs?

North Dakota ain't exactly on the way.

There's no switch.

The crystals are wiped clean

by an unstable vortex

of a forming wormhole, hmm?

Do you have any idea how much excess energy

one of those blasts gives off?

As a matter of fact, I do.

Now, what we need to do is find away

to establish an event horizon

without the vortex. That's impossible.

I've seen it done before.

What? By magical fairy beings?

Is there lemon on the chicken?

It's lemon chicken.

So it is.

I am mortally allergic to citrus.

One drop of lemon, and I could die.

I'll have whatever that is.

I have to be very careful.

So. What would this, uh,

fictional event horizon be connected to?

Hungry?

Starving.

Shockingly, this is even worse than it looks,

but it beats a hypoglycemic reaction.

The event horizon is what dematerializes you

and sends you into the wormhole.

Now, maybe we don't need to connect to a wormhole

in order to form an event horizon.

Maybe, somehow, some way.

All we need to do is get

the rematerialization process to work.

Major, even if you managed to create

a viable event horizon

without con n ecting to a wormhole,

you'd never get the gate to reintegrate Teal'c.

Why not?

That crystals that retain the energy pattern

before reintegration,

they're not like magnetic hard drives.

I know. They're crystals.

Well, you can't just ignore the laws of thermodynamics.

Entropy dictates that the crystals won't retain

their energy patterns permanently.

I've measured it.

It's what's called quantitative evidence.

I think the energy itself

is unimportant past its initial imprint

on the crystals.

Andthis fantasy is based on?

I suspectthe gate is storing

its ones and zeroes on a subatomic level

within the structure of the crystals,

so even though the energy is dissipating,

the most recent pattern still exists.

You suspect?

We're dealing with a level

of quantum physics here that is way beyond us.

More than a third of the energy pattern

that the gate requires to reintegrate Teal'c,

it's already gone.

I don't think so.

You're guessing wildly like you always do.

Maybe you could find a way to fool the gate

into reintegrating whatever it has

stored in memory,

but I say, you won't like what comes out.

Well, we'll see.

Major, Teal'c is dead,

andthis argument is a waste of time

because the Pentagon is gonna order Hammond

to resume operations in what, like, 16 hours?

That's how they came up

with the 48—hour deadline, isn't it?

You told them

Teal'c would already be dead.

That's why it's called a deadline.

God, you're a jerk.

I wish I didn't find you so attractive.

I've always had real weakness

for dumb blonds.

Go suck a lemon.

Very sexy. Very, very sexy.

We have a breach in the perimeter,

section r—9.

Man: I got it.

It's probably that damn squirrel again.

You better take backup, Joe.

Joe, report.

Joe.

Paul, check on Joe.

Take Peter.

Paul: We're on it.

We have a power failure here at home base.

I'm switching to backup generator.

We have a red alert.

Backup generator is down.

System is inoperational.

Repeat, the system is down.

Ron, get to the generator. Find out what's going on.

Paul, Peter, report.

What's going on?

Aah! Unh!

Ok, Jack, I'm in. Hit it.

You got two guys left guarding the Goa'uld.

Aah!

We meet again.

Yeah.

Now what?

Now you're going to tell me what I want to know.

Look, all I'm saying is that they did

what we asked in good faith,

and now all they're asking for in return

is what we already promised to give them.

Have you lost your mind?

Should we be talking about this in here.

You know, I'm sure the room is bugged,

but it doesn't matter. They already know

everything that we're talking about,

and they might as well know

that we are never going to turn over

refined, weapons—grade naquadah.

I'm talking about

naquadah generator technology,

a clean and safe source of power.

Which requires refined naquadah to work.

Dr. Jackson, you of all people realize

the explosive power of this material.

Yeah. So they could blow us up 200 times over

instead of just 100.

What difference does it make?

The difference is

that it would only take one nuke

to getthrough an antiballistic shield

to do it, one.

The point is that you already

owe them the generator technology anyway

along with everything else we found

using the Stargate.

No, no, no, no. The point is,

we are not giving them the generator technology,

and they're not giving us the dhd.

Can't you stipulate that we supervise

howthe naquadah's being used?

They want to monitor our use of the gate.

That's not the point.

Isn't a more economically stable

Russia better for everyone?

We don't know who they'll turn around

and sell the technology to.

So all this time we've been using the gate

to save the world,

we've really only been saving

the good old U.S. of a., huh?

Damn it, Daniel. We don't even know

for sure if the dhd will even save Teal'c.

Naquadah generator technology is years

from practical,

widespread implementation.

In the meantime, we getthe dhd

and preventthe Russians from ever holding

their gate over us ever again.

That's exactly why the Russians

will never go for it.

Let's ask.

O'Neill: Get me in here.

Careful, Jack.

Just do it.

All right.

Tell me what you told Simmons.

What in particular are you referring to?

How do we save Teal'c?

Why should itell you?

Because if you don't, I'll kill you.

I doubt that.

What makes you think I care

if you live or die?

What about the host?

He tried to kill a friend of mine

to save his own ass,

so I don't much care about him either.

If you kill me, Teal'c dies.

Give me another choice.

Let me go.

Once I am free, I will contact you

with the information.

I think Teal'c would rather I shoot you.

Oh, go ahead.

You know, colonel Simmons was really much better

at this than you.

He at least offered something of value

in return for what I know.

Thank you.

I don't understand.

There was a camera in that cell.

It would have been from two days ago.

Got it.

It's what you want.

Not everything.

And we acknowledge that the past arrangement

was ignored by both sides.

What we're saying is that we're willing

to try and make it work now.

Allow our team full access to your base

and all information relating to the Stargate.

After a month, we will assess delivery of the dhd.

Wait. Th at's——th at's not good enough.

This is not a negotiation.

You know damn well we need that dhd right now.

Someone's life is at stake here,

a very good friend of mine,

andthat dhd could help save him.

Now, when your Russian team went missing,

sg—I, along with that friend,

went along to try and rescue them.

Yes, and in the process,

3 more Russian soldiers died.

That's not our fault.

Colonel zukov was a friend of mine,

and he is now dead, doctor.

Then you must know how! Feel.

Look. Lend us your dhd.

You can come with it if you like.

Please.

Sir, Daniel just called.

The Russians have agreed to loan us the dhd temporarily.

Is it going to make a difference?

Eventually, it might.

I've just been ordered to resume normal operation

of this base by the president.

Sir.

Sg—2 is prepping for a recon mission

to p4c—796.

Sir, you can't. I need more time.

I've been given a direct order.

I don't care what anyone says.

You open that gate, and you are

murdering Teal'c.

My only other choice is to resign.

If I resign now, I have no control

over who will be running this facility

an hour from now.

Is that enough time?

No.

Tell me what else I can do.

I can't, sir.

Dial th e gate.

Major, th ere's a call for you

from colonel O'Neill.

He says it's urgent.

Thank you.

Technician: Chevron 5 encoded.

You have to abort.

Stand down, major.

Sir, colonel O'Neill has obtained the information

we need to save Teal'c.

Technician: Chevron 6 encoded.

And he has evidence

that will incriminate colonel Simmons.

She's lying.

Abort the dialing sequence.

Airman, arrest colonel Simmons.

This is preposterous.

Take him away.

If he resists, shoot him.

H ey!

You have to remove the master control crystal

before you attach the dhd.

Otherwise, the imprint will be erased.

That was a joke. He was joking.

Major?

Well, th eoretically—...

Are you insane?

He's a Goa'uld.

He wants you to destroy yourself.

Look. If you remove the master control crystal,

there's nothing to regulate the energy distribution.

You get stray current flowing in the wrong conduit,

and the whole gate could explode.

That true?

Well, technically, it's possible, sir.

I mean, the gate's Avery powerful

superconductor,

but we could take steps to ensure—...

You are a certifiable wack job, you know that,

and you're no better if you listen to her.

It's a wild guess.

Her judgment is being clouded

by her personal feelings.

Teal'c is toast. He's history.

Sir, ithinkwe could make sure

that the risk was very small.

You try this harebrained scheme,

and you blow yourself up for nothing.

No way I'm hanging around for that.

Your plane leaves for Russia

in an hour, doctor.

What's——russia?

Your new assignment is to supervise

the development of Russia's

naquadah generator program.

I am not going to Russia.

You know whatthe food is like in Russia?

Besides, I'm a civilian.

I don't have to do what you say.

Well, as long as you're

on the air force payroll, you...

Oh.this—...

This really sucks.

Major, do what you have to do.

Yes, sir.

Ok, major.

Sir, the master control crystal's been removed.

We're ready to connect the dhd.

The base has been evacuated

of all nonessential personnel.

You can proceed, major.

Sir.

Hey. You sure you want to be in there for this?

Not really, sir.

Wasn't talking to you.

Sir, if the gate blows up,

it won't matter where we are on the base.

Right.

Not too late to change your mind about leaving.

I will stay.

Do it.

Well, that never happened in any of the simulations.

Shake it off, sparky.

Teal'c, buddy, you all right?

Indeed.

Teal'c, as far as you know,

what just happened?

I have my revenge.

Tanith is dead.

That's nice. I'm happy for you.

It's good to see you in one piece, Teal'c.

Yes. We thought we lost you again.

You sure you're feeling

perfectly normal?

Yes. What has transpired here?

Well, believe it or not,

you owe your life to a Goa'uld.

N ever.

Oh, yes.