STARGATE SG1
Episode 717
"HEROES I"
By
Robert C. Cooper
We begin with the opening scene of the Stargate being viewed
through a camera from the briefing room, there are technicians
working on it. Camera zooms out. News guy talking over shot.
BREGMAN
So you getting the full thing?
JAMES
Just about yeah ...
BREGMAN
Well ... instead of zooming back why
don't you pull back a little.
JAMES
OK.
BREGMAN
Get it into context a bit.
Scene changes to the news crew.
BREGMAN
Keep going back ... yeah that's good
... yeah ... wow that's amazing.
An Air Force officer appears.
RONDEL
Yes it is. Mr. Bregman?
BREGMAN
Yes.
RONDEL
Colonel Tom Rondel, Cheyenne Mountain
Complex. Public affairs liaison.
BREGMAN
*chuckles* That's quite a mouthful.
Call me Emmett.
RONDEL
Yes, sir.
BREGMAN
OK ... This is my posse here. This is
err ...
JAMES
Tech sergeant Dale James, sir.
BREGMAN
Camera
WICKENHOUSE
Airman first class Shep Wickenhouse,
sir.
BREGMAN
Doing sound.
RONDEL
Well, it's a pleasure meeting you sir,
but what are you doing here?
BREGMAN
We're getting some establishing shots,
first of many I hope while we're waiting.
In fact we should get a shot of ...
a shot of you, colonel.
RONDEL
Sorry, but you're not authorized to
begin until you've been briefed by General
Hammond.
BREGMAN
I've already been briefed ... Tom is
it? By the defense department. What's
the problem? We're cleared to shoot
here. Maybe you guys haven't been cleared,
you been cleared? Sorry ... what ...
what is the problem?
RONDEL
General Hammonds ready to see you now.
BREGMAN
OK ... *follows Tom*
WICKENHOUSE
This should be fun.
JAMES
Oh yeah.
RONDEL
General Hammond sir.
SCENE
Entering Hammonds Office.
RONDEL
This is Mr. Bregman
BREGMAN
I am very excited to be here, sir. *puts
hand out which Hammond ignores*
HAMMOND
You may find we're not all quite as
giddy as you are about this project,
Mr. Bregman.
BREGMAN
Giddy? Err ... well, I personally prefer
professionally excited I think I said,
excited to be here General. I haven't
been giddy since ... well you wouldn't
want to know about that.
HAMMOND
No.
BREGMAN
No.
HAMMOND
I just want to be as clear as I can
upfront.
BREGMAN
Sure.
HAMMOND
Your presence is highly unorthodox,
and I will not let it threaten the security
of any on-going missions or the safety
of my people.
BREGMAN
Well, I've already been frisked three
times, we can make it a fourth time,
make it personally, get to know each
other a little better general come on
... I'm sorry.
HAMMOND
I consider it my responsibility to protect
my people's interest ...
BREGMAN
I understand.
HAMMOND
(continuing) Quite frankly, I feel it's
appropriate to warn you that no one
around here wants to be part of your
reality show.
BREGMAN
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. Personally I think it's
an outrageous oversight that the Stargate
hasn't been chronicled up to this point.
President --
HAMMOND
That's because its top secret, only
a handful of people will see anything
you shoot ...
BREGMAN
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 like to
think that this little film we're doing
here, might in some small way provide
insight to what's really been going
on here for the last six years.
HAMMOND
*smiling* What has been going on?
BREGMAN
*chuckling* You know what General ...
I respect what you're doing here, I
can respect that you want me out of
the here ... but the United states President
invited me here to do this.
HAMMOND
You see that red phone ... you wouldn't
be here if he hadn't.
BREGMAN
Well then I hope I can expect the full
co-operation of you and your personnel.
HAMMOND
To the letter of these orders.
BREGMAN
To the letter. I see ... I see, thank
you.
HAMMOND
You have high expectations to meet.
BREGMAN leaves, with Tom behind him.
RONDEL
General.
Hammond sighs.
Scene opens in corridor on some big metal thing with ancient
writing or something and then to Tom talking to Emmett.
RONDEL
Maybe it's my opinion but with respect
...
BREGMAN
What's that?
RONDEL
Through out history the best documentaries
have taken a cinema verity function;
let the subject tell its own story.
BREGMAN
Yeah, tell you what Tom. I think that's
an interesting point of view and ...
err ... mostly, if not totally crap
especially in situations like this,
you know if this story was going to
tell itself, you know what then there
would be Stargate updates on the nightly
news. like this ... I mean if this,
the other point ... the other point
in the sense that we should probably
start with the soft approach make people
feel comfortable, gain their trust you
know what ... we'd be here a year. These
soldiers conceal things for a living
...
RONDEL
They're airman sir; we're the United
States Air Force.
BREGMAN
These Airman conceal things for a living,
and the only way I am going to get anything
out of these people is not by the ...
(scientist passes with something) ...
look at that ... not by the ... what
did you say the cinema verity approach
... its going to be by the wringing
it out of them approach, that's the
only way.
RONDEL
Mr. Bregman as far as I'm concerned
you are strictly to document what is
going on ...
BREGMAN
I know.
RONDEL
Not to pursue anything that might be
prejudicial to air force personnel.
BREGMAN
Why don't you call me Emmett, OK?
RONDEL
If someone were to offer something up
in an interview.
BREGMAN
*Looking behind Tom* Is that who I think
it is?
RONDEL
That's Colonel Jack O'Neill ... *ready
to carry on*
We see Jack walking towards them as he Passes BREGMAN tries to
question him, he keep on walking towards the elevator.
BREGMAN
Colonel O'Neill, hi ...
O'NEILL
I like vanilla over chocolate, My favorite
color is paradoh, I think Tibet should
be free and if I could have dinner with
anyone in the world it would be Mary
Steenburgen. *enters elevator pushes
button*
BREGMAN
No I'm just trying to ... Mary Steenburgen?
O'NEILL
Yeah, don't you think she's nice?
BREGMAN
(doors about to shut) *stands between
the doors* no no ... look, look ...
*Jack pushes button again* I'm just
trying to get a minute of with you.
O'NEILL
Look I really don't have time ... I've
got ... errr ... briefing.
BREGMAN
I understand. *Puts hand out* I'm Emmett
Bre--
Jack coughs into his hand and sticks it out; Emmett thinks twice
and pulls his away.
BREGMAN
No look I'm not going to be able to
get a perspective on this whole Stargate
program *doors start to close, he pushes
them* program without you colonel, so
when is a good time for you?
O'NEILL
Anytime's good ... just send me a memo.
*Pushes him out*
BREGMAN
Memo.
Doors shut, BREGMAN turns round to Tom whose been watching
RONDEL
(DRIPPING with sarcasm) Really sensed
he's starting to trust you.
Walks off, Emmett following.
SCENE
In the control room, Sam, flinching
as Shep trying put a mic on her.
BREGMAN
Don't worry about it, he only looks
unprofessional. *Sam smiles* Now ...
Major, General Hammond warned me that
people might be a little less enthusiastic
about all this.
CARTER
Yeah, we did have a bad experience with
a TV crew last year ...
BREGMAN
The Prometheus incident, I know the
air force insisted on their own crew.
CARTER
I think that you might also be sensing
reluctance from a few people around
here to put themselves up on a pedestal;
I mean we are just doing our jobs.
BREGMAN
Just a job. I consider it my job to
put you up on a pedestal because this
Job looks to me nothing but to be extraordinary
and from what I read from you file the
same can be said about you personally.
CARTER
See, now I'm blushing.
BREGMAN
So you are, think we should start; you'll
look good on camera. Alright let's go
guys ... *sits down, so does Sam* Are
you ready?
CARTER
No ... *Dale is hold some doohickey*
BREGMAN
What are you doing? You don't need a
light meter ... the women is glowing.
Lets get rolling.
JAMES
Rolling
BREGMAN
Sound?
WICKENHOUSE
Full.
BREGMAN
OK ... Major Samantha Carter, US Air
force, Astrophysicist. Considered the
foremost expert of 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 billion
people of the planet Earth. *Motions
to the camera*
CARTER
*Looks from him to the camera, nervous
smile and ... * Hi ...
SCENE
Corridor, Daniel and Emmett turn the
corner; obviously this is the news cam.
Through out the scene shots from behind
showing the crew filming.
BREGMAN
I don't think I've asked this sort of
question before ... in my entire career
... but what was like to be ... well
... dead?
JACKSON
Well, I wasn't exactly dead ...
BREGMAN
Oh, you were ... what's the word? Transcended.
JACKSON
Ascended ... err ... emm ... ahh ...
well, I actually did have the unfortunate
experience of dieing first ... slowly
and err ... quite painfully.
BREGMAN
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 ...
JACKSON
Yeah.
BREGMAN
accurate. So ... well could you ...
*they stop* Dr. Jackson could you ...
I don't know ... elaborate ... I mean
what did it feel like? *Daniel's Pager
goes off.*
JACKSON
*hand in pocket trying to get pager*
Well, I don't know I really don't remember
much after that. *Looks at pager eyes
wide.* Will you excuse me. *rushes past*
Emmett motions for camera to follow as they chase after Daniel
whose made a dead run for his Lab bumping into other personnel.
BREGMAN
Come on, come on ... go go. *entering
Daniel's office.* Dr. Jackson?!
Daniel's looking at a fax.
BREGMAN
What is it? What is it?
JACKSON
(Speaking very fast, words jumbling
together) Itsamassfragemantiwas
BREGMAN
Sorry, could you just slow down ...
what?
JACKSON
It's the mass fragment I collected from
P3X-298 ... It was covered in the domestic,
pre dynastic period of Egypt here on
Earth.
BREGMAN
And what is it ... Could you get a shot
of this.
BREGMAN
And ... ah ... what is the significance
of that?
JACKSON
It's Fascinating.
BREGMAN
It's ... OK ... back up, back up ...
err ... that's it ... it's fascinating?
Why were we running?
JACKSON
Oh I just wanted to see if you'd chase
me (He smiles so cute here!)
BREGMAN
OK ... turn it off ... turn it off ...
get the Mic away from me.
BREGMAN
Turn it off. *Screen blinks out*
SCENE
A lab, someone's working with a blow
torch and then Dr. Lee comes into the
shot, carrying a helmet. The film crew
filming.
LEE
*Bangs on hat* Kevlar will not stop
the energy from a staff weapon. And
the armor plating and other bullet proof
protection gets super heated 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 ... anyways ... what we've
been working on is this *pulls out a
black material* a ceramic polymer which
will resist the heat, stop the blast
and fits into a standard SG vest. *in
background can see Siler being fitted
out* which sergeant siler will now demonstrate
for us ... *oooh look Teal'c*
BREGMAN
Sorry, wouldn't it be better if I *to
camera* No no, shoot them. *camera shifts
to Siler* don't you think it would be
more interesting if ... if I were in
the vest.
LEE
No, no, no, no, no.
BREGMAN
Why isn't it safe?
LEE
What ... of course it's safe it's not
like we've never done this before.
BREGMAN
So why don't I?
LEE
No.
Back to Siler, with his vest a goggles and Teal'c aiming a staff
weapon at him.
SILER
Away from the face, big guy. *Fire,
and he's going going, gone*
Airman extinguishes Siler.
SILER
It's all good! I'm fine!
LEE
*Emmett is gob smacked* you see yeah
... he does that all the time.
SCENE
Sam, in control room.
CARTER
The control room is sort of like the
air traffic control tower of the base,
we monitor all Gate activity from here.
BREGMAN
So ... what are all these blinking lights
about ... for example what are those
lights over there.
CARTER
Err well; this monitors the gates massive
power consumption required for generating
Outgoing wormholes.
BREGMAN
Uhm ...
CARTER
Interestingly, in our study of off-world
DHDs we found that our gate actually
draws 10% more wattage than offworld
gates, now that far exceeds any potential
loss due to our manmade interface. We
think it has to do with the way the
superconductive crystals inside the
gate absorb electrical energy, but we're
also trying to demonstrate that the
DHDs are some how producing a purer
more efficient source of power.
Room Silent, shot of film crew dumbstruck.
BREGMAN
Could we get a shot of the gate spinning?
CARTER
Yeah, sure it's really cool steam comes
out of it and everything.
BREGMAN
Right.
DAVIS
Ah, Major ... *whisper*
CARTER
Err ... sorry guys there's an SG team
due to embark on a mission.
BREGMAN
Well, that's great. We'll get a shot
of them leaving.
CARTER
Actually ... You're going to have to
leave.
BREGMAN
Could I ask you a question ... You've
been ... Sorry you can stop shooting
... cut.
SCENE
Offworld, forestry planet. Stargate
is opened SG-13 step through. Gate shuts
down.
DIXON
OK, Balinsky. Which way?
BALINSKY
*Looking at compass* That way.
DIXON
I'll take point, Wells, Bosworth --
you're rear guard five meter spread.
Keep your eyes open.
BALINSKY
The malp showed no indication of any
recent Goa'uld activity on this planet.
DIXON
Yeah, well -- I don't see any indication
of anything here.
BALINSKY
Take the usual bet on that sir.
DIXON
Sure. Wells?
WELLS
Ah ... abandoned naquada mine.
DIXON
Boring. Good odds. Bosworth?
BOSWORTH
I'm going to put my money on trees sir.
DIXON
Bosworth's disqualified for being a
smartass. I'll go with two headed aliens.
WELLS
Hostile or friendly sir?
DIXON
One head good, one head bad. Balinsky?
BALINSKY
Oh ... ruins of an ancient city.
DIXON
Yeah, you wish.
SCENE
Still offworld, SG-13 walk by some trees.
DIXON
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 smother them
in their sleep.
WELLS
Sir, you have four kids.
DIXON
Yeah, why do you think I love my job
so much? Don't get me wrong I love the
little buggers to death but trust me,
having four kids makes going through
the Stargate and facing off alien bad
guys look like nothing. This is relaxing.
WELLS
Then why'd you have four?
DIXON
Well, ones pretty bad but you figure
you got to have two so the little guy
can have a brother or 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? But you don't relise your
brain is fried because you haven't slept
and after three, four is no big deal
so then you're so deep in that nothing
seems to matter anymore. Its 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
them into bed, only to lay awake praying
they don't get hooked on drugs, hurt,
or worse, wind up dead in an alley some
where.
WELLS
Can't wait, sir.
DIXON
Ah miracle of birth my ass, I'll tell
you what a miracle is birth control
that works.
SCENE
SG-13 walk into a clearing.
DIXON
Well, I'll be damned. *we get a shot
of an ancient city*
BALINSKY
I win.
SCENE
Control room, Sam comes down the stairs,
Jack's drinking coffee.
CARTER
Sir? Did you do your interview yet?
O'NEILL
Yeah ...
CARTER
Mary Steinbergen
O'NEILL
She's so hot. *Sam smiles* Carter, can
you tell me the reason for this documentary
again?
CARTER
Didn't you read the memo? *Jack gives
her a look, as they head downstairs.*
ah ... officially it's to chronicle
the 1,000th trip through the Stargate
but I think there's more to it than
that.
O'NEILL
1,000 you say.
CARTER
I know hard to believe we've been at
it this long.
O'NEILL
There should be a cake.
SCENE
Daniel's Lab, Emmett is interviewing
him.
BREGMAN
OK ... Dr. Jackson, I'm just going to
... your memory was erased when you
returned to ... I'm quoting here ...
human form ... That sounds idiotic,
make a note I have to re-ask that question.
Just sorry ... Could you ... you know
what can you tell us about all that?
JACKSON
Not much.
BREGMAN
OK ... could you tell us a little bit
about what things were like before that.
JACKSON
Ah well, thankfully I have most of those
memories back, there are still a few
... holes.
BREGMAN
OK ... The ah ... pharaohs of the fourth
dynasty did not build the pyramids ...
JACKSON
No, no they didn't, they were actually
landing pads for Goa'uld motherships.
BREGMAN
No I'm quoting from a speech you made
before you were introduced to the Stargate
and I presume that at that time you
knew nothing about landing platforms
or motherships right?
JACKSON
Right, no.
BREGMAN
Until you were introduced to Catherine
Langford.
JACKSON
Right.
BREGMAN
And she's the one who introduced you
to the Stargate program.
JACKSON
Right.
BREGMAN
So ... why?
JACKSON
Why what?
BREGMAN
*Sigh* Why did she do that?
JACKSON
I don't know, you'd have to ask her.
BREGMAN
OK maybe I'll ask her ... where is she?
Is she transcended, or ascended or something
like that.
JACKSON
Errr ... no, retired actually, but you
never know.
SCENE
Oh look, Teal'c ... His turn for interview.
BREGMAN
Sorry I'm just reading your file here,
it's fascinating ... I suppose I should
ask you ... immediately here ... you're
an alien?
Stoic look, silence.
BREGMAN
Well, not to you but to us you would
be ... anyways 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 ... when you did?
Silence.
BREGMAN
I'm sorry, why are you sitting there
if you don't intend to answer any of
my questions.
TEAL'C
Because I was requested to by General
Hammond.
BREGMAN
I see and he didn't happen to mention
to you, that part of the interview process
involved actually saying something.
TEAL'C
No.
BREGMAN
OK erm ... lets try this ... Colonel
Jack O'Neill ... you must have a tremendous
amount of respect for him?
Silence.
BREGMAN
Maybe you don't ... let me rephrase.
Colonel Jack O'Neill is your immediate
superior Officer ... OK maybe not in
terms of species but he's your commanding
Officer.
TEAL'C
Indeed.
BREGMAN
Good ... OK ... Good. Let's move forward
... and is there anything you can tell
us about him?
TEAL'C
If you wish to learn of Colonel O'Neill,
perhaps you should interview Colonel
O'Neill.
BREGMAN
OK, thank you ... thanks ... Just let
me ask you ... *Teal'c leaves* Where
are you going?
SCENE
Offworld, in the ruins.
Balinsky is looking at the writing and making notes, Dixon walks
up behind.
DIXON
How long?
BALINSKY
I don't know. why we just got here ...
DIXON
An hour ago.
BALINSKY
Well, I need more time, look at this
place, I mean it's incredible.
DIXON
Yeah, you seen one crumbled city ...
BALINSKY
Sir. This place was built by the ancients.
DIXON
You sure?
BALINSKY
Yes these markings, this stone and architecture
... oh Dr. Jackson is going to die when
he sees this.
DIXON
What, again?
BALINSKY
Funny. Oh *grabs his stuff runs off.*
DIXON
Don't go far.
Dixon heads over to the other guys who are sat on the floor,
Bosworth's looking at a scan of Wells' unborn child.
BOSWORTH
It looks like an alien.
WELLS
Shut up.
BOSWORTH
Yeah, remember that thing we ran into
on P2X-787?
WELLS
Get lost.
BOSWORTH
Yeah ... See that thing was easy on
the eyes by comparison.
DIXON
*grabs pic* Let me see, that's pretty
scary wells.
WELLS
That's my unborn son sir.
DIXON
How can you tell? *Wells points at image*
I don't know Wells; I wouldn't paint
the room blue just yet.
Wells takes back pic just as Balinsky comes running round the
corner.
BALINSKY
Take cover.
They ... err ... take cover, as a huge honking piece of mess
comes round the corner. They fire at it, after sharing odd looks.
It fires back, while their bullets ricochet of its shields. It
Goa'uld! It moves next to a wall.
BALINSKY
Colonel now!
Dixon Blows the wall to hell, it collapses on top of the thing
and the huge honking piece of mess is made into a huge, rubbly
... er ... mess.
DIXON
Hold.
They all head slowly over to ... the thing. Dixon shoots it for
effect.
WELLS
What the hell is it?
SCENE
Opens on Kinsey.
KINSEY
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
of untold evil with powers we've never
seen before are still waiting to pray
upon us ...
BREGMAN
*looks like he just woke up* OK ...
cut ... Senator ... great ... thank
you so much for doing this it was really
terrific of you to do this ...
KINSEY
People deserve it ...
BREGMAN
Yes we're trying our best And senator
don't take this the wrong way but it
sounded a bit prepared like a speech
I don't think you'll like the results.
What if we do it off the cut, I throw
things at you see how you respond ...
KINSEY
No ...
BREGMAN
No?
KINSEY
No ... If you want anything else from
me ...
BREGMAN
Yes, actually ... erm ... Senator ...
SCENE
Opens on Jack in commissary, doing a
report and eating, doors open to Kinsey.
KINSEY
Colonel ... As I'm sure you know, I'm
here to be apart of this piece these
good men are putting together to document
the fine work *Emmett whispers something
to Dale* you're doing here at the SGC.
O'NEILL
No I didn't know that.
KINSEY
Well, I'm sure there was a memo *Jack
looks over at Emmett and Dale, who have
started filming.*
O'NEILL
Well, did you tell them about the time
that you tried to get this place shut
down or the time you had Hammond by
the short ...
KINSEY
I'd suggest you watch what you say colonel,
slanders a serious offence.
O'NEILL
Yes So I hear.
KINSEY
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.
Jack, sighs, closes his file and stands up.
KINSEY
How did your interview go colonel?
O'NEILL
It was short yet oh so sweet.
KINSEY
The president wants you to play ball
with this, I hope your not intending
to disappoint our commander in chief.
I would think you would want to show
your appreciation for his backing over
the years.
O'NEILL
Kinsey, what are you doing here? I mean
last time anyone checked you were trying
to discredit the guy.
KINSEY
His term is up. My running mate and
I are merely pointing out to the American
people * Jack gives cameras a look*
we think we can do a better job and
when that time comes I know we can count
on your vote colonel.
O'NEILL
Yeah that'll happen.
KINSEY
And I want you to know this ... if elected
this program can count on our full support.
O'NEILL
*to camera* you want to get this?
BREGMAN
Sure
O'NEILL
*to Kinsey* you smarmy, self-righteous,
Opportunistic ass ...
DAVIS ON PA
(Alarms are going off VERY loudly) UNSCHEDULED
OFF WORLD ACTIVATION, COLONEL O'NEILL
TO THE CONTROL ROOM, REPEAT UNSCHEDULED
OFF WORLD ACTIVATION
O'NEILL
You are nothing but a *something here
can't hear it over Davis's voice over
the PA, it's VERY loud!* son of a bitch.
KINSEY
Duty calls.
O'NEILL
I was done
BREGMAN
Colonel, what is this off world activation
something ... what's that?
O'NEILL
Won't know until I get there.
BREGMAN
Well, that great, we're going ... where's
there?
O'NEILL
There is here for you. *walks out*
RONDEL
Ongoing activity *motions for filming
to be stopped*
SCENE
Control room, SG-1 there, talking to
Dixon and Balinsky via malp.
DIXON
Balinsky wants to stay sir.
O'NEILL
You see anything else worth staying
for Dave?
DIXON
Hard to say.
BALINSKY
We need to finish searching these ruins.
HAMMOND
How long?
BALINSKY
A day or two. maybe more ...
JACKSON
Be nice to send up a UAV get an aerial
overview.
HAMMOND
Permission to stay granted. I'll send
SG3 as back up. Any sign of a threat
you get out of there immediately colonel.
DIXON
Understood sir.
CARTER
In the mean time I can run some tests
on the device see what it's been doing
there.
HAMMOND
Send the device back and report in on
the hour.
DIXON
Yes sir, SG-13 out.
Gate disconnects.
O'NEILL
Sir ... ermm ... its not that I don't
appreciate all your hel-
HAMMOND
I knew Kinsey and Bregman were headed
you way and I thought you might be looking
for an excuse to get away colonel.(I
did find it odd that he called for O'Neill!
O'NEILL
I thought as much sir, and I just wanted
to express my deep and unyielding love
for you sir.
RONDEL
General if you have a moment Mr. Bregman
would like a word.
SCENE
Hammonds office, Hammond is reading
from a file, Emmett is pacing.
HAMMOND
Exempts from said clearance from all
current activities which have not yet
been reviewed by this office, that being
the Pentagon ...
BREGMAN
Current activity ... Breathing is a
current activity.
HAMMOND
My interpretation is that you have not
been authorized to know anything about
the most recent unscheduled activations.
BREGMAN
*sitting down* General, a little leeway.
HAMMOND
I said that I was going to hold you
to the letter of these orders. Mr. Bregman.
Give it up. *Emmett gets up to leave,
opens door and turns back.*
BREGMAN
You know ... Colonel O'Neill ...
HAMMOND
is currently unavailable.
BREGMAN
General *comes back in* the president,
the president of the United States is
giving me his full support. Why are
you resisting?
HAMMOND
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.
BREGMAN
Maybe it should be ...
HAMMOND
Excuse me ...
BREGMAN
I said Maybe it should be ... *Shutting
the door* the pentagon has allowed journalists
to be embedded in the army, forces before
this. You know that. Under fire, under
pressure. So what's seen, what's heard
and what's read is the truth.
HAMMOND
I think we're through ...
BREGMAN
I don't ... I don't disagree with you
general ... *Red phone rings.*
HAMMOND
Excuse me. *Picks up phone hand over
receiver, waiting for Emmett to leave.
He does.*
SCENE
In Sam's lab, she's working in the ...
mess ... device.
CARTER
You ever seen anything like this?
TEAL'C
I have not ...
CARTER
Well, Its definitely a remote program
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 Malp, why wouldn't the Goa'uld.
TEAL'C
The Goa'uld are scavengers, it is quite
possible they got the idea from us.
CARTER
*Nods, smiles* so you do your interview
with the documentary crew yet?
TEAL'C
*I swear he rolls his eyes* Indeed.
CARTER
I have to admit I can't wait to hear
what everyone else said.
TEAL'C
I did not say much.
CARTER
*Smiles, and the mocking* really? That
is surprising it's usually so hard to
shut you up. *he raises an eyebrow,
as Sam starts grinning*
TEAL'C
I found the entire experience ... unpleasant
CARTER
*Nods* they want to talk to me again.
TEAL'C
Did your interview not go well either?
CARTER
Well, I thought it was fine but apparently
I look ... nervous.
Both quiet.
SCENE
Corridor, film crew setting up Emmett
comes round the corner.
BREGMAN
What is the meaning of off world activation
... what is that all about?
RONDEL
I am not privy to that information.
BREGMAN
Oh, you wouldn't tell me even if you
knew, would you?
RONDEL
I have my orders to ...
BREGMAN
You remind me of those miners we use
to have in the gulf, who use to censor
our reports ...
RONDEL
Look, it's not as if we're conspiring
to cover up the truth ...
BREGMAN
Oh, sure ...
RONDEL
And censoring reports in combat just
makes sense.
BREGMAN
Makes sense?
RONDEL
You cannot jeopardize the lives of troops
involved on ongoing missions.
BREGMAN
Makes no sense. This is a documentary
not the news, what are you telling me
they're broadcasting this to the enemy
on some other planet? Look I have been
denied access to several prior mission
files, you know why? Because 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
... come close to what?
RONDEL
Being compromised ...
BREGMAN
Being compromised that's a euphemism
for you. Being compromised. *Dale grins*
Close to the brink of planetary annihilation,
is probably more accurate ... That's
why we're not allowed to film these
on-going activities because every time
they open that gate there is a chance
that something could go cataclysmically
wrong ...
WICKENHOUSE
In which case it wouldn't matter what
we had on tape, would it? *Dale laughs*
BREGMAN
What did you say ... what did you say
... That it doesn't matter? If that's
you're opinion then if you had any integrity
at all you would resign before I have
to replace you.
WICKENHOUSE
I would rather be replaced, than court-martialed.
I'm not going to do anything I'm not
authorized to do.
BREGMAN
See it's that attitude ...
RONDEL
The bottom line is the SGC is not going
to let any of this off, until the ...
BREGMAN
Well, what's the difference then, why
not shoot it and decide later.
RONDEL
Not up to me.
BREGMAN
Not up to me ... not up to me ... that's
great.
Doors to elevator opens, Jack steps out, sees Emmett turns to
go back in.
BREGMAN
Colonel ... Colonel we're all set up
for you right here ... we're all set
up ...
O'NEILL
Briefing. *Jack rushes past them head
down the corridor to control room*
BREGMAN
Yeah, no ... Colonel. Colonel. Colonel!
*Jack stops and turns.* You know I'm
going to get you on camera sooner or
later even if all I get is a series
of you avoiding getting got.
O'NEILL
Fire away. I hope shots of my ass serve
you well.
BREGMAN
*To crew* alright pack up ... what are
we doing here?
SCENE
Opens on an image of Sam, being recorded.
BREGMAN
How do you feel about Colonel O'Neill?
CARTER
ah ... *Smiles* ... 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 anyone has given for ... *thinks*
well ... anything I can imagine.
BREGMAN
You spend a lot of time together outside
of work?
CARTER
err ... we don't get much time outside
of work. When we do our personal interests
are little different .
BREGMAN
did you ever hear the expression: opposites
attract.
CARTER
*smiles* we have a very professional
relationship
BREGMAN
Really? Do you ... Professional? After
everything you've been through ... You
must of ... maybe if it's not too much
to say ... faced death together.
CARTER
Yeah ... not unlike countless Military
personnel through out the years ...
look I won't deny there's not a bond
between us ... Daniel and Teal'c are
also like family to me. Colonel is first
and foremost my superior officer. Even
if there was potential for something
more ... and I'm not saying that there
is err ... our military positions, and
the very nature of our jobs wouldn't
allow for it. *swallows, kinda nods.
Definitely nervous.
SCENE
Sergeant Davis being filmed in control
room.
DAVIS
Well, basically when the gate is dialing
I say cheveron 1 encoded, cheveron 2
encoded, and so on ... incrementally
up to the 7th cheveron which is a little
different because that's when the wormhole
connects ... err ... when that happens
I like to shakes things up a little
bit and just say cheveron 7 locked *grinning*
BREGMAN
Locked ... That's great ... that's good.
Anything else?
DAVIS
Oh yea ... I'm responsible for this
*places his hand on the palm scanner*
close the iris ... *Iris shuts* Open
the Iris. *Iris ... ... opens*
BREGMAN
Huh.
DAVIS
*sits back grinning proudly nodding
his head as if to say ' impressive right.'*
That's pretty much my job right there.
BREGMAN
That's it.
DAVIS
Yeah pretty much ...
BREGMAN
I think you're being a little modest.
DAVIS
Awww ... don't get me wrong ... it's
really rewarding ... it really is ...
and we have tried various automated
scenarios, but err ... the SG teams
just agree that you know ... when they
send their iris code ... through the
wormhole they like to know that there's
... erm ... a real person on the other
... other end, someone that they can
trust to get it right. And ... er ...
that gives me and the other gate technicians,
a great sense of pride.
BREGMAN
Sure ... that's good.
SCENE
Daniel's Lab, all his stuff is out on
his desk.
BREGMAN
ah ... Dr. Jackson ... Hi
JACKSON
Hey ... how's it going?
BREGMAN
oh ... you're packing ... you're going
on a mission off ... I'm sorry I forgot
the expression ...
JACKSON
Off world.
BREGMAN
Off world. Is that ... so you're going?
JACKSON
No ... Nope just ... err going through
my pack.
BREGMAN
ah ... that's a camera you use right
... *picks up camera*
JACKSON
Yeah ...
BREGMAN
I've seen hours and hours of your footage
... hours of it ... inscription and
ruins and artifacts.
JACKSON
*grins* cool huh?
BREGMAN
I wondered if you get the opportunity
maybe you could point your camera at
some ... action you know for a change
... you think?
JACKSON
See that's the thing ... when there
is action ... I'm too busy to be pointing
a camera ... You know ... I'm running,
shooting, trying to get back that kind
of thing ...
BREGMAN
I understand ... Its just that ... you
know ... for me ... 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 you
know ... I'm not suggesting you put
anybody in danger, not yourself, but
you know ... if the opportunity arises
... you know ... just take a second
and just point your lens at something
that moves
JACKSON
Right ... well, I'm not really scheduled
to go on a mission off world ... for
another couple of days ...
BREGMAN
Oh ... no ... no ... If it's there shoot
it ...
JACKSON
Right ...
BREGMAN
Just not the inscriptions all the time
... just some action would be good ...
action *leaves*
SCENE
Sam's lab, she's still working on mess
... Daniel walks in.
JACKSON
Hey ...
CARTER
Hey ... one sec ...
JACKSON
You ... err ... want me to translate
something?
CARTER
Yeah ... I'm just trying to get the
interface connection more stable SG-13
really kicked the crap out of this thing.
*keeps twisting wires and stuff.* its
system log seems to be isolated on a
separate crystal from memory control.
JACKSON
You know Bregman actually had the nerve
to suggest that all that archive video
footage I gave him was boring *Sam looks
at him, obviously unsure what to say
to that. * ahem ... OK here's what really
bugs me, the only reason he's here is
because this president's 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.
CARTER
Man, he really grilled me on that.
JACKSON
What why the Stargate program should
go public?
CARTER
Yeah.
JACKSON
What'd you say?
CARTER
Babbled incoherently.
JACKSON
I mean could you imagine if it ever
did.
CARTER
I try not to think about it *gets connection,
computer blinks to writing, Sam adjust
it so it's a lovely clear picture* There.
JACKSON
This is mostly just technical stuff.
CARTER
Anything jump out at you?
JACKSON
Well, here's where it encountered SG-13.
Uh-oh ...
CARTER
What ... what ... "Uh-Oh?"
JACKSON
Well, after it engaged shields and weapons
it activated a long range communicator.
SCENE
Control room, Hammond is talking to
Colonel Dixon.
HAMMOND
Colonel Dixon, this is General Hammond.
We have reason to believe the Goa'uld
probe sent out a transmission prior
to your disabling of it. I'm ordering
you to return to Stargate Command immediately.
Scene switches off world, showing Dixon and Balinsky.
DIXON
Roger that sir ... Estimated arrival
time 15 minutes. Dixon out. *to Balinsky*
Pack it up Doctor we're going home.
*on radio* Wells. Bosworth.
Moves to a shot of the other two who are doing an area sweep.
WELLS
Wells here.
DIXON
Bring it home boys, we're booking out.
WELLS
Roger that sir. Wells out.
BOSWORTH
about time.
Staff weapon blast hits wells, Bosworth starts firing in direction
of firing shots.
BOSWORTH
*on radio* Taking fire. *scene moves
back to Dixon* Wells has been hit.
DIXON
*Points at Balinsky* Get to the gate.
*on radio* SG niner, requesting assistance.
*Both make a run*
SCENE
Infirmary, Janet is being interviewed,
reading from files.
FRAISER
OK ... three gun shot wounds, four staff
weapon burns, severe hypothermia. *moves
to next file.* I'm quite surprised he's
actually authorized me to discuss all
this. Just ... err ... nanite technology,
artificially aged him ... he had shoulder
punctured by an alien time capsule device.
Erm ... three knee operations ... *next
file* oh ... that's the whole Hathor
incident which he's asked me never to
discuss ... *next file* oh yeah this
is a good one ... last year he was exposed
to an ancient incurable disease ...
BREGMAN
Obviously not incurable right ... or
...
FRAISER
Well, fortunately there was a tok'ra
symbiote in need of a temporary host
at the time ... It managed to do the
trick.
BREGMAN
I don't understand a word you just said
but it sounds amazing that colonel O'Neill
is alive.
FRAISER
*grins* Yeah, I never know what's next
... you just ... a try and keep your
head on straight ... then again we also
set a lot of broken bones and subscribe
a ton of antibiotics so ...
BREGMAN
But still it sometimes must be overwhelming
right?
FRAISER
Yeah, you know it's funny, 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 really
is nothing I can do ...
BREGMAN
Is there an upside?
FRAISER
Are you kidding me? I think the reason
we all manage 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
... and where we came from, what the
future has in store, how ... how we
fit into the grand scheme of things
...
PA
*UNSHEDULED OFFWORLD ACTIVATION REPEAT
UNSHEDULED OFFWORLD ACTIVATION*
BREGMAN
That unscheduled off ... we've heard
that before, is that an unusual thing?
FRAISER
No, it happens from time to time.
BREGMAN
And ... what ... what does it mean?
FRAISER
Your guess is as good as mine.
BREGMAN
OK ... you got that announcement in
the clear.
WICKENHOUSE
Yeah, we're good sir.
BREGMAN
OK ... good ... well, thank you Dr.
Fraiser ... you know what guys why don't
you go roll some cut aways ... and get
some sound bites over there.
FRAISER
This ...
BREGMAN
Yeah, we're done ... appreciate it.
Errr ... anything you can. *Shep accidentally
hits Emmett with the mic* Ow ...
WICKENHOUSE
Sorry ...
BREGMAN
(To Shep) I'm glad the pentagon sent
you ... just go away ... erm ... (To
Fraiser) listen, I was just wondering
... it seems like the unpredictable
happens here a lot.
FRAISER
*laughs* yes ... pretty much.
BREGMAN
yeah ... err ... yeah ... and you're
not going to be needed for this thing
...
FRAISER
Well if I am they know where to find
me ...
BREGMAN
*Dale starts filming them* I was just
asking because I was thinking of getting
something to eat in the cafeteria, which
I'm not even sure where ...
FRAISER
It's a ... that way. *points behind
her, with the file less hand.*
BREGMAN
And I was wondering if ...
FRAISER
If I'd like to join you ...
BREGMAN
Yeah ...
FRAISER
OK. *Emmett notices camera* yeah
BREGMAN
What are you doing?
JAMES
I'm just white balancing.
BREGMAN
Well, go balance the white somewhere
else ... OK? *moves away then back.*
FRAISER
OK ...
BREGMAN
Somewhere else!
FRAISER
I'm going to dup these *Camera goes
on SILER*
BREGMAN
OK ...
FRAISER
yeah
BREGMAN
great.
SCENE
Opens on Balinsky, in briefing room
BALINSKY
Wells is alive, but he's been hurt badly
and he can't be moved.
O'NEILL
*walks in* How many Jaffa?
BALINSKY
I don't know
O'NEILL
5? 10? 100? What?
BALINSKY
err ... Colonel Dixon counted six ...
they were able to fend them off, they're
holding a position protecting wells.
HAMMOND
Did the Jaffa come through the gate?
BALINSKY
No no ... they had to come by ship,
SG-3 was covering the gate ...
O'NEILL
The gate's clear?
BALINSKY
Half of SG-3 was still there when I
left.
O'NEILL
General
HAMMOND
Take SG's 5 and 7 and Dr. Fraiser.
O'NEILL
Thank you sir.
HAMMOND
Colonel.
O'NEILL
Yes sir ... I know ... it sounds like
an ambush to me to but there's nothing
else we can do, right?
HAMMOND
Right. GO.
SCENE
Commissary. Emmett's sitting across
from Janet, who's eating fruit salad.
Emmett's watching her his left hand
up on his forhead, the gold of his WEDDING
RING catching the light! She looks up.
BREGMAN
( Sounds nervous, rambles on, Speaking
with his hands, his ring the center
of the scene) oh I'm sorry. I was just
... I was just thinking that, you have
a very natural quality ... I mean on
camera. You let me film ... You allow
the people to see ... grace under pressure.
FRAISER
Mmmm ... are you ... err ... flirting
with me?
BREGMAN
Aahaha ... well, see I on the other
hand am very clumsy under pressure.
FRAISER
*Laughs* Well, I've seen worse. So ...
err ... what's with the ring? (points
to the wedding ring!)
BREGMAN
(I trully believe he forgot he had the
ring on!) Oh, er ... it's sentimental
... my wife died a few years ago. So
how do any of you have a personal life?
FRAISER
We don't really, I spend most of my
time outside work with my daughter.
BREGMAN
Oh so ... you're married.
FRAISER
No ... no ... she's adopted ... *waits
till he drinks his coffee* she's from
another planet. *Eats*
BREGMAN
Er ... would you be willing to talk
about that on camera?
FRAISER
You know I'd rather ...
AIRMAN
Excuse me ma'am ... you're required
in the ready room immediately.
FRAISER
Thank you. *to Emmett* Sorry.
BREGMAN
It's OK ...
SCENE
Corridor, Tom talking to film crew.
RONDEL
Let's go, gentlemen.
SG-1 come down the corridor geared out.
JACKSON
It's all because I wanted an aerial
survey.
CARTER
It took me to long to work out the probe
sent a transmission.
O'NEILL
None of that matters now.
Film crew watch.
THE END
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