STARGATE SG1
Episode 318
"SHADES OF GREY"
By
Jonathan Glassner
TOLLANA
SG-1 are in the Council Chambers in front of Travell.
DANIEL
Your eminence, our Government has asked
us to return to Tollana to arrange formal
diplomatic relations with your people.
TRAVELL
Consider it done. You are, after all,
the people who saved us from the Goa'uld.
DANIEL
Thank you, yes. Well in that spirit,
we'd like to arrange for a trade.
TRAVELL
What would you like to trade?
DANIEL
Technology.
TRAVELL
I'm sorry. You know that is the one
thing we cannot give you. Tollan law
strictly forbids it.
DANIEL
Okay, we understand that. However in
our culture, laws can be changed when
it is deemed that the reasons for those
laws are no longer relevant.
TRAVELL
The reasons for these laws are still
relevant.
DANIEL
Okay. Please, if you, if you just allow
me to make our case.
TRAVELL
I assume you want weapons technology?
DANIEL
Yes.
O'NEILL
One of those ion cannons would be nice.
TRAVELL
I see. And for what will you use such
a cannon?
O'NEILL
To defend ourselves against the Goa'uld.
TRAVELL
Forgive me Colonel, but our research
shows you are far more likely to use
our technology against enemies on your
own planet.
O'NEILL
What if I gave you my word that would
never happen?
TRAVELL
Are you the commander of your entire
nation?
O'NEILL
No.
TRAVELL
Then in truth, you cannot guarantee
it.
O'NEILL
You know what? Forget it.
DANIEL
Jack?
O'NEILL
We knew you wouldn't give us anything.
We're wasting a lot of time here.
DANIEL
Jack.
O'NEILL
No, Daniel. Let's go.
Jack walks out and the others follow him.
Corridor
Sam, Daniel and Teal'c follow Jack out.
DANIEL
Wwwww what are you doing?
O'NEILL
We never should have saved their technological
superior butts.
Jack reaches one of the weapons disablers and stops.
O'NEILL
This is that thing that disabled our
weapons, isn't it?
TEAL'C
As well as the Goa'uld technology.
Jack prises the cover off the wall.
CARTER
Sir, isn't this against regulations?
O'NEILL
I suppose it is Carter.
Jack takes the weapons disabler and walks off.
DANIEL
Kinda crossing the line...
O'NEILL
Shut up, Daniel.
TITLES
Briefing Room
SG-1 are sat round the table except Teal'c who is standing up.
Sam handles the weapons disabler. Hammond walks in.
HAMMOND
As you were. Sorry to keep you waiting.
So, what is this device you've brought
back?
O'NEILL
It's the thing the Tollan used to disable
our weapons the last time we were there.
HAMMOND
And it really works?
O'NEILL
Worked on us. And the Goa'uld's.
HAMMOND
That should come in handy. Good job.
O'NEILL
Thank you sir.
HAMMOND
So, what did you have to promise them
in return, Dr Jackson?
DANIEL
Actually General, we didn't have to
promise to give them anything.
HAMMOND
They just gave you the device as a reward
for saving them from the Goa'uld?
DANIEL
Actually General, the Tollan refused
to give us any technology.
O'NEILL
Offered us a nice fruit basket though.
HAMMOND
Well I'm confused. How did you get the
device? Major Carter?
CARTER
Uh...
O'NEILL
I took it Sir.
HAMMOND
Took it?
O'NEILL
Yes.
HAMMOND
You stole it?
O'NEILL
I like to think of it as `borrowed',
sir. Major Carter can figure out how
to reproduce it and we'll give it back.
HAMMOND
I can't believe what I'm hearing! You
and your team stole an alien device
from an extremely advanced culture.
O'NEILL
They won't retaliate if that's what
you're worried about. Not their way.
Right Daniel?
HAMMOND
This command has already been accused
of stealing from several other alien
cultures, Colonel. Until now, we've
denied it. Perhaps that was a bit premature.
Dare I ask how many other items you've
stolen?
O'NEILL
None. This is the first.
HAMMOND
Colonel, you don't seem to understand
how serious this matter is. You and
your team have committed a court martiallable
offence.
O'NEILL
To be fair, General, I did it. Carter
and Daniel protested. And Teal'c, well
he really didn't say anything but I
could tell he was opposed to my actions
by the way he cocked his head and sort
of raised his eyebrow.
HAMMOND
Enough Colonel. Dr Jackson, Major Carter
and Teal'c, you will return this device
immediately to the Tollan and, hopefully,
smooth over what must be some very ruffled
feathers.
CARTER
Yes sir.
O'NEILL
Why? Our core mission is to go through
that Gate to find technologies we can
use to defend against Goa'uld incursion.
Am I right?
HAMMOND
You are bordering on insubordination.
We do not steal from friendlies.
O'NEILL
Well with no due respect, General, that's
just plain stupid.
HAMMOND
Colonel...
O'NEILL
And since the Pentagon won't approve
our backup programme, we have no choice..
HAMMOND
Colonel, do not go there.
O'NEILL
We have no choice but to take whatever
steps we need to get what we need!
HAMMOND
As long as I am in command of the SGC
we will hold ourself to the highest
ethical standards.
O'NEILL
And when the Goa'uld wipe us out because
we have nothing with which to defend
ourselves, I'm sure we'll all feel great
about ourselves and our high moral standards.
HAMMOND
Colonel O'Neill, you are out of line.
Now stand down. Colonel O'Neill, I am
hereby relieving you of your command.
You are to report to the infirmary and
stay there until I send for you.
O'NEILL
No holding cell, sir?
HAMMOND
That could very well be you next stop,
if you say another word, Colonel.
PA
Incoming traveller.
HAMMOND
Now get down to the infirmary and submit
yourself for a complete examination.
Teal'c, escort him.
Jack leaves.
HAMMOND
And Teal'c, you are no longer under
Colonel O'Neill's command. Is that understood?
TEAL'C
Understood.
PA
Unauthorised incoming traveller. Closing
the iris.
HAMMOND
Great. Now what?
Hammond, Sam and Daniel go to the control room.
Gateroom
The iris closes. Soldiers move into the room.
Control Room
Sam, Daniel and Hammond watch the Gate.
Gateroom
Travell and another Tollan walk through the iris.
HAMMOND
Hold your fire.
They move down to the Gateroom.
DANIEL
Your eminence. Welcome to Earth. High
Chancellor Travell, this is General
Hammond, commander of this facility.
HAMMOND
It's an honour to meet you.
TRAVELL
I only wish it were under more pleasant
circumstances. We have come to retrieve
our stolen property and to tell you
all diplomatic relations with your people
will be terminated.
HAMMOND
Of course we will return your property
to you immediately. But, please, if
you will just sit down with us and at
least talk about it.
TRAVELL
Then you admit you have stolen from
us?
DANIEL
Your Eminence, I know that you are wise
enough not to hold the actions of one
man against an entire planet.
TRAVELL
You were there, Dr Jackson. As were
you, Major. And Teal'c. Who exactly
are you saying is responsible?
Infirmary
Jack is on a bed and Janet rips something of the side of his
head.
O'NEILL
Thanks Doc. As always, a pleasure.
FRAISER
Well I don't see anything immediately
wrong with you. Your blood pressure,
DRE and EEGL seem normal. It will be
a while before I get your hormone levels
and CAT scans back.
O'NEILL
Great. Let me know what kind of wacky
alien stuff you find in there.
Jack goes to the door and Teal'c stands in his way.
O'NEILL
Excuse me.
TEAL'C
I am to keep you here until General
Hammond is ready for you.
O'NEILL
Get out of my way, Teal'c. That's an
order.
TEAL'C
I do not understand your behaviour,
O'Neill.
The phone rings in the background.
O'NEILL
Get outta my way.
Janet answers the phone.
FRAISER
Fraiser. Yes Sir. Colonel? General Hammond
wants to see you in his office.
Teal'c moves out of Jack's way and follows him down a corridor.
Corridor
Sam is coming the other way.
O'NEILL
Carter.
CARTER
Sir?
O'NEILL
What?
CARTER
Is there anything I can do?
O'NEILL
About?
CARTER
Well Sir, with respect, you aren't exactly
acting like yourself.
O'NEILL
No Carter. I haven't been acting like
myself since I met you. Now I'm acting
like myself.
Jack walks off leaving Sam standing there.
Briefing room
Jack comes up the stairs on his way to Hammond's office.
O'NEILL
Well, look who's here. Come to retrieve
your vastly superior stuff?
Travell walks past with Daniel.
O'NEILL
You know, it'd be a lot more superior
if it wasn't so easy to steal.
HAMMOND
Colonel O'Neill! Get in here and take
a seat. Close the door!
Hammond's office
HAMMOND
My God, Jack, you've really crossed
the line here.
O'NEILL
In terms of my insubordination towards
you, your absolutely right, General.
And for that I'm truly sorry. But I
still think what I did was right.
HAMMOND
I just met with two members of the Tollan
High Council who disagree.
O'NEILL
So the Tollan are dictating our policies
now.
HAMMOND
The victims of a crime are demanding
the perpetrator be dealt with appropriately.
O'NEILL
I'm a criminal?
HAMMOND
What you've done here is clearly a court
martiallable offence. I have to press
charges.
O'NEILL
Well, by all means, General, do what
you have to do.
HAMMOND
I do have one other option I can offer
you Jack.
O'NEILL
What's that?
HAMMOND
Early retirement.
O'NEILL
Now see, I tried that once before and
you pulled me out of it.
HAMMOND
The offer is only on the table while
you're in this room.
O'NEILL
All this for one little indiscretion?
Hammond opens a file.
HAMMOND
Five counts of direct insubordination
towards superior officers and a United
States Senator. Two counts of refusal
to obey orders. Kidnapping an alien
child. Should I go on?
O'NEILL
The proverbial straw, sir.
HAMMOND
You got it. I'd accept the offer if
I were you Jack. Beats the hell out
of the prison time you'd get otherwise.
O'NEILL
Then I guess I'm retiring.
Jack's House
Jack is sitting down playing chess with himself when the doorbell
rings. Jack gets up to answer it. It's Daniel.
DANIEL
Hi.
O'NEILL
What do you want?
DANIEL
I'm not, uh, I'm not sure, to tell you
the truth. I'm here to talk, I guess.
O'NEILL
So talk.
Jack takes a swig from his beer.
DANIEL
You got another one of those?
O'NEILL
Yeah.
DANIEL
Feel like sharing?
O'NEILL
Beer? Sure.
Jack walks away leaving Daniel to come in. Daniel walks into
the lounge and Jack approaches from the kitchen.
DANIEL
So? How are you feeling about all this?
O'NEILL
Yes to the beer. No to the feelings.
DANIEL
That's too bad because I don't really
like beer.
O'NEILL
Stop your worryin'. I'm fine.
DANIEL
Really? That's...that's funny because
I didn't figure you for the early retirement
type any more.
Jack shrugs.
DANIEL
There's another reason you're angry,
isn't there?
O'NEILL
Oh here we go. Pop pysch 101, right?
DANIEL
No. When we were in the briefing, you
said something about the Pentagon not
giving us the backup we requested. What,
uh, what were you talking about?
O'NEILL
Hammond and I were planning a secondary
SGC base off world. It was gonna serve
as a backup in case ours was attacked.
I was gonna command.
DANIEL
And the Pentagon pulled the plug? So
you're acting up because you're hurt,
because you didn't get a command?
O'NEILL
Give me a break, Daniel. Their denial
of the programme was just another indication
that they're not serious about attaining
our goals.
DANIEL
Which you think is obtaining new weapons
and technology?
O'NEILL
Protecting ourselves.
DANIEL
But isn't our mission also about establishing
and maintaining diplomatic relations
with other cultures?
O'NEILL
What's the point, if we don't gain anything
to help our other interests?
DANIEL
Well there's a lot we could learn from
people like the Tollan that has nothing
to do with technology and weapons.
O'NEILL
Stuff that interests people like you,
Daniel. Not people like me. I want to
see tangible gains from our efforts.
And if people like the Tollan don't
want to share, we should just take.
DANIEL
You really believe that?
O'NEILL
Being sweet and nice isn't gonna stop
three or four Goa'uld motherships if
they decide to come back again. I'd
rather be a thief and alive than honest
and dead. It's a cliché but there it
is.
DANIEL
If you really believe that, I guess,
uh, I guess I never really knew you
at all.
O'NEILL
Come on. You're a bright guy. You had
to sense some of this.
Daniel looks at him.
O'NEILL
Then no. I guess you couldn't relate
to me any more than I could to you.
DANIEL
So this whole friendship thing we've
been working on the last few years...
O'NEILL
Apparently not much of a foundation
there, huh?
Daniel picks up his coat and leaves.
Jack's house
Jack is again playing chess with himself but this is further
on in time. The doorbell rings again. And again. Jack gets up
to answer it. It's Harry Maybourne.
MAYBOURNE
Colonel O'Neill.
O'NEILL
What the hell is this? A joke, Maybourne?
What are you doin' here?
MAYBOURNE
Well, in a way, you invited me.
O'NEILL
Come to gloat about my retirement, have
you?
MAYBOURNE
May I come in?
O'NEILL
No. I'm in no way obligated to put up
with your crap any more.
MAYBOURNE
I think you're gonna want to hear what
I have to offer you.
O'NEILL
Offer?
Jack moves back a step and the two officers that have come with
Maybourne move away. Maybourne steps inside the door.
MAYBOURNE
May I sit down?
O'NEILL
No. You won't be here that long. What's
this about?
MAYBOURNE
Well, sufficed to say, I heard about
your little altercation with General
Hammond.
O'NEILL
Sweet little grapevine we got there,
isn't it?
MAYBOURNE
Let's just say I see at lot of paper
that goes through the mountain. I was
most interested in your passionate argument
that we shouldn't be quite so diplomatic
about acquiring the things we need.
O'NEILL
Get to the point.
MAYBOURNE
What if I told you I could offer you
a way to achieve your goals?
O'NEILL
My goals?
MAYBOURNE
Yes. What if I told you I could arrange
for you to lead a team through the Gate
to acquire whatever you want, whenever
you want? For the good of this country.
O'NEILL
If I believed you could do that, I'd
have to figure whatever you're doing
is very illegal.
MAYBOURNE
What you did yesterday was very illegal,
Colonel.
O'NEILL
Get out. Not interested.
Maybourne gets a card out of his wallet and leaves it on the
table next to the door.
MAYBOURNE
Page me when you miss the action too
much.
Jack shuts the door.
Briefing room
Teal'c walks in where Sam and Daniel are already waiting.
TEAL'C
For what purpose were we summoned?
DANIEL
My guess is we're getting our fourth.
CARTER
Who do you think it will be?
DANIEL
We'll probably get someone like Ferretti
and you'll get command.
CARTER
I don't know about that. They'll probably
go with someone higher than Major.
Hammond comes down the stairs followed by Makepeace. Last seen
in Into the Fire.
HAMMOND
As you were. Since SG-1 is considered
the flagship unit it falls on me to
assure you have the strongest possible
leadership. Therefore I'm reassigning
the most senior officer we have in the
field as your new commanding officer.
Colonel Makepeace will be joining SG-1
immediately. I hope you'll make him
feel welcome.
DANIEL
Uh, sir. I don't want to seem out of
line here, but since I'm a civilian
here, I'm probably the only one who
can say this.
HAMMOND
Spit it out Doctor.
DANIEL
Well no offence, but doesn't Major Carter
deserve to take charge of SG-1?
HAMMOND
Major Carter has an exemplary record
on the team as recognised by her recent
promotion to Major. But major is a far
cry from colonel.
CARTER
I understand, General.
DANIEL
I'm sorry, but I don't. What, uh, what
difference does it make what title she
has? The point is..
CARTER
It's all right Daniel. Really.
HAMMOND
Dismissed.
MAKPEACE
I'm proud to join you folks. I hope
you can learn to trust my command as
much as you did Colonel O'Neill's.
CARTER
I'm sure we will, sir.
DANIEL
I never really trusted Jack's command,
but I'm open.
MAKEPEACE
That's good. Then I'll see you at our
first briefing.
Teal'c just walks off. Makepeace leaves and Sam and Daniel look
at each other before Sam leaves.
Jack's house. One week later.
Jack walks to his window and peeks through the blinds to see
the car containing the officers still there. He looks down and
picks up the card Maybourne left.
Jack's Garden
Jack is reading Mad magazine on the deck and listening to Leoncavallo's
`I Pagliacci', when a car pulls up. Maybourne gets out of the
car and steps up onto the deck.
O'NEILL
What took you so long?
MAYBOURNE
Frankly, I didn't think you'd get bored
so fast or I would have stayed in town.
O'NEILL
Not quite the student of human behaviour
you thought you were?
MAYBOURNE
Are you ready to go?
O'NEILL
I have some questions.
MAYBOURNE
Can't tell you much.
O'NEILL
You expect me to jump into this operation
blind?
MAYBOURNE
Are you interested in my offer or not?
Jack turns up the volume on the stereo.
O'NEILL
I'm interested.
MAYBOURNE
Good. I want to be sure you understand
one thing, O'Neill. What I'm about to
show you is not so much `classified'
as it is `secret'. `Dangerous' would
be another word I would use.
O'NEILL
Keep talkin'.
MAYBOURNE
I want you to understand that once you
see what I'm about to show you there
is no turning back. You will have the
choice to go along with it.. or disappear.
O'NEILL
Disappear?
MAYBOURNE
This is your last chance to back out.
O'NEILL
Well, if you promise to cut back on
the melodrama, I'll consider crossin'
the line.
Air Force plane
O'NEILL
So, where are we going?
MAYBOURNE
Nowhere in particular. I find being
30,000 feet up greatly reduces the chances
of any effective surveillance.
Two men bring in a box. Maybourne opens it and a Goa'uld long
range communication device rises up.
MAYBOURNE
Do you know what this is?
O'NEILL
I assume it's one of those Goa'uld communication
balls.
MAYBOURNE
We didn't have to negotiate for it either.
O'NEILL
Who's we?
MAYBOURNE
My organisation.
O'NEILL
NID?
MAYBOURNE
Mmm.. more of an offshoot.
O'NEILL
Ah. That sort of says it all, doesn't
it?
MAYBOURNE
I want you to command a unit.
O'NEILL
There are units?
MAYBOURNE
Oh yes. Would you like to meet the temporary
commander of the unit I want you to
run?
O'NEILL
I guess.
MAYBOURNE
Took us a while to figure out how to
use this thing without a Goa'uld at
the controls. But good old human ingenuity
eventually won out.
An image appears on the communication ball.
NEWMAN
Colonel Maybourne.
MAYBOURNE
Newman. I'd like you to meet Colonel
Jack O'Neill. Retired.
NEWMAN
Colonel O'Neill, it is a pleasure Sir.
Read just about all the SG-1 mission
briefings and uh, let's just say your
file is very impressive. It'd be an
honour to serve under your command,
Colonel.
O'NEILL
Hello, Newman. You look familiar.
NEWMAN
Yes, sir. We have met briefly. In a
hangar at a Utah landing strip.
O'NEILL
You're one of those kids we chased through
the other Stargate.
NEWMAN
That would be me. I apologise about
having to return fire, sir.
O'NEILL
Hm. Where are you?
MAYBOURNE
He's on another planet.
O'NEILL
Your mission, Newman?
NEWMAN
Use whatever means necessary to acquire
goods and technology that could help
Earth in the battle against the Goa'ulds,
sir, or other unforseen aggressors.
O'NEILL
You've seen my file, Newman. It's only
fair I know a little more about you.
MAYBOURNE
Need to know, Colonel.
O'NEILL
Well I need to know if I'm gonna command
this unit.
MAYBOURNE
You agree to go there and take command,
I'll give you detailed files on every
one of your people. Now how about it,
Colonel? You ready for a command where
you can finally achieve what you and
I both agree needs to be achieved to
defend this planet?
O'NEILL
I never thought I'd agree with you about
anything, Maybourne. But yeah. I'm ready.
Hammond's Office
Makepeace is there with Hammond.
MAKEPEACE
Major Carter has accepted my command
with no problem, sir. But I'm afraid
Dr Jackson and the jaffa have not.
HAMMOND
Well maybe if you didn't think of him
as `the jaffa' it would be a good start.
There's a knock at the door.
HAMMOND
Come in.
Jack walks in.
HAMMOND
Jack, come in. You know Colonel Makepeace.
O'NEILL
Yeah.
HAMMOND
How's the retirement going?
O'NEILL
Uh, great. I retire, I wake up, I retire.
It's, it's a living. I'm bored out of
my skull, sir.
HAMMOND
I'm sorry to hear that. Something I
can help you with?
O'NEILL
Actually, there is, General.
MAKEPEACE
Would you like me to leave, Jack?
O'NEILL
I don't care.
HAMMOND
We're not finished, Colonel Makepeace.
O'NEILL
I'll make it fast, General. I'm hoping
you could grant me one last favour.
HAMMOND
I'm listening.
O'NEILL
I want to retire offworld.
HAMMOND
Jack, I don't know...
O'NEILL
You remember that woman I told you about
on Edora? Laira was her name.
HAMMOND
Yes.
O'NEILL
I promised her I'd come back some day.
I'm asking you to help me keep that
promise. Please.
HAMMOND
If I agree to do this, you know I can't
give you a GDO. That means you can never
return to Earth through the Gate.
O'NEILL
I understand that, sir.
Gateroom
Hammond, Sam, Teal'c and Janet stand with Jack in the Gateroom.
Jack picks up his bag and walks up the ramp and we can see Daniel
in the control room.
HAMMOND
Colonel...
All the Air Force personnel salute.
Jack doesn't turn around and walks through the Gate out to Edora.
Cool shot where you can see the Gateroom on one side and Edora
on the other side. Jack drops his bag and runs straight to the
DHD which looks as if it has been rewired.
Mountainous planet.
Jack steps through the Stargate into a base.
NEWMAN
Colonel O'Neill. It is an honour, Sir.
He salutes.
O'NEILL
Newman.
NEWMAN
We may look a little rag-tag but I assure
you we're very good at what we do.
O'NEILL
Which is... stealing stuff.
NEWMAN
Well, acquiring what we need to defend
our planet, Colonel.
O'NEILL
And you measure how good you are by
the fact that you've never been caught?
NEWMAN
Well, and by the spoils of our missions.
Would you care to take a gander at one
of our latest acquisitions?
O'NEILL
Sure. I'll take a gander.
NEWMAN
This way, Sir.
Base room
A woman is in there.
NEWMAN
What do you think, Colonel?
TOBIAS
Just brought it back. It's an anti-gravitational
device.
O'NEILL
Really?
TOBIAS
Lieutenant Clare Tobias, Sir.
O'NEILL
Tobias. Jack O'Neill.
NEWMAN
If it's all right, sir, I'll leave you
in the lieutenant's very capable hands.
O'NEILL
So... tell me about this thing.
TOBIAS
Well, it utilises superconducted gyroscopic
action to generate an anti-gravitational
field..
O'NEILL
Stop. Scientist?
TOBIAS
Engineer. Why?
O'NEILL
You remind me of someone in my old command.
TOBIAS
Major Carter.
O'NEILL
How do you know her?
TOBIAS
She beat me out of a position in the
SGC.
O'NEILL
Oh. So, what do you do around here?
TOBIAS
My job is to examine some of the larger
items we require. The ones that are
too big to be transported back to Earth.
See if we can backwards engineer them
and send the plans home to Colonel Maybourne.
NEWMAN
Excuse me, sir. Colonel Maybourne would
like to talk to you.
O'NEILL
Yeah? Tobias.
Jack walks off with Newman.
Base Gateroom
The communication device rises.
MAYBOURNE
Jack! I see you made it in one peace.
What do you think of our little operation?
O'NEILL
It's swell, Harry.
MAYBOURNE
We do what we can to make it comfortable.
I have your first mission, Colonel.
Planet PX3 595.
NEWMAN
It's about time we got one of those
things.
MAYBOURNE
SG-9 was unable to negotiate to get
the device.
O'NEILL
What device are we talking about?
MAYBOURNE
Newman can fill you in on all the details.
Good luck, Colonel.
O'NEILL
Thanks.
MAYBOURNE
And Colonel, just a reminder. This isn't
the SGC. So if someone, gets in your
way, do what you have to do.
The sphere lowers and Harry disappears.
Base gateroom
Tobias is dialling the Gate and the team is kitted up.
NEWMAN
Okay, the mouth of the cave we're gonna
hit is about 50 metres at two o'clock
from the Gate. The primitive locals
are called Tiernods. They use them as
a place to hide from predators.
TOBIAS
If a predator follows them into the
cave, the Tiernods use the device we're
after to vanish.
O'NEILL
Very nice.
They go through the Gate.
PX3 595
The team enters a cave.
O'NEILL
Clear.
TOBIAS
Bingo.
Newman picks it up.
NEWMAN
You're gonna love this.
He puts it on himself and disappears. Then reappears right behind
Jack.
NEWMAN
Pretty cool, huh?
O'NEILL
What the...
O'NEILL
That thing looks Asgard.
TOBIAS
It is. This is an Asgard protected planet.
Rogue Base
Newman, Tobias and Jack are talking.
NEWMAN
Can you imagine the ways we could use
this for black ops back on Earth?
O'NEILL
Yep. But it's not back on Earth. You
gonna be able to backwards engineer
this thing?
TOBIAS
Don't have to. Items this small we just
send back to Earth.
O'NEILL
How?
NEWMAN
Got a man on the inside, on one of the
SG teams. Colonel Maybourne tells us
where the mole's team is about to go,
we get there first, make the drop and
come back here. The mole comes in later,
retrieves the item and packs it in his
gear.
The communication sphere rises.
NEWMAN
It's about time her got back to us.
Newman flicks a switch and Maybourne appears.
MAYBOURNE
Hello, team. You get the device?
O'NEILL
Yep.
MAYBOURNE
Good. I have the time and co ordinates
for the drop. Just drop and go. No contact.
O'NEILL
Okay.
MAYBOURNE
I'm sending the so ordinates and time
info. Record them.
Newman records them and Maybourne disappears.
NEWMAN
Alex? Want me to go Sir?
O'NEILL
No. I'll go.
NEWMAN
Really?
O'NEILL
Yeah. Best way to understand a command
is to do every job yourself at least
once.
NEWMAN
That's your prerogative, Colonel.
Drop off Planet
The Gate engages. Jack comes through and goes to the DHD. He
places the device under some rocks by the DHD. We hear the chevrons
locking and the Gate engages. Jack gets up and moves off to hide.
Teal'c and Makepeace come through the Gate followed by Daniel
and Sam.
MAKEPEACE
All right, let's make this quick. Carter,
Dr Jackson, run your tests. Let's see
if the intel was right about naqahdah
deposits here.
Jack gets his little telescope/binocular thing and watches Sam
walk away from the DHD. Teal'c walks up to the DHD and then walks
away.
Drop off Planet
Some time later. Jack is still hiding and SG-1 walk back towards
the Gate. He focuses on Makepeace this time. Sam starts dialling
and Makepeace bends over to tie his shoelace. Daniel and Teal'c
are nearer the Gate and Sam moves towards them. Makepeace palms
the device when she has moved and then they all go through the
Gate. Jack moves out of his hiding place and goes to the DHD
and dials back to the rogue base. He runs through the Gate. Suddenly
an Asgard beams down and looks at the DHD. It looks like Thor.
Rogue Base
Jack walks through the Gate.
NEWMAN
How'd it go Sir?
O'NEILL
Maybourne had the co ordinates right,
but his timing sucked! I just about
ran into the SG team on my way back
through the Gate.
There is a rumbling noise. Everything starts to shake.
NEWMAN
What's goin' on?
Jack moves towards the DHD.
NEWMAN
Sir... Sir, we do not open the Gate without
direct orders from Colonel Maybourne!
Colonel, what are you doing?
Jack pushes the centre of the DHD and the Gate engages.
O'NEILL
Opening up some options!
He then hits Newman.
Tobias runs in.
TOBIAS
There's an Asgard ship descending over
the base!
Rogue Base Planet
We see the Asgard ship descending and beaming items up.
Rogue Base
TOBIAS
What are they doing?
O'NEILL
Taking back what's rightfully theirs,
I guess. Listen up all of you. You've
got two choices here. As soon as they
stop takin' stuff, they're gonna start
takin' people. Now you can go with the
Asgard. Or you can follow me. It's your
choice. I'll be holding the door open
so you can't go anywhere else.
Jack runs through the Gate. Tobias follows and so do the others.
Newman is the last one through the Gate.
Gateroom
Teal'c binds Tobias' hands together. Newman comes through last
and Jack takes his hand out of the wormhole. Makepeace moves
behind Newman.
MAKEPEACE
Get your hands together. Got you now
Newman.
O'NEILL
Good job, kids. Uh, give me one of those
things. (To Makepeace)
MAKEPEACE
Here.
Jack grabs Makepeace and cuffs him.
MAKEPEACE
What the hell..? What are you doing?!
O'NEILL
That would be my job.
Jack moves to stand by Hammond.
HAMMOND
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to
announce that you are all under arrest
for high crimes against the United States
and it's allies.
The door opens and Travell walks in.
MAKEPEACE
You really blew it O'Neill.
O'NEILL
Oh I think it came off quite nicely.
Don't you General?
HAMMOND
Yes, I do.
MAKEPEACE
You have no idea how high up this goes.
You've pissed off the wrong people.
O'NEILL
Like the Tollan, Tok'ra, Asgard, Nox.
Those folks?
MAKEPEACE
They refuse to give us the things we
need to defend ourselves against the
Goa'uld.
O'NEILL
We don't need their stuff, Makepeace.
We do need them.
HAMMOND
Get them out of here.
The rogue team are shipped out.
DANIEL
So, uh, just to clarify. This whole
week, beginning with the appeal we made
on Tollana, in which, I did a lot of
hard work by the way, I take it that
was all a scam?
HAMMOND
Within the last two weeks, the Asgard
and the Tollan approached us independently
of each other with evidence we were
stealing technology from them.
CARTER
We? The SGC?
HAMMOND
Yes. The Asgard, Tollan and the Nox
were going to sever all ties with us.
But we convinced them the theft must
be the action of a rogue group from
outside the SGC.
TRAVELL
We insisted that you apprehend them
yourselves. You have now regained our
trust.
CARTER
So you set that whole thing up on Tollana
in the hopes that the mole would think
you were one of them and approach you.
DANIEL
And you didn't think you could trust
us to help?
HAMMOND
We wanted to assure your reaction to
the Colonel's behaviour was as it should
be. And the Asgard insisted that Colonel
O'Neill be the only one involved.
O'NEILL
They like me.
HAMMOND
And now, will you come with me, Your
Eminence?
Travell and Hammond leave, leaving Jack with his team. He holds
his hands out.
O'NEILL
I'm back.
CARTER
It's good to have you back Sir.
TEAL'C
Indeed.
O'NEILL
Thank you. Um.. Daniel?
DANIEL
Mmm.
They start to walk out into the corridor.
O'NEILL
That stuff I was talking about at my
house..
DANIEL
Um..
O'NEILL
The place was bugged. I had to keep
up the act.
DANIEL
It's.. I understand.
O'NEILL
Obviously, the whole friendship thing,
the foundation, it's all solid.
DANIEL
Uh, obviously. You don't..
O'NEILL
You don't have to.. No I feel kind of..
I do appreciate that you were the one
that came to see if I was okay. That..
that means something.
They stop.
DANIEL
Uh, actually, no it doesn't.
O'NEILL
Huh?
DANIEL
Um, We, uh, we drew straws. I lost.
Daniel walks off. Sam shrugs and walks off. Teal'c walks past,
stops, raises his eyebrow and cocks his head. He then walks off.
Jack is left standing in the corridor.
THE END
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