Deadman Switch/Transcript

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 * 3.07 "Deadman Switch" Episode Guide

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TEASER

FADE IN

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[SG-1 are making their way through a forest, searching for a downed UAV.]

O'NEILL What's your reading, Major?

CARTER It should be around here somewhere.

DANIEL Teal'c, you said the UAV must have been shot down by the Goa'uld, yet we've seen no signs of Goa'uld civilisation.

CARTER It was hard to tell, the sensors went offline as soon as it was hit.

[Teal'c finds the damaged UAV.]

TEAL'C Over here.

CARTER Looks like it's been hit by a staff blast.

DANIEL It doesn't make any sense. When a Goa'uld occupies a planet, they usually control the Stargate and this Gate had no markings of any&hellip;ahh!

[He is cut off as he walks face first into an energy barrier, which flares red on contact.]

DANIEL Found something.

O'NEILL Fall back.

[Carter heads in another direction, but also encounters the energy barrier.]

CARTER Uh, sir.

O'NEILL All right, heads up.

[They duck down and cover their heads as O'Neill fires into the air. The energy shield flares red, but his bullets fail to penetrate the barrier.]

ARIS BOCH (Distorted, in Goa'uld fashion) Your weapons will not penetrate the shield.

[A man appears from behind a tree, a helmet covering his face.]

ARIS BOCH However, mine will.

[He fires his weapon and a bolt of energy passes through the shield and hits a tree close to where Teal'c is standing.]

O'NEILL Who are you?

ARIS BOCH Aris Boch. Perhaps you've heard of me.

O'NEILL Uh, not I. Teal'c?

TEAL'C I have not.

ARIS BOCH Well that's disappointing. I'm one of the galaxy's greatest hunters.

O'NEILL Not ringing a bell. Sorry.

ARIS BOCH Well, I know you. Captain Samantha Carter. Doctor Daniel Jackson. The Jaffa traitor Teal'c. And Colonel Jack O'Neill.

O'NEILL Well fancy that. We're famous.

END OF TEASER

OPENING CREDITS

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[Aris Boch, still holding SG-1 as prisoners, reprimes his weapon.]

ARIS BOCH Drop your weapons.

O'NEILL And if we don't?

ARIS BOCH Do we really have to get so dramatic?

O'NEILL Why not?

[He grabs his knife and throws it at Aris Boch. It hits the shield and falls harmlessly to the ground. Aris Boch laughs.]

ARIS BOCH You were thinking of the personal defence shields the Goa'uld use. The ones which allow slower moving objects to pass through. Wouldn't make a very effective trap now, would they?

O'NEILL Can't blame a girl for trying.

ARIS BOCH Are you kidding? That's exactly what I would expect from you. Now drop your weapons, or I'll kill someone.

[O'Neill hesitates, then nods to the others, and they start to disarm.]

ARIS BOCH I'm sure you're thinking about escaping, so you should know that I've disabled the Stargate dialling device, and even if you did overpower me, which is unlikely, you'll never get off this planet.

[The energy barrier shimmers and abruptly disappears.]

ARIS BOCH This way.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, CLEARING (DAY)

[SG-1 head down into a clearing, Aris Boch still holding them at gunpoint.]

ARIS BOCH Everybody stop. Drop your gear.

[They start to remove their backpacks and radios.]

DANIEL I don't suppose we could&hellip;talk about this.

ARIS BOCH Inside.

O'NEILL Inside what?

ARIS BOCH Barokna.

[A door suddenly becomes visible behind them. It slides open, revealing a corridor and the interior of a Goa'uld ship.]

O'NEILL (jumping) Hey!

ARIS BOCH Inside.

[SG-1 enter the ship and head down the corridor, Aris Boch following behind.]

TEAL'C It is a Goa'uld cargo transport. The ship's of an older design. I have never before seen the cloaking technology.

ARIS BOCH It's an upgrade.

[He stands by a door and enters a code into a panel. The door slides open, revealing a room beyond.]

ARIS BOCH Let's go.

[He gestures with his gun for them to enter the room, then locks the door behind them.]

CARTER Sir, he's not Goa'uld.

O'NEILL And? But? So? Therefore?

[They hear the noise of a sliding door.]

TEAL'C It sounds as though Aris Boch has left the vessel.

O'NEILL Well, what do you say we use the time to find a way out of this, huh?

DANIEL Well, even if we could find a way out of here, he said he disabled the Stargate.

O'NEILL Teal'c. How fast will this unit fly?

TEAL'C I believe it is capable of travelling twice the speed of light.

O'NEILL Nice. Home for dinner.

CARTER Uh, sir. If you're thinking of trying to steal the ship and fly it back to Earth, even at 372,000 miles per second, it would still take us at least ten years to get that far.

O'NEILL Should have let the dog out.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[Aris Boch is making his way through the forest. He has been injured in his shoulder, the wound covered with yellow blood.]

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

[SG-1 hear the sound of Aris Boch returning to his ship. Teal'c stands to one side of the door, ready to ambush the bounty hunter.]

[Aris Boch keys open the door and points his gun straight at Teal'c, apparently anticipating the move.]

ARIS BOCH (to Teal'c) Back up with the others. Now.

[Teal'c reluctantly rejoins his teammates.]

ARIS BOCH (pointing his gun) All I have to do is just flinch a little bit, and this will spray enough toxic gas to kill everybody in one breath.

[He sits down and removes his helmet, finally revealing his face.]

ARIS BOCH (speaking normally) Dr. Jackson. If you don't mind&hellip;treating my wound.

DANIEL I'm an archaeologist.

ARIS BOCH I know, but you're also a doctor.

DANIEL Of archaeology.

ARIS BOCH (sighing) Never mind. (to Carter) Captain? You must have some medical training.

CARTER Actually, I'm a&hellip;major now.

ARIS BOCH Oh, well how very important. I'll inform the galaxy. Can you get over here now and help me, Major?

[Carter waits until O'Neill gives his permission, then walks over to Aris Boch, who points out the various items in his medical kit.]

ARIS BOCH This with this, and then this.

[Carter takes the items, then pokes at his wound, hurting him.]

ARIS BOCH Aagh!

CARTER Sorry.

ARIS BOCH (laughing) Yeah.

[O'Neill approaches him.]

O'NEILL So. Who shot you?

ARIS BOCH I wouldn't step any closer.

O'NEILL Just&hellip;showing my concern.

ARIS BOCH Well, like I said before, capturing you was unintentional. The real reason I'm here is to catch a Goa'uld.

O'NEILL (interested) You hunt Goa'uld?

ARIS BOCH I hunt anyone of value.

DANIEL Which Goa'uld are you hunting?

ARIS BOCH His name is Kel'tar.

DANIEL I haven't heard of him before.

ARIS BOCH Well, contrary to popular human belief, the Earth is not the centre of the galaxy.

TEAL'C I have not heard of him either.

ARIS BOCH Have you met every Goa'uld? I haven't. The only thing I know is that Sokar has discovered Kel'tar is plotting against him.

O'NEILL So you work for Sokar?

ARIS BOCH No.

O'NEILL Self-employed then. Independent contractor. Rogue warrior.

ARIS BOCH I give to the Goa'uld what they want, and they give back to me what I want in return.

CARTER How do you keep from getting killed?

ARIS BOCH Takes talent.

O'NEILL So, how do you keep from getting killed?

DANIEL So what do you expect to get for us?

O'NEILL Daniel?

DANIEL Just curious.

ARIS BOCH Well, Teal'c is worth the most. The System Lords would love to make a good example of him. And Carter here&hellip;well, she has the memories of the Tok'ra Jolinar. And you O'Neill, you're considered, well, you're a pain in the mikta.

O'NEILL (to Teal'c) Neck?

TEAL'C No.

DANIEL (to Aris Boch) What about, what about me?

ARIS BOCH You? Probably happy to get a day's rations for you.

DANIEL Oh, a day's rations.

O'NEILL Trade you.

DANIEL I'm just saying that if we know what we're worth, maybe there's something we can offer for our freedom.

[Carter finishes patching up Aris Boch.]

CARTER Done.

ARIS BOCH Good. Back over there.

[Carter rejoins the others.]

ARIS BOCH Dr. Jackson is right. There is something you can do.

O'NEILL Let's hear it.

ARIS BOCH Well, you help me capture a Goa'uld, and I'll let you go.

O'NEILL He's worth that much?

ARIS BOCH Twice as much as all of you put together.

O'NEILL Twice?

DANIEL Twice.

ARIS BOCH What, you're gonna argue?

O'NEILL Why do you need our help anyway?

ARIS BOCH Hey, I take help whenever I can get it. You see, this injury is going to take time to heal, and I don't have that luxury. Sokar can figure out everything I can figure out, and if I want to trade Kel'tar back to Sokar, I've got to get to him first.

DANIEL And how do we know we can trust you?

ARIS BOCH Well, my word is good on over two thousand planets.

O'NEILL There are billions.

TEAL'C It would appear we have no choice.

ARIS BOCH Yes. Choiceless. I mean, guys come on! What's the big deal? It's a Goa'uld. I hate Goa'uld, you hate 'em. Everybody hates Goa'ulds.

[O'Neill takes a moment to think it over.]

O'NEILL Yeah, okay, we'll do it.

ARIS BOCH Good. (to O'Neill and Daniel) You and you, come with me. (to Teal'c and Carter) You two stay here.

O'NEILL Oh no, wait a minute&hellip;

ARIS BOCH (gesturing negatively) Uh-uh. Uh uh uh.

O'NEILL Choiceless?

ARIS BOCH You see, that's why I like you. You're quick. Let's go.

O'NEILL Oh yeah.

[O'Neill and Daniel follow Aris Boch out of the room. He closes the door as they leave.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill, Daniel and Aris Boch make their way through the forest. Aris Boch stops and holsters his weapon.]

ARIS BOCH You trust me, I trust you.

[He takes out a water bottle, then a vial containing a blue liquid.]

DANIEL What's that?

[Aris Boch squirts the contents of the vial into the bottle.]

ARIS BOCH Drink.

[He drinks the mixture.]

O'NEILL (to Aris Boch) So what exactly did you have in mind regarding the capture of this Goa'uld? What was his name? Kevlar?

ARIS BOCH Kel'tar. You two are going to surrender to him.

O'NEILL That's a bad plan.

DANIEL Er, what if he's in the mood to shoot first and take prisoners later?

ARIS BOCH That's your problem. Let's go.

[They start to move off once more.]

O'NEILL You know, if you really were the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy, you'd grab that Goa'uld yourself and turn us all in.

ARIS BOCH What, and miss the chance of watching the great Jack O'Neill in action? Look, do you want to know how I became the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy?

O'NEILL More than life itself.

ARIS BOCH I'm the greatest because I'm alive. That's it. Period. I'm not greedy. If I can catch a Goa'uld equipped with all kinds of fancy toys without risking my neck, that's a damn good compromise.

O'NEILL Fancy toys?

ARIS BOCH All you've got to do is get close enough to shoot him with a zatn'kitel.

[O'Neill stops and turns to face Aris Boch.]

O'NEILL Ok. Found a flaw in your plan.

ARIS BOCH What's that?

O'NEILL Well, we're exactly one zat gun short of actually having a zat gun.

ARIS BOCH Zat gun?

O'NEILL Drop the n'kitel.

ARIS BOCH I guess it does save a bit of effort.

[He pulls out a zat gun and tosses it to O'Neill, who checks the weapon.]

O'NEILL You're giving me a working zat gun?

ARIS BOCH Well, if it didn't work, it wouldn't do you any good. I'm trusting you.

[O'Neill casually shoots him with the zat and Aris Boch collapses to the forest floor.]

DANIEL Jack, he disabled the DHD, and Sam said we can't fly that ship all the way home.

O'NEILL So we'll fly it to a closer planet with a Stargate.

DANIEL Good thinking.

O'NEILL It happens.

[Daniel pauses to take Aris Boch's gun, and they head back to the ship. After a moment, Aris Boch stirs and opens his eyes, smiling.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, CLEARING (DAY)

[O'Neill and Daniel enter the clearing, but the door to the ship is now invisible.]

DANIEL Well, this is the place.

O'NEILL Yeah, how do you open that door?

DANIEL Uh, it opened when he said that word.

O'NEILL Voice-activated. What was the word?

DANIEL Uh, bark something.

O'NEILL Um, almond bark, barcolounger. Beetlejuice!

DANIEL Barkna. It was barkna.

[Nothing happens.]

O'NEILL Well if it was barkna, the door would be opening, wouldn't it?

DANIEL This was your idea.

O'NEILL You're the linguist.

DANIEL Well, I don't remember.

O'NEILL Well, try.

DANIEL Ok, well I said: "can we talk about this?" He said inside.

O'NEILL I said: "inside what?" He said&hellip;

DANIEL He said "barokna"!

[The door to the ship slides open.]

O'NEILL Gesundheit.

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

[Picking up their gear, which is still where Aris Boch made them leave it, they head into the ship and over to the room where Teal'c and Carter are held prisoner.]

DANIEL Ok, he opened the door by pressing a combination of&hellip;

[As he starts to key in some numbers on the door panel, a console lights up near the front of the ship. O’Neill and Daniel turn to look at it.]

O'NEILL (shouting through the door) Teal'c?

[Carter and Teal'c are hovering on the other side of the door, listening to Daniel and O'Neill in the other room. The rest of the scene plays out between the two rooms of the cargo ship.]

TEAL'C O'Neill!

O'NEILL Yeah! How do you open this thing?

TEAL'C There are six symbols on the pad. You must enter the correct combination of five.

O'NEILL (to Daniel) How many combinations could there be?

DANIEL Oh boy.

O'NEILL Yeah.

[Daniel continues to attempt to find the correct combination. O’Neill heads towards the front of the ship.]

O'NEILL (calling to Teal'c) Listen, in the meantime, tell me how to fly this thing.

TEAL'C First, you must locate the main steering console.

[O'Neill notices a panel with five flashing digits. A computer voice announces what sounds like a number in an alien language and the first digit remains permanently lit.]

O'NEILL Daniel, would you come here a moment.

[Daniel heads over to him.]

O'NEILL What do you think this is?

DANIEL Looks like a countdown?

O'NEILL Of course it is! Oh, Teal'c? Would these ships have any kind of self-destruct mechanism?

TEAL'C It is possible.

[The computer announces another number and the second digit remains permanently lit.]

DANIEL We just lost a digit.

O'NEILL Of course we did.

CARTER Oh boy.

[O'Neill starts trying to input the correct combination into the panel by the door.]

O'NEILL So, Teal'c. How does one override the self-destruct?

TEAL'C Open the cowling in the centre console. There should be three delmacs.

[Daniel opens the cowling.]

[Carter shoots Teal'c a confused look.]

TEAL'C (clarifying) Crystals! There should be three crystals!

[Daniel opens the covering to find one crystal missing.]

DANIEL There's only two. The middle one's missing.

O'NEILL We're missing one!

TEAL'C Then there is no way to override the self-destruct.

[O'Neill continues to punch in numbers in an attempt to open the door. The electronic voice on the device speaks again as another segment of the display lights up.]

DANIEL We just lost another digit. Aris must have the other crystal.

O'NEILL Go.

INT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, CLEARING (DAY)

[Daniel quickly heads out of the ship and sees Aris Boch walking towards him.]

ARIS BOCH Hey! What were you guys thinking?

[Daniel tries to shoot him, but it doesn't work. Aris Boch grabs it from him.]

ARIS BOCH Only I can fire that.

[He heads into his ship, Daniel following.]

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

[O'Neill points his zat at the bounty hunter.]

ARIS BOCH Put the weapon down.

O'NEILL You put the crystal back.

ARIS BOCH What if I don't?

O'NEILL You won't blow up your ship.

ARIS BOCH Maybe I will.

O'NEILL While you're in it?

[They wait as the countdown continues. The last digit is activated, but nothing happens. Aris Boch reveals the missing crystal, then sets it in the self-destruct console.]

ARIS BOCH Now it's set.

O'NEILL (aiming the zat at Aris Boch) Put the gun down.

ARIS BOCH Colonel, you think I'd give you a weapon that would work on me?

[He takes out another zat and shoots himself. The energy discharges but doesn't affect him.]

ARIS BOCH Ooh, tickles.

DANIEL Then why did you pretend to be knocked out?

ARIS BOCH Well, let's just say I wanted to see you guys sweat a little. Now, did we learn something here?

[He heads over to the room where Carter and Teal'c are still held. O'Neill shoots him again with his zat, but it still has no effect.]

ARIS BOCH Ouch.

[He keys open the door to let Carter and Teal'c out.]

ARIS BOCH Let's go.

[Carter and Teal'c rejoin their teammates.]

ARIS BOCH You know, I'm very disappointed. I thought we had something good going.

O'NEILL Oh come on, what did you expect?

ARIS BOCH Well, I offered a fair deal, I trusted you&hellip;

O'NEILL (taking his cap off and rubbing his face) Oh please.

DANIEL We're sorry, is the deal still on the table?

ARIS BOCH How could I trust you now?

O'NEILL Look, your plan sucks.

ARIS BOCH Ok, we all go together this time!

O'NEILL Yeah, you know we're gonna need our stuff.

ARIS BOCH Well some of that shouldn't be a problem.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[SG-1 are walking through the forest, Aris Boch still holding them at gunpoint.]

DANIEL So you don't seem to have much of a problem trading human lives like commodities.

ARIS BOCH Oh you Earthlings and your morality. Does it ever occur to you that someone outside your solar system might not see things the way you do?

CARTER Why don't the Goa'uld just take what they want from you and kill you?

ARIS BOCH They don't kill me because I deliver. As long as I'm alive, there'll always be a next time.

CARTER Why don't they just make you a host?

ARIS BOCH Because they can't. They tried a long time ago when they first came to my home planet. But there's something about my race's physical makeup that rejected a Goa'uld blending. I don't know why.

CARTER That's incredible.

ARIS BOCH Oh yeah, so incredible they wiped out most of my people because of it.

DANIEL But not you.

ARIS BOCH I managed to impress them. My people have always been strong and skilled. That's why the Goa'uld kept the youngest as slaves&hellip;killed the rest.

DANIEL Well, you could have your freedom. I mean, there must be lots of planets where the Goa'uld wouldn't find you.

ARIS BOCH What freedom? They killed my wife, but my son still lives. He's a slave in one of Sokar's naquadah mines. One day I hope to capture a prize valuable enough to trade for his freedom as well as mine. Let's keep moving.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill is trying on Aris Boch's helmet, zooming in on a section of the forest.]

O'NEILL Uh, these are cool.

ARIS BOCH Yeah, at the end of that riverbed is the cave where I last encountered Kel'tar.

[O'Neill hands the helmet back to Aris Boch.]

O'NEILL You said he had some fancy toys?

ARIS BOCH At the very least, a small hand device. Plus, when I approached the cave, energy blasts fired at me from several directions.

O'NEILL Ok, how about another zat?

[Aris Boch takes out a zat and hands it to O'Neill. O’Neill checks it and throws it to Teal’c.]

ARIS BOCH You shoot that Goa'uld the first chance you get, and I'll stay here and set a shield trap.

O'NEILL I thought you'd want to watch us work.

ARIS BOCH I trust you.

O'NEILL You do?

ARIS BOCH Sure. And Major Carter stays with me.

O'NEILL Unacceptable.

ARIS BOCH It's not negotiable. If you don't return, then I turn her over to Sokar.

O'NEILL (putting on his cap) Yeah.

[O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel head off, leaving Carter with Aris Boch.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel take cover behind an embankment outside the cave where the Goa'uld is sheltering.'''

O'NEILL So Teal'c, how does one Goa'uld fire weapons from several directions?

TEAL'C Tacs.

O'NEILL Tacn'kitels?

TEAL'C Tacunitagaminitarons.

[The others look at him in confusion.]

TEAL'C Tacs.

O'NEILL What are they?

TEAL'C Automatic remote weapons.

[O'Neill picks up a rock and tosses it into the clearing outside the cave. Nothing happens.]

O'NEILL Heat-seeking?

TEAL'C So it would seem.

[This time, O'Neill takes out a flare and lights it, before tossing it into the clearing. The tacs fire and destroy the flare in a small explosion, revealing their locations to Teal'c and O'Neill, who zat them. O'Neill moves to another position, while Teal'c takes out a smoke bomb and tosses it into the cave. O'Neill finds one of the tacs, which rattles brokenly when he picks it up. He tosses it to one side. A man suddenly stumbles out of the smoking cave, holding his throat. He is injured but armed with a ribbon device.]

TEAL'C Surrender!

[The man fires his ribbon device and Teal'c quickly ducks, allowing the energy surge to pass harmlessly overhead. O'Neill runs out from undercover and aims his zat at the man.]

O'NEILL Put your hand down!

[The man collapses, coughing, as Teal'c and Daniel run over.]

MAN (speaking in a normal, un-Goa’ulded, voice) You are Teal'c, the shol'va.

O'NEILL (to Teal'c) Is that a host?

[Daniel quickly starts to remove the ribbon device from the man's hand.]

MAN You are SG-1, from Earth.

O'NEILL Yeah, apparently we're well known.

MAN My name is Korra.

DANIEL We were told it was Kel'tar.

KORRA No. Please help me.

O'NEILL Help you?

KORRA I am not Goa'uld. I am Tok'ra.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[Aris Boch is standing on a ledge looking out over the forest, using some type of scanning device.]

ARIS BOCH (to Carter) I don't have to tie you to a tree or anything unpleasant like that, do I?

CARTER No. What is that?

ARIS BOCH Watching your friends.

CARTER How?

ARIS BOCH Magic.

[He clips the scanner to his arm.]

CARTER Naquadah! The zat guns. That's how you track the Goa'ulds. You use their own technology against them.

[Aris Boch points at her, letting her know she is spot on.]

CARTER You know, the fact that your race rejects the Goa'uld symbiote could be very valuable to us. To all humans, all over the galaxy. It could be the key to defeating the Goa'uld.

ARIS BOCH I doubt it.

CARTER But if they couldn't use us as hosts&hellip;

ARIS BOCH I told you before, I don't understand this immunity.

CARTER Well, we'd have to run some tests.

ARIS BOCH You do not possess anything of equal value worth trading for.

CARTER Your son is being held as a slave. We could help you get him back. Would that be valuable enough for you?

ARIS BOCH That's impossible.

[He takes another drink from his water bottle.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[Teal'c helps Korra to sit down and takes a seat beside him.]

TEAL'C (to O'Neill) His injuries are severe.

DANIEL What now?

O'NEILL (to Korra) Can you talk?

KORRA Yes.

O'NEILL All right, here's what's happening. There's a guy out there&hellip;

KORRA (cutting him off) Aris Boch.

O'NEILL Yeah. He's got us trapped on this planet, and he's holding a member of our team hostage&hellip;

KORRA Samantha Carter. The daughter of Jacob, host to Selmac.

O'NEILL So you've got good information. Here's the deal. He said if we could catch you, he'd let us go home.

KORRA I will not allow myself to be turned over to Sokar.

O'NEILL Can you prove you're a Tok'ra?

KORRA I only have my word. If Samantha Carter were here, she would recognise me.

DANIEL Aris must have known Sam would be able to verify whether Korra, Kel'tar, whatever his name is, is telling the truth about being a Tok'ra.

O'NEILL Well, as far as I'm concerned, you could be a Goa'uld using the old "I'm a Tok'ra" thing to get us to help you.

KORRA What did he tell you about me?

DANIEL Just that your name was Kel'tar and you were an enemy of Sokar.

KORRA I was working in Sokar's ranks as a spy. I came to believe Sokar had learned my true identity. I managed to escape by stealing a cargo ship. It took me several weeks to travel here, the closest planet with a Stargate not under Goa'uld control. Aris was already here, guarding the Gate. He had anticipated my plan.

TEAL'C Aris Boch claimed the vessel was his.

KORRA It belongs to Sokar, and Aris likely plans to trade it back to him, along with us. All of us.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

ARIS BOCH So what's it like to have one of those things bore itself into your brain and possess you?

CARTER I couldn't tell you.

ARIS BOCH Oh come on, what are you saying?

CARTER You wouldn't understand.

ARIS BOCH What's the difference? They're all the same, Tok'ra, Goa'uld.

CARTER Is that really what you think?

ARIS BOCH They all have different stories, but the same bad blood.

CARTER No, it's not true. And if you really hate the Goa'uld, you'd try to learn more about the Tok'ra.

ARIS BOCH Well, I wasn't much good at school.

CARTER Well, trying to defeat the Goa'uld is better than the alternative.

[Aris Boch starts laughing.]

CARTER What? What is so funny?

ARIS BOCH Oh the whole thing is amusing when you know just how insurmountable the task is. Defeating the Goa'uld, yeah. Oh admirable, but amusing.

CARTER If enough of the right allies worked together, the task might not be so insurmountable.

ARIS BOCH You mean me. Well, I couldn't help you as much as you think.

CARTER You mean you won't. You know what I think? I think you care. And I don't think you like what you do nearly as much as you pretend to.

ARIS BOCH I think you should shut up.

[He points his gun at her, but his hand is shaking. He takes out another vial and puts the liquid into his water bottle.]

CARTER What is that?

ARIS BOCH Water.

CARTER What you put in it.

[He drinks from the water bottle.]

ARIS BOCH Flavour.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

KORRA Aris told you about his wife and son?

O'NEILL Oh yeah.

KORRA It's a lie. He has none. Never did.

DANIEL So why does he do this?

O'NEILL Greed.

KORRA Not exactly. It is true that his race cannot be used as hosts, and most were slaughtered by the Goa'uld. Those that were kept alive were addicted to a substance called roshna. It was given to them in their water.

O'NEILL That blue stuff?

KORRA (nodding) Now, after many generations, Aris Boch's race cannot live without the roshna. They depend on it; it keeps them subservient. If he stops taking the roshna, he will die.

DANIEL So whatever the reason, he has no choice?

KORRA I do not defend him. Aris Boch has endeared himself to the Goa'uld by being unscrupulous. He indiscriminately hunts both guilty and innocent, only caring about whether they have any trading value.

O'NEILL Well, we have to get Carter away from him.

KORRA Does this mean you believe me?

O'NEILL Not just yet. But I'm starting to get that choiceless feeling all over again.

KORRA I cannot be turned over to Sokar. He has methods of extracting information. There are other Tok'ra operatives in his midst who I will not betray.

O'NEILL I understand. Can you walk?

[Korra nods, and they all rise.]

KORRA I will not burden you.

TEAL'C It is no burden.

KORRA You must leave your weapons.

DANIEL Why?

KORRA Aris can track them. As long as you carry Goa'uld technology, he will know our position.

[Teal'c hands O'Neill his zat and follows Korra out of the clearing.]

O'NEILL Great.

[He tosses the zats down. Daniel leaves the ribbon device.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[Aris Boch angrily removes his helmet and checks his scanner.]

CARTER What's wrong?

ARIS BOCH I don't see them and they're not moving. Either the Goa'uld got them, or they're not playing by the rules.

CARTER So what does that mean?

[He aims his gun at her and shoots her with an energy beam. She stiffens, then falls unconscious to the ground. Aris Boch steps over her and walks away.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill, Teal'c and Daniel, along with Korra, find the place where they left Aris Boch and Carter. They see Carter lying unconscious on the ledge and quickly take shelter behind a fallen tree.]

O'NEILL It's a trap.

TEAL'C I will go.

O'NEILL No, no. I will.

DANIEL What are we supposed to do?

O'NEILL He's going to have to show himself eventually. (to Teal'c) Can you take him?

TEAL'C I can.

O'NEILL All right.

[He quickly makes his way over to Carter's position, while the others look on. Keeping low, O'Neill crouches over Carter.]

O'NEILL (whispering) Carter. Carter.

[Carter starts to come round and looks up at O'Neill.]

O'NEILL Where is he?

[As Carter looks round in confusion, they hear a ship approaching.]

[The cargo ship rises up over the ledge, Aris Boch at the controls. He wags his finger at them. Teal'c, Daniel and Korra slip away into the forest unnoticed.]

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

[O'Neill and Carter are held prisoner once more in the cargo ship's hold. O'Neill is waving his hat over an unconscious Carter.]

O'NEILL Carter? Cart&hellip;

[He gets impatient and grabs her face, waking her up.]

O'NEILL Carter! Come on. You passed out again. You all right?

CARTER Yeah, what did I miss?

O'NEILL Oh, not too much. Oh by the way, the Goa'uld Aris wanted us to catch? He claims to be a Tok'ra named Korra. Ring a bell?

CARTER Yeah, it does.

O'NEILL He said you'd recognise him.

CARTER Maybe. We can't let Aris trade a Tok'ra.

[The door slides open and Teal'c, Daniel, and Korra enter, held at gunpoint by Aris Boch.]

O'NEILL Oh yeah! Way to play hard to get boys!

ARIS BOCH Well give me a little credit.

O'NEILL Why's that?

ARIS BOCH Well, I have what I wanted. The rest of you, you're free to go.

DANIEL You're keeping your end of the bargain?

ARIS BOCH I gave my word.

CARTER Look, I know you think you don't have a choice, but there must be another way. If you take Korra, a lot of Tok'ra may die.

ARIS BOCH I've already communicated to Sokar, and one of his mother ships will be entering orbit around this planet any time now.

KORRA I will not betray the lives of other Tok'ra.

[Aris shoots him with the same weapon he used on Carter and Korra collapses unconscious to the floor.]

O'NEILL What the hell did you do that for?

[Aris Boch reaches into Korra's mouth and pulls out a capsule.]

ARIS BOCH Poison? That's very un-Goa'uld like. Why would he do that?

CARTER To save the lives of other Tok'ra.

ARIS BOCH Since when does a Goa'uld care about another Goa'uld?

CARTER I told you, the Tok'ra are not the same.

ARIS BOCH Well, Sokar's on his way.

O'NEILL You having&hellip;second thoughts here?

ARIS BOCH I have to give him something.

TEAL'C Take me.

O'NEILL Forget it.

TEAL'C I am the most valuable in trade next to the Tok'ra.

O'NEILL I don't care.

TEAL'C (to Aris Boch) I will go. Take me.

[A beeping noise is heard at the front of the ship.]

ARIS BOCH That'll be Sokar.

[He goes over to the console and switches the beeping noise off, then heads purposefully back to the others.]

ARIS BOCH Ok, brief moment of weakness! Teal'c comes with me.

O'NEILL That just is not going to happen!

ARIS BOCH No other way. Last chance to take that Tok'ra and get the hell out. You might need this.

[He hands Carter a crystal.]

CARTER The missing piece of the DHD. Teal'c?

TEAL'C We are choiceless.

O'NEILL We'll find you.

ARIS BOCH Oh, this is so beautiful, I mean, I'm starting to tear up here, you know. But we gotta go. Now!

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, CLEARING (DAY)

[The cargo ship becomes visible as it prepares to take off. O'Neill and Carter help the injured Tok'ra away from the area, Daniel following.]

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

[Teal'c, sitting next to the pilot's chair, taps against a shield that now surrounds him. It flares, but he is unable to penetrate it. Aris Boch sits down next to him.]

ARIS BOCH Here we go.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[The ship rises from the ground and takes off, while O’Neill, Daniel and Carter can only look on. Korray regains consciousness and watches, confused.]

KORRA What happened?

DANIEL Teal'c went in your place.

O'NEILL Come on. Let's get out of here.

[He helps Korra to his feet and they head off into the forest.]

INT&mdash;CARGO SHIP

ARIS BOCH It's a pretty noble thing you're doing.

TEAL'C You have made a sacrifice as well.

ARIS BOCH I guess I never knew the Tok'ra were&hellip;different, you know. So what made you betray Apophis?

TEAL'C The Goa'uld are enslavers of worlds. The humans value freedom.

ARIS BOCH You don't really think the Tok'ra and the humans have a chance of overthrowing the Goa'uld, do you?

TEAL'C I do.

ARIS BOCH I don't think so.

TEAL'C I would rather serve with those willing to die trying.

ARIS BOCH I really don't want to do this. I hate the Goa'uld as much as you do.

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill, Carter, Daniel, along with Korra, crest a hill just as Aris Boch's ship explodes in the sky.]

CARTER Oh my god.

O'NEILL What the hell?

[Two pods shoot out of the explosion and race across the sky.]

KORRA Escape pods.

[They quickly head after them.]

EXT&mdash;ALIEN PLANET, FOREST (DAY)

[O'Neill, Carter, Daniel, along with Korra, arrive just as Aris Boch climbs out of his escape pod.]

O'NEILL Where's Teal'c?

[Teal'c appears behind them.]

TEAL'C I am here O'Neill.

O'NEILL Yes!

DANIEL You okay?

TEAL'C I will be fine.

CARTER What happened?

ARIS BOCH I had some technical difficulties, which I communicated to Sokar's ship, just after I accidentally removed this.

[He shows them the crystal he removed from the self-destruct device. O'Neill yanks it out of his hand.]

CARTER Glad to have you back, Teal'c.

KORRA (to Teal'c) Somehow, I must find a way to pay tribute to what you have done for me and the Tok'ra.

TEAL'C There is no need.

ARIS BOCH Hey, guys, what about me? Don't I get a thank you?

CARTER For doing the right thing for a change?

ARIS BOCH Well, it's kind of a back-handed show of appreciation, but I'll take it.

DANIEL Won't Sokar be angry?

ARIS BOCH Oh, hopefully he thinks I'm dead. By the time he figures it out, I'll be long gone.

CARTER What about the substance you need?

KORRA The roshna?

ARIS BOCH There are plenty of Goa'uld out there I could trade with.

O'NEILL Well. We'd better get back to the Stargate.

ARIS BOCH Oh, uh, Dr. Jackson. I was lying to you before. The price on your head is much more than a day's rations. Actually the Goa'uld want to see you dead as much as anyone for figuring out the Stargate.

DANIEL Thank you. That doesn't make me feel any better.

ARIS BOCH Major?

[He takes out a vial of roshna and hands it to her.]

ARIS BOCH Who knows, maybe someday someone will figure out a way for what's left of my people to be free of the Goa'uld. And that would be something worth trading for.

[She smiles and heads after the others. Teal'c pauses by Aris Boch and bows his head in thanks, before following the others, leaving the bounty hunter alone in the forest.]

FADE OUT

THE END

Transcribed by Dee for Stargatefan

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