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 * 4.12 "Tangent" Episode Guide

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TEASER

EXT&mdash;AIRBASE

[Carter, O'Neill, Daniel and Major Davis are standing on runway 18]

CARTER Teal'c was ordered to push the envelope. I'm sure he'll be back soon.

[O'Neill is looking up at the sky through binoculars.]

O'NEILL Well, that'd be nice.

DANIEL Where else would he go?

O'NEILL Good point.

[A black Jeep pulls up.]

O'NEILL Well, here we go.

[Carter stands to attention. Major Davis opens the car door. General Hammond and General Vidrine get out of the Jeep which drives off. O'Neill stands to attention and salutes. Vidrine salutes back.]

HAMMOND Is there a problem, Colonel?

O'NEILL No, Sir. Not at all. I'm sure Teal'c just felt he'd take her for a spin&hellip;Around the world.

HAMMOND Well, while we're waiting, I have someone who'd like to meet your team.

DAVIS Colonel Jack O'Neill, Major Samantha Carter, Doctor Daniel Jackson, allow me to introduce to you Lieutenant General Vidrine.

VIDRINE Colonel.

O'NEILL General.

VIDRINE Major.

CARTER General.

VIDRINE Doctor.

DANIEL General.

VIDRINE General Hammond has told me nothing but good things.

O'NEILL Has he, Sir? Well, then I'm sure he's left something out.

VIDRINE Such as?

O'NEILL (Speaking into radio) Teal'c? Ya there, buddy?

TEAL'C (over radio) Look immediately to the southwest, O'Neill.

[They all turn. We see a Death Glider swoop over them at high speed. It passes over them. sound of a sonic boom. They all duck. The glider passes three feet over their heads.]

O'NEILL WOOO-HOOO-HOOO!

VIDRINE What in God's name is that?!

DAVIS That, General, is the X-301 intercept.

O'NEILL (speaking into radio) Lookin' good, Teal'c. Give us another fly-by, low and slow.

TEAL'C As you wish.

DAVIS It's a hybrid craft, Sir, made with a combination of good ol' American know-how, and two Goa'uld Death Gliders that SG1 recovered a couple years ago.

VIDRINE It may be the most impressive aircraft I've ever seen!

CARTER Oh, it's more than that, Sir. Up till now, we haven't had a platform from which we could launch an attack against a Goa'uld ship&hellip;now we do.

[Glider makes a slower flyby.]

VIDRINE What makes it fly?

CARTER It's difficult to explain, Sir. The power plant doesn't exert force against gravity so much as take inertia out of the equation. Even pilots are immune to ordinary G-forces. We don't completely understand the physics&hellip;

VIDRINE Major, I'll just accept the fact that it flies.

CARTER Yes, Sir.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

[Teal'c is having fun at the controls.]

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[The glider makes another pass overhead.]

O'NEILL Oh, it flies, yes, Sir!

OPENING CREDITS

EXT&mdash;AIRBASE

[O'Neill, Daniel, Carter, Teal'c, Hammond and Vidrine are still standing on runway 18. Teal'c approaches with a helmet in his hand. The Glider is behind him.]

VIDRINE I always like to get a view of the man in the cockpit. How does she fly, Son?

TEAL'C The vehicle preformed within the expected parameters.

O'NEILL WOO-HOO! Sorry, Sir. I couldn't help but get caught up in Teal'c's enthusiasm.

DAVIS Upon completion of a fight-test program, we hope to deploy the X-301 as an orbital defence craft under your command, Sir.

VIDRINE In all seriousness, if that's all right with you, Colonel? How effective can a single fighter be against a potential fleet of Goa'uld warships?

TEAL'C That is what these tests endeavour to determine.

VIDRINE Let's find out. What's next?

O'NEILL I take second seat for an air-to-air live fire test.

HAMMOND Our SGC control room will serve as Mission Control, Sir.

VIDRINE Light that candle, boys.

O'NEILL Yes, Sir.

[Teal'c and O'Neill head back to the glider.]

TEAL'C Does General Vidrine wish to perform some sort of candle-burning ritual?

O'NEILL Yes, that's it, exactly.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

[Carter and Davis are seated at the control panel.]

O'NEILL (over radio) Request permission to proceed with weapon's test.

DAVIS You're a go, Digger One.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

[Teal'c is in the front pilot seat, O'Neill behind and slightly raised in the weapon's control seat.]

TEAL'C Proceeding to target area.

CARTER (over radio) Copy that. You're a go for phase 2.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

[We see a blip on a radar screen]

DANIEL That's them?

DAVIS The X-301 is equipped with stealth technology which normally wouldn't show up on radar, so we've installed a special transmitter for the test.

CARTER These blips represent the target drones. X-301 is carrying 2 AIM-120A air-to-air missiles.

VIDRINE Major, are you suggesting a slammer missile would be capable of taking out a Goa'uld mother ship?

CARTER If it's armed with a naquadah-enhanced warhead, and modified with a shield frequency modulator, yes, Sir!

EXT&mdash;GLIDER IN FLIGHT OVER LAND

TEAL'C Beginning attack run now.

O'NEILL WOO-HOO-HOO!

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

CARTER Digger One, you're going to overshoot!

[We see the words Tracking Failure appear on the radar screen.]

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL Uh&hellip;Teal'c? Target's back that way.

TEAL'C I am no longer in control, O'Neill.

O'NEILL Excuse me?

TEAL'C The craft is no longer accepting input from the controls. The drive is at full power.

EXT&mdash;GLIDER IN FLIGHT HEADING INTO ORBIT

O'NEILL Flight, I'm declaring an emergency.

TEAL'C The ejection system has malfunctioned.

O'NEILL We are no longer in control of the vehicle. I repeat, we have lost control and can not eject. Please advise.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

CARTER Digger One, Digger One? This is flight. They're not responding.

DAVIS We're experiencing atmospheric interference.

VIDRINE Major Carter?

CARTER The glider was setting up to attack the target drones when it accelerated into a steep vertical climb. It's off our radar, we're attempting to require&hellip;

DANIEL Are you saying they've gone into orbit?

CARTER I'm saying they're headed straight out into space.

VIDRINE You said the 301 was capable of space flight.

CARTER Yes, Sir, it is, but that wasn't part of the test.

DANIEL Teal'c wouldn't do this intentionally. There has to be something wrong.

HAMMOND A malfunction?

CARTER Must be, Sir.

HAMMOND Get me the shuttle action officer at space command.

CARTER The shuttle won't be able to reach them, Sir, unless we can find some way to turn them around.

HAMMOND It's all we've got!

DAVIS We're got NASA's deep-space tracking looking for the glider now. With the DSP and NORAD data, they should be able to get a hack on it and hopefully restore communication.

EXT&mdash;SPACE, ABOVE EARTH.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL Uh&hellip;flight, this is Digger One&hellip;Cheyenne, we have a problem! Nothing's working back here.

[O'Neill looks out of the window. We see Earth getting smaller and smaller behind them.]

O'NEILL Uh&hellip;Teal'c, on our six. Is that what I think it is?!

TEAL'C If you think it is Earth, yes.

O'NEILL It's&hellip;shrinking.

TEAL'C Its size remains constant, rather, it is we who are moving away at extreme velocity. These instruments indicate drive shut down. We are no longer accelerating.

O'NEILL Well, that's good.

TEAL'C I will Attempt to restart.

[Teal'c presses the start button and we hear]

VOICE OF Apophis Shol'va! To all those who would turn against their god, know this! For your insolence, you will die in the cold of space. What is rightfully mine will now return to me!

O'NEILL Was that who I think it was? And did he just say what I think he said?!

TEAL'C If you think it was Apophis, and if you think he said the device from which this craft is constructed contains a device designed to return this glider to his home world, then, yes.

O'NEILL He also mentioned something about dying&hellip;

TEAL'C In the cold of space.

O'NEILL Right! Well, the ol' boy hasn't lost his touch, has he?

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

DANIEL Digger One come in. Jack or Teal'c please respond. Nothing!

DAVIS NASA Deep-Space tracking is trying to boost the signal.

DANIEL General, maybe we should contact our allies capable of space flight. Tell 'em our situation.

HAMMOND Proceed, Doctor. SG2 will stand by to assist.

VIDRINE How fast is the glider going now?

DAVIS Roughly a million miles an hour, give or take. At least they're no longer accelerating.

VIDRINE George, maybe it would be best if I returned to the Pentagon. See what our people can contribute from that end. You bring them home.

HAMMOND Yes, Sir.

[Vidrine leaves.]

CARTER Sir, I have an idea, but a whole lotta things have got to go right for it to work.

O'NEILL (over radio) Cheyenne, we have a problem!

CARTER Digger One, this is flight! Reading you five by!

HAMMOND Why haven't they responded?

CARTER We'll have to wait for it, Sir.

DAVIS It's a time lag, Sir. The time it takes for our signal to travel from earth to the X-301 and back.

INT&mdash;GLIDER, COCKPIT

O'NEILL How are we on consumables?

TEAL'C We have sufficient power and life support for several days.

O'NEILL Several days? Well, that's something. How long will this thing take to get to wherever it's going?

TEAL'C Assuming this device is programmed to return to Apophis's home world, several hundred years.

O'NEILL Several hundred?

TEAL'C Years.

O'NEILL Yeah, just uh&hellip;let me do the math on that here. Carry the four&hellip;

TEAL'C The instillation of this device was clearly the result of my betrayal of Apophis. Before I became Shol'va, such a device would have been unnecessary.

O'NEILL So?

TEAL'C I am indirectly responsible, O'Neill.

O'NEILL Oh, stop it. We'll be fine.

DANIEL (over radio) Digger One, come in.

O'NEILL There, see?

DANIEL Jack or Teal'c, please respond!

O'NEILL Yeah, flight. Digger One, we read you. We have lost control of the craft to some sort of recall device. That apparently, the scum-sucking, slimy snake-assed Apophis installed in his death gliders. Over! Flight, do you copy? Uh&hellip;flight. I don't know whether or not you can hear me, but&hellip;uh&hellip;controls are not responding. No thrusters and no reaction control system. We are&hellip;purely ballistic. Over.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

CARTER Colonel, you're so far out, there's already a time lag of a few minutes, so conversation is going to be a problem. We've received some preliminary tracking data from the deep space network. The glider is going to pass relatively close to Jupiter. We're hoping if we can somehow nudge your trajectory just a bit, you can perform a sling-shot manoeuvre back toward earth. Message ends 1430 Zulu.

DAVIS A time lag. Good thinking, Major.

CARTER It would take a few minutes for our radio signal to get that far out, even at the speed of light.

O'NEILL (over radio) &hellip;yeah, flight. Digger One&hellip;we read you&hellip;we have lost control of the craft to some sort of recall device. That apparently&hellip;Apophis installed in his death gliders. Over! Flight, do you copy? Uh&hellip;flight. I don't know whether or not you can hear me, but&hellip;uh&hellip;controls are not responding. No thrusters and no reaction control system. We are&hellip;ballistic.

CARTER Dammit! I was counting on them having at least some ability to manoeuvre! I don't know how to swing them around Jupiter without reaction control systems!

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

CARTER (over radio) We're hoping we can somehow nudge your trajectory just a bit, you can perform a sling-shot maunder back to earth. Message ends 1430 Zulu.

O'NEILL Message understood at 1433 Zulu. Okay! How do we do that?!

TEAL'C Without control of our thrusters, we are incapable of nudging.

O'NEILL Right. Uh, flight, this is Digger One. We have negative&hellip;nudging capabilities. Stand by, flight. Teal'c, the weapons system we installed shouldn't be affected, right?

TEAL'C What are you considering, O'Neill?

O'NEILL Our missiles.

TEAL'C At this velocity a great deal of thrust would be required to significantly alter our trajectory.

O'NEILL We just need a nudge.

TEAL'C I am unsure of that specific measurement.

O'NEILL Uh, flight. Digger One. We've got two AIM-120 Alpha rocket motors that may, I'll say again, may, be at our disposal.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

O'NEILL (over radio) Uh, flight. Digger One. We've got two AIM-120 Alpha rocket motors that may, I'll say again, may, be at our disposal. Can we over ride the release mechanism and keep 'em attached through burnout? If so, we'll need to calculate where, when, and duration of burn. Digger One at 1458 Zulu.

HAMMOND Major Davis?

DAVIS They want to cook off the missiles, Sir.

HAMMOND What for?

CARTER If we can get enough Delta V out of the missiles' rocket motors, our plan might still work. We'll need an over ride procedure. Can you do it?

DAVIS That's the easy part.

CARTER Talk them through it. I'll need half an hour to make the burn calculations, Sir.

DAVIS Half an hour? Major, don't get me wrong, but the margin for error for this&hellip;

CARTER That's the time we've got.

DAVIS I realize that! They thrust in the wrong direction, they hit Jupiter.

CARTER Wait any longer and we're too late. Sir?

HAMMOND Do it.

DAVIS Okay, missile selection switched to AIM-120A air to air mode to 4.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL Slow down, for cryin' out loud&hellip;

DAVIS (over radio) &hellip;you'll see an out of range message. Enter update and load the figures I read you previously which will override the firing inhibitors.

O'NEILL Teal'c you getting' all this?

DAVIS (over radio) &hellip;at that point you will get a tone.

CARTER (over radio) Fire missile 2 followed by missile 1 at T plus 10. I know this sounds like a lot, guys, but it's what we have to do. You can commence at any point from 1622 Zulu. This is flight. 1618 Zulu.

O'NEILL That's right about now. Whenever you're ready.

TEAL'C Air to air mode bore.

O'NEILL Update.

TEAL'C Update.

O'NEILL Ready. Flight, this is Digger One, we copy updates and are ready to begin burn. Selecting&hellip;Missile 2. And&hellip;

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[Missile 2 ignites.]

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL 4&mdash;3&mdash;2&mdash;1&mdash;

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[Missile 1 ignites. We see the glider fly close to Jupiter.]

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

[We see "Disengaging" on the weapon control screen in front of Teal'c.]

TEAL'C Weapons are releasing!

[Through the front of the glider we see one missile spin off ahead of the glider, lose its burn and then tumble back toward the glider.]

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

O'NEILL Look out!

[The missile strikes the glider.]

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

CARTER Preliminary data coming in.

[We see the projected and actual path of the glider on the computer screen.]

CARTER Digger One, this is flight. We have no joy on the burn. I'm sorry, Colonel, but the missiles just didn't have enough thrust. Your current trajectory takes you out of the solar system and towards the Oort cloud, which you should reach in a&hellip;in a few months. We're all still thinking down here so&hellip;don't give up. 1813 Zulu.

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[We see the glider passing by Jupiter.]

CARTER (over radio) We're all still thinking down here so&hellip;don't give up. 1813 Zulu.

O'NEILL Cabin pressure's holding. We didn't spring a leak&hellip;though I may have just&hellip;taken one!

TEAL'C Our situation has indeed worsened.

O'NEILL Ya think?!

TEAL'C Indeed. The impact of the missile has damaged both power and life support.

O'NEILL I've always wanted to see the Oort cloud, so there's that. Flight, this is Digger One. Failed burn caused damage to our power systems. And life support.

INT&mdash;SGC, BRIEFING ROOM

[Daniel, Davis, Hammond, Tech and Carter are seated around the table]

DAVIS No propulsion of any kind, and this attempt to change their course has damaged both life support and power systems. For the moment, we're recommending a complete shutdown of all nonessential systems.

DANIEL Maybe there's a way they could disconnect or&hellip;or override what ever it is that locked them out in the first place.

HAMMOND It's worth considering.

CARTER No, Sir, I don't think it is.

DANIEL Why not?

CARTER Well, it's logical to assume that there's also a failsafe mechanism to prevent the pilot from attempting exactly that.

DAVIS We don't know that for a fact.

CARTER Yeah, but it makes sense. At this point, I recommend we concentrate on ways to maximise life support.

DAVIS The engineers who designed the craft are running scenarios now. They can scrub CO2. But oxygen and power are going to be a problem now. And it's going to get cold up there.

HAMMOND Doctor Jackson?

DANIEL The Tollan don't have a space craft fast enough, or close enough to get there with in a year.

HAMMOND And the Tok'ra?

DANIEL Uh&hellip;yeah! I spoke with Anise personally. She said they had a scout ship within a day or so of earth. Barely. But it's on a covert mission to a Goa'uld-occupied world, and the High Council doesn't want to expose their operative by&hellip;making&hellip;contact.

DAVIS Then, why would they bother to tell you that much?

DANIEL They hope that the operative will complete the mission and report back in time to help Jack and Teal'c.

HAMMOND I assume Anise refused to say where and what this covert mission was.

DANIEL And to understand not wanting to jeopardize the life of a Tok'Ra important to both of us. I mean, I sort of lost my temper, but she said she was doing us a favour by telling us as much as she did.

CARTER Maybe she was. I mean, we know a scout ship's maximum speed from our mission to Netu. We also know it's a Goa'uld-occupied world relatively close to Earth, so&hellip;

DAVIS So&hellip;that narrows it down.

CARTER Yes, it does. Sir, with your permission&hellip;

HAMMOND Granted!

INT&mdash;GLIDER, COCKPIT

TEAL'C Navigation&hellip;off. Fire control systems&hellip;off.

O'NEILL Targeting computer&hellip;off.

TEAL'C Illumination to minimum setting.

O'NEILL Is that all we can shut down?

TEAL'C The radio, O'Neill.

O'NEILL Right. Flight, this is Digger One at one-niner 52 Zulu. We have initiated power conservation and will have to terminate the downlink. We'll reconfigure for a comm. pass five minutes before and after every hour.

DANIEL (over radio) This is flight. Hold tight, guys. We got a new plan. We're trying to reach you with a Tok'Ra scout ship. Message ends at&hellip;What time is it? Uh&hellip;1947 Zulu.

O'NEILL Uh&hellip;flight, Digger One, we would prefer to do something. Tell us how to fix this thing, we'll fly ourselves home.

DANIEL (over radio) Oh! If you're thinking of trying to disconnect the recall device, Sam thinks that would just make things worse.

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

CARTER This is P2C-257. This is the only Goa'uld-occupied world which is remotely within a scout ships range of Earth at maximum speed. The Tok'ra operative must be there.

HAMMOND What are the risks?

CARTER Well, Sir. SG14 spent several days there observing the Goa'uld mining operation. They managed to get in and out without being detected. So can we.

HAMMOND There's still the matter of identifying the Tok'ra operative.

CARTER Anise said it was someone important to both of us.

DANIEL Someone we know.

CARTER At least that's what we're hoping.

DANIEL We know what the risks are, Sir, and we're ready.

HAMMOND I can see that. You have a go.

CARTER Thank you, Sir. Tell them to hang on, Sir. We'll get there.

EXT&mdash;GLIDER AROUND JUPITER.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

HAMMOND (over radio) Digger One, this is Hammond. Doctor Jackson and Major Carter are procuring a craft fast enough to rescue you, but you're going to have to hang on for another 24 hours. I know that sounds like a long time, and I know you want to do something to get your selves out of this, but the best thing you can do is conserve your energy. Hammond out at 2100.

O'NEILL 24 hours.

TEAL'C Our current power and life support will not last 12 hours.

O'NEILL Let me do the math&hellip;

EXT&mdash;GLIDER IN DEEP SPACE.

EXT&mdash;PLANET, FOREST, NIGHT

[Carter and Daniel are crawling through the undergrowth. Carter watches the Goa'uld around the pyramid using a night vision.]

CARTER We may have to go in through the mine.

DANIEL What about contacting the operative by radio?

[Sounds around them. Suddenly there's a light above them and the sound of a ring transporter activating.]

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

[Daniel and Carter are transported in. They rise. Carter aims her gun at a door that opens to reveal Jacob.]

JACOB Are you out of your minds?! What the hell are you two doing here?!

CARTER We were looking for you.

JACOB Well, you better have a damn good reason because I was twenty minutes away from detonating a weapon's grade shipment of Naquadah that would have vaporised a sizable chunk of this planet! Now if I hadn't spotted you two coming through the Stargate&hellip;

CARTER You saw us?

JACOB Yes, The ship was cloaked. 'Was' being the operative word. Now, they know we're here.

CARTER Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c need your help.

JACOB What happened?

DANIEL They're stranded in a disabled glider headed into space.

CARTER This was the only ship within range.

JACOB Good enough. Well, let's go.

[Carter and Daniel exchange a glance before following Jacob.]

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

HAMMOND What is it, Major?

DAVIS General, Sir, Major Carter and Doctor Jackson are now aboard a Tok'ra scout ship being piloted by her father, Sir. We're designating it Digger Two.

HAMMOND I call that good news, Major. What's the problem?

DAVIS We've only received the one coded message, Sir. Before they made the jump into hyper space. Now, by my calculations, even at the scout ship's top speed&hellip;Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c will be dead by the time they arrive.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL What do you say we turn up the heat?

TEAL'C We must conserve as much power as possible.

O'NEILL By the way, I've done the math.

TEAL'C As have I.

O'NEILL So, what do you say we turn up the heat? It's cold in here.

TEAL'C I am aware.

O'NEILL You know, I've already done that&hellip;freezing to death thing, and it's just not as enjoyable as it sounds. So, if we just consider there's no chance&hellip;

TEAL'C There is a chance.

O'NEILL 24 minus 12&hellip;

TEAL'C If I placed myself in an extremely deep state of Kel'No'Reem, my heart rate will decrease, and our oxygen requirement will be lowered considerably.

O'NEILL Who will I talk to?

TEAL'C There is little to say, O'Neill. We have fought and won many battles together. It has been an honour to serve the Tau'ri by your side. We are brothers.

O'NEILL Wow, that's uh&hellip;

TEAL'C Is there anything you wish to say, O'Neill?

O'NEILL What could I possibly say after that? Backatcha!

TEAL'C If we are to die, we die well.

[Teal'c puts himself into a state of Kel'no'reem.]

O'NEILL We could do better.

EXT&mdash;TOK'RA SCOUT SHIP IN HYPERSPACE

INT&mdash;TOK'RA SCOUT SHIP, FLIGHT DECK

[Jacob is piloting the ship, Carter is seated. Daniel is restless behind them.]

CARTER Vibration.

JACOB No kidding. We're at 132% of maximum speed. If we don't shake apart first, we might just get there.

DANIEL Is that wise?

JACOB No!

DANIEL Oh.

SELMAK You did not know about the recall mechanism?

CARTER Well, apparently, Apophis didn't need a recall device until Teal'c planted the seeds of rebellion on Chulak. We didn't have a clue.

SELMAK The devices are new, even to the Tok'ra.

CARTER You could have told us!

SELMAK You could have told us of your intentions.

DANIEL Uh, yes, why didn't we?

JACOB Same reason we didn't. Politics. So, how do you intend to get them out the glider once we get there? I mean, there's no chance it'll fit into the cargo bay.

DANIEL We were hoping you could kinda&hellip;um, like&hellip;beam them out.

JACOB Beam them out? What am I, Scotty?

CARTER I have an idea, Dad. But Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c are going to have to take a leap of faith.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

O'NEILL This is Digger One&hellip;1011&hellip;Zulu. Teal'c's meditating to conserve oxygen&hellip;I'm trying to sleep, but it's hard. CO2 levels are high. Headache&hellip;is bad. Send aspirin. I estimate&hellip;three hours. This is Digger One.

INT&mdash;TOK'RA SCOUT SHIP, FLIGHT DECK

[The ship is vibrating badly and there is the sound of metal under strain.]

CARTER What's wrong?

JACOB Nothing's wrong. Not yet.

DANIEL But there will be something wrong?

JACOB Well, let's just say I'd like to stop for a second and make some repairs, but this is not a particularly safe part of town to pull over.

DANIEL Oh.

JACOB And, what were you thinking, anyway? Retrofitting a death glider? You should have known better. The technology you're screwing around with is way over your head!

CARTER That is the most arrogant&hellip;! I can't believe that that just came out of your mouth!

JACOB Well, it's the truth.

CARTER You of all people should know!

JACOB I am uniquely qualified to know just how technologically infantile the human race is.

CARTER Infantile?!

JACOB Yes, in comparison with the Goa'uld and Tok'ra, you're very young.

CARTER You&hellip;you are so&hellip;

JACOB There's nothing wrong with being young, but you've got to learn to take small steps. You can't just slap a US Air Force sticker on the side of a death glider and call it yours. Advancement like that has to be earned.

DANIEL Um, aren't the Goa'uld, and the Tok'ra, for that matter, uh&hellip;where they are by stealing the technology from other races?

CARTER Yes!

JACOB Yes, but the Tok'ra were flying around in ships like these when most of the people on earth thought it was flat.

[Sound of an explosion.]

CARTER What's that?

JACOB What I was afraid of. We've overtaxed the drives.

EXT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP DROPPING OUT OF HYPERSPACE

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP, FLIGHT DECK

DANIEL Are we still in a bad part of town?

JACOB The worst. We can probably get the drives back online, but it's going to take a few minutes.

DANIEL Excuse me? Is that what I think it is?

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[Two Goa'uld motherships are visible close by.]

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

CARTER Can we cloak the ship?

JACOB No. All main power systems are off line. Can you speak with the Goa'uld dialect?

DANIEL The dialect, yes.

JACOB That's all you need. When they try to make contact with you, place your hand here, and just use your imagination. Take your hand away, and it'll broadcast. Sam, can you give me a hand?

[Carter and Jacob leave the flight deck. Daniel takes the pilot seat.]

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

[Davis is sitting at the radio, his head in his heads.]

O'NEILL (over radio) &hellip;trying to sleep, but it's hard. CO2 levels are high. Headache&hellip;is bad. Send aspirin. I estimate&hellip;three hours. This is Digger One.

DAVIS Shall I respond, Sir?

HAMMOND Do we have any new information to pass on?

DAVIS No, Sir. Not since Major Carter reported they boarded the scout ship.

HAMMOND Let the man try to sleep.

DAVIS Yes, Sir.

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP, FLIGHT DECK

GOA'ULD 1 (over communicator) Kree tal shal mak! Heru'Ur!

DANIEL Mak tal shree! Lo tak meta satak Oz!

GOA'ULD 2 Mak Tal Shree! Lok tak Meta satak Oz.

GOA'ULD 1 Mok Tal Oz?!

DANIEL Mak Tal Oz kree!

GOA'ULD 2 Mak Tal Oz kree!

GOA'ULD 1 Kal tek shree, tak monak!

JACOB All right, we're almost finished. Sam's just finishing.

DANIEL Um, that's good, because I don't think they bought my act.

JACOB Why? Who'd you say you were?

DANIEL The er&hellip;great and powerful Oz!

JACOB Sam!

CARTER Almost there!

JACOB We've got to go!

CARTER Punch it!

EXT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP JUMPING INTO HYPERSPACE BEING CHASED BY GLIDERS

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

HAMMOND It's been almost 3 hours. I'd like to send a final message to Colonel O'Neill.

DAVIS Yes, Sir.

CARTER (over radio) Flight, Digger Two. We are in the solar system, and preparing for retrieval. We estimate our time to station keep with Digger One is four minutes. Stand by. We're trying to contact with Digger One, Sir, so far without success.

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[We see the scout ship pull up nose-to-wing with the glider]

CARTER (over radio) Digger One, this is Carter. Do you read?

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

JACOB Are we too late?

CARTER I think they're unconscious.

DANIEL Well, we have to wake them up somehow.

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

CARTER (over radio) Dammit, Colonel! We haven't come all this way to take you home in a box, now wake up!

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

JACOB Let me give them a nudge.

EXT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

[The scout ship nudges the glider.]

INT&mdash;GLIDER COCKPIT

CARTER (over radio) Colonel O'Neill?

[O'Neill looks around. He is disorientated.]

O'NEILL Carter?

[O'Neill looks out of the window and sees the scout ship.]

O'NEILL Carter?

CARTER Yes, Sir!

O'NEILL Hi!

CARTER Hi, Sir. We're going to find a way to get you back home safe and warm. What's your reserve oxygen status?

O'NEILL Uh&hellip;I don't&hellip;what?

CARTER What's your reserve oxygen status?

O'NEILL Carter, is that you?

CARTER Sir, we're over here ready to bring you home. But you're going to have to trust me. He's suffering from anoxia, oxygen deprivation. Do you trust me, Sir?

O'NEILL Sure!

CARTER Good! Is Teal'c conscious?

O'NEILL Teal'c?

[O'Neill throws a piece of metal at Teal'c]

O'NEILL Teal'c?

TEAL'C O'Neill?

O'NEILL Look, it's Carter! She wants to talk to you!

TEAL'C Major Carter. Little oxygen remains.

CARTER Cabin pressure?

TEAL'C Also very low.

CARTER We copy that. So we want you do exactly what we say. First, remove your restraints. Then on my mark, blow the canopy of the glider and push off.

TEAL'C We will die!

CARTER Negative! It'll be all right if it's only for a few seconds.

JACOB Teal'c, the only way we can bring you aboard is with the ring transporter. That means you have to be clear of the glider. You got it?

TEAL'C I understand.

JACOB Good. I need you at least 5 meters from the scout ship, close together. Stand by until I get into position.

O'NEILL Jacob, is that you?

JACOB Yes, it is, Jack. Now do what we tell you.

O'NEILL Do you know your ship's bigger than ours?

CARTER Colonel, we need you to concentrate.

O'NEILL Blow the canopy.

CARTER On my mark, not before.

O'NEILL Right!

CARTER Make sure your helmets are secure and set your oxygen at 100%. You'll need to pre-breath the last of it in breaths in deep breaths holding each one in. You'll need to power the system before you blow the canopy. Then disconnect the umbilical and exhale as much as possible. Stand by!

EXT&mdash;SPACE

[We see the scout ship taking position over the glider.]

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP

JACOB We're in position. Stand by in the hold.

CARTER Colonel, Teal'c? Are you ready?

O'NEILL Ready!

CARTER Three&hellip;two&hellip;one&hellip;mark!

EXT&mdash;GLIDER

[The canopy of the glider blows off. O'Neill and Teal'c float up into space. The scout ship cargo doors open. O'Neill and Teal'c are picked up by the transport rings.]

INT&mdash;SCOUT SHIP, HOLD

[Carter looks back to see O'Neill and Teal'c appear in the ship scout ship. O'Neill and Teal'c collapse to the floor. Daniel rushes to them and crouches next to O'Neill.]

DANIEL They're all right!

CARTER Flight, this is Digger Two. We have Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c aboard! They're both alive.

[Carter rises and back to Teal'c and O'Neill.]

CARTER Welcome aboard!

[O'Neill reaches for Daniel.]

O'NEILL Hey&hellip;Jacob&hellip;Thanks for stopping by!

JACOB What the hell? I was in the neighbourhood! Ya need a lift home?

O'NEILL Yes, Sir. Thank you.

[They all look at one another, relieved. O'Neill smiles up at Daniel.]

INT&mdash;SGC, CONTROL ROOM

[Davis and Hammond are listening to Carter's message. They raise their hands in relief and the Control Room erupts in cheers. Davis and Hammond shake hands, smiling ear to ear.]

DAVIS Yeah! Well done, Digger Two, well done! Congratulations! Now come on home!

ROLL CREDITS

Transcript by Kira Rothery, revised by Elfin for Solutions, 16 Mar 03

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