Avenger 2.0/Transcript

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 * 7.09 "Avenger 2.0" Episode Guide

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TEASER

VOICEOVER Previously, on Stargate SG-1&hellip;

SERIES OF CLIPS FROM "THE OTHER GUYS"

FELGER They are so cool! Savor the moment, gentlemen. Savor the moment.

FELGER Oh, they're in trouble&hellip;

FELGER What would Colonel O'Neill do if he was here now?

[He hands Coombs a gun.]

COOMBS You want me to shoot you?

[Scene of Felger and Coombs ringing onto the Goa'uld ship. Coombs hits the deck, and Felger starts shooting.]

FELGER We're here to rescue you.

O'NEILL We allowed ourselves to be captured&hellip;on purpose!

FELGER This is great. You know, sneaking around with you guys in a Goa'uld pyramid on some alien planet. The only thing missing is some Jaffa chasing us&hellip;

[Jaffa chasing and shooting at everyone as they run towards an open Stargate.]

COOMBS Felger&hellip;Jay?

[He pokes Felger's cheek.]

FELGER Oh&hellip;what? What?

COOMBS Snap out of it.

FELGER Yes, sorry.

COOMBS Calibration scales? The ring power source?

FELGER Right there. Right&hellip;there.

END FLASHBACKS

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger's assistant Chloe is making a final check of a strange-looking machine, while Felger peers through the glass in the doors, then begins walking around straightening things.]

FELGER What time is it?

CHLOE It's two minutes past the last time you asked me.

FELGER Oh, she should be here any second.

CHLOE Relax, Jay.

FELGER Relax? We're on the verge of a major scientific breakthrough. This&hellip;this weapon could be the&mdash;the key factor in our fight against the Goa'uld.

CHLOE Is it defeating the Goa'uld you're worried about, or impressing Major Carter?

FELGER Hey, unlike some people in this room, I've seen what the Goa'uld can do, first hand.

CHLOE Yes, I know, you've told me a thousand times. You rescued SG-1 from the evil Lord What's-His-Name.

FELGER Her'ak. And he wasn't an evil lord, he was a First Prime.

CHLOE Jay, you're a brilliant scientist. Someday you're going to win the Nobel prize. What do you care what these military types think of you, anyway?

FELGER You don't get it. You know, when you've stood side by side with someone and stared into the face of death, it creates an unspoken bond, an understanding that transcends simple friendship. Colonel O'Neill and I have been to hell and back together. When the mission was over, he looked me in the eye and do you know what he said to me? He said&mdash;

O'NEILL Is this gonna take long?

[O'Neill and Carter enter the lab. Felger has his back to them, and turns around at their sudden arrival.]

FELGER Colonel O'Neill.

O'NEILL Folger.

FELGER Felger. I w-wasn't expecting you, sir.

O'NEILL Yes, well, Major Carter said this was important.

[He reaches out to touch the machine. Felger stops him.]

FELGER D&mdash;don't touch, don't touch, please. This is a finely calibrated device. It fires a focused plasma pulse.

[He imitates the beam's sound and trajectory, ending up in front of the target.]

FELGER Boom!

[O'Neill looks at Carter for an explanation.]

CARTER It's an energy-based weapon, sir. It could, potentially, replace the missiles on the X-303.

O'NEILL Phaser?

CHLOE More like a photon torpedo.

FELGER My assistant, Chloe. (He passes out safety glasses.) There you are.

O'NEILL Chloe.

FELGER This is all based on a Goa'uld design. And if you'll join me to the rear of the weapon, we will proceed with the demonstration.

[They gather behind the machine. Felger picks up two electrical cords and prepares to plug them into each other.]

FELGER My friends, I present to you&hellip;the 22nd century.

[He plugs the two cords together, and sparks fly. The weapon lights up and starts to hum. More sparks from the machine itself, a loud bang, a cloud of smoke, and lights go out all over the base. Moments later the emergency lighting kicks in. Smoke and sparks are still coming from the machine.]

FELGER That wasn't supposed to happen.

OPENING CREDITS

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;LEVEL 27

[The elevator doors open and Hammond and Felger head down the corridor, with Carter right behind them.]

FELGER I know, but I am really, really, really sorry, General, and I can assure you that nothing like this will ever happen again.

HAMMOND You're damn right it won't, because I'm pulling the plug on your research.

FELGER No&mdash;no&mdash;no, please, General, this was just a minor glitch. A minor glitch. I mean, we are so close to a working prototype&mdash;

[They end up in the Briefing Room.]

HAMMOND You've been saying that for the last six months. In fact, I've been reviewing your records. It seems that most of the projects you've overseen during your tenure here have been similarly long on promise and short on results.

FELGER Right. What&mdash;what exactly are you saying?

HAMMOND I'm saying it may be time for the Air Force to rethink your position here.

FELGER Okay, you know, that-that would be a mistake. Because, um, you know, it just so happens that I'm working on a, uh, a line of research, and it's, uh, it's&hellip;well, really, I'm on the verge of a major breakthrough, really.

HAMMOND Oh, really?

FELGER Really, yes, yes., and it's-it's gonna be huge! Huge, this thing&hellip;and it's gonna make the plasma weapon look like a squirt gun, sir.

CARTER What is it?

FELGER Hmm?

CARTER What is it?

FELGER What is it? It's&mdash;it's, uh, well, really, you know, I'm not ready for a formal presentation just yet. You know, I still gotta&hellip;you know, crunch a few numbers and dot a few i's and&hellip;I could probably have something ready for you by the, uh, end of next week.

HAMMOND You have twenty-four hours.

FELGER More than enough time.

[He starts to leave, then turns back to salute Hammond.]

HAMMOND Dismissed.

FELGER Thank you.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

CHLOE What were you thinking?

FELGER I don't know! I had to say something, they were going to fire me! Besides, what's the big deal? All we have to do is think of something that's going to change the balance of power in the galaxy by noon tomorrow.

CHLOE You have anything in mind?

FELGER As a matter of fact, I do. Avenger.

CHLOE You've got to be kidding.

FELGER No, it's perfect!

CHLOE It's nowhere near ready! It's just an idea!

FELGER We can make it work.

CHLOE Oh, Jay, this is exactly your problem. You try so hard to impress people that you always bite off more than you can chew.

FELGER Okay. Yes, you're right. I have to start setting more realistic goals for myself. Right after this project. Okay?

"He sits down at his computer and starts typing."

INT&mdash;SGC CORRIDOR

[Carter and Felger are walking. She looks at the file containing his proposal.]

CARTER A computer virus?

FELGER Yeah&hellip;see, when you think about it, the&mdash;the Gate network is nothing more than a bunch of linked computers. I mean, delivering the virus is as simple as dialing the target Gate and uploading the program.

CARTER The virus would then scramble the DHD's established coordinates.

FELGER Yeah, so the symbols no longer correspond with the proper coordinates, you see? It's like rearranging the letters on your keyboard.

CARTER Then the target Gate would be useless.

FELGER Yeah, I mean, sure, the Goa'uld have ships, but&hellip;you know, they-they still rely heavily on Gate travel and that would be a real tactical advantage for us, don't you think? What do you think?

CARTER It's interesting.

FELGER Really?

CARTER But you don't have a finished program.

FELGER Uh, well, uh, finished, not finished, per se, no. But I really still have to, you know, just&mdash;

CARTER Crunch a few numbers, dot a few i's&hellip;

FELGER That's really it. Exactly, yeah.

CARTER Well, I'll take a look at it. If it shows promise, I'll take it to General Hammond.

FELGER Oh, yes! Okay&hellip;

CARTER Whoa, whoa&hellip;don't celebrate just yet. This is far from a done deal.

FELGER No, no. Of course not, of course not.

[Carter continues walking. Felger waits until she disappears around a corner, then pumps his fists.]

FELGER Yes! Yes! (He starts to walk away, then comes back and looks all around.) Where am I? How'd she get me here? (He walks off in the other direction.)

INT&mdash;SGC GATE ROOM

[The wormhole is open. O'Neill and Carter walk into the room, with Teal'c and several others behind them. Everyone except Carter is geared up.]

O'NEILL So, you'd rather stay here and geek out some computer program than come with us, huh?

CARTER Don't take it personally, sir. I just think this research shows a lot of promise.

[They meet Hammond at the base of the ramp.]

O'NEILL It's Felger.

CARTER He did save our lives, Colonel.

O'NEILL Yeah, don't remind me.

TEAL'C The ability to disable any Gate we choose could prove to be a valuable weapon in our struggle against the Goa'uld.

O'NEILL If it works.

CARTER That's what I intend to find out.

O'NEILL Don't forget your safety glasses. (He turns to the other soldiers.) Marines, thanks for joining us. Let's move out.

[They all go up the ramp, leaving Hammond and Carter behind.]

HAMMOND To be honest, Major, I share come of the Colonel's skepticism.

CARTER I know Dr. Felger's record is a little sketchy, sir. But I still think he shows a lot of potential. All he needs is a little support.

INT&mdash;FELGER'S APARTMENT

[Felger is working on a miniature scene, complete with trees, soldiers, and model Stargate. He looks through a magnifying glass as he paints one of the figures. A sudden knock at the door makes him jump, and he gets up to answer it. We see that the room is a mess, and Felger is dressed only in a T-shirt and boxers.]

FELGER Just a minute&hellip;

[He goes to the door and peeks through the peep-hole. Carter is on the other side.]

FELGER Oh, my God. Oh, geez&hellip;

[He jumps back and hurriedly tries to straighten up, stuffing something under a cushion on the couch. Then he grabs a pair of pants.]

FELGER I'll be&mdash;I'll be with you in a second. Just, you know, uh, putting the dogs out.

[He slips the pants on and pulls them up. They are obviously on backwards, but he opens the door anyway.]

FELGER Oh, Major Carter.

CARTER I was in the neighborhood. This isn't a bad time, is it?

FELGER Oh, no, no&hellip;please, come in, come in. Just, uh, you know, just, uh, really wasn't expecting anyone. I'm sorry.

[He closes the door, turns off the TV, and makes room for her on the couch.]

CARTER Nice place.

FELGER Oh, thank you, thank you. Yes, I was just, uh, having my apartment fumigated. Can I, uh, can I offer you anything?

[He picks up an open can of soda from his desk and pours some into a glass.]

CARTER No, no, I'm fine.

FELGER Oh, alrighty. (He sets the cup down and gestures toward the couch.) Please, please.

[Carter sits, then jumps up slightly and pulls out a Barbie-sized doll from underneath her. The doll is dressed in fatigues, and resembles her. There is also a male doll. Felger takes them both away.]

FELGER Uh, what uh, what brings you by?

CARTER I took your proposal to General Hammond.

FELGER And?

CARTER And he's agreed to give you another chance.

FELGER Oh, thank God. Oh, thank God. That's great. That's great. Oh, whoo, 'cause I thought I was so done for after that little incident thing there. That was&hellip;

CARTER Well, there is one condition&hellip;

FELGER Sure&hellip;okay&hellip;

[He raises the soda can to take a drink.]

CARTER He wants me to work on the project with you.

[Felger chokes on the soda, spitting it all over his face. Then he coughs, and wipes his face with a cloth.]

FELGER That'd be, uh, you?

CARTER Yeah, that's not a problem, is it?

FELGER No, no, no&hellip;God, no. What about SG-1?

CARTER Well, Daniel's working on a relocation project&mdash;P3L-997.

FELGER The moon in the decaying orbit?

CARTER They're experiencing some severe seismic disturbances and some weather anomalies.

FELGER Mmm&hellip;and then, what about, you know, Colonel O'Neill? Teal'c?

CARTER They have a series of negotiations with the rebel Jaffa leaders. There's been some infighting, some old rivalries cropping up.

FELGER Well, they have to settle that&hellip;yeah, yeah, yeah. I guess that means you get stuck with me, then.

CARTER No, no, I wouldn't put it that way. I think the basic idea behind the virus is, actually, quite brilliant.

FELGER No&hellip;Really?

CARTER Yeah.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger is looking at his reflection in the glass door of a cabinet, trying to tie his tie. Chloe walks in.]

CHLOE A tie?

FELGER I wear ties.

CHLOE And cologne?

FELGER You know, there is nothing wrong with a man taking pride in his appearance&hellip;and smell.

CHLOE This wouldn't have anything to do with Major Carter coming to work with us, would it?

FELGER Don't be ridiculous.

CHLOE Here, let me.

[She starts fixing the tie for him.]

FELGER Thanks. Of course, though, you know, you do have to admit, she possesses one of the most brilliant scientific minds of our generation, and a pair of legs that won't quit. (Chloe pulls the tie very tight.) Okay, okay.

CHLOE Sorry.

FELGER Well, anyway, what chance has a guy like me got with a woman like that? She barely notices I'm alive. You know what that's like?

CHLOE A little.

[Carter enters the lab.]

CARTER Morning.

FELGER Oh, hi&hellip;hi.

CARTER Nice tie.

FELGER Oh, thanks.

[Carter puts her laptop on the counter and unzips the case, with Felger hovering just over her shoulder. She gives him a weak smile. Then we hear music in the background as we see a montage of scenes.]

[Felger types on his computer with Carter looking over his shoulder and talking to him. She pats his shoulder and walks away. Felger looks at her retreating form; then he goes back to the computer screen, but seems to have trouble concentrating.]

[Carter is writing code on a white board. Felger comes in with three donuts on a plate, bypassing Chloe and offering them to Carter. She turns him down. Felger starts to take one, then belatedly offers the plate to Chloe, who gives him a look and walks away. He bites into a jelly-filled one, then points to the board with the hand holding the donut and leaves jelly on the board, which he tries to erase.]

[Chloe is seated in front of two computer monitors, with Felger and Carter standing behind her. On the screens is what looks like the dialing program, accepting the Earth point-of-origin symbol. Chloe turns to them and smiles. Felger gets very excited and spontaneously hugs Carter around the middle, briefly resting his head on her breast before pulling back to shake her hand instead. Chloe and Carter hug. Felger offers Chloe his hand, and they shake.]

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;HAMMOND'S OFFICE

[Carter places the completed report on the virus on the desk in front of him.]

CARTER We think the virus is ready, sir. Of course, other than computer simulations, there's no real way to test it, except on another Gate.

HAMMOND Do you have a target in mind?

CARTER P5S-117. It's one of Ba'al's principal naquadah mining sites. If we could disable the Gate, we could seriously disrupt his supply network.

HAMMOND How will we know if the test is successful?

CARTER There's a Tok'ra operative on the planet who will be able to relay the results of the test through their sub-space communication network.

HAMMOND Send the virus.

CARTER Yes, sir.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Chloe is typing on the computer as Felger paces.]

CHLOE You're going to wear a hole in the floor.

FELGER Those Tok'ra are taking their sweet time, aren't they, huh? You think we would've heard something by now.

DAVIS (over the intercom) Major Carter to the control room. Repeat, Major Carter to the control room.

FELGER That's it.

[He leaves the lab, coming off the elevator on Level 28 and side-stepping various personnel as he makes his way to the Control Room.]

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Felger enters at the same time as Carter.]

CARTER Felger, what are you doing here?

FELGER What's going on?

CARTER Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c missed a scheduled radio contact.

DAVIS Getting a video signal, sir.

HAMMOND Colonel O'Neill, this is Hammond. Do you read?

[O'Neill appears on the monitor, his signal relayed by the MALP.]

O'NEILL Nice to hear from you, General.

HAMMOND What's your status, Colonel?

O'NEILL Well, the mission was going according to plan. Then we hit a little snag. We can't dial the Gate.

[Carter and Felger look at each other.]

HAMMOND Say again?

O'NEILL We cannot establish an outgoing wormhole. We've tried all kinds of addresses but we just can't get a lock.

HAMMOND Stand by, Colonel.

[Hammond and Carter look at Felger.]

FELGER Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is just a coincidence. There's no way this could have anything to do with my virus. No&hellip;could it?

[Hammond, Carter and Felger all look at each other.]

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Hammond, Carter, Felger, and Chloe are all standing in front of a computer monitor.]

FELGER General, I'm telling you, there's no possible way Avenger could have had anything to do with this.

HAMMOND Avenger?

FELGER That's what I call the virus. You know, it's named after a comic book I read when I was a kid. The Amazing Avenger? Green tights, purple cape. He was super strong, super fast. You know, not as fast as the Flash, that would be ridiculous. Of course, this isn't ringing any bells with anybody, is it?

HAMMOND Is there any chance we sent it to the wrong Gate?

CARTER No, sir. We double-checked the coordinates. The virus was sent here&mdash;P5S-117. (points to a spot on a computer star map) Colonel O'Neill is on P3C-249, which is here. (points to a different place on the map) It is true that, relatively speaking, within the Gate systems the planets are close together&mdash;about 400 light years&mdash;but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. And until we hear back from the Tok'ra&mdash;

[Alarms begin sounding.]

DAVIS (over the intercom) Unscheduled off-world activiation.

[Hammond leaves quickly and Carter pushes Felger out of the way to follow him. Felger follows her, leaving Chloe alone in the lab.]

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Hammond, Carter, and Felger enter.]

DAVIS Sir, we're receiving an audio transmission. It's the Tok'ra.

THELESS This is Thelass of the Tok'ra.

HAMMOND This is General Hammond of Stargate Command.

THELASS General, I'm afraid I have to report a series of malfunctions within the Gate system.

HAMMOND Malfunctions?

THELASS Several Gates have gone offline. As yet, we have no idea why. We are still in the process of gathering information.

CARTER Thelass, this is Major Carter. Do you have any information on a planet we've designated P5S-117?

THELASS One moment, please. We are still waiting for a sub-space transmission from our operative in that system.

CARTER Can you send us any data that you do have?

THELASS Affirmative.

[One of the computers begins receiving data.]

DAVIS Transmission received.

[Carter leans forward to begin looking over the data.]

CARTER Sir, I'm going to need a few minutes to analyze this information.

HAMMOND Go.

[She leaves. Felger crosses his arms and stares out at the Gate, until he notices the way Hammond and Davis are looking at him.]

FELGER I'll go help.

[He leaves.]

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Carter, Felger and Chloe all point to some information on a computer monitor.]

CARTER There it is.

FELGER I still don't see how this is possible.

CARTER Automatic correlative updates.

CHLOE I thought those were supposed to happen only once every couple of hundred years.

CARTER That was the theory.

[Hammond enters the lab.]

HAMMOND Major Carter, report.

CARTER Sir, first I'd like to recommend that you begin recalling all of our off-world teams immediately.

HAMMOND It's already being done. The mining team from P4F-221 is coming through right now.

CARTER Well, you might want to tell them to hurry it up, sir.

HAMMOND What have you got?

[Carter leads them back to the monitor with the star map that they were looking at earlier. She points to a particular spot.]

CARTER This is the original target Gate. (points to another spot) This is Colonel O'Neill's position. (hits return and a new screen appears) These are the Gates first reported offline by the Tok'ra. (hits return again) A few minutes later, several more.

HAMMOND They appear to be spreading out from the original Gate.

CARTER Yes, sir.

HAMMOND You still think this is a coincidence?

CARTER Well, sir, we think we may have an explanation. We know that the Gate network has to undergo periodic correlative updates in order to compensate for stellar drift. Now, we've never witnessed it, but we believe that the Gates dial each other automatically to transmit the new coordinates that apply to each address.

HAMMOND And you believe Dr. Felger's virus initiated one of these updates?

CARTER It may have triggered an automatic internal protocol in the DHD. Before adapting the new scrambled coordinates, it dialed out and transmitted them to a few of the neighboring Gates who then transmitted to a few more and so on and so on&hellip;

FELGER And so on&hellip;yeah.

HAMMOND Is there any way we can stop it?

CHLOE There's no time, sir. If each Gate only dials two others before adapting to the new system, the entire network will be infected in less than two hours.

CARTER We need to focus on getting as many people back as possible, sir.

[Hammond gives Carter and Felger a look, then leaves.]

FELGER He's really mad, isn't he?

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Several people come through the Gate and walk down the ramp as Hammond, Carter, and Davis look on.]

DAVIS That's the last of the miners, sir.

HAMMOND Shut it down. What's next?

DAVIS P3L-997.

CARTER That's Daniel's team, sir.

HAMMOND Dial it.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger is breathing into a brown paper bag while Chloe rubs his back.]

CHLOE Okay, breathe. Everything's gonna be fine.

FELGER Grover Cleveland High School&hellip;

CHLOE What?

FELGER Chemistry 201&hellip;I had an incident with my midterm lab. They got the fire under control in about an hour. Poor Mr. Hoffman, his eyebrows never grew back. I should have got out of science right then and there, you know, saved everybody all the trouble&hellip;

CHLOE This is Stargate Command. You wouldn't be here if you weren't very good at what you do.

FELGER You tell that to Colonel O'Neill.

[Carter enters the lab and clears her throat, getting their attention.]

FELGER How many teams came back?

CARTER Three.

CHLOE Out of how many?

CARTER Fifteen. The rest are stranded.

FELGER And Dr. Jackson?

CARTER His team's still off-world.

FELGER Oh, this is awful!

CARTER The flood waters are rising, but they're safe for the time being.

[The phone on the wall behind Carter rings. She answers it.]

CARTER Carter. General.

FELGER Oh&hellip;General&hellip;

CARTER Yes, sir. I understand. (hangs up) We contacted the Tok'ra. According to their intelligence, the entire Gate network is down.

[Felger breathes hard into the bag, and Chloe continues rubbing his back.]

EXT&mdash;ESTABLISHING SHOT OF THE MOUNTAIN AND A SOLDIER ON PATROL

HAMMOND Colonel O'Neill, report.

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Carter and Felger enter the room to stand beside Hammond. O'Neill's image is once again coming through the MALP.]

O'NEILL The mission's been compromised, sir. Looks like one of the Jaffa commanders sold us out. Go figure.

HAMMOND What happened?

O'NEILL The negotiations were going just fine&hellip;then the Gate broke down. After that, they all started accusing each other of sabotage and all hell broke loose.

CARTER Sir, we think we know what caused your Gate to malfunction. It was the virus.

[O'Neill moves his face closer to the MALP's camera.]

O'NEILL Felger's virus?!

CARTER It created a new coordinate system that then spread to all the DHDs, but, since we don't have a DHD, we have the only Gate that can dial out.

O'NEILL I told you not to trust that brown-nosing little weasel!

FELGER He doesn't know I'm standing here, does he?

CARTER Sir, I'm just as responsible as anyone else.

[O'Neill looks away from the camera as he hears Teal'c speaking to him.]

TEAL'C O'Neill&hellip;

O'NEILL We've got incoming, sir! It's an al'kesh&hellip;

[O'Neill dives out of the way, and there are two explosions before the screen suddenly goes black. The words SIGNAL LOST appear.]

DAVIS We just lost video.

CARTER They must have hit the MALP.

FELGER He was just standing a few feet from it.

HAMMOND Colonel O'Neill, what's your situation? Please respond.

[For several moments, there is no answer. Then, O'Neill's voice comes back through the radio.]

O'NEILL We're still in one piece, sir.

FELGER Oh, thank God.

O'NEILL We're gonna take cover, sir.

CARTER Sir, we still have an outgoing wormhole. We could send reinforcements.

HAMMOND They'd be stranded like all the others. I can't send anyone until we fix this problem.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Carter, Felger, and Chloe are looking at pages of printouts.]

CARTER Let's think this through logically. The entire Gate network has been paralyzed, but we can still dial out.

FELGER And we're assuming that the virus was spread as a result of the correlative updates initiated by the DHDs.

CHLOE We don't have a DHD, so our Gate was unaffected.

CARTER Right. It also means another change would probably result in another system-wide update.

FELGER So, if we can get just one DHD converted back to the old coordinate system, the Gate network would spread it for us.

CARTER But how do you convert back to the old system, when the new one is based on a completely random principal?

FELGER There still has to be a pattern. I mean, if we can get one DHD to establish a lock with a specific Gate, then all we have to do is compare that old address to the new address and extrapolate a translation program&hellip;yeah&hellip;

CARTER That would mean random dialing.

CHLOE Seven symbols chosen from a pool of thirty-eight nonrepeating candidates? That's about sixty-three billion possible combinations.

FELGER She's good with numbers. I was going to get her to do my taxes.

EXT&mdash;ESTABLISHING SHOT OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAIN

INT&mdash;SGC CORRIDOR

CARTER Any word from Colonel O'Neill, sir?

HAMMOND No, we've been unable to reestablish contact. We hope he's just out of range.

CARTER Yes, sir.

HAMMOND According to our latest intelligence report, it looks like Ba'al is trying to take advantage of the situation.

CARTER How so?

HAMMOND At the moment, he has the largest fleet.

CARTER And with the Gate system down, whoever has the most ships has the advantage.

HAMMOND He's attacking the other System Lords on several fronts. And he's winning.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger is going through the printouts when his cell phone rings. He takes it out, looks at the caller ID, and puts it back in his pocket, unanswered. The desk phone rings next, and he picks it up.]

FELGER Stargate Command, Felger speaking. Mom, Mom, no, no, I told you not to call me here. No, you're not even supposed to have this number. I'm sorry I didn't call, I had to work late, something came up. If you must know, Mom, I screwed up again. Yeah, and I think this is the worst one yet. No, no&hellip;it's worse than that one.

[Carter enters the lab, but Felger doesn't notice.]

FELGER No, worse than that one too, Mom. Mom, I don't need a list of my personal failures right now, okay? I mean, to tell you the truth, Mom, I don't even know if I can fix this one.

[Carter clears her throat.]

FELGER I'll have to get back to you on that then, Simon, okay? Alrighty then, bye-bye. (to Carter) A friend, it's Coombs&hellip;he says hi.

CARTER Look, Jay, I know you feel bad about this.

FELGER What's to feel bad about? I mean, it probably took the Ancients a thousand years to build the Gate system, and I&mdash; (he whistles) &mdash;wrecked it in a single day. Not to mention the fact that I've isolated us from all the off-world resources we're going to need to defend ourselves, leaving us sitting ducks for the next Goa'uld attack. But, who cares?

CARTER Look I need you to get past feeling guilty and focus on finding a solution.

FELGER That's easy for you to say 'cause you never make mistakes.

CARTER I don't?

FELGER Oh, come on, you're perfect. Everybody knows that.

CARTER Jay, I'm not perfect.

FELGER See, you have to say that because you're modest, which is just another aspect of your perfection.

CARTER Have you ever heard of a planet called K'Tau?

FELGER That wasn't your fault.

CARTER I was the one who bypassed the dialing protocols that cause the wormhole to pass through K'Tau's sun. The chain reaction that resulted could have led to the deaths of everyone on that planet.

[Jay starts flapping his hands in front of him, interrupting her.]

FELGER That's it! That's it! Oh, even your mistakes are perfect.

CARTER What are you talking about?

FELGER You were able to bypass the security protocol because you created your own dialing program.

CARTER So?

FELGER So, we can do that here. Instead of trying to tweak the DHD program back to its original form, why don't we just upload everything from our dialing computer?

CARTER Our program is nowhere near as sophisticated as the one that exists in the DHDs. It's completely jerry-rigged.

FELGER It doesn't have to be perfect, as long as the coordinate system is accurate. The DHD will automatically make all the necessary adjustments.

CARTER How do you know that?

FELGER Well, it's&hellip;okay, I don't. I don't. But the fact that Avenger triggered a correlative update seems to indicate that the DHD program is adaptive by it's very nature. And plus, we have nothing else. Trust me, Major, this is gonna work.

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Daniel's image is on the screen as he transmits through the MALP. The screen is wet, and he has to shout to make himself heard over the pouring rain.]

DANIEL Yeah, sorry to rain on your parade, guys, but it didn't work.

[We pull back to see Hammond, Carter, and Felger watching.]

FELGER It should have worked.

DANIEL We tried dialing Earth and the Alpha Site, but we couldn't get a lock.

FELGER You know, maybe there's something wrong with the upload. (to Davis) You can upload better, huh?

DANIEL If you've got any other bright ideas, now would be a very good time.

HAMMOND What's your status, Doctor?

DANIEL Flood water's rising pretty fast and seismic activity is causing a lot of rogue waves. We estimate that within forth-eight hours, the entire city will be under water.

FELGER It should have worked!

EXT&mdash;ESTABLISHING SHOT OF THE MOUNTAIN

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

[Hammond and Carter are talking in front of the window overlooking the Stargate.]

HAMMOND Have you and Dr. Felger made any progress?

CARTER I can't find him.

HAMMOND Excuse me?

CARTER Apparently, Dr. Felger has left the base. I think the pressure was getting to him.

HAMMOND I thought you said all he needed was a little support.

CARTER Yeah&hellip;I may have been wrong about that. Okay, I admit it, he's a complete screw-up. He makes rash decisions based on sketchy evidence, he's clumsy in the lab, he's always late and quite frankly, it wouldn't kill him to ease up on the after-shave, But, the fact is, sir, he's at Stargate Command because he's a brilliant scientist. And no one understands that virus better than he does.

HAMMOND Then, I suggest you get him back.

CARTER Yes, sir.

EXT&mdash;BRIDGE OVER A STREAM SOMEWHERE NEAR THE MOUNTAIN

[Felger is standing on the bridge, tearing off pieces of bread and throwing them into the water. He watches as the current carries them downstream. Carter walks up and stands beside him, wearing civilian clothes.]

CARTER Jay, what're you doing out here? We've got work to do.

FELGER How did you find me here?

CARTER I called your mother. She told me this is where you come when you need to think.

FELGER This is the very spot I was standing when I figured out how to recombine epsilon particles in a sub-space matrix. Then I got mugged by some teenagers. Still, it's a nice spot.

CARTER What are you doing?

FELGER Feeding the ducks.

[Carter looks, but there are no ducks in sight.]

CARTER I need you to come back to Stargate Command.

FELGER You know, before I joined SGC, my idea of a high-pressure situation was defending a mathematical thesis in front of a room full of balding, middle-aged men. I don't do so well when the fate of the universe is hanging in the balance now.

CARTER Jay, you designed the virus. You're the man for the job. Forget about the big picture for a second. Forget about the consequences. Just focus on the problem. Why didn't the upload work?

FELGER I don't know. It should've. Every Gate in the galaxy should be back online, except for P5S-117.

CARTER What do you mean?

FELGER Well, Avenger's resistant to that type of tampering, you know? And I didn't think it made much difference since P5S-117 was sabotaged in the first place.

CARTER Jay, what if the virus replicated itself and then traveled along with the new coordinate system to the other DHDs?

FELGER No, that's impossible. It wasn't designed to do that.

CARTER Well, it wasn't designed to trigger a correlative update, either. You said it yourself, Jay. The DHD program is adaptive.

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

[Hammond and Carter are at the briefing table. Felger is pacing nearby.]

CARTER Sir, we think we may have found a solution.

HAMMOND Let's hear it.

[Carter looks at Felger.]

FELGER You&mdash;you want me to tell it?

CARTER It's your project.

[Felger draws up a chair and sits down at the table.]

FELGER Well, General, we think we know why we were unable to upload a dialing program into the Gate system. It now looks as though the virus itself, somehow, transmitted along with the new coordinate system to the entire DHD network.

HAMMOND The virus is blocking the upload.

FELGER That's right. That's right, and we need to neutralize it first. But in order to do that, we have to find it.

HAMMOND I don't understand.

FELGER W&mdash;well, uh, the truth is, we don't know how the virus was transmitted. If it piggybacked with the automatic correlative update, that means it's buried somewhere within the dialing program itself. We're talking thousands of lines of code&hellip;you know, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

CARTER But we do know that the virus exists within a very specific sub-routine of the original target DHD on P5S-117. The catch is, in order to make this work, we have to reboot the system which means removing the control crystal. Someone's going to have to physically go to the planet, sir.

HAMMOND P5S-117 is controlled by Ba'al.

CARTER Yes, sir.

FELGER General&hellip; (stands at military attention) I'd like to volunteer.

HAMMOND Major Carter has the experience required for this mission.

FELGER Oh, come on. I've got off-world experience. I battled the Goa'uld. I zatted a Jaffa.

CARTER Sir, maybe it would be better if we both went.

FELGER Major Carter's right. Nobody knows more about Avenger than me.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger is dressed in BDUs, putting duct tape into an already full pack, as Chloe approaches.]

CHLOE Jay, this is crazy.

FELGER Look, I caused this problem, I'm gonna fix it.

CHLOE You're a research scientist, not a field operative.

FELGER Did that stop me from infiltrating a Goa'uld mothership? I think not. Look, they've already sent the MALP. The Gate's not even being guarded. Probably, because it doesn't work any more, but don't worry about me. (swings the pack onto his back, hitting Chloe in the process) I know what I'm doing, okay?

[He starts to leave, but Chloe calls to him.]

CHLOE Jay&hellip; (picks up a CD and puts it in his jacket pocket) The antivirus.

FELGER Okay, yeah&hellip;yeah, I'm gonna need that. Alrighty.

[He starts to leave again, but she grabs his arm and pulls him back.]

FELGER What?

[She grabs the lapels of his jacket and pulls him to her, kissing him.]

FELGER What&mdash;what was that for?

CHLOE Good luck.

FELGER Oh&hellip;right.

[He goes out the doors, turns back to look at her, then leaves. Chloe goes back into the lab with a smile on her face.]

EXT&mdash;GATE AREA ON P5S-117

[Carter and Felger exit the Stargate, weapons ready, and look around.]

CARTER All right, you get set up. I'll be back in a few minutes.

FELGER Where are you going?

CARTER I'm gonna to check out the area.

FELGER Shouldn't we stick together? You know, in case you need back-up or something?

CARTER I'll be fine.

[She starts to walk away.]

FELGER Okay. (loudly) I'm good, too.

[Carter gives him a "shhh" gesture, and keeps going. Felger unhooks his backpack, keeping his gun close, and begins pulling out his equipment.]

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[O'Neill is giving another audio-only update through the MALP.]

O'NEILL The Jaffa landed the al'kesh and they're sending out search patrols. Teal'c and I have organized the rebels for a counter attack.

HAMMOND Be advised, Colonel. Major Carter has gone to P5S-117. She's attempting to get the Gate system back on line.

O'NEILL That's occupied territory, sir.

HAMMOND Yes, it is.

O'NEILL What team did she take?

HAMMOND Major Carter didn't want to risk stranding anyone else.

O'NEILL She went alone?

HAMMOND Not entirely. Dr. Felger's with her.

O'NEILL I'm inspired with confidence.

EXT&mdash;GATE AREA ON P5S-117

[Felger has taken the cover off the DHD and attached leads from his laptop, which he's typing into while sitting on a stone. Carter rejoins him.]

CARTER There's no sign of any Jaffa activity in the area.

FELGER I'm in. I'm in. Whoo&hellip;Just a sec, just a sec. Okay, something's wrong.

CARTER What?

FELGER This isn't Avenger. I mean, it's Avenger, but something's hinky. It's been altered.

CARTER Hinky?

FELGER The point is, this isn't the program I wrote. It's been tampered with since it was sent.

CARTER Maybe it was Ba'al.

FELGER Ba'al?

CARTER Think about it. He stood the most to gain. He took your idea to bring down one Gate and modified it to bring down the entire Gate network, knowing it would give him an advantage.

FELGER Huh&hellip;well, that means none of this was my fault. I told you Avenger wasn't designed to cause a correlative update.

CARTER I wouldn't get too excited. It also means our antivirus isn't going to work.

FELGER That's right. It's designed for the original program. CARTER Which means that we are now stranded on a Goa'uld occupied world.

FELGER So it's kind of a good news-bad news situation.

CARTER The Jaffa probably aren't as protective of the Gate as they once were, but sooner or later, there's going to be a patrol. We have to do something.

FELGER Well, I'm open to suggestions here.

CARTER You said the virus was modified, right? So, all we need to do is modify the antivirus to match it.

FELGER Okay, go for it.

[He starts to hand his laptop to Carter.]

CARTER I was hoping you could handle it.

[She gets up and starts walking again.]

FELGER Oh, I was afraid you were going to say that.

CARTER (gestures with her P-90) You wanna do this instead?

FELGER Do you know how many variations I went through before I got the antivirus right? And that's when I knew what I was up against. This could take days.

CARTER Well, then, you'd better get started.

[She leaves.]

FELGER Yep&hellip;oh, yeah&hellip;

INT&mdash;SGC CONTROL ROOM

[Daniel is checking in again through the MALP. He still has to shout to make himself heard.]

DANIEL Still no word from Sam?

HAMMOND To be honest, we should've heard back by now.

DANIEL Well, we're gonna have to abandon the Stargate and move to higher ground.

HAMMOND Very well. Good luck, Dr. Jackson.

EXT&mdash;AREA AROUND THE STARGATE ON P5S-117

[Carter returns after another look around.]

CARTER How's it coming?

FELGER We're getting there. It's pretty cool, isn't it? You and I working together? We're sort of like the intellectual Butch and Sundance of the SGC.

CARTER Butch and Sundance got cornered and killed by the Bolivian army.

FELGER That's a good point, yeah.

[Suddenly, Carter sees movement at the far end of the clearing. She pulls Felger and his laptop down with her behind some stones.]

FELGER What? What?

CARTER We got trouble.

FELGER Wh&mdash;what kind of trouble? What?

CARTER Think Bolivia.

FELGER Oh&hellip;Jaffa.

[Two Jaffa emerge from the trees and advance toward them.]

CARTER They've made our position. Keep working.

[She moves forward, ducking behind more stones, and starts firing. One Jaffa goes down, the other returns fire.]

FELGER Oh&hellip;

[More Jaffa enter the clearing. The stones in front of Carter take some heavy fire.]

FELGER Concentrate, Jay&hellip;concentrate. Just background noise.

[The firefight intensifies. Carter shoots down another Jaffa.]

CARTER How's it coming?

FELGER I'm feeling a little rushed. There's not enough time. There's not enough time.

[Carter retreats to Felger's position and the fight continues. The Jaffa have them vastly outnumbered. Then, the sound of a ship approaching is heard. Carter and Felger look up to see an al'kesh moving into place over them. It begins firing on the Jaffa, and after several explosions, the horn blows and they retreat. The ship descends even lower. Felger covers his head.]

FELGER Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

[The ring compartment opens and the rings activate. Carter raises her weapon, but O'Neill and Teal'c appear and she lowers it.]

FELGER O'Neill. Look, it's Colonel O'Neill! Thank God! (runs to O'Neill and hugs him) Oh, Colonel O'Neill, you wouldn't believe, you would not&hellip;thank God it's you&hellip;

[O'Neill takes off Felger's hat and hits him with it to get him to let go.]

O'NEILL Felger&hellip;Felger!

[Felger lets go and takes back his hat.]

O'NEILL What did I say about touching?

FELGER Absolutely, absolutely. (starts gesturing wildly) It's just that we were over there, you know, and then they came&hellip;everywhere&hellip;and th&mdash;those guys&hellip;then you&hellip;over there&hellip;but now you're here. Now you're here. Nice one.

CARTER How'd you manage this one, sir?

O'NEILL We got tired of waiting.

[Felger starts to hug O'Neill again, but his stance and the sound he makes stop Felger in midaction.]

INT&mdash;SGC GATE ROOM

[Carter and Felger walk through the Gate and down the ramp. Hammond greets them at the bottom.]

HAMMOND Major, Doctor, welcome back.

CARTER Sir.

HAMMOND I trust the solution you came up with is of a permanent nature?

FELGER Oh, yes, yes. Not to worry, General. I've modified the antivirus, you know, specifically to target and neutralize the altered version of Avenger. But I've also added a little patch, you know, just to ensure that no one will ever&mdash;

CARTER The problem is solved, sir&mdash;permanently.

HAMMOND Dr. Jackson managed to get the remaining inhabitants of 997 through to the Alpha Site.

CARTER Good to hear it, sir.

HAMMOND What about Colonel O'Neill and Teal'c?

CARTER They found an alternate means of transport. I promised the Colonel I wouldn't say anything. He wants it to be a surprise.

INT&mdash;SGC&mdash;FELGER'S LAB

[Felger and Chloe are making out, and speak between kisses. She's wearing a V-neck white blouse instead of her usual lab coat.]

CHLOE I was so worried about you.

FELGER It was no big deal.

CHLOE Those Jaffa, they could have killed you.

FELGER Not a chance, baby.

[He knocks everything off the table behind him, then picks Chloe up and puts her down on it. She lies back and he leans over her as they continue kissing. After a moment, Carter and O'Neill walk in.]

CARTER What is this?

FELGER Oh&hellip; (pulls Chloe back up until she's standing again) Hi, guys. I know, we're not really supposed to be fraternizing, but, hey&hellip;

CARTER I turn my back for two seconds and you take up with this&hellip;trollop?

FELGER Oooh&hellip;

[He puts his hands up and backs away from Chloe as she begins moving toward Carter.]

CHLOE Don't blame me just because you were never woman enough to satisfy him.

CARTER Ohhh&hellip;That's it.

[She pulls off her jacket to reveal a much lower neckline on her black T-shirt. Then she moves toward Chloe and both of them hit the floor. O'Neill moves in for a better look, as sounds of catfighting can be heard.]

FELGER Whoa! Ladies, please, no, this isn't really necessary&hellip;

[O'Neill cuts him off.]

O'NEILL Shh&hellip;don't talk.

"In the distance we can hear Chloe calling as the camera zooms in on Felger."

CHLOE Jay&hellip;Jay? (pokes his cheek with her finger) Jay&hellip;

FELGER What? What?

[The camera zooms out again, and we see that the fight was merely a daydream; Felger and Chloe are alone in the lab.]

CHLOE What were you thinking about?

FELGER Nothing.

[He gives her a look, and goes back to working on his computer.]

ROLL CREDITS

transcribed by Carole for Stargate SG-1 Solutions

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