Fair Game/Transcript

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 * 3.03 "Fair Game" Episode Guide

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TEASER

FADE IN

INT&mdash;SGC GATE ROOM

[General George Hammond is standing before a podium at the top of the Gate ramp, addressing a roomful of SGC personnel.]

HAMMOND You have fought with valour and courage, sacrificed for each other, for this country, for this planet. To honour the men and women of the SGC, I present Arthur Simms, the Secretary of Defense for the United States of America.

[Simms takes the stand.]

SIMMS Since the reinception of this program, I have eagerly awaited every word of every mission report stemming from this base like a wide-eyed child waiting for his next bedtime story. Not actually being here, or seeing your faces, or this Stargate here behind me, it is sometimes easy to forget that it's all really happening. The President regrets not being able to be here, but I'm glad because it gives me the opportunity to congratulate you on your recent effort in defeating a formidable enemy and rescuing SG-1 captured in the line of duty. You risk your lives every day in a way more dangerous and fantastic than any of us could have ever dreamed. Understand that I represent every person of this great nation when I salute your ongoing heroic spirit. You should be proud.

[Hammond retakes the stand as Simms step down.]

HAMMOND Before we finish today, I have one other small bit of business. Please come to attention.

[The SGC personnel present stand to attention.]

HAMMOND (reading from a piece of paper) From the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force. In recognition of Captain Samantha Carter's outstanding work, I hereby authorise her immediate promotion to the rank of Major. Captain, step forward.

[As a surprised Carter steps forward, the room breaks into applause. Both General Hammond and O'Neill start to pin onto her uniform the bars of major.]

HAMMOND (to Carter) The United States Air Force has recognised that you have fulfilled tasks and duties well beyond the responsibility of Captain. It is with great pleasure that I bestow upon you the responsibilities, the respect and the rank of Major.

[Hammond shakes Carter’s hand, and they salute each other.]

CARTER Thank you, sir.

O'NEILL Well done&hellip;Major.

[Carter and O’Neill shake hands and salute. Smiling, Carter returns to her place with the rest of SG1 amid more applause.]

HAMMOND In closing, Major Carter's supervisor, Colonel Jack O'Neill, would like to say a few words.

[O'Neill takes the stand, to more applause.]

O'NEILL Normally, I'm a man of very few words&hellip;

[He abruptly disappears in a flash of light. The assembled personnel look around in surprise and confusion.]

HAMMOND Code 9!

[Alarms sound as security personnel run to take up position.]

INT&mdash;ASGARD SHIP IN ORBIT ABOVE EARTH 

O'NEILL And in conclusion, I'd like to say&hellip;

[He stops as he realises he is no longer in the SGC and begins to look around. There is another flash of light and an Asgard appears in a chair opposite.]

ASGARD Greetings, Jack O'Neill.

O'NEILL Greetings. Have we met?

ASGARD I am Thor.

END OF TEASER

INT&mdash;ASGARD SHIP

THOR I apologise for taking you by surprise, but I have come on a matter of great importance.

O'NEILL We're in orbit around Earth, right?

THOR Yes.

O'NEILL You know, we have satellites, telescopes. They can see things like spaceships.

THOR Our ships have never been detected in orbit around Earth before.

O'NEILL Oh. All right. Sorry, you were saying something? A matter of great importance&hellip;?

THOR We received word of what transpired with your people and the Goa'uld named Hathor.

O'NEILL She had it coming.

THOR As a result, the Goa'uld System Lords have turned their attention towards you.

O'NEILL What, for killing Hathor? They should be thanking us. She was planning to overthrow them you know.

THOR Her intentions are irrelevant. Earth has once again proven it can be a formidable threat to the Goa'uld.

O'NEILL Oh, now we're a threat to them?

THOR They have decided it is a concern to be dealt with. The System Lords are capable of launching an assault one hundred times more powerful than that which you previously withstood at the hands of Apophis.

O'NEILL Okay, that could be a problem.

THOR The Asgard agree. I have come to offer our assistance.

O'NEILL Now see, that would be appreciated. I've seen your work&hellip;it's great.

THOR The vast majority of the Asgard fleet is currently unavailable.

O'NEILL Oh. So what do you have in mind?

THOR With your permission, the Asgard will attempt to negotiate with the Goa'uld System Lords to include Earth in the Protected Planets Treaty.

O'NEILL That's a good thing, right?

THOR It would prevent this attack.

O'NEILL Good. Um, to be honest with you, I'd rather have a fleet of your ships here. A few of these babies and we could just&hellip;

[He stops as Thor gives him a curious look.]

O'NEILL We could try the negotiating thing.

THOR I will contact the System Lords. You may return to your planet now.

[Thor disappears in a flash of light, but O'Neill is left behind.]

O'NEILL Excuse me! I assume someone's going to show me the way back.

[The light surrounds him.]

O'NEILL Thank you!

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

HAMMOND Why would the Goa'uld agree to this negotiation?

TEAL'C The Goa'uld fear the Asgard.

DANIEL Plus I assume the Asgard would offer the Goa'uld something in return. I mean, that's generally the way negotiations work.

HAMMOND Well what if the summit fails?

O'NEILL Thor said that was pretty much the only option he could offer. If it fails&hellip;total annihilation.

HAMMOND The President is wondering how confident we are in trusting the Asgard.

CARTER The Tok'ra trust them.

DANIEL They helped Jack out when he got the Ancients' language downloaded into his brain.

O'NEILL You got to love them for that.

HAMMOND But we know very little about the politics out there. How do we know the Asgard truly have our best interests at heart?

O'NEILL Well, I suppose we don't. But if they have any other agenda in mind&hellip;

[He is cut off as a bright light appears in the room and Thor materialises.]

HAMMOND Colonel, do we need security?

O'NEILL No, I'll vouch for him, sir. Major Samantha Carter, Doctor Daniel Jackson, you remember Thor? Uh, Thor, this is Teal'c and Major General George Hammond. He's the leader of our facility here.

THOR The System Lords have agreed to negotiate.

O'NEILL That's good news.

THOR They will arrive in four days.

O'NEILL (surprised) Here?

THOR It is customary for such negotiations to take place on the planet in question. Three representatives from the System Lords will arrive by Stargate. You must be prepared to speak on behalf of all the inhabitants of Earth.

O'NEILL Uh, well maybe not me personally&hellip;

THOR We have chosen you, O'Neill, to represent your planet at the proceedings.

O'NEILL All right, now see, that could be a mistake. You see, Doctor Jackson here is an extremely educated and articulated man, very well versed in all the languages&hellip;

THOR You have led your people into the galaxy through the Stargate. You are our choice, O'Neill. Further instructions to aid you in preparation will follow.

[Thor disappears.]

O'NEILL Well, there you go.

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

[Daniel is lecturing the people present on the three Goa'ulds they are expecting. An ancient Greek image of Cronus is highlighted on the projector screen.]

DANIEL Cronus was among the earliest Greek gods, one of twelve Titans who eventually ascended to supreme domination. He was God of Fate and eventually became father to Zeus, Hera, Poseidon and Hades. Now this last relationship may indicate a connection to the Goa'uld Sokar.

TEAL'C Cronus is the most influential of the System Lords. It was he who originally banished Sokar. Cronus was also a mortal enemy of Apophis.

DANIEL Which may indicate why the System Lords didn't join in Apophis' attack on Earth.

TEAL'C The System Lords reluctantly banded together to defend Goa'uld territory against outside threats such as the Asgard and the Reetou. However, they still battle amongst themselves for control of their individual domains.

[Daniel selects another image.]

DANIEL Uh, the second Goa'uld representative we're expecting is Yu.

O'NEILL Me?

DANIEL Yu is the name of the Goa'uld.

O'NEILL Sorry.

DANIEL Also known as Yu the Great, he did not assume the role of a god per se, but may have been one of China's earliest Emperors. Legend says he possessed great mythic powers and sprang into the world from a dragon's body. Ancient scrolls say he founded the first recorded dynasty whose advances came about under harsh rule. However, it should be noted that Yu did account for a number of notable, positive influences.

O'NEILL (quietly) Thank you.

[Daniel gives him an annoyed look.]

O'NEILL Sorry.

DANIEL According to Thor's message, Yu is the most likely to favour this treaty as his interests no longer reside in this area of the galaxy.

HAMMOND And the third Goa'uld, Doctor Jackson?

[Daniel changes the picture once more.]

DANIEL Another one we haven't met, but have a certain&hellip;familiarity with. For those in the room who don't know, Nirrti is the Goa'uld who wiped out all but one survivor of P8X 987, along with four members of the SGC, in an attempt to destroy Earth's Stargate.

CARTER Cassandra's planet.

DANIEL Little is known about Nirrti from Earth's perspective. In early Hindu reference she was a destructive goddess of darkness.

CARTER So we're going to let these Goa'uld just&hellip;walk in here?

HAMMOND (to Carter) There are a number of aspects of this situation I'm not comfortable with, Major. (To Daniel) Thank you Doctor Jackson.

[The lights in the briefing room come back on.]

HAMMOND Teal'c, I would like you to act as liaison to the Goa'uld. Doctor Jackson&hellip;

TEAL'C (interrupting) General Hammond.

HAMMOND Is there a problem?

TEAL'C I mean no disrespect. But I have given my allegiance to you, to the SGC and to the people of this world, freely. I will, however, not see to the petty needs of these Goa'ulds.

DANIEL (to Hammond) I'll&hellip;see to the petty needs of the Goa'uld, sir.

HAMMOND Okay, Doctor Jackson. Teal'c, you will assist Major Castleman with base security. According to Thor, Treaty Laws will not permit weapons of any kind in this facility during negotiations&hellip;

O'NEILL Whoa! Sir, that doesn't sound wise.

HAMMOND We're largely trusting the Asgard based on your word, Colonel. This is their rule. As a result, the base is completely sealed off from the surface. The Secretary of Defense will be staying to represent the President. Storage Room 12A on level 17 will be converted to a meeting room for security reasons. You've all received folders that include your individual assignments, preparation instruction as laid out by the Asgard. There's a lot of work to do people and not much time.

INT&mdash;SGC STORAGE ROOM

[A technician unlocks a safe and removes the Goa'uld artefacts. Carter hands the Goa'uld ribbon device to the waiting soldier, who gestures at the remaining Goa'uld healing device.]

SOLDIER What about that one, Major?

[Carter removes the healing device to show him.]

CARTER This is a Goa'uld healing device. Those two are the weapons.

INT&mdash;SGC CORRIDOR

[O'Neill catches up with General Hammond.]

O'NEILL General.

HAMMOND Colonel, how are your briefings going?

O'NEILL I had no idea how exciting diplomacy could be, sir. What's this about?

HAMMOND I'm not sure, it's Teal'c.

[Teal'c and a sergeant are waiting in the corridor.]

HAMMOND Teal'c, Sergeant, what's the problem?

SERGEANT He won't relinquish his weapon, sir.

O'NEILL Teal'c?

TEAL'C Like you, I do not believe we should remove all weapons from this base.

HAMMOND The Asgard were explicit. If they detect weapons, there will be no summit.

O'NEILL No summit, no treaty.

TEAL'C The Goa'uld that you are allowing through your Stargate are among the most deceptive and treacherous that I have ever known.

HAMMOND Thor's assured us the Goa'ulds are also forbidden from bringing weapons.

O'NEILL If this treaty doesn't happen, they're going to send a hundred of those motherships here. You know as well as I do what that means.

HAMMOND Teal'c, I'm ordering you to turn your weapon over.

[Teal'c slowly relinquishes his staff weapon to the sergeant.]

INT&mdash;SGC GATE ROOM

[Security personnel run through the corridors to take up positions as the SGC I sealed off. The Stargate finishes dialling as O'Neill, Carter and Daniel join Hammond at the bottom of the gate ramp, ready to greet the Goa'uld. The Secretary of Defense watches from the Control Room.]

TECHNICIAN Chevron seven's locked. Offworld activation.

[The Stargate opens and Cronus appears, followed by Nirrti and Yu.]

INT&mdash;SGC

[Daniel and Cronus enter one of the VIP rooms.]

DANIEL Here we are&hellip;the VIP room. That's an acronym&mdash;it means very important. I hope this is okay.

CRONUS Your idea of accommodation is pitiful.

DANIEL Well, it's the best we&hellip;

YU (outside the room) We will not stand for this!

[Cronus leaves the room.]

CRONUS What is this about?

[Teal'c, Nirrti and Yu are standing in the corridor.]

CRONUS (to Teal’c) Sholva!

TEAL'C Onak holka shaka!

CRONUS Treena arik croonaka shol’va!

[Daniel moves to stand between Teal'c and Cronus.]

DANIEL (to Teal'c) What's going on?

NIRRTI Your crude surveillance devices were poorly hidden in our quarters.

DANIEL Well that's because they weren't hidden. They're&hellip;

[Yu hands him a damaged surveillance camera.]

DANIEL &hellip;security cameras and they're for your own safety.

TEAL'C As I was trying to explain.

CRONUS I will not be spied on upon!

NIRRTI Nor will I.

DANIEL Well no offence was meant by it, it's merely a security precaution. I'll ask if we can remove the cameras from the rooms, but we'd definitely like to leave them in the halls.

[Cronus nods in assent, and Nirrti and Yu also give their permission.]

CRONUS (to Teal'c) Do not show your face to me again, shol'va.

TEAL'C Kelmar tokeem.

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

[Teal'c and Daniel are walking down the stairs.]

TEAL'C As First Prime of Apophis I often did battle with the Jaffa of Cronus.

DANIEL Well, you must have battled lots of rival Goa'ulds. I'm sorry Teal'c, that looked a little more personal to me.

[They stand looking down at the Stargate.]

TEAL'C My father was once First Prime of Cronus. When I was but a child, Cronus commanded my father to attack a Goa'uld who was more powerful at the time. It was an impossible battle to win. When all was inevitably lost, Cronus killed my father as punishment and exiled my mother and I. We fled to Chulak. I vowed I would become the strongest Jaffa I could, so one day I could be named First Prime of Apophis, sworn enemy of Cronus.

[Hammond enters the room.]

HAMMOND I trust our guests are settled.

TEAL'C The Goa'uld demanded the security cameras be removed from their quarters.

HAMMOND I assume you told them no.

DANIEL Actually, sir, I kind of told them it'd be okay. I told them we'd have to leave them in the halls, sort of a&hellip;compromise.

HAMMOND If you think it's absolutely necessary.

DANIEL Yes.

[Hammond returns to his office.]

DANIEL (to Teal'c) Are you going to be okay?

TEAL'C I will.

INT&mdash;SGC CONFERENCE ROOM

[Carter walks over to O'Neill who is buttoning up his uniform.]

CARTER Just wanted to wish you luck, sir.

O'NEILL Thank you Captain. Major.

CARTER Nervous?

O'NEILL I wouldn't call it nervous&hellip;confused. I have no idea why I'm here.

CARTER Well the Asgard obviously have confidence in you, sir, as do the rest of us. I know I couldn't do it.

O'NEILL Why?

CARTER Well, I didn't want to say anything, because I wasn't sure until I saw his face, but I think Cronus is the one who sent the Ashrak to kill Jolinar. I just hate having them here.

O'NEILL Major, I hate having them anywhere.

[Daniel enters the room, followed by Cronus, Nirrti and Yu.]

O'NEILL Oops.

CARTER (to O'NEILL) Good luck.

[As she leaves, the Goa'uld begin to take their seats at the table.]

O'NEILL (to the Goa'uld) Hello, come on in. Have a seat. Thank you Doctor Jackson. Hello&hellip;Yu. Well, I guess we're just&hellip;

[Thor appears in a flash of light.]

O'NEILL And here he is. Gang's all here. You all know each other. Guess we can get started.

THOR The Asgard High Council wishes you all greetings and thanks for this opportunity to negotiate for peace.

YU The Goa'uld System Lords are prepared to hear the Asgard proposal.

NIRRTI Onak arik kree.

CRONUS Koracca aseemu!

[Yu thumps his fist on the table.]

YU Kornak kree! Keena arik Asgard!

O'NEILL (to Thor) I thought we were all going to speak the same language here.

[Cronus angrily gets to his feet.]

CRONUS (to O'Neill) Gonach!

[He leaves the room, followed by Nirrti and Yu.]

O'NEILL What? What did I say?

THOR You insulted them.

O'NEILL I insulted them?

THOR By speaking out of turn. This was to be expected.

O'NEILL What are you talking about? They were yelling at each other before I said a word.

THOR The System Lords have a fragile relationship with one another, as do we with them.

O'NEILL You mean they're always like that?

[Daniel enters the room.]

DANIEL Excuse me, sorry for interrupting. What just happened?

O'NEILL Apparently we said hello, insulted each other and broke for recess. (To Thor) Can I ask you something? Why did you let the Goa'uld get that much power in the first place? I mean, if you've got the technology&hellip;

THOR We are not proud of the fact that we have been forced to ignore the situation as long as we have. But you must understand, there are other concerns for the Asgard. We have an enemy in our home galaxy that is far worse than the Goa'uld.

DANIEL Worse?

THOR I cannot explain further. For now, we use what limited resources we can spare to enforce these treaties with the Goa'uld.

DANIEL What happens if a rogue Goa'uld like Sokar, who's been banished by the System Lords, decides to come after us?

THOR In order to maintain the treaty, the System Lords would attempt to prevent it. Our greatest advantage has been the feudal nature of the Goa'uld. Our greatest concern has been a single Goa'uld rising to dominant power. If Sokar were to overtake the System Lord collective, the Asgard may not have sufficient power to stop him.

O'NEILL So basically, you guys are&hellip;bluffing the Goa'uld. Big time. So far they've been so busy badgering each other, they've bought it.

THOR I must return to my ship now. It will take time before the System Lords will be willing to reconvene. You may contact me with this.

[He hands O'NEILL a glowing stone-like object.]

THOR It will work as long as my ship is in orbit.

O'NEILL How?

THOR Hold it in your hand and speak.

O'NEILL Thanks.

DANIEL (to Thor) We appreciate what you're doing.

THOR These negotiations will not be easy. The Asgard will be required to make great sacrifices, as will you.

[He disappears in a flash of light.]

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

O'NEILL Fate of the world in my hands, and I screw it up!

SIMMS I take it you apologised.

O'NEILL Oh I tried. They wouldn't see me.

HAMMOND What now?

O'NEILL Well, Daniel typed up a formal letter, in Goa'uld, and I signed it. That boy can really grovel if he has to.

SIMMS It's probably part of their negotiating strategy.

O'NEILL I hope so, cause Thor made it pretty clear that we might have to give up something&hellip;big.

CARTER What if it's hosts?

O'NEILL Well now, that would be unacceptable, wouldn't it.

TEAL'C As you have said O'Neill, the alternative could be far worse.

[Daniel enters the room.]

DANIEL They're ready.

INT&mdash;SGC CONFERENCE ROOM

[O'Neill takes his seat at the table.]

YU We accept the apology of the human representative and agree to hear the Asgard proposal.

THOR In return for Earth's inclusion in the Protected Planets Treaty, Addendum 10815, the Asgard will allow Goa'uld access to the passage of Nilor.

YU According to Treaty Law Section 326, no human planet will be allowed to advance technologically to a point where they may become a threat to the Goa'uld.

THOR You are correct.

NIRRTI Definition of such threat shall rest solely in the hands of the Goa'uld System Lords.

O'NEILL What?!

[The System Lords react.]

O'NEILL Sorry. (To Thor) May I ask a question?

THOR The human representative is recognised.

O'NEILL Thank you. (To the System Lords) Are you saying you're limiting our development?

CRONUS The treaty recognises that the human species exists for the purpose of serving the Goa'uld as hosts and slaves.

O'NEILL (laughing in disbelief) Excuse me?

THOR Do the System Lords accept the Asgard proposal?

[Both Nirrti and Cronus give their assent.]

YU The Goa'uld System Lords&hellip;accept the Asgard proposal. We demand one additional concession. We order the immediate and unconditional forfeiture of the Tau'ri Stargate. Both of them.

INT&mdash;SGC BRIEFING ROOM

DANIEL Are we seriously going to give up gate travel?

HAMMOND Considering the alternative&hellip;

SIMMS I believe that ring out there is the single most important thing on this planet and I understand what losing the gate would mean. But it is on your word that we trust these Asgard and peaceful solutions to this crisis must be considered.

O'NEILL True but&hellip;

CARTER (to SIMMS) The point is, sir, with all due respect, it's not nearly as simple as you put it.

TEAL'C (to Simms) There are other threats to this world this treaty will not protect you from.

O'NEILL From what my buddy Thor tells me, an enemy far worse than the Goa'uld.

SIMMS If any of you can tell me absolutely why we should not accept this proposal, I will forward your opinion to the President, and I assure you it will be given serious weight.

INT&mdash;ASGARD SHIP

[O'Neill is beamed up onto the Asgard ship.]

THOR Have your people reached a decision?

O'NEILL Um&hellip;not yet. It's kind of why I'm here. I was wondering what you think we should do.

THOR It is your decision.

O'NEILL I see. Or do I? Do you guys&hellip;do you ever say one thing and mean another, kind of speak between the lines, if you know what I mean?

THOR I do not.

O'NEILL Do not what? Speak between the lines or understand?

THOR What do you, O'Neill, think your people should do?

O'NEILL See, I don't know. It's a bit much for one guy to make that call for an entire planet. On the other hand, it's pretty obvious&hellip;give up the Stargate or be destroyed.

THOR So it would seem.

O'NEILL But you see, the Goa'uld could call your bluff, attack us anyway, and we'd have given up our only means of finding a way of defending ourselves.

THOR That is true.

O'NEILL Oh come on, give me something! Anything! I won't hold you to it. A little head nod, if there's another way around this.

THOR It is your planet at stake. I believe you have it within you to make the right decision.

O'NEILL All right. Send me back.

[Thor bows his head.]

O'NEILL Wait! Right there! Is that a head nod? A nod is usually down then back up, you kinda just went down&hellip;Wait, I&hellip;

[He is cut off as the light surrounds him and beams him away.]

INT&mdash;SGC HAMMOND'S OFFICE

SIMMS (speaking on the phone) Yes, I understand.

[He replaces the receiver.]

SIMMS We accept the terms.

O'NEILL Daniel, you want to tell them we're ready?

INT&mdash;SGC CORRIDOR

VOICE (over intercom) Security to Level 25. Medical team to Level 25. Emergency.

[Daniel starts running towards the area.]

SOLDIER (to Daniel) In here, sir.

[Nirrti and Yu are standing in the corridor as Daniel rushes by.]

NIRRTI I demand to know the meaning of these sounds&hellip;

DANIEL Please just stay in your rooms for a moment.

[He stops outside Cronus' room and sees Teal'c and Cronus lying unconscious on the floor. Teal’c has a head wound which has bled heavily.]

INT&mdash;SGC INFIRMARY

[Fraiser is checking at Teal'c's condition as he lies unconscious in a bed.]

FRAISER His vitals are stable, but he took quite a blow to the head. There's some intercranial swelling.

O'NEILL Junior taking care of it?

FRAISER Yes, his larval Goa'uld is assisting in the healing process. Hopefully, there isn't any permanent brain damage. But we won't know that until he wakes up.

HAMMOND How long?

FRAISER That's up to him.

O'NEILL What about Cronus?

[They head over to where Cronus is lying in a bed.]

FRAISER Oh, he should only be so lucky. Severe internal injuries and his host is dying.

O'NEILL Shouldn't his snake be taking care of him?

FRAISER Based on what I've learned about Goa'uld physiology, the symbiote cannot heal injuries this severe on its own. We're doing everything we can, but I don't think he's going to make it. Could be hours, could be minutes.

[Carter rushes in.]

CARTER I have the security videotape. You'll want to see this.

INT&mdash;SGC INFIRMARY

[They watch the events leading up to the attack on Cronus and Teal'c, captured on the security cameras. They see Teal'c enter Cronus' room.]

CARTER The SFs assigned to guard the hallway sounded the alarm. They say Teal'c passed them and told them he was going to see Cronus.

DANIEL Well Nirrti and Yu are demanding an explanation.

O'NEILL Do we tell them?

CARTER Well, based on the video tape evidence it looks like Teal'c is involved. Not that I believe he's responsible for this.

DANIEL Well, I don't believe for a minute that Teal'c would sacrifice our interest for a personal vendetta.

O'NEILL What&hellip;personal vendetta?

DANIEL Well, apparently Teal'c and Cronus have some pretty heavy history.

HAMMOND Such as?

DANIEL Cronus killed Teal'c's father.

O'NEILL Oh for crying out loud! Why doesn't he tell us these things? Why didn't you tell us?

DANIEL He confided in me.

CARTER I still don't think Teal'c would do this.

O'NEILL Well neither do I. But the case against him just got a little more interesting, don't you think?

DANIEL Well, we have to tell the other Goa'uld something.

FRAISER Yes, and if we lie we could make things worse.

HAMMOND Doctor?

FRAISER Sir, the point is maybe the Goa'ulds can do something for Cronus that I can't.

HAMMOND Let's tell the Goa'uld what we know. Major, find out what really happened.

CARTER Yes sir.

INT&mdash;SGC INFIRMARY

[Nirrti and Yu are brought in to see Cronus, who is still unconscious.]

NIRRTI You will pay for this!

O'NEILL We know it looks bad.

HAMMOND But we're not sure what actually transpired.

YU Whoever is responsible for this atrocity must be brought before us.

DANIEL We're trying to figure out exactly what happened right now.

NIRRTI All the people of your planet will suffer greatly as punishment for this crime.

O'NEILL All right, just hang on a second before you go dooming everybody&hellip;

DANIEL We brought you here because we want to know if there's anything either of you can do for him.

FRAISER He's dying.

YU We can do nothing here in your primitive facilities.

DANIEL Okay, can you use one these?

[He hands Nirrti a healing device, and she passes the glowing device over Cronus' body. She then takes the device off and hands it back to Daniel.]

NIRRTI His injuries are too severe. The only way to save him is with a sarcophagus.

O'NEILL Okay, we don't have one of those.

YU Then we will prepare to leave. Immediately.

[He and Nirrti leave the room.]

INT&mdash;ASGARD SHIP

THOR You must let them take Cronus.

O'NEILL They'll attack us.

THOR If you hold them against their will, the rest of the System Lords will attack regardless.

O'NEILL Look, Teal'c didn't do this.

THOR I have been instructed by the Asgard High Council to leave Earth's orbit.

O'NEILL And that's what, in line with your policy of limited benevolence?

THOR I have explained our position. To borrow from a human euphemism, it is not a perfect galaxy.

O'NEILL Yeah, well I'm sorry, I get a little testy when faced with the total annihilation of our little corner of it.

THOR We sympathise with your situation.

O'NEILL Right. And yet you'll still just sit by and watch them destroy us.

THOR We cannot interfere without beginning a much larger war that cannot be won at this time.

INT&mdash;SGC CONFERENCE ROOM

YU We command that you release us!

NIRRTI We must leave now and take Cronus before his death is on your heads.

HAMMOND I'm sorry, I can't let you go.

NIRRTI If we do not report back, your planet will suffer the full force of the System Lords' wrath.

HAMMOND That's going to happen whether we let you go or not.

YU You have violated every code mandated for these negotiations. The Asgard will not protect you!

O'NEILL Actually you're wrong about something. There's one rule we haven't broken yet.

[Half a dozen SGC Soldiers enter the room, armed with guns.]

INT&mdash;SGC HAMMOND'S OFFICE

SIMMS Do we have any idea of what sort of time frame surrounds this impending attack?

[Hammond shakes his head.]

SIMMS The President is readying a statement to the United Nations. From what you're telling me Earth should begin preparing for this onslaught immediately.

O'NEILL Boy did this get out of hand.

[The phone rings and Hammond answers it.]

HAMMOND Hammond. Thank you.

[He replaces the receiver.]

HAMMOND (to the others) Teal'c is conscious.

INT&mdash;SGC INFIRMARY

[Teal'c is lying awake in a bed. His face is bruised and bloody, and one side of his head is bandaged.]

TEAL'C Cronus requested my presence.

O'NEILL So you went alone.

TEAL'C It is what he requested. When I arrived he denied making the request. Before I could leave we were attacked.

CARTER By whom?

TEAL'C An invisible force.

O'NEILL Invisible force.

DANIEL A Reetou?

HAMMOND Could one have come through the gate with the Goa'ulds?

CARTER Sir, we could break out the transphase eradication rods and do a sweep of the base.

TEAL'C I did not sense the presence of a Reetou.

O'NEILL I almost wish you had.

CARTER Teal'c, are you aware of any of the Goa'uld having some sort of stealth technology?

TEAL'C I am not.

DANIEL Hathor had the ability to appear and disappear.

O'NEILL Okay, she's dead. Right? Please tell me she's dead.

CARTER Yeah.

TEAL'C I did not attack Cronus.

DANIEL Well, we believe you Teal'c, but I just don't think anyone else is going to.

O'NEILL Certainly not those lying, scheming, no good for nothing, slimy, over-dressed style mongers&hellip;

CARTER Sir, I'd like to try something.

[She hurries out of the room.]

O'NEILL (to the others) I wasn't finished.

INT&mdash;SGC INFIRMARY

[Carter is attempting to use the healing device on Cronus.]

FRAISER Are you sure you know what you're doing?

CARTER I've made it work before just not on a living&hellip;thing.

[She attempts to activate the device but it doesn't work.]

O'NEILL Uh, I hate to go all&hellip;Freudian on you here. The part of you that knows how to run those things&hellip;

CARTER You think I don't want to cure Cronus because he ordered Jolinar's death. I just have the memories of Jolinar, she doesn't control me. I'm well aware of the stakes here.

O'NEILL I'm just saying.

[Carter tries again and this time manages to activate the device. She passes it over Cronus' body.]

CARTER It worked.

[Cronus opens his eyes.]

CRONUS You have healed me&hellip;human. I am sure you spared my life only to prevent your own destruction.

O'NEILL Hey! We didn't do this to you. And we saved your snaky little butt because we want the treaty to happen.

CRONUS That is not possible now. Nirrti and Yu have undoubtedly blamed the Tauri for this attack on me.

O'NEILL Good catch. Look, it's obvious to everybody that one of them did this to you. What if I can prove which one, what's that worth to you?

CRONUS What do you ask in return?

INT&mdash;SGC CORRIDOR

CARTER (to Hammond) We can't prove anything, sir. All we know for sure is that Nirrti lied.

O'NEILL Cronus doesn't know that and Nirrti doesn't know what else we know.

DANIEL Which is nothing.

O'NEILL Right. But she doesn't know we know nothing.

HAMMOND What are you suggesting?

O'NEILL I'm just saying maybe it's time we take a page out of the Asgard book on dealing with these&hellip;Goa'ulds.

DANIEL You're going to bluff.

HAMMOND Sounds risky Colonel.

O'NEILL Yes, sir.

INT&mdash;SGC CONFERENCE ROOM

[Nirrti and Yu are sitting at the table, under armed guard.]

O'NEILL (to Nirrti) You lied to us about being able to heal Cronus with that hand device.

NIRRTI I tried honestly and failed. I was willing to save Cronus by taking him to a sarcophagus.

O'NEILL Maybe you were, maybe you weren't. But the fact is you are the only Goa'uld here who has the technology to become invisible.

NIRRTI (jumping to her feet) That is a lie!

O'NEILL Who's lying? We called the Tok'ra.

DANIEL They say you've been experimenting with phase shifting in order to battle the Reetou.

[Yu stands.]

YU (to Nirrti, angrily) You did not share this technology with the System Lords?

NIRRTI They are lying!

YU You dare attack Cronus and defile our meeting with the Asgard?

NIRRTI It's not true!

YU You are the one who opposed this treaty. You have long coveted Cronus' territory.

NIRRTI Go'tak!

[Snarling with rage, Yu grabs Nirrti who suddenly disappears. The guards at the door are knocked down and one of their guns taken.]

O'NEILL Look out!

[He pushes Yu to the floor as Nirrti opens fire on the room. Nirrti runs down the corridor to the elevator, but Carter corners her. Using the TER, Carter is able to see Nirrti's position.]

CARTER Drop the weapon. You ever seen one of these things work? Cause there's nothing more I would like to do right now than demonstrate.

[Nirrti places her gun on the floor and raises her hands in surrender.]

INT&mdash;SGC CONFERENCE ROOM

[Yu is fingering the sleeve of his robe, where he has been struck by a bullet. Carter and two guards bring in the captured Nirrti.]

O'NEILL (to Yu) Cronus said he'd support the Treaty and we wouldn't have to give up our Stargate. I was kind of hoping we could count on your vote.

[Yu nods his assent.]

INT&mdash;SGC GATE ROOM

[The Stargate activates. Cronus and Yu, Nirrti held prisoner between them, head up the Gate ramp. O'Neill and Daniel are standing at the bottom of the ramp, witnessing their departure. Before he enters the gate, Cronus turns back to the Gate room.]

CRONUS We will not attack your world. But&hellip;if you continue to use your Stargate, be warned&mdash;anyone who is caught by one of the System Lords will be shown no mercy. They will suffer greatly.

O'NEILL Well that certainly makes life more&hellip;interesting.

[The Goa'uld System Lords disappear through the gate, watched by Defense Secretary Simms.]

DANIEL Boy is she going to get it.

O'NEILL My heart bleeds.

EXT&mdash;ASGARD SHIP

[Thor's ship leaves Earth's orbit.]

FADE OUT

END CREDITS

''Transcribed by Dee for Stargatefan. Checked by Jay for Solutions''

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