SGU Stargate Universe (2009–2011): Season 1, Episode 1 - Air: Part 1 - full transcript
Part 1: When Icarus Base is attacked, its inhabitants are forced to flee through the Stargate. The base was created on a distant planet to take advantage of a powerful energy supply located there. Their goal is to try to determine the purpose of the mysterious ninth symbol of the Stargate, which they've never been able to lock in. In going through the Stargate, they are transported not to Earth, but to a very old apparently uninhabited spacecraft. With the group's commander injured, Lt. Scott and the chief scientist - Dr. Nicholas Rush - lead the exploration of the craft. Several areas of the ship have been damaged but it is basically functional. They are able to learn that they are, in fact, billions of light years from Earth. Part 2: Tensions rise as the new arrivals explore the ship. Dr. Rush comes under suspicion with his secretive behavior and attitude. He determines however that the ship is losing air. They find a damaged room that is partly exposed to space but the problem is that the door can only be closed from the inside. Who is prepared to sacrifice their life for the others? Once that problem is solved, Rush determines that the level of carbon dioxide is rising rapidly. The ship comes out of hyperspace near a planet that will have the materials needed to fix the scrubbers. They are given only 12 hours to get what they need.
(GRUNTS)
(YELPS)
(YELPS)
All right, get out of the
way. Get out of the way!
Come here! Come here!
(PEOPLE GRUNTING)
Move, move! Come on,
come on, come on, come on!
This is Scott. Slow down the
evac! We are coming in too hot!
Colonel, come in!
MAN 1: Move it back!
MAN 2: Oh, my God, where are we?
WOMAN 1: What is this place?
SCOTT: Move away from the gate!
(GROANING)
Where are we?
MAN 3: Where is this?
Why didn't we come
through to Earth?
There's no time to
explain. Off to the side!
WOMAN 2: What's going on?
SCOTT: All right. Come
on, come on, come on.
(PEOPLE SHOUTING)
This is Scott. Come in!
Colonel, come in!
I need a medic!
Over here!
JOHANSEN: Can
you move your fingers?
VOLKER: No. I think
my arm's broken.
Okay, just hold your arm there
and we'll put it in a sling, okay?
(SHOUTING CONTINUES)
(YELLS)
(PANTING)
(ECHOING) Keep
calm. Keep coming.
(GRUNTING)
Clear this area. There
could still be more incoming.
(GRUNTS)
(ARMSTRONG COUGHING)
Are you okay? Yeah.
We've got to move. Move!
Where the hell are we?
Greer? Where's Colonel Young?
He was right behind me.
(GRUNTS)
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
Move. Move. Move. SCOTT: Quiet!
GREER: Stay calm!
Move. Excuse me.
GREER: Keep it down!
Move. Move. Move. Move. Move.
Colonel? Colonel?
Don't move.
(PANTING) Where
are... Where are we?
I don't know, sir. Are you...
You're in charge, okay?
You're...
Sir?
(GASPS)
T.J.!
JOHANSEN: I'm coming!
GREER: Move back,
people! Coming through!
JOHANSEN: Let's
go! Move, move, move!
GREER: Get back, people.
Is he okay?
I don't know.
WRAY: Get back!
Wallace! What is this place?
Look, l just did what Rush
told me... Where is he?
I don't know. He went
through ahead of me.
Rush! Rush! Eli,
help me find him.
What, I...
(ENGINE WHIRRING)
MAN 5: What's that?
What in the hell was that?
I don't know. Look,
Sergeant, I need you to
get these people settled.
And you find out who and what
we've got. Nobody leaves this room.
Yes, sir.
Eli! Now!
(TYPING)
ELI: The core of the
planet is the power source.
You have to channel it into the
weapon to destroy the enemy ship.
MAN: Can't do it,
dude. Uh, doing it.
It's one of those programmer's
jokes, a problem that can't be solved.
Already solved
it. No, you didn't.
Just shut up! Watch this.
What the hell! What happened?
Nothing happened. I'm back
at the beginning of the level.
You're so full of yourself.
No. No, no, no. It worked.
The firing code locked in.
Whatever.
That was extremely unsatisfying.
Eli Wallace?
Actually, Eli's not
here right now.
Okay, okay. Whatever
you guys think that I did,
I swear you got the wrong guy.
Do I look like someone
who'd be standing here
if I didn't already know everything
there is to know about you?
Yeah, not really.
Right.
ELI: Who are you?
Dr. Nicholas Rush.
May we come in?
Why?
You just spent a great
deal of time recently
playing an online fantasy
game called Prometheus.
(LAUGHS)
Big Brother's got
nothing better to do?
Last night you solved the
Dakara weapons puzzle.
Yeah, a month of
my life went into that.
You know what happens when
you solve that thing? Nothing.
We're here. That happened.
To complete that
particular puzzle,
you had to solve a
millennia-old mathematical proof,
written in another language.
For that, you've won
something of a prize.
Well, whatever it is, I'll
take the cash equivalent.
There isn't one.
It's a non-disclosure agreement.
Non-disclosure?
So, you guys really embedded a
top-secret problem into a game,
hoping someone
like me would solve it?
Yup.
So, what do you need me for now?
I assure you, it'll be
worth your while to sign it.
And if I don't?
We'll beam you up
to our spaceship.
(LAUGHS)
Right. I think I want my
lawyer to look it over first.
And by "lawyer," I
assume you mean "mother."
So, we'll just agree
then that I will call you.
(WHOOSHING)
(GASPS)
What the...
Welcome aboard the Hammond, Eli.
Yes, that is planet Earth, and
yes, you are on a spaceship.
We need your help, Eli.
To be honest, I don't know
how long it's going to take.
I should call my mom
to tell her where I am.
That's probably not
going to work up here.
(CHUCKLES) Right.
You can speak to her on the way.
There's a cover story
you'll have to follow.
I'm sorry. On the way to?
To another planet, 21
light years from here.
(STAMMERING) I can't
go. I have things that...
We know about your
mother's condition.
You just know
everything, don't you?
We also know that you
are currently unemployed,
and that your mother's
medical coverage is
an ongoing issue.
We'll see she gets the best
available care while you're gone.
And if I don't sign, what? You
going to erase my memory?
(CHUCKLES)
Something like that.
Can I get some pants?
Hello, I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson,
and behind me is a stargate.
It was originally built
millennia ago by an alien race
who we call the Ancients.
Over the next few hours, we'll be
touching on some of the things...
There are 39 symbols
representing star constellations
as seen from Earth...
When a connection is
made between two stargates,
an unstable energy vortex
emerges from the gate...
Whoa!
And settles into the
event horizon, or "puddle,"
as we like to call it.
Later, it was discovered
that using an eighth symbol
would actually dial another galaxy in
hundreds of thousands of light years
via an interstellar wormhole.
It is believed an unprecedented
amount of power is required
to reach the near-mythical
ninth chevron.
The first six symbols...
Icarus Base was established on
a planet discovered two years ago
to have a uniquely
powerful core.
The entire purpose of the
project is to hopefully one day
dial the nine chevron address
found in the Ancient database.
Hi! I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson.
Now, you've heard the
term "hyperspace" for years...
Where are you?
ELI: It's top secret.
Eli! I'm serious, Ma.
I can't say anything
more than that.
But I don't understand. Why could
you not at least tell me you were leaving?
I'm sorry, but did you
get the letter from...
Yeah, the Air Force. I got it.
Are you in a plane now? You
sound like you're in an airplane.
Uh, no. It's nothing like that.
I want you to know that
they're going to look after you.
Well, you didn't
have to do this.
This is good.
Really. It's the kind of
thing I always dreamed of.
Hi.
You mind?
No, go ahead.
Thank you.
First time on a spaceship, too?
Me? I've been on
lots of various...
Eli Wallace. I know.
You've heard of me?
I have.
Wow, that almost never happens.
And you are?
Chloe. I work for
Alan Armstrong.
Senator of California?
Oh, yeah, yeah. I
have heard of California.
(CHUCKLES)
My last job was in the burger and
fries field. How'd you line that up?
I was a political science
major at Harvard, so...
Mmm. I hear it's a good school.
For a while there I was at...
MIT. I know.
Really? What else have
they told you about me?
What?
I've seen this writing before.
In the game? Yeah.
(WHIRRING)
Sheesh. We're on a ship?
RUSH: The design
is clearly Ancient,
in the truest sense of the word.
Launched hundreds of
thousands of years ago.
Dr. Rush?
Faster than light, yet
not through hyperspace.
What are you doing?
Who knows how far it's traveled.
Dr. Rush, I've got a lot of
wounded. We need to get home.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
JOHANSEN ON RADIO:
Lieutenant Scott, come in.
Go ahead.
We've got a problem. One of
the air vents just shut down in here.
Copy that.
Yeah, the air's getting
pretty thin in here, too.
What does that mean?
That the life support
system is failing.
And we should probably
do something about that.
EMILY: Well, it's always
just one more year.
It's a command.
Where?
It's a lot safer than
other places I've been.
You've put your
time in, Everett.
When this tour is
over, I promise...
(ECHOING) You know what?
Never mind. Don't bother.
You always end up choosing
somewhere other than here.
(ECHOING) I am not
choosing my job over you.
How you can even say... How
you can even say that to me?
I love you, but I can't wait
anymore. I can't wait anymore.
Everett? Are you okay?
Sweetheart, baby, look at me.
(INAUDIBLE)
Colonel? Colonel?
(GRUNTING)
Oh, my God.
Can't you do something?
He's having a seizure.
There's nothing I can do.
(BOTH MOANING)
ON RADIO: Scott, this is
Colonel Young. Come in, please.
Our guests have arrived a
few minutes early, Lieutenant.
What's your position?
Come on. Not yet. Not yet.
Lieutenant, drop whatever you're
doing and get your ass up here.
I'm on my way, sir.
Bye.
Holy...
Senator, it is my honor to
welcome you to Icarus Base.
Colonel. This is my
executive assistant, Chloe.
It's a pleasure
to meet you, sir.
The pleasure's mine.
So my daughter.
You must be the...
Contest winner,
yeah. That is a big gun.
Rail gun. 500 rounds per minute.
This is Lieutenant Scott.
He's been assigned
to you, Mr. Wallace.
Shall we go inside?
ELI: Unbelievable.
SCOTT: Yeah, it is.
It's weird how fast you can start to
take something like this for granted.
So, if a stargate can instantly
transport you to another planet,
why did we fly here
on a spaceship?
Something to do with how this
one's tied into the planet for power.
Apparently, it's been
modified to only dial out
because incoming
wormholes are too dangerous.
You're the genius. You
can probably tell me better.
(LAUGHS) All I did was
solve a puzzle in a video game.
Hey, you figured out
something Dr. Rush
has been trying to
figure out for months,
which, by the way, a lot
of people were glad to see.
RUSH: And, of course,
you know Colonel Telford.
Ready for this, Colonel?
You just give the word, sir.
Oh, I gave it quite a
while ago, Colonel.
I'm just here to see how
my $1.6 billion is being spent.
(RUSH LAUGHS)
Very good. Thank you, everyone.
Dismissed.
As you know, up until now,
we have been unable to channel
the precise amount of power necessary
to unlock the stargate's
ninth and final chevron.
However, thanks to some ingenuity
from young Mr. Wallace here,
that problem has
finally been solved.
YOUNG: We've heard that before.
This time we're sure.
That's what I figured out?
I embedded the mathematical
problem we had to solve into the game.
I then engineered your solution
into a practical, workable application.
What say we get on with it?
Absolutely. Sergeant Riley.
RILEY: Chevron one encoded.
Sir.
(DIALING GATE)
We're dialing now?
A test, to see if we
can make a connection.
RILEY: Chevron one locked.
If we do, we will send an automated
reconnaissance drone through.
We'll see what's
on the other side.
RILEY: Chevron two locked.
And then they'll go?
No, first, we close down again,
assess the data we receive,
and then perhaps
send the away team.
If it works.
RILEY: Chevron four locked.
Until then, they're just
interested observers, like us.
RILEY: Chevron five locked.
Chevron six encoded.
Chevron six locked.
Chevron seven encoded.
Chevron seven locked.
Chevron eight encoded.
Chevron eight locked.
Chevron nine encoded.
Whoa, what's going on?
I don't know. We
never got this far before.
Chevron nine...
Chevron nine will not lock.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
We matched the power
requirements down to the EMU.
It must work.
Power levels in the gate
capacitors are going into the red.
Shut it down. No,
wait, wait, wait.
RILEY: We're reading fluctuations
in the output from the core...
Shut it down now.
(GATE POWERING DOWN)
(EXHALES)
It should have
worked. Well, it didn't.
And drawing power
from the planet's core...
Dangerous? Yes.
We're all aware of that...
Regardless of what's been
spent or what's at stake,
my first priority is to ensure the
safety of the people on this base.
Of course. Of course.
Eli, we'd best run through
your equations again.
If you'll excuse me.
You are not seriously
putting this on me!
Not my fault.
(PEOPLE CLAMORING)
SCOTT: People, you
have to calm down.
Seriously, you
have to calm down.
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
MAN: We got power!
WOMAN: Thank God!
Everybody's attention, please.
All right, please listen.
Hey, listen up!
(CHATTERING STOPS)
What is going on?
We are on an Ancient spaceship.
MAN: What?
That's all I've got.
Now, what that means is that...
That means you need to use the
stargate to get us all back home.
That is definitely on the
list of things to do, sir,
but I think right now... You
can consider that an order.
We are working on it, sir.
Now, I need to speak to the person
responsible for this. Where is Dr. Rush?
Just shut up for
a second, will you!
How dare you talk to...
Dad? Dad, please. WOMAN: Medic!
Water? Water?
Quickly. Over here. Get...
CHLOE: Sit down.
ARMSTRONG: (GRUNTING) The pills.
(COUGHING)
Look, I'm sorry. I'm just
trying to explain the situation.
We are on a ship,
but we have no idea where
we are in relation to Earth.
Now, with respect, sir,
the reason you might be having
a hard time breathing right now
is because the ship's life-support
system is not functioning properly.
Dr. Rush is working
on that right now.
(ALL MURMURING)
Brody and Park?
Here! Here.
Okay, good, you two are with me.
But these consoles just came on.
No, nobody touch anything yet!
Dr. Rush needs your help.
Everybody else, just stay
calm, stay put. Please.
MAN: "Stay put"? Wait, what do
you mean? You're just going like that?
There has to be a
mistake in here somewhere.
Seriously, who uses a
whiteboard anymore?
You have computers, like,
everywhere around here.
The power flow was
in the target range.
Why wouldn't the
address connect?
Wrong address?
There is only one found in
the Ancient database in Atlantis.
With no other instructions?
No, but that's not the
issue. It has to be your proof.
My proof works. You know
how I know that it does?
Because you said so.
Gentlemen. How's it coming?
(SCOFFS)
Whoa, whoa! What are you
doing? Starting from the beginning.
Wait. Save! Save!
Save! I can't...
Mr. Wallace, I would like you to
join me for dinner in the officers' mess.
Thank you, I'm starving.
We're quite close
to a breakthrough, actually.
I'd like Eli to keep working.
Well, we've been here for six
months. It can wait a few more hours.
Thank you.
So, Colonel, you
really have no idea
where this ninth chevron stargate
address is gonna send you?
No idea at all.
Hmm.
But the Ancients built the
stargate with nine chevrons.
It's got to go somewhere.
(SCOFFS)
(MARKER CLATTERING)
(SIGHS)
YOUNG: We've also known
for some time that the only way
to unlock the ninth chevron
was to solve the power issues.
Well, if anyone's going
to solve it, I think Eli will.
Yes, that's right. It's
true. I am Math Boy.
(PEOPLE CHUCKLING)
Dr. Rush. Dr. Rush!
ARMSTRONG: I would
like to propose a toast.
Oh, no, that's
really not necessary.
Not to you. Oh.
When the proposal for this
project first crossed my desk,
I did not want to approve it.
Oh, my God. It seemed
clear to me at the time
that there were enough
terrestrial matters of importance
that needed that kind of money.
Now, being a proud father of a
beautiful young woman is one thing.
Having that young
woman exceed every
possible expectation
is quite another.
(MELANCHOLY OPERA
PLAYING ON STEREO)
It was my daughter, Chloe,
who reminded me that
there is no greater endeavor
than seeking an
understanding of who we are,
and the mysteries of the
universe in which we all exist.
Not in those exact words.
It was also her idea
to embed the Ancient proof in a
medium that would give us access
to brilliant young minds that we
would have otherwise overlooked.
And so to all the brave men and
women who have volunteered...
(EXPLOSION)
Okay, what was that?
(RADIO CRACKLES)
This is Young.
(EXPLOSION)
YOUNG: The base is under attack.
All non-combatant personnel
report to your designated areas.
Everyone else to your battle
stations. This is not a drill.
Senator, I need you and your
daughter to go with Lieutenant Scott.
Eli! You as well. Oh, yeah.
WOMAN: Hurry. SCOTT:
Yeah, we're on our way.
(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)
GREER: What's going on in here?
The life-support system is on,
but for some reason,
it's not working properly.
I'm attempting to reset it.
He has no idea what he's doing.
Step away from that
thing. ELI: That screen says
that what you're doing
is gonna overload it...
Eli, please! Is that
what it says or not?
You only think you know
what it says in this screen
because I embedded
a rudimentary version
of the Ancient
language into the game.
This is not a game.
Don't touch it, Rush.
When the oxygen aboard this
ship falls below critical level,
it will become increasingly
difficult to concentrate.
And what you're doing
could blow up the whole ship.
Are you sure, Eli?
Back off now or I will shoot!
Lower your weapon, Sergeant!
He already screwed us once.
I'm not going to let him do it again!
I need to get through,
people. Stand aside.
(ALARM BLARING)
Sergeant, we're under attack.
Don't know who, don't know why.
Consider the charges dropped.
Go take your anger out on them.
Yes, sir.
YOUNG ON RADIO: What do
we got, Colonel, Lucian Alliance?
That would be my guess. They
haven't introduced themselves.
They started shooting the minute
they came out of hyperspace.
Our shields are holding,
but we're not the target.
What's heading our way?
A full squadron of gliders
and a troop transport.
We cut them down some, but
the rest will be on your doorstep
in less than three minutes.
Telford, did you
copy? Roger that.
If we can get to the transport before
they land their troops, we stand a chance.
Press that button.
It's going to fix
the life support,
and then you and I,
and everyone else,
will be able to breathe
and think much better.
Don't do it.
Okay, look. Sergeant, I know
we are in a tough situation here,
but I am giving you an
order. Lower your weapon.
So?
Well, I suppose that
would have been too simple.
Apparently, that did nothing.
This may take a little more
time, T.J. Hang in there.
Copy.
Does Colonel Young
know about this?
He knows.
Two weeks ago you told me that this
was the best experience of your life.
Something must have happened.
The scholarship came in.
I guess I've just been too
afraid to admit what I really want.
(SCOFFS)
Wow, you didn't tell me
you had even applied.
There's nothing else going
on. You know I'd tell you.
Unless you were
protecting someone else.
I'm not.
Like I said, I just hadn't
made up my mind.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
RILEY: Dr. Rush? I'm reading a
dangerous energy spike in the core.
Eli! Eli! I need your help.
With what? The ninth chevron.
What? We need to
get the hell out of here.
Look, it took us two years to find
this site. The properties are unique.
This may be our last chance.
(EXPLOSION)
If this bombardment continues,
the radioactive core
is going to go critical.
You mean the planet...
It's going to explode?
Yes. Ah! Okay, okay, okay, okay.
If my math works...
We can't assume that...
I said "if"!
Then if it works, then it's
not a power supply issue,
it's the gate address.
We've known the first
eight symbols for years,
the ninth has to be
the point of origin.
So, what if we're not on the planet
you're supposed to be dialing from?
This is where we are.
Okay, what if we are
not supposed to be here?
Icarus Base, Telford.
We can't hold them back.
Let's go! Go!
(SOLDIERS SHOUTING)
Sergeant Riley, dial
the stargate to Earth!
SOLDIER: Incoming!
Come on, come on.
RILEY: Chevron one locked.
ELI: Okay, follow me. The
symbols on the stargate
are constellations
as seen from Earth.
That's what you
said... Yes, yes.
Okay, so what if Earth is
supposed to be the point of origin?
RILEY: Chevron two locked.
The only viable
power source was here,
light years away. What
if that doesn't matter?
What if it's the only combination
that will work, like a code?
RILEY: Chevron three locked.
A code?
ELI: Yeah. RILEY:
Chevron four encoded.
Stop the dialing sequence.
RILEY: I have my orders.
Get out of my way. Get out of
the way! We can't risk dialing Earth.
ARMSTRONG: Come on, let's go.
SCOTT: Go, go, keep moving.
(GASPS)
Dad? Dad? Dad!
SCOTT: Chloe!
My father! There could still be
people trapped on the other side.
All right, let's go, people. You
need to move it to the Gate Room!
This is Scott. I got about a dozen or
so people cut off from the Gate Room,
southeast corridor.
Oh, God! Okay. Damn it!
YOUNG: Oh, my
God! Is that Dr. Simms?
Stay with me, okay?
He was helping pull people
back from the surface.
(SNIFFLING)
Simms, can you hear me? T.J.
T.J. No!
Hey, Tamara. Hey, Tamara.
Come on, we got to go.
That is impressive.
The power's fluctuating
at critical levels.
Colonel, I'm detecting a massive
buildup of energy from the planet.
Recall our fighters.
Radio Colonel Telford.
He's got two minutes to get his people
aboard before we jump to hyperspace.
(RUMBLING)
He, uh... He didn't dial Earth.
It's the ninth chevron address.
What?
The attack started a chain
reaction in the planet's core.
There's no way of stopping that.
And any blast could easily
translate through an open wormhole.
It's too dangerous
to dial Earth.
You could have dialed
somewhere else. Anywhere else.
RUSH: This could be our
only chance. Shut it down.
You can't, it's too late. Riley!
System's not responding, sir.
I need to get these
people out of here.
We have a way out. We don't
know what's on the other side!
Damn it, Rush!
Can't be worse
than here, can it?
Nobody move. Await
further instructions.
What's that? Well, it
doesn't look like life support.
RUSH: Yes, I realize that.
Whoa!
What are we looking at?
It's a star map.
PARK: That's the Milky Way.
RUSH: I believe it's a visual
log of the ship's journey.
So, this is where we are now?
No. That's where the ship
originally embarked from.
ELI: Earth.
It's leaving the galaxy.
RUSH: It did. Long ago.
That was Pegasus.
So, those points are more stars?
No, they're galaxies.
Rush, where the hell are we?
Several billion light
years from home.
Please.
YOUNG: Scott.
Stand clear.
You could take down the
rest of the roof with that.
Look, we don't
have time to argue.
I need you to lead the
evacuees through the gate.
You need to go with him.
No! I'm staying here until
I know my father's okay.
Make sure everyone carries as much
of the expedition supplies as they can.
Why? 'Cause you're
not going to Earth.
Rush dialed the
ninth chevron. Go.
Go!
(RUMBLING CONTINUES)
Once I'm through, follow
one at a time on a three-count.
SOLDIER: Okay, people. Make way.
Come on, let's
go. Keep it going.
You good? Okay, let's go.
If you can hear me, stand back!
Okay, get down.
Fire in the hole!
(CHLOE EXCLAIMS)
(CHLOE COUGHING)
Dad?
Dad?
GREER: Put your weight on me.
Put your weight on me.
YOUNG: Stay calm, everybody.
I got you. CHLOE: Please.
Okay, everybody
stay calm! Don't push.
(YELPS)
Dad!
(EXCLAIMS) Careful, careful.
YOUNG: You're okay,
sir. Are you okay?
I'm the last one. I'm all right.
Greer, go. I'm right behind you.
Hammond, this is Young, come in.
Hammond, this is Young. Come in.
GREER: Let's go, let's go,
let's go, come on, people.
Let's do it. Let's do it.
SOLDIER: Hurry up!
Sir! Go!
Sir. We've got Colonel
Carter. On screen.
General, we barely got away.
The planet was destroyed.
We managed to beam most
of our people off the surface
before jumping to hyperspace.
We also believe that the
enemy forces were destroyed.
Any word on how they
gained intel on our base?
No.
What about casualties?
Twelve. Eighty-plus MIA.
The bunker-shielding technology
prevented us from
beaming out anyone inside.
How many people made it
through the gate to Earth?
None.
None? Our sensors indicated
that the stargate was active
for a full six minutes
before the core went critical.
Well, they didn't
come through here.
Then where'd they go?
Okay, listen up!
Everybody who is able, we are
going to search this ship top to bottom.
Teams of three.
Weapons?
Twenty-three,
including handguns.
One per group?
Yeah.
Flashlights, radios,
only when necessary.
Once those batteries are dead,
they are dead. Regular check-ins
with Dr. Rush in the control room
every 10 minutes, and keep
in mind, as far as we know,
this bucket is
really freaking old,
and there may be areas of damage
where life support is unstable.
And, look, be smart, okay?
Don't touch anything that
looks like it might be dangerous.
How are we supposed to
know what's dangerous?
Becker, right?
Yes, sir. I work in the mess.
I mean, I did.
Well, don't touch, just look.
You're... You're James, right?
Yes, Lieutenant.
You and Riley are with me.
Subtle, man. Subtle.
SCOTT: If it's
okay with you, sir,
it might be best, considering
your obvious skills,
for you to hang back here and help
keep the rest of these people calm.
Don't patronize me, son.
No, sir.
Are you all right?
I'm solid, Lieutenant.
I'm trained for this.
Look, l didn't mean to...
Look, not now.
ON RADIO: Rush,
this is Scott. Come in.
Rush, this is Scott. Come in.
Hello. This is Eli.
Where's Rush?
Bathroom, if he found it.
I'm at what looks like a
bulkhead door. It won't open.
I was hoping Rush
could open it from there.
Should I find him?
No.
Here, give me a hand.
What happened to being smart?
This could be the engine
room for all we know.
We got to at least
open a few doors.
Do we? Do we really?
(ALL GRUNTING)
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
ELI: Hang on.
No, keep doing
what you're doing.
I think I found where you
are. The door is flashing red.
SCOTT: Can you
open it from there?
Red is usually bad, isn't it?
Maybe it means the
door is stuck. Just try.
Okay. You should
probably step back.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, not
good! Not good. More red...
Close it!
Close it now! I'm trying!
(ALARM BEEPING)
Yeah. Okay. We established
why that hatch was closed.
Yeah. A lot of others are
closed for the same reason.
We're only occupying a
fraction of the ship right now.
It just goes on forever.
But if there are damaged areas
of the ship that aren't sealed,
that could be our problem.
Oh, hey, good timing. We
just found... Hey... Really?
This is Dr. Rush. Meet me in
the Gate Room immediately.
Everyone.
MAN 1: I don't know
what's going on.
MAN 2: It's over there.
(ALL MURMURING)
What's going on?
In this case are five Ancient
communication stones.
They work over vast
distances in real time.
We can talk to the
people on Earth. Yes.
MAN 1: Great. MAN 2: All right.
RUSH: You physically take control
of an individual at the other end.
I brought these
with us in the event
we ended up somewhere out of
range of normal communication.
So let's use them.
MAN: Yeah. WOMAN: Yeah.
I already have.
ALL: What? When?
Are they sending help?
No.
MAN: Why? Why are
they not sending help?
The only means of dialing
this gate from our galaxy
was destroyed in the
attack. We're cut off.
I want to use one
of those stones now.
I have spoken with
General O'Neill...
I am a United States senator!
I've explained our
situation clearly.
In light of my knowledge and
experience, he has placed me in charge.
He did what?
(ALL MURMURING)
MAN: How do we know?
I have faith in our ability to repair
this ship and to work together,
but if we're to survive
this, we need leadership
and a clear chain of command.
ELI: We only have
a few hours of air left.
Yeah. I want to speak
to the General myself.
Senator, please. Give it to him!
WOMAN: Yeah.
SCOTT: Give it to him.
(GROANING)
CHLOE: Dad? Dad!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. T.J.?
Excuse me, excuse me.
Okay. Okay, he's still breathing.
CHLOE: Oh, my God!
JOHANSEN: I saw
him taking some pills?
Warfarin, for his heart.
Blood thinners are the last thing
he needs if he's bleeding internally.
Please do something!
Look, I told you,
I'm just a medic.
Everyone, please,
there's no need for us all to
congregate in the one place.
Ms. Johansen, please find adequate
accommodation for the injured,
and everyone else... No, I
don't recognize your authority,
Dr. Rush. As an IOA representative...
We have found quarters nearby
much more comfortable. Please
go there... I think you need to...
and stay there until you're
asked to do something useful.
Something useful?
We do not want to settle in!
We want to get
back! Right? Yeah.
We should be working
on getting home.
WRAY: Exactly.
I'm not sure if
that's even possible.
What? You haven't even tried!
Maybe you should actually do
something instead of standing around,
talking about being in charge.
If that's even true.
Everybody! Everyone,
calm down! Now, the fact is
Colonel Young put me in charge,
and I expect all SG
personnel to follow my orders.
As for the rest of you, you get
out of line, we will lock you down.
Now, Dr. Rush is right
about a couple things.
First off, we all have
to work together,
and second of all, we
don't all have to stay here,
so let's move out.
Go on, move. It's okay.
SOLDIER 1: All
right. You heard him.
SOLDIER 2: Do
as he says, people.
(PEOPLE MURMURING)
I think we need you, so
I've got your back for now,
but if I were you,
I would find some way to
dial that gate back to Earth.
I've got some testing equipment
over here. Looks broken.
We'll get back to that.
What about all
these Ancient crates?
If it's not ours,
don't touch it.
VOLKER: Did no one
think of labeling anything?
Every case has a bar code.
All right, anyone find
a bar code reader?
I guess that got left behind
along with the food and water.
Uh-uh. We got food.
Yeah, protein bars
and this powdered stuff.
Look, everybody.
Seeds? Volker,
you've got to be kidding.
PALMER: I got a
case of blank paper.
VOLKER: Maybe we
should start a suggestion box.
What are you staring at?
You were in detention.
Yeah.
For good reason.
What did you want him to do?
Leave me there?
Of course not.
I was just wondering
what to do about it now.
That's not up to you.
We'll see.
No, no, no. Don't do it, man.
SCOTT ON RADIO: Greer, I need
you to check for any open bulkhead doors
that lead to damaged parts of
the ship. Rush will direct you.
Copy.
RUSH ON RADIO: There should
be an elevator directly ahead.
Copy that.
Are you there yet?
This is Scott. Radio
silence, please.
Hey.
Hey.
What's going on?
We almost lost you. You were
thrown clear across the room.
Where are we? Sir...
(GROANS)
Where are we?
We're on a ship.
It's Ancient. Rush says
it's thousands of years old
and we're pretty far
off into the universe.
What's he doing to get us home?
He says he's working on it,
but we have bigger problems.
The life-support system
isn't working properly.
If we can't get it fixed,
there's not much time.
You should also know that he used the
communication stones to contact Earth,
and he said General
O'Neill put him in charge.
I don't think so. I
don't think... Oh...
Sir, you shouldn't be trying
to get up just yet, okay?
I don't think I have a choice,
T.J. I can't feel my legs.
Whoa, jeez! ELI: Whoa!
What is that thing?
Come here, I'll show you.
(DEVICE BEEPING)
It's a... It's a camera.
It's a flying camera.
I'm calling it a Kino, you
know, after the Russian...
Yeah. Okay.
Well, I figure maybe we can use it to
check out the damaged areas of the ship.
That's good. Yeah.
That's good.
Where's it going now?
Oh, I don't know.
It's just doing its thing,
but there's lots more of them.
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, it's cool. Yeah!
Do you want one?
It's not a gumball machine, Eli.
Okay.
Okay! Okay, so you figured out
where they keep the Kinos.
What else have you figured out?
Give me a break, man.
This is my second spaceship,
and my first was yesterday.
I know. Icarus was my first
SGC assignment after training.
I haven't been at this
much longer than you have.
Did they beam you
out of your house?
(CHUCKLES) No. You got me there.
Got any food on you?
No. Tylenol?
Headache? Yeah.
Me, too.
Neuropraxia is
temporary paralysis
that can follow a
concussive injury.
You don't know?
You'd need an MRI and a qualified
doctor who knows how to read it
to know for sure if
there's spinal damage.
We don't have either.
Hopefully, it's just
the nerves in shock.
Best I can do is insist
that you remain still.
Your tour was
over two weeks ago.
You should be in some
classroom in San Diego.
Seattle. That's where
my scholarship was.
I'm sorry.
That part's not your fault.
Tell Rush I want to see him.
Yes, sir.
What's that?
Flying camera ball.
I'm calling it a
Kino. Don't ask.
That's marvelous.
It comes with a remote.
I thought we could
use it to look around.
What do you have?
Well, it's not so good, really.
These processing
nodes are scrubbers,
responsible for cleaning
CO2 from the air.
Here, here, and here,
it's indicating malfunction.
Others are failing.
Greer, this is Scott. I'm
heading for the Gate Room.
Meet me there.
Look, I'm just saying that
she better stay out of my face.
I'll remind her of your personal
space issues next chance I get.
Dr. Rush? Colonel Young
wants to see you right away.
There should be a kind
of grate covering the node.
RUSH: What do you see?
SCOTT: A problem.
We see a very big problem.
What happened?
You collapsed. We
brought you here.
What's going on?
I'm not sure. I've
been here with you.
I need to know what's
happening, Chloe. This is important.
Dad, I was worried about you.
Okay.
And I'm scared.
One step at a time,
honey. One step at a time.
My pills...
No, Dad, you can't
take any more of those.
Your ribs are badly bruised.
You will bleed internally.
If I don't take those pills, a bruise is
going to be the least of my problems.
I know.
Don't worry about me. Go. Find
out what's going on out there.
No, I want to be here with you.
And I want you
here, but right now,
I want to know what's going on
just a little bit more.
Okay.
I'll be here when you get back.
Okay. Okay.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
What's going on?
I don't know, man.
The air filter's full of crap.
Come on. They want
us to keep looking.
Let's go.
All right, okay.
Alkaline.
Everyone's heart rates are elevated,
people are reporting headaches.
It has to be. What?
The used-up residue of
whatever magic compound
the Ancients used to
scrub CO2 from the air.
So, now we have two big
problems relating to the life support.
Our first priority must be
to seal off any of the leaks.
If we can manage that, then we
can maybe buy ourselves a day or so
before the buildup
of CO2 kills us.
As it stands, how
much time do we have?
I don't know.
Couple of hours at most.
Huh. Awesome.
Brody, there was some medical-grade
soda lime in the supply manifest?
It never made it.
That's a pity.
Well, in a ship this old
there's bound to be systems
past their designed life.
Okay, let's say we find
the leaks. Can you fix this?
I doubt this stuff
can be cooked off.
Perhaps if there were stores of
this substance in a clean form,
or something else capable of CO2
sequestration, calcium carbonate,
lithium hydroxide,
then yes, "if."
Okay, well, that's not going to matter
because you're going to get the gate
dialed back to Earth before
this becomes an issue,
Rush, right? Lieutenant...
That's the kind of thing you're
taught to say in officer training,
presumably for the benefit of
those who don't know any better.
Please.
What makes you
think I won't try?
Greer, I found what
looks like a shuttle.
Looks like there
are two shuttles,
attached to individual
docking sleeves.
We're all going to die.
GREER: Shut up, Franklin.
I'm just saying what
everyone's got to be thinking.
I said shut up, or else
you're going to be the first.
This the door?
Yeah, yeah, that's
it. Can you close it?
It won't close.
We can't close it
from here, either.
There's something
wrong with the mechanism.
FRANKLIN: I think
I found the leak.
There's another door
on the back of the shuttle,
but there's no control.
Then maybe we
can close it off locally.
FRANKLIN: The shield keeping the air
inside is obviously not 100% effective.
RUSH: Probably wasn't
designed to compensate
for the amount of damage
the ship has sustained.
FRANKLIN: Is there
a way of boosting it?
At least in the
areas we need it?
RUSH: We haven't
found a way yet.
It seems to be operating
at maximum capability.
(ELI GASPING)
ELI: Open the door!
Well, that's not good.
That's very good,
sir. A very good sign.
I don't have
time for this, do I?
Two problems. We're venting
atmosphere from a damaged shuttle,
and even if we
could seal it off,
the life-support system in this
ship is past its expiration date.
We'll build up CO2 to
lethal levels within a day.
Well, that explains
the headache.
You already had one.
They'll find a way. That's
what these people do.
Well, most of these people
aren't even supposed to be here.
How did the ship get damaged?
We don't know.
It certainly looks like
it's been through a battle,
at least the parts
we can access.
We're still cut off from
most of the ship. It's huge.
They tried jamming something into
the shuttle doorway to keep it open
long enough to let the
person inside get out...
But it just opens again.
Some sort of safety
mechanism, like an elevator.
Rush says he can't override it.
How long do we have right now?
As it stands...
Rush says if we don't
get it closed, we've got...
just over an hour.
Bad air's better than no air.
Guess a day's
better than an hour.
Someone's got to go in
there and close this door.
My head is pounding.
Heartbeat has accelerated. It's
getting harder and harder to breathe,
as our very lives are
being vented out into space.
That is going to
get old very fast.
This needs to be documented.
No one's going to see that.
How do you know?
We made it here.
Someone else could, too.
If we die, maybe this can help
them to find out what happened to us.
Yeah, well, we're not dead yet.
I'm starting to have
slightly blurred...
Eli! What?
So how are we
going to decide who?
RUSH: I assume we're not
going to get any volunteers.
What's another
day going to buy us?
Time, to find a way to survive.
May I see the list?
JOHANSEN: I marked the
names of anyone injured.
Right. We have to find out people's
skills, background, experience...
Doesn't take any special
skills to die from asphyxiation!
Look. What I'm saying
is, it shouldn't be someone
with potentially
valuable knowledge
or abilities we might need to
help us survive beyond this.
Are you really suggesting
what I think... Half
the people on this ship
already want to kill you.
I don't care.
You can't ask someone to
sacrifice themselves, period.
Politicians ask military
personnel to sacrifice themselves
for the good of
others all the time.
If someone doesn't go in
there and close that door,
we're all going to die, period.
Franklin is still working at
the airlock controls locally,
but it doesn't look good, sir.
Camile's explaining the
situation to everyone onboard.
I'll do it.
Sir?
This isn't the kind of thing I can
ask somebody else to volunteer for.
If we're going to make it past
this, we're going to need you, sir.
I don't know about that. You're doing a
pretty good job without me, Lieutenant.
Yeah? Well, look
at the mess we're in.
If that's not proof that
we need you, then...
Look, I'm not sure
anyone should do it.
I don't want someone
sacrificing themselves for me.
I say we figure this out
together while we still have time,
or we all die trying.
I want you to both listen to me.
It needs to be done,
and I'm doing it.
Look, sir, you can barely stand.
Help me.
Look, the paralysis
is temporary.
Help me. You know that
now. You will recover.
Lieutenant, I need
your help. No, sir.
I gave you an order. I know.
You can have me
court-martialed when we get home,
but I am not going to
help you kill yourself.
My father's not in his room.
We'll find him. He does
not leave this room.
SCOTT: He can't have gotten far.
I told him what was going on.
Greer, this is Scott, come
in. Greer? Greer, do you read?
Senator Armstrong is missing.
He may be headed your way.
He's here.
He's got a gun.
I don't want to shoot you.
I don't think you
want to shoot me.
Get out of the way.
FRANKLIN: Just give
me a little more time.
Let me try and fix this.
I don't have much.
ELI: Guys, I'm not seeing any
change. Whatever you just tried,
it's not working!
The problem's
obviously mechanical.
You can't fix it.
Tell me what to do.
Dad! No, wait!
Dad, no! No! No! No!
(MUFFLED) Open the door!
Open the door, please!
I can't!
Please open the door!
(CHLOE CRYING)
He was dead on his feet.
Dad, no!
(SOFTLY) I love you.
(SOBBING) Please
open the door. No!
Eli! Not him!
There's nothing I
can do for him here.
Help him! Open the door, please!
Please! No. No! No!
No! No!
No!
(SOBBING)
No!
He can't leave me.
Chloe. Chloe!
Well, at least he
bought us a day.
(CHLOE GRUNTS)
You! You did this! You killed
him! You've killed all of us!
Chloe, stop! Little help here.
Hey, hey, relax.
Hey, hey, Chloe.
Just get away
from me! All of you!
Miss Armstrong. You're in shock.
Believe me, I understand.
Everyone deals with
tragedy in different ways.
You're looking for
someone to blame.
I'm not looking.
JOHANSEN: Hey, hey.
I'm sorry about your father.
I truly am.
He was a good man, and he
certainly wouldn't have been my choice,
but you must realize,
none of this was my fault.
I didn't create the
situation that forced us here.
There was no other way.
(SOBBING)
Miss Armstrong, I know you
don't want to hear this just now,
but this ship...
This ship could be the most
important discovery mankind has made
since the stargate itself.
You know, the Icarus Project
was something your
father truly believed in.
Enough to risk his
career to support.
What difference does
it make if we all die?
A number of people died
during the attack on the base.
Some of them I knew very well.
I'm sure some had
more value than others.
As human beings, all
of them were invaluable.
Look, my point
is, I promise you,
I will do everything I can
to make sure no one
gave their life in vain.
No one.
Please give me a chance.
Colonel.
(YOUNG SIGHS)
We've lost Senator Armstrong.
Oh, my God.
He's bought us some time.
To do what?
We're working on it. First up is
trying to dial the gate back home.
Should you even be on your feet?
No.
Well, I am on my feet, and right
now we're trying to get home.
Camile, I need your help.
You know these people.
I need you to spread the word.
Try to keep things
as positive as you can.
I can do that.
Good.
CHLOE: I can't
believe my dad is gone.
I watched him die, and
I still just can't accept it.
Tell me about him.
Why?
Man died so I could live.
I'd like to know a
little more about him.
No matter how tired he
was, or how long he'd worked,
or what was
going on in his life,
he always had
time to listen to me.
I'd go on and on.
He never preached.
He never told me what to do, even
though sometimes I wished he would.
He would just listen.
And then he would tell
me that he loved me.
The best part was if I'd
had a fight with my mom,
he never took sides.
Hmm.
Oh, God. My mom.
He was her whole life.
She probably thinks
we're both dead.
All I know is that he
wanted you to go on.
I know.
I got to get back to the
search. You going to be okay?
I don't know.
Fair enough.
RUSH: Eli?
What?
What are you doing?
I just watched a man die.
Okay?
Don't you even care?
Of course I do,
and I'm also trying to learn as
much as I can, as quickly as I can.
That is, in addition to
running nine separate searches
in the database in the hope of
solving our life-support issues.
Right.
Found anything?
Destiny.
As in ours?
The name of the ship.
Translated from Ancient.
I've also discovered
that they were never here.
I thought this was
an Ancient ship.
It is, but they sent
it out unmanned,
planning to use
the gate to get here
when it was far enough
out into the universe,
but they probably learned
to Ascend before that time.
Learned to what?
Ascension.
It's a process whereby
consciousness converts to energy
that no longer
requires physical form.
That wasn't in the video.
Well, there's more
than one video.
We should get back to work.
Sorry.
Sir, I think I got it.
It wasn't even that hard to find.
It's right here in the dialing program.
You're sure?
Yes, it's an
eight-symbol address.
You mean you can dial
this thing back to Earth?
There's no point
of origin indicated,
but still, there's only
36 symbols on this gate.
I'm assuming the ninth symbol
represents some X-factor distance equation.
Well, I don't
care. Start dialing.
Sir, don't we want to
bring Dr. Rush in on this?
YOUNG: Well, you said
this wasn't that hard to find?
No.
Well, then he probably
already knows and didn't tell us.
Oh, no, no, no, no. What?
Someone's dialing the gate.
Colonel Young. You're up.
Nice to see you, too, Rush.
I did order you to report to me.
Yes, but what are you doing?
We're trying to dial Earth.
RUSH: That would be a mistake.
YOUNG: Riley thinks he's
found the address for home.
RUSH: His understanding
of Ancient is marginal at best.
RILEY: With respect, Doctor, I know
enough to recognize a reference to Earth.
He says the address
wasn't that hard to find, Rush.
No, no. This is a complete
waste of power we may need.
We have the address back. All
we need is the right point of origin.
And we've got 36 tries.
We barely have enough power
to operate the main systems.
This ship simply doesn't
have the capability to dial Earth.
You see, that's news to me.
He didn't tell me that, either.
Well, I've only
just learned myself,
and you know what
I've been doing.
Even if it doesn't work,
the people aboard this ship
need to see us at least try.
So, what, you're going to
drain what little power we have
for the sake of morale?
How ridiculous.
(SHIP GROANS)
What was that?
(BEEPING)
YOUNG: Anyone near
the observation deck?
Colonel, it looks like
we've dropped out of FTL.
RILEY: Because we
were draining power?
No, no.
If I'm right, the gate should
begin to dial any moment.
How did you know that?
The ship detected a stargate
on a planet within range
that may have what we need.
What? How the hell are
there even stargates out here?
The Ancients sent out a number of
unmanned ships ahead of this one.
They're programed to
gather data, resources,
to manufacture stargates and
deposit them in habitable worlds.
Any relevant information is relayed
back here to help plot the course.
You're telling me that this
ship knows we're in trouble?
Yes, because I told it we were.
Essentially, we're
flying on autopilot.
This ship may have stopped when
it was within range of a stargate
regardless of our need.
But I have reason to believe...
YOUNG: So, what we need is
on the other side of that wormhole?
An educated guess, yes.
There's only one
way to find out.
RILEY: Sir, you can't do that. We
have no idea what's on the other side.
We can use the Kino to find out.
I expect that's the
purpose of this device.
I'm getting readings over here.
What have we got?
Temperature, gravity,
atmosphere composition,
barometric pressure.
Oxygen, nitrogen, very little
CO2, extremely low humidity.
Habitable, but just barely.
Good enough.
BRODY: Looks like four other
addresses came up here, too.
They could be other
planets within range.
Maybe we should think about
dialing them up and seeing...
No, no, no, they're locked out.
The ship chose this one.
The stargate is open, all
we have to do is step through.
What we have to do
is put a team together.
Dr. Rush.
RUSH: Looks like our
time might be limited.
YOUNG: What is it?
It's a countdown.
Just over 12 hours left.
What happens then?
I suspect we jump back into FTL.
Palmer is a geologist.
Obviously she should go.
Franklin and Brody are the
best of the rest of what we have.
Thanks for the
ringing endorsement.
He didn't even mention me.
YOUNG: Franklin
goes. The others stay.
We're still going to need good people
working on the problem from this end.
ELI: I'd like to go.
Really?
If I can help, then...
Colonel Young, please.
What? You don't
think I can handle it?
He's going.
I've been off-world before.
You have made a habit out of
pulling our asses out of the fire.
Eli, you want to
go, you're going.
The only one I'm questioning
right now is you, Dr. Rush.
(SCOFFS)
Well, besides Palmer, I'm the only
one who knows what we're looking for.
We have 12 hours to find what we
need and then get back on the ship.
You're sure you can't stop it?
No, we're just along
for the ride for now.
Then we may all be
better off on the planet.
Well, that's another
reason why I should go.
Someone to assess whether
long-term survival there is even an option.
Right. Okay.
I want everyone clear that
Scott is in charge of this mission.
Let's gear up, let's find whatever
supplies we have, and move out.
Sir, about Eli...
He volunteered.
He's not trained for this.
Just like a lot of people
we got on the ship.
I'm going to need to
know what they're made of.
He'll slow us down.
Well, if he does, you
send him back to the gate.
Listen, if we're going to make it, and
I'm not just talking the next few hours,
we're going to need
everyone on board to step up.
Lieutenant.
Keep an eye on Rush.
We'll be back, sir.
Good luck.
(YELPS)
(YELPS)
All right, get out of the
way. Get out of the way!
Come here! Come here!
(PEOPLE GRUNTING)
Move, move! Come on,
come on, come on, come on!
This is Scott. Slow down the
evac! We are coming in too hot!
Colonel, come in!
MAN 1: Move it back!
MAN 2: Oh, my God, where are we?
WOMAN 1: What is this place?
SCOTT: Move away from the gate!
(GROANING)
Where are we?
MAN 3: Where is this?
Why didn't we come
through to Earth?
There's no time to
explain. Off to the side!
WOMAN 2: What's going on?
SCOTT: All right. Come
on, come on, come on.
(PEOPLE SHOUTING)
This is Scott. Come in!
Colonel, come in!
I need a medic!
Over here!
JOHANSEN: Can
you move your fingers?
VOLKER: No. I think
my arm's broken.
Okay, just hold your arm there
and we'll put it in a sling, okay?
(SHOUTING CONTINUES)
(YELLS)
(PANTING)
(ECHOING) Keep
calm. Keep coming.
(GRUNTING)
Clear this area. There
could still be more incoming.
(GRUNTS)
(ARMSTRONG COUGHING)
Are you okay? Yeah.
We've got to move. Move!
Where the hell are we?
Greer? Where's Colonel Young?
He was right behind me.
(GRUNTS)
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
Move. Move. Move. SCOTT: Quiet!
GREER: Stay calm!
Move. Excuse me.
GREER: Keep it down!
Move. Move. Move. Move. Move.
Colonel? Colonel?
Don't move.
(PANTING) Where
are... Where are we?
I don't know, sir. Are you...
You're in charge, okay?
You're...
Sir?
(GASPS)
T.J.!
JOHANSEN: I'm coming!
GREER: Move back,
people! Coming through!
JOHANSEN: Let's
go! Move, move, move!
GREER: Get back, people.
Is he okay?
I don't know.
WRAY: Get back!
Wallace! What is this place?
Look, l just did what Rush
told me... Where is he?
I don't know. He went
through ahead of me.
Rush! Rush! Eli,
help me find him.
What, I...
(ENGINE WHIRRING)
MAN 5: What's that?
What in the hell was that?
I don't know. Look,
Sergeant, I need you to
get these people settled.
And you find out who and what
we've got. Nobody leaves this room.
Yes, sir.
Eli! Now!
(TYPING)
ELI: The core of the
planet is the power source.
You have to channel it into the
weapon to destroy the enemy ship.
MAN: Can't do it,
dude. Uh, doing it.
It's one of those programmer's
jokes, a problem that can't be solved.
Already solved
it. No, you didn't.
Just shut up! Watch this.
What the hell! What happened?
Nothing happened. I'm back
at the beginning of the level.
You're so full of yourself.
No. No, no, no. It worked.
The firing code locked in.
Whatever.
That was extremely unsatisfying.
Eli Wallace?
Actually, Eli's not
here right now.
Okay, okay. Whatever
you guys think that I did,
I swear you got the wrong guy.
Do I look like someone
who'd be standing here
if I didn't already know everything
there is to know about you?
Yeah, not really.
Right.
ELI: Who are you?
Dr. Nicholas Rush.
May we come in?
Why?
You just spent a great
deal of time recently
playing an online fantasy
game called Prometheus.
(LAUGHS)
Big Brother's got
nothing better to do?
Last night you solved the
Dakara weapons puzzle.
Yeah, a month of
my life went into that.
You know what happens when
you solve that thing? Nothing.
We're here. That happened.
To complete that
particular puzzle,
you had to solve a
millennia-old mathematical proof,
written in another language.
For that, you've won
something of a prize.
Well, whatever it is, I'll
take the cash equivalent.
There isn't one.
It's a non-disclosure agreement.
Non-disclosure?
So, you guys really embedded a
top-secret problem into a game,
hoping someone
like me would solve it?
Yup.
So, what do you need me for now?
I assure you, it'll be
worth your while to sign it.
And if I don't?
We'll beam you up
to our spaceship.
(LAUGHS)
Right. I think I want my
lawyer to look it over first.
And by "lawyer," I
assume you mean "mother."
So, we'll just agree
then that I will call you.
(WHOOSHING)
(GASPS)
What the...
Welcome aboard the Hammond, Eli.
Yes, that is planet Earth, and
yes, you are on a spaceship.
We need your help, Eli.
To be honest, I don't know
how long it's going to take.
I should call my mom
to tell her where I am.
That's probably not
going to work up here.
(CHUCKLES) Right.
You can speak to her on the way.
There's a cover story
you'll have to follow.
I'm sorry. On the way to?
To another planet, 21
light years from here.
(STAMMERING) I can't
go. I have things that...
We know about your
mother's condition.
You just know
everything, don't you?
We also know that you
are currently unemployed,
and that your mother's
medical coverage is
an ongoing issue.
We'll see she gets the best
available care while you're gone.
And if I don't sign, what? You
going to erase my memory?
(CHUCKLES)
Something like that.
Can I get some pants?
Hello, I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson,
and behind me is a stargate.
It was originally built
millennia ago by an alien race
who we call the Ancients.
Over the next few hours, we'll be
touching on some of the things...
There are 39 symbols
representing star constellations
as seen from Earth...
When a connection is
made between two stargates,
an unstable energy vortex
emerges from the gate...
Whoa!
And settles into the
event horizon, or "puddle,"
as we like to call it.
Later, it was discovered
that using an eighth symbol
would actually dial another galaxy in
hundreds of thousands of light years
via an interstellar wormhole.
It is believed an unprecedented
amount of power is required
to reach the near-mythical
ninth chevron.
The first six symbols...
Icarus Base was established on
a planet discovered two years ago
to have a uniquely
powerful core.
The entire purpose of the
project is to hopefully one day
dial the nine chevron address
found in the Ancient database.
Hi! I'm Dr. Daniel Jackson.
Now, you've heard the
term "hyperspace" for years...
Where are you?
ELI: It's top secret.
Eli! I'm serious, Ma.
I can't say anything
more than that.
But I don't understand. Why could
you not at least tell me you were leaving?
I'm sorry, but did you
get the letter from...
Yeah, the Air Force. I got it.
Are you in a plane now? You
sound like you're in an airplane.
Uh, no. It's nothing like that.
I want you to know that
they're going to look after you.
Well, you didn't
have to do this.
This is good.
Really. It's the kind of
thing I always dreamed of.
Hi.
You mind?
No, go ahead.
Thank you.
First time on a spaceship, too?
Me? I've been on
lots of various...
Eli Wallace. I know.
You've heard of me?
I have.
Wow, that almost never happens.
And you are?
Chloe. I work for
Alan Armstrong.
Senator of California?
Oh, yeah, yeah. I
have heard of California.
(CHUCKLES)
My last job was in the burger and
fries field. How'd you line that up?
I was a political science
major at Harvard, so...
Mmm. I hear it's a good school.
For a while there I was at...
MIT. I know.
Really? What else have
they told you about me?
What?
I've seen this writing before.
In the game? Yeah.
(WHIRRING)
Sheesh. We're on a ship?
RUSH: The design
is clearly Ancient,
in the truest sense of the word.
Launched hundreds of
thousands of years ago.
Dr. Rush?
Faster than light, yet
not through hyperspace.
What are you doing?
Who knows how far it's traveled.
Dr. Rush, I've got a lot of
wounded. We need to get home.
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(MECHANICAL WHIRRING)
JOHANSEN ON RADIO:
Lieutenant Scott, come in.
Go ahead.
We've got a problem. One of
the air vents just shut down in here.
Copy that.
Yeah, the air's getting
pretty thin in here, too.
What does that mean?
That the life support
system is failing.
And we should probably
do something about that.
EMILY: Well, it's always
just one more year.
It's a command.
Where?
It's a lot safer than
other places I've been.
You've put your
time in, Everett.
When this tour is
over, I promise...
(ECHOING) You know what?
Never mind. Don't bother.
You always end up choosing
somewhere other than here.
(ECHOING) I am not
choosing my job over you.
How you can even say... How
you can even say that to me?
I love you, but I can't wait
anymore. I can't wait anymore.
Everett? Are you okay?
Sweetheart, baby, look at me.
(INAUDIBLE)
Colonel? Colonel?
(GRUNTING)
Oh, my God.
Can't you do something?
He's having a seizure.
There's nothing I can do.
(BOTH MOANING)
ON RADIO: Scott, this is
Colonel Young. Come in, please.
Our guests have arrived a
few minutes early, Lieutenant.
What's your position?
Come on. Not yet. Not yet.
Lieutenant, drop whatever you're
doing and get your ass up here.
I'm on my way, sir.
Bye.
Holy...
Senator, it is my honor to
welcome you to Icarus Base.
Colonel. This is my
executive assistant, Chloe.
It's a pleasure
to meet you, sir.
The pleasure's mine.
So my daughter.
You must be the...
Contest winner,
yeah. That is a big gun.
Rail gun. 500 rounds per minute.
This is Lieutenant Scott.
He's been assigned
to you, Mr. Wallace.
Shall we go inside?
ELI: Unbelievable.
SCOTT: Yeah, it is.
It's weird how fast you can start to
take something like this for granted.
So, if a stargate can instantly
transport you to another planet,
why did we fly here
on a spaceship?
Something to do with how this
one's tied into the planet for power.
Apparently, it's been
modified to only dial out
because incoming
wormholes are too dangerous.
You're the genius. You
can probably tell me better.
(LAUGHS) All I did was
solve a puzzle in a video game.
Hey, you figured out
something Dr. Rush
has been trying to
figure out for months,
which, by the way, a lot
of people were glad to see.
RUSH: And, of course,
you know Colonel Telford.
Ready for this, Colonel?
You just give the word, sir.
Oh, I gave it quite a
while ago, Colonel.
I'm just here to see how
my $1.6 billion is being spent.
(RUSH LAUGHS)
Very good. Thank you, everyone.
Dismissed.
As you know, up until now,
we have been unable to channel
the precise amount of power necessary
to unlock the stargate's
ninth and final chevron.
However, thanks to some ingenuity
from young Mr. Wallace here,
that problem has
finally been solved.
YOUNG: We've heard that before.
This time we're sure.
That's what I figured out?
I embedded the mathematical
problem we had to solve into the game.
I then engineered your solution
into a practical, workable application.
What say we get on with it?
Absolutely. Sergeant Riley.
RILEY: Chevron one encoded.
Sir.
(DIALING GATE)
We're dialing now?
A test, to see if we
can make a connection.
RILEY: Chevron one locked.
If we do, we will send an automated
reconnaissance drone through.
We'll see what's
on the other side.
RILEY: Chevron two locked.
And then they'll go?
No, first, we close down again,
assess the data we receive,
and then perhaps
send the away team.
If it works.
RILEY: Chevron four locked.
Until then, they're just
interested observers, like us.
RILEY: Chevron five locked.
Chevron six encoded.
Chevron six locked.
Chevron seven encoded.
Chevron seven locked.
Chevron eight encoded.
Chevron eight locked.
Chevron nine encoded.
Whoa, what's going on?
I don't know. We
never got this far before.
Chevron nine...
Chevron nine will not lock.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
We matched the power
requirements down to the EMU.
It must work.
Power levels in the gate
capacitors are going into the red.
Shut it down. No,
wait, wait, wait.
RILEY: We're reading fluctuations
in the output from the core...
Shut it down now.
(GATE POWERING DOWN)
(EXHALES)
It should have
worked. Well, it didn't.
And drawing power
from the planet's core...
Dangerous? Yes.
We're all aware of that...
Regardless of what's been
spent or what's at stake,
my first priority is to ensure the
safety of the people on this base.
Of course. Of course.
Eli, we'd best run through
your equations again.
If you'll excuse me.
You are not seriously
putting this on me!
Not my fault.
(PEOPLE CLAMORING)
SCOTT: People, you
have to calm down.
Seriously, you
have to calm down.
(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)
MAN: We got power!
WOMAN: Thank God!
Everybody's attention, please.
All right, please listen.
Hey, listen up!
(CHATTERING STOPS)
What is going on?
We are on an Ancient spaceship.
MAN: What?
That's all I've got.
Now, what that means is that...
That means you need to use the
stargate to get us all back home.
That is definitely on the
list of things to do, sir,
but I think right now... You
can consider that an order.
We are working on it, sir.
Now, I need to speak to the person
responsible for this. Where is Dr. Rush?
Just shut up for
a second, will you!
How dare you talk to...
Dad? Dad, please. WOMAN: Medic!
Water? Water?
Quickly. Over here. Get...
CHLOE: Sit down.
ARMSTRONG: (GRUNTING) The pills.
(COUGHING)
Look, I'm sorry. I'm just
trying to explain the situation.
We are on a ship,
but we have no idea where
we are in relation to Earth.
Now, with respect, sir,
the reason you might be having
a hard time breathing right now
is because the ship's life-support
system is not functioning properly.
Dr. Rush is working
on that right now.
(ALL MURMURING)
Brody and Park?
Here! Here.
Okay, good, you two are with me.
But these consoles just came on.
No, nobody touch anything yet!
Dr. Rush needs your help.
Everybody else, just stay
calm, stay put. Please.
MAN: "Stay put"? Wait, what do
you mean? You're just going like that?
There has to be a
mistake in here somewhere.
Seriously, who uses a
whiteboard anymore?
You have computers, like,
everywhere around here.
The power flow was
in the target range.
Why wouldn't the
address connect?
Wrong address?
There is only one found in
the Ancient database in Atlantis.
With no other instructions?
No, but that's not the
issue. It has to be your proof.
My proof works. You know
how I know that it does?
Because you said so.
Gentlemen. How's it coming?
(SCOFFS)
Whoa, whoa! What are you
doing? Starting from the beginning.
Wait. Save! Save!
Save! I can't...
Mr. Wallace, I would like you to
join me for dinner in the officers' mess.
Thank you, I'm starving.
We're quite close
to a breakthrough, actually.
I'd like Eli to keep working.
Well, we've been here for six
months. It can wait a few more hours.
Thank you.
So, Colonel, you
really have no idea
where this ninth chevron stargate
address is gonna send you?
No idea at all.
Hmm.
But the Ancients built the
stargate with nine chevrons.
It's got to go somewhere.
(SCOFFS)
(MARKER CLATTERING)
(SIGHS)
YOUNG: We've also known
for some time that the only way
to unlock the ninth chevron
was to solve the power issues.
Well, if anyone's going
to solve it, I think Eli will.
Yes, that's right. It's
true. I am Math Boy.
(PEOPLE CHUCKLING)
Dr. Rush. Dr. Rush!
ARMSTRONG: I would
like to propose a toast.
Oh, no, that's
really not necessary.
Not to you. Oh.
When the proposal for this
project first crossed my desk,
I did not want to approve it.
Oh, my God. It seemed
clear to me at the time
that there were enough
terrestrial matters of importance
that needed that kind of money.
Now, being a proud father of a
beautiful young woman is one thing.
Having that young
woman exceed every
possible expectation
is quite another.
(MELANCHOLY OPERA
PLAYING ON STEREO)
It was my daughter, Chloe,
who reminded me that
there is no greater endeavor
than seeking an
understanding of who we are,
and the mysteries of the
universe in which we all exist.
Not in those exact words.
It was also her idea
to embed the Ancient proof in a
medium that would give us access
to brilliant young minds that we
would have otherwise overlooked.
And so to all the brave men and
women who have volunteered...
(EXPLOSION)
Okay, what was that?
(RADIO CRACKLES)
This is Young.
(EXPLOSION)
YOUNG: The base is under attack.
All non-combatant personnel
report to your designated areas.
Everyone else to your battle
stations. This is not a drill.
Senator, I need you and your
daughter to go with Lieutenant Scott.
Eli! You as well. Oh, yeah.
WOMAN: Hurry. SCOTT:
Yeah, we're on our way.
(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)
GREER: What's going on in here?
The life-support system is on,
but for some reason,
it's not working properly.
I'm attempting to reset it.
He has no idea what he's doing.
Step away from that
thing. ELI: That screen says
that what you're doing
is gonna overload it...
Eli, please! Is that
what it says or not?
You only think you know
what it says in this screen
because I embedded
a rudimentary version
of the Ancient
language into the game.
This is not a game.
Don't touch it, Rush.
When the oxygen aboard this
ship falls below critical level,
it will become increasingly
difficult to concentrate.
And what you're doing
could blow up the whole ship.
Are you sure, Eli?
Back off now or I will shoot!
Lower your weapon, Sergeant!
He already screwed us once.
I'm not going to let him do it again!
I need to get through,
people. Stand aside.
(ALARM BLARING)
Sergeant, we're under attack.
Don't know who, don't know why.
Consider the charges dropped.
Go take your anger out on them.
Yes, sir.
YOUNG ON RADIO: What do
we got, Colonel, Lucian Alliance?
That would be my guess. They
haven't introduced themselves.
They started shooting the minute
they came out of hyperspace.
Our shields are holding,
but we're not the target.
What's heading our way?
A full squadron of gliders
and a troop transport.
We cut them down some, but
the rest will be on your doorstep
in less than three minutes.
Telford, did you
copy? Roger that.
If we can get to the transport before
they land their troops, we stand a chance.
Press that button.
It's going to fix
the life support,
and then you and I,
and everyone else,
will be able to breathe
and think much better.
Don't do it.
Okay, look. Sergeant, I know
we are in a tough situation here,
but I am giving you an
order. Lower your weapon.
So?
Well, I suppose that
would have been too simple.
Apparently, that did nothing.
This may take a little more
time, T.J. Hang in there.
Copy.
Does Colonel Young
know about this?
He knows.
Two weeks ago you told me that this
was the best experience of your life.
Something must have happened.
The scholarship came in.
I guess I've just been too
afraid to admit what I really want.
(SCOFFS)
Wow, you didn't tell me
you had even applied.
There's nothing else going
on. You know I'd tell you.
Unless you were
protecting someone else.
I'm not.
Like I said, I just hadn't
made up my mind.
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
RILEY: Dr. Rush? I'm reading a
dangerous energy spike in the core.
Eli! Eli! I need your help.
With what? The ninth chevron.
What? We need to
get the hell out of here.
Look, it took us two years to find
this site. The properties are unique.
This may be our last chance.
(EXPLOSION)
If this bombardment continues,
the radioactive core
is going to go critical.
You mean the planet...
It's going to explode?
Yes. Ah! Okay, okay, okay, okay.
If my math works...
We can't assume that...
I said "if"!
Then if it works, then it's
not a power supply issue,
it's the gate address.
We've known the first
eight symbols for years,
the ninth has to be
the point of origin.
So, what if we're not on the planet
you're supposed to be dialing from?
This is where we are.
Okay, what if we are
not supposed to be here?
Icarus Base, Telford.
We can't hold them back.
Let's go! Go!
(SOLDIERS SHOUTING)
Sergeant Riley, dial
the stargate to Earth!
SOLDIER: Incoming!
Come on, come on.
RILEY: Chevron one locked.
ELI: Okay, follow me. The
symbols on the stargate
are constellations
as seen from Earth.
That's what you
said... Yes, yes.
Okay, so what if Earth is
supposed to be the point of origin?
RILEY: Chevron two locked.
The only viable
power source was here,
light years away. What
if that doesn't matter?
What if it's the only combination
that will work, like a code?
RILEY: Chevron three locked.
A code?
ELI: Yeah. RILEY:
Chevron four encoded.
Stop the dialing sequence.
RILEY: I have my orders.
Get out of my way. Get out of
the way! We can't risk dialing Earth.
ARMSTRONG: Come on, let's go.
SCOTT: Go, go, keep moving.
(GASPS)
Dad? Dad? Dad!
SCOTT: Chloe!
My father! There could still be
people trapped on the other side.
All right, let's go, people. You
need to move it to the Gate Room!
This is Scott. I got about a dozen or
so people cut off from the Gate Room,
southeast corridor.
Oh, God! Okay. Damn it!
YOUNG: Oh, my
God! Is that Dr. Simms?
Stay with me, okay?
He was helping pull people
back from the surface.
(SNIFFLING)
Simms, can you hear me? T.J.
T.J. No!
Hey, Tamara. Hey, Tamara.
Come on, we got to go.
That is impressive.
The power's fluctuating
at critical levels.
Colonel, I'm detecting a massive
buildup of energy from the planet.
Recall our fighters.
Radio Colonel Telford.
He's got two minutes to get his people
aboard before we jump to hyperspace.
(RUMBLING)
He, uh... He didn't dial Earth.
It's the ninth chevron address.
What?
The attack started a chain
reaction in the planet's core.
There's no way of stopping that.
And any blast could easily
translate through an open wormhole.
It's too dangerous
to dial Earth.
You could have dialed
somewhere else. Anywhere else.
RUSH: This could be our
only chance. Shut it down.
You can't, it's too late. Riley!
System's not responding, sir.
I need to get these
people out of here.
We have a way out. We don't
know what's on the other side!
Damn it, Rush!
Can't be worse
than here, can it?
Nobody move. Await
further instructions.
What's that? Well, it
doesn't look like life support.
RUSH: Yes, I realize that.
Whoa!
What are we looking at?
It's a star map.
PARK: That's the Milky Way.
RUSH: I believe it's a visual
log of the ship's journey.
So, this is where we are now?
No. That's where the ship
originally embarked from.
ELI: Earth.
It's leaving the galaxy.
RUSH: It did. Long ago.
That was Pegasus.
So, those points are more stars?
No, they're galaxies.
Rush, where the hell are we?
Several billion light
years from home.
Please.
YOUNG: Scott.
Stand clear.
You could take down the
rest of the roof with that.
Look, we don't
have time to argue.
I need you to lead the
evacuees through the gate.
You need to go with him.
No! I'm staying here until
I know my father's okay.
Make sure everyone carries as much
of the expedition supplies as they can.
Why? 'Cause you're
not going to Earth.
Rush dialed the
ninth chevron. Go.
Go!
(RUMBLING CONTINUES)
Once I'm through, follow
one at a time on a three-count.
SOLDIER: Okay, people. Make way.
Come on, let's
go. Keep it going.
You good? Okay, let's go.
If you can hear me, stand back!
Okay, get down.
Fire in the hole!
(CHLOE EXCLAIMS)
(CHLOE COUGHING)
Dad?
Dad?
GREER: Put your weight on me.
Put your weight on me.
YOUNG: Stay calm, everybody.
I got you. CHLOE: Please.
Okay, everybody
stay calm! Don't push.
(YELPS)
Dad!
(EXCLAIMS) Careful, careful.
YOUNG: You're okay,
sir. Are you okay?
I'm the last one. I'm all right.
Greer, go. I'm right behind you.
Hammond, this is Young, come in.
Hammond, this is Young. Come in.
GREER: Let's go, let's go,
let's go, come on, people.
Let's do it. Let's do it.
SOLDIER: Hurry up!
Sir! Go!
Sir. We've got Colonel
Carter. On screen.
General, we barely got away.
The planet was destroyed.
We managed to beam most
of our people off the surface
before jumping to hyperspace.
We also believe that the
enemy forces were destroyed.
Any word on how they
gained intel on our base?
No.
What about casualties?
Twelve. Eighty-plus MIA.
The bunker-shielding technology
prevented us from
beaming out anyone inside.
How many people made it
through the gate to Earth?
None.
None? Our sensors indicated
that the stargate was active
for a full six minutes
before the core went critical.
Well, they didn't
come through here.
Then where'd they go?
Okay, listen up!
Everybody who is able, we are
going to search this ship top to bottom.
Teams of three.
Weapons?
Twenty-three,
including handguns.
One per group?
Yeah.
Flashlights, radios,
only when necessary.
Once those batteries are dead,
they are dead. Regular check-ins
with Dr. Rush in the control room
every 10 minutes, and keep
in mind, as far as we know,
this bucket is
really freaking old,
and there may be areas of damage
where life support is unstable.
And, look, be smart, okay?
Don't touch anything that
looks like it might be dangerous.
How are we supposed to
know what's dangerous?
Becker, right?
Yes, sir. I work in the mess.
I mean, I did.
Well, don't touch, just look.
You're... You're James, right?
Yes, Lieutenant.
You and Riley are with me.
Subtle, man. Subtle.
SCOTT: If it's
okay with you, sir,
it might be best, considering
your obvious skills,
for you to hang back here and help
keep the rest of these people calm.
Don't patronize me, son.
No, sir.
Are you all right?
I'm solid, Lieutenant.
I'm trained for this.
Look, l didn't mean to...
Look, not now.
ON RADIO: Rush,
this is Scott. Come in.
Rush, this is Scott. Come in.
Hello. This is Eli.
Where's Rush?
Bathroom, if he found it.
I'm at what looks like a
bulkhead door. It won't open.
I was hoping Rush
could open it from there.
Should I find him?
No.
Here, give me a hand.
What happened to being smart?
This could be the engine
room for all we know.
We got to at least
open a few doors.
Do we? Do we really?
(ALL GRUNTING)
(COMPUTER BEEPING)
ELI: Hang on.
No, keep doing
what you're doing.
I think I found where you
are. The door is flashing red.
SCOTT: Can you
open it from there?
Red is usually bad, isn't it?
Maybe it means the
door is stuck. Just try.
Okay. You should
probably step back.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, not
good! Not good. More red...
Close it!
Close it now! I'm trying!
(ALARM BEEPING)
Yeah. Okay. We established
why that hatch was closed.
Yeah. A lot of others are
closed for the same reason.
We're only occupying a
fraction of the ship right now.
It just goes on forever.
But if there are damaged areas
of the ship that aren't sealed,
that could be our problem.
Oh, hey, good timing. We
just found... Hey... Really?
This is Dr. Rush. Meet me in
the Gate Room immediately.
Everyone.
MAN 1: I don't know
what's going on.
MAN 2: It's over there.
(ALL MURMURING)
What's going on?
In this case are five Ancient
communication stones.
They work over vast
distances in real time.
We can talk to the
people on Earth. Yes.
MAN 1: Great. MAN 2: All right.
RUSH: You physically take control
of an individual at the other end.
I brought these
with us in the event
we ended up somewhere out of
range of normal communication.
So let's use them.
MAN: Yeah. WOMAN: Yeah.
I already have.
ALL: What? When?
Are they sending help?
No.
MAN: Why? Why are
they not sending help?
The only means of dialing
this gate from our galaxy
was destroyed in the
attack. We're cut off.
I want to use one
of those stones now.
I have spoken with
General O'Neill...
I am a United States senator!
I've explained our
situation clearly.
In light of my knowledge and
experience, he has placed me in charge.
He did what?
(ALL MURMURING)
MAN: How do we know?
I have faith in our ability to repair
this ship and to work together,
but if we're to survive
this, we need leadership
and a clear chain of command.
ELI: We only have
a few hours of air left.
Yeah. I want to speak
to the General myself.
Senator, please. Give it to him!
WOMAN: Yeah.
SCOTT: Give it to him.
(GROANING)
CHLOE: Dad? Dad!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. T.J.?
Excuse me, excuse me.
Okay. Okay, he's still breathing.
CHLOE: Oh, my God!
JOHANSEN: I saw
him taking some pills?
Warfarin, for his heart.
Blood thinners are the last thing
he needs if he's bleeding internally.
Please do something!
Look, I told you,
I'm just a medic.
Everyone, please,
there's no need for us all to
congregate in the one place.
Ms. Johansen, please find adequate
accommodation for the injured,
and everyone else... No, I
don't recognize your authority,
Dr. Rush. As an IOA representative...
We have found quarters nearby
much more comfortable. Please
go there... I think you need to...
and stay there until you're
asked to do something useful.
Something useful?
We do not want to settle in!
We want to get
back! Right? Yeah.
We should be working
on getting home.
WRAY: Exactly.
I'm not sure if
that's even possible.
What? You haven't even tried!
Maybe you should actually do
something instead of standing around,
talking about being in charge.
If that's even true.
Everybody! Everyone,
calm down! Now, the fact is
Colonel Young put me in charge,
and I expect all SG
personnel to follow my orders.
As for the rest of you, you get
out of line, we will lock you down.
Now, Dr. Rush is right
about a couple things.
First off, we all have
to work together,
and second of all, we
don't all have to stay here,
so let's move out.
Go on, move. It's okay.
SOLDIER 1: All
right. You heard him.
SOLDIER 2: Do
as he says, people.
(PEOPLE MURMURING)
I think we need you, so
I've got your back for now,
but if I were you,
I would find some way to
dial that gate back to Earth.
I've got some testing equipment
over here. Looks broken.
We'll get back to that.
What about all
these Ancient crates?
If it's not ours,
don't touch it.
VOLKER: Did no one
think of labeling anything?
Every case has a bar code.
All right, anyone find
a bar code reader?
I guess that got left behind
along with the food and water.
Uh-uh. We got food.
Yeah, protein bars
and this powdered stuff.
Look, everybody.
Seeds? Volker,
you've got to be kidding.
PALMER: I got a
case of blank paper.
VOLKER: Maybe we
should start a suggestion box.
What are you staring at?
You were in detention.
Yeah.
For good reason.
What did you want him to do?
Leave me there?
Of course not.
I was just wondering
what to do about it now.
That's not up to you.
We'll see.
No, no, no. Don't do it, man.
SCOTT ON RADIO: Greer, I need
you to check for any open bulkhead doors
that lead to damaged parts of
the ship. Rush will direct you.
Copy.
RUSH ON RADIO: There should
be an elevator directly ahead.
Copy that.
Are you there yet?
This is Scott. Radio
silence, please.
Hey.
Hey.
What's going on?
We almost lost you. You were
thrown clear across the room.
Where are we? Sir...
(GROANS)
Where are we?
We're on a ship.
It's Ancient. Rush says
it's thousands of years old
and we're pretty far
off into the universe.
What's he doing to get us home?
He says he's working on it,
but we have bigger problems.
The life-support system
isn't working properly.
If we can't get it fixed,
there's not much time.
You should also know that he used the
communication stones to contact Earth,
and he said General
O'Neill put him in charge.
I don't think so. I
don't think... Oh...
Sir, you shouldn't be trying
to get up just yet, okay?
I don't think I have a choice,
T.J. I can't feel my legs.
Whoa, jeez! ELI: Whoa!
What is that thing?
Come here, I'll show you.
(DEVICE BEEPING)
It's a... It's a camera.
It's a flying camera.
I'm calling it a Kino, you
know, after the Russian...
Yeah. Okay.
Well, I figure maybe we can use it to
check out the damaged areas of the ship.
That's good. Yeah.
That's good.
Where's it going now?
Oh, I don't know.
It's just doing its thing,
but there's lots more of them.
(CHUCKLES)
Yeah, it's cool. Yeah!
Do you want one?
It's not a gumball machine, Eli.
Okay.
Okay! Okay, so you figured out
where they keep the Kinos.
What else have you figured out?
Give me a break, man.
This is my second spaceship,
and my first was yesterday.
I know. Icarus was my first
SGC assignment after training.
I haven't been at this
much longer than you have.
Did they beam you
out of your house?
(CHUCKLES) No. You got me there.
Got any food on you?
No. Tylenol?
Headache? Yeah.
Me, too.
Neuropraxia is
temporary paralysis
that can follow a
concussive injury.
You don't know?
You'd need an MRI and a qualified
doctor who knows how to read it
to know for sure if
there's spinal damage.
We don't have either.
Hopefully, it's just
the nerves in shock.
Best I can do is insist
that you remain still.
Your tour was
over two weeks ago.
You should be in some
classroom in San Diego.
Seattle. That's where
my scholarship was.
I'm sorry.
That part's not your fault.
Tell Rush I want to see him.
Yes, sir.
What's that?
Flying camera ball.
I'm calling it a
Kino. Don't ask.
That's marvelous.
It comes with a remote.
I thought we could
use it to look around.
What do you have?
Well, it's not so good, really.
These processing
nodes are scrubbers,
responsible for cleaning
CO2 from the air.
Here, here, and here,
it's indicating malfunction.
Others are failing.
Greer, this is Scott. I'm
heading for the Gate Room.
Meet me there.
Look, I'm just saying that
she better stay out of my face.
I'll remind her of your personal
space issues next chance I get.
Dr. Rush? Colonel Young
wants to see you right away.
There should be a kind
of grate covering the node.
RUSH: What do you see?
SCOTT: A problem.
We see a very big problem.
What happened?
You collapsed. We
brought you here.
What's going on?
I'm not sure. I've
been here with you.
I need to know what's
happening, Chloe. This is important.
Dad, I was worried about you.
Okay.
And I'm scared.
One step at a time,
honey. One step at a time.
My pills...
No, Dad, you can't
take any more of those.
Your ribs are badly bruised.
You will bleed internally.
If I don't take those pills, a bruise is
going to be the least of my problems.
I know.
Don't worry about me. Go. Find
out what's going on out there.
No, I want to be here with you.
And I want you
here, but right now,
I want to know what's going on
just a little bit more.
Okay.
I'll be here when you get back.
Okay. Okay.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
What's going on?
I don't know, man.
The air filter's full of crap.
Come on. They want
us to keep looking.
Let's go.
All right, okay.
Alkaline.
Everyone's heart rates are elevated,
people are reporting headaches.
It has to be. What?
The used-up residue of
whatever magic compound
the Ancients used to
scrub CO2 from the air.
So, now we have two big
problems relating to the life support.
Our first priority must be
to seal off any of the leaks.
If we can manage that, then we
can maybe buy ourselves a day or so
before the buildup
of CO2 kills us.
As it stands, how
much time do we have?
I don't know.
Couple of hours at most.
Huh. Awesome.
Brody, there was some medical-grade
soda lime in the supply manifest?
It never made it.
That's a pity.
Well, in a ship this old
there's bound to be systems
past their designed life.
Okay, let's say we find
the leaks. Can you fix this?
I doubt this stuff
can be cooked off.
Perhaps if there were stores of
this substance in a clean form,
or something else capable of CO2
sequestration, calcium carbonate,
lithium hydroxide,
then yes, "if."
Okay, well, that's not going to matter
because you're going to get the gate
dialed back to Earth before
this becomes an issue,
Rush, right? Lieutenant...
That's the kind of thing you're
taught to say in officer training,
presumably for the benefit of
those who don't know any better.
Please.
What makes you
think I won't try?
Greer, I found what
looks like a shuttle.
Looks like there
are two shuttles,
attached to individual
docking sleeves.
We're all going to die.
GREER: Shut up, Franklin.
I'm just saying what
everyone's got to be thinking.
I said shut up, or else
you're going to be the first.
This the door?
Yeah, yeah, that's
it. Can you close it?
It won't close.
We can't close it
from here, either.
There's something
wrong with the mechanism.
FRANKLIN: I think
I found the leak.
There's another door
on the back of the shuttle,
but there's no control.
Then maybe we
can close it off locally.
FRANKLIN: The shield keeping the air
inside is obviously not 100% effective.
RUSH: Probably wasn't
designed to compensate
for the amount of damage
the ship has sustained.
FRANKLIN: Is there
a way of boosting it?
At least in the
areas we need it?
RUSH: We haven't
found a way yet.
It seems to be operating
at maximum capability.
(ELI GASPING)
ELI: Open the door!
Well, that's not good.
That's very good,
sir. A very good sign.
I don't have
time for this, do I?
Two problems. We're venting
atmosphere from a damaged shuttle,
and even if we
could seal it off,
the life-support system in this
ship is past its expiration date.
We'll build up CO2 to
lethal levels within a day.
Well, that explains
the headache.
You already had one.
They'll find a way. That's
what these people do.
Well, most of these people
aren't even supposed to be here.
How did the ship get damaged?
We don't know.
It certainly looks like
it's been through a battle,
at least the parts
we can access.
We're still cut off from
most of the ship. It's huge.
They tried jamming something into
the shuttle doorway to keep it open
long enough to let the
person inside get out...
But it just opens again.
Some sort of safety
mechanism, like an elevator.
Rush says he can't override it.
How long do we have right now?
As it stands...
Rush says if we don't
get it closed, we've got...
just over an hour.
Bad air's better than no air.
Guess a day's
better than an hour.
Someone's got to go in
there and close this door.
My head is pounding.
Heartbeat has accelerated. It's
getting harder and harder to breathe,
as our very lives are
being vented out into space.
That is going to
get old very fast.
This needs to be documented.
No one's going to see that.
How do you know?
We made it here.
Someone else could, too.
If we die, maybe this can help
them to find out what happened to us.
Yeah, well, we're not dead yet.
I'm starting to have
slightly blurred...
Eli! What?
So how are we
going to decide who?
RUSH: I assume we're not
going to get any volunteers.
What's another
day going to buy us?
Time, to find a way to survive.
May I see the list?
JOHANSEN: I marked the
names of anyone injured.
Right. We have to find out people's
skills, background, experience...
Doesn't take any special
skills to die from asphyxiation!
Look. What I'm saying
is, it shouldn't be someone
with potentially
valuable knowledge
or abilities we might need to
help us survive beyond this.
Are you really suggesting
what I think... Half
the people on this ship
already want to kill you.
I don't care.
You can't ask someone to
sacrifice themselves, period.
Politicians ask military
personnel to sacrifice themselves
for the good of
others all the time.
If someone doesn't go in
there and close that door,
we're all going to die, period.
Franklin is still working at
the airlock controls locally,
but it doesn't look good, sir.
Camile's explaining the
situation to everyone onboard.
I'll do it.
Sir?
This isn't the kind of thing I can
ask somebody else to volunteer for.
If we're going to make it past
this, we're going to need you, sir.
I don't know about that. You're doing a
pretty good job without me, Lieutenant.
Yeah? Well, look
at the mess we're in.
If that's not proof that
we need you, then...
Look, I'm not sure
anyone should do it.
I don't want someone
sacrificing themselves for me.
I say we figure this out
together while we still have time,
or we all die trying.
I want you to both listen to me.
It needs to be done,
and I'm doing it.
Look, sir, you can barely stand.
Help me.
Look, the paralysis
is temporary.
Help me. You know that
now. You will recover.
Lieutenant, I need
your help. No, sir.
I gave you an order. I know.
You can have me
court-martialed when we get home,
but I am not going to
help you kill yourself.
My father's not in his room.
We'll find him. He does
not leave this room.
SCOTT: He can't have gotten far.
I told him what was going on.
Greer, this is Scott, come
in. Greer? Greer, do you read?
Senator Armstrong is missing.
He may be headed your way.
He's here.
He's got a gun.
I don't want to shoot you.
I don't think you
want to shoot me.
Get out of the way.
FRANKLIN: Just give
me a little more time.
Let me try and fix this.
I don't have much.
ELI: Guys, I'm not seeing any
change. Whatever you just tried,
it's not working!
The problem's
obviously mechanical.
You can't fix it.
Tell me what to do.
Dad! No, wait!
Dad, no! No! No! No!
(MUFFLED) Open the door!
Open the door, please!
I can't!
Please open the door!
(CHLOE CRYING)
He was dead on his feet.
Dad, no!
(SOFTLY) I love you.
(SOBBING) Please
open the door. No!
Eli! Not him!
There's nothing I
can do for him here.
Help him! Open the door, please!
Please! No. No! No!
No! No!
No!
(SOBBING)
No!
He can't leave me.
Chloe. Chloe!
Well, at least he
bought us a day.
(CHLOE GRUNTS)
You! You did this! You killed
him! You've killed all of us!
Chloe, stop! Little help here.
Hey, hey, relax.
Hey, hey, Chloe.
Just get away
from me! All of you!
Miss Armstrong. You're in shock.
Believe me, I understand.
Everyone deals with
tragedy in different ways.
You're looking for
someone to blame.
I'm not looking.
JOHANSEN: Hey, hey.
I'm sorry about your father.
I truly am.
He was a good man, and he
certainly wouldn't have been my choice,
but you must realize,
none of this was my fault.
I didn't create the
situation that forced us here.
There was no other way.
(SOBBING)
Miss Armstrong, I know you
don't want to hear this just now,
but this ship...
This ship could be the most
important discovery mankind has made
since the stargate itself.
You know, the Icarus Project
was something your
father truly believed in.
Enough to risk his
career to support.
What difference does
it make if we all die?
A number of people died
during the attack on the base.
Some of them I knew very well.
I'm sure some had
more value than others.
As human beings, all
of them were invaluable.
Look, my point
is, I promise you,
I will do everything I can
to make sure no one
gave their life in vain.
No one.
Please give me a chance.
Colonel.
(YOUNG SIGHS)
We've lost Senator Armstrong.
Oh, my God.
He's bought us some time.
To do what?
We're working on it. First up is
trying to dial the gate back home.
Should you even be on your feet?
No.
Well, I am on my feet, and right
now we're trying to get home.
Camile, I need your help.
You know these people.
I need you to spread the word.
Try to keep things
as positive as you can.
I can do that.
Good.
CHLOE: I can't
believe my dad is gone.
I watched him die, and
I still just can't accept it.
Tell me about him.
Why?
Man died so I could live.
I'd like to know a
little more about him.
No matter how tired he
was, or how long he'd worked,
or what was
going on in his life,
he always had
time to listen to me.
I'd go on and on.
He never preached.
He never told me what to do, even
though sometimes I wished he would.
He would just listen.
And then he would tell
me that he loved me.
The best part was if I'd
had a fight with my mom,
he never took sides.
Hmm.
Oh, God. My mom.
He was her whole life.
She probably thinks
we're both dead.
All I know is that he
wanted you to go on.
I know.
I got to get back to the
search. You going to be okay?
I don't know.
Fair enough.
RUSH: Eli?
What?
What are you doing?
I just watched a man die.
Okay?
Don't you even care?
Of course I do,
and I'm also trying to learn as
much as I can, as quickly as I can.
That is, in addition to
running nine separate searches
in the database in the hope of
solving our life-support issues.
Right.
Found anything?
Destiny.
As in ours?
The name of the ship.
Translated from Ancient.
I've also discovered
that they were never here.
I thought this was
an Ancient ship.
It is, but they sent
it out unmanned,
planning to use
the gate to get here
when it was far enough
out into the universe,
but they probably learned
to Ascend before that time.
Learned to what?
Ascension.
It's a process whereby
consciousness converts to energy
that no longer
requires physical form.
That wasn't in the video.
Well, there's more
than one video.
We should get back to work.
Sorry.
Sir, I think I got it.
It wasn't even that hard to find.
It's right here in the dialing program.
You're sure?
Yes, it's an
eight-symbol address.
You mean you can dial
this thing back to Earth?
There's no point
of origin indicated,
but still, there's only
36 symbols on this gate.
I'm assuming the ninth symbol
represents some X-factor distance equation.
Well, I don't
care. Start dialing.
Sir, don't we want to
bring Dr. Rush in on this?
YOUNG: Well, you said
this wasn't that hard to find?
No.
Well, then he probably
already knows and didn't tell us.
Oh, no, no, no, no. What?
Someone's dialing the gate.
Colonel Young. You're up.
Nice to see you, too, Rush.
I did order you to report to me.
Yes, but what are you doing?
We're trying to dial Earth.
RUSH: That would be a mistake.
YOUNG: Riley thinks he's
found the address for home.
RUSH: His understanding
of Ancient is marginal at best.
RILEY: With respect, Doctor, I know
enough to recognize a reference to Earth.
He says the address
wasn't that hard to find, Rush.
No, no. This is a complete
waste of power we may need.
We have the address back. All
we need is the right point of origin.
And we've got 36 tries.
We barely have enough power
to operate the main systems.
This ship simply doesn't
have the capability to dial Earth.
You see, that's news to me.
He didn't tell me that, either.
Well, I've only
just learned myself,
and you know what
I've been doing.
Even if it doesn't work,
the people aboard this ship
need to see us at least try.
So, what, you're going to
drain what little power we have
for the sake of morale?
How ridiculous.
(SHIP GROANS)
What was that?
(BEEPING)
YOUNG: Anyone near
the observation deck?
Colonel, it looks like
we've dropped out of FTL.
RILEY: Because we
were draining power?
No, no.
If I'm right, the gate should
begin to dial any moment.
How did you know that?
The ship detected a stargate
on a planet within range
that may have what we need.
What? How the hell are
there even stargates out here?
The Ancients sent out a number of
unmanned ships ahead of this one.
They're programed to
gather data, resources,
to manufacture stargates and
deposit them in habitable worlds.
Any relevant information is relayed
back here to help plot the course.
You're telling me that this
ship knows we're in trouble?
Yes, because I told it we were.
Essentially, we're
flying on autopilot.
This ship may have stopped when
it was within range of a stargate
regardless of our need.
But I have reason to believe...
YOUNG: So, what we need is
on the other side of that wormhole?
An educated guess, yes.
There's only one
way to find out.
RILEY: Sir, you can't do that. We
have no idea what's on the other side.
We can use the Kino to find out.
I expect that's the
purpose of this device.
I'm getting readings over here.
What have we got?
Temperature, gravity,
atmosphere composition,
barometric pressure.
Oxygen, nitrogen, very little
CO2, extremely low humidity.
Habitable, but just barely.
Good enough.
BRODY: Looks like four other
addresses came up here, too.
They could be other
planets within range.
Maybe we should think about
dialing them up and seeing...
No, no, no, they're locked out.
The ship chose this one.
The stargate is open, all
we have to do is step through.
What we have to do
is put a team together.
Dr. Rush.
RUSH: Looks like our
time might be limited.
YOUNG: What is it?
It's a countdown.
Just over 12 hours left.
What happens then?
I suspect we jump back into FTL.
Palmer is a geologist.
Obviously she should go.
Franklin and Brody are the
best of the rest of what we have.
Thanks for the
ringing endorsement.
He didn't even mention me.
YOUNG: Franklin
goes. The others stay.
We're still going to need good people
working on the problem from this end.
ELI: I'd like to go.
Really?
If I can help, then...
Colonel Young, please.
What? You don't
think I can handle it?
He's going.
I've been off-world before.
You have made a habit out of
pulling our asses out of the fire.
Eli, you want to
go, you're going.
The only one I'm questioning
right now is you, Dr. Rush.
(SCOFFS)
Well, besides Palmer, I'm the only
one who knows what we're looking for.
We have 12 hours to find what we
need and then get back on the ship.
You're sure you can't stop it?
No, we're just along
for the ride for now.
Then we may all be
better off on the planet.
Well, that's another
reason why I should go.
Someone to assess whether
long-term survival there is even an option.
Right. Okay.
I want everyone clear that
Scott is in charge of this mission.
Let's gear up, let's find whatever
supplies we have, and move out.
Sir, about Eli...
He volunteered.
He's not trained for this.
Just like a lot of people
we got on the ship.
I'm going to need to
know what they're made of.
He'll slow us down.
Well, if he does, you
send him back to the gate.
Listen, if we're going to make it, and
I'm not just talking the next few hours,
we're going to need
everyone on board to step up.
Lieutenant.
Keep an eye on Rush.
We'll be back, sir.
Good luck.