SGU Stargate Universe (2009–2011): Season 1, Episode 16 - Sabotage - full transcript

This is what Destiny intended from
the moment it entered the star system.

We are going to survive.

We are going to make it home.

I'm telling you, the ship
came here for a reason.

Destiny is powered
by the stars themselves.

He and Young
are bumping heads, yes.

Not sure which camp
is the better choice.

We just pretend
nothing happened.

We need to be ready
for the next encounter.

For the sake of the crew.

For the sake of the crew.



Well, the convulsions
have stopped,

but he's completely
unresponsive.

He's basically in
a deep catatonic state.

This is Scott, sir.

We are in a bit of
a pickle down here.

We haven't found
any other sort of exit

or access to ground level.

We've got less
than half an hour.

We're not going to make it.

They just jumped.

God be with you, Colonel.

All of you.

Colonel Young?

Colonel Young?



Yeah.

We're all here, sir.

I'm on my way.

Dr. Rush has
just confirmed

that our current FTL jump

will take us between galaxies.

Which means it could
take some time

before we are able to make
another gate connection

to replenish our supplies.

Strict food and water
rationing will be reinstated

as of now.

It also means

that any hope of
rescuing Chloe Armstrong,

Eli Wallace,
or Lt. Matthew Scott is...

Colonel Young,

would you please join me in
the control interface room?

I'll be right there.

That is all.

I've figured out

Why the ship's been trying
to conserve power.

We're going to fall short.

Short of what?

Our destination,
the other galaxy.

No matter how I do the sums,

and to what degree
I try and conserve power,

Destiny won't make
it across the void.

But we just passed
through a star.

We should be recharged.

Yes, we did, but like
everything else on this ship,

Destiny's FTL drive
and power reserves

are nowhere near 100%.

The database says
the ship barely made

the last three or four
intergalactic jumps.

Recent battle damage
couldn't have helped.

But if the ship realizes
that it can't make it,

why is it trying?

It's programmed to follow
a predetermined path.

Since we haven't managed
to take control of the ship,

our presence is
secondary to that.

Destiny will eventually
drift the rest of the way,

but our bones
will be dust by then.

So, what do we do?

Well, I'm open to suggestions.

How much will we fall short?

50,000 light years,
give or take.

Just a few percent
of the total.

Yeah.

So, what if we can increase
the FTL drive's efficiency?

Work better
with the same amount of power.

Yeah, five percent
would do it, actually.

We don't know how
the engines work,

At all.

We could just
make things worse.

Mr. Brody's right.

So am I the only one here
who thinks

We shouldn't be screwing around
with ancient drive technology

Unless we have a clue
about what we're doing?

Then we'll bring aboard
someone else that does.

I can think of two or three
people off the top of my head.

Who's the best?

Amanda Perry.

She was part of the team

helping to design

the next generation
of hyperdrives.

There's really no one
better qualified.

Well, let's make that happen.

Let's make arrangements
to get her on board.

Colonel...

For all her abilities,

there are certain disabilities

of which you should
be made aware.

For how long?

Potentially several weeks.

Of course, there'll be
someone to assist

with the day to day things.

She requires a respirator

in order to breathe.

Obviously,

there's going to be
some kind of adjustment.

Will I be able to
see my family?

They've got clearance.

Then I'll do it, sir.

Lieutenant?

You all right?

Mandy...

Nick.

Yeah.

God, I'm really here, aren't I?

You sure are.

It takes a moment

To get used to the transfer.

You're telling me.

I'm sorry, sir.

I couldn't do it.

Lieutenant...

Just leave her. Leave her.

So Lieutenant James
had trouble

Getting used to
the ventilator.

I'll be fine.

Fix the ship.

Ms. Wray?

Yes.

Good. Take all the time
you need to adjust.

This is mary.

She'll be your helper
while you're here.

Hello.

She'll also brief you
on h to cope

With your host's disabilities.

Afterwards, Dr. Strom
was hoping to see you...

No.

I'm going home.

Hey...

I couldn't do it.

Yeah, I know. I heard.

It's okay.

No, it isn't.

I let him down.

The Colonel?

Hey, listen,
he's the last person that...

I recognize you.

Excuse me.

As I was saying,
this is the mess hall,

One of the places
you probably want to try

and avoid, really.

What are those?

They're a kind of fruit

we collected from a planet
we visited recently.

May I try one?

I'll warn you,

most people find
these rather bitter.

Most people spit
them right back out.

This is the first food
I've been able to feed myself

since I was nine.

T.J., this is Young.

Have you seen Rush?

He turned his damn radio off.

I think I've gotten
you in trouble.

They're on their way now, sir.

I took my vacation time.

All of it?

Yeah.

We have a lot of lost time
to make up for.

You got rid of the ugly chair.

You can do better than that.

Five or six percent
would do it.

That's the thought.

The problem is

how to do that
without any access

to the ship's core systems.

Or for that matter,
any knowledge

of how they work
in the first place.

I'm just saying.

Show her everything
you've got.

Nicholas?

It's me again.

We came out of FTL.

Something's happened
to the ship.

Okay, listen up,

I promise to get to everyone,

but right now,

I need anyone who has
a potential head injury

or internal trauma

to move to the
front of the line.

Don't be shy.

T.J.!

Put us to work.

Anyone who's shaky,
don't take any chances.

The quiet ones could
be in the worst shape.

What about you?

I'm fine. Go.

Are we under attack or not?

No.

It was a malfunction.

He's right, there's no sign

of any hostile ships in range.

Not that I can tell, anyway.

What happened, then?

I think there was an explosion

In the FTL drive.

We're adrift.

Why?

An overload?

It could be anything.

Can we access
the engineering spaces?

Not without a space suit.

Most of the ship's
unpressurized.

Best to check the damage
from outside the ship.

I can fly a kino pretty well.

Get to it.

You two monitor from here.

I'll use the stones
to report this.

Mandy, are you sure
you're all right?

For a second there,

I was back on earth
in a strange house,

Back in my own body again.

The link is temporarily severed
when we go in and out of FTL.

I'm sorry, we weren't expecting
that to happen.

I'm fine.

What do you remember?

I was walking,

Then I was somewhere else,

And I don't know
how I got there.

Then the explosion happened.

So the lapse happened before?

Well, sometimes concussions
can cause short-term memory loss

And confusion.

We'll just
keep you here tonight,

Make sure it's nothing
more serious.

T.J.!

He was on the floor.

I couldn't tell
if he was hurt or not.

Okay, put him over here, guys.

Franklin?

This is volker.

Are you getting pictures?

Yeah, we see it.

So is there anything
I need to worry about?

I've been with
Amanda a long time.

We'll need to monitor
her blood pressure,

And there's a few other things

I need to show you

That just come
with the territory,

And she'll be fine.

I'm sorry, it's just
I'm new to all this.

You'll be fine too.

What's happening?

Incoming wormhole.

This is Rush.

We have an incoming wormhole.

Sgt. Greer, please meet
me in the gate room

with a defense team.

I need everybody out of here!

That won't be
necessary, Sergeant.

Whoa, whoa, don't shoot!

Stand down!

Told you.

Oh, my brother.

Greer!

I didn't expect to
see you again either.

What do you mean you
weren't expecting to see us?

Didn't you guys figure out
a way for us to dial in?

I joined a book club.

Yeah, it's supposed
to be all women,

But there are a few
enlightened young men

Who stop by

And claim to have an interest

In 19th century
chick-lit.

Can we concentrate
on eating right now?

Sorry.

Sorry.

You know what,
why don't I do that?

Yeah, we'll be fine.

One at a time.

Got it.

This isn't, freaking
you out, is it?

You're here.

That's all that matters.

Here.

Well, we were pretty much
resigned to the fact

that we were stuck out there.

Talk about feeling
like a third wheel.

And then on the second night,

the kino remote just lit up.

I guess I just thought

you guys must've
figured something out.

We dialed back,

and here we are.

I didn't think it was possible
to miss this bucket.

Do you people realize

you just scared
the crap out of us?

Sorry, sir.

You're forgiven.

So, are they going to live?

Looks like it.

That planet couldn't have been
all that bad.

That's good.

Because if we don't get
the FTL drive fixed,

That's where
we'll all be going.

Really?

Really, Eli.

I'm sorry, but I'm going
to have to put you

right back to work.

Welcome back.

How's he doing?

Same,

but something changed
since we got stuck.

Doesn't he look
different to you?

Maybe.

It's like he's in there,

and he knows exactly
what's going on,

but his brain and his body

just aren't connected anymore.

I don't know.

I talked to Rush,

and he says I'm probably
just imagining it.

Maybe I am.

I mean, I haven't slept
in I don't even know...

Why?

I keep having
the same bad dream.

I am stuck in a dark room,

But I'm not me,
and I can't get out.

Are you claustrophobic?

Little bit.

Maybe it's some weird
phantom memory

From your switch with Dr. Perry.

Hey, math boy,

Got those calculations
I was asking about?

Done.

And plea don't call me that.

I know what that's like.

Nick called me
"little miss brilliant"

A couple of times, and it stuck.

Nick?

Nicholas.

Rush?

We were colleagues back at SGC

a couple of years
before Icarus.

He used to like to
bounce ideas off of me

when he was working
on that ancient proof

that you ended up solving.

Congratulations, by the way.

Look where it got me.

I would do anything
to be here.

Anyway, after Nick's
wife passed away,

we used to have
these long talks

about his work and my work,

the ancients,

ascension.

It was like he didn't even
see the chair.

I tried calling him

"Mr. Brilliant" a few times,

but I don't think
he ever got the hint.

You had a thing? For him?

What's wrong with that?

I just find it
kind of surprising.

Why, because a disabled person
can't have feelings for someone?

I meant because you were...
You were talking about him.

Yeah...

Thanks for this.

Sure...

Rush?

You've got something?

Dr. Perry's concluded
that the explosion

May be to our advantage.

How?

There was an overload.

One that probably
shouldn't have happened

Because the system is
unbelievably robust

With more safeguards
than I can count,

But it happened,

And as with most overloads,

It happened in the weakest link.

The FTL drive is made up of

16 separate modules.

The one that blew up
was the weakest link

Because it was
the least efficient.

So the ship can fly
on the other drives?

Even better than that.

Without
the worn-out drive

Bringing down
overall efficiency,

Destiny should be able
to make it across the void.

That's great work.

I wouldn't pat anyone
on the back just yet.

We still need to isolate
and bypass the damage.

And with no access
to the core systems,

It has to be done manually.

Or...

Or what?

The robot we found.

We think it might be able
to do some,

Or maybe all of the repairs.

I've already programmed
rudimentary instructions

To begin the repairs.

Scott, this is Young.

Eli and Dr. Perry
have a shuttle mission

To brief you on.

Copy that, sir, I'm on my way.

What are the odds?

That this is going to work?

Fair to middling.

Time's an issue.

There is another option.

Right, the chair.

Well, if we can gain access
to the core systems,

We can bypass
that damaged section

In a single command.

Tell you what,

If it comes right down to it,

I'll sit in the thing myself.

Getting into position now.

Opening rear hatch.

Okay, we're good.

Here we go.

Come in.

Oh, hi.

Hi.

I'd like permission
to join the team

Going through the stargate
to the planet.

Scott's going.

He's a little busy
flying the shuttle right now.

He's already on his way back.

So is this
how it's going to be?

Maybe I'd like to
see the planet

Where I might have to raise
our child.

You mean, if the ship
isn't fixed by then?

Yeah, maternal
instincts, I guess.

Okay.

Permission granted.

Thanks.

T.J...

I'll be careful.

Lt. Scott found fresh water
due east of the stargate.

That'll be your first stop.

We should check out

As much land as possible

In case we end up
having to live there.

Send it.

You know, we just
came from there.

This is a waste of time.

It's standard procedure, Eli.

If you ask me,

Sometimes you military people
are a little too...

Holy crap!

Did you see that?

I saw.
Shut it down.

Looks like
they found your camp.

Can they get through
the stargate?

Not without a remote.

Lucky we weren't still there,

or else they'd have one.

Either way, we're cut off.

We have to fix the ship.

You know, I could just
go to the corner store.

We need a decent
grocery shopping.

We're almost out of everything.

Okay.

I shouldn't be long.

I'll be right back.

I could've gone.

I want her
to get out of the house.

Even if it's just for an hour.

Well, that's it.
You've done it.

That isolates the drive.

Well, that was the easy part.

We'll start on the bypass
in the morning, eh?

You guys don't do much for fun

Around here, do you?

Well, there is
Mr. Brody's still.

You have a still?

Come and see.

So I'm in a room,
but I'm not me.

What do you see?

Nothing.
Blackness,

But I know that I am not alone.

What if it isn't a dream?

Thank you, Mr. Brody.

Cheers.

Now, be careful.

This stuff has only one
redeeming quality.

We make do with
what we have, right?

Yeah.

Speaking of,

how are you managing

Without your coffee?

Well, I must admit,

That's been one of
the most difficult things

About being stuck up here.

Oh, well, the hardships.

I think "insanity"
is the proper word.

There and back again.

I've even had dreams
about the stuff.

Well, for years
after my accident,

I had dreams that I could walk.

Yeah, no, I remember you
telling me that.

And then I get to do this,
and it's...

It's all happening.

God, it's like a
dream come true.

Yeah.

But we have to fix your ship.

We do.

And then I'll have to wake up.

Sir?

Yeah?

I think...

I think I was the one
who damaged the ship.

I'm starting to notice
that redeeming quality

you were talking about.

You'll have to ask yourself

if it was worth it
in the morning.

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

After your wife passed away,

and we'd have
those long talks,

did you have any clue
how I felt about you?

I thought
you felt sorry for me.

I guess I thought the
same about you at first.

I thought you were
absolutely brilliant.

Remember I used to call you

Little miss brilliant...

Yeah, just forget about that.

I could never
be sorry about that.

Good night.

Nick...

Yeah?

Would you like to come in?

Yeah.

Look, I'm sorry,
darling, I'm sorry.

I can't do this.

Why?

I just, I can't do this.

Nick...

It's me.

I think we both know

It's a bit more complicated
than that.

The word is "insane."

Yeah.

But this is also

A once in a lifetime
chance for me.

Mandy...

You know,

Probably better than anyone,

How I was
when Gloria passed away.

I recently experienced

Something that made me
go through it all again.

More than a dream.

As real as this is to you now,

And I can tell myself
that it's been years

All I like.

But in my heart

It's just happened again.

Well, at least this time...

I can do this.

Oh, sorry, I...

What is it?

The Colonel needs to see
you in the interface room

right away.

Both of you.

Is everything all right?

No, it's about
to hit the fan again.

Let's go.

You were gone for hours!

I know, I'm sorry.

I locked my keys in the car...

I thought you had gotten
into an accident.

I imagined you
being taken away

By an ambulance!

No. No, no, no, no.

Oh, God, Camile, I'm sorry!

My imagination just went...

Hey, hey, hey...

I know what it's like

To wait for someone you love
to come home.

I'm here now.

I know.

I know...

Okay.

Mary?

Mary! Mary!

I don't know what's happening.

I'm just going to
elevate her legs

Above her heart to stabilize.

You're doing fine,
just try and stay calm.

We were just talking,
and then she...

I don't know.

What's going on?

She's going to be okay.

Lieutenant James
left the comm room

Without wiping her imprint
off of the stone.

It got knocked onto the table,
and nobody noticed.

We think that
in that opportunity,

An alien might have
taken advantage,

Used the stones, and
sabotaged our FTL drive.

She told me she blacked out

Around the time
of the explosion.

I thought it was
post-concussion syndrome.

Well, mystery solved.

I don't see how
it changes anything.

What part don't you get?

They know we're out here.

Yeah, they already did.

Without a tracking device,

There's no way of them knowing
where we've dropped out of FTL.

Yeah, he's right.

The void is unimaginably huge.

They can't know our location.

Unless the alien who
took over James's body

Managed to broadcast it.

Like a subspace
message, you mean.

Or the alien

figured out our position
before the explosion

and took it back with them.

How would it know how...

They sabotaged the ship.

How did they know
how to do that?

He's right.

That's it, then.

They're coming.

I'm so sorry.

Don't be silly.

I brought this on myself.

Forgive the intrusion.

Come on in.

Colonel Young

just used the
stones to report.

There's a strong possibility

that Dr. Perry may have
to return to her body

In the next several hours.

We think it's best
that she returns

To an air force facility.

We'll say our goodbyes.

I'll wait outside.

Let's go!

This is Young.

While repairs to the ship

are still days
from being complete,

despite our best efforts,

we believe an attack
will happen at any moment.

Shields will not withstand
a sustained bombardment.

This time, we will not
be able to jump to FTL.

Neither can we escape
through the stargate.

Lt. Scott will be in charge
of our ship's defenses.

Follow his orders
as you would mine.

If boarded, Sgt. Greer will
coordinate the strike teams,

but everyone will have
to join in our defense.

We'll give them a good fight.

When the time comes,
don't wait too long.

It'll be okay.

I want you there

To talk me through it.

This is all my fault.

I panicked.

The chair...

They're here, sir.

Tell me what to do.

We've managed to isolate

The damaged module
from the rest.

You have to command
the ship to enter FTL

on the remaining drives...

How the hell do I do that?

Well, first you have
to sit in the chair.

Wait!

Dr. Franklin just spoke.

Something about the chair.

What about it?

That's it, that's all he said,

But I think he knows
what's going on,

And I think he was trying to
say that it should be him.

You can't possibly know that.

Well, no, sir,
but I really think that...

We're under attack.
I'm going to do this.

No, wait a minute,
she might be right.

I can't ask a man to
sacrifice his life, Rush.

Franklin's already been
through the process.

His brain will have had
time to heal...

We don't have time for this!

Which is exactly why
it should be him and not you.

At least give him the choice.

Dr. Franklin...

Dr. Franklin?

This ship is under attack.

If someone doesn't go back
and sit in the chair

And help the repairs,

Then the ship's
going to be taken.

We're all going to be taken.

Do you understand

What we are asking you to do?

Concentrate your fire
on the smallest ships.

They're going to try
and board us.

Go back to your team.

Yes, sir.

The temperature's
dropping fast.

Any idea why?

I don't know.
This is something new.

Go.

Something's happening.

Sergeant, keep an
eye on that door.

Yes, sir.

Dammit! Greer?

We're about to be boarded
right on top of your position.

Copy that.

Colonel?
I thought you were...

The FTL drive is powering up.

Does this mean
you fixed the ship?

Camile?

No, it's me again.

Don't you hate that?

What's our status?

The damaged
section of the ship

Has been bypassed.

The FTL drive has
increased efficicy.

It's a bit early to say,

but it looks like we're
going to make it across.

We did it.

Yes, we did,

and now it's time to go.

It's not a very
nice thing to say,

but I do hope you
need my help again.

Well, I'm not above
arranging that, you know.

Bye, Mandy.

Bye, Nick.

Nicholas?

Welcome back, Camile.

Anything happen?

You'd know better
than I would, sir.

I was watching a closed door.

Did it stay closed?

Yes, sir.