SGU Stargate Universe (2009–2011): Season 1, Episode 18 - Subversion - full transcript

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

YOUNG: We are going to survive.

We are going to make it home.

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

RUSH: Destiny is powered
by the stars themselves.

WRAY: He and Young
are bumping heads, yes.

Not sure which camp
is the better choice.

YOUNG: 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.



YOUNG ON RADIO: What do
we got, Colonel, Lucian Alliance?

CARTER: That would be my guess.
They haven't introduced themselves.

Any word on how they
gained intel on our base?

No. What about casualties?

CARTER: Twelve. Eighty-plus MIA.

I'm pregnant.

It's yours.

Ours.

Look, I know that we've had
our differences in the past.

Yeah. It was my duty

to express concern for how
everyone else felt about you.

I've never even met your wife.

Telford, you connected with him.

This is a residual
memory of his that



somehow transferred
to my subconscious?

I would think you'd be
doing everything possible

to get these people home,

to get yourself home,
back to your wife.

And I know you're
still sleeping with her.

Everett!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

You're up late. Yeah.

I just had a very
interesting dream.

Everyone thinks their
dreams are interesting.

Nobody else cares.

Yeah, well, you're going
to care about this one.

I'm outside a
warehouse, on Earth.

And there's birds.

At least I can hear
them. Seagulls, I think.

I'm at some kind of meeting.

There's four or
five people there.

Who? I don't know.

I don't know, but I'm
giving them information.

Reports, files.

I'm talking about Icarus.

In detail.

Well, who were they?

I don't know, I...

They had a Goa'uld cargo ship.

The Lucian Alliance on Earth?

I can only guess.

You dreamt you were the spy

who leaked everything about
Icarus to the Lucian Alliance?

No, no, no, not
me. It wasn't me.

Rush, what the hell
are you talking about?

On the way back to the
car, I see my reflection.

It's Colonel Telford.

I was Colonel Telford.

YOUNG: Rush switched
with him two days ago.

The only reason I am telling you

is because you
are the only person

who's ever experienced this
kind of bleed-through memory

after using the stones.

It was just that once, sir.
Certainly nothing like that.

Thanks, Lieutenant.

All right. Look, sir,

I understand that you have
your issues with Colonel Telford,

but you cannot seriously...

Sit down, Lieutenant.

Before he was assigned to Icarus,
Telford spent the better part of a year

undercover,
infiltrating the Alliance.

(SCOFFING) You really
think he would turn?

Eight months into
his assignment,

there was an attack on a planet

that we had a large
team working on, P2S 569.

Thirty-seven people were killed.

Now, we later found out that
Telford knew about the attack

and decided to do nothing.

In order to protect his cover.

That's what he said.

Stargate Command
let him off the hook,

and everything was
swept under the carpet.

But now...

Sir, there's got to be
more to it than that.

We know that the Goa'uld
had brainwashing technology,

could make a man turn against
his mother and be proud of it.

It is possible that the Alliance
now has that capability.

Well, if they do, sir, then
we can't trust anyone.

ELI: Colonel, hey. We were just
going over some of the data we found...

Take a break, Eli.

Secrets, you two...

Now, please, go.

Okay.

So I talked to Scott.

He doesn't remember
anything like your dream.

Well, we have to do something.

Agreed.

Telford's still on active
rotation with the stones, yeah?

Mmm-hmm.

He's due to make a connection in
a couple of days with Dr. Morrison.

What if I take Morrison's place?

And do what?

Try to make contact
with the Alliance.

It's risky.

It's a pretty good disguise, actually
being inside someone else's body.

I'll go. No, that
would be a mistake.

Why's that? Because
I had the dream.

Look, there's still elements
I'm trying to piece together.

For example, there's
a number, 3-1-4.

Now, I know that's significant,
but I don't know why.

If I'm there, in Telford's
environment, then...

You're not trained for this.

Well, who is?

I'll just have to do my best.

If Stargate Command is
this badly compromised,

I can't tell anyone what you're
up to, do you understand that?

Yup. Once you are on Earth,

you are on your
own. I understand.

No back-up...
I get it, I get it.

But someone has
to stop this guy.

He can't be allowed to continue.

The Alliance probably already
know more about this ship than we do.

Which isn't much.

Well, I wouldn't
underestimate them.

I'm not.

WRAY: Colonel, I need a minute.

That's about all
I got right now.

Did you bump Dr. Morrison from his
spot on the communication stones?

Yes. Without consulting me?

Yes. Any particular reason?

Yes.

You care to enlighten me? No.

With everything that
we have been through,

you really want to do this?

Look, Camile, I've got good
reason not to tell you, or I would.

You're going to
have to trust me.

GRAHAM: Dr. Morrison?

Yes.

Welcome back.

I'm Staff Sergeant
Graham. I'll be your escort.

Right.

(SIGHING)

I want to talk to
Colonel Young, now.

He is busy at the moment, sir,

but he said he'd come
and see you shortly.

Why was I connected
with Dr. Rush?

That wasn't part
of the schedule.

Yes, sorry about that,
sir. It was unavoidable.

Why?

Dr. Rush had to consult with
some people back on Earth

regarding some
technical problems.

You're a terrible
liar, Lieutenant.

I'd like some fatigues.

No problem. This way, sir.

I need to speak to
General O'Neill immediately.

And you are?
Colonel Everett Young,

authentication 1-6-1-9-4-1-4.
Tell him it's urgent.

Everett, I'll have you know I'm missing
a national security briefing for this.

Sorry about that, sir.

Well, if you'd ever been to
a national security briefing,

you wouldn't say that.

What's up?

It's Dr. Rush, sir.

He's on Earth right now in
the body of Colonel Telford.

Probably hasn't
even left the building.

So? We need to
put a tail on him.

Well, he's got an escort.

He'll ditch the escort
first chance he gets.

I think we should let him do
it, then follow him discreetly.

Why? He's about to
try and make contact

with the Lucian Alliance.

Oh, Chloe...

Oh, my God.

MAN: What is it?

(ALL EXCLAIMING)

Chloe, I didn't
know you could sew.

Oh, no, I can't.

Not really.

I hope it doesn't fall apart.

No, it's beautiful.

Thank you. CHLOE:
You're welcome.

Here, open this one.

Hey, can we talk
to you for a second?

Oh, my gosh.

You made this yourself?

If it's a girl, I can
make something else.

No, it's perfect. Thank you.

You're welcome.

What's going on? We're
hoping you could tell us.

About Rush.

Going back to Earth on
the stones unscheduled.

Well, I'm sure
there's a good reason.

Right, yeah, that's
what we're afraid of.

They didn't say anything to you?

Young came in to talk
to him the other day...

They did kick me out.

Yeah, we heard Young went, too.

He did?

After Rush. He's
there right now.

Something's definitely
going on here.

TELFORD: Congratulations, T.J.

Camile, if I could have a
moment of your time, please?

Mmm-hmm.

TELFORD: Were you
aware of the change...

Yeah, we could check those...

control interface room
probably has something...

Yeah, I could meet
you guys at the...

That'd be great. Sure.

JOHANSEN: And the wrapping
paper. Where'd you get this?

If I'm not mistaken, sir, I
believe you've witnessed

the effects of this brainwashing
technology first hand.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's true.

I recommend we keep
the number of people

we bring in on
this to a minimum.

Well, thank you, Colonel,
for stating the obvious.

Truth is, you took a bit of a
chance by telling me, didn't you?

Well, I had to, sir.

Rush was asking for a free pass,

an unscheduled,
unauthorized visit to Earth,

exactly the sort of thing he might
do if he was the mole himself.

Well, if he's the mole,

why would he be trying to
frame Telford at this point?

I can't answer that, sir.

And if he's telling the truth?

Hopefully, he'll still be able
to lead us to the Alliance.

And not lose his life.

Yes, sir.

RUSH: I've quite a few
personal things to attend to.

I'll be a few minutes.

Not to worry, sir.

I came prepared.

TELFORD: So, do you know
what they're going to do to Rush?

WRAY: They didn't let
me know until after the fact.

They're trying to keep
me out of the loop. It's not...

Where the hell have you been?

It's nice to see you, too.

Come with me. We have
some things to discuss.

Do we?

Privately.

We haven't seen you in a while,
Colonel. I hope everything is well.

I've been on
assignment. Of course.

I'll give you some privacy.

(CELL PHONE BEEPING)

MAN: Yes?

Yeah, this is Telford.

I have some new
information. We have to meet.

MAN: Stand by for instructions.

Get in.

You're allowing
alcohol onboard now?

I doubt I could
stop it if I wanted to.

So I can report your command
of this ship is solid as ever, then?

I am doing my
best to make it work.

Why did I connect with Rush?

Oh, we'll get to that. I think we
need to clear the air a little bit.

Have another.

I'm on duty. You're on duty.

Yes, and we're both a
billion light years away

from the nearest
disciplinary hearing.

So, what, you're afraid
of what you might say?

I don't have anything to
hide, from you or anyone else.

Is that so?

I could've brought you up on
charges for assaulting a fellow officer.

You should just
thank me and let it go.

Well, I think we both know that

you don't want the
details of that little incident

getting out any more than I do.

You cheated on your wife,
and she moved on. End of story.

You took advantage to get
back at me on a personal level.

You were sleeping with an
officer under your command!

I mean, look at you,
Everett. You're a disgrace.

But I'm here, right?

And that's what's
killing you, isn't it?

Because this was
supposed to be your prize.

Your reward for
all that hard work.

An entire year living with those
criminals, thieves, murderers,

pretending to be one of them, I
mean, that's got to take its toll.

I'm not doing this again.

The man I used to know would not
let 37 people die to cover his own ass.

So,

what changed?

What happened to you, David?

Thanks for the drink.

Scott...

What are we doing?

We're waiting, what else?

O'NEILL: Daniel,
come in. Do you read?

Jack, what is it?

Carter says they're using
some kind of jamming device.

We can't get a lock
on anyone in the area.

What's your status?

They've stopped. Looks like
we're waiting on someone.

Well, ground
assault is standing by.

They'll move when you call it.

Hang on.

Who are you?

I'm sorry, I don't
know what you mean.

All right, who am I?

Whoever you are, you must be using
the Ancient communication stones.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

You failed to use the proper
code when you called in.

Colonel Telford would
never make such a mistake.

(EXCLAIMING)

(BEEPING)

His cover's blown.
Move in. Move in now.

They have a ship.

(ENGINE STARTING)

BLACK OPS LEADER: Go! Go!

Yeah. We're too late.

(SIGHING)

CHLOE: You okay?

(SNIFFLING)

Yeah,

I'm fine.

What chance does this baby
have of ever living a normal life?

What's normal anyway?

I don't know, but I
don't think it's this.

(JOHANSEN SIGHING)

Look, I know right
now it seems impossible

that we will ever make it back.

But I also know that
since we've been here,

it seems like we're averaging about
five impossible things a week, right?

So why assume the worst?

Look, at the very least,

there are a lot of people here

who are going to
care about that baby.

That's something.

Yeah.

We are all going to help you.

Thanks, Chloe.

Come here.

According to our
intelligence, her name is Kiva.

She's the daughter of a Lucian
Alliance warlord named Massin,

one of the higher-ups.
Powerful and brutal.

That intel come from Telford?

Yeah, well, at least we
know who the mole is, eh?

There's an easy way to end this.

We cut the connection
on the stones.

They get Telford back,

we're no closer to figuring
out what they're up to.

Dr. Rush's life is in danger.

He volunteered.
He knew the risks.

That cargo ship slipped
past all of our sensors.

We have no idea
where it's going.

Telford might, and
he may know more.

I'm just asking for the
chance to get it out of him.

He still has rights, doesn't he?

He didn't say how
he was going to do it.

With all due respect,
sir, you and I both know

the people who made the rules
were not prepared for anything like this.

(SHACKLES CLANKING)

KIVA: I'm sorry.

I know that really hurts.

RUSH: Well, I
suppose it was worth it.

I had to make it look good.

Of course, I didn't give
them the code on purpose.

I'm not a complete idiot.

KIVA: On purpose?

What are you talking about?

They were getting suspicious.

Yes, I was beginning to have
concerns about that myself.

Well, that's why
I had to come in.

I wasn't sure whether
I was being followed.

I figured if they thought I
was being taken by force,

it might help us salvage
something from this operation.

Nice try.

You almost managed to
make that sound convincing.

Well, it sounds convincing
because it's true.

If you really are
Colonel Telford,

you'll know my name.

It's Kiva.

Good.

Next question.

What's yours?

(SCOFFS)

A spy?

A Lucian Alliance spy?

(LAUGHING HUMORLESSLY)

You are so desperate
to get back at me

that you would say or
do anything, wouldn't you?

We have proof.

Oh, come on, Everett, this
is all about me and Emily.

Well, how do you think
I found out about that?

You switched bodies with
Scott, do you remember that?

Yeah.

He's the one who told me.

He saw it, in his
mind, a vision.

Call it residual memory,
whatever you want.

It seems that every
time you use the stones,

you leave a little
something behind.

Maybe... Maybe that's guilt.

Maybe, deep down inside,
you want the truth to come out.

You're insane.

You've already confessed.

You just won't admit it.

We'll let him sweat a while.

Give me a shot, sir.

Won't take long.

Appreciate the enthusiasm,
Sergeant. Not yet.

(SCREAMING)

I'd really prefer not
to have to do this.

I wish I had time to convince you
that I'm not what you think I am.

Oh, yeah, and what's that?

I'm a reasonable person just trying
to do what's right for my people.

You make a terrible
first impression.

We have brainwashing
technologies.

I could try those,
but I'm not sure

what they'd do to you
under the circumstances,

with your consciousness
in somebody else's body.

Unfortunately, I've learned one
thing about torture over the years.

It's effective.

(SCREAMING)

Barbaric, I know, and I hate
lowering myself to this level,

but I need to know who you are,

and beyond that, whether
or not you're any use to me.

(SCREAMING)

Has he been given
any food or water?

Open it.

Sir, maybe I should
go in there with you...

No, no, that will not be
necessary, Lieutenant.

This is on me, only me. Open it.

You can't keep
me in here forever.

No one's pulling the
plug on the stones, so...

Why don't you just admit what
you did, and we can move on?

I want to talk to Scott. I have
a right to face my accuser.

Oh, this didn't come from Scott.

You switched with
Rush, remember?

Rush?

This is coming from Rush?

At first, I didn't
believe him, either.

I figured I'd give him enough rope
to hang himself, but guess what?

That didn't happen.

What's that?

Airman Dunning brought it along

with his personal effects.
Do you recognize them?

They were all
stationed on Icarus.

The fire suppression team.

They got trapped during the
attack when a corridor collapsed.

They all burned alive,
every last one of them.

No, no, no, no. No, no.

You take a good look.

Take a look.

I want you to look at their
faces, because you killed them.

You killed them as if you'd doused them
with gasoline and lit the match yourself,

and they weren't the only ones.

So we know that you are
a traitor and a murderer.

Now we know
you're a coward, too.

(TELFORD YELLING)

(DOOR OPENING)

SCOTT: All right, that's enough!

Stand down, Sergeant!
I said stand down!

YOUNG: Get out, both
of you! SCOTT: Sir...

(SHOUTING) Get out!

(SIGHING)

Okay.

So,

where were we?

(SCREAMING)

This will eventually kill you.

You'll be killing Telford, too.

That might just work out for the best
given that he's been compromised.

I have a full rundown of
the personnel aboard Destiny

and I doubt very much that civilians or
the scientists would have endured this,

so the question is

whether or not Colonel Young
would have put himself in this situation,

or sent his first
lieutenant, Scott?

How do you know I'm
someone aboard Destiny?

That's a fair question.

You can make this stop.

If I answer your question,

you're going to kill me.

Either way I'm dead.

KIVA: I won't.

You have my word.

You have nothing to lose.

Rush!

I'm Dr. Nicholas Rush.

I want this connection cut. I
want to go back to my own body.

No, you don't. You're damaged
goods. You go back now,

your friends at the Alliance aren't
going to be too happy with you.

I don't have any
friends in the Alliance.

Not anymore you don't.

Your only hope is with us.

You come clean now, I
will do my best to help you.

I am not a spy, Everett! How
many times do I have to tell you?

Recognize it?

Should I?

It's your work.

To do with dialing the ninth
chevron that leads to Destiny.

These readings...

Similar naquadria deposits.

We had some issues
adapting the equations,

but there should be
enough power to get us there.

You've found
another Icarus planet.

Let's talk about the
outpost. P2S 569.

We've been through this. I
was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Because they didn't
have all the facts.

I couldn't blow my cover.
I didn't have a choice!

Remember that little
combat engineer, Sanchez?

Remember her? She used to
follow you around like a puppy.

She was hit in the first blast.

Right arm severed
at the shoulder.

She's screaming, yelling,
begging me to help her.

All I can do is watch her
bleed to death in the dirt.

It wasn't my fault.

Now, we already know you did it,

but it's possible
you're not responsible.

What are you talking
about? Think about it.

I want you to think about it.

Why is it that the
memory transfer

happens only with
you and only you

and no one else when
they use the stones?

They messed with
your head, David.

They made you think that you
were one of them, and you're not.

That's not you.

Now, we can help you,
we can bring you back,

but I need you to
take the first step.

You tell us where
they're taking Rush.

David?

Tell me.

KIVA: We've replicated
it as best we could.

Olan!

Meet Dr. Rush.

Doctor.

Olan is one of our lead
scientists working on the project.

OLAN: Your work is impressive.

It was nothing, really.

When I found out that
you were on your way...

Yes, we're all very excited to
have Dr. Rush's full cooperation.

Maybe now we'll actually
make a connection.

As you can see, we've procured
some familiar technology.

It was necessary to
implement your methods.

I trust it will suffice?

I'll leave you to your work.

The figures for these naquadria
deposits are correct, yes?

Of course.

Because if they're
out even by a fraction...

We spent months doing
a detailed orbital survey.

We mapped every deposit
down to the last vein.

All right, then, I'm done.

Really?

It's not that difficult when
you know what you're doing.

But... I'm kidding.

This is probably going
to take some time.

Oh.

Of course.

Quite possibly
the rest of my life.

Huh.

Lieutenant, there's a
lot of talk around the ship

about what's going
on in that room.

This is a military
matter, ma'am.

It doesn't concern you.

That's exactly the kind
of talk that forced us

to try and take control of this
ship once before, Sergeant.

Camile...

Do you want the
rumors to spread,

or do you want to do
something about it?

It'll be over soon enough,
that is all you need to know.

See, that's the wrong answer.

Come on, Lieutenant.

Something tells me that you do
not want this on your conscience.

Better be careful.

Whatever it is, we
all have to live with it.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I need to communicate
with Stargate Command.

Do we let him out...
Nobody in or out.

That is an order.

I want to talk to him. Colonel!

Progress?

None yet.

You must be joking.

You're stalling.

Well, if you want to blow
yourselves up, you go right ahead.

You along with us.

This is going to take time, and
I don't just mean a few hours.

But Olan said we've
been close for months now.

I assumed that with your
help, we'd be able to...

Look, with all due respect to Olan
here, his work is shoddy at best.

I'm sorry, you're just going to
have to trust me on this one.

The whole thing's a bloody mess.

I may have to
start from scratch.

(GASPING FOR BREATH)

You call yourself reasonable?

I am.

You said he was incompetent.

I was stalling.

You were right.

I shouldn't have to demonstrate
how important this is to me,

to all of us, Dr. Rush.

No more chances.

VOLKER: Now what's happening?

We're not sure.

Young's been back and
forth on the stones all day.

ELI: Looks like this time he
brought someone back with him.

Who is it?

Welcome to the Destiny, General.

(EXHALING)

Hello. Sir.

Corporal? Sorry about that, sir.

This way.

Sir.

Who's this?

General O'Neill.

It's really him.

Okay. Let's say it's true.

General, I'm being
held without charge.

I've been denied counsel,
and one of his men attacked me.

YOUNG: David, he knows.

He authorized it.

Well, maybe not
that last part there.

This is what I've
been trying to tell you.

O'NEILL: Time to
come clean, son.

YOUNG: We need to know
where they've taken Rush.

TELFORD: You checked out
that gate address I gave you?

Oh, yeah. Dead end.

You didn't think I'd give
you anything real, did you?

You should see your face.

You look so surprised.

Actually, I'm disappointed.

You may not believe this, but
I was actually holding out hope

that it might not be true, that
there was some other explanation.

It doesn't matter.

You can't stop it.

Stop what?

Here you go.

I wouldn't say it was good.

What's it like?

I mean, we've
heard descriptions,

but what's it like being there?

On Destiny?

You've flown around
in spaceships before.

Not an Ancient ship.

Not that far out into
the unknown universe.

Well, it's a rust bucket,
what can I tell you?

I can't wait to
see it for myself.

What if I can't do it?

What if we just fail
to make a connection?

Kiva promised she wouldn't
kill you. Her word is good.

I'll have to kill you myself.

You think I was brainwashed?

I came to my senses.

We freed billions of people

from thousands of years of
slavery all over our galaxy,

and then we patted
ourselves on the back

and left them with little
or no means for survival.

What the hell did we
think was going to happen?

YOUNG: This isn't you, David.

Wake up, Everett!

You think the Lucian Alliance
are just a bunch of criminals?

Who made us judge and jury?

People will do what
they have to do to survive.

You should know that by now.

We take whatever we want.

We do whatever is good for us
regardless of the impact on other planets!

What makes us so special?

I know what makes me special.

This is not our ship.

It wasn't intended for us.

Where are they taking Rush?

It was supposed to be for
the benefit of all mankind.

Wow. He's more far gone
than I thought, General.

Yeah, I've heard enough.

Should probably take
it to the next level, sir.

Go ahead and do
what you need to do.

Communications
Room, this is Young.

Please cut the
General's connection.

Yes, sir.

(CLEARING THROAT)

Sir. Dismissed, Corporal.

WRAY: Okay, this has
gone on long enough.

You have to cut the connection.

I can't do that.

Dr. Rush's life is in danger.

That's more important than getting
any intel on the Lucian Alliance!

I just thought maybe we'd
be better off if she knew, sir.

Control Room, this is Young.

This is Brody.

YOUNG: Can you bring up the
life support controls for this section?

BRODY: I got it.

Begin venting the atmosphere
in Colonel Telford's quarters now.

What? SCOTT: Sir?

Say again?

Begin venting Colonel
Telford's quarters now.

What the hell are you doing?

Camile, stay out of this.

He can't do this!

Lieutenant!

I...

David!

David, can you hear me?

It's got to be a bluff.

To scare him.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

ELI: Look, you can't...

(HISSING)

David, I'm venting the
atmosphere in your room!

You've got five minutes
before you die of suffocation.

Your only hope is to tell me
the location of the Alliance base.

TELFORD: You're bluffing!

Kill me, and you kill Rush!

I know, but right now, I'm
thinking of the greater good.

So what's it going to be?

Young!

Open this damn door!

We both know you're
not going to kill me.

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