Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007): Season 1, Episode 16 - Enigma - full transcript

[ Birds Piping ]

LOOKS DESERTED.

O'NEILL,
I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

WHAT ? YOU HAVE ?

YES. THIS WORLD
IS CALLED CARTAGO.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US
ABOUT IT ?

THE GOA'ULD VISIT HERE
REGULARLY.

IT IS ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE
PLACES TO HARVEST HOSTS
FOR GOA'ULD ABSORPTION.

YOU KNOW, I WISH
YOU WOULDN'T SAY "HARVEST."

WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS,
NOT... BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

THAT IS HOW THE GOA'ULD
PERCEIVE IT.



SO THE LOCALS AREN'T USED
TO FRIENDLY VISITORS.

THAT WOULD ANSWER WHY
NO WELCOME MAT, I SUPPOSE.

COLONEL, THIS IS WEIRD.
ALL THE FOOD HERE IS FRESH.

THERE'S EVEN SOMETHING COOKING
ON THAT FIRE.

BUT THERE'S NO ONE AROUND.

WELL,
KEEP YOUR HEADS UP.

[ Sheep Bleating ]

IT HASN'T BEEN
DESERTED LONG.

AK-NA !

- COLONEL ?
- HOLD YOUR FIRE.

THEY PROBABLY THINK
WE'RE GOA'ULDS.
DANIEL,

THINK YOU COULD FIND A LANGUAGE
THAT WOULD COMMUNICATE
TO THESE PEOPLE...

THAT WE'RE HUMAN LIKE THEY ARE
AND THAT WE'RE FRIENDLY ?

WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU ?



- THAT IS A WEAPON.
- SO'S THAT.

TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL GO FIRST.

- JAFFA !
- HOLD IT !

JAFFA, YES.
BUT HE'S A GOOD GUY.

YOU DON'T KNOW HIM.
HE'S PEACEFUL.

-TELL HIM YOU'RE PEACEFUL,
TEAL'C.
- IT IS TRUE.

- HE LIES ! I KNOW HIM !
- HOW ?

THIS JAFFA KILLED
MY FATHER !

TEAL'C, YOU EVER SEEN
THIS KID BEFORE ?

I HAVE NOT.
HE'S A COWARD.
HE LIES !

HANNO ! THE MANDATES.

HE IS NOT BYRSA.
THE MANDATES DO NOT APPLY.

AND WHAT IF YOU ARE MISTAKEN ?
I DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS JAFFA.

HE IS THE ONE.
HE KILLED MY FATHER !

IF YOU ARE RIGHT,
HE WILL BE PUT THROUGH COR-AI.

BUT WE DO NOT TAKE REVENGE
LIKE THIS,

OR WE ARE NO BETTER
THAN THE JAFFA.

COR-AI WILL SUSTAIN
MY BELIEF.

- COR-AI ?
- BUT FIRST YOU MEET THE ELDERS.
COME.

I ALWAYS WANTED
TO MEET THE ELDERS.

THAT'S INTERESTING.
I WONDER IF EVERYONE'S COMING
FROM SOME RELIGIOUS EVENT.

WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
A RELIGIOUS THING WITH YOU ?

MAYBE THEY'RE COMING
FROM A SWAP MEET.

WHEN THE GODS
COME THROUGH THE CIRC KAKONA,
WE SCATTER IN MANY DIRECTIONS...

TO HIDE FROM THOSE
WHO WOULD HURT US.

THEY ARE OVERDUE
TO VISIT US AGAIN.

"CIRC." THAT'S A LATIN
DERIVATION. CIRCLE.

BUT "KAKONA." THAT'S GREEK.
THAT'S WEIRD-- TWO ROOT
LANGUAGES IN ONE CULTURE.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

UH, CIRC KAKONA,
"CIRCLE OF WOES."

THEIR NAME
FOR THE STARGATE ?
I DON'T LIKE THIS.

YOU MAY APPROACH.

- YOU ARE THE LEADER, YES ?
- YES.

- YOU MAY GO.
- JUST LIKE THAT ?

WAIT. WE'D LIKE TO STAY A
LITTLE WHILE AND LEARN FROM YOU.

POSSIBLY YOU CAN LEARN FROM US.
YOU NEED HELP AVOIDING THE GO--
YOU MAY GO.

NOW.

DANIEL, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT WE RESPECT OUR ELDERS.

TEAL'C, DIAL IT UP.

- NOT HIM.
- [ Gasping ]

- EXCUSE ME ?
- FOR HIM, THERE WILL BE COR-AI.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME
BOTTOM LINE IT FOR YOU, OKAY ?
YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT MAN.

- HE IS NOT A MAN. HE'S JAFFA.
- HE'S ALREADY TOLD YOU
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

-YOU SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME ?
-I DO NOT.

THEN DO YOU REMEMBER THIS ?

[ People Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

- DO IT.
-[ Boy ] FATHER !

FATHER ! NO ! NO !

FATHER ! NO !

FATHER !

[ Screaming Continues ]

YOU REMEMBER ME NOW,
DO YOU NOT ?

DON'T SAY A WORD, TEAL'C.

- BUT I MUST.
- THAT'S AN ORDER.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

HE DOES NOT NEED
TO SAY ANYTHING.

- TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.
- HOLD IT !

JACK, THAT'S NOT THE WAY
TO HANDLE THIS.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
WE COULD GET HIM OUT ON BAIL ?

HE IS GUILTY. HE MUST PAY
FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE.

AND YOU'VE ALREADY
DECIDED THIS ?

YES.

HEY. AT LEAST UNTIE HIS HANDS.
COME ON.

TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE
THE COR-AI.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO STAY.

[ Gate Closes ]
GEE, THANKS.

ALL RIGHT, WHEN THEY COME BACK,
DANIEL, YOU DRAW 'EM IN.

CARTER AND I WILL TAKE
RIGHT AND LEFT FLANKS.

WAIT A MINUTE.
ARE YOU TALKING BREAK OUT ?

UH... YEAH.

WE'RE GONNA GRAB TEAL'C AND
HEAD STRAIGHT FOR THE STARGATE.

IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD DO IT
WITHOUT BLOODSHED.

NO.

- EXCUSE ME ?
- DO NOT ATTEMPT YOUR PLAN.
I WILL NOT GO.

YOU KNOW,
THAT'S A REALLY ODD SOUND.

I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID
YOU WOULDN'T GO ?

- THAT IS CORRECT.
- WHY ?

BECAUSE TO GO
WOULD DISRESPECT THE BYRSA.

- DISRESPECT ?
- TEAL'C IS RIGHT.
WE SHOULD SHOW SOME RESPECT.

DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR
THAT KID SAY THAT TEAL'C
WAS GUILTY ALREADY ?

FOR ALL WE KNOW,
THEY WANNA KILL HIM.

WAIT. WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT KILLING ? THEY SAID THEY
WANNA PUT HIM THROUGH COR-AI.

NOW, NEAR AS I CAN FIGURE,
THAT IS LIKE A SIMPLE TRIAL.

SEE, IT'S THAT
"NEAR AS I CAN FIGURE" PART
THAT'S GOT ME A LITTLE WORRIED.

WHAT IF THEIR IDEA OF A SIMPLE
TRIAL IS A SIMPLE BEHEADING ?

I WILL NOT RUN.

EXCUSE ME.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
- I AM THE JAFFA'S VOICE
FOR THE COR-AI.

WELL, I THINK HIS VOICE
IS JUST FINE.

I THINK SHE MEANS KIND OF LIKE
HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY.

I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.
I MUST WITNESS HIS PECCA-VE'.

WHAT'S A PECCA-VE' ?

THERE'S A LATIN WORD THAT'S
SIMILAR. IT BASICALLY MEANS
"I HAVE SINNED."

SHE WANTS HIS CONFESSION ?

HAS IT OCCURRED TO ANYONE
THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE GUILTY ?

IF HE WERE NOT GUILTY,
THERE WOULD BE NO COR-AI.

[ Clears Throat ]

INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
HEARD OF IT ?

ACTUALLY, THROUGHOUT HISTORY
THE IDEA IS PRETTY RARE.

MOST CULTURES USUALLY ASSUME
THINGS THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

I'M JUST... SAYING.

I MUST HEAR
THE JAFFA'S PECCA-VE'.

WELL, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK,
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET HIM
TO "PECCA" ANYTHING.

THEN WHO WILL BE HIS VOICE ?

THAT WOULD BE ME.
[ Sighs ]

UH, YOU ?

YOU WILL BE HIS VOICE
FOR THE COR-AI ?
YEP.

AS YOU WISH.
I WILL TELL THE ELDERS.

- [ Sighs ]
- YOU SURE YOU'RE UP TO THIS ?

WHY ?
YOU DON'T THINK I AM ?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT I'VE NEVER
ACTUALLY HEARD YOU REFERRED
TO AS A DIPLOMAT.

I THINK, UM, ANTAGONIST
WAS THE WORD USED.

- I'M HIS COMMANDING OFFICER.
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.
- WOULDN'T DANIEL BE BETTER ?

I MEAN, BEING A LINGUIST
AND A CULTURAL EXPERT.

SIR.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL ALL DO IT.
HOW'S THAT ?

THAT'S FINE.

CO-CO-COUNSELS.
WORKS FOR ME.

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ Tolling Continues ]

[ Indistinct Chatter ]

I AM SORRY.

YOUARE SORRY ?

WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU,
I LET MY ANGER CONTROL ME,

AND I THREATENED YOUR LIFE.

THIS IS COUNTER
TO BYRSA MANDATES...

AND BY DOING IT, I SHAMED MYSELF
AND MY WHOLE CLAN.

I ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS.

YOU HAVE IT.

[ Crowd Murmuring ]

THIS IS STARTIN' OFF
BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

JAFFA,
YOU KILLED MY FATHER.

FOR THIS CRIME,
THE PUNISHMENT IS DEATH.

- I WILL NOW LEAD THE COR-AI.
- OBJECTION !

[ Murmuring Continues ]

THAT'S SOMETHING WE SAY
BACK ON EARTH WHEN--

NEVER MIND.

YOU CAN'T BE THE JUDGE.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.

- JUDGE ?
- YEAH, THE GUY WHO CONTROLS
THE PROCEEDINGS,

DECIDES WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

- WHY IS IT NOT FAIR ?
- BECAUSE YOU'RE THE SON
OF THE VICTIM.

YES.

- WELL, THE JUDGE
HAS TO BE IMPARTIAL.
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ?

UH, IMPARTIALITY
WOULD REQUIRE SOMEONE
WHO HASN'T ALREADY FORMED...

AN OPINION ABOUT TEAL'C'S
GUILT OR INNOCENCE.

HOW COULD THERE BE
SUCH A PERSON ? ANYONE WHO HAS
A MIND HAS AN OPINION.

YOUR HONORS,

I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT SOMEONE ELSE BE IN CONTROL
OF THIS--

- WHAT IS IT ?
- COR-AI.

- COR-AI.
- [ Chattering ]

ONLY THE PERSON
WHO HAS SUFFERED...

UNDERSTANDS THE PAIN
WHICH HAS BEEN INFLICTED.

WHO ELSE CAN FAIRLY SAY
WHAT THE PUNISHMENT MUST BE ?

WELL, YOU COULD, FOR ONE.

[ Gasping, Murmuring ]

HANNO WILL CONTINUE.

- UNBELIEVABLE.
- IT'S ACTUALLY RATHER TALMUDIC.

- ONLY HE WHO IS WRONGED
CAN FORGIVE--
- WILL YOU CAN IT ?

YOU REMEMBER ME ?

I DO.

AND YOU ARE THE ONE
WHO KILLED MY FATHER,
ARE YOU NOT ?

DON'T ANSWER THAT, TEAL'C.

YES. I AM THE ONE
WHO KILLED YOUR FATHER.

[ Murmuring Continues ]

[ Bell Tolling ]

[ O'Neill ]
TEAL'C, ARE YOU TRYING
TO COMMIT SUICIDE ?

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU WERE GUILTY ?

AT LEAST BEFORE YOU TOLD
A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO SEE YOU DEAD.

YOU ALREADY KNEW.

ONLY YOU DID NOT WANT
TO HEAR IT.

THAT IS WHY
YOU ASKED ME NOT TO SPEAK.

WHAT HAPPENED ?

APOPHIS ORDERED ME
TO KILL HANNO'S FATHER.

HEY, CAN YOU GUYS GUARD
FROM OUTSIDE ?

WE'RE NOT GOIN' ANYWHERE.

SO YOU WERE FOLLOWING ORDERS.

HANNO'S FATHER DIED
BY MY HAND.

NO ONE ELSE'S.
I AM RESPONSIBLE.

WHAT I DID WHILE SERVING APOPHIS
I WILL NOT HIDE FROM.

- EVEN IF THE PUNISHMENT
IS DEATH ?
- THEN THAT IS WHAT I DESERVE.

TEAL'C, YOU SOUND
LIKE YOU WANT TO DIE.
COLONEL O'NEILL,

HAVE YOU EVER FACED
THE CRYING EYES OF A CHILD...

WHOSE FATHER
YOU HAVE JUST MURDERED ?

NOT EXACTLY.

TEAL'C,
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS...

WE DO...

THAT WE WISH WE COULD CHANGE AND
WE SURE AS HELL CAN'T FORGET.

BUT THE WHOLE CONCEPT
OF CHAIN OF COMMAND UNDERMINES
THE IDEA OF FREE WILL.

SO, AS SOLDIERS,

WE HAVE TO DO
SOME PRETTY AWFUL STUFF.

BUT WE'RE FOLLOWING ORDERS,
LIKE WE WERE TRAINED TO.

IT DOESN'T MAKE IT EASIER.
IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T
MAKE IT RIGHT.

BUT IT DOES PUT
SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
ON THE GUY GIVING THOSE ORDERS.

THEN YOU ARE SAYING APOPHIS
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANNO'S
FATHER'S DEATH.

- YES !
- YOU ARE WRONG, O'NEILL.

WHILE IN THE SERVICE OF APOPHIS,
I DID MANY THINGS.

FOR THESE DEEDS,
MY VICTIMS DESERVE RETRIBUTION.

CAN WE FOCUS ON THIS ONE CASE
ONLY FOR NOW, PLEASE ?

- THIS CASE REPRESENTS THE MANY.
- WELL, IT SHOULDN'T !

WHY ?

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ?

WHEN I LOOK INTO HANNO'S EYES,
I SEE THE HORROR ON THE FACES
OF MANY OTHERS...

AS THEIR LOVED ONES PREPARE
FOR GOA'ULD ABSORPTION.

WORSE YET IS THE FACE OF
THE VICTIMS WHOM I SELECTED...

AS THEY REALIZE
THEY ARE ABOUT TO TAKE
THEIR FINAL HUMAN BREATH.

HANNO'S FATHER'S NOT THE FIRST
NOR THE LAST OF THOSE
WHOSE LIVES I'VE TAKEN.

AND I HAVE DONE FAR WORSE,
O'NEILL.

I CANNOT GIVE ALL
OF THEIR LOVED ONES RETRIBUTION,

BUT I CAN AT LEAST
GIVE IT TO THIS ONE.

I AM SORRY, O'NEILL.

I WILL NOT RUN.

WELL, I'M SORRY, TEAL'C,
BUT THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

I'M GONNA DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO
TO KEEP YOU ALIVE WHETHER
YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

[ Bell Tolling ]

WHAT'S THE PLAN OF ATTACK ?

WELL, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT,
TEAL'C HAS ALREADY PLED GUILTY.

SO, TO DRAW A PARALLEL
TO AN AMERICAN TRIAL,

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS AS SORT
OF LIKE THE SENTENCING PHASE.

WE NEED TO PROVE TO THESE PEOPLE
THAT HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO DIE.

HOW DO WE DO THAT ?

WE NEED TO CONVINCE THEM
THAT HE'S A DIFFERENT MAN NOW
THAN HE WAS THEN.

- GOOD LUCK.
-[ Door Closes ]

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR WIFE.

HER NAME IS SHA'RE.

SHE WAS CAPTURED BY APOPHIS'
SERPENT GUARDS AND... CHANGED.

SHE'S NOW A GOA'ULD ?
INHABITED BY ONE, YES.

- [ Chattering ]
- AND HOW DID SHE GET TO BE
ONE OF THE VICTIMS ?

THE LEADER OF THE SERPENT GUARDS
PICKED HER OUT OF A CROWD OF
OTHER WOMEN-- AT RANDOM, REALLY.

WHO WAS THE SERPENT GUARD ?
TEAL'C.

[ Murmuring Continues ]

THE OLD TEAL'C.

AT THAT TIME, HE HADN'T JOINED
US YET. HE DIDN'T KNOW ME
OR THAT SHA'RE WAS MY WIFE.

BUT THE FACT IS,
YOU NOW WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE...

WITH THE MAN RESPONSIBLE
FOR YOUR WIFE'S FATE.

IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME
AT FIRST. I WANTED TO HATE HIM.

BUT NOW I KNOW THAT
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TEAL'C
THAT CHOSE SHA'RE.

AND I KNOW THAT IF THERE WERE
ANY WAY FOR HIM TO HELP ME
GET MY WIFE BACK,

THIS TEAL'C
WOULD DO IT GLADLY,

EVEN IF IT MEANT
GIVING UP HIS OWN LIFE.

THIS TEAL'C IS MY FRIEND.

THERE WERE 50 HUMAN CAPTIVES.

ALL WERE UNARMED.

APOPHIS ORDERED ME
TO SLAUGHTER THEM ALL.

- BUT YOU DIDN'T, DID YOU ?
- I DID NOT.

WHAT DID YOU DO ?

I TURNED MY WEAPON
ON MY FELLOW SERPENT GUARDS.

IT WAS A HUGE RISK FOR YOU,
WASN'T IT, TEAL'C ?

- I MADE A DECISION.
- I THINK YOU'RE BEING
A LITTLE MODEST HERE.

YOU HAVE A FAMILY.
DO YOU THINK YOU'LL EVER
SEE THEM AGAIN ?

IT IS UNLIKELY.

[ Chattering ]

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR WAY ?

OH, NO.
I-I'M JUST LOOKING AROUND,
IF THAT'S OKAY.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO.

YOU HAVE
A VERY LOVELY EXISTENCE.

THANK YOU.

IT WOULD BE MADE LOVELIER
WERE IT NOT FOR THE GOA'ULDS
AND THE JAFFA.

THE ONE THING I CAN'T SEEM
TO FIGURE OUT...

IS, IS, IS WHERE YOU LIVE.

WE LIVE HERE.

OH, NO, NO. WHERE DO YOU,
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT ?

WHERE DO YOU TAKE SHELTER ?
WHERE DO YOU SLEEP ?
UH, WE SLEEP IN THE HIDING.

"THE HIDING" ?
WE HAVE HIDDEN CAVES...

AND TUNNELS
IN ALL DIRECTIONS.

WHEN THE EVIL ONES COME IN
THROUGH THE CIRC KAKONA,

WE FLEE IN ALL DIRECTIONS
AND WE DISAPPEAR.

SO THEY CATCH ONLY
THE SLOWEST AMONG YOU.

OH, NO. WE WOULD NEVER
LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND.

WE ALL GO,
OR NONE OF US DO.

I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING
THAT MIGHT HELP US OUT.

TEAL'C, TELL US EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY.

APOPHIS ORDERED ME TO KILL
ONE OF THE VILLAGERS SO THE REST
WOULD OBEY.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK WE'VE ALL
HEARD THEREADER'S DIGEST
VERSION OF THE STORY,

BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT,
ISN'T THERE ?

LIKE WHY YOU CHOSE
HANNO'S FATHER.

WE BROUGHT THOSE WE HAD
CAPTURED BACK TO THE HALL.

APOPHIS ORDERED
THE SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN.

[ Indistinct Shouting ]

[ Shouting Continues ]
[ Woman ]
LEAVE US ALONE !

[ Man ]
LEAVE US HERE !

TEAL'C.

KILL ONE OF THEM.

[ Shouting Continues ]
[ Man ]
STOP IT ! STOP IT !

I SAID KILL ONE OF THEM.

IF YOU HESITATE,
I WILL KILL THEM ALL.

[ Girl Screaming ]

DO IT !

[ Boy ]
FATHER ! NO !

[ Boy ]
NO !

NO !

[ Crying ]
NO ! FATHER !

[ Shouting, Screaming Continue ]

[ Teal'c's Voice ]
APOPHIS CHOSE SEVEN WOMEN
AND LET THE REST GO.

THE TRUTH IS OUR DEFENSE.

I THINK I SEE WHERE
YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS, DANIEL.
THIS IS GOOD.

THIS COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE COR-AI.

IT'S A KANGAROO COURT.
NOTHING'S GONNA MAKE
A DIFFERENCE.

ISN'T THAT PAINFULLY OBVIOUS
TO ANYBODY ?

THAT KID MADE UP HIS MIND
BEFORE WE EVEN GOT HERE.

SO WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST ?

CARTER AND I ARE GOING BACK
TO EARTH FOR REINFORCEMENTS.

WHAT,
YOU'RE GONNA SHOOT HIS WAY OUT ?

NO, DANIEL.

I'M HOPING WE CAN BRING BACK
ENOUGH FIREPOWER SO IT'LL SCARE
'EM INTO TURNING TEAL'C OVER.

THAT'S HOW I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU.
I WILL NOT RUN.

TEAL'C, YOU'RE GOING BACK WITH
US IF I HAVE TO KNOCK YOU OUT
AND CARRY YOU BACK MYSELF.

GOT IT ? BUY AS MUCH TIME
AS YOU CAN, DANIEL.

[ Electrical Static ]
WHERE ARE TEAL'C
AND DANIEL ?

WE'LL EXPLAIN, SIR. BUT FIRST,
I NEED YOU TO MOBILIZE
A COMBAT UNIT...

READY TO GO BACK
TO THAT PLANET ASAP.

DO IT.
NOW HOW ABOUT FILLING ME IN ?

SO, BY KILLING THAT MAN,
YOU ACTUALLY SAVED THE LIVES
OF THE REST OF THE VILLAGERS.

YOU EVEN SAVED HANNO'S LIFE.

- IT IS TRUE.
- BUT CAN YOU BE SURE...

APOPHIS WOULD HAVE REALLY KILLED
THE REST OF THE VILLAGERS ?

I HAVE SEEN HIM DO IT
MANY TIMES.

SO, ALTHOUGH YOU WERE FACED
WITH A TERRIBLE DECISION,

YOU CHOSE THE LESSER
OF TWO EVILS.

HE CHOSE TO KILL
A CRIPPLED MAN--

THE MAN LEAST ABLE TO RUN AWAY--
THE MOST HELPLESS OF US ALL.

HIS CHOICE WAS NOT MORAL.
IT WAS COWARDLY AND EVIL.

HANNO, I'M TOLD THAT
A BYRSA'S ONLY DEFENSE
AGAINST THE GOA'ULDS...

IS THEIR ABILITY TO RUN
AND HIDE, IS THAT RIGHT ?

WE HAVE ESCAPE TUNNELS
AND CAVES.

WHEN THE LIGHTS
ON THE CIRC KAKONA APPEAR,

WE CAN DISAPPEAR
BEFORE THE GOA'ULD ARRIVE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO MOVE FAST,
RIGHT ?

OF COURSE.

TEAL'C, DID YOU KNOW THAT
BACK THEN ?

I DID.

IT WAS OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT
TO LOCATE THE VILLAGERS.

THEY SEEMED TO BE ABLE
TO VANISH INTO THE FOREST,
AS QUICKLY AS A FLOCK OF BIRDS.

HOW FAST COULD YOUR FATHER MOVE,
WITH ONLY ONE LEG ?

IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT.

AS A MEMBER OF THE CLAN,
HE WOULD NEVER BE LEFT BEHIND.

SO, IN OTHER WORDS,
YOUR GROUP COULD ONLY MOVE
AS FAST AS ITS SLOWEST MEMBER.

RIGHT ?

TEAL'C, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE
HANNO'S FATHER ?

I SAW HIS INJURY.

I KNEW THAT WITHOUT HIM
THE GROUP COULD MOVE
MORE QUICKLY,

PERHAPS EVEN EVADE US
THE NEXT TIME WE CAME.

- NO, I WILL NOT HEAR THIS !
-[ Daniel ]
SO YOU MADE A DECISION.

YOU CHOSE TO KILL ONE THAT DAY
TO SAVE MANY LATER,
IS THAT RIGHT ?

- IT IS CORRECT.
-[ Murmuring ]

SO IF TEAL'C HADN'T MADE
THAT DECISION,

MANY OF YOU MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE
TODAY TO WANT HIM DEAD.

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
THE RELEVANCE OF ANY OF THIS.

I'M TRYING TO PROVE TO YOU
THAT TEAL'C IS A GOOD MAN.

HE IS VERY IMPORTANT
TO ALL OF US IN FIGHTING
THE GOA'ULDS AND THE JAFFA.

THEREFORE,
I ASK THAT YOU SPARE HIS LIFE.

YOU HAVE DEFENDED THIS JAFFA
REPEATEDLY BY SAYING
HE IS A CHANGED MAN.

AND FOR PROOF YOU HAVE GIVEN
MANY EXAMPLES...

OF THIS FIRING
UPON HIS FORMER COMRADES.
YES.

THEN WHY DID HE NOT FIRE
UPON THEM HERE INSTEAD
OF KILLING MY FATHER ?

BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T
HAVE DONE ANY GOOD.
MY FATHER MIGHT BE ALIVE TODAY !

NO ! NOT NECESSARILY.

EVEN IF TEAL'C HAD SUCCEEDED
THAT DAY,

THE GOA'ULD
WOULD HAVE SENT MORE JAFFA
TO EXTERMINATE EVERYONE.

YOUR ENTIRE POPULATION.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT ?

THEY DID NOT DO THAT
TO YOUR PEOPLE.
THEY TRIED.

WE HAVE DEFENSES
THAT YOU DON'T.

TEAL'C MAY HAVE KILLED
HANNO'S FATHER.

BUT IN DOING SO, HE SAVED
YOU AND YOU AND ALL OF YOU.

TEAL'C'S DEATH
WILL NOT CHANGE THE PAST,

BUT HIS CONTINUED LIFE
CAN HELP ALL OF OUR FUTURE.

CAN YOU REALLY JUSTIFY
KILLING HIM NOW ?

HIS FATE IS NOT
TO BE DECIDED BY US.

COR-AI MANDATES THAT ONLY HANNO
CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.

YOUR ARGUMENT IS WISE
AND MOVING. I COMMEND YOU.

[ Crowd Chattering ]
THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE MADE
A COMPELLING ARGUMENT...

THAT THIS JAFFA'S MORE RECENT
AND CONTINUING GOOD...

SHOULD SOMEHOW NEGATE
HIS PAST EVIL.

I HAVE BUT ONE FINAL QUESTION.

CAN HIS RECENT ACTIONS,

OR ANY FUTURE ACTIONS,

RETURN MY FATHER FROM THE DEAD ?

NO. NO, OF COURSE--

THEN CLEARLY NO AMOUNT OF GOOD
IN THE PRESENT...

CAN ERASE WHAT HE HAS DONE
IN THE PAST.

JAFFA,

YOU ARE GUILTY
OF KILLING MY FATHER.

TOMORROW, AT MIDDAY,

YOU WILL DIE BY YOUR OWN WEAPON,

AS MY FATHER DID.

[ Bell Tolling ]

I'M CONFUSED, CAPTAIN.
ARE THESE PEOPLE HOSTILES ?

WELL, SIR, THAT WOULD DEPEND
ON YOUR DEFINITION OF HOSTILES.

THEY HAVE TEAL'C PRISONER.
THEY PLAN TO EXECUTE HIM.
I'D CALL THAT HOSTILE.

BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME AS IF
THEY'VE TREATED THE REST OF YOU
WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT.

NOW YOU WANT TO LAUNCH
AN ASSAULT ON THEM ?
NO, SIR.

I'M HOPING, ONCE THEY SEE
OUR SUPERIOR NUMBERS
AND FIREPOWER,

THEY'LL RELEASE HIM
WITHOUT INCIDENT.

COLONEL, THE UNITED STATES
IS NOT IN THE BUSINESS...

OF INTERFERING
IN OTHER PEOPLE'S AFFAIRS.

SINCE WHEN, SIR ?
SINCE THIS ADMINISTRATION
WAS ELECTED.

I DON'T THINK THE PRESIDENT
WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US
TRYING TO RESCUE ONE OF OUR OWN.

- TEAL'C IS NOT ONE OF OUR OWN.
- HE'S NOT ?

I MEAN, IN THE EYES
OF THE GOVERNMENT.

HE'S NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
HELL, HE'S NOT EVEN
AN EARTH CITIZEN.

I DON'T BELIEVE
I'M HEARING THIS FROM YOU, SIR.

GENERAL HAMMOND, SIR,
IF I MAY,

EVEN SETTING ASIDE
THAT TEAL'C IS OUR FRIEND,

HOW CAN YOU LET SUCH A VALUABLE
INFORMATION RESOURCE
BE TAKEN AWAY ?

THESE PEOPLE'S LAWS
IN THIS REGARD ARE NO DIFFERENT
FROM OUR OWN.

WE DON'T STOP PURSUING
WAR CRIMINALS BECAUSE THEY HAVE
A CHANGE OF HEART.

- WAR CRIMINALS ?
- YES, COLONEL ! HE IS.

LIKE IT OR NOT,
WHAT THE JAFFA HAVE DONE
TO THESE PEOPLE...

AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE
IS A CRIME.

NOW, TEAL'C SPENT MANY YEARS
SERVING THE GOA'ULD...

DOING SOME
DAMN DISTASTEFUL THINGS.

SURELY BOTH OF YOU MUST REALIZE
THAT THIS WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN
SOONER OR LATER.

GENERAL HAMMOND,

I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF YEARS
IN THE SERVICE OF MY COUNTRY,

AND I HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO DO
SOME DAMN DISTASTEFUL THINGS.

I WILL NOT ALLOW THEM
TO EXECUTE MY FRIEND.

SIR, TEAL'C HAS PROVEN HIS
LOYALTY TO US COUNTLESS TIMES.

DON'T YOU THINK
WE SHOULD DO THE SAME ?

MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION
SAYS YES.

BUT THE GOVERNMENT POLICIES
UNDER WHICH I MUST WEIGH
MY DECISIONS SAY NO.

- WELL, FINE.
LET'S CALL THE PRESIDENT !
- THAT'S ENOUGH, COLONEL !

GENERAL, SIR, WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME HERE.

RIGHT.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING ?

PREPARING ME FOR MY DEATH.

OH.

- I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
ONE FINAL FAVOR.
- WHAT IS IT ?

I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER
MY LIFELESS BODY...

AND THAT OF MY SYMBIUTE
FOR YOUR SCIENTISTS TO STUDY.

PERHAPS YOU CAN BETTER
LEARN WAYS TO BATTLE
THE GOA'ULD AND THE JAFFA.

WELL, DON'T WORRY, TEAL'C.
THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY BODY
TO DONATE.

JACK AND CARTER SHOULD BE BACK
ANY MINUTE WITH THE TROOPS.
DANIEL JACKSON,

YOU MUST NOT ALLOW
COLONEL O'NEILL...

TO DENY THE RETRIBUTION
THE BYRSA DESERVE.

YOU KNOW,
I HAVE TO ADMIT, TEAL'C,
FOR ONCE I AGREE WITH JACK.

I MEAN, I RESPECT YOUR WISHES,
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU
DESERVE TO DIE.

I'M SORRY, COLONEL.
THE PRESIDENT WON'T AUTHORIZE
A RESCUE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
WHAT ?

I AGREE
WITH THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION.

WE CAN'T COMMIT TROOPS
TO RISK THEIR LIVES...

IN AN ACTION THAT I BELIEVE
IS MORALLY AMBIGUOUS.

THAT'S WHERE I RESPECTFULLY
DISAGREE, SIR.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE,
COLONEL,

BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT
TO TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST ORDERS,
IS THAT UNDERSTOOD ?

[ Electrical Static ]

THINGS LOOK
A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO YOU ?

[ Chattering ]

THEY BURNED OUR VILLAGE.

THE BYRSA MUST HAVE
TAKEN HIM WITH THEM.

LET'S HOPE IT WAS
THE BYRSA.

MAYBE DANIEL
BROKE HIM OUT.

KEEP THOSE POSITIVE THOUGHTS
COMING, CAPTAIN. LET'S GO.

[ Chattering Continues ]
[ Man ]
LET'S GO !

[ Women Screaming ]

[ Serpent Guard Grunts ]

NOW O'NEILL HAS PROVED TO ME
NOT ONLY WHERE HIS LOYALTIES LIE
BUT YOURS AS WELL.

IF YOU BELIEVE O'NEILL
INFORMED THE GOA'ULD,
YOU ARE MISTAKEN.

HOW IS IT THEY KNOW
OUR ESCAPE ROUTES ?
WHAT ?

WE ARE TRAPPED,
CUT OFF FROM THE HIDINGS.

BUT JACK WENT BACK TO EARTH.
THE GOA'ULD PROBABLY
FIGURED IT OUT ON THEIR OWN.

THE CHILDREN AND THE SLOWEST
WILL HIDE HERE.

THE REST WILL TRY TO DRAW THEM
INTO THE FOREST.

WAIT ! LET TEAL'C GO.
HE CAN HELP YOU, BUT HE IS
NO GOOD TO YOU LIKE THIS.

NOW I GIVE YOU MY WORD
HE WILL NOT TRY TO RUN AWAY.

NO, HE WILL NOT.
YOU WILL STAY HERE.

IF I DO NOT SURVIVE, I ENTRUST
YOU TO TELL WHOEVER DOES...

THAT I STILL WISH MY SENTENCE
TO BE CARRIED OUT.

[ Indistinct Shouting ]

[ Explosion ]

TRY NOT TO LET THEM
SEE YOUR FACE IN CASE--

- TEAL'C.
- SHAK'L.

GO.

YOUR DEATH...

WILL ASSURE MY PLACE
AS FIRST PRIME.

[ Grunts ]
I'M SORRY.

[ Women Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Man ]
OVER HERE !

[ Woman Screams ]

- HEY !
- [ Grunts ]

[ Women Crying ]
[ Indistinct Chatter ]

OH, LOOKS BAD.
LET'S GET HIM HOME.

NO.

IT IS MIDDAY.

I AM PREPARED
TO ACCEPT MY PUNISHMENT.

TEAL'C.

YOU WOULD SAVE THOSE
WHO WISH TO KILL YOU ?

I WOULD SAVE THOSE
WHO DESERVE TO LIVE.

I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.

MY MEMORY WAS FAULTY.

YOU ARE NOT THE SAME MAN
AS HE WHO MURDERED MY FATHER.

I AM THE ONE.

NO, THAT JAFFA IS DEAD.

YOU HAVE KILLED HIM.

WE HAVE OUR OWN WOUNDED
TO CARE FOR.

I SUGGEST
YOU TAKE YOUR FRIEND HOME.

WE CAN HELP YOU
DEFEND YOURSELVES.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.