1 00:00:10,629 --> 00:00:14,212 In the five weeks since our return from PX7-941... 2 00:00:14,383 --> 00:00:16,375 Known to its population as Madrona. 3 00:00:16,551 --> 00:00:19,173 ...we've processed most of the data we collected. 4 00:00:19,346 --> 00:00:23,260 We think we've corroborated some startling first-hand observations. 5 00:00:23,433 --> 00:00:25,675 - Which are? - Well, sir,... 6 00:00:25,852 --> 00:00:29,386 ...the inhabitants can proactively affect their own climate. 7 00:00:29,564 --> 00:00:32,233 That's a bit of an understatement! 8 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:36,267 They can call it up... just like... that. 9 00:00:36,445 --> 00:00:38,485 You got a crop that needs water? 10 00:00:38,656 --> 00:00:40,648 Order some rain. 11 00:00:40,824 --> 00:00:44,074 It needs sun, it's literally a matter of dialling it up. 12 00:00:44,244 --> 00:00:47,245 Are you sure you weren't under the local voodoo? 13 00:00:47,414 --> 00:00:50,415 Believe me, General, no one was more scepticaI than I. 14 00:00:50,584 --> 00:00:54,415 But we may have stumbled on the most important piece of technology... 15 00:00:54,588 --> 00:00:56,913 ...the SGC mission has discovered to date. 16 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:00,416 Even the Goa'uld have no such technology. 17 00:01:00,593 --> 00:01:02,385 You think you know how they do it? 18 00:01:02,553 --> 00:01:06,171 Our best theory is that the planet was terraformed about 900 years ago. 19 00:01:06,349 --> 00:01:11,141 The Madronans are primitive, so it's likely it was terraformed by another alien race. 20 00:01:11,312 --> 00:01:13,981 The weather seems to be regulated by this device. 21 00:01:14,148 --> 00:01:16,686 The Madronans call it the Touchstone. 22 00:01:16,859 --> 00:01:21,188 It's an ancient artefact, probably made by the other alien race. 23 00:01:22,364 --> 00:01:25,530 It's right there. It's in the statue's hand. 24 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:28,452 The high priest turns a series of calibrated rings,... 25 00:01:28,620 --> 00:01:31,407 ...which seem to determine meteorological conditions. 26 00:01:31,581 --> 00:01:34,037 Do we have any idea what makes it tick? 27 00:01:34,209 --> 00:01:36,450 That's why we'd like to go back, sir. 28 00:01:36,628 --> 00:01:42,048 Carter wants to get a closer look with some of her specialised... doohickeys. 29 00:01:42,216 --> 00:01:43,794 Doohickeys?! 30 00:01:43,968 --> 00:01:47,004 I believe that's the technicaI term, sir! 31 00:01:48,097 --> 00:01:51,430 My instruments will measure the Touchstone's emissions... 32 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,343 ...and give us an idea of how it works. 33 00:01:53,519 --> 00:01:56,092 Any chance we could borrow it for a few days,... 34 00:01:56,271 --> 00:01:58,394 ...do a little backward engineering? 35 00:01:58,565 --> 00:02:01,732 The Touchstone maintains the weather on this planet. 36 00:02:01,902 --> 00:02:03,894 Right. 37 00:02:04,779 --> 00:02:07,816 OK, then. Go see what you can figure out. 38 00:02:10,118 --> 00:02:11,363 OK. 39 00:02:25,132 --> 00:02:26,626 Greetings, Roham. 40 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,291 Princess La Moor. 41 00:02:30,887 --> 00:02:34,932 - It's the visitors, Uncle. - We demand you return the Touchstone! 42 00:02:36,142 --> 00:02:37,886 What? I-It's missing? 43 00:02:38,061 --> 00:02:41,145 Do not play games. You must return it at once! 44 00:02:42,273 --> 00:02:44,515 No games. We didn't take it. 45 00:02:44,692 --> 00:02:48,476 It is gone! Come! See for yourselves! 46 00:03:32,071 --> 00:03:34,277 This explains the storm clouds out there. 47 00:03:34,448 --> 00:03:36,571 Without the Touchstone to shield us,... 48 00:03:36,742 --> 00:03:39,612 ...we shall soon be overtaken by the elements. 49 00:03:39,786 --> 00:03:44,080 It's only a matter of time before we begin to die because of your theft. 50 00:03:44,249 --> 00:03:45,873 All right. 51 00:03:46,042 --> 00:03:48,035 Here's a question for you. 52 00:03:48,211 --> 00:03:51,331 If it was so important, why wasn't it guarded? 53 00:03:51,506 --> 00:03:54,957 It was guarded. We let down our guard because of your people. 54 00:03:55,134 --> 00:03:58,384 - We trusted you. - We did not take it! 55 00:03:58,554 --> 00:04:02,303 Had we taken the artefact, there would have been no need to return. 56 00:04:02,475 --> 00:04:04,384 There were witnesses. 57 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:06,469 What did these witnesses see? 58 00:04:06,645 --> 00:04:09,480 People taking the Touchstone in the dead of night. 59 00:04:09,648 --> 00:04:13,266 They were dressed as you are and carried weapons like yours. 60 00:04:14,361 --> 00:04:18,193 - Did they see where these people went? - They left by your Stargate. 61 00:04:19,991 --> 00:04:23,241 As you know, none of our people know how to use the portaI. 62 00:04:27,832 --> 00:04:29,908 Guards! Disarm the wrongdoers! 63 00:04:30,084 --> 00:04:32,207 Hold it! 64 00:04:37,216 --> 00:04:39,209 All right! 65 00:04:39,385 --> 00:04:41,377 We came here in peace,... 66 00:04:42,513 --> 00:04:45,716 ...we expect to go in one... piece. 67 00:04:45,891 --> 00:04:47,967 Explain yourself. But be warned. 68 00:04:48,143 --> 00:04:51,346 If your answers are not satisfactory,... 69 00:04:51,521 --> 00:04:54,724 ...then we have no choice but to seek retribution. 70 00:04:54,900 --> 00:04:58,648 Taking revenge will not return the Touchstone, for we did not take it. 71 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:01,062 Then it will lead us to those that did. 72 00:05:01,239 --> 00:05:03,611 Only if they care what happens to us! 73 00:05:05,118 --> 00:05:08,700 Look, let me give you a little life lesson about thieves. 74 00:05:08,871 --> 00:05:12,287 They're not really in touch with their feminine side. 75 00:05:12,458 --> 00:05:14,700 Caring would be on a low priority... 76 00:05:15,461 --> 00:05:17,786 My uncle grows impatient. 77 00:05:19,256 --> 00:05:21,664 If the thieves used the gate to escape,... 78 00:05:21,842 --> 00:05:25,258 ...the only hope to get it back is to let us go back through the gate. 79 00:05:25,429 --> 00:05:27,136 And if they did come from Earth,... 80 00:05:27,305 --> 00:05:30,674 ...our technology can help us find out who the thieves were. 81 00:05:30,850 --> 00:05:35,263 How do we know that you will not use the gate to escape responsibility? 82 00:05:35,438 --> 00:05:37,347 Trust us? 83 00:05:37,523 --> 00:05:39,849 We are a simple people, Colonel. 84 00:05:40,026 --> 00:05:43,229 We have no means to protect ourselves from this disaster. 85 00:05:43,404 --> 00:05:48,647 If my uncle decides to trust you, our entire future will depend on that decision. 86 00:05:50,578 --> 00:05:53,531 OK, that's a little pressure! But we can handle that. 87 00:06:06,968 --> 00:06:08,711 Let them go. 88 00:06:18,104 --> 00:06:20,855 Please... help us. 89 00:07:37,096 --> 00:07:41,591 Why are you back so early? You were supposed to study that weather device. 90 00:07:41,767 --> 00:07:43,759 We would do, if it were still there. 91 00:07:43,935 --> 00:07:45,346 What do you mean? 92 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,521 We should talk in your office, sir. 93 00:07:50,817 --> 00:07:52,809 What's this about, Colonel? 94 00:07:58,157 --> 00:08:00,150 The Touchstone was stolen, sir. 95 00:08:00,326 --> 00:08:05,284 By people wearing SGC uniforms, who came and went through the Stargate. 96 00:08:05,456 --> 00:08:08,161 What?! Well, who was it? 97 00:08:11,545 --> 00:08:14,629 Everyone involved here would like to know that, sir. 98 00:08:17,009 --> 00:08:19,962 I don't appreciate your implication, Colonel. 99 00:08:20,136 --> 00:08:24,181 Why would I send your team to study the thing if I knew it wasn't there? 100 00:08:24,349 --> 00:08:26,341 No implication intended, sir. 101 00:08:27,352 --> 00:08:31,645 But circumstances do beg the next logical question, which is... 102 00:08:31,814 --> 00:08:35,978 ...could another SG team have gone through without your order? 103 00:08:37,570 --> 00:08:39,562 Not without my knowing about it. 104 00:08:40,656 --> 00:08:42,649 Yes, sir. 105 00:08:44,785 --> 00:08:49,114 General, do you mind if I have Carter recheck the dialling computer? 106 00:08:49,289 --> 00:08:54,710 Just to see if there are any signs of anyone sneaking through the gate... 107 00:08:54,878 --> 00:08:56,705 ...covertly. 108 00:08:57,881 --> 00:08:59,957 Behind your back, as it were, sir. 109 00:09:01,426 --> 00:09:05,637 Nothing happens regarding that Stargate without my knowing about it. 110 00:09:05,805 --> 00:09:08,296 If a person sneezes near it, I get a report. 111 00:09:11,018 --> 00:09:12,810 I understand, sir. 112 00:09:17,274 --> 00:09:18,649 Colonel. 113 00:09:22,112 --> 00:09:24,733 Have Carter check it anyway. 114 00:09:28,994 --> 00:09:30,986 Thank you... very much, sir. 115 00:09:45,843 --> 00:09:48,760 - Anything yet? - Not on the Touchstone, sir. 116 00:09:48,929 --> 00:09:51,005 Have you seen the Weather Channel? 117 00:09:51,181 --> 00:09:53,257 I'm more of a C-SPAN guy. 118 00:09:53,434 --> 00:09:55,806 Observe, O'Neill. 119 00:09:55,978 --> 00:10:00,141 Chalk it up to a delayed El Niño effect or just a run of bad luck,... 120 00:10:00,315 --> 00:10:03,150 .. but more storms have stretched all over America,... 121 00:10:03,318 --> 00:10:06,188 .. even in Phoenix, Arizona, causing widespread damage. 122 00:10:06,363 --> 00:10:09,447 Reports of injuries are still trickling in. 123 00:10:09,616 --> 00:10:11,608 We have flooding in Palm Springs... 124 00:10:11,784 --> 00:10:13,991 And that's not all. 125 00:10:14,162 --> 00:10:17,661 There's record rainfall in Albuquerque, hail in the Panhandle... 126 00:10:17,832 --> 00:10:19,824 ...and three major rivers cresting. 127 00:10:20,001 --> 00:10:24,128 Something is definitely altering this planet's weather. 128 00:10:24,296 --> 00:10:26,503 And you think it's this Touchstone? 129 00:10:28,050 --> 00:10:31,917 - Kind of a reach, isn't it? - Not really, if you think about it. 130 00:10:32,095 --> 00:10:34,218 Whoever left that device on Madrona... 131 00:10:34,389 --> 00:10:37,141 ...probably keyed it to its atmospheric conditions. 132 00:10:37,309 --> 00:10:40,808 Somebody brings it back to Earth, starts fiddling around with it... 133 00:10:40,979 --> 00:10:43,137 ...and... who knows?! 134 00:10:43,314 --> 00:10:47,015 - We don't know it's on Earth. - I'm thinking it is. 135 00:10:47,193 --> 00:10:49,980 There was a huge transitory glitch three days ago,... 136 00:10:50,154 --> 00:10:52,028 ...when SG-2 returned from a mission. 137 00:10:52,198 --> 00:10:54,487 The same hour as the Touchstone was taken. 138 00:10:54,659 --> 00:10:57,529 SG-2's point of origin was galaxies away from Madrona. 139 00:10:57,703 --> 00:11:00,574 Yeah, but this energy spike is off the charts. 140 00:11:00,748 --> 00:11:05,077 Remember what happened the last time the gate's power supply was overloaded? 141 00:11:05,252 --> 00:11:08,206 It jumped to the second gate in the Antarctic. 142 00:11:08,380 --> 00:11:09,874 Thanks for the memory! 143 00:11:10,048 --> 00:11:14,544 Are you suggesting that SG-2 used the second gate to steal the Touchstone? 144 00:11:14,719 --> 00:11:18,218 No. Not SG-2. Their mission went as planned, through our gate. 145 00:11:18,389 --> 00:11:23,550 But someone might have used the second gate a split second after SG-2 used ours... 146 00:11:23,728 --> 00:11:26,183 ...to try to hide the energy spike in ours. 147 00:11:26,355 --> 00:11:29,392 Kind of like shooting off a gun when a train's going by? 148 00:11:32,736 --> 00:11:35,310 To hide the sound. 149 00:11:35,489 --> 00:11:37,482 Yes, sir. 150 00:11:37,658 --> 00:11:41,702 If I'm right, SG-2's log should have the same electronic signature... 151 00:11:41,870 --> 00:11:45,618 ...as the last time the wormhole jumped its tracks. Bear with me. 152 00:11:45,791 --> 00:11:47,415 Bearing. 153 00:11:50,795 --> 00:11:53,630 Damn! It should show up on the primary meta-log. 154 00:11:53,798 --> 00:11:56,799 - Try the backup log. - Yeah. Possibly. 155 00:12:03,724 --> 00:12:06,595 If someone did try to erase all the relevant data,... 156 00:12:06,769 --> 00:12:08,927 ...they could've easily missed a backup. 157 00:12:12,107 --> 00:12:14,183 Yes! There it is. 158 00:12:16,612 --> 00:12:20,739 The second gate had to have been used. The energy signature's identical. 159 00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:25,783 Who was authorised to use it? I thought it had been officially decommissioned. 160 00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:27,946 It was. 161 00:12:28,122 --> 00:12:30,329 Officially. 162 00:12:37,381 --> 00:12:39,374 Come. 163 00:12:42,928 --> 00:12:44,921 No. I need to talk to him now. 164 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:48,719 Son, do you know what colour this phone is? 165 00:12:50,227 --> 00:12:52,219 Yes. I'll hold. 166 00:12:52,688 --> 00:12:54,479 Carter find anything? 167 00:12:55,982 --> 00:12:59,232 Yes, sir. Apparently, the second gate is being used. 168 00:12:59,402 --> 00:13:03,815 What?! I was given top-level assurances that gate was to be sealed. 169 00:13:03,990 --> 00:13:08,201 A case of the left hand not knowing what the right foot is doing, sir? 170 00:13:08,369 --> 00:13:10,527 That's what I'm trying to find out. 171 00:13:12,707 --> 00:13:14,699 No! It can't wait, son. 172 00:13:14,875 --> 00:13:18,458 Well, make sure he gets the message the second he comes out. 173 00:13:22,299 --> 00:13:25,300 And, suddenly, the President wasn't available! 174 00:13:25,469 --> 00:13:27,461 Every time I call, he's tied up. 175 00:13:27,637 --> 00:13:31,469 It's like someone is orchestrating his schedule to keep us from speaking. 176 00:13:31,641 --> 00:13:33,634 Got a someone in mind, sir? 177 00:13:35,437 --> 00:13:37,892 This is gonna sound paranoid, Colonel. 178 00:13:38,064 --> 00:13:40,389 Back when the SG programme began,... 179 00:13:40,566 --> 00:13:43,769 ...there was a philosophicaI skirmish about its mandate. 180 00:13:43,945 --> 00:13:48,191 Some people wanted to make sure that all discoveries were brought back,... 181 00:13:48,366 --> 00:13:52,149 ...regardless of considerations like interplanetary diplomacy. 182 00:13:54,413 --> 00:13:57,698 Do you mind if I ask who these "some people" were? 183 00:13:57,875 --> 00:14:01,575 The truth is, I'm not sure I ever fully knew who they were. 184 00:14:02,963 --> 00:14:06,960 I had a feeling that someone chose not to surface during the debate. 185 00:14:07,133 --> 00:14:11,879 Not military - politicians pulling strings behind the scenes. 186 00:14:12,805 --> 00:14:14,798 No one said so exactly. 187 00:14:14,974 --> 00:14:18,343 30 years in the service, you develop an instinct about things. 188 00:14:19,604 --> 00:14:22,059 General, is your gut telling you... 189 00:14:22,231 --> 00:14:25,730 ...that this "person" is responsible for stealing the Touchstone? 190 00:14:25,901 --> 00:14:28,688 I'm a long way from drawing that conclusion. 191 00:14:28,862 --> 00:14:34,153 But I'll be damned if I'll be blocked by some sycophant in the White House. 192 00:14:34,326 --> 00:14:37,825 I have other channels I can pursue, markers I can call in. 193 00:14:38,580 --> 00:14:40,074 General,... 194 00:14:40,248 --> 00:14:42,573 ...I know I don't have to tell you this. 195 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:45,288 But whoever these dark-side guys are,... 196 00:14:46,546 --> 00:14:51,089 ...they can do some pretty nasty damage if they figure out how to work this thing. 197 00:14:52,301 --> 00:14:56,133 I know, Colonel. I know. Let me do some digging. 198 00:15:01,143 --> 00:15:05,093 In an effort to determine whether the Touchstone was being used,... 199 00:15:05,272 --> 00:15:09,483 ...I measured the Doppler shift for gravitationaI and radiation emissions. 200 00:15:09,651 --> 00:15:13,945 I used one of my monitoring instruments, and tied it in to two NOAA satellites. 201 00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:17,779 - What did you find? - It's somewhere in the Nevada Desert. 202 00:15:17,951 --> 00:15:20,868 - From the crude triangulation... - Nevada? 203 00:15:21,955 --> 00:15:23,994 Yes, sir. Something wrong? 204 00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:28,957 The second gate ended up in Nevada, didn't it, sir? Nellis? 205 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:30,373 Yes. 206 00:15:32,173 --> 00:15:36,633 If the gate is there, it makes sense that the Touchstone has at least been there. 207 00:15:39,555 --> 00:15:41,547 You're going to love this, Colonel. 208 00:15:42,975 --> 00:15:45,430 Guess who just got reassigned to Nellis. 209 00:15:46,853 --> 00:15:48,431 Do tell. 210 00:15:48,605 --> 00:15:51,357 Colonel Maybourne. 211 00:15:51,524 --> 00:15:53,517 Oh, well, here's good news! 212 00:15:53,693 --> 00:15:57,940 Nellis is where we send the technology we bring back through the gate? 213 00:15:58,114 --> 00:15:59,857 Yes. The Groom Lake facility. 214 00:16:00,032 --> 00:16:01,990 Area 51. 215 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,164 - What are we looking at? - We sent the MALP back to Madrona. 216 00:16:15,339 --> 00:16:19,206 It's basically a blizzard, sir - winds gusting up to 80 miles an hour. 217 00:16:19,384 --> 00:16:22,385 Any more intense, the whole planet's a write-off. 218 00:16:23,638 --> 00:16:26,046 How much time do they have remaining? 219 00:16:26,224 --> 00:16:30,601 If my extrapolations are correct, we're looking at 48 to 72 hours... 220 00:16:30,770 --> 00:16:33,771 ...before all the terraforming is kaput. 221 00:16:33,940 --> 00:16:39,859 - Permission to take a trip to Nevada, sir. - OK. I'll call Nellis and get you cleared. 222 00:16:41,405 --> 00:16:43,398 Uh, General,... 223 00:16:44,491 --> 00:16:48,821 ...it's become pretty obvious that our own people are involved here. 224 00:16:48,996 --> 00:16:50,988 The government types, you know. 225 00:16:51,164 --> 00:16:53,204 How do you know who to trust? 226 00:16:53,375 --> 00:16:55,700 We have the necessary clearance level, sir. 227 00:17:02,967 --> 00:17:06,917 Colonel, I need some documents delivered to the Groom Lake facility. 228 00:17:09,474 --> 00:17:11,762 Are those documents sensitive enough... 229 00:17:11,934 --> 00:17:14,686 ...to warrant a three-man team with a Jaffa escort? 230 00:17:14,854 --> 00:17:16,264 Absolutely. 231 00:17:34,372 --> 00:17:37,955 Colonel O'Neill. Major Reynolds, NID. Welcome to Area 51. 232 00:17:38,126 --> 00:17:42,669 Nice to meet you. This is Captain Carter, Dr. Jackson and Teal'c. 233 00:17:42,839 --> 00:17:44,582 Gentlemen. Ma'am. 234 00:17:44,757 --> 00:17:48,541 I can't tell you what an honour it is to meet you. You guys are a legend. 235 00:17:49,553 --> 00:17:54,049 Yeah, well... Thanks. We're hoping to meet with Colonel Maybourne. 236 00:17:54,224 --> 00:17:57,309 He's been paged, sir. Come inside - he'll find you there. 237 00:17:57,478 --> 00:17:59,387 You obviously know who we are. 238 00:17:59,563 --> 00:18:03,477 If it wasn't for you and the other SG teams, we'd be out of business here. 239 00:18:03,650 --> 00:18:05,975 Follow me, please. 240 00:18:06,153 --> 00:18:08,394 To your left is Medical Research. 241 00:18:08,571 --> 00:18:13,233 They're focusing on the potential cure for Alzheimer's that SG-5 brought back. 242 00:18:13,409 --> 00:18:17,277 The other side is Geology, Space Metallurgy, and Artefacts Study,... 243 00:18:17,455 --> 00:18:21,666 ...where they're poring over your notes on that Heliopolis place, Dr. Jackson. 244 00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:24,669 "Meaning of life stuff" - I love that! 245 00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:29,380 Dr Dobson to room 483. Dr. Dobson. 246 00:18:52,029 --> 00:18:56,822 Those are the two Goa'uld death gliders you were in after you did your hero thing. 247 00:18:56,993 --> 00:18:59,365 Nice work, by the way. 248 00:18:59,537 --> 00:19:01,114 Yeah. Thanks. 249 00:19:03,791 --> 00:19:06,198 This way. 250 00:19:14,801 --> 00:19:16,794 This is the Bio-research Lab. 251 00:19:21,182 --> 00:19:23,756 Is this where you keep the little green men? 252 00:19:25,770 --> 00:19:28,095 There are no alien life forms at Area 51. 253 00:19:32,318 --> 00:19:34,441 Present company excluded, of course. 254 00:19:38,907 --> 00:19:40,318 Colonel O'Neill. 255 00:19:40,492 --> 00:19:42,615 Hello, Maybourne. 256 00:19:44,037 --> 00:19:46,030 Major, if you'll excuse us. 257 00:19:49,668 --> 00:19:52,585 Teal'c! It's good to see you're well. 258 00:19:56,549 --> 00:20:00,761 In my culture, I would be well within my rights to dismember you. 259 00:20:09,019 --> 00:20:12,139 Well... that's interesting. 260 00:20:13,941 --> 00:20:15,850 Is there something I can do for you? 261 00:20:16,026 --> 00:20:19,027 Yeah. We assume the Touchstone was brought here. 262 00:20:19,196 --> 00:20:20,987 Excuse me? 263 00:20:21,156 --> 00:20:23,563 Maybe you have a different name for it? 264 00:20:23,742 --> 00:20:27,786 The weather controller from Madrona - PX7-941? 265 00:20:27,954 --> 00:20:31,489 It seems that someone has sent you on a fool's errand, Colonel. 266 00:20:31,666 --> 00:20:34,335 There is nothing even remotely like that here. 267 00:20:34,502 --> 00:20:36,957 You are, however, aware of our mission? 268 00:20:38,130 --> 00:20:40,123 I remember a reference to it. 269 00:20:41,050 --> 00:20:45,178 But - correct me if I'm wrong - nothing came back from that survey. 270 00:20:45,346 --> 00:20:48,964 - Not by our team. - Another SGC team? 271 00:20:49,141 --> 00:20:50,718 You tell me. 272 00:20:52,102 --> 00:20:56,894 If you're looking for specific answers, be less cryptic with your questions. 273 00:20:57,065 --> 00:21:00,101 Fine. Where's the damn Touchstone? 274 00:21:01,569 --> 00:21:04,060 Has the second Stargate been activated? 275 00:21:04,239 --> 00:21:07,275 It's been under complete lockdown since its arrival here. 276 00:21:07,450 --> 00:21:09,443 It hasn't even been powered up. 277 00:21:10,411 --> 00:21:12,071 Mind if we have a look? 278 00:21:12,246 --> 00:21:15,200 I guarantee it's been dormant since you came through it. 279 00:21:15,374 --> 00:21:19,158 Then there's no harm in taking a look. Is there? 280 00:21:44,736 --> 00:21:47,772 There it is. Happy now, Colonel? 281 00:21:47,947 --> 00:21:49,939 Carter. 282 00:22:20,812 --> 00:22:23,931 - Satisfied? - Not really. 283 00:22:25,399 --> 00:22:29,017 Just proves it got packed up real nice after it was used. 284 00:22:29,194 --> 00:22:33,026 That gate has been in there since it was brought here from the Antarctic. 285 00:22:34,324 --> 00:22:36,531 Come on, Harry! 286 00:22:36,702 --> 00:22:39,702 You and I have been through this dance before. 287 00:22:39,871 --> 00:22:41,247 Uh,... 288 00:22:41,414 --> 00:22:43,407 ...Colonel. 289 00:22:43,583 --> 00:22:45,623 This gate is plastic. 290 00:22:45,794 --> 00:22:47,667 What?! 291 00:22:49,255 --> 00:22:51,248 Captain Carter is correct. 292 00:22:51,424 --> 00:22:53,215 That's ridiculous! 293 00:23:04,937 --> 00:23:08,222 That's the gate that was brought back from the Antarctic. 294 00:23:08,398 --> 00:23:11,150 It's been under lock and key since it got here. 295 00:23:13,362 --> 00:23:16,528 This gate's plastic. Where's the real one? 296 00:23:26,124 --> 00:23:29,907 So... what the hell happened to the Stargate? 297 00:23:30,086 --> 00:23:31,496 It's obviously been moved. 298 00:23:31,671 --> 00:23:33,996 So it can be fired up without raising eyebrows? 299 00:23:34,173 --> 00:23:35,797 That's highly speculative. 300 00:23:39,470 --> 00:23:43,052 I don't know who's giving you orders, Maybourne,... 301 00:23:43,223 --> 00:23:47,137 .. but they had better come from where the air is real thin. 302 00:23:49,479 --> 00:23:51,388 Is that a threat, Colonel? 303 00:23:51,565 --> 00:23:54,684 You tell me the punishment for losing a Stargate. 304 00:23:56,861 --> 00:24:01,108 That presumes there was no authorisation to move the Stargate. 305 00:24:02,742 --> 00:24:05,826 - So who authorised it? - That's classified. 306 00:24:05,995 --> 00:24:09,945 - We have the highest clearance. - Within the military, you do. 307 00:24:16,964 --> 00:24:18,956 Are you telling me... 308 00:24:19,132 --> 00:24:21,291 ...this is a civilian operation?! 309 00:24:25,263 --> 00:24:28,679 Colonel O'Neill and his people need an escort back to their vehicle. 310 00:24:28,850 --> 00:24:34,271 - Who's pulling the strings, Maybourne? - Take a piece of advice, Jack. Let it drop. 311 00:24:34,439 --> 00:24:36,431 Drop it?! 312 00:24:37,525 --> 00:24:41,688 Please... don't make these gentlemen have to get disrespectfuI. 313 00:25:16,187 --> 00:25:18,891 We're operating under a virtual blackout. 314 00:25:19,064 --> 00:25:21,223 No one will confirm or deny a thing. 315 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:26,690 The only other Stargate on the planet gets spirited away, and it's business as usual?! 316 00:25:26,864 --> 00:25:31,241 Not really. Somebody's clamped down on the communications channels. 317 00:25:31,410 --> 00:25:34,327 - What of the Touchstone? - Sometime while we were gone,... 318 00:25:34,496 --> 00:25:36,619 ...my instrument readings dropped to zero. 319 00:25:36,790 --> 00:25:39,707 They've stopped using it, or are shielding it from detection. 320 00:25:39,876 --> 00:25:42,497 The weather anomalies have abated on Earth. 321 00:25:42,670 --> 00:25:47,379 They probably realised experimenting with it was causing too many problems. 322 00:25:47,550 --> 00:25:49,377 Exactly. 323 00:25:49,552 --> 00:25:54,012 If we can't track the Touchstone, we may be able to track the second gate on Earth. 324 00:25:54,181 --> 00:25:59,306 Oh, sure! Let's just put out an APB for a huge, honkin', two-storey metal ring... 325 00:25:59,478 --> 00:26:03,143 ...with 39 little pictures all nicely engraved on it! 326 00:26:03,315 --> 00:26:05,984 Actually, I had another thought. 327 00:26:06,151 --> 00:26:08,558 Go ahead, Captain. 328 00:26:08,737 --> 00:26:10,528 We use our gate to go to Madrona,... 329 00:26:10,697 --> 00:26:14,066 ...then do a 180 and return through the second gate here on Earth. 330 00:26:14,242 --> 00:26:18,026 If one input the Earth's coordinates on the Madrona dialling device,... 331 00:26:18,204 --> 00:26:20,825 ...he would be sent back to the gate on this facility. 332 00:26:20,998 --> 00:26:24,948 You would. Unless you intentionally overpower the gate. 333 00:26:25,127 --> 00:26:28,959 The way the wormhole arced to send the two of you to the other gate. 334 00:26:29,131 --> 00:26:33,793 As you may recall, it was a minor miracle that either of you survived that incident. 335 00:26:33,969 --> 00:26:36,211 What if we used the MALP robot? 336 00:26:36,388 --> 00:26:41,180 Perfect. The GPS could give us an exact position once the MALP made it through. 337 00:26:41,351 --> 00:26:44,268 Someone would have to accompany you to Madrona,... 338 00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:46,430 ...to dial the correct address. 339 00:26:46,606 --> 00:26:50,520 - Uh... I would be that person. - I'll go, too. 340 00:26:50,693 --> 00:26:54,145 Bring the necessary equipment to modulate the power to the gate. 341 00:26:54,822 --> 00:26:56,400 Let's do it! 342 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:17,004 They've arrived through the Madrona gate, sir. 343 00:27:17,177 --> 00:27:19,846 We're transporting our people across the galaxy... 344 00:27:20,013 --> 00:27:22,468 ...to find something we lost in our own back yard! 345 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,096 Incredible! 346 00:27:36,112 --> 00:27:38,104 They're back, Uncle Roham! 347 00:27:39,949 --> 00:27:44,444 - Did you bring the Touchstone? - Not yet. We're working on it. 348 00:27:44,620 --> 00:27:46,612 Don't you understand?! 349 00:27:46,788 --> 00:27:50,157 Look around you! The rivers have turned to ice! 350 00:27:50,333 --> 00:27:53,749 Before long, all our croplands will be decimated! 351 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,498 Why did you return? 352 00:27:55,672 --> 00:27:59,835 We have to set this machine from here to track the Touchstone. 353 00:28:00,009 --> 00:28:02,844 - You're lying! - We're not lying! 354 00:28:03,012 --> 00:28:04,969 We really are trying to help. 355 00:28:05,139 --> 00:28:07,132 Come now! 356 00:28:41,257 --> 00:28:43,629 They should be inputting the last address. 357 00:29:11,327 --> 00:29:13,865 Status, Captain? 358 00:29:14,038 --> 00:29:17,489 - It's through, sir. It's on Earth. - Where the hell is it? 359 00:29:17,667 --> 00:29:20,122 I'm switching over to terrestriaI video signal. 360 00:29:20,294 --> 00:29:24,161 - We have visual, but it's dark. - Can you make out anything? 361 00:29:24,340 --> 00:29:26,795 No, not much. 362 00:29:30,554 --> 00:29:33,341 - There's somebody moving. - What is its location? 363 00:29:33,515 --> 00:29:37,180 I'm resetting the MALP global positioning system to Telsat 13,... 364 00:29:37,352 --> 00:29:39,594 ...attempting to triangulate. 365 00:29:45,985 --> 00:29:49,899 - What the hell happened?! - They blew it away, sir. 366 00:30:00,374 --> 00:30:02,366 Carter? 367 00:30:02,543 --> 00:30:04,915 The link is gone. They destroyed the MALP. 368 00:30:05,087 --> 00:30:09,167 - Did you get the coordinates? - No time. But I've got it narrowed down. 369 00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:11,001 How far down? 370 00:30:12,093 --> 00:30:15,592 Well, as far as I can tell, it's in Southern Utah. 371 00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:19,339 Oh! Well... Southern Utah! 372 00:30:19,517 --> 00:30:21,593 Well, at least that's a start. 373 00:30:21,769 --> 00:30:25,185 I have one last marker to call. Let me see what I can find out. 374 00:30:34,114 --> 00:30:36,273 - Hello, General. - Whitlow. 375 00:30:36,450 --> 00:30:38,442 Shall we walk? 376 00:30:38,619 --> 00:30:43,327 As I told you on the phone, I don't have time for all this cloak-and-dagger stuff. 377 00:30:43,498 --> 00:30:45,823 - I need to know... - Please... walk. 378 00:30:46,001 --> 00:30:48,574 It makes it harder for the parabolics. 379 00:30:50,463 --> 00:30:54,046 Glad to see the paranoia quotient is as high as ever! 380 00:30:54,217 --> 00:30:57,716 You never know who's listening. What do you need to know? 381 00:30:57,887 --> 00:31:02,050 Two things. Who's got the Stargate? Who's got the weather device? 382 00:31:02,224 --> 00:31:07,182 - I wish I had that info. - I don't have time for games, Whitlow. 383 00:31:07,354 --> 00:31:11,482 As much as I'd love to clear our little IOU, I don't know anything. 384 00:31:11,650 --> 00:31:15,730 I don't even know what you're talking about with regards to a weather device. 385 00:31:15,904 --> 00:31:18,193 But are you saying the Stargate is missing?! 386 00:31:18,365 --> 00:31:22,232 - The second one is, yes. - That doesn't sound like a good thing! 387 00:31:22,410 --> 00:31:25,364 Come on! You've got your fingers in every agency. 388 00:31:25,538 --> 00:31:29,583 You haven't heard anything? Military intelligence? NSA? CIA? 389 00:31:29,751 --> 00:31:33,618 If it were military, I'd know about it. It's got to be civilian. 390 00:31:33,796 --> 00:31:36,085 Anything strange going on at Nellis? 391 00:31:36,257 --> 00:31:40,634 There's always something going on at Nellis, and most of the time it's strange. 392 00:31:40,803 --> 00:31:44,254 But nothing about a Stargate or a... weather... thingy. 393 00:31:44,431 --> 00:31:48,096 Does this have something to do with all the weird weather lately? 394 00:31:49,770 --> 00:31:52,723 How about Southern Utah? Anything going on there? 395 00:31:52,898 --> 00:31:54,890 Southern Utah?! 396 00:31:56,318 --> 00:31:58,310 Yeah, as a matter of fact. 397 00:31:58,486 --> 00:32:00,693 A requisition just crossed my desk... 398 00:32:00,864 --> 00:32:05,821 ...requesting a C-5 for a classified pick-up at an NID landing site. It's in Utah. 399 00:32:05,993 --> 00:32:08,200 Hm. No idea what it's for? 400 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:13,077 Not officially. But I don't have to tell you, a C-5's a big airplane. 401 00:32:13,250 --> 00:32:17,330 Big enough to hold a Stargate and transport it anywhere in the world. 402 00:32:17,504 --> 00:32:19,497 Where's the strip? 403 00:32:21,216 --> 00:32:25,000 Just south of the Black Mountains. About 40 clicks west of Parowan. 404 00:32:27,097 --> 00:32:29,089 Thank you, Whitlow. 405 00:32:29,266 --> 00:32:30,890 George? 406 00:32:33,770 --> 00:32:35,597 Does this mean we're even? 407 00:32:36,731 --> 00:32:39,222 If it pans out, it does. 408 00:32:43,487 --> 00:32:45,480 OK, here's the deal. 409 00:32:45,656 --> 00:32:48,740 This NID landing strip doesn't officially exist,... 410 00:32:48,909 --> 00:32:51,863 ...so I don't think there's a jurisdictionaI issue. 411 00:32:52,037 --> 00:32:56,746 But even if there is, that C-5 is Air Force property, and it is our jurisdiction. 412 00:32:56,917 --> 00:32:59,621 - Can we go now, sir? - There's a chopper waiting. 413 00:32:59,795 --> 00:33:03,578 It will take you to Hill Air Force Base. Then you're on your own. 414 00:33:03,757 --> 00:33:05,132 Thank you. 415 00:33:05,300 --> 00:33:07,292 One other thing, Colonel. 416 00:33:07,469 --> 00:33:12,011 We don't know if the people who took the gate and Touchstone are friend or foe. 417 00:33:12,181 --> 00:33:16,510 Therefore, under no conditions are you to fire on them. Understood? 418 00:33:21,065 --> 00:33:23,520 Under no conditions... fire. 419 00:33:23,692 --> 00:33:24,937 That's right. 420 00:33:27,321 --> 00:33:29,527 What if they fire on us, sir? 421 00:33:29,698 --> 00:33:35,119 Then you're to take cover. Do not return fire unless it's the only option remaining... 422 00:33:35,287 --> 00:33:37,825 - ...to defend yourselves. - I don't think... 423 00:33:37,998 --> 00:33:41,995 Those are my orders, Colonel. We're already going way out on a limb on this. 424 00:33:42,168 --> 00:33:46,166 I don't want you killing another American who may just be following orders. 425 00:33:46,339 --> 00:33:49,459 - Understood? - Yes, sir. 426 00:36:08,224 --> 00:36:10,098 Stand to, gentlemen! 427 00:36:12,603 --> 00:36:15,474 Keep those hands visible. 428 00:36:17,024 --> 00:36:19,147 Who the hell are you?! 429 00:36:19,318 --> 00:36:22,817 No one's damn business! Step away from the crate. 430 00:37:04,903 --> 00:37:06,362 Stop! 431 00:37:19,583 --> 00:37:20,912 Don't do it! 432 00:37:27,549 --> 00:37:28,664 Agh! 433 00:37:28,842 --> 00:37:30,384 What? 434 00:37:32,846 --> 00:37:34,839 I missed the address. 435 00:37:44,399 --> 00:37:46,391 At least we have this. 436 00:38:08,630 --> 00:38:11,631 They've come back, Uncle Roham! Just as I told you! 437 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:14,884 - Do they have the Touchstone? - They do! 438 00:39:45,597 --> 00:39:50,093 - Thank you. - You're very welcome. 439 00:39:51,603 --> 00:39:54,308 We hope your faith and trust in us has been restored. 440 00:39:54,481 --> 00:39:59,475 You have lived up to your promises. Let there be peace between our worlds. 441 00:39:59,652 --> 00:40:01,562 We must remain vigilant,... 442 00:40:01,738 --> 00:40:04,573 ...lest those that trespassed before come back... 443 00:40:04,741 --> 00:40:07,528 ...to violate the sanctity of the Holy Touchstone. 444 00:40:07,702 --> 00:40:11,201 Just make sure your guards are paying attention this time! 445 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,709 Blessings be upon you. 446 00:40:58,417 --> 00:41:01,667 Everything should be back to normal soon, here and on Madrona. 447 00:41:01,837 --> 00:41:05,455 We think they'll let us return to do the studies we'd hoped to do. 448 00:41:05,632 --> 00:41:09,961 - Any idea what happened, sir? - It's still something of a shell game. 449 00:41:10,136 --> 00:41:13,172 - The investigation was taken from me. - By whom? 450 00:41:13,348 --> 00:41:15,921 I'm still trying to find that out. 451 00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:19,386 So we may never know who those men were who went through the gate. 452 00:41:19,562 --> 00:41:21,720 Not unless you can tell me where they went. 453 00:41:23,649 --> 00:41:26,566 Until then, all SG units are to be on watch... 454 00:41:26,735 --> 00:41:29,736 ...for four NID guys wandering around another planet. 455 00:41:29,905 --> 00:41:33,653 Great! So all this could happen again, huh? 456 00:41:33,825 --> 00:41:35,818 No, Colonel! 457 00:41:35,994 --> 00:41:40,620 This time, I was able to ensure that our Stargate will be the only one in use. 458 00:41:40,790 --> 00:41:44,408 Sir... The second Stargate is being retired? 459 00:41:44,586 --> 00:41:48,630 Yes. Only this time, there will be a permanent iris welded over it,... 460 00:41:48,798 --> 00:41:52,048 ...and it will be placed under round-the-clock guard... 461 00:41:52,218 --> 00:41:54,673 ...under the command of the SGC - my command. 462 00:41:54,845 --> 00:41:57,419 No lying and deceit, smoke and mirrors? 463 00:41:57,598 --> 00:42:03,138 You'll be there yourselves - all of you will - When we put it away for good. 464 00:42:34,300 --> 00:42:36,422 This put you out of a job, Maybourne? 465 00:42:37,386 --> 00:42:41,466 Oh, you'd be surprised. Strange things happen in high places, Colonel. 466 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:43,431 Don't I know it! 467 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:46,221 People get reassigned. So does property. 468 00:42:46,394 --> 00:42:49,395 Artefacts get misplaced. Orders change. 469 00:42:49,564 --> 00:42:51,557 Every day's a new day.