HOW WE DOING?
I THINK I GOT IT LINED UP PRETTY CLOSE.
NO SUCH THING AS CLOSE. YOU THREAD THE NEEDLE, OR WE'RE DEAD.
ALL RIGHT.IT'S OKAY, YOU CAN DO IT.
NICE AND EASY.
OKAY, I THINK WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO DIAL THE GATE!
YES, YES! HURRY UP AND GET US BACK!
GET THIS DAMN THING OFF ME.
WE CAN'T.
CUT IT OFF.
AS SOON AS WE ESTABLISH A CONNECTION,
RADIO BACK THAT WE'VE GOT A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO FOR HIM.
THERE'S AN EMERGENCY FIRST AID KIT BEHIND THE PILOT'S SEAT.
GET IT.
MAJOR, EVERYTHING WE CAN TRY TO REMOVE IT JUST MAKES THE PAIN WORSE.
NOW TRY AND BE STILL.
IS THERE NO WAY TO GO FASTER?
HE'S JUST TRYING TO GET US BACK IN ONE PIECE.
ATLANTIS BASE, THIS IS FORD.
JUMPER ONEIS INBOUND WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
PLEASE RESPOND.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THE RECONNAISSANCE TEAM IS REPORTING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
I'VE ALERTED DR. BECKETT. HE'S ON HIS WAY.
PUT ON MAJOR SHEPPARD.
HE'S THE ONE WHO'S INJURED.
WHAT AM I EXPECTING TO FIND IN HERE
THAT'S GOING TO GET RID OF THAT THING?
SOMETHING FOR THE PAIN.
I DON'T THINK TYLENOL'S GOING TO DO IT.
HE NEEDS A DOCTOR. HOW MUCH LONGER?
ALMOST THERE!
FLIGHT, JUMPER ONE ON FINAL APPROACH.
THIS IS WEIR. WHAT'S THE NATURE OF MAJOR SHEPPARD'S INJURY?
SOME SORT OF FUNKY ALIEN BUG ATTACHED ITSELF TO HIS NECK.
WHAT'S IT DOING TO HIM?
WE DON'T KNOW, BUT WE CAN'T GET IT OFF HIM,
AND WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE RISK
OF BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE THAT BACK TO ATLANTIS?
YES, MA'AM, I DO,
BUT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN THE MATTER.
UNDERSTOOD, LIEUTENANT.
GOOD LUCK.
QUARANTINE THE JUMPER BAY.
IT'S ALL AUTOMATIC FROM HERE.
HERE WE GO!
[ RUMBLING ]
WHERE ARE THEY?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE GATE'S STILL ACTIVE.
ALL INDICATIONS READ THEY SHOULD BE THROUGH BY NOW.
OH, NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
THE DRIVE PODS.
THE WING THINGS THAT STICK OUT WHEN WE'RE FLYING
MUST'VE FAILED TO RETRACT.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING IT COULD BE,
IT'S THAT, OR THE STARGATE SHRANK, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT.
THIS IS A--A BIG PROBLEM.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO.
I MEAN, THIS IS A VERY, VERY BIG PROBLEM.
GIVE ME A HAND.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
THAT'S STRANGE.YES, IT IS.
THAT IS THE--YES, IT IS.
THAT SCRAPING SOUND...
WE'RE STUCK.
YES, WE ARE.
APPARENTLY, THE ENGINE POD'S FAILED TO RETRACT IN TIME.
IT'S A SQUARE PEG, ROUND HOLE.
CAN WE PULL MARKHAM AND STACKHOUSE OUT?
OUR HANDS AND ARMS WOULD DEMATERIALIZE
AS SOON AS WE CROSS THE EVENT HORIZON.
THERE'S NO WAY TO REACH FOR THEM.
THE MAJOR?
HE MUST HAVE BEEN KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS BY THE IMPACT.
JUMPER ONE, THIS IS WEIR, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS?
THIS IS FORD. GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
THE FOUR OF US ARE STILL HERE,
BUT MARKHAM AND STACKHOUSE ARE INSIDE THE EVENT HORIZON.
SAY AGAIN?
MA'AM, JUMPER ONE IS LODGED IN THE STARGATE.
TEYLA, DR. MCKAY AND MYSELF ARE IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT WITH THE MAJOR.
HE'S IN BAD SHAPE.
MARKHAM AND STACKHOUSE ARE IN THE FORWARD SECTION.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
ENGINE PODS... WE THINK...
IT WAS ONE OF THE ENGINE PODS,
BUT THERE'S NO WAY TO BE SURE.
IT IS THE ONLY VIABLE POSSIBILITY.
IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY,
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE FLIGHT CONTROLS.
YES, ELIZABETH, IT'S AN EXTREMELY INTRIGUING CONUNDRUM,
AND ONE THAT I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU IN DETAIL
UNTIL THE STARGATE SHUTS DOWN
AND THIS SHIP IS CUT IN TWO--
RODNEY, CALM DOWN--
AT WHICH POINT OF COURSE--
RODNEY! IF I'M GOING TO BE ANY HELP TO YOU AT ALL AT ALL,
I NEED TO CATCH UP.
LIEUTENANT FORD, BACK IT UP FOR ME.
WE COULDN'T I.D. THE WRAITH BASE OF OPERATIONS FROM SPACE,
LIKE WE DID LAST TIME WE WERE THERE...
SO WE WENT TO THE SAME LANDING COORDINATES AS BEFORE TO GET A CLOSER LOOK.
IT'S GONE.WHAT?
I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS IN A MOUNTAINSIDE.IT WAS.
WE WERE INSIDE IT.
LET'S MOVE.
THIS WAS THE SPOT.
WELL, IT'S MORE OF A HOLE THAN A MOUNTAIN, REALLY.
COULD IT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED?
THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A BLAST CRATER.
NO, LOOKS LIKE IT JUST PICKED UP AND LEFT.
SO, SHIP?
THAT MOUNTAINSIDE WAS COVERED IN TREES.
YEAH, BUT THE WRAITH HIBERNATE FOR CENTURIES, RIGHT?
SO A LOT OF TREES COULD HAVE OVERGROWN IN THAT TIME.
THEN WE WERE HELD PRISONER
INSIDE ONE OF THE GREAT SHIPS
I SHOWED YOU IN THE DRAWINGS.
THEY'VE LEFT TO BEGIN CULLING WORLDS.
[ TWIGS SNAPPING ]
THERE'S MOVEMENT DOWN THERE!
GO!
[ GUNS FIRING ]
SHE HARDLY MEANT BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING.
THIS IS INTEL SHE NEEDS TO KNOW.
AND WE HAVE LESS THAN 38 MINUTES.
HOLD ON. WHY 38 MINUTES?
BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME
A STARGATE CAN REMAIN OPEN IN NON-RELATIVISTIC CONDITIONS.
IT'S ONE OF THE MORE IMMUTABLE LAWS OF WORMHOLE PHYSICS,
AND, OH, MY, LOOK AT THE TIME.
IT'S NOW MORE LIKE 35 MINUTES. ARE WE ALL CAUGHT UP?
I GET IT. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
HELP. ALL RIGHT.
LET ME PUT KAVANAGH, GRODIN, AND SIMPSON IN A ROOM. SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH.
THAT'S GOOD.
AND THE CZECH, THE CZECH.
THE CZECH WHOSE NAME I CAN NEVER REMEMBER.
DR. ZELENKA? THAT'S HIM.
WE'LL WORK IT AT OUR END. WHAT ELSE?
WE'LL CALL YOU. THANK YOU.
[ TRANSMISSION ENDS ]
WHERE'S MY PATIENT?THERE'S BEEN A PROBLEM.
CONFERENCE ROOM.
OH, NO.KEEP A CHANNEL OPEN WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES.
HI, TEYLA.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE.
SOMETHING TELLS ME WE HAVEN'T MADE IT TO ATLANTIS YET.
NO.
FORD?
WHAT IS THAT?
WE'RE STUCK, SIR.IN THE WHAT?
IN THE GATE.
YOU MEAN MY DAY JUST GOT WORSE?
WE'RE GOING WITH THE ASSUMPTION
IT WAS ONE OR BOTH OF THE DRIVE PODS.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE OR, UH--
OR IT WAS DAMAGED AS WE TRIED TO TAKE OFF.
WE'RE TAKING FIRE.
GET SOME ALTITUDE!
I'M TRYING, SIR!
THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING,
REALLY, BUT, UH, IF YOU KNOW OF SOME WAY
OF MANUALLY RETRACTING THE MECHANISM--
COCKPIT, ON THE LEFT.
THE COCKPIT IS REGRETTABLY DEMOLECULARIZED AT THE MOMENT,
BUT HOW ABOUT SOMEWHERE BACK HERE?
NO.NO. I DIDN'T THINK SO.
WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'LL BE A FOOT AND A HALF OVER THERE,
TAKING SOME READINGS,
SO PLEASE TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE ALL BEEN BRIEFED.
WE HAVE LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR.
WHERE'S DR. ZELENKA?
HE'S WORKING UP A SIMULATION
IN PUDDLE JUMPER TWO-- HE WENT STRAIGHT THERE.
IF THERE WAS TIME, IT WOULD BE.
LET'S NOT ADMIT DEFEAT JUST YET, DOCTOR.
THERE'RE SIX PEOPLE ON THAT SHIP.
[ BECKETT ]: I'M JUST A MEDICAL DOCTOR HERE, SO FORGIVE ME
IF THIS IS A STUPID QUESTION.
IF THEY JUST STEPPED THROUGH THE EVENT HORIZON,
WOULDN'T THEY COME THROUGH WITH THE FRONT PART OF THE SHIP
WHEN THE GATE SHUTS DOWN?
THE FRONT HALF WON'T RE-MATERIALIZE ON THIS SIDE.
THE STARGATE TRANSMITS MATTER IN DISCRETE UNITS.
THE FRONT HALF OF THE SHIP CANNOT RE-MATERIALIZE
UNTIL THE WHOLE SHIP HAS CROSSED INTO THE EVENT HORIZON.
THE STARGATE IS ESSENTIALLY WAITING
FOR THE CONTIGUOUS COMPONENTS--
MEANING THE JUMPER AND EVERYONE INSIDE--
TO ENTER COMPLETELY BEFORE IT CAN TRANSPORT THEM.
HE SAID THE GATE ONLY SENDS THINGS THROUGH IN ONE PIECE.
RIGHT. SORRY.
THE OUTGOING STARGATE WON'T TRANSMIT THE MATTER STREAM
UNTIL THE DEMOLECULARIZATION IS COMPLETE.
WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN, THE ENTIRE FORWARD SECTION,
ALONG WITH THE MEN INSIDE, WILL CEASE TO EXIST.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?
THE SHIP WILL BE SEVERED INSTANTANEOUSLY
ALONG THE EVENT HORIZON.
THEY'LL BE EXPOSED TO HARD VACUUM IN 29 MINUTES.
WHAT IF THEY CLOSED THE BULKHEAD DOOR?
THE REAR PORTION OF THE SHIP
WOULD REMAIN PRESSURIZED, BECOME A SORT OF LIFEBOAT.
IT WOULD LEAK ATMOSPHERE LIKE A SIEVE.
BUT IT COULD BUY ENOUGH TIME TO SEND A SECOND JUMPER.
AND DO WHAT?FIGURE IT OUT.
CONTACT JUMPER ONE AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SORRY. HERE.
JUMPER ONE, THIS IS ATLANTIS.
WE'RE STILL HERE.
WE RECOMMEND CLOSING THE BULKHEAD DOOR.
OH, GOOD THINKING.
WHAT ELSE?
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU. ATLANTIS BASE OUT.
THANKS FOR CALLING!
ANYBODY ELSE CLAUSTROPHOBIC, OR IS IT JUST ME?
WHY'D YOU CLOSE THE DOOR?
SO THAT WHEN THE STARGATE SHUTS DOWN
AND THE FORWARD SECTION IS SEVERED,
WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO SPACE.
[ FORD ]: WILL IT HOLD?
[ MCKAY ]: LIKE A SCREEN DOOR ON A SUBMARINE.
I PREFER APOXIA TO EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION.
IT'S A PERSONAL THING.
IF THE AIR IS GOING TO GET THIN IN HERE,
YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO CALM DOWN.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE HOW THIN IT GETS IN 27 MINUTES.
MCKAY--VACUUM. THAT'S THIN.
KNOCK IT OFF.
OH, I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING THE ONLY PERSON
WHO TRULY COMPREHENDS HOW SCREWED WE ARE!
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT SCREWED.
[ METALLIC SCRAPING ]
AND LET'S NOT GIVE UP ON MARKHAM AND STACKHOUSE, EITHER.
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO SOLVE THIS THING,
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO STOP USING YOUR MOUTH
AND START USING YOUR BRAIN.
I'M SORRY, MAJOR. I'M--
I REACT TO CERTAIN DOOM A CERTAIN WAY,
IT'S A BAD HABIT, AND--AND--
MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO MANUALLY RETRACT THE MECHANISM.
YEAH. MAYBE THERE IS.
HERE.
YOU SEEM STRONGER.
NO, JUST THE PAIN'S NOT SO BAD NOW.
THAT'S GOOD.NO, IT ISN'T.
I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS.
MY HANDS AND ARMS ARE NUMB.
I CAN BARELY MOVE THEM, AND IT'S CREEPING UP.
LOOKIT, LIEUTENANT...
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY...
IS THAT IF YOU DON'T GET THIS DAMN THING OFF ME,
I HAVE EVEN LESS TIME THAN YOU DO.
[ SPEAKING CZECH ]
DR. ZELENKA?
APOLOGIES FOR NOT ATTENDING YOUR BRIEFING, DR. WEIR.
I DON'T WANT TO SLOW YOU DOWN,
BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON
SO I CAN COMMUNICATE IT TO THE TEAM ON JUMPER ONE.
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE UM, UH...
THE... THE DRIVE PODS BACK INTO THE FUSELAGE,
FROM INSIDE THE REAR COMPARTMENT.
ANYTHING YET?
OH, THERE'S MUCH REDUNDANCY IN ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY,
MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO EXPERIMENT IN THIS WAY.
SO THEY MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY OPEN THE REAR HATCH
OR SHUT LIFE SUPPORT OFF ENTIRELY--YES. YES, YES.
WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO ISOLATE THE CORRECT CONTROL PATHWAY.
UNDERSTOOD. WHAT COULD I DO TO HELP?
STOP TALKING, PLEASE.
[ SPEAKING CZECH ]
[ SHEPPARD ]: LIEUTENANT, GET YOUR KNIFE OUT
AND CUT THIS DAMN THING OFF.
IT CAN'T HURT AS MUCH AS IT DID LAST TIME.
THE LAST TIME, WE ALMOST LOST YOU.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE ME ANYWAY.
SIR...
WE TRIED TO GET IT OFF YOU
WHEN WE WERE BACK ON THE PLANET.
WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
YOU READY, SIR?
HERE WE GO.
[ SCREAMING ]
EVERYTHING WE DID JUST HURT YOU MORE.
THE THING JUST HEALS ITSELF.
IT FEEDS ON YOUR STRENGTH.
LIKE A WRAITH.
YOU HAD TO SAY THAT.
MY FATHER OFTEN TOLD STORIES OF CREATURES SUCH AS THIS.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE CHILDREN
FROM STRAYING FAR FROM OUR CAMP.
GREAT.
DID HE TELL YOU HOW TO KILL IT?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
I'M NOT SURE WE CAN.
WELL, I COULD USE A SECOND OPINION.
GET BECKETT ON THE RADIO.
OVER HERE, SIR. THIS MIC IS OPEN.
THIS IS DR. BECKETT. HOW'S OUR PATIENT?
[ FORD ]: THIS IS FORD. MAJOR SHEPPARD'S CONSCIOUS,
BUT THE CREATURE'S STILL LATCHED ONTO HIM.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT HOUSE CALLS, DOC?
WOULD IF I COULD, MAJOR SHEPPARD,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR LONG DISTANCE.
I'M TOLD YOU HAVE SOMETHING OF A CLING-ON.
FUNNY.
IT'S LIKE THE UGLIEST DAMN TICK YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
HOW DID IT ATTACH ITSELF?
WELL, WE WERE ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE JUMPER
WITH THE WRAITH SHOOTING AT US.
TELL MARKHAM TO GET READY FOR TAKEOFF! I'LL COVER YOU.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE! GO!
[ GUNSHOTS FIRING ]
MAJOR, WE'RE CUT OFF FROM THE JUMPER!
NEGATIVE.
I SEE ONE AT YOUR 3:00, I DREW THE OTHER TWO THIS WAY.
THEY'RE ALL AROUND US. WHERE'D THEY COME FROM?
LIEUTENANT, YOU KNOW HOW THEY CAN MAKE YOU SEE THINGS THAT AREN'T THERE.
THE PATH IN FRONT OF YOU IS CLEAR. NOW MOVE!
[ GUNS FIRING ]
[ EXCHANGING GUNFIRE ]
CAN YOU DESCRIBE IT TO ME?
IT'S ABOUT TWO FEET IN LENGTH, INCLUDING THE TAIL.
THAT'S WRAPPED DOWN UNDER HIS ARMPIT.
IT'S GOT TWO SHARP, SPINY THINGS IN HIS NECK
NEAR THE MAJOR'S CAROTID ARTERY.
I'LL NEED MORE THAN THAT, SON.
IT'S FORELEGS-- I GUESS YOU'D CALL THEM THAT--
THEY'RE WRAPPED AROUND THE MAJOR'S THROAT.
UH, I CAN'T SEE ANY EYES...
IT'S GOT A REAL HARD SHELL,
BUT THERE'S A SOFT, LEECHY PART UNDERNEATH.
MAJOR, WHAT ARE YOUR PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS?
[ SHEPPARD ]: WELL, AT FIRST, IT FELT LIKE A KNIFE IN MY EYE.
SINCE THEN, I'VE LOST ALL THE FEELINGS IN MY EXTREMITIES.
I CAN'T MOVE.
SO IT INCAPACITATES FIRST WITH PAIN, THEN PARALYSIS.
I NEED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND
TO HELP MCKAY WITH THE MECHANICAL PROBLEM.
MARKHAM AND STACKHOUSE ARE DEAD IF I DON'T.
WHAT HAVE YOU TRIED?
I TRIED TO CUT IT OFF.
I TRIED BURN IT OFF.
I EVEN TRIED TO SHOOT IT OFF--
.9MM, POINT-BLANK.
NOT MUCH WORSE I CAN DO WITHOUT KILLING THE MAJOR ALONG WITH IT.
I BELIEVE THE CREATURE IS RELATED IN SOME WAY TO THE WRAITH.
REALLY? HOW SO?
IT HEALED ITSELF
AFTER EACH ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT,
BY SAPPING LIFE FROM MAJOR SHEPPARD,
JUST AS A WRAITH WOULD.
I SUPPOSE THE WRAITH
HAD TO EVOLVE FROM SOMETHING.
IT'S PROBABLY SOME SORT OF, UH, PREHISTORIC COUSIN.
LISTEN, DOC, THE MAJOR'S GETTING WORSE.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.
YOU SAID THE CREATURE HAD AN UNDERSIDE
OF EXPOSED SOFT TISSUE, LIKE A LEECH?
YEAH, I TRIED TO CUT INTO IT,
BUT THE THING PRACTICALLY STRANGLED HIM TO DEATH.
SON, YOU DON'T CUT LEECHES OFF. YOU POUR SALT ON THEM.
[ SIGHS ]
IF YOU ACTIVATE THE FIELD, THEY'LL DIE.
HEY, WE CAN ALWAYS OPEN IT AGAIN
IF THEY FIX THE PROBLEM--
BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE TIME!
IF THEY DON'T, THEY COULD DESTROY THIS FACILITY!
WELL, I DON'T--
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON SOLUTIONS.
WE THINK THE JUMPER MUST BE DAMAGED FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED.
ANCIENT SYSTEMS ARE TOO ADVANCED
FOR THIS TO HAVE BEEN PILOT ERROR.
SO?SO DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE,
WE CAN'T RULE OUT A CATASTROPHIC POWER FEEDBACK
IN THE DRIVE MANIFOLD.
WITHOUT THE TECHNOBABBLE, PLEASE.
DR. KAVANAGH WAS POINTING OUT
THAT THERE'S A VERY SLIM CHANCE
THAT WITH THE COCKPIT CONTROLS INTERRUPTED
AND THE POD DAMAGED,
THE MAIN DRIVE COULD OVERLOAD.
SHE MEANS TO SAY EXPLODE.
ESPECIALLY IF MCKAY STARTS NOSING AROUND INSIDE THE CONTROL CONDUITS
TO RETRACT THE DRIVE POD MANUALLY, AND HE WILL.
I KNOW I WOULD.AND ZELENKA IS WORKING ON SIMULATIONS.
I JUST CAME FROM THERE.
IF THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC OVERLOAD,
THE FULL FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION WILL BREAK UP THE JUMPER,
FOLLOW THE BURNING FRAGMENTS THROUGH THE STARGATE LIKE A BOMB.
YOU THINK THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING IS MINIMAL?
IN MY OPINION? YES.
[ SIGHING ]
YOU ALL AGREE?MM-HMM.
THEN WE TAKE THE CHANCE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THE RISK.
FINE. YOU DID.
NOW, PLEASE, WORRY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR LIVES
AND LESS ABOUT YOUR OWN ASS.
23 MINUTES.
DR. WEIR?I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE TIME RIGHT NOW.
NEITHER DO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAPPED ABOARD THE SHIP OF THE ANCESTORS.
NEWS TRAVELS FAST.
I WAS SPEAKING WITH ONE OF YOUR EXPEDITION MEMBERS
WHEN SHE WAS CALLED IN TO HELP.
WELL, THEN YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE ARE VERY SHORT ON TIME.
I AM.
STILL...
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
OKAY.
YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS,
BUT AMONG OUR PEOPLE,
THERE IS A RITUAL PRAYER THAT IS SAID
WHEN ONE KNOWS THAT DEATH IS UPON THEM.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS.
I AM TOLD IT IS ALL BUT INEVITABLE.
BY WHOM?
THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT TEYLA BE ALLOWED TO PREPARE FOR DEATH.
KNOWING THE TIME AND PLACE OF ONE'S END
IS A... A VERY RARE THING AMONG OUR PEOPLE.
IT IS A SIMPLE RITE THAT WOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN A FEW MOMENTS--
HALLING.
WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS ON SAVING THEM.
AT THE RISK OF FORSAKING TEYLA'S OWN BELIEFS?
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE USE WHAT LITTLE TIME WE HAVE TO TRY EVERYTHING--
I WOULD ASK YOU NOT TELL ME
WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS NOT IN THIS CASE.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HAVE THIS CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.WHY NOT?
BECAUSE WE ARE WASTING TIME.
THIS IS TIME THAT TEYLA COULD USE TO PREPARE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU PERCEIVE DEATH A CERTAIN WAY, AND I ACCEPT THAT.
IN FACT, I RESPECT THAT.
BUT WE DO NOT PREPARE FOR DEATH.
WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO STAVE IT OFF.
THAT IS WHO WE ARE.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SUSPEND YOUR EFFORTS--
NO, YOU WANT ME TO TELL EVERYONE ON THAT SHIP
THAT THEY SHOULD EXPECT TO DIE.
I WILL NOT SEND THEM THAT MESSAGE.
AND IF YOU FEEL THAT THAT VIOLATES TEYLA'S PERSONAL RIGHTS,
I APOLOGIZE, I TRULY DO,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE TO GO.
[ BECKETT ]: A LL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING
IN THE JUMPER MANIFEST ALREADY LAID OUT HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR PERSONAL INVENTORY?
OKAY, FROM THE VESTS, WE'VE GOT A SWISS ARMY KNIFE,
SOME CHOCOLATE, SOME WATER, MATCHES...
EMERGENCY KIT,
WE HAVE ALCOHOL, IODINE,
PAINKILLERS...
WHAT'S THIS?
TEYLA FOUND A PORTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR IN THE SHIP STORES.
MAJOR SHEPPARD WOULD RECEIVE THE SAME ELECTRIC SHOCK, IT WOULD LIKELY KILL HIM.
RIGHT.
TRY EVERYTHING, ONE ITEM AT A TIME.
DR. WEIR.KAVANAGH.
I HOPE YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME.
YES, I DO.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
EXCUSE ME?
I HAPPILY LEFT THE S.G.C. BECAUSE I'D HAD IT UP TO HERE
WITH THE MILITARY RUNNING THINGS,
AND YOU JUST BUSTED ME LIKE A PRIVATE.
DON'T BE SO DRAMATIC.
BESIDES, THE AIR FORCE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE PRIVATES--
NEITHER DO I. YOU JUST CUT THEM OFF.
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY RESEARCH TEAM.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? YOU'RE EMBARRASSED?
HUMILIATED WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE ACCURATE.
I HAVEN'T WORKED UP TO HUMILIATION YET.
I JUST ASSUMED
THAT WITH A CIVILIAN IN CHARGE OF THE EXPEDITION,
THERE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE--
A CIVILIAN IS IN CHARGE, AND WE ARE CUT OFF FROM EARTH,
WHICH MAKES ATLANTIS ALMOST LIKE A COLONY, DOESN'T IT?
I SUPPOSE.
WELL, I'M GOVERNOR OF THAT COLONY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL VERY WELL AND GOOD--
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT?
YOU'RE MISSING MY POINT.
NO, YOU'RE MISSING MINE.
IF YOU WASTE ONE MORE MINUTE WHICH COULD BE USED
TO HELP THE PEOPLE TRAPPED ON THAT SHIP BECAUSE OF YOUR EGO...
I PROMISE YOU, I WILL DIAL THE COORDINATES OF A VERY LONELY PLANET
WHERE YOU CAN BE AS SELF-IMPORTANT AS YOU WANT TO BE.
YOU THINK I'M KIDDING?
YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT.
KAVANAGH, GET BACK IN THERE!
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
NEVER AGAIN!
GO.
GO!
OW.
[ BEEPING ]
[ EXCLAIMING IN CZECH ]
DR. ZELENKA TO CONTROL ROOM...
I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING.
[ COMPUTER BEEPING ]
WE'RE RECEIVING.
JUMPER ONE, THIS IS WEIR.
DR. ZELENKA'S COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
ZELENKA. WHY CAN I NEVER REMEMBER THAT NAME?
[ GRODIN ]: HE'S POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE CONTROL SYSTEMS
IN THE PORT SIDE OF THE JUMPER
THAT RETRACT THE DRIVE POD.
I'M RELAYING THE SCHEMATICS TO YOUR DATAPAD.
THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.
WHAT?ZELENKA'S IDENTIFIED CONTROL PATHWAYS TO THE ENGINE POD,
WHICH MEANS THAT'S INCREASING MY CHANCES OF FIXING THIS
FROM ONE IN A MILLION TO ONE IN A THOUSAND,
BUT, UH...
IT'S SOMETHING. ELIZABETH?
YES?
I'LL ONLY HAVE SEVEN TO NINE SECONDS TO WARN YOU IF I ACCIDENTALLY
TRIGGER A CATASTROPHIC OVERLOAD,
SO IF I TELL YOU TO RAISE THE SHIELD...
DON'T HESITATE.
WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISK, RODNEY.
DO YOUR BEST.
WE'RE STARTING WITH IODINE.
[ FORD ]: SCRATCH IODINE.WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
YES, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE, ANY FOOD?
YOU'RE KIDDING.I HAVE LESS THAN 20 MINUTES TO SAVE OUR LIVES,
AND I AM TEETERING ON THE BRINK OF A HYPOGLYCEMIC REACTION, SO.
THANK YOU.
HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY ALCOHOL NOW.
PLACE A FEW DROPS ON THE SOFT TISSUE TO SEE HOW IT REACTS.
SAVE SOME FOR ME.
WRONG TYPE OF ALCOHOL, SIR.
WHAT'S THE GOOD OF THAT?
NOT MUCH, SIR.
NO REACTION TO ALCOHOL.
RIGHT. WHAT NEXT?
DID THE DOCTOR NOT SAY TO POUR SALT ON THE CREATURE?
I THINK THAT WAS A METAPHOR.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. JUST TRY EVERYTHING.
WATER. GIVE ME WATER.
SIR.
SIR, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SIR? MAJOR?
[ SCREAMING ]
[ SHEPPARD SCREAMING ]
SIR, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? SIR!
MAJOR? MAJOR?
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IT REACTED TO EITHER THE SALT OR THE WATER.
OR THE COMBINATION OF BOTH.
DID IT LOOSEN ITS HOLD ON MAJOR SHEPPARD? NEGATIVE.
IF ANYTHING, IT DUG IN MORE.
PLEASE DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.
I WON'T, SIR. I'M SORRY.
MOST LIKELY A PRIMITIVE DEFENSIVE REFLEX TO SALT WATER.
WE MOVED. WHEN YOU FELL,
I MUST'VE CROSSED ONE OF THE CIRCUITS.
I THINK THE ENGINE FIRED FOR A MICROSECOND,
BUT IT STOPPED.
OH, NO.
WHAT?
SO MUCH FOR PLAN "A".
WHAT?
WHEN THE STARGATE CLOSES NOW,
EVERY MOLECULE OF AIR IN THIS COMPARTMENT
IS GOING TO RUSH OUT THROUGH THERE.
WE'VE SLID IN FURTHER.
15 MINUTES.
FORD, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME?
THE PUDDLE JUMPER HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY.
THE REAR COMPARTMENT HAS NOW BREACHED THE EVENT HORIZON.
DR. MCKAY-- DR. MCKAY...
IS STILL HOPEFUL HE CAN RETRACT THE DRIVE POD IN TIME.
UNDERSTOOD.
WE HAVEN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING YET, BUT THERE'S STILL TIME.
YES, MA'AM.
HOW IS MAJOR SHEPPARD?
I'M STILL HERE.
HANG IN THERE, MAJOR.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM.
I KNOW YOU ARE.
LISTEN, UH...
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING WHILE I STILL CAN.
DON'T!
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS.
IF I WAS...
HE WOULDN'T HAVE LET ME GO.
WHO WOULDN'T HAVE LET YOU GO?
THE WRAITH.
[ GASPING ]
I GUESS HE SAW ME AS GOOD AS DEAD,
'CAUSE HE JUST WALKED AWAY, SO...
WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS--
SAVE YOUR STRENGTH, JOHN, AND TELL ME IN PERSON.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M LISTENING.
WE SHOULD SEND HIM THROUGH THE EVENT HORIZON.
IF DR. MCKAY FIGURES IT OUT IN TIME,
WE CAN FIX THE MAJOR UP ON THE OTHER SIDE,
AND IF HE DOESN'T, WE'RE ALL DEAD ANYWAY.
NO PRESSURE.
MAJOR SHEPPARD WOULD EFFECTIVELY
BE IN SUSPENDED ANIMATION FOR THE ENTIRE TIME.
WE CAN'T RISK THAT.WHY NOT?
IF THE CREATURE REACTED SO VIOLENTLY TO A LITTLE WATER,
WHO KNOWS HOW IT WOULD REACT TO STARGATE TRAVEL?
YOU'RE TELLING ME
MAJOR SHEPPARD CAN'T COME THROUGH THE GATE WHILE THAT THING IS ON HIM?
THEN WE MUST DO SOMETHING NOW.
HIT ME WITH THE DEFIBRILLATOR.
YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING, MAJOR.
YOU SAID THAT MIGHT KILL HIM.
THAT'S THE IDEA.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
TEYLA...
YOU SAID THIS CREATURE IS LIKE A WRAITH.
YES.
HOW WOULD IT RESPOND
IF, GOD FORBID, MAJOR SHEPPARD WERE TO DIE RIGHT NOW, THEN?
IT WOULD STOP FEEDING.
EXACTLY, JUST AS A WRAITH WOULD.
HOW IS THAT AN IDEA? WE'RE SUGGESTING
THAT WE FOOL THE CREATURE INTO THINKING ITS PREY IS DEAD BY STOPPING THE MAJOR'S HEART.
IF I'M RIGHT, IT SHOULD LET HIM GO.
SO WHEN THE THING LETS GO, WE GIVE HIM ANOTHER JOLT?
[ BECKETT ]: Y OU CAN GIVE THAT A TRY. IF IT DOESN'T WORK,
SEND HIM THROUGH THE EVENT HORIZON.
HE'LL KEEP THERE AS GOOD AS A DEEP FREEZE.
JOHN, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
I WANT THIS DAMN THING OFF ME.
BE PREPARED FOR A CODE BLUE IN THE JUMPER BAY.
LIEUTENANT FORD, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS?
YES, SIR.
CUT HIS SHIRT OFF.WHAT?
CUT HIS SHIRT OFF!
CHARGING TO 200.
MOVE HIS TAGS.WHAT?
REMOVE HIS CHAINS TO THE SIDE.
PLACE THE LUBRICATION RIGHT ON THE PADDLES.
READY TO GO.
ONCE THE BUG FALLS OFF, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO KILL IT.
I'LL WAIT FOR IT TO CHARGE UP AGAIN
AND I'LL GIVE HIM ANOTHER JOLT. MCKAY...
IF WE CAN'T RESTART HIS HEART,
I'M GOING TO NEED THE BULKHEAD DOOR OPEN AGAIN.
DONE.
ONE OF US IS GOING TO HAVE TO GET HIM THROUGH.
I WILL.
DO IT!
NO PULSE!
IT WON'T COME OFF.
GENTLE.
IT MAY TAKE A MOMENT.
LIEUTENANT?
NOTHING?
NOTHING. LET'S GET HIM THROUGH!
GOT HIM?
THIS IS LIEUTENANT FORD.
THE CREATURE'S SUCCESSFULLY BEEN REMOVED FROM MAJOR SHEPPARD,
BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO REVIVE HIM.
BOTH HE AND TEYLA ARE NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EVENT HORIZON.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.
RODNEY... YOU HAVE SEVEN MINUTES.
I'M ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH ALL THE POSSIBLE CIRCUIT PATHWAYS AND TIME'S ALMOST UP.
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT.
JUST KEEP AT IT. THERE'S STILL TIME.
YOU SHOULD CONSIDER STEPPING INTO THE EVENT HORIZON.
I'LL KEEP TRYING TILL THE END,
BUT GIVEN YOUR CHOICES, THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO GO.
AND LEAVE YOU ALONE WITH THAT THING IN MY JACKET?
YOU DID CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DEAD?YES.
GOOD, BECAUSE EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION
AND DEATH BY SUFFOCATION WITH THAT THING ON MY FACE--
WORK!SORRY.
TIME?
TWO MINUTES, 20 SECONDS.
RODNEY, WE'RE DOWN TO TWO MINUTES.
I'VE STILL GOT OVER TWO DOZEN CIRCUITS I HAVEN'T TRIED.
DON'T BE SO METHODICAL. JUST PICK ONE AT RANDOM!
I'LL RUN THE RISK OF ATTEMPTING TO ACTIVATE THE SAME CIRCUIT TWICE.
JUST TRY!I'M TELLING YOU, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN--
[ THUMP ]
[ WHIRRING ]
WAIT!
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
I THINK I DID IT.
ELIZABETH, I THINK
THE ENGINE POD'S RETRACTING.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU SHOWN UP?
SHE'S RIGHT. WHY AREN'T WE MOVING?
IT'S INERTIA.
THE DRIVE SHUT DOWN BEFORE WE WENT THROUGH THE STARGATE.
WE'VE SHED ALL OUR FORWARD MOMENTUM.
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE'S AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION.
THEN WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
[ WARNING BEEP ]
ONE MINUTE.
WAIT!
THE REAR HATCH.
BLOW THE REAR HATCH!
IT SHOULD GIVE YOU ENOUGH THRUST TO MAKE IT THROUGH.
THAT COULD DO IT, BUT THE ONLY MECHANISM
TO BLOW THE HATCH IS BACK HERE.
YOU GO THROUGH. I'LL DO IT.
NO, NO, YOU'LL GET BLOWN OUT INTO SPACE.
NO, NO, THERE'S NO TIME TO ARGUE, JUST GO!
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD ON TO SOMETH--JUST GO!
30 SECONDS.
[ BEEPING ]
[ SIGHS ]
I'LL BE IN THE JUMPER BAY.
AGAIN!
HE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
WELL DONE, RODNEY.
WE'LL SEE.
WE'VE GOT PULSE.
GETTING STRONGER.
HE'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
STARVING.
HE'S GOT QUITE THE HICKEY,
BUT DR. BECKETT SAYS HE'LL BE FINE IN A FEW DAYS.
WE SHOULD LET YOU TO REST.
NO, YOU SHOULD GET ME FOOD.
I THINK WE CAN ARRANGE THAT.
WELCOME BACK, SIR.
I HAVE TO ADMIT, IT IS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
BY THE WAY,
WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY?
WHEN?
BEFORE, WHEN YOU THOUGHT, YOU KNOW...
OH, THAT...
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SAY IT AT THE TIME,
BUT NOW I'M CURIOUS.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, UM...
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
THAT'S NICE.
YEP.
AND, UH, INDEED, WE DID.
YES, YOU DID.
THANK YOU.
AGAIN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD NIGHT.
YOU WEREN'T REALLY GOING TO SAY THAT, WERE YOU?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I DIDN'T THINK SO.