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                                      STARGATE SG1

                                      Episode 803

                                       "LOCKDOWN"

                                           By

                             Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie


                                     Transcribed by 
 
                                    Callie Sullivan



               SPACE. The International Space Station can be seen orbiting around 
               Earth. The voices of two male Russian cosmonauts can be heard 
               from inside.
 
               
               SGC. CONTROL ROOM. Sam and a female Russian technician are sitting 
               at the desk listening to the cosmonauts talking. Daniel comes 
               in.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         What’s going on?

                                     CARTER
                         It’s our Russian team on the International 
                         Space Station. They’re adjusting the 
                         orbit to avoid some debris left over 
                         from our ... little incident in Antarctica.
 
                         
               (The Technician asks a question of one of the cosmonauts, Anatole 
               Konstantinov, who replies. He looks out of a window, concerned 
               at what he can see, and speaks some more. [I don’t know any Russian, 
               so haven’t a clue what they’re saying.])
 
               (From an external viewpoint, a large piece of Anubis’ mothership 
               drifts towards the Space Station. Inside the Station, the shadow 
               of the debris passes over Konstantinov’s face, but he sighs with 
               relief as the debris misses the Station. He speaks some more.)
 
               
                                     TECHNICIAN
                         It worked.

               (Konstantinov says something more to the Technician, who glances 
               at Sam, embarrassed.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         He said, ‘If the Americans wanna keep 
                         blasting alien ships out of orbit, they’ve 
                         gotta do a better job of tracking their 
                         own mess’.
 
               (Konstantinov speaks again, then the picture breaks up into static. 
               The Technician calls to him urgently while “Signal Lost” appears 
               on the screen.)
 
                                     CARTER
                         What’s going on?

                                     TECHNICIAN
                         I don’t know. We lost contact.

               (From the exterior of the Space Station, we see the debris floating 
               off into the distance. Above the Space Station, however, a black 
               cloud floats towards the Station, then plunges in through the 
               walls.)
 
               
               JACK’S OFFICE. The desk is cluttered with papers and files. Jack 
               is writing as there is a knock on the door.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Come in.

               (An Airman opens the door to let in a man dressed in Russian 
               military uniform. He walks in and comes to attention.)
 
                                     VASELOV
                         General O’Neill. It is an honour to 
                         meet you, and may I say an even greater 
                         honour to finally serve under your command.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Wow. That was a load. Who are you?
 
                         
                                     VASELOV
                         I am Colonel Alexi Vaselov, sir. I assumed 
                         you were expecting my arrival.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Uh, yeah. Sure. Umm ... (he rummages 
                         among the files and pulls one out and 
                         flips it open) yeah, here’s the memo. 
                         Right there.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         I want you to know, sir, that I personally 
                         requested this transfer. After my many 
                         years of service with Russian Air Force, 
                         I feel confident that I can make a positive 
                         contribution to Stargate Command.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Great!

                                     VASELOV
                         If I may be so bold, sir, I understand 
                         that with your recent appointment as 
                         base commander, a position has become 
                         available on SG-1. I would of course 
                         relish the opportunity to serve on the 
                         SGC’s elite team.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yes. You and everyone else on this base. 
                         Colonel, not gonna happen.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         I understand your reluctance, sir. If 
                         you look at my record, I think it will 
                         satisfy any of your concerns. I have 
                         over three thousand flight hours on 
                         more than thirty-five types of aircraft 
                         and prototypes. In addition, I have 
                         been awarded the High Order of Russia, 
                         the Gold Star, the ...
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yes, that’s very impressive. Very. But 
                         it’s not gonna get you on SG-1.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Understood. I am of course willing to 
                         accept a position on a different team.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Colonel, until you go through the proper 
                         training, you’re not going anywhere 
                         near that Gate.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Perhaps I could assume a role as a non-combat 
                         observer on one of the exploration units, 
                         sir.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         It was nice meeting you. Very nice. 
                         You’re dismissed. (He gestures to the 
                         door.)
 
               (Vaselov comes to attention again, then turns and leaves. Jack 
               sighs.)
 
               
               SAM’S LAB. Teal’c is talking to Sam and Daniel.

                                     TEAL'C
                         If all goes to plan, barring any unforeseen 
                         circumstance, I will acquire possession 
                         of my apartment on Tuesday.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Hey, congratulations!

                                     DANIEL
                         So when’s the apartment-warming party? 
                         (Teal’c looks at him enquiringly.) Uh, 
                         when someone gets a new place it’s customary 
                         for them to throw a party.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Would I be required to prepare a meal?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         No, make it pot-luck. We’ll all bring 
                         something.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Very well. Next Saturday.

               (Jack walks in. Sam leaps to her feet.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         I’m only gonna say this once, Carter. 
                         At ease.
 
               (Sam nods uncomfortably and sits back down.)

                                     DANIEL
                         So how’s the new job?

                                     O'NEILL
                         Oy! One crisis after another. This morning 
                         the Mess got a shipment of Yukon Gold 
                         potatoes instead of the usual Russets.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         No!

                                     O'NEILL
                         Oh yes! The Golds don’t make for good 
                         mash. Consistency’s all wrong.
 
               (Daniel looks away, hiding a smile.)

                                     CARTER
                         I hear the new Russian colonel came 
                         to see you – made a pitch to join SG-1.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah.

                                     DANIEL
                         What’d you say?

                                     O'NEILL
                         Told ‘em to make French fries instead.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         About the Russian.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Oh. Well I made it clear he shouldn’t 
                         expect preferential treatment, that 
                         he’d have to prove himself before I’d 
                         consider him for offworld travel.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         He is one of the most highly decorated 
                         officers in Russian military history, 
                         and he has over twenty years’ flight 
                         experience.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         And exactly no years in offworld travel. 
                         I’m not gonna risk the lives of anyone 
                         under my command on a slick résumé.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         How ... uncharacteristically cautious 
                         of you, sir.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yes – there’s that.

                                     DANIEL
                         And there’s also the fact that the Russians 
                         must be pressuring you to put ‘em on 
                         the team.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yes – there’s that too.

                                     DANIEL
                         You can’t exactly blame them – we haven’t 
                         been making good on our promises.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         We gave them their own team!

                                     DANIEL
                         That was two years ago – what have we 
                         done for them lately?
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Forget it! I’m not putting him on SG-1.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Do you have someone else in mind for 
                         the position, O’Neill?
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         No.

                                     DANIEL
                         So we’re sticking with the three-man 
                         team?
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Why not? It’s one less decision I have 
                         to deal with.
 
                                     CARTER
                         There’s nothing in the regulations that 
                         says an SG team has to be made up of 
                         four people.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         There you go. Problem solved.

               (Daniel wiggles his head non-committally.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Thank you.

               
               In another room, Vaselov is dressing in camouflage gear. He looks 
               at himself in a full-length mirror, then glances down, concerned. 
               He pulls back his left sleeve to see lesions on his arm. He pulls 
               the sleeve back down. Someone knocks at the door. He goes and 
               opens it and Daniel is standing there.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Colonel Vaselov. (He offers his hand 
                         to shake.)
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Doctor Jackson. (He shakes Daniel’s 
                         hand.) Of course. Come in. (Daniel comes 
                         in and Vaselov closes the door). Your 
                         reputation precedes you. I’m well acquainted 
                         with your work.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         I just wanted to come by and welcome 
                         you to the neighbourhood.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         That’s very kind of you. I only wish 
                         others were as open to my presence here.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         Yeah, don’t take General O’Neill’s decision 
                         personally.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         It’s difficult not to. Frankly his attitude 
                         is offensive. It leads me to wonder 
                         he if knows the Cold War is over.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         Yeah – his attitude has nothing to do 
                         with your being Russian. He’s an equal 
                         opportunity offender. (He laughs nervously.)
 
                         
                                     VASELOV
                         And I am supposed to find this comforting?
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         Uh, he doesn’t respond well to outside 
                         pressure.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Our nations are supposed to be partners 
                         in the Stargate programme.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Yes, I’m well aware of the deal, Colonel, 
                         I helped broker it.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Well then you more than anyone can understand 
                         our frustration.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Okay, what you have to realise is, um, 
                         Colonel O’Neill ... General O’Neill 
                         just assumed command of this facility 
                         and, uh, and he’s got a lot on his plate. 
                         Quite frankly, making demands on him 
                         right now is just bad timing on the 
                         part of your government. (Vaselov blinks, 
                         looking faint.) Colonel? (Vaselov leans 
                         against a bureau behind him, then sinks 
                         to the floor.) Colonel? (Daniel rushes 
                         towards him.)
 
               
               CORRIDOR. Vaselov is on a gurney being wheeled to the infirmary. 
               Daniel follows along behind.
 
               
               INFIRMARY. The gurney arrives. Doctor Brightman walks over.
 
               
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         What happened?

                                     DANIEL
                         I dunno. We were just talking and all 
                         of a sudden he just collapsed.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Alright. I know you’re scheduled to 
                         go offworld. We’ll take care of him. 
                         (She and the medics wheel Vaselov away. 
                         Daniel looks at his watch, then leaves.)
 
                         
               
               CORRIDOR. We are seeing through the eyes of someone or something 
               – the view is slightly dark and misty as the someone or something 
               moves along the corridor.
 
               
               ISOLATION ROOM – OBSERVATION ROOM. Jack walks in and goes over 
               to Doctor Brightman. Vaselov is in bed in the Isolation Room 
               below.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         How’s he doin’?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Confused. Apparently the last thing 
                         he remembers is being in Russia. He 
                         doesn’t know where he is or how he got 
                         here. He’s also exhibiting certain physical 
                         symptoms which have me concerned. He 
                         has lesions over forty percent of his 
                         body and a highly elevated white blood 
                         count which indicates some sort of infection.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Is he contagious?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         It’s a distinct possibility. Sir, we 
                         need to examine everyone who’s been 
                         in contact with this man.
 
               
               GATEROOM. The Gate whooshes. At the bottom of the ramp, Daniel 
               is waiting with SG-11. The team head up the ramp. Just as they 
               reach the top of the ramp, the Gate closes down.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Daniel! (Daniel turns and looks up at 
                         him.) Report back to the Infirmary.
 
                         
               (Three of the members of SG-11 have already left the ramp. As 
               the last member walks down the ramp, Daniel grabs him round the 
               neck from behind. Two of the other members of SG-11 draw their 
               guns and aim at him.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Open the Gate! (Jack looks bewildered.) 
                         Do it, now!
 
               (Jack grabs a pistol from one of the airmen in the Control Room 
               and runs for the Gateroom. One of the members of SG-11 raises 
               his gun higher. Daniel shoots him. He then turns and shoots the 
               other one. Jack comes round the corner of the doorway, aiming 
               his pistol at Daniel. Daniel, with the SG-11 member still held 
               around the neck, hustles the man down the ramp. As he reaches 
               the bottom of the ramp, Teal’c, standing in the other doorway, 
               zats the pair of them. They collapse to the floor. As Teal’c 
               walks forward, Daniel forces himself up onto his knees and looks 
               at the pistol he dropped. Teal’c aims his zat again.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         DANIEL!

               (Daniel grabs the pistol and aims it towards Jack. Jack shoots 
               him in the shoulder. Daniel falls to the floor, not unconscious 
               but unable to move.)
 
               
               A SECOND ISOLATION ROOM. Daniel lies unconscious in bed as SG-1 
               and Doctor Brightman are in the Observation Room.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         He’s lost a lot of blood but his life 
                         is no longer in any immediate danger.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         The members of SG-11 insisted he seemed 
                         perfectly normal. (To Jack) Did you 
                         notice anything peculiar about him, 
                         sir?
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I thought it odd he was shooting up 
                         the Gateroom.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         He reacted immediately after the Gate 
                         was shut down.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Why was he so desperate to go through?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Does he have any of Colonel Vaselov’s 
                         symptoms?
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         No lesions yet, but that may just be 
                         a matter of time. He does have an elevated 
                         white blood count.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Yet Colonel Vaselov displayed no unusual 
                         behaviour.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re 
                         not something from the same condition. 
                         If an infection reaches the brain, it 
                         can manifest itself in a variety of 
                         ways, from memory loss to full-blown 
                         psychosis.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         You don’t think it’s a coincidence?
 
                         
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Seems unlikely, sir. I think there’s 
                         a high probability that we have a contagion 
                         on the base.
 
               
               CONTROL ROOM. Jack comes in and goes to the technician at the 
               desk.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Contact all teams that are offworld. 
                         Tell them that the SGC is off limits. 
                         Have them proceed to the Alpha site 
                         til further notice. Effective immediately, 
                         the SGC is under lockdown.
 
               
               On the surface, alarms sound as the big door closes.

               
               CORRIDOR. Doctor Brightman is walking along. Sam joins her.
 
               
                                     CARTER
                         Hi. How’s Daniel?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         He’s still unconscious but he’s improving. 
                         He’s responding well to treatment and 
                         his white cell count is coming down.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         What about Colonel Vaselov?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         It’s not so good. We’re treating him 
                         with antibiotics but his condition is 
                         deteriorating. Until we know more about 
                         the source of the infection there’s 
                         not much else we can do.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Well, since it started with Vaselov 
                         we can be pretty sure it didn’t come 
                         through the Gate.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         I’m waiting to hear back from the Russians 
                         about possible sources of the infection 
                         from their end.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Anyone else showing symptoms?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Not yet. (She walks away.)

               
               VASELOV’S ISOLATION ROOM. Teal’c is sitting at the end of Vaselov’s 
               bed and looking through some printouts. Vaselov wakes up.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         How is he? (Teal’c looks up.) Doctor 
                         Jackson. Doctor Brightman told me what 
                         happened.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         His condition is improving.

                                     VASELOV
                         Good.

                                     TEAL'C
                         And your condition?

                                     VASELOV
                         Not so good. But not so bad as the time 
                         I went drinking with General Darshkevich 
                         in Novgorod. That was worse headache. 
                         (Teal’c smiles and nods.) Doctor Jackson 
                         is good friend of yours, yes?
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Indeed he is. Despite what you are thinking, 
                         you bear no responsibility for what 
                         has transpired.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         My presence here has resulted in the 
                         quarantine of this entire complex.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Had you remained in your homeland, you 
                         would have faced a similar situation, 
                         only in a different setting – again, 
                         through no fault of your own.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Perhaps. But at the moment I can’t be 
                         sure of anything.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Has your memory not yet returned?

                                     VASELOV
                         In my dreams I have begun to see flashes 
                         – glimpses of these past few days: walking 
                         these halls, talking to people – and 
                         yet it’s as if I am not even here. I’m 
                         just a helpless observer inside my own 
                         body.
 
               
               INFIRMARY. Brightman is with Sam and Teal’c. She hands a file 
               to Sam.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         One month ago Anatole Konstantinov fell 
                         ill after completing a tour on the International 
                         Space Station.
 
                                     CARTER
                         I remember. We monitored the mission. 
                         We lost contact for almost thirty seconds 
                         and we never figured out why.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Well, I don’t know if they’re connected 
                         but he died less than a week later in 
                         a Moscow hospital. Now, officially the 
                         cause of death was renal failure but 
                         unofficially the Russian authorities 
                         haven’t a clue what killed him.
 
                                     CARTER
                         You think it might be our mystery disease?
 
                         
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Among the symptoms he exhibited were 
                         memory loss, skin lesions and a highly 
                         elevated white blood count.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Is there any connection to Colonel Vaselov?
 
                         
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Apparently Vaselov visited Konstantinov 
                         in the hospital just before he died. 
                         They were old friends – they served 
                         together in the Russian Air Force.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Why didn’t they tell us this?

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         The Russians determined that Konstantinov’s 
                         condition wasn’t contagious. He came 
                         into contact with many people between 
                         the time he returned to Earth and the 
                         time he checked into the hospital but 
                         no-one else ever showed any signs of 
                         being infected.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Makes it an oddly selective disease.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Perhaps we are not dealing with a disease 
                         at all. Colonel Vaselov possessed only 
                         vague random memories of his time at 
                         Stargate Command, and yet the instances 
                         he could recall he described himself 
                         as a mere observer to the actions of 
                         his body.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Like being host to a symbiont.

                                     CARTER
                         Yeah, but tests ruled out the possibility 
                         of a Goa’uld.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Could we be looking at some other form 
                         of alien possession?
 
                                     CARTER
                         Yeah, it’s possible – an entity capable 
                         of moving from individual to individual. 
                         Might explain some of the inconsistencies.
 
                         
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         If that’s true, it could be in anyone 
                         right now. (The phone rings. Brightman 
                         answers it.) Hello? ... I’ll be right 
                         there. (She hangs up.) Daniel’s awake.
 
                         
               
               DANIEL’S ISOLATION ROOM. The door opens and Doctor Brightman 
               and the rest of SG-1 walk in. Daniel is sitting up on the side 
               of the bed, his left arm in a sling.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Will someone please tell me what the 
                         hell is going on?!
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         You’re recovering from a gunshot wound.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         What?!

                                     TEAL'C
                         You have no recollection of the incident?
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         No! Who shot me?

                                     O'NEILL
                         Don’t ... change the subject. What do 
                         you remember?
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Uh, I went to see Colonel Vaselov and 
                         right in the middle of our conversation 
                         he collapsed and I went to help him 
                         and ... that’s it.
 
                                     CARTER
                         You don’t remember accompanying him 
                         to the Infirmary?
 
                                     DANIEL
                         No! ... (Suspiciously) Who shot me?
 
                         
               (Sam looks embarrassed and glances towards Jack. Teal’c looks 
               inscrutable as usual. Jack glances back and forth between Sam 
               and Teal’c, then looks at Daniel. Daniel takes a breath and stares 
               as he realises who shot him.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         You were shooting up the Gateroom.
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         You wounded two guards. We think we 
                         may be dealing with a Foothold situation, 
                         specifically an alien entity capable 
                         of taking over human hosts, not unlike 
                         the Goa’uld, and it seems to be able 
                         to travel from person to person.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Although at present we have no knowledge 
                         of how this is possible.
 
               (Daniel stares off into space.)

                                     CARTER
                         Daniel?

               (Daniel has a flashback of himself shooting one of the airmen 
               in the Gateroom. The view is slightly dark and misty.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Anubis!

                                     TEAL'C
                         Daniel Jackson.

                                     DANIEL
                         It was Anubis – or rather, Anubis was 
                         controlling me.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Anubis is dead.

                                     DANIEL
                         No he’s not – and he’s here on the base.
 
                         
               
               BRIEFING ROOM. Jack, Sam and Teal’c are there.

                                     O'NEILL
                         You’d think that getting blasted outta 
                         orbit woulda slowed the guy down.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         According to Daniel Jackson, Anubis 
                         surrendered his mortal form when he 
                         was ascended, only to be cast down by 
                         the Ancients. As a result he exists 
                         purely as an immaterial being.
 
                                     CARTER
                         See, in the past when we encountered 
                         Anubis, the physical form we were seeing 
                         was actually a forceshield designed 
                         to contain his essence. When it was 
                         destroyed, that essence was released.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Anubis was trapped in Earth’s orbit, 
                         inhabiting debris from his ship, millions 
                         of light years away from his power base.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         So he hitched a ride on a cosmonaut?
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Yes, sir, and then abandoned him for 
                         Colonel Vaselov.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         No doubt attempting to escape through 
                         our Gate.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Why doesn’t he just use his ... freaky, 
                         super-cosmic powers and just ... (he 
                         gestures towards the ceiling) ... go?
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         Doing so would alert the Ancients and 
                         only serve to bring down their wrath 
                         upon him.
 
                                     CARTER
                         See, in order to interact with the physical 
                         world, he has to get himself a new shield, 
                         but he can’t do that here on Earth. 
                         He’ll need a body to dial the Gate and 
                         get through.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Eventually, Anubis will attempt escape 
                         again.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Well, he’s on the base, obviously not 
                         going anywhere. (To Sam) Tell me there’s 
                         something we can do.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Well, as a matter of fact, sir, I think 
                         there is.
 
               
               INFIRMARY. There is a queue of personnel waiting outside. Sam 
               walks past them and into the Infirmary where Daniel and Vaselov 
               have now been transferred to adjoining beds. She goes over to 
               Daniel.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         What’s going on?

                                     CARTER
                         General O’Neill has ordered compulsory 
                         physicals for all the SGC personnel. 
                         We’re operating under the assumption 
                         that retaining Anubis’ essence exacts 
                         a physical toll on the carrier. You 
                         were only exposed for a couple of hours 
                         but your body reacted as though you 
                         were fighting off an infection.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         So whoever’s retaining his essence should 
                         start showing symptoms.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Yeah, that’s the theory.

                                     DANIEL
                         What about Vaselov?

                                     CARTER
                         Well, (she draws the curtain between 
                         Daniel’s and Vaselov’s beds) his is 
                         a more extreme case. He was exposed 
                         for over a week, that’s why his symptoms 
                         are more advanced.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         You mean with the lesions and the ...
 
                         
                                     CARTER
                         Yeah, it’s actually more than that. 
                         His entire immune system was affected.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         But Anubis is out of him – he should 
                         start getting better, right? (Sam bows 
                         her head.) Sam?
 
                                     CARTER
                         Doctor Brightman says he’s not responding. 
                         She thinks the exposure may have simply 
                         gone on for too long. The damage is 
                         done.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Oh, there has to be something we can 
                         do for him.
 
                                     CARTER
                         We can help him manage the pain, that’s 
                         about it.
 
               
               In a corridor, we see Anubis’ point of view as he walks around 
               in someone’s body. The view is slightly dark and misty. The view 
               segues into ...
 
               
               JACK’S OFFICE. Jack is on the phone.

                                     O'NEILL
                         I said the situation was contained – 
                         I did not say it was resolved. ... No, 
                         I can’t do that. Command will stay under 
                         lockdown until I decide otherwise. (Doctor 
                         Brightman comes to the door. He beckons 
                         her in.) Yes, sir, it is my call. ... 
                         Yes, sir. (He hangs up.) Pentagon. Getting 
                         a little antsy.
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         They’re not the only ones. We got a 
                         bunch of very anxious people out there.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah, I’ll bet. (He gestures for her 
                         to sit down, and sits down himself.) 
                         What can I do for you, Doctor?
 
                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         It’s concerning Colonel Vaselov. His 
                         condition hasn’t improved and he’s not 
                         responding to treatment. Unless circumstances 
                         change, I’d give him a week, two weeks 
                         tops.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         I’ll inform the Russians.

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         Thank you, sir. (She leaves.)

               
               INFIRMARY. Vaselov wakes up to find Daniel standing at the foot 
               of his bed, his arm still in a sling.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Doctor Jackson?

                                     DANIEL
                         Oh, Alexi, sorry, I didn’t mean to disturb 
                         you.
 
                                     VASELOV
                         No, no, I’m glad to see you are up and 
                         about. Are you being discharged?
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Yeah – Doctor Brightman caught me stealing 
                         jello from the other patient’s tray 
                         so she kicked me outta here.
 
               (Vaselov laughs.)

                                     VASELOV
                         Doctor, (he takes the oxygen tube out 
                         of his nose) I wonder if you could do 
                         me a favour. (He reaches over to the 
                         trolley beside his bed and takes out 
                         an envelope.) I have a sister in Briansk. 
                         When the lockdown has ended, could you 
                         see that she gets this?
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Alexi ...

                                     VASELOV
                         The nurses have been careful not to 
                         say anything. That is always a bad sign. 
                         Please. (He gives the envelope to Daniel.) 
                         Da. You know, in Russia, we have a saying: 
                         (he speaks Russian, then translates 
                         it) The cord may coil long, but an end 
                         will appear. That holds true for everything 
                         in this world, myself included. I accept 
                         this.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         (speaks Russian)

                                     VASELOV
                         In the kingdom of hope, there is no 
                         winter.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         I prefer that one.

                                     VASELOV
                         Da, it’s a nice saying.

                                     DANIEL
                         I’ll come see ya. (He smiles, and puts 
                         the envelope back on the trolley before 
                         turning to walk away. Then he stops 
                         as he gets another flashback. He is 
                         lying on a gurney as he’s being wheeled 
                         from the Gateroom. Doctor Brightman 
                         and a female nurse, Lieutenant Evans, 
                         are walking either side of the gurney, 
                         looking down at him.
 
                                     EVANS
                         His pulse is weak.

                                     BRIGHTMAN
                         He’s lost a lot of blood. Doctor Jackson, 
                         can you hear me?
 
               (The flashback moves on. Lieutenant Evans, now gowned and masked, 
               is standing near him as he reaches out to grab her arm. The black 
               cloud that we saw outside the International Space Station comes 
               out of him and goes into Evans. She jolts, then puts down the 
               clipboard she was holding and walks away. End flashback.)
 
               (Daniel is still standing with his back to Vaselov’s bed, who 
               looks puzzled about why he hasn’t moved.)
 
                                     VASELOV
                         Doctor Jackson?

                                     DANIEL
                         Lieutenant Evans. He’s in Lieutenant 
                         Evans.
 
               
               COMMISSARY. Lieutenant Evans comes out of the Commissary with 
               a tray of food, only to find four airmen standing aiming guns 
               at her. Afraid, she drops the tray and raises her hands.
 
               
               INTERROGATION ROOM. Sam and Lieutenant Evans are sitting at either 
               end of a table.
 
                                     EVANS
                         I was examined by Doctor Brightman a 
                         couple of hours ago. She said I was 
                         fine.
 
                                     CARTER
                         It’s possible you haven’t started manifesting 
                         signs yet.
 
               (In an Observation Room off the Interrogation Room, Jack is watching.)
 
               
                                     EVANS
                         Colonel, I would know. If something 
                         like that happened to me, I would know. 
                         I’m not lying.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Lieutenant, tell me what you did Tuesday 
                         afternoon.
 
                                     EVANS
                         I don’t understand.

                                     CARTER
                         Just tell me. (Evans thinks for a while.) 
                         Lieutenant?
 
                                     EVANS
                         I don’t know.

                                     CARTER
                         You don’t know.

                                     EVANS
                         I can’t remember.

               (Sam nods, and looks up to the Observation Room. In that room, 
               the door opens and Teal’c comes in.)
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         O’Neill. I have been informed that Airman 
                         Malcolm McCaffrey has missed a scheduled 
                         appointment at the Infirmary. He remains 
                         unaccounted for.
 
               (Jack exhales deeply, then speaks into the microphone.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Carter. (He leaves the room. Sam gets 
                         up and leaves the Interrogation Room.)
 
                         
               
               Various scenes of airmen searching the base. One airman walks 
               round a corner and McCaffrey grabs him and throws him into the 
               wall, knocking him unconscious. McCaffrey grabs the airman’s 
               pistol and runs off.
 
               
               In another corridor, Jack, Sam and Teal’c are walking along. 
               Major Kearney contacts Jack over the radio.
 
                                     KEARNEY
                         General O’Neill.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah. O’Neill here, go.

                                     KEARNEY
                         This is Major Kearney. I’ve got a wounded 
                         man here claims he was jumped by Airman 
                         McCaffrey. We think he’s headed for 
                         the Control Room. Advise caution, General 
                         – target is armed.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         On our way.

               
               Alarms sound as McCaffrey walks towards the Control Room, shooting 
               the guard standing at the bottom of the steps. He runs up the 
               steps, walks over to the technician sitting at the desk and jams 
               the gun in his back.
 
                                     MCCAFFREY
                         Dial the Gate.

               (Jack and the others run up the steps. Jack zats McCaffrey, who 
               collapses to the ground. The black cloud rises up out of him. 
               Everyone raises their weapons but the cloud whisks off and through 
               a wall.)
 
               
               JACK’S OFFICE. Daniel comes to the door and knocks.

                                     DANIEL
                         Mind if I come in?

                                     O'NEILL
                         You’re not supposed to be walking around.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         It’s my arm. (He sits down.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         You were shot.

                                     DANIEL
                         I know – you shot me.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Not the point.

                                     DANIEL
                         Look, I heard what happened. Anubis 
                         is still here.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Daniel, he can pass through walls. He’s 
                         welcome to leave the base at any time.
 
                         
                                     DANIEL
                         He has to go through the Stargate, otherwise 
                         he’s trapped on Earth.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah. Well, there’s not much we can 
                         do. Can’t kill him.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         No.

                                     O'NEILL
                         Can’t catch him.

                                     DANIEL
                         No.

                                     O'NEILL
                         So ...

                                     DANIEL
                         We let the Ancients deal with him.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yes – because they’ve always been so 
                         helpful.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         If he uses his powers as an Ascended 
                         being, he’s breaking the rules. They 
                         will take action. (He winces and clutches 
                         his shoulder.) We just have to, uh, 
                         take away his other options.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Uh-huh. I assume you have a plan?

               (Daniel just looks at him. Jack gazes back enquiringly.)

               
               BRIEFING ROOM. Sam and Daniel are standing and addressing Jack, 
               Teal’c, Kearney and another airman who are all sitting down.
 
               
                                     DANIEL
                         Anubis has now made two attempts to 
                         get through the Gate. Now in both instances 
                         we were able to stop him but there’s 
                         no guarantee we’ll be so lucky the next 
                         time. We have to take steps to make 
                         it as difficult as possible for him 
                         to access the Stargate.
 
                                     CARTER
                         To that end, we’re proposing a division 
                         of the facility into three separate 
                         sections designated Zones 1, 2 and 3. 
                         (A computer model of the base comes 
                         up on the screen behind her.) Power 
                         to the Gate has been shut off and will 
                         no longer be accessible from the Control 
                         Room. Instead, it can now only be re-established 
                         from a relay centre located here in 
                         Zone 1. The Control Room, Gateroom and 
                         surrounding areas have been designated 
                         Zone 2. Intermediate corridors linking 
                         the two zones will be sealed. Corridors 
                         linking directly to the Gateroom will 
                         also be sealed. The only means of unsealing 
                         these corridors will be from a Security 
                         Control Centre located here in the section 
                         designated Zone 3.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         All personnel will be restricted to 
                         one of these three zones. Standing food 
                         and medical supplies will be divided 
                         amongst the three sections. Doctor Brightman’s 
                         team will be split into three units 
                         and continue monitoring personnel through 
                         daily physical examinations. Now no-one, 
                         not even General O’Neill, will be permitted 
                         access to a neighbouring zone until 
                         lockdown ends.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Any questions so far?

               (Kearney raises his hand.)

                                     KEARNEY
                         With all due respect, Colonel, given 
                         everything we know about Anubis, do 
                         you really think this is going to stop 
                         him?
 
               (Sam looks at Daniel.)

                                     DANIEL
                         The point is to make it impossible for 
                         him to get through the Gate in the body 
                         of any one person. Now, when he realises 
                         he can’t get out that way, he’ll have 
                         no choice but to risk revealing himself 
                         to the Ancients.
 
               
               Various scenes of the division of the base into its zones. Jack 
               and Teal’c are in the Gateroom. Sam is in the new Security Control 
               Centre. All around the base, doors close down. As the final door 
               comes down in Zone 1, Siler reports in on the radio.
 
                                     SILER
                         Zone 1 secure.

               (Sam watches Siler on the monitors as he reports in. Behind her, 
               another door closes.)
 
                                     CARTER
                         Zone 3 secured.

               (Near the Control Room, Jack watches as the final door comes 
               down.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Zone 2 secure. Good luck.

               
               INFIRMARY. A nurse checks on Colonel Vaselov and gives him another 
               pain-killing injection.
 
               
               CONTROL ROOM. Teal’c, standing guard at the desk looking out 
               into the Gateroom, turns and walks away as his shift ends. Two 
               guards go with him, and two more guards come forward to start 
               their shift.
 
               
               JACK’S OFFICE. Jack is on the phone.

               
               ZONE 3. Sam and some guy walk along the corridor looking at a 
               printout.
 
               
               JACK’S OFFICE. The phone rings. Jack answers it.

                                     O'NEILL
                         O’Neill. ... Yes, Mr President. ... 
                         Y-Yes, sir, it’s six days without incident. 
                         ... Yes, all SG personnel present and 
                         accounted for. ... (Teal’c comes to 
                         the door and raises his hand to knock, 
                         but stops when he sees that Jack is 
                         on the phone.) No, no-one has shown 
                         any physical symptoms, sir, but that 
                         doesn’t mean Anubis is gone. (He gestures 
                         to Teal’c to come in. He covers the 
                         phone and whispers.) It’s the President. 
                         (He uncovers the phone.) Well, yes, 
                         sir, of course I understand the importance 
                         of the programme but I would be ... 
                         I understand, sir ... Hello? (He hangs 
                         up.) I’ve got twenty-four hours to re-establish 
                         (he makes air-quotes) ‘normal Gate operations’.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         It was unreasonable to assume the lockdown 
                         could be maintained indefinitely.
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Yeah, I suppose. (He thinks.)

               
               Jack broadcasts to the base over the tannoy system. We see various 
               people’s reactions around the base as he speaks.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Attention all personnel. This is General 
                         O’Neill. I know the current situation 
                         has been tough on all of you. You’ve 
                         been cut off from your families, your 
                         homes; you’re wondering how much longer 
                         this can go on. But the fact is, there’s 
                         a threat on this base that cannot be 
                         allowed to escape. Knowing that, the 
                         President has authorised me to maintain 
                         this lockdown indefinitely. We’ve only 
                         got food enough for another month, so 
                         we’ll find a secure way to bring supplies 
                         down from the surface. In the meantime, 
                         I suggest you all get comfortable. We’re 
                         not going anywhere.
 
               
               Somewhere on the base, inside an – as yet – unknown member of 
               the SGC, Anubis is on the move.
 
               
               ZONE 3. Sam walks to the door of the Security Control Centre 
               and speaks to the two guards outside.
 
                                     CARTER
                         I need to run a diagnostic.

               (One guard swipes his card while the other one opens the door. 
               The three of them enter the room. Sam types onto a couple of 
               consoles, then takes the zat gun she had hidden in her trousers 
               and zats the guards. She types some more, then heads out. Walking 
               along the corridor, she meets Daniel.)
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Hey, Sam.

               (Sam zats him. He collapses to the ground.)

               
               Back in the Security Control Centre, a computer screen shows 
               that a countdown for ‘Section 3’ has almost finished. As it ends, 
               a security door slides open and Sam comes through, zatting the 
               guard on the other side.
 
               
               Daniel, his face contorted in pain, gets up and unsteadily makes 
               his way to the Security Control Centre.
 
               
               Sam is in a room labelled “High Voltage”, presumably the Zone 
               1 Relay Centre. There are zatted guards lying outside. As she 
               finishes what she’s doing, the lights go out all over the base, 
               then come back on again. In the Infirmary, Vaselov sits up slightly, 
               looking around puzzled. Sam heads out of the Relay Centre.
 
               
               
               In the Security Control Centre, Daniel walks in and finds the 
               two airmen recovering from their zat blasts. He goes over to 
               the computer, which is on the last couple of seconds of a countdown 
               for ‘Section 1’. On one of the security cameras, he sees a door 
               open and Sam walk through. He grabs his radio.
 
                                     DANIEL
                         Teal’c, this is Daniel.

               (Teal’c is in the Control Room.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         Proceed, Daniel Jackson.

                                     DANIEL
                         Anubis has got Sam. She’s headed your 
                         way.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Understood.

               
               Another door opens and Sam walks through. As she heads off down 
               the corridor, the door closes behind her.
 
               
               Alarms sound and airmen run through the corridors. In one corridor, 
               an airman rounds a corner and is zatted by Sam. She kicks a second 
               airman into the wall and runs at him, struggling with him. A 
               zat blast goes off and Sam and the airman collapse. Jack is nearby 
               – he was the one who zatted her. He walks cautiously towards 
               her. Anubis rises up out of her and floats above her. Jack looks 
               on edgily.
 
               
               SECURITY CONTROL CENTRE.

                                     DANIEL
                         Jack?

                                     O'NEILL
                         Go ahead.

                                     DANIEL
                         Anubis tampered with the security system 
                         – he set up a sequence of timed commands. 
                         We’re trying to override but we’re not 
                         having much luck.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Keep me posted. (He spins and aims his 
                         zat as Kearney and another airman run 
                         around the corner behind him but lowers 
                         it as he realises who they are. He addressed 
                         the airman.) Keep an eye on ‘em. Kearney, 
                         you’re with me.
 
               
               Jack and Kearney reach the room that contains the self-destruct 
               device (last seen in “Menace”).
 
                                     KEARNEY
                         General?

                                     O'NEILL
                         Major.

               (Jack swipes his card through the reader. The door opens and 
               they go in. Jack walks to one end of the device.)
 
                                     KEARNEY
                         Sir?

               (Jack takes a chain from around his neck.)

                                     O'NEILL
                         Ready your key. (Kearney hesitates.) 
                         Major, base security is being compromised. 
                         Ready your key. That’s an order.
 
               (Reluctantly, Kearney takes his own key from around his neck.)
 
               
                                     KEARNEY
                         Yes, sir. (He goes to the other end 
                         of the device. Jack puts his own key 
                         into the lock and types a command on 
                         the keypad. Then he looks up to Kearney.)
 
                         
                                     O'NEILL
                         Counting down – on three, two, one, 
                         turn. (He turns his key.)
 
               (The five minute countdown begins.)

               
               Elsewhere in the base, Sam is being escorted under guard.

                                     TANNOY
                         Five minutes til self-destruct.

               (Sam turns to the guard behind her and elbows him ferociously 
               in the face before running off.)
 
               
               In the self-destruct room, Kearney comes around from the end 
               of the device, not looking happy.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         You did good, son. (He zats him, then 
                         takes his pistol before heading off.)
 
                         
               
               INFIRMARY. Vaselov is lying in bed as alarms sound and the tannoy 
               speaks again.
 
                                     TANNOY
                         Four minutes til self-destruct. Four 
                         minutes til self-destruct.
 
               (Making a decision, Vaselov starts to get out of bed, ripping 
               out the various drips in his arms.)
 
               
               CONTROL ROOM. Sam comes in. A guard spots her.

                                     GUARD
                         Sir!

               (Teal’c turns and aims his zat at her.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         Come no further.

                                     CARTER
                         Teal’c, you have to give me access to 
                         the base computer. Someone activated 
                         the self-destruct – let me shut it down.
 
                         
                                     TEAL'C
                         You are infected.

                                     CARTER
                         I was infected. Anubis left me for someone 
                         else.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Of this I cannot be certain.

                                     CARTER
                         Teal’c, I’m not Anubis. It’s me, Carter.
 
                         
               (Teal’c looks at her, unsure.)

                                     TANNOY
                         Three minutes til self-destruct.

                                     CARTER
                         Teal’c, please.

               (Teal’c shuts down his zat.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         Very well.

               (Sam sits down at the computer and types.)

                                     TANNOY
                         Self-destruct aborted. Self-destruct 
                         aborted.
 
               (Sam smiles up at Teal’c.)

                                     TEAL'C
                         Well done.

               
               In a corridor, Vaselov is staggering along.

               
               CONTROL ROOM. On the computer, another countdown begins and a 
               message flashes up saying, “Remote Dialling Sequence”.
 
                                     CARTER
                         Someone’s activated the Gate.

               (The Gate starts to dial out.)

               (Daniel calls from the Security Control Centre.)

                                     DANIEL
                         Teal’c, this is Daniel. I think Anubis 
                         is headed for the Gateroom.
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         Understood.

                                     CARTER
                         I’ll see if I can override the dialling 
                         sequence.
 
               (The side door of the Gateroom opens and Jack walks in, goes 
               to the bottom of the ramp and faces the Gate.)
 
                                     TEAL'C
                         O’Neill.

               
               GATEROOM. The Gate whooshes. At the same moment, Vaselov charges 
               in and, with a cry of effort, throws himself at Jack and knocks 
               him to the ground. Jack drops the pistol and Vaselov grabs it 
               as they both stand up. Vaselov points the pistol at Jack.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Stand aside.

                                     VASELOV
                         Niet. You need a body to go through 
                         the Gate. Take mine. (Jack looks at 
                         him.) Take mine or I’ll kill us both.
 
                         
               (Jack jolts as Anubis comes out of him. Jack falls backwards 
               to the ground, and Anubis plunges into Vaselov. Vaselov judders 
               for a moment, then opens his eyes and looks up at the Gateroom 
               triumphantly. Then he turns and walks through the Gate. The Gate 
               closes down.)
 
               
               Sam and Teal’c hurry into the Gateroom to check on Jack, who 
               groans.
 
                                     CARTER
                         General.

                                     O'NEILL
                         I’m OK. Ish.

               (Sam and Teal’c help him to sit up. All three of them look at 
               the Gate.)
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         He got through, didn't he?

                                     CARTER
                         Sort of. (Jack looks at her.) I was 
                         able to override the established dialling 
                         sequence and input an alternate address. 
                         I sent him to KS7-535 instead.
 
                                     O'NEILL
                         Chilly.

               (Sam nods in agreement.)

               
               KS7-535. A few yards from the Gate, Vaselov, dressed only in 
               his hospital pyjamas, is kneeling in deep snow. It’s snowing 
               hard, and as the camera pulls back, there is no sign of a DHD.
 
               
               
               THE END

               


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