STARGATE SG1
Episode 720
"INAUGURATION"
By
Paul Mullie & Joseph Mallozzi
THE WHITE HOUSE. The newly elected President of the United States,
Henry Hayes, is walking through the corridors of the White House
towards the Oval Office. Beside him is his Chief of Staff.
CHIEF OF STAFF
The Nike dropped eight percent last
night, and the yen continued its freefall.
Also the President of Togo was deposed
about six hours ago. He managed to get
a plane to Nigeria; now he's calling
for American troops to help restore
order.
HAYES
This is my first day.
CHIEF OF STAFF
Yes, Mr. President. The New York Times
is about to launch an investigation
into voting irregularities in six southern
states. I've got Teddy on it.
Stan, who are these people following
me?
CHIEF OF STAFF
They work for you, Mr. President. Also
there's a storm in the Atlantic about
to hit the coast of Maine. They're expecting
gale force winds and twenty inches of
snow.
(The President bends down to look closely at a bust of President
Kennedy. He straightens up and looks at himself in the mirror
above the bust, then straightens his tie. Then he glances again
at his silent entourage.)
HAYES
Shouldn't I know who they are?
CHIEF OF STAFF
Yes, Mr. President. Emergency management
teams are standing by, but we've scheduled
a call to the governor for ten o'clock
so that you can pledge your support.
(The President takes another look at his entourage.)
HAYES
They're not going to follow me around
all the time are they?
CHIEF OF STAFF
No, Mr. President.
HAYES
Good. (The three people finally move
off. The President and Stan enter the
outer office of the Oval Office. His
aides stand.) Hello. (He turns to someone
he finally recognizes.) Holly. (He grins
hugely at her.)
CHIEF OF STAFF
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is
waiting for you in your office.
HAYES
*He* knows it's my first day, right?
CHIEF OF STAFF
Yes, Mr. President.
HAYES
Good. (He and Stan walk into the Oval
Office where General Francis Maynard,
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, is waiting with an aide.)
HAYES
Francis. (He shakes Maynard's hand,
then sits on one of the sofas and starts
to take his shoes off.)
MAYNARD
Mr. President. We need to talk, sir.
It's important.
HAYES
Guys! Let me enjoy the moment. (He finishes
taking his shoes off and walks over
to stand on the circular rug in the
middle of the Oval Office bearing the
seal of the President. He wiggles his
toes delightedly.)
MAYNARD
The moment is over, sir.
HAYES
Right. Stan, thank you. (He turns to
Maynard's aide.) Thank you.
(Stan and the aide leave. Hayes and Maynard sit.)
MAYNARD
Mr. President. I'm here to bring you
up to speed on a program we've been
running out of Cheyenne Mountain for
the past seven years.
HAYES
I've already had my top secret briefing.
MAYNARD
Yes Mr. President, but not this. (He
hands him a folder.) Mr. President,
for the past seven years, the United
States Air Force has been sending teams
to other planets by means of an alien
device known as a Stargate.
HAYES
That's funny. That's very funny. My
first day. This is a joke, right? I
have a great sense of humor. I didn't
know that you had one, but this is good
because we're finding out about each
other. (He gets up and walks over to
his desk.) Now I have to call the ex-President
of Togo, and when I'm done, apparently
the rest of the world is coming to an
end.
MAYNARD
The ex-President of Togo will have to
wait, sir. This is not a joke.
(The President looks at him for a moment.)
HAYES
The United States Air Force has been
sending people to other planets?
MAYNARD
Yes, sir.
HAYES
For the last seven years.
MAYNARD
That's correct.
HAYES
By means of an alien device?
MAYNARD
Known as the Stargate.
(The President sinks into his chair, closes his eyes and sighs.)
THE WHITE HOUSE. KINSEY'S OFFICE. Vice President Kinsey is talking
with his secretary, Sara.
SARA
Senator McKnight is requesting we move
your meeting to next week.
KINSEY
He's trying to duck me. Doesn't wanna
commit on the crime bill.
SARA
What shall I tell him?
KINSEY
Forget it! The son of a bitch came in
on our coat tails. Now it's time to
pay the piper.
(The door bursts opens and President Hayes storms in. Sara stands
respectfully.)
HAYES
What the hell were you thinking?!
SARA
Mr. President.
HAYES
Why didn't you tell me?!
KINSEY
Sara, would you excuse us for a moment,
please? (He ushers her out of the room
and closes the door.) I take it you've
just been briefed by the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs on our new reality.
HAYES
Not only do I find out that the Air
Force is engaged in interstellar travel,
but I also find out that my running
mate knows all about it!
KINSEY
I was under a special executive gag
order.
HAYES
Since when?!
KINSEY
A little over six years now.
HAYES
That's unbelievable!
KINSEY
Mr. President, I realize this is a little
overwhelming right now, but what you
really need to know is that the Stargate
is being seriously mis-managed. It's
urgent that we act now.
HAYES
What are you talking about?
KINSEY
I have desperately tried to maintain
some proper control and accountability,
but the oversight in place is completely
inadequate. The military, specifically
the personnel directly involved in the
SGC, need to be replaced immediately.
Now, I have several recommendations
regarding...
HAYES
Whoa, Bob, hold on here!
KINSEY
Mr. President, why do you think I was
ordered to keep quiet? This was a deliberate
attempt by the military, and the previous
administration, to drive a wedge between
us, because they knew I was gonna come
after them. We need to stick together
on this.
HAYES
For God's sake, Bob, think of the magnitude
of this!
KINSEY
For God's sake is right.
HAYES
Oh come on, Bob! If you want me to buy
into your holier than thou position,
you've gotta convince me you're right!
THE WHITE HOUSE. THE OVAL OFFICE. It's now the evening, and President
Hayes is still going through SGC files with General Maynard.
HAYES
Hosted alien dignitaries. Acquired alien
technology. Traveled back in time?!
Did they really blow up a sun?
MAYNARD
As I understand it, sir, yes they did.
HAYES
It's gotta look awfully good on the
old resume, hey?
MAYNARD
Yes, sir. They've done some pretty amazing
things.
HAYES
You sound like a fan, Francis.
MAYNARD
Well, I can't help but appreciate the
number of times they've saved this world.
HAYES
Some people think this world wouldn't
have needed saving had we left well
enough alone.
MAYNARD
Well, you can't deny what's out there,
sir. The enemy would have come for us
anyway. We need to be prepared and no
matter what anyone says, the people
at the SGC have done the best job anyone
could under the circumstances.
HAYES
You don't trust the Vice President.
MAYNARD
He obviously has his own agenda.
HAYES
I know he tried to shut 'em down when
he was at Appropriations.
MAYNARD
Well, frankly, I think the Vice President
knows as well as anyone else, it's too
late for that. If he didn't six years
ago, he certainly does now.
HAYES
What does that mean?
MAYNARD
He clearly doesn't want to shut the
Gate down anymore. He wants to control
it.
(Flashback to "Disclosure".)
KINSEY
We have a civilian agency known as the
NID. Now its mandate has been to keep
an eye on top secret projects like the
Stargate program, and has done so from
the beginning. I propose that we give
this organization direct control of
the Gate, effective immediately.
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
There's only one reason he wanted them
to give control to the NID.
HAYES
Because he was about to become Chairman
of the Intelligence Oversight Committee.
MAYNARD
Which would put the NID and the Stargate
in his back pocket. He had the ambassadors
eating out of his hands. It was only
because of some extraordinary intervention
that it didn't work.
(Flashback to "Disclosure")
Thor beams in.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
Hello?
THOR
Hello. I am Thor, Supreme Commander
of the Asgard fleet.
KINSEY
Commander Thor, my name is ...
THOR
Senator Kinsey. O'Neill suggested I
send you to a distant planet for your
actions here but I am reasonably certain
his statement was in jest.
KINSEY
I'm sure it was, Commander ...
THOR
*Supreme* Commander. It is the opinion
of the Asgard High Council that Stargate
Command should be left in the very capable
hands of General Hammond and his team.
And while our continued friendship with
Earth is not contingent on that, it
is preferred.
(End of flashback)
HAYES
I wonder why he wants it so badly. I
mean, besides his belief in his divine
right.
MAYNARD
I don't know, sir.
HAYES
Not that that's not enough, but I get
this feeling that there's something
more to it.
MAYNARD
Yes, sir.
HAYES
That rogue element at NID that he took
credit for taking down last year...
MAYNARD
We've never had any proof connecting
Senator Kinsey to anything nefarious.
HAYES
I'm starting to get a bad feeling about
where some of that campaign financing
came from.
MAYNARD
Mr. President.
HAYES
... Did I say that out loud?
THE WHITE HOUSE. KINSEY'S OFFICE. Mr. Woolsey is escorted in
to see Vice President Kinsey.
KINSEY
Ah, Mr. Woolsey. I hope my confidence
in you has not been misplaced.
WOOLSEY
You have my word, sir. Once I've finished
presenting the evidence, the President
will have no choice but to follow your
recommendation and clean house at Stargate
Command.
THE WHITE HOUSE. THE OVAL OFFICE. General Maynard is shown into
the room. The President, Kinsey and Woolsey are already sitting
there waiting.
MAYNARD
I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. President,
but I was just wrapping up a meeting
with the Joint Chiefs when I got your
message.
HAYES
Francis, I thought you'd want to sit
in on this one.
MAYNARD
Thank you, sir.
KINSEY
General, I don't believe you know Richard
Woolsey. For the past several months
he has been working with the NID conducting
a thorough investigation of all Stargate
personnel. I've asked him here to kindly
present us with his findings.
MAYNARD
If this is a discussion about the competence
of those running the SGC, shouldn't
George Hammond be included?
WOOLSEY
Unfortunately, sir, General Hammond
is part of the problem.
MAYNARD
George Hammond is a highly decorated
officer, a thirty year veteran with
the United States Air Force, and while
that may not carry a lot of weight over
at the NID, it still means something
to certain people in this town.
WOOLSEY
This isn't a trial, General. Although
it certainly wouldn't surprise me if
it came to that.
HAYES
Let's stick to specifics here. If these
people need to be replaced, I wanna
see evidence.
WOOLSEY
Thank you, Mr. President. (He takes
out the first of many files that he
has brought with him.) The most recent
incident was less than a month ago.
General Hammond ordered an off-world
rescue operation despite ample indication
that he was sending his people into
an ambush. As a result, a very valuable
member of Stargate Command was killed,
Doctor Janet Fraiser.
MAYNARD
Sending your people into potentially
dangerous situations is a natural consequence
of military command.
WOOLSEY
Maybe so, but ignoring evidence of an
enemy trap is at best foolish and at
worst criminally negligent. General
Hammond admits his responsibility. His
own report is essentially a confession.
MAYNARD
All that proves is that the man had
the guts to own up to his mistakes.
WOOLSEY
Unfortunately in this case, mistakes
can lead to compromising the entire
planet. I've uncovered a mountain of
evidence implicating not only General
Hammond but his first-line team as well.
MAYNARD
Those people are heroes.
KINSEY
We have no intention of minimizing the
accomplishments of either the General
or SG-1. Their respective achievements
speak for themselves. But intermittent
successes cannot excuse ongoing misconduct.
WOOLSEY
Over the past seven years, SG-1 has
shown a disregard for military authority.
They have compromised national security
and exercised extremely poor judgment
in the performance of their duties.
HAYES
You should be on my speech writing team!
Come on, cut the crap, will ya? As crazy
as it sounds, we're sitting around here
talking about people who are fighting
aliens, right? Could we please be specific?
WOOLSEY
Yes, sir. Let's start with insubordination.
Approximately five and a half years
ago the Gate was shut down. The SGC
was under orders to suspend all offworld
travel pending a full review. SG-1 chose
to ignore those orders.
MAYNARD
And in the process they managed to head
off an invasion.
WOOLSEY
Nonetheless they were guilty. And it
was by no means an isolated incident.
(Flashback to "Upgrades")
Under the influence of the alien armbands, Sam appears in the
Control Room and injects a tech sitting at the control panel.
Jack and Daniel do the same to two other techs while Sam types
rapidly on the keyboard. The Gate starts to dial up and doors
close nearby, preventing anyone from getting to the Gateroom
or Control Room. The blast doors close over the Control Room.
CARTER
Let's go.
(Sam, Jack and Daniel trot into the Gateroom. As the Gate whooshes,
Teal'c comes into the Gateroom.)
TEAL'C
O'Neill!
O'NEILL
Not this time, Teal'c.
(The three of them run through the Gate at lightning speed and
knock out all the Jaffa on the other side before running off.)
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
They sabotaged a mothership the Goa'uld
would have eventually used to attack
Earth.
WOOLSEY
They used the Stargate against the direct
order of a superior officer.
MAYNARD
You can't hold them accountable for
that. Read the damn mission report.
They were under the influence of an
alien device.
WOOLSEY
Yes of course. Which brings us to the
alarming frequency with which members
of SG-1 have fallen under alien influence.
(He opens another file.) Major Samantha
Carter: implanted with a Goa'uld symbiote;
then two years ago her body became host
to an alien virus.
(Flashback to "Entity")
Sam, possessed by the entity, arcs lightning into the ceiling.
Jack zats her and she collapses to the ground.
(End of flashback.)
WOOLSEY
Daniel Jackson: fell under the influence
of alien technology on numerous occasions.
Had his body play host to not one but
twelve alien psyches simultaneously.
Most interestingly of all, apparently
died and according to the report, evolved
into a higher being.
(Flashback to "Meridian")
In the isolation room, SG-1, Hammond, Fraiser and Jacob watch
as Daniel's body ascends.
\(End of flashback.)
WOOLSEY
Teal'c, an alien. Former soldier of
the Goa'uld. Now possesses full security
clearance at our most secret facility.
MAYNARD
He earned that trust.
WOOLSEY
Yes, that trust almost cost SG-1 dearly
when he rejoined the ranks of the System
Lord Apophis.
(Flashback to "Enemies")
O'NEILL
Buddy! (He and Teal'c hug, then Teal'c
steps back and aims Jack's sidearm at
him. The Jaffa with Teal'c point zat
guns at the team.) Whatcha got goin'
here, Teal'c?
(Apophis walks around the corner.)
APOPHIS
WELL DONE, TEAL'C! FINALLY YOU HAVE
RESUMED YOUR RIGHTFUL POSITION AS MY
FIRST PRIME.
(End of flashback).
MAYNARD
He'd been brainwashed by the enemy.
WOOLSEY
Yes. Like his fellow team members, he
too has shown a vulnerability to alien
influence. Which finally brings us to
the team leader, Jack O'Neill. (He opens
another file.) Infected by alien contagions
a half dozen times; experimented upon
by extraterrestrials another half dozen
times. Had his memories manipulated
on numerous occasions. Had the entire
repository of an Ancient alien database
effectively downloaded into his head.
(Flashback to "The Fifth Race")
Jack looks into the Ancient device. It changes shape, and Jack
backs off slightly.
O'NEILL
Whoa!
(The device morphs again and grabs Jack's head, forcing him to
look through it. He sees lights, and there's a buzzing sound.
Moments later it releases him and he falls to the floor.)
CARTER
Colonel!
(End of flashback)
WOOLSEY
Not long after this incident the Colonel
began exhibiting strange behavior: speaking
an alien language, demonstrating super-human
intellect. As it turns out, he was undergoing
some sort of transformation as a result
of the knowledge he had absorbed. Were
it not for the timely intervention of
another alien race, he would have been
lost to us.
HAYES
How these people maintain their sanity
is beyond me. I'm having trouble just
sitting here listening to it.
WOOLSEY
That, Mr. President, is exactly my point.
How can we trust these individuals to
protect our planet after everything
they've been through?
HAYES
Well they seem to be handling it very
well.
WOOLSEY
But who's to say they are completely
free of these influences?
MAYNARD
They're routinely checked and cleared
by medical professionals.
WOOLSEY
We can no longer allow the Pentagon
to look the other way. The number of
times the members of SG-1 have been
compromised should have warranted at
least a reconsideration of their offworld
status. Transfers to less decisive positions.
A couple of sick days, for God's sake!
HAYES
The first time I heard about this, I
couldn't believe what I was hearing.
I try to imagine myself doing what these
people have been doing for the last
seven years, and quite frankly I don't
think any of us can really understand
what they've been going through, no
matter how many files we read.
WOOLSEY
All the more reason for intensive scrutiny.
If new protocols and standards of conduct
need to be established, this is where
it has to start.
HAYES
What do you say we take a break?
MAYNARD
Yes, sir.
(Maynard and Woolsey leave the room as Hayes goes over to his
desk. Kinsey waits until Maynard and Woolsey have gone, then
storms over to the desk.)
KINSEY
You can't possibly be taking their side.
HAYES
I need time to absorb this, Bob.
KINSEY
We may not have much time. The longer
those people...
HAYES
Relax. All I'm saying is, at the moment
I'm going to give them the benefit of
the doubt. I need to know more.
KINSEY
I think you know all you need to know
and that includes why you're here.
HAYES
I'm here, Bob, because the people of
this nation elected me to run their
country, not the whole damn galaxy.
And this is my office, Bob, not yours,
no matter what you may think you did
to make this happen. And don't you ever
for one second forget that.
KINSEY
Yes, Mr. President.
HAYES
Let's take a break.
THE WHITE HOUSE. THE OVAL OFFICE. The meeting resumes.
WOOLSEY
According to the military, Stargate
Command is our first and best line of
defense against potential alien threats
to this planet. If that's true, we should
be very, very concerned. Time and again
General Hammond and SG-1 have demonstrated
shockingly poor judgment, placing themselves,
the base, this very planet in jeopardy.
The decision to bring back suspect technology
through the Gate has precipitated a
number of crisis situations. For the
most part they've been dealt with within
the confines of the SGC. However, last
year, the effect of an alien device
broke containment and found its way
into the civilian population.
(Flashback to "Sight Unseen")
(At Vernon's gas station, Vernon puts some money in the cash
register and goes to pick up a sandwich. He snatches his hand
back as he sees a huge insect come out of it.)
VERNON
Ugh! Son of a ...
(Jack is driving along while speaking to General Hammond on a
headset.)
O'NEILL
Sir, I have reason to believe an individual
I came in contact with has breached
the quarantine.
(Near Vernon's garage, a car is veering all over the road. The
driver, half-hysterical, can see a giant slug-like creature sitting
on the hood with a huge mouth sucking at the windscreen.)
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
The situation was taken care of, a cover
story was created and the civilian population
was none the wiser.
KINSEY
Well, I for one would like to know how
many more times we're gonna have to
clean up after these people.
MAYNARD
They have a mandate to acquire offworld
technology, and that entails necessary
risks.
WOOLSEY
And how would you define 'necessary'?
Only a few months ago, General Hammond
allowed the testing of an unproven computer
virus that infected and shut down our
entire Gate network, leaving us open
to a potential planetary assault.
MAYNARD
You can't hold Hammond responsible for
that! It was a Goa'uld modification
of the virus that caused the problem.
WOOLSEY
In other words, General Hammond effectively
gave the Goa'uld a weapon to use against
us.
MAYNARD
Like the President said, you can't even
begin to understand what their jobs
demand of them.
WOOLSEY
Maybe not, but I would like to think
that it includes common sense and the
willingness to set aside personal feelings
in the heat of battle.
HAYES
What are you referring to, Mr. Woolsey?
WOOLSEY
An incident three years ago when General
Hammond allowed emotion to override
established Gateroom protocol.
(Flashback to "Chain Reaction")
The iris opens and powerful staff blasts come through the Gate,
punching holes in the walls.
HAMMOND
Evacuate the Gateroom. (into radio)
Colonel O'Neill, we're taking fire.
Report. Colonel O'Neill?
DAVIS
Sir?
HAMMOND
Give them some more time.
(SG-1 finally come through the Gate. The iris closes behind them.)
(End of flashback)
WOOLSEY
General Hammond's decision to wait for
SG-1 worked out in the end, but I can't
help but wonder if he'll be so lucky
the next time. The members of SG-1 have
similarly suspect priorities, and no
wonder. (He opens yet another file.)
Not one, but two people that Doctor
Jackson had close personal relationships
with were taken as Goa'uld hosts. Teal'c's
family and associates among the ranks
of the enemy Jaffa make him an easy
target for Goa'uld retaliation and manipulation.
And both Colonel O'Neill and Major Carter
have demonstrated an alarming tendency
to let interpersonal relationships cloud
their decision-making process.
HAYES
They have a right to their feelings.
Unless of course you're, uh, suggesting
some kind of inappropriate relationship
here?
(Woolsey starts to shake his head negatively but Kinsey interjects.)
KINSEY
Inappropriate, yes. (Woolsey looks up,
startled.) That is exactly what he's
suggesting. It's difficult to come away
from these reports without the distinct
impression that there is a lot more
going on between Colonel O'Neill and
Major Carter than simple friendship
and respect. For example, there was
an incident last year in which Colonel
O'Neill went missing.
WOOLSEY
Based on a report filed by one of the
scientists on the mission in question,
Major Carter's behavior was erratic
at best.
(Flashback to "Paradise Lost")
At the ruins, Sam is is talking to Doctor Lee.
LEE
Major, this technology's unlike anything
we've come across before.
CARTER
I know.
LEE
We have no reference, no way to interface.
CARTER
I'm working on it, Doctor. As you should
be!
LEE
Right.
CARTER
Excuse me? Where's Colonel O'Neill?
I don't see him, do you? Did you guys
find him while I was gone? (Lee begins
to walk away) *I* say when we're done
here!
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
That's it? That's your evidence?
KINSEY
Oh I believe there's a lot more to this
than we've been told. Well, of course
I hardly expect them to incriminate
themselves in their own reports. (Woolsey
looks dubious about Kinsey's accusations.)
But we can all read between the lines.
HAYES
Alright, I've heard enough. Thank you,
gentlemen. Thank you, Mr. Woolsey.
WOOLSEY
Mr. President.
THE WHITE HOUSE. KINSEY'S OFFICE. Kinsey is pouring himself a
drink when his secretary opens the door.
SARA
Mr. Woolsey is here to see you, sir.
KINSEY
Send him in. (Woolsey walks in.) Would
you like a drink?
WOOLSEY
No thank you.
KINSEY
That was nice work today, Richard.
WOOLSEY
Really? I got the distinct feeling it
didn't go so well.
KINSEY
Ah well. It doesn't matter.
WOOLSEY
It doesn't?
KINSEY
Nah. The President's gonna come around.
WOOLSEY
I didn't get that impression, Mr. Vice
President. In fact I clearly sensed
that he was siding with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs.
KINSEY
Today was a formality. Don't get me
wrong, the job you did was vital. The
President has to appear to be hearing
both sides, considering his position.
He'll see things my way eventually.
WOOLSEY
And if he doesn't?
(Kinsey chuckles again, more ominously this time.)
KINSEY
Things happen.
(Woolsey looks perturbed.)
WOOLSEY
What is that supposed to mean?
KINSEY
It means you chose the right side, Richard.
One way or another, I promise you, I'm
gonna win this one.
(Woolsey looks away, now very concerned.)
THE WHITE HOUSE. THE OVAL OFFICE. DAYTIME. General Maynard comes
in again.
MAYNARD
Mr. President.
HAYES
General. I take it you're here to make
a case for the defense.
MAYNARD
I'm not gonna get into a point/counterpoint.
HAYES
Look, it may very well be that Hammond
and SG-1 have done their very best under
difficult circumstances, but there's
a political aspect to the Vice President's
position that makes a lot of sense.
MAYNARD
Sir?
HAYES
A lot of people know about the Stargate.
We can't keep it a secret forever. When
it finally comes out, we're gonna be
in the fight of our lives. We'll need
the public's confidence.
MAYNARD
And you think cleaning house at the
SGC now shows you're in control.
HAYES
You disagree?
MAYNARD
I think there's time for that still,
sir, but for the immediate future, I'm
here to let you know what you're up
against. And why we need Hammond and
SG-1 right now, more than ever.
HAYES
Have a seat and fire away.
(They sit down.)
MAYNARD
The System Lords have proven themselves
to be formidable adversaries, and yet
despite our obvious disadvantage we've
managed to hold our own, Maybe even
take them down a notch or two. We've
been good and we've been lucky. But
I'm afraid that could change. There's
a new Goa'uld in the mix.
HAYES
I take it you're referring to the one
who calls himself Anubis.
MAYNARD
He's more powerful than any of his predecessors.
He came to our attention a little over
a year ago when he tried to take out
Earth with an asteroid, and then used
our own Stargate as a weapon against
us. We thwarted him both times. Since
then he's redirected his attention to
his rivals, waging a year long war against
the Goa'uld.
(Flashback to "Full Circle")
Anubis sits on his throne on board his mothership.
YU
YOUR TIME IS UP!
(Anubis' new super-weapon destroys the Goa'uld fleet.)
(End of flashback).
HAYES
Well, that's good for us. Let 'em fight
amongst themselves.
MAYNARD
The problem is ... when he's through
with them, and it's only a matter of
time, he'll come gunning for us, and
when he does, we'll be facing a whole
new threat.
(Flashback to "Evolution")
The super-soldier pushes its way through the forcefield and then
walks on. The SG teams and the Jaffa all open fire but have no
effect. The soldier stops and raises its arm to fire at the Jaffa
in front of it. Several of them are hit. Then it attacks the
SG teams. Jack grabs a detonator.
O'NEILL
Fire in the hole!
(A massive explosion surrounds the super-soldier but several
seconds later, it emerges unscathed out of the smoke and dust.)
(End of flashback)
HAYES
A super-soldier.
MAYNARD
Not just one. He's got a whole army.
(Flashback to "Evolution part 2")
Hundreds of super-soldiers kneel before Anubis.
SUPER-SOLDIERS
Hail Anubis! Hail Anubis!
(End of flashback)
HAYES
If that's true, I can't imagine how
having Stargate-1 on the front line's
gonna make one damn bit of difference
when the time comes.
MAYNARD
Anubis may be incredibly powerful, but
he's not invincible. There is a way
to take him out.
HAYES
How's that?
MAYNARD
By finding the lost city.
HAYES
You'll have to forgive me, Francis.
I'm not up to speed, I've only gone
through about a third of those files.
MAYNARD
The Gate system was built by a highly
advanced race of aliens known as the
Ancients. They died off millions of
years ago, but it seems they haven't
disappeared completely.
(Flashback to "Maternal Instinct".)
A glowing Ancient comes out of the robes of the monk and floats
off.
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
They've evolved into higher life forms.
HAYES
Well, will they help us?
MAYNARD
No, sir.
HAYES
Why the hell not?
MAYNARD
It's beneath them. They won't involve
themselves in our affairs.
HAYES
So where are you going with this?
MAYNARD
Last year SG-1 made an amazing discovery
on a planet called Abydos.
(Flashback to "Full Circle")
DANIEL
You're gonna find the lost city of the
Ancients.
O'NEILL
Lost city?
DANIEL
Didn't tell him about that either, huh?
CARTER
Daniel found a tablet talking about
a lost city.
DANIEL
Where there are powerful Ancient weapons
capable of giving you a big advantage
over Anubis.
O'NEILL
Do you know where it is?
DANIEL
No, but I'll help you find it.
(End of flashback)
MAYNARD
Hammond and SG-1 are close to finding
the lost city. Let them do their job,
sir. Let them save this planet one more
time.
HAYES
I wish it were that simple.
MAYNARD
I'm not sure what you mean, sir.
HAYES
The Vice President may be a pain in
the ass, but I can't just ignore him.
MAYNARD
You're the Commander in Chief. It's
your decision.
HAYES
True, but if I cross him on this one...
well let's just say that I haven't viewed
all the angles yet. Is there anything
you haven't told me?
MAYNARD
No, sir.
HAYES
Then as far as I can tell, Hammond and
SG-1 have done an extraordinary job
under very difficult circumstances.
But in doing so they've made some mistakes,
they've made some enemies, and frankly
I don't know if I can protect them.
THE PENTAGON. NIGHT TIME. In a dimly-lit office, Woolsey waits
nervously. General Maynard is shown in.
WOOLSEY
General.
MAYNARD
Mr. Woolsey.
WOOLSEY
Thank you for meeting me.
MAYNARD
I take it the Vice President doesn't
know about this.
WOOLSEY
No, and I'd like to keep it that way.
MAYNARD
What do you want?
WOOLSEY
I want to warn you. I think the Vice
President may be involved with people
capable of... well, anything. I believe
they may have attempted assassination
at least once before as a means to get
what they wanted.
MAYNARD
Do you realize the seriousness of what
you just said?
WOOLSEY
Yes, sir. Look, no matter what you might
think of me, I consider myself to be
a man of integrity. I took the job with
the NID because I strongly believe in
civilian oversight of top secret military
operations.
MAYNARD
Mr. Woolsey...
WOOLSEY
I don't have any proof, sir, but I'm
starting to question whether those to
whom I have dedicated my allegiance
are as honorable as I had hoped.
MAYNARD
You're a resourceful man, Mr. Woolsey.
If you think there's proof out there,
find it. (He leaves.)
S.G.C. HAMMOND'S OFFICE. The phone rings.
HAMMOND
Hammond. ... Show him in.
(Woolsey is escorted into the room.)
WOOLSEY
General.
HAMMOND
This must be important for you to have
come all this way.
WOOLSEY
I know you have no reason to trust me,
General. That's why I felt I had to
come here in person.
HAMMOND
Sit down.
WOOLSEY
I take great pride in my work, General.
My job demands meticulous research and,
above all else, impartiality in its
execution. My aim is to present an airtight
argument, a point of view for consideration
by those I serve, with no personal agenda
whatsoever.
HAMMOND
Get to the point.
WOOLSEY
I stand by my case against you and your
personnel, despite what I'm about to
say to you.
HAMMOND
I hope you don't expect that to gain
my respect.
WOOLSEY
You recall the assassination attempt
on then Senator Kinsey?
(Flashback to "Smoke and Mirrors")
Slow motion of Senator Kinsey walking to his limo. The cross
hairs of the scope focus on Kinsey. A gloved finger squeezes
the trigger and Kinsey is hit in the chest. The public scream
and dive for cover. Secret service men brandishing weapons converge
and begin looking in all directions.
SECRET SERVICE MAN
The Senator's been hit! He's been hit!
(End of flashback)
WOOLSEY
And later gained notoriety for bringing
those responsible to justice.
HAMMOND
I can only assume you're going somewhere
with this.
WOOLSEY
Let's just say I've recently come to
believe that those behind the rogue
element of the NID have not entirely
been eliminated. In fact they may be
stronger then ever and Vice President
Kinsey may still be tied to them.
HAMMOND
They tried to have him killed and then
he tried to take them down. That seems
unlikely.
WOOLSEY
At the time, something must have made
Kinsey a liability. But after the assassination
attempt failed, the opportunity presented
itself to propel Kinsey onto the presidential
ticket. That could have been enough
to motivate reconciliation.
HAMMOND
Either way, I'm not surprised by any
of this, Mr. Woolsey.
WOOLSEY
Well I'm sorry to say that I am, and
I want to do something about it if I
can.
HAMMOND
Like what?
WOOLSEY
Like present evidence, if there is any,
connecting Kinsey to illegal activities
involving those behind the rogue NID.
HAMMOND
What makes you think evidence like that
exists?
WOOLSEY
Because you're sitting right there.
HAMMOND
I'm sorry?
WOOLSEY
Three years ago you left SGC, supposedly
retired. I'm guessing you were blackmailed.
HAMMOND
And?
WOOLSEY
And then you came back. Nothing about
that ever made any sense to me. I want
to know why, how. You've got something
on Kinsey, something I can use.
(Flashback to "Chain Reaction")
MAYBOURNE
That's it, we're in. I'm downloading
now. Kinsey's online activities connect
him to NID actions over the last year
and a half, including the secret operation
I ran out of Area 51, the involvement
with the Russians and the threats to
Hammond.
O'NEILL
You're a piece of work, Kinsey. You
try to shut down the SGC, you make this
big speech about how much you hate secret
organizations and then you jump in bed
with the NID. What is that?
MAYBOURNE
I'm done. (He starts to pocket the disc
but Jack holds out his hand for it.)
KINSEY
What are you going to do? Take down
the whole NID?
O'NEILL
No. Here's the deal. Get them to reinstate
Hammond or this disc goes to the press.
(End of flashback)
WOOLSEY
You've got connections, General. You
must know what's going down.
(Hammond thinks about it for a moment, then opens his desk, takes
out an envelope and hands it to Woolsey.)
HAMMOND
That's not the only copy.
(Woolsey takes a disc out of the envelope.)
WOOLSEY
Why haven't you given this to someone
before now?
HAMMOND
I didn't know who to trust. I still
don't.
(Woolsey pockets the disc and leaves without a word.)
THE WHITE HOUSE. Woolsey is waiting in the outer office of the
Oval Office. The phone rings and an aide answers.
AIDE
Yes, sir, right away. (She hangs up
and speaks to Woolsey.) The President
will see you now.
WOOLSEY
Thank you.
(The aide escorts Woolsey into the Oval Office, then leaves.
Woolsey approaches the desk where President Hayes is sitting.)
WOOLSEY
Thank you for seeing me, Mr. President.
HAYES
Is there something that you wanted to
add to your report, Mr. Woolsey?
WOOLSEY
Yes, sir. (A look of anguish crosses
his face but bravely continues.) As
I'm sure you're aware, the NID does
not exactly have a spotless record.
For several years, a group of rogue
agents operated inside of its ranks.
They were acting on behalf of a cabal
of international business interests
intent on acquiring alien technology
for their own profit.
HAYES
One could only hope.
WOOLSEY
Mr. President?
HAYES
I know they're out there, Mr. Woolsey.
What I'm saying is, one could only hope
that money was their chief motivation.
However, I doubt the type of person
who's behind this is short-sighted enough
for that given what he must know. In
light of the new reality that Stargate
presents, there are aspirations beyond
mere financial greed. That could be
much worse.
WOOLSEY
I agree.
HAYES
You're here to tell me that the Vice
President is still in league with them?
WOOLSEY
If these people are as powerful as we
both think, it does make one wonder
what the Vice President could have possibly
offered them in exchange for the price
on his head.
HAYES
Obviously the full control of the Stargate
program that the White House affords.
WOOLSEY
The Vice President brought key financing
to your campaign victory. I just hope
it didn't come at too high a cost. (He
takes the disc out of his pocket and
places it on President Hayes' desk.
He then turns and walks to the door
before turning back to face the President.)
I also hope history one day shows that
I tried to do the right thing.
HAYES
Whose version of history, Mr. Woolsey?
(Woolsey nods ruefully and leaves the room. The President looks
down at the disc lying on his desk.)
THE END
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