[SEATTLE GRUNTS]
[SIZZLING]
STACEY: Ick.
[HARRISON COUGHS]
I think it's you, Stace.
I'm gonna get some fresh air.
One gunky spot in the salt flats and you manage to roll through it.
You are a lot like your father.
- Is that gunk organic, Ec'co? - I don't know, but it sure is nasty.
Ugh, I don't even wanna touch it.
DRAGA: I help.
Major, it looks like this road goes all the way to the mountains.
Good, we need water and a decent place to camp.
I don't feel like sleeping at the bottom of a saltshaker.
Let's head on out.
You know, Draga...
...in ancient times on Earth, some cultures used salt for money.
Our word salary comes from the Roman word for salt.
If a man was good at his job, they said he was worth his salt.
It wouldn't be worth much around here.
- What is money? - Huh?
[LAUGHS]
That bridge doesn't look safe.
One way to find out.
[SIGHS]
- What if the bridge had collapsed? - Then I'd know it wasn't safe.
Whoever built these makes great bridges...
...but they're definitely weak on maintenance.
- Only one way to find out, right? - Wait a minute, Stacey.
STACEY: Huh?
[STACEY SCREAMING]
Stacey!
[MOANS]
Ouch.
It doesn't work every time.
Uh....
SEATTLE: Ready, Ec'co.
[ENGINE REVVING]
Ease it out, gently. Remember, don't rev it.
I know what I'm doing.
If you did, we wouldn't be pulling you out of this mudhole.
[STACEY GROWLS]
[GRUNTS]
Oh, no.
Ouch.
Hey! Ow.
Gee, Harrison. Sorry.
Ow.
[STACEY GRUNTS]
Hey.
Pretty.
I've seen something like this before.
This is a diamond.
- It's a diamond. - It doesn't look like a diamond.
It isn't cut yet.
Ah! It's real. Hey--
- I found it. - No.
- Draga found it. - But she threw it away.
That's before she knew it was worth anything.
Maybe there are more of them.
- Probably washed down from higher up. STACEY AND SEATTLE: Huh?
You know, if we ever get back to Earth, it'd be nice to be rich.
Yeah. These diamonds aren't doing anybody any good here.
Stargate regulations forbid any member of an SG team...
...from collecting souvenirs.
Um, of course, we're not on an official mission.
So technically, the regs may not apply to us.
Regulations also say that you don't split a team up in unknown territory.
- There's no danger here. - I could make it an order, cadet.
Technically, since the court-martial, you're not an officer.
So you have no right to give orders.
- Yeah. - Makes sense.
Yeah, that sounds good to me.
- We're gonna do some-- - Exploring.
Yeah, upstream.
Ah! Hey, wait a minute. Wait for me.
Warms your heart, doesn't it? To see such dedicated explorers.
[FORG GROWLS]
There you are, my precious.
Good Muckey. You've done well, as always.
Ugh. Narthek, that creature's foul.
It smells like a Diorban Sewer Worm.
[GRUNTS]
Smells like money to me.
Da'kyll will pay a million tlakmolians...
...to any bounty hunter who brings him Gus Bonner and the Ancient.
And I mean to collect.
Oh, no.
STACEY: Huh? HARRISON: Oh, no.
Since the road leads to the stargate...
...miners from some other planets must have come here.
At least, when there was still something to mine.
Don't even go there, Ec'co. What if there are no more diamonds?
[GASPS]
What happened here?
This place has a strange, sad feeling.
They wanted, wanted.... And then they argued...
...fought, until they were all gone.
You mean they fought over the diamonds.
That their greed destroyed them.
Well, hey, maybe that just means there's still some left.
There must be a lot faster way to find diamonds...
...than with a pick and shovel.
Wait!
STACEY: Aah!
[BOTH COUGHING]
- Take your pick and stop fooling around. - Huh?
[CHUCKLES]
I found these along the river too. It's coal.
Coal and diamonds are the same element.
- Carbon. - Yes, both forms of carbon.
Diamonds are crystallized carbon from deep in the earth.
Coal is the fossil remains of ancient forests and swamps.
Humans have risked their lives for both.
Why diamonds worth so much?
They're worth a lot to industry because they're so hard.
But they're more valuable in jewelry.
Because they sparkle in the light.
Because they're pretty. Because they're hard to find.
That one would be worth millions...
...more than most people make in a lifetime of work.
- It not that pretty. - Maybe not to you or me.
A diamond or anything else is really only worth...
...what someone is willing to pay.
If somebody'll give you a million dollars for it, that's what it's worth.
But if you care too much about money...
... you can lose sight of what's really important.
Hey, Ec'co. Look at the size of this one.
Wow.
HARRISON: Whoa!
[BOTH GASP]
HARRISON: Aah! STACEY: Unh!
- It's too dangerous, Harrison. - No, it isn't.
We don't have enough.
Why people want money?
BONNER: Well, money has no value in itself.
It's usually just paper or numbers in a computer.
But because everybody agrees those numbers are worth something...
...you can trade it for things with real value.
Like food, clothes, shelter, transportation, things everybody needs.
And things that are just fun.
Like a television or a computer, a vacation.
Or a pretty rock to wear on your finger.
But you can also use money for things like supporting good causes.
Or to help people make their lives better.
[SIGHS]
[COUGHS]
Shima, I don't want to live in the city.
- I wanna go back home. - I don't want to live here either.
But there's no work for your father and me on the reservation.
Maybe if we could buy a nice house somewhere...
...with a yard, with trees and grass....
I'd love to have a house of our own, but we can't afford it.
[GROANS]
[EC'CO AND HARRISON CHUCKLING]
Nothing wrong with money, Draga.
But the trouble is sometimes people get greedy.
Only two of them. This will be easy.
People get greedy, they start thinking money is the most important thing.
Their judgment gets warped. They forget what's really important.
They start acting differently.
[WEAPONS FIRING]
What?
Ah!
BONNER: Ah!
Get out of here, Draga.
[GRUNTS]
[BONNER GRUNTS]
[DRAGA AND BONNER GRUNTING]
Macklin, Djintik, Forg, bring up our vehicles.
Sniss, guard the Ancient carefully.
Da'kyll says she has telekinetic powers.
I don't wanna lose my money now that it's in my pocket.
Our money.
[GRUNTS]
Bounty hunters. I should have known.
- How much are we worth? - Da'kyll will pay a million tlakmolians.
How much is that in real money?
If this planet was for sale, I could buy it.
You mean you could buy a fifth of it.
You have to split your million five ways.
Interesting point. Sniss.
Yes? What is it?
Your hover belt.
It lets you hover, but can it take you up or down?
Yes, this is the balance compensator. It allows me to hover.
Sounds simple enough.
[SNISS GRUNTS AND YELLS]
Four shares now.
[GRUNTS]
Narthek, you will pay for this.
You will pay!
- Where is Sniss? - I sent him on ahead.
Forg, you take the rear guard.
[GRUNTS]
Huh?
[DRAGA AND BONNER GRUNT]
Careful, we want them in good condition when we hand them over to Da'kyll.
What he'll do with them after that, even I don't want to know.
[LAUGHS]
[BOTH GASP]
HARRISON: I don't know about you guys, but I'm tired.
- Yeah, and I need a bath. - We all do.
I guess this is what they mean by filthy rich.
- Leave the diamonds alone, Ec'co. - Easy, Stacey.
- I was just looking. - Make sure that's all you do.
[GASPS]
How do we split up the diamonds?
They're all different sizes and qualities.
I ought to have a bigger share. I worked harder than you.
Yeah, right, Harrison. I worked harder than you ever did.
We wouldn't have found diamonds if I hadn't taken that fall on the bridge.
Oh, so you want, what, a klutz bonus?
Stop it, all of you!
We're arguing over the diamonds just like the miners did.
We should let Draga divide the diamonds for us.
We know she isn't greedy.
Where is Draga? And Uncle Gus?
He wouldn't go off without contacting us.
He didn't. These aren't our tracks.
The Tlak'kahn must have hit the camp.
And we weren't here to help, because we were off trying to get rich.
They'll take the major and Draga back to the stargate.
You know, your boss got rid of Sniss...
...so he wouldn't have to share the reward with him.
Good. More for the rest of us.
Tell me something, Djintik.
Why should he want to share it with you?
You have a plan?
Well, if I get my way, they'll pick each other off.
- Why would they? - That's the way greed works.
- It'll turn a smart man into a fool. - Over money?
Yep. Just you watch.
Forg, move it. You're holding us up.
[LAUGHS]
[SCREAMS]
Now we only have to split three ways.
- You're next. - Shut your trap.
This is just great.
Harrison, you have to slow them down while we find a way across.
You got it, Stacey.
Narthek won't split the reward three ways, why should you?
I think you're right.
[GRUNTS]
[MOANS]
He'll recover soon, but when he does he'll be poor.
- So it's a two-way split. - One way.
Macklin is a robot. He works for me.
Well, I guess even odds is the best we're gonna get.
[BONNER GRUNTS]
[NARTHEK GRUNTS]
Huh?
Hi-ya!
[NARTHEK GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[MOANS]
[BONNER GRUNTS AND MOANS]
It was only the Ancient that Da'kyll said had to be brought back alive.
I found them. They're at the stargate.
Ah!
[GRUNTS]
Stay back. I have Bonner and the Ancient.
Great. Now what?
You can't make it to the stargate.
Maybe not, but it's worth the risk for a million tlakmolians.
He's a bounty hunter. All he cares about is the money.
We can use that.
What if you could make more money by handing them over to us?
Keep talking.
- Seattle? - I wanted the money for my....
Your family?
- Gus and Draga are family. - Yes, they are.
- Okay with you, Harrison? - Uh, easy come, easy go.
We've got a bag of diamonds...
...worth twice what the Tlak'kahn are offering.
Let my uncle and Draga go and you can walk out of here rich.
That's all I ever wanted to be. It's a deal.
- Sure you want to do this, Seattle? - I'm sure.
Very nice. It's been a pleasure doing business with you.
Macklin, let them go.
I hate to think of Narthek getting away with it.
[MOANS]
You don't cheat me, Narthek.
[YELLS]
I'll get you, Narthek.
They'll be fighting over those diamonds for the rest of their lives.
- At least we won't. - I know what this cost you.
If you want to go back and look for more diamonds, I'll help you.
And I won't even ask for a share.
We don't even really have any use for money...
...jumping from one planet to another.
Just a bag full of rocks, getting in the way.
Yes, in the way of more important things.
Like working together to find Draga's planet and doing what's right.
Sometimes it's hard to see what's right...
...if there's a big pile of money in front of you.
You care not about money now?
We care about other things a lot more.
For your other family.
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