The Daedalus. It has a few advantages over the Prometheus.
The more advanced alien technologies were integrated into the original design...
- rather than tacked on after the fact. - When's it going to be ready?
They're testing the Asgard hyperdrive. Soon as that checks out, she'll be good to go.
Hopefully, we all get to go this time.
Last time they were worried about spreading our resources too thin.
Yeah, now that Anubis is gone, the Replicators are gone--
There's still a few System Lords...
but without their Jaffa armies, they've lost most of their power.
Indeed.
Yeah, hold on.
It's for you.
Hello? Yeah. Hi.
What?
No. I was just talking to her last week.
Yeah, I'll be there. Thank you.
- What is it? - Catherine Langford died last night.
Catherine Langford was more than just kind and generous.
She had a gift...
of an endless, open-minded, childlike curiosity.
She saw the world not for what it was...
but for what it could be...
and she saw potential in people that others failed to recognize.
Like her father before her...
her contributions to science have changed the world more than most people know.
I, for one, have no idea where I would be today if I'd never met her.
She changed my life in more ways than I ever could have imagined.
Dr. Jackson?
- Hi. - Hi.
I'm Sabrina Gosling. I'm Catherine's niece.
Yes, of course.
I just wanted to thank you for coming and for speaking.
I know she would have really appreciated it.
No, it was an honor.
You know, my aunt used to talk about you all the time.
It's funny. I always used to picture some Indiana Jones type...
with a bullwhip and a pistol chasing bad guys through some ancient temple.
Yeah. I generally leave the whip at home.
Right. Yeah, me too.
She wanted you to have this.
No, you're family. You should keep that.
She thought of you like a son.
Thank you.
There are a few other odds and ends she wanted me to give you...
but I wasn't able to bring them today.
Is there an address where I could send them?
- Yeah, of course. - Great.
What's going on?
- You been shopping online lately? - What you talking about?
You got a little delivery here.
It's from Catherine's estate.
Yeah. Kind of looks like she sent the whole thing.
Holy... buckets.
Looks like her entire collection.
I prefer stamps.
In addition, we discovered several grains of troilite...
and a mesostasis phase, which contained micrometer crystals.
It's undergoing further testing...
but we hope to have the results first thing tomorrow.
- Don't you keep me waiting. - No, sir.
Here's where things get really interesting. You will notice--
Jack, we need to talk. Sorry for interrupting.
No! It's okay. If it's important, you must interrupt.
- You must. - I think we may have found a Z.P.M.
Yes!
Great stuff with the rocks. Go.
Among the items Catherine left me, this one in particular caught my attention.
It's an original 1889 edition of The Eye of the Sun.
It's the only one in known existence.
It details the customs and rituals observed by the ancient worshippers...
of the sun god Ra.
While I was flipping through the pages, I noticed this.
It appears to be a Zero Point Module.
The worshippers of Ra refer to it as "the heart of light".
This is a reproduction of a wall painting discovered by archaeologists in 1885.
- It was destroyed in a fire years later. - The Z.P.M. was never found?
No.
We did an extensive satellite sweep of the Giza plateau...
searching for an energy signature...
like the one given off by the Z.P.M. we found near Taonas.
Even if it's buried under dirt and rock, we should've been able to detect it.
We found nothing.
I'm sorry, Daniel, but if it's there, it's probably been depleted.
I don't think so. According to the text, it was a religious artifact, an icon.
It was never used as a power source.
It is possible Ra simply took the device with him when he left Earth.
In which case, it could be anywhere by now.
We don't know where it is now, but we do know where it was.
Giza, 3000 B.C.
- You can't be serious. - What?
- It's the only way. - What?
No, we agreed.
If I have to say "What?" one more time, heads are gonna roll.
We have a time machine. We can get the Z.P.M.
She wouldn't let me go back and watch the Cubs win the World Series.
This is a unique opportunity. Ra never knew what he had.
We can go back and take it without adversely affecting the timeline.
- Actually, he may be right about that. - You're on board with this?
I'm not happy about it. But we don't have any historical evidence...
to show that any Goa'uld has ever used a Z.P.M.
In which case, it wouldn't be missed.
We would have to be extremely careful...
to minimize our interaction with the people of the period.
Yeah, there's that. But I thought you said you couldn't get it to work.
No one at Area 51 has been able to engage the time device.
They've barely gotten the ship off the ground.
But you were able to fly it without too much difficulty.
Indeed. You have demonstrated an exceptional ability...
to control Ancient devices.
Jack, think about it. With a fully functional Z.P.M...
we could power Earth's defenses and open up a wormhole to the Pegasus galaxy.
Remember, Jack, 3000 B.C.
After Sam hooks up the power, think about that date and nothing else.
This thing's Ancient. How's it going to know from B.C?
Your mind is controlling it.
The Ancient computer should be able to extrapolate from your concept of time.
Shouldn't we test it on a slightly... smaller leap?
Like, say, to 1908?
Actually, sir, we were able to determine from the data log...
that the technology only works in time jumps longer than a couple hundred years.
- I think that's it. - 3000 B.C.
Any particular day of the century for you?
What happened?
- I didn't feel anything. - The time machine pulsed. Try the radio.
Stargate Command, this is Daniel Jackson. Do you read?
Stargate Command, this is Daniel Jackson. Come in, please.
The stars are different.
Earth was in a different orbit around the sun 5,000 years ago.
I think we did it.
I'm finally gonna get proof that the great pyramids predate the Fourth Dynasty.
What are you going to do?
Stand in the picture holding a newspaper with today's date?
This is an archaeologist's dream. I'm going to get as much footage as I can.
Just be careful. We're here for the Z.P.M.-- In and out.
Minimal interaction, minimal impact.
- No problem. - I mean it. All of you... sir.
- We got it. We got it. - And you're gonna need this.
We've determined that it remotely activates the ship's cloak.
Nice.
My ancient Egyptian's a little rusty...
but I think I got the gist of what they were saying.
That's Katep and his brother Salatis.
Hey, guys.
They're on a pilgrimage to the temple of Ra to make an offering.
- There's timing. - Tomorrow.
I told them we were from the east. They offered to put us up for the night.
I was kind of hoping we wouldn't have to stay that long.
I'm sorry. I keep thinking I'm gonna step on a bug and change the future.
We can't just walk into the temple unannounced.
A public audience is the perfect way to get inside.
We just have to keep a low profile.
Yes, but more importantly, did they say what was for dinner?
I don't think he was too impressed with the offering.
He says he will not tolerate such disrespect from his followers.
Sir.
Let me do it now. I won't have to do it in 5,000 years.
You can't do that. There's no telling what effect it might have.
It's got to be some sort of treasure room.
If the Z.P.M. is anywhere, it'll be in there.
You really think they're gonna let him just waltz in and take it?
Like I said, they don't even know what a Z.P.M. is.
To them, it's like any number of dozens of ritualistic objects...
they pull out for any number of occasions.
Besides, he's wearing the shiny suit.
Good luck.
Come on, T.
We would've heard something if he was in trouble.
Nice.
- Oh, my God. - We've got a little problem here.
Must have been a sandstorm during the night.
The Jaffa will call for reinforcements, if they have not already done so.
We must move quickly.
- Sir, we can't. - We've taken on more Jaffa than that.
You know what I mean.
This is exactly the sort of high-impact event we're supposed to avoid.
They have the ship.
Will that not alter the future more than anything we could do?
Not necessarily. They don't know what it is.
And even if they did, they can't use it.
None of them have the gene. Even Ra won't be able to make it work.
- So what are we supposed to do? - Nothing.
- Nothing? - Close to it.
No. Here's a better idea. We take back our ship.
Sir, we kill those Jaffa or, worse, get captured...
and we could alter the future immeasurably.
If you're thinking we can go forward and then back again--
Just a couple of days.
Then we park that thing where nobody can find it.
We alter this timeline, and the future is already different.
We could set into motion changes that we could never fix.
We've already done too much.
I'm sorry, sir. I should never have allowed us to do this.
So, what? We live out the rest of our lives here?
We know there's gonna be a rebellion eventually.
The human slaves rise up, and Ra abandons Earth.
Daniel learned that on Abydos nine years ago.
When it happens, there is a chance that we could get the Jumper back...
without creating too big a ripple in the events of this timeline.
When does that happen?
I don't know the exact date. It could be years.
- What? Years? - Sir, we don't have a choice.
Carter, what about the Z.P.M?
If we wait, we lose any chance of getting it back to our time.
Preserving the timeline is more important.
For all you know, things could get better.
Or they could be worse. We can't take that chance.
I know a way we can get the Z.P.M. back to our time, even if we don't.
A month before I left, there was an archeological dig...
that uncovered a First Dynasty tomb near Giza.
All we have to do is bury the Z.P.M. in that tomb, let them find it...
and maybe our future selves won't have to take on this mission.
That's bizarre, but it might just work.
Carter, a lot of good people died when Anubis attacked Earth.
I don't think their families would mind if we futzed with the timeline a little.
Sir, I know this is hard for you.
Your instinct is to change things, make things better...
but, for once, that's exactly what we can't do.
We have to let things play out exactly the way they're meant to.
English is a complex language...
a hybrid of many different influences...
much like the culture it represents.
To understand it is to gain an insight into that culture...
and the process of integration that created it.
Let's start with a simple greeting.
Often the best way to begin interacting with someone is to find a common interest.
Everyone can relate to the weather so let's start with that, shall we?
Introduce yourself and talk about the weather.
Yes?
Hello. My name is Carlos. You make me so hot.
Okay.
Not quite right, but the introduction part was good.
Daniel, sorry to bother you...
but there are some people here to see you.
Excuse me for just one second.
- What kind of people? - Air Force people.
This is totally unbelievable! You are a small and pathetic man.
Those were my theories on spin wave technology...
and the effects of antigravity on electromagnetism, and you know it!
Just because my reproductive organs are on the inside instead of the outside--
God, that's horrible. Who would ever say that?
- Who are you talking to? - No one.
- Were you talking to yourself? - No.
Have you proofread my review of the solid fuel rockets yet?
I'm almost done. Good job.
Thank you.
Keep up the good work, Carter. You'll be moving up around here.
Excuse me.
Major Davis, United States Air Force.
Dr. Hirschfield.
I know who you are.
What's this all about?
It's a matter of national security.
I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to discuss that here.
Of course. By all means.
We can talk privately in my office.
Oh, no. I'm not here to talk to you.
I'd like to speak to Dr. Carter.
Me?
Colonel O'Neill.
Samuels. You and the boys looking to charter a boat for the day?
No, sir. I've been sent by the Pentagon to escort you back to Washington.
I could give a rat's butt.
It's a matter of national security, sir.
Find someone else.
We can't. It has to be you.
If you'll allow me, I'll try and explain it on the way.
Sammy, it just doesn't sound like fun.
Oh, God.
If you'll just wait here, ma'am, General Hammond will be with you in a moment.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson. - Dr. Samantha Carter.
- Oh, PhD. - Me too.
- Astrophysics. - Egyptology.
You wouldn't know why we're here?
5,000 years ago, maybe, but now? No.
- I was kind of hoping you did. - Sorry.
- I teach English as a Second Language. - Department of Aerospace.
Not as an astronaut.
No. I check other people's scientific reports...
for factual errors or omissions before they get sent up to the director.
That's... interesting.
Yeah. Not really.
Dr. Jackson, Dr. Carter. I'm General George Hammond. Please.
- What's this? - Nondisclosure agreement.
What we're about to discuss...
has been classified top secret by the United States government.
What if we don't want to sign it?
Then you're free to leave.
You have a background in archaeology, isn't that right, Dr. Jackson?
That's right.
But your theories failed to gain much acceptance among your colleagues.
You could say that.
Egyptian pyramids as landing pads for alien spacecraft.
I did not say that unequivocally.
I simply put forth the possibility that, based on the knowledge--
That's all right, Doctor. You don't have to defend your theories here.
A month ago, a team of archaeologists from the University of Chicago...
uncovered an ancient Egyptian tomb near Giza.
Inside, they found artifacts typical of the period...
plus one or two objects that have yet to be identified, and a video camera.
A video camera?
It was perfectly preserved in a vacuum-sealed canopic jar.
The technology is somewhat different to what is commercially available today...
but we managed to charge the battery.
However, we didn't bring you here because we found a camera.
We brought you here...
because of what had been recorded on the tape inside that camera.
Okay, I think it's ready.
Okay. My name is Dr. Daniel Jackson. I'm part of a team called SG-1.
We have just traveled back in time 5,000 years.
See, the thing is, we're not sure we're gonna make it back.
The chamber where you discover this tape...
should be discovered shortly before we're set to leave.
Hopefully, the timeline hasn't changed at all.
Let's see, what are some recent major events?
Communism recently failed in Eastern Europe.
They should be well on their way towards democracy by now.
Henry Hayes is President. What else?
- Henry Hayes? - Secretary of the Interior.
President Kinsey was less than amused when he saw that portion of the tape.
Sam, help me out here.
Samantha Carter, Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force...
and a member of SG-1.
Right, I suppose we should tell them about the Stargate.
- Oh, my God. - What's SG-1?
Watch.
Colonel Carter and I work for Stargate Command.
It is located under Cheyenne Mountain.
For the past eight years, we've been regularly traveling...
through a large ring-shaped device known as the Stargate.
It should have been discovered in 1928, somewhere near where this tape was found.
By means of these off-world missions...
we've managed to acquire a lot of advanced technology...
which has helped us defend Earth against several alien attacks.
If, for whatever reason, the things we're talking about are not true...
then it is possible that we have somehow inadvertently changed the future.
The purpose of this tape is to provide you with the tools you will need...
to go back in time and set things right.
If, for whatever reason, the Stargate has not been discovered...
you will have to find it and get it up and running.
Jack, you should say something.
No, I'm good.
We should all appear on the tape.
We have no way of knowing how things could've changed.
General Jack O'Neill...
United States Air Force. How you doin'?
Tell them about the future.
College football is played on Saturdays, pro on Sundays...
and there are no fish in my pond...
at all... where I fish.
I think that covers it.
Did he say Stargate?
Time travel?
What else did the tape say?
Details of the Stargate, SG-1...
including a fourth member, who appears to be some kind of humanoid alien.
Are you telling us that...
in some alternate timeline, we're part of a team that...
travels to other planets and defends Earth against alien invasions?
I know.
It seems difficult to believe.
What about this Stargate? Did you look for it?
We searched the coordinates provided on the tape, but we didn't find anything.
The area had already been excavated previously in 1934, by a Dr. Langford...
but he found nothing but a tablet...
inscribed with hieroglyphics that no one has ever been able to translate.
We were wondering if you'd like to take a crack at it.
Are you kidding?
- Hey. - Hi.
So... what do you think of all this?
To be honest, I don't know what to think. It's pretty overwhelming.
- Yeah. - Time travel is theoretically possible.
There's been a lot of research into the area of quantum gravity...
which suggests that time flows like rotating fluid within our galaxy...
technically allowing the traveler to journey backward and forward at will...
but there's a huge amount of energy required.
Actually, I was talking about us.
The other us. I guess we could call it the us we're supposed to be.
Didn't you think you were destined for something more?
I mean, something a hell of a lot more fulfilling than a nine-to-five desk job?
I suppose.
I don't know. I just always felt like my life was wrong.
Life is what you make it, you know, for better or worse.
Look at this as a way to change everything.
If we help them find this Stargate--
What do you think they're gonna do?
Ask us to join an elite team of intergalactic space heroes?
Look at us.
The only reason that they showed us the tape is because we're on it.
Exactly.
Okay. That about covers the gate dialing system, the point of origin...
the address to Chulak, and the home address.
What else? Oh, right.
Okay. Now, this is very important.
- It's called a Z.P.M.-- Zero-- - Daniel Jackson.
- What? - The battery is about to expire.
This is very important.
This is called a zero-point module. Its purpose is--
How's that for timing?
This Z.P.M. was recovered along with the tape?
Yes. We have a team of scientists studying it as we speak.
- How's the translation coming? - Gee.
It's an obscure dialect. I can see why your experts had trouble.
But?
But it's almost as if the person who chiseled this tablet knew my research.
In 2995 B.C., about five years after the team on this tape arrived in the past...
there was an uprising.
The ancient Egyptians rebelled against the sun god Ra...
or someone who they believed to be an impostor.
Apparently, whoever this impostor was...
he left in a great flying ship and took the Stargate with him.
That is unfortunate.
Yeah, but the tablet makes reference to a location...
where there might be a second Stargate on Earth.
Where?
I'm still working on that.
Thank you, Doctor. I look forward to your report.
General...
if it's all right, I'd like to join the expedition to find this second gate.
You were right. They're gonna shut us out.
Can't say I'm surprised.
I haven't finished the entire translation yet. We still have some leverage.
What else does it say?
It says the second Stargate is somewhere in Antarctica.
Somewhere in Antarctica?
It doesn't even say that. It says "the land of the cold to the south,"
which I'm guessing means Antarctica.
It's a big place. Lots of ice.
Yeah. Whoever wrote the tablet didn't have a way...
of explaining latitude and longitude in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
At least you're still useful. I don't know why they're keeping me around.
I'm not going to let them shut you out either. We're supposed to be a team.
We have to stick together.
That's nice. Really.
Yeah.
We need someone who's willing to go to bat for us...
someone they can't say no to.
You folks looking for a little tour?
Jack O'Neill?
Yeah.
I'm Daniel Jackson. This is Samantha Carter.
You two a couple?
No! We just met.
What do you want?
We were recently approached by the military...
about a matter of... of national security.
Don't care.
This is really important. All we're asking is a little bit of your time.
150 bucks an hour to rent the boat.
- We don't want to go anywhere. - It's your money.
Ultimately, what we have to do is this.
We have to find the Stargate, and then get hold of this time travel device.
Locate this alien named Teal'c.
Right. Get Teal'c, then go back in time to change the past to fix the future.
- Are you listening? - I was trying not to.
Yeah, I suppose it does sound a little crazy.
Really? Which part?
I'd have to say the moment I let you on board.
You don't have to believe us.
All we ask is that you watch the tape and decide for yourself.
You know, I have decided and-- Hey, look, your time's up!
Aren't you the least bit intrigued that there might be something else out there?
Something more than... this?
No.
We're supposed to be a team. We save the world.
Several times.
Yeah. Okay. Sure.
I'll buy that.
The three of us-- The world, we save it. Great. Okay.
I can't believe I wasted my frequent-flier miles on this.
- Sorry to bother you. - Not a problem.
No worries, eh?
Do you have any idea what's going on?
- Major, what's this about? - Did you find the second Stargate?
No, we didn't, but we decided to show you something else.
Airman.
We think this was the ship SG-1 used to travel back in time.
Where'd you find it?
It was uncovered during an excavation of the area...
around the tomb where the tape was found.
Please.
This is incredible. Is it operational?
Not yet.
According to the tape, Jack O'Neill has a special gene...
that makes him able to fly this thing.
These are constellations.
Right, the tape said that this was able to go through the Stargate...
as well as time travel.
So this must be what dials the gate.
Don't touch anything!
Please, leave the touching to the experts.
Dr. Rodney McKay is the lead scientist on the project.
Hi.
Pleased to meet you.
We were hoping they may be of assistance to you.
Yes. Thank you.
I'll leave you to it, then.
Did you try dialing the Stargate address that the Jackson on the tape mentions?
No. Why would we do that?
- Just to see if-- - Of course we tried.
It's called sarcasm. We tried the address numerous times. Nothing happened.
Did you try any other combinations?
I'm sorry. What are your areas of expertise?
- Astrophysics. - Archaeology.
And I would listen to you because--
We're on the tape.
No, you, I would listen to if you were reading the phone book.
- Oh, brother. - I love this whole sexy librarian thing.
Look, why don't I take you to lunch, get you up to speed?
I hear it's lemon chicken today, my favorite.
A lot to talk about.
Is he behind me?
- Who? - McKay.
Thank God. I think I lost him. The guy is driving me nuts.
Any progress with the ship?
The technology is way beyond us, but I do have something.
- It could be big. - What?
Remember how McKay said they tried dialing the Stargate address several times...
and nothing happened?
- Yeah. - I started thinking.
Nothing happened here.
What have you got?
We're waiting to see General Hammond.
He's busy. Why don't you tell me?
I'll decide if it's worth interrupting him.
I cross-referenced our previous attempts to dial the gate...
with some recent seismic activity in Antarctica.
They're a perfect match.
The epicenter in all eight cases was exactly the same--
approximately 50 miles outside of McMurdo.
That...
is where you'll find your second gate.
Worth it?
Excuse me.
General, you wanted to see us?
It was exactly where you said it would be. Good work.
Thank you, sir.
I want you both to know that your help on this project was most appreciated.
Your country owes you a debt of gratitude.
But we're not done yet.
Actually, we're not done.
You two, however, have a plane waiting to take you home.
I'm sure I don't need to remind you of the details of the nondisclosure agreement.
Wait a minute. You are going to send a team through the gate, aren't you?
- We're assembling a team as we speak. - But you saw the tape.
We are that team. I mean, if anybody should be going, it's us.
I'm sorry, Dr. Jackson, but neither you nor Dr. Carter...
possess the training or qualifications for a mission like this.
That's just the way it is.