BENEATH THE SURFACE

Written by Robert C. Cooper

Transcribed By: Andrea-T

TEASER

FADE IN

INT- BARRACKS

We see the camera pan across a barracks full of bunk beds. There are people everywhere getting up from their beds. All of the people are dirty and look as though they do manual labour. There are fires burning in barrels at the end of the beds.

Suddenly we see TEAL'C sit up from a bed on the sounding of an alarm and join the other people walking away from the beds. The lights in the barracks turn on automatically. TEAL’C has no shirt on and a thick bandage is covering his pouch.

INT- MAIN CHAMBER

We see the ceiling of the chamber. There are skylights there covered in snow. The camera pans down onto a line of people stood waiting to receive their breakfast. The whole area in dirty and seems to be industrial.

We see a woman wearing somewhat smarter clothes than the workers walk out onto a walkway above the line of people. She is smiling.

BRENNA

Colleagues!

We then see a shot of CARTER and O’NEILL looking up at the woman. They are dressed in workers outfits and are both very dirty. The camera shows the line of people and we see that DANIEL is also there with them.

BRENNA

Your attention please! I am pleased to report that thanks to your hard work, we now have enough reserve energy to heat the greenhouses for the next two months. Special merit to the workers of section twenty three!

The workers all raise a hand and sheer. We see that O’NEILL, CARTER and DANIEL all do this too. TEAL'C however doesn’t and looks around suspiciously.

BRENNA

Let us use this not as an excuse to work less but as motivation top work harder. Our world may be covered in ice but one day we will reclaim our place on the surface!

ALL WORKERS

It is my honour to serve.

We see O’NEILL and DANIEL say these words as though programmed to do it.

The woman leaves and the line proceeds to get their breakfast. CARTER, O’NEILL and DANIEL are all next to each other in the line.

We see CARTER receive her breakfast from a woman. The woman spoons it into a bowl for her. She doesn’t seem to like CARTER.

CARTER / THERA

KAGAN how about some bread?

KEGAN (sarcastically)

Sorry, just gave out the last piece.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Oh here we go, every time!

CARTER/ THERA (annoyed)

What is your problem?

KEGAN

I don’t have a problem!

CARTER / THERA

And we don’t have any bread!

DANIEL / CARLAN

Is there a problem here.

O’NEILL / JONAH (nastily)

Stay out of this.

DANIEL / CARLAN

JOHNA there are other people waiting!

We see O’NEILL grab KAGAN’S arm angrily.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Give here the damn bread!

DANIEL grabs O’NEILL’S hand away from KAGAN and O’NEILL angrily grabs DANIEL and throws him over his shoulder onto the floor. They proceed to fight each other until TEAL’C runs over and grabs O’NEILL off DANIEL. He restrains a struggling O’NEILL. DANIEL stands up and stares at them.

TEAL’C

This is not right! The two of you are friends O’NEILL!

O’NEILL is still struggling to get out of TEAL’S grip.

O’NEILL/ JONAH

Stay out of it!

TEAL’C

We are part of something called SG-1. I am TEAL'C. Do you not remember?

CARTER and DANIEL look puzzled at TEAL'C.

O’NEILL / JONAH (angrily)

Somebody get this guy off me!

Three workers run up and grab hold of TEAL'C. They restrain him from O’NEILL who backs away from him and bumps into an angry DANIEL. BRENNA approaches TEAL’C.

BRENNA

Get him upstairs!

TEAL'C is dragged away from the chamber.

TEAL'C

You must remember! We must escape!

DANIEL, CARTER and O’NEILL watch as TEAL'C is dragged away. O’NEILL turns to face BRENNA.

O’NEILL / JONAH

BRENNA, it is my honour to serve. I don’t know that man.

BRENNA

I know JONAH don’t worry. He’s night sick.

BRENNA looks at KEGAN.

BRENNA (cont’d)

Give THERA her bread.

KEGAN gets a new tray of bread and shoves it onto the serving table in front of CARTER.

BRENNA

Get back to work.

END OF TEASER.

INT- UNDERGROUND PUMP AREA.

We see lots of machinery working in the area as the camera pans down to DANIEL / CARLAN and KEGAN working at one of the machines. The machines seem to be in a bad state of repair and are sparking and smoking.

KEGAN

These pumps regulate the overflow. Sometimes they get clogged and you have to…

She notices that DANIEL / CARLAN is not listening to her

KEGAN

CARLAN!

DANIEL / CARLAN

Where’s he been for five days?

He indicates to TEAL’C who we se stepping through a door into the machinery area.

KEGAN

Recovering from night sickness. It’s a strange thing. There was this guy once a couple of years ago who tried to smash his way through one of those skylights.

She points at one of the skylights.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Did he do it?

KEGAN

You would have known if he had. This place would have been buried under ice and snow and you would have frozen to death along with everyone else.

INT- ANOTHER MACHINE AREA

We see O’NEILL / JONAH hammering at a machine to fix it. He sees TEAL’C approach and turns away to avoid him. But TEAL’C doesn’t seem to recognise him and walks straight past. O’NEILL / JONAH seems confused by this.

Suddenly there is a loud bang and we see a machine where CARTER /THERA is working with others smoking and sparking. O’NEILL / JONAH turns to see this.

CARTER / THERA

Cover those valves!

BRENNA approaches CARTER / THERA

BRENNA

What happened?

CARTER / THERA

One of the stabilisers ruptured. They’re so corroded they can’t take the pressure.

BRENNA

There’s not much we can do.

CARTER

Actually I think there is! If we set up an automatic release valve on each of the stabilisers we could vent the excess pressure. I’ve done some calculations. If you want I could show you.

BRENNA

You can come by my office later.

BRENNA leaves and CARTER / THERA smiles at O’NEILL / JONAH. They go back to work.

INT- MACHINE AREA

We see CARTER / THERA and O’NEILL/ JONAH. As THERA walks past JONAH he joins her and they walk along together.

O’NEILL / JONAH

You all right?

CARTER / THERA

Fine.

O’NEILL / JONAH

That explosion.

CARTER / THERA (shaking her head)

Oh no, no…I’m fine really.

O’NEILL /JONAH

Good.

CARTER / THERA

BRENNA wants to see me. She wants to hear my ideas for running the plant.

O’NEILL / JONAH

You know you could take a few minutes off.

CARTER / THERA laughs.

CARTER / THERA

Oh please! You work just as hard as I do.

O’NEILL / JONAH

That’s different, it’s called stamina.

CARTER / THERA smiles and laughs again.

CARTER / THERA

Have a good shift.

She walks off to BRENNA’S office.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Bye.

INT- CHAMBER BELOW BRENNA’S OFICE.

We see KEGAN looking up as CARTER / THERA goes into BRENNA’S office. KEGAN looks at DANIEL / CARLAN.

KEGAN

There she goes! Why does BRENNA listen to her?

DANIEL / CARLAN (distractedly)

I don’t know, she seems pretty smart.

KEGAN

She thinks she’s better than the rest of us!

KEGAN looks over at O’NEILL/ JONAH who is working on some machine.

KEGAN

They both do.

DANIEL / CARLAN

TEAL'C said we were friends.

KEGAN

His name’s not TEAL'C it’s TOR. Night sickness.

She and DANIEL / CARLAN exchange looks and then get on with their work.

INT- GATE ROOM

We see the Stargate activate. The klaxons are going off. Inside the control room Sergeant DAVIS is at the control console. HAMMOND is stood in the background talking to a technician.

DAVIS

Sir we’re ready for the video link with P3R-118.

HAMMOND walks over to the console.

HAMMOND

Very well.

HAMMOND stares at a computer screen and we see a shot of a man appear. He turns to look at HAMMOND.

HAMMOND

Administrator CALDER.

CALDER

General HAMMOND I’m sorry to have to tell you this but our search has turned up nothing. Given the hostile conditions outside of the dome I don’t see how SG1 could have survived this long.

HAMMOND

With all due respect administrator I’m not ready to give up on my people just yet. We have specialised equipment and teams specially trained for this type of operation.

CALDER

When Major CARTER first expressed an interest in exploring the glacier I tried to explain the danger but Colonel O’NEILL was quite overly confident thinking they could handle the conditions.

HAMMOND

I appreciate your concern. But I assure you I’ll take full responsibility.

CALDER

Very well.

He turns away and the transmission ends as the gate deactivates.

INT- CALDERS OFFICE

We see CALDER walk to the window in his luxury office. A servant enters.

CALDER

Tell BRENNA I want to see her tomorrow. I’d like to know how our new workers are doing.

INT- GATE ROOM

We see DANIEL walking down the ramp from an active gate. The room is dark except for the light of the gate. DANIEL is dressed in his work clothes from the underground plant. He turns around to look at the gate as O’NEILL, also in work clothes walks past him to the gate. O’NEILL turns and talks to DANIEL but his voice is strange and muffled.

O’NEILL

Go ahead!

DANIEL

Go where?

O’NEILL

The other side.

Suddenly KEGAN appears next to DANIEL. He turns round to her surprised.

KEGAN

CARLAN! Don’t listen to him!

Suddenly DANIEL wakes up and sits up from his bed in the barracks. It has been a dream and he lies back down confused.

INT- SGC CONTROL ROOM

The gate is active and we see HAMMOND and Sergeant DAVIS at the main console. There are technicians in the background. DAVIS turns and nods at HAMMOND.

HAMMOND looks at the screen again and talks to Major GRIFF who is on P3R-118. They are in a blizzard searching for SG-1

HAMMOND

Major, what’s your status?

The link to GRIFF is bad and his is very faint on the viewer.

GRIFF (shouting)

We’ve lost the UAV and we’re getting back now.  But I have to tell you sir, it doesn’t look good. This place is pretty nasty.

HAMMOND looks concerned.

INT- UNDERGROUND WORKS

We see TEAL'C / TOR shovelling some ore. As he is doing this DANIEL / CARLAN approaches and looks at the bandage around TEAL’C / TOR’S middle.

DANIEL / CARLAN

What happened?

TEAL'C / TOR

I was injured.

DANIEL / CARLAN

When?

TEAL’C / TOR

Why are you speaking to me?

DANIEL / CARLAN walks closer to TEAL'C / TOR.

DANIEL / CARLAN

I just thought that err…since apparently we’re friends from way back. I just thought that…

DANIEL indicates to TEAL'C’S golden tattoo on his head.

DANIEL / CARLAN (cont’d)

…what is that thing on your forehead?

TEAL'C / TOR doesn’t stop working.

TEAL'C / TOR

A birthmark.

DANIEL / CARLAN

A birthmark, you’d think I’d remember something like that.

TEAL’C / TOR

I don’t know you!

DANIEL / CARLAN

You said you did! Last week during morning line up.

TEAL'C /TOR

I wasn’t here last week!

DANIEL / CARLAN

You said we were friends and you said we had to escape and I’d really like an explanation.

TEAL’C / TOR looks up angrily.

TEAL’C / TOR

I said no such thing.

They stare at each other for a moment.

DANIEL / CARLAN

All right, I’m obviously completely wrong about that!.

TEAL’C / TOR

Yes…don’t talk to me again.

TEAL’K resumes shovelling as DANIEL walks away.

DANIEL/ CARLAN

Yeah right!

DANIEL / CARLAN walks over to where KEGAN is working. He crouches next to her and she looks at him angrily.

KEGAN

I told you to leave them alone.

DANIEL / CARLAN

He was there KAGAN. You heard him. Why would he deny that?

KEGAN

Night sickness affects your mind.

DANIEL / CARLAN

That doesn’t explain the dreams I’ve had.

KEGAN looks down.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Something is wrong here KEGAN. Some things not…

KEGAN interrupts.

KEGAN

CARLAN! It’s bad enough he named you as part of his delusion. Now if people here you talking like this they’re going to think you’re night sick!

DANIEL / CARLAN (accusingly)

People?

KEGAN

Not that I would ever…KARLIN.

DANIEL / KARLIN shakes his head.

DANIEL/ CARLAN

No, of course not!

He laughs and shrugs.

DANIEL / CARLAN

It’s just a dream!

KEGAN pats him on the back but DANIEL/ CARLAN doesn’t look convinced.

EXT- PLANET

We see a shot of the planet outside of the dome. Everywhere is covered in snow and ice.

INT- CALDERS OFFICE

CALDER is sat behind his desk in his office as BRENNA walks in.

CALDER

Why didn’t the memory stamp work on TEAL'C.

BRENNA

I’m sure it was the creature his species carries within them. We’ve stamped him again, this time it seems to be holding.

CALDER (annoyed)

And what about the others?

BRENNA

They’re all proving to be excellent workers. In face THERA has some interesting ideas for improving the plant.

CALDER

THERA?

BRENNA

The personality we stamped Major CARTER with.

BRENNA hands CALDER a device with THERA’S ideas on. CALDER takes hold of it using a handkerchief.

CALDER quickly scans through the ideas.

BRENNA

We’ve been having some problems with the pressure overload. She suggested an automated relief valve which would relieve the excess pressure. If we didn’t have to regulate the pressure manually it would free up workers for other tasks.

CALDER (coldly)

Maybe one day she could increase productivity to the point where we don’t even need workers.

BRENNA

What would be so wrong with that?

CALDER looks at her annoyed.

CALDER

Well I’m sure they’d fit right in. They don’t even know that the city exists!

BRENNA

You could tell them.

CALDER

That they’d been lied to all their lives! How would the people of the city react when there’s less to go around? When they had to make room for workers?

BRENNA looks dismayed.

CALDER (cont’d)

Right now in our city BRENNA we have no crime, no unemployment! They’re happy where they are! That’s what the stamp assures.

CALDER hands back the ideas to BRENNA.

CALDER

Do only what is necessary to ensure uninterrupted power.

BRENNA takes the ideas and leaves.

BRENNA

Yes administrator.

INT- BRENNA’S OFFICE

We see CARTER / THERA at the open doorway. She knocks and BRENNA looks up from her work. BRENNA nods at her and CARTER / THERA enters closing the door behind her.

CARTER / THERA

Did you get a chance to look over my plans yet? I’d like to get started right away.

BRENNA

We can’t do the improvements.

CARTER / THERA looks disappointed.

CARTER /THERA

But you said before…

BRENNA

No…it would require the generators to be offline for too long, If any of the critical systems began to freeze we might not be able to get them started again.

CARTER / THERA

I agree there’s some risk…

BRENA stands and hands CARTER/ THERA the device with the ideas on.

BRENNA

Too much risk.

CARTER / THERA

Ok…what about my other ideas?

BRENNA

I’m sorry. This plant is all that stands between us and the ice. Uninterrupted production is more important than efficiency. You may return to work.

CARTER / THERA looks very disappointed. She turns to leave and then stops.

CARTER/ THERA

BRENNA I know you were excited about this. What’s happened?

BRENNA

Well, I’ve thought it over.

CARTER/ THERA

At least let me come up with a safer way…

BRENNA interrupts her.

BRENNA

THERA, please leave.

CARTER/ THERA

It’s my honour to serve.

She leaves looking upset. BRENNA seems upset also.

INT- WORK AREA

We see CARTER/ THERA and O’NEILL / JONAH in the work area. CARTER / THERA is annoyed about BRENNA’S decision and is pacing back and fourth.

CARTER / THERA

It’s not like I’m making this up of the top of my head! I’ve got a detailed plan including safeguards.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I’m sure she knows that.

CARTER / THERA

I could make a difference here…she won’t let me!

CARTER / THERA turns away and O’NEILL / JONAH walks up to her.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Why don’t you go back to her in a couple of days, offer up something small. Maybe you’ve got to work into the big stuff.

He shrugs at her.

CARTER/ THERA

How do you stay so calm?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I think in another life I’ve handled dangerous explosives.

CARTER/ THERA (puzzled)

What…what do you mean in another life?

O’NEILL / JONAH ( shaking his head)

I didn’t mean anything by it. It’s just an expression isn’t it?

INT- SGC GATE ROOM

We see that the wormhole is open and HAMMOND is waiting at the bottom of the ramp with some technicians. The MALP comes through the wormhole followed by Major GRIFF and his team. They are wearing snowsuits. GRIFF is approached by HAMMOND and removes his hood.

HAMMOND

Major?

GRIFF

I’m sorry sir. There’s no sign of them.

The gate disengages.

HAMMOND

I understand. You and your team have been out there a long time?

GRIFF

No sir, when I say there’s no sign I mean literally there’s no trace.

HAMMOND (puzzled)

What are you saying Major?

GRIFF

I can’t imagine a scientific reason Major CARTER or Doctor Jackson might have had to want to check out those ice fields. But even if they wanted to go out there. There’s no way in hell Colonel O’NEILL would have let them!

HAMMOND

According to Administrator CALDER, Colonel O’NEILL believed the risk was acceptable.

GRIFF

I can’t speak for that sir I’m not a diplomat.

HAMMOND

Off the record!

GRIFF

They’re not out there sir, no way!

HAMMOND

Administrator CALDER says they are.

GRIFF

Then I’d say he’s a damn liar!

HAMMOND nods and then indicates that GRIFF is dismissed. HAMMONS looks angry.

INT- UNDERGROUND BARRACKS

We see KEGAN washing herself under a tap. DANIEL / CARLAN walks up to her.

DANIEL / CARLAN

KEGAN I need to ask you something.

KEGAN looks at him.

DANIEL / CARLAN

How did I get here?

KEGAN

What do you mean how did you get here? You were transferred from the mines.

DANIEL / CARLAN

No, before that?

KEGAN gives a short laugh.

KEGAN

Before?

DANIEL / CARLAN

Yeah.

KEGAN

You don’t remember?

DANIEL / CARLAN

I keep thinking about it and all I come up with is a hand full of memories.

KEGAN walks closer to DANIEL/ CARLAN

KEGAN

What is this about anyway?

DANIEL / CARLAN

I’m just wondering if JONAH and THERA were ever my friends.

KEGAN sighs.

KEGAN

Friends?

DANIEL / CARLAN

Maybe I don’t recognise them because it was years ago…

KEGAN

Listen to me. They are just trying to get close to BRENNA so they can get special treatment. Especially THERA.

DANIEL / CARLAN doesn’t seem convinced.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Look, all I am saying.

KEGAN

And all I’m saying that if you’re friends with those two…you’re not mine!

She walks away from him angrily.

INT- PIPE ROOM

We see TEAL'C / TOR working at a machine trying to turn a wheel valve on a smoking and steaming machine. He doesn’t appear to be well at all.

He sees that the pressure valve on the machine is rising and tries to manually open it to release the pressure but as he is doing this he collapses. Th pressure continues to build.

Some workers notice TEAL'C / TOR unconscious on the floor and run over to help him. One notices the pressure valve.

WORKER

The pressures too high. The pipes are hot!

WORKER 2

It’s tool late! This whole section is going to blow! Help me get him out of here.

The first worker activates a horn to warn of the danger and then they pick TEAL’C and evacuate the area with other workers.

INT- ADJACENT AREA

We see the workers drag TEAL’C away from the machines. CARTER / THERA runs up to them.

CARTER/ THERA

What’s going on?

WORKER

We’ve got a pressure overload!

CARTER / THERA

We’ve got to fix it.

WORKER

It’s too late. We have to evacuate the area.

The workers continue to drag TEAL'C / TOR away.

DANIEL / CARLAN runs up to CARTER / THERA

DANIEL/ CARLAN

What’s happening?

CARTER / THERA

If that boiler blows it’ll take this whole section with it. Now I can shut off the main boiler from here but somebody’s going to have to go back there and open the primary release valve.

As She is talking O’NEILL / JONAH runs up and goes to open the valve.

DANIEL heads to open the valve too as KEGAN runs to him.

KEGAN

CARLAN!

DANIEL/ CARLAN

Get these people out of here!

He indicates the workers nearby then runs off to help O’NEILL / JONAH.

KEGAN (to workers)

Get out of here! Close this section!

The workers run away.

INT- PIPE AREA

We see the pressure in the valve continuing to rise uncontrolled. O’NEILL / JONAH runs up to the valve. He touches the lever to release the valve but its it too hot and he burns his hand. He tries to use his clothes to cover his hands but it is still too hot.

DANIEL / CARLAN approaches.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Here!

He hands O’NEILL / JONAH a hammer and they start hitting at the valve to open it.

INT- ADJACENT AREA

We see CARTER/ THERA shutting down the main boiler.

INT- PIPE AREA

We see DANIEL / CARLAN and O’NEILL / JONAH still hitting hard at the valve. Eventually just as the pressure is reaching critical they manage to release the valve. Steam comes out of the valve very fast and the pressure comes down.

O’NEILL looks down at DANIEL who s crouching on the floor. He holds out his hand and helps DANIEL up.

INT- UNDERGROUND SICKBAY

We see TEAL’C / TOR lying in a bed awake. BRENNA is stood over him helping him.

TEAL’C / TOR

I must return to my duties,

BRENNA places a hand on his shoulder to stop him from sitting up.

BRENNA

I want you to rest! You’ll stay here until you’re well enough to work.

BRENNA moves to where DANIEL / CARLAN, O’NEILL / JONAH and CARTER / THERA are stood. O’NEILL and DANIEL have steam scolds on their faces.

BRENNA

As for you three, we all owe you a debt of gratitude. You risked your lives to save the plant.

CARTER / THERA and DANIEL/ CARLAN

It is my honour to serve.

O’NEILL / JONAH doesn’t join in this and the other two look unconvinced of it.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Right.

BRENNA

If it hadn’t been for your quick action many lives would have been lost.

CARTER / THERA

Next time will be different.

BRENNA (smiling)

Hopefully there won’t be a next time.

CARTER / THERA (angrily)

Well if you would have listened to me in the first place…

BRENNA

THERA…you’re dismissed.

They all walk away. O’NEILL remains slightly longer with a puzzled look on his face.

INT- WORKING AREA

We see O’NEILL / JONAH, CARTER / THERA and DANIEL / CARLAN walking away down through the machines.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Hey next time don’t hold back just…you know, speak your mind.

CARTER / THERA (annoyed)

She knows I’m right.

DANIEL / CARLAN

There’s something else going on!

They all stop and look at DANIEL / CARLAN. They are all cautious as to who is around as to not be overheard.

DANIEL / CARLAN

That big night sick guy with the err…

DANIEL / CARLAN indicates to his forehead.

CARTER / THERA

TOR?

DANIEL/ CARLAN

He said we were a part of something called SG1.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Yeah what is that?

CARTER / THERA

A team?

O’NEILL / JONAH (disbelieving)

What kind of a name is that for a team?

CARTER / THERA shakes her head.

DANIEL / CARLAN

I don’t know! Look I just think I’m supposed to be doing something…more important.

CARTER / THERA

We’re helping out people survive an ice age.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Yeah, what’s more important than that?

DANIEL/ CARLAN

I don’t know. Look I just have this feeling that all of us are part of some…bigger, grander thing.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Well I certainly understand what you are talking about.

DANIEL / CARLAN looks surprised.

DANIEL / CARLAN

You do?

O’NEILL / JONAH (sarcastically)

No.

DANIEL / CARLAN looks around to make sure that no one is listening.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Look, I don’t know how to explain this but I had this dream. You were in it.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Me?

DANIEL / CARLAN nods.

DANIEL / CARLAN

There was this big glowing puddle.

O’NEILL / JONAH (sarcastically)

Ok stop talking right now!

CARTER/ THERA

Wait a second JONAH. I had the same dream.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Will you two stop talking like that for cryin out loud?

CARTER and DANIEL both look at him puzzled.

O’NEILL / JONAH

It’s an expression…right?

DANIEL/ CARLAN looks around again.

DANIEL / CARLAN

Look, we can’t talk right now. Let’s meet after lights out.

He walks away to continue working. CARTER also walks away leaving O’NEILL / JONAH to think.

INT- SLEEPING AREA- NIGHT

We see all the beds for the workers and then we see KEGAN asleep next to DANIIEL/ CARLAN. DANIEL / CARLAN gets up and leaves to meet up with O’NEILL / JONAH and CARTER/ THERA.

INT- SECLUDED AREA

We see O’NEILL / JONAH already waiting in a secluded area of the plant. CARTER/ THERA and DANIEL / CARLAN join him and sit down.

CARTER and O’NEILL look at DANIEL.

DANIEL / CARLAN

So?

CARTER / THERA

So?

DANIEL / CARLAN looks at O’NEILL / JONAH

DANIEL / CARLAN

Do you have the same dream?

O’NEILL / JONAH (sarcastically)

About you?

CARTER/ THERA

No, about the shimmering circle of water!

O’NEILL / JONAH

No, my dreams are about…other things!

DANIEL/ CARLAN

TOR said we had to escape. He also said we had to remember. Remember what?

O’NEILL / JONAH

Well I remember when I was foreman anyone caught doing what we’re doing now had their rations cut in half for a month.

CARTER / THERA

We’ll have to risk it!

DANIEL / CARLAN looks unconvinced.

DANIEL / CARLAN

What if our memories have been somehow altered?

CARTER / THERA

Well if that’s true then we cant be sure of anything.

O’NEILL / JONAH

My memory’s fine!

DANIEL / CARLAN

Really?

O’NEILL / JONAH

Yeah!

DANIEL / CARLAN

What did you do in the mines?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I mined.

DANIEL / CARLAN

No…what did you do?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I remember shovelling ore into a cart.

DANIEL / CARLAN

And?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I did that a lot.

He stares at DANIEL / CARLAN who is smirking.

CARTER / THERA

I remember a feeling of cold and darkness.

DANIEL / CARLAN

And that’s where the two of you met?

O’NEILL / JONAH

Yeah!

CARTER / THERA

Really?

O’NEILL / JONAH

Sure.

CARTER/ THERA looks unconvinced of this.

O’NEILL / JONAH (cont’d)

So what’s this important thing we’re supposed to be doing?

DANIEL / CARLAN

I told you I don’t know. I keep trying to remember but all I can come up with is images of this place.

CARTER/ THERA

But if you’re right then everything we remember about this place is a lie!

DANIEL / CARLAN

It’s like a façade. It only works if we don’t dig too deep beneath the surface, if we don’t question it. So that’s what we have to do. We have to question every assumption, everything.

CARTER/ THERA

We have to keep this to ourselves. If the others heard us talking this way they’d think we were night sick.

O’NEILL / JONAH

What if we are night sick?

CARTER / THERA

I don’t think so sir!

O’NEILL / JONAH and DANIEL / CARLAN look surprised at this.

DANIEL / CARLAN

What?

CARTER/ THERA

What?

DANIEL/ CARLAN

You just called JONAH sir.

CARTER/ THERA looks at O’NEILL / JONAH surprised at what she said. He raises an eyebrow in question.

CARTER / THERA

Well it’s an expression, isn’t it?

INT- BRIEFING ROOM

We see HAMMOND looking down from the briefing room onto the gate room. Technicians are attending to the gate.  FRASIER walks into the room and HAMMOND turns to her.

FRASIER

Sir I have those medical reports that you were waiting for. Major GRIGG has suffered some minor frostbite but the rest of his team are just fine.

FRASIER puts the medical reports onto the table. HAMMOND looks down at the gate again.

HAMMOND

Thank you doctor.

FRASIER walks over to HAMMOND concerned. He appears to be angry.

FRASIER

Any word from the planet?

HAMMOND

I spoke to administrator CALDER about an hour ago. He regretfully informed me that the search of the city turned up nothing.

FRASIER

So that’s it?

FRASIER seems annoyed.

HAMMOND

Short of going to war all we can do is break off diplomatic relations and I’m not authorised to do that yet.

FRASIER

I take it they have something we want.

HAMMOND

They’re quite advanced in metallurgical and chemical technologies.

FRASIER

Well we must have something they want or they wouldn’t have proposed trade?

HAMMOND

Stargate technology, gate addresses.

FRASIER

Well I understand that, I mean they’re surrounded by ice.

HAMMOND

As far as I’m concerned they need us a hell of a lot more than we need them. Apparently administrator CALDER doesn’t seem to think so. Frankly I think he likes things just the way they are.

FRASIER

That doesn’t leave you with many options does it sir?

HAMMOND turns to face FRASIER.

HAMMOND

No it doesn’t, which is why I’ve ordered Major GRIFF to draw up a covert search and rescue plan!

FRASIER

Well if you’re looking for volunteer’s sir…

HAMMOND

Thank you doctor. I’ll keep that in mind.

FRASIER smiles and walks away leaving HAMMOND to stare at the gate.

INT- MEAL CHAMBER

We see KEGAN doling out food to DANIEL / CARLAN and the workers waiting in the line. DANIEL / CARLAN takes a piece of bread with it and walks over to where CARTER / THERA and O’NEILL / JONAH are eating. He sits down with them and gives CARTER / THERA his bread. She takes it gratefully.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Any more dreams?

DANIEL/ CARLAN is hungrily eating his food.

DANEIL / CARLAN

I saw the pool of light again. Except this time we were all there including TOR.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I dreamed about mining…naked.

CARTER / THERA looks at him in surprise.

DANIEL / CARLAN

THERA?

CARTER / THERA

A lot of numbers and letters keep popping into my mind…SG1, DHD, GDO.

DANIEL / CARLAN

It sounds like gibberish to me.

CARTER / THERA

Well it must mean something.

O’NEILL / JONAH suddenly looks to one of the fellow workers who is finishing eating from a large dome bowl. He stares at the bowl.

O’NEILL /JONAH (to worker)

Excuse me?

He gives the worker his bowl of food for the workers empty dome bowl. O’NEILL / JONAH stares at the bowl in his hands. CARTER / THERA looks at him puzzled.

CARTER/ THERA

JONAH?

O’NEILL / JONAH puts the bowl down with the bottom facing up.

O’NEILL / JONAH

That means something.

CARTER / THERA

What is it?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I don’t know yet.

Suddenly O’NEILL / JONAH has a vision. He is stood wearing his work clothes looking out of the window in Administrator CALDER’S office.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Very impressive.

In the eating area O’NEILL / JONAH continues to stare at the bowl.

INT- EATING AREA- LATER

We see the workers returning their bowls after finishing eating. DANEIL / CARLAN puts his bowl back and KEGAN walks up to him with her arms folded. She looks annoyed.

KEGAN

Well I see you made some new friends!

DANIEL / CARLAN

Yeah!

KEGAN

CARLAN?

DANIEL / CARLAN

I’m sorry KEGAN.

He walks away from her.

INT- UNDERGROUND MEDICAL AREA.

We see TEAL’C / TOR lying in a bed. He is covered in sweat and appears to be very ill. A medic and BRENNA are stood looking down at him.

MEDIC

I don’t understand, his conditions getting worse. Here let me check his wound.

The medic reaches for the bandages on TEAL’C but BRENNA stops him.

BRENNA

Under no circumstances are you to remove those bandages…just make sure he continues to eat and drink.

She walks away from the confused medic. The medic turns to another patient and suddenly TEAL'C / TOR opens his eyes. He looks around to make sure no-one is looking and then begins to undo the bandage around his middle.

INT- REST AREA

We see O’NEILL / JONAH and CARTER / THERA sat next to each other in a corner of the plant.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I remember something. There was a man. He’s bald and wears a short sleeve shirt and somehow he’s very important to me.

CARTER / THERA looks as though she is trying to remember this.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I think his name is HOMER.

CARTER / THERA

It doesn’t ring a bell.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Damn…you?

CARTER / THERA

Just a lot of vague images.

She leans over and rests her head on his shoulder.

CARTER / THERA

You know there are things about this place that I like.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Really?

She looks at him and smiles and he understands what she means.

O’NEILL / JONAH

Would it mean anything if I told you I remember something else?

CARTER/ THERA

What?

O’NEILL / JONAH

Feelings.

CARTER / THERA

Feelings?

O’NEILL / JONAH

I remember feeling feelings.

CARTER / THERA

For me?

O’NEILL / JONAH (sarcastically)

No, for TOR.

CARTER / THERA laughs at him.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I don’t remember much. But I do remember that.

CARTER / THERA

So…

O’NEILL / JONAH

So…I’m just saying.

CARTER / THERA

Well then I feel better.

EXT- PLANET EXTERIOR- NIGHT

We see the lights of the city through the dome at night.

INT- CALDERS OFFICE.

We see CALDER looking out of his office window as BRENNA is talking to him.

BRENNA (worried)

For some reason TOR seems to be having an adverse reaction to the memory stamp. I think he may be dying.

CALDER

Workers die. What about his friends?

BRENNA

I’ve received a report, they’ve been gathering together in secret. Administrator I think they’re starting to remember. Their brain chemistry is slightly different than ours. That might be the reason…but we can re-stamp them.

CALDER

No…No I think it was time they found out what it is like outside.

He turns to look at BRENNA.

BRENNA

All they really did was disapprove of our treatment of the workers.

CALDER

No, no. No they did much more than disapprove. They passed judgement on us BRENNA. I’m simply doing the same.

BRENNA

Yes sir.

CALDER

BRENNA, if for some reason you can’t comply with my orders…

BRENNA

It’s an honour to serve administrator.

CALDER

Yes it is.

BRENNA turns and leaves.

INT- SLEEPING AREA

We see the workers all asleep in their bunks. The camera pans up to O’NEILL / JONAH who is lying awake on his bunk. He reaches under his pillow and retrieves the bowl. He puts it on the bed and stares it trying to remember.

Suddenly he has a memory of standing in CALDERS office again. He looks at the bowl and is turns into the city dome.

In CALDERS office we see O’NEILL turn around from looking out of the window. He is wearing his work clothes but as he turns they change into his BDU’S.

O’NEILL

Very impressive.

We see CALDER sat watching him at his desk eating something.

O’NEILL (cont’d)

Too bad it’s a lie!

CALDER doesn’t seem alarmed.

CALDER

I don’t understand.

O’NEILL

While we were on the grand tour CARTER spotted some ventilation shafts coming out of apparently no-where. We checked it out.

CALDER

You were supposed to stay with your escort.

O’NEILL

I can see how you wouldn’t want outsiders to know about the slave labour force you keep underground.

CALDER

They’re merely workers.

O’NEILL

And what made them so worthy of that?

CALDER

Colonel…

O’NEILL slowly walks towards CALDER.

O’NEILL

Administrator, I will not recommend trade with a culture that enslaves it’s own people. I don’t care what kind of technology you have to offer!

CALDER leans forward in his chair.

CALDER

This system of government has allowed our culture to survive an ice-age.

O’NEILL

Yep…what’s the secret? Starvation, torture…what?

CALDER

Our methods are actually quite civilised.

O’NEILL

Really?

CALDER

Yes, in fact…I’ll show you!

INT- SLEEPING AREA

We hear the morning alarm and the barracks lights come on. O’NEILL / JONAH wakes up and sees the bowl on his bed. He gets up hiding it under his pillow and walks over to CARTER / THERA’S bed where she is awakening.

O’NEILL / JONAH

I think I know what’s going on.

A worker approaches them and they look up startled.

WORKER

JONAH, THERA, report to BRENNA’S office.

They both look worried.

INT- MEDICAL AREA

We see the same medic as before sitting on a chair watching over TEAL’C/  TOR in the bed. TEAL'C/ TOR is asleep. Two workers approach and life TEAL’C / TOR’S stretcher away.

MEDIC (alarmed)

What is it? What are you doing?

WORKER

We’ve got orders to take him up to BRENNA’S room.

The workers carry TEAL'C / TOR away and we see that the bandages from TEAL’C’S stomach are left on the hospital bed.

The medic picks them up confused.

INT- BRENNA’S OFFICE

We see that O’NEILL / JONAH, CARTER/ THERA and DANIEL / CARLAN are waiting in the office as the two workers carry TEAL'C / TOR in on a stretcher. They all look puzzled.

BRENNA is also in the office.

BRENNA (to workers)

Put him down over there.

The workers lift TEAL'C / TOR and lay him onto a bed.

BRENNA (to workers)

You’re dismissed.

The workers leave the office.

CARTER / THERA

What’s the matter with him?

BRENNA

He’s dying.

DANIEL / CARLAN (puzzled)

Kel-noor-reem.

CARTER / THERA and BRENNA look at him puzzled.

O’NEILL/ JONAH

What?

DANIEL/ CARLAN

I’m not sure what it means but I think…

O’NEILL/ JONAH

It’s kind of meditation. He has to do it every day or he gets sick. Right?

CARTER/ THERA

So why doesn’t he do it?

O’NEILL/ JONAH

Because he can’t remember.

BRENNA

Colonel O’NEILL is correct. As you have began to suspect all of you have had your memories altered.

They all look at her shocked. BRENNA looks at CARTER

BRENNA (cont’d)

You are Major SAMANTHA CARTER.

BRENNA looks at DANIEL.

BRENNA

Doctor DANIEL JACKSON and your friend here is named TEAL'C.

O’NEILL

Where does HOMER fit in?

BRENNA

You are all they sent down. At first I thought it was necessary to protect the city but now things have gone too far…you don’t belong here. You need to return to your own world. Your memories will come back more quickly once you return home.

O’NEILL

Home?

All three look completely stunned.

BRENNA

Yes, through there.

She motions to the wall and presses a button. The wall slides open to reveal a doorway but CALDER walks in with two armed guards. BRENNA looks shocked to see them. The guards aim their guns at SG1.

BRENNA

Administrator CALDER.

CALDER

BRENNA, I must say I’m disappointed but not surprised. You see I’ve been watching you growing weaker for some time now.

BRENNA

I’ve been coming to my senses.

CALDER

Either way. You’re no longer of any use to me!

He aims a gun at BRENNA and she backs away frightened. CALDER shoots and BRENNA screams and falls backwards grasping her right arm. CALDER motions for  the guards to surround SG1.

CALDER

As for the rest of you, it’s time you found out what the surface of the planet is really like.

Suddenly TEAL'C stands up and attacks one of the unsuspecting guards. He disarms him. DANIEL then attacks CALDER and get his gun and at the same time O’NEILL attacks the other guard disarming him. He aims the weapon at CALDER.

CARTER rushes to BRENNA’S side.

O’NEILL

TEAL'C, you alright?

TEAL'C

I am.

DANIEL

What happened?

TEAL'C

When I removed my bandages and realised I was unlike the rest of you I began to remember. I placed myself in a deep state of Kel-noor-reem for the night. My symbiote restored me to health.

CARTER

BRENNA should be alright if we can get her to the err…

O’NEILL

Infirmary.

CARTER

Right.

CALDER

You’ll never make it back to the Stargate!

O’NEILL still has the gun aimed at CALDER.

O’NEILL

You know something. We’ve got you as a hostage. I don’t see a problem.

DANIEL

JONAH!

O’NEILL

JACK!

DANIEL

Right…we can’t. We have to tell these people what’s happening.

O’NEILL looks at CALDER considering this.

O’NEILL

Yep…you’re right.

They open the door to the plant and take CALDER out into it. CARTER makes sure BRENNA will be ok and follow them.

On the walkway above the plant O’NEILL holds the gun to CALDER’S head.

O’NEILL (to workers below)

Everybody! Can I have your attention please?

The workers all stop and look up. They are shocked.

O’NEILL

I’d like to introduce you to someone. This man (he points to CALDER) has been keeping you locked up down here while he and his friends live it up on the surface.

KEGAN

What are you talking about?

CALDER looks panicked.

CALDER

Don’t listen to them. They shot BRENNA!

The workers all murmur in shock.

CALDER

It’s true!

O’NEILL

Listen to me! There’s a big domed city up there. Full of people you serve! They’ve been hiding the truth from you your entire lives!

KEGAN

It’s a lie!

DANIEL looks down to KEGAN.

DANIEL

He’s telling the truth KEGAN.

KEGAN looks up puzzled.

CALDER

You can’t let them get away!

KEGAN (to CALDER)

Who are you?

O’NEILL looks at CALDER.

O’NEILL

That’s a good question.

CALDER (panicked)

My name is CALDER. I was a supervisor in the mines before I was transferred!

O’NEILL

Yeah whatever!  (To workers) You want proof?

He looks at the sky lights in the ceiling and aims the gun at one of them.

KEGAN

No!

O’NEILL fires and shatters the sky light. Glass comes down and rays of sunlight. The workers all scream in panic expecting snow and ice to come pouring in.

The workers all look shocked at the sunlight.

O’NEILL (to workers)

No ice! No snow!

CALDER

You’ve accomplished nothing! These people will never be accepted in the city!

O’NEILL

I think you’re right about that.

DANIEL

That’s why we’re going to offer them a better place.

O’NEILL

There’s this nice little tropical planet out there where the beaches go on forever! This I remember clearly. You and your people can do your own shovelling for a while.

CALDER

You’re destroying a way of life!

O’NEILL

That’s a shame…TEAL'C, show these people how to get out of here!

TEAL'C goes to help the workers. O’NEILL, DANIEL and CARTER go back into BRENNA’S office. CALDER is left on the walkway.

INT- BRENNA’S OFFICE.

BRENNA is cradling her injured arm. CARTER is stood next to her.

BRENNA

It hurts!

CARTER

I know. Try not to move it. We’re going to take you home with us.

She helps BRENNA to stand and DANIEL escorts her out of the office. O’NEILL and CARTER stare at each other for a moment. They look uncomfortable.

CARTER

So…Colonel.

O’NEILL

Major.

CARTER

That bald man you were trying to remember…

O’NEILL

General HAMMOND.

CARTER

Right.

She smiles at him.

O’NEILL

He’s from Texas you know. It’s all coming back!

CARTER

Yes sir.

O’NEILL looks down. He is thinking.

O’NEILL

Sir…

He looks at CARTER at last.

O’NEILL

Let’s go home.

CARTER

Yes sir.

They leave the office.

FADE OUT

THE END