Stargate SG-1

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?

Well, they're already testing the Asgard hyperdrive.

As 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 out there,

but without their Jaffa armies,

they've lost most of their power.

Indeed.

Carter.

Yeah, hold on.

It's for you.

Hello? Yeah. Hi.

What?

No. I was just talking to her last week.

Yeah, I... 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, child-like 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.

Oh, 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 a... 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, well, I generally leave the whip at home, so...

Right. Yeah, me too.

She, uh, wanted you to have this.

No, you're family, you shou... 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.

Jack? Daniel.

What's going on?

You been shopping online lately?

What are you talking about?

Well, you've 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.

Now, in addition, we discovered several grains of troilite

and a mesostasis phase,

which contained micrometer crystals.

Now, it's undergoing further testing,

but we hope to have the results on your desk

firstthing tomorrow morning.

Don't you keep me waiting.

No, sir.

Now, here's where things get really interesting,

because you'll notice...

Jack, we need to... We need to talk.

Oh! Sorry for interrupting.

No! It's okay.

If it's important, you must interrupt.

You must.

I think we may have found a ZPM.

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, uh, the only one in known existence.

It details the customs and rituals

observed by the ancient worshipers

of the sun god, Ra.

Now, while I was flipping through the pages,

I noticed this...

It appears to be a zero-point module.

The worshipers of Ra referred to it as "the heart of light"

this is a reproduction of a wall painting

discovered by German archeologists in 1885.

It was destroyed in a museum fire

but the ZPM 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 ZPM 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.

No, 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 1s 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 going to roll.

We have a time machine. We can go back and get the ZPM.

She wouldn't let me go back

and watch the cubs win the world series.

Jack, this is a unique opportunity.

Ra never knew what he had,

which means we can go back and take it

without adversely affecting the timeline.

Actually, sir, 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

that any Goa'uld has ever used a ZPM,

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.

In fact, 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 ZPM,

we could power Earth's defenses

and open up a wormhole to the Pegasus galaxy.

Now, remember, Jack, 3000 B.C.

After Sam hooks up the power to the time device,

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.

Well, 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 can't believe I'll finally get proof

that the great pyramids predate the fourth dynasty.

So, what are you going to do, stand in the picture

holding a newspaper with today's date?

This is an archeologist's dream.

I'm going to get as much footage as I can.

Just be careful.

We're here for the ZPM... 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 going to need this.

We've determined that it remotely activates the ship's cloak.

Nice.

Well, 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.

Oh. There's timing.

Tomorrow.

I told them we were travelers from the east,

and they offered to put us up for the night.

I was kind of hoping we wouldn't have to stay that long.