1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:03,272 You can go ahead, Rodney. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:04,874 I don't remember where to start. 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:06,757 -Sure you do. - No. 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,035 Start with your name, like we've been doing, okay? 5 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:11,156 And we'll just go from there. 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,152 My name... My name is... 7 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:16,999 Mr. Rodney McKay. 8 00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:18,593 -No. - Yes. 9 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,319 Come on, now. You 're Dr. McKay, remember? 10 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:26,758 No, I'm... I'm not anymore. I'm not smart anymore. 11 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,631 Doctors are smart, so I'm mister now. 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:31,755 Okay. 13 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,959 I used to be the smartest person ever. 14 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,952 And... And now I'm not. 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,156 That's what we're trying to fix, right? 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,276 No. No, you can't fix me. 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,998 You know we 're trying our very best... 18 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,674 No, you can't. You can't. You can't. 19 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,354 It's okay. Rodney, what's the next thing you 're supposed to say? 20 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,431 Where... Where did John go? 21 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:54,635 He just had to go away for a few minutes. 22 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,597 - He'll be right... Rodney... - John! 23 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,353 Rodney, I'm your friend, I'm right here. 24 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,112 Where are you, John? 25 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,435 John! 26 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,836 Why the hell didn't you tell me my brother was this far gone? 27 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,117 - It happened pretty fast, Jeannie. - No, I... 28 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,237 I got a message from him just a couple of weeks ago. He... 29 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:19,392 He seemed perfectly fine. He'd never been so nice. 30 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,790 That would have been shortly after he became infected. 31 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:25,632 I didn't recognize the symptoms in time. 32 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,438 It's not your fault, Doc. 33 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,476 Frankly, Mrs. Miller, 34 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,437 we contacted you as soon as we became aware 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,715 of the seriousness of his condition. 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,439 In fact, Daedalus dropped you off at the first available gate in Pegasus 37 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,399 because we were concerned that you wouldn't make it here in time. 38 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,195 We thought you deserved a chance to say goodbye. 39 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,679 Dr. Keller wanted to take a moment to prepare him for your visit. 40 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,593 Yeah, I think I need a moment myself. 41 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:09,640 How did... How did this happen to him? 42 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,877 There was a little snafu on the last mission. 43 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,277 Colonel Sheppard, when you reach the research camp, 44 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,238 please remind Dr. Nichols that he is now 45 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,392 one hour and 15 minutes overdue for his scheduled check-in. 46 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,914 All right, want me to smack him around or anything? 47 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,996 Just the reminder, please. 48 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,035 Shouldn't we be concerned for Dr. Nichols' team? 49 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,270 No, the settlement's a half-hour away from the gate. 50 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,112 He's got them checking in every six. 51 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,156 I'm sure Nichols is just tired of taking the round trip. 52 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,276 Still, it wouldn't hurt to bust his chops a bit. 53 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,396 That Nichols is so arrogant. 54 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:55,429 Hmm. 55 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,631 Amelia, I think I'm going to risk heading down to breakfast before they check in. 56 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,996 I just mean that it will probably take them some time to get to the camp, 57 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:11,278 and then more time for Nichols to get back to the gate and report. 58 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,590 There's really no point in my 59 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:15,793 telling you this. 60 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,791 - Not really, sir. - Right. 61 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:21,671 Be back in 20 minutes. 62 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,231 Unscheduled offworld activation! 63 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:27,512 Activate the shield. 64 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,476 I'm not receiving an IDC. 65 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:35,029 This is Sheppard. 66 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,157 Do not lower the shield. The entire tower will be flooded. 67 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,516 I have no intention of doing that, Colonel. What's your status? 68 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,034 It's cold and wet. The stargate's underwater. 69 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,918 - The entire valley's flooded. -And it's freezing! 70 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,149 We need you to send a Jumper through 71 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,152 so we can stay warm and dry until the water recedes. 72 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,192 Will do, Colonel. Hold on. 73 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:56,191 Holding on. Sheppard out. 74 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,191 Rescue 1 is standing by. 75 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:11,037 What's taking so long? Why isn't the gate disengaging? 76 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,149 It's the water. 77 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,310 The constant pressure's forcing the wormhole to stay active, 78 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,118 which means we'll have to wait the maximum amount of time 79 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,589 a stargate can stay open, 38 minutes. 80 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:22,715 Well, we're down to 32, 81 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,633 and before you say "I told you so," we had no choice. 82 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:26,709 I can't stop shivering. 83 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,268 You're letting all the hot air out of your mouth. 84 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,830 All right, everybody, you'll be warm soon enough. 85 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,956 I don't know, I think I got wetter than you did. 86 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,396 I don't know, I got a little damp dialing the DHD. 87 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,436 The research camp was further up this valley. 88 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,670 I'm a little concerned for Dr. Nichols' team. 89 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:43,875 Right. 90 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,678 Anyone at the research camp, this is Colonel Sheppard. Please respond. 91 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,119 I repeat, this is Colonel Sheppard. Please respond. 92 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,237 - I'm pretty sure they're all dead. - We can't know that, Rodney. 93 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,356 Look, the research team was studying the effects of global warming. 94 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,000 They set up camp at the foot of a massive glacier up the valley. 95 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,753 - You think an ice dam broke? -It fits. 96 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:07,558 I mean, the Ancients don't put stargates on a floodplain, 97 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:10,393 and I certainly don't think the tide just came in. 98 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,119 It explains why the water's so freezing. 99 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,355 Okay... Okay, so now I'm hot and I'm still shivering. 100 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:22,992 Were you running a fever before we left? 101 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,152 I don't know, maybe. I'm always running something. 102 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,316 All right, I think the water's receded a little. So... 103 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,436 So we're going to be stuck here all night. 104 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,432 In the back of a warm, cozy Jumper, all right? 105 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,039 All you need to do is hold on for, I don't know, 30 minutes or so. 106 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:56,074 How long has he been unresponsive? 107 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,230 Since he fell asleep in the Jumper, about nine hours. 108 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,231 Okay, let's get him to the infirmary. I want him under a scanner. 109 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,550 I want to have a look at you guys, too. 110 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:03,675 We're good. 111 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,432 By that, I mean now. 112 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,316 I think you've just made a case for my proposal 113 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,515 to send a MALP ahead of every single transit. 114 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,512 Stuff happens, Woolsey, and by "stuff," I mean... 115 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,556 I know what you mean. Thank you. 116 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,870 Why didn't you return in the Jumper I sent you? 117 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,633 I ordered the rescue party to continue the search for Nichols' team. 118 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,359 - There's a chance they're still alive. - Of course. 119 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,194 I gotta go get checked out, and then I'm gonna check on Rodney. 120 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,590 Well, how's our boy? 121 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,352 No fever, no hypothermia, 122 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,431 - nothing on the scan at all. - How about you guys? 123 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,590 -Like I said, we're good. - Yeah, yeah. 124 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,318 But we're not the ones who became unconscious. 125 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,152 Yeah, well, I didn't get much sleep the night before, 126 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,798 and I did skimp on breakfast, so... 127 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,633 You know, Woolsey wants to send out a MALP before every transit now. 128 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,518 - Well, that's going to get old fast. - That's what I said. 129 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,716 Hey, can I go now? I feel a little silly lying here. 130 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,234 I'm keeping you under observation for a little longer. 131 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:58,309 Besides, I ordered you dinner. 132 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,152 Well, then you can observe me eat, because I'm famished. 133 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,310 Yeah, it's official. He's better. 134 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,833 See you, guys. 135 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,519 -Do you want me to send them in? - Okay. 136 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,796 Rodney's all ready for you. 137 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,996 What am I supposed to say? 138 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,479 Does it matter? 139 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,394 Meredith? 140 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:44,599 It's me. It's Jeannie, I'm... 141 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:46,193 You're my sister. 142 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,750 - Yes. - Meredith's my real name. 143 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,988 It's your first name, that's right, but you never liked it. 144 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:58,999 No. 145 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,277 No, it's a girl's name. 146 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:06,073 Sometimes, yes, 147 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,836 but you go by Rodney. 148 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,151 Rodney McKay. Mr. Rodney McKay. 149 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,396 Rodney McKay. Rodney McKay. 150 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,636 You're crying because of me. 151 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,030 No, I'm crying because I missed you very much. 152 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,669 'Cause you're my sister. 153 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,193 That's right. 154 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,232 I'm sick. 155 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,672 I know. I know. 156 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,233 I'm here now. 157 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:46,669 I'm... 158 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,950 Sweetie, I just need to go outside for one second, okay? 159 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,315 I will be right back. I promise. 160 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:58,793 Hey. I know. 161 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:04,311 I just need a second. I just don't want him to see... 162 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,231 I know how you feel. I felt the same way. 163 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,470 I'll go back in. I will. 164 00:10:08,560 --> 00:10:11,279 He needs me, and I want to be able to say goodbye, but it's like... 165 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:13,874 - It's like he's already gone. - I know. 166 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:17,599 There's a way. 167 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,438 What? How? 168 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,272 It's a place. I've been there before. 169 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,352 He'll be himself again, and you can say goodbye. 170 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,116 I don't understand, then why haven't you already taken him? 171 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,909 Because it's dangerous, but I'm willing to risk it if you are. 172 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:39,389 All set? 173 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,912 Remind me to register a complaint with whosever idea this was. 174 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,718 It was yours, actually. 175 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,279 Oh. Oh... 176 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,396 Well, complaint duly registered. 177 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,799 It was a good idea 178 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:51,677 to keep a record of what's happening to you and how fast, 179 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,318 - but if you'd rather not... - No, it's fine. It's fine. 180 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,311 - Start with my name, right? -Right. 181 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,231 I remembered something. 182 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:59,354 My name is Dr. Rodney McKay. 183 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,831 I'm head of the department of science something in A tlantis in the... 184 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,233 For God's sake... 185 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,435 In the Pegasus Galaxy. 186 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,476 Okay, not bad, keep going. 187 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,078 Jennifer, there's... 188 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,595 There's something I wanted to... 189 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,595 You know, while I remember, while I still can, 190 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:22,716 something I wanted to say, before... 191 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:24,508 Go ahead. 192 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:28,714 Jeannie. 193 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,159 I wasn't expecting anyone this late. 194 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:33,275 Yeah, I'm kind of one of those people 195 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,113 who needs all the information they can get. 196 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,590 This is his most recent scan. 197 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,594 This dark area that looks like a tumor is actually a parasitic organism. 198 00:11:46,680 --> 00:11:50,355 Its tendrils spread far beyond any hope of surgical extraction, 199 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,431 and it's not responding to treatment. 200 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,829 Even stasis barely slowed its progression. 201 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,195 There are still a number of drug combinations that... 202 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,475 He was infected somehow on his last mission? 203 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:02,028 Well, maybe, but not necessarily. 204 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,192 It was too small to show up on a scan at the time, 205 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,319 but in the Pegasus Galaxy, 206 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,790 the condition is fairly common among the very old. 207 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,472 Right, so why him? 208 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,757 It's possible we're all exposed to it and fight it off. 209 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,115 Rodney was already suffering from a viral infection 210 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,509 when he went on the mission at M44-5Y9, 211 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,795 and then all that time in freezing water... 212 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:25,836 So his resistance was low. 213 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,873 The parasite doesn't so much as kill cells as render them dormant, 214 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,633 for reasons I still don't completely understand. 215 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:39,236 But the net result is ever-diminishing brain function. 216 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,995 As it spreads, he'll lose motor control, regulation of organ function... 217 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,117 Ronon's people call the disease second childhood. 218 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:49,596 - You talked to Ronon. - Yes. 219 00:12:49,680 --> 00:12:51,398 Okay, I know what he's told you. 220 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,311 That he's dying, and there's nothing you can do. 221 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,313 No, he's dying, and I'm doing everything I can. 222 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,518 I have to ask you. 223 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,795 Why did you tell me you didn't recognize the symptoms in time? 224 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,632 Because he was already showing the symptoms 225 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,473 when he came back from the mission, and 226 00:13:08,560 --> 00:13:10,073 I didn't see it. 227 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:12,955 So? 228 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:14,234 Just what the doctor ordered. 229 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,471 - Funny. - You want my fruit cup? 230 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:19,630 - No, no, no. - I think you do. 231 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,560 Eating from the patient's tray is kind of frowned upon. 232 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,073 Jennifer, we practically dated. 233 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:25,752 You bought me one drink. That's hardly dating. 234 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,512 Right, so now I'm asking you to have dinner with me. 235 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,431 I mean, such as it is. 236 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:33,753 I do love the fruit cup. 237 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,434 Not that this is exactly the dinner I had in mind, but... 238 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,830 - Is that an invitation? - Only if you promise to accept. 239 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,598 If I wasn't so taken by the new Rodney McKay, 240 00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:47,511 the parasite might have been small enough for me to operate 241 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,319 without causing significant brain trauma. 242 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,517 By the time he started to forget, it was too late. 243 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,352 I haven't given up on trying to find a treatment. 244 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,510 Ronon told me about this place 245 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,955 that could give Mere one more day as himself again before he dies. 246 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:05,553 Jeannie, you can't possibly believe... 247 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,473 And that you're the one who won't let him go. 248 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,474 It's on a planet called Talus. 249 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:13,199 It's one of the original worlds of the Ancestors. 250 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,589 It took us about five or six hours to get there from the gate, 251 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,033 but I was just a kid 252 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,951 and my grandfather had to be carried most of the way. 253 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,190 We could do it in about half that time. 254 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,317 There's a small problem with that plan. 255 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,356 The Wraith established a major outpost there 256 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,510 during the Replicator war. 257 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:29,589 It's still there. 258 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,911 Yeah, that's never stopped us from going anywhere we needed to go before. 259 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,071 Well, it's not just that. 260 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:36,829 You don't believe it's real. 261 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,831 - I'm not saying... - I am, actually. 262 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,878 - I was there. - Yes, but you were six years old. 263 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,910 Ronon, listen to what you've told us. 264 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,072 A magical shrine inside a cave, behind a waterfall. 265 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,309 Did I say it was magic? 266 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:53,154 No, but you did say that people afflicted with McKay's condition 267 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,038 suddenly revert to their former selves for... 268 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,953 The Shrine of Talus is also known among my people 269 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,190 for victims of the second childhood. 270 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:05,108 It offers the gift of one last day and a quick death. 271 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,031 That doesn't necessarily make it real. 272 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:08,439 I'm telling you that in a matter of seconds 273 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,990 I saw my grandfather go from someone who couldn't speak his own name 274 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,389 to the man that taught me how to track and hunt. 275 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,119 You learned to hunt when you were six years old? 276 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,198 For one day, he got to hold his wife in his arms 277 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,350 and share a meal with the people that he loved, 278 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:29,112 and then he died with honor. 279 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,636 You can say I was too young to remember, but I know what I saw, 280 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:35,314 and we can do the same thing for McKay. 281 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,715 If you think that's not worth it, you're wrong. 282 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,873 I've never told anyone this, outside of... 283 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,388 My father had a disease called Alzheimer's. 284 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,436 It's similar in many respects 285 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,114 to the condition that Dr. McKay is suffering from. 286 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,189 My point is, 287 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,955 I had a similar moment with him to the one you just described. 288 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,398 He hadn't recognized me, literally, for months, 289 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:11,759 and then one day, out of the blue, 290 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,435 he had a moment of absolute clarity. 291 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,318 He said, "Richard, what are you doing here?" 292 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,992 And I said, "Dad, I... 293 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,198 "I'm here to see you. " 294 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:26,713 And he said... 295 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,555 He said, "Isn't that wonderful?" 296 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,430 And then he was gone again. 297 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,398 Now, couldn't you be remembering a similar... 298 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:38,913 It's not the same. 299 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,150 - Ronon, look... - I owe him this! 300 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:44,199 - I'll take him myself. - I'll go with him. 301 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,838 Hold on, hold on. 302 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:48,355 We know for a fact 303 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,000 there are two hive ships and 10,000 Wraith on the ground. 304 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,595 If we're even going to consider this, all right, 305 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,433 - we have to make a plan. - Fine, make your plan. 306 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,796 I'm sorry, but he's not going anywhere without my permission, 307 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:04,475 and you won't get that until we talk to Rodney. 308 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:15,433 Hey, Rodney. 309 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,952 You got some visitors. John's here. 310 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,634 So are Teyla and Ronon. The whole team. 311 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,110 - Ronon Dex. - That's right, buddy. 312 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:27,678 I want to take you to a place, 313 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:32,515 a place that's gonna give you a chance to be yourself again for a little while. 314 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,829 As you were before you became ill. 315 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:41,828 Before... 316 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,074 - Hey, pal. - Hey, John. 317 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,833 Truth is, we don't 318 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,757 know exactly what's gonna happen to you, 319 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,798 but we're willing to try if you are. 320 00:17:58,880 --> 00:17:59,949 Okay. 321 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,598 Okay. Okay, well, that settles it, then. 322 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,033 No, it doesn't. 323 00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:08,635 - Rodney, they haven't told you everything. - He doesn't need to know. 324 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,917 The planet they want to take you to is a Wraith outpost. 325 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,070 Do you remember who the Wraith are? 326 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,277 It means going will be very, very dangerous, 327 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:20,238 not just for you, but for your friends. 328 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:21,639 We're willing to take that risk. 329 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,597 A risk for which, 330 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,275 and I'm sorry, even if it works, which I very much doubt, 331 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,870 you might revert to your former self for one day. 332 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,316 Now, forgive me if that sounds more like torture than a blessing. 333 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,790 We're still coming up with new ideas on how to treat this thing, 334 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,792 but if you do this, if you leave Atlantis... 335 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:44,999 Atlantis... 336 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:46,999 It's over. 337 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:49,992 I can't help you. 338 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:57,308 Doctor. 339 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,592 He doesn't understand. 340 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,159 No, he doesn't, 341 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,754 which means the decision on whether or not to let him go is mine, 342 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,917 and I haven't given up on trying to cure my patient. 343 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,070 And you still haven't given up. 344 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,993 No, because I don't think the damage to the cells is permanent, 345 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,150 which means if I can safely remove the parasite... 346 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,277 How long have you been at it? Weeks? 347 00:19:34,360 --> 00:19:37,397 And how many days does he have left? What, two at most? 348 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:40,873 Look, I know you've done everything you can. 349 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,748 I know you feel responsible and you want to keep trying, 350 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,197 but I'm his next of kin. That makes the decision mine. 351 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:51,832 And we're taking him. 352 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:56,913 It's recording. 353 00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,073 Well, aren't you supposed to say, "Action, " or something? 354 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,229 Oh. Sorry. 355 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,598 Kidding. Okay, here we go. 356 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,992 My name is Dr. Rodney McKay. 357 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,311 I am head of the science and research departments 358 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,595 here in A tlantis, in the Pegasus Galaxy, 359 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,877 in the local cluster, in the universe as we know it. 360 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,998 The purpose of this log is to provide a baseline for myself 361 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:26,358 and for Dr. Keller to monitor the progress of my 362 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,353 memory loss. 363 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,318 Ironic, isn't it? 364 00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:35,758 By reciting the aforementioned, 365 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,673 as well as a list of things I know like the back of my hand, 366 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:43,834 starting with pi, to, say, 12 decimals. 3. 1415926535... 367 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,390 - Rodney on board? - Y es. 368 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:50,674 Are we clear on the rules of engagement? 369 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:52,512 We'll be in and out before the Wraith even know it. 370 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,192 Colonel Sheppard, 371 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,514 if in fact Dr. McKay does regain his... 372 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,438 Say goodbye for me. 373 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,990 - I thought you didn't believe. - Is that a prerequisite? 374 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:17,316 He'll be glad you're here. 375 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:21,954 All right, we're either gonna get away with this, or we're not. 376 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:24,838 If we don't, the ride's going to be wild and it's going to be fast, 377 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:26,751 so I need everyone prepared. 378 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,956 Jumper 3, standing by. 379 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,871 Send a MALP through. 380 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,272 The MALP is clear of the gate, and they're firing on it from both sides 381 00:21:45,360 --> 00:21:47,794 of what appears to be a deep valley. 382 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,711 It's deploying smoke. 383 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,758 You should have complete coverage of the area in five seconds. 384 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,558 Okay, see you tomorrow. 385 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:56,959 I hope so. 386 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,878 That's one hell of a valley. 387 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,030 Do you think they detected us before we were able to cloak? 388 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:21,350 No, I think the smokescreen worked. 389 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,477 Hopefully they think we just sent a MALP through ahead of us 390 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:27,279 and changed our mind when they blew it up. 391 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,156 All right, I'm going to do a sweep of the landing area. 392 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,834 Shouldn't take more than a few minutes. 393 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,349 John, John! 394 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,797 John! John! 395 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,154 John! 396 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:53,559 You were there, and then... 397 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,358 Rodney, Rodney, I'm right here. What's wrong? 398 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,552 I woke up, everyone had left! 399 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,399 Buddy, I'm... 400 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,239 I'm sorry, I thought you'd fallen asleep. 401 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,989 I was... I got so scared. I was sure that 402 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:09,833 by morning what was left of my mind was gonna be gone! 403 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:11,478 I'm gonna take you back to your quarters, okay? 404 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,869 John, John, I've never been so scared. I'm slipping away. 405 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,837 I'm slipping away, and I don't know how to stop myself! 406 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:20,357 Look, you're still here. All right? You're still here. 407 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,276 Yeah. I am. 408 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,394 And I'm not going anywhere. 409 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:33,075 You know, you want to hang out, you just hang out. 410 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,030 I don't know what to do. 411 00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:38,918 I don't know what to do with myself. I'm... 412 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,237 I'm sorry. I shouldn't have woken you up. 413 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,914 All right, look, it's a nice night out. 414 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,919 Let's go have some beer on the pier, okay? 415 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,909 - I drink beer? - Yeah, a lot. 416 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,319 Take this. 417 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,471 Come on, buddy, let's go. 418 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,193 I don't know, should I have another? 419 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:07,872 What could happen? 420 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,518 I shouldn't have banged on your door like that. I feel ridiculous. 421 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:14,589 Don't. 422 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,270 I've been trying to remember the name of my sister's kid. 423 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:23,995 Betty. 424 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:25,589 Betty. 425 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,711 Pretty sure that's not it. 426 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,478 It's Madison. See? 427 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,869 - At least you remembered what it wasn't. - There's an underrated skill. 428 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:36,996 I'm just saying you may not be as far gone as you think. 429 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:38,911 I'm hiding it. 430 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,389 Believe me, I've already forgotten more than most people will ever know, 431 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,391 and I know that sounds... 432 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,676 - Arrogant, is that right? - Yeah. 433 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,557 That works. 434 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,512 This morning I was trying to help Zelenka finish a device 435 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,592 that was apparently my idea. I was useless. 436 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:02,155 Jennifer says it's going to get worse now almost by the hour. 437 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,837 In a week or so, I won't even remember my name. 438 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,399 How's about... 439 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,638 - How about we say goodbye now? - No. 440 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,990 - What do you mean, "No"? - I mean I'm not saying goodbye. 441 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:23,832 - I'm saying it anyway. - Well, I'm not listening. 442 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,319 Yeah, but pretty soon I won't even know who you are. 443 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,389 Then I'll remind you. 444 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:27,833 Yeah, but I don't want you to see me like that. 445 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:29,956 I want you to remember me as I am, as your genius friend, 446 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,315 - not as some... - Not happening. 447 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:33,833 - Please. - You're stuck with me, Rodney. 448 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:35,069 - Just accept it. - Yeah, but... 449 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,149 No! 450 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,193 That's final. 451 00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:44,149 Okay. 452 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:47,549 Okay. 453 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,430 You're a good friend, Arthur. 454 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,757 All right, landing area's clear. I'm taking us in. 455 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,478 Where are we going? 456 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:41,109 Up there, do you see? Behind the waterfall, there is a cave, 457 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,237 and when we get there, you will spend a wonderful day with your friends. 458 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:45,548 I'm tired. 459 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:47,676 I know. We'll be there soon. 460 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,157 So what do we do? 461 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:24,795 We wait. 462 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,792 Rodney. Look at the waterfall. It's cool, huh? 463 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:28,869 No. 464 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,076 I'm getting very faint energy readings. 465 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,233 - What kind of energy readings? - I'm not sure. 466 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:39,553 Radiation? 467 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:41,471 Not that I've ever seen. 468 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:42,993 Maybe we can ask Rodney in a minute. 469 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:44,069 John! 470 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:45,479 Just hang in there, buddy. 471 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:46,709 I want to go home now! 472 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,756 Perhaps he should stand closer to this tablet. 473 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,195 I don't know. I think that's the source of these energy readings. 474 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:52,918 I want to go now! 475 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,355 - A little bit longer. - Go... 476 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:08,833 Jeannie? 477 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,399 I'm here, Mere. 478 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,358 Yeah, obviously. 479 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,154 He's back. 480 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,753 Will someone please tell me what the hell we're all doing here? 481 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:25,917 Rodney McKay. 482 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,152 I'm head of science and... And... And... And... 483 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:33,434 Research. 484 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:35,389 Damn it! 485 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,471 -It's okay. - No, it is not. 486 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:41,873 Atlantis... 487 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:44,879 Pegasus... 488 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,268 It's 3. 14... 489 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:52,953 I don't know. 490 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:57,471 How can I not know that? 491 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,352 Do you want to stop? 492 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,832 I keep seeing a face. 493 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:07,271 Every time I close my eyes. 494 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,031 I think it's my mother. 495 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,152 I don't... I don't 496 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,478 recognize her... It was so long ago. 497 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,390 She's saying words to me. 498 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:31,992 I don't know them. 499 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,840 Well, you can start with, what is this place? 500 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,753 -It's the Shrine of Talus. - That means nothing to me. 501 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:44,717 It's a planet of the Ancestors. We brought you here. 502 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:46,119 Thank you, Mr. Information. 503 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:47,872 Since when did he become Ronon the Explainer, 504 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,191 and why am I not in the infirmary? What am I, better? 505 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:52,799 I am better! 506 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:54,069 No, you're not. 507 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:55,991 I am. I can feel it. This is amazing! 508 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:57,069 Mere, we brought you here 509 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,675 so we could have a chance to say goodbye to each other, 510 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,239 but you're only going to feel like this for about a day. 511 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,595 - That's just how it works. - What? 512 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,356 What do you remember? 513 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:10,718 I remember you not wanting me to say goodbye then. 514 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:12,199 Why now, all of a sudden? 515 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:13,918 Look, and why one day? What's with that? 516 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,150 It is a gift of the shrine and from all of us 517 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,390 who risked great danger to bring you here, 518 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,789 one last chance to be with those you love. 519 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,359 And then what? 520 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:26,435 I die? 521 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,158 - With honor. - And dignity. 522 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:29,992 Yeah, well, screw that, I'll just stay here. 523 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,036 - Doesn't work that way. - Why not? 524 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,588 One, this is a Wraith-controlled planet. 525 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,240 And we're detecting ionizing radiation. 526 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:38,958 In fact, we shouldn't be standing this close to the shrine. 527 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,270 You gotta be kidding me. 528 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:42,349 How could you let them do this to me? 529 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:43,953 Don't blame her. She didn't even want to do this. 530 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,395 Then whose brilliant idea was it? 531 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,789 - Mine. - We all thought it was a good thing. 532 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,711 How could this possibly be a good thing? 533 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,034 Look, I got past the humiliation, I've said my goodbyes. 534 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:58,079 Meredith, I'm sorry this happened to you, but I'm not sorry that I got this chance. 535 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,469 Please, just try to see this as an opportunity and not... 536 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:01,879 Torture? 537 00:31:07,840 --> 00:31:09,831 Look, I'm sorry, I just... 538 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:14,595 I thought I was going to be okay, and then now you tell me... 539 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:19,991 Did you have some kind of itinerary planned? 540 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:22,958 Well, actually, we're going to have a big feast first. 541 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:24,473 Last supper, huh? 542 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:26,994 Well, suits your messiah complex. 543 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:29,549 True. 544 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:33,111 Please don't be mad at me. 545 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:38,111 I guess if I had to choose the people I would spend my last day with, then... 546 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:43,833 What is it? 547 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,359 Honestly, I didn't expect it to work. 548 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,193 I expected nothing would happen, and that would be that. 549 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,475 So why did it? 550 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,037 You don't believe in magic shrines any more than I do. 551 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:00,951 Show him the readings. 552 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,638 - Hmm. - That's what I said. 553 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:10,039 You said, "Hmm?" 554 00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:12,395 I just meant that I thought it was weird, too. 555 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:13,674 So what do you think, antimatter? 556 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,558 Or a super-heavy element the Ancients used to use as an energy source. 557 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:17,629 I've never seen it before. 558 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,711 Or created to power whatever this place used to be. 559 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,155 Well, who could tell what that is? It must be thousands of years since... 560 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:24,912 - Whoa! See that spike? -Come on, this is your party. 561 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:26,831 - Let's have some fun. -For me, this is fun. 562 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,399 Just save me some ham. 563 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:29,754 There it goes again. 564 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,512 It's like some kind of intermittent gamma that's... 565 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,318 - Come with me. - What? Why? 566 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:35,038 Because I need to find out something. 567 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,270 - Where are we going? - Hopefully all the way back to Atlantis. 568 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,353 -Sorry. - Why did you do that? 569 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:50,555 To determine whether the parasite would expand rapidly back into his brain 570 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:53,757 when we took him from the radiation source, and I think it did. 571 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,149 The reason why his symptoms disappeared when we came here 572 00:32:56,240 --> 00:32:59,073 was because it contracted to protect itself. 573 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,592 All right, well, what does that mean for us? 574 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:04,638 That leaving this chamber will probably kill him. 575 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,109 We can't take him back to Atlantis. 576 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:08,389 So 577 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:13,473 we're gonna have to find a way for me to operate on him right here. 578 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,280 I thought you already tried radiation. 579 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:32,158 I did, but we've never come across this kind before. 580 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:35,835 The parasite is radiosensitive to it. That's why the shrine works. 581 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,433 You feel fine for one day 582 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,273 until the radiation starts making you feel sick and then you leave. 583 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:41,429 The farther away you get, the more rapidly 584 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:43,033 the parasite expands back into your brain. 585 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,475 And your day is over. I get it. 586 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,028 So, if we're here, it's small enough to operate? 587 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:49,269 Well, I'm guessing here, 588 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,113 but that's the only thing I can think of that would explain his sudden remission, 589 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,509 but I'm not going to know for certain until I get in there. 590 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:55,919 How are you going to manage that with a field kit? 591 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,719 I don't. We would have to bring equipment back from Atlantis. 592 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:00,358 Well, that's a problem. 593 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,318 What if we radio Atlantis and ask them 594 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,879 to send a second Jumper through with what I need? 595 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:06,758 - No, we can't. - I need that equipment, John. 596 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,395 The Wraith are never going to fall for the same trick twice. 597 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,357 Even if somehow they don't pick up on our radio signal, 598 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:14,238 and even if the second Jumper makes it through the gauntlet, 599 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,470 they're gonna know we're here. We'll never make it back to Atlantis. 600 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,551 If we don't try, he's dead. 601 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,274 - What do you need? - To operate? I already told you. 602 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,272 No, bare minimum, what do you need? 603 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:29,798 More than I have in my medical kit. 604 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:33,111 I mean, I'd need a scanner to find out the location of the parasite, 605 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,192 I'd need the proper tools to cut his skull open... 606 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:37,599 All right. 607 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:39,989 I got an idea. 608 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,548 Keep him as far away from this thing as he can stand. 609 00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:44,629 We'll be back in 20 minutes. 610 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:16,950 You can't expect me to operate with those. 611 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,555 Well, I've seen surgical drills, they're not that much different. 612 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,959 Fine, assuming we can open him up, 613 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:26,079 I still have no way of knowing where the parasite has contracted to. 614 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:31,994 We can use this. 615 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:34,435 - A life signs detector? - Yeah. Why not? 616 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,910 It's just not designed to do what I need it to do on the correct scale. 617 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,116 We'll have Jeannie modify it. 618 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,510 No, you don't understand. 619 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,353 The radiation is compromising his immune system as we speak, 620 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,193 which means if I don't kill him, the infection he's bound to get 621 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,748 by being operated on in a damp cave almost certainly will! 622 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:54,628 Look, if we don't do something, he's dead. 623 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:56,559 You said it. 624 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:57,675 Absolutely not! 625 00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,432 We're talking about saving your life. 626 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,796 Look, my brain is not some new deck off the back of your house. 627 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,552 I'm not the one doing the surgery. 628 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,358 Yeah, and as my parting advice, 629 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:09,159 you need to stop letting these guys talk you into doing stupid things. 630 00:36:09,240 --> 00:36:11,834 - I can do it. - Really? 631 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,229 And I'm fairly sure I can modify the life signs detector. 632 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:16,390 - Yeah, with my help. - So help. 633 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,597 Look, this isn't one of those PBS brain surgeries where my skull is wide open 634 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:20,669 and we're having a conversation... 635 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:21,954 I have enough anesthetic to put you out. 636 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:23,029 You're not going to feel a thing. 637 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:25,236 Yeah, it's probably a hammer. 638 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,313 Time is of the essence, Rodney. You need to make a decision. 639 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,311 Please, Mere. Let us try. 640 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,072 Look, obviously I'd get around to consenting. 641 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,720 It's just, you've thrown an awful lot at me all at once. 642 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:36,153 That's life. 643 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:38,712 All right, well, let me have a little ham. 644 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,075 No. No food before surgery. 645 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:46,753 Bye, Jeannie. 646 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,876 Sorry I was mean sometimes. 647 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,558 Bye. Bye, Teyla. 648 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,153 Bye, Ronon Dex. 649 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,159 Bye, John. 650 00:37:09,040 --> 00:37:10,075 Bye. 651 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:28,989 I'm going to have to cut here, 652 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:31,989 here 653 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,028 and here, 654 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,551 and drill those points to resect the area. 655 00:37:36,640 --> 00:37:37,709 Okay. 656 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:40,635 I don't want to penetrate the dura layers until we get to that stage, 657 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:43,154 so hold him as still as you can. 658 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:45,949 Go. 659 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:23,952 I took too long reconfiguring the life signs detector. 660 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,837 I haven't given her enough time to perform the surgery 661 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,514 before his immune system is compromised. 662 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,038 Damn it, I went too far. Hold him steady. 663 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:34,439 I'm trying. 664 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:39,755 It's the parasite, it's moving. 665 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:42,274 Maybe it knows we're going after it. 666 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:43,949 I don't think so. 667 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,679 I think it instinctually wants to get away from the radiation source, 668 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,876 and we've just shown it the way out. 669 00:38:56,400 --> 00:39:00,279 Ronon, we're going to need that gun of yours in about 10 seconds. 670 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,791 You could have stepped on it. 671 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:24,757 She told me to shoot it. 672 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:26,833 It's clear. 673 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,232 You did a good job. 674 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,028 You, too. 675 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:38,672 Let's get him home. 676 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,754 Why don't you go get some sleep? I'm gonna be here all night. 677 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,308 It's okay. I'd like to be here when he wakes up. 678 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,470 Well, it could be a while. 679 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:01,949 He does love to sleep, our Rodney. 680 00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:03,871 You should've seen him when he was a teenager. 681 00:40:03,960 --> 00:40:06,155 Who can sleep with all the talking? 682 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:07,229 Hi. 683 00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:09,749 Hi. 684 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,839 You still all there? 685 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,869 Well, there was so much to spare. 686 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:23,599 Thank you. 687 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:26,352 You're welcome. 688 00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:27,953 That was scary. 689 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:30,079 For me, too. 690 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:34,993 You hungry? 691 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:37,988 Peckish. 692 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,956 I'll go order you something. 693 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:50,030 Jennifer, there's something I wanted to... 694 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:53,913 While I remember, while I still can, 695 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,639 there's something I wanted to say before... 696 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:58,348 Go ahead. 697 00:40:58,680 --> 00:40:59,715 I... 698 00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,073 I love you. 699 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,950 I've loved you for some time now. 700 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,310 Okay, where was I?