Stargate Atlantis
Series 1: Episode 5 - "Suspicion"
Transcript by Tara aka Splash
Writer: Kerry Glover Director: Mario Azzopardi
Starring:
Joe Flanigan as
Major John Sheppard
Torri Higginson as DR. Elizabeth Weir
David Hewlett as DR. Rodney McKay
PREVIOUSLY ON STARGATE ATLANTIS
WEIR: *rushing down steps* Major Sheppard?! *Gate
shuts down* Major Sheppard who are all these people?!
TEYLA: I am Teyla Emmagan Daughter of Tughan
Shot of wraith flying over head
TEYLA: If the wraith have
never touched your world you should go back there.
SHEPPARD: Oh we'd like to but we can't.
BECKETT: I don't see a life form like this ever dieing
of natural ageing the way we do.
CARETAKER: You trespassed upon our feeding ground.
*shot of big fish guy headed for the wraith prison*
CARETAKER: *Dying* You don't
know what you have done.
Shot of Gate opening kawoosh. Security runs forward,
weapons aimed. Shield in place.
SCENE: Control room
Some mumbling weir enters.
CONTROL GUY: Its Major Sheppard's IDC
WEIR: They've only been gone a few hours.
SHEPPARD: (on radio) Atlantis, this is Sheppard we're
coming in hot.
WEIR: *Walks over to balcony* Lower the shield
Shield lowered. After a second shots
obviously fired by the wraith come through the gate. Airman
dive out of the way. As Sheppard's team comes through
the gate.
WEIR: Raise the shield.
Just before the shield is raised a shot comes through
hitting McKay. He's down.
SHEPPARD: McKay!
Ford and Sheppard hurry to help him, as weir heads
down.
WEIR: Medical team to the gateroom!
SHEPPARD: I got a pulse
SCENE: Infirmary
McKay wakes mouth slightly open. Sheppard
and Beckett waiting.
SHEPPARD: How you feeling?
MCKAY: *muffled* likae a thitua…I can'
alk…
SHEPPARD: You can't talk either
MCKAY: I ow aths wat I sed.
BECKETT: Your body experienced a full overload to its
sensory and motor nervous system…
MCKAY: Ah quwat?
SHEPPARD: You took one of those wraith stunners right
in the face…
BECKETT: It's really quite fascinating actually; the
wraith weapon impedes a fire of neurons that enables the necessary---
MCKAY: OHHHHAAA
BECKETT: The paralysis is only temporary. Don't worry
Rodney. You'll be up and about in no time. Bloody good thing that wraith weapon
is only designed to incapacitate…*Sheppard nods* or he'd be dead
MCKAY: Quwat?
WEIR: *Opens door* Major? Could I see you for a second?
Sheppard raises an eyebrow at McKay and heads over to
Weir.
MCKAY: Allo? Allloooo?!
SHEPPARD: He's going to be fine…*both start
walking down corridor*
WEIR: I've heard…I want to know what happened
out there…
SHEPPARD: The same old thing…
WEIR: Which makes it the fifth? Time your teams
encountered the wraith out of…how many missions. *stops on stairs*
SHEPPARD: *stops thinks.* nine………*at
her look* so…probably not a coincidence.
WEIR: I think it's pretty damn obvious now. We've got
a spy in Atlantis. *walks upstairs, Sheppard still standing
there.*
CREDITS
SCENE: Conference room
Sheppard's sitting across from McKay, who is massaging
his foot.
SHEPPARD: Could you please not do that here?
MCKAY: My foot is still numb, if you'll excuse
me…
Fords grinning
SHEPPARD: Well at least your mouth still works fine
Weir and Bates walk in talking.
WEIR: Alright let's get started. *all sit down, doors
shut.*
FORD: Shouldn't we wait for Teyla?
WEIR: Teyla wasn't invited.
SHEPPARD: She's a member of my team
BATES: She's also an Athosian sir.
SHEPPARD: So?
BATES: If we've been compromised and every indication
suggests that we have…*weir watches Sheppard* It is almost certain that
one of them is responsible
SHEPPARD: We're talking about Teyla…
WEIR: I don't like it either-…
SHEPPARD: Good then get her on in here---
WEIR: …-but the safety of this base and its
personnel are my main concern…right now. As it should
be yours. The wraith have shown up on the last five of the nine planets
you team has visited and given the fact that two of those world were
unpopulated…we can pretty much assume that they have been alerted to your
missions by someone on this base.
MCKAY: If someone on this base was communicating with
the wraiths… then why hasn't Atlantis been attacked?
SHEPPARD: *Gives weir a look, pointing at McKay* Good
point…
BATES: Maybe we should just stop using the Stargate
indefinitely
SHEPPARD: We can't do that…
BATES: Why not?
SHEPPARD: Because we need ZPMs to power this place.
BATES: Things seem to be running fine right now…
SHEPPARD: Ok…When the wraith
do show up…and they will…how do we defend ourselves?
MCKAY: Or for that matter how do we get back to earth?
WEIR: This is the only Stargate in the Pegasus Galaxy
that can even reach earth…and if it comes to that we're going to have to
use the self destruct before the Wraith take the city.
SHEPPARD: Bottom line: We need to use the gate.
BATES: Then we've got to find out who's responsible
ASAP. I suggest we start by confining all non-base personnel to the south side
of the complex.
SHEPPARD: Are you kidding?
BATES: That's the absolute minimum we should do. If Colonel Sumner was still her---…
SHEPPARD: He's not. (Silence) I am.
BATES: Yes sir.
WEIR: We're not going to start treating anyone like
prisoners…
SHEPPARD: Well……that's good.
WEIR: That said. Steps should be taken to safeguard
the more sensitive areas of this facility. It's only reasonable.
BATES: I recommend that no go zones start with
Stargate operations, the labs, power generation and the Jumper bay.
WEIR: I'd like to meet with every Athosian on this
base. I mean they've been here three months…I only know a handful of them
by name, *Sheppard not looking to happy*
BATES: I could start setting up interviews as soon as
we're done here…
WEIR: In the mean time…all gate travel is
suspended. Until further notice.
SCENE: Gateroom. Teyla enters heading for stairs two
marines stand guard.
MARINE: *Stops Teyla* Sorry ma'am you can't come
up…
TEYLA: I'm on my way to see Dr Weir.
MARINE: That area's of limits.
TEYLA: Since when? *Sheppard comes down the stairs* I
believe there has been some sort of misunderstanding…I………*looks
up, Weir and McKay walk by…* was unaware a meeting had been called…
SHEPPARD: Lets take a
walk…
SCENE: Out on the balcony over looking the city,
TEYLA: What is happening?
SHEPPARD: There may be a security leak on Atlantis.
TEYLA: Are you certain?
SHEPPARD: Well Not certain certain…but pretty
certain. It means we're going to have to take temporary precautions.
TEYLA: Such as?
SHEPPARD: Well…like uh…suspending gate
travel, tightening security…… getting to know your
people…better
TEYLA: You suspect an Athosian?
SHEPPARD: Dr Weir wants to meet them…that's all…it's nothing personal. Well…well I
mean it is…in the sense she wants to meet them all personally
TEYLA: You're aware of the horrors generations of my
people have faced at the hands of the wraith…yet you would still question
their loyalty…
SHEPPARD: Come on Teyla… that's not
fair…You've got people running around Atlantis that's she's never even
met.
TEYLA: I know each and everyone of them. I would stake
my lives on their innocence
SHEPPARD: ok…well perhaps you've noticed that
every time we step through the Stargate bad guys try to kill us…and I'm
getting a little tired of it…How bout you?
TEYLA: That does not mean-
SHEPPARD: look…all we're asking for…is a
little cooperation that's all.
(Silence)
TEYLA: *not too happy* you shall have it *walks off*
SCENE: Room like the conference room, but sort of
different with the table. Bates, weir, Halling and a Marine
are there.
WEIR: Halling. How's Jintu?
HALLING: Well enough for a boy confined to his living
quarters.
WEIR: I'm sorry, it's temporary but it is a necessary
precaution.
HALLING: So I've heard.
WEIR: Then I assume you know why we've arranged these
meetings…
HALLING: For the same reason my people can no longer
go off-world or… enter parts of the city. You no longer trust us.
WEIR: Truth Halling. We don't know who to trust.
Information regarding some off-world excursions has obviously found its way to
the wraith.
HALLING: Obviously?
WEIR: They can't be lying and waiting in every corner
of this galaxy. They are tracking our movements and we have to find out how.
Your help with this will be greatly appreciated.
HALLING: Then by all means…how can I be of
assistance?
WEIR: Thank you *looks through file*
BATES: Since you've been here on Atlantis…you've
been off-world three times?
HALLING: Yes I've been acting as a guide on behalf of
Sgt Stackhouse's reconnaissance team…helping to establish relations
between your people and some of our former trading
partners.
WEIR: Stackhouse reported he lost track of you on a
couple of these outings…
HALLING: I did take the time to visit some close
friends.
BATES: Interesting.
*flicking through sheets* Two of your three visits Pre-dated wraith attacks by
approximately a day
WEIR: sergeant
HALLING: What are you suggesting?
BATES: I'm not suggesting anything.
HALLING: You think I would betray my own people?
Jeopardize the life of my son?
WEIR: No one is making accusations *gives Bates a
look*
HALLING: I disagree. You have already leapt to the
conclusion that an Athosian is responsible.
BATES: Because it can't possibly be one of our own
people… *weir gives BATES another look*
HALLING: No.
WEIR: We just need to clarify a few things.
HALLING: Then allow me……I lost my closest
friend in the wraith attack that forced us from our home world. Sellena
–the woman you spoke to before me- lost both her parents. In
fact…You'd be hard pressed to find an Athosian that has not experienced
loss at the hands of the wraith. *BATES looks embarrassed* These
are the people you accuse.
WEIR: We're not accusing anyone.
HALLING: and I came here expecting an
interview…*gets up* not an interrogation. *leaves*
SCENE: Jumper bay in a Jumper
ZALINKA: I mean I don't think it's too much to
ask…
MCKAY: What is it?
ZALINKA:
nothing…nothing…nothing…Just can't bear the same
meal…day after day after day…
MCKAY: well buck up a little…I'm trying to run a
diagnostic.
ZALINKA: sorry.
MCKAY: I mean… we are stranded with limited
resources in another galaxy. Come on the nearest bob-big boys is three hundred
million light-years away…we have to make do…If that means you have
to eat my favorite food two days in a row…so be it.
ZALINKA: You enjoy military rations?
MCKAY: I know…it's
weird…Hospital food too. The only reason I don't Like airplane food is
you can't get seconds and I'm an absolute… *thing he's messing with
beeps* Hello…
ZALINKA: What is it?
MCKAY: Well it's a command sub routine I've never seen
before…
ZALINKA: *walks over* What is
it's function?
MCKAY: *Looks up* I don't know…because I've
never seen it before. Ok… I'm going to cross reference this with the
ancients database up in the control room…I'm just going to grab the
a…*lets go of thing, which Zalinka grabs and loud noise* What’d you
touch?
ZALINKA: No no nothing nothing…*steps away*
MCKAY: No you were just…
ZALINKA: No no no I didn't.
more
sounds both get out…look up in awe. As the roof opens.
MCKAY: I had no idea the roof could do that.
ZALINKA: neither did I…
SCENE: A room, lit with Candles. The Athosian have
called a meething.
Athosian Male: The gateroom and surrounding sections
have been closed to us.
Athosian Female: And we may no longer have access to
the medical facility without escort. We're under constant
surveillance…our movements restricted.
Athosian Male: How long must we put up with this?
HALLING: It has already been to long…
Doors open to reveal Teyla.
TEYLA: I would have been expected to be included in
this discussion…
HALLING: *gets up* As we
would have expected you to take a stand in our defense…
TEYLA: They have taken action to defend everyone on
this base. That includes each and every one of you. The presence of a wraith
collaborator threatens us all.
HALLING: Then you support Dr. Weir's decision to
confine us?
TEYLA: Halling…we are their guests.
HALLING: We've become more like their
prisoners…but unlike prisoners… we can choose to leave.
TEYLA: Where would you go?
HALLING: Do you not mean to say "Where would we
go?" (silence) We have friends on other worlds
who would gladly take us in…
TEYLA: For how long? Good trading partners do not
necessarily make good hosts…
HALLING: There are many worlds among these stars.
TEYLA: The wraith have
awakened…no world is safe.
HALLING: nor is it safe to remain… They will
continue to do this until they find someone to blame.
TEYLA: You know in your heart that none of our people
could be responsible for this…
HALLING: of course.
TEYLA: Then we have nothing to fear.
HALLING: You trust Dr Weir that much?
TEYLA: I do.
HALLING: More that you would trust your own people?
TEYLA: No. I understand her
responsibility…Halling…we have met with the wraith off world so
often and so quickly…there must be a reason beyond coincidence…Give
them a chance to find it. *Halling sits* I do not a approve
of some of their measures…but I do know in the end they will help to
prove our innocence. Atlantis is far more than shelter. It is hope. Not only
for our people but for everyone who would stand against the wraith. We must not
abandon that hope.
HALLING: They may reside here Teyla but they are not
the ancestors no matter how much you wish them to be.
SCENE: Corridor.
Sheppard walks out of door. Ford rushes from behind.
FORD: Sir.
SHEPPARD: Ford…
FORD: Heard they got a sun roof open on the jumper
bay…
SHEPPARD: Yep…
FORD: Also heard you're planning to take a Jumper
out…
SHEPPARD: I figure that's what the door on the roof is
for…
FORD: Anyone else call shot gun?
SHEPPARD: Just gonna drive around the planet check it
out…
FORD: Oh you're just checking out the planet...oh
never mind then that's cool I mean… *start heading up steps* I've got
better things to be doing than cruising around the planet in a space ship.
SHEPPARD: *stops turns back
to ford* You're like a kid you know that?
FORD: *grins* Yes sir. I brought along something to
eat on the ride…
SHEPPARD: What's that?
FORD: How about a nice…turkey sandwich…
SHEPPARD: *sighs,* lets go *head upstairs*
SCENE: Interview room (I guess)
WEIR: Send in whoever's next please…
Marine opens door, Teyla walks in. Weir stands.
WEIR: Teyla…I wasn't expecting you
TEYLA: I was surprised to be left of your list…
WEIR: I didn't feel it was necessary in your
case…
TEYLA: On the contrary you should have spoken to me
first…
WEIR: *sits* You're
right…I should have.
TEYLA: I can tell you anything you need to know about
my people…
BATES: Is it possible you don't know them all as well
as you think?
TEYLA: *Ignores Bates, who looks a little put out by
this…* I empathize with you Dr Weir… as leaders we are often forced
to make difficult decisions in the interests of those we serve…but many
of my fellow Athosian are not so…understanding…
WEIR: I know… But there's nothing I can do about
that now…people can suspect my motives for these meeting all they want.
But you and I need to agree that we have a problem… I have to do what
ever I can to get to the bottom of it and right now that means sitting down and
talking to every single person here…
TEYLA: You should know there is talk of leaving
Atlantis
(silence)
WEIR: I hope it doesn't come to that. *Teyla nods and
smiles in response*
TEYLA: *gets up* Not all change is for the
worst…
SCENE: Jumper bay. On Jumper.
Door is shut. Ford and Sheppard go through controls
for flight.
SHEPPARD: Flight this is Jumper three we are go for
bay launch.
Over head sun roof opens.
FLIGHT: Jumper three you are good to go.
SHEPPARD: Yes we are…
Jumper rises up and take
off.
FORD: It's strange not pulling into Gs…
SHEPPARD: Yeah…kinda miss it. Although at this
rate of acceleration we'd be dead by now.
FORD: yeah?
SHEPPARD: Oh yeah…without inertial dampening
we'd be hit by so many Gs our eyes would pop…the skin would pull away
from our faces, our brains would squish up to the back of our skulls and our
internal organs would be crushed into these chairs *looks at Ford* What about
that sandwich?
FORD: *Give him a dirty look and passes over the
sandwich*
SHEPPARD: Flight we're going to take a low orbit
around the planet. We'll advise when we're back in radio range…
FLIGHT: Copy that Jumper three…Good luck
FORD: You know we still haven't named the planet
yet…
SHEPPARD: I'm sure the ancients have a name for it…
FORD: How about Atlantica or something like that.
*grins*
SHEPPARD: I thought we agreed you weren't going to
name anything anymore? *raises eyebrow*
FORD: *shrugs, looks out window…* Sir…
*Sheppard looks* Is that…land?
SHEPPARD: Yes…it is…
FORD: Wonder how big it is?
SHEPPARD: *map comes up on screen* Big.
FORD: Really big…
SCENE: interview room
FORD: It's huge…
MCKAY: Define huge…
SHEPPARD: 15 million square miles…give or
take…
MCKAY: Well that would make it approximately the size
of…I have no idea but it sounds huge…
WEIR: How long would it take us to get there?
SHEPPARD: 25 minutes by Jumper from ground to
ground… I saw some sweet breakers on the south table…there may be
surfing in our future… *Weir and ford grin*
BATES: We should send a team to go get soil and water
samples.
MCKAY: He's right if the land's arable it could solve
a lot of our food productions problems
BATES: Actually I was thinking of something
else…
SHEPPARD: Not surfing?
BATES: No sir…We can't resume off world missions
as long as the Athosian remain in the city…
SHEPPARD: So you want to dump them on the main land
BATES: sound like we're sending them out to die
major…
SHEPPARD: Well how the hell would you know…
FORD: It looked pretty wild down there…
BATES: A second ago we were going surfing…
SHEPPARD: Well that was after we check for monsters
and…bugs and other space related things…
BATES: I can't imagine it would be worse than their
original home world…
MCKAY: That could be just failure of imagination on
your part.
BATES: and any case a survey would tell us what we
need to know…
Weir has been watching them, thinking. Sheppard
glances at her then away…then back again, eyebrow raised weir looks at
him.
SHEPPARD: You're not seriously thinking about this?
*weir does a sort of half shrug* We're the reason they
had to leave their planet in the first place.
WEIR: *nods* This is a
complicated situation major…
SHEPPARD: Well what does that mean…
WEIR: It means I'm not about to rule anything
out…at this point…
SCENE: Corridor.
HALLING: Dr weir… *Weir
stops, some Athosian are with halling* is it true you have discovered land on
this world
WEIR: Yes it is
HALLING: Then my people wish to take our leave to
explore it.
WEIR: You would?...
HALLING: We're no longer welcome here…
WEIR: That's not the case
HALLING: And it will make us useful as long as we have
no access to the gate…
WEIR: We don't even know if it's safe…
HALLING: We can determine that…for both our
people…
WEIR: I don't get it…up until now you have been
insisting on access to the Stargate and now you're proposing to deliberately
cut yourself off from it…
HALLING: We cannot leave…and we cannot
stay… The main land presents us with a third option…
WEIR: I see
HALLING: You said yourself this was a temporary
measure
WEIR: Yes of course…
HALLING: You have the means to assure us passage
between Atlantis and the main land…when you decide to resume use of the
gate.
WEIR: And if we resume our missions through the
Stargate and stop encountering the wraith at every turn…it will only prove
that there is a spy on the Athosian.
HALLING: And when you continue to encounter the wraith
at every turn… it will only prove our innocence.
WEIR: Have you discussed this with Teyla?
HALLING: Teyla has made her decision… *all
Athosian bow and leave.*
SCENE: Athosian are packing. Door opens to Teyla.
HALLING: I understand you are not coming with us. *two Athosian walk out*
TEYLA: Dr Weir has arranged for communications between
Atlantis and the main land…Should you ever need our assistance…
HALLING: Thank her for us…
TEYLA: I hope…I don't want anyone to believe
that I'm…
HALLING: Teyla. The time has come.
TEYLA: *walks over to him, they put their foreheads
together*
HALLING: Go safely…
TEYLA: And you…*she leaves*
Shot of all the Athosian leaving, Teyla watching from
upstairs. Weir walks over.
TEYLA: I've never been separated from my people
before…
WEIR: It must be hard…but you know you'll see
them again…
TEYLA: You doubt that you will one day return to
earth…
WEIR: I can't afford that doubt
TEYLA: You mean you can not afford to let them show.
WEIR: You're still a leader Teyla…You are doing
this for you're people and for their future… They know that.*walks off*
SCENE: Gate room.
I think about two teams (one Sheppard's) come down.
WEIR: Anxious to step through the gate again Major?
SHEPPARD: Yes I am…
TEYLA: We all our…
SHEPPARD: *to weir* You like
us to bring back anything special?
WEIR: uh…no thanks…
SHEPPARD: Groceries? A new outfit?
Flatware…
WEIR: Hmm…no…just yourselves…in one
piece please. Dial it up *Gate starts dialing* be safe. *walks off*
Gate opens both teams step through. WORMHOLE.
SCENE: On planet. Near Gate.
SHEPPARD: Well good stuff?
ANTHROPOLOGIST: I can't even begin to tell you how
fascinating this is…
SHEPPARD: Anthropologist fascinating or actual
fascinating?
ANTHROPOLOGIST: Yes well maybe fascinating isn't the
right word…
SHEPPARD: Maybe not…How much longer?
ANTHROPOLOGIST: Realistically…we'll probably be needing to come back… there's just so much here…
SHEPPARD: Well I can see that…is there any way
to speed things up?
ANTHROPOLOGIST: well sure find me someone who can
translate some of the ruin… *Teyla and Ford walk over Ant leaves*
SHEPPARD: *to Teyla* Did you
say there were natives here?
TEYLA: They are very shy people. They probably went
into hiding the minute we came through the gate.
SHEPPARD: Is there any way you can coax them out. Have
them give us a hand?
TEYLA: It is unlikely…but I could try.
SHEPPARD: Ltd…go with
her.
TEYLA: It would be better if I went alone
SHEPPARD: You will be alone. With
Lt. Ford.
Teyla looks at ford both walk off, Sheppard looking
out after them with a sigh.
TEYLA: Yeelah
SCENE: In the wood
TEYLA: Yeelah averay. Yeelah…yeelah an averay
FORD: Maybe they're not around.
TEYLA: They are near…but you are a stranger to
them. They will not come out of hiding so long as you are with me…They
are not a dangerous people Lt.…I will be fine…
FORD: *Watches her* Alright I'll wait here…
TEYLA: *Walks off* Yeelah yeelah
FORD: Call me on the radio if you need me.
SCENE: Back at Gate.
Sheppard looks at watch, McKay's packing something and
Marine look out. We get a shot of someone move by through the tree line.
Sheppard look over spots them
SHEPPARD: WRAITH!!! *The wraith fire* Back to the Gate
Now!!!
They rush back. Ford hears the fire, moves glances in the direction Teyla went. Teams fall back,
firing on the three oncoming targets.
FORD: Teyla!! (on radio)
Major what's the situation?
SHEPPARD: Lt. we're taking fire. You're going to have
to zoom around to get back to the gate.
FORD: Teyla's not with me she went to get…
SHEPPARD: Find her. Get her back.
Ford rushes off.
Sheppard kills two wraith.
SHEPPARD: move out!
Third falls Sheppard gets up heading for gate, Third
guy gets up shoots hitting Sheppard.
STACKHOUSE: Lumano! McKay! grab
the Major. *fires*
MCKAY: What about ltd Ford? *picking up Sheppard*
STACKHOUSE: Now!!
They drag Sheppard and go through the gate. WORMHOLE.
SCENE: Gate room
Overhead shot, team come
through gate. Med team ready
STACKHOUSE: Shut it down they're right behind us *gate
shuts down.*
Weir walks down, watching as Sheppard is rushed off.
MCKAY: We have to go back.
WEIR: Teyla? Lt. Ford?
MCKAY: Still on the planet. We have to go back now!
STACKHOUSE: I'd advise against
it. You have wraith all over the gate.
MCKAY: We can't just leave them there
SCENE: Control room
WEIR: How many?
STACKHOUSE: Its hard to say
most of them were behind the tree line.
MCKAY: We're wasting time here we need to mount a
rescue operation.
WEIR: I'm not going to send anyone through that gate
until I have all the facts Doctor. How did Teyla and Lt. Ford get separated
from you?
STACKHOUSE: They went to check out the area and try to
make contact with some of the natives…
BATES: And whose idea was that?
SHEPPARD: Mine. *walking up behind him* She was
following my orders *sits down*
WEIR: Shouldn't you be back at the infirmary?
SHEPPARD: No I'm fine I didn't take a full blast.
WEIR: Why didn't you go with them major?
SHEPPARD: Well the natives of that planet are easily
spooked. Teyla thought we'd scare them off with a big group.
BATES: Teyla did…
SHEPPARD: What's that sergeant?
BATES: She was conveniently absent during the
ambush…
MCKAY: So was Ford maybe it was him?
BATES: I'm just stating a fact sir.
SHEPPARD: Sergeant *getting up* I am only going to say
this once…
BATES: With all due respect Major.
You can reprimand me if you wish…but its been
six times your team has been compromised. Only one Athosian knew about this
last mission.
Gate activates.
CONTROL GUY: We have an unscheduled
off-world activation…It's Teyla's IDC. Receiving a
radio transmission.
TEYLA: (On radio)This is
Teyla…Lt. Ford has been wounded. The wraith are
closing in on our position.
BATES: You put down that shield and we could be
opening up this base to a wraith attack
TEYLA: (on radio) Atlantis…please let us
through……
Airman/marines flank the gate weapons aimed.
WEIR: (on radio) Lt. Ford can you confirm the
situation.
TEYLA: (on radio) He is unconscious. Our situation
grows desperate. Soon we will have no choice but to go through the Stargate.
BATES: We drop that shield and who knows what she'll
bring through the gate with her…
Weir looks to Bates and Sheppard unsure.
SHEPPARD: Open up the damn gate!!
Shot of all threes faces.
WEIR: Lower the shield.
Shield is dropped, Teyla comes through dragging ford.
The gate disengages. The marines move forward weapons trained on Teyla. All
rush down. Sheppard checking Ford.
SCENE: Interview room
SHEPPARD: If she were helping the Wraith… why
bother bringing ford back…In fact why bother coming back at all?
BATES: She's of more use to them here in
Atlantis…as for apparently rescuing ltd ford.
SHEPPARD: She carried him through the
gate…what's apparent about that…
BATES: He's unconscious sir…we still don't know
what happened…
SHEPPARD: Oh that's enough
BATES: Its my job to express
security concerns.
SHEPPARD: I've heard enough of your concerns.
BATES: Again with all due respect Major I believe
you're putting your personal feeling in front of your…
SHEPPARD: You're dismissed.
Silence…weir looks down at the table, as Bates
gets up slamming his file.
BATES: Yes sir. *packs up his stuff walk out.*
Sheppard glances at Weir then paces. She watches him.
He stops.
SHEPPARD: What?
WEIR: I'm the one who put him in charge of security
SHEPPARD: Yes you did…and if you want to dismiss
me. Go ahead.
WEIR: Why don't you go see how ltd Ford is doing…
Sheppard leaves
SCENE: McKay's lab.
BATES dumps out Teyla's things on the table.
MCKAY: You want me to go through her stuff?
BATES: We're looking for weapons, transmitters,
recording devices… anything that looks like its
beyond the Athosian level of technology.
MCKAY: And if I don't find anything we move onto a
strip search?
BATES: Just do it *walks out,
McKay starts*
SCENE: Infirmary
FORD: We were on our way back, when we came under
fire. Didn't even see them. We returned fire they made
for the gate. I was shot from behind. She saved my ass back there major.
SHEPPARD: Of course she did
MCKAY: Major I *walking up behind them* oh…ford
how are you feeling… pins and needles all over?
SHEPPARD: Oh yeah welcome to the club.
FORD: No sir I managed to dive out of the way of the
stun blast. I must have hit my head on the way down.
SHEPPARD: You hit your head?
MCKAY: Major I need you to see something *both head
off*
FORD: I'll be fine.
SCENE: McKay's lab. Sheppard stops at the sight of all
Teyla's stuff
SHEPPARD: What the hell is this?
MCKAY: I know how it looks. It was a special request
from Sergeant Bates.
SHEPPARD: I'm gonna bust that Son of a Bitch.
MCKAY: Major…
SHEPPARD: Teyla has nothing to do with this.
MCKAY: The thing is he was right.
SHEPPARD: Bates was right?
MCKAY: I know I was as surprised as you are. Look at
this. *walks over* Its her locket… It's a
transmitter, Its been broadcasting a continuous
signal…I wouldn't even have noticed if I hadn't been looking for it
specifically.
I found it…
MCKAY: What?
SHEPPARD: Back on her planet…the first time we
met… *we get a flash back of him finding it* Teyla took me to the old
ruins… That was half buried in dirt…I gave it to here
TEYLA: I lost this years ago.
SCENE: Conference room
MCKAY: The locket isn't powerful enough to send a
signal very far… certainly not through subspace my guess is there are
probably relay devices that probably pick up the transmission and alert the
nearest hive ship. Those were the planets we were attacked.
SHEPPARD: Boy do we owe a few people an apology.
WEIR: *looking at locket* Teyla had no idea she was
giving away your position.
SHEPPARD: She said it was a present from her
father…she lost it when she was a kid.
MCKAY: It was probably dormant till major Sheppard
picked it up… activated it.
BATES: If she wore it as a kid why weren't they
attacked back then…
MCKAY: Didn't I just say it was dormant??
BATES: But if it was activated by touch…
MCKAY: You're not listening…I said major
Sheppard activated it
WEIR: As far as the wraith are
concerned Teyla is just another human being
MCKAY: They would have no interest tracking
her…now Major Sheppard on the other hand…
WEIR: Has the Ancient gene
MCKAY: Exactly…now at one point the wraiths and
the ancients were at war…the wraiths created a transmission device to
detect ancients
SHEPPARD: SO some Athosian thought this would make a
nice little necklace…
MCKAY: How could I possibly know that? What am I
answer man? The point is…
WEIR: It wasn't Teyla…or any other Athosian for
that matter…
SHEPPARD: If that's the case…we can use it
against them…
SCENE: Lab.
Ford's loading something. McKay and Sheppard walk in,
McKay massaging his hands.
SHEPPARD: You seem nervous…
MCKAY: No…I'm part of this team I'm doing this.
SHEPPARD: Yes you are. I just said you seemed nervous.
MCKAY: Oh really…I thought you said Rodney you
don't have to do this…
SHEPPARD: Yes you do
MCKAY: Damn right I'm doing this…despite the
fact the feeling has a completely turned my extremities…
Teyla enters
SHEPPARD: You're late.
TEYLA: Sorry
FORD: Now given the wraiths regenerative abilities killing one requires some amount of effort…
Catching one alive is going to be a whole other deal…for any of these
options to work your wraith has to be on the ground…
MCKAY: The last planet we visited was inaccessible by
ship and…the ruins around the Stargate should force the wraith to come
through on foot.
FORD: in which case *opens box* You'll
be able to use these. *pulls out can* This is a stun
grenade. Its filled with a mixture of aluminum and
potassium percolate that when ignited produces a high pressure wave that will
overwhelm the intended target with intense light and sound. If that doesn't get
his head ringing in addition *pulls out weapon* You've
got your tazer…
SCENE: Planet. Setting up trap
FORD: (Voice over) with a range of 15 to
Sheppard and McKay sitting behind
rock.
FORD: (On radio) Major this is ford.
SHEPPARD: What you Got Lt.?
FORD: *Looking through binoculars at Wraith* We've got company. Four of them.
SHEPPARD: Alright then we go as planned.
FORD: Yes sir
SHEPPARD: *McKay is staring at his gun* You still seem nervous…
MCKAY: No no no…its good good…All
go…Its good.
He picks up locket from ground…
SHEPPARD: *looks over at wraith* Teyla… *she
looks out*
Sheppard signals, she nods. She motions marine who
hits claymores. They explode around wraith. Wraith Fire.
Ford and his friend throw the stun grenades. McKay and Sheppard fire one goes
down. Teyla and her friend taking out the other. Teyla
runs forward, continues firing on the wraith she shot down. Reloading.
Sheppard's one gets back up.
SHEPPARD: This one's ours boys. Tazers
All run forward with Tazers, Teyla notices one
escaping, goes after him. All fire tazers at Wraith. Teyla fires shots at the
wraith. He walks towards her as she continues firing. He shoves her out of the
way with great force. Sheppard's wraith goes down. Teyla grabs a stick.
Sheppard's Wraith flips himself over and sets himself for self destruct.
SHEPPARD: Self destruct. Take cover!!
All rush behind rocks. BOOM!!!! Close to McKay and
Sheppard
Teyla is fighting her wraith with her stick karate
style…knocking off a few shots.
FORD: Major! Dr McKay?
Both get up slowly.
SHEPPARD: You ok?
MCKAY: I'm fine. This is…this is fun for
me…
Teyla still going rounds with her wraith who finally knocks her over. He grabs her throat and about
to…Sheppard shoots him with a wraith weapon from behind. He goes to hit
self destruct Sheppard stops him.
SHEPPARD: Easy… Don't go blowing yourself
up…
SCENE: Corridor
Teyla walk out a door.
WEIR: Teyla *bumps into someone* excuse me…I was
hoping to catch you before you headed back to the main land. I hear they're
doing well…
TEYLA: Very well…According the Halling they're
busily planting crops for the next harvest…
WEIR: I'm glad to hear it.
TEYLA: I will tell them what has happened,
hopefully in time we will all be able to put the events of the past week behind
us.
WEIR: Yes…………I am aware that
the last few days have been particularly difficult for you
TEYLA: I believe…Dr Weir…That in your
place… I would have done the same…
WEIR: Thank you
Teyla nods and leaves.
SCENE: Prison cell.
WRAITH: Again… Your kind is persistent. I would
have thought you'd given up by now.
SHEPPARD: Aww hell I've got all the time in the world.
Now you on the other hand…*the wraith makes a grab for him* The ancients
were pretty good at shields and stuff like that weren't they…I give you a
week…maybe two…tops.
WRAITH: You waste your time…I'll provide you
with no information…
SHEPPARD: Wonder what hurts more the gun shot wound or
the hunger? Because I'd love to help out but…how did McKay put it?...We can't meet your dietary requirements.
WRAITH: When I am free you will be the first that I
feed upon
SHEPPARD: Okie dokie…I'm going to go make myself
a sandwich…*nods*
WRAITH: Human. You think you've won a victory by my
capture but by bringing me here you've only hastened your own doom. Its only a matter of time before the others of my kind come
to rescue me…and when they do…They'll be no where in this world you
can hide…
SHEPPARD: Stay positive now…
END