On the occasion of the 1000th trip through the stargate, and in preparation of the Stargate Program someday going public, the president authorizes documentary filmmaker Emmett Bregman to chronicle a day's events at Stargate Command.
Gen. Hammond is less than enthusiastic but has agreed to follow the president's orders to the letter — which means cooperating only as much as he has to. Bregman's camera crew consists of two handpicked Air Force personnel, Tech Sgt. Dale James and Airman First Class Shep Wickenhouse — a concession in light of what happened during the "Prometheus" incident, the last time a film crew was allowed on the site. Accompanying them is Col. Tom Rundell, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex public-affairs liaison.
Emmett tries to get Dr. Daniel Jackson to talk about what it felt like to Ascend, but Daniel doesn't remember. A remarkably hostile Col. O'Neill tells Emmett to send him a memo. From Teal'c he learns ... nothing. But Dr. Lee and Sgt. Siler do offer Bregman a James Bond-style "Q moment" with a prototype protective vest, and Maj. Carter bubbles over with technobabble about how the stargates' DHDs might be a purer source of power than anything else currently used on Earth.
Emmett is more interested in getting a shot of the stargate spinning, but he and his crew are prohibited from getting involved in any ongoing activity. Consequently, when an offworld-activation alert sounds, the 'gate room is off-limits to him. Later, Bregman does get some material from the visiting Sen. Kinsey — who's now a presidential candidate's running mate — but the only person he's really able to get close to is Dr. Fraiser, with whom he seems a bit smitten.
Meanwhile, on planet P3X-666, the SG-13 survey team led by Col. Dave Dixon discovers the remains of a city built by the Ancients — a momentous find. Balinsky, the team archeologist, proudly says, "Dr. Jackson is gonna die when he sees this!" Answers Dixon, "What, again?" A few minutes later, an airborne robotic probe appears and fires upon them. The survey team manages to destroy it and sends back the remains for analysis. Gen. Hammond sends SG-3 to the planet as backup.
Teal'c and Carter surmise that the device is the Goa'uld version of a MALP, sent ahead to scan the area. Daniel translates the probe's data, which is in Goa'uld, and discovers that the probe sent a communication before it was destroyed. Before the offworld teams can evacuate, however, they are fired upon by Jaffa arriving in ships. SG-1 is dispatched to the planet, although it looks like an ambush. Needless to say, Bregman is not invited along.
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TERYL ROTHERY | ...... | Dr. Janet Fraiser |
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SAUL RUBINEK | ...... | Emmett Bregman |
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RONNY COX | ...... | Sen. Kinsey |
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ADAM BALDWIN | ...... | Col. Dave Dixon |
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MITCHELL KOSTERMAN | ...... | Col. Tom Rundell |
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GARY JONES | ...... | Technician |
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DAVID LEWIS | ...... | Cameron Balinsky |
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TOBIAS SLEZAK | ...... | Tech Sgt. Dale James |
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CHRISTOPHER REDMAN | ...... | Airman Shep Wickenhouse |
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JULIUS CHAPPLE | ...... | Sr. Airman Simon Wells |
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CHRISTOPHER PEARCE | ...... | Sr. Airman Jake Bosworth |
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BILL DOW | ...... | Dr. Lee |
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DAN SHEA | ...... | Sgt. Siler |
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RYAN W. SMITH | ...... | Special Forces Guard |
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Written by | ...... | Robert C. Cooper |
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Director | ...... | Andy Mikita |
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