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== Précis ==
== Précis ==
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== SciFi.com Official Summary ==
== SciFi.com Official Summary ==


''The official summary is not yet available as this episode has yet to air in the United States.''
Just before the Jaffa Nation holds its first elections, two of the national council's most devout supporters of democracy, Ka'lel and Maz'rai, abruptly announce that they no longer condone the plan. Shocked and disappointed, Teal'c and Bra'tac conclude that treachery — not honest dissent — must be behind their comrades' strange behavior.


== Episode Spoilers ==
Meanwhile, Mitchell visits his friend and fellow pilot, Maj. Bryce Ferguson, in a Colorado Springs hospital. Four years ago, Ferguson suffered a head wound while saving Mitchell's life. Because of that injury, Mitchell got Ferguson's slot in the Stargate Program — while Ferguson still lacks the security clearance to know what a "Stargate" is. Worse, now he's dying of an aneurysm caused by his wound. Mitchell, full of grief and guilt, has arranged for his friend to be treated by Dr. Kelly, a specialist affiliated with Stargate Command. Mitchell is confident that Kelly — with her access to top-secret alien technology — can find a cure.


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Mitchell doesn't leave Ferguson's side, even when Bra'tac arrives with the disturbing news that Teal'c has disappeared. Instead, Daniel and Carter start investigating. With Bra'tac's help, they realize that someone has been abducting Jaffa council members and brainwashing them with Goa'uld technology. This mysterious enemy is probably trying the same technique on Teal'c.


It was thought that Ba'al was dead (most likely after the events of 9.07 "Ex Deus Machina"), but he is secretly subverting the members of the Jaffa High Council through a program of torture and brainwashing. An elderly member of the Jaffa High Council, Maz'rai, a strong proponent of democracy, uncharacteristically betrays Bra'tac by voting against Bra'tac's cause. Once Maz'rai realizes that he has been brainwashed, he tries to undo it through the Rite of M'al Sharran which results in his own death.
Hoping to learn more, Daniel and Bra'tac convince Maz'rai to undergo the dangerous Rite of M'al Sharran, which will clear his mind of any Goa'uld manipulation &mdash; if it doesn't kill him.


Gerak is gone, some believing him to be a martyr, after sacrificing himself to save many lives as he stood in defiance of the Ori who killed him. Some believe he had ascended and doubt Bra'tac's words as he was the only witness to Gerak's death. (His story arc ended in 9.10-9.11 "The Fourth Horseman".) Yat'yir, Gerak's lieutenant, is now pushing his own agenda, leaning toward support of the Ori.
Maz'rai dies during the Rite, but not before scrawling out a clue: "Ka'lel." Bra'tac begins tailing that council member, assuming she will lead him to Teal'c, and Carter preps a rescue mission, to be launched the moment Bra'tac's plan succeeds.


And now, after the brainwashing is revealed, Teal'c has gone missing. Daniel and Carter investigate.
Back on Earth, Dr. Kelly concludes that Ferguson's condition is too serious for her to cure. Mitchell is devastated. Before he must leave to help rescue Teal'c, he persuades Gen. Landry to authorize one more use of alien technology on Ferguson's behalf: With the help of the Galaran memory device, Mitchell shares his experiences as SG-1's leader with his amazed friend.


Meanwhile, an old "top gun" pilot friend of Mitchell's, Maj. Bryce Ferguson, is dying from a wound he suffered four years ago in North Korea saving Mitchell's life. Knowing that he is about to die, he asks Mitchell to breach his security clearances and tell him about his top-secret work, feeling that knowing about it will make his death easier to face. Mitchell's cover story about his injuries from the Antarctic battle were that he went down in a test flight, but Ferguson doesn't buy it. His investigations have led him to the conclusion that Mitchell was flying a human-built alien-hybrid fighter against an alien armada in Antarctica. Ferguson doesn't buy the story about the bomb that went off in an office building in Seattle ("Ex Deus Machina"), nor the one about the influenza outbreak that swept the globe ("The Fourth Horseman").
Having discovered that Teal'c is being held aboard a Goa'uld mothership on a distant planet, Bra'tac, Carter, Daniel and Mitchell launch an assault. Mitchell, however, takes out his profound frustration about Ferguson by outpacing his backup and assaulting the mothership singlehandedly. He and Bra'tac are both captured. They're about to find out who's behind the brainwashing &mdash; and whether Teal'c has succumbed &mdash; but this might be the last information they ever learn…
 
Carter and Mitchell discuss the possibility of disclosure. She tells him about her father and Pete Shanahan. Mitchell tells Ferguson about the Stargate Program, feeling that it would have been Ferguson who would have made it to SG-1 and not him if Ferguson had not taken the shrapnel that will eventually kill him (inoperable brain aneurism). Afterwards, Mitchell joins his team to search for Teal'c.
 
Locations: Dakara, Ba'al's mothership, Colorado Springs VA Hospital, U'kin's homeworld
 
Guest/mentioned characters include: Maj. Bryce Ferguson, Maz'rai, Ba'al, Bra'tac, Kal'el (Ka'lel), Til'vak, U'kin, Yat'yir, Dr. Kelly
 
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Tony Amendola]] as [[Bra'tac]]
* [[Tony Amendola]] as [[Bra'tac]]
* [[Cliff Simon]] as [[Ba'al]]
* [[Cliff Simon]] as [[Ba'al]]
* [[Reed Diamond]] as [[Bryce Ferguson|Maj. Bryce Ferguson]]
* [[Dakin Matthews]] as [[Maz'rai]]
* [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Ka'lel]]
* [[Simone Bailly]] as [[Ka'lel]]
* [[Yan Feldman]] as [[Til'vak]]
* [[Veena Sood]] as [[Kelly|Dr. Kelly]]
* [[Don Thompson]] as [[U'kin]]
* [[Gardiner Millar]] as [[Yat'yir]]
* [[Ken Kirzinger]] as Jaffa Commander
* [[Eric Breker]] as [[Reynolds|Col. Reynolds (SG-3 Leader)]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
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=== Keywords ===
=== Keywords ===


* [[Dakara]]
* [[Air Force Academy Hospital]]
* [[Free Jaffa Nation]]
* [[Galaran Memory Device]]
* [[Mal Sharran|M'al Sharran]]
* [[Stargate Program]]


=== Other ===
=== Other ===
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Précis

Members of the Jaffa High Council are showing unusual behavior and an old enemy, thought dead, is revealed to be behind the conspiracy. Teal'c and Bra'tac's investigation leads them both into danger. Meanwhile, one of Mitchell's old friends is about to die and wants to know the truth about his involvement in the Stargate programme.

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SciFi.com Official Summary

Just before the Jaffa Nation holds its first elections, two of the national council's most devout supporters of democracy, Ka'lel and Maz'rai, abruptly announce that they no longer condone the plan. Shocked and disappointed, Teal'c and Bra'tac conclude that treachery — not honest dissent — must be behind their comrades' strange behavior.

Meanwhile, Mitchell visits his friend and fellow pilot, Maj. Bryce Ferguson, in a Colorado Springs hospital. Four years ago, Ferguson suffered a head wound while saving Mitchell's life. Because of that injury, Mitchell got Ferguson's slot in the Stargate Program — while Ferguson still lacks the security clearance to know what a "Stargate" is. Worse, now he's dying of an aneurysm caused by his wound. Mitchell, full of grief and guilt, has arranged for his friend to be treated by Dr. Kelly, a specialist affiliated with Stargate Command. Mitchell is confident that Kelly — with her access to top-secret alien technology — can find a cure.

Mitchell doesn't leave Ferguson's side, even when Bra'tac arrives with the disturbing news that Teal'c has disappeared. Instead, Daniel and Carter start investigating. With Bra'tac's help, they realize that someone has been abducting Jaffa council members and brainwashing them with Goa'uld technology. This mysterious enemy is probably trying the same technique on Teal'c.

Hoping to learn more, Daniel and Bra'tac convince Maz'rai to undergo the dangerous Rite of M'al Sharran, which will clear his mind of any Goa'uld manipulation — if it doesn't kill him.

Maz'rai dies during the Rite, but not before scrawling out a clue: "Ka'lel." Bra'tac begins tailing that council member, assuming she will lead him to Teal'c, and Carter preps a rescue mission, to be launched the moment Bra'tac's plan succeeds.

Back on Earth, Dr. Kelly concludes that Ferguson's condition is too serious for her to cure. Mitchell is devastated. Before he must leave to help rescue Teal'c, he persuades Gen. Landry to authorize one more use of alien technology on Ferguson's behalf: With the help of the Galaran memory device, Mitchell shares his experiences as SG-1's leader with his amazed friend.

Having discovered that Teal'c is being held aboard a Goa'uld mothership on a distant planet, Bra'tac, Carter, Daniel and Mitchell launch an assault. Mitchell, however, takes out his profound frustration about Ferguson by outpacing his backup and assaulting the mothership singlehandedly. He and Bra'tac are both captured. They're about to find out who's behind the brainwashing — and whether Teal'c has succumbed — but this might be the last information they ever learn…

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--DeeKayP 14:43, 21 Jul 2005 (PDT)

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