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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.''
Back at Stargate Command and freed from the bracelets that bound them together, Daniel and Vala bid each other a not-so-fond farewell and return to their respective lives. But they haven't been apart for more than an hour before Daniel collapses and Vala reappears through the 'gate, also dangerously weak.


== Episode Spoilers ==
Although the bracelets are gone, their effect remains, perhaps because the Ancient communications device augmented their power. Whatever the reason, Daniel and Vala will die if they are separated. Until they can find a way to break the link, their lives are still bound together.


The following is a collection of spoilers gathered from various sources. Keep in mind that these interpretations are subject to change.  
When Vala admits that Arlos [Kadavam], the scientist from whom she stole the bracelets, might know the answer, a highly motivated Daniel insists that they visit the man immediately. With Mitchell, he and Vala head through the Stargate to Arlos' laboratory.


In an alien marketplace, the Jaffa trader Inago is approached by Daniel and Mitchell. When the two tell him that they’re meeting with a mutual friend - Vala - Inago draws his weapon on them, only to wind up in a stand-off when Vala sneaks up behind him. Vala has used Daniel and Mitchell as her distraction.
After some negotiation — during which Daniel and Mitchell learn more about Arlos and Vala's love life than they ever wanted to know — Arlos agrees to help, on one condition: Vala must return the heirloom necklace she also stole from him.


When she and Inago greet one another, it becomes immediately apparent that Inago is about as fond of Vala as Daniel is. Each has cheated the other in the past, which presents real problems to Daniel and Mitchell, because Inago has something in his possession Vala needs back from him, and Vala had something in her possession that Inago needs back from her. Now, it’s in some very dangerous hands...
Unfortunately, Vala already sold that necklace to an unscrupulous Jaffa trader named Inago. And before Inago will sell it back, he wants the power coil he sold to her — but she's already disposed of that on yet another planet. Daniel and Mitchell are in for a very long day.


Back on Earth, Daniel, Teal'c and General Landry make a pitch to Senator Fisher for extra resources for the SGC to combat the Orii - the evil ascended beings whom Daniel encountered in a trance-like state. Senator Fisher’s counter-proposal is to massively cut SGC funding, stop all new exploration and divert funds into building more ships like Daedalus.
They follow the trail of Vala's ill-gotten gains to a cargo ship that is now in the hands of the Lucian Alliance, a dangerous gang of smugglers and mercenaries. Bottom line: If Daniel and Vala want the link broken, they'll have to steal back the cargo ship.


While Teal'c attempts to argue that while the Jaffa are indeed free, the Goa'uld are still served by their human slaves and thus remain a threat, Vala - only present at the hearing because she’s inconveniently bound to Daniel by the alien energy field - decides to give the Senator a piece of her mind.
Gen. Landry, however, refuses to authorize this final step in their scavenger hunt. It's too risky, and besides, Stargate Command's budget is up for review in Washington, and he needs Daniel to testify at the hearing.


Her pithy, informative lecture on the, er, over-compensatory nature of big ships and big guns leads to the maligned Senator cutting short the meeting...and SG-1 having to go into dangerous territory to retrieve the technology they must trade with Inago in order to free Daniel from Vala.
Grudgingly, Daniel travels to Washington for the hearing, with Vala sworn to silence at his side. Even with his articulate contribution, however, Sen. Fisher, the appropriations committee chairman, remains determined to impose drastic budget cuts. When Vala chimes in with some helpful comments about the chairman's anatomical shortcomings, Stargate Command's budgetary fate is sealed, and Gen. Landry is suddenly more than willing to approve a potentially profitable mission against the Lucian Alliance.


Guest Characters: Vala, Inago, Senator Fisher, Arlos.
Daniel, Mitchell, Teal'c, and Vala will risk everything — but at this point, no danger seems too great if it removes Vala from all their lives for good.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Lexa Doig]] as [[Carolyn Lam|Dr. Carolyn Lam]]
* [[Lexa Doig]] as [[Carolyn Lam|Dr. Carolyn Lam]]
* [[Bill Dow]] as [[Bill Lee|Dr. Bill Lee]]
* [[Bill Dow]] as [[Bill Lee|Dr. Bill Lee]]
* [[Gary Jones]] as [[Walter Harriman|Sgt. Walter Harriman]]
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as [[Arlos]]
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as [[Arlos]]
* [[Malcolm Scott]] as [[Caius]]
* [[Michael P. Northey]] as [[Inago]]
* [[Geoff Redknap]] as [[Jup]]
* [[Eileen Pedde]] as [[Gibson|Maj. Gibson]]
* [[Bruce Gray]] as [[Fisher|Sen. Fisher]]
* [[Morris Chapdelaine]] as [[Tenat]]
* [[Darren Moore]] as [[Vosh]]


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


* [[Jaffa]]
* [[Lucian Alliance]]
* [[Orii]]
* [[Stargate Command (SGC)]]
* [[Stargate Program]]


=== Other ===
=== Other ===


{{Season Nine Ep Guide Links}}
* [[9.04 "The Ties That Bind" Transcript]]
* [[9.04 "The Ties That Bind" Transcript]]
* Previous: [[9.03 "Origin Part 3" Episode Guide]]
* Previous: [[9.03 "Origin Part 3" Episode Guide]]
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== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==


* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=211&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: Season 9 spoilers to date]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=223&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: EXCLUSIVE! Incredible new direction for S9]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=237&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: More stars burst through the Gate]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=251&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 spoilers: Michael Shanks at Creation Con]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=253&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: evil ascendant]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=254&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: The Ties That Bind]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=255&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 spoilers from Joseph Mallozzi]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=258&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: more from Joe Mallozzi]
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* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=289&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: Dr. Lee in Season Nine]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=294&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: Claudia Unbound]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ipw-web/b2/index.php?p=295&c=1 Stargate SG-1 Solutions Spoiler Blog: S9 Spoilers: Regener-Gate!]


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--[[User:DeeKayP|DeeKayP]] 19:27, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)

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Précis

Daniel learns he and the wilful Vala have been permanently bound together by means of an alien energy field in the bracelets she used to trap him in order to protect her profit in the Avalon adventure. The ties that bind them can be broken, but only if Daniel, Mitchell and Teal'c undertake a series of dangerous bartering missions under Vala's wily eye.

Guide | Transcript

SciFi.com Official Summary

Back at Stargate Command and freed from the bracelets that bound them together, Daniel and Vala bid each other a not-so-fond farewell and return to their respective lives. But they haven't been apart for more than an hour before Daniel collapses and Vala reappears through the 'gate, also dangerously weak.

Although the bracelets are gone, their effect remains, perhaps because the Ancient communications device augmented their power. Whatever the reason, Daniel and Vala will die if they are separated. Until they can find a way to break the link, their lives are still bound together.

When Vala admits that Arlos [Kadavam], the scientist from whom she stole the bracelets, might know the answer, a highly motivated Daniel insists that they visit the man immediately. With Mitchell, he and Vala head through the Stargate to Arlos' laboratory.

After some negotiation — during which Daniel and Mitchell learn more about Arlos and Vala's love life than they ever wanted to know — Arlos agrees to help, on one condition: Vala must return the heirloom necklace she also stole from him.

Unfortunately, Vala already sold that necklace to an unscrupulous Jaffa trader named Inago. And before Inago will sell it back, he wants the power coil he sold to her — but she's already disposed of that on yet another planet. Daniel and Mitchell are in for a very long day.

They follow the trail of Vala's ill-gotten gains to a cargo ship that is now in the hands of the Lucian Alliance, a dangerous gang of smugglers and mercenaries. Bottom line: If Daniel and Vala want the link broken, they'll have to steal back the cargo ship.

Gen. Landry, however, refuses to authorize this final step in their scavenger hunt. It's too risky, and besides, Stargate Command's budget is up for review in Washington, and he needs Daniel to testify at the hearing.

Grudgingly, Daniel travels to Washington for the hearing, with Vala sworn to silence at his side. Even with his articulate contribution, however, Sen. Fisher, the appropriations committee chairman, remains determined to impose drastic budget cuts. When Vala chimes in with some helpful comments about the chairman's anatomical shortcomings, Stargate Command's budgetary fate is sealed, and Gen. Landry is suddenly more than willing to approve a potentially profitable mission against the Lucian Alliance.

Daniel, Mitchell, Teal'c, and Vala will risk everything — but at this point, no danger seems too great if it removes Vala from all their lives for good.

Cast

Guest Stars

Production

Related Articles

Keywords

Other

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--DeeKayP 19:27, 23 Jun 2005 (PDT)