SGA 5.19 "Vegas" Episode Guide

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Précis

Detective John Sheppard investigates murders in Las Vegas linked to an unusual man with superhuman abilities.

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MGM/SciFi.com Official Summary

The official summary is not available as this episode has not yet aired in the United States.

Spoiler Summary

Detective John Sheppard arrives at a crime scene in the Nevada desert that is already roped off by the police. Unfortunately, a female reporter has already learned about the event and is on-scene as well, quickly harassing Sheppard for more information. The covered corpse is like the other seven found, leading the reporter to assume that there is a serial killer loose. What’s unusual about these killings? These are victims of a Wraith feeding!

Cut to a sick guy in a motel room as he talks on the phone to a loved one. Apparently, he’s on a business trip and has fallen ill, vomiting and suffering from a nose bleed. He wants to get some rest, but the music next door is booming. After his shouts to turn the music down go unheeded, he knocks on the door and is shocked by the appearance of a very nasty occupant — a Wraith!

Back at the police station, Detective Sheppard is talking on the phone. Perhaps there have been victims of radiation poisoning going back a month? He orders the person on the other end to look into it. Sheppard himself has been in his modern office for enough time to hang a Johnny Cash poster, but little else decorates the steel, glass, and shiny surfaces.

Captain Lopez, a man in his forties, brings FBI Agent Richard Woolsey to meet Sheppard. Has the case been moved to the federal level? Woolsey won’t say, but Lopez and Sheppard share some of the case evidence with him. The first two victims were buried, dragged out by coyotes. Now, the bodies are being left to the vultures. Sheppard’s not sure that all of the victims were killed by one perpetrator, while Lopez thinks that the killer is just getting careless or more bold.

Sheppard has the coroner’s reports on his desk. He had been reading through them, and questions them because the latest victim didn’t have signs of radioactive isotopes like the previous seven.

During this conversation, Sheppard has been holding a ice pack to his eye. He ends their discussion abruptly, claiming that he needs to see a nurse.

At the hospital, a nurse tells Sheppard about the sick guy introduced earlier. He might have been exposed to radiation, but his symptoms were flu-like. (The nurse calls Sheppard by his first name and shows a personal interest in him, but Sheppard is obviously concentrating solely on his investigation.) When Sheppard goes to the motel where the sick guy was staying, he finds out from the manager that the man has already checked out.

Later, in the same motel, the manager lets Sheppard into the room the Wraith had been in. There is a desiccated body on the floor! Sheppard finds lots of make-up and a bag full of money — probably at least a hundred thousand dollars! Before the manager witnesses more, Sheppard declares the room a crime scene and asks the man to leave.

Cast

Guest Stars

  • Captain Lopez
  • Hotel Manager
  • Sick Guy
  • Nurse
  • Reporter
  • Crime Scene Guy

Production

Production Gallery

The following are links to images concerning the production of this episode and were published by Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog:

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Production Notes

  • "...and episodes 19 (which Rob Cooper will be writing/directing/producing)..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, March 22, 2008.
  • "Finally, in response to those complaining about an uneven balance in the types of stories being told this year - like last year, everyone will be getting an episode. The reason I haven’t discussed the Sheppard story is because, unlike Ronon, McKay, and Teyla, his story falls in the back half of the season. Ronon has Broken Ties. Teyla has The Queen. McKay has The Shrine. And Sheppard will have CSI: Atlantis (and possibly Hexed if we can make it work)." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 17, 2008.
  • "CSI: Atlantis which will be helmed by Robert C. Cooper..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, April 29, 2008.
  • "Robert Cooper actually came in and he pitched an idea for episodes 19 and 20, which we thought was great, so we know what we’re working towards." — Joseph Mallozzi in MGM interview, April 29, 2008.
  • "We’re talking about shooting some of it [finale] (and #19) on location." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, May 18, 2008.
  • "Read Rob’s outline for episode 19, CSI: Atlantis. All sorts of greatness." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 4, 2008.
  • CSI: Atlantis and the season finale are "two very different stories, but they’re linked." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 7, 2008.
  • "CSI: Atlantis will be Sheppard-focused." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 7, 2008.
  • "Rob, meanwhile, is going with Vegas for episode #19." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, June 12, 2008.
  • "We finally got to read a first draft of Vegas, written (and soon to be directed and produced) by Rob Cooper. I told Rob that one of the great things about this show is that the series premise allows you to tell a wide variety of stories. Vegas is very different from anything we’ve ever done on Atlantis before. Different in a very good way. And I’m sure the fans will agree." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, July 21, 2008.
  • "Between scenes, we talked Vegas, the as-yet-untitled episode #20, and beyond. Who knows what the future holds? Well, hopefully we will sooner than later." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, July 23, 2008.
  • "Well, it’s a race to the finish line as ... Carl (Identity) and Rob (Vegas) field questions about their respective episodes..." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, July 31, 2008.
  • "Now I can't tell you exactly what is said in the writer's room, but I can tell you that these are some witty guys and the jokes always come fast and furious. Today's topics included: ... finding locations for episode 519 ("Vegas")..." — Alex Levine, scifi.com blog, July 31, 2008.
  • Michelle writes: “Joe, will you be going to Vegas along with Rob and the gang?” Answer: "Alas, I will not. We’re just going to have to trust that Rob will be able to control himself and not blow the show’s budget on all the spectacular sequences he has in mind - or on 22 black." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, August 1, 2008.
  • "Lucky, lucky Rob Cooper, meanwhile, headed off on a location scout to South Okanagan this morning. To those of you unfamiliar with location scouts, they’re a little like school field trips to potential shooting sites. Although, in today’s case, the kids would have had to be at school for 5:30 a.m. and looked forward to a four and a half hour bus ride to a barren desert. Hell, beats the planetarium." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, August 5, 2008.
  • "And nineteen will set up twenty. So there will be like -- not really a two-parter -- but one sets up the other." — Carl Binder, Gateworld interview, August 9, 2008.
  • "Speaking of titles - we finally got one for our 100th episode: Enemy at the Gate. Looks like it will shoot in the #19 slot, meaning we’ll wrap in Vancouver and finish shooting season five in Las Vegas." — Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, August 15, 2008.
  • "We’re going to Vegas, man. Actually, Jason and I were all excited and high-fiving, 'We’re going to kill aliens in Vegas.' And then he found out that he wasn’t in the sequences. ... I think we’re going to end the season there. I think the last four days of shooting will be us there." — Joe Flanigan in Cinema Spy interview, August 18, 2008.
  • "We've been casting and prepping for ... episode 519 "Vegas". But for the script coordinator (me!), much of the work on prepping scripts has already been done. So I'm taking the opportunity to help coordinate some of the aspects of the Vegas shoot, which will be heavy on legal clearance issues." — Alex Levine in his scifi.com blog, August 18, 2008.

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--DeeKayP 19:00, 21 July 2008 (PDT)