(End of "The First Amendment." See previous post for start.)
Spoiler:
When Talbot asks how it's possible that he survived the destruction of the Trust, the man says that he was not with the others over Ankgor, nor did he take part in the undermining of the Jupiter Project ("Conflict of Interests"). He was the one who infiltrated the ISGC, attacked Colonel Carter, downloaded the contests of her database, and fled in a puddle jumper through the stargate ("Xenocide"), and he wisely stayed hidden while the last of his compatriots destroyed their own chances for success by betting on China over America. As the picture becomes clear, Talbot realizes that this is the man who caused Cameron Mitchell to shoot Walter Harriman, and she immediately lunges at him. But the man just pushes her back to her bunk, saying that he didn't come here to fight. Instead, he just wants her out of the way, and he intends to make sure she stays far out of the sight of the American people.
Outside the penitentiary, the three SG-1 members try to come up with a viable way to sneak inside and find out what's going on. Just as they're pulling out their zats, though, they're ordered to freeze. The three of them turn around to find a half-dozen prison guards standing there, guns in hand and looking quite angry. With no other options, SG-1 surrenders.
Some time later, Carter, Mitchell, and Jackson are all in some room in the prison, having been stripped of their weapons and radios. They have no idea what they're going to do to get out of this mess, and they can't imagine General Franklin pulling strings to get them released. That's when the door opens and the Trust agent walks in, smiling and telling SG-1 not to worry, that he's here to give them a hand. Carter recognizes him as the man that attacked her during the Agent One debacle, and tells Cameron and Daniel not to trust this man whatsoever.
The agent says he's in the process of finishing what his late superiors started; the weaponization of Earth for their goals. Soon, the human homeworld will be so wrapped up in a frenzy against aliens that they're gladly complete the Trust's plans and see the end of this wretched Alliance once and for all. And then they'll use Agent One and any other means necessary to exterminate all threats to Earth and the galaxy, including the untrustworthy Jaffa and the sneaking Tok'ra. Then the Nox will have to be dealt with, of course, but after that, the Milky Way will know nothing but peace.
Even though Mitchell angrily snarls that this won't work in a million years, the Trust operative calmly assures the Lieutenant Colonel that it will. Washington is about to pass a landmark number of anti-alien bills into law, and when they go into effect, it will only be a matter of time before DSC-304s are going head-to-head with Ha'tak-class ships once again.
On the other side of the building, Talbot is fiddling with her handcuffs, trying to get them off, when a guard enters carrying a tray of disgusting-looking prison food. He drops it on the bunk and sneers at the the Doctor, then turns to leave. But as he does so, Talbot rams into him with all her strength, slamming him into the wall and knocking the wind out of him. Wrenching her hands around, Talbot manages to yank the guard's gun out of its holster and uses it to knock him unconscious. Then, trying to tub her bruised and still-chained wrists, she quietly slips out of the cell and closes the door.
Meanwhile, the Trust agent is in the process of detailing exactly how gruesome he expects SG-1's deaths will be when he tells his people in Washington to "uncover" the fact that they helped orchestrate the Der'kal gaining a foothold on Earth (he reveals that it was he who helped one of their agents get into the European Union's intelligence centers). Carter is adamant that the military will never go along with this, but the operative assures her they will.
He turns to leave, picking up a radio and telling his contacts in the capital to get ready for the "story of a lifetime." As he turns the handle of the door, though, it suddenly bursts open, and he is knocked backwards as Talbot rams it down, gun in hand. She takes one look at the Trust agent, aims the gun at him, and fires. Though clearly inexperienced with such weapons, her shot is good and rips through the man's shoulder, knocking him down and forcing him to let go of his radio. Daniel grabs it at once, and Carter and Mitchell pin the man down to the floor.
As three guards come down the hallway, shouting for everyone to freeze, Talbot turns and drops the pistol, telling them to get her a phone to the White House immediately. She has some business to take care of...
A few days later, the team returns to work at the ISGC, once again under the command of Doctor Danielle Talbot. General Franklin was placed under arrest for high treason, having been in cahoots with the Trust the whole time, and several Senators and Representatives in Congress were removed from their posts for the same reasons. President Hayes granted amnesty to all those who had been arrested wrongly, and himself apologized to the nation for not seeing the signs sooner. Nearly all of the anti-alien laws were repealed.
Sitting in her office, Talbot seems to be daydreaming when Vala again knocks at the door. The alien smuggler enters and thanks Danielle for not abandoning her and others in her position, even when it was politically convenient to do so. The Doctor smiles, saying she knows how valuable people like Vala are to Earth and humanity, and now that the Trust's plans are foiled, she guesses the destinies of both human and alien will be intertwined for a long, long time to come... for the better of both.
Outside the penitentiary, the three SG-1 members try to come up with a viable way to sneak inside and find out what's going on. Just as they're pulling out their zats, though, they're ordered to freeze. The three of them turn around to find a half-dozen prison guards standing there, guns in hand and looking quite angry. With no other options, SG-1 surrenders.
Some time later, Carter, Mitchell, and Jackson are all in some room in the prison, having been stripped of their weapons and radios. They have no idea what they're going to do to get out of this mess, and they can't imagine General Franklin pulling strings to get them released. That's when the door opens and the Trust agent walks in, smiling and telling SG-1 not to worry, that he's here to give them a hand. Carter recognizes him as the man that attacked her during the Agent One debacle, and tells Cameron and Daniel not to trust this man whatsoever.
The agent says he's in the process of finishing what his late superiors started; the weaponization of Earth for their goals. Soon, the human homeworld will be so wrapped up in a frenzy against aliens that they're gladly complete the Trust's plans and see the end of this wretched Alliance once and for all. And then they'll use Agent One and any other means necessary to exterminate all threats to Earth and the galaxy, including the untrustworthy Jaffa and the sneaking Tok'ra. Then the Nox will have to be dealt with, of course, but after that, the Milky Way will know nothing but peace.
Even though Mitchell angrily snarls that this won't work in a million years, the Trust operative calmly assures the Lieutenant Colonel that it will. Washington is about to pass a landmark number of anti-alien bills into law, and when they go into effect, it will only be a matter of time before DSC-304s are going head-to-head with Ha'tak-class ships once again.
On the other side of the building, Talbot is fiddling with her handcuffs, trying to get them off, when a guard enters carrying a tray of disgusting-looking prison food. He drops it on the bunk and sneers at the the Doctor, then turns to leave. But as he does so, Talbot rams into him with all her strength, slamming him into the wall and knocking the wind out of him. Wrenching her hands around, Talbot manages to yank the guard's gun out of its holster and uses it to knock him unconscious. Then, trying to tub her bruised and still-chained wrists, she quietly slips out of the cell and closes the door.
Meanwhile, the Trust agent is in the process of detailing exactly how gruesome he expects SG-1's deaths will be when he tells his people in Washington to "uncover" the fact that they helped orchestrate the Der'kal gaining a foothold on Earth (he reveals that it was he who helped one of their agents get into the European Union's intelligence centers). Carter is adamant that the military will never go along with this, but the operative assures her they will.
He turns to leave, picking up a radio and telling his contacts in the capital to get ready for the "story of a lifetime." As he turns the handle of the door, though, it suddenly bursts open, and he is knocked backwards as Talbot rams it down, gun in hand. She takes one look at the Trust agent, aims the gun at him, and fires. Though clearly inexperienced with such weapons, her shot is good and rips through the man's shoulder, knocking him down and forcing him to let go of his radio. Daniel grabs it at once, and Carter and Mitchell pin the man down to the floor.
As three guards come down the hallway, shouting for everyone to freeze, Talbot turns and drops the pistol, telling them to get her a phone to the White House immediately. She has some business to take care of...
A few days later, the team returns to work at the ISGC, once again under the command of Doctor Danielle Talbot. General Franklin was placed under arrest for high treason, having been in cahoots with the Trust the whole time, and several Senators and Representatives in Congress were removed from their posts for the same reasons. President Hayes granted amnesty to all those who had been arrested wrongly, and himself apologized to the nation for not seeing the signs sooner. Nearly all of the anti-alien laws were repealed.
Sitting in her office, Talbot seems to be daydreaming when Vala again knocks at the door. The alien smuggler enters and thanks Danielle for not abandoning her and others in her position, even when it was politically convenient to do so. The Doctor smiles, saying she knows how valuable people like Vala are to Earth and humanity, and now that the Trust's plans are foiled, she guesses the destinies of both human and alien will be intertwined for a long, long time to come... for the better of both.
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