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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 1 ACT ONE FADE IN: EXT. SPACE (VFX) An ocean of stars. Each point of light impossibly far One of the points of light appears to grow closer... Closer still and we SEE that a SHIP approaches some distance it becomes clear that it is enorm hull is pitted and worn from eons of space Closer still, we SEE fleeting glimpses of d and weapons extendlng out from the anclent, seemingly blasted from the ship dur a battle. A WINDOW -- comes into view, ve INSID INT. DESTINY - OBSERVATION DECK 2 Other than the deep thrum of powerful engines somewhere in the depths of the enormo essel, it appears unoccupied, cold and silent. The wagr ,d&scolored metallic surfaces and shapes of the control eat age... We move through the f passing frost covered buttresses anc 3/a long dark corridor... And another ¢ , cold and dormant as the one before Another lon And another... INT. DESTINY 3 7 We a huge compartment, at the center of which stan&s ;y’star ate. %_A air into the compartment from both the s and‘floor, from all directions, swirling around. B Stargate -- begins to rumble. Then it starts to spin. whole gate literally rotates. This is an incoming No address appears. It merely stops and all the chevrons light up. The glowing WHITE chevrons on this gate fill the room with light. THE Stargate -- KAWOOSHES open then settles back into a deep blue puddle. There's a quiet moment of anticipation before: (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 2 CONTINUED: 3 A FIGURE, dressed in an SG uniform, and carrying a large supply case comes flying through the Stargate head over heels, landing in a heap twenty feet from the gate. Beat. Then another man, then a woman, both carrying heavy packs, screaming as they hit the floor, crashing into the floor and each other with dangerous force. Then another, then another, screaming in panic and surprise... The first person who came through the gate manages his feet -- LT. MATTHEW SCOTT, twenties, handsoﬁh.ﬁ’He s disoriented and not prepared to be where he hi head. He turns to SEE: A STREAM of people pour through the Stargat into each other. Cases they were (o] flylﬁg, smashing into people. He realizes someone.needs to direct traffic. scoTT Get outta the way, g way'! He starts th wcomers out of the path of the people, an’:equ1p§ént that they all seem to be his radio: SCOTT (CONT'D) ! ott, slow down the evac, e,;r)yone s coming in too hot! Colonel, come in! walﬁ?‘bx/g scientist getting to his feet who we'll come to ki ow as DR. RUSH -- grimacing as he steps out of the path oigthe new arrivals, each one adding to the chaos of people agg equipment piling up. Rush takes in his surroundings. He passes another SG team member, MASTER SERGEANT RON GREER, who is carrying a bloodied and unconscious woman aside. Young, big and muscular, Greer has to shout over the increasing noise: (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 3 CONTINUED: (2) 3 GREER I need a medic, here! ELI WALLACE in his twenties, civilian, a little awkward and scared to death, flies out of the active gate and lands with:: a thud. He over and checks himself over to make he got through in one piece. Suddenly, rolls out of the way of a large case that flies over his head, smashing and discharging its contents. i"‘ The case is followed by a man in a suit we Il t know as SENATOR Hamilton. The senator begins a frantic search, daughter: HAMILTON Chloe! CHLOE! A beautiful young woman in a perhaps most out of place of all. back from across the room, shouting over the din: ig%} Dad, I'm over Hamilton starts to move the voice, but he's stopped by a young attré}tlve who is trying to way. am member, TAMARA JOHANSEN, ured SCIENTIST out of harm's 7 A She's fine, hapd! I saw her, give me a relents and takes an arm of the 1njured scientist, but §lutches his own side, in obvious pain. mW%DE -- as fifty or sixty people have now arrived, some of have literally formed a pile of bodies and equipment in front of the Stargate. We find RUSH at the far end of the compartment. He moves up a flight of stairs to a second level overlooking the room. He watches as people flee in panic from whatever obvious tragedy is occurring on the other end of the wormhole. The look on his face seems out of place. He appears almost proud. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 4 CONTINUED: (3) 3 SCOTT -- shouts over the din: SCOTT Clear this area, there could still be more incoming! Beat. Most just look around, stunned. GREER You heard him, people, move! A dozen or so people still entan begin to move, but then: Y THE FINAL PERSON -- comes through the ied by a brilliant blast of energy, fir nd séﬁginéfthe last incoming traveler across the SCREAMS of fear and pain flll thé OFF. gateroom. SCOTT -- frantically searches with one of beam lands on the face of: last man out. le gri SCOTT 1 don't know, sir. 2 YOUNG You're in charge. L ., And Young goes unconscious. Scott shines his flashllght into his palm, which was supporting Young's head. 1It's _overed in blood. He calls Tamara: SCOTT TJ, get over here! TAMARA is working on the INJURED SCIENTIST she dragged to safety. She turns to a civilian, MILES HENRY, mid-thirties, who was helping her, and places her hand on hlS wound. (CONTINUED) :

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 5 CONTINUED: (4) 3 TAMARA Keep pressure here until the bleeding stops. Henry nods and she goes over to Young. As she goes to work on him, Scott practically makes a demand: SCOTT We need him. ELI -- wanders into Scott's eye, and he jumps i%?hxs fee after him. g SCOTT (CONT'D) Wallace! What is this place? SCOTT Where is he? ELI { (to eant, s¥art an inventory of what with... : 1i) s completely overwhelmed as he takes a look back th room. .. Y FLASHBACK TO: INT. WALLACE'S HOUSE -- NIGHT (FLASHBACK) 4 Eli sits at a computer, playing an on-line game and listening to heavy rock. He has two screens going, and wears a headset with a mic. There are also pizza boxes, empty coke cans, and a lot of laundry. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 6 CONTINUED: 4 ON SCREEN -- He types commands furiously, playing and talking at the same time. ELI The core of the planet is the power source. You have to channel it into the weapon to destroy the enemy ship. ELT'S FRIEND Can't be done, dude. INTERCUT -- with a character on screen who ;s st in front of a wall of large stone buttons covere »in ancient writing. 3 ELI Doin' it. ELI'S FRIEN It's one'a those programm A problem that can't be solve ELI Already solved it. You d%; ON SCREEN -- of symbols, 1 : (CONT'D) s it. Take that. kground jitters and changes and the character on scre up standing on the peak of a mountain ,K:rlog%}n%ﬁgh alien landscape. ELI (CONT'D) What the hell... ELI'S FRIEND What happened? ELT Nothing. Nothing happened. I'm back at the beginning of the level. ELI'S FRIEND You are so full of yourself. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 7 CONTINUED: (2) 4 ELT It worked. The firing code locked in. ELI'S FRIEND Whatever. Eli tosses the headset on the desk with disgust. ELI That was extremely unsatisfying. INT. WALLACE'S HOUSE -- MORNING (FLASHBACK) Eli sleeps, sprawled out on the bed face dowh. late forties, rushing to put hersel~ job, opens the door. MARION Elit No response. She's wades through the me to his bed. MARION (CONT'D) You didn't eve t your alarm. ELI! I thought I was up all night. 3 MARTON aying those stupid games. They capceled or you canceled? ELI Not my skill set, mom. Seriously. MARION Nothing is. I'm late, we'll talk about it later. 7 She starts to go and then looks back briefly at her son asleep in the mess and sighs sadly.

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 8 EXT. WALLACE'S HOUSE ~-- DAY (FLASHBACK) [ Small, suburban, two bedroom. CLOSE ON A HAND -- knocking on a door. a moment: ELI -- opens the door, still in his pajama bottoms and a T-shirt, eating cereal from the box, to find GENERAL JACK O'NEILL in dress blues. Eli's obviously just up_but he snaps to when he sees the uniform. > O'NEILL Eli Wallace? ELI What's going on? O'NEILL General Jack ELI Actually, Eli's not here righ O'Neill waves at the SEDAN parked on the street. A smartly suited man we recognize DR. RUSH steps out of the car. I (gt ‘D) Whate&ér yow id, I swear, llke someone who would > if I didn't already ELI (CONT'D) RUSH Dr. Nicholas Rush. May we come in? ELI Why? RUSH You've spent a great deal of time recently playing an on-line fantasy game called "Prometheus." (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 9 6 CONTINUED: 6 ELI Seriously? Big brother's got nothing better to do? RUSH This morning you solved the Dakara weapon puzzle. ELI Yeah, a month of my life went into that. You know what happens when you solve that thing? Nothing. Dick. O'NEILL We 're here. That's what RUSH To complete that part you had to solve a m?ilen mathematical proof written language. And for that, you's something of a prize. EL Whatever it 1 take the cash equivalent. ig;losure agreement on a clipboard, ake it. RUSH disclosure agreement. ELI Non-disclosure? So you guys really pedded a top secret problem into a e hoping someone like me would O'NEILL Yep. ELI So what d'you need me for now? RUSH I assure you, it will be worth your while to sign it. (CONTINUED)

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6 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 10 CONTINUED: (2) 6 ELI And if I don't? O'NEILL We'll beam you up to our spaceship. Beat. That wasn't a joke. ELI Right. I think I want my lawyer look over it first... . 4 O'NEILL By lawyer, I assume you mean moth ELI = > Why don't we just go ah aﬁﬁand a that I'1l1 call you. Eli closes the door. INT. WALLACE'S HOUSE -- DAY (FLASHBACK) 7 Eli walks back to his room by his computer, flips to page one of the form, and DIS 8 INT. DAEDALUS - SPACE £ ELI -- is BEAMED deck, still heldin the clipbgard and pen, but now staring he EARTH below. back at the planet. We SEE a flash . Rush walks up alongside Eli, who is - 4 RUSH and in shell-shocke speak, Eli just points out the window, aghast. RUSH (CONT'D) (off his look) Yes, that is the planet Earth, and yes, you are aboard a space ship. ELT What happened to -- ? RUSH General O'Neill had to return to Washington. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 11 8 CONTINUED: ELI Oh. RUSH We need your help Eli. This is very important. To be honest, I don't really know how long it's going to take. ELI I should really call my mom... He takes a cell phone out of his pocket. ELI (CONT'D) ... Let her know where I a RUSH That's not going ip here. ELI Right. RUSH You can speak t er enroute. There's 1 have to follow. ELI gan't go. I have things... RUSH know about your mother's condition. ELT What? RUSH We also know you are not currently employed and that your mother's medical coverage is an ongoing issue. We're going to see that she gets the best care available while your gone. Eli looks at the agreement still in his hand. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 12 8 CONTINUED: (2) 8 ELI So what, I don't sign this and you wipe my memory? Rush smiles at him. RUSH Let's just say it'd be easier if you did. Eli signs the agreement and hands it to Rush. ggoks de at his current wardrobe - pajama bottoms. = ELI Can I get some pants? 9 EXT. SPACE (FLASHBACK) 9 The Daedalus breaks orbit andé%ym nto ace. ’ DISSOLVE TO: 10 INT. DAEDALUS - BOARDROOM (FLASHBACK) 10 It's dark, the lights are.dimmed. On a projection screen: An educational video bggiz ADE IN: the Stargate Command targate. (VFX Comp.) Jackson and a Stargate. Found in in 1928, we now know it ally built by an alien we call "the Ancients” 5, ago. Over the next few ; A < irs we'll be touching on some of the things you need to know... f the video dissolves and blends together as Eli wide-eyed, stunned. DANIEL (CONT'D) ... 39 symbols representing star constellations as seen from Earth, capable of sending people and objects hundreds of thousands of light years via an interstellar "wormhole."... the milky-way galaxy a seven symbol address is used... (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 13 10 CONTINUED: 10 On screen we see dialing and locking shots. DANIEL (CONT'D) The first six symbols lock down a point in space, while the seventh represents the point of origin... On Eli as we hear a Kawoosh! DANIEL (CONT'D) --An unstable energy vortex emerges- from the gate and settles into tha event horizon or "puddle” as we to call it... Later, it was discoyeré that using an eighth symbol actually dial another galaky li the addition of the pref one to a long distance On Eli, no longer quite so ted | becomld;?more and more exasperated by the amount of ation being thrown at him. 11 INT. WALLACE'S HOUSE -- EVENING (FLASHBACK) 11 Eli's mother is on the g She looks shocked and confused. Where arg yoh? INTERCUT: 12 TERS (IN HYPERSPACE) (FLASHBACK) 12 window looking out at hyperspace going his mother through a radio headset. ELT top secret. MARION Eli.. ELI I'm serious, Mom. I can't tell you anything more than that. MARION I don't understand. Why couldn't you at least tell me you were leaving? 4 (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 12 CONTINUED: ELT That was part of the deal. I'm sorry, but did you get the letter from —- MARION The Air Force, yes, I got it. Are you in a plane now? You sound like you're in an airplane... ELI % No, no, trust me, it's nothing like that. 1It's intelligence work. What you can know is in the letter, but E want you to know they're going look after you. MARION You didn't have to do you too hard to get ELI No, no, mom... this is good. its the kind of thing I always of. I know it's going to take some getting use for both of us. But I just co say no. 13 Eli enters L He’looks a little lost. Chloe sitting &l technicians ai Tough choice. Go ahead. Eﬁ; sits down. 2 ELI Thanks. CHLOE First time on a space ship too? (CONTINUED) Spies at another table full of 14 12 13

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 15 13 CONTINUED: 13 ELI Me? No, no. been on lots of...various... Eli Wallace. CHLOE I know. ELI You've heard of me? CHLOE I have. ELI Wow, that almost never happens. CHLOE They say you're brillij ELT Oh, they, them, they're and you are? CHLOE Chloe. I Alan Hamilton. My last job was more in the " burger and fries field, how'd you like that up? CHLOE Well, I was a political science major at Harvard, so... ELT I hear that's a good school. (beat) For a while there I was at (CONTINUED)

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13 14 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 16 CONTINUED: (2) 13 CHLOE MIT. I know. ELI Really. What else did they tell you about me? INT. EVERETT YOUNG'S HOUSE - KITCHEN -- NIGHT (FLASHBACK). POV: Young's wife EMILY is washing dishes fromKQinEQEQ' Young is watching her as he finishes clearifig the There's tension between them. Emily is clear ups@%, 3 YOUNG It's just one more year. EMILY It's always just o YOUNG Well, this time it is. EMILY It's always impextant work that needs to be done. s a lot than other places % EMILY Thé}’s not the point. You've put in gggr time, Everett. YOUNG And when this tour's over, I promise -- EMILY You know what? Nevermind, don't bother. You always end up choosing somewhere other than here. YOUNG I am not choosing my job over you! I don't know how you can even say that. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 17 14 CONTINUED: 14 EMILY T love you. I do. But I can't wait anymore. Young suddenly looks weak. Braces himself on the counter. EMILY (CONT'D) Everett, are you okay? Her voice starts to echo and blur. EMILY (CONT'D) Everett? TAMARA (0.S.) Colonel! 15 INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 15 TAMARA is holding Young as around for help and sees Chloe. She looks TAMARA Help me. g a seizure. I'm trying 1 it him from further injury. nothing I can do. 5 g's head tightly as he writhes. Chloe looks END OF ACT ONE

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16 17 PROD.04190H AIR ~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 18 ACT TWO EXT. SPACE (FLASHBACK) 16 The Daedalus exits hyperspace, and enters orbit over a plane very different from Earth. = INT. ICARUS BASE - BROOM CLOSET (FLASHBACK) Close on a vest and radio. YOUNG (over radio) Scott, this is Colonel Young, come in please. We hear the sound of two people haviBg het YOUNG (o adio) (CON Our guests have arriyed early, Lieutenant, what's position? Scott turns from where he is coupled very attractive female Airman, LISA JAMES. They are both half-clothed, leaning against the wall can't help laugh at that. Scott looks rather desperately s radio, knowing he should answer. ) of YOUNG (over radio) drop whatever you're get your ass up here. They're done. Grabs the radio. SCOTT (into radio) n my way, sir. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK) 18 Scott peeks out of the closet to make sure no one is watching and rushes out, doing up his vest as he goes.

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19 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 19 EXT. ICARUS BASE - WEAPONS PLATFORM -- DAY (FLASHBACK) 19 Eli, Senator Hamilton, Chloe and Rush beam onto the large weapons platform dug into an outcropping on the side of a jagged mountain. (The are several others as well besides the one they are now on.) A wide plateau spreads out below” and beyond... Eli, Hamilton and Chloe are awed by the view. ELI Holy... COLONEL YOUNG -- walks up. Senator, it's my honor tgwelco you to Icarus base. | HAMILTO Colonel. This is my execut assistant, Chloe. et you, sir. HAMILTON daughter. s his forehead. Young looks at Eli. - YOUNG must be the -- ELI Contest winner. looks at the gun on the platform a little nervous that is necessary. ELI (CONT'D) That's big gun. SCOTT Rail gun. 500 rounds per minute. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 19 CONTINUED: YOUNG This is Lieutenant Scott. assigned to you. ELI I need a bodyguard? SCOTT Tour guide. RUSH -- speaks up, taking over. RUSH Shall we go inside? Young gestures to the entrance. 20 INT. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FL Taking the lead, Rush pander Young follows, while Eli and Scott tra HAMILTON 01-12-09 20 19 He's been behind. You could probably shave a few off the heat down. lerates so much power. with that. ELI SCOTT Safer than the surface. ELI Why? SCOTT Dinosaurs, man. ELI Really? 1st by turning the A get claustrophobic down here? (CONTINUED)

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20 21 22 PROD.04190H AIR ~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 21 CONTINUED: 20 SCOTT No. James passes going the other way and shares a sly smile with Scott. INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR We pan off a circular hatch to find Scott and Eli walki down a corridor, Scott with his weapon ready. They stop at the hatch with Ancient writing%pn i reads Eli's expression: SCOTT What? SCOTT In the game? ELI Yeah. Eli touches the Hatch i e It opens revealing: INT. DESTINY ,- OBSE 22 An entire wal als a star field whizzing by as the ship space. window. He doesn't even look at them, ; RUSH design is clearly Ancient, in the truest sense of the word... Launched hundreds of thousands of years ago. SCOTT Doctor Rush -- RUSH Faster than light, yet not through hyperspace... (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 22 22 CONTINUED: 22 SCOTT What are you doing? RUSH How far has it traveled in all that time? SCOTT Dr Rush... Rush looks at him. SCOTT (CONT'D) We've got a lot of wounded, we need to get home. (assertive) Sir? Scott and Eli exchange a concern 23 INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM A middle aged Eeyor-type scientist, FRANKE back against the wall in the gateroom. N sits with his Above his head, a grate p air into the room, and we HEAR the thrumming of d ans. pushes through the grating, t, half asleep, but where the ooze 4 it begins to smoke, as acid would, shouts in pain. has touched B and a moment FRANKLIN TAMARA is it? FRANKLIN I don't know... But when Tamara comes over, the FAN noise grinds to a halt. INT. DESTINY - OBSERVATION DECK 24 Scott's radio chimes to life, breaking into an awkward silence between he and Rush. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 23 24 CONTINUED: 24 TAMARA (over radio) Lieutenant Scott. Come in. INTERCUT: 25 INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM Tamara is standing by the Franklin, who has moved away the grate, holding his hand over a burned shoulder, still i pain. She tries to talk quietly to avoid causing she's clearly afraid. TAMARA We've got a problem. One of the vents just shut down in here. ELT The air's getting pre here too. SCOTT What does that mean? RUSH That the life s not working pre probably do ort systems are and we should about that. Off ELI... 26 INT. ICARUS B FLASHBACK) 26 ELI -- is e sight of THE Stargate -- in a large i ! liagnostic equipment hooked up to it. 1igy, but his expression reveals that game he's ever played. Scott is Senator Hamilton are being shown around pom in the background by Rush and Young. this is-bett with ghlo ., the -, : ELI ibelievable. X} SCOTT : Yeah, it is. Weird how fast you can start to take something like this for granted. ELI So if the Stargate can instantly transport you to another planet why'd we have to fly here in a spaceship? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 24 26 CONTINUED: 26 SCOTT We had to take this one off the grid. Something to do with tying it into the planet for power. You're the genius. You can probably tell me better. ELI All I did was solve a puzzle in a video game. SCOTT : Hey, you figured out something Rush has been trying to figure out for months. Which, by the way, 5 lotta people were glad to RUSH -- is introducing Hamllton looking team all lined up in there. Eli and Scott join them fr Chloe ‘an 1mpre551ve Colonel is also the gateroem area. RUSH ...And second in command, Dr She speaks twenty languages, half of which are not speken on Earth. Hamilton:move! ﬂg% last in the line, the expedition leader, ‘s late thirties, tall, lantern jawed, and 4 He salutes sharply. RUSH fd of course you know Colonel Collins. HAMILTON Ready for this, Colonel? COLLINS Just give the word, sir. HAMILTON (with a look to Rush) I gave it quite a while ago, Colonel. (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 25 26 CONTINUED: (2) 26 HAMILTON (CONT'D) I'm just here to see how my one point six billion dollars is being spent. A polite chuckle goes down the row. RUSH As you know, up until now we have been unable to channel the precise, massive amount of power into the gate necessary to unlock the Stargate's ninth and final chevrd§ (smiles, then) However, thanks to some - from young Mr. Wallace, that problem has finally been solved YOUNG We've heard that be;gt RUSH This time we're sure. ELI That's what proof we td the game and ¥ solution into a application. RUSH e technician) ~- spins up. Chevrons begin to lock. looks at the 'away' team. Not exactly suited up for a CHLOE 4 Are they going now? RUSH No, no, merely a test. But if it works... (CONTINUED)

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26 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 26 CONTINUED: (3) 26 SCOTT (sotto, to Eli) If it works. RILEY Chevron eight, encoded... There is a growing VIBRATION that shakes the whole room. ELI (to Scott, sotto) What's happening? SCOTT I don't know, we've never got this far before. Rush looks to the gate hopefully venting of steam. RILEY Chevron nine... Will not loc Rush lowers his head and sighs, his mind racing through a checklist of excuses. N 5 We matghed the down Eﬁ We're reading fluctuations in the output from the core. YOUNG Shut it down now. The technician shuts it off. We hear the power wind down. RUSH It should have worked. (CONTINUED)

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26 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 27 CONTINUED: Rush walks out. Everyone (4) 26 YOUNG It didn't and drawing power from the planet's core is -- RUSH Dangerous, yes, we're all aware -- YOUNG (to Rush) Regardless of what's been spent what's at stake, my first priority is to ensure the safety of the on this base. ; RUSH Of course. (then) Eli, we better go ove again. ELI You're not seriously me. oks at Eli. ] 'D) Not m@ fault, TWO

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27 28 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 28 ACT THREE EXT. DESTINY (ESTABLISH) 27 As the ship sails by... INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM Scott enters to SEE Senator Hamilton in the midst of panicked crowd in the gate. SCOTT > Can I have everybody's attention! Please, be quiet! HEY! LISTEN UP' Hamilton, front and center, takes tb§ oppo. Tunlty fill the silence. He's practically hypgfventilaking: - HAMILTO What is going on? SCOTT We're on an Ancient spaceship. all I've got. {(the crowd What that mea Stargate to is on the list of to%&o, sir, but -- HAMILTON that an order, iéutenant - SCOTT slonel Young put me in charge —- HAMILTON Then do your job and get these people back to Stargate Command now. SCOTT Do you see a DHD? HAMILTON I want to speak to whoever is responsible for this. Where is Dr. Rush? (CONTINUED)

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28 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 29 CONTINUED: 28 SCOTT Just shut up for a second, will you? HAMILTON Don't you dare talk to me like that... Hamilton -- clutches his chest, then, reaching into his pocket, pours a pill into a shaky hand. Scott offers his canteen to the Senator, who waves it off, a littl hard as he places the pill in his mouth. CHLOE Dad, please... SCOTT Look, I'm sorry. I'm explain the situatio are in relation to Earth. respect, sir, the reason you having a hard time breathing ri now, is because the ship's life support system_ig not functioning properly. Dr. R@kh is that problem right "no o know if anyéne - any knowledge of Angi . Two of them, MILES HENRY hands. SCOTT (CONT'D) re with me. ;% Greer. Who nods and follows. SCOTT (CONT'D) Everybody else just stay calm, and stay put. Please. %gtt leads them out. ICARUS BASE - CONTROL ROOM (FLASHBACK) 29 It's quieter now -- just a couple of support staff and gate guards in the gateroom. Eli stares at a white board full of equations. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 30 29 CONTINUED: 29 RUSH There has to be an error in here. ELI Seriously, who uses a whiteboard anymore? You have computers everywhere here. RUSH Power flow was in the target range. Why wouldn't the address connect? ¥ ELI Wrong address? RUSH There is only one. It the ancient database ELI With no instructions. RUSH 3 No. But that's not the issue. It has to be your of. | 4 ELI what are you doing? RUSH tarting from the beginning. ELT Wait?! save save!! continues to erase the board. YOUNG Mr Wallace... I'd like you to join me for dinner in the officer's mess. (CONTINUED)

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29 30 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 31 CONTINUED: (2) 29 ELI Thank you. I'm starving. RUSH We're very close to a breakthrough. I'd like Eli to keep working. YOUNG We've been here for six months. can wait a few more hours. Rush glares at Young as he ushers Eli towaré}the INT. ICARUS BASE - OFFICER'S MESS A long table. Seated there is the e® Senator Hamilton and Chloe. The b Scott and Tamara are also there is watching Chloe who seems qu COLLINS When you go through the gate, demolecularized and you don't really feel it. I'm telling you, the moment you break thro the atmosphere in a 302 and you:s he stars ... it's incredible. this nine chevron Stargate ess is going to send you? COLLINS No idea at all. But the Ancients built the Stargate with nine chevrons. } It's gotta go somewhere. INT. ICARUS BASE - CONTROL ROOM (FLASHBACK) 31 Rush is working on the equations on the white board and has reached a wall. He can't go further and realizes how much he needs Eli. Frustrated, he leaves.

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32 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 32 INT. ICARUS BASE - HALLWAY/MESS (FLASHBACK) 32 Rush walks past the officer's mess. Stops and listens for a beat at the open door... YOUNG We've also known for some time that the only way to unlock the ninth chevron was to solve the power issues. CHLOE X\ If anyone's going to solve it I Eli will. Everyone looks to Eli. He plays it up. ELI Yes, it's true. I'm Out in the hall: Rather than oing going, to his room. Inside, Senator Hamilton stands. g HAMILTON en the proposal for this project irkt crossed my desk I was not going approve it. s her face in her hands. CHLOE Oh my god, no. HAMILTON It seemed clear to me at the time that there were enough terrestrial matters of importance that needed that kind of money. Chloe downs her entire glass of wine. Eli watches.

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 33 33 INT. ICARUS BASE - RUSH'S QUARTERS (FLASHBACK) 33 Rush enters and sits down on his bed. Looks at the picture sitting on his nightstand: It's of himself with a woman -- his wife arm in arm. Happy. He picks it up. Stares at it sadly. 34 INT. ICARUS BASE - OFFICER'S MESS(FLASHBACK) Chloe is drinking another glass of wine. HAMILTON It was my daughter Chloe who me that there is no greater ende%ﬁ%r (to Eli, sotto) Not in those exact words. She pours another glass of wine. It was also b Anc CHLOE (CONT'D) Okay, what was that? YO NG -- receives a radio message over his ear-piece radio. YOUNG This is Young... BOOM! -- That answers the question. An ALARM sounds. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 34 34 CONTINUED: 34 YOUNG (CONT'D) The base is under attack. (quickly) All non-combatant personnel report to your designated areas, everyone else to your battle stations, this is not a drill. (then) Senator, I need you and your daughter to go with Lieutenant Scott. You too Eli... The team quickly gets to their feet... 35 -INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR Scott and Greer lead Henry and Brod, hear Rush and Eli arguing. ELI Stop, you're going to kill all! 36 INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM 36 Scott enters. it's not working The atmosphere is too can all feel it. I'm his weapon. GREER > Step away from that thing. Eli watches as Rush works and is about to activate a system... ¥ ELI That screen says what you're doing is going to overload it -- (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 35 36 CONTINUED: 36 RUSH Eli... please. ELI Is that what it says or not? RUSH You only think you know what this screen says because we embedded a rudimentary version of the Ancient = language into the game. This is not %, 7 a game! SCOTT Don't touch it, Rush. RUSH Oh, for the...! When aboard this ship fall level, it will bec hard to concentrate: ELI What you're doing could blow th whole thing. Are you surej SCOTT eapon, sergeant! GREER #Hef's already screwed us once. I'm going to let him do it again. ASE -~ CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK) 37 harges down a corridor, in full battle gear, carrying vest, helmet and MPS. ICARUS BASE - HOLDING ROOM (FLASHBACK) 38 ‘} Greer presses against the walls of a holding room, in a cold sweat as the sound of the bombardment rattles him. We hear the rattling of keys too, and in a moment the door opens revealing Young. (CONTINUED)

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38 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 36 CONTINUED: 38 YOUNG Sergeant. Greer stands at attention, pulling it together. GREER Sir! YOUNG We're under attack. Don't know why 2 don't know who. Greer doesn't say a word, staying at attentio him the vest and MP5. YOUNG (CONT'D Consider the charges ed. go take your anger ou un, joining others

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39 40 41 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 37 ACT FOUR EXT. SPACE (FLASHBACK) 39 The shields of the Daedalus flare under the fire of three Hatak vessels bombarding the ship. The Daedalus returns fire, but is out numbered... INT. DAEDALUS - BRIDGE (FLASHBACK) The Daedalus commander, CALDWELL replies, undé%%h CALDWELL They started shooting the minute they came out of hyperspace... EXT. ICARUS BASE - WEAPON'S PLATF -- NIG 41 INTERCUT: Young and his team arrive at the top Icarus base battlement, which has several camouflaged rail guns pointed skyward. Young talks on his radio (into radio) CALDWELL uadron of gliders and a transport. Our CAP of 302's them down some but the rest will n your doorstep in about three Fnutes. YOUNG (into radio) Collins, did you copy? INT. F-302 (FLASHBACK) 42 Collins is in his F-302, and we hear the engines starting up. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 38 42 CONTINUED: 42 COLLINS Roger that. If we can get to the transport before they land their troops we stand a chance.. 43 INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM Rush remains steadfast over the console. RUSH A I am going to press this button. It's going to fix life support aﬁ? then we'll all be able to breath and think much better. You can shoot for it if you want but if, - there are any negative equén?es to resetting the system ! you might still need me resolve them. Scott looks at Eli who throws up his SCOTT (to Greer) I know we're sergeant. order, Hol giving you an .. fire. ey all wait a beat. CPTT (CONT'D) RUSH ) ering to himself) that would have been too ELI that did nothing. INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 44 3 g?tt comes over Tamara's radio: SCOTT This may take a little more time, TJ. Hang in there. TAMARA Copy that. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 39 44 CONTINUED: 44 On Tamara looking at Young. FLASHBACK: 45 INT. ICARUS BASE - WRAY'S OFFICE (FLASHBACK) We're mid-conversation between Camile Wray, IOA HUMAN RESOUCES at her desk and Tamara who is standing. Tamara has just notified Wray of her resignation. WRAY Does Colonel Young know about TAMARA He knows. WRAY Are you sure I can't mind? TAMARA No. This is something I've ted to do for a long time. WR; Two weeks ago be old me you would came through. I been too afraid to really want. Afraid I tried. believe her. WRAY didn't tell me you had even lied. TAMARA Camile, there's nothing else going on. tell you. Like I said, I guess I hadn't made up my mind. INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 46 On Tamara as she looks at Young, still unconscious. FLASHBACK TO:

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47 48 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 40 EXT. ICARUS BASE - WEAPONS PLATFORM -- NIGHT (FLASHBACK) 47 Young looks up to SEE a wave of Gliders swooping down from space, and a huge Troop transport ship landing a few hundred yards away. YOUNG Concentrate your fire on the gliders! The row of rail guns opens up. INT. ICARUS BASE - GATEROOM/CONTROL ROOM (FBLASHBAC B We hear the SOUNDS of battle and bombardment, whth falling from the ceiling. A number of base ers&gpel'%; 4 crowding the gateroom and nearby h;é;waysi’ evacuate. 5 Riley looks at Rush. RILEY Dr. Rush, I'm reading a dangerous energy spike in the core. instaBility @f t i Rush drags Efﬁgovef» ot ialing computer. RUSH ninth chevron. ELI What? We need to get the hell out of here! ther massive blast rocks the base. 4 RUSH If the bombardment continues, the radioactive core will go critical. ELI You mean explode? The planet? (CONTINUED)

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48 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 41 CONTINUED: '} INTERCUT: 48 RUSH It took us two years to find this site. The properties are unique. This may be our last chance. ELI If my math works -- RUSH We can’'t assume that -- ELT : I said if... Then it's not a power E issue, it's the gate address. sé%bols to be th RUSH We've known first elght years, and the ninth point of origin. ELI 49 50 COLLINS carus Base, Collins: We didn't get to the transport before they offloaded... you've got at least a thousand ground assault troops coming your way...

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51 52 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 42 EXT. ICARUS BASE - WEAPON'S PLATFORM (FLASHBACK) A MARINE -- tries to shoot down a passing GLIDER which SWOOpS overhead, but he's taken out by a staff blast in the B.G as Young tries to talk with Collins on radio. YOUNG Understood! COLLINS We can slow 'em down but there's no a chance in hell we're gonna be able to stop them... Lock the doors an we'll meet up back at SGC! Young keys his radio: YOUNG This is Young! All %ﬁn immediate evac! Sergeant R override the lockout protocol dial the Stargate to Earth. A GLIDER is shot down. Young grabs the GUNNE to safety just the B and explodes.,, 5 INT. ICARUS B dust falls from the ceiling. The }ﬁ;evaeuated look around nervously. symbols on the Stargate are constellations as seen from Earth, RUSH Yes -- ELI So what if Earth is supposed to be the point of origin? RUSH The only viable power source we could find is here. Light years away... (CONTINUED) 51 52

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 43 52 CONTINUED: 52 ELT But maybe that doesn't matter. Maybe it's the only combination that will work... like a code. RUSH -- realizes that Eli may be right: RUSH Stop the dialing sequence. Riley looks at him. RILEY I have my orders. RUSH We can't risk dialing E of my way! Rush pushes him away from 53 INT. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK 53 We're with Scott, leading people down the hall. A powerful force impacts the base. There are screams of panic and a i collapses behind them. Scott xumbled rock filling the hall. Turns and goes back, findi Chloe is there 1} a As the others continue down the corridor, Scott rts pulling rocks off the pile. He radios: SCOTT (CONT'D) This is Scott, I've got a dozen or so people cut off from the gateroom!

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 44 54 EXT. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK) 54 Greer comes running with a man over his shoulders, placing him down gently as Tamara comes over to give him aid. Tamara is shocked when she sees the injured man's bloody face. TAMARA Oh my god... Dr. Simms. What happened? B GREER He was helping pull wounded back%} from the surface. B Tamara works frantically on the semiconsciqg% los a lot of blood from a wound on his 2 %%g Greer is about to go back out t ge hen Young arrives and stops him. e YOUNG Hey! Where d'you think oing? GREER Back out, sir! ] cut off from the The base is shielded, whith means Daedalus can't beam them 7. I need you here! Now GO! ?%Gréég he the other way back into the base. Young turns to who is administering CPR desperately to a dead man. She's #n shock -- crying. YOUNG (CONT'D) TJ. Tamara... She stops. She looks at Young, stunned. He helps her go as she looks back at the doctor lying on the floor, dead.

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 45 55 INT. ICARUS BASE - GATEROOM (FLASHBACK) 55 The room shakes as Rush enters the final symbol -- the Earth symbol and looks to the gate hopefully. The GATE KAWOOSHES OPEN, but much more intensely than usuié Eli looks amazed. ELI That is impressive. > Riley has taken a position at another RILEY Power is fluctuating at levels. - 56 INT. DAEDALUS - BRIDGE Caldwell's ship is taking heavy fire MARKS Sir, I'm detecting energy readings from the plane at are almost off the scale... . 57 57 ;éFROOM (FLASHBACK) gateroom and is surprised to SEE fifty al personnel just standing there Rush YOUNG are you waiting for, I ordered n evacuation!? Eli rushes to explain why he hasn't let anyone go through gate yet. 3 ELI He didn't dial Earth, it's the nine chevron address. YOUNG What?! (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 46 57 CONTINUED: 57 RUSH The attack has started a chain reaction in the planet's core, and there's no stopping it. The blast could easily translate through an open wormhole. It was too dangerous to dial Earth! Young charges over to him. YOUNG We need to get these people out o§ here. RUSH We have a way out. YOUNG We don't know what' side! ELI Can't be worse than here, can fg@ BOOM -- another blast re gates. Beat. Young ju with a look to Greer, 58 INT. 58 to the side, starting to look a king at one of the consoles. is shoulder. RUSH n't know. ELI Doesn't look like life support. RUSH I know. %%} Eli points at the screen. ELI Try this. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 47 58 CONTINUED: 58 RUSH Do you mind? ELI I can't see otherwise. Rush sighs. He flips through a menu and then presses the & screen. A larger hologram screen appears on the side of th room. Henry and Brody look up. On Screen: is a sta the Milky Way galaxy. ; Scott steps forward, more interested. SCOTT What are we looking at? RUSH It's a star map. HENRY That's the Milky Way. RUSH I believe this is a visual log of HENRY It's leaving the galaxy. RUSH It did. Long ago. The line keeps going past another galaxy. BRODY That was Pegasus. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 48 58 CONTINUED: (2) 58 On Screen: And the groups of stars shrink to dots as more and more dots move in from the sides. SCOTT So those points are more stars? ELT No. They're galaxies. SCOTT What does that mean? RUSH ¥ It means, that we are a very, very long way from home. SCOTT How far? Rush, where we? As the line keeps progressing throug screen. e points of light on RUSH ¥ Over a billion light years from home.

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 49 ACT FIVE 59 INT. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK) 59 Scott is still trying to clear the cave. YOUNG Stand clear. Scott and Chloe move away as Young and Greer atrlv, starts setting some C-4. SCOTT That could bring the roof down. YOUNG We don't have time. I lead the evacuees throu (to Chloe) You need to go wit CHLOE I'm staying here until I know m father is okay. Young looks at Scott. u 5t going to Earth. Rush %ged the ninth chevron. Go. 60 5 carrying a large case, and marches down the amp toward the gate. Lights are flickering now, and larger of rock are falling from the ceiling... SCOTT Once I'm through, count to three and follow one at a time. With that he steps through the event horizon, as the line of scared evacuees line up...

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61 62 63 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 50 INT. ICARUS BASE - CORRIDOR (FLASHBACK) 61 Young calls through the rock wall. YOUNG If you can hear me, stand back! He hurries to a safe distance and joins Greer and Chloe whh have taken cover. Young flips the switch on the C4 d BOOM. The hall fills with debris and dust. Greer is the first one in to help clear the way from the other side start to crawl through. GREER Move it! Come on, let' CHLOE -- is there to help pull through, » oping the next will be her father... 3 INT. ICARUS BASE - GATEROOM (FLASHBACK)V: 62 BOOM as the room shakes from another exp1051on above. Rush enters the event horizon The line of people star ing, and Tamara tries to keep order. % 63 INT. ICARUS g base as more debris falls from above. her face, coughing. Another blasighlts t Chloe CHLOE HAMILTON I'm all right.. Sh@ helps her father as they head toward the gateroom. Young and Greer bring up the rear. YOUNG (to Greer) I'm right behind you. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 51 63 CONTINUED: 63 He makes one last call on his radio as he walks toward the gateroom. YOUNG (CONT'D) Daedalus, this is Young! Daedalus, come in! With that, he gives up, and runs to the gateroom. 64 INT. ICARUS BASE - GATEROOM (FLASHBACK) The place is falling apart now, as chunks fall: from the ceiling. Young searches through the supplie | the last of the evacuees go through the gatig.aa BOOM! Another big hit makes Young :Ealizé,%e doé% much time. The lights flicker and Al between the Stargate and the wal ;@ have tarts to Hevelop YOUNG charges toward the Stargate as a FIREBALL from a distant, massive explosion blasts down toward him... 65 INT. DESTINY - GATEROO 65 Wray. I believe, ranking member of the ersight Authority ou're in Human Resources. WRAY the IOA, yes ... HAMILTON Don't worry. I'm going to get things organized. “Tamara is checking on Young who is still unconscious. Rush and Scott are waiting for some word. She looks at them —— ?% she's totally over her head. TAMARA His vital signs seem to be stable. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 52 65 CONTINUED: 65 Scott nods and starts to approach Greer and Eli but the Senator gets in his way. HAMILTON Do we have any idea how long the air will last if we don't get life support fixed? SCOTT No, sir. Dr. Rush and the other scientists are working on that. HAMILTON } A That's not good enough, Lieutenant we need answers. SCOTT I agree. Scott turns to the larger gro SCOTT (CONT'D) ! Okay, up. Everyone who D able, we're going to search this ship top to bo . Teams of three. Scott looks already been organizing a search party under S o] ‘ handguns. SCOTT Ong per group. (to the crowd) lashlights and radios only when necessary. Once those batteries are dead, they are dead. Regular check- ins with Dr. Rush in the control room every ten minutes. in mind, far as we know, this bucket is really freakin' old and there may be areas of damage where life support is unstable. He starts to go. Then adds... (CONTINUED)

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65 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 53 CONTINUED: (2) 65 SCOTT (CONT'D) Look, be smart okay? Don't touch anything that might be dangerous. One of the others, a military Airman named DARREN BECKER, speaks up. BECKER How are we supposed to know what's dangerous? SCOTT I'm sorry, you are? BECKER Becker, sir. I work in th SCOTT Don't touch. Just.. v Scott turns to RILEY and JAMES. SCOTT (CONT'D) You're James, right? (with a _¥oo k)i Yes, %ir. at coming. 3 him and turns back to the Senator. SCOTT =IFf it's okay with you, sir, it might best, given your obvious skills, if you could hang back here and keep the rest of these people calm. HAMILTON Don't patronize me, son. SCOTT No, sir. The teams start to move out. Tamara watches Rush follow them out carrying Young's pack.

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 54 66 EXT. WASHINGTON DC (ESTABLISHING) -- DAY 66 67 INT. HOMEWORLD COMMAND CENTER - CONTROL ROOM -- DAY 67 Several Air Force tech personnel man Master Sergeant WALTER HARRIMAN approaches O'Neill. HARRIMAN Sir, Colonel Caldwell. O'Neill turns to a big screen as Caldwell up CALDWELL General, we barely got away. Hoque' now have visual conflrmatlon.» The planet was destroyed O'NEILL Explalns why we have dial in. CALDWELL P We managed to beam aboard most our people from the surface before jumping to hyp ace. We believe re also destroyed. have gained CALDWELL §ixty plus MIA. The bunker technology prevented us beamlng out anyone inside. How got through the gate to Earth? O'NEILL None. CALDWELL None? Our sensors indicated the Stargate was active for a full six minutes before the core went critical. O'NEILL Well, they didn't show up here. CALDWELL Then where the hell did they go? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 55 67 CONTINUED: 67 O'NEILL Good question. Safe trip home. Caldwell's transmission ends. On O'Neill. 68 INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM Rush enters carrying the case. RUSH Any progress? HENRY 3 Fortunately for us, the e ort system activated automatj€ally when we dialed the ship -- bably emergency reserves these sections. The Henry and Brody turn from where they're BRODY Life _support has been breaklng‘ 5t any good news? ELI got some sort of a main menu RUSH 3 Try to find a schematic or map. ELI Yeah, Google space ship. Hey, I don't suppose there's any food in that case? I'm starving. RUSH No. Keep working. (CONTINUED)

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68 69 70 71 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 56 CONTINUED: 68 ELT Where are you going? RUSH To see if I can find a bathroom. ELT Yeah, that'd be good too. Rush leaves. Rush walks down the hall. 1It's a dark and but he's a man on a mission. He finds a s looks like quarters and ducks 1n51dgf INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR > 3l INT. DESTINY - PRIVATE QUARTERS v Inside are three smooth stones off to the side of a small devide with a flat top. Man made, ancient communication device. takes out a stone, places it on the device and turns ir on. INT. HOMEWORLD COMMAND CENTER - COMMUNICATION LAB -- DAY 71 A SCIENTIST is sitting At a full of equipment. Two armed guards waé?hlng ] Another device like the one Rush has.is there.? SCIENTIST DR. LEE See you tomorrow. scientist nods, packs up his stuff and leaves. Lee presses a button on a table-top device. On the device is one Ancient communication stone. DR. LEE (CONT'D) Initializing communication stone... (touching the stone) Stand by for... nothing to happen. (CONTINUED)

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71 72 73 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 57 CONTINUED: 71 He sits down and starts to work at a computer. Suddenly his expression changes. One of the Guards notices the change. When we cut back to the desk, Rush is seated where Dr. Lee was sitting only seconds before. Rush looks around. There' a security camera POV on one of the computer screens. Lee is still on the screen -- Rush is actually in his bodg% INT. HOMEWORLD COMMAND CENTER - CONTROL ROOM -— DAY Harriman hangs up the phone. Gets a€§§gﬁ{on. HARRIMAN General, we apparently have a connection in the lab. Dr. Rush would like see you. INT. HOMEWORLD COMMAND CENTER - 73 O'Neill enters. RUSH > General, I am reporting from on_board what appears to be an Ancient space ship which is apparently across the Universe from. ilky Way. Several was working on oint is, I did it. I made a connection to address. O'NEILL Yo{ were supposed to be evacuating noge combat personnel. To Earth. RUSH Colonel Young gave that order, yes, I overrode that decision. O'NEILL Where's Young? RUSH At the moment, he's unconscious. I'm sorry to say not doing well, actually. Injured during the attack. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR ~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 73 CONTINUED: O'NEILL Senator Hamilton? RUSH He's fine, but if you'll let me explain... Earth was not an option. The core of P4X-351 was had become unstable as a result of the attack —-- O'NEILL The planet's been vaporized. And if the resulting blast came through the wormhole to Earth O'NEILL So instead of dialing other planet in our a bunch of unqualiffed way across the universe? RUSH : The Stargate out of the gate system. I was able t O'NEILL RUSH e are determining the possibility of dialing Earth. It will be difficult just to keep us all alive, but rest assured... I will do everything in my power. On 0'Neill clearly not happy with the situation. END OF ACT FIVE 58 73

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74 75 76 77 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 59 ACT SIX INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR 74 Scott, Riley and James move down the hall. INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR Greer and another team make their way through a diffez: part of the ship. 2 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR With Scott as they come up to a large close Scott looks for a way to open it. 5 INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE 77 Eli is using the touchscreen o navigate around a complex maz¢ found a map of the ship. SCOTT (over radlo)f Rush, this is Scott, come in. Eli looks at the radio . on the console. Picks it up. ELI If he found it. t SCOTT at what looks like a bulkhead or, I was hoping Rush could tell me how to open it. ELI Should I go look for him? SCOTT No. Scott looks at James and Riley. SCOTT (CONT'D) Give me a hand. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 60 77 CONTINUED: 77 RILEY What happened to being smart? SCOTT That could be the engine room for all we know. We gotta at least open a few doors. RILEY ) Do we? Do we really? Scott starts trying to force the door open.%;The reluctantly pitch in. Something on Eli's screen starts making a sg ELI Hang on. Scott and the others stop —- 1 Eli navigates around the screen. ELI (CONT'D) No, keep doing at you were doing. Scott and the o%;ers t. ce the door open again. Eli finds the bulk is usually bad, isn't it? SCOTT Maybe it means the door is stuck. Just try. ELIT Okay... You should probably step back. Scott and the others steps back. Eli swipes his finger across the door on the screen. (CONTINUED)

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77 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 61 CONTINUED: (2) 77 There's a loud sound. In the hall, the big door slides open. Air starts rushing out rather forcefully On Eli's screen the whole area of the ship on the map starts flashing red. ELI (CONT'D) Whoa, not good. More red! Scott and the others are amazed. The room leaé damaged section of the ship. A normally 1nv151 that hugs the outer skin of the ship and pops aro;—d the holes in the hull. ; RILEY We're venting atmosphere. SCOTT Close it! Now! Eli works the screen. Swipes the doo different symbols. ELI I'm trying! ; like a lot of others are 'ﬁlnsed for the same reason. We're ¥y occupying a fraction of the 3 right now, it goes forever... (beat) ™, “But if there are damaged areas of 3@} the ship that aren't sealed, that could be our problem. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM 78 Eli looks up as Rush enters. ELTI Good timing. We just figured out -- Rush swipes the radio from Eli. (CONTINUED)

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78 79 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 62 CONTINUED: 78 RUSH This is Dr. Rush. Meet me in the gaterocom immediately. (to Eli) You too. He leaves. Eli, Brody and Henry follow. INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM Start on the Senator who is not looking tooggo%és obviously concerned about him. Eli and at many others who did not go on the search are i Rush to say something. Rush is waiting for _ Scott and Greer's groups meet up on SCOTT What's going on? Rush holds up the case with the RUSH In this box are three Ancient communication They connect to another persen is also holding a across vast distanges in on Earth. Except in instance, you actually take of the body of the on the other end. ought with us in the event we ended up somewhere out of ra?ge of normal communications. HAMILTON So let's use them. RUSH I already have. That sends murmurs through the crowd. BRODY Are they sending help? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 79 CONTINUED: RUSH No. The only means of dialing this gate from our galaxy was destroyed in the attack. We're cut off. Hamilton musters his strength. HAMILTON I want to use one of those now. RUSH , I have spoken with General O'Nei%}... HAMILTON I'm a United States Senator...! RUSH ...And T have explain clearly. 1In light Q placed me charge -- HAMILTON He did? e Universe. do that -- few hours of air left, universe are we gonna tog ther and to repair the ship, but we're going to survive this, we “need leadership and a clear chain of command -- HAMILTON Get off it, doctor. I want to talk to the General myself. 7 That condescension pigues Rush. He lies. (CONTINUED)

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79 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 64 CONTINUED: (2) 79 RUSH Senator, these stones have been programmed for certain individuals. Namely, myself, Colonel Collins -- Scott steps up to Rush. SCOTT Give it to him. Rush holds it out. Hamilton takes the case. RUSH § There are far more pressing matters at hand... Hamilton puts the case down and o CHLOE Dad... Hamilton picks up a stone. He freezes.. ,winces, drops the stone and then collapses. Scott and Chloe rush to his side. CHLOE (CONT'D) Dad! He's conscious @t bal}. d 1 %gony clutching his side. Tamara hurries in &o 1 se. RUSH -- uses a pick up the stone so as not to initiate fur do to him? RUSH othing. The base terminal wasn't eh turned on... TAMARA He's still breathing. maré?pulls up his shirt on the side he was favoring. It ‘§horribly bruised. CHLOE Oh my God. TAMARA I saw him taking pills. {CONTINUED)

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79 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 65 CONTINUED: (3) 79 CHLOE Warfarin, for his heart. TAMARA Blood thinners are the last thing he needs if he's bleeding internally. CHLOE Please do something. Tamara looks at her. Starts to lose it a litt?%ﬁg ; TAMARA - I told you, I'm just a medic. mean, I have morphine but... RUSH People, listen! € reasonable injured. As Y your authority, ; As the 10A ive, I -- RUSH (ignoring her) e found quarters nearby more e fortable than this. Go there, “and stay there until you are asked to do something useful. BRODY Something useful? That prompts much more anger from the crowd. They begin to yell and even encroach on Rush. He's losing them and Scott senses they are crossing over into a gang mentality. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 79 CONTINUED: (4) WRAY We don't want to settle in, we want to get out of here! BRODY She's right. Why aren't you trying to get us home? Beat. Rush states what he believes is fact. RUSH I don't even know if that's That makes them go nuts. A WRAY What? You haven't even trj FRANKLIN Exactly! Maybe you sh something instead talking about bein CORPORAL GREARSON, a tough as nails maring pipes up. GREARSON If that's even n evident. Greer, James and up. ! The fact is, ig putéfie in charge before and I expect all follow my orders. est of you, if you get y we will lock you down. Rush is right about a things. One we have to together, and two we don't all have to stay here. So let's move led, the crowd dissipates. He turns to Rush. SCOTT (CONT'D) (sotto) I think we need you so I've got your back for now. But if I were you, I'd figure out how to dial that gate back to Earth. And he walks way... END ACT SIX

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 67 ACT SEVEN 80 EXT. SPACE 80 The Destiny flies majestically by... 81 INT. DESTINY - STORAGE COMPARTMENT A number of people search through the cases of equipment they brought through with them. Greer is among, them: Wray who is frowning in Greer's direction throughout RILEY I've got some sort of testing equipment over here... looks broke GREER food. to get annoyed by Wray's pointed gaze. FRANKLIN Power bars. And that powdered stuff. VOLKER (sarcastically) Hey, everybody, look. He holds up several different packages of SEEDS, all carefully marked and compartmentalized. RILEY Seeds? You've got to be kidding. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 68 81 CONTINUED: 81 Volker tosses aside the seeds. Riley opens a case full of blank paper. RILEY (CONT'D) I've got a case of blank paper. FRANKLIN Maybe we should start a suggestion box. Greer finally loses his cool and turns on Wray?%\ GREER What are you staring at? WRAY Everyone else stops, getting quiet GREER Yeah, what did you want them leave me there? I was what to do about iness. Greer takes away. s toward her. Frightened, she backs in to stop him. 4 RILEY : gﬁn t go there, man. %%ree to Riley who has his hand on Greer's chest. ley‘pulls it away -- he knows better. Thankfully, Scott's §ce breaks the tension. SCOTT (over radio) Greer, I need you to help check for any open bulkhead doors that lead to damaged parts of the ship. Rush will direct you. (CONTINUED)

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81 82 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 69 CONTINUED: (2) 81 GREER Copy. And with a last glare, he goes. INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR Scott walks alone down a corridor. RUSH (over radio) There should be a ladder at the end of the hall. SCOTT Copy that. RUSH (over We've got what looks 1i compromised area one SCOTT On my way. He stops himself short at the sight of: A SPHERE -- metallic, si ahead, at about chest the entire length of ¢ gliding around the corner up rifting toward him, slowly, R SCOTT -- gets close. The Sphere s O reagt and go another way. Beat. The voice booms dio again, making Scott jump. RUSH (over radio) ound the hatch? SCOTT (into radio) Ra io silence please. Scott out. heaf ’;DWS the Sphere, gun ready. NT ?§§TINY - YOUNG'S QUARTERS 83 g%ung is lying on the bed in a private quarters where he has moved. Tamara is there. Young opens his eyes. He's groggy and struggles to focus. YOUNG What's going on? (CONTINUED)

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83 A PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 70 CONTINUED: 83 TAMARA We almost lost you, sir. You were thrown clear across the room. He tries to sit up, but she gently places her hand on chest. TAMARA (CONT'D) Sir, I need you to stay still. YOUNG Where are we? TAMARA Aboard a ship. 1It's Ancient. of the Universe. YOUNG : What's he doing to get us h TAMARA = He said he's working on it but right now we have bi problems. The life support % p isn't working have much time ed. You should ommunication rth. He says him in charge. his anger rises... TAMARA ‘gouﬁQ%galls back, unable to lift himself up very far. TAMARA (CONT'D) You shouldn't be trying to move yet. YOUNG I don't have a choice. I can't feel my legs.

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84 85 7 PROD.04190H AIR ~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 71 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR 84 Scott follows the Sphere down the corridor, gun raised. ELI -- steps out of a compartment and balks at the sight of the gun. ELI Whoa! SCOTT What is that thing? > As the Sphere continues to fly down the corr'% back into the compartment he just walked ou$? ELI C'mere, I'll show you INT. DESTINY - NEXUS ROOM 85 Eli shows the images of the corridor on transmitted by the Sphere. SC It's a camera alling it a the Russian -- ed areas of the ship. SCOTT 's good. Where's it going now? ELT I don't know, its thing. But there's lots more of 'em. goes over to something like a "dispenser" in the wall of a compartment. He reaches in and pulls out another Sphere. He goes to toss it to Scott, but instead, the ball just hovers halfway between them. He pushes it gently toward Scott. It moves a little, then stabilizes, turning what looks like a LENS toward Scott. Eli gestures to: (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 72 85 CONTINUED: 85 A SCREEN on a nearby console, and we SEE data in Ancient writing scrolling alongside an image of SCOTT, as SEEN from the POV of the Sphere. Eli goes back to the dispenser. ELI (CONT'D) Here, you want one? SCOTT It's not a gumball machine. ELI Okay, okay -- SCOTT ) So you found where they keep the: Kinos, what else've you filjure He starts leading Eli down... 86 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR -- C Eli follows. space ship, yesterday. you out of your house? SCOTT You got me there. ELT any food on you? SCOTT ELT Tylenol? SCOTT Headache? ELI Yeah. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 73 86 CONTINUED: 86 SCOTT Me too. 87 INT. DESTINY - YOUNG'S QUARTERS Tamara is trying to keep Young calm. TAMARA Neuroproaxia is temporary paralysis that can follow a concussive YOUNG But you don't know. if there's spinal damagt have either. Hopef the nerves in shoc YOUNG . Your tour was over two weeks ago. You should be ome classroom in San Diego. YOUNG Rush I want to see him. - CONTROL ROOM 88 is going over a schematic of the ship, like the one Eli wag using earlier. THE SCHEMATIC -- shows a series of red lights in a plan view. Eli and Scott enter followed by the KINO. RUSH What is that? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 74 88 CONTINUED: 88 ELT Flying camera ball. I'm calling it a Kino. SCOTT Don't ask. Amazed, Rush starts to come over to investigate. RUSH Wonderful... ELI Comes with a remote. I thought we could use it to look around. SCOTT What do you have? responsible for cleaning Co2 fr the air. Here, here and here. This is indicating are failing. g 89 GREER I'm just sayin', she better stay out of my face. SCOTT I'1l explain your personal space issues to her next chance I get. (CONTINUED)

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89 90 91 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 75 CONTINUED: 89 INTERCUT: INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM 90 Rush stands before the screen, directing them. Tamara ente TAMARA Dr Rush? Colonel Young wants to see you right now. He holds up his hand tersely, indicating he's 2%% RUSH (into radio) 2 There should be somethlng of a over the node. t through it. INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 91 A CANISTER -~ slides out of the side of & automatlcally. The top of the canister begins to rise up. As it does, a thick blac tmeal substance oozes out. END OF ACT SEVEN

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92 PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 76 ACT EIGHT INT. DESTINY - SENATOR HAMILTON'S QUARTERS 92 Chloe dabs her fathers forehead with a handkerchief. He comes to. HAMILTON What happened? CHLOE You collapsed. We brought you hé?e. HAMILTON What's going on? CHLOE I'm not sure. I've b you. HAMILTON You need to know what's Chloe, this is important -- You've always had kin' over your shoulder... o be okay. d he grimaces. Chloe reaches for a canteen im a sip. HAMILTON (CONT'D) y pills... CHLOE You can't take any more of those, your ribs are badly bruised. You'll bleed internally. HAMILTON If I don't take those pills, a bruise is gonna be the least of my problems. CHLOE I know. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 77 92 CONTINUED: 92 Hamilton knows he's in trouble. He tries not to let it show. HAMILTON Don't worry about me. Go. Find out what's goin' on out there. CHLOE I want to be here with you. HAMILTON 2 And I want you here. But right now = I want to know what's goin' on ju%t a little bit more. {she smiles at that) I'11 be here when you get back. She nods and leaves. 93 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR Henry activates a door control and clo: James. Greer comes down the hall. s it. He's with JAMES What's going o I don® knowh full £ y air filter's 94 nd James enter and look around the large space. large tables and chairs arranged in a cross with service stations and cupboard along the wall. JAMES Looks like a mess. They opens some cupboards and find plates, cups, lots of empty containers. HENRY Lots of stuff to put food on. (CONTINUED)

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94 95 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 78 CONTINUED: 94 Greer spies a sink on one of the service stations. And what looks like a tap. He heads over and reaches out to turn it on. Throws a look to Henry first. Henry shrugs. Greer turn on the tap. ECU: One lone drop of water ekes out. On Greer. INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM Chloe enters to SEE a half dozen stand over a vial of the black oatmeal w1th _som testing equipment Brody found earlier. BRODY You'd better hope tha think. Another Scientist, Grearson, pipes in GREARSON Oh, the used-up residue of compound the Ancients crub Co2 from the air. 3 SCOTT we have two big problems ating to the life support. RUSH Our first priority is to seal off any of the leaks. If we can do that, I believe we can buy ourselves another day or so before the build up of Co2 kills us. SCoTT As it stands how much time do we have? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 79 95 CONTINUED: 95 RUSH I don't know. BRODY Couple of hours at most. ELI Awesome. RUSH Mr. Brody, there was medical grade soda lime in the supply manifest }— BRODY It never made it. RUSH Unfortunate. (beat) Well, a ship this o} . bound to be systems far pas designed life. SCOTT Okay, let's find the leaks. Can you fix Rush walks up a%? into the black oatmeal. liquid or 1 capable of Co2 iont jcalcium Carbonate, oxide... then yes. murmur of concern among the scientists present, g Chlbe, still on the verge of tears. CHLOE Oh, my God. FRANKLIN This is what I've been saying... SCOTT Nobody's going to die, we're gonna fix this. (glaring at Rush) Right, Rush? (beat) Right? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 80 95 CONTINUED: (2) 95 RUSH Lieutenant... you're taught to say that sort of thing in officer training only for the benefit of those who don't know any better. (beat) We'll see what we can find. Scott stares at him a moment, then blasts: SCOTT ) No. These guys are going to figu}e out how to fix the life support andas you are going to figure out how t E%x use the Stargate to get us the hel’ out of here. He goes nose to nose with Rush, SCOTT (@ONT' That's what you're gonna do. RUSH Sounds like an excellent allocation of resources, L%rutenant. 96 96 en bulkhead door, and finds juncture ay to an airlock. 97 INT. DESEIl . L INTERFACE ROOM 97 Eli ggok,g t the video being broadcast from the Kino. He e and guides the kino through the airlock into What 1@25; ike a cockpit. ELI (into radio) Greer, I found what looks like a cockpit, maybe a shuttle. Rush looks up from his console and the ship schematic. RUSH It looks like there are two shuttles attached to individual docking sleeves. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 81 97 CONTINUED: 97 ELI Well, this section of the ship is leaking air like a screen door. INTERCUT: 98 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR AT AIRLOCK/SHUTTLE GREER, James and Henry round a corner and see the Kino, hoverlng at an opening. He approaches the air™ GREER (into Kino) This one? ELI That's it. Close it. He tries to close it with the me nism. again. GREER i/ It won't close. ELI I can't close it from here, either, there's something wrong with the mechanism. Greer goes throﬁ%h the doo ges and Henry follow into the shuttle. 99 INT. DESTINY 99 GREER ghink found the leak. ng out the front of the shuttle and the large is clearly compromised from a blast. The shield flickers over the hole. - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM 100 RE?h and Eli look at each other. RUSH Maybe we can close it off locally.

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101 102 103 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 82 INT. DESTINY - SHUTTLE 101 Rush sits in the command chair. Eli, Greer, James and Henry look on. Rush works the controls. They all turn as the shuttle doog closes at the back. Air begins to quickly rush out as th% shuttle decompresses. £ N ELI Open the door! Rush opens it again. ELI (CONT'D) Well, that's not good. EXT. SPACE The Destiny glides by... INT. DESTINY - YOUNG'S QUARTERS -- LATE 103 We're venting rom a damaged shuttle. . But f we can seal that off, the system is past it's date. We'll build up Co2 # to lethal levels with in a day. YOUNG Explains the headache. TAMARA You already had one. YOUNG Soda Lime. Maybe one of the cases -- She shakes her head no. Young realizes its bad.

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 83 104 INT. DESTINY - HAMILTON'S QUARTERS 104 Chloe tells her father as Tamara tells Young. HAMILTON They'll find a way, that's what these people do. CHLOE Most of these people aren't even supposed to be here -- HAMILTON How'd the ship get damaged? 105 105 TAMARA We don't know. It certainly like it's been through a battle, at least the sections we can access. from most of the CHLOE -- ugh to let the person inside »’it just opens again. TAMARA ) sort of safety mechanism. Like : A elevator. Rush says he can't =N “override it. =N -— HAMILTON How long do we have right now? 7 TAMARA -- (CONTINUED)

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AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 84 105 CONTINUED: 105 TAMARA As it stands, Rush says if we don't get it closed we've got just over an hour. 106 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR - AIRLOCK/SHUTTLE Rush, Scott, and Eli stare at the open airlock. working on the control mechanism. ELT N Bad air's better than no air. > SCOTT A day's better than an hour. RUSH Someone has to go in the&re and clo this door. END OF ACT EIGHT

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107 108 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 85 ACT NINE EXT. SPACE 107 Another angle of Destiny moving through space... INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM ELI My head is pounding Heart accelerated. It's getting harder and harder to breath, as our very lives are being vented out 1nto Eli turns from the Kino. ELI This needs to be documented. de it here. If we die, hem to know what (to Kino) starting to have slightly blurred SCOTT (then) So how are we going to decide who? RUSH I assume we're not going to get any volunteers. CHLOE What's another day going to buy us? (CONTINUED)

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108 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 86 CONTINUED: 108 RUSH Time. To find a way to survive. (to Tamara) Do we have our list yet? Tamara hands over a piece of paper with handwritten names . scrawled on it. | TAMARA I starred the names of anyone injured. RUSH > We need to know their background, experience, skills -- SCOTT By Doesn't take any special skills die from asphyxiation From the KINO POV: RUSH I'm saying it shouldn't be soméahe who has potentially valuable knowledge or abilities we.might need to survive beyond that. the moment with an u believe this guy?” Eli looks back expression tggt ai%}gsuggesting what I RUSH n't care what people think of -- SCOTT You get to decide the value of one person's life over another? CHLOE You can't ask someone to sacrifice themselves, period. RUSH Politicians ask military personnel to sacrifice themselves for the good of others all the time. (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 87 108 CONTINUED: (2) 108 RUSH (CONT'D) (beat) If someone doesn't close the door to that shuttle, we are all going to die... period. 109 INT. DESTINY - YOUNG'S QUARTERS Tamara and Scott have brought Young up to speed. SCOTT Brody is still working at the alf}ock controls locally but it doesn't loo good, sir. TAMARA Camile's explaining everyone else on board %%\ YOUNG I'1l do it. SCOTT Sir... n make it past this, need you. ah? Look at the mess we're in! If sthat's not proof we need you --— TAMARA I'm not sure anyone should do it. (off his look) I don't want someone sacrificing their life for me. I say we either figure this out together while we still have time or all die trying. YOUNG It needs to be done, and I'm doing it. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 88 109 CONTINUED: 109 Young struggles to stand. TAMARA You can barely stand up, let alone —- YOUNG Help me. TAMARA Sir, the paralysis is not g you know that now. You are going to recover... %} Young stumbles to his knees. YOUNG T Help me, Lieutenant. i SCOTT No, sir. YOUNG ™ I gave you an order. 3 marshalled when we get home, sir, but I will ngt help 110 INT. DESTINY CORRY OR/HAMILTON'S QUARTERS 110 Chloe enters. r's bed is empty. She runs out. 111 R/YOUNG'S QUARTERS 111 nic. Tamara is helping Young to his CHLOE TAMARA In his condition, he shouldn't be up. SCOTT We'll find him. He turns to Tamara re: Young. SCOTT (CONT'D) Make sure he doesn't go anywhere. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 89 111 CONTINUED: 111 Scott runs off with Chloe following. SCOTT (CONT'D) He can't have gotten far. CHLOE I told him what was going on. SCOTT (into radlo) Greer, this is Scott, come in. Greeg do you read? “& 112 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR - AIRLOCK/SHUTTLE On Greer looking down the hall, both hands d%t a%~hls s Brody is beside him, also with his ) tool in one hand. Behind them, th wall where Brody was trying to SCOTT Senator Hamilton is missing be headed your way. Greer, read? REVEAL Hamilton does side. He's agg s GREER (CONT'D) H got n. 113 INT. - cdké%DOR 113 ™. On Scoii}g;d running. 114 % INT. - CORRIDOR - AIRLOCK/SHUTTLE 114 &Y GREER Look, I don't want to shoot you. I don't think you want to shoot me. HAMILTON Get out of the way. (CONTINUED)

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AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 114 CONTINUED: BRODY Just give me a little more time. Let me try and fix this. Hamilton's hand is shaking. HAMILTON I don't have much. 115 INT. DESTINY - CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM Eli is looking up at the ship schematic. ELI Guys, I'm not seeing any whatever you just tried, 's nof working... = can, as quickly in addition to arate searches in se f§ the hope of solving our life issues. 2 P ELI . anything? RUSH N0§ ing relevant to the immediate gﬁoblem. But I have learned that “the Ancients were never on this ship. ELI I thought it was an Ancient ship. RUSH It is. They sent it out unmanned, planning to use the gate to get here when it was far enough out into the Universe... but they must have learned to ascend before it was time. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 91 115 CONTINUED: 115 ELI They learned to what? RUSH Ascension is a process in which consciousness converts to energy and no longer requires physical form. ELI That wasn't in the video. RUSH There's more than one video. you don't mind -- ELI Sorry... 116 INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR - Brody works inside the door panel. Greéer stands beside him still at gunpoint. The Senator is looking worse by the minute, struggling to stay on his feet. Brody ks to Greer. Shakes his head. 117 117 C@loe d the corner and head toward the airlock. 5. As tEeY a:fave, Chloe sees Hamilton sitting into the command CHLOE No! Wait! amilébn activates the door. It closes. hloe runs to the door looks through the window. CHLOE (CONT'D) Dad! No! Scott looks at Greer. Why'd you let him do this? (CONTINUED)

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117 118 119 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 92 CONTINUED: 117 GREER He was dead on his feet. INTERCUT: INT. DESTINY - SHUTTLE 1 Hamilton looks out the front of the damaged shuttle as the stars whip by. He can hear Chloe pounding on the the din. : HAMILTON (to himself) I love you. Outside: Chloe pounds on the door, [o? Pleading with her father to stop... Chloe looks to the others. CHLOE Open it! Please! BRODY I can't. —- Open the INT. DESTINY ROOM 119 consol Eli works the e's standing at. ELI sorry, I can't! There's no way it from here. % INT. DESTINY - SHUTTLE 120 Senator Hamilton. His eyes start to bug open and hHe gasps for air. he other side, Chloe turns away and falls into Scott's arms, bawling uncontrollably. Painfully out of air, Hamilton chokes and dies. END OF ACT NINE

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121 122 PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 93 ACT TEN INT. DESTINY - CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS 121 Chloe slumps to the ground and Scott kneels with her. cries into Scott's shoulder. Brody and Greer look on, uncomfortably. Slowly, Chloe stops crying. She's breathing hard Doesn't sound good. Like she's hyperventilatiag. looks into her eyes. Sees anger. Mounting furys up and starts to run down the hall. SCOTT Chloe! He chases after her. Eli and Rush stand over the console wl ch shows the previously red section the Senator sealed off now é§:§lue. Well... He bought us a day. Suddenly, Chloe runs 1HJ acks Rush. He shields himself from her blows. ple of vicious shots. Chloe, struggles to pull her away. CHLOE &. You killed him! You've to hold her back. She relaxes slightly but then breaks aﬁhy t§ go after him again. SCOTT Stop! SCOTT (CONT'D) Little help here. TAMARA Chloe... Chloe pulls herself free. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 94 122 CONTINUED: 122 CHLOE Get away from me. All of you. RUSH Ms. Hamilton... You're in shock. I understand. Everyone deals with tragedy in different ways. You are looking for someone to blame. CHLOE I'm not looking. RUSH I am sorry about your father. certainly would not have been my choice, he was a good ma v RUSH (CONT'D) It may not matt to you right now, but this e the most 1mportant digcovery mankind has made 3¢lf. You kKnow was something in. Enough to the fath : ris CHLOE I'm sure some had more value than others. RUSH As human beings, all of them were invaluable. I promise you, I am going to do everything I can to make sure no one gave their life in vain. (beat) Please, just give me a chance. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 95 122 CONTINUED: (2) 122 Chloe swallows her disdain and leaves. Rush wipes blood from his face. 123 INT. DESTINY - CREW QUARTERS Wray turns from a group of people to see Young approach. is still not solid on his feet. Greer is with him. WRAY Colonel... YOUNG Senator Hamilton is dead. He's bought us some time. WRAY To do what? YOUNG We're working on ity up is trying to dial the gate back:home. That's what we're going to now. WRA WRAY can do that. YOUNG od. - OBSERVATION DECK 124 on the floor, staring out into space. Scott ap?roaches and sits down with her. He just sits quietly, trying to be supportive. CHLOE I've never done anything like that before. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 96 124 CONTINUED: Beat. She looks 124 SCOTT He'll be fine. Rush isn't quite as noble as he says he is, but I don't think he really intended for us to get stuck this way. CHLOE You believe he had no choice? SCOTT 2 If he's lying, then he's a lot than I want to believe. CHLOE I can't believe my dad i gone. watched him die and I can't accept it. g SCOTT Tell me about him. at Scott, finding that an odd request. Why? No matter how tired he was, how long hgfhad worked or what was going on “in his life, he always had time to listen to me. I'd go on and on. SCOTT About what? CHLOE The world, school, friends, guys... he never preached, never told me what to do even though sometimes I wished he would. He just listened. (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 97 124 CONTINUED: (2) 124 CHLOE (CONT'D) Then he'd tell me he loved me. When that didn't help, he'd break out chocolate ice cream. SCOTT I'd kill for some right now. CHLOE The worst was if I had a fight with my mom. He never took sides. God, my mom ... he was her She probably thinks we're both deada scorT B All T know is he wanted to. CHLOE I know. SCOTT I gotta get back to the search this stuff we need for the life support. You g to be okay? 125 125 INT. DESTINg(f” Young Gr - Riley and a number of others have been ate consoles. 4 RILEY I I got it! It wasn't even hard to find. 1It's right here dialing program. YOUNG You're sure. RILEY Yes, it's an eight symbol address. GREER You can dial this thing to Earth? (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 125 CONTINUED: RILEY There's no point of origin indicated but that must vary based on the location of the ship. Still, there's only thirty-six symbols on this gate. I'm assuming the ninth symbol represents some x-factor distance equation. YOUNG I don't care. Start dialing. RILEY Don't we want to bring Dr. Rush ig on this? YOUNG You said this wasn't find? didn't tell 126 INT. DESTINY - §§NTROL;;N2§KFA“ hips Lucian Alliance anyway? 4 _.J RUSH id that come from? 3 ELI fike knowing who to blame. RUSH They're a human coalition from various Milky Way planets that formed in the power vacuum left when the Goa'uld were defeated. They're criminals mostly. A street gang with starships. ELI How'd they find out about Icarus? Wasn't it like, double secret? (CONTINUED) 98 125 126

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 126 CONTINUED: RUSH I suspect there was a leak somewhere. Someone working on the inside. ELT On the base? RUSH Or Earth. The legend surrounding the ninth chevron has been floating.? around our galaxy for a long time different forms. } INTERCUT KINO POV: We found it means a vari to different cultures. Ancients received a subspac so old it must have come from first intelligence that arose the Universe, and the ninth chevron was the o reach them. itself, and g you will galn ianc le: ad discovered gddre ! ns to dial, they‘ wan Th%s ship a source of untold power? RUSH terally. It has more to what it's doing. The it's capable of gathering. ELT you know how to use it. RUSH Yes, perhaps the grand sum of the knowledge the Ancients would have amassed had they ever used the ship as intended would have lead them to a powerful understanding of the universe. (CONTINUED) 99 126

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 100 126 CONTINUED: (2) 126 ELI That's what you're after, isn't it? Why you risked everything to get here. You think this ship is going to make you all-powerful or something crazy like that. RUSH If you think I'm going to admit some sort of insane culpability to you while that thing is recording us... 4 ELI N You saw that, huh? o %i\ Suddenly, their attention is drawn t‘ the*q§ifole as a sort of star map comes on screen. 2> Rush calls up the holo omputer %}§Plights planets one at a time, as thoygh scro ing throwgh them. ELI (CONT'D) ) What is it doing? ] any possible might help. W it seems to be ship. dicator comes up one screen. Rush ELI RUSH Someone's dialing the gate. grabs the Kino right out of the air and follows with it % under his arm. 127 INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 127 The gate is spinning and dialing. Locking in chevrons. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 101 127 CONTINUED: 127 Riley is working the gateroom console. Young, Scott and Greer are there along with a few others. Rush and Eli enter. RUSH Colonel Young? You're up. YOUNG Nice to see you too, Rush. I did > order you to report to me. RUSH What are you doing? YOUNG Trying to dial Earth. RUSH . This is a mistake -5 for home. Rush looks at Riley, d; know enpugh ?0 recognize a reference t@ Earth. YOUNG 't wasn't that hard to find. RUSH Noy no... This is a complete waste power we may need. SCOTT We have the address back, all we need is the right point of origin. YOUNG And we've got thirty-six tries. RUSH We have barely enough power to operate the main systems! (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 102 127 CONTINUED: (2) 127 RUSH (CONT'D) This ship simply doesn't have the capability to dial Earth, that is a fact. YOUNG See that’'s news to me. ELI He didn't tell me that either. RUSH > Because I've only just learned myself. (chiding Eli) Eli, you know what I've been You're going to drain what llﬁ%le power we have left for the sakefof morale? That is absurd -- ! Suddenly, the ship lurcggs?%;}ghtly There is a strange blur. Everyone steadl}j the as the engines make a loud sound. 128 Chloe is already standing at the window. CHLOE The stars... TAMARA (into radio) Colonel, it looks like we dropped out of FTL. 129 7 INT. DESTINY - GATEROOM 129 Rush hurries to the console where Riley is standing. (CONTINUED)

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129 AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 103 CONTINUED: 129 RILEY Because we were draining power? RUSH No. If I'm right, the gate should begin to dial any moment. They all turn as the gate starts dialing again. Note: Thi% time it's a seven chevron address. SCOTT How did you know that? RUSH LD . I instructed the ship's look for resources to fix phe Life %g support system. It det ed a planet P with a Stargate on it within range that may have what ;gﬁ“ YOUNG What? How the hell are there ven Stargates out here? > The first was his one. It's I told it we were. We're = eéssentiafly flying on auto pilot. | ?yThg ship may have stopped when it wa% within range of a habitable planet regardless of our need, but I have to believe it ... 5 faces as the puddle glimmers. YOUNG So what we need is on the other side of that wormhole... RUSH An educated guess, yes. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR -~ FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 104 129 CONTINUED: (2) 129 The Stargate shimmers. Young walks up to it, trying to decide what to do. YOUNG Only one way to find out. RILEY You can't do that, you don't know what's on the other side, the planet could be completely uninhabitable. Eli looks at the KINO. 3 ELI ‘gx We could use the Kino to flnd RUSH %_ I imagine that's the act of that device. ; A SCREEN -- lights up on the main console. atmosphere composition, pressure... SCOTT ilt s a malp. ELI Kino is way better. An TRANSLUCENT SHAPE -- whips by the KINO, and disappears, like blown sand. YOUNG What was that? RUSH Probably just the wind blowing sand... (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 105 129 CONTINUED: (3) 129 We HEAR the SFX of blowing wind from the other side being broadcast back through from the Kino. RILEY I can hear it. YOUNG What've we got? RILEY N Oxygen Nitrogen... Very little Extremely low humidity... Habitable, but just barely. RUSH Excellent. ELI Doesn't sound excel YOUNG : I'1l take it. Can you dial a RUSH I'm reasonably sure. came up when i time. > 1 up too, maybé:we shepld think about -- The address ed the first hékShip chose this one. That's where we go. YOUNG Okay. Shut it down for now. n%ds, and pressing a few buttons on the controls, shuts he gate down. YOUNG (CONT'D) We need to put a team together. 130 EXT. SPACE (VFX) 130 Destiny is no longer in FTL, flying through normal space.

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131 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 106 INT. DESTINY ~ CONTROL INTERFACE ROOM 131 Young stands over a console, with a group of scientists including a WOMAN named ANDREA PALMER. Franklin and Brody, along with Scott, Greer, T.J., Eli, Rush and Corporal Grearson. RUSH Palmer is a geologist. Obviously she should go. This mineral may noth, be so easy to identify. Franklin 2 and Brody are the best of the re§§ of what we have. FRANKLIN > Thanks for the ringing YOUNG o, And Eli has a made a of pulling, our asses out of the” fire. ™ The only 7 one I'm questioning right now,is you. I'm thinking we need yo%%gfre. RUSH I'm the only o person who knows Trust me, y to clean the first priority JSH (CONT'D) I'm redding this timer correctly, twelve hours to find what we nee et back to the ship. 3 SCOTT ;7 What happens after that? i RUSH "I suspect the ship will jump back into FTL. YOUNG You can't stop it? RUSH As I said, we're flying on autopilot. We're just along for the ride for now. (CONTINUED)

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PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 107 131 CONTINUED: 131 YOUNG Then we may all be better off on the planet. RUSH Yes, that's another reason I need to go. I'm the most qualified to assess the whether long term survival there is even an option. YOUNG Okay. But I want everyone clear } that Scott's in charge of this mission. People nod. RUSH I give you my word I'll do my very best to -- Get we i t back. B Rush nods, an 132 INT. DESTINY .- 132 RILEY = gate. It Kawooshes open. ELT Think there could be dinosaurs? SCOTT Anything's possible. turns to Young, who stands with a few of those who are staying behind. SCOTT (CONT'D) We'll be back, sir. (CONTINUED)

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132 PROD.04190H AIR - FINAL DRAFT 01-12-09 108 CONTINUED: 132 YOUNG Good luck. Scott walks up to the gate. Takes a deep breath... and steps through. END OF ACT TEN

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