Plantilla:Infobox Episode Plantilla:SG1-2 "In the Line of Duty" is the second episode of the second season of Stargate SG-1.
Synopsis[]
While on an evacuation mission, a symbiote takes Captain Samantha Carter as its host and makes its way to Earth in order to leave for another planet. However, the rest of the team finds out and arrests her. She tells the team that she is a member of the legendary Tok'ra and that an Ashrak (Goa'uld assassin) is sent to kill her.
Plot[]
As SG-1 helps a group of people on the planet Nasya flee through the Stargate from a Goa'uld attack on their world, Captain Samantha Carter stops to give CPR to Quinta, a fallen villager. He suddenly grabs her head, and something enters her. Blood on her lip, Carter's eyes glow. She has been possessed by a Goa'uld symbiote.
Carter returns through the gate and tries to act as normal as possible, though through the mission debriefing her comrades notice something is different about her. Dr. Janet Fraiser invites her to come check on the Nasyans, many of whom have been moved to the hospital at the nearby Air Force Academy. Finally, she goes to visit Cassandra Fraiser, and the young girl senses that Carter has been taken by a Goa'uld. She locks herself into Dr. Fraiser's office and demands to see Colonel Jack O'Neill.
Meanwhile, one of the badly burned refugees assaults Dr. Jacobs, and emerges from his bandages fully recovered. He is an Ashrak, a Goa'uld hired assassin.
Cassandra convinces O'Neill that Carter was infected, and he takes action. When he injects Carter with a serum that "would bring down an elephant", the Goa'uld inside her becomes active and demands the Stargate be activated. Carter is apprehended and put behind bars at Stargate Command. The Goa'uld reveals itself to be Jolinar of Malkshur, and demands release. The parasite even promises to return Carter to them, fully restored to who she was. O'Neill does not budge. Suddenly, Carter's personality emerges and begs O'Neill to believe Jolinar but he takes it as a Goa'uld trick.
Lasers guard Jolinar's cell.
Finally, Jolinar reveals that she is a member of the Tok'ra, a group of rebel Goa'uld who oppose the System Lords and seek power for good. They are the most hated enemies of the System Lords, who constantly chase down any leads in an attempt to infiltrate and destroy them. She also explains that the System Lords will not allow the Tau'ri to thrive and become a threat. Already a far more powerful attack is being planned. Teal'c, at least, is convinced. Jolinar talks with Dr. Daniel Jackson and tells him she knows where Sha're is.
When the Ashrak finally locates his victim, Jolinar, Carter suffers torture and almost death at his hands. The hunter is found, and Teal'c finally kills him with two shots from a Zat'nik'tel, also stunning Daniel in the process. Meanwhile, Carter is fighting for her life in the infirmary. When she recovers, she tells O'Neill that Jolinar has given its life to save hers.
References[]
John Adams; Adrenaline; Air Force Academy Hospital; Ashrak; Blood; Brain; Bra'tac; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EEG; EKG; Elephant; Flashlight; Fragmentation grenade; Gemmond; Goa'uld; Hara'kesh; ID Scanner; Injection syringe; Iris; Jaffa; Major Charles Kawalsky; Malkshur; Colonel Harold Maybourne; MRI; Naquadah; Nasya; Nasyan; NID; P5C-395; P5N-44; PX7-60; SG-10; SG-11; SG-12; Sha're; Stargate Command brig; Stargate Command infirmary; System Lord; Tok'ra; Tranquilizer gun
Notable Quotes[]
O'Neill: Janet says you've been a little upset since Sam was here. What happened?
Cassandra: She said she'd kill me if I told.
O'Neill: You don't mean "kill you" kill you? Oh, I doubt that.
Cassandra: She said she would.
O'Neill: Cass, Sam loves you. She'd never do anything to hurt you.
Cassandra: She would now.
O'Neill: Why?
Cassandra: She's a Goa'uld.
Teal'c: Are you injured?
Jackson: Dumb question. But thank you. I think.
Teal'c: You are welcome.
Jackson: Just don't ever do that again.
Teal'c: Assault the Goa'uld's ego. Make him appear foolish. He may then reveal things simply to make himself appear more powerful.
O'Neill: Ah, come on Teal'c. They're smarter than that.
Teal'c: I have seen many Goa'uld strategies revealed and certain victories lost, simply because of Goa'uld arrogance. It is the Goa'uld's greatest weakness.
Carter: Not all Goa'uld are the same. There are a few that oppose the System Lords and their ways. You must have heard of the Tok'ra.
Teal'c: Every Goa'uld seeks power for his own reason and would betray his own brother to achieve it.
Carter: Some seek power for a greater purpose. Not every Goa'uld is an enemy to the people of this planet. The Tok'ra are real. No matter what Apophis has told you.
Teal'c: I have yet to meet one.
Carter: You have now. I am Jolinar of Malkshur.
Teal'c: There is an old legend among the Jaffa, forbidden to speak of, concerning a group of Goa'uld who oppose the ways of the System Lords. This group is called the Tok'ra. This Goa'uld, Jolinar of Malkshur, claims to be part of that group.
O'Neill: Can you be sure he is who he says he is?
Teal'c: I cannot.
Carter: Unfortunately, we do not carry identification.
O'Neill: Okay, let's try to build a little trust here, shall we? One of the Nasyans we brought back was very badly burned. But somehow he just got up out of his hospital bed and disappeared. Who is he?
Carter: It must be the Ashrak.
(O'Neill looks to Teal'c for translation.)
Teal'c: It means hunter.
O'Neill: A Goa'uld?
Carter: Yes. An assassin of the highest rank who carries out the orders of the System Lords.
O'Neill: Who's he here to kill?
Carter: Me.
Notes[]
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- This episode marks the second mention of the Goa'uld leadership known as the "System Lords" (first mention is in "Thor's Hammer" in season 1). The only members met thus far are: Ra and Apophis. Nirrti is mentioned, but not seen until the episode "Fair Game".
- This episode marks the first appearance of the Tok'ra on the series. They also played a major role in the two-part episode "The Tok'ra, Part 1" and "The Tok'ra, Part 2" of the same season, and become recurring allies throughout the remainder of the series.
- Major General George S. Hammond states that three new SG teams have been added, bringing the total to 12.
- Stargate Command first become aware that a Goa'uld symbiote can enter its host without leaving a scar; previously they did not know that this was possible.
- Throughout the beginning of the episode, Teal'c is unaware of the presence of a Goa'uld symbiote within Captain Samantha Carter. Later episodes establish that Jaffa do have Naquadah in their blood, and that Teal'c, like Cassandra, is able to sense the presence of a symbiote.
- This episode establishes that Dr. Fraiser's first name is Janet.
- Judy Norton is known for playing Mary Ellen Walton on Plantilla:WPS.
- This episode marks the last appearance of Katie Stuart as Cassandra Fraiser. The character would again appear in later episodes albeit played by a different actress.
Goofs[]
- After Teal'c visits Captain Samantha Carter, he exits the area by the use of the magnetic card. However, he has his card inverted yet the door opens regardless.
- When the Ashrak is holding Dr. Daniel Jackson hostage, he shoots the glass in front of Major General George S. Hammond, leaving a bullet mark. However, when the glass is shown again, the bullet mark is gone.
First Appearance[]
Character[]
- Jolinar of Malkshur
Death[]
- Jolinar of Malkshur
In other languages[]
- French: La Tête à l'envers (The Head Upside-Down)
- German: Freund oder Feind? (Friend or Foe?)
- Italian: Il Sicario (The Hired Killer)
- Spanish: La Llamada del Deber (The Call of Duty)
- Czech: Při výkonu služby (In the Line of Duty)
- Hungarian: Vadászat (Hunt)
External links[]
- Plantilla:SciFi
- Plantilla:MGMsite
- Plantilla:GateWorld
- Plantilla:Solutionswiki
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