When the team finds a crashed ship on another planet, their efforts to help the crew effect repairs are hindered by a group of aliens.

Jack and his men prepare for a confrontation with Stanton’s renegade soldiers as they converge on the bomb.

Kim becomes suspicious of her host, but is forced to stay because of her status with the police.

Stanton finally breaks down and gives Palmer some unpleasant news.

The team arrive on a resort-type planet where the locals are obsessed with fashion accessories to the point of endangering themselves. They befriend Rikell and the women and Harrison help her to gather some ferns to make a fashion statement and run afoul of the local wildlife, while a mercenary attacks the team up above and grabs Draga. The others get clear with Harrison’s scientific knowledge and catch up to rescue Draga. The team gets enough of the ferns from the merchant that helped out the mercenary to let Rikell make an outfit but she realizes she doesn’t need a fancy outfit.

General Hammond and the Pentagon reveal the existence of the Stargate to other world governments, and must defend the fact that the program is operated by the United States military.

Jack engages in a brutal contest of wills with Syed Ali.

George questions Bob Warner to learn more about Marie’s motivations for helping the terrorists.

Kim is rescued by a mysterious hunter who offers her asylum.

Lynne receives a dire warning from Sherry.

The team arrive on Octasar where a Dr. Carrie Mason of the SGC is working with a local scientist, Dr. Bri’sal, who is working on a project of universal telepathy as part of a scientific conference and believes the Tlak’khan can help him – they’re playing him, naturally, since Bri’sal’s fellow scientists don’t support his project. Stacey overhears them while the rest of the team convinces Mason they’re not traitors. Mason doesn’t believe them and when the project succeeds the Tlak’khan take control. The team launches an attack but the mind-controlled scientists are forced to attack them, but Mason grabs Da’kyll’s device, freeing everyone and forcing the Tlak’khan to retreat.

SG-1 attempts to save a planet’s inhabitants from Nirrti’s genetic experimentation, but find themselves to be her next victims.

Kate helps Jack to locate and identify Syed Ali.

Palmer places Stanton under arrest, but he won’t break. Palmer realizes he must go to extremes to make Stanton talk.

Kim hits her low point of the day when she encounters a cougar in the woods.

The gang find a mysterious ship emitting dangerous energy on an uninhabited planet. While Harrison and Seattle look for the owners the others break into the ship, much to Stacey’s concern. Gus insists on using the ship to return to nearby Earth, unaware that it’s actually a Tlak’khan trap – the ship takes them to Ga’Harn, the Tlak’khan homeworld. Da’kyll captures them all and holds them back from the Nax’kan Council by claiming Warrior Right of Capture. Hah’lak sends his own operative, Gal’korn, to free first Gus and then the rest of the SG team and they see through the deception. They get their vehicles and weapons and get to the nearest Stargate to make their escape.

Colonel O’Neill is trapped on an alien planet with Maybourne, and must fight to stay alive as his companion becomes increasingly paranoid.