Just as the archaeologist exited out of the elevator, he saw Dr. Frasier with his friend at the end of the hall. The young man did not miss how badly the officer looked. Even before he could say anything or even ask, Janet held up her hand to quiet him and headed into the elevator with Jack. Daniel Jackson did not know what was happening, he was really confused and upset about the doctor's behavior, Jack was his friend and he just wanted to know how he was. From what Daniel just saw, Jack was not doing good at all. He could not remember ever seeing his friend like that. Daniel wondered why Janet had not kept Jack in the infirmary here at the SGC, she'd do it for much lesser things, and not be talked out of it by anyone – not even General Hammond. Something was going on here and he would do anything to figure out what it was!

In the elevator, Jack O'Neill leaned against the wall and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he had a terrible feeling all over - a tightness in his chest, his anxiety had risen, as if someone was choking him. He had suddenly felt real fear and did not know where this came from at all. It all confused him. He was just glad to have Janet by his side. She took care of him, always knew what he needed and even now she helped him through the unfamiliar situation. She was the only person who ever saw his weaknesses and fears, and only if he could not avoid her from seeing them. Jack knew that he was a prideful man and very stubborn. But that was him and he would most likely never change.
Janet stood by his side quietly, not letting him out of her sight as she held his wrist and checked his pulse. His heartbeat had slowed, he realized, and the nausea was getting better. The doctor looked at him encouragingly and the man tried to smile, although he did not feel like it. He was angry, everything had seemed so well thought out, but that was probably only because he thought it had been. Everything that could go wrong had gone wrong, and it had come at the worse time! He had only wanted to spend a few moments with his friends, but even that had not been granted to him. Teal'c's last memory of him should not be how he had been able to knock him out and Daniel's last moment with him,…god! He moaned softly at the mere thought that Daniel had to witness how his best friend had completely lost control of himself because of ... .for nothing!
No, he had not imagined the episode in the cafeteria. His behavior and actions were completely unfamiliar to him. Jack realized that he had not even recognized himself at all and that scared the crap out of him.

Janet Frasier sat at the wheel of her car, never letting her eyes leave the man in her passenger seat, increasingly worried about his condition. What Jack had just experienced was a classic panic attack, triggered by the emotional stress he was exposed to.

"You should look at the road Doc!" the officer suddenly remarked.

She gave him a small smile for his remark, spared the question of his condition, for she knew that at that moment she would not get an honest answer anyway. From his appearance, however, she could see, he seemed to have recovered slowly, the trembling had gone, and also his complexion was now a bit rosy, that was enough for her for the time being. She was worried, however, of what his reaction would be with what she had to talk to him about. She had to be sure he knew what might happen to him in the near future. She knew him well enough to know that when explanations became too professional, he would tune out of the conversation quickly. Janet was pretty sure the explanations of the neurologist were certainly precise and professional.

A little earlier that afternoon:

The petite blonde could not concentrate on the assignment that she was working on. She sat at the academy at a table and talked to a young woman. The girl fulfilled all the criteria they were looking for, a perfect match for the program. However, since she had received the strange call from her colleague and friend, Major Samantha Carter's mind was not at all on the subject it should be on and it did not escape the attention of the person sitting opposite of her.
While the young woman continued with the interview and spoke of her goals for the future, Sam's thoughts drifted farther and farther away, until embarrassed silence broke through the room, which promptly brought Sam back into reality. The lack of reaction on her part to a question from the candidate was the cause. After apologizing to the woman several times, she decided to end the interview.
She did not know why, but the words of Daniel Jackson seemed to stay on her mind. Sam realized suddenly that she was a lot more worried about the news she was given than she had at first thought. She had been the one who had tried to calm the archaeologist, and expressed the opinion that the problem was not half as bad as it seemed to him. Still, she could not help herself, she suddenly felt uneasy. The more she thought about Daniel's words, the worse it became.