Scene change. Sam has just got up off the floor and is feeling the bruise on her face. She walks into the kitchen, which is extremely old fashioned and grabs a cloth, puts some water from the wooden bowl on the counter on it and dabs it on her face.
Carter: (squints then mumbles) What have I done...
She checks herself to realise her weapons aren't on her, she begins to rummage and search through everything. She finally finds them all hidden in a basket under a towel and gears herself up and runs out the door only to find Kyran walking in.
Kyran: (Grabs her arm) And where do you think you're going?
Carter: (shakes him off) This is ridiculous, I am leaving.
Kyran: No you can't do that.
Carter: (annoyed) Yes I can.
Kyran: If they find out you have left this house without my approval we will suffer serious consequences.
Carter: Okay, listen up. 'We' no, there's no 'we'. And consequences? I don't know what you're talking about but that's your problem not mine because once I'm out this door there's no coming back.
Kyran: You won't make it out the town.
Carter: Well I made it in.
Kyran: You don't understand!
Carter: (huffs in annoyance, and slams her hand on the table firmly) then explain it to me!
Kyran: I had a wife and well she would roam freely. Some women are allowed to do so as they deserve it, but Anabe didn't deserve it but I thought she did because I loved her. This freedom I gave her punished us in her inability to bear an heir for my business. The leaders have told me that if I do not have a child within the year they will take the business off me. It has been in my family for seven generations and I cannot allow that to happen-
Carter: Wait a second- you're already married?
Kyran: No, I didn't finish. (takes a deep breath) I told Anabe this and she said she couldn't do it, I understood her opinion and allowed her to be while I tried to figure out a solution. My father, who is amongst the leaders, found out that I still was not expecting a child and he guided me on how I should trained my Anabe to behave in order to be blessed with one. I was too late, her personality was too independent and everything I tried she rejected. One morning I waited a long time for her to get up and make my breakfast, I went into wake her up and... she didn't wake up. (looks almos angry). It was punishment. I should have trained her from the beginning, I was always warned about the influence of a woman. She couldn't give me a child- the one thing she was made for, so really her death was well deserved. I have to keep my business. My father threatened me and if I don't keep it... well I need to. And that means you have to bear a child. Now I am married again you are being watched as a hawk to ensure you are behaving as you should-
Carter: Wowowowo. Pause right there. You know I actually starting to feel sorry for you, I don't know what corrupt system this is but your wife should have been allowed to be treated just as equally as you, and women do more than having kids. I am sorry your wife died but you've brought me into something that I'm not staying apart of. I'm actually here to try and save your people. Not to have your 'heir'.
Kyran: This would be saving me if-
Carter: No this is pathetic, you have no idea what you could be in for, and it's a lot worse than a petty family business.
(Kyran looks around shocked and speechless and grabs her arms)
Kyran: No you listen to me-
(Carter shakes him off.)
Carter: No get off me.
Kyran: Just give me a child.
Carter: You have to be kidding?
Kyran: Not right away, I won't force you. Just give us a chance and you will see the benefits.
Carter: (sighs and rolls her eyes) Do I get to leave this house?
Kyran: When it is needed, yes. But there are things at home I need done.
She looks at him and realises the only way she can get out of this is if she plays along. She smiles and turns around and folds a towel, the throws it to the side and shuts herself into the bedroom. He smirks to himself and closes the door as he sits at the kitchen table reading some sort of book. He hears slams and other loud noises and kicks open the door to find her wrecking his belongings. He runs over and kicks her onto the ground, she fights back, punching each other and goes on for about 30 seconds until he grabs a candle stick and hits her round the head knocking her out. He realises what he's done and hugs her muttering 'forgive me'.
Scene change. SGC, briefing room. SG1, Hammond and Colonel Wade and one of his men.
Hammond: (looking at Wade as if to answer a question) Tomorrow at 0800 hours.
O'Neill: Yeah, so we go in, check up with Carter and hanging around for a while?
Hammond: We sent in Major Carter assuming she would find something out.
O'Neill: Okay... Sir I don't see the point of this whole mission!
Hammond: Colonel, somebody in our base is telling the Goa'uld about our missions and what goes on here, that is a serious threat. The point of this mission is to find out who this person may be and put a stop to it. As Dr Jackson and Major Carter have already pointed out, this has happened too many times to be a coincidence.
Daniel: What if the Goa'uld have already attacked?
Hammond: What?
Daniel: What if the Goa'uld have already attacked? If nobody- the person who is telling Apophis- is telling him that we cancelled- delayed- this mission then surely they would have attacked the planet by now? I mean we were due today.
Wade: Dr Jackson don't you think Major Carter would have let us know?
Teal'c: I concur with Colonel Wade. If there was an attack Major Carter would have requested our assistance.
Daniel: What if she couldn't get to the-
O'Neill: (annoyed) Oh Daniel for crying out loud shut up! (everyone falls silent looking at Jack oddly). Carter is fine- stop being so damn negative. (he begins to fiddle with his thumb)
Hammond: Perhaps we should check in on Major Carter.
Wade: With all due respect General, but wouldn't that defeat the whole idea of the mission? We're heading out first thing tomorrow, that's in a few hours.
Hammond: (nods) I agree Colonel. Just make sure you're all prepped and ready to go at 0800 hours.
Hammond gets up to leave and dismisses everybody else who exit the briefing room. Scene changes to the house that Sam is now trapped in. It has pebbled walls and wooden furniture. The floors are made of a glistening stone, she is washing the floor by hand. She has dried blood on the cuts of her face and she looks exhausted.
Carter: (shakes her head, annoyed mutters) What am I doing? (drops the cloth onto the floor and stands up holding her head trying to think- she's in shock)
She paces around commenting to herself 'I need to get out'. The door slams open and Kyran enters, it makes her jump and she knocks the bucket of water all over her, she turns around looking disgusted ready for him to enter. He walks in and blankly stares at her.
Kyran: I don't see any food.
Carter: (sarcastically) Well done.
Kyran: I don't even see clean floors.
Carter: (looks around annoyed and baffled) UH- Do- Do you know who I am?
Kyran: I know your name is Sophie Samson and that you're a traveller or something (Carter begins to open her mouth to talk but he interrupts her) No- I don't care about anything else, under that cloth there's food from the other day, we'll eat that as you never got round to getting anything else. (He storms past her knocking her shoulder. She reaches into her pocket and holds her SG1 badge she removed off her jacket in her hand, she stares at it then nods putting it back in her pocket. She smiles at the realisation that they are due to arrive tomorrow.) Oh and I suggest you change into these so you look less... like that. (he throws an old and ragged champagne coloured dress at her she catches it and rolls her eyes putting it down)
Carter: (sarcastically) Well dear I'll go out and buy some food tomorrow. (She begins to try and find her weapons once again but the scene ends with the image of her weapons and radio hidden inside one of the drawers in the bedroom.)
Scene change- following morning 0800 hours the SG1, the two healthy members of SG3 and two step in members are in the gateroom. O'Neill waves his cap in the air to signal they're ready and the General wishes them 'God speed', the Stargate activates and they walk through. The sun is has recently risen in the countryside so it's shining across the hills and the tops of the houses in the distant village. Colonel O'Neill goes to address everybody.
O'Neill: (Radio to his mouth) Carter this Colonel O'Neill do you read? (they all look at the radio anticipating her response after 15 seconds he speaks once more) Carter, do you copy?
Daniel: (talks into the radio) Sam?
Philips: (to Jack) Maybe her radio isn't on her right now sir?
Teal'c: I do not believe Major Carter would misplace her only means of communication Lieutenant Philips.
Daniel: This place looks fine though, maybe we should wonder around and take a look?
O'Neill: Or maybe we should find Carter Daniel.
Daniel: Well yeah, for all we know she could be in that village, c'mon Jack, it's worth a shot.
O'Neill: (Huffs, then reluctantly says) Alright. Anderson and Davis you stay here to report back to Hammond in an hour and keep in radio contact. (they nod in agreement)
They walk up to the village, once they get there they see peasants on the ground . They continue to walk down a pebbled path and under a gate to a market where food, clothes, weapons, jewellery etc is all being sold. Daniel walks up to one of the jewellery stalls.
Daniel: Hi I'm Daniel, me and my friends have come here exploring. (the man ignores him) A few days ago my friend came here, maybe, she was exploring too. Perhaps you've seen her? She has short blonde hair, blue eyes-
O'Neill: She looks like this. (he pulls out a picture from his pocket, Carter's face is on it and when he sees Daniel's shocked expression he opens up the photo and it's a photo of SG1)
Man: Sorry I don't know her.
Daniel: Thanks anyway. (Him and Jack turn to walk off) I didn't know you carried a picture of us in your front pocket, thats actually very- touching.
O'Neill: (squints) I don't.
Daniel: Yes you do.
O'Neill: No I don't.
Daniel: Yes you do- Jack you just showed that man it!
O'Neill: Daniel it's not-
They are interrupted by Colonel Wade who comes over with everyone else.
Wade: Maybe we should have an ask around. (They all nod and go around asking people, its been 25 minutes.)
O'Neill: (smiles at the lady) Okay, thank you for time though. (brings the radio to his mouth) Daniel? Teal'c?
Daniel: No luck here.
Teal'c: I have not been able to locate Major Carter.
O'Neill: Okay. Everyone meet, I'm by some fruit stand near some... I think benches.
(They all meet and begin discussing)
Wade: If she's not here, where should we go next?
O'Neill: I don't know and I don't like the fact she's not answering her radio. It's almost time to check in with Hammond and we've got squat to report.
Teal'c: Perhaps she went in a different direction?
Daniel: Or not... (They all turn around to see the back of a woman with short blonde hair who appears identical to Sam, she is wearing a dirty champagne coloured dress that arms length was tight and ended at the elbows, the dress sat below her collar bone and flowed baggy off her until just sitting on her knee. All the seams were torn and worn and the faded pattern of what might have been flowers now looked like bleached white looked down at her feet and the Colonel smiled, she was wearing standard issue Air Force boots.)
O'Neil: Carter?
Daniel: (in unison with Jack) Sam?
The deformed piece of fruit dropped from her hands as she spun around surprised. They looked shocked at her appearance as she had clearly been beaten, she grinned relief at the sight of them until looking at their reaction where she tilts her head in shame.
Daniel: Woah- Sam you okay? What happened?
O'Neill: Carter... (steps towards her) who did that to you?
Carter: (shocked) It's... so good to see you all.
O'Neill: (concerned) I asked you a question.
Carter: It's a long story sir- (she is interrupted by Davis radioing in letting them know its time to report back)
O'Neill: Copy that Lieutenant, you let Hammond know we're okay and that we've just found Carter. (Davis agrees and they quickly end the radio communication)