The Stargate team must justify the project's continuation when a doubtful senator, Head of the Congressional Military Appropriations Committee, comes to review the project's performance.
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00:00Beware the destroyers, that's what the message said. These are the coordinates that Gould
00:15will launch their attack from, it was a warning. Or so your vision foretells.
00:20No, it wasn't a vision, or a dream, or a hallucination, it was real. Now I know this is hard for you
00:26guys to believe, but I swear to you, the entire time you thought I had disappeared on P3R233,
00:32I was experiencing an alternate reality. And you were there, and you were there, and
00:38there's no place like home. As a matter of fact, you were there.
00:41Daniel, it's not that we don't believe you. So you do.
00:44No, it's just that we don't believe you. Jack, this is very important.
00:49Alright, Daniel, when you were in this alternate reality, were there differences?
00:54Yes, uh, Teal'c was leading the attack on Earth, I wasn't even part of the program,
00:59you and Jack were engaged to be married. Excuse me?
01:03What? Okay, uh, even if you did actually experience
01:09this alternate reality, doesn't the very fact that there were differences mean that we won't
01:13face the same fate? Yes, but the defining event, the death of
01:17Ra, took place in both worlds. An attack of retribution.
01:23And the same thing is going to happen here unless we stop it.
01:26Alright, wait a minute, let me get something straight here.
01:30Engaged? It is theoretically possible.
01:35It's against regulations. I'm talking physics, sir.
01:38The whole concept of alternate realities, entire alternate universes, was predicted
01:42by Einstein a long time ago. I thought you might all be here.
01:45How's our boy? He's going to be just fine, General.
01:50Who's your Samuels? That's, uh, Lieutenant Colonel Samuels,
01:53now Captain. I beg your pardon, sir, congratulations.
01:57Thank you. You'll always be sparky to me.
02:00I thought you'd been transferred to the Pentagon, sir.
02:02I was. Stargate mission analysis. I'm here today, of course, for the hearing.
02:08Hearing? Senator Kinsey, the Stargate program, I thought
02:14you were going to testify. They will. SG-1 just returned from a mission
02:19last night. I haven't had the chance to inform them.
02:22Well, perhaps I shouldn't say too much more. Oh, cut the crap, Samuels. What's going on?
02:29Senator Kinsey has taken a great deal of interest in the program.
02:33And thus far, he hasn't liked what he's seen. Sorry to hear that.
02:39As you should be, Colonel. It could mean the end of the Stargate.
02:44The hearing is at 1400 hours. I look forward to seeing you all there.
03:14Thank you.
03:45Yes, sir, I understand. We'll fight the good fight.
04:02General, politics isn't my strong suit, but doesn't President outrank Senator?
04:11Senator Kinsey is chairman of the Appropriations Committee. He's demanded to know what's behind
04:16the line item the Pentagon refers to as Area 52.
04:20That would be the Stargate. An unofficial project. That just happens to
04:26cost $7.4 billion a year to operate. The President and the Joint Chiefs thought
04:31if they granted the Senator the appropriate clearances, letting in on the existence of
04:36the SGC, he'd recognize its importance to national security and authorize the expenditure.
04:41I take it he didn't. Yeah, it did backfire.
04:45After reading your mission reports and being fully briefed by Colonel Samuels,
04:49the Senator decided the SGC will receive no further funding from the Treasury.
04:53That effectively shuts us down, sir. Very effectively.
04:57It costs nearly a billion dollars just to turn the lights on around here.
05:02How about a bake sale? Yard sale? Garage?
05:07This is what I look like when I'm not laughing, Colonel.
05:12Car wash? I'm sorry, sir.
05:17It's just, I don't get it. How does one man get that much power?
05:21The Constitution of these United States. The issue of our worth could be debated
05:26openly in the Senate, but not without making the Stargate known to the general public.
05:31The President doesn't believe the time for that has come. I agree with him.
05:46Well, he's late.
05:49You seem more apprehensive of this hearing than you are of battle.
05:53I prefer battle, actually. I'm sure once we tell him that Earth's future is at stake...
05:58Samuel?
06:03Let's just keep the alternate reality story as our little ace in the hole, shall we?
06:08Why?
06:13Just because.
06:16Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize.
06:19A certain Congressman who will go nameless just does not know how to take no for an answer.
06:27This is the infamous SG-1.
06:30Infamous? Yes, sir.
06:33Colonel Jack O'Neil.
06:36Colonel? I've heard a lot about you.
06:38Don't believe a word of it, Senator. I'm actually a nice guy.
06:45And this must be the drain through which the money flows.
06:50I know you have a very busy schedule, Senator.
06:53Yes, of course, General Hammond.
06:55Please, be seated.
07:04Let me see.
07:06Colonel O'Neil.
07:09Captain Carter.
07:12Dr. Jackson.
07:14Teal'c. With an apostrophe, I understand.
07:18Let me first say that though illness robbed me of the chance ever to serve in this country's military,
07:23I have the greatest respect for those who do.
07:25Especially those who have made service of country their life's work.
07:30As I have, in my own way.
07:34There is no more honorable vocation.
07:37Thank you, Senator. I couldn't agree more.
07:39Having said that, I want to make one thing abundantly clear.
07:42I am by nature suspicious of all things secretive.
07:46Be they in the government, or inside the military service.
07:50I believe that which grows in shadow, but withers in the light of day,
07:54does not belong on the vine.
07:58I've read several reports of your excursion.
08:02Colonel Samuels has been kind enough to brief me on the Stargate.
08:06And I have tried to maintain an open mind.
08:09I must admit that I find the very idea of this facility, of this command, offensive.
08:17It is far too dangerous to be this secretive.
08:20I have found several examples where you have averted tragedy on a global scale,
08:25by the skin of your teeth, and virtually none where you have brought back anything of worth.
08:31However, since I have, on occasion, been wrong before,
08:40the President of the United States has asked me to hear you out.
08:46So here I am.
08:49Well, as long as you've got an open mind.
08:56As long as you've got an open mind.
09:00Colonel.
09:01For crying out loud, Samuels, would you tell this man the truth?
09:06Colonel Samuels was entirely non-partisan.
09:09Okay, now that's impossible. He's been against this program from day one.
09:13If anything, I voiced my awe and amazement at what the Stargate is.
09:18A technological marvel.
09:20It is so much more than that, Senator.
09:23The Stargate represents a giant step in our understanding of the universe.
09:27We have learned more about astrophysics in these few months than in the last 50 years.
09:33It also gives us insights into human cultures that are thousands of years old.
09:37Dr. Jackson, I'm sure as a scholar of ancient mythology, you are familiar with the story of Pandora.
09:44From Greek mythology, of course.
09:47The first woman ever created by Zeus who, according to legend, gave her a box and warned her never to open it.
09:52But she did. Out of curiosity.
09:55Despite the warning of her god, who was also her father, she did.
10:00And from it sprung all the plagues, pestilence and evil that exists now in this world.
10:05And keeping in mind that we are talking about a myth, she closed it in time to keep hope inside.
10:11Then should we not close your gate for the same reason? To keep hope inside?
10:16Senator, if I may jump in here.
10:20I'm not as slick as you guys talking in metaphors here.
10:25I'm a military man. I prefer facts.
10:29And the fact is, the gate, i.e. the box, is already open.
10:36Now what's done is done. We made ourselves an enemy by killing Ra.
10:41But the threat the ghouls now represent...
10:43Threat?
10:44Yes, sir. As in threatening.
10:47The word threat, Colonel O'Neill, has been used far too often by this country's military...
10:52as a justification for expenditures that we can no longer afford.
10:56Do you know how much this program costs?
11:03Seven-ish?
11:04Seven billion, four hundred and seven million dollars.
11:08Give or take.
11:09Per year.
11:11With all due respect, Senator, the accounting department is up on level three, I believe.
11:16But if you want to talk about maintaining the first line of defense...
11:19against what I believe is the greatest enemy humanity has ever faced...
11:24Hyperbole.
11:25See for yourself.
11:26General, I suggest we dial up old P4A771, I believe it was.
11:31See how long the good Senator lasts in that world.
11:34I have spent a career listening to doomsayers in uniform.
11:38Let us build our billion-dollar machine and we will save America from the barbarians at the gate.
11:44Let me remind you that the Cold War is over.
11:47And let me tell you something.
11:49This time there really are barbarians.
11:51They're called ghouls.
11:53And they really are at the gate.
11:55That one!
11:56Then I suggest we close it.
11:58Senator, we have reason to believe that the ghouls are about to launch an attack in force in ships.
12:05Then I think they'll regret taking on the United States military.
12:09Oh, for God's sake.
12:11You're right, we'll just upload a computer virus into the mothership.
12:15If they come in ships, Senator, we won't be any match for them.
12:18At their level of technology, they can wipe us out from orbit.
12:21I'm not convinced of that.
12:23They speak the truth.
12:24I'm not entirely convinced of that either.
12:26General, what the hell are we doing here? This man has made up his mind already.
12:29Sit down, Colonel.
12:31When I've made up my mind, you will know it.
12:36I will ask you once more.
12:39Sit down.
12:41Please.
12:45Colonel.
12:54I gave the President my word that I would give you a fair hearing, and I intend to do that.
12:59He held you and your team up as a shining example of the fine work the SGC is doing.
13:07Now, do you stand by SG-1's record?
13:12Yes, I do.
13:16Then let's just go through it, shall we?
13:26Thank you.
13:28On February 10th of this year, you, along with a team led by Major Charles Kowalski,
13:34went through the Stargate on a reconnaissance mission...
13:37Excuse me, Senator.
13:41Samuels, could I get a copy of that?
13:43You wrote this report, Colonel.
13:46Just one little reference.
13:49Samuels.
13:50To repeat, on the 10th of February of this year,
13:53you, along with a team led by Major Charles Kowalski,
13:56went through the Stargate on a reconnaissance mission
13:58to rescue both Dr. Jackson's wife and her brother,
14:02and to determine the Goa'uld threat.
14:05Excuse me, Senator. I'm sorry.
14:07There should be an apostrophe after the A before the U.
14:11It's pronounced...
14:13Goa'uld.
14:14I see.
14:16There should be an apostrophe after the U. It's pronounced...
14:19Goa'uld.
14:21I assume, since shortly after arriving, you were captured and imprisoned,
14:24that you would characterize this world as an enemy stronghold.
14:29I would.
14:33I read from the personal report of Colonel Jack O'Neil,
14:36dated the 23rd of February.
14:38Skara was chosen.
14:40I tried to stop them from taking him away,
14:42but was struck by an alien staff weapon.
14:45At that moment, Apophis gave the order...
14:48Kill the rest.
15:16I can save these people!
15:21Help me!
15:26Help me.
15:28Many have said that.
15:34But you are the first I've ever seen.
15:36I'm not afraid of you.
15:38I'm not afraid of you.
15:40I'm not afraid of you.
15:43But you are the first I believe could do it.
16:07Get out of the way!
16:12Come on!
16:22Come on, let's move!
16:23Come on!
16:25Come on!
16:26Move! Move! Move! Move!
16:27Go! Come on! Come on!
16:28Go! There you go! Go!
16:29Go! Go!
16:30Come on!
16:43Come on!
16:50So even with your team unarmed,
16:52at the enemy's mercy,
16:54in the palm of their hand, as it were,
16:57one of their own was able to set you free.
17:01It wasn't that simple, Senator.
17:04Read on, please.
17:05We met heavy resistance on our return to the Stargate
17:09and became pinned down by enemy aircraft.
17:20Take cover!
17:21Watch out!
17:28Watch out!
17:40Watch out!
17:59Colonel, we're sitting ducks here!
18:10Come on!
18:18It seems to me that Major Kowalski made light work
18:21of what you referred to in your report as a death glider.
18:25They were taken by surprise.
18:28I wouldn't expect it to be as easy next time.
18:30Why not?
18:31Well, for one thing,
18:32they weren't used to fighting humans with our level of technology.
18:35Now they know what we have.
18:37I don't think you understand how much more powerful their weapons are.
18:41You managed to get away with minimal casualties.
18:44Hardly the greatest threat humanity has ever faced.
18:55What's happening?
18:57It's just SG-2 returning on schedule, Senator.
19:00There's nothing to worry about.
19:03What?
19:05No, I disagree, General.
19:09I think it is something to worry about.
19:19Mr. Kinsey seems to be under the impression
19:22that the ghouled are not a military threat.
19:25You seem to have defeated them handily at every turn.
19:29Did you read all the reports, sir?
19:32They actually killed us once.
19:38Chopper.
20:02Colonel!
20:18Here we go.
20:20Got it.
20:31Colonel!
20:33Ah!
20:46Senator, if ghoul technology can generate energy shields around individuals,
20:50they can do the same thing with whole armies.
20:53And ships.
20:55And have you ever seen one of these ships?
20:58Yes, sir.
21:03Mm.
21:27It is the ship of the ghoul Nuti.
21:29An enemy of Apophis.
21:32Now, what the hell is that?
21:35We must go.
21:47We must get to the Stargate!
21:49No argument from me!
21:52This Goa'uld N'erti, he once said an emissary of peace negotiated a treaty concerning a Stargate Apophis had taken control of.
21:59The negotiation was a ploy!
22:01The Stargate was destroyed!
22:17Take your time, don't worry.
22:30You escaped, Colonel.
22:32On foot, I might add.
22:34Just one of these Goa'uld ships was responsible for the deaths of SG-7 and the entire local population.
22:40And that's over 1,000 people.
22:42The point is, sir, we have seen how the Goa'uld have destroyed entire civilizations.
22:52Hello?
23:00Hello.
23:07What are you?
23:08Energy. Unity. You would describe me thus.
23:12You asked for help.
23:14If I remain here, my energy will disintegrate. I must return.
23:19Why did you not speak before?
23:21Fear.
23:22Fear of what?
23:24The Goa'uld came to our planet long ago.
23:27We were not afraid then, and we tried to greet them.
23:30One of them touched us, as you did, and was destroyed by our energy.
23:55No!
23:58The Goa'ulds must have come through the gate exploring.
24:00That's why it was afraid. We looked just like them.
24:03One of the Goa'ulds was killed.
24:04They gathered all the unity in one place and ended it.
24:08We confirmed Goa'uld energy weapons did it.
24:10Then that pit wasn't a ceremonial place at all. It was some kind of... last grave.
24:20I'd call that a threat.
24:22Admittedly, these Goa'uld are a dangerous race.
24:25More dangerous than you could possibly know.
24:28Well, if they're so strong, why did you switch sides in the first place?
24:33Because what is right cannot be measured by strength.
24:36Your world values freedom. I wish that very same freedom for my people.
24:41I don't want to appear callous, sir, but I believe that's your problem, not ours.
24:47It will soon be yours as well, Senator Kinsey.
24:50For the Goa'uld are as powerful as they are evil.
24:54The Goa'uld have enslaved a galaxy of worlds.
24:56I don't care about other worlds. I must place the citizens of this country first.
25:02Then you would be wise to heed our warning, Senator Kinsey.
25:05For when the Goa'uld finally do come in force, and they will,
25:09your citizens, as the strongest, most powerful country of this world,
25:12your citizens, as the strongest, most powerful country of this world,
25:15will be among the first to die.
25:35On your return from the Chulak mission,
25:37Major Kowalski became infested with a Goa'uld parasite, correct?
25:41That's correct.
25:43He very nearly destroyed this facility.
26:04Jaffa. Kosha.
26:07You cannot pass.
26:11What?
26:12He set the coordinates for Chulak.
26:22He set the auto-destruct sequence on the fail-safe device.
26:25How do you have the code?
26:26I don't know, but I need two ranking officers to override it, and you're it.
26:42Ah!
26:45All right, that did it. Open the blast doors.
26:53Here!
26:54Hold him there!
26:59Shut him down!
27:08We stopped him.
27:09Yes, you did. On that occasion.
27:11With the loss of a fine officer, you did.
27:14But consider the myriad plagues you could bring back through the Stargate.
27:19Reason enough to shut it down forever.
27:22Colonel Sandals.
27:25I quote now from the official report of General Hammond,
27:29dated March of this year,
27:31concerning a dangerous disease brought back by SG-1 from another world.
27:35Sir, I'm afraid I have a serious situation here.
27:38It appears we've brought a very contagious disease through the Stargate.
27:43Yes, sir, that's right.
27:47Well, sir, I've ordered the mountain sealed off,
27:49and I think you should order in an armoured division to set up a second line of defence.
27:56Well, sir, my recommendation is that anyone attempting to leave the mountain should be shot on sight.
28:02And their body burned.
28:09I'm sorry, Colonel O'Neil, but your private room just became semi-private.
28:14We're running out of places to put all the victims.
28:16We've used the brigs, we've used the temp quarters, some of the storage rooms.
28:23Doc.
28:24Doc.
28:26Did you say something?
28:28Give more.
28:30What? Give more what?
28:34More.
28:39An injection? You mean you want more sedative?
28:43You've already had more than the maximum safe dosage,
28:45twice as much as anyone else because you've been more violent.
28:47Give.
28:48No. It's not safe.
28:51Give!
28:54Give.
28:56Why are you so insistent?
29:08Give.
29:31He must have been in a lot of pain.
29:38Give.
29:42Colonel O'Neil?
29:50Me.
29:54So you are still in there somewhere.
29:59Cream.
30:01Cream.
30:03I'm afraid not, Colonel. It's very real.
30:08This is interesting.
30:09Enough sedative must knock back the primitive mind.
30:12Colonel, listen to me.
30:13I am not going to be able to keep you at this level very long.
30:15It is too dangerous. It could cause permanent brain damage.
30:19What?
30:23What is it?
30:25It's a parasitic virus.
30:26All we can tell is that it seems to mess with body chemicals, all of them.
30:30Testosterone levels skyrocket, thus the aggressive behavior.
30:33It's a histaminolytic, which means it breaks down histamine.
30:35Experiment.
30:37Experiment.
30:41Experiment on you?
30:43No, sir. I can't do that.
30:55We saved an entire race of people. I'd call that a success, sir.
30:59But if you hadn't been able to find a cure so readily,
31:02if it had reached the general population,
31:05if the effects weren't reversible...
31:10Colonel O'Neil,
31:12you very nearly died on yet another occasion when infected by...
31:17Nanocytes, sir.
31:22Jack!
31:23Motor's coming back!
31:28Jack!
31:35Jack!
31:52Welcome back, Captain.
31:55So what did you find out?
31:58Come on now, don't keep the elderly waiting. It's rude.
32:05It isn't a virus.
32:08All right. What is it?
32:09Well, Dr. Frazer and I came up empty. She's still working on it.
32:13But it's gonna take time.
32:14Time is something these people don't have, Captain.
32:18Nor do I.
32:20Colonel, there's something else.
32:22Your blood sample showed way more organisms compared to the Argosians.
32:26How many more?
32:27Maybe on the level of a hundred times more.
32:29And they are multiplying.
32:31Cut to it, Captain.
32:35At the rate you're changing,
32:37by the end of two weeks you'll be the equivalent of 100 years old.
32:43We've given the nanocytes some live tissue to interact with,
32:46but they aren't touching it.
32:47The only thing they appear to do is make more of themselves.
32:50So how are they causing the aging on Argos?
32:53Maybe there's something on Argos that they need to make them do another task.
32:57Something in the air or the food.
33:05Whoa!
33:08Is there a problem, Captain Carter?
33:10I don't know.
33:11Well, it's eating through the rubber.
33:15Oh, God.
33:17What? What is it?
33:19They're trying to spread.
33:26We're working with computer simulations and practical simulations.
33:30Realistically, sir, I'm afraid it might take years.
33:34The General says that gate travel to Argos is strictly off-limits for the next few millennia.
33:40But we can send objects through, so if you need anything, just call.
33:48Say something.
33:51Colonel, I've learned very much from you.
33:55Thank you.
33:57You know, goodbyes really suck.
34:04Yeah.
34:10As I understand it, you almost lost containment, Captain Carter.
34:15Yes, they tried to mutate in the lab.
34:18But after the incident, the General ordered all samples of the nanosite destroyed.
34:22And what about next time?
34:24Well, there won't be a next time.
34:25The nanosites, the transmitter devices,
34:27everything that tampered with the population of that world has been destroyed.
34:31In fact, SG-2 just made contact with Kynthia's planet just a few weeks ago.
34:35They are living long, productive lives because of us.
34:38Now, I am very proud of what we did there.
34:40I might even retire there.
34:44You have no fear of it, do you, Colonel? It's like a game to you.
34:47No, sir.
34:50Anything as powerful as the Stargate deserves respect.
34:54We know how dangerous it is to do what we do.
34:56We also know how important it is.
34:58Colonel O'Neil, you're like reckless children and you're playing with fire.
35:03If you shut down this program now when it's needed most...
35:06For what?
35:07To gather technology, weapons.
35:09Not at this price or this level of competence.
35:13My people are the best out there, Senator.
35:16I'm sorry, General, but your best is not good enough.
35:21I do not approve of nor support this endeavor.
35:25I have heard nothing here today that would change my mind.
35:30I intend to shut the Stargate down.
35:43Senator, please, listen to me.
35:45I think he's made up his mind, Dr. Jackson.
35:47You want your one reason? I'll give it to you.
35:49What if I told you I knew that they were coming in ships?
35:51What if I said that a ship larger than the Great Pyramids
35:53was going to land right on top of this mountain in a matter of weeks, maybe days?
35:56Then I would be curious to know why you've waited until this moment before saying so.
36:01Because I didn't think anyone would believe me.
36:04And if I didn't live through it myself, I'm not sure I would, but it is a fact.
36:07And if you shut this program down, you will have robbed us of our one chance to stop them before they get here.
36:11Where did you learn this information?
36:14On our last mission.
36:15We came across a civilization with a level of technology similar to our own.
36:19They had been wiped out.
36:20They left behind a warning.
36:22To beware the destroyers.
36:23Now, along with that warning came a set of numbers.
36:26Coordinates that indicate where the final Gould attack will be launched from.
36:30And did all of you witness this warning?
36:33No, sir, they didn't. Just me.
36:37Sir...
36:40We think Daniel may have experienced an interdimensional transfer to an alternate reality.
36:48I beg your pardon?
36:49The moment I touched an alien artifact on 233, when I was separated from the rest of the team,
36:53I was actually transported to an alternate reality where Earth was already under Gould attack.
36:58I got this when I was there.
37:01Why, heaven, I've heard enough of this.
37:04Senator, the Gould were bombarding our cities from space.
37:07We were defenseless against their weapons.
37:09Dr. Jackson, I do not suffer fools gladly.
37:12Nor do I, Senator, and I am telling you, when we killed Ra two years ago,
37:15we set into motion a chain of events that will eventually lead to an all-out attack on Earth by the Gould.
37:20If this is so, why have they waited?
37:22It would take time for Apophis to assemble the necessary forces.
37:25Right.
37:26Their society is futile. It would take time to build an army.
37:29Look, all I know is the location that they are going to launch the final attack from.
37:33If you don't believe me, just let us dial in the coordinates and let us go there and find out.
37:38How many ships, Dr. Jackson? Has anyone detected their approach?
37:41I can't be sure of the exact details.
37:43I mean, there were differences between that reality and this one.
37:46Oh, of course there were.
37:47I am not crazy.
37:48Nor am I, Dr. Jackson.
37:50Neither am I unused to eleventh hour pleas, though never have I heard one so desperate as this.
37:56Senator, they are coming.
37:57Then I say, let them come!
38:00Where do you get this bureaucratic bull?
38:03You're talking suicide!
38:05Colonel O'Neil, you underestimate this great nation.
38:10It is you who underestimates the enemy.
38:12We have challenged Apophis.
38:14He will not rest until the people of this world worship him as their God.
38:17There is only one God, sir.
38:20And I do not believe for one moment that he will allow what you're trying to tell me to come to pass.
38:25We are, after all, one nation under God.
38:29And you think God is going to save us?
38:35The Gu'al will believe they are gods.
38:38And your beliefs will not dissuade them.
38:40If the Gu'al do come, then we will be able to tell them that we have buried our gate in the ground forever
38:45and will never step through it again.
38:47If they challenge us, we shall prevail.
38:50You're a fool.
38:51And if they do not come, which I think is infinitely more likely,
38:55then at least Pandora's box will have finally been closed once and for all.
39:02Now, if you will excuse me, I have business to attend to.
39:11For what it's worth, I'm sorry it had to end like this.
39:15Get out of here!
39:24General Hammond, I would like to request permission to return to the Stargate before it's permanently sealed.
39:33If this world does not intend to continue its struggle against the Gu'al,
39:37then here I do not belong.
39:41I think I'm going with him.
39:44I can't allow that, Colonel. I'm sorry, but you know that.
39:48The President has made it perfectly clear, if we were unable to convince the Senator,
39:53we would cease operations effective immediately.
39:56Sir, there are still two SG teams off-world.
39:58We'll keep the light on until they return, but that's all I'm authorized to do.
40:03So, uh, that's it?
40:08That's it, Colonel.
40:09It can't be.
40:10With all due respect, sir...
40:11Sir, with all due respect, the good Senator is an...
40:13He is an elected official of the government we are sworn to serve,
40:17and whether we agree or disagree, he's made his decision.
40:20Our Commander-in-Chief has given us our orders accordingly.
40:25I expect you all to carry them out.
40:28Dismissed.
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