Season Five

Episode Number: 102

Episode Title: 48 Hours

Air Date: 03-15-02

Syndication Air Date: 01-13-03

First SciFi Syndication Air Date: 09-15-03

Chad's Summary: While under attack on planet P3X--116, SG-1 is running toward the Stargate. As O'Neill, Carter, and Jackson enter the gate, Teal'c shoots down a ship piloted by the Goa'uld Tanith. The Stargate shuts down before Teal'c can re-emerge from the gate. Teal'c is trapped inside the Stargate. To make matters worse, General Hammond has orders from his superiors that Teal'c must be released from the gate within forty-eight hours in order to resume normal Stargate operations by the end of the two day period. If a way is not found for his safe release from the Stargate, Teal'c will perish. A brilliant yet, somewhat, arrogant man named Dr. Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) arrives at the SGC to assist Carter in finding a solution to the problem at hand. Meanwhile, Jackson and Major Davis negotiate with Col. Chekhov for use of the Russian Stargate in returning eight off-world SG teams to Earth. Later, one of those teams is sent on a fact finding mission, to speak with the Tok'Ra about the current situation, using the Russian Stargate. In return for their help, Col. Chekhov and the Russians want an officer, of their choosing, stationed at the SGC. Col. Simmons blackmails Hammond to obtain a Goa'uld Ribbon Device. O'Neill and Maybourne go in search of Adrian Conrad yet again. Dr. McKay devised the forty-eight hour window to save Teal'c. O'Neill and Maybourne locate Conrad at an NID safe house and interrogate him about the problem. The Goa'uld within Conrad is unresponsive. Jackson convinces Davis to accept the Russian deal for Naquadah Generator technology. Using the security camera in Conrad's cell with the video cassette from two days prior, O'Neill finds the information he needs. On Daniel's suggestion, the Russians loan the SGC the DHD. Col. Simmons is arrested on the basis of O'Neill's information which also helps to save Teal'c. The DHD is connected to the Stargate. Teal'c is rescued, and he has news of Tanith's demise. The DHD is destroyed.     

Guest Cast:

Gary Jones as Sgt. Tech. Walter Harriman

Tom McBeath as Col. Harry Maybourne

Colin Cunningham as Major Paul Davis

Peter Wingfield as Tanith

John de Lancie as Col. Frank Simmons

Gary Chalk as Col. Chekhov 

Bill Marchant as Adrian Conrad/Goa'uld

David Hewlett as Dr. Rodney McKay

Dan Shea as Sgt. Siler

Tracy Westerholm as SF

Ken Phelan as Food Server

Jeff Seymour as Mr. Black

Martin Blaiz as NID Guard

Production Credits:

Developed for Television: Brad Wright & Jonathan Glassner

Executive Consultant: Jonathan Glassner

Creative Consultant: Peter DeLuise

Supervising Producers: Joseph Mallozzi & Paul Mullie

Co--Executive Producer: N. John Smith

Executive Producer: Robert C. Cooper

Writer: Robert C. Cooper  

Director: Peter F. Woeste

Executive Producers: Michael Greenburg, Richard Dean Anderson, & Brad Wright

Story Editor: Ron Wilkerson 

Production Manager: John G. Lenic

First Assistant Director: Bill Mizel  

Second Assistant Director: Ryan Kosmynka    

Music: Joel Goldsmith

Original Stargate Themes: David Arnold

Director of Photography: Andrew D. Wilson 

Production Designer: Richard Hudolin

Editor: Rick Martin

Supervising Art Director: Bridget McGuire

Art Directors: Doug McLean, Ivana Vasak, & Brentan Harron 

Costume Designer: Christina McQuarrie

Make-Up Artist: Jan Newman

Recurring Characters:

* This is Gary Jones' (Walter Harriman) 39th Episode.

* This is Dan Shea's (Siler) 16th Episode.

* This is Tom McBeath (Maybourne) 9th Episode.

* This is Colin Cunningham's (Paul Davis) 8th Episode.

* This is Peter Wingfield's (Tanith) 4th Episode.

* This is John de Lancie's (Frank Simmons) 4th Episode.

* This is Garry Chalk's (Chekhov) 2nd Episode.

* This is Bill Marchant's (Adrian Conrad/Goa'uld) 2nd Episode.

* This is David Hewlett's (Rodney McKay) 1st Episode.

Actor Notes:

David Hewlett appeared as Emmett in the science fiction/horror TV movie Boa Vs. Python (2004). On the TV series Mutant X (2001 to 2004), he portrayed the character of Hector Freimark in the episode titled "The Taking of Crows." On Beyond Reality (1991 to 1993), Hewlett appeared as Tom in the episodes "A Kiss is Just a Psi" and "The Loving Cup." In the "Dead Air" episode of Forever Knight (1992 to 1996), he played Matthew Reed. In the "Tales of the Undead" episode of Friday the 13th: The Series (1987 to 1990), Hewlett appeared in the role of Cal.

Destination:

* Planet P3X--116 was being reconed by Tanith as a possible base of operations for Anubis as reported by team SG-1 in their March, 2002 report.

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Stargate SG--1 is copyright 2005 by MGM Corporation.