Having escaped marauding Goa'ulds in another Earth reality, Daniel Jackson warns that it is only a matter of time before they launch an attack in this one. But, the Stargate program faces a more immediate threat - - this from Senator Kinsey, powerful Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and the man who oversees Stargate's multi-billion dollar budget. Kinsey sees the program as a wasteful fat cat with dubious goals and he vows to shut it down.

As he reviews the past missions with Hammond, O'Neill and the SG-1 team, he dismisses the danger presented by the Goa'uld, despite warnings from Teal'c of their power. Even Daniel's desperate warning of an imminent attack won't sway the Senator, who is determined to bury the gate and put the program out of business. Part Two of Three.

original airdate-- February 7,1998                 Planet visited:

music--"Stargate SG-1" theme song by Joel Goldsmith

Goof--(At 21:55) When the Jaffa are all summoned to hear Apophis on the long-range communication device, the Jaffa woman in the second row, standing next to the sarcophagus, does not have a symbiote pouch.

Trivia--A scene with a Goa'uld mothership passing Saturn on its way to Earth is most likely an homage to a similar scene in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) {The Best of Both Worlds: Part 2 (#4.1)} where a Borg cube passes Saturn on its way to Earth.

• While the SG-1 team is on a Goa'uld mothership, O'Neill asks Teal'c if the Goa'uld "TV" gets Showtime. A reference to the Showtime network on which the series aired from 1997 to 2002.