Stargate Atlantis

Previously on Stargate Atlantis...

Ara, Rakai.

Me, Rakai, Ara, we're your friends.

- You belong with us. - You want to hit a Wraith lab?

Having a ship would make things getting us in and out

before any reinforcements arrive.

We'll go this way. You, that way.

Contact us if you find anything.

Thank God it's you three.

You're Wraith worshipers... They did you.

They rewarded us with the gift of everlasting life.

- Rakai, no! - No weapons.

Run and get away while you can, because the next time we meet,

it will not be as friends.

- You getting any sleep these days? - Not much, I'm afraid.

Things are a little easier

now that Kanaan's has been allowed to return from the mainland.

How's he liking life in the big city?

He's happy to be reunited with Torren and I,

but he's having difficulty adjusting to life on Atlantis.

I hear the shower scared him.

And you once stunned Dr. Gero at your own surprise birthday party.

He spooked me.

It's difficult for Kanaan.

He has Torren and me, of course, but

I still think he feels isolated.

He just needs to make some new friends.

You should get him to come by the gym.

- We could spar. - Thank you.

That's very kind, but I need him in one piece for the foreseeable future.

You're no fun.

The Projet-SG & SG-66 Teams

present:

Season 5 Episode 03 Broken Ties (v. 1.02)

Timing by:

Golgi, Linwelin and Pikes.

The Daedalus confirms the results of your preliminary search.

There's no sign of Ronon's subcutaneous transmitter

anywhere on that planet.

That means he's still alive.

If Tyre wanted him dead, we would have found the body.

Unless he just took him somewhere to exact a slow revenge.

I don't mean to sound negative, but from what I've heard,

- his mind is seriously warped. - And yet he didn't kill me.

It would have been safer for him to leave no witnesses.

So perhaps, despite what the Wraith did to him,

Tyre still possesses his Satedan sense of honor.

It didn't stop him from ambushing you.

Maybe we can use that Satedan sense of honor

to help us find Ronon.

- How do you propose we do that? - We get a Satedan to help us.

You happen to have one handy, do you?

Teyla knows where one is.

- Solen Sincha. - Who?

He is a survivor of the Wraith attack on Sateda.

We encountered him on a trade mission to Belkan two years ago.

He isn't exactly the settle-down kind of guy.

He's still there?

There's only one way to find out.

Mr. Woolsey, permission to go off-world?

- You have a go. - Great.

Will you be accompanying Col. Sheppard and Dr. McKay?

I only ask because I've yet to receive your formal request

to return to active duty.

Of course she'll be returning. Right?

I have yet to make a decision about my future with the team.

Okay.

However, I would still like to accompany them to Belkan.

Of course.

Where's Teyla?

I left her back on the planet.

Don't worry. She's fine.

You know I wouldn't hurt her.

Do I?

I accept the fact that you no longer trust me,

but I'm hoping that will change in time.

Sateda is gone.

We're the last of our kind, Ronon.

We're brothers, not enemies.

We're brothers?

So I should just forgive you for setting me up last year?

If you had just listened to reason, things could have been different.

Ara and Rakai would still be alive,

and we'd be together again.

As Wraith worshipers and traitors to the memory of Sateda?

Hell, no.

Of course not.

I see that now.

You're blinded by the past,

lied to by your so-called friends on Atlantis.

But I still have faith in you, old friend.

You just need to open your eyes to the truth.

All right.

Just untie me and I'll listen to what you have to say.

Would that be before

or after you try to beat me unconscious?

I don't know.

You choose.

Or I could just surprise you.

I don't doubt it.

What's wrong with you?

I'm not well.

But I've been worse.

You know where we are?

You remember Sarif Sur, don't you?

You almost died on that run.

We both nearly died because you refused to leave me behind.

You risked your life to save me.

Today...

I return the favor.

Solen Sincha?

Go away.

Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?

- We need your help. - Ronon Dex is in trouble.

- Ronon Dex is always in trouble. - His life is in danger.

Again. What else is new?

What kind of trouble has he gotten himself into this time?

He was abducted by a fellow Satedan,

a Wraith worshiper by the name of Tyre.

You mean former Wraith worshiper.

The dog disappointed his masters, so they turned him loose.

That's uncharacteristically kind of them.

Not exactly.

So long as he's on the run, he's a living, breathing example

of what happens to humans who disappoint them.

Tyre's a marked man now.

Anyone I know would kill him on sight. It's just a matter of time.

He was once a proud Satedan, not unlike yourself.

He was subjected to torture.

- Perhaps he had no choice. - There's always a choice.

He could have chosen death like a true Satedan.

Any idea where we can find him?

If I knew that, he'd already be dead.

All right.

Tyre's not thinking straight, right?

- Sure. - It's probably a matter of time

before he slips up. And when he does,

I'm assuming your leads will hear about it.

Probably.

So you contact us when you hear something.

We'll deal with Tyre and save you the trip.

All right.

To Ronon.

Look at you.

You can barely walk.

Let me get you some help.

I'm beyond your help.

It's the Wraith, isn't it?

What did they do to you?

At this point,

it's not so much what they did to me as what they aren't doing to me.

Giving you life?

Reverse-feeding or whatever?

It's hard to describe.

The sense of euphoria it offers is...

- You became addicted. - You can't understand

unless you've experienced it yourself.

It was a gift,

one that was denied me after I allowed you

and your friends to escape us.

Free me, and I'll get you some help.

I promise.

Help is already on the way.

For both of us.

What does that mean?

What the hell did you do?

I've saved us.

I looked forward to the day when you would finally serve me.

I'm going to feel real bad disappointing you.

I'm sure you'll try.

But, in the end,

you'll come around.

Any news?

- Not yet. - I'm sorry.

We can draw comfort

from the fact that he is a proven survivor.

He defied the odds for many years as a runner.

Yes, he did.

How can I help you?

I wanted to apologize for not having come to you sooner

with a decision regarding my position on the Colonel's team.

Take whatever time you need.

If necessary,

I can assign someone to fill in for you.

Do you have children?

No.

But I did have a Yorkie for many years.

It's a small dog.

But my wife got him in the divorce.

I loved that dog.

I never really had the chance to say goodbye.

So, no. No children.

Then, with all due respect,

you may not understand how difficult this is for me.

For most of my life,

I never imagined the possibility of leaving my people,

not even for a moment...

And then circumstances changed.

And after realizing a important role on Colonel Sheppard's team,

I never imagined the day would come when I would have to let it go.