When the Asgard decide to share all their knowledge and technology with Earth, they do so by incorporating that knowledge and technology into the Odyssey. However, the incorporated Asgard systems become a tracking beacon for the Ori and every time the Odyssey drops out of hyperspace it is attacked by the Ori. Finally, after numerous attacks, when just about to be destroyed, Carter uses the Asgard time dilation technology to slow down time in hopes of finding enough time to plan an escape from their certain destruction. However, can Carter figure out the impossible escape? And just how long will it take?

Vala is forced to leave SG-1 when her prophetic dreams of the location of Merlin's treasure lead SG teams into a trap. Adria finds her mother and wants the now independent Vala to take her to the treasure. However, SG-1 and Baal have plans of their own.

To Vala's dismay, her father Jacek contacts Stargate Command claiming to have knowledge of Arkad's ships that were enroute to bomb Earth when he was killed by Teal'c. With it likely the mercenaries still believing they are to follow through with their bombings, SG Command is forced to agree to deal with Jacek. Regardless of Vala's warnings about Jacek's devious and scamming nature, General Landry has no option but to grant him sanctuary on Earth after his information proves to be true. Jacek, trying to assimilate into Earth's population, shows no inclination of giving up his scamming ways. While SG struggles to figure out what to do with him, Vala continually rebukes every attempt her father makes at reconciliation with his estranged daughter. Wearing down SG's patience, and Vala's resolve, they discover Jacek trying to break his home arrest and catch him consorting with one of Arkad's Jaffa splinter cells stationed on Earth. Claiming he was just trying to stop another of Arkad's ships destined to destroy Cheyenne Mountain and the Stargate, the team must put again put their trust in Jacek to help them locate the cloaked ship and disable it before it can explode.

When a terrorist attacks a Jaffa summit, Teal'c strikes out on a quest for revenge

When the team arrive at an alien museum and are mistaken for rebels, they are forced to stage a bogus hostage situation to buy enough time to escape from the museum and the army gathering outside. However, an overeager security guard takes matters into his own hands, complicating matters.

After the SG-1 team destroys a Lucian Alliance cargo ship filled with illicit drugs, a bounty is placed on capturing the entire team, which in turn sets several alien bounty hunters against each other to claim the reward. Mitchell reluctantly agrees to take Vala to his upcoming High School reunion, where is causes quite a stir.

SG-1 encounters a planet that a Prior has visited yet did not make any threats to the village in the event they do not bow down to the Ori. The team discovers this Prior is their own Daniel Jackson.