Jackson and Teal'c travel back to Abydos to fulfill a promise he made to Shau're's father Kasuf. When they arrive, Daniel learns that his wife, whom he hasn't seen since she was taken by the Goa'uld, is nine months pregnant. The father is Apophis, who plans to use the baby as his new host.

Through a dream, Captain Carter sees herself as Jolinar of Malkshur, running through a maze of blue walls and brightly coloured people. She stops at a DHD to dial an address. This, so she claims, is the Tok'ra base. So, SG-1 goes off the contact the Tok'ra. Meanwhile, Captain Carter's father, Jacob, has cancer and it is getting worse.