The Tok'ra ask the SG-1 to test some mysterious alien armbands, and they prove to confer vast super strength and speed on its wearers. SG-1 put their new-found "powers" to good use, but it soon becomes clear the armbands have a time limit that endanger the team in the midst of a critical mission.

During a meeting of the Tok'ra High Council, one of the SGC soldiers goes berserk and attacks them before taking his own life. It soon becomes clear that the Goa'uld have a new weapon - a mind control technique that can turn anyone into a preprogrammed assassin. SGC soon realizes that Jack and Sam may be the next programmed assassins.