While Daniel finds himself in a mysterious diner suspended between death and ascension, Jacob's fate takes an unexpected turn, Jack and Sam consider their romantic lives, and Anubis unleashes his plan for galactic destruction.

The alternate SG-1 must go back to ancient Egypt to correct the past. They meet the original timeline Daniel who is the only survivor of a failed rebellion against Ra. Together, they must formulate a plan to steal the Stargate so that Ra cannot take it with him.