The crew seeks assistance on a world ruled by warring clans working toward a tenuous peace, but Aeryn is accused of assassinating their next leader.

Fleeing a Goa'uld attack, the Tok'ra must take refuge at the SGC Alpha Site occupied by rebel jaffa. Centuries of bad blood between the two races begins to boil as an unseen assassin wreaks havoc on the camp.

After breaking into his old house to prepare an anniversary dinner for Trudy, Monk is taken to an asylum for 48 hours, and becomes involved in a murder.