- Dr. Daniel Jackson: You know when Vala first disappeared, when the Ori gate was destroyed, I refused to write her off. Although the odds were against it, I believed somehow she'd found a way to survive. And it turned out I was right. I want to be right again.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: [shirtless and handcuffed to the bed, surrounded by the junk food] This, uh... isn't what it looks like.
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: A member of this facility gets kidnapped unchallenged, it's no wonder he doesn't think we can protect him.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: But we can protect him.
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: Yeah, by locking him away for the rest of his life.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: What can you say? There's a downside to working for supervillains.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: Okay, I think I've figured out what happened to you, why you don't remember anything.
- Vala Mal Doran: Oh, good. Does it involve an alien abduction?
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: Well, in as much as that you're an alien who was abducted, yes.
- Vala Mal Doran: I don't mind telling you, I've been looking forward to this little date all week.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: I wouldn't exactly call it a 'date'. It's...
- Vala Mal Doran: Oh, I've watched enough of your television to know what a date is, Daniel. It's a romantic event typified by dinner, movie and/or karaoke and, usually, culminating in a night of...
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: Okay, this is definitely not a date. It's, it's two friends and coworkers out for dinner.
- Vala Mal Doran: [Vala looks disappointed] Oh.
- Sal: So, how was lunch?
- Vala Mal Doran: Delicious.
- Sal: Delicious enough to pay for?
- Vala Mal Doran: Yes. If I had the money, I would certainly have paid for that meal and given the lovely waitress a sizable gratuity. The service was impeccable.
- Sal: Look, lady, everybody's got problems. I got rent on this place, a mortgage, a wife, three kids, and a Shih Tzu with a recurring gastrointestinal condition that requires a very specialized diet. Alright?
- Vala Mal Doran: I'm sorry for trying to cheat you.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: Look, since you're part of the team maybe you should think about...
- Vala Mal Doran: Won't be long.
- [Vala leaves]
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: ...trusting me? Or uncuffing me? Or giving me my pants back?
- Lt. Col. Samantha Carter: Nothin'. I just think it's funny how you're always losing your pants.
- Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell: I'm not always losing my pants. It's happened twice. Twice is not always.
- Vala Mal Doran: Uh...
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: Listen...
- Vala Mal Doran: Oh.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: Uh, let me start.
- Vala Mal Doran: Okay.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: Um, look, I know it hasn't been easy for you, adjusting to your new life here, learning to trust other people, and, most importantly, refusing the temptation to fall back on your old ways. But you have worked hard to make a place for yourself with us and... And dinner tonight is my way of saying thank you. Thank you for-for proving me right when I said we could take a chance on you.
- Vala Mal Doran: I don't know what to say.
- Dr. Daniel Jackson: Just say what you were going to say before I interrupted.
- Vala Mal Doran: Okay. I need to use the bathroom.