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In an attempt to give more humans the ability to control Ancient technology, Dr. Beckett injects Dr. McKay with a retrovirus that will give McKay the ATA gene.

Dr. Weir and Dr. Peter Grodin are discussing some minor settling-in issues, both good and bad: water desalination is proceeding so there won't be an issue with lack of fresh water, but there is a need for general cleanup, assigning living quarters and designating play areas for the children. Some Ancient technology is found to need an operator with the ATA gene to control it, while others simply need an ATA user to activate it. They come upon Maj. Sheppard pushing McKay off of a balcony.

Weir is disturbed by the incident but Sheppard and McKay are jovial. Apparently the gene therapy worked and McKay has activated an Ancient device that acts as a personal protection shield. McKay tells Ford to hit him, which he does without hesitation, hurting not McKay but his hand. This was not their first test of the device—Sheppard had shot McKay, in the leg. Weir is concerned about McKay's departure from his usually rigorous scientific method, while he sing-songs about being invulnerable. However, when he and Sheppard try to remove the device, they find they cannot penetrate the protection shield to touch it.

Beckett and Ford are joking about new names for McKay's new status, while preparing Ford for ATA therapy. McKay is not amused by it, nor by his inability to eat or drink. McKay attempts to concentrate to turn the device off. Ford wonders if the gene therapy might only be temporary, and Beckett supposes it is possible.

Weir, Sheppard, Ford and Teyla confer about what areas of the city can be adequately protected for living. Teyla offers that her people can help with the protection, but Weir suggests that the Athosians should help in other ways for now. Teyla is concerned that the humans don't trust the Athosians. Sheppard points out the need for her people to be trained with the human weapons and tactics. Weir turn the topic back to living space, saying that the designated areas will suffice. Teyla mentions that her people are afraid, having never lived in such a city, fearing the ghosts of the Ancients remain. Weir dismisses the notion, but does urge caution when using ancient technology. McKay, who wandered in during the discussion, agrees, calling himself a "dead man".

Weir visits Beckett with concerns that McKay and his team can't figure out how to turn off the shield device, even though McKay is the smartest one in the city. Beckett think it might a side effect of the gene therapy. Weir proposes it might be a more human problem instead. Since their is a mental component to the use of Ancient technology, perhaps McKay's subconsciousness is preventing him from turning off the device. The two further speculate that since most Ancient technology appears to have failsafes built in, such as Atlantis rising from the water when its shield was about to collapse, perhaps the personal shield device will deactivate when its failsafe is activated.

A self-destruct mechanism has been installed as a last means of defense from preventing the Wraith from using the Atlantis stargate to reach Earth. Dr. Grodin instructs Ford, Weir, Sheppard, McKay and others in its use. Sheppard feels that Teyla should be told about the mechanism. Weir balks because she is unsure about how the Wraith knew to attack Athos. Perhaps one of the Athosians alerted them. While she trusts Teyla, Teyla trusts her people and will want to tell them.

Sheppard tells some Athosian children a bedtime (ghost) story, but Jinto sidetracks him asking what a hockey mask is. After he fumbles a bit, he gives up. When the kids press him, he mentions football but thinks its time for them to go to bed. Halling and Teyla agree and send them to bed. After they are off, Teyla asks Sheppard to tell her more about football.

Jinto, trying to stay awake, asks his father, Halling, if they are safe here, if he misses the wind, if the ghosts of the ancestors still live here. Jinto's father answers the first two reassuringly, but interrupts on the third, telling him to go to sleep.

Ford, McKay, Sheppard and Teyla watch Sheppard's football video so that Sheppard can teach Teyla about football. Weir enters and remarks that she finds it odd that he chose a football video as his one personal item. Sheppard thinks its highly appropriate, since the whole Atlantis project is humanity's biggest Hail Mary. Teyla asks what a "Hail Mary" is. Sheppard tries to explain, but realizes it is futile and changes the subject to Ferris wheels.

Jinto and Wex sneak out of bed to play a modified version of an Athosian game of Hide and Seek. Typically the Seeker wears a Wraith mask. Now, the Hider wears the mask and the Seeker plays Maj. Sheppard. Jinto gives the mask to Wex and explains the new order, and the game begins. After hiding for a little while, Wex starts to get worried. He and Halling get Sheppard, fearing for Jinto.

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