He took Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell and Vala Mal Doran hostage when they where trying to take an Ark bomb to power the Stargate. He ordered Cicero to guard them but Cicero let them go. When he was guarding a hall he was taken hostage by Mitchell and Vala who wanted his access card and code to get the bomb. He gave them the code when Vala activated the bomb. When SG-1 left Qaurtus told the people he was a hero because they did not want the Stargate to become public. (SG1: "Bad Guys")