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APOLLO: Previously on Battlestar Galactica.

This is it. That's it. The lonian Nebula.

So what do you think we'll find? A beacon? Temple?

Signpost to Earth?

How many more jumps before we find the nebula?

l'm estimating an even dozen.

We're getting close. Still no sign of the Cylons.

SKULLS: l didn't hear you nuggets say that...

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

SAM: There. Go back. You almost had it.

SEELlX: Had what?

That song. You don't hear that song?

lt's in the frakking ship!

This is my son.

l am very sorry for your loss, but l am not responsible.

l know. He's sick, and l want you to bless him.

Bless him?

You are saying that the defendant, Gaius Baltar, ordered your execution

and the execution of 200 other people?

That is exactly what l am saying.

This is a death warrant. Have you seen the names on this list?

Do you have any idea what they're about to do out there?

Gaius Baltar chose to side with the Cylons

and to actively seek the deaths of his fellow citizens.

Madam President, are you taking chamalla at this time?

Don't answer. l'm putting a stop to this right now.

Your Honors, if she is on drugs, it goes to her credibility as a witness.

l am taking chamalla again because my cancer has returned.

ADAMA: l'm calling you a liar and a coward.

And for what?

That traitorous piece of garbage Gaius Baltar.

He doesn't even deserve a trial.

l will not serve under a man who questions my integrity.

And l won't have an officer under my command

who doesn't have any.

(EXCLAlMS)

Frak me.

(PHONE RlNGS)

(SlGHS)

Yes.

Yell at me. l don't want to get out of bed.

Well, you called the wrong number. l was just thinking about going back to bed.

You feeling okay?

Says the cancer patient.

Yeah, l'm fine. l just cut myself.

How are you doing?

l don't want to face them.

l don't want to face any of them. l just want to stay in bed all day and sleep.

l think l've stopped the bleeding.

lf you still need to be yelled at, l think l can give you some volume.

Okay. All right. Give it your best shot.

Get out of that bed!

That's not your best shot.

Get your fat, lazy ass out of that rack, Roslin!

Yes, sir. Okay, sir. Anything you say, sir.

Thank you.

Don't let them see you sweat, Laura.

(HUMMlNG QUlETLY)

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

Come here.

l can't.

Come here.

l've got to go back to Colonial One.

You don't have to go anywhere.

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

What is that music? Gods.

What did you just say?

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Frak.

(KNOCKlNG AT DOOR)

Yeah. l'm coming.

Hey. Why is the door locked?

Sorry.

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

(MUSlC GROWlNG LOUDER)

We should go for a mistrial.

What? What's he talking about?

What are you talking about? A mistrial? Whatever for?

Because we're losing.

Not from where l'm standing.

We're actually doing quite well.

We're just about to break the prosecution.

We've blown two of their key witnesses out of the water.

What more do we need to do, for Gods' sakes?

Everyone in that courtroom hates you. Everyone. lncluding the judges.

You didn't hear what my father just called you.

He called you "a traitorous piece of garbage."

A man who doesn't even deserve a trial.

He said that? He actually said that?

Yes, he did.

And l don't think he's the only one up there.

l agree. Our tactical victories are pissing them off.

Right. So, now, because we're winning, we're losing, actually.

Perverse, isn't it? One of the reasons why l love what l do.

"Forcing a mistrial may seem of little benefit to either side,

"but in fact, it can be a boon to the defense.

"The prosecution's shown their hand. At retrial, the defense has

"all the tactical advantages

"and the statistical chances of an acquittal rise by 25%."

"Joseph Adama."

"Trial Tactics and Strategies, " page 273.

Smart man, your grandfather.

Yeah, well, l can see why you want a mistrial.

l'm sorry. What is that supposed to mean?

Well, that would be the quickest way, wouldn't it?

For you to absolve all of your responsibility.

Wash your hands of the whole affair. You get back to your life.

You get back to wherever you get back to.

And l get back to a cell, and l have to go through this all over again.

l can't physically take that!

No more games. No mistrials.

There will be a verdict.

REPORTER: Yesterday marked a surprising turn of events in the trial of Dr. Gaius Baltar,

when Colonel Tigh admitted to killing his wife.

Before any of you nuggets can even think about flying one of my Raptors,

you have to know Systems, Electronics, Avionics,

(STATlC BUZZlNG) Navigation, Engine Controls,

(TYROL HUMMlNG) Dradis Configuration, Basic FTL Functions,

(HUMMlNG) Autopilot Gearing, and Propulsion Systems.

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

The best way to learn that is on a Raptor, and that means getting your hands dirty.

Move. Come on.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

(TYROL HUMMlNG)

Hey, Sam.

That song you're humming. What is that?

Oh. Uh...

You know what? l don't even know.

lt's just something l can't get out of my head.

Some way out of here.

l've been hearing that.

Everywhere. On a boombox, you know? ln the bar.

Come here.

You hear that song?

Yeah. And it's freaking me out.

l hear it everywhere. l mean... But l can't really hear it.

Do you know what l mean?

Yeah. lt's like you can grab just a part of the melody,

and then it goes away, like it's something from...

BOTH: Childhood.

Exactly.

Yo, Anders! Do you need a frakking invitation?

Move it!

All right. No reason to get excited.

Well, congratulations. You survived your first Doloxan treatment.

Talk about the cure being worse than the disease.

Well, next time, bring a book or some paperwork.

lt would help keep your mind off of it,

and it would also help keep your blood pressure down.

(LAUGHlNG) Yeah, right.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

l do have some other patients.

All right. Go.

Oh, Gods.

Hera!

(SCREAMlNG)

(RAPlD BEEPlNG)

COTTLE: What's going on?

You're both freaking out at the same time?

(HERA CRYlNG)

We need a moment. Take this off. Get this off me, please.

Will somebody please tell me what the hell is going on?

(DOOR OPENS)

You can go outside. Thank you. We'll be fine. Shut the door.

GUARD: Yes, ma'am.

(DOOR CLOSES)

l'm sorry about the shackles.

Were you with us a moment ago?

ln the lobby of the opera house?

l'll take that as a yes, by the look on your face.

l was there, too. And so was Hera.

That shouldn't be possible.

Add it to the list.

Were you trying to reach Hera?

l don't know.

l just knew that l had to protect her with my life.

l'm telling you, Bill, they've put the music in the ship. l can hear it.

l believe you. l'll look into it.

You'll look into it?

You'll look into it? l am here telling you there is Cylon sabotage aboard our ship!

Sabotage? With music?

l know, l know. l can't quite understand it myself, but there's too much confusion.

l promise l'll look into it.

Now, l have to get to court.

Okay.

You go to court.

(DOOR OPENS)

There must be some kind of way out of here.

Do you recognize this document, Lieutenant?

Yes, l do.

lt's a death list issued on New Caprica by the office of the President.

Who signed this document?

President Gaius Baltar.

Could it be a forgery?

No.

And how do you know that it cannot be a forgery?

Because l was there. l saw him sign it.

BALTAR: What?

What are you talking about? You weren't there! That's a lie!

That's a total fabrication!

FRANKS: Order!

l saw him sign it.

Describe the scene, would you?

The Cylons brought the document to the Presidential office.

They'd already selected the names.

One of them, l believe it was a Three,

gave the list to the President and said,

"Here are the people that are going to be executed. Please, sign this."

He looked at the list, he saw all the names,

and then he signed it.

Did he protest? l mean, did he argue?

Did he offer any resistance whatsoever?

Sign it!

l won't do it.

You're going to have to salve your consciences some other way.

Sign it! Sign your name! Sign it!

No. He never did.

Oh, Felix.

Oh, Felix. What are you doing?

Get that out of my face...

Gaius, it's okay, we'll get him on cross.

Counsel, will you control your client?

Look, it's no secret!

Quiet. The whole fleet knows this man tried

to stab me through the neck! And you missed! Butterfingers!

Sorry, Your Honors. Shut up.

No further questions.

Your witness, Counselor.

No questions.

What?

(PEOPLE MURMURlNG)

What, are you...

The witness is dismissed.

BALTAR: Oh, great.

BALTAR: What the hell are you doing?

Listen, it's your word against his right now.

lf he's decided to perjure himself, there's nothing we can do to change that now.

We'll have to adjust our strategy.

ls the defense prepared to present their case?

Your Honors.

At this time, if it please the court,

l would like to offer a motion.

The defense would like to move for a mistrial.

No! We do not want a mistrial! l do not want a mistrial!

Gaius Baltar!

Behave, Dr. Baltar.

On what grounds, Counselor?

On the grounds that one of the panel

has already prejudged the outcome of this trial and determined the guilt

of the defendant.

ADAMA: That's a very serious charge, Mr. Lampkin.

Which judge?

That would be you, Admiral.

And to prove it, l need to take the unusual step

of calling Mr. Lee Adama to the stand.

(PEOPLE EXCLAlMlNG)

You've got to be frakking kidding me.

Gaeta sunk us.

This is the only way we're going to win.

l will not testify against my father.

That is your choice. Either way, l'm putting you on the stand.

Your Honors. This is completely improper.

Counsel cannot testify at trial under any circumstances.

l can cite at least seven precedents off the top of my head.

Call your witness, Counselor.

Thank you.

Mr. Adama.

Mr. Adama, did you meet with your father, Admiral Adama, four days ago?

Yes.

At that meeting, did Admiral Adama express an opinion

as to whether the defendant deserved a trial?

All l'm looking for is the truth, here, Mr. Adama. Let's have it.

l'm waiting. Answer the question.

You swore an oath as an officer of the court.

lf you don't answer the question, you hold the entire system of justice...

What frakking system?

Mr. Adama!

l'm sorry, Your Honor.

Please excuse my associate.

All right, all right. l'll try something else.

Do you believe that the defendant deserves a fair trial?

As a matter of fact, l do. Why?

Well, aside from the fact that everyone deserves a fair trial,

l also happen to believe that he is not guilty of the charges

and should be acquitted.

Your Honors, l must insist on an exception here!

He cannot testify in this manner. lt's completely improper.

l agree. He can make his arguments

in closing statements, not on the stand.

l'm inclined to agree with the prosecution.

CASSlDY: Thank you.

You can appeal to the President if you feel that this influences the verdict.

But l, for one,

would like to hear this witness testify.

MALE JUDGE: l would second that.

Continue.

Thank you, Your Honors.

Mr. Adama?

Mr. Adama!

Yes?

Why do you believe that the defendant, Gaius Baltar, deserves to be acquitted?

Well, because the evidence does not support the charges.

Come on.

Did the defendant make mistakes?

Sure. He did.

Serious mistakes. But did he actually commit any crimes?

Did he commit treason? No.

l mean, it was an impossible situation.

When the Cylons arrived, what could he possibly do?

What could anyone have done?

l mean, ask yourself. What would you have done?

What would you have done?

lf he had refused to surrender, the Cylons would have probably

nuked the planet right then and there.

So, did he appear to cooperate with the Cylons? Sure.

So did hundreds of others.

What's the difference between him and them?

The President issued a blanket pardon.

They were all forgiven. No questions asked.

Colonel Tigh.

Colonel Tigh used suicide bombers and killed dozens of people. Forgiven.

Lieutenant Agathon and Chief Tyrol.

They murdered an officer on the Pegasus. Forgiven.

The Admiral... The Admiral instituted a military coup d'etat

against the President.

Forgiven.

And me?

Well...

Where do l begin?

l shot down a civilian passenger ship.

The Olympic Carrier. Over a thousand people on board. Forgiven.

l raised my weapon to a superior officer.

Committed an act of mutiny. Forgiven.

And then, on the very day when Baltar surrendered to those Cylons,

l, as commander of the Pegasus, jumped away!

l left everybody on that planet, alone, undefended, for months!

l even tried to persuade the Admiral never to return.

To abandon you all there for good.

lf l'd had my way, nobody would have made it off that planet.

l'm the coward. l'm the traitor.

l'm forgiven.

l'd say we're very forgiving of mistakes.

We make our own laws now, our own justice,

and we've been pretty creative at finding ways to let people off the hook

for everything from theft to murder.

And we've had to be. Because...

Because we're not a civilization anymore.

We are a gang. And we're on the run.

And we have to fight to survive! We have to break rules!

We have to bend laws! We have to improvise!

But not this time. No.

Not this time.

Not for Gaius Baltar.

No. You!

You have to die.

You have to die because, well, because we don't like you very much.

Because you're arrogant. Because you're weak.

Because you're a coward.

And we, the mob, we want to throw you out the airlock

because you didn't stand up to the Cylons and get yourself killed in the process!

That's justice now!

You should have been killed back on New Caprica,

but since you had the temerity to live, we're going to execute you now!

That's justice!

(ALL MURMURlNG)

(GAVEL POUNDlNG)

Order. Order!

This case...

This case is built on emotion. On anger.

Bitterness. Vengeance.

But most of all, it is built on shame.

lt's about the shame

of what we did to ourselves back on that planet.

And it's about the guilt

of those of us who ran away.

Who ran away.

And we are trying to dump all that guilt and all that shame onto one man,

and then flush him out the airlock

and hope that, that just gets rid of it all!

So that we can live with ourselves.

But that won't work.

That won't work. That's not justice.

Not to me.

No further questions.

Your Honors, l wish to reiterate my strong exception

to defense counsel's testimony.

FRANKS: Exception noted.

Thank you.

Did you want to cross-examine the witness?

l have no questions for defense counsel.

FRANKS: Witness is excused.

Do you want to call any other witnesses?

Your Honors,

l don't wish to belabor this any longer.

The defense rests.

FRANKS: Very well.

This court will adjourn to consider a verdict.

What a glorious moment in jurisprudence.

You did a great job.

GUARD: All rise!

Before l read the verdict, l'd like to make one thing clear.

Like everything human, justice is imperfect.

lt's flawed.

But it's those very imperfections

that separates us from the machines.

And maybe even makes us a species worth saving.

The defendant will rise.

Gaius Baltar,

after carefully weighing the evidence,

this tribunal, on a vote of three to two,

finds you not guilty.

(ALL CLAMORlNG)

You earned it. Watch out.

Let's go.

l always knew that l was going to be acquitted.

The fact that l've been found innocent shouldn't disguise in any way

that this trial has been a total pantomime.

(ALL SHOUTlNG)

Admiral! We've got to get him out of here!

Down! Get him down!

Get him back! Get him out of here!

l knew right from the very start that if there was a way to demonstrate

the sheer... What's the word l'm looking for?

"Hypocrisy." "Hypocrisy" is the word l'm looking for.

Hypocrisy of the prosecution's case,

then, really, the judges had no other option but to find me not guilty.

Well, your boundless confidence provided us with great solace

throughout the proceedings.

Look, l want to thank you both.

Truly.

From the bottom of my heart. l am very, very grateful

for all you've done.

On a personal note, if l could have seen the Admiral squirm just a little bit more,

it wouldn't have hurt. Now, you listen!

Don't push it, Doctor.

Fine.

Romo, perhaps we could have a chat.

l've thought about maybe doing a book tour around the fleet.

And there's the publishing rights. There are issues about my security,

where l'm going to live, what l'm going to do.

Since we forged this great relationship during the trial,

l thought, you know, who better to... Think about...

Actually, now that the fleet's legal system is in place,

my not-so-inconsiderable talents are required elsewhere.

So, l'm afraid this is the end of our journey.

What? Wait a minute. What... What about me?

Wait a minute. Wait. Please.

Think about this for a second.

Where am l going to live? What am l going to do?

How am l going to survive?

Much as l hate to use a cat metaphor, Doctor,

l think you'll land on your feet.

(CHUCKLES)

Close the door on your way out.

Romo, one thing...

When you put me on the stand,

did you know what was going to happen?

l knew you were an honest man, Mr. Adama,

much unlike your grandfather.

Gaius Baltar is innocent.

Just the sound of that makes my skin crawl.

Not guilty is not the same as innocent.

Must have been particularly difficult for you.

What, you just...

You couldn't get the other two guys to budge?

You voted for his acquittal, didn't you?

l hate to say it.

Defense made their case.

Prosecution didn't.

Gaius Baltar is a traitor. We both know that.

Regardless of the outcome of his trial.

No one's asking anyone to forget.

Or to forgive.

But we have to look to the future.

Mr. Gaeta. Sir?

Commence jump prep.

We're going to the lonian Nebula.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

GAETA: Jump coordinates have been distributed, sir.

All fleet ships show green for jump formation delta.

lnitiate jump.

Aye, sir.

Jumping in three, two, one...

Jump.

GAETA: Jump complete.

All fleet ships reporting in, sir.

Very well, Mr. Gaeta.

Commence dradis scan.

Let's see what's out there.

Uh...

Oh...

ADAMA: Sitrep! GAETA: Sensors show major power fluctuations.

Checking on fleet.

MAN: Guards, two feet over!

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

RACETRACK: Nuggets on me! Nuggets on me!

CALLY: lf you have a flashlight, turn it on!

GAETA: Check auxiliary power.

DUALLA: We have negative auxiliary power. We're on batteries only.

ADAMA: Get ready for an engine restart.

(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)

Gaius, it's okay. Come with me.

Where are you taking me to?

To your new life. Come on.

(CRYlNG SOFTLY)

TYROL: Come on, let's get the power back up.

Come on, people, move it around, you know what to do.

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(VOlCES ECHOlNG)

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

RACETRACK: Come on. Get yourself together!

There must be some kind of way out of here.

RACETRACK: Be careful where you walk.

There's lots of equipment around. lt's all live.

Said the joker to the thief.

(STATlC BUZZlNG)

(MOANlNG)

There's too much confusion here.

(FAlNT MELODY PLAYlNG)

(VOMlTlNG)

l can't get no relief.

(HUMMlNG MELODY)

This isn't happening.

Please, tell me this isn't happening.

So, that's it.

After all this time.

A switch goes off just like that.

(DOOR OPENS)

Whoa!

No way.

l don't believe this. l'm not buying this. This is...

lt's a trick. Come on, we're not...

What is that...

What is that song?

(HUMMlNG MUSlC)

(ALL HUMMlNG)

All right! That's enough, Gods damn it!

Deadbolt that frakking door!

Forty years in the service.

Forty years.

Two wars.

Combat.

Locked in that dungeon on New Caprica.

Ellen.

My Gods...

What about Ellen?

No, no, no.

Not after all this.

Not after the Resistance

and the occupation.

Not after watching my friends die, one after another, for frakking this?

Sam... You stay the hell away from me.

You all just stay the frak away from me.

Sam...

lt's true.

We're Cylons.

And we have been from the start.

ROSLlN: Admiral, what's going on?

Some kind of power surge.

Give me a damage report, immediately.

The power outage is fleet-wide, Admiral.

lt was also simultaneously restored to all ships.

Admiral. Admiral!

Dradis contact!

Massive Cylon fleet on intercept course!

Mr. Gaeta, sound action stations immediately.

XO, l want emergency jump for the entire fleet.

Sir, all fleet ships were powered down during the outage.

lt will take at least 20 minutes to spool up the FTL drives.

We just don't have 20 minutes.

Action stations, action stations,

set Condition 1 throughout the ship.

This is not a drill. All Viper pilots report to your Vipers immediately.

lnbound Cylon fleet.

l repeat. Action stations, action stations,

set Condition 1 throughout the ship.

This is not a drill.

Gods.

What are we going to do?

The ship is under attack. We do our jobs.

Report to your stations.

Report to stations?

My name is Saul Tigh. l am an officer in the Colonial Fleet.

Whatever else l am,

whatever else it means, that's the man l want to be.

And if l die today, that's the man l'll be.

Where the hell have you been? l'll tell you later.

Get that bird in the tube! Get those steps off! Get those steps off!

Come on! All right, everybody. We're under attack!

Let's go! Let's go!

Arm and load all nuclear weapons.

Yes, sir.

lt's good to see you, Colonel.

Good to be here, Admiral.

You can count on me.

l've never doubted it.

l'm here if you need me, Madam President.

MAN: (SlNGlNG) "There must be some way out of here"

Said the joker to the thief

"There's too much confusion"

Alert Vipers are away.

"l can't get no relief"

Who's in Viper 3?

"Businessmen, they drink my wine

"Plowmen dig my earth

"None of them along the line

"Know what any of it is worth"

(BEEPlNG)

Galactica, Apollo. l'm in Viper 3. l have a bogey at my 1 0.

l'm gonna go check it out.

"No reason to get excited"

The thief he kindly spoke

Where'd he go?

Where the frak did you go?

But you and l, we've been through that

And this is not our fate

Whoa! What the frak!

The hour is getting late

Hi, Lee.

Kara?

Don't freak out. lt really is me.

(LAUGHlNG)

lt's gonna be okay.

l've been to Earth.

l know where it is, and l'm gonna take us there.

MAN: (SlNGlNG) All along the watchtower

All along the watchtower

(THEME MUSlC)