Transcript by: Polaris

  • (Scenes move fast, flashing in and out of each)

    (Tigh is in a cell.
    Ellen is having sex with a Cavil.
    Candles being lit.
    A bomb is being fused.
    Adama is playing with Raptors.    vlcsnap-80126
    A table is being set.
    Back to Tigh in the cell, where he marks a line on the wall to signify another day in captivity.
    Ellen and Cavil having sex.
    Candles.
    Roslin in a temple reading pages from the scrolls.
    Adama is attempting to create a plan for rescue - he throws the raptor across the table.
    Anders and the Chief plant a bomb.)

    (Kara is setting a table in an apartment.
    She picks up a fork, tests the sharpness of the points.)

    (Inside the Detention Center)
    Screaming.

    (Tigh looks into the bright light in his cell. He marks another line on the wall. The door opens. In walks a Cavil with a chair and sunglasses.  He looks into the light and puts the glasses on.)

    Cavil (coughing): Heh-heh.  Do you know, that every time they take you out of this cell.  We come in here, and we, change those little dash marks on your little calendar there that you're trying to hide. Heh-heh-heh.

    (Kara and Leoben's apartment)

    Leoben (bringing food): Potatoes, gravy, even some carrots.    vlcsnap-80419

    (Leoben scoops Kara potatoes and gravy. He then sits down in his chair.)

    Leoben: Heavenly father, we thank you for the bounty of this table.

    (Cavil is having sex with Ellen)

    Ellen: Yes, yes. Come on. Don't stop.
    Cavil: (moaning)
    Ellen: Come on. Come on. You son of a bitch. You son of a bitch. Yeah! Yeah!
    Cavil: Yeah baby ugh! Hahahhaa. Oh boy. (panting) hahahah ha hah heh heh.

    (Anders and the Chief setting explosives)

    Galen: Alright, we're armed.
    Anders: They're inbound, lets move!

    (A heavy raider lands.)

    (Leoben and Kara's apartment - Leoben is eating.)

    Kara: I need a knife.

    (Leoben walks over to Kara's plate and cuts her meat for her.)

    Kara: Thank you.
    Leoben: You're welcome.

    (Cavil's place)    vlcsnap-81788

    Ellen is packing up.

    Cavil: I must say I quite enjoyed that.
    Ellen: I'm so glad.  And uh, when do I get what I want.
    Cavil: I believe that's happening right now.

    (Tigh's Cell)

    Cavil: We reviewed your case today.  And I must say there was great disappointment on the review committee.

    (Cavil stands and takes his chair out of the cell. Leaving the door open. Tigh stares at the open door. Cavil appears.)

    Cavil: Comon! We've gotta get your processed.  Take an hour or so.  Bureaucracy must be served.  I bet if you're lucky, you'll get home by dinnertime. 

    (Tigh still sits on the ground.)

    Cavil: Colonel, common. I'm not gonna hold this door open forever.

    (Tigh stands up and walks)

    (Outside of the detention center)
    (loudspeakers are discussing rationing)

    Ellen: Saul!! Oh! Gods! What have they done to you!
    Tigh: It's alright. I'm out. That's all that matters.
    (They embrace.)
    Tigh: Oh man, let's get out of here.
    Ellen: Ok.

    (Anders and the Chief are in a hanger where they planted explosives.  A six and an eight walk by, they meet up with several others and two centurions.)

    Anders: Ok ready? Now!

    (Galen hits the button repeatedly, not working.)     vlcsnap-84048

    Anders: Oh for frak's sake.
    Galen: Dammit!
    Anders: Comon common! Is that thing gonna work or what!

    (Eventually, the bomb goes off, resulting in a huge explosion that Tigh and Ellen witness.)

    Galen: Woo! Worked that time.
    Anders: Comon lets go!

    (Leoben and Kara's apartment Leoben is standing at the window noticing the explosion)

    Leoben: Frakin insurgents.

    (He slides the knife across the table and leans into Kara.)

    Leoben: You look so lovely tonight.

    (Kara pulls out tweezers and stabs them into Leoben's neck. She then pushes him to the floor and gets on top of him, repeatedly stabbing the tweezers into Leoben's chest.)

    Leoben: I'll see you soon.  I love you Kara.
    Kara: Take your time.

    (Kara wipes his blood on the floor, picks up his knife, returns to her dinner and begins to eat.)


    Screencap: "Caprica City - 134th day of Cylon occupation"

    (Laura Roslin is writing a journal.  We hear her thoughts.)    vlcsnap-85417

    Roslin: 134th day of the Cylon occupation of New Caprica.  Today is Marsday.  Somehow, it seems appropriate to honor the God of war on a day when it feels like perpetual war is the only realistic prospect for us.  We've had no contact with Galactica since it left four months ago.  But I refuse to believe that Adama has abandoned us.  Our insurgency has been striking back against the Cylons whenever and wherever possible.  Although at times, these attacks seem like futile gestures, I believe that they are critical to morale - to maintaining some measure of hope.  But in order for the insurgency to have a more meaningful impact, we need to strike a high profile target.  It is simply not enough to kill Cylons because they don't die.  They resurrect themselves and continue to walk among us.  It is horrifying.  The Cylon occupation authority continues to exert complete control over the city and we remain at their mercy.  The Colonial Government, under President Gaius Baltar functions in name only.

    (Colonial One - A Cylon meeting - Cavil1, Cavil2 D'Anna, Boomer, CapSix, Doral1, Doral2.  Baltar sits at his desk reading)

    Cavil1: Let's review why we're here, shall we?  Uh, we're supposed to bring the world of "God" to the people, right?
    Cavil2: To save humanity from damnation by bringing the love of "God" to these poor, benighted people.
    CapSix: We're here because a majority of The Cylon felt that the slaughter of Mankind had been a mistake.
    Boomer: We're here to find a new way to live in peace, as God wants us to live.
    Cavil2: And it's been a fun ride, so far.  But I want to clarify our objectives.  If we're bringing the word of "God" then it follows that we should employ any means necessary to do so, any means.
    Cavil1: Yes, fear is a key article of faith as I understand it.  So perhaps it's time to instill a little more fear into the people's hearts and minds. Let's uh, let's execute Baltar.
    Baltar: What? What?
    Six: That's not gonna happen.    vlcsnap-87018
    Cavil2: Oh just because he's your favorite toy shouldn't be allowed to interfere with the larger issues here.
    Baltar (standing up): I think that I have cooperated..
    CapSix (interrupting): Gaius is with me. Anyone who wants to challenge that will have to deal with me.
    Doral1: No, it doesn't matter. If we killed him at the beginning it might have worked.
    Doral2: But now most humans think of him as a traitor and would actually cheer his death.
    Cavil1: Fine, fine.  We don't kill Baltar.  We round up the leaders of the insurgency, and we execute them.  Publicly.  We round up, at random, groups off the street and we execute them.  Publicly. 
    Cavil2: Send the message that the gloves are coming off.  The insurgency stops now, or else we start reducing the Human population to a more manageable size.  I don't know, say uh less than a thousand.
    Boomer: We need to stop being butchers!
    Six: The entire point of coming here was to start a new way of life.  To push past the conflict that has separated us from Humans for so long.
    Cavil1: And what has it gotten us? It's not like they welcomed us with , with, - oh, frak it, never mind.  You're all living in a fantasy world! Consider the irony in that! Delusional machines! What's the universe going to come up with next?
    (All the Cylons leave, as Six is leaving, D'Anna stops her)
    D'Anna: Was it really worth it Caprica? Is the love of that man really worth possibly loosing all of this?
    CapSix: If you ever experienced love, you wouldn't have to ask.

    (Back to Laura and her journal)

    Roslin:  In recent months, The Cylons have been recruiting and training Humans in an attempt to establish a Human police force.  It is hard to think of anything more despicable than Humans doing the dirty work of The Cylons.  Lead to believe they were merely taking the civilian security out of the hands of The Cylons, the members of the Human police have since become an extension of the Cylons corporeal authority, and while there names are kept deeply confidential, there's no question, some of them are people we might least expect.  Hundreds of us have been rounded up by The Cylons, held in detention, questioned, tortured, others have simply vanished.  In recent weeks, we've been gaining access to some very important documents from a source within Baltar's administration. No one knows who this mysterious benefactor is, but he communicates with the insurgence by means of a secret signal.  We pray every day for the men and women who risk their lives to fight The Cylons - they have everything to lose.  And such little hope for something to gain.

    (Nighttime - Outside of Galen's tent. The Dog dish has been tipped over, the sign that new documents have arrived)    vlcsnap-88252

    Galen: Hey Jake.
    (Pets the Dog, and the goes around back to a drawer where the documents are placed.  Document reads: New Caprica Police Academy - Graduation Ceremony Security Plans.  Galen takes the document and goes back inside his tent where Cally and Galen's baby, Nicholas, are laying)

    Cally: Here we go, shh. Looks like mommy's going to get some sleep tonight after all.  You know, sometimes I hate everything about this place.  And sometimes, it's - its magic.
    (they kiss)
    Galen: I gotta go. I'll be back in a couple hours.
    Cally: One of these days you're just not gonna come back are you? You'll just vanish and that'll be it.  I'll never see you again.  Nick will never know his father.
    Galen: Couple hours, promise.

    (insurgency meeting - Galen, Tigh, Anders)

    Galen: Uh, good to see you Colonel.
    Tigh: It's good to be seen.
    (he drinks with the others)
    Tigh: I know you're wondering so I'll save you the trouble.  The eye's gone. Ripped it right out onto the floor, picked it up, showed it to me.  Looked like a hard-boiled egg. Big boom today! Hope that was you two.
    Anders: Oh yeah, heavy raider too.
    Tigh: Good men! What's our next target.
    Galen: Well, got these today. They're security plans for the graduation ceremony of the New Caprica police academy.
    Tigh: These are right out of the Ministry files! Where are you getting this stuff? Who's your source?
    Galen: I have no idea.  The source wont tell me what there name is. It's probably safer for all of us. We've been getting stuff like this for weeks!
    Anders: Humans working for The Cylons - makes you wanna puke.
    Galen: Well all of the top occupation brass is going to be at the graduation, even President Baltar.
    Tigh: Gaius Baltar!
    Galen: Yes sir, I think we can get a shot at him too.  The problem is it's going to be tough avoiding Human casualties.
    Tigh: Don't avoid um! Send a message - you work with The Cylons you're a target.  There's no boundaries for The Cylons there's no boundaries for us! Anything we can do to nail that son-of-a-bitch Gaius Baltar is worth doin!
    (he gets up and walks over to the wireless)    vlcsnap-90444
    Tigh: Where are we on the wireless.
    Galen: Uh, no where. Every day we try and contact the Raptor and every day The Cylons jam the transmissions. I've asked for the inside source to tell us what the Cylon jamming frequency of the week is but so far I've got nothing.
    Anders: You guys are dreaming! There's no Raptor there ok? There hasn't been one for the past four months either.  Galactica's not coming back, there not. Accept it.
    Tigh: Watch your frakkin mouth! There's a Raptor out there everyday, listening for a wireless call. It's out there because that was the plan if anything happened. And it's out there because the old man isn't just going to leave us to The Cylons!
    Anders: The old man left me to the Cylons, Colonel.  And if it wasn't for my wife being a royal pain in the ass, and refusing to let it go, I would be dead a year now.
    Tigh: Any word on Kara?
    Anders: Nothing, in four months.

    (Kara and Leoben's apartment. The door opens, Leoben walks in)

    Leoben: Hi honey, I'm home! You kill me, I download, I come back we start over.  Five times now. I'm trying to help you Kara.  I only want you to see the truth of your life.  The season why you suffered and you struggled for so long.  That's why God sent me to you, that's why God wants us to be together.
    Kara: You're right. You're right. And I hear you, I do.
    Leoben: Good
    Kara: So thank you.
    Leoben: You're welcome.
    (Kara stands up, and walks over to Leoben)
    Kara: Thank you for putting up with me. I'm so sorry.
    Leoben: Put it down Kara, just put it down.
    (Kara drops the knife)
    Leoben: I'm a patient man.
    Kara: You're not a man.
    Leoben: I'm willing to wait. You just need more time.
    Kara: I don't need more frakkin time. It's never going to happen.    vlcsnap-91454
    Leoben: Of course it's going to happen. You're going to hold me in your arms, you're going to embrace me, you're going to tell me that you love me. I've seen it.
    Kara: You're insane.
    Leoben: To know the face of God is to know madness. I'm going to bed. It'd be nice of you to join me. By the way, you're spending the night with me. (motions to his old body lying dead on the floor) I do love you, Kara Thrace.  Goodnight.

    (Kara runs up the steps and tries to exit her apartment. She finds it barred and locked)

    Kara (screaming): Let me out! Let me outta here! I don't belong here let me out! Let me out!

    (Galactica flight deck - Adama walks)

    (over the wireless - Racetrack adjust your center line twenty degrees, snowbird three get in formation.  Alright snowbirds lets nail this exercise. How many times do we gotta run this thing. What you're not having fun yet…Comon!...)

    Actual: Snowbirds, Galactica. Regroup in your deployment formation and proceed to position one.
    Racetrack: Snowbird one to Snowbird drop point in eight seconds.
    Kat: Ok Snowbirds let's get this deployment bang on, the Admiral's watching every move.
    Racetrack: Roger Kat, we go on your command.  Bomb bay doors open.
    Kat: All vipers, break now, now, now!
    Racetrack: Deploy props on my mark. Three, two, one, mark! (drones fire) Frak me!
    Kat: Godsdammit snowbirds what the hell happened?  This is CAG, abort maneuver. I say again, decoy squadron abort maneuver.
    Viper: Roger that leader.
    Actual: Fall back, fall back.
    Kat: Galactica, Kat. We've got decoy comms heading every which way. Request instructions.
    Helo: Roger that Kat, abort acknowledged. You're approaching bingo fuel anyway, bring your birds back home.
    Adama: Belay that.
    Helo: Strike my last, stand by.
    Adama: Launch the tanker bird. Let them practice their in-flight refueling before they recover the drones.  Then run the exercise one more time.    vlcsnap-93968
    Helo: Yes sir.  Sixteen times now sir?
    Adama: Next one will be seventeen now won't it?
    Helo: Yes sir. Launch the tanker. All units, Galactica. Recover drones and prepare to re-run mission again. We're launching the tanker bird. Once you've tanked up, head back to position alpha and prepare for training run seventeen. Galactica out.
    Lee (on the Pegasus): Tanker? What the frak are they doing over there? (picks up his phone) This is the Commander, get the Admiral on the line.

    (In Pegasus CIC - Lee is on the phone with Adama who is in Galactica CIC)

    Lee: Admiral, considering how long our pilots have been in the air I suggest we recall the birds and scrub the training exercise.
    Adama: If we can't do this in a training scenario how the hell are we supposed to pull this off with Cylon Raiders on our asses! Huh? Tell me!
    Lee: What the frak do you want from me? I don't know how we're supposed to do any of this crap at half-strength!
    Kat: Combat! We've got a collision!
    Actual: Give me your status Kat.
    Kat: Bingo (pilot's name) speak to me!
    Pilot: I'm losing flight control! I've got red lights all across the board. I'm in lateral spin, I'm losing hydraulics, my wing is clipped.
    Kat: Galactica, CAG. I'm declaring an emergency. Requesting priority landing for two bent birds.
    Adama: Pull um in!
    Helo: Yes sir. Roger that Kat bring your birds back home.
    (Adama throws the phone across the table.)

    (Galactica - Adama's quarters. Lee and Adama)

    Lee: This whole thing is fraking insane.  We've got two ships at half strength. We've got crews that haven't seen action in a year and a half and you're acting like the only problem is they're not working hard enough?
    Adama: Have you taken a look at yourself in the mirror lately? You're weak, soft! Mentally and physically.
    Lee: This isn't about me.    vlcsnap-95346
    Adama: You've had four months to get your act together. And so far, all you've been able to frakin to is to complain and whine about how hard it is.  Well guess what, it's going to get a lot harder. Do you understand me? Now I want you to turn around and get your fat ass out of here. Get your men ready, or I'll find someone who can. Dismissed!

    (Lee exits)

    (New Caprica - Pyramid court - Anders and Duck are playing pyramid with others while Tigh and Galen watch)

    Galen: I don't like this one Colonel. I think we're the ones crossing the line here.
    Tigh: It's the only way it's gonna work. Kids got access and clearance.
    Anders (while playing): You've gotta be square on this. You can't back out once you start.
    Duck (while playing): I'm not backing out.
    Galen: It's wrong Colonel. You know that don't you?
    Tigh: He's a soldier Chief. Not the first time we've sent a soldier on a one-way mission, you know that don't you?
    Galen: This is different.
    Tigh: This is our best chance to take out Gaius Baltar, and maybe the only one. We're sure as frak going to take it.
    Duck (while playing): Ever since they killed Nora, I got nothing to live for.
    Anders (while playing): You look me in the eye and you tell me that you are committed to this.
    Duck: I'm committed.
    (They hug)
    Anders: May the Gods be with you.
    Galen: Some things you just don't do Colonel, not even in war.
    Tigh: Well maybe you'll feel different when you're sitting in detention. Duck volunteered.  He's goin.

    (Galactica - Sharon's cell)

    Adama: It's a hard thing to say, but it seems like I don't know who my son is anymore.  Same goes for the crew, the ship.  I feel pretty much alone, except maybe for you.
    Sharon: I wish I could go back a year and tell that Admiral Adama about this conversation.
    Adama: A year's a long time.
    Sharon: Can I ask you something - very personal? Do you feel guilty about leaving the people behind on New Caprica?
    Adama: I don't do guilt.    vlcsnap-97911
    Sharon: You know, a year ago, when you put me in this cell, I was at a crossroads.  I sat in here for weeks just consumed with rage at all the things that had happened to me.  And at some point I realized it was all just guilt. I was angry at myself for the choices I had made.  Betraying my people, losing the baby.  So I had a choice.  I could either move forward or stay in the past.  But the only way to move forward was to forgive myself.  And I don't think we can survive - I don't think the fleet, or Galactica, or the people on New Caprica can survive, unless the man at the top finds a way to forgive himself.

    (Pegasus - Lee's quarters)

    Lee: Two of our pilots almost get killed because they've been in the cockpit for eleven hours.  And he wants to bust my balls. You're soft. Do you believe that? What? Oh, you agree, is that it?
    Dee: Forget it, I'm not looking for a fight.
    Lee: Oh no no no no. Don't do that, you got something to say, you come out and say it.
    Dee: He's right. You are soft. I'm not talking about the weight. You've lost your edge, your confidence, you lost your war Lee.  And the truth is you're a soldier who needs a war.  And you don't wanna hear it cuz you've got it in your head that your Father's the soldier.  And you sure don't wanna be like him.  But you are like him. You're more like him than you know.  That's one of the reasons that I married you.

    (New Caprica - Resistance HQ - he receives documents titled 'jamming frequencies')

    Galen: Ok, it's working, I think.
    Tigh: Is it working or isn't it.
    Galen: They keep jamming us.
    Anders: So much for our source on the inside

    (New Caprica - Far Orbit - a raptor waits)
     vlcsnap-99334
    ECO: Ten minutes left.  Lots of nothing on the wireless as usual.
    Racetrack: Keep an eye out for raiders. Lancers new bird almost got popped by a pair yesterday.

    (New Caprica - Resistance HQ)

    Galen: I almost got it
    (Loud beeping)
    Anders: Ah frak turn that thing down! Ah!
    Galen:  It's working. It's working!

    (New Caprica - Far Orbit)

    Racetrack: Times up, spin up the FTL and get ready to go.
    ECO: Hold on, I'm picking something up. It's Colonial transmission.  It's got a low power signal but recognition codes match. Oh yeah! We've got a link to the ground!
    Racetrack: Ok, send the coded response, spin up the drive and let's get the hell back to Galactica!

    (New Caprica - Resistance HQ)

    Galen: I've got a signal. A Raptor just made contact with us!
    Tigh: What's it say?
    Galen: "Will make contact this frequency every twelve hours. Prepare sit rep for command authority.  Have hope. We're coming for you.

    (Galactica - Wireless)

    Racetrack: We've made contact! I say again, we made contact with the ground. Colonel Tigh heads a group against the Cylons and now they're ready and waiting for instructions on how to coordinate the rescue effort.
    Adama: It's gonna be ok. It's really gonna be ok.

    (New Caprica - School - Laura and Tory are going over pictures of collaborators)

    Tory: These are the surveillance pictures taken by the insurgents. I think we can match names to about fifty of these photos. But our best guess puts the total police force at around two hundred.
    Roslyn: Two hundred? I wouldn't have believed there'd be twenty people that would turn against their own kind. I want those names, I want the rest of those names.
    Tory: That's tough. The Cylons are afraid the population would go after any Human who joins the New Caprica Police.    vlcsnap-100550
    Roslin: As well they should.

    (New Caprica - Duck's Tent - Duck prays at his makeshift alter.  A picture of him and his dead girlfriend Nora is there)

    Duck (Praying): I know I haven't lived a model life.  I've made a lot of mistakes. I'm going to need your protection today.

    (New Caprica - Colonial One)

    Gaeta: Mr. President.
    CapSix: Good morning Gaeta.
    Gaeta: It's time for the graduation ceremony.
    Baltar: Ah yes, the ceremony. About the ceremony, there's been a change of plan. I won't be going. Security concern. Don't look so worried, there'll be other graduations.
    Gaeta: Ok, I'll uh, just let the staff know.

    (Gaeta takes off running)

    (New Caprica - Streets)

    Galen:  I think we should call off the strike. There's no reason to go forward if the Galactica's gonna come back.
    Tigh: What and pass up a golden opportunity to kill Gaius Baltar?
    Galen: Other than that Colonel I fail to see the point.
    Tigh: Think with your head chief, not with your heart.  The only way they stand a chance of getting us off this rock is if the Cylons are too distracted battling a full blown uprising when they get here. Alright - if your source on the inside says Baltar's not going to be there, abort.  Otherwise, stick with the plan.

    (Back at Galen's tent, the dog's dish is not flipped over. Gaeta arrives too late to warn)

    Loudspeaker: Diet, hormonal imbalances or neurological disorders. Many have found relief at the New Caprica Medical Center where a crack team of Human and Cylon physicians…

    (Gaeta leaves a note in the drawer - it says : Baltar not at graduation)

    (New Caprica - Duck's tent - Here he is strapping on explosives as he prepares to go to his graduation ceremony)    vlcsnap-102337


    (New Caprica - Streets - Duck passes several Centurions on his way to the ceremony)

    (New Caprica - Graduation Ceremony)

    Jammer: Hey Duck.
    Man: Fall in!
    Loudspeaker: This is a historic moment.
    D'Anna: Good morning and welcome to all graduates. You are the hope. You are the dream of a new tomorrow for Humans and Cylon alike. And I salute you for the risk you have taken for just showing up today.  Today you begin a new career and a new life as provisional police officers.  And looking out across this room I see the significance of this new power is not lost on you.
    D'Anna (shaking hands): Congratulations, It's good to have you with us.
    D'Anna (shaking Duck's hand): Congratulations Captain, it's good to have you with us.
    Duck: I'll see you soon, Nora.    vlcsnap-103705
    (He presses the trigger and blows himself up - Killing several and destroying the room)

     

     

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