A Measure of Salvation

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"A Measure of Salvation" An episode of the Re-imagined Series
Episode No.	Season 3, Episode 7
Writer(s)	Michael Angeli
Story by
Director	Bill Eagles
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)	Lucy Lawless as Number Three
Production No.	307
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US airdate	November 10, 2006
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Population	41,420 survivors
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Overview

Apollo and Athena are dispatched to interrogate the dying Cylons on board the infected baseship, and learns how Baltar is helping their adversaries; the virus inspires Lee to come up with a new strategy.

Summary

• A boarding party comprising of Raptors and vipers investigate the derelict battlestar. Among the boarding party is Apollo, Starbuck, & Athena.
• Aboard the derelict, marines explore the corridors, finding the humano-cylon models dead. Athena attempts to access the derelict basestar's mainframe, inadvertedly infecting herself in the process.
• The humano-cylons around the control center begin to revive, and advise the boarding crew of the situation regarding the probe and subsequent infection of the Cylons.
• Major Cottle indicates the boarding party and Cylon prisoners should be quarantined upon arrival. Subsequently, the boarding party and prisoners are en route back to Galactica when the derelict explodes.
• Major Cottle clears the Humans, who are immune to the virus. Athena is ordered to stay put, as her blood work hasn't been done. Helo is enfuriated, but wants to be notified as soon as her results are available.
• Major Cottle begins investigating the survivors, who advises that the virus can be isolated, but can't be cured. President Roslin, Adama, Apollo, and Helo discuss the idea of taunting the vaccine in exchange for information. Simon is brought before them, and informs them that the entire baseship was abandoned, and that any attemps to resurrection would infect the others. He advises that Baltar provided the information towards Earth. Apollo considers the possibility of killing the entire Cylon race.
• Aboard Colonial One, Apollo relays the plan of possibly eliminating the entire race. Helo scoffs at the idea, considering it genocide. President Roslin who is inclined to agree with the plan, but will consider both viewpoints.
• Aboard Galactica, Athena finds she's immune due to carrying Hera/Isis. Helo discusses the proposed plan, and Athena understands.
• Aboard colonial One, Adama discusses the issue w/ Roslin, saying the attack can't proceed without presidential order. Despite the ethical ramifications, the President authorizes the biological attack.
• Galactica jumps to an area known to be a Cylon supply line. Vipers and Raptors are launched. Meanwhile, Helo initiates a plan to thwart the execution, removing a wire from the environmental controls.
• The Cylons jump into the area, with Resurrection Ship in tow. Adama orders the execution of the prisoners.
• Apollo leads a team to execute the prisoners, but finds that all the prisoners have been killed prior to the Resurrection Ship arriving. Adama orders a recall, and Galactica jumps away without any major damage.
• Helo converses with Athena about what he did. He maintains that what he did was right, regardless of the consequences.
• Aboard Colonial One, Adama reports that the prisoners were suffocated due to a failure in the environmental controls. Roslin is quick to point out one or two might be responsible, but Adama closes the issue. Subsequently, the virus was most likely was an accidental exposure, similar to one reported 3000 years ago. Adama points out that they're on the right track to Earth, but Roslin points out so are the Cylons.

Aboard the Cylon Fleet:

• Aboard the Bastestar, Baltar is being interrogated by Three and Caprica-Six, knowing about the beacon. Three and Caprica-six imply that Baltar is connected to the virus and to Galactica. Baltar attempts to reconcile, only to be confronted by Centurions.
• In his "projection", his mental six tells him to relax. Meanwhile, his body is being subjected to torture.
• Baltar's torture continues as Three continues to interrogate Baltar regarding his supposed involvement with the virus. In his mind, he attemps to avert the pain by making love to his mental Six. Despite extreme pain, Baltar endures.

Notes

• According to an interview with executive producer David Eick, episodes 5 and 6 are a two-part story in which Galactica discovers a dying Cylon Baseship, and deals with a plague that has befallen the Cylons.