Editing Caprican refugees

[[File:Mini-Caprican Refugees.jpg|thumb|A group of refugees on {{RDM|Caprica}} await a fateful lottery number selection.]]
A large group (at least 134 people) of '''[[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] refugees'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> from cities near [[Caprica City]]<ref>Baltar's house is obliterated by the shockwave from the nuclear weapon hitting Caprica City. Moreover, Number Six moves between the house and the city within a few hours. Therefore, the refugees can't be too far from the city.</ref> flee from the devastating [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|nuclear bombing]] of the colony's major cities and population centers.

Many of the refugees are still wearing their sleepwear. A few managed to find time to gather a few personal items, such as paintings, books, and some baggage. Most of the frightened people, however, try to escape the destruction of their world with only the clothes on their back. Among the group is an attaché case-carrying [[Gaius Baltar]], who, unknown to everyone else, has more [[Caprica-Six|knowledge of the attack on the Colonies]] that he would care to admit.
[[File:TRS - Miniseries - Survivors Converge Upon Raptor 312.jpg|thumb|Caprican refugees converge upon [[Raptor 312]] en masse {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}.]]
When the group sees a [[Raptor]] land nearby, they move to it quickly and beg to escape from Caprica. [[Bribing man|One man]] tries to bribe his way onto the Raptor.

[[Raptor 312]], crewed by Lts. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]], is far too small to carry everyone. Four children, including [[Boxey (RDM)|Boxey]], are allowed aboard without debate.

With room remaining for only three adults, Valerii creates a lottery by ripping up pages from the Raptor flight manual. One older woman is selected (off-screen). A second young woman with ticket #127, [[Giana]], is selected. As [[Numerology#47|ticket #47]] is announced, an [[Lady with glasses|old woman]] asks Baltar (himself having ticket #188<ref>On page 101 of the final Miniseries shooting script, Baltar's slip of paper reads "188".</ref>) to help her read her ticket, explaining that her reading glasses are missing, forgetful that they rest on her head. While Baltar considers switching his number with her #47 to get aboard, Agathon recognizes Baltar and asks him to approach. A paranoid Baltar denies any wrong-doing and escorts the old woman to the front of the crowd.

Baltar is allowed to board the Raptor when Agathon gives up his seat, believing that Baltar's intellect will be far more needed for the survival of mankind than his own. Agathon, injured from the Raptor's evasion of two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] missiles, carries a [[medkit]] with him.

The Raptor leaves with its maximum load of passengers, but a [[desperate man]] leaps atop the Raptor's wing, trying to gain access. After several warnings, Agathon is forced to shoot the man off the ship, killing him.<ref>On page 103 of the Miniseries shooting script, it explicitly notes that "Helo SHOOTS HIM DEAD" (sic).</ref>

Agathon eventually [[33|separates from the stranded refugees]]. He manages to stay alive and [[The Farm|eventually escapes Caprica]] to rejoin ''Galactica''.

With the substantial nuclear bombing of the planet and the lingering radioactive fallout, the remaining refugees eventually die from radiation poisoning ([[Miniseries, Night 1]]).<ref>The fate of the refugees is confirmed in a narrative by [[Laura Roslin]] in the special program, ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far]]''.</ref>

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