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Epiphanies

2014-06-08T01:48:15Z

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== Overview ==

: ''Admiral [[William Adama]] questions whether or not [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]]'s pregnancy should be aborted. Meanwhile Roslin's health declines rapidly as a pro-Cylon peace group attempts to sow violence and discontent within the Fleet.''

== Summary ==

* President [[Laura Roslin]] is brought on board ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' for intensive care treatment. She has days to live.
* As she lays in bed, dying, Roslin tells Adama that Sharon Valerri's unborn baby represents a potential threat to the Fleet and must be aborted to prevent the Cylons from achieving their goal.
* Adama agrees to carry out Roslin's orders, despite Baltar's protests that the child should be studied. Virtual Six urges Baltar to do whatever it takes to save the baby.
* As expected, both Helo and Sharon react badly to the President's decision.
* Captain [[Kara Thrace]] and Lieutenant [[Louanne Katraine]] are conducting Viper tests. During a test of the Viper's projectile systems, Kat's port gun is destroyed and a piece of it impacts on Thrace's cockpit.
* [[Cally]] and CPO [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] discover that several rounds of ammunition from the damaged Viper are unusually light and fragile. These rounds break and misfire, leaving the projectile lodged in the barrel. When the next round fires, the overpressure destroys the gun. They determine the ammunition has been sabotaged.
* The sabotage investigation quickly leads [[Lee Adama]] and Kara Thrace to [[Asha Janik]], one of the recent civilian hirees in ''Galactica's'' [[armory]]. When they apprehend her, she declares her allegiance to an [[Demand Peace|organization]] claiming to want peace with the Cylons.
* The new peace movement, led by [[Royan Jahee]], gains momentum as the civilian population begins to realize that victory against the Cylons is impossible and questions the Fleet's 'attack-and-retreat' tactics.
* In an effort to stop the movement, Adama has Jahee arrested and thrown in the brig.
* Meanwhile, Baltar visits Cloud Nine and discovers that Gina, the Number Six who escaped from ''Pegasus'', has joined the Peace Movement (who are unaware of her true identity). Baltar tries to share his feelings with Gina, but Gina is still haunted by the torture she endured on ''Pegasus'' and rejects his advances.
* The Peace Movement continues to cause trouble for the Fleet by damaging a Tyllium ship with a suicide bombing.
* Vice President [[Gaius Baltar]] is given the presidential tour by [[Billy Keikeya]] in preparation for his assumption of the Presidency. Billy reveals a letter from Roslin, to be opened upon her death.
* Back on ''Galactica'', Marines led by Adama subdue Sharon and take her for the operation. Helo confronts them and pleads with Adama to reconsider. At one point, Helo goes so far as to reach for his weapon.
* Before the confrontation can spiral out of control, Baltar arrives saying he's made a remarkable discovery about Sharon's baby.
* An infusion of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii's]] fetal blood ostensibly destroys the cancerous masses in Roslin's system. Valerii's pregnancy is allowed to continue for further research.
* Roslin has Jahee released from the brig but warns him that any more acts of sabotage from his group will result in dire consequences.
* Meanwhile, Baltar is pleased that Sharon's baby has been saved. Virtual Six, however, suggests that he read the letter from Roslin. A curious Baltar reads the letter in which Roslin advises him to think less about himself and more about others. Baltar is insulted by Roslin's lack of trust in him.
* Back on Cloud Nine, Gina starts to doubt that the Peace movement is going to get any real political support. However, Jahee reveals that although Roslin won't help them, Vice President Baltar has secretly pledged his support. He has also sent them something as a token of his good will: the nuclear warhead from his lab.

===On Caprica, prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon Attack]]===
*Roslin finds out she has cancer.
*Roslin meets with President [[Richard Adar]] to discuss a teacher's strike, and his response.
*Roslin meets with the leader of the educational alliance, Naylin Stans, and strikes an agreement.
*After a brief romantic interlude with Roslin, Adar states her methods and results in dealing with the educational alliance has left him in an awkward position in dealing with other unions, and asks for her resignation.
*Roslin refuses to resign for the moment, and departs for ''Galactica's'' decommissioning ceremony.
*Roslin sees [[Gaius Baltar]] with [[Number Six]] in her dream state. She then seems alarmed to see Dr. Baltar when she wakes up and tries to say something to him.

== Notes ==

* This episode is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]].
*In the podcast, [[Ron Moore]] stated that a longer, more detailed explanation of the curing of Roslin's cancer using fetal hybrid blood was filmed - explaining that it was the fetal blood stem cells from the baby that were the actual cure - but Moore was afraid that this would be seen as [[technobabble]] and criticized by fans, so it was edited down to a truncated version. Ironically, this resulted in widespread complaint in critic reviews and fan message boards that there was ''too little'' explanation in the final version, and uses made up science in favor of real one.
* [[Lee Adama]] is once again a Captain, and has been reinstated as ''Galactica's'' CAG. His authority apparently extends to the ''Pegasus'' squadrons as well. This is consistent with [[Cole Taylor]]'s authority over ''Galactica's'' air wing, when ''Pegasus'' was the flagship.
* [[Gina Inviere]] has joined the Cylon sympathizers. The other members of the resistance are apparently unaware she is a [[Cylon agent]].
* Roslin was in an intimate relationship with President Adar.
*Roslin now recalls witnessing [[Gaius Baltar]]'s affair with a copy of [[Number Six]] on Caprica, prior to the attack.
* The [[Media:Radiation Symbol.jpg|radiation symbol]] used by the Colonials is different from the one used in reality, but is still easily recognizable.
*''Galactica'' has been recruiting civilians to handle "grunt work" on the hangar deck.
*Baltar was aware of the [[Demand Peace]] movement prior to this episode.
*At least three bodies can be seen being vented into space after the explosion aboard ''[[Daru Mozu]]''.
*The file photograph of Number Six is of [[Shelly Godfrey]], seen in the episode "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]".
* The nuclear device Dr. Baltar gives the resistance is the same one he was given to create his [[Cylon detector]] in "[[Bastille Day]]".
* ''Pegasus'' is barely featured in this episode, and none of her crew or interior locations are seen, except in the pre-episode recap.
*Admiral Adama continues to wear his commander's [[Uniforms (RDM)|uniform]] with new admiral's rank insignia at his collar.
*This episode, which contains the issue of abortion, was first aired on January 20th, 2 days before the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court [[Wikipedia:Roe v. Wade|Roe v. Wade]] decision of 1973.
**The issue of abortion is not, however, directly addressed—very few, if any, real-life abortions happen because of the national security implications.

== Analysis ==
* The survivor count this episode is 49,598, a net loss of six since "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]". Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] and the ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' Marine killed by [[Gina Inviere]] account for two. Presumably the remaining were pilots or crew lost during the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack]] on the [[Resurrection Ship]]. This seems to be extremely good fortune, as the two battlestars engaged in a major fleet action for an extended time.
* Roslin's affair with Adar was suggested by her comment in the [[Miniseries]] that "he had a way about him... you just couldn't say 'no' to him."
*Naylin Stans implies that he believes the teacher's strike is a cause worth dying for. This claim is very hyperbolic.
**The fact that President Adar was willing to use the military to enforce a back-to-work order seems to indicate that the protest must have been more serious than simple wage issues.
*Roslin's medical chart shows her name and other information such as date of birth, but this information is too blurry for viewers to read.
*Roslin's recollections of Baltar on Caprica do not match the same scene in the Miniseries. For example: Baltar and Six did walk together and kiss, and she was carrying the same case in her left hand, but they did not "make out" against a wall. Each character did end the Miniseries scene by saying they were meeting someone else, however.
**Logically, it isn't the same scene. Baltar and Six were on Caprica for a while, and they could easily have been making out a different time on the same day. The episode actually makes no attempt to establish that Roslin is seeing the same scene of Baltar and Number Six (that we the viewers saw in the Miniseries), from a different angle.
*Watching closely during the early scene when Starbuck and Kat are flying the CAP, it seems probable that actress Luciana Carro (Kat) said the real "F word" instead of the ersatz "[[Frak]]", which was then dubbed over (as it is a closeup, it's noticeable that her lips don't quite correspond to it). She actually seems to have done this in the past on many occasions.
*Roslin's cancer cure seems somewhat a "[[Wikipedia:Deus ex machina |deus ex machina]]." For more analysis on the cure, see this [[Science in the Re-imagined Series#The Cancer Cure of Laura Roslin|section]] of the article [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]].
**It should be noted that the cure might not be permanent and the cancer may return in the future (as hinted by Ronald D. Moore in the podcast for this episode).
*A nuclear warhead was smuggled from ''Galactica'' to ''Cloud Nine''. How would such a device get past the various [[Radiological Alarm|radiological sensors]] throughout the Fleet?
**This is a plot complication used in "[[Flesh and Bone]]" as well when a copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] claims that a nuclear device is hidden in the Fleet. "Flesh and Bone" establishes that Colonial radiological scanning technology is limited. It would take hours for them to scan the entire Fleet. The process does work faster when they ''know'' specifically what ship to scan, such as the ''Olympic Carrier'' when it reappears in "[[33]]" because it is a potential hostile, or Cylon ships. Here, they don't know they should scan the outgoing Raptor (how frequently do people move nuclear warheads in the Fleet ''without'' their knowledge?) so they didn't think to scan it. In short, they do not scan all air traffic.
**Like any device, radiological sensors are only effective when they are online. It is possible that these sensors are intelligent enough to ignore known radioactive sources, such as ''Galactica's'' existing stores of nuclear warheads.
**That the nuke even got on board departing craft is another indication of lax security measures on ''Galactica''. A known terrorist representative is leaving ''Galactica'' with an unidentified container with unknown contents and no one inquires about its contents.
*Baltar's motivation for saving Roslin is two-fold: One, he does not necessarily want the job of shepherding humanity, at least not until an opportunity presents itself where doing so would save his hide again in [[Downloaded|later episodes]]. Most importantly, with his virtual Six nagging and threatening him, saving Roslin provides the reason to keep the Cylon child as a valuable commodity to where even Roslin realized that it is different.

== Questions ==

=== Answered Questions ===

* Now that Roslin recalls Baltar's involvement with a Cylon agent on Caprica, what will she do about it? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|One answer]])
* Will Roslin's attitude toward the Cylon fetus change following her recovery? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer]])
* ''Galactica'' and its Raptors are capable of detecting radiological devices. Why wasn't the bomb noticed in transit? (see [[Epiphanies#Analysis|Analysis]])
* Alternately, is the nuclear device actually functional? ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Answer]])
* Now that Roslin is no longer dying of cancer, is she still the "Dying Leader" foretold by the Book of [[Pythia]]? ([[Crossroads, Part I|Possible answer]])

=== Unanswered Questions ===

* Kara Thrace is flying Mk. II Vipers with ''Galactica's'' pilots again. Is she still the CAG of ''Pegasus''?
* Why is Lee suddenly being disrespectful towards Colonel Tigh in CIC?
* Given that [[Asha Janik]] had no previous criminal activity or associations, how is Captain Adama able to determine that she, by name, was responsible for the munitions sabotage?
** It is possible that Lee was questioning all civilian personnel and Janik simply panicked when she saw him. In addition, they could have lot numbers or other identifiers on ammunition containers that made it possible to single out or narrow down whoever produced a specific batch of shells.
* Will there be any consequences for Agathon's near-mutiny?
* Roslin's recent series of Machiavellian orders (Cain's assassination in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", and the forced abortion here) appear to have been facilitated by her belief that, given her impending death, she wouldn't have to deal with the ethical ramifications. Will this alter her relationship with Admiral Adama in the long term?
* Why wasn't the nuclear warhead from Baltar's abandoned Cylon detector confiscated after the device was declared to be a failure?
* Is security really so lax that Baltar (whom Adama does not consider especially trustworthy) would be able to smuggle one of ''Galactica's'' very few nuclear warheads off-ship?
* Why aren't there posters of [[Gina Inviere]] scattered all over the fleet to inform everyone of her Cylon identity, making it difficult for her to hide, let alone lead a Cylon-sympathy movement? This is especially curious given the previous broadcast by Roslin of pictures of other Cylon agents in "[[Litmus]]".
* Why is it that in the last episode, "[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]", Sharon is not noticeably pregnant even when wearing a close-fitting tank top, but is now suddenly visibly quite progressed in her pregnancy? (This is part of the [[Season two timeline discontinuity]])

== Official Statements ==

* See [[Podcast:Epiphanies]] for [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s comments about this episode.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
*{{audio|Epiphanies - terminating the pregnancy.mp3|''Admiral Adama informs Agathon of Roslin's decision to terminate Sharon's pregnancy.''}}
:'''William Adama:''' There's no easy way to say this. It's about [[Sharon Agathon|the Cylon]]. The [[Laura Roslin|President]] has decided that her pregnancy will be terminated.
:'''[[Karl Agathon]] (taken aback):''' What? Why?
:'''Adama:''' Doc [[Cottle]] discovered some anomalies in the fetal blood work.
:'''Agathon:''' Isn't that expected?
:'''Adama:''' Maybe. But the President believes that to allow the baby to come to full term, it constitutes an unacceptable risk to [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].
:'''Agathon:''' I don't understand. Sharon's only [[Flight of the Phoenix|helped us]] since she came back from [[The Twelve Colonies#Caprica|Caprica]]. She even turned on her own.
:'''Adama:''' To save her life. Don't mistake the will to live for genuine compassion, Lieutenant. She's still the enemy.
:'''Agathon:''' Does she know?
:'''Adama:''' Not yet.
:'''Agathon:''' Then I should be the one to tell her. If that's all, sir.
:'''Adama:''' Helo, I don't expect you to agree to the decision, but I need you to ''accept'' it.
:'''Agathon:''' We're talking about my child, sir. Part of me. But I guess it's easier to kill when you call it a Cylon.
:'''Adama:''' Dismissed.

*''During Roslin's flashbacks:''
:'''President Richard Adar:''' {{audio|Epiphanies - one of the most interesting things about president.mp3|One of the most interesting things about being President is that you don't have to explain yourself. To anyone.}}

::*Roslin earlier attributed this saying to Adar in the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]".

:'''Secretary Roslin:''' {{audio|Epiphanies - be prepared to fight.mp3|I am on my way to the ''Galactica'' to represent this administration. When I return, if you still want my job, be prepared to fight.}}

== Guest stars ==
*[[Michael Hogan]] as Colonel [[Saul Tigh]]
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Tahmoh Penikett]] as Lt. [[Karl Agathon|Karl "Helo" Agathon]]
*[[Paul Campbell]] as [[Billy Keikeya]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol|Cally Henderson]]
*[[Alessandro Juliani]] as Lt. [[Felix Gaeta]]
*[[Kandyse McClure]] as Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]]
*[[Donnelly Rhodes]] as Dr. [[Cottle]]
*[[Paul Perri]] as [[Royan Jahee]]
*[[Luciana Carro]] as Lt. [[Louanne Katraine|Louanne "Kat" Katraine]]
*[[Bodie Olmos]] as Lt.[[Brendan Costanza|Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as Lt. [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[David Richmond-Peck]] as [[Naylin Stans]]
*[[Holly Dignard]] as [[Asha Janik]]
*[[Jennifer Kitchen]] as [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marine]]

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Milo

2008-05-21T01:39:31Z

JJJJust: Age qualifier.

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|actor= [[Samuel Chu]]
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'''Milo''' is an almost 12-year old boy working aboard the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' ([[Dirty Hands]]).

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Dirty Hands

2008-05-21T01:37:24Z

JJJJust: /* Act 2 */ Age update.

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== Overview ==

: ''Amidst unsafe and harsh conditions in the maintenance and production areas of the Fleet, as well [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s [[My Triumphs, My Mistakes|personal diatribe]] stirring feelings of dissent amongst the working class, Chief [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] must wrestle with whether or not to resurrect the [[Colonial Workers Alliance|worker's union]] he began on [[New Caprica]].''

== Summary ==
===Teaser===

*A group of deckhands, with Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] at the head, are prepping [[Margaret Edmondson|Racetrack's]] [[Raptor]] for a mission.
*Tyrol reminds [[Anthony Figurski|Figurski]], [[Pollux]] and [[Sanchez]] not to leave as they have to work on additional engine refits. A number of deckhands, one literally missing a hand and using a prosthetic arm, are busy with their work. Complaints about fatigue are deflected by Tyrol.
*Viewers see [[tylium]] fuel, refined from its ore state into a gasoline-like liquefied state, being pumped into the Raptor.
*[[Diana Seelix|Seelix]] is returning bags of cleaned laundry to Figurski, Pollux, and [[Redford]]. She's not too happy as, despite high marks on the written exam for [[Viper (RDM)|Viper pilot]] flight training, Seelix has been denied promotion because she was considered to have mission-essential duties and could not be transferred. Pollux is left surprised, believing that others don't want the "knuckledraggers" to rise in rank.
*Tyrol, who heard about the failed promotion from the [[CAG]], apologizes to Seelix. Figurski teases too much about Seelix's fate and her unglamorous laundry work, which causes Seelix to attack Figurski before Chief Tyrol breaks it up. Seelix goes back to laundry delivery, obviously depressed in spite of Tyrol's attempt to have her look at her work on the [[hangar deck]] as critical to the Fleet's safety.
*Racetrack and [[Skulls]], her [[ECO]], launch from the lift from the hangar deck to the port [[flight pod]]. They fly through the motley of civilian ships and begin plotting their course, passing the [[Space Park]], when a malfunction occurs in the reaction control jets and one of the main engines. The vehicle is out of control.
*Racetrack yells for Skulls to sit in the copilot seat and moments later, both eject from the wayward vehicle. The Raptor tumbles on a collision course with ''[[Colonial One]]'' at the same area of the ship where President [[Laura Roslin]] and [[Tory Foster]] are handling their daily business.

=== Act 1 ===
*Admiral [[William Adama]] is assisting President Roslin with moving her office area to another section of ''Colonial One'' while the damaged bulkhead of the ship is repaired. The presidential flagship suffered only a glancing blow from Racetrack's Raptor, but hit with sufficient force to cause a dozen injuries, including to Tory Foster. No one was killed, fortunately.
*When Roslin notes the cramped confines, Adama offers Roslin any of his beds on ''[[Galactica]]''. A moment of humorous silence hangs as Adama realizes the unintended double-meaning and Roslin smiles.
*The two leaders of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] discuss the cause of the Raptor's malfunction. So far, the investigation suggests a fuel contamination problem. Roslin finds the matter unsettling since, before, the refinery ship was always reliable and timely.
*The leaders discuss [[Xeno Fenner]], who has complained about numerous labor-related problems despite the overall significance of the overall survival of humanity. Adama is impatient with Fenner's effectiveness over the last two weeks and wants to get the Fleet back on its path to [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]].
*Roslin, who [[Home, Part II|began the serious quest for Earth]], can't resist teasing Adama, a [[Home, Part I|skeptic about the legends of Earth]] despite his claims of [[Miniseries, Night 2|knowing where it was]]. Adama plays along with Roslin, asking "Have I ever doubted it?"
*Fenner meets with President Roslin and Admiral Adama. Fenner complains of exhaustion, very long shift hours and other problems that go unheeded throughout his operation by the senior staff. Adama reminds Fenner that, because of the backlog of fuel processing and distribution between the ships of the Fleet, they have fuel for maybe one or two [[FTL|jumps]]. Both leaders warn that safety is in danger and that fuel resupply is imperative.
*Fenner questions if intentionally causing a slowdown or other problems with the fuel processing would yield some results.
*When Fenner quotes a passage from an underground book written by [[Gaius Baltar]] to reinforce his case ("If you hear the people, you never have to fear the people") Roslin is incensed by the quote and has the [[Marine]]s in the room arrest Fenner.
*Roslin explains to Adama that Baltar's lawyer had smuggled out the book, called ''[[My Triumphs, My Mistakes]]'', which has been copied about the Fleet. Roslin and Adama discuss how it is causing class strife throughout the Fleet. A visibly angered Roslin, her voice quieting to almost a whisper in her usual manner when in such a state, says, "I am thinking of having a good old-fashioned book burning."
*In their quarters, the Tyrols are having a meal. [[Cally Tyrol]] admonishes her husband from eating too much, recalling their recovery from [[A Day In The Life|vacuum exposure]] and apparent diet requirements to aid in it.
*The two eventually discuss the recent labor problems. Cally, reciting passages from Baltar's book, notes how work throughout the Fleet is divided by class lines, which also happen to be related to how work was culturally based on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. Prosperous colonists from [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]], [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Tauron|Tauron]] and [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] were mostly in administrative or professional jobs such as politicians and pilots, while colonists from places such as [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Gemenon|Gemenon]], [[Sagittaron]], and [[Aerelon]], which were agrarian or otherwise raw-material sources, had primarily blue-collar populations. When Galen comments that [[Anastasia Dualla|Lieutenant Dualla]] was from Sagittaron, Cally answers that she was promoted only because of her [[Lee Adama|husband's Caprica status]].
*Chief Tyrol gets a call from Admiral Adama, who tells him of Fenner's arrest for "pissing off the President." Adama orders him to get to the refinery ship and get the fuel supply running. Cally recalls the old [[Colonial Worker's Alliance|union]] on [[New Caprica]] and that, while the scenery has changed, the people who desired change in then-President Baltar's leadership were still around.
*Roslin visits Gaius Baltar with Marine contingent, intent on confiscating any further passages of his clandestine book. She lies to Baltar, telling him that the book was intercepted before it could be mass-produced, and that she was dying to read the latest entries. Roslin objects to Baltar's portrayal as a "man of the people" in his book.
*She forces a strip search of Baltar before his [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|virtual Six]] convinces him to give up the passages to save his dignity.
*Tyrol arrives to investigate the refinery ship's operation and meets with [[Cabott]], who remembers Tyrol's work as the union leader. He shows him a large cavernous room with a single comparatively small pile of tylium in its center. When asked about the amount of tylium available, Cabott notes that the Fleet would be lucky to get out of this system.
*Cabott notes that the ship is as loud as an "A-bomb" when in full production, and as equally safe.
*The conditions are squalid at best, as many workers move the granular tylium through its conversion process from ore to precursor and fuel. The working conditions are less of the problem, as workers are tired and have very little time off. Work is going much too slowly, and Cabott reminds Tyrol of the harsh work schedules that have greatly reduced fuel production.
*The group enters a conveyor area, where many workers appear to be cleaning or making minor repairs. The refining process appears to have stopped. Despite Cabott's pleas, Tyrol asks him to start up the process. A laborer named [[Milo]] tells Tyrol that the system won't work. When pressed as to the reason, Milo is silent.
*Tyrol looks around to find that several critical pressure relief seals are missing, making the machinery unusable. The workers have intentionally hidden the seals as a protest for Fenner's arrest and an attempt to get improved working conditions.
*Later, on ''Galactica'', Tyrol reports to Admiral Adama and Roslin on his initial investigations on the refinery ship. A search has not turned up the seals. Since the group did not harm him or contaminate the existing fuel, he believes that the workers are buying time to get their pleas heard.
*He notes that some of the people on the refinery ship have been working almost continuously since the original [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack on the Colonies]] with no chance to transfer or take a break.
*Roslin acknowledges the hard work, but notes that work is equally hard on the algae processing, or munitions or waste processing teams. When Tyrol asks to cede to some labor demands to get things working again, Roslin objects, calling it extortion, and asks for the names of the leaders to put them under arrest, after which Tyrol reluctantly notes Cabott. Roslin curtly dismisses Tyrol when he tries to continue his pleas.

===Act 2===
*Tyrol visits Fenner and Cabott. Cabott, who was incarcerated on New Caprica by the Cylons, is experiencing hallucinations and is injuring himself. Tyrol asks for the seals, to Fenner's anger.
*Tyrol yells at both to tell him where, and Fenner relents and tells the location of the seals.
*The seals are replaced. Milo asks to flip the switch. Tyrol asks Milo's age: 12... almost. The production resumes. Tyrol looks around to see many very young faces; many of the refinery workers are children and adolescents.
*On ''Colonial One'', Tyrol explains that the parents are passing down their skills to their children, and that the children are thus automatically stuck in their parent's careers instead of choosing an own path for their future. Roslin understands the problem, and offers to gather a list of colonists with any relevant experience that can be used to supplement the workers on the refinery ship.
*A young man named [[Danny Noon]], pulled from [[Dogsville]], questions Tyrol on the hangar deck on why he is tasked to work on the refinery ship. As Figurski tells Tyrol of the young man's farming experience, Noon denies any actual experience, having worked for one summer for money for college before the Cylon attack on the Colonies. Before Tyrol can consider reassigning the man, Figurski warns that letting the young man go may cause more to deny their experience as well, setting back the conscription process. Tyrol does not interfere.
*As Tyrol walks away, he finds a copy of Baltar's underground manifesto. Turning the page, he notes one page entitled "The Emerging Aristocracy and the Emerging Underclass." He decides to go to Baltar.
*Interviewing Baltar (who now knows that his book has circulated), Tyrol tries to separate fact from fiction. Baltar (now possessing only a mattress on the floor, with no bed frame) explains that he is really born on a dairy farm outside of [[Cuffle's Breath Wash]] on Aerelon. When Tyrol questions further, particularly Baltar's posh accent, Baltar explains (as he begins to speak in his native Aerelon voice) that he began to mimic Caprican speech starting at 10 years old so that people would not believe he was from Aerelon, a "drab, ugly rock condemned to be the food basket for the twelve worlds." Baltar left Aerelon after his 18th birthday.
*When Tyrol indicates that the strife was left on the Colonies and begins to leave the [[brig]], Baltar disagrees, indicating that the social strife has followed the people, and that the aristocracy will continue to hold on to their power.

===Act 3===
*The fresh labor on the refinery ship is helping and tylium ore is again being refined, per Fenner. He notes that some problems in the process was where the contaminants were accumulating and that work is being done to clean up the process.
*A malfunction occurs on the refinery ship conveyor, but Fenner warns that the belt has to be repaired while running, else, shutting it down will seize the whole system. Worse, not fixing the problem soon could cause an explosive chain reaction with the ore stuck in the system.
*Tyrol tries to get the problem part, but can't reach it. Danny Noon manages to reach underneath to restore the belt to operation but suffers a piercing injury as he exits from under the belt.
*Watching this suffering becomes too much for Tyrol. He slowly walks over to the belt systems main power levers and pulls them, shutting down the entire fuel operation. He tells everyone that the plant is offline and that the workers are on strike.
*Several pilots, including [[Kara Thrace]], are trying to get a flight, but Pollux tells them that they are on strike, and that only vital missions are being serviced.
*Chief Tyrol is arrested and placed in ''Galactica's'' brig. Admiral Adama tells him that the Colonial Fleet shoots mutineers like Tyrol and the deckhands.

===Act 4===
*Tyrol tries to explain his side, but Adama warns that no one on this ship can disobey orders. To prove how far he will go, he makes a phone call.
*Adama orders Cally Tyrol to be taken to the starboard hangar deck. When the Chief asks why, Adama tells him he is taking her there to be shot as a mutineer. He then states that he will continue with the executions, starting with the rebellious deck crew, if he has to.
*Tyrol is terrified, but Adama continues to elaborate: Orders, no matter how one feels about them, must be adhered to. If even one person hesitates to fulfill an order or feels that orders are optional, everyone will perish, including Tyrol's [[Nicholas Tyrol|son]]. Adama tells him that this is not his desire, but that he would put ten Callys against the wall to be shot to ensure the survival of the Fleet.
*Tyrol concedes, upon which Adama releases him and lets him speak to Cally on the phone, who mistakenly believes that Tyrol has won when he tells her to end the strike. Adama releases her as well. Adama then dismisses the Chief, reminding him that he wanted to speak with the President about the labor issues. Apparently Adama is somewhat sympathetic, but can't allow the strike to go on and endanger the Fleet as as well as the discipline aboard ship.
*On ''Colonial One'', Tyrol and President Roslin talk over drinks about the cultural vocations that some colonists are locked into by birth, which Roslin understands but cannot see how to change. Tyrol suggests a plan where other colonists, including professional types who inhabit ''Colonial One,'' get their hands dirty with many tasks, allowing some sharing of low-level chores. For high-stress jobs, Tyrol recommends crew rotations. Roslin agrees.
*Tyrol recommends a training program, but Roslin defers it and wants Tyrol's union to give some ground in collective bargaining. When Tyrol is confused about the mention of a union he believed long gone, Roslin explains the necessity of the union and his leadership to ensure that the Fleet doesn't tear itself apart.
*Later, back on the hangar deck, Chief Tyrol is announcing work assignments when Captain Thrace arrives to complain about a missing [[nugget]] who did not report for training. She asks for Diana Seelix, who is both visibly confused and excited.
* After berating Seelix for not checking the duty roster to see where she should have reported, Thrace then tells her that she is "out of uniform". Tyrol, in on the ruse, states that he can fix that part of the problem and presents Seelix with ensign pins, promoting her to the basic officer's rank needed to train as a pilot.
*Thrace continues to play the nasty drill officer and orders the smiling Seelix off to the pilots ready room. Thrace herself cracks a smile as Tyrol asks her to "be nice" to her new recruit.

===Bonus Scene===
*Chief Tyrol has finished sorting out a handful of children who were mistakenly picked in the pool of conscripts to aid on the refinery ship. He returns to his quarters to pick up some paperwork.
*Cally Tyrol notes that most of the conscripts are from poor colonies, and that the work involved actually doesn't involve any genuine skills. She noticed that no one from ''Colonial One'' was in the list of conscripts.
*Galen berates Cally for what he feels is yet another recitation from Gaius Baltar's book. He warns her that, if he pushes too hard with the Fleet's leadership, they may pull him off of the assignment of assigning conscripts, where someone like Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] may be ordered to manage, with more dire results for everyone.
*Cally tries to encourage her husband to continue fighting for the rights of the workers as he did as the union leader on [[New Caprica]]. As she continues to press for his support, he tells her that the New Caprica union is over and leaves without further discussion.

== Notes ==
*Information from the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion Season Three|Season Three Companion book]]:
**This episode was originally a different story titled "Our Enemies, Ourselves" and a continuation of the Sagittaron storyline in "[[The Woman King]]". Dualla represented the government in its dealings with the Sagittarons, who perceived her as a traitor, before she sided with them. At the end Adama gave them their own ship. However, the producers decided that the story didn't work and focused on the class struggle instead.
**The title was chosen by [[Anne Cofell Saunders]] as a reference to workers, because her father used to be a printer and scrubbed his ink-stained hands every day after returning from work, before he later took a white-collar job.
**As scripted Baltar was supposed to be stripped naked, but the actors felt that he should retain some of his dignity.
**The scenes on the refinery ship were shot in a Vancouver sugar mill that was previously used as part of [[Ragnar Anchorage]] in the [[Miniseries]].
* A number of main characters are not present at all during this episode: [[Lee Adama]], [[Sharon Agathon]], [[Karl Agathon]], [[Saul Tigh]], [[Felix Gaeta]], and [[Anastasia Dualla]]. Kara Thrace only makes a short appearance. Also, no Cylons physically appear, outside of [[Virtual Six]].
* The [[w:79th Academy Awards|79th Academy Awards]] were shown during the episode. The ratings should be taken ''lightly''.
* The prop department still hasn't produced any ensign [[Military Ranks (RDM)|rank insignia]] yet. Like in "[[Scar]]", lieutenant j.g. insignia are used instead.
* While [[Galen Tyrol]] has completely recovered, his wife is still dealing with the injuries she sustained in "[[A Day in the Life]]".
* One of the deckhands has lost an arm, but is using a prosthesis to work.
* [[Dogsville]] is still in use.
* Baltar reveals that he is from [[Aerelon]]. He displays his native accent, traces of which he claimed to have heard in Sharon Valerii's voice in "[[Flesh and Bone]]".
* The Fleet's reserves of refined [[tylium]] have become dangerously low.
* [[Cally]] notes [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Tauron|Tauron]] and [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Virgon|Virgon]] as two of the more affluent colonies.
* The Raptor accident is reminiscent of the [[:wikipedia:Gemini 8|Gemini 8]] incident, where a jammed thruster spun the spacecraft up to dangerous rates. The crew only managed to regain control by using some of the fuel intended for re-entry.
*While not seen in this episode, it is revealed in "[[The Son Also Rises]]" that Baltar's book was smuggled off ''Galactica'' by his lawyer, [[Alan Hughes]].
*During Roslin's first discussion with Tyrol on ''Colonial One'', one word of her dialogue is very obviously dubbed over. She says "and we will put them on shifts in the ''refinery''. How's that chief?" However, at "refinery" her mouth movements show that she originally said two words.

== Analysis ==
* Not having any real options for defending his actions during the Cylon occupation of New Caprica, Baltar has opted to use class warfare as a distraction from the crimes for which he will stand trial and to drum up support as a victim of "the aristocracy".
* Adama's explanation and pending orders to execute Cally and the rest of the knuckledraggers to force Tyrol to call off the strike is reminiscent of the style of leadership found with Admiral Cain. However, once Tyrol relents and calls off the strike, Adama immediately displays his familiar style of leadership by informing Tyrol of his meeting with Roslin.
* This is the first time that an emergency cockpit ejection from a Raptor is shown during the series. When the craft is fully manned, only the pilots could eject, leaving the crew in the aft compartment behind. However, the cockpit canopy is probably the only part of the hull that can be detached. Whether the remaining crew would survive is debatable as usually the pilots - including the [[ECO]] - are the only ones who have pressurized suits equipped. If the rest of the crew, such as Marines or passengers, were suited up, it might be possible for the aft crew to survive if the side entrance door to the Raptor is also designed to blow out in such an emergency.
* Ever since her murder of Boomer and following detention and eventual release, Cally has displayed an attitude of disrespect towards the Fleet's leadership, especially to Adama recently. Her recent demeanor and naive assumption that Adama would not do anything more than arrest the strikers may highlight a growing problem amongst the military workers that are beginning to dissent from the leadership.
*Cally Tyrol's statement that Dualla was only promoted to lieutenant because she married Lee Adama is false. While their relationship may have played a role in the decision, she was promoted before the marriage, and also before being assigned to ''Pegasus''. In fact, Dualla made an effort to keep their relationship under wraps before her transfer was approved ([[Unfinished Business]]); likely to prevent accusations of nepotism.
* This episode, as well as "[[The Woman King]]" display an ongoing theme since Season 2 that focuses on how human beings are self-destructive by nature without any Cylon intervention. As stated in "[[A Day In The Life]]", the Fleet hasn't encountered any Cylon forces for approximately 2 months. This state of complacency has allowed the typical in-fighting amongst the Colonials to resume, especially with the depreciating state of quality of life amongst the ships in the Fleet.

== Questions ==
* Will Baltar's book help his image among the working class of the [[the Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] in his upcoming trial? ([[Crossroads, Part II|Answer]])
* Is it possible that [[Tom Zarek]] somehow assisted Baltar in the writing and distribution of his book?
* Has the Fleet's [[tylium]] reserve been re-stocked at all since "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]"?
* Have these class differentiations amongst the colonies been problematic before the destruction of the Twelve Colonies?
* Besides occupations that are related to the "working class" and other professions such as news reporters, what other occupations exist within the Fleet besides those positions found on ''Colonial One'' and ''Galactica''?
* Have the Colonials truly lost the Cylons or are the Cylons continuing on different plans? ([[Crossroads, Part II|Answer]])
* Why isnt't [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] mentioned along with [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] as another member of the "working class" that rose to be part of the Fleet leadership, as he was born on [[Aerelon]] and started his career as an enlisted man?
* Besides Baltar's testimony, is there any real solid evidence that Baltar was born on Aerelon? Official statements by Ronald D. Moore confirm the truth of this backstory, but can Baltar actually prove it to his fellow Colonial citizens?
* With the information provided by "[[Unfinished Business]]" and "[[A Day in the Life]]", have the attitude and admiration towards Admiral Adama changed significantly to the point that his crew feel more indifferent or resentful of him?
* Besides the six colonies that were mentioned, how were the other colonies, such as Picon, considered?
* Will Tyrol tell Cally about what really happened at his meeting with Adama? Will Cally be told that Adama originally planned on executing her?
* What is the actual rationale behind the rejection of Seelix's application for flight training, and how is the decision made to have her accepted in the end?

== Official Statements ==

* ''[[Aaron Douglas]] on working with [[Mary McDonnell]]:''
: I spent the whole day working with Mary. I had never gotten the chance to work with Mary without a whole bunch of other people around and the last scene of that episode is her and I seated in a dark room across from each other just talking about the [[Colonial Workers Alliance|union]] stuff.

: We shot that thing for about four or five hours and I have never worked with someone more engaged, engaging, looking through your eyes, deep into your soul, more prepared, more caring, loving...I just felt like I was in a mother's embrace all day long...it was the most spectacular moment in my acting career. She is an absolute angel on earth and I will take that memory from the show for the rest of my life.<ref name="acedmag">{{cite_web|url=http://acedmagazine.com/content/view/677/1/|title=ACED Magazine: Battlestar Galactica: Cast Interviews|date=24 November 2007|accessdate=25 November 2007|last=Bensoussan|first=Jenna|format=|language=}}</ref>

=== Information from the [[Podcast:Dirty Hands|podcast]] ===

* This episode was originally focused on [[Anastasia Dualla]] and the Sagittaron storyline that had started in "[[The Woman King]]". Story ideas that were considered included a scene where two ships within the Fleet would fire upon each other because of a conflict that dealt with the Sagittaron problem. However, it was realized that there were many hurdles and issues that had to be dealt with regards to the Sagittaron idea, and it was this episode that finally broke the storyline idea.
* The stripping scene within Baltar's cell originally had Roslin completely strip Baltar of all his clothes and having the last pages of his book fall out. Moore wanted the conflicting feelings for Baltar in which he felt a victory that he did not break, but also humiliation of being completed stripped down. The actors, though, persuaded Moore that the scene would work if Baltar did maintain his dignity.
* Moore goes into detail about how difficult it is to show different vessels within the Fleet simply because it would require these ships to "look right" within the Fleet.
* Moore confirmes that in the [[series bible]], Baltar does in fact come from a rural community. When the story originally focused on Dualla, Baltar was written to be from Sagittaron. However, once the story concept changed, Moore wanted to still keep the scene that had Dualla meet Baltar in his cell, but change Dualla with Tyrol. Because the story no longer needed a connection to the Sagittarons, Baltar's home planet was changed to Aerelon.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==

*''Adama offers Roslin accommodations aboard ''Galactica
:'''Adama''': If the quarters become cramped, you're always welcome in one of my beds…in a manner of speaking.

* ''[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] talking to [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] about his [[My_Triumphs%2C_My_Mistakes|book]]:''
: '''Tyrol''': Why do I have such a hard time picturing you milking cows and shoveling manure?
: '''Baltar''': Lack of imagination.
: '''Tyrol''': Or maybe that your little tale is manure.
: (...)
: '''Baltar''': I don't sound like I'm from [[Aerelon]]?
: '''Tyrol''': No.
: '''Baltar''': Well you know I take that as a particular compliment. I don't know about you, but I've always found the Aerelon dialect to be particularly hard on the ears.
:''(Baltar begins speaking with an Aerelon accent)''
: '''Baltar''': Something about the consonants that scrape the back of the throat. Course I should know an awful lot about my native tongue, I spent hours on it in trying to overcome it. Do you have any idea how hard it is for a ten year old boy to change the way he speaks? To unlearn everything he ever learned, so that one day, one day there might be the small hope that he might be considered as not comin' from Aerelon.
:''(Baltar speaks with his usual accent)''
: '''Baltar''': Maybe I don't know, [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]]... Caprica... oh to be Caprican, the seat of politics, culture, art, science, learning. And what was Aerelon, just a drab ugly rock condemned to be the food basket for the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|twelve worlds]], and that's how we were treated, like servants, like laborers, like working-class. You know you would have fitted right in there Chief, lots of men who like to work with their hands, and uh, grab a pint down at the pub and...
:''(Baltar again speaks with his Aerelon accent)''
: '''Baltar''': ...finish off the evenin' with a good old-fashioned fight.
:''(Baltar returns to speaking as he normally does)''
: '''Baltar''': Oh yes, I left Aerelon after my eighteenth birthday, I turned my back on my family, my heritage, all of them, of course it doesn't matter though, they're all dead now...

== Guest Stars ==
*[[Aaron Douglas]] as Chief [[Galen Tyrol]]
*[[Nicki Clyne]] as Specialist [[Cally Tyrol]]
*[[Rekha Sharma]] as [[Tory Foster]]
*[[Jen Halley]] as [[Seelix]]
*[[David Patrick Green]] as [[Xeno Fenner]] (uncredited)
*[[Don Thompson]] as [[Anthony Figurski]]
*[[Leah Cairns]] as [[Margaret Edmondson|Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson]]
*[[Colin Lawrence]] as [[Hamish McCall|Hamish "Skulls" McCall]]
*[[Samantha Ferris]] as [[Pollux]]
*[[Wesley Salter]] as [[Redford]]
*[[Colin Corrigan]] as Adama's Marine ([[Nowart]])
*[[Jerry Wasserman]] as [[Cabott]]
*[[Samuel Chu]] as [[Milo]]
*[[Bryce Hodgson]] as [[Daniel Noon]]

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Missile tubes

2008-05-18T22:14:14Z

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[[Image:Missiletubes1.jpg|thumb|right|The outer doors opening on a Colonial battlestar]]

[[Galactica type battlestar|Battlestars of ''Galactica's'' class]] are armed with at least twelve '''missile tubes'''. These are located behind the bow of the battlestar, at the fore of the vessel's midsection, with the tubes' launch doors opening on the dorsal side of the hull. As the outer doors open, the missiles are moved forward into launch position by powerful hydraulic rams.

Once the missiles are loaded into the tubes and are ready to be fired, they must be armed with a target package and a point of aim. This is typically ordered by the vessel's [[William Adama|Commanding Officer]], with the order being relayed by the [[Tactical Officer]].

==Conventional Warheads==

It is likely that Colonial battlestars have the ability to launch missiles, either at ground targets or suitable spaceborne targets, armed with conventional, non-nuclear warheads.

While not strictly the same type of ordnance, [[Valkyrie|other battlestars]] have been seen to fire ship-to-ship missiles ([[Hero]]). From this point, it seems likely that other, non-nuclear missiles exist for orbital bombardments as well.

==Nuclear Ordnance==

[[Image:Galactica nukes.jpg|thumb|right|Nuclear Groundstrike Missiles being moved into firing position]]

With nuclear ground strike missiles loaded in the tubes and ready to launch with the appropriate target information, the command authority must then specifically authorize the release of such weapons.

Following authorization, the safety protocols on both the launch systems and the warheads themselves are disabled by the Tactical Officer, following the CO's order.

The two most senior officers aboard ship, usually the Commanding Officer and the [[XO|Executive Officer]], then input their firing codes. The final stage is for the firing key to be inserted into the master control console and turned, thus initiating the launch sequence. The order to fire is given by the CO ([[The Eye of Jupiter]] and [[Rapture]]).

The missile tubes can also fire on enemy vessels, although it is unclear if the same missiles as for planetary bombardments are used ([[Razor]]).

== Notes ==

*While the release of [[w:Biological warfare|biological]] and [[w:Chemical warfare|chemical]] weapons are normally illegal for the Colonial Fleet and requires a presidential mandate ([[A Measure of Salvation]]), the release of nuclear ordnance, even used against planets and not just in space, does not seem to require presidential approval ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).

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Collaborators

2006-10-28T15:31:24Z

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| prev= [[Exodus, Part II]]
| next= [[Torn]]
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== Overview ==
:''[[The Circle]], a secret tribunal on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', decides the fate of [[James Lyman|Jammer]] and other Colonials who aided the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] during the occupation of [[New Caprica]].

== Summary ==
=== On ''[[Galactica]]'' ===
* [[James Lyman]] (Jammer) is brought before [[The Circle]]. He is found guilty of treason, the punishment for which is death. Despite his pleas and an attempt to convince [[Galen Tyrol]] to spare him, for Lyman freed [[Cally Tyrol]] from the Cylon death squad ([[Precipice]]), The Circle carries out Lyman's punishment and ejects him from ''Galactica'' by depressurizing the [[launch tubes|launch tube]] where he is held.
* After Lyman's execution, Tyrol talks to his wife about how she escaped. While she claims to not have thought about the incident since, Cally Tyrol tells him that she thinks one "[[New Caprica Police|of those goons]]" set her free.
* On ''[[Colonial One]]'', [[Laura Roslin]] asks Tom Zarek of his plans as tne new President. Zarek plans to reconvene the Quorum of Twelve, put Roslin's name in for nomination to vice president and then step down, returning the presidency to her. Roslin assumes that this act requires something in return for Zarek, who he asks not be left on the outside of government affairs. For his actions in standing up to Gaius Baltar on New Caprica, she promises him the Vice Presidency.
* [[Felix Gaeta]] enters the still damaged [[CIC]] to help with repairs to communication. [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] sees him and vocally demands for him to leave, accusing him as a collaborator. [[Helo]] tells Tigh that Gaeta is there on the Admiral's orders, but Tigh continues to protest loudly until Admiral Adama appears. The admiral takes him out of the room to talk to him about resting so he will be ready, something that Tigh thinks he doesn't need.
* The Circle reconvenes, now under a three-day time limit to dole out justice. As they run through the cases, they eventually they come to the file on Gaeta, with four of the members voting guilty. Anders refuses to vote and leaves the Circle, tired of the continuous killing has has done. Chief Tyrol refuses to vote if they do not have a sixth member as required for the Circle.
* In the mess hall, Gaeta is treated as ''[[Wikipedia:Persona non grata|persona non grata]]'', eating alone until [[Kara Thrace]] sits at his table. She talks, kindly at first, then insults him for his supposed cowardice. Gaeta counters by bringing up his status as the informant, mentioning the dog dish being flipped over as his signal to the resistance.
* Lee and Bill Adama talking about the status of the fleet. Lee Adama brings up the fact that over the past few days, 13 people have mysteriously disappeared, after being confirmed as survivors of the Exodus.
* The Circle brings in Kara Thrace as the replacement vote of the jury. All vote guilty on Gaeta, except for Tyrol once more. Anders comes in and requests time to talk with his wife. The scene splits, with the other members of the Circle trying to convince Tyrol of Gaeta's guilt, and Anders trying to explain that what the Circle does isn't justice. Thrace rebuffs him, her pain from incarceration lashing at anyone, even her husband. Thrace tells Anders that they must separate. The Chief eventually folds and votes guilty.
* Gaeta is captured and brought to a launch tube, told that this is an official trial under authority from the President of the Colonies, and that if he has anything to say to explain himself he should say it now. Gaeta replies that he has already told his story and refuses to beg.
*Kara Thrace's anger lashes out at Gaeta, telling him to beg, while taunting him with the idea that he was an informant for the insurgency, and mentioning the [[Jake (New Caprica)|dog bowl]].
*The Chief hears this, and reveals that Gaeta could not know about the signal unless he was the one leaving the dead drops.
*The other members of the Circle realize Gaeta's innocence, that he was in fact the secret source inside the Baltar Adminstration. Colonel Tigh stands speechless in the revelation, confused between his own certainty and the facts before him.
* Laura Roslin is re-inaugurated as the President of the Twelve Colonies, and issues a decree of amnesty against all alleged collaborators, after it is privately revealed that former President [[Tom Zarek]] authorized the trials and sentences conducted by the Circle in an attempt to protect Roslin from having to deal with public trials which could destroy the unity of the Fleet through highly publicized "witch hunts."
* Still outcast, Gaeta is reinstated in the Colonial Fleet. In the mess hall, Chief Tyrol sits with Gaeta. Both eat in silence as the other crew members are taken aback by the act.

===On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]===
* [[Gaius Baltar]] seems to be on ''Colonial One'', sitting in a chair in front of Tigh, Roslin, and Admiral Adama as they talk about how there was little he could do with the situation he had on New Caprica.
* As the group forgives him, the [[Cylon-Related Hallucinations|virtual Six]] appears and claims the group is too lenient. Admiral Adama actually seems to hear her. Laura Roslin begins to tell Baltar how much she wants him in a provactive manner when Baltar realizes he is dreaming, waking up as Roslin kisses him.
*Baltar finds himself naked on a red [[Wikipedia:Chaise longue|chaise longue]] inside an unrecognizable room. When a [[Cylon Centurion]] guard appears at the doorway, Baltar realizes that he is imprisoned in the room with only a robe to wear. The scene turns to outer space where we see several Cylon basestars surrounding a [[Resurrection Ship]].
* A [[Number Three]] visits Baltar. She tells him that 3 days has elapsed since his arrival, and offers him a bottle of pills. She tells him that his presence on the basestar has caused a conflict between seven of the models. With three voting for him to be allowed to remain, while three vote for him to be removed. The only model that hasn't come to a consensus are the Sixes.
* A Six, heavily implied to be [[Caprica Six]], visits Baltar and explains how wrong she was to let her feelings get in the way of her duties as a Cylon. Baltar tries to convince Six that she is more then just a Cylon and that she loves him. As she walks out he belatedly tells her that he needs her as well.
*Later, Baltar awakens to find a set of clothes in his room. The Cylon have apparently chosen to allow him to remain.

== Questions ==

* Will there be another organization in the Fleet that will continue where [[The Circle]] left off?
* What of [[Lee Adama]], [[Anastasia Dualla]] and other officers of ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''? How will these redundacies be dealt with?
* Why is [[Charlie Connor]] aboard ''Galactica''? Outside of The Circle, what was his purpose on ''Galactica'', seeing as he is not a past crew member?
**This episode takes place only three days after the events of "[[Exodus, Part II]]." ''Galactica'' now has many extra people on board including civilians.
* Has [[Samuel Anders]] become a member of ''Galactica's'' crew, or is he only allowed onboard because of his relationship with Thrace?
* Will any of The Circle's members or Zarek face charges, or will they be pardoned by Roslin's government for what they had done?
* Now that the Cylons seem to have accepted Gaius Baltar, at least begrudgingly, what will happen to him?
* What happened to those who were left behind on [[New Caprica]]?
* Why are the Tyrols being allowed to keep their baby with them aboard ''Galactica''?

== Analysis ==
*{{spoilli|Three's statement that three models are in favor of keeping Baltar around and three are against it, with Six's vote needed to break the stalement, may support statements made by Grace Park, Dean Stockwell, and Tricia Helfer in interviews that the seven Cylon agent models currently known to the audience (the "Significant Seven") have no knowledge of the others (the "Final Five").}}
* This is the first time viewers have seen a living interior of a Cylon basestar. The only time an interior shot of a basestar was ever seen was in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]" when [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Boomer]] encounters her [[Number Eight|sisters]].
* Lee Adama mentions that he lost "half a stone" refering to his weight. A stone is a unit of weight used mostly in the United Kingdom and Ireland that is equivalent to 14 pounds.
* ''Galactica's'' living spaces and hallways appear much more crowded than in the first two seasons, reflecting the expanded size of her crew. There also appear to be civilians mixed in with ''Galactica''#&39;s crew complment, which is likely the result of overcrowding and the loss of some of the ships during the colonization and occupation of New Caprica.
* The exterior of ''Galactica'' is visibly damaged from the [[Battle of New Caprica]].
* The only two [[Cylon agent]]s to appear are Number Three and Number Six.
* The Tyrols and Saul Tigh are back on active duty. Gaeta is later reinstated. It is unknown whether or not [[Seelix]] or [[Kara Thrace]] have resumed their normal duties.

== Notes ==
* This episode marks the resumption of the [[Survivor count]]. There has been a net loss of 8,115 people since the beginning of "[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]."
**Survivor count for this episode is 41,435.
* Laura Roslin resumes the Presidency in this episode.

== Noteworthy Dialogue ==
[[Lee Adama]]: I've got a date with a jump rope. Hey, I've lost half a stone.
[[William Adama]]: Keep jumpin'.

''(In [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]]'s dream)''<br>
[[Number Six]]:Don't make me angry, Gaius.<br>
William Adama:You wouldn't like her when she's angry.

== Official Statements ==

== Guest Stars ==

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