Black Market

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"Black Market" An episode of the Re-imagined Series
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Overview

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Summary

• The newly revived Prsident Roslin feels that she has fallen behind in her work since her absense, as internal trade of supplies within the fleet is in shambles. She has a meeting in Adama's quarters with Admiral Adama, Commander Fisk, and Dr. Baltar about shutting down rampant black market trading that is going on in the fleet.
• When he arrives back in his quarters on Pegasus (Cain's old quarters) Fisk is garroted by several black market gangsters.
• Apollo meanwhile has been severely depressed ever since he was nearly killed when the Blackbird was destroyed. He's begun a relationship woman named Shevon on Cloud 9, who has a young daughter named Payo. Shevon soon has to resort to working as a prostitute to get basic food and medical supplies (Lee seems to have been going out with her since a little before this, but she's been paying her cubits when he stays there. He stil seems to want an actual relationship with her).
• We learn in flashbacks that Apollo's girlfriend on Caprica became pregnant, but he became afraid and didn't know if he should commit or not. She got angry and stormed off, then he ran away. This happened just prior to the Cylon attack, and she is presumed dead.
• Unaware that Fisk was murdered, Baltar stumbles into Fisk's quarters to see him but finds Apollo on the scene. After some annoyed bluster, in which he states (correctly) that he had nothing to do with it, he storms out. Baltar was actually trading for a hard to find commodity, cigars that Fisk had.
• Apollo finds a small fortune of luxury goods in Fisk's closet, and finds a gold bracelet with the monogram "E.T" on it. Apollo realizes it's Ellen Tigh's and confront's Col. Saul Tigh about it in his quarters. Tigh says that it was he and not his wife who traded it to Fisk for good liquor, fruit, etc. for Ellen and himself. Tigh explains that Fisk was deeply involved in using Pegasus to make off the books black market trading. Dr. Cottle's autopsy revealed that someone had jammed cubits in Fisk's mouth as a warning. Apollo realizes it must surely be that Fisk was trying to undercut one of his black market suppliers, and they took revenge. Apollo is angry that Tigh would use the black market, but Tigh counters that almost everyone does some trading with it to get things they need, even Apollo, and Apollo remembers visiting Gianne, etc. Apollo says that just because everyone does it doesn't mean it's right.
• On Colonial One, President Roslin politely sits Dr. Baltar down and tells him that he was obviously uncomfortable with ascending to the presidency, so if he wants to leave, he can now. Baltar realizes she's asking him to resign. (Perhaps this is because she suspects him of Cylon involvement). Baltar's pride is wounded, and he says that although he never wanted any political power in his life or to be Vice President originally, he wants to stay VP now. Roslin tells him it's not an offer she'll make again, but he leaves anyway.
• Of duty working out in Galactica's gym, Dualla comes to Apollo and asks him if their workout sessions are something more, and wants him to tell her what they "have". Apollo tells her he doesn't know what to say and they leave.
• Shevon calls Apollo to come to her quarters on Cloud 9 for help, and when he comes in he finds a bruised Shevon and Payo. He says he'll hide them on Galactica, but then Phelan's black market thugs ambush him and nearly garrote him before knocking him out. This was a warning from Phelan: he forced Shevon to help him set up a trap for Apollo, beat Apollo around to warn him to back off his investiagation, and then killed his subordinate that garroted Fisk. Phelan is giving Apollo the opportunity to take his dead murder suspect and just close the case and walk away. However, he also took Shevon and Payo.
• Tom Zarek drops by the scene in Shevon's room later, and discusses the black market with Apollo. Zarek says that he's not actually not involved with it, because he needs to keep his hands clean, but he also won't help Apollo shut it down (giving ship names, contacts, etc.) because Zarek doesn't want it shut down; it's evidence that Roslin was unable to establish a utopian society in the Fleet, and successfully dismantling it would just prove her right, etc., and besides, it gets supplies where they are needed. Nonetheless, he helps Apollo by telling him that the central hub of the black market is on the ship Prometheus, a ship so lawless it's practially "off the grid", where you can supposedly get anything. Zarek tells Apollo that Phelan probably took Shevon there.
• Apollo travels to the Prometheus, alone. After some searching he finds Payo and other children locked up, and soon finds a bar that Phelan is in. Apollo threatends to have Vipers vent Prometheus into space unless he gets Sheven and Payo back, and the black market is shut down.
• Phelan counters that the fleet needs something like the black market; it's like a pressure valve. Whenever a ship falls behind in the supply schedule, that's how they get needed supplies. He doesn't think it's a bad thing at all. He goes on to explain that they sell everything; drugs, "escorts" (that is, prostitution, and even child prostitution. Apollo is horrified.
• Shevon is dragged out and admits that she was forced to help Phelan. Phelan badgers Apollo more about the benefits of the black market. Apollo realizes it's the only way Shevon was able to obtain live-saving antibiotics for Payo. One of Phelan's men had a pistol pointed at Apollo's head, but he quickly grabes it and points it at Phelan.
• Apollo says to Phelan that he may be right that Apollo can't shut down black market trade, and that maybe he shouldn't because it has it's uses, but that there are lines and Phelan has crossed them. Phelan confidently tells Apollo that he won't shoot him, because he's not like Phelan. Apollo lowers his gun slightly, then thinks of his dead girlfriend and points it stright at Phelan again. Phelan again matter-of-factly says that Apollo isn't going to shoot him...and gets cut off midssntence when Apollo shoots him in the chest. Phelan slumps into his chair, looks at Apollo and dies.

Noteworthy Dialogue

• "You're not gonna shoot."

—The last words of Phelan

Official Statements

• In an interview in issue #197 of TV Zone, James Callis (Dr. Gaius Baltar) said: "Mary and I had a great deal of fun doing a scene where the President tells Baltar in no uncertain terms that she doesn’t like him and wants him to resign. He’s not very happy about that."

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Guest Stars

• Claudette Mink as Shevon
• Richard Hatch as Tom Zarek
• Unknown as Phelan
• Unknown as Paya
• Unknown as Weller
• Unknown as Beach
• Graham Beckel as Commander Jack Fisk

Production Notes

• Series 2 (2005 / 2006)
• Production Number: 2.14
• Airdate Order: 14 (of 20)

First Run Air Dates & Releases

• UK Airdate:
• US Airdate: 27 January 2006
• DVD Release (UK):
• DVD Release (US):
• Nielsen Rating: X.X million households, XXX share

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