Blood on the Scales

"Blood on the Scales"; An episode of the Re-imagined Series
Episode No.	Season 4, Episode 14
Writer(s)	Michael Angeli
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Director
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No.	416
Nielsen Rating
US airdate	February 6, 2009
CAN airdate	Early 2009
UK airdate	Early 2009
DVD release
Population	39,603 survivors ( 40)
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Overview

Felix Gaeta's mutiny continues while Roslin finds refuge on the Cylon Basestar.

The Quorum of Twelve were murdered on Zarek's order for supporting President Roslin. Lee Adama survived as he wasn't present during the Quorum session. Two other regular Quorum members (Gemenon Delegate and one other delegate) were replaced by temporary stand-ins (who were killed), and their fate is unknown.
This episode marks the death of Felix Gaeta and Tom Zarek who are executed by firing squad for their mutiny against Adama and the government.

Despite all of the support that Gaeta and Zarek seemed to have at the begining of the mutiny, Roslin and Adama had more support from people opposed to it and possibly people who rethought it like Lieutenant Kelly. On Roslin and Adama's side were Galactica's senior staff (the members of CIC were either people on Gaeta's side or forced to work at gunpoint by marines), at least most of the crew given how many people joined Adama's march to CIC, the Quorum of Twelve and the Cylons and Baltar's followers. Gaeta and Zarek had the supporters they'd managed to gather amongst Galactica's crew and about 25 ships who refused Roslin's order to stand down FTL drives. In the end Adama and Roslin were succesful because the people supported them more and Adama had enough respect from his crew that he was able to turn a lot back to his side just by stating his intention to retake the ship and walking by others. Gaeta and Zarek had to use force to get what they wanted while Adama and his men used very little force and ultimatly retook the ship without firing a shot once they launched an attack on CIC. Gaeta's takeover had many people killed (given the survivor count, over 40) while the people on Adama's side killed very few.

What will be the fate of the other mutineers (Racetrack, Narcho, Seelix, etc)?
Will Kelly be allowed to resume his duties on Galactica?
Who will replace Zarek as Vice President?
Who will take over Gaeta's duties?
What repercussions will the Quorum's assassination have on the Fleet?
What is the significance of the damage Tyrol discovers in the engine room? How long has it been there?
Will Anders survive his injuries?
Will the rebel Cylons become less trusting of the humans as a result of this mutiny?
Did Baltar really understand who Gaeta was as he claimed he did?
What was that device Roslin and Leoben were using to communicate with the rest of the Fleet?
Why was Lee Adama - as opposed to Roslin - present at Zarek and Gaeta's execution?

"Blood on the Scales" An episode of the Re-imagined Series

Episode No.	Season 4, Episode 14
Writer(s)	Michael Angeli ^[1]
Story by
Director
Assistant Director
Special guest(s)
Production No.	416
Nielsen Rating
US airdate	February 6, 2009 ^[2]
CAN airdate	Early 2009
UK airdate	Early 2009
DVD release
Population	39,603 survivors ( 40)
Additional Info
Full Credits
Episode Chronology
Previous		Next
The Oath	Blood on the Scales	No Exit
Related Information
Official Summary
R&D Skit – View
[[IMDB:tt{{{imdb}}}\|IMDb entry]]
Listing of props for this episode
Related Media
			@ BW Media
Promotional Materials

Online Purchasing
Amazon: *Standard Definition* \| *High Definition*
iTunes: [{{{itunes}}} USA]