1 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:12,708 Total honesty. 2 00:00:12,779 --> 00:00:15,714 As in no one on all the planet Veras 3 00:00:16,250 --> 00:00:17,581 tells a white lie? 4 00:00:17,651 --> 00:00:19,915 Nope. Not even a beige one. 5 00:00:19,987 --> 00:00:22,479 With virtually foolproof lie-detection capabilities 6 00:00:22,556 --> 00:00:24,081 and penalties for deceptive behavior 7 00:00:24,157 --> 00:00:27,092 ranging from inflicted vegetative stasis 8 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,855 to decapitation, 9 00:00:28,929 --> 00:00:31,330 they've created a world of absolute truthfulness. 10 00:00:31,398 --> 00:00:33,298 What is that? 11 00:00:33,367 --> 00:00:35,062 Like, the second circle of hell? 12 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:37,661 That would be right below absolute celibacy. 13 00:00:37,738 --> 00:00:39,433 Harper, you might find this surprising, 14 00:00:39,506 --> 00:00:42,339 but some people find the truth liberating. 15 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,104 Are we talking about the same Beka? 16 00:00:44,177 --> 00:00:46,874 I would have liked to have gone with her to study the Verasites. 17 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:48,506 Huh. Not me. 18 00:00:48,582 --> 00:00:49,811 A world of polygraphs? 19 00:00:49,883 --> 00:00:51,783 I get paranoid just thinking about it. 20 00:00:51,852 --> 00:00:54,014 Man, talk about a buzz kill. 21 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:55,111 How do they mate? 22 00:00:55,188 --> 00:00:57,179 How do they date? I mean, come on. 23 00:00:57,257 --> 00:01:00,227 Love is just a bunch of exaggerations and lies 24 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:02,262 all dolled up in pseudo-poetic language 25 00:01:02,329 --> 00:01:04,161 uttered preferably while intoxicated, 26 00:01:04,231 --> 00:01:06,529 and all for the singular universal purpose 27 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,126 of... you know. 28 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,300 Harper, you're a born romantic. 29 00:01:12,372 --> 00:01:13,669 Sometimes, there are flowers. 30 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:15,799 Actually, Harper does have a point. 31 00:01:15,876 --> 00:01:18,811 After the Verasites developed their highly coveted truth technology 32 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:20,074 nearly five centuries ago, 33 00:01:20,147 --> 00:01:22,377 the culture subsequently endured radical shifts 34 00:01:22,449 --> 00:01:24,213 in social behaviors and philosophies. 35 00:01:24,284 --> 00:01:26,844 It's a particularly logical and passionless society. 36 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,153 And our particularly passionate and illogical Beka Valentine 37 00:01:31,224 --> 00:01:33,215 is testifying on behalf of some guy 38 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:35,762 who stole DNA from them? 39 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:38,127 Sounds like he'd be better off just giving it back. 40 00:01:45,405 --> 00:01:46,531 So, as I understand it, 41 00:01:46,607 --> 00:01:49,633 I am to be a character witness for Able Ladrone. 42 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:55,006 Well, first off, let me start by saying 43 00:01:55,082 --> 00:01:58,416 that Able Ladrone never stole anything from anyone. 44 00:02:04,658 --> 00:02:07,457 Maybe there was one or two instances. 45 00:02:10,497 --> 00:02:13,694 All right, Able Ladrone was an all-out criminal, 46 00:02:15,102 --> 00:02:17,127 but that was a long time ago. 47 00:02:21,041 --> 00:02:24,534 Able Ladrone is my friend? 48 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:30,606 Okay. 49 00:02:33,854 --> 00:02:35,481 How goes the vacation, boss? 50 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:39,219 I mean, how goes the Sinti Strategic Defense summit, boss? 51 00:02:39,292 --> 00:02:40,987 Well, actually, Mr. Harper, 52 00:02:41,061 --> 00:02:42,119 it's very interesting. 53 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:44,095 It is running a bit long, though. 54 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:46,428 Yeah, yeah. Grueling, I'm sure. 55 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,059 Two-hour lecture, lunch, 56 00:02:48,135 --> 00:02:49,899 go to the beach, take a nap, 57 00:02:49,970 --> 00:02:52,234 then maybe another lecture, maybe fight off another nap, 58 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:54,273 and then dinner, and then, well... 59 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:56,405 I won't go into that. 60 00:02:56,476 --> 00:02:57,637 I'll just get depressed. 61 00:02:57,711 --> 00:03:00,339 Yes, it's tough duty, but someone has to do it. 62 00:03:00,414 --> 00:03:01,882 Don't rub it in. 63 00:03:03,250 --> 00:03:05,412 He most certainly was an orphan. 64 00:03:06,653 --> 00:03:08,485 Look, that's starting to annoy me. 65 00:03:09,823 --> 00:03:11,882 Okay, thank you. 66 00:03:11,958 --> 00:03:14,723 For heaven's sake, I am perfectly capable of telling the truth 67 00:03:14,795 --> 00:03:16,229 without constantly being monitored. 68 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:20,796 Report on Beka. 69 00:03:20,867 --> 00:03:23,302 Our last communication indicated that she was about to testify 70 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:24,496 and everything was going smoothly. 71 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,903 Just goes to show you that in a world dominated by reason, 72 00:03:26,973 --> 00:03:28,304 character can still count for something. 73 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:29,706 Excellent. Keep me posted, 74 00:03:29,776 --> 00:03:31,676 but don't call too early, 75 00:03:31,745 --> 00:03:34,771 because these lectures tend to run very, very late. 76 00:03:34,848 --> 00:03:36,714 I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. 77 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:44,914 Fairness? 78 00:03:45,492 --> 00:03:46,789 You want fairness? 79 00:03:48,829 --> 00:03:50,558 Get me Able Ladrone. 80 00:03:54,134 --> 00:03:56,364 Security, seal Omega core. 81 00:03:56,436 --> 00:03:58,268 Apprehend Beka Valentine. 82 00:04:05,112 --> 00:04:06,136 Wait! Come back! 83 00:04:06,213 --> 00:04:07,738 Andromeda, come in! 84 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,885 Beka, what's wrong? 85 00:04:13,954 --> 00:04:16,719 You could say my testimony's had an unexpected impact. 86 00:04:21,161 --> 00:04:24,131 Now some lunatic is attempting a prison break. 87 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:34,767 Well, despite the absence of shackles and a cell, 88 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:36,741 one can only presume this is Able Ladrone. 89 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:38,471 He's going to be the dead Able Ladrone 90 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:39,842 if we don't get back to the Maru right now. 91 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:49,385 The universe is a dangerous place, 92 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:50,946 but in our future, 93 00:04:51,024 --> 00:04:53,493 my crew and I fight to make it safe. 94 00:04:54,327 --> 00:04:55,920 I am Dylan Hunt, 95 00:04:55,996 --> 00:04:57,862 captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, 96 00:04:57,931 --> 00:05:00,195 and these are our adventures. 97 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:43,843 The Maru has just docked, 98 00:05:43,910 --> 00:05:46,379 and there is an urgent hail from the planet Veras. 99 00:05:46,446 --> 00:05:49,006 This is Marshall Orac of Fugitive Retrieval. 100 00:05:49,082 --> 00:05:50,481 Where is Captain Hunt? 101 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:52,348 What can we do for you, Marshall? 102 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:56,083 Do you or do you not admit to harboring the fugitive known as Able Ladrone? 103 00:05:56,156 --> 00:05:58,147 Able Ladrone is on board the Andromeda, yes. 104 00:05:58,225 --> 00:06:00,421 Able Ladrone is wanted for crimes committed 105 00:06:00,493 --> 00:06:02,894 throughout the new Commonwealth and beyond, 106 00:06:02,963 --> 00:06:05,830 not the least of which is the theft and smuggling 107 00:06:05,899 --> 00:06:07,799 of extremely sensitive technology 108 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:08,892 from Technocore. 109 00:06:10,136 --> 00:06:11,831 Return him immediately, 110 00:06:11,905 --> 00:06:14,067 or we will unleash the entire arsenal 111 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:16,871 of the Veras Fugitive Retrieval Squad. 112 00:06:16,943 --> 00:06:18,411 You can do little to harm me. 113 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:19,912 Ladrone has stolen technology 114 00:06:19,980 --> 00:06:22,210 that can change the face of the universe 115 00:06:22,282 --> 00:06:24,478 for better or worse. 116 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:27,282 He was on trial through the auspices of Technocore, 117 00:06:27,354 --> 00:06:28,583 who are our protectors. 118 00:06:28,655 --> 00:06:30,350 Oh, brother. Technocore. 119 00:06:30,423 --> 00:06:32,289 We shall not mask our intent. 120 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:35,090 Either give us Ladrone or we will attack. 121 00:06:36,296 --> 00:06:37,695 We await your response. 122 00:06:38,431 --> 00:06:39,489 He's lying. 123 00:06:42,903 --> 00:06:45,304 Look, the Verasites may be truth harpies, 124 00:06:45,372 --> 00:06:48,171 but if they're in Technocore's "how high" club, It is bad news. 125 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:49,231 What? 126 00:06:49,309 --> 00:06:50,902 "How high?" Club. 127 00:06:50,977 --> 00:06:53,309 Technocore says "Jump!" and they say, "How high?" 128 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:54,814 What is Technocore? 129 00:06:54,881 --> 00:06:57,782 It's a giant consortium of companies, planets, and even some small systems, 130 00:06:57,851 --> 00:06:59,945 all of whom manufacture weapons and defense materials. 131 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:02,182 Yep. Bad boys with big guns. 132 00:07:02,255 --> 00:07:03,450 They've got their own military, 133 00:07:03,523 --> 00:07:05,013 and rumor has it they've even got armament 134 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:06,559 that can take out the Andromeda. 135 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:07,889 So what do we do now? 136 00:07:07,961 --> 00:07:09,360 If Veras fires on us 137 00:07:09,429 --> 00:07:11,295 and we return fire destroying their ships, 138 00:07:11,364 --> 00:07:12,957 we are criminals in the Commonwealth. 139 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,468 And Dylan is with the Commonwealth right now. 140 00:07:15,535 --> 00:07:18,300 And if we hand over Ladrone and he's innocent? 141 00:07:19,339 --> 00:07:21,171 Have the Verasites launched vessels? 142 00:07:21,808 --> 00:07:22,775 Yes. 143 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:26,503 Then we're on the clock. 144 00:07:31,484 --> 00:07:32,713 Boss. 145 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:34,254 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, boss. 146 00:07:34,321 --> 00:07:36,517 Boss... 147 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,024 Jeez, Valentine, did you have to break the guy out of the pokey? 148 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:40,321 Look, I didn't have a choice. 149 00:07:40,393 --> 00:07:42,919 Well, you might have had one or two other choices. 150 00:07:42,996 --> 00:07:45,727 Before you indict Beka, I should tell you 151 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:47,460 that although I've made a career 152 00:07:47,534 --> 00:07:50,162 out of remodeling the truth into convenient shapes 153 00:07:50,236 --> 00:07:53,171 while taking possession of commodities 154 00:07:53,239 --> 00:07:54,764 legally belonging to others-- 155 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:57,139 Nietzscheans call those liars and thieves. 156 00:07:57,210 --> 00:08:00,407 I would dispute the fact that what I've done has been wrong. 157 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,278 Illegal, yes, 158 00:08:02,349 --> 00:08:04,249 but you should know 159 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:05,944 that the universe is not by nature 160 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:09,011 an equitable distributor of good health and good fortune. 161 00:08:09,089 --> 00:08:10,648 And I suppose it's your duty 162 00:08:10,724 --> 00:08:12,317 to give the gift of redistribution? 163 00:08:12,392 --> 00:08:14,019 Look, Harper, there are those 164 00:08:14,094 --> 00:08:17,257 for whom personal gain is of secondary importance. 165 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:19,162 And there are those for whom the Robin Hood defense 166 00:08:19,232 --> 00:08:21,462 is not necessarily the greatest way to go. 167 00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:25,735 But, oh, what the hell. 168 00:08:25,805 --> 00:08:28,240 In an odd sort of way, I guess I can get behind it. 169 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:29,241 Great. 170 00:08:32,312 --> 00:08:33,507 You must be the engineer. 171 00:08:33,580 --> 00:08:36,242 Why? Because I'm the short guy with the sense of humor? 172 00:08:36,316 --> 00:08:37,784 The wry wit, huh? 173 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:40,718 Because I'm so freaking amiable with the careless demeanor? Is that it? 174 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,313 Well, that, and the tools. 175 00:08:48,228 --> 00:08:49,195 Right. 176 00:08:50,530 --> 00:08:51,929 What is that? 177 00:08:51,998 --> 00:08:55,127 This? Oh, it's nothing special. 178 00:08:55,201 --> 00:08:58,603 It's just the Harper Handy Ultra Multi. 179 00:08:58,671 --> 00:09:02,107 Heh. It's ultra-configurable, multi-purpose, and it's Harper handy. 180 00:09:02,175 --> 00:09:03,574 It's a pocket utility. 181 00:09:03,643 --> 00:09:05,133 It's not quite finished yet. I've got a few 182 00:09:05,211 --> 00:09:07,737 personal modifications I have to finish, 183 00:09:07,814 --> 00:09:09,282 but this puppy 184 00:09:09,349 --> 00:09:11,215 has got eight different nanobots inside it 185 00:09:11,284 --> 00:09:12,410 that can sew together anything, 186 00:09:12,485 --> 00:09:15,352 metal, glass, carbon fibers, even organic sludge, 187 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,754 You name it, and it's got user-programmable settings. 188 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:18,916 Here, check it out. 189 00:09:23,363 --> 00:09:24,524 Oop. 190 00:09:24,597 --> 00:09:26,998 Must have left the charge on. Sorry. 191 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:28,034 Harper... 192 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:40,507 Bek, we need to talk. 193 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,309 Oh, let me guess. Before he left, 194 00:09:42,382 --> 00:09:44,612 Dylan nominated you substitute scolder. 195 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:46,413 So does that mean that you deny 196 00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:49,114 that what you did was totally irresponsible and selfish? 197 00:09:49,189 --> 00:09:50,850 Trance, do you know the consequences 198 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,483 of a guilty verdict on Veras? 199 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:53,924 What they call rehabilitation, 200 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,757 the rest of the galaxy calls mutilation. 201 00:09:55,829 --> 00:09:56,887 Technocore will see to that. 202 00:09:56,963 --> 00:09:59,227 What about the consequences for the rest of us? 203 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:01,131 Come on, Beka. Look me in the eye 204 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:03,192 and tell me you considered that even for a nanosecond. 205 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:04,930 How about looking into eyes I haven't seen 206 00:10:05,004 --> 00:10:06,665 since I was barely more than a punk kid 207 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:08,207 running simple scams? 208 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:09,605 I didn't plan this. 209 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:11,576 Nostalgia is not an excuse, 210 00:10:11,644 --> 00:10:13,169 no matter how you romanticize it. 211 00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:15,180 Isn't it? Able's an old friend. 212 00:10:15,248 --> 00:10:17,546 He may be all I have left of the good old days. 213 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:18,880 Let's talk about what happened last time 214 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:21,284 we encountered someone from the "good old days". 215 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:23,220 Oh, let's not. How about being my friend 216 00:10:23,289 --> 00:10:25,621 and showing a little faith in my judgment? 217 00:10:25,692 --> 00:10:27,592 Even if I think you're making a big mistake, 218 00:10:27,660 --> 00:10:30,357 and we're going to have to pay that price right along with you? 219 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:31,693 Maybe that's what loyalty is. 220 00:10:36,202 --> 00:10:38,261 You know, Beka, it's important that you know 221 00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:41,399 that this experimental genetic material that I stole-- 222 00:10:41,741 --> 00:10:42,708 Neck. 223 00:10:44,744 --> 00:10:45,734 Thank you. 224 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:49,441 --has been successful in curing everything 225 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:52,611 from post-traumatic dementia to bio-viruses. 226 00:10:52,685 --> 00:10:53,777 It's miracle stuff. 227 00:10:53,853 --> 00:10:55,287 I believe you, 228 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:57,653 and I'm sure Andromeda is verifying your account 229 00:10:57,724 --> 00:10:58,623 even as we speak. 230 00:11:04,097 --> 00:11:08,193 You look better than I remember. 231 00:11:09,969 --> 00:11:11,630 I've been watching my diet. 232 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:14,301 I can't see anything. 233 00:11:15,475 --> 00:11:16,909 Nothing on sensors. 234 00:11:16,976 --> 00:11:18,341 This is too creepy. 235 00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:19,970 Wait a minute. 236 00:11:20,046 --> 00:11:23,346 What if the Verasites have already contacted Technocore? 237 00:11:23,416 --> 00:11:24,941 I'm sure they have. 238 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:28,386 What genetic technology is Ladrone accused of stealing? 239 00:11:28,454 --> 00:11:31,355 It always boils down to genetics for you, huh, Anasazi? 240 00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:33,984 My silly child, that's what we all boil down to. 241 00:11:34,060 --> 00:11:36,961 Well, so far, I've been shut out 242 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:39,431 by wall after wall of highly advanced encryptions. 243 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:41,358 Those on the cutting edge 244 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:42,924 of Technocore's research and development 245 00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:45,733 aren't ready for anyone to know its technology exists, 246 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:48,001 much less discover that it's fallen into the hands 247 00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:49,269 of someone like Able Ladrone. 248 00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:51,674 That's not the only thing that's fallen into his hands. 249 00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:53,445 Beka's a big girl. 250 00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:54,605 Age is irrelevant. 251 00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:56,171 Yeah, and besides, 252 00:11:56,249 --> 00:11:59,981 even the most experienced pilots 253 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:01,612 are vulnerable to blind spots, 254 00:12:01,688 --> 00:12:02,883 and trust me, 255 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:05,391 Beka's had more than her fair share of fender benders. 256 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:07,358 At least she's gotten behind the wheel. 257 00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:08,451 All right, look, 258 00:12:08,528 --> 00:12:10,053 if you're going to slam my love life 259 00:12:10,129 --> 00:12:11,654 in which you refuse to take part, 260 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:14,564 don't hide behind some cheesy metaphor, okay? 261 00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:20,366 I'm receiving a transmission from the Verasites. 262 00:12:22,141 --> 00:12:24,132 Do you remember the first time you went on a grift with me? 263 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:25,234 Lonestar Euphrates. 264 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:27,569 Beautiful place. 265 00:12:27,647 --> 00:12:29,547 I think I was supposed to be helping my dad 266 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:30,981 offload some hot terra gems 267 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:33,417 on some black market on Fenree. 268 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,853 And I was in the middle of my pitch to the mark, 269 00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:37,788 this big fat rich guy 270 00:12:37,857 --> 00:12:39,916 with a very memorable proboscis, 271 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:43,021 when he turns and says-- 272 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,655 "Who's the gangly redhead?" 273 00:12:45,632 --> 00:12:46,656 Very funny. 274 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:50,567 And there was that beautiful Beka Valentine smile. 275 00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:52,264 You know, I just wanted to spank you 276 00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:53,430 and throw you on the next shuttle, 277 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:54,564 but you were too damn cute. 278 00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:55,938 Spanking, huh? 279 00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:59,411 That might have gone over when I was 14 and you were 24. 280 00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,345 Actually, come to think of it... 281 00:13:02,215 --> 00:13:03,205 Come to think of it, 282 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,479 you were never all that gangly. 283 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:07,417 You just hadn't grown into your beauty yet. 284 00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:12,652 Able, promise me this isn't a con. 285 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:15,717 Rule number one, never play a player. 286 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,230 I'm not that kind of player anymore. 287 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,356 Well, it doesn't matter. 288 00:13:19,432 --> 00:13:20,695 You never forget how to play the game. 289 00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,235 This isn't a game, Able, 290 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:23,625 not to me, 291 00:13:23,703 --> 00:13:26,138 and if I think for one minute you are playing me-- 292 00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:27,536 You have my permission... 293 00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:29,769 no, I implore you... 294 00:13:29,842 --> 00:13:31,105 to shoot me... 295 00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:33,202 for being the dumbest man in the universe. 296 00:13:38,851 --> 00:13:40,410 Beka, report to command. 297 00:13:47,427 --> 00:13:49,327 The Verasites are coming here? 298 00:13:49,395 --> 00:13:50,487 As in here? 299 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:52,861 The escapee is here along with who sprung him. 300 00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:53,990 Are you out of your minds? 301 00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:55,660 We've got no other choice. 302 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:57,965 Now, they're willing to hear Ladrone's case. 303 00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,664 For now, I would like to avoid bloodshed. 304 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,298 I can't believe you guys would do this to me. 305 00:14:01,374 --> 00:14:02,899 What would you rather do? 306 00:14:02,975 --> 00:14:04,534 Start blasting away at the Verasites? 307 00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,009 Come on, boss. They're sitting ducks. 308 00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:07,706 We'd be the scourge of the Commonwealth. 309 00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:09,009 They'll be under constant surveillance, Beka. 310 00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,447 They won't do anything we don't know about. 311 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,177 They'll bring Technocore right to us. 312 00:14:12,251 --> 00:14:13,741 You've already done that. 313 00:14:14,721 --> 00:14:16,780 I've partially solved their encryptions. 314 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,416 I'm detecting mass communications and staging on the planet 315 00:14:19,492 --> 00:14:21,221 holding Technocore's military headquarters. 316 00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:22,784 Yeah, we're in big trouble, boss, 317 00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:24,557 with a capital "We're screwed." 318 00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:25,859 When does the trial start? 319 00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:28,401 Just as soon as you're locked in our brig under maximum security. 320 00:14:28,468 --> 00:14:29,799 No. Hold on. 321 00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:31,996 Before anyone makes a move, 322 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:34,005 how about we hear my thoughts on this subject? 323 00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,234 You wanna lock him up, 324 00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,798 You'll have to knock me down first. 325 00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:40,168 Don't worry. 326 00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:42,044 I won't bring bloodshed on you. 327 00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,912 If we leave, you're safe. 328 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:47,747 With their capabilities, 329 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:50,255 Technocore will find the Maru in about two seconds flat. 330 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:53,293 Look, I made a promise to keep him safe. 331 00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:55,885 That promise is as good as if I made it to any one of you. 332 00:14:58,197 --> 00:14:59,562 I would have thought you'd understand that. 333 00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:09,134 Well, that sucked. 334 00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:10,733 I guess that's why they say space is a vacuum. 335 00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:13,245 No, they say space is a vacuum 336 00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:14,575 Because space is a vacuum. 337 00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:28,520 It's nice to see you made good on your promise 338 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:30,824 to become the best pilot in the universe. 339 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,228 Orbit is locked. 340 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:34,900 Recognize it? 341 00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:37,159 Mmm... 342 00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:38,827 no. 343 00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:39,872 You're kidding. 344 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,170 Yeah, I'm kidding. 345 00:15:49,182 --> 00:15:50,707 Lonestar Euphrates. 346 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,944 Oh, that was a long time ago, Beka. 347 00:15:57,223 --> 00:16:00,818 You know, if I could go back and just change one thing... 348 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:03,462 Look... 349 00:16:05,164 --> 00:16:08,862 If anyone was following us, I'm sure I lost them. 350 00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:11,905 In fact, I've probably bought us enough time for you to explain 351 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,871 exactly what you've gotten yourself mixed up in, 352 00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:16,034 and why I had to look at my best friends 353 00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:17,473 down the barrel of my gun. 354 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:18,669 Well, it's simple, really. 355 00:16:18,744 --> 00:16:20,974 The DNA-based compounds that can do so much good 356 00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,481 are the same building blocks 357 00:16:22,548 --> 00:16:24,073 that can be developed into weapons of doom, 358 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:26,141 with the power to transform all lifeforms as we know them, 359 00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:28,051 including the planets themselves. 360 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,021 Well, you always did have a flair for the dramatic. 361 00:16:31,090 --> 00:16:32,683 And I wish I was employing it now, 362 00:16:32,758 --> 00:16:36,023 but death and destruction are always far friendlier toward the bottom line. 363 00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:40,030 I don't suppose you could just give it back? 364 00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:42,659 Oh, they'd like nothing more, believe me, 365 00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:45,796 because accessing it would almost certainly mean my death. 366 00:16:45,872 --> 00:16:48,068 Why? Where did you put it exactly? 367 00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:51,141 Some of it, in here, memorized. 368 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:52,177 The rest... 369 00:16:53,479 --> 00:16:55,914 Nearly undetectable molecules, smaller than a nanogram. 370 00:16:55,982 --> 00:16:57,609 You hid it in your body? 371 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,878 In pouches of nanobots 372 00:16:58,951 --> 00:17:01,682 camouflaged to behave like the organs they're attached to. 373 00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:03,813 There are only a couple of biotechs in the galaxy 374 00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:05,187 capable of removing them 375 00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:06,725 without killing me. 376 00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:11,257 I'll understand if you don't want to go on this ride with me, 377 00:17:11,330 --> 00:17:12,957 but I can't let them catch me. 378 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:14,466 Too many lives are depending on it. 379 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,395 You know what this feels like? 380 00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:21,974 Goodbye? 381 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:23,807 No. 382 00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:26,144 It feels like home. 383 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,619 This is Lieutenant Lyra, my next in command. 384 00:17:42,695 --> 00:17:43,992 Lyra. 385 00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:46,930 Wow, what a beautiful name. 386 00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:49,331 Did you know that in Greek, 387 00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,393 Lyra means harp? 388 00:17:51,470 --> 00:17:53,529 And nobody plays the harp better 389 00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:54,937 than the Harper. 390 00:17:56,275 --> 00:17:58,767 I have never seen anyone so... 391 00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:00,245 Harper. 392 00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:04,173 Um, so... named. 393 00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:06,348 So named Lyra. 394 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,649 Huh, and that's the truth. Huh. 395 00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,780 We agreed to discuss Ladrone's case, 396 00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,324 but it is highly unlikely 397 00:18:12,391 --> 00:18:14,291 that any new information you provide 398 00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,158 will significantly change his trial's outcome. 399 00:18:16,228 --> 00:18:18,856 Do you have any evidence that Ladrone has actually hurt anyone? 400 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,922 As of today, no, 401 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,867 but maybe tomorrow or the next, 402 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,303 and then it could be hundreds of thousands within hours, 403 00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:28,362 millions within days. 404 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:31,172 He's already begun selling secrets to volatile militant groups. 405 00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:33,507 Ladrone claims this technology can save lives. 406 00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:36,241 Technocore, the manufacturer, disputes those claims. 407 00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,443 Oh, yeah? And are they telling the truth? 408 00:18:38,517 --> 00:18:40,281 Technocore is not on trial here. 409 00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:42,253 Able Ladrone is. I'd like to see him now. 410 00:18:42,321 --> 00:18:44,221 I'm afraid that's not possible. 411 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,486 He left shortly before you arrived. 412 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:48,357 Events took an unforeseen turn. 413 00:18:48,427 --> 00:18:49,895 Technocore won't see it that way. 414 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:52,722 This is suicide. 415 00:19:02,942 --> 00:19:04,842 Wait a minute. That can't be right. 416 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:08,709 Then again, that would mean I, boy genius, am wrong. 417 00:19:11,884 --> 00:19:13,374 Sorry for interrupting. 418 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:16,884 Are you really a genius? 419 00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:18,617 Yes. 420 00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:20,455 Are you really as good at detecting lies 421 00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:24,019 as you are at simply being you? 422 00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:25,427 What if I said I wanted to hear 423 00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:26,795 whatever it is you wanted to tell me? 424 00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:28,800 Then I would tell you anything you wanted to hear. 425 00:19:30,703 --> 00:19:32,831 And if you believe in body language, 426 00:19:32,905 --> 00:19:34,703 I think you just made the opening move. 427 00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:37,476 Harper? 428 00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:40,511 Yes, O glorious creation of mine 429 00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:42,707 with the world's crappiest timing? 430 00:19:42,782 --> 00:19:44,978 Please report on the progress of your analysis. 431 00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:46,018 Yeah, yeah. 432 00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:55,787 I managed to obtain a viable sample of DNA 433 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,226 if that's what you could call 434 00:19:57,296 --> 00:19:59,594 the freakish chemistry experiment 435 00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:01,463 going on in the old nuclei. 436 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:02,524 Thank you, Harper. 437 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,907 We need to get to the Maru before Technocore does. 438 00:20:15,981 --> 00:20:17,972 Are we going to be encountering more than usual security force? 439 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:19,074 Probably. 440 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:21,678 Initiating launch. 441 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:24,986 Technocore arms themselves 442 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:26,456 with weapons designed to defeat 443 00:20:26,525 --> 00:20:27,583 the weapons they manufacture 444 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:28,752 for the rest of the Commonwealth. 445 00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,052 You've got to admire that. 446 00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:52,843 Please tell me 447 00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:55,886 that you always looked at me as a friend 448 00:20:55,955 --> 00:20:57,047 and not as a father figure, 449 00:20:57,123 --> 00:20:59,854 because that would make this wrong on so many levels. 450 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,393 A father figure? 451 00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:04,657 No, more like a sexy older brother... 452 00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:08,459 The sexy, older brother of a friend, 453 00:21:08,534 --> 00:21:10,593 which makes this not wrong at all. 454 00:21:15,708 --> 00:21:17,802 Warning, warning. 455 00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:18,867 Heavily armed vessel... 456 00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:20,275 No! 457 00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:22,337 with active E.C.M. closing fast in a hostile pattern. 458 00:21:23,682 --> 00:21:24,672 Clothes. Clothes! 459 00:21:34,860 --> 00:21:35,827 Ready, Dad? 460 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,020 That's not funny. 461 00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:40,688 Neither was that. 462 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:41,892 We are being boarded. 463 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,059 Come on. This way. 464 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:12,631 Look. 465 00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:15,696 Is this who I think it is? 466 00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:19,794 - Technocore Preemptive Ops, AKA... - Death squad. 467 00:22:19,872 --> 00:22:20,964 - Death squad. - Great. 468 00:22:23,642 --> 00:22:25,132 Depressurizing airlock. 469 00:22:32,751 --> 00:22:34,583 Ah. Took care of that guy. 470 00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:35,518 That's good. 471 00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:39,783 We've got company. 472 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:41,850 Okay, split up. Through the cargo bay. 473 00:22:42,394 --> 00:22:43,862 Okay. Be careful. 474 00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:49,534 Beka! 475 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,179 Beka... 476 00:23:06,452 --> 00:23:07,681 Come on. Come on! 477 00:23:23,802 --> 00:23:25,270 Get the door, get the door! 478 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,005 Good to see you. 479 00:24:13,552 --> 00:24:15,953 All right, let's make sure these babies are ship-shape. 480 00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,581 If we come under attack, these puppies have got to hold. 481 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,817 Hope you don't mind the tight fit. 482 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,933 I appreciate you allowing me the distraction 483 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,092 from our present crisis. 484 00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:30,135 Trust me, 485 00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:31,897 the distraction is all mine. 486 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:35,029 Um... 487 00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:38,342 - Can I ask you a question? - Of course. 488 00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:40,902 Rumors say that this whole lie-detection thing, 489 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:43,472 it's a freak evolutionary reaction 490 00:24:43,549 --> 00:24:45,950 to the plague that almost wiped out your whole population 491 00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:47,543 500 years ago. 492 00:24:47,619 --> 00:24:49,053 Hmm. Interesting theory. 493 00:24:50,356 --> 00:24:52,757 Other rumors say you have bio-mechanical implants 494 00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,816 that interface with external sensors. 495 00:24:54,893 --> 00:24:57,191 And you want to know if I have any implants? 496 00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:00,456 Yeah, that, and... 497 00:25:00,532 --> 00:25:03,092 I'd like to know how you can tell when people are lying. 498 00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:14,811 So thanks for your help in there, 499 00:25:16,148 --> 00:25:17,582 although I think that you should know 500 00:25:17,649 --> 00:25:19,208 that if I had it to do all over again... 501 00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:20,445 - You would. - I would. 502 00:25:23,122 --> 00:25:25,250 Whoever said it's tough charting a course for your future 503 00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,349 when your past and present keep colliding 504 00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:29,019 sure knew what they were talking about. 505 00:25:29,094 --> 00:25:31,722 Perhaps there's a lesson here. 506 00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:35,529 Rommie, I know I have a lousy history with this kind of stuff. 507 00:25:36,602 --> 00:25:38,730 But this time, I feel it in my gut. 508 00:25:39,405 --> 00:25:41,203 I'm sure of it. 509 00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:42,570 I finally bet on the right horse. 510 00:25:42,641 --> 00:25:44,939 According to Harper's research, he may not be a horse at all. 511 00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:48,676 The man you just risked your life for, 512 00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:51,239 his DNA does not match that of Able Ladrone. 513 00:25:54,453 --> 00:25:58,151 It's just not natural to tell the truth all the time, 514 00:25:58,223 --> 00:25:59,452 let alone hear it. 515 00:26:00,092 --> 00:26:01,457 So you enjoy lying? 516 00:26:03,162 --> 00:26:06,621 Let's just say I enjoy having the option, 517 00:26:07,699 --> 00:26:09,167 and about certain things, 518 00:26:09,234 --> 00:26:10,929 I prefer having people lie to me. 519 00:26:11,003 --> 00:26:13,199 You may not be able to understand this, 520 00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:15,536 but lies... 521 00:26:16,842 --> 00:26:18,708 can be the spice of intercourse. 522 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:22,270 Discourse. 523 00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,344 Uh... 524 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:26,942 If you ever get the chance to try it sometime, 525 00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:28,009 I highly recommend it. 526 00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:30,317 Lying or discourse? 527 00:26:32,391 --> 00:26:34,723 You know, for somebody who tells the truth, 528 00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:36,557 you sure do a lot of dancing. 529 00:26:39,364 --> 00:26:41,856 You're not going to tell me the secret to this truth mojo, 530 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,026 are you? 531 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:45,571 The security of our system depends on secrecy, 532 00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:47,799 but I will tell you this. 533 00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:51,104 Anybody who ever said honesty is good for the soul 534 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:53,406 never spent any time on Veras. 535 00:26:55,881 --> 00:26:57,781 That's what I've been trying to tell you. 536 00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:01,218 So do you wield all of your tools 537 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,811 with such confidence? 538 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,685 Whoa! 539 00:27:09,761 --> 00:27:12,560 You stole a sample of his DNA? 540 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:13,689 The guy got caught 541 00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:15,233 with his fingers in Technocore's cookie jar. 542 00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:17,359 We wanted to see if he'd tampered with his own dough. 543 00:27:17,436 --> 00:27:18,597 What the hell are you doing back here anyway? 544 00:27:18,670 --> 00:27:20,502 I needed to find out what was going on, 545 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:21,630 and why a friend 546 00:27:21,707 --> 00:27:23,641 would do something so intrusive 547 00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:25,803 to someone I care about! 548 00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:28,108 How could I? 549 00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:30,547 All right, all right, allow me to quote here. 550 00:27:30,616 --> 00:27:32,141 "If you want to lock him up, 551 00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:33,844 you've got to knock me down first." 552 00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:37,249 Okay, so the parallel isn't exact. 553 00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,314 The point is, you would obviously do anything to protect a friend. 554 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,952 So would I, even if it's from herself. 555 00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:46,726 He knows things about me that only Able Ladrone could know. 556 00:27:46,798 --> 00:27:48,163 He acts just like him. 557 00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:49,325 He smells just like him. 558 00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:50,425 Oh, yeah? 559 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:51,970 What else does he do just like him? 560 00:27:55,574 --> 00:27:58,566 No one appreciates your level of genius more than I do, Harper, 561 00:27:58,644 --> 00:28:00,112 but this time, you made a mistake. 562 00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:01,840 All right, listen. 563 00:28:01,914 --> 00:28:03,882 If he really isn't Able Ladrone, 564 00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:05,246 - what else isn't he? - What? 565 00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:06,716 If he lies about who he is, 566 00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:08,184 he could be lying about something else. 567 00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,347 We could be in ten times the trouble we think we're in. 568 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,186 We don't really know what he's up to, do we? 569 00:28:12,257 --> 00:28:13,349 It's starting to look that way. 570 00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:15,189 Huh. Rom-doll to the rescue. 571 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,352 The early experimental data I've hacked into 572 00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:20,728 suggests that if someone could get their hands 573 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:22,597 on the real Ladrone's DNA, 574 00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:24,898 theoretically, they could access his genetic memory. 575 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:26,604 See, Valentine? 576 00:28:26,672 --> 00:28:28,731 That's how he could know all about you. 577 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:30,906 It's a slippery slope. 578 00:28:43,855 --> 00:28:46,119 Four dozen Technocore ships have exited slipstream 579 00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:47,852 and are heading toward us in battle formation, 580 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:50,122 and the Eureka Maru is leaving the Andromeda. 581 00:28:51,763 --> 00:28:52,730 Beka, no. 582 00:28:52,798 --> 00:28:54,027 Don't worry, Harper. 583 00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:55,066 I have a plan. 584 00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:09,607 Harper, are you seeing what I'm seeing? 585 00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:10,773 Yeah, I'm seeing it. 586 00:29:10,849 --> 00:29:11,907 Looks like it's the old 587 00:29:11,984 --> 00:29:13,452 shoot-first- and-don't-ask-questions-later- 588 00:29:13,518 --> 00:29:14,815 because-you'll-all be-dead formation. 589 00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:17,116 Yeah. Get the plasma cannons charged and ready. 590 00:29:17,189 --> 00:29:18,179 I'll get back to you in a minute. 591 00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:19,452 Sure. Take your time. 592 00:29:19,524 --> 00:29:21,253 It's not like we're facing utter annihilation or anything. 593 00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,169 What's going to happen to my planet? 594 00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:33,568 We are not on their side. 595 00:29:33,639 --> 00:29:35,266 They know that, you know that. 596 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:36,239 Uh-huh. 597 00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,174 I tried to reach Technocore. 598 00:29:38,243 --> 00:29:40,041 They won't talk to us. 599 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,273 They're going to kill us all. 600 00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,181 Let that boy do his job. 601 00:29:45,384 --> 00:29:47,250 You have your friend, Beka, to blame for this. 602 00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:48,445 I know. 603 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,785 Fortunately, loyalty is her fatal flaw. 604 00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:54,019 That, and she's a sucker for a dude in distress. 605 00:29:54,092 --> 00:29:55,253 Is she in love with Ladrone? 606 00:29:55,327 --> 00:29:57,261 I guess, if you believe in that sort of thing. 607 00:29:57,329 --> 00:29:58,694 Do you believe in love? 608 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,459 I'm starting to. 609 00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:03,433 Harper, I need us in tight formation 610 00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:05,800 and those dischargers ready to rock ASAP. 611 00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:07,862 If your plan resembles anything like "Run like hell," 612 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:09,373 I can name that tune in three notes or less. 613 00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:11,170 We're not running anywhere. 614 00:30:11,243 --> 00:30:12,574 Ever heard of plasma phantoms? 615 00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:15,170 Indie-alt speedmetal folk band from the pre-Commonwealth era? 616 00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:18,308 No, Dylan told us about one of his final exams 617 00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,511 on the simulators at the Argosy Academy. Remember? 618 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:21,711 You mean the one 619 00:30:21,787 --> 00:30:24,518 where plasma bursts are ricocheted off a nearby ship 620 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:27,251 creating energy signature echoes that fake out the enemy 621 00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:29,385 into thinking there are a bunch of cloaked ships? 622 00:30:29,461 --> 00:30:30,792 That would be the one. 623 00:30:30,862 --> 00:30:32,796 No, and even if I did, Valentine, 624 00:30:32,864 --> 00:30:35,094 it's strictly theoretical. That was an exercise. 625 00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:41,299 And that was very real. 626 00:30:41,373 --> 00:30:42,932 Are you with me or not? 627 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:45,375 Well, I'm trying to be, but my mind is fading fast. 628 00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:48,414 Just get the plasma cannons charged and ready. 629 00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:52,980 Trust me, the cannon's charged and ready. 630 00:30:56,421 --> 00:30:58,480 Um, don't you think it's a bad idea 631 00:30:58,557 --> 00:31:00,753 for us to keep taking hits and not firing back? 632 00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:01,918 In order for this to work, 633 00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:03,757 we have to let them get a little closer. 634 00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:19,240 They're still coming. Fast. 635 00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:22,911 I'm detecting pre-launch activity 636 00:31:22,981 --> 00:31:24,847 in the weapons bays of several of the ships. 637 00:31:29,087 --> 00:31:30,646 They're still closing in, Beka. 638 00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:33,681 Hail Technocore. 639 00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:35,352 Tell them you're willing to make a deal. 640 00:31:35,427 --> 00:31:36,553 Not now. 641 00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:42,489 I admire your courage, 642 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:43,625 but if we all die here, 643 00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:45,898 nothing I have done will have mattered, 644 00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:47,905 and I can't have your death on my conscience. 645 00:31:47,973 --> 00:31:49,805 Don't worry, neither can I. 646 00:31:49,875 --> 00:31:51,400 Harper, time for the phantoms. 647 00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:53,069 Letting slip the plasma hounds. 648 00:32:03,188 --> 00:32:04,053 It's working. 649 00:32:04,122 --> 00:32:05,521 Harper, are you seeing this? 650 00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,991 Seeing it? I made it. 651 00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:09,788 Right now, they should be assuming there are anywhere 652 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,262 from ten to a hundred cloaked ships moving in on them. 653 00:32:13,231 --> 00:32:14,699 - We don't approve of your-- - What? 654 00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:18,229 Perpetrating a lie? Whoo! 655 00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:21,000 A lie that saved our butts, including yours, 656 00:32:21,072 --> 00:32:22,437 and especially hers. 657 00:32:22,507 --> 00:32:24,407 Rest easy, Marshall. We're just implementing 658 00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:26,968 an tried and true military strategy known as bluffing, 659 00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:28,069 an entirely different thing. 660 00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:33,115 They're still firing missiles. 661 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,082 That is not a missile. 662 00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:39,783 That... 663 00:32:42,394 --> 00:32:43,657 is a slipfighter. 664 00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:50,158 Captain, you are cleared for landing. 665 00:32:58,009 --> 00:33:01,343 The Technocore ships are holding position, but not firing. 666 00:33:01,413 --> 00:33:03,745 I can see you've learned a lot from Captain Hunt. 667 00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,681 Unfortunately, he can't seem to teach me anything 668 00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:06,808 in the area I'm weakest. 669 00:33:06,885 --> 00:33:07,909 What? 670 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,420 What the hell are you? 671 00:33:09,788 --> 00:33:10,812 Uh... 672 00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:13,789 Somebody sampled my DNA. 673 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:16,150 Harper 674 00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,356 and his gizmo he shot me with. 675 00:33:18,430 --> 00:33:20,797 Is there a sign on my forehead, 676 00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:22,630 or is it written on every wall of every bathroom 677 00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:25,796 from here to Tarn Vedra about what an easy dupe Beka Valentine is? 678 00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:26,838 Beka... 679 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:29,134 trust me. 680 00:33:29,207 --> 00:33:30,697 I am who you think I am. 681 00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:32,709 My DNA is unrecognizable 682 00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:35,269 because it's been altered by an experimental compound, 683 00:33:35,981 --> 00:33:37,005 when I was in prison 684 00:33:37,082 --> 00:33:41,144 for a petty scam a few years back. 685 00:33:41,219 --> 00:33:44,120 It turns out they were using the prison population as guinea pigs 686 00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:46,419 for a new generation of radical bio-viruses. 687 00:33:46,491 --> 00:33:50,291 When I got out, I hooked up with a disgruntled Technocore researcher 688 00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:52,126 who showed me how to keep myself alive 689 00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:53,722 using injections 690 00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:55,766 of a substance derived from my own DNA. 691 00:33:55,834 --> 00:33:56,995 How long can that last? 692 00:33:58,403 --> 00:34:00,838 As long as I keep injecting myself, 693 00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:03,807 but the technology is imperfect. 694 00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:06,640 The reconstituted genes have a short life, 695 00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:10,907 and mine would be shorter without them. 696 00:34:14,419 --> 00:34:16,080 I told you I was watching my diet. 697 00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:17,178 The real Able Ladrone 698 00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:19,349 would have told me this from the beginning. 699 00:34:19,424 --> 00:34:20,755 And risk your pity? 700 00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:26,595 Beka, it's how a man behaves... 701 00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:30,662 when he's in love. 702 00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:34,870 Beka, get back here ASAP. 703 00:34:34,940 --> 00:34:36,999 Technocore has accepted Dylan's proposition. 704 00:34:37,876 --> 00:34:39,640 Dylan's proposition? 705 00:34:42,447 --> 00:34:44,347 Ah, home, sweet home. 706 00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:45,679 Good to have you back, boss. 707 00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:47,844 Good to be back. Rommie, the emissaries 708 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:48,784 will arrive just after the Maru. 709 00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:50,116 Prepping Hangar 14. 710 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,056 Mr. Harper? 711 00:34:53,058 --> 00:34:54,082 As we discussed. 712 00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:57,261 Right. I'm already on it, boss. 713 00:34:57,996 --> 00:34:59,191 Uh... 714 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:00,761 You have command. 715 00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:02,423 Thank you. 716 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:03,399 Trance? 717 00:35:03,468 --> 00:35:05,596 Right. Med deck. 718 00:35:07,205 --> 00:35:08,297 Captain Hunt. 719 00:35:08,373 --> 00:35:10,569 I'm Marshall Orac of Fugitive Retrieval. 720 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:11,632 I know who you are. 721 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:12,768 It's a pleasure. 722 00:35:12,844 --> 00:35:15,074 I hope my crew has taken care of you in my absence? 723 00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:18,340 It appears everyone has a function here. 724 00:35:18,416 --> 00:35:19,281 Except us. 725 00:35:19,351 --> 00:35:21,080 But you do have a function. 726 00:35:21,152 --> 00:35:23,052 You will be our character witnesses. 727 00:35:23,622 --> 00:35:24,612 Character witnesses? 728 00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:26,521 Yes, on your word, the emissaries will know 729 00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:28,218 that we aren't part of Ladrone's smuggling operation. 730 00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:29,385 And what about Able? 731 00:35:29,461 --> 00:35:31,793 I assume you'll remand him to our custody. 732 00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:34,594 Well, I'm afraid that won't satisfy the emissaries' demands. 733 00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:35,690 As far as they're concerned, 734 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,701 Ladrone's a walking secret they don't want told. 735 00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:39,134 Then what do they want? 736 00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:41,872 They want him dead, of course. 737 00:35:54,486 --> 00:35:56,250 What does Dylan want with Able? 738 00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,255 I might ask you what you want with Able. 739 00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:02,319 Okay. All right. 740 00:36:02,394 --> 00:36:04,055 I don't know why I'm telling you this, 741 00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:07,292 but I think I'm in love with Able. 742 00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:09,094 I probably always have been. 743 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,225 I just never imagined 744 00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:12,167 that he'd feel the same way about me. 745 00:36:12,237 --> 00:36:14,604 Then your imagination hasn't done you justice. 746 00:36:21,379 --> 00:36:22,346 Beka. 747 00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:26,317 How much do you know? 748 00:36:27,585 --> 00:36:31,021 Well, I know that you think Ladrone's a good man. 749 00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,353 Sometimes intentions are besides the point, 750 00:36:33,425 --> 00:36:35,223 especially when the potential for disaster 751 00:36:35,293 --> 00:36:36,454 is on a scale of this magnitude. 752 00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:38,018 Are we talking about the Commonwealth 753 00:36:38,096 --> 00:36:39,154 or my personal life? 754 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:40,129 I'm sorry, Beka, 755 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:41,927 but there isn't any alternative. 756 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,490 He has to go back to Veras. 757 00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:46,902 Oh, there's always an alternative, captain. It just... 758 00:36:46,971 --> 00:36:49,065 It just depends on your priorities. 759 00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:51,438 Able, what are you doing? 760 00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:57,147 Beka can vouch for me. 761 00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:59,081 I'm very good with a force lance. 762 00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,642 Well, isn't this awkward? 763 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,245 This is not a smart play, Ladrone. 764 00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:06,154 But it's the only play I've got, captain. 765 00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:09,159 You know as well as I do that if you send me back to Veras, 766 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,525 - you're signing my death warrant. - Not true. 767 00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:13,792 The Verasites gave me their word that you won't be harmed. 768 00:37:13,865 --> 00:37:16,061 Honesty and truth 769 00:37:16,134 --> 00:37:18,466 are not always the same things, captain. 770 00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:21,866 Beka Valentine... 771 00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:25,933 I love you. 772 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,492 You had no choice, boss. 773 00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:11,011 Identity confirmed. 774 00:38:11,089 --> 00:38:12,284 There you go. 775 00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:13,825 You saved our lives, Captain Hunt. 776 00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:16,124 More importantly, 777 00:38:16,194 --> 00:38:18,561 the secrets Ladrone stole died with him. 778 00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:20,724 Let me walk you back to your ship. 779 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,359 By the way, we interviewed Miss Valentine. 780 00:38:23,434 --> 00:38:26,199 We're sure she knew very little of Ladrone's work. 781 00:38:26,271 --> 00:38:28,365 Rumors were circulating the Commonwealth, 782 00:38:28,439 --> 00:38:30,635 and we were looking at the possibility 783 00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:32,699 of widespread chaos and panic. 784 00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:35,477 Thank you. 785 00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:38,073 Well, I can't say I feel very good about what happened. 786 00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:41,117 I mean, if you really have to go, 787 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,418 I might be getting some time off coming up 788 00:38:44,489 --> 00:38:45,752 for bad behavior. 789 00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:47,622 - Maybe we could... - Maybe. 790 00:38:47,692 --> 00:38:48,625 Call me. 791 00:38:50,295 --> 00:38:51,194 Lieutenant... 792 00:38:59,637 --> 00:39:01,162 I'll send a team of slipfighters 793 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,207 to escort you back to your planet. 794 00:39:13,985 --> 00:39:14,952 Able! 795 00:39:16,621 --> 00:39:17,986 I saw you die. 796 00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:22,118 Well, what you thought you saw was me die. 797 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,161 What you really saw was a Golem, 798 00:39:24,229 --> 00:39:26,197 genetically altered to match my genes. 799 00:39:26,264 --> 00:39:27,288 Yep, 800 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:28,799 probably seems like a miracle... 801 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:29,857 Because it is! 802 00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:31,629 The miracle that is the Seamus Harper, 803 00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:33,637 with, of course, some Able assistance. 804 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,673 Your buddy here 805 00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:37,299 showed me some Technocore maneuvers 806 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,399 that go way over my head. 807 00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:41,502 Well, we couldn't have done it without Dylan. It was his idea. 808 00:39:43,414 --> 00:39:46,349 Look, we couldn't have done it without his DNA, right? 809 00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:49,318 Great, so you created a Golem 810 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,788 that the truth-telling Verasites could watch die 811 00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:55,121 and then testify to in front of the Technocore emissaries. 812 00:39:55,193 --> 00:39:56,285 Very clever. 813 00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:57,294 Do you mind telling me 814 00:39:57,362 --> 00:39:59,091 why you'd put me through this hell? 815 00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:00,858 Well, Beka, it was important that you believed 816 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:01,899 that it was real. 817 00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:04,560 Yeah, almost as real as my carbon copy. 818 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:07,571 Get it? Because all lifeforms are carbon based? 819 00:40:08,273 --> 00:40:10,674 It was a good idea, right? 820 00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,301 Look, the data Ladrone's given us 821 00:40:12,377 --> 00:40:14,744 should be more than enough to launch a formal investigation 822 00:40:14,812 --> 00:40:16,280 into Technocore's activities, 823 00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:18,173 And, uh... 824 00:40:19,217 --> 00:40:20,981 Beka was right about you. 825 00:40:21,052 --> 00:40:22,542 I disagree with your methods, 826 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:25,885 but I don't disagree with the importance of your work, 827 00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:27,755 and now you're free to continue it. 828 00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,452 More importantly, 829 00:40:29,527 --> 00:40:31,689 I'm free to love Beka Valentine. 830 00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:37,061 Jeez! 831 00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:38,227 Don't take it personally, pal. 832 00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:39,270 That's how she loves everybody. 833 00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:41,328 Now, usually at this point, I beg for mercy, 834 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:42,874 but if I were you, 835 00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:43,965 I'd run like hell. 836 00:40:44,042 --> 00:40:46,704 Mr. Harper, I think maybe you and I should run like hell. 837 00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:48,102 Yeah. 838 00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:53,615 Beka, 839 00:40:53,685 --> 00:40:54,811 kill me if you must, 840 00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:56,813 but I'll die a happy man. 841 00:40:57,322 --> 00:40:58,289 Honestly. 842 00:41:00,224 --> 00:41:01,385 Honestly? 843 00:41:03,094 --> 00:41:04,994 You are such a liar. 844 00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,298 Veras Terminus. 845 00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:19,105 Yeah, I'm trying to reach Lieutenant Lyra. 846 00:41:19,177 --> 00:41:21,407 Sorry, you have the wrong number. 847 00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:22,674 Who was that? 848 00:41:22,747 --> 00:41:26,809 Another loser calling for that Lieutenant Lyra. 849 00:41:28,653 --> 00:41:30,781 I got the wrong number again. 850 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:36,154 Harper, you know, 851 00:41:36,227 --> 00:41:39,788 maybe they only have to tell the truth on their home planet. 852 00:41:40,665 --> 00:41:42,155 When they were on board, 853 00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:43,291 it was probably a little R&R 854 00:41:43,368 --> 00:41:45,564 from the rigors of unmitigated honesty. 855 00:41:45,636 --> 00:41:48,435 You mean I told all that truth for nothing? 856 00:41:48,506 --> 00:41:50,440 Well, think of it as a learning experience. 857 00:41:51,142 --> 00:41:53,839 The truth has set you free. 858 00:41:54,879 --> 00:41:55,846 Free... 859 00:41:57,015 --> 00:41:58,983 I'd rather be her prisoner of love.