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HARPER:
Total honesty.
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As in no one
on all the planet Veras
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tells a white lie?
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Nope. Not even a beige one.
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With virtually foolproof
lie-detection capabilities
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and penalties for
deceptive behavior
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ranging from inflicted
vegetative stasis
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to decapitation,
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they've created a world
of absolute truthfulness.
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What is that?
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Like, the second circle of hell?
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That would be right below
absolute celibacy.
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Harper, you might
find this surprising,
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but some people
find the truth liberating.
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Are we talking about
the same Beka?
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I would have liked to have gone
with her to study the Verasites.
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Huh. Not me.
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A world of polygraphs?
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I get paranoid
just thinking about it.
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Man, talk about a buzz kill.
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How do they mate?
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How do they date?
I mean, come on.
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Love is just a bunch
of exaggerations and lies
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all dolled up
in pseudo-poetic language
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uttered preferably
while intoxicated,
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and all for the singular
universal purpose
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of... you know.
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Harper, you're a born romantic.
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Sometimes, there are flowers.
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Actually, Harper
does have a point.
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After the Verasites developed
their highly coveted truth technology
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nearly five centuries ago,
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the culture subsequently
endured radical shifts
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in social behaviors
and philosophies.
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It's a particularly logical
and passionless society.
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And our particularly passionate
and illogical Beka Valentine
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is testifying
on behalf of some guy
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who stole DNA from them?
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Sounds like he'd be better off
just giving it back.
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So, as I understand it,
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I am to be a character witness
for Able Ladrone.
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Well, first off,
let me start by saying
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that Able Ladrone never stole
anything from anyone.
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[BUZZING]
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Maybe there was
one or two instances.
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[BUZZING]
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All right, Able Ladrone
was an all-out criminal,
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but that was a long time ago.
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[BUZZING]
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Able Ladrone is my friend?
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Okay.
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How goes the vacation, boss?
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I mean, how goes the Sinti
Strategic Defense summit, boss?
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Well, actually, Mr. Harper,
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it's very interesting.
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It is running
a bit long, though.
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Yeah, yeah.
Grueling, I'm sure.
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Two-hour lecture, lunch,
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go to the beach, take a nap,
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then maybe another lecture,
maybe fight off another nap,
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and then dinner,
and then, well...
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I won't go into that.
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I'll just get depressed.
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Yes, it's tough duty,
but someone has to do it.
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Don't rub it in.
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He most certainly was an orphan.
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[BUZZING]
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Look, that's starting
to annoy me.
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Okay, thank you.
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For heaven's sake, I am perfectly
capable of telling the truth
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without constantly
being monitored.
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[BUZZING]
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Report on Beka.
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Our last communication indicated
that she was about to testify
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and everything
was going smoothly.
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Just goes to show you that in a world
dominated by reason,
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character can still
count for something.
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Excellent. Keep me posted,
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but don't call too early,
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because these lectures
tend to run very, very late.
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I'm sure there's nothing
to worry about.
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[BUZZING]
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Fairness?
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You want fairness?
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Get me Able Ladrone.
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[ALARM WAILING]
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TANNOY:
Security, seal Omega core.
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Apprehend Beka Valentine.
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ABLE:
Wait! Come back!
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Andromeda, come in!
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ANDROMEDA:
Beka, what's wrong?
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You could say my testimony's had
an unexpected impact.
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Now some lunatic
is attempting a prison break.
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Well, despite the absence
of shackles and a cell,
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one can only presume
this is Able Ladrone.
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He's going to be
the dead Able Ladrone
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if we don't get back
to the Maru right now.
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DYLAN: The universe
is a dangerous place,
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but in our future,
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my crew and I
fight to make it safe.
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I am Dylan Hunt,
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captain of the
Andromeda Ascendant,
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and these are our adventures.
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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The Maru has just docked,
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and there is an urgent hail
from the planet Veras.
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This is Marshall Orac
of Fugitive Retrieval.
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Where is Captain Hunt?
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What can we do
for you, Marshall?
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Do you or do you not admit to harboring
the fugitive known as Able Ladrone?
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Able Ladrone is on board
the Andromeda, yes.
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Able Ladrone is wanted
for crimes committed
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throughout the new Commonwealth
and beyond,
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not the least of which
is the theft and smuggling
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of extremely
sensitive technology
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from Technocore.
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Return him immediately,
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or we will unleash
the entire arsenal
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of the Veras
Fugitive Retrieval Squad.
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You can do little to harm me.
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Ladrone has stolen technology
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that can change
the face of the universe
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for better or worse.
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He was on trial through the auspices
of Technocore,
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who are our protectors.
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Oh, brother. Technocore.
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MARSHALL:
We shall not mask our intent.
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Either give us Ladrone
or we will attack.
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We await your response.
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He's lying.
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Look, the Verasites
may be truth harpies,
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but if they're in Technocore's "how high"
club, It is bad news.
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What?
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"How high?" Club.
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Technocore says "Jump!"
and they say, "How high?"
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What is Technocore?
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It's a giant consortium of companies,
planets, and even some small systems,
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all of whom manufacture weapons
and defense materials.
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Yep. Bad boys
with big guns.
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They've got their own military,
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and rumor has it
they've even got armament
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that can take out the Andromeda.
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So what do we do now?
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If Veras fires on us
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and we return fire
destroying their ships,
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we are criminals
in the Commonwealth.
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And Dylan is with
the Commonwealth right now.
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And if we hand over Ladrone
and he's innocent?
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Have the Verasites
launched vessels?
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Yes.
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Then we're on the clock.
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Boss.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, boss.
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Boss...
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Jeez, Valentine, did you have
to break the guy out of the pokey?
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Look, I didn't have a choice.
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Well, you might have had
one or two other choices.
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ABLE: Before you indict Beka,
I should tell you
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that although I've made a career
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out of remodeling the truth
into convenient shapes
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while taking possession
of commodities
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legally belonging to others--
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Nietzscheans call those
liars and thieves.
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I would dispute the fact that
what I've done has been wrong.
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Illegal, yes,
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but you should know
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that the universe
is not by nature
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an equitable distributor
of good health and good fortune.
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And I suppose it's your duty
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to give the gift
of redistribution?
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Look, Harper, there are those
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for whom personal gain
is of secondary importance.
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And there are those for whom
the Robin Hood defense
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is not necessarily
the greatest way to go.
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But, oh, what the hell.
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In an odd sort of way,
I guess I can get behind it.
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Great.
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You must be the engineer.
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Why? Because I'm the short guy
with the sense of humor?
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The wry wit, huh?
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Because I'm so freaking amiable
with the careless demeanor? Is that it?
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Well, that, and the tools.
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Right.
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What is that?
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This? Oh, it's
nothing special.
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It's just the Harper
Handy Ultra Multi.
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Heh. It's ultra-configurable,
multi-purpose, and it's Harper handy.
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It's a pocket utility.
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It's not quite finished yet.
I've got a few
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[CLEARING THROAT]
personal modifications I have to finish,
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but this puppy
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has got eight different
nanobots inside it
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that can sew together anything,
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metal, glass, carbon fibers,
even organic sludge,
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You name it, and it's got
user-programmable settings.
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Here, check it out.
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[ELECTRIC CRACKLING]
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Oop.
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Must have left
the charge on. Sorry.
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Harper...
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Bek, we need to talk.
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Oh, let me guess.
Before he left,
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Dylan nominated you
substitute scolder.
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So does that mean that you deny
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that what you did was totally
irresponsible and selfish?
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Trance, do you know
the consequences
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of a guilty verdict on Veras?
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What they call rehabilitation,
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the rest of the galaxy
calls mutilation.
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Technocore will see to that.
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What about the consequences
for the rest of us?
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Come on, Beka.
Look me in the eye
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and tell me you considered that
even for a nanosecond.
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How about looking into eyes
I haven't seen
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since I was barely
more than a punk kid
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running simple scams?
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I didn't plan this.
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Nostalgia is not an excuse,
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no matter how you
romanticize it.
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Isn't it? Able's an old friend.
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He may be all I have left
of the good old days.
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Let's talk about
what happened last time
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we encountered someone
from the "good old days".
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Oh, let's not.
How about being my friend
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and showing a little faith
in my judgment?
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Even if I think you're
making a big mistake,
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and we're going to have to pay
that price right along with you?
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Maybe that's what loyalty is.
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[SIGHING]
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ABLE: You know, Beka,
it's important that you know
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that this experimental
genetic material that I stole--
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Neck.
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Thank you.
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--has been successful
in curing everything
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from post-traumatic dementia
to bio-viruses.
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It's miracle stuff.
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I believe you,
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and I'm sure Andromeda
is verifying your account
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even as we speak.
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You look better than I remember.
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I've been watching my diet.
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I can't see anything.
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Nothing on sensors.
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This is too creepy.
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Wait a minute.
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What if the Verasites have
already contacted Technocore?
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I'm sure they have.
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What genetic technology
is Ladrone accused of stealing?
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It always boils down to genetics
for you, huh, Anasazi?
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My silly child,
that's what we all boil down to.
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ROMMIE: Well, so far,
I've been shut out
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by wall after wall
of highly advanced encryptions.
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Those on the cutting edge
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of Technocore's research
and development
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aren't ready for anyone to know
its technology exists,
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much less discover
that it's fallen into the hands
257
00:11:48,074 --> 00:11:49,269
of someone like Able Ladrone.
258
00:11:49,342 --> 00:11:51,674
That's not the only thing
that's fallen into his hands.
259
00:11:52,478 --> 00:11:53,445
Beka's a big girl.
260
00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:54,605
Age is irrelevant.
261
00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:56,171
Yeah, and besides,
262
00:11:56,249 --> 00:11:59,981
even the most experienced pilots
263
00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:01,612
are vulnerable to blind spots,
264
00:12:01,688 --> 00:12:02,883
and trust me,
265
00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:05,391
Beka's had more than her fair share
of fender benders.
266
00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:07,358
At least she's gotten
behind the wheel.
267
00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:08,451
All right, look,
268
00:12:08,528 --> 00:12:10,053
if you're going to slam
my love life
269
00:12:10,129 --> 00:12:11,654
in which you refuse
to take part,
270
00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:14,564
don't hide behind some
cheesy metaphor, okay?
271
00:12:18,238 --> 00:12:20,366
I'm receiving a transmission
from the Verasites.
272
00:12:22,141 --> 00:12:24,132
Do you remember the first time
you went on a grift with me?
273
00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:25,234
Lonestar Euphrates.
274
00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:27,569
Beautiful place.
275
00:12:27,647 --> 00:12:29,547
I think I was supposed
to be helping my dad
276
00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:30,981
offload some hot terra gems
277
00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:33,417
on some black market on Fenree.
278
00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,853
And I was in the middle
of my pitch to the mark,
279
00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:37,788
this big fat rich guy
280
00:12:37,857 --> 00:12:39,916
with a very memorable proboscis,
281
00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:43,021
when he turns and says--
282
00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,655
BOTH:
"Who's the gangly redhead?"
283
00:12:45,632 --> 00:12:46,656
Very funny.
284
00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:50,567
And there was that beautiful
Beka Valentine smile.
285
00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:52,264
You know, I just
wanted to spank you
286
00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:53,430
and throw you
on the next shuttle,
287
00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:54,564
but you were too damn cute.
288
00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:55,938
Spanking, huh?
289
00:12:56,009 --> 00:12:59,411
That might have gone over
when I was 14 and you were 24.
290
00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,345
Actually, come to think of it...
291
00:13:02,215 --> 00:13:03,205
Come to think of it,
292
00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,479
you were never all that gangly.
293
00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:07,417
You just hadn't grown
into your beauty yet.
294
00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:12,652
Able, promise me
this isn't a con.
295
00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:15,717
Rule number one,
never play a player.
296
00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:18,230
I'm not that kind
of player anymore.
297
00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,356
Well, it doesn't matter.
298
00:13:19,432 --> 00:13:20,695
You never forget
how to play the game.
299
00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,235
This isn't a game, Able,
300
00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:23,625
not to me,
301
00:13:23,703 --> 00:13:26,138
and if I think for one minute
you are playing me--
302
00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:27,536
You have my permission...
303
00:13:27,607 --> 00:13:29,769
no, I implore you...
304
00:13:29,842 --> 00:13:31,105
to shoot me...
305
00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:33,202
for being the dumbest man
in the universe.
306
00:13:38,851 --> 00:13:40,410
ANDROMEDA:
Beka, report to command.
307
00:13:47,427 --> 00:13:49,327
The Verasites are coming here?
308
00:13:49,395 --> 00:13:50,487
As in here?
309
00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:52,861
The escapee is here
along with who sprung him.
310
00:13:52,932 --> 00:13:53,990
Are you out of your minds?
311
00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:55,660
We've got no other choice.
312
00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:57,965
Now, they're willing
to hear Ladrone's case.
313
00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,664
For now, I would like
to avoid bloodshed.
314
00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,298
I can't believe you guys
would do this to me.
315
00:14:01,374 --> 00:14:02,899
What would you rather do?
316
00:14:02,975 --> 00:14:04,534
Start blasting away
at the Verasites?
317
00:14:04,610 --> 00:14:06,009
Come on, boss.
They're sitting ducks.
318
00:14:06,079 --> 00:14:07,706
We'd be the scourge
of the Commonwealth.
319
00:14:07,780 --> 00:14:09,009
They'll be under
constant surveillance, Beka.
320
00:14:09,082 --> 00:14:10,447
They won't do anything
we don't know about.
321
00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,177
They'll bring Technocore
right to us.
322
00:14:12,251 --> 00:14:13,741
You've already done that.
323
00:14:14,721 --> 00:14:16,780
I've partially solved
their encryptions.
324
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,416
I'm detecting mass communications
and staging on the planet
325
00:14:19,492 --> 00:14:21,221
holding Technocore's
military headquarters.
326
00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:22,784
Yeah, we're
in big trouble, boss,
327
00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:24,557
with a capital
"We're screwed."
328
00:14:24,630 --> 00:14:25,859
When does the trial start?
329
00:14:25,932 --> 00:14:28,401
Just as soon as you're locked in our brig
under maximum security.
330
00:14:28,468 --> 00:14:29,799
No. Hold on.
331
00:14:30,870 --> 00:14:31,996
Before anyone makes a move,
332
00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:34,005
how about we hear my thoughts
on this subject?
333
00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,234
You wanna lock him up,
334
00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,798
You'll have to
knock me down first.
335
00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:40,168
Don't worry.
336
00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:42,044
I won't bring bloodshed on you.
337
00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,912
If we leave, you're safe.
338
00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:47,747
With their capabilities,
339
00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:50,255
Technocore will find the Maru
in about two seconds flat.
340
00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:53,293
Look, I made a promise
to keep him safe.
341
00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:55,885
That promise is as good
as if I made it to any one of you.
342
00:14:58,197 --> 00:14:59,562
I would have thought
you'd understand that.
343
00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:09,134
Well, that sucked.
344
00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:10,733
I guess that's why they say
space is a vacuum.
345
00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:13,245
No, they say space is a vacuum
346
00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:14,575
BOTH:
Because space is a vacuum.
347
00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:28,520
It's nice to see you made good
on your promise
348
00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:30,824
to become the best pilot
in the universe.
349
00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,228
COMPUTER:
Orbit is locked.
350
00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:34,900
Recognize it?
351
00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:37,159
Mmm...
352
00:15:37,837 --> 00:15:38,827
no.
353
00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:39,872
You're kidding.
354
00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,170
Yeah, I'm kidding.
355
00:15:49,182 --> 00:15:50,707
Lonestar Euphrates.
356
00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:54,944
Oh, that was
a long time ago, Beka.
357
00:15:57,223 --> 00:16:00,818
You know, if I could go back
and just change one thing...
358
00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:03,462
Look...
359
00:16:05,164 --> 00:16:08,862
If anyone was following us,
I'm sure I lost them.
360
00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:11,905
In fact, I've probably bought us
enough time for you to explain
361
00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:13,871
exactly what you've gotten
yourself mixed up in,
362
00:16:13,940 --> 00:16:16,034
and why I had to look
at my best friends
363
00:16:16,108 --> 00:16:17,473
down the barrel of my gun.
364
00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:18,669
Well, it's simple, really.
365
00:16:18,744 --> 00:16:20,974
The DNA-based compounds
that can do so much good
366
00:16:21,047 --> 00:16:22,481
are the same building blocks
367
00:16:22,548 --> 00:16:24,073
that can be developed
into weapons of doom,
368
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:26,141
with the power to transform
all lifeforms as we know them,
369
00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:28,051
including the
planets themselves.
370
00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,021
Well, you always did
have a flair for the dramatic.
371
00:16:31,090 --> 00:16:32,683
And I wish I was
employing it now,
372
00:16:32,758 --> 00:16:36,023
but death and destruction are always
far friendlier toward the bottom line.
373
00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:40,030
I don't suppose you could just
give it back?
374
00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:42,659
Oh, they'd like nothing more,
believe me,
375
00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:45,796
because accessing it would almost
certainly mean my death.
376
00:16:45,872 --> 00:16:48,068
Why? Where did you
put it exactly?
377
00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:51,141
Some of it, in here, memorized.
378
00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:52,177
The rest...
379
00:16:53,479 --> 00:16:55,914
Nearly undetectable molecules,
smaller than a nanogram.
380
00:16:55,982 --> 00:16:57,609
You hid it in your body?
381
00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,878
In pouches of nanobots
382
00:16:58,951 --> 00:17:01,682
camouflaged to behave like
the organs they're attached to.
383
00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:03,813
There are only a couple of biotechs
in the galaxy
384
00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:05,187
capable of removing them
385
00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:06,725
without killing me.
386
00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:11,257
I'll understand if you don't
want to go on this ride with me,
387
00:17:11,330 --> 00:17:12,957
but I can't let them catch me.
388
00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:14,466
Too many lives
are depending on it.
389
00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,395
You know what this feels like?
390
00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:21,974
Goodbye?
391
00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:23,807
No.
392
00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:26,144
It feels like home.
393
00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,619
This is Lieutenant Lyra,
my next in command.
394
00:17:42,695 --> 00:17:43,992
Lyra.
395
00:17:44,063 --> 00:17:46,930
Wow, what a beautiful name.
396
00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:49,331
Did you know that in Greek,
397
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,393
Lyra means harp?
398
00:17:51,470 --> 00:17:53,529
And nobody plays the harp better
399
00:17:53,606 --> 00:17:54,937
than the Harper.
400
00:17:56,275 --> 00:17:58,767
I have never seen anyone so...
401
00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:00,245
Harper.
402
00:18:01,647 --> 00:18:04,173
Um, so... named.
403
00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:06,348
So named Lyra.
404
00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,649
Huh, and that's the truth. Huh.
405
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,780
We agreed to discuss
Ladrone's case,
406
00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,324
but it is highly unlikely
407
00:18:12,391 --> 00:18:14,291
that any new information
you provide
408
00:18:14,360 --> 00:18:16,158
will significantly change
his trial's outcome.
409
00:18:16,228 --> 00:18:18,856
Do you have any evidence that Ladrone
has actually hurt anyone?
410
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,922
As of today, no,
411
00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,867
but maybe tomorrow or the next,
412
00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,303
and then it could be hundreds
of thousands within hours,
413
00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:28,362
millions within days.
414
00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:31,172
He's already begun selling secrets
to volatile militant groups.
415
00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:33,507
Ladrone claims this technology
can save lives.
416
00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:36,241
Technocore, the manufacturer,
disputes those claims.
417
00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,443
Oh, yeah? And are they
telling the truth?
418
00:18:38,517 --> 00:18:40,281
Technocore is not on trial here.
419
00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:42,253
Able Ladrone is.
I'd like to see him now.
420
00:18:42,321 --> 00:18:44,221
I'm afraid that's not possible.
421
00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,486
He left shortly
before you arrived.
422
00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:48,357
Events took an unforeseen turn.
423
00:18:48,427 --> 00:18:49,895
Technocore won't see it
that way.
424
00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:52,722
This is suicide.
425
00:19:02,942 --> 00:19:04,842
Wait a minute.
That can't be right.
426
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:08,709
Then again, that would mean
I, boy genius, am wrong.
427
00:19:11,884 --> 00:19:13,374
LYRA:
Sorry for interrupting.
428
00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:16,884
Are you really a genius?
429
00:19:16,956 --> 00:19:18,617
Yes.
430
00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:20,455
Are you really as good
at detecting lies
431
00:19:20,526 --> 00:19:24,019
as you are at simply being you?
432
00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:25,427
What if I said I wanted to hear
433
00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:26,795
whatever it is
you wanted to tell me?
434
00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:28,800
Then I would tell you
anything you wanted to hear.
435
00:19:30,703 --> 00:19:32,831
And if you believe
in body language,
436
00:19:32,905 --> 00:19:34,703
I think you just made
the opening move.
437
00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:37,476
ANDROMEDA:
Harper?
438
00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:40,511
Yes, O glorious creation of mine
439
00:19:40,579 --> 00:19:42,707
with the world's
crappiest timing?
440
00:19:42,782 --> 00:19:44,978
Please report on the progress
of your analysis.
441
00:19:45,051 --> 00:19:46,018
Yeah, yeah.
442
00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:55,787
I managed to obtain
a viable sample of DNA
443
00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,226
if that's what you could call
444
00:19:57,296 --> 00:19:59,594
the freakish
chemistry experiment
445
00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:01,463
going on in the old nuclei.
446
00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:02,524
Thank you, Harper.
447
00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,907
We need to get to the Maru
before Technocore does.
448
00:20:15,981 --> 00:20:17,972
Are we going to be encountering
more than usual security force?
449
00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:19,074
Probably.
450
00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:21,678
Initiating launch.
451
00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:24,986
Technocore arms themselves
452
00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:26,456
with weapons designed to defeat
453
00:20:26,525 --> 00:20:27,583
the weapons they manufacture
454
00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:28,752
for the rest
of the Commonwealth.
455
00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,052
You've got to admire that.
456
00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:39,496
[GRUNTING]
457
00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:42,201
[LAUGHING]
458
00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:43,241
[SHRIEKING]
459
00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:52,843
Please tell me
460
00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:55,886
that you always
looked at me as a friend
461
00:20:55,955 --> 00:20:57,047
and not as a father figure,
462
00:20:57,123 --> 00:20:59,854
because that would make
this wrong on so many levels.
463
00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,393
[CHUCKLING]
A father figure?
464
00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:04,657
No, more like
a sexy older brother...
465
00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:05,788
[GIGGLING]
466
00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:06,798
[GROANING]
467
00:21:06,866 --> 00:21:08,459
The sexy, older brother
of a friend,
468
00:21:08,534 --> 00:21:10,593
which makes this
not wrong at all.
469
00:21:15,708 --> 00:21:17,802
COMPUTER:
Warning, warning.
470
00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:18,867
Heavily armed vessel...
471
00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:20,275
No!
472
00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:22,337
with active E.C.M. closing fast
in a hostile pattern.
473
00:21:23,682 --> 00:21:24,672
Clothes. Clothes!
474
00:21:34,860 --> 00:21:35,827
Ready, Dad?
475
00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,020
That's not funny.
476
00:21:38,097 --> 00:21:39,622
[EXPLOSION]
477
00:21:39,698 --> 00:21:40,688
Neither was that.
478
00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:41,892
COMPUTER:
We are being boarded.
479
00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,059
Come on. This way.
480
00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:49,440
[EXPLOSION]
481
00:22:10,196 --> 00:22:11,595
[BEEPING]
482
00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:12,631
Look.
483
00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:15,696
Is this who I think it is?
484
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:19,794
- Technocore Preemptive Ops, AKA...
- Death squad.
485
00:22:19,872 --> 00:22:20,964
- Death squad.
- Great.
486
00:22:23,642 --> 00:22:25,132
COMPUTER:
Depressurizing airlock.
487
00:22:32,751 --> 00:22:34,583
Ah. Took care of that guy.
488
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:35,518
That's good.
489
00:22:37,389 --> 00:22:38,584
[FIRING]
490
00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:39,783
We've got company.
491
00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:41,850
Okay, split up.
Through the cargo bay.
492
00:22:42,394 --> 00:22:43,862
Okay. Be careful.
493
00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:49,534
Beka!
494
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,179
Beka...
495
00:23:06,452 --> 00:23:07,681
Come on. Come on!
496
00:23:23,802 --> 00:23:25,270
Get the door, get the door!
497
00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,005
Good to see you.
498
00:24:13,552 --> 00:24:15,953
All right, let's make sure
these babies are ship-shape.
499
00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,581
If we come under attack,
these puppies have got to hold.
500
00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,817
Hope you don't mind
the tight fit.
501
00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,933
I appreciate you
allowing me the distraction
502
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,092
from our present crisis.
503
00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:30,135
Trust me,
504
00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:31,897
the distraction is all mine.
505
00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:35,029
Um...
506
00:24:36,408 --> 00:24:38,342
- Can I ask you a question?
- Of course.
507
00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:40,902
Rumors say that this
whole lie-detection thing,
508
00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:43,472
it's a freak
evolutionary reaction
509
00:24:43,549 --> 00:24:45,950
to the plague that almost wiped out
your whole population
510
00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:47,543
500 years ago.
511
00:24:47,619 --> 00:24:49,053
Hmm. Interesting theory.
512
00:24:50,356 --> 00:24:52,757
Other rumors say you have
bio-mechanical implants
513
00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:54,816
that interface
with external sensors.
514
00:24:54,893 --> 00:24:57,191
And you want to know
if I have any implants?
515
00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:00,456
Yeah, that, and...
516
00:25:00,532 --> 00:25:03,092
I'd like to know how you can tell
when people are lying.
517
00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:14,811
So thanks
for your help in there,
518
00:25:16,148 --> 00:25:17,582
although I think
that you should know
519
00:25:17,649 --> 00:25:19,208
that if I had it to do
all over again...
520
00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:20,445
- You would.
- I would.
521
00:25:23,122 --> 00:25:25,250
Whoever said it's tough charting
a course for your future
522
00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,349
when your past and present
keep colliding
523
00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:29,019
sure knew what
they were talking about.
524
00:25:29,094 --> 00:25:31,722
Perhaps there's a lesson here.
525
00:25:31,797 --> 00:25:35,529
Rommie, I know I have a lousy history
with this kind of stuff.
526
00:25:36,602 --> 00:25:38,730
But this time,
I feel it in my gut.
527
00:25:39,405 --> 00:25:41,203
I'm sure of it.
528
00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:42,570
I finally bet
on the right horse.
529
00:25:42,641 --> 00:25:44,939
According to Harper's research,
he may not be a horse at all.
530
00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:48,676
The man you just
risked your life for,
531
00:25:48,747 --> 00:25:51,239
his DNA does not match
that of Able Ladrone.
532
00:25:54,453 --> 00:25:58,151
It's just not natural
to tell the truth all the time,
533
00:25:58,223 --> 00:25:59,452
let alone hear it.
534
00:26:00,092 --> 00:26:01,457
So you enjoy lying?
535
00:26:03,162 --> 00:26:06,621
Let's just say I enjoy
having the option,
536
00:26:07,699 --> 00:26:09,167
and about certain things,
537
00:26:09,234 --> 00:26:10,929
I prefer having people lie to me.
538
00:26:11,003 --> 00:26:13,199
You may not be able
to understand this,
539
00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:15,536
but lies...
540
00:26:16,842 --> 00:26:18,708
can be the spice of intercourse.
541
00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:22,270
Discourse.
542
00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,344
Uh...
543
00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:26,942
If you ever get the chance
to try it sometime,
544
00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:28,009
I highly recommend it.
545
00:26:28,087 --> 00:26:30,317
Lying or discourse?
546
00:26:32,391 --> 00:26:34,723
You know, for somebody
who tells the truth,
547
00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:36,557
you sure do a lot of dancing.
548
00:26:39,364 --> 00:26:41,856
You're not going to tell me
the secret to this truth mojo,
549
00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,026
are you?
550
00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:45,571
The security of our system
depends on secrecy,
551
00:26:45,637 --> 00:26:47,799
but I will tell you this.
552
00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:51,104
Anybody who ever said
honesty is good for the soul
553
00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:53,406
never spent any time on Veras.
554
00:26:55,881 --> 00:26:57,781
That's what I've been
trying to tell you.
555
00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:01,218
So do you wield
all of your tools
556
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,811
with such confidence?
557
00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,685
Whoa!
[GASPING]
558
00:27:09,761 --> 00:27:12,560
You stole a sample of his DNA?
559
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:13,689
The guy got caught
560
00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:15,233
with his fingers
in Technocore's cookie jar.
561
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:17,359
We wanted to see if he'd
tampered with his own dough.
562
00:27:17,436 --> 00:27:18,597
What the hell are you doing
back here anyway?
563
00:27:18,670 --> 00:27:20,502
I needed to find out
what was going on,
564
00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:21,630
and why a friend
565
00:27:21,707 --> 00:27:23,641
would do something so intrusive
566
00:27:23,709 --> 00:27:25,803
to someone I care about!
567
00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:28,108
How could I?
568
00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:30,547
All right, all right,
allow me to quote here.
569
00:27:30,616 --> 00:27:32,141
"If you want to lock him up,
570
00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:33,844
you've got to
knock me down first."
571
00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:35,478
[IMITATING FIRING]
572
00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:37,249
Okay, so the parallel
isn't exact.
573
00:27:37,322 --> 00:27:40,314
The point is, you would obviously
do anything to protect a friend.
574
00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:42,952
So would I,
even if it's from herself.
575
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:46,726
He knows things about me
that only Able Ladrone could know.
576
00:27:46,798 --> 00:27:48,163
He acts just like him.
577
00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:49,325
He smells just like him.
578
00:27:49,401 --> 00:27:50,425
Oh, yeah?
579
00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:51,970
What else does he do
just like him?
580
00:27:52,804 --> 00:27:55,501
[EXHALING]
581
00:27:55,574 --> 00:27:58,566
No one appreciates your level
of genius more than I do, Harper,
582
00:27:58,644 --> 00:28:00,112
but this time,
you made a mistake.
583
00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:01,840
All right, listen.
584
00:28:01,914 --> 00:28:03,882
If he really isn't Able Ladrone,
585
00:28:03,949 --> 00:28:05,246
- what else isn't he?
- What?
586
00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:06,716
If he lies about who he is,
587
00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:08,184
he could be lying
about something else.
588
00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,347
We could be in ten times
the trouble we think we're in.
589
00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,186
We don't really know
what he's up to, do we?
590
00:28:12,257 --> 00:28:13,349
It's starting to look that way.
591
00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:15,189
Huh. Rom-doll
to the rescue.
592
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,352
The early experimental data
I've hacked into
593
00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:20,728
suggests that if someone
could get their hands
594
00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:22,597
on the real Ladrone's DNA,
595
00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:24,898
theoretically, they could access
his genetic memory.
596
00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:26,604
HARPER:
See, Valentine?
597
00:28:26,672 --> 00:28:28,731
That's how he could know
all about you.
598
00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:30,906
It's a slippery slope.
599
00:28:43,855 --> 00:28:46,119
Four dozen Technocore ships
have exited slipstream
600
00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:47,852
and are heading toward us
in battle formation,
601
00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:50,122
and the Eureka Maru
is leaving the Andromeda.
602
00:28:51,763 --> 00:28:52,730
Beka, no.
603
00:28:52,798 --> 00:28:54,027
BEKA:
Don't worry, Harper.
604
00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:55,066
I have a plan.
605
00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:09,607
Harper, are you seeing
what I'm seeing?
606
00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:10,773
Yeah, I'm seeing it.
607
00:29:10,849 --> 00:29:11,907
Looks like it's the old
608
00:29:11,984 --> 00:29:13,452
shoot-first-
and-don't-ask-questions-later-
609
00:29:13,518 --> 00:29:14,815
because-you'll-all
be-dead formation.
610
00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:17,116
Yeah. Get the plasma cannons
charged and ready.
611
00:29:17,189 --> 00:29:18,179
I'll get back to you
in a minute.
612
00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:19,452
Sure. Take your time.
613
00:29:19,524 --> 00:29:21,253
It's not like we're facing
utter annihilation or anything.
614
00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,169
What's going to happen
to my planet?
615
00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:33,568
We are not on their side.
616
00:29:33,639 --> 00:29:35,266
They know that, you know that.
617
00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:36,239
Uh-huh.
618
00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:38,174
I tried to reach Technocore.
619
00:29:38,243 --> 00:29:40,041
They won't talk to us.
620
00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,273
They're going to kill us all.
621
00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,181
Let that boy do his job.
622
00:29:45,384 --> 00:29:47,250
You have your friend, Beka,
to blame for this.
623
00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:48,445
I know.
624
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,785
Fortunately, loyalty
is her fatal flaw.
625
00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:54,019
That, and she's a sucker
for a dude in distress.
626
00:29:54,092 --> 00:29:55,253
Is she in love with Ladrone?
627
00:29:55,327 --> 00:29:57,261
I guess, if you believe
in that sort of thing.
628
00:29:57,329 --> 00:29:58,694
Do you believe in love?
629
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,459
I'm starting to.
630
00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:03,433
Harper, I need us
in tight formation
631
00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:05,800
and those dischargers
ready to rock ASAP.
632
00:30:05,871 --> 00:30:07,862
If your plan resembles
anything like "Run like hell,"
633
00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:09,373
I can name that tune
in three notes or less.
634
00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:11,170
We're not running anywhere.
635
00:30:11,243 --> 00:30:12,574
Ever heard of plasma phantoms?
636
00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:15,170
Indie-alt speedmetal folk band
from the pre-Commonwealth era?
637
00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:18,308
No, Dylan told us
about one of his final exams
638
00:30:18,383 --> 00:30:20,511
on the simulators at the
Argosy Academy. Remember?
639
00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:21,711
You mean the one
640
00:30:21,787 --> 00:30:24,518
where plasma bursts
are ricocheted off a nearby ship
641
00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:27,251
creating energy signature echoes
that fake out the enemy
642
00:30:27,326 --> 00:30:29,385
into thinking there are a bunch
of cloaked ships?
643
00:30:29,461 --> 00:30:30,792
That would be the one.
644
00:30:30,862 --> 00:30:32,796
No, and even
if I did, Valentine,
645
00:30:32,864 --> 00:30:35,094
it's strictly theoretical.
That was an exercise.
646
00:30:35,167 --> 00:30:38,159
[EXPLOSIONS]
647
00:30:39,638 --> 00:30:41,299
And that was very real.
648
00:30:41,373 --> 00:30:42,932
Are you with me or not?
649
00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:45,375
Well, I'm trying to be,
but my mind is fading fast.
650
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:48,414
Just get the plasma cannons
charged and ready.
651
00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:51,146
[EXPLOSIONS]
652
00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:52,980
Trust me, the cannon's
charged and ready.
653
00:30:56,421 --> 00:30:58,480
Um, don't you think
it's a bad idea
654
00:30:58,557 --> 00:31:00,753
for us to keep taking hits
and not firing back?
655
00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:01,918
In order for this to work,
656
00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:03,757
we have to let them
get a little closer.
657
00:31:03,829 --> 00:31:06,560
[EXPLOSIONS]
658
00:31:17,909 --> 00:31:19,240
They're still coming. Fast.
659
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:22,911
I'm detecting
pre-launch activity
660
00:31:22,981 --> 00:31:24,847
in the weapons bays
of several of the ships.
661
00:31:29,087 --> 00:31:30,646
They're still closing in, Beka.
662
00:31:32,691 --> 00:31:33,681
Hail Technocore.
663
00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:35,352
Tell them you're willing
to make a deal.
664
00:31:35,427 --> 00:31:36,553
Not now.
665
00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:42,489
I admire your courage,
666
00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:43,625
but if we all die here,
667
00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:45,898
nothing I have done
will have mattered,
668
00:31:45,971 --> 00:31:47,905
and I can't have your death
on my conscience.
669
00:31:47,973 --> 00:31:49,805
Don't worry, neither can I.
670
00:31:49,875 --> 00:31:51,400
Harper, time for the phantoms.
671
00:31:51,476 --> 00:31:53,069
Letting slip the plasma hounds.
672
00:32:03,188 --> 00:32:04,053
It's working.
673
00:32:04,122 --> 00:32:05,521
Harper, are you seeing this?
674
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,991
Seeing it? [SCOFFS]
I made it.
675
00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:09,788
Right now, they should be assuming
there are anywhere
676
00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,262
from ten to a hundred cloaked ships
moving in on them.
677
00:32:13,231 --> 00:32:14,699
- We don't approve of your--
- What?
678
00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:18,229
Perpetrating a lie? Whoo!
679
00:32:18,303 --> 00:32:21,000
A lie that saved our butts,
including yours,
680
00:32:21,072 --> 00:32:22,437
and especially hers.
681
00:32:22,507 --> 00:32:24,407
Rest easy, Marshall.
We're just implementing
682
00:32:24,476 --> 00:32:26,968
an tried and true military strategy
known as bluffing,
683
00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:28,069
an entirely different thing.
684
00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:33,115
They're still firing missiles.
685
00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:38,082
That is not a missile.
686
00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:39,783
That...
687
00:32:42,394 --> 00:32:43,657
is a slipfighter.
688
00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:50,158
ANDROMEDA:
Captain, you are cleared for landing.
689
00:32:58,009 --> 00:33:01,343
The Technocore ships
are holding position, but not firing.
690
00:33:01,413 --> 00:33:03,745
I can see you've learned a lot
from Captain Hunt.
691
00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,681
Unfortunately, he can't
seem to teach me anything
692
00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:06,808
in the area I'm weakest.
693
00:33:06,885 --> 00:33:07,909
What?
694
00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,420
What the hell are you?
695
00:33:09,788 --> 00:33:10,812
Uh...
696
00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:13,789
Somebody sampled my DNA.
697
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:16,150
Harper
698
00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:18,356
and his gizmo he shot me with.
699
00:33:18,430 --> 00:33:20,797
Is there a sign on my forehead,
700
00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:22,630
or is it written on every wall
of every bathroom
701
00:33:22,701 --> 00:33:25,796
from here to Tarn Vedra about
what an easy dupe Beka Valentine is?
702
00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:26,838
Beka...
703
00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:29,134
trust me.
704
00:33:29,207 --> 00:33:30,697
I am who you think I am.
705
00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:32,709
My DNA is unrecognizable
706
00:33:32,777 --> 00:33:35,269
because it's been altered
by an experimental compound,
707
00:33:35,981 --> 00:33:37,005
when I was in prison
708
00:33:37,082 --> 00:33:41,144
for a petty scam
a few years back.
709
00:33:41,219 --> 00:33:44,120
It turns out they were using
the prison population as guinea pigs
710
00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:46,419
for a new generation
of radical bio-viruses.
711
00:33:46,491 --> 00:33:50,291
When I got out, I hooked up with
a disgruntled Technocore researcher
712
00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:52,126
who showed me
how to keep myself alive
713
00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:53,722
using injections
714
00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:55,766
of a substance derived
from my own DNA.
715
00:33:55,834 --> 00:33:56,995
How long can that last?
716
00:33:58,403 --> 00:34:00,838
As long as I
keep injecting myself,
717
00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:03,807
but the technology is imperfect.
718
00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:06,640
The reconstituted genes
have a short life,
719
00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:10,907
and mine would be shorter
without them.
720
00:34:14,419 --> 00:34:16,080
I told you
I was watching my diet.
721
00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:17,178
The real Able Ladrone
722
00:34:17,255 --> 00:34:19,349
would have told me this
from the beginning.
723
00:34:19,424 --> 00:34:20,755
And risk your pity?
724
00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:26,595
Beka, it's how a man behaves...
725
00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:30,662
when he's in love.
726
00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:34,870
HARPER:
Beka, get back here ASAP.
727
00:34:34,940 --> 00:34:36,999
Technocore has accepted
Dylan's proposition.
728
00:34:37,876 --> 00:34:39,640
Dylan's proposition?
729
00:34:42,447 --> 00:34:44,347
Ah, home, sweet home.
730
00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:45,679
Good to have you back, boss.
731
00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:47,844
Good to be back.
Rommie, the emissaries
732
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:48,784
will arrive just after the Maru.
733
00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:50,116
Prepping Hangar 14.
734
00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,056
Mr. Harper?
735
00:34:53,058 --> 00:34:54,082
As we discussed.
736
00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:57,261
Right. I'm already on it, boss.
737
00:34:57,996 --> 00:34:59,191
Uh... [CLEARING THROAT]
738
00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:00,761
You have command.
739
00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:02,423
Thank you.
740
00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:03,399
Trance?
741
00:35:03,468 --> 00:35:05,596
Right. Med deck.
742
00:35:07,205 --> 00:35:08,297
Captain Hunt.
743
00:35:08,373 --> 00:35:10,569
I'm Marshall Orac
of Fugitive Retrieval.
744
00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:11,632
I know who you are.
745
00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:12,768
It's a pleasure.
746
00:35:12,844 --> 00:35:15,074
I hope my crew has taken
care of you in my absence?
747
00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:18,340
It appears everyone
has a function here.
748
00:35:18,416 --> 00:35:19,281
Except us.
749
00:35:19,351 --> 00:35:21,080
But you do have a function.
750
00:35:21,152 --> 00:35:23,052
You will be
our character witnesses.
751
00:35:23,622 --> 00:35:24,612
Character witnesses?
752
00:35:24,689 --> 00:35:26,521
Yes, on your word,
the emissaries will know
753
00:35:26,591 --> 00:35:28,218
that we aren't part of Ladrone's
smuggling operation.
754
00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:29,385
And what about Able?
755
00:35:29,461 --> 00:35:31,793
I assume you'll remand him
to our custody.
756
00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:34,594
Well, I'm afraid that won't satisfy
the emissaries' demands.
757
00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:35,690
As far as they're concerned,
758
00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,701
Ladrone's a walking secret
they don't want told.
759
00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:39,134
Then what do they want?
760
00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:41,872
They want him dead, of course.
761
00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:44,739
[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]
762
00:35:54,486 --> 00:35:56,250
What does Dylan want with Able?
763
00:35:56,321 --> 00:35:58,255
I might ask you
what you want with Able.
764
00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:02,319
Okay. All right.
765
00:36:02,394 --> 00:36:04,055
I don't know why
I'm telling you this,
766
00:36:04,129 --> 00:36:07,292
but I think I'm in love with Able.
767
00:36:07,365 --> 00:36:09,094
I probably always have been.
768
00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,225
I just never imagined
769
00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:12,167
that he'd feel
the same way about me.
770
00:36:12,237 --> 00:36:14,604
Then your imagination
hasn't done you justice.
771
00:36:21,379 --> 00:36:22,346
DYLAN:
Beka.
772
00:36:24,349 --> 00:36:26,317
[SIGHING]
How much do you know?
773
00:36:27,585 --> 00:36:31,021
Well, I know that you think
Ladrone's a good man.
774
00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,353
Sometimes intentions
are besides the point,
775
00:36:33,425 --> 00:36:35,223
especially when
the potential for disaster
776
00:36:35,293 --> 00:36:36,454
is on a scale of this magnitude.
777
00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:38,018
Are we talking
about the Commonwealth
778
00:36:38,096 --> 00:36:39,154
or my personal life?
779
00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:40,129
I'm sorry, Beka,
780
00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:41,927
but there isn't any alternative.
781
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,490
He has to go back to Veras.
782
00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:46,902
Oh, there's always
an alternative, captain. It just...
783
00:36:46,971 --> 00:36:49,065
It just depends
on your priorities.
784
00:36:49,140 --> 00:36:51,438
Able, what are you doing?
785
00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:57,147
Beka can vouch for me.
786
00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:59,081
I'm very good
with a force lance.
787
00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,642
Well, isn't this awkward?
788
00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,245
This is not
a smart play, Ladrone.
789
00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:06,154
But it's the only play
I've got, captain.
790
00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:09,159
You know as well as I do that if you
send me back to Veras,
791
00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,525
- you're signing my death warrant.
- Not true.
792
00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:13,792
The Verasites gave me their word
that you won't be harmed.
793
00:37:13,865 --> 00:37:16,061
Honesty and truth
794
00:37:16,134 --> 00:37:18,466
are not always
the same things, captain.
795
00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:21,866
Beka Valentine...
796
00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:25,933
I love you.
797
00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:30,880
[FIRING]
798
00:37:30,949 --> 00:37:32,007
[GROANING]
799
00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,492
You had no choice, boss.
800
00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:11,011
Identity confirmed.
801
00:38:11,089 --> 00:38:12,284
There you go.
802
00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:13,825
You saved our lives,
Captain Hunt.
803
00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:16,124
More importantly,
804
00:38:16,194 --> 00:38:18,561
the secrets Ladrone stole
died with him.
805
00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:20,724
Let me walk you
back to your ship.
806
00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,359
By the way,
we interviewed Miss Valentine.
807
00:38:23,434 --> 00:38:26,199
We're sure she knew very
little of Ladrone's work.
808
00:38:26,271 --> 00:38:28,365
Rumors were circulating
the Commonwealth,
809
00:38:28,439 --> 00:38:30,635
and we were looking
at the possibility
810
00:38:30,708 --> 00:38:32,699
of widespread chaos and panic.
811
00:38:33,645 --> 00:38:35,477
Thank you.
812
00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:38,073
Well, I can't say I feel very good
about what happened.
813
00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:41,117
I mean,
if you really have to go,
814
00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,418
I might be getting
some time off coming up
815
00:38:44,489 --> 00:38:45,752
for bad behavior.
816
00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:47,622
- Maybe we could...
- Maybe.
817
00:38:47,692 --> 00:38:48,625
Call me.
818
00:38:50,295 --> 00:38:51,194
Lieutenant...
819
00:38:59,637 --> 00:39:01,162
I'll send a team of slipfighters
820
00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:03,207
to escort you
back to your planet.
821
00:39:03,575 --> 00:39:04,633
[EXHALING]
822
00:39:13,985 --> 00:39:14,952
BEKA:
Able!
823
00:39:16,621 --> 00:39:17,986
I saw you die.
824
00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:22,118
Well, what you thought
you saw was me die.
825
00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,161
What you really saw was a Golem,
826
00:39:24,229 --> 00:39:26,197
genetically altered
to match my genes.
827
00:39:26,264 --> 00:39:27,288
HARPER:
Yep,
828
00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:28,799
probably seems like a miracle...
829
00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:29,857
Because it is!
830
00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:31,629
The miracle
that is the Seamus Harper,
831
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:33,637
with, of course,
some Able assistance.
832
00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,673
Your buddy here
833
00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:37,299
showed me some
Technocore maneuvers
834
00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,399
that go way over my head.
835
00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:41,502
Well, we couldn't have done it
without Dylan. It was his idea.
836
00:39:43,414 --> 00:39:46,349
Look, we couldn't have done it
without his DNA, right?
837
00:39:46,417 --> 00:39:49,318
Great, so you created a Golem
838
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,788
that the truth-telling
Verasites could watch die
839
00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:55,121
and then testify to in front
of the Technocore emissaries.
840
00:39:55,193 --> 00:39:56,285
Very clever.
841
00:39:56,361 --> 00:39:57,294
Do you mind telling me
842
00:39:57,362 --> 00:39:59,091
why you'd put me
through this hell?
843
00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:00,858
Well, Beka, it was important
that you believed
844
00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:01,899
that it was real.
845
00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:04,560
Yeah, almost as real
as my carbon copy.
846
00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:07,571
Get it? Because all lifeforms
are carbon based?
847
00:40:08,273 --> 00:40:10,674
It was a good idea, right?
848
00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:12,301
DYLAN: Look, the data
Ladrone's given us
849
00:40:12,377 --> 00:40:14,744
should be more than enough
to launch a formal investigation
850
00:40:14,812 --> 00:40:16,280
into Technocore's activities,
851
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:18,173
And, uh...
852
00:40:19,217 --> 00:40:20,981
Beka was right about you.
853
00:40:21,052 --> 00:40:22,542
I disagree with your methods,
854
00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:25,885
but I don't disagree
with the importance of your work,
855
00:40:25,957 --> 00:40:27,755
and now you're free
to continue it.
856
00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,452
More importantly,
857
00:40:29,527 --> 00:40:31,689
I'm free to love Beka Valentine.
858
00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:37,061
[GRUNTING]
Jeez!
859
00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:38,227
HARPER:
Don't take it personally, pal.
860
00:40:38,303 --> 00:40:39,270
That's how she loves everybody.
861
00:40:39,337 --> 00:40:41,328
Now, usually at this point,
I beg for mercy,
862
00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:42,874
but if I were you,
863
00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:43,965
I'd run like hell.
864
00:40:44,042 --> 00:40:46,704
Mr. Harper, I think maybe
you and I should run like hell.
865
00:40:47,078 --> 00:40:48,102
Yeah.
866
00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:53,615
ABLE:
Beka,
867
00:40:53,685 --> 00:40:54,811
kill me if you must,
868
00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:56,813
but I'll die a happy man.
869
00:40:57,322 --> 00:40:58,289
Honestly.
870
00:41:00,224 --> 00:41:01,385
Honestly?
871
00:41:03,094 --> 00:41:04,994
You are such a liar.
872
00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,298
WOMAN:
Veras Terminus.
873
00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:19,105
[CLEARING THROAT]
Yeah, I'm trying to reach Lieutenant Lyra.
874
00:41:19,177 --> 00:41:21,407
Sorry, you have
the wrong number.
875
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:22,674
MAN:
Who was that?
876
00:41:22,747 --> 00:41:26,809
Another loser calling
for that Lieutenant Lyra.
877
00:41:28,653 --> 00:41:30,781
I got the wrong number again.
878
00:41:33,558 --> 00:41:34,923
[SIGHING]
879
00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:36,154
Harper, you know,
880
00:41:36,227 --> 00:41:39,788
maybe they only have to tell
the truth on their home planet.
881
00:41:40,665 --> 00:41:42,155
When they were on board,
882
00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:43,291
it was probably a little R&R
883
00:41:43,368 --> 00:41:45,564
from the rigors
of unmitigated honesty.
884
00:41:45,636 --> 00:41:48,435
You mean I told
all that truth for nothing?
885
00:41:48,506 --> 00:41:50,440
Well, think of it
as a learning experience.
886
00:41:51,142 --> 00:41:53,839
The truth has set you free.
887
00:41:54,879 --> 00:41:55,846
Free...
888
00:41:57,015 --> 00:41:58,983
I'd rather be
her prisoner of love.
889
00:42:16,768 --> 00:42:19,203
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