Summary
We're treated to a sampling of the crews' morning. Adama
wakes up and shaves, cutting himself in the process. Roslin
phones Adama and has him order her out of bead because
she doesn't want to face the day. Tyrol wakes up humming
the strange music that Anders and Tigh seemed to hear in
part 1, then he goes stumbling through the ship's corridors,
searching for the source of the music. Eventually Tyrol
finds a good spot to listen to the music through
the ship. It seems to soothe him. Speaking of Anders, he
and Tory spent some quality time together in the barracks.
It seems
that
Tory
can hear
the music, too. Round two gets interrupted by Seelix.
Lee comes up with the idea of asking for a mistrial, based
on Adama's comments to him that Baltar doesn't even deserve
a trial. How fair can the trial be if one of the judges
doesn't even find the defendant deserving of a hearing?
Lee quotes from his grandfather's book that a mistrial
helps the defense because the prosecution has already tipped
their hand. Baltar won't hear of it. He can't take the
strain of another trial, thinks they're doing well, and
wants a verdict.
Anders shows up as one of the nuggets training to be a
pilot. He's distracted by the sound of the music, then
notices that Tyrol is humming the same tune. Tyrol sounds
relieved to find someone else that can hear the music.
He mentions something about "a way out." They both think
of it like something from their childhood that they can't
quite
remember
fully.
Roslin receives her first cancer treatment. She dozes
off and has a similar dream to the one she had in part
1. She's in the same opera house that Baltar saw himself
in on Kobol. She chases an older Hera down the steps, as
does one of the Sharons (Boomer or Athena?). Hera runs
into
Six's
arms. Roslin sees Baltar in the dream and wakes up screaming.
At the same moment, Athena screams. She's also in the infirmary
with Hera. Roslin goes to Athena and says they need to
talk.
Roslin and Athena visit Six in her cell. They dismiss
the guards and Roslin asks if Six was with them in the
lobby of the opera house. She was. Roslin tells her that
Athena was there, too, and Six says that shouldn't be possible.
Was Six trying to reach Hera? She doesn't know, she just
knew that she had to protect Hera with her life.
Tigh is in Adama's office telling him about the music
in the walls of the ship. Adama can't hear it, but he promises
to look into it. Tigh doesn't think Adama is taking him
seriously, and says that the music is Cylon sabotage. Adama
doesn't see how music would be an effective method
of sabotage, but again promises to look into. Right now,
he has to get to court. After Adama leaves, Tigh says to
himself, "there must be some kinda way outta here."
In court, Gaeta is on the stand. The prosecutor shows
him the death list that Baltar signed. He lies and said
that he saw Baltar sign it. The prosecutor asks if Baltar
protested or argued in any way against signing. We see
a flashback of Baltar refusing to sign, and a Cylon holding
a gun to Baltar's head and demanding he sign. Gaeta testifies
that Baltar simply signed without protest. Lampkin decides
not to cross examine Gaeta, which infuriates Baltar. Lampkin
explains that if Gaeta has decided to perjure himself,
there's nothing he can do about it. They'll have to change
tactics.
When court resumes, Lampkin moves for a mistrial against
Baltar's wishes. He calls Lee to the stand, intending to
get him to tell the court what Adama had said about Baltar
not being worthy of a trial. Instead, he tells the court
that Baltar should be acquitted because the charges haven't
been proven. He reminds the court that Baltar was in an
impossible position, and that not appearing to cooperate
with the Cylons would probably have resulted in them nuking
the planet right then and there. He reminds them of Roslin's
blanket pardon, and asks why Baltar is the one person that
pardon doesn't appear to cover. He goes on, at length,
about all the things that various people have done since
the attack on the colonies that have been forgiven, and
says that the they're heaping their collective guilt on
Baltar, hoping they can toss it all out the air lock along
with him. The prosecutor takes exception to having Lee
testify, but has no questions. The defense rests.
The verdict comes in. By a thee to two vote, Baltar is
found not guilty. The courtroom erupts, with some people
applauding the verdict and others wanting to kill Baltar
themselves. Baltar is soon escorted out of the courtroom
by security. As he gathers his things from his cell, he
thanks his defense team, but says he would like to have
seen Adama squirm a bit more. Lee gets in his face and
advises the doctor not to push it. Baltar tries to get
Lampkin to help him with legal issues surrounding his publishing
rights and a book tour of the fleet. Lampkin isn't interested.
Finally, Baltar asks what's to become of him. Where will
he live? What will he do? Lampkin just tells him he's sure
to land on his feet.
On the bridge, Roslin's stomach is turning at the idea
of Baltar being innocent. Adama reminds her that there's
a big difference between being found not guilty and being
innocent. As much as it galls him to say it, he was one
of the three who voted for acquittal. He tells Roslin that
the defense made its case, and the prosecution didn't.
Roslin tells him that they both know that Baltar is a traitor,
regardless of the outcome of the trial. He tells her that
no one's asking anyone to forgive or forget, but they have
to look to the future. He then orders Gaeta to commence
preparations for the jump to the Ionan nebula.
As Baltar carries his belongings through the Galactica's
corridors, getting numerous dirty looks along the way,
the fleet jumps to the nebula. Soon after arriving, Roslin
begins to feel faint. Then the entire fleet starts to experience
power fluctuations, eventually resulting in power loss.
As the crew scrambles to find a way to restore power, we
see Tigh hugging one of the walls, listening to the music.
The ship is operating on battery power only. As Gaius
wanders in the near-dark, three women corner him. Rather
than attack him, they tell him they're taking him to his
new life. Six rests uneasily in her cell, then finds herself
back in the opera house with Baltar and Athena. They're
on the stage of the opera house. They look up into the
upper balcony and see the final five Cylons in white robes,
their faces hidden. Then, she's back in her cell.
Tyrol seems in a daze as people race around him. He hears
the strange music again and says, "there must be some kinda
way outta here." Cut to Tigh, who says, "said the joker
to the thief." Cut to Anders in the barracks. He's stumbles
out saying there's too much confusion there. Cut to Tory.
She's overcome by a wave of nausea, then looks in a mirror
and says, "I can't get no relief."
Tyrol, Anders, Tory and Tigh all independently end up
in the same room. None of them wants to believe they can
be Cylons. Tory, Anders and Tyrol all start humming the
music together. Tigh cuts them off. He starts ranting about
his forty years in the service, his treatment on New Caprica,
and Helen. Anders points out his time in the resistance.
Tyrol tells them it's all true. They're Cylons, and they
have been since the beginning.
Power is restored simultaneously throughout the fleet.
A massive Cylon fleet is detected. Adama orders an emergency
jump, but with the power outage, it will take at least
twenty minutes to power up the FTL drives.
The possible Cylon-four hear the announcement about the
Cylon fleet. Tigh tells them that whatever else he may
be, he's an officer in this fleet, and if the fleet is
under attack, he's going to be at his post. He leaves the
room, followed by the others. They all return to their
jobs. Lee, too, decides it's time to ditch the suit for
his uniform. The vipers launch to meet the incoming Cylon
fleet.
Lee detects an enemy ship apart from the main fleet. He
breaks formation to check it out, but it soon disappears
from his screen. It's still out there, though, as the bogey,
another viper, flashes by his ship. It's Starbuck. She
tells Lee that everything is going to be alright. She says
she's been to Earth. She knows where it is, and she's going
to take them there.
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