Summary
Apollo sits in his ready room as Dualla gives him a list
of the duties he will have to perform with the civilian
fleet. Apollo says that he doesn't know if he can
just stay behind and that his father is stronger man than
he. Dualla tells her husband that he will do what needs
to be done because he is and Adama.
Anders tells Tigh that his wife betrayed the resistance,
and that she would have ruined all chances of the humans
getting off the planet had the marines not been there.
Tigh understands what must be done. He sits with his wife,
who confesses her sins to him. She drinks a cup he prepared
for her, and slowly she falls over, lifeless. The Colonel
collapses over his wife's body, crying.
As squadrons of Vipers fly around the planet and release
drones the insurgents set off bombs all across the city
and rally for their evacuation. The drones the Vipers launched
show up as two battlestars on the Cylon's radars. "Caprica
Boomer" tells the ruling council about this new development
and Baltar turns white as a sheet.
As the human forces attempt to enter the detention center
they hold outside the gates as Galactica jumps into orbit.
But not really into orbit. The massive ship begins to plummet
towards the earth below it, launching fighters along the
way. Before the ship plunges to the ground below it jumps
back into orbit where it begins to battle two base stars.
The fighters launched in the atmosphere start taking down
sentry towers and providing cover for the land forces.
As Galactica begins to hold off the two orbiting ships,
two more base stars jump into orbit.
As Galactica nears its destruction Adama stands tall and
tells his crew that it has been an honor to serve with
them. As the last shoots are about to be fired the Pegasus
arrives, tearing into and destroying one of the base stars.
As Anders and Starbuck attempt to flee Starbuck runs back
after Kacey, wanting to save her child. She is cut off
by Leoben, who will give up the toddler in exchange for
Starbuck's confession of love. She does so, but by
drawing the Cylon near she stabs him, killing him one last
time before she leaves.
As the human forces make their way to the detention centers
Anders manages to find and rescue his wife, Starbuck. The
Cylons begin the evacuation of the planet and Biers is
left behind to detonate a nuclear weapon. Gaeta prepares
to assassinate Baltar, but gives the President one last
chance to redeem himself, by stopping Biers.
After Galactica has jumped to safety the Pegasus continues
to get pounded by the 3 remaining base stars. As Apollo
orders evacuation of the ship he lingers on the bridge
one last moment before leaving. Pegasus goes down in a
blaze of glory, ramming one base star with the debris flying
out and destroying another.
As the last of the human refugees leave Baltar find Biers
amongst the rubble of the city, but she no longer wishes
to bomb the area. Baltar has found the body of Maya and
the child Hera, the one the Cylons have been missing for
over a year.
On Galactica the crews are reunited. Father and son share
a moment. Tigh and Adama give each other looks of respect.
Starbuck is about to tell Anders about Kacey… when
her real mother comes along and take the child back.
In Roslin's office she is told about the unknown
fate of Maya and Hera. She tells her aide that, "This
is bigger than us. This is life."
On Galactica Adama almost ritualistically shaves his moustache.
He steps out into the corridor, greeted by the sound off
hustle and bustle he hasn't heard in quite some time.
Things are almost back to normal.
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