Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009): Season 1, Episode 9 - Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down - full transcript
After the interrogated Cylon gave Roslin the idea that Adama might be a Cylon, Roslin becomes suspicious of him. Unexpectedly, Colonel Tigh's estranged wife Ellen turns up alive in the fleet, apparently miraculously, raising the possibility that she might be a Cylon.
NARRATOR:
PreviousIy on
Battlestar Galactica.
(DRAMATlC lNSTRUMENTAL MUSlC)
l notice you're
calling her
Sharon now.
NO. 6: She acts
like one of them,
thinks like them.
She's one of them.
But she's one of us.
BOOMER: We gotta go. Now.
We gotta travel fast.
Even faster than before.
ROSLlN: They found him
in the starboard
storage compartment.
He's another
copy of the Cylon
you know as Leoben.
l'll send a team
over to destroy it.
Anything it says
cannot be trusted.
Don't!
Adama is a Cylon.
(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)
Commander? Here's
Dr. Baltar's report.
And the President
is waiting for you
up in the core.
Thank you.
ADAMA:
Clear the deck.
Madam President,
we are the proud owners
of the universe's first,
bona-fide Cylon detector.
That is great news.
Yeah.
So, when do we begin?
Dr. Baltar would
like to start
widespread testing
as soon as possible
but there are some
serious limitations.
He can only do one
person at a time,
and verification
takes hours.
So who's going
to go first?
(SlGHlNG)
The tests. Right.
l think people in
sensitive positions
should go first.
l completely agree.
How about you?
Excuse me?
lf you're a Cylon,
l'd like to know.
(LAUGHS) lf l'm a Cylon,
you're really screwed.
(CHUCKLlNG)
Seriously, l do
think that you
should go first.
Show everyone in the fleet
that they can trust
the people at the top.
Then maybe you
should go first.
All right,
l'll go first.
l think that's
good. l do.
PlLOT:
Bank on my advice.
(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)
They always do that?
No, they're just
showing off.
They know
l'm in here.
Oh !
You date a special
assistant to the
President, word gets out.
So this is
officially
a date?
Jury's still out.
(CHUCKLES)
MAN: Observation deck
has two minutes remaining.
You could pull rank.
You could tell
them you're on
special business
for the President
of the Colonies.
Your boss pulls
more weight around
here than mine.
You can tell them
Adama wants you to. . .
Yeah, what?
Wants me to what?
l lost my train of thought.
Mmm-hmm.
How is he these
days, by the way?
The old man?
He's fine, l guess.
You guess?
He's been acting
kind of funny lately.
Seems distracted
or something.
He's been making
all these weird calls
from his quarters.
Super secret.
Probably a security thing.
They don't want me to
log the calls, though.
No trace file.
Nothing.
And this just started?
A few days ago.
Billy Keikeya,
are you pumping me
for information
about the old man?
DECK HAND:
Time's up.
No. Of course not.
You are.
You are. You're a spy,
that's what you are.
l was just asking
a couple of questions.
l hope you
liked the answers.
Because they're the
last ones you're gonna
get for a while.
ROSLlN: What did
you find out?
Dualla couldn't
put her finger on it
but, yeah, she
said he's been
acting differently.
l could see that myself.
He was distracted
and unfocused. What else?
Some scrambled
wireless calls he
didn't want logged.
She didn't know
who he called or why.
But none of this
is damning evidence.
The calls could
be security-related
and his odd behavior
could be stress,
pure and simple.
Exhaustion, paranoia. . .
All right. lt could
be any of those things.
But what if it's not?
Madam President,
with all due respect,
l cannot believe
we're actually
entertaining the idea
that Commander Adama
has been somehow
replaced by a
Cylon duplicate.
Oh, my Gods, Billy,
l hope you're right.
(THEME MUSlC)
ls suicide really a sin?
NO. 6:
A mortal one,
l'm afraid.
But it's not
that bad, is
it, Gaius?
47,905 people in the fleet.
47,905 blood samples.
BALTAR: 1 1 hours to
test each one for
Cylon indicators.
That'll take awhile.
21 ,956 days.
NO. 6: 60. 1 534 years.
Now, let's figure in
a few hours to sleep
here and there.
We'll call it
an even 61 ,
shall we?
Sure.
l prefer to kill myself.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Commander Adama,
are you a Cylon?
Tune in tomorrow.
No.
lt's hard being
a genius.
Yes.
There should be
some perks.
Yes.
(BEEPlNG)
(BALTAR LAUGHlNG)
(BALTAR MOANS)
(ZlPPER UNFASTENlNG)
(NO. 6 MOANlNG)
(BALTAR PANTlNG)
(BALTAR MOANlNG)
STARBUCK:
What's up, Doc?
Lieutenant Thrace,
good to see you.
l was just
keeping up with
the old exercises.
That should do
me for today.
(CHUCKLlNG)
l feel a lot better.
What brings you to
the lab at this time
of the night?
lt's the middle
of the afternoon.
Yeah, it is.
Crazy workload.
l totally lose
track of time.
So, what can l
do for you?
You can zip
up your fly.
So. . .
My blood test.
You're right about
one thing, Gaius.
There is something
very intriguing
about her.
Very good.
Very good.
(SlGHS)
At least l
did that much.
(BEEPlNG)
Dradis, contact!
Cylon Raider
bearing 738
carom 005.
Galactica, Apollo.
Action stations.
Cylon Raider
bearing 738
carom 005.
This is not a drill.
Close with enemy, destroy.
Acknowledge.
APOLLO: We're on it,
Galactica.
He jumped right
in front of us.
His mistake.
How many?
Single Raider.
Looks like a
recon patrol.
Apollo and Beehive
have them in their sight.
TlGH: Where's the old man?
He's not aboard.
Not aboard?
Where the hell
is he?
He left in a Raptor
about an hour ago.
No flight plan.
No flight plan?
That's it, Beehive.
You set him up,
l'll knock him down.
(FlRlNG)
APOLLO: l winged him.
Looks Iike I got
his weapon systems.
(STUTTERlNG)
He jumped.
He jumped away before
we could zero him out.
Damn it. Probably
giving away our position
to every Cylon
base ship right now.
Where in the hell
is the old man?
Order the fleet
to execute emergency
jump procedures.
Everyone rendezvous
at the stand-by
coordinates.
Contact!
Single Raider
bearing 881
carom 247.
Apollo, Galactica,
Cylon Raider detected
at 881 carom 24. . .
APOLLO: Wait, l see him!
lt's the same Raider.
What?
lt's the same Raider.
l can see
the damage
from before.
It's behaving erraticaIIy.
He jumped away again.
Contact. Single Raider,
same telltales.
lt's like he's just
flying around in circles.
Wounded bird.
Can't fly home.
APOLLO: Galactica. We got him
on Dradis, but he's
pretty far out there.
Take us three minutes
to cIose to weapons range.
No. This is our
perfect chance to
get some intel.
Order Apollo to
close with the Raider,
but do not engage.
Put a Raptor
in the air.
As long as that's
flopping around
out there,
tell them l want to
suck in every electronic
signal it makes.
Sir. Colonel, Commander
Adama's Raptor is
requesting permission
to enter the
landing pattern.
Permission granted.
Stand down
to Condition Two.
DUALLA: Permission granted.
Mr. Gaeta,
you have the deck.
(MAN CHATTERlNG ON PA)
Permission to
come aboard, sir.
TlGH: Granted.
Mind telling me
where the hell
you've been?
Colonel Tigh,
allow me to
present your wife.
Ellen.
(CYLONS WHlRRlNG)
(HELO PANTlNG)
HELO: That noise.
l don't get it.
l've blown
Centurions
away before.
They've never sent
an entire army
after me.
BOOMER:
They're after me.
Why you?
While they were
holding me,
l overheard some things.
What?
Plans. Deployments.
There's a big
Cylon base at Delphi.
A major hub.
Delphi?
Frakking
bastards.
The best place to try to
grab a ship and get off
this frakking planet.
(BOTH PANTlNG)
(PHONE BUZZlNG)
Dr. Gaius Baltar,
Department of
Cylon Detection,
how may l
direct your call?
ROSLlN: You're in
a good mood.
Madame President. . .
l'm sorry.
l was expecting
someone else.
We haven't
spoken in ages.
Doctor, l'd like you
to call me the moment
Commander Adama's
test is complete.
Will you do that?
Commander Adama
canceled his test
a short time ago.
Why?
l don't know.
He gave me
another sample.
He said it had priority.
Whose?
l'll just check.
Some woman
called Ellen.
No surname.
He dropped it
off and left.
ls there a problem?
Dr. Baltar, l
would like you
to resume testing
Commander Adama's
blood sample immediately.
Thank you.
(PHONE CLlCKS)
l can't believe
you're alive.
(CHUCKLlNG) l can't
believe it myself.
(CHUCKLlNG)
Saul, l don't
remember the
last few weeks.
lt's weeks, right?
Right.
You've been on
the Rising Star
all this time?
l guess so.
The last thing l
remember is being
on Picon.
l was at the airport
buying a ticket home
and hearing
something about
the Cylons.
And then just dreams,
mostly dreams
until a couple
days ago.
They tell me l
was knocked out
when the Cylons
attacked the airport.
And someone
just picked me up
and put me on
the last flight out.
Some savior.
l don't even
know who.
lt's all right.
You're here now.
STARBUCK:
lt's like we found
a treasure chest.
One of the major issues
we've been having
with the Raider we
captured is trying
to figure out the
faster-than-light drive.
This wounded bird is
jumping all over the
place out there.
Yeah. And every
time it jumps,
it gives us
more data that
we can use.
But what was it
doing out there,
and how long
can he keep it up?
The moment you
have your FTL data,
give me an update.
Let's not let this
thing linger out there
longer than we have to.
TYROL: Yes, sir.
You wanted to
see me, sir?
Stay on it.
You have dinner plans?
What?
Come on.
ELLEN: l never thought
l'd see your face again.
Me neither.
The things l said
before, the things
l did. . .
(SHUSHlNG) ln the past.
lt's all in the past.
Start over?
Start over.
(PHONE BUZZlNG)
l can't.
Forget it.
l can't.
l'm on duty.
(PHONE CONTlNUES BUZZlNG)
XO. Now?
Understood. All right.
Tell her l'm
on my way.
Girlfriend?
(LAUGHS)
Official business.
Feels like old times.
l'd explain, but. . .
lt's classified.
l'll be back as
soon as l can.
Okay.
l'll be here, waiting.
As soon as l can.
(DOOR OPENlNG)
(DOOR CLOSES)
You want to be
very, very careful
with what you just said.
You're talking about
a man l owe my life to,
many times over.
l know these are
uncertain times
and this has
been a difficult
transition for you.
Excuse me, Colonel.
l do appreciate how
difficult this is for
you to hear, believe me.
But l would
advise you
right now
not to say anything
that you will regret.
l need to know
if you have seen
anything suspicious
about his
recent behavior.
No.
What about the
fact that he left
the Galactica
without telling anyone
where he was going or
when he would return,
and at that very
moment, a Cylon Raider
jumped into view
and started
acting strangely?
l know exactly
where he was.
You do?
He was picking
up my wife.
Your wife?
Turns out she's
been unconscious
aboard the Rising Star
ever since the attack.
Oh, my Gods!
That's fantastic.
That's amazing.
Yes, it is.
When Ellen stepped
off that shuttle,
l thought l was
going to pass out.
Ellen?
Your wife's name
is Ellen?
Yes, it is.
Ellen. Ellen Tigh.
l'd very much like
to meet your wife,
Colonel.
Resume the test
on Ellen?
No, it's no
trouble at all.
(DOOR CLANGS)
Ellen?
Did you shut the door?
l already did.
(BOTH MURMUR)
Surprise.
Ambrosia?
Where did
you get this?
(LAUGHlNG)
l have my ways.
l thought it might
be just the thing
for a little celebration.
We need to talk.
First things first.
There.
Starting over.
l'm technically
still on duty.
(EXCLAlMS) l think
they can do without
you for a day.
lt doesn't
really work
that way.
(BOTH BREATHlNG HARD)
Starting over.
(GlGGLlNG)
Sure, there's
whining and complaining
like you would expect
but the people l
talked to are mostly
hopeful and optimistic.
That's good to hear.
(EXCLAlMS)
There are a few people
who still might wonder
if a kindergarten teacher
is really the right
person to be President
but they're just
a tiny, tiny minority.
(ELLEN LAUGHS)
Wonderful.
Everyone is so truly
grateful to all of you
on Galactica.
You literally
are our saviors.
We're just doing
our jobs.
You are so modest.
(BOTH LAUGH)
He's always
been that way.
(GLASSES CLlNKlNG)
(EXCLAlMS)
Lee, could l trouble you
for a little bit more
of this lovely Ambrosia?
Sure.
Thank you, dear.
Bill, you must be so
proud of your sons.
Lee here has
grown into such
a handsome man.
l can only imagine
what Zak must look
like now.
You are the spitting
image of your mother
and l bet Zak takes
just after his daddy.
Zak passed away a
couple of years ago.
l'm sorry.
How tragic,
the death of a child.
There's been so
much death,
so much pain.
Sometimes it's
completely overwhelming.
l'm sure he was
a beautiful boy.
The Captain
of the Rising Star
was puzzled as to how
you got on his ship.
l know. l know some
thoughtful soul just
rescued me
from almost certain death,
and put me on the last
flight out of Picon.
How lucky for us all.
Yes, indeed.
The strange thing
is no one can recall
giving you any
medical assistance
until about a week ago.
l know.
lt's a miracle
l'm alive.
(EXCLAlMS)
l think l better clear
some of these dishes.
You are so sweet.
Very good.
My compliments
to the chef.
So, Bill, now
the question on
everyone's mind,
and l do mean everyone. . .
APOLLO: Sorry.
lt's okay.
. . .is where is Earth
and when do we get there?
That's classified
information.
That word again.
Leave the man alone.
Come on, if there
are no privileges of
being an XO's wife,
then what's the point?
Bill, we're all
family here. Come on.
The need for secrecy
is paramount, Ellen.
l'm sorry.
Perhaps you
don't know
that the Cylons
look like us now.
That, yes,
l knew that.
lt's recent news.
Most people found
out a few days ago.
A thing like that
would travel fast.
Right?
Any one of us
could be a Cylon.
Boo!
(TlGH AND ELLEN LAUGHlNG)
Did you see
the looks on
their faces?
You are too easy.
Thank you so
much for coming.
lt's been
a wonderful evening.
TlGH: Thought it
would never end.
l seemed to have
lost one of my shoes.
l think it's right here.
Thank you.
Here we are.
You look very,
very happy.
That's because
l am very happy.
Thank you.
(EXCLAlMlNG)
(BOTH LAUGHlNG)
lt was nice to
see you again.
The pleasure's
all mine.
Hope to see you soon.
l'm sure you will.
(BOTH LAUGHlNG)
Hang on.
Watch your step.
Good night.
Lovely evening.
l've got her.
Be careful.
You actually think
that woman is a Cylon?
lf she's not, then
we're all in a lot
of trouble.
When did Bill
become such a
stick-in-the-mud?
The man's a carving.
He's one of those
faces on a totem pole.
The scuttlebutt was that
she slept with more
than half the fleet
while Saul was
in space.
Why the hell did he
stay married to her?
lt's obvious.
He loves her deeply.
Blindly.
Ellen used to encourage
the worst instincts
in this guy,
bring out this
self-destructive
streak in him.
Used to?
HELO:
Sharon, stop!
l can't keep up.
(HELO COUGHlNG)
BOOMER:
Helo, come on.
You can do it.
You can. Please.
You have
to get up.
There. Right there.
(HELO PANTlNG)
(HELO COUGHlNG)
Turn your light off.
(RUMBLlNG)
We gotta find
another way out
of here. We're going.
Why aren't you waiting?
You keep going
and going. You
never get tired.
lt's adrenaline.
l'm not gonna die here.
And l'm not gonna let
you die here either.
Okay, let's go!
(HELO GRUNTlNG)
TlGH: Don't worry,
l'll get us home.
Yeah, right.
Just like Bill's
getting us to Earth.
Don't start
on Bill.
(GRUNTS)
He doesn't have
the slightest idea
where Earth is.
You don't have to yell
it through the halls.
Bill Adama doesn't
know where Earth is!
Colonel.
Doctor.
(WHOOPlNG)
Actually, l don't
believe l've had
the pleasure.
l'm Dr. Gaius. . .
ELLEN: Baltar.
l know exactly
who you are.
And the pleasure's
all mine.
Something here,
isn't there?
You're still
holding my hand.
That's funny.
l thought you
were still holding
onto mine.
l'm watching you.
Both of you.
And you should
be watching her.
Care to join us for
a nightcap, Doctor?
l'd love to.
MAN ON PA: Dr. Baltar,
pIease report to the Iab.
The Commander is
waiting for you.
But l can't.
Another time,
perhaps.
Count on it.
Ta-ta!
Oh, Saulie, are
you jealous?
You said we
were starting over.
We are,
sweetheart,
we are.
That was just a
little bit of
harmless flirting.
(MOANS)
You should
know something.
What?
ln the middle
of dinner
Bill put his
hand on my leg.
Ellen, l'm not
falling for this.
Did you know he
came to see me
on the Rising Star?
What?
He'd come
into my room.
l'd pretend
to be asleep.
Then he'd sit by
the side of my bed
and then he'd touch me.
Why are you
doing this?
You're lying.
l am not!
He was on
that ship.
l'll prove it.
Come on !
Look, it's not magic.
lt's science.
lf you want the right
result, you have to
wait a while.
l gave you her
sample this morning.
l have started and
stopped the test
twice already now
so l'm running
a little behind.
Twice?
Twice?
My fault.
Long story.
Your fault?
l shouldn't have
mentioned that.
You shouldn't have.
Did you tell him to
stop Ellen's test?
Yes, l did.
Why?
l had some concerns.
About what?
ln all honesty,
l think it's
fair to say
that your behavior
recently has been odd.
My behavior?
What do you think,
l'm a Cylon? Me?
You can't deny
that you've been
making these
off-log calls,
these mysterious
trips off the ship.
Where did you
hear that? Have you
been spying on me?
On my own ship?
Ladies and
gentlemen, please.
We're in a laboratory.
There are hazardous
chemical compounds
everywhere.
That's a thermo-nuclear
bomb, for frak's sakes.
What do you
mean "un-logged"?
"Mysterious trips"?
What's going on?
l had to go to
the Rising Star
and l didn't
want Tigh to know.
Why not?
Because whether or
not his wife is a Cylon,
she's nothing but trouble
and l wanted to keep
her away from him as
long as l could.
Then why did you
bring her aboard
the ship?
Because she's his
wife. And l couldn't
refuse her access
to her own husband
without causing
suspicion.
Besides, l wanted
her close to me.
l told you.
l told you
he wanted me.
Lovely.
TlGH: What the
hell's going on?
You have been
secretly visiting
my wife?
No. Yes. But
it's complicated.
l told you. He's been
after me for years.
What?
Now, boys, boys,
don't fight over
little old me.
Ellen, be quiet!
You don't tell
me what to do.
We should all
take a deep breath.
l will !
l was afraid that
she might be a Cylon !
l brought her
blood here to
have it tested.
That's why you
canceled your test.
How'd you know
about that?
You didn't tell me
he was testing my wife.
You met with
the President?
Yes. She thought
you might be a Cylon.
l know.
MAN ON PA: Attention. Pass
the word for the Commander,
the XO and the CAG.
Commander Adama,
Colonel Tigh,
and Captain Adama,
please report to ClC.
(WHlRRlNG SOUND)
Mr. Gaeta.
The Raider smoothed
out its flight path
about two minutes ago.
lt seems to be
under control.
Yeah, but he's not
jumping for home.
No, sir, he isn't.
Has our reconnaissance
detected any outgoing
communications
since he straightened
out his flight pattern?
Yes, sir, but it's
likely it's just
another distress signal.
Launch the
alert fighters.
This is the CAG.
Launch the alert fighters.
Sir, l hate to
tell you this,
but l think
it's been playing
with us the entire time,
just waiting to
see how we'd react.
Playing with us?
Yeah.
Order the flight leader
to destroy the target!
Yes, sir.
(WHOOPlNG) Galactica,
Hot Dog. The Raider
just took off!
He doesn't look
injured to me.
He's heading
back to the fleet!
They're not
going to catch him.
Action Stations,
set Condition One.
This is not a drill.
He doesn't have
any weapons.
He's on a suicide run.
Did you launch
the alert fighters?
lt was the XO's call.
l had a hunch.
Good call.
One question.
Because l was worried.
That she might
be a Cylon.
And if she wasn't?
l know how you
feel about her, Saul.
She's been a
negative force
in your life.
l'm sorry, but
it's the truth.
Maybe she was.
Everything was
different then.
She was different.
l was different.
l've grown accustomed
to seeing you without
the cup in your hand.
So l had a couple
of drinks tonight.
l was celebrating.
l think l deserved to. . .
Yes, you did.
Launching those
fighters on a hunch.
You saved our ship.
Just doing my job.
You do your job good.
That's why l
need you, Saul.
That, and that
we're friends.
l don't want anything
to come between that,
not even Ellen.
lt won't.
DORAL: We've searched
every street, every building.
They slipped through.
How's that possible?
She thinks she
loves him now.
That she can't
live without him.
Her passion is making
her more resourceful.
lt bothers you,
doesn't it?
We'll get them
in the end.
No, it bothers you
that you've never
experienced it.
(CHUCKLlNG)
You saw the way
Helo was when we
took her away?
He was pathetic.
l can't help wondering
what it would be like
to feel that intensely.
Even in his anguish,
he seemed
so alive.
Green. Green, everyone.
Mrs. Tigh is
definitely human.
No hard feelings,
l hope, Ellen.
l completely
understand.
But let's be sure
and test you next.
Doctor?
My pleasure.
My job.
You don't want
to frak with
me, Bill.
Try to remember that.
Don't frak with
me either, Ellen.
lf only they knew
that everyone
passes these days.
Why, it's so much
simpler that way.
No muss, no fuss.
What did her
test really say?
l'll never tell.
(THEME MUSlC)
PreviousIy on
Battlestar Galactica.
(DRAMATlC lNSTRUMENTAL MUSlC)
l notice you're
calling her
Sharon now.
NO. 6: She acts
like one of them,
thinks like them.
She's one of them.
But she's one of us.
BOOMER: We gotta go. Now.
We gotta travel fast.
Even faster than before.
ROSLlN: They found him
in the starboard
storage compartment.
He's another
copy of the Cylon
you know as Leoben.
l'll send a team
over to destroy it.
Anything it says
cannot be trusted.
Don't!
Adama is a Cylon.
(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)
Commander? Here's
Dr. Baltar's report.
And the President
is waiting for you
up in the core.
Thank you.
ADAMA:
Clear the deck.
Madam President,
we are the proud owners
of the universe's first,
bona-fide Cylon detector.
That is great news.
Yeah.
So, when do we begin?
Dr. Baltar would
like to start
widespread testing
as soon as possible
but there are some
serious limitations.
He can only do one
person at a time,
and verification
takes hours.
So who's going
to go first?
(SlGHlNG)
The tests. Right.
l think people in
sensitive positions
should go first.
l completely agree.
How about you?
Excuse me?
lf you're a Cylon,
l'd like to know.
(LAUGHS) lf l'm a Cylon,
you're really screwed.
(CHUCKLlNG)
Seriously, l do
think that you
should go first.
Show everyone in the fleet
that they can trust
the people at the top.
Then maybe you
should go first.
All right,
l'll go first.
l think that's
good. l do.
PlLOT:
Bank on my advice.
(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG)
They always do that?
No, they're just
showing off.
They know
l'm in here.
Oh !
You date a special
assistant to the
President, word gets out.
So this is
officially
a date?
Jury's still out.
(CHUCKLES)
MAN: Observation deck
has two minutes remaining.
You could pull rank.
You could tell
them you're on
special business
for the President
of the Colonies.
Your boss pulls
more weight around
here than mine.
You can tell them
Adama wants you to. . .
Yeah, what?
Wants me to what?
l lost my train of thought.
Mmm-hmm.
How is he these
days, by the way?
The old man?
He's fine, l guess.
You guess?
He's been acting
kind of funny lately.
Seems distracted
or something.
He's been making
all these weird calls
from his quarters.
Super secret.
Probably a security thing.
They don't want me to
log the calls, though.
No trace file.
Nothing.
And this just started?
A few days ago.
Billy Keikeya,
are you pumping me
for information
about the old man?
DECK HAND:
Time's up.
No. Of course not.
You are.
You are. You're a spy,
that's what you are.
l was just asking
a couple of questions.
l hope you
liked the answers.
Because they're the
last ones you're gonna
get for a while.
ROSLlN: What did
you find out?
Dualla couldn't
put her finger on it
but, yeah, she
said he's been
acting differently.
l could see that myself.
He was distracted
and unfocused. What else?
Some scrambled
wireless calls he
didn't want logged.
She didn't know
who he called or why.
But none of this
is damning evidence.
The calls could
be security-related
and his odd behavior
could be stress,
pure and simple.
Exhaustion, paranoia. . .
All right. lt could
be any of those things.
But what if it's not?
Madam President,
with all due respect,
l cannot believe
we're actually
entertaining the idea
that Commander Adama
has been somehow
replaced by a
Cylon duplicate.
Oh, my Gods, Billy,
l hope you're right.
(THEME MUSlC)
ls suicide really a sin?
NO. 6:
A mortal one,
l'm afraid.
But it's not
that bad, is
it, Gaius?
47,905 people in the fleet.
47,905 blood samples.
BALTAR: 1 1 hours to
test each one for
Cylon indicators.
That'll take awhile.
21 ,956 days.
NO. 6: 60. 1 534 years.
Now, let's figure in
a few hours to sleep
here and there.
We'll call it
an even 61 ,
shall we?
Sure.
l prefer to kill myself.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Commander Adama,
are you a Cylon?
Tune in tomorrow.
No.
lt's hard being
a genius.
Yes.
There should be
some perks.
Yes.
(BEEPlNG)
(BALTAR LAUGHlNG)
(BALTAR MOANS)
(ZlPPER UNFASTENlNG)
(NO. 6 MOANlNG)
(BALTAR PANTlNG)
(BALTAR MOANlNG)
STARBUCK:
What's up, Doc?
Lieutenant Thrace,
good to see you.
l was just
keeping up with
the old exercises.
That should do
me for today.
(CHUCKLlNG)
l feel a lot better.
What brings you to
the lab at this time
of the night?
lt's the middle
of the afternoon.
Yeah, it is.
Crazy workload.
l totally lose
track of time.
So, what can l
do for you?
You can zip
up your fly.
So. . .
My blood test.
You're right about
one thing, Gaius.
There is something
very intriguing
about her.
Very good.
Very good.
(SlGHS)
At least l
did that much.
(BEEPlNG)
Dradis, contact!
Cylon Raider
bearing 738
carom 005.
Galactica, Apollo.
Action stations.
Cylon Raider
bearing 738
carom 005.
This is not a drill.
Close with enemy, destroy.
Acknowledge.
APOLLO: We're on it,
Galactica.
He jumped right
in front of us.
His mistake.
How many?
Single Raider.
Looks like a
recon patrol.
Apollo and Beehive
have them in their sight.
TlGH: Where's the old man?
He's not aboard.
Not aboard?
Where the hell
is he?
He left in a Raptor
about an hour ago.
No flight plan.
No flight plan?
That's it, Beehive.
You set him up,
l'll knock him down.
(FlRlNG)
APOLLO: l winged him.
Looks Iike I got
his weapon systems.
(STUTTERlNG)
He jumped.
He jumped away before
we could zero him out.
Damn it. Probably
giving away our position
to every Cylon
base ship right now.
Where in the hell
is the old man?
Order the fleet
to execute emergency
jump procedures.
Everyone rendezvous
at the stand-by
coordinates.
Contact!
Single Raider
bearing 881
carom 247.
Apollo, Galactica,
Cylon Raider detected
at 881 carom 24. . .
APOLLO: Wait, l see him!
lt's the same Raider.
What?
lt's the same Raider.
l can see
the damage
from before.
It's behaving erraticaIIy.
He jumped away again.
Contact. Single Raider,
same telltales.
lt's like he's just
flying around in circles.
Wounded bird.
Can't fly home.
APOLLO: Galactica. We got him
on Dradis, but he's
pretty far out there.
Take us three minutes
to cIose to weapons range.
No. This is our
perfect chance to
get some intel.
Order Apollo to
close with the Raider,
but do not engage.
Put a Raptor
in the air.
As long as that's
flopping around
out there,
tell them l want to
suck in every electronic
signal it makes.
Sir. Colonel, Commander
Adama's Raptor is
requesting permission
to enter the
landing pattern.
Permission granted.
Stand down
to Condition Two.
DUALLA: Permission granted.
Mr. Gaeta,
you have the deck.
(MAN CHATTERlNG ON PA)
Permission to
come aboard, sir.
TlGH: Granted.
Mind telling me
where the hell
you've been?
Colonel Tigh,
allow me to
present your wife.
Ellen.
(CYLONS WHlRRlNG)
(HELO PANTlNG)
HELO: That noise.
l don't get it.
l've blown
Centurions
away before.
They've never sent
an entire army
after me.
BOOMER:
They're after me.
Why you?
While they were
holding me,
l overheard some things.
What?
Plans. Deployments.
There's a big
Cylon base at Delphi.
A major hub.
Delphi?
Frakking
bastards.
The best place to try to
grab a ship and get off
this frakking planet.
(BOTH PANTlNG)
(PHONE BUZZlNG)
Dr. Gaius Baltar,
Department of
Cylon Detection,
how may l
direct your call?
ROSLlN: You're in
a good mood.
Madame President. . .
l'm sorry.
l was expecting
someone else.
We haven't
spoken in ages.
Doctor, l'd like you
to call me the moment
Commander Adama's
test is complete.
Will you do that?
Commander Adama
canceled his test
a short time ago.
Why?
l don't know.
He gave me
another sample.
He said it had priority.
Whose?
l'll just check.
Some woman
called Ellen.
No surname.
He dropped it
off and left.
ls there a problem?
Dr. Baltar, l
would like you
to resume testing
Commander Adama's
blood sample immediately.
Thank you.
(PHONE CLlCKS)
l can't believe
you're alive.
(CHUCKLlNG) l can't
believe it myself.
(CHUCKLlNG)
Saul, l don't
remember the
last few weeks.
lt's weeks, right?
Right.
You've been on
the Rising Star
all this time?
l guess so.
The last thing l
remember is being
on Picon.
l was at the airport
buying a ticket home
and hearing
something about
the Cylons.
And then just dreams,
mostly dreams
until a couple
days ago.
They tell me l
was knocked out
when the Cylons
attacked the airport.
And someone
just picked me up
and put me on
the last flight out.
Some savior.
l don't even
know who.
lt's all right.
You're here now.
STARBUCK:
lt's like we found
a treasure chest.
One of the major issues
we've been having
with the Raider we
captured is trying
to figure out the
faster-than-light drive.
This wounded bird is
jumping all over the
place out there.
Yeah. And every
time it jumps,
it gives us
more data that
we can use.
But what was it
doing out there,
and how long
can he keep it up?
The moment you
have your FTL data,
give me an update.
Let's not let this
thing linger out there
longer than we have to.
TYROL: Yes, sir.
You wanted to
see me, sir?
Stay on it.
You have dinner plans?
What?
Come on.
ELLEN: l never thought
l'd see your face again.
Me neither.
The things l said
before, the things
l did. . .
(SHUSHlNG) ln the past.
lt's all in the past.
Start over?
Start over.
(PHONE BUZZlNG)
l can't.
Forget it.
l can't.
l'm on duty.
(PHONE CONTlNUES BUZZlNG)
XO. Now?
Understood. All right.
Tell her l'm
on my way.
Girlfriend?
(LAUGHS)
Official business.
Feels like old times.
l'd explain, but. . .
lt's classified.
l'll be back as
soon as l can.
Okay.
l'll be here, waiting.
As soon as l can.
(DOOR OPENlNG)
(DOOR CLOSES)
You want to be
very, very careful
with what you just said.
You're talking about
a man l owe my life to,
many times over.
l know these are
uncertain times
and this has
been a difficult
transition for you.
Excuse me, Colonel.
l do appreciate how
difficult this is for
you to hear, believe me.
But l would
advise you
right now
not to say anything
that you will regret.
l need to know
if you have seen
anything suspicious
about his
recent behavior.
No.
What about the
fact that he left
the Galactica
without telling anyone
where he was going or
when he would return,
and at that very
moment, a Cylon Raider
jumped into view
and started
acting strangely?
l know exactly
where he was.
You do?
He was picking
up my wife.
Your wife?
Turns out she's
been unconscious
aboard the Rising Star
ever since the attack.
Oh, my Gods!
That's fantastic.
That's amazing.
Yes, it is.
When Ellen stepped
off that shuttle,
l thought l was
going to pass out.
Ellen?
Your wife's name
is Ellen?
Yes, it is.
Ellen. Ellen Tigh.
l'd very much like
to meet your wife,
Colonel.
Resume the test
on Ellen?
No, it's no
trouble at all.
(DOOR CLANGS)
Ellen?
Did you shut the door?
l already did.
(BOTH MURMUR)
Surprise.
Ambrosia?
Where did
you get this?
(LAUGHlNG)
l have my ways.
l thought it might
be just the thing
for a little celebration.
We need to talk.
First things first.
There.
Starting over.
l'm technically
still on duty.
(EXCLAlMS) l think
they can do without
you for a day.
lt doesn't
really work
that way.
(BOTH BREATHlNG HARD)
Starting over.
(GlGGLlNG)
Sure, there's
whining and complaining
like you would expect
but the people l
talked to are mostly
hopeful and optimistic.
That's good to hear.
(EXCLAlMS)
There are a few people
who still might wonder
if a kindergarten teacher
is really the right
person to be President
but they're just
a tiny, tiny minority.
(ELLEN LAUGHS)
Wonderful.
Everyone is so truly
grateful to all of you
on Galactica.
You literally
are our saviors.
We're just doing
our jobs.
You are so modest.
(BOTH LAUGH)
He's always
been that way.
(GLASSES CLlNKlNG)
(EXCLAlMS)
Lee, could l trouble you
for a little bit more
of this lovely Ambrosia?
Sure.
Thank you, dear.
Bill, you must be so
proud of your sons.
Lee here has
grown into such
a handsome man.
l can only imagine
what Zak must look
like now.
You are the spitting
image of your mother
and l bet Zak takes
just after his daddy.
Zak passed away a
couple of years ago.
l'm sorry.
How tragic,
the death of a child.
There's been so
much death,
so much pain.
Sometimes it's
completely overwhelming.
l'm sure he was
a beautiful boy.
The Captain
of the Rising Star
was puzzled as to how
you got on his ship.
l know. l know some
thoughtful soul just
rescued me
from almost certain death,
and put me on the last
flight out of Picon.
How lucky for us all.
Yes, indeed.
The strange thing
is no one can recall
giving you any
medical assistance
until about a week ago.
l know.
lt's a miracle
l'm alive.
(EXCLAlMS)
l think l better clear
some of these dishes.
You are so sweet.
Very good.
My compliments
to the chef.
So, Bill, now
the question on
everyone's mind,
and l do mean everyone. . .
APOLLO: Sorry.
lt's okay.
. . .is where is Earth
and when do we get there?
That's classified
information.
That word again.
Leave the man alone.
Come on, if there
are no privileges of
being an XO's wife,
then what's the point?
Bill, we're all
family here. Come on.
The need for secrecy
is paramount, Ellen.
l'm sorry.
Perhaps you
don't know
that the Cylons
look like us now.
That, yes,
l knew that.
lt's recent news.
Most people found
out a few days ago.
A thing like that
would travel fast.
Right?
Any one of us
could be a Cylon.
Boo!
(TlGH AND ELLEN LAUGHlNG)
Did you see
the looks on
their faces?
You are too easy.
Thank you so
much for coming.
lt's been
a wonderful evening.
TlGH: Thought it
would never end.
l seemed to have
lost one of my shoes.
l think it's right here.
Thank you.
Here we are.
You look very,
very happy.
That's because
l am very happy.
Thank you.
(EXCLAlMlNG)
(BOTH LAUGHlNG)
lt was nice to
see you again.
The pleasure's
all mine.
Hope to see you soon.
l'm sure you will.
(BOTH LAUGHlNG)
Hang on.
Watch your step.
Good night.
Lovely evening.
l've got her.
Be careful.
You actually think
that woman is a Cylon?
lf she's not, then
we're all in a lot
of trouble.
When did Bill
become such a
stick-in-the-mud?
The man's a carving.
He's one of those
faces on a totem pole.
The scuttlebutt was that
she slept with more
than half the fleet
while Saul was
in space.
Why the hell did he
stay married to her?
lt's obvious.
He loves her deeply.
Blindly.
Ellen used to encourage
the worst instincts
in this guy,
bring out this
self-destructive
streak in him.
Used to?
HELO:
Sharon, stop!
l can't keep up.
(HELO COUGHlNG)
BOOMER:
Helo, come on.
You can do it.
You can. Please.
You have
to get up.
There. Right there.
(HELO PANTlNG)
(HELO COUGHlNG)
Turn your light off.
(RUMBLlNG)
We gotta find
another way out
of here. We're going.
Why aren't you waiting?
You keep going
and going. You
never get tired.
lt's adrenaline.
l'm not gonna die here.
And l'm not gonna let
you die here either.
Okay, let's go!
(HELO GRUNTlNG)
TlGH: Don't worry,
l'll get us home.
Yeah, right.
Just like Bill's
getting us to Earth.
Don't start
on Bill.
(GRUNTS)
He doesn't have
the slightest idea
where Earth is.
You don't have to yell
it through the halls.
Bill Adama doesn't
know where Earth is!
Colonel.
Doctor.
(WHOOPlNG)
Actually, l don't
believe l've had
the pleasure.
l'm Dr. Gaius. . .
ELLEN: Baltar.
l know exactly
who you are.
And the pleasure's
all mine.
Something here,
isn't there?
You're still
holding my hand.
That's funny.
l thought you
were still holding
onto mine.
l'm watching you.
Both of you.
And you should
be watching her.
Care to join us for
a nightcap, Doctor?
l'd love to.
MAN ON PA: Dr. Baltar,
pIease report to the Iab.
The Commander is
waiting for you.
But l can't.
Another time,
perhaps.
Count on it.
Ta-ta!
Oh, Saulie, are
you jealous?
You said we
were starting over.
We are,
sweetheart,
we are.
That was just a
little bit of
harmless flirting.
(MOANS)
You should
know something.
What?
ln the middle
of dinner
Bill put his
hand on my leg.
Ellen, l'm not
falling for this.
Did you know he
came to see me
on the Rising Star?
What?
He'd come
into my room.
l'd pretend
to be asleep.
Then he'd sit by
the side of my bed
and then he'd touch me.
Why are you
doing this?
You're lying.
l am not!
He was on
that ship.
l'll prove it.
Come on !
Look, it's not magic.
lt's science.
lf you want the right
result, you have to
wait a while.
l gave you her
sample this morning.
l have started and
stopped the test
twice already now
so l'm running
a little behind.
Twice?
Twice?
My fault.
Long story.
Your fault?
l shouldn't have
mentioned that.
You shouldn't have.
Did you tell him to
stop Ellen's test?
Yes, l did.
Why?
l had some concerns.
About what?
ln all honesty,
l think it's
fair to say
that your behavior
recently has been odd.
My behavior?
What do you think,
l'm a Cylon? Me?
You can't deny
that you've been
making these
off-log calls,
these mysterious
trips off the ship.
Where did you
hear that? Have you
been spying on me?
On my own ship?
Ladies and
gentlemen, please.
We're in a laboratory.
There are hazardous
chemical compounds
everywhere.
That's a thermo-nuclear
bomb, for frak's sakes.
What do you
mean "un-logged"?
"Mysterious trips"?
What's going on?
l had to go to
the Rising Star
and l didn't
want Tigh to know.
Why not?
Because whether or
not his wife is a Cylon,
she's nothing but trouble
and l wanted to keep
her away from him as
long as l could.
Then why did you
bring her aboard
the ship?
Because she's his
wife. And l couldn't
refuse her access
to her own husband
without causing
suspicion.
Besides, l wanted
her close to me.
l told you.
l told you
he wanted me.
Lovely.
TlGH: What the
hell's going on?
You have been
secretly visiting
my wife?
No. Yes. But
it's complicated.
l told you. He's been
after me for years.
What?
Now, boys, boys,
don't fight over
little old me.
Ellen, be quiet!
You don't tell
me what to do.
We should all
take a deep breath.
l will !
l was afraid that
she might be a Cylon !
l brought her
blood here to
have it tested.
That's why you
canceled your test.
How'd you know
about that?
You didn't tell me
he was testing my wife.
You met with
the President?
Yes. She thought
you might be a Cylon.
l know.
MAN ON PA: Attention. Pass
the word for the Commander,
the XO and the CAG.
Commander Adama,
Colonel Tigh,
and Captain Adama,
please report to ClC.
(WHlRRlNG SOUND)
Mr. Gaeta.
The Raider smoothed
out its flight path
about two minutes ago.
lt seems to be
under control.
Yeah, but he's not
jumping for home.
No, sir, he isn't.
Has our reconnaissance
detected any outgoing
communications
since he straightened
out his flight pattern?
Yes, sir, but it's
likely it's just
another distress signal.
Launch the
alert fighters.
This is the CAG.
Launch the alert fighters.
Sir, l hate to
tell you this,
but l think
it's been playing
with us the entire time,
just waiting to
see how we'd react.
Playing with us?
Yeah.
Order the flight leader
to destroy the target!
Yes, sir.
(WHOOPlNG) Galactica,
Hot Dog. The Raider
just took off!
He doesn't look
injured to me.
He's heading
back to the fleet!
They're not
going to catch him.
Action Stations,
set Condition One.
This is not a drill.
He doesn't have
any weapons.
He's on a suicide run.
Did you launch
the alert fighters?
lt was the XO's call.
l had a hunch.
Good call.
One question.
Because l was worried.
That she might
be a Cylon.
And if she wasn't?
l know how you
feel about her, Saul.
She's been a
negative force
in your life.
l'm sorry, but
it's the truth.
Maybe she was.
Everything was
different then.
She was different.
l was different.
l've grown accustomed
to seeing you without
the cup in your hand.
So l had a couple
of drinks tonight.
l was celebrating.
l think l deserved to. . .
Yes, you did.
Launching those
fighters on a hunch.
You saved our ship.
Just doing my job.
You do your job good.
That's why l
need you, Saul.
That, and that
we're friends.
l don't want anything
to come between that,
not even Ellen.
lt won't.
DORAL: We've searched
every street, every building.
They slipped through.
How's that possible?
She thinks she
loves him now.
That she can't
live without him.
Her passion is making
her more resourceful.
lt bothers you,
doesn't it?
We'll get them
in the end.
No, it bothers you
that you've never
experienced it.
(CHUCKLlNG)
You saw the way
Helo was when we
took her away?
He was pathetic.
l can't help wondering
what it would be like
to feel that intensely.
Even in his anguish,
he seemed
so alive.
Green. Green, everyone.
Mrs. Tigh is
definitely human.
No hard feelings,
l hope, Ellen.
l completely
understand.
But let's be sure
and test you next.
Doctor?
My pleasure.
My job.
You don't want
to frak with
me, Bill.
Try to remember that.
Don't frak with
me either, Ellen.
lf only they knew
that everyone
passes these days.
Why, it's so much
simpler that way.
No muss, no fuss.
What did her
test really say?
l'll never tell.
(THEME MUSlC)