03x20 - Crossroads (part 2)

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The Galactica, led by William, protects a group of civilians - led by president Laura - in search of a mythical planet called Earth.
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03x20 - Crossroads (part 2)

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- This is it.
- That's it.

The Ionian Nebula.

So what do you think we'll find?

Beacon? Temple?

Sign post to Earth?

How many more jumps
before we find the nebula?

I'm estimating an even dozen.
We're getting close.

Still no sign of the Cylons.

... you nuggets would say that.

... what anybody...

- There, go back, you almost had it.
- Had what?

That song. You don't hear that song?

It's in the frakking ship!

This is my son.

I am very sorry for your loss,
but I am not responsible.

I know, he's sick,
and I want you to bless him.

Bless him?

You are saying that
the defendant, Gaius Baltar,

ordered your execution and
the execution of other people?

That's exactly what I'm saying.

This a death warrant.
Have you seen the names on this list?

Do you know what they will do out there?

Gaius Baltar chose
to side with the Cylons

and to actively seek the deaths
of his fellow citizens.

Madam President, are you
taking chamalla at this time?

Don't answer.
I'm putting a stop to this right now.

Your Honors, if she is on dr*gs,
it goes to her credibility as a witness.

I am taking chamalla again
because my cancer has returned.

I'm calling you a liar and a coward.

For what?

Traitorous piece
of garbage Gaius Baltar.

He doesn't even deserve a trial.

I will not serve under a man
who questions my integrity.

And I won't have an officer
under my command

who doesn't have any.

Frak me.

Yes?

Yell at me.
I don't want to get out of bed.

You called the wrong number.

I was just
thinking about going back to bed.

You feeling okay?

Says the cancer patient.

Yeah, I'm fine. I just cut myself.

How are you doing?

I don't want to face them.

I don't want to face any of them.
I just want to

stay in bed all day and sleep.

I think I stopped the bleeding.

If you still need to be yelled at,
I think I can give you some volume.

Okay. All right, give it your best sh*t.

Get out of that bed!

That's not your best sh*t.

Get your fat, lazy ass
out of that rack, Roslin!

Yes, sir. Okay, sir.
Anything you say, sir.

Thank you.

Don't let 'em see you sweat, Laura.

Come here.

I can't.

Come here.

- I gotta go back to the Colonial One.
- You don't have to go anywhere.

What is that music? Gods.

What did you just say?

Frak.

Yeah, coming.

- Hey, why's the door locked?
- Sorry.

We should go for a mistrial.

What?

What's he talking about?
What are you talking about?

- Mistrial? Whatever for?
- Because we're losing.

Not from where I'm standing.

We're actually doing quite well.

We're about to break the prosecution.

We've blown of their key witnesses
out of the water.

What more do we need to do,
for gods sakes?

Everyone in that courtroom hates you.
Everyone.

Including the judges.

You didn't hear
what my father just called you.

A traitorous piece of garbage,
a man who doesn't even deserve a trial.

He said that? He actually said that?

Yes, he did. And I don't think
he's the only one up there.

I agree.

Our tactical victories
are pissing them off.

Right, so now because we're
winning we're losing, actually.

Perverse, isn't it?
One of the reasons why I love what I do.

"Forcing a mistrial may seem
of little benefit to either side,

"but in fact, it can be
a boon to the defense.

"The prosecution's shown their hand.

"At retrial, the defense
has all the tactical advantages,

"and the statistical chances
of an acquittal rise...

"by %."

Joseph Adama.

"Trial Tactics and Strategies",
page .

Smart man, your grandfather.

Yeah, well, I can see why
you'd want a mistrial.

What's that supposed to mean?

That'd be the quickest way for you
to absolve all your responsibility.

Wash your hands of the whole affair.
You get back to your life.

You get back to
wherever you get back to,

and I get back to a cell and I have to
go through this all over again.

I can't physically take that.

No more games. No mistrials.

There will be a verdict.

Yesterday
marked a surprising turn of events

in the trial of Dr. Gaius Baltar,

when Colonel Tigh admitted...

Before any of you nuggets can even
think about flying one of my Raptors,

you have to know systems.

Electronics, avionics,

navigation, engine controls,

dradis configuration and calibration,
basic FTL functions,

autopilot gearing
and propulsion systems...

The best way to learn that
is on a Raptor.

And that means getting your hands dirty.
Move it. Come on.

Come on, come on.

Chief.

Hey, Sam.

That song you're humming.

What is that?

Oh, you know what, I don't even know.
It's just something I can't...

get out of my head.

Some way out of here...

I've been hearing that.

Everywhere.
On a boom box, you know, in the bar.

Come here.

You hear "that" song.

Yeah. It's freaking me out.

I hear it everywhere, but I can't...

but I can't really hear it,
you know what I mean?

Yeah, it's like you can grab
just a part of the melody

and then it goes away.
Like it's something from childhood.

- Exactly.
- Yo, Anders!

Do you need a frakking invitation?

Move it!

All right.

No reason to get excited.

Well, congratulations.

You've survived
your first Doloxan treatment.

Talk about the cure
being worse than the disease.

Next time bring a book
or some paperwork.

It'll keep your mind off of it and it'll
also keep your blood pressure down.

Now if you excuse me,
I do have some other patients.

All right, go.

Oh, gods.

Hera!

What's going on?

You're both freaking out
at the same time?

We need a moment.

Take this off. Get this off me, please.

Will somebody please tell me
what the hell is going on?

Go outside.

Thank you, we'll be fine. Shut the door.

Yes, ma'am.

I'm sorry about the shackles.

Were you with us... a moment ago...

in the lobby of the opera house?

I'll take that as a yes
by the look on your face.

I was there too.

And so was Hera.

That shouldn't be possible.

Add it to the list.

Were you trying to reach Hera?

I don't know.

I just knew that I had
to protect her with my life.

I'm telling you, Bill.
They put the music in the ship.

I can hear it.

I believe you.

- I'll look into it.
- You'll look into it?

You'll look into it? I am here
telling you there is Cylon sabotage

aboard our ship!

Sabotage with music.

I know, I know. I can't
quite understand it myself, but...

there's too much confusion.

I promise I'll look into it.

Now I have to get to court.

Okay.

Go to court.

There must be some
kind of way out of here.

Do you recognize
this document, Lieutenant?

Yes, I do.

It's a death list

issued on New Caprica
by the office of the President.

Who signed this document?

President Gaius Baltar.

Could it be a forgery?

No.

And how do you know
that it cannot be a forgery?

Because I was there. I saw him sign it.

What? What are you talking about?
You weren't there!

That's a lie.
That's a total fabrication.

Order!

I saw him sign it.

Describe the scene, would you?

The Cylons brought the document
into the Presidential office.

They had already selected the names.

One of them--
I believe it was a Three...

gave the list to the President and said:

"Here are the people that are going
to be ex*cuted. Please sign this."

He looked at the list.
He saw all the names.

And then he signed it.

Did he protest?

I mean, did he argue?
Did he offer any resistance whatsoever?

Sign it!

I won't do it.

You're going to have to salve
your consciences some other way.

Sign it! Sign your name!

No.

- He never did.
- Oh, Felix.

Oh, Felix, what are you doing?

Get that out of my face!

- Gaius, we'll get him in the cross.
- Counselor, please control your client.

- It's not a secret.
- Quiet!

The fleet knows this man
tried to s*ab me through the neck,

and you missed!

Butterfingers!

- Sorry, Your Honors.
- Shut up.

No further questions.

Your witness, Counselor.

No questions.

What?

- What are you--
- Witness is dismissed.

Oh, great.

What the hell are you doing?

It's your word against his right now.

If he's decided to perjure himself,
we can't do anything to change that now.

We're going to have
to adjust our strategy.

Is the defense prepared
to present their case?

Your Honors...

at this time, if it please the court...

I would like to offer a motion.

The defense would like
to move for a mistrial.

No, we do not want a mistrial!
I do not want a mistrial!

Gaius Baltar!

Behave, Dr. Baltar.

On what grounds, Counselor?

On the grounds that one of the panel

has already prejudged
the outcome of this trial

and determined the guilt

of the defendant.

That's a very serious
charge, Mr. Lampkin.

Which judge?

That would be you, Admiral.

And to prove it,
I need to take the unusual step

of calling Mr. Lee Adama to the stand.

You gotta be frakkin' kidding me.

Gaeta has sunk us.
This is the only way we're gonna win.

I will not testify against my father.

That is your choice.

Either way,

- I'm putting you on the stand.
- Your Honors,

this is completely improper.

Counsel cannot testify
at trial under any circumstances.

I can cite at least seven precedents
off the top of my head.

Call your witness, Counselor.

Thank you.

Mr. Adama.

Mr. Adama...

did you meet with your father,
Admiral Adama, four days ago?

Yes.

At that meeting,
did Admiral Adama express an opinion

as to whether
the defendant deserved a trial?

All I'm looking for is the truth here,
Mr. Adama.

Let's have it.

I'm waiting.

Answer the question.

You swore an oath
as an officer of the court.

If you don't answer the question,

- you halt the entire system of justice.
- What frakking system?!

Mr. Adama!

I'm sorry, Your Honors.

Please excuse my associate.

All right.

I'll try something else.

Do you believe

that the defendant
deserves a fair trial?

As a matter of fact, I do.

- Why?
- Aside from the fact that everyone

deserves a fair trial, I also believe
that he is not guilty of the charges...

Your Honors,
I must insist on an exception here.

He cannot testify in this manner.
It is completely improper.

I agree.

He can make his arguments
in closing statements, not on the stand.

I'm inclined to agree
with the prosecution.

Thank you.

You can appeal to the President if you
feel that this influences the verdict,

but I for one...

would like to hear this witness testify.

I would second that.

Continue.

Thank you, your Honors.

Mr. Adama?

- Mr. Adama!
- Yes.

Why do you believe that the defendant,

Gaius Baltar, deserves to be acquitted?

Well, because the evidence
does not support the charges.

Come on.

Did the defendant make mistakes?

Sure, he did.

Serious mistakes.

But did he actually commit any crimes?
Did he commit treason? No.

I mean, it was an impossible situation.

When the Cylons arrived,
what could he possibly do?

What could anyone have done?

I mean, ask yourself,
what would you have done?

What would you have done?

If he had refused to surrender,

the Cylons would've probably
nuked the planet right then and there.

So did he appear
to cooperate with the Cylons? Sure.

So did hundreds of others.

What's the difference
between him and them?

The President issued a blanket pardon.

They were all forgiven.
No questions asked.

Colonel Tigh.

Colonel Tigh used su1c1de bombers,
k*lled dozens of people. Forgiven.

Lieutenant Agathon and Chief Tyrol.
They m*rder*d an officer on the Pegasus.

Forgiven.

The Admiral... The Admiral instituted

a m*llitary coup d'etat
against the President.

Forgiven.

And me?

Well,

where do I begin?

I sh*t down a civilian passenger ship.

The Olympic Carrier.
Over a thousand people on board.

Forgiven. I raised my w*apon
to a superior officer,

committed an act of mutiny. Forgiven.

And then on the very day when
Baltar surrendered to those Cylons,

I, as commander of Pegasus, jumped away.

I left everybody on that planet alone,
undefended, for months!

I even tried to persuade
the Admiral never to return.

To abandon you all there for good.

If I'd had my way,
nobody would've made it off that planet.

I'm the coward.

I'm the traitor.

I'm forgiven.

I'd say we're very
forgiving of mistakes.

We make our own laws now,
our own justice.

We've been pretty creative at
finding ways to let people off the hook

for everything from theft to m*rder.

And we've had to be.

Because...

because we're not
a civilization anymore.

We are a g*ng.

And we're on the run.
And we have to fight to survive.

We have to break rules.
We have to bend laws.

We have to improvise.

But not this time, no.

Not this time.

Not for Gaius Baltar.

No, you... you have to die.

You have to die, because... well,

because we don't like you very much.

Because you're arrogant.
Because you're weak.

Because you're a coward.


And we the mob,
we want to throw you out the airlock

'cause you didn't stand up to the Cylons
and get yourself k*lled in the process.

That's justice now.

You should've been k*lled
back on New Caprica.

But since you had the temerity to live,
we're gonna execute you now.

That's justice!

No, no.

Order... order!

This case...

this case is built
on emotion. On anger...

bitterness, vengeance.

But most of all, it is built on shame.

It's about the shame

of what we did to ourselves
back on that planet.

And it's about the guilt

of those of us who ran away.

Who ran away.

And we are trying to dump all that guilt
and all that shame onto one man.

And then flush him out the airlock and
hope that that just gets rid of it all.

So that we can live with ourselves.

But that won't work.

That won't work. That's not justice.

Not to me.

Not to me.

No further questions.

Your Honors,

I wish to reiterate my strong exception
to defense counsel's testimony.

Exception noted. Thank you.

Did you want
to cross-examine the witness?

I have no question for defense counsel.

Witness is excused.

Do you want to call any other witnesses?

Your Honors, I don't wish
to belabor this any longer.

The defense rests.

Very well. This court will adjourn
to consider a verdict.

What a glorious moment in jurisprudence.

You did a great job.

All rise.

Before I read the verdict,
I'd like to make one thing clear.

Like everything human,

justice is imperfect.

It's flawed.

But it's those very imperfections

that separates us from the machines.

And maybe even makes us
a species worth saving.

The defendant will rise.

Gaius Baltar...

after carefully
weighing the evidence, this tribunal,

in a vote of tree to two...

finds you not guilty.

- You won.
- Good job.

Let's go.

I always knew that
I was going to be acquitted,

but the fact I have been found innocent
shouldn't disguise

that this trial
has been a total pantomime!

Assassin!

Admiral, you gotta get him out of here!

Get him back. Get him out of here!
Get him away!

I knew right from the very start
that if there was a way to demonstrate

the sheer... what's the word
I'm looking for?

Hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is the word
I'm looking for.

Hypocrisy
of the prosecution's case, then

really, the judges had no other option
but to find me not guilty.

Your boundless confidence provided with
great solace throughout proceedings.

Look, I want to thank you both. Truly.

From the bottom of my heart, I am very,
very grateful for all you've done.

On a personal note,

if I could've seen the Admiral squirm
just a bit more, it wouldn't have hurt.

Now you listen.

Don't push it, Doctor.

Fine.

Romo, perhaps we can have a chat.

I've thought about maybe
doing a book tour around the Fleet.

And there's the publishing rights.

There are issues about my security,
where I will live, what I will do.

Since we've forged this
great relationship during the trial,

I thought, you know,
who better to think about...

Actually, now that
the Fleet's legal system is in place,

my not-so-inconsiderable talents
are required elsewhere.

So I'm afraid...
this is the end of our journey.

Wait a minute, what...

What about me?
Wait a minute, wait, please.

Think about this for a second.

Where will I live? What am I gonna do?
How am I going to survive?

Much as I hate to use
a cat metaphor, Doctor...

I think you'll land on your feet.

Close the door on your way out.

Romo, one thing.

When you put me on the stand,

did you know what was gonna happen?

I knew you were a honest man, Mr. Adama.

Much unlike your grandfather.

Gaius Baltar is innocent.

Just the sound of that
makes my skin crawl.

Not guilty is not the same as innocent.

It must've been particularly
difficult for you.

What, you just... couldn't get
the other two guys to budge?

You voted for his acquittal, didn't you?

I hate to say it.

Defense made their case.

The prosecution didn't.

Gaius Baltar is a traitor.
We both know that.

Regardless of the outcome of this trial.

No one's asking anyone to forget.

Or to forgive.

But we have to look to the future.

Mr. Gaeta.

Yes, Sir.

Commence jump prep.

We're going to the Ionian Nebula.

Yes, Sir.

Excuse me.

Jump coordinates
have been distributed, Sir.

All Fleet ships show green
for jump formation delta.

- Initiate jump.
- Aye, sir.

Jumping in three, two,

one, jump.

Jump complete.

All Fleet ships reporting in, sir.

Very well, Mr. Gaeta.

Commence dradis scan.

Let's see what's out there.

Sitrep!

Our sensors show major
power fluctuations! Checking on fleet.

Guards! Two feet over!

Nuggets on me! Nuggets on me!

Grab a flashlight and turn it on!

Check auxiliary power.

We have negative auxiliary power.
We're on batteries only.

Get ready for an engine restart.

DC needs to get down there
and muster right away.

Gaius. It's okay. Come with me.

- Where are you taking me to?
- To your new life. Here.

Come on.

Come on. Let's get the power back up.
Move it around, you know what to do.

There must be some way out of here...

... said the joker to the thief.

There's too much confusion,

I can't get no relief.

Chief.

This isn't happening.

Please, tell me this isn't happening.

So that's it.

After all this time.

A switch goes off, just...

like that.

Oh, no way.

I don't believe this.

I'm not buying this. This is a...

This is a trick. Come on! We're not...

What is it? This song that I...

All right, that's enough, godsdamn it!

Deadbolt that frakkin' door!

years in the service.

years.

Two wars...

Combat.

Locked in that dungeon on New Caprica.

Ellen.

My gods.

What about Ellen?

No, no, no.

Not after all this.

Not after the resistance.

And the occupation.

And after watching my friends die
one after another for frakking this?

- Sam.
- You stay the hell away from me.

You all just stay the frak away from me.

Sam...

it's true.

We're Cylons.

And we have been from the start.

- Admiral, what's going on?
- Some kind of power surge.

Give me a damage report immediately.

The power outage
was fleet-wide, Admiral.

It was also simultaneously
restored to all ships.

- Admiral, Admiral!
- Dradis contact!

Massive Cylon fleet on intercept course!

Mr. Gaeta, sound action stations
immediately.

I want an emergency jump
of the entire fleet.

Sir, all fleet ships were
powered down during the outage.

It'll take at least min.
to spool up the FTL drives.

We just don't have minutes.

Action stations, Action stations.
Set Condition One throughout the ship.

This is not a drill. All Viper pilots
report to Vipers immediately.

Inbound Cylon fleet. I repeat,
action stations, action stations.

Set Condition One throughout the ship.
This is not a drill.

Gods.

What are we gonna do?

The ship is under att*ck.
We do our jobs.

Report to your stations!

Report to stations?

My name is Saul Tigh.
I am an officer in the Colonial Fleet.

Whatever else I am...

whatever else it means,
that's the man I want to be.

And if I die today,

that's the man I'll be.

I can't do my job
until I have my Raptor.

Well, get in...
Where the hell have you been?!

I'll tell you later.
Get that bird in the tube!

Get those steps off, come on!

Come on, everybody, we're under att*ck!
Let's go, let's go!

Get her in the Viper, hurry!

- Arm and load all nuclear weapons.
- Yes, sir.

It's good to see you, Colonel.

Good to be here, Admiral.
You can count on me.

I've never doubted it.

I'm here if you need me,
Madam President.

Alert Vipers are away.

Who's in Viper ?

Galactica, Apollo. I'm in Viper .

I have a bogey at my ten.
I'm gonna go check it out.

Where'd he go?

Where the frak did you go?

What the frak?!

Hi, Lee.

- Kara?
- Don't freak out. It really is me.

It's gonna be okay.

I've been to Earth.

I know where it is.

And I'm gonna take us there.
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