Battlestar Galactica (1980) s01e02 Episode Script

ADAMA: The great ship, Galactica.
Our home for these many years we've endured the wilderness of space And now we near the end of our journey We have at last found Earth NARRATOR: And now, Galactica 1980, Part 2 But first, here are some scenes from Part 1 Troy, I got a message for us to report to the Galactica I'm almost finished.
Just putting away some personal effects.
It's true, then, about us landing on Earth? I don't know.
It is Dr.
Zee's contention that Earth is not yet capable of defending herself against her enemies.
If we land, we will bring destruction upon Earth as surely as if we had inflicted it ourselves.
Dr.
Zee.
If we cannot go back because of a new Cylon force behind us, then we cannot go forward.
What do we do? Simply give up? We veer the fleet away from Earth before the Cylons realize she was our goal.
The visual signals from Earth show quite clearly that she is a warring planet, whose warring factions could be as dangerous as those of the enemy behind us.
Then how do you propose that we enlist Earth's help? We will send down teams who will work without revealing themselves to Earth's general population.
Hey! You turkeys pull off.
We want to talk to you.
You must have us confused with somebody else.
My name is not Turkey, and neither is his.
Pull over, wise guys, or we'll run you over, got it? Ready? Ready.
DILLON: Surprise! Is there any chance that you're going near the Pacific Institute of Technology? We're going to see Dr.
Mortinson.
The Dr.
Mortinson? Yes, yeah, we had difficulty with our transportation.
Look, maybe I can give you a lift.
Does your machine fly, too? Come on.
Yes.
GUARD: Miss Carlyle, this is Security Two people have broken into the building.
If they're with you now, just say, "Good morning, Jack.
" Good morning, Jack.
TROY: We would like to leave the Doctor a message.
What if he doesn't understand the message? Nobody on Earth could have done what we did with that formula.
He'll understand.
Halt or I'll shoot! Did they say who they were? I don't understand why you're so interested in hoodlums.
These hoodlums, as you call them, may be as important to mankind as the coming of the Messiah.
I'd like to tell you something about them, Doctor, but I don't think what I know would make it worth your while.
Tell him you'll meet him.
But it's not what he thinks.
You want a crack at that job? Tell him you'll meet him.
Listen, Doctor, I'd be glad to meet you.
Annie, quick, we've been trying to get Mortinson on film for weeks.
The last thing we need is a lot of attention.
Our ships are what are gonna get all the attention, if we don't get back and charge those energizers.
Yeah, well, first we've got to get out of here.
Got a light? (DOG BARKING) Golly! Come on, Skip.
Let's go tell Dad.
NARRATOR: And now, Part 2 of Galactica 1980.
Mommy, Daddy, I just saw a real spaceship.
Willy, look what you just did to my clean floor.
And what's the idea of slamming the door when you entered this house? But I saw a real-live spaceship.
You take those shoes off.
And then sit down at this table and stop behaving like some wild animal.
What's the spaceship look like? It's long and it's got a giant air scoop on the front, and space guns and Walt, are you gonna let him carry on like that? He'll have her believing it.
Willy, how many times have I told you not to make up stories? I'm not making it up.
Come and see for yourself.
Young man, you sit right back at this table and eat your dinner, or I'm gonna have to have a real serious talk with you.
I'm trying to have a serious talk.
I really saw it.
All right, I'll tell you what, Son, if you eat all your vegetables and help your mother clean up that mud you tracked in, you and I will go out there to look for your spaceship after dinner.
Wait till he sees it.
Jamie, this radio mike will pick up everything you and the Doctor discuss about his connection with those terrorists.
We'll be following you with a long lens mounted on this camera in the truck.
I'll do my best.
Okay.
Al? She set? All right, you're on your own.
Stay with her, Dave.
Jamie.
Don't do it, Jamie.
The Doctor's a good man.
I thought you were in jail.
Hey, where did those two clowns come from? I don't know, but I'm getting a good signal.
Save the tape.
They can't be important.
It's the Doctor I want.
You've got to get those journalists away from here so that we can talk to the Doctor.
I can't, I'll lose my job.
How'd you get out of jail? We escaped.
You mean, I've got two escaped jailbirds right on camera? Troy, that must be him.
Okay, just keep walking.
Give the illusion that you're going through with the interview.
I am going through with it.
This is my first break.
Dr.
Mortinson? Yes, Miss Hamilton, I expected you to come alone.
These are the two gentlemen you wanted to talk about.
Well, I thought you were Oh, yes, of course.
Walls do not a prison make.
Especially for people like you.
Now, if I'm correct in my assumption, and I almost have to be, there's no one on the face of this Earth who could have stood at my computer and do what you did today.
No one on this Earth.
What are they talking about? Walls, prisons, computers.
Nothing stuff.
What's the matter with that girl? Why doesn't she dump those two guys and get on with the interview? This may be the most important greeting in the history of mankind.
I'm very flattered, but why me? May I suggest that we find someplace else to talk, Doctor? We're being observed.
You bet you are.
And I'm not letting you guys out of my sight.
My car is right here.
Now, wait a minute.
Miss Hamilton, forgive me, but I think we should do this without you, thank you.
Whither you go, I will follow.
Or I'll call the police and turn in your license number.
Could you hurry? Time's important.
(TIRES SCREECHING) Follow them.
Willy, this is making me mad.
Now, I've told you not to make up stories.
It isn't a story, Daddy.
Really, I saw them.
You can ask Skipper.
All right, Son, this has gone far enough.
We're going home.
And when we get there, you're going to get a little lesson in not telling the truth.
Skipper? Skip? I said come on.
Skip! Skip? (BARKING) Daddy, look! Let's go.
Adama, your grandson was to have reported in long ago.
We've heard from all the others.
Xavier, please be patient.
The folly of the whole plan is so desperately dangerous, I cannot agree.
Not exposing this planet Earth to our enemies is in the best interest of our Earth brothers and ourselves.
That I agree with! But we have other means.
A tool we have sought for generations and possess, thanks to our young genius.
If you are referring to the time warp synthesizer, I cannot agree.
The whole concept of time travel is extremely dangerous.
Forcing a whole civilization forward beyond the speed of light, pushing it back into the past.
It's never even been tried.
Adama, what could be more vital to the speeding up of Earth's civilization and by going back into her past and introducing scientific tools hundreds of Earth years earlier? We know nothing of the consequences of changing that which has already been.
Then we'll find out.
I could lead an expedition into Earth's past.
We could introduce electronics, flight, atomic energy.
Let me at least present it to the council for a vote.
The council has never overruled Dr.
Zee.
He has never been wrong.
It has never been this critical.
Side with me.
I am a great leader.
I could deliver us a planet capable of saving us now.
Look out! (HONKING) (SCREAMING) (TIRES SCREECHING) Dillon, will you right this machine? Get it down, get it down, turn the wheel.
Turn the wheel.
Dave, keep that camera going.
This is fantastic.
(SIRENS BLARING) Come on, keep up with him, Al.
Take your foot off the accelerator.
The what? The pedal on the floor.
Dillon, now.
Dave, stay on that lead car.
This is fantastic.
Dr.
Mortinson is being kidnapped live on Instant News Dillon, will you stop this machine before you kill us all? I don't suppose it flies, does it? Flies? What's he on? No, it's a simple internal combustion engine which turns a drive shaft that rotates wheels.
Talk about primitive.
Haven't you people ever heard of anti-gravity travel? (SCREAMS) (DEVICE BEEPING) Troy here.
This is Commander Adama Return to the Galactica at once Crisis condition Galactica out Who's he talking to, his service? I hesitate to ask.
Well, what's a Galactica? Doctor, if I can ask you to keep what little we've discussed in confidence, we'll have to arrange to meet again as soon as possible.
What about the formula in my lab? It's incomplete.
I must have the rest.
Just consider this a beginning, a token of our good faith, if you keep your silence until we return.
When will that be? Don't worry, Doctor.
You may be willing to work on faith, but I'm staying with them right to the end of the line.
That is impossible.
You try and lose me and I'll blab everything I know.
Troy, our first mandate was to remain incognito from the masses.
Well, you're doing a great job of that.
Dillon, this is hopeless.
No, it's not.
The terrorists apparently made good their escape out the rear door of the store before the police could surround it.
However, Dr.
Mortinson, the object of the kidnapping, is safe.
Right now he's being questioned by the police.
Troy, we're late.
Maybe not.
Maybe the energizers just ran down.
You should be all right now.
"I should be all right now.
" Are you crazy? No, I'm crazy.
That's what they're going to say.
Jamie.
Don't "Jamie" me.
How dare you come into my life with With people that disappear.
Flying motor scooters.
They're turbines.
Don't get picky with me.
I want to know who you are and what you intend to do about this mess you've gotten me into.
(POLICE SIRENS BLARING) Troy, what is that? We have to go now.
There.
You hear that? The police followed us.
Come on.
Where do you think you're going? You have turned me into a fugitive wanted by the law as an accessory to kidnapping, terrorism, and I am not going to take this rap alone.
So, either you explain what you're up to to the police, or I go with you and get the whole story for my station.
Exclusive.
And with film at 6:00.
Film at 6:00? Skip it.
Let's go.
Troy, I don't think we have any choice.
I mean, if we leave her, she's got to say something.
And it's not going to be good for us.
The spaceships were right around here someplace, Sheriff.
Uh-huh.
Sorry I didn't believe you, Son.
Now I know how you felt.
I can't understand it.
I know they were right here in the north side of the meadow.
Uh-huh.
Hang on Why? You'll see (ENGINE RUMBLING) What's that noise? Daddy, look! Couple of shooting stars or jets or something.
Look, Mr.
Griffin.
I haven't got time for all this.
Not shooting stars.
Even Skipper knows that.
All right, Mr.
Griffin, why don't we just go back into town, fill out a report? You know we saw them, Skipper.
And I'll bet you they come back someday.
You wait and see.
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea It's too late Well, I don't like to tell you your business, but there isn't any land down there What happened to Earth? Behind you What went wrong? TRO Y: Nothing, yet Look, isn't it about time you told me who you are? Who you're with? Who we're with? I figured you for some sort of super NASA or CIA guys But you aren't, are you? No, we're not with them We're with them Oh, my Lord COMPUTER: Incoming Vipers Acknowledge.
No, wait.
Respiratory readout on that first ship indicates two people onboard.
COMPUTER: Correct Chromosome count indicates a female Get me the Commander.
What is it? The Battlestar Galactica.
The what? Our home ship Hang on Yes? Vipers returning from Earth, sir, but they're not alone.
They've brought someone with them.
That's strictly against orders.
It's just a possibility they may be in some kind of trouble.
Have them brought to my quarters the moment they arrive.
It's as big as a city.
She's more than a city.
She's had to serve as our planet.
Then your last planet wasn't Earth? No, we're not from Earth.
Wonder if my coming here wasn't a huge mistake.
Our Commander's gonna feel the same.
Well.
Captain Troy, Lieutenant Dillon and guest.
I hope you realize the serious predicament you've placed us in? They didn't have any choice.
I'm Jamie Hamilton.
You're I am Commander Adama.
Would you mind repeating that? What is that? It's probably some kind of recording device.
She seems to be associated with Earth's communication media.
I see.
I assume you had no choice other than to bring her with you? I insisted.
That's right.
Your recall order was battle urgent.
Left us no alternative.
She would have exposed what she had seen.
I suppose we'll have to deal with her as best we can.
I warn you that abusing the press is dealt with very harshly where I come from.
ADAMA: You'll be treated well.
That had a certain ring of permanence about it.
I only came here for a story.
Unfortunately, our mission to present-day Earth has to be suspended.
Present-day Earth? Commander, we were making progress.
We got to Dr.
Mortinson.
Oh, yes.
And? And if the rest of the scientific community is as receptive as he was We'll discuss this later.
Right now we have an emergency.
Commander Would you please put that recording device away? Thank you.
Commander Xavier has commandeered a ship and returned to Earth in the year 1944.
If Earth isn't advanced enough to help us now, what does he hope to accomplish back in 1944? Well, he intends to advance Earth's technology today by introducing superior weaponry far in the past.
Wait a minute Am I to understand that you can travel through time? Yes.
Look, time is just another dimension of space.
You'll have to explain time warping later.
Right now, we're not quite sure what we're up against.
We know little enough about present-day Earth.
Her past is a complete mystery.
Dr.
Zee will brief us as much as he can on what limited knowledge we now have.
Follow me, please.
Wait a minute.
Are you guys serious? You're really going to travel to Earth's past? I mean, is that really possible? Like the Commander said, he'll explain later.
But I might be able to help.
Jamie, time travel requires a lot of preparation.
If you don't know exactly what to expect, it's very dangerous.
For everyone.
But that's the whole point.
Who knows more about Earth's past than a person from Earth? The Commander won't even consider it.
Dillon, I'm a reporter.
This could be the greatest story in history.
And you heard that guy.
He's going to put me on ice up here indefinitely.
Wherever you guys are going, I'm going.
You wanna bet? Dr.
Zee, surely it's out of the question.
The situation is deadly enough without dragging a civilian into it.
On the contrary, our knowledge of Earth's past grows with every hour.
But our two warriors must leave at once.
If she's truly a student of history Student? I had a straight "A" average.
She might be able to tell us about the period known as the 1940s.
The 1940s.
That was a time dominated by World War II.
World War II? Yes, you see, the First World War was known as "the war to end all wars.
" But it didn't work out that way.
Then, 20 years later, in 1939, World War II broke out.
What caused it? Basically, it was a struggle for power.
But it was also a struggle between various political philosophies, with United States, Great Britain and her Commonwealth, China and the Soviet Union on one side, against the fascists of Germany, Italy and Japan on the other.
It literally involved every continent on Earth.
DR.
ZEE: You see, Adama, she can be of vast help to us.
Well, as usual, Dr.
Zee, you are right.
DR.
ZEE: Time distance coordinates will place Xavier in a small hamlet in a place called Germany, ruled by a group of people called Nazis.
Are you familiar with them? JAMIE: Oh, yeah, they were real sweethearts.
Why would this Xavier choose them to help? They were already into rockets ahead of everyone.
Then that's why.
By moving their capabilities ahead, he could most quickly change the face of today's Earth.
(SIGHS) Captain Troy, see that she's outfitted.
Yes, sir.
How'd you like that? Don't bother me, I'm praying Time travel was discovered to be made possible by the theory that once you exceeded the speed of light, you go back in time Is that anything like Einstein's theory? What did he say? Essentially he said that if you could move fast enough, you could go on a trip and get back home before you left Or thousands of years after you left That's exactly right Now all we have to do is accelerate back against the Earth's rotation until we've undone every rotation that's occurred since the 4th of June, 1944 You ready, Dillon? Ready My clothes! They've turned white! My Lord, we're dead and gone to heaven Not quite Don't worry about it That's the material synthetic fiber's reaction to the time warp DILLON: It has to do with magnetic stress loads Are we all right? What happened? We moved through the fourth dimension into another time Then this is really Yes Our scanners followed Xavier's trail as clearly as if he'd simply walked across a meadow Fighter, sir.
Probably the 423rd fighter squadron? No, sir, there are only two.
Reconnaissance.
American bombers.
When will they let up? There is nothing left of Berlin.
I have heard that our new super rockets will be ready soon.
If we can convince the Führer to support us.
He has others trying to convince him to build more tanks and U-boats.
Soon we'll have planes that don't even have propellers.
I would like to see the faces of our friends, the Americans, the first time they engage the new Luftwaffe.
Sir, our interceptors are about to engage the Americans.
Two planes.
That won't take long.
Uh-oh I see them You know, this could be a little hard to explain I suggest we spend as little time with them as possible That's right Knock the rotten Nazis out of the sky We can't do that You mean you can't outfight an old bunch of piston airplanes? Jamie, we can't change things Those pilots probably have descendants who would suddenly cease to exist in the future (MACHINE GUN FIRING) What's that stuff coming out of those ships? They're called bullets, you dummy Now do something You must have some kind of weapons She's right Go to turbos and let's get out of here Let's do it Mein Himmel, those were not American markings We have been firing at our own experimental aircraft GERMAN PILO T: If any of you say anything to the Colonel, you will personally answer to me Understood? That's a very good trick.
How long will it stay like that? Until the energizers wear down.
Or about 24 of your Earth hours.
And if we don't get back in time? The Nazis will probably find the ship.
A permanent home in Nazi Germany.
Nice.
You insisted on coming along.
The population center where our scanner placed Xavier is just beyond those woods.
That's a long walk.
I don't suppose you'd consider using the bikes.
I didn't think so.
(PLANE ENGINES ROARING) Come on.
Hey, you miserable Come back here.
That's one of ours.
DILLON: Not anymore.
He's alive.
We've got to help him.
What's she doing? We're not supposed to get involved.
She's getting involved.
(SOLDIERS SPEAKING GERMAN) It's all right.
I'm an American.
Sure.
I'm Bugs Bunny.
No, really.
We just landed here.
We? Hello.
You're Americans? I'm American.
They're from Forget it, we don't have time.
There's a vehicle back there with armed men.
I'm sure they spotted my chute.
Look, I don't know who you are.
I can't take a chance.
You're gonna have to find your own way out of here.
Hey, nice man.
SOLDIER: Halt! Halt or we shoot! (GUN FIRING) Halt or we shoot! Just put up your hands! Set it to stun.
JAMIE: Look out! What did you do to them? Gave them a matching set of headaches they'll be talking about forever.
We'd like you to work with us.
We need information about that town.
Peenemünde, that's all I know.
I doubt it.
What's an American doing bailing out of a plane with British markings? Why is that significant? My name is Major Stockwell.
I'm an instructor.
Sure.
See, if I recall, the American and English Air Forces worked independently.
Except for a few special missions involving spies or sabotage.
Peenemünde was a rocket base, wasn't it? That's a secret known only to Allied Intelligence and the Germans.
Which are you? Let me say this another way.
Either you work with us or your mission's over.
(TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING) Get back.
What's that? I don't know.
Troop movements, I think.
Over there, quick.
Come on.
(SHOUTING ORDERS IN GERMAN) No, that isn't troop movement.
It's what's called the Final Solution.
Those people are being taken to concentration camps.
Most of them will die there.
Women and children? What could they have done to deserve that? Nothing.
Hitler used a campaign of hatred against a people called Jews as a means of explaining away all the problems of his country.
It obviously wasn't true.
It was just a diabolical way of uniting all the dissidents in Germany.
By the time they found out what Hitler really stood for, it was too late.
If this is what they do to people, maybe we ought to let Xavier do his worst here in Germany.
No.
Those men with the swastika armbands are the kind of people he'd be bringing to power throughout the world.
Who is this Xavier? Gestapo? Galactican.
Look, lady, you're making me very nervous with all this strange terminology.
What, you think you got a problem with terminology? When can we get moving? Get moving? We got to help those people on the train.
Can't do anything, Jamie.
We're not supposed to be here, remember? If my contact is in town, we wouldn't dare go till after dark.
Troy, Dillon, it's a little girl.
She's coming right at us.
Halt! You get the guard, I'll get the girl.
(GUARD YELLING IN GERMAN) You were supposed to set it to stun.
Feldercarb.
I thought I did.
Whatever your intentions, you really fixed it good for us to stay here.
Come on, get out of here.
A mutual friend of ours in London said I might be able to find a rare copy of The Moon and Sixpence here.
(REPLIES IN GERMAN) Enter, quickly.
Now, I have never heard of The Moon and Sixpence I had to find some way to alert you.
The correct password is Marseilles.
You might have got yourself killed.
The Gestapo is turning the town upside down looking for us.
Who are these people? Americans.
Don't count on that.
These guys have weapons I have never seen before.
And no explanation for how they got here.
In the middle of the most guarded bastion in all of Germany.
We have explanations.
They're just very complicated.
To say the very least.
They did help me escape from some German soldiers.
The Gestapo is very clever.
I've even seen them shoot one of their own to establish credentials with our underground.
What about this child? Soldiers were trying to put her into a large JAMIE: Boxcar.
It was terrible.
Yeah, we hear stories about these things.
Most of the people are not permitted to see what is really going on.
We have learned that tomorrow the military is launching a new rocket.
Germany is entering the 21st century.
(VEHICLES APPROACHING) (WHISPERING) Gestapo.
We're finished.
We can pull him through with us.
Jamie, hold the child close and remember your briefing.
What kind of cowards are you hiding behind this child? Trust us.
(KNOCKING AT DOOR) It's too late.
You can't stop her.
(SOLDIERS SPEAKING GERMAN) (SPEAKING GERMAN) There are too many of them.
(SPEAKING GERMAN) (SPEAKING GERMAN) TROY: Your turn, Dillon.
DILLON: Right, Troy.
DILLON: Who says man can't fly? (THUDDING) TROY: Jamie, leave him alone, so he'll get out of here.
Who said that? Who said that? I warn you.
I am an expert shot.
(MOANING) Help me.
Don't look at me so stupid.
I'm wounded, help me.
We've got to stop them.
They're taking the little girl.
We can't interfere.
I can.
No.
We have to find Xavier.
He's obviously here because of the Germans' new rocket technology.
He's probably helping them.
Who are you guys? No.
What are you? This may sound trite, but we're brothers, all of us.
And we're just as anxious to stop that rocket test as you are.
For our own reasons.
Can you take us there? Yeah.
But I was supposed to get help from the old man and the underground.
Now, we're gonna need papers and uniforms if we're gonna get anywhere near that test site.
We'll get them.
And Jamie, we'll find a way to help all these people.
That I promise you.
Okay.
Let's go.
General Yodel.
This is a great pleasure.
And a great day for Germany.
Beautiful, isn't it? In minutes, she will land on London.
It's just a crude pulse jet.
TROY: Is that what all this concern is about? Considering its expense, and the small warhead, it has done little but frighten a few English civilians.
Yes, but this is only the beginning.
What you will see today is the second generation.
The V2.
Programmed to land where we want her to land.
And to carry a payload that is the beginning of the end for the Allies.
We came here to get something new.
Something called the V2.
Of course, the V2.
It almost changed the course of the war.
Almost changed? Why are you always talking in the past tense? This is no time to be correcting grammar.
Now, let's do whatever it is we're going to do.
We have to find Xavier.
The time for the test is quite close.
We must move to the safety of the bunker.
Yeah.
Surely, come.
This is the English scientist I mentioned to you, General.
Dr.
Xavier, I understand you were able to provide a few minor aids to our cause.
Minor? I should say I made this entire event possible.
The English are such a modest people.
It's curious.
We follow your scientific ranks quite closely.
I don't recall ever seeing a Dr.
Xavier mentioned as part of the British Rocket Program.
Yet, here I am.
And the proof of my competence stands out there.