Battlestar Galactica s04e14 Episode Script

APOLLO: Previously on Battlestar Galactica.
The world is frakked.
It's upside down and somebody's gotta turn it right side up.
Are you that man? I'm one of them.
Combat, Gaeta.
We've got civilians arming themselves down here.
Gaeta! Sergeant of the Guards, get your marines in here! Nobody gets in or out! What the hell are you doing? Admiral Adama, I am removing you from command of this ship.
Admiral, don't do this.
I'll be damned if I'm gonna let a guy like you run me off my own ship.
The Colonel and I are gonna make sure that the President's Raptor gets out of here safely.
No, Dad, you can't stay here Admiral.
I'm depending on you.
Make sure these animals don't dishonor this ship.
I'll see you soon.
MARINE: Look out! Raptor just took off from an aft airlock.
Arm all weapons.
Engage the target and destroy.
NARCHO: Narcho, Galactica.
Hostile Raptor outbound.
Bearing six, three, four at two.
Order your flight to engage the target and destroy.
NARCHO: Roger, Galactica.
(GRUNTING) (GROANS) Well, well, well It's the brig rat.
Admiral.
NARCHO: Galactica, Narcho.
Blind out of the sixth gate.
Breaking, going Zone 5 to pursue.
Red Viper II, Narcho.
The target's in your front yard, Hotdog.
Engage.
Narcho, Hotdog, tally.
I got her.
HOTDOG: Colonial Raptor, Red Viper ll.
Identify yourself immediately.
Repeat, identify.
Hotdog, dig the crap out of your ears.
Engage and destroy! Narcho, Hotdog.
Target in range.
Waiting for Raptor ID.
Damn it, Hotdog.
Galactica, Narcho, coming around.
Bearing niner, three, four.
Still no joy.
Hotdog, Narcho.
Destroy the target or disengage.
I repeat, destroy the target or disengage.
Where's the Where? This is President Laura Roslin aboard the Raptor.
Do not fire.
Gage, jam her transmission.
I escaped from the mutineers who have taken over Galactica.
Gage! ROSLIN: They're firing Grabbed it, sir.
They're still on us.
Sit down and hang on.
Hotdog, Narcho.
Target status, report.
I don't know.
That was the President.
She's on board the target.
We've got Adama and Tigh.
They were in the auxiliary airlock.
Put Tigh and Adama down with the Cylon prisoners.
Belay that.
Put Tigh with the Cylons.
Bring Adama up here now.
Understood.
Vireem, patch me through to Red II.
Lieutenant Constanza, Galactica Actual.
You were given an order, now follow it.
Hotdog, stop frakking thinking and shoot, Gods damn it! Galactica, Narcho, tally.
I have the target.
Maneuvering into position.
Frak, Narcho! I'm in, I'm in.
They've got a missile lock on us.
Missiles missed the target.
The Raptor boarded the Baseship.
Why are we under attack? Colonial Vipers are firing on our ship.
You're not under attack, they're firing at us.
What did you do? Their government has lost control.
Our government has not lost control.
Excuse me, how would you describe it, Madam President? Adama is a fugitive.
Gaeta has an army, and Zarek has control of Colonial One.
Adama is free.
Don't listen to him.
The last time we saw Adama, he was cornered in an airlock with Colonel Tigh.
If you were forced to escape, Gaeta and Zarek must have substantial support.
They don't! In fact, we're here because a pilot refused to shoot us down.
Tell him.
Yes, but the other pilot had no qualms about shooting down the President of the Colonies.
If they're willing to do that It's not safe.
We have to jump.
No.
I have to agree.
Well, what about the Final Four? Tyrol, Anders, Tigh, they're still over there.
What about them? If you jump, you'll never see them again.
If you stay put, you give Adama a chance to save them.
Put your ship in the middle of the Fleet.
Use the Fleet for cover.
Give Adama some time.
But what if No, Gaeta won't jeopardize the Fleet.
He doesn't have the guts! Now, come on, do it! Welcome back.
I had a feeling you wouldn't be on that Raptor.
I care too much for this ship to let it be overrun by rats.
Right.
If only you cared as much about the people on it.
You have no frakkin' idea.
Well then, show me.
You want to save some lives? Get on the radio and call Roslin.
Tell her to come back and surrender.
No.
I'll ask you one more time, Admiral.
"Admiral"? Admiral.
You're the Admiral now.
So you call up Roslin.
Make her laugh.
All hands to battle stations.
Set Condition 1.
Gun battery, stand by.
Target bearing Sir.
The Baseship.
They're moving into the Fleet.
They're hiding in the Fleet.
Battle stations, stand down.
Marine launch, blue squadron.
Have them quarantine the Baseship.
Gage, spin up our FTL.
Alert the ship captains to do the same.
Kelly, prepare for Mr.
Zarek's arrival.
Now you're going to shoot me, Mr.
Gaeta.
(THEME MUSIC) " shall we save the kids?" And the attorney says, "Frak them.
" And the priest says, "Do we have time?" (BOTH LAUGH) RACETRACK: You're gross.
Damn it.
This is President Laura Roslin.
This is the President speaking, the Hello.
Hello! Gods damn it.
It's okay, he's going to feel better.
Wonder what Gaeta's gonna do.
In your case, cut off one of your frakkin' legs.
GAETA: I have a net over the Baseship, you know.
You didn't have to bring the whole Quorum with you.
If you're insisting on the trial.
I'm insisting.
Then I want them where I can keep an eye on them.
Look, I know you want to do the right thing.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I was under the impression that you did, too.
I do.
But we need to move on.
We can't move on until people have answered for what they've done.
Which begins with Adama.
One world at a time, Tom.
I don't suppose anyone's gonna feed my dog.
ZAREK: The Admiral is charged with treason, desertion, giving aid and comfort to the enemy and gross dereliction of duty.
The punishment for these crimes is death by firing squad.
(SIGHS) Well, I'm not a very good shot.
ZAREK: The Admiral is entitled to a court-martial.
We need a lawyer to handle his defense.
They need a pimp.
Commander Gaeta will represent the people.
(SCOFFS) Commander Gaeta Why are you doing this? For justice.
LAMPKIN: Justice.
Uh-huh.
So it'd be fair to assume that should I choose to pass on this field trip for justice, Winkin' and Blinkin' over there will use me instead for target practice? Just get on with your job.
Hmm.
Fine.
Bring in the judges.
I will be serving as judge.
I see, so we've run out of ship's captains, then.
Captains are too busy protecting their vessels from the Cylon Baseship Admiral Adama welcomed into their fleet.
Shove it up your ass.
I don't need a frakking lawyer.
You are charged with treason By who? desertion, with giving comfort and aid to the enemy.
This is a joke.
And you will answer for these crimes.
"Aid and comfort," oh, yeah.
I did bathe and wash them.
Made their meals.
I love the enemy.
Could I have a few minutes with Mr.
Adama? Just to impress upon him the gravity of these charges? Please? You want him to understand, I know you do.
Make it quick.
This is the President.
This is Laura Hello? Hello? Hello? We don't even have the protection of the Fleet.
They've scattered.
And the Viper patrols, they've gotten bold.
Some of them checked their guns.
ROSLIN: Gods damn it.
Firing into space.
It's like they're inviting us to react.
I think we should all talk.
"The world's upside down, "and someone has to turn it right side up again.
" Felix Gaeta said that to me.
He believes he's that someone.
I believe he's that someone.
But he has very big shoes to fill.
I brought you here because I wanted him to meet people who refuse to give up, people who have the courage to voice their dissent but at the end of the day, still stand by your president.
(ALL MURMURING) I think you should leave now.
Mr.
Vice President.
So say we all.
ALL: Hear, hear.
WOMAN: So say.
(SIGHS) WOMAN: I would stake my life on it.
(ALL MURMURING) (SIGHS) Shoot them.
MAN: Point of order.
Point of order! Go get Mr.
Gaeta.
(GUNSHOTS FIRING) (PEOPLE SCREAMING) I never agreed to this! Yes, you did.
No, this is murder! This is a coup that you began.
To take command and destroy our enemies before they destroy us.
What've you done? This is what happens.
No No, it's a lie.
This is all based on lies.
Don't you get it? We had the truth on our side.
Now Now The truth is told by whoever's left standing.
Adama has to go.
There's no turning back now.
(GRUNTING) Sorry.
It was a difficult choice but we made our decision.
We're jumping away.
We have a chance to survive.
I'm sorry, I would've thought as one of the Final Five, you'd have a broader vision than that.
If he hasn't done it already, Gaeta will airlock Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, then he'll start with the rest.
Kara, Helo, Adama Don't.
Stop.
His fate has been all but decided, count on it.
Please, don't.
Ours isn't yet.
No.
No one believed that we would survive the Cylon nuclear holocaust, or the hell on New Caprica, or the 50,000 other crises we've lived through.
But we did, we're here.
We've made this veritable habit out of defying the odds, particularly William Adama.
And he is alive.
He is alive.
And he will take command of this fleet again.
And when that day comes, he's gonna know who stuck with him and who ran.
Now who do you want to be? Who do you want to be? (GRUNTING) KELLY: Hey, Chief.
(GROANS) Looking for a gun? Hey, Aaron.
Sprung you, did they? Long live the revolution.
Out.
Just shoot me now.
I'm too frakking tired to get out.
You're a frakking machine.
Get out.
That's right, I'm a machine.
What does that make you? Dumbass? (BOTH LAUGHING) (PANTING) This was a hell of a ship once.
Yeah, it really was.
Heard your kid's not a Cylon.
Could have told you she was trouble.
(LAUGHING) Thanks.
It wouldn't have mattered.
Go on, keep going.
Go! Go on, skin job, go! Frak! Forget it.
You think if you can get me to cooperate, you'll get a pat on the back instead of a bullet? Don't let your pride get in the way.
Put your innocence on record for the Fleet.
Your statement I won't do a statement.
Gaeta and Zarek are gonna fail.
You really believe that? What do you think? I won't betray my beliefs with a testimony.
You have people out there mobilizing, I saw them.
Give them a chance to do something.
Stall or play dumb We've been ready to proceed for some time.
(GRUNTS) Are you injured? I believe the word is "damaged.
" No frakking way.
It's never gonna work.
Up close, I can take two of them before you take your shots.
From back here, with a side arm? We've only got one chance to get this right.
And I'm gonna take it.
MARINE 1: Grenade! MARINE (SCREAMING) Never pulled the pin.
Not funny.
Yeah, it would have been if you'd thought of it.
No.
Not funny.
Tigh.
It's okay.
It's Kara.
It's Lee and Kara.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Where is he? ATHENA: Give me a hand.
Bastards went to town on Helo.
Wait a minute.
Where is he? Where is my father? Kelly took him.
What? You were with him.
What happened? I don't frakking know! Come on, damn it.
Let's get out of here before they find us.
I have Hera.
You okay? ATHENA: Go left.
Kara, frak that, let's go! Got it, we'll catch up.
Sam! (GRUNTS) Oh, Gods! Okay Oh, my Oh, my Gods! Look at me, look at me.
Look at me, do you hear me? Okay, okay, okay.
Kara! We can't stay here! Here.
Watch his neck, Gods damn it.
We got to go! We got to move Sam.
Take Hera and go to Baltar's people.
No one wants to go near those nut jobs.
You'll be safe there.
Okay, he's gonna bleed out.
He's gonna go.
Don't move his head.
Go! I can take care of myself.
I won't leave.
Saul! We're gonna lose Sam! Lee, go! Lee, go, get your father! Now go.
Go! Okay, get him to Cottle.
Athena, go.
APOLLO: Okay, company, move out! Okay, let's move, let's move.
Let's go, let's go.
Okay, baby.
Okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
(PANTING) You deserted us on New Caprica.
You let us twist in the wind.
I saved your frakking ass.
Why can't you just admit that you've been derelict in your duties as an officer? Not only do you give aid and comfort to the enemy, you were about to grant them access Objection, he's badgering the witness.
to every jump drive on every ship in this fleet.
About to? I did it.
I gave them access.
ADAMA: And you know what? I didn't give them aid and comfort.
They gave it to me.
MAN: We just got word that Tigh and the skin jobs escaped.
Don't worry, sir.
We're on it.
Um Saul Tigh was killed trying to escape.
I'm sorry.
But you did give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Saul Tigh was a Cylon.
And even when you discovered that he was, you let him remain the XO, didn't you? I'm not answering any more questions for you, Mr.
Gaeta.
The prisoner is guilty as charged.
This isn't a trial.
This is an asylum.
(SHOUTING) We're done here.
ROSLIN: This is President Laura Roslin speaking from the Cylon Baseship.
Felix Gaeta has seized Galactica by force.
The Cylons were defending themselves.
They will not harm you.
I repeat, the Cylons will not harm you.
ZAREK: Jam that signal.
Why the frak is she still broadcasting? I am asking all ships' captains Where's Hoshi? not to jump.
Get that little frak back into CIC.
Do not jump! Shut down your FTL drives It worked.
They couldn't jam it.
I thought this would do the trick.
(STARBUCK GRUNTING) Show me your frakking hands! (GRUNTS) (CHOKING) You have to help me get him to Cottle.
No, no.
No, just on the way here, me and my pen pal were shot at two times.
Once by his own men.
Sorry.
He's gonna die.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
Frak! drives after Roslin's transmission.
Frakking Roslin.
No, she did us a favor.
Now we're clear who's with us and who's trouble.
Gage, give the jump coordinates only to those ships that kept their FTLs online.
Order them to jump immediately.
Yes, sir.
I need you to assemble an execution detail.
Only men you can trust.
Secure the main hangar deck launch tube.
Take Adama down there and wait for me.
Can I count on you, Noel? All down the line, sir.
Spying on me, Tom? Let's just get through this and move on, all right, Felix? (GRUNTING) (GROANING) Where's the old man? Where's the old man? They're gonna shoot him.
Where? Main hangar deck launch tube.
Come on, come on, let's go, Gods damn it.
Lee! Wait! I'm coming with you.
GAETA: Detail ready.
Aim! Fire! No! Shh.
You were dreaming.
I couldn't wake you.
Oh, God, they're gonna shoot him.
I feel sick, I (GASPS) No No, this is all wrong.
It's wrong.
Please, stop, stop.
But I want to make you feel better.
Then cut off my legs.
I ran again.
I disappeared in the nick of time again.
Fear makes people behave differently.
I didn't run out of fear.
Not this time, anyway.
I ran away from those people.
God, "those people.
" I've got a kind of following on Galactica.
Like a fan club.
Publicly, I humor them.
Privately, I scorn their provincial intellects, their unfailing willingness to make me feel better.
(SIGHS) I have to go back.
I have to go back, they're my responsibility.
I am sorry.
Galactica.
This is President Laura Roslin.
Release all those being held against their will and return command of this fleet to Admiral William Adama.
Surrender.
You have five minutes! Lieutenant Allison.
Carry out the execution.
Yes, sir.
(GRUNTS) Dad.
Thank you, Son.
They told me you were dead.
For a while, I was, Bill.
I want to take back my ship.
Lieutenant Sorry, sir.
I've always respected you.
But I hate the Cylons.
And I can't take orders from a leader who won't fight them.
Colonel.
Stand down.
Tie him up.
(GRUNTS) Put me on speaker.
This is Tom Zarek, President of the 12 Colonies.
It's over, Laura.
Saul Tigh was killed attempting to escape.
Bill Adama was tried and found guilty of his crimes.
A firing squad executed him this morning.
It's done, Laura.
You need to think about the people of this fleet now and surrender.
No.
Not now, not ever.
Do you hear me? I will use every cannon, every bomb, every bullet, every weapon I have down to my own eyeteeth to end you.
I swear it! I'm coming for all of you! So now we have a military leader and a president, all in one.
And how would you have answered her, if you would have been here? Baseship's arming itself, sir.
Are we jump ready? Affirmative.
Set the rendezvous jump coordinates.
Set your board to green.
There's been enough killing.
I'm leaving them behind unless you object.
(PANTING) ROSLIN: Galactica, this is President Laura Roslin.
Surrender.
Gods damn it.
Sir, board is green.
Count it down.
Jump in 10 Nine Eight (GRUNTS) Six Five Four Three FTL just went offline.
(BEEPING) Get a crew.
Get someone down to the engine room right now.
Come on, move it! Gaeta.
Gaeta, launch your birds.
Gaeta, wake up.
What the frak are you doing? Launch your birds! Gaeta.
Gaeta, we have to defend, do you understand that? Do you understand? Gaeta, we need to defend! "One day soon, there's gonna be a reckoning.
" Gun batteries have fixed target bearing.
Standing by to fire.
Gaeta, what the frak is wrong with you? Wake up! Weapons hold! Give me a weapon.
MARINE 1: Put your weapons down! Put your weapons down! MARINE 2: Drop your weapons! Put them down, now! Drop them, drop them! On your knees! Move it! Now! Connect me with the President.
Right away, Admiral.
Madam President.
This is the Admiral.
Stand down.
I repeat, Galactica's secured.
Stand down.
Bill.
(PANTING) Oh, no.
(SOBS) GAETA: I suppose a long time ago, it was architecture.
There was a year there where I scribbled floor plans on everything.
Dining room table, patio tiles, rare books, drove my parents crazy.
BALTAR: How old were you? I don't know, eight, maybe? Nine? (CHUCKLES) I'll tell you one thing, though, I had some pretty frakking amazing ideas.
Restaurants shaped like food.
Huh? And top-heavy buildings, and stairways, every Everything had to have a stairway.
Spoils of war.
(SIGHS) When I was older, then it became medicine, and then engineering, photography.
I think I would've made a better architect than any of those, though.
And then, I discovered science.
And I I thought I was really, really good at it.
Until I met you.
Felix Don't.
And please, no religion.
I'm fine with how things have worked out.
Really, Gaius, I am.
I I just hope I hope that people realize eventually who I am.
I know who you are, Felix.
I know who you are.
(SIGHS) Ready.
Aim.
It stopped.
Fire.
(THEME MUSIC)