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The name's Brogan, Lieutenant Brogan.

For 20 years, I was with the NYPD.

Now... Well, let's just say,

I've transferred to another precinct.

We hereby consecrate this temple to the spirit of Pyrism,

flame without end.

Let it be so. ALL: Let it be so.

There is a traitor in our midst.

CONGREGATION: Oh!

A woman pointed her finger and a man burst into flames.

I'd say that was out of the ordinary.

Tendall Kalike was purified by the eternal flame.

In his heart he betrayed us, and his heart betrayed him.

Obviously, there is something going on at that temple.

I've decided to put some people in there and find out what it is.

You all know my daughter, Samina.

Haldane: Hey, no problem.

Workin' undercover or under covers is my specialty.

No!

Haldane's a good cop. He knows what he's doing.

Nice likeness.

Wouldn't you say, Officer Haldane?

Please. Give me the chance to redeem myself.

Don't!

Please!

SCREAMS: No!

CHORAL MUSIC

Ask me, this isn't a temple it's a damn roach motel.

Yeah. Nobody here gets out alive.

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

This is a clear violation

of our religious freedom, Captain Podly.

One of my officer's is missing.

As I recall, you were the ones who reported it.

We reported an initiate missing.

And that does not give you the right to turn our temple upside down.

So, sue me!

Please, please let us remember where we are.

I confess I am perplexed as to why an undercover officer

was posing as a member of my congregation in the first place.

With all due respect, two of your flock have died

under unusual circumstances.

And now this!

If I knew of any unlawful activity in my temple, I would tell you.

That's good to know.

CASTLE SIGHS

Last time anyone saw Samina was yesterday,

during evening prayers.

- What about Haldane? - We've sent for him.

So, after dinner, she went back to her room?

Uh, she had said something about going to a sound and light show.

Uh, I never saw her again.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant.

Sister Kilno, or whoever she was,

seemed like a good person.

That'll be all, Mr Flexen.

Just wish they'd stop talking about Samina in the past tense.

I'm told you gentleman wish to speak with me.

Damn right.

What happened to my daughter!

I thought Sister Nevik told you.

Ah, you can drop the cover.

I already have.

I told my brothers and sisters that I was a police officer.

Before or after Samina disappeared?

Whoa, wait a minute, Captain.

What the hell's goin' on, Jack?

Well, it's like Brother Kem said...

No, I mean what's going on with you?

I'm resigning from the force.

PODLY: What?!

You can't be serious.

For once in my life, that's exactly what I am.

I'm not quite sure I understand it myself

and I... I don't know what to say, except...

the fire is within me now.

And I cannot serve both you and Pyrism.

Captain, we truly do not know what happened to Samina.

Now if you'll excuse me,

I'm going to go and pray to Egora for her safe return.

I'm telling you, Castle,

nobody on the street know nothin'.

At least not about Podly's daughter.

What are you saying, Zipload?

The only missin' cop anyone's talkin' about is Haldane.

You know, joinin' those fire freaks and all.

Yeah, thanks.

For nothing.

I have uploaded Samina Podly's visual matrix

to every police agency on Demeter.

As well as the databank at Interplanetary.

I assumed you checked the hospitals, coroner?

Affirmative, Lieutenant. Nothing so far.

OK, Slomo. Stay on it.

You guys havin' as much luck as I am.

Perhaps Haldane's got a plan.

Well if he does, I wish he'd let us in on it.

Maybe he can't.

I wish we knew what was going on in his head.

Took?

I'm going to the temple for evening prayers.

Don't worry, guys. I'm a cop 26 hours a day, remember?

Thanks, Tooki.

Well, for now, the only lead we've got to go on

is Orrin and Romek's. - What's that?

A space cap at the shuttle station

thinks he may have helped Samina load some luggage.

Damn it!

I never should have partnered Samina with that cowboy!

Captain, we don't know for sure that there's a connection.

Oh, come on, Brogan!

Even you must believe in this coincidence.

Uh, I think we ought to give the media Samina's photo.

Somebody'll maybe see it.

I want to hold off on that as long as possible.

Yeah, but...

It's not up for discussion, Lieutenant.

As far as my wife is concerned, Samina is still in New Hawaii.

Captain, I think...

I'm not interested in what you think!

I'm interested in finding my daughter!

Now get out of my office and do it!

These are troubled times, brothers and sisters.

Our faith is constantly being tested.

Many of those would see us fail, but we shall not fail.

For even now as we mourn the passing of Brother Tendall

and Sister Thatcher, so must we rejoice.

We rejoice for they have found salvation in the eternal flame.

In the fire of cleansing and purification.

So shall we all.

Pyrists must rededicate ourselves to the fire.

Let it be so.

CONGREGATION: Let it be so.

Let it be so.

HISSING, SHE SCREAMS

WOMAN SCREAMS

Save us! Save us!

Oh!

Fire serpents! WOMAN GASPS

Brothers and sisters, it is just as the Dascal foretold.

Seka Took, you saw them.

The fire turned to serpents.

The Earth rupture.

And so the people knew the world would be cleansed.

This is madness!

That may be so, but our people are frightened.

How can they truly believe that the Day Of Emulation is at hand?

Because they have read the Dascal.

Because they live by it.

And because they have witnessed the three prophecies.

The holy Dascal was never meant to be taken at face value.

Now you know that, Sister Nevik...

Then how do you explain the omens, my Icar?

We cannot just ignore them.

Brother Kalamandro recently visited Megalon Seven,

- Did he not? - Yes.

We're always looking for new converts to our faith.

As I recall, tydra serpents exist only on Megalon Seven.

He returned here with serpents eggs,

placed them on the holy flame,

knowing they would incubate and then hatch.

Kalamandro would never jeopardise the congregation.

Tydra serpents are the most deadly reptiles in the universe.

There was no danger.

He knew that the serpents would die

once they were exposed to our atmosphere.

- Another convenient little miracle. - But to what end?

To discredit me, of course! It was no miracle.

It was a prop perpetuated by Kalamandro...

and by you.

These are very serious charges.

I don't hear you denying them.

Of course I deny them, you senile old fool!

Better senile than evil, Sister Nevik!

You are no longer fit to lead our congregation.

Not with the Day Of Emulation almost upon us.

Only the flame can decide the true leader.

- Hey. - Hey.

What time is it?

It is late.

What are you working on?

Um, nothin'.

Just thinkin' with a pen.

About Haldane?

Mmm, and Samina.

How are Podly and Fama holding up?

OK, under the circumstances.

I think I'll call Fama tomorrow and see if she needs anything.

Uh, I wouldn't do that.

Fama doesn't know about Samina's disappearance yet.

I know what you're thinkin', but this is Podly's call.

OK.

So if Liz or Matt were missing, would you tell me?

- That's ridiculous. - Come on. I want to know.

Would you tell me?

Yeah, of course.

Podly should tell his wife.

If you have a problem, you should share it.

In the darkest days, when strife was in the land,

the Prophet Egora called together his disciples

to test the purity of their faith in the eternal flame.

This he called "trial by fire."

Let it be so.

CONGREGATION: Let it be so.

I never wanted this, but as Egora as my witness,

I have no choice.

Come, my Icar. The flames are fine.

No! No!

Aaahh!

SHE SCREAMS

There is justice in the fire.

Behold!

Our new Icar Vedra!

You knew what was expected of you when you took the job, Officer!

Yes, sir.

But now you find yourself between a rock and a hard place.

Is that it?

I'm having trouble reconciling my Pyrists beliefs

with my duties as a police officer.

Well, get over it!

People are dying, Took. My daughter is missing!

And one of our officers appears to have gone off the deep end.

- Sir, I... - I'm not taking you off the case!

'Lieutenant, I've already got along

'with several dubious search warrants.

'None of which, I might point out,

'has turned up anything illegal.

'I'm sorry.

'I'm simply not prepared to shut the temple down.'

Your Honour, the Icar Vedra himself

was burned to death there last night.

'Oh, I've seen the statements from the witnesses.

'The man walked into that flame

'entirely of his own volition.'

I don't believe this!

'My concern is what the Pyrist's believe.

'The freedom to follow one's spiritual path

'is a fundamental guarantee of the Altorian Constitution.'

Well, the way things are goin',

there's gonna be precious few of them left

to enjoy that particular freedom.

'I'd watch my tongue, Lieutenant.

'If you ever expect to get a sympathetic hearing

'in my court again.

'Good day!'

Uh-uh. This isn't for me, Slomo.

What's with you anyway?

Oh, uh, sorry, Sergeant.

New program, new glitches.

Uh, uh, may I help you?

No, Sarge. He's gonna help us.

Say hello to our star witness.

You mean "Eye" Witness. LAUGHTER

ROMEK: Come on.

What is that?

Zipload turned him to us.

Name's Dorek Kyyster.

Lives out by Demeter base. Says he saw somethin'.

Could've been Samina.

Sure, sure I seen it.

I told my buddy Embry I'd seen it.

And I'm tellin' you I did. Huh?

Saw what?

Orrin, what are you doin'?

Zipload said we gotta prime the pump a little.

This is highly irregular, officers.

What could we do, Captain? If we don't pay, he don't play.

Tell the Captain what you saw!

OK, OK.

I was comin' back, see, from my job.

I got a job, you know? I collect trash.

I turn it in.

And I seen, uh, I seen, uh...

Mr Kyyster, please!

What did you see on the cliff?

Ah, uh, it was... it was terrible.

I told ol' Embry,

I mean, I've never seen nothin' like it.

Like what?

Tell us, damn it!

OK. OK.

There was this creon.

A female.

Yeah. Was this her?

Yeah, I think so. Anyway, whoosh!

Up in flames she goes screamin', see?

Like a damn siren!

And then he pushes her off the cliff, see?

And down, and down she goes...

kersplish!

And that's the last I've seen her, OK?

Just burnin' and splashin' into the bay.

Who? Who pushed her?

I ain't sure. It was dark.

Nah, it wasn't them.

The guy I've seen was human.

I want some grub. You promised me I could have some grub if I...

Don't worry, pal. We got you covered.

Do you recognise him in any of these photos?

Nah. Nah...

Look again!

Ah, that's him!

Yeah! That's the guy I seen!

You're sure?

Hey! I know what I seen, all right?

I tell you, that's the guy.

Come on! Come on!

Captain, he's not a reliable witness.

You can't believe everything...

Get on the horn to coastal patrol.

I want divers to search every inch of Demeter Bay.

Call the judge.

I want an arrest warrant issued for Jack Haldane

on suspicion of murder.

You should lay low for a while, Brother Jack.

The police have issued a warrant for your arrest.

Yeah, well, those guys just won't take no for an answer.

Will they Brother K?

Amazing.

"Prepare thy mind and thy body

"for the Day Of Emulation."

"When all that is known will be unknown."

This place will be our salvation.

For now, it will suffice as a refuge for you.

What happens when we run out of air?

The cave of winds is almost pure botchemian.

In this form, it's useless.

But when the surface water filters through

and interacts with the mineral,

hydrogen molecules separate from the oxygen,

creating a self-sustaining air supply.

SIRENS APPROACH Handy.

Your old friends are right on time.

Romek and Orrin, you're inside with Brogan and me.

- Officer Took? - Yes, sir?

You stay outside with Castle.

Nobody is to get in or out!

Well, what do we have here, Brother Jack?

HE LAUGHS The back door.

He packed his belongings

and he disappeared some time during the night.

Are you sure this isn't another one of your immaculate deceptions?

You must be under a lot of stress, Captain.

I can understand the burden you are carrying.

Can you now?! PHONE RINGS

Yep?

ROMEK: 'Captain, we're in Haldane's room. He's long gone.'

Keep searching. Tear the place apart room by room if you have to!

What will it take to convince you people we have nothing to hide?

It'll take a miracle, Miss Brok.

Don't you find it a little peculiar

that people around here keep dying or disappearing?

I find it peculiar that the world is about to end,

and you people think nothing of squandering

your few remaining days on a wild-goose chase.

Captain, I found something.

You might want to join us, Miss Nevik.

Another miracle, no doubt?

- Open it! - But it's sacred.

Do as the Captain orders, Brother Kalamandro.

We have nothing to hide here.

When the Day Of Emulation occurs,

we Pyrists alone will survive here in our cave of winds.

All I'm saying is Haldane wouldn't commit cold-blooded murder.

Captain?

'Someone's stolen Romek's cruiser.'

PODLY: 'It's got to be Haldane! Get after him!'

It seems the Day Of Emulation may have to be brought forward.

TOOK: 'He's heading out over the bay, heading south by southwest.'

PODLY: 'We copy, Took. Stay with it!'

Want to tell me why your cruiser wasn't secure, officers?

Uh, can we get back to you on that one, Captain?

We've lost visuals, Captain.

We're switching to on-board tracking systems now.

PODLY: 'Keep on his tail.'

We're closing on an easterly approach.

Thanks for the tip.

Hard left, Jane.

Took?

TOOK: Oh, he's gone.

CASTLE: 'We've lost him, Captain.'

Keep tracking!

Bastard!

Adios, amigos!

BROGAN: 'On second thought, let's just call it a night.

'Haldane's long gone by now.

CASTLE: 'Copy, Lieutenant. Heading back to the station.'

What the hell's the idea of countermining my orders, Lieutenant?

Haldane's got to be listening in.

I thought I'd give him a reason to relax.

Now let's go check out that tanker.

call off the hunt?

Not the Brogan I know.

- Arming laser canons. - Captain?

You can't.

I'm responsible for my own actions, Lieutenant.

Canon locked on target!

Brace yourselves!

We can't keep up with him. We're too heavy.

Yeah.

We can stand to lose some dead weight around here.

Ah.

Lay off him, Lieutenant.

It's over.

You think this would be a good time to ask him for a raise?

Hey!

I knew I could outfly ya, but then I had a good teacher.

You're under arrest for the murder of Samina Podly.

Easy, partner, easy.

- Patrick, wait. - Stay out of this, Sally.

You have the right to remain silent.

I waive the right. Extenuating circumstances.

- Like what? - Like me.

Oh, we had a bottle of Sister Nevik's miracle juice.

BROGAN LAUGHS: OK!

So, you had the flame retardant, but pushing her off the cliff?

That was Samina's idea.

Look, we didn't have that many options.

Anyway, she was a jock in college.

Hell of a plan, Haldane.

All right, drop me off. Right here. Not too close.

The Day Of Emulation is not an ending for us.

It is a beginning.

But the Dascal demands, bring unto your Icar

those symbols of greed which you have mistaken for riches.

Riches which we now know to be found

only in the purity of the eternal flame.

Renounce the material world and be set free.

CONGREGATION: Let it be so.

Go now. Go and spread the word that the end is coming

and that all will be destroyed

save those few who make the sacrifice.

They alone will find refuge in the cave of the winds.

Preparing for life in the new, purified world.

Let it be so.

CONGREGATION: Let it be so.

I assumed you'd left us for good.

What? Miss the party?

The least you can do is tell Podly she's OK.

Honey, we've been through this.

We got to think of Haldane.

He's the one at risk.

Surely you don't think Podly's the spy.

That's not the point.

If Podly finds out Samina's all right,

his whole demeanour will change.

And then whoever the spy is,

is gonna know that somethin's up and Haldane's a dead man.

Just imagine how you would feel.

Nobody finds out about Samina

until Haldane's out of harm's way.

Look, all I know is there's something wrong

if you've got to be a lousy person to be a good cop.

Mornin', Lieutenant.

All right, people!

We know the Pyrists are selling their possessions

and taking the proceeds to the temple.

And we can't do a thing about it.

But we can do is to make sure Nevik Brok

doesn't get her hands on any of it.

I want every vehicle leaving that temple to be searched.

And let me deal with the consequences.

Captain?

What?

Coastal patrol's called off the search.

They say if there was a body,

it'd certainly be washed out to sea.

BRODY SIGHS

I guess those Pyrists bringing new meaning

to the term, "fire sale", huh?

Yeah, but it looks like the only ones gettin' burned are them.

- Hey, guys. - Hey, that's OK.

I got burnt too.

Captain?

Patrick...

I'm gonna have to tell Fama that our daughter is dead.

And she'll never forgive me.

Um...

I think there's something you should hear first.

It has to be here!

According to Haldane, whoever the spy is

knew about the search warrant

and very likely everything else we were planning.

Yeah, except the most important thing of all,

Haldane and Samina being undercover in the first place.

But it doesn't make any sense!

According to these, every single person

who had access to our later work,

knew about Haldane and Samina's assignment.

PHONE RINGS Ah.

- Yeah? - 'Oh, Patrick.'

- Fama, yeah he's right here. - 'Thank you.'

Hi, sweetheart!

I just dropped in on Brogan to go through some reports.

'That's what you said two hours ago.

'You know how rundown you've been lately?'

Well, I'm feeling much better now.

Doing some hands-on police work really seems to suit me.

' Well, just try not to outstay your welcome.'

OK. Night, sweetheart.

'Good night.'

There's only one answer. This can't be the full roster.

But it is.

It's got every single person

who had access to the operation from beginning to end.

Yeah, I just keep thinkin' we missed something.

But you're right, it's every pers...

What? What is it?

There was one member of the squad that wasn't present

when you assigned Haldane and Samina.

Your wife's is gonna have to wait a little bit longer.

This is highly anomalous, Lieutenant Brogan.

You are not an authorised mechanic.

He is now, Slomo.

You're not ticklish are you, Slomo?

It was something that I would try to develop

if would please you, Lieutenant. BROGAN LAUGHS

Slomo, is this part of your systems inventory?

Negative, Lieutenant.

It would appear to be

a GA 197 voice-activated microchip recording device.

How did that get inside me?

That it is a question I should be asking

your RSA mechanic, Slomo.

NEVIK: Thank you.

This is all we have, Sister Nevik.

Then that's all we need, Sister Hannah. Now please hurry.

The Day Of Emulation is almost upon us.

- Thank you for the time. - This way, brothers and sisters.

Come along.

Pyrists have been arriving all day, Captain.

- But so far, no-one's come out. - Took, what do you think?

' I think they're preparing for the day of emulation.'

Yeah. Brok said they're going to ride out the storm

in that cave of winds.

Yeah.

There's a bank of heavy-duty fuel tanks

right above the entrance to the cave.

Kalamandro said they used for the eternal flame.

What are you getting at, Brogan?

Well, you mix that eternal flame

with the oxygen that's in the cave,

and, uh, day of incineration is more like it.

Argh...

All those people.

Took!

Don't do anything till we get there.

"We"?

They tried to kill my daughter.

Good.

The flock has been fleeced.

It's time to get ready.

Uh, Sister Nevik?

I picked up some communications on the police band.

They headed this way.

Well, this is one time the cavalry will be too late.

Let's get going.

Going where?

You are sweet, Jack.

But you really don't have a clue what's happening, do you?

That's OK. You don't need to know.

Blasted! We're too late!

Increasing fuel intake.

I can't believe it.

Well, it's about time.

Switching off automatic controls.

Uh, captain, we're not very secure here.

- What's the plan? - Can I get back to you on that one?

All right, everybody. We're going in the back door!

Stay close!

Engaging and rotating directionals.

Come on! Hurry!

Come on, brothers and sisters. This way.

If they won't get out, carry them out!

Come on! Get these people out of here!

Let's go! Come on!

Come on, come on, move it!

So.

I was right all along about you.

Brother K, you know I forgot.

Isn't this the way to the bathroom.

Captain!

We got to blow the roof it's our only shot!

On my mark, set it for 15 seconds.

mark!

You want to join your brothers and sisters?

Don't let me stand in your way!

BEEPING

Come on!

Haldane - the door!

Get down!

PEOPLE CRY OUT

Oof!

Gargh!

OK, people. You're all safe now.

You OK, Orrin?

Give me a hand, Haldane.

Haldane!

You said you didn't care.

Uh, I wasn't aware of any intergalactic launches today.

ugh!

Argh!

Uh-oh.

Sergeant Fredo, I believe there is something odd

you should be aware of.

Change course!

Change course before it's too late!

Gargh!

The police station! You're mad!

I'll give them fire!

Fire like they've never seen before!

- Nevik! - Oh!

- You're dead! - Not this time, Brother K!

Oh!

Go sound the alarm for commission stations.

Yellow lever, Brogan!

Pull it towards you! The yellow one!

Give it up!

Pull it!

Pull it toward you!

Pull it!

I think I'll take the rest of the night off.

Nevik?

Jack?

Guess the party's over.

Ah, anybody think they know how to fly this thing?

Well, I've never flown a temple,

but I've always had an ear for music.

- Ha! - All right.

So, you're tellin' me that all Haldane had to do

was press this key... Whoa!

And this thing landed itself?

IT wasn't quite that easy, Romek.

I think he had to play a real tune, or somethin'.

What? Like, uh, Fly Me To The Moon?

No, like, uh, Light My Fire. BOTH GUFFAW

When you two are through with discussing the finer points

of music theory, perhaps you care to give took and Castle

a hand with the inventory.

There's people waitin' to collect their valuables.

BOTH: Yes, Captain.

How could Nevik Brok do that?

She wasn't just stealing their possessions,

she was robbing them of their faith.

Well at least she didn't get away with it.

Didn't she?

Do me a favour.

Don't tell your dad you were hiding out at my place.

Why is that?

I don't want to give him the wrong idea.

Young lady, you have some questions to answer!

Good to see you, too, Dad.

How could you put yourself at such a risk.

And suppose your mother had found out?

I'm a cop, Dad.

Remember? It comes with the territory.

Ah, so it does.

Like father, like daughter, I suppose.

PODLY CHUCKLES

Matt? Are you gonna eat all of that before you go to bed?

Let it be so, prime elders.

Good night.

- Night. - MATT: Night.

You think we ought to wake her?

I think she's OK.

Do you think Took is gonna be all right?

Yeah, in time.

She really believed.

You know, I'm still not sure what you believe in.

I believe in you.

No, I mean, do you believe in a higher power?

Oh, yeah... Every time I look at our kids.

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