1 00:00:17,017 --> 00:00:18,952 What'd I tell you guys? Mmm. 2 00:00:18,986 --> 00:00:20,188 A usable weapon. 3 00:00:20,221 --> 00:00:22,490 Better than most of what this system has to offer. 4 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:30,831 Very accurate and very fast. 5 00:00:30,864 --> 00:00:33,667 Yeah, that's because it doesn't rely on expanding gas propulsion, 6 00:00:33,701 --> 00:00:35,669 which is like trying to control an explosion. 7 00:00:35,703 --> 00:00:37,538 Where'd you get it? Got it from a guy 8 00:00:37,571 --> 00:00:40,774 who got it from a guy Who got it from another on one of the outer planets. 9 00:00:40,808 --> 00:00:41,842 Clever, huh? 10 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:43,477 I'll stick with what I have. 11 00:00:43,511 --> 00:00:46,714 All right. I know it's not pretty, Rhade. It doesn't go with your pants, 12 00:00:46,747 --> 00:00:49,650 But it's not the weapon I'm after here. It's the crystal. 13 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:51,185 Come on, guys, let's face it. 14 00:00:51,219 --> 00:00:53,787 If we're ever going to get out of here, we need two things, 15 00:00:53,821 --> 00:00:54,855 money and power. 16 00:00:54,888 --> 00:00:58,526 I take it this crystal provides the power? 17 00:00:58,559 --> 00:01:01,195 Yeah, uh, that's the gold mine, right there. 18 00:01:01,229 --> 00:01:03,297 Now, you just witnessed the demonstration of 19 00:01:03,331 --> 00:01:06,200 of how much energy a tiny fraction of that crystal can hold. 20 00:01:06,234 --> 00:01:09,470 Now, extrapolate it to a macroscopic scale. 21 00:01:09,503 --> 00:01:10,738 Think bigger. 22 00:01:10,771 --> 00:01:12,140 Hmm. 23 00:01:12,173 --> 00:01:13,274 Andromeda. 24 00:01:14,475 --> 00:01:17,044 So you can convert the ship to operate on this power source? 25 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:19,580 Let's do it. Great. Now, there's just one catch. 26 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:22,716 The crystal comes from a mine on Seefra-8. 27 00:01:22,750 --> 00:01:24,652 Place called Cutter's Grove. 28 00:01:24,685 --> 00:01:26,019 Owner's a guy named Cutter. 29 00:01:26,053 --> 00:01:28,356 Miners are in hock to him so deep they never get out, 30 00:01:28,389 --> 00:01:30,324 and he doesn't like visitors. However, 31 00:01:30,358 --> 00:01:34,061 I hear he's always looking for muscle-heads to help keep his workers in line. 32 00:02:33,421 --> 00:02:35,289 Uh, excuse me. I seem to have gotten lost, 33 00:02:35,323 --> 00:02:37,558 and I was wondering if you could-- 34 00:02:37,591 --> 00:02:39,693 Okay. You don't ask for directions in this town. 35 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:46,600 What the hell is the matter with you? 36 00:02:49,270 --> 00:02:51,705 No, this isn't necessary. 37 00:02:58,111 --> 00:03:00,113 Okay, now you're pissing me off! 38 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,955 Stay in line! 39 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:16,196 I, uh... 40 00:03:17,064 --> 00:03:18,932 I have no idea what that was about. 41 00:03:18,966 --> 00:03:21,369 That's the Surog. They don't need a reason. 42 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:27,275 Oh. Well, thank you. 43 00:03:27,308 --> 00:03:28,742 Welcome to Cutter's Grove. 44 00:03:29,410 --> 00:03:30,578 I'm Cutter. 45 00:03:31,479 --> 00:03:32,680 Now, get out. 46 00:03:39,186 --> 00:03:42,055 The universe is a dangerous place, 47 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:45,659 but in our future, my crew and I fight to make it safe. 48 00:03:46,927 --> 00:03:50,230 I am Dylan Hunt, Captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, 49 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:52,766 and these are our adventures. 50 00:04:30,404 --> 00:04:32,506 I can see why you don't get a lot of visitors. 51 00:04:32,540 --> 00:04:34,274 We're not looking for visitors. 52 00:04:34,308 --> 00:04:36,510 Fine, but I'm just here on business. 53 00:04:36,544 --> 00:04:38,446 The name's Dylan Hunt. 54 00:04:38,479 --> 00:04:40,080 Move it, come on. 55 00:04:40,748 --> 00:04:42,783 Dylan Hunt. You don't say. 56 00:04:42,816 --> 00:04:44,618 I've recently heard about you. 57 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:46,754 Is that good or bad? 58 00:04:46,787 --> 00:04:48,856 If you have business here, it's with me. 59 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:50,257 Keep in line. 60 00:04:52,826 --> 00:04:53,927 Move! 61 00:04:56,597 --> 00:04:59,500 Eyes down! Eyes down! 62 00:05:01,935 --> 00:05:03,103 Keep in line! 63 00:05:03,971 --> 00:05:05,406 Come on, get in line! 64 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:07,741 Keep in line! 65 00:05:09,577 --> 00:05:12,380 It, uh, doesn't seem like your workforce is willing to work. 66 00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:16,049 Dylan Hunt, I hear, is always concerned for other people's well-Being. That is a... 67 00:05:16,083 --> 00:05:17,217 A weakness. 68 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:19,319 They'd be more effective if you treated them well. 69 00:05:19,353 --> 00:05:22,556 I count on them to dig, they count on me for food, a decent place to live. 70 00:05:22,590 --> 00:05:24,224 In return, I look after the families. 71 00:05:24,257 --> 00:05:25,659 It's a perfect social contract. 72 00:05:26,326 --> 00:05:27,995 Yeah. Sounds perfect. 73 00:05:28,028 --> 00:05:30,931 The mines are toxic, but not for the Surog. 74 00:05:30,964 --> 00:05:33,567 They're born out there. The toxins in the quartz 75 00:05:33,601 --> 00:05:34,802 don't affect them. 76 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:35,936 Don't affect them, huh? 77 00:05:36,937 --> 00:05:38,906 How fortunate for you. 78 00:05:38,939 --> 00:05:41,241 But anyway, like I said, I'm here on business. 79 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:43,377 For, uh, what you've got right there. 80 00:05:56,957 --> 00:05:58,892 Moonshine's connected to the... 81 00:06:00,461 --> 00:06:03,597 Pressure shunt. Pressure shunt is connected to the... 82 00:06:03,631 --> 00:06:04,765 sinic lead. 83 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:06,567 Sinic lead is connected to the... 84 00:06:08,301 --> 00:06:09,703 quartz frame. 85 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:15,543 Ha! Ladies and gentlemen... 86 00:06:15,576 --> 00:06:17,344 Okay, maybe that's an overstatement. 87 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:20,948 Honored guest, may I present a work of subtlety, beauty, and grace. 88 00:06:20,981 --> 00:06:21,982 Thank you. 89 00:06:22,015 --> 00:06:23,951 The still! Oh. 90 00:06:23,984 --> 00:06:25,786 Never before has an acuity of genius 91 00:06:25,819 --> 00:06:28,388 been given to someone so capable of delivering. 92 00:06:29,189 --> 00:06:30,624 Starting from nothing, 93 00:06:30,658 --> 00:06:33,827 transforming it into an ever-changing, once-in-a-lifetime experience. 94 00:06:34,495 --> 00:06:36,129 Better top the build-up. 95 00:06:36,163 --> 00:06:39,032 Moonshine! Like old pappy Harper used to make. 96 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:40,834 The old-fashioned kind, but better. 97 00:06:40,868 --> 00:06:43,571 The machine shrewdly extracts an adaptable brew 98 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:45,739 that aligns itself to any palate via 99 00:06:45,773 --> 00:06:47,708 sub-molecular taste-bud readers. 100 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,577 It's a chameleon of flavor. 101 00:06:49,610 --> 00:06:51,679 Irresistible to anyone that tries it. 102 00:06:52,513 --> 00:06:54,047 So the prices are headed up? 103 00:06:54,081 --> 00:06:56,283 Way up! With no end in sight. 104 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:04,958 And obviously no beginning. 105 00:07:09,530 --> 00:07:11,465 Ha, ha, ha. Laugh it up. 106 00:07:13,534 --> 00:07:15,435 Too bad for you I made it so you can't drink. 107 00:07:15,469 --> 00:07:18,138 Otherwise, you'd be the first To see what I'm talking about. 108 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:23,511 All right. 109 00:07:23,544 --> 00:07:26,279 Watch and be humbled. 110 00:07:36,557 --> 00:07:37,991 Ooh! 111 00:07:42,930 --> 00:07:43,931 Harper! 112 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:46,233 Harper, are you okay? 113 00:07:47,735 --> 00:07:50,771 Yeah. Yeah. I'm okay. 114 00:07:53,741 --> 00:07:54,908 Ow! 115 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:02,883 Is it getting infected already? 116 00:08:02,916 --> 00:08:05,318 Ah, nah, it's fine. Uh, here. 117 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,421 This'll kill anything. 118 00:08:10,423 --> 00:08:11,592 There you go. 119 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:20,133 You see, most people in this backwater system are afraid of progress, 120 00:08:20,167 --> 00:08:21,969 but this little baby right here, 121 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:23,837 this is the wave of the future. 122 00:08:23,871 --> 00:08:25,272 That's the equalizer. 123 00:08:27,608 --> 00:08:30,077 Yeah. I take it they're selling pretty well? 124 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:31,845 Sells itself. 125 00:08:31,879 --> 00:08:34,548 See, once your neighbor has one, you've got to have one. 126 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:38,018 How many do you need? 127 00:08:38,051 --> 00:08:39,419 You there, pick that up! 128 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:41,288 I'm not here for the weapons. 129 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:42,556 I want the quartz. 130 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:46,927 Okay, well, that's not for sale. 131 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,597 I don't need competition, especially from you. 132 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:51,599 I'm not interested in competing with you. 133 00:08:51,632 --> 00:08:53,066 I need it to fix my ship. 134 00:08:55,703 --> 00:08:57,270 Well, I told you, it's not for sale, 135 00:08:57,304 --> 00:08:58,639 but you can earn it. 136 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,041 I'm listening. 137 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:03,644 I want to build this town into something more than a mining camp. 138 00:09:03,677 --> 00:09:04,712 Yeah? 139 00:09:04,745 --> 00:09:06,814 Law and order. Peacekeeping. 140 00:09:06,847 --> 00:09:10,150 Bringing civilization to this wild frontier. That's up your alley, right? 141 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,286 You want me to keep the Surog in line? 142 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:14,454 That's the deal. 143 00:09:14,487 --> 00:09:16,523 Didn't you hear me? I said move! 144 00:09:17,825 --> 00:09:18,992 Or no deal. 145 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:28,401 Come on, next! 146 00:09:32,172 --> 00:09:33,440 Pick that up! 147 00:09:34,174 --> 00:09:35,475 That one! 148 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:37,044 Stay in line! 149 00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:46,920 Faster. Faster! 150 00:09:46,954 --> 00:09:48,355 That's a nice necklace. 151 00:09:49,022 --> 00:09:50,557 Hey. Relax. 152 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:53,260 I'm not trying to take your necklace. 153 00:09:53,293 --> 00:09:55,228 I just wanted to make a little conversation. 154 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:58,632 You watch it! 155 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:01,034 The rest of them, move! 156 00:10:25,893 --> 00:10:27,027 Dylan sent her? 157 00:10:27,060 --> 00:10:28,361 That is correct. 158 00:10:28,395 --> 00:10:30,230 Just because she hasn't been here before, 159 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:32,866 I don't understand why you feel weird about it. 160 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,968 I cannot say I do either, 161 00:10:35,002 --> 00:10:37,738 but I do sense an urgency. She's docked and headed to command. 162 00:10:38,405 --> 00:10:39,439 On screen. 163 00:10:51,418 --> 00:10:52,619 Oh, boy. 164 00:10:57,624 --> 00:10:58,726 There's trouble. 165 00:10:58,759 --> 00:10:59,927 Yes. 166 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,294 I see what you mean. 167 00:11:01,328 --> 00:11:03,063 It's not entirely inappropriate. 168 00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:05,532 There's something moving in me which defies explanation. 169 00:11:06,266 --> 00:11:07,500 I've never... 170 00:11:11,204 --> 00:11:12,706 Analysis incomplete. 171 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,269 You're losing your touch. I heard you. 172 00:11:42,302 --> 00:11:44,171 I'll have to keep that in mind. 173 00:11:44,204 --> 00:11:46,106 How'd negotiations with Cutter go? 174 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:47,775 It's kind of what we expected. 175 00:11:47,808 --> 00:11:50,210 Won't sell any quartz, but hey, he offered me a job. 176 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:51,511 Well, I assume you accepted. 177 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:53,446 Only way to get in. What'd you find out? 178 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,183 Well, Cutter's guards are loyal and very nasty. 179 00:11:56,216 --> 00:11:57,450 He pays them well. 180 00:11:57,484 --> 00:11:59,319 They love keeping the Surogs in submission, 181 00:11:59,352 --> 00:12:01,154 who don't talk and don't think. 182 00:12:01,188 --> 00:12:02,856 Rhade, there's something more to them. 183 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:05,025 Oh, here comes the crusade. 184 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:06,693 Hey, we can't just turn a blind eye. 185 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,728 You can't. I can. 186 00:12:08,762 --> 00:12:10,163 I'm here for one thing, 187 00:12:10,197 --> 00:12:12,299 the crystal we need to power up Andromeda. 188 00:12:12,332 --> 00:12:14,034 If the Surog miners can't help us out, 189 00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:16,436 then we do it ourselves and forget about them. But I can't do that. 190 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:19,239 Now that I've seen the Surog, 191 00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:20,707 they deserve a better life. 192 00:12:24,044 --> 00:12:26,313 We need a new plan. 193 00:12:26,346 --> 00:12:28,015 Listen, Dylan, be careful... 194 00:12:29,182 --> 00:12:30,818 Don't leave town without permission. 195 00:12:30,851 --> 00:12:32,352 That's an order. 196 00:12:40,560 --> 00:12:45,032 Trance, Dylan thought I should help you work on deciphering the Methus diagrams. 197 00:13:01,882 --> 00:13:03,550 Welcome to the Andromeda Ascendant. 198 00:13:04,717 --> 00:13:07,387 I am-- A holographic artificial intelligence. 199 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:11,224 Not so artificial that I fail to recognize the tone of your voice. 200 00:13:11,258 --> 00:13:14,928 What tone? All I said was "holographic artificial intelligence." 201 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:18,031 Tone meaning attitude, the underlying emotion of sarcasm. 202 00:13:18,065 --> 00:13:20,533 There's, um, work that does need to be done here, guys. 203 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:22,870 I control all functions on this starship. 204 00:13:22,903 --> 00:13:25,205 You may access me at points which I determine and mediate. 205 00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:28,775 On the other hand, I have a body and I'm free to walk around. 206 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:31,478 Then you are also free to leave and not come back. 207 00:13:36,083 --> 00:13:38,651 Okay. I'm going to the SCC. 208 00:13:38,685 --> 00:13:40,854 You can call me when you're friends, okay? Okay. 209 00:13:43,991 --> 00:13:45,158 I'm Doyle. 210 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:48,896 And I... 211 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:51,631 am the Andromeda Ascendant. 212 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:52,966 We must work this out. 213 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,968 At some point, yes. 214 00:13:59,206 --> 00:14:00,307 Move! 215 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:03,276 Come on, come on! 216 00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:05,278 How are you doing? Remember me? 217 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,315 Keep in line! 218 00:14:08,781 --> 00:14:10,117 My name is Dylan. 219 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:15,956 Look, I want to help you. 220 00:14:17,457 --> 00:14:18,525 Understand? 221 00:14:21,028 --> 00:14:24,397 You don't have to be Cutter's slaves. I can get all of your people out of here. 222 00:14:26,299 --> 00:14:27,500 What's your name? 223 00:14:29,136 --> 00:14:30,403 Deeron. 224 00:14:32,672 --> 00:14:35,475 Deeron. See? I knew you could talk. 225 00:14:36,977 --> 00:14:40,647 Some of you didn't bring in your quota. 226 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,183 Two will go back to work until the crates are filled. 227 00:14:47,187 --> 00:14:48,989 That one and that one. 228 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:27,227 Shoot them! 229 00:15:31,398 --> 00:15:32,732 Not a good idea. 230 00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:35,035 You work for me, 231 00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:37,137 and I decide who lives and who dies. 232 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:38,838 Not today. 233 00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:40,673 It's your choice, Dylan Hunt. 234 00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:41,908 The Surog or you. 235 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:54,221 Well? What will it be? 236 00:15:55,222 --> 00:15:56,456 Their lives or yours? 237 00:16:00,627 --> 00:16:01,661 Mine. 238 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:03,163 Let them go. 239 00:16:03,896 --> 00:16:05,398 I'm a man of my word. 240 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:07,434 Go! 241 00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:10,903 Get his weapon. 242 00:16:33,626 --> 00:16:35,062 They're a little bit touchy. 243 00:16:35,095 --> 00:16:36,196 Idiots. 244 00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:40,767 Put him in lockup. 245 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:42,935 Pretty good, huh? 246 00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:44,971 I wouldn't go into acting if I were you. 247 00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:46,506 What? 248 00:16:47,307 --> 00:16:48,841 Come on, next! 249 00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:54,514 You've got to be kidding me. 250 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:55,748 Pick that up! 251 00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,117 That's all there is. 252 00:16:57,617 --> 00:16:58,885 Sorry. 253 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:01,454 That one! 254 00:17:16,969 --> 00:17:18,505 Except for the one with the window. 255 00:17:22,475 --> 00:17:23,976 If I could replicate these... 256 00:17:24,010 --> 00:17:26,713 Like the man said, look, but don't touch. 257 00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:30,983 It's odd. Here I am trying to tame a wilderness, 258 00:17:31,884 --> 00:17:33,486 improve lives. 259 00:17:34,587 --> 00:17:36,956 I thought Dylan Hunt was the same. 260 00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:39,626 Not everyone understands that to build a strong society, 261 00:17:39,659 --> 00:17:41,328 the weakest have to be eliminated. 262 00:17:43,330 --> 00:17:44,964 I want Dylan Hunt dead. 263 00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:48,000 One problem, his friends. 264 00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:49,869 They'll want to know what happened to him. 265 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:52,805 I've had enemies before. 266 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:54,307 Well, from what I've seen, 267 00:17:54,341 --> 00:17:57,177 I wouldn't recommend going up against his friends with combustion weapons. 268 00:17:59,112 --> 00:18:01,047 You have a better idea? 269 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,216 If Dylan were to take one chance too many, 270 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:05,051 the odds might catch up with him. 271 00:18:05,084 --> 00:18:07,053 I don't think anyone would be surprised. 272 00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:09,822 You're suggesting 273 00:18:09,856 --> 00:18:11,124 an accident? 274 00:18:12,192 --> 00:18:13,893 I'm suggesting be patient. 275 00:18:32,479 --> 00:18:34,381 Now I know why they call it a manhole. 276 00:18:37,584 --> 00:18:39,319 Hunt escaped. He's gone. 277 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:43,956 Assemble a team. 278 00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:46,659 Make sure he doesn't beat the odds. 279 00:18:51,731 --> 00:18:52,765 Ow. 280 00:19:03,910 --> 00:19:04,911 Harper! 281 00:19:09,081 --> 00:19:11,284 What are you, uh, hiding there? 282 00:19:11,318 --> 00:19:13,220 Nothing. What are you doing here? 283 00:19:13,253 --> 00:19:15,488 What do you mean, what am I doing here? We had a date. 284 00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:20,627 You were supposed to do something about the uneven flux resistance on the Maru. 285 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:23,596 Preferably before I go careening into one of these damn suns. 286 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:25,198 Right. 287 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,601 You still owe me for a silicon re-line job. 288 00:19:28,635 --> 00:19:30,603 Yes, and you will get your money 289 00:19:30,637 --> 00:19:32,805 as soon as I get paid for the Jabox job. 290 00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:36,876 Come on. It's the Maru. Do it for sentimental reasons. 291 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:40,112 Do it for 20% interest. Okay. 292 00:19:40,947 --> 00:19:42,482 Now you're talking my language. 293 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:46,185 But my still, model two, comes first. 294 00:19:46,219 --> 00:19:48,187 As soon as Dylan returns with what I need, 295 00:19:48,221 --> 00:19:49,656 I'm back on the case. 296 00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:51,624 I am going to be beating them away. 297 00:19:51,658 --> 00:19:54,761 Right, but until then, you owe me a flux job. 298 00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:57,864 Sensitive skin. 299 00:19:57,897 --> 00:20:00,166 So, uh, what's with the helmet? 300 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:01,668 Long story. 301 00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:36,763 Wait. You need rest. 302 00:21:41,968 --> 00:21:43,570 I'm sorry. I, uh... 303 00:21:46,506 --> 00:21:47,774 Who are you? 304 00:21:47,807 --> 00:21:50,543 I am Tolek. This is Lon. 305 00:21:50,577 --> 00:21:51,944 We found you in the caves. 306 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,348 There is a force in you 307 00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:58,918 to be trusted, protected. 308 00:22:01,588 --> 00:22:05,091 Breathe deeply. It will heal the damage inside. 309 00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:08,661 This oil counters the poison from the quartz. 310 00:22:08,695 --> 00:22:10,930 You're lucky you only breathed it. 311 00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:12,732 It would have killed you, but slowly. 312 00:22:12,765 --> 00:22:14,000 Tolek's medicine saved you. 313 00:22:15,334 --> 00:22:17,203 I hope I can return the favor. 314 00:22:26,379 --> 00:22:28,548 Thought you might be in need of some assistance. 315 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:32,151 Should have known you'd make other arrangements. 316 00:22:32,184 --> 00:22:34,286 It's all right, Rhade. Rhade's a friend. 317 00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:36,623 This is Lon 318 00:22:36,656 --> 00:22:38,725 and Tolek. They saved my life. 319 00:22:39,325 --> 00:22:40,727 A gift. 320 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,635 What's that? 321 00:22:49,402 --> 00:22:52,138 It's, uh, an equalizer. 322 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,343 Over there! Down. 323 00:22:58,545 --> 00:22:59,812 There, there! 324 00:22:59,846 --> 00:23:01,380 You stay here. 325 00:23:01,414 --> 00:23:02,815 Circle around! 326 00:23:06,486 --> 00:23:08,555 That's it! Move in! 327 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:21,834 Keep firing! 328 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:35,381 There! There, on the left! 329 00:23:38,384 --> 00:23:39,586 I got him. 330 00:23:43,523 --> 00:23:44,891 Watch out! 331 00:23:58,538 --> 00:23:59,772 Come on, move! 332 00:24:27,466 --> 00:24:28,535 That's a nice shot. 333 00:24:28,568 --> 00:24:31,303 Instant death. It contains a special poison. 334 00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:33,906 Well done, Lon. 335 00:24:33,940 --> 00:24:36,442 Well, so much for superior technology. 336 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:37,577 This way. 337 00:24:44,584 --> 00:24:47,253 Okay, so what are the readings on the, um... 338 00:24:53,292 --> 00:24:54,761 Uh, the up-and-down thing? 339 00:24:55,662 --> 00:24:57,463 The vertical? Right. 340 00:25:00,667 --> 00:25:02,535 Uh, spiking at plus or minus five. 341 00:25:03,770 --> 00:25:07,273 Okay, so, uh, magnetic interference... 342 00:25:08,474 --> 00:25:11,010 We need more magnetic interference. 343 00:25:11,043 --> 00:25:14,046 We have plenty of interference, Harper. That's kind of the problem. 344 00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:15,782 Right. Of course. 345 00:25:16,148 --> 00:25:17,449 Um... 346 00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:20,119 Insulation? 347 00:25:20,820 --> 00:25:21,921 We need insulation. 348 00:25:21,954 --> 00:25:23,255 Did you sleep enough? 349 00:25:23,289 --> 00:25:25,424 Yeah. Yeah. Why? 350 00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:28,828 I don't know, you're just not your usual quick and quippy self. 351 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:31,664 I'm just trying to concentrate, you know? 352 00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:38,104 Oh! What are the readings on the vertical? 353 00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:40,840 They're spiking. At plus or minus five, I said. 354 00:25:44,076 --> 00:25:45,612 Forget this. 355 00:25:45,645 --> 00:25:47,479 I'm going to go get a roll of insulation. 356 00:25:48,180 --> 00:25:49,982 Yeah. Yeah. Good idea. 357 00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:54,654 Take your time. 358 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:56,923 Oh, finally. 359 00:26:12,338 --> 00:26:14,340 You're Surog, all of you here? 360 00:26:15,675 --> 00:26:17,343 Yes. 361 00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:20,913 But you have no, uh, skin lesions that I can see, 362 00:26:20,947 --> 00:26:22,181 and you can speak. 363 00:26:22,214 --> 00:26:25,251 So what happened to the others is from mining the quartz? 364 00:26:25,284 --> 00:26:28,554 Those who work in the mines go through drastic changes. 365 00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:31,858 First, the skin, finally, the mind. 366 00:26:31,891 --> 00:26:33,693 The madness takes each in turn. 367 00:26:34,627 --> 00:26:36,162 Sounds like radiation poisoning. 368 00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:38,597 Sounds like it's time to rethink working the mines. 369 00:26:38,631 --> 00:26:40,399 Food is scarce, Dylan. 370 00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:43,169 Those who go to the mines are our strongest, our bravest. 371 00:26:43,202 --> 00:26:44,804 Have any come back? 372 00:26:51,878 --> 00:26:54,046 The miners die. Their children live. 373 00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:58,084 Not anymore. 374 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:01,053 As of today, everyone lives. 375 00:27:02,554 --> 00:27:06,458 It seems to be, I guess I would say, unavoidable. 376 00:27:06,492 --> 00:27:08,560 I'm sure Andromeda and I will work it out. 377 00:27:09,061 --> 00:27:10,863 And what about me? 378 00:27:10,897 --> 00:27:11,964 How do you mean? 379 00:27:11,998 --> 00:27:14,466 Well, Dylan didn't really send you 380 00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:16,468 to help me figure out the Methus diagram. 381 00:27:16,502 --> 00:27:19,305 I don't have a clue what it means, and he knows that. 382 00:27:20,072 --> 00:27:21,440 I... I used to know. 383 00:27:21,473 --> 00:27:23,876 I used to know just about everything, apparently, but 384 00:27:23,910 --> 00:27:26,178 I didn't say much about it, and I don't know why. 385 00:27:26,946 --> 00:27:29,248 So why did he send me? 386 00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:32,651 I think it was to see how Andromeda would react, 387 00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:34,787 which goes back to what we were saying before. 388 00:27:34,821 --> 00:27:36,055 Right. 389 00:27:36,088 --> 00:27:38,725 So the only unavoidable conclusion to draw 390 00:27:38,758 --> 00:27:43,462 Is since I'm built from Rommie, that I am Rommie, but, not. 391 00:27:45,664 --> 00:27:47,399 And what about you? 392 00:27:47,433 --> 00:27:48,901 Well, I don't know. I... 393 00:27:48,935 --> 00:27:51,270 Dylan says he thinks that I'm the problem, 394 00:27:51,303 --> 00:27:53,305 but how am I the problem? 395 00:27:53,339 --> 00:27:54,841 I don't know 396 00:27:54,874 --> 00:27:56,475 and that is a problem. 397 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,644 Yes, we're going to have to think about that one. 398 00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,913 Or maybe it'll all just come clear, 399 00:28:00,947 --> 00:28:02,181 like it does sometimes. 400 00:28:02,882 --> 00:28:04,283 Now, that sounds like me. 401 00:28:05,151 --> 00:28:06,252 But you're Rommie. 402 00:28:06,285 --> 00:28:08,454 Right, but, not. 403 00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:13,926 Tolek, I know that this sacrifice is part of your culture, 404 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,128 but change is also part of life. 405 00:28:16,162 --> 00:28:17,663 Sorry to interrupt. 406 00:28:18,297 --> 00:28:19,631 Excuse us. 407 00:28:19,665 --> 00:28:23,269 Been trying to contact Beka, but the atmosphere here is too charged. 408 00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:26,338 Communication is limited to the surface and low orbit. 409 00:28:26,372 --> 00:28:28,174 We need the Maru, so do what you can. 410 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:31,944 I'm going to try to convince the Surog that it's time to leave this planet. 411 00:28:31,978 --> 00:28:33,679 Actually, I do have an idea. 412 00:28:36,515 --> 00:28:40,286 Make sure all the crystal is loaded onto the stream fan. 413 00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:42,654 I'll take it out to the factory myself first light. 414 00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:57,736 It's going to be hard to convince the entire village to leave. 415 00:28:58,437 --> 00:29:00,406 This life is all they know. 416 00:29:00,439 --> 00:29:02,508 But you need to get somewhere safe. 417 00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:04,176 I feel safe here with you. 418 00:29:05,377 --> 00:29:07,213 I can't stay here forever. 419 00:29:08,014 --> 00:29:09,348 Why not? 420 00:29:16,122 --> 00:29:17,423 Look, um... 421 00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:20,159 Even if I could stay, 422 00:29:20,192 --> 00:29:22,829 it doesn't change the fact that you have to leave this place. 423 00:29:22,862 --> 00:29:25,231 You have to get away from these mines. I was afraid to 424 00:29:25,264 --> 00:29:27,433 think of leaving, but you convinced me. 425 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:30,569 I can imagine a future, 426 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,539 not just for my people, but for myself. 427 00:30:21,253 --> 00:30:23,589 Rhade, check in if you're in range. 428 00:30:33,599 --> 00:30:34,533 Damn. 429 00:30:36,302 --> 00:30:37,436 No! 430 00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:41,140 What are you doing? 431 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:42,408 He wanted to take you away. 432 00:30:42,441 --> 00:30:45,177 He wanted to take us all away, to save us! 433 00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:51,117 He did a shameful act. 434 00:30:51,951 --> 00:30:53,652 He tried to kill you. 435 00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:54,954 I'm sorry, 436 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:58,357 but you are a lucky man. 437 00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:01,393 You had the force of light in you. 438 00:31:02,962 --> 00:31:06,198 I think it was the oil that you put on me that saved my life again. 439 00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:10,369 As for Lon, ah, he's young. 440 00:31:10,402 --> 00:31:12,338 He just wanted to protect you. 441 00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,376 The stream fan, gone? 442 00:31:17,409 --> 00:31:19,145 Just before dawn. 443 00:31:25,151 --> 00:31:27,219 Rhade never returned from his mission. 444 00:31:31,490 --> 00:31:34,726 He's been tricking me from the start, he and Dylan Hunt, working together. 445 00:31:37,663 --> 00:31:39,665 That means they're still out there somewhere, 446 00:31:40,666 --> 00:31:41,900 on my land. 447 00:31:42,834 --> 00:31:44,536 Somebody's keeping them alive. 448 00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:49,408 Get the men. 449 00:31:49,441 --> 00:31:51,410 Put all the Surog into the mines. Move. Move! 450 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:53,679 Anyone who resists, dies. 451 00:31:56,615 --> 00:31:59,218 We're not coming back until Dylan Hunt is dead. 452 00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:03,489 I have to make a living, Rhade, 453 00:32:03,522 --> 00:32:06,092 and carting refugees around isn't exactly profitable. 454 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:10,496 Come on, a one-day job, max. 455 00:32:10,529 --> 00:32:13,065 Ferry the people from the surface of the planet 456 00:32:13,099 --> 00:32:15,201 to the Andromeda, then 457 00:32:15,234 --> 00:32:17,369 they're not your problem anymore. 458 00:32:17,403 --> 00:32:18,937 They're already not my problem. 459 00:32:20,572 --> 00:32:22,841 You can't just turn a blind eye on this. 460 00:32:22,874 --> 00:32:24,710 You're starting to sound just like Dylan. 461 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:29,781 Oh, my God. You really are. 462 00:32:29,815 --> 00:32:32,184 It's not intentional, believe me. 463 00:32:32,218 --> 00:32:35,121 I know, it's just what always happens. 464 00:32:35,154 --> 00:32:37,889 He turns everyone into an idealistic idiot, 465 00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:40,226 including me. 466 00:32:43,095 --> 00:32:44,563 All right. One day. 467 00:32:47,333 --> 00:32:50,536 I understand that your traditions honor those who 468 00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,704 give their lives in the mines so that 469 00:32:52,738 --> 00:32:54,206 their families can live, 470 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:58,077 and I applaud their devotion 471 00:32:58,110 --> 00:33:01,247 but I won't applaud their sacrifice, not when there are other options. 472 00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:04,416 You've all become slaves to the mines, 473 00:33:05,251 --> 00:33:07,153 even those of you who stay here. 474 00:33:08,154 --> 00:33:09,788 It's time to break those chains. 475 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:13,959 My ship can take all of you to where there are no mines to destroy your families. 476 00:33:15,661 --> 00:33:20,132 A free land where you can earn a living without sacrificing your health or sanity. 477 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:23,669 Listen to me. 478 00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:27,206 This is the chance to truly honor your fallen ancestors. 479 00:33:29,041 --> 00:33:30,976 Please, let me help you. 480 00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:34,513 I am going with Dylan. 481 00:33:35,181 --> 00:33:36,615 Who else will go? 482 00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:46,992 I will go. 483 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:56,168 Dylan Hunt faced death 484 00:33:56,202 --> 00:33:57,569 to offer us this chance. 485 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:03,742 I was death's instrument, and death did not take him. 486 00:34:05,977 --> 00:34:09,648 Now I ask his forgiveness. 487 00:34:15,487 --> 00:34:16,855 I offer him my support. 488 00:34:19,158 --> 00:34:23,962 We honor the miners who give everything so that we can survive. 489 00:34:23,995 --> 00:34:28,700 Now it's our turn to risk everything, in a new place, for them! 490 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,483 So Beka told you we're going to Seefra-8? Yeah. 491 00:34:44,516 --> 00:34:48,019 Yeah, she also told me we're picking up a load of refugees. 492 00:34:48,053 --> 00:34:50,088 Not exactly the cargo I had in mind. 493 00:34:50,122 --> 00:34:52,524 What can I tell you? We had to improvise. 494 00:34:59,465 --> 00:35:00,732 What the hell happened to you? 495 00:35:02,201 --> 00:35:06,605 Nothing. Just a little mishap I had with a project. 496 00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:09,441 Maybe you should take a rest. Maybe you should mind your own business. 497 00:35:12,077 --> 00:35:14,646 Trying to work here... Over my shoulder. 498 00:35:15,381 --> 00:35:16,715 Let's see. 499 00:35:19,218 --> 00:35:21,553 Dylan, we have a medical alert here on the Maru. 500 00:35:21,587 --> 00:35:24,256 Doohickeys all look the same. Oh, not all of them. 501 00:35:24,290 --> 00:35:25,924 Only what you can carry. 502 00:35:25,957 --> 00:35:29,027 We won't have a lot of time once Cutter spots my friends landing here. 503 00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:30,762 We won't need that anymore. 504 00:35:30,796 --> 00:35:32,431 Yeah, but I have a friend who does, 505 00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:33,599 then we're all done. 506 00:35:33,632 --> 00:35:35,567 Will we be able to take everyone? 507 00:35:35,601 --> 00:35:37,803 We won't leave anyone behind who wants to come. 508 00:35:37,836 --> 00:35:39,305 My concern is the miners. 509 00:35:39,338 --> 00:35:41,407 We have to convince them in a hurry that it's time to leave, 510 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,209 and I've seen what happens when they get angry. 511 00:35:43,242 --> 00:35:45,277 Every one of them has someone they love here. 512 00:35:46,812 --> 00:35:48,113 We'll make them understand. 513 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,581 Well, I hope so. 514 00:35:52,184 --> 00:35:53,752 Dylan, we're in orbit above you. 515 00:35:54,753 --> 00:35:56,154 Good, right on time. 516 00:35:56,188 --> 00:35:59,090 Maybe not. There's a mass of armed men heading right for your position. 517 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:01,126 We have to move. 518 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:02,761 Cutter's on the attack. 519 00:36:05,664 --> 00:36:06,798 Nothing. 520 00:36:06,832 --> 00:36:08,300 We searched everywhere. 521 00:36:09,134 --> 00:36:10,269 No one? 522 00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:12,137 No. Not a soul. 523 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:14,172 It's like they knew we were coming. 524 00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:23,249 Leave it. Just leave it. We'll be there soon. 525 00:36:23,282 --> 00:36:24,983 There's nothing we could do. 526 00:36:25,016 --> 00:36:26,518 We're outnumbered. 527 00:36:26,552 --> 00:36:29,255 We still have the advantage. They have to find us, 528 00:36:29,288 --> 00:36:31,457 but we know exactly where they are. 529 00:36:33,525 --> 00:36:37,429 If I had missile power, I'd fire a couple right into that column of men. 530 00:36:37,463 --> 00:36:39,631 If we had missile power, I'd rig us, uh... 531 00:36:40,666 --> 00:36:41,800 What do you call it? 532 00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:43,201 A resonance thingamajig. 533 00:36:43,235 --> 00:36:45,537 Drop it on, Uh, what's his name's head, kaboom! 534 00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:50,108 If I had a hold full of charged quartz 535 00:36:50,141 --> 00:36:52,177 on that jetstar, could we have missile power? 536 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:55,046 You've got a hold? Full? 537 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:56,982 About 15 crates. Can you use it? 538 00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:58,584 Try and stop me! 539 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:08,660 Now Cutter will know what it's like to be bullied. 540 00:37:08,694 --> 00:37:11,263 Come on. Focus. I can do this. 541 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:15,667 All right. 542 00:37:16,668 --> 00:37:18,637 PE power conversion on the fly. 543 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:20,806 Any old second-hand tech can do this. 544 00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:22,474 Why can't I? 545 00:37:22,508 --> 00:37:24,310 Why can't I think straight? 546 00:37:24,343 --> 00:37:26,645 It's the crystal, Harper. Move away. Let me finish. 547 00:37:26,678 --> 00:37:28,547 Don't touch me! Back off, Nietzschean. 548 00:37:29,548 --> 00:37:30,982 Harper, you're not well. 549 00:37:31,016 --> 00:37:32,083 Move away! 550 00:37:35,387 --> 00:37:37,723 Get your hands off of that. That's mine! 551 00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:49,435 Harper... 552 00:37:57,242 --> 00:37:58,276 Settle down. 553 00:38:01,246 --> 00:38:02,247 Hmm. 554 00:38:13,392 --> 00:38:14,993 We've got lots of room for everyone. 555 00:38:16,562 --> 00:38:19,230 Move to the back of the ship, the very back of the ship. 556 00:38:21,099 --> 00:38:22,401 Stay with your sister. 557 00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:24,069 Hurry up. 558 00:38:28,073 --> 00:38:30,609 They all left. The Surog, the miners. 559 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,745 They've all gone! 560 00:38:34,580 --> 00:38:36,181 The whole town is empty. 561 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:39,585 Where did they go? 562 00:39:04,342 --> 00:39:05,611 Hunt! 563 00:39:09,948 --> 00:39:12,918 Why are you doing this? I was making a civilized place here. 564 00:39:12,951 --> 00:39:15,086 Civilized for whom? 565 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,490 Look, this place is poisonous. I don't recommend hanging around. 566 00:39:18,524 --> 00:39:20,859 I made my home here, I staked my claim, 567 00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:23,261 and I'm not going to let anybody take that from me. 568 00:39:23,294 --> 00:39:25,697 No one's trying to take it from you. Believe me. 569 00:39:27,298 --> 00:39:28,700 It's all yours. 570 00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:46,718 It's your choice. You can stay, or you can come along. 571 00:39:50,922 --> 00:39:52,223 That's a good choice. 572 00:40:12,343 --> 00:40:13,545 I'm going to crush your... 573 00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:15,647 Your skull! 574 00:40:15,681 --> 00:40:18,016 Like a... Like a... What do you call it? 575 00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:22,120 I'm going to... 576 00:40:27,125 --> 00:40:29,227 He'll be all right now. We just made it. 577 00:40:29,260 --> 00:40:31,396 - How are we on weapons? - We're there. 578 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:33,231 I'm arming. Target the mines. 579 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,234 What? It's the only way. 580 00:40:41,707 --> 00:40:43,041 Locking on. 581 00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:44,543 Fire. 582 00:41:08,466 --> 00:41:10,869 Why do you think the Vedrans created those crystals? 583 00:41:10,902 --> 00:41:13,739 Well, maybe it was their version of banking power. 584 00:41:13,772 --> 00:41:15,707 Maybe they thought they'd need it one day. 585 00:41:15,741 --> 00:41:18,109 Or-- Or... 586 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:21,747 maybe they were using it as some form of toxic waste management. 587 00:41:23,649 --> 00:41:25,383 Ugh! 588 00:41:25,416 --> 00:41:27,218 The stuff would have made me rich. 589 00:41:27,252 --> 00:41:29,655 The stuff would have made you a madman, 590 00:41:29,688 --> 00:41:32,290 who, thankfully, wouldn't have been able to talk. 591 00:41:37,596 --> 00:41:38,997 All of you, shut up. 592 00:41:40,098 --> 00:41:41,667 You're awfully quiet, boss. 593 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:44,402 Back to square one. 594 00:41:44,435 --> 00:41:46,071 No crystals, no power source. 595 00:41:46,104 --> 00:41:47,906 No power source, no Andromeda. 596 00:41:47,939 --> 00:41:50,876 No Andromeda, no way out of this system. 597 00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:53,311 Well, we didn't have a choice. 598 00:41:56,815 --> 00:41:58,650 We'll bring her back to life somehow.