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We're heading directly into a war zone.
What happens to the people on Terra
can affect us as well as you and your people.
You have got to help them.
An unidentified flying craft entered our airspace.
Stand by to launch all missiles.
Come in, Starbuck.
Computon readout shows them to be armed devices
of some nuclear type.
Come in, Viper 4.
ADAMA: It is now seven sectares since the escape of our captives,
numbering amongst them a group of nomen
and the dangerous soldiers from the Eastern Alliance,
whose ominous Destroyers apparently cruise these skies
in search of any opposition to their political will.
I have a recon patrol launched to track the escaping Destroyer
to its base on Lunar Seven.
Once located, we can assess the strength of the Alliance in the outpost
and determine our next step.
MAN: Commander, we have just picked up alien fighters tracking us.
Apollo. I got them.
Attention Blue Squadron, this is flight leader Apollo.
We now have the Destroyer on scanner and will follow them.
But hear this, I do not, repeat,
do not want that ship overtaken.
Starbuck, you move out on point.
Be careful. Stay out of their range. EXHALES
The rest of us will begin to spread out
on either flank of that Destroyer.
May I ask why?
APOLLO: To increase our scanner range
in case they have any idea of bringing in more Destroyers from the side
to catch us in a crossfire.
Ouch.
Yeah.
Okay, Blue Squadron, we know where target one is.
Let's look around and see if we can find any more.
We don't want any surprises.
WHIRRING
What's that sound?
GROANING
Too loud! Ahhh!
Stop! I can't...
GROANING CONTINUES
BOOMER: Starbuck? Yo.
Has the Captain pulled up there with you?
No, he's back there with you.
Uh-uh.
What do you mean "uh-uh"? He sent me up ahead
to check out this Destroyer.
SIGHS When he divided the squadron, he and I moved off together.
Well? Then he disappeared.
He vanished right off my screen.
Jolly, you close enough to come up and take my place?
I've got you on my scanner.
Well, get up here fast. I'm moving up to join Boomer.
Moving out.
MAN: Welcome back, Captain Apollo.
Where am I? You remember.
I'm not sure. That’s to be expected.
Where's my ship?
I got to get back to my ship. A lot of lives depend on it.
A lot more lives depend on your not getting back to your ship.
What?
I think it’s time you met someone.
Hello.
Who are you? I'm sorry.
We must keep the amenities short, Captain. Time is running out for us.
What are you talking about? Where am I? What am I doing here?
Oh, yes, all recollection of your last visit was blocked out, wasn't it?
Very well. You can call me John.
And to put it briefly, we're brothers.
We're brothers? In a way, yes.
Of course, we are several generations, literary eons ahead of you.
Then you can't be from Terra.
Oh, no, no, no.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be in so much trouble.
That's where you come in. You have got to help them.
Me? Help them?
And to help yourself.
Now you must move swiftly.
We will get you as close to Terra as we can
without causing complication.
And then, the rest is up to you.
Wait, wait! Uh.John!
John, what are you talking about?
Terra's very far away. It will take...
The ship will be there before you know it.
And then what?
I'm afraid you must do your best to stop a war.
GROANS
John, this is ridiculous.
You say that you're eons ahead of me
and you want me to stop a war on a planet
I don't know anything about?
Why don't you stop it?
Apollo,
I can't expect you to understand
physical and material laws
that transcend you by many generations.
The simple truth is, I cannot be seen by the people of Terra
outside the environment of this ship.
I have no physical body, as you know it.
What do you call that?
A reflection of intelligence.
My spirit, if you will.
Look,uh,John, if you're so advanced,
why do you care what happens to the people on Terra?
Let us say that what happens to the people on Terra
can affect us as well as you and your people.
I am afraid we're only in a position to advise.
Then do it. Advise them, advise me. Tell me what's going on.
You'll find that out for yourself
as soon as you arrive on Terra.
In the meantime, let me counsel you
not to be alarmed if the people you encounter
seem to think of you as someone they know.
How's that again?
You haven't got time to build up a credibility on Terra,
so we're borrowing someone else's.
A warrior who's missing.
Missing in combat, I think you call it.
What happened to him?
Oh, he's being held captive on Lunar One against his wishes.
He'll eventually escape.
Though I should mention that he's a bit of a scoundrel.
But he's all we've got to work with.
So make allowances if you're not the most popular man on Terra.
I'm dreaming all this, right?
I'm in my ship in a state of flight slumber
and when I wake up, I'll realize this was all a dream, right?
What an excellent idea.
EXHALES SHARPLY Wow.
I'd better give up nightlife or have my oxygen checked.
My uniform's turned white!
It wasn't a dream.
I got it. A long-range distress signal.
That’s got to be Apollo.
There's no way he could have overflown our normal scanners
in the short period of time he's been...
There it is. Boomer, good Lord.
It's coming from way up in the wrong direction, Starbuck,
and it must be well beyond any chance
of having enough fuel to get back.
Well, let's just pray that the fleet picks up my beacon and follows me.
Follows you? I'm coming with you.
Uh, you can’t, Boomer.
You have to take command of the squadron.
Continue our primary mission. Follow that Destroyer to Lunar Seven.
Starbuck, we could lose both of you.
He's one of my closest friends.
If he's in some kind of trouble,
then I'm going to help him or die trying.
I’ll be seeing you.
Commander? Yes, Colonel?
You better come up to the bridge right away.
What is it?
l haven ’t the slightest idea, Commander.
Certainly nothing that makes any sense.
I'll kill him. l Will kill him.
Not a word in six weeks, and he has the nerve to call me up
in the middle of the night to come and pick him up.
Oh, man! Charlie Watts, when I find you,
I am going to kill you with my bare hands!
BRAKE SCREECHES
Uh, please don't be alarmed.
Charlie!
Charlie? It's like seeing a ghost! SIGHS
That's entirely possible.
BRENDA: Oh, Charlie, I thought you were dead.
I mean, I get this call in the middle of the night
to come pick you up in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know.
Where'd you get that getup?
You look like you've been to a costume party.
My ship crashed.
Oh, Charlie.
You mean you've been wandering around the desert that long?
Where'd you find a phone to call me?
A phone? Are you sure you're all right?
SIGHS I'm very confused.
Honey, I'm going to take you to a hospital,
you sound delirious.
No, look, uh, is there someplace more private we could go?
I need to get my bearings.
Charlie, I really think you need medical help.
I feel fine. I just need time to think.
What was your name?
Amnesia.
Amnesia, that's a pretty name.
You don't know anybody named John, do you?
Charlie, I'm going to get you some help.
SIGHS
Would you just do as I say?
Okay! Okay.
We'll go to my apartment.
EXHALES SHARPLY
I need a drink.
This is nice.
Does everyone get one of these?
Charlie, have a heart. We had something special once.
It wasn't exactly a one-night stand either.
I don’t look any different.
No. No, you don't.
This doesn't make any sense.
I wonder what this Charlie Watts looks like.
Huh? What did you say?
Oh, oh, I was just talking to myself.
That's not a good sign, Charlie.
Look, uh, Amnesia, I'm going to have to level with you.
SIGHS HEAVILY
SCOFFS
I know this is going to sound a little crazy at first,
but I don't know what else to do.
You don't have to do anything.
I'm going to go change my clothes and...
You wouldn't think of doing anything foolish, would you?
Oh, like What? Like getting in touch with someone.
Hey.
Wasn't I the one who was always honest in our relationship?
You tell me.
SIGHS
You haven't changed.
I'll be right back.
You can't tell her the truth.
How did you get here? I thought you said you didn't have a body.
A reflection, remember?
What have you gotten me into? Who is this Charlie Watts?
Someone whose identity will get you inside the Precedium
with the truth about what has been happening on Lunar Seven and Paradeen.
We’ll get a team over there as soon as possible.
Brenda, be careful.
Don't worry, I will.
Look, uh, John, you're going to have to clear up a few things for me first
because I don't know what's going on here!
You know quite a lot. I can fill in a few gaps.
My face?
How is it possible that this Charlie Watts is an exact look-alike?
He isn't. They merely perceive you to look like him.
Actually, he's quite an attractive fellow.
That is very funny. At least you have a sense of humor.
In my job, dealing with primitive cultures, it's an absolute necessity.
Primitive? CLEARS THROAT
Well, primitive or not, if I get the feeling
you're gonna just leave me hanging out there all by myself,
I just might be tempted to tell them
everything I know about you,John.
And then see how far my story gets you.
Well, actually, I'm not merely helping these people,
I'm also helping you and yours.
Then you'd better start leveling with me, John.
I want to know exactly what's going on and what's expected of me.
I'm not sure I'm permitted to work that way.
Well, you'd better find out
because I'm not going to cooperate
until I'm sure whose side you're on.
Charlie, I'm on your side, of course.
Explain your way out of this one, John.
John? Well, I guess that's better than Amnesia.
Welcome home, Charlie.
Mmm...
Her name is Brenda.
Thanks. You're welcome. Mmm.
Look, uh, Brenda,
you're gonna have to tell me everything my friend here won't.
Your friend? Yeah.
She can't see me, Apollo.
Only you can, and then only in your protected state.
My protected state?
You presently enjoy a protecting white aura.
Let your uniform be your guide.
As soon as it returns to normal color, look out, you're in trouble.
Until then.
John! John, you.
Poor Charlie. Honey, listen to me.
Whatever happens, I want you to know that I still love you
and I want the very, very best of care for you.
Even if you did walk out on me six weeks ago.
SIGHS
Who's that?
Charlie, don't be cruel.
You know my father's been missing in action.
Maybe you don't know, you've been away so long.
We haven't heard from him in four weeks.
SIGHS I'm sorry.
DOOR BELL CHIMES
Who's that?
It's my regular dinner service.
I'm always too tired to cook when I come home from work.
You know that.
Colonel.
Hold it right there. Don't make us use force.
SIGHS
Thanks, Brenda.
Charlie,
I was thinking of you. You need some help.
You need help, all of you. That's why I am here.
Don't make this any harder on me, Colonel Watts.
I want you to come with us, now.
SIGHS
Thanks,John.
Come visit me, if any of us are still around.
Good news, Colonel. You're in excellent condition.
Then I can go? After a brief period of observation.
Observation?
Look, I feel fine. You said so yourself.
What's all this observation felgercarb?
"Felgercarb"?
Guards.
STAMMERS No, wait. You don't understand.
John, get me out of here or I'll spill everything!
John?
By the way, Colonel, if you're thinking about escaping...
Fun,huh?
John.
What am I supposed to do now?
Mr. President.
How is this possible
when I had your word Charlie Watts was on Lunar One
safely tucked away?
I don't know, Mr. President,
but ever since Lunar One was attacked by the Eastern Alliance,
our information's been very sketchy.
Maybe he's escaped.
How could he escape when everyone else
on that planet has been annihilated?
When a fleet of Eastern Alliance Destroyers
obliterates everything that traverses from Terra?
I don't know, sir, but he's here.
Who else knows about it?
Well, only a girl and my security guards.
I'll see that she's handled.
Good, good.
I'm sorry, but it is necessary.
Yes, of course. Oh, one more thing, Mr. President.
Earlier this evening an unidentified flying craft entered our airspace.
An Eastern Alliance ship?
Well, I'm not sure.
Our interceptors tried to track it but it was too fast.
They lost it on their radar.
Oh, it's probably an optical illusion or flying fatigue.
The Precedium is so convinced that there's going to be a sneak attack
from the Eastern Alliance, they have our boys in the air night and day.
Yes, well, ordinarily I would dismiss it too, sir,
but there's just been another incident.
Another unidentified flying craft?
We lost it on our radar somewhere outside the city.
Our ground teams are searching for it now.
Keep me informed.
Mr. President, about the Precedium.
Perhaps now would be the best time to inform the Precedium
of the extensive damage caused to our outpost by the Eastern Alliance.
Mr. Moore, if you do not want to wind up in detention
with the rest of our disloyal officers, you will respect my wishes.
I have no intention of allowing that body of warmongers
to interfere with my peace treaty with the Eastern Alliance.
Mr. President, my loyalty is beyond challenge.
Then help me!
Help me to keep that band of warlords,
which calls itself a Precedium,
from hurtling us into an abyss
which will end all civilization on this planet!
Yes, Mr. President.
Yes, Tigh?
Emergency beacons from Vipers 4 and 2
are transmitting from this quadrant.
That's quite a distance from Lunar Seven.
Yes, sir.
If our geoscan is correct,
it's probably coming from somewhere near Terra.
That Eastern Alliance Destroyer must've bypassed Lunar Seven
and gone directly to Terra.
I wouldn't think it had that kind of speed.
What's the patrol report?
They're out of range.
We can pick up the blip from their emergency beacon
but we can't communicate with them.
We'll never catch them at the speed we're flying.
Put me on Unicorn, please.
Unicorn, Commander.
Thank you.
People of the fleet, this is Commander Adama.
The Galactica is temporarily leaving the fleet
to meet with one of our long-range patrols.
It is purely precautionary.
Two full squadrons of vipers will escort you
to our rendezvous point.
Thank you. Unicorn out.
Tigh, plot a course for Terra.
What velocity, sir?
Light speed.
Sir, it has been some time since the Galactica has been pushed to...
Light speed, Colonel. Yes, sir.
Apollo!
OVER SPEAKERS This is Captain Apollo.
In the event that any of the Galactica warriors should successfully track me,
l have set out on foot for a large city.
I will keep my personal communicator on standby
to act as a homing device.
Be careful, I don’t know if we ’re in friendly or enemy territory.
ENGINE WHIRRING IN THE DISTANCE
Holy frack!
ENGINE POWERS DOWN
Gentlemen, whoever or whatever flew those craft in are not from Terra.
Their technology is too advanced.
Let's just hope they've not been inﬂuenced
or brought here by the Eastern Alliance.
Let the record show that in my first contact with people from Terra,
my laser is set for stun.
That's close enough!
And, uh. lower your weapons.
There are nine of us to one of him.
That you can see.
TERRA COP: Those ships appear to be single-man craft.
Even if there are two of you,
you are intruders into an airspace
which is under the protection of the People's Nationalist Force.
Surrender your weapon and submit to interrogation
or I will have no choice but to take you by force, dead or alive.
Men!
SIGHS
I sure hope I don't have to pay for those machines.
STARBUCK: OVER SPEAKERS Apollo, if you can hear me, I’m on my way.
"I'm on my way, Apollo."
DOOR BELL CHIMES
Father! Oh, you're alive!
Oh, Father, what's been going on?
It's like everything's upside down on Terra.
Baby, I wish I could tell you.
But I'm afraid things are even worse than we imagined.
What do you mean?
I'm sorry I had to leave without telling you,
but I've been on a secret mission for the Precedium.
It appears the President's been lying to all of us.
Once. But you were the closest of friends.
But now he's just a tired old man who's so
worn down by wars, public opinion,
and God knows what else, that I'm afraid he's just cracked.
I can't believe that.
What if I told you that the Precedium suspects that the President's
already surrendered every single one of Terra's satellite planets.
Oh, Father, that can't be true.
How could the President hope to keep that from us?
Maybe he believes that the alternative to peace is not necessarily war.
That there's some middle ground we can strike with those
animals from the Eastern Alliance.
Do you actually have proof
that we've lost our satellites?
I couldn't even get to Lunar One
because of the Eastern Alliance Destroyers.
Father, I don't know if this is important,
but did you know that Charlie's back?
Colonel Watts? What are you talking about?
He's here on Terra. He called me.
I picked him up just outside the city.
He had some story about his plane crashing.
He was talking crazy. He just wasn't himself.
Brenda, if he was back,
the Precedium would want to know about that immediately.
He was on Lunar One when it was attacked.
He'd be the proof I need against the President's deception.
Surely the government must know by now.
I called Security. What?
He wasn't making any sense, Father. He sounded delirious.
That call may have cost Charlie his life.
DOOR BELL CHIMES
Brenda.
General Maxwell.
This is an unexpected pleasure.
Charlie. General Maxwell.
Stoney, you too. How many are in here?
I don't know, sir.
Probably everyone who questioned the President's policies.
Charlie, I'm sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing.
I know, but I'm not Charlie.
You're what?
I'm not Charlie.
Look, I know I look like Charlie, but I'm not Charlie.
I'm from another galaxy.
What'd they do to his head?
I wish I knew, sir.
Would you listen to what I'm saying? I'm not crazy!
SIGHS
EXHALES SHARPLY
Hello.
You're not thinking of blasting your way in and out of here, are you?
Who said that?
And now you can see me. And remember.
The Ship of Lights. Precisely.
You're the one who brought Apollo here.
Where is he? What have you gotten him into?
I'm afraid he's incarcerated, in there.
I can take care of that.
Just a moment.
You're not contemplating violence, are you?
Uh, yes, unless you know a better way?
Uh, no, not in any way that I would be permitted to use.
I am not allowed to interfere in any way. It's a rotten job.
Well, then stand aside. Or I'll walk right through you.
I know it's not our way.
It's the best I can do with the material I have got.
Damn it, they're primitives.
Uh-uh-uh... You don't want to do that or I'll do this to you.
Now drop them or I'll incinerate you.
Now move!
OVER SPEAKERS Drop it or I’ll incinerate you!
Now then, I believe you're holding a man here against his will,
a man dressed very much like lam.
Apollo!
I never thought I'd be so glad to see anybody my whole life.
No! Don't come near us until they turn off the force field.
Come on. Quick!
Right in there. Move!
APOLLO: Starbuck, let the others out, too. That's her father.
Who is this? You're dressed alike and he called you Apollo.
You mean that crazy story you told us is true?
If it was, maybe they can help us stop the Eastern Alliance.
No one can do that.
Give us a chance. We've quite a lot of help on our side.
Yeah. Come on Let's go..
Within one centar, we'll be in striking range of the planet Terra.
Do you wish to reduce speed?
No, continue at lightspeed.
The President will be here in one hour.
He's going to call us liars. We have no tangible proof.
Yeah, I know. Look, whoever you are,
you're the only one who's actually been on Paradeen
and seen the holocaust.
Now what can you do to convince the Precedium
that the President's been lying to them? SIGHS
Where's John?
I wouldn't expect much help from him.
He seems to help those who help themselves.
SIGHS Yeah. What about our ships?
GENERAL MAXWELL: What kind of ships?
Vipers. Fasterthan anything you've got.
Advanced enough to prove we're from another galaxy.
You haven't got time to show them your ships.
Have you got a better idea?
STONEY: Who's he talking to?
Look, we're here. That's a plus.
What else can we do, John?
Great! I'm challenging the President
in front of the whole Precedium,
my only evidence is two men who are talking to someone who isn't here.
I told you.
Yeah, you told us, but you can't help us.
SIGHS Look, if someone can take me to my viper.
Where is it? STARBUCK: Right next to yours.
I can take you there. I remember where I picked up... Apollo.
General, we can't let them go.
Well, they can't do us any good unless
they can prove they're from another galaxy.
Starbuck, you got to contact the Galactica,
get them to put on some kind of show of strength.
Maybe then the Precedium will listen to us.
What's the Galactica?
It's a... STAMMERS I'll explain it later.
We'll be back within a centar.
Whatever that is, I hope it's less than an hour.
She's quite right.
At this very moment, the Eastern Alliance
is planning a surprise attack on these people.
It's the beginning of the end.
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
It'll be some time before the Galactica can get here,
even at lightspeed.
You have ships that travel at the speed of light?
It won't be soon enough. Look, I have it on the...
SIGHS
Best authority that the Eastern Alliance
is planning a big farewell party for you tonight.
STONEY: How can you know that?
Unless you're working for them.
No. If he were, he wouldn't be warning us.
And if this were the night that they're planning their final strike,
they couldn't have timed it better.
Obviously, they know the President's on the edge
and he can't contain the news of what's happened much longer.
Why can't we just throw everything we've got at them right now?
On our own.
You can't do that, Stone.
That's what separates you from the Eastern Alliance.
GENERAL MAXWELL: He's right.
We've got to plan right now what we're going to say to the Precedium.
We've got to convince them that your story's the truth.
And we don't have much time. Let's go.
It is decided.
A swift and decisive attack by our forces this very night
will provide complete annihilation of the Nationalists
and subject us to acceptable losses in return.
All of our primary personnel have already been escorted
into deep underground chambers that are as safe as this war room.
Shouldn't we warn the general population?
Overpopulation is one of our most severe problems.
With the annihilation of the Nationalists' entire populations,
combined with the loss
of the non-designated members of our own Alliance,
an ideally-sized group of loyalists will then be formed
which will supply population for our planet and all of its satellites.
STARBUCK: Well?
Well, I know it's around here someplace.
Someplace? SIGHS Brenda, we don't have much time.
We got 30 minutes.
Look,even if I got back to my ship right now,
I couldn't get back before the Precedium meeting started.
Well, is it my fault you lost your ship?
You don't even believe it's out here, do you?
I don't know what to believe.
APPLAUSE
I am here to announce, this night,
a secret treaty made with the Eastern Alliance,
whereby all hostilities will be halted!
A treaty with the Eastern Alliance?
Has he lost his mind?
Hasn't everybody in the past 24 hours?
PRESIDENT: Now, before I ask for a formal vote,
I ask General Maxwell
if he would like to comment on my proposal.
He's boxed me in and there's nothing I can say.
I can.
Starbuck, come in.
Come in, Starbuck.
Starbuck, if you can hear me, I'll stall them as long as I can.
I will call upon a visitor to our nation,
a young man who has come from afar
to tell us that our predicament is not unique,
that once upon a time there was another world,
very much like our own,
which ended as abruptly as I believe ours is about to end now.
I give you Captain Apollo of the Battlestar Galactica,
a ship from a world and a star system far from our own.
What kind of trick is this, General?
Hear him out, Mr. President.
If he makes a fool of me, you win.
The chair recognizes Captain Apollo.
There was once,
far across this universe,
a system of 12 planets
who had reached a level of commerce and peace
unparalleled in our knowledge of man.
Stand by to launch all missiles.
We're within communications range, Commander.
Try to contact Viper 4.
Look, enough's enough. I'm going to turn around.
I'm telling you Brenda it has to be here.
I couldn't have walked any farther than...
There it is!
I don't believe it.
I came from a world where the people believed
that the opposite of war was peace.
We found out the hard way that the opposite of war
is more often slavery.
And that strength, strength alone,
can support freedom.
Launch!
I compliment you on your strategy, General. It's very theatrical.
But considering the implausibility of your guest
and the tangibility of my treaty... WHISPERING
...forgive me if I don't become overly concerned
with the outcome of this vote.
Well, neither am I.
The Eastern Alliance has launched.
Launched what? Everything they have!
CROWD MURMURING
Oh, that's...
That's not possible. I have this treaty. They've signed it!
Well, frame it. But hurry.
PRESIDENT: What can we do now?
Nothing, we're out of it. Everything's automatic.
They launch, we launch. It's all done.
All we can do now is wait. We've got about six minutes.
What are you going to do to convince the Precedium?
I'm going to get back into orbit,
try and contact the Galactica.
If that doesn't work, maybe I'll land on their front lawn
and put on a little laser show.
At least that'll get their attention.
When will you be back?
I don't know.
Now stand back, I've got to launch.
And, Brenda, thanks for your help.
JOHN: Starbuck.
Now where are you?
The Galactica is trying to reach you.
In about three minutes,
enough flying missiles are going to pass each other
in the air to devastate four-fifths of this planet beneath us.
The Galactica, her lasers.
Precisely. But you haven’t much time.
Viper 4 to Galactica.
Commander, Viper 4 coming in over comm line.
Feed it up to the bridge quickly.
Ready, Commander.
ADAMA: Come in, Viper 4.
Commander, I haven't time to explain in detail,
but at any micron you're going to pick up a myriad of flying objects
angling across the planet below me.
TIGH: We're picking up rising missiles now.
They're just clearing the planet's atmosphere
and entering the ionosphere.
Computon readout shows them to be armed devices of some nuclear type.
We've got to destroy them, Commander.
They're gonna blow each other up.
Battle stations.
ALARM SOUNDING
Stand by force shields.
Force shields standing by.
Maximum laser power stand by.
Laser power standing by.
Positive shield, now.
One minute to impact.
Everything launched on schedule, sir.
How reassuring to know our technology is sound.
Thirty seconds to impact.
Starbuck, come in, Starbuck. Do you read me?
Come in, Starbuck!
Commander, all the missiles are now in the ionosphere.
Some of them are completing arcs
and starting back towards the planet's surface.
They'll all re-enter the atmosphere in 15 microns.
Ready.
Fire.
EXPLOSION
We're getting a chain reaction, sir.
Missiles destroying each other.
We must destroy every single missile.
Wow!
What a show!
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
It's a good thing those things are going off above the atmosphere.
I'd give anything to see the faces on the boys
that launched those machines.
Well. MAN: Zero minus 10.
Zero minus 10. That means impact has begun.
How have we done? Direct hits, near hits, what?
Uh... What does "uh" mean?
According to our data, none of our missiles have hit target as yet.
That's impossible and you know that! Yes.
According to our intelligence reports,
they have nothing that could intercept or destroy our missiles,
that we know of.
What do you mean, "that we know of"?
Do you mean they have a shield capable
of blocking out all of our firepower?
It's certainly beginning to look that way.
Then they can launch wave after wave against us
until we are annihilated.
So far, none of their missiles have reached our space.
How so? Surely they know we've attacked.
It's all very confusing.
There are reports of explosions high up in the ionosphere.
Hmm.
What treachery could they be up to?
Sir, may I suggest that this might be the time
for direct communication with their president.
Before it is too late.
Starbuck, are you all right?
A little shaken but fine. I'm heading for the Galactica.
Thank the Lords of Kobol.
I'II be joining you in about a centon. Apollo out.
You stopped them, nuclear warheads and all! How did you do that?
For goodness sake, don't tell them!
Now that you've put the fear of God into them,
let them worry about it for a while.
There are some things we are not permitted to tell you.
Even our civilization has its military secrets.
Perhaps, in time, our council will elect to open formal relations.
In the meantime...
You're not leaving? There's so many things you could teach us.
For now our presence could bring you
a greater danger than the Alliance.
We'll be back when the time is right.
Excuse me, Captain. May I have a word with you, General?
The Supreme Commandant of the Eastern Alliance
has asked me whether the treaty has been approved or not.
They want to sue for peace on our terms.
What shall I tell them?
I think you can safely count on the military's support.
I don't think the Alliance is going
to be double-dealing us for some time.
Apollo, we have you to thank for...
Stoney, where did Apollo go?
I didn't notice.
Just one more thing before you, uh, vanish again.
If I can. Is this Earth?
I can't. Oh, but you've got to!
I've risked my life, Starbuck's, the entire fleet.
You owe me at least that.
Thank you.
I'm sorry, this is not Earth,
and it is not the end of your journey.
How much farther is Earth?
I'm sorry, I'm only here to...
I know. To advise.
But you must have faith.
SIGHS
Thank you.
SIGHS
All in a day's work.
Are all your days like this?
Heavens,no.
ADAMA: Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny,
the last Battlestar, Galactica,
leads a ragtag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest,
a shining planet known as Earth.