1 00:00:12,326 --> 00:00:16,124 And if this were the old days, I would note this in my permanent files. 2 00:00:16,004 --> 00:00:17,803 So you want to lodge an official protest 3 00:00:17,763 --> 00:00:19,482 against inviting Doge Miskich on board. 4 00:00:19,442 --> 00:00:22,760 Hosting negotiations between Miskich and Clarion of Loss 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,637 is like trying to juggle live plasma grenades. 6 00:00:26,517 --> 00:00:27,956 High risk, high reward. 7 00:00:27,916 --> 00:00:31,034 If we pull this off, the Than Hegemony will owe us a huge debt, 8 00:00:30,955 --> 00:00:32,953 and if we don't try, they'll destroy Pierpont Drift. 9 00:00:32,913 --> 00:00:37,391 Pierpont Drift is a den of thieves. I say let the Than blow them up. 10 00:00:37,231 --> 00:00:41,028 Well, that is why *you* are not conducting the negotiations. 11 00:00:40,948 --> 00:00:42,747 Doge Miskich boarding. 12 00:00:42,707 --> 00:00:44,906 I think I should look a little more official. 13 00:00:45,546 --> 00:00:46,705 You too. 14 00:00:50,702 --> 00:00:53,101 I was hoping for a tour of your command deck, 15 00:00:53,061 --> 00:00:55,020 not a view of my own back yard. 16 00:00:54,980 --> 00:01:00,456 Command is being retrofitted. We, uh, sustained some damage recently. 17 00:01:00,257 --> 00:01:02,495 And you don't want me to see the good toys. 18 00:01:02,455 --> 00:01:07,452 Heh... That's a nice looking orbital you've got there, Doge Miskich. 19 00:01:07,252 --> 00:01:08,971 It's vibrant and prosperous. 20 00:01:08,971 --> 00:01:12,889 Yes, yes. Flattery aside, Captain, do you expect me to hand over 21 00:01:12,769 --> 00:01:15,967 my most valuable possession to a hive of bugs? 22 00:01:15,847 --> 00:01:18,405 The Hegemon's Heart may be a valuable gemstone to you, 23 00:01:18,365 --> 00:01:22,203 but to the Than it's a sacred relic - one that they claim you stole. 24 00:01:22,083 --> 00:01:26,241 Ach! Bought, stole - the Than haven't owned that jewel in five generations. 25 00:01:26,081 --> 00:01:30,158 We both know the truth. The Than want to control this system, 26 00:01:30,038 --> 00:01:32,397 and they're using the Heart as an excuse to attack! 27 00:01:32,357 --> 00:01:34,156 Sounds to me like a good reason to negotiate. 28 00:01:34,116 --> 00:01:39,033 I've got a better idea. This is a Commonwealth battle cruiser... 29 00:01:38,873 --> 00:01:43,390 A Glorious Heritage Class Heavy Cruiser, XMC10-284. 30 00:01:44,909 --> 00:01:49,946 How 'bout I give you forty million throne, and you fight them for me? 31 00:01:49,786 --> 00:01:52,944 Yeah, yeah... you see, I- I'm not a mercenary. 32 00:01:52,864 --> 00:01:56,022 And the Andromeda's services... they just aren't for sale. 33 00:01:55,942 --> 00:02:00,659 Captain, on Pierpont Drift, everything is for sale. 34 00:02:00,499 --> 00:02:04,257 Look at this scrap heap. No offense. Looks like my toolbox puked. 35 00:02:04,137 --> 00:02:06,656 You always say that about orbital habitats. 36 00:02:06,576 --> 00:02:09,054 You'd rather walk on *dirt* I suppose? 37 00:02:09,014 --> 00:02:11,533 I prefer the term "soil"... rich, moist. 38 00:02:11,453 --> 00:02:13,931 Visualize, Beka, the green hills of Earth... 39 00:02:13,891 --> 00:02:17,769 purple mountains majesty and waving fields of grain. 40 00:02:17,649 --> 00:02:19,967 Rain, mud, unfiltered air, Magog raids. 41 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:22,086 Thanks, I'll take a nice artificial gravity field. 42 00:02:22,046 --> 00:02:24,365 We have nothing in common. Why do I worship you? 43 00:02:24,285 --> 00:02:26,244 Uncharacteristic bout of good taste. 44 00:02:26,204 --> 00:02:30,041 What I don't get is the Thran-Thre-Kull 45 00:02:29,921 --> 00:02:33,559 outmuscle Doge Miskich's "Rent- An-Army" by at least fifty to one. 46 00:02:33,479 --> 00:02:35,638 Why don't they just carpet bomb this tinker toy 47 00:02:35,558 --> 00:02:37,637 and take that Hegemon's Heart with extreme force? 48 00:02:37,597 --> 00:02:39,755 Because the Doge is a thief, not an idiot. 49 00:02:39,715 --> 00:02:41,114 He signed on with the Free Trade Alliance. 50 00:02:41,114 --> 00:02:42,993 Mess with him, you mess with the FTA Enforcement Wing. 51 00:02:42,953 --> 00:02:44,872 The next thing you know, you'd be knee deep in an interstellar war. 52 00:02:46,431 --> 00:02:47,311 Thief. 53 00:02:47,311 --> 00:02:48,750 Got it. Going wide. 54 00:02:59,343 --> 00:03:00,543 Here. 55 00:03:04,980 --> 00:03:06,699 So the troll has backup, huh? 56 00:03:14,694 --> 00:03:15,933 Look, lady... 57 00:03:15,933 --> 00:03:18,731 I'm no lady, I'm a starship pilot. 58 00:03:22,529 --> 00:03:28,126 And I'm a cop. Leydon Bryce Hawkins, head of the Doge's security force. 59 00:03:27,926 --> 00:03:30,684 In that case, shouldn't you be the one chasing the crooks? 60 00:03:33,642 --> 00:03:35,241 Stealing's legal here. 61 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:41,357 Hmmm - really. What a unique and refreshing cultural viewpoint. 62 00:03:41,237 --> 00:03:44,036 Now excuse me while I go steal back my ID. 63 00:03:43,956 --> 00:03:47,434 It's legal if you're a citizen of Pierpont, which you're not. 64 00:03:47,314 --> 00:03:52,151 But, assaulting a security officer, now there's a felony. 65 00:03:51,991 --> 00:03:54,469 - I am not the criminal here. - Ok, we'll see about that. 66 00:03:54,429 --> 00:03:56,788 Rebecca Valentine. 67 00:03:59,027 --> 00:04:02,225 Counterfeiting, smuggling, fraud. Known associates... 68 00:04:03,544 --> 00:04:07,861 Seamus Harper. Grand theft spacecraft 69 00:04:07,701 --> 00:04:12,498 and interstellar flight to avoid prosecution and... public lewdness? 70 00:04:12,338 --> 00:04:13,458 Only the one time! 71 00:04:13,498 --> 00:04:18,934 Hmmmm. Tyr Anasazi. Assault, battery, mayhem, and attempted murder. 72 00:04:18,774 --> 00:04:22,972 Trance Gemini. Petty theft, grand theft, theft, theft, theft. 73 00:04:22,852 --> 00:04:24,771 You know, the only one who's not a criminal in your entire crew 74 00:04:24,691 --> 00:04:26,610 is Dylan Hunt, and I got my eye on him. 75 00:04:31,007 --> 00:04:33,405 Hmmmm... what do you think? Better with the blonde or the red? 76 00:04:33,325 --> 00:04:37,243 In fact, I've got my eye on all of you. 77 00:04:39,402 --> 00:04:40,361 Seamus. 78 00:04:43,679 --> 00:04:45,238 Lucky us. 79 00:04:47,237 --> 00:04:49,995 He is the last guardian of a falling civilization, 80 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:51,994 A hero from another time, 81 00:04:51,954 --> 00:04:53,713 faced with the universe and chaos. 82 00:04:53,673 --> 00:04:55,832 Dylan Hunt recrutes an unlikely crew 83 00:04:55,792 --> 00:04:58,110 and sets out to re-unite the galaxies. 84 00:04:58,070 --> 00:05:01,908 On the starship Andromeda, hope lives again 85 00:05:33,608 --> 00:05:36,926 Episode 2x03 A Heart for Falsehood Framed 86 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,884 Captain Hunt, Doge Miskich, 87 00:05:40,844 --> 00:05:42,803 may I introduce Red Glow at Daybreak 88 00:05:42,763 --> 00:05:44,881 Hails a Bloody Shadow, Clarion of Loss. 89 00:05:44,841 --> 00:05:47,720 That is a lovely name, General. 90 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,599 I've earned it. And I wasn't going for lovely. 91 00:05:57,833 --> 00:05:59,952 Chichin scum! Give me one good reason 92 00:05:59,912 --> 00:06:01,191 not to call down my task force right now! 93 00:06:01,191 --> 00:06:05,469 I'll give you three. Free. Trade. Alliance! 94 00:06:05,309 --> 00:06:09,306 Mess with me, I'll be using your exoskeleton as a hat rack! 95 00:06:09,186 --> 00:06:10,825 All right, all right. That's enough. 96 00:06:10,785 --> 00:06:14,463 You both agreed to a seven-day cease-fire 97 00:06:14,383 --> 00:06:16,622 while we negotiate the status of the Hegemon's Heart. 98 00:06:16,542 --> 00:06:18,781 Frankly, I'd destroy you both myself, 99 00:06:18,741 --> 00:06:21,579 but he's my captain and I listen to him. I suggest you do too. 100 00:06:21,499 --> 00:06:22,538 Thank you, Rommie. 101 00:06:22,538 --> 00:06:25,177 Now, look, I'm a soldier. 102 00:06:25,097 --> 00:06:29,414 Diplomacy's not exactly my strong suit either, but trust me: 103 00:06:29,294 --> 00:06:32,332 it beats interstellar war any day. 104 00:06:32,212 --> 00:06:37,809 So, let's dust off our old copies of "Negotiation for Beginners" 105 00:06:37,609 --> 00:06:39,968 and see if we can avoid any bloodshed. 106 00:06:44,605 --> 00:06:46,044 Seven days. 107 00:06:47,483 --> 00:06:49,722 Not a moment more. 108 00:06:49,682 --> 00:06:51,600 I love a challenge. 109 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:53,759 I love a challenge. 110 00:07:00,235 --> 00:07:01,354 Pretty. 111 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:04,872 Very. But is it an EXACT duplicate of the Hegemon's Heart? 112 00:07:04,792 --> 00:07:06,671 Are you kidding? ROMMIE couldn't tell them apart - 113 00:07:06,631 --> 00:07:07,950 not without a week of lab work. 114 00:07:07,950 --> 00:07:09,230 Well, if they're this easy to make, 115 00:07:09,190 --> 00:07:11,188 then why do the Than want theirs back so badly? 116 00:07:11,148 --> 00:07:15,386 EASY?! Ok, first I had to synthesize the silicone in the nanoforge. 117 00:07:15,266 --> 00:07:18,024 Then I had to grow five generations of to organize the crystal. 118 00:07:17,944 --> 00:07:20,702 THEN, I had to modify the AG field to approximate the pressure, and THEN I... 119 00:07:20,623 --> 00:07:22,581 You're saying it's hard, and you're really amazing? 120 00:07:22,541 --> 00:07:24,420 It *is* hard. And I *am* really amazing. 121 00:07:24,380 --> 00:07:27,019 Beach sand transformed by the acumen of yours truly. 122 00:07:26,939 --> 00:07:28,857 Besides, the real one 123 00:07:28,817 --> 00:07:31,896 is the crystallized ventricle of the first Than bug queen. 124 00:07:31,816 --> 00:07:35,413 That's silly. Than hearts are made of muscle protein. 125 00:07:35,294 --> 00:07:36,972 You said yourself, this is made of silica. 126 00:07:36,972 --> 00:07:39,051 Trance, you're getting jaded in your old age. 127 00:07:38,971 --> 00:07:41,530 I'm not old, I'm... young. 128 00:07:43,169 --> 00:07:46,766 Trance Gemini and goal. Almost drops the puck, 129 00:07:46,647 --> 00:07:48,206 but she regains control, and SAVE! 130 00:07:48,166 --> 00:07:51,124 Hockey. No one has played hockey in like a thousand years. 131 00:07:51,044 --> 00:07:54,122 Oh yeah? How do you know? You ever SEEN a hockey game? Were you there? 132 00:07:55,641 --> 00:07:59,239 Let's focus, people. We're not gonna get past Leydon Bryce Hawkins 133 00:07:59,119 --> 00:08:01,158 with history lessons. He's smart. 134 00:08:01,118 --> 00:08:02,357 And cute. 135 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:04,436 A fact which, like your age and place of origin, 136 00:08:04,356 --> 00:08:06,434 has really nothing to do with the task at hand. 137 00:08:06,394 --> 00:08:07,394 Good point. 138 00:08:07,394 --> 00:08:11,151 You know? I'd forgotten how much fun this is. 139 00:08:23,304 --> 00:08:25,982 Yuck. Tyr doesn't know what he's missing. 140 00:08:33,418 --> 00:08:34,937 Ok, so what have we got? 141 00:08:34,897 --> 00:08:36,576 Just your run-of-the-mill security system 142 00:08:36,536 --> 00:08:40,693 designed by typically anal-retentive, paranoid Perseid control freaks. 143 00:08:40,573 --> 00:08:42,692 You've got pressure sensitive flooring, 144 00:08:42,652 --> 00:08:47,289 micro-targeted antigravity fields, infrared digi-cams. 145 00:08:47,129 --> 00:08:53,246 Zero-G security nanobots? That can't be good. Move over big brother. 146 00:08:56,324 --> 00:08:59,202 Hey! Just hanging out? Feeling blue? 147 00:09:00,721 --> 00:09:05,398 Sorry. Uh, Beka? I don't think we heard them right. 148 00:09:05,278 --> 00:09:06,997 I don't think they said "Stealing is legal. 149 00:09:06,957 --> 00:09:08,596 " I think they said "Stealing is LETHAL." 150 00:09:08,556 --> 00:09:09,995 That's only if they catch you. 151 00:09:13,233 --> 00:09:15,192 Leydon? You in there? 152 00:09:15,152 --> 00:09:18,350 Listen, I'm approaching the "will kill for food" stage, 153 00:09:18,270 --> 00:09:20,669 and, uh, the museum closes in about an hour. 154 00:09:20,589 --> 00:09:23,267 What say you meet me at the Valley Forge gardens. 155 00:09:23,187 --> 00:09:26,225 I hear it's got nice, uh, soil. 156 00:09:29,783 --> 00:09:31,262 She's in? 157 00:09:31,262 --> 00:09:33,141 Enjoy. Stay out late. 158 00:09:48,252 --> 00:09:49,371 Hello. 159 00:09:50,930 --> 00:09:53,608 Why, Tyr. I didn't know you liked gardens. 160 00:09:55,048 --> 00:10:02,003 New work clothes. This all very, um, good. Increased ease of movement. 161 00:10:01,723 --> 00:10:06,680 ECM grid woven in, I suppose. No place for a sidearm, 162 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,678 but I imagine you could bludgeon someone to death with that purse. 163 00:10:10,558 --> 00:10:11,477 Jealous? 164 00:10:11,477 --> 00:10:13,756 Of a backwater night watchman? 165 00:10:13,716 --> 00:10:15,035 Of what could be the crime of the century. 166 00:10:14,995 --> 00:10:16,714 It's not too late to join in, you know. 167 00:10:16,714 --> 00:10:18,193 I have methods of my own. 168 00:10:18,153 --> 00:10:19,672 Hmmph. Your loss. 169 00:10:22,071 --> 00:10:23,150 Hi. 170 00:10:24,629 --> 00:10:25,629 Hey. 171 00:10:29,746 --> 00:10:31,345 Am I interrupting anything? 172 00:10:31,305 --> 00:10:32,544 Not at all. 173 00:10:40,739 --> 00:10:41,899 What was that all about? 174 00:10:41,899 --> 00:10:45,417 Oh, you know Neitzchean males - always marking territory. 175 00:10:45,297 --> 00:10:47,735 You've gotta be careful, or he sprays the trees. 176 00:10:47,695 --> 00:10:49,934 Not on my watch. 177 00:10:50,853 --> 00:10:52,252 Shall we? 178 00:10:53,372 --> 00:10:55,290 So, have you proven that Dylan's 179 00:10:55,251 --> 00:10:57,369 the ringleader in a gang of ruthless criminals yet? 180 00:10:57,329 --> 00:10:58,568 No, not yet. 181 00:10:58,568 --> 00:11:01,447 Your captain's reputation's rapidly approaching legendary status. 182 00:11:01,367 --> 00:11:06,164 But still, he's not the one the Premier Kwan called upon 183 00:11:06,004 --> 00:11:08,442 when she needed to escape from Blackwell's World, huh? 184 00:11:09,642 --> 00:11:12,880 That was a fancy piece of smuggling, Captain Valentine. 185 00:11:14,838 --> 00:11:17,797 Please. I played taxi-cab. And anyway, it's nothing compared to 186 00:11:17,717 --> 00:11:20,675 the making off with the Bordeaux Crown of Holyoke in a beer barrel. 187 00:11:20,595 --> 00:11:22,354 What do you mean? 188 00:11:22,314 --> 00:11:26,471 Leydon, my father read me police blotters for nighttime stories. 189 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:29,829 You didn't think I'd make you? I know a bounty hunter 190 00:11:29,749 --> 00:11:32,108 on Rough'n'Ready who has your picture on his dartboard. 191 00:11:32,028 --> 00:11:35,266 I like you better without the, uh, goatee, by the way. 192 00:11:35,186 --> 00:11:37,145 Of course, I have no idea what you mean. 193 00:11:37,105 --> 00:11:39,064 Of course. Can I ask you something? 194 00:11:40,942 --> 00:11:46,499 Schroedinger's Cat? What kind of person calls himself that? 195 00:11:46,299 --> 00:11:48,538 Well, speaking strictly as a security officer, 196 00:11:48,498 --> 00:11:52,375 I assure you that no self-respecting thief would ever - EVER - 197 00:11:52,215 --> 00:11:55,054 give himself a name like that. It's too flashy. 198 00:11:55,014 --> 00:12:00,091 Well, whoever the Cat really is, he's very good. 199 00:11:59,931 --> 00:12:00,930 Or, he used to be. 200 00:12:00,930 --> 00:12:02,929 Maybe. Too bad, though. 201 00:12:02,849 --> 00:12:05,487 I've used the Bordeaux heist in training simulations. 202 00:12:05,447 --> 00:12:10,324 And I've always wanted to listen to the infamous Valentine music library. 203 00:12:11,644 --> 00:12:13,882 That wasn't theft. That was archeology. 204 00:12:14,722 --> 00:12:16,081 Coming? 205 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:20,598 Is that, uh, fungus you have up there? 206 00:12:20,558 --> 00:12:24,596 Green Bay Cargo One is closed due to renovation. 207 00:12:24,476 --> 00:12:28,473 Please redirect your travelers to Red Bay Cargo Four. 208 00:12:28,313 --> 00:12:29,552 I have nothing of yours, Neitzchean. 209 00:12:29,552 --> 00:12:31,511 I imagine you've got something I want. 210 00:12:33,070 --> 00:12:35,549 Maybe I do, maybe I don't. 211 00:12:35,509 --> 00:12:40,866 I'm rather certain you do. Now tell me, you hideous little creature, 212 00:12:40,666 --> 00:12:45,183 were I endeavoring to purchase something rare and valuable in this... 213 00:12:45,063 --> 00:12:49,380 place, with whom would I wish to speak? 214 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:52,738 Depends. Do you offer a commission for my services? 215 00:12:53,937 --> 00:12:58,695 Maybe I do. Maybe I don't. 216 00:13:00,813 --> 00:13:03,572 Hey, come here. I want to show you something. 217 00:13:08,648 --> 00:13:09,728 Come on. Trust me. 218 00:13:09,728 --> 00:13:12,366 Trust you. Couldn't we start with something easier? 219 00:13:12,326 --> 00:13:14,565 Perpetual motion, maybe? Universal translator? 220 00:13:14,485 --> 00:13:16,803 Come on. Come on. 221 00:13:21,161 --> 00:13:22,480 Nice. 222 00:13:23,239 --> 00:13:24,479 Oh, don't tell me. 223 00:13:24,479 --> 00:13:25,678 I'm afraid of heights. 224 00:13:25,638 --> 00:13:28,236 You can't be afraid of heights. You're a pilot. You live in. 225 00:13:28,196 --> 00:13:30,795 I live in space. You fall in space, you keep falling. 226 00:13:30,715 --> 00:13:31,794 There's nothing to splat on. 227 00:13:31,794 --> 00:13:33,033 I won't let you splat. 228 00:13:38,470 --> 00:13:39,829 It's beautiful. 229 00:13:40,109 --> 00:13:41,188 Exactly. 230 00:13:43,347 --> 00:13:44,706 Leydon, what happened to you? 231 00:13:44,626 --> 00:13:46,385 What is the best thief in the galaxy 232 00:13:46,345 --> 00:13:49,343 doing guarding a room full of rocks and bones for Miskich? 233 00:13:49,263 --> 00:13:52,182 Just needed a job. Pierpont's the only place that would take me in. 234 00:13:52,102 --> 00:13:56,019 You're telling me you've gone straight. Schroedinger's Cat? 235 00:13:55,899 --> 00:13:59,777 Ah, man, I loved being a crook, you know? For a long time - 236 00:13:59,657 --> 00:14:05,733 outlaw, rebel, loner, play by your own rules - it's romantic as hell. 237 00:14:05,533 --> 00:14:06,813 Yeah. 238 00:14:06,813 --> 00:14:11,650 Anyway, it just, uh, it just stopped working for me. 239 00:14:11,490 --> 00:14:14,048 I wasn't getting the buzz anymore, 240 00:14:13,968 --> 00:14:17,846 so I decided to stop being on the outside and come in. 241 00:14:17,726 --> 00:14:22,883 So... Am I making any sense here? 'cause... 242 00:14:22,723 --> 00:14:23,882 More than you know. 243 00:14:41,032 --> 00:14:44,470 We've got a situation in Section 4. Can you handle? 244 00:14:44,390 --> 00:14:47,947 I'm on my way. One more thing before I go. 245 00:14:47,827 --> 00:14:53,224 Now, Miskich is not a buffoon. He's ruthless, and he's got a nasty temper. 246 00:14:53,024 --> 00:14:56,982 So, no matter how much I love that crooked smile of yours, 247 00:14:56,862 --> 00:15:00,060 you are NOT ripping off my museum. 248 00:14:59,980 --> 00:15:01,979 Whatever you say, officer. 249 00:15:03,658 --> 00:15:05,816 Ok. 250 00:15:06,696 --> 00:15:09,374 You'd better get going. Section 4. 251 00:15:13,971 --> 00:15:15,370 Harper, what do we know? 252 00:15:15,370 --> 00:15:17,889 We can pull this off, Beka. But only if, and it's a big "if", 253 00:15:17,809 --> 00:15:21,727 I can access the museum's central clock. I'll need fingerprints and DNA. 254 00:15:21,607 --> 00:15:26,724 In that case, we're in. 255 00:15:34,359 --> 00:15:37,397 Doge. General. 256 00:15:37,317 --> 00:15:44,313 Hey! Heh, if we could all speak Common, it would be most helpful. 257 00:15:44,073 --> 00:15:47,231 I refuse to argue the legality of this "person's" theft. 258 00:15:47,151 --> 00:15:49,110 The Hegemon's Heart is a sacred relic. 259 00:15:49,070 --> 00:15:51,109 My people have owned it for ten thousand years. 260 00:15:51,069 --> 00:15:54,506 Ancient history. I have it now. That's all that matters. 261 00:15:54,386 --> 00:15:56,585 Actually, Commonwealth law has very specific provisions 262 00:15:56,545 --> 00:15:58,144 regarding religious artifacts. 263 00:15:58,104 --> 00:16:01,382 The Commonwealth is gone. The stone is on Pierpont, 264 00:16:01,262 --> 00:16:04,500 and according to our local ordinance, it belongs to me. 265 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:07,658 No one cares about your self-serving apology for law and order. 266 00:16:07,578 --> 00:16:10,337 General, I'd be very interested in learning more 267 00:16:10,257 --> 00:16:13,215 about Pierpont Drift's unusual statutes. I think... 268 00:16:13,135 --> 00:16:16,533 Fine! But my patience and our cease-fire are rapidly reaching an end. 269 00:16:24,008 --> 00:16:28,246 Have you met with your principle? And is he amenable to my proposition? 270 00:16:28,126 --> 00:16:30,404 Huh? Him? Oh, yeah, he's fine. 271 00:16:33,642 --> 00:16:34,762 But this isn't enough. 272 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,839 That's the amount we agreed on. 273 00:16:38,839 --> 00:16:40,918 Yes, well, finding what you wanted was harder than I thought. 274 00:16:40,878 --> 00:16:43,356 We need a new deal. Make me an offer. 275 00:16:48,433 --> 00:16:52,071 I offer not to pull your heart out through your eye socket 276 00:16:51,991 --> 00:16:53,630 and nail it to your forehead. 277 00:16:53,590 --> 00:16:58,747 That's very reasonable. How's noon tomorrow? My, look at the time. 278 00:17:10,060 --> 00:17:12,578 Harper, can I come out now, please? 279 00:17:12,978 --> 00:17:16,576 Not yet, my purple princess. If I don't disarm those nanobots, 280 00:17:16,496 --> 00:17:19,334 and anything bigger than a housecat moves around in there, 281 00:17:19,254 --> 00:17:21,293 it's gonna sound like the Vedran Empress Day parade. 282 00:17:21,253 --> 00:17:23,252 All right, just hurry. It's stuffy in here, all right? 283 00:17:23,172 --> 00:17:24,651 I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying. 284 00:17:26,770 --> 00:17:28,768 Hello, Leydon's hand. 285 00:17:30,208 --> 00:17:35,444 Add a little DNA courtesy of Mr. Kissy-Kiss, and... 286 00:17:38,802 --> 00:17:41,321 Yes! It likes me. It really likes me! 287 00:17:44,719 --> 00:17:46,837 Thank you, Harper. Wow! Have I told you lately how amazing you are. 288 00:17:46,757 --> 00:17:49,316 No, Trance, you haven't. But you're welcome anyway. 289 00:17:53,034 --> 00:17:54,992 Remember not to step on the floor! 290 00:17:56,152 --> 00:17:59,310 A cyber-patch is useless against a spring-loaded floor. 291 00:17:59,230 --> 00:18:00,789 Just do it like we practiced. 292 00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:02,108 When we practiced, we messed up. 293 00:18:02,108 --> 00:18:03,347 Except that part. 294 00:18:03,347 --> 00:18:04,706 Ok. 295 00:18:06,105 --> 00:18:07,744 Let's bring it. 296 00:18:22,895 --> 00:18:24,934 Hee haw! 297 00:18:31,250 --> 00:18:35,088 Ok. Now when I freeze the security system's internal clock, 298 00:18:34,968 --> 00:18:37,646 time will stand still for precisely twenty seconds. 299 00:18:37,566 --> 00:18:38,885 Is that long enough for you? 300 00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:40,005 Do I have a choice? 301 00:18:40,005 --> 00:18:41,564 No. 302 00:18:43,882 --> 00:18:48,000 All right. Cut the field. 303 00:18:50,598 --> 00:18:58,393 Eighteen. Seventeen. Sixteen. Fifteen. Fourteen. 304 00:18:58,113 --> 00:19:05,869 Thirteen. Twelve. Uh, Eleven. Ten. Nine. Eight. 305 00:19:07,867 --> 00:19:09,506 Six. 306 00:19:09,466 --> 00:19:10,666 Got it. 307 00:19:25,137 --> 00:19:27,176 Would you like me to kill them for you? 308 00:19:27,096 --> 00:19:32,892 Yes. Wait! I'm just... kidding. I've got a better idea. 309 00:19:32,692 --> 00:19:35,570 Next time I offer to broker peace talks between a Chichin gangster 310 00:19:35,490 --> 00:19:37,089 and a Than warlord, just kill me. 311 00:19:37,050 --> 00:19:38,169 All right. 312 00:19:38,169 --> 00:19:40,367 Kidding, again. 313 00:19:40,288 --> 00:19:43,246 Captain, why don't you simply let them fight it out. 314 00:19:43,166 --> 00:19:44,765 Because, they're potential allies, 315 00:19:44,765 --> 00:19:49,642 and we can use all the friends we can get. How's Plan B coming along? 316 00:19:50,801 --> 00:19:52,600 On Pierpont, everything is for sale. 317 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,159 We should have a new player on the field tomorrow. 318 00:19:54,159 --> 00:19:57,117 Good. I suppose I can stall the negotiations for that long. 319 00:19:57,037 --> 00:20:01,235 I just wish I didn't have to be in the same room with them while I did it. 320 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:04,992 Oh! You are as spineless as you are dishonest! 321 00:20:06,312 --> 00:20:10,229 I'll expect the Heart returned to me within 24 hours, Captain. 322 00:20:14,067 --> 00:20:15,346 What's going on? 323 00:20:15,346 --> 00:20:19,783 The Free Trade Alliance. They betrayed me - withdrew their support. 324 00:20:19,663 --> 00:20:24,061 I can't hold off a Than attack alone. They'll pay for this, I swear. 325 00:20:23,901 --> 00:20:26,859 No one crosses Miskich Var Miskich and gets away with it! 326 00:20:29,977 --> 00:20:32,216 He didn't pay his FTA dues. 327 00:20:32,136 --> 00:20:34,934 Six months in arrears. I intercepted the message. 328 00:20:34,854 --> 00:20:37,013 Damn. I should have anticipated that. 329 00:20:36,973 --> 00:20:39,091 Perhaps. You've got a contingency plan. 330 00:20:39,051 --> 00:20:42,849 About that. Beka would like to see you on the Eureka Maru, Captain. 331 00:20:45,008 --> 00:20:45,887 Great. 332 00:20:49,765 --> 00:20:52,803 Hey! Good timing. Champagne flute? 333 00:20:52,723 --> 00:20:55,681 Are, uh, we celebrating what I think we're celebrating? 334 00:20:55,601 --> 00:20:58,639 Hey. Catch. Fell off the back of a landing pod. 335 00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:01,877 Uh-huh. That's-that's-that's-that's... great. Uh, it's good work, Beka. 336 00:21:01,797 --> 00:21:04,676 Uh... all of you. 337 00:21:04,596 --> 00:21:07,594 You know, I'm impressed, boss. You missed your calling. 338 00:21:07,514 --> 00:21:09,353 You'd have made one great criminal mastermind. 339 00:21:09,273 --> 00:21:11,991 Hey, we're not criminals. We're a covert operations team. 340 00:21:11,911 --> 00:21:13,670 Besides, it's legal to steal here. 341 00:21:13,630 --> 00:21:15,429 Only if you're citizens of Pierpont. 342 00:21:15,389 --> 00:21:17,788 Technically, I'm afraid we are all thieves. 343 00:21:17,788 --> 00:21:21,066 Using a small evil in service to a greater good. 344 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:22,465 Well, it's not like we're going to keep the Heart. 345 00:21:22,505 --> 00:21:23,584 Right. 346 00:21:23,584 --> 00:21:24,543 You know, I've been thinking. 347 00:21:24,503 --> 00:21:26,702 What if we just got the hell out of here right now 348 00:21:26,662 --> 00:21:28,941 and cashed that puppy in. No one would be the wiser. 349 00:21:28,901 --> 00:21:31,899 Some of us ARE the wiser. Let's just stick to the plan, ok? 350 00:21:31,819 --> 00:21:34,497 Yeah, the-the plan. You know, a - about that. 351 00:21:34,417 --> 00:21:38,655 Uh, unfortunately, there's been a, uh, slight glitch. 352 00:21:38,495 --> 00:21:40,014 Glitch? 353 00:21:39,974 --> 00:21:43,852 Uh, Doge Miskich lost his fire support. 354 00:21:43,732 --> 00:21:47,649 He didn't pay his FTA dues, which means his only way out 355 00:21:47,529 --> 00:21:49,168 is to return the Heart to the Than himself. 356 00:21:49,128 --> 00:21:50,687 That's not a glitch. That's a snafu. 357 00:21:50,687 --> 00:21:53,606 Harper's copy will never fool the Than. If Miskich gives them a fake... 358 00:21:53,526 --> 00:21:56,164 Oh, yeah. They'll kill everyone on Pierpont Drift. 359 00:21:56,084 --> 00:21:57,363 So, now we have to put it back. 360 00:21:57,363 --> 00:21:58,602 Exactly. 361 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,999 Thanks. 362 00:22:10,595 --> 00:22:12,914 Trance! Harper! I just got a missive from Rev Bem. 363 00:22:12,874 --> 00:22:14,673 He's converting heathens by the truckload on (?Quolek?).. 364 00:22:19,110 --> 00:22:20,269 Guys? 365 00:22:44,814 --> 00:22:46,333 Damn! 366 00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:02,443 That one. 367 00:23:02,363 --> 00:23:03,722 Yoshidono. I win. 368 00:23:03,722 --> 00:23:05,042 Fools rush in. 369 00:23:05,002 --> 00:23:08,879 Now, you owe me four million, three hundred and twenty-thousand thrones. 370 00:23:08,759 --> 00:23:10,558 Remember, all debts I incur in this game 371 00:23:10,558 --> 00:23:12,797 are dependent upon my share of the rock. 372 00:23:12,677 --> 00:23:14,876 Assuming, of course, we abandon this stupid 373 00:23:14,836 --> 00:23:18,633 "Put it back where we found it" fiasco and sell it at market value. 374 00:23:19,793 --> 00:23:23,590 Now that's an ante. Boss, we were just kiddin'. 375 00:23:23,510 --> 00:23:24,590 We don't want to sell it. 376 00:23:24,590 --> 00:23:27,828 Sell it. Keep it. Throw it away. I don't care. It's not the real Heart. 377 00:23:27,708 --> 00:23:30,146 But... But, I - I switched it myself. 378 00:23:30,106 --> 00:23:32,385 You exchanged our fake for another fake. 379 00:23:32,305 --> 00:23:34,503 What do you know. Mine was better. 380 00:23:35,783 --> 00:23:39,420 We got beaten to the punch. Now we have to find the real stone. 381 00:23:39,301 --> 00:23:41,939 I believe I know where to look. 382 00:23:41,859 --> 00:23:44,577 Yep. So do I. 383 00:23:47,455 --> 00:23:49,094 You know, the more I find out about you, 384 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:51,653 the better this retirement plan of yours looks. 385 00:23:51,533 --> 00:23:55,850 Take your expense reports, for example. Very imaginative. 386 00:23:55,730 --> 00:23:58,888 You got ahold of my personnel file. How'd you do that? 387 00:23:58,769 --> 00:24:02,646 This is Pierpont. Ten guilders buys you a lot of looking the other way. 388 00:24:02,526 --> 00:24:05,005 My favorite was the part where you had 389 00:24:04,965 --> 00:24:07,763 to investigate a lead on Infinity Atoll during fishing season. 390 00:24:07,683 --> 00:24:09,682 That was classic. 391 00:24:09,642 --> 00:24:12,760 And how did you ever manage to promote yourself a trip to Shindau? 392 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,518 Shindau? Oh, that was, uh... I was chasing a bail-jumper. 393 00:24:16,837 --> 00:24:19,596 Hey, well, it's not my fault he had a great taste in safehouses. 394 00:24:19,516 --> 00:24:22,874 Did you manage to see the Dragon's Tomb? I hear it's incredible. 395 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,753 Oh, no, I missed that. 396 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:27,911 It was, uh, it was looted right before I got there, so... 397 00:24:27,791 --> 00:24:28,910 Hmmm. Bad luck. 398 00:24:28,910 --> 00:24:30,189 Yeah. 399 00:24:30,189 --> 00:24:31,508 Hey, didn't you get to Charo Prime right 400 00:24:31,468 --> 00:24:33,587 after that big diamond heist, too? 401 00:24:33,547 --> 00:24:35,626 More bad luck, I suppose. 402 00:24:36,745 --> 00:24:38,704 Are you accusing me of something? 403 00:24:38,664 --> 00:24:41,262 No. I was just thinking you're awfully young to retire. 404 00:24:41,182 --> 00:24:44,101 Careful. That thing'll take your hand off. 405 00:24:45,180 --> 00:24:46,099 Boy Scout. 406 00:24:46,099 --> 00:24:48,058 Yeah, that's me. 407 00:24:49,098 --> 00:24:54,494 So, here we are, just a couple of law-abiding folk, just...strolling. 408 00:24:55,454 --> 00:24:58,772 In a garden full of man-eating plants. 409 00:24:58,652 --> 00:25:04,248 So, what do two normal people on a drift full of criminals do for fun? 410 00:25:43,944 --> 00:25:47,861 Well, what took you so long? Your ship wouldn't let me call my office. 411 00:25:47,741 --> 00:25:51,939 The general's idea of conversation is reciting her weapons inventory. 412 00:25:51,819 --> 00:25:53,658 Oh. Well, you know, I'm sorry I missed that. 413 00:25:53,578 --> 00:25:54,817 I'm sure it was fascinating. 414 00:25:54,817 --> 00:25:58,295 I - I'm late because I wanted to consult the codes. 415 00:25:58,175 --> 00:25:59,294 And? 416 00:25:59,294 --> 00:26:03,012 And, uh, well, there are still some details we need to work out. 417 00:26:02,892 --> 00:26:06,610 What details? I give the Than their Heart. They leave. The end! 418 00:26:07,489 --> 00:26:08,609 Where? 419 00:26:10,567 --> 00:26:13,286 General, you'll want the Heart returned to you on your flagship, correct? 420 00:26:13,206 --> 00:26:14,365 That is correct. 421 00:26:14,365 --> 00:26:16,524 - And you'll want to do it on Pierpont. - Of course. 422 00:26:16,484 --> 00:26:20,401 Yeah, well then, we still have some negotiating to do. Refreshments? 423 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:28,759 Find what you were looking for? 424 00:27:30,918 --> 00:27:34,876 Actually, I was looking for a hunk of crystallized silicate about yea-big. 425 00:27:34,756 --> 00:27:36,195 Seen it? 426 00:27:36,195 --> 00:27:38,993 Funny, I was gonna ask you the same thing. Play it. 427 00:27:38,913 --> 00:27:41,072 PLAY IT. 428 00:27:44,869 --> 00:27:46,548 Trance Gemini. 429 00:27:55,983 --> 00:27:58,421 Hmmm. Will you look at that. 430 00:27:58,341 --> 00:28:02,459 A video record of Trance swapping a fake jewel for...a fake jewel. 431 00:28:02,339 --> 00:28:06,056 What is the penalty for grand theft FAKE around here, anyway? 432 00:28:05,936 --> 00:28:10,214 Death. If you steal from Doge Miskich, the penalty is death. 433 00:28:18,169 --> 00:28:21,407 Ok, now I'm confused. 434 00:28:21,287 --> 00:28:24,485 Me too. Come here. 435 00:28:27,643 --> 00:28:30,841 Good, you made it. Uh, there's been a slight problem. Let me explain. 436 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:34,559 Follow me. 437 00:28:38,836 --> 00:28:42,794 Ok, so he stole from his museum and set us up to take the fall. Slick. 438 00:28:42,674 --> 00:28:46,871 Despicable, but slick. I can admire that. 439 00:28:46,751 --> 00:28:49,510 But when he fried that thing... 440 00:28:49,430 --> 00:28:52,908 I swear, I just don't know which end is up anymore. 441 00:28:52,788 --> 00:28:55,866 Well, guys do crazy things when they're in love. 442 00:28:55,786 --> 00:28:57,265 You been watching old holo-dramas again? 443 00:28:57,225 --> 00:28:59,903 Oh, is it so hard to believe someone could fall for you? 444 00:28:59,863 --> 00:29:01,382 Nearly as hard as it is for me to believe 445 00:29:01,342 --> 00:29:03,461 that you missed a surveillance camera. 446 00:29:03,421 --> 00:29:05,260 I know! That is unbelievable! 447 00:29:05,220 --> 00:29:09,537 He's good. Quick on the uptake, smart, completely fearless. 448 00:29:09,417 --> 00:29:10,257 He reminds me of - 449 00:29:10,257 --> 00:29:13,375 You. He reminds you of you. 450 00:29:13,255 --> 00:29:15,294 Then I know I can't trust him. 451 00:29:31,764 --> 00:29:32,883 Anasazi. 452 00:29:32,883 --> 00:29:39,159 Outstanding. So, loverboy, how much for the stone? 453 00:29:38,919 --> 00:29:41,917 I think you got it all wrong, here. Beetle said 454 00:29:41,837 --> 00:29:43,796 he was bringing me someone who could tell me about the stone. 455 00:29:45,075 --> 00:29:46,515 I'm here to question you. 456 00:29:46,475 --> 00:29:50,272 Please. You took the Hegemon's Heart and replaced it with a fake. 457 00:29:50,152 --> 00:29:54,230 My colleagues stole the fake. I want the real one. 458 00:29:54,110 --> 00:30:00,426 Not for the Than, not for Captain Hunt's Commonwealth - for me. 459 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:05,623 So, I'll ask again. How much for the stone? 460 00:30:05,503 --> 00:30:10,780 Well, if I had it, it would be, uh, say, 461 00:30:12,858 --> 00:30:14,697 fifty million guilders? 462 00:30:19,614 --> 00:30:21,533 How are you feeling about my counteroffer? 463 00:30:21,493 --> 00:30:23,612 You don't think I'd actually come here without security, do you? 464 00:30:30,328 --> 00:30:31,887 Can't blame me for trying. 465 00:30:31,887 --> 00:30:32,766 No. 466 00:31:26,013 --> 00:31:27,213 You know the old saying. 467 00:31:27,213 --> 00:31:30,251 A leopard never changes his spots? 468 00:31:30,171 --> 00:31:32,369 Well, I was thinking "It takes a thief to catch a thief. 469 00:31:32,290 --> 00:31:34,848 " I played right into your hands, didn't I? 470 00:31:34,808 --> 00:31:37,406 What did you do, steal the rock the day I arrived? 471 00:31:37,326 --> 00:31:42,163 Legally, I didn't steal anything. 472 00:31:42,004 --> 00:31:44,682 But, I did put the genuine Heart in my pocket 473 00:31:44,602 --> 00:31:48,639 the day after I became a citizen of Pierpont, six months ago. 474 00:31:49,959 --> 00:31:51,997 It's why I took the security job in the first place. 475 00:31:54,316 --> 00:31:59,313 Look at her. Man, she's flawless. How could I resist this? 476 00:31:59,153 --> 00:32:03,630 So, you stayed, collecting a paycheck from Miskich 477 00:32:03,470 --> 00:32:05,349 and pulling outside jobs on the weekend. 478 00:32:05,309 --> 00:32:07,828 Isn't that a little dangerous, even for Schroedinger's Cat? 479 00:32:07,788 --> 00:32:09,866 It's a lot less dangerous than trying to escape. 480 00:32:09,786 --> 00:32:11,385 Unless you pointed him at another target. 481 00:32:11,346 --> 00:32:15,903 Which is where you and your merry band of thieves came in. 482 00:32:15,743 --> 00:32:19,780 It was such a good plan. It's too bad it fell apart. 483 00:32:19,660 --> 00:32:21,819 Not to admit defeat or anything, but I don't see how it fell apart. 484 00:32:21,779 --> 00:32:25,617 You have the real stone, the cops are after Tyr. What happened? 485 00:32:25,497 --> 00:32:27,496 You happened. 486 00:32:30,933 --> 00:32:34,052 Here. It's worth a Nightsider's ransom. 487 00:32:36,290 --> 00:32:39,608 Beka, we could have it all, a clean slate. 488 00:32:40,528 --> 00:32:44,485 All you gotta do is marry me - become a citizen of Pierpont. 489 00:32:44,405 --> 00:32:45,604 A citizen. 490 00:32:45,564 --> 00:32:50,761 So this would be purely a legal arrangement. 491 00:32:50,601 --> 00:32:53,160 The fringe benefits aren't lost on me. 492 00:33:07,391 --> 00:33:09,190 What's it gonna be? 493 00:33:16,346 --> 00:33:19,663 So, what? We run away together? 494 00:33:19,544 --> 00:33:21,183 Well, we'd make a hell of a team. 495 00:33:22,422 --> 00:33:25,300 One problem. I already have a team. 496 00:33:26,579 --> 00:33:28,698 No, no. So, what are you saying? 497 00:33:28,658 --> 00:33:30,417 Last night was just an excuse to search my room? 498 00:33:30,417 --> 00:33:32,855 Come on, I don't buy that. 499 00:33:32,775 --> 00:33:34,854 You could've broken in any time you wanted to. 500 00:33:34,814 --> 00:33:36,413 I'm a way easier mark than the museum. 501 00:33:36,373 --> 00:33:37,253 You're hardly easy. 502 00:33:39,331 --> 00:33:41,930 It's my men. I haven't trained them very well. 503 00:33:41,850 --> 00:33:43,489 They could shoot us by accident. 504 00:33:44,768 --> 00:33:47,047 Meet me on the Eureka Maru in one hour. 505 00:33:47,007 --> 00:33:48,366 You mean that? 506 00:33:48,366 --> 00:33:49,645 Show up and find out. 507 00:33:55,881 --> 00:33:57,360 Dylan, the Than fleet is moving. 508 00:33:57,320 --> 00:33:59,639 They're vectoring toward Pierpont Drift at thirty-five PSL. 509 00:33:59,599 --> 00:34:03,996 Maintain scanning and arm defensive missile tubes. Where's Beka? 510 00:34:03,836 --> 00:34:04,636 Unknown. 511 00:34:10,272 --> 00:34:13,790 General, your fleet is on the move. Why? 512 00:34:13,710 --> 00:34:14,710 Time's up, Captain. 513 00:34:14,710 --> 00:34:17,268 Not according to our agreement. We still have two hours. 514 00:34:17,148 --> 00:34:20,826 And in precisely two hours, my fleet will be in position to attack! 515 00:34:29,341 --> 00:34:31,659 It's almost too good to be true. 516 00:34:31,579 --> 00:34:33,818 Oh, this is real. All of it. 517 00:34:35,697 --> 00:34:40,734 Leydon, if something... If it all goes splat - 518 00:34:40,574 --> 00:34:41,373 Splat? 519 00:34:42,413 --> 00:34:43,772 Just trust me, ok? 520 00:34:43,772 --> 00:34:47,609 Nothing is going to happen, hmmm. 521 00:34:52,766 --> 00:34:54,085 You might be surprised. 522 00:35:00,042 --> 00:35:01,561 Tyr, what the hell are you doing? 523 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,599 I could ask you the same question. 524 00:35:05,398 --> 00:35:07,957 Shall we? There's someone I'd like you to meet. 525 00:35:29,943 --> 00:35:31,342 Hawkins? 526 00:35:31,382 --> 00:35:33,261 Good, that's everyone. 527 00:35:33,261 --> 00:35:36,379 You may be wondering why I've called you all here today. 528 00:35:36,299 --> 00:35:40,137 It's time to return the Hegemon's Heart to its rightful owner. 529 00:35:41,017 --> 00:35:42,536 It's about time. 530 00:35:58,006 --> 00:35:59,285 Well done, Valentine. 531 00:36:04,962 --> 00:36:09,439 Calliope, San-Ska-Re, Shintaida. 532 00:36:10,119 --> 00:36:14,116 One treasure map, no waiting. 533 00:36:14,876 --> 00:36:16,155 Scan and record image. 534 00:36:16,115 --> 00:36:18,553 Scanning. Recording. Complete. 535 00:36:18,513 --> 00:36:19,793 Hope it was worth it. 536 00:36:19,753 --> 00:36:23,750 That's the Heart? The real one? 537 00:36:23,630 --> 00:36:24,630 It certainly is. 538 00:36:24,630 --> 00:36:27,108 So, the one in the museum... 539 00:36:27,068 --> 00:36:29,587 Fake. Substituted by a clever thief. 540 00:36:29,467 --> 00:36:32,785 Ah, and you recovered the genuine Heart. 541 00:36:32,705 --> 00:36:34,584 You might say that, yes. 542 00:36:34,544 --> 00:36:37,142 "Recovered" is certainly a more flattering word than "Stole". 543 00:36:37,022 --> 00:36:38,861 Hawkins! You stole from me?! 544 00:36:38,821 --> 00:36:40,860 Do you know what I do to people who steal from me?! 545 00:36:40,820 --> 00:36:43,258 - I didn't steal it. - We can worry about that later. 546 00:36:43,178 --> 00:36:46,176 Right now, I believe it's time for that exchange. 547 00:36:46,097 --> 00:36:48,615 General, I'm sure the Hegemony will be delighted that 548 00:36:48,575 --> 00:36:50,974 you've achieved a peaceful solution to the stalemate. 549 00:36:50,894 --> 00:36:54,092 It might not be as good as a victory, but hey, it'll have to do. 550 00:36:54,012 --> 00:36:57,250 It may suffice. If it's the real Heart. 551 00:36:57,170 --> 00:37:01,847 It's not. Go ahead, check it. It's a fake. 552 00:37:03,406 --> 00:37:09,162 She's the thief. I was using it to lure her out. 553 00:37:08,962 --> 00:37:14,679 Check it, by all means. Boy, am I glad to see you. 554 00:37:24,233 --> 00:37:28,071 Yeah. Yeah, I'm glad to see you too. 555 00:37:30,669 --> 00:37:34,267 It's flawless. Trust me. 556 00:37:35,386 --> 00:37:36,785 Captain? 557 00:37:45,420 --> 00:37:47,099 It is the Hegemon's Heart. 558 00:37:47,059 --> 00:37:50,137 And I was so looking forward to a nice little war. 559 00:37:50,057 --> 00:37:51,656 Well, you see there? Everybody wins. 560 00:37:51,656 --> 00:37:53,415 That's what the Commonwealth always strives for. 561 00:37:53,375 --> 00:37:55,614 And what do I win? 562 00:37:55,534 --> 00:37:57,932 No one's blown you out of the sky. 563 00:38:09,725 --> 00:38:12,323 You gave me up, just like that. 564 00:38:12,283 --> 00:38:17,520 I had no choice. It was the only move I had left. 565 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:18,480 I would have covered for you - 566 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:20,958 told Miskich you were duped. He would have believed me. 567 00:38:20,878 --> 00:38:22,837 Why? They already won the game. 568 00:38:22,797 --> 00:38:25,955 Is that what it was? A game? 569 00:38:25,875 --> 00:38:26,954 Wasn't it? 570 00:38:28,354 --> 00:38:30,272 Yeah. Sure. 571 00:38:34,390 --> 00:38:35,629 Smile. 572 00:38:41,665 --> 00:38:43,224 Well done. 573 00:38:47,022 --> 00:38:51,299 Leydon? Maybe we'll play again some time. 574 00:38:52,379 --> 00:38:54,418 Yeah, maybe. 575 00:39:06,330 --> 00:39:08,569 Triagonal prismatic quartz crystal. 576 00:39:08,529 --> 00:39:11,887 Trace elements of vanadium, chromium, manganese, and cobalt. 577 00:39:11,767 --> 00:39:14,045 Eighty-two point two five grams. 578 00:39:15,325 --> 00:39:17,403 I wonder how many of these fake Hearts are out there. 579 00:39:17,363 --> 00:39:19,122 I lost count at three. 580 00:39:19,082 --> 00:39:20,641 You never lose count of anything. 581 00:39:20,641 --> 00:39:23,240 And I assume you could tell the difference the whole time. 582 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:25,119 Of course. Harper is sweet, 583 00:39:25,079 --> 00:39:27,757 but he still believes pretty much anything I tell him. 584 00:39:27,677 --> 00:39:30,355 "Oh, I'm sorry, I may have a brain the size of a planet, 585 00:39:30,276 --> 00:39:32,754 but I can't tell the difference between one pretty rock and another. " 586 00:39:32,714 --> 00:39:34,753 Just as long as the Than got the real one. 587 00:39:34,713 --> 00:39:36,392 - They did. - Good. 588 00:39:39,990 --> 00:39:41,149 I was wrong. 589 00:39:43,627 --> 00:39:48,824 I didn't think Beka could be trusted to complete the mission. 590 00:39:48,664 --> 00:39:51,023 She came through, though, in the end. 591 00:39:50,943 --> 00:39:54,341 Still, you took a big risk, trusting her. 592 00:39:54,261 --> 00:39:55,580 Well, that's the thing. 593 00:39:55,580 --> 00:40:00,977 I'm not a computer. I can't do a spectrographic analysis with my eyes. 594 00:40:00,777 --> 00:40:03,695 Sometimes I have to take risks 595 00:40:03,615 --> 00:40:06,813 to be able to tell the real hearts from the fake ones.