Battlestar Galactica Season Three, Episode "Dirty Hands", Page 2
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Back onboard the Battlestar Galactica, Fennor is standing before the president and admiral, giving his complaints, when he says, "I've got people working 18 hour shifts, for the past six months! How long do you think a man can keep that up?" The admiral angrily replies, "If the Cylons show up, we have enough fuel, to jump the entire fleet, but once. Maybe twice. ...That's a margin, that's much too narrow for me. How about for you!? and your men!? If you have a problem, fix it." The president adds, "Just get the gas flowing and then we'll talk. I promise you that." Fennor replies with a doubtful, "Then, we'll talk. It's always later. Ya know? It's funny, that when the gas flows, my phone calls don't get returned, but the minute there is a glitch in the fuel supply, I've got face time with the president and the admiral? Hmm ...Maybe, we should just start having more glitches." The president replies with the question, "Is that a threat?" Fennor replies, "It's like the book says, if you hear the people, you'll never have to fear the people." The president asks, in surprise, "Did you say the book?" and Fennor nods. After hearing his response, the president calmly orders the guards, "Arrest him for extortion and for interrupting vital services, during a time of war. Go ahead, take him away. That's it, go. Out of here. Gone." One of the soldiers says, "Come with me, sir.", as the guards take him to the brig.
Surprised with the president's drastic order, Admiral Adama asks, "What the hell was that?", to which the president replies, "He was quoting from Baltar's book." The admiral continues to ask, "The ramblings that his lawyer smuggled out of the brig?" The president replies, "He's having it reprinted and passed out among the fleet and he's calling it, 'My Triumphs. My mistakes' by Gaius Baltar ...I'm thinking of having a good old fashioned book burning."
New Scene:
Onboard the Battlestar Galacitca, Chief Tyrol is feeding his baby in their quarters and says, "Oh, Algae Meatloaf is starting to be a favorite." Cally smiles and says, "It's not for you." and afer a short pause, she continues, "Remember, our little talk?", to which the chief replies, "Awww ...today's my cheat day." Cally replies, "The last three days, have been your cheat day." The chief looks up at her and says, "Really?", then notices that she is having difficulty moving with her cane and says, "You were moving better, yesterday. Is that how the bends are supposed to work?" Cally replies, "I'm just upset about Seelix, so I'm tensing up." The chief replies, "They should have just told her right off the bat, what the fleet priorities are. They should have said they need knuckle draggers, more than they need pilots." Cally replies, "It isn't about fleet priorities. We're not part of the ruling class, so we're stuck doing the dirty work." The chief replies, "Ruling class? Where do you get that?" Cally replies, "Something I read ...by Baltar." and the chief says, "That's Fracken right! ...It's making it's way around the fleet. I can't believe anybody's reading anything, written by that guy." Cally replies, "That's what I thought too, but ....ever wonder why all of the pilots and officers come from rich colonies, like Caprica and Virgon ...Tauron ...While, all the knuckle draggers come from the poor colonies, like Aerelon and Sagittaron and Gemenon?" Chief Tyrol remarks, "Yeah, that's just trash talk on the deck.", to which Cally replies, "Really? Name one officer in the fleet, that comes from a poor colony." The chief immediately says, "Dualla ...Lieutenant Dualla, is from Sagittaron." Cally replies, "Case in point! How did she get promoted? She married an officer, from Caprica."
Just then, the phone rings and the chief answers it, "Tyrol." and Admiral Adama says, "Chief? The forman of the fuel refinery has just been arrested." Chief Tyrol asks, "Zenno Fennor?" and The admiral replies with the question, "Do you know him?" Cally interrupts by saying, "Did something happen to Zenno?" and the chief whispers, "Busted.", then continues to talk to the admiral, "Yes, sir. He was in the union on New Caprica. He's a good guy, what did he do?" The admiral replies, "He pissed off the president ...but the bigger problem right now is the refining operation. I need someone to go over there and get that fuel ship moving again. Pick a team, get your gear, and be on the hangar deck in an hour." The chief replies, "Yes, sir." and hangs up the phone.
While the chief gets ready, Cally asks, "I don't understand. What happened to Zenno?" and the chief replies, "He pissed off the president." With great surprise, Cally asks, "You can get arrested for that, now?" Chief Tyrol replies, "I think the admiral was kidding." Cally presses her point with the question, "You ever think about the union?" The chief replies with, "Sure, but that's gone now." Cally continues to press with, "New Caprica is gone, but all the people in the union, are still here. The only difference is, now they don't have anyone to stand up for them." The chief replies with, "I gotta go." and leaves to room, to report to the Galactica hangar deck.
New Scene:
Still onboard the Battlestar Galactica, the scene starts off in Dr. Baltar's jail cell, where we see a soldier tearing into his mattress and then pushing the doctor up against the bars, frisking him for contraband. Dr. Baltar says, "I do, hope you're enjoying yourselves. It's not enough that you have to interrupt my sleep and put filth in my food. Now, you have to destroy my stuff, as well. You're pathetic! You're utterly and totally ..."
Just then the president walks in and says, "Hello, doctor. Why don't you do yourself a favor? Hand over the pages and stop all this nonsense." Dr. Baltar replies with, "I don't know what you're talking about." The president orders one of the guards, "Turn him around." and then continues talking to the doctor, "The pages to your book ...'My Triumphs. My Mistakes'. by Gaius Baltar". The doctor replies, "So, you've read it? The people are reading it and now your sorry." The president replies, "We've known that your lawyer has been smuggling the pages out of here for weeks, so we intercepted them and I am afraid, that I am the only one who's read the book and I am dying to see how it ends. Really, what were you thinking, though? Casting yourself as the man of the people, the son of a farmer, a revolutionary ...oh please." Dr. Baltar replies with, "It may come as a surprise to you, Madam President, but I wish to strike a chord with the common man." The president sternly replies, "Hand over those pages, or I'll have these guards search you. Make a choice."
The doctor does nothing and after a short pause, the president orders the guards, "Gentleman, proceed." and we see them strip Dr. Baltar down, but then he starts to hallucinate, where Caprica Six says, "Don't bend over, Gaius. Show her that she can't break you. Keep your dignity." Taking her advice, the doctor reaches into his shorts and pulls out a few pages from his book and hands it to the president saying, "Perhaps, you 'ld consider writing something for the back cover?", as he glares at her and smiles. The guard takes the pages and the president says, "Thank you, doctor.", as she turns to leave the jail cell. When they leave the cell, Gaius leans up against the bars, in dismay, then Caprica Six whispers to him, "It's alright, Gaius. Everything will be ok."