(1) INT. GALACTICA – HALLWAY

[Cally is guarding a door. Tyrol approaches]
Tyrol: It’s all clear?
Cally: I got your back, Chief.
Tyrol: Thanks.
[Tyrol goes through the door]

(2) INT. GALACTICA – RESERVOIR

[Tyrol enters and kisses Boomer. She giggles]
Tyrol: Anybody see you?
Boomer: No, I went through the hatchcombing on “C” causeway.
Tyrol: Mmm, good girl.
[They kiss]

(3) INT. GALACTICA – RESERVOIR

[Tyrol and Boomer lie on the floor where they’ve just had sex]
Tyrol: You know, sometimes, at work… I try and conjure up what your face looks like. The curve of your lips, the way your hair falls, how you smell…
Boomer: You see my face every day.
Tyrol: Yeah, but not like this.
[She smiles and they kiss]

(4) INT. GALACTICA – MISC BACK ROOM

[Some of the deckhands are making moonshine or something in a makeshift still]
Cally: Don’t kink the line… there. You got it.
[They get their first cup of booze]
Socinus: All right, okay, let’s go.
Cally: So who’s first?
Tyrol: How ’bout me?
[Tyrol has entered and sees what they’re doing. The handecks try to hide the still by standing in front of it]
Jammer: Hey, Chief. How’s it goin’, up top?
Cally: Hi.
Tyrol: Come on, let’s have it. Come on. [they give him the cup. He sniffs it] You people are the sorriest of the sorry, the dumbest of the dumb. The only thing you’re makin’ out of this is a one-way trip to sickbay or the morgue. Now, tonight, after night call, one of you brings me twice that length of copper tubing, a spot heater, and a CO2 scrubber. I’ll show you people how this is done. All right? Now get the hell out of here, before I change my mind. Thank you. [they all leave and he sighs] Children…

(5) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

Hadrian: So, where were you at the time of the bombing?
Cally: In my rack, reading some trashy novel Socinus gave me.
Hadrian: Did you see the Chief?
Cally: Chief? He was on the hangar deck, going over some paperwork, I think.
Hadrian: How do you know that, if you were in your rack?
Cally: Oh. I saw him right before I turned in.

(6) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

Jammer: I was with Cally, playing pyramid in the mess hall corridor.
Hadrian: You sure?
Jammer: Oh, yeah, yeah, she’s pretty good.
Hadrian: See the Chief?
Jammer: Yeah, he was there. I mean, not the whole time, but he dropped in and watched us play for a while.
Hadrian: Okay.

(7) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

Socinus: I was on watch.
Hadrian: Did you see the Chief?
Socinus: The Chief? No.
Hadrian: He wasn’t on the hangar deck?
Socinus: No. Oh, wait, yeah. Yeah, yeah, he was. He came in, did some work on one of the Vipers that the Captain rides.
Hadrian: Thank you.

(8) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK

Tyrol: Asleep in my rack.
Hadrian: You sure about that?
Tyrol: Positive. I was asleep, Sergeant.
Hadrian: All right. That’ll be all for now.
Tyrol: What do you got?

(9) INT. COLONIAL ONE / INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL IS IN THIS SCENE. NO DIALOGUE *****

[Roslin is holding a press conference in front of a bunch of reporters and over the fleet comms]
Roslin: Good afternoon, and thank you for coming. Please be seated. I’m sure, by now, word of the explosion on Galactica has spread through the entire fleet. We offer our continued gratitude to the brave men and women aboard this mighty ship …
[Shot of Starbuck in Sick Bay recovering from her knee injury listening to the announcement]
Roslin: …In consultation with Commander Adama, I have appointed an independent tribunal to investigate the circumstances surrounding this explosion….
[Shot of the Hanger Deck crew listening to the announcement]
Roslin: … Also, in the interest of security and public safety, I feel it is time to reveal certain information that has, until now, remained a tightly guarded secret…
[Shot of the Adama and Tigh listening to the announcement in Adama’s quarters]
Roslin: …This information was known only to myself, Commander Adama, and a few select advisers.
Tigh: (watching on a monitor) Cat’s out of the bag.
Roslin: The Cylons have the ability to mimic human form, they look like us now….
[Shot of the Hanger Deck crew listening to the announcement. Tyrol looks over at Boomer]
Roslin: …We have reason to believe that a Cylon agent was responsible for the explosions aboard Galactica. (showing a picture of Doral on a board) This man has been identified as a Cylon agent. We believe him to be responsible for the bombing. He evidently slipped aboard the Galactica with a civilian group, killed a marine guard, stole the explosives and detonated them, killing three members of the crew and destroying himself. (showing a picture of another Leoben Conoy) This man has also been identified as a Cylon, and we now know that there are duplicates of each Cylon model. Anyone seeing either of these two men, at any time, anywhere in the fleet, should immediately contact the Battlestar Galactica and the office of the President. Now I’ll take your questions.
[The reporters all start questioning at once]

(10) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK

[Hadrian appears flanked by two marines and approaches Boomer]
Hadrian: Excuse me, sir. Will you come with us, please?
Boomer: What, why?
Tyrol: What’s up, what’s goin’ on, Sergeant?
Hadrian: Chief, need you to come along as well.
Jammer: You’re arresting the Chief?
Socinus: (approaches) Who’s arresting the Chief?
Hadrian: No one is under arrest.
Crashdown: (approaches) What’s the meaning of all this?
Hadrian: Step back.
Crashdown: Ooh…
Tyrol: The Lieutenant asked you a question, Sergeant.
Hadrian: [getting it] A tribunal has been convened to look into the Cylon penetration of our defenses. It requires the presence of Lt. Valerii and Chief Tyrol, and I am here to escort them to the ward room, sir.
Crashdown: [a little confused] Very well, proceed.
Hadrian: Thank you, sir. Lieutenant, Chief, if you’ll come with me, please.
Tyrol: [to Cally] You’re it ’til I get back. Don’t worry.

(11) INT. GALACTICA – WARD ROOM
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

[Boomer is sitting in a chair in front of the tribunal, which consists of three non-military members]
Hadrian: Lt. Valerii, where were you at the time of the explosion?
Boomer: Um, I was in my rack. Asleep.
Hadrian: Did anyone see you, sir?
Boomer: I don’t know, I was asleep.
Hadrian: Lieutenant, is it true that you and the Chief are involved in a romantic and physical relationship, in violation of the Colonial Code of Military Conduct?
Boomer: I thought this was about-
Hadrian: Just answer the question, please. Are you and the Chief involved in a relationship?
Boomer: No. The X.O. ordered us to put a stop to it, so we did.
Hadrian: Sir, can you testify as to the whereabouts of Chief Petty Officer Tyrol at the time of the bombing?
Boomer: I have no idea where he was.
Hadrian: Thank you, sir.
Candice Myson: You’re excused, Lieutenant.
Boomer: But I am sure he had nothing to do with the bombing-
Candice Myson: You are excused, Lieutenant.
Hadrian: Bring in the next witness, please.

(12) INT. GALACTICA – WARD ROOM

[Now it’s Tyrol who’s sitting in the hot-chair]
Hadrian: The testimony you give before this tribunal may be used to adjudicate your guilt, or innocence, in the matter under investigation. Do you understand?
Tyrol: Yes.
Hadrian: The matter being investigated is, first, how a Cylon penetrated Galactica’s security system, and, second, whether one of Galactica’s crew members aided and abetted this crime through conspiracy and collusion with the Cylons.
Tyrol: Collusion with the Cylons…
Hadrian: Do you consent to give your testimony freely, without invoking your right to remain silent, as provided for under the 23rd Article of Colonization?
Tyrol: I do.
Hadrian: Then let’s begin.

(13) INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

Cally: They’re going after the Chief.
Jammer: They’re going after the Cylons.
Socinus: What the hell does that mean?
Jammer: Wake up! World’s changed while you were asleep, little man.
Socinus: Frak you.
Jammer: Cylons look like people, that means anyone. Anyone.
Cally: Not the Chief.
Jammer: How do you know?
Cally: I know.
Socinus: This is stupid.
Jammer: No, you two just don’t wanna deal with reality, you wanna keep your heads buried in the sand.
Cally: That’s exactly what the Cylons want, for us to turn on each other. Start getting suspicious, paranoid.
Socinus: She’s right. If we don’t believe in each other, then we don’t got each other’s backs when the heat comes down. We ain’t nothin’.
Jammer: Nah, that kinda thinkin’ is over. It’s every man for himself now. You better watch your backs. [leaves]

(14) INT. GALACTICA – WARD ROOM

Hadrian: You had the mid watch, before the bombing, correct?
Tyrol: Yes.
Hadrian: Will you please explain to the tribunal what you do on watch?
Tyrol: I walk the perimeter of the hangar deck, the tool room, storage facilities.
Hadrian: Make sure all hatches are sealed?
Tyrol: Yes.
Hadrian: That no unauthorized personnel is poking around where they shouldn’t?
Tyrol: That’s right. And there was no one on the hangar deck that night.
Hadrian: Hmm. I believe that’s what your log says. What about the hatchcombing for causeway “C”?
[Tyrol has a flashback of him and Boomer in the water tank]
Tyrol: Anybody see you?
Boomer: No, I went through the hatchcombing on “C” causeway.
[Back to the present]
Hadrian: Your log indicates that all hatches and portals were locked and sealed.
Tyrol: If that’s what the log indicates, then that’s the case.
Hadrian: Which would include the hatchcombing for causeway “C”.
Tyrol: (to the tribunal) You know?, I don’t know where the Sergeant is going with this, but they’re not related.
Hadrian: What if I told you that I found the hatch open after the bombing?
Tyrol: I would say that I don’t know how that’s possible.
Hadrian: And it’s not just any hatch on the hangar deck, it opens onto a causeway which leads directly to a small arms locker, where a marine guard was found dead at the scene. The locker was opened with the correct code. Do you have the correct code to that locker, Chief?
Tyrol: Yes, I do, as do dozens of others, including the guard. It’s possible the Cylon forced the guard to open it before he killed him. (to the tribunal) I would also like to take this opportunity to point out that that was an internal security matter, and internal security falls under the purview of the Master-at-Arms, and the Master-at-Arms is Sergeant Hadrian.
Hadrian: (ignoring his words) Did Lt. Valerii leave the hatchcombing open last night?
Tyrol: I have no idea who left the hatchcombing open last night.
Hadrian: Chief, were you doing paperwork at the time of the bombing?
Tyrol: No.
Hadrian: Chief, were you working on a Viper at the time of the bombing?
Tyrol: No.
Hadrian: Chief, were you watching a pickup game of pyramid in the mess hall at the time of the bombing?
Tyrol: No, as I told you earlier today, I was asleep in my rack.
Hadrian: Then why do I have three different statements from three of your deckhands, stating variously that they all saw you, and you were anywhere but in your rack. Chief Tyrol, where were you at the time of the bombing? Were you, in fact, meeting with a Cylon agent?
Tyrol: (pause) I exercise my right under article 23.
[Everyone in the tribunal is shocked]
Hadrian: By invoking the 23rd article at this time, the tribunal will look on this as further evidence of your guilt, so I will ask you one last time: who were you with at the time of the bombing, and was this person a Cylon agent.
[Tyrol keeps silent]

(15) INT. GALACTICA – WARD ROOM
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

[Socinus faces the tribunal]
Hadrian: Specialist, your sworn statement indicates that you were on watch at the time of the bombing and that you saw Chief Tyrol work on one of the Vipers. Is that true?
Socinus: Yes, sir.
Hadrian: Specialist, can you explain to us why Chief Tyrol told us, in his testimony, that he was in his rack, asleep at the time of the bombing?
Socinus: Uh…
Hadrian: Speak up, Specialist.
Socinus: He said that?
Hadrian: Did you see him, or didn’t you? Specialist.
Socinus: No. No, I did not, sir.
Hadrian: So the Chief did not come to the hangar deck after all?
Socinus: I don’t know, I, uh… I left my post.
Hadrian: Excuse me?
Socinus: I left my post, sir. I, uh, I ducked out to get a smoke. I went to the galley to get some chow, the Chief… I don’t know where he was. I’m sure he was asleep in his rack, just like he said.
Hadrian: You went to the galley?
Socinus: Yes, sir.
Hadrian: Did you go through the hatchcombing on “C” deck?
Socinus: Well, to get to the galley, that’d be the best way. Yes, sir, I went through the hatch.
Hadrian: Did you leave it open?
Socinus: I’m not sure. Yes, sir, I think I did. But the Chief had nothin’ to do with it. It was me, I left my post, and I left the hatch open. It was me, just me.
Hadrian: Well, you realize, don’t you, that by leaving the hatch open, you allowed a Cylon to gain access to a small arms locker?
Socinus: Yes, sir.
Hadrian: Specialist, did Chief Tyrol instruct you to leave the hatch open deliberately, as part of a conspiracy to allow the Cylon to gain access to the small arms locker?
Socinus: The Chief is innocent, he didn’t do anything.
Hadrian: Specialist, did you leave the hatch open deliberately?
Socinus: Yes, sir. Whatever happened, it was me. Just me.

(16) INT. GALACTICA – ADAMA’S QUARTERS / COLONIAL ONE
***** TYROL NOT IN THIS SCENE *****

[Adama and Roslin talk on comms]
Adama: Did you read the tribunal report?
Rolsin: Yes, and I’m sorry to read that one of your men has been charged with conspiracy and collusion with a Cylon agent.
Adama: Specialist Socinus. But, after reading the transcripts, I have my doubts.
Roslin: What about this other man, your Chief Tyrol? He took the 23rd. What is that about, do you think?
Adama: It’s his right. The courts have never held that invoking the right to remain silent can be used as evidence of guilt.
Roslin: You sound like a lawyer.
Adama: My father was a lawyer, civil liberties.
Roslin: Let’s set aside the legalities for a moment. Obviously, you are defending your man. I respect that, I do, but he is hiding something.
Adama: Chief Tyrol’s been under my command for over five years, and if he really wanted to take this ship down, he could. I think this is over. [a group of marines enter] Madam President, I’m gonna have to call you right back. (to the marines) What?
Marine Coporal: I have orders to bring you before the tribunal, sir.
Adama: Let’s go.

(17) INT. GALACTICA – WARD ROOM
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Hadrian: Commander Adama, when did you first learn the truth about the Cylons?
Adama: on Ragnar Station, before we left.
Hadrian: And you chose to withhold this crucial information, sir.
Adama: Yes.
Hadrian: Why?
Adama: I felt that to alarm the public would only cause chaos and panic.
Hadrian: But you also withheld the information from your own security detachment aboard ship, sir.
Adama: Not knowing who to trust, I decided to keep the information compartmentalized for the time being.
Hadrian: Sir, isn’t it true that, had we known that the Cylons appeared human, different security procedures would have been followed?
Adama: Probably. But I had to weight the possible ramifications of both.
Hadrian: Well, isn’t it also true, sir, that, had different procedures been followed, the bombing may have been prevented.
Adama: That’s speculative.
Hadrian: I’m asking if it’s possible.
Adama: I know what you’re asking, Sergeant. I will not speculate as to what might have happened.
Hadrian: Do you personally believe that a Cylon agent planted explosives in the ship’s water tank?
Adama: Yes.
Hadrian: Do you believe that there are Cylon agents aboard ship even as we speak?
Adama: Yes, I do.
Hadrian: Sir, isn’t it true that you knew that Lt. Valerii and Chief Tyrol were having an illicit relationship, in violation of regulations?
Adama: I don’t see the relevance of this line of questioning, Sergeant.
Hadrian: Well, the Commander should bear in mind that my questions are not subject to Commanders’ review. Why did you allow the relationship to continue, knowing it was against regulations?
Adama: I’m a soft touch.
Hadrian: Sir, are you aware of the fact that both Lt. Valerii and Chief Tyrol have been implicated as possibly being in collusion with the Cylons?
Adama: I’m aware of the allegations. Where are you going with this, Sergeant?
Hadrian: (harsh) I will ask the questions, sir. Isn’t it true that, by allowing their relationship to continue, in violation of regulations, you may have made it possible for two Cylon collaborators to compromise the safety and security of this ship?
Adama: (sighs) We’re done here. (stands)
Hadrian: Excuse me, sir, but my questions are not finished.
Adama: You’ve lost your way, Sergeant. You’ve lost sight of the purpose of the law: to protect its citizens, not persecute them. (to the tribunal) Whatever we are, whatever’s left of us, we’re better than that. Now, these proceedings are closed. You’ll be transported back to your ships, and we appreciate your help.
Candice Myson: Commander, this is an independent board. You have no authority to close our inquiry.
Adama: This is a witch hunt. I will not have it aboard my ship. (starts for the door)
Hadrian: (to the marine guarding the door, the one that picked up Adama) Corporal of the guard, restrain the Commander and return him to the witness chair.
Adama: (to the marine) Your orders are to escort Sgt. Hadrian back to her quarters and keep her in confinement until further notice. Make your choice, son.
[There’s a pause as the marine looks lost. Then he makes up his mind]
Marine Corporal: Sgt. Hadrian, if you’ll come with us, please.
[As the marines walk up to Hadrian and away from the door, Adama walks away without looking back]

(18) INT. COLONIAL ONE / INT. GALACTICA – HANGAR DECK
***** TYROL IS IN THIS SCENE. NO DIALOGUE *****

[The reporters are all taking at the same time once again. Roslin takes the podium and her conference is broadcasted to the entire fleet]
Roslin: Good evening, have a seat. The investigation into the suicide bombing aboard Galactica and how it was allowed to occur has come to a close…
[Shot of the Hanger Deck crew listening to the announcement]
Roslin: …You are all aware that the bomber was a Cylon agent. The tribunal has determined that the Cylon…
[Shot of crew members in the pilot briefing room listening to the announcement]
Roslin: …gained access to the explosives by going through a hatch door in the hangar deck of the ship. This door was left open due to negligence of one of the ship’s crewmen….
[Shot of the Hanger Deck crew listening to the announcement. Tyrol reacts to hearing Socinus’ name]
Roslin: …His name is Specialist Socinus. He has confessed to lying under oath and dereliction of duty in time of war. He’s been stripped of his rank and confined to the brig. At this point, we have no reason…
[Shot of the Hanger Deck crew listening to the announcement]
Roslin: …to believe that there were any other parties responsible. Now I’ll take your questions. (the reporters erupt. Pointing to one of them) You, sir.

(19) INT. GALACTICA – ADAMA’S QUARTERS

Tyrol: Commander, permission to enter.
Adama: What is it, Chief?
Tyrol: Thank you, sir. Sir, I believe that Socinus… I believe that his confession was a lie. I think that he’s covering for me.
Adama: For you?
Tyrol: I think that he’s doing this out of a sense of misplaced loyalty to me.
Adama: Somewhere in this there’s truth. You care to take me to it?
Tyrol: Sir, I was with Lt. Valerii at the time of the bombing. The deck gang, they all knew it. They’ve known all along. They’re trying to cover for me, they started lying. Socinus… I don’t know, I think that he thinks that he’s helping protect me, by taking a fall like this.
Adama: You don’t really know whether he was on duty or not, do you?
Tyrol: Commander, he’s innocent. I know that much. I should be in the brig.
Adama: That’s a fact. You should be in the brig.
Tyrol: Commander, this isn’t right. You can’t let an innocent kid-
Adama: I can’t? What I can’t do is I can’t let someone that wears this uniform get on a witness stand and lie under oath. And that’s what your man did. He either lied the first time, or he lied the second time. And it doesn’t matter. He’s guilty, and he’ll pay the price. You, you’ll pay a different price. You’ll have to walk out on that hangar deck every day, knowing that one of your men is in the brig because you couldn’t keep your fly zipped. You’re the most experienced non-commissioned officer we have left. You keep my planes flying. I need my planes to fly. Dismissed.
Tyrol: Sir. [leaves]

(20) INT. GALACTICA – RESERVOIR

[A happy Boomer is waiting. Tyrol enters]
Boomer: Hi… (goes to hug and kiss him)
Tyrol: [pushing her away] Sharon, no, no, no.
Boomer: What?
Tyrol: Sharon, we’re done. It’s over.
Boomer: What do you mean, it’s over?
Tyrol: I love you, I really do. I’m sorry.
Boomer: Wait a minute. I deserve more of an explanation than that.
Tyrol: Sure. one of my men is in the brig, confessed to a crime that he didn’t commit to protect me, to protect us. Well, there can be no more us. No more secrets, no more lies, that’s it. It’s over.
Boomer: I can’t believe you can just turn your back on us.
Tyrol: I put everything on the line for you, everything! I cover for you, I protect you. I risked my career, my freedom, my integrity, for what? So some innocent kid, one of my kids, can take the fall for me? No! We are not worth that.
Boomer: Okay. Guess I’ll see ya ’round. [starts leaving. Tyrol stays put]
Tyrol: one more thing… did you leave the hatchcombing open last night?
Boomer: What?
Tyrol: Did you leave the hatchcombing open last night?
Boomer: What are you saying? That I helped the Cylon?
Tyrol: I didn’t say anything. I was just asking you a question. I think I deserve an answer.
Boomer: You have the only answer you’re ever gonna get. (leaves)

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