Written By: David Eick & Ronald D. Moore
Directed By: Jeff Woolnough

The opening sequence is a collage of scenes alternating back and fourth between Kobol and Galactica. On Kobol the President’s team is climbing up a mountain in the rain, Struggling to get up. Roslin also tries to keep track of all the notations in the scriptures. On Galactica, Adama, Tigh, Gaeta and Tyrol go over scriptures and maps to try to find the location of Roslin’s party on Kobol.

 

(1) INT. GALACTICA – ADAMA’S QUARTERS

Tyrol: Raptor one went down right about here just outside the ruins of the city. Now, we never made it past, say, here. But we visually scouted the approaches out to the mountains.

 

(1) INT. GALACTICA – ADAMA’S QUARTERS

Tigh: If this is all she’s got to go on, I don’t know how the hell that woman thinks she’s gonna find this tomb.
Adama: Well, maybe she’s seen it in a vision.
Tigh and Gaeta: (Stifled laughter)
Adama: I’m serious. She says she sees things. Images, prophecies, whatever. The point is that she believes in them. And so do the people that are with her.
Tyrol: Sir, all due respect, that terrain is so rugged, I can’t imagine navigating it without a map or a guide.

 

(1) INT. GALACTICA – ADAMA’S QUARTERS

Gaeta: The last rescue team, reported no sign of a cylon base ship or a raider anywhere near Kobol.
Adama: Well, we’ll set the jump arrival coordinates to the upper atmosphere. Just in case.
Gaeta: Ah, sir, that’s risky, and it’s certainly not possible with a ship of this size.
Adama: I’ll be going down in a raptor.
Tigh: What?
Adama: I’m not gonna leave the fleet undefended. And it’s too risky to try to take all of us.
Tigh: We’ll send a search party for frak’s sake.
Adama: [sighs] “And Zeus warned the leaders of the 12 tribes that any return to Kobol would exact a price in blood”
Tyrol: It certainly did for us.
Adama: No more bloodshed. Enough loss. I’m only gonna take people who are absolutely necessary. Don’t try to argue with me, Saul. Truth is, I’m the only one that can reach out to Roslin. It’s always been between us anyway. We may have gone down separately, but we’re gonna come back together. Hopefully on our feet. But even in body bags, we’re gonna be coming back together.

(2) RAPTOR ONE

Tyrol: How simple could it be? Okay. We’re in the north-northwest continent, quadrant c, sector 2, which…
Racetrack: Oh, for frak’s sake, let me see if I can make heads or tails of it.
Tyrol: Look, I marked the terrain as best I could but we’re not… topography’s for pansies anyways.
Adama: How you feeling? Diplomatic?
Billy: I still don’t think this is a very good idea, Commander. The last time she saw me, she wasn’t too happy with me.
Adama: She trusts you, values your counsel. She’ll listen to you.
Billy: I doubt that very much. I’m her assistant. She doesn’t put any more stock in what I say than-
Adama: She thinks you’ll be president one day.
Billy: ‘Scuse me?
Adama: That’s what she said to me once, that you reminded her of President Adar when he ran for his first office.
Billy: I don’t really know how to respond to that, sir.
Adama: Don’t let it go to your head. Adar was a moron.
Racetrack: This is an intra-atmos entry. You guys buckled in?
Adama: Yeah
[The raptor makes a jump to Kobol. It jumps straight into the atmosphere, the crew is subjected to some very strong g forces during reentry]
Racetrack: Perimeter’s clear. No cylon presence.
Adama: See? Nothing to worry about. Having good luck already.

(3) KOBOL – CAMPSITE

[Sound of disturbed brush]
Apollo: Psst! Starbuck! Psst.
Starbuck: Lie low.
[The party take up defensive positions in anticipation of an attack. Apollo peaks around a corner with his gun raised and finds Adama there also with his gun raised. It’s another Caprican Standoff]
Adama: Put down your weapon, Captain.
[They each put down their weapons, and hug each other. Adama starts to cry.]
Roslin: Commander.
Adama: It’s good to see you.
Billy: Madame President.
Roslin: Billy. Billy, you have no idea what it means to me to have you here.
Billy: It’s good to see you too.
Tyrol: Oh, my gods. Commander? Commander!
[Tyrol sees Athena, and raises his weapon to defend Adama]
Helo: She’s with us, Commander.
[Adama starts to stare her down. He has a series of flashbacks of his injury and seeing Boomer’s corpse]
Adama: (from ‘The Farm’ in the morgue) Why?
[Adama attacks her. He jumps on her and throttles her]
Starbuck: Commander, no! No!
Athena: Get off of me!
Adama: I want you to die.
Roslin: Commander. Commander, please don’t. We need her.
Helo: Commander! Commander, you’ve got to let her go.
Adama: Die.
Helo: Sir!
[Athena is still being strangled. She grunts and makes some choking noises. Soon though Adama starts to have an anxiety attack and loses strength and starts to fall off her]
Apollo: Dad? Dad?
Athena: (grunting) And you ask why?
[Adama falls off Athena. She gaps for breath]

(4) KOBOL – CAMPSITE

Helo: I can’t believe the old man reacted like that.
Athena: You know they killed the other Sharon?
Helo: What?
Athena: In cold blood. Not even a trial.
Tyrol: Hi.
Athena: Hi.
Tyrol: Sharon?
Athena: Hello, Chief.
Tyrol: You know who I am.
Athena: Yes. We haven’t met, but… (she hugs him and he is weirded out) I remember you. It’s good to see you.

(5) KOBOL – NEAR THE TOMB OF ATHENA

Meier: Have you had a chance to think about our conversation?
Athena: I haven’t thought about anything else.
Meier: And?
Athena: When we get to the entrance, they’ll be distracted. I’ll take the father, and you take the son.
[In the distance, at the entrance to the Tomb of Athena]
Athena: You should see this!
Roslin: Lieutenant Thrace, I hope you have that arrow handy.
[Athena and Meier arrive at the entrance. Athena pulls a gun on Adama, and Meier does the same to Apollo. Athena turns and shoots Meier, then Apollo shoots one of his cronies who is about to shoot her. She points the gun at Adama again]
Athena: I need you to know something. I’m Sharon, but I’m a different Sharon. I know who I am. I don’t have hidden protocols or programs lying in wait to be activated. I make my own choices. I make my own decisions. And I need you to know this is my choice.
[She relinquishes the guns to Adama, who passes it to Tyrol]
Tyrol: This is one of the old stallions. It’s not military issue. Where the hell’d you get this?
Athena: It’s his.
Meier: Oh…oh.
Zarek: Take it easy.
Meier: Just wanted… to see you get your due.
Zarek: You never did listen to me.
Meier: Grunts and dies

(6) KOBOL – ENTRANCE TO THE TOMB OF ATHENA

[Starbuck moves the arrow over the door to the tomb with no effect]
Starbuck: Stupid frakking thing couldn’t come with a handbook? No, because that would just be too logical, wouldn’t it?
Roslin: “And the Arrow of Apollo will open the Tomb of Athena”
Zarek: Yeah, well, unless anyone sees a keyhole or whatever, then we’re either in the wrong place or we’re just perfectly screwed.
Adama: Okay, then why don’t we just, uh- Helo, c’mere. on three. one… two… three.
[The three start pushing on the rock door. It starts to break loose and open]
Apollo: There it is.
Roslin: Oh, my gods.
[The tomb is opened and they start to move through]
Apollo: After you. (to Starbuck)
Adama: Helo, you stay out.
Helo: Yes, sir.
Adama: Chief.
Tyrol: Sir?
Adama: Guard everybody.
Tyrol: Sir.

Transcript: Sci Fi SadGeezers