BORTUS CAPTAIN_RECHIK CASSIUS COMPUTER_VOICE COUPLE DANN DISTORTED_FIGURE ED FLOWER GORDON ISAAC JOHN KELLY KLYDEN LITTLE_GIRL LOCAR MOTHER NEWSIE TALLA TOPA TURCO YAPHIT NEWSIE Extree extree, Japanese Surrender! Read all about it! Extree extree! KELLY I love this program. CASSIUS Yeah, it's really authentic. You can smell the automotive exhaust. KELLY I hope the safety settings cover lead poisoning. CASSIUS So, listen... I keep asking you about our trip, and you keep dodging the subject. KELLY Yeah, it's just gonna be tough right now. CASSIUS Kel, come on, you have the vacation time, just take it. You haven't been off in six months. KELLY We're about to enter an unexplored region of space. It's not the right time for me to say, “Okay, I'm taking two weeks off, bye!” CASSIUS “It's not the right time.” You know, you could be saying that until you're 90 if you don't find some balance. KELLY CASSIUS What? What's funny? KELLY It's nothing, it's just. I've been on the other end of this conversation. CASSIUS Kel are we okay? KELLY I don't know. What do you want out of this? For us? CASSIUS Keep growing, getting closer, maybe someday get married. Is that not what you want? KELLY I've been married, I'm in no rush to do it again. And with this job, it makes the whole idea even worse. CASSIUS Well you know, I have a job too, and I feel like I make it work. KELLY Yeah, but. CASSIUS What? KELLY It's not important. CASSIUS No, you can say it. KELLY Say what? CASSIUS I'm a teacher. You're the Commander of a starship. Your job is more demanding. KELLY I didn't say that. CASSIUS No, but you were thinking it. Let me tell you something You ever break two kids up during a loogie fight? Way worse than any Krill battle you've ever been in. KELLY I did not imply in any way that my job was more important than yours. CASSIUS You've said little things in the past without even realizing it. KELLY Well, I apologize if I have, but I don't think that at all. I have a lot of respect for what you do. CASSIUS It's just not what you and your ex-husband do. KELLY What? What does Ed have to do with this? CASSIUS Okay look, forget I brought it up. Let's just take that trip, huh? We need it. KELLY Cassius, I... I don't think we should see each other anymore. CASSIUS Oh, come on, don't overreact to this. KELLY I'm not. I just feel like we want different things. You want a marriage, a family, me working less, and I get that, I really do. It's just not what I want. ED Mercer to Grayson. KELLY Go ahead. ED We're approaching Moclus. KELLY On my way. I have to go. CASSIUS Can we talk about this later? KELLY I don't want to lead you on. It's not fair to you. I'm just I can't see you. I'm sorry. ED Captain Rechik. Welcome to the Orville. We're looking forward to meeting your engineer. KELLY And we want to thank you for loaning him to us for this upgrade. CAPTAIN RECHIK No thanks are necessary. He is gathering his equipment, and can begin work immediately. BORTUS Locar. LOCAR It is good to see you again. BORTUS If you are ready to begin the upgrade, Lieutenant Keyali will show you to engineering. I will be there shortly. TALLA After you. CAPTAIN RECHIK Locar is one of the finest engineers on Moclus. You are fortunate. ED We feel lucky to have him. CAPTAIN RECHIK If you will excuse me, I must return to my vessel to make preparations for the test. KELLY Let us know if there's anything you need. Bortus, how do you know that guy? BORTUS He was once my kodashik. What you would call an “old boyfriend.” LOCAR We must reconfigure the deflector core to accommodate the addition of a fifth graviton generator here. JOHN Regulations say the core can only handle four generators. LOCAR Yes, I helped write those regulations. JOHN Well, all right then. Let's get to it. BORTUS If everything is satisfactory, I will leave you to your work. LOCAR The engineering staff appears quite competent. I hope, while I am here, that you and I will have a chance to talk. BORTUS It is unlikely. I have many responsibilities. You will excuse me. TALLA Well, like he said, I'm around if you need anything. LOCAR I will require assistance with your security interfaces during the upgrade. TALLA Yeah, we thought you might. I'll be down here for the test so you don't hit any firewalls. LOCAR Very well. TALLA Sounds like you're a pretty big deal back home? LOCAR Yes. TALLA Okay, I like the honesty. By the way, I think we got your food synthesizer all set up for Moclan cuisine, but let me know if we missed anything. I once saw Bortus eat a fork on a dare, so I'm ready for any request. LOCAR I am sure it is sufficient. TALLA I'll see you in the morning. KLYDEN So, did you see Locar today? BORTUS I did. KLYDEN And what did you talk about? BORTUS We discussed his mission. KLYDEN Is that all? BORTUS Yes. TOPA Who's Locar? BORTUS He is a Moclan engineer. KLYDEN Who once had a relationship with Bortus. BORTUS Klyden! KLYDEN There is no reason to hide anything from Topa, or from each other. BORTUS I am not hiding anything. It ended many years ago. TOPA What is a relationship? BORTUS It is what comes before the egg. BORTUS Locar. LOCAR I hope I am not disturbing you. BORTUS What do you want? KLYDEN Bortus, do not be rude. Come in. I am Klyden, Bortus' mate. LOCAR It is good to meet you. KLYDEN Perhaps you would like to join us for dinner. BORTUS That is not convenient. KLYDEN Nonsense. Sit down. LOCAR Thank you. KLYDEN This is our son, Topa. LOCAR Hello, Topa. TOPA Did you and my Papa make an egg? LOCAR We did not. BORTUS You are my only egg, Topa. KLYDEN Do you have a mate of your own, Locar? LOCAR I do not. My work demands much of my time. KLYDEN It must be very difficult. LOCAR I want you to know that I will do my best on the upgrade. And, I hope that we may be friends. KLYDEN ED We're ready when you are, Commander. JOHN Just another few minutes, Captain. LOCAR Emitter levels are stable. Good. TURCO Hey, guys, I brought us some good luck cupcakes. DANN Oh, my God, Jenny, those look amazing. TURCO Yeah see look, they have little Orvilles on them. DANN Uh-oh. Tractor beam activated. It's pulling us in! Oh, no. JOHN The field strength is up over 60%. What's the phase differential? LOCAR Point four zero radians. Well within operational limits. TURCO Locar? Cupcake? LOCAR No. TURCO You sure? LOCAR I have given you my answer. TURCO Okay. KELLY Your ex seems like a pretty nice guy, Bortus. BORTUS Mm. ISAAC May I ask why you terminated your coupling? BORTUS We were incompatible. GORDON When Moclans break up, is there like all that stabbing like with the divorce? BORTUS No. Each Moclan extracts a tooth and leaves it with his former mate. GORDON Yeah, I knew it had to be something like that. ED Do you still have the tooth? BORTUS No. It is given to the next mate. GORDON Oh, let me guess, he eats it. BORTUS That is correct. GORDON Yes! Man, I'm getting so good at this. JOHN Lamarr to bridge. We're good to go down here. ED All right. Lieutenant, hail the Moclan ship. Captain Rechik, we're ready to begin the deflector test. CAPTAIN RECHIK Very well, Captain. We are ready. KELLY Bridge to engineering. Raise deflectors. JOHN Aye, sir. Deflectors up. LOCAR Look. JOHN Damn. I've never seen the field output that high. LOCAR I told you it would work. TALLA Nice going. JOHN We'll see. Ensign, reconfigure the buffers to compensate for the higher output. TURCO Aye, sir. ED All right, Captain. Let 'er rip. CAPTAIN RECHIK Acknowledged. KELLY Lieutenant Malloy, begin standard evasive maneuvers. GORDON Aye, sir. KELLY Malloy, don't be cocky. They have to hit us for the test to work. GORDON Yes, sir, dumbing it down. LOCAR Deflectors down to 94%. JOHN Not bad. ED Mercer to Rechik. Give us a little more. CAPTAIN RECHIK With pleasure, Captain. LOCAR Recalibrating. Security protocols have engaged. TALLA I gotcha, don't worry. All clear. LOCAR Deflectors at 86%. GORDON That was a torpedo. ED Hey, guys, no torpedoes okay? We said no torpedoes. CAPTAIN RECHIK My apologies, Captain. ED We said no torpedoes, right? KELLY I was right there when we said it. ED You were right there. JOHN Uh, hang on. The starboard emitter array is losing power. It's buckling. LOCAR It will reset automatically. JOHN It's dropping fast. Yaphit, reroute auxiliary power to the starboard array. YAPHIT Doing it now. JOHN It's still dropping. I'm gonna tell the bridge to abort. LOCAR No! It will reset! JOHN Locar, we got 300 people on this ship, we're not gonna blow them up over some test. Bridge! Initiate shutdown. TALLA Wait, stop. Look. KELLY Lamarr, what is it? JOHN Standby. Well, I'll be damned. LOCAR The emitters have reset. JOHN Engineering to bridge. I think we can officially call the deflector upgrade a big success. LOCAR I believe I will try a cupcake. TURCO KELLY Come in. ED Hey. Any updates on the deflector. What is that? KELLY It's a cookie bouquet, from Cassius. ED Is it like an anniversary or something? KELLY No, I, uh I broke up with him. ED Oh, no. KELLY Wow, that was really convincing. ED I, sorry, I didn't mean that to. KELLY It's okay, you don't have to pretend to be sad. ED Uh, no, I-I really am genuinely sorry, Kel. That sucks. Uh, are you okay? KELLY I'm fine, It's It's been coming for a while. ED May I? KELLY Go ahead. ED All right. You know, I may be biased here, but I think you made the right call. I mean, if you guys wanted to get married that would've been awkward because as captain of the ship I would've had to perform the ceremony. KELLY Yeah, I'm really tired of people talking about me getting married. Come in. TALLA Sir, we have an update on the modifications. ED Excellent, what is it? BORTUS Locar and Chief Lamarr are prepared to finalize the upgrade on your order. It will take approximately 48 hours. ED That's great, tell them they can start right away. BORTUS Aye, sir. ED Wow, these are actually really good. KELLY Take it. ED Seriously? KELLY Yeah. LOCAR Hello. TALLA Locar. What are you doing in my quarters? LOCAR I must speak with you. TALLA Look, I don't know how they do things on Moclan ships, but we don't just barge into someone's quarters without asking. LOCAR I am very sorry to intrude on your privacy. But what I have to say cannot be said in public. TALLA What is it? LOCAR It is not easy. Lieutenant I am attracted to you. TALLA Okay. LOCAR I have made you uncomfortable? TALLA No, just confused more than uncomfortable. I thought. I mean, Moclans are an all-male species. LOCAR There are some, like me, who are drawn to females. It is forbidden to express these feelings. To be found out would mean a lifetime of imprisonment. TALLA Have you ever told anyone? LOCAR Only a very few. And only if if I believe the feelings are reciprocated. TALLA Locar, I don't even know you. I mean, we just met. LOCAR I am a fool. Please forgive me. TALLA Well, no, you're not a. It's just, this is a lot to lay on someone, that's all. LOCAR Good night, Lieutenant. TALLA KELLY He's sending messages to my comm literally by the hour, it's out of control. ED Ugh, that's got to be so frustrating, what do they say? KELLY He wants to talk. But there's nothing to talk about. ED Well, you just got to stay strong. KELLY He says he wants closure. ED Yeah, right. KELLY He doesn't want closure. ED No, now see, that's something guys say when they want to get you in a room so they can try and talk you into getting back together. KELLY Exactly, and in my mind, you know, I'm-I'm just done. I'm out. ED Yeah. KELLY But the messages keep coming. And I'm like, enough. You know, I feel horrible that you're upset, but I have to move on. ED Ugh. God, men are the worst. I'm angry just hearing that. KELLY Oh! Look. Here's another one. “The day I met you was the day time began.” ED Oof. Yeah, definitely do not respond. Mm-mm. TALLA Hey, guys, sorry I'm late. GORDON No, it's all good. We were just checking out the Ed-Kelly show. JOHN Yeah. Word is she and Cassius are done. TALLA Oh, wow. How'd he take it? JOHN Oh, apparently not so good. GORDON You know, there's something seriously wrong with all of us when the most stable relationship on the Orville is Isaac's. JOHN Yeah man, what's your secret? ISAAC Dr. Finn has cautioned me against speaking too openly about our coupling. TALLA Did something happen? GORDON Oh, yeah, he was going around the ship asking everybody "what sexual positions are most pleasurable to biological life-forms"? ISAAC I was merely attempting to provide Dr. Finn with the most dutifully calibrated coital experience. GORDON Yeah, no, that's what women want dutiful coitus. JOHN Hey. I'm trying to eat here. TALLA Why don't they just get back together? GORDON Hmm. Good luck. TALLA I mean, I know I haven't been here that long, but look at them. You can tell they still love each other. GORDON It's very complicated with those two. TALLA I guess, but I don't know. The galaxy is full of so many unhappy people, why ignore something good? TALLA Hi. LOCAR Hello. TALLA How's the upgrade coming? LOCAR It will be completed within 12 hours. TALLA Great. LOCAR How did you know I was here? TALLA I'm Chief of Security, I know where everybody is. Will you go back to Moclus after you're done? LOCAR Yes. TALLA It's got to be hard. Living there, feeling the way you do. LOCAR For a long time, I had no one to tell. I tried to hide it, not only from others but from myself. Had I not left Moclus, that would still be so. TALLA I'm assuming your family doesn't know? LOCAR The shame would be theirs as well. They would be ruined. TALLA Tough crowd on your planet. LOCAR On Moclus, mediocrity is the only behavior above suspicion. For you, it must also be difficult. A Xelayan serving in the military. TALLA It's a little different. I come from a long line of Xelayans who served. My family's a bunch of black sheep. LOCAR But on this ship, you are alone. TALLA Want to go for a walk? LOCAR If we are seen. TALLA We won't be. We'll be on Earth. LOCAR What is this place? TALLA It's a historical program Commander Grayson showed me. New York City, 1945. LOCAR What is its purpose? TALLA Recreation. Some of the humans use these programs to stay connected to their home planet. LITTLE GIRL Who are you? LOCAR I am Locar. LITTLE GIRL What's wrong with your head? LOCAR I am a Moclan. LITTLE GIRL Oh. This is Betty. I got her for Christmas. LOCAR That is not my concern. MOTHER Elizabeth! LITTLE GIRL Coming, Mommy! Bye. TALLA LOCAR Bye. Strange program. TALLA Commander Grayson says it makes her feel less isolated. You come in here, you hang with some friendly people, you lose yourself in another time you almost forget you're in space. COUPLE LOCAR What are they doing? TALLA Dancing. LOCAR That is dancing? TALLA Yeah. Why, what's dancing like on Moclus? LOCAR It is much less restrained. TALLA Here, let me show you. I used to date a human, believe it or not. Just go with the music and move your feet slowly. Step toward me step back side, together. Try again. Toward me. TALLA Back. Side. Together. LOCAR It is very uneventful. TALLA Okay, give me your hand. TALLA Now wrap your arm around my back. There you go. It's about subtlety. Little nonverbal moves your partner responds to. Try leading. LOCAR “Leading”? TALLA Use physical communication to tell me how you want me to move. LOCAR Was I wrong to do that? KELLY Grayson to Keyali. TALLA Keyali here, go ahead. KELLY Can you come to my quarters please? TALLA Uh, yes. I'm on my way. I'll be back. Enjoy the city. KLYDEN I know what you are. TALLA Hey, what's up? KELLY Can you please do something about this? TALLA Oh, my God. FLOWER Hey-Hey, it's a party, man! Let's keep it going, fill the room. KELLY Cassius sent it over. FLOWER What's this “it” crap, man? It's a he! KELLY Sorry, “he.” TALLA It's a Katrudian. KELLY I know, how'd he get him on board? TALLA There was a Katrudian who came in with the botanical team the other day. Clearance checked out, must've been this guy. FLOWER Yeah, Cassius and I go way back. My kids were in his biohistory class on Antares Two, I owed him a couple of favors. Surprise! KELLY Okay, this has to stop. FLOWER Come on, Kelly, he wants you back. Stop being such a dum-dum and just give him another chance. KELLY Dude, I don't know you, and my personal life is none of your business. Talla, will you please get him out of here? TALLA Will do. FLOWER By the way, no offense, but fire your decorator. TALLA Sorry, that took longer than I thought. Locar? What is the location of engineer Locar? COMPUTER VOICE Engineer Locar is not aboard the Orville. TALLA Did he take a shuttle back to his own ship? COMPUTER VOICE There is no record of a shuttle departure. TALLA Access playback for current program, beginning at time index 1701.7. Security code Keyali Alpha Three Zero. COMPUTER VOICE Commencing playback. DISTORTED FIGURE TALLA Identify the individual in the doorway. COMPUTER VOICE Unable to resolve distortion. The file is corrupted. LOCAR DISTORTED FIGURE ED How was the killer able to shut off the safeties in the simulator? ISAAC We do not know. However, we have determined that the weapon used was also simulated. KELLY It's the perfect murder. A holographic weapon that vaporizes its target and then vanishes. And no body. TALLA It doesn't make any sense. Who would want to kill him? JOHN Isaac and I are trying to clean up the image. CAPTAIN RECHIK Locar was highly regarded on my ship. It must have been one of your crew. ED Now hang on a second, before we start making accusations, let's get the facts. Bortus, you knew him. Did he have any enemies that you can think of? BORTUS No. I can think of no one who thought ill of him. KELLY Were there any problems with the engineering staff? Anyone he rubbed the wrong way? JOHN Not that I saw. GORDON What was he doing in the simulator in the first place? TALLA I took him there. ED What for? TALLA Locar expressed a desire to see me. Romantically. BORTUS What? CAPTAIN RECHIK That is preposterous! You are a female! BORTUS Why would he wish to mate with you? TALLA He was attracted to women. CAPTAIN RECHIK Captain, I will not sit here and listen to these lies! TALLA It's the truth. KELLY Did you reciprocate? CAPTAIN RECHIK What did you do to him? TALLA What do you mean “do to him”? ED Captain Rechik- CAPTAIN RECHIK He would not have engaged in such deviant behavior on his own! TALLA The only thing I did was accept him for who he was. CAPTAIN RECHIK Another lie! ED Captain, if you'll take your seat- TALLA If you people weren't such a bunch of closed-minded, bigoted pieces of- KELLY That's enough! TALLA Commander, they- ED Lieutenant! Wait in my office. That's an order. Captain, my apologies. I promise you, we will find whoever did this CAPTAIN RECHIK Let us hope the killer is brought to justice. ED Look, I understand he confided in you, but if you were gonna pursue a relationship with this guy, you might've given us a heads up. TALLA Captain, with all due respect, my personal life is no one's business but my own. KELLY Except when it affects the smooth operation of this ship. ED Look, nobody's saying this isn't messed up, and we're not trying to go all HR on you here. We're just saying you should've told us, so that we could have help prepare you and this ship for any fallout. TALLA I'm sorry if I cause a problem, sir. Now let me fix it. I can find the murderer. ED I'm thinking I should put someone else in charge. TALLA Why? ED Your personal involvement with Locar- TALLA Will in no way affect my job performance. Nobody gets away with murder on my watch. ED All right. I'll hold you to that. Dismissed. TALLA Excuse me, Commander. You have a minute? BORTUS What do you want? TALLA I just wanted to make sure that their wasn't any awkwardness between us. I mean, we work closely together. BORTUS You have been a selfish fool. TALLA How? BORTUS You encouraged a dangerous impulse. TALLA I didn't make him do anything. He came to me. Did you know? BORTUS You do not understand the Moclan way. To you, he was a curiosity. TALLA That's a load of crap, Bortus. I felt something for him. BORTUS Was what you felt worth his death? TALLA You know, you're right. I don't understand the Moclan way. I don't understand a screwed-up culture that keeps people from being who they are under threat of personal ruin. BORTUS That will be all, Lieutenant. TALLA I thought you'd be more evolved. Especially given what they did to your daughter. BORTUS I said! That will be all. ISAAC The distortion is integrated into the playback layers, but I cannot determine which one. JOHN Hmm. What if we rebuild the image? Add a layer at a time. ISAAC There is a danger that it could delete the source data. However, if you wish, I will attempt it. JOHN What the hell? Might as well roll the dice. We're stumped anyway. ISAAC I have found the layer containing the distortion. I will stabilize it. JOHN Oh, my God. KLYDEN I did not kill Locar! I swear it! KELLY But you were in the simulator. KLYDEN Yes. TALLA Why were you there? KLYDEN I followed you. I could see what was happening. I told him I would not be silent while he debased our way of life. But then I left! TALLA You said all this, but you didn't kill him? KLYDEN That is correct. ED Well, then what were you gonna do? KLYDEN I was going to turn him in to the authorities on Moclus. ED Bortus, you don't have to stay if this is too painful. BORTUS My duty comes first, Captain. ED All right. So, what do you think? TALLA Records show that Klyden has some training in the fundamentals of engineering. Not a lot, but he could've masked the playback if he'd done his homework. He had the means, motive, and opportunity. KELLY And he has a prior history of violence on this ship. Sorry, Bortus. BORTUS I understand, Commander. ED What is it, Talla? TALLA I'd be happier if he'd confessed. ED Well, for now, he's our only suspect. BORTUS Captain, may I have a word with Klyden alone? BORTUS Did you kill him? KLYDEN No! I promise you I did not! BORTUS He disgusted you. KLYDEN Of course! Any Moclan would be disgusted by what he is. Even you. BORTUS My thoughts are irrelevant. However, I believe you. KLYDEN Topa will be returning home from school soon. You should prepare his snack. BORTUS Very well. What should I tell him? KLYDEN Tell him I love him. GORDON How are you holding up? TALLA All I can say is, thank God the Captain kept me on this investigation. I haven't had time to process anything else. I mean, this has to be the most insane thing that's ever happened on this ship. JOHN One time I almost died 'cause I humped a statue. GORDON Isaac once cut my leg off. JOHN The Captain and Commander, they got put in a zoo. GORDON And Bortus almost crashed the ship 'cause of porn. TALLA I see. I don't know. I can't seem to lock into anyone on board who would have a motive. The only possibility is Klyden, and it smells funny. He turned off the safeties, he used a holographic weapon so there'd be no trace, and he covered up the evidence. So why is he admitting to being there at all? JOHN You know, there is one thing that's been bugging me a little. I wasn't even gonna bring it up. TALLA What is it? JOHN Clearing up the distortion in the playback. It wasn't that hard. TALLA What do you mean? JOHN Well, there were a bunch more roadblocks that could've been there, but they weren't. GORDON Well, maybe he didn't have time or wasn't experienced enough. I mean, you said his knowledge of engineering was rudimentary. TALLA Or maybe someone wanted you to clear it up. Wanted us to think Klyden had done it. GORDON Who? TALLA Hey. Sorry to disturb you. BORTUS It is all right. What is the status of your investigation? TALLA I wish I had better news for you, but Klyden is still the main suspect. Look, Commander, I owe you an apology. You're my superior officer, and I was disrespectful and insensitive, and I'm really sorry. BORTUS When I was younger, I served in the Moclan fleet. Locar and I met while on the same ship. The attraction was immediate. From the day of our gomaskah, I thought I would be with him for the rest of my life. TALLA What happened? BORTUS Our ship was docked at Theta Draconis IV. As I was the most junior officer, I stood watch while much of the crew, including Locar took shore leave. The Captain was sympathetic and took two hours of my watch so I could visit the planet. I decided to surprise Locar. It was there that I found him with a Thetan woman. I knew it was wrong, but I loved him, and I did not want to see him destroyed. TALLA So you've known this whole time. And there's no room for compassion or understanding on your planet? BORTUS For generations my people struggled to survive on a desolate world. It was only our culture, our traditions, that sustained us. It is who we are. TALLA Man. If I had to live on Moclus, I'd probably kill myself. BORTUS Then you would shame not only yourself, but your family as well. All would be banished from Moclus. On my world, suicide is an unforgivable crime. TALLA Commander, I don't think Locar is dead. TALLA Captain. I believe what we're looking at is a simulation. JOHN That-That's impossible. The computer verified it as authentic playback. TALLA We are dealing with one of the most brilliant engineers in the Union. I think he found a way to fool our computer. Nobody was murdered here. KELLY Why would Locar go through all this trouble to fake his own death? TALLA Because he knew his time was up, that Klyden was going to expose him. His life was over, and the only way out he could see was suicide. But on Moclus, suicide means banishment of all family, and he didn't want them to have to pay for his for his sins. Since Klyden was the one who was going to ruin him, he made the perfect scapegoat. A guilt-free frame-job and a clear conscience. ED Right now, all of this is just speculation. There's no proof. Unless Locar turns up alive. KELLY So where is he? TALLA Still somewhere on board the Orville. Permission to begin search, Captain. ED Go to it. TALLA Your comscanners are gonna be useless. He's already found a way to mask his biosigns, so you got your eyes and that's it. And remember, this is one of the most brilliant engineers in the Union, and he doesn't want to be found. All right, let's go. TALLA Check the upper corridor and the launch port. TALLA You're here, aren't you? A personal cloak. LOCAR Nothing so complex. By reducing the field radius, your shuttle's cloaking device can be focused like a lens. TALLA What was your plan? To slip away at the next outpost? LOCAR My brother says, “No friendship is complete until your friend turns to you in despair.” I turn to you now. Leave me. Please. TALLA I can't do that. LOCAR Then you have betrayed me. If you knew the truth, why did you not keep silent and let me disappear in peace? TALLA I would have. I want to. But there's an innocent man in the brig right now. LOCAR Innocent? His heart is full of hatred, cowardice. There is no innocence there. TALLA I can't let him go to prison for a crime he didn't commit. But there is another choice. Request asylum aboard the Orville. The Captain will grant it. LOCAR More hiding. More lies. No. I will go home. I will face them. And if I am condemned, it will be on your conscience, Talla Keyali. TALLA Please believe me, I do care about you. LOCAR Take me to my ship. ED You know, the more I learn about the Moclans, the more I see that our differences go right to the core of our values. KELLY I agree, but the Union needs them. ED Yeah. But how long can an alliance with a culture like that last? I'll see you later. CASSIUS Hi there. KELLY Hi. CASSIUS I noticed you haven't responded to my messages. KELLY I didn't think it was appropriate. CASSIUS Yeah, Groogen told me what happened. KELLY Groogen? CASSIUS The plant. KELLY Oh. Right. CASSIUS Right. Kel are you still in love with Ed? KELLY I'm. I'm always gonna have love for Ed. He's part of my life. CASSIUS That wasn't exactly my question. KELLY It's the only way I know how to answer. CASSIUS I'm gonna put in for a transfer. I've a standing offer from the U.S.S. Watson to head up their educational program. KELLY That's amazing. They're a lucky ship. CASSIUS It's been a pleasure serving with you. KLYDEN Lieutenant. I wanted to thank you for what you did. Bortus told me to put my faith in you. He was correct. TALLA I was just doing my job. KLYDEN If you had not done your job, I would have gone to prison. I owe you a debt. TALLA You want to repay me? Here's how. When you see me in the corridor, walk the other way. KLYDEN I do not understand. TALLA Locar didn't hurt you. He didn't hurt anyone. All he wanted was love. And yet because of you, his life is over, for no reason except your own prejudice. So as far as I'm concerned, you can go straight to hell.