ADMIRAL_PERRY AMBASSADOR_KOTUVA BORTUS BROSK CAPTAIN_JAKAJ CLAIRE COMM_VOICE CREWMAN DANN ED GORDON ISAAC JOHN KELLY LEYNA ORRIN TALLA THE_ORVILLE_CREW YAPHIT ED By the authority vested in me by the Planetary Union, I hereby present you, Lieutenant Yaphit, with the Sapphire Star for extraordinary heroism beyond the call of duty during the Kaylon conflict. YAPHIT All in a day's work, Captain. THE ORVILLE CREW GORDON Okay, okay, here we go.Eldorian vodka shots for everybody. ED Oh, no.No, I cannot do shot of that stuff. GORDON Come on, man. KELLY Come on! JOHN Oh, just do it! ED I c-- I can't-- My body will not tolerate Eldorian vodka. GORDON Just down it, go. ED You know, I'll take a small sip.How about that? KELLY Okay, look, on three, we'll all do it. JOHN One, two, three. ED Wow! That is good stuff.You weren't lying. KELLY You just dumped it on the floor. COMM VOICE Bridge to Captain Mercer. ED I've got to take that.Mercer here.Go ahead. COMM VOICE Sir, Admiral Perry is calling on a Priority One channel.He needs to speak with you and Commander Grayson immediately. ED We're on our way. KELLY Thanks. ADMIRAL PERRY I heard there was a ceremony.Sorry to interrupt. ED No, your timing was great for me, actually. ADMIRAL PERRY Captain, I have historic news.The Krill are ready to negotiate a peace treaty. ED Are you serious? KELLY Is this because of the Kaylon threat? ADMIRAL PERRY That's a primary reason, but we suspect it may also be Progressive elements within the Krill power structure.We're flexing a bit of muscle.Regardless of the cause, we've been trying to open a dialogue with them for years.We were hoping the cease-fire after the battle with the Kaylon would lead to talks, and it looks like it has. ED Admiral, this is incredible news, but I'm just curious, why call us? ADMIRAL PERRY Because you're going to shepherd the signing of the Lock-Phi Pact. ED The what? ADMIRAL PERRY In the Krill political process, it's a sort of prelude to a peace treaty.It indicates that both parties will approach the table in good faith. ED Sir, with all due respect, you must have hundreds of diplomats who are more qualified for this. ADMIRAL PERRY To be honest, there's no one who's qualified.The only direct long-term dealing we've had with the Krill is the undercover mission conducted by you and Lieutenant Malloy.And, of course, your.relationship with the Krill woman who infiltrated your ship. ED Yeah. KELLY Admiral, what do you want us to do? ADMIRAL PERRY You're to rendezvous with the Krill vessel Davoro'kos in 12 hours at Tarazed three. KELLY The Davoro'kos. ADMIRAL PERRY Yes, it means “Bringer of Blood." ED Oh, that's cool. ADMIRAL PERRY The ship will be carrying a Krill ambassadorial detachment.You'll host them in the briefing room.If you can secure the signing of the Lock-Phi, it throws the door wide open for the admirals to begin official treaty negotiations. ED Understood.We'll do our best. ADMIRAL PERRY Good luck, Captain.This is momentous. KELLY Bet you wish you'd had that shot. BORTUS Captain, the Krill vessel is approaching. KELLY Should we raise deflectors? ED Leave them down.Let's show a little trust. BORTUS Sir.There is another vessel in range.It is a Krill shuttle.The Krill vessel is firing on it. KELLY They're firing on their own shuttle? TALLA The Krill shuttle is hailing us. ED Put them on. ORRIN Shuttle to Union vessel, I am under attack! Request emergency docking! ED Bortus, open the bay doors, then raise deflectors. BORTUS Aye, sir. KELLY Talla, get the door open. TALLA On it. CLAIRE He's unconscious but stable.Finn to sickbay.I need a full medical team down here. KELLY It's okay, you're safe. CLAIRE No! It's okay, it's.it's just a medscanner. KELLY Gordon, secure the main console. GORDON Aye, sir.Oh, my God! Orrin. CAPTAIN JAKAJ You will hand over the human to us immediately, Captain. ED You were firing on one of your own shuttles during a rendezvous for peace talks.I'm not doing anything until I know what's going on. CAPTAIN JAKAJ The criminal that you are currently harboring is responsible for destroying four Krill vessels. ED What happened? CAPTAIN JAKAJ Three of the ships were destroyed in the past 30 days, after the cease-fire. KELLY How could one person do that kind of damage with a shuttle? CAPTAIN JAKAJ A stolen shuttle! And he is in possession of a very powerful weapon. ED What weapon? CAPTAIN JAKAJ We do not know.A proper interrogation will yield answers. KELLY We searched the shuttle.We didn't find any weapons, just some survival items and medical supplies. ED Look, why don't you and the delegation come over to the Orville, and we can speak in person? CAPTAIN JAKAJ Very well.Expect our arrival presently. ED Bortus, have the damaged shuttle moved to cargo bay 1. BORTUS Aye, sir. ED Talla, I need a little time to get some information on our guest.Is there any way you can stall the Krill? TALLA I think I can cite a few boarding regulations that might take some time. ED Thanks. GORDON Orrin and I were best friends from grade school all the way through Union Point.We were both in our early 20s, and we were stationed on outpost 73.Orrin was living there with his wife and their newborn daughter, Leyna, when the Krill made a surprise attack on the outpost.Orrin's wife was killed, and he and his daughter disappeared. ED Oh, my God. GORDON No one ever heard from them again.It was assumed they were captured or killed. ED And now here they are. GORDON Yeah. ORRIN CLAIRE Easy.Don't try to sit up yet.Your head's gonna be okay, but don't push it. ORRIN Where's my daughter? CLAIRE She's resting in guest quarters.I tried to get her into sickbay, but she went into a panic. ORRIN After what they did to her, I'm not surprised. CLAIRE I asked her what was wrong, but she won't speak. ORRIN She hasn't said a word in 12 years. CLAIRE Why not? ORRIN You try spending your entire life in a Krill prison camp, you see how chatty you're feeling. CLAIRE What happened? ORRIN Let's just say the Krill doctors weren't exactly gentle with their examinations. CLAIRE I understand, but I've got to be able to examine her myself to make sure she's okay. ORRIN She's healthy, at least physically.Just give her a few days to trust her surroundings.My God! Gordon Malloy. GORDON Orrin.It's been 20 years.I don't even know what to say. ORRIN The last time I saw you, you had a mohawk. GORDON Yeah, no, believe me, I remember.Not my proudest moment.Orrin, what happened to you? ED I'm sorry to cut this short, but there's a more immediate matter that needs to be resolved.Lieutenant Channing, I'm Captain Ed Mercer.I feel like a jerk saying this to you after what you've been through, but you should know the Krill ship that was chasing you is demanding that I return you to their custody.They're saying you violated the cease-fire with the Union on three occasions in the past month. ORRIN You've got to be kidding me.Captain, Leyna and I were in that Krill prison for 20 years, and we escaped six weeks ago by stealing a Krill shuttle.We ran out of plasma for the quantum drive before we could reach Union space.It-- It took us a month just to get this far. ED Why didn't you use the comm system? Call the Union for help? ORRIN Couldn't risk divulging our location to the Krill.If they'd intercepted the message before it got to the Union, they would've snatched us up and thrown us right back in that prison cell.No way in hell we were going back there. ED So you know nothing about those Krill ships? ORRIN Not a thing, sir.I didn't even know there was a cease-fire. TALLA May I have the fleet registry number for your vessel, please? CAPTAIN JAKAJ I've already told you twice! TALLA Oh, yes, of course, it's right here.Mother's maiden name? CAPTAIN JAKAJ These boarding regulations are outrageous! TALLA I'm just doing my job, sir.Mother's maiden name? CAPTAIN JAKAJ Kalavus. TALLA And are you carrying any fruits or vegetables, or livestock of any kind? Snails? CAPTAIN JAKAJ Of course not! TALLA All right, then I'll just need a urine sample, and you are good to go. CAPTAIN JAKAJ What? TALLA A urine sample, from each of you.Just go ahead and fill these out, or as much as you've got in you. CAPTAIN JAKAJ And where are we supposed to do that? TALLA You can go behind the crates over there.I won't look. ED Yeah? TALLA Keyali here.Captain, I can't stall the Krill any longer.I've come up with every boarding check I can think of, and even made up a few more. ED Look, just buy me five more minutes, okay? Then take them straight to the briefing room. TALLA Captain, I don't know what else I can do to-- ED Talla, just five minutes. TALLA Understood. ED Come in. GORDON Hey. ED Hey. GORDON Am I interrupting? ED No, I'm just trying to find anything in the Union intelligence briefings that confirms the destruction of those Krill ships, just in case they're lying. GORDON Wait-- You're not thinking you might turn Orrin over to them? ED No, we have no extradition treaty with the Krill.Besides, if I did that, they'd kill him. GORDON Well, for what it's worth, I know Orrin.He couldn't have done what they're saying.He's a good guy. ED Look, I know he's your friend, and I understand that he's been through a nightmare.But honestly, Gordon, he could not have shown up at a worse time.I mean, I got to tell you, this puts me in a hell of a bind. GORDON I know.You know, maybe we could, I don't know, offer the Krill something else instead? ED Like what? GORDON Free back rubs, or something? ED Yeah, listen, I've got to get back to this, 'cause I have to prepare for-- It's a good pitch.I'll take it under consideration. GORDON Yeah, no, no.Do your thing.Do your thing.I was just pitching ideas.Okay, I'll talk to you later. ED Okay. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA Captain Mercer, when may we expect the return of the criminal you are holding? ED Well, I was actually hoping we could table that for now. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA We have told you what he has done. KELLY He has a young daughter with him.She needs time to heal.Whatever your damn prison did to her was-- AMBASSADOR KOTUVA We do not want the girl, only the butcher.Those four Krill vessels held a combined crew complement of 1200, all dead by his hand. ED Ambassador, I'm very sorry for your loss, but you still haven't told us how one man in a stolen shuttle could've destroyed four Krill vessels. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA We do not know how he did it.That is what an interrogation is for. KELLY Look, Ambassador, let's not kid ourselves.We all know an interrogation means death. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA The death of one against the death of 1200.You are godless heretics by nature, but even you cannot ignore such killing. ED I seem to recall being on board a Krill vessel that was prepared to wipe out an entire Union colony, but let's not go there right now.Look, our two peoples have been in conflict for longer than you and I have been alive.Hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result.We have a chance to stop the hate and the violence right here, right now by agreeing to peace.So, let's focus on making that happen. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA Unless you return the criminal to our custody, there will be no peace.Our ship will return in 12 hours.You have that long to decide if this will be a Lock-Phi or a battleground. GORDON She's really got a knack for Bolodon discs. ORRIN She's fascinated.This whole ship's a brand new world to her.Every experience is either enthralling or terrifying. GORDON The last time I saw her, she was just a baby.How bad was it in there, really? ORRIN It was bad.It was harder on Leyna.She didn't have the advantage of Union training.She's tough, though.She's tougher than she looks. GORDON Listen, Orrin, I never got to say thank you.You saved my life that day. ORRIN I was doing my job. GORDON Hmm.Maybe, but we both know if you hadn't stopped to pull me and the others out of that wreckage, we would've been captured or killed.It could've been me in that Krill prison instead of you.I owe you. ORRIN You owe me nothing.We were a team. GORDON I'm sorry about Sophie.I wish I could've been there for you. ORRIN I was in a Krill prison camp.You were in a Union hospital trying to decide whether to keep your mohawk, but I appreciate the thought.Losing her was the worst thing that ever happened to me.You know what scared me the most? It was the knowledge that some day, years down the line, there would come a time when her absence would feel like the norm, when I would resign myself to her loss and my life-- the life that I accepted as real-- would be the one without her in it.And now that is my reality, but I'm.I'm okay, and all I want from this point on is for Leyna to have the life she deserves. GORDON If there's anything I can do, you name it. ORRIN You can tell your Captain that this peace with the Krill.it's a big mistake. GORDON Do you really believe that? ORRIN You make a deal with tyranny, it only gets worse. GORDON A lot of people have died during this conflict.If we can secure a treaty, then they didn't die for nothing.It'll bring meaning to Sophie's death. ORRIN Don't you ever say that again.Ever.Peace with the Krill is a slap in the face of Sophie's memory.It's the Union saying, “We forgive you for all the atrocities.We didn't care about those people anyway.” GORDON Orrin, I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to imply that-- ORRIN I'm.I'm tired.I need to sleep. GORDON Look, Orrin, I know you're a patriot at heart.And when you boil it down, that's what this is about. ORRIN Patriotism is only for people with large families. KELLY Do you know what this is, Leyna? It's a musical instrument from Talla's home planet Xelayah. TALLA It's called a pelpifa.It combines musical tones with holographic patterns.Watch.Pretty cool, right? You try it.My parents forced me to learn it when I was in school.It's pretty much the whole reason I never got laid. KELLY Just FYI, it'd probably get you laid now. DANN That was really pretty. TALLA Captain. ED No, no, don't get up.This is completely off the record.What's your impression of Orrin Channing? TALLA I have absolutely nothing to base this on, but I don't trust him. ED And why not? TALLA Like I said, no reason.He's a Union officer.He's obviously a close friend of Lieutenant Malloy's.He's been through a hellish experience, and he deserves our sympathy, but something about him rubs me the wrong way. ED Do you think there's any possibility at all that he could've somehow destroyed those Krill ships? TALLA I did a standard security sweep of him and his shuttle, and I did not find a single weapon. ED What about torpedoes? TALLA Empty. ED So, the lack of evidence would suggest the Krill are lying. TALLA It looks that way. ED I need to know for sure, and soon. TALLA Even if he had destroyed those ships, could you blame him? If I'd been through what he has, I'd probably want every last one of them dead. ED And this is why peace treaties don't happen every day.Do me a favor.Keep an eye on him. TALLA Yes, sir, will do. DANN I just feel like we should have, like, a casual day, you know? Like once a week. BROSK Dosh mak lujku, meh leekahss brilnmol. DANN Like, no uniforms.Just come to work in a T-shirt. BROSK Abulka habirtiskera klee fannak, moltisku fajka glep niskacha. DANN Seriously? BROSK Jikdush mazkatan fola grinkuska.Lisk villantam. DANN Sweetness, I'm gonna do that. BROSK Ovaj. JOHN Oh, hey, Lieutenant.How's it going? ORRIN Yeah, not too bad.I've been wanting to check out engineering since I came on board.God, things have advanced a lot in 20 years. JOHN Yeah, quantum drive technology is a hell of a lot better than it used to be.You're welcome to take a look around if you want. ORRIN Aw, thanks, I'd love to. TALLA Looking for something? ORRIN Lieutenant.You startled me. TALLA Sorry. ORRIN This engineering deck is incredible.I've never seen anything like it.I think I got a little lost. TALLA Well, it's mostly just parts and storage back here.Not much to see. ORRIN Oh.I hope I'm not in breach of any protocol. TALLA Of course not.You're a Union officer.You have clearance all over the ship. ORRIN Even so, I don't want to get in anybody's hair. TALLA If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask. ORRIN Thank you. TALLA I found him in the rear section of engineering.He seemed to be looking for something. ED Did he say anything? TALLA Not really, but he acted like I'd caught him doing something he wasn't supposed to. KELLY Have Chief Lamarr check and see if anything's missing. TALLA Yes, sir. KELLY So, now what? ED We're running out of time.Mercer to bridge.Get me Admiral Perry. ADMIRAL PERRY Captain, it is imperative that the Lock-Phi be signed.You're representing the union in this matter and you can't blow it. ED Sir, the Krill have made it clear they won't even begin a dialogue with us unless we give them Orrin. ADMIRAL PERRY War's a nasty business for a lot of people who weren't in on starting it.And without this alliance, we're no match for the Kaylon.So, the Admiralty is considering a provisional extradition agreement. KELLY What?! ADMIRAL PERRY Only if he's guilty, and it's just a discussion for now. KELLY Admiral, if we hand him over to the Krill, they will torture him and kill him. ADMIRAL PERRY And if we don't, there will be no treaty, and billions more could die. ED What about his service record? I mean, the guy just spent 20 years in a Krill prison.How the hell can we even think about sending him back? ADMIRAL PERRY No one is disputing his heroism, but we need more information.Captain, it's imperative that you find out if this man is guilty of what they're charging him with. ED We'll do our best. KELLY Is this who we are now? ED We need a lead and fast. GORDON Okay, watch this, watch this. GORDON Get ready.Here it comes.Bam! Huh? He was on Earth the whole time.Isn't it-- Isn't that nuts? Did you see that coming? Hey, you know, you don't have to worry.The real Earth isn't like that.I know you've never seen, but it's really cool.Maybe someday your dad will take you there.Come in. ED Hey. GORDON Ed, hey. ED What's going on? GORDON Oh, I was just giving Leyna a crash course in the classics. ED Great.Listen, can I talk to you for a second? GORDON Sure, what's up? ED Privately? GORDON What is it? ED Look, if there's anything I should know about Orrin, now is the time to tell me. GORDON Like what? ED Has he said anything? Anything at all to indicate that he may have violated the cease-fire? GORDON Are you serious right now? Ed, the-the guy is one of the most dedicated officers I've ever known.Wh-- What's going on? ED The Admirals are considering a provisional extradition agreement, if he's guilty. GORDON Wait, you wouldn't follow through with it. ED I just need as much information as I can get right now. GORDON Ed, all he's done is survive.He raised that girl by himself.She doesn't have anyone else in this world but him. ED Gordon.I'm on your side, all right? But the sooner I know what's going on, the sooner I can figure out a way to help this guy without selling out the Union.Now, just tell me if he said anything. GORDON He just said he thinks the peace is a mistake. ED He said that? GORDON Yeah, what-what of it? You know what? I think it's a mistake, too. ED Come on, you don't mean that. GORDON Yeah, I do.They're butchering, fundamentalist fanatics.We shouldn't even be talking to them! ED Gordon, you're smarter than that, don't let him get in your head. GORDON Oh, my God. ED What? GORDON You're jealous. ED I'm not jealous.What am I jealous of? GORDON Our friendship.Orrin and I have known each other longer than you and I have.We're close, and you don't like that. ED That's insane.What are we, in sixth grade here? GORDON I guess so. ED Look, Gordon, I'm just trying to do the right thing. GORDON The right thing is to protect him! He's a Union officer! Do your job! ED I'll let you know when I figure out what that is. ORRIN Hey, there.How was the movie? GORDON Oh, I.I think she saw the twist ending coming. ORRIN She's a smart one. GORDON Orrin.You.you didn't violate the cease-fire, did you? ORRIN W-What? GORDON Ed told me.The Admirals are talking extradition. ORRIN Political snakes.We need to act now. GORDON Huh? ORRIN There's a way we can stop this peace from happening.All I need is a shuttle.Can you get me one? GORDON A shuttle? Orrin, what are you talking about? ORRIN You don't believe in this peace any more than I do.Get me a shuttle.I can stop it. GORDON How? ORRIN I'll tell you once we're off The Orville. GORDON Orrin, I.I can't do that. ORRIN Why not? GORDON Because I just can't. ORRIN Well then, you're gonna have to report me to your Captain.I saved your life, and I paid for it with 20 years of my own.Now I'm asking a favor of you.Don't make me regret the sacrifice I made. JOHN Hey, Yaphit, can you grab me a conduit buffer cap? CREWMAN I think he went to the bathroom. JOHN It's all right, I'll get it. JOHN Two of these have gone missing from the supply area. KELLY What is it? JOHN It's a quantum storage cell.It uses a small anti-grav field to transport quantum plasma from one place to another. TALLA Orrin was back there.That's where I saw him snooping around. ED Quantum plasma can be weaponized.Is any of it missing? JOHN Uh, it's not exactly an easy thing to just walk into engineering and take, but I checked anyway.It's all there. KELLY Any traces of it elsewhere on the ship? JOHN I did a scan, just in case.Nope. BORTUS Lieutenant, you did do a full sweep when this man came on board? TALLA For the last time, yes.I scanned him completely.I've even scanned the entire ship for any anomalous weapons-- plasma, chemical, biological, everything. KELLY What about his daughter? TALLA Checked her, too.No weapons of any kind.Look, if it'll make everyone feel better, I'll perform a second shipwide sweep, but I can already tell you I'm not gonna find anything. ED So basically, all this guy has done is steal a bunch of pens from the office.What are we missing? TALLA Come in.Lieutenant Malloy.What can I do for you? GORDON I was wondering if you wanted to get a drink or something. TALLA You want to get a drink with me? GORDON Yeah, sure, why not? Thought we might get to know each other a little better. TALLA Are you asking me out? GORDON No! No, no, I'm not.I just felt like a drink. TALLA I suppose I could use a break.Mess hall? GORDON Or we could just have a drink right here. TALLA There's the bartender. GORDON One Scotch, neat.You? TALLA Xelayan rum. GORDON And a Xelayan rum. TALLA Thanks.Cheers. GORDON Talla, I have to tell you something. TALLA What? GORDON Orrin.Asked me to steal a shuttle. TALLA When? GORDON Earlier today.He said all he needed was a shuttle, and he could stop the peace. TALLA How does he plan to do that? GORDON He said he wouldn't tell me until we're off The Orville. TALLA Have you told the Captain? GORDON No.Look, Talla, I know I have to tell him.But if I do, I've betrayed a man who saved my life, a friend who goes back 30 years.And if I don't, I've betrayed this ship and Ed. TALLA By telling me, you know you've made your choice. GORDON I guess I just wanted to hear myself say it out loud.Don't talk to the Captain.I'll tell him. GORDON Let's go. TALLA I thought you said you were gonna talk to the Captain. GORDON Talla, please. TALLA I don't know what the hell you think you're doing, but you're gonna turn around and walk back out that door. GORDON Please.Don't get in the middle of this. TALLA We both know I can put your lights out with one hand.Don't make me do it. GORDON I'm sorry.Skip the prep.We've got to get out of here fast. ORRIN Copy.Sort of like being back in flight school, eh? BORTUS Captain, Shuttle 1 has just launched.Tracking device is functioning. ED Good.Keep monitoring. KELLY This is a big friggin' gamble. ED I know.Mercer to Keyali.How you doing? TALLA He could've lightened up on the stun, but he played the part well.I'm gonna go check on Leyna. ISAAC Captain, the Krill vessel is hailing us. ED Put them on. CAPTAIN JAKAJ Captain Mercer, we will arrive at the rendezvous point in 30 minutes.I do hope you have made the correct decision regarding the criminal. ED My time's not up yet.We still have 30 minutes before your deadline.I expect you to honor it.Mercer out. GORDON Okay, we're cloaked.The Orville won't be able to follow us.Now, what's the plan? ORRIN Set a course to rendezvous with the Krill ship. GORDON What? ORRIN Just do it.Trust me. GORDON Look, if you just tell me what the plan is, maybe-- ORRIN Gordon.Trust me. BORTUS Captain, the shuttle has changed course to intercept the Krill vessel. KELLY My God, what is he doing? ED I have no idea. JOHN Maybe we should contact him. KELLY Then Orrin will know it's a setup.Gordon's got to contact us. TALLA Hey, can I come in? Thought I'd stop by and check on you.I'm sure it's been a stressful day.I know you're probably wondering what's going on with you father.All I can tell you is.What happened to your arm? Who did that to you? Look, I know you're scared of the doctor, but we have to get that checked out.Keyali to Finn.I need you in Lieutenant Channing's quarters right away. LEYNA Tell her to belay that order. TALLA Well, look at that.She talks. LEYNA Damn right she talks.Now tell her to belay that order.Now. TALLA You ever met a Xelayan before? LEYNA No. TALLA You have now.What the hell? CLAIRE Oh, my.Talla, step away from her. TALLA Doctor, what's-- CLAIRE Step away from her right now. LEYNA You're too late. CLAIRE Lock it. TALLA Doctor, you mind telling me what-- CLAIRE Finn to bridge.You need to set up a forcefield around Lieutenant Channing's quarters immediately.Divert all available power.Strong as you can make it. ED Doctor, what's going on? CLAIRE Please, just do it and initiate a nitrogen purge in those quarters. ED Isaac. ISAAC Yes, Captain.Level 12 forcefield activated around guest quarters. CLAIRE Come on. TALLA Hey! Wait.I want answers.What do you know about Channing's daughter? CLAIRE Whoever that woman in there is, it's not his daughter. CLAIRE That's why she wouldn't submit to a medical exam.She's an Envall. KELLY Oh, my God. JOHN What's an Envall? CLAIRE It's a race of humanoids from a distant star system called Lakkar B.Their blood cells contain an iodide compound which, when exposed to a nitrogen-rich atmosphere, renders the plasma highly unstable. JOHN Wait.You're saying. KELLY When their blood hits the air, it becomes an explosive substance. CLAIRE You're lucky you didn't blow the ship half apart when you decked her. KELLY Their home world's atmosphere includes an element that neutralizes the effect, but they're too biologically dangerous for us to interact with.So 50 years ago, they made an agreement with the Union to stay away from any worlds with nitrogen atmospheres. ED And that's why most of us have never seen one. TALLA Where did Lieutenant Channing find her? CLAIRE Who knows? ED Could Orrin have been extracting her blood to use as a weapon? TALLA The needle marks on her arm. JOHN Wow.Why would he use a needle? CLAIRE The blood is too unstable to use an electron hypodermic. JOHN That's why he stole the quantum storage cells, to transport it. ED And that's how he destroyed those Krill ships, by firing compressed units of Envall blood from the Krill shuttle's torpedo launchers. BORTUS Union shuttles do not have torpedo launchers.How is he planning to launch the weapon? ED He isn't.It's a suicide mission. KELLY With Gordon on board. ED John, take the helm.Set a course to intercept the shuttle. GORDON Six minutes to intercept the Krill vessel.Okay, Orrin, you've got to tell me what we're doing or I'm stopping right here.What is that? ORRIN Justice. GORDON Looks more like eggnog. ORRIN It's Envall blood.Just a few ounces of this is enough to destroy a starship's quantum drive. GORDON Where did you get Envall blood? ORRIN Leyna was killed by the Krill 20 years ago along with my wife.The girl you met is an Envall I encountered at an outpost after my escape from the POW camp.She hates the Krill for her own reasons, so we joined forces. GORDON You did destroy those Krill ships. ORRIN With great pleasure. GORDON Malloy to Orville.I'm returning to the shuttle bay. ORRIN What are you doing? GORDON You son of a bitch.You lied to me! ORRIN Gordon, listen to me! We have to do this! GORDON Look, I understand what you went through was a nightmare, but you-- ORRIN You don't understand a damn thing! You've had a life! For 20 years, all I've had is loneliness and brutality, and all the time in the world to relive the memory of watching my family die! GORDON I'm sorry, Orrin! War is hell on all sides, but this agreement can stop the killing. ORRIN/GORDON GORDON Orrin, it's over.What are you doing? ORRIN We can intercept the Krill ship and do what we came to do, or we can die here. GORDON Orrin, please.Don't do this. ORRIN It's too late.It can't be stopped.If you won't set the course, I will.Do you realize what you've done?! GORDON Put this on. ORRIN Go to hell, Malloy! KELLY How long till we intercept the shuttle? JOHN Three minutes. ED Run every red light. JOHN Aye, sir. GORDON Orrin, we have to abandon ship, now put the suit on! ORRIN You ungrateful bastard.I saved your life. GORDON And I'll always be in your debt, but asking me to commit kamikaze suicide with you is kind of a backpedal, don't you think? ORRIN Go. GORDON Orrin.I don't want to lose you again. ED By the provisional authority granted to me by the Admiralty of the Planetary Union, I hereby bear witness to this momentous forward step in the pursuit of peace.I hope that this marks the beginning of a new era of nonviolence between our two peoples. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA We will see.A peace is only as strong as those who uphold it. KELLY And of course, trust is earned. AMBASSADOR KOTUVA We agree on that, Commander. GORDON Come in. ED Hey.Listen, I just wanted to say I'm sorry.It's not easy to have to put duty before friendship, especially when someone dies. GORDON Orrin died a long time ago, back in that Krill prison.The man who died in that shuttle was somebody else. ED Well, I also wanted to say that I think you may have been right.I may have felt a little threatened by your friendship with Orrin. GORDON Dude, that's insane.Why? ED Because, every moment that I sit in that chair on the bridge, I'm always wondering, “Do I deserve this? I mean, should this be someone else?" And that's something I can never vocalize to any other member of the crew because they would lose confidence.I mean, I can talk to Kelly, but that's been a little complicated lately.I count on you, man. GORDON Dude, you can always count on me.That's never gonna change.You're my best friend.Nobody's ever gonna come along and mess it up, I swear.I mean, maybe, like, a really hot girl, but other than that, it's rock solid. ED Thanks.Well, look, it's after shift, so why don't we go get a beer and you can tell me about your friend?