1 00:00:43,953 --> 00:00:47,248 Sarge, Command says air support is holding until they can assess status. 2 00:00:47,415 --> 00:00:50,418 Status? We need air support. Tell them to get in here. 3 00:00:50,585 --> 00:00:52,253 That skiff is shredding us. 4 00:00:52,420 --> 00:00:56,382 They won't move without a lieutenant's authorization code, sir. 5 00:00:57,592 --> 00:00:59,927 Here's your code. You're Lieutenant Baker. 6 00:01:00,094 --> 00:01:03,556 Congratulations on your promotion. Now, get me some air support! 7 00:01:03,723 --> 00:01:05,975 Pull back far enough to wedge them in here. 8 00:01:06,142 --> 00:01:09,687 - Get to high ground, pick them off. - Not with that skiff in the air. 9 00:01:09,896 --> 00:01:12,440 That's our problem. Thanks for volunteering. Bendis... 10 00:01:12,607 --> 00:01:15,485 ...give us some cover fire. We're going duck hunting. 11 00:01:20,948 --> 00:01:22,992 You just focus! 12 00:01:23,409 --> 00:01:26,579 The Alliance said they were gonna waltz through Serenity Valley. 13 00:01:26,746 --> 00:01:28,706 And we choked them with those words. 14 00:01:28,873 --> 00:01:32,668 We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. 15 00:01:32,835 --> 00:01:37,173 Just a little longer, our angels will sow rain and fire on those arrogant cons... 16 00:01:37,340 --> 00:01:40,259 ...so you hold. You hold! 17 00:01:40,468 --> 00:01:42,345 Go! 18 00:01:43,971 --> 00:01:48,101 - Really think we can bring her down, sir? - You even need to ask? 19 00:01:52,522 --> 00:01:55,149 - Ready? - Always. 20 00:01:58,694 --> 00:02:00,321 Bendis. 21 00:02:00,863 --> 00:02:02,532 Bendis! 22 00:03:05,178 --> 00:03:06,554 Yeah! 23 00:03:12,435 --> 00:03:14,145 Zoe! 24 00:03:28,910 --> 00:03:30,870 Nice cover fire. 25 00:03:31,037 --> 00:03:34,665 Did you see that? Green, what's our status on-? 26 00:03:37,418 --> 00:03:39,087 Zoe. 27 00:03:43,841 --> 00:03:46,761 Hey, listen to me. 28 00:03:46,928 --> 00:03:50,098 Bendis, look at me. Listen. 29 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:51,933 We're holding, no matter what. 30 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:54,519 - We're gonna die. - We're not gonna die. 31 00:03:54,685 --> 00:03:56,687 We can't die, Bendis. You know why? 32 00:03:56,854 --> 00:04:00,233 Because we are so very pretty. 33 00:04:00,817 --> 00:04:04,237 We are just too pretty for God to let us die. 34 00:04:04,487 --> 00:04:08,116 Look at that chiseled jaw. Come on. 35 00:04:12,078 --> 00:04:15,039 If you won't listen to me, listen to that. 36 00:04:15,248 --> 00:04:18,209 Those are our angels, blow the Alliance to the hot place. 37 00:04:18,376 --> 00:04:21,546 - Zoe, tell the 82nd- - They're not coming. 38 00:04:24,340 --> 00:04:27,802 Command says it's too hot. They're pulling out. 39 00:04:27,969 --> 00:04:30,012 We're to lay down arms. 40 00:04:33,683 --> 00:04:35,351 But, what's-? 41 00:05:13,473 --> 00:05:14,891 The vault's sealed. 42 00:05:16,934 --> 00:05:18,311 Okay, I'm gonna boil it. 43 00:05:18,478 --> 00:05:20,980 Jayne, give me the sticky. 44 00:06:06,776 --> 00:06:11,948 Okay, we get the goods, we're off this wreck and back on the ship. No worries. 45 00:06:16,744 --> 00:06:18,705 Everything looks good from here. 46 00:06:19,539 --> 00:06:21,290 Yes. 47 00:06:21,457 --> 00:06:25,878 Yes. This is a fertile land and we will thrive. 48 00:06:26,045 --> 00:06:31,467 We will rule over all this land and we will call it... 49 00:06:31,634 --> 00:06:33,720 ..."This Land. " 50 00:06:33,886 --> 00:06:37,306 I think we should call it your grave. 51 00:06:37,473 --> 00:06:41,436 Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal. 52 00:06:41,602 --> 00:06:43,146 Mine is an evil lair. 53 00:06:43,312 --> 00:06:45,189 Now die! 54 00:06:45,398 --> 00:06:47,900 Oh! No, God! 55 00:06:48,067 --> 00:06:49,694 Dear God in heaven. 56 00:06:55,366 --> 00:06:57,118 Oh, motherly son of a- 57 00:07:00,538 --> 00:07:04,083 Full pressure. The goods must be intact. 58 00:07:07,420 --> 00:07:10,465 Okay. Looking good. 59 00:07:10,631 --> 00:07:14,093 Captain, we got incoming. Alliance crews are bearing down on us. 60 00:07:15,803 --> 00:07:17,138 Have they spotted us? 61 00:07:17,305 --> 00:07:19,390 - I can't tell if- - Have they hailed us? 62 00:07:19,557 --> 00:07:21,726 If they want the salvage, we're humped. 63 00:07:21,893 --> 00:07:23,936 If they find us at all, we're humped- 64 00:07:24,103 --> 00:07:27,940 Wash, shut it down. Now. Everything but the air. 65 00:07:28,107 --> 00:07:29,901 Kaylee. Kaylee. 66 00:07:30,068 --> 00:07:32,111 Go to blackout, we're being buzzed. 67 00:07:32,278 --> 00:07:34,614 Going dark. 68 00:07:42,497 --> 00:07:44,290 Okay, now I can't get down. 69 00:07:58,513 --> 00:07:59,931 So, what am I looking at? 70 00:08:00,223 --> 00:08:02,141 A carrier, blew out a few months back. 71 00:08:02,308 --> 00:08:05,603 Lost all hands, but it was only run by a skeleton crew anyway. 72 00:08:05,770 --> 00:08:07,522 Damn shame. 73 00:08:07,688 --> 00:08:09,607 No point in checking for survivors? 74 00:08:14,779 --> 00:08:18,741 Wash, they slowing down? - That's a neg. 75 00:08:18,908 --> 00:08:23,287 Doesn't look like they're interested in us. We should be eating wake in a minute. 76 00:08:41,597 --> 00:08:44,100 Sir, there is a reading on that thing. 77 00:08:44,267 --> 00:08:46,060 Some residual heat. 78 00:08:46,227 --> 00:08:47,311 Do a sweep. 79 00:08:50,356 --> 00:08:53,735 - Captain, we're humped. - Prep the ship, now. 80 00:08:54,444 --> 00:08:56,154 We move these in, double time. 81 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,239 Kaylee, fire it up. 82 00:08:58,698 --> 00:09:01,743 It's a transport ship, Firefly class. 83 00:09:01,909 --> 00:09:04,495 - They still make those? - Illegal salvage. 84 00:09:04,704 --> 00:09:06,914 Lowlife vultures picking flesh off the dead. 85 00:09:07,081 --> 00:09:09,667 Should we deploy gunships and bring her in? 86 00:09:11,627 --> 00:09:13,046 Do it. 87 00:09:24,724 --> 00:09:26,684 Cry, baby, cry. 88 00:09:26,851 --> 00:09:32,106 Make your mother sigh. Engaging the crybaby. 89 00:09:33,566 --> 00:09:38,112 Captain, I am picking up a distress signal 13 clicks ahead from a- 90 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:40,907 Sounds like a personnel carrier. 91 00:09:44,869 --> 00:09:48,831 Definitely a big ship, sir. And she's without power. 92 00:09:55,797 --> 00:09:58,424 Wash, we're on. Go. 93 00:10:08,059 --> 00:10:10,436 Hang on, travelers. 94 00:10:11,979 --> 00:10:13,898 Let's moon them. 95 00:10:19,195 --> 00:10:21,864 They're rabbiting. Should we continue deployment? 96 00:10:22,031 --> 00:10:24,575 Our gunships would never get back to us in time. 97 00:10:24,742 --> 00:10:26,369 Let's go help these people. 98 00:10:26,536 --> 00:10:29,580 But put out a bulletin on the cortex and flag InterpoI. 99 00:10:29,747 --> 00:10:32,792 A Firefly with possible stolen goods on board. 100 00:10:32,959 --> 00:10:35,253 Maybe somebody will step on those roaches. 101 00:10:36,963 --> 00:10:40,133 We look shiny, captain. They are not, repeat, not coming about. 102 00:10:40,299 --> 00:10:42,510 Close one. 103 00:10:42,677 --> 00:10:44,637 Anyone you walk away from, right? 104 00:10:44,804 --> 00:10:48,516 Long as we got the goods, I call this a win. 105 00:10:50,518 --> 00:10:52,061 Right. 106 00:10:54,522 --> 00:10:56,190 We win. 107 00:11:53,623 --> 00:11:55,750 Well, there we are. 108 00:11:55,917 --> 00:11:59,087 - They're awfully pretty. I'd say worth a little risk. 109 00:11:59,253 --> 00:12:01,756 Yeah, that was some pretty risky sit you did there. 110 00:12:01,923 --> 00:12:05,968 Of course. Because they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded. I'm just the pilot. 111 00:12:06,135 --> 00:12:09,305 I could say I was flying the ship by accident. They're pretty unreas- 112 00:12:10,848 --> 00:12:12,850 Problem, sir? 113 00:12:13,226 --> 00:12:15,019 Couldn't say. 114 00:12:15,186 --> 00:12:18,773 We best be getting rid of these before we run into another Alliance patroI. 115 00:12:18,940 --> 00:12:21,067 What are they doing out this far, anyhow? 116 00:12:21,234 --> 00:12:23,152 Shining the light of civilization. 117 00:12:23,319 --> 00:12:25,113 How long until we reach Persephone? 118 00:12:25,279 --> 00:12:27,615 - Three or four hours. - Can we shave that? 119 00:12:27,782 --> 00:12:31,494 We're down to the wire on fuel cells. We run hot, we might not even make it. 120 00:12:31,661 --> 00:12:32,912 Play it close as you can. 121 00:12:33,079 --> 00:12:35,081 This cash is burning a hole in my hull. 122 00:12:35,248 --> 00:12:38,710 - Think that cruiser might've ID'd us? - Let's hope not. 123 00:12:38,876 --> 00:12:41,295 Contact Badger, tell him the job's done. 124 00:12:41,462 --> 00:12:44,465 Don't go to mentioning the cruiser, though. Keep it simple. 125 00:12:44,632 --> 00:12:47,885 - Sure there's nothing wrong with the- - It's fine. 126 00:12:48,052 --> 00:12:49,929 Just want to get paid. 127 00:12:52,932 --> 00:12:56,811 Let's get these crates stowed. I don't want any tourists stumbling over them. 128 00:12:56,978 --> 00:12:58,604 We're taking on passengers? 129 00:12:58,771 --> 00:13:03,025 Yeah, that's the notion. Could use a little respectability on the way to Boros. 130 00:13:04,277 --> 00:13:05,778 Not to mention the money. 131 00:13:05,945 --> 00:13:08,031 - Pain in the ass. - No, it's shiny. 132 00:13:08,197 --> 00:13:10,700 I like to meet new people. They've got stories. 133 00:13:10,867 --> 00:13:13,453 Captain, can you stop her from being cheerful, please? 134 00:13:13,619 --> 00:13:17,373 There's no power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. 135 00:13:17,540 --> 00:13:19,751 Sometimes you want to tape her mouth and... 136 00:13:19,917 --> 00:13:23,129 ...dump her in the hole for a month. 137 00:13:23,296 --> 00:13:25,506 I love my captain. 138 00:13:27,467 --> 00:13:28,926 I know something ain't right. 139 00:13:29,093 --> 00:13:32,430 Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right we'd be in jail. 140 00:13:33,097 --> 00:13:37,852 - It's just that the captain's so tense. - The man needs a break. 141 00:13:38,019 --> 00:13:41,606 In fact, we could all use a couple of days leave. 142 00:13:41,773 --> 00:13:44,108 We still gotta drop the goods. 143 00:13:44,275 --> 00:13:47,987 And when we do, we'll fly off to Boros, rich and prosperous. 144 00:13:48,154 --> 00:13:51,991 Well, less poor, but with enough to find some sweet little getaway. 145 00:13:52,158 --> 00:13:54,744 Oh, wouldn't mind a real bath. 146 00:13:54,911 --> 00:13:57,830 And a meal that included some form of food. 147 00:13:57,997 --> 00:14:01,709 Just a couple of days lying around. You with the bathing. 148 00:14:01,876 --> 00:14:07,090 - Me with the watching you bathe. - If the captain says it's all right. 149 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:13,429 What if we just told Mal we need a couple of days instead of asking him? 150 00:14:13,596 --> 00:14:17,433 - He's the captain, Wash. - Right. I'm just the husband. 151 00:14:17,767 --> 00:14:19,477 Look, I'll ask him. 152 00:14:19,644 --> 00:14:22,397 Don't forget to call him "sir. " He likes that. 153 00:14:22,563 --> 00:14:24,482 Who likes what? 154 00:14:24,690 --> 00:14:26,651 It's nothing, sir. 155 00:14:26,984 --> 00:14:30,071 - Has the ambassador checked in yet? - No. 156 00:14:30,238 --> 00:14:31,989 She had a pretty full docket. 157 00:14:32,156 --> 00:14:35,535 After you talk to Badger, tell her we may leave Persephone in a hurry. 158 00:14:35,702 --> 00:14:37,745 Inara has our timetable. She'll check in. 159 00:14:37,954 --> 00:14:40,081 I could tell her to cut it short. 160 00:14:40,289 --> 00:14:44,043 No, no. Don't want to get in her way if we don't have to. 161 00:14:44,961 --> 00:14:48,047 Somebody on this boat has to make an honest living. 162 00:14:51,759 --> 00:14:53,428 Oh, my God. 163 00:15:06,941 --> 00:15:09,444 Zenon isn't that different from this planet. 164 00:15:09,610 --> 00:15:13,406 More crowded, obviously, and I guess more complicated. 165 00:15:13,573 --> 00:15:16,117 The Great City itself is... 166 00:15:17,744 --> 00:15:19,746 Pictures can't capture it. 167 00:15:19,912 --> 00:15:22,165 It's like an ocean of light. 168 00:15:22,749 --> 00:15:26,669 Is that where you studied to be a companion? 169 00:15:26,836 --> 00:15:28,421 I was born there. 170 00:15:28,629 --> 00:15:30,882 I can't imagine ever leaving. 171 00:15:31,299 --> 00:15:34,343 Well, I wanted to see the universe. 172 00:15:35,803 --> 00:15:38,389 Do you really have to leave? 173 00:15:40,725 --> 00:15:41,934 I mean... 174 00:15:43,352 --> 00:15:49,692 ...my father is very influential. We could, I could arrange for you to be... 175 00:15:50,693 --> 00:15:52,862 The experience has been more than... 176 00:15:53,071 --> 00:15:54,113 It was very good. 177 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,824 - Thank you. - The time went too quickly. 178 00:15:56,991 --> 00:16:01,412 Your clock's probably rigged to speed up and cheat us out of our fun. 179 00:16:29,565 --> 00:16:32,151 Serenity, this is Shuttle 1. What's your ETA? 180 00:16:32,318 --> 00:16:36,739 Inara, hey. We're touching down at the Eavesdown docks... 181 00:16:36,948 --> 00:16:40,034 - ... in about ten minutes. - I'll join you there. Thanks. 182 00:16:40,201 --> 00:16:42,370 Looking forward to it. We missed you out here. 183 00:16:42,537 --> 00:16:45,039 Yeah, me too. 184 00:17:32,962 --> 00:17:34,756 This shouldn't take too long. 185 00:17:34,922 --> 00:17:37,300 Best time for departure, in about three hours. 186 00:17:37,467 --> 00:17:40,053 Gravity supplies we're low on, fuel her up. 187 00:17:40,219 --> 00:17:43,306 I'd love to find a brand-new compression core for the steamer. 188 00:17:43,473 --> 00:17:45,266 I'd like to be king of Ondinia. 189 00:17:45,433 --> 00:17:48,519 Just get us some passengers. Them as can pay. All right? 190 00:17:48,686 --> 00:17:52,815 - Compression core busts, we're drifting. - Let's not bust then. 191 00:17:55,568 --> 00:17:57,070 Zoe. 192 00:18:00,156 --> 00:18:01,866 We will. 193 00:18:27,558 --> 00:18:29,727 You want a trip, Grandpa? 194 00:18:29,894 --> 00:18:32,313 You need safe passage? We're cheap, we're clean. 195 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,233 Brutus, best ship in the 'verse. 196 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,193 What's your des, Grandpa? 197 00:18:37,360 --> 00:18:40,321 - We're hitting the outer rings. - I never married. 198 00:18:41,155 --> 00:18:42,740 What? 199 00:18:43,574 --> 00:18:45,702 I'm not a grandpa. 200 00:19:06,931 --> 00:19:09,267 Let me see your teeth. 201 00:19:11,477 --> 00:19:12,603 Yes. 202 00:19:15,064 --> 00:19:17,859 - You're late. - You're lying. 203 00:19:19,277 --> 00:19:20,903 What did you just say to me? 204 00:19:21,988 --> 00:19:24,574 You're aware we landed two hours before we planned... 205 00:19:24,741 --> 00:19:27,493 ...with all the goods intact, ready to roll. 206 00:19:27,660 --> 00:19:29,954 It's your decision to get touchy, say we're late. 207 00:19:30,121 --> 00:19:32,415 Means you're looking to put us on the defensive... 208 00:19:32,582 --> 00:19:34,333 ...which means something's gone wrong. 209 00:19:34,542 --> 00:19:36,044 Didn't go wrong on our end. 210 00:19:36,210 --> 00:19:39,005 So why don't we start again with you telling us what's up. 211 00:19:39,172 --> 00:19:43,342 - You're later than I'd like. - Well, I'm sorry to hear that. 212 00:19:43,509 --> 00:19:45,303 If you'd gotten here sooner... 213 00:19:45,511 --> 00:19:48,514 ...you might have beaten the bulletin that came up saying: 214 00:19:48,681 --> 00:19:51,184 "Rogue vessel. Classification, Firefly. 215 00:19:51,350 --> 00:19:54,979 Was spotted pulling illegal salvage on a derelict transport. " 216 00:19:55,146 --> 00:19:59,484 - Didn't ID us. Doesn't lead to you. - No, it doesn't. 217 00:19:59,650 --> 00:20:03,821 But a government stamp on every molecule of the cargo just maybe might. 218 00:20:05,031 --> 00:20:07,408 Oh, you noticed that. 219 00:20:07,784 --> 00:20:10,703 You were gonna hand over imprinted goods and let me twist? 220 00:20:10,870 --> 00:20:15,124 - We didn't pick the cargo. - And I didn't flash my arse at the law. 221 00:20:15,541 --> 00:20:16,667 There's no deal. 222 00:20:17,418 --> 00:20:18,711 That ain't fair. 223 00:20:19,670 --> 00:20:24,300 Crime and politics, little girl, the situation is always fluid. 224 00:20:25,093 --> 00:20:29,472 The only thing fluid I see here is the puddle of piss refusing to pay our wage. 225 00:20:42,902 --> 00:20:44,779 It doesn't have to go this way. 226 00:20:45,071 --> 00:20:47,240 You know you can still unload those goods... 227 00:20:47,407 --> 00:20:49,742 ...so I think something else is at work here. 228 00:20:49,909 --> 00:20:53,746 What were you in the war? That big war you failed to win. 229 00:20:53,913 --> 00:20:56,374 You were a sergeant, yeah? 230 00:20:56,541 --> 00:21:00,378 Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds. Balls and bayonets brigade. 231 00:21:00,545 --> 00:21:03,673 Big tough veteran. 232 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,593 Now you got yourself a ship and you're a captain. 233 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:12,640 Only I think you're still a sergeant, see? Still a soldier. 234 00:21:12,932 --> 00:21:15,727 Man of honor in a den of thieves. 235 00:21:16,436 --> 00:21:18,730 Well, this is my gorram den... 236 00:21:19,981 --> 00:21:22,859 ...and I don't like the way you look down on me. 237 00:21:23,026 --> 00:21:25,653 I'm above you. Better than. 238 00:21:26,029 --> 00:21:27,822 Businessman, see? 239 00:21:27,989 --> 00:21:31,325 Roots in the community. You're just a scavenger. 240 00:21:34,537 --> 00:21:39,250 Well, maybe I'm not a fancy gentleman like you with your... 241 00:21:39,417 --> 00:21:41,127 ...very fine hat... 242 00:21:41,794 --> 00:21:44,005 ...but I do business. 243 00:21:44,630 --> 00:21:48,634 - We're here for business. - Try one of the border planets. 244 00:21:48,801 --> 00:21:50,678 They're a lot more desperate there. 245 00:21:50,845 --> 00:21:53,473 Of course, they might kill you. 246 00:21:53,639 --> 00:21:58,019 But you stay here, and I just know the Alliance will track you down. 247 00:21:58,478 --> 00:22:00,938 I have that feeling. 248 00:22:02,523 --> 00:22:04,317 Wheel never stops turning, Badger. 249 00:22:04,484 --> 00:22:06,944 That only matters to the people on the rim. 250 00:22:20,750 --> 00:22:23,127 You're gonna come with us. 251 00:22:23,294 --> 00:22:24,379 Excuse me? 252 00:22:25,046 --> 00:22:29,342 You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. 253 00:22:29,509 --> 00:22:33,805 What you care about is the ships and mine's the nicest. 254 00:22:34,764 --> 00:22:38,851 - She don't look like much. - Oh, she'll fooI you. 255 00:22:40,061 --> 00:22:44,357 - You ever sail in a Firefly? - Long before you were crawling. 256 00:22:45,274 --> 00:22:49,612 Not an Aught 3, though. It didn't have the extenders. Tended to shake. 257 00:22:51,447 --> 00:22:55,785 So how come you don't care where you're going? 258 00:22:55,952 --> 00:22:58,871 Because how you get there's the worthier part. 259 00:22:59,956 --> 00:23:02,125 Are you a missionary? 260 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,169 I guess. 261 00:23:05,336 --> 00:23:07,880 I'm a shepherd from the South Down Abbey. Book. 262 00:23:08,506 --> 00:23:10,883 I'm called Book. 263 00:23:11,217 --> 00:23:14,512 Been out of the world for a spell. Like to walk it a while. 264 00:23:14,679 --> 00:23:17,348 Maybe bring the word to them that need it told. 265 00:23:17,515 --> 00:23:20,309 Well, I'm Kaylee. And this here's Serenity. 266 00:23:20,476 --> 00:23:24,772 And she's the smoothest ride from here to Boros for anyone who can pay. 267 00:23:24,981 --> 00:23:27,191 Can you pay, or...? 268 00:23:27,358 --> 00:23:30,528 Well, I got a little cash and... 269 00:23:34,949 --> 00:23:36,325 Ooh. 270 00:23:36,701 --> 00:23:38,703 Grandpa. 271 00:23:39,787 --> 00:23:41,873 I never married. 272 00:23:43,541 --> 00:23:46,919 I don't understand why we didn't leave him in a pooI of his own blood. 273 00:23:47,086 --> 00:23:49,547 We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead. 274 00:23:49,714 --> 00:23:53,551 Can't get paid if you crawl away like a little pug. I got a share of this job. 275 00:23:53,718 --> 00:23:57,722 Ten percent of nothing is- Let me do the math. Nothing and then nothing... 276 00:23:57,889 --> 00:24:00,975 - So we find a buyer on Boros. - Boros is too big. 277 00:24:01,142 --> 00:24:03,186 The Alliance could just be waiting for us. 278 00:24:03,352 --> 00:24:05,646 You think Badger would sell us to the Feds? 279 00:24:05,813 --> 00:24:07,690 If he hasn't already. 280 00:24:08,941 --> 00:24:11,611 If Alliance catches us, we'll lose the ship. 281 00:24:11,778 --> 00:24:14,030 - That's never gonna happen. - Sir... 282 00:24:14,197 --> 00:24:16,741 - ... we could just dump the cargo. - No way. 283 00:24:16,908 --> 00:24:20,953 We ain't had a job in weeks. I didn't sign on to take in the sights. We need coin- 284 00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:23,790 Your mouth is talking. You might wanna look to that. 285 00:24:23,956 --> 00:24:26,501 - I'm ready to stop when- - You're right, though. 286 00:24:26,667 --> 00:24:29,003 Last two jobs we had were weak tea. 287 00:24:29,170 --> 00:24:32,507 We got nothing saved. Taking on passengers won't help near enough. 288 00:24:33,341 --> 00:24:37,011 We don't get paid for this cargo, we don't have enough money for fuel... 289 00:24:37,178 --> 00:24:40,765 ...let alone keep and repair. We should be dead in the water. 290 00:24:41,849 --> 00:24:46,062 - So we do the border planets? - I'm thinking Whitefall, talk to Patience. 291 00:24:46,229 --> 00:24:48,606 - We don't want to deal with Patience. - Why not? 292 00:24:48,773 --> 00:24:51,651 - She shot you. - Well, yeah, she did a bit. Still- 293 00:24:51,818 --> 00:24:54,821 - So we find somebody else. Horowitz. - He can't afford it. 294 00:24:54,987 --> 00:24:56,823 - Holden Boys. - They wouldn't touch it. 295 00:24:56,989 --> 00:25:00,660 I'll go through the list. Capshaws are brain-blown. Gruvick's dead. 296 00:25:00,827 --> 00:25:04,414 - He's dead? - Town got hit by Reavers, burned it. 297 00:25:04,580 --> 00:25:06,999 I ain't going near Reaver territory. Them people- 298 00:25:07,166 --> 00:25:10,169 Whitefall is the safest and the closest. 299 00:25:10,378 --> 00:25:12,463 It's a long time since Patience shot me... 300 00:25:12,630 --> 00:25:16,175 ...and that was due to a legitimate conflict of interest. I got no grudge. 301 00:25:16,342 --> 00:25:17,969 She owns half that damn moon now. 302 00:25:18,136 --> 00:25:20,346 She could afford what we got and might need it. 303 00:25:20,513 --> 00:25:24,934 - I still don't think the old lady's the way. - I'm not saying it won't be tricky. 304 00:25:25,101 --> 00:25:26,811 We got no kind of choice. 305 00:25:28,438 --> 00:25:30,690 - Welcome aboard, Mr... - Dobson. 306 00:25:30,940 --> 00:25:35,820 Just gotta keep our heads down, do the job, and pray there ain't no surprises. 307 00:25:44,037 --> 00:25:46,622 Please be careful with that. 308 00:25:46,789 --> 00:25:50,251 Mal, this is Simon. Simon, this is our captain. 309 00:25:51,419 --> 00:25:52,545 Captain Reynolds. 310 00:25:53,671 --> 00:25:55,506 Welcome aboard. 311 00:25:56,758 --> 00:25:58,718 This all we got? 312 00:26:11,522 --> 00:26:16,778 Now we have a boat full of citizens right on top of our stolen cargo. 313 00:26:17,737 --> 00:26:19,322 That's a fun mix. 314 00:26:19,489 --> 00:26:23,951 Ain't no way in the 'verse they could find that compartment, even- 315 00:26:24,118 --> 00:26:26,037 Even if they were looking for it. 316 00:26:26,204 --> 00:26:28,039 Why not? 317 00:26:29,665 --> 00:26:31,459 Because. 318 00:26:32,668 --> 00:26:35,254 Oh, yeah. This is gonna go great. 319 00:26:35,421 --> 00:26:39,092 If anyone gets nosy, you know, just shoot them. 320 00:26:39,258 --> 00:26:41,803 - Shoot them? - Politely. 321 00:26:48,810 --> 00:26:50,603 Inara, just in time. 322 00:26:50,770 --> 00:26:52,772 Let me guess, we're in a hurry? 323 00:26:52,939 --> 00:26:56,943 Looks like. Starboard hatch green for docking. 324 00:26:57,110 --> 00:26:59,362 Locked in five, four... 325 00:27:06,202 --> 00:27:09,205 The ambassador has returned. 326 00:27:13,751 --> 00:27:16,546 You got a full house, captain. 327 00:27:16,713 --> 00:27:19,132 Kaylee, I'm locking it up! 328 00:27:21,718 --> 00:27:23,177 All aboard. 329 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:46,743 Meals are taken up here in the dining area. 330 00:27:46,909 --> 00:27:50,288 Kitchen's self-explanatory. You're welcome to eat what there is. 331 00:27:50,455 --> 00:27:54,459 Pretty standard fare, I guess. Protein in all the colors of the rainbow. 332 00:27:54,625 --> 00:27:57,837 We do have sit-down meals, next one being at about 1800. 333 00:27:58,004 --> 00:28:01,215 I think Shepherd Book has offered to help me prepare something. 334 00:28:01,382 --> 00:28:05,595 - You're a shepherd? - I thought the outfit gave it away. 335 00:28:06,220 --> 00:28:08,890 - Is it a problem? - Of course not. 336 00:28:09,057 --> 00:28:13,269 - It's no problem, because it's not. - No. 337 00:28:14,270 --> 00:28:17,982 As I said, you're welcome to visit the dining area anytime. 338 00:28:18,149 --> 00:28:22,028 Apart from that, I ask you to stay in the passenger dorm while we're in the air. 339 00:28:22,195 --> 00:28:25,656 The bridge, engine room, cargo bay, are off-limits without an escort. 340 00:28:25,823 --> 00:28:28,534 Some of my personal effects are in the cargo bay. 341 00:28:28,701 --> 00:28:33,247 You all got luggage you need to get into. We'll be happy to fetch them with you. 342 00:28:33,414 --> 00:28:38,586 Now, I have to tell you one other thing, and I apologize for the inconvenience. 343 00:28:38,795 --> 00:28:43,257 We've been ordered by the Alliance to drop medical supplies on Whitefall. 344 00:28:43,466 --> 00:28:46,386 It's the fourth moon on Athens. It's out of our way... 345 00:28:46,552 --> 00:28:49,305 ...but we'll get you on Boros no more than a day off schedule. 346 00:28:49,514 --> 00:28:51,933 What medical supplies? 347 00:28:52,809 --> 00:28:56,604 - I honestly didn't ask. - Probably plasma, insulin. 348 00:28:56,771 --> 00:28:59,816 Whatever they ain't got enough of on the border moons. 349 00:28:59,982 --> 00:29:03,111 - Alliance says "jump. " - All right. 350 00:29:03,319 --> 00:29:06,614 - You wanna take them to the cargo bay? - Yes, sir. 351 00:29:06,781 --> 00:29:11,786 Anything else you need, just ask. We live to serve. 352 00:29:13,413 --> 00:29:16,249 - Did you send word to Patience? - Ain't heard back yet. 353 00:29:16,416 --> 00:29:20,503 - Didn't she shoot you one time? - Everybody's making a fuss. 354 00:29:25,258 --> 00:29:27,510 Oops. I'm sorry. 355 00:29:44,569 --> 00:29:45,945 Thank you. 356 00:29:47,071 --> 00:29:48,448 Ooh, ow. 357 00:29:53,786 --> 00:29:57,123 Ah! The ambassador graces us with her presence. 358 00:29:57,582 --> 00:29:59,000 Hello, Mal. 359 00:29:59,167 --> 00:30:01,502 I see we have some new faces. 360 00:30:01,669 --> 00:30:03,755 - Hey, you. - Hey, you. 361 00:30:04,297 --> 00:30:07,592 Ambassador, this is Shepherd Book. 362 00:30:07,759 --> 00:30:11,304 I'd have to say this is the first time we've had a preacher on board. 363 00:30:11,471 --> 00:30:15,641 Well, I wasn't expecting to see a state official, either. Ambassador. 364 00:30:17,351 --> 00:30:20,438 - I'm missing something funny. - Not so funny. 365 00:30:20,605 --> 00:30:24,067 - "Ambassador" is Mal's way of saying- - She's a whore, Shepherd. 366 00:30:24,233 --> 00:30:26,736 - The term is "companion. " I get those mixed up. 367 00:30:26,903 --> 00:30:29,238 - How's business? - None of yours. 368 00:30:29,405 --> 00:30:31,199 She is, pretty much, our ambassador. 369 00:30:31,449 --> 00:30:35,161 Plenty of planets wouldn't let you dock without a decent companion on board. 370 00:30:35,328 --> 00:30:39,665 This isn't a problem for you, is it, Shepherd? 371 00:30:39,832 --> 00:30:42,835 - Well, I certainly- - It's all right. 372 00:30:43,002 --> 00:30:45,421 I mostly keep to myself. 373 00:30:45,838 --> 00:30:47,673 When I'm not whoring. 374 00:30:48,841 --> 00:30:51,427 Don't you want to meet the rest of the bunch? 375 00:30:51,594 --> 00:30:54,680 Why don't you make sure they want to meet me first. 376 00:30:58,518 --> 00:31:02,563 So how many fell in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this? 377 00:31:02,730 --> 00:31:06,484 Just the one. I think I'm slipping. 378 00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:41,018 I'm starving. - This is incredible. 379 00:31:41,227 --> 00:31:42,770 It is great. - It's not much. 380 00:31:42,979 --> 00:31:44,689 I had a garden at the abbey... 381 00:31:44,856 --> 00:31:48,276 - ... thought I'd bring what I could. - It's kind of you to share. 382 00:31:48,443 --> 00:31:50,820 It won't last. They're not the same frozen. 383 00:31:50,987 --> 00:31:53,781 - Pass the tomatoes. - The important thing is the spices. 384 00:31:53,948 --> 00:31:57,285 A man can live on packaged food from here until Judgment Day... 385 00:31:57,452 --> 00:31:59,287 ...if he's got enough rosemary. 386 00:31:59,495 --> 00:32:02,540 Captain, you mind if I say grace? 387 00:32:02,707 --> 00:32:05,168 Only if you say it out loud. 388 00:32:14,761 --> 00:32:16,721 So does it happen a lot? 389 00:32:17,847 --> 00:32:21,017 Government commandeering your ship, telling you where to go? 390 00:32:21,184 --> 00:32:23,686 It's what governments are for. Get in a man's way. 391 00:32:24,103 --> 00:32:26,105 It's good if the supplies are needed. 392 00:32:26,272 --> 00:32:28,483 We're just happy to be doing good works. 393 00:32:28,649 --> 00:32:32,945 I hear a lot of the border moons are in bad shape: plagues and famine. 394 00:32:33,112 --> 00:32:35,448 Some of it is exaggerated and some of it ain't. 395 00:32:35,615 --> 00:32:38,743 All those moons, just like the central planets... 396 00:32:38,910 --> 00:32:42,914 ...they're as close to Earth as we can make them. Gravity, atmosphere, but- 397 00:32:43,081 --> 00:32:46,417 Once they're terraformed, they'll dump settlers there with nothing... 398 00:32:46,584 --> 00:32:49,128 ...but blankets, hatchets, maybe a herd. 399 00:32:49,337 --> 00:32:52,006 Some of them make it. Some of them... 400 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:55,176 Then I guess it's good we're helping. 401 00:32:56,761 --> 00:32:58,930 You're a doctor, right? 402 00:32:59,347 --> 00:33:00,723 Oh, uh... 403 00:33:01,474 --> 00:33:05,353 Yes, I was a trauma surgeon on Osiris and Capital City. 404 00:33:05,895 --> 00:33:07,355 Long way from here. 405 00:33:08,147 --> 00:33:11,192 You seem so young to be a doctor. 406 00:33:11,651 --> 00:33:13,403 Yeah. 407 00:33:13,569 --> 00:33:17,365 - You're young to be a ship's mechanic. Know-how. 408 00:33:18,032 --> 00:33:21,160 Machine's just got workings and they talk to me. 409 00:33:21,369 --> 00:33:22,870 That's a rare gift. 410 00:33:23,079 --> 00:33:24,914 Well, not like being a doctor. 411 00:33:25,081 --> 00:33:28,167 Helping fix people, that's important. 412 00:33:28,710 --> 00:33:31,295 Kaylee here just wishes you was a gynecologist. 413 00:33:34,173 --> 00:33:39,595 Jayne, you will keep a civil tongue in that mouth or I will sew it shut. 414 00:33:39,846 --> 00:33:42,932 - Do we have an understanding? - You don't pay me to talk pretty. 415 00:33:43,141 --> 00:33:45,768 Just because Kaylee gets lubed up over some big-city- 416 00:33:45,935 --> 00:33:48,646 Walk away from this table. Right now. 417 00:34:07,081 --> 00:34:09,667 What do you pay him for? 418 00:34:10,918 --> 00:34:14,380 - What? - I was just wondering what his job is. 419 00:34:14,547 --> 00:34:16,007 On the ship. 420 00:34:17,300 --> 00:34:19,218 Public relations. 421 00:34:56,672 --> 00:34:57,924 If I'm intruding... 422 00:34:58,091 --> 00:35:01,219 Not at all. I expected you. 423 00:35:02,136 --> 00:35:04,430 I couldn't really say the same. 424 00:35:04,639 --> 00:35:08,935 So would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? 425 00:35:10,687 --> 00:35:14,816 I brought you some supper. But if you'd prefer a lecture... 426 00:35:14,982 --> 00:35:17,527 ...I have a few very catchy ones prepped. 427 00:35:17,860 --> 00:35:21,989 - Sin and hellfire. One has lepers. - I think I'll pass. 428 00:35:23,533 --> 00:35:24,784 Thank you for this. 429 00:35:24,992 --> 00:35:27,203 The captain said you might like it. 430 00:35:27,370 --> 00:35:31,207 - I was surprised at his concern. - For a lowly whore? 431 00:35:31,374 --> 00:35:33,334 It was unjust of him to say that. 432 00:35:33,501 --> 00:35:35,420 Believe me, I've called him worse. 433 00:35:35,795 --> 00:35:40,258 Anyway, I suspect he has more interest in making you uncomfortable than me. 434 00:35:40,675 --> 00:35:44,387 He's not wildly interested in ingratiating himself with anyone. 435 00:35:44,762 --> 00:35:47,890 Yet he seems very protective of his crew. 436 00:35:48,057 --> 00:35:49,726 It's odd. 437 00:35:50,268 --> 00:35:52,729 Why are you so fascinated by him? 438 00:35:52,895 --> 00:35:55,314 Because he's something of a mystery. 439 00:35:56,232 --> 00:35:57,817 Why are you? 440 00:36:01,487 --> 00:36:03,948 Because so few men are. 441 00:36:27,847 --> 00:36:31,017 Mal, you might want to get up here. 442 00:36:41,277 --> 00:36:42,987 What is it? 443 00:36:43,154 --> 00:36:44,197 A signal. 444 00:36:44,364 --> 00:36:46,866 Somebody hailed the nearest Alliance cruiser. 445 00:36:47,033 --> 00:36:48,868 - Tell me you scrambled it. - To hell. 446 00:36:49,035 --> 00:36:52,163 I don't know how much got through. Alliance got a pin in us for sure. 447 00:36:55,208 --> 00:36:57,001 We got a mole on board. 448 00:37:04,133 --> 00:37:06,677 Forget your toothpaste? 449 00:37:08,971 --> 00:37:12,308 - Are you out of your mind? - Just about. 450 00:37:12,475 --> 00:37:15,228 - What did you tell them? - Tell who? 451 00:37:15,853 --> 00:37:19,399 I got exactly no time for games. What do they know? 452 00:37:19,565 --> 00:37:22,902 - You're a lunatic. - And you're a gorram Fed. 453 00:37:23,069 --> 00:37:25,029 I hate to say it, captain... 454 00:37:25,738 --> 00:37:28,116 ...but you've got the wrong man. 455 00:37:36,624 --> 00:37:39,961 - Son of a bitch. - Drop that firearm, Captain Reynolds. 456 00:37:43,423 --> 00:37:45,049 This is not my best day ever. 457 00:37:45,717 --> 00:37:49,512 Simon Tam, you are bound by law to stand down. 458 00:37:51,597 --> 00:37:53,307 What? 459 00:37:53,474 --> 00:37:55,101 The doctor? 460 00:37:55,351 --> 00:37:56,728 Oh. 461 00:37:57,061 --> 00:38:00,356 Hey, is there a reward? 462 00:38:00,732 --> 00:38:02,275 Get on the ground. 463 00:38:03,651 --> 00:38:06,279 - Get on the ground! - Lawman, you are making a mistake. 464 00:38:06,446 --> 00:38:09,073 You best get on the ground. The man seems twitchy. 465 00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,993 I think everybody could stand to calm down a bit. 466 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:16,205 - This isn't your business, Shepherd. - The boy's not going anywhere, lawman. 467 00:38:16,372 --> 00:38:18,791 As I understand it, it's pretty cold outside. 468 00:38:18,958 --> 00:38:22,795 No worry. Put Lord Fauntleroy here in one of the passenger cells. 469 00:38:22,962 --> 00:38:25,381 Get the hell away from that weapon! 470 00:38:25,548 --> 00:38:27,550 You think I'm a complete back-birth? 471 00:38:27,759 --> 00:38:30,470 You're carrying a fugitive across interplanetary borders. 472 00:38:30,636 --> 00:38:33,973 And you think I believe you're bringing medical supplies to Whitefall? 473 00:38:34,140 --> 00:38:37,143 As far as I care, everyone on this ship is culpable. 474 00:38:37,310 --> 00:38:38,811 Well, now... 475 00:38:39,645 --> 00:38:44,484 - ... that has an effect on the landscape. - Please. We're close to true stupidity. 476 00:38:44,650 --> 00:38:48,071 A cruiser's en route, so talk all you want. You got about 20 minutes. 477 00:38:48,237 --> 00:38:50,782 - Might have less than that. - Yeah, threaten me. 478 00:38:50,948 --> 00:38:54,369 - For God's sake. - Think I won't shoot a shepherd? Back! 479 00:38:54,535 --> 00:38:56,996 - Just take him. - Get the hell down! 480 00:38:57,163 --> 00:38:59,082 - What is-? Stop it! 481 00:39:03,795 --> 00:39:05,546 - What-? - Kaylee! 482 00:39:12,178 --> 00:39:14,222 How do you feel? 483 00:39:14,389 --> 00:39:16,641 - A little odd. Be still. 484 00:39:16,808 --> 00:39:19,310 - Out of the way. - You're not killing this man. 485 00:39:19,477 --> 00:39:21,312 - Not right away. - He's no threat. 486 00:39:21,479 --> 00:39:24,190 - What did he-? - Oh, whoa. 487 00:39:24,899 --> 00:39:28,861 - That ain't hardly a mosquito bite. - Big mosquito. 488 00:39:29,070 --> 00:39:31,531 - Move. - Not gonna happen. 489 00:39:31,698 --> 00:39:34,325 - I ain't joking with you, preacher. Jayne! 490 00:39:36,035 --> 00:39:39,038 Just tie him up. Do it. 491 00:39:39,205 --> 00:39:42,625 Kaylee, stay with me. Stay with me. Can you move your feet? 492 00:39:43,292 --> 00:39:46,462 - Are you asking me to dance? - She's going into shock. 493 00:39:46,629 --> 00:39:48,589 Kaylee, you have to focus. 494 00:39:49,215 --> 00:39:51,509 The gun, shepherd. Please. 495 00:39:55,304 --> 00:39:57,974 - The infirmary working? - Yeah, we got it stocked. 496 00:39:58,725 --> 00:40:00,435 We've been hailed by a cruiser... 497 00:40:00,601 --> 00:40:03,980 ...ordered to stay on course and dock for prisoner transfer. 498 00:40:10,528 --> 00:40:14,240 - Change course. Run. - Hell with you. 499 00:40:14,407 --> 00:40:16,743 You brought this. I'm dumping you with the law. 500 00:40:16,909 --> 00:40:18,327 She's dying. 501 00:40:18,494 --> 00:40:20,413 - You're not gonna let her. - Yes, I am. 502 00:40:20,580 --> 00:40:22,749 - No. You can't. - The Feds won't let us walk. 503 00:40:22,915 --> 00:40:26,169 - We dump him in a shuttle. Leave him. - Everybody's so mad. 504 00:40:26,335 --> 00:40:28,171 - It's okay. - Know what that wound does? 505 00:40:28,337 --> 00:40:30,882 - I surely do. - The next few minutes are crucial. 506 00:40:31,049 --> 00:40:33,801 You let her die, you'll never make it to the Feds. 507 00:40:33,968 --> 00:40:35,636 She'll still be dead. 508 00:40:35,803 --> 00:40:39,223 You rich kids think your lives are the only thing that matters. 509 00:40:39,432 --> 00:40:42,101 What'd you do? Kill your folks for the family fortune? 510 00:40:42,310 --> 00:40:44,354 - I don't kill people. - Then do your job. 511 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:47,190 - Turn this ship around. - Enough! Mal, do it. 512 00:40:47,357 --> 00:40:48,983 Don't you ever tell me what to do- 513 00:40:54,697 --> 00:40:57,784 Zoe, change course. 514 00:40:58,826 --> 00:41:00,870 Help me get her up. 515 00:41:01,496 --> 00:41:05,708 Wash, change course and go for hard burn. We're running. 516 00:41:20,098 --> 00:41:22,058 - You have an extractor? - Got a laser saw. 517 00:41:22,225 --> 00:41:25,395 That's not good enough. My room, red bag. 518 00:41:27,772 --> 00:41:30,024 When this is over, you and me will have a chat. 519 00:41:30,191 --> 00:41:33,069 Won't that be fun. Dope her. 520 00:42:14,485 --> 00:42:17,030 Can't do any more until she stabilizes. 521 00:42:17,196 --> 00:42:18,531 Will she? 522 00:42:18,698 --> 00:42:20,616 I can't say yet. 523 00:42:20,783 --> 00:42:23,161 I want to know what's going on here. 524 00:42:23,828 --> 00:42:27,832 - Well, then, why don't we find out. - No! 525 00:42:27,999 --> 00:42:29,751 No! 526 00:42:31,210 --> 00:42:32,795 Stay away from that. 527 00:42:34,297 --> 00:42:35,965 Where's the Fed? 528 00:42:36,758 --> 00:42:39,218 Secured. Shepherd's with him. 529 00:42:39,594 --> 00:42:42,096 Seems to think he's not safe alone with me. 530 00:42:46,267 --> 00:42:47,685 No. 531 00:42:50,021 --> 00:42:53,775 Well, let's see what a man like you would kill for. 532 00:42:53,983 --> 00:42:56,069 No, don't! 533 00:43:18,341 --> 00:43:19,717 Huh. 534 00:43:27,016 --> 00:43:28,893 I need to check her vitals. 535 00:43:29,060 --> 00:43:32,522 - Is that what they call it? - She's not to wake. The shock- 536 00:43:32,730 --> 00:43:35,358 The shock of what? Waking up? 537 00:43:35,525 --> 00:43:38,569 Finding out she's been sold to some border world baron? 538 00:43:38,736 --> 00:43:41,322 I'm sorry, was this one for you? 539 00:43:41,489 --> 00:43:43,616 Is it true love? Because you do seem a little- 540 00:44:02,927 --> 00:44:04,762 River. 541 00:44:04,929 --> 00:44:08,891 It's okay. It's okay. It's okay, I'm here. 542 00:44:12,603 --> 00:44:13,771 Simon. 543 00:44:17,316 --> 00:44:21,070 Simon, they talked to me. They want me to talk- 544 00:44:21,237 --> 00:44:25,324 They're gone. They're gone. They're gone. We're safe now. 545 00:44:25,491 --> 00:44:29,287 We're safe. We're safe. I'm here. 546 00:44:36,878 --> 00:44:39,255 What the hell is this? 547 00:44:42,300 --> 00:44:44,510 This is my sister. 548 00:44:57,815 --> 00:44:59,692 I am very smart. 549 00:45:01,277 --> 00:45:05,823 I went to the best medic-ad on Osiris. Top three percent of my class. 550 00:45:05,990 --> 00:45:09,035 Finished my internship in eight months. 551 00:45:10,078 --> 00:45:13,164 Gifted is the term. 552 00:45:15,083 --> 00:45:21,756 So when I tell you that my little sister makes me look like an idiot child... 553 00:45:21,964 --> 00:45:24,592 ...I want you to understand my full meaning. 554 00:45:26,594 --> 00:45:29,514 River was more than gifted. 555 00:45:31,349 --> 00:45:33,059 She was a gift. 556 00:45:34,811 --> 00:45:40,525 Everything she did: music, math, theoretical physics, even dance... 557 00:45:41,025 --> 00:45:45,947 ...there was nothing that didn't come as naturally to her as breathing does to us. 558 00:45:47,156 --> 00:45:52,912 And she could be a real brat about it too. I mean, she used to... 559 00:45:58,876 --> 00:46:01,713 There was a schooI... 560 00:46:01,879 --> 00:46:04,590 ...a government-sponsored academy. 561 00:46:04,757 --> 00:46:08,469 We had never even heard of it, but it had the most exciting program. 562 00:46:08,636 --> 00:46:10,596 The most challenging. 563 00:46:10,763 --> 00:46:15,143 We could've sent her anywhere, we had the money, but she wanted to go. 564 00:46:15,309 --> 00:46:17,228 She wanted to learn. 565 00:46:18,938 --> 00:46:21,441 She was 14. 566 00:46:28,406 --> 00:46:33,953 I got a few letters at first, and then I didn't hear for months. 567 00:46:34,746 --> 00:46:37,206 Finally, I got a letter that made no sense. 568 00:46:37,373 --> 00:46:42,003 She talked about things that never happened. Jokes that we never... 569 00:46:42,170 --> 00:46:45,715 It was a code. It just said: 570 00:46:49,093 --> 00:46:50,678 "They're hurting us. 571 00:46:52,430 --> 00:46:54,307 Get me out. " 572 00:46:57,560 --> 00:46:59,062 How'd you do it? 573 00:47:00,980 --> 00:47:02,273 Money. 574 00:47:04,192 --> 00:47:05,651 And luck. 575 00:47:06,611 --> 00:47:09,489 For two years I couldn't get near her. 576 00:47:09,655 --> 00:47:13,618 Then I was contacted by some men, some underground movement. 577 00:47:13,785 --> 00:47:16,913 They said that she was in danger... 578 00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:21,292 ...that the government was playing with her brain. 579 00:47:22,877 --> 00:47:26,214 If I funded them, they'd sneak her out, get her to Persephone... 580 00:47:26,381 --> 00:47:30,134 ...and from there, I could take her wherever. 581 00:47:30,802 --> 00:47:32,095 Will she be all right? 582 00:47:32,261 --> 00:47:37,600 I don't know if she'll be all right. I don't know what they did to her. Or why. 583 00:47:39,686 --> 00:47:42,188 I just have to keep her safe. 584 00:47:45,692 --> 00:47:49,445 - That's quite a story, son. - Yeah. It's a tale of woe. 585 00:47:49,612 --> 00:47:53,282 Stirring. But in the meantime, you heaped a world of trouble on us- 586 00:47:53,449 --> 00:47:56,202 - I never thought- - I don't imagine you thought. 587 00:47:56,369 --> 00:47:58,955 In consequence, we got a kidnapped Fed on board. 588 00:47:59,122 --> 00:48:01,708 We got the Alliance on our trail. And Kaylee- 589 00:48:01,874 --> 00:48:04,210 - How much does the Alliance know? - Can't say. 590 00:48:04,377 --> 00:48:07,004 I killed the message, so maybe just our position. 591 00:48:07,171 --> 00:48:10,091 Or they might have personal profiles on each of us. 592 00:48:10,299 --> 00:48:14,095 - Till that Fed wakes up, we won't know. - So, what do we do? 593 00:48:17,056 --> 00:48:18,766 The job. 594 00:48:18,933 --> 00:48:21,644 I got word from Patience, she's waiting for us. 595 00:48:21,853 --> 00:48:25,857 We circle around to Whitefall, make the deal, get out. 596 00:48:26,024 --> 00:48:27,650 Keep flying. 597 00:48:28,317 --> 00:48:30,611 What about us? 598 00:48:32,989 --> 00:48:36,409 Kaylee comes through, you and your sister get off at Whitefall. 599 00:48:36,659 --> 00:48:38,411 If she doesn't come through? 600 00:48:38,995 --> 00:48:41,330 Then you're getting off a mite sooner. 601 00:48:41,497 --> 00:48:43,624 - That'd be murder. - Boy made a decision. 602 00:48:43,791 --> 00:48:46,044 - He didn't shoot her. - No, somebody else did... 603 00:48:46,210 --> 00:48:48,046 ...and why ain't we dealt with him? 604 00:48:48,254 --> 00:48:51,883 - Kill a Fed? Can you think of a stupider- - He can ID us all. 605 00:48:52,050 --> 00:48:56,721 - Throw me out. But River is not a part- - Can we vote on the murdering issue? 606 00:48:56,888 --> 00:48:59,807 We don't vote on my ship. It's not the town hall. 607 00:48:59,974 --> 00:49:03,227 - This is insanity. - I think we're beyond that now, sir! 608 00:49:03,394 --> 00:49:07,190 - We'll talk this through, yeah? - I'll not sit by while there's killing here. 609 00:49:11,986 --> 00:49:14,655 The way it is is the way it is. 610 00:49:14,822 --> 00:49:17,283 We gotta deal with what's in front of us. 611 00:49:18,242 --> 00:49:22,080 Mal, you know those two wouldn't survive a day in Whitefall anyway. 612 00:49:25,500 --> 00:49:28,419 You throw them out, I'm leaving too. 613 00:49:32,673 --> 00:49:35,009 It might be best you do. 614 00:49:35,718 --> 00:49:38,137 You ain't a part of this business. 615 00:49:45,728 --> 00:49:47,730 What business is that, exactly? 616 00:49:50,024 --> 00:49:52,568 I'm a dead man. I can't know? 617 00:49:52,735 --> 00:49:54,862 Is it gold? 618 00:49:55,029 --> 00:49:56,531 Drugs? 619 00:49:56,698 --> 00:49:58,491 Pirate treasure? 620 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,328 What is it that makes you so afraid of the Alliance? 621 00:50:02,495 --> 00:50:04,872 You don't want to go down this road with me, boy. 622 00:50:05,164 --> 00:50:07,375 Are you not afraid of them? 623 00:50:07,542 --> 00:50:10,962 I already know you'd sell me out to them for a pat on the head. 624 00:50:11,129 --> 00:50:15,883 Hell, you should probably be working for them. You certainly fit the profile- 625 00:50:22,432 --> 00:50:24,142 Saw that coming. 626 00:50:34,402 --> 00:50:36,946 I'm in a tricky position. 627 00:50:37,113 --> 00:50:38,906 I guess you know. 628 00:50:39,782 --> 00:50:41,659 Got me a boatload of strange folk... 629 00:50:41,826 --> 00:50:45,788 ...making my life a little more interesting than I generally like. 630 00:50:45,955 --> 00:50:50,960 Chief among them, an Alliance mole who likes to shoot at girls when he's nervous. 631 00:50:51,961 --> 00:50:54,172 I gotta know how close the Alliance is... 632 00:50:54,338 --> 00:50:59,177 ...exactly how much you told them before Wash scrambled your call. 633 00:50:59,969 --> 00:51:01,471 So... 634 00:51:01,637 --> 00:51:04,432 ...I've given Jayne here the job of finding out. 635 00:51:04,599 --> 00:51:07,727 He was non-specific as to how. 636 00:51:08,644 --> 00:51:10,438 You're only gonna scare him. 637 00:51:10,605 --> 00:51:13,232 - Pain is scary. - Just do it right. 638 00:51:19,947 --> 00:51:22,075 Any idea how much trouble you're in? 639 00:51:22,241 --> 00:51:25,787 - Never been in trouble with the law. - No, not like this. 640 00:51:25,953 --> 00:51:28,247 You think this is just a smuggling rap? 641 00:51:28,414 --> 00:51:31,042 - The package that boy's carrying- - It's a girl. 642 00:51:31,209 --> 00:51:35,213 She's cute too. Except I don't think she's all there, you know? 643 00:51:35,505 --> 00:51:39,342 - Of course, not all of her has to be. - She's a precious commodity. 644 00:51:39,509 --> 00:51:45,056 They'll come after her. Long after you bury me, they'll be coming. 645 00:51:45,223 --> 00:51:49,602 I'm not gonna kill you, Dobson. What's your first name? 646 00:51:51,604 --> 00:51:53,064 Lawrence. 647 00:51:54,148 --> 00:51:58,528 Lawrence, I'm just gonna cut on you until you tell me how much they know. 648 00:51:58,695 --> 00:52:02,073 They know everything. Every name, every record, how many... 649 00:52:02,240 --> 00:52:04,283 ...nose hairs you've got. 650 00:52:05,660 --> 00:52:11,040 See, they don't know a damn thing. It's all over your face. I ain't even- 651 00:52:11,874 --> 00:52:13,835 I was gonna get me a ear too. 652 00:52:14,585 --> 00:52:16,421 Aren't you an officer of the law? 653 00:52:16,587 --> 00:52:19,215 Don't they teach you to withstand interrogation? 654 00:52:19,382 --> 00:52:21,300 You can't even tell a damn lie. 655 00:52:21,467 --> 00:52:24,637 Okay, I can see you're not an idiot. 656 00:52:24,804 --> 00:52:28,683 Wish I could say the same, Lawrence, but this is disappointing as hell. 657 00:52:28,850 --> 00:52:32,729 Let me speak a language you will understand: money. 658 00:52:33,187 --> 00:52:36,149 This girl is worth a lot of money. I mean, a lot. 659 00:52:36,315 --> 00:52:38,359 Now, you kill me, there's nothing. 660 00:52:38,818 --> 00:52:42,321 But if you help me out... 661 00:52:43,364 --> 00:52:46,451 ...you'll have enough to buy your own ship. 662 00:52:46,617 --> 00:52:48,786 Better one than this piece of crap. 663 00:52:51,456 --> 00:52:54,417 Does helping you out mean turning on the captain? 664 00:52:56,169 --> 00:52:58,129 Yes, it does. 665 00:53:00,798 --> 00:53:02,717 How the hell did they find us? 666 00:53:02,884 --> 00:53:04,260 - It's not Alliance. - You sure? 667 00:53:04,427 --> 00:53:07,096 - It's a smaller vessel. - Commercial? 668 00:53:07,263 --> 00:53:13,061 - Yes. I read it as an older model Trans-U. - I didn't think Trans-U still operated. 669 00:53:13,227 --> 00:53:15,605 They don't. Get me visual. 670 00:53:15,772 --> 00:53:18,358 - They're still too far out. - Get me something. 671 00:53:21,611 --> 00:53:23,696 I'm picking up a lot of radiation. 672 00:53:25,490 --> 00:53:28,201 They're operating without core containment. That's... 673 00:53:29,952 --> 00:53:32,080 That's suicide. 674 00:53:40,588 --> 00:53:42,090 Reavers. 675 00:53:56,437 --> 00:53:57,772 Oh, God. 676 00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:01,025 Oh, God. Oh, God. 677 00:54:06,197 --> 00:54:07,907 This is the captain. 678 00:54:09,492 --> 00:54:11,285 We're passing another ship. 679 00:54:12,537 --> 00:54:14,288 Looks to be Reavers. 680 00:54:14,747 --> 00:54:17,250 In size, probably a raiding party. 681 00:54:17,834 --> 00:54:20,545 Could be they're headed somewhere particular. 682 00:54:21,129 --> 00:54:25,883 Could be they already hit someone and they're full up, so everyone stay calm. 683 00:54:26,592 --> 00:54:29,846 If we try to run, they'll have to chase us. It's their way. 684 00:54:30,513 --> 00:54:32,306 We're holding course. 685 00:54:32,473 --> 00:54:34,600 We should be passing them in a minute... 686 00:54:34,767 --> 00:54:36,894 ...so we'll see what they do. 687 00:54:39,647 --> 00:54:41,858 Zoe, you come on up to the bridge. 688 00:54:44,861 --> 00:54:47,989 - I don't understand. - You never heard of Reavers? 689 00:54:48,156 --> 00:54:52,368 Campfire stories. Men gone savage on the edge of space. Killing- 690 00:54:52,535 --> 00:54:54,245 They're not stories. 691 00:54:55,621 --> 00:54:57,373 What happens if they board us? 692 00:54:58,249 --> 00:54:59,667 If they take the ship... 693 00:54:59,834 --> 00:55:04,422 ...they'll rape us to death, eat our flesh and sew our skins into their clothing. 694 00:55:04,589 --> 00:55:08,051 And if we're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order. 695 00:56:12,407 --> 00:56:13,908 There's a magnetic grappler. 696 00:56:14,075 --> 00:56:17,662 - They get ahold of us with that. - Tell me if they hold their course. 697 00:56:36,222 --> 00:56:38,558 They're holding course. 698 00:56:39,892 --> 00:56:41,728 I guess they weren't hungry. 699 00:56:42,979 --> 00:56:44,731 Didn't expect to see them here. 700 00:56:44,897 --> 00:56:47,108 They're pushing out further every year too. 701 00:56:47,275 --> 00:56:50,111 Getting awful crowded in my sky. 702 00:56:57,076 --> 00:56:58,494 Hey, captain. 703 00:56:58,786 --> 00:57:00,663 Hey. 704 00:57:01,456 --> 00:57:03,791 Hello, Kaylee. What's the news? 705 00:57:04,208 --> 00:57:07,962 I'm shiny, captain. A-Okay. 706 00:57:10,506 --> 00:57:14,886 I can't feel much below my belly, though. 707 00:57:16,137 --> 00:57:18,514 It's getting cold. 708 00:57:20,350 --> 00:57:22,185 Well, you just gotta rest. 709 00:57:24,228 --> 00:57:26,731 Something will break down on this boat soon. 710 00:57:26,898 --> 00:57:28,691 Who else I got to fix it? 711 00:57:29,484 --> 00:57:31,319 Don't you worry none. 712 00:57:31,486 --> 00:57:34,322 Doc fixed me up pretty. 713 00:57:35,323 --> 00:57:36,616 He's nice. 714 00:57:38,743 --> 00:57:42,163 Don't go working too hard on that crush. 715 00:57:42,330 --> 00:57:44,582 Doc won't be with us for long. 716 00:57:45,500 --> 00:57:47,752 You're nice too. 717 00:57:48,378 --> 00:57:50,421 No, I'm not. 718 00:57:50,588 --> 00:57:52,548 I'm a mean old man. 719 00:57:53,716 --> 00:57:56,594 He wasn't gonna let me die. 720 00:57:57,512 --> 00:57:59,430 He was just trying to... 721 00:58:04,352 --> 00:58:06,354 It's nobody's fault. 722 00:58:06,646 --> 00:58:10,858 Okay? Just promise me you're gonna remember that. 723 00:58:13,569 --> 00:58:15,530 I'll keep it in mind. 724 00:58:16,155 --> 00:58:19,951 You are a nice man, captain. 725 00:58:20,785 --> 00:58:23,830 You're always looking after us. 726 00:58:25,498 --> 00:58:29,794 You just gotta have faith in people. 727 00:58:37,719 --> 00:58:41,097 She's a real beauty, isn't she? 728 00:58:56,154 --> 00:58:58,573 It's a standard companion immunization package. 729 00:58:58,740 --> 00:59:01,159 - I'm not sure it'll help- - It won't hurt. 730 00:59:01,325 --> 00:59:05,288 - Supplies down there are rudimentary. - Is there anything else I can do? 731 00:59:05,496 --> 00:59:10,418 - I don't think so, but I appreciate it. - Kaylee's very dear... 732 00:59:10,585 --> 00:59:12,170 ...to all of us. 733 00:59:17,300 --> 00:59:19,177 I'm sorry. 734 00:59:20,136 --> 00:59:22,597 For my part in what happened. 735 00:59:25,892 --> 00:59:27,226 I've never... 736 00:59:27,393 --> 00:59:30,855 - I mean, I don't know how to- - You're lost in the woods. 737 00:59:31,022 --> 00:59:33,608 We all are. Even the captain. 738 00:59:33,900 --> 00:59:36,235 The only difference is he likes it that way. 739 00:59:36,694 --> 00:59:42,367 No, the only difference is the woods are the only place I can see a clear path. 740 00:59:42,533 --> 00:59:46,120 - What's your business here? - It's my business. The usual. 741 00:59:46,329 --> 00:59:50,375 I gave the boy a free thrust since he's not long for this world. 742 00:59:50,541 --> 00:59:54,045 - What are you doing in my shuttle? - It's my shuttle. You rent it. 743 00:59:54,212 --> 00:59:58,091 Then when I'm behind on the rent, you can enter unasked. 744 00:59:58,257 --> 01:00:00,677 I thought you were leaving, anyhow. 745 01:00:00,843 --> 01:00:03,471 Well, I guess that depends on you. 746 01:00:12,355 --> 01:00:14,691 You ruin her, too, you know. 747 01:00:16,025 --> 01:00:19,821 This is the thing I see you're uncomprehending on. 748 01:00:19,987 --> 01:00:22,824 Everyone on this ship... 749 01:00:22,990 --> 01:00:25,868 ...even a legitimate businesswoman like her... 750 01:00:26,035 --> 01:00:28,996 ...their lives can be snatched away because of that Fed. 751 01:00:29,747 --> 01:00:32,709 You got a solution for that? You got a way around? 752 01:00:33,376 --> 01:00:35,336 I don't. 753 01:00:35,503 --> 01:00:38,047 Comes time, someone will have to deal with him. 754 01:00:38,214 --> 01:00:42,260 That should be you. But I don't think you got the guts. 755 01:00:43,928 --> 01:00:46,139 And I know you don't have the time. 756 01:00:46,848 --> 01:00:48,391 What do you mean? 757 01:00:51,686 --> 01:00:53,688 Kaylee's dead. 758 01:01:37,732 --> 01:01:40,109 The man's psychotic. 759 01:01:46,282 --> 01:01:48,201 You are psychotic. 760 01:01:49,535 --> 01:01:52,413 No, you should have seen his face. 761 01:01:52,580 --> 01:01:56,834 - I'm a bad man. - And Kaylee's really okay? 762 01:01:57,001 --> 01:02:00,254 Yeah. I didn't expect her to heal this quick. 763 01:02:00,421 --> 01:02:02,757 Doctor knows his trade, I'll give him that. 764 01:02:03,049 --> 01:02:05,718 - We're being hailed. - That would be Patience. 765 01:02:05,885 --> 01:02:08,388 We're close enough for vid, put her up. 766 01:02:13,601 --> 01:02:16,646 - Malcolm Reynolds? - Hello, Patience. 767 01:02:16,813 --> 01:02:19,941 I have to say, I didn't look to be hearing from you anytime soon. 768 01:02:20,108 --> 01:02:23,945 Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. 769 01:02:24,112 --> 01:02:29,075 I realize certain words were exchanged, also certain bullets. 770 01:02:29,409 --> 01:02:33,830 That's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people. 771 01:02:34,205 --> 01:02:36,874 Your days of fighting over salvage are behind you. 772 01:02:37,041 --> 01:02:40,086 - What are you, mayor now? - Just about. 773 01:02:40,336 --> 01:02:43,089 You telling the truth about that cargo? 774 01:02:43,256 --> 01:02:46,759 Your asking price is a bit too reasonable for that much treasure. 775 01:02:46,968 --> 01:02:49,012 It's imprinted, hence the discount. 776 01:02:49,178 --> 01:02:50,596 Government goods, huh? 777 01:02:50,805 --> 01:02:53,141 If that doesn't work for you, no harm- 778 01:02:53,307 --> 01:02:57,603 Alliance don't scare me. Just collating data, as they say. 779 01:02:58,813 --> 01:03:01,607 I like that you're up-front about it. 780 01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:03,985 We can deal. 781 01:03:04,318 --> 01:03:07,405 I left load coordinates for a rendezvous outside of town. 782 01:03:07,572 --> 01:03:09,115 See you in the world. 783 01:03:13,828 --> 01:03:16,205 I believe she's planning to shoot me again. 784 01:03:16,372 --> 01:03:19,167 If she meant to pay, she'd have haggled you down. 785 01:03:19,333 --> 01:03:21,961 Just a little effort to hide it would've been- 786 01:03:27,216 --> 01:03:30,595 - Sir, we don't have to deal with her. - Yes, we do. 787 01:03:30,762 --> 01:03:34,307 Here's a concept I been working on. Why don't we shoot her first? 788 01:03:34,474 --> 01:03:36,017 It is her turn. 789 01:03:36,184 --> 01:03:39,520 - Doesn't get us what we need. - There's moons here we ain't seen. 790 01:03:39,687 --> 01:03:41,773 - We could try our luck- - Our luck? 791 01:03:44,567 --> 01:03:48,196 You notice anything particular about our luck these past few days? 792 01:03:48,363 --> 01:03:50,323 Any kind of pattern? 793 01:03:52,700 --> 01:03:58,206 You depend on luck, you end up on the drift. No fuel, no prospects... 794 01:03:58,373 --> 01:04:00,458 ...begging for Alliance make-work. 795 01:04:00,666 --> 01:04:03,711 Getting towed out to the scrap belt. That ain't us. 796 01:04:03,878 --> 01:04:05,671 Not ever. 797 01:04:08,508 --> 01:04:11,803 Patience has got the money to pay and she will, one way or another. 798 01:04:12,303 --> 01:04:15,973 There's obstacles in our path and we'll deal with them one by one. 799 01:04:17,016 --> 01:04:19,310 We'll get through this. 800 01:04:20,228 --> 01:04:21,688 We will. 801 01:04:52,260 --> 01:04:55,763 - Nice place for an ambush. - That it is. 802 01:05:04,063 --> 01:05:06,524 Here you are. I buried them good. 803 01:05:06,691 --> 01:05:08,609 Equipment's back on the boat. 804 01:05:10,111 --> 01:05:11,279 Testing. 805 01:05:11,738 --> 01:05:14,657 - Testing, captain. Can you hear me? - I'm right here. 806 01:05:14,824 --> 01:05:18,494 - You're coming through good and loud. - Because I'm right here. 807 01:05:18,661 --> 01:05:20,621 But the transmitter's... 808 01:05:22,957 --> 01:05:25,877 Patience is gonna figure we buried the cargo... 809 01:05:26,044 --> 01:05:29,547 ...which means putting us to our ease before there's any action. 810 01:05:30,006 --> 01:05:32,091 She'll come at us from the east... 811 01:05:32,300 --> 01:05:34,260 ...talk the location out of us. 812 01:05:34,427 --> 01:05:37,013 She'll have a coin to show us first. 813 01:05:38,306 --> 01:05:41,142 We get it, give the location... 814 01:05:41,309 --> 01:05:44,604 ...snipers hit us from there and there. 815 01:05:44,812 --> 01:05:47,231 - You figure they're in place yet? - Should be. 816 01:05:47,565 --> 01:05:49,525 Feel like taking a walk around? 817 01:05:49,734 --> 01:05:53,654 You don't want to piss yourself and back down like you did with Badger? 818 01:05:55,156 --> 01:05:58,326 Walk soft. I want Patience thinking they're still in place. 819 01:05:58,493 --> 01:06:01,913 Don't kill anyone you don't have to. We're here to make a deal. 820 01:06:06,209 --> 01:06:10,588 Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. 821 01:06:11,089 --> 01:06:13,633 Everyone always does. 822 01:06:13,883 --> 01:06:16,302 That's what makes us special. 823 01:06:24,185 --> 01:06:25,770 Lawman. 824 01:06:25,937 --> 01:06:28,022 It's Shepherd Book. 825 01:06:29,399 --> 01:06:30,983 I believe you're in more danger- 826 01:07:18,906 --> 01:07:20,283 Ah. 827 01:07:20,742 --> 01:07:23,286 Mal. How you doing, boy? 828 01:07:23,453 --> 01:07:25,079 Walking and talking. 829 01:07:25,621 --> 01:07:29,333 Is that Zoe? You still sailing with this old bum? 830 01:07:30,001 --> 01:07:32,545 Awful lot of men to haul three crates. 831 01:07:32,712 --> 01:07:36,883 Well, I couldn't be sure my Mal here wouldn't be looking for some payback. 832 01:07:37,216 --> 01:07:38,676 You understand. 833 01:07:38,843 --> 01:07:41,763 We're just on the job, not interested in surprises. 834 01:08:26,933 --> 01:08:28,726 I don't see my cargo anywhere. 835 01:08:28,935 --> 01:08:31,437 You won't, until I'm holding 200 in platinum. 836 01:08:31,604 --> 01:08:36,067 Come on, Reynolds. I'm supposed to take it on faith that you got the goods? 837 01:08:44,075 --> 01:08:45,451 It's pure, Patience. 838 01:08:46,285 --> 01:08:51,666 Genuine A-grade foodstuffs. Protein, vitamins, immunization supplements. 839 01:08:51,833 --> 01:08:54,001 One would feed a family for a month. 840 01:08:54,210 --> 01:08:59,215 - Longer if they don't like their kids. - Yep, that's the stuff. 841 01:09:03,386 --> 01:09:04,971 So where's the rest? 842 01:09:07,640 --> 01:09:09,058 Simon? 843 01:09:09,976 --> 01:09:11,602 What's wrong, sweetie? 844 01:09:20,820 --> 01:09:22,864 Look at you, all woke up. 845 01:09:24,157 --> 01:09:26,951 Sorry about what happened before, but make a sound... 846 01:09:27,118 --> 01:09:29,746 ...the next one goes through your throat. 847 01:09:33,416 --> 01:09:38,546 East half a mile, bottom of the first hill, you'll see where it's been dug. 848 01:09:39,589 --> 01:09:41,758 I reckon I will. 849 01:09:43,801 --> 01:09:45,470 Well, then... 850 01:09:46,471 --> 01:09:48,097 Yep. 851 01:09:54,937 --> 01:09:58,900 I'd appreciate it if you all turn around and ride out first. 852 01:09:59,442 --> 01:10:02,487 Well, you see, there's a kind of hitch. 853 01:10:04,072 --> 01:10:06,783 We both made out on this. Don't complicate things. 854 01:10:06,949 --> 01:10:08,534 I got a rule. 855 01:10:08,701 --> 01:10:11,412 I never let go of money I don't have to. 856 01:10:11,621 --> 01:10:14,374 Which is maybe why I'm running this little world... 857 01:10:14,540 --> 01:10:19,337 ...and you're still on that dinky old boat sniffing for scraps. 858 01:10:28,012 --> 01:10:30,848 Got the money back. There's no need for killing. 859 01:10:31,015 --> 01:10:34,268 - We're just gonna walk away? - That's up to Patience here. 860 01:10:34,435 --> 01:10:37,480 - Could be messy. - Not terribly. 861 01:10:38,147 --> 01:10:41,275 Mal, you just ain't very bright, are you? 862 01:10:41,609 --> 01:10:43,319 That's quite a rifle. 863 01:10:43,945 --> 01:10:46,531 Boy must be your best shot to carry that. 864 01:10:46,698 --> 01:10:49,909 He's called Two-Fry. Always makes it quick and clean. 865 01:10:50,410 --> 01:10:52,203 Two-Fry. 866 01:10:52,370 --> 01:10:54,622 Nice hat. 867 01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:06,384 You should ask the captain to drop you somewhere else. 868 01:11:06,551 --> 01:11:10,346 Whitefall ain't exactly civilization in the strictest sense. 869 01:11:10,513 --> 01:11:12,473 You don't have to worry about me. 870 01:11:13,766 --> 01:11:16,519 Zoe's out on a deal, I always worry. 871 01:11:16,686 --> 01:11:17,729 So... 872 01:11:17,895 --> 01:11:19,731 ...it's not out of my way. 873 01:11:19,897 --> 01:11:21,399 He took her. 874 01:11:22,191 --> 01:11:24,485 He took River. 875 01:11:30,700 --> 01:11:33,119 Don't. Don't you dare. 876 01:12:24,003 --> 01:12:25,630 Zoe. 877 01:12:26,506 --> 01:12:28,007 Armor's dented. 878 01:12:28,216 --> 01:12:30,218 You were right about this being a bad idea. 879 01:12:30,385 --> 01:12:33,262 - Thanks for saying. - Mal, don't you take another step! 880 01:12:43,314 --> 01:12:48,653 I did a job. Got nothing but trouble since, not to mention a few unkind words... 881 01:12:48,820 --> 01:12:52,657 ...as regard to my character, so let me make this abundantly clear. 882 01:12:52,824 --> 01:12:54,659 I do the job... 883 01:12:56,369 --> 01:12:57,995 ...and then I get paid. 884 01:13:00,665 --> 01:13:02,583 Go run your little world. 885 01:13:04,127 --> 01:13:07,088 Mal! It's Wash! 886 01:13:07,296 --> 01:13:09,674 We got ship coming in. They followed us! 887 01:13:09,841 --> 01:13:11,509 The Reavers followed us. 888 01:13:38,494 --> 01:13:41,289 No, don't! Don't move. 889 01:13:41,456 --> 01:13:43,666 Reavers! Reavers incoming... 890 01:13:43,875 --> 01:13:47,712 ...and heading straight for us. We are in the air in one minute. 891 01:13:49,088 --> 01:13:51,215 I guess they got hungry again. 892 01:13:53,551 --> 01:13:57,013 You can do that. You're gonna kill a lawman in cold blood? 893 01:13:58,139 --> 01:14:02,477 I know what you did for your sister. I understand. It doesn't make you a killer. 894 01:14:03,519 --> 01:14:07,523 I don't want to hurt anybody. I have a job to do. 895 01:14:07,732 --> 01:14:11,110 To uphold the law, that's what we're talking about here. 896 01:14:19,202 --> 01:14:23,289 Come on, come on. Where the hell are you guys? 897 01:14:40,264 --> 01:14:43,184 There's nowhere you can take her the law won't find. 898 01:14:44,394 --> 01:14:47,105 Nobody is going to hurt her. 899 01:14:47,897 --> 01:14:51,693 - Unless you hurt me. - No, I said! I said, don't move. 900 01:14:54,696 --> 01:14:56,239 It's your call. 901 01:15:13,756 --> 01:15:17,719 I'm not playing anymore. Anybody makes so much- 902 01:15:27,770 --> 01:15:29,313 Jayne! 903 01:15:36,237 --> 01:15:37,613 Wash, we're on! 904 01:15:58,176 --> 01:15:59,802 How close are they? 905 01:15:59,969 --> 01:16:02,847 - Twenty seconds from spitting distance. - Lose them. 906 01:16:03,014 --> 01:16:04,515 Give me vid. 907 01:16:09,103 --> 01:16:12,148 - How close do they need to be? Come on, dodge them! 908 01:16:12,315 --> 01:16:14,317 If everyone could be quiet a moment. 909 01:16:19,405 --> 01:16:23,534 - I need Kaylee in the engine room. - Get her in there now. 910 01:16:27,330 --> 01:16:30,249 Get in your shuttle. Get the civilians ready to go. 911 01:16:30,416 --> 01:16:33,086 - I can't just leave you here. - That was the plan. 912 01:16:33,252 --> 01:16:35,463 - Mal, don't do this- - We get boarded, take off. 913 01:16:35,630 --> 01:16:38,383 - We might be able to stop them. - They'll kill you. 914 01:16:38,549 --> 01:16:40,551 Inara... 915 01:16:42,970 --> 01:16:44,764 Go. 916 01:16:49,102 --> 01:16:50,937 How we doing? 917 01:16:51,104 --> 01:16:53,398 I don't mean to alarm anybody... 918 01:16:53,815 --> 01:16:57,360 ...but I think we're being followed. 919 01:17:05,576 --> 01:17:07,662 You three, come with me. 920 01:17:07,829 --> 01:17:09,789 I think I can help Kaylee out. 921 01:17:09,997 --> 01:17:12,583 - Should I-? - Take her. Keep her safe. 922 01:17:25,179 --> 01:17:27,640 Can't keep this up. They're gonna lock us down. 923 01:17:27,807 --> 01:17:29,684 Kaylee, how we doing? 924 01:17:30,101 --> 01:17:31,978 Gonna need a little push here. 925 01:17:32,145 --> 01:17:34,063 You want me to go for full burn? 926 01:17:34,230 --> 01:17:36,733 Not just yet, but set it up. 927 01:17:36,899 --> 01:17:39,152 You know where the press regulator is? 928 01:17:43,865 --> 01:17:45,491 Head of the class. 929 01:17:50,329 --> 01:17:52,415 We're ready for full burn on your mark. 930 01:17:52,623 --> 01:17:54,959 Full burn in atmo? That won't burn us out? 931 01:17:55,126 --> 01:17:58,713 Even if it doesn't, they can push just as hard, keep right on us. 932 01:17:59,589 --> 01:18:02,592 Wash, you gotta give me an Ivan. 933 01:18:03,259 --> 01:18:05,011 I'll see what I can do. 934 01:18:05,178 --> 01:18:08,431 Kaylee, how would you feel about pulling a Crazy Ivan? 935 01:18:08,639 --> 01:18:11,017 Always wanted to try one. 936 01:18:11,684 --> 01:18:15,646 Jayne, open the port jack controI, cut the hydraulics. 937 01:18:16,314 --> 01:18:20,151 - Where the hell is-? - Look. Look where I'm pointing. 938 01:18:21,986 --> 01:18:25,615 Okay. Now it's real simple. 939 01:18:35,124 --> 01:18:37,502 - They're on us. - Kaylee. 940 01:18:41,422 --> 01:18:43,841 Come on, come on, come on. 941 01:18:45,593 --> 01:18:46,928 Okay. 942 01:18:47,095 --> 01:18:49,055 Everybody hold on to something. 943 01:18:50,348 --> 01:18:52,392 Here's something you can't do. 944 01:19:01,192 --> 01:19:02,443 Now! 945 01:19:24,882 --> 01:19:27,844 I knew I hired you for something. 946 01:19:28,928 --> 01:19:29,971 Whoo! 947 01:19:34,851 --> 01:19:38,187 Ain't no way they can come around in time to follow us now. 948 01:19:41,649 --> 01:19:43,568 We're good, people. 949 01:19:44,318 --> 01:19:46,070 We're out of the woods. 950 01:19:47,989 --> 01:19:49,032 Whoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah! 951 01:19:50,992 --> 01:19:52,994 That's my girl. 952 01:19:53,161 --> 01:19:55,413 That's my good girl. 953 01:19:58,708 --> 01:20:02,003 We should have just enough left in us to hit a fuel station. 954 01:20:02,170 --> 01:20:04,380 We need to do some patching up. 955 01:20:04,922 --> 01:20:07,759 - I hope we got paid today. - We did. 956 01:20:08,468 --> 01:20:10,887 Sir, I'd like you to take the helm, please. 957 01:20:11,054 --> 01:20:14,807 I need this man to tear all my clothes off. 958 01:20:14,974 --> 01:20:17,268 Work, work, work. 959 01:20:40,166 --> 01:20:43,586 - You should have the doctor look at this. - It's not so bad. 960 01:20:43,753 --> 01:20:45,713 Well, I'm sure you'll be fine. 961 01:20:45,880 --> 01:20:47,632 I didn't say that. 962 01:20:52,595 --> 01:20:56,182 Is this what life is out here? 963 01:20:57,517 --> 01:20:58,976 Sometimes. 964 01:21:00,269 --> 01:21:03,064 I've been out of the abbey two days. 965 01:21:04,273 --> 01:21:07,235 I've beaten a lawman senseless... 966 01:21:07,402 --> 01:21:09,570 ...fallen in with criminals. 967 01:21:10,655 --> 01:21:14,742 I watched the captain shoot the man I swore to protect. 968 01:21:16,786 --> 01:21:19,872 And I'm not even sure if I think it was wrong. 969 01:21:20,081 --> 01:21:21,457 Shepherd. 970 01:21:21,708 --> 01:21:23,710 I believe I just... 971 01:21:29,007 --> 01:21:31,426 I think I'm on the wrong ship. 972 01:21:33,302 --> 01:21:34,512 Maybe. 973 01:21:38,558 --> 01:21:41,561 Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be. 974 01:22:03,207 --> 01:22:08,338 - The shot I gave you will help you sleep. - I slept for so long. 975 01:22:08,504 --> 01:22:10,381 Just a little while. 976 01:22:10,548 --> 01:22:12,383 And then we'll find a place. 977 01:22:13,217 --> 01:22:15,178 We'll find a safe place. 978 01:22:26,939 --> 01:22:29,734 I didn't think you'd come for me. 979 01:22:33,821 --> 01:22:35,531 Well, you're a dummy. 980 01:22:45,208 --> 01:22:47,418 The girl's a problem. 981 01:22:48,836 --> 01:22:53,424 The lawman said they'd keep looking for her. Something about her special brain. 982 01:22:53,591 --> 01:22:56,427 Important to the Alliance brass. 983 01:22:56,594 --> 01:23:00,348 - Sooner we dump them two, the better. - Suppose so. 984 01:23:01,516 --> 01:23:05,937 Funny how the lawman got out of his room, you having tied him up and all. 985 01:23:06,104 --> 01:23:08,606 I didn't have nothing to do with that. 986 01:23:08,940 --> 01:23:11,859 Anyhow, it all turned out just fine. 987 01:23:12,026 --> 01:23:14,570 Buzzards are the only ones gonna find him. 988 01:23:14,821 --> 01:23:17,615 But he did try to make a deal with you, right? 989 01:23:22,203 --> 01:23:24,872 How come you didn't turn on me, Jayne? 990 01:23:25,873 --> 01:23:29,377 - Money wasn't good enough. - What happens when it is? 991 01:23:31,546 --> 01:23:35,633 Well, that'll be an interesting day. 992 01:23:37,635 --> 01:23:39,095 I imagine it will. 993 01:23:52,275 --> 01:23:54,152 You need me to look at that? 994 01:23:55,570 --> 01:23:57,196 Just a graze. 995 01:24:03,411 --> 01:24:05,830 So where do you plan on dumping us? 996 01:24:06,205 --> 01:24:08,333 Best place as you might be safe. 997 01:24:08,499 --> 01:24:11,627 The truth, though, you're probably safer on the move. 998 01:24:11,836 --> 01:24:13,838 And we never stop moving. 999 01:24:14,881 --> 01:24:16,466 I'm confused. 1000 01:24:17,717 --> 01:24:20,762 No, wait, I think maybe you're confused. 1001 01:24:22,180 --> 01:24:25,725 It may be apparent to you that the ship could use a medic. 1002 01:24:25,892 --> 01:24:27,685 You ain't weak. 1003 01:24:27,852 --> 01:24:30,438 Don't know how bright you are, top three percent... 1004 01:24:30,605 --> 01:24:33,274 ...but you ain't weak and that's not nothing. 1005 01:24:33,441 --> 01:24:37,737 You live by my rule, you keep your sister from doing anything crazy... 1006 01:24:37,904 --> 01:24:40,156 ...you could maybe find a place here. 1007 01:24:40,323 --> 01:24:42,742 Until you find a better. 1008 01:24:45,870 --> 01:24:49,999 I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can. 1009 01:24:51,084 --> 01:24:54,962 How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? 1010 01:24:56,172 --> 01:24:59,801 You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once. 1011 01:25:00,343 --> 01:25:02,845 If I ever kill you, you'll be awake. 1012 01:25:03,012 --> 01:25:05,598 You'll be facing me and you'll be armed. 1013 01:25:07,475 --> 01:25:10,520 Are you always this sentimental? 1014 01:25:10,937 --> 01:25:13,147 Had a good day. 1015 01:25:13,815 --> 01:25:16,234 You had the Alliance on you... 1016 01:25:16,401 --> 01:25:18,903 ...criminals and savages... 1017 01:25:19,070 --> 01:25:23,825 ...half the people on this ship have been shot or wounded, including yourself... 1018 01:25:24,117 --> 01:25:26,327 ...and you're harboring known fugitives. 1019 01:25:26,494 --> 01:25:28,204 We're still flying. 1020 01:25:28,996 --> 01:25:31,124 That's not much. 1021 01:25:31,290 --> 01:25:33,209 That's enough.