1 00:00:32,917 --> 00:00:35,122 Your move. 2 00:00:41,448 --> 00:00:44,528 - That's a bold move. - I live on the edge. 3 00:00:51,895 --> 00:00:54,517 Nice work, dumb-ass. 4 00:00:54,683 --> 00:00:56,764 I've given thought to moving off the edge. 5 00:00:56,930 --> 00:00:58,803 Not an ideal location. 6 00:00:58,970 --> 00:01:01,134 - Make it a place in the middle. A toast! 7 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:03,007 Toast! 8 00:01:03,506 --> 00:01:05,129 Quiet! 9 00:01:05,295 --> 00:01:07,626 Shut up! 10 00:01:08,875 --> 00:01:12,371 I'm- I got words. 11 00:01:12,621 --> 00:01:17,365 I'm saying, this is an auspicious day. 12 00:01:17,531 --> 00:01:20,527 We all know what day it is. 13 00:01:20,694 --> 00:01:23,358 Suspicious. What day is it? 14 00:01:23,524 --> 00:01:27,603 A glorious day for all the proud members of the allied planets. 15 00:01:27,853 --> 00:01:29,434 Unification Day! 16 00:01:29,601 --> 00:01:30,974 Yeah. Yeah. 17 00:01:31,182 --> 00:01:36,468 The end of the scumbag Independents and the dawn of a new galaxy. 18 00:01:36,634 --> 00:01:38,049 Yeah! 19 00:01:38,216 --> 00:01:40,089 Captain. 20 00:01:40,921 --> 00:01:43,750 Just feel the need for another drink. 21 00:01:44,958 --> 00:01:46,622 What month is it? 22 00:01:52,907 --> 00:01:55,986 Hey, you gonna drink to the Alliance with me? 23 00:01:56,777 --> 00:02:01,813 Six years today, the Alliance sent the browncoats running... 24 00:02:01,979 --> 00:02:04,351 ...pissing their pants. 25 00:02:06,516 --> 00:02:10,636 You know, your coat is kind of a brownish color. 26 00:02:11,010 --> 00:02:13,175 It was on sale. 27 00:02:13,799 --> 00:02:15,048 You didn't toast. 28 00:02:15,797 --> 00:02:18,918 You know, I'm thinking you're one of them Independents. 29 00:02:20,749 --> 00:02:24,078 I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling. 30 00:02:24,245 --> 00:02:26,784 Why don't we just ignore each other till we go away? 31 00:02:27,324 --> 00:02:31,944 The Independents were a bunch of cowardly, inbred piss pots. 32 00:02:32,153 --> 00:02:35,690 Should've been killed off of every world spinning. 33 00:02:36,356 --> 00:02:38,187 Share that to my face. 34 00:02:42,598 --> 00:02:47,468 I said, you're a coward and a piss pot. 35 00:02:48,509 --> 00:02:51,630 - Now, what are you gonna do about it? - Nothing. 36 00:02:51,796 --> 00:02:54,293 I wanted you to face me so she could get behind you. 37 00:02:57,331 --> 00:02:59,329 Drugs are so cute. 38 00:03:06,612 --> 00:03:10,024 Jayne. - Hey, I didn't fight no war. 39 00:03:10,191 --> 00:03:11,731 Best of luck, though. 40 00:03:13,437 --> 00:03:15,227 Fine. 41 00:03:15,393 --> 00:03:17,141 Let's do this. 42 00:03:23,509 --> 00:03:26,339 Wash, we got some local color happening. 43 00:03:26,505 --> 00:03:29,211 A grand entrance would not go amiss. 44 00:03:41,572 --> 00:03:43,694 Is Jayne even awake? 45 00:04:00,965 --> 00:04:02,505 Whoa, whoa, whoa... 46 00:04:02,713 --> 00:04:05,252 Ha, ha! Ha, ho, ho, ho. 47 00:04:05,460 --> 00:04:07,874 There's just an acre of you fellows, isn't there? 48 00:04:08,082 --> 00:04:10,704 This is why we lost, you know. Superior numbers. 49 00:04:10,870 --> 00:04:12,868 Thanks for the reenactment, sir. 50 00:04:13,035 --> 00:04:15,490 Hey, hey, them ain't kosherized rules. 51 00:04:15,657 --> 00:04:19,402 I'm thinking somebody needs to put you down, dog. 52 00:04:19,568 --> 00:04:20,817 What do you think? 53 00:04:21,316 --> 00:04:23,980 I'm thinking we'll rise again. 54 00:04:31,014 --> 00:04:37,173 Every man there, go back inside or we will blow a new crater in this little moon. 55 00:04:50,241 --> 00:04:54,320 Damn yokels can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it. 56 00:04:54,986 --> 00:04:58,190 "Blow a new crater in this moon. " 57 00:05:00,105 --> 00:05:02,019 My thanks, Wash. 58 00:05:02,185 --> 00:05:05,307 - Nice save, as always. - A pleasure. 59 00:05:05,474 --> 00:05:08,720 - And how are our passengers? - They're fine. 60 00:05:08,886 --> 00:05:12,007 So, what happened? Was there a terrible brawl? 61 00:05:12,423 --> 00:05:15,378 - There was. - Are you getting my wife into trouble? 62 00:05:15,545 --> 00:05:19,332 What-? I didn't start it. Just wanted a quiet drink. 63 00:05:19,498 --> 00:05:22,661 Funny how you always find yourself in an Alliance-friendly bar... 64 00:05:22,828 --> 00:05:25,200 ...come U-day, looking for a quiet drink. 65 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:29,154 This is another sign of your tragic space dementia, all paranoid and crotchety. 66 00:05:29,321 --> 00:05:30,860 Breaks a heart. 67 00:05:31,027 --> 00:05:32,899 Did we at least make a contact? 68 00:05:33,066 --> 00:05:35,938 Ladies and menfolk, we have ourselves a job. 69 00:05:37,186 --> 00:05:39,517 Take us out of the world, Wash. 70 00:05:40,266 --> 00:05:42,763 We got us some crime to be done. 71 00:07:04,625 --> 00:07:06,582 River. 72 00:07:06,832 --> 00:07:08,912 River, it's okay. 73 00:07:09,537 --> 00:07:11,160 It's me. 74 00:07:13,532 --> 00:07:15,072 You know who I am? 75 00:07:17,111 --> 00:07:18,818 Simon. 76 00:07:19,817 --> 00:07:21,356 Were you dreaming? 77 00:07:23,853 --> 00:07:27,682 - Did you dream about the Academy? - It's not relevant. 78 00:07:30,845 --> 00:07:33,841 If you can talk about what happened there- 79 00:07:34,008 --> 00:07:37,796 I know it's hard, but the more I know, the faster you'll get better. 80 00:07:38,752 --> 00:07:40,750 This isn't home. 81 00:07:42,498 --> 00:07:44,288 No. 82 00:07:45,287 --> 00:07:47,867 No, we can't go home. 83 00:07:48,158 --> 00:07:52,029 If we go home, they'll just send you back to the Academy. 84 00:07:52,195 --> 00:07:53,985 This is safer now. 85 00:07:58,937 --> 00:08:01,268 We're on a ship. 86 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:06,303 Mid-bulk transport. 87 00:08:06,470 --> 00:08:12,296 Standard radian accelerator core, class code 03-K64. 88 00:08:12,463 --> 00:08:15,043 - Firefly. - Well, that's something. 89 00:08:15,917 --> 00:08:18,623 I can't even remember all that. 90 00:08:20,995 --> 00:08:23,242 You need a weave on that? - It's nothing. 91 00:08:23,408 --> 00:08:25,822 I expect there's someone's face feels differently. 92 00:08:25,989 --> 00:08:29,027 They tell you, never hit a man with a closed fist... 93 00:08:29,194 --> 00:08:32,065 ...but it is, on occasion, hilarious. 94 00:08:32,232 --> 00:08:33,896 I suppose so. 95 00:08:34,313 --> 00:08:39,973 So the fight didn't draw any attention? 96 00:08:40,139 --> 00:08:42,803 No Feds. Just an honest brawl between folk. 97 00:08:42,969 --> 00:08:45,966 None of us want the Alliance on us, doctor. That's why you're here. 98 00:08:46,174 --> 00:08:48,629 I thought I was here because you needed a medic. 99 00:08:48,838 --> 00:08:50,211 Well, not today. 100 00:08:55,787 --> 00:08:57,702 Mal. 101 00:08:58,951 --> 00:09:00,782 "Bad"... 102 00:09:03,404 --> 00:09:05,484 ...in the Latin. 103 00:09:06,692 --> 00:09:09,646 - Shepherd Book. - Captain. 104 00:09:10,229 --> 00:09:11,394 How's the girl? 105 00:09:11,561 --> 00:09:15,223 Still a little whimsical in the brain pan. Seems calm enough, though. 106 00:09:18,053 --> 00:09:21,590 - That young man's very brave. - Yeah. 107 00:09:21,757 --> 00:09:23,380 He's my hero. 108 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,834 He gave up everything to free his sister from that place. 109 00:09:27,001 --> 00:09:29,415 Go from being a doctor on the central planets... 110 00:09:29,581 --> 00:09:31,745 ...to hiding on the fringes of the system. 111 00:09:32,453 --> 00:09:35,783 - There's not many would do that. - I suppose not. 112 00:09:35,949 --> 00:09:38,612 There's not many would take him in, either. 113 00:09:39,778 --> 00:09:40,943 Why did you? 114 00:09:41,109 --> 00:09:44,980 Same reason I took you onboard, Shepherd. I need the fare. 115 00:09:45,147 --> 00:09:48,850 Neither of us can pay a tenth of what your crew makes on one of your jobs. 116 00:09:49,017 --> 00:09:51,930 Are you referring to our legitimate business enterprises? 117 00:09:52,097 --> 00:09:54,636 I'm wondering why a man so anxious... 118 00:09:54,801 --> 00:09:58,631 ...to fly under Alliance radar would house known fugitives. 119 00:09:58,797 --> 00:10:02,252 The Alliance had her in that institution for a purpose, whatever it was. 120 00:10:02,418 --> 00:10:03,916 And they will want her back. 121 00:10:04,083 --> 00:10:06,871 You're not overly fond of the boy. So why risk it? 122 00:10:07,037 --> 00:10:08,869 Because it's the right thing to do. 123 00:10:09,784 --> 00:10:12,573 Oh, would you look at this. 124 00:10:13,447 --> 00:10:14,778 Kaylee! 125 00:10:15,195 --> 00:10:17,525 I'm wondering if you know why you're doing it. 126 00:10:17,692 --> 00:10:20,855 What about you? How come you're flying about with us brigands? 127 00:10:21,021 --> 00:10:25,724 Shouldn't you be off bringing religiosity to the fuzzy-wuzzies or some such? 128 00:10:25,890 --> 00:10:28,804 Oh, I got heathens aplenty right here. 129 00:10:29,803 --> 00:10:32,549 If I'm your mission, Shepherd, best give it up. 130 00:10:32,716 --> 00:10:35,046 You're welcome on my boat. 131 00:10:35,338 --> 00:10:37,544 God ain't. 132 00:10:38,376 --> 00:10:40,373 Where the hell's that girl? 133 00:10:50,071 --> 00:10:54,107 - Do you want me to put it up? - No, that's okay. 134 00:10:54,274 --> 00:10:56,771 You have such lovely hair. 135 00:10:56,938 --> 00:10:58,519 I'm sure the doctor would agree. 136 00:10:59,518 --> 00:11:01,141 Who, Simon? 137 00:11:01,308 --> 00:11:03,805 He's much too- I mean, I'm just- 138 00:11:03,971 --> 00:11:07,426 - Do you think it looks better up? - We could experiment. 139 00:11:07,633 --> 00:11:11,212 We might even get wild later and wash your face. 140 00:11:12,461 --> 00:11:14,625 You ever do this for your clients? 141 00:11:14,792 --> 00:11:18,538 Very occasionally. Not all of them have enough hair to get a brush through. 142 00:11:19,827 --> 00:11:24,696 Have you ever had to service a really hideous client? With boils and the like? 143 00:11:24,863 --> 00:11:29,275 A companion chooses her own clients. That's Guild law. 144 00:11:29,441 --> 00:11:32,646 But physical appearance doesn't matter so terribly. 145 00:11:32,812 --> 00:11:35,143 You look for compatibility of spirit. 146 00:11:35,309 --> 00:11:39,221 There's an energy about a person that's difficult to hide. You try to feel that- 147 00:11:39,388 --> 00:11:42,093 Then you try to feel the energy of their credit account. 148 00:11:42,260 --> 00:11:44,258 It has a sort of aura. 149 00:11:44,423 --> 00:11:46,505 What did I say to you about barging in? 150 00:11:46,671 --> 00:11:50,292 - That it was manly and impulsive? - Yes, precisely. 151 00:11:50,458 --> 00:11:52,623 Only the exact phrase I used was, "Don't. " 152 00:11:52,789 --> 00:11:55,120 You're holding my mechanic enthralled. 153 00:11:55,286 --> 00:11:57,283 Kaylee, what's going on in the engine room? 154 00:11:57,450 --> 00:12:00,779 Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose? 155 00:12:00,946 --> 00:12:05,191 I rewired the graph thrust. Somebody won't replace that compression coil. 156 00:12:05,358 --> 00:12:07,896 Get the place squared away. It's dangerous in there. 157 00:12:08,063 --> 00:12:11,101 And I ain't paying you to get your hair played at. 158 00:12:13,057 --> 00:12:15,387 We work before we play. 159 00:12:19,092 --> 00:12:23,045 - You're servicing crew now? - In your lonely, pathetic dreams. 160 00:12:23,877 --> 00:12:25,750 What do you want? 161 00:12:27,165 --> 00:12:29,787 - May have a job. - Congratulations. 162 00:12:29,954 --> 00:12:34,490 On a decently civilized planet where I could screen some respectable clients? 163 00:12:34,657 --> 00:12:37,196 Respectable clients, that seems a contradiction. 164 00:12:37,362 --> 00:12:39,151 Don't start. 165 00:12:42,273 --> 00:12:44,353 There's... 166 00:12:45,644 --> 00:12:47,309 We haven't got a location yet. 167 00:12:48,058 --> 00:12:52,261 We'll be landing on a skyplex in a bit, run by a fellow called Niska. 168 00:12:52,428 --> 00:12:54,716 - Never heard of him. - Well, I have. 169 00:12:54,883 --> 00:12:57,505 While we're there, you'll stay confined to the ship. 170 00:12:57,672 --> 00:13:01,084 Is the petty criminal ashamed to be riding with a companion? 171 00:13:02,083 --> 00:13:05,953 This guy has a very unlovely rep. He's got work for me, fine. 172 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,785 But I don't- 173 00:13:08,118 --> 00:13:10,198 I'm not sure you'd be safe. 174 00:13:10,365 --> 00:13:13,569 Mal, if you're being a gentleman, I may die of shock. 175 00:13:18,688 --> 00:13:21,519 - Have you got time to do my hair? - Out. 176 00:13:42,411 --> 00:13:45,491 Is fine. Crow, they can come in. 177 00:13:50,568 --> 00:13:54,980 - And Malcolm Reynolds is which? - I'm Capt. Reynolds. 178 00:13:55,146 --> 00:13:59,183 - My first mate Zoe. This is Jayne. - Very nice. 179 00:13:59,350 --> 00:14:01,388 I am Adelai Niska. 180 00:14:01,555 --> 00:14:06,674 You have seen Crow. He loves to stand at the door to say, "Boo. " 181 00:14:07,340 --> 00:14:09,213 We got word you might have a job for us. 182 00:14:09,379 --> 00:14:10,545 Yes. 183 00:14:10,711 --> 00:14:13,666 Yes, an exciting job. 184 00:14:13,833 --> 00:14:18,618 A train has something I need. 185 00:14:18,785 --> 00:14:22,988 - You have worked a train before? - We did a few. 186 00:14:23,155 --> 00:14:26,609 Are you going to ask me what it is I need? 187 00:14:26,776 --> 00:14:28,482 As a rule, no. 188 00:14:28,649 --> 00:14:31,937 Yes, good. You have reputation. 189 00:14:32,102 --> 00:14:34,683 "Malcolm Reynolds gets it done," is the talk. 190 00:14:34,849 --> 00:14:36,348 Well, glad to hear that. 191 00:14:36,514 --> 00:14:39,511 You know what is reputation? 192 00:14:40,177 --> 00:14:44,962 Is people talking, is gossip. 193 00:14:45,878 --> 00:14:51,622 I also have reputation not so pleasant, I think you know. Crow. 194 00:14:59,405 --> 00:15:03,940 Now, for you, my reputation is not from gossip. 195 00:15:04,107 --> 00:15:08,477 You see this man? He does not do the job. 196 00:15:08,644 --> 00:15:14,803 I show you what I do with him and now my reputation for you is fact. 197 00:15:14,969 --> 00:15:17,716 Is solid. 198 00:15:20,296 --> 00:15:23,959 You do the train job for me... 199 00:15:24,167 --> 00:15:27,787 ...then you are solid. 200 00:15:27,954 --> 00:15:30,451 No more gossip. 201 00:15:30,618 --> 00:15:31,658 Right. 202 00:15:32,282 --> 00:15:35,987 Oh, you do not like I kill this man. 203 00:15:36,153 --> 00:15:39,691 Oh, no, I'm sure he was a very bad person. 204 00:15:40,398 --> 00:15:44,768 My wife's nephew. At dinner, I'm getting earful. 205 00:15:44,934 --> 00:15:47,681 There is no way out of that. 206 00:15:47,848 --> 00:15:52,717 So- Oh, the train job. Come in. 207 00:15:54,174 --> 00:15:58,419 Here, in fifth car, two boxes. Alliance goods. 208 00:15:58,585 --> 00:16:03,829 You don't mind the taking from Alliance, I think, from your reputation. 209 00:16:07,241 --> 00:16:11,321 You get on train at Hancock headed for Paradiso. 210 00:16:11,486 --> 00:16:16,148 You take boxes off before you reach Paradiso and deliver to Crow... 211 00:16:16,855 --> 00:16:18,437 ...here. 212 00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:22,640 Half money now, Crow give you other half at rendezvous point. 213 00:16:24,014 --> 00:16:28,259 Anything goes wrong, then your reputation only gossip... 214 00:16:29,175 --> 00:16:33,710 ...and things between us not so solid. 215 00:16:33,877 --> 00:16:35,500 Yes? 216 00:16:53,687 --> 00:16:55,852 - How long till we hit Paradiso? -20 minutes. 217 00:16:56,018 --> 00:16:58,307 We should be in the foothills in five. 218 00:16:58,473 --> 00:17:00,596 Let's get to work. 219 00:17:02,094 --> 00:17:04,674 He's a psycho, you know. Niska. 220 00:17:04,841 --> 00:17:08,420 He's not the first psycho to hire us, nor the last. 221 00:17:08,587 --> 00:17:10,377 You think that's a commentary on us? 222 00:17:10,542 --> 00:17:13,164 I have an image of a guy hanging from the ceiling. 223 00:17:13,331 --> 00:17:16,744 I got an image of it not being me. Let's do the thing. 224 00:17:29,854 --> 00:17:31,435 Hi. 225 00:17:41,965 --> 00:17:43,671 Shepherd. 226 00:17:44,462 --> 00:17:46,251 Good day. 227 00:17:49,789 --> 00:17:51,744 So... 228 00:17:52,036 --> 00:17:55,490 - ... how do you think it's going? - The caper? 229 00:17:56,863 --> 00:17:58,237 Mal knows what he's doing. 230 00:17:59,402 --> 00:18:01,067 How long have you known him? 231 00:18:02,191 --> 00:18:04,354 I've been on the ship eight months now. 232 00:18:04,521 --> 00:18:07,226 I'm not certain I'll ever actually know the captain. 233 00:18:09,932 --> 00:18:13,761 I'm surprised a respectable companion would sa with this crew. 234 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,340 It's not always this sort of work. 235 00:18:16,507 --> 00:18:19,504 They take the jobs they can get, even legitimate ones. 236 00:18:19,671 --> 00:18:22,625 The further from the central planets, the harder things are. 237 00:18:22,792 --> 00:18:24,165 This is part of it. 238 00:18:24,997 --> 00:18:27,328 I wish I could help. 239 00:18:28,910 --> 00:18:31,906 I mean, I don't want to help- 240 00:18:32,072 --> 00:18:35,277 Not "help" help. Not with the thieving, but... 241 00:18:36,442 --> 00:18:38,856 I do feel awfully useless. 242 00:18:39,563 --> 00:18:43,184 You could always pray they make it back safely. 243 00:18:43,351 --> 00:18:46,265 I don't think the captain would much like me praying for him. 244 00:18:47,179 --> 00:18:49,219 Don't tell him. 245 00:18:51,591 --> 00:18:53,381 I never do. 246 00:19:05,408 --> 00:19:07,573 Go on. Straight through. 247 00:19:09,029 --> 00:19:10,402 Keep moving. 248 00:19:19,891 --> 00:19:22,888 Sir, is there some information we might maybe be lacking... 249 00:19:23,055 --> 00:19:26,051 ...as to why there's an entire Fed squad sitting on this train? 250 00:19:26,218 --> 00:19:28,965 - It doesn't concern us. - It kind of concerns me. 251 00:19:29,130 --> 00:19:33,168 They're not protecting the goods. If they were, they wouldn't let people past. 252 00:19:33,335 --> 00:19:36,788 - Think that changes the situation a bit? - I surely do. 253 00:19:36,955 --> 00:19:38,869 It makes it more fun. 254 00:19:39,036 --> 00:19:42,324 Sir, I think you have a problem with your brain being missing. 255 00:19:42,490 --> 00:19:43,655 Come on. 256 00:19:43,822 --> 00:19:46,277 We stick to the plan. We get the goods. 257 00:19:46,444 --> 00:19:48,982 We're on Serenity before the train reaches Paradiso. 258 00:19:49,149 --> 00:19:52,728 Only now we do it under the noses of 20 trained Alliance Feds. 259 00:19:52,853 --> 00:19:55,184 And that makes them look all manner of stupid. 260 00:19:55,392 --> 00:19:57,265 This job I would pull for free. 261 00:19:57,431 --> 00:19:58,846 - Can I have your share? - No. 262 00:19:59,013 --> 00:20:01,427 - If you die, can I have your share? - Yes. 263 00:20:13,288 --> 00:20:14,661 Hey. 264 00:20:14,827 --> 00:20:17,616 Oh, hey, doctor. 265 00:20:17,783 --> 00:20:20,113 You really should just call me Simon. 266 00:20:20,737 --> 00:20:23,359 Oh, I'll do that then. 267 00:20:24,233 --> 00:20:25,315 So... 268 00:20:26,314 --> 00:20:29,269 - ... what are we doing? - Oh, crime. 269 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:31,017 Crime? 270 00:20:31,183 --> 00:20:33,015 Good. 271 00:20:33,181 --> 00:20:37,093 - Okay, crime. - It's a train heist. 272 00:20:37,260 --> 00:20:40,714 You see, we fly over the train car, the captain and Zoe sneak in... 273 00:20:40,881 --> 00:20:44,501 ...we lower Jayne onto the car, and they bundle up the booty... 274 00:20:44,667 --> 00:20:47,289 ...and we haul them all back up. Easy as lying. 275 00:20:48,663 --> 00:20:51,784 - They've done this before? - Hell, no. 276 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:57,236 But I think it's gonna work. The captain gengish when it comes to plans. 277 00:20:58,568 --> 00:21:01,897 Is there anything I can-? Something I should be doing? 278 00:21:02,189 --> 00:21:04,228 Staying the hell out of everyone's way. 279 00:21:04,394 --> 00:21:05,435 No call to be snappy. 280 00:21:05,602 --> 00:21:08,389 Are you about to jump onto a moving train? 281 00:21:08,556 --> 00:21:11,095 - The captain ain't around. I'm in charge. - Since when? 282 00:21:11,261 --> 00:21:14,632 Just because Mal says you're medic, don't make you part of the crew. 283 00:21:14,799 --> 00:21:18,836 Just play at figuring what's wrong with that sister of yours till we call for you. 284 00:21:23,039 --> 00:21:24,662 Right. 285 00:21:31,072 --> 00:21:33,153 You shouldn't be so rude to him. 286 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:35,899 - Because he's all rich and fancible? - He's not rich. 287 00:21:36,066 --> 00:21:39,146 The Alliance crashed his accounts when he snuck out his sister. 288 00:21:39,353 --> 00:21:43,099 Yeah, we could all be rich if we handed her back. 289 00:21:44,347 --> 00:21:48,302 - You're not even thinking that. - Mal is. 290 00:21:48,468 --> 00:21:50,924 - That's not funny. - He ain't stupid. 291 00:21:51,090 --> 00:21:54,794 Why would he take on trouble like those two if there weren't no profit in it? 292 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,707 Captain's got a move he ain't made yet. You'll see. 293 00:22:00,288 --> 00:22:02,701 Time for some thrilling heroics. 294 00:22:04,116 --> 00:22:06,322 Niska's sources better be good. 295 00:22:09,360 --> 00:22:10,941 Shining. 296 00:22:49,189 --> 00:22:50,812 Find the cargo. 297 00:23:01,300 --> 00:23:03,755 All hail the great Alliance. 298 00:23:27,144 --> 00:23:28,518 Aha! 299 00:23:55,154 --> 00:23:56,943 Fifteen seconds. 300 00:24:12,259 --> 00:24:14,797 - Go! - Go. Go now! 301 00:24:26,991 --> 00:24:28,780 Come on. 302 00:24:54,500 --> 00:24:57,913 - Where are the others? - They shot my gorram leg. 303 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,035 Are they still on the train? Are they gonna be okay? 304 00:25:01,201 --> 00:25:03,365 Everybody off! 305 00:25:04,822 --> 00:25:06,903 Come on, everybody off! 306 00:25:23,466 --> 00:25:25,714 Our man didn't get a look. 307 00:25:25,923 --> 00:25:28,627 Well, jeez, can someone find out what they took? 308 00:25:30,583 --> 00:25:34,163 Keep those people together. Quiet them down. 309 00:25:34,329 --> 00:25:36,036 It's medicine, sir. 310 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:37,409 All of the supplies. 311 00:25:38,033 --> 00:25:41,779 They stole the gorram medicine? We been waiting... 312 00:25:41,945 --> 00:25:45,441 - All of it? - Every ounce. 313 00:25:48,771 --> 00:25:50,809 God help us. 314 00:25:52,433 --> 00:25:54,847 Son of a bitch. 315 00:26:07,124 --> 00:26:10,371 - What's the fuss? - All network alert. Cargo theft. 316 00:26:10,536 --> 00:26:14,116 Medical shipment lifted off a train en route to Paradiso. 317 00:26:14,282 --> 00:26:19,776 Six crates of Pescaline D. That will get you a tidy fortune on the black market. 318 00:26:19,942 --> 00:26:22,647 Tag it received. Bounce it back. Locals can deal with it. 319 00:26:22,814 --> 00:26:25,478 Sir, there is a regiment holding in Paradiso. 320 00:26:25,644 --> 00:26:27,600 They were headed to the installation. 321 00:26:27,766 --> 00:26:30,638 Then get them back on the train. Who's holding them there? 322 00:26:30,805 --> 00:26:33,135 The sheriff requested we deploy if you'd help- 323 00:26:33,302 --> 00:26:36,423 These are federal marshals, not local narcotic hounds. 324 00:26:36,590 --> 00:26:38,713 They've got better things to do. 325 00:26:38,878 --> 00:26:40,918 So do we. 326 00:26:42,749 --> 00:26:44,622 Gorram it, let's get us moving. 327 00:26:45,496 --> 00:26:46,619 Now, I'm not finished. 328 00:26:46,786 --> 00:26:49,907 - This ain't the rendezvous spot. - It is now. 329 00:26:50,074 --> 00:26:53,403 - Niska's people are not partial to walting. - Let them read a magazine. 330 00:26:53,570 --> 00:26:56,108 We don't make the sale until Mal and Zoe are back. 331 00:26:56,275 --> 00:26:58,315 These are stone killers. They ain't cuddly. 332 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,520 I'm not flying anywhere without my wife. 333 00:27:00,687 --> 00:27:02,809 She'll be okay. She's with the captain. 334 00:27:02,975 --> 00:27:04,932 There, you see. Everybody wins. 335 00:27:06,513 --> 00:27:09,842 Doc, I need a pop to quiet this pain some. 336 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,297 All right, but what about the authorities? 337 00:27:13,463 --> 00:27:16,793 We're sitting here with stolen Alliance goods. Won't they look for us? 338 00:27:16,959 --> 00:27:19,830 They buzz this canyon, we'll hear them before they see us. 339 00:27:19,997 --> 00:27:23,451 - We're good- River: They'll never stop. 340 00:27:24,784 --> 00:27:28,654 They'll just keep coming until they get back what you took. 341 00:27:30,069 --> 00:27:32,358 Two by two... 342 00:27:32,982 --> 00:27:35,312 ...hands of blue. 343 00:27:35,771 --> 00:27:37,644 Two by two... 344 00:27:39,183 --> 00:27:40,848 ...hands of blue. 345 00:27:41,015 --> 00:27:44,801 How about you shut that crazy mouth? Is that a fun game? 346 00:27:44,968 --> 00:27:47,049 I'm in charge. I'm telling you how it works. 347 00:27:47,215 --> 00:27:50,254 We don't get the goods to Niska, he'll make meat pies out of us. 348 00:27:50,587 --> 00:27:52,293 I ain't walking into that. 349 00:27:52,459 --> 00:27:55,955 Is this Adelai Niska you're talking about? 350 00:27:56,413 --> 00:27:58,785 Now, how would a shepherd know a name like that? 351 00:27:58,952 --> 00:28:02,614 As I've heard it, he made a deal with the captain. 352 00:28:02,780 --> 00:28:06,610 If the captain's not there to finish it, if Niska finds out he's being held... 353 00:28:06,776 --> 00:28:09,606 ...and may speak as to who hired him... 354 00:28:10,272 --> 00:28:13,602 ...I think we're better off being a little late. 355 00:28:19,636 --> 00:28:23,091 This is a nightmare. - Nothing points to us yet, sir. 356 00:28:23,256 --> 00:28:25,004 That ain't what I'm talking about. 357 00:28:32,288 --> 00:28:34,702 Whatever happens, remember I love you. 358 00:28:34,868 --> 00:28:36,616 Sir? 359 00:28:36,783 --> 00:28:40,570 - Because you're my wife. - Right, sir. 360 00:28:40,736 --> 00:28:42,443 Honey. 361 00:28:42,900 --> 00:28:46,271 Car three, row twelve. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond? 362 00:28:46,438 --> 00:28:49,351 Can you tell us what's going on? We've been here for so long. 363 00:28:49,518 --> 00:28:54,262 - Did someone on the train get killed? - No, no, no, nothing like that. 364 00:28:54,886 --> 00:28:58,840 Says there your fare's paid for by a third party? 365 00:28:59,007 --> 00:29:01,836 My uncle. It was a wedding gift. 366 00:29:02,003 --> 00:29:03,834 Wedding gift. 367 00:29:08,454 --> 00:29:12,616 - Spending your honeymoon in Paradiso? - Actually, we're here looking for work. 368 00:29:12,990 --> 00:29:14,114 That right? 369 00:29:14,281 --> 00:29:16,694 My uncle said he knew a Joey Bloggs out here. 370 00:29:16,861 --> 00:29:19,815 Said he might have an opening. Thought we'd try our luck. 371 00:29:20,274 --> 00:29:22,687 You a miner by trade? Either of you? 372 00:29:23,436 --> 00:29:25,351 Not really. 373 00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:29,054 Haven't seen many folk choose this life weren't born to it. 374 00:29:29,346 --> 00:29:32,759 Well, work is real scarce for a couple just starting out. 375 00:29:32,925 --> 00:29:35,839 How come there's so many sick here? 376 00:29:37,004 --> 00:29:39,002 Bowden's Malady. 377 00:29:39,168 --> 00:29:42,788 - You know what that is? - An affliction of the bone and muscle. 378 00:29:42,955 --> 00:29:45,660 - Degenerative. - Very. 379 00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:51,445 Every planet that's been terraformed for human life has its own little quirks. 380 00:29:51,987 --> 00:29:58,395 Turns out the air down underground mixed up with the ore processors... 381 00:29:58,604 --> 00:30:00,767 ...perfect recipe for Bowden's. 382 00:30:01,476 --> 00:30:03,140 Everybody gets it. 383 00:30:03,306 --> 00:30:05,096 Miners, dumpers. 384 00:30:05,262 --> 00:30:07,926 Hell, I got it, and I ain't ever set foot in a mine. 385 00:30:08,384 --> 00:30:13,087 - But it's treatable. - There's medicine. 386 00:30:13,253 --> 00:30:14,918 Pescaline. 387 00:30:15,085 --> 00:30:17,582 You can live like a person if you get it regular... 388 00:30:17,748 --> 00:30:22,701 ...but our shipment got stole right off the train you was riding in. 389 00:30:22,867 --> 00:30:25,822 Which is why you won't be seeing a parade in town today. 390 00:30:26,238 --> 00:30:28,194 Stolen? 391 00:30:28,485 --> 00:30:33,771 Didn't I see an entire regiment of fine, young Alliance Federals on the train? 392 00:30:33,938 --> 00:30:34,977 You did. 393 00:30:35,144 --> 00:30:39,264 Same regiment let their medicine get swiped from under their noses... 394 00:30:39,431 --> 00:30:43,177 ...then took off for their own camp without so much as a whoopsy daisy. 395 00:30:43,343 --> 00:30:45,091 That sounds like the Alliance. 396 00:30:45,257 --> 00:30:49,752 Unite all the planets so that everybody can be interfered with or ignored equally. 397 00:30:51,208 --> 00:30:54,372 Alliance ain't much use to us out here on the border planets. 398 00:30:55,371 --> 00:30:56,827 But... 399 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:00,198 ...they didn't steal the medicine. 400 00:31:01,031 --> 00:31:04,527 I ever find those people, they ain't ever gonna see the inside of a jail. 401 00:31:04,693 --> 00:31:07,606 I'm just gonna toss them in a mine... 402 00:31:07,773 --> 00:31:11,060 ...and let them breathe deep for the rest of their lives. 403 00:31:11,227 --> 00:31:12,892 Can't argue with that. 404 00:31:16,014 --> 00:31:22,256 You mind telling me when it was you last spoke to Joey Bloggs? 405 00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:26,168 - Never did myself. - Right. Your uncle. 406 00:31:26,626 --> 00:31:30,538 And it was indicated to you that Joey had an opening? 407 00:31:30,787 --> 00:31:32,910 Any job would do. 408 00:31:34,075 --> 00:31:37,239 It's funny your uncle never mentioned the Bowden's problem... 409 00:31:38,196 --> 00:31:42,108 ...or that Joey Bloggs ate his own gun about eight months back. 410 00:31:42,732 --> 00:31:44,147 Did he? 411 00:31:44,313 --> 00:31:45,979 Yep. 412 00:31:46,144 --> 00:31:48,933 Blew the back of his head right off. 413 00:31:51,138 --> 00:31:53,095 So... 414 00:31:53,303 --> 00:31:55,550 ...would his job be open? 415 00:31:55,883 --> 00:31:58,672 We waited long enough. Let's get this bird in the air. 416 00:31:58,838 --> 00:32:00,586 - No way. - You really should sit down. 417 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:02,500 We can't leave the captain and Zoe. 418 00:32:02,667 --> 00:32:05,705 They ain't coming. We can't get them. They're done. Fire it up. 419 00:32:05,871 --> 00:32:07,536 - What's going on? - We're taking off. 420 00:32:07,703 --> 00:32:09,826 - We're not. Captain would do the same. 421 00:32:09,991 --> 00:32:12,156 - Not in a million years. - Listen to me- 422 00:32:12,323 --> 00:32:13,987 Know what the chain of command is? 423 00:32:14,154 --> 00:32:17,857 It's the chain I beat you with till you understand who's in command. 424 00:32:18,024 --> 00:32:19,605 Now, we're finishing this deal. 425 00:32:19,772 --> 00:32:25,890 Then maybe we'll come back for those morons that got themselves caught. 426 00:32:26,057 --> 00:32:29,927 You can't change that by getting all... 427 00:32:30,177 --> 00:32:32,215 - ... bendy. - All what? 428 00:32:32,382 --> 00:32:36,835 You got the light from the console... 429 00:32:37,002 --> 00:32:39,207 ...to keep you... 430 00:32:39,749 --> 00:32:41,455 Lift you up. 431 00:32:41,621 --> 00:32:44,618 Oh, they shine like... 432 00:32:45,075 --> 00:32:47,906 ...little angels. 433 00:32:52,775 --> 00:32:56,854 - Did he just go crazy and fall asleep? - I told him to sit down. 434 00:32:57,686 --> 00:32:59,226 You doped him. 435 00:33:00,682 --> 00:33:03,554 It was supposed to kick in a good deal sooner. 436 00:33:03,679 --> 00:33:06,467 I just didn't feel comfortable with him in charge. 437 00:33:06,634 --> 00:33:08,091 I hope that's all right. 438 00:33:09,339 --> 00:33:11,628 So how do we get the others? 439 00:33:12,253 --> 00:33:15,290 If Jayne was right about them not making contact... 440 00:33:15,457 --> 00:33:17,829 ...they got pinched getting off that train. 441 00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:20,201 We can't just waltz in and pull them out. 442 00:33:20,493 --> 00:33:24,114 Someone respectable enough might be able to. 443 00:33:34,518 --> 00:33:37,140 - What the hell-? - Don't you dare speak to me. 444 00:33:37,306 --> 00:33:40,178 Sheriff, I want this man bound by law at once. 445 00:33:40,345 --> 00:33:44,256 - That's assuming he hasn't been already. - No one's been bound. Not yet. 446 00:33:44,548 --> 00:33:46,504 Thank God you stopped them. 447 00:33:46,670 --> 00:33:50,124 Did you think you could access my accounts and I wouldn't find you? 448 00:33:50,291 --> 00:33:54,828 And, Zoe, what would your husband say if he knew you were here? 449 00:33:54,994 --> 00:33:57,949 I was weak. 450 00:33:58,282 --> 00:34:01,945 - So I take it they ain't newlyweds. - Hardly. 451 00:34:02,110 --> 00:34:04,192 Malcolm's my indentured man... 452 00:34:04,358 --> 00:34:06,730 ...with three years left in his debt. 453 00:34:06,897 --> 00:34:10,934 I imagine we'll have to add another six months after this little adventure. 454 00:34:14,596 --> 00:34:15,969 You'll have to pardon them. 455 00:34:16,136 --> 00:34:19,799 Don't think one of them's ever seen a registered companion before. 456 00:34:19,965 --> 00:34:23,045 - I apologize for my manner. Oh, not a bit. 457 00:34:23,211 --> 00:34:26,416 Should I contact my ship? Do you need to hold them much longer? 458 00:34:26,541 --> 00:34:28,539 Looks to me like we're about done here. 459 00:34:28,704 --> 00:34:32,825 We had some unrelated trouble. His story had kind of an odor to it. 460 00:34:33,158 --> 00:34:37,278 Yes. It's not the only thing about him that does. 461 00:34:38,568 --> 00:34:41,357 Thank you very much, sheriff. 462 00:34:41,648 --> 00:34:42,855 Come along. 463 00:34:55,923 --> 00:34:58,379 That's a hell of a lady. 464 00:34:59,086 --> 00:35:03,373 - Her files were all in order? - I read them twice. 465 00:35:06,036 --> 00:35:09,116 All right. Let's get started with the rest then. 466 00:35:16,898 --> 00:35:21,352 - Hey. How'd it go? - She hit me. 467 00:35:26,096 --> 00:35:29,218 We tried to get him into the infirmary. He's just heavy. 468 00:35:29,383 --> 00:35:32,921 - Engine's running. We're good to go. - We're not going. 469 00:35:33,088 --> 00:35:36,500 - Not what? Not why? - We're bringing the cargo back. 470 00:35:36,667 --> 00:35:41,037 What? What do you mean "back"? I waited for you guys. 471 00:35:41,204 --> 00:35:43,784 What are you talking about? What about Niska? 472 00:35:43,950 --> 00:35:45,989 Won't this put him in a killing mood? 473 00:35:46,156 --> 00:35:48,736 - Others need this more. - Let's get it on the mule. 474 00:35:48,903 --> 00:35:52,191 - My shuttle's faster. - You risked enough flying in there once. 475 00:35:52,357 --> 00:35:54,396 I don't want to get slapped around no more. 476 00:35:54,563 --> 00:35:58,516 We'll explain to Niska that the job went south when we return the money. 477 00:35:58,683 --> 00:36:01,680 If you want to explain, now's your chance. 478 00:36:18,701 --> 00:36:21,032 You didn't make the rendezvous. 479 00:36:21,198 --> 00:36:23,654 We ran into a few complications. 480 00:36:23,820 --> 00:36:27,857 You are thinking of taking Mr. Niska's money and his property maybe. 481 00:36:28,024 --> 00:36:30,022 Interestingly, neither. 482 00:36:30,521 --> 00:36:34,807 - I don't understand. - Yeah, look, here's what it is. Deal's off. 483 00:36:37,179 --> 00:36:39,593 We changed our minds. 484 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,757 You entered into an arrangement with Mr. Niska. 485 00:36:42,923 --> 00:36:46,169 - There is no mind-changing. That's where you're wrong. 486 00:36:46,336 --> 00:36:51,537 We just can't take this job, so you just relax. 487 00:36:51,704 --> 00:36:55,617 We'll get you the money Niska gave us, you return it to him, we'll call it even. 488 00:36:55,783 --> 00:36:57,281 There is no even. 489 00:36:58,446 --> 00:37:00,070 Is that right? 490 00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:56,046 Nice shot. 491 00:37:57,211 --> 00:38:00,166 I was aiming for his head. 492 00:38:14,525 --> 00:38:16,980 We'll have to drag them from here. 493 00:38:17,146 --> 00:38:18,770 Leave them just off the street... 494 00:38:18,935 --> 00:38:21,724 ...notify the sheriff once we're in deep, deep space. 495 00:38:21,891 --> 00:38:24,429 Why not tell him in person? 496 00:38:27,051 --> 00:38:29,049 Got word of a ship not far out. 497 00:38:29,382 --> 00:38:31,588 Came looking. 498 00:38:34,751 --> 00:38:37,539 Didn't expect to find you coming back. 499 00:38:37,955 --> 00:38:39,953 Didn't expect to be coming. 500 00:38:40,535 --> 00:38:42,033 Nothing missing. 501 00:38:49,150 --> 00:38:53,062 You were truthful back in town. These are tough times. 502 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,642 A man can get a job... 503 00:38:56,476 --> 00:38:59,138 ...he might not look too close at what that job is. 504 00:39:00,928 --> 00:39:06,505 But a man who learns all the details of a situation like ours, well... 505 00:39:07,254 --> 00:39:09,585 ...then he has a choice. 506 00:39:10,375 --> 00:39:12,707 I don't believe he does. 507 00:39:17,617 --> 00:39:20,156 Let's get these crates back to town. 508 00:39:20,323 --> 00:39:22,445 Make ourselves useful. 509 00:39:39,883 --> 00:39:42,588 Now, this is all the money Niska gave us in advance. 510 00:39:42,754 --> 00:39:45,584 You bring it back to him, tell him the job didn't work out. 511 00:39:46,084 --> 00:39:48,081 We're not thieves. 512 00:39:48,248 --> 00:39:51,411 But we are thieves. The point is, we're not taking what's his. 513 00:39:51,744 --> 00:39:54,616 We'll stay out of his way as best we can from here on in. 514 00:39:54,782 --> 00:39:56,988 You explain that's best for everyone, okay? 515 00:40:01,441 --> 00:40:02,814 Keep the money. 516 00:40:02,981 --> 00:40:05,561 Use it to buy a funeral. 517 00:40:05,728 --> 00:40:09,806 It doesn't matter where you go or how far you fly. 518 00:40:09,973 --> 00:40:15,092 I will hunt you down, and the last thing you see will be my blade. 519 00:40:16,382 --> 00:40:17,631 Darn. 520 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:26,246 This is all the money- 521 00:40:26,411 --> 00:40:29,492 Oh, I got it. I'm good. Best thing for everyone. 522 00:40:29,658 --> 00:40:31,739 I'm right there with you. 523 00:40:42,435 --> 00:40:45,973 - You should've let me do this sooner. - I've had plenty worse. 524 00:40:46,138 --> 00:40:47,928 It's just- Ow! 525 00:40:48,095 --> 00:40:50,925 - Sorry. - Just be careful. 526 00:40:51,882 --> 00:40:55,378 Pretty fast thinking, doping up Jayne. 527 00:40:55,544 --> 00:40:59,248 - Can't say you made a lifetime friend. - I'll deal with him. 528 00:40:59,415 --> 00:41:01,870 Yeah, I'm not too worried about you. 529 00:41:02,578 --> 00:41:04,492 How's your sister? 530 00:41:04,659 --> 00:41:06,157 The same. 531 00:41:06,324 --> 00:41:09,320 In one moment, she seems perfectly cogent. The next... 532 00:41:10,444 --> 00:41:12,857 ...she speaks nonsense. 533 00:41:13,024 --> 00:41:14,897 It's like a child. 534 00:41:15,979 --> 00:41:18,725 So difficult to diagnose. 535 00:41:18,892 --> 00:41:22,680 I still don't know what the government was trying to do with her. 536 00:41:23,095 --> 00:41:27,215 So I have no idea if they succeeded. 537 00:41:28,756 --> 00:41:31,752 Hands of blue. 538 00:41:31,919 --> 00:41:34,207 Two by two... 539 00:41:34,374 --> 00:41:37,038 ...hands of blue. 540 00:41:37,371 --> 00:41:40,824 - Sorry to keep you waiting. There's- We're not interested. 541 00:41:41,116 --> 00:41:43,114 We're here about a theft. 542 00:41:43,696 --> 00:41:47,276 The medicine on that planet. Word came up that was returned. 543 00:41:47,442 --> 00:41:52,103 We didn't fly 86 million miles to track down a box of Band-Aids, colonel. 544 00:41:52,311 --> 00:41:53,934 We're looking for a girl. 545 00:41:54,933 --> 00:41:57,139 This girl.