Caprica. Anders drives a truck into his home base, followed by Starbuck and Helo in the Humvee. Home base turns out to be Delphi Union High School. Anders says that the Cylons don't patrol this area, which is awfully suspicious. Watch out for the shining wire, Starbuck. Hey, they've got Efrafa happening back on the Galactica, too. And they're just looking for a new warren called Earth. Okay, now I'm freaking myself out a little. Where were we? Helo asks how many people are at the school Anders reports that there are fifty-three, then boosts everyone's confidence by adding, "We had almost a hundred before the toasters ambushed us last week." Excellent. He expositions that apart from the Buccaneers, the group is made up of "survivalists, hikers mostly." I wish he'd said "bikers," because you don't want to mess with bicycle messengers. They've raided some hospitals for anti-radiation meds, and have enough for a few months. Or, hey, even longer if the population keeps dropping. Anders starts to lead them inside to find bunks. Starbuck grumps that fifty-three people isn't much of an army, but on the other hand, it's better than two.
Sickbay. The Prez tells her guards, "I'll just be a moment," and closes the curtains. She turns to face Cottle, who sits there with his usual accessories: a hangdog expression and a cigarette. The Prez says, "I need your help, but it's illegal, dangerous, and in violation of your oath as an officer." Cottle tells her, "You're a lousy salesman."













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