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''Air Date: 15 Nov 2011''<br>
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''Air Date: 15 Nov 2011'''<br>
 
''Present: Kim, Maer, Terri, Andy, and Bobby''<br><br><br>
 
''Present: Kim, Maer, Terri, Andy, and Bobby''<br><br><br>
  
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The passengers all look around at each other and Joshua watches them like a hawk.<br><br>
 
The passengers all look around at each other and Joshua watches them like a hawk.<br><br>
  
'''Nika:''' Sun-Li was not killed by an allergic reaction nor was she killed by anthrax. So …. why don't we go this route: the first person who can tell me something relevant as to why these two women have something in common that would have ''somebody else'' ready to kill them, I ''might'' be persuaded to give a good word for you when we hit Persephone.<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Sun-Li was not killed by an allergic reaction nor was she killed by anthrax. So …. why don't we go this route: the first person who can tell me something relevant as to why these two women have something in common that would have somebody else ready to kill them, I might be persuaded to give a good word for you when we hit Persephone.<br><br>
  
 
George Ashcroft speaks up.<br><br>
 
George Ashcroft speaks up.<br><br>
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'''Ashcroft:''' Ah. I don't have any problems with Ms. Fleming.<br><br>
 
'''Ashcroft:''' Ah. I don't have any problems with Ms. Fleming.<br><br>
  
Joshua watches carefully, not Reading, but checking all the body cues: ''is he telling the truth?'' He can't discern any nervousness or other clues to falsehood. Ashcroft seems pretty self-contained and assured. Joshua basically gets nothing hidden off the guy.<br><br>
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Joshua watches carefully, not Reading, but checking all the body cues: is he telling the truth? He can't discern any nervousness or other clues to falsehood. Ashcroft seems pretty self-contained and assured. Joshua basically gets nothing hidden off the guy.<br><br>
  
 
'''Holden:''' Well, I think that somebody's trying to frame me. I don't know who.<br>
 
'''Holden:''' Well, I think that somebody's trying to frame me. I don't know who.<br>
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'''Arden:''' Because it wasn't you that got conquested?<br>
 
'''Arden:''' Because it wasn't you that got conquested?<br>
 
'''Nika:''' I was about to say, were you jealous or …?<br>
 
'''Nika:''' I was about to say, were you jealous or …?<br>
'''Meyers:''' ''Him?'' (scornful laugh) No.<br>
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'''Meyers:''' Him? (scornful laugh) No.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' So which of the other two did you want? <br>
 
'''Nika:''' So which of the other two did you want? <br>
 
'''Meyers:''' No, I—<br>
 
'''Meyers:''' No, I—<br>
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'''Nika:''' We'll come back to that in a moment. Why wouldn't Ms. Fleming feel that was something to hold over Mr. Ashcroft's head? Because his actions 15 years ago aren't exactly relevant to this time and place. <br>
 
'''Nika:''' We'll come back to that in a moment. Why wouldn't Ms. Fleming feel that was something to hold over Mr. Ashcroft's head? Because his actions 15 years ago aren't exactly relevant to this time and place. <br>
 
'''Holden:''' Really? A former torturer in a time of war?<br>
 
'''Holden:''' Really? A former torturer in a time of war?<br>
'''Nika:''' And she's going to turn him in to who? The ''Alliance''? Exactly ''where'' do you think that's going to get her?<br>
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'''Nika:''' And she's going to turn him in to who? The Alliance? Exactly where do you think that's going to get her?<br>
 
'''Kiera:''' Other than getting him arrested.<br>
 
'''Kiera:''' Other than getting him arrested.<br>
'''Nika:''' What do you think that ''she'' would think that was going to get her? Because quite frankly, I was on the other side of things and I couldn't care less.<br>
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'''Nika:''' What do you think that she would think that was going to get her? Because quite frankly, I was on the other side of things and I couldn't care less.<br>
 
'''Holden:''' Some people care about these things but no, I don't think she would have turned him in to anybody.<br>
 
'''Holden:''' Some people care about these things but no, I don't think she would have turned him in to anybody.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Well then that would not be something to hold over his head.<br><br>
 
'''Nika:''' Well then that would not be something to hold over his head.<br><br>
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'''Holden:'''  I mean, I had to pretend to be interested in her in order to … facilitate this, um, liaison. Yeah. Not so easy.
 
'''Holden:'''  I mean, I had to pretend to be interested in her in order to … facilitate this, um, liaison. Yeah. Not so easy.
 
'''Nika:'''  Such a hardship to sleep with a beautiful woman.<br>
 
'''Nika:'''  Such a hardship to sleep with a beautiful woman.<br>
'''Holden:''' I don't know what you believe about people but some of us patriots can't just separate what somebody's done. I'm a guy but I can't just turn off the fact that she … She's not a ''killer'', she's just a … a drone.<br>
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'''Holden:''' I don't know what you believe about people but some of us patriots can't just separate what somebody's done. I'm a guy but I can't just turn off the fact that she … She's not a killer, she's just a … a drone.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' She's a book scientist.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' She's a book scientist.<br>
 
'''Holden:''' And a knowing participant but one who obeys orders and doesn't think twice about it.<br>
 
'''Holden:''' And a knowing participant but one who obeys orders and doesn't think twice about it.<br>
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'''Nika:''' However, that brings us to the ties between her and Sun-Li, which would be the next logical step to go to. And you as her boyfriend would have the best information available on that matter.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' However, that brings us to the ties between her and Sun-Li, which would be the next logical step to go to. And you as her boyfriend would have the best information available on that matter.<br>
'''Holden:''' I don't know why the same person would want to murder them both, except that perhaps … somebody would know … (thinks) … I don't honestly know why. I mean, she was working on a similar project but hers wasn’t in the scorched-earth policy necessarily, but she was looking into the toxicity of plants. Perhaps somebody feared that if they wanted the recipe to go down without anybody knowing how to turn it off, they might think she might have shared that information with someone. I don’t know if there's an Alliance agent in there. I'm not saying it's Ashcroft—because the war was twelve years ago—but if someone else on board ''is'', or is just a sympathizer …. Or it could be something else.<br><br>
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'''Holden:''' I don't know why the same person would want to murder them both, except that perhaps … somebody would know … (thinks) … I don't honestly know why. I mean, she was working on a similar project but hers wasn’t in the scorched-earth policy necessarily, but she was looking into the toxicity of plants. Perhaps somebody feared that if they wanted the recipe to go down without anybody knowing how to turn it off, they might think she might have shared that information with someone. I don’t know if there's an Alliance agent in there. I'm not saying it's Ashcroft—because the war was twelve years ago—but if someone else on board is, or is just a sympathizer …. Or it could be something else.<br><br>
  
 
Speaking of something else …<br><br>
 
Speaking of something else …<br><br>
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'''Rina:''' Do you want me to rig up the deck plates so they'll give them a zap?<br>
 
'''Rina:''' Do you want me to rig up the deck plates so they'll give them a zap?<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' What ''is'' it with you and zapping people?<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' What ''is'' it with you and zapping people?<br>
'''Nika:''' Yes, what is it with that? (points to the deck) This is ''not'' a freakin' bug light.<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Yes, what is it with that? (points to the deck) This is not a freakin' bug light.<br><br>
  
 
And let's not forget the hatch access between decks. They aren't sealed off behind doors. How will we secure them? Rina shrugs the problem off—they're wheel-locked, she says. Run a crowbar through the wheel on our side and it's jammed against the people below. We can do the same for the far side of the cargo deck hatch off the pax deck. Once we deal with the door coming up the passenger stairs, no one on the passenger deck is going anywhere.<br><br>
 
And let's not forget the hatch access between decks. They aren't sealed off behind doors. How will we secure them? Rina shrugs the problem off—they're wheel-locked, she says. Run a crowbar through the wheel on our side and it's jammed against the people below. We can do the same for the far side of the cargo deck hatch off the pax deck. Once we deal with the door coming up the passenger stairs, no one on the passenger deck is going anywhere.<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Or a hook and eye.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Or a hook and eye.<br>
 
'''Rina:''' That, too.<br>
 
'''Rina:''' That, too.<br>
'''Joshua:''' I think the best option for us is to set up some sort of loose patrol on the crew deck, because that's doable. Down in the passenger deck, now that the passengers are aware that there is both a murderer and somebody who is not just out to ''kill'' Valerie—who all of them seemed to have hated, by the way—they're going to patrol themselves.<br>
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'''Joshua:''' I think the best option for us is to set up some sort of loose patrol on the crew deck, because that's doable. Down in the passenger deck, now that the passengers are aware that there is both a murderer and somebody who is not just out to kill Valerie—who all of them seemed to have hated, by the way—they're going to patrol themselves.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Then I'll leave that one alone and just let that take its course.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Then I'll leave that one alone and just let that take its course.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' I don't mean I want them to get killed. I mean they'll be more vigilant on themselves than we probably could.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' I don't mean I want them to get killed. I mean they'll be more vigilant on themselves than we probably could.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Probably true, which is why I'll let that take its course. The thing I want to mention, Joshua …<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Probably true, which is why I'll let that take its course. The thing I want to mention, Joshua …<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Ye, ma'am.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Ye, ma'am.<br>
'''Nika:''' Holden ''seems'' to me to be on the up-and-up.<br><br>  
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'''Nika:''' Holden seems to me to be on the up-and-up.<br><br>  
  
 
She pauses.<br><br>
 
She pauses.<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Well, he seems to have the best reason to anthrax Valerie.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Well, he seems to have the best reason to anthrax Valerie.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Wait. Back up. What?<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Wait. Back up. What?<br>
'''Nika:''' He's fighting on the … ah, the ''new'' Independent side. <br>
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'''Nika:''' He's fighting on the … ah, the new Independent side. <br>
 
'''Rina:''' What else did he say?<br><br>
 
'''Rina:''' What else did he say?<br><br>
  
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'''Joshua:''' So the question is, if she's working for the Alliance, you're working awful dangerous to kill her, who's working on something that's valuable.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' So the question is, if she's working for the Alliance, you're working awful dangerous to kill her, who's working on something that's valuable.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Not necessarily.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Not necessarily.<br>
'''Joshua:''' Unless it's another agent that ''doesn't'' know that ''he's'' another agent and—<br>
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'''Joshua:''' Unless it's another agent that doesn't know that he's another agent and—<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Slow down. You're going too fast. <br><br>
 
'''Nika:''' Slow down. You're going too fast. <br><br>
  
 
Joshua takes a breath. <br><br>
 
Joshua takes a breath. <br><br>
  
'''Joshua:''' I can't imagine that there's an Alliance agent who wants to kill the Independent agent and ''not'' know that she has value to the Alliance.<br>
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'''Joshua:''' I can't imagine that there's an Alliance agent who wants to kill the Independent agent and not know that she has value to the Alliance.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Again, anthrax is not necessarily lethal.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Again, anthrax is not necessarily lethal.<br>
 
'''Arden:''' It's 90% lethal.<br>
 
'''Arden:''' It's 90% lethal.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' It's a very risky way to poison someone, to get rid of somebody, or to make them sick.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' It's a very risky way to poison someone, to get rid of somebody, or to make them sick.<br>
'''Kiera:''' Going with Holden being framed by somebody: Who hates ''him''? What if it has nothing to do with what they were working on but they don't like him and they were just wiping out two people he was interested in?<br>
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'''Kiera:''' Going with Holden being framed by somebody: Who hates him? What if it has nothing to do with what they were working on but they don't like him and they were just wiping out two people he was interested in?<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' You mean we're dealing with a sociopath? Is that the question?<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' You mean we're dealing with a sociopath? Is that the question?<br>
 
'''Nika:''' If Holden is to be believed, and Holden as provided me with a contact to verify his story …<br><br>
 
'''Nika:''' If Holden is to be believed, and Holden as provided me with a contact to verify his story …<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' That still puts Ashcroft at the top of the list.<br>
 
'''Nika:''' That still puts Ashcroft at the top of the list.<br>
 
'''Rina:''' I'm not disagreeing with that. I'm just saying that as a possible motive.<br>
 
'''Rina:''' I'm not disagreeing with that. I'm just saying that as a possible motive.<br>
'''Joshua:''' I think that's the best sort of logical chain that we've gotten so far. Framing him for her death—if you think she's compromised—it kills two birds with one stone. And Sun-Li's up being Casualty Number Two for figuring it out. So that leaves the question of : ''Now what?''<br>
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'''Joshua:''' I think that's the best sort of logical chain that we've gotten so far. Framing him for her death—if you think she's compromised—it kills two birds with one stone. And Sun-Li's up being Casualty Number Two for figuring it out. So that leaves the question of : Now what?<br>
 
'''Rina:''' Am I paranoid in suggesting there may be a double agent?<br>
 
'''Rina:''' Am I paranoid in suggesting there may be a double agent?<br>
'''Nika:''' Well, that in theory eliminates three of the seven. ''Four'' out of the seven, because I really do think that Holden's comment on the matter is that his issue with Fleming all the way around—or rather, Meyers's issue with ''him''—has been all the way around been the fact that his cover transferred him in over her with no real prior experience in this kind of thing. So he was brought in by an outside department by so-and-so and ….<br>
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'''Nika:''' Well, that in theory eliminates three of the seven. Four out of the seven, because I really do think that Holden's comment on the matter is that his issue with Fleming all the way around—or rather, Meyers's issue with him—has been all the way around been the fact that his cover transferred him in over her with no real prior experience in this kind of thing. So he was brought in by an outside department by so-and-so and ….<br>
 
'''Kiera:''' And she's jealous of his instant success.<br>
 
'''Kiera:''' And she's jealous of his instant success.<br>
'''Nika:''' ''Right''. That kind of thing.<br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Right. That kind of thing.<br><br>
  
 
But is it the kind of thing someone would kill for?<br><br>
 
But is it the kind of thing someone would kill for?<br><br>
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'''Rina:''' (face in hands) 'Fucking for the cause….'<br>
 
'''Rina:''' (face in hands) 'Fucking for the cause….'<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Okay, whether he was effing her for the cause or not, they still wouldn't have been in the same room all the time.<br>
 
'''Joshua:''' Okay, whether he was effing her for the cause or not, they still wouldn't have been in the same room all the time.<br>
'''Rina:''' Yeah, right. Like that never happens.<br><br>
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'''Rina:''' Yeah, right. Like ''that'' never happens.<br><br>
  
 
Point being, Holden wouldn't have been in the room with Fleming all the time, leaving plenty of opportunities for someone else to get at the bug. <br><br>
 
Point being, Holden wouldn't have been in the room with Fleming all the time, leaving plenty of opportunities for someone else to get at the bug. <br><br>
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'''Nika:''' Is there any possibility it was self-delivered?<br>
 
'''Nika:''' Is there any possibility it was self-delivered?<br>
'''Kiera:''' ''On the back of his head?''<br>
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'''Kiera:''' On the back of his head?<br>
 
'''Nika:''' If he were trying to divert suspicion. <br><br>
 
'''Nika:''' If he were trying to divert suspicion. <br><br>
  
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'''Rina:''' Why in the shower? Why not throw it in the head?<br>
 
'''Rina:''' Why in the shower? Why not throw it in the head?<br>
 
'''Arden:''' I'd say it was a 96% chance it wasn't him.<br>
 
'''Arden:''' I'd say it was a 96% chance it wasn't him.<br>
'''Kiera:''' I'd say it was more like 99%, unless in a moment of ''clang!''—(mimes falling and pitching the wrench)—as he's passing out and ''uhn!'' into the shower. It just makes no sense.<br><br>
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'''Kiera:''' I'd say it was more like 99%, unless in a moment of clang!—(mimes falling and pitching the wrench)—as he's passing out and uhn! into the shower. It just makes no sense.<br><br>
  
 
The fact that Grand is in his pajamas suggests he wasn't in the shower when he was hit but probably brushing his teeth or something like that. And as for being ambushed, it would be easy to do since none of the internal doors on the ship are capable of being locked. Anyone could have snuck up behind him and hit him. Based on the angle and location of Grand's head wound, it looks like he was in the process of turning around when he got hit sideways.<br><br>
 
The fact that Grand is in his pajamas suggests he wasn't in the shower when he was hit but probably brushing his teeth or something like that. And as for being ambushed, it would be easy to do since none of the internal doors on the ship are capable of being locked. Anyone could have snuck up behind him and hit him. Based on the angle and location of Grand's head wound, it looks like he was in the process of turning around when he got hit sideways.<br><br>

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