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S1E3 · Bastille Day

Deciding to use the thousand prisoners on a prison transport ship to mine the ice on the planet they've found, Galactica's plans are upset when a political prisoner onboard leads an uprising, taking hostages. He questions the legitimacy of Roslin's government and demands free elections to be held in the fleet.

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Roslin and Commander Adama send a delegation led by Lee to the prison ship Astral Queen to recruit 1,000 prisoners to mine ice for the fleet. Tom Zarek, a renowned convicted terrorist, rejects the offer on behalf of all prisoners. Zarek and the prisoners start a riot, taking all the delegates hostage; Zarek demands Roslin's resignation and new elections. Starbuck leads an assault team to kill Zarek and free the hostages; before they succeed, Lee reaches an agreement with Zarek — the prisoners would end the riot and mine the water, but the government would hold elections in seven months. Meanwhile, Commander Adama gives Baltar a nuclear warhead to help him complete the Cylon detector. On Caprica, Helo and Sharon reach a deserted city, while two humanoid Cylons, copies of Six and Aaron Doral observe them.

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