EPISODE

S1E8 · Salvage

The crew of the Rocinante discovers a derelict vessel holding a secret that may destroy humankind. Holden and crew are led to Eros, where they finally cross paths with Miller, only to make a horrifying discovery. On Earth, Avasarala receives devastating news.

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Rocinante arrives at the asteroid and the crew discover the Anubis, the stealth ship that had destroyed the Canterbury. It is empty and completely vented except for a mysterious organic substance that covers the ship's reactor and seems to respond to radiation. After taking the ship's safe, the crew blasts the Anubis with nuclear missiles, then head to Eros to find "Lionel Polanski", who escaped the Anubis on its shuttle. Errinwright informs Avasarala of his plan to have Holden and crew covertly assassinated on Eros. Avasarala receives word that her friend and colleague, Franklin DeGraaf, the former Ambassador to Mars that she used to gain information on Martian stealth tech, took his own life. Miller, who recognizes "Lionel Polanski" as Julie's code name, the Rocinante crew, and Kenzo converge on a hotel on Eros where Lionel/Julie are staying. Holden and his team are ambushed at the hotel by a UN black ops team (signaled by Kenzo and authorized by Errinwright) but are saved by Miller. Finally breaking into Julie's hotel room, they find her dead body in the bathroom covered in the same organic substance as the reactor on the Anubis.

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