1 00:02:41,850 --> 00:02:51,850 Didn't hardly have to convert the ship even. 2 00:03:11,850 --> 00:03:21,850 Six in the corner. 3 00:03:33,850 --> 00:03:43,850 Stronger locks, thicker doors, keep everybody where they're supposed to be. 4 00:04:11,850 --> 00:04:21,850 Don't even need more rations. 5 00:04:34,850 --> 00:04:44,850 Hey! 6 00:04:52,850 --> 00:05:02,850 - Wait! - Come on! 7 00:06:51,850 --> 00:07:01,850 - You made money, huh? - Hand over fist, my friend. 8 00:07:32,850 --> 00:07:42,850 Water plants need labor, terraforming crews got a prodigious death rate. 9 00:08:17,850 --> 00:08:27,850 Labor? You mean slaves. 10 00:08:59,850 --> 00:09:09,850 Well, they wasn't volunteers, for damn sure. 11 00:09:32,850 --> 00:09:42,850 That why you didn't have to lay in more rations? 12 00:10:11,850 --> 00:10:21,850 - I didn't hear no complaints. - How much money? Lots? 13 00:11:20,850 --> 00:11:30,850 There's a chance you might want to head back to the ship. 14 00:11:49,850 --> 00:11:59,850 No, I'm all right. This is entertaining, actually. 15 00:12:22,850 --> 00:12:32,850 - Yeah? What's entertaining? - I like watching the game. 16 00:12:58,850 --> 00:13:08,850 As with other situations, the key seems to be... 17 00:13:24,850 --> 00:13:34,850 giving Jayne a heavy stick and standing back. 18 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:20,850 Still, might have to clear out before too much longer. 19 00:14:38,850 --> 00:14:48,850 - Seems there's a thief about. - Thief? 20 00:15:05,850 --> 00:15:15,850 Took this right off him. 21 00:15:22,850 --> 00:15:32,850 They earned that with the sweat of their slave-trading brows. 22 00:15:53,850 --> 00:16:03,850 - Mal. - Oh, terrible shame. 23 00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:33,850 They won't discover it till they order their next round of drinks. 24 00:17:00,850 --> 00:17:10,850 Good drinker, that one. 25 00:21:57,850 --> 00:22:07,850 Lovely place. I'll tell my friends. 26 00:32:51,850 --> 00:33:01,850 - Seem to you we clear out in a hurry? - Seems to me, we do that a lot. 27 00:33:35,850 --> 00:33:45,850 Hear tell, though, we're gonna stay a while on Persephone. 28 00:34:04,850 --> 00:34:14,850 - Shiny. - Yeah? Thought you'd get land crazy... 29 00:34:38,850 --> 00:34:48,850 that long in port. - Probably. 30 00:34:57,850 --> 00:35:07,850 But I been sane a long while now, and change is good. 31 00:35:44,850 --> 00:35:54,850 - Well, ain't that a joyful sight. Gotta love a sunset. 32 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:35,850 It's starting to get familiar, like a second home. 33 00:36:52,850 --> 00:37:02,850 Persephone ain't home. Too many people we need to avoid. 34 00:37:29,850 --> 00:37:39,850 Resupply, look for work, move along. 35 00:38:07,850 --> 00:38:17,850 - We sniff the air, we don't kiss the dirt. - Wasn't planning on the dirt kissing. 36 00:38:46,850 --> 00:38:56,850 I wouldn't stand for it anyway, captain, jealous man like me. 37 00:39:28,850 --> 00:39:38,850 - Closing in. - Planet's coming up a mite fast. 38 00:40:01,850 --> 00:40:11,850 That's just because I'm going down too quick. 39 00:40:35,850 --> 00:40:45,850 - Likely crash and kill us all. - Well, that happens, let me know. 40 00:41:19,850 --> 00:41:29,850 Okay. Whoa. 41 00:41:54,850 --> 00:42:04,850 No, we're good. We're good. It's okay. 42 00:44:12,850 --> 00:44:22,850 I understand your time on our planet is limited... 43 00:44:49,850 --> 00:44:59,850 and if you've selected my proposal to hear... 44 00:45:18,850 --> 00:45:28,850 then the honor you do me flatters my... 45 00:46:00,850 --> 00:46:10,850 my honor, and I hope to... 46 00:46:53,850 --> 00:47:03,850 - Now there's the smile made of sunlight. - Atherton. How wonderful to see you. 47 00:47:36,850 --> 00:47:46,850 Did you get my message? I was extra appealing. 48 00:48:11,850 --> 00:48:21,850 Flattering. I had no idea I was arriving in time for the social event of the season. 49 00:48:56,850 --> 00:49:06,850 So you'll accompany me? I ask, heart in my throat. 50 00:49:38,850 --> 00:49:48,850 There's a certain offer I'm still waiting to hear about. 51 00:50:24,850 --> 00:50:34,850 Yes, I imagine there is. I'm delighted to say I'll be there. 52 00:51:09,850 --> 00:51:19,850 Now, I'm sorry, Atherton, I have to run. 53 00:51:32,850 --> 00:51:42,850 No, please, I understand. I'll see you soon. 54 00:52:35,850 --> 00:52:45,850 - Good afternoon, captain. - Morning. 55 00:53:02,850 --> 00:53:12,850 We're downing. In case Wash don't kill us, local time's gonna be a. m., 10 or so. 56 00:53:47,850 --> 00:53:57,850 Yes, I saw that. 57 00:54:13,850 --> 00:54:23,850 Making plans? "Atherton Wing". 58 00:54:55,850 --> 00:55:05,850 Now he's a regular, ain't he? 59 00:55:25,850 --> 00:55:35,850 - I've seen him before. - I never did. 60 00:55:59,850 --> 00:56:09,850 Not what I pictured. Young. 61 00:56:24,850 --> 00:56:34,850 - Must be rich to afford your rates. - I suppose. 62 00:57:00,850 --> 00:57:10,850 - He has engaged me for several days. - Days? 63 00:57:41,850 --> 00:57:51,850 - Boy must have stamina. - He does. 64 00:58:39,850 --> 00:58:49,850 Well. Fine. 65 00:59:19,850 --> 00:59:29,850 - Is he letting you out at all? - We're attending a ball tomorrow night. 66 01:00:05,850 --> 01:00:15,850 Do all the men there pay for their dates, or just young, rich ones with stamina? 67 01:00:51,850 --> 01:01:01,850 Most women will not be companions, if that's what you're asking. 68 01:01:31,850 --> 01:01:41,850 Perhaps the other men couldn't attract one. 69 01:02:05,850 --> 01:02:15,850 It sounds like the finest party I could imagine getting paid to go to. 70 01:02:51,850 --> 01:03:01,850 I don't suppose you'd find it up to the standards of your outings. 71 01:03:25,850 --> 01:03:35,850 More conversation and less petty theft and getting hit with pool cues. 72 01:04:32,850 --> 01:04:42,850 I understand if you need to go prepare for that... 73 01:05:02,850 --> 01:05:12,850 "it's 10 in the morning" issue. 74 01:05:27,850 --> 01:05:37,850 Yeah, better go do that, because I think this is more of an evening look. 75 01:10:13,850 --> 01:10:23,850 Look at the pretties! 76 01:10:35,850 --> 01:10:45,850 What am I looking at? The girls or the clothes? 77 01:11:00,850 --> 01:11:10,850 - There's girls? - The clothes, please. 78 01:11:42,850 --> 01:11:52,850 Say, look at the fluffy one. 79 01:12:20,850 --> 01:12:30,850 Too much foofaraw. If I were gonna wear a dress... 80 01:12:45,850 --> 01:12:55,850 I'd want something with slink. - You want a slinky dress? 81 01:13:13,850 --> 01:13:23,850 I can buy you a slinky dress. Can I have money for a slinky dress? 82 01:13:48,850 --> 01:13:58,850 - I'll chip in. - I can hurt you. 83 01:14:10,850 --> 01:14:20,850 The only place I seen something so nice... 84 01:14:33,850 --> 01:14:43,850 is some of the things Inara has. - We best be moving. 85 01:15:16,850 --> 01:15:26,850 I guess she needs all that stuff. Life she leads. 86 01:15:42,850 --> 01:15:52,850 Well, sure. Sometimes the customers buy her things. 87 01:16:14,850 --> 01:16:24,850 She knows some real rich men. 88 01:16:34,850 --> 01:16:44,850 - These ain't feathers I'm toting here. - I like the ruffles. 89 01:17:14,850 --> 01:17:24,850 - Inara gets to wear whatever she wants. - What are you gonna do in that rig? 90 01:17:52,850 --> 01:18:02,850 Bounce around the engine room? Be like a sheep walking on its hind legs. 91 01:20:11,850 --> 01:20:21,850 See you on the ship, captain. 92 01:22:01,850 --> 01:22:11,850 What, she mad or something? 93 01:25:13,850 --> 01:25:23,850 - Badger. - Capt. Reynolds. 94 01:25:47,850 --> 01:25:57,850 Heard you was in town. Thought we might have a bit of a sit-down. 95 01:26:24,850 --> 01:26:34,850 Prefer a bit of a piss off. 96 01:26:52,850 --> 01:27:02,850 I'm very sorry, did I give you the impression I was asking? 97 01:28:48,850 --> 01:28:58,850 Seems to me, last time there was a chance for a palaver... 98 01:29:20,850 --> 01:29:30,850 we were all manner of unwelcome. 99 01:30:07,850 --> 01:30:17,850 This ain't bad. 100 01:30:28,850 --> 01:30:38,850 There's a trick to it. Wood alcohol. 101 01:30:57,850 --> 01:31:07,850 Now we're favored guests. 102 01:31:21,850 --> 01:31:31,850 Treated to the finest in beverages that make you blind. 103 01:32:02,850 --> 01:32:12,850 - So, what is it you need? - Excuse me. 104 01:32:44,850 --> 01:32:54,850 There's a local by the name of Warrick Harrow. 105 01:33:24,850 --> 01:33:34,850 Got some property he wants to sell off-planet. Fetch a higher price. 106 01:34:06,850 --> 01:34:16,850 - The local powers won't let him. - It's a conundrum. 107 01:34:37,850 --> 01:34:47,850 What my man Harrow needs himself is a smuggler. Willing to cut you in on it. 108 01:35:17,850 --> 01:35:27,850 Why me? You have access to ships. You could do it yourself. 109 01:35:56,850 --> 01:36:06,850 He won't deal with me direct. He's taken an irrational dislike. 110 01:36:32,850 --> 01:36:42,850 What happened, he see your face? 111 01:37:07,850 --> 01:37:17,850 He's a quality gent. Nose in the air like he never won gwa pee. 112 01:37:48,850 --> 01:37:58,850 Don't find me respectable, but you, I figure, got a chance. 113 01:38:31,850 --> 01:38:41,850 You backed out of a deal last time. Left us hanging. 114 01:39:05,850 --> 01:39:15,850 - Hurt our feelings. - You recall why that took place? 115 01:39:42,850 --> 01:39:52,850 I had a problem with your attitude, is why. 116 01:40:09,850 --> 01:40:19,850 Felt you was, what's the word? 117 01:40:45,850 --> 01:40:55,850 - Pretentious? - Exactly! 118 01:41:11,850 --> 01:41:21,850 You think you're better than other people. 119 01:41:34,850 --> 01:41:44,850 Just the ones I'm better than. 120 01:41:54,850 --> 01:42:04,850 I'm thinking that very quality is the one you're placing value on today. 121 01:42:32,850 --> 01:42:42,850 I place value on the fact that stick up your peeku... 122 01:43:02,850 --> 01:43:12,850 is as large as the one Harrow's got. - How would you even set up a meet? 123 01:43:41,850 --> 01:43:51,850 The man won't deal with you. 124 01:44:02,850 --> 01:44:12,850 Know a place he'll be. Safe place... 125 01:44:28,850 --> 01:44:38,850 using some new-tech gun scans. High-class too. 126 01:45:01,850 --> 01:45:11,850 Won't let me in there. You might slip in. 127 01:45:39,850 --> 01:45:49,850 Of course, you couldn't buy an invite with a diamond the size of a testicle. 128 01:46:18,850 --> 01:46:28,850 I got my hands on a couple. 129 01:47:42,850 --> 01:47:52,850 Of invites. You want this meeting or not? 130 01:49:39,850 --> 01:49:49,850 Col. Cyrus Mumsen and escort. 131 01:50:50,850 --> 01:51:00,850 William and Lady Courtland. 132 01:53:12,850 --> 01:53:22,850 Atherton Wing and Inara Serra. 133 01:56:19,850 --> 01:56:29,850 Roberta, it's been too long. 134 01:58:19,850 --> 01:58:29,850 Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm. 135 01:58:49,850 --> 01:58:59,850 Only half? I must be losing my undefinable allure. 136 01:59:38,850 --> 01:59:48,850 Oh, it's not that undefinable. All of them wish they were in your bed. 137 02:00:49,850 --> 02:00:59,850 I'm looking for the boy with the shimmer one. 138 02:01:14,850 --> 02:01:24,850 Oh, she blushes. Not many in your line of work do that. 139 02:02:18,850 --> 02:02:28,850 You are a very singular woman. And I find... 140 02:03:17,850 --> 02:03:27,850 I find I admire you more and more. 141 02:05:23,850 --> 02:05:33,850 Kaylee! 142 02:05:54,850 --> 02:06:04,850 Kaylee! 143 02:06:14,850 --> 02:06:24,850 Not speaking to you, captain. 144 02:06:39,850 --> 02:06:49,850 Got no need to speak. Come on, got a job for you. 145 02:09:12,850 --> 02:09:22,850 I'm trying to offer you something, you know. A life. 146 02:10:04,850 --> 02:10:14,850 - If you want it. - Atherton. 147 02:11:08,850 --> 02:11:18,850 You can live here on Persephone as my personal companion. 148 02:12:17,850 --> 02:12:27,850 You're a generous man. 149 02:12:48,850 --> 02:12:58,850 - That is not a yes. - It's not a no, either. 150 02:13:49,850 --> 02:13:59,850 You look gorgeous, dear. 151 02:14:57,850 --> 02:15:07,850 You belong here, Inara. Not on a flying piece of gosa. 152 02:15:39,850 --> 02:15:49,850 - You see that, don't you? - Atherton, language. 153 02:16:10,850 --> 02:16:20,850 What, "piece of gosa"? But it is a piece of gosa. 154 02:16:53,850 --> 02:17:03,850 Miss Kaywinnit Lee Frye and escort. 155 02:17:43,850 --> 02:17:53,850 Kaylee? 156 02:20:07,850 --> 02:20:17,850 Oh, gosa. 157 02:26:43,850 --> 02:26:53,850 Does...? Does this seem kind of tight? 158 02:27:17,850 --> 02:27:27,850 It shows off your backside. Did you see the chandelier? It's hovering. 159 02:27:54,850 --> 02:28:04,850 - What's the point of that, I wonder. - Oh, mangoes. 160 02:28:23,850 --> 02:28:33,850 I mean, I see how they did it, I just ain't getting the why. 161 02:28:55,850 --> 02:29:05,850 These girls have the most beautiful dresses. 162 02:29:25,850 --> 02:29:35,850 - And so do I, how about that? - Just be careful. 163 02:29:48,850 --> 02:29:58,850 We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that. 164 02:30:13,850 --> 02:30:23,850 You're supposed to make me look respectable. 165 02:30:36,850 --> 02:30:46,850 - Yes, sir, Captain Tight Pants. - Okay. 166 02:31:03,850 --> 02:31:13,850 I'm looking for our guy Harrow. 167 02:31:23,850 --> 02:31:33,850 And Inara. We should look for her, right? Just to say hello. 168 02:31:54,850 --> 02:32:04,850 If we see her. I think she's wearing gold. 169 02:32:34,850 --> 02:32:44,850 Okay, help me find our man. He's supposed to be older, stocky... 170 02:33:11,850 --> 02:33:21,850 wears a red sash crossways. - Why does he do that? 171 02:33:49,850 --> 02:33:59,850 Maybe he won the Miss Persephone pageant. Just help me. 172 02:34:17,850 --> 02:34:27,850 Is that him? 173 02:34:53,850 --> 02:35:03,850 That's the buffet table. 174 02:35:11,850 --> 02:35:21,850 Well, how can we be sure unless we question it? 175 02:36:02,850 --> 02:36:12,850 Fine. Don't make yourself sick. 176 02:39:10,850 --> 02:39:20,850 Ante up, gentlemen. Dishes. 177 02:39:59,850 --> 02:40:09,850 Dishes. Could do with less of them. 178 02:40:41,850 --> 02:40:51,850 Garbage. 179 02:41:07,850 --> 02:41:17,850 So I'll card... Plum. 180 02:41:52,850 --> 02:42:02,850 Plums are tall. 181 02:42:19,850 --> 02:42:29,850 I'll take two. 182 02:42:45,850 --> 02:42:55,850 Two. No tall-card claim. 183 02:43:18,850 --> 02:43:28,850 - Speaking of garbage, I'll take three. - Three. 184 02:44:02,850 --> 02:44:12,850 Dealer forced to claim the tall. 185 02:45:15,850 --> 02:45:25,850 What do you suppose the captain and Kaylee are doing now? 186 02:45:58,850 --> 02:46:08,850 - Septic vac. - Eating steaks off of plates... 187 02:46:30,850 --> 02:46:40,850 made of solid money, like as anything. I fold. 188 02:47:03,850 --> 02:47:13,850 Me too. Tall cards around my neck like a weight. 189 02:47:39,850 --> 02:47:49,850 Take it, Shepherd. 190 02:47:52,850 --> 02:48:02,850 That's a nice pile of things I don't have to do. 191 02:48:30,850 --> 02:48:40,850 It's the ones that take you. 192 02:48:54,850 --> 02:49:04,850 The ones reaching and doing it. 193 02:50:00,850 --> 02:50:10,850 - River. - Is she hurt? 194 02:50:38,850 --> 02:50:48,850 - Better see to her. - It's okay. 195 02:50:55,850 --> 02:51:05,850 It's a bad habit for a fugitive. 196 02:51:21,850 --> 02:51:31,850 - Calm down. - Do that in public, get herself hauled off. 197 02:51:57,850 --> 02:52:07,850 - Everywhere. - Sit down. 198 02:52:18,850 --> 02:52:28,850 - Hands go everywhere... - She didn't harm much. 199 02:53:14,850 --> 02:53:24,850 - We'll have a few mystery meals. - Because sometimes... 200 02:53:45,850 --> 02:53:55,850 It's okay. It's okay. Shh. 201 02:54:43,850 --> 02:54:53,850 And they come. 202 02:55:02,850 --> 02:55:12,850 So we gonna play cards or screw around? 203 02:57:45,850 --> 02:57:55,850 I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. 204 02:58:53,850 --> 02:59:03,850 Out there, it seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. 205 02:59:51,850 --> 03:00:01,850 The dress code's easier, and I know all the steps. 206 03:00:36,850 --> 03:00:46,850 I'd say you do, at that. 207 03:01:12,850 --> 03:01:22,850 Oh... 208 03:01:40,850 --> 03:01:50,850 Don't fall asleep now. 209 03:02:04,850 --> 03:02:14,850 Sleepiness is weakness of character. Ask anyone. 210 03:02:31,850 --> 03:02:41,850 It is not. 211 03:02:49,850 --> 03:02:59,850 You are acting captain. Know what happens, you fall asleep now? 212 03:03:27,850 --> 03:03:37,850 Jayne slits my throat and takes over. 213 03:04:17,850 --> 03:04:27,850 - That's right. - Then we can't stop it. 214 03:05:03,850 --> 03:05:13,850 Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. 215 03:05:54,850 --> 03:06:04,850 I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. 216 03:06:33,850 --> 03:06:43,850 You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. 217 03:07:26,850 --> 03:07:36,850 Don't know, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. 218 03:08:12,850 --> 03:08:22,850 Here lies my beloved Zoe My autumn flower 219 03:09:21,850 --> 03:09:31,850 Somewhat less attractive now that She's all corpsified and gross 220 03:10:05,850 --> 03:10:15,850 Oh, no! 221 03:12:06,850 --> 03:12:16,850 Aren't they something? 222 03:12:25,850 --> 03:12:35,850 They're like butterflies or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around. 223 03:14:56,850 --> 03:15:06,850 - Hello. - I don't... Have we been introduced? 224 03:15:50,850 --> 03:16:00,850 Oh, I'm Kaylee. 225 03:16:14,850 --> 03:16:24,850 Banning. And this is Dester, Cabott and Zoe. 226 03:16:46,850 --> 03:16:56,850 Don't you just love this party? 227 03:17:14,850 --> 03:17:24,850 Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there. 228 03:17:57,850 --> 03:18:07,850 - It's not as good as last year. - Really? What did they have last year? 229 03:18:38,850 --> 03:18:48,850 Standards. 230 03:19:23,850 --> 03:19:33,850 Who made your dress, Kaylee? 231 03:19:39,850 --> 03:19:49,850 Oh, do you like it? When I saw the ruffles, I just couldn't resist. 232 03:20:42,850 --> 03:20:52,850 You ought to see to your girl. 233 03:21:32,850 --> 03:21:42,850 Your girl, she's not very good. 234 03:22:04,850 --> 03:22:14,850 She made you a dress that looks like you bought it in a store. 235 03:22:51,850 --> 03:23:01,850 Oh, I didn't know... 236 03:23:23,850 --> 03:23:33,850 Why, Banning Miller, what a vision in your fine dress. 237 03:23:52,850 --> 03:24:02,850 It must've take a dozen slaves a dozen days to get you into that getup. 238 03:24:35,850 --> 03:24:45,850 Of course, your daddy tells me it takes a schoolboy's wink... 239 03:25:06,850 --> 03:25:16,850 to get you out of it again. 240 03:26:43,850 --> 03:26:53,850 Forgive my rudeness. I cannot abide useless people. 241 03:30:10,850 --> 03:30:20,850 Oh, no. No. Thank you very much. 242 03:30:32,850 --> 03:30:42,850 Beg your pardon, but would you be Mr. Warrick Harrow? 243 03:31:11,850 --> 03:31:21,850 - Sir Warrick Harrow. The sash. - The sash? 244 03:31:57,850 --> 03:32:07,850 - It indicates lordhood. - And it's doing a great job. 245 03:33:25,850 --> 03:33:35,850 Sir, my name's Malcolm Reynolds. I captain a ship named Serenity. 246 03:34:11,850 --> 03:34:21,850 I've been led to understand you want to move some property off-world. 247 03:35:30,850 --> 03:35:40,850 Some property you want to move off-world discreetly. 248 03:36:08,850 --> 03:36:18,850 You're mistaken, sir. I'm an honest man. 249 03:36:45,850 --> 03:36:55,850 There's nothing dishonest about getting your goods to people what need them. 250 03:37:30,850 --> 03:37:40,850 - Whom do you represent? - Represent isn't exactly the... 251 03:38:09,850 --> 03:38:19,850 - Don't waste my time. - Fellow called Badger. 252 03:39:01,850 --> 03:39:11,850 I know him, and I think he's a psychotic lowlife. 253 03:39:33,850 --> 03:39:43,850 I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community. 254 03:40:10,850 --> 03:40:20,850 - But the deal is solid. - Sorry to interrupt. 255 03:40:39,850 --> 03:40:49,850 Sir Warrick, I know you from the club, I believe. 256 03:41:18,850 --> 03:41:28,850 Captain, this is Atherton Wing. 257 03:41:39,850 --> 03:41:49,850 Atherton, Capt. Mal Reynolds. 258 03:42:04,850 --> 03:42:14,850 Pleased to meet you. Inara, I didn't realize you were going to this party. 259 03:42:42,850 --> 03:42:52,850 - It's the only party. - And I can see why. 260 03:43:12,850 --> 03:43:22,850 How about that floating chandelier? 261 03:43:37,850 --> 03:43:47,850 Almost outshines our girl here. 262 03:44:33,850 --> 03:44:43,850 Ath... Can I call you Ath? 263 03:45:10,850 --> 03:45:20,850 Inara has spoken of you to me. She made a point of your generosity. 264 03:45:46,850 --> 03:45:56,850 Given that, I'm sure you won't mind... 265 03:46:06,850 --> 03:46:16,850 if I ask Inara the favor of a dance? 266 03:47:03,850 --> 03:47:13,850 Of course. 267 03:48:48,850 --> 03:48:58,850 - You're a brave man. - I know what's mine. 268 03:49:48,850 --> 03:49:58,850 This dance I think I actually know. 269 03:51:30,850 --> 03:51:40,850 - Why are you here? - Business, same as you. 270 03:51:55,850 --> 03:52:05,850 I was talking to a contact about a job, and you came over. 271 03:52:27,850 --> 03:52:37,850 - You were staring at me. - I saw you, is all. You stand out. 272 03:53:51,850 --> 03:54:01,850 In this company, I believe you're the one who stands out. 273 03:54:21,850 --> 03:54:31,850 Maybe I just want to see a professional at work. 274 03:54:46,850 --> 03:54:56,850 Is this the hardest part, or is that later? 275 03:55:08,850 --> 03:55:18,850 You've no call to try to make me ashamed of my job. What I do is legal. 276 03:55:44,850 --> 03:55:54,850 And how's that smuggling coming? 277 03:56:12,850 --> 03:56:22,850 - My work's illegal, but it's honest. - What? 278 03:56:40,850 --> 03:56:50,850 While this, the lie of it. 279 03:57:01,850 --> 03:57:11,850 That man parading you around on his arm as if he actually won you. 280 03:57:36,850 --> 03:57:46,850 As if he loves you. And everyone here going along with it. 281 03:58:13,850 --> 03:58:23,850 These people like me and I like them. I like Atherton too, by the way. 282 03:58:48,850 --> 03:58:58,850 Well, sure. What's not to like? 283 03:59:22,850 --> 03:59:32,850 - I'm liable to sleep with him myself. - He likes me, whether you see it or not. 284 04:00:01,850 --> 04:00:11,850 - Of course. - He's made me an offer. 285 04:00:40,850 --> 04:00:50,850 You think he doesn't honor me, but he wants me to live here. 286 04:01:10,850 --> 04:01:20,850 I'd be his personal companion. I could belong here. 287 04:01:38,850 --> 04:01:48,850 Call me pretentious, but there is some appeal in that. 288 04:02:17,850 --> 04:02:27,850 You're right. Got no call to stop you. 289 04:03:04,850 --> 04:03:14,850 You've got the right to a decent life. 290 04:03:44,850 --> 04:03:54,850 - I see Kaylee's here. - Cried Cinderella tears. 291 04:04:17,850 --> 04:04:27,850 I told her she could have that layer cake she's wearing. 292 04:04:46,850 --> 04:04:56,850 - I think she looks adorable. - Yeah, but I never said it. 293 04:05:42,850 --> 04:05:52,850 I'm not saying the 80-04 is hard to repair... 294 04:06:05,850 --> 04:06:15,850 it just ain't worth it. - It's a fine machine. Just keep it tuned. 295 04:06:40,850 --> 04:06:50,850 - The extenders ain't braced. - I've been telling them to buy the 80-10. 296 04:07:15,850 --> 04:07:25,850 Tenders snap off, don't matter how the engine's cycling. 297 04:07:44,850 --> 04:07:54,850 - I wonder if I could request the honor... - Wait a minute, let her talk. 298 04:08:21,850 --> 04:08:31,850 By the way, the 80-10's the same machine. 299 04:08:48,850 --> 04:08:58,850 They just changed the plating, hoped no one noticed. 300 04:12:02,850 --> 04:12:12,850 It's possible you're right, this ain't my kind of party. 301 04:12:42,850 --> 04:12:52,850 Whoa, now. Watch yourself. No need for hands on. 302 04:13:10,850 --> 04:13:20,850 Excuse me, she's not here with you, captain. She's mine. 303 04:13:45,850 --> 04:13:55,850 Yours? She don't belong to nobody. 304 04:14:26,850 --> 04:14:36,850 Money changed hands, which makes her mine tonight. 305 04:14:52,850 --> 04:15:02,850 No matter how you dress her up, she's still... 306 04:16:05,850 --> 04:16:15,850 - So this is my kind of party. - Oh, Mal. 307 04:16:26,850 --> 04:16:36,850 What? The man was out of line. 308 04:16:54,850 --> 04:17:04,850 - I accept. - That's great. What? 309 04:17:29,850 --> 04:17:39,850 - There has been a challenge. - I hope you're prepared, captain. 310 04:18:06,850 --> 04:18:16,850 You all talking about a fight? Fine. Let's get out of here. 311 04:18:36,850 --> 04:18:46,850 - It's not a fistfight, Mal. - The duel will be tomorrow morning... 312 04:19:12,850 --> 04:19:22,850 at Kaytree Pond. - Why wait? Where's that guard? 313 04:19:43,850 --> 04:19:53,850 - He collected a whole mess of pistols. - If you require it... 314 04:20:13,850 --> 04:20:23,850 any gentleman here can give you use of a sword. 315 04:20:44,850 --> 04:20:54,850 Use of a what? 316 04:21:59,850 --> 04:22:09,850 - What's going on? - I'm not rightly sure. What's going on? 317 04:22:32,850 --> 04:22:42,850 Well, first, you'll be put up in lodgings for the night so you don't disappear. 318 04:23:15,850 --> 04:23:25,850 I wouldn't blame you, incidentally. 319 04:23:36,850 --> 04:23:46,850 Wing may be a spoiled dandy, but he's an expert swordsman. 320 04:24:15,850 --> 04:24:25,850 He's killed a dozen men. You're the only one gave him a reason. 321 04:24:55,850 --> 04:25:05,850 - Oh, this is a joke. He'll need a second. 322 04:25:19,850 --> 04:25:29,850 - What's that? - I'll take on the job. 323 04:25:45,850 --> 04:25:55,850 He fights if you refuse. 324 04:26:08,850 --> 04:26:18,850 Inara, come with me, please. 325 04:26:41,850 --> 04:26:51,850 Now, you taking on this job... 326 04:27:07,850 --> 04:27:17,850 being my second, does this mean we're in business? 327 04:27:33,850 --> 04:27:43,850 It means you're in mortal danger. 328 04:28:02,850 --> 04:28:12,850 But you mussed up Atherton's face and that has endeared you to me somewhat. 329 04:28:50,850 --> 04:29:00,850 You might even give him a fight before he guts you. 330 04:29:23,850 --> 04:29:33,850 Inara! 331 04:31:00,850 --> 04:31:10,850 Up until the punching, it was a real nice party. 332 04:37:46,850 --> 04:37:56,850 The captain's gone and got himself in trouble. 333 04:38:20,850 --> 04:38:30,850 - A duel? - With swords? 334 04:38:56,850 --> 04:39:06,850 The captain's a good fighter. He must know how to handle a sword. 335 04:39:32,850 --> 04:39:42,850 I think he knows which end to hold. 336 04:40:01,850 --> 04:40:11,850 So we just need to figure out how to get him out of there. 337 04:40:31,850 --> 04:40:41,850 We have until the morning, correct? Do you know what lodging he's in? 338 04:41:07,850 --> 04:41:17,850 Oh. This is embarrassing. Some of you seem... 339 04:41:42,850 --> 04:41:52,850 to be misapprehending my purpose in being here. 340 04:42:08,850 --> 04:42:18,850 You're here to make sure that we don't do what these men are keen on doing. 341 04:42:47,850 --> 04:42:57,850 Penny for the smart lady. 342 04:43:13,850 --> 04:43:23,850 Persephone's my home. I got to do business with the people here. 343 04:43:49,850 --> 04:43:59,850 I don't want it known I brought someone in, caused this kind of ruckus. 344 04:44:31,850 --> 04:44:41,850 We'll just settle in till this blows over, one way or the other. 345 04:45:55,850 --> 04:46:05,850 - Jayne, I wouldn't. - Why not? 346 04:47:34,850 --> 04:47:44,850 Hi. 347 04:51:10,850 --> 04:51:20,850 - Mal. - Whoa! 348 04:51:38,850 --> 04:51:48,850 What are you doing here? 349 04:52:21,850 --> 04:52:31,850 Atherton's a heavy sleeper night before a big day. 350 04:52:49,850 --> 04:52:59,850 Killing you in the morning, then a haircut later. 351 04:53:15,850 --> 04:53:25,850 Such a comfort, having friends visit at a time like this. 352 04:54:03,850 --> 04:54:13,850 I knew the accommodations would be nice. Atherton doesn't skimp. 353 04:54:35,850 --> 04:54:45,850 I don't suppose I like being kept by him as much as others do. 354 04:55:20,850 --> 04:55:30,850 - How come you're still attached to him? - Because it's my decision, not yours. 355 04:56:18,850 --> 04:56:28,850 Thought he made it pretty clear he's got no regard for you. 356 04:56:48,850 --> 04:56:58,850 You did manage to push him into saying something. 357 04:57:15,850 --> 04:57:25,850 It made a nice justification for the punch. 358 04:57:37,850 --> 04:57:47,850 He insulted you, I hit him. Seemed like the thing to do. 359 04:58:26,850 --> 04:58:36,850 - Why'd this get so complicated? - Well, it's about to get simpler. 360 04:59:09,850 --> 04:59:19,850 There's a back door. The desk clerk is on alert. 361 04:59:40,850 --> 04:59:50,850 - He'll let us out. - I'm not running off. 362 05:00:11,850 --> 05:00:21,850 I didn't do this to prove some kind of point to you. 363 05:00:41,850 --> 05:00:51,850 I thought I was defending your honor, and I never back down from a fight. 364 05:01:28,850 --> 05:01:38,850 - Yes, you do. You do all the time. - Well, yeah. 365 05:02:03,850 --> 05:02:13,850 But I'm not backing down from this one. 366 05:02:30,850 --> 05:02:40,850 He's an expert swordsman, Mal. You had trouble with the pillar. 367 05:03:13,850 --> 05:03:23,850 - How will your death help my honor? - Well, I plan on having it be his death. 368 05:03:59,850 --> 05:04:09,850 That's why I need lessons. 369 05:04:18,850 --> 05:04:28,850 I figure you know how, being such an educated woman and all. 370 05:06:17,850 --> 05:06:27,850 He said not to do anything. 371 05:06:50,850 --> 05:07:00,850 - He'll join us after he wins the duel. - Yeah, what if he don't win? 372 05:07:32,850 --> 05:07:42,850 It doesn't hurt to have a contingency plan, Kaylee. 373 05:08:15,850 --> 05:08:25,850 I'm thinking, since we're unarmed, we should take them by surprise. 374 05:09:10,850 --> 05:09:20,850 - All at once. - Not necessarily. 375 05:09:45,850 --> 05:09:55,850 We can lure one or two of them away. Say, infirmary? 376 05:10:54,850 --> 05:11:04,850 Take them out, be on Badger before he knows what happens. 377 05:11:26,850 --> 05:11:36,850 Yeah, only if his attention is elsewhere. 378 05:12:06,850 --> 05:12:16,850 What we need is a diversion. 379 05:12:49,850 --> 05:12:59,850 - I say Zoe gets naked. - Nope. 380 05:13:19,850 --> 05:13:29,850 - I could get naked. - No! 381 05:19:01,850 --> 05:19:11,850 River, you can't be here. 382 05:19:31,850 --> 05:19:41,850 No, come on. 383 05:19:55,850 --> 05:20:05,850 - River! River, please. Who's that there? 384 05:21:14,850 --> 05:21:24,850 Yeah, look at me. What's your story, love? 385 05:21:44,850 --> 05:21:54,850 She's just a passenger. 386 05:22:12,850 --> 05:22:22,850 Yeah? Why ain't she talking? She got a secret? 387 05:22:50,850 --> 05:23:00,850 - No, I... - Sure. I got a secret. 388 05:23:36,850 --> 05:23:46,850 More than one. 389 05:24:06,850 --> 05:24:16,850 Don't seem likely I'd tell them to you, now, do it? 390 05:24:41,850 --> 05:24:51,850 Anyone off Dayton Colony knows better than to talk to strangers. 391 05:26:32,850 --> 05:26:42,850 You're talking loud enough for the both of us, though, ain't you? 392 05:27:12,850 --> 05:27:22,850 I've known a dozen like you. 393 05:27:35,850 --> 05:27:45,850 Skipped off home early. Minor graft jobs here and there. 394 05:28:16,850 --> 05:28:26,850 Spent some time in the lock-down, but less than you claim. 395 05:28:59,850 --> 05:29:09,850 Now you're what? Petty thief with delusions of standing? 396 05:30:05,850 --> 05:30:15,850 Sad little king of a sad little hill. 397 05:30:51,850 --> 05:31:01,850 Nice to see someone from the old homestead. 398 05:31:17,850 --> 05:31:27,850 Not really. 399 05:31:46,850 --> 05:31:56,850 Call me if anyone interesting shows up. 400 05:32:51,850 --> 05:33:01,850 I like her. 401 05:33:41,850 --> 05:33:51,850 That there, exactly the kind of diversion we could've used. 402 05:34:46,850 --> 05:34:56,850 Attack. 403 05:35:36,850 --> 05:35:46,850 How did I avoid that? 404 05:35:55,850 --> 05:36:05,850 - By being fast like a freak. - No. 405 05:36:23,850 --> 05:36:33,850 Because you always attack the same way. 406 05:36:47,850 --> 05:36:57,850 Swinging from the shoulder like you're chopping wood. 407 05:37:14,850 --> 05:37:24,850 Thrust with the point sometimes or swing from the elbow. 408 05:37:48,850 --> 05:37:58,850 - From the shoulder feels stronger. - It's also slower, Mal. 409 05:38:26,850 --> 05:38:36,850 You don't need strength as much as speed. We're fragile creatures. 410 05:39:08,850 --> 05:39:18,850 It takes less than a pound of pressure to cut skin. 411 05:39:43,850 --> 05:39:53,850 You know that? They teach you that in whore academy? 412 05:40:41,850 --> 05:40:51,850 You have a strange sense of nobility, captain. 413 05:41:12,850 --> 05:41:22,850 Lay a man out for implying I'm a whore, but you keep calling me one to my face. 414 05:42:00,850 --> 05:42:10,850 I might not respect your job, but he didn't respect you. 415 05:42:32,850 --> 05:42:42,850 That's the difference. 416 05:42:52,850 --> 05:43:02,850 Inara, he doesn't even see you. 417 05:43:10,850 --> 05:43:20,850 Well, I guess death will solve the issue to everyone's satisfaction. 418 05:43:45,850 --> 05:43:55,850 This duel is the result of the rules of your society, not mine. 419 05:44:20,850 --> 05:44:30,850 You are always breaking the rules, no matter what society you're in. 420 05:45:05,850 --> 05:45:15,850 You don't get along with criminals either, so you constantly get in trouble. 421 05:45:45,850 --> 05:45:55,850 You think following rules will buy you a nice life, even if they make you a slave. 422 05:46:45,850 --> 05:46:55,850 Don't take his offer. 423 05:47:18,850 --> 05:47:28,850 - What? - Don't do it. 424 05:48:01,850 --> 05:48:11,850 In case it happens, it means he's the fellow who killed me... 425 05:48:31,850 --> 05:48:41,850 and I don't like fellows who kill me, not in general. 426 05:49:22,850 --> 05:49:32,850 I said before that I didn't have call to stop you, and that's true. 427 05:50:26,850 --> 05:50:36,850 Anyways, don't. 428 05:51:46,850 --> 05:51:56,850 I need to get back. 429 05:52:38,850 --> 05:52:48,850 He'll be up early. 430 05:53:10,850 --> 05:53:20,850 Right. He's got that big day. 431 06:03:02,850 --> 06:03:12,850 Best be careful, Ath. I hear these things are sharp. 432 06:03:48,850 --> 06:03:58,850 - He thinks he's doing well, doesn't he? - He's being toyed with. 433 06:08:12,850 --> 06:08:22,850 - What's he doing? - Don't fall for that! 434 06:09:28,850 --> 06:09:38,850 Well, this isn't going to take long, is it? 435 06:14:04,850 --> 06:14:14,850 We're coming up on the end, miss. You might not want to watch. 436 06:16:07,850 --> 06:16:17,850 Atherton! Wait. 437 06:16:33,850 --> 06:16:43,850 I'll stay here, exclusive to you. Just let him live. 438 06:19:35,850 --> 06:19:45,850 He's down. 439 06:20:10,850 --> 06:20:20,850 You have to finish it, lad. 440 06:21:10,850 --> 06:21:20,850 You have to finish it. 441 06:21:40,850 --> 06:21:50,850 For a man to lay beaten and yet breathing... 442 06:22:16,850 --> 06:22:26,850 it makes him a coward! - It's humiliation. 443 06:22:51,850 --> 06:23:01,850 Sure. It would be humiliating. 444 06:23:32,850 --> 06:23:42,850 Having to lie there while the better man refuses to spill your blood. 445 06:24:19,850 --> 06:24:29,850 Mercy is the mark of a great man. 446 06:25:11,850 --> 06:25:21,850 Guess I'm just a good man. 447 06:25:55,850 --> 06:26:05,850 Well, I'm all right. 448 06:27:26,850 --> 06:27:36,850 Inara. Inara! 449 06:28:00,850 --> 06:28:10,850 You've lost her, lad. Be gracious. 450 06:28:31,850 --> 06:28:41,850 You set this up, whore. After I bought and paid for you. 451 06:29:27,850 --> 06:29:37,850 I should've uglied you up so no one else would want you. 452 06:30:09,850 --> 06:30:19,850 See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown. 453 06:30:51,850 --> 06:31:01,850 Well, get ready to starve. I'll see to it you never work again. 454 06:31:56,850 --> 06:32:06,850 Actually, that's not how it works. 455 06:32:20,850 --> 06:32:30,850 You've earned yourself a black mark in the client registry. 456 06:32:50,850 --> 06:33:00,850 No companion is going to contract with you ever again. 457 06:33:28,850 --> 06:33:38,850 You'll have to rely on your winning personality to get women. 458 06:34:09,850 --> 06:34:19,850 God help you. 459 06:35:34,850 --> 06:35:44,850 - You didn't have to wound that man. - Yeah, I know. It was just funny. 460 06:36:28,850 --> 06:36:38,850 You willing to fight that hard to protect my property... 461 06:36:57,850 --> 06:37:07,850 I'll have it in your hold before midnight. 462 06:38:46,850 --> 06:38:56,850 Mighty fine shindig. 463 06:40:35,850 --> 06:40:45,850 Doc's filling the Shepherd in on the plan. 464 06:41:06,850 --> 06:41:16,850 We're ready to move on your signal. Doc is the diversion. 465 06:42:03,850 --> 06:42:13,850 Did you ever see such a lazy crew? 466 06:42:46,850 --> 06:42:56,850 - Captain! - You're hurt. 467 06:43:57,850 --> 06:44:07,850 - You get us a deal? - I got a deal. 468 06:44:26,850 --> 06:44:36,850 - Now get off my ship. - Ta very much for a lovely night, then. 469 06:46:20,850 --> 06:46:30,850 - Ow. - Are you badly hurt? 470 06:47:10,850 --> 06:47:20,850 We was just about to spring into action, captain. 471 06:47:35,850 --> 06:47:45,850 - Complicated escape and rescue op. - I was gonna watch. 472 06:48:07,850 --> 06:48:17,850 It was very exciting. 473 06:57:34,850 --> 06:57:44,850 Thank you for the wine. It's very fresh. 474 06:58:12,850 --> 06:58:22,850 To Kaylee and her inter-engine fermentation system. 475 06:59:03,850 --> 06:59:13,850 - Are you in pain? - Absolutely. 476 06:59:27,850 --> 06:59:37,850 - I got stabbed, you know, right here. - I saw. 477 07:00:02,850 --> 07:00:12,850 I don't care much for fancy parties. Too rough. 478 07:00:47,850 --> 07:00:57,850 - It wasn't entirely a disaster. - I got stabbed right here. 479 07:01:24,850 --> 07:01:34,850 You also lined up exciting new crime. 480 07:02:02,850 --> 07:02:12,850 It's good to have cargo. 481 07:02:30,850 --> 07:02:40,850 Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, of course... 482 07:03:06,850 --> 07:03:16,850 but sometimes, that's fun too. 483 07:04:13,850 --> 07:04:23,850 I am grateful, you know, for the ill-conceived and highhanded attempt... 484 07:04:52,850 --> 07:05:02,850 to defend my honor, although I didn't want you to. 485 07:05:41,850 --> 07:05:51,850 Gracious as that is, as I look back... 486 07:06:22,850 --> 07:06:32,850 I should've stayed out of your world. 487 07:06:45,850 --> 07:06:55,850 My world? If it is that. 488 07:07:27,850 --> 07:07:37,850 I wasn't gonna stay, you know. 489 07:08:01,850 --> 07:08:11,850 Yeah? Why is that? 490 07:08:52,850 --> 07:09:02,850 Someone needs to keep Kaylee out of trouble. 491 07:09:28,850 --> 07:09:38,850 And all my things are here. 492 07:10:16,850 --> 07:10:26,850 Besides, why would I want to leave Serenity? 493 07:11:14,850 --> 07:11:24,850 Can't think of a reason.