Sacrifice (Battlestar Galactica)

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“Sacrifice”

Battlestar Galactica episode

Episode no.

Season 2
Episode 16

Written by

Anne Cofell Saunders

Directed by

Rey Villalobos

Production no.

216

Original airdate

February 10, 2006

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"Sacrifice" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series.

[edit] Plot

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A woman named Sesha Abinell leads a small team of gunmen aboard the recreational ship Cloud 9, taking a group of bar patrons hostage. Among the patrons are Apollo and Petty Officer Anastasia Dualla (together on a date), Roslin's secretary Billy Keikeya (who finally realizes that Dualla has a serious interest in Apollo), and Ellen Tigh (who is there to socialize).

Sesha demands Admiral Adama hand over the Cylon prisoner, Sharon Valerii, immediately or the hostages will die. Learning that Sesha wants revenge for the recent death of her husband in a Cylon attack, Adama refuses her demand. Once he learns his son is one of the hostages, he reconsiders but President Laura Roslin believes that handing the Cylon over will make them look weak and they will lose control of the fleet to more terrorists.

Capt. Starbuck and a group of marines are on Cloud Nine as well and Adama orders them on to storm the bar and take out the gunmen. The plan backfires, and Starbuck accidentally shoots Apollo during the confusion. As Apollo lies dying, Billy plans to jump a gunman and take his weapon, but Dualla urges him to stand fast.

Adama calls Sesha with an ultimatum: he will hand over the Cylon, but not alive. Sesha agrees, and Adama sends the frozen cadaver of the original Galactica-Boomer, while the pregnant Caprica-Boomer remains in her cell. One of the gunmen realizes it has been dead for weeks and they have been duped. Sesha orders Dualla killed but Billy grabs a gun and shoots the would-be executioner. The executioner also shoots and kills Billy. A squad of soldiers then storms the bar, kills the terrorists, freeing the hostages.

President Roslin mourns for Billy as Dualla waits for Apollo's recovery.