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Cancer-stricken President Laura Roslin lies near death in Galactica’s emergency room. Still lucid and in command, she orders that the pregnancy of the Cylon Sharon be terminated when unexplainable properties are discovered in a fetal blood sample.

Gaius Baltar, who, as vice-president, is poised to take over the presidency, argues that a half-human, half-Cylon child would make an ideal case study. The child’s father, Lt. Carl “Helo” Agathon , is also outraged by Roslin’s decision. Admiral Adama is determined to carry out Roslin’s final decree until Baltar discovers that the hybrid blood cells may have fantastic healing abilities.

Meanwhile, an underground group of Cylon sympathizers resort to sabotage to deliver their message – humanity must broker peace with the Cylons. Adama arrests their leader, Royan Jahee , but the group continues its violent rampage, bombing the tylium refinery and leaving the fleet vulnerable to enemy attack.

An even more ominous threat emerges when Baltar once again connects with Gina – a flesh and blood version of the Cylon “Six” who lives in his head. Gina has infiltrated the sympathizers in an effort to promote the Cylon agenda.

Baltar realizes that President Roslin doesn’t trust him to succeed her as president and that she might, in fact, know of his affiliation with Caprica Six, who sabotaged the Colonial defenses. He discreetly arranges for a nuclear weapon to fall into the hands of Gina and the Cylon sympathizers, leaving Adama and his fleet at great risk.

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