EPISODE

S1E6 · Litmus

A humanoid Cylon straps himself with explosives and commits a suicide bombing in a crowded hallway on Galactica. Roslin and Adama are forced to publicly reveal that the Cylons now have models that look like humans, and a wave of paranoia spreads over the fleet as everyone starts being suspected of being a Cylon.

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A copy of Aaron Doral commits a suicide bombing aboard Galactica. Roslin informs the entire fleet about the existence of humanoid Cylons, and Commander Adama appoints Sergeant Hadrian to lead an investigation of how Doral got aboard and got access to explosives. Since Tyrol and Boomer were having a secret romantic meeting at the time of the bombing, Tyrol's team tries to cover for them; Specialist Socinus, one of Tyrol's subordinates, is caught giving false testimony regarding Tyrol's whereabouts. After Hadrian puts Adama on stand and accuses him of covering for Tyrol and Boomer, Adama dissolves the tribunal and orders Hadrian confined. Roslin announces that Socinus was found guilty of negligence which allowed a Cylon to steal explosives. Trying to save Socinus, Tyrol confesses to Adama about his illicit relationship with Boomer; Adama refuses to hold Tyrol officially responsible as he is a more valuable crew member than Socinus — instead Tyrol's punishment will be his guilt for ruining Socinus's life. Tyrol ends his relationship with Boomer. On Caprica, Sharon, Six and Doral fake Sharon's abduction by a Cylon Centurion; Helo finds and rescues her.

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