EPISODE

S4E10 · Cibola Burn

Ashford closes in on an enemy while uncovering a dangerous plot. Avasarala faces a crossroads in her personal and political life. The Roci crew works to reestablish life on Ilus in the wake of a deadly catastrophe.

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Miller is gone, having successfully stopped all of protomolecule activity on Ilus; the ships in orbit get their power back. Murtry and Amos recover aboard the Rocinante. The settlers on Ilus decide to stay, planning to rebuild the settlement together and continue research. Murtry and Lucia are to stand trial for their respective crimes, but Holden sets Lucia free. While the Israel remains in orbit, the Rocinante and the Barbapiccola head back to the Solar System. Holden destroys the last piece of protomolecule still on the Rocinante, which Miller had informed him of. On Earth, Gao wins the election; Avasarala is being sent to Luna but Arjun, still angry with her, stays on Earth. On Mars, Bobbie's gang gets ambushed; Esai and most other members are killed. Bobbie notifies Avasarala of Martians trafficking military weapons with Belters and accepts her job offer. Ashford learns of the trafficking himself before finding Inaros and boarding his ship. After a firefight between their crews, Ashford corners Inaros, only to be ambushed by Filip, Inaros' second, and his and Naomi's son. Inaros kills Ashford, but unknown to him, Ashford has recorded their last conversation and hidden the recording for later discovery. Inaros launches asteroids cloaked with Martian stealth technology at Earth.

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