Liars, Guns And Money - With Friends Like These
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| Farscape episode | |
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| “Liars, Guns And Money, Part II: With Friends Like These” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 20 |
| Guest star(s) | Wayne Pygram (Scorpius), Paul Goddard (Stark), Claudia Karvan (Natira), Nicholas Hope (Akkor), Matt Newton (Jothee), David Franklin (Braca), John Adam (Bekhesh), Jeremy Sims (Rorf), Jo Kerrigan (Rorg), David Wheeler (Durka), Lionel Haft (Zelkin), David Bowers (Kurz), Thomas Holesgrove (Teurac) |
| Writer(s) | Naren Shankar |
| Director | Catherine Millar |
| Production no. | 10219 |
| Original airdate | 12 January 2001 (US); 11 December 2000 (UK) |
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| "Liars, Guns And Money - A Not So Simple Plan" | "Liars, Guns And Money - Plan B" |
The successful robbery may have disastrous results for Moya. Meanwhile, the crew's plan for springing D'Argo's son sees the return of a few familiar faces.
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[edit] Synopsis
Rygel and Chiana are drowning their sorrows after finding out that the slaves in the auctions are sold in lots of 10,000. They'll have to buy them all just to get Jothee, so they will have little money left. D'Argo meanwhile is telling Aeryn of his anxiousness at the thought of seeing his son after abandoning him when Moya comes within range of the Katan Mines to contact the slavers. However, the lot they want has been sold to a special buyer for triple the asking price: yes, it's Scorpius! He left a message for Crichton. He has Ka D'Argo's son and Crichton must surrender himself or the boy dies!
Crichton asks Stark how Scorpius could have got the information and Stark says he thought he blocked Scorpius' attempt to trace the link from his console; they led him straight to Jothee. D'Argo blames Crichton for what happened and says he can't lose Jothee again, not like this. He leaves and sees a vision of Jothee in his quarters, who says he failed him again and he knows what he has to do. Chiana goes to comfort him and he says he was prepared to take Crichton by force and give him to Scorpius. He says that Jothee is blood and all he has left of his wife and asks why is that not enough.
At the Shadow Depository, Scorpius wants Jothee, but Akkor tells him that the slavers won't search the lot just for one slave. Natira considers things between them settled, but Scorpius doesn’t, not until he gets Crichton. He orders Lt. Braca to bring Jothee to him at maximum speed and says Natira can have the other slaves.
Moya is suffering from metal fatigue all of a sudden. Meanwhile, Crichton has come up with a plan since he knows that Jothee is still in transit and since Scorpius doesn't have him they still have time. He tells the others what they need help to break in to the depository: a Vorcarian Blood Tracker, a Sheyang, a Tavlek Gauntlet, and the Zenetan Pirates for the flax. He says they will use them to kill Scorpius when suddenly Stark has a fit saying they're all dead referring to the Banik slaves. Apparently, since he's a Stykera, he is attuned to the dead. But Crichton says Jothee is not dead, everyone has to trust him, so he, Aeryn, and D'Argo leave. In his module, Crichton starts taunting Scorpius' neural clone who says that the task is almost complete. Crichton says now they're sharing, he knows how Scorpius thinks.
Jothee is on his way to Scorpius when Natira asks why Crichton is so important to him. Scorpius says he destroyed his Gammak Base, but she says that he wouldn't waste his revenge on anything but a Scarran.
Chiana goes to take a bit of their money, when Rygel sneaks up on her, clearly to do the same. They agree to 50-50 of a small portion, but when they look in the crates they find that all their money has gone! They hear he noise of tearing metal, when Chiana falls through the floor! She's approached by hundreds of creatures and uses a flame thrower to fend them off, but their money is alive...
Crichton arrives at his destination to find the Tavlek Bekhesh sitting on the floor praying. He's no longer wearing his gauntlet – he apparently doesn't practice violence anymore, but the gauntlet is exactly what Crichton wants.
Moya's suffering great pain and the creatures can't be repelled into space as they're unaffected by the vacuum. Chiana manages to bag a sample, whilst Rygel starts on Stark only for Zhaan to step in and say they're all in part to blame.
Aeryn approaches the Sheyang vessel, offering an opportunity for profit. D'Argo meanwhile rescues two Vorcarians, Rorf and Rorg. Rorg is now carrying a child. Rorg agrees to Rorf helping D'Argo since he saved their lives. Aeryn gets the Sheyang, Teurac, to join them in their attack on the depository, although since he's injured and can't produce big enough flames, but he says he can do better.
Jothee arrives at the depository, where Scorpius introduces himself. Jothee asks what he wants, and he replies that Jothee's father can give him something he wants very much.
Zhaan's tests reveal that the creatures explode at too high a temperature for Moya to handle, but there are over 2,000 on board that have to be killed. Scorpius contacts them, wanting to speak with D'Argo, but Zhaan speaks. Stark suddenly steps in and says that Scorpius can kill Jothee if he wants, he's not getting Crichton. Zhaan and Chiana are angered by his words but Stark says that Scorpius can't kill Jothee and they can't show him any sign of weakness. Power begins to fail on Moya and Pilot says if they don't kill the creatures soon, Moya may die.
Scorpius and Natira are getting down and dirty, when he asks what she really put in his container. She says they are Karack Metallites that lie dormant and look like ingots, but when they awake they eat through metal. She says the Leviathan will die within a couple of days.
Crichton finds Bekhesh's gauntlet and so Bekhesh agrees to help for the money. Meanwhile Zhaan has found a solution: they can flood Moya with Adraxan vapor then ignite it – the flames will destroy the creatures. Pilot is reluctant to burn Moya, but it may be her last hope. Rygel leaves to barter with the Zenetans, whilst Pilot seals Moya and releases the vapour through the affected areas - more than a ninth of Moya.
Rygel meets the Zenetans, only to find their commander was deposed by Durka! He attempts to bargain with Durka, but clearly not having changed he goes to kill Rygel, but Rygel's prepared and electrocutes Durka!
The vapor is absorbed and Zhaan has found no other way. She and Stark share Moya's pain, as they ignite the vapor. Crichton returns with Bekhesh, only to find Moya on fire! Everyone is okay except Moya. Aeryn also returns and she and Crichton find that Moya can't starburst and Zhaan is weeping over Moya's pain. Aeryn says that since they have no money to pay the mercenaries Scorpius will kill Jothee, but Crichton just looks on. The mercenaries are arguing, until Rygel comes in with Durka's head and takes control.
D'Argo asks Aeryn where Crichton would've gone at a time like this and says he wants him confined to quarters. Aeryn reminds D'Argo that he's been trying to help. A transport pod returns and out steps Jothee! He and D'Argo hug in a moment of joy. D'Argo apologizes for what Jothee's been through, saying he never stopped thinking about him. Jothee says he never lost hope when D'Argo asks how he escaped from Scorpius. Jothee says he let him go. When Aeryn asks why, she and D'Argo just make a sudden, horrific realization.
We cut to Crichton who is approached by Scorpius at the Depository. He says that Scorpius wants the wormhole technology and he wants the chip out of his head, finally the rift between them is not so great and he should do what he has to do. He says he wins, to which Scorpius replies "As if there was ever any doubt..."
To Be Continued
[edit] Trivia
- The subtitle for this episode comes from the phrase "With friends like these, who needs enemies?"
- Nicholas Hope later returns in the Self-Inflicted Wounds two-parter.
- John Adam reprises Bekhesh, Jo Kerrigan reprises Rorg, and Jeremy Sims reprises Rorf in this episode.
- Lionel Haft would later play Grand Chancellor Maryk in The Peacekeeper Wars.
- David Wheeler did not learn of Durka's death until he found out they needed to make a cast for his character's decapitated head.
[edit] Quotes
- Harvey: It wasn't easy, there are vast regions of your brain that are filled with nothing but gibberish.
- John: That would be high school.
- Natira: He's not a Scarran. You wouldn't waste your hatred on anything else.
- Scorpius: This is why I can't have you around. You know me too well.
- Natira: Without me, you'd still be the same angry, hotheaded young creature I took in so many cycles ago.
- Scorpius: Without me, your head -- among other things -- would be a trophy on the wall of Peacekeeper Command.
- Natira: See? We were made for each other.
- Chiana: Our money's alive!
- Rygel: You realize what that means?
- Chiana: They're eating the ship!
- Rygel: Yes, but... we're poor.
- John: What about your great reformation?
- Bekhesh: It's easier to reform when you're rich.
- John: You want the wormhole technology? I want your implant out of my head. So, finally the rift between us is not so great. You do what you gotta do. You win.
- Scorpius: As if there was ever any doubt.
[edit] Source
- Farscape World Synopsis by Dani Moure
- Trivia notes taken from “Cool Farscape Facts” on the Farscape: Starburst Edition, Season Two, Collection Three DVD
