Battlestar Galactica (2003)/Dirty Hands
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| Dirty Hands | |
| Season 3, Episode 16 | |
| Airdate | February 25, 2007 |
| Production Number | |
| Writer(s) | Anne Cofell Saunders, Jane Espenson |
| Director(s) | Wayne Rose |
| Fleet Survivors | 41,400 |
| A Day in the Life | Maelstrom |
| Battlestar Galactica (2003) — Season Three | |
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Dirty Hands is the sixteenth episode of the third season of Battlestar Galactica, and the forty-ninth episode overall.
Starring: Edward James Olmos (Adm. Adama), Mary McDonnell (Pres. Roslin), Katee Sackhoff (Starbuck), Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama), James Callis (Baltar), Tricia Helfer (Six), Grace Park (Sharon)
Secondary Stars: Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol), Nicki Clyne (Cally Tyrol)
Guest Stars: Rekha Sharma (Tory Foster)
Co-Stars: Jennifer Halley (Seelix), Don Thompson (Figurski), Leah Cairns (Racetrack), Samantha Ferris (Pollux), Wesley Slater (Redford), Colin Corrigan (Adama's Marine), Jerry Wasserman (Cabott), Samuel Chu (Milo), Bryce Hodgson (Danny)
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[edit] Plot Overview
A raptor collides with the President's ship, an investigation reveals that it resulted from a problem with the fuel refinery. Conditions on the refinery ship are so strenuous, accidents are becoming more regular. When the President and Adama simply demand the workers suck it up, general sabotage and work stoppage occur. Exacerbating the situation, Baltar's book begins to circulate through the colonies, heightening concerns about class differences and inherited professions. In the work, Baltar describes how he was born on a poor colony, which he left as soon as he was able. He even demonstrates his old accent (a scratchy Irish working class accent) to the Chief, which he fought to change to sound more Caprican. The Chief gradually becomes more sensitive to the class conditions, and pleads with the President to improve the situation. While the President initially ignores the problem, she eventually has a change of heart, and encourages collective bargaining (though Adama threatens to kill anyone organizing a work stoppage, for the safety of the fleet).
