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Salvage is the eighth episode in the first season of The Expanse. It premiered on January 26, 2016 on Syfy.
Synopsis[]
The crew of the Rocinante discovers a derelict vessel holding a secret that may destroy humankind. Holden and crew are led to Eros, where they finally cross paths with Miller, only to make a horrifying discovery. On Earth, Avasarala receives devastating news.
Recap[]
Things are getting tense at the U.N., as Errinwright has sent a black ops team to Tycho Station to investigate Fred Johnson's alleged stealth tech program … and plans to take out Holden via "random street violence" at Eros Station. As if that isn't enough to deal with, Chrisjen receives word that her friend and colleague, Franklin DeGraaf, the former Ambassador to Mars, took his own life.
Meanwhile, Miller's on the flight to Eros, where his uneasiness over his first time in outer space is noticed by a Mormon gentleman who is set to be a passenger on the Nauvoo. Miller wonders how he can embark on a 100-year journey to a destination that might not be all that he'd hoped for, to which the Mormon replies, "True faith is a great risk." Miller realizes his own journey to Eros to find Julie Mao is based on faith … and thinks, with all of the ever-increasing unrest between Mars, Earth and the Belt, the Mormons might be getting out at just the right time.
Miller arrives at Eros Station, where he discovers that the Anubis 1A is registered to a "Lionel Polanski" (remember, "Lionel Polanski" is the survivor of the Scopuli that Holden and crew were sent by Fred Johnson to retrieve). Unfortunately, Miller's aggressive persuasion tactics utilized to get this information from the dock master lands him in the slammer, from which he's bailed out by his old friend and colleague, Inspector Sematimba. After 'Semy' sees just how dedicated Miller is to his dangerous cause, he gives him some new information: "Lionel Polanski" is the name Julie Mao used when she registered the Anubis 1A, and she's currently a guest at the Blue Falcon Hotel. Miller thanks his friend and is off …
Meanwhile, the Rocinante has arrived at Charted Belt Asteroid BA-834024112, where the crew finds an abandoned stealth ship … one that looks a lot like the one that "killed the Cant." Upon exploring the vessel, Holden and the gang discover that this is the Anubis, which, according to the navs, was headed for Eros … from Phoebe Station, where Lopez had found everyone dead.
And, per the blood on the airlock door, it's the ship on which we saw Julie Mao before we met any one else.
Speaking of earlier … remember that glowing blue electrical spore-thing that Julie found in Engineering? Yeah, it's still here, though in a semi-dormant state thanks to the ship's power being turned off. When Amos turns on the juice, it starts getting aggressive, prompting a quick return to the Rocinante … and destroying the Anubis via torpedoes. "Remember the Cant," Holden says as he watches the mighty ship go up in a nuclear fireball.
The next stop for the Rocinante? Eros, where Holden figures they'll find this "Lionel Polanski." Worlds collide in the lobby of the Blue Falcon Hotel, where Holden and the gang are ambushed by thugs, actually a black ops team that Errinwright dispatched, and are rescued by Miller!
Miller, Holden, Amos, Naomi and Alex go up to Room 22, where they're greeted with a horrible stench … and blue-brown fungus-like tendrils in the bathroom. Upon investigating the shower stall, they find the body of a young woman. Coils of fungal growth spill from her mouth, her ribs and spine have grown spurs like knives, and spiky structures stretch from her back and throat, climbing the wall behind her.
"Julie," whispers a heartbroken Miller.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Thomas Jane as Josephus Miller
- Steven Strait as Jim Holden
- Cas Anvar as Alex Kamal
- Dominique Tipper as Naomi Nagata
- Wes Chatham as Amos Burton
- Florence Faivre as Julie Mao
- Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala
- Shawn Doyle as Sadavir Errinwright
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
- Alli Chung as Samantha Rosenberg
- Anthony Gerbrandt as Rock Hopper
- Chris Wilson as Businessman
- Duncan McLeod as Goth Assassin 1
- Kevin Bundy as Mormon
- Larissa Stadnichuk as Prostitute Assassin
- Martin Roach as Admiral Souther
- Michael Chute as Goth Assassin 2
- Michael Orr as CPM Officer
- Nick Alachiotis as Blue Falcon Clerk
- Peter Schoelier as Old Man
- Phillip MacKenzie as Eros Dock Master
- Simon Girard as Thin Man Assassin
Transcript[]
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$. : (DOOR OPENING)
$. : (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
$. : First time?
$. : First time what?
$. : First time in space?
$. : Oh, lam.
Ah.
Ah.
$. : Ceres born
and raised then?
and raised then?
$. : Yup.
$. : They say if you
grew up on a station,
grew up on a station,
$. : you develop
a natural agoraphobia.
a natural agoraphobia.
$. : From living underground.
In the tunnels.
In the tunnels.
$. : You're not used to
the wide open spaces.
the wide open spaces.
$. : I'm used to this guy.
$. : He spends a lot more time working
underneath things than he does on top.
underneath things than he does on top.
$. : He could worry a little more
about his ear hygiene, too.
about his ear hygiene, too.
$. : You just looked a little
nervous, that's all.
nervous, that's all.
$. : You know, if you identify the
fear, you can get past it.
fear, you can get past it.
$. : And then you get
used to it.
used to it.
$. : I've been flying once a month
for the past year and a half.
for the past year and a half.
$. : Salesman?
No, I'm, uh...
No, I'm, uh...
$. : I'm preparing myself
for the Nauvoo.
for the Nauvoo.
$. : The Nauvoo.
$. : Hmm.
$. : Mormon?
$. : Yes.
$. : A different kind of
salesman. (CHUCKLES)
salesman. (CHUCKLES)
$. : But don't hold
that against me.
that against me.
$. : Well, there was a
time when I would've.
time when I would've.
$. : But not anymore?
$. : Uh. Forgive me
for saying so,
for saying so,
$. : but I don't get the
impression you're a man
impression you're a man
$. : who's accepted Jesus
Christ into his heart.
Christ into his heart.
$. : I guess I'm just
not that desperate.
not that desperate.
$. : We all are.
$. : If we're being honest
with ourselves.
with ourselves.
$. : (INHALES)
$. : Let me ask you something.
$. : You guys are gonna
get on this big ship,
get on this big ship,
$. : you're gonna ride out
into the great beyond
into the great beyond
$. : for 100 years.
$. : What happens when
you get out there...
you get out there...
$. : (CLICKS TONGUE)
And there's nothing.
And there's nothing.
$. : That big planet you got picked
out, it ain't worth a damn.
out, it ain't worth a damn.
$. : I mean, nobody really
knows what's out there.
knows what's out there.
$. : You can't come back.
$. : Well, you're right
about not coming back.
about not coming back.
$. : But if that is the case,
$. : God has just
revealed to us
revealed to us
$. : that we haven't finished
our search yet.
our search yet.
$. : (WHISPERING) Doesn't that
scare the shit out of you?
scare the shit out of you?
$. : Yeah, of course it does.
$. : But I put myself
in the hands of God.
in the hands of God.
$. : True faith is a risk.
$. : You know, and with
great risk comes...
great risk comes...
$. : Yeah, yeah, I
know the rest.
know the rest.
$. : (WHISPERING) Yeah.
$. : Ah, who knows.
$. : You guys might be getting
out at just the right time.
out at just the right time.
$. : Only thing we got here is the
lovely charted belt asteroid
lovely charted belt asteroid
$. : Bravo-Alpha 834024112.
$. : No life pod, no emergency
habitat, nothing.
habitat, nothing.
$. : These were the coordinates
we were given.
we were given.
$. : ALEX: It's just a rock.
$. : Alex, take her around,
let's have a look-see.
let's have a look-see.
$. : You got it, Chief.
$. : (THRUSTERS FIRING)
$. : Alex, hold up.
$. : Swing back.
$. : Right there.
$. : Inside that crevasse.
$. : (WHISTLES)
$. : That is some
sweet parking job.
sweet parking job.
$. : It's barely registering
on the scopes.
on the scopes.
$. : It's a stealth ship.
$. : Just like the ones that
killed the Donnager.
killed the Donnager.
$. : And the Cant.
$. : I kinda want to blast it.
$. : Easy there, partner.
$. : These things
tend to shoot back.
tend to shoot back.
$. : This is as far
as you've got?
as you've got?
$. : It's level four
MCRN encryption.
MCRN encryption.
$. : If I poke the wrong node,
I'll wipe out all the data.
I'll wipe out all the data.
$. : A lot of Martian
soldiers gave their lives
soldiers gave their lives
$. : for this information.
$. : I need to know why.
$. : I need you to
look at something.
look at something.
$. : Kinda busy.
$. : (STATIC CRACKLING)
$. : What the hell is that?
$. : HOLDEN: I was hoping
you could tell us.
you could tell us.
$. : Looks dead.
$. : Oh, yeah,
you're a great help.
you're a great help.
$. : EMF reflection, practically
zero across all main bands.
zero across all main bands.
$. : It's nice
stealth tech.
stealth tech.
$. : We already
figured that out.
figured that out.
$. : Who has
ships like that?
ships like that?
$. : Mars, of course.
$. : But this is not a design
I've seen before,
I've seen before,
$. : must be one of the newer.
It's not Martian.
It's not Martian.
$. : No one else builds stealth,
no one else can afford to.
no one else can afford to.
$. : This is what Fred Johnson
sent you out here to find.
sent you out here to find.
$. : I don't think he knew it was out here.
Bullshit.
Bullshit.
$. : A dead stealth ship
sitting next to a rock
sitting next to a rock
$. : looks just like a rock,
$. : unless you know
exactly where to look.
exactly where to look.
$. : You guys are out here
to salvage this.
to salvage this.
$. : We're not on a
salvage mission.
salvage mission.
$. : Fred Johnson is a
terrorist, you can't...
terrorist, you can't...
$. : We're not on a
salvage mission!
salvage mission!
$. : We're here looking
for survivors.
for survivors.
$. : And some answers,
if we're lucky.
if we're lucky.
$. : Main airlock's open
$. : but the hull seems
to be intact.
to be intact.
$. : There could still
be air inside.
be air inside.
$. : All right, then.
$. : We're going in.
$. : Remember what happened the last
time we went into one of these?
time we went into one of these?
$. : Yeah, well, this time
we got guns of our own.
we got guns of our own.
$. : Suit up. You're
coming with us.
coming with us.
$. : Me? What? Why? And meet
your new bodyguard.
your new bodyguard.
$. : He so much as
breaks a toenail,
breaks a toenail,
$. : you're hitch-hiking home
from this rock.
from this rock.
$. : Sure thing, skipper.
$. : NAOMI: Move.
$. : HOLDEN: (OVER RADIO)
You seeing our suit-cams?
You seeing our suit-cams?
$. : ALEX: (OVER RADIO) Yup. All
video feeds are lookin' good.
video feeds are lookin' good.
$. : This is bullshit.
$. : You can't just treat me like some...
"Canary in a coal mine?"
"Canary in a coal mine?"
$. : ALEX: (OVER RADIO) All right, people.
Hold on to your helmets.
Hold on to your helmets.
$. : Docking tunnel is engaged.
$. : Connection...
ls good.
ls good.
$. : After you.
$. : Looks like somebody
got spaced.
got spaced.
$. : Your kind of ship.
$. : NAOMI: (OVER RADIO) The latch
is broken from the inside.
is broken from the inside.
$. : Someone forced
their way out of this.
their way out of this.
$. : (DEEP BREATHING)
$. : This is a Belter suit.
$. : This is definitely
not a Belter ship.
not a Belter ship.
$. : AMOS: (OVER RADIO)
Guess that explains
Guess that explains
$. : what happened to the
crew of the Scopuli.
crew of the Scopuli.
$. : This is the ship.
$. : The one that
killed the Cant.
killed the Cant.
$. : It has to be.
$. : I'm going to
check Engineering.
check Engineering.
$. : See what shape
the reactor's in.
the reactor's in.
$. : I'll go with you. Hey, Amos,
take the flight deck.
take the flight deck.
$. : We need to check the
ship's systems and logs.
ship's systems and logs.
$. : Take him with you.
$. : He'll be useful.
$. : Come along,
tweety bird.
tweety bird.
$. : AMOS: Flight deck's
gotta be upstairs.
gotta be upstairs.
$. : After you.
$. : ALEX: (OVER RADIO) You guys
need more eyes over there.
need more eyes over there.
$. : Let me see what
I can give you.
I can give you.
$. : All right, sweetheart,
what do you got for me?
what do you got for me?
$. : I think that'll
do just fine.
do just fine.
$. : (HATCH OPENING)
$. : HOLDEN: You ever think about them?
NAOMI: Who?
NAOMI: Who?
$. : McDowell.
$. : Byers, Paj, Ade.
$. : I suppose I've been
trying not to.
trying not to.
$. : Didn't know any
of them that well.
of them that well.
$. : I didn't exactly sign onto
the Cant to make friends.
the Cant to make friends.
$. : Why did you
sign on to the Cant'?
sign on to the Cant'?
$. : So I wouldn't have to have
conversations like this one.
conversations like this one.
$. : You've picked a
strange time to be chatty.
strange time to be chatty.
$. : We live in strange times.
$. : (CHUCKLING)
$. : What?
$. : Remember McDowell's
glass cats?
glass cats?
$. : Those figurines
in his office.
in his office.
$. : Yeah.
$. : NIXON“: One time, late shift,
$. : I caught him, like,
petting them.
petting them.
$. : (CHUCKLING)
$. : He said he was cleaning them, and that
they were investment grade antiques.
they were investment grade antiques.
$. : I really wish I'd
gotten that story.
gotten that story.
$. : All the airlocks
are open.
are open.
$. : No doubt about it, this
ship was vented on purpose.
ship was vented on purpose.
$. : Hangar bay's empty, too.
$. : Should be a short-range shuttle
parked there. But it ain't.
parked there. But it ain't.
$. : Folks, I do believe
somebody got away.
somebody got away.
$. : Flight deck is clear.
$. : Looks like we got a safe.
$. : With something in it.
$. : Great. Another
goddamn safe.
goddamn safe.
$. : Naomi, there's battery backup
on the control panel.
on the control panel.
$. : All systems green. Do you want
me to fire up the reactor?
me to fire up the reactor?
$. : AMOS: This'll go quicker
if we have some lights.
if we have some lights.
$. : NAOMI: (OVER RADIO)
Yeah, just warm it up.
Yeah, just warm it up.
$. : (POWERING UP)
$. : NAOMI: Someone cut
through the hatch.
through the hatch.
$. : The reactor was
shut down properly.
shut down properly.
$. : So why did someone
need to break in to do it?
need to break in to do it?
$. : HOLDEN: Uh...
$. : Naomi.
$. : What the hell is that?
$. : Tycho Station pinged the Nathan
Hale approximately four hours ago.
Hale approximately four hours ago.
$. : They wanted to know why a UNN battleship
was headed straight for them.
was headed straight for them.
$. : What were they told?
$. : SOUTHER: A plausible story
about reactor malfunctions
about reactor malfunctions
$. : and an urgent need
for temporary dock.
for temporary dock.
$. : We don't think
they bought it.
they bought it.
$. : Doesn't matter.
$. : We'll be on their
doorstep in three days
doorstep in three days
$. : and that's not enough
time for Fred Johnson
time for Fred Johnson
$. : to dismantle and hide an entire
stealth tech program, is it?
stealth tech program, is it?
$. : Yeah, that's assuming that they
had it in the first place.
had it in the first place.
$. : We'll find something.
Sir,
Sir,
$. : if we board and
search that station...
search that station...
$. : Tycho is an Earth corp,
we have jurisdiction.
we have jurisdiction.
$. : SOUTHER: The Belters
won't see it that way.
won't see it that way.
$. : They'll think we're lying and
the OPA will make sure of it.
the OPA will make sure of it.
$. : It's done. Moving on.
$. : James Holden.
$. : We learn nothing
from a dead man.
from a dead man.
$. : Secretary-General's orders.
$. : You'll turn him
into a martyr.
into a martyr.
$. : James Holden will be killed in
random street violence on Eros.
random street violence on Eros.
$. : The murder capital of the Belt.
(COMMS BEEPING)
(COMMS BEEPING)
$. : Wrong place
and wrong time.
and wrong time.
$. : Avasarala: What now?
$. : Frank DeGraaf was found dead
in his home this morning.
in his home this morning.
$. : He took his own life.
$. : Jesus.
$. : Errinwright: I'm so sorry.
$. : We can finish later.
$. : We can finish now.
$. : We're going in
for a closer look.
for a closer look.
$. : Alex, did your drone
turn anything up?
turn anything up?
$. : ALEX: (OVER RADIO) Negative.
$. : There's not another
soul on board.
soul on board.
$. : No bodies,
no people. Nothing.
no people. Nothing.
$. : (SOFT SNARLING)
$. : I could check
the logs for you.
the logs for you.
$. : I'll check the logs.
$. : Can't have you sneakin' into comms
and calling someone you shouldn't.
and calling someone you shouldn't.
$. : Feel free to try, though.
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : Have you ever seen
anything like this before?
anything like this before?
$. : Nothing even close.
$. : Maybe it's
stealth-tech stuff.
stealth-tech stuff.
$. : A nano-fluid spill
$. : that froze when the
ship was vented.
ship was vented.
$. : The ship's called
the "Ann-you-bis."
the "Ann-you-bis."
$. : "Ann-you-bis"?
$. : Spelled A-N-U-B-I-S?
$. : AMOS: Uh-huh.
$. : It's pronounced
"Anoobis."
"Anoobis."
$. : Egyptian God of the dead.
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : "Ann-you-bis"
works too.
works too.
$. : ALEX: (OVER RADIO)
Okay, people, let's review.
Okay, people, let's review.
$. : Right, so the crew of this
bad-ass ship boards the Scopuli,
bad-ass ship boards the Scopuli,
$. : uses it as bait
to nuke the Cant,
to nuke the Cant,
$. : then spaces the crew except for Lionel
Polanski, who somehow survives.
Polanski, who somehow survives.
$. : Gets control, and then
$. : he powers down,
vents the ship
vents the ship
$. : and then leaves a nuclear
missile-ed, state-of-the-art
missile-ed, state-of-the-art
$. : stealth fighter
tied to a rock.
tied to a rock.
$. : That make sense
to anybody?
to anybody?
$. : The ship's in perfect condition,
why would he just leave?
why would he just leave?
$. : We're missing something here.
$. : Hey, guys-.
$. : I just accessed
the navs.
the navs.
$. : Whoever was on this ship
was headed to Eros from...
was headed to Eros from...
$. : ...Phoebe Station.
$. : Phoebe?
$. : Lopez said they found
everyone on Phoebe dead.
everyone on Phoebe dead.
$. : Some toxic spill
or something.
or something.
$. : Maybe this is what
he was talking about.
he was talking about.
$. : I'm getting a real
bad feeling about this.
bad feeling about this.
$. : (POWERING UP)
$. : Holden, behind you!
$. : (SNARLING)
$. : Jesus!
Back off!
Back off!
$. : We're coming in.
$. : AMOS: Naomi, what's going on?
$. : I think it's absorbing
energy from the reactor.
energy from the reactor.
$. : I'm shutting
everything down.
everything down.
$. : (POWERS DOWN)
$. : What happened?
$. : NAOMI: (OVER RADIO) We have
to kill the power. Stand by.
to kill the power. Stand by.
$. : (POWERING DOWN)
$. : (BREATHING HEAVILY) For a second,
it felt like that thing was...
it felt like that thing was...
$. : It was alive.
Yeah.
Yeah.
$. : Amos,
$. : cut out the computer cores.
It's time to leave.
It's time to leave.
$. : Alex. We've encountered
a possible biohazard,
a possible biohazard,
$. : we need full
decontamination.
decontamination.
$. : Wasn't gonna let y'all
back aboard without it.
back aboard without it.
$. : NAOMI: We should
stow these in the cargo bay,
stow these in the cargo bay,
$. : in case we need
to jettison them quick.
to jettison them quick.
$. : Get us out of here.
$. : Kenzo: You're going
to Eros, aren't you?
to Eros, aren't you?
$. : Aren't you?
$. : If this "Lionel Polanski" is going
to be anywhere, it's gonna be there.
to be anywhere, it's gonna be there.
$. : I know that place.
$. : I got hooks in systems
all over Eros.
all over Eros.
$. : Let me help you find him.
$. : And if I do,
you let me walk.
you let me walk.
$. : HOLDEN: Okay.
$. : When we find Polanski.
$. : Not before.
$. : Anybody object to us
turning that ship into scrap?
turning that ship into scrap?
$. : Hell no.
Well, l...
Well, l...
$. : Anybody except you.
$. : Do it.
$. : Look,you
control that ship.
control that ship.
$. : You have a bargaining chip. Why would
you destroy something you control?
you destroy something you control?
$. : Because that ship
is a weapon,
is a weapon,
$. : and that thing on it
felt like a weapon, too.
felt like a weapon, too.
$. : And I don't think Fred Johnson, or Earth,
or Mars, or anybody should have it.
or Mars, or anybody should have it.
$. : (COMPUTER BEEPING)
Torpedoes armed and ready.
Torpedoes armed and ready.
$. : Fire.
$. : (BUTTON BEEPS)
$. : (SOFTLY)
Remember the Cant.
Remember the Cant.
$. : (ALARM BLARING)
$. : WOMAN: (OVER PA)
Eros Station police services
Eros Station police services
$. : are provided by CPM
Security Corporation.
Security Corporation.
$. : Trust CPM for all
your security needs.
your security needs.
$. : (WOMAN SPEAKING IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGE VIA SPEAKER)
LANGUAGE VIA SPEAKER)
$. : (EXHALES)
$. : Damn it! (GRUNTS)
$. : Hey, uh, I was wondering
if you could help me out.
if you could help me out.
$. : Son of a... (GRUNTS) I'm
looking for my ship.
looking for my ship.
$. : Yeah, the Anubis.
$. : Check the board.
I did that. It's here.
I did that. It's here.
$. : Look, it's my daughter's
ship, you know...
ship, you know...
$. : And I'm just trying
to make sure, you know,
to make sure, you know,
$. : did she fly it here, or
did she maybe exchange it
did she maybe exchange it
$. : you know, for some other
goods, maybe to some low life.
goods, maybe to some low life.
$. : We don't give
out that info.
out that info.
$. : I'm just trying to
find her, you know.
find her, you know.
$. : I mean, if she's here.
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : She's gonna be
in some trouble.
in some trouble.
$. : Son of a... (GRUNTS)
$. : Hey, how about
$. : l sponsor
you a round.
you a round.
$. : More luck when
it's not your money.
it's not your money.
$. : (GROANS)
$. : (BREATHING HEAVILY)
$. : (GAGGING)
$. : Help.
$. : Get off of me!
(GRUNTING)
(GRUNTING)
$. : Anubis.
$. : (DOCK MASTER GROANING)
$. : Lionel Polanski?
(APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS)
(APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS)
$. : Freeze! Don't move.
$. : (ALARM BLARING)
(DOCK MASTER COUGHING)
(DOCK MASTER COUGHING)
$. : You talkin' cause
you're fed up.
you're fed up.
$. : You talkin' like a fed-up
person would talk. (DOOR OPENS)
person would talk. (DOOR OPENS)
$. : You need to
talk with this.
talk with this.
$. : (DOOR CLOSES)
$. : Semi.
$. : You seem sober.
$. : That's the biggest
surprise of the night.
surprise of the night.
$. : Oh, I was chasing
down a lead.
down a lead.
$. : Judging by the footprint
on that dock master's chest,
on that dock master's chest,
$. : I'd say you were
stomping on a lead.
stomping on a lead.
$. : Why are you on Eros?
$. : Well, it's not official
business, or anything.
business, or anything.
$. : Actually, I'm not
officially employed.
officially employed.
$. : (CHUCKLES) Ah, this just keeps
getting better and better.
getting better and better.
$. : Open the door.
$. : I'm taking this
one for a walk.
one for a walk.
$. : And where's
my damn hat?
my damn hat?
$. : (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
$. : Hey, give me a number four,
bare, in a bowl.
bare, in a bowl.
$. : Uh...
$. : Just give me a coffee.
$. : Two number fours.
$. : It's on me.
$. : All right, well, make mine the
burrito-style, you know, regular.
burrito-style, you know, regular.
$. : And, uh, plus the coffee. Hey.
$. : All right, Semi.
$. : You could trace the girl.
$. : For me.
(EXHALES)
(EXHALES)
$. : With the security cameras.
$. : Man, we usually lock people
up for shit like that.
up for shit like that.
$. : Anyway, I told you,
this ain't the old days.
this ain't the old days.
$. : This new security contract.
$. : These CPM guys are a pack
of criminals with badges.
of criminals with badges.
$. : They shut down access
to all the public cameras
to all the public cameras
$. : while they
revamp the system.
revamp the system.
$. : They're just setting up their shakedown
network while nobody's watching.
network while nobody's watching.
$. : (SIGHS) Anyway, what
do you know about this kid?
do you know about this kid?
$. : Why she's on Eros?
$. : Trust your gut before your
head gets in the way.
head gets in the way.
$. : (CHUCKLES) Yeah, yeah,
I used to spout off
I used to spout off
$. : all kinds of bullshit
back in the day.
back in the day.
$. : Like how the road to hell
is paved with good intentions.
is paved with good intentions.
$. : Look, when I got kicked off the
force, I gave you that hat
force, I gave you that hat
$. : so you'd keep your head, not
make the same mistakes I did.
make the same mistakes I did.
$. : Oh, I must have forgot
it back on Ceres.
it back on Ceres.
$. : Yeah, you forgot
it back on Ceres.
it back on Ceres.
$. : And now you're
following this girl
following this girl
$. : out to the ass-crack of the solar
system, huh? Get yourself fired.
system, huh? Get yourself fired.
$. : Yeah, what in your head
even tells you
even tells you
$. : that this girl's
lookin' to get rescued?
lookin' to get rescued?
$. : She could be
hard-core OPA,
hard-core OPA,
$. : who helped bomb those ships
to start our goddamn war.
to start our goddamn war.
$. : Who'll put a bullet in your head
the minute you knock on her door.
the minute you knock on her door.
$. : Yeah. Yeah, she might.
$. : But you're still gonna pull
on that thread, aren't you?
on that thread, aren't you?
$. : No matter what I say,
$. : no matter what you unravel?
$. : I believe in her.
$. : That's all I got.
$. : It's all I got.
$. : (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : Think I'm crazy?
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : It's probably gonna be my ass
when they check the logs.
when they check the logs.
$. : I knew you wouldn't
take "no" for an answer.
take "no" for an answer.
$. : "Lionel Polanski."
That's the name she used
That's the name she used
$. : when she registered
the shuttle.
the shuttle.
$. : Someone with that name is
registered at the Blue Falcon.
registered at the Blue Falcon.
$. : What's that?
Where is it?
Where is it?
$. : It's a flophouse
core-side.
core-side.
$. : But it's not
a good place.
a good place.
$. : I'll talk to you
later, buddy.
later, buddy.
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : MAN: (OVER RADIO) Sir, the
Nathan Hale has just flipped
Nathan Hale has just flipped
$. : and is decelerating
towards us at full burn.
towards us at full burn.
$. : They've repeated their
request to dock for repairs,
request to dock for repairs,
$. : claiming a reactor
malfunction.
malfunction.
$. : But we believe they're deliberately
altering their drive signature.
altering their drive signature.
$. : What's their ETA?
$. : Roughly two days, sir.
$. : Keep me posted.
$. : FRED: You said you cracked it.
$. : Hope it's not a letter to a wife.
It's not.
It's not.
$. : It's a real-time tactical
record of the Donnager battle,
record of the Donnager battle,
$. : right down
to the millisecond,
to the millisecond,
$. : with full sensor
logs and analysis.
logs and analysis.
$. : This must've come
directly from the CIC.
directly from the CIC.
$. : They also got hi-res images
of the attacking ships.
of the attacking ships.
$. : Were they able
to identify them?
to identify them?
$. : Not from what
I can see here.
I can see here.
$. : But they were able to collect
highly detailed drive signatures.
highly detailed drive signatures.
$. : Well, they did fly closer to those
ships than anyone else in the system.
ships than anyone else in the system.
$. : Unfortunately, for them.
$. : You're going to want
to see this for yourself.
to see this for yourself.
$. : So what are you
going to do now?
going to do now?
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : This place used to be
the jewel of the Belt.
the jewel of the Belt.
$. : I wish I could've
seen it in its heyday.
seen it in its heyday.
$. : It's not a bad
district, though.
district, though.
$. : I'm tellin' you, if you guys like
okra-infused tank-grown ribs,
okra-infused tank-grown ribs,
$. : there's this place on
Level Six that's pretty...
Level Six that's pretty...
$. : Please, shut
your word hole.
your word hole.
$. : (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHTER)
$. : There it is.
$. : Last place the name Lionel Polanski
showed up on the nets was here.
showed up on the nets was here.
$. : (SOFT WHIRRING)
$. : (MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : (SYSTEM BEEPING)
$. : System's ac:tin' up today.
$. : (SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) So the last time
I was here this machine did not work.
I was here this machine did not work.
$. : (MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)
$. : (VENDING MACHINE BUZZING)
(CAN RATTLING)
(CAN RATTLING)
$. : Ah.
See that.
See that.
$. : (CHUCKLES)
$. : (BREATHING DEEPLY)
$. : Here you go.
$. : CLERK: Help you?
HOLDEN: I'm lookin' a friend
HOLDEN: I'm lookin' a friend
$. : who checked
into a room here.
into a room here.
$. : Lionel Polanski.
$. : It's a special friend.
$. : It's his birthday.
$. : (BREATHING DEEPLY)
$. : CLERK: I got an
"L. Polanski," in room 22.
"L. Polanski," in room 22.
$. : Call up for you?
No.
No.
$. : No, it's a surprise thing.
Thank you.
Thank you.
$. : Maybe I should go up on my own.
Not freak the guy out.
Not freak the guy out.
$. : Maybe take Amos.
$. : Alone is fine.
$. : Hey!
$. : (GUNFIRE)
$. : (GUNFIRE)
(GROANS)
(GROANS)
$. : (GUNFIRE CONTINUES)
$. : We're runnin' out
of ammo.
of ammo.
$. : (PANTING)
$. : (BREATHING HEAVILY)
$. : (GRUNTS)
$. : (BATON CLATTERS)
(GROANS)
(GROANS)
$. : (MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)
$. : (BREATHING HEAVILY)
$. : MILLER: James Holden.
$. : Shit just follow you
around, don't it, kid?
around, don't it, kid?
$. : Are you a cop?
$. : Not anymore.
$. : Hey, thanks
for the assist.
for the assist.
$. : Now who the
hell are you?
hell are you?
$. : No. Anybody else know
you were coming here?
you were coming here?
$. : No, I don't think so.
$. : They do now.
$. : NAOMI: Kenzo.
$. : That son of a bitch.
$. : Semi.
$. : Listen, you're gonna get an
alert from the Blue Falcon,
alert from the Blue Falcon,
$. : shots fired,
a bunch of dead bodies.
a bunch of dead bodies.
$. : So I sure hope it's you
who answers that call.
who answers that call.
$. : Hey! Hey!
$. : We need to talk.
$. : (SIGHS)
$. : Who the hell are you?
And what are you doing here?
And what are you doing here?
$. : MILLER: I'm going
up to room 22.
up to room 22.
$. : Now, any second, there's going
to be another group of thugs
to be another group of thugs
$. : coming through that door,
this time with badges.
this time with badges.
$. : You touch rne again, there's gonna
be another body on the floor.
be another body on the floor.
$. : (INDISTINCT CHATTER)
$. : (DOOR OPENS)
Don't!
Don't!
$. : (SHUDDERING)
$. : (EXHALES)
$. : Julie?
$. : Who the hell's Julie?
$. : Oh, God.
What's that smell?
What's that smell?
$. : Sweat.
$. : Sick.
$. : Ozone?
$. : Scopuli.
$. : Somebody put up
a bitch of a fight.
a bitch of a fight.
$. : No, they were
turning things off.
turning things off.
$. : Same as that reactor.
$. : Nobody touch anything.
$. : Wait. Wait.
$. : Oh, my God.
$. : Jesus.
$. : (WHISPERING) Julie.
$. : (SHUDDERING)
Media[]
THE EXPANSE Inside The Expanse Episode 8 Syfy
Inside The Expanse - Episode 8 THE ZONE SKY TV
Notes[]
- The episode title was revealed on the show's IMDB page in November or December 2014.
- The title refers to the act of salvage.
- The Law of Salvage is a concept in maritime law which states that a person who recovers another person's ship or cargo after peril or loss at sea is entitled to a reward commensurate with the value of the property so saved.
- The film crew were hit with a flu virus that also infected dozens of cast and crew members during filming of the return to the Roci on a Friday night. The illness was so nasty, some of them were hospitalized.[1]
- Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, who both wrote The Expanse book series, made cameo appearances in this episode.[2]
- UN Undersecretary Sadavir Errinwright called Eros "the murder capital of the Belt."
- 'CPM' in CPM Security in the novel, stands for "carne por la machina" – meat for the machine.[1]
- After he was affected by another flu in a month while filming the Blue Falcon lobby shootout, Steven Strait refused to delay production by working through the illness on one of the most challenging days of the season.[1]
- On the "Berth Assignments" board that Miller looks over when he arrives on Eros, why are so many of the "arriving flights" (including Anubis 1A) listed as originating from Eros? Is this an error? It is possible that "Origin" refers to the ship's home port or port of registry, rather than the origin of its journey.
- In September 2017, it was noted that credits shown for streamed episodes on Amazon Instant Video were revised to include more stunt performer credits especially those stunt performers supporting major roles. Also added were stunt wire team credits. These additional credits are shown for the Amazon Instant Video Ultra HD 4K stream.
Cast credits on-screen[]
Chad L. Coleman as Frederick Lucius Johnson
Elias Toufexis as Kenzo Gabriel; Kevin Hanchard as Sematimaba
References[]
External links[]
- Archive on 15-Mar-2026 of SYFY - Season 1 Episode 8 Recap - Salvage
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