Episode Report Card Strega: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Bank Shot
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 19 | Aired on 01.04.2001
Scorpius and company stroll along as Akkor nervously hurries up. Scorpius declares, "I've come for my property." Akkor asks for his patience, but Scorpius says he needs to see Natira immediately, and walks on.
In the observation room, Crichton frets that Scorpius is going to see Pirate Zhaan. Aeryn reminds us that they can't warn her via the comms.
In the corridor, Akkor blocks Scorpius's way and pleads, "Natira's policy on client's confidentiality is very strict. I could lose my position." Scorpius stops and smirks, "I understand." And then Braca clobbers Akkor, knocking him to the floor. Scorpius says, "Now it won't be your fault." But then Scorpius suddenly wobbles, clutching his head, and glow-stick girl helps him steady himself.
Crichton and Aeryn watch as Scorpius's temple unspools so that glow-stick girl can replace the, um, glow-stick. Crichton helpfully explains, "He's half Scarran, gotta hell of a heat problem. That must be how he stays cool." Scorpius pops his head back together and moves on.
Natira leads Pirate Zhaan back to the lobby as Scorpius continues on his way. As Natira pauses at a security panel, a guard hurries over and announces Scorpius's arrival. Natira gasps and quickly tells Zhaan that the guard will escort her the rest of the way. Crichton and Aeryn rush out to meet Zhaan.
With Pirate Zhaan out of sight, Natira turns to see Scorpius approaching her. They coo at each other and move to hug.
Pirate Zhaan leans against a wall and sags in relief. Then Crichton and Aeryn arrive, and she quickly barks, "Follow me," as they head for the door.
Depository backroom. Scorpius tells Natira that he wants his property. He takes a seat in a futuristic hammock-chair while Natira mopes, "Straight to business? Oh, Scorpius. For a half Scarran, you can sometimes be so cold." Heh. She purrs that they should catch up, and mentions the loss of his Gammak Base. Scorpius says, "And you thought I was dead." He guesses that she seized his property, and Natira offers to give him something of equal value. They quibble a little, but Scorpius insists on getting triple the value of his loss, and Natira finally agrees.
Moya. Crichton asks Stark, "What's black and white, and black and white, and black and white, and black and white?" while making a circular gesture with his finger. Stark guesses, "Scorpy!" Crichton says that Scorpius was at the Depository. And then we go to some kind of artsy tilted shot as Crichton shouts, "You knew!" Stark confesses that he knew Scorpius used the depository, but didn't expect him to turn up in person. It's Crichton's turn to flip out; he tosses the plastic cards all over Command and screams, "You wanna boost, boost, boost his stuff! You just wanted revenge!" Stark shouts that he wanted to free Jothee, and the Banik slaves. He says, "If it's Scorpius's wealth that frees them, well, that's an added bonus." As Aeryn joins the debate, Stark says that it's Crichton who wants revenge. Crichton calmly disagrees: "I want to kill him. That's justice." They table the discussion as Aeryn announces that D'Argo's recovering from his injuries, and asks Pilot if the Command Carrier has turned up. Pilot says no. Stark insists that their plan will still work. He offers them modified comms that won't be picked up within the depository, and a skeleton key-card. Crichton sighs that they're already committed to the plan. Oh, come on, it's only Rygel. Then he calls Zhaan and asks, "Can you concoct something for me that reacts with heat, and by react, I mean explode?" Zhaan says she'll whip up some Gelifan paste for him. Aeryn warns against turning this into a vendetta. Crichton grumps, "I didn't."