Dark Matter

Previously on Dark Matter.

You promised to tell me the truth

about what happened to Father.

We already know. Ryo murdered him.

He claims it was a conspiracy from within the court.

I believe if each of you were to download

the brain scans you left in the computer,

you would be able to access the memories.

You would become what you were.

It's my neural imprint.

I want to upload it

and regain the memories of Ishida Ryo.

I need your help to do it.

What's happening?

A ship just appeared out of nowhere

and opened fire on us.

You mean it dropped out of FTL?

No, General, it literally just appeared.

Why aren't we returning fire?!

Forward rail guns are down.

Launch missiles.

Missiles launched. Impact in five, four,

three, two...

They jumped. It's over.

Sir, we didn't detect an FTL window.

They're behind us.

That's impossible.

According to these scans, it's the same one.

Divert power to the aft shield array. Quickly!

Aft shields disabled.

Full thrusters, bring us around.

Keep our nose on that enemy ship!

General, we can't take another hit.

We're being hailed.

Onscreen.

This is Ishida Ryo.

Your ship is at my mercy. Surrender or die.

Drago-san. It's been a while.

What do you want?

The war goes badly. It's only a matter of time

before the enemy chokes off your supply lines,

overwhelms your defenses, and descends upon Zairon.

But it doesn't need to end that way.

You've just experienced firsthand the technology

that will allow us to turn the tide.

We will be able to travel to Pyr in a blink of an eye,

lay waste to their capital,

and destroy their fleet before it can even launch.

I can defeat them.

And in return?

I get what's rightfully mine.

The throne to Zairon.

You know the truth of the situation,

the inevitability of defeat if you stay the course.

What choice do you really have?

Swear loyalty to me

and I will guarantee you victory.

For Zairon.

I swear it.

Colonel Orlov, what say you?

I refuse.

My loyalty is to the sitting Emperor of Zairon,

Ishida Hiro, not some pretender to the throne.

A fugitive who murdered his own father...

Colonel Mori?

I swear it.

So how'd it go?

As expected.

They'll return to Zairon with a plausible tale.

They'll claim they encountered a Pyr destroyer.

That'll explain the battle damage.

And you're confident these men won't betray you?

They swore an oath of loyalty.

Presumably the same oath they swore

to the standing Emperor.

The standing Emperor has lead them to an unwinnable war.

I offer them victory and a brighter future.

Drago and Mori will see the logic in my argument.

They'll remain loyal to me. How can you be so sure?

Because I know them.

I wish you would've talked to me before you did it.

I couldn't take the risk.

What risk?

That you would tell the others

and they would try to stop me.

They think the memories are dangerous.

And what if they are dangerous?

They're necessary.

I need you to know

my feelings for you haven't changed.

Maybe not.

But you have.

What's that?

It's hot chocolate.

Mmm. Is that for Five?

No, it's for me.

In order to expand my meal plans for the crew

I need to educate my palate on flavor profiles.

That's a pretty big tasting sample.

I like to be thorough.

Although the Blink Drive obviates the need to do so,

I've placed the ship in FTL.

It may not be necessary, but it does make us

a fairly difficult target to track.

Good thinking.

Two, are you upset that I helped Four

retrieve his memories without consulting the rest of the crew?

I'll admit I was a little surprised at first.

But the truth is, they're his memories.

If he wants them back, that was his choice.

And yet, you chose not to do the same.

I'm concerned I may have made another mistake.

Well, dealing with people

isn't the same as monitoring systems.

Sometimes it's not so easy to know what to do.

If he'd come to you, as a friend,

would you have done the same thing?

Yes. Of course.

Very well.

What're you doing down here?

Just eating.

Yeah, I can see that. But why here?

Well, the vents are too cramped.

I don't wanna be around him.

Who, Four?

I'll be honest,

he doesn't seem that different to me.

You didn't see the way they were

when the ship defaulted them back to their old selves.

I did, and I never wanna see that side of them again.

Yeah, but this time it's different.

He hasn't lost his new memories.

He knows who we are

and everything we've been through together.

I'm not sure that's gonna make a difference.

I'm gonna tell you something I haven't told anyone else.

The old me, the cop I used to be,

knew the truth.

Anders told me.

I knew the GA let 10,000 innocent people die

to score political points against the Insurrection,

and apparently I was fine with it.

Because after I found out, I went right back to work.

Anders told you this?

That's right.

Well how do you know he wasn't lying?

I know you, and...

I don't think you'd do something like that.

You know me now.

You didn't know me then.

I mean, if you're right about me,

and I hope you are,

doesn't necessarily mean Anders lied.

Maybe it'd just mean that everything

I've been through since the mind wipe,

everything we've all been through together,

has made me a better person.

Maybe it's the same for him.

It's the quickest and least bloody

path to the throne.

If my brother abdicates in favor of my claim,

then the rest of the court

will have no choice but to fall into line.

I can think of at least one problem with that plan.

Your brother's cooperation.

Why would he renounce the throne?

For the good of our people.

Like General Drago, he'll see the reason in my argument.

The only way to save Zairon

is by stepping down and letting me lead.

So what, you're just gonna call him up?

No. To convince him, to prove my point

we'll need to meet face to face.

And thanks to General Drago,

I know when and where he'll travel.

You want to ambush him?

Yes.

And how are we gonna do that?

By using an asset we acquired

during our escape from Hyperion-8.

The Ishida shuttle.

We're picking up a distress beacon.

It's a Class A Ishida Shuttle.

Should I send a signal?

No, not yet.

But, your Majesty...

Drop us out.

Yes, Heika.

Proximity alert.

Another ship dead ahead.

Pull up!

We've lost navigation.

Re-route controls.

Emperor, we're being hailed.

Onscreen.

Hiro, your ship has been crippled.

You're at my mercy.

Let's talk.

Is this any way to greet your brother?

No.