President Laura Roslin's is in the throes of a nightmare: A human-looking Cylon, Leoben Conroy, saves her from armed Galactica soldiers who are chasing her. Leoben is trying desperately to tell her something important, but no sound is coming out of his mouth. When she wakes, she's told that the Gemenon Traveller ship has found a human-looking Cylon aboard the ship; it's Leoben Conroy. Adama and Tigh want him killed immediately, but Laura insists that they let it live; she wants it interrogated.
Billy holds a press conference to announce that the Cylon was found aboard the other ship. A journalist asks if Cylons have any rights catching Billy off guard. As of right now, they don't.
On the Galactica Sharon and Tyrol have a quiet conversation about their former love affair. Sharon wants to know that if she is able to prove that she is not a Cylon, could they re-ignite their relationship. Tyrol says "maybe."
On Caprica, Cylon Sharon has finished making love to Helo. She dresses and leaves while he sleeps,
Kara interrogates Leoben, who is so humanized that he even sweats. He's smug and arrogant. He reveals that he has placed a nuclear warhead aboard one of the fleet's ships that is set to detonate in 12 hours, but won't name the location. Kara brings in a Marine to beat him up, saying to him that if he was really devoted to his mission he will suffer the beating and feel the pain. Cylons have the option to turn off their "pain" sensors, so Kara taunts him: if he caves in and turns off his "pain," then he has been outsmarted by a human being. Leoben is impressed with Kara's cunning, but he still refuses to disclose the whereabouts of the warhead. Kara continues her interrogation. Leoben refers to himself as "God."
Laura hears a radio report that cites a senior advisor to the President who disagrees with the President's policy on dealing with Cylons. Laura realizes that the leak is Billy. Billy's embarrassed, but confesses that he does think Cylons should have some rights. She chastises him for leaking information, saying that he should learn how to deal with the press, since he will be President after her someday. How did she know that?
Sharon asks Baltar if she can be the first person tested by his Cylon detector. Baltar agrees to test Sharon after Number Six eggs him on. Sharon waits with Baltar for her test results from the Cylon detector. It's positive. Baltar is shaken by this and lies to her, saying she has nothing to worry about.
On Caprica, Number Six and Doral talk about Cylon Sharon - has she fallen in love with Helo? Number Six is curt, displaying jealousy. They don't see Sharon approaching but then she decides against meeting them and turns around, walking off. Cylon Sharon returns to collect Helo. She wants to run from the other Cylons.
Kara returns to the interrogation with confidence, after Adama confides that he thinks Leoben is lying about the warheads. Leoben startles her by referencing some traumatic events in her past that he couldn't possibly have known about. Frustrated, Kara orders more intense beatings of Leoben.
Laura has another nightmare where Leoban tries to tell her something, but she still cannot hear him. Deciding to go to the Gemenon Traveller and meet him, Laura walks in on Kara and Leoben and is horrified by how badly he has been beaten. She won't have this abuse going on. Laura sweet talks Leoben, apologizing for his beatings. He's won over and confesses to Laura that there is no warhead; he was making the whole thing up to buy himself some time because he was afraid to die. Also, he wants to tell Laura something. Laura is intrigued, because of her recurring nightmare, and Leoben pulls her close to whisper in her ear: "Adama is a Cylon." Laura immediately orders him killed. Her sweet talking was all an act. Kara is shocked, but Laura chides her for losing perspective. Laura reminds her that Cylons are evil creations, but they are not human in any way.
Laura returns to the Galactica and shares a drink with Adama, unsure if Leoben's final words were just another lie.
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