enough left over for you.
I wish that I could say
that it was a painless death,
but I'm afraid it's very much the reverse.
On the other hand,
I can assure you that it's quick.
Pity, Avon.
I was looking forward to a real duel
between the two of us.
But a man's just a man when all's said and done.
- Goodbye, Avon.
- Hold it!
(Howling in pain)
(Screaming)
SERVALAN: Cancer? Are you there?
Cancer, what's happening?
I'm sorry, Servalan, but I'm afraid
your friend is feeling the pinch.
Avon.
She just had a fatal argument
with her own little pet.
Better luck next time.
- I shouldn't start gloating just yet if I were you.
- You lost, Servalan.
Captain?
Yes, Commissioner?
AVON: She's left
the communication channels open.
Scorpio, Scorpio, come in Scorpio.
- DAYNA: Yes, what is it?
- Reverse course immediately. Come back here.
- Maximum speed.
- I can hardly hear you.
(Static on intercom)
VILA: Say again, Avon.
AVON: Turn round and come back.
The second you are within teleport range,
get us out of here.
Prime all weapons systems
and get this ship moving.
Yes, Commissioner.
SERVALAN: How long will it
take us to reach attack range?
CAPTAIN: We're at full speed, Commissioner.
- No signal from Scorpio?
- Impossible to tell.
None of the long-range instruments
are functioning.
- They probably didn't hear you.
- Servalan did.
SERVALAN: Avon, I've switched
on your communicator again,
just in case you want to say goodbye
to your friends.
I don't think I'll bother
just for the moment, thank you.
I'm sure you'll wish you hadn't said that.
You have one minute.
Well, I don't want to seem pessimistic,
but under the circumstances...
SERVALAN: Prepare to fire.
On target, ma'am.
Fire!
Well...
may I congratulate you
on a job well done, Captain?
- You don't seem altogether happy.
- Oh, I'm happy enough.
It's just that a universe without Avon and Tarrant
will take a certain amount of getting used to.
Feeling any better now?
I still think you left it till the last minute
on purpose.
We weren't even sure we'd heard you properly.
But it seemed good idea to assume that we had.
- AVON: It was a good idea.
- Well, aren't you going to tell us what happened?
Vila's very worried. He wants to know
what became of that sweet little girl.
Vila, all sweet things have one thing in common -
a tendency to make you sick.Well, that's one way of solving your energy crisis.
It's no joke, Avon.
Thousands of people were killed.
They would have died anyway.
Agravo was a worked out planet.
The Federation does not spend time
and credits for nothing.
It would have been uneconomic to transfer anyone
but key personnel.
- Do you think they planned that explosion?
- Not this time.
This was just a happy accident.
But now the Federation is aware
of the potential of Feldon power systems.
Orac.
Federation plans currently include
operations on nine planets
previously considered uninhabitable.
I've finished those drive modifications.
Do you want to take her up for a test drive?
- Later.
- Preferably much later. I could do with some rest.
We all could. Is the lecture over?
Feldon is the hardest known substance
in the universe.
And currently the most valuable.
Go on, this is getting interesting.
It's extremely rare.
Traces found in the asteroid belt
and on a few insignificant planets.
Invariably prized as a precious stone,
until its commercial and industrial uses
were discovered.
Feldon concentrates energy.
Well, so does a burning glass. So what?
That's not a bad analogy,
but given the right conditions,
Feldon is infinitely more efficient.
Infinitely more efficient?
- I use the word deliberately.
- But did you use it accurately?
The Federation is investing 200 billion credits
on the project.
For unlimited energy, I would say that
that was cheap at the price.
- So would I. Where?
- Where what?
Where do we steal the Feldon crystals from?
GAMBIT: Alarm signal from