freighting of it, we leave to you.
Though don't take too long.
Indications are it degenerates fast,
even under freezing.
Any reason why you can't take Scorpio
and leave tomorrow?
- No, except...
- With Avon's permission,
I should myself like to stay
to supervise the installation.
Tomorrow, you go.
Your father means to stay until
the installation is complete.
I thought you should know.
Thank you, but I did already.
I was watching the monitor.
You must also have heard
that I'm going to Betafarl tomorrow.
Perhaps it would be sensible for me
to take you back.
Perhaps it would, yes. Thank you.
Right. Good.
Well, we'll sort out how to get you aboard
in the morning.
Would you like to know why I really came?
Oh, it's true, I thought I could help
with installing the equipment,
and it's true that I was curious about all of you,
the kind of people you are, the way you live.
But most of all...
But most of all, I...
So, you see, I shall be very happy
to be going back to Betafarl with you.
One per exit.
Got some news for you.
There was somebody on Lodestar
you didn't reckon on.
Your daughter.
- She is here!
- Not to my knowledge.
She is here somewhere,
and one of your people must know where!
Where is my daughter?
- I don't know.
- Nor me.
- Where is the other one?
- What other one?
- That came with you to Betafarl.
- Tarrant.
Search the base.
If she is here, presumably she wants to be.
She's not a child.
She is my daughter.
Where is she, Soolin?
And then, after you'd gone, when you left Betafarl
I felt as though I'd lost something.
I never felt that way about anyone before.
Zeeona.
I'm sorry if all this is unwelcome to you.
No.
(Bleeping)
Zeeona, your father wants to see you.
Now, Tarrant.
Your man, Tarrant.
Now he is the reason why she should not be here.
I mean this as no disrespect to you, Avon,
or your group,
but she is the daughter of Zukan.
Let us give our guests some privacy.
Just when it was getting interesting.
The game, I mean.
I'm sorry, I don't know how he found out.
Excuse me. Now, let...
How dare you?
I'm sorry I went against your word,
but I'm glad I came.
- You cannot be both.
- Truly.
Then I wish for both our sakes it were not so.
You shall not stay.
I didn't intend to.
I go home tomorrow aboard their freighter.
Tarrant will take me.
My daughter will be a passenger
on your freighter tomorrow.
- I would like you to change its captain.
- Whom would you prefer?
Yourself.
I shall be honoured.
- Good night.
- Good night.
What I care about is not antagonizing
the most powerful ally we have.
At her expense!
She is not a child. You said so yourself.
She deserves better than
having just you for company.
Besides, I'm surprised you're prepared
to risk leaving me alone with her father.
I dislike him so much,
there's no knowing what I might do.
All right, come along and hold her hand
if you must, but in the meantime
you can make yourself useful.
There's a fault on the inner-door alignment.
- All launch checks complete.
- AVON: Green on all systems.
Betafarl has just confirmed
full clearance on your flight plan.
About time.
- Goodbye.
- Have a good trip.
Your passenger's on her way.
Good.
- Where is Tarrant?
- Drowning his sorrows?
Main drives running up.
Thirty hours from now and you should be home.
I'm a bit worried about
the inner-door alignment still.
- Do you think you should take a look at it?
- I thought you had fixed it.
I did, only I'm not sure it will hold.
I just thought while there's still pressure
on the freight deck you might want to take a look.
Tell me quickly. Do you want to go back?
Where have you been?
She was looking for you to say goodbye.
Didn't see any point in saying goodbye,
not when she's coming back again.
Coming back?
Yes, so long as Soolin can work it
before they're out of range.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Get a bracelet and stand in there.
Scorpio to base, we're teleporting now.
- Welcome