The episode begins aboard Colonial One with President Roslin randomly drawing the names of five ship captains to appoint as judges for Gaius Baltar's tribunal.
On the hangar deck, an inebriated Samuel Anders stands atop a Viper, grieving over Starbuck and causing a scene.
As Hughes boards the Raptor, Racetrack comments negatively about the arrogant lawyer and the fact that she's been assigned as his personal chauffeur.
Meanwhile, Roslin and the tribunal judges interview Romo Lampkin, Baltar's replacement counsel, who is shown to be a very eccentric individual who constantly wears a blue overcoat and sunglasses.
On Galactica, Admiral Adama questions Apollo's fitness for duty and grounds him from flying until he can get his head straight.
In the meantime, he assigns Helo as CAG and puts Apollo in charge of security for Lampkin, much to his son's objection.
Later, Admiral Adama admonishes his son for disobeying orders and tells him to remain focused on his duty, regardless of grief for Starbuck.
As Lampkin enters the code to open his door, the guard shoves him to the ground just as a bomb hidden in the keypad detonates.
Apollo visits him and brings Lampkin's tote bag, sans the cat, but filled with a curious array of items.
In a meeting with Admiral Adama, Apollo is reinstated as CAG and pulled off from the legal counsel for Baltar's trial.
Adama returns to the command center, telling the XO to remove Apollo from CAG status, as he has other things to attend to.
Meanwhile, Baltar receives an envelope from Lampkin via Apollo which contains his pen and a poetic note stating, "There's no greater ally, no force more powerful, no enemy more resolved than a son who chooses to step from his father's shadow."
Tricia Helfer submitted this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" on her behalf for the 2007 Emmy Awards.