Litmus

"Litmus" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Aboard Galactica, Commander Adama and Col. Tigh narrowly avoid being killed in a suicide bombing by a Cylon copy of Aaron Doral. The agent came aboard with a group of civilians and somehow acquired explosives from a small arms locker, killing a marine guard in the process. His task was made easier as Galactica security had not been informed that Cylons can look human... more

"Litmus" is an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. Aboard Galactica, Commander Adama and Col. Tigh narrowly avoid being killed in a suicide bombing by a Cylon copy of Aaron Doral. The agent came aboard with a group of civilians and somehow acquired explosives from a small arms locker, killing a marine guard in the process. His task was made easier as Galactica security had not been informed that Cylons can look human now. After the explosion, Adama orders a wide-ranging independent tribunal to examine this and other recent breaches of security, even though President Roslin has reservations regarding how these tribunals can get out of hand. The Galactica master at arms Sergeant Hadrian is given the authority to conduct the inquiry as she sees fit. Both Adama and the President also reluctantly decide to inform a shocked fleet that some Cylons have human appearance. Roslin appears before news cameras with pictures of Doral and Leoben Conoy (a Cylon agent... less