A young William Adama, on Galactica, speculates with a close fellow fighter pilot about the ship's current mission.
Adama recognises a familiar face amongst some wounded in the midst of "Operation Raptor Talon".
While Columbia and a Cylon Basestar battle above an icy planet, Adama's squadron battle the Cylon Raiders. As the fight draws to a close with Columbia's destruction, Adama, as an impulsive response for revenge, blindly follows two of the Raiders into the planet's atmosphere.
As Adama freefalls through the planet's atmosphere, he finds himself in an awkward position as he encounters a Cylon Centurion.
Adama begins to investigate the mysterious building on the planet's surface only to inadvertently discover the remnants of Cylon's violent experiments with humans.
Several live humans are discovered in a vault-like room while the sudden vibrations of a Cylon ship can be heard. Adama is faced with a difficult decision of saving himself or rescuing the trapped captives.
The Cylon ship on the planet takes off with haste as Adama makes contact with Galactica only to find out an armistice had been signed between the Humans and Cylons.
