The fleet is pressed to continually flee from the Cylons with faster-than-light jumps when the enemy inexplicably catches them every 33 minutes, and must determine how they are being tracked before the fleet is destroyed.

Lt. Valerii fears that she may somehow be responsible for sabotage on the Galactica after six detonators are found missing.

A political prisoner and leader of a dissident movement takes members of the Galactica crew hostage in a bid for freedom, and demands that a new President be duly elected.

A deadly accident on the hangar deck forces the Galactica to draft inexperienced pilots to fly Vipers -- and for Kara brings up painful memories about her role in Zak's death.

When Kara is hit by enemy fire and goes missing, Lee and Adama stir controversy by conducting a search that uses the fleet's precious resources.

A Cylon attack on board the Galactica reveals that the enemy agents can be indistinguishable from humans, prompting a tribunal inquiry that puts Boomer and Tyrol on the spot. The Cylons on Caprica continue their manipulation of Helo.

Number Six shows up on board the Galactica posing as someone else, prompting a crisis for Baltar when she accuses him of being a traitor.

Kara is ordered to interrogate a Cylon prisoner, who claims that he has hidden a bomb on board the Galactica.

Colonel Tigh is stunned when his wife miraculously turns up in the fleet, having escaped the Cylon attack and wishing to reconcile.

Desperately low on fuel, the Galactica launches a daring attack on a Cylon mining base, but Kara must stay behind. President Roslin begins to hallucinate -- in fulfillment of an ancient prophecy.

The impending election of a new Vice President gives activist Tom Zarek an opportunity to make a move for political power.

The fleet discovers the planet Kobol, prompting President Roslin to seek the Arrow of Apollo back on Caprica. Boomer attempts suicide.

Adama attempts to forcibly remove Roslin from office, and presses forward in his plans to destroy the Base Ship orbiting Kobol. Starbuck successfully returns to Caprica.