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{{Infobox Television episode | Title = Taking a Break From All Your Worries
{{Television episode redirect handler|series_name=Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|season_num=3|episode_num=46}}
| Image = [[Image:BattlestarGalactica -- 3x13 - Taking a Break from All Your Worries.jpg|250px| ]]
| Caption = "Hello"
| Series = Battlestar Galactica
| Season = 3
| Episode = 13
| Airdate = [[January 28]], [[2007]]
| Production = 313
| Writer = [[Michael Taylor]]
| Director = [[Edward James Olmos]]
| Guests =
| Episode list = [[List of Battlestar Galactica (2004 television series) episodes|Episode chronology]]
| Prev = [[Rapture (Battlestar Galactica)|Rapture]]
| Next = [[The Woman King (Battlestar Galactica)|The Woman King]]
}}
"'''Taking a Break From All Your Worries'''" is the thirteenth episode of the third season from the science fiction television series, ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]''.
==Plot==
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'''Survivor Count:''' 41,403
The episode begins with [[Gaius Baltar]], now a prisoner aboard ''[[Battlestar Galactica (ship)|Galactica]]'', sitting in the brig and crafting a hanging noose from strips of fabric. [[Number Six (Battlestar Galactica)|Number Six]] appears (in his head), sitting next to him and encouraging his decision to commit suicide, suggesting that he will find out for certain whether he is a Cylon or not. Stirred from his sleep, [[Felix Gaeta]] heads down to brig and asks the guard permission to see Baltar, but the guard refuses to let him in. At that moment, Baltar hangs himself.
Baltar awakens in a Cylon resurrection tank surrounded by three copies of Six. Baltar is ecstatic to be alive as the copies of Six welcome him back from the dead. However, the scene is yet another one of Baltar's hallucinations. The copies of Six turn hostile, telling him he is not a Cylon and proceed to scratch his flesh. As a Six tries to drown him in the tank's liquid, Baltar returns to reality as the guard and Gaeta try to pull Baltar down from the ceiling.
In the hanger bay, [[Lee Adama|Apollo]] introduces [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] to "Joe's Bar", a newly established lounge separated from the rest of the hanger by a makeshift wall of stacked containers and barrels. It is filled with music and off-duty crew indulging in much needed recreation. The two toast their first drinks to "marriage", what Tyrol says bars were created for.
Elsewhere, [[Laura Roslin|President Roslin]] and [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] sit with [[Cottle|Dr. Cottle]] and Gaeta discussing Baltar's suicide attempt. Cottle isn't surprised by the attempt, stating Baltar's hunger strike and the sleep deprivation imposed upon him isn't helping his mental state. Roslin just wants Baltar to talk and believes they need to do whatever is necessary to get information out of him. She orders Cottle to force feed Baltar if necessary.
Roslin asks Gaeta why he wanted to see to Baltar. Gaeta states that he believes Baltar trusts him and was hoping he might at least talk to him, possibly revealing something useful. Adama tells Gaeta he is thankful for his help, but tells him to leave Baltar's interrogation to him and the President.
Meanwhile, Apollo returns exhausted from the bar to his quarters where his wife [[Anastasia Dualla|Dee]] sits alone waiting for him. She confronts him about their dissolving relationship where Apollo tells her that he is still devoted to her. He married her because he loves her and still does, but Dee says their marriage is nothing more than a lie. She can only love Apollo as long as he and [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] allow it. Not wanting to argue any further, Apollo lays down and falls asleep as Dee asks if they are still going to have dinner together.
Elsewhere, Starbuck sits in her bunk with her husband [[Samuel Anders]]. Anders ponders about Starbuck's sickening ordeal with the Cylon [[Leoben Conoy]] back on [[New Caprica]]. He doesn't understand how Starbuck could handle being manipulated into believing she had a hybrid child with that "skinjob". He further disbelieves Conoy's spiel about Starbuck having a special destiny. Starbuck remains uncertain herself choosing not to discuss it any further. Anders then brings up Apollo, telling her than if she really loves him, she should go to him.
Back in Baltar's cell, Roslin pays him a visit. She begins by handing Baltar his reading glasses, and then telling him that she doesn't want to see him suffer any further. Baltar scoffs telling her about Cottle forcing a feeding tube down his throat. She apologizes for that hoping now the two can talk face-to-face in a more civilized manner. She asks him again if he was involved in the Cylon sneak attack bringing up the time she saw him with the blond woman. Baltar refuses to incriminate himself demanding that he have a trial.
Roslin becomes infuriated. She calls [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] into the cell telling him not to expect Baltar's cooperation and that he is to be jettisoned out an airlock. Tigh calls the guards to remove Baltar from the cell. They drag him away as he shouts that he he is a citizen of the Colonies and entitled to a fair trial. Roslin has Baltar dragged down the corridor past the bulletin boards that are covered with photos of those lost in the Cylon sneak attack. She tells him to look at their faces — the faces of all those who died because of him.
Baltar manages to break free of the guards and rushes to the board pulling a photo of a man down. He professes his innocence saying the man in the picture was one of his closest associates, and that he is the godfather of his child. He would never do anything to hurt any of them. Instead of carrying out her threat to vent him into space, Roslin has Baltar returned to his cell.
Afterward, Roslin says she is at a loss on what to do next since her scare tactics failed. Saul jokingly admits that Baltar is proving harder to break than he expected, and gives him some credit. At this point, Adama considers using another option. He suggests they administer a powerful hallucinogenic drug to Baltar, the existence of which was classified. He has seen it used in interrogations saying it works off the subjects fear of death and they'll eventually divulge secrets as as survival mechanism, saying anything as long as they think it will save their life. Roslin is shocked to learn of such a drug, but under the circumstances, she approves of its use if it will force Baltar to talk.
Eventually, Baltar is strapped to a table and given the drug. He falls unconscious and his head is strapped down. Baltar then finds himself alone in utter darkness and floating in cold water. A strange light shines down on his face and he shouts; "Where am I?". Baltar then hears Adama's voice from the darkness asking him questions. Baltar tries to answer hoping to be saved from drowning. Under the effects of the drug he recalls the events back on [[Caprica]] during the attack — how Caprica Six saved his life by shielding him from the nuclear blast, and that he was an unwitting participant in the Cylon's plans.
Adama asks what the Cylon's interest was in the [[Eye of Jupiter]] and if they found the way to Earth. Baltar confesses they were there to discover the identities of the "final five", the unseen Cylons, wondering if he is a Cylon himself. Baltar now finds himself in a resurrection tank surrounded by figures who are revealed to be children, horribly disfigured and scarred with burns. Roslin asks Baltar what he sees and if he is a Cylon. Baltar responds "no" and falls back to unconsciousness. At this point, Cottle demands that the interrogation end as Baltar's vitals are falling. Adama and Roslin relent their questions and allow Cottle to wake Baltar.
Elsewhere, Apollo and Starbuck have a moment alone to talk. She asks Apollo if she leaves Anders would he be willing to leave Dee. Apollo can't give an answer, to which Starbuck tells him to think about it since it's what he's best at. Apollo, with torn feelings between his wife and Starbuck, heads back to Joe's bar and drinks himself into a drunken stupor. He leaves the bar inebriated, stumbling down a corridor and causing a scene after he trips and loses his rank pin. He begins kicking containers open in a panic looking for his rank until he collapses in exhaustion.
Meanwhile, Roslin and Adama decide to allow Gaeta to talk to Baltar, hoping he can get some useful information. Unknown to Baltar, a small camera has been installed in the ceiling of the brig to secretly record the conversation. In the cell, Gaeta asks Baltar to at least help hims solve the the navigation problems he's run into, suggesting that if he cooperates Baltar will get better treatment. Baltar looks over Gaeta's charts and begins by correcting his math. When Gaeta glances to the ceiling, Baltar becomes suspicious and notices the camera.
Baltar then accuses Gaeta of deceiving him. Gaeta is confused, but Baltar tells him he knew about his helping the resistance back on New Caprica. He allowed him access to documents knowing Gaeta would sneak them back to the very people who were working against him. Baltar grabs Gaeta's head hissing in his ear that Gaeta's operation wouldn't have worked if it wasn't for him and asks where his loyalties lie. Infuriated, Gaeta stabs Baltar in the neck with his pen.
Monitoring from another room, Roslin, Adama, Cottle and Tigh rush to the cell. Gaeta has Baltar in a strangle hold threatening to kill him. Adama tells him to let Baltar go, saying he knows why Gaeta wanted the opportunity to talk with Baltar — so he could kill him. Gaeta finally lets Baltar go. Baltar is checked out by Cottle who has him taken to sickbay for the stab wound on his neck, which missed the artery.
As Baltar recovers, Adama asks Roslin what she plans to do next. Roslin says Baltar will get his trial.
Later at Joe's, Apollo sits with Dee while Starbuck and Anders sit at the bar. Apollo tries to reconcile his relationship with his wife, but periodically makes eye contact with Starbuck.
The episode ends with a brief extra scene of Roslin confronting Number Six in her cell. Roslin asks Six if she is willing to cooperate for Baltar's sake.
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==Trivia==
"Taking a Break from All Your Worries" is a line from the ''[[Cheers]]'' themesong, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name".
[[Category: Battlestar Galactica (2004) episodes|Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]
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