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Constantine (2005)

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Captain Dylan Hunt, Constantine Stark/Admiral Constanza Stark(Michael Ironside), Rommie and Lt. Chang(Dean Choe)
S3.E20: Twilight of the Idols

"Gentlebeings, I bid you welcome.
Welcome to the blood, to the sweat,
to the tears.
Welcome to your places on the wall."
Admiral Constanza Stark,
"Address to War College Graduates,"
CY 9764

Captain Dylan Hunt: You're Admiral Stark. The Admiral Stark who led the High Guard against the Nietzscheans over three hundred years ago. It's not possible.

Admiral Constantine Stark: It's not only possible, it's true. You're an android, right? Tell me if I'm lying.

Admiral Constantine Stark: I am Admiral Constanza Stark.

Rommie: Well, you're either telling the truth, or you're a sociopath.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Thank you, Rommie.

Admiral Constantine Stark: Over the years, I've lost lives. Four of them to be exact. Every time I died, the Templars found a way of transferring my intellect, my personality, to the host brain of another body.

Captain Dylan Hunt: So people died to keep you alive.

Admiral Constantine Stark: Volunteers. All of them believing that I was the best chance for peace and security in the known worlds. I didn't ask for this role, Captain. We don't choose our duties. Our duties choose us.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Look, whoever or whatever you are, my duty is to make sure that you leave here empty handed, no matter what.

Admiral Constantine Stark: Three hundred years hasn't dulled your edge, Captain, I'll give you that. With no troops, fire support, or an escape route, you're in no position to demand anything!

Admiral Constantine Stark: I know how you think, because I taught you. You're expecting me to underestimate you, huh? Because you have a Plan B, and in this case, B stands for Beka.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Go on.

Admiral Constantine Stark: The truth is, the Eureka Maru never went anywhere. It's sitting exactly where we left it, waiting to rescue you.

Captain Dylan Hunt: That's an interesting theory.

Admiral Constantine Stark: Ah ha. This transceiver? It's connected to a surveillance chip planted on the Maru. Now, that ship contains anti-protons. One push of the button, and I release them. The explosion will destroy the Eureka Maru, and Captain Valentine with it. Prep for departure. If you have a weakness, Captain, it's your inability to make sacrifices. I'm quite sure you're willing to die on this hill, but I don't think you're ready to take Captain Valentine with you. Captain. Dylan. Think about what I've said. If you change your mind, my door is always open. Until next time, Captain Hunt.

Lt. Chang: With all due respect, sir, I can't believe you just left him back there.

Admiral Constantine Stark: Really?

Admiral Constantine Stark: Would you have me kill him? That man's worth any ten of you. He's an asset. I'm not in the business of destroying assets. Get him up.

Captain Dylan Hunt: So what's your take on the Patriarch's surveillance chip?

Rommie: It's pretty ingenious, actually. It's tapped into the Maru's internal sensors and emits through the power core to obscure its signal. And I don't think I can remove it. Not here, anyway. Not until we get back home.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Damn. that is pretty ingenious.

Rommie: I don't think we're in any immediate danger. If the Patriarch wanted us dead, we already would be.

Captain Dylan Hunt: The Patriarch may or may not be Admiral Stark, but he sure as hell read her book.

Rommie: He knows his job, so do you.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Yeah. Well, that's what doesn't make sense. Stark was my mentor, and sure, she could be ruthless and cold, but you know what? She was a decent and good person. Containing the Nietzscheans is one thing, but wiping them out? Even making the threat. I mean, that's a bridge too far.

Rommie: I'm not saying the Patriarch is right, but think of it this way. Even if he has the memories and personality of Admiral Stark, he's not the person you remember. Dylan, you woke up one day and civilization was gone. Admiral Stark watched it fall. She stood in the ashes blaming herself. Hating the Nietzscheans. Just hating. Tragedy changes people, even the good ones.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Herein lies our problem.

Rommie: What's that?

Captain Dylan Hunt: By having this conversation, we're playing into the Patriarch's hand. We're playing his game. As long as that's true, we'll never win.

Rommie: Then you've already decided. The Patriarch is not Admiral Stark.

Captain Dylan Hunt: Not now, and never will be.

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