they continue and that Gaeta will die with nothing. Gaius Baltar phones Gaeta to try to dissuade him from continuing with the mutiny. Baltar states his belief that Gaeta is an honorable man who is trying to do the right thing and forgives him for the attack in Taking a Break from All Your Worries. Gaeta rejects Baltar's attempt to change his mind. In the following episode, "Blood on the Scales", Gaeta demands that Adama call Roslin and request her surrender. Giving Gaeta his Admiral pins, Adama tells him he is the Admiral now and should call Roslin himself. After Zarek has the Quorum gunned down, Gaeta is shocked and insists he never agreed to this, he wanted the "truth" on their side. Zarek replies that this is what happens during a coup and there is no turning back. Despite Tom Zarek's reluctance, Gaeta insists on a trial for Adama. He accuses Adama of giving aid and comfort to the enemy. He expresses disgust with Adama's alliance with the Cylons, and allowing Saul Tigh to remain in his position as XO even after he discovered his friend was a Cylon. Later, in his quarters, Gaeta holds Adama's Admiral's pins, but throws them down on the desk, still not having worn them. With tears in his eyes, he calls Narcho to carry out the execution of Adama, not knowing that Adama's allies had already rescued him and held Narcho and his firing squad at gunpoint. The pain in Gaeta's amputated leg increases with the stress of the decision. Roslin, having acquired the Cylons' support, vows to do everything in her power to destroy the mutineers. With the Cylon Basestar preparing to attack, Gaeta orders Galactica to jump away but Tyrol disables the ship's jump drives. As Galactica prepares its own weapons, Zarek desperately implores Gaeta to launch the Vipers in order to defend the ship; however, Gaeta, realizing they would lose and the likelihood of massive bloodshed, decides to stand down. Shortly after, Adama retakes the CIC and arrests the mutineers, and both Gaeta and Zarek are sentenced to death. Meeting Baltar before his execution, Gaeta tells him that he accepts his defeat but hopes someday everyone will understand who he was—something Baltar understands. As Gaeta and Zarek are both executed by a firing squad, the former's last words are, "It stopped," a reference to the constant pain in his amputated