repeats his earlier question of guilt to Six who says that humankind learns from pain and needs pain to achieve clarity, as she has learned from her own pain. She removes Tigh's eye-patch, but after a moment of indulging in "Ellen's" touch, he pushes her away with insults. She responds by savagely beating him down to the floor, then questions if he can sense the clarity; a bloodied Tigh asks for more pain. She admits that it appears that she was wrong about his needs and starts kissing him instead. At the sect's quarters, Baltar and several members are barred from entry to their home by a guard at the door who says he is enforcing Roslin's emergency decree against assembly. Head Six appears to Baltar and tells him he will not be harmed if he continues on. Baltar then attempts to pass but is beaten down by the soldier. Bleeding and kneeling on the floor, Baltar whispers that he cannot continue, but Head Six orders him to his feet. She then forcibly pulls him upright and Gaius appears to be physically lifted by an unseen force. The surprised guard again knocks him to the floor, while his acolytes all the more convinced by his divinity. Lee Adama then arrives and declares that the Quorum has overturned Roslin's decree and that the people are free to assemble as they please. In his quarters, Baltar delivers a lengthy, inspired speech. He declares that his monotheistic followers contain the spark of God inside them and that they must learn to love themselves before they can begin to love each other. As the speech continues, the scene briefly moves to the Demetrius, where Starbuck has fallen asleep atop her navigation charts. A concerned Samuel Anders enters the room and stares at her. Back on Galactica'', Baltar concludes by telling his followers that since God loves them, they must therefore be perfect as they are. The followers, most moved to tears, cheer encouragingly. Tory Foster stands in the rear of the room. Head Six is next to her, observing her. Lee Adama stands further back, listening uneasily at Baltar's rising influence. Production In the original draft for the beginning of season four, Tom Zarek was behind the Sons of Ares and encouraged its attack on Baltar's Cult. Cultural references During the quorum discussion, one of the members compares Baltar's cult to "followers of Mithras",