aron ▁to ▁under go ▁an ▁abort ion ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁perce ived ▁threat ▁Hel o ▁and ▁Sh aron ' s ▁child ▁represents ▁to ▁the ▁fleet , ▁Hel o ▁beg s ▁Admir al ▁Ad ama ▁to ▁over rule ▁Ros lin ▁and ▁allow ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁pre gn ant ▁Sh aron ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁fleet ▁and ▁find ▁a ▁world ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁live ▁in ▁peace ▁without ▁being ▁per sec uted . ▁Ad ama ▁ref uses ▁and ▁Ros lin ▁res c inds ▁her ▁demand ▁for ▁a ▁forced ▁abort ion ▁when ▁G ai us ▁Balt ar ▁extract s ▁blood ▁from ▁the ▁un born ▁child ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁c ure ▁for ▁Ros lin ' s ▁terminal ▁cancer . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁Ros lin ▁bet ray ing ▁Hel o ▁again ▁by ▁ordering ▁Hel o ▁and ▁Sh aron ' s ▁new born ▁daughter ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁after ▁she ▁is ▁born . ▁The ▁infant ' s ▁death ▁is ▁f aked ▁and ▁Hel o ▁is ▁given ▁what ▁are ▁ost ens ibly ▁her ▁as hes , ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁Ty rol ▁release ▁into ▁space . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁discovery ▁and ▁settlement ▁of ▁New ▁Cap rica , ▁Ag athon ▁remains ▁on ▁Gal act ica ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁ske leton ▁crew . ▁He ▁is ▁promoted ▁to ▁Captain ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁Gal act ica ' s ▁executive ▁officer ▁( X O ), ▁replacing ▁Colonel ▁Sa ul ▁T igh . ▁Karl ▁Ag athon ▁mar ries ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁Sh aron ▁Val er ii , ▁who ▁is ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a