[Raleigh, Mako, and Stacker are in Stacker's office.]
Raleigh Becket:
I went out of phase first. It was my mistake.
Stacker Pentecost:
No. It was my mistake. [Turns around] I should've never let you two in the same machine.
Raleigh Becket:
So, what? You're grounding us?
Stacker Pentecost:
Not you.
[Stacker looks to his daughter, causing her to stand up.]
Mako Mori:
[Tearing up] Permission to be dismissed, sir.
Stacker Pentecost:
Permission granted, Miss Mori.
[Mako bows to her father, then leaves.]
Raleigh Becket:
[Seeing Mako leaving] Mako.
[Mako glances at Raleigh as she leaves.]
Raleigh Becket:
[To Stacker] Sir, what are you doing? She is the strongest candidate by far. [Angrily stands up] What other options do we have? Huh? Tell me!
Stacker Pentecost:
Do not let my calm demeanor fool you, RANGER! Now is not a good moment for your insubordination! Mako is too inexperienced to reign in her memories during combat. [Starts to leave]
Raleigh Becket:
That's not why you grounded her. [Stacker turns around] I was in her memories. I saw everything.
Stacker Pentecost:
[Steps towards Raleigh] I don't care what you think you saw.
[Flashback shows Mako being rescued as a child by Stacker. Scene returns to present day.]
Raleigh Becket:
I know what she means to you. I saw it, I–
[Stacker leaves the office.]
Raleigh Becket:
[Follows Stacker out of the office] Hey! Hey!
Stacker Pentecost:
This conversation is over.
Raleigh Becket:
Marshal. Marshal! Can we just talk about this for one second? [Grabs Stacker's arm and turns him around] You rescued her. [Stacker presses a button] You raised her. But you're not protecting her now. You are holding her back.
Stacker Pentecost:
One: Don't you ever touch me again. Two: Don't you ever touch me again. Now, you have no idea who the hell I am or where I've come from, and I'm not about to tell you my whole life story. All I need to be to you and everybody on this dome is a fixed point. The last man standing. I do not need your sympathy or your admiration. All I need is your compliance, and your fighting skills. And if I can't get that, then you can go back to the wall that I found you crawling on. Do I make myself clear?
[Raleigh nods in resignation. Stacker turns his head toward him and points to his own ear.]
Raleigh Becket:
Yes, sir.
Stacker Pentecost:
[Takes his finger off his own ear] Good.
[Stacker enters the elevator. He and Raleigh look at each other as the elevator doors close.]
