- [first lines]
- Jane: The alien forces that attacked Earth struck without reason or provocation. Although they were driven back by our forces, on their way out, they left behind a biogenetically engineered virus that has completely penetrated the atmosphere. As a result, Earth has been quarantined. Repeat: Earth has been quarantined.
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: I'll do whatever's necessary. If that means turning the entire galaxy upside down and shaking its pockets to see what falls out, then that's what I'll do. I'm not subtle. I'm not pretty, and I'll piss off a lot of people along the way. But I'll get the job done.
- Dureena Nafeel: Yes, I'm a thief, and a damned good one. Need to get inside something? Get out? Tunnel under? Go around? Go through? I'm it. You're going to hit some pretty strange places and you're going to need a lock pick. There isn't a lock made that I can't get through.
- Max Eilerson: I can appreciate dramatic irony as much as the next person, but this is pushing it a bit.
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: [about Max Eilerson] He may be a pain in the ass, but he will be our pain in the ass.
- [last lines]
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: I'd like you to come with me.
- Galen: What do you want?
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: To find a cure for the Drakh plague before it wipes out all life on Earth.
- Galen: Where are you going?
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: Anywhere I have to.
- Galen: Who do you serve and who do you trust?
- [Capt. Gideon considers]
- Galen: Who do you serve and who do you trust?
- Capt. Matthew Gideon: I don't know.
- Galen: Then I will go with you.