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Season 1, Episode 6: Bylaw Genre: Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi Original Air Date: October 31, 2011
The colony falls victim to its first murder, and Jim and Taylor must find the perpetrator. Also, Skye helps Josh find a way to get Kira, his girlfriend from 2149, to the past, while Elisabeth and Zoe race to help an unborn Ankylosaurus survive.
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(warning! contains spoilers)
Later, Jim
approaches Taylor with his wild theory: the security member was
murdered. How? Someone trapped a dino where he or she knew someone would
come knocking. Essentially, the dinosaur was just the murder weapon. If
true, it's the first murder in Terra Nova's brief history. Taylor
assigns Washington to assist Jim in the investigation. They head to
Tom's bar to do a little snooping. His unit members, including Reynolds,
tell Jim and Washington that the dead man, Foster, often talked about
seeing a mystery woman.
CUT to Zoe, who takes an interest in an Ankylosaurus egg that her mother and Malcolm are caring for. She is entranced by the idea of an unborn dino. Jim, in the meantime, checks the frequency on Foster's dog tag. It contains a tracking device. So Jim and Taylor follow the signal, chasing the dino that ate the tag when it killed Foster. A furious chase ensues as the Terra Nova force follows the sprinting dino into the jungle. Taylor takes a SHOT, hitting the creature. Washington cuts open the dino and removes Foster's electronic dog tag. Taylor activates it, revealing a hologram picture of Foster with a young, beautiful woman. Washington recognized the woman: Rebecca Milner.
So Jim and Washington pay a visit to Rebecca, who is married -- and not to Foster. Soon, Howard Milner returns home. He is older than his wife and seems quite nervous to see security personnel in his home. "Did you think I didn't know?" Howard asks his wife. "Do you think I'm a fool?!" Howard then confesses to killing Foster. "If I had the chance, I'd kill him again," the betrayed husband practically spits. Under further questioning, Howard admits that he lured and trapped the dino in the communications tower, knowing that Foster would soon stop at the place during his patrol. Taylor now faces a decision. Should he banish the man to the jungle? Josh, meanwhile, explains to Skye that Tom wants him to meet with Mira outside the walls of Terra Nova. "I don't have a choice," Josh says. "You have no idea what 2149 is like ... I have to get her out of there."
Later, Jim and Elisabeth get in a fight about what constitutes justice for Howard Milner. Jim suggests the man should be banished by Taylor. Elisabeth suggests that the man should have a proper trial. The next morning, however, Taylor announces to the camp that he is banishing Taylor -- a death sentence, to be sure. So Howard is escorted out of the front gates as everyone solemnly watches. A few sympathetic souls cry. Sometime later, Howard is walking along a creek bed when he hears a noise. It turns out to be Jim, who has tracked the confessed killer. Jim suggests that perhaps Rebecca is responsible for killing Foster. "I know you're crazy for," Jim says. "The question is are you crazy enough to fall on your sword for her?" Howard appears to carefully to think it over.
CUT to Jim knocking on Rebecca's front door. She answers ... and is shocked to discover Howard. Jim has snuck the man back inside Terra Nova. Howard then explains that Foster broke it off with Rebecca some weeks prior. Rebecca defends herself, claiming that Foster "turned out to be a jerk." She was happy when the security member ended their relationship. So if neither Rebecca or Howard killed Foster, who did? Rebecca explains that Foster was heavily into gambling. Upon hearing the news, Taylor is furious. "Banishing Milner, I put a huge chunk of my reputation on the line," Taylor says. "Now you tell me that I got the wrong guy!?" Taylor urges Jim to find the truth.
So Jim heads back to Tom's bar, where the illegal gambling is rumored to take place. He spots Josh, who explains that he works at the saloon. Jim is shocked, but has no time to deal with his son's sketchy part-time job at the moment. He takes Tom in for questioning. Turns out Jim has done some research and discovered that Tom keeps illicit financial records the old fashioned way -- on paper. So Jim returns to the bar to search for a ledger. While he is there, he explains to his son that his part-time job has ended. Josh, not surprisingly, is indignant. Just then, Reynolds runs into the bar. Tom has escaped!
So Jim, Taylor and a squad head out to find the escapee ... and then Taylor reveals that it is all a ruse. He turns toward one of his soldiers, Curran. "The money you owe Foster -- you're account has been tapped," Taylor says. "How much did you owe him, son?" Curran then pulls his gun and attempts to shoot Taylor, but his gun is empty. "You didn't think I gave you a live one?" Taylor sneers before disarming the young man and throws him against a tree. Taylor then opens Curran's vest and discovers the ledger. The soldier sold it so his debts to Foster wouldn't be revealed. Curran demands to be taken back to Terra Nova for a court martial. "You just had one," Taylor says. He points a gun at Curran. "Start walking," Taylor says. So Curran does, walking into the deadly jungle.
Later, Jim returns home to discover Josh playing his guitar. "What are you still doing here?" Jim asks. "Aren't you late for work?" Turns out Jim had decided that Josh is old enough to make his own decisions. "In this family, no secrets," Jim tells his on. Of course, Josh DOES have secrets. CUT to Josh and Skye, who meet Tom. Tom hands the teens a gun and tells them where they can meet Mira. After walking deep in the jungle, the young teens soon find themselves surrounded by Sixers. Mira has a deal for Josh: she will help bring back Kira, but Josh owes her a favor that he must perform without question at some point in the future. Josh agrees to the deal.
Back at Terra Nova, the Ankylosaur egg is hatching. "You did it, mommy!" Zoe says. "Can we keep it?" Jim frowns. Elisabeth smiles.
CUT to Zoe, who takes an interest in an Ankylosaurus egg that her mother and Malcolm are caring for. She is entranced by the idea of an unborn dino. Jim, in the meantime, checks the frequency on Foster's dog tag. It contains a tracking device. So Jim and Taylor follow the signal, chasing the dino that ate the tag when it killed Foster. A furious chase ensues as the Terra Nova force follows the sprinting dino into the jungle. Taylor takes a SHOT, hitting the creature. Washington cuts open the dino and removes Foster's electronic dog tag. Taylor activates it, revealing a hologram picture of Foster with a young, beautiful woman. Washington recognized the woman: Rebecca Milner.
So Jim and Washington pay a visit to Rebecca, who is married -- and not to Foster. Soon, Howard Milner returns home. He is older than his wife and seems quite nervous to see security personnel in his home. "Did you think I didn't know?" Howard asks his wife. "Do you think I'm a fool?!" Howard then confesses to killing Foster. "If I had the chance, I'd kill him again," the betrayed husband practically spits. Under further questioning, Howard admits that he lured and trapped the dino in the communications tower, knowing that Foster would soon stop at the place during his patrol. Taylor now faces a decision. Should he banish the man to the jungle? Josh, meanwhile, explains to Skye that Tom wants him to meet with Mira outside the walls of Terra Nova. "I don't have a choice," Josh says. "You have no idea what 2149 is like ... I have to get her out of there."
Later, Jim and Elisabeth get in a fight about what constitutes justice for Howard Milner. Jim suggests the man should be banished by Taylor. Elisabeth suggests that the man should have a proper trial. The next morning, however, Taylor announces to the camp that he is banishing Taylor -- a death sentence, to be sure. So Howard is escorted out of the front gates as everyone solemnly watches. A few sympathetic souls cry. Sometime later, Howard is walking along a creek bed when he hears a noise. It turns out to be Jim, who has tracked the confessed killer. Jim suggests that perhaps Rebecca is responsible for killing Foster. "I know you're crazy for," Jim says. "The question is are you crazy enough to fall on your sword for her?" Howard appears to carefully to think it over.
CUT to Jim knocking on Rebecca's front door. She answers ... and is shocked to discover Howard. Jim has snuck the man back inside Terra Nova. Howard then explains that Foster broke it off with Rebecca some weeks prior. Rebecca defends herself, claiming that Foster "turned out to be a jerk." She was happy when the security member ended their relationship. So if neither Rebecca or Howard killed Foster, who did? Rebecca explains that Foster was heavily into gambling. Upon hearing the news, Taylor is furious. "Banishing Milner, I put a huge chunk of my reputation on the line," Taylor says. "Now you tell me that I got the wrong guy!?" Taylor urges Jim to find the truth.
So Jim heads back to Tom's bar, where the illegal gambling is rumored to take place. He spots Josh, who explains that he works at the saloon. Jim is shocked, but has no time to deal with his son's sketchy part-time job at the moment. He takes Tom in for questioning. Turns out Jim has done some research and discovered that Tom keeps illicit financial records the old fashioned way -- on paper. So Jim returns to the bar to search for a ledger. While he is there, he explains to his son that his part-time job has ended. Josh, not surprisingly, is indignant. Just then, Reynolds runs into the bar. Tom has escaped!
So Jim, Taylor and a squad head out to find the escapee ... and then Taylor reveals that it is all a ruse. He turns toward one of his soldiers, Curran. "The money you owe Foster -- you're account has been tapped," Taylor says. "How much did you owe him, son?" Curran then pulls his gun and attempts to shoot Taylor, but his gun is empty. "You didn't think I gave you a live one?" Taylor sneers before disarming the young man and throws him against a tree. Taylor then opens Curran's vest and discovers the ledger. The soldier sold it so his debts to Foster wouldn't be revealed. Curran demands to be taken back to Terra Nova for a court martial. "You just had one," Taylor says. He points a gun at Curran. "Start walking," Taylor says. So Curran does, walking into the deadly jungle.
Later, Jim returns home to discover Josh playing his guitar. "What are you still doing here?" Jim asks. "Aren't you late for work?" Turns out Jim had decided that Josh is old enough to make his own decisions. "In this family, no secrets," Jim tells his on. Of course, Josh DOES have secrets. CUT to Josh and Skye, who meet Tom. Tom hands the teens a gun and tells them where they can meet Mira. After walking deep in the jungle, the young teens soon find themselves surrounded by Sixers. Mira has a deal for Josh: she will help bring back Kira, but Josh owes her a favor that he must perform without question at some point in the future. Josh agrees to the deal.
Back at Terra Nova, the Ankylosaur egg is hatching. "You did it, mommy!" Zoe says. "Can we keep it?" Jim frowns. Elisabeth smiles.
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