Surviving representatives from each of the twelve colonies are sent to the ship to help elect a Vice-President, though Laura assumes it won’t be much trouble to get her choice, Wallace Gray, pushed through. The celebration is held on the “Cloud Nine,” a luxury ship which offers all of the amenities of a five star hotel – pools, spas, lush gardens, etc. With her own health uncertain, she knows she must choose a successor and Colonial Day will be an ideal time to announce her candidate for Vice President. Also, she has other ambitions for the day. Laura Roslin insists on celebration because she believes that upholding traditions will inspire people to embrace the future. It’s Colonial Day – a holiday celebrating the establishment of the Twelve Colonies – the first Colonial Day since the Cylon attacks. In fact, when the cells are opened, not a single man steps out to accept. Initially, they expect the confined men will leap at the chance to leave the small confines of their transport cells but Lee’s offer is met with eerie silence. Laura and Commander Adama will each send a representative to ensure their respective concerns are addressed. Finally, Lee steps in and strikes a compromise and agrees to lead a contingent to the Astral Queen to present the offer to the prisoners. But President Roslin is skeptical, only agreeing if the prisoners can earn ‘points’ toward freedom, an idea that Adama finds dangerous. Commander Adama's suggestion is to employ some of the men incarcerated on the Astral Queen, a prison ship. After finding water on a distant moon in the previous episode, Galactica must find a way to pump that water onto the ship, a labor-intensive duty requiring a lot of manpower.
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