3.17 - Going Bananas

"Paths converge as Elizabeth, Nathan and Neal all arrive at the command pod of the Ghost Rig!  What could fate hold in store for these intrepid searchers?"

Synopsis
Nathan is on the Sky Skiv with the ferry operator, on his way to the Ghost Rig. After the operator drops him off, Nathan finds a way inside and contacts Davenport. Nathan complains about the job, and voices doubts about the parachute Davenport supplied for his escape. Nathan also questions how the banana he was given is supposed to kill Neal, after which Davenport clarifies that it's poisoned. Davenport tells him to get going.

Nathan hears the noise of a Woken and gets spooked. It turns out to be Elizabeth. She tries to talk to Nathan, but Nathan doesn't believe it is her, as he watched her die and she looks different then before. After Elizabeth tells him something no one but her and Nathan know about, he believes her and they hug. Nathan comments that she is so thin and asks how she is alive. Elizabeth promises to explain everything later. Now that she found Nathan, her next goal is getting Andrew back from the Ghost Crew. Nathan doesn't remember who Andrew is, but tells Elizabeth that he's here on a job, and that Elizabeth should leave. Elizabeth says she won't leave neither Andrew nor Nathan behind. Nathan argues that things won't be safe on the Rig once he does his job. He explains that he now works with Davenport, Erin and Chamberlain. Elizabeth is upset about the situation Nathan got himself into. She tries to convince Nathan to let her help him, but he blames her for getting him into this in the first place and says he can take care of this mess himself. Then Nathan hears people approach and tells Elizabeth to hide.

A rigger, Neal and Cumulus Jane walk past to meet with Alison. After they're gone, Nathan says he's old enough to make his own choices. Elizabeth agrees and says she'll leave him alone. He goes and she follows him into the next room, not to meddle but because Andrew was taken in the same direction. Nathan shushes Elizabeth, as they haven't been spotted yet.

In the room Neal and Alison reunite, and Neal hugs her. Alison says they told her he was dead, and Neal says they told him she was evil. Alison admits that some of the things Lucky Strike said about her are true. She did do some things Neal wouldn't have done to get this Rig. Neal is upset about her selling out people to HartLife. Andrew, being restrained by two crew members, interrupts and asks to be let go, but Alison ignores him. Alison tells Neal she wants him, and wants to leave the Ghost Rig. But Neal realizes that Alison never really cared about him. She admits it, but says she does care now. Neal is heartbroken.

Andrew tries again to get someone to let him go, but gets silenced. Elizabeth shouts at the people in the room to let him go. Alison asks who she is, while Nathan tries to get Neal to eat the poisoned banana he brought, which Neal doesn't take. Neal asks everyone for some space, as he and Alison are having a private conversation. Neal turns down Nathan's repeat offer of the banana and turns to leave. Alison demands that he listen to what she has to say first. Nathan again tries to sell his banana, saying that Neal and Alison could share, but neither want it. A rigger says he'll take it instead, eats it, and immediately dies. Neal realizes the banana was poisoned. Nathan attempts to act innocent.

Before this can be resolved, alarms start to go off. The storm has arrived and the Ghost Rig is trapped between two storm cells. Cumulus Jane says that if they try to avoid them, they'll encroach on Stormhawk air space, but that they don't have another choice. Nathan uses the distraction to take off, Elizabeth goes after him and Alison yells at her crew to stop them. Andrew leaves as well, after Alison tells him that she doesn't know who he is and hopes he disappears.

Cast

 * Narrator — Ansel Burch
 * Elizabeth Rourke — Tara Schile
 * Andrew Snidge — Frank Sjodin
 * Neal Henderson — Sebastian H. Orr
 * Vice President Davenport — Ben Aldred
 * Allison — Sarah Moore
 * Nathan Rourke — Clayton Faits
 * Cumulus Jane — Lise “Kat” Evans
 * Bad-Jokes Rigger — Kamron Palmer
 * Too-Hungry Rigger — David Rheinstrom
 * A few other Riggers — David Rheinstrom, Ryan Schile