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Nov 15, 2002 Season 1 Episode 8 43 min 12

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Season 1 Episode 8 — Aired on Nov 15, 2002 • runs about 43 minutes.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Written by Joss Whedon, Jose Molina.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin.

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Synopsis

Hard up for cash, Serenity takes on a job from Simon: help him get a thorough diagnostic of River in return for the opportunity to loot the vast medical stores of an Alliance hospital on central world Ariel. But River's pursuers are hot on their trail, and they receive some unexpected inside help.