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Part 5

Chinese glossary

Lese – garbage

Laotou – old geezer

Bun tien-shung de ee-duai-ro – stupid inbred sack of meat

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Zoe didn't comment on Carlos's death on the way back to the ship. She assumed Methos knew what he was doing and he obviously understood the current situation better than she did. It was understandable that with the scrutiny of the Alliance an immortal would want to avoid the scrutiny of any group that kept records. Although, as she considered the interrogation, Zoe was surprised to realize that Carlos had never indicated that anyone suspected that Charles Pierce was an immortal. More importantly, Methos had carefully asked his questions to prevent that assumption from being made. As Serenity came into sight, she glanced at the man beside her. She decided to tell Mal to use a good long hard burn to get the immortal to the destination of Dyton.

Methos was worried. He was reassured that Carlos had not suspected that he was an immortal, but he was unsure that all Watchers' had reached that conclusion. If they linked him to Serenity, they would easily track him to Dyton. Staying and finding another transport was out of the question. Looked like he would be having a long discussion about the whole mess with Captain Reynolds after all, he thought miserably.

At the ship, they were surprised to find the cargo bay doors closed. Zoe used her remote to open them. Once the doors were open, the sight of two men bound hand to foot greeted them. "Are you just going to stand there gawking or are you going to shut the gorram door?" Mal asked testily.

Zoe hurried to close the door as Methos groaned inwardly. Now he really wasn't looking forward to his impending talk with the captain. Methos attempted to duck as the captain suddenly grabbed him by his