Wash storms up to the door of the room Early is being held in. Jayne is leaning against a wall, actually taking his time with the food on his plate. Jayne feels Wash approaching and continues to eat, only moving his eyes up to see him.

Jayne: "What's the plan, little man?"

Wash: "One-man job. Don't let me interrupt your dinner."

Jayne: "Whatever."

Wash enters a security code and the door unlocks.

Wash: "Lock this behind me." No response. Wash enters the room and shuts the door behind him. Early is standing, bound around a pole at the hands and feet and chained to the pole at his midsection.

Early: "Ah, the pilot. Didn't get to …" interrupted by a right hand to the jaw from Wash. A beat of silence. "… see you last time."

Wash: "I'm not here to reminisce. Your mother's got our doctor."

Early: "And I've already given instructions on where to look."

Wash: "Not enough. This is a big and fairly desolate planet we're flying over. Over half of it is covered in white. I need more."

Early: "No you don't." Another right to the jaw. "I know you, Hoban. Not that there's much to know - a flighty-flight here, a flighty-flight there …" Another right. "Here a flight, there a flight …" Another right. And a left to the other side of Early's face. And several more in succession.

Wash: "You might want to start talking now."

Early (sing-songy): "Old McHoban had a farm …" Wash steps back and kicks Early in the stomach. Early would have doubled over had he not been wrapped to a pole.

Zoe has left the bridge and is headed toward Early's room. As she approaches, she hears the sounds of someone being beaten and begins to run. She reaches Jayne and shoots him a pissed-off and exasperated look.

Jayne: "I'm eatin'!"

Zoe throws the door open, startling Wash a bit and breaking him from his hand-and-foot torture of Early.

Early (breathing hard but voice still strong): "Maybe he DOES wear the pants."

Zoe (entering the room and approaching early with clenched fists): "You think he hits hard? He hits me like tha