Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

Opening frames reveal Cavil laying out a plan to exterminate humanity. The two versions of Cavil operate from a Resurrection Ship while the Final Five lie in stasis, debating whether to follow or betray the plan. They discuss 'teaching a lesson' to their creators and the idea of witnessing humanity's destruction.

The Earth-bound version of Cavil travels to Picon and encounters Ellen Tigh, signaling the reach and ambition of the plan. Ellen becomes entangled with Cavil's scheme as the attack approaches. Place: Picon.

Gaius Baltar has a final, charged meeting with Caprica Six that hints at shifting loyalties among humans and Cylons. The encounter underscores Caprica Six's lingering doubts and Baltar's manipulative charm. Place: Caprica.

Samuel Anders and his Pyramid team are shown at their training camp with their doctor, Number Four (Simon). They push through drills while the looming catastrophe quietly hangs over them. Place: Pyramid training camp.

Tory Foster drives toward an airport, hinting at the movement of key players among the humans. Her path intersects with the escalating crisis as events unfold. Place: Caprica.

The destruction of the Twelve Colonies is depicted with new special effects, and a Cylon Hybrid narrates the catastrophe. Dozens of planets are shown in flash scenes as the genocide unfolds. Place: Twelve Colonies.

Ellen Tigh is severely wounded in the nuclear attack on Picon. Cavil helps her leave the planet aboard a Colonial Fleet rescue ship, setting up her survival arc amid the chaos. Place: Picon.

Aboard a civilian transport, Cavil torments Ellen with descriptions of his intent to destroy humanity, testing her resolve and loyalties. The scene underscores the chilling dynamic between human fear and Cylon menace. Place: Civilian transport.

Anders consoles his teammates in the mountainous region where they trained, trying to maintain hope and cohesion as the world falls apart around them. The group grapples with loss while remaining determined. Place: Mountainous training region.

Back aboard Galactica, Brother Cavil infiltrates the chapel, triggering a ritual of remembrance and covertly gathering the seven known Cylons. He tells them he will continue his plan to destroy humanity and reveals a sleeper agent aboard Galactica. Place: Galactica (chapel).

The Caprica-based Cavil ingratiates himself with Sam Anders and orders the Number Four to attack Sam's team. Starbuck returns to Caprica, is wounded and captured, and Helo joins them; Anders, Helo, and the others stage a daring rescue and uncover Simon’s true identity as a Cylon. Place: Caprica.

Starbuck endures captivity and breeding experiments as Cavil's schemes unfold. Anders and Helo press the rescue effort, and the group discovers that Simon is a Cylon, deepening the sense that humanoid Cylons lurk among the humans. Place: Caprica.

Centurion attacks prompt a turning point as a Number Six informs Cavil that the Cylons have agreed to end their attacks. Caprica Cavil moves to relay a reprieve to the humans, signaling a potential halt to the campaign of annihilation. Place: Caprica.

A haunting thread runs through Galactica's chapel as a young boy named John appears to Brother Cavil. Their interactions culminate when the fake priest offers him an apple and then stabs him to death, underscoring the human cost of the war. Place: Galactica chapel.

Caprica Cavil arrives aboard Galactica, exposing both Cavils as humanoid Cylons. They debate love and destruction, and the Cylons vote to give humans a reprieve, choosing not to pursue genocide. The Cavils are ejected into space, and the film ends with John Cavil's voice reflecting on becoming more machine-like, closing the loop on their conflicting fates.