Caprica 101-102, Pilot

Caprica 101-102, Pilot is an episode that debuted on April 21, 2009. It takes place in Battlestar Galactica Timeline 2.

Cast

 * Alessandra Torresani as Zoe Graystone
 * Anna Galvin as Shannon Adama
 * Avan Jogia as Ben Stark
 * Brian Markinson as Jordan Duram
 * Dale Wolfe as Steve Bahara
 * Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone
 * Esai Morales as Joseph Adama
 * Genevieve Beuchner as Tamara Adama
 * Hiro Kanagawa as Cyrus Xander
 * Jared Keeso as Rod Jenkins
 * Jorge Montesi as the Guatrau
 * Magda Apanowicz as Lacy Rand
 * Paula Malcomson at Amanda Graystone
 * Polly Walker as Sister Clarice Willow
 * Renu Baskshi as Abasi Lowe
 * Sasha Roiz as Sam Adama
 * Sina Najafi as Willie Adama
 * Veena Sood as Joan Leyte
 * William B Davis as Val Chambers

Timeline
March 4, 148,060 BCE

Zoe Graystone, Ben Stark, and Lacy Rand observe a polytheistic virgin sacrificial ceremony taking place inside the Holoband Cyber Realm. Also in attendance, separated from the trio is Zoe's avatar. Zoe, Ben, and Lacy are disgusted as what they see. Zoe is soon caught on her holoband inside the Athena Academy, where she attends high school as a student. Zoe plans to leave planet Caprica tomorrow for planet Gemenon, where monotheism is more accepted. Zoe, Ben, and Lacy are monotheists, with Ben and Lacy belonging to a religious terrorist group called the Soldiers of the One.

Arriving home, Zoe is confronted by her parents, Daniel Graystone and Amanda Graystone about being found on her holoband at school.

Zoe confirms to her avatar form that she is leaving tomorrow.

March 5, 148,060 BCE

Zoe is dropped off at Athena Academy in the morning by Amanda. She then sneaks away with Ben and Lacy for the MAGLEV station.

At the station, Samantha Adama and her daughter, Tamara Adama are about to board the MAGLEV 23 train. They talk with Joseph Adama over the phone, Joseph being Samantha's husband and Tamara's father. Joseph is reminded that today is his son and Tamara's younger brother Willie Adama's birthday and their celebration is scheduled for tonight.

Zoe, Ben, and Lacy arrive at the train and Lacy backs out at the last second, already aware of Ben's plans for the train. Zoe leaves a message of forgiveness for her mother and then finds out that Ben is on a suicide bombing mission. The MAGLEV 23 Bombing occurs, killing all onboard including Zoe, Ben, Samantha, and Tamara.

That evening, Daniel and Amanda come to grips with losing their daughter to the bombing. At night, Jordan Duram of the Global Defense Department announces that the STO is responsible for the bombing.

March 12, 148,060 BCE

Daniel and Joseph meet while smoking on the sidewalk while also mourning lost family members to the the bombing.

Sister Clarice Willow and Lacy discuss the bombing from last week with Lacy suffering from survivor's guilt.

March 13, 148,060 BCE

Lacy arrives at the Graystone house and is permitted by Amanda to spend time in Zoe's room under the notion of grieving. While in the room, Lacy tries to gather whatever intel she can about Zoe. Lacy also uses Zoe's Holoband to inform Zoe's avatar form of the news of Zoe's death. As Zoe's avatar, she still retains her personality and memories.

Daniel and Joseph talk in a cafe over cigarettes and coffee.

Arriving home, Daniel spots Lacy on Zoe's Holoband and Lacy hastily exits.

March 14, 148,060 BCE

Joseph meets his brother, Sam Amanda outside the courthouse where Joseph is defense attorney. They are Taurons living on Caprica.

At Graystone Industries, Daniel talks with Cyrus Xander about his Cylon program which is still in development and is still in dire need of improvements.

Joseph picks Willie up from Wilson Elementary School where Willie is a student.

In his office, Daniel hacks into Zoe's Holoband and sees firsthand the virtual nightclub of which Zoe had been attending, only to be interrupted by phone by Cyrus. After speaking with Cyrus, Daniel reenters and discovers Zoe's avatar, but is unable to reach her.

Agent Duram interviews Amanda at her home as part of his investigation into the bombing, claiming evidence that Zoe is connected to it. Later, Lacy arrives at the home and is confronted by Daniel about Zoe's avatar, telling Lacy he wishes to speak with Zoe in the cyber realm.

Joseph speaks with the Guatrau, a powerful Tauron crimelord in Caprica City with the Gautrau needing Joseph to meet with Val Chambers, the Caprica Minister of Defense.

Inside the virtual club, Lacy educates on Daniel on her relationship with Zoe, which was sexual at first before Ben introduced them to monotheist extremism. Daniel is then introduced to Zoe's avatar form.

Joseph and Sam discuss the issue of doing favors for the Guatrau.

Inside the virtual realm, Daniel captures Zoe and her code for his Cylon project. Lacy leaves and her clearance is canceled.

March 15, 148,060 BCE

In Sister Clarice's office, Agent Duram interviews Lacy about the bombing. Lacy leaves abruptly after feeling she is interrogated. He turns his attention to Sister Clarice for a brief, confrontational discussion.

The Caprica City Buccaneers suffer a home loss in their triangle game at Atlas Arena, 248-176 with Daniel, Joseph, and Willie in attendance. Daniel owns the Buccaneers. Willie speaks in the locker room with Buccaneers star player Rod Jenkins while Daniel and Joseph discuss the possibility of Joseph getting to meet his daughter, Tamara again.

On Caprica, the Adamas' surname is pronounced "Adams."

At home, Daniel scans Joseph for his Holoband avatar. They then enter the Holoband realm of Daniel's creation along with his daughter, Zoe the captured avatar. Wanting to convince Joseph of Zoe's authenticity, wanting to bring her into reality and that Tamara's avatar form could also be authentic, Daniel informs him of needing a Meta Cognitive Processor which belongs to a rival company, the Vergis Corporation.

March 16, 148,060 BCE

After talking with Sam about what he needs from Vergis, Joseph informs Val of the Guatrau's message to Val. Val outs himself as a racist.

Later that night, Sam kills Val for receiving the message poorly, slashing his throat.

Lacy thinks to back to when she was recruited by Ben and Zoe for the Soldiers of the One and monotheism. She then confesses this to Sister Clarice who then confesses her own association with the STO.

March 17, 148,060 BCE

After working tirelessly, Daniel introduces Joseph to the avatar of Tamara who is confused as to how she wound up in a realm of darkness. She also suffers from fear and anxiety of her newfound artificial life.

In the Holoband realm, Zoe confronts Daniel about the truth of her reality counterpart and her monotheism. Exiting the realm, Daniel takes the memory chip with Zoe inside and places it into his prototype Cylon. Zoe comes to life inside the Cylon body.

March 18, 148,060 BCE

With Zoe now part of it, the Cylon prototype performs well in its shooting test in front of Joan Leyte, the Caprica Secretary of Defense. It also issues its first known "by your command" statement. Daniel officially names it the "Cybernetic Lifeform Node" or Cylon.

Later that night, Zoe calls Lacy from inside the Cylon body, shocking her.

Danaverse Connection
Not only are the Cylons introduced in prototype form, two of the most important characters in the Multiverse are introduced in Zoe Graystone and Tamara Adama, whose avatar forms will become central to the Crisis War.

Information
While an extended cut of the Pilot was released as a movie on April 21, 2009, the televised edit for SyFy debuted on January 21, 2010.

This episode represents the oldest entry by Timeline placement in the entire Danaverse though episodes of other programs like Doctor Who have experienced the Beginning of Time in their Universe before returning to a later time in which the episode is placed.

This begins the lone season of Caprica, meant to serve as a background on the birth of the Cylons in this timeline. In the universe of Battlestar Galactica Timeline 1, the Cylon origins are explained as having been invented a race of humans who themselves were called Cylons before their robotic counterparts turned against turned, rendering them extinct.

The next episode in the timeline is Caprica 103, Rebirth.