B11 GAMBIT


Trying to locate Docholli, Blake traces him to Freedom City, a gambling mecca outside of Federation influence. Blake, Cally and Jenna teleport down to begin the search. Travis has already found Docholli, but when he realizes that Blake will seek him also, he decides to wait and kill Blake. Servalan also goes to Freedom City and plans to kill both Travis and Blake.
          Left on board the Liberator, Avon and Vila bemoan their fate. Freedom City is a gamblers paradise ripe for the plundering. They convince Orace to microsize itself so that they can take it to the casino and beat the gaming computers, at the Big Wheel. There are millions to be had!!
          Kranton, owner of the Big Wheel and boss of a large part of Freedom City, meets with Servalan. He sends out his thugs to find Travis and Docholli. Meanwhile Vila is breaking the bank with Orac's help. He and Avon have won 5 million credits and Krantor is not pleased! He drugs Vila and tricks him into challenging the Klute. The Klute is an alien who challenges all to games of Speed Chess. Anyone drawing or beating him wins 1 million credits; anyone losing is electrocuted. With Orac's help, Vila defeats the Klute and he and Avon teleport back to the Liberator with their ill gotten fortunes.
          Blake finds both Docholli and Travis. Travis has Docholli repair his bionic arm which he fears may contain a bomb implanted by Servalan. During the repairs, Docholli confesses that he doesn't know the location of Star One. He admits to mind wiping the technicians who worked on the project, but he never read the scans. He did fake his last mind wipe on a fellow cyber surgeon, Lurgen. Therefore, Lurgen should know the location. Docholli escapes and Blake, Jenna and Cally teleport back to the Liberator only seconds after Avon and Vila return. Blake gives  a gimlet eye  to two long time criminals looking as innocent as choir boys!


B12 THE KEEPER


Blake learns that Lurgen is dead but that his brain pattern is on the back of an amulet worn by a member of the royal family of Goth. Blake, Jenna and Vila teleport down but are attacked by the tribal natives. They signal for help but Avon has taken the ship to do battle with Travis. Avon destroys Travis' vessel but not before Travis makes it to Goth. When Avon returns to Goth, only Blake is able to teleport back.
          The tribes live in underground caverns and Vila and Jenna are taken there to become the property of Gola, the Charl of Goth. Jenna is betrothed to Gola and Vila is made his jester. But Vila irritates Gola and finds himself in prison. There he is told that Servalan and Travis are also on Goth and looking for the brain print.
          Returning to Goth, Blake encounters Gola's men dragging a prisoner. It's Rod, Gola's brother. Blake frees him and Ros agrees to help Blake rescue Jenna and Vila. Rod and Gola fight for the leadership. Gola wins but is poisoned by his sister Tara. None of the three bear the brain print. However, Tara confesses that their father, who was cast into prison years ago by Rod and Gola, still lives. Blake finds the old man dying, and the print gone. It was taken by Travis, who has stolen Servalan's ship and is heading for Star One. As the old man dies he states: "A fool knows everything and nothing". Puzzling over the phrase, Blake repeats it and the old man's jester falls into a trance. He had the location of Star One implanted by Lurgen! Eagerly Blake teleports back to the Liberator and tries to out race Travis to Star One.


B13 STAR ONE


Star One seems to be failing. There has been an increase in shipping accidents due to computer error and the climate control on many planet has failed. Servalan marshals all her forces to seek out the  elusive control center. It is revealed that a small group of dedicated technicians have been maintaining the system. They have been condemmed to live out their lives there in order to protect its location.
        Approaching the coordinates, the crew is very wary. This is the edge of known space! Going further would send them into virtual infinity. Blake insists that Star One is there and the crew reluckenly proceeds. Eventually, they discover a dying star with a single planet. Star One. Beyond, is a massive arraign of antimatter minefields. Orac suggests that the early Federation had an unpleasant encounter with an intergalactic species and built the field to protect mankind.
          Blake and Avon bitterly argue about the death of millions if Star One is destroyed. Blake is fanatic, he needs to do this to justify all his previous acts of terrorism. Avon states "You can wallow up to your armpits in blood for all I care, But when this is over I want out.... I want to be free of HIM!: " and points to Blake. To secure Avons help, Blake agrees to give him the Liberator if Avon takes Blake back to Earth. With that bitter truce, Blake Avon and Cally teleport down and plant bombs to destroy the control center Where they stumble onto a startling discovery. The Andromedans have taken over most of the staff and with the help of a human traitor  plan to collapse the minefields allowing their amassed fleet to invade Federation space! The crew learns that Travis is the traitor and when they meet, Travis shoots and severely wounds Blake before he is killed by Avon. Realizing his error, Blake tells Avon and Cally to retrieve the bombs and then he is teleported back for medical treatment. But Avon and Cally are too late, One of the bombs explodes and the field partially collapses. Jenna sends out a warning to Servalan, who declares herself President of the Federation. She sends out the war fleet to stem the invasion. Avon takes over command of the Liberator after promising to fight the alien rather then run. Then with Vila, Cally and Jenna, Avon turns to single-handedly hold off the invasion until the Federation arrives.

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