THE EXPANSE — “Remember the Cant” Episode 103 — Pictured: Thomas Jane as Detective Josephus Miller — (Photo by: Rafy/Syfy)
Episode 3 is meant to heighten the tension surrounding the mysterious disappearance of Julie Mao and how all of the characters are intertwined.
We begin Ceres Station
Holden’s last minute transmission has been picked up and is now being broadcast across the galaxy, causing disturbance among the Belters, Mars, and Earth.
Havelock is still with the prostitute. It turns out he’s learning the Belter language from her, but there is a sense of caring and sensuality between the two. Havelock is quickly called to the station.
At the station, he meets with Miller as their Captain is lecturing them about how to contain the coming hostility with the Ceres natives concerning the message from Holden. The Ceres Station citizens support the O.P.A. and the security forces know this will put a strain on the fragile relationships between the three governments.
Miller is assigned his area and decides he want’s to meet with the O.P.A.’s leader, Anderson Dawes (Jared Harris from Mad Men), so he raids the docks under the pretense of searching for contraband.
The dock workers are getting irritated and just as they threaten Miller, Dawes appears.
Dawes seems to be a reasonable man and he and Miller have a chat. Miller asks if he is familiar with Julie Mao and of course Dawes says he doesn’t remember her. He questions Miller’s motives, though. He thinks there is a reward for finding Julie Mao and Miller is investigating Julie’s disappearance for the reward money.
Later, as Miller is doing research, he’s suddenly called to the Medina (the main plaza on Ceres Station) for an emergency. It seems the Belters are protesting about air and water they feel was stolen by the Martians.
While there with Havelock and Octavia Muss (his old partner), they get a call about skirmishes breaking out near Havelock’s prostitute friend so he leaves alone to check on her.
Miller and Muss try to get the crowd under control, but things just escalate into a riot.
THE EXPANSE — “Remember the Cant” Episode 103 — Pictured: Thomas Jane as Detective Josephus Miller — (Photo by: Rafy/Syfy)
On The Donnager
Holden, Naomi, Amos, and Shed are treated as criminals (i.e. roughly). They’re each separated into their own cells, while Alex is mysteriously escorted away.
The Martians question each of them separately.
The Martians are trying to pin the destruction of the Canterbury on Holden and his crew. It seems all of them display terrorist skills. The Martians also imply Naomi may be a member of the O.P.A. She denies this.
Finally, the crew is reunited in a holding cell. They’ve all been told that Naomi is an O.P.A. operative. No one trusts anyone.
Before a fight breaks out between them, Holden agrees to talk to the captain of the Donnager to see if he can get them set free. The captain agrees to let him and his crew go if he recants and instead accuses Naomi of destroying the Cant.
Earth.
The Earth Government is trying to figure out why the Martians blew up the Cant.
Avarasala meets with the Martian Ambassador, Franklin Degraaf who happens to be an old friend. She accuses Mars of working with the O.P.A. to take over Ceres. She threatens to re-deploy the Earth fleet to show strength. Of course, Degraaf denies it.
THE EXPANSE — “Remember the Cant” Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Shohreh Aghdashloo as Chrisjen Avasarala, Kenneth Welsh as Degraaf — (Photo by: Rafy/Syfy)
Later, during a briefing about the Mars situation, Avarasala is given intelligence that Mars is in fact not working with the O.P.A.
She meets again with Degraaf. His diplomatic credentials have been revoked and he’s been banned from Mars for life. He’s accused of causing the Martians to have to expose secrets to avoid a confrontation with Earth.
As they talk, Avarasala and the (ex-ambassador) end their friendship.
The episode wraps up back on Ceres Station where we see the aftermath of the riot. Destruction and dead bodies. Meanwhile, Havelock is still off by himself. As he is patrolling, he wanders into a deserted alley and is attacked by O.P.A. thugs. They impale him and utter, “Remember the Cant,” as the episode ends.