Hal Mellanby, Kerr Avon and others in “Unfinished Business”

You're not alone in losing your ship. The losses on both sides have been tremendous. I've been monitoring the status transmissions.

Did we win?

Sounds very confused, but there's not much doubt. The aliens were virtually wiped out.

Well the price was high enough. But at least we got what we paid for.

You almost didn't. It was a close run thing; what's left of the federation fleet, which isn't much, is scattered halfway across the galaxy. I'd say the Federation is in a lot of trouble.

Yes, it's difficult to sustain a military dictatorship when you've lost most of the military. [Hal laughs] I only hope Blake survived long enough to know that he was winning.... Both wars.

Blake? You were with Blake?

Yes. Though it hardly seems to matter now, if it ever did.

If it mattered? Blake and the Liberator. I've been hearing reports over the last couple of years. You were magnificent!

Not from where I was sitting.