[Back on the ship, Inara, Jayne, Simon, Shepherd Book, and Kaylee are anxiously awaiting Zoe's return. The door opens, and Wash and Zoe walk through.]
Thank God you're safe.
Oh my God, what happened?
Let me take a look— how bad is it?
I'm fine. [Wash and Zoe push through the crew blocking the hallway.]
Where's Mal?
Niska wouldn't let him go.
Is he alive?
For now. [Zoe hands a bundle to Simon.] Take that to the infirmary— put it on ice.
W-w-what is that?
[Simon unwraps the handkerchief, revealing Mal's ear. Inara and Kaylee gasp and turn away.]
It's his ear.
[Shepherd mutters in Chinese. Zoe turns back to the crew.]
We're getting him back!
What are we gonna do, clone him?
Well it's a clean cut; with the right equipment I should be able to reattach it. [Simon looks up.] That's assuming there's a head.
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