1) Mal, Jayne, and Simon meet with a shady contact in a dirty bar to negotiate the sale of medical supplies. Simon is nervous about being there as he is wanted by the Alliance. 2) The contact provides Mal with a list of drugs needed by his clients. Simon recognizes the drugs and their uses but is concerned about one being a paralytic. 3) At the bar, Simon accidentally spills a drink on a patron and is attacked. Mal and Jayne intervene, with Jayne intimidating the attacker into releasing Simon. Mal reminds Simon to follow orders next time.

1. FIREFLY
"Raid"
TEASER
1 INT. DINGY BAR 1
This bar is dusty, musty and dark, lacking anything that
could even remotely pertain to class. The clientele are a
brooding, sneering lot. MAL is sitting at a table with JAYNE
and SIMON. Simon is looking increasingly nervous, while the
other two simply sit and drink quietly.
MAL
Stop your trembling, Doc. It’ll be
mighty hard to persuade our contact
we’re legit if you’re lookin’ like
someone’s after you.
SIMON
Captain, the whole Allaince is
after me.
JAYNE
Say it a little pissin’ louder, why
don’t ya, doc? I’m pretty sure them
drunks in the corner din’t hear
you.
MAL
Relax, both of you. This bar ain’t
exactly friendly-like to the law in
the best of times.
Off in one corner, a couple men start getting into a fight.
MAL (cont’d)
Good spot to do things under the
Alliance’s nose. Doc, I brought you
here because you know what we have
and what we don’t. Not to scare off
our contact.
SIMON
So what’re we wai-
A SHADY MAN sits down across from them, dressed in a large
and poorly-fit black coat.
SHADY MAN
Captain Reynolds. I hear you have
something my clients need.
(CONTINUED)

2. CONTINUED: (2) 2.
MAL
Could be. What are you looking for?
The shady man passes reaches into his coat, causing Simon to
tense. Mal gives him a look as the shady man pulls out a
folded piece of paper and slides it across. Mal picks it up
and hands it to Simon.
SIMON
Isoprovaline... Hydrozepam...
Byphodine? Why would you need a
paralytic?
SHADY MAN
I do not care to know why my
clients require what they do.
MAL
Wise. Can we accommodate, doc?
SIMON
Yes, easily, but-
MAL
Doc, I’d get drink if I were you.
SIMON
Captain, this is-
MAL:
Now.
Simon gapes, then shoves himself out of the chair and heads
towards the bar.
MAL
He’s new to the idea of being a
procurement specialist.
The shady man seems puzzled.
SHADY MAN
Do you mean a smuggler?
MAL
Isn’t that what I said?
Down at the bar, Simon attempts to move around the minor bar
fight taking place on the floor. He get to the bar and sits
down in time to get shoved to the side by an errant elbow
from the melee, knocking over another man’s drink. The THUG
growls at Simon, who backs away slowly.
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: (3) 3.
Back at their table, Mal shakes hands with the shady man,
slipping him a small pouch.
MAL (cont’d)
Thanks kindly. Tell them we’ll give
them a wave as to when we’ll be
along.
The SHADY MAN nods and walks off. A commotion is rising down
towards the bar. JAYNE looks out towards the bar, and grins
suddenly.
JAYNE
Cap’n.
JAYNE motions towards the bar. MAL turns to look and his
face hardens.
MAL
That boy has a talent for
aggravatin’ folks.
At the bar- WHAM! Simon slams against the wall, staggering,
with a black eye. He’s rammed back against the wall by the
thug, with a GOON behind him.
THUG
Not a smart move, pretty boy.
SIMON
(croaking)
I swear... I didn’t-
THUG
Oh you did, pretty boy. Din’t your
mama tell you to treat strangers
nice?
GOON
Bet not, boss.
THUG
We don’t like your kind here,
looking down their nose at the
likes of us hard-workin’-
GOON
Uh, boss?
THUG
Not now, I’m doing some educational
work.
(CONTINUED)

4. CONTINUED: (4) 4.
GOON
Boss, I think you might want to
talk to this guy.
THUG
I’m busy!
GOON
He’s got a gun, boss.
The thug looks left to see Mal pointing his pistol at the
group.
MAL
Beggin’ your pardon, but I believe
you’re holdin’ something of mine.
THUG
You’ll get ’im back when I’m
through! He’s got a lesson to
learn!
The THUG pulls back a fist and stops when MAL cocks the
pistol.
MAL
Ah-ah. I realize that our man here
is plumb lacking in social grace,
but that ain’t no reason to
rearrange his teeth. Why don’t you
just let him down gentle-like?
THUG
You don’t scare me, spacer.
Mal cocks his head as if considering the thug’s statement.
MAL
You know, you’re right. Why should
you be? I reckon even with a gun
pointed at your face, I just ain’t
all that scary.
(smirks)
Now as for him...
A shadow crosses over the thug as he turns to the right to
see Jayne looming over him, glaring.
MAL:
I reckon he’s plenty scary.
Jayne growls at the thug, obviously itching to fight. The
thug looks at Jayne, then at Mal, then gingerly sets Simon
on the ground and hurriedly walks away with his goons.
(CONTINUED)

5. CONTINUED: (5) 5.
JAYNE
Hrmph. Pissin’ cowards. I coulda
taken em.
SIMON
He probably would’ve decked me if
you had.
JAYNE
Not seein’ a downside here.
SIMON
Thanks, Captain.
MAL
What did you learn from this, Doc?
SIMON
Um...
MAL
I hope it was somethin’ along the
lines of ’When the captain says sit
and don’t talk, gorram listen to
the captain.’
SIMON
Yes, Captain.