'The Train Job' by Tim Minear and Joss Whedon

Mal takes Serenity to a skyplex to make a deal with a villainous businessman named Niska; the job sounds easy enough: to pull a train robbery. Posing as passengers, Mal and Zoe board the train while it is en route for the town of Paradiso. While they gain access to the cargo carriage, Wash manoeuvres Serenity overhead, matching speed so that Jayne can be lowered down on a cable. Having hooked up with the crate, Jayne is winched back inside the ship, but is interrupted by the arrival of a squad of government soldiers. As they open fire, Jayne manages to get safely aboard Serenity; however, Mal and Zoe are left stranded on the train. Avoiding the authorities, they set off to rendezvous with their associates – only to learn that the cargo in fact contained medical supplies for a town in dire need…

Nathan Fillion (Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds), Gina Torres (Zoe Washburne), Alan Tudyk (Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne), Morena Baccarin (Inara Serra), Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb), Jewel Staite (Kaywinnit Lee 'Kaylee' Frye), Sean Maher (Doctor Simon Tam), Summer Glau (River Tam), Ron Glass (Shepherd Derrial Book), Gregg Henry (Bourne), Tom Towles (Lund), Andrew Bryniarski (Crow), Michael Fairman (Niska), Jeff Ricketts (Blue-Hand Man #1), Mark Sheppard (Badger), Valerie Red-Horse (Deputy), Kevin Will (Officer), Lina Patel (Ensign), David Reynolds (Henchman), Dennis Cockrum (Blue-Hand Man #2), Eric Lange (Fed), Tawny Rene Hamilton (Immigrant Woman #1), Michelle Ferrara (Immigrant Woman #2), Drew Goddard (Guy on Planet)

Directed by Joss Whedon
Produced by Ben Edlund and Gareth Davies
Executive Producers Joss Whedon and Tim Minear

TX (US): 20th September 2002

Notes:
*Featuring Captain Malcolm ‘Mal’ Reynolds, Zoe Washburne, Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne, Inara Serra, Jayne Cobb, Kaywinnit Lee 'Kaylee' Frye, Doctor Simon Tam, River Tam and Shepherd Derrial Book