Remember the Cant
"Remember the Cant" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The Expanse. It initially aired on Syfy in the United States on December 22, 2015, a week after the previous episode, and was watched by 676,000 viewers in its initial viewing. The episode was written by Robin Veith and directed by Jeff Woolnough.
The episode continues the events of the previous episode, following three main characters: James Holden, former executive officer of the Canterbury; Josephus Miller, a detective on Ceres; and Chrisjen Avasarala, a politician from Earth.
Plot
The crew of the Knight, captained by James Holden, is captured by the flagship of the Martian Navy, the Donnager. On the Donnager, Holden and his crew are interrogated. The Martian officer in charge of the interrogations accuses Naomi Nagata of being a terrorist member of the Outer Planets Alliance, and says that she may be responsible for the destruction of the Canterbury. A ship is discovered on a course to intercept the Donnager. It refuses to respond to calls, and Donnagers captain believes it was sent to retrieve Nagata.On Ceres, Holden's broadcast has received widespread attention and has sparked protests. Josephus Miller continues his search for Julie Mao, and contacts Anderson Dawes, an OPA member, for more information. Miller is put on riot control duty to quell the spreading dissent from the broadcast. The episode concludes with Miller's partner, Havelock, being stabbed by a group of Belters.
On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala is working to find out who is responsible for the Canterburys destruction. She initially believes that Mars is the perpetrator and recommends that the United Nations deploy its fleet to prepare for a potential Martian attack. Avasarala contacts Franklin Degraaf, the UN ambassador to Mars, and tells him that the stealth ships that destroyed the Canterbury were likely Martian. Degraaf informs his Martian contacts of this information, and the UN detects communication between known Martian stealth technology hubs. Avasarala concludes that this means Mars is innocent, and a third player is trying to force them into war. Degraaf is fired and banned from Mars for revealing the location of classified stealth technology hubs.