Summer Glau credited as playing...
River Tam
- Dr. Simon Tam: [River's sitting up in bed, her hair in her face, panting and sobbing softly]
- Dr. Simon Tam: Bad dreams again?
- River Tam: No, I - I can't sleep. There's too much screaming.
- Dr. Simon Tam: [pause, River still sobbing; sounding slightly worried] River, there is - there is no screaming.
- River Tam: [looking straight at him; whispers] There was.
- Dr. Simon Tam: [When River enters the abandoned ship] River! What are you...?
- River Tam: I followed the voices.
- Mal: [on the bridge; all looking at the ship that set off the proximity alarm]
- Mal: Bring us in a little closer.
- Wash: Get you close enough to ring the doorbell.
- Dr. Simon Tam: What is it?
- [standing in the doorway, completely out of sight; softly, as if talking to herself]
- River Tam: It's a ghost.
- [half smiles briefly]