Ron Glass credited as playing...
Shepherd Derrial Book
- [River finds Book reading the Bible]
- River: Don't be afraid. That's what it says. "Don't be afraid."
- Shepherd Book: Yes.
- River: But you are afraid.
- Shepherd Book: Yes.
- River: You're afraid we're going to run out of air. That we'll die gasping. But we won't. That's not going to happen.
- [Book looks at her hopefully]
- River: We'll freeze to death first.
- Mal: [jerking himself awake] You all gonna be here when I wake up?
- Shepherd Book: We'll be here.
- Mal: Good. That's good.
- Zoë Washburne: [Upon seeing Mal wake up in the infirmary] Welcome back, sir.
- Mal: I go some place?
- Shepherd Book: Very nearly.
- Inara: We thought we lost you.
- Mal: Oh, I've been right here.