 Returning to the upper decks, Lister joins Rimmer to examine the pod's contents after its quarantine period is over.When Rimmer begins to see garbage and doubts what he originally thought, he finally deduces angrily what he was investigating over the episode's closing credits.Written by co-creators, Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by series regular Ed Bye, the episode features the first real appearance of the skutters.