The slightly-infamous "more action" pilot demanded by Fox in lieu of "Serenity", "The Train Job" was the first episode aired. Mal, Zoe, and Jayne find themselves between jobs in a dirtside bar on an unnamed "little moon" during a celebration of the Alliance victory in the Unification War. Mal, a veteran on the losing side, goes to pick a fight with one of the drunk Alliance supporters, which quickly escalates until Serenity has to rescue the crew from the entire bar. Mal travels through the ship, checking its flight-readiness, and establishing each of the characters set up in the missing pilot episode.