Heart of Gold (Firefly)

"Heart of Gold"
Firefly episode
Mal confronts Burgess
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 13
Directed by	Thomas J. Wright
Written by	Brett Matthews
Production code	1AGE10
Original air date	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19) (Sci-Fi Channel)
Guest appearances
Melinda Clarke as Nandi Kimberly McCullough as Chari Fredric Lehne as Rance Burgess Tracy Leah Ryan as Petaline Angie Hart as Lucy
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"Heart of Gold" is the 13th episode of the science fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. It is the last of three episodes that were not broadcast in the original 2002 Fox run.

A Companion-trained friend of Inara's who runs a brothel calls for help from Serenity when a local bigwig reveals his intentions to take his baby from the woman he impregnated.