Alexei wasn't in the control room.

The old man got a hold of
some bad information.

How was I supposed ta know that Alexei
was gonna toss this thing away like some
hunk of junk?

He really liked it, ya know.

Really? It was that important to him?

Nothing's more important than your own ship!

It DID take years to build.

It's true that a vessel like this wouldn't
be easy to build.

And he's using it as his pawn.
That's just how serious he is.