 Despite his complaints about Lance, the cat has been his last link to his family, and when his shipmates kill Lance (for unexplained reasons), he suffers a brief psychotic break and considers murdering Lee.Lee talks him down, and to replace Lance, gives him wardship of Jake, a dog who is regarded (tongue-in-cheek) as a hero of the New Caprica resistance.During the attack on the Cylon Colony, with Roslin incapacitated and Lee a part of the strike force, Lampkin is made President of the Colonies in their stead.