[quote] Because Osman's orders to assassinate Halsey seemed to supercede any orders Laskey gave to Palmer.[/quote]Osman ordered Lasky to have her killed in the Captain's Ready Room. After that occurred, Lasky presumably selected or informed Palmer on the mission, and later had second thoughts about the mission. Which we see in Episode 8. Palmer clearly had her own agenda of not wanting Lasky to take the fall for doing something morally right. [quote] every time I've heard that Spartan-IV's were forced to choose between orders given by the UNSC and ONI, they went with ONI's orders.[/quote]There has never been such a scenario.