Of course, the suspense isn't over. Now comes the hard part. Are they going to be executed for attempted murder, leading to another confrontation with Earth, or will they be handed back so Earth can save face... and how to hand them back so that they don't try something else stupid?
EDIT: And with today's comic, no doubt there is some deep and meaningful reason why curare is not spelled in the conventional English manner, perhaps having to do with where it came from.