The Expanse season 5 finally addresses a plot hole: how can Marco afford Martian tech? 1 / 8
Marco Inaros is the leader of the Belter Free Navy. 2 / 8
He is a terrorist, and is waging a war on Earth using weapons made on Mars. 3 / 8
In episode 7, Holden and Monica realize that Marco shouldn't be able to fund his Navy... 4 / 8
...since acquiring that much blackmarket material would require vast resources. 5 / 8
They realize Marco must be trading something in return for these items: 6 / 8
The protomolecule — which means he's likely working with Jules-Pierre Mao. 7 / 8
This would also explain why scientist Paolo Cortázar was abducted in an earlier season. 8 / 8