Skipped the Prime Directive

When Tendi is beating herself up over the Cerritos losing the race to the Aledo because she pointed out the potential signs of sentient microbial lifeforms, her friends assure her that she did the right thing. She asks, if it was really the "right thing", then why didn't the Aledo slow down too? Freeman overhears this, and realizing what it means, excitedly tells Tendi 'You're right!' before running out of the room.

Example of:
Placebo Eureka Moment