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Previously on Star
Trek: Discovery...

They're smart, slippery as hel,

don't give a damn about
anyone but themselves.

Meet Moll and L'ak.

What did they steal?
Something vital to the security

of the Federation.

You're Moll and L'ak,
what's your next move?

Q'mau. Dealer there
loves the old stuff.

Captain Burnham, Captain
Rayner, set a course

- for Q'mau.
- My mission or hers?

Why don't you try
working together?

An explosion up there
will cause an avalanche

and we can't risk killing
all those people down there!

An avalanche is
not gonna happen.

Discovery, we have
to stop that avalanche.

We did it! Great work, everyone.

I do believe it
would be only logical

to codify our commitment
in a more official capacity.

Are you asking me to marry you?

Some things are hard to
move past. For both of us.

And maybe we haven't
wanted to say that out loud.

Are we saying it now?

I think we are.

We've been calling
them the Progenitors.

They created life as we know it.

Somehow, Dr. Vellek
found their technology.

Whatever it was they
used to design life itself.

Now Moll and L'ak
know where it is.

Or the diary

is the first piece
of the puzzle.

There is a system
in the outer sector

of the Beta Quadrant... Vileen.

One of its worlds... Lyrek...

has three moons, two of which

move in perfect sync.

It's on Lyrek.

Captain's personal log,

stardate 866274.3.

For millenia,
philosophers and scientists

have wrestled with
the same big questions.

What is our purpose?

Why are we here?

What does it all mean?

I always thought I knew.

The mission. That's my purpose.

That's why I'm here.

That was always enough.

But, lately, it's not,

and I don't know why.

We're on a search for one of
the greatest powers ever known.

The very thing that created us.

I can't help but wonder

once we find it,
once I understand it,

is that where I'll
find the answers?

Is that how things
make sense again?

Come.

Ah.

I have found myself
reviewing that same hologram

in my quarters as well.

Not much else to do while
we wait to get out of dry dock.

That avalanche really
did a number on us.

Ah, yes, the sands of
Q'mau continue to reveal

many heretofore unknown
radiative properties.

Meanwhile, Moll and L'ak
have one hell of a head start.

Only for the time being.

Uh, diligence of our new
friend notwithstanding,

I am happy to report that
repairs are nearly finished.

We should be ready
to jump within the hour.

Good.

Any more delays and I
would have started to wonder

if someone was stalling
his final day on board.

Just as well. I haven't found
anyone to replace you yet.

I am pleased that the
schedule has afforded me

one last mission to say goodbye.

Let's get ready for Lyrek.

Uh, there is
another matter first.

Uh, an official matter
from the president's office.

Did you agree with Captain
Rayner's decision to fire...

knowing, as he did, that

the consequences
could be catastrophic?

I'm sorry, Madam President,
but I'm not sure I see

how the testimony of a
matter of opinion is relevant.

The Starfleet Corp of
Engineers is presently mired

in a very messy
cleanup that has caused

no end of political
complications,

which is precisely what
we do not need right now.

You were there. Your
testimony is relevant.

I would like to respectfully
remind the board

that Captain Rayner's actions
did not cause the avalanche.

No, but he seems to
have inspired Moll and L'ak,

who did.

My mission was to
stop them, ma'am.

That's what I was doing.

Did you agree?

Captain Burnham,

no one appreciates the, uh...

unwritten Starfleet code
of conduct more than I do.

But you're being asked a
direct question by the president

to which we would all
appreciate a direct answer.

You had no problem voicing
your opinion in the field, Captain.

All right. The answer is no.

I did not agree. I
thought it posed

- an unjustifiable risk.
- And as I told her then,

we had a Red Directive.

Our priority was a stolen item

that could compromise the
safety of the entire Federation.

Your mission is not in
question here, Captain.

Your actions are.

My strategy worked.

I blocked their
escape. And, yes,

sometimes enemies
do inspire one another,

but what I did on Q'mau
was no different than

what I've been doing
for the last 30 years.

We are in a different
time now, Captain.

Things have changed.

We're not at war.

The Breen are in-fighting
over a new leader.

The Orions are regrouping.

War is always a possibility,
and you're living in

a candy-colored holo-fantasy
if you're thinking otherwise.

You are not helping yourself.

Oh, come on.

This is politics,

pure and simple. I already
know what she thinks.

I've leveled undue criticism

against the Federation
during a delicate time

of diplomacy and rebuilding.

I could be out there right
now, finishing this mission,

instead of sitting
on our asses...

That's enough, Rayner.

Wasting precious time

while a technology

of unbelievable power is being

- Captain Rayner.
- Found, used

or sold to the highest bidder.

I said that's enough.

I think now would be a
good time for a break.

You disagree with
me about this, too...

that we're wasting time?

I think the world is bigger

than our own corner of it.

Captain Burnham. A word?

Shit.

Thank you for your
candor in there.

It's true that it wasn't
fair for me to judge him.

Well, he's never quite been
able to get out of his own way.

Loves Starfleet,
loves the Federation,

we've been together in more
firefights than I can count,

- but...
- He has things to learn.

Don't we all.

But he's a gifted officer.

Thank you. Thank
you for seeing that.

Pardon the
interruption, Captain.

All ship repairs
are nearly complete.

Discovery will be
ready to leave shortly.

I'll be right there.

Dr. Kovich will monitor
your progress from here.

I do have to ask...

the addition to
your crew manifest...

He'll be fully briefed and
squared away before departure.

Good. It's an
extra set of eyes...

someone who's
focused on Moll and L'ak,

knows their tactics from
his own time as a courier...

could be helpful
for the mission.

I couldn't agree more.

So, this isn't
gonna be an issue.

No, sir.

Not at all.

Good.

'Cause he's already
proven himself valuable.

And I believe he'll
continue to be.

Just see this as the start of
any other mission, my queen.

Who are you?

Lights.

I see Grudge is just
as playful as ever.

It's the constant change.

- Hard for her to settle, you know?
- Mm.

So, you've made a fan
out of Admiral Vance.

Won't be sharing a drink
with him anytime soon.

But at least he hasn't
thrown me back in the clink.

No, he's impressed with
your work with the refugees.

And with your help
on the Q'mau mission.

If you can help us get
the Progenitors' tech,

I'm sure the higher-ups
would be grateful.

I just go where they tell me.

So,

now I'm here.

What do you need?

All right. Well,
according to the diary,

Dr. Vellek hid the
Progenitors' power...

or a clue as to
where it's hidden...

on Lyrek, and that's
where we're headed now.

Paul is also analyzing
something else that he found.

A schematic on this
page may be significant.

So, while he's working
on that, I will have you

review Moll and
L'ak's interactions

with the dealer, Fred.

See if they said anything or
did anything that can help us.

Shouldn't take long. Then what?

Hugh's working
up a psych profile.

We may run into our courier
friends down on the planet,

if they haven't
already gotten there.

Either way, we need to
get that clue before they do.

And it's Saru's last
mission, by the way.

For a while, that is.

I know. I heard.

Action Saru, chained to a desk.

Never thought I'd see it.

Action Saru?

Yeah. Come on, you know.

Action Saru.

Yeah. Sorry she doesn't like it.

- Cats.
- I already knew she wouldn't.

Got it for you.

Mr. Saru. Black Alert.

The clue from the diary, "under
the shadow of twin moons,"

points us here.
Double solar eclipse

casts a shadow over this
area once every seven years,

and scans show a large
structure at its center.

So, what else do we
know about the planet?

Uh, it's M-class. Uninhabited.
At least by anyone alive.

The place is kind of
like a burial ground.

Uh, the Promellians used it.

Before they went extinct
themselves, of course.

Why would a Romulan
scientist choose

an ancient Promellian
necropolis as a hiding place?

No idea, sir. The last
recorded exploration

was over a century before
Dr. Vellek was even born.

Any sign of L'ak and Moll?

No, none. But we
don't know the full extent

of their cloaking
capabilities yet.

- Mm, so they could be down there.
- Down there,

up here, either way, we
will keep our eyes peeled.

Which is actually
kind of disgusting

if you think about it.

But I-I'm here as
your science specialist,

so they're peeled.

I'm glad that you are
back with us for this.

Please thank the cadets
for letting us borrow you.

Uh, Lieutenant, I noticed
that our transport coordinates

have us landing quite a
distance from our target location.

Yeah, so, unfortunately,
the entire center area

seems to be surrounded
by a weirdly strong

electromagnetic field. See?

Something you might see from
a great technological power?

We will find out soon enough.

The field won't allow
us to transport you in,

but we'll get you
as close as we can.

And you'll have
to walk from there.

Have security on standby.

No one goes down unless
they need to be there.

Remind them that
this is a sacred space

and we should tread lightly.

And keep those eyes peeled.

- Aye, Captain.
- Aye, Captain.

Last dance.

I shall follow your lead.

It's oddly serene

for a species that
was constantly at war.

Indeed.

I don't believe I've
ever heard such...

quiet.

Wow.

Okay. Still no life signs?

I have compensated
for the cloaking system

Moll and L'ak had used
against us previously, and...

- Mm.
- registering none in the vicinity.

Here. This large pyramid...

that's where the
shadow would fall.

Power of creation, here we come.

Hey.

Book.

I heard you were on board.

Welcome back.

How are you doing?

Yeah. Um, I've been helping
resettle DMA refugees...

That is what you were doing.

I want to know
how are you doing?

Just trying to
make sense of it all.

Figure out what's next,

- you know?
- Mm-hmm.

So, what have we got
on Moll and L'ak so far?

Well, let's just say I know
more about the spirits

- my abuelaused to pray to than I do about these two.
- Hmm.

They use hybridized tech from
a variety of different species,

they don't shy away from
physical confrontation,

though they're not violent
just for the sake of it.

Moll is human,
L'ak is a mystery.

That's about it.

We don't even know
where they're from

or if those are even
their real names.

Dr. Culber, I have the footage

of Moll and L'ak you asked for.

Oh, from when they got away.

What is it?

They've got two
starships on their tail...

one has them on a leash...
and they pull this stunt

like they're going
for style points.

Okay. Why?

'Cause they're free.

Having fun together.

In love.

Means a lot to be
together, I would imagine.

We're here for
them, Doc, not me.

And, you see,
that's not just fun.

That's cliff's-edge
kind of stuff.

Okay, so they're thrill-seekers.

- That's helpful.
- Yeah.

What say we give them a cliff?

See if they're willing to jump.

Did you know you have
a nickname? Action Saru.

Ah, yes.

Huh. You've heard it before?

Yeah, I find it quite humorous.

He didn't tell me he
came up with that.

I mean, it's-it's not that
he needed to, it's just that

we were together
for a long time.

I mean, not long by, uh,
by some standards but

- long for me.
- Are you speaking of Mr. Booker?

Uh, yeah, didn't he
give you that nickname?

Uh, no, it was Commander Reno,

shortly after we
arrived in this future.

She heard about my encounter
with Zareh and, apparently,

my ferocity... the
use of my quills...

well, struck a rather
strong chord with her.

Right. Right.

I'm really happy for you, Saru.

You know, I-I remember the
day you came aboard Discovery.

A mutineer, a prisoner.

You seemed exactly
the wrong choice.

And yet you made the
most of the opportunity.

I-I remain deeply impressed

and inspired by all that
you have accomplished.

Oh, Saru, you have always
seen something in me.

Even when others
didn't. Even when I didn't.

And I look at you now,
who you've become.

Probably the bravest
soul I've ever known.

Thank you, Michael.

How the hell am I
gonna find another you?

You do not need another me.

You need a new Number One.

Right. Well, Tilly wants to go
back to the academy after this.

I've got candidates on
Discovery and across Starfleet.

- I...
- If I may offer a piece of advice.

Sure.

You are a force, Michael.

I believe you would be
aided by one who is as well.

Someone like Mr. Booker,
now that I think of it.

- You're not suggesting I make Book my Number...
- I simply mean to say

that he stands his ground,

even in difficult moments.

- If you were to...
- Saru.

Bodies wouldn't
be unburied here.

What do you think...
grave robbers?

I would venture to say
they have been here

for quite some time.

But not courtesy
of Moll and L'ak.

What killed them?

If only the stones could speak.

Let's keep our eyes open.

Hate to miss your
wedding because I'm dead.

That would be a
grave disappointment.

Did you just make a pun?

Oh, unintentional.

Unless, of course,
you found it amusing.

What?

Nothing. I'm...

very happy that you're back.

Mm.

Even if it is just temporary.

Thanks. Mm, um, me, too.

Although I-I do really feel
like I found my place there.

Like, I love teaching.

Yeah, you're really good at it.

Well...

my cadets haven't really been

rising to the
challenge in the field.

They can task,

but then they never
seem to fully grasp

the meaning of
the mission itself.

Tasks are concrete.

And meaning is...

Hmm.

Well, hopefully some

time away will give me time
and space to clear my head

and offer a fresh
perspective to help them.

Fresh perspectives are good.

Hmm?

Uh, Gray.

I love him a lot.

And this is the first time
that it's just been me.

And I...

I don't know, I kind of like it.

And you don't know
how to feel about that?

Huh, that's odd.

Uh, that's, uh...

there's a spike in the
electromagnetic field.

Getting close. 500
meters from the target.

Still no sign of Moll and L'ak.

Captain, we've been
looking at the spikes

in the electromagnetic field.

Are you seeing anything
weird down there?

No.

Nothing weird.

Changed my mind.

Looks like we know what
killed the grave robbers.

Incredible that, although fallen
and shattered centuries ago,

the technology of this
security system has endured.

I'm sure I'll appreciate
that at some point.

Discovery, with
transporters out, if we run,

these drones'll
cut us to pieces.

We're recalibrating
the transporter system

to get around the
electromagnetic field.

I-I can't... I can't get it.

Captain, can you make
it back to the drop zone

- where we beamed you in?
- Not a chance.

Can you take
them out from orbit?

No, Captain, you're too close.

Uh, what if we send
in the security team?

I do not believe we will
survive that long, Ensign.

That drone just detonated.

Great. Lose one
drone, another comes.

Tilly, we're losing our foot.

What... Oh, my
God, who lost a foot?

No, not our actual feet.
The foot we're hiding under.

But we'll lose our actual
heads if we can't find

- the power source and shut this thing down.
- On it.

We remain in your
capable hands, Lieutenant.

- Capable and speedy.
- Okay.

Power sources...
let's run through them.

-Ion reactor?
-Not that I can see. Uh, uh, deuterium?

No, no spectral traces.
What... Uh, it's got to be run

on some sort of battery
of some kind, right?

Well, what about
cloaked antimatter?

Excuse me, Lieutenant,
you're receiving

an urgent transmission
from Federation headquarters.

I'm sorry, that's
gonna have to wait.

I hate waiting, and sounds
like you could use my help.

Captain Rayner?

I've been monitoring
secure comms.

But how...?

30 years at
Starfleet, that's how.

This is your first
Red Directive?

I've been on seven,
served point on four.

- Now, about that help...
- Okay, this is a science problem, Captain.

No, this is a people problem,
as you might say. It always is.

Do you really think the
Promellians were using

cloaked antimatter
batteries 2,000 years ago?

To beat the system they built,
you've got to think like them,

not 32nd century scientists.

Okay, Zora, using
Federation databases, uh,

what energy source did the
Promellians use on their ships?

Lang-cycle fusion
was most common.

Okay, any evidence of that on
the surface when we arrived?

Um...

- Hmm, none.
- Tilly, do we have a solve yet?

Uh, working on it.

Don't look at me. Keep going.

Who were they?
How did they think?

They built a graveyard,

they wanted to
protect it for centuries,

so they needed power.

What technology did they
have available to them?

What could they
bring there? Better yet,

what was already there?

Zora... or whoever you are...

how'd they power their cities?

What else did they
use for their ships?

Data shows they
harnessed gravity waves,

gamma-ray bursts,
electromagnetic waves...

Electromagnetic waves.

The electromagnetic field!

- You're welcome.
- Hurry, Tilly.

All the drones are
gonna detonate!

Go, go, go!

Tilly, we're running out
of body parts down here.

We figured out whats
powering the security system.

Okay. Sounds like
bad news is coming,

but we'll take the good
news. What do we got?

The electromagnetic
field... it spiked before

the security system kicked
in. That's what's powering it.

Well, I fail to see
how that is good news.

We cannot shut down a planet.

No, but if you can locate

the statue's internal
control mechanism,

you could shut that
down and stop the drones.

The head. When the
drones came out of the eyes.

That's where this all
started. We can demolish that.

Whoa. That could cause a chain
reaction throughout the system,

destroying what
we came here to find

and killing us in the process.

Well, it's a risk, but it's
our only option. Discovery

can't get a lock. If we do
nothing, we're dead for sure.

What if we disconnect the system

from its power source first?

We'll have to scan the
internal mechanism and then

have Tilly analyze how it
connects to the E.M. field.

But the drones are back.

And right now we don't
have that kind of time.

Um, or...

we could use an
electromagnetic pulse.

It disrupts present-day
technology,

it should do the same with
a thousand-year-old system.

Well, Captain...

Tilly, what do you think?

Yeah, well, it is the
safer option, Captain.

If you can use the power
packs from your phasers

and set them to emergency
discharge and then get that

as close as you can to the
internal control mechanism,

that... that could work.

All right.

- I'll go draw their fire.
- Captain.

My reflexes and speed
are superior to any human's.

I will draw fire while
you place our weapons.

- No, let me do it. Okay?
- No, no,

- Captain, no.
- No, this is your last mission.

We are running out of time.

- T'Rina would be heartbroken.
- She would want me to

perform my duties
as I always have.

Michael, please.

On your mark.

We did it! Captain Rayner...

Saru?!

Saru, where are you?!

Here, Captain! Here.

Here. I... I'm all
right. I'm all right.

Ooh.

Oh. Oh, you're hit?

It's... I'm fine. It's
nothing serious.

Action Saru. Damn!

Your idea worked. Thank you.

I believe it is now
clear why Dr. Vellek

would choose a
Promellian necropolis

- as a hiding place.
- Yes.

It is exceedingly...

well-defended.

Let's just hope what
we're looking for is still here

and that Moll and L'ak
haven't beaten us to it.

You ready?

Yes.

Okay.

Let's go.

Commander, I've completed
my search on the symbol

found in the Romulan
scientist's diary.

There are 2,453,972

possible pattern matches
in Federation databases.

Great, so we're
narrowing it down.

Let me try you this way.

I'm not sure about this,
Book. Maybe if we knew

- more about Moll and L'ak...
- I know all I need for this.

- What's going on?
- He wants to access

a special subspace
comms channel.

I had to get this
piece of equipment

from my pack. Which
station can I use?

- Um...
- Thank you.

What's that for?

- Dark comms.
- Dark comms?

Yeah, to reach L'ak and Moll.

From the way they fly,
my guess is they're Sui...

couriers that take the
most dangerous jobs

because they love the
action. And the latinum.

Sui are the ones you call

when you have a
really dangerous score.

They're running from Starfleet.
Why would they talk to you?

Because they need to unload
that diary while they can.

Something that hot, bound to
be offers once word gets out.

So I'm gonna send
them a message.

He thinks he can talk them
down before they reach the planet,

- assuming they're not here yet.
- And if you can't?

At the very least, we'll
know more about them.

Listen, wherever
they are right now,

the last thing we need's
another dance with them.

We have to try this.

Okay.

I need all
nonessential personnel

to clear Engineering.

Everybody out! Come on, go, go!

Thank you.

All right, uh,

you're all set.
Discovery'shidden.

They won't know where
you're calling from.

They'll do the
same on their ship.

See if you can
trace them anyway.

Strivers, this is code for them
that's out-fleeting Starfleet.

If you're itching to sell...

I got a boon for you.

Hit back.

- Did it go through?
- Mm-hmm.

Doesn't appear to be working.

It will.

Here we go.

You wanted our
attention, you got it.

You have two minutes.

This is it.

We're dead center
of our target area.

There are no life signs
or energy signatures,

- which is fortunate.
- Okay, what are we looking for?

Perhaps we are meant
to enter the structure itself.

No. Wait a minute. Over there.

Damn it. Phaser burns.

They beat us.

But why would
Moll and L'ak do this

if the Progenitors'
tech was here?

I do not see readings that
would indicate there was once

anything of great
power here at all.

- Never?
- Never.

So, maybe the inscription
on the stone is a clue.

It's the next step to
the Progenitors' tech,

so that's why Moll
and L'ak destroyed it.

We've got to figure
out what it said.

Uh, Captain,

the-the field is
powering up again.

How much time do
we have, Lieutenant?

Three, four minutes maybe.

We'll take it. There's
got to be something here.

Oh.

If you lower your tricorder.

What is it?

There are hints of
iridescent bacteria

within the scorched
areas of stone.

The bacteria would have
settled into the grooves

where the words were inscribed.

- Hmm.
- Their iridescence must be

a reaction to the radiation
from the phaser blast.

I'll recalibrate for
the UV spectrum.

Yes, you're right.

Okay.

"Jolan tru, zarbalgon."

That's "Hello, wanderer.

Many worlds have you traveled."

- This is a Romulan revlav.
- Yes, uh, yes.

"Opaline waters call to you."

"Thoughts are shared."

Which seems to point to Betazed.

- Mm.
- But there are only four verses.

- Uh, Captain?
- Yes, yes,

we, uh, we know. Uh, right.

A revlav has five verses.
So, where's the missing verse?

- No, we have to get you out.
- We need a few minutes.

No, you have, at
most, two minutes.

- The field is coming up fast.
- Okay, well, the fifth verse

has to be here somewhere,
and we can't leave without it.

I won't ask again.

Who are you?

A former courier,
like yourselves.

Well, former courier,

I'm sorry to disappoint.

Diary's not for sale.

Now that we know
what it leads to.

You were curious enough
to answer my message.

Yeah, well,

as she said, we're
after bigger shine now.

But I'm guessing
that he knows that.

Don't you?

You make a mess and
get Starfleet on your ass,

folks start talking.

Try again. What is your angle?

I got things that I want, too.

And if I stop you, I
might just get them.

Now, I don't know if you're
running from something

or to something,
but you're running.

All you've got is each
other, and you're in

way over your head.

You need to walk
away before it's too late.

You can't win in a
race with Starfleet.

Wrong. We're already ahead.

And it's them who
should walk away.

Diary's Romulan.
Federation's got no claim to it.

We saw it first, finders
keepers and all that.

That diary leads to something
more dangerous than you know.

The Federation can handle
it, keep it safe. You can't.

Keep going like this, you'll
end up dead or in the brig.

Or is that the kind of
shine you're looking for?

You know, with all
the Federation kav'kar

coming out of your mouth,
I'm having a hard time

believing you
were ever a courier.

Who are you, really?

No lies here.

I worked in the Beta
Quadrant, mostly sector six.

Name's Cleveland Booker.

You heard of me.

You're right about one thing.

All we have is each other.

And that's more than enough.

Did we get the trace?

No, they routed their
comms signal through

an unstable wormhole. Smart

but completely untraceable.

Book? You all right?

Yeah.

So, Dr. Vellek left this clue.

Let's put ourselves
in his shoes.

What do we know about
24th century Romulans?

They were obsessed with secrecy.

Yes, and so the
diary, this place,

uh, the message in a poem...

Maybe it's not just
secrecy. It's security.

Both of which went hand in
hand during the time of the empire.

Uh, eminent Romulan
thinkers, including scientists,

often traveled with...

armed guards.

- 60 seconds.
- Huh.

Their homes also
frequently had a shaiqouin,

a false front door designed
to mislead enemies.

Right, and the entrance
for family and friends

and trusted allies
was in the back.

So, behind the stone.

Or, uh, beneath it?

40 seconds.

Can you muster up that
famous Kelpien strength?

Well... we shall see.

Okay.

I see something!

Keep going.

Keep going. Keep going!

Got it. Moll and L'ak don't have

this part of the clue, so
they're on their way to Betazed.

Well, they will realize
their error soon enough

and return here.

What is this?

Huh.

Oh...

Now, we can't
let them find this.

I do not wish to
destroy the stone, but...

- Ten seconds!
- Okay, well, let's just cover it up and then leave it be.

This is a sacred space and
we've disturbed it enough.

We'll find another way to
get ahead of Moll and L'ak.

Hurry, hurry.

Five, four...

Captain!

Hurry, hurry, hurry, Saru.

Tilly, now!

Exciting last day.

Yeah, indeed.

Yeah, thank you both
very much for your help.

Oh, you should really be
thanking Captain Rayner.

I mean, we-we... we
would never have figured out

- how that security system worked without him.
- Rayner?

- Commander Stamets, can you join us in the science lab?
- On my way.

Any sign of Moll
and L'ak's ship?

None.

Tilly, have Linus
prep a team of DOTs.

There's a stone monument down
there desecrated by phaser fire.

Let's have them repair
it as best as they can.

And let's get
sensors into orbit.

When Moll and L'ak come back,

I want to know about it.

- Aye, Cap.
- Aye, Captain.

Oh.

Mr. Saru, I happen
to know a doctor.

Yes, I will see him
shortly, thank you.

Uh, but first... Captain?

Okay, check this out.

Looks similar to the diary
symbol you've been working on,

no?

Yeah, it h... it has the same

style and visual language.

Zora, can you bring
up the diary symbol?

Yes, Commander.

Zora, can you create
a programmable-matter

version of that?

Of course, Captain.

Yes, Stamets. Yes.

No wonder we couldn't
find a pattern match.

It was incomplete.

But what is it?

I think this is a
map of some kind,

broken into five pieces.

And the poem tells
us where to go next.

So we just need to
find four more pieces

to complete the map.

So, on-once we have all
five pieces, then we find

what created us?

The Progenitors'
actual technology?

Seems so.

No biggie, then.

Uh, where are we going next?

Uh, the first set of verses

seem to suggest Betazed,

which is where Moll and
L'ak must be heading.

But this final verse reads,

"A world like no other,

"where two souls entwine,

joined as one."

Well, when considered
with the other details...

uh, opaline waters,
shared thoughts...

- uh, I suppose...
- Trill.

We're going to Trill.

All we have is each other.

And that's more than enough.

Freeze.

Zora, can you zoom in on Moll?

Certainly, Mr. Booker.

Can you take this image
and age Moll down to...

seven years, three months?

Come in.

- Hey.
- Hey.

You okay?

The way you left, it
looked like you saw a ghost.

Do you believe in fate?

Depends, I suppose. Why?

Turns out I know her.

Who?

Moll.

Moll?

Her birthmark. I've only
ever seen it on one person.

Here.

A child.

I'd never actually
met her before.

Until today.

I've only ever
seen a holo image.

Her name is...

Malinne.

She's the daughter of my
mentor Cleveland Booker IV.

Which, I suppose...

makes her the closest
thing to family I've got left.

I believe I may be ready.

You can still change
your mind. Okay?

I told Detmer to
pull in real slow.

I passed through

Vahar'ai,

from a life of fear

to a life of hope,

right here in this room.

What I remember
most about that day

is that you were here with me.

You held my hand.

And I was not afraid.

Thank you, Michael.

It was an honor, Saru.

Everything with you has been.

But it's not forever, right?

A few months, hopefully.

Well, while I'm
gone, I do hope that

my replacement
will serve you well.

There's no replacing you, but...

whoever comes, I'm
sure they'll be great.

Any last words of advice?

Well, I must say, I...

I feel a great deal of
power in this moment.

I will simply encourage you

to continue forward as you have.

One cannot predict
what is to come.

But I find that when
I give myself over

to the journey...

trust in the process,

one might say...

there is always

great meaning in that.

Wherever I may
eventually arrive.

I will also advise you

to not touch the swamp
kelp while it is in bloom.

Yes, Tilly warned me.

We'll take good care of them.

And this will always
be here for you.

I know it will.

Thank you, Saru.

For what?

For giving me a second chance.

Brushing up on your geometry?

Well...

I actually am.

I... I can't help Charlie

if I don't know
what she's doing.

Right.

So, I, uh, I read your report.

Good work today.

Thank you, sir.

If I may,

I've been wondering
about the inquiry.

I asked Rayner to
take an early retirement,

effective immediately.

Can't have been easy.

We've been friends for 30 years.

Hopefully still will be
once the dust settles.

I will say...

on Q'mau...

he did what he thought
was right for the Federation.

He always has.

But the shame is, he's
a damn good captain.

But the world has changed.

I tried to talk to him and...

help him see it, but...

he won't hear me.

You mind?

Free galaxy. Most of it, anyway.

I got to say...

she's a beautiful ship.

They don't make
'em like that anymore.

You find the Progenitors' tech?

No, but we found a
clue to where it's hidden.

Somewhere on Trill.

The quest continues.

Ah.

Thank you for your help today.

Well, I was on break
from getting grilled.

It gave me something to do.

Well, you've done
a lot over the years.

Citations for
distinguished service,

the Grankite Order of Tactics,

- awards of valor.
- Trinkets.

It's what you do in the chair...

every day, every mission...

that's what matters.

You could have told the
board what they wanted to hear.

I know what I stand for,
I know what I believe in.

I'm not gonna
apologize for that.

Anything else,
Captain, or can I go back

to enjoying the view in peace?

So you think you deserved it?

The retirement?

I always tell my crew:

get out of your head,

think like your enemies.

I should have seen it coming.

What Moll and L'ak did on Q'mau.

We've tangled enough.
I should have known. I...

I should have known.

If that town had been hit.

All those lives lost.

Why didn't you say any
of that during the inquiry?

I already dug my
own grave in there.

It wouldn't have mattered.

Doesn't mean you
have to get in it.

I want you to be my Number One.

You get knocked in the head
with one of those statues?

You didn't have to help
us today, but you did

because the mission
matters to you.

Starfleet and the Federation

matter to you.

And I see how you're
looking out at the stars...

we both know you're
not ready to hang it up.

It's an interesting offer.

But Vance wouldn't
let me back on a ship

unless it was a garbage scow.

I already spoke to Vance.
He backs my choice.

I got a second chance once.

This is yours.

We leave for Trill at 0800.
The offer stands till then.

Burnham.

I'm not a yes man.

I'm counting on that.