All language subtitles for StarTrek.TNG-s03e03.The.Survivors

Captain's Log, Stardate 43152.4.

We are cautiously entering
the Delta Rana star system

three days after receiving
a distress call

from the Federation colony
on its fourth planet.

The garbled transmission

reported the colony under attack

from an unidentified spacecraft.

Our mission is one of rescue

and, if necessary, confrontation
with a hostile force.

Shields up, maximum strength.

Shields up.

Sensors do not indicate

the presence of any
armed space vehicles

operating
within the Rana system.

They could be cloaked
or otherwise shielded.

Mr. Crusher, bring us in

well clear of
the planet's three moons.

Aye, sir.

Captain, we are not receiving
Rana lV's call sign.

Open a frequency
to colony operations.

No response.

Rana lV is emissions quiet.

Captain, there are 1 1,000
inhabitants in this colony.

At this range,
I should be sensing something.

I'm not.

Mr. Data, put the planet
on the main viewer.

Magnify.

My God.

Helm, put us
in high equatorial orbit.

Scan for survivors.

Sensors are scanning
90 degrees of longitude

as we orbit.

I am detecting
no bodies of water

no vegetation,
no artificial structures.

Life-form readings are negative.

Could the colonists
have escaped?

That is highly unlikely.

Rana lV possessed
no interstellar spacecraft.

Who would cause devastation
on that order?

Hold it.

Captain,
I've got something here.

37 degrees north

and 62 degrees east.

It's a structure.

Life?

Two life-forms...

possibly human.

Put that area on the main viewer
and magnify.

The structure is located
at the center

of the vegetation, sir.

An entire planet obliterated

except for a few acres
of trees and grass

and one building?

It must be
some kind of illusion.

Negative.

It is as you see it.

Number One, I think
you had better see

who's at home.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.

Its continuing mission--

to explore strange new worlds

to seek out new life
and new civilizations

to boldly go
where no one has gone before.

If they're the only survivors
of a nuclear holocaust

they can't be
in very good shape.

I understand.

Counselor?

What I sense of them is human.

And something else?

It's difficult to explain.

I feel
there's something different

about these two people.

I'm sorry.

I can't be clearer than that.

We're ready.

Good luck, Number One.

Energize.

Geordi, what can you tell me?

The house is a typical
settlement structure

with adaptations.

Thermal properties all seem
to conform to known materials.

If there are any indicators

as to why this particular area

has remained intact,
I cannot detect them.

Worf, the interior of the house.

There is one individual

Iocated at the south
end of the house

the other toward the north.

There is a weapon--

a low-yield phaser,
nonfunctional

in proximity to the
front room individual.

I guess a frontal assault
is unwarranted.

Stay here.

I think I'll try an old-
fashioned knock on the door.

Commander, wait!

There's something concealed
under the surface...

What are you doing there?

This is private property.

Who are you people?

I'm Commander William Riker
of the USS Enterprise

crew members.

May I come down
and approach you?

You leave him right
where he is.

Should I incapacitate
him, Commander?

No.

We're a rescue party.

We picked up
your colony's distress call

and we came as fast as we could.

Kevin.

Kevin, what are you doing?

Can't you see they're
here to help us?

Can't you see they're human?

Go back in the house, Rishon.

This could be
some kind of a trick.

We had almost given up hope.

We were afraid maybe the whole
Federation had been attacked.

What about the colony?

Do you know
of any other survivors?

It's been days since we've seen
or heard from anybody.

No, don't. Don't tell me
that we're the only ones.

They came in a spaceship so big
you could see it in orbit.

They took our world
apart piece by piece.

Who?

We don't know.

We never saw their faces.

You don't know
where they came from

where they are now?

I guess they've gone away.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm only performing
a physical.

Could I have your names, please,
just for the record.

I'm Rishon Uxbridge

and this is my husband Kevin.

Botanists

originally from the aquatic city

New Martim Vaz,
in Earth's Atlantic Ocean

residents of the Rana lV colony
for five years.

You, madam, are 82 years of age

and a composer
of Tao-classical music.

You, sir, are 85 years of age

and a specialist
in symbiotic plant life.

You have been married
for 53 years.

I memorized the colony register
on the way to Rana lV

in the event that such
information would be needed.

Is something wrong?

With your permission

I'd like to look
inside of the house.

Why? What could interest you
in there?

Mr. Uxbridge, as far as we've
been able to determine

you and your wife and this house

are all that survived
that attack.

Now that's either
a bizarre coincidence

or by design

and I don't favor
the coincidence theory.

Are you saying that we were
kept alive intentionally?

Yes.

I don't understand.

You don't think Rishon
and I did something

that merits survival, do you?

I mean, betrayed the others?

I'm not accusing you
of anything, Mr. Uxbridge.

The attacking force spared
you for some reason.

We'd like to know why.

Now, may I go inside?

I'll make everyone
a nice cup of tea.

We have lovely tea here on Rana.

It grows wild
almost everywhere...

Sir.

May I say your attempt
to hold the away team at bay

with a nonfunctioning weapon was
an act of unmitigated gall.

Didn't fool you, huh?

I admire gall.

Go ahead.
Pick it up.

It's a music box.

It's been in my family
for generations.

There's nothing unusual
about this house

except the fact that it's here.

What about them?

They are in reasonably
good health.

Both show signs of stress--

which is understandable

considering what
they've been through.

Somehow they're different.

Let's get back to the ship.

We'll take them with us.

Excuse me, Mrs. Uxbridge

but we've got to return
to our ship now.

But I haven't finished fixing
your tea, Commander.

I'm sorry,
but we've finished here.

Now, I can allow time
for you and Kevin to pack.

What do you mean, "pack"?

You're not thinking of taking us
with you, are you?

Surely you don't want
to remain here.

How could you take care
of yourselves?

Kevin, I can't leave my home.

Don't let them do this to us.

No one's going
to making us leave.

You'll be protected on our ship.

You could still be
in danger here on Rana.

Commander, we appreciate
your concern

but we're not going anywhere.

We'll manage.

We always have.

All right, I can't make you
come with us.

Are you familiar
with one of these?

We'll be in the system

for the next several days,
at least.

If you reconsider,
please contact us.

We'll be fine, Commander.

We have each other.

Are they collaborators?

Did they provide
the colony's assailants

with something that abetted

the total destruction
of Rana lV

in order to protect
their own lives?

What could two botanists
in their 80s possess

that could possibly aid
whoever attacked the planet?

We don't know what
their enemy needed, Doctor.

Love, fear, hope.

Maybe they're being
held hostage in some fashion.

No, nothing
in the tricorder readings

indicated they were under
that kind of stress.

Counselor?

Counselor Troi?

I'm sorry, um...

I don't sense them well enough.

Number One, you say the couple

is incapable
of sustaining themselves?

There's a fusion reactor
in the house

good for another
five years of power

but their water table
is tainted...

...and they have nothing
to feed themselves

except for a small garden.

And they won't come
to the ship?

They were adamant about it.

Well, we'll do
what we can for them

but in the meantime

I want them kept
under surveillance.

I'm sorry,
I'm not feeling very well.

I'd like to go to my quarters.

By all means.

Is there anything I can do?

Captain, a search
of the Ranian system

has determined
that the hostile force

that attacked this planet
is no longer present.

I remember a Starfleet admiral
once saying the same thing

about some renegade Andorians
in the Triangulum system.

It turns out that they had
dismantled their ship

and hidden it.

Those Andorians did
not have to contend

with someone of my thoroughness.

I will stake my reputation.

Don't listen.

Think of something else.

Stop! Please stop!

Yes?

I was concerned.

I came to see
if I could be of any help.

I'm fine.

There's nothing wrong.

I'm just tired, that's all.

Now, I may not have your gifts
at reading emotions, Counselor

but I can tell
when someone is in pain

and hiding it.

It's so silly.

I hear music in my mind--

music that won't stop.

Perhaps it's a symptom
of fatigue.

We've all been inflicted,
one time or another

with that melody
that won't go away.

No. It's deeper than that.

The song doesn't stop
for an instant.

It plays in perfect clarity

from beginning to end,
over and over again.

I don't even
know what song it is.

I never heard it before.

When did this start?

A few hours ago, while the away
team was on the surface.

I was trying to...

I was thinking
of Rishon and Kevin.

Rishon and Kevin, and...?

I can't explain it, Captain.

They're elusive.

They're...

I'm... I'm sorry.

Well, try and rest.

Take the necessary sleep
inducements if you have to.

Data, give us a visual.

Magnification factor 50.

Look at the size of that.

Now where did that come from?

Apparently, it was riding
a Lagrange point

hiding behind Rana lV's
furthest moon.

Our vehicle
classification index

can put no identity to it.

Its design
is completely foreign.

But that's our boy.

Approximately five times
our mass

and carrying enough armament
to pulverize a planet.

Lieutenant?

I, uh... cannot
explain this, Captain.

It's heading for the planet.

Hailing frequencies.

Open.

Mr. Data, ask them

to identify themselves
and match our orbit.

They've received
the message, Captain

but are ignoring it.

Maximum shields.
Ready all weapon systems.

Aye, sir.

It's assuming an attack posture.

Don't be surprised if...

The vessel is firing

jacketed streams
of positrons and antiprotons.

Equivalent firepower:
40 megawatts.

Shields are holding.

Again, 40 megawatts.

No damage.

Well, if that's the best
they can do

this should last
about five minutes.

Mr. Worf, let's raise
our voice a little.

Fire phasers.

Just a warning shot.

Mr. Data, invite them
to stand to.

The vessel
has assumed a position

outside of the Rana system

and it is rapidly
increasing velocity.

Helm, initiate pursuit.

Aye, sir.

The vessel has reached warp two

and continues on
a steady acceleration curve.

We're not getting
any closer, Commander.

Give us a superior curve,
Mr. Crusher.

Warp three, warp four...

The warship continues to match
our acceleration curve

simultaneously point per point.

Warp 4.5, warp five, warp 5.5...

Riker to La Forge

give us everything you can
to close that gap, Geordi.

Yes, sir.

I'll get you to 9.37
in 15 seconds.

Warp 8.75, warp nine.

The warship continues

to match our acceleration
curve perfectly.

Number One, I have
the distinct impression

that we are being toyed with.

Take us back to Rana lV.

Back?

We have unfinished
business there.

I need to have a talk
with those two people.

You have the Bridge.

Reduce speed.

Bring us around
on a return course.

This one's getting away.

Good afternoon.

I'm sorry if I startled you.

I'm Jean-Luc Picard,
Captain of the Enterprise.

I have brought you something
you will need

if you're going
to stay on Rana lV.

It's a matter replicator.

It has limited capabilities,
but...

Thank you, but we have
no use for such a thing.

It will provide you with
clothing, food and clean water.

Lieutenant Worf will demonstrate
its operation.

We don't need it.

Kevin, you know we do.

Thank you, Captain.

Kevin and I were about to have
afternoon tea.

You and Mr. Worf must join us.

I'd like that very much.

Rishon, they only want to spy
on us like this morning.

Kevin Uxbridge

I have never turned anyone
away from this house

and I'm not going
to start now.

Captain?

Thank you.

Stop! Stop!

Please, I'll do anything.

Make it stop.

Please.

Hey, I'm here to help.

It's so loud.

It's getting louder.

Please, I can't stand it.

Make it stop.

Move her to the bed.

This will help you relax.

I hear it.

It's still there.

It's so loud.

Take her to Sick Bay.

No, I want to stay
in my quarters.

I can get you to sleep.

I don't want to sleep.

The music will only follow me.

I can induce delta sleep.

Block out even
your deepest dreams.

It's not a dream.

It's real.

Kevin and I first met each other
on a ship at sea.

He was a starving student

with this threadbare suit
and mismatched shoes.

I was traveling
with my parents

who did not like the way
that he kept hanging around.

Two hours after I met him,
I asked him to marry me

and he knew I was serious.

I don't think that he's ever
recovered from that day.

Well, what do you think,
Mr. Worf?

Good tea...

nice house.

Why did you leave the Earth

and come to a brand-new planet
when you did?

You mean at our age?

Well, we thought

that it might make us
fall in love all over again.

It worked.

It must have been terrible

when the colony was
fighting for its life.

Yes, it was.

Fires lit the sky.

There was thunder, this...
this unbelievable thunder.

The ground
never stopped shaking.

And yet...

you survived.

We don't know why we survived

and the others didn't.

I've tried to put
some purpose to it

but I can't.

I was wondering, Captain

when you and your ship
would be leaving.

I don't have an answer for that.

A few hours ago,
we encountered a warship.

Possibly the one
that attacked you.

We forced it to leave the system

but we were not able
to affect it otherwise.

It could return.

Kevin, you said
it had gone away.

I guess I was wrong.

Now, don't worry.

It didn't hurt us before.

It won't hurt us now.

Do you know that
for a fact, Kevin?

No, but I don't enjoy seeing
my wife frightened.

We've told you time and again

we don't know why
we were spared.

But there had to be some reason.

In some way you were "different"
from the other colonists.

Your geographical location,
your philosophical beliefs...

the color of your eyes.

Some way, you were set apart
from them.

There was a difference.

I am a man
of special conscience.

While the others did
what they could

I chose not to fight.

Well, that is
your protected right.

But I can assure you

the attacking ship had no way
of realizing this.

I expected to die
like all the others.

There's no reason

for you and your ship
to remain, Captain.

We can manage without you.

Kevin grieved for the others,
Captain, but he did nothing.

He is a very gentle man.

You must understand that.

What about you, Rishon?

Is that how you feel?

I wanted to fight,
but I stayed with my husband.

Well, Captain, uh, thank you
again for the replicator.

I better clean up now.

Before we leave,
I ask you one more time

to come to the ship.

For your own safety.

Captain, I am frightened, but...

I can't leave Rana,
even if it means my life.

I don't understand it.

I've inhibited almost all
the activity of the neocortex

and she continues to behave
as if she's hearing the music.

We're going to have
to shield her

from all outside stimuli
by inducing coma.

I have a positive
identification, Commander.

It is the vessel
that attacked us earlier.

It is reentering the system
at high velocity

and is approaching Rana lV.

Give us a tight visual, Data.

Is it my imagination

or does it look
a lot meaner this time?

Shields up, weapons ready.

Our friend is back.

I'm not surprised.

Mr. Worf, open
a hailing frequency.

Warn the vessel
to stay clear of the planet.

Aye, sir.

But they are already
within firing range.

Shields are down.

Captain...

they hit us with 400 gigawatts
of particle energy.

Damage?

Superficial.

But I'm having trouble
reassembling the shields.

Shields down.

There's thermal damage
to the hull.

The warship is capable
of striking us

with far more powerful bursts.

They're maneuvering to come

between the Enterprise
and Rana lV.

Number One, we have been
exemplary in our patience.

Lieutenant Worf,
fire phasers on full

with a simultaneous
spread of torpedoes.

The vessel appears undamaged,
sir.

Its defenses are apparently
able to absorb

incoming matter and energy.

Commence rapid fire
with all weapons on full.

Shields down.

Internal damage.

Weapon systems control
has been lost.

Riker to Sick Bay.

Medical assistance
to the Bridge.

On our way, Commander.

Mr. Crusher, move the
Enterprise out of range

of the attacking vessel.

Aye, sir.

Mr. Worf?

The vessel has
terminated its pursuit.

It is assuming an orbit
around Rana lV.

Kevin and Rishon?

We can't help them.

But it's my guess
that they're in no danger.

Can you help her?

I've done everything I can.

I don't understand
the nature of this music

she says she's hearing,
or where it's coming from.

Could it be telepathic?

Yes, but I'm not the expert
in determining that.

They're blocking
her sensitivity.

They're stopping her

from seeing the truth.

Who's stopping her?

Kevin and Rishon.

What?

They wanted us to leave Rana lV

and that's exactly
what we're doing.

Picard to Bridge.

Yes, Captain?

Number One, I want you
to maintain this course

for another hour

and then turn
the Enterprise around

and take her back to Rana lV.

We still won't have our shields
restored by then.

Take her back, Number One

and this time, nothing
is going to lure us away.

Sir, sensors indicate
no spacecraft

in the vicinity
of Rana lV, but, Captain...

Forget your previous
error, Mr. Worf.

There is no way
you could have prevented it.

Captain, the Uxbridge house is
coming into transporter range.

Mr. Worf, will you accompany me
to the Transporter Room?

You have the Bridge, Number One.

Captain, I think
you should reconsider.

That warship has come
after us twice.

It could come back.

I disagree, Number One.

I don't think it knows
we're here.

I think that it believes
that it has run us off for good.

However, that will all change
once I'm back on board.

Sir?

It's protecting
Kevin and Rishon.

It responds to their wishes

indirectly or directly,
I'm not sure

but that's what I'm
going to put to the test.

Celebrating?

What are you doing here?

What do you want?

This is the second time

that you have shown
surprise at my appearance.

The first time was
understandable, but now?

Unless it is because you never
expected to see me again.

Why do you keep interfering
with our lives, Captain?

It is not my intention
to interfere

only to help you and Rishon.

Then, please, leave us alone.

I promise you
that when I leave this house

I will never
set foot in it again

but the Enterprise will remain
in orbit over the planet.

Why?

To protect you.

That's not necessary.

I thought you understood.

It is necessary.

You're in grave danger.

The warship has returned.

Kevin...

He's lying, Rishon.

We have fought a pitched battle
with it and lost.

Many of my crew
have been injured

including a woman whose mind
is being slowly destroyed

by telepathic manipulation.

No. Please, no.

This is a form of intimidation.

I have my rights.

Your rights?

What about Rishon?

Is she in favor
of being left here?

Come to the Enterprise.

Let me take you
where you'll be safe.

No.

I can't leave Kevin.

I'm staying.

She's safe here with me
in this house.

Why are you safe?

Why is this house a sanctuary?

Does it have to do with you?

With your refusal to fight?

Tell me this.

If Rishon were in danger,
would you kill to save her life?

No, not for her, not for anyone.

I will not kill.

Please, stop hurting him.

Captain, leave our house.

It is my sworn duty
to protect you.

The Enterprise will remain
in orbit around Rana lV

as long as the two of you
are alive.

Number One, an update, please?

Little change, Captain.

Our shields are
still inoperable.

We have partial control
of our weapons.

And I've doubled
the repair crews.

The warship is approaching
from high orbit.

It is very close.

300,000 kilometers distant.

How is that possible?

Something wrong
with the sensors?

That's no concern, Number One.

It's here and it's
precisely on schedule.

The vessel
has altered its course

to a direct intercept
with the Enterprise.

Worf, arm phasers
and photon torpedoes.

Prepare to fire.

Belay those orders, Mr. Worf.

The vessel is now
within 20,000 kilometers

of the Enterprise and closing.

Let it come.
Let it come.

Activate the main viewer.

Evasive action, sir?

The Enterprise will hold
its position, Mr. Worf.

Weapons, sir?

On my orders, not before.

The vessel is entering a
low orbit around Rana lV.

It appears to be preparing to
fire at the planet, Captain.

Understood.

My calculations indicate

that its target is the house
of Kevin and Rishon Uxbridge.

There will be no interference
from us, Mr. Data.

The house has been obliterated.

Scan for survivors.

There are no survivors.

Mr. Worf...

prepare a photon torpedo.

Fire at the enemy vessel
when ready.

Aye, sir.

Number One, what reason
does the Enterprise have

for remaining at Rana?

The unknown vessel
has been destroyed.

The Uxbridges
have been destroyed.

There's no reason for
the Enterprise to remain.

Good.

Helm, move us into higher orbit
so that we may keep the surface

of the planet
under surveillance.

Aye, sir, but, Captain...

what are we watching for?

Anything, everything.

I'll be in my ready
room if I'm needed.

That will be all for now.

Come.

May I speak with you, Captain?

It's my pleasure, Number One.

We've been observing this planet
very carefully for three hours.

We've seen nothing.

I have the feeling you're
waiting for something to happen.

Your Captain is acting
on an assumption, Will

and I'm not sure
what the result will be

or even that my assumption
is correct.

We found two people alive

in a house
on a devastated planet

but there was only one survivor
of the war on Rana lV.

Why is it we maintain watch
on a planet

that is now totally dead?

Bridge to Captain Picard.

You'd better come see this.

Captain, Commander,
the house is back.

Trees, grass, everything.

Happened right in front of us.

Mr. Worf, do you
see any survivors?

I detect two life-forms
inside the house.

It appears Kevin and Rishon
were not destroyed.

Helm, take us
within transporter range.

We're going to beam them aboard
directly onto the Bridge.

But, Captain,
will they not protest?

Let them.

My apologies
if I interrupted a waltz.

Why have you brought us here
against our will?

I want to end the suffering
of one of my crew members.

I don't understand.

Kevin does.

He's the cause.

At first, I couldn't understand

why your house
survived the holocaust

when the others hadn't.

Then it occurred to me--

it had been destroyed.

That dwelling
where you served me tea

where you danced your waltzes

is a reproduction.

Real to the touch,
but capable of being created

destroyed and created,
all in a whim.

You're joking with us, Captain.

Can't you see, this
is hurting my husband.

Rishon, hear what he has to say.

More than anything else

you wanted the Enterprise
away from Rana

because the house,
the plot of land

your very existence

were incongruities

that you were not prepared
to explain.

The warship, another recreation

tried to chase us away
twice and failed.

But when I came to your house
the second time

I provided you
with the only condition

that would make
the Enterprise leave--

your deaths.

You did your best
to satisfy that condition.

I'm deeply sorry
about the woman.

I will help her

but I must know what you intend
to do with me afterwards.

You'll be taken
to the nearest Starbase

and held responsible
for the attack on the Enterprise

and, possibly, the deaths
of 1 1,000 people.

No, he never killed anyone.

The destruction of the planet
happened just as I told you.

But you haven't told us
the whole story--

how it ended,
the part about... Rishon.

What is he saying?

Rishon, I can touch you.

I can hear your voice.

I can smell your perfume.

In every respect,
you are a real person

with your own mind
and beliefs

but you do not exist.

You died, along with the others,
defending the colony.

He recreated you,
just as he recreated the house.

You're the only living thing

that really exists on Rana

and though you look human,
you're not.

He's in the turbolift.

Let him go.

Captain, he is dangerous.

So dangerous, Mr. Worf,
that he could have

destroyed us in an instant
had he wished.

Track him.

Alert the crew
to keep clear of him.

I want him to understand
we mean him no harm.

Will he return to the planet?

If he is the creature of
conscience I believe him to be

he has someone to help first.