All language subtitles for Star Trek Enterprise S02E019

Bring in the prisoner.

You stand accused of conspiring
against the klingon empire.

How do you respond?

I'm not guilty.

When this tribunal
convenes tomorrow,

you will be given a chance
to prove your innocence.

If you cannot,
there is only one punishment.

Guard: You have five minutes.

- Glad you could drop by.
- How are you?

I've been better.

I wasn't sure if I'd find you alive.

They promised me a trial
before the execution.

Something wrong?

Xenopolycythemia
can be highly contagious.

I'm surprised
they haven't put you in isolation.

Any residual symptoms?
Fever, dizziness?

Just a scratchy throat.

Let's have a look.

- When did you get here?
- Two days ago.

But they refused to let us see you.

Enemies of the state
aren't allowed visitors.

Mm. T'pol was finally
able to convince them

that your condition necessitated
a visit from your doctor.

Very thoughtful of her.

She sends her regards,
and she wanted me to assure you

that starfleet
and the vulcan high command

are doing everything
to get you released.

- Are they having any luck?
- Not yet.

But she and commander Tucker
have begun exploring

other options for
regaining your freedom.

When this is over,

whatever the outcome,

I'm counting on them to get enterprise
safely out of klingon territory.

I'll let them know.

How are your accommodations?

Can't say I'm a big fan
of klingon cuisine.

Phlox:
It may not appear appetizing,

but it seems like a good source of
protein. I suggest you eat it.

- Is he infectious?
- I don't believe so.

Then return to your ship.

- I'd like to run some more tests.
- You're not here to treat him.

Thanks for the house call, doc.

I'm sure I'll see you soon.

I'm kolos, your advocate.

Jonathan Archer.

The tribunal's about to begin.

We haven't even
discussed what happened.

I'm familiar with the charges.

Well, I'm not familiar
with your justice system.

What can I expect out there?

Now that you've been charged,

the evidence against you
will be presented.

When do I get a chance to testify?

I will conduct your defense.

How can you do that when you
haven't heard what really happened?

I know what happened.

You must not speak during
the tribunal. I'll speak for you.

What are they saying?

"Enemy."

- I hope they're not the jury.
- There is no jury.

- Who's that?
- Prosecutor orak.

His success is well known.

What about you?
What's your success rate?

I've performed my duty.

Magistrate:
This tribunal is convened.

Strength to the empire.

Prosecutor orak, you may proceed.

I call duras, son of toral.

Captain duras, tell the tribunal about
your encounter with the accused.

I am no longer a captain.

- Explain.
- I am a second-weapons officer,

serving on the Ty'gokor
defense perimeter.

The duras I called to testify

is commander of
the battle cruiser bortas.

I was recently reduced in rank.

A distinguished klingon warrior,
stripped of his command.

Did the accused have anything
to do with your disgrace?

Go on, weapons officer duras.

A group of rebels had fled the
klingon protectorate at raatooras.

I was commanded to bring
these traitors to justice.

We'd followed their warp trail to
a system just outside klingon territory.

They're near the fifth planet.
Another vessel has docked with them.

Show me.

What kind of ship is that?

Unknown, but they've taken
the rebels aboard.

- Armaments.
- Torpedo launchers fore and aft.

Low-yield particle cannons.
We can defeat them easily.

Intercept.

- They're signaling us.
- Viewer.

Identify yourself.

Captain Archer of
the battle cruiser enterprise.

The people aboard your ship
are wanted for treason.

Surrender them immediately.

By whose authority?

The chancellor of
the klingon high council.

I don't know your chancellor,

and I don't give a damn
what he wants.

I've formed an alliance
with these people,

and I'm going
to support their revolt.

Give them to me now,
or I'll destroy your vessel.

Fire one shot, and you'll be joining
your ancestors in the afterlife.

- He refused to surrender the rebels?
- Yes.

I didn't say any of those things.
Can't you object?

It's not important.

And how did you respond
to Archer's defiance?

I pitied him.

He was about to die in defense
of these wretched traitors.

They weren't traitors.

Advocate. Haven't you informed the
prisoner of the rules of this tribunal?

My apologies, magistrate.

Be silent, or you will be removed.

Continue.

I showed him more Patience
than he deserved.

But obviously,
he wanted blood to be spilled.

Don't be a fool.
Your ship is inferior.

You won't survive a battle with us.

Death to the empire.

Return fire!

They're heading for the ring system.

The coward thinks he can hide.
Pursue them!

Where are they? Answer me!

Debris is interfering with sensors.

There! Target their engines.
All weapons!

We've lost sensors.
Shields are down.

Manual targeting! Fire!

- They're leaving orbit.
- Follow them!

- Our engines are down.
- Ragh!

It took us three hours
to repair our warp drive.

But, of course, by that time,
they were gone.

You're fortunate your first officer
didn't kill you for such a failure.

You're dismissed.

- You're not going to question him?
- He'd say nothing that would help you.

Do you have any
further evidence to present?

No, magistrate.

Duras' testimony is clear.

He was attempting
to carry out his mission

to bring enemies
of the empire to justice.

But this aggressor,

this human conspired
with them to disgrace a proud warrior

and foment rebellion.

There can be no doubt
that he is our enemy as well.

Captain Archer claims to be innocent.

Innocent of what?

This tribunal has
already been far too lenient.

We haven't accused his crew,
or his government.

He's fortunate we haven't dispatched
a fleet of warships to his home world.

But we do demand

that he be held responsible
for the crimes he has committed.

We demand that he receive

the most severe
punishment our laws decree!

Do you have a response?

No, magistrate.

Then I will consider the evidence
and deliver my verdict.

I'd like a chance to defend myself.

- You have been warned.
- He's distorting the truth.

Be silent!

Those people weren't rebels.

And I wasn't
trying to start a rebellion.

I am not your enemy.

This tribunal is in recess.

- What is this?
- Targ.

It's a little underdone.

I told you to remain silent.
You should have listened to me.

Sorry, if I interfered
with your legal strategy.

My strategy may yet spare your life.
I've spoken with the magistrate.

He's willing to show
you mercy if you cooperate.

- How?
- Tell him where to find the rebels.

I told you, they're not rebels.

It doesn't matter what you believe.

They're subject
to the laws of the empire.

Nothing you can say
that'll change that.

I haven't been able to say anything.

Where did you take them?

Another ship? A planet?

Do you understand what will
happen if you don't tell them?

I have a pretty good idea.

I'm offering you
a way to save your life.

Let's say I did cooperate.

What would happen
to these people?

They would be
charged with treason.

And end up in a court like this one?

Tell the magistrate
I'm going to pass on his offer.

Only a fool would sacrifice himself
for people he barely knows.

I know them well enough.
They're good people,

and I won't turn them over.

If you'd let me testify,
tell my side of the story,

it might become clear
why I helped them.

But from what I've seen,
you're all happy

to ignore what you
don't wanna hear.

Don't be so quick to accuse me

of sharing their
interpretation of the law.

What's your interpretation?

I became an advocate
many years ago.

They were different times.

Better or worse?

The courts were
more willing to listen.

Then maybe you should remind
them of those different times.

Nothing like a good history lesson.

I'm an old man.
Too old to challenge the rules.

Evenifyour
client's life depends on it?

I get the feeling
you're as frustrated as I am

and you want to stand up to them.

But you've given up.

- You're afraid of them.
- I'm not afraid.

Then prove it. Challenge them.

Show them what a real trial is like.

Strength to the empire.

Have you informed the accused

- of our offer?
- I have.

And does he wish
to address this tribunal?

He does. He wishes to testify
in his own defense.

I object.
The time for testimony is over.

With respect, magistrate,
no verdict has been reached.

Irrelevant! I urge you
to end these proceedings.

I'm within my rights
to present further testimony.

You're speaking of archaic rights.

Surely, I don't need
to remind the magistrate

the judicial charter of koloth states

an advocate is entitled to challenge

the charges at any point
during the tribunal.

To my knowledge,
that charter has not been cast aside.

From the time of kahless,

our courts have stood as a forum

where justice
is dispensed with honor!

Now, will my case be heard,
or will it not?

Call your witness.

Identify yourself.

I'm captain Jonathan Archer
of the earth starship enterprise.

Do you admit, captain Archer,

that you gave aid and comfort
to a vessel fleeing the empire?

We answered a distress call.

They were starving.
Their life support was failing.

Their health isn't at issue here.
You helped them to escape!

Will my client be allowed
to testify or not?

Prosecutor, you will show the advocate
the same respect he has shown you.

Continue.

Recount for this tribunal
your recollection of the events.

As I said,
we had received a distress call.

Archer: Magnify.

- Bio-signs?
- Twenty-seven.

- Any response?
- No, sir.

- Malcolm?
- Main propulsion's off-line,

life support is failing.

They're in a bad way, sir.

Can you dock with them?

Their port engine
is venting reactor coolant.

I can try to come in on the
starboard side, but it'll be tricky.

Do your best.

Our warp drive failed
three weeks after we left.

We tried to set a course
for the nearest system at impulse,

but main power went down.

- How long ago was that?
- I don't know.

Six weeks, maybe more.

We diverted auxiliary power
to life support,

but it wasn't enough.

Food processors failed,
water recyclers.

I've put them all
on protein supplements,

but two of them
are in serious condition.

When we left, there were 54 aboard.

What brought you out here?

Several years ago,

our colony was annexed by
a species we had never seen before.

They said they'd provide for us
in exchange for our allegiance

that we'd become
a part of their empire.

But they stripped us of our resources,
left us with nothing.

We waited for them to return.
They said they'd bring food, fuel.

They never came back.

You knew they were
fleeing the empire.

We knew that their colony
had been abandoned.

And you chose
to show them compassion?

They were starving. They wouldn't
have lasted another week.

They were subjects of the empire.
Their welfare was not your concern.

Apparently it wasn't yours either.

Orak: You see the contempt
these humans have for us?

He still believes
he did nothing wrong!

And prosecutor orak
has yet to prove that he has.

He aided these rebels,

and now he refuses
to help us bring them to justice.

I will hear what
the accused has to say.

Continue.

My chief engineer had determined
that their vessel was beyond repair.

Some of the crew
will have to double up,

but I think we can
accommodate all of them.

I've already given the order.

Considering the alternative
was to set the ship adrift,

I anticipated your decision.

Where do you plan to take them?

They were headed for a system
a few light years from here.

That should keep them
safe from the klingons.

Empires tend to expand.

They may eventually discover
they haven't traveled far enough.

Reed:
Captain, please report to the bridge.

Looks like they didn't abandon
the colonists after all.

Perhaps they're bringing
the supplies they promised.

It's a d-five battle cruiser.
I doubt it's bringing supplies.

- How long before they get here?
- Reed: Seventeen minutes.

- Are all the refugees aboard?
- Reed: Yes, sir.

Cut their ship loose,
and go to tactical alert.

Orak:
So you were preparing for battle.

I was preparing to defend my ship.

As any good klingon
commander would be.

The accused has already admitted

that he knew the rebels
were subjects of the empire.

They may have been
subjects of the empire,

but it looked like
you had abandoned them.

And he knew the bortas
was coming to retrieve them.

Yet he launched a deliberate
attack against an imperial vessel.

This human is guilty
of more than inciting rebellion.

He has committed an act of war!

I don't suppose there's
any chance of outrunning them.

Their maximum speed is warp 6.

If we could disable their engines...

Sustained fire from our
phase-cannons should be able

to penetrate their armor,

but I doubt they'd sit still long
enough to give us the chance.

Archer: What's the composition
of those rings?

Nothing unusual.
Methane ice, isolytic plasma,

diamagnetic dust.

When we pulled that klingon ship
out of the gas giant,

did you get a look
at their sensor array?

Pretty standard
multi-spectral sensors,

not too different from ours.

If we could ignite
the plasma in those rings,

- would it disrupt their sensors?
- For a few seconds.

A few seconds will have to do.

- Can you modify a torpedo?
- I believe so.

- How long?
- How long do I have?

The klingon ship will be here
in less than 11 minutes.

Get moving.

Orak:
So you laid a trap for the bortas?

We had no intention of firing first.

Oh, such a noble human.

I was assured the accused would be
allowed to speak without interruption.

By all means, I find his version
of events extremely entertaining.

The bortas had dropped out of warp
with their weapons charged.

They're on an intercept course.

Two hundred thousand kilometers
and closing.

Identify yourself.

I'm Jonathan Archer,
captain of the starship enterprise.

You're harboring fugitives.
Surrender them!

I wasn't aware
they'd committed any crime.

They're wanted for inciting rebellion.

From what I can tell, they are
in no condition to incite anything.

Apparently, their colony
was abandoned by the...

Turn over the rebels, now!

What do you intend
to do with them?

That's none of your concern.

I'm sorry,

but I'm not prepared to hand them over
without a little more information.

If I could speak to someone
in your government...

I speak for the empire!

Fair enough.
Let's sit down and try to...

Hull plating is at 80 percent.

- No damage to the klingon ship.
- Head into the rings.

They're pursuing.
Ten thousand meters.

We're approaching a large fragment,
600 meters in diameter,

bearing 2-2-7, Mark four.

Put us behind it.

They're closing, sir.

- Four thousand meters.
- Stand by.

Three thousand meters.

Two thousand.

- Reed: Eight hundred meters.
- Fire!

- Our sensors are down.
- Let's hope theirs are too.

Get us out of here.

- You say the bortas fired first?
- Yes.

And you tried
to reach an accommodation

- with captain duras?
- He refused.

Duras was under no obligation
to accommodate this human.

So you were simply defending your
ship when you attacked the bortas?

- Yes.
- And then what happened?

We left the system
and took the refugees with us.

You could have
destroyed the bortas.

Why didn't you?

Because captain duras
is not my enemy.

Not your enemy.

I submit to this tribunal
that captain Archer is guilty.

Guilty of meddling in klingon affairs
on more than one occasion.

In fact, I've discovered his name
is well known to the high council.

The accused once stood
before the chancellor himself,

and exposed a suliban plot

that would have thrown
the empire into civil war.

The facts are on record.

Perhaps the prosecutor has grown
complacent with his research.

The records of the imperial fleet
also mention this man.

His ship was instrumental

in the rescue of
the klingon raptor, the somraw

from the dense atmosphere
of a gas giant.

Even if this is true,
it has nothing to do with this case!

It has everything
to do with this case.

It shows a pattern
in Archer's behavior

that was repeated in his
encounter with captain duras.

Yes, he may be self-righteous,

but his meddling
has saved a klingon ship,

and perhaps the fate
of the empire itself.

Kolos:
If captain Archer is guilty,

he is guilty of nothing more
than being a nuisance.

And hardly worth
the attention of this tribunal.

And if he must be punished,
let the punishment fit that crime.

How long should
it take for a verdict?

Usually it doesn't take long at all.

I must have been more persuasive
than I thought. Heh, heh.

Thanks for what you've done for me.

Don't thank me yet.

The odds are still
very much against us.

- What is it?
- Blood-wine.

It should help make
the wait more pleasant.

What's it the blood of?

Don't feel badly
if you can't stomach it.

I didn't say that.

How many cases have you won?

Oh, I'm not sure. Over 200.

But that was a long time ago

when the tribunal was
a forum for the truth,

and not a tool
for the warrior class.

There are other classes?

You didn't believe
all klingons were soldiers?

I guess I did.

Ehh.

My father was a teacher.

My mother,
a biologist at the university.

They encouraged me
to take up the law.

Now all young people
want to do is take up weapons

as soon as they can hold them.

They're told there's honor in victory.

Any victory.

What honor is there in
a victory over a weaker opponent?

Had duras destroyed that ship,

he would have been lauded
as a hero of the empire

for murdering helpless refugees.

We were a great society
not so long ago.

When honor was earned
through integrity

and acts of true courage,
not senseless bloodshed.

For thousands of years,
my people had similar problems.

We fought three world wars
that almost destroyed us.

Whole generations
were nearly wiped out.

What changed?

A few courageous people
began to realize

they could make a difference.

I have weighed
the evidence carefully.

Advocate kolos
has made an impressive case,

much to the surprise of this tribunal.

Based upon his arguments,
I am inclined to believe

that the accused was
a victim of his own foolishness.

He was not fomenting rebellion.

But as prosecutor orak
has made clear,

the laws of the empire
have been violated,

and captain Archer must be
held accountable for his actions,

regardless of his intent.

I therefore find the accused
guilty as charged.

However.

However,

this tribunal cannot ignore his
actions assisting the klingon people.

Therefore the sentence
of death is commuted.

Silence!

Jonathan Archer, you are condemned
to the dilithium mines

of the penal colony of rura penthe
for the remainder of your life.

- Magistrate: Remove the prisoner.
- I protest!

I wouldn't protest
too loudly, prosecutor.

You've won your case.

And I compliment
the magistrate on his just ruling.

But the sentence for
these crimes must be death!

The sentence is death.

You condemned
this man to rura penthe.

What is the life expectancy
of a prisoner there?

Six months, a year at the most?

And you expect us to believe
that this is an act of mercy.

This court has shown you
a great deal of Patience, advocate.

Don't test my limits any further.

I ask for no special treatment

only that my client be judged fairly,

as any klingon would be judged.

But it has been many years

since anyone stood in this chamber
and received justice.

Watch your words.
You insult the honor of this tribunal.

Honor?

You acknowledged that captain Archer
acted with conviction and integrity

and how do you reward him?

With this grand
public display of compassion

before sending him
to his death in a frozen cave!

Enough!

Forgive me if I fail
to see the honor in that.

You are in contempt of this tribunal.

Since you have
such admiration for the prisoner,

you will join him on rura penthe

for a period of one year!

Remove them both.

The vulcan high command
will continue

to lobby for the captain's release.

So, what do we do?

Klingons have only allowed us
to remain here during the trial.

We're to leave immediately.

- And abandon the captain?
- We don't have a choice.

What's this rura penthe like?

It's quite inhospitable.

They're gonna have to get there.

We're deep inside klingon territory.

A rescue attempt
is out of the question.

I'm willing to risk it.

The captain isn't.

He made it clear he didn't want us
to endanger the crew on his behalf.

So you're saying
we just forget about him?

I'm saying a rescue isn't an option,
but there are diplomatic channels.

- We tried diplomatic channels.
- Not all of them.

I've dealt with several klingon
bureaucrats in the past.

Some of them can be persuaded.

Mr. Mayweather,

take us out of orbit.

Klingon: You. Get back to work.

You all right?

Perhaps I spent
too much time in the law library

not enough in the battlefield.

Not all klingons are warriors.
Remember?

- Our ships run on dilithium, not talk.
- Ugh!

- Leave him alone.
- Get back to work.

Any more trouble from you,

and you'll spend
the night on the surface.

You're a fool.

- You're welcome.
- Haven't you learned your lesson.

This is why you were
sent here in the first place

for interfering in affairs
that have nothing to do with you.

We have a saying on earth.

"You don't kick a man
when he's down."

So are all humans like this?

- Like what? Fair?
- Stupid.

It's in our nature.

Kolos: Stand up.

We have work to do

unless you want
to sleep on the surface.

Klingon: Follow me. This way.

New arrivals.

Prosecutor orak has been busy.

Stay away from us.

- We have nothing you want.
- Captain.

It's all right.

He's from my ship.

- It's good to see you, sir.
- You too.

Lieutenant Reed,
this is kolos, my advocate.

- Pleasure.
- How'd you get here?

T'pol knows
a few klingon officials

from her days
in the ministry of security.

One of them put us in touch
with a corrections officer who was

willing to look the other way
for the right price.

I came on one
of the dilithium barges.

We bribed the captain to bring us
here and take us back to enterprise.

Is there room for one more?

I imagine so, but we have to hurry.

- Come on.
- I can't go with you.

Why not?

I've been an advocate for 50 years.

And I've spent the last 20 of them
standing in that tribunal

playing my part, holding my tongue,

and all the while honorable men
were being sent to places like this

without the benefit of a defense.

And then I was
assigned to your case.

You told me

that on your world, a few
courageous people made a difference.

I'm not sure I have the courage,

but I know I'll never be able
to restore honor to my people

living as a fugitive.

You realize what that means?

You said most prisoners here

don't survive a year.

Most prisoners here
have very little to live for.

Captain.

Thank you.