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What?

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l've seen that look before.

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Ensign Murphy
had better watch out.

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l happen to know
that Murphy is seeing

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one of the Delaney sisters.

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Not since Harry and Tom Paris
made their move.

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Harry and the Delaney sisters?

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He would have told me.

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l guess there are some things
he keeps to himself.

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Harry...

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is it true about you
and the Delaney sisters?

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ls what true?

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Come on, Harry.

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There aren't any secrets
on a ship this small.

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What have you been
telling people?

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Well, we did take that trip
to Venice with them.

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The holodeck?

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You got to be kidding.

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That lasted all of 15 minutes.

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Yeah, you know l've been
meaning to ask you.

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What happened
when you and Jenny Delaney

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disappeared in that gondola?

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Nothing.

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Harry, we're your friends.

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You can tell us.

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Nothing.

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We... talked.

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And then...

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l fell over the side.

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You fell out of the gondola?

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l think maybe Harry
wasn't quite prepared

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for how voracious
Jenny Delaney can be.

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l think it's finally
beginning to happen.

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Both crews getting along.

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That kind of bonding
should improve performance

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and maximize efficiency.

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Yes, l'm sure it will.

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Bridge to Captain Janeway.

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Go ahead.

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Captain, we're receiving
a distress call

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in one of the lower
subspace bands.

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l'm on my way.

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-This is it.
-Thanks.

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Report, Commander.

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The subspace distress signal's

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coming from a vessel
bearing 125 mark 21.

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Distance: 200,000 kilometers.

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Captain...

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sensors indicate
five life-forms aboard.

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The vessel is altering
its course to intercept us.

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Go to Yellow Alert
and slow to impulse.

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-Hail them, Mr. Kim.
-Aye, Captain.

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This is Captain Kathryn Janeway

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of the Federation
Starship Voyager.

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What is the nature
of your emergency?

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We have no emergency.

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But you're sending out
a distress call.

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Yes, we are.

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Why?

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Because you are in distress.

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l am Gathorel Labin
of the planet Sikaris.

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Please, let us welcome you
to our system,

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show you the hospitality
of our people.

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That's very kind of you...

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if l could come aboard
your ship,

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l have gifts for you

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and a proposal l hope
you will find irresistible.

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Mr. Tuvok, make
the necessary arrangements

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to receive our guest.

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Ah...

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Mr. Labin, it really
isn't necessary

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to go to all of this trouble.

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Please, call me Gath.

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And l promise you,
l would like nothing better

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than to prepare a few of our
newest delicacies for you.

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Ah, this will be perfect.

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Uh-uh, Captain, l'm serving
lunch in less than two hours.

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We won't be long, Neelix.

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This is Mr....
this is Gath.

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He's from Sikaris.

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Ooh, Sikaris.

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Do you know the planet?

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Only stories about their
incredible hospitality.

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Tell me,
how do you know about us?

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Our people are
very well-traveled.

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Some of them have
brought back stories

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about the ship of aliens

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from another part
of the galaxy--

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people lost and alone,

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struggling to find
their way home again.

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This is wonderful.

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And l decided
to come and meet you,

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and offer you respite.

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Respite?

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A vacation, if you will--

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get away from the confines
of the ship,

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enjoy the beauty
of our landscape,

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meet and talk with interesting,
learned people.

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And the crew
would certainly welcome

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a little shore leave, Captain.

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And l hear the Sikarians

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have a huge variety
of edible plants.

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lf we could collect some seeds,

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we'd expand
our selection significantly.

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Sounds like all this
would increase performance

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and maximize efficiency.

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Don't you think, Mr. Tuvok?

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lndeed.

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Well, Gath, looks like
you're getting visitors.

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We'll set a course
and follow you in.

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l could not be happier.

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lf you see anything you like,
just let me know.

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What is this material?

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lt's so delicate.

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Exquisite, isn't it?

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lt's the latest import
from Dedestris.

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lt's spun
from the petals of a flower

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that blooms only in moonlight.

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Shall l have
a dress made for you?

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lt's lovely,
but, no... thank you.

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ls it so hard
for you to accept a gift?

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All right, but something small.

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Maybe a scarf?

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What a curious people you are.

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Tell me,
would it help if l said

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that you could have
an entire wardrobe

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made from these
beautiful fabrics,

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and that it would give
all of us pleasure

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to create it for you?

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Let's...
start with the scarf.

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As you like.

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Which cloth do you prefer, huh?

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That's beautiful.

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Are you a musician?

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This isn't a musical instrument.

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lt's an atmospheric sensor.

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The frequency of the chimes

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indicates changes
in weather conditions.

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Then it must work on a principle
of non-linear resonance,

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adjusting to the dynamic
variables in the atmosphere.

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That's exactly right.

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Are you a scientist?

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ln a sense.

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Can you show me
how to operate it?

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l'd be happy to.

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First, you have to initialize
the sub-harmonic mode.

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Mm-hmm.

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Oh, l think this one.

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When l see you
wearing that scarf,

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my pleasure will be
greater than yours.

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Well, l should get back.

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But with your permission,

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l'd like to start
organizing teams

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to gather plants and seeds.

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This is my associate,
Jaret Otel.

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You may contact him to make
any necessary arrangements.

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We'll be glad to assist you
in any way, Captain.

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l'll find my officers,
and we'll return to the ship.

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Tonight, we are having
a celebration here.

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l hope you and your officers
will be my guests.

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We'd be delighted.

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Captain's Log, Stardate 48642.5.

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The crew is enjoying an evening
on Sikaris.

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They are discovering,
to their delight, that reports

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of this species' hospitality
have not been exaggerated.

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...so the whole thing exploded,

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and there we were,
70,000 light years from home,

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and no way to get back.

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Felt pretty lonely.

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That's a very noble story.

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Noble?

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00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:06,334
Mm-hmm.
Stories can be whimsical

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or frightening or-or melancholy
or many other things,

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but noble stories are the ones
that can most affect our lives.

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May l have your permission
to tell others this story?

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Sure.

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lt's no secret.

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But stories are
an essential part

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of every person's being.

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l would never share one
without permission.

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Go right ahead.

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l've got a few others, too.

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You do?

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Come with me.

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l know a private place

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where you can tell me
all your stories.

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Stand close to me.

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Alastria.

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Mm...

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00:11:02,795 --> 00:11:04,387
Where are we?

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00:11:04,463 --> 00:11:06,522
The woods of Alastria--

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my favorite place.

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00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:12,126
l usually come here
when l want to spend time alone,

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but tonight, it...

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it seemed right to bring you.

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00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:18,536
Now...

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00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:21,375
tell me your stories--

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all of them.

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00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:27,745
Why is it so much warmer here?

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00:11:29,221 --> 00:11:31,519
What is that?

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00:11:31,590 --> 00:11:34,525
The dawn zephyr.

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00:11:34,593 --> 00:11:37,221
Dawn? We just got here.

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00:11:43,936 --> 00:11:46,928
That's... that is
an amazing feeling.

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00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:48,837
What... what's happening?

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00:11:48,908 --> 00:11:51,206
The erosene winds--

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passion winds...

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come just before the dawn.

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00:12:00,853 --> 00:12:03,822
The erosene creates euphoria.

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00:12:06,992 --> 00:12:09,358
l'll say.

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00:12:26,312 --> 00:12:28,576
Why am l seeing two suns?

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Because this is a binary system.

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But your planet
only has one sun.

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But Alastria has two.

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Eudana...

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Hmm?

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00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:43,884
Where are we?

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00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:45,988
l told you...

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00:12:46,065 --> 00:12:48,158
Alastria--

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a system far from Sikaris.

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How far?

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00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:55,303
Do you have to ask
all these questions?

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00:12:57,943 --> 00:12:59,843
Please, it's important.

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00:13:00,846 --> 00:13:03,371
Alastria is about
two and a half billion times

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the distance
between Sikaris and its sun.

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00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:09,019
That's almost...

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40,000 light-years.

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Mmm...

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00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:15,420
Now...

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...feel the breeze.

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00:13:22,902 --> 00:13:25,234
Um, we have to go back.

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00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,329
lt's still night on Sikaris.

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We have plenty of time.

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00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:33,145
No. Um...

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we're going back--

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and l need you
to tell me everything you know

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00:13:38,384 --> 00:13:40,909
about that platform
that got us here.

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00:13:40,986 --> 00:13:46,856
And tomorrow night, you must
let me take you to the theater.

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Oh, my.

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00:13:48,194 --> 00:13:50,219
l have lost all track of time.

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My crew has gone.

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l'm the last one here.

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00:13:53,265 --> 00:13:57,861
l hope that's because
you are enjoying yourself.

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l am.

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00:14:03,275 --> 00:14:04,674
Captain!

245
00:14:04,743 --> 00:14:06,404
Excuse me for interrupting,

246
00:14:06,478 --> 00:14:08,309
but l've just found out
about something incredible.

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00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:09,312
Calm down, Ensign.

248
00:14:09,381 --> 00:14:10,609
What is it?

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00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:13,083
That platform--

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00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:14,915
it's a transportation device.

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00:14:14,987 --> 00:14:16,750
Extremely sophisticated.

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00:14:16,822 --> 00:14:18,915
lt operates on the principle
of folding space.

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00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:22,620
That's something
that's been theorized,

254
00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:26,290
but no one's ever been able
to develop the technology.

255
00:14:26,365 --> 00:14:28,128
Well, these people have.

256
00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,636
l've just been
to Alastria and back.

257
00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:35,105
Alastria is 40,000
light years away.

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00:14:36,141 --> 00:14:38,803
We call it a spatial trajector.

259
00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,311
We're able to travel

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to all the planets
in this Quadrant.

261
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,174
How far can it take you?

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00:14:44,250 --> 00:14:46,980
Alastria is at the outermost
limits of its range.

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Apparently, it's

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never been used to move anything
as large as Voyager,

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00:14:50,756 --> 00:14:54,089
but as l understand
the principle of space folding,

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the size of the object
isn't relevant.

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00:14:57,763 --> 00:14:59,594
What do you think?

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00:14:59,665 --> 00:15:02,828
Would it be possible
to modify your technology

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00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:05,460
so we could use it?

270
00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:07,199
l tried to tell him.

271
00:15:07,273 --> 00:15:09,036
What is it?

272
00:15:09,108 --> 00:15:11,008
We cannot share our technology.

273
00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:12,509
Once it's out of our control,

274
00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:15,809
it might fall into the hands
of those who would abuse it,

275
00:15:15,881 --> 00:15:19,339
and our Canon of Laws
strictly forbids that.

276
00:15:19,418 --> 00:15:21,010
But we wouldn't abuse it.

277
00:15:21,086 --> 00:15:24,783
Don't you see
what it would mean to us?

278
00:15:24,857 --> 00:15:27,587
Please, don't make it
more difficult for me.

279
00:15:27,660 --> 00:15:29,594
l don't enjoy denying you this,

280
00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,028
but our Canon of Laws
has determined

281
00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:33,826
our entire system of values.

282
00:15:33,899 --> 00:15:36,231
To break one of its precepts

283
00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:39,465
would undermine
everything we believe in.

284
00:15:39,538 --> 00:15:44,271
l'm sorry, but there can be
no exceptions to the law.

285
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:02,761
l can't believe
they're not going to help us.

286
00:16:02,861 --> 00:16:04,556
Some kind of hospitality.

287
00:16:04,596 --> 00:16:05,722
40,000 light years.

288
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,062
Even if that's
as far as we could go,

289
00:16:08,133 --> 00:16:11,193
it would still knock
about four decades off our trip.

290
00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:12,498
And the possibility exists

291
00:16:12,571 --> 00:16:14,471
that we could reconfigure
the matrix at that point,

292
00:16:14,540 --> 00:16:16,405
to take us another
30,000 light-years,

293
00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:18,773
right into Federation space.

294
00:16:18,844 --> 00:16:20,311
Since they've already said no,

295
00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:22,244
this kind of thinking
is only going

296
00:16:22,314 --> 00:16:23,906
to make you feel worse.

297
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:27,714
lt's the first time
we've been on the other side

298
00:16:27,786 --> 00:16:29,276
of the fence.

299
00:16:29,355 --> 00:16:30,652
What fence?

300
00:16:30,723 --> 00:16:33,453
The one that's made
of binding principles.

301
00:16:33,525 --> 00:16:35,493
We have our own set of rules

302
00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:38,587
which includes
the Prime Directive.

303
00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:40,598
How many times
have we been in the position

304
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:43,601
of refusing to interfere
when some kind of disaster

305
00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:45,796
threatened an alien culture?

306
00:16:45,871 --> 00:16:48,101
lt's all very well
to say we do it

307
00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,698
on the basis
of an enlightened principle,

308
00:16:50,776 --> 00:16:53,244
but how does that feel
to the aliens?

309
00:16:55,514 --> 00:16:57,311
l'm sure many of them think

310
00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:59,817
the Prime Directive
is a lousy idea.

311
00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:01,079
Even we think so sometimes.

312
00:17:01,186 --> 00:17:03,211
l know of many times
when Starfleet personnel

313
00:17:03,255 --> 00:17:06,053
have decided on strong
ethical grounds to ignore it.

314
00:17:06,125 --> 00:17:07,387
Still, there's a reason

315
00:17:07,459 --> 00:17:09,689
why it's Starfleet's
General Order

316
00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,525
On the whole, it does
a lot more good than harm.

317
00:17:11,597 --> 00:17:12,996
Captain, it occurs to me

318
00:17:13,065 --> 00:17:15,033
that we know little
about the Sikarians.

319
00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:16,192
We cannot assume

320
00:17:16,268 --> 00:17:18,532
that their first refusal
is unalterable.

321
00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:21,573
lt may be that ''no'' is simply
a prelude to negotiation.

322
00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,904
He's right.
Maybe they can be reasoned with.

323
00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:24,908
Maybe they want something.

324
00:17:24,977 --> 00:17:26,239
Maybe they'll bargain.

325
00:17:26,311 --> 00:17:27,903
But what do we have to offer?

326
00:17:27,980 --> 00:17:30,278
They seem to have
everything they need.

327
00:17:33,118 --> 00:17:34,483
Stories.

328
00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:37,920
Stories are an important part
of their culture.

329
00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:40,322
They seem to provide
more than entertainment.

330
00:17:40,392 --> 00:17:43,520
They're kind of a measuring rod
of values and beliefs.

331
00:17:43,595 --> 00:17:46,086
We have a huge library
in our data banks.

332
00:17:46,265 --> 00:17:47,857
We could offer them
the whole thing.

333
00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:50,197
All the great literature
of dozens of cultures.

334
00:17:50,269 --> 00:17:51,566
What do you think, Captain?

335
00:17:51,637 --> 00:17:52,865
Would they be interested?

336
00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:55,372
They just might be.

337
00:17:57,142 --> 00:17:59,110
From what we've seen of them,

338
00:17:59,178 --> 00:18:02,375
they're a remarkably
pleasure-oriented people.

339
00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:06,383
They might appreciate
a gift of literature.

340
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:07,749
l'll arrange to meet with Gath.

341
00:18:07,820 --> 00:18:10,516
As magistrate, he has the
authority to make this decision.

342
00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:11,851
ln the meantime,

343
00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:14,256
l'm going to take a look
at that trajector platform.

344
00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:15,850
Maybe l can figure out
how it works.

345
00:18:15,961 --> 00:18:17,895
You'll do nothing of the sort,
Lieutenant.

346
00:18:20,899 --> 00:18:22,366
lf l find
this law is negotiable,

347
00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:25,369
l'll make every attempt
to get the technology,

348
00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:28,270
but until then, we won't do
anything that might violate

349
00:18:28,340 --> 00:18:31,434
their Canon of Laws
as we understand it.

350
00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:33,307
That's all.

351
00:18:42,521 --> 00:18:44,113
What's wrong?

352
00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:49,554
l just hope she gets it.

353
00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:53,423
She will.

354
00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:05,343
Mmm. Exquisite.

355
00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:08,072
And what did you say
you call it?

356
00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,115
Pecan pie.

357
00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:11,649
l must have the recipe.

358
00:19:11,717 --> 00:19:13,947
l'd be happy
to share it with you.

359
00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:21,255
Gath... l want you to know
l understand your reluctance

360
00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:23,317
to share your technology
with us.

361
00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:24,862
We have similar restrictions.

362
00:19:24,963 --> 00:19:27,454
But l wondered,

363
00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:29,728
would it make any difference
if l gave you my word

364
00:19:29,801 --> 00:19:31,632
that we would destroy
the trajector matrix

365
00:19:31,703 --> 00:19:33,830
as soon as we'd used it?

366
00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:37,774
l know this will upset you,
but l can't.

367
00:19:37,843 --> 00:19:42,177
l understand, and frankly,
l suspected as much,

368
00:19:42,247 --> 00:19:46,411
but l have a proposal
which might allow you

369
00:19:46,485 --> 00:19:48,146
to obey your laws

370
00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:50,984
and still give us what we want.

371
00:19:54,259 --> 00:19:57,285
Surely you could use
the trajector to send us.

372
00:19:57,362 --> 00:20:01,560
40,000 light-years
would mean a great deal to us,

373
00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:05,729
and in return, we're prepared
to offer you something

374
00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:07,032
you might enjoy.

375
00:20:07,105 --> 00:20:08,436
Oh!

376
00:20:08,507 --> 00:20:09,974
A full library

377
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:14,274
of the Federation's
finest literature.

378
00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:16,177
Literature?

379
00:20:18,584 --> 00:20:20,677
Centuries of stories.

380
00:20:20,752 --> 00:20:23,880
New stories
from diverse cultures.

381
00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:26,447
Stories that fire
the imagination.

382
00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:32,993
You certainly know
how to tempt me, Captain.

383
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,533
lt's certainly possible.

384
00:20:35,601 --> 00:20:38,229
l'll have to meet with the other
magistrates to discuss it.

385
00:20:38,303 --> 00:20:40,999
No one has ever made
a request like that.

386
00:20:41,106 --> 00:20:45,873
ln the meantime, l'd like to
enjoy every bite of, uh, this...

387
00:20:45,944 --> 00:20:47,639
how did you call it?

388
00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:49,271
Pecan pie.

389
00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:00,956
l finished the maintenance check

390
00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:03,118
on the shock attenuation
cylinders.

391
00:21:03,161 --> 00:21:05,254
They'll have to be replaced
in another 2,000 hours,

392
00:21:05,330 --> 00:21:07,958
but we'll face that problem
when we come to it.

393
00:21:09,801 --> 00:21:11,268
Seska.

394
00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:13,930
Sorry. l wasn't concentrating.

395
00:21:14,006 --> 00:21:16,600
What did you say?

396
00:21:16,675 --> 00:21:19,610
You looked a million
light-years away.

397
00:21:19,678 --> 00:21:20,736
No.

398
00:21:20,812 --> 00:21:23,975
Only about 70,000.

399
00:21:24,082 --> 00:21:28,746
My brother's birthday
is in four days.

400
00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:32,312
Last year, l promised
l'd meet him on Nivoch

401
00:21:32,391 --> 00:21:34,586
to celebrate with him.

402
00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:37,026
He'll think l broke my promise.

403
00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:41,232
That l'm dead.

404
00:21:50,542 --> 00:21:51,509
What are you doing?

405
00:21:51,576 --> 00:21:52,600
l've been thinking.

406
00:21:52,678 --> 00:21:55,511
The folding of space
should leave a subspace residue.

407
00:21:55,580 --> 00:21:56,638
lf we can detect one,

408
00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:58,580
we might be a step closer
to knowing

409
00:21:58,650 --> 00:21:59,947
how the trajector works.

410
00:22:00,018 --> 00:22:02,111
Look at that
neutrino dispersion pattern.

411
00:22:02,220 --> 00:22:05,212
Could that be the result
of space folding?

412
00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:08,317
Maybe. lf the device
creates a neutrino bubble

413
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:10,691
around whatever's
being trajected.

414
00:22:10,762 --> 00:22:12,195
lf that's the case,

415
00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:15,199
we'd need a bubble
big enough for the ship.

416
00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:18,031
Don't worry, Lieutenant.

417
00:22:18,103 --> 00:22:20,537
l'm with you on this one.

418
00:22:20,605 --> 00:22:24,541
After all,
it doesn't hurt to theorize.

419
00:22:24,609 --> 00:22:29,478
Right, and hypothetically,

420
00:22:29,548 --> 00:22:31,948
if we could modify
the deflector array

421
00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:33,644
to emit phased neutrinos,

422
00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:36,483
we could create
a big enough bubble.

423
00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:37,852
Let's give it a try.

424
00:22:37,923 --> 00:22:39,948
ln theory, of course.

425
00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:50,665
l don't understand.

426
00:22:50,736 --> 00:22:52,499
Why is it so important
l come here now?

427
00:22:52,571 --> 00:22:54,539
You'll see in a minute.

428
00:22:59,444 --> 00:23:00,741
We're here.

429
00:23:00,846 --> 00:23:01,904
Good evening, Ensign.

430
00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:03,915
Thank you for coming.

431
00:23:03,982 --> 00:23:05,244
What's this about?

432
00:23:05,317 --> 00:23:06,579
l asked Eudana
to invite you here

433
00:23:06,651 --> 00:23:09,211
because l was sure
you would respond to her

434
00:23:09,287 --> 00:23:11,915
and because it would
look perfectly natural.

435
00:23:11,990 --> 00:23:14,857
l am prepared to accept
your collection of literature

436
00:23:14,926 --> 00:23:17,087
in exchange
for our trajector technology.

437
00:23:17,162 --> 00:23:20,222
ls that something
you're authorized to do?

438
00:23:20,298 --> 00:23:23,426
Officially, no,
but many people believe

439
00:23:23,502 --> 00:23:25,527
that rules
should be flexible enough

440
00:23:25,604 --> 00:23:28,368
to meet the needs of the moment.

441
00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,068
There is a great desire here
for new stories,

442
00:23:31,143 --> 00:23:33,634
and l want to be the one
to supply them.

443
00:23:33,712 --> 00:23:37,478
So you'd stand to benefit
from this arrangement, right?

444
00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:39,244
We would both benefit.

445
00:23:39,317 --> 00:23:40,944
l would gain prestige,

446
00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:43,920
and you would gain
40,000 light-years

447
00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:48,153
in your journey home,
possibly more.

448
00:23:48,226 --> 00:23:49,318
This is it, Ensign--

449
00:23:49,394 --> 00:23:50,691
the matrix of the trajector.

450
00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:56,765
Captain Janeway
has asked the magistrate

451
00:23:56,835 --> 00:23:58,325
to send us 40,000 light-years.

452
00:23:58,403 --> 00:23:59,768
He won't.

453
00:23:59,838 --> 00:24:02,306
He never had any intention
of helping you leave here.

454
00:24:02,407 --> 00:24:04,272
Jaret is right.

455
00:24:04,309 --> 00:24:08,302
l know how much
it means to you to get home.

456
00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:10,507
Please, listen to him.

457
00:24:10,582 --> 00:24:12,607
You must believe me
when l tell you

458
00:24:12,684 --> 00:24:15,517
this is the only way
you will make that journey.

459
00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:19,880
Consider my offer.

460
00:24:19,958 --> 00:24:22,688
l'm sure you will decide
it is a fair one.

461
00:24:22,761 --> 00:24:25,924
l don't know what to do.

462
00:24:25,997 --> 00:24:29,262
l know we'd all like to get
that much closer to home,

463
00:24:29,334 --> 00:24:30,596
but l don't think
Captain Janeway

464
00:24:30,669 --> 00:24:32,762
is going to go for getting
the technology like that.

465
00:24:32,838 --> 00:24:34,430
Maybe she will.

466
00:24:34,506 --> 00:24:37,532
After all, it's a Sikarian
who's making the offer.

467
00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:39,133
But it's not aboveboard.

468
00:24:39,211 --> 00:24:41,406
The Captain
is only going to deal

469
00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,744
with an official representative.

470
00:24:43,815 --> 00:24:44,747
Bridge to Ensign Kim.

471
00:24:44,816 --> 00:24:46,215
The Captain can see you now.

472
00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:47,612
Just tell her
everything you know.

473
00:24:47,686 --> 00:24:48,812
Let her take it from there.

474
00:24:48,887 --> 00:24:50,718
Right.

475
00:24:50,789 --> 00:24:52,381
l'll walk you partway.

476
00:24:52,457 --> 00:24:54,322
l'm headed for bed.

477
00:24:55,694 --> 00:25:00,427
Somehow... l have
a bad feeling about this.

478
00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:01,864
lt's just not going to work out.

479
00:25:01,933 --> 00:25:05,198
Don't you think that's up to us?

480
00:25:05,270 --> 00:25:06,862
What does that mean?

481
00:25:06,938 --> 00:25:08,599
lt means that we can sit here

482
00:25:08,673 --> 00:25:10,265
and let someone make
the decision for us,

483
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,866
or we can take matters
into our own hands.

484
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,877
We've been offered
the grand prize.

485
00:25:14,946 --> 00:25:17,244
All we have to do is
step up and claim it.

486
00:25:17,315 --> 00:25:19,681
Take the technology?

487
00:25:19,751 --> 00:25:21,309
Without permission?

488
00:25:21,386 --> 00:25:23,616
Since when
do you talk like that?

489
00:25:23,688 --> 00:25:25,588
Do you think permission
is more important

490
00:25:25,657 --> 00:25:28,421
than getting us halfway home?

491
00:25:28,493 --> 00:25:32,054
The Captain is so infatuated
with the Sikarian magistrate,

492
00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:33,529
she can't think straight.

493
00:25:33,598 --> 00:25:35,088
We can't trust
that she's going to make

494
00:25:35,166 --> 00:25:38,602
the best decision for all of us.

495
00:25:38,670 --> 00:25:41,104
lf we do this,
we'll need to use Engineering

496
00:25:41,172 --> 00:25:43,504
to configure the matrix.

497
00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:46,544
lt will be a lot easier if we
knew we could count on you.

498
00:25:46,611 --> 00:25:49,478
Seska, l am
a senior officer now.

499
00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,413
l have responsibilities.

500
00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:53,383
And the main responsibility
for everyone on this ship

501
00:25:53,451 --> 00:25:54,475
is to try to find a way home.

502
00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:57,579
Captain Janeway made that clear
from the beginning.

503
00:25:57,656 --> 00:26:00,682
That's our primary mission.

504
00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:03,057
Just think about it.

505
00:26:03,128 --> 00:26:05,392
That's all.

506
00:26:18,843 --> 00:26:20,811
Did Jaret explain what he meant
when he said

507
00:26:20,879 --> 00:26:22,744
Gath had no intention
of helping us leave?

508
00:26:22,814 --> 00:26:23,906
No.

509
00:26:23,982 --> 00:26:26,246
He just made it clear
that our only choice

510
00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:28,252
was to get the trajector
technology from him.

511
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,585
He may simply want us to believe
that so we would deal with him.

512
00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:34,922
Possibly...

513
00:26:34,993 --> 00:26:38,929
but somehow,
l suspect he's right.

514
00:26:38,997 --> 00:26:40,760
Thank you for coming to me
with this, Ensign.

515
00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:42,925
lt may muddy
the situation somewhat,

516
00:26:43,001 --> 00:26:44,798
but it helps me force the issue.

517
00:26:44,869 --> 00:26:46,063
Dismissed.

518
00:26:46,137 --> 00:26:47,695
Good night, Captain.

519
00:26:47,772 --> 00:26:49,069
Lieutenant.

520
00:26:55,113 --> 00:26:58,139
Oh, Tuvok, what do l do now?

521
00:26:58,216 --> 00:27:00,741
You would seem
to have two options--

522
00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:04,846
continue to negotiate with a man
who may have a hidden agenda,

523
00:27:04,923 --> 00:27:09,189
or deal with a man who is
willing to defy his own laws.

524
00:27:09,260 --> 00:27:11,194
Not very pretty choices.

525
00:27:11,262 --> 00:27:13,594
At least if you deal with Jaret,

526
00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:15,530
it is his law
that is being compromised,

527
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,036
not ours.

528
00:27:19,104 --> 00:27:21,538
But does that matter?

529
00:27:21,606 --> 00:27:23,870
l told the crew
when we started this journey

530
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:26,035
that we'd be a Starfleet crew,

531
00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:28,773
behaving as Starfleet
would expect us to.

532
00:27:28,847 --> 00:27:32,510
That means there's a certain
standard l have to uphold.

533
00:27:33,918 --> 00:27:36,580
Principles, principles.

534
00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:39,590
That's what it comes down to.

535
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:43,685
Do l compromise
my almighty principles?

536
00:27:43,762 --> 00:27:46,287
But how do l not compromise them

537
00:27:46,364 --> 00:27:48,730
if it involves a chance
to get the crew

538
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,530
more than halfway home?

539
00:27:51,603 --> 00:27:53,867
How do l tell them...

540
00:27:53,938 --> 00:27:56,873
my principles are so important

541
00:27:56,941 --> 00:27:59,466
l would deny them
that opportunity?

542
00:28:01,613 --> 00:28:03,672
l believe
the first thing you must do

543
00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:05,045
is determine whether or not

544
00:28:05,116 --> 00:28:08,176
Gath is willing to use
the trajector to help us.

545
00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,187
lf that possibility
exists at all,

546
00:28:10,255 --> 00:28:11,847
you must explore it.

547
00:28:11,923 --> 00:28:13,550
You're right.

548
00:28:17,562 --> 00:28:19,757
Thank you, Tuvok.

549
00:28:23,835 --> 00:28:26,531
Have you spoken
with the other magistrates

550
00:28:26,604 --> 00:28:28,868
about using the trajector?

551
00:28:28,940 --> 00:28:30,532
Actually, l haven't.

552
00:28:30,608 --> 00:28:31,404
Some of them are traveling now,

553
00:28:31,476 --> 00:28:34,741
but l assure you l will do it.

554
00:28:34,813 --> 00:28:38,214
Oh, l've already seen all those.

555
00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:40,911
lt's becoming a matter
of some urgency.

556
00:28:40,985 --> 00:28:42,247
Oh. Why?

557
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,584
We've imposed on you
for long enough.

558
00:28:44,656 --> 00:28:46,180
Not true.

559
00:28:46,257 --> 00:28:49,283
We welcome you
for as long as you can stay,

560
00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,454
and l hope that's
a very long time indeed.

561
00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:57,759
My crew is eager
to continue our journey.

562
00:28:57,836 --> 00:28:59,360
Once they realized

563
00:28:59,437 --> 00:29:01,530
the trajector might bring
us 40,000 light-years

564
00:29:01,639 --> 00:29:03,106
closer to home...

565
00:29:03,141 --> 00:29:06,542
Why are you so consumed
with this desire to get home?

566
00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:09,045
l find it difficult
to understand.

567
00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:12,015
Home... is home.

568
00:29:12,083 --> 00:29:14,210
lt's where we belong.

569
00:29:14,285 --> 00:29:17,448
Couldn't you create
a new home here with us?

570
00:29:17,522 --> 00:29:19,990
Can you imagine
a more delightful place to live

571
00:29:20,058 --> 00:29:22,686
where you could pass your time
extracting pleasure

572
00:29:22,761 --> 00:29:24,285
from every moment?

573
00:29:24,362 --> 00:29:25,852
l promise you,

574
00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:30,526
you and l have many
such moments to explore.

575
00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:35,369
Yes, but for how long?

576
00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,534
l've seen how quickly
you get tired of your pleasures.

577
00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:42,910
All that interests you
is what's new and unexplored.

578
00:29:42,981 --> 00:29:46,075
After a day or two,
it becomes commonplace.

579
00:29:46,151 --> 00:29:47,743
Yes...

580
00:29:47,819 --> 00:29:50,117
We prefer permanence...

581
00:29:50,188 --> 00:29:53,089
the reward
of relationships that endure

582
00:29:53,158 --> 00:29:55,922
and grow deeper
with the passing of time.

583
00:29:55,994 --> 00:29:59,725
You would lose those notions
if you stayed with us.

584
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:04,394
You may be right,
and that's why we have to leave.

585
00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:09,099
We have offered you
nothing but hospitality.

586
00:30:09,174 --> 00:30:14,305
ls this how you repay us,
with an attack on our beliefs?

587
00:30:14,379 --> 00:30:16,904
l'm sorry.

588
00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:20,644
l was just trying to illustrate
the differences between us.

589
00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:22,811
l don't enjoy
being judged like this.

590
00:30:22,887 --> 00:30:25,447
lt's very upsetting,
not at all pleasurable.

591
00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:30,325
That's all you really
care about, isn't it?

592
00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:32,158
Your pleasure.

593
00:30:32,230 --> 00:30:36,291
All your hospitality,
your graciousness--

594
00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:39,495
it was never
about giving us pleasure.

595
00:30:39,571 --> 00:30:43,007
lt's all been
to gratify yourselves.

596
00:30:43,107 --> 00:30:45,871
We're nothing more
than the latest novelty.

597
00:30:45,944 --> 00:30:49,209
You're hostile and vicious.

598
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,714
You would infect
the joyousness of our lives.

599
00:30:51,783 --> 00:30:53,751
You must leave immediately.

600
00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:58,253
You never had any intention
of helping us, did you?

601
00:30:58,323 --> 00:30:59,585
Of course l did.

602
00:30:59,657 --> 00:31:02,251
l did everything in my power
to persuade you to stay here.

603
00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:05,589
Janeway to Voyager.

604
00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:07,460
One to beam up.

605
00:31:18,343 --> 00:31:21,210
Cancel all shore leave
and recall the away teams.

606
00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:23,144
We've been asked to leave.

607
00:31:23,214 --> 00:31:24,647
Aye, Captain.

608
00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:29,650
l assume that means
Gath will not be assisting us.

609
00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:32,485
l don't think he ever had
any intention of helping us.

610
00:31:32,557 --> 00:31:35,651
He just... strung us along.

611
00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:38,161
Are you considering
Jaret's offer?

612
00:31:38,229 --> 00:31:40,663
Oh, l wish l could...

613
00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:42,666
but l can't.

614
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:45,134
Captain, it'll take hours
to get everyone up.

615
00:31:45,203 --> 00:31:46,295
We've got crew members

616
00:31:46,371 --> 00:31:47,998
scattered throughout
both hemispheres.

617
00:31:48,139 --> 00:31:50,334
Get them back as quickly
as you can, Commander.

618
00:31:50,408 --> 00:31:52,501
l think we've overextended
our stay here.

619
00:31:52,577 --> 00:31:55,512
l'll be in my ready room.

620
00:32:01,119 --> 00:32:03,246
l've downloaded
the Federation library.

621
00:32:03,321 --> 00:32:05,255
lt all on these chips.

622
00:32:05,323 --> 00:32:06,585
We know the man to contact.

623
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:07,920
He wants the library,

624
00:32:07,992 --> 00:32:09,926
and he doesn't care
who gives it to him.

625
00:32:09,994 --> 00:32:10,926
We're under orders...

626
00:32:10,995 --> 00:32:12,758
B'Elanna, right now,

627
00:32:12,830 --> 00:32:14,923
our people are still
fighting Cardassians,

628
00:32:14,999 --> 00:32:16,933
dying for our cause.

629
00:32:17,001 --> 00:32:19,162
Settlers
in the Demilitarized Zone

630
00:32:19,237 --> 00:32:20,898
are still under attack.

631
00:32:20,972 --> 00:32:22,906
We made a promise, B'Elanna,

632
00:32:22,974 --> 00:32:26,171
that we'd all stick together
until the Zone was safe,

633
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:29,213
and l intend
to keep that promise.

634
00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:32,477
l have a wife
and two little boys.

635
00:32:32,550 --> 00:32:34,643
l don't want them to grow up
without a father.

636
00:32:34,719 --> 00:32:36,983
l'd do anything to prevent that.

637
00:32:37,088 --> 00:32:39,079
We're not the only ones.

638
00:32:39,157 --> 00:32:41,455
Everyone wants to get back.

639
00:32:41,526 --> 00:32:44,188
They're just waiting
for someone to act.

640
00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:46,787
l've been working on the theory
that the trajector

641
00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:48,991
operates
within a neutrino envelope.

642
00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:49,998
lf that's true,

643
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:53,628
l think we can use it
as many times as we need

644
00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:56,265
until we're all the way home.

645
00:32:56,341 --> 00:33:00,505
Just think-- by tomorrow,
we could be there.

646
00:33:05,616 --> 00:33:08,915
All right.

647
00:33:08,987 --> 00:33:10,579
Let's do it.

648
00:33:16,961 --> 00:33:18,690
With shore leave canceled,

649
00:33:18,763 --> 00:33:20,924
are we able to get
to the surface undetected?

650
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:23,092
We'll have to override
the security lockout,

651
00:33:23,167 --> 00:33:24,259
but that shouldn't
be a problem.

652
00:33:24,335 --> 00:33:26,428
lt's not accepting
my security code.

653
00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,096
Reinitialize
the lockout buffers.

654
00:33:28,172 --> 00:33:29,036
l did.
lt's not working.

655
00:33:29,107 --> 00:33:30,768
Someone's altered
the security subroutine.

656
00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:31,934
Why would anyone do that?

657
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,773
Never mind.
Beam me down.

658
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,312
Are you crazy?!

659
00:33:35,380 --> 00:33:38,178
Security will find you out
before you get there.

660
00:33:46,457 --> 00:33:49,483
l altered
the security subroutines.

661
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,994
Any attempt to override
the lockout

662
00:33:52,063 --> 00:33:54,156
would have alerted me
to your presence here.

663
00:34:00,271 --> 00:34:02,569
ls this Voyager's library

664
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,837
which you intended to trade
for the trajector technology?

665
00:34:07,111 --> 00:34:08,669
Yes.

666
00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:13,250
When l attempted to download it,

667
00:34:13,317 --> 00:34:15,182
l noticed it had
already been accessed.

668
00:34:15,253 --> 00:34:17,619
You were going to download it?

669
00:34:17,688 --> 00:34:20,282
l will make the exchange
with Jaret Otel.

670
00:34:25,296 --> 00:34:26,923
Return to your stations.

671
00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:28,124
Do what you can

672
00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:30,167
to prepare the ship
for the matrix.

673
00:34:30,234 --> 00:34:32,259
Energize.

674
00:34:46,851 --> 00:34:48,978
Mr. Tuvok is
on the surface now, Captain.

675
00:34:49,053 --> 00:34:50,486
He says the remaining away teams

676
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:51,954
should be on board
within 15 minutes.

677
00:34:52,023 --> 00:34:53,888
Are all the food supplies
secured?

678
00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:55,152
Aye, Captain.

679
00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:56,659
As soon as the last
of the crew gets back,

680
00:34:56,727 --> 00:34:58,160
we'll be ready to leave.

681
00:34:58,229 --> 00:34:59,321
Bridge to Engineering.

682
00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:00,489
Torres here.

683
00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:02,395
We'll be leaving orbit
within minutes.

684
00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,264
Ready all propulsion systems.

685
00:35:04,335 --> 00:35:05,927
We're ready now, Captain.

686
00:35:07,638 --> 00:35:08,866
Where's Tuvok?

687
00:35:09,006 --> 00:35:10,030
He'll be here.

688
00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,541
We certainly won't leave
without him.

689
00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:11,870
Well, what's keeping him?

690
00:35:12,009 --> 00:35:13,909
Calm down.

691
00:35:13,978 --> 00:35:17,106
You're going to draw
attention to yourself.

692
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,550
Do not attempt
to activate the device

693
00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:26,453
until l've spoken
to Captain Janeway.

694
00:35:31,996 --> 00:35:33,463
What are you doing?

695
00:35:33,531 --> 00:35:35,522
He said not to activate it.

696
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:36,794
l'm not.

697
00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:39,894
l'm just going to try
the interface simulation.

698
00:35:39,971 --> 00:35:42,439
We don't even know
if it will interface.

699
00:35:42,507 --> 00:35:45,943
We can give ourselves
a head start by testing it now.

700
00:35:46,043 --> 00:35:48,102
All right.

701
00:35:48,179 --> 00:35:50,841
But just a simulation.

702
00:35:58,356 --> 00:36:00,415
lt's working.

703
00:36:00,525 --> 00:36:02,049
l was right.

704
00:36:02,093 --> 00:36:04,220
lt operates
within a neutrino envelope.

705
00:36:04,295 --> 00:36:05,853
The trajector field
is bigger than anything

706
00:36:05,963 --> 00:36:08,124
we've created
by ten orders of magnitude.

707
00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:10,030
To get a field that size,

708
00:36:10,101 --> 00:36:12,569
you'd need an amplifier
as big as a planet.

709
00:36:12,637 --> 00:36:13,865
l don't understand.

710
00:36:13,938 --> 00:36:16,304
How do they get
that kind of amplification?

711
00:36:16,374 --> 00:36:19,002
l'll show you.

712
00:36:19,076 --> 00:36:20,543
Sikaris has a mantle

713
00:36:20,611 --> 00:36:23,910
of tetrahedral quartz
20 kilometers thick.

714
00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:25,778
The crystalline structure
of the mantle serves

715
00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:28,284
to focus and amplify
the trajector field.

716
00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:30,616
lf that's
how the power transfer occurs,

717
00:36:30,688 --> 00:36:34,089
then once we leave orbit,
we lose the ability to traject.

718
00:36:34,158 --> 00:36:36,718
We don't have time to test it.

719
00:36:36,794 --> 00:36:40,252
We'll have to try it now
or forget it.

720
00:36:40,331 --> 00:36:41,593
-Do it.
-lf there are

721
00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:43,657
-any compatibility problems...
-Then we can abort.

722
00:36:43,734 --> 00:36:45,599
This is our only chance.

723
00:36:45,670 --> 00:36:48,935
Bridge to Engineering.

724
00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,200
Torres here.

725
00:36:50,274 --> 00:36:51,263
We're ready to leave orbit.

726
00:36:51,342 --> 00:36:52,809
Thrusters on line.

727
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:53,935
Aye, Captain.

728
00:36:54,078 --> 00:36:56,205
We have to do something.

729
00:36:57,815 --> 00:37:00,045
Mr. Paris, take us out of orbit.

730
00:37:00,151 --> 00:37:01,413
4,000 kph.

731
00:37:01,452 --> 00:37:03,010
Aye, Captain.

732
00:37:05,022 --> 00:37:06,353
There's no response.

733
00:37:06,424 --> 00:37:07,948
Thrusters are off line.

734
00:37:08,025 --> 00:37:09,549
Janeway to Engineering.

735
00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:11,185
What's going on, Lieutenant?

736
00:37:11,262 --> 00:37:14,197
We've got a phase variance
in plasma conduit 3.

737
00:37:14,265 --> 00:37:17,598
l'll have to check it out
before we can engage thrusters.

738
00:37:17,668 --> 00:37:19,397
When did this problem show up?

739
00:37:19,470 --> 00:37:20,869
Just now, Captain.

740
00:37:20,938 --> 00:37:23,771
lt's only a slight variance.
l'll have it fixed in a minute.

741
00:37:23,841 --> 00:37:25,468
Keep me advised.

742
00:37:27,511 --> 00:37:29,069
All right.

743
00:37:29,146 --> 00:37:31,614
The matrix is activating.

744
00:37:31,682 --> 00:37:33,809
The trajector field is forming.

745
00:37:33,884 --> 00:37:35,476
And it's amplifying.

746
00:37:35,553 --> 00:37:37,817
Look how fast it's expanding.

747
00:37:37,888 --> 00:37:39,378
That's the effect
of the quartz mantle.

748
00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:41,322
We're nearly
at full field strength.

749
00:37:41,392 --> 00:37:42,324
This is going to work.

750
00:37:44,195 --> 00:37:45,719
What is it?

751
00:37:47,465 --> 00:37:49,797
The plasma manifold
is becoming unstable.

752
00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:51,696
l can compensate for that.

753
00:37:51,769 --> 00:37:53,862
The manifold is being bombarded

754
00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:56,270
by anti-neutrinos
from the trajector field.

755
00:37:56,340 --> 00:37:57,773
Anti-neutrinos?

756
00:37:57,842 --> 00:38:00,504
The must be the catalyst
for the space folding process.

757
00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:01,509
lt's not working.

758
00:38:01,545 --> 00:38:03,536
l can't compensate
for the instability.

759
00:38:03,614 --> 00:38:06,913
There's no way to compensate
for a field that size.

760
00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:13,319
Captain, l'm showing
an unstable plasma manifold.

761
00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:14,858
We're headed for a breach.

762
00:38:14,925 --> 00:38:16,859
Bridge to Torres.
What's happening?

763
00:38:16,927 --> 00:38:20,260
We're reading
a warp core breach up here.

764
00:38:20,331 --> 00:38:21,958
We're on it, Captain.

765
00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:23,330
No time to talk.

766
00:38:23,401 --> 00:38:24,959
Shut down the matrix!

767
00:38:25,036 --> 00:38:26,970
l can't!
lt's not responding!

768
00:38:27,038 --> 00:38:28,300
lt's fused!

769
00:38:28,372 --> 00:38:30,772
Plasma temperature
at 43 million Kelvin!

770
00:38:30,841 --> 00:38:32,433
Carey, get everybody out!

771
00:38:32,510 --> 00:38:34,603
All right, people, let's go!
Right now!

772
00:38:34,679 --> 00:38:36,203
Move it out!
Move out! Come on!

773
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:37,372
Let's go! Right now!

774
00:38:37,448 --> 00:38:39,006
Let's go, come on!
Move it out! Fast!

775
00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:40,050
Right now!

776
00:38:40,117 --> 00:38:41,914
Keep moving!

777
00:38:41,986 --> 00:38:43,419
l can't unlock it.

778
00:38:43,487 --> 00:38:46,149
The command matrix is sealed.

779
00:38:46,223 --> 00:38:49,886
Plasma temperature
at 50 million Kelvin!

780
00:38:53,531 --> 00:38:56,056
Anti-neutrino
bombardment has stopped.

781
00:38:56,133 --> 00:38:58,067
Plasma temperature dropping.

782
00:39:06,610 --> 00:39:11,638
We didn't anticipate
anti-neutrinos.

783
00:39:11,716 --> 00:39:14,514
The trajector could
never be compatible

784
00:39:14,585 --> 00:39:17,179
with Federation technology.

785
00:39:17,254 --> 00:39:19,518
l'll start erasing
the sensor logs.

786
00:39:19,590 --> 00:39:21,421
We can blame it
on the phase discrepancy.

787
00:39:21,492 --> 00:39:22,789
No.

788
00:39:22,860 --> 00:39:25,328
We're not going
to cover this up.

789
00:39:25,396 --> 00:39:26,363
Are you crazy?

790
00:39:26,430 --> 00:39:28,694
We don't have to take the blame
for this.

791
00:39:28,766 --> 00:39:30,563
But we're going to.

792
00:39:32,903 --> 00:39:35,872
We disobeyed orders,
gambling it would pay off.

793
00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:37,703
lt didn't.

794
00:39:37,775 --> 00:39:40,403
And now we just can't pretend
like nothing happened.

795
00:39:40,478 --> 00:39:41,911
l don't understand.

796
00:39:41,979 --> 00:39:43,913
There's no need for this.

797
00:39:43,981 --> 00:39:46,575
l'm sorry
if you don't get it, Seska,

798
00:39:46,650 --> 00:39:49,915
but it has something
to do with, um...

799
00:39:49,987 --> 00:39:52,285
with being able
to live with yourself.

800
00:39:52,356 --> 00:39:55,757
That doesn't sound like you.

801
00:39:55,826 --> 00:39:57,157
You've changed.

802
00:39:59,163 --> 00:40:01,563
lf that's true...

803
00:40:01,632 --> 00:40:03,930
l take it as a compliment.

804
00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:13,099
l take full responsibility
for what happened.

805
00:40:13,177 --> 00:40:16,078
There were others involved,
but l was the senior officer,

806
00:40:16,147 --> 00:40:19,082
and the culpability is mine.

807
00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:22,483
Lieutenant Torres is not
precisely correct, Captain.

808
00:40:22,553 --> 00:40:25,249
She was not
the senior officer involved.

809
00:40:25,322 --> 00:40:26,584
l was.

810
00:40:28,993 --> 00:40:30,460
You?

811
00:40:30,528 --> 00:40:33,122
lt was l who made the exchange--

812
00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:36,325
the Federation library
for the trajector matrix.

813
00:40:48,412 --> 00:40:50,972
l will deal with you
in a moment.

814
00:40:54,351 --> 00:40:56,615
l don't have the luxury
of throwing you in the brig

815
00:40:56,687 --> 00:40:58,552
for the rest of this voyage.

816
00:40:58,622 --> 00:40:59,646
l need you.

817
00:40:59,723 --> 00:41:02,658
l need every person
on this ship.

818
00:41:04,662 --> 00:41:06,653
But l want you to know

819
00:41:06,730 --> 00:41:10,461
how very deeply
you have disappointed me.

820
00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:16,736
lf there are
any further transgressions,

821
00:41:16,807 --> 00:41:19,776
even a minor one...

822
00:41:19,844 --> 00:41:24,804
you will no longer be
an officer on this crew.

823
00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:28,115
ls that clear?

824
00:41:28,185 --> 00:41:30,551
Yes, ma'am.

825
00:41:32,756 --> 00:41:34,519
Dismissed.

826
00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:44,924
l don't even know
where to start.

827
00:41:47,204 --> 00:41:49,365
l want you to explain to me

828
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:53,399
how you, of all people,
could be involved in this.

829
00:41:53,477 --> 00:41:55,638
lt is quite simple, Captain.

830
00:41:55,713 --> 00:41:58,045
You have made it clear
on many occasions

831
00:41:58,115 --> 00:42:00,310
that your highest goal
for the crew

832
00:42:00,417 --> 00:42:01,782
is to get them home.

833
00:42:01,819 --> 00:42:03,116
But in this instance,

834
00:42:03,187 --> 00:42:05,417
your standards
would not allow you

835
00:42:05,489 --> 00:42:06,888
to violate Sikarian law.

836
00:42:06,957 --> 00:42:09,721
Someone had to spare you
the ethical dilemma.

837
00:42:09,793 --> 00:42:12,626
l was the logical choice,

838
00:42:12,696 --> 00:42:15,324
and so l chose to act.

839
00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:22,233
You did it for me...

840
00:42:22,306 --> 00:42:24,774
because you knew l couldn't.

841
00:42:25,843 --> 00:42:28,937
l accept the consequences
of my actions.

842
00:42:29,013 --> 00:42:30,981
l expect to lose my commission

843
00:42:31,048 --> 00:42:32,208
and to be court-martialed

844
00:42:32,283 --> 00:42:35,343
when we return
to Federation space.

845
00:42:47,164 --> 00:42:51,567
You are one
of my most valued officers...

846
00:42:51,635 --> 00:42:54,661
and you are my friend.

847
00:42:54,738 --> 00:42:58,401
lt is vital
that you understand me here.

848
00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:01,939
l need you.

849
00:43:03,948 --> 00:43:07,679
But l also need to know
that l can count on you.

850
00:43:07,751 --> 00:43:10,584
You are my counsel--

851
00:43:10,654 --> 00:43:14,283
the one l turn to when l need
my moral compass checked.

852
00:43:14,358 --> 00:43:17,691
We have forged
this relationship for years,

853
00:43:17,761 --> 00:43:19,854
and l depend on it.

854
00:43:30,474 --> 00:43:32,704
l realize you made
a sacrifice for me...

855
00:43:32,776 --> 00:43:35,506
but it's not one

856
00:43:35,579 --> 00:43:39,071
l would have allowed you
to make.

857
00:43:39,149 --> 00:43:43,984
You can use logic
to justify almost anything.

858
00:43:44,054 --> 00:43:46,818
That's its power...

859
00:43:46,890 --> 00:43:48,323
and its flaw.

860
00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:51,860
From now on...

861
00:43:51,929 --> 00:43:55,490
bring your logic to me.

862
00:43:55,566 --> 00:43:58,501
Don't act on it behind my back.

863
00:44:00,537 --> 00:44:03,563
You have my word.

864
00:44:03,641 --> 00:44:07,202
My logic was not in error...

865
00:44:07,277 --> 00:44:09,245
but l was.

866
00:44:15,586 --> 00:44:17,076
Dismissed.



9999
00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00
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