1 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:09,976 Brother John Bates 2 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:13,969 is that not the morning which breaks yonder? 3 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,982 I think it be. 4 00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:22,012 But we have no great cause to desire the approach of day. 5 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:26,322 Who's there?! 6 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:27,656 A friend. 7 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:29,992 Under what Captain serve you? 8 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,362 Under Sir Thomas Erpingham. 9 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:41,668 I pray you, what thinks he of our estate? 10 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,539 Even as men wrecked upon a sand 11 00:00:43,576 --> 00:00:46,170 that look to be washed off at the next tide. 12 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:49,511 He hath not told his thought to the king? 13 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:52,017 No. Nor it is not meet he should. 14 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:55,021 For though I speak it to you 15 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:59,549 I think the king is... but a man, as I am. 16 00:00:59,592 --> 00:01:02,459 The violet smells to him 17 00:01:02,495 --> 00:01:04,395 as it doth to me. 18 00:01:04,431 --> 00:01:07,958 In his nakedness, he appears but a man. 19 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:11,493 Therefore his fears, out of doubt 20 00:01:11,538 --> 00:01:15,133 be of the same relish as ours are. 21 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:18,474 Yet, no man should possess him with any appearance of fear 22 00:01:18,511 --> 00:01:21,912 Iest he, by showing it, should dishearten his army. 23 00:01:21,948 --> 00:01:24,473 He may show what outward courage he will 24 00:01:24,517 --> 00:01:26,109 but I believe, as cold a night as 'tis 25 00:01:26,152 --> 00:01:28,211 he could wish himself in Thames up to the neck. 26 00:01:28,254 --> 00:01:31,815 Methinks I could not die anyplace so contented 27 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:34,656 as in the king's company. 28 00:01:34,694 --> 00:01:36,855 His cause being just 29 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:38,523 and his quarrel honorable. 30 00:01:38,565 --> 00:01:40,157 That's more than we know. 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,327 Or more than we should seek after. 32 00:01:42,368 --> 00:01:44,199 If his cause be wrong 33 00:01:44,237 --> 00:01:47,365 our obedience to the king wipes the crime of it out of us. 34 00:01:47,407 --> 00:01:50,342 But if the cause be not good 35 00:01:50,376 --> 00:01:52,844 the king, himself, have a heavy reckoning to make 36 00:01:52,879 --> 00:01:55,347 when all those legs and arms and heads chopped off in a battle 37 00:01:55,381 --> 00:01:58,509 shall join together at the latter day and cry all 38 00:01:58,551 --> 00:02:00,212 "We died at such a place." 39 00:02:00,253 --> 00:02:01,948 The king is not bound to answer 40 00:02:01,988 --> 00:02:03,956 the particular endings of his soldiers 41 00:02:04,057 --> 00:02:05,217 the father of his son 42 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:07,453 nor the master of his servant. 43 00:02:07,494 --> 00:02:09,223 Splendid, Data, splendid. 44 00:02:09,262 --> 00:02:11,457 You're getting better and better. 45 00:02:11,498 --> 00:02:12,988 Freeze program. 46 00:02:16,736 --> 00:02:18,294 Thank you, sir. 47 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:21,967 I plan to study the performances of Olivier 48 00:02:22,041 --> 00:02:23,975 Branagh, Shapiro and Kullnark. 49 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:24,999 Data... 50 00:02:26,012 --> 00:02:27,502 You're here to learn 51 00:02:27,547 --> 00:02:29,640 about the human condition. 52 00:02:29,682 --> 00:02:32,082 And there is no better way of doing that 53 00:02:32,118 --> 00:02:33,983 than by embracing Shakespeare. 54 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:37,979 But... you must discover it through your own performance 55 00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:40,322 not by imitating others. 56 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:41,987 Riker to Picard. Sorry to interrupt, sir. 57 00:02:42,028 --> 00:02:43,325 Go ahead, Number One. 58 00:02:43,363 --> 00:02:44,955 Sensors are picking up 59 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,296 a unidentified craft in the Neutral Zone. 60 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:49,494 It's heading toward Federation space. 61 00:02:49,536 --> 00:02:51,003 We're on our way. 62 00:02:51,037 --> 00:02:52,334 Picard out. 63 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:55,500 We'll get to the rest of the act another time, Data. 64 00:02:55,542 --> 00:02:57,533 Computer, file program and clear. 65 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:01,847 Captain, why should a king 66 00:03:01,881 --> 00:03:03,644 wish to pass as a commoner? 67 00:03:03,683 --> 00:03:06,675 If he is the leader, should he not be leading? 68 00:03:06,719 --> 00:03:08,277 Listen to what Shakespeare 69 00:03:08,321 --> 00:03:10,949 is telling you about the man, Data. 70 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:14,448 A king who had true feeling for his soldiers 71 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:16,962 would wish to share their fears with them 72 00:03:16,996 --> 00:03:18,964 on the eve of battle. 73 00:03:18,998 --> 00:03:20,966 Sir, will I be able to schedule 74 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,969 a performance for the crew in the near future? 75 00:03:24,003 --> 00:03:26,471 Let's not rush it, shall we? 76 00:03:26,506 --> 00:03:27,803 Hmm. 77 00:03:35,348 --> 00:03:38,408 Outpost Sierra Vl confirms our readings, sir. 78 00:03:38,451 --> 00:03:40,851 They identify it as a Romulan scoutship. 79 00:03:40,887 --> 00:03:41,979 Bearing: 270 mark 14. 80 00:03:42,021 --> 00:03:43,818 Scoutship. 81 00:03:43,856 --> 00:03:46,757 What would a scoutship be doing this far into the Neutral Zone? 82 00:03:46,793 --> 00:03:47,953 Captain, shall we transmit 83 00:03:47,994 --> 00:03:49,359 a warning to withdraw, sir? 84 00:03:49,395 --> 00:03:50,987 Open a hailing frequency. 85 00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:52,327 Aye, sir. 86 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:54,993 Captain, the Romulan is hailing us. 87 00:03:55,034 --> 00:03:56,331 Visual. 88 00:03:56,369 --> 00:03:57,836 Not within range, yet. 89 00:03:57,870 --> 00:03:59,497 Open a channel. 90 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:01,598 Federation ship, do you read? 91 00:04:01,641 --> 00:04:03,609 I require urgent assistance. 92 00:04:03,643 --> 00:04:06,942 This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS... 93 00:04:06,980 --> 00:04:09,278 Federation ship, please help me. 94 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:10,612 Requesting asylum. 95 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:11,947 Under pursuit. 96 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,452 Pursuit? 97 00:04:13,486 --> 00:04:14,783 Visual range. 98 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,311 On screen, Captain. 99 00:04:51,924 --> 00:04:56,327 Space, the final frontier. 100 00:04:56,362 --> 00:05:00,196 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 101 00:05:00,232 --> 00:05:02,200 Its continuing mission-- 102 00:05:02,234 --> 00:05:06,170 to explore strange new worlds 103 00:05:06,205 --> 00:05:10,642 to seek out new life and new civilizations 104 00:05:10,676 --> 00:05:15,170 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 105 00:06:18,009 --> 00:06:19,237 Red Alert. 106 00:06:19,277 --> 00:06:20,539 Open a channel to the warship. 107 00:06:20,579 --> 00:06:21,637 Come to intercept course. 108 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:23,045 Keep us out of the Neutral Zone. 109 00:06:23,081 --> 00:06:24,412 Channel is open. 110 00:06:24,449 --> 00:06:27,077 How long before they cross over into Federation territory? 111 00:06:27,118 --> 00:06:28,449 41 Seconds, sir. 112 00:06:28,487 --> 00:06:29,454 Romulan warbird 113 00:06:29,488 --> 00:06:31,581 this is Captain Jean-Luc Picard 114 00:06:31,623 --> 00:06:33,750 of the Federation vessel Enterprise. 115 00:06:33,792 --> 00:06:36,090 You have crossed into the Neutral Zone 116 00:06:36,127 --> 00:06:38,425 and are engaged in hostile action. 117 00:06:38,463 --> 00:06:40,761 Explain yourself and your intent. 118 00:06:40,799 --> 00:06:42,426 No reply, sir. 119 00:06:42,467 --> 00:06:43,764 Hail the scout. 120 00:06:43,802 --> 00:06:45,429 Responding. 121 00:06:45,470 --> 00:06:46,767 On screen. 122 00:06:46,805 --> 00:06:48,272 Federation craft... 123 00:06:48,306 --> 00:06:51,070 please, you must help me! 124 00:06:51,109 --> 00:06:53,100 We are moving to intercept. 125 00:06:53,144 --> 00:06:54,941 Maintain your course and power. 126 00:06:59,718 --> 00:07:02,050 The scoutship is severely damaged, sir. 127 00:07:02,087 --> 00:07:04,214 Engines inoperative, shields are down. 128 00:07:04,256 --> 00:07:05,553 Position? 129 00:07:05,590 --> 00:07:08,058 Coordinates 140 by 205, sir. 130 00:07:08,093 --> 00:07:09,390 Federation space. 131 00:07:09,427 --> 00:07:11,054 Right. Move to within five kilometers. 132 00:07:11,096 --> 00:07:14,429 Mr. La Forge, prepare to extend 133 00:07:14,466 --> 00:07:16,093 our shields around the Romulan scoutship. 134 00:07:16,134 --> 00:07:17,931 At that range, the shields won't be able to take 135 00:07:18,036 --> 00:07:19,025 much punishment, Captain. 136 00:07:19,070 --> 00:07:20,401 Five kilometers, sir. 137 00:07:20,438 --> 00:07:22,065 All stop. 138 00:07:22,107 --> 00:07:23,574 Extend shields. 139 00:07:23,608 --> 00:07:25,075 Shields in place. 140 00:07:25,110 --> 00:07:27,271 We've got the scoutship, Captain. 141 00:07:37,322 --> 00:07:39,586 The weapons on the warbird are fully powered, sir. 142 00:07:39,624 --> 00:07:41,751 Lock phasers. Open a channel. 143 00:07:41,793 --> 00:07:43,090 Ready. 144 00:07:43,128 --> 00:07:44,390 Romulan vessel 145 00:07:44,429 --> 00:07:46,920 you are now in Federation territory. 146 00:07:46,965 --> 00:07:49,559 Unless you withdraw... 147 00:07:49,601 --> 00:07:52,092 No argument? 148 00:07:52,137 --> 00:07:55,595 Warbird has re-entered the Neutral Zone. 149 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,540 Heading toward Romulan territory. 150 00:07:57,576 --> 00:08:00,545 Massive power failure to the scoutship, sir. 151 00:08:00,579 --> 00:08:02,103 All systems are going off-line 152 00:08:02,147 --> 00:08:03,375 including life-support. 153 00:08:03,415 --> 00:08:04,905 Transporter 2, prepare to beam 154 00:08:04,983 --> 00:08:07,474 the occupant of the scoutship directly aboard. 155 00:08:07,519 --> 00:08:08,486 Aye, sir. 156 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:09,487 Mr. Worf. 157 00:08:09,521 --> 00:08:12,388 Mr. Data, lock onto the scoutship. 158 00:08:12,424 --> 00:08:14,415 Take it in tow. 159 00:08:17,362 --> 00:08:18,590 Energize. 160 00:08:33,445 --> 00:08:35,345 I must see your Captain immediately. 161 00:08:35,380 --> 00:08:36,938 We'll get you to Sick Bay. 162 00:08:37,048 --> 00:08:37,946 After that... 163 00:08:38,049 --> 00:08:39,414 This cannot wait! 164 00:08:39,451 --> 00:08:42,614 I have information vital to your survival. 165 00:08:46,524 --> 00:08:50,620 Captain's Log, Stardate 43462.5. 166 00:08:50,662 --> 00:08:53,961 We have beamed aboard an apparent Romulan defector 167 00:08:53,999 --> 00:08:57,162 who claims to be a low-ranking logistics officer 168 00:08:57,202 --> 00:09:00,933 with extraordinary information about a secret offensive. 169 00:09:00,972 --> 00:09:03,304 The humiliating defeat at the battle of Cheron 170 00:09:03,341 --> 00:09:04,899 has not been forgotten. 171 00:09:04,943 --> 00:09:08,140 The new leaders have vowed to disregard the treaty 172 00:09:08,179 --> 00:09:10,010 and claim the Neutral Zone. 173 00:09:10,048 --> 00:09:12,141 Nelvana lll is just the first step. 174 00:09:12,183 --> 00:09:13,548 You're saying an entire base 175 00:09:13,585 --> 00:09:15,314 has already been established there? 176 00:09:15,353 --> 00:09:19,153 Within 48 hours, the reactor core will be on-line. 177 00:09:19,190 --> 00:09:22,785 So the Federation sensors that monitor the Neutral Zone 178 00:09:22,827 --> 00:09:23,919 just missed it. 179 00:09:24,029 --> 00:09:26,497 It would seem so. 180 00:09:26,531 --> 00:09:33,164 In two days, a fleet of Romulan warbirds 181 00:09:33,204 --> 00:09:35,934 will be within striking distance 182 00:09:36,007 --> 00:09:38,339 of 15 Federation sectors. 183 00:09:38,376 --> 00:09:39,843 The Federation will not permit that. 184 00:09:39,878 --> 00:09:44,144 Then it is war that we're talking about, isn't it? 185 00:09:45,884 --> 00:09:50,947 Destroy the base now and the threat is over. 186 00:09:51,022 --> 00:09:54,753 Well, I'm sure you are fatigued by your ordeal 187 00:09:54,793 --> 00:09:56,761 and you require medical attention. 188 00:09:56,795 --> 00:09:58,092 Lieutenant Worf 189 00:09:58,129 --> 00:10:00,962 will you conduct Sublieutenant Setal to the Sick Bay? 190 00:10:00,999 --> 00:10:02,864 We will attend 191 00:10:02,901 --> 00:10:03,959 to your quarters. 192 00:10:04,035 --> 00:10:07,095 No doubt you will wish to question me further. 193 00:10:08,973 --> 00:10:10,440 No doubt. 194 00:10:23,221 --> 00:10:24,688 He tells a hell of a story. 195 00:10:24,723 --> 00:10:26,315 You don't believe it. 196 00:10:26,357 --> 00:10:28,985 Well, the Empire knows that we would never allow them 197 00:10:29,027 --> 00:10:31,427 to build a base within the Neutral Zone. 198 00:10:31,463 --> 00:10:34,296 Commander, that would not be an atypical Romulan ploy. 199 00:10:34,332 --> 00:10:36,129 In their long history of war 200 00:10:36,167 --> 00:10:38,226 the Romulans have rarely attacked first. 201 00:10:38,269 --> 00:10:40,999 They prefer to test their enemy's resolve. 202 00:10:41,106 --> 00:10:42,539 I think he's a plant 203 00:10:42,574 --> 00:10:44,337 to draw us into the Neutral Zone. 204 00:10:44,375 --> 00:10:46,400 That way, we look like the aggressors. 205 00:10:46,444 --> 00:10:47,877 And the Romulans would have 206 00:10:47,912 --> 00:10:50,278 a legitimate excuse for responding in force. 207 00:10:50,315 --> 00:10:51,282 Exactly. 208 00:10:51,316 --> 00:10:52,544 That would also 209 00:10:52,584 --> 00:10:54,484 not be an atypical Romulan ploy, sir. 210 00:10:54,519 --> 00:10:58,387 It's always a game of chess with them, isn't it? 211 00:10:58,423 --> 00:11:00,288 Well, at least he's given us 212 00:11:00,325 --> 00:11:01,724 a chance to get a look 213 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,092 at some Romulan technology close-up. 214 00:11:04,129 --> 00:11:07,223 Mr. La Forge, you will lead the away team over to the scout. 215 00:11:07,265 --> 00:11:09,392 Commander, you and Counselor Troi 216 00:11:09,434 --> 00:11:11,425 will conduct Setal's interrogation. 217 00:11:11,469 --> 00:11:14,267 Captain, permission to observe the interrogation. 218 00:11:14,305 --> 00:11:15,670 No, Mr. Data. 219 00:11:15,707 --> 00:11:16,867 I need you on the Bridge with me. 220 00:11:16,908 --> 00:11:17,966 There is much to be done. 221 00:11:18,009 --> 00:11:21,342 We have less than 48 hours to prevent a war 222 00:11:21,379 --> 00:11:23,711 or, perhaps... 223 00:11:23,748 --> 00:11:25,943 to start one. 224 00:11:25,984 --> 00:11:27,417 This will depend 225 00:11:27,452 --> 00:11:28,851 on establishing the truth... 226 00:11:36,127 --> 00:11:38,254 I set the autodestruct sequencer 227 00:11:38,296 --> 00:11:40,287 before I left the ship. 228 00:11:40,331 --> 00:11:41,298 Why? 229 00:11:41,332 --> 00:11:42,799 Wouldn't you? 230 00:11:42,833 --> 00:11:46,200 To prevent your ship from being captured? 231 00:11:46,237 --> 00:11:47,898 Excuse me for being a little confused, Setal 232 00:11:47,938 --> 00:11:49,200 but I thought you were defecting. 233 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,208 I am not a traitor. 234 00:11:51,242 --> 00:11:57,806 All you can see is the opportunity to exploit me. 235 00:11:57,848 --> 00:12:01,284 The Federation credo-- exploitation! 236 00:12:01,319 --> 00:12:03,719 Oh, you couldn't get aboard my ship fast enough, hmm? 237 00:12:03,754 --> 00:12:06,951 Strip it down. 238 00:12:07,058 --> 00:12:11,154 "What secrets might it reveal that we can use?" 239 00:12:11,195 --> 00:12:13,686 You're shortsighted people. 240 00:12:13,731 --> 00:12:15,596 Can't you understand? 241 00:12:15,633 --> 00:12:17,464 I came to stop a war. 242 00:12:17,501 --> 00:12:21,403 If you could just hold still. 243 00:12:23,407 --> 00:12:24,772 With your metabolism 244 00:12:24,809 --> 00:12:27,801 this will heal in a few moments. 245 00:12:33,484 --> 00:12:35,975 Thank you, Doctor. 246 00:12:36,087 --> 00:12:37,281 How fortunate 247 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:39,949 that you know something of Romulan medicine. 248 00:12:39,990 --> 00:12:43,221 Yes, I had a chance to gain 249 00:12:43,260 --> 00:12:44,852 some experience recently. 250 00:12:44,895 --> 00:12:45,862 Oh, yes. 251 00:12:45,896 --> 00:12:48,126 The incident at the Galorndon Core. 252 00:12:48,165 --> 00:12:49,792 The two officers. 253 00:12:49,834 --> 00:12:53,964 You are aware of a great deal for a logistics clerk. 254 00:12:56,107 --> 00:12:59,008 It was common knowledge. 255 00:12:59,043 --> 00:13:02,535 I could show you my rating code. 256 00:13:02,580 --> 00:13:06,539 Forged credentials are a simple matter for a spy. 257 00:13:06,584 --> 00:13:10,680 How do you allow Klingon pahtk 258 00:13:10,721 --> 00:13:14,782 to walk around in a Starfleet uniform? 259 00:13:14,825 --> 00:13:18,420 You are lucky this is not a Klingon ship. 260 00:13:18,462 --> 00:13:20,430 We know how to deal with spies. 261 00:13:20,464 --> 00:13:22,694 Remove this tohzah from my sight. 262 00:13:22,733 --> 00:13:25,293 Your knowledge of Klingon curses 263 00:13:25,336 --> 00:13:26,496 is impressive 264 00:13:26,537 --> 00:13:30,303 but, as a Romulan might say, only a veruul would use 265 00:13:30,341 --> 00:13:31,968 such language in public. 266 00:13:32,042 --> 00:13:33,202 Mr. Worf 267 00:13:33,244 --> 00:13:35,872 please see to the security arrangements 268 00:13:35,913 --> 00:13:37,505 for our guest's stay. 269 00:13:37,548 --> 00:13:39,311 Aye, sir. 270 00:13:44,488 --> 00:13:47,616 You find something amusing? 271 00:13:47,658 --> 00:13:49,785 Lieutenant Worf-- I like him. 272 00:13:49,827 --> 00:13:52,955 To be more accurate, I understand him-- 273 00:13:52,997 --> 00:13:54,988 a warrior, proud 274 00:13:55,099 --> 00:13:59,399 fearless, living only for combat. 275 00:13:59,437 --> 00:14:02,736 Exactly the type that will get us all killed 276 00:14:02,773 --> 00:14:05,401 if we're not careful. 277 00:14:18,321 --> 00:14:20,619 This is the food station. 278 00:14:20,656 --> 00:14:23,955 You can reach me through the com panel. 279 00:14:23,993 --> 00:14:25,620 Later, we would like 280 00:14:25,661 --> 00:14:28,323 to ask you a few more questions. 281 00:14:32,535 --> 00:14:34,298 Computer, water. 282 00:14:34,337 --> 00:14:35,964 Temperature? 283 00:14:36,072 --> 00:14:37,300 12 onkians. 284 00:14:37,340 --> 00:14:41,299 This system is calibrated to the Celsius metric system. 285 00:14:41,344 --> 00:14:42,811 Any temperature at all 286 00:14:42,845 --> 00:14:45,643 on the cold side of whatever your system is. 287 00:15:22,485 --> 00:15:26,512 There is no unusual activity in the Nelvana system, sir. 288 00:15:26,555 --> 00:15:30,491 Let's isolate and magnify that system. 289 00:15:30,526 --> 00:15:33,256 Nothing on the sensors. 290 00:15:35,665 --> 00:15:40,329 It's hard to believe in what one cannot see 291 00:15:40,369 --> 00:15:45,500 and yet, conceivably, with their cloaking technology 292 00:15:45,541 --> 00:15:47,304 a fleet of Romulan warbirds 293 00:15:47,343 --> 00:15:50,312 could be passing before our eyes. 294 00:15:50,346 --> 00:15:53,941 There must be some way to neutralize this advantage. 295 00:15:53,983 --> 00:15:57,976 Captain Picard, priority one message from Starfleet 296 00:15:58,054 --> 00:15:59,988 coming in on secured channel. 297 00:16:00,056 --> 00:16:01,580 In my ready room. 298 00:16:01,624 --> 00:16:03,251 Computer, delay time? 299 00:16:03,292 --> 00:16:06,090 Two hours, 22 minute delay from time of transmission 300 00:16:06,128 --> 00:16:08,961 at Starfleet Command on Lya lll. 301 00:16:13,135 --> 00:16:16,468 Computer, key access 412 mark 80. 302 00:16:16,505 --> 00:16:17,665 Picard, Jean-Luc. 303 00:16:17,707 --> 00:16:19,868 Starfleet priority code Gamma. 304 00:16:19,909 --> 00:16:21,342 Decode. 305 00:16:21,377 --> 00:16:23,607 Begin message. 306 00:16:23,646 --> 00:16:26,080 Captain, we have received an official protest 307 00:16:26,115 --> 00:16:27,707 from the Romulan Empire 308 00:16:27,750 --> 00:16:30,344 demanding the return of your defector. 309 00:16:30,386 --> 00:16:33,446 Obviously, we are refusing to comply. 310 00:16:33,489 --> 00:16:37,391 I join in your skepticism, but if it is a deception 311 00:16:37,426 --> 00:16:41,260 the Romulans are certainly making a good show of it. 312 00:16:41,297 --> 00:16:45,097 The Federation Council has convened an emergency session. 313 00:16:45,134 --> 00:16:47,466 There is no doubt in my mind 314 00:16:47,503 --> 00:16:52,372 that this will eventually fall on your shoulders, Jean-Luc. 315 00:16:52,408 --> 00:16:53,568 You've got him. 316 00:16:53,609 --> 00:16:56,305 You must decide if he's telling the truth. 317 00:16:56,345 --> 00:17:00,748 For now, I suggest you proceed along the Neutral Zone border 318 00:17:00,783 --> 00:17:04,776 toward a Federation position proximate to Nelvana lll. 319 00:17:13,796 --> 00:17:15,263 Picard to Lieutenant Worf. 320 00:17:15,297 --> 00:17:16,594 Yes, Captain. 321 00:17:16,632 --> 00:17:18,930 Please come to my ready room. 322 00:17:18,968 --> 00:17:20,458 Aye, sir. On my way. 323 00:17:22,905 --> 00:17:25,271 Slow playback. 324 00:17:25,307 --> 00:17:28,936 Display engine logs and power data for both vessels. 325 00:17:29,044 --> 00:17:32,844 Now, watch what happens at 095433 on the clock. 326 00:17:32,882 --> 00:17:34,907 The scout has sustained engine damage 327 00:17:34,950 --> 00:17:37,180 forcing him to slow to.615 impulse power. 328 00:17:37,219 --> 00:17:40,450 The warship should overtake him, but it doesn't. 329 00:17:40,489 --> 00:17:42,116 Now, just 2.6 seconds later 330 00:17:42,158 --> 00:17:45,457 the warship slows to precisely the same speed. 331 00:17:45,494 --> 00:17:47,291 Three times, three speed fluctuations. 332 00:17:47,329 --> 00:17:50,162 The warship kept its distance every time. 333 00:17:50,199 --> 00:17:52,133 I don't think they wanted to catch up. 334 00:17:52,168 --> 00:17:53,601 And yet they fired on the scoutship. 335 00:17:53,636 --> 00:17:55,570 They could have killed him. 336 00:17:55,604 --> 00:17:56,901 Not necessarily, Doctor. 337 00:17:56,939 --> 00:17:59,567 The Romulans have the same capability 338 00:17:59,608 --> 00:18:02,839 to direct the impact of their weapons as we do. 339 00:18:02,878 --> 00:18:04,573 Hmm. Is there a possibility 340 00:18:04,613 --> 00:18:07,309 the wound could be self-inflicted? 341 00:18:07,349 --> 00:18:09,544 They're very bad burns. 342 00:18:09,585 --> 00:18:11,246 I hardly think... 343 00:18:11,287 --> 00:18:13,448 A possibility. 344 00:18:15,291 --> 00:18:16,451 Yes. 345 00:18:16,492 --> 00:18:20,758 Captain's Log, Stardate 43463.7. 346 00:18:20,796 --> 00:18:23,788 We are holding a position at the Neutral Zone border 347 00:18:23,833 --> 00:18:25,323 proximate to Nelvana lll. 348 00:18:25,367 --> 00:18:28,632 If our guest is telling the truth, there are 21 hours left 349 00:18:28,671 --> 00:18:31,868 before the Romulan base becomes functional. 350 00:18:31,907 --> 00:18:34,637 The Monitor and the Hood are headed in your direction 351 00:18:34,677 --> 00:18:37,237 but they will arrive too late to be of assistance. 352 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:40,942 Warnings have gone out to all outposts along the border 353 00:18:41,016 --> 00:18:44,110 as well as several independent vessels in nearby sectors. 354 00:18:44,153 --> 00:18:45,950 No one here wants a war, Captain 355 00:18:46,055 --> 00:18:48,046 but we are prepared to take them on 356 00:18:48,090 --> 00:18:50,251 if that is what they want. 357 00:18:50,292 --> 00:18:51,919 All Federation starships 358 00:18:51,961 --> 00:18:54,020 have been placed on Yellow Alert. 359 00:18:55,364 --> 00:18:56,888 Come. 360 00:18:56,932 --> 00:19:00,231 You wanted to see me, Captain? 361 00:19:00,269 --> 00:19:03,432 Yes, Data, I want you to prepare a class-1 probe. 362 00:19:03,472 --> 00:19:05,633 Set the sensors for maximum scan. 363 00:19:05,674 --> 00:19:08,734 I want every meter of Nelvana lll monitored. 364 00:19:08,777 --> 00:19:11,405 I will start my calibrations, sir. 365 00:19:11,447 --> 00:19:13,540 Data... 366 00:19:15,651 --> 00:19:18,916 Is there something else you require of me, Captain? 367 00:19:18,954 --> 00:19:22,287 Your clarity of thought. 368 00:19:22,324 --> 00:19:26,385 Your objectivity, as always. 369 00:19:26,428 --> 00:19:28,089 Sit down. 370 00:19:30,099 --> 00:19:34,399 Data, it's very possible that we are about to go to war. 371 00:19:34,436 --> 00:19:39,669 The repercussions of what we do during the next 24 hours 372 00:19:39,708 --> 00:19:42,541 may be felt for years to come. 373 00:19:42,578 --> 00:19:46,571 I want you to keep a record of these events 374 00:19:46,615 --> 00:19:49,277 so that history will have the benefit 375 00:19:49,318 --> 00:19:52,344 of... a dispassionate view. 376 00:19:52,388 --> 00:19:53,946 I will begin immediately, sir. 377 00:19:54,056 --> 00:19:55,523 Is that all? 378 00:19:55,558 --> 00:19:57,890 How is the crew's spirit? 379 00:19:57,927 --> 00:19:59,622 They are concerned 380 00:19:59,662 --> 00:20:02,358 of course, Captain, but confident. 381 00:20:02,398 --> 00:20:04,662 Do you not see that, sir? 382 00:20:06,702 --> 00:20:08,829 Data, unlike King Henry 383 00:20:08,871 --> 00:20:12,500 it is not easy for me to disguise myself 384 00:20:12,541 --> 00:20:14,839 and walk among my troops. 385 00:20:14,877 --> 00:20:16,469 That'll be all. 386 00:20:29,358 --> 00:20:32,555 "Now if these men do not die well 387 00:20:32,595 --> 00:20:36,429 "it will be a black matter for the king 388 00:20:36,465 --> 00:20:38,490 who led them to it." 389 00:20:41,536 --> 00:20:44,004 Why must we waste time playing this ridiculous game? 390 00:20:44,039 --> 00:20:46,166 There's more here than you're telling us. 391 00:20:46,207 --> 00:20:48,175 You're forcing yourself to hold back. 392 00:20:48,209 --> 00:20:50,439 I have told you everything relevant 393 00:20:50,478 --> 00:20:51,775 about Nelvana lll. 394 00:20:51,813 --> 00:20:53,280 I'm not talking about the base. 395 00:20:53,314 --> 00:20:55,305 The base is all that matters. 396 00:20:55,350 --> 00:20:56,817 You're lying, Setal. 397 00:20:56,851 --> 00:20:58,751 Go to Nelvana lll and you will see. 398 00:20:58,787 --> 00:21:00,914 We're not going anywhere until we get to the truth. 399 00:21:00,955 --> 00:21:02,115 You're a spy, aren't you? 400 00:21:02,157 --> 00:21:03,124 No. 401 00:21:03,158 --> 00:21:04,352 Then prove it. 402 00:21:04,392 --> 00:21:06,587 You can begin by telling me something about the location 403 00:21:06,628 --> 00:21:08,118 and the strength of the Romulan fleet. 404 00:21:08,163 --> 00:21:09,061 I don't know it. 405 00:21:09,097 --> 00:21:10,394 You're a logistics officer. 406 00:21:10,432 --> 00:21:11,729 For one sector only. 407 00:21:11,766 --> 00:21:13,495 -Who was your superior officer? -Admiral Jarok. 408 00:21:13,535 --> 00:21:14,968 The location of the Romulan bases 409 00:21:15,003 --> 00:21:15,970 along the Neutral Zone? 410 00:21:16,071 --> 00:21:16,901 I don't know. 411 00:21:16,938 --> 00:21:18,462 -ln your sector? -lrrelevant! 412 00:21:18,506 --> 00:21:20,269 The number of troops under your admiral's command? 413 00:21:20,308 --> 00:21:23,209 Irrelevant! Irrelevant! 414 00:21:26,648 --> 00:21:28,445 I guess you're right. 415 00:21:28,483 --> 00:21:31,384 It's not worth playing this game. 416 00:21:31,419 --> 00:21:33,979 Oh, what a fool I've been-- 417 00:21:34,089 --> 00:21:39,288 to come looking for courage in the lair of cowards. 418 00:21:45,066 --> 00:21:47,557 Captain Picard, priority message 419 00:21:47,602 --> 00:21:50,264 from Security Officer, Klingon vessel Bortas. 420 00:21:50,305 --> 00:21:53,706 Mr. Worf, will you handle this at security station, deck nine? 421 00:21:53,741 --> 00:21:55,003 Aye, sir. 422 00:21:55,076 --> 00:21:58,842 Sensors are configured for planetary probe, sir. 423 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,347 Ready for launch. 424 00:22:00,381 --> 00:22:01,973 Proceed. 425 00:22:07,622 --> 00:22:09,317 Probe on course. 426 00:22:09,357 --> 00:22:11,951 Sensors are functioning. 427 00:22:11,993 --> 00:22:14,962 Coordinate your analysis with Mr. La Forge. 428 00:22:14,996 --> 00:22:17,328 I want this report with dispatch. 429 00:22:21,469 --> 00:22:22,436 I don't know, Data. 430 00:22:22,470 --> 00:22:24,461 My gut tells me we ought to be listening 431 00:22:24,506 --> 00:22:26,406 to what this guy's trying to tell us. 432 00:22:26,441 --> 00:22:27,533 Your "gut"? 433 00:22:27,575 --> 00:22:29,805 It's just a... a feeling, you know-- 434 00:22:29,844 --> 00:22:31,573 an instinct, intuition. 435 00:22:31,613 --> 00:22:33,581 But those qualities would interfere 436 00:22:33,615 --> 00:22:35,879 with rational judgment, would they not? 437 00:22:35,917 --> 00:22:37,612 You're right, sometimes they do. 438 00:22:37,652 --> 00:22:41,554 Then why not rely strictly on the facts? 439 00:22:41,589 --> 00:22:44,752 Because you just can't rely on the plain and simple facts. 440 00:22:44,792 --> 00:22:45,850 Sometimes they lie. 441 00:22:47,795 --> 00:22:50,355 They can lead to the wrong conclusions 442 00:22:50,398 --> 00:22:51,865 but they cannot lie. 443 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:53,731 Yeah? Well, what do you think? 444 00:22:53,768 --> 00:22:55,599 Is he a defector or not? 445 00:22:55,637 --> 00:22:56,968 The facts to date would lead 446 00:22:57,005 --> 00:22:58,996 to the objective conclusion that he is not. 447 00:22:59,073 --> 00:23:00,165 Well... somehow I think 448 00:23:00,208 --> 00:23:02,642 we're going to catch the Romulans with their pants down 449 00:23:02,677 --> 00:23:05,669 on Nelvana lll, just like he says. 450 00:23:09,284 --> 00:23:11,081 "With their pants...?" 451 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,416 A metaphor. 452 00:23:12,453 --> 00:23:14,580 Catching them in the act. 453 00:23:14,622 --> 00:23:16,749 Because your gut tells you so. 454 00:23:16,791 --> 00:23:17,883 Exactly. 455 00:23:17,926 --> 00:23:21,123 But you can't always go with your gut, either. 456 00:23:21,162 --> 00:23:22,288 It's... 457 00:23:22,330 --> 00:23:24,890 Well, it's a combination, Data. 458 00:23:24,933 --> 00:23:27,128 All right, I'll put it to you this way. 459 00:23:27,168 --> 00:23:30,365 All these feelings that get in the way of human judgment 460 00:23:30,405 --> 00:23:32,202 that confuse the hell out of us 461 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,333 that make us second-guess ourselves-- 462 00:23:34,375 --> 00:23:35,899 well, we need them. 463 00:23:35,944 --> 00:23:37,411 We need them to... 464 00:23:37,445 --> 00:23:38,912 help us fill in the missing pieces 465 00:23:38,947 --> 00:23:42,212 because we almost never have all the facts. 466 00:23:42,250 --> 00:23:47,688 So a person fills in the missing pieces of the puzzle 467 00:23:47,722 --> 00:23:52,989 with his own personality, resulting in a conclusion 468 00:23:53,027 --> 00:23:56,190 based as much on instinct and intuition 469 00:23:56,231 --> 00:23:57,459 as on fact. 470 00:23:57,498 --> 00:23:59,125 Now you're getting it. 471 00:23:59,167 --> 00:24:00,327 Hmm. 472 00:24:02,337 --> 00:24:04,134 But what does one do 473 00:24:04,172 --> 00:24:07,266 if he has no instinct or intuition? 474 00:24:09,477 --> 00:24:11,502 Data, look at this. 475 00:24:11,546 --> 00:24:14,947 The facts just took a left turn. 476 00:24:15,049 --> 00:24:17,916 As the probe went into orbit around Nelvana lll 477 00:24:17,952 --> 00:24:21,046 it began picking up low-level subspace radio emissions. 478 00:24:21,089 --> 00:24:23,421 Could they be naturally occurring? 479 00:24:23,458 --> 00:24:25,653 No, sir, the patterns are clearly artificial. 480 00:24:25,693 --> 00:24:26,955 The signal was so faint 481 00:24:27,028 --> 00:24:29,326 our ship's sensors couldn't read it from this distance. 482 00:24:29,364 --> 00:24:30,763 Can we decode it? 483 00:24:30,798 --> 00:24:31,787 We've tried. 484 00:24:31,833 --> 00:24:34,097 It's probably Romulan, but we can't be sure. 485 00:24:34,135 --> 00:24:36,467 We've also picked up ionization disturbances. 486 00:24:36,504 --> 00:24:37,493 Cloaked Romulan ships 487 00:24:37,538 --> 00:24:39,870 could produce that effect. 488 00:24:39,907 --> 00:24:43,104 What about the planet's surface? 489 00:24:43,144 --> 00:24:44,941 Reading nothing but barren rock. 490 00:24:44,979 --> 00:24:45,968 I don't know. 491 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,945 They might be able to hide a base from our probe. 492 00:24:47,982 --> 00:24:49,973 Its capabilities are limited. 493 00:24:50,051 --> 00:24:52,144 The only way we'll know for sure 494 00:24:52,186 --> 00:24:55,280 is if we go down and take a look for ourselves. 495 00:24:55,323 --> 00:24:58,451 That'll be all, gentlemen. 496 00:25:18,278 --> 00:25:22,715 I take it, you have never seen a Romulan before. 497 00:25:22,749 --> 00:25:26,947 That would be an incorrect assumption. 498 00:25:27,020 --> 00:25:30,387 Then why do you invade my privacy? 499 00:25:30,423 --> 00:25:34,587 I was attempting to ascertain what my guts tell me about you. 500 00:25:40,834 --> 00:25:44,167 You're the android. 501 00:25:44,204 --> 00:25:47,605 I know a host of Romulan cyberneticists 502 00:25:47,641 --> 00:25:49,438 that would love to be 503 00:25:49,476 --> 00:25:50,943 this close to you. 504 00:25:50,977 --> 00:25:55,107 I do not find that concept particularly appealing. 505 00:25:55,148 --> 00:25:57,878 Nor should you. 506 00:26:02,289 --> 00:26:04,257 I am told by various crew members 507 00:26:04,291 --> 00:26:07,192 that this viewport is their favorite on the ship. 508 00:26:07,227 --> 00:26:09,195 Hmm. 509 00:26:09,229 --> 00:26:14,360 I thought it would bring me some comfort 510 00:26:14,401 --> 00:26:17,336 but these are not my stars. 511 00:26:17,370 --> 00:26:20,806 Even the heavens are denied me here. 512 00:26:22,809 --> 00:26:26,438 Oh... synthetic swill. 513 00:26:28,448 --> 00:26:31,076 I don't suppose your food terminals 514 00:26:31,117 --> 00:26:34,848 would be capable of producing a Romulan ale? 515 00:26:34,888 --> 00:26:36,412 I am afraid that would require 516 00:26:36,456 --> 00:26:39,152 the molecular structure of the beverage in question. 517 00:26:39,192 --> 00:26:40,921 And, as you are no doubt aware 518 00:26:40,961 --> 00:26:43,725 our knowledge of your planet is quite limited. 519 00:26:43,763 --> 00:26:45,788 The loss is yours. 520 00:26:45,832 --> 00:26:51,464 For I have visited over a hundred different worlds 521 00:26:51,504 --> 00:26:56,965 and none possessed the awesome beauty of Romulus. 522 00:26:57,077 --> 00:26:58,669 Am I correct in assuming 523 00:26:58,712 --> 00:27:01,203 you regret your decision to come here? 524 00:27:01,248 --> 00:27:05,685 What I did had to be done 525 00:27:05,719 --> 00:27:15,754 but... never again to see the firefalls at Gal Gath'thong 526 00:27:15,795 --> 00:27:18,764 and the spires of my home 527 00:27:18,798 --> 00:27:23,098 as they rise above the Apnex Sea at dawn. 528 00:27:23,136 --> 00:27:28,096 It's a bitter thing to be exiled from your own home. 529 00:27:28,141 --> 00:27:30,268 It does appear unlikely 530 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:33,871 you will ever be allowed to return to your planet. 531 00:27:33,914 --> 00:27:40,649 The cold reaction of an android. 532 00:27:43,256 --> 00:27:46,817 But perhaps we can bring Romulus to you. 533 00:27:50,730 --> 00:27:52,857 Program complete. 534 00:27:52,899 --> 00:27:54,890 Run program. 535 00:27:57,370 --> 00:27:59,031 After you. 536 00:28:15,855 --> 00:28:18,517 The Valley of Chula. 537 00:28:18,558 --> 00:28:20,549 I know it well. 538 00:28:20,593 --> 00:28:25,257 You are free to stay here as long as you wish. 539 00:28:27,534 --> 00:28:29,934 I no longer live here. 540 00:28:29,970 --> 00:28:31,961 Turn it off. 541 00:28:35,241 --> 00:28:37,232 Cancel program. 542 00:28:38,878 --> 00:28:44,077 This... this is my home now, my future. 543 00:28:44,117 --> 00:28:48,076 I have sacrificed everything. 544 00:28:48,121 --> 00:28:51,284 It must not be in vain. 545 00:28:51,324 --> 00:28:56,455 Arrange a meeting between myself and Captain Picard. 546 00:29:01,267 --> 00:29:05,931 Tell him Admiral Jarok wants to see him. 547 00:29:11,811 --> 00:29:13,802 Captain, we have confirmed 548 00:29:13,847 --> 00:29:17,112 that you are holding Admiral Alidar Jarok. 549 00:29:17,150 --> 00:29:19,175 He has been identified as the commander 550 00:29:19,219 --> 00:29:21,278 at the massacre of the Norkan outposts. 551 00:29:21,321 --> 00:29:25,087 The council strongly advises that you consider Jarok 552 00:29:25,125 --> 00:29:28,461 an unreliable source of information. 553 00:29:34,834 --> 00:29:36,768 Bring him in. 554 00:29:39,238 --> 00:29:41,832 Ensign, will you wait outside? 555 00:29:44,844 --> 00:29:47,335 Have a seat, Admiral Jarok. 556 00:29:47,379 --> 00:29:50,314 Captain, there is no more time. 557 00:29:50,349 --> 00:29:52,340 Admiral, have a seat. 558 00:29:57,690 --> 00:30:03,651 You see, I'm just not convinced that you are telling the truth. 559 00:30:03,696 --> 00:30:05,687 What must I do? 560 00:30:05,731 --> 00:30:08,598 You must convince me. 561 00:30:08,634 --> 00:30:13,071 If I had irrefutable evidence... 562 00:30:13,105 --> 00:30:15,938 but you did not bring irrefutable evidence. 563 00:30:15,975 --> 00:30:17,533 You brought no evidence at all. 564 00:30:17,576 --> 00:30:21,842 And now I hear you are not the man you claimed to be. 565 00:30:21,881 --> 00:30:23,143 Admiral... 566 00:30:23,182 --> 00:30:27,278 your credibility is stretched beyond belief. 567 00:30:27,319 --> 00:30:32,621 A Romulan defector is almost a contradiction in terms 568 00:30:32,658 --> 00:30:35,684 but Admiral Jarok crossing the lines? 569 00:30:35,728 --> 00:30:39,994 I explained my motivations to your interrogators. 570 00:30:40,099 --> 00:30:43,330 Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes-- peace in our galaxy. 571 00:30:43,369 --> 00:30:46,202 Except, Admiral, you are not a man of peace. 572 00:30:46,238 --> 00:30:49,605 Your military record, what we know of it, is clear. 573 00:30:49,642 --> 00:30:53,874 Which is precisely why I chose an alternate identity here. 574 00:30:53,913 --> 00:30:57,371 The massacres in the Norkan outposts, for example. 575 00:30:57,416 --> 00:31:01,648 What you call "massacres" were called 576 00:31:01,687 --> 00:31:06,818 the "Norkan campaigns" on my world, Captain. 577 00:31:06,859 --> 00:31:11,489 One world's butcher is another world's hero. 578 00:31:11,530 --> 00:31:14,294 Perhaps I am neither one. 579 00:31:17,536 --> 00:31:22,166 On what basis, Admiral, am I to decide? 580 00:31:22,207 --> 00:31:23,868 Hmm? 581 00:31:26,211 --> 00:31:28,111 Your good word? 582 00:31:28,147 --> 00:31:30,843 Are you willing to help us overpower 583 00:31:30,883 --> 00:31:34,478 the Romulan B-Type warbirds we may encounter? 584 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,648 Are you prepared to help us detect them 585 00:31:37,690 --> 00:31:40,215 through their cloaking shields? 586 00:31:42,561 --> 00:31:46,793 Well, you see my problem, Admiral. 587 00:31:46,832 --> 00:31:49,960 You ask us for faith 588 00:31:50,002 --> 00:31:53,529 in circumstances which are hardly possible to believe 589 00:31:53,572 --> 00:31:56,632 compounded by lies and your refusal to tell us 590 00:31:56,675 --> 00:31:57,664 what you know. 591 00:31:57,710 --> 00:32:00,008 I cannot betray my people. 592 00:32:00,045 --> 00:32:02,138 You've already betrayed your people, Admiral. 593 00:32:02,181 --> 00:32:04,274 You've made your choices, sir. 594 00:32:04,316 --> 00:32:05,510 You're a traitor. 595 00:32:05,551 --> 00:32:09,317 Now, if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you 596 00:32:09,355 --> 00:32:12,483 I am truly sorry, but I will not risk my crew 597 00:32:12,524 --> 00:32:17,052 because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone. 598 00:32:17,096 --> 00:32:20,463 You've crossed over, Admiral. 599 00:32:20,499 --> 00:32:24,629 You make yourself comfortable with that. 600 00:32:26,739 --> 00:32:31,676 Do you... have any children, Captain Picard, a family? 601 00:32:31,710 --> 00:32:34,474 No. 602 00:32:34,513 --> 00:32:40,975 Oh. Then you have sacrificed too much for your career. 603 00:32:41,086 --> 00:32:44,180 Yes, this is all very interesting... 604 00:32:44,223 --> 00:32:46,919 There comes a time in a man's life 605 00:32:46,959 --> 00:32:48,620 that you cannot know 606 00:32:48,661 --> 00:32:53,530 when he looks down at the first smile of his baby girl 607 00:32:53,565 --> 00:32:57,797 and realizes he must change the world for her-- 608 00:32:57,836 --> 00:33:00,634 for all children. 609 00:33:00,673 --> 00:33:03,801 It is for her that I am here. 610 00:33:03,842 --> 00:33:09,178 Not to destroy the Romulan Empire, but to save it. 611 00:33:09,214 --> 00:33:11,409 For months 612 00:33:11,450 --> 00:33:15,477 I tried desperately to persuade the High Command 613 00:33:15,521 --> 00:33:18,888 that another war would destroy the Empire. 614 00:33:18,924 --> 00:33:20,824 They got tired of my arguments. 615 00:33:20,859 --> 00:33:22,918 Finally, I was censured 616 00:33:22,961 --> 00:33:26,488 sent off to command some distant sector. 617 00:33:26,532 --> 00:33:29,524 This was my only recourse. 618 00:33:31,203 --> 00:33:33,501 I... 619 00:33:33,539 --> 00:33:39,136 will never see my child smile again. 620 00:33:39,178 --> 00:33:41,976 She will grow up believing 621 00:33:42,081 --> 00:33:46,677 that her father is a traitor. 622 00:33:46,719 --> 00:33:50,120 But she will grow up... 623 00:33:50,155 --> 00:33:56,151 if you act, Picard, if we stop this war before it begins. 624 00:33:56,195 --> 00:34:00,256 I can't and I won't 625 00:34:00,299 --> 00:34:05,134 unless I have unequivocal cooperation. 626 00:34:21,854 --> 00:34:27,884 Admiral Jarok has provided me with the locations, strengths 627 00:34:27,926 --> 00:34:31,487 and tactical plans of the Romulan fleet. 628 00:34:31,530 --> 00:34:34,158 Mr. La Forge, he is prepared 629 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:37,965 to give you data regarding engines 630 00:34:38,070 --> 00:34:40,197 weapons, and the cloaking systems 631 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,764 of the warbird class starship. 632 00:34:42,808 --> 00:34:44,173 But I believe 633 00:34:44,209 --> 00:34:47,372 his experience as a field commander will be more valuable 634 00:34:47,412 --> 00:34:50,347 for its strategic sense than in the technical areas. 635 00:34:50,382 --> 00:34:52,316 Any edge will help, Captain. 636 00:34:52,351 --> 00:34:53,318 Don't depend on this. 637 00:34:53,352 --> 00:34:54,785 For all we know, he may be still lying 638 00:34:54,820 --> 00:34:56,447 but we shall find that out soon enough. 639 00:34:56,488 --> 00:34:57,455 Number One 640 00:34:57,489 --> 00:34:59,719 set course for Nelvana lll. 641 00:35:04,962 --> 00:35:09,262 Second Officer's Log, Stardate 43465.2. 642 00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:11,200 We have entered the Neutral Zone 643 00:35:11,235 --> 00:35:13,897 in direct violation of the Treaty of Algeron. 644 00:35:13,938 --> 00:35:17,271 Presuming Romulan warships are cloaked and monitoring us 645 00:35:17,308 --> 00:35:18,866 we expect heavy resistance 646 00:35:18,910 --> 00:35:20,775 as we approach Nelvana lll. 647 00:35:20,812 --> 00:35:21,779 Tactical? 648 00:35:21,813 --> 00:35:23,110 Nothing on sensors. 649 00:35:23,147 --> 00:35:24,205 I don't like it. 650 00:35:24,248 --> 00:35:26,910 I would have expected a greeting party. 651 00:35:26,951 --> 00:35:29,613 You echo another noteworthy commander 652 00:35:29,654 --> 00:35:32,384 in similar circumstances, Number One. 653 00:35:32,423 --> 00:35:34,653 A countryman of yours-- 654 00:35:34,692 --> 00:35:36,216 George Armstrong Custer 655 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:39,923 when his Seventh Cavalry arrived at The Little Bighorn. 656 00:35:39,964 --> 00:35:41,693 May we have better luck. 657 00:35:41,732 --> 00:35:43,632 Approaching Nelvana system. 658 00:35:43,668 --> 00:35:46,102 Engage impulse engines. 659 00:35:50,842 --> 00:35:52,776 Nelvana lll on screen. 660 00:35:59,383 --> 00:36:02,011 Still no signs of them on sensors. 661 00:36:02,053 --> 00:36:05,489 In a way, I'd rather be fighting my way through this. 662 00:36:05,523 --> 00:36:07,150 It's just too damned easy. 663 00:36:07,191 --> 00:36:09,557 Prepare to enter standard orbit. 664 00:36:15,733 --> 00:36:16,700 Data? 665 00:36:16,734 --> 00:36:18,895 Scanning the planet, sir. 666 00:36:18,936 --> 00:36:22,394 No life forms, no power sources, no weapons systems. 667 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,533 No indication of a base at all? 668 00:36:24,575 --> 00:36:26,042 No, sir. 669 00:36:26,077 --> 00:36:28,477 The subspace signal the probe detected? 670 00:36:28,513 --> 00:36:29,810 The ionization disturbances? 671 00:36:29,847 --> 00:36:32,111 I am picking them up, sir 672 00:36:32,149 --> 00:36:34,413 but I cannot identify the source. 673 00:36:34,452 --> 00:36:37,751 They seem to be moving in an orbital path 674 00:36:37,788 --> 00:36:40,518 with an 800-kilometer apogee. 675 00:36:43,895 --> 00:36:46,523 Lieutenant Worf, bring the Admiral up here. 676 00:36:46,564 --> 00:36:47,997 Aye, sir. 677 00:36:51,536 --> 00:36:54,835 Maybe they abandoned the planet after he defected. 678 00:36:54,872 --> 00:36:56,965 There is no scarring on the planet surface 679 00:36:57,074 --> 00:36:59,634 that would denote heavy construction of any kind. 680 00:36:59,677 --> 00:37:02,646 A cloaking device of some sort to hide the entire base? 681 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,240 A cloaking device operating on the surface 682 00:37:05,283 --> 00:37:07,945 would be given away by visible distortion effects. 683 00:37:13,958 --> 00:37:16,085 Perhaps you would care to explain 684 00:37:16,127 --> 00:37:17,822 why we are here, Admiral. 685 00:37:17,862 --> 00:37:21,161 There doesn't appear to be a base. 686 00:37:25,236 --> 00:37:26,533 I don't understand. 687 00:37:26,571 --> 00:37:28,095 Nelvana lll, Admiral! 688 00:37:28,139 --> 00:37:29,106 No base! 689 00:37:29,140 --> 00:37:30,368 No weapons! 690 00:37:30,408 --> 00:37:32,603 No sign of any life at all! 691 00:37:38,049 --> 00:37:42,645 I-I saw the tactical communiques-- 692 00:37:42,687 --> 00:37:46,953 the records, timetables for completion. 693 00:37:47,024 --> 00:37:50,721 An entire legion was assigned to this section. 694 00:37:50,761 --> 00:37:54,993 Is it possible they could have been feeding you disinformation? 695 00:37:58,703 --> 00:38:00,796 You said that you had been censured-- 696 00:38:00,838 --> 00:38:03,329 reassigned four months ago. 697 00:38:03,374 --> 00:38:05,342 They knew of your dissatisfaction. 698 00:38:05,376 --> 00:38:09,437 Could all this have been to test your loyalty? 699 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,677 No. 700 00:38:12,717 --> 00:38:15,151 No! 701 00:38:15,186 --> 00:38:17,211 It's impossible. 702 00:38:27,565 --> 00:38:30,193 They let you escape 703 00:38:30,234 --> 00:38:33,101 with an arsenal of worthless secrets. 704 00:38:33,137 --> 00:38:36,334 What other explanation is there? 705 00:38:36,374 --> 00:38:38,342 Permission to withdraw from the Neutral Zone. 706 00:38:38,376 --> 00:38:39,934 At your earliest convenience, Number One. 707 00:38:40,044 --> 00:38:42,274 Helm, bring her around 180 degrees! 708 00:38:42,313 --> 00:38:44,804 Geordi, get us out of here! 709 00:38:44,849 --> 00:38:47,017 I hear you, Commander. 710 00:38:54,858 --> 00:38:56,485 Two Romulan warships uncloaking. 711 00:38:56,526 --> 00:38:58,687 Coordinates... 712 00:39:06,302 --> 00:39:07,530 Shields holding. 713 00:39:07,570 --> 00:39:08,696 Damage? 714 00:39:08,738 --> 00:39:10,296 Minor damage to the secondary hull. 715 00:39:10,340 --> 00:39:12,604 Power transfer fields may be pinched off. 716 00:39:12,642 --> 00:39:14,906 I'm working on it. 717 00:39:15,011 --> 00:39:16,342 Captain? 718 00:39:16,379 --> 00:39:18,347 Not yet, Mr. Worf. 719 00:39:18,381 --> 00:39:20,849 This is just a tap on the shoulder 720 00:39:20,884 --> 00:39:23,614 or we wouldn't be here talking about it. 721 00:39:23,653 --> 00:39:25,678 The Romulans are hailing us. 722 00:39:25,722 --> 00:39:27,280 On screen. 723 00:39:27,323 --> 00:39:29,154 Captain Picard 724 00:39:29,192 --> 00:39:32,753 I hardly expected to see you again so soon. 725 00:39:32,796 --> 00:39:35,321 It seems this time you are the one 726 00:39:35,365 --> 00:39:38,664 who has made an aggressive move across the Neutral Zone. 727 00:39:38,701 --> 00:39:41,932 Commander Tomalak, as I am sure you already know 728 00:39:41,971 --> 00:39:43,939 we were responding to warnings 729 00:39:43,973 --> 00:39:46,464 of Romulan incursions at Nelvana lll. 730 00:39:46,509 --> 00:39:51,742 But, Captain, as you can see, there is no incursion. 731 00:39:51,781 --> 00:39:54,079 And the matter of the unidentified 732 00:39:54,117 --> 00:39:57,814 subspace radio emissions and the ionization disturbances? 733 00:39:57,854 --> 00:40:01,813 Oh, you must mean our orbiting probe. 734 00:40:01,858 --> 00:40:07,797 We are studying Nelvana lll for... archaeological research. 735 00:40:07,831 --> 00:40:10,800 With a cloaked satellite? 736 00:40:10,834 --> 00:40:13,462 Oh, really, Captain, would you have us believe 737 00:40:13,503 --> 00:40:15,971 this satellite is an excuse 738 00:40:16,039 --> 00:40:18,633 for your aggressive charge across the Neutral Zone? 739 00:40:18,675 --> 00:40:20,836 You can believe what you wish 740 00:40:20,877 --> 00:40:22,970 and we will be on our way. 741 00:40:23,079 --> 00:40:25,775 Without even an apology, Captain? 742 00:40:25,815 --> 00:40:29,376 If an apology will do, then I offer it. 743 00:40:29,419 --> 00:40:30,579 I'm afraid it won't 744 00:40:30,620 --> 00:40:33,214 so I will save you the humiliation. 745 00:40:33,256 --> 00:40:35,190 Get to it, Tomalak! 746 00:40:35,225 --> 00:40:39,093 You see, Picard, after we dissect your Enterprise 747 00:40:39,129 --> 00:40:41,859 for every precious bit of information 748 00:40:41,898 --> 00:40:44,560 I intend to display its broken hull 749 00:40:44,601 --> 00:40:46,535 in the center of the Romulan capitol 750 00:40:46,569 --> 00:40:48,093 as a symbol of our victory. 751 00:40:48,138 --> 00:40:51,630 It will inspire our armies for generations to come 752 00:40:51,674 --> 00:40:54,234 and serve as a warning to any other traitor 753 00:40:54,277 --> 00:40:56,643 who would create ripples of disloyalty. 754 00:41:01,918 --> 00:41:06,821 All the communiques, all the timetables 755 00:41:06,856 --> 00:41:10,314 all the records-- they were all fiction 756 00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:12,191 written for my benefit. 757 00:41:12,228 --> 00:41:13,855 A test... 758 00:41:13,897 --> 00:41:17,230 a test of my loyalty. 759 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:21,226 And you used me to lure the Enterprise 760 00:41:21,271 --> 00:41:23,569 into the Neutral Zone. 761 00:41:23,606 --> 00:41:29,567 First, Captain, you will return the traitor, Jarok. 762 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:33,412 Then you will surrender as prisoners of war. 763 00:41:33,449 --> 00:41:36,316 Do you seriously expect me to accept those terms? 764 00:41:36,352 --> 00:41:42,848 No, Captain Picard, I expect you won't. 765 00:41:42,892 --> 00:41:46,589 You have 30 seconds to decide. 766 00:41:46,629 --> 00:41:48,927 I do not require one, Tomalak. 767 00:41:48,965 --> 00:41:53,800 I urge you, Captain Picard-- surrender. 768 00:41:53,836 --> 00:41:56,805 Consider the men and women you would lead 769 00:41:56,839 --> 00:41:59,330 into a lost cause. 770 00:42:02,645 --> 00:42:06,604 If the cause is just and honorable 771 00:42:06,649 --> 00:42:09,243 they are prepared to give their lives. 772 00:42:09,285 --> 00:42:11,947 Are you prepared to die today, Tomalak? 773 00:42:12,021 --> 00:42:17,323 I expected more from you than an idle threat, Picard. 774 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:20,352 Then you shall have it. 775 00:42:20,396 --> 00:42:21,954 Mr. Worf. 776 00:42:22,031 --> 00:42:24,795 Aye, sir. 777 00:42:32,675 --> 00:42:35,143 Klingon warships-- armed and ready, sir. 778 00:42:38,581 --> 00:42:41,277 What shall it be, Tomalak? 779 00:42:41,317 --> 00:42:45,378 You will still not survive our assault. 780 00:42:45,421 --> 00:42:48,481 And you will not survive ours. 781 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:50,583 Shall we die together? 782 00:42:53,596 --> 00:42:57,896 I look forward to our next meeting, Captain. 783 00:43:01,004 --> 00:43:04,440 Romulan disrupters are powering down, sir. 784 00:43:09,312 --> 00:43:12,907 Cancel Red Alert. 785 00:43:14,917 --> 00:43:16,612 Mr. Worf, will you extend 786 00:43:16,653 --> 00:43:18,951 the appreciation of the Federation 787 00:43:19,055 --> 00:43:21,888 and my personal gratitude to the Klingons. 788 00:43:21,924 --> 00:43:23,915 Aye, sir. 789 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:29,364 Take us back, Number One. 790 00:43:29,399 --> 00:43:33,802 I did it for nothing. 791 00:43:33,836 --> 00:43:38,398 My home, my family... 792 00:43:38,441 --> 00:43:40,739 for nothing. 793 00:43:51,888 --> 00:43:53,981 He ingested a Felodesine chip. 794 00:43:54,057 --> 00:43:55,991 He must have brought it with him. 795 00:43:56,092 --> 00:44:00,153 I'm sorry, Captain, there was no antidote. 796 00:44:00,196 --> 00:44:04,690 A letter to his wife and daughter. 797 00:44:04,734 --> 00:44:08,431 Sir, he must have known it would be impossible 798 00:44:08,471 --> 00:44:12,237 for us to deliver it. 799 00:44:12,275 --> 00:44:14,266 Today, perhaps 800 00:44:14,310 --> 00:44:16,278 but if there are others 801 00:44:16,312 --> 00:44:18,644 with the courage of Admiral Jarok 802 00:44:18,681 --> 00:44:23,380 we may hope to see a day of peace 803 00:44:23,419 --> 00:44:28,158 when we can take his letter home.