1 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:12,804 It could be a phantom reading. Background radiation. 2 00:00:15,766 --> 00:00:18,852 Even your scientists have confirmed the existence of dark matter. 3 00:00:19,061 --> 00:00:22,397 - Never in such dense concentrations. - That's the point. 4 00:00:22,606 --> 00:00:24,691 If it really is a dark matter nebula, 5 00:00:24,900 --> 00:00:27,569 we'd be the first to directly observe one. 6 00:00:27,778 --> 00:00:31,281 Even with modified sensors, there wouldn't be much to see. 7 00:00:31,823 --> 00:00:34,743 I've heard of vulcan experiments where they were able to excite 8 00:00:34,910 --> 00:00:37,788 dark matter by bombarding it with metreon particles. 9 00:00:37,996 --> 00:00:40,499 Those tests involved very small quantities. 10 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:43,627 This structure is nearly 10 million kilometers in diameter. 11 00:00:46,004 --> 00:00:48,590 Could you rig some kind of spatial charges? 12 00:00:48,799 --> 00:00:51,593 Something that would spread the metreon particles over a wider area? 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,012 Well, if I can, it should put on a hell of a show. 14 00:00:54,596 --> 00:00:56,890 Sorry to interrupt, captain. It's admiral forrest. 15 00:00:57,474 --> 00:00:59,685 - Get to work on those charges. - Trip: Aye, captain. 16 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:06,066 This is good timing, admiral. 17 00:01:06,275 --> 00:01:08,902 We just picked up some very interesting sensor readings. 18 00:01:09,111 --> 00:01:10,988 I'm afraid I've got some bad news, Jon. 19 00:01:13,156 --> 00:01:14,324 It's a.G. 20 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:18,287 He was back on mount McKinley. 21 00:01:18,453 --> 00:01:20,038 There was an accident. 22 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:25,836 I'm sorry. 23 00:03:05,644 --> 00:03:09,189 You've got six spatial charges. I rigged them myself. 24 00:03:09,356 --> 00:03:10,857 What are their ranges? 25 00:03:11,066 --> 00:03:15,278 If there's any dark matter within 500 kilometers, you'll know it. 26 00:03:19,157 --> 00:03:21,326 You sure you don't want some company? 27 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:23,036 If this nebula exists, 28 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:25,747 we don't know what effect it could have on the shuttlepod. 29 00:03:25,956 --> 00:03:28,709 All the more reason to bring your engineer along. 30 00:03:30,377 --> 00:03:32,337 Not this time, trip. 31 00:03:34,381 --> 00:03:36,091 I still can't believe it. 32 00:03:39,553 --> 00:03:43,014 All the close calls he had flying warp trials 33 00:03:44,933 --> 00:03:48,145 and he gets himself killed climbing mount McKinley. 34 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:10,771 I've brought some sensor enhancements. 35 00:04:12,127 --> 00:04:15,797 We'll find them useful in mapping the nebula, if it's there. 36 00:04:18,175 --> 00:04:19,760 This is a scientific mission. 37 00:04:19,968 --> 00:04:22,429 It's only logical to bring your science officer. 38 00:04:23,221 --> 00:04:24,890 I'd prefer to handle this myself. 39 00:04:25,724 --> 00:04:30,479 Commander Tucker obviously didn't remind you that starfleet regulations 40 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:35,609 prohibit the captain from leaving the ship unaccompanied. 41 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:06,890 We should reach the edge of the phenomenon in 2 hours, 46 minutes. 42 00:05:12,354 --> 00:05:13,855 I can pass the time by meditating, 43 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:16,441 - but if you prefer to talk... - Go ahead and meditate. 44 00:05:20,028 --> 00:05:21,071 Would you like to join me? 45 00:05:22,948 --> 00:05:26,243 You seem quite unsettled since your call from admiral forrest. 46 00:05:26,409 --> 00:05:27,619 I'm fine. 47 00:05:29,955 --> 00:05:32,374 Commander Tucker was reluctant to discuss it as well, 48 00:05:32,582 --> 00:05:36,044 though he did mention an old colleague had died. 49 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:41,633 A starfleet captain. A.G. Robinson. 50 00:05:44,219 --> 00:05:46,638 I wouldn't be out here if it weren't for him. 51 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:50,267 I'm somewhat familiar with starfleet history. 52 00:05:50,475 --> 00:05:52,561 I've never heard of a captain Robinson. 53 00:05:53,812 --> 00:05:56,773 I'm sure there's a paragraph about him in the vulcan database. 54 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:08,118 We were in the nx test program 55 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:11,705 trying to break the warp-2 barrier. 56 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,499 There were just a few of us. 57 00:06:16,751 --> 00:06:20,881 Gardener, duvall, ag. And me. 58 00:06:23,341 --> 00:06:25,677 We all wanted the first flight, 59 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:29,848 and I was cocky enough to think I'd be the one to get it. 60 00:06:33,184 --> 00:06:34,561 Come in. 61 00:06:35,186 --> 00:06:37,586 Sorry I'm late, commodore. I came straight from the test bay. 62 00:06:37,772 --> 00:06:39,441 At ease, commander. 63 00:06:39,649 --> 00:06:42,402 I heard you got the warp reactor up to 90 percent today. 64 00:06:42,611 --> 00:06:43,862 N I nety-two. 65 00:06:46,114 --> 00:06:49,868 Sir, you didn't call me here to ask about an engine test. 66 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:54,581 We all know the assignment's about to be handed out. 67 00:06:55,624 --> 00:06:58,501 I'm guessing this is either really good news or... 68 00:06:58,710 --> 00:07:00,295 We're going with commander Robinson. 69 00:07:02,964 --> 00:07:04,215 A.g.'s a fine pilot. 70 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:10,639 It wasn't an easy decision. You'll be backup. 71 00:07:11,348 --> 00:07:13,016 Sounds good. 72 00:07:13,808 --> 00:07:16,853 You know, I spent more time in the simulator than anyone. 73 00:07:17,395 --> 00:07:19,435 If I can do anything to help a.G. Prepare for the... 74 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,444 It's your father's engine. 75 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:26,321 I know how important this was to you. 76 00:07:27,030 --> 00:07:29,491 The most important thing to me is that we succeed. 77 00:07:32,077 --> 00:07:33,411 Is there anything else? 78 00:07:35,038 --> 00:07:37,290 No, commander. Dismissed. 79 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:03,942 Thanks, Ruby. 80 00:08:05,193 --> 00:08:07,946 - You all right? - Sure. Why? 81 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:10,194 The last time you had this much to drink was the day 82 00:08:10,365 --> 00:08:11,700 Carolyn moved to new Berlin. 83 00:08:12,659 --> 00:08:15,662 My guess is forrest gave out the assignment today. 84 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:18,873 Sherlock Holmes has nothing on you. 85 00:08:20,583 --> 00:08:22,377 They'll need a pilot for the next flight. 86 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,840 Do you remember what buzz aldrin said when he stepped on the moon? 87 00:08:28,925 --> 00:08:31,678 Nobody does, because Armstrong went first. 88 00:08:37,726 --> 00:08:39,286 Man 1: Best man. Man 2: Congratulations. 89 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:41,646 Man 1: Hear, hear. Man 2: Good job. 90 00:08:46,151 --> 00:08:49,112 - Congratulations. - You mean that? 91 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,739 Of course not. 92 00:08:50,947 --> 00:08:53,587 I'm waiting for forrest to realize what a horrible mistake he made. 93 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:58,163 Until then, let me buy you a drink. 94 00:08:58,371 --> 00:08:59,622 No, I'll buy you one. 95 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:02,542 A consolation prize. 96 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:04,878 - Two more, Leo. - Leo: Here you go. 97 00:09:09,007 --> 00:09:10,467 To commander a.G. Robinson. 98 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:15,472 We all worked hard to get this flight, but in the end, the best pilot won. 99 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:17,515 Just ask him. All: Ha-ha-ha. 100 00:09:18,308 --> 00:09:19,350 To a.G. 101 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:20,799 Colleagues: To a.G. Man 3: Yes. 102 00:09:20,894 --> 00:09:22,979 To a.G. Woman: Here, here. 103 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:29,069 Take it easy, commander, you're due in the simulator at 0700. 104 00:09:29,277 --> 00:09:30,820 First flight's in two weeks. 105 00:09:32,739 --> 00:09:34,741 You know why you didn't get this assignment? 106 00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:37,577 I bet you're gonna tell me. 107 00:09:37,786 --> 00:09:38,995 You tried too hard. 108 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:42,040 You did everything by the book. 109 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:46,377 You burned the midnight oil in that simulator. Eighteen-, 20-hour days. 110 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:48,588 You shut everything and everyone out of your life 111 00:09:48,797 --> 00:09:50,590 just so you could be the first. 112 00:09:51,174 --> 00:09:53,843 - And? - You still don't understand. 113 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,974 Starfleet doesn't just want a great pilot. They want a great captain. 114 00:10:11,236 --> 00:10:13,738 You said captain Robinson was a close friend. 115 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:15,448 That's right. 116 00:10:15,657 --> 00:10:20,995 From what you've told me, your relationship seemed adversarial. 117 00:10:22,789 --> 00:10:26,042 Only one of us was going to get to fly that ship. 118 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:28,795 Nothing wrong with a little healthy competition. 119 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,048 He did have a point. 120 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:36,761 It does take more than piloting ability to command a starship. 121 00:10:38,972 --> 00:10:40,598 I agree. 122 00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:44,894 Fortunately, you seem to have developed the necessary skills. 123 00:10:46,020 --> 00:10:47,355 Was that a compliment? 124 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:49,899 An observation. 125 00:10:51,943 --> 00:10:55,155 I assume captain Robinson's flight was successful. 126 00:10:55,363 --> 00:10:57,198 Not exactly. 127 00:10:58,366 --> 00:11:00,994 He was lucky to come out of it in one piece. 128 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,165 Robinson: Nx control, 129 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:08,084 I thought we built a warp ship so we could go to warp. 130 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:10,128 Maintain your orbit. 131 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:13,882 We're trying to run down a problem with the stabilization protocols. 132 00:11:14,090 --> 00:11:16,342 I just saw Italy go by again. 133 00:11:16,551 --> 00:11:19,596 If this is gonna take much longer, maybe you could send up some food. 134 00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:20,847 What can I get you? 135 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:24,559 How about some of those deep-fried mushrooms from the 602? 136 00:11:25,268 --> 00:11:27,145 I'll send Ruby up to take your order. 137 00:11:27,353 --> 00:11:29,981 We're clear on the stabilization protocols. 138 00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:32,525 Restart countdown at 30 seconds. 139 00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:34,360 Good news, a.G., 140 00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:37,049 I just got word from the powers that be that you're good to go. 141 00:11:37,572 --> 00:11:39,324 Acknowledged. 142 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:43,828 Wsp is nominal. Apus are good. 143 00:11:45,371 --> 00:11:47,999 Warp field initialization in 20 seconds. 144 00:11:48,833 --> 00:11:50,877 I'm breaking orbit. 145 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:54,756 At least the thrusters work. 146 00:11:56,507 --> 00:11:58,218 I did get a little variance on the rcs. 147 00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:04,682 Archer: We noticed that here. 148 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:07,615 Do you wanna bring her back to the garage? 149 00:12:08,561 --> 00:12:09,896 Not on your life. 150 00:12:10,521 --> 00:12:12,690 We've got a stable warp field. 151 00:12:18,947 --> 00:12:21,741 Nx control to nx-Alpha. 152 00:12:24,202 --> 00:12:25,912 You have permission to go to warp. 153 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,415 See you in a few light years. 154 00:12:38,508 --> 00:12:40,343 Warp 1. 155 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:44,806 One-point-five. 156 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:55,858 That little bump you just felt was warp 2. 157 00:12:56,401 --> 00:12:57,443 Congratulations. 158 00:12:58,653 --> 00:13:00,822 Now let's see if you can get it up to 2.1. 159 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:03,449 She's getting a little shaky. 160 00:13:03,658 --> 00:13:06,244 Are you sure you got that stabilization problem ironed out? 161 00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:10,665 - Field integrity's down to 20 percent. - The warp field won't hold. 162 00:13:11,249 --> 00:13:14,877 A.g., we're getting some pretty unusual telemetry down here. 163 00:13:15,086 --> 00:13:17,255 We need you to go sub-light until we get it sorted out. 164 00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:22,909 Archer: Did you hear me? 165 00:13:23,052 --> 00:13:25,555 I'm at 2.1 and I think I can get a little more out of her. 166 00:13:25,763 --> 00:13:27,807 Archer: Negative. Abort. 167 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:34,230 Warp 2.15. 168 00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:37,066 This is forrest. Drop to impulse. That's an order. 169 00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:48,161 Two-point-two. 170 00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:55,668 The field's collapsing. 171 00:13:55,877 --> 00:13:58,129 Archer: A.g., you've gotta get out of there. 172 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:12,685 We've lost telemetry. 173 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,690 Nx control to nx-Alpha, come in. 174 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:29,827 Can you hear me? 175 00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:48,429 - Particle density is increasing. - We should be entering the nebula. 176 00:14:48,638 --> 00:14:50,056 The readings could be misleading. 177 00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:54,560 As Dr. Phlox would say, "optimism." 178 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:59,524 Optimism doesn't alter the laws of physics. 179 00:15:02,693 --> 00:15:05,571 Time to put trip's charges to the test. 180 00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:14,247 Three seconds. 181 00:15:21,879 --> 00:15:23,464 Anything? 182 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:33,599 We need to move deeper into the nebula, 183 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:36,519 if it exists. 184 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:39,439 What happened? 185 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:43,025 The field emissions on the charges could have been too low. 186 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:46,279 Or maybe we're just on a wild-goose chase. 187 00:15:46,487 --> 00:15:48,698 I was referring to captain Robinson, 188 00:15:49,699 --> 00:15:51,492 his test flight. 189 00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:55,872 He made the record books for being the first person 190 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,041 to deploy an escape pod at warp. 191 00:15:59,876 --> 00:16:02,128 But he lost one of two nx prototypes. 192 00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:05,465 Nearly derailed the entire program. 193 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:14,307 Are you all right? 194 00:16:15,349 --> 00:16:19,729 A little shaky. Trust me, you don't wanna pass through the warp barrier 195 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,189 in one of those. 196 00:16:21,397 --> 00:16:24,150 Should make a nice addition to the starfleet museum. 197 00:16:24,358 --> 00:16:26,819 - What went wrong? - I'm not sure, sir. 198 00:16:27,028 --> 00:16:28,613 The closer I got to 2.2, 199 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:31,199 the more trouble I had keeping the field stable. 200 00:16:31,407 --> 00:16:33,242 You were ordered to abort. 201 00:16:33,910 --> 00:16:35,578 The abort call was premature. 202 00:16:36,204 --> 00:16:38,456 We had some instability on the previous tests, 203 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:39,916 but it always settled down. 204 00:16:40,124 --> 00:16:44,295 Your engine design is obviously unsound. 205 00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:46,714 Trip: There's nothing wrong with that engine. 206 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,596 You have something to add, lieutenant...? 207 00:16:53,804 --> 00:16:56,933 Tucker, sir. I'm on captain jefferies' engineering team. 208 00:16:57,141 --> 00:16:59,894 We've never pumped this much antimatter through the injectors before. 209 00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:02,188 Gonna take us a little time to get the intermix right. 210 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,899 That's precisely the point. 211 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:07,151 Your program is moving too quickly. 212 00:17:07,360 --> 00:17:09,612 Just because it took you a hundred years to crack warp 2, 213 00:17:09,820 --> 00:17:11,447 doesn't mean it'll take us that long. 214 00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:14,325 - Lieutenant. - Sorry, sir. 215 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,203 He's right. 216 00:17:18,162 --> 00:17:20,873 This is a new engine. It's bound to have a few bugs to work out. 217 00:17:21,958 --> 00:17:26,796 Those bugs just scattered your ship across 5,000 kilometers of space 218 00:17:27,004 --> 00:17:28,923 and nearly killed your pilot. 219 00:17:29,131 --> 00:17:31,759 We're not going to get anywhere without taking some risks. 220 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:34,470 I know where you stand on this, commander. 221 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:38,432 We've got a lot of data to analyze before we know what happened. 222 00:17:39,684 --> 00:17:41,435 We should be grateful we only lost the ship. 223 00:17:49,694 --> 00:17:51,112 Cyrus. 224 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,905 Cyrus? 225 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:54,615 Who's Cyrus? 226 00:17:54,824 --> 00:17:57,243 It was my great-grandfather's name. 227 00:17:57,451 --> 00:18:00,705 - Keep trying, Tucker. - Chester. 228 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:03,291 How about Rosalie if it's a girl? 229 00:18:05,167 --> 00:18:06,752 Come on, give me a hint. 230 00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:11,048 She's had names for her kids picked out since she was 10. 231 00:18:13,217 --> 00:18:15,553 Says she'll marry the first man to guess them. 232 00:18:16,095 --> 00:18:17,513 What's your name, lieutenant? 233 00:18:17,722 --> 00:18:21,183 Charles Tucker, sir. But everybody calls me trip. 234 00:18:21,392 --> 00:18:22,935 Tnp? 235 00:18:23,144 --> 00:18:24,824 My dad's Charles Tucker and so was his dad. 236 00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:29,066 That makes me the third, so triple, trip. 237 00:18:31,652 --> 00:18:36,073 Thanks for your help today with our vulcan friends, trip. 238 00:18:37,241 --> 00:18:39,452 My father would have appreciated it. 239 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:45,207 I don't get it. It's... 240 00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:46,667 It's like they want us to fail. 241 00:18:46,876 --> 00:18:50,504 I gave up trying to figure out the vulcans a long time ago. 242 00:18:50,713 --> 00:18:53,090 - Commodore. - At ease. 243 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,219 - May I? - Of course. 244 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:12,818 Can I, uh, buy you a drink, sir? 245 00:19:13,027 --> 00:19:15,821 It's the least you could do after that outburst today. 246 00:19:16,030 --> 00:19:19,784 - I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean to... - I'll have a beer, Mr. Tucker. 247 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:27,083 It's been a while since I've been in here. 248 00:19:28,250 --> 00:19:31,003 I see it hasn't changed much. 249 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:33,964 Is there something on your mind, sir? 250 00:19:36,592 --> 00:19:38,928 I came here to tell you, 251 00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:44,850 at the urging of the vulcan advisory council, 252 00:19:45,059 --> 00:19:49,230 that starfleet command has decided to put the nx program on hold. 253 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:52,900 For how long? 254 00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:55,152 Indefinitely. 255 00:19:56,570 --> 00:19:59,281 - Ruby: Gentlemen? - Uh, one beer. 256 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:02,618 What do you mean indefinitely? 257 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,663 They wanna go back to the drawing board, Jon. 258 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:08,416 Develop a new engine, from scratch. 259 00:20:08,624 --> 00:20:10,835 We have an engine that works now. 260 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:13,796 If we start over, it'll be decades before we get into deep space. 261 00:20:14,004 --> 00:20:16,590 Starfleet's made its decision. 262 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:20,720 Permission to speak freely, sir? 263 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:29,729 It's your father's engine, his life's work. 264 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,150 You can't let them do this. 265 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:54,211 Bourbon, straight up. 266 00:21:01,719 --> 00:21:03,721 Archer: I suppose you heard. 267 00:21:04,889 --> 00:21:07,892 This is really gonna throw a wrench in my career plans. 268 00:21:10,853 --> 00:21:13,147 Last call. Anything else? 269 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:15,441 I'll have another. 270 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:25,367 Where have you been all day? 271 00:21:26,076 --> 00:21:27,870 Debriefing. 272 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:29,924 After the flight surgeons were done with me, 273 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:33,000 I got hauled in front of the starfleet senior staff and the vulcans. 274 00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:37,046 - What did you tell them? - What do you think? 275 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:40,800 The subspace field destabilized at warp 2.2. 276 00:21:41,008 --> 00:21:43,728 Primary flight controls failed, resulting in the loss of the vehicle. 277 00:21:44,553 --> 00:21:47,139 - Aren't you forgetting something? - What? 278 00:21:48,682 --> 00:21:50,392 The possibility of pilot error. 279 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:53,395 I'm not interested in your opinion, lieutenant. 280 00:21:53,604 --> 00:21:55,356 Archer: You should be. 281 00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:58,567 The vulcans have been leaning on starfleet to rein in this program. 282 00:21:59,026 --> 00:22:01,278 You walked in there today, ruled out pilot error 283 00:22:01,445 --> 00:22:03,165 and told them just what they wanted to hear. 284 00:22:03,364 --> 00:22:04,573 Our engine doesn't work. 285 00:22:04,782 --> 00:22:06,992 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Archer, 286 00:22:07,201 --> 00:22:08,536 but it doesn't work. 287 00:22:08,744 --> 00:22:10,037 The engine's sound. 288 00:22:10,246 --> 00:22:12,206 We just need more time to balance the intermix. 289 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:15,543 - We need more than time. - Archer: I agree. 290 00:22:15,751 --> 00:22:17,586 We need a pilot who listens to orders. 291 00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:20,422 If you'd aborted, we'd still have a ship 292 00:22:20,631 --> 00:22:23,759 - and probably another chance. - Another chance to what, get killed? 293 00:22:23,926 --> 00:22:26,053 First sign of trouble, you should have throttled down. 294 00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:27,805 It wouldn't have made a difference. 295 00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:30,140 - We'll never find out. - You weren't in that cockpit. 296 00:22:30,307 --> 00:22:31,642 Nothing wrong with that ship. 297 00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:33,731 There's plenty wrong. You just refuse to see it. 298 00:22:33,936 --> 00:22:35,479 What the hell is that supposed to mean? 299 00:22:35,688 --> 00:22:37,690 Every time there's a problem with this project, 300 00:22:37,898 --> 00:22:39,358 you blame it on pilot error 301 00:22:39,567 --> 00:22:42,444 or gravitational anomalies or some technical malfunction. 302 00:22:42,653 --> 00:22:44,697 Well, you're gonna have to face the truth this time 303 00:22:44,905 --> 00:22:46,907 because there's nothing left to point a finger at. 304 00:22:47,116 --> 00:22:49,994 Your father designed a lousy engine. 305 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:26,655 That's enough! 306 00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:33,704 Do something. 307 00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:36,290 Hey. Come on, come on. Break it up! Break it up! 308 00:23:36,498 --> 00:23:38,125 Take it easy, a.G. 309 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:42,296 Do you think this is gonna get either of you closer to warp 5? 310 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,101 The fight was interrupted? 311 00:23:56,310 --> 00:23:59,730 Not before I got two bruised ribs and a cracked molar. 312 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:02,024 I suppose we'll never know. 313 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:04,026 Who would have won. 314 00:24:07,905 --> 00:24:09,281 Main power is fluctuating. 315 00:24:09,823 --> 00:24:12,952 That's all right. Auxiliary is kicking in. 316 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:17,873 There was a surge in the eps grid. 317 00:24:18,082 --> 00:24:20,209 We must be getting close. 318 00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:25,464 Trip said the dark matter might affect the shuttle's systems. 319 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:27,841 He'll be happy to hear he was right. 320 00:24:28,050 --> 00:24:31,095 It's probably nothing more than a simple malfunction. 321 00:24:33,681 --> 00:24:36,600 Our prelaunch checks were all fine. 322 00:24:37,351 --> 00:24:39,853 Something else caused that surge. 323 00:24:40,062 --> 00:24:42,773 I'm not detecting any dark matter. 324 00:24:43,148 --> 00:24:44,483 Have a little faith, t'pol. 325 00:24:46,735 --> 00:24:49,321 Even if you're right, it may be dangerous to proceed. 326 00:24:50,823 --> 00:24:54,076 Another surge could disable life support. 327 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,830 One thing I learned from a.G., 328 00:24:58,539 --> 00:25:00,708 you're never gonna get anywhere without taking risks. 329 00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:05,796 You obviously admired this man. 330 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:10,926 - Quite a bit. - And yet he cracked your molar. 331 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:15,180 Humans can have funny ways of forming friendships. 332 00:25:15,389 --> 00:25:17,474 To say the least. 333 00:25:21,353 --> 00:25:23,564 He would have loved it out here. 334 00:25:25,065 --> 00:25:27,276 Too bad he never got the chance. 335 00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:30,612 God knows he earned it. 336 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:35,701 I thought you said he was responsible for nearly ending the program. 337 00:25:35,909 --> 00:25:39,079 He was also responsible for getting it back on course, 338 00:25:39,288 --> 00:25:42,750 with a little help from me and trip. 339 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:56,680 I see you're not losing any time. 340 00:25:57,681 --> 00:26:01,351 We're done flying. No use hanging around. 341 00:26:01,935 --> 00:26:03,562 Here you go. 342 00:26:06,315 --> 00:26:07,858 I'm not clearing out just yet. 343 00:26:11,028 --> 00:26:12,071 Suit yourself. 344 00:26:14,823 --> 00:26:17,701 I've been thinking about what you were saying last night, 345 00:26:18,619 --> 00:26:20,621 about my father's engine. 346 00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:23,540 - Look, I was out of line. - You were right. 347 00:26:24,917 --> 00:26:28,253 I wanted to see this thing fly so badly, it kept me from being objective. 348 00:26:28,754 --> 00:26:31,090 That's good of you to admit, 349 00:26:32,007 --> 00:26:33,967 - but doesn't really matter now. - It may. 350 00:26:36,136 --> 00:26:39,139 I got my hands on the telemetry from your flight. 351 00:26:39,556 --> 00:26:41,642 It looks like Tucker was right about the intermix, 352 00:26:41,850 --> 00:26:43,685 but I think we can compensate for it. 353 00:26:43,894 --> 00:26:46,980 You heard forrest. The program is on hold indefinitely. 354 00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:51,819 We can take this to starfleet, make a case to get off the ground again. 355 00:26:53,529 --> 00:26:55,030 What about the vulcans? 356 00:26:55,197 --> 00:26:57,917 They'll look at your data and say we need to run computer simulations 357 00:26:58,075 --> 00:26:59,995 for another ten years to prove that you're right. 358 00:27:00,202 --> 00:27:01,787 Commodore forrest will back us up. 359 00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:05,082 Forrest answers to starfleet command. It's out of his hands. 360 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:08,418 Even if his two senior pilots insist that this ship can fly? 361 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,227 If the three of us go in there together, 362 00:27:10,379 --> 00:27:12,256 we might be able to change their minds. 363 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:16,760 You just went faster than any human being ever has, 364 00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,637 and now you're gonna walk away? 365 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:20,472 Let them put the ship in mothballs 366 00:27:20,681 --> 00:27:23,809 when we're so close to breaking warp 3? 367 00:27:24,017 --> 00:27:27,229 You're always talking about taking risks. 368 00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:29,982 What have we got to lose? 369 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:35,362 If you wanna convince the vulcans, you'll have to do a lot better 370 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:38,782 than showing them a bunch of antimatter calculations. 371 00:27:38,991 --> 00:27:40,742 I'm open to suggestions. 372 00:27:41,243 --> 00:27:45,497 We only lost one ship. Still have one left. 373 00:27:52,379 --> 00:27:54,381 They'll never give us clearance. 374 00:27:55,090 --> 00:27:58,260 Can you think of a better way to prove it'll fly? 375 00:27:59,553 --> 00:28:01,763 You wanna talk about taking risks? 376 00:28:01,972 --> 00:28:05,726 You're a great pilot, maybe as good as me, 377 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:10,731 but you're never gonna get out into deep space by playing it safe. 378 00:28:10,939 --> 00:28:13,192 When the first warp-5 starship is built, 379 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,320 its captain won't be able to call home every time 380 00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:18,989 he needs to make a decision. He won't be able to turn to the vulcans. 381 00:28:19,489 --> 00:28:21,825 Unless he decides to take one with him. 382 00:28:25,037 --> 00:28:28,290 We should be 20,000 kilometers inside the nebula. 383 00:28:29,124 --> 00:28:31,710 Let's load up two more charges. 384 00:28:35,130 --> 00:28:38,759 The history of your early warp flights is well documented. 385 00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:41,220 But I've never read anything about two starfleet pilots 386 00:28:41,428 --> 00:28:43,972 stealing the warp-3 prototype. 387 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:49,436 It wasn't the kind of thing starfleet command wanted to advertise. 388 00:28:52,356 --> 00:28:53,398 Don't you believe me? 389 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:57,444 I have no doubt it happened, 390 00:28:57,653 --> 00:29:03,158 though I find it difficult to believe you had to be convinced to participate. 391 00:29:03,367 --> 00:29:06,995 Well, you didn't know me then. 392 00:29:07,204 --> 00:29:08,705 I was a little more by the book. 393 00:29:11,208 --> 00:29:13,961 The particle density has nearly doubled. 394 00:29:14,586 --> 00:29:15,754 Shall we try again? 395 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:34,314 Perhaps we should head back. 396 00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:38,944 We still have two more charges. Let's keep looking. 397 00:29:43,865 --> 00:29:46,535 Was your test flight successful? 398 00:29:51,331 --> 00:29:54,501 Promise you won't put this into the vulcan database? 399 00:29:54,710 --> 00:29:57,546 We decided on a night launch. 400 00:29:57,754 --> 00:30:00,154 I've routed the intermix controls to the engineering station. 401 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:02,740 If it becomes unstable, you'll be able to adjust it manually. 402 00:30:04,177 --> 00:30:06,346 If I came along, I could monitor the antimatter flow. 403 00:30:06,555 --> 00:30:08,995 - I'll keep an eye on it. - You're gonna have your hands full. 404 00:30:09,182 --> 00:30:10,517 Archer: We need you down here. 405 00:30:10,726 --> 00:30:13,603 But don't worry, you'll get out there someday. 406 00:30:14,187 --> 00:30:16,690 If I had my own ship, I'd sign you up in a second. 407 00:30:17,232 --> 00:30:18,312 I'm gonna hold you to that. 408 00:30:20,193 --> 00:30:21,570 Thanks, trip. 409 00:30:36,710 --> 00:30:38,795 No response from the auxiliary apus. 410 00:30:39,379 --> 00:30:41,219 That's because they haven't been installed yet. 411 00:30:46,094 --> 00:30:47,346 How's it coming, trip? 412 00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:49,765 I've disabled the tracking sensors, 413 00:30:49,973 --> 00:30:51,813 but I'll need a minute to divert the telemetry. 414 00:30:52,017 --> 00:30:53,137 Archer: How long? 415 00:30:53,268 --> 00:30:55,937 Don't wait for me. I'll be ready by the time you break orbit. 416 00:30:56,980 --> 00:30:58,607 Acknowledged. 417 00:31:06,990 --> 00:31:11,453 Not too late to call this off, head over to the 602 for a beer. 418 00:31:12,037 --> 00:31:14,081 Not on your life. 419 00:31:43,151 --> 00:31:44,403 Anyone notice we're gone yet? 420 00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:47,739 Trip: No, as far as they know, the doors are closed and the lights are out. 421 00:31:47,948 --> 00:31:51,451 But new Berlin should be picking you up in about six minutes. 422 00:31:51,660 --> 00:31:54,496 By the time they figure out what's going on, 423 00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:56,039 we'll be halfway to Jupiter. 424 00:32:05,924 --> 00:32:06,967 Come in. 425 00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:11,596 - You're working late. - We just got a call. 426 00:32:11,805 --> 00:32:13,598 New Berlin's detected the nx-beta. 427 00:32:14,224 --> 00:32:15,308 What? 428 00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:17,936 Internal sensors show it's still in the hangar. 429 00:32:18,145 --> 00:32:20,021 Has anyone bothered to look? 430 00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:28,905 Warp field is stable. 431 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:35,954 Something wrong? 432 00:32:37,831 --> 00:32:38,874 Why don't you take it? 433 00:32:39,875 --> 00:32:40,917 What? 434 00:32:41,126 --> 00:32:43,712 I had the last flight. You're due up. 435 00:32:56,266 --> 00:32:59,978 Besides, you could use the practice. 436 00:33:02,772 --> 00:33:05,775 Hope you and Tucker were right about that intermix. 437 00:33:06,193 --> 00:33:08,069 We're about to find out. 438 00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:13,867 Forrest: This is forrest. 439 00:33:14,075 --> 00:33:15,368 What the hell is going on? 440 00:33:15,535 --> 00:33:17,871 Archer: Just running an engine test, sir. 441 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:19,623 Archer? 442 00:33:21,041 --> 00:33:24,002 Turn around right now and I'll do what I can to keep you out of prison. 443 00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:25,253 If you... 444 00:33:33,303 --> 00:33:34,679 Perfect. 445 00:33:44,439 --> 00:33:45,607 That's warp 2. 446 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:52,447 Here we go again. 447 00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:54,366 I'm reading fluctuations in the intermix. 448 00:33:54,574 --> 00:33:56,201 Archer: We see it. 449 00:34:08,171 --> 00:34:09,506 Your warp field's destabilizing. 450 00:34:21,643 --> 00:34:23,895 Warp 2.15. 451 00:34:25,522 --> 00:34:27,315 You'd better get that intermix locked down, 452 00:34:27,524 --> 00:34:29,604 because I'm not backing off till I break your record. 453 00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:37,033 - Got it? - Almost. 454 00:34:45,458 --> 00:34:46,835 Officer: Come with us, lieutenant. 455 00:34:48,003 --> 00:34:49,754 Unh. Nx-beta, do you read? 456 00:34:52,841 --> 00:34:55,260 Archer: Nx-beta to commodore forrest. 457 00:34:55,468 --> 00:34:57,095 You might wanna check your sensors. 458 00:34:57,304 --> 00:34:59,389 You'll see we 're holding steady at 2.5. 459 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:04,060 Congratulations. 460 00:35:04,561 --> 00:35:06,479 Now get the hell back here. 461 00:35:17,616 --> 00:35:21,077 Not only was it in violation of a direct order, 462 00:35:21,286 --> 00:35:25,707 it was utterly reckless, irresponsible and maybe even criminal. 463 00:35:25,915 --> 00:35:28,543 - Sir... - I'm not done, commander. 464 00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:33,006 You are both suspended from duty pending an inquiry. 465 00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:35,842 And by the time starfleet command gets through with you, 466 00:35:36,051 --> 00:35:39,262 you're gonna wish that you had never come back. 467 00:35:40,513 --> 00:35:45,268 You're supposed to represent the best that starfleet has to offer. 468 00:35:45,727 --> 00:35:48,063 Keeping this program on track is hard enough 469 00:35:48,271 --> 00:35:50,190 without our own officers undermining it. 470 00:35:50,398 --> 00:35:55,945 What did you think that this stunt of yours would accomplish? 471 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:59,449 That just because you didn't get yourselves killed, 472 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:02,243 that we'd ignore the data we've collected, 473 00:36:02,452 --> 00:36:04,537 the testing we've done, 474 00:36:04,746 --> 00:36:07,290 the recommendations of the vulcan advisory council? 475 00:36:07,457 --> 00:36:09,709 If we follow all their recommendations, 476 00:36:09,918 --> 00:36:11,920 we'll never make it into deep space. 477 00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:15,799 No one is suggesting that your warp program be dismantled, 478 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:19,052 only that starfleet proceed with more restraint. 479 00:36:19,260 --> 00:36:20,720 Get lieutenant Tucker in here. 480 00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:24,349 Ask any engineer on the project, they'll tell you, this ship can fly. 481 00:36:24,557 --> 00:36:26,768 Archer and I just proved it. 482 00:36:27,102 --> 00:36:29,562 We're ready to go now. 483 00:36:29,771 --> 00:36:31,523 That's not your decision to make. 484 00:36:31,731 --> 00:36:33,451 With all due respect, it's not yours either. 485 00:36:35,151 --> 00:36:36,736 You're right, sir. 486 00:36:36,945 --> 00:36:40,281 We were reckless. We knew there'd be consequences. 487 00:36:40,490 --> 00:36:42,575 We knew we'd probably be thrown out of starfleet. 488 00:36:43,243 --> 00:36:44,577 You may have been right. 489 00:36:44,786 --> 00:36:47,497 Ag. And I may never fly again, 490 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:50,709 but it's a small sacrifice to make if it keeps this project going. 491 00:36:51,584 --> 00:36:54,295 We didn't build this engine to make test runs around Jupiter. 492 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:56,005 We built it to explore. 493 00:36:56,881 --> 00:36:59,718 If my father were alive today, he'd be standing here asking, 494 00:36:59,926 --> 00:37:02,262 "what the hell are we waiting for?" 495 00:37:07,475 --> 00:37:09,769 You obviously weren't dismissed from starfleet. 496 00:37:09,978 --> 00:37:12,647 They must have found your argument convincing. 497 00:37:12,856 --> 00:37:14,816 Convincing enough. 498 00:37:16,818 --> 00:37:19,028 We managed to avoid a court-martial, 499 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,905 but they grounded us for three months. 500 00:37:21,531 --> 00:37:25,160 - Still, the nx program continued. - Eventually. 501 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:27,579 The vulcans had us run every simulation 502 00:37:27,787 --> 00:37:31,082 they could think of for over a year before they finally admitted 503 00:37:31,291 --> 00:37:33,710 the engine would probably work. 504 00:37:33,877 --> 00:37:38,465 Eight months after that, duvall broke warp 3 in the nx-delta. 505 00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:41,092 Five years later, we laid the keel for enterprise. 506 00:37:41,301 --> 00:37:42,719 You know the rest. 507 00:37:47,223 --> 00:37:49,851 The particle density has increased again. 508 00:37:51,060 --> 00:37:53,980 I'd hate to see those last two charges go to waste. 509 00:38:05,492 --> 00:38:07,619 Anything on sensors? 510 00:38:11,873 --> 00:38:13,792 It appears so. 511 00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:33,269 Fascinating. 512 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:38,316 This data will certainly cause a debate at the science directorate. 513 00:38:38,525 --> 00:38:40,151 T'pol, 514 00:38:42,529 --> 00:38:44,030 come up and look at this a minute. 515 00:38:44,531 --> 00:38:47,116 I have to monitor the quantum field. 516 00:38:47,784 --> 00:38:49,869 Let the sensors do it. 517 00:38:58,461 --> 00:39:02,966 That's why ag. And I worked so hard to get out here. 518 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:08,847 Captain Robinson clearly wanted to command enterprise 519 00:39:09,055 --> 00:39:10,890 as much as you did. 520 00:39:11,432 --> 00:39:13,268 He wasn't alone. 521 00:39:14,894 --> 00:39:16,688 But by the end, 522 00:39:17,856 --> 00:39:21,025 ag. And I were the only two candidates left. 523 00:39:22,986 --> 00:39:26,489 They made the final selection six months before we launched. 524 00:39:29,284 --> 00:39:31,452 Maybe I just got lucky. 525 00:39:35,999 --> 00:39:38,418 Ruby: Congratulations, captain. 526 00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:40,503 To Jonathan Archer, 527 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:43,381 first skipper of the starship enterprise. 528 00:39:50,096 --> 00:39:51,931 And one lucky sob. 529 00:39:52,807 --> 00:39:56,269 - Luck had nothing to do with it. - It couldn't have been talent. 530 00:39:59,772 --> 00:40:02,612 I'm just waiting for forrest to realize what a horrible mistake he made. 531 00:40:05,862 --> 00:40:09,741 Still, they could have done a lot worse. 532 00:40:11,117 --> 00:40:13,328 Anyway, I'd rather wait for the nx-02. 533 00:40:13,536 --> 00:40:17,874 Let you make all the mistakes so I'll have an easier time of it. 534 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:21,669 To the first skipper of the nx-02. 535 00:40:28,718 --> 00:40:30,094 Gotta go. 536 00:40:30,303 --> 00:40:33,640 I'm catching a shuttle to Alice Springs at 0600. 537 00:40:33,848 --> 00:40:35,934 More survival training. 538 00:40:37,644 --> 00:40:39,312 Night, Ruby. 539 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:42,857 Good luck, Jon. 540 00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:47,904 Hey. 541 00:40:49,572 --> 00:40:50,907 I'll see you out there. 542 00:40:56,704 --> 00:40:58,331 Captain. 543 00:41:00,541 --> 00:41:03,920 We should start back if we're going to make our rendezvous. 544 00:41:05,338 --> 00:41:06,756 Right. 545 00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:21,688 - Welcome back. How did it go? - Your charges were effective. 546 00:41:21,896 --> 00:41:23,773 Trip: Was it a good show? 547 00:41:24,273 --> 00:41:25,858 You should have been there. 548 00:41:26,067 --> 00:41:28,277 I'll remember to ask you next time. 549 00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:32,795 I believe there's a human custom that says 550 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:34,784 when you discover something of merit, 551 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:36,911 you earn the right to name it. 552 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:39,038 What would you suggest? 553 00:41:39,622 --> 00:41:41,457 The t'pol Archer nebula? 554 00:41:41,666 --> 00:41:44,711 I was thinking the Robinson nebula would be more appropriate.