1 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:06,294 Captain's Log, Stardate 42523.7. 2 00:00:06,339 --> 00:00:07,772 We are en route 3 00:00:07,807 --> 00:00:11,470 to the newly established Starbase 173 for port call. 4 00:00:11,511 --> 00:00:13,479 Crew rotation is scheduled 5 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:16,414 and we will be off-loading experiment modules. 6 00:00:16,449 --> 00:00:17,711 Hold it. That's my chair. 7 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:19,514 My luck is always lousy 8 00:00:19,552 --> 00:00:22,487 unless I start on the dealer's right. 9 00:00:22,522 --> 00:00:24,990 That would seem to be superstition. 10 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:29,985 Bitter experience has taught me it's a fundamental truth. 11 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,658 Okay. The game is five-card stud, nothing wild. 12 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:33,666 Ante up. 13 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,429 This game is exceedingly simple. 14 00:00:35,468 --> 00:00:37,698 With only 52 cards, 21 of which I will see 15 00:00:37,737 --> 00:00:38,897 and four other players 16 00:00:38,938 --> 00:00:41,702 there are a limited number of winning combinations. 17 00:00:41,741 --> 00:00:44,175 There's more to this than just the cards, Data. 18 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:45,336 Of course. 19 00:00:45,378 --> 00:00:47,539 The bets will indicate the relative strength of each hand. 20 00:00:47,580 --> 00:00:50,105 Time to pluck a pigeon. 21 00:00:52,752 --> 00:00:54,242 Five. 22 00:00:54,287 --> 00:00:56,016 I'm in. 23 00:00:56,122 --> 00:00:57,987 I, too. 24 00:00:58,024 --> 00:00:59,651 Mm-hmm. 25 00:00:59,692 --> 00:01:01,284 I call. 26 00:01:01,327 --> 00:01:03,625 A seven and a six. 27 00:01:03,663 --> 00:01:05,153 Ladies. 28 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:09,468 I bet ten. 29 00:01:09,502 --> 00:01:11,060 I'll see that. 30 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:13,504 Call. 31 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:15,838 Fold. 32 00:01:15,875 --> 00:01:16,967 Yeah, me, too. 33 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:18,204 I'm out. 34 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:32,180 I bet five. 35 00:01:32,225 --> 00:01:34,750 I'll see it. 36 00:01:34,794 --> 00:01:36,989 Your five and five. 37 00:01:41,534 --> 00:01:43,525 Too rich for me. 38 00:01:45,538 --> 00:01:47,130 No help. 39 00:01:51,377 --> 00:01:53,470 I bet ten. 40 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:56,846 Your ten and ten. 41 00:02:08,828 --> 00:02:12,093 Is that what is known as a poker face? 42 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:14,157 Are you playing or not? 43 00:02:17,003 --> 00:02:18,903 I fold. 44 00:02:26,012 --> 00:02:27,343 You had nothing. 45 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:29,348 He bluffed you, Data. 46 00:02:29,382 --> 00:02:32,977 It makes very little sense to bet when you cannot win. 47 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:33,986 But I did win. 48 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:35,851 I was betting that you wouldn't call. 49 00:02:35,889 --> 00:02:37,117 How could you tell? 50 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,387 Instinct, Data. 51 00:02:39,425 --> 00:02:40,722 Instinct. 52 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,457 The game is seven-card high/low with a buy on the last card. 53 00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,692 And just to make it more interesting 54 00:02:46,733 --> 00:02:48,667 the man with the ax takes all. 55 00:03:02,081 --> 00:03:04,982 My god. 56 00:03:18,498 --> 00:03:20,966 Phillipa Louvois 57 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,468 and back in uniform. 58 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:24,629 It's been ten years 59 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:26,468 but seeing you again like this 60 00:03:26,506 --> 00:03:28,974 makes it seem like 50. 61 00:03:29,008 --> 00:03:30,635 If we weren't around all these people 62 00:03:30,677 --> 00:03:32,304 do you know what I would like to do? 63 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:33,972 Bust a chair across my teeth? 64 00:03:34,013 --> 00:03:34,980 After that. 65 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:37,005 Oh, ain't love wonderful? 66 00:03:56,736 --> 00:04:01,139 Space, the final frontier. 67 00:04:01,173 --> 00:04:04,939 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 68 00:04:05,044 --> 00:04:06,944 Its continuing mission-- 69 00:04:07,046 --> 00:04:10,948 to explore strange new worlds 70 00:04:11,017 --> 00:04:15,454 to seek out new life and new civilizations 71 00:04:15,488 --> 00:04:19,982 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 72 00:05:19,718 --> 00:05:24,553 So, what are you doing out here? 73 00:05:24,589 --> 00:05:27,581 I am in charge of the 23rd Sector JAG Office. 74 00:05:27,626 --> 00:05:28,718 We're brand new. 75 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,888 I have no staff, but one terrified little Ensign. 76 00:05:31,930 --> 00:05:35,058 And, hopefully, we can make some good law out here. 77 00:05:35,100 --> 00:05:37,125 Anything is possible. 78 00:05:37,169 --> 00:05:39,603 So you came back to Starfleet. 79 00:05:39,638 --> 00:05:41,902 Still the most worthwhile place to be. 80 00:05:41,940 --> 00:05:43,567 You had no reason to leave. 81 00:05:43,608 --> 00:05:44,768 They forced me out. 82 00:05:46,845 --> 00:05:49,973 No, that was your own damn stubborn pride. 83 00:05:50,082 --> 00:05:52,983 When I prosecuted you in the Stargazer court-martial 84 00:05:53,085 --> 00:05:54,450 I was doing my job. 85 00:05:54,486 --> 00:05:55,783 Oh, you did more than your job. 86 00:05:55,821 --> 00:05:56,788 You enjoyed it. 87 00:05:56,822 --> 00:05:57,914 Not true. 88 00:05:57,956 --> 00:05:59,821 A court-martial is standard procedure 89 00:05:59,858 --> 00:06:00,916 when a ship is lost. 90 00:06:00,959 --> 00:06:01,926 I was doing my duty 91 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,258 as an officer of the Judge Advocate General. 92 00:06:04,296 --> 00:06:08,255 You always enjoyed the adversarial process 93 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:10,996 more than getting at the truth. 94 00:06:12,904 --> 00:06:17,773 Well, I hope that you've learned a little wisdom along the way. 95 00:06:20,512 --> 00:06:24,107 You know, I never thought I would say this 96 00:06:24,149 --> 00:06:26,845 but it's good to see you again. 97 00:06:26,885 --> 00:06:31,652 It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe 98 00:06:31,690 --> 00:06:35,148 to know that you're still a pompous ass. 99 00:06:38,330 --> 00:06:41,390 And a damn sexy man. 100 00:06:41,433 --> 00:06:44,061 Captain Picard? 101 00:06:45,036 --> 00:06:46,162 Admiral. 102 00:06:46,204 --> 00:06:47,171 Captain Louvois. 103 00:06:47,205 --> 00:06:48,968 You're acquainted with Captain Picard? 104 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,098 Oh, yes. 105 00:06:50,142 --> 00:06:52,872 We're old... friends. 106 00:06:52,911 --> 00:06:54,276 Excuse me. 107 00:06:54,312 --> 00:06:56,507 Picard, call me. 108 00:06:56,548 --> 00:06:59,449 You can buy me dinner. 109 00:06:59,484 --> 00:07:01,748 Captain, it's good to see you again. 110 00:07:01,787 --> 00:07:02,845 Admiral. 111 00:07:02,888 --> 00:07:04,753 May I present Commander Bruce Maddox. 112 00:07:04,790 --> 00:07:05,757 Commander. 113 00:07:05,791 --> 00:07:07,224 He has an interesting 114 00:07:07,259 --> 00:07:09,659 proposal for you, but that can wait for awhile. 115 00:07:09,694 --> 00:07:11,889 I'm eager to see the Enterprise. 116 00:07:11,930 --> 00:07:13,830 Yes, sir. This way. 117 00:07:22,507 --> 00:07:24,975 Admiral on the Bridge. 118 00:07:27,979 --> 00:07:29,947 I was a little surprised at the decision 119 00:07:29,981 --> 00:07:31,073 to put a base in force 120 00:07:31,116 --> 00:07:33,277 so close to the Neutral Zone. 121 00:07:33,318 --> 00:07:34,945 As you know, we've had disturbing news 122 00:07:35,053 --> 00:07:36,577 from both sides of the zone. 123 00:07:36,621 --> 00:07:39,556 We're here to respond when needed. 124 00:07:39,591 --> 00:07:41,684 And it won't hurt to have the Romulans know 125 00:07:41,726 --> 00:07:44,957 that we're nearby. 126 00:07:45,030 --> 00:07:48,431 Ah. Well, Captain, I want to thank you for this opportunity. 127 00:07:48,467 --> 00:07:49,695 For 500 years, every ship 128 00:07:49,734 --> 00:07:51,702 that has born the name of the Enterprise 129 00:07:51,736 --> 00:07:52,725 has become a legend. 130 00:07:52,771 --> 00:07:53,965 This one is no different. 131 00:07:54,072 --> 00:07:55,334 Admiral. 132 00:07:55,373 --> 00:07:56,567 Oh, yes. 133 00:07:56,608 --> 00:08:00,339 Captain, Commander Maddox is here to work on your android. 134 00:08:00,378 --> 00:08:01,970 Please take care of him. 135 00:08:06,985 --> 00:08:08,919 How have you been, Data? 136 00:08:08,954 --> 00:08:10,785 My condition does not alter 137 00:08:10,822 --> 00:08:13,222 with the passage of time, Commander. 138 00:08:13,258 --> 00:08:14,555 Are the two of you acquainted? 139 00:08:14,593 --> 00:08:16,117 Yes, I evaluated Data 140 00:08:16,161 --> 00:08:18,823 when it first applied to the academy. 141 00:08:18,864 --> 00:08:22,027 And was the sole member of the committee to oppose my entrance 142 00:08:22,067 --> 00:08:24,467 on the grounds that I was not a sentient being. 143 00:08:24,503 --> 00:08:28,166 What exactly will this work entail? 144 00:08:29,508 --> 00:08:33,239 I am going to disassemble Data. 145 00:08:35,547 --> 00:08:39,005 All right, explain this procedure. 146 00:08:40,185 --> 00:08:43,450 Ever since I first saw Data at the entrance evaluation 147 00:08:43,488 --> 00:08:44,921 at the Starfleet Academy 148 00:08:44,956 --> 00:08:46,753 I've wanted to understand it. 149 00:08:46,791 --> 00:08:48,281 I became a student of the works 150 00:08:48,326 --> 00:08:51,523 of Dr. Noonien Soong, Data's creator 151 00:08:51,563 --> 00:08:54,293 and I've tried to continue his work. 152 00:08:54,332 --> 00:08:58,098 I believe I am very close to the breakthrough 153 00:08:58,136 --> 00:09:02,300 that will enable me to duplicate Dr. Soong's work 154 00:09:02,340 --> 00:09:04,001 and replicate this. 155 00:09:06,111 --> 00:09:08,170 But, as a first step 156 00:09:08,213 --> 00:09:11,273 I must disassemble and study it. 157 00:09:11,316 --> 00:09:14,183 Data is going to be my guide. 158 00:09:15,487 --> 00:09:16,784 Data? 159 00:09:16,821 --> 00:09:20,120 It sounds intriguing. 160 00:09:20,158 --> 00:09:21,682 How will you proceed? 161 00:09:21,726 --> 00:09:23,751 I will run a full diagnostic on Data 162 00:09:23,795 --> 00:09:26,457 evaluating the condition of its current software. 163 00:09:26,498 --> 00:09:28,295 I will then dump its core memory 164 00:09:28,333 --> 00:09:30,301 into the Starbase mainframe computer 165 00:09:30,335 --> 00:09:33,498 and begin a detailed analysis of its construction. 166 00:09:33,538 --> 00:09:36,234 You've constructed a positronic brain? 167 00:09:36,274 --> 00:09:37,866 Yes. 168 00:09:37,909 --> 00:09:40,901 Have you determined how the electron resistance 169 00:09:40,946 --> 00:09:43,915 across the neural filaments is to be resolved? 170 00:09:43,949 --> 00:09:45,974 Not precisely. 171 00:09:48,587 --> 00:09:51,249 That would seem to be a necessary first step. 172 00:09:51,289 --> 00:09:54,656 I am confident that I will find the answer 173 00:09:54,693 --> 00:09:57,321 once I examine the filament links 174 00:09:57,362 --> 00:09:59,353 in your anterior cortex. 175 00:09:59,397 --> 00:10:02,423 But, if the answer is not forthcoming 176 00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:05,493 your model will not function. 177 00:10:05,537 --> 00:10:08,700 I do not anticipate any problems. 178 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:11,174 You seem a little vague on the specifics. 179 00:10:11,209 --> 00:10:14,975 What are the risks to Commander Data? 180 00:10:15,046 --> 00:10:17,139 Negligible. 181 00:10:17,182 --> 00:10:18,672 Captain 182 00:10:18,717 --> 00:10:22,813 I believe his basic research lacks the specifics necessary 183 00:10:22,854 --> 00:10:25,982 to support an experiment of this magnitude. 184 00:10:26,057 --> 00:10:29,993 Commander Data is a valued member of my Bridge crew. 185 00:10:30,095 --> 00:10:34,327 Based on what I've heard, I cannot allow Commander Data 186 00:10:34,366 --> 00:10:37,199 to submit himself to this experiment. 187 00:10:37,235 --> 00:10:40,727 I was afraid this might be your attitude, Captain. 188 00:10:40,772 --> 00:10:43,297 Here are Starfleet's transfer orders 189 00:10:43,341 --> 00:10:45,571 separating Commander Data from the Enterprise 190 00:10:45,610 --> 00:10:47,942 and reassigning it to Starbase 173 191 00:10:47,979 --> 00:10:49,947 under my command. 192 00:10:49,981 --> 00:10:53,712 Data, I will see you in my office tomorrow 193 00:10:53,752 --> 00:10:55,049 at 0900 hours. 194 00:11:17,141 --> 00:11:19,132 Come. 195 00:11:20,978 --> 00:11:23,105 You sent for me, sir? 196 00:11:23,147 --> 00:11:25,479 Data, please sit down. 197 00:11:29,153 --> 00:11:31,451 Well, we have a problem. 198 00:11:31,489 --> 00:11:33,923 I find myself in complete agreement 199 00:11:33,958 --> 00:11:37,052 with that assessment of the situation, sir. 200 00:11:38,996 --> 00:11:42,625 Your service to this ship has been exemplary. 201 00:11:42,667 --> 00:11:44,862 I don't want to lose you. 202 00:11:44,902 --> 00:11:49,396 I will not submit to the procedure, sir. 203 00:11:52,109 --> 00:11:54,100 Data... 204 00:11:56,447 --> 00:11:59,416 I understand your objections 205 00:11:59,450 --> 00:12:03,409 but I have to consider Starfleet's interests. 206 00:12:03,454 --> 00:12:06,252 What if Commander Maddox is correct? 207 00:12:06,290 --> 00:12:08,087 There is a possibility 208 00:12:08,125 --> 00:12:11,094 that many more beings like yourself 209 00:12:11,128 --> 00:12:12,857 can be constructed. 210 00:12:12,897 --> 00:12:17,596 Sir, Lieutenant La Forge's eyes are far superior 211 00:12:17,635 --> 00:12:20,604 to human biological eyes, true? 212 00:12:20,638 --> 00:12:22,105 Mm-hmm. 213 00:12:22,139 --> 00:12:25,768 Then why are not all human officers required 214 00:12:25,810 --> 00:12:29,576 to have their eyes replaced with cybernetic implants? 215 00:12:35,987 --> 00:12:37,284 I see. 216 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:41,314 It is precisely because I am not human. 217 00:12:42,460 --> 00:12:45,486 That will be all, Mr. Data. 218 00:12:55,106 --> 00:12:58,234 Computer, pull all relevant information 219 00:12:58,275 --> 00:13:01,244 with regard to Starfleet regulations 220 00:13:01,278 --> 00:13:03,576 on the transfer of officers. 221 00:13:03,614 --> 00:13:05,844 Working. 222 00:13:13,557 --> 00:13:14,751 My god. 223 00:13:14,792 --> 00:13:16,953 Twice in as many days. 224 00:13:16,994 --> 00:13:18,427 I need your help. 225 00:13:18,462 --> 00:13:20,521 An historic moment. 226 00:13:20,564 --> 00:13:24,261 I have been trying to make sense of this gobbledygook 227 00:13:24,301 --> 00:13:25,928 but it's beyond me. 228 00:13:25,970 --> 00:13:27,494 The fact is, my android officer, Data 229 00:13:27,538 --> 00:13:29,733 is being transferred compulsorily 230 00:13:29,774 --> 00:13:31,639 to be made part of a highly dangerous 231 00:13:31,675 --> 00:13:34,371 and ill-conceived experiment, and I want it stopped. 232 00:13:34,412 --> 00:13:37,973 He can refuse to undergo the procedure 233 00:13:38,049 --> 00:13:40,449 but we can't stop the transfer. 234 00:13:40,484 --> 00:13:44,113 Once this Maddox has got control of Data 235 00:13:44,155 --> 00:13:46,123 anything could happen. 236 00:13:46,157 --> 00:13:48,387 I don't trust that man. 237 00:13:48,426 --> 00:13:51,520 We agree to certain risks when we join Starfleet. 238 00:13:51,562 --> 00:13:53,723 Yes, acceptable risks, justified risks 239 00:13:53,764 --> 00:13:55,163 but I can't accept this. 240 00:13:55,199 --> 00:13:56,894 It's unjustified. It's unfair. 241 00:13:56,934 --> 00:13:57,901 He has rights. 242 00:13:57,935 --> 00:14:01,371 All this passion over a machine? 243 00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:02,929 Don't start. 244 00:14:02,973 --> 00:14:05,464 This is important to me. 245 00:14:06,777 --> 00:14:08,836 Is there an option? 246 00:14:08,879 --> 00:14:11,746 There is always an option. 247 00:14:11,782 --> 00:14:13,477 He can resign. 248 00:14:16,954 --> 00:14:18,785 I see. 249 00:14:18,823 --> 00:14:21,417 So you came to me for help. 250 00:14:21,459 --> 00:14:22,858 Yes, I came to you. 251 00:14:22,893 --> 00:14:25,726 You're the JAG Officer for this sector. 252 00:14:25,763 --> 00:14:28,323 I had no choice but to come to you. 253 00:14:28,365 --> 00:14:30,265 Wait. 254 00:14:32,303 --> 00:14:34,931 I didn't mean it that way. 255 00:14:34,972 --> 00:14:38,100 I'm glad you felt you could... 256 00:14:38,142 --> 00:14:39,837 well, come to me. 257 00:14:39,877 --> 00:14:42,971 The word "trust" just isn't in your vocabulary, is it? 258 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,412 Good try-- nine out of ten for effort. 259 00:14:45,449 --> 00:14:47,610 I wish things were different. 260 00:14:47,651 --> 00:14:50,814 I wish I could believe that. 261 00:16:08,199 --> 00:16:12,568 "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes 262 00:16:12,603 --> 00:16:16,562 I all alone beweep my outcast state." 263 00:16:16,607 --> 00:16:18,905 Is it just words to you? 264 00:16:18,943 --> 00:16:21,776 Or do you fathom the meaning? 265 00:16:21,812 --> 00:16:24,337 Is it not customary to request permission 266 00:16:24,381 --> 00:16:26,941 before entering an individual's quarters? 267 00:16:26,984 --> 00:16:30,317 I thought that we could talk this out. 268 00:16:30,354 --> 00:16:33,221 That I could try to persuade you. 269 00:16:33,257 --> 00:16:37,421 Your memories and knowledge will remain intact. 270 00:16:37,461 --> 00:16:40,328 Reduced to the mere facts of the events. 271 00:16:40,364 --> 00:16:44,266 The substance, the flavor of the moment could be lost. 272 00:16:44,301 --> 00:16:45,962 Take games of chance... 273 00:16:46,036 --> 00:16:47,435 Games of chance? 274 00:16:47,471 --> 00:16:49,439 Yes, I had read and absorbed 275 00:16:49,473 --> 00:16:52,533 every treatise and textbook on the subject 276 00:16:52,576 --> 00:16:56,535 and found myself well prepared for the experience. 277 00:16:56,580 --> 00:16:58,980 Yet, when I finally played poker 278 00:16:59,083 --> 00:17:01,381 I discovered that the reality 279 00:17:01,418 --> 00:17:04,387 bore little resemblance to the rules. 280 00:17:04,421 --> 00:17:06,048 And the point being? 281 00:17:06,090 --> 00:17:07,921 That, while I believe it is possible 282 00:17:08,025 --> 00:17:10,926 to download information contained in a positronic brain 283 00:17:11,028 --> 00:17:14,191 I do not believe you have acquired the expertise necessary 284 00:17:14,231 --> 00:17:18,258 to preserve the essence of those experiences. 285 00:17:18,302 --> 00:17:20,862 There is an ineffable quality to memory 286 00:17:20,904 --> 00:17:24,237 which I do not believe can survive your procedure. 287 00:17:24,275 --> 00:17:27,108 "lneffable quality." 288 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,579 I had rather we had done this together 289 00:17:32,616 --> 00:17:36,245 but, one way or the other, we are doing it. 290 00:17:36,287 --> 00:17:38,346 You're under my command. 291 00:17:38,389 --> 00:17:39,754 No, sir. 292 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:43,248 I am not under yours nor anyone else's command. 293 00:17:43,294 --> 00:17:45,762 I have resigned from Starfleet. 294 00:17:45,796 --> 00:17:46,956 Resigned? 295 00:17:46,997 --> 00:17:49,625 You can't resign. 296 00:17:49,667 --> 00:17:52,693 I regret the decision, but I must. 297 00:17:52,736 --> 00:17:56,536 I am the culmination of one man's dream. 298 00:17:56,573 --> 00:18:01,909 This is not ego or vanity, but when Dr. Soong created me 299 00:18:01,945 --> 00:18:04,880 he added to the substance of the universe. 300 00:18:04,915 --> 00:18:07,713 If, by your experiments, I am destroyed 301 00:18:07,751 --> 00:18:11,209 something unique, something wonderful will be lost. 302 00:18:11,255 --> 00:18:13,280 I cannot permit that. 303 00:18:13,324 --> 00:18:16,384 I must protect his dream. 304 00:18:16,427 --> 00:18:18,520 And so must l. 305 00:18:18,562 --> 00:18:19,722 But keep packing 306 00:18:19,763 --> 00:18:21,560 because, one way or the other 307 00:18:21,598 --> 00:18:23,930 you will be reporting. 308 00:18:34,011 --> 00:18:35,444 Captain's Log, supplemental. 309 00:18:35,479 --> 00:18:37,743 Commander Bruce Maddox, having been thwarted 310 00:18:37,781 --> 00:18:39,248 by Data's abrupt resignation 311 00:18:39,283 --> 00:18:41,513 is now seeking a legal remedy for his woes. 312 00:18:41,552 --> 00:18:43,713 Captain Louvois has requested my presence 313 00:18:43,754 --> 00:18:44,914 at those discussions. 314 00:18:44,955 --> 00:18:47,617 Your response is emotional and irrational. 315 00:18:47,658 --> 00:18:48,682 Irrational? 316 00:18:48,726 --> 00:18:51,854 You are endowing Data with human characteristics 317 00:18:51,895 --> 00:18:54,363 because it looks human, but it is not. 318 00:18:54,398 --> 00:18:55,956 If it were a box on wheels 319 00:18:56,066 --> 00:18:58,466 I would not be facing this opposition. 320 00:18:58,502 --> 00:19:02,029 Overt sentimentality is not one of Captain Picard's failings. 321 00:19:02,072 --> 00:19:03,505 Trust me, I know. 322 00:19:03,540 --> 00:19:05,201 I will tell you again. 323 00:19:05,242 --> 00:19:08,040 Data is a valued member of my crew. 324 00:19:08,078 --> 00:19:10,911 He's an outstanding Bridge Officer. 325 00:19:10,981 --> 00:19:14,314 If I am permitted to make this experiment, the horizons 326 00:19:14,351 --> 00:19:17,047 for human achievement become boundless. 327 00:19:17,087 --> 00:19:20,716 Consider, every ship in Starfleet with a Data on board. 328 00:19:20,758 --> 00:19:24,216 Utilizing it's extraordinary capabilities 329 00:19:24,261 --> 00:19:28,322 acting as our hands and eyes in dangerous situations. 330 00:19:28,365 --> 00:19:30,196 Look, you're preaching to the choir, here. 331 00:19:30,234 --> 00:19:31,633 Why don't you get to the point? 332 00:19:31,668 --> 00:19:34,228 Data must not be permitted to resign. 333 00:19:34,271 --> 00:19:35,829 Data is a Starfleet Officer. 334 00:19:35,873 --> 00:19:37,431 He still has certain rights. 335 00:19:37,474 --> 00:19:38,600 Right, rights! 336 00:19:38,642 --> 00:19:40,803 I'm sick to death of hearing about rights. 337 00:19:40,844 --> 00:19:43,108 What about my right not to have my life work 338 00:19:43,147 --> 00:19:44,637 subverted by blind ignorance? 339 00:19:44,681 --> 00:19:45,670 We have rule of law 340 00:19:45,716 --> 00:19:46,683 in this Federation. 341 00:19:46,717 --> 00:19:47,945 You cannot simply seize people 342 00:19:48,052 --> 00:19:50,452 and experiment with them to prove your pet theories. 343 00:19:50,487 --> 00:19:51,454 Thank you. 344 00:19:51,488 --> 00:19:52,785 Now you're doing it. 345 00:19:52,823 --> 00:19:55,417 Data is an extraordinary piece of engineering 346 00:19:55,459 --> 00:19:57,086 but it is a machine. 347 00:19:57,127 --> 00:19:58,788 If you permit it to resign 348 00:19:58,829 --> 00:20:01,525 it will destroy years of work in robotics. 349 00:20:01,565 --> 00:20:04,864 Starfleet does not have to allow the resignation. 350 00:20:04,902 --> 00:20:07,393 Commander, who do you think you're working for? 351 00:20:07,438 --> 00:20:09,838 Starfleet is not an organization that ignores 352 00:20:09,873 --> 00:20:12,569 it's own regulations when they become inconvenient. 353 00:20:12,609 --> 00:20:15,305 Whether you like it or not, Data does have rights. 354 00:20:15,345 --> 00:20:18,109 Let me put it another way. 355 00:20:18,148 --> 00:20:22,448 Would you permit the computer of the Enterprise 356 00:20:22,486 --> 00:20:24,784 to refuse a refit? 357 00:20:24,822 --> 00:20:26,881 That's an interesting point. 358 00:20:26,924 --> 00:20:29,825 But the Enterprise computer is property. 359 00:20:29,860 --> 00:20:30,827 Is Data? 360 00:20:30,861 --> 00:20:31,919 Of course. 361 00:20:31,962 --> 00:20:35,090 There may be law to support this position. 362 00:20:35,132 --> 00:20:36,099 Then find it. 363 00:20:36,133 --> 00:20:39,500 A ruling with such broad-ranging implications 364 00:20:39,536 --> 00:20:40,901 must be supported. 365 00:20:40,938 --> 00:20:42,269 Phillipa 366 00:20:42,306 --> 00:20:44,797 I hope you will use the same zeal 367 00:20:44,842 --> 00:20:48,471 that you did in the Stargazer court-martial. 368 00:20:56,954 --> 00:21:01,254 Data, you're supposed to rip the wrapping off. 369 00:21:01,291 --> 00:21:05,421 With the application of a little care, Wes 370 00:21:05,462 --> 00:21:08,431 the paper can be utilized again. 371 00:21:08,465 --> 00:21:10,956 Data, you're missing the point. 372 00:21:16,473 --> 00:21:19,772 The Dream of the Fire by K'Ratak. 373 00:21:19,810 --> 00:21:21,437 Thank you, Worf. 374 00:21:21,478 --> 00:21:23,343 It was in the hands of the Klingons 375 00:21:23,380 --> 00:21:25,610 that the novel attained its full stature. 376 00:21:25,649 --> 00:21:26,980 I couldn't disagree more 377 00:21:27,017 --> 00:21:28,609 but we'll save that argument 378 00:21:28,652 --> 00:21:29,880 for another day. 379 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,785 Excuse me, please. 380 00:21:33,657 --> 00:21:35,625 Is something wrong? 381 00:21:37,494 --> 00:21:39,462 Of course there is. 382 00:21:39,496 --> 00:21:41,464 You're going away. 383 00:21:41,498 --> 00:21:44,831 No one regrets that necessity more than myself 384 00:21:44,868 --> 00:21:47,234 but you do understand my reasons? 385 00:21:47,271 --> 00:21:48,738 Sure, I understand. 386 00:21:48,772 --> 00:21:51,900 I just don't like you being forced out. 387 00:21:51,942 --> 00:21:53,170 It's not fair. 388 00:21:55,779 --> 00:21:59,840 As Dr. Pulaski would, at this junction, no doubt remind us 389 00:21:59,883 --> 00:22:01,441 "life is rarely fair." 390 00:22:01,485 --> 00:22:05,421 Sorry, that just doesn't make it any better. 391 00:22:05,455 --> 00:22:09,789 I shall miss you, Geordi. 392 00:22:09,826 --> 00:22:11,919 Yeah. 393 00:22:11,962 --> 00:22:14,123 Me, too. 394 00:22:16,633 --> 00:22:19,898 Take care of yourself, Data. 395 00:22:25,509 --> 00:22:27,443 I have completed my research. 396 00:22:27,477 --> 00:22:32,414 Based on the Acts of Cumberland passed in the early 21st century 397 00:22:32,449 --> 00:22:35,441 Data is the property of Starfleet. 398 00:22:35,485 --> 00:22:38,784 He cannot resign and he cannot refuse 399 00:22:38,822 --> 00:22:41,791 to cooperate with Commander Maddox. 400 00:22:41,825 --> 00:22:44,316 What if I challenge this ruling? 401 00:22:44,361 --> 00:22:47,159 Then I shall be required to hold a hearing. 402 00:22:47,197 --> 00:22:48,289 Then I so challenge. 403 00:22:48,332 --> 00:22:49,492 Convene your hearing. 404 00:22:49,533 --> 00:22:52,001 Captain, that would be exceedingly difficult. 405 00:22:52,069 --> 00:22:53,559 This is a new base. 406 00:22:53,604 --> 00:22:54,730 I have no staff. 407 00:22:54,771 --> 00:22:57,638 Surely, Captain, you have regulations 408 00:22:57,674 --> 00:23:00,507 to take care of such an eventuality. 409 00:23:00,544 --> 00:23:01,602 There are. 410 00:23:01,645 --> 00:23:04,773 I can use serving officers as legal counsel. 411 00:23:04,815 --> 00:23:07,750 You, as the senior officer, would defend. 412 00:23:07,784 --> 00:23:10,344 Very good. 413 00:23:10,387 --> 00:23:13,117 And the unenviable task of prosecuting this case 414 00:23:13,156 --> 00:23:14,783 would fall on you, Commander 415 00:23:14,825 --> 00:23:17,851 as the next most senior officer of the defendant's ship. 416 00:23:19,630 --> 00:23:20,597 I can't. 417 00:23:20,631 --> 00:23:21,598 I won't. 418 00:23:21,632 --> 00:23:22,894 Data's my comrade. 419 00:23:22,933 --> 00:23:24,662 We have served together. 420 00:23:24,701 --> 00:23:28,193 I not only respect him, I consider him my friend. 421 00:23:28,238 --> 00:23:31,696 When people of good conscience have an honest dispute 422 00:23:31,742 --> 00:23:33,733 we must still sometimes resort 423 00:23:33,777 --> 00:23:36,075 to this kind of adversarial system. 424 00:23:36,113 --> 00:23:38,980 You just want me to prove that Data is a mere machine. 425 00:23:39,016 --> 00:23:41,314 I can't do that, because I don't believe it. 426 00:23:41,351 --> 00:23:42,579 I happen to know better 427 00:23:42,619 --> 00:23:43,950 so I am neither qualified 428 00:23:43,987 --> 00:23:44,954 nor willing. 429 00:23:44,988 --> 00:23:47,320 You're going to have to find someone else. 430 00:23:47,357 --> 00:23:50,087 Then I will rule summarily based on my findings. 431 00:23:50,127 --> 00:23:51,219 Data is a toaster. 432 00:23:51,261 --> 00:23:54,162 Have him report immediately to Commander Maddox 433 00:23:54,197 --> 00:23:55,664 for experimental refit. 434 00:24:00,437 --> 00:24:01,563 I see. 435 00:24:01,605 --> 00:24:04,665 I have no choice but to agree. 436 00:24:04,708 --> 00:24:07,836 Good, and I expect you to do your duty in that courtroom. 437 00:24:07,878 --> 00:24:09,209 If I find for one minute 438 00:24:09,246 --> 00:24:11,043 that you are not doing your best 439 00:24:11,081 --> 00:24:12,946 I will end this, then and there. 440 00:24:14,484 --> 00:24:17,453 You don't have to remind us of our duty. 441 00:24:21,792 --> 00:24:23,919 You just... 442 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,451 just remember yours. 443 00:24:26,496 --> 00:24:28,896 I have never forgotten it. 444 00:24:28,932 --> 00:24:32,231 Not then, and certainly not now. 445 00:24:45,115 --> 00:24:46,446 Come. 446 00:24:48,218 --> 00:24:49,651 Data 447 00:24:49,686 --> 00:24:51,950 Captain Louvois has issued a ruling. 448 00:24:51,989 --> 00:24:54,981 You are the property of Starfleet Command. 449 00:24:55,059 --> 00:24:56,424 You cannot resign. 450 00:24:57,428 --> 00:24:58,395 I see. 451 00:24:58,429 --> 00:24:59,760 From limitless options 452 00:24:59,797 --> 00:25:01,924 I am reduced to none, or rather one. 453 00:25:01,999 --> 00:25:04,229 I can only hope that Commander Maddox 454 00:25:04,268 --> 00:25:06,532 is more capable than it would appear. 455 00:25:06,570 --> 00:25:08,538 Data, you're not going to submit. 456 00:25:08,572 --> 00:25:10,130 We are going to fight this. 457 00:25:10,174 --> 00:25:12,039 I've challenged the ruling. 458 00:25:12,076 --> 00:25:14,943 Captain Louvois will be compelled to convene a hearing. 459 00:25:14,978 --> 00:25:18,470 She may be overly attached to the letter of the law 460 00:25:18,515 --> 00:25:21,382 but I suspect that she still understands its spirit. 461 00:25:21,418 --> 00:25:22,442 We will put to rest 462 00:25:22,486 --> 00:25:25,080 this question of your legal status once and for all. 463 00:25:25,122 --> 00:25:27,090 Now, I have been asked to represent you 464 00:25:27,124 --> 00:25:28,751 but if there is some other officer 465 00:25:28,792 --> 00:25:30,692 with which you would feel more happy... 466 00:25:30,727 --> 00:25:33,958 Captain, I have complete confidence in your ability 467 00:25:33,997 --> 00:25:35,692 to represent my interests. 468 00:25:48,879 --> 00:25:50,403 Computer 469 00:25:50,447 --> 00:25:52,574 identify Riker, William T. 470 00:25:52,616 --> 00:25:56,074 Access code theta alpha two, seven, three, seven 471 00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:57,417 blue enable. 472 00:25:57,454 --> 00:26:00,184 Riker, William T. identified. 473 00:26:00,224 --> 00:26:01,885 Ready. 474 00:26:01,925 --> 00:26:05,554 Access all available technical schematics 475 00:26:05,596 --> 00:26:08,190 on Lieutenant Commander Data. 476 00:26:08,232 --> 00:26:09,722 Working. 477 00:26:36,627 --> 00:26:39,619 This hearing, convened on Stardate 42527.4 478 00:26:39,663 --> 00:26:44,123 is to determine the legal status of the android known as Data. 479 00:26:44,168 --> 00:26:46,261 The Office of Judge Advocate General 480 00:26:46,303 --> 00:26:48,328 has rendered a finding of property. 481 00:26:48,372 --> 00:26:49,964 The defense has challenged. 482 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:50,972 Commander Riker? 483 00:26:51,041 --> 00:26:52,906 Your Honor, there is only one issue 484 00:26:52,943 --> 00:26:54,843 and one relevant piece of evidence. 485 00:26:54,878 --> 00:26:56,709 I call Lieutenant Commander Data. 486 00:27:05,255 --> 00:27:08,554 Verify Lieutenant Commander Data. 487 00:27:08,592 --> 00:27:12,426 Current assignment: USS Enterprise. 488 00:27:12,462 --> 00:27:14,430 Starfleet Command decoration for... 489 00:27:14,464 --> 00:27:16,932 Your Honor, we'll stipulate to all of this. 490 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,332 Objection, Your Honor. 491 00:27:19,369 --> 00:27:21,200 I want this read. 492 00:27:21,238 --> 00:27:22,330 All of it. 493 00:27:22,372 --> 00:27:24,340 Sustained. 494 00:27:24,374 --> 00:27:28,071 ...valor and gallantry, Medal of Honor with clusters 495 00:27:28,111 --> 00:27:31,376 Legion of Honor, the Star Cross. 496 00:27:33,250 --> 00:27:35,480 Proceed, Commander. 497 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,712 Commander, what are you? 498 00:27:41,191 --> 00:27:42,283 An android. 499 00:27:42,326 --> 00:27:44,351 Which is? 500 00:27:44,394 --> 00:27:47,625 Webster's 24th Century Dictionary, Fifth Edition 501 00:27:47,664 --> 00:27:49,962 defines an android as an automaton 502 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,093 made to resemble a human being. 503 00:27:52,135 --> 00:27:53,966 "An automaton." 504 00:27:54,037 --> 00:27:55,937 Made by whom? 505 00:27:56,940 --> 00:27:57,907 Sir? 506 00:27:57,941 --> 00:27:59,636 Who built you, Commander? 507 00:27:59,676 --> 00:28:01,109 Dr. Noonien Soong. 508 00:28:01,144 --> 00:28:02,168 And he was? 509 00:28:02,212 --> 00:28:04,806 The foremost authority on cybernetics. 510 00:28:04,848 --> 00:28:06,475 More basic than that. 511 00:28:06,516 --> 00:28:07,505 What was he? 512 00:28:10,587 --> 00:28:11,781 Human? 513 00:28:12,923 --> 00:28:14,220 Thank you. 514 00:28:15,225 --> 00:28:18,058 Commander, what is the capacity of your memory 515 00:28:18,095 --> 00:28:20,563 and how fast can you access information? 516 00:28:20,597 --> 00:28:23,430 I have an ultimate storage capacity 517 00:28:23,467 --> 00:28:25,492 of 800 quadrillion bits. 518 00:28:25,535 --> 00:28:28,504 My total linear computational speed has been rated 519 00:28:28,538 --> 00:28:31,063 at 60 trillion operations per second. 520 00:28:35,245 --> 00:28:37,941 Your Honor, I offer into evidence 521 00:28:37,981 --> 00:28:40,040 Prosecution's Exhibit "A." 522 00:28:40,083 --> 00:28:41,550 A rod of parsteel 523 00:28:41,585 --> 00:28:44,179 tensile strength 40 kilo-bars. 524 00:28:48,225 --> 00:28:49,658 Commander, would you bend that? 525 00:28:49,693 --> 00:28:50,660 Objection. 526 00:28:50,694 --> 00:28:52,855 There are many life-forms possessed 527 00:28:52,896 --> 00:28:53,863 with megastrength. 528 00:28:53,897 --> 00:28:56,161 These issues are not relevant to this hearing. 529 00:28:56,199 --> 00:28:58,099 I'm afraid I can't agree, Captain. 530 00:28:58,135 --> 00:29:00,603 Proceed with your demonstration, Commander. 531 00:29:17,220 --> 00:29:19,780 Drawing on the log of the construction 532 00:29:19,823 --> 00:29:21,848 of the prototype android Lore 533 00:29:21,892 --> 00:29:24,224 also constructed by Noonien Soong 534 00:29:24,261 --> 00:29:25,853 I request to be allowed 535 00:29:25,896 --> 00:29:27,921 to remove the Commander's hand 536 00:29:28,031 --> 00:29:29,430 for your inspection. 537 00:29:29,466 --> 00:29:31,195 Objection. 538 00:29:34,905 --> 00:29:36,896 It doesn't matter. 539 00:29:39,242 --> 00:29:41,608 Objection withdrawn. 540 00:29:44,514 --> 00:29:46,243 Proceed, Commander. 541 00:29:50,620 --> 00:29:51,985 I'm sorry. 542 00:30:11,274 --> 00:30:15,768 The Commander is a physical representation of a dream 543 00:30:15,812 --> 00:30:19,373 an idea conceived of by the mind of a man. 544 00:30:19,416 --> 00:30:23,614 Its purpose-- to serve human needs and interests. 545 00:30:23,653 --> 00:30:26,588 It's a collection of neural nets 546 00:30:26,623 --> 00:30:28,784 and heuristic algorithms. 547 00:30:28,825 --> 00:30:32,886 Its responses dictated by an elaborate software 548 00:30:32,929 --> 00:30:34,396 written by a man. 549 00:30:34,431 --> 00:30:35,989 Its hardware built 550 00:30:36,032 --> 00:30:37,499 by a man. 551 00:30:37,534 --> 00:30:39,161 And now... 552 00:30:39,202 --> 00:30:41,693 And now a man will shut it off. 553 00:30:48,445 --> 00:30:50,310 Pinocchio is broken. 554 00:30:50,347 --> 00:30:52,838 Its strings have been cut. 555 00:31:05,896 --> 00:31:07,955 I request a recess. 556 00:31:08,031 --> 00:31:10,022 Granted. 557 00:31:24,079 --> 00:31:28,209 Do you mean his argument was that good? 558 00:31:28,250 --> 00:31:31,344 Riker's presentation was devastating. 559 00:31:31,387 --> 00:31:33,378 He almost convinced me. 560 00:31:33,422 --> 00:31:35,549 Well, you've got the harder argument. 561 00:31:35,591 --> 00:31:38,219 By his own admission Data is a machine. 562 00:31:38,260 --> 00:31:41,161 That's true. 563 00:31:41,196 --> 00:31:43,994 You're worried about what's going to happen to him? 564 00:31:44,033 --> 00:31:49,198 Oh, I've had to send people on far more dangerous missions. 565 00:31:49,238 --> 00:31:51,763 Well, then this should work out fine. 566 00:31:51,807 --> 00:31:53,502 Maddox could get lucky 567 00:31:53,542 --> 00:31:56,340 and create a whole army of Datas-- 568 00:31:56,378 --> 00:31:57,845 all very valuable. 569 00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,347 Oh, yes, no doubt. 570 00:31:59,381 --> 00:32:02,373 He's proved his value to you. 571 00:32:04,820 --> 00:32:09,723 In ways that I cannot even begin to calculate. 572 00:32:09,758 --> 00:32:14,957 And now he's about to be ruled the property of Starfleet. 573 00:32:15,030 --> 00:32:17,965 That should increase his value. 574 00:32:21,136 --> 00:32:22,694 In what way? 575 00:32:22,738 --> 00:32:26,196 Well, consider that, in the history of many worlds 576 00:32:26,241 --> 00:32:29,267 there have always been disposable creatures. 577 00:32:29,311 --> 00:32:30,938 They do the dirty work. 578 00:32:30,979 --> 00:32:34,073 They do the work that no one else wants to do 579 00:32:34,116 --> 00:32:37,176 because it's too difficult or too hazardous. 580 00:32:37,219 --> 00:32:39,915 And an army of Datas, all disposable... 581 00:32:39,955 --> 00:32:42,583 You don't have to think about their welfare. 582 00:32:42,624 --> 00:32:44,785 You don't think about how they feel. 583 00:32:44,827 --> 00:32:52,097 Whole generations of disposable people. 584 00:32:52,134 --> 00:32:55,535 You're talking about slavery. 585 00:32:55,571 --> 00:33:00,804 Oh, I think that's a little harsh. 586 00:33:00,843 --> 00:33:04,074 I don't think that's a little harsh. 587 00:33:04,113 --> 00:33:06,411 I think that's the truth. 588 00:33:06,448 --> 00:33:10,043 But that's a truth that we have obscured 589 00:33:10,085 --> 00:33:13,521 behind a comfortable, easy euphemism-- 590 00:33:13,555 --> 00:33:16,251 property. 591 00:33:16,291 --> 00:33:20,125 But that's not the issue at all, is it? 592 00:33:28,904 --> 00:33:32,396 Commander Riker has dramatically demonstrated to this court 593 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,433 that Lieutenant Commander Data is a machine. 594 00:33:36,478 --> 00:33:37,911 Do we deny that? 595 00:33:37,946 --> 00:33:40,813 No, because it is not relevant. 596 00:33:40,849 --> 00:33:45,980 We, too, are machines, just machines of a different type. 597 00:33:46,054 --> 00:33:49,285 Commander Riker has also reminded us 598 00:33:49,324 --> 00:33:52,725 that Lieutenant Commander Data was created by a human. 599 00:33:52,761 --> 00:33:53,989 Do we deny that? No. 600 00:33:54,095 --> 00:33:57,121 Again, it is not relevant. 601 00:33:57,165 --> 00:33:59,531 Children are created 602 00:33:59,568 --> 00:34:03,561 from the building blocks of their parents' DNA. 603 00:34:03,605 --> 00:34:08,941 Are they property? 604 00:34:09,044 --> 00:34:12,536 I call Lieutenant Commander Data to the stand. 605 00:34:27,896 --> 00:34:29,693 What are these? 606 00:34:29,731 --> 00:34:31,198 My medals. 607 00:34:31,232 --> 00:34:32,494 Why do you pack them? 608 00:34:32,534 --> 00:34:34,627 What logical purpose do they serve? 609 00:34:34,669 --> 00:34:36,864 I do not know, sir. 610 00:34:36,905 --> 00:34:38,634 I suppose none. 611 00:34:38,673 --> 00:34:40,800 I just wanted them. 612 00:34:40,842 --> 00:34:42,605 Is that vanity? 613 00:34:45,513 --> 00:34:47,140 And this? 614 00:34:47,182 --> 00:34:48,809 A gift from you, sir. 615 00:34:48,850 --> 00:34:50,715 You value it? 616 00:34:50,752 --> 00:34:51,912 Yes, sir. 617 00:34:51,953 --> 00:34:53,147 Why? 618 00:34:53,188 --> 00:34:56,248 It is a reminder of friendship and service. 619 00:35:09,871 --> 00:35:11,839 And this? 620 00:35:11,873 --> 00:35:15,832 You have no other portraits of your fellow crew members. 621 00:35:15,877 --> 00:35:17,071 Why this person? 622 00:35:17,112 --> 00:35:21,276 I would prefer not to answer that question, sir. 623 00:35:21,316 --> 00:35:22,806 I gave my word. 624 00:35:22,851 --> 00:35:27,515 Under the circumstances, I don't think Tasha would mind. 625 00:35:29,824 --> 00:35:31,917 She was special to me, sir. 626 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:35,293 We were... 627 00:35:35,330 --> 00:35:37,230 intimate. 628 00:35:47,008 --> 00:35:48,566 Thank you, Commander. 629 00:35:48,610 --> 00:35:51,943 I have no further questions for this witness. 630 00:35:51,980 --> 00:35:55,245 Commander Riker, do you want to cross? 631 00:35:55,283 --> 00:35:57,683 I have no questions, Your Honor. 632 00:35:57,719 --> 00:35:58,811 Thank you. 633 00:35:58,853 --> 00:36:00,844 You may step down. 634 00:36:03,858 --> 00:36:07,157 I call to the stand Commander Bruce Maddox 635 00:36:07,195 --> 00:36:09,356 as a hostile witness. 636 00:36:18,873 --> 00:36:21,774 Verify, Maddox, Bruce, Commander. 637 00:36:21,810 --> 00:36:25,837 Current assignment: Associate Chair of Robotics 638 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:28,781 Daystrom Technological lnstitute. 639 00:36:28,817 --> 00:36:29,784 Major papers... 640 00:36:29,818 --> 00:36:30,785 Yes, yes, yes. 641 00:36:30,819 --> 00:36:32,582 Suffice it to say he's an expert. 642 00:36:32,620 --> 00:36:34,383 Commander, it is your contention 643 00:36:34,422 --> 00:36:37,391 that Lieutenant Commander Data is not a sentient being 644 00:36:37,425 --> 00:36:40,451 and, therefore, not entitled to all the rights reserved 645 00:36:40,495 --> 00:36:42,793 for all life-forms within this Federation? 646 00:36:42,831 --> 00:36:44,958 Data is not sentient, no. 647 00:36:45,066 --> 00:36:46,966 Commander, would you enlighten us? 648 00:36:47,068 --> 00:36:48,968 What is required for sentience? 649 00:36:49,003 --> 00:36:54,134 Intelligence, self-awareness, consciousness. 650 00:36:54,175 --> 00:36:57,474 Prove to the court that I am sentient. 651 00:36:57,512 --> 00:36:58,604 This is absurd. 652 00:36:58,646 --> 00:37:00,807 We all know you're sentient. 653 00:37:00,849 --> 00:37:03,317 So I'm sentient, but Commander Data is not? 654 00:37:03,351 --> 00:37:04,648 That's right. 655 00:37:04,686 --> 00:37:06,244 Uh-huh. Why? 656 00:37:06,287 --> 00:37:08,653 Why am I sentient? 657 00:37:08,690 --> 00:37:10,817 Well, you are self-aware. 658 00:37:10,859 --> 00:37:13,350 Ah, that's the second of your criteria. 659 00:37:13,394 --> 00:37:15,919 Let's deal with the first, intelligence. 660 00:37:15,997 --> 00:37:17,328 Is Commander Data intelligent? 661 00:37:17,365 --> 00:37:18,491 Yes. 662 00:37:18,533 --> 00:37:22,367 It has the ability to learn and understand 663 00:37:22,403 --> 00:37:24,530 and to cope with new situations. 664 00:37:24,572 --> 00:37:25,937 Like this hearing. 665 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:27,166 Yes. 666 00:37:27,208 --> 00:37:29,574 What about self-awareness? 667 00:37:29,611 --> 00:37:31,408 What does that mean? 668 00:37:31,446 --> 00:37:33,937 Why... why am I self-aware? 669 00:37:33,982 --> 00:37:37,941 Because you are conscious of your existence and actions. 670 00:37:38,019 --> 00:37:41,045 You are aware of yourself and your own ego. 671 00:37:41,089 --> 00:37:43,614 Commander Data, what are you doing now? 672 00:37:43,658 --> 00:37:45,649 I am taking part in a legal hearing 673 00:37:45,693 --> 00:37:47,684 to determine my rights and status-- 674 00:37:47,729 --> 00:37:49,629 am I a person or property? 675 00:37:49,664 --> 00:37:50,961 And what's at stake? 676 00:37:51,065 --> 00:37:52,896 My right to choose. 677 00:37:52,934 --> 00:37:54,959 Perhaps my very life. 678 00:37:55,036 --> 00:37:57,470 "My rights." 679 00:37:57,505 --> 00:37:59,200 "My status." 680 00:37:59,240 --> 00:38:02,505 "My right to choose." 681 00:38:02,544 --> 00:38:04,808 "My life." 682 00:38:04,846 --> 00:38:12,754 Well, he seems reasonably self-aware to me, Commander. 683 00:38:16,157 --> 00:38:18,853 I'm waiting. 684 00:38:18,893 --> 00:38:23,193 This is exceedingly difficult. 685 00:38:23,231 --> 00:38:25,495 Do you like Commander Data? 686 00:38:25,533 --> 00:38:26,932 I... 687 00:38:27,034 --> 00:38:32,939 I don't know it well enough to like or dislike it. 688 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,337 But you admire him? 689 00:38:34,375 --> 00:38:35,842 Oh, yes. 690 00:38:35,877 --> 00:38:38,437 It's an extraordinary piece... 691 00:38:38,479 --> 00:38:39,741 Of engineering and programming. 692 00:38:39,781 --> 00:38:40,748 Yes, you have said that. 693 00:38:40,782 --> 00:38:42,272 Commander, you have devoted your life 694 00:38:42,316 --> 00:38:43,943 to the study of cybernetics in general? 695 00:38:43,985 --> 00:38:45,043 Yes. 696 00:38:45,086 --> 00:38:46,451 And Commander Data in particular? 697 00:38:46,487 --> 00:38:47,454 Yes. 698 00:38:47,488 --> 00:38:48,955 And now you propose to dismantle him? 699 00:38:49,023 --> 00:38:51,958 So that I can learn from it and construct more. 700 00:38:52,026 --> 00:38:53,459 How many more? 701 00:38:53,494 --> 00:38:55,428 As many as are needed. 702 00:38:55,463 --> 00:38:58,899 Hundreds, thousands, if necessary. 703 00:38:58,933 --> 00:39:00,833 There is no limit. 704 00:39:00,868 --> 00:39:04,804 A single Data 705 00:39:04,839 --> 00:39:06,807 and forgive me, Commander 706 00:39:06,841 --> 00:39:08,206 is a curiosity. 707 00:39:08,242 --> 00:39:10,642 A wonder even. 708 00:39:10,678 --> 00:39:14,114 But thousands of Datas-- 709 00:39:14,148 --> 00:39:18,585 isn't that becoming a race? 710 00:39:18,619 --> 00:39:21,918 And won't we be judged by how we treat 711 00:39:22,023 --> 00:39:23,183 that race? 712 00:39:23,224 --> 00:39:26,057 Now tell me, Commander, what is Data? 713 00:39:26,093 --> 00:39:28,891 I don't understand. 714 00:39:28,930 --> 00:39:30,090 What is he? 715 00:39:30,131 --> 00:39:31,098 A machine. 716 00:39:31,132 --> 00:39:32,497 -ls he? Are you sure? -Yes. 717 00:39:32,533 --> 00:39:35,161 You see, he's met two of your three criteria for sentience. 718 00:39:35,203 --> 00:39:37,194 So, what if he meets the third, consciousness 719 00:39:37,238 --> 00:39:38,466 in even the smallest degree? 720 00:39:38,506 --> 00:39:39,837 What is he then? I don't know. 721 00:39:39,874 --> 00:39:44,106 Do you? Do you? 722 00:39:45,813 --> 00:39:47,804 Do you? 723 00:39:52,887 --> 00:39:57,415 Well, that's the question you have to answer. 724 00:39:57,458 --> 00:39:59,688 Your Honor, the courtroom is a crucible. 725 00:39:59,727 --> 00:40:01,558 In it, we burn away irrelevancies 726 00:40:01,596 --> 00:40:03,757 until we are left with a pure product-- 727 00:40:03,798 --> 00:40:05,231 the truth-- for all time. 728 00:40:05,266 --> 00:40:08,099 Now, sooner or later, this man, or others like him 729 00:40:08,135 --> 00:40:10,569 will succeed in replicating Commander Data. 730 00:40:10,605 --> 00:40:12,971 Now, the decision you reach here today 731 00:40:13,074 --> 00:40:15,201 will determine how we will regard 732 00:40:15,243 --> 00:40:17,473 this creation of our genius. 733 00:40:17,511 --> 00:40:20,639 It will reveal the kind of a people we are 734 00:40:20,681 --> 00:40:21,978 what he is destined to be. 735 00:40:22,083 --> 00:40:24,210 It will reach far beyond this courtroom 736 00:40:24,252 --> 00:40:25,844 and this one android. 737 00:40:25,887 --> 00:40:29,414 It could significantly redefine the boundaries 738 00:40:29,457 --> 00:40:31,948 of personal liberty and freedom. 739 00:40:31,993 --> 00:40:34,393 Expanding them for some 740 00:40:34,428 --> 00:40:38,626 savagely curtailing them for others. 741 00:40:38,666 --> 00:40:42,102 Are you prepared to condemn him and all who come after him 742 00:40:42,136 --> 00:40:43,694 to servitude and slavery? 743 00:40:46,140 --> 00:40:50,008 Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. 744 00:40:50,044 --> 00:40:51,807 Well, there it sits. 745 00:40:54,382 --> 00:40:55,872 Waiting. 746 00:41:01,222 --> 00:41:03,850 You wanted a chance to make law. 747 00:41:03,891 --> 00:41:04,949 Well, here it is. 748 00:41:05,059 --> 00:41:06,458 Make it a good one. 749 00:41:17,838 --> 00:41:20,238 It sits there looking at me 750 00:41:20,274 --> 00:41:22,936 and I don't know what it is. 751 00:41:22,977 --> 00:41:26,435 This case has dealt with metaphysics 752 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:31,577 with questions best left to saints and philosophers. 753 00:41:31,619 --> 00:41:36,750 I'm neither competent nor qualified to answer those. 754 00:41:36,791 --> 00:41:39,817 But I've got to make a ruling 755 00:41:39,860 --> 00:41:43,819 to try to speak to the future. 756 00:41:43,864 --> 00:41:48,528 Is Data a machine? Yes. 757 00:41:48,569 --> 00:41:52,096 Is he the property of Starfleet? 758 00:41:52,139 --> 00:41:53,970 No. 759 00:41:54,008 --> 00:41:58,411 We have all been dancing around the basic issue-- 760 00:41:58,446 --> 00:42:01,244 does Data have a soul? 761 00:42:01,282 --> 00:42:03,944 I don't know that he has. 762 00:42:03,985 --> 00:42:06,180 I don't know that I have. 763 00:42:06,220 --> 00:42:09,485 But I have got to give him the freedom 764 00:42:09,523 --> 00:42:12,390 to explore that question himself. 765 00:42:12,426 --> 00:42:15,793 It is the ruling of this court 766 00:42:15,830 --> 00:42:20,824 that Lieutenant Commander Data has the freedom to choose. 767 00:42:34,081 --> 00:42:37,881 I formally refuse to undergo your procedure. 768 00:42:37,918 --> 00:42:41,513 I will cancel that transfer order. 769 00:42:41,555 --> 00:42:43,819 Thank you. 770 00:42:43,858 --> 00:42:47,453 And, Commander, continue your work. 771 00:42:47,495 --> 00:42:51,932 When you are ready, I will still be here. 772 00:42:51,966 --> 00:42:54,833 I find some of what you propose... 773 00:42:54,869 --> 00:42:56,632 intriguing. 774 00:43:04,045 --> 00:43:05,842 He's remarkable. 775 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:08,542 You didn't call him "it." 776 00:43:18,225 --> 00:43:22,559 You see, sometimes it does work. 777 00:43:24,932 --> 00:43:25,694 Phillipa. 778 00:43:30,237 --> 00:43:31,795 Dinner? 779 00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:34,034 You buying? 780 00:43:48,355 --> 00:43:52,985 Sir, there is a celebration on the holodeck. 781 00:43:53,027 --> 00:43:55,393 I have no right to be there. 782 00:43:55,429 --> 00:43:57,590 Because you failed in your task? 783 00:43:57,631 --> 00:43:58,825 No, God, no. 784 00:43:58,866 --> 00:44:00,993 I came that close to winning, Data. 785 00:44:01,035 --> 00:44:02,332 Yes, sir. 786 00:44:02,369 --> 00:44:04,599 I almost cost you your life. 787 00:44:04,638 --> 00:44:08,267 Is it not true that had you refused to prosecute 788 00:44:08,309 --> 00:44:12,473 Captain Louvois would have ruled summarily against me? 789 00:44:12,513 --> 00:44:14,242 Yes. 790 00:44:14,281 --> 00:44:19,150 That action injured you and saved me. 791 00:44:19,186 --> 00:44:22,053 I will not forget it. 792 00:44:24,492 --> 00:44:27,052 You're a wise man, my friend. 793 00:44:27,094 --> 00:44:28,527 Not yet, sir 794 00:44:28,562 --> 00:44:32,464 but, with your help, I am learning.