1 00:00:33,727 --> 00:00:36,729 -No! -Mama? 2 00:00:51,580 --> 00:00:55,010 Hey. Hello, Little Fish. 3 00:00:55,419 --> 00:00:56,320 Anisha Mir, 4 00:00:56,321 --> 00:01:00,060 you will be placed in a rehabilitation camp. 5 00:01:00,061 --> 00:01:01,754 Ha! 6 00:01:01,755 --> 00:01:04,592 Y-You said you'd help me. 7 00:01:04,593 --> 00:01:07,199 A Federation officer died, Ms. Mir. 8 00:01:08,531 --> 00:01:09,729 What's gonna happen to my son? 9 00:01:09,730 --> 00:01:12,600 He'll become a ward of the Federation. 10 00:01:12,601 --> 00:01:13,799 Oh, yes. 11 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,472 Don't trust them! Trust me. 12 00:01:16,473 --> 00:01:18,143 I love you! 13 00:01:21,511 --> 00:01:23,413 Hello, Ms. Mir. 14 00:01:23,414 --> 00:01:24,612 This is the Athena... 15 00:01:24,613 --> 00:01:26,647 Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom. 16 00:01:26,648 --> 00:01:28,649 - You're just recovering-- - Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom. 17 00:01:28,650 --> 00:01:31,652 No! We can't be here. No, we can't be here. 18 00:01:31,653 --> 00:01:32,884 - It's okay. - I-I don't know 19 00:01:32,885 --> 00:01:34,919 what she told you but we have to leave. 20 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,459 - Ms. Mir. - No. How can we leave? 21 00:01:36,460 --> 00:01:37,625 - We have to leave. - Ms. Mir. 22 00:01:37,626 --> 00:01:40,100 - We have a situation. - No! 23 00:01:40,101 --> 00:01:41,926 No! 24 00:01:41,927 --> 00:01:43,894 No. 25 00:01:44,369 --> 00:01:45,963 Captain, I was able 26 00:01:45,964 --> 00:01:49,835 to punch a subspace comms hole through Braka's wall of death. 27 00:01:49,836 --> 00:01:53,311 I can get Admiral Vance and Lura for two minutes if we're lucky. 28 00:01:53,312 --> 00:01:54,477 Under any other circumstances, 29 00:01:54,478 --> 00:01:58,382 I would give you a ship of your own to go wherever you want. 30 00:01:58,383 --> 00:02:00,615 Caleb too, if that's his choice. 31 00:02:00,616 --> 00:02:01,451 But right now, 32 00:02:01,452 --> 00:02:05,048 it's only a matter of time before Nus Braka finds us 33 00:02:05,049 --> 00:02:07,852 and shoots us out of the sky. 34 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:15,959 Please come with me to the bridge. 35 00:02:20,999 --> 00:02:23,341 Is the Athena the only Starfleet vessel 36 00:02:23,342 --> 00:02:25,508 - outside this thing? - You are. 37 00:02:25,509 --> 00:02:28,346 Our analysis confirms that the wall is made up 38 00:02:28,347 --> 00:02:29,479 of hundreds of individual mines, 39 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:33,318 each containing a single particle of Omega-47, 40 00:02:33,319 --> 00:02:35,353 and each surrounded by an energy field 41 00:02:35,354 --> 00:02:36,915 that will detonate the mines if breached. 42 00:02:36,916 --> 00:02:39,918 The energy fields are overlapping 43 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,689 and we couldn't find an opening. 44 00:02:41,690 --> 00:02:44,923 If Nus detonates the entire wall, what's the blast yield? 45 00:02:44,924 --> 00:02:47,695 80,000 cubic light-years of space destroyed. 46 00:02:47,696 --> 00:02:50,863 We estimate 240 inhabited planets within the blast area 47 00:02:50,864 --> 00:02:56,901 will be immediately affected and at least 160 billion dead. 48 00:02:58,212 --> 00:03:00,213 It'll be worse than the Burn. 49 00:03:00,214 --> 00:03:01,214 What about Discovery? 50 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:04,217 Can they jump the perimeter through the mycelial network? 51 00:03:04,218 --> 00:03:07,748 No, the fields are synchronized on a subspace frequency. 52 00:03:07,749 --> 00:03:09,849 A jump might trigger a detonation. 53 00:03:09,850 --> 00:03:13,050 Nahla, what is your current complement? 54 00:03:13,051 --> 00:03:15,723 Commander Reno, The Doctor, myself, 55 00:03:15,724 --> 00:03:18,692 six first-year cadets... 56 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:22,433 Commander Thok, Admiral Vance, 57 00:03:22,434 --> 00:03:27,866 this is Anisha Mir, Caleb Mir's mother. 58 00:03:28,407 --> 00:03:29,803 Ms. Mir... 59 00:03:29,804 --> 00:03:31,409 Save it. I'm taking my son 60 00:03:31,410 --> 00:03:32,938 and I'm getting us both off this ship 61 00:03:32,939 --> 00:03:34,214 as soon as it's safe. 62 00:03:34,215 --> 00:03:36,744 Ms. Mir, I understand you... 63 00:03:36,745 --> 00:03:37,943 Captain, we're losing them. 64 00:03:37,944 --> 00:03:40,385 Admiral, is there any intelligence 65 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:42,255 on what Braka's thinking? 66 00:03:42,256 --> 00:03:43,223 There must be chatter. 67 00:03:43,224 --> 00:03:45,181 We're hearing he's trying to organize a coalition 68 00:03:45,182 --> 00:03:48,228 of some sort of mutual protection pact. 69 00:03:48,229 --> 00:03:50,263 A cartel of non-member worlds. 70 00:03:50,264 --> 00:03:53,926 Free to pillage any planet under threat of Omega-47. 71 00:03:53,927 --> 00:03:55,961 I've transmitted all Omega data, 72 00:03:55,962 --> 00:03:57,127 including classified files. 73 00:03:57,128 --> 00:04:00,504 Our analysts believe that the energy fields 74 00:04:00,505 --> 00:04:02,440 surrounding the mines are controlled 75 00:04:02,441 --> 00:04:04,409 by a single subspace signal, 76 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:06,939 but we can't locate it from behind the wall. 77 00:04:06,940 --> 00:04:08,138 Athena could. 78 00:04:08,139 --> 00:04:10,844 If we find and isolate that signal, 79 00:04:10,845 --> 00:04:14,210 we could jam it, bring the whole thing down. 80 00:04:14,211 --> 00:04:15,618 Braka isn't stupid. 81 00:04:15,619 --> 00:04:17,785 If that signal controls his operation, 82 00:04:17,786 --> 00:04:19,589 it's gonna be rigged with a fail-safe. 83 00:04:19,590 --> 00:04:22,790 Any interference and the entire wall could blow. 84 00:04:22,791 --> 00:04:25,628 She's right. We have to take control 85 00:04:25,629 --> 00:04:27,190 of the signal without disrupting it 86 00:04:27,191 --> 00:04:29,731 to shut down those mines. There's no other way. 87 00:04:29,732 --> 00:04:32,701 Do it. Contact us again as soon as you-- 88 00:04:32,702 --> 00:04:34,967 Incoming warp signatures! 89 00:04:34,968 --> 00:04:37,640 Venari Ral. At least six vessels. 90 00:04:37,641 --> 00:04:38,971 Warp drive isn't responding. 91 00:04:38,972 --> 00:04:41,644 There's a plasma leak. No time to lock it down. 92 00:04:41,645 --> 00:04:45,043 Red Alert, shields up, evasive maneuvers. 93 00:04:45,044 --> 00:04:46,319 Keep 'em off us. 94 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,683 Everybody else, hold on. 95 00:05:03,667 --> 00:05:06,636 Maintain power to shields. If they drop, he'll scan us 96 00:05:06,637 --> 00:05:10,199 and Braka will know he's up against a skeleton crew. 97 00:05:11,235 --> 00:05:13,313 Shields are down to 80% and falling. 98 00:05:13,314 --> 00:05:16,481 Reno, gather up all the cadets and hide them in Airlock B. 99 00:05:16,482 --> 00:05:19,715 Kraag and Sadal went undetected for hours in there 100 00:05:19,716 --> 00:05:20,848 by increasing the pressure. 101 00:05:20,849 --> 00:05:23,048 - You too, Ms. Mir. - You're going to need a reason 102 00:05:23,049 --> 00:05:25,050 to be outside of Federation space. 103 00:05:25,051 --> 00:05:26,854 A reason that Braka will believe. 104 00:05:26,855 --> 00:05:28,856 And he thinks I'm dead, so I might 105 00:05:28,857 --> 00:05:32,024 distract him for a couple minutes. 106 00:05:32,025 --> 00:05:32,761 Cadet Mir, 107 00:05:32,762 --> 00:05:34,730 - you're with Reno. - No, I'm not leaving you, Mom. 108 00:05:34,731 --> 00:05:39,096 No. Go, Caleb. He'll only use you to hurt me. 109 00:05:43,168 --> 00:05:45,267 Energizing. 110 00:05:45,544 --> 00:05:49,777 Do you know how to operate a tactical panel? 111 00:05:50,681 --> 00:05:51,846 Take that station and tell me 112 00:05:51,847 --> 00:05:53,914 if you see incoming transporter signals. 113 00:05:53,915 --> 00:05:56,356 If anything happens to my son, I'm gonna kill you. 114 00:05:56,357 --> 00:06:01,218 If anything happens to your son, you'll be doing me a favor. 115 00:06:05,256 --> 00:06:08,027 Okay. You might be hiding in here for a while, 116 00:06:08,028 --> 00:06:10,260 so remember, tiny sips of air. 117 00:06:10,261 --> 00:06:13,230 You may feel dizzy or off-balance 118 00:06:13,231 --> 00:06:14,473 since the air pressure is rising. 119 00:06:14,474 --> 00:06:17,102 If you have shortness of breath, take down the pressure a notch. 120 00:06:17,103 --> 00:06:21,480 Also, don't leave the airlock until I sound the all-clear. 121 00:06:21,481 --> 00:06:26,385 ATHENA COMPUTER: Increasing airlock pressure by 0.029%. 122 00:06:42,436 --> 00:06:44,129 What I said earlier on Ukeck... 123 00:06:44,130 --> 00:06:46,130 You're wasting your breath. 124 00:06:48,299 --> 00:06:50,673 And ours. 125 00:06:58,309 --> 00:07:00,046 ATHENA COMPUTER: Plasma leak detected. 126 00:07:00,047 --> 00:07:01,454 Sensors coming back on line. 127 00:07:01,455 --> 00:07:03,016 Assessing structural damage. 128 00:07:03,017 --> 00:07:04,083 We just lost our shields. 129 00:07:04,084 --> 00:07:06,426 Reno, make that plasma leak worse. 130 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:09,462 Uh, we don't normally do that, but okay. 131 00:07:09,463 --> 00:07:12,960 Incoming transports, three, two... 132 00:07:12,961 --> 00:07:14,631 one. 133 00:07:16,261 --> 00:07:17,932 Come on, who you kidding? 134 00:07:17,933 --> 00:07:21,166 It was always gonna be me in this chair. 135 00:07:24,940 --> 00:07:29,305 Oh, my stars. 136 00:07:30,781 --> 00:07:32,342 Can it be? 137 00:07:32,343 --> 00:07:34,850 My two best gals? 138 00:07:34,851 --> 00:07:38,381 Anisha! Well, you're alive! 139 00:07:38,382 --> 00:07:41,494 Like Lazarus! But shorter. 140 00:07:41,495 --> 00:07:42,825 And a girl. 141 00:07:42,826 --> 00:07:45,828 Well, I, uh, I admit, I'm surprised. 142 00:07:45,829 --> 00:07:48,897 But not really. I mean, what does surprise me 143 00:07:48,898 --> 00:07:52,130 is just seeing you here with her. 144 00:07:53,397 --> 00:07:55,365 Nothing to say? 145 00:07:55,366 --> 00:07:56,509 Hmm? Hmm? 146 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:58,973 Oh, you were awfully chatty when I busted you 147 00:07:58,974 --> 00:08:00,007 out of prison two years ago. 148 00:08:00,008 --> 00:08:02,042 You practically sang the Pledge of Allegiance. 149 00:08:02,043 --> 00:08:06,486 Three Federation stooges and a ghost. 150 00:08:06,487 --> 00:08:07,311 Boo. 151 00:08:07,312 --> 00:08:09,016 What the hell are you all doing out here? 152 00:08:09,017 --> 00:08:12,184 You're supposed to be in there, with the rest of the baboons. 153 00:08:12,185 --> 00:08:15,187 What are the only two people in the universe 154 00:08:15,188 --> 00:08:19,928 who hate each other more than they hate me doing together? 155 00:08:19,929 --> 00:08:21,963 Hmm. What a puzzle. 156 00:08:21,964 --> 00:08:25,131 Is this like an "enemy of my enemy" thing? 157 00:08:25,132 --> 00:08:27,870 Oh, uh, enemies-in-law? 158 00:08:29,202 --> 00:08:31,335 Hey, I just coined that. That's funny. 159 00:08:31,336 --> 00:08:34,238 Somebody write that down. 160 00:08:34,878 --> 00:08:39,342 Come on, guys, I made a funny. Laugh! 161 00:08:39,982 --> 00:08:40,883 How about this one? 162 00:08:40,884 --> 00:08:42,819 Four Federation officers were spotted shooting up 163 00:08:42,820 --> 00:08:45,525 my marketplace on Ukeck. One was a hologram. 164 00:08:45,526 --> 00:08:47,692 - That would be me. - That would be us. 165 00:08:47,693 --> 00:08:49,386 Bullshit. You people never travel light. 166 00:08:49,387 --> 00:08:50,926 There isn't anybody else on this ship. 167 00:08:50,927 --> 00:08:52,532 I wasn't about to risk more lives. 168 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:55,535 I made a promise to Caleb Mir to find his mother. 169 00:08:55,536 --> 00:08:58,362 I found her on a planet you're in the middle of annexing. 170 00:08:58,363 --> 00:09:01,739 Boy, that trauma loop must really be working on you. 171 00:09:01,740 --> 00:09:05,369 Hmm? To go through all this for a family 172 00:09:05,370 --> 00:09:08,745 that despises you so very much. 173 00:09:09,209 --> 00:09:13,552 Ship's clear. There's no one here. 174 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,447 Run it again. 175 00:09:17,448 --> 00:09:18,690 ATHENA COMPUTER: Caution, 176 00:09:18,691 --> 00:09:21,319 warp core containment breach imminent. 177 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,596 That old chestnut again? Come on. 178 00:09:23,597 --> 00:09:26,060 You pounded our hull with torpedoes. 179 00:09:26,061 --> 00:09:27,831 We're pretty screwed. 180 00:09:27,832 --> 00:09:31,461 You know what? You, I don't like. 181 00:09:31,462 --> 00:09:32,638 At all. 182 00:09:32,639 --> 00:09:34,607 But you two... 183 00:09:34,608 --> 00:09:38,269 you two may be very useful today. 184 00:09:38,678 --> 00:09:41,581 Yeah, why prolong the inevitable? 185 00:09:41,582 --> 00:09:42,582 You're coming with me 186 00:09:42,583 --> 00:09:43,880 but they're going down with the ship. 187 00:09:43,881 --> 00:09:46,014 Sound good? Good. 188 00:09:46,015 --> 00:09:47,444 Any last words for the... 189 00:09:47,445 --> 00:09:51,150 pathetically loyal, nearly departed? 190 00:09:52,824 --> 00:09:56,859 "Leap clear of all that is corporeal... 191 00:09:57,697 --> 00:10:00,259 ...and make yourself greater." 192 00:10:00,260 --> 00:10:03,427 Ack. Literature. 193 00:10:03,428 --> 00:10:06,265 Quelle sophistication. 194 00:10:06,266 --> 00:10:08,739 Ack! 195 00:10:09,973 --> 00:10:12,105 Get us out of here! 196 00:10:12,305 --> 00:10:13,371 What the hell was that about? 197 00:10:13,372 --> 00:10:16,847 She was telling me to run Training Mission Hermes 19. 198 00:10:16,848 --> 00:10:19,443 Doc, are you sure? We've never run this. 199 00:10:19,444 --> 00:10:20,444 We're running it now. 200 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:25,657 Gently. I've had it for almost a thousand years. 201 00:10:30,554 --> 00:10:33,963 - Shields, come on. - Impact in three... 202 00:10:33,964 --> 00:10:35,129 No, damn it. 203 00:10:35,130 --> 00:10:37,526 ...two, one. 204 00:11:17,436 --> 00:11:20,570 ATHENA COMPUTER: The Doctor's holographic decoy worked, 205 00:11:20,571 --> 00:11:21,538 Commander Reno. 206 00:11:21,539 --> 00:11:22,781 The Venari Ral ships have gone. 207 00:11:22,782 --> 00:11:24,684 However, structural integrity is failing, 208 00:11:24,685 --> 00:11:26,851 and there are multiple hull breaches. 209 00:11:26,852 --> 00:11:30,019 Emergency bulkheads deployed. 210 00:11:30,020 --> 00:11:32,021 Everyone present and accounted for? 211 00:11:32,022 --> 00:11:33,517 Aye, Commander. 212 00:11:33,518 --> 00:11:35,222 Where's my mother? 213 00:11:35,223 --> 00:11:39,930 Braka took her. And the captain. 214 00:11:39,931 --> 00:11:40,997 Where's my dad? 215 00:11:40,998 --> 00:11:42,097 He's inside the main computer. 216 00:11:42,098 --> 00:11:44,902 He extended his matrix through the deflector dish 217 00:11:44,903 --> 00:11:48,532 to create a hologram. It's an illusion to make the ship 218 00:11:48,533 --> 00:11:49,709 appear to have been destroyed. 219 00:11:49,710 --> 00:11:53,075 Shields protected us mostly from Braka's torpedoes. 220 00:11:53,076 --> 00:11:55,781 Everybody grab a station, let's go. 221 00:11:55,782 --> 00:12:00,378 Sam, don't worry, I've got him. 222 00:12:04,219 --> 00:12:11,257 Reuben will tango parrot shoes to the mango patch. 223 00:12:11,655 --> 00:12:15,064 Bonding? Use more glue. 224 00:12:15,065 --> 00:12:18,100 Uh, let's get him down to the chancellor's office, 225 00:12:18,101 --> 00:12:19,596 run a level-10 diagnostic on him. 226 00:12:19,597 --> 00:12:21,664 - Obviously, something's wrong. - Dad. 227 00:12:21,665 --> 00:12:23,105 There's glue in the shoe. 228 00:12:23,106 --> 00:12:24,436 Come with me. 229 00:12:24,437 --> 00:12:26,075 -Find the shoe. - Commander? 230 00:12:26,076 --> 00:12:27,472 - Where do you need me? - You're medical 231 00:12:27,473 --> 00:12:30,948 - for the duration. Go. -Find-find the glue. 232 00:12:30,949 --> 00:12:34,182 Uh, the warp core's leaking plasma. It's about to breach. 233 00:12:34,183 --> 00:12:37,284 No, it's not. Uh, that was just me saucing the goose. 234 00:12:37,285 --> 00:12:39,682 I'm using what's left from the power reserve 235 00:12:39,683 --> 00:12:42,421 to patch the leak with a force field. 236 00:12:42,422 --> 00:12:44,291 It's not going to hold much longer. 237 00:12:44,292 --> 00:12:46,359 Long and short-range sensors are down. 238 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:47,767 How much of a head start does Nus have? 239 00:12:47,768 --> 00:12:49,934 - Do we have their warp trail? - Pop quiz: 240 00:12:49,935 --> 00:12:51,969 eight of us on a busted saucer 241 00:12:51,970 --> 00:12:56,303 on a suicide run against Braka and his entire armada, 242 00:12:56,304 --> 00:13:00,637 or 100 Starfleet ships armed to the teeth 243 00:13:00,638 --> 00:13:04,146 flying in for the rescue once we take down the wall 244 00:13:04,147 --> 00:13:06,148 like we were ordered to do by our captain. 245 00:13:06,149 --> 00:13:09,612 I thought Starfleet doesn't leave anyone behind. 246 00:13:10,219 --> 00:13:11,153 Caleb. 247 00:13:11,154 --> 00:13:13,188 I know what you're feeling, 248 00:13:13,189 --> 00:13:16,158 but if he blows those mines, it's the end of the Federation 249 00:13:16,159 --> 00:13:19,491 and a death sentence for all the worlds trapped inside. 250 00:13:19,492 --> 00:13:26,465 We're talking about two very important lives... or trillions. 251 00:13:26,466 --> 00:13:30,205 All right, who can tell me what I need to fix first? 252 00:13:30,206 --> 00:13:31,338 Um... sensors. 253 00:13:31,339 --> 00:13:33,340 A minus for hesitating, but yes, 254 00:13:33,341 --> 00:13:35,881 without those, we are sitting ducks. 255 00:13:35,882 --> 00:13:38,147 In the meantime, Lythe, plot us a course 256 00:13:38,148 --> 00:13:40,116 that's far from anything known. 257 00:13:40,117 --> 00:13:43,053 We need to create space from where we are in this spot. 258 00:13:43,054 --> 00:13:45,682 Reymi, you're gonna keep us at one-eighth impulse. 259 00:13:45,683 --> 00:13:49,752 One-eighth? That's less than 1,000 kilometers per second. 260 00:13:49,753 --> 00:13:51,358 We may as well crawl. 261 00:13:51,359 --> 00:13:52,359 Solid B. 262 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,195 Good calculating 263 00:13:53,196 --> 00:13:54,999 but I am gonna have to dock points for the attitude. 264 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,167 That's all the power we can spare for thrusters right now. 265 00:13:58,168 --> 00:14:01,467 Look sharp in case anything approaches our position. 266 00:14:01,468 --> 00:14:05,009 Sadal, start scanning subspace for the frequency 267 00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:07,242 Braka's using to control the wall. 268 00:14:07,243 --> 00:14:08,210 What am I listening for? 269 00:14:08,211 --> 00:14:09,541 Something constant in the upper bands 270 00:14:09,542 --> 00:14:12,544 that doesn't sound like standard chatter. 271 00:14:12,545 --> 00:14:15,019 Mir, once we find the frequency, 272 00:14:15,020 --> 00:14:16,856 we'll need a program that will allow us 273 00:14:16,857 --> 00:14:19,386 to intercept the control without interfering with it. 274 00:14:19,387 --> 00:14:22,894 - How does that help us? - You tell me. 275 00:14:24,062 --> 00:14:26,228 If we can control it, we can use it 276 00:14:26,229 --> 00:14:27,691 to send a signal to shut the wall down. 277 00:14:27,692 --> 00:14:29,396 Uh-huh. There's a lot of math 278 00:14:29,397 --> 00:14:32,971 between here and there but basically: bingo. 279 00:14:32,972 --> 00:14:36,733 Everyone understand their assignments? What do we say? 280 00:14:36,734 --> 00:14:38,801 -Aye, Commander. -Aye, Captain. 281 00:14:38,802 --> 00:14:41,572 -Uh, not a captain. - Fine. 282 00:14:41,772 --> 00:14:47,249 All ships, I want those grappling cables tight. 283 00:14:47,250 --> 00:14:49,383 Tighter than every single 284 00:14:49,384 --> 00:14:51,418 self-righteous Starfleet sphincter 285 00:14:51,419 --> 00:14:54,520 when they realize I took their favorite toy. 286 00:14:54,521 --> 00:14:58,293 And their puberty guidance counselor. 287 00:14:59,097 --> 00:15:04,364 Today, the revolution will be televised! 288 00:15:19,315 --> 00:15:22,415 Caleb is alive. 289 00:15:23,990 --> 00:15:26,452 Caleb is alive. 290 00:15:32,229 --> 00:15:35,659 Put your arms around me. 291 00:15:40,237 --> 00:15:42,370 He's safe, he's okay. 292 00:15:42,371 --> 00:15:43,976 We had a plan. 293 00:15:43,977 --> 00:15:48,079 Nus cannot know. He will find them and kill them. 294 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,246 The only way out is together. 295 00:15:59,157 --> 00:16:01,488 Showtime, girls! 296 00:16:01,489 --> 00:16:05,096 And have I got a surprise for you. 297 00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:18,934 Honored guests, friends both near and far, 298 00:16:18,935 --> 00:16:22,905 thank you for making time in your busy schedules 299 00:16:22,906 --> 00:16:25,347 on such short notice. 300 00:16:25,348 --> 00:16:28,251 This is Nus Braka of the Venari Ral, 301 00:16:28,252 --> 00:16:31,650 broadcasting to each of you across the quadrant. 302 00:16:31,651 --> 00:16:36,853 I'm speaking to the desperate, the ignored, the left behind, 303 00:16:36,854 --> 00:16:43,827 and I'm here to tell you... you're not alone. 304 00:16:43,828 --> 00:16:44,399 No. 305 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:49,073 Hell, like a lot of us, I don't know where I was born. 306 00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:53,078 I only remember we had nothing. 307 00:16:53,079 --> 00:16:54,409 So we just kept moving. 308 00:16:54,410 --> 00:16:58,182 When we were sick. When we were tired. 309 00:16:58,183 --> 00:17:02,714 You know, the one constant in our lives was a steady stream 310 00:17:02,715 --> 00:17:07,257 of Federation supply ships flying over our little colony. 311 00:17:07,258 --> 00:17:10,689 Oh, I gotta say, to a little kid, 312 00:17:10,690 --> 00:17:12,229 they were beautiful. 313 00:17:12,230 --> 00:17:15,067 We waited hours to see them. 314 00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:21,667 We killed time just playing tic-tac-toe in the dirt. 315 00:17:21,668 --> 00:17:24,571 And then, whoosh! 316 00:17:24,572 --> 00:17:30,411 Everything we needed: Food, water, medicine. 317 00:17:31,645 --> 00:17:35,284 Every part of the galaxy. 318 00:17:36,012 --> 00:17:39,091 But not for us. 319 00:17:39,092 --> 00:17:41,291 They never stopped for us. 320 00:17:41,292 --> 00:17:44,723 Maybe they didn't know about our little mining colony. 321 00:17:44,724 --> 00:17:46,923 Maybe they didn't see us. 322 00:17:46,924 --> 00:17:50,134 They didn't know that we were starving. 323 00:17:51,764 --> 00:17:53,138 We tried to stop 'em. 324 00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:57,967 We shot up flares. We built fires. 325 00:17:57,968 --> 00:18:01,707 They just kept flying. 326 00:18:01,708 --> 00:18:05,744 It pushed my poor father to his limit. 327 00:18:05,745 --> 00:18:07,119 He rigged up a weapon. 328 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:10,419 Crude, but he wanted to take down one of those 329 00:18:10,420 --> 00:18:12,091 life-saving ships. 330 00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:14,126 He knew he was signing his death warrant, 331 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:18,129 but it was the only thing that could save us. 332 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:23,024 And he missed. 333 00:18:23,796 --> 00:18:26,666 Oh, and in response, the Federation 334 00:18:26,667 --> 00:18:30,505 strafed us with missiles. 335 00:18:30,506 --> 00:18:34,839 They rained red hellfire down on us. 336 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,875 My family didn't survive. 337 00:18:39,614 --> 00:18:45,685 From our colony, eight of us survived. 338 00:18:45,686 --> 00:18:49,656 Oh, the Federation survived. 339 00:18:49,657 --> 00:18:54,793 The Federation that is now rebuilding itself. 340 00:18:54,794 --> 00:18:57,928 The Federation that says: Oh, by the way, 341 00:18:57,929 --> 00:19:01,470 the Burn can never happen again. 342 00:19:01,471 --> 00:19:02,339 But it can. 343 00:19:02,340 --> 00:19:06,475 In fact, they've developed a weapon called Omega-47 344 00:19:06,476 --> 00:19:07,971 that all but ensures it will, 345 00:19:07,972 --> 00:19:12,283 and right now the only thing standing between us and them 346 00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:16,946 is me. And I am fed up! 347 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:25,461 So, today we're putting the Federation on trial 348 00:19:25,462 --> 00:19:30,664 for their lies, for their crimes against democracy-- 349 00:19:30,665 --> 00:19:32,699 the true democracy. 350 00:19:32,700 --> 00:19:35,031 I never got a real trial. 351 00:19:35,032 --> 00:19:38,408 Neither did this woman next to me. 352 00:19:38,409 --> 00:19:40,003 We did, however, receive sentences. 353 00:19:40,004 --> 00:19:44,546 Oh, it's funny how that works. Right? 354 00:19:44,547 --> 00:19:46,515 But we are better than they are. 355 00:19:46,516 --> 00:19:49,188 Today, we will hold a fair trial, 356 00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:50,255 and broadcast it to you: 357 00:19:50,256 --> 00:19:55,887 you, the people, will not be kept in the dark anymore. 358 00:19:55,888 --> 00:19:57,328 You, the people, 359 00:19:57,329 --> 00:20:00,056 will know that in our new world-- 360 00:20:00,057 --> 00:20:02,091 the world we build together-- 361 00:20:02,092 --> 00:20:04,566 everybody will have a voice! 362 00:20:05,436 --> 00:20:08,570 Anyone who yearns for transparency, 363 00:20:08,571 --> 00:20:13,211 for truth, is welcome in my tent. 364 00:20:13,807 --> 00:20:18,041 I can think of no better proxy for the Federation 365 00:20:18,042 --> 00:20:20,384 than Starfleet Academy Chancellor 366 00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:22,815 and Captain Nahla Ake. 367 00:20:22,816 --> 00:20:28,392 And no better proxy for us as judge and jury 368 00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:30,086 than Anisha Mir, 369 00:20:30,087 --> 00:20:33,760 who lost a child at their hands. 370 00:20:33,761 --> 00:20:37,764 She alone will decide whether the Federation 371 00:20:37,765 --> 00:20:41,636 deserves a reprieve, or a more final penalty. 372 00:20:41,637 --> 00:20:47,510 Justice will be served here today, folks. 373 00:20:47,511 --> 00:20:49,973 Piping hot. 374 00:20:50,481 --> 00:20:51,481 How's our speed? 375 00:20:51,482 --> 00:20:55,815 There. Put our speed up to one-quarter impulse. 376 00:20:55,816 --> 00:20:56,981 Live a little. 377 00:20:58,951 --> 00:21:00,787 What was that? 378 00:21:00,788 --> 00:21:03,988 According to our newly repaired short-range sensors, 379 00:21:03,989 --> 00:21:06,463 we've drifted into a gravitational eddy. 380 00:21:06,464 --> 00:21:07,794 Okay, okay, got it. 381 00:21:07,795 --> 00:21:09,796 Reversing thrusters. 382 00:21:09,797 --> 00:21:11,765 Reymi, don't try and fight it. 383 00:21:11,766 --> 00:21:12,964 Accelerate into it. 384 00:21:12,965 --> 00:21:15,736 I know it's counterintuitive... 385 00:21:15,737 --> 00:21:17,001 I... I can't. 386 00:21:17,002 --> 00:21:17,969 Don't overcorrect. 387 00:21:17,970 --> 00:21:19,740 - Do you want to take the helm? - No! I'm just, 388 00:21:19,741 --> 00:21:20,642 I'm trying to help. 389 00:21:20,643 --> 00:21:21,940 Oh, is that what you're doing? 390 00:21:21,941 --> 00:21:23,106 'Cause it doesn't sound like it. 391 00:21:23,107 --> 00:21:24,580 Knock it off, you two. And focus. 392 00:21:24,581 --> 00:21:25,581 I'm just saying, 393 00:21:25,582 --> 00:21:27,846 it doesn't help, it's not helping. 394 00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:40,860 Your inhibitor. 395 00:21:40,861 --> 00:21:41,960 You okay? 396 00:21:41,961 --> 00:21:45,633 Tarima? Are you okay? 397 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:47,339 Your inhibitor. 398 00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:49,341 - Is... is it broken? - It's... 399 00:21:49,342 --> 00:21:51,002 - It's... I'm fine. - ATHENA COMPUTER: Warning. 400 00:21:51,003 --> 00:21:54,005 Gravitational shear beyond acceptable limits. 401 00:21:54,006 --> 00:21:55,512 Stabilize trajectory immediately. 402 00:21:55,513 --> 00:21:58,383 Okay, got it. We're clear. 403 00:21:58,384 --> 00:22:00,352 Damage is minimal-ish. 404 00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:02,145 Why couldn't I compensate for the gravitational shear? 405 00:22:02,146 --> 00:22:05,489 Because you were going too fast when we hit it and you tried 406 00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:07,084 to stop. Could've been worse. 407 00:22:07,085 --> 00:22:10,494 I, uh, totaled the first three shuttles I ever flew. 408 00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:14,993 It's not easy to total a shuttle, but I had a gift. 409 00:22:14,994 --> 00:22:18,293 We learn more when things go wrong than when they go right. 410 00:22:18,294 --> 00:22:22,902 Cadets, this is what it's like to be alone in space 411 00:22:22,903 --> 00:22:25,707 with no hope of rescue on a broken ship. 412 00:22:25,708 --> 00:22:28,039 You can let your fear take you down, 413 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,711 or you can identify it as useless 414 00:22:29,712 --> 00:22:33,517 and step into a better solution. It's either that, or death. 415 00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:36,949 Pick one. Mir, how's the frequency hack? 416 00:22:36,950 --> 00:22:37,851 Uh, it's ready, 417 00:22:37,852 --> 00:22:40,051 but we need to deploy it at the signal's point of origin. 418 00:22:40,052 --> 00:22:42,053 Which is gonna be wherever Braka is. 419 00:22:42,054 --> 00:22:45,760 He probably sleeps with the master control 420 00:22:45,761 --> 00:22:47,366 under his pillow. Sadal? 421 00:22:47,367 --> 00:22:48,400 I'm still narrowing it down, 422 00:22:48,401 --> 00:22:50,600 but I've got a few likely contenders. 423 00:22:50,601 --> 00:22:51,865 Keep at it. What's next? 424 00:22:51,866 --> 00:22:54,670 We only have ten percent power to impulse engines, 425 00:22:54,671 --> 00:22:56,573 no shields, no weapons. 426 00:22:56,574 --> 00:22:57,739 No long-range sensors, 427 00:22:57,740 --> 00:23:00,071 and our warp drive is still offline 428 00:23:00,072 --> 00:23:03,745 because our patch failed, and we're leaking plasma again. 429 00:23:03,746 --> 00:23:08,420 Okay, I'm gonna need to pay that a visit in person. 430 00:23:08,421 --> 00:23:09,949 And how are we going to locate Braka 431 00:23:09,950 --> 00:23:11,049 without long-range sensors? 432 00:23:11,050 --> 00:23:12,952 Listen to me. We'll get that wall down, 433 00:23:12,953 --> 00:23:14,921 but we do one emergency at a time. 434 00:23:14,922 --> 00:23:17,825 I'm gonna head down and fix the warp core. 435 00:23:17,826 --> 00:23:18,925 You're with me. 436 00:23:18,926 --> 00:23:20,762 Reymi, you're still at the helm. 437 00:23:20,763 --> 00:23:23,127 Steer clear of literally everything, 438 00:23:23,128 --> 00:23:25,096 keep the short-range sensors at full 439 00:23:25,097 --> 00:23:26,966 and let me know if anything approaches. 440 00:23:26,967 --> 00:23:27,802 Aye, Commander. 441 00:23:27,803 --> 00:23:30,640 Mir, come. Let's go, rocket boy. 442 00:23:30,641 --> 00:23:32,576 What are my orders, Commander? 443 00:23:32,577 --> 00:23:37,614 The conn is yours, Cadet Lythe. Don't screw it up. Please. 444 00:23:37,615 --> 00:23:41,210 Please, please, please. 445 00:23:59,230 --> 00:24:00,966 Wait. 446 00:24:01,837 --> 00:24:04,838 I think I have to pee. 447 00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:09,712 Now, Captain Ake, 448 00:24:09,713 --> 00:24:13,177 you have the right not to answer any questions. 449 00:24:13,178 --> 00:24:15,817 You understand? But if you don't, 450 00:24:15,818 --> 00:24:17,852 I can't say what the hardworking folks 451 00:24:17,853 --> 00:24:19,854 in our audience might think. They might think 452 00:24:19,855 --> 00:24:22,923 that the Federation has something to hide. 453 00:24:22,924 --> 00:24:24,353 I have nothing to hide. 454 00:24:24,354 --> 00:24:26,322 And if we're going to pretend this is a trial, 455 00:24:26,323 --> 00:24:28,566 you missed a few facts in your opening argument. 456 00:24:28,567 --> 00:24:31,866 There is no occasion in the history of Starfleet 457 00:24:31,867 --> 00:24:34,902 when we have opened fire on civilians. 458 00:24:34,903 --> 00:24:37,366 - Ever. - But who writes the history, 459 00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:38,070 Chancellor? 460 00:24:38,071 --> 00:24:41,337 We weren't studying Omega-47 to make a weapon. 461 00:24:41,338 --> 00:24:44,879 We-we were trying to create a new power source. 462 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:49,653 A single particle can provide for an entire planet 463 00:24:49,654 --> 00:24:50,588 for a million years. 464 00:24:50,589 --> 00:24:54,658 And you're now holding not only the Federation fleet, 465 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:57,221 but the entire quadrant hostage with it. 466 00:24:57,222 --> 00:24:59,597 Oh, "hostage" is entirely subjective. 467 00:24:59,598 --> 00:25:02,226 And knowing you as I do, I bet you have a detonator on you. 468 00:25:02,227 --> 00:25:05,768 I'd ask the people listening how they feel about a man 469 00:25:05,769 --> 00:25:08,870 who's making his case with an arsenal of warheads. 470 00:25:08,871 --> 00:25:13,369 Yes, I put the Federation behind a wall! 471 00:25:13,370 --> 00:25:16,746 But I had the stones to lock the bastards up 472 00:25:16,747 --> 00:25:18,308 so the truth could be revealed. 473 00:25:18,309 --> 00:25:20,343 They would have kept you in the dark forever. 474 00:25:20,344 --> 00:25:23,115 I'm what you call a liberator, Chancellor. 475 00:25:23,116 --> 00:25:24,754 Liberators don't take hostages. 476 00:25:24,755 --> 00:25:26,888 Oh, but you took this woman's son hostage. 477 00:25:26,889 --> 00:25:30,925 Tell us something, did he come running to you for protection 478 00:25:30,926 --> 00:25:32,762 when you brought him to the Academy? 479 00:25:32,763 --> 00:25:35,061 He was on his way to a prison camp. 480 00:25:35,062 --> 00:25:36,095 He would have died there. 481 00:25:36,096 --> 00:25:37,734 Ah, had you not reached down 482 00:25:37,735 --> 00:25:40,099 from your exalted perch and intervened. 483 00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:43,740 So, you tracked him, stalked him and told him 484 00:25:43,741 --> 00:25:46,974 it's Starfleet or jail. Correct? 485 00:25:46,975 --> 00:25:48,437 - Yes. - And when you put him 486 00:25:48,438 --> 00:25:50,076 in the uniform of his mother's jailers, 487 00:25:50,077 --> 00:25:52,947 was he happy about that? Did he want that? 488 00:25:52,948 --> 00:25:54,377 No. He did not. 489 00:25:54,378 --> 00:25:55,411 He didn't want to stay. 490 00:25:55,412 --> 00:25:57,589 And how did you get him to stay, by the way? 491 00:25:57,590 --> 00:26:00,020 I told him I'd help him find his mother. 492 00:26:00,021 --> 00:26:01,758 Ah. 493 00:26:01,759 --> 00:26:02,627 No pressure there. 494 00:26:02,628 --> 00:26:04,123 And it's ironic because you were the one 495 00:26:04,124 --> 00:26:07,797 who separated him from her in the first place, am I right? 496 00:26:07,798 --> 00:26:10,227 - Yes. - Yes. 497 00:26:13,331 --> 00:26:15,167 No further questions. 498 00:26:15,168 --> 00:26:17,938 I have a question for you. 499 00:26:18,468 --> 00:26:23,142 The colony you were on, you said it was a mining operation. 500 00:26:23,143 --> 00:26:25,177 It's a little late to give a damn, Captain. 501 00:26:25,178 --> 00:26:27,817 - What did you mine? - Strontium. 502 00:26:27,818 --> 00:26:31,414 We signaled the Federation that we wanted to trade. 503 00:26:31,415 --> 00:26:32,690 We weren't looking for a handout. 504 00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:35,550 But I guess they had more important fish to fry. 505 00:26:35,551 --> 00:26:38,454 The shuttles we deployed went to the planets 506 00:26:38,455 --> 00:26:41,457 with the worst humanitarian crises. 507 00:26:41,458 --> 00:26:45,296 Plagues. Starvation in the millions. 508 00:26:45,297 --> 00:26:49,498 We had to make hard choices in an impossible time. 509 00:26:49,499 --> 00:26:53,678 Your colony, if you had strontium, you had something. 510 00:26:53,679 --> 00:26:55,504 There were worlds that, well-- 511 00:26:55,505 --> 00:26:58,210 as many of our observers can attest-- 512 00:26:58,211 --> 00:27:01,851 some of them just needed body bags. 513 00:27:01,852 --> 00:27:03,787 Leadership, Braka-- 514 00:27:03,788 --> 00:27:06,888 it's not for the faint of heart. 515 00:27:09,827 --> 00:27:14,632 Anisha Mir, come on down. 516 00:27:19,199 --> 00:27:21,937 Pressure check? 517 00:27:21,938 --> 00:27:23,905 Pressure check! 518 00:27:24,138 --> 00:27:27,943 Anti-matter flow rate at 0.862. 519 00:27:27,944 --> 00:27:32,013 I told you to let me know if the pressure rose above 0.86. 520 00:27:32,014 --> 00:27:35,181 This is the only thing you need to be focused on right now. 521 00:27:35,182 --> 00:27:36,721 I know it's hard but it'll help. 522 00:27:36,722 --> 00:27:39,053 One of the relays for our reserve nacelles 523 00:27:39,054 --> 00:27:40,021 is out of alignment. 524 00:27:40,022 --> 00:27:42,584 I need to lock 'em down and then we'll check them 525 00:27:42,585 --> 00:27:44,552 one at a time. 526 00:27:47,491 --> 00:27:51,362 Relay 9-Gamma-6, what do you got? 527 00:27:51,363 --> 00:27:53,837 I shouldn't be helping anybody. 528 00:27:53,838 --> 00:27:55,069 I'm shit at it. 529 00:27:55,070 --> 00:27:56,906 Eh, you never learned how. 530 00:27:56,907 --> 00:27:57,742 Cue the violins. 531 00:27:57,743 --> 00:28:00,239 Let me ask you something. You already found your mom. 532 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,572 And you were headed off that planet with her, right? 533 00:28:03,573 --> 00:28:04,540 Just the two of you? 534 00:28:04,541 --> 00:28:06,245 You had your chance and you didn't take it. 535 00:28:06,246 --> 00:28:08,247 - Why? - They were going to get shot. 536 00:28:08,248 --> 00:28:10,513 - Who was going to get shot? - Sam. 537 00:28:10,514 --> 00:28:11,250 Darem. Genesis. 538 00:28:11,251 --> 00:28:13,516 They were about to get executed. I couldn't just-- 539 00:28:13,517 --> 00:28:14,088 Right. 540 00:28:14,089 --> 00:28:16,288 Anybody would have done what I did. 541 00:28:16,289 --> 00:28:16,893 No. 542 00:28:16,894 --> 00:28:20,160 I've lived in two very different centuries. 543 00:28:20,161 --> 00:28:21,733 And I'm telling you... No. 544 00:28:21,734 --> 00:28:25,230 Very few people would have turned around. 545 00:28:25,364 --> 00:28:28,971 Remember the first day of class when I asked you to tell me 546 00:28:28,972 --> 00:28:30,807 who you are? 547 00:28:31,601 --> 00:28:34,074 You just told me. 548 00:28:34,604 --> 00:28:36,913 You're not essentially broken, kid. 549 00:28:36,914 --> 00:28:40,851 I know it was a bumpy road getting here, 550 00:28:40,852 --> 00:28:42,413 but I'm sorry to say, 551 00:28:42,414 --> 00:28:44,921 you already give a damn about your friends, 552 00:28:44,922 --> 00:28:46,824 - and about Starfleet. - I just don't wanna keep 553 00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:48,649 hurting people. 554 00:28:50,455 --> 00:28:52,929 I'm gonna mess it up again. 555 00:28:52,930 --> 00:28:55,129 I'm gonna act like an arrogant little shit. 556 00:28:55,130 --> 00:28:59,198 I have absolutely no doubt about that. 557 00:29:02,775 --> 00:29:05,667 Pressure's at 0.8615 and climbing. 558 00:29:05,668 --> 00:29:07,812 That's the misaligned relay, right? 559 00:29:07,813 --> 00:29:09,176 Great job, kid. 560 00:29:09,177 --> 00:29:11,310 That wasn't so hard, was it? 561 00:29:11,311 --> 00:29:13,180 Turns out you don't even need your friends 562 00:29:13,181 --> 00:29:17,150 to be held at gunpoint to do the right thing. 563 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,318 Well, maybe Darem. 564 00:29:19,319 --> 00:29:22,024 Eh, he'll make a good pilot one day. 565 00:29:22,025 --> 00:29:22,959 All right. 566 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:28,492 Let's check 9-Gamma-6 again. Pressure? 567 00:29:28,493 --> 00:29:33,804 0.86. Right where it's supposed to be. 568 00:29:40,439 --> 00:29:42,506 Anisha Mir, 569 00:29:42,507 --> 00:29:45,442 you have the galaxy's attention. 570 00:29:50,515 --> 00:29:54,891 I-I don't know if everyone knows what you did. 571 00:29:56,158 --> 00:29:58,026 Say it. 572 00:29:58,688 --> 00:30:01,690 You were convicted of felony theft. 573 00:30:01,691 --> 00:30:04,495 I sent you to a rehabilitation camp. 574 00:30:04,496 --> 00:30:07,806 I made your son a ward of the Federation. 575 00:30:07,807 --> 00:30:09,731 It was the law. 576 00:30:09,732 --> 00:30:10,501 Yes. 577 00:30:10,502 --> 00:30:11,766 You were just following orders. 578 00:30:11,767 --> 00:30:15,209 I am haunted that all I did was resign. 579 00:30:15,210 --> 00:30:17,607 You tracked my son down. 580 00:30:17,608 --> 00:30:19,510 Like a dog. 581 00:30:19,511 --> 00:30:21,918 Why didn't you track me down? 582 00:30:22,184 --> 00:30:23,888 We tried. We didn't know where you were. 583 00:30:23,889 --> 00:30:27,859 - You escaped from prison. - What did you expect me to do? 584 00:30:27,860 --> 00:30:31,423 Sit in a cell while my son was out there? 585 00:30:31,424 --> 00:30:33,293 Is that what you would do? 586 00:30:33,294 --> 00:30:38,199 No. But it was good enough for the likes of me? 587 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:39,761 I had no one. 588 00:30:39,762 --> 00:30:45,733 Braka was the only one who risked anything for me. 589 00:30:46,307 --> 00:30:48,242 What did you risk for me? 590 00:30:48,243 --> 00:30:49,881 What did the Federation risk? 591 00:30:49,882 --> 00:30:55,315 I needed what they said they believed in, I needed 592 00:30:55,316 --> 00:30:59,121 understanding and decency. 593 00:30:59,122 --> 00:31:00,815 I needed you. 594 00:31:00,816 --> 00:31:02,750 I know you did. 595 00:31:04,127 --> 00:31:05,226 I tried. 596 00:31:05,227 --> 00:31:06,260 Tried what? 597 00:31:06,261 --> 00:31:08,933 You made a little show of yourself. 598 00:31:08,934 --> 00:31:10,594 I can guess it: "We're the Federation. 599 00:31:10,595 --> 00:31:13,465 This isn't what I signed up for!" 600 00:31:13,466 --> 00:31:14,400 And that didn't work. 601 00:31:14,401 --> 00:31:18,107 So then you made another little show of resigning. 602 00:31:18,108 --> 00:31:21,110 But you didn't resign before. 603 00:31:21,111 --> 00:31:22,573 You resigned after. 604 00:31:22,574 --> 00:31:24,575 And then took your job as what? 605 00:31:24,576 --> 00:31:26,213 A teacher. 606 00:31:26,985 --> 00:31:30,020 Nothing like a soft landing. 607 00:31:30,780 --> 00:31:32,121 Tell me what you want from me. 608 00:31:32,122 --> 00:31:37,456 I want you to have no shelter from this. 609 00:31:37,457 --> 00:31:40,591 I want you to feel it every day, 610 00:31:40,592 --> 00:31:44,430 like the cold, or hunger, or a broken bone. 611 00:31:44,431 --> 00:31:46,267 I want it there when you close your eyes. 612 00:31:46,268 --> 00:31:50,502 I want it there when you're laughing, when you're drinking. 613 00:31:50,503 --> 00:31:53,637 I want it there when you are grieving. 614 00:31:53,638 --> 00:31:55,309 You're 400-something years old now 615 00:31:55,310 --> 00:31:58,576 and for the rest of your life, I want you to close your eyes 616 00:31:58,577 --> 00:31:59,445 and see me. 617 00:31:59,446 --> 00:32:03,185 That is the only way I get justice. 618 00:32:03,186 --> 00:32:08,288 The only way I get to dance on your grave. 619 00:32:14,263 --> 00:32:19,564 Well, and on that note, 620 00:32:19,565 --> 00:32:22,302 I'm calling a recess. 621 00:32:32,952 --> 00:32:34,348 JAY-DEN: Cadet Kraag to the bridge. 622 00:32:34,349 --> 00:32:36,053 -Go ahead. - JAY-DEN: We've completed 623 00:32:36,054 --> 00:32:37,956 The Doctor's defragmentation routine, 624 00:32:37,957 --> 00:32:40,816 but nothing has changed. He remains... 625 00:32:40,817 --> 00:32:41,619 unwell. 626 00:32:41,620 --> 00:32:47,624 And Cadet Sam is becoming un... grounded. 627 00:32:48,924 --> 00:32:50,792 She needs you. 628 00:32:52,367 --> 00:32:53,895 How we coming on Braka's frequency? 629 00:32:53,896 --> 00:32:55,138 I've almost got it. 630 00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:56,106 Keep at it. 631 00:32:56,107 --> 00:32:57,569 Jay-Den, I'm on my way. 632 00:32:57,570 --> 00:32:58,900 Darem, you have the conn. 633 00:32:58,901 --> 00:33:00,638 Aye, Captain. 634 00:33:05,644 --> 00:33:10,318 Find the glue. The glue is the bond. 635 00:33:10,319 --> 00:33:11,286 Um... 636 00:33:11,287 --> 00:33:13,992 Why is he still spouting nonsense? 637 00:33:13,993 --> 00:33:17,424 From a medical point of view, that is a symptom. 638 00:33:17,425 --> 00:33:20,592 But we cannot find a solution until we understand the problem. 639 00:33:20,593 --> 00:33:24,233 What if we reset his matrix to its original parameters? 640 00:33:24,234 --> 00:33:25,663 We could reattach him to the mainframe 641 00:33:25,664 --> 00:33:27,665 and then if we reintegrate him properly, 642 00:33:27,666 --> 00:33:28,831 - maybe then-- -"If"? 643 00:33:28,832 --> 00:33:32,340 Are you for real? We're going to go with "if"? 644 00:33:32,341 --> 00:33:33,374 You want to make it worse? 645 00:33:33,375 --> 00:33:35,475 Did you come down here to be a hero or something? 646 00:33:35,476 --> 00:33:37,147 Why would you say something like that? 647 00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:40,084 Because it was the basis of our whole relationship. 648 00:33:40,085 --> 00:33:41,514 Before I left for Kasq, 649 00:33:41,515 --> 00:33:42,317 you were the hero 650 00:33:42,318 --> 00:33:47,025 and I was always just a mirror for you. 651 00:33:47,026 --> 00:33:49,390 Following you around like a puppy. 652 00:33:49,391 --> 00:33:53,889 - Shoe is the glue. - You might have felt that way. 653 00:33:53,890 --> 00:33:55,560 But I didn't. 654 00:33:55,925 --> 00:33:57,530 I'm not that Sam anymore. 655 00:33:57,531 --> 00:33:59,862 I have her memories, 656 00:33:59,863 --> 00:34:04,504 her-her awkward and ridiculous memories, 657 00:34:04,505 --> 00:34:09,409 but I'm not that Sam anymore. 658 00:34:11,006 --> 00:34:14,250 You've been looking at me with that same expectation 659 00:34:14,251 --> 00:34:15,185 since I came back. 660 00:34:15,186 --> 00:34:18,716 No, Sam. I look at you like you're the hero. 661 00:34:18,717 --> 00:34:22,159 What you came through? How you handled it? 662 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:23,622 It'd be weird if you expected everything 663 00:34:23,623 --> 00:34:24,590 to just stay the same. 664 00:34:24,591 --> 00:34:27,295 It'd be weird if I did, too. 665 00:34:28,023 --> 00:34:30,959 Do I miss the other you sometimes? 666 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:32,532 Sure. 667 00:34:32,533 --> 00:34:34,765 But the Sam standing in front of me right now, 668 00:34:34,766 --> 00:34:37,503 that is the Sam that I love. 669 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,035 The Sam that's going to save her dad. 670 00:34:44,479 --> 00:34:47,876 We have to be who we are right now. 671 00:34:48,351 --> 00:34:50,285 Yes. 672 00:34:51,013 --> 00:34:52,617 Yes. 673 00:34:54,786 --> 00:34:58,624 The other me felt strongest 674 00:34:58,625 --> 00:35:00,560 when I was speaking Tamza. 675 00:35:00,561 --> 00:35:03,331 Because it was just mine. 676 00:35:04,026 --> 00:35:07,929 And then I met you. 677 00:35:28,952 --> 00:35:34,759 You communicate in a language that makes no sense... 678 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:36,959 but you understand each other. 679 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,236 What if your father has been trying 680 00:35:39,237 --> 00:35:41,535 to communicate with us this entire time 681 00:35:41,536 --> 00:35:44,802 but we simply do not understand his language? 682 00:35:44,803 --> 00:35:49,939 Yes! Don't cross the Rubincon 683 00:35:49,940 --> 00:35:52,645 with glue on your shoes. 684 00:35:52,646 --> 00:35:57,518 Ham Sam hued shoes. 685 00:35:57,519 --> 00:36:00,114 Dad, you just said my name. 686 00:36:00,115 --> 00:36:04,019 "Crossing the Rubicon," that was an ancient military campaign. 687 00:36:04,020 --> 00:36:05,196 A point of no return. 688 00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:08,496 Sam, who used all the glue? 689 00:36:08,497 --> 00:36:12,125 What are you trying to tell me, Dad? 690 00:36:12,699 --> 00:36:16,503 Don't cross the Rubincon. 691 00:36:17,242 --> 00:36:20,804 The Rubin-part. 692 00:36:21,708 --> 00:36:25,942 Find the glue on your shoe. 693 00:36:25,943 --> 00:36:28,009 Rubin-part? 694 00:36:29,650 --> 00:36:32,981 Do you mean Rubin particles? 695 00:36:33,687 --> 00:36:35,853 What's a Rubin particle? 696 00:36:35,854 --> 00:36:37,855 When Starfleet created Omega-47, 697 00:36:37,856 --> 00:36:42,233 they used Rubin particles to make it easier to stabilize. 698 00:36:42,234 --> 00:36:43,531 And added gluons 699 00:36:43,532 --> 00:36:46,204 to increase the strength of the molecular bonds. 700 00:36:46,205 --> 00:36:49,834 - Mm-hmm. - "Don't cross the Rubicon, 701 00:36:49,835 --> 00:36:50,736 find the glue on..." 702 00:36:50,737 --> 00:36:53,871 A gluon is an elementary particle. 703 00:36:53,872 --> 00:36:54,872 It glues quarks together. 704 00:36:54,873 --> 00:37:00,075 I think he is trying to tell us how to stabilize Omega-47. 705 00:37:00,076 --> 00:37:02,110 Permanently. 706 00:37:07,050 --> 00:37:08,886 If we try to get into Federation territory, 707 00:37:08,887 --> 00:37:12,593 or anyone tries to get out, it all goes boom, 708 00:37:12,594 --> 00:37:14,397 destroying everything. 709 00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:18,060 Dad thinks, and I agree, if we reduce the Rubin particles, 710 00:37:18,061 --> 00:37:19,061 the remaining gluons 711 00:37:19,062 --> 00:37:21,063 might be able to stabilize those molecules 712 00:37:21,064 --> 00:37:22,163 at the heart of those mines. 713 00:37:22,164 --> 00:37:26,970 Computer, run a simulation by reducing Omega-47 concentration 714 00:37:26,971 --> 00:37:29,511 of Rubin particles by one-tenth of a percent 715 00:37:29,512 --> 00:37:31,612 prior to harmonic stabilization. 716 00:37:31,613 --> 00:37:35,252 ATHENA COMPUTER: Running mine stability simulation. 717 00:37:37,421 --> 00:37:38,355 Stability failure. 718 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:40,753 Continue reducing concentration by one 719 00:37:40,754 --> 00:37:42,084 one-hundredth of a percent. 720 00:37:42,085 --> 00:37:46,088 ATHENA COMPUTER: 67.976%. 721 00:37:46,089 --> 00:37:47,529 Stability failure. 722 00:37:47,530 --> 00:37:52,369 67.969%. 723 00:37:52,370 --> 00:37:53,271 Stability failure. 724 00:37:53,272 --> 00:37:55,229 The Rubin particle concentration... 725 00:37:56,770 --> 00:37:59,035 - Failure. - The Rubin particle... 726 00:38:00,609 --> 00:38:03,105 - Stability improving. - Stability improving. 727 00:38:03,106 --> 00:38:04,315 Rubin particle concentration... 728 00:38:04,316 --> 00:38:06,009 - Stability improving. - ...improving. 729 00:38:06,010 --> 00:38:08,352 - 94%. - Stability improving. 730 00:38:08,353 --> 00:38:09,078 98%. 731 00:38:09,079 --> 00:38:13,081 100%. Stability achieved. 732 00:38:14,326 --> 00:38:16,954 If we can transmit an algorithm over Braka's frequency 733 00:38:16,955 --> 00:38:19,396 that adjusts the particles to this concentration, 734 00:38:19,397 --> 00:38:21,123 the mines will be stable, and harmless. 735 00:38:21,124 --> 00:38:22,300 We could bring down the wall. 736 00:38:22,301 --> 00:38:26,260 "Science is the captain, practice the soldiers." Anyone? 737 00:38:26,261 --> 00:38:28,031 - DaVinci. -Nice. 738 00:38:28,032 --> 00:38:29,263 Sam, get working on that algorithm. 739 00:38:29,264 --> 00:38:32,442 And, uh, by the way, I've just isolated the subspace frequency. 740 00:38:32,443 --> 00:38:35,643 Okay. That means if we can get close enough to him, 741 00:38:35,644 --> 00:38:38,613 we can capture his control frequency with my program. 742 00:38:38,614 --> 00:38:39,515 So where's Braka now? 743 00:38:39,516 --> 00:38:41,209 I've narrowed down the origin of his frequency 744 00:38:41,210 --> 00:38:42,144 to this star system, 745 00:38:42,145 --> 00:38:44,355 but I still don't have the exact coordinates. 746 00:38:44,356 --> 00:38:47,050 But it's a big planetary system 747 00:38:47,051 --> 00:38:48,084 with over 167 moons, 748 00:38:48,085 --> 00:38:51,186 and our long-range sensors are still busted. 749 00:38:51,187 --> 00:38:53,594 We'd be going in blind. 750 00:38:53,827 --> 00:38:56,257 Unless we find another way. 751 00:38:56,258 --> 00:38:58,666 See this gas giant in the Beithir star system? 752 00:38:58,667 --> 00:39:01,031 If we approach from the right vector, and drop out of warp 753 00:39:01,032 --> 00:39:02,472 just as we reach its orbit, 754 00:39:02,473 --> 00:39:03,968 it'll act like a... like a mask, 755 00:39:03,969 --> 00:39:05,167 distorting its sensors. 756 00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:07,169 It'll give us time to keep looking. 757 00:39:07,170 --> 00:39:08,137 Nicely done, Reymi. 758 00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:10,040 JAY-DEN: If the Venari Ral detect us, 759 00:39:10,041 --> 00:39:11,514 we won't stand a chance. 760 00:39:11,515 --> 00:39:13,241 The ship is not battle-ready. 761 00:39:13,242 --> 00:39:15,518 So we have to know their exact coordinates 762 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:18,179 before we get to that gas giant. 763 00:39:19,688 --> 00:39:21,755 All right, everyone, back to your stations. 764 00:39:21,756 --> 00:39:23,361 Let's work on finding an answer. 765 00:39:23,362 --> 00:39:26,495 Aye, Commander. 766 00:39:34,538 --> 00:39:37,231 Do you trust me? 767 00:39:38,872 --> 00:39:41,675 I trust you. 768 00:39:43,712 --> 00:39:46,174 Please trust me. 769 00:40:15,414 --> 00:40:19,911 You know, I never got the chance to thank you for this place. 770 00:40:20,276 --> 00:40:22,947 I thought you hated it. 771 00:40:24,522 --> 00:40:26,456 No. 772 00:40:26,755 --> 00:40:30,120 Why are we here? 773 00:40:30,121 --> 00:40:32,122 Privacy. 774 00:40:32,123 --> 00:40:34,927 Stop me if I say something stupid. 775 00:40:34,928 --> 00:40:36,763 Stop. 776 00:40:44,069 --> 00:40:44,904 Your whole life, 777 00:40:44,905 --> 00:40:48,237 people have been telling you that you're dangerous. 778 00:40:48,238 --> 00:40:49,777 That you're a weapon, 779 00:40:49,778 --> 00:40:51,812 and that without an implant, you can't control 780 00:40:51,813 --> 00:40:53,814 this incredible gift that you have. 781 00:40:53,815 --> 00:40:55,112 It's not a gift, Caleb. 782 00:40:55,113 --> 00:40:57,982 And what if it is a gift? Hmm? 783 00:40:58,853 --> 00:41:00,315 What if it is? 784 00:41:00,316 --> 00:41:03,791 What if every ounce of struggle you've had with yourself 785 00:41:03,792 --> 00:41:05,122 has been to bring you here? 786 00:41:05,123 --> 00:41:08,796 Because I believe you can control it, 787 00:41:08,797 --> 00:41:10,633 and I know you're the only one 788 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:13,636 to guide us through. The only one. 789 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:17,970 How? I'm not magic, Caleb. 790 00:41:17,971 --> 00:41:21,006 Magic is the last thing that we need. 791 00:41:21,007 --> 00:41:22,810 Do you remember the whales? 792 00:41:22,811 --> 00:41:26,615 How they never got lost in the entire ocean? 793 00:41:27,585 --> 00:41:29,520 Echolocation? 794 00:41:29,521 --> 00:41:31,654 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 795 00:41:31,655 --> 00:41:33,447 The first time you got into my head, 796 00:41:33,448 --> 00:41:35,823 you found my connection with my mother. 797 00:41:35,824 --> 00:41:40,322 Can you find her again, through me? 798 00:41:40,323 --> 00:41:42,532 And lead us to her? 799 00:41:42,831 --> 00:41:46,536 Wherever she'll be, that's where we'll find Braka. 800 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:50,463 Are you letting me? 801 00:41:51,906 --> 00:41:53,708 I am. 802 00:41:54,469 --> 00:41:59,582 It's you. It's always been you. 803 00:42:04,182 --> 00:42:07,524 I'm willing to put my life on it. 804 00:42:11,827 --> 00:42:13,794 Okay. 805 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:28,579 Tarima's gonna use my connection 806 00:42:28,580 --> 00:42:30,471 to my mother to find her. 807 00:42:30,472 --> 00:42:31,912 And if we can find her, 808 00:42:31,913 --> 00:42:34,078 we can find Nus. 809 00:42:38,557 --> 00:42:40,722 You've got this. 810 00:43:06,508 --> 00:43:08,618 Okay. 811 00:43:09,819 --> 00:43:11,753 Show me. 812 00:43:25,934 --> 00:43:28,198 We'll always be together. 813 00:43:31,005 --> 00:43:31,906 I feel her. 814 00:43:36,978 --> 00:43:38,473 Can you help me? 815 00:43:38,474 --> 00:43:43,312 Adjust course to 018 Mark... 816 00:43:52,587 --> 00:43:55,995 291... 817 00:43:57,999 --> 00:43:59,460 I got it. 818 00:44:02,465 --> 00:44:04,300 She found the atrium. 819 00:44:17,150 --> 00:44:19,316 I love you, too. 820 00:44:21,825 --> 00:44:24,156 Course plotted, Commander. 821 00:44:24,157 --> 00:44:26,323 Adjusting to 018 Mark 291. 822 00:44:26,324 --> 00:44:28,424 Sam, how's that stability algorithm coming? 823 00:44:28,425 --> 00:44:31,460 I'm gonna need every minute of the half-hour it takes 824 00:44:31,461 --> 00:44:33,165 to get there and then some, Commander. 825 00:44:33,166 --> 00:44:34,804 The gas giant's not far from Nus's coordinates. 826 00:44:34,805 --> 00:44:37,807 Once we're inside the cloud, we can capture the frequencies 827 00:44:37,808 --> 00:44:39,501 and send the algorithm from there. 828 00:44:39,502 --> 00:44:41,008 You make a teacher proud. 829 00:44:41,009 --> 00:44:42,845 You guys together, I like it. 830 00:44:42,846 --> 00:44:45,111 Hell of a lot better than that simulation debacle. 831 00:44:45,112 --> 00:44:48,015 All right, this is the last step. 832 00:44:48,016 --> 00:44:52,514 As far as final exams go, this one is a doozy. 833 00:44:52,515 --> 00:44:54,483 If you pass, we live. 834 00:44:54,484 --> 00:44:57,057 If you fail, we're all dead. 835 00:44:57,058 --> 00:44:58,652 - No problem. - Right. 836 00:44:58,653 --> 00:45:04,833 Good talk. Now show me pretty streaks of light. 837 00:45:26,384 --> 00:45:28,022 Venari Ral could be anywhere. 838 00:45:28,023 --> 00:45:29,155 Make sure you keep us hidden. 839 00:45:29,156 --> 00:45:30,728 There's a thick pocket of gas just ahead 840 00:45:30,729 --> 00:45:33,687 that will camouflage us nicely, if I can just 841 00:45:33,688 --> 00:45:35,997 nudge us right in it. 842 00:45:35,998 --> 00:45:37,031 There. 843 00:45:37,032 --> 00:45:40,001 No sign that we've activated any of their sensors. 844 00:45:40,002 --> 00:45:41,937 That's some smooth flying, Reymi. 845 00:45:41,938 --> 00:45:42,938 What about those mines? 846 00:45:42,939 --> 00:45:45,776 Isolating their control frequency. 847 00:45:45,777 --> 00:45:47,745 It's coming from the atrium. 848 00:45:47,746 --> 00:45:50,847 Wait. There's something else coming from there, too. 849 00:45:50,848 --> 00:45:53,916 It's broadcasting on all available comms frequencies. 850 00:45:53,917 --> 00:45:54,785 Let's hear it. 851 00:45:54,786 --> 00:45:57,414 Well, folks, we've laughed, we've cried, 852 00:45:57,415 --> 00:46:00,450 and now it would seem that at long last, 853 00:46:00,451 --> 00:46:02,452 we have come to the end of the line. 854 00:46:02,453 --> 00:46:04,861 I have some final questions. 855 00:46:04,862 --> 00:46:07,556 Presuming this is a true democracy 856 00:46:07,557 --> 00:46:09,459 and we're abiding due process. 857 00:46:14,597 --> 00:46:17,598 By all means, Captain. 858 00:46:23,441 --> 00:46:26,178 You want to dance on my grave. 859 00:46:26,477 --> 00:46:28,445 There's another grave you should know about. 860 00:46:28,446 --> 00:46:32,790 No one wants to hear any more about your dead son. 861 00:46:32,791 --> 00:46:36,222 I'm speaking about the pilot you murdered. 862 00:46:36,223 --> 00:46:39,192 The reason you went away to jail, remember? 863 00:46:39,193 --> 00:46:42,360 Anisha, you stole the schematics. 864 00:46:42,361 --> 00:46:43,933 You made it possible 865 00:46:43,934 --> 00:46:47,332 for Nus Braka to board a Federation ship. 866 00:46:47,333 --> 00:46:50,841 It was a supply ship. We had no food. 867 00:46:50,842 --> 00:46:53,007 I know. 868 00:46:53,812 --> 00:46:57,441 The pilot was Lieutenant Akamu Lee. 869 00:46:57,442 --> 00:47:01,477 He was originally from Sol III-- 870 00:47:02,117 --> 00:47:03,447 Earth. 871 00:47:03,448 --> 00:47:05,856 A place called Hawaii. 872 00:47:07,122 --> 00:47:08,254 We served together. 873 00:47:08,255 --> 00:47:14,655 He stayed with the Federation even when Earth left. 874 00:47:16,758 --> 00:47:19,364 He wore this long braid 875 00:47:19,365 --> 00:47:24,336 and all his kids wore the braid as well. 876 00:47:24,337 --> 00:47:26,667 A family thing. 877 00:47:27,208 --> 00:47:31,409 He was... 878 00:47:31,410 --> 00:47:33,740 a lousy singer. 879 00:47:34,710 --> 00:47:39,516 That supply ship was supposed to be his last rotation before 880 00:47:39,517 --> 00:47:41,990 he retired. 881 00:47:42,355 --> 00:47:45,324 What did you think was going to happen 882 00:47:45,325 --> 00:47:48,558 when you boarded that shuttle? 883 00:47:48,559 --> 00:47:50,527 You both had weapons, right? 884 00:47:50,528 --> 00:47:53,430 And you were prepared to use them? 885 00:47:56,666 --> 00:47:58,039 Yes. 886 00:47:58,338 --> 00:48:01,175 Who shot Lieutenant Lee? 887 00:48:01,176 --> 00:48:02,374 Nus. 888 00:48:02,375 --> 00:48:05,080 He pulled his weapon. 889 00:48:05,081 --> 00:48:08,578 I had to fire back. Self-defense. 890 00:48:08,579 --> 00:48:11,019 Could you have stopped him? 891 00:48:11,516 --> 00:48:13,351 I don't know. 892 00:48:14,189 --> 00:48:15,749 Maybe. 893 00:48:17,159 --> 00:48:20,524 Could you have saved his life? 894 00:48:20,525 --> 00:48:21,459 I said maybe. 895 00:48:21,460 --> 00:48:23,593 Maybe is not enough. 896 00:48:23,594 --> 00:48:25,199 In that moment, 897 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:29,907 you altered the lives of Akamu Lee's children, too. 898 00:48:29,908 --> 00:48:31,370 Forever. 899 00:48:31,371 --> 00:48:34,736 You altered your son's life. 900 00:48:34,737 --> 00:48:36,243 So have I. 901 00:48:36,244 --> 00:48:39,741 We all have to live with it. 902 00:48:39,742 --> 00:48:44,052 But we don't have to live with him. 903 00:48:47,717 --> 00:48:52,886 There is so much anger 904 00:48:52,887 --> 00:48:55,624 in the universe. 905 00:48:57,001 --> 00:48:59,167 So much atrocity. 906 00:48:59,168 --> 00:49:02,731 All of it started with some guy saying what Nus is saying 907 00:49:02,732 --> 00:49:06,438 right now: "It's us or them. 908 00:49:06,439 --> 00:49:09,903 Your hate will set you free." 909 00:49:09,904 --> 00:49:12,905 You hate me. 910 00:49:13,446 --> 00:49:15,546 More than you'll ever know. 911 00:49:15,547 --> 00:49:17,316 Ah. 912 00:49:17,582 --> 00:49:22,718 You still think I'm the monster that took your son. 913 00:49:22,719 --> 00:49:24,555 Yes, I do. 914 00:49:24,556 --> 00:49:28,360 The monster that took my son is time. 915 00:49:29,495 --> 00:49:34,168 Because there was no time. 916 00:49:34,797 --> 00:49:37,831 I had no time to save him. 917 00:49:39,439 --> 00:49:41,044 I'll never be free of it. 918 00:49:41,045 --> 00:49:46,477 That's the grave I cannot escape. 919 00:49:48,019 --> 00:49:49,316 I promise you... 920 00:49:49,317 --> 00:49:52,989 you're already dancing on it, Anisha. 921 00:50:02,627 --> 00:50:05,133 Nahla Ake is guilty. 922 00:50:18,643 --> 00:50:20,149 You heard her! 923 00:50:20,150 --> 00:50:24,582 Guilty! Nahla Ake is guilty! 924 00:50:24,583 --> 00:50:27,750 The Federation is guilty! 925 00:50:27,751 --> 00:50:31,523 Oh, folks, we finally got it right. 926 00:50:31,524 --> 00:50:36,396 The people have spoken. And they are pissed! 927 00:50:36,397 --> 00:50:38,167 You heard her! 928 00:50:38,168 --> 00:50:39,861 Guilty! 929 00:50:39,862 --> 00:50:43,435 Guilty! Guilty! 930 00:50:48,376 --> 00:50:50,113 This is it! 931 00:50:50,114 --> 00:50:54,710 There's only one thing left and that is the sentence. 932 00:50:55,284 --> 00:50:59,386 The people of the galaxy, they want balance. 933 00:50:59,387 --> 00:51:00,057 Justice! 934 00:51:00,058 --> 00:51:03,720 We have heard lies. We have heard hypocrisies. 935 00:51:03,721 --> 00:51:07,856 For this woman's crimes against your family 936 00:51:07,857 --> 00:51:08,923 and so many others, Anisha Mir, 937 00:51:08,924 --> 00:51:12,596 - will you please present the s-- -Excuse me, sir. 938 00:51:13,962 --> 00:51:15,105 What? 939 00:51:15,106 --> 00:51:16,865 There's an incoming shuttle. 940 00:51:16,866 --> 00:51:20,176 One occupant. Requesting asylum. 941 00:51:20,177 --> 00:51:22,145 Signaling "Caleb Mir." 942 00:51:28,944 --> 00:51:31,484 Reymi, don't let us drift out into the open. 943 00:51:31,485 --> 00:51:32,848 - Aye, Commander. -Lythe? 944 00:51:32,849 --> 00:51:34,047 Still no sensor contact. 945 00:51:34,048 --> 00:51:36,093 Sam, Mir's shuttle just docked. 946 00:51:36,094 --> 00:51:38,821 Stabilization's still at 42%. 947 00:51:38,822 --> 00:51:41,098 42% of stable is not... 948 00:51:41,099 --> 00:51:42,099 Stable, I'm aware. 949 00:51:42,100 --> 00:51:45,101 Caleb will buy us the time we need. 950 00:51:56,642 --> 00:51:58,874 Well, hello, Little Fish. 951 00:51:58,875 --> 00:52:01,008 I'm so glad you could join us. 952 00:52:01,009 --> 00:52:03,614 I have something to say. 953 00:52:05,651 --> 00:52:07,157 Trial's over. 954 00:52:07,158 --> 00:52:08,983 You made me a part of this, 955 00:52:08,984 --> 00:52:11,755 now you want to silence me? 956 00:52:11,756 --> 00:52:14,131 In front of the entire quadrant? 957 00:52:17,168 --> 00:52:19,267 Well played. 958 00:52:21,304 --> 00:52:23,338 Clever lad. 959 00:52:23,339 --> 00:52:25,967 Oh, silence you? 960 00:52:25,968 --> 00:52:26,638 Never. 961 00:52:26,639 --> 00:52:30,410 Share your thoughts with us, please. 962 00:52:35,351 --> 00:52:38,815 Running out of time to shut down those mines, guys. 963 00:52:38,816 --> 00:52:40,949 Stabilization at 68%. 964 00:52:40,950 --> 00:52:43,655 - Come on, Sam, you got this. -This is an algorithm, 965 00:52:43,656 --> 00:52:47,296 not a pineapple cake. It takes time! 966 00:52:47,297 --> 00:52:49,331 Mom, 967 00:52:49,332 --> 00:52:50,123 I would ask, 968 00:52:50,124 --> 00:52:55,094 in this moment, for you to listen. 969 00:53:00,134 --> 00:53:02,673 I love you. 970 00:53:05,139 --> 00:53:08,877 You always told me to look up at the stars. 971 00:53:09,517 --> 00:53:13,355 You said the infinity that's out there... 972 00:53:13,356 --> 00:53:16,082 the same one was in here. 973 00:53:16,590 --> 00:53:20,592 I never understood that until Starfleet. 974 00:53:23,333 --> 00:53:24,894 I know it's a betrayal. 975 00:53:24,895 --> 00:53:26,830 I felt that every day. 976 00:53:26,831 --> 00:53:29,371 And it killed me. You have to know that, 977 00:53:29,372 --> 00:53:34,243 just like I know what the death of that officer did to you. 978 00:53:35,840 --> 00:53:37,874 But the Academy kept pushing me 979 00:53:37,875 --> 00:53:39,876 until, for the first time in my life, 980 00:53:39,877 --> 00:53:42,680 I realized I have something to offer. 981 00:53:44,046 --> 00:53:46,486 I never knew that before. 982 00:53:47,423 --> 00:53:49,083 I can be more than just a space rat. 983 00:53:49,084 --> 00:53:53,791 A lost son. I can be part of a community. 984 00:53:53,792 --> 00:53:56,959 And these people, Mom, these friends of mine? 985 00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:59,797 I have to tell you, I've laughed more in the past year 986 00:53:59,798 --> 00:54:02,667 than I have in my entire life. 987 00:54:03,406 --> 00:54:06,276 I didn't even know what it really felt like 988 00:54:06,277 --> 00:54:07,409 just to laugh. 989 00:54:07,410 --> 00:54:10,412 But I was a coward 990 00:54:10,413 --> 00:54:11,710 and I fought them. 991 00:54:11,711 --> 00:54:13,745 I said horrible things. 992 00:54:13,746 --> 00:54:17,913 And they deserved so much better. 993 00:54:18,080 --> 00:54:19,883 I kept trying to push them away. 994 00:54:19,884 --> 00:54:22,754 To just not care. But they wouldn't let me-- 995 00:54:22,755 --> 00:54:23,590 you know why? 996 00:54:23,591 --> 00:54:27,087 They all live for something bigger than themselves. 997 00:54:29,927 --> 00:54:34,666 And when that gets hard... we look to Nahla. 998 00:54:36,307 --> 00:54:38,902 She believed in me, Mom. 999 00:54:38,903 --> 00:54:41,311 She's never given up on us. 1000 00:54:41,312 --> 00:54:45,414 She believes that we can make a difference. She listens. 1001 00:54:45,415 --> 00:54:47,581 I know what happened 16 years ago, 1002 00:54:47,582 --> 00:54:51,782 and she's the one who taught me I can't stay there forever. 1003 00:54:51,949 --> 00:54:54,247 I can be a part of this world 1004 00:54:54,248 --> 00:54:56,986 without forgetting where I come from. 1005 00:54:56,987 --> 00:54:59,625 Without forgetting you. 1006 00:55:02,498 --> 00:55:05,258 And that's Starfleet. 1007 00:55:05,259 --> 00:55:08,194 They know what they stand for. 1008 00:55:13,608 --> 00:55:15,773 It's not this. 1009 00:55:17,975 --> 00:55:20,911 I've been searching for you my whole life. 1010 00:55:20,912 --> 00:55:26,520 I've been looking for home so long. 1011 00:55:28,524 --> 00:55:32,053 And I think I finally found it. 1012 00:55:35,795 --> 00:55:38,995 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. 1013 00:55:38,996 --> 00:55:40,403 That's brainwashing! 1014 00:55:40,404 --> 00:55:45,507 They probably held him in the brig for a long time 1015 00:55:45,508 --> 00:55:46,640 until he memorized that garbage, 1016 00:55:46,641 --> 00:55:50,303 along with the, uh... with the Starfleet Anthem! 1017 00:55:50,304 --> 00:55:52,679 Well, there-there is no Starfleet Anthem, 1018 00:55:52,680 --> 00:55:53,812 but what a good suggestion. 1019 00:55:53,813 --> 00:55:59,884 Caleb, was exochemistry one of your classes at the Academy? 1020 00:55:59,885 --> 00:56:02,149 Yes. 1021 00:56:04,186 --> 00:56:06,527 Tell me about strontium. 1022 00:56:09,158 --> 00:56:11,566 It's a fuel source. 1023 00:56:11,567 --> 00:56:13,667 Cheap, but lethal. 1024 00:56:13,668 --> 00:56:14,503 Why? 1025 00:56:14,504 --> 00:56:17,407 Because when strontium hits anything volatile, it explodes. 1026 00:56:17,408 --> 00:56:24,171 Like, say, a buildup of toxic oxides in an atmosphere. 1027 00:56:26,175 --> 00:56:27,516 Yes. 1028 00:56:27,517 --> 00:56:31,278 What color does strontium burn? 1029 00:56:31,279 --> 00:56:33,555 Red. Like a match in a tinderbox. 1030 00:56:33,556 --> 00:56:38,923 Nus said the Federation rained red hellfire on his colony. 1031 00:56:38,924 --> 00:56:39,858 That's impossible. 1032 00:56:39,859 --> 00:56:41,398 - Why? - Federation weaponry, 1033 00:56:41,399 --> 00:56:42,399 Federation fire, 1034 00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:44,357 at least for the last few hundred years, 1035 00:56:44,358 --> 00:56:47,767 has always been blue or green. 1036 00:56:47,768 --> 00:56:49,801 Not red. 1037 00:56:51,035 --> 00:56:55,038 Braka, the Federation didn't destroy your colony. 1038 00:56:55,039 --> 00:57:00,076 Your father built a weapon using the only fuel he had, 1039 00:57:00,077 --> 00:57:03,276 and it ignited the atmosphere. 1040 00:57:07,282 --> 00:57:09,854 That's a lie. 1041 00:57:10,791 --> 00:57:15,696 That is a vicious lie. 1042 00:57:15,697 --> 00:57:17,324 That-- Lies. 1043 00:57:17,325 --> 00:57:19,095 Do you hear that? 1044 00:57:19,096 --> 00:57:22,164 That's a lie! Lies! 1045 00:57:22,165 --> 00:57:24,364 Lies and propaganda! 1046 00:57:24,365 --> 00:57:25,739 No, it's science. 1047 00:57:25,740 --> 00:57:27,642 You were a little kid when it happened. 1048 00:57:27,643 --> 00:57:30,447 You still see everything through the eyes of that kid. 1049 00:57:30,448 --> 00:57:35,177 You never grew up. And it got us right here. 1050 00:57:35,948 --> 00:57:39,753 So the question I'd ask to all these people watching: 1051 00:57:39,754 --> 00:57:42,624 Is this the person you want to follow into the future? 1052 00:57:42,625 --> 00:57:46,628 An angry child with his finger on the trigger 1053 00:57:46,629 --> 00:57:49,796 whose entire worldview... 1054 00:57:49,797 --> 00:57:53,161 is based on a lie? 1055 00:58:00,511 --> 00:58:04,943 No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! 1056 00:58:04,944 --> 00:58:07,946 Now he's desperate. What do we got? 1057 00:58:07,947 --> 00:58:11,619 Stabilization at 82%. 1058 00:58:12,347 --> 00:58:14,282 No, don't go! 1059 00:58:14,283 --> 00:58:16,316 Don't go! 1060 00:58:17,451 --> 00:58:19,287 Oh, no. 1061 00:58:19,288 --> 00:58:20,024 No! 1062 00:58:20,025 --> 00:58:22,993 This is not how it ends! 1063 00:58:26,427 --> 00:58:30,000 This is how it ends! 1064 00:58:33,676 --> 00:58:38,041 This is how it ends! 1065 00:58:49,527 --> 00:58:51,220 Error. 1066 00:58:51,221 --> 00:58:52,859 Error. 1067 00:58:52,860 --> 00:58:55,488 Computer, what the hell is happening?! 1068 00:58:55,489 --> 00:58:57,259 Mine field deactivated. 1069 00:58:57,260 --> 00:59:00,866 Omega-47 particles stabilized. 1070 00:59:03,607 --> 00:59:04,541 Incoming ships! 1071 00:59:04,542 --> 00:59:06,609 - What? - It's the Federation. 1072 00:59:06,610 --> 00:59:08,039 What? 1073 00:59:20,954 --> 00:59:24,186 Thank you for your service, Athena. 1074 00:59:24,353 --> 00:59:27,564 You've gone above and beyond. 1075 00:59:27,565 --> 00:59:29,896 The fleet can take it from here. 1076 00:59:29,897 --> 00:59:32,393 Let's go! 1077 00:59:32,394 --> 00:59:34,637 - Let's go! -Yeah, Sam! 1078 00:59:37,806 --> 00:59:40,577 Yes! 1079 00:59:40,578 --> 00:59:43,404 Whoopee! It's 100%! 1080 00:59:43,405 --> 00:59:44,581 Let's go! 1081 00:59:44,582 --> 00:59:46,583 Nus Braka and Venari Ral, 1082 00:59:46,584 --> 00:59:47,914 you are surrounded. 1083 00:59:47,915 --> 00:59:48,915 Prepare to be boarded. 1084 00:59:48,916 --> 00:59:51,984 Well, hold on to how much you hate me, Little Fish. 1085 00:59:51,985 --> 00:59:55,019 It'll help keep you warm at night. 1086 00:59:57,991 --> 01:00:01,092 You are hereby remanded into Federation custody. 1087 01:00:01,093 --> 01:00:03,929 Comply immediately. 1088 01:00:13,611 --> 01:00:17,141 That's it? You call that a punch? Hmm? 1089 01:00:17,912 --> 01:00:21,442 Oh, Anisha Mir, when you close your eyes, 1090 01:00:21,443 --> 01:00:23,917 you'll see me in your nightmares. 1091 01:00:23,918 --> 01:00:26,183 You too, Nahla Ake! 1092 01:00:26,184 --> 01:00:28,283 Oh! 1093 01:00:28,483 --> 01:00:31,320 Get him the hell out of here. 1094 01:01:13,902 --> 01:01:15,166 Can I please just have, like, 1095 01:01:15,167 --> 01:01:17,564 50 hours of menial labor instead? 1096 01:01:17,565 --> 01:01:18,268 Nope. 1097 01:01:18,269 --> 01:01:20,171 Please. Come on, you gotta give me something. 1098 01:01:20,172 --> 01:01:21,843 - Vomit monitor. - It's out of my hands. 1099 01:01:21,844 --> 01:01:25,011 You and the others will be present in full dress uniforms 1100 01:01:25,012 --> 01:01:28,685 at 1800 hours for a private reception with the president. 1101 01:01:28,686 --> 01:01:31,215 You gotta let her express her gratitude. 1102 01:01:31,216 --> 01:01:32,348 Politicians love that shit. 1103 01:01:32,349 --> 01:01:36,088 Yeah, but don't they make you use, like, ten different forks? 1104 01:01:36,089 --> 01:01:37,320 Yeah. 1105 01:01:37,321 --> 01:01:40,389 We don't cover etiquette until year two. 1106 01:01:40,390 --> 01:01:42,160 Maybe I should revisit that. 1107 01:01:42,161 --> 01:01:43,700 MALE All final evaluations 1108 01:01:43,701 --> 01:01:47,033 for graduating cadets to the Academy register's office 1109 01:01:47,034 --> 01:01:49,837 no later than 1800 hours tomorrow. 1110 01:01:52,908 --> 01:01:53,600 Go ahead. 1111 01:01:53,601 --> 01:01:55,107 I'll be here when you get back. 1112 01:01:55,108 --> 01:01:57,780 Give you the crash course in forks. 1113 01:02:00,949 --> 01:02:02,917 I should have told you about my mom 1114 01:02:02,918 --> 01:02:04,853 when I had the chance. 1115 01:02:04,854 --> 01:02:08,350 I didn't think you'd listen. 1116 01:02:09,221 --> 01:02:10,891 I was wrong. 1117 01:02:11,960 --> 01:02:15,897 Get out of here. Go. Shoo. 1118 01:02:15,898 --> 01:02:17,799 Vamoose. 1119 01:02:27,107 --> 01:02:29,405 Specialist Krebs, 1120 01:02:29,406 --> 01:02:31,814 your Talaxian Furfly has left the replicator, 1121 01:02:31,815 --> 01:02:33,640 and is now mating with itself. 1122 01:02:33,641 --> 01:02:35,642 Does that seem okay to you? 1123 01:02:35,643 --> 01:02:38,755 - Hey. - So, we're cleared to go 1124 01:02:38,756 --> 01:02:39,789 tomorrow morning. 1125 01:02:39,790 --> 01:02:41,922 First stop: Earth. 1126 01:02:42,617 --> 01:02:45,223 Big universe out there. 1127 01:02:45,224 --> 01:02:46,927 Yep. 1128 01:02:47,490 --> 01:02:49,898 Summer's almost here. 1129 01:02:49,899 --> 01:02:52,725 I'm itching to get out there. See it with you. 1130 01:02:52,726 --> 01:02:56,663 Part of me hopes that you won't want to come back. 1131 01:02:56,664 --> 01:02:59,841 But we both know... 1132 01:03:01,471 --> 01:03:05,913 Well, you'll always know where to find me, Mom. 1133 01:03:06,641 --> 01:03:08,740 I know. 1134 01:03:12,922 --> 01:03:15,615 I'm looking at you. 1135 01:03:17,861 --> 01:03:20,159 I'm so proud. 1136 01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:22,623 I know this is your home. 1137 01:03:22,624 --> 01:03:25,724 You always have another one here. 1138 01:03:32,106 --> 01:03:34,535 You too, Mom. 1139 01:03:35,846 --> 01:03:39,376 - Come on, I'll show you around. - Okay. 1140 01:03:40,444 --> 01:03:42,214 Attention, cadets. 1141 01:03:42,215 --> 01:03:43,446 We have arrived at Betazed. 1142 01:03:43,447 --> 01:03:46,449 Please be sure to respect and follow all local customs 1143 01:03:46,450 --> 01:03:47,824 when visiting cultural sites, 1144 01:03:47,825 --> 01:03:49,287 observing religious ceremonies, 1145 01:03:49,288 --> 01:03:51,487 or attending any weddings. 1146 01:03:51,488 --> 01:03:53,159 Don't forget your sunscreen. 1147 01:03:53,160 --> 01:03:54,292 Have a great summer. 1148 01:03:54,293 --> 01:03:56,833 And be safe, fellow travelers. 1149 01:03:57,868 --> 01:03:59,561 When you reach the end of a journey, 1150 01:03:59,562 --> 01:04:04,071 you find yourself looking back at the beginning. 1151 01:04:04,072 --> 01:04:07,602 All I ever wanted was to find my mom, 1152 01:04:07,603 --> 01:04:08,537 and run away. 1153 01:04:08,538 --> 01:04:12,112 I didn't know life could be more than survival. 1154 01:04:12,113 --> 01:04:13,806 That it can be an adventure. 1155 01:04:13,807 --> 01:04:17,348 That there are people I can rely on, 1156 01:04:17,349 --> 01:04:18,679 who rely on me. 1157 01:04:18,680 --> 01:04:20,681 Friends, family. 1158 01:04:20,682 --> 01:04:24,355 Home was never something I could even imagine. 1159 01:04:24,356 --> 01:04:26,060 That's what I found here. 1160 01:04:26,061 --> 01:04:28,865 A change like that, it's not easy. 1161 01:04:28,866 --> 01:04:30,559 You have to trust people. 1162 01:04:30,560 --> 01:04:33,265 I'm still learning how. 1163 01:04:33,266 --> 01:04:34,728 How are you feeling, Dad? 1164 01:04:34,729 --> 01:04:37,764 Right as rain, Sam. Right as rain. 1165 01:04:37,765 --> 01:04:39,370 Okay. 1166 01:04:39,371 --> 01:04:40,767 Um... 1167 01:04:42,176 --> 01:04:44,276 - Hi, friends. Hi. - Hi. 1168 01:04:44,277 --> 01:04:45,706 My name is Caleb Mir, 1169 01:04:45,707 --> 01:04:48,676 Cadet Second Class, Starfleet Academy. 1170 01:04:48,677 --> 01:04:51,217 Stardate 869631.7. 1171 01:04:51,218 --> 01:04:55,517 This is my first cadet's log entry. 1172 01:04:55,849 --> 01:04:58,620 And the last thing I ever would have expected. 1173 01:05:00,359 --> 01:05:05,396 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel like a beautiful child ♪ 1174 01:05:05,397 --> 01:05:07,827 ♪ Such a beautiful child ♪ 1175 01:05:07,828 --> 01:05:10,367 ♪ Yeah ♪ 1176 01:05:11,238 --> 01:05:13,272 ♪ Such a beautiful child ♪ 1177 01:05:13,273 --> 01:05:17,144 ♪ Such a beautiful child again ♪ 1178 01:05:17,145 --> 01:05:21,741 ♪ When I have finally found ♪ 1179 01:05:22,777 --> 01:05:30,222 ♪ My room filled with toys ♪ 1180 01:05:32,193 --> 01:05:38,098 ♪ Banging on my crib ♪ 1181 01:05:39,134 --> 01:05:44,798 ♪ Excited by noise ♪ 1182 01:05:44,799 --> 01:05:47,944 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel ♪ 1183 01:05:47,945 --> 01:05:50,639 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel ♪ 1184 01:05:50,640 --> 01:05:56,645 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel like a beautiful child ♪ 1185 01:05:56,646 --> 01:06:01,990 ♪ Such a beautiful child again ♪ 1186 01:06:02,289 --> 01:06:09,426 ♪ Such a beautiful child, such a beautiful child again ♪ 1187 01:06:19,537 --> 01:06:23,639 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel ♪ 1188 01:06:23,640 --> 01:06:27,181 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel ♪ 1189 01:06:27,182 --> 01:06:32,813 ♪ Oh, how I'll feel like a beautiful child ♪ 1190 01:06:32,814 --> 01:06:36,586 ♪ Such a beautiful child again ♪ 1191 01:06:36,587 --> 01:06:38,687 ♪ Oh, oh ♪ 1192 01:06:38,688 --> 01:06:45,001 ♪ Such a beautiful child, such a beautiful child again ♪ 1193 01:06:45,002 --> 01:06:50,137 ♪ When I am older than ♪ 1194 01:06:51,173 --> 01:06:53,702 ♪ These small ♪ 1195 01:06:53,703 --> 01:07:00,741 ♪ Goddamned hills. ♪ 1196 01:07:02,349 --> 01:07:04,713 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1197 01:07:04,714 --> 01:07:09,354 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org