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NARRATOR: Last time on
Star Trek: The Next Generation:

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Mr. Worf, dispatch a subspace
message to Admiral Hanson.

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We have engaged the Borg.

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Data, fluctuate
phaser-resonance frequencies.

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Random settings,
keep them changing.

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Don't give them time to adapt.

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We're coming with every
available starship to assist, captain,

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but the closest help
is six days away.

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All you know how to do
is play it safe.

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If you can't make the
big decisions, commander,

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I suggest you make room
for someone who can.

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[GRUNTS]

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[GRUNTS]

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If we can generate
a concentrated burst of power

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at that same frequency distribution...

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- How do we do that?
- The main deflector dish.

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SHELBY:
Shelby to Enterprise.

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We found the captain's uniform
and his communicator.

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CRUSHER:
Jean-Luc.

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We were unable to retrieve him, sir.

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The captain has been altered
by the Borg.

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CRUSHER:
Will, he's alive.

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If we could get him back to the ship,
I might be able to--

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This is our chance to destroy them.

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If they get back into warp,
our weapon is useless.

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I am Locutus. A Borg.

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From this time forward,
you will service us.

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Mr. Worf.

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Fire.

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NARRATOR:
And now, the conclusion.

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LA FORGE: Deflector power
approaching maximum limits.

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Energy discharge in six seconds.

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<i>WORF:
Firing, sir.</i>

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- The Borg ship is undamaged.
- Impossible.

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COMPUTER: Warning. Warp-reactor
core primary coolant failure.

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Can't maintain it much longer,
commander.

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Warning. Exceeding
reaction-chamber thermal limit.

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- Cease fire.
- Shutting down warp engines.

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They couldn't have adapted
that quickly.

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The knowledge and experience
of the human, Picard,

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is part of us now.

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It has prepared us
for all possible courses of action.

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Your resistance is hopeless,
Number One.

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PICARD:
Space, the final frontier.

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These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.

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Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,

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to seek out new life
and new civilizations,

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to boldly go where no one
has gone before.

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RIKER:
First officer's log, stardate 44001.4.

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The Borg ship has resumed its course
toward Earth.

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We are unable to pursue,
pending repairs to the Enterprise.

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As we anticipated, the blast burned out
our main navigational deflector.

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We also have damage to our shields
and our reactor core.

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We should be back up
in eight to 12 hours, admiral.

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Well, we'll miss you at the party.

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The Enterprise will be there.

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Maybe a little late,
but we'll be there, sir.

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Your engagements
have given us valuable time.

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We've mobilized a fleet
of 40 starships at Wolf 359,

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and that's just for starters.

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The Klingons are sending warships.

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Hell, we've even thought of opening
communications with the Romulans.

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You realize, admiral, that
with the assistance of Captain Picard,

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the Borg will be ready
for your defenses.

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Lieutenant, a few years ago,

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I watched a freshman cadet
pass four upperclassmen

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on the last hill of a 40-kilometer run
at Delula ll.

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The damnedest thing I ever saw.

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The only freshman
to ever win the Academy marathon.

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I made it my business to get to know
that young fella

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and got to know him very, very well.

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And I'll tell you something:

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I never met anyone
with more drive, determination,

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or more courage
than Jean-Luc Picard.

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And there is no way in hell
that he would assist the Borg.

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I want that clear.

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Of course, admiral.

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He is a casualty of war.

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Then we have abandoned
all hope of recovering him.

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In less than 24 hours,

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this armada's going to hit that Borg
vessel with everything we can muster.

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Either they survive or we do.

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As for Picard,

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a great man has been lost.

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Your captain. My friend.

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Commander Riker,

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I hereby promote you
to the field commission of captain.

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The Enterprise is your ship now.
Congratulations.

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I wish the circumstances
were different.

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Likewise. Good luck, admiral.

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To us all.

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And Mr. Crusher suggests
we might design a chip

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that would automatically
retune the phasers

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to a random setting
after each discharge.

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- Engineering.
- That would be a great advantage.

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We should also see
if there's some way

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that we can neutralize
their force fields.

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We've gotta let them know
that we can adapt too, Mr. Worf.

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We're no longer
just fighting the Borg,

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we're fighting the life experience
they've stolen from Captain Picard.

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Now, how the hell
do we defeat an enemy

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that knows us
better than we know ourselves?

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The Borg have neither
honor nor courage.

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- That is our greatest advantage.
- I hope it's enough.

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Accelerator coils
are responding normally.

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Excellent. Forward shields
at 58 percent, aft shields...

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- Sensors must be down.
SHELBY: Checking.

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Sensors are fine. No.

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Aft shields have completely failed.
Damn it!

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Auxiliary generators are out again.

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Just the man I need.

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We're having some problems
with the aft shields,

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generators going on- and off-line.
I could really use your help, Worf.

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How soon do we
get under way, Geordi?

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Still a couple of hours.
Commander Shelby can fill you in.

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The main navigational deflector
is functional again.

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Sherbourne and Barclay are running
the final testing sequence now.

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The warp-reactor core?

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Reconstruction is proceeding normally.
It's slow work.

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If we can nail down this
shield-generator problem...

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I agree with La Forge.

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We'll be back at operating capacity
in two to three hours.

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Good.

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Anything else, sir?

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Yes. You did a good job
on the Borg ship.

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I didn't get Picard.

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You stopped them.
You gave us our shot.

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- Sir, I-
- Commander,

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we don't have to like each other
to work well together.

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As a matter of fact, I'd like you
to continue to keep me on my toes.

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Some might define that
as the role of a first officer.

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Damn. You are ambitious,
aren't you, Shelby?

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Captain Riker,
based on our past relationship,

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there's no reason for me to expect
to become your first officer,

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except that you need me.

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I know how to get things done
and I have the expertise in the Borg.

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And you have a lot to learn,
commander.

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Yes, sir.

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Almost as much as I had to learn

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when I came on board
as Captain Picard's first officer,

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a fact he reminded me of

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when I commented on
what a pain in the neck you are.

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Yes, sir.

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DATA [OVER PA]: Data to Riker.
Message from Starfleet, captain.

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Go ahead, Data.

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Starfleet reports it has engaged
the Borg at Wolf 359, sir.

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Admiral Hanson
on subspace, captain.

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On-screen.

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Admiral?

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The fight does not go well,
Enterprise.

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We're attempting to withdraw
and regroup.

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Rendezvous with fleet...

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RIKER:
Captain's log, stardate 44002.3.

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Repairs are complete
and the Enterprise is warping

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to rendezvous with Starfleet
at Wolf 359.

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Communications from the
site of battle have been cut off,

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possibly due to Borg interference.

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Lieutenant Worf, everyone
in this room shares my respect

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for your service to this ship.

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But right now,
I need your experience at tactical.

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Commander Data, I realize
your very nature omits ambition.

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Nevertheless, I want you to know

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I seriously considered you
as first officer.

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Thank you, sir.

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But this is not the time for change.

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I need all of you where you are.

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Where Captain Picard
always relied on you.

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I have been, reluctantly,

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forced to conclude
that Commander Shelby,

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our expert on the Borg, is an
ideal choice at this time for first officer.

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Based on our latest communication,

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we can assume that the Borg
survived the fleet's attack.

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Your thoughts
on our next encounter?

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What about the heavy-graviton beam
we were talking about?

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I've gone over it four times.

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The local-field distortion just wouldn't
be strong enough to incapacitate them.

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Dr. Crusher and I have been
working on an interesting premise.

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With our recent experience
in nanotechnology,

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we might be able to introduce
destructive nanites into the Borg.

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- Nanites?
DATA: Robots.

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Small enough to enter living cells.

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How long would it take
to execute that?

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That's the problem.
Two to three weeks.

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In two or three weeks, nanites
may be all that's left of the Federation.

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We have the new phaser adapters.

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Maybe, in concert
with the photon torpedoes,

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we can slow them down.

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I'm sure Captain Picard
would have something meaningful

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and inspirational to say right now.

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To tell you the truth, I wish he was
here, because I'd like to hear it too.

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I know how difficult this transition
has been for all of you.

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I can take over for him,

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but I could never replace
Captain Picard, nor would I ever try.

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Whatever the outcome,

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I'm sure our efforts in the coming
battle will justify his faith in all of us.

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Dismissed.

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What would you do?

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[DOOR CHIMES]

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Come.

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- May I speak to you, captain?
- Actually, Guinan, I--

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You know, Picard and I
used to talk every now and then,

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when one of us needed to.

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I guess I'm just used to
having the captain's ear.

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What's on your mind?

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I've heard a lot of people talking
down in Ten-Forward.

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They expect to be dead
in the next day or so.

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They trust you, they like you,

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but they don't believe
anyone can save them.

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I'm not sure anyone can.

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When a man is convinced
he's going to die tomorrow,

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he'll probably find a way
to make it happen.

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The only one
who can turn this around is you.

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I'll do the best I can.

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You're gonna have to do something
you don't want to do:

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You have to let go of Picard.

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Maybe you haven't heard.
I tried to kill him yesterday.

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You tried to Kill
whatever that is on the Borg ship,

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not Picard.

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Picard is still here with us.
In this room.

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If he had died, it would be easier.
But he didn't.

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They took him from us,
a piece at a time.

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Did he ever tell you
why we're so close?

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- No.
- Oh.

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Then let me just say that
our relationship is beyond friendship.

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Beyond family.

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And I will let him go.
And you must do the same.

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There can only be one captain.

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It's not that simple.

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This was his crew.
He wrote the book on this ship.

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If the Borg know
everything he knows,

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it's time to throw that book away.

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You must let him go, Riker.

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It's the only way to beat him.

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The only way to save him.

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And that is now your chair,

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captain.

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[INTERCOM BEEPS]

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WESLEY: We are now approaching
the Wolf System, captain.

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On my way.

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Slow to impulse.

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Take us to the battle coordinates,
Mr. Crusher.

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Yellow alert.

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Sensors are picking up
several vessels, captain.

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The fleet?

245
00:17:05,942 --> 00:17:09,779
No active subspace fields,
negligible power readings.

246
00:17:09,946 --> 00:17:12,031
- Life signs?
- Negative, sir.

247
00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:15,535
- Visual contact.
- On-screen.

248
00:17:34,971 --> 00:17:37,014
SHELBY:
The Tolstoy.

249
00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:39,934
The Kyushu.

250
00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:42,937
The Melbourne.

251
00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:14,218
Sir, sensors are picking up
unusually strong eddy currents,

252
00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,887
bearing 200, mark 211.

253
00:18:17,054 --> 00:18:18,431
Data, analysis?

254
00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:21,058
It could indicate
the course of the Borg ship, sir.

255
00:18:21,267 --> 00:18:24,061
Ensign Crusher, set in a course
that follows those currents.

256
00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:25,938
Commander Shelby,
prepare to initiate your plan

257
00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:28,149
to separate the saucer section
when we find the Borg.

258
00:18:28,357 --> 00:18:31,068
Sir, I must remind you that Captain
Picard was briefed on that plan.

259
00:18:31,235 --> 00:18:34,322
- The Borg will be prepared for it.
- I'm aware of that, commander.

260
00:18:34,530 --> 00:18:36,866
In fact, I'm counting on it.

261
00:18:37,408 --> 00:18:39,744
Crusher, Cartaino, Gleason,
report to the Battle Bridge.

262
00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:45,625
Mr. Data, Mr. Worf,
I have a special mission for you.

263
00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:07,980
RIKER:
Locutus of Borg,

264
00:19:08,189 --> 00:19:12,193
this is Captain William T. Riker
of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

265
00:19:12,401 --> 00:19:16,447
- You may speak.
- We wish to end the hostilities.

266
00:19:16,947 --> 00:19:20,368
Then you must
unconditionally surrender.

267
00:19:20,576 --> 00:19:23,746
We are prepared to meet
to discuss your terms.

268
00:19:23,913 --> 00:19:28,459
<i>It is unlikely you are prepared
to discuss terms.</i>

269
00:19:28,668 --> 00:19:33,964
It is more likely
that this is an attempt at deception.

270
00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:36,258
Come, now, Locutus.

271
00:19:36,509 --> 00:19:40,596
If Picard's knowledge and experience
is part of you,

272
00:19:40,805 --> 00:19:43,349
then you know
that I've never lied to him.

273
00:19:44,308 --> 00:19:47,895
You should also implicitly trust me,
is that not so?

274
00:19:49,563 --> 00:19:51,857
Picard implicitly trusted you.

275
00:19:52,149 --> 00:19:55,820
Then trust me now.
Meet to discuss your terms.

276
00:19:55,986 --> 00:20:00,950
Discussion is irrelevant.
There are no terms.

277
00:20:01,325 --> 00:20:06,914
You will disarm all your weapons
and escort us to Sector 001,

278
00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:10,918
where we will begin assimilating
your culture and techno--

279
00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:14,171
Mr. Gleason, can you pinpoint
the source of the Borg transmission?

280
00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:16,424
I can put you
within 30 meters of it, sir.

281
00:20:16,590 --> 00:20:17,842
O'Brien, report.

282
00:20:19,552 --> 00:20:22,012
The Borg have adapted
their electromagnetic field

283
00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,098
to prevent
main transporter function, sir.

284
00:20:24,306 --> 00:20:26,559
RIKER:
As expected. Mr. Data, Mr. Worf.

285
00:20:26,767 --> 00:20:28,060
Proceed as we discussed.

286
00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:29,895
Aye, captain.

287
00:20:30,813 --> 00:20:31,939
Channel open, sir.

288
00:20:32,148 --> 00:20:34,859
We would like time
to prepare our people for assimilation.

289
00:20:35,025 --> 00:20:37,528
Preparation is irrelevant.

290
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:41,949
Your people will be assimilated
as easily as Picard has been.

291
00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:47,037
Your attempt at a delay
will not be successful, Number One.

292
00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:49,874
We will proceed to Earth.

293
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:54,628
And if you attempt to intervene,
we will destroy you.

294
00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:59,842
Then take your best shot, Locutus,
because we are about to intervene.

295
00:21:00,718 --> 00:21:01,761
GLEASON:
Channel closed.

296
00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,972
Reset subspace communications.
Scrambler code Riker One.

297
00:21:05,181 --> 00:21:07,475
Scrambler code Riker One,
acknowledged.

298
00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:10,060
- Shelby, report.
- Ready for separation.

299
00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:11,896
Make it so.

300
00:21:12,062 --> 00:21:14,106
Order subsequence initiated.

301
00:21:21,405 --> 00:21:24,700
Docking latches clear,
separation complete.

302
00:21:24,992 --> 00:21:27,953
Saucer velocity 100 meters
per second and increasing, sir.

303
00:21:28,162 --> 00:21:31,457
- Open fire, all weapons.
- Fire.

304
00:21:42,843 --> 00:21:44,970
Borg tractor beam
attempting to lock on, sir.

305
00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:48,015
Evasive maneuvers,
pattern Riker Alpha.

306
00:21:48,557 --> 00:21:50,476
Riker Alpha, confirmed.

307
00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,650
They're ignoring
the saucer section completely.

308
00:21:59,068 --> 00:22:01,278
Just as you should, captain.

309
00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:06,242
- Ensign, evasive pattern Riker Beta.
- Riker Beta, confirmed.

310
00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:08,160
Proceed to second phase,
Commander Shelby.

311
00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:11,163
Acknowledged.
Fire antimatter spread.

312
00:22:23,050 --> 00:22:25,010
Shuttle launch sequence confirmed.

313
00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:29,348
Departing Enterprise
in exactly three seconds.

314
00:22:52,746 --> 00:22:55,374
The Borg tractor beam has moved
toward the antimatter spread.

315
00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:58,544
They might be picking up
the engine ionization from the shuttle.

316
00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:01,839
Data, cut your engines.
Take her in unpowered.

317
00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:08,846
Shuttle has penetrated
the Borg electromagnetic field.

318
00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:10,764
RIKER:
Understood.

319
00:23:14,101 --> 00:23:16,437
The shuttle escape transporter
should provide enough power

320
00:23:16,604 --> 00:23:18,939
to beam us onto the Borg ship
from here, sir.

321
00:23:19,148 --> 00:23:20,149
Proceed.

322
00:24:16,956 --> 00:24:19,833
[GRUNTING]

323
00:24:23,504 --> 00:24:24,922
WORF:
Data!

324
00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:30,761
[POWERS DOWN]

325
00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:43,315
[COMMUNICATOR BEEPS]

326
00:24:43,649 --> 00:24:45,192
Mission accomplished.
We have him.

327
00:24:45,401 --> 00:24:47,736
Firing shuttle thrusters.

328
00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,951
WESLEY:
They're clear of the Borg field, sir.

329
00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:56,328
Beam them out of there,
Mr. O'Brien.

330
00:24:56,870 --> 00:24:58,497
Locked in.

331
00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:11,427
Transport successful, sir.

332
00:25:29,987 --> 00:25:32,489
Captain, we've sustained damage
to the impulse drive.

333
00:25:32,698 --> 00:25:34,158
The saucer section is disabled.

334
00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:37,619
Reading subspace-field fluctuations
from the Borg ship.

335
00:25:37,786 --> 00:25:39,747
Looks like they're getting ready
to increase power.

336
00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:41,999
- Stand by, Mr. La Forge.
LA FORGE: Aye, sir.

337
00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:45,210
The saucer section's a sitting duck.

338
00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,838
Prepare to draw their fire.

339
00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:51,300
Captain, the Borg ship
is moving away.

340
00:25:54,762 --> 00:25:56,847
It's resuming its course
towards Earth, sir.

341
00:25:57,014 --> 00:26:01,560
Rendezvous with the saucer section.
Lay in a course of pursuit.

342
00:26:04,980 --> 00:26:07,649
There is extensive infiltration
of the microcircuit fibers

343
00:26:07,816 --> 00:26:08,859
into the surrounding tissue.

344
00:26:09,026 --> 00:26:11,487
- His DNA is being rewritten.
- Can you revive him?

345
00:26:11,695 --> 00:26:12,946
I'd like more time

346
00:26:13,113 --> 00:26:15,699
to study the structural changes
on the motor pathways.

347
00:26:15,866 --> 00:26:17,367
RIKER:
We don't have more time, doctor.

348
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:21,038
Once he was wired into the Borg,
they knew everything that he knew.

349
00:26:21,246 --> 00:26:23,499
I just hope it goes both ways.

350
00:26:23,665 --> 00:26:24,750
If we're lucky,

351
00:26:24,958 --> 00:26:27,503
he had access to everything
we need to know about them.

352
00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:30,422
Especially their vulnerabilities.

353
00:26:38,472 --> 00:26:40,265
Jean-Luc?

354
00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:42,726
It's Beverly. Can you hear me?

355
00:26:48,315 --> 00:26:50,025
Beverly.

356
00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:52,569
Crusher, doctor.

357
00:26:54,071 --> 00:26:57,950
Yes. Don't try to move.

358
00:26:59,284 --> 00:27:03,539
- I am on board the Enterprise.
- That's right.

359
00:27:09,378 --> 00:27:11,130
A futile maneuver.

360
00:27:11,338 --> 00:27:14,258
Incorrect strategy, Number One.

361
00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:19,930
To risk your crew and ship
to retrieve only one man.

362
00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:22,933
Picard would never have approved.

363
00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:30,983
You underestimate us if you believe
this abduction is any concern.

364
00:27:34,945 --> 00:27:39,950
There is no need for apprehension.
I intend no harm.

365
00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:42,578
No harm.

366
00:27:43,912 --> 00:27:49,001
I will continue aboard this ship
to speak for the Borg,

367
00:27:49,168 --> 00:27:55,048
while they continue without further
diversion to Sector 001,

368
00:27:55,257 --> 00:27:59,136
where they will force
your unconditional surrender.

369
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,979
Using multimodal reflection sorting,

370
00:28:09,146 --> 00:28:12,649
I have been able to detect
a complex series of subspace signals

371
00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:14,902
between Locutus and the Borg ship.

372
00:28:15,068 --> 00:28:16,820
That's how they're controlling him?

373
00:28:16,987 --> 00:28:19,364
It is not just a matter
of control, doctor.

374
00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:22,284
The signals are interactive
across a subspace domain

375
00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:24,745
similar to that of a transporter beam.

376
00:28:24,953 --> 00:28:27,289
I would hypothesize
that these frequencies

377
00:28:27,497 --> 00:28:30,000
form the basis of the Borg's
collective consciousness.

378
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:32,419
- Can't we block them?
- Possibly.

379
00:28:32,586 --> 00:28:34,463
But as you may recall,
on several occasions,

380
00:28:34,630 --> 00:28:38,050
we have witnessed the Borg removing
key circuits from injured comrades,

381
00:28:38,258 --> 00:28:40,427
no doubt separating them
from the group consciousness.

382
00:28:40,636 --> 00:28:43,263
The injured Borg
immediately self-destructed.

383
00:28:43,472 --> 00:28:44,556
That is correct, sir.

384
00:28:44,765 --> 00:28:47,476
Cutting the link to Locutus
might be fatal to the captain.

385
00:28:49,102 --> 00:28:53,315
We have to find a way to reach him.
We must know what he knows.

386
00:28:53,523 --> 00:28:55,234
Without these interactive signals,

387
00:28:55,442 --> 00:28:59,154
it would only be a matter
of microsurgery. I could do it.

388
00:28:59,363 --> 00:29:01,740
But as long as these Borg implants
are functioning,

389
00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:05,577
there's no way I can separate
the man from the machine.

390
00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:11,291
Then perhaps there is a way
I can access the machine, doctor.

391
00:29:22,511 --> 00:29:26,265
Worf.
Klingon species, a warrior race.

392
00:29:26,473 --> 00:29:32,020
- You, too, will be assimilated.
- The Klingon Empire will never yield.

393
00:29:32,187 --> 00:29:33,897
Why do you resist?

394
00:29:34,064 --> 00:29:37,943
We only wish to raise quality of life
for all species.

395
00:29:38,151 --> 00:29:43,407
- I like my species the way it is.
- A narrow vision.

396
00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:46,660
You will become one with the Borg.

397
00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,206
You will all become one
with the Borg.

398
00:29:52,374 --> 00:29:57,754
The android, Data.
Primitive artificial organism.

399
00:29:57,963 --> 00:30:01,091
You will be obsolete
in the new order.

400
00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:05,095
Take him to your lab, Data.

401
00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:07,639
[INTERCOM BEEPS]

402
00:30:07,806 --> 00:30:09,224
SHELBY: Shelby to Riker.
- Go ahead.

403
00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:12,269
Captain, the Borg
have entered Sector 001.

404
00:30:26,908 --> 00:30:28,744
SHELBY: The Borg have dropped
out of warp, sir.

405
00:30:28,952 --> 00:30:30,912
Jupiter Outpost 92
reported visual contact

406
00:30:31,079 --> 00:30:32,831
at 1200 hours, 13 minutes.

407
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,541
- Planetary defenses?
- Responding.

408
00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:35,792
No reports on effectiveness,

409
00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:37,878
but I really can't believe
that against the Borg...

410
00:30:38,045 --> 00:30:40,672
Ensign Crusher, at their current speed,
when will they reach Earth?

411
00:30:41,590 --> 00:30:44,676
- Twenty-seven minutes.
- The soonest we could intercept?

412
00:30:47,095 --> 00:30:48,263
Forty-two minutes, sir.

413
00:30:49,222 --> 00:30:52,142
Riker to Data. What's your status?

414
00:30:52,434 --> 00:30:55,896
The initial cybernetic connection into
Captain Picard's neural net pathways

415
00:30:56,063 --> 00:30:57,147
has been established.

416
00:30:57,356 --> 00:30:59,816
Mr. O'Brien is ready
to process the Borg signal

417
00:30:59,983 --> 00:31:01,902
through the transport-pattern buffer.

418
00:31:02,069 --> 00:31:04,821
Make it so. With dispatch, Mr. Data.

419
00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:08,617
Proceeding immediately, sir.
Data out.

420
00:31:23,757 --> 00:31:26,968
DATA: The neural link will be
established in three stages.

421
00:31:27,135 --> 00:31:31,306
Doctor, I suggest you closely observe
Captain Picard's life signs,

422
00:31:31,515 --> 00:31:36,269
while at each stage Chief O'Brien
monitors my positronic-matrix activity.

423
00:31:36,478 --> 00:31:39,773
Counselor, hopefully
you will be able to determine

424
00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:42,067
whether I am reaching
Captain Picard.

425
00:31:42,275 --> 00:31:44,569
At what point should I shut it down
if there's a problem?

426
00:31:46,613 --> 00:31:48,532
I do not know.

427
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:50,617
I have never done this before.

428
00:31:51,701 --> 00:31:55,038
Initiating first neural link.

429
00:31:56,331 --> 00:31:59,126
The captain's vital signs are stable.

430
00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:03,463
O'BRIEN:
Positronic activity unchanged.

431
00:32:05,674 --> 00:32:08,718
First neural connection is confirmed.

432
00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:13,932
I cannot report any significant access
to the Borg consciousness.

433
00:32:35,036 --> 00:32:36,037
It is confirmed.

434
00:32:36,246 --> 00:32:39,583
The Borg have broken through
the Mars defense perimeter.

435
00:32:39,916 --> 00:32:42,043
Enterprise now approaching
Terran System, sir.

436
00:32:42,252 --> 00:32:45,172
Slow to impulse. Time to intercept?

437
00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:48,550
Twenty-three minutes,
14 seconds, sir.

438
00:32:55,807 --> 00:32:59,060
Second neural connection
is confirmed.

439
00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:03,064
I still cannot report
any significant access.

440
00:33:03,356 --> 00:33:05,901
Proceeding with the final link.

441
00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:13,533
CRUSHER: Significant increase
in premotor-area

442
00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:17,787
and hypothalamus activity.
His heartbeat is accelerating rapidly.

443
00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:21,416
Sir, your submicron-matrix activity
is increasing exponentially.

444
00:33:22,459 --> 00:33:24,836
Neural connections complete.

445
00:33:25,003 --> 00:33:29,216
I have access
to the Borg subspace signals.

446
00:33:29,758 --> 00:33:31,593
Processing.

447
00:33:32,761 --> 00:33:34,763
- Processing.
- Data.

448
00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:38,266
Stand by. Processing.

449
00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,229
Processing.

450
00:33:48,318 --> 00:33:49,361
Fascinating.

451
00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:53,615
The Borg group consciousness
is divided into subcommands

452
00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:56,535
necessary to carry out all functions:

453
00:33:56,993 --> 00:34:01,081
Defense, communication,
navigation.

454
00:34:01,790 --> 00:34:03,166
They are all controlled

455
00:34:03,875 --> 00:34:06,378
by a root command
implanted into each--

456
00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:11,299
[GASPS]

457
00:34:14,761 --> 00:34:16,471
[GRUNTS]

458
00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:39,286
CRUSHER: Data, I'm picking up
increased neural activity

459
00:34:39,452 --> 00:34:43,915
in Captain Picard, localized
in the prefrontal and parietal lobes.

460
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,209
The Borg might be trying
to terminate their link with him.

461
00:34:52,507 --> 00:34:56,928
Negative. The subspace signal
configuration is unchanged.

462
00:34:57,137 --> 00:35:00,348
What is causing the increased
neural activity is unclear.

463
00:35:00,557 --> 00:35:05,353
No, it's not. It's him, it's Picard.

464
00:35:11,276 --> 00:35:12,402
[COMMUNICATOR BEEPS]

465
00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:13,653
Troi to Bridge.

466
00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:16,990
Data has made first contact
with Captain Picard.

467
00:35:17,157 --> 00:35:18,825
Can you communicate
with him, Data?

468
00:35:19,034 --> 00:35:22,912
I have been unable to create a neural
path around the Borg implants, sir.

469
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:27,709
It is Captain Picard himself who has
somehow managed to initiate contact.

470
00:35:28,043 --> 00:35:30,712
Sir, the Borg have halted
their approach to Earth.

471
00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:32,714
I think we got their attention.

472
00:35:32,922 --> 00:35:36,051
- Time to intercept?
- Two minutes, four seconds, sir.

473
00:35:36,217 --> 00:35:38,053
They're worried.

474
00:35:38,345 --> 00:35:40,555
They're worried because
we have access to Picard.

475
00:35:40,764 --> 00:35:43,850
Mr. Data, we have two minutes
to figure out what we can do with it.

476
00:35:44,017 --> 00:35:46,269
Sir, it is clear the Borg
are either unwilling

477
00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:50,106
or unable to terminate
their subspace links.

478
00:35:50,315 --> 00:35:54,486
That may be their Achilles' heel,
captain: their interdependency.

479
00:35:54,861 --> 00:35:55,945
What do you mean, doctor?

480
00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:58,698
He's part of their
collective consciousness now.

481
00:35:58,865 --> 00:36:01,242
Cutting him off would be like
asking one of us

482
00:36:01,451 --> 00:36:02,869
to disconnect an arm or a foot.

483
00:36:03,036 --> 00:36:04,537
We can't do it.

484
00:36:04,704 --> 00:36:06,998
They operate as a single mind.

485
00:36:07,207 --> 00:36:10,168
If one of them jumps off a cliff,
they all jump off?

486
00:36:10,377 --> 00:36:12,545
Data, is it possible
to plant a command

487
00:36:12,754 --> 00:36:14,339
into the Borg
collective consciousness?

488
00:36:14,547 --> 00:36:16,424
It is conceivable, sir.

489
00:36:16,633 --> 00:36:20,011
But it would require altering
the pathway from the root command

490
00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:22,055
to affect all iterative branch points
in the--

491
00:36:22,222 --> 00:36:24,057
Make every effort, Mr. Data.

492
00:36:24,265 --> 00:36:27,477
Sir, what command
shall I attempt to plant?

493
00:36:27,977 --> 00:36:32,649
Something straightforward,
like "Disarm your weapon systems."

494
00:36:32,857 --> 00:36:35,985
- Visual contact with the Borg.
- On-screen.

495
00:36:36,903 --> 00:36:37,946
RIKER:
Magnify.

496
00:36:39,406 --> 00:36:41,991
Sensors reading increased
power generation from the Borg.

497
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,368
Red alert.

498
00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:44,536
[ALARM WAILING]

499
00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:46,955
- Load all torpedo bays, ready phasers.
- Aye, captain.

500
00:36:47,163 --> 00:36:49,416
Status of Borg weapons.

501
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:52,293
- Weapon systems are fully charged.
- Data?

502
00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:55,296
Attempting to reroute
subcommand paths, captain.

503
00:36:55,505 --> 00:36:58,883
Defense systems
are protected by access barriers.

504
00:37:02,470 --> 00:37:03,888
[EXPLOSIONS]

505
00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:06,182
Borg attempting
to lock on tractor beam.

506
00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:08,852
Rotate shield frequencies.
Data, report.

507
00:37:09,018 --> 00:37:12,856
I am unable to penetrate defense
systems command structure, captain.

508
00:37:13,022 --> 00:37:14,107
Try the power systems, Data.

509
00:37:14,315 --> 00:37:15,942
See if you can get them
to power down.

510
00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:17,110
DATA:
Acknowledged.

511
00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:20,113
Attempting new
power-subcommand path.

512
00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:21,614
[EXPLOSION]

513
00:37:21,781 --> 00:37:25,910
Shields have failed.
They've locked on, sir.

514
00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:29,873
- They're pulling us in.
- Fire all weapons.

515
00:37:36,921 --> 00:37:40,508
I cannot penetrate Borg
power-subcommand structure, sir.

516
00:37:40,717 --> 00:37:43,052
All critical subcommands
are protected, captain.

517
00:37:43,219 --> 00:37:44,220
Then it's over.

518
00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:47,640
Mr. Crusher, ready a collision course
with the Borg ship.

519
00:37:49,434 --> 00:37:50,935
You heard me, a collision course.

520
00:37:51,978 --> 00:37:53,438
Yes, sir.

521
00:37:53,646 --> 00:37:56,483
Mr. La Forge,
prepare to go to warp power.

522
00:37:56,691 --> 00:37:57,776
LA FORGE:
Aye, sir.

523
00:37:59,736 --> 00:38:01,404
Sleep.

524
00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:06,034
He's regaining consciousness.

525
00:38:06,242 --> 00:38:07,869
Sleep.

526
00:38:08,036 --> 00:38:11,122
It's Captain Picard speaking,
not Locutus.

527
00:38:11,456 --> 00:38:14,125
Sleep, Data.

528
00:38:14,501 --> 00:38:18,171
- He's exhausted.
- Yes, doctor.

529
00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:20,882
But if I may make a supposition,

530
00:38:21,049 --> 00:38:25,595
I do not believe his message
was intended to express fatigue,

531
00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,806
but to suggest a course of action.

532
00:38:35,104 --> 00:38:36,981
Borg cutting beam activated.

533
00:38:37,982 --> 00:38:38,983
Mr. Crusher.

534
00:38:41,945 --> 00:38:44,572
- Enga--
DATA: Data to Bridge. Stand by.

535
00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:46,783
Stand by, all stations.

536
00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:51,037
I am attempting to penetrate the Borg
regenerative-subcommand path.

537
00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:54,874
It is a low-priority system,
and may be accessible.

538
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,339
COMPUTER:
Warning. Outer-hull breach.

539
00:39:01,548 --> 00:39:03,466
Sir, shall I execute
evacuation sequence?

540
00:39:03,925 --> 00:39:06,511
Negative, Mr. Worf.
Mr. Data, your final report.

541
00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:08,847
DATA: Stand by.
- I can't, Mr. Data.

542
00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,099
COMPUTER: Warning.
Inner-hull failure imminent

543
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:14,936
on decks 23, 24 and 25.

544
00:39:15,144 --> 00:39:17,772
Decompression danger.

545
00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:35,039
Mr. Data, what the hell happened?

546
00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:39,335
I successfully planted a command
into the Borg collective consciousness.

547
00:39:39,544 --> 00:39:42,881
It misdirected them to believe
it was time to regenerate.

548
00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:46,259
In effect, I put them all to sleep.

549
00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:50,013
To sleep?

550
00:39:51,014 --> 00:39:52,557
DATA:
Yes, sir.

551
00:39:54,601 --> 00:39:56,060
Status of Borg power drive?

552
00:39:58,771 --> 00:39:59,772
Minimal power.

553
00:39:59,939 --> 00:40:01,149
Electromagnetic field?

554
00:40:04,861 --> 00:40:05,862
Nonexistent.

555
00:40:08,031 --> 00:40:09,282
Commander Shelby,
take an away team

556
00:40:09,490 --> 00:40:12,493
and confirm
that the Borg are asleep.

557
00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:14,913
Delighted, sir.

558
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,042
Mr. Worf.

559
00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:42,857
Shelby to Enterprise. It's true.

560
00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:44,901
They're all in a regeneration mode.

561
00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:46,402
They're dormant, sir.

562
00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:48,988
Any indication to how long
we can keep them like this?

563
00:40:49,155 --> 00:40:50,782
Checking.

564
00:40:52,200 --> 00:40:55,453
Tricorder readings
are fluctuating rapidly, commander.

565
00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:57,121
Shelby to Enterprise.

566
00:40:57,330 --> 00:40:59,415
There are indications here
that their entire power net's

567
00:40:59,624 --> 00:41:01,584
about to feed back on itself.

568
00:41:01,793 --> 00:41:03,878
I'd say we're looking at
a self-destruct sequence

569
00:41:04,087 --> 00:41:05,380
activated by the Borg's malfunction.

570
00:41:05,588 --> 00:41:07,048
Do you want us
to attempt to disarm it?

571
00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:09,968
Stand by.

572
00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:11,970
There's no way to know

573
00:41:12,136 --> 00:41:14,222
what the destruction of the Borg ship
will do to him.

574
00:41:14,806 --> 00:41:16,557
DATA: We should also consider
the advantages

575
00:41:16,766 --> 00:41:19,102
of further examination
of the Borg and their vessel, sir.

576
00:41:22,021 --> 00:41:25,692
I don't think so. Data, separate
yourself from Captain Picard.

577
00:41:25,858 --> 00:41:26,985
Away team, get yourselves home.

578
00:41:27,151 --> 00:41:30,279
Mr. Crusher, upon their return,
move us to a safe position.

579
00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:31,656
WESLEY:
Aye, sir.

580
00:41:56,097 --> 00:41:57,849
Life signs are stable.

581
00:41:58,016 --> 00:42:02,895
The DNA around the microcircuit-fiber
implants is returning to normal.

582
00:42:04,772 --> 00:42:06,024
How do you feel?

583
00:42:09,652 --> 00:42:11,779
Almost human,

584
00:42:12,321 --> 00:42:16,200
with just a bit of a headache.

585
00:42:16,409 --> 00:42:17,618
We'll get you to Sickbay.

586
00:42:17,827 --> 00:42:20,455
We won't have any trouble
getting those implants out now.

587
00:42:21,914 --> 00:42:23,374
How much do you remember?

588
00:42:26,919 --> 00:42:28,880
Everything.

589
00:42:30,048 --> 00:42:33,634
Including some brilliantly
unorthodox strategy

590
00:42:33,843 --> 00:42:38,014
from a former first officer of mine.

591
00:42:49,442 --> 00:42:51,069
And Earth Station McKinley
has advised

592
00:42:51,277 --> 00:42:53,529
that they're ready to begin
refitting the Enterprise.

593
00:42:53,696 --> 00:42:55,073
Have they estimated
time for repairs?

594
00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:56,365
Five or six weeks.

595
00:42:56,532 --> 00:42:57,533
[DOOR CHIMES]

596
00:42:57,700 --> 00:42:59,035
BOTH:
Come.

597
00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:04,373
Request permission
to disembark, sir.

598
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:09,962
Permission granted.

599
00:43:11,089 --> 00:43:13,257
They picked a fine officer
for the task force, commander.

600
00:43:13,466 --> 00:43:16,177
We'll have the fleet back up
in less than a year.

601
00:43:16,969 --> 00:43:20,389
I imagine you'll have your choice
of any Starfleet command, sir.

602
00:43:22,892 --> 00:43:25,520
Everyone is so concerned
about my next job.

603
00:43:25,728 --> 00:43:28,106
With all due respect,
commander, sir,

604
00:43:28,981 --> 00:43:32,985
my career plans are my own business,
and no one else's.

605
00:43:33,152 --> 00:43:35,988
But it's nice to know
I'll have a few options.

606
00:43:36,155 --> 00:43:39,492
I hope I have the fortune
of serving with you again, sir.

607
00:43:42,411 --> 00:43:43,454
Captain.

608
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:50,962
Course for Station McKinley
ready and laid in, sir.

609
00:43:51,170 --> 00:43:53,131
Make it so, Number One.