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Previously on Star
Trek: Discovery...

L'AK: That's my uncle.

Breen Primarch of
the sixth flight.

Erigah.

[grunts]

- Wait, why didn't you kill him?
- He raised me.

You want to hate me, fine.

I will not let anything
happen to Michael or you.

Why me?

Because you are just about
the only family I've got left.

Do you even know
what you're after?

Power beyond all comprehension.

If the Breen got a hold of that
power, it would be catastrophic.

We'll be long gone by then.

Hey, the Federation
can help you.

- Can they erase an Erigah?
- Moll!

You do not have
another play here.

[grunts]

This wasn't supposed to happen.

System shows it's
a Terran warp pod.

Two life signs,
sickbay equipment.

It's got to be a
life-support system.

It's Moll and L'ak.

BURNHAM: Commander,
can you grab them?

RAYNER [over comms]:
Damn it. Too late.

BURNHAM: What are these?

They're numbers in
ancient Halem'nese.

One for each of the five towers.

The vial had the same marks,
so the clue's in tower five.

It had a metal card attached

with some kind of
Betazoid text inscription.

Stamets is analyzing it so
we can see where to go next.

CHRISTOPHER [over comms]:
Excuse me, Captain?

We just got a
message from Fed HQ.

The USS Locherer just
found Moll and L'ak.

Admiral Vance requests that

we jump to their
location immediately.

MOLL: Special offer,
courier services,

limited time only.

[echoing]: Special
offer, courier services,

limited time only.

Special offer, courier services,

limited time only.

Special offer, courier services,

limited time only.

Special offer, courier services,

limited time only.

NHAN: It was broadcasting
from the pod on a loop.

Subspace frequency
Epsilon Nineteen.

BURNHAM: That is
a courier channel.

"Special offer"
is code for S.O.S.

So she was hoping a
courier would rescue them.

Luckily we got to them first.

Admiral Vance asked me to bring

a team aboard
Discovery to assist

- with security as you transfer them to Fed HQ.
- All right.

Glad to have you
with us, Commander.

Good to be back.

Moll had this stashed on
her when we pulled her out.

Dr. Vellek's diary. We already
have some of it on file,

but let's get started
translating the rest.

It'll tell us everything
we need to know

about the Progenitors' tech.

There's a Romulan on our team.

Secure area. It is off-limits.

Hey, come on. Hands
off the jacket.

Book. [Sighs] You are

not supposed to be here.

Yeah, uh, I heard Moll
and L'ak are beaming over.

Access is restricted.

No one in or out without
the admiral's okay.

They may know things we
don't about the clue trail

or what we'll find
at the end of it.

I've spent more time with
Moll than anyone, so maybe

I can get her to talk.

Report said she nearly
killed you on the Enterprise.

But she didn't.

So, lots of trust there.

- At least let me try.
- NHAN: Last time I saw you

also a personal situation

you fired on Discovery
with photon torpedoes

and set off an isolytic weapon.

And I've been working to
make things right ever since.

NHAN: That doesn't mean

- you're not a security risk.
- Look, Commander,

Book has been instrumental

in this mission so far.

[sighs]

If we need help during our
debrief, I'll find you.

He's a good man,

and I do trust him.

I know what he means to you.

That's why I went easy on him.

I'll be right back.

CULBER: We're almost
ready, Captain.

Beaming right into a bio
bed, not a good sign.

Well, L'ak is in bad shape.

It's a miracle he's
even still alive.

- And Moll?
- The Locherer reports she's

dehydrated, half starved,
but still kicking.

Literally. When we
tried to separate them,

she went ballistic.

I'm not surprised.

We're modifying the containment
field to hold them together.

Keeping them apart would only
put more stress on his system.

Okay.

Let's do this.

Captain Burnham to
the USS Locherer.

Ready for transfer.

MALE [over comms]:
Transporting now, Captain.

[grunts, gasps]

What are you doing?

I'm giving him
something for the pain,

and then I need to examine him.

We're gonna help him, Moll.

You did this to him.

- Fierce as a sa-te kru.
- Keep both eyes open.

- You know I will.
- [L'ak grunts]

Guards, step back.

[labored breathing]

[grunts]

A word, Captain?

L'ak is fading.

Some kind of vital organ
must have been hit, but

we don't know enough
about Breen physiology

to do much besides
ease his pain.

We have to do more.

Breen fugitive dying
in Federation custody,

this is politically
charged, to say the least.

Tell me you have a plan.

I did a deep dive into Dominion
War-era medical research.

There is some evidence
that the Breen

are capable of somatic
cell regeneration

in extreme cold, so we located

a captured Breen
refrigeration unit

in an old Fed HQ
storage manifest,

and we may be able to use
it to convert a bio bed

into a low-temperature ICU unit.

- It's a long shot.
- Do it.

I'll alert headquarters to
have it ready right now.

BURNHAM: Commander Asha,
bring us in for docking.

ASHA: I'm sorry, Captain,
they're asking us to hold.

BURNHAM: Wonder why.

Captain, we're receiving
a hail from Admiral Vance.

He's requesting to speak
with you before we dock.

Put him through.

Apparently, it's classified.

I'll meet him in my
ready room. Rayner,

you have the conn.

BURNHAM: Admiral.

I'm having the refrigeration
unit beamed over.

Moll and L'ak will
remain in your custody.

I thought we were
transferring them to you?

Change of plans.

Once you receive it,

I need you to jump immediately.

Get them as far away as you can.

Sir, what's happening?

- We received this.
- [electronic garble]

Breen.

We ran it through translation.

RUHN: Your Federation has
captured two fugitives

who have incurred an Erigah.

Be ready to hand them over
upon our imminent arrival.

Scans show a Breen dreadnaught

heading this way
at maximum warp.

President Rillak is at

a diplomatic summit
on Tellar Prime.

For her security,
she'll remain there.

All nonessential personnel
will shelter in quarters.

How did the Breen even
know we have them?

They must have intercepted

our communication
with the Locherer.

Goes without saying that handing
them over is not an option.

Can't allow the
Breen to become aware

of the Progenitors' technology.

So we jump away with Moll
and L'ak, and then what?

You just deny the
Federation has them?

By all means,
Captain, speak freely.

Apologies, Admiral.

To your point, the Breen
are too smart for games,

but having Moll
and L'ak elsewhere

will at least limit
the immediate risk

and force them to
consider how far

they're willing to push us

in order to fulfill this Erigah.

Well, with all due respect, sir,

we can't keep
moving indefinitely.

They will figure
it out eventually.

They'll start tracking
our jump signature.

They'll leave who knows
what kind of carnage

in their wake as they follow
us and keep following us.

Do you have an
alternative proposal?

Yeah, let Discovery stay.

Force them to deal
with us right now

and find a solution.

It'll come to that
eventually, anyway.

Fair enough.

All right, Discovery stays,

but Moll and L'ak will remain
on board, just in case.

Let's hope this works.

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[original Star Trek theme plays]

T'RINA: Admiral,
Captain, Commander,

thank you for coming so quickly.

President Rillak has delegated
me to lead negotiations

in her stead. In
preparation, I have reviewed

all records of past

diplomatic relations
with the Breen.

- Anything that can help us?
- T'RINA: There has been

no official contact
since before the Burn,

so recent intelligence
is limited.

We do know they have
experienced unrest

since the death
of their emperor.

Six primarchs are
currently at war

for control of the Imperium.

Do we know which one is coming?

- We do not.
- RAYNER: Doesn't matter.

All the Breen are the same.

The word "diplomacy"

is not even in their vocabulary.

Then we shall teach it to them.

That's more a pipe
dream than a tactic.

T'RINA: Do not equate a
desire for understanding

with lack of nerve.

This faction seeks power.

There must be
something we can offer

that they will perceive
as beneficial enough

to negate an Erigah.

An Erigah is a blood bounty.

If they need to start a war
to fulfill it, they will.

Let's not forget what
happened the last time.

Breen entered Federation space.

Starfleet was
caught flat-footed.

That's not gonna
happen this time.

I've called back some of
our ships as a deterrent,

we'll mount a
defense, if need be.

We just need to keep things calm

until backup arrives.

Something doesn't add up here.

They don't need to come
into Federation territory

to make this demand.

It's a risk for them, too.

Would they really do it
just to fulfill an Erigah?

You believe there is another
reason they want Moll and L'ak?

I think there could be.

As you've said before,

the most powerful weapon in
diplomacy is information.

We need more.

Captain Saru is currently
on a diplomatic mission

not far from Breen space.

In a recent report,

he noted that their
factional wars

stem from a succession dispute.

Competing claims from disparate
branches of the royal bloodline.

A primarch of the royal line

wouldn't need L'ak
for succession,

so what purpose would
he and Moll serve, then?

It doesn't matter.
None of it will matter

if they think they can take us.

My suggestion: We install

thoron emitters on the hull.
Used with duranium shadows,

it'll give the impression
that we're armed to the gills.

At least give them pause.

Or incite them to attack.

[scoffs, chuckles] So, what

we should just stick our necks
out on the chopping block?

- Commander Rayner, we're on the same team here.
- Yeah?

Am I the only one familiar
with the Romulan saying,

"Never turn your
back on a Breen"?

There is nothing to be gained
from xenophobic comments.

I'm not the xenophobic
one, Madam President.

To the Breen, genocide
is a necessity.

Their version of
a Prime Directive.

Commander, wait for me outside.

[scoffs]

[sighs]

Madam President, Admiral,

if Moll and L'ak
have information

that might be helpful, we
have to get it out of them

sooner rather than later.

I was with them on the ISS.

I got a sense of
how they operate.

I think I have a shot.

Then you better take it.

Thank you.

Captain.

Make sure to keep your
Number One in line.

Can't afford any missteps
when the Breen get here.

Understood. Madam President.

If Vance thinks a
defensive position

is anything short of an
invitation to be decimated...

Well, the admiral is doing the
best he can with what he has.

And he's as concerned as I am

about your ability
to handle this today.

Neither of you understand
what you're up against here.

But I suspect you do.

This seems personal, Rayner.

But if you have valuable
intel, you need to share it.

I already said
what I had to say.

I apologize for
the tone, Captain.

[indistinct
announcement over P.A.]

Dismissed.

Lieutenant Gallo, place
us on Yellow Alert.

All hands prepare for the
imminent arrival of the Breen.

- STAMETS: Hey, Tilly.
- Huh?

Wait, Tilly.

I-I was looking for
you at the science lab

and they said you were
taking a-a shuttle

to Fed HQ?

Yeah, if the Breen
are gonna attack,

my cadets are gonna need me.

We need you here.

Look, um,

this was attached to
the clue we retrieved

from the fifth
tower on Halem'no.

It's a Betazed logo,

and the text translates to
"the labyrinths of the mind."

So, if you and Adira could focus
on the meaning of that phrase,

then I can figure out the
properties of the metal.

Paul, why are we talking
about the clue right now?

The last time the Breen paid
a visit to the Federation,

they destroyed an entire city.

Which is exactly why we need
to keep focusing on this.

Look, the Mitchell is out there,

and their orders

are to stand by in case...

Well, in case they receive
an encrypted message from us.

You mean, in case we
can't compete the mission

because we're all dead.

This clue

is the most important thing
in the Federation right now.

We have to get the Progenitors'
power and keep it safe.

If the Breen or-or
someone else gets it...

And, honestly, Fed HQ
is the safest place

your cadets could be right now.

So

Can I let Adira know
you're on your way to help?

Yes.

Of course.

Dr. Culber, how's he doing?

Improving, slowly.

The blend of sub-zero
gasses promotes

a strong immune response
unique to the Breen.

Can I talk to him?

You can try.

The Breen are on their way.

They demand that we
hand you both over.

You must have foreseen

the possibility they
would intercept your SOS.

What was your plan?

Always been partial
to winging it.

On the ISS,

you said you were trying
to buy your way out

of the Erigah with the
Progenitors' power.

Is there anything else they
would accept as payment?

If there was,

we would have paid it.

A dreadnaught... the most
powerful warship class

in the entire Breen Imperium

is coming all the way to
Federation Headquarters

for your Erigah.

This primarch really
wants you. Why?

We could have let
you die out there.

Instead, we're risking
our lives to help you.

If you want to help
us, let us out of here.

Take our chances on our own.

With him in his condition?
You would have no chance.

Some things are
worse than death.

What's worse than death?

This conversation, for starters.

Primarch doesn't actually
plan to kill you, does he?

Who are you?

His child?

Sibling? Cousin?

What does he really
want with you?

Fine, I'll tell you what
he wants. The throne.

I'm guessing, somehow,
you can get it for him,

if he can have you
under his thumb again.

And for someone who
fought for their freedom

that would be worse
than death, wouldn't it?

Oh, it's you, isn't it?

You are the bloodline,
not the primarch.

He can't succeed without you.

Yeah.

Lucky me.

Direct descendent
of the emperor.

The scion of the Breen Imperium.

Makes me sick to even say it.

So do me a favor.

When my uncle gets here

spit in his face for me.

ZORA: I've found a match

for the phrase inscribed
upon the metal card.

Labyrinths of the Mind is the
title of a Betazoid manuscript,

written in 2371 by
a Dr. Marina Derex.

That's one of the
scientists who helped hide

the Progenitors'
tech. Uh, any chance

you can source us a copy?

Only a few thousand were
published in its time.

I don't see that any
remain available.

I'm sorry, there has
to be one somewhere.

Looking more closely, I don't
believe a copy will be helpful.

The punctuation of
the Betazed symbols

point to this being
the root text.

That is, the original
handwritten manuscript.

TILLY: The original manuscript?

Well, any chance
that still exists?

If it does,

I have no record of it.

Fantastic.

For a second there, I
thought we had a gimmie.

Uh, Zora, could you do a scan
of Starfleet personnel files

to see if there's
anyone with expertise

- on ancient manuscripts?
- Oh, that's a good idea.

Of course, Ensign. One moment.

- [chuckles]: What?
- Nothing, just...

Remember how scared you were to

be on the bridge when we went to
Halem'no? You did a great job.

I don't know about
that. [Chuckles]

No, you did.

And you're doing a
great job with this.

You're just... helping
us find the clue.

Just seems like, in general,

you're really finding your way,
and you shouldn't be afraid

to take on more, you know?

You have it in you.

- Well, thanks, Teach.
- [computer chimes]

I have found someone

with relevant experience.

Her curriculum vitae
lists prior employment

as a rare and
antiquarian bookseller.

Uh, who?

Commander Reno.

TILLY: Uh, Commander Reno, uh,

we could use your help.

If you can talk while I work.

This targeting matrix is screwy.

Got to have accurate weapons

if we start shooting
it out with the Breen.

Everyone seems to think
that's inevitable.

It's the whole
faceless-helmet vibe.

Truncheons. Jackboots.
Where's the nuance?

Yeah, so we're working
on the latest clue. Uh,

it points to a rare manuscript.

We were thinking since you
used to work with those, um...

Uh... I may have padded
my résumé with that one.

Truth is, I used to move

hard-to-find folios for a
shady antiquarian archivist.

Try saying that one
five times fast.

Uh, sorry, you were a smuggler?

I smuggled.

Had a lot of odd jobs

before I committed to Starfleet.

VIP shuttle pilot,

deep mercury welder, bartender

at a cozy little dive

on Ashalon Four.

I'm actually supposed to
pick up a guest shift tonight

at Red's Lounge.
You haven't lived

until you've tried
my Seven of Limes.

Wow, you really got around.

Uh, not... I'm
sor... Not like that.

Oh, yeah, like that.

All right, well, story
for another time. Um

we are looking for a
very specific manuscript.

It is a handwritten
Betazoid text

called Labyrinths of the Mind.

RENO: Never heard of it.

There's a lot of places

something like
that could end up.

Private collections, museums,

in a landfill.

We can't hit a dead end here.

Once we figure this out, it'll
take us to the final clue.

No, no, we'll figure
it out. Walk with me.

I've got shield emitters to
overhaul before the Breen...

CHRISTOPHER [on P.A.]:
Attention all personnel.

We are code one-alpha.
Code one-alpha.

Shit, they're here.

[booming]

FEMALE [over P.A.]:
Attention all personnel.

We are now at Yellow Alert.

- Repeat: We are at Yellow Alert.
- Madam President. Admiral.

That Breen ship... that's
the same ship that we saw

on the time-bug cycle.

The one that destroyed
Federation Headquarters.

VANCE: What are the
scans telling us?

Scans can't penetrate
their shields, Admiral.

Hail them.

I do hope some
actionable intelligence

- came from your visit with L'ak?
- BURNHAM: Yes.

Without him, this primarch
has no claim to the throne.

We just need time to
figure out how to use

that information to get
them to leave, peacefully.

TEEMO: They've
answered our hail, sir.

[electronic garbling]

Translating.

I am Primarch Ruhn.

I demand you transfer
the fugitives to my ship.

President T'Rina of Ni'Var.

I've been empowered by
Federation President Rillak

to greet you and lead
this negotiation.

There will be no negotiation.

The fugitives. Immediately.

L'ak and Moll are currently
receiving medical treatment,

and any extradition orders

would need to be
drafted and approved.

Four hours should suffice.

RUHN: One hour.

Failure to comply will be
considered an act of war.

Extradition orders?

It seemed preferable to claims
of a tribble infestation.

You said you needed time

to figure out how to
use what you learned

from L'ak and Moll in order
to resolve this peacefully.

You have one hour.

Thank you.

I do have an idea.

Okay, Zora, um,
eliminate star systems

that aren't rich in
ionized beryllium

or gadolinium-154.

Actually, no, um,

try removing all systems

that contain alloys,

minerals or compounds

that are not detected
in the Betazoid card.

ZORA: Here you are, Commander.

- So much for my shortcut.
- Hey. There you are.

I was looking for you earlier.

They said that you were with
Tilly, but to check back.

Yeah, w-we're dividing and
conquering with the clue.

Uh, I'm working on
where the card came from

and Tilly and Adira are
figuring out the phrase.

- Uh, what do you need?
- I want to help.

Put me to work.

- Really?
- Yeah.

You could ask Hugh... I'm
shite at sitting around.

So, until someone needs
me to pick up a phaser

and take on some
Breen, I'm all yours.

Okay, great. Well, n-not
the "taking on Breen" part.

Hopefully, it won't
come to that, but, um,

you can help find anything
that will point us

toward where in space

this was made.

Okay, so I take it these are our

possible origin points?

Yeah, well, um, there
used to be more of them.

A needle in a haystack, then.

Try a needle in a hundred
million haystacks.

Okay. Let's start looking.

Commander.

I was strategizing.

We're running out of time.

What do you know about
Breen leadership?

Succession, specifically.

Not much. Why?

We know that the primarch
needs L'ak to claim the throne.

I think we can use that.
I'm just not sure how.

We're dealing with a
culture that we know

nearly nothing about.

Rayner, you do.

You had a strong
reaction earlier,

and I... I didn't
fully understand it,

but then I did a little
digging and learned

that Kellerun was used
as a Breen outpost

for a number of years.

Your home.

That was a long time ago.

I don't...

It's not something I
like to talk about.

Can you at least tell me
if you had any run-ins

with a Primarch Ruhn?

No.

Another primarch
controlled our planet.

Tahal.

Showed up.

No warning.

Ships filled the sky like
a swarm of Golor beetles.

Chose it as a forward base.

Used it as a munitions
resupply hub.

Tahal clear-cut our
forests, poisoned our seas,

blackened our skies.

I don't even know how many died.

Collateral damage in whatever
war she was fighting.

We put up a hell of a fight.

But I'm the only one of
my family that made it.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Breen cannot be negotiated with.

Not when they want something.

BURNHAM: We just need
to get Ruhn to believe

we can offer him
something he wants more

than Moll and L'ak.

And I think you
just gave us a way.

Thank you for talking.

[sighs]

RENO: I used to have

tons of contacts
in the book trade.

800 years ago, anyway.

They're all pushing
up daisies now.

Got anything else that might
help narrow things down?

Uh, manuscript's one of a kind.

Any copies would have
been lost a long time ago

and the original might
be all that we have left,

like, anywhere.

Are you sure it's
a one of a kind?

- Uh, as far as we know. Why?
- RENO: Dr. Derex

would have wanted to protect it
if it leads to the next clue.

Try the Eternal
Gallery and Archive.

A mouthful, I know.

We just called it the archive.

It's like a bank but
it protects knowledge.

Neutral, all worlds welcome,

that sort of thing.

Lots of rarities go there

- for safekeeping.
- Yeah, we'll check it out. Where is it?

In space. Somewhere.

Stays safe by always
being on the move.

Did you say the title was
engraved on a piece of metal?

Yeah. Does that mean something?

Well, might be the library card.

That's how they granted access.

Sounds like something out
of a holodeck adventure

for the littles, right?

The archive.

We're on it. Thank you.

- Good luck.
- Back at you.

Good news: You're
not out of the woods,

but you are stable.

Well, your captain
thinks she can play Ruhn,

but it's a mistake to assume.

Breen think like humans do.

We're nothing like you.

Not even close.

Well, I believe, however
different we are,

there's always common ground.

You found that with Moll.

L'AK: Moll loves me

because of our differences,

not despite them.

I didn't even think
that was possible.

You're straining yourself.

Are you done prodding
him? He needs to rest.

We cannot let your
uncle get us, not before

we have the Progenitors'
tech to bargain with.

The Federation will
never give us up.

Stuck in a brig is just
another kind of stuck.

You need to make a run for it.

I'm not leaving you.

I'll get the docs to lower
the containment field.

You go steal a shuttle,

beam me on board, we'll fly
the hell away from here.

Just like that?

You have a better idea?

What's your plan for the field?

[sighs]

Let's just say

you're not gonna like it.

I love you.

I love you, too, green eye.

♪

Are we ready?

As we planned, then.

Hail the Breen ship.

Tell them we're prepared
to hand over the fugitives.

Hailing now, Admiral.

Welcome aboard, Primarch.

I'm Admiral Vance.
You've already met.

President T'Rina.

[electronic garbling]

The primarch demands:

Where are his prisoners?

As the hour given
is not yet finished,

we would like to use
what little time remains

as an opportunity
for conversation.

[speaking Breen]

The primarch declares: He
has no need for conversation.

He wants what is his.

No, what he said was he
has "no need to speak

with spineless,
insignificant achworms."

A more accurate
translation, yes?

Hear our offer.

45 metric tons of raw dilithium

in trade for lifting the Erigah.

I will speak in your tongue

so there can be no
misunderstanding.

The only payment for a
blood bounty is blood.

How much is spilled
today will be up to you.

We would prefer
to avoid conflict.

Therefore, we will offer
you one final chance

to consider our request.

You?

Offer me?

It is an insult.

We tried to engage in
diplomatic negotiations

and have been refused, rebuffed

and now ridiculed.

So we must make a
difficult decision.

Instead of delivering
the prisoners to you,

we will accept an offer we have
received from Primarch Tahal.

Tahal?

Captain Burnham and Commander
Rayner have been the leads

on negotiations with her.

She has also taken
interest in L'ak.

Having him by her side
would greatly bolster

her claim to the throne.

Which is also the hope for you.

This was never about an Erigah.

It's about power.

[whirring]

You lie.

Tahal would rather
gnaw her own flesh

than strike a deal
with the Federation.

She was fierce in
her negotiations

but fair in her terms.

This bluff wouldn't
fool a hatchling.

I know Tahal well.

I know she named her
flagship the Tau Ceti,

after a lethal viper
with a slow-acting venom.

Her favored way of killing

her enemies, when she wants
to watch them die by degree.

That's how she took
my kinfolk on Kellerun

when they rose against
her at the Twin Gates.

Would have killed me, too, but

she said she liked
the way I fought.

Ferocious, relentless,

"almost like a Breen"

is how she put it.

Do you still think we're
bluffing, Primarch?

Bring me L'ak.

Or I will blast this
station into atoms.

You would not, in
fact, take such action

for fear it might harm him.

A risk we know
you cannot afford.

♪

Hey, Starfleet.

I need to talk to
Captain Burnham.

GUARD: Commander Nhan

will return momentarily.

MOLL: Not her.

Burnham.

Okay. What's the problem here?

MOLL: I already told him... I
want to talk to Captain Burnham.

[screaming]

- Lower the field.
- [L'ak groaning]

That's an entire day's dose.

You did this to yourself?

Moll, go. Go!

[groaning]

- [hissing]
- [alarm beeping]

- [grunts]
- [groans]

[grunts]

- Let her go.
- I'm trying to help you both.

[whirring]

[grunting]

[groans]

[grunting]

- [groans]
- Damn it, Moll, stop!

[grunting]

- [groaning]
- [cracking]

[grunting]

[groans]

MOLL: I'll be back
as soon as I can.

Drop your weapon!

[grunting]

[grunts]

[panting]

[L'ak panting, groaning]

- [grunts]
- [shouts]

[speaking Breen]

Whatever the terms of
your agreement with Tahal,

we will exceed it.

L'ak must come to me.

We have no desire to
engage in a bidding war

between your factions.

There is a third option.

We reject Tahal's offer.

You leave here in peace.

We keep the prisoners.

And why would I accept that?

Because we have a spore drive.

And if you attack
us, we can be gone

with L'ak to Tahal in seconds.

But if we keep him, the
Scion is off the table

and the status
quo is maintained.

You can settle your dispute with
Tahal the way you always have,

in battle.

Unless you fear you
cannot defeat her.

♪

If any harm befalls the Scion
at the hands of the Federation,

war will be unavoidable.

It is my sworn duty.

We give you our word that
he will not be harmed

while in our custody.

NHAN [over comms]:
Captain Burnham.

It's Nhan.

♪

- Nhan?
- Moll got out.

- I'm going after her.
- BURNHAM: Zora,

- can you locate her?
- ZORA: There is no sign

of her biometric data, Captain.

Hang in there,
L'ak. Stay with me.

How is that possible? We
took all her gear from her

when we captured her.

ZORA: She may have
some implanted form

of biometric
cloaking technology.

Damn it. Initiate
lockdown protocol

and see what you can
do to help me find her.

Respectfully, Captain,

my detail, my prisoner.

Go.

- Hugh?
- [sighs] We're losing him.

- Not an option.
- We don't know enough about his physiology.

- [L'ak groaning]
- We need a Breen medic.

I'll get you one.

How?

The primarch.

[chime]

ZORA: Attention, crew,

all decks have been sealed
under lockdown protocol.

Repeat: We are on
lockdown protocol.

Zora, what's happening?

ZORA: One of the
fugitives escaped sickbay.

Commander Nhan's team
is conducting a search.

It's Moll. Damn it.

Wait, Book, we already
have a mission.

Have any terminals been used
to access ship schematics?

ZORA: There was a
log-in 30 seconds ago.

- Where?
- ZORA: Terminal C-7

on Deck 5.

I need to go.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No.

- No, Nhan's after her.
- Nhan doesn't know Moll.

- We have to solve this.
- I can help.

Book, the mission has
to be the priority.

We need that final clue.

Okay.

The scientist was
Betazoid, but the clue has

no trace elements from Betazed.

What about from one
of their colonies?

They didn't have
any 800 years ago.

We must be missing something.

It feels like we should
be further along.

Yeah. Yeah.

You would think so.

What did you just say?

Oh, um

- we must be missing something.
- No, you said

something about-about feeling.

That's it.

[stammers] Betazoids
are telepaths.

So what if Dr. Derex
created a transitive link

between this card and the
place it came from? And,

and she would have left
traces of her thoughts

and emotions behind.

And you're an empath.

So maybe you could read them.

[sighs]

Anything?

Not with you talking,
there won't be.

♪

You were right.

I see something.

Empty space.

Somewhere remote.

Any cosmological details?

Um, planets?

Suns? Nebulae?

A dust cloud.

Huge.

A storm.

Not a dust storm.

Plasma.

Plasma storm. All right.

And there's a noise,

like an explosion.

Plasma blast.

Maybe a few.

Huge, remote plasma storm.

Possible explosive
plasma bursts,

which would create
ionic discharge.

That's good.
That's-that's helpful.

Okay.

Uh, any-anything else?

Uh...

Yeah. Another feeling.

[stammers]

Eternity.

Eternal.

Don't know what it
means. I have to go.

[rapid beeping] - O2 saturation
levels are still dropping.

- Try boosting through...
- I got your Breen medic.

He'll be beaming in any minute.

The primarch will be joining us.

It was the only
way he would agree.

MALE: Captain, they're
beaming in now.

Step away from him.

[beeping continues]

Where's the second prisoner?

She's being held
elsewhere on the ship.

If my nephew dies here,

the Federation will pay.

[L'ak groaning softly]

- Go around back.
- Copy.

- [whirring]
- Thank you for alerting me.

I may have misjudged you.

Making things
right is a process.

And L'ak?

Did he get out, too?

He pulled a risky move and...

Moll, lower your weapon!

Ship's locked down!
There's nowhere to go!

ENGINEER: She's got a map

- to shuttle bay!
- Shut up!

What you did back in
sickbay to get out

backfired.

L'ak misjudged the dose.

He may not make it.

MOLL: Yeah, nice try.

Sell me a goat farm on Bopak
III while you're at it.

Let me try.

[exhales]

Moll?

Hey, it's Book.

Look, I'm coming out.

[whirring]

Not another step.

She isn't lying.

L'ak is your world.

I know that.

I also know what it's
like to lose one.

Don't miss your chance
to be there with him.

For him.

♪

[monitor beeping steadily]

♪

I'm here.

L'AK: Moll.

I'm sorry.

I guess I used too much.

[shudders] Don't go.

I need you with me.

L'AK: It's okay.

You'll be okay.

I promise.

No.

This isn't how our story ends.

This isn't how our story ends.

[monitor flatlining]

[crying]

RUHN: You killed the Scion.

BURNHAM: No, no, he
did this to himself.

CULBER: He hacked a bio
bed and injected himself

with a massive dose
of tricordrazine.

RUHN: Intention is nothing.
Outcome is everything.

Prepare for battle.

T'RINA: L'ak is dead.

Ruhn has ordered the
troops back to their ship,

and all torpedo
systems to be armed.

Everybody, just take it easy.

[speaks Breen]

Red alert. Shields up.

If anyone's gonna make a move,

I strongly suggest
we be the first.

What we do here,
Admiral, will make waves

that may strike many worlds.

You want to survive long
enough to see that happen?

- Because at this rate...
- Commander! - TEEMO: Admiral.

Four warp signatures are
arriving. They're Starfleet.

Not a moment too soon.

BURNHAM: The Federation
brought him here to save him.

We would have no reason
to wish him any harm.

He overdosed on a stimulant.
Part of a plan to escape.

- Those lies will be your last words.
- Wait.

It's true.

He did it for us,
so we could be free.

Your words are not proof.

You think a war to avenge him
will unite the Breen behind you?

If I cannot use
the Scion in life,

I will use him in death.

Yeah, well, I go
where L'ak goes.

Even in death.

This is the privilege
of our joining.

- An abomination.
- No, a marriage.

Which means you are obligated
to take me with you.

- Moll, what are you doing?
- I'm not talking to you.

You will never be
welcome among us.

MOLL: Maybe this will help.

The Federation's hiding
something from you.

A power so great

you won't need L'ak
to claim the throne.

No one will stand in your way.

And I can get it for you
if you take me with you.

If you wish to avoid
war, she is my price.

She is under our protection.

I will allow you five minutes
to transport her to my ship.

BOOK: She's not
thinking straight.

BURNHAM: Or she is,
and she has a plan.

T'RINA: Her motives are
irrelevant at this moment.

I have a decision to make
on behalf of the Federation.

That is where our
attention should be.

[distorted voices echoing]

Okay, risk analysis.

Does Moll know any details
about the Progenitors'

technology that she
hasn't yet told the Breen?

Nhan's team translated
the rest of the diary.

Nothing of substance,
but there is a passage

that may be pertinent.

Dr. Vellek believed that
since the technology

could be used to create life,

it might also be used
to revive the dead.

- Bit of a stretch.
- BURNHAM: Doesn't matter.

What matters is that she
thinks it'll bring L'ak back.

That's why she's doing this.

RAYNER: Why would she
go with the Breen?

They have an Erigah on her head.

Moll told us they'd use the
technology to pay for it.

So by helping the Breen,

she gets L'ak and their
freedom at the same time.

Ruhn will kill her the second
he has this technology.

Maybe she has a
plan for that, too.

Are there further considerations

from a strategic perspective?

She doesn't have the clue
from Halem'no. We do.

Once it's decoded, we
can jump immediately.

They can track our signature,
but speed is on our side.

You can't actually
be considering this.

We can't give her to them.

VANCE: We are now in
a race with the Breen,

whether they hold her
in their custody or not.

Well, shouldn't she be tried
for what happened on Q'Mau?

She also committed
crimes in Breen space

and will be held accountable
or not according to their laws.

Unfortunately, it seems
there is little to be lost

by allowing this,

and much to be lost
by keeping her.

This is wrong, Michael.

STAMETS: We figured it out.

The next clue is in a place
called The Eternal Gallery

and Archive.

It changes location
about every 50 years.

We found records for
18 different locations

over the past 900 years or so.

And each of those
records mentioned

a metal "library card,"

which is used to gain access

to a specific item
stored in there, so...

- So where's the Archive now?
- STAMETS: Well, thanks to Book,

we know that it's
in a region that has

a lot of ionic discharge
in close proximity.

Every second counts.
We don't have time

- to search all that.
- ADIRA: We don't have to.

Zora, can you please
show us all the archive's

known previous locations?

And can you overlay
the data sets?

ZORA: Of course, Ensign.

TILLY: The Archive has been
on a path moving through space

over centuries, so tracing
the prior locations,

we land on a match here.

This is where it is now.

- The Badlands.
- Been there.

- It's as fun as it sounds.
- Then we won't stay long.

We'll get in quick, and
get out even quicker.

Really good work, team.
Thank you. Prepare to jump.

Let's go get our last clue.

BURNHAM: Commander.

Today must have been
really difficult.

Hell, I mutinied rather
than giving an inch back

to the Klingons.

A lot of good that did you.

Yeah.

You did really well today.

What they did to
my planet, though

never gonna happen again.

We'll make sure of it.

Status report.

Comms channels
are open, Captain.

Spore-drive system is
in jump configuration.

Shields and scanning
systems are nominal.

Science is standing by
for location analysis.

Commander Asha, there's
gonna be some turbulence.

I hope you like a challenge.

Love a challenge, Captain.

All right, then. Black alert.

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