1 00:00:09,968 --> 00:00:12,016 Brother John Bates, 2 00:00:12,387 --> 00:00:15,231 is that not the morning which breaks yonder? 3 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:17,230 I think it be. 4 00:00:18,477 --> 00:00:22,527 But we have no great cause to desire the approach of day. 5 00:00:26,276 --> 00:00:27,949 - Who's there? - A friend. 6 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:30,076 Under what captain serve you? 7 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,578 Under Sir Thomas Erpingham. 8 00:00:37,913 --> 00:00:39,711 I pray you, 9 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:42,551 what thinks he of our estate? 10 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:44,882 Even as men wrecked upon a sand 11 00:00:45,087 --> 00:00:47,431 that look to be washed off the next tide. 12 00:00:47,631 --> 00:00:49,192 He has not told his thought to the king? 13 00:00:49,383 --> 00:00:50,430 No. 14 00:00:50,634 --> 00:00:52,682 Nor 'tis not meet he should. 15 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,264 For though I speak it to you, 16 00:00:55,514 --> 00:01:00,486 I think the king is but a man, as I am. 17 00:01:01,645 --> 00:01:05,275 The violet smells to him as it doth to me. 18 00:01:05,482 --> 00:01:09,532 In his nakedness, he appears but a man. 19 00:01:10,112 --> 00:01:15,664 Therefore his fears, out of doubt, be of the same relish as ours are. 20 00:01:16,243 --> 00:01:19,668 Yet no man should possess him with any appearance of fear, 21 00:01:19,871 --> 00:01:21,919 lest he, by showing it, should dishearten his army. 22 00:01:22,124 --> 00:01:24,126 He may show what outward courage he will, 23 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:26,428 but I believe, as cold a night as 'tis, 24 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:29,131 he could wish himself in Thames up to the neck. 25 00:01:29,673 --> 00:01:35,646 Methinks I could not die anyplace so contented as in the king's company, 26 00:01:35,846 --> 00:01:39,441 his cause being just and his quarrel honorable. 27 00:01:39,641 --> 00:01:41,063 That's more than we know. 28 00:01:41,268 --> 00:01:43,236 Or more than we should seek after. 29 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:45,110 If his cause be wrong, 30 00:01:45,314 --> 00:01:48,284 our obedience to the king wipes the crime of it out of us. 31 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:50,360 But if the cause be not good, 32 00:01:50,569 --> 00:01:53,197 the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make 33 00:01:53,405 --> 00:01:56,375 when all those legs and arms and heads chopped off in a battle 34 00:01:56,575 --> 00:02:01,126 shall join together at the latter day and cry all, "We died at such a place." 35 00:02:01,330 --> 00:02:04,504 The king is not bound to answer the particular endings of his soldiers, 36 00:02:04,708 --> 00:02:07,678 the father of his son, nor the master of his servant. 37 00:02:07,878 --> 00:02:10,131 Splendid, Data, splendid. 38 00:02:10,339 --> 00:02:12,637 - You're getting better and better. - Freeze program. 39 00:02:19,264 --> 00:02:20,311 Thank you, sir. 40 00:02:20,515 --> 00:02:24,611 I plan to study the performances of Olivier, Branagh, Shapiro and Kullnark. 41 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:26,438 Data, ah, 42 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:30,530 you're here to learn about the human condition, 43 00:02:30,734 --> 00:02:36,082 and there is no better way of doing that than by embracing Shakespeare. 44 00:02:36,281 --> 00:02:39,831 But you must discover it through your own performance, 45 00:02:40,035 --> 00:02:41,252 not by imitating others. 46 00:02:41,453 --> 00:02:43,376 Riker to Picard. Sorry to interrupt, sir. 47 00:02:43,580 --> 00:02:44,627 Go ahead, Number One. 48 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:48,210 Sensors are picking up an unidentified craft in the Neutral Zone. 49 00:02:48,418 --> 00:02:50,386 It's heading toward Federation space. 50 00:02:50,545 --> 00:02:52,263 We're on our way. Picard out. 51 00:02:52,464 --> 00:02:56,014 We'll, uh, get to the rest of the act another time, Data. 52 00:02:56,218 --> 00:02:58,186 Computer, file program and clear. 53 00:03:01,390 --> 00:03:05,440 Captain, why should a king wish to pass as a commoner? 54 00:03:05,644 --> 00:03:07,612 If he is the leader, should he not be leading? 55 00:03:08,188 --> 00:03:11,613 Listen to what Shakespeare is telling you about the man, Data. 56 00:03:11,817 --> 00:03:14,991 A king who had true feeling for his soldiers 57 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:19,075 would wish to share their fears with them on the eve of battle. 58 00:03:19,282 --> 00:03:21,831 Sir, will I be able to schedule a performance 59 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:23,878 for the crew in the near future? 60 00:03:24,079 --> 00:03:27,879 - Let's not rush it, shall we? - Hmm. 61 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,431 Outpost Sierra Six confirms our readings, sir. 62 00:03:38,635 --> 00:03:43,311 They identify it as a Romulan scout ship, bearing 270-mark-14. 63 00:03:43,515 --> 00:03:47,065 Scout ship? What would a scout ship be doing this far in the Neutral Zone? 64 00:03:47,269 --> 00:03:50,239 Captain, shall we transmit a warning to withdraw, sir? 65 00:03:50,439 --> 00:03:52,157 - Open a hailing frequency. - Aye, sir. 66 00:03:53,525 --> 00:03:57,029 - Captain, the Romulan is hailing us. - Visual. 67 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:59,831 - Not within range yet. - Open a channel. 68 00:04:01,575 --> 00:04:03,498 Federation ship, do you read? 69 00:04:03,702 --> 00:04:05,670 I require urgent assistance. 70 00:04:05,871 --> 00:04:07,669 This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS... 71 00:04:07,873 --> 00:04:10,217 Federation ship, please, help me. 72 00:04:10,417 --> 00:04:13,637 Requesting asylum. Under pursuit. 73 00:04:13,837 --> 00:04:17,467 - Pursuit? - Visual range. On-screen, captain. 74 00:04:52,751 --> 00:04:56,847 Space, the final frontier. 75 00:04:57,547 --> 00:05:01,347 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 76 00:05:01,551 --> 00:05:06,853 To explore strange, new worlds, 77 00:05:07,182 --> 00:05:11,107 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 78 00:05:11,728 --> 00:05:15,983 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 79 00:06:19,087 --> 00:06:20,688 Red alert. Open a channel to the warship. 80 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:23,721 Come to intercept course. Keep us out of the Neutral Zone. 81 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:24,972 Channel is open. 82 00:06:25,176 --> 00:06:27,457 How long before they cross over into Federation territory? 83 00:06:27,637 --> 00:06:28,934 Forty-one seconds, sir. 84 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:30,356 Romulan warbird, 85 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:33,936 this is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation vessel Enterprise. 86 00:06:34,144 --> 00:06:35,987 You have crossed into the Neutral Zone 87 00:06:36,187 --> 00:06:38,110 and are engaged in hostile action. 88 00:06:38,315 --> 00:06:41,114 Explain yourself and your intent. 89 00:06:41,526 --> 00:06:44,621 - No reply, sir. - Hail the scout. 90 00:06:45,989 --> 00:06:47,741 - Responding. - On-screen. 91 00:06:47,949 --> 00:06:51,954 SET N; Federation craft. Please, you must help me. 92 00:06:52,162 --> 00:06:55,837 We are moving to intercept. Maintain your course and power. 93 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,219 The scout ship is severely damaged, sir. 94 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:04,903 Engines inoperative, shields are down. 95 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:09,346 - Position? - Coordinates 140-by-205, sir. 96 00:07:09,554 --> 00:07:11,272 - Federation space. - Right. 97 00:07:11,473 --> 00:07:12,975 Move to within 5 kilometers. 98 00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:14,275 Mr. La Forge, 99 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:16,836 prepare to extend our shields around the Romulan scout ship. 100 00:07:17,020 --> 00:07:19,944 At that range, the shields won't be able to take much punishment, captain. 101 00:07:20,148 --> 00:07:23,197 - Five kilometers, sir. - All stop. 102 00:07:23,401 --> 00:07:25,995 - Extend shields. - In place. 103 00:07:26,613 --> 00:07:28,206 We've got the scout ship, captain. 104 00:07:38,416 --> 00:07:40,217 Weapons on the warbird are fully powered, sir. 105 00:07:40,418 --> 00:07:43,513 - Lock phasers. Open a channel. - Ready. 106 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:47,013 Romulan vessel, you are now in Federation territory. 107 00:07:47,217 --> 00:07:49,436 Unless you withdraw... 108 00:07:52,597 --> 00:07:54,019 No argument? 109 00:07:54,224 --> 00:07:56,522 Warbird has re-entered the Neutral Zone. 110 00:07:56,726 --> 00:07:58,444 Heading toward Romulan territory. 111 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,568 Massive power failure to the scout ship, sir. 112 00:08:00,772 --> 00:08:04,572 All systems are going off-line, including life support. 113 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:06,528 Transporter 2, prepare to beam the occupant 114 00:08:06,736 --> 00:08:08,113 of the scout ship directly aboard. 115 00:08:08,321 --> 00:08:10,289 - Aye, sir. - Mr. Worf. 116 00:08:10,657 --> 00:08:14,161 Mr. Data, lock onto the scout ship. Take it in tow. 117 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:20,250 Energize. 118 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:36,899 I must see your captain immediately. 119 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:39,979 - We'll get you to Sickbay. After that... - This cannot wait! 120 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:43,531 I have information vital to your survival. 121 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:51,706 Captain's log, stardate 43462.5. 122 00:08:51,906 --> 00:08:55,160 We have beamed aboard an apparent Romuian defector 123 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,712 who claims to be a tow-ranking logistics officer 124 00:08:57,912 --> 00:09:01,837 with extraordinary information about a secret offensive. 125 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:06,092 The humiliating defeat at the Battle of Cheron has not been forgotten. 126 00:09:06,296 --> 00:09:09,175 The new leaders have vowed to disregard the treaty 127 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:10,884 and claim the Neutral Zone. 128 00:09:11,092 --> 00:09:13,140 Nelvana Ill is just the first step. 129 00:09:13,344 --> 00:09:16,223 You're saying an entire base has already been established there? 130 00:09:16,431 --> 00:09:20,061 Within 48 hours, the reactor core will be online. 131 00:09:20,268 --> 00:09:24,899 So the Federation sensors that monitor the Neutral Zone just missed it. 132 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,408 It would seem so. 133 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:33,286 In two days, a fleet of Romulan warbirds 134 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:38,337 will be within striking distance of 15 Federation sectors. 135 00:09:38,536 --> 00:09:40,755 The Federation will not permit that. 136 00:09:40,955 --> 00:09:45,051 Then it is war that we're talking about, isn't it? 137 00:09:48,046 --> 00:09:51,892 Destroy the base now and the threat is over. 138 00:09:53,384 --> 00:09:56,354 Well, I'm sure you are fatigued by your ordeal 139 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:58,227 and you require medical attention. 140 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:01,856 Lieutenant Worf, will you conduct Sublieutenant Setal to the Sickbay? 141 00:10:02,644 --> 00:10:04,487 We will attend to your quarters. 142 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:08,032 No doubt you will wish to question me further. 143 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:11,365 No doubt. 144 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:27,005 - Tells a hell of a story. - You don't believe it? 145 00:10:27,210 --> 00:10:29,053 The Empire knows that we would never allow them 146 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,348 to build a base within the Neutral Zone. 147 00:10:31,548 --> 00:10:34,802 Commander, that would not be an atypical Romulan ploy. 148 00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:38,980 In their long history of war, Romulans have rarely attacked first. 149 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:41,979 They prefer to test their enemy's resolve. 150 00:10:42,183 --> 00:10:45,357 I think he's a plant, to draw us into the Neutral Zone. 151 00:10:45,562 --> 00:10:47,314 That way, we look like the aggressors. 152 00:10:47,522 --> 00:10:49,570 And the Romulans would have a legitimate excuse 153 00:10:49,774 --> 00:10:51,947 - for responding in force. - Exactly. 154 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:55,372 That would also not be an atypical Romulan ploy, sir. 155 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:59,000 It's always a game of chess with them, isn't it? 156 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,498 Well, at least he's given us a chance 157 00:11:01,703 --> 00:11:04,752 to get a look at some Romulan technology close-up. 158 00:11:05,206 --> 00:11:07,800 Mr. La Forge, you will lead the away team over to the scout. 159 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:12,256 Commander, you and Counselor Troi will conduct Setal's interrogation. 160 00:11:12,463 --> 00:11:14,886 Captain, permission to observe the interrogation. 161 00:11:15,091 --> 00:11:17,344 No, Mr. Data, I need you on the Bridge with me. 162 00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:18,895 There is much to be done. 163 00:11:19,095 --> 00:11:22,269 We have less than 48 hours to prevent a war. 164 00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:26,862 Or perhaps to start one. 165 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:30,611 This will depend on establishing the truth... 166 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:40,326 I set the auto-destruct sequencer before I left the ship. 167 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,126 Why? 168 00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:44,332 Wouldn't you? 169 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:46,255 To prevent your ship from being captured. 170 00:11:46,456 --> 00:11:48,254 Excuse me for being a little confused, Setal, 171 00:11:48,458 --> 00:11:50,085 but I thought you were defecting. 172 00:11:50,293 --> 00:11:52,512 I am not a traitor. 173 00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:59,269 All you can see is the opportunity to exploit me. Hmm. 174 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:02,726 The Federation credo, exploitation, heh. 175 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,980 Oh, you couldn't get aboard my ship fast enough, hmm? 176 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:07,936 Strip it down. 177 00:12:08,144 --> 00:12:12,240 What secrets might it reveal that we can use? 178 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:14,943 You're short-sighted people. 179 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:17,286 Can't you understand? 180 00:12:17,487 --> 00:12:18,784 I came to stop a war. 181 00:12:18,988 --> 00:12:21,491 If you could just hold still. 182 00:12:25,453 --> 00:12:29,299 With your metabolism, this will heal in a few moments. 183 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:34,845 Hmm. 184 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:36,923 Thank you, doctor. 185 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:40,848 How fortunate that you know something of Romulan medicine. 186 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:45,186 Yes, I had a chance to gain some experience recently. 187 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:49,361 Oh, yes, the incident at the Galorndon Core. 188 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:50,686 - Mm-hm. - The two officers. 189 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:54,866 You are aware of a great deal for a logistics clerk. 190 00:12:57,235 --> 00:12:59,909 It was common knowledge. 191 00:13:01,864 --> 00:13:03,081 I can show you my rating code. 192 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:06,958 Forged credentials are a simple matter for a spy. 193 00:13:08,037 --> 00:13:14,886 How do you allow Klingon pahtk to walk around in a Star-fleet uniform? 194 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:19,341 You are lucky this is not a Klingon ship. 195 00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:23,599 - We know how to deal with spies. - Remove this tohzah from my sight. 196 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:27,269 Your knowledge of Klingon curses is impressive. 197 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:28,599 But as a Romulan might say, 198 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:32,813 only a veruu/ would use such language in public. 199 00:13:33,021 --> 00:13:38,403 Mr. Worf, please see to the security arrangements for our guest's stay. 200 00:13:38,609 --> 00:13:40,327 Aye, sir. 201 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:48,294 You find something amusing? 202 00:13:49,203 --> 00:13:51,797 Lieutenant Worf. I like him. 203 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:54,126 To be more accurate, I understand him. 204 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:59,591 A warrior. Proud, fearless, living only for combat. 205 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:05,304 Exactly the type that will get us all killed if we're not careful. 206 00:14:19,984 --> 00:14:21,406 This is the food station. 207 00:14:21,611 --> 00:14:24,410 You can reach me through the companel. 208 00:14:26,407 --> 00:14:29,331 Later we'd like to ask you a few more questions. 209 00:14:33,998 --> 00:14:35,875 Computer, water. 210 00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:38,178 - Temperature? - Twelve onkians. 211 00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:42,474 This system is calibrated to the Celsius metric system. 212 00:14:43,049 --> 00:14:46,644 Any temperature at all on the cold side of whatever your system is. 213 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,470 There is no unusual activity in the Nelvana system, sir. 214 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:31,227 Let's isolate and magnify that system. 215 00:15:32,140 --> 00:15:34,188 Nothing on the sensors. 216 00:15:37,061 --> 00:15:40,656 It's hard to believe in what we cannot see. 217 00:15:41,649 --> 00:15:46,120 And yet conceivably, with their cloaking technology, 218 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,917 a fleet of Romulan warbirds could be passing before our eyes. 219 00:15:51,409 --> 00:15:54,504 There must be some way to neutralize this advantage. 220 00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:57,457 Captain Picard, priority-one message from Starfleet 221 00:15:57,665 --> 00:16:00,418 coming in on secured channel. 222 00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:02,800 In my Ready Room. 223 00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:04,597 Computer, delay time? 224 00:16:04,797 --> 00:16:05,844 Two hours, 22-minute 225 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:10,428 delay from time of transmission at Starfleet Command on Lya HI. 226 00:16:14,515 --> 00:16:18,315 Computer, key access 412-mark-80, Picard, Jean-Luc, 227 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:22,240 Starfleet priority code Gamma. Decode. 228 00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:24,237 Begin message. 229 00:16:24,442 --> 00:16:27,366 Captain, we have received an official protest 230 00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:31,245 from the Romufan Empire demanding the return of your defector. 231 00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:34,369 Obviously, we are refusing to comply. 232 00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:39,003 I join in your skepticism, but if it is a deception, 233 00:16:39,207 --> 00:16:42,177 the Romulans are certainty making a good show of it. 234 00:16:42,376 --> 00:16:46,006 The Federation Council has convened an emergency session. 235 00:16:48,132 --> 00:16:50,055 There is no doubt in my mind 236 00:16:50,259 --> 00:16:53,263 that this will eventually fall on your shoulders, Jean-Luc. 237 00:16:53,471 --> 00:16:54,643 You've got him. 238 00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:57,225 You must decide if he's telling the truth. 239 00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:01,404 For now, I suggest you proceed along the Neutral Zone border 240 00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:06,280 toward a Federation position proximate to Nelvana lii. 241 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:17,670 - Picard to Lieutenant Worf. - Yes, captain? 242 00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:19,296 Please, come to my Ready Room. 243 00:17:19,497 --> 00:17:21,750 Aye, sir. On my way. 244 00:17:24,001 --> 00:17:25,799 Slow playback. 245 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:29,932 Display engine logs and power data for both vessels. 246 00:17:30,466 --> 00:17:33,766 Now watch what happens at 095433 on the clock. 247 00:17:33,970 --> 00:17:35,450 The scout has sustained engine damage, 248 00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:38,107 forcing him to slow to .615 impulse power. 249 00:17:38,307 --> 00:17:41,356 The warship should overtake him, but it doesn't. 250 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:44,064 Now, just 2.6 seconds later, 251 00:17:44,272 --> 00:17:46,695 the warship slows to precisely the same speed. 252 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,947 Three times, three speed fluctuations, 253 00:17:49,151 --> 00:17:51,074 the warship kept its distance every time. 254 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:52,781 I don't think they wanted to catch up. 255 00:17:52,989 --> 00:17:56,209 And yet they fired on the scout ship. They could have killed him. 256 00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:57,956 Not necessarily, doctor. 257 00:17:58,160 --> 00:17:59,833 The Romulans have the same capability 258 00:18:00,037 --> 00:18:02,256 to direct the impact of their weapons as we do. 259 00:18:02,456 --> 00:18:03,628 Hmm. 260 00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:07,508 Is there a possibility the wound could be self-inflicted? 261 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:12,141 They're very bad burns. I hardly think... 262 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:14,135 A possibility? 263 00:18:16,304 --> 00:18:17,351 Yes. 264 00:18:18,306 --> 00:18:21,856 Captain's log, stardate 43463.7. 265 00:18:22,059 --> 00:18:24,107 We are holding a position at the Neutral Zone border 266 00:18:24,312 --> 00:18:26,189 proximate to Nelvana Ill. 267 00:18:26,397 --> 00:18:29,742 If our guest is telling the truth, there are 21 hours left 268 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:32,786 before the Romulan base becomes functional. 269 00:18:32,987 --> 00:18:35,661 The Monitor and the Hood are headed in your direction, 270 00:18:35,865 --> 00:18:38,118 though they will arrive too late to be of assistance. 271 00:18:38,326 --> 00:18:41,375 Warnings have gone out to ail outposts along the border 272 00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:45,049 as well as several independent vessels in nearby sectors. 273 00:18:45,249 --> 00:18:47,217 No one here wants a war, captain. 274 00:18:47,418 --> 00:18:50,171 But we are prepared to take them on if that is what they want. 275 00:18:50,379 --> 00:18:54,600 All Federation starshlps have been placed on yellow alert. 276 00:18:56,135 --> 00:18:57,182 Come. 277 00:19:00,264 --> 00:19:01,516 You wanted to see me, captain. 278 00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:04,352 Yes, Data, I want you to prepare a class-1 probe. 279 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,187 Set the sensors for maximum scan. 280 00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:09,649 I want every meter of Nelvana Ill monitored. 281 00:19:09,857 --> 00:19:13,737 - I will start my calibrations, sir. - Data. 282 00:19:17,448 --> 00:19:19,826 Is there something else you require of me, captain? 283 00:19:22,286 --> 00:19:24,380 Your clarity of thought. 284 00:19:24,580 --> 00:19:27,299 Your objectivity, as always. 285 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,252 Sit down. 286 00:19:32,963 --> 00:19:37,139 Data, it's very possible that we are about to go to war. 287 00:19:38,052 --> 00:19:41,807 The repercussions of what we do during the next 24 hours 288 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:43,812 may be felt for years to come. 289 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:47,111 I want you to keep a record of these events 290 00:19:47,311 --> 00:19:53,284 so that history will have the benefit of a dispassionate view. 291 00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:56,453 I will begin immediately, sir. Is that all? 292 00:19:57,154 --> 00:19:59,282 How is the crew's spirit? 293 00:19:59,490 --> 00:20:03,495 They are concerned, of course, captain, but confident. 294 00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:05,587 Do you not see that, sir? 295 00:20:07,707 --> 00:20:09,709 Data, unlike King Henry, 296 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:14,844 it is not easy for me to disguise myself and walk among my troops. 297 00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:17,384 That'll be all. 298 00:20:30,604 --> 00:20:33,574 Now if these men do not die well, 299 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:39,748 it will be a black matter for the king who led them to it. 300 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,336 Why must we waste time playing this ridiculous game? 301 00:20:45,536 --> 00:20:46,879 There's more here than you're telling us. 302 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,922 You're forcing yourself to hold back. 303 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:52,297 I have told you everything relevant about Nelvana Ill. 304 00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:54,174 I'm not talking about the base. 305 00:20:54,378 --> 00:20:56,221 The base is all that matters. 306 00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:59,642 - You're lying, Setal. - Go to Nelvana Ill and you will see. 307 00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:02,095 We're not going anywhere until we get to the truth. 308 00:21:02,303 --> 00:21:03,850 - You're a spy, aren't you'? - No. 309 00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:06,148 Then prove it. You can begin by telling me something 310 00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:09,022 about the location and the strength of the Romulan fleet. 311 00:21:09,226 --> 00:21:11,320 - I don't know it. - You're a logistics officer. 312 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:12,646 For one sector only. 313 00:21:12,855 --> 00:21:14,416 - Who is your superior officer? - Jarok. 314 00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:16,951 The location of the Romulan bases along the Neutral Zone? 315 00:21:17,151 --> 00:21:18,653 - I don't know. - In your sector? 316 00:21:18,861 --> 00:21:20,261 - Irrelevant! - The number of troops 317 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:24,121 - under your admiral's command? - Irrelevant! Irrelevant! 318 00:21:28,287 --> 00:21:29,880 I guess you're right. 319 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,299 It's not worth playing this game. 320 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:35,629 Oh, what a fool I've been, 321 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:40,217 to come looking for courage in a lair of cowards. 322 00:21:46,138 --> 00:21:47,230 Captain Picard, 323 00:21:47,431 --> 00:21:51,106 priority message from security officer, Klingon vessel Bums. 324 00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:54,359 Mr. Worf, will you handle this at Security Station Deck 9? 325 00:21:54,563 --> 00:21:56,190 Aye, sir. 326 00:21:57,066 --> 00:21:59,535 Sensors are configured for planetary probe, sir. 327 00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:02,955 - Ready for launch. - Proceed. 328 00:22:09,203 --> 00:22:11,046 Probe on course. 329 00:22:11,247 --> 00:22:13,090 Sensors are functioning. 330 00:22:13,290 --> 00:22:15,088 Coordinate your analysis with Mr. La Forge. 331 00:22:15,292 --> 00:22:17,966 I want this report with dispatch. 332 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:25,269 I don't know, Data. My gut tells me we ought to be listening 333 00:22:25,469 --> 00:22:27,142 to what this guy's trying to tell us. 334 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:30,395 - Your gut? - It's just, uh, a feeling, you know. 335 00:22:30,599 --> 00:22:32,476 An instinct, intuition. 336 00:22:33,435 --> 00:22:36,780 But those qualities would interfere with rational judgment, would they not? 337 00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:38,528 You're right, sometimes they do. 338 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:41,447 Then why not rely strictly on the facts? 339 00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:44,906 Because you just can't rely on the plain and simple facts. 340 00:22:45,114 --> 00:22:47,412 Sometimes they lie. 341 00:22:48,826 --> 00:22:52,456 They can lead to the wrong conclusions, but they cannot lie. 342 00:22:52,663 --> 00:22:54,631 Yeah? Well, what do you think? 343 00:22:54,832 --> 00:22:56,505 Is he a defector or not? 344 00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:59,929 The facts to date would lead to the objective conclusion that he is not. 345 00:23:00,129 --> 00:23:02,427 Yeah, somehow I think we're gonna catch the Romulans 346 00:23:02,631 --> 00:23:06,386 with their pants down on Nelvana Ill just like he says. 347 00:23:10,556 --> 00:23:13,275 - "With their pants..."? - A metaphor. 348 00:23:13,475 --> 00:23:15,603 Catching them in the act. 349 00:23:15,978 --> 00:23:19,198 - Because your gut tells you so? - Exactly. 350 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:22,743 But you can't always go with your gut either. It's... 351 00:23:22,943 --> 00:23:25,822 Well, it's a combination, Data. 352 00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:27,591 All right, I'll put it to you this way. 353 00:23:27,781 --> 00:23:30,705 All these feelings that get in the way of human judgment, 354 00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:35,256 that confuse the hell out of us, that make us second-guess ourselves, 355 00:23:35,456 --> 00:23:36,582 well, we need them. 356 00:23:36,790 --> 00:23:40,590 We need them to help us fill in the missing pieces, 357 00:23:40,794 --> 00:23:43,092 because we almost never have all the facts. 358 00:23:45,633 --> 00:23:49,888 So a person fills in the missing pieces of the puzzle 359 00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:53,895 with his own personality, resulting in a conclusion 360 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:58,149 based as much on instinct and intuition as on fact. 361 00:23:58,354 --> 00:24:00,402 - Now you're getting it. - Hmm. 362 00:24:03,317 --> 00:24:08,198 But what does one do if he has no instinct or intuition? 363 00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:15,338 Data, look at this. The facts just took a left turn. 364 00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:18,374 As the probe went into orbit around Nelvana III, 365 00:24:18,582 --> 00:24:21,882 it began picking up low-level subspace radio emissions. 366 00:24:22,086 --> 00:24:24,839 - Could they be naturally occurring? - No, sir. 367 00:24:25,047 --> 00:24:26,970 The patterns are clearly artificial. 368 00:24:27,174 --> 00:24:30,303 The signal was so faint, ship sensors couldn't read it from this distance. 369 00:24:30,511 --> 00:24:32,184 - Can we decode it? - We've tried. 370 00:24:32,388 --> 00:24:34,641 It's probably Romulan, but we can't be sure. 371 00:24:34,848 --> 00:24:37,226 We've also picked up ionization disturbances. 372 00:24:37,434 --> 00:24:40,779 Cloaked Romulan ships could produce that effect. 373 00:24:42,940 --> 00:24:44,283 What about the planet's surface? 374 00:24:44,483 --> 00:24:47,157 Reading nothing but barren rock. I don't know. 375 00:24:47,361 --> 00:24:50,911 They might be able to hide a base from our probe. Its capabilities are limited. 376 00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:53,038 The only way we'll know for sure is if we go down 377 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,998 and take a look for ourselves. 378 00:24:57,871 --> 00:24:59,839 That will be all, gentlemen. 379 00:25:20,811 --> 00:25:25,282 I take it you have never seen a Romulan before. 380 00:25:25,607 --> 00:25:27,905 That would be an incorrect assumption. 381 00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:31,284 Then why do you invade my privacy? 382 00:25:31,488 --> 00:25:35,493 I was attempting to ascertain what my guts tell me about you. 383 00:25:42,708 --> 00:25:44,836 You're the android. 384 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,927 I know a host of Romulan cyberneticists 385 00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:52,305 that would love to be this close to you. 386 00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:56,021 I do not find that concept particularly appealing. 387 00:25:57,097 --> 00:25:58,895 Nor should you. 388 00:26:04,605 --> 00:26:06,482 I am told by various crew members 389 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:09,569 that this viewport is their favorite on the ship. 390 00:26:09,777 --> 00:26:11,199 Hmm. 391 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:14,122 I thought it would bring me some comfort. 392 00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:17,960 But these are not my stars. 393 00:26:19,203 --> 00:26:22,173 Even the heavens are denied me here. 394 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:27,920 Synthetic swill. 395 00:26:30,214 --> 00:26:32,558 I don't suppose your food terminals 396 00:26:32,758 --> 00:26:35,762 would be capable of producing a Romulan ale. 397 00:26:36,345 --> 00:26:37,545 I am afraid that would require 398 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:40,190 the molecular structure of the beverage in question. 399 00:26:40,390 --> 00:26:41,937 And as you are no doubt aware, 400 00:26:42,142 --> 00:26:44,645 our knowledge of your planet is quite limited. 401 00:26:44,853 --> 00:26:47,481 The loss is yours. 402 00:26:48,232 --> 00:26:52,408 For I have visited over a hundred different worlds 403 00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:57,959 and none possess the awesome beauty of Romulus. 404 00:26:58,158 --> 00:27:02,129 Am I correct in assuming you regret your decision to come here? 405 00:27:02,329 --> 00:27:04,423 What I did had to be done. 406 00:27:07,709 --> 00:27:10,963 But never again 407 00:27:11,755 --> 00:27:16,135 to see the Firefalls at Gal'gathong 408 00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:23,898 and the spires of my home as they rise above the Apnex Sea at dawn... 409 00:27:26,603 --> 00:27:30,107 It's a bitter thing to be exiled from your own home. 410 00:27:30,732 --> 00:27:34,782 It does appear unlikely you will ever be allowed to return to your planet. 411 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:39,875 The cold reaction of an android. 412 00:27:44,538 --> 00:27:47,758 But perhaps we can bring Romulus to you. 413 00:27:52,087 --> 00:27:53,589 Program complete. 414 00:27:53,797 --> 00:27:55,720 Run program. 415 00:27:58,427 --> 00:28:00,100 After you. 416 00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:18,830 The Valley of Julah. 417 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:20,908 I know it well. 418 00:28:22,618 --> 00:28:25,542 You are free to stay here as long as you wish. 419 00:28:28,457 --> 00:28:30,835 I no longer live here. 420 00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,511 Turn it off. 421 00:28:36,131 --> 00:28:38,054 Cancel program. 422 00:28:39,927 --> 00:28:41,895 This... 423 00:28:43,138 --> 00:28:46,517 This is my home now, my future. 424 00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:49,148 I have sacrificed everything. 425 00:28:49,353 --> 00:28:52,482 It must not be in vain. 426 00:28:54,191 --> 00:28:58,071 Arrange a meeting between myself and Captain Picard. 427 00:29:02,491 --> 00:29:07,372 Tell him Admiral Jarok wants to see him. 428 00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:18,007 Captain, we have confirmed that you are holding Admiral Aiidar Jarok. 429 00:29:18,215 --> 00:29:19,735 He has been identified as the commander 430 00:29:19,925 --> 00:29:22,178 at the massacre of the Norkan Outposts. 431 00:29:22,386 --> 00:29:23,888 The Council strongly advises 432 00:29:24,096 --> 00:29:29,148 that you consider Jarok an unreliable source of information. 433 00:29:35,899 --> 00:29:37,651 Bring him in. 434 00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:43,240 Ensign, will you wait outside? 435 00:29:46,034 --> 00:29:50,756 - Have a seat, Admiral Jarok. - Captain, there is no more time. 436 00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:53,084 Admiral, have a seat. 437 00:29:59,423 --> 00:30:03,428 You see, I'm just not convinced that you are telling the truth. 438 00:30:03,635 --> 00:30:06,605 What must I do? 439 00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:09,274 You must convince me. 440 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:13,979 If I had irrefutable evidence... 441 00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:16,823 But you did not bring irrefutable evidence. 442 00:30:17,024 --> 00:30:18,617 You brought no evidence at all. 443 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:22,162 And now, here, you are not the man you claimed to be. 444 00:30:22,362 --> 00:30:28,165 Admiral, your credibility is stretched beyond belief. 445 00:30:28,869 --> 00:30:33,295 A Romulan defector is almost a contradiction in terms. 446 00:30:33,707 --> 00:30:36,586 But Admiral Jarok crossing the lines? 447 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:39,797 I explained my motivations to your interrogators. 448 00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:43,760 Yes, yes, yes. Peace in our galaxy. 449 00:30:44,217 --> 00:30:47,096 Except, admiral, you are not a man of peace. 450 00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:50,524 Your military record, what we know if it, is clear. 451 00:30:50,724 --> 00:30:54,774 Which is precisely why I chose an alternate identity here. 452 00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:58,278 The massacres at the Norkan Outposts, for example. 453 00:30:59,649 --> 00:31:01,902 What you call massacres 454 00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:07,116 were called the Norkan Campaigns on my world, captain. 455 00:31:08,033 --> 00:31:12,413 One world's butcher is another world's hero. 456 00:31:12,621 --> 00:31:15,215 Perhaps I am neither one. 457 00:31:19,002 --> 00:31:23,633 On what basis, admiral, am I to decide? 458 00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:25,551 Hmm? 459 00:31:27,344 --> 00:31:29,017 Your good word? 460 00:31:30,972 --> 00:31:32,519 Are you willing to help us 461 00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:35,477 overpower the Romulan B-type warbirds we may encounter? 462 00:31:35,685 --> 00:31:39,940 Are you prepared to help us detect them through their cloaking shields? 463 00:31:44,027 --> 00:31:46,655 Well, you see my problem, admiral. 464 00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:50,868 You ask us for faith 465 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:54,626 in circumstances which are hardly possible to believe, 466 00:31:54,830 --> 00:31:58,175 compounded by lies and your refusal to tell us what you know. 467 00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:00,719 I cannot betray my people. 468 00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:03,047 You've already betrayed your people, admiral! 469 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:05,804 You've made your choices, sir. You're a traitor. 470 00:32:06,007 --> 00:32:10,979 Now, if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you, I am truly sorry. 471 00:32:12,472 --> 00:32:13,974 But I will not risk my crew 472 00:32:14,182 --> 00:32:17,937 because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone. 473 00:32:19,396 --> 00:32:21,364 You've crossed over, admiral. 474 00:32:22,315 --> 00:32:25,535 You make yourself comfortable with that. 475 00:32:28,238 --> 00:32:32,584 Do you have any children, Captain Picard? A family? 476 00:32:34,119 --> 00:32:35,371 No. 477 00:32:35,996 --> 00:32:37,623 Hmm. 478 00:32:37,831 --> 00:32:41,961 Then you have sacrificed too much for your career. 479 00:32:42,169 --> 00:32:44,046 Yes, this is all very interesting... 480 00:32:44,838 --> 00:32:49,560 There comes a time in a man's life that you cannot know 481 00:32:49,759 --> 00:32:53,309 when he looks down at the first smile of his baby girl 482 00:32:53,513 --> 00:32:58,735 and realizes he must change the world for her, 483 00:32:58,935 --> 00:33:01,529 for all children. 484 00:33:02,272 --> 00:33:04,695 It is for her that I am here. 485 00:33:04,900 --> 00:33:09,497 Not to destroy the Romulan Empire, but to save it. 486 00:33:10,447 --> 00:33:14,998 For months, I tried desperately to persuade the High Command 487 00:33:15,202 --> 00:33:19,127 that another war would destroy the Empire. 488 00:33:19,915 --> 00:33:22,213 They got tired of my arguments. 489 00:33:22,417 --> 00:33:25,967 Finally I was censured, sent off to command some distant sector. 490 00:33:26,171 --> 00:33:29,766 This was my only recourse. 491 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:33,641 L... 492 00:33:36,264 --> 00:33:40,110 will never see my child smile again. 493 00:33:40,727 --> 00:33:45,574 She will grow up believing that her father is a traitor. 494 00:33:48,109 --> 00:33:50,612 But she will grow up. 495 00:33:51,196 --> 00:33:53,324 If you act, Picard. 496 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:57,082 If we stop this war before it begins. 497 00:33:57,285 --> 00:33:59,037 I can't. 498 00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:01,294 And I won't. 499 00:34:01,665 --> 00:34:05,386 Unless I have unequivocal cooperation. 500 00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:26,527 Admiral Jarok has provided me with the locations, 501 00:34:26,731 --> 00:34:32,454 strengths and tactical plans of the Romulan fleet. 502 00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:36,165 Mr. La Forge, 503 00:34:36,366 --> 00:34:39,836 he is prepared to give you data regarding engines, weapons, 504 00:34:40,036 --> 00:34:44,166 and the cloaking systems of the warbird-class starship. 505 00:34:44,374 --> 00:34:48,004 But I believe his experience as a field commander will be more valuable 506 00:34:48,211 --> 00:34:51,260 for its strategic sense than in the technical areas. 507 00:34:51,464 --> 00:34:53,637 - Any edge will help, captain. - Don't depend on it. 508 00:34:53,842 --> 00:34:56,971 For all we know, he may still be lying, but we shall find that out soon enough. 509 00:34:57,178 --> 00:35:00,648 Number One, set course for Nelvana Ill. 510 00:35:06,813 --> 00:35:11,193 Second officer's log, stardate 43465.2. 511 00:35:11,401 --> 00:35:12,823 We have entered the Neutral Zone 512 00:35:13,028 --> 00:35:15,372 in direct violation of the Treaty of Algeron. 513 00:35:15,572 --> 00:35:18,416 Presuming Romuian warships are cloaked and monitoring us, 514 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:22,087 we expect heavy resistance as we approach Nelvana Ill. 515 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:25,086 - Tactical? - Nothing on sensors. 516 00:35:25,582 --> 00:35:29,337 I don't like it. I would have expected a greeting party. 517 00:35:30,086 --> 00:35:32,054 You echo another noteworthy commander 518 00:35:32,255 --> 00:35:34,053 in similar circumstances, Number One. 519 00:35:34,257 --> 00:35:35,600 Countryman of yours. 520 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:37,677 George Armstrong Custer, 521 00:35:37,886 --> 00:35:40,856 when his Seventh Calvary arrived at the Little Bighorn. 522 00:35:41,056 --> 00:35:42,603 May we have better luck. 523 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:44,559 Approaching Nelvana system. 524 00:35:44,768 --> 00:35:47,021 Engage impulse engines. 525 00:35:51,900 --> 00:35:53,698 Nelvana Ill on-screen. 526 00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:03,294 Still no signs of them on sensors. 527 00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:06,415 In a way I'd rather be fighting my way through this. 528 00:36:06,623 --> 00:36:08,045 It's just too damned easy. 529 00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:10,752 Prepare to enter standard orbit. 530 00:36:17,050 --> 00:36:19,803 - Data? - Scanning the planet, sir. 531 00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:23,311 No life forms, no power sources, no weapon systems. 532 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:26,644 - No indication of a base at all? - No, sir. 533 00:36:26,851 --> 00:36:29,400 The subspace signal the probe detected? 534 00:36:29,604 --> 00:36:31,322 The ionization disturbances? 535 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:36,279 I am picking them up, sir, but I cannot identify the source. 536 00:36:36,653 --> 00:36:41,409 They seem to be moving in an orbital path with an 800-kilometer apogee. 537 00:36:44,744 --> 00:36:47,122 Lieutenant Worf, bring the admiral up here. 538 00:36:47,330 --> 00:36:49,048 Aye, sir. 539 00:36:52,711 --> 00:36:55,840 Maybe they abandoned the planet after he defected. 540 00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:57,765 There is no scarring on the planet surface 541 00:36:57,966 --> 00:37:00,560 that would denote heavy construction of any kind. 542 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,855 A cloaking device of some sort, to hide the entire base? 543 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,807 A cloaking device operating on the surface 544 00:37:06,015 --> 00:37:08,859 would be given away by visible distortion effects. 545 00:37:15,024 --> 00:37:18,745 Perhaps you would care to explain why we are here, admiral. 546 00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:22,077 There doesn't appear to be a base. 547 00:37:26,286 --> 00:37:27,503 I don't understand. 548 00:37:27,704 --> 00:37:30,002 Nelvana Ill, admiral. No base. 549 00:37:30,206 --> 00:37:33,506 No weapons. No sign of any life at all. 550 00:37:38,214 --> 00:37:43,345 But I saw the tactical communiqués. 551 00:37:43,553 --> 00:37:47,603 The records, timetables for completion. 552 00:37:47,807 --> 00:37:51,653 An entire legion was assigned to this section. 553 00:37:52,270 --> 00:37:55,945 Is it possible they could have been feeding you disinformation? 554 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:03,499 You said that you had been censured, reassigned four months ago. 555 00:38:03,698 --> 00:38:06,451 They knew of your dissatisfaction. 556 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:10,376 Could all this have been to test your loyalty? 557 00:38:11,206 --> 00:38:12,674 No. 558 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:16,052 No. 559 00:38:16,252 --> 00:38:18,095 It's impossible. 560 00:38:28,890 --> 00:38:34,021 They let you escape with an arsenal of worthless secrets. 561 00:38:34,562 --> 00:38:36,610 What other explanation is there? 562 00:38:36,815 --> 00:38:39,238 Permission to withdraw from the Neutral Zone. 563 00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:42,211 At your earliest convenience, Number One. 564 00:38:42,403 --> 00:38:45,031 Helm, bring around 180 degrees. Geordi, get us out of here. 565 00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,493 I hear you, commander. 566 00:38:55,917 --> 00:38:58,045 Two Romulan warships uncloaking. 567 00:38:58,253 --> 00:38:59,470 Coordinates... 568 00:39:07,387 --> 00:39:09,139 - Shields holding. - Damage. 569 00:39:09,347 --> 00:39:11,224 Minor damage to the secondary hull. 570 00:39:11,432 --> 00:39:13,526 Power transfer fields may be pinched off. 571 00:39:13,726 --> 00:39:15,444 I'm working on it. 572 00:39:16,479 --> 00:39:19,278 - Captain? - Not yet, Mr. Worf. 573 00:39:19,607 --> 00:39:22,907 This is just a tap on the shoulder, or we wouldn't be here talking about it. 574 00:39:24,279 --> 00:39:26,122 The Romulans are hailing us. 575 00:39:27,323 --> 00:39:28,575 On-screen. 576 00:39:28,783 --> 00:39:30,376 Captain Picard, 577 00:39:30,577 --> 00:39:33,672 I hardly expected to see you again so soon. 578 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:35,878 It seems this time you are the one 579 00:39:36,082 --> 00:39:39,586 who has made an aggressive move across the Neutral Zone. 580 00:39:39,794 --> 00:39:42,718 Commander Tomalak, as I'm sure you already know, 581 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:47,393 we were responding to warnings of Romulan incursions at Nelvana Ill. 582 00:39:47,594 --> 00:39:52,691 But, captain, as you can see, there is no incursion. 583 00:39:52,891 --> 00:39:56,316 And the matter of the unidentified subspace radio emissions 584 00:39:56,519 --> 00:39:58,738 and the ionization disturbances? 585 00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:02,613 Ah, you must mean our orbiting probe. 586 00:40:02,817 --> 00:40:08,745 We are studying Nelvana Ill for, uh, archaeological research. 587 00:40:09,741 --> 00:40:11,618 With a cloaked satellite? 588 00:40:11,826 --> 00:40:13,578 Oh, really, captain, 589 00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:16,915 would you have us believe this satellite is an excuse 590 00:40:17,123 --> 00:40:19,501 for your aggressive charge across the Neutral Zone? 591 00:40:19,709 --> 00:40:21,757 You can believe what you wish. 592 00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:23,554 And we will be on our way. 593 00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:26,725 Without even an apology, captain? 594 00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:30,311 If an apology will do, then I offer it. 595 00:40:30,511 --> 00:40:34,141 I'm afraid it won't, so I will save you the humiliation. 596 00:40:34,349 --> 00:40:36,101 Get to it, Tomalak. 597 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:38,482 You see, Picard, 598 00:40:38,686 --> 00:40:42,736 after we dissect your Enterprise for every precious bit of information, 599 00:40:42,941 --> 00:40:45,490 I intend to display its broken hull 600 00:40:45,693 --> 00:40:49,038 in the center of the Romulan capital as a symbol of our victory. 601 00:40:49,238 --> 00:40:52,538 It will inspire our armies for generations to come 602 00:40:52,742 --> 00:40:54,710 and serve as a warning to any other traitor 603 00:40:54,911 --> 00:40:57,881 who would create ripples of disloyalty. 604 00:41:03,211 --> 00:41:05,464 All the communiqués. 605 00:41:06,464 --> 00:41:09,843 All the timetables, all the records. 606 00:41:10,051 --> 00:41:14,773 They were all fiction, written for my benefit, a test. 607 00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:17,442 A test of my loyalty. 608 00:41:18,434 --> 00:41:24,567 And you used me to lure the Enterprise into the Neutral Zone. 609 00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:29,830 First, captain, you will return the traitor, Jarok. 610 00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:34,326 Then you will surrender as prisoners of war. 611 00:41:34,534 --> 00:41:37,287 Do you seriously expect me to accept those terms? 612 00:41:38,121 --> 00:41:44,504 No, Captain Picard, I expect you won't. 613 00:41:45,169 --> 00:41:47,513 You have 30 seconds to decide. 614 00:41:47,714 --> 00:41:50,467 I do not require one, Tomalak. 615 00:41:50,675 --> 00:41:55,101 1 urge you, Captain Picard, surrender. 616 00:41:55,430 --> 00:42:00,231 Consider the men and women you would lead into a lost cause. 617 00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:07,318 If the cause is just and honorable, 618 00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:09,778 they are prepared to give their lives. 619 00:42:09,986 --> 00:42:12,910 Are you prepared to die today, Tomalak? 620 00:42:13,114 --> 00:42:18,245 Ugh, I expected more from you than an idle threat, Picard. 621 00:42:19,245 --> 00:42:21,213 Then you shall have it. 622 00:42:21,497 --> 00:42:22,919 Mr. Worf. 623 00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:25,043 Aye, sir. 624 00:42:33,801 --> 00:42:37,055 Klingon warships, armed and ready, sir. 625 00:42:40,349 --> 00:42:42,522 What shall it be, Tomalak? 626 00:42:42,894 --> 00:42:46,273 You will still not survive our assault. 627 00:42:46,773 --> 00:42:49,117 You will not survive ours. 628 00:42:49,776 --> 00:42:51,494 Shall we die together? 629 00:42:54,614 --> 00:42:58,164 I look forward to our next meeting, captain. 630 00:43:02,371 --> 00:43:05,341 Romulan disrupters are powering down, sir. 631 00:43:11,589 --> 00:43:13,512 Cancel red alert. 632 00:43:16,469 --> 00:43:19,939 Mr. Worf, will you extend the appreciation of the Federation 633 00:43:20,139 --> 00:43:22,813 and my personal gratitude to the Klingons? 634 00:43:23,017 --> 00:43:24,394 Aye, sir. 635 00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:29,319 Take us back, Number One. 636 00:43:31,317 --> 00:43:33,740 I did it for nothing. 637 00:43:34,821 --> 00:43:36,698 My home. 638 00:43:37,406 --> 00:43:39,158 My family. 639 00:43:40,326 --> 00:43:42,124 For nothing. 640 00:43:54,257 --> 00:43:56,259 He ingested a Felodesine chip. 641 00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:58,344 He must have brought it with him. 642 00:43:58,553 --> 00:44:01,056 I'm sorry, captain. There was no antidote. 643 00:44:01,764 --> 00:44:04,187 A letter to his wife and daughter. 644 00:44:06,060 --> 00:44:11,237 Sir, he must have known it would be impossible for us to deliver it. 645 00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:15,202 Today, perhaps. 646 00:44:15,862 --> 00:44:19,537 But if there are others with the courage of Admiral Jarok, 647 00:44:20,158 --> 00:44:23,833 we may hope to see a day of peace 648 00:44:24,245 --> 00:44:27,545 when we can take his letter home.