1 00:00:06,256 --> 00:00:09,173 Alright. Try this. 2 00:00:15,223 --> 00:00:17,679 - What is it? - Just try it. 3 00:00:25,316 --> 00:00:29,148 You see? It's an Earth drink. Prune juice. 4 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:32,855 A warrior's drink. 5 00:00:36,077 --> 00:00:38,533 You know, you always drink alone. 6 00:00:38,663 --> 00:00:41,700 It wouldn't hurt you to seek out a little... 7 00:00:42,917 --> 00:00:44,460 ..companionship. 8 00:00:47,297 --> 00:00:52,255 I would require a Klingon woman for... companionship. 9 00:00:52,385 --> 00:00:55,719 - Earth females are too fragile. - Not all of them. 10 00:00:56,222 --> 00:01:00,849 There are a few on this ship that would find you... tame. 11 00:01:05,106 --> 00:01:06,565 Impossible. 12 00:01:06,691 --> 00:01:11,318 - You never know till you try. - Then I'll never know. 13 00:01:12,614 --> 00:01:17,442 - Coward! - I was merely concerned for the... 14 00:01:17,577 --> 00:01:20,198 safety of my crewmates. 15 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:23,373 Drink your prune juice. 16 00:01:27,754 --> 00:01:30,589 Lt Worf, report to the bridge. 17 00:01:30,715 --> 00:01:32,791 On my way. 18 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:42,887 No! 19 00:01:48,316 --> 00:01:49,810 Analysis, Mr. Data. 20 00:01:51,236 --> 00:01:54,023 Sensors read gravimetric fluctuations. 21 00:01:54,155 --> 00:01:57,405 - Most unusual ones. - Unusual in what way? Specify. 22 00:01:57,534 --> 00:01:59,989 Nothing I have seen before. 23 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:05,368 - Is it a wormhole? - Yes and no. 24 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:09,794 Like a time displacement. But it has no discernible event horizon. 25 00:02:09,921 --> 00:02:13,539 Navigational subsystems are unable to give coordinates. 26 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:17,838 Confirmed. The phenomenon has no definable centre or outer edge. 27 00:02:17,971 --> 00:02:20,177 You're saying it is and isn't there?! 28 00:02:20,306 --> 00:02:24,351 I have insufficient information to make an analysis as yet. 29 00:02:24,477 --> 00:02:27,229 - The dynamics of the radiation... - Captain! 30 00:02:28,398 --> 00:02:30,640 Something's happening. 31 00:02:30,775 --> 00:02:33,266 A new change in sensor readings. 32 00:02:33,778 --> 00:02:36,316 - Mr. Data? - Scanning sensors. 33 00:02:44,372 --> 00:02:48,868 Lieutenant, what are their sensor readings? Is that an enemy vessel? 34 00:02:50,628 --> 00:02:53,380 I'm getting too much interference, Captain. 35 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:58,719 Now hear this. 36 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:02,463 Fleet formation briefing in main war room at 1500 hours. 37 00:03:15,612 --> 00:03:17,688 This isn't right. 38 00:03:18,573 --> 00:03:20,233 It's changed. 39 00:03:26,706 --> 00:03:28,948 It's clearing now, Captain. 40 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,790 Definitely Federation starship. 41 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:33,959 Accessing registry. 42 00:03:34,089 --> 00:03:35,998 Looks like they had a rough ride. 43 00:03:36,132 --> 00:03:39,418 NCC... 1 701 ... 44 00:03:40,512 --> 00:03:41,461 ..C. 45 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:47,470 USS... 46 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:50,186 ..Enterprise. 47 00:05:46,302 --> 00:05:49,671 Military log, combat date 43625.2. 48 00:05:49,806 --> 00:05:52,676 While investigating an unusual radiation anomaly, 49 00:05:52,809 --> 00:05:58,016 the Enterprise has encountered a ghost from its own past: 50 00:05:58,147 --> 00:06:02,525 the Enterprise-C, the immediate predecessor to this battleship. 51 00:06:03,403 --> 00:06:06,522 Sensors confirm design and specifications. 52 00:06:06,656 --> 00:06:12,362 Hull and engine materials conform to methods of that time period. 53 00:06:12,495 --> 00:06:15,911 But that cruiser was destroyed with all hands over 20 years ago. 54 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,832 Presumed destroyed. It was last seen near the Klingon outpost Narendra III 55 00:06:20,962 --> 00:06:23,713 exactly 22 years, three months and four days ago. 56 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:27,588 - And now they're here. - Has it been adrift for years 57 00:06:27,719 --> 00:06:31,965 - or has it travelled through time? - It is a possibility, Captain. 58 00:06:32,557 --> 00:06:34,300 If that hypothesis is correct, 59 00:06:34,434 --> 00:06:37,850 the phenomenon we have encountered is a temporal rift in space. 60 00:06:37,979 --> 00:06:39,224 A rift? 61 00:06:39,355 --> 00:06:42,605 Possibly a Kerr loop from superstring material. 62 00:06:42,734 --> 00:06:47,479 It would require a high-energy interaction in the area to be formed. 63 00:06:47,613 --> 00:06:50,899 It's certainly not stable. It could collapse at any time. 64 00:06:51,034 --> 00:06:54,865 Captain. I'm able to scan the interior of the ship now, sir. 65 00:06:56,205 --> 00:06:59,206 Damage to warp-field nacelles and hull-bearing struts. 66 00:06:59,333 --> 00:07:01,540 Internal space frame is... 67 00:07:01,669 --> 00:07:04,836 Life signs, Captain! Readings are sporadic. 68 00:07:04,964 --> 00:07:07,538 Massive casualties, but some are still alive. 69 00:07:07,675 --> 00:07:11,839 Bridge to sickbay. Emergency teams, stand by transporter rooms. 70 00:07:12,138 --> 00:07:14,629 Belay that order, Doctor. 71 00:07:15,516 --> 00:07:16,761 Respectfully... 72 00:07:16,893 --> 00:07:20,807 Regardless of where they came from, they are here now and need our help. 73 00:07:21,105 --> 00:07:23,264 If that ship travelled into the future, 74 00:07:23,399 --> 00:07:28,192 we could be dealing with variables that will alter the flow of history. 75 00:07:28,321 --> 00:07:32,615 Enterprise-C is sending out a distress call, sir. Audio only. 76 00:07:32,742 --> 00:07:35,909 This is Capt Garrett of the Starship Enterprise, 77 00:07:36,037 --> 00:07:38,029 to any Federation ship. 78 00:07:38,164 --> 00:07:40,737 We have been attacked by Romulan warships 79 00:07:40,875 --> 00:07:43,283 and require immediate assistance. 80 00:07:43,419 --> 00:07:46,586 We've lost warp drive. Life support is failing. 81 00:07:46,714 --> 00:07:49,751 There's no record of a Romulan assault on that ship. 82 00:07:49,884 --> 00:07:54,096 Voice message has ended, Captain. It's only an automated signal now. 83 00:07:54,597 --> 00:07:58,761 Open a hailing frequency. This is Capt Picard of the Federation... 84 00:07:58,893 --> 00:08:03,685 of a Federation starship. Stand by to receive emergency teams. 85 00:08:03,815 --> 00:08:06,270 We will handle this one step at a time. 86 00:08:06,401 --> 00:08:08,939 Stabilize their power, tend their injured, 87 00:08:09,070 --> 00:08:13,946 and avoid all discussions of where and when they are. 88 00:08:14,450 --> 00:08:16,822 Aye sir. Lieutenant... 89 00:08:16,953 --> 00:08:20,203 Message coming in from Starfleet monitor stations. 90 00:08:20,331 --> 00:08:22,407 Klingon battle ships approaching. 91 00:08:22,542 --> 00:08:26,670 - Battle alert. Condition yellow. - Aye, sir. 92 00:09:03,624 --> 00:09:05,664 - Capt Garrett? - Yes. 93 00:09:05,793 --> 00:09:10,372 I'm Cmdr William Riker. Our emergency teams are on board. 94 00:09:10,506 --> 00:09:12,131 Doctor? 95 00:09:14,844 --> 00:09:17,169 The rest of the bridge crew is dead. 96 00:09:17,305 --> 00:09:21,634 She has serious internal injuries. She must come back to the Enterprise. 97 00:09:21,768 --> 00:09:23,594 - To where? - We'll explain later. 98 00:09:23,728 --> 00:09:25,436 You'll explain now. 99 00:09:25,563 --> 00:09:28,434 We're from a Federation ship. We answered your call. 100 00:09:28,566 --> 00:09:32,184 Your ship is in good hands, but we need to get you to our sickbay. 101 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,944 Very well. 102 00:09:36,366 --> 00:09:39,948 Crusher to transporter room. Two to beam directly to sickbay. 103 00:09:40,078 --> 00:09:42,201 Stand by for transport. 104 00:09:52,716 --> 00:09:55,752 It's pretty bad. Looks like they were in a hell of a fight. 105 00:09:55,886 --> 00:09:59,800 If you can't stabilize life-support, we'll have to evacuate the ship. 106 00:09:59,931 --> 00:10:02,636 I think I can do it. I'll have to get to Engineering. 107 00:10:02,767 --> 00:10:06,267 Damage control team Alpha, meet me on level three. 108 00:10:06,396 --> 00:10:07,724 Commander. 109 00:10:17,991 --> 00:10:19,569 Thanks. 110 00:10:20,619 --> 00:10:22,742 Cmdr William Riker. 111 00:10:24,039 --> 00:10:26,874 Lt Castillo, helmsman. 112 00:10:29,628 --> 00:10:32,629 - Away team reporting in, Captain. - On screen. 113 00:10:34,007 --> 00:10:37,008 - Go ahead. - We've stabilized life-support. 114 00:10:37,135 --> 00:10:41,631 Mr. La Forge is working on the main power couplings, but it'll take time. 115 00:10:41,765 --> 00:10:43,223 It's a real mess down here. 116 00:10:43,350 --> 00:10:46,220 - Survivors? - 125. 117 00:10:46,770 --> 00:10:49,177 - Recommendations? - I'd hate to scrap her. 118 00:10:49,314 --> 00:10:52,932 Starfleet could certainly use another ship, even if she is old. 119 00:10:53,068 --> 00:10:56,104 Agreed. But we can't stay in this area too long. 120 00:10:56,780 --> 00:11:00,824 If you get her under way in 9 hours we'll escort her to Starbase 1 05. 121 00:11:00,951 --> 00:11:05,079 If not... we'll evacuate the survivors and destroy the ship. 122 00:11:05,205 --> 00:11:08,408 - Understood, sir. - Keep me posted. Out. 123 00:11:18,510 --> 00:11:19,969 Guinan? 124 00:11:23,390 --> 00:11:25,098 We need to talk. 125 00:11:25,225 --> 00:11:29,554 Somehow this... this is all wrong. 126 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:32,013 This is not the way it's supposed to be. 127 00:11:42,857 --> 00:11:44,897 How do you think things have changed? 128 00:11:45,026 --> 00:11:49,854 I look at things, people, and... they just don't feel right. 129 00:11:49,990 --> 00:11:52,777 What things? What people? 130 00:11:53,451 --> 00:11:57,117 You. Your uniform. The bridge... 131 00:11:57,247 --> 00:11:59,453 What's the matter with the bridge? 132 00:11:59,583 --> 00:12:02,418 - It's not right! - Nothing has changed. 133 00:12:02,544 --> 00:12:06,542 I know that. I also know it's wrong. 134 00:12:10,343 --> 00:12:13,095 - What else? - Families. 135 00:12:13,221 --> 00:12:16,471 - There should be children on board. - What? 136 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,676 Children on the Enterprise? 137 00:12:20,353 --> 00:12:23,520 - Guinan, we're at war! - No, we're not. 138 00:12:24,608 --> 00:12:27,608 At least, we're not supposed to be. 139 00:12:27,736 --> 00:12:32,777 This is not a ship of war. This is a ship of peace. 140 00:12:44,377 --> 00:12:47,414 - What you're suggesting... - I am not suggesting. 141 00:12:47,547 --> 00:12:52,968 That ship from the past is not meant to be here. It's got to go back. 142 00:12:59,017 --> 00:13:01,425 Run a full electrolyte report. 143 00:13:06,691 --> 00:13:09,147 Boost the level of tricordrazine. 144 00:13:09,277 --> 00:13:11,317 Try to relax. 145 00:13:12,030 --> 00:13:15,613 Dr Selar, report to ward stat. 146 00:13:15,742 --> 00:13:19,241 Dr Selar, report to ward stat. 147 00:13:22,123 --> 00:13:24,579 I'm Capt Jean-Luc Picard. 148 00:13:24,709 --> 00:13:27,331 Rachel Garrett. How's my ship? 149 00:13:27,963 --> 00:13:31,581 The support systems are being restored. 150 00:13:31,716 --> 00:13:33,756 Continuing repairs. 151 00:13:34,219 --> 00:13:38,881 Where did you come from? We didn't pick up any other Federation ships. 152 00:13:42,727 --> 00:13:45,562 What's the last thing you remember? 153 00:13:45,689 --> 00:13:47,847 We were answering the distress signal. 154 00:13:47,983 --> 00:13:51,601 - Distress signal? - You must have heard it. 155 00:13:51,736 --> 00:13:55,520 From the Klingon outpost. Narendra III. 156 00:13:59,703 --> 00:14:03,119 But you didn't... did you? 157 00:14:06,668 --> 00:14:09,455 This... sickbay, I've never seen anything like it, 158 00:14:09,588 --> 00:14:16,005 even on a starbase. And your uniform. What ship is this, Captain? 159 00:14:19,556 --> 00:14:21,595 Please try to be still. 160 00:14:22,809 --> 00:14:25,265 I must insist. What ship? 161 00:14:29,816 --> 00:14:32,272 You're aboard the Enterprise. 162 00:14:32,402 --> 00:14:35,605 1 701 ... D. 163 00:14:40,201 --> 00:14:43,119 You have come 22 years into the future. 164 00:14:44,748 --> 00:14:46,705 22 years... 165 00:14:49,002 --> 00:14:51,244 - Does my crew know yet? - No. 166 00:14:51,379 --> 00:14:53,372 I must tell them. I owe them that. 167 00:14:53,506 --> 00:14:56,377 If you wish, they'll be informed. 168 00:14:56,718 --> 00:14:58,675 Any reason they should not be told? 169 00:14:58,803 --> 00:15:03,465 If you return to your own time with knowledge of the future... 170 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:09,934 We barely escaped with our lives. If we returned, we'd be destroyed. 171 00:15:11,274 --> 00:15:14,441 Have you any idea how this happened? 172 00:15:15,028 --> 00:15:20,105 There were... There was a... fierce volley of photon torpedoes. 173 00:15:20,242 --> 00:15:22,115 We were hit. 174 00:15:22,244 --> 00:15:24,913 A bright light, and then here. 175 00:15:25,038 --> 00:15:27,446 It is possible that this exchange of fire 176 00:15:27,582 --> 00:15:32,043 was the catalyst for the formation of a temporal rift. 177 00:15:32,170 --> 00:15:36,547 History has no record of your battle with the Romulans. 178 00:15:36,675 --> 00:15:39,248 We were responding to a distress call 179 00:15:39,386 --> 00:15:42,920 from the Klingon outpost on Narendra Ill. 180 00:15:43,056 --> 00:15:46,923 The Romulans were attacking it. We engaged them. 181 00:15:47,060 --> 00:15:49,100 But there were four war birds. 182 00:15:49,229 --> 00:15:55,647 The outpost was destroyed. It is regrettable you did not succeed. 183 00:15:56,570 --> 00:16:00,484 A Federation starship rescuing a Klingon outpost... 184 00:16:01,575 --> 00:16:04,694 ..might have averted 20 years of war. 185 00:16:15,672 --> 00:16:18,044 I still can't quite make myself believe it. 186 00:16:18,174 --> 00:16:20,463 22 years! 187 00:16:20,594 --> 00:16:22,752 I have 40 percent on forward shields. 188 00:16:22,887 --> 00:16:25,639 - What do you have on aft? - 40 percent. 189 00:16:25,765 --> 00:16:27,758 That won't cut it. Commander, 190 00:16:27,893 --> 00:16:30,977 advise Lt La Forge that shields are below minimum. 191 00:16:31,104 --> 00:16:31,934 Acknowledged. 192 00:16:36,109 --> 00:16:39,941 We'll never see our homes again. Our families. 193 00:16:40,071 --> 00:16:43,357 How do you know your family's not still alive? 194 00:16:43,491 --> 00:16:46,161 You're right. I don't. 195 00:16:47,203 --> 00:16:52,708 But imagine coming home after 22 years. Would I recognize them? 196 00:16:52,834 --> 00:16:55,290 What are the stats on the main phaser banks? 197 00:16:55,420 --> 00:16:59,548 Emitters available, 60 percent forward, 52 percent aft. 198 00:16:59,674 --> 00:17:03,624 Good. Let's take a look at the torpedo launchers. 199 00:17:17,776 --> 00:17:20,349 I guess I'm lucky to be alive at all. 200 00:17:20,487 --> 00:17:24,698 You may not like the future. It's been a long war. 201 00:17:24,824 --> 00:17:29,451 The Federation has lost more than half of Starfleet to the Klingons. 202 00:17:29,579 --> 00:17:32,746 We were negotiating a peace treaty when I left. 203 00:17:32,874 --> 00:17:37,251 A lot of changes, Lieutenant. A lot of changes. 204 00:17:40,340 --> 00:17:44,468 When we get a break, maybe you could fill me in on some of them. 205 00:17:47,597 --> 00:17:50,053 Photon banks are depleted. 206 00:17:50,183 --> 00:17:52,721 Auxiliary fusion generators are down. 207 00:17:56,273 --> 00:18:00,566 It is highly probable that the temporal rift is symmetrical. 208 00:18:00,694 --> 00:18:04,561 What would happen if the Enterprise-C were to fly back through it? 209 00:18:04,698 --> 00:18:06,571 Back, sir? 210 00:18:06,700 --> 00:18:11,196 She would emerge in her own time at almost the same instant she left. 211 00:18:11,329 --> 00:18:15,030 Right in the middle of the battle with the Romulans. 212 00:18:15,166 --> 00:18:19,663 - Any possibility she could survive? - None, sir. 213 00:18:20,255 --> 00:18:24,418 Then sending them back would be a death sentence. 214 00:18:37,529 --> 00:18:41,692 She was the first galaxy-class warship built by the Federation. 215 00:18:41,825 --> 00:18:46,736 42 decks. Capable of transporting over 6,000 troops. 216 00:18:46,871 --> 00:18:49,706 - How long have you been on board? - Four years. 217 00:18:49,833 --> 00:18:52,371 Straight out of the Academy. 218 00:18:53,044 --> 00:18:56,330 - I was lucky to get the Enterprise. - Yeah, me too. 219 00:18:56,464 --> 00:18:58,587 I mean... my Enterprise. 220 00:19:13,273 --> 00:19:15,764 Lieutenant, how's the ship? 221 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:19,186 We've restored minimal shields in the forward phaser banks. 222 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,858 Still no photon launchers or warp drive. 223 00:19:22,490 --> 00:19:24,898 Concentrate on the weapons system. 224 00:19:25,035 --> 00:19:28,450 From what I hear, the Federation can use all the help it can get. 225 00:19:28,580 --> 00:19:32,827 And soon. Our sensors have picked up Klingon warships in the sector. 226 00:19:32,959 --> 00:19:35,580 - Why wasn't I informed? - You shouldn't... 227 00:19:35,712 --> 00:19:41,418 As senior officer, I want you to be my liaison to the Enterprise-D. 228 00:19:41,551 --> 00:19:43,544 Where do you think you're going? 229 00:19:43,678 --> 00:19:47,510 - I'm resuming my duties. - You need at least another 24 hours. 230 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,214 Nonsense. Doctors overprotect patients. 231 00:19:50,351 --> 00:19:52,843 And captains push themselves too hard. 232 00:19:53,271 --> 00:19:57,185 Doctor, my ship and my crew need me now. 233 00:19:57,317 --> 00:20:00,271 24 hours might as well be 24 years. 234 00:20:10,663 --> 00:20:13,830 - I need more. - There is no more. 235 00:20:14,459 --> 00:20:16,452 I wish there were. 236 00:20:16,586 --> 00:20:19,124 I wish I could prove it. But I can't. 237 00:20:21,132 --> 00:20:24,750 - Then I can't ask them to go back. - You've got to. 238 00:20:26,763 --> 00:20:30,214 Guinan, they will die moments after they return. 239 00:20:30,350 --> 00:20:34,217 How can I ask them to sacrifice themselves solely on your intuition? 240 00:20:34,687 --> 00:20:39,848 I don't know. But I do know that this is a mistake. 241 00:20:39,984 --> 00:20:43,733 Every fibre in my being says this is a mistake. 242 00:20:43,863 --> 00:20:49,652 I can't even explain it to myself. I only know that I'm right. 243 00:20:51,830 --> 00:20:56,326 Who is to say that this history is any less proper than the other? 244 00:20:56,459 --> 00:20:59,745 - I suppose I am. - Not good enough, dammit! 245 00:21:00,171 --> 00:21:04,003 - I will not ask them to die. - 40 billion people already have. 246 00:21:04,259 --> 00:21:08,588 This war's not meant to be happening. Send those people back to correct it. 247 00:21:08,722 --> 00:21:13,051 What is to guarantee that if they go back they will succeed? 248 00:21:15,395 --> 00:21:19,642 Every instinct is telling me this is wrong, dangerous, futile! 249 00:21:22,026 --> 00:21:25,193 We've known each other a long time. 250 00:21:25,321 --> 00:21:29,153 You have never known me to impose myself on anyone 251 00:21:29,284 --> 00:21:34,076 or take a stance based on trivial or whimsical perceptions. 252 00:21:34,205 --> 00:21:37,574 This timeline must not be allowed to continue. 253 00:21:37,959 --> 00:21:40,830 I've told you what you must do. 254 00:21:40,962 --> 00:21:45,291 You have only your trust in me to help you decide to do it. 255 00:21:55,769 --> 00:21:58,307 I mean, deflector shield technology 256 00:21:58,438 --> 00:22:01,522 has advanced considerably during the war. 257 00:22:01,649 --> 00:22:05,778 Our heat-dissipation rates are double those of the Enterprise-C. 258 00:22:05,904 --> 00:22:09,403 Which means we can hang in a firefight... a lot longer. 259 00:22:13,495 --> 00:22:17,160 - Guinan? - Have you ordered yet, Tasha? 260 00:22:17,916 --> 00:22:19,955 No, not yet. 261 00:22:21,836 --> 00:22:24,506 - Is anything wrong? - Not a thing. 262 00:22:25,757 --> 00:22:28,841 - What can I get for you? - Just a couple of TKLs. 263 00:22:28,968 --> 00:22:32,219 I'm in a hurry. This is Lt Castillo. 264 00:22:45,402 --> 00:22:48,356 - First time for everything. - First time? 265 00:22:51,032 --> 00:22:53,321 I've never seen anything bother her before. 266 00:22:55,161 --> 00:22:58,744 - What's a TKL? - Standard rations. 267 00:22:58,873 --> 00:23:00,996 Food replicators are on minimum power 268 00:23:01,334 --> 00:23:06,541 so everything else is diverted to the defensive systems. So where was l? 269 00:23:06,673 --> 00:23:09,045 You've told me more about tactical in an hour 270 00:23:09,175 --> 00:23:11,168 than I learned in a year at the Academy. 271 00:23:11,302 --> 00:23:13,212 You'll need it, Lieutenant! 272 00:23:15,265 --> 00:23:17,507 I've known you a whole day now, Lieutenant. 273 00:23:17,642 --> 00:23:22,185 I won't salute if you won't. What did she call you? Tasha. 274 00:23:22,313 --> 00:23:23,724 Yeah. 275 00:23:25,567 --> 00:23:29,232 Almost everyone calls me Castillo. My mother calls me Richard. 276 00:23:30,071 --> 00:23:32,064 OK, Castillo. 277 00:23:34,659 --> 00:23:39,866 No... I think maybe I'd like it better if you called me Richard. 278 00:23:43,126 --> 00:23:44,324 Richard. 279 00:23:44,461 --> 00:23:49,123 This is the captain. Senior officers, report to my ready room immediately. 280 00:23:49,257 --> 00:23:51,795 So much for lunch. 281 00:24:09,402 --> 00:24:13,614 Are you suggesting we let them return and try to complete their mission? 282 00:24:13,740 --> 00:24:18,201 - I am, Doctor. - Based on Guinan's intuition? 283 00:24:18,328 --> 00:24:21,329 It won't achieve anything. They can't save Narendra Ill. 284 00:24:21,456 --> 00:24:26,332 There are four Romulan war birds. The Enterprise-C would be outgunned. 285 00:24:26,461 --> 00:24:29,497 - Unless we were to rearm them. - We can't do that. 286 00:24:29,631 --> 00:24:32,418 If we did, we'd be altering the past. 287 00:24:32,550 --> 00:24:35,172 That's what you're talking about anyway. 288 00:24:35,303 --> 00:24:37,509 We're talking about restoring the past. 289 00:24:37,639 --> 00:24:41,637 How could Guinan know history's been altered if she's been altered too? 290 00:24:41,768 --> 00:24:45,516 Her species may have a perception that goes beyond linear time. 291 00:24:45,647 --> 00:24:48,648 There are many inexplicable things about her species. 292 00:24:48,775 --> 00:24:54,279 Yet she may be correct. A ship from the past has travelled through time. 293 00:24:54,406 --> 00:25:00,775 How can we know the effects of that? We will never know if she is correct. 294 00:25:00,912 --> 00:25:05,907 But the consequences of that possibility are too grave to ignore. 295 00:25:06,751 --> 00:25:09,669 - Dismissed. - If you'd like my opinion... 296 00:25:09,796 --> 00:25:14,588 I'm aware of your opinion. This is a briefing. I don't seek your consent. 297 00:25:15,176 --> 00:25:20,134 With respect, you'd be asking 1 25 people to die a meaningless death. 298 00:25:20,265 --> 00:25:24,891 Not necessarily meaningless. Klingons regard honour above all else. 299 00:25:25,019 --> 00:25:29,681 If the crew of the Enterprise-C had died defending a Klingon outpost, 300 00:25:29,816 --> 00:25:33,267 it would be considered an act of honour by the Klingon empire. 301 00:25:33,737 --> 00:25:37,485 Even their deaths could have prevented this war. 302 00:25:37,615 --> 00:25:39,691 If the Enterprise-C returns to battle 303 00:25:39,826 --> 00:25:43,491 and its mission is a success, history will be changed. 304 00:25:43,621 --> 00:25:49,956 This timeline will cease to exist. I've considered the alternatives. 305 00:25:50,837 --> 00:25:54,288 I'll go with Guinan's recommendation. Dismissed. 306 00:25:56,134 --> 00:25:59,005 If she's right, we may not even be in another timeline. 307 00:25:59,137 --> 00:26:02,173 Who knows if we're even dead or alive? 308 00:26:14,402 --> 00:26:16,110 Engineering. 309 00:26:17,614 --> 00:26:20,235 Is Engineering your destination as well? 310 00:26:21,326 --> 00:26:22,322 What? 311 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,610 Deck six. Sorry. 312 00:26:29,459 --> 00:26:32,460 If I interpret your facial expressions correctly, 313 00:26:32,587 --> 00:26:35,458 you are preoccupied with something... unpleasant. 314 00:26:35,590 --> 00:26:38,876 No, l... I was just thinking. 315 00:26:39,594 --> 00:26:42,797 About a lot of things. 316 00:26:42,931 --> 00:26:43,761 I... 317 00:26:43,890 --> 00:26:48,303 I've been working with one of the officers on the Enterprise-C. 318 00:26:48,436 --> 00:26:50,512 He's nice. I like him. 319 00:26:50,647 --> 00:26:53,352 I'm worried about what's going to happen to him. 320 00:26:53,483 --> 00:26:55,226 We may never know. 321 00:26:55,360 --> 00:27:00,022 If they succeed, we will not even realize that these events occurred. 322 00:27:07,539 --> 00:27:09,531 Shields are up to 72 percent. 323 00:27:09,666 --> 00:27:11,705 - That's better. - Good. 324 00:27:13,586 --> 00:27:15,828 Do you believe this Guinan? 325 00:27:19,134 --> 00:27:24,009 I discovered long ago that she has a special wisdom. I trust it. 326 00:27:25,014 --> 00:27:28,430 I could arrange for you to speak with her, if you wish. 327 00:27:29,310 --> 00:27:32,845 I would be lying to you if I said there was a chance in hell 328 00:27:32,981 --> 00:27:35,187 of coming out of this alive. 329 00:27:36,109 --> 00:27:38,232 Why not bring your ship back with us? 330 00:27:38,361 --> 00:27:42,229 - The Romulans are no match for you. - I can't do that. 331 00:27:43,658 --> 00:27:45,698 No, I suppose not. 332 00:27:46,745 --> 00:27:50,956 You don't belong in our time any more than we belong in yours. 333 00:27:51,082 --> 00:27:54,747 To be honest with you, a significant number of my crew 334 00:27:54,878 --> 00:27:59,290 have expressed a desire to return, even knowing the odds. 335 00:27:59,424 --> 00:28:02,959 Some because they can't bear to live without their loved ones, 336 00:28:03,094 --> 00:28:07,424 some because they don't like slipping out in the middle of a fight. 337 00:28:07,557 --> 00:28:10,641 But I have told them that in the here and now 338 00:28:10,769 --> 00:28:14,601 the Federation needs another ship against the Klingons. 339 00:28:14,731 --> 00:28:17,815 And we'd better get used to being in the here and now. 340 00:28:17,942 --> 00:28:21,987 But if you go back, it could be a great deal more helpful. 341 00:28:25,658 --> 00:28:27,651 The war is going very badly for us, 342 00:28:27,786 --> 00:28:31,036 far worse than is generally known. 343 00:28:31,164 --> 00:28:34,118 Starfleet Command believes defeat is inevitable. 344 00:28:34,250 --> 00:28:39,790 Within six months, we may have no choice but to surrender. 345 00:28:40,590 --> 00:28:43,710 And all this may be a result of our arrival here? 346 00:28:44,260 --> 00:28:47,427 One more ship will make no difference in the here and now. 347 00:28:47,555 --> 00:28:54,092 But 22 years ago, one ship could have stopped this war before it started. 348 00:28:57,857 --> 00:29:01,606 - Mr. Castillo. - Yes, Captain? 349 00:29:01,736 --> 00:29:05,816 - Inform the crew we're going back. - Yes, Captain. 350 00:29:07,158 --> 00:29:10,243 The Romulans will get a good fight! 351 00:29:10,370 --> 00:29:12,825 We'll make it one for the history books. 352 00:29:14,207 --> 00:29:16,330 I know you will, Captain. 353 00:29:19,587 --> 00:29:23,537 - Lt Yar? - Permission to remain a moment, sir? 354 00:29:23,675 --> 00:29:25,549 Granted. 355 00:29:26,636 --> 00:29:30,420 Transporter room, Capt Picard is ready to return to his ship. 356 00:29:30,557 --> 00:29:32,596 Aye, Captain. 357 00:29:33,768 --> 00:29:36,224 I just wanted to say good luck. 358 00:29:38,815 --> 00:29:42,433 I'll put your tactical briefing to good use when we get back. 359 00:29:42,569 --> 00:29:47,195 Your ship has more manoeuvrability than the Romulans of that era. 360 00:29:47,323 --> 00:29:49,363 If you could just isolate... 361 00:29:52,704 --> 00:29:54,743 You'll do fine. 362 00:29:57,959 --> 00:29:59,916 If you get back to Earth, 363 00:30:00,045 --> 00:30:04,125 and you see a man, say, in his late 50s, 364 00:30:04,257 --> 00:30:08,255 taking a hard, long look across a crowded room... 365 00:30:10,805 --> 00:30:13,806 Hey, you never know. 366 00:30:18,021 --> 00:30:20,263 Goodbye, Lieutenant. 367 00:30:23,818 --> 00:30:27,187 - Red alert! Full power to shields. - Shields are up. 368 00:30:27,322 --> 00:30:31,320 - Initiating evasive manoeuvres. - Ready phasers. 369 00:30:31,868 --> 00:30:34,324 Enterprise-D, has your captain returned? 370 00:30:34,454 --> 00:30:37,027 Acknowledged. Capt Picard is safely aboard. 371 00:30:37,165 --> 00:30:39,621 - Fire phasers. - Firing phasers. 372 00:30:41,586 --> 00:30:42,701 Report. 373 00:30:42,837 --> 00:30:45,755 One Klingon bird of prey off the starboard bow. 374 00:30:50,053 --> 00:30:53,837 - Firing phasers. - Load torpedo bays. 375 00:31:06,319 --> 00:31:09,355 The Klingon vessel has recloaked. I have no readings. 376 00:31:09,781 --> 00:31:12,236 Capt Garrett, damage report. 377 00:31:14,202 --> 00:31:18,366 - Capt Garrett? - This is Lt Yar, sir. 378 00:31:21,167 --> 00:31:23,207 Capt Garrett is dead. 379 00:31:33,646 --> 00:31:37,145 I'm prepared to lead the Enterprise back myself, Capt Picard. 380 00:31:37,274 --> 00:31:40,643 Lt Castillo is the last surviving senior officer. 381 00:31:40,778 --> 00:31:44,989 He will have limited ops support, reduced staff in Engineering... 382 00:31:45,115 --> 00:31:48,116 I have good people willing to do their best. 383 00:31:48,244 --> 00:31:51,529 History never meant you to go into battle without a captain. 384 00:31:52,039 --> 00:31:56,997 I cannot speak to that, but I can get us back to where we're meant to be. 385 00:31:57,127 --> 00:31:59,915 That's what Capt Garrett would want me to do. 386 00:32:00,047 --> 00:32:02,918 - Cmdr Data to Capt Picard. - Go ahead. 387 00:32:03,050 --> 00:32:06,336 Sensors show additional instability in the time rift, 388 00:32:06,470 --> 00:32:09,673 possibly the result of the battle with the Klingons. 389 00:32:09,807 --> 00:32:12,345 - Any signs of other Klingon vessels? - No, sir. 390 00:32:12,476 --> 00:32:15,228 Our coordinates have been sent to the Klingons. 391 00:32:15,354 --> 00:32:19,055 - We mustn't remain here. - Sir, it is my intention to return. 392 00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:21,025 Unless you order me not to. 393 00:32:23,988 --> 00:32:28,317 - How soon can your ship be ready? - We sustained moderate damage. 394 00:32:28,450 --> 00:32:32,828 - We can be under way in a few hours. - Make it so. We'll give you cover. 395 00:32:41,213 --> 00:32:43,289 One to beam to the Enterprise-C. 396 00:32:45,759 --> 00:32:48,713 We keep saying goodbye, don't we? 397 00:32:50,139 --> 00:32:53,638 - I wish we had more time. - More time? 398 00:32:53,767 --> 00:32:57,136 I think we have all the time we can handle as it is! 399 00:33:20,127 --> 00:33:21,871 Lieutenant. 400 00:33:43,901 --> 00:33:46,356 Can I get you something, Tasha? 401 00:33:48,155 --> 00:33:52,817 I have to know something. What happens to me in the other timeline? 402 00:33:54,578 --> 00:33:57,828 I don't have alternate biographies of the crew. 403 00:33:57,957 --> 00:34:02,665 And as I said to the captain, it's just a feeling. 404 00:34:03,212 --> 00:34:07,292 But there's something more when you look at me, isn't there? 405 00:34:07,424 --> 00:34:11,505 I can see it in your eyes, Guinan. We've known each other too long. 406 00:34:11,637 --> 00:34:14,554 We weren't meant to know each other at all! 407 00:34:14,682 --> 00:34:18,098 At least that's what I sense when I look at you. 408 00:34:21,605 --> 00:34:24,690 Tasha, you're not supposed to be here. 409 00:34:25,818 --> 00:34:29,685 - Where am I supposed to be? - Dead. 410 00:34:33,409 --> 00:34:35,152 Do you know how? 411 00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:37,863 No. 412 00:34:37,997 --> 00:34:42,457 But I do know it was an empty death. A death without purpose. 413 00:34:54,388 --> 00:34:56,215 Come. 414 00:34:58,309 --> 00:35:00,348 Yes, Lieutenant? 415 00:35:02,938 --> 00:35:06,853 Captain, I request to transfer to the Enterprise-C. 416 00:35:11,530 --> 00:35:14,697 - For what reason? - They need someone at Tactical. 417 00:35:14,825 --> 00:35:19,202 - We need you here. - I'm not supposed to be here, sir. 418 00:35:27,087 --> 00:35:28,712 Sit down, Lieutenant. 419 00:35:33,677 --> 00:35:35,717 What did she say to you? 420 00:35:39,058 --> 00:35:42,676 I don't belong here, sir. 421 00:35:42,811 --> 00:35:46,809 I'm... I'm... supposed to be dead. 422 00:35:49,860 --> 00:35:52,861 She felt it necessary to reveal that to you? 423 00:35:53,447 --> 00:35:57,445 - I felt it was necessary. - I see. 424 00:36:01,956 --> 00:36:06,664 You realize that it's very possible the Enterprise-C will fail? 425 00:36:06,794 --> 00:36:13,675 We will continue in this timeline, in which case your life, hopefully, 426 00:36:13,801 --> 00:36:15,675 will continue for a long while. 427 00:36:15,970 --> 00:36:21,130 I know how important it is that they don't fail. It's why I request this. 428 00:36:21,392 --> 00:36:26,018 - You don't belong on that ship. - No, Capt Garrett belongs on it. 429 00:36:26,146 --> 00:36:31,105 But she's dead. And I think there's a certain logic in this request. 430 00:36:31,235 --> 00:36:34,271 There's no logic in this at all! 431 00:36:34,405 --> 00:36:36,943 Whether they succeed or not,... 432 00:36:41,370 --> 00:36:44,075 ..the Enterprise-C will be destroyed. 433 00:36:44,206 --> 00:36:46,876 But at least with someone at Tactical, 434 00:36:47,001 --> 00:36:50,998 they will have a chance to defend themselves well. 435 00:36:51,130 --> 00:36:56,670 It may be a matter of seconds, but those could change history. 436 00:36:57,344 --> 00:37:00,760 Guinan says I died a senseless death in the other timeline. 437 00:37:00,890 --> 00:37:03,890 I didn't like the sound of that, Captain. 438 00:37:06,228 --> 00:37:10,522 I've always known the risks that come with the Starfleet uniform. 439 00:37:13,444 --> 00:37:15,483 If I'm to die in one,... 440 00:37:17,031 --> 00:37:20,150 ..I'd like my death to count for something. 441 00:37:20,910 --> 00:37:22,368 Lieutenant... 442 00:37:25,706 --> 00:37:27,663 Permission granted. 443 00:37:36,008 --> 00:37:38,048 Thank you, sir. 444 00:37:48,086 --> 00:37:52,499 I've got phaser banks at 70 percent efficiency. We've got an hour left. 445 00:37:52,633 --> 00:37:55,799 - Let's try and get them up to 90. - Aye, sir. 446 00:37:57,304 --> 00:38:02,180 Parker, you've got ops. Fredericks, take the conn. 447 00:38:02,309 --> 00:38:07,137 I'll handle Tactical. Lt Tasha Yar reporting for duty, sir. 448 00:38:14,196 --> 00:38:16,023 - You're not in my crew. - I am now. 449 00:38:16,156 --> 00:38:19,857 Capt Picard approved my request for transfer. 450 00:38:22,245 --> 00:38:24,452 This isn't a joke, Tasha. 451 00:38:24,581 --> 00:38:28,164 We're going back into the rift, into battle. We're not coming back. 452 00:38:28,293 --> 00:38:31,876 I know the mission. These are my orders, Lieutenant. 453 00:38:33,674 --> 00:38:36,378 - But I don't want you here. - You need me here. 454 00:38:36,677 --> 00:38:40,010 Can someone in your crew do the job better than I can? 455 00:38:45,811 --> 00:38:47,850 Welcome aboard. 456 00:38:50,274 --> 00:38:53,310 - Take your station, Lieutenant. - Aye, sir. 457 00:39:05,621 --> 00:39:07,329 Military log, supplemental. 458 00:39:07,456 --> 00:39:10,956 Lt Tasha Yar has transferred to the Enterprise-C, 459 00:39:11,085 --> 00:39:13,623 where she has taken over tactical duties. 460 00:39:13,754 --> 00:39:18,297 Meanwhile we have picked up Klingon cruisers on an intercept course. 461 00:39:18,801 --> 00:39:23,712 - Number and type of ships? - Three K'vort-class battle cruisers. 462 00:39:23,848 --> 00:39:27,181 - Not even cloaking themselves. - They shouldn't be so confident, 463 00:39:27,310 --> 00:39:29,302 after the pasting they got on Archer IV. 464 00:39:30,563 --> 00:39:32,602 Attention all hands. 465 00:39:33,274 --> 00:39:36,275 As you know, we could outrun the Klingon vessels, 466 00:39:36,402 --> 00:39:41,064 but we must protect the Enterprise-C until she enters the temporal rift, 467 00:39:41,198 --> 00:39:43,238 and we must succeed. 468 00:39:44,493 --> 00:39:48,242 Let's make sure history never forgets the name... 469 00:39:49,498 --> 00:39:52,334 ..Enterprise. Picard out. 470 00:40:04,388 --> 00:40:06,132 - Mr. Data? - Shields are holding. 471 00:40:06,265 --> 00:40:07,925 Hold fire. 472 00:40:08,059 --> 00:40:12,886 Mr. Crusher, come about to course 1 48 003. 473 00:40:13,022 --> 00:40:15,691 - Aye, sir. - Photon torpedoes are ready. 474 00:40:15,816 --> 00:40:19,980 Dispersal pattern... sierra. And fire! 475 00:40:25,660 --> 00:40:27,368 One enemy target hit, sir. 476 00:40:27,495 --> 00:40:30,365 Moderate damage to their forward shields. 477 00:40:32,083 --> 00:40:35,416 Shields still holding. Minor damage to secondary hull. 478 00:40:41,050 --> 00:40:43,292 Course 1 48... 479 00:40:43,427 --> 00:40:48,006 Correction, course 1 70 mark 01 4. 480 00:40:48,140 --> 00:40:51,509 Sir, one ship is breaking off towards the Enterprise-C. 481 00:40:51,644 --> 00:40:54,680 Mr. Crusher, keep us within 200 km of the Enterprise-C. 482 00:40:54,814 --> 00:40:59,357 Coming to 217 mark 115, increasing to two-thirds impulse. 483 00:41:12,290 --> 00:41:14,697 Damage control teams, deck 1 4! 484 00:41:14,834 --> 00:41:18,084 Engineering to bridge. Starboard power coupling is down. 485 00:41:18,212 --> 00:41:21,877 Field generator three is damaged. Attempting to bypass. 486 00:41:23,342 --> 00:41:25,880 - If we lose antimatter... - Acknowledged. 487 00:41:26,012 --> 00:41:29,381 The Klingons are attempting to draw us away from Enterprise-C. 488 00:41:29,515 --> 00:41:32,966 Hold course. Continual fire, all phasers. 489 00:41:41,110 --> 00:41:43,150 One enemy target destroyed, sir. 490 00:41:52,830 --> 00:41:56,116 - Damage report? - Casualty in the secondary hull. 491 00:41:56,250 --> 00:41:58,919 Navigational sensor array inoperative. 492 00:42:03,674 --> 00:42:06,711 Antimatter containment fields are failing. 493 00:42:06,844 --> 00:42:09,880 I may have to dump the reactor core or she'll blow! 494 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,842 Shields buckling. They will not... 495 00:42:16,395 --> 00:42:21,141 I can't hold the containment fields. Initiating emergency shutdown! 496 00:42:30,660 --> 00:42:34,242 Coolant leak in the engine core. I can't shut it down. 497 00:42:34,372 --> 00:42:37,456 I estimate two minutes to a warp core breach! 498 00:42:41,504 --> 00:42:43,543 Go! Go! Go! 499 00:42:46,425 --> 00:42:49,759 - How long till they enter the rift? - 52 seconds, sir. 500 00:42:52,807 --> 00:42:55,594 All remaining power to the defence systems. 501 00:42:55,726 --> 00:43:00,020 Power couplings severed in forward phaser banks. Attempting to bypass. 502 00:43:01,440 --> 00:43:03,480 Controls not responding. 503 00:43:10,408 --> 00:43:15,283 Federation ship Enterprise, surrender and prepare to be boarded. 504 00:43:15,413 --> 00:43:17,619 That will be the day! 505 00:43:43,608 --> 00:43:45,730 Report, Lieutenant. 506 00:43:45,860 --> 00:43:50,356 Readings fluctuated. It appeared to be a ship, but then it vanished. 507 00:43:50,823 --> 00:43:53,029 The phenomenon is closing in on itself. 508 00:43:53,451 --> 00:43:56,120 Very well. Prepare a class-one sensor probe. 509 00:43:56,245 --> 00:43:59,329 We'll leave it behind to monitor the final closure. 510 00:43:59,457 --> 00:44:01,864 Lay in a course for Archer IV. 511 00:44:02,501 --> 00:44:04,708 Captain, this is Guinan. 512 00:44:04,837 --> 00:44:08,586 - Is everything alright up there? - Guinan?! 513 00:44:10,134 --> 00:44:14,346 Yes, everything's fine. Something wrong? 514 00:44:17,516 --> 00:44:21,431 No. No, everything's fine. Sorry to bother you. 515 00:44:31,530 --> 00:44:33,570 Geordi, tell me about... 516 00:44:35,242 --> 00:44:37,282 ..Tasha Yar.