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Captain's Log, Stardate 44143.7.
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We have moved into Sector 21947
in response to a distress call
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from a Talarian
observation craft.
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The alien vessel appears
adrift, and our initial scans
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have detected a life-threatening
radiation leak
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within its propulsion system.
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I get no further response
from the vessel.
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Maintain an open channel.
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Dr. Crusher and her assistants
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are waiting
in Transporter Room Three.
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Sir, may I remind you that
during the Galen border conflict
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it was a common tactic
of the Talarians
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to abandon
their observation craft
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rig them to self-destruct...
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And issue
a general distress call.
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Yes, Mr. Data, I know.
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That particular
guerrilla maneuver
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resulted in 219 fatalities
over a three-day period.
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Is there any way to detect
their self-destruct device?
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Negative, sir.
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The Talarians employ
a subspace proximity detonator.
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It is not detectable
by our scans.
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Or the away team's tricorders.
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Right.
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Captain, the Talarian warship,
the Q'Maire is responding
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to the distress call.
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Position?
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Halfway through
the Woden Sector.
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It'll take them hours
to get here, sir
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even at maximum warp.
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Counselor?
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There is life onboard,
and it's fading.
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Number One, assemble
the rest of your away team.
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Prepare for immediate
rescue operations.
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Yes, sir.
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Ancillary power is failing.
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They're nothing more
than children.
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I am Commander Riker, of the
Federation Starship Enterprise.
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We will evacuate you
and give you medical care.
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You will not be harmed.
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Enterprise, prepping
five Talarian males
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for transport immediately
to Sick Bay.
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Trauma team,
stand by to receive the injured.
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We have radiation burns
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and possible
respiratory distress.
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Transport locked in
and ready, Doctor.
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Stand by for my orders.
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Captain, this appears to be
a basic training ship.
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Five boys, all teens,
all wearing uniforms.
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Proceed with the evacuation,
Number One.
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No other life signs aboard, sir.
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Commander, quickly.
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What is it?
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This boy, he's human.
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Space, the final frontier.
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These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.
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Its continuing mission...
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to explore strange new worlds
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to seek out new life
and new civilizations
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to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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Captain's Log, supplemental.
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We have completed
an emergency evacuation
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of four Talarians and one human.
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How this young man found himself
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in the company of these aliens
remains a mystery.
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It's Jono, right?
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Is that what I heard
them call you?
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I'm Dr. Crusher.
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I'm just examining you
for radiation injuries.
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It won't hurt.
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I have a son
not much older than you.
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Perhaps you'd like to meet him.
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Hmm?
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Well, Jono
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you seem to have escaped
radiation damage.
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Pretty lucky.
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Dr. Crusher.
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Now, how did this happen?
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What is it?
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They're terrified.
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They all just started up.
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Please, may I have
your attention?
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Please, may I have
your attention?
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Stop that immediately!
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Well, that's better.
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Now, what's your name,
young man?
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He won't talk, Captain.
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We haven't been able
to get through to him.
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Captain.
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I am Jono.
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Take me home to my Captain.
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Take me home to Endar.
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He managed to escape
radiation trauma
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but the scan shows
something else.
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What?
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Two previously fractured ribs
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a broken arm
and a low-grade concussion.
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There might be
neurological impairment.
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I'd like to examine him further.
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Jean-Luc, the Talarians
have been known
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to be ruthless to their enemies.
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I think there's
a real possibility
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they may have
brutalized the child.
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Isn't it possible
that the injuries
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were caused prior
to his captivity?
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Hmm, not likely.
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He's been with them
a long time...
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long enough to assimilate
their cultural traits.
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And calcium trace patterns
indicate
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that the injuries took place
during the past seven years.
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But if they have abused the boy
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why would he so devoutly wish
to return to them?
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Oh, it's not uncommon.
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It was identified centuries ago
as the Stockholm Syndrome.
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Jono! What is it?
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Get him! Get him!
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Oh!
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Jono!
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I just suggested
he take off his gloves.
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Suddenly, he lost control.
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Security, we need
some assistance
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down here in Sick Bay.
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Don't hurt him.
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Hey, no.
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- Jono.
- She won't leave me alone.
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She's keeps trying
to dissect me!
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She was trying to help you.
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I don't want her help!
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Send me back with my brothers!
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Send us back to Captain Endar!
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Jono, I want you
to stop this immediately!
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Yes, Captain.
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Good. That's better.
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Now, if we're
to accomplish anything...
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Data to Picard.
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Go ahead.
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We have received
a subspace communique
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from Starfleet Command
regarding the young human, sir.
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Very well.
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Doctor, Counselor.
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Lieutenant Worf
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escort this young man
to quarters.
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He is to be confined there
until further notice.
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Yes, Doctor.
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Why are you here,
Klingon, with them?
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Did they capture you, too?
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They are not my captors.
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They are my comrades.
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Why do you take orders
from a female?
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Dr. Crusher.
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She is my superior officer.
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Among my people, a female
can never outrank a man.
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You are human.
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And among humans
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females can achieve
anything the males can.
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I am no more human than you are.
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I am Talarian.
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You are confused.
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Stop that!
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I will make the B'Nar...
the mourning...
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until I am back
with my brothers.
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By matching DNA gene types
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Starfleet was able to identify
the boy as Jeremiah Rossa.
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Rossa?
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As in Admiral Rossa?
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She is his grandmother,
Captain.
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He was born 14 years ago
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on the Federation colony,
Galen IV.
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His parents, Connor
and Moira Rossa, were killed
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three years, nine months later
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when their colony was overrun
by Talarian forces.
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I remember.
There were no survivors.
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The boy was listed
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as missing and presumed dead.
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I know another Rossa
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who was killed in action
at the Krasner outpost.
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Tragedy seems
to follow that family.
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The Admiral lost both her sons.
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Well, now she'll have something
to celebrate.
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Captain, if Jeremiah
is returned
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to his family
in his present condition
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it will be a wrenching
experience for everyone
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especially for him.
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He needs to rediscover
his identity
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make some connection
with his roots.
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I agree.
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Do what you can
to accomplish that, Counselor.
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I don't think
I can do anything, Captain.
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Why not?
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Troi's right.
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It's very clear that the boy
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does not respond well to women.
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The Talarians are a rigidly
patriarchal society, sir.
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Jeremiah needs to build
a relationship with a man...
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a father figure with whom
he can explore his origins.
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And I think
it should be you, Captain.
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Oh, no, Counselor.
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Oh, no, Counselor,
I don't think so.
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He needs someone
who is trained in these matters.
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You are the only person
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with whom he has shown
any connection.
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If he is to find his... humanity
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then you are the only one
who can help him.
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It's up to you, Captain.
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Jono.
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Jono, why do you make
that noise?
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It is the custom of my people
when we are in distress.
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Isn't it also
the custom of your people
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to listen to the wishes
of their Captain?
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Yes.
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Then, as Captain
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of the Starship Enterprise
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I ask you
not to make that sound.
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Yes, sir.
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Oh, good.
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Well, now that's cleared up
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let's, um...
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Let's, uh...
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Let's get
acquainted, shall we?
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Uh, what do you
think of your room?
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I know it's, uh...
it's a little sterile
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but if there's anything
you would like...
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Um... pictures, perhaps?
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Games?
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This is a cage.
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I'm still your captive.
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Oh, no.
Not at all.
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I thought
you'd be comfortable here.
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Are you going to return me
to my Captain?
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We will rendezvous
with the Warship Q'Maire
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at 0740 hours.
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We will transfer the Talarians
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to Captain Endar.
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Including me?
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We'll discuss your situation
with Captain Endar.
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I don't like this place.
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We could find
some other quarters.
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I've always lived
with my Captain.
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Ah.
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Yes, well,
that wouldn't work here.
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Well, I'm sure you'll see
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there's nothing here
to appeal to a young person.
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Put that down, please.
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It's Klingon.
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Yes. Would you put it back
where you got it?
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Uh...
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Well...
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Here we are, eh, Jono?
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I notice you haven't taken off
your gloves.
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Not here.
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Why not?
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So that I don't have to touch
an alien.
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Jono, your Captain, Endar...
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has he ever hurt you?
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Inflicted pain?
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Pain is not a consideration.
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Then he has.
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I did not say that.
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Don't you understand?
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Pain is not what matters.
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Passing the tests is everything.
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Is that what they are...
tests of pain?
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You understand nothing.
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It's true, I don't
fully understand Talarians
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but you are not Talarian.
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I will not listen to this.
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I will not listen to your lies.
268
00:14:14,533 --> 00:14:16,194
Come.
269
00:14:16,235 --> 00:14:18,135
You wanted to see me, Captain?
270
00:14:18,170 --> 00:14:19,364
Yes, Counselor.
271
00:14:19,405 --> 00:14:20,929
Please, come in.
Sit down.
272
00:14:32,551 --> 00:14:35,042
You're probably not
aware of this
273
00:14:35,087 --> 00:14:37,487
but I've never been
particularly comfortable
274
00:14:37,523 --> 00:14:38,820
around children.
275
00:14:38,857 --> 00:14:41,917
Really?
276
00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,555
For some reason, they just
don't seem to respond to me.
277
00:14:45,597 --> 00:14:47,292
I see.
278
00:14:49,268 --> 00:14:53,967
Frankly, I think that my time
would be best served
279
00:14:54,039 --> 00:14:56,337
carrying out the duties
and responsibilities
280
00:14:56,375 --> 00:14:58,366
of a Starfleet Captain.
281
00:14:59,878 --> 00:15:02,676
Seldom have I heard
an explanation so...
282
00:15:02,714 --> 00:15:04,477
well-rehearsed.
283
00:15:04,516 --> 00:15:07,349
Look, Counselor, I...
284
00:15:07,386 --> 00:15:11,345
I just feel that I'm not
the right person for this job.
285
00:15:12,791 --> 00:15:14,520
Strange, isn't it?
286
00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,357
You'll travel light-years
287
00:15:16,395 --> 00:15:21,094
dodge asteroid storms,
brave hostile aliens
288
00:15:21,133 --> 00:15:24,728
and yet, when asked to assume
a parental role, you cringe.
289
00:15:24,770 --> 00:15:26,738
Why do you suppose that is?
290
00:15:26,772 --> 00:15:28,399
I'm not cringing.
291
00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,465
I'm just...
292
00:15:30,509 --> 00:15:32,841
acknowledging my limitations.
293
00:15:35,380 --> 00:15:38,406
When you were a child,
did you have any friends?
294
00:15:38,450 --> 00:15:40,611
Other children you played with?
295
00:15:43,589 --> 00:15:45,557
I don't think that this
296
00:15:45,591 --> 00:15:47,559
has anything
to do with anything.
297
00:15:51,830 --> 00:15:54,526
Well, perhaps it was because...
298
00:15:56,802 --> 00:15:58,861
This is foolish.
299
00:16:03,475 --> 00:16:05,466
What were you going to say?
300
00:16:07,479 --> 00:16:09,640
It's just that...
301
00:16:11,817 --> 00:16:14,012
ever since I was a child,
I've always known
302
00:16:14,052 --> 00:16:16,919
exactly what I wanted to do...
be a member of Starfleet.
303
00:16:17,022 --> 00:16:18,683
Nothing else mattered to me.
304
00:16:20,759 --> 00:16:23,227
Virtually my entire youth
was spent
305
00:16:23,262 --> 00:16:25,253
in the pursuit of that goal.
306
00:16:26,665 --> 00:16:28,724
In fact...
307
00:16:28,767 --> 00:16:32,066
I probably skipped my childhood
altogether.
308
00:16:32,104 --> 00:16:34,937
You know, Captain
309
00:16:34,973 --> 00:16:38,500
almost no one is born
being a good parent.
310
00:16:38,544 --> 00:16:40,876
Most people just
have to muddle through
311
00:16:40,913 --> 00:16:43,143
and do the best that they can.
312
00:16:43,182 --> 00:16:46,151
Are you saying that's what
I'm going to have to do?
313
00:16:46,185 --> 00:16:47,516
Yes.
314
00:16:49,087 --> 00:16:54,024
And you might be surprised
at just how good you can be.
315
00:17:14,693 --> 00:17:15,990
Computer!
316
00:17:16,028 --> 00:17:18,019
Turn off that noise!
317
00:17:19,698 --> 00:17:21,666
Computer, what...?
318
00:17:21,700 --> 00:17:23,327
What was that?
319
00:17:23,369 --> 00:17:27,863
The Alba Ra, a contemporary
Talarian musical form.
320
00:17:34,547 --> 00:17:36,481
Jono?
321
00:17:43,422 --> 00:17:45,754
Jono, where are you?
322
00:17:45,791 --> 00:17:48,259
You turned off my music.
323
00:17:50,362 --> 00:17:52,353
Yes, I most certainly did
324
00:17:52,398 --> 00:17:55,595
and I expect it
to stay turned off.
325
00:17:55,634 --> 00:17:57,864
Would you come down from there?
326
00:18:05,411 --> 00:18:07,743
I see you made yourself at home.
327
00:18:07,780 --> 00:18:10,146
I cannot rest on your beds.
328
00:18:10,182 --> 00:18:11,979
They hurt my back.
329
00:18:12,017 --> 00:18:13,644
Will you come here?
330
00:18:13,686 --> 00:18:16,678
There's something
I want to show you.
331
00:18:24,463 --> 00:18:30,459
Those are Connor
and Moira Rossa.
332
00:18:30,502 --> 00:18:32,163
They are your parents.
333
00:18:35,507 --> 00:18:38,476
The baby...
334
00:18:38,510 --> 00:18:40,910
is you.
335
00:18:40,946 --> 00:18:42,914
Jeremiah Rossa.
336
00:18:42,948 --> 00:18:45,416
My name is Jono.
337
00:18:45,451 --> 00:18:50,320
Well, you were born Jeremiah
338
00:18:50,356 --> 00:18:52,256
on Galen IV.
339
00:18:52,291 --> 00:18:58,287
The colony was destroyed later
during a border skirmish.
340
00:18:58,330 --> 00:18:59,627
Hmm.
341
00:18:59,665 --> 00:19:00,927
See?
342
00:19:00,966 --> 00:19:03,264
You knew how to laugh once.
343
00:19:03,302 --> 00:19:06,738
Do you remember
any of this, Jono?
344
00:19:06,805 --> 00:19:08,739
Your parents, your home?
345
00:19:08,807 --> 00:19:11,037
I know that Endar rescued me.
346
00:19:11,076 --> 00:19:12,441
He told me so.
347
00:19:12,478 --> 00:19:16,278
Jono, your parents were killed
by the Talarians.
348
00:19:17,650 --> 00:19:19,709
It was war.
349
00:19:19,752 --> 00:19:20,946
Death is part of war.
350
00:19:20,986 --> 00:19:22,317
Captain?
351
00:19:22,354 --> 00:19:24,322
Yes, what is it, Number One?
352
00:19:24,356 --> 00:19:28,315
We've established visual contact
with the Warship Q'Maire.
353
00:19:28,360 --> 00:19:29,657
Endar!
354
00:19:29,695 --> 00:19:31,322
Hey! Hey!
355
00:19:31,363 --> 00:19:32,853
You... stay put.
356
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,391
I'm on my way, Number One.
357
00:20:06,632 --> 00:20:07,656
Get to cover!
358
00:20:07,700 --> 00:20:08,826
I can't leave you!
359
00:20:10,235 --> 00:20:12,465
Take Jeremiah.
Get to the forest.
360
00:20:12,504 --> 00:20:13,630
I'll hold them off.
361
00:20:13,672 --> 00:20:15,333
No! No! Come with us!
362
00:20:15,374 --> 00:20:16,466
No!
363
00:20:16,508 --> 00:20:17,975
Mama! Mama!
364
00:20:18,010 --> 00:20:21,241
Jeremiah... Jeremiah!
365
00:20:25,651 --> 00:20:27,585
Mama...
366
00:20:36,729 --> 00:20:38,697
Status, Mr. Data?
367
00:20:38,731 --> 00:20:40,358
Q'Maire at station.
368
00:20:40,399 --> 00:20:44,358
Holding steady
at bearing 013 mark 015.
369
00:20:44,403 --> 00:20:47,372
Distance... 506 kilometers.
370
00:20:47,406 --> 00:20:49,704
Are its weapons systems active?
371
00:20:49,742 --> 00:20:51,369
Negative, sir.
372
00:20:51,410 --> 00:20:54,311
Captain Endar requests
an open channel, sir.
373
00:20:54,346 --> 00:20:55,643
On screen.
374
00:20:55,681 --> 00:20:59,742
I am Captain Endar
of the Warship Q'Maire.
375
00:20:59,785 --> 00:21:01,753
To whom am I speaking?
376
00:21:01,787 --> 00:21:03,084
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
377
00:21:03,122 --> 00:21:05,249
of the Federation
Starship Enterprise.
378
00:21:05,290 --> 00:21:07,224
We have rescued
four crew members
379
00:21:07,259 --> 00:21:08,920
from your observation craft.
380
00:21:08,961 --> 00:21:11,088
They have received
medical attention.
381
00:21:11,130 --> 00:21:12,927
They are ready for transport.
382
00:21:12,965 --> 00:21:14,933
Your actions are duly noted.
383
00:21:14,967 --> 00:21:18,334
We will forward coordinates
for immediate transport.
384
00:21:18,370 --> 00:21:20,531
You're welcome, I'm sure.
385
00:21:20,572 --> 00:21:23,473
One moment, Captain.
386
00:21:23,509 --> 00:21:26,535
We've also discovered
a human among your crew.
387
00:21:26,578 --> 00:21:28,068
Jono.
388
00:21:28,113 --> 00:21:29,580
Actually, his name
389
00:21:29,615 --> 00:21:31,242
is Jeremiah...
390
00:21:31,283 --> 00:21:32,978
Jeremiah Rossa.
391
00:21:33,018 --> 00:21:34,417
What is his condition?
392
00:21:34,453 --> 00:21:35,920
Is he injured?
393
00:21:35,954 --> 00:21:38,252
He was not wounded in the mishap
394
00:21:38,290 --> 00:21:41,691
but as a representative
of the Federation
395
00:21:41,727 --> 00:21:44,025
I require an explanation.
396
00:21:44,062 --> 00:21:48,021
Why has this child been
held in your custody
397
00:21:48,066 --> 00:21:49,693
for so many years?
398
00:21:49,735 --> 00:21:53,535
No explanation is warranted,
Captain.
399
00:21:53,572 --> 00:21:55,540
He is my son.
400
00:22:04,590 --> 00:22:06,717
Captain's Log, supplemental.
401
00:22:06,759 --> 00:22:09,523
Captain Endar's claim
that Jeremiah Rossa is his son
402
00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:11,462
is clearly unacceptable.
403
00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:15,263
However, to avoid
escalating tensions
404
00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:17,326
I have invited
the Talarian leader
405
00:22:17,370 --> 00:22:19,133
to come aboard the Enterprise
406
00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,935
so that we may address
the issue face-to-face.
407
00:22:21,974 --> 00:22:23,999
Yes, I was in charge
of the force
408
00:22:24,043 --> 00:22:26,603
that repelled
the trespassers on Galen IV.
409
00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:29,113
I must say,
your Federation troops
410
00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:30,445
fought tenaciously.
411
00:22:30,483 --> 00:22:33,418
Among them,
Connor and Moira Rossa.
412
00:22:33,452 --> 00:22:35,545
I suppose.
413
00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:36,885
After the battle, I found
414
00:22:36,922 --> 00:22:38,913
this squalling child
huddled by a body.
415
00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:42,018
of a young woman,
his mother, presumably.
416
00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:45,030
There was almost no one
left alive on Galen IV.
417
00:22:45,064 --> 00:22:48,124
Was I to leave him screaming
over his mother's body?
418
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:50,499
You should have notified
the Federation authorities.
419
00:22:50,536 --> 00:22:53,972
To conceal him was a clear
violation of our agreement.
420
00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:58,534
I took him in accordance
with my people's traditions.
421
00:22:58,577 --> 00:22:59,942
What tradition is it
422
00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:02,709
that empowered you
to capture a helpless child?
423
00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:06,206
I lost my son
at the hands of humans
424
00:23:06,252 --> 00:23:08,447
during the conflict
over Castal I.
425
00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:09,852
Talarian custom allows me
426
00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:13,347
to claim the son
of a slain enemy.
427
00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:15,223
Does that custom extend
428
00:23:15,261 --> 00:23:17,821
to brutalizing
the surrogate son?
429
00:23:17,863 --> 00:23:20,957
What are you talking about?
430
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,527
Our medical officer discovered
evidence of injuries so severe
431
00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:26,595
they might be
considered torture.
432
00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:28,106
Nonsense.
433
00:23:28,140 --> 00:23:29,732
I've never harmed Jono.
434
00:23:29,842 --> 00:23:33,539
Then explain the fractured ribs,
concussion, broken arm.
435
00:23:35,381 --> 00:23:37,372
Broken arm.
436
00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:38,883
Youth!
437
00:23:38,918 --> 00:23:41,910
Have you ever
been a father, Picard?
438
00:23:41,954 --> 00:23:45,048
Have you ever had a son
desperately trying
439
00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:47,992
to win your approval,
your respect?
440
00:23:48,027 --> 00:23:52,521
Jono broke his ribs
riding on a t'stayan.
441
00:23:52,565 --> 00:23:56,296
Six hooves,
a very powerful beast.
442
00:23:56,335 --> 00:23:58,462
The arm...
443
00:23:58,504 --> 00:24:01,473
in a contest with other youths.
444
00:24:01,507 --> 00:24:05,876
He endured the pain
and won the competition.
445
00:24:05,911 --> 00:24:09,278
One day, he will be
a great warrior.
446
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:15,048
Doesn't he deserve
to become more than that?
447
00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:19,685
His true heritage is human,
Endar.
448
00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:22,922
A heritage long since forgotten.
449
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:25,192
While onboard,
you are welcome to supervise
450
00:24:25,231 --> 00:24:26,721
the return of your crew
451
00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:28,460
but I cannot allow
Jeremiah Rossa
452
00:24:28,501 --> 00:24:30,162
to be returned to your custody.
453
00:24:30,202 --> 00:24:33,535
His true family are waiting
for him on Earth.
454
00:24:33,572 --> 00:24:35,301
Ah.
455
00:24:37,109 --> 00:24:40,135
Then under no circumstances
456
00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:43,376
will I allow your ship
to leave our territory.
457
00:24:43,415 --> 00:24:45,110
I have already reported
our position
458
00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:47,483
and the nature
of this violation to Starfleet.
459
00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:48,885
And I've already called
460
00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:51,048
for reserve forces
into this sector.
461
00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:53,524
Are you saying
that you are willing
462
00:24:53,559 --> 00:24:55,493
to go to war over this boy?
463
00:24:55,528 --> 00:24:58,463
Would you not,
for your only son?
464
00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:01,660
We have been at peace
for many years.
465
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:04,567
Let us not
rush headlong into war.
466
00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:07,071
Then help me to avoid it.
467
00:25:07,106 --> 00:25:10,837
If you will allow me to see Jono
468
00:25:10,876 --> 00:25:13,811
it will be clear to you
I have been a good father.
469
00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:15,837
He's grown up happy
in my keeping.
470
00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:21,944
So, you think it would it be
unwise to let Endar see Jono?
471
00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:23,511
I think
it might be dangerous.
472
00:25:23,556 --> 00:25:25,183
Abusers can have subtle
473
00:25:25,224 --> 00:25:27,522
but powerful influence
over their victims.
474
00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:31,018
You see, I'm not convinced
the boy has been abused, Doctor.
475
00:25:31,063 --> 00:25:32,963
I've talked with the father
476
00:25:32,998 --> 00:25:35,364
and, if I'm
any judge of character
477
00:25:35,401 --> 00:25:39,098
I would say that he cares deeply
for the boy's welfare.
478
00:25:39,138 --> 00:25:41,538
I sense awakening memories
in the boy.
479
00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:43,542
This is a very fragile time
for Jono.
480
00:25:43,576 --> 00:25:46,545
If we send away the man
he calls "father"
481
00:25:46,579 --> 00:25:48,877
without even letting them
see each other
482
00:25:48,914 --> 00:25:51,474
how would we ever gain
his trust?
483
00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:52,950
Yes.
484
00:25:52,985 --> 00:25:54,976
There is something else
to keep in mind.
485
00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,749
We are deep
in Talarian territory.
486
00:25:56,855 --> 00:25:58,948
A semblance of diplomacy
is called for.
487
00:25:58,991 --> 00:26:01,551
I'm going to agree
to the meeting.
488
00:26:01,594 --> 00:26:05,223
All I ask is that the visit
be supervised.
489
00:26:05,264 --> 00:26:07,198
Don't let them
be alone together.
490
00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:08,461
Agreed.
491
00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:19,033
Endar.
492
00:26:22,047 --> 00:26:24,038
Jono, my son.
493
00:26:32,858 --> 00:26:35,918
Have they treated you well?
494
00:26:35,961 --> 00:26:37,019
Yes, Captain.
495
00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:39,087
Except...
496
00:26:39,131 --> 00:26:41,065
Except what?
497
00:26:42,468 --> 00:26:44,595
I was forbidden
to make the B'Nar.
498
00:26:44,637 --> 00:26:45,695
Ah.
499
00:26:45,738 --> 00:26:47,035
That's all right.
500
00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:49,973
I know you've mourned
in your heart.
501
00:26:50,009 --> 00:26:53,001
Well, Jono...
502
00:26:53,045 --> 00:26:55,741
what do you think
of these humans?
503
00:26:58,017 --> 00:26:59,951
They look like me.
504
00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:03,182
They want to keep you, you know.
505
00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:06,157
Yes, I know.
506
00:27:07,526 --> 00:27:10,359
You've reached
the Age of Decision.
507
00:27:10,396 --> 00:27:12,455
What is your choice?
508
00:27:16,702 --> 00:27:19,068
Do you want to stay?
509
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:22,998
No.
510
00:27:23,042 --> 00:27:24,066
Of course not.
511
00:27:24,109 --> 00:27:26,543
Then you shall not.
512
00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:33,177
I'm returning to the Q'Maire.
513
00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:36,187
I will give the humans a choice.
514
00:27:36,221 --> 00:27:40,521
If they do not make the one
we know is right
515
00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:42,993
it may lead to war.
516
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:44,996
You may die.
517
00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:48,557
I am ready to die.
518
00:27:57,014 --> 00:28:00,313
Captain, sensors indicate
two warships approaching
519
00:28:00,351 --> 00:28:03,013
from the opposite direction
along the border.
520
00:28:03,054 --> 00:28:05,545
Mr. Data, what's
their offensive potential?
521
00:28:06,824 --> 00:28:10,021
Talarian warships are limited
to neutral particle weapons
522
00:28:10,061 --> 00:28:12,723
high-energy X-ray lasers
and Merculite rockets.
523
00:28:12,764 --> 00:28:14,823
No match
for the Enterprise, Captain.
524
00:28:14,866 --> 00:28:16,458
Mm-hmm.
525
00:28:16,501 --> 00:28:18,230
The last thing I want
is to be forced
526
00:28:18,269 --> 00:28:19,964
into destroying
one of their ships.
527
00:28:20,004 --> 00:28:21,596
They won't back off.
528
00:28:21,639 --> 00:28:24,164
They've been willing to fight
to the death in past encounters.
529
00:28:25,610 --> 00:28:29,068
The lines are being drawn.
530
00:28:29,113 --> 00:28:33,550
All this for a chosen son.
531
00:28:33,584 --> 00:28:37,076
Captain, is it worth it
to go to war over a child?
532
00:28:37,121 --> 00:28:39,112
You might not
ask that, Lieutenant
533
00:28:39,157 --> 00:28:40,647
if it was your child.
534
00:28:40,725 --> 00:28:43,660
There must be a way
to avoid this.
535
00:28:43,694 --> 00:28:46,128
If we can just reach
Jono, help him make
536
00:28:46,164 --> 00:28:48,155
some connections
with his origins
537
00:28:48,199 --> 00:28:50,827
he may choose to come with us.
538
00:28:50,868 --> 00:28:53,666
Do you really think
Endar would go along with that?
539
00:28:53,704 --> 00:28:58,198
If Endar respects Talarian
custom, he may have to.
540
00:28:58,242 --> 00:29:00,210
According to their tradition
541
00:29:00,244 --> 00:29:03,338
a male child of 14
has reached the Age of Decision.
542
00:29:03,381 --> 00:29:05,508
He then undergoes
a ceremony of initiation
543
00:29:05,550 --> 00:29:08,781
after which, he has the freedom
to make his own choices.
544
00:29:08,820 --> 00:29:14,019
Endar's entire claim on Jono
is based on Talarian custom.
545
00:29:14,058 --> 00:29:16,720
He'd have a hard time
backing away from it now.
546
00:29:16,761 --> 00:29:18,592
Captain, there is
a subspace communication
547
00:29:18,629 --> 00:29:19,618
from Starfleet Command.
548
00:29:19,697 --> 00:29:21,756
On screen.
549
00:29:21,799 --> 00:29:24,233
Sir, the message
is for Jeremiah Rossa.
550
00:29:27,305 --> 00:29:30,274
Have the boy brought
to my ready room.
551
00:29:30,308 --> 00:29:33,300
Jeremiah...
552
00:29:33,344 --> 00:29:37,178
my name is Connaught Rossa.
553
00:29:37,215 --> 00:29:40,446
I am your father's mother.
554
00:29:40,485 --> 00:29:44,148
I wish we could talk in person,
but that will have to wait.
555
00:29:44,188 --> 00:29:46,053
When I heard the miracle
that you were alive
556
00:29:46,090 --> 00:29:50,288
I wanted to reach out to you
as soon as possible.
557
00:29:50,328 --> 00:29:54,389
I find myself wondering
what you look like.
558
00:29:54,432 --> 00:29:58,926
All I can do is imagine
your father at your age.
559
00:29:58,970 --> 00:30:03,236
You come from a family
that would make you proud.
560
00:30:03,274 --> 00:30:05,902
Many of them
have given their lives
561
00:30:05,943 --> 00:30:08,912
to bring peace to the galaxy.
562
00:30:08,946 --> 00:30:11,779
You are the last of the Rossas.
563
00:30:11,816 --> 00:30:15,843
I was so very thankful
when you were given back to us
564
00:30:15,887 --> 00:30:17,980
to carry on the line.
565
00:30:18,022 --> 00:30:21,253
Your grandfather and I
will greet you
566
00:30:21,292 --> 00:30:23,317
with all the love in our hearts.
567
00:30:23,361 --> 00:30:27,627
Have a safe journey home,
Jeremiah.
568
00:30:30,201 --> 00:30:32,965
She wears a Starfleet uniform.
569
00:30:34,472 --> 00:30:35,803
Yes.
570
00:30:37,141 --> 00:30:39,109
What is her rank?
571
00:30:39,143 --> 00:30:40,804
She is an Admiral.
572
00:30:42,847 --> 00:30:44,576
She outranks you?
573
00:30:44,615 --> 00:30:46,913
Yes.
574
00:30:51,389 --> 00:30:54,381
If I were home now,
I would go to the brae
575
00:30:54,425 --> 00:30:56,393
and run along the river
as fast as I could!
576
00:30:56,427 --> 00:30:57,951
Jono...
577
00:30:57,995 --> 00:31:00,395
I can't do any of the things
that calm me here.
578
00:31:00,431 --> 00:31:02,058
You won't let me have
my music.
579
00:31:02,099 --> 00:31:03,896
You won't let me make
the B'Nar.
580
00:31:03,935 --> 00:31:07,496
I feel if I stay still
much longer, I will die.
581
00:31:07,538 --> 00:31:09,472
Jono...
582
00:31:09,507 --> 00:31:13,204
let me show you what I do
when I have these feelings.
583
00:31:13,244 --> 00:31:14,404
Come on.
584
00:31:21,352 --> 00:31:25,186
Now, you can serve from within
either of these two sections
585
00:31:25,222 --> 00:31:27,520
by bouncing the ball
and hitting it
586
00:31:27,558 --> 00:31:29,458
into that top center target.
587
00:31:29,493 --> 00:31:32,792
Now you have to return the ball
before it bounces twice.
588
00:31:32,830 --> 00:31:33,888
All right?
589
00:31:33,931 --> 00:31:35,455
Let's try it.
590
00:31:42,239 --> 00:31:44,036
Hmm, not bad.
591
00:31:44,075 --> 00:31:46,475
I win at all the games.
592
00:31:46,510 --> 00:31:48,740
I can believe it.
593
00:32:22,446 --> 00:32:23,913
Jono?
594
00:32:23,948 --> 00:32:25,677
You all right?
595
00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:27,615
I'm fine.
596
00:32:48,539 --> 00:32:50,507
Jeremiah! Jeremiah!
597
00:32:50,541 --> 00:32:52,202
Mama!
598
00:32:52,243 --> 00:32:53,369
No!
599
00:32:53,411 --> 00:32:55,140
Mama!
600
00:32:55,179 --> 00:32:57,613
It's all right.
It's all right.
601
00:32:59,250 --> 00:33:01,548
She was all red.
602
00:33:01,585 --> 00:33:03,883
I cried...
603
00:33:03,921 --> 00:33:06,412
but she didn't answer me.
604
00:33:14,426 --> 00:33:17,361
She used to sing to me.
605
00:33:17,396 --> 00:33:19,762
I don't remember the melody...
606
00:33:19,798 --> 00:33:22,460
just the sound of her voice.
607
00:33:24,503 --> 00:33:27,438
Before I remembered these things
608
00:33:27,473 --> 00:33:29,771
I was strong.
609
00:33:29,808 --> 00:33:32,470
And now...
610
00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:38,616
It's part of being human, Jono.
611
00:33:40,319 --> 00:33:44,415
But as deeply as you feel hurt
612
00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:47,016
you can also feel joy.
613
00:33:47,059 --> 00:33:49,755
I do not think so.
614
00:33:51,597 --> 00:33:54,589
I think I will always
feel like this.
615
00:34:04,009 --> 00:34:05,408
How was the racquetball?
616
00:34:05,444 --> 00:34:08,242
Oh, he gave me quite a game
for his first time out.
617
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:09,338
Yes, Captain.
618
00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:11,076
I'm looking forward
to next time.
619
00:34:11,116 --> 00:34:13,516
I'm sure you are.
Sit down.
620
00:34:16,021 --> 00:34:19,081
What would you like?
621
00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:21,388
What is that?
622
00:34:21,427 --> 00:34:23,054
This is called a banana split.
623
00:34:23,095 --> 00:34:25,996
It's quite possibly one of the
greatest things in the universe.
624
00:34:26,031 --> 00:34:27,965
Here, try some.
625
00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:37,472
That is called a spoon.
626
00:34:50,155 --> 00:34:51,520
Forgive me.
627
00:34:59,398 --> 00:35:01,491
l-I fail to understand
why this is amusing.
628
00:35:01,567 --> 00:35:04,058
Access your data banks
under "humor"
629
00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:05,399
subheading "slapstick."
630
00:35:05,437 --> 00:35:08,873
Comedy stressing farce
and horseplay.
631
00:35:08,907 --> 00:35:11,899
Ah, this, no doubt,
is a variation
632
00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:13,036
on "pie in the face."
633
00:35:13,078 --> 00:35:14,477
Now do you see why it's funny?
634
00:35:14,513 --> 00:35:15,502
No, sir.
635
00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:18,082
But I will take your word
for it.
636
00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:19,913
This is very amusing.
637
00:35:21,687 --> 00:35:23,086
Let's try this again.
638
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,419
I'd like a fresh banana split
639
00:35:25,457 --> 00:35:27,322
and another one
for my friend here.
640
00:35:27,359 --> 00:35:28,656
Right away.
641
00:35:38,070 --> 00:35:40,630
Look at him.
642
00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:42,537
He's a different person.
643
00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:44,041
Who would have thought
644
00:35:44,076 --> 00:35:46,636
we'd ever see him laugh
out loud like that?
645
00:35:46,678 --> 00:35:49,738
Just half an hour ago,
he was crying like a baby.
646
00:36:52,473 --> 00:36:54,270
Two bleeders,
single-plane penetration.
647
00:36:54,308 --> 00:36:55,798
I need the autosuture here.
648
00:36:55,843 --> 00:36:57,333
Yes, Doctor.
649
00:37:04,752 --> 00:37:07,243
Looks like the blade hit
the sternum and was deflected.
650
00:37:07,288 --> 00:37:10,416
It could have been a lot worse.
651
00:37:14,428 --> 00:37:16,362
It wasn't a dream?
652
00:37:16,430 --> 00:37:18,295
I'm afraid not.
653
00:37:18,332 --> 00:37:20,562
No vital organs pierced.
654
00:37:20,601 --> 00:37:22,569
No major arteries.
655
00:37:22,603 --> 00:37:24,195
Where's the boy now?
656
00:37:24,238 --> 00:37:26,263
Worf has him in Security.
657
00:37:26,307 --> 00:37:28,901
Hold still.
658
00:37:28,943 --> 00:37:31,241
I want to see him.
659
00:37:31,278 --> 00:37:32,836
Here, now.
660
00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,008
He'll wait until I'm finished.
661
00:37:38,953 --> 00:37:40,853
Talarian warships converging.
662
00:37:40,888 --> 00:37:43,356
Range... 500 kilometers.
663
00:37:43,390 --> 00:37:44,914
On screen.
664
00:37:48,963 --> 00:37:50,692
Any communication,
Lieutenant Worf?
665
00:37:50,731 --> 00:37:53,359
No, sir.
We have an open channel.
666
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,528
Commander, the warships'
closing velocities are slowing.
667
00:37:56,570 --> 00:37:59,266
Staggered approach vectors,
bearing zero
668
00:37:59,306 --> 00:38:01,797
120 and 240 degrees.
669
00:38:01,842 --> 00:38:02,809
Riker to La Forge.
670
00:38:02,843 --> 00:38:03,969
La Forge here, sir.
671
00:38:04,011 --> 00:38:05,478
The Talarians are moving
672
00:38:05,512 --> 00:38:08,140
into attack posture,
classic triangular envelopment.
673
00:38:08,182 --> 00:38:11,117
I've tapped the impulse engines
for additional power to shields.
674
00:38:11,151 --> 00:38:12,675
We're ready, Commander.
675
00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:15,086
Commander, the Captain
of the Q'Maire
676
00:38:15,122 --> 00:38:16,555
requests communication.
677
00:38:16,590 --> 00:38:18,353
Here we go.
678
00:38:18,425 --> 00:38:20,256
On screen.
679
00:38:20,294 --> 00:38:24,663
Captain Picard,
have you made your decision?
680
00:38:24,698 --> 00:38:26,063
This is Commander Riker.
681
00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:28,000
What are your intentions,
Captain Endar?
682
00:38:28,035 --> 00:38:29,662
Where is Captain Picard?
683
00:38:29,703 --> 00:38:31,170
He has been injured.
684
00:38:31,205 --> 00:38:32,467
I am in command now.
685
00:38:32,506 --> 00:38:33,768
Very well.
686
00:38:33,807 --> 00:38:37,334
Please prepare my son
for immediate transport.
687
00:38:37,378 --> 00:38:39,346
I'm afraid
that won't be possible.
688
00:38:39,380 --> 00:38:42,247
Last night,
Jono attacked Captain Picard
689
00:38:42,282 --> 00:38:44,147
and tried to murder him.
690
00:38:44,184 --> 00:38:46,175
We're holding him in custody.
691
00:38:46,220 --> 00:38:49,519
If he had been returned to me
with the others
692
00:38:49,556 --> 00:38:51,524
this would never have happened.
693
00:38:51,558 --> 00:38:54,584
I hold you responsible
for this incident.
694
00:38:54,628 --> 00:38:57,028
He will have to come
with us now, Endar.
695
00:38:57,064 --> 00:38:59,862
It is up to Starfleet
to decide the consequences.
696
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:04,030
I do not accept that decision.
697
00:39:04,071 --> 00:39:06,301
I repeat...
698
00:39:06,340 --> 00:39:11,539
you will prepare my son
for immediate transport.
699
00:39:11,578 --> 00:39:16,982
If he is not aboard
the Q'Maire in five minutes...
700
00:39:17,017 --> 00:39:20,680
you will suffer
the consequences.
701
00:39:22,022 --> 00:39:23,011
Red Alert.
702
00:39:24,591 --> 00:39:27,719
Talarian vessels routing power
to forward rockets.
703
00:39:27,761 --> 00:39:30,161
Ready all weapons, Mr. Worf.
704
00:39:45,946 --> 00:39:47,345
Jono...
705
00:39:47,381 --> 00:39:49,849
why did you do it?
706
00:39:51,285 --> 00:39:53,253
That does not matter.
707
00:39:53,287 --> 00:39:55,255
Yes, I think it does.
708
00:39:55,289 --> 00:39:56,847
It matters to me.
709
00:39:56,890 --> 00:39:59,916
What matters is that I
have attacked a Captain.
710
00:39:59,960 --> 00:40:02,155
I am ready to be put to death.
711
00:40:04,231 --> 00:40:06,256
You think
you're going to be killed?
712
00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:09,394
To attack a superior
is the worst offense.
713
00:40:09,470 --> 00:40:11,734
I will die at your hands.
714
00:40:12,906 --> 00:40:15,500
Jono...
715
00:40:15,542 --> 00:40:18,670
you're not going to die
at my hands or anyone else's.
716
00:40:19,947 --> 00:40:22,279
But I've committed
a terrible crime.
717
00:40:22,316 --> 00:40:25,308
What I want to know is why?
718
00:40:27,421 --> 00:40:30,413
You seemed so happy
just a few hours ago.
719
00:40:31,825 --> 00:40:33,622
I was.
720
00:40:35,662 --> 00:40:38,392
But then I thought
about my father.
721
00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:42,427
I felt I had betrayed him.
722
00:40:42,503 --> 00:40:45,597
I'd be throwing away
all that he'd given me...
723
00:40:45,639 --> 00:40:48,574
all that I'd learned from him...
724
00:40:48,609 --> 00:40:51,635
my home,
running along the river
725
00:40:51,678 --> 00:40:54,704
playing in the games
726
00:40:54,748 --> 00:40:57,376
sharing victory
with my brothers.
727
00:40:59,453 --> 00:41:02,251
All the things
that are part of my life.
728
00:41:04,758 --> 00:41:07,625
As I grew closer and closer...
729
00:41:07,661 --> 00:41:11,062
to you
730
00:41:11,098 --> 00:41:14,795
I knew that meant leaving more
and more of that life behind.
731
00:41:16,703 --> 00:41:19,501
Forgive me, Captain
732
00:41:19,540 --> 00:41:22,304
but I cannot allow myself
to do that.
733
00:41:30,450 --> 00:41:31,781
The Q'Maire is requesting
734
00:41:31,818 --> 00:41:33,786
communications
on a secure channel.
735
00:41:33,820 --> 00:41:35,287
On screen.
736
00:41:35,322 --> 00:41:36,846
Commander Riker
737
00:41:36,890 --> 00:41:40,382
you have failed to transport
my son aboard the Q'Maire.
738
00:41:40,427 --> 00:41:42,793
Our intentions
have not changed, Endar.
739
00:41:42,829 --> 00:41:44,797
We're returning him
to Starfleet.
740
00:41:44,831 --> 00:41:49,131
I regret your stubbornness.
741
00:41:49,169 --> 00:41:51,467
Much will be lost.
742
00:41:52,472 --> 00:41:54,303
One moment, Captain.
743
00:42:01,114 --> 00:42:03,548
Captain Endar...
744
00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:09,179
last night, Jono...
745
00:42:09,223 --> 00:42:12,124
attacked me with a dagger.
746
00:42:12,159 --> 00:42:14,093
Which he could not have done
747
00:42:14,127 --> 00:42:16,220
had he been returned to me
with the others.
748
00:42:16,263 --> 00:42:18,959
There was a crime committed
onboard this ship
749
00:42:18,999 --> 00:42:21,092
but it was not Jono's,
it was mine.
750
00:42:22,302 --> 00:42:23,735
When we found Jono
751
00:42:23,770 --> 00:42:26,762
it seemed so clear
what had to be done.
752
00:42:26,807 --> 00:42:29,776
We knew that if we could only
persuade him
753
00:42:29,810 --> 00:42:32,108
to make the decision to stay
754
00:42:32,145 --> 00:42:34,909
then you would
most likely let him.
755
00:42:34,948 --> 00:42:38,406
So with the best of intentions,
we tried to convince him
756
00:42:38,518 --> 00:42:41,885
and in so doing...
757
00:42:41,922 --> 00:42:45,722
we thoroughly failed
to listen to his feelings
758
00:42:45,759 --> 00:42:47,920
to his needs.
759
00:42:47,961 --> 00:42:50,429
That was the crime
760
00:42:50,497 --> 00:42:54,263
and it has taken a huge toll
761
00:42:54,301 --> 00:43:00,399
on a strong and a very...
noble young man.
762
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,374
And it must be rectified.
763
00:43:02,409 --> 00:43:06,971
He will return home,
to the only home he's ever known
764
00:43:07,014 --> 00:43:10,916
and to the father that he loves.
765
00:43:10,951 --> 00:43:12,441
To you, Endar.
766
00:43:17,124 --> 00:43:19,558
Thank you, Captain.
767
00:43:19,593 --> 00:43:23,927
Please transmit coordinates
for immediate transport.
768
00:43:40,314 --> 00:43:42,214
Good-bye, Jono.
769
00:43:42,249 --> 00:43:43,876
Good-bye, Captain.
770
00:43:43,917 --> 00:43:45,908
Thank you.