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Chief Medical Officer's Log,
Stardate 44161.2.
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We are docking at Starbase 133
for scheduled crew rotation.
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I look forward
to welcoming aboard
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my mentor and dear friend,
Dr. Dalen Quaice
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who will be traveling with us
to his home planet, Kenda II.
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Dalen!
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Oh, it's good to see you again,
Beverly.
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You look wonderful.
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A lie I can live with.
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It's kind of your Captain
to ferry me home.
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It was on our way.
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Thanks, O'Brien.
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My pleasure, Doctor.
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Dalen, I was sorry
to hear about Patricia.
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She had been ill for some time.
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Is her death the reason
you're giving up your post here?
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Well, we had a lifetime together
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doing all the things
we'd ever dreamed
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and more.
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But when she was gone
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I couldn't continue
to work in that office
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sleep in that bed without her.
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The absence of her
was too distracting.
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I'm not sure
that I'm making any sense.
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Jack and I didn't have
a lifetime together
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only a few short years,
but I understand.
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When you realize
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someone you love
is lost forever...
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You know what the worst part
of growing old is?
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So many of the people
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you've known all your life
are gone
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and you realize
you didn't take the time
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to appreciate them
while you still could.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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There's no reason to load all
this emotional baggage on you.
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I usually travel light.
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Wes, time
for the experiment is over.
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I want my warp engines back now.
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I'm almost done, Commander.
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Almost isn't good enough.
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You want to be
the one to explain
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when the Captain says "engage"
and we just sit here?
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I just need a couple
of more minutes.
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I'm ready to try
the new warp field.
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Mom?
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Don't let me interrupt.
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Wesley!
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Right. Okay.
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Computer
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run a level-2 diagnostic
on warp drive systems.
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Antimatter containment positive.
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Warp drive
within normal parameters.
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Wesley, talk to me.
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That shouldn't have happened.
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Why would there be
any visible phenomena
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outside the warp drive?
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Prepare for umbilical
disconnect.
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Are you done?
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Yeah.
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Mom?
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Clear all moorings, Engineering.
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Aft thrusters.
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Aft thrusters, aye.
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Impulse power to the helm.
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Dalen?
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Dalen, it's Beverly.
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Computer, current location
of Dr. Dalen Quaice.
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There is no Dr. Dalen Quaice
aboard the Enterprise.
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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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Come.
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Lieutenant Worf, yesterday,
before we left Starbase
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an old friend of mine came
onboard, Dr. Dalen Quaice.
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I requested quarters for him.
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He was assigned here.
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I was not aware
of this passenger.
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I'm sorry.
I thought it was
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standard procedure
for you to be informed
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after Captain Picard
approved passage.
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It is.
Please proceed.
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We were to meet for breakfast
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but I can't seem to find
him or his belongings.
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Computer, where is
Dr. Dalen Quaice?
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There is no Dr. Dalen Quaice
aboard the Enterprise.
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Lieutenant, Dr. Quaice
is very old and rather frail.
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If he fell somewhere
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if his communicator
were damaged...
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I will order a search
immediately.
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Thank you.
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Even if Dr. Quaice
had been injured
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why would his belongings
be missing?
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Sir, I have several teams
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conducting
a deck-by-deck search.
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It is not yet complete.
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I have scanned
the entire ship, Captain.
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Other than the Enterprise's
regular complement
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I could find
no one else onboard.
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Your sensors wouldn't detect him
if he were dead.
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That is correct, Doctor.
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Could, um...
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your friend have returned
to the Starbase
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without telling you...
an emergency of some sort?
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There were a lot of people
going back and forth
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between the ship
and the Starbase yesterday.
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We could easily check
the transporter ID traces.
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By all means,
check the trace log
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but even if the results
are negative
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contact Starbase Command.
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We should leave nothing
to chance.
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Aye, sir.
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One moment, Doctor.
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I'm sure you're aware
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of the procedure
involving passengers.
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Of course.
I don't know why
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Lieutenant Worf wasn't
told about Dr. Quaice.
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Well, I was not informed either.
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But I sent in a request
weeks ago.
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Then it must have
been intercepted
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before it reached me.
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And someone else sent approval?
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Why?
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Dr. Quaice had been stationed
at the Starbase for some time?
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Six years.
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Perhaps it would be prudent
to find out
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if he had acquired
any enemies there.
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Course laid in
for Durenia IV, sir.
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Thank you, Number One.
Mr. Data?
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Sir, Starbase 133
has no record at all
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of a Dr. Dalen Quaice.
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You said he was stationed
there for six years.
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Not according to their computer.
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I have also accessed
Starfleet records.
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There is no doctor
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currently serving in Starfleet
named Quaice.
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In fact, I can find
no service record whatsoever.
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There are no birth records
with that name.
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I can find no...
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Data, I interned with him
on Delos IV.
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I've known him for 15 years.
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I do not doubt you, Doctor
but I have tried
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173 phonetic variations
of the name, and I...
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His name is Dalen Quaice.
Q-u-a-i-c-e.
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Whatever your records say,
they're wrong.
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Mr. Worf?
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We have completed
our search, Captain.
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We cannot locate Dr. Quaice.
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You're not alone.
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He was onboard.
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I met him myself
in Transporter Room Three.
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Then it appears,
for reasons unknown
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someone has taken great pains
to erase all traces
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of this man.
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Who was on transporter duty
when he came aboard?
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Dr. Quaice?
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Was he part
of the regular crew rotation?
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No, he's a friend
of Dr. Crusher's.
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When did he arrive?
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Yesterday at 1600 hours.
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That was my watch.
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I beamed this man onboard?
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Yes. I was here to meet him.
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An elderly man,
not in the best of health.
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I'm sorry.
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I remember you being here
for a short while
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but you were alone.
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Wa-Was he invisible?
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Did I carry on
a conversation with thin air?
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No, Doctor.
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As I recall, you came in
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and you looked around
for a few moments.
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I asked you if I could help you
with anything.
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All you said was "Thank you."
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I said, "My pleasure"
or something.
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And that was the end of it.
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There was no one else here.
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I can't believe
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that Chief O'Brien
might be lying.
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Well, he believes what he says
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and there is no trace imprint
for Dr. Quaice.
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Will, I didn't just conjure up
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one of my best friends
from a test tube.
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Well, if the ship's records
have been tampered with
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the transporter records
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could have been changed,
as well.
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And with everybody coming
and going yesterday
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maybe O'Brien
just doesn't remember.
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Or...
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Or?
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It might be a good idea to run
a diagnostic on him.
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To make sure
he wasn't tampered with.
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What do you think?
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It's worth a try.
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I'll check the replicator
activity logs.
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18 hours is a long time
to go without food.
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Or without someone seeing him.
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Chief, this examination
should only take a few minutes.
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But I feel fine.
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Sit down.
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Doctor, it's no use
checking my eyesight.
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I didn't see your friend.
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I'll be a little more
comprehensive than that, Chief.
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Dr. Crusher to Dr. Hill.
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Respond, please.
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Dr. Selar,
your present location?
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Computer, current whereabouts
of Doctors Hill and Selar.
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There is no Dr. Hill
or Dr. Selar
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aboard the Enterprise.
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Doctors Hill and Selar
and four other members
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of my medical staff
have all vanished.
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All record of their ever having
been on the Enterprise
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has been excised
from the computer's memory.
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Did they come onboard
with Dr. Quaice?
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No, they've been onboard
for months
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but my two duty nurses
don't remember them.
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Their families
don't even remember them.
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As O'Brien didn't remember
Dr. Quaice.
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I checked O'Brien thoroughly.
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I found no physiological
abnormalities.
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Crusher to Captain Picard.
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Go ahead, Ensign.
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I'm in Engineering, sir.
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There's something down here
I think you'd better see.
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It may be connected to
Dr. Quaice's disappearance.
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On my way.
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Progress, Number One.
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No one's seen him.
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The replicator in his quarters
has not been used.
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Mr. Worf, check hull
and shield integrity
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for any sign of intruders.
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Yes, sir.
But I have been
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closely monitoring
all onboard sensors.
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There has been no indication
that anything...
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Then give me
a level-1 diagnostic
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of any onboard sensors,
and run a manual sweep
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of any anomalous airborne
or electromagnetic readings.
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I want some answers.
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I've been experimenting
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with Kosinski's
warp field equations
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trying to improve
engine efficiency.
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I've read your reports.
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We did a test run while we were
still at the Starbase.
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Here's what
the computer recorded.
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This is the static warp field
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we created
inside the warp drive.
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The experiment
was designed to see
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if we could keep
a bubble like this intact.
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As you'll see in a moment,
we couldn't.
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There was a momentary
flash of light.
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It was all over the spectrum.
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I remember that.
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Are you suggesting that a bubble
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could have made Dr. Quaice
disappear?
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If he were caught
in it, yes, sir
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it would seem to us
like he'd disappeared.
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Where would he go?
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Who knows?
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Could even end up outside
of our space-time continuum.
262
00:14:09,442 --> 00:14:11,467
Was Dr. Quaice in Engineering
during your experiment?
263
00:14:11,511 --> 00:14:12,773
No, sir.
264
00:14:12,812 --> 00:14:14,712
And the bubble never expanded
beyond Engineering?
265
00:14:14,747 --> 00:14:16,305
No, sir.
266
00:14:16,349 --> 00:14:19,318
Then how could it
have trapped Dr. Quaice
267
00:14:19,352 --> 00:14:20,444
or the others?
268
00:14:20,486 --> 00:14:22,977
There are others missing?
269
00:14:23,022 --> 00:14:25,047
Yes, and they weren't
anywhere near Engineering.
270
00:14:26,593 --> 00:14:28,060
It doesn't make sense.
271
00:14:28,094 --> 00:14:29,994
I doubt that a warp bubble
272
00:14:30,029 --> 00:14:32,429
could alter computer records
or erase memories.
273
00:14:32,465 --> 00:14:34,160
Keep at it, Ensign,
Mr. La Forge.
274
00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,862
It's our only working theory
for now.
275
00:15:08,641 --> 00:15:10,609
Has something else happened?
276
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:11,837
Sick Bay is totally empty.
277
00:15:11,878 --> 00:15:13,778
Apparently, I no longer
have any staff.
278
00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:15,542
And that surprises you, Doctor?
279
00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:17,641
Surprises me?
I'll say it surprises me.
280
00:15:17,684 --> 00:15:19,652
There should be
at least four members
281
00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:21,449
of my staff on duty
at all times.
282
00:15:21,487 --> 00:15:24,456
I am afraid ship's records
do not concur, Doctor.
283
00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:26,014
What are you talking about?
284
00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:29,220
You do not have a staff.
285
00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,730
You're telling me,
I'm the sole medical officer
286
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:33,959
on a ship
with over 1,000 people onboard?
287
00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,592
Excuse me, Doctor
288
00:15:35,635 --> 00:15:38,399
but the entire ship's complement
is 230.
289
00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:44,207
What?
290
00:15:46,346 --> 00:15:49,247
Doctor, may I see you
in my ready room?
291
00:16:00,693 --> 00:16:02,957
Would you care for something?
292
00:16:06,132 --> 00:16:08,600
So, Beverly...
293
00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:10,967
Tea, Earl Gray. Hot.
294
00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:16,939
You're saying
that this ship has lost
295
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:20,275
nearly 800 of its personnel.
296
00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,281
I know how it sounds.
297
00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:24,442
None of the scans
show any anomalies.
298
00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:27,544
No signs of an intruder.
299
00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:30,420
Wesley's experiment clearly
did not have the scope
300
00:16:30,456 --> 00:16:32,151
to affect an entire Starship.
301
00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:35,957
Captain, the Enterprise
is in serious danger.
302
00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,724
You must believe me.
303
00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:41,800
I have no choice
but to believe you.
304
00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:44,302
The safety of my entire crew
is at stake.
305
00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,771
But I... I must be sure.
306
00:16:46,806 --> 00:16:50,139
That I haven't lost my mind?
307
00:16:50,176 --> 00:16:51,803
I just examined myself
308
00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:54,210
and being the only doctor
onboard
309
00:16:54,247 --> 00:16:56,306
I had to do it myself.
310
00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:58,374
There were no signs
of dysfunction.
311
00:16:58,418 --> 00:16:59,510
Yes, there was
312
00:16:59,552 --> 00:17:01,144
an increased elevation
of adrenaline
313
00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,916
but I think
that is understandable.
314
00:17:02,955 --> 00:17:05,753
Did you find anything
that might suggest
315
00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:08,590
why you're apparently
the only one among us
316
00:17:08,628 --> 00:17:11,893
unaffected by this...
this phenomenon?
317
00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,290
No.
318
00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:20,165
I'll talk to Troi.
319
00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:22,766
It wouldn't do any harm.
320
00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:31,112
Captain, please.
321
00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:35,109
Return this ship to Starbase 133
for a full diagnostic.
322
00:17:35,154 --> 00:17:38,146
I realize you have my word only
to convince you.
323
00:17:44,330 --> 00:17:45,524
Mr. Riker?
324
00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,032
Captain?
325
00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,557
Set a course for a return
to Starbase 133 immediately.
326
00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:50,830
Aye, sir.
327
00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:57,634
Your word has always
been good enough for me.
328
00:18:43,247 --> 00:18:45,238
I've had a team in Sick Bay
for two hours.
329
00:18:45,282 --> 00:18:47,773
We've run the mass spectrometer
on all particulates.
330
00:18:47,818 --> 00:18:50,719
We've scanned the EM spectrum
in case there was a wave guide
331
00:18:50,754 --> 00:18:52,187
somehow leaking radiation.
332
00:18:52,222 --> 00:18:54,782
We've even crawled around
in the life-support ductwork.
333
00:18:54,825 --> 00:18:56,884
Captain, I don't know
what this vortex was
334
00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:58,155
that Doctor Crusher saw.
335
00:18:58,195 --> 00:19:00,288
I didn't just see it, I felt it.
336
00:19:00,330 --> 00:19:01,922
I barely escaped from it.
337
00:19:02,032 --> 00:19:06,059
Well, there's nothing there now,
and no sign there ever was.
338
00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:11,541
Is there any possible connection
with Mr. Crusher's experiment?
339
00:19:14,211 --> 00:19:17,476
Could this "warp bubble" be
floating about the ship perhaps?
340
00:19:17,514 --> 00:19:19,038
No, sir.
341
00:19:19,082 --> 00:19:21,573
That bubble was definitely
contained in Engineering.
342
00:19:21,618 --> 00:19:23,108
There's no way it could possibly
343
00:19:23,153 --> 00:19:24,950
have affected anything
up on deck 12.
344
00:19:27,524 --> 00:19:29,958
Sir, I have completed level-1
computer diagnostics.
345
00:19:29,993 --> 00:19:31,961
There are no malfunctions.
346
00:19:32,062 --> 00:19:34,394
Have any other ships responded
to our queries, Data?
347
00:19:34,431 --> 00:19:35,625
The Wellington is
348
00:19:35,666 --> 00:19:37,896
the only Federation vessel
in this sector.
349
00:19:37,935 --> 00:19:39,630
It reports normal operations.
350
00:19:39,670 --> 00:19:42,138
A Ferengi ship
within communications range
351
00:19:42,172 --> 00:19:43,901
also reports nothing unusual.
352
00:19:43,941 --> 00:19:47,206
Are all the members of the crew
accounted for?
353
00:19:47,244 --> 00:19:48,370
Yes, Doctor.
354
00:19:48,412 --> 00:19:50,243
How many are there?
355
00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,408
There are 114 people
on the Enterprise.
356
00:19:55,686 --> 00:19:58,746
That is the exact number
there should be.
357
00:19:58,789 --> 00:20:02,885
There are now over 900 missing.
358
00:20:02,926 --> 00:20:06,384
Deck after deck
of this ship is deserted now.
359
00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:08,762
How do you account
for all the empty rooms?
360
00:20:08,799 --> 00:20:11,563
If there are only supposed
to be 114 people onboard
361
00:20:11,602 --> 00:20:13,194
why all the extra space?
362
00:20:13,237 --> 00:20:15,000
Transportation of colonists
363
00:20:15,038 --> 00:20:17,871
diplomatic missions,
emergency evacuations...
364
00:20:17,908 --> 00:20:18,875
Thank you, Mr. Data.
365
00:20:18,909 --> 00:20:19,933
Have security confine
366
00:20:19,977 --> 00:20:21,968
all non-essential personnel
to their quarters.
367
00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:24,674
Computer, go
to Red Alert.
368
00:20:24,715 --> 00:20:27,309
I'd like Lieutenant Worf
to program onboard sensors
369
00:20:27,351 --> 00:20:28,477
to monitor all personnel.
370
00:20:28,519 --> 00:20:29,850
If we can catch the moment...
371
00:20:29,887 --> 00:20:30,979
I'm sorry.
372
00:20:31,021 --> 00:20:32,545
Whom did you say?
373
00:20:32,589 --> 00:20:35,422
Worf. Chief of Security.
374
00:20:38,729 --> 00:20:40,822
The big guy who never smiles?
375
00:20:44,368 --> 00:20:46,563
The Klingon!
376
00:20:48,305 --> 00:20:50,603
Whoa.
377
00:20:56,413 --> 00:20:58,074
Deanna?
378
00:21:03,453 --> 00:21:06,479
I need you to tell me
if I've gone completely mad.
379
00:21:06,523 --> 00:21:09,651
If you can ask the question,
I'd say no.
380
00:21:09,693 --> 00:21:11,320
Don't evade the question.
381
00:21:11,361 --> 00:21:13,955
Well, then, ask me one
I can answer.
382
00:21:13,997 --> 00:21:17,990
Deanna, I've delivered
babies that no longer exist.
383
00:21:18,101 --> 00:21:19,898
No one else remembers them.
384
00:21:19,937 --> 00:21:22,167
Yet I can close my eyes
and see their faces
385
00:21:22,205 --> 00:21:23,604
clearly as I see yours now.
386
00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,665
What if it's not
some huge conspiracy?
387
00:21:25,709 --> 00:21:28,007
What if it is just me?
388
00:21:28,045 --> 00:21:30,843
What if it is just you?
389
00:21:30,881 --> 00:21:32,371
Then I've delayed a mission
390
00:21:32,416 --> 00:21:34,680
and frightened a lot of people,
including myself.
391
00:21:34,718 --> 00:21:36,185
So what?
392
00:21:36,219 --> 00:21:38,517
You have acted
in the best interests
393
00:21:38,555 --> 00:21:40,022
of your ship and crew.
394
00:21:40,057 --> 00:21:42,457
What more could you ask
of yourself?
395
00:21:42,492 --> 00:21:44,983
And if this turns out
to be a mistake
396
00:21:45,028 --> 00:21:48,725
then we'll be a little late
arriving at Durenia IV.
397
00:21:48,765 --> 00:21:49,891
That's all.
398
00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:51,127
It's not a mistake.
399
00:21:51,168 --> 00:21:52,226
I wish it were.
400
00:21:52,269 --> 00:21:55,864
When we reach Starbase,
I'll order a complete workup
401
00:21:55,906 --> 00:21:57,840
both physical and psychological.
402
00:21:57,874 --> 00:22:00,035
If we reach Starbase.
403
00:22:01,411 --> 00:22:03,379
Wesley.
404
00:22:03,413 --> 00:22:05,074
Where's Wesley?
405
00:22:15,759 --> 00:22:17,750
Wesley!
406
00:22:20,764 --> 00:22:22,891
Mom?
407
00:22:24,601 --> 00:22:26,569
Are you all right?
408
00:22:26,603 --> 00:22:28,002
No.
409
00:22:28,105 --> 00:22:29,902
We may have
very little time left.
410
00:22:33,777 --> 00:22:35,802
You don't believe me.
411
00:22:35,846 --> 00:22:38,007
Look, Mom, I don't know...
412
00:22:38,115 --> 00:22:39,673
I don't have time
to convince you.
413
00:22:39,716 --> 00:22:41,274
Hundreds of people
are now missing
414
00:22:41,318 --> 00:22:44,151
and your experiment is the only
possible explanation we have
415
00:22:44,187 --> 00:22:45,814
that we can work on right now.
416
00:22:45,856 --> 00:22:47,016
Well, there it is.
417
00:22:47,057 --> 00:22:48,888
I don't know what else
to do with it.
418
00:22:48,925 --> 00:22:50,290
Then find someone who does.
419
00:22:50,327 --> 00:22:52,591
Someone who knows something
about... about warp bubbles.
420
00:22:52,629 --> 00:22:54,859
I've already talked
to Kosinski on subspace
421
00:22:54,898 --> 00:22:56,559
and he can't explain it, either.
422
00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,397
And this is based
on his equations.
423
00:22:58,435 --> 00:23:00,528
There is someone
who may be able to help
424
00:23:00,570 --> 00:23:02,197
but I can't reach him.
425
00:23:02,239 --> 00:23:04,207
- Who?
- He was Kosinski's assistant.
426
00:23:04,241 --> 00:23:06,141
He was an alien
from Tau Alpha C.
427
00:23:06,176 --> 00:23:08,303
He said he was
some kind of "Traveler."
428
00:23:08,345 --> 00:23:10,404
Somehow, he combined
warp technology
429
00:23:10,447 --> 00:23:12,608
and the energy
from his own thoughts.
430
00:23:12,649 --> 00:23:15,447
Yes, I remember.
431
00:23:15,485 --> 00:23:19,148
Wesley, do you think
it's possible
432
00:23:19,189 --> 00:23:21,487
that you've
accidentally recreated
433
00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:22,992
something that he did?
434
00:23:23,060 --> 00:23:24,891
Something
that could alter reality?
435
00:23:26,463 --> 00:23:28,294
I don't see how.
436
00:23:28,331 --> 00:23:30,299
He's the only one
who could explain it to us.
437
00:23:30,333 --> 00:23:31,891
I've sent a message
to Tau Alpha C
438
00:23:31,935 --> 00:23:34,495
but it's so far away,
it could take days to get there.
439
00:23:34,538 --> 00:23:35,903
Maybe the Captain can help us.
440
00:23:35,939 --> 00:23:37,338
We've got to find him.
Come on.
441
00:23:37,374 --> 00:23:39,103
I don't even know
if he's still alive.
442
00:23:39,142 --> 00:23:40,166
He was very sick.
443
00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,337
Well, we can't stand
around here doing nothing.
444
00:23:42,379 --> 00:23:43,846
It's a chance.
445
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:45,507
We have to try to...
446
00:23:45,549 --> 00:23:47,278
Wesley.
447
00:23:52,622 --> 00:23:55,571
Wesley!
448
00:24:30,706 --> 00:24:33,106
They're all gone?
449
00:24:34,910 --> 00:24:37,936
Riker, Troi, Data?
450
00:24:38,013 --> 00:24:40,413
Wait a minute.
Let me guess.
451
00:24:40,449 --> 00:24:42,417
You never heard of any of them.
452
00:24:42,451 --> 00:24:44,612
You know, Doctor,
I have been more than fair.
453
00:24:44,653 --> 00:24:50,649
I've done everything I can
to substantiate your...
454
00:24:50,693 --> 00:24:51,955
your perceptions of a crew...
455
00:24:52,061 --> 00:24:53,085
Will Riker.
456
00:24:53,128 --> 00:24:54,425
Your First Officer.
457
00:24:54,463 --> 00:24:55,657
He's-he's very good
458
00:24:55,698 --> 00:24:57,689
at playing poker, loves to cook.
459
00:24:57,733 --> 00:25:01,294
He listens to jazz music,
plays the trombone.
460
00:25:01,336 --> 00:25:03,804
I cannot find
any evidence of a Will Riker...
461
00:25:03,839 --> 00:25:07,138
Commander Data,
the android who sits at Ops.
462
00:25:07,176 --> 00:25:08,473
Dreams of being human.
463
00:25:08,510 --> 00:25:11,138
Never gets the punch line
of a joke.
464
00:25:11,180 --> 00:25:14,274
Doctor... we'll be arriving
at Starbase 133 in a few hours.
465
00:25:14,316 --> 00:25:16,443
Deanna Troi,
your ship's Counselor.
466
00:25:16,485 --> 00:25:18,419
Half-Betazoid, loves chocolate.
467
00:25:18,454 --> 00:25:21,184
The arrival of her mother
makes you shudder.
468
00:25:21,223 --> 00:25:23,885
O'Brien, Geordi, Worf.
469
00:25:23,926 --> 00:25:25,484
Wesley, my son.
470
00:25:25,527 --> 00:25:28,496
They all have been the living,
breathing heart of this crew
471
00:25:28,530 --> 00:25:30,259
for over three years.
472
00:25:30,299 --> 00:25:34,929
They deserve more than to be
shrugged off, brushed aside
473
00:25:34,970 --> 00:25:38,269
just pinched
out of existence like that.
474
00:25:38,307 --> 00:25:40,468
They all do.
475
00:25:40,509 --> 00:25:43,342
They deserve so much more.
476
00:25:49,551 --> 00:25:51,883
Beverly...
477
00:25:53,655 --> 00:25:55,122
perhaps it would be best
478
00:25:55,157 --> 00:25:57,955
if you were to confine yourself
to Sick Bay until we arrive.
479
00:26:02,331 --> 00:26:06,631
It's all perfectly logical
to you, isn't it?
480
00:26:09,638 --> 00:26:12,072
The two of us
roaming about the galaxy
481
00:26:12,107 --> 00:26:13,904
in the flagship
of the Federation.
482
00:26:14,009 --> 00:26:15,340
No crew at all.
483
00:26:15,377 --> 00:26:17,971
We've never needed
a crew before.
484
00:26:20,282 --> 00:26:23,342
I don't suppose you remember
an alien from Tau Alpha C
485
00:26:23,385 --> 00:26:24,852
who was onboard once?
486
00:26:24,887 --> 00:26:27,617
He called himself a "Traveler."
487
00:26:27,656 --> 00:26:31,183
Jean-Luc,
I don't know how, but you and I
488
00:26:31,226 --> 00:26:34,286
have got to find this Traveler,
or another from his race.
489
00:26:34,329 --> 00:26:36,661
If anyone can help us...
490
00:26:36,698 --> 00:26:40,031
I give you my word,
when we arrive at the Starbase
491
00:26:40,068 --> 00:26:42,536
I will make every effort
to find him.
492
00:26:42,571 --> 00:26:45,904
It's not a delusion.
493
00:26:45,941 --> 00:26:48,102
It is not a dream.
494
00:26:48,143 --> 00:26:51,340
There is a physical,
measurable phenomenon
495
00:26:51,380 --> 00:26:53,439
at work here.
496
00:26:55,250 --> 00:26:57,946
Perhaps you could help me
to identify it.
497
00:26:58,053 --> 00:26:59,281
How?
498
00:26:59,321 --> 00:27:02,779
I'd like to use
the ship's computer to monitor
499
00:27:02,825 --> 00:27:04,224
your life functions.
500
00:27:04,259 --> 00:27:05,556
Until I disappear?
501
00:27:05,594 --> 00:27:07,027
It will happen.
502
00:27:12,167 --> 00:27:14,829
All right.
503
00:27:14,870 --> 00:27:16,269
Computer, continuous scan
504
00:27:16,305 --> 00:27:18,205
Captain Jean-Luc Picard,
vital signs.
505
00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,140
Audible readout.
Begin now.
506
00:27:20,175 --> 00:27:22,143
Body temperature,
37.2 degrees...
507
00:27:22,177 --> 00:27:24,008
I promise you,
I will continue to do
508
00:27:24,046 --> 00:27:26,913
whatever I can
to find out what's happening
509
00:27:26,949 --> 00:27:28,712
and to bring you all back.
510
00:27:28,750 --> 00:27:30,183
Blood pressure, 122 over 76.
511
00:27:30,219 --> 00:27:31,652
I'm sorry I lost my temper.
512
00:27:31,687 --> 00:27:33,655
You do remember that?
513
00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:34,781
Vividly.
514
00:27:34,823 --> 00:27:36,222
Electrolytic balance...
515
00:27:36,258 --> 00:27:39,159
But if I have forgotten
my closest friends and comrades
516
00:27:39,194 --> 00:27:43,221
as you say,
then I deserved every word.
517
00:27:43,265 --> 00:27:45,631
Respiration, 17.
Blood pressure...
518
00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:48,329
For quite some time, I've been
meaning to say something to you.
519
00:27:48,370 --> 00:27:51,567
I might not have another chance.
520
00:27:51,607 --> 00:27:52,972
Jean-Luc, you and I...
521
00:28:02,985 --> 00:28:04,976
I won't forget.
522
00:28:06,922 --> 00:28:09,652
I won't forget any of you.
523
00:29:01,376 --> 00:29:03,810
Wesley, have you got it?
524
00:29:03,845 --> 00:29:05,369
What's happening?
525
00:29:05,414 --> 00:29:08,577
I'm losing it.
526
00:29:08,617 --> 00:29:11,711
The link
isn't holding, Commander.
527
00:29:15,390 --> 00:29:17,221
I'll go
to the secondary equations.
528
00:29:17,259 --> 00:29:18,419
No.
529
00:29:18,460 --> 00:29:20,451
Look.
530
00:29:20,495 --> 00:29:23,555
I've lost it.
531
00:29:26,668 --> 00:29:28,863
Damn, I'm sorry, Wesley.
532
00:29:28,904 --> 00:29:32,305
It's over.
533
00:29:32,341 --> 00:29:35,174
There's no way
we'll get her back now.
534
00:29:35,210 --> 00:29:37,144
It's not over, Wesley.
535
00:29:39,014 --> 00:29:42,677
There's still a way.
536
00:29:49,089 --> 00:29:52,149
Captain's Log, Stardate 44162.5.
537
00:29:52,192 --> 00:29:54,888
Two attempts to retrieve
Dr. Crusher have failed.
538
00:29:54,995 --> 00:29:57,486
And now the Traveler...
539
00:29:57,530 --> 00:30:01,296
a mysterious visitor
from our past... has reappeared.
540
00:30:01,334 --> 00:30:02,824
Is she alive?
541
00:30:02,869 --> 00:30:08,671
As long as she thinks
she is alive, she is alive.
542
00:30:08,708 --> 00:30:10,403
What the hell does that mean?
543
00:30:10,443 --> 00:30:13,344
Your species have
very narrow perceptions
544
00:30:13,380 --> 00:30:17,111
of time and space and thought.
545
00:30:17,150 --> 00:30:21,814
When Beverly Crusher was caught
in the static warp bubble
546
00:30:21,855 --> 00:30:24,756
she created her own reality.
547
00:30:24,791 --> 00:30:28,352
Her thoughts at the precise
moment she was trapped
548
00:30:28,395 --> 00:30:31,091
determined its shape and form.
549
00:30:31,131 --> 00:30:34,066
Can you go in and get her back?
550
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,193
No, it is her reality.
551
00:30:36,236 --> 00:30:37,863
I cannot enter it
552
00:30:37,904 --> 00:30:41,567
anymore than I can enter
her thoughts.
553
00:30:41,608 --> 00:30:43,906
But you said
there's still a way.
554
00:30:43,943 --> 00:30:45,877
I can help
555
00:30:45,912 --> 00:30:48,540
but I can't do it myself.
556
00:30:48,581 --> 00:30:50,481
Wesley...
557
00:30:50,517 --> 00:30:53,350
there is a power
within each of us
558
00:30:53,386 --> 00:30:56,878
that most people
haven't begun to realize.
559
00:30:56,923 --> 00:30:58,618
But you have begun
560
00:30:58,658 --> 00:31:01,320
or else I would not have
known to come here now.
561
00:31:01,361 --> 00:31:05,354
Together, we may be able
to open a gateway for her...
562
00:31:07,467 --> 00:31:10,197
but she must choose
to walk through it.
563
00:31:13,707 --> 00:31:17,837
Computer, we are going to apply
precise diagnostic methodology.
564
00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:20,903
Once we've cataloged
the symptoms
565
00:31:21,014 --> 00:31:23,482
we will proceed
to determine the illness
566
00:31:23,516 --> 00:31:26,212
and then find the cure.
567
00:31:26,252 --> 00:31:27,913
We will start
with the assumption
568
00:31:28,021 --> 00:31:30,717
that I am not crazy.
569
00:31:30,757 --> 00:31:33,282
If I am, it won't matter
one way or another.
570
00:31:33,326 --> 00:31:36,921
Computer, read the entire
crew roster for the Enterprise.
571
00:31:37,030 --> 00:31:38,930
Dr. Beverly Crusher.
572
00:31:38,965 --> 00:31:40,523
Have I always been
573
00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:43,866
the only member of the crew
on the Starship Enterprise?
574
00:31:43,903 --> 00:31:45,302
Affirmative.
575
00:31:45,338 --> 00:31:48,102
If this were a bad dream,
would you tell me?
576
00:31:48,141 --> 00:31:50,632
That is not a valid question.
577
00:31:50,677 --> 00:31:52,736
Like hell, it's not.
578
00:31:54,314 --> 00:31:57,215
What date did I report onboard?
579
00:31:57,250 --> 00:32:02,415
Stardate 41154,
1400 hours, three minutes.
580
00:32:02,455 --> 00:32:04,320
That sounds about right.
581
00:32:04,357 --> 00:32:07,815
Computer, is there more than one
USS Enterprise?
582
00:32:07,861 --> 00:32:10,159
This vessel
is the fifth Starship
583
00:32:10,196 --> 00:32:12,824
to bear the name USS Enterprise.
584
00:32:12,866 --> 00:32:15,835
It is currently the only one
in service.
585
00:32:15,869 --> 00:32:19,498
What is the primary mission
of the Starship Enterprise?
586
00:32:19,539 --> 00:32:21,871
To explore the galaxy.
587
00:32:21,908 --> 00:32:25,503
Do I have the necessary skills
to complete that mission alone?
588
00:32:25,545 --> 00:32:27,069
Negative.
589
00:32:27,113 --> 00:32:29,047
Then why am I
the only crew member?
590
00:32:30,550 --> 00:32:32,677
Aha, gotcha there.
591
00:32:32,719 --> 00:32:35,745
That information
is not available.
592
00:32:41,494 --> 00:32:43,018
Computer, are you familiar
593
00:32:43,062 --> 00:32:45,530
with the inhabitants
of Tau Alpha C?
594
00:32:45,565 --> 00:32:46,930
Affirmative.
595
00:32:47,033 --> 00:32:49,934
Are any presently located
on any Starbase or vessel
596
00:32:50,036 --> 00:32:52,095
within communication distance?
597
00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:54,265
Negative.
598
00:32:54,307 --> 00:32:57,936
Estimated time to Tau Alpha C
at warp 9.5?
599
00:32:57,977 --> 00:33:00,241
123 days.
600
00:33:08,621 --> 00:33:12,819
Lay in a new course
for Tau Alpha C
601
00:33:12,859 --> 00:33:16,260
and send a subspace message
advising them of our arrival.
602
00:33:16,296 --> 00:33:17,888
Acknowledged.
603
00:33:17,931 --> 00:33:19,865
Engage.
604
00:33:21,835 --> 00:33:24,030
Computer, did you change course?
605
00:33:24,070 --> 00:33:27,005
State new destination
or coordinates.
606
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,008
I stated it.
Damn it.
607
00:33:29,042 --> 00:33:31,340
Tau Alpha C.
608
00:33:31,377 --> 00:33:35,609
There is no Tau Alpha C
listed on current star maps.
609
00:33:42,388 --> 00:33:46,290
Captain's Log, Stardate 44162.8.
610
00:33:46,326 --> 00:33:48,055
At the direction
of the Traveler
611
00:33:48,094 --> 00:33:51,359
the Enterprise is returning
to Starbase 133
612
00:33:51,397 --> 00:33:55,197
and the precise position where
the subspace bubble was formed.
613
00:33:57,003 --> 00:34:00,200
Our goal will be to create
a stable gateway
614
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:03,141
between our reality
and your mother's reality.
615
00:34:03,176 --> 00:34:05,872
We've tried.
We can't stabilize the link.
616
00:34:05,945 --> 00:34:07,469
Of course not.
617
00:34:07,514 --> 00:34:10,005
The equations are
only the first step.
618
00:34:10,049 --> 00:34:13,678
We will be going
beyond mathematics.
619
00:34:13,720 --> 00:34:16,120
Just tell me what I have to do.
620
00:34:16,155 --> 00:34:19,750
Begin by letting go
of your guilt, Wesley.
621
00:34:19,792 --> 00:34:21,885
It's my fault.
I shouldn't have tried...
622
00:34:21,995 --> 00:34:24,361
Focus on the present.
623
00:34:24,397 --> 00:34:27,889
You will have to be here
completely to help her back.
624
00:34:27,967 --> 00:34:31,801
You must open yourself
to time and space
625
00:34:31,838 --> 00:34:35,569
and the intricate threads
that bind them.
626
00:34:37,343 --> 00:34:40,244
Begin entering
your warp field equations.
627
00:34:47,387 --> 00:34:49,355
Now close your eyes.
628
00:34:55,328 --> 00:34:57,853
See past the numbers.
629
00:34:57,897 --> 00:34:59,489
Trust yourself.
630
00:35:05,104 --> 00:35:06,571
I can't.
631
00:35:06,606 --> 00:35:08,301
I can't do it.
632
00:35:08,341 --> 00:35:11,469
When the time comes,
you will, Wesley.
633
00:35:11,511 --> 00:35:12,876
You will.
634
00:35:12,946 --> 00:35:16,541
Starbase 133,
this is the Enterprise.
635
00:35:19,852 --> 00:35:22,320
Starbase 133,
this is the Enterprise.
636
00:35:22,355 --> 00:35:24,346
Please acknowledge.
637
00:35:26,359 --> 00:35:28,486
Viewscreen on.
638
00:35:29,929 --> 00:35:31,362
It's not just people.
639
00:35:31,397 --> 00:35:33,365
Everything is disappearing.
640
00:35:33,399 --> 00:35:37,199
Computer, what is that mist
I'm seeing?
641
00:35:37,236 --> 00:35:39,830
Sensors indicate it
to be a mass-energy field
642
00:35:39,872 --> 00:35:43,399
705 meters in diameter.
643
00:35:43,443 --> 00:35:45,536
It surrounds the ship?
644
00:35:45,578 --> 00:35:47,375
Affirmative.
645
00:35:49,215 --> 00:35:53,208
If there's nothing wrong
with me...
646
00:35:55,121 --> 00:35:58,056
maybe there's something wrong
with the universe.
647
00:36:00,893 --> 00:36:04,522
Computer, what is beyond
the mass-energy field?
648
00:36:04,564 --> 00:36:07,499
Sensors cannot penetrate
the field.
649
00:36:11,337 --> 00:36:14,773
Here's a question
you shouldn't be able to answer.
650
00:36:14,807 --> 00:36:19,744
Computer, what is the nature
of the universe?
651
00:36:19,779 --> 00:36:22,145
The universe is
a spheroid region
652
00:36:22,181 --> 00:36:24,809
705 meters in diameter.
653
00:36:42,702 --> 00:36:46,160
Captain, approaching
Starbase 133.
654
00:36:46,205 --> 00:36:48,673
Slow to ten meters per second.
655
00:36:48,708 --> 00:36:50,369
Mr. La Forge, prepare
656
00:36:50,410 --> 00:36:52,002
for precision station keeping.
657
00:36:52,045 --> 00:36:54,036
Acknowledged.
Readying thrusters.
658
00:36:56,315 --> 00:36:58,010
There.
659
00:36:58,051 --> 00:37:00,679
There it is.
660
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:03,154
We're moving into phase now.
661
00:37:04,857 --> 00:37:06,950
There's your warp bubble,
Wesley.
662
00:37:15,702 --> 00:37:17,329
What?
663
00:37:17,370 --> 00:37:19,235
What's wrong?
664
00:37:22,842 --> 00:37:26,278
It is... collapsing.
665
00:37:41,558 --> 00:37:43,389
Computer, give me
666
00:37:43,427 --> 00:37:45,895
a graphic representation
of the universe.
667
00:37:51,835 --> 00:37:54,531
I've seen this before.
668
00:37:54,571 --> 00:37:58,268
Wesley's experiment.
669
00:37:58,308 --> 00:37:59,741
The bubble.
670
00:37:59,776 --> 00:38:01,835
Of course.
671
00:38:03,547 --> 00:38:05,071
But that would mean
672
00:38:05,115 --> 00:38:08,380
that I'm the one trapped
in the bubble.
673
00:38:09,686 --> 00:38:11,176
Computer, what's happening?
674
00:38:11,221 --> 00:38:13,951
Explosive decompression,
decks five through 14.
675
00:38:13,991 --> 00:38:15,720
Sealing off forward sections.
676
00:38:15,759 --> 00:38:16,748
Cause?
677
00:38:16,793 --> 00:38:18,317
A flaw in the ship's design.
678
00:38:18,362 --> 00:38:19,727
Show me.
679
00:38:20,931 --> 00:38:22,262
Analysis.
680
00:38:22,299 --> 00:38:26,235
No ship's structures exist
forward of bulkhead 342.
681
00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:29,205
Superimpose previous image
over this one
682
00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:32,037
same scale,
and continue to monitor.
683
00:38:34,077 --> 00:38:35,772
It's collapsing!
684
00:38:35,812 --> 00:38:40,249
Hull integrity now compromised
on decks three through 15.
685
00:38:40,284 --> 00:38:44,778
Computer, how long
can life-support be maintained?
686
00:38:44,821 --> 00:38:47,654
Four minutes, 17 seconds.
687
00:38:52,329 --> 00:38:56,197
Captain, we have reestablished
exact coordinates and attitude.
688
00:38:56,233 --> 00:38:57,530
Geordi, we're in position.
689
00:38:57,567 --> 00:38:58,534
Your status?
690
00:38:58,568 --> 00:39:00,468
The warp bubble is contracting
691
00:39:00,504 --> 00:39:02,665
at a rate of 15 meters
per second.
692
00:39:02,706 --> 00:39:05,004
We're going to lose it
in about four minutes.
693
00:39:05,042 --> 00:39:06,873
It is time, Wesley.
694
00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:14,810
We're ready, Commander.
695
00:39:14,918 --> 00:39:15,816
Proceed.
696
00:39:15,919 --> 00:39:18,046
I'll be in Engineering.
697
00:39:23,827 --> 00:39:25,624
Let it go, Wesley.
698
00:39:27,030 --> 00:39:29,498
Let go of the anticipation
699
00:39:29,533 --> 00:39:32,024
the expectations
700
00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:34,560
the demands upon yourself.
701
00:39:34,604 --> 00:39:36,629
Let it all go.
702
00:39:36,673 --> 00:39:38,766
Leave it behind.
703
00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:42,679
Yes.
704
00:39:42,713 --> 00:39:45,045
The ability is there
inside of you.
705
00:39:45,082 --> 00:39:48,609
You do not need to look for it.
706
00:39:51,955 --> 00:39:55,789
Three minutes, 30 seconds
to life-support failure.
707
00:39:55,826 --> 00:40:00,024
The Traveler used his thoughts
to alter warp fields.
708
00:40:00,063 --> 00:40:02,361
Thoughts became reality.
709
00:40:02,399 --> 00:40:05,425
Now I'm in a warp field.
710
00:40:05,469 --> 00:40:08,996
Could my thoughts
have changed this reality?
711
00:40:10,707 --> 00:40:12,698
Come on, Beverly!
712
00:40:12,743 --> 00:40:15,177
What's the next step?
713
00:40:16,947 --> 00:40:20,678
What was I thinking at the
moment Wesley's bubble formed?
714
00:40:20,717 --> 00:40:22,981
Dalen Quaice.
715
00:40:23,019 --> 00:40:25,852
He said all the people
he'd known were gone.
716
00:40:25,889 --> 00:40:29,620
I thought of Jack.
I went to see Wesley...
717
00:40:29,659 --> 00:40:32,651
The flash in Engineering...
718
00:40:32,696 --> 00:40:35,529
That's when it started.
719
00:40:37,534 --> 00:40:40,503
That's when...
720
00:40:40,537 --> 00:40:42,664
I started losing everybody.
721
00:40:42,706 --> 00:40:45,869
My thoughts created
this universe.
722
00:40:45,909 --> 00:40:48,002
Can they get me out of it again?
723
00:40:48,044 --> 00:40:49,841
That information
is not available.
724
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:52,212
I'm not talking to you.
725
00:40:52,249 --> 00:40:55,013
Click my heels together
three times
726
00:40:55,051 --> 00:40:57,019
and I'm back in Kansas.
727
00:40:57,053 --> 00:40:59,044
Can it be that simple?
728
00:41:20,610 --> 00:41:23,374
Two minutes, 30 seconds
to life-support failure.
729
00:41:23,413 --> 00:41:26,246
Computer,
hypothetical situation.
730
00:41:26,283 --> 00:41:28,877
A person is trapped
inside of a static warp bubble.
731
00:41:28,952 --> 00:41:30,817
Determine a means of escape.
732
00:41:30,854 --> 00:41:32,754
Escape would
theoretically depend
733
00:41:32,789 --> 00:41:34,780
on establishing
a stable threshold
734
00:41:34,825 --> 00:41:37,350
between the warp field
and the outer environment.
735
00:41:37,394 --> 00:41:39,487
Describe this threshold.
736
00:41:39,529 --> 00:41:41,087
Negative.
There are no known
737
00:41:41,131 --> 00:41:43,326
practical applications
of this theory.
738
00:41:43,366 --> 00:41:45,596
Extrapolate
from theoretical database.
739
00:41:45,635 --> 00:41:47,296
How would it manifest itself?
740
00:41:47,337 --> 00:41:51,706
A dynamic atmospheric
disturbance of great intensity.
741
00:41:51,741 --> 00:41:53,834
Disturbance?
742
00:41:55,912 --> 00:41:58,073
The vortex.
743
00:41:58,114 --> 00:42:01,208
They must have been trying
to reach me.
744
00:42:01,251 --> 00:42:05,381
But how do I find it?
745
00:42:05,422 --> 00:42:08,653
Wesley, where do I go?
746
00:42:08,692 --> 00:42:10,922
Help me.
747
00:42:19,469 --> 00:42:21,300
Stable threshold.
748
00:42:21,338 --> 00:42:24,466
They've been trying to create
a stable threshold.
749
00:42:24,508 --> 00:42:27,272
Where are they trying to do it?
750
00:42:27,310 --> 00:42:30,143
Where did they do it
the first time?
751
00:42:30,180 --> 00:42:31,807
Engineering.
752
00:42:31,848 --> 00:42:34,749
One minute, 30 seconds
to life-support failure.
753
00:42:36,686 --> 00:42:38,085
Engineering.
754
00:42:38,121 --> 00:42:39,816
Failure in turboshaft four.
755
00:42:39,856 --> 00:42:42,347
Unable to proceed
to Main Engineering.
756
00:42:42,392 --> 00:42:45,190
Just take me anywhere
on deck 36.
757
00:43:07,784 --> 00:43:10,184
We're losing the bubble!
758
00:43:34,077 --> 00:43:36,068
Beverly?
759
00:43:38,248 --> 00:43:41,046
Jean-Luc.
760
00:43:41,084 --> 00:43:42,676
Oh!
761
00:43:48,024 --> 00:43:49,457
You...
762
00:43:49,492 --> 00:43:52,723
Do I have you to thank
for getting me back?
763
00:43:52,762 --> 00:43:54,593
No.
764
00:44:05,208 --> 00:44:07,403
Oh...
765
00:44:11,548 --> 00:44:14,346
Jean-Luc, if I might ask
766
00:44:14,384 --> 00:44:16,978
how many people
are there onboard?
767
00:44:17,020 --> 00:44:18,351
1,014...
768
00:44:18,388 --> 00:44:20,379
including your guest,
Dr. Quaice.
769
00:44:21,992 --> 00:44:24,051
Is there something wrong
with that count, Doctor?
770
00:44:24,094 --> 00:44:27,894
No. That's the exact number
there should be.