1 00:00:03,194 --> 00:00:06,027 Captain's Log, Stardate 44769.2. 2 00:00:06,063 --> 00:00:09,328 For some weeks we have had a Klingon exobiologist on board 3 00:00:09,367 --> 00:00:11,733 as part of a scientific exchange program. 4 00:00:11,769 --> 00:00:13,361 Unfortunately, we suspect 5 00:00:13,404 --> 00:00:16,066 that he was involved in a security breach 6 00:00:16,107 --> 00:00:19,167 and in the possible sabotage of our warp drive. 7 00:00:19,210 --> 00:00:22,668 What were you doing accessing the propulsion system files 8 00:00:22,713 --> 00:00:23,839 on stardate 44758? 9 00:00:23,881 --> 00:00:25,178 I didn't. 10 00:00:25,216 --> 00:00:28,845 Yes, you did, from computer 12B9, deck 36. 11 00:00:28,886 --> 00:00:29,944 The computer logged in 12 00:00:29,987 --> 00:00:32,114 your identification from your communicator. 13 00:00:32,156 --> 00:00:33,589 It must be a mistake. 14 00:00:33,624 --> 00:00:36,593 J'Dan, we have confirmed reports 15 00:00:36,627 --> 00:00:40,119 that schematic drawings of our dilithium chamber 16 00:00:40,164 --> 00:00:43,133 fell into Romulan hands one week later. 17 00:00:43,167 --> 00:00:44,191 I know nothing about it. 18 00:00:44,268 --> 00:00:45,633 I suppose you know 19 00:00:45,669 --> 00:00:47,967 nothing about the explosion that disabled the warp drive 20 00:00:48,005 --> 00:00:49,165 approximately the same time. 21 00:00:49,206 --> 00:00:51,174 No, I was not involved. 22 00:00:51,208 --> 00:00:53,642 You accuse me because I am Klingon. 23 00:00:54,979 --> 00:00:58,710 Our Chief of Security is Klingon. 24 00:00:58,749 --> 00:01:00,717 That has nothing to do with it. 25 00:01:00,751 --> 00:01:03,481 Send me home then if you are so distrusting. 26 00:01:03,521 --> 00:01:06,115 We've already contacted the Klingon High Council. 27 00:01:06,157 --> 00:01:07,385 You'll be returned home 28 00:01:07,425 --> 00:01:09,518 as soon as we finish our investigation. 29 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,528 I have nothing more to say. 30 00:01:11,562 --> 00:01:12,927 Very well. 31 00:01:12,963 --> 00:01:16,228 Worf, accompany the Lieutenant to his quarters. 32 00:01:24,809 --> 00:01:26,276 What do you think? 33 00:01:26,310 --> 00:01:29,279 It's hard to tell. 34 00:01:29,313 --> 00:01:33,647 He's very closed, but he is hiding something. 35 00:01:36,420 --> 00:01:40,379 On the Klingon Homeworld, your name is not mentioned. 36 00:01:40,424 --> 00:01:44,190 It is as though you never existed. 37 00:01:44,228 --> 00:01:47,686 A terrible burden for a warrior to bear... 38 00:01:47,731 --> 00:01:49,528 to become nothing 39 00:01:49,567 --> 00:01:51,535 to be without honor 40 00:01:51,569 --> 00:01:54,231 without the chance for glory. 41 00:01:59,910 --> 00:02:02,208 I have friends... 42 00:02:02,246 --> 00:02:05,147 powerful friends on the homeworld. 43 00:02:05,182 --> 00:02:07,150 I could talk to them. 44 00:02:07,184 --> 00:02:10,153 They might help to restore your name... 45 00:02:10,187 --> 00:02:14,180 if you could just take me to a shuttlecraft. 46 00:02:19,196 --> 00:02:23,189 It could be done without anyone knowing about it. 47 00:02:26,871 --> 00:02:28,702 I don't know how you transferred 48 00:02:28,739 --> 00:02:30,673 secret information to the Romulans 49 00:02:30,708 --> 00:02:31,902 but I will find out! 50 00:02:31,942 --> 00:02:32,909 Pahtk! 51 00:02:32,943 --> 00:02:36,071 And when we inform the Klingon High Council 52 00:02:36,113 --> 00:02:38,638 they will put you to a slow death. 53 00:03:14,983 --> 00:03:19,386 Space, the final frontier. 54 00:03:19,420 --> 00:03:23,254 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 55 00:03:23,291 --> 00:03:25,259 Its continuing mission... 56 00:03:25,293 --> 00:03:29,229 to explore strange new worlds 57 00:03:29,264 --> 00:03:33,701 to seek out new life and new civilizations 58 00:03:33,735 --> 00:03:38,229 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 59 00:04:36,531 --> 00:04:38,294 Captain's Log, supplemental. 60 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:40,028 Retired Admiral Norah Satie 61 00:04:40,068 --> 00:04:43,060 whose investigation exposed the alien conspiracy 62 00:04:43,104 --> 00:04:46,505 against Starfleet Command three years ago, is arriving 63 00:04:46,541 --> 00:04:48,168 to assist in our inquiry. 64 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,577 Captain Picard. 65 00:04:53,614 --> 00:04:56,845 Admiral Satie, welcome aboard the Enterprise. 66 00:04:56,884 --> 00:04:58,511 Delighted to be here. 67 00:04:58,553 --> 00:05:00,521 I managed to acquire my former staff. 68 00:05:00,555 --> 00:05:02,523 My aide, Sabin Genestra, 69 00:05:02,557 --> 00:05:04,024 from Betazed 70 00:05:04,058 --> 00:05:07,357 and my assistant, Nellen Tore, from Delb II. 71 00:05:07,395 --> 00:05:09,260 This is my First Officer 72 00:05:09,297 --> 00:05:10,764 Commander William Riker. 73 00:05:10,798 --> 00:05:13,266 May I show you to your quarters? 74 00:05:13,301 --> 00:05:14,768 Captain, if Starfleet Command 75 00:05:14,802 --> 00:05:16,770 was so concerned with your report 76 00:05:16,804 --> 00:05:18,772 they brought me out of retirement 77 00:05:18,806 --> 00:05:20,603 I think I should get right to work. 78 00:05:20,641 --> 00:05:21,938 Very well. 79 00:05:21,976 --> 00:05:24,945 Commander Riker, will you see to the Admiral's staff? 80 00:05:24,979 --> 00:05:28,972 First, I'd like to inspect the damage to your engine room. 81 00:05:33,654 --> 00:05:36,282 Admiral Satie, this is Commander Data. 82 00:05:36,324 --> 00:05:37,450 Commander La Forge. 83 00:05:37,492 --> 00:05:39,221 Admiral. 84 00:05:39,260 --> 00:05:40,818 We still can't get in there, Captain. 85 00:05:40,862 --> 00:05:42,295 The radiation levels are dropping 86 00:05:42,330 --> 00:05:44,890 but they're still too high to raise the isolation door. 87 00:05:44,932 --> 00:05:46,900 How much longer will it be? 88 00:05:46,934 --> 00:05:48,765 At the rate the levels are decreasing 89 00:05:48,803 --> 00:05:50,828 we will gain entry in 49 hours, Captain. 90 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:52,362 Maybe the Admiral would like to see 91 00:05:52,407 --> 00:05:53,806 the visual log of the explosion? 92 00:05:53,841 --> 00:05:54,830 Yes. 93 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:07,379 This was logged four days ago at 0300 hours. 94 00:06:15,028 --> 00:06:18,020 At that point, the emergency confinement field was activated 95 00:06:18,064 --> 00:06:19,759 and the isolation doors came down. 96 00:06:19,799 --> 00:06:20,766 No one was killed 97 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:22,392 but I have two people in Sick Bay 98 00:06:22,435 --> 00:06:23,402 from radiation burns. 99 00:06:23,436 --> 00:06:25,734 Have you been able to make any assessments? 100 00:06:25,772 --> 00:06:28,070 A slow-motion study of the explosion 101 00:06:28,107 --> 00:06:31,076 suggests that the articulation frame collapsed. 102 00:06:31,110 --> 00:06:34,637 The schematics that were stolen from the Enterprise... 103 00:06:34,681 --> 00:06:37,309 I believe some involved the articulation frame 104 00:06:37,350 --> 00:06:38,874 of the dilithium chamber. 105 00:06:38,918 --> 00:06:41,910 That's one reason we tend to suspect sabotage. 106 00:06:41,955 --> 00:06:44,924 Other evidence lends credence to that theory, Captain. 107 00:06:44,958 --> 00:06:46,892 A review of the sensor logs indicates 108 00:06:46,926 --> 00:06:48,393 that every system's reading 109 00:06:48,428 --> 00:06:50,089 was well within normal parameters 110 00:06:50,196 --> 00:06:52,391 until 52 milliseconds before the explosion. 111 00:06:52,432 --> 00:06:54,059 We haven't found anything 112 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:55,431 that suggests there was a malfunction 113 00:06:55,468 --> 00:06:56,628 anywhere along the line. 114 00:06:56,669 --> 00:07:00,070 Captain, I think I'm going to need a full briefing 115 00:07:00,106 --> 00:07:01,869 before we go any further. 116 00:07:01,908 --> 00:07:03,273 By all means, Admiral. 117 00:07:05,778 --> 00:07:08,246 Commander Data 118 00:07:08,281 --> 00:07:09,714 La Forge 119 00:07:09,749 --> 00:07:12,377 I don't envy you your job. 120 00:07:12,418 --> 00:07:14,386 Good luck. 121 00:07:19,926 --> 00:07:21,951 There are very disturbing overtones 122 00:07:21,995 --> 00:07:23,462 in the idea of a Klingon 123 00:07:23,496 --> 00:07:25,760 providing information to the Romulans. 124 00:07:25,798 --> 00:07:29,427 Are you aware of any other Klingon-Romulan connection 125 00:07:29,469 --> 00:07:32,700 that Starfleet might have encountered recently? 126 00:07:32,739 --> 00:07:35,435 I don't believe... 127 00:07:35,475 --> 00:07:38,774 What Starfleet Command knows or doesn't know 128 00:07:38,811 --> 00:07:40,711 is for me to reveal. 129 00:07:42,181 --> 00:07:48,211 Well, this ship has encountered several incidents 130 00:07:48,254 --> 00:07:50,347 which might suggest a potential alliance 131 00:07:50,390 --> 00:07:51,755 between those two powers. 132 00:07:51,791 --> 00:07:53,759 We're well aware of that, Captain. 133 00:07:53,793 --> 00:07:57,058 What we must concentrate on is the business at hand. 134 00:07:58,264 --> 00:07:59,253 Come. 135 00:08:01,868 --> 00:08:03,028 Excuse me, Captain. 136 00:08:03,069 --> 00:08:04,434 I did not know that... 137 00:08:04,470 --> 00:08:05,835 Oh, please, Mr. Worf, come in. 138 00:08:05,872 --> 00:08:08,033 I particularly want my guest to meet you. 139 00:08:08,074 --> 00:08:10,372 Admiral Satie, this is my Head of Security 140 00:08:10,410 --> 00:08:11,741 Lieutenant Worf. 141 00:08:11,778 --> 00:08:13,268 Captain, I have been pursuing 142 00:08:13,312 --> 00:08:15,337 the investigation of Lieutenant J'Dan. 143 00:08:15,381 --> 00:08:17,906 I believe I know how he transferred information 144 00:08:17,950 --> 00:08:19,349 off the Enterprise. 145 00:08:19,385 --> 00:08:21,285 Well done, Lieutenant. 146 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,584 This is J'Dan's... 147 00:08:23,623 --> 00:08:27,457 a hyposyringe he uses to treat his Ba'ltmasor Syndrome 148 00:08:27,493 --> 00:08:30,462 but this has been fitted with an optical reader 149 00:08:30,496 --> 00:08:33,954 specially modified to read data from Starfleet isolinear chips. 150 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,628 He can extract digital information from a computer 151 00:08:36,669 --> 00:08:39,263 encode it in the form of amino acid sequences 152 00:08:39,305 --> 00:08:42,638 and transfer those sequences into a fluid in the syringe. 153 00:08:42,675 --> 00:08:44,802 Then he injects someone 154 00:08:44,844 --> 00:08:47,074 perhaps even without their knowledge. 155 00:08:47,180 --> 00:08:49,307 Or perhaps with their knowledge. 156 00:08:49,348 --> 00:08:52,010 The information would be carried in their bloodstream 157 00:08:52,051 --> 00:08:53,575 in the form of inert proteins. 158 00:08:53,619 --> 00:08:57,885 The body itself becomes a conveyor of top secret files. 159 00:08:59,959 --> 00:09:03,918 Lieutenant Worf, when we confront J'Dan 160 00:09:03,963 --> 00:09:06,693 I want you to conduct the interrogation. 161 00:09:09,068 --> 00:09:11,036 I would be honored. 162 00:09:11,070 --> 00:09:12,367 Captain. 163 00:09:12,405 --> 00:09:13,736 Admiral. 164 00:09:17,143 --> 00:09:20,044 Captain, I predict that officer 165 00:09:20,146 --> 00:09:23,912 will be extremely valuable in this investigation. 166 00:09:27,954 --> 00:09:30,184 I have tracked the movements of every person 167 00:09:30,223 --> 00:09:32,953 who has left the Enterprise since you have been here. 168 00:09:32,992 --> 00:09:37,053 I traced one Tarkanian diplomat as far as the Cruses system 169 00:09:37,163 --> 00:09:41,031 where he disappeared, and has not been seen since. 170 00:09:41,067 --> 00:09:43,058 That proves nothing. 171 00:09:47,273 --> 00:09:52,370 A hyposyringe was discovered in your quarters. 172 00:09:52,411 --> 00:09:53,742 I take injections. 173 00:09:53,780 --> 00:09:55,213 Everyone knows that. 174 00:09:55,248 --> 00:09:57,546 But your injections do not include 175 00:09:57,583 --> 00:09:59,210 an optical chip reader. 176 00:09:59,252 --> 00:10:01,880 This device has but one function... 177 00:10:01,921 --> 00:10:05,084 to transform computer information 178 00:10:05,124 --> 00:10:07,285 into biological sequences. 179 00:10:07,326 --> 00:10:10,193 The blood of all Klingons has become water! 180 00:10:10,229 --> 00:10:11,856 Since the Federation Alliance 181 00:10:11,898 --> 00:10:14,867 we are turned into a nation of mewling babies. 182 00:10:14,901 --> 00:10:16,698 The Romulans are strong. 183 00:10:16,736 --> 00:10:18,067 They are worthy allies. 184 00:10:18,104 --> 00:10:21,073 They do not turn Klingons into weaklings, like you. 185 00:10:21,107 --> 00:10:23,075 Lieutenant... 186 00:10:26,779 --> 00:10:31,239 How did you damage the dilithium chamber? 187 00:10:31,284 --> 00:10:32,615 I had nothing to do with that. 188 00:10:32,652 --> 00:10:34,119 You mean, it was sheer coincidence 189 00:10:34,187 --> 00:10:37,987 that it was sabotaged after you gave the plans for the design 190 00:10:38,024 --> 00:10:39,048 to the Romulans? 191 00:10:39,091 --> 00:10:41,423 I do not know. I had nothing to do with it. 192 00:10:41,460 --> 00:10:43,394 You've admitted your crime. 193 00:10:43,429 --> 00:10:45,397 Why lie now? 194 00:10:45,431 --> 00:10:47,626 I am not lying. 195 00:10:50,803 --> 00:10:54,000 Mr. Worf, you may have him confined. 196 00:11:03,482 --> 00:11:04,949 Sabin? 197 00:11:04,984 --> 00:11:07,612 I believe he's telling the truth. 198 00:11:07,653 --> 00:11:09,086 He admits stealing the files 199 00:11:09,188 --> 00:11:11,383 but not sabotaging the dilithium chamber. 200 00:11:11,424 --> 00:11:14,222 I get no sense that he's lying. 201 00:11:14,260 --> 00:11:17,855 But if you're right, someone else may be involved. 202 00:11:17,897 --> 00:11:19,262 I think, Captain 203 00:11:19,298 --> 00:11:22,267 you have a bigger problem on your ship 204 00:11:22,301 --> 00:11:24,792 than just one Klingon exchange officer. 205 00:11:40,353 --> 00:11:42,253 I've seen this before. 206 00:11:42,288 --> 00:11:44,756 A specter of conspiracy on a starship 207 00:11:44,790 --> 00:11:46,621 is a frightening one. 208 00:11:46,659 --> 00:11:49,753 I can scarcely believe it myself. 209 00:11:49,795 --> 00:11:53,322 But I am so grateful for your presence, Admiral. 210 00:11:53,366 --> 00:11:56,665 If anyone in Starfleet can help us, it's you. 211 00:11:56,702 --> 00:11:58,795 Captain... 212 00:11:58,838 --> 00:12:01,898 I find myself changing my mind about you. 213 00:12:01,941 --> 00:12:03,101 In what way? 214 00:12:04,944 --> 00:12:09,005 When Starfleet ordered me here, it was with the express command 215 00:12:09,048 --> 00:12:12,347 that we work together on this problem as equals. 216 00:12:12,385 --> 00:12:15,650 My father taught me to avoid partnerships. 217 00:12:15,688 --> 00:12:17,986 Most of them are woefully lopsided. 218 00:12:18,024 --> 00:12:20,925 That sounds like Judge Aaron Satie. 219 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,757 You knew my father? 220 00:12:22,795 --> 00:12:24,092 Only from his writings. 221 00:12:24,163 --> 00:12:26,791 His judgments were required reading at the Academy. 222 00:12:26,832 --> 00:12:30,324 He was an extraordinary man. 223 00:12:33,139 --> 00:12:35,039 Every night at the dinner table 224 00:12:35,074 --> 00:12:37,634 he would pose a question for debate. 225 00:12:37,677 --> 00:12:39,907 My big brothers and I would wrangle it around 226 00:12:39,946 --> 00:12:41,914 from one side and the other. 227 00:12:41,948 --> 00:12:43,415 Father would referee. 228 00:12:43,449 --> 00:12:45,110 And he kept a stopwatch on us 229 00:12:45,184 --> 00:12:47,118 so we would have to learn brevity 230 00:12:47,153 --> 00:12:48,814 but he wouldn't let us leave 231 00:12:48,854 --> 00:12:51,914 until he thought we'd completely explored the issue. 232 00:12:51,958 --> 00:12:54,324 I'm willing to wager that you trounced your brothers 233 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:55,486 during those debates. 234 00:12:55,528 --> 00:12:57,257 More than once. 235 00:12:57,296 --> 00:13:00,459 Father loved it when I nailed one of them 236 00:13:00,499 --> 00:13:02,626 with some subtle point of logic. 237 00:13:06,405 --> 00:13:09,434 All that I am, I owe to him. 238 00:13:09,567 --> 00:13:12,297 He was a giant. 239 00:13:12,337 --> 00:13:14,999 You must miss him very much. 240 00:13:15,039 --> 00:13:19,442 Captain, I always preferred working alone. 241 00:13:19,477 --> 00:13:21,604 That way, if something went wrong 242 00:13:21,646 --> 00:13:25,138 I didn't have to go far for the cause. 243 00:13:25,183 --> 00:13:27,651 I resented you being assigned to me 244 00:13:27,685 --> 00:13:29,744 but I was wrong. 245 00:13:29,787 --> 00:13:32,620 We're going to be quite a team. 246 00:13:34,926 --> 00:13:38,293 J'Dan did not make friends easily. 247 00:13:38,329 --> 00:13:40,957 There are not many to question. 248 00:13:40,999 --> 00:13:43,524 You've done a thorough job, Lieutenant. 249 00:13:43,568 --> 00:13:46,002 I am strongly motivated in this matter. 250 00:13:46,037 --> 00:13:47,436 Yes, I can see that. 251 00:13:49,107 --> 00:13:52,042 I don't mind telling you, I'm surprised. 252 00:13:52,076 --> 00:13:55,375 Frankly, when I first heard about your father... 253 00:13:55,413 --> 00:13:57,472 My father? 254 00:13:57,515 --> 00:13:59,278 Yes. 255 00:13:59,317 --> 00:14:00,682 There are some who believe 256 00:14:00,718 --> 00:14:02,845 he betrayed your people to the Romulans. 257 00:14:02,887 --> 00:14:06,345 What he did or did not do is no one's concern but my own. 258 00:14:06,391 --> 00:14:07,756 Of course. 259 00:14:07,792 --> 00:14:09,953 I only meant, before I saw you in action 260 00:14:09,994 --> 00:14:13,259 I naturally considered you to be a possible security risk. 261 00:14:13,298 --> 00:14:14,458 But I want you to know 262 00:14:14,499 --> 00:14:17,195 you have the Admiral's and my complete confidence. 263 00:14:17,235 --> 00:14:19,965 You have nothing to prove to us. 264 00:14:20,004 --> 00:14:22,472 If there is a conspiracy on board 265 00:14:22,507 --> 00:14:24,372 I promise you, I will find it. 266 00:14:24,409 --> 00:14:25,433 Good. 267 00:14:25,476 --> 00:14:27,842 You know the ship, you know the personnel. 268 00:14:27,879 --> 00:14:30,040 You know exactly what we're up against. 269 00:14:30,081 --> 00:14:32,515 We're counting on you, Lieutenant. 270 00:14:32,550 --> 00:14:36,042 I will arrange for the interviews to begin. 271 00:14:39,657 --> 00:14:41,750 And how often did Lieutenant J'Dan 272 00:14:41,793 --> 00:14:43,522 come in for his injections? 273 00:14:43,561 --> 00:14:44,960 About once a week. 274 00:14:44,996 --> 00:14:46,896 Did you administer them yourself? 275 00:14:46,931 --> 00:14:47,898 No. 276 00:14:47,932 --> 00:14:49,263 Well, who did? 277 00:14:49,300 --> 00:14:51,734 I had one of my assistants do that. 278 00:14:51,769 --> 00:14:53,293 Did you ever hear him say anything... 279 00:14:53,338 --> 00:14:55,636 anything that may have seemed innocent at the time... 280 00:14:55,673 --> 00:14:58,005 that might now shed some light on this investigation? 281 00:14:58,042 --> 00:15:00,010 No. Nothing. 282 00:15:00,044 --> 00:15:02,842 In fact, he rarely spoke at all. 283 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,006 Thank you, Dr. Crusher. 284 00:15:04,082 --> 00:15:05,913 We appreciate your time. You're excused. 285 00:15:05,950 --> 00:15:08,214 Mr. Worf, will you bring in the next person? 286 00:15:16,461 --> 00:15:20,022 Please sit down, Mr. Tarses. 287 00:15:20,131 --> 00:15:23,794 For the record, will you tell us your name and position? 288 00:15:23,835 --> 00:15:25,200 Simon Tarses 289 00:15:25,236 --> 00:15:27,329 Crewman First Class, Medical Technician. 290 00:15:27,372 --> 00:15:31,570 Now, I assure you, Mr. Tarses, this is an informal inquiry. 291 00:15:31,609 --> 00:15:34,169 We are not accusing you of anything. 292 00:15:34,212 --> 00:15:36,544 However, if you would like counsel 293 00:15:36,581 --> 00:15:38,344 it can be provided. 294 00:15:38,383 --> 00:15:40,783 No, sir, I have nothing to hide. 295 00:15:40,818 --> 00:15:42,376 Tell me, how long have you held 296 00:15:42,420 --> 00:15:44,251 your appointment aboard this vessel? 297 00:15:44,288 --> 00:15:47,189 Since Stardate 43587. 298 00:15:47,225 --> 00:15:49,659 Mr. Tarses, your records state 299 00:15:49,694 --> 00:15:52,254 that you were born on Mars Colony. 300 00:15:52,296 --> 00:15:53,729 That's right. 301 00:15:53,765 --> 00:15:55,255 Then you are human? 302 00:15:55,299 --> 00:15:57,062 Largely. 303 00:15:57,101 --> 00:15:59,069 My paternal grandfather was Vulcan. 304 00:15:59,170 --> 00:16:00,831 Yes, I see that. 305 00:16:00,872 --> 00:16:02,965 Tell me, what is your relationship 306 00:16:03,007 --> 00:16:04,440 with the Klingon, J'Dan? 307 00:16:04,475 --> 00:16:07,137 Um, he... 308 00:16:07,178 --> 00:16:09,578 I mean, there's no relationship. 309 00:16:09,614 --> 00:16:11,980 He just came in for his injections. 310 00:16:12,016 --> 00:16:14,211 Did you give him those injections? 311 00:16:14,252 --> 00:16:15,446 Sometimes. 312 00:16:15,486 --> 00:16:18,011 There were several of us, actually. 313 00:16:18,055 --> 00:16:20,546 l-I might ha-have done it twice. 314 00:16:20,591 --> 00:16:21,785 Did he ever make any comments 315 00:16:21,826 --> 00:16:23,589 that might, in retrospect, be suspicious? 316 00:16:23,628 --> 00:16:25,027 Not really. 317 00:16:25,062 --> 00:16:26,495 He hardly ever talked. 318 00:16:26,531 --> 00:16:29,500 Did you ever see him outside Sick Bay? 319 00:16:29,534 --> 00:16:32,901 Once or twice in Ten-Forward with a group of people 320 00:16:32,937 --> 00:16:36,031 but I never had a conversation with him. 321 00:16:36,140 --> 00:16:37,539 Thank you, Mr. Tarses. 322 00:16:37,575 --> 00:16:40,544 I don't think there's need for more, Captain. 323 00:16:40,578 --> 00:16:42,170 You're excused, Crewman. 324 00:16:46,951 --> 00:16:48,282 Mr. Worf... 325 00:16:48,319 --> 00:16:49,479 Wait. 326 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,181 He's lying. 327 00:16:51,222 --> 00:16:52,450 He's desperately frightened. 328 00:16:52,490 --> 00:16:53,616 He's covering something. 329 00:16:53,658 --> 00:16:55,421 It's clear that he's frightened 330 00:16:55,460 --> 00:16:56,950 but that's hardly an indication... 331 00:16:56,994 --> 00:16:58,052 It's more than that. 332 00:16:58,129 --> 00:17:00,188 He wasn't truthful. 333 00:17:00,231 --> 00:17:01,357 He's covering a lie... 334 00:17:01,399 --> 00:17:03,924 one so big, it's overwhelming him. 335 00:17:05,369 --> 00:17:07,394 I think we found the man. 336 00:17:20,618 --> 00:17:21,778 Admiral. 337 00:17:25,890 --> 00:17:27,687 I have to tell you 338 00:17:27,725 --> 00:17:30,353 you must not expect me to permit any action 339 00:17:30,394 --> 00:17:34,694 against Mr. Tarses solely on the basis of Betazoid intuition. 340 00:17:34,732 --> 00:17:36,825 Sabin has uncanny instincts. 341 00:17:36,868 --> 00:17:38,961 I've learned to trust them. 342 00:17:39,003 --> 00:17:41,471 I'm not happy about this use of a Betazoid. 343 00:17:41,506 --> 00:17:43,701 But you have a Betazoid Counselor. 344 00:17:43,741 --> 00:17:46,209 Surely you're aware of the advantages. 345 00:17:46,244 --> 00:17:48,144 But there is a difference 346 00:17:48,179 --> 00:17:51,205 between a Counselor and an investigator. 347 00:17:51,249 --> 00:17:53,877 Are you saying you never use your Counselor 348 00:17:53,918 --> 00:17:55,283 during interrogations? 349 00:17:56,821 --> 00:17:59,289 Yes, I do... 350 00:17:59,323 --> 00:18:03,953 but I would not act solely on the basis of her instinct. 351 00:18:05,396 --> 00:18:06,863 Nor do I. 352 00:18:06,898 --> 00:18:08,365 But you're asking... 353 00:18:10,201 --> 00:18:13,534 You're asking me to restrict Mr. Tarses's movements 354 00:18:13,571 --> 00:18:16,096 solely on the basis of Sabin's feeling. 355 00:18:16,140 --> 00:18:19,109 If Counselor Troi suggested to you 356 00:18:19,143 --> 00:18:22,112 that someone on this ship were dangerous 357 00:18:22,146 --> 00:18:24,239 would you not act on that? 358 00:18:24,282 --> 00:18:27,274 Observe him, curb his activity? 359 00:18:28,786 --> 00:18:31,755 Yes, I admit I probably would 360 00:18:31,789 --> 00:18:34,883 and perhaps I should reevaluate that behavior. 361 00:18:34,926 --> 00:18:36,223 Oh, nonsense. 362 00:18:36,260 --> 00:18:38,228 Let's keep our priorities straight. 363 00:18:38,262 --> 00:18:39,729 The important thing 364 00:18:39,764 --> 00:18:42,028 is to uncover the conspiracy on this ship 365 00:18:42,133 --> 00:18:44,033 and to prevent further damage. 366 00:18:44,068 --> 00:18:46,696 Now, if Tarses is a possible saboteur 367 00:18:46,737 --> 00:18:50,264 you cannot allow him access to sensitive areas of this ship 368 00:18:50,308 --> 00:18:53,766 and I strongly suggest continuous surveillance. 369 00:19:01,519 --> 00:19:03,646 If we had clear evidence... 370 00:19:03,688 --> 00:19:05,656 We will have clear evidence. 371 00:19:05,690 --> 00:19:08,625 Sabin and Lieutenant Worf are continuing to investigate 372 00:19:08,659 --> 00:19:12,220 but if you don't act until then, it may be too late. 373 00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:18,992 No. 374 00:19:19,036 --> 00:19:20,901 I won't treat a man as a criminal 375 00:19:20,938 --> 00:19:22,769 unless there is cause to do so. 376 00:19:22,807 --> 00:19:25,435 And while you're being so generous 377 00:19:25,476 --> 00:19:28,411 you give a saboteur a chance to strike again? 378 00:19:28,446 --> 00:19:31,313 Last time, it was just a hatch cover. 379 00:19:31,349 --> 00:19:33,749 What if next time it's more serious? 380 00:19:33,784 --> 00:19:35,376 What if lives are lost? 381 00:19:35,419 --> 00:19:37,216 Can you afford not to act? 382 00:19:37,254 --> 00:19:39,654 Engineering to Captain Picard. 383 00:19:39,690 --> 00:19:41,248 Yes, Mr. La Forge? 384 00:19:41,292 --> 00:19:43,760 Captain, could you come to Engineering right away? 385 00:19:43,794 --> 00:19:46,160 We've got something interesting to show you. 386 00:19:46,197 --> 00:19:48,131 We'll be right there. 387 00:19:50,134 --> 00:19:53,297 Captain, we finally got in here about six hours ago 388 00:19:53,337 --> 00:19:56,135 and we've been going over it inch by inch ever since. 389 00:19:56,173 --> 00:19:58,368 We have made microtomographic analyses 390 00:19:58,409 --> 00:20:00,673 of the dilithium chamber, the hatch mounting 391 00:20:00,711 --> 00:20:02,542 the blast pattern from the explosion. 392 00:20:02,580 --> 00:20:04,401 We did mass spectrometer readings of the residue 393 00:20:04,534 --> 00:20:05,626 for chemical content 394 00:20:05,669 --> 00:20:08,137 sifted through the debris for bomb fragments. 395 00:20:08,171 --> 00:20:09,468 What did you find? 396 00:20:09,506 --> 00:20:12,339 This is the frame for the hatch. 397 00:20:12,375 --> 00:20:14,741 It ruptured right along here 398 00:20:14,778 --> 00:20:18,373 and when we take a reading of that spot... 399 00:20:19,449 --> 00:20:20,575 See? 400 00:20:20,617 --> 00:20:23,780 I'm afraid I'm out of my element, Commander. 401 00:20:23,820 --> 00:20:25,685 You'll have to interpret for me. 402 00:20:25,722 --> 00:20:28,691 There are sub-micron fractures in the metal casing. 403 00:20:28,725 --> 00:20:29,749 That's right. 404 00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:32,353 A breakdown of the atomic cohesive structure. 405 00:20:32,395 --> 00:20:34,022 Yes, and what caused them? 406 00:20:34,064 --> 00:20:36,032 Those fractures suggest nothing more 407 00:20:36,066 --> 00:20:37,624 than simple neutron fatigue. 408 00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:41,034 I would speculate that when the engine was last inspected 409 00:20:41,137 --> 00:20:44,129 at McKinley Station, the hatch casing was replaced 410 00:20:44,174 --> 00:20:46,699 with one which had an undetectable defect. 411 00:20:46,743 --> 00:20:47,903 I believe, sir 412 00:20:47,944 --> 00:20:49,844 that the conclusion to our investigation 413 00:20:49,879 --> 00:20:52,575 must be that the explosion was not intentional. 414 00:20:52,616 --> 00:20:54,243 That's the way I see it. 415 00:20:54,284 --> 00:20:56,252 This wasn't sabotage at all. 416 00:20:56,286 --> 00:20:58,811 It was nothing more than... an accident. 417 00:21:02,659 --> 00:21:03,990 An accident? 418 00:21:05,662 --> 00:21:07,789 I find that hard to believe. 419 00:21:07,831 --> 00:21:10,629 If my crew say there was no sabotage 420 00:21:10,667 --> 00:21:12,635 you can be sure there was none. 421 00:21:12,669 --> 00:21:14,193 Let us keep our perspective, gentlemen. 422 00:21:14,237 --> 00:21:16,637 Just because there was no sabotage 423 00:21:16,673 --> 00:21:19,233 doesn't mean there isn't a conspiracy on this ship. 424 00:21:19,276 --> 00:21:21,107 We do have a confessed spy. 425 00:21:21,144 --> 00:21:23,169 And he had confederates. 426 00:21:23,213 --> 00:21:24,305 Do we know that for sure? 427 00:21:24,347 --> 00:21:25,405 Of course he did. 428 00:21:25,448 --> 00:21:26,642 Do you think J'Dan 429 00:21:26,683 --> 00:21:29,379 could have come on board the flagship of the Federation 430 00:21:29,419 --> 00:21:32,149 and accomplished what he did without help from within? 431 00:21:34,190 --> 00:21:36,658 I agree it would be difficult... 432 00:21:36,693 --> 00:21:38,661 but not impossible. 433 00:21:38,695 --> 00:21:41,664 We should continue to investigate Tarses. 434 00:21:41,698 --> 00:21:44,690 He was hiding something. 435 00:21:44,734 --> 00:21:46,531 Captain Picard, Lieutenant Worf and I 436 00:21:46,569 --> 00:21:48,036 have been working well together. 437 00:21:48,138 --> 00:21:50,402 I suggest we continue, if for no other purpose 438 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,271 than to determine Tarses's innocence. 439 00:21:52,309 --> 00:21:55,244 Now, please, let me remind you he is innocent 440 00:21:55,278 --> 00:21:57,041 until he is proved guilty. 441 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,707 Of course he is. 442 00:21:58,748 --> 00:22:01,979 What Sabin is saying is that he and Lieutenant Worf 443 00:22:02,018 --> 00:22:04,384 would like to establish his innocence 444 00:22:04,421 --> 00:22:06,582 unequivocally, for his own sake. 445 00:22:07,991 --> 00:22:12,257 Very well, but let us put this to rest as quickly as possible. 446 00:22:29,746 --> 00:22:32,214 You've opened the hearing to spectators? 447 00:22:32,248 --> 00:22:35,217 It isn't good to have closed-door proceedings 448 00:22:35,251 --> 00:22:36,218 for too long. 449 00:22:36,252 --> 00:22:38,152 It invites rumor and speculation. 450 00:22:38,188 --> 00:22:40,247 Nevertheless, Admiral, I think it would be wise... 451 00:22:40,290 --> 00:22:41,552 Because spies and saboteurs 452 00:22:41,591 --> 00:22:45,027 don't like the bright lights of an open inquiry. 453 00:22:45,061 --> 00:22:48,519 They're like roaches, scurrying for the dark corner. 454 00:22:55,138 --> 00:22:59,131 This hearing is convened on Stardate 44780 455 00:22:59,175 --> 00:23:01,143 as a continuing inquiry 456 00:23:01,177 --> 00:23:04,908 into the activities of Crewman Simon Tarses. 457 00:23:04,948 --> 00:23:06,973 Mr. Tarses, for your own protection 458 00:23:07,083 --> 00:23:09,176 I have assigned a counsel to you 459 00:23:09,219 --> 00:23:11,380 in the person of Commander William Riker. 460 00:23:11,421 --> 00:23:13,753 Thank you, sir, but I don't need protection. 461 00:23:13,790 --> 00:23:15,587 I have not done anything wrong. 462 00:23:15,625 --> 00:23:20,995 Dr. Crusher, have you observed Crewman Tarses with J'Dan? 463 00:23:21,097 --> 00:23:24,658 Well, yes, he gave him his injection. 464 00:23:24,701 --> 00:23:26,965 I meant outside of Sick Bay. 465 00:23:29,172 --> 00:23:31,140 I think so. 466 00:23:31,174 --> 00:23:32,505 Perhaps in Ten-Forward. 467 00:23:32,542 --> 00:23:36,000 And whom else have you observed at these occasions? 468 00:23:36,045 --> 00:23:38,639 I don't understand what relevance that has. 469 00:23:38,681 --> 00:23:40,808 It was an innocent social gathering. 470 00:23:40,850 --> 00:23:42,818 If it was so innocent 471 00:23:42,852 --> 00:23:45,912 why do you hesitate to give us the names? 472 00:23:45,955 --> 00:23:47,786 Thank you, Doctor. 473 00:23:47,824 --> 00:23:51,521 Admiral, if you have a case to make against Simon Tarses 474 00:23:51,561 --> 00:23:52,755 you had better make it. 475 00:23:52,796 --> 00:23:55,060 Otherwise, I'm stopping this here and now. 476 00:24:02,005 --> 00:24:06,465 Mr. Tarses, isn't it true that you have access 477 00:24:06,509 --> 00:24:08,841 to the biological supplies in Sick Bay? 478 00:24:08,878 --> 00:24:10,345 It's part of my job, yes. 479 00:24:10,380 --> 00:24:12,678 J'Dan used suspensions of deoxyribose 480 00:24:12,715 --> 00:24:14,683 to carry the encoded files he stole. 481 00:24:14,717 --> 00:24:17,982 Isn't it true one of your duties is to prepare these suspensions? 482 00:24:18,054 --> 00:24:19,783 Several technicians share that job. 483 00:24:19,823 --> 00:24:21,791 And isn't it true that your security clearance 484 00:24:21,825 --> 00:24:24,988 allow you access to all the stores and files in Sick Bay 485 00:24:25,061 --> 00:24:27,188 access which you can exercise at any time? 486 00:24:27,230 --> 00:24:29,255 Because I have access does not mean I... 487 00:24:29,299 --> 00:24:32,496 What would you say if I told you there is evidence 488 00:24:32,535 --> 00:24:34,127 that the explosion in the engine room was caused 489 00:24:34,170 --> 00:24:35,159 by a corrosive chemical... 490 00:24:35,205 --> 00:24:38,572 one that is kept stored in Sick Bay? 491 00:24:38,608 --> 00:24:40,803 I had nothing to do with that. 492 00:24:40,844 --> 00:24:42,812 How can we believe you? 493 00:24:42,846 --> 00:24:45,440 How can we believe someone whom we know... 494 00:24:45,482 --> 00:24:47,450 we know to be a liar? 495 00:24:47,484 --> 00:24:48,610 I object. 496 00:24:48,651 --> 00:24:50,881 There is no basis for calling Crewman Tarses a liar. 497 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,012 Agreed. Mr. Sabin. 498 00:24:52,088 --> 00:24:53,385 Captain, there is a basis 499 00:24:53,423 --> 00:24:55,891 which will become clear in a moment. 500 00:24:55,925 --> 00:24:56,949 Mr. Tarses, didn't you 501 00:24:56,993 --> 00:24:58,688 deliberately and premeditatively lie 502 00:24:58,728 --> 00:25:00,958 when you filled out your personnel application 503 00:25:00,997 --> 00:25:04,091 and compounded that lie by repeating it to this committee? 504 00:25:04,133 --> 00:25:05,100 What? 505 00:25:05,134 --> 00:25:06,431 Isn't it true 506 00:25:06,469 --> 00:25:08,960 that the paternal grandfather of whom you speak 507 00:25:09,038 --> 00:25:11,563 was not a Vulcan, but was, in fact, a Romulan? 508 00:25:11,608 --> 00:25:14,577 That it is Romulan blood you carry 509 00:25:14,611 --> 00:25:17,637 and a Romulan heritage that you honor? 510 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,513 We're waiting, Mr. Tarses. 511 00:25:20,550 --> 00:25:23,519 On the advice of my counsel 512 00:25:23,553 --> 00:25:28,388 I refuse to answer that question in... 513 00:25:28,424 --> 00:25:30,892 in that the answer m... 514 00:25:30,927 --> 00:25:33,623 might serve to incriminate me. 515 00:25:52,515 --> 00:25:54,210 You and Crewman Marcus will coordinate 516 00:25:54,250 --> 00:25:57,879 to track Tarses's movements over the last five years. 517 00:25:57,921 --> 00:26:00,947 Ensign Kellogg, I want a list of all relatives 518 00:26:00,990 --> 00:26:04,357 known associates and especially old school friends 519 00:26:04,394 --> 00:26:05,418 and make arrangements 520 00:26:05,461 --> 00:26:07,895 to do an encephalographic polygraph scan... 521 00:26:07,931 --> 00:26:09,796 Mr. Worf. 522 00:26:09,832 --> 00:26:11,823 Yes, Captain? 523 00:26:11,868 --> 00:26:14,200 I need to speak with you. 524 00:26:15,772 --> 00:26:16,898 You are dismissed. 525 00:26:16,940 --> 00:26:19,272 Please get your reports to me as soon as possible. 526 00:26:30,253 --> 00:26:32,585 Do you see what is happening here, Mr. Worf? 527 00:26:34,624 --> 00:26:35,921 Sir? 528 00:26:35,959 --> 00:26:38,393 This is not unlike a... 529 00:26:38,428 --> 00:26:40,828 a drumhead trial. 530 00:26:42,999 --> 00:26:44,864 I do not understand. 531 00:26:46,703 --> 00:26:48,864 500 years ago, military officers 532 00:26:48,905 --> 00:26:51,430 would upend a drum on the battlefield. 533 00:26:51,474 --> 00:26:53,567 They'd sit at it and dispense summary justice. 534 00:26:53,610 --> 00:26:55,475 Decisions were quick, punishments severe 535 00:26:55,511 --> 00:26:58,139 appeals denied. 536 00:26:58,181 --> 00:27:01,275 Those who came to a drumhead were doomed. 537 00:27:01,317 --> 00:27:04,115 But we know there is a traitor here. 538 00:27:04,153 --> 00:27:06,817 J'Dan has admitted his guilt. 539 00:27:06,950 --> 00:27:08,918 That's true, and he will stand for his crime. 540 00:27:09,019 --> 00:27:11,010 Tarses has all but done the same. 541 00:27:11,054 --> 00:27:12,021 How? 542 00:27:12,055 --> 00:27:13,613 He refused to answer the question 543 00:27:13,657 --> 00:27:15,420 about his Romulan grandfather. 544 00:27:15,459 --> 00:27:17,086 That is not a crime, Worf! 545 00:27:18,528 --> 00:27:21,793 Nor can we infer his guilt because he didn't respond. 546 00:27:21,832 --> 00:27:26,360 Sir, if a man were not afraid of the truth, he would answer. 547 00:27:26,403 --> 00:27:28,132 Oh, no. 548 00:27:28,171 --> 00:27:32,267 We cannot allow ourselves to think that. 549 00:27:32,309 --> 00:27:35,540 The Seventh Guarantee is one of the most important rights 550 00:27:35,579 --> 00:27:37,137 granted by the Federation. 551 00:27:37,180 --> 00:27:39,546 We cannot take a fundamental principle 552 00:27:39,583 --> 00:27:43,451 of the Constitution and turn it against a citizen. 553 00:27:43,487 --> 00:27:46,923 Sir, the Federation does have enemies. 554 00:27:46,957 --> 00:27:49,391 We must seek them out. 555 00:27:51,161 --> 00:27:52,526 Oh, yes. 556 00:27:54,031 --> 00:27:56,795 That's how it starts 557 00:27:56,833 --> 00:27:59,734 but the road from legitimate suspicion 558 00:27:59,770 --> 00:28:04,036 to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think. 559 00:28:04,074 --> 00:28:06,304 Something is wrong here, Mr. Worf. 560 00:28:06,343 --> 00:28:08,368 I don't like what we have become. 561 00:28:19,956 --> 00:28:22,015 There you are, Mr. Tarses. 562 00:28:22,059 --> 00:28:24,050 Would you care for some lemon? 563 00:28:24,094 --> 00:28:26,221 No, thank you, sir, this is fine. 564 00:28:26,263 --> 00:28:29,357 Well, tell me a little about yourself, Crewman. 565 00:28:29,399 --> 00:28:32,027 I know you were born on Mars Colony. 566 00:28:32,069 --> 00:28:33,559 Yes, sir. 567 00:28:35,439 --> 00:28:38,237 All my life, I wanted to be in Starfleet. 568 00:28:38,275 --> 00:28:43,338 I went to the Academy's training program for enlisted personnel. 569 00:28:43,380 --> 00:28:44,938 I took training as a medical technician 570 00:28:44,981 --> 00:28:47,848 and I served at several outposts. 571 00:28:47,884 --> 00:28:50,375 The day that I was posted to the Enterprise 572 00:28:50,420 --> 00:28:52,285 was the happiest day of my life. 573 00:28:52,322 --> 00:28:54,085 Did you ever consider applying to the Academy 574 00:28:54,124 --> 00:28:55,148 going the whole route? 575 00:28:55,192 --> 00:28:57,660 Apply to become an officer? 576 00:28:57,694 --> 00:29:01,892 Well, my parents wanted me to, and I thought about it. 577 00:29:01,932 --> 00:29:05,265 I used to sit under this big tree 578 00:29:05,302 --> 00:29:06,769 near the parade grounds. 579 00:29:06,803 --> 00:29:09,363 An elm tree with a circular bench? 580 00:29:09,406 --> 00:29:10,373 Yes, that's the one. 581 00:29:10,407 --> 00:29:11,669 I spent many an hour there. 582 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:13,300 It was my favorite spot to study. 583 00:29:15,011 --> 00:29:19,345 I used to sit under that tree and watch the drills. 584 00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:22,579 Picture myself an officer. 585 00:29:22,619 --> 00:29:27,613 I know that it would have made my mother very happy, but I... 586 00:29:27,657 --> 00:29:29,522 You didn't do it. 587 00:29:29,559 --> 00:29:30,526 No. 588 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:35,190 I was 18 and eager. 589 00:29:35,232 --> 00:29:39,134 The last thing I wanted was to spend four years 590 00:29:39,169 --> 00:29:41,034 sitting in classrooms. 591 00:29:41,071 --> 00:29:46,907 I wanted to be out there, traveling the stars. 592 00:29:46,943 --> 00:29:50,310 I didn't want to wait for anything. 593 00:29:53,316 --> 00:29:55,409 And now it's done, isn't it? 594 00:29:55,452 --> 00:29:58,580 My career in Starfleet is finished. 595 00:29:58,622 --> 00:30:02,217 Not if you aren't guilty, Simon. 596 00:30:02,259 --> 00:30:05,251 It doesn't matter. 597 00:30:05,295 --> 00:30:07,263 I lied on my application. 598 00:30:10,167 --> 00:30:13,500 And that mistake will be with me for the rest of my life. 599 00:30:20,877 --> 00:30:24,506 Mr. Worf has found a brother who still lives on Mars Colony. 600 00:30:24,548 --> 00:30:26,516 Contact someone there and have him interviewed. 601 00:30:26,550 --> 00:30:27,517 Admiral Satie... 602 00:30:27,551 --> 00:30:28,813 And start a background checkup 603 00:30:28,852 --> 00:30:30,979 into all his friends at the Academy training program. 604 00:30:31,021 --> 00:30:31,988 Admiral Satie? 605 00:30:32,088 --> 00:30:32,986 Yes, Captain? 606 00:30:33,089 --> 00:30:34,317 I would like to have a word with you. 607 00:30:34,357 --> 00:30:35,483 Of course. 608 00:30:35,525 --> 00:30:37,550 In private... 609 00:30:37,594 --> 00:30:39,391 and off the record. 610 00:30:40,530 --> 00:30:42,293 Of course. 611 00:30:42,332 --> 00:30:44,527 After all, you are my partner in this. 612 00:30:48,738 --> 00:30:51,002 I cannot possibly believe you'd mean this. 613 00:30:51,074 --> 00:30:52,200 But I do. 614 00:30:52,242 --> 00:30:53,436 This must stop. 615 00:30:53,476 --> 00:30:54,738 It has gone too far. 616 00:30:54,778 --> 00:30:56,541 You lied to him about the engine room. 617 00:30:56,580 --> 00:30:59,105 There were no volatile chemicals found there. 618 00:30:59,149 --> 00:31:02,209 It was a tactic... a way of applying pressure. 619 00:31:02,252 --> 00:31:06,211 We're hounding an innocent man. 620 00:31:06,256 --> 00:31:08,952 And how, may I ask, have you managed to determine that? 621 00:31:08,992 --> 00:31:10,584 I've talked with him. 622 00:31:12,195 --> 00:31:13,890 Oh, I see. 623 00:31:13,930 --> 00:31:17,593 And he told you he was a victim of circumstance... 624 00:31:17,634 --> 00:31:19,067 blameless and pure? 625 00:31:19,102 --> 00:31:20,399 No. 626 00:31:20,437 --> 00:31:23,600 He admits his mistake in falsifying his application 627 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,972 but that does not make him a traitor. 628 00:31:28,745 --> 00:31:31,612 How can you be so incredibly naive? 629 00:31:34,017 --> 00:31:36,076 Captain, may I tell you 630 00:31:36,119 --> 00:31:39,384 how I have spent the past four years? 631 00:31:39,422 --> 00:31:42,391 From planet to Starbase to planet. 632 00:31:42,425 --> 00:31:44,188 I have no home. 633 00:31:44,227 --> 00:31:47,492 I live on starships and shuttlecraft. 634 00:31:47,530 --> 00:31:49,998 I haven't seen a family member in years. 635 00:31:50,100 --> 00:31:55,504 I have no friends, but I have a purpose. 636 00:31:55,538 --> 00:31:58,336 My father taught me from the time I was a little girl 637 00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:00,240 still clutching a blanket 638 00:32:00,277 --> 00:32:02,802 that the United Federation of Planets 639 00:32:02,846 --> 00:32:07,078 is the most remarkable institution ever conceived 640 00:32:07,117 --> 00:32:10,553 and it is my cause to make sure 641 00:32:10,587 --> 00:32:13,920 that this extraordinary union be preserved. 642 00:32:13,957 --> 00:32:16,551 I cannot imagine why you are trying 643 00:32:16,593 --> 00:32:18,754 to block this investigation. 644 00:32:18,795 --> 00:32:21,730 There have been others in the past who doubted me. 645 00:32:23,033 --> 00:32:24,660 They came to regret it. 646 00:32:32,108 --> 00:32:35,441 The hearings on Simon Tarses will stop. 647 00:32:35,478 --> 00:32:37,810 If necessary, I will go to Starfleet Command. 648 00:32:37,847 --> 00:32:40,577 I have news for you, Captain. 649 00:32:40,617 --> 00:32:44,212 I've been in constant contact with Starfleet Command. 650 00:32:44,254 --> 00:32:46,984 The hearings are not going to stop. 651 00:32:47,023 --> 00:32:48,513 They're going to be expanded. 652 00:32:48,558 --> 00:32:50,287 What are you saying? 653 00:32:50,327 --> 00:32:53,888 I'm going to get to the heart of this conspiracy 654 00:32:53,930 --> 00:32:57,366 if it means investigating every last person on this ship 655 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:01,894 and every hearing from now on will be held in the presence 656 00:33:01,938 --> 00:33:05,533 of Admiral Thomas Henry of Starfleet Security. 657 00:33:05,575 --> 00:33:08,203 I've requested he be brought here at once. 658 00:33:08,244 --> 00:33:10,439 You never told me about this. 659 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,948 I report to Starfleet Command directly. 660 00:33:13,049 --> 00:33:15,882 I do not need your permission or your approval 661 00:33:15,919 --> 00:33:17,250 for my decisions. 662 00:33:19,589 --> 00:33:21,454 Admiral. 663 00:33:21,491 --> 00:33:23,550 What you're doing here... 664 00:33:23,593 --> 00:33:26,323 is unethical. 665 00:33:26,363 --> 00:33:27,921 It's immoral. 666 00:33:29,265 --> 00:33:31,460 I'll fight it. 667 00:33:31,501 --> 00:33:34,095 Do what you must, Captain. 668 00:33:35,605 --> 00:33:37,596 And so will I. 669 00:33:47,450 --> 00:33:50,578 Captain, warp engines are back on line. 670 00:33:50,620 --> 00:33:53,214 We are ready to commence restart sequences. 671 00:33:55,525 --> 00:33:56,924 Sir? 672 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:58,518 Yes? 673 00:33:58,561 --> 00:34:01,223 Yes, yes, of course, proceed, Mr. Data. 674 00:34:04,634 --> 00:34:06,659 You all right, Captain? 675 00:34:06,703 --> 00:34:10,104 Yes, of course, Number One, just a little preoccupied. 676 00:34:12,735 --> 00:34:14,862 Admiral Satie has ordered you to report 677 00:34:14,904 --> 00:34:19,034 to the interrogation room at 0900 hours tomorrow morning. 678 00:34:19,075 --> 00:34:21,839 You are to be questioned before the committee. 679 00:34:35,224 --> 00:34:37,192 Captain's Log, supplemental. 680 00:34:37,226 --> 00:34:38,887 Admiral Thomas Henry 681 00:34:38,928 --> 00:34:41,453 who has worked closely with Norah Satie in the past 682 00:34:41,497 --> 00:34:44,091 has arrived to observe the hearings. 683 00:34:46,035 --> 00:34:47,059 Your full name? 684 00:34:47,103 --> 00:34:48,570 Jean-Luc Picard. 685 00:34:48,604 --> 00:34:49,696 Rank and position? 686 00:34:49,739 --> 00:34:51,730 Captain, Federation Starship Enterprise. 687 00:34:51,774 --> 00:34:53,264 How long have you held this post? 688 00:34:53,309 --> 00:34:56,608 Over three years, since Stardate 41124. 689 00:34:56,646 --> 00:34:58,876 Very well. Admiral. 690 00:34:58,915 --> 00:35:01,247 If you don't mind, there is something I would like to say. 691 00:35:01,284 --> 00:35:03,878 If you have a statement, you'll have an opportunity 692 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:05,478 to make it later. 693 00:35:05,521 --> 00:35:07,079 I believe that Chapter Four 694 00:35:07,123 --> 00:35:09,216 Article 12 of the Uniform Code of Justice 695 00:35:09,258 --> 00:35:11,283 grants me the right to make a statement 696 00:35:11,327 --> 00:35:13,761 before questioning begins. 697 00:35:13,796 --> 00:35:15,229 Very well. 698 00:35:18,267 --> 00:35:21,031 I'm deeply concerned about what is happening here. 699 00:35:22,472 --> 00:35:26,909 It began when we apprehended a spy... 700 00:35:26,976 --> 00:35:28,603 a man who admitted his guilt 701 00:35:28,644 --> 00:35:30,612 and who will answer for his crime. 702 00:35:30,646 --> 00:35:34,013 But the hunt didn't end there. 703 00:35:34,050 --> 00:35:38,009 Another man, Mr. Simon Tarses, was brought to trial... 704 00:35:38,054 --> 00:35:43,287 and it was a trial, no matter what others choose to call it. 705 00:35:43,326 --> 00:35:49,196 A trial based on insinuation and innuendo. 706 00:35:49,232 --> 00:35:52,861 Nothing substantive offered against Mr. Tarses 707 00:35:52,902 --> 00:35:54,267 much less proven. 708 00:35:57,306 --> 00:36:01,709 Mr. Tarses's grandfather is Romulan 709 00:36:01,744 --> 00:36:07,046 and for that reason, his career now stands in ruins. 710 00:36:08,951 --> 00:36:12,978 Have we become so... fearful 711 00:36:13,022 --> 00:36:16,753 have we become so cowardly 712 00:36:16,792 --> 00:36:21,229 that we must extinguish a man 713 00:36:21,264 --> 00:36:24,563 because he carries the blood of a current enemy? 714 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:27,569 Admiral... 715 00:36:27,603 --> 00:36:32,905 let us not condemn Simon Tarses or anyone else 716 00:36:32,975 --> 00:36:35,307 because of their bloodlines 717 00:36:35,344 --> 00:36:40,213 or investigate others for their innocent associations. 718 00:36:40,249 --> 00:36:42,080 I implore you. 719 00:36:42,118 --> 00:36:47,385 Do not continue with this... proceeding. 720 00:36:47,423 --> 00:36:49,687 End it now. 721 00:36:51,394 --> 00:36:54,363 Captain, do you believe in the Prime Directive? 722 00:36:54,397 --> 00:36:55,421 Of course. 723 00:36:55,464 --> 00:36:57,022 In fact, it's Starfleet's 724 00:36:57,066 --> 00:36:59,933 General Order Number One, is it not? 725 00:37:00,002 --> 00:37:01,060 Your point, Admiral? 726 00:37:01,103 --> 00:37:02,764 Would it surprise you to learn 727 00:37:02,805 --> 00:37:05,069 that you have violated the Prime Directive 728 00:37:05,107 --> 00:37:08,304 a total of nine times since you took command 729 00:37:08,344 --> 00:37:09,538 of the Enterprise? 730 00:37:09,579 --> 00:37:12,742 I must say, Captain, it surprised the hell out of me. 731 00:37:12,782 --> 00:37:14,875 My reports to Starfleet 732 00:37:14,917 --> 00:37:17,681 will document the circumstances of those instances. 733 00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:20,348 Yes, we're looking into those reports, Captain... 734 00:37:20,389 --> 00:37:22,289 very closely into those reports. 735 00:37:22,325 --> 00:37:26,193 After which, I'm sure we'll have more questions for you 736 00:37:26,228 --> 00:37:28,594 about your so-called commitment 737 00:37:28,631 --> 00:37:30,155 to Starfleet Prime Directive. 738 00:37:34,236 --> 00:37:36,101 Captain, could you tell us 739 00:37:36,138 --> 00:37:40,040 just what happened on Stardate 44390? 740 00:37:40,076 --> 00:37:41,805 I beg your pardon? 741 00:37:41,844 --> 00:37:43,903 Let me refresh your memory. 742 00:37:43,946 --> 00:37:48,440 You were transporting a Vulcan ambassador... T'Pel. 743 00:37:48,484 --> 00:37:55,083 I was following orders to... take this ambassador 744 00:37:55,124 --> 00:37:56,921 to a location near the Neutral Zone. 745 00:37:56,993 --> 00:37:58,654 I don't think we need the preamble. 746 00:37:58,694 --> 00:38:02,653 In fact, she was not a Vulcan at all, was she? 747 00:38:02,698 --> 00:38:04,131 She was a Romulan spy. 748 00:38:06,502 --> 00:38:07,662 That's correct. 749 00:38:07,703 --> 00:38:09,398 A spy whom you were delivering 750 00:38:09,438 --> 00:38:11,269 back into the hands of the enemy. 751 00:38:11,307 --> 00:38:14,174 Tell me, Captain, when the deception was revealed 752 00:38:14,210 --> 00:38:17,270 and she stood proudly on the Bridge of a Romulan ship 753 00:38:17,313 --> 00:38:20,077 did you make any effort to retrieve her? 754 00:38:20,116 --> 00:38:22,641 - No. - No. 755 00:38:22,685 --> 00:38:26,587 Even though you knew she carried Federation secrets 756 00:38:26,622 --> 00:38:28,749 that she had been accumulating for years? 757 00:38:28,791 --> 00:38:33,524 The Enterprise could have been captured by the Romulans. 758 00:38:33,562 --> 00:38:35,894 Captain Picard did the only thing he could. 759 00:38:35,965 --> 00:38:37,455 Really, Lieutenant. 760 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:39,491 And where were you when this traitor 761 00:38:39,535 --> 00:38:41,503 was on board the Enterprise? 762 00:38:41,537 --> 00:38:43,027 Where was ship's security? 763 00:38:43,072 --> 00:38:45,199 Don't you think it's questionable judgment 764 00:38:45,241 --> 00:38:46,799 Captain, to have a security officer 765 00:38:46,842 --> 00:38:48,776 whose father was a Romulan collaborator? 766 00:38:49,945 --> 00:38:51,173 Lieutenant. 767 00:39:02,191 --> 00:39:04,022 Tell me, Captain. 768 00:39:04,060 --> 00:39:06,551 Have you completely recovered 769 00:39:06,595 --> 00:39:08,961 from your experience with the Borg? 770 00:39:10,666 --> 00:39:13,396 Yes, I have completely recovered. 771 00:39:13,436 --> 00:39:17,133 It must have been awful for you 772 00:39:17,173 --> 00:39:19,801 actually becoming one of them 773 00:39:19,842 --> 00:39:22,606 being forced to use your vast knowledge 774 00:39:22,645 --> 00:39:26,308 of Starfleet operations to aid the Borg. 775 00:39:26,348 --> 00:39:29,681 Just how many of our ships were lost? 776 00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:31,880 Thirty-nine? 777 00:39:31,921 --> 00:39:37,359 And a loss of life, I believe, measured at nearly 11,000. 778 00:39:37,393 --> 00:39:41,420 One wonders how you can sleep at night 779 00:39:41,464 --> 00:39:43,898 having caused so much destruction. 780 00:39:43,999 --> 00:39:46,433 I question your actions, Captain. 781 00:39:46,469 --> 00:39:48,266 I question your choices. 782 00:39:48,304 --> 00:39:50,966 I question your loyalty. 783 00:39:52,675 --> 00:39:55,644 You know, there are some words I've known 784 00:39:55,678 --> 00:39:57,441 since I was a schoolboy. 785 00:39:57,480 --> 00:40:00,916 "With the first link, the chain is forged. 786 00:40:00,983 --> 00:40:03,577 "The first speech censured 787 00:40:03,619 --> 00:40:05,587 "the first thought forbidden 788 00:40:05,621 --> 00:40:07,646 "the first freedom denied 789 00:40:07,690 --> 00:40:09,954 chains us all irrevocably." 790 00:40:12,128 --> 00:40:15,928 Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie 791 00:40:15,998 --> 00:40:20,935 as wisdom and warning. 792 00:40:21,003 --> 00:40:26,031 The first time any man's freedom is trodden on 793 00:40:26,075 --> 00:40:28,270 we are all damaged. 794 00:40:28,310 --> 00:40:29,937 I fear that today... 795 00:40:30,045 --> 00:40:31,205 How dare you... 796 00:40:31,247 --> 00:40:35,206 you who consort with Romulans... 797 00:40:35,251 --> 00:40:37,219 invoke my father's name 798 00:40:37,253 --> 00:40:40,450 to support your traitorous arguments?! 799 00:40:40,489 --> 00:40:43,788 It is an offense to everything I hold dear! 800 00:40:43,826 --> 00:40:46,886 And to hear those words used to subvert 801 00:40:46,929 --> 00:40:49,159 the United Federation of Planets. 802 00:40:49,198 --> 00:40:51,962 My father was a great man. 803 00:40:52,034 --> 00:40:55,800 His name stands for integrity and principle. 804 00:40:55,838 --> 00:40:59,968 You dirty his name when you speak it. 805 00:41:00,042 --> 00:41:02,010 He loved the Federation 806 00:41:02,044 --> 00:41:04,342 but you, Captain, corrupt it. 807 00:41:04,380 --> 00:41:07,440 You undermine our very way of life. 808 00:41:07,483 --> 00:41:09,233 I will expose you for what you are. 809 00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:10,791 I will expose you for what you are. 810 00:41:10,834 --> 00:41:15,271 I've brought down bigger men than you, Picard! 811 00:41:39,196 --> 00:41:41,596 I have nothing more to say. 812 00:41:51,208 --> 00:41:55,907 Perhaps we should call a recess until tomorrow. 813 00:42:38,088 --> 00:42:40,454 Am I bothering you, Captain? 814 00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:42,823 No, please, Mr. Worf, come in. 815 00:42:52,703 --> 00:42:54,864 It is over. 816 00:42:54,905 --> 00:42:57,066 Admiral Henry has called an end 817 00:42:57,107 --> 00:42:59,905 to any more hearings on this matter. 818 00:42:59,943 --> 00:43:01,433 That's good. 819 00:43:03,881 --> 00:43:07,749 Admiral Satie has left the Enterprise. 820 00:43:12,723 --> 00:43:15,191 We think we've come so far. 821 00:43:15,225 --> 00:43:19,059 Torture of heretics, burning of witches 822 00:43:19,096 --> 00:43:21,360 is all ancient history. 823 00:43:21,398 --> 00:43:25,357 Then, before you can blink an eye 824 00:43:25,402 --> 00:43:29,270 suddenly, it threatens to start all over again. 825 00:43:31,842 --> 00:43:34,140 I believed her. 826 00:43:34,178 --> 00:43:37,375 I... I helped her. 827 00:43:37,414 --> 00:43:41,817 I did not see what she was. 828 00:43:41,852 --> 00:43:45,481 Mr. Worf, villains who twirl their mustaches 829 00:43:45,522 --> 00:43:46,887 are easy to spot. 830 00:43:46,990 --> 00:43:49,754 Those who clothe themselves in good deeds 831 00:43:49,793 --> 00:43:51,556 are well-camouflaged. 832 00:43:51,595 --> 00:43:55,622 I think... after yesterday 833 00:43:55,666 --> 00:43:59,762 people will not be so ready to trust her. 834 00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:02,169 Maybe. 835 00:44:02,206 --> 00:44:05,573 But she, or someone like her, will always be with us 836 00:44:05,609 --> 00:44:08,442 waiting for the right climate in which to flourish 837 00:44:08,478 --> 00:44:12,608 spreading fear in the name of righteousness. 838 00:44:16,832 --> 00:44:20,029 Vigilance, Mr. Worf. 839 00:44:20,068 --> 00:44:22,468 That is the price we have to continually pay.