1 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,761 - Good morning, commander. - Data. 2 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,411 Interesting night? 3 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,449 I found it extremely interesting. 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,490 The lateral sensor arrays ran three separate spectral analyses 5 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,564 on the Alwanir Nebula, on three distinct frequencies. 6 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:25,245 I'm sorry I missed it. 7 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,607 I will have the report sent to you, sir. 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,047 We are still on course for the Gariman sector. 9 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,444 Our speed is warp 6, ETA 1300 hours. 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,490 Sickbay reported one minor injury in the exobiology department 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,409 at 0420 hours. 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,806 Very well. 13 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,531 Isn't Lieutenant Worf scheduled to replace Ensign Torigan? 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:43,727 Yes, sir. 15 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,645 I was not informed of any change in the duty roster. 16 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,165 He's never late. 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,482 Riker to Lieutenant Worf. 18 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,289 Computer, locate Lieutenant Worf. 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,444 Lieutenant Worf is in his quarters. 20 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,525 Something's wrong. Mr. Data, you have the Bridge. 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:05,002 Security team, meet me on Deck 7, Section 25 Baker. 22 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:06,650 Aye, sir. 23 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:20,531 Computer, override security lock on this door. 24 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:23,291 Authorization, Riker Alpha 60. 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,209 Worf, what the hell are you doing? 26 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,004 Space, the final frontier. 27 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,605 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 28 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:32,085 to explore strange new worlds, 29 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:36,689 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 30 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:41,249 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 31 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,244 Enter. 32 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:57,445 Captain. 33 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,331 On your feet, lieutenant. 34 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:06,327 Sir. 35 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,326 Mr. Worf, your personal affairs are strictly your own concern, 36 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,642 until they interfere with the operation of this ship. 37 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,609 You have now crossed that line. 38 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,529 As your captain, I want to know exactly what is going on. 39 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:19,489 It is difficult to explain. 40 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:21,207 Try. 41 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,369 Ever since I returned from the Carraya system, 42 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,330 I have felt empty. 43 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,921 Does this have something to do with the Klingons you rescued 44 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,043 from Carraya IV? 45 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,687 They were young. They knew nothing of their heritage. 46 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,486 So while I was there, I tried to teach them. 47 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,884 Teach them about their people, their culture. 48 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,284 I told them our ancient stories, 49 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,489 instructed them in our customs, explained our beliefs. 50 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,569 And then I told them about Kahless, 51 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,451 how he had united our people long ago, 52 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,206 how he gave us strength and honor, 53 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:03,041 and how he promised to return one day and lead us again. 54 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,408 Is that what you're doing here? 55 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,086 Trying to recapture those feelings? 56 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,767 Yes, I was trying to summon a vision of Kahless. 57 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,649 Better that you didn't try the holodeck instead of setting fire to your quarters. 58 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:25,650 Using the holodeck would not have been appropriate. 59 00:05:25,840 --> 00:05:29,731 Everything had to be real if Kahless were to appear. 60 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:35,165 But all this is for nothing. 61 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,526 He did not come to me. 62 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,448 I gave Toq and the others a belief in Sto-vo-kor, 63 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,571 the life which lies beyond this life, where Kahless awaits us. 64 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,208 When I saw the power of their beliefs, 65 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:54,886 I began to question the strength of my own, 66 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,449 and I found it wanting. 67 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:03,124 Have you lost your faith in Sto-vo-kor? 68 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,009 To lose something, one must first possess it. 69 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,801 I am not sure I ever had a true belief. 70 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,327 But I should not have allowed it to interfere with my duties. 71 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,648 - My behavior has been-- - inexcusable. 72 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,122 And understandable. 73 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,970 It may be that what you are looking for 74 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,521 cannot be found here on the Enterprise. 75 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,642 Perhaps you need to immerse yourself in Klingon beliefs 76 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,290 in order to discover if they can hold any truths for you. 77 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,641 Is there something you could do? 78 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:45,569 Is there somewhere you could go 79 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,008 to explore your faith more fully? 80 00:06:51,280 --> 00:06:52,725 Boreth. 81 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,326 The followers of Kahless await his return there. 82 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,370 To Klingons, there is no more sacred place. 83 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:04,041 Boreth is only 12 days from here by shuttle. 84 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,366 As of this moment, Mr. Worf, you are on leave. 85 00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:10,406 Thank you, sir. 86 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,451 But when you set foot on this ship again, 87 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,686 I expect you to perform your duties like a Starfleet officer. 88 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,444 Yes, sir. 89 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,529 And, Mr. Worf... 90 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,724 I hope you find what you're looking for. 91 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,530 Thank you, sir. 92 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,245 Kahless! 93 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:17,401 I see Kahless! 94 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:21,771 He is standing before me with a sword. 95 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:23,046 He wants something. 96 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,124 Me. 97 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:28,610 He wants me. 98 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,250 He wants me to go with him. 99 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,046 It is a powerful vision you have had, Divok. 100 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,684 Kahless wants you to join him in Sto-vo-kor. 101 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:41,889 You are only 19, 102 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,562 and yet your place among the honored dead is already secure. 103 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,485 Take him back to his chamber. Let him sleep. 104 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,002 You're leaving us? 105 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,842 It has been ten days, Koroth. 106 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,365 I have had no visions. 107 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,522 I have received no insight. 108 00:09:12,680 --> 00:09:15,126 There is nothing here for me. 109 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,171 What is the story of the Promise, Worf? 110 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,324 When Kahless had united our people and gave them the laws of honor, 111 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,811 he saw that his work was done. 112 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,002 So one night he gathered his belongings 113 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,322 and departed for the edge of the city to say goodbye. 114 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:35,641 The people wept. 115 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,764 They did not want him to go. 116 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,325 Then Kahless said: 117 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,929 "You are Klingons. You need no one but yourselves. 118 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,560 I will go now to Sto-vo-kor. 119 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,281 But I promise one day I will return." 120 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:59,526 Then Kahless pointed to a star in the sky and said: 121 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:03,685 "Look for me there, on that point of light." 122 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,368 So here we are, 123 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:12,128 on a world circling that distant point of light. 124 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,530 It has been 15 centuries since he made that promise, 125 00:10:16,680 --> 00:10:19,490 and still we wait. 126 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:25,282 What are ten days in the life of one Klingon compared to that? 127 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,287 Is the son of Mogh really so easily discouraged? 128 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,962 You came to us seeking answers. 129 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:37,409 But this is a place of questions. 130 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,288 Open your heart to Kahless. 131 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,330 Ask him your questions. 132 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:48,769 Let him speak to you with your mind unclouded by doubt or hesitation. 133 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,891 Only then can you find what you are looking for. 134 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:55,088 If you cannot do that, 135 00:10:55,880 --> 00:11:00,920 then perhaps you should return to your starship. 136 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,249 I see Kahless. 137 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,171 I am Kahless. 138 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,484 And I have returned. 139 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:38,722 What are you doing? 140 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:43,810 Who are you? 141 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,008 It is Kahless. 142 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,000 I have returned. 143 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,169 You doubt me. 144 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,805 Who here knows the story of how this sword was forged? 145 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:05,803 No one knows. It is not written in the sacred texts. 146 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,930 I went into the mountains, 147 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,880 all the way to the volcano at Kri'stak. 148 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,884 There I cut off a lock of my hair 149 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,611 and thrust it into the river of molten rock 150 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,240 that poured from the summit. 151 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,085 The hair began to burn. 152 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,568 Then I plunged it into the Lake of Lusor 153 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,930 and twisted it into this sword. 154 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:42,240 And after I used it to kill Molor, I gave it a name. 155 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:47,802 Bat'Ieth, the sword of honor. 156 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,406 You know. 157 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,646 The story of the sword is known only to the high clerics. 158 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,724 It was never written down so that if he returned, 159 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:01,601 we could be sure it was Kahless. 160 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:06,368 I have returned because there is a great need in my people. 161 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,047 They fight amongst themselves in petty wars 162 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,449 and corrupt the glory of the Klingon spirit. 163 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,285 They have lost their way. 164 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,886 But it is not too late. 165 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,128 I have returned. 166 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,205 And I will lead my people again. 167 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,881 What is it you are doing? 168 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:55,650 I was getting my tricorder. 169 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,445 Tricorder? Is it a weapon? 170 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,321 No, no, it is a tool. 171 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:04,720 I intended to use it to see-- 172 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,764 To see if I was real. 173 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:10,890 Proceed. 174 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,168 Use your tricorder. 175 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:26,850 Well? 176 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,164 You are Klingon. 177 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,001 What else could I be? 178 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,009 There are many possibilities: 179 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,851 a shapeshifter, a holographic projection. 180 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,327 So you are a skeptic, Worf. 181 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,448 I like that. 182 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,807 How do you know my name? 183 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,642 We have met before. 184 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,686 I appeared to you in a vision in the Caves of No'Mat. 185 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:55,446 You were just a child then. 186 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,042 I told you that you would do something 187 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,921 that no Klingon had ever done before. 188 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,846 You still do not believe it is me, 189 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:08,729 do you, Worf? 190 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,043 I want to believe. 191 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,281 That is a beginning. 192 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,723 Gowron is the leader of the council. 193 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,723 He commands the entire defense force. 194 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,086 If he chooses to oppose you-- 195 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:40,924 Do not worry. 196 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:43,970 We are on the threshold of a new era for our people. 197 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:48,087 Klingons from all over the empire will flock to my banner. 198 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:51,889 And yet 199 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:57,651 something still weighs heavy on the brow of the son of Mogh. 200 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:01,088 Are you contemplating yet another question for me? 201 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,760 After three days, I'm beginning to wonder 202 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,440 if you know how to do anything else. 203 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,921 Questions are the beginning of wisdom, 204 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:11,809 the mark of a true warrior. 205 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:17,171 Do not forget that a leader need not answer questions of those he leads. 206 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,324 It is enough that he says to do a thing and they will do it. 207 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,609 If he says to run, they run. 208 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,286 If he says to fight, they fight. 209 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:30,361 If he says to die, they die. 210 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,121 If the commander is worthy of that trust. 211 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,082 What is wrong? 212 00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:41,207 Is there only anger and bloodlust in your souls? 213 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:45,968 Is that all that is left in the Klingon heart? 214 00:18:46,120 --> 00:18:49,090 We do not fight merely to spill blood 215 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,684 but to enrich the spirit. 216 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,524 Look at us. 217 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,604 Two warriors locked in battle, 218 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,809 fighting for honor. 219 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:04,681 How can you not sing for all to hear: 220 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,411 We are Klingons! 221 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:14,125 Yes. Let it out. 222 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,250 Let the joy in your heart be heard. 223 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,801 We are Klingons! 224 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,411 - We are Klingons. Ha-ha-ha. 225 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,565 We are Klingons! We are Klingons! 226 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:32,442 We are Klingons! 227 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,924 We are Klingons! We are Klingons! 228 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,447 We are Klingons! 229 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:46,447 Captain's log, stardate 46852.2. 230 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,251 The Enterprise is to proceed directly to the planet Boreth 231 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,768 to take aboard a very unusual guest. 232 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,130 Did you take any other tricorder readings? 233 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:00,046 An anatomical profile or a neurophysiology scan? 234 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,247 No. 235 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,846 It's going to be very difficult to eliminate any possibilities 236 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,650 at this point. 237 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,565 He may be a coalescent being taking Klingon form 238 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,609 or a bio-replicant 239 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,730 or even a Klingon who has been surgically altered to look like Kahless. 240 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:15,689 There is another possibility. 241 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,891 He could be the real Kahless. 242 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,520 He may have actually returned as he promised. 243 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,364 The appearance of Kahless in the lava caves 244 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,808 is consistent with the stories found in the Klingon sacred texts. 245 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,760 Worf, no offense, but I have trouble believing 246 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,730 that the man that I escorted from Deck 8 is supernatural. 247 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,447 I did not say that he is. 248 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,491 I merely think we should not completely reject the possibility. 249 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:44,803 Look, we have no reason to rule out anything. 250 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:48,885 We're not ordered to investigate the origins of our guest, 251 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,202 nor to tell anyone what they should believe. 252 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:55,046 We are simply to transport Kahless to the Homeworld. 253 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,521 And while he's here with us, 254 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,843 he will be treated as an honored guest. 255 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,610 Lieutenant. 256 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,007 May I ask a question? 257 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,123 In the absence of empirical data, 258 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,886 how will you determine whether or not this is the real Kahless? 259 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,048 It is not an empirical matter. 260 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,044 It is a matter of faith. 261 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,530 Faith. 262 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:28,083 Then you do believe Kahless may have supernatural attributes. 263 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,926 As an android, 264 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,162 I am unable to accept that which cannot be proven 265 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,004 through rational means. 266 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,322 I would appreciate hearing your insights on this matter. 267 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,683 Perhaps some other time, commander. 268 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:46,325 I do not believe I can provide much insight at this moment. 269 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:05,485 Welcome aboard, Gowron. 270 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,881 Where 'vs he, Heard'? 271 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:10,529 I assume that you are referring to Kahless. 272 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:14,884 I am referring to the filthy petaQ who is using his name. 273 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:20,604 Well, the person in question is in his quarters at the moment. 274 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,762 What have you learned about him so far? 275 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,649 What kind of medical analysis have you made? 276 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:26,643 Do you have any theories about his true origin? 277 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,325 We haven't done any analysis. 278 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,926 What kind of fools do you have working for you, Picard? 279 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:33,447 The impostor's been aboard for nearly a day. 280 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,204 If you had wanted to run tests on Kahless, 281 00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:37,010 you should've sent a Klingon ship for him. 282 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,128 And have him begin spreading his poisonous lies 283 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,601 through a ship of loyal Klingons? Never. 284 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,331 If he really is an impostor, you have nothing to worry about. 285 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,608 Kahless has been dead for a thousand years. 286 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,962 But the idea of Kahless is still alive. 287 00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:50,884 Have you ever fought an idea, Picard? 288 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:54,091 It has no weapon to destroy, no body to kill. 289 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:58,290 The idea of Kahless' return must be stopped here, now, 290 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,404 or it will travel through the empire like a wave 291 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:05,531 and leave nothing but destruction behind. 292 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,005 So Gowron has come aboard in order to test your claim. 293 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,090 Hmm. Gowron knows that his days are nearly over. 294 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,641 Now he comes crawling aboard with some kind of test. 295 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,529 We do not have to prove anything to Gowron. 296 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:25,682 What is this test? 297 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:27,166 He has brought a knife with him, 298 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:31,006 a knife that is supposed to be stained with the blood of Kahless. 299 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,083 Gowron has brought the Knife of Kirom? 300 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,402 No one is permitted to remove it from the sacred vault. 301 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,524 Gowron does not care about what is sacred. 302 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,402 He wants to run a genetic analysis on a sample of the blood and on you. 303 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,166 That should tell us if there is a biological match. 304 00:23:46,360 --> 00:23:47,691 Now, if you agree to the test, 305 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,002 I will make the Enterprise facilities available 306 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:54,006 to ensure that it is conducted impartially. 307 00:23:54,200 --> 00:24:00,890 Perhaps it is time to settle the doubts of those who still do not believe. 308 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:04,366 I will allow this test. 309 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,003 There. That should do it. 310 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,329 Computer, run a genetic comparison 311 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:20,371 on this blood sample and the tissue belonging to Kahless. 312 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,281 The genetic patterns are identical. 313 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,444 But how? 314 00:24:28,120 --> 00:24:29,804 How can this be? 315 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,722 It is true. 316 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,451 Kahless has returned. 317 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,730 Mm. Ah. 318 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:51,241 Ah. 319 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:56,008 I am sorry. Our replicators do not do justice to Klingon Warnog. 320 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,691 Hmm. 321 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:07,084 It's been so long since I have tasted any food or drink. 322 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,363 There are many things I have forgotten. 323 00:25:14,360 --> 00:25:16,044 Kahless. 324 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,768 May I ask you about death? 325 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,604 And Sto-vo-kor? 326 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,091 Tell me, 327 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,005 what awaits us beyond this life? 328 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,364 I do not have those answers. 329 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:38,411 I am merely a traveler, someone who has journeyed back and forth 330 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,449 between this world and the next. 331 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:46,090 While I am in this form, I know only about this world. 332 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,885 And there is much work for me to do in this world. 333 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,125 - And you will be part of it, Worf. - Me? 334 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,848 It was your purity of heart that summoned me back from Sto-vo-kor. 335 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,651 And Koroth has told me about the respect you have earned 336 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,201 in the Federation and the empire. 337 00:26:06,360 --> 00:26:09,330 I want you to have a place at my side 338 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,370 as we restore honor to our people. 339 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:20,283 Let me tell you about this new empire we will forge. 340 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,321 It will be glorious. 341 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:26,726 - It will be war. - No. 342 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,331 You are not a fool, Worf. 343 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,008 Do you really think that every Klingon in the empire 344 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,845 will bend his knee and grovel before this man 345 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,368 just because Koroth says he is Kahless? 346 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,251 He is Kahless. 347 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:45,964 Your own test proved it. 348 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:50,643 I will not hand over the empire to Koroth because of one test. 349 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:52,131 It is not Koroth, it is-- 350 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,966 Of course it is Koroth. Open your eyes. 351 00:26:56,120 --> 00:27:00,250 Koroth and the other guardians have always opposed me. 352 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,485 This is nothing more than a ploy for them to finally seize power. 353 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:05,920 Even now, 354 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:10,244 there are warriors on my own ship who want to see Kahless. 355 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,284 There are others who believe he is an impostor. 356 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,881 The divisions are already forming. 357 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,044 But it does not have to be this way. 358 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,210 We could all join together and welcome Kahless, 359 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:23,805 as a united people. 360 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,485 Don't you see? 361 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:29,167 This is exactly why they want you to join them. 362 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,005 Because your brother sits on the council, 363 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:36,529 and your voice carries weight in the empire. 364 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:40,048 They want you to influence others to follow them. 365 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:45,081 Worf, we fought together once, side by side, 366 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,050 to keep the empire from being torn apart. 367 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,929 Will you stand by 368 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:56,247 and let these impostors destroy all that we fought so hard to protect? 369 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,602 Renounce him, Worf. 370 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:03,444 Stand with me. 371 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:09,251 And we can hold the empire, together. 372 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,282 You do not understand. Kahless is our future. 373 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:20,810 Only with his help can we revive the pure warriors within ourselves. 374 00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:22,771 Listen to him, Gowron. 375 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,287 Open your heart. Hear his words. 376 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:30,288 He will restore your faith as he has restored mine. 377 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:34,490 Give him a chance to lift your spirit 378 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,329 Koroth. 379 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,211 I see that not all fools die young. 380 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,324 Kahless. 381 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:10,048 Kahless, may I present Gowron, leader of the High Council? 382 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,323 Kahless. 383 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:23,688 Long ago, a storm was heading toward the city of Quin'lat. 384 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,411 The people sought protection within the walls. 385 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,291 All except one man, who remained outside. 386 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,684 I went to him and asked what he was doing. 387 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,966 "I am not afraid," he said. 388 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:40,444 "I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. 389 00:29:40,600 --> 00:29:45,561 I will stand before the wind and make it respect me." 390 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,125 I honored his choice and went inside. 391 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,046 The next day, the storm came. 392 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,565 And the man was killed. 393 00:29:55,720 --> 00:30:00,009 The wind does not respect a fool. 394 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:05,370 Do not stand before the wind, Gowron. 395 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,449 What was his name? 396 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:12,447 What? 397 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,568 If you were really there, 398 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:19,567 you should be able to tell us the name of the man outside the walls. 399 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,326 Describe him to us. 400 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,687 What was he wearing? 401 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:27,247 How tall was he? 402 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,562 What color were his eyes? 403 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,401 I do not remember. 404 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:36,282 It was long ago and in another lifetime. 405 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:42,243 What matters is, I have returned to restore faith and hope to my people. 406 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:45,762 To lead them back to the way of honor. 407 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:50,244 And the glory that once was theirs and can be again. 408 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,006 Is that what you oppose, Gowron? 409 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:55,441 L OPPOSE you. 410 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,285 - I say you are not Kahless. - Uch. 411 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,771 And I will not bend my knee to you 412 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,282 as long as I can draw breath 413 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,602 or pick up a blade. 414 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:19,886 - No! - Koroth! 415 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:37,364 - Good try, Gowron, but not enough. - Grr. 416 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:52,285 You have no joy, Gowron. 417 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,284 Is your heart so full of mistrust and suspicion 418 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,330 that you've forgotten what it means to be truly Klingon? 419 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:12,967 Kahless, the greatest warrior of them all. 420 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,204 Everything will be all right. 421 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,569 We will say that Gowron used a dishonorable tactic 422 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:33,807 in his fight with Kahless. 423 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,849 - That he cheated. - That is a lie. He did not-- 424 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,048 We do not need to hear any more from the son of Mogh. 425 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,965 None of this would have happened if you had not brought them together. 426 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,566 I am Kahless. I am the strongest, the bravest warrior. 427 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,087 You must think of the future, of the empire. 428 00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:50,049 There is no future here. 429 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,682 No glorious new era for our people. 430 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,285 Gowron was right. 431 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,410 You did not know the name of the man who faced the storm. 432 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:01,040 You do not even know what real Warnog tastes like. 433 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,328 And you certainly are not the greatest warrior of all. 434 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,563 Whoever you are, you are not Kahless. 435 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:08,563 You have said enough. Now get out! 436 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:13,521 You are using the name of Kahless for some twisted game. 437 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,166 For that alone, you should die. 438 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,529 And if you do not tell me what you have done, I will kill you right here. 439 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:29,448 The problems with your memory are the result of the way you returned. 440 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:31,441 What do you mean? 441 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,844 We, the guardians, have been awaiting your return for centuries. 442 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:40,927 But we did not have the technology to bring you back until now. 443 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,647 We were able to use an organic sample of the first Kahless 444 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,529 to give you life. 445 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:48,808 The first Kahless? 446 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,048 A clone. 447 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,166 He is a clone. 448 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,130 What is a clone? 449 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:03,123 A being created in a laboratory 450 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,204 by using genetic material from another being. 451 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,966 You are a copy, a fraud. 452 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,566 You are not just a copy. 453 00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:14,007 We gave you more than the body of Kahless. 454 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:15,207 We found a way 455 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,643 to imprint specific information in your neurosynaptic patterns. 456 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:20,969 We gave you memories, and not just any memories. 457 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,083 We gave you the experiences of Kahless 458 00:34:23,240 --> 00:34:26,005 as written in the sacred texts. 459 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,164 So 460 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:33,168 I did not do any of the things that I remember. 461 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:35,926 I was never in the city of Quin'lat. 462 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:38,651 I never went to the Kri'stak Volcano. 463 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:42,004 You were not awakened until we transported you into the cave 464 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:43,844 and you appeared to Worf. 465 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,162 Before that time, you were unconscious in a laboratory, 466 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:47,685 where we accelerated your growth, 467 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,366 corrected any genetic anomalies that occurred, 468 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,085 gave you the wisdom and memories that... 469 00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:02,366 They grew you in a test tube like some kind of fungus 470 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,602 and programmed you like a machine. 471 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:06,285 You are twisting the truth. 472 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,011 You talk to me of truth. 473 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:12,562 You, who have brought to life this lie and called it Kahless. 474 00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:13,881 It is not a lie. 475 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,247 Genetically, he is Kahless. 476 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:19,081 And he is needed by our people. 477 00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:21,402 You know better than anyone the corruption and dishonor 478 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:22,846 that is destroying the empire. 479 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:24,081 They need him. 480 00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:26,208 They do not need a false god. 481 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,204 How do you know this was not the way the prophecy was to be fulfilled? 482 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:32,569 Who is to say that what we did was wrong? 483 00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:33,801 I am. 484 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,123 I will not let this fraud continue. 485 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:39,405 Worf! 486 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:43,529 You cannot tell Gowron of this. 487 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,242 Do not give me orders, Koroth. 488 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:48,645 All right, but consider this. 489 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,049 If you tell Gowron what we have told you, 490 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:55,567 it Will destroy him. 491 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:56,926 And With him, 492 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:01,404 the last chance to restore hope to our people. 493 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,486 It's your choice. 494 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,481 They have been sitting here for three hours, 17 minutes. 495 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:34,046 They refuse to return to their ship with the rest of Gowron's men. 496 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,966 They insisted upon waiting here until they see Kahless again. 497 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:43,809 Their faith appears to be unaffected by his inability to defeat Gowron. 498 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,962 They still believe. 499 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:49,645 Then they are fools. 500 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,690 Does that mean you no longer believe this is the real Kahless? 501 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:54,001 Yes. 502 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:56,804 I am curious. 503 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:00,123 Do you still think the real Kahless will return someday? 504 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,846 Or has this experience only deepened the spiritual crisis 505 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:05,606 which originally sent you to Boreth? 506 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:12,326 I do not know. 507 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,448 I understand your dilemma. 508 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:18,446 I once had what could be considered a crisis of the spirit. 509 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:20,125 You? 510 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:21,691 Yes. 511 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,168 The Starfleet officers who first activated me on Omicron Theta 512 00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:26,845 told me I was android, 513 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,891 nothing more than a sophisticated machine with human form. 514 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,010 However, I realized that if I were simply a machine, 515 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,288 I could never be anything else. 516 00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:39,370 I could never grow beyond my programming. 517 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:42,171 And I found that difficult to accept. 518 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,287 So I chose to believe that I was a person, 519 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:48,331 that I had the potential to be more 520 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,450 than a collection of circuits and subprocessors. 521 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,361 It is a belief which I still hold. 522 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,124 How did you come to your decision? 523 00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:06,205 I made a leap of faith. 524 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:27,567 The man who appeared to me on Boreth is not Kahless. 525 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,247 He is a clone. 526 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:31,481 A clone? 527 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:32,721 Yes. 528 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:34,086 Did you really think 529 00:38:34,240 --> 00:38:36,891 you could get away with this kind of fraud, Koroth? 530 00:38:37,080 --> 00:38:39,560 I will have you and this abomination put to death. 531 00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:41,768 It does not matter, Gowron. 532 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:44,850 You will still not be able to stand against him. 533 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,083 What? He's not real. You just said so. 534 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:50,288 I said he was not Kahless. 535 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:55,446 But in the minds of our people, he can be just as powerful as Kahless. 536 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:56,687 Even now, 537 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,810 two members of your own crew are sitting on our holodeck, 538 00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:01,564 waiting for him to return. 539 00:39:01,720 --> 00:39:04,246 I do not care what they think. 540 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:05,805 But they are not alone. 541 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,089 Like many of our people, they need something to believe in, 542 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:10,441 just like I did. 543 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,762 Something larger than themselves, 544 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:14,922 something that will give their lives meaning. 545 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:16,884 They need Kahless. 546 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:18,411 But when they find out the truth-- 547 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,006 It does not matter, Gowron. 548 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:22,491 Despite the facts, 549 00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:24,961 they will still believe. 550 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,283 They will make a leap of faith. 551 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:30,522 And there will be others just like them. 552 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:31,960 Not everyone. 553 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:36,011 But enough to plunge the empire into civil war if you oppose them. 554 00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:37,605 What are you saying? 555 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,967 That I should just hand over the empire? 556 00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:43,609 No, no, that would be unwise as well. 557 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:46,570 Then what are you proposing, Worf? 558 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,290 You were right about one thing, Koroth. 559 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:56,570 Our people are becoming decadent and corrupt. 560 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,884 They need moral leadership. 561 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:03,244 Kahless can be that leader. 562 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:05,531 As emperor. 563 00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,923 There hasn't been an emperor in three centuries. 564 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:12,209 The political power will remain with the High Council. 565 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:14,044 Kahless would be a figurehead. 566 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,886 But he will have the ability to rally the people, 567 00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:19,610 to lead by example, 568 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,240 to guide them in spiritual matters. 569 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,922 The title is meaningless without the power to back it up. 570 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:31,287 Real power comes from within the heart. 571 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:34,523 You would have the power to mold the Klingon heart. 572 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:36,887 You could return them to honorable ways 573 00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:40,840 according to the original teachings of Kahless, which are within you. 574 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:46,604 It would be a great challenge if you have the courage to accept it. 575 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:50,128 And what will we tell the people about their new emperor? 576 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:54,330 That he appeared in a cave, or a laboratory? 577 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,165 We will tell them the truth. 578 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:02,483 All of the truth. 579 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,883 But we will tell them that even if he is not the real Kahless, 580 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,486 he is the rightful heir to Kahless. 581 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:11,087 And if I refuse to go along with this? 582 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:13,886 Then my brother and those who support him on the council 583 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,442 will fight you, and I will fight you. 584 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:21,571 And the empire will fall back into civil war. 585 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:27,806 What do you say about this, Koroth? 586 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,526 What I say is unimportant. 587 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,728 It is acceptable. 588 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:56,010 Join with me, Gowron. 589 00:41:56,200 --> 00:42:00,046 Let us usher in this new era together. 590 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:18,201 Kahless. 591 00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,005 Farewell, Worf. 592 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,644 Good bye. 593 00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:34,482 What's wrong? 594 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,007 You should be proud of what you've accomplished. 595 00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:47,601 I went to Boreth to find my faith. 596 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:50,726 For a time, I thought I had. 597 00:42:51,600 --> 00:42:54,524 But my heart is empty again. 598 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:58,806 I do not know what to believe. 599 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:02,601 You doubt the real Kahless will return one day. 600 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:05,047 You doubt that he is still waiting for you 601 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,168 in Sto-vo-kor. 602 00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:17,886 Kahless left us, all of us, a powerful legacy, 603 00:43:18,040 --> 00:43:23,251 a way of thinking and acting that makes us Klingon. 604 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:28,167 If his words hold wisdom and his philosophy is honorable, 605 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,483 what does it matter if he returns? 606 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,608 What is important is that we follow his teachings. 607 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:42,491 Perhaps the words are more important than the man. 608 00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:49,849 Q'apla, son of Mogh. 609 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:56,804 Q'apla, Kahless.