1 00:00:02,750 --> 00:00:07,050 DATA: Graves at my command have wak'd their sleepers, 2 00:00:07,220 --> 00:00:12,050 op'd, and let 'em forth by my so potent art. 3 00:00:12,220 --> 00:00:17,470 But this rough magic I here abjure, and, when l have requir'd 4 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:21,940 some heavenly music, which even now l do, 5 00:00:22,110 --> 00:00:28,190 to work mine end upon their senses, that this airy charm is for, 6 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:35,240 I'll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, 7 00:00:35,410 --> 00:00:41,500 and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll... 8 00:00:41,670 --> 00:00:43,290 Captain? 9 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:45,630 Sir, your attention is wandering. 10 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,300 Data, I can barely see you. 11 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,420 But, sir, I am supposed to be attempting 12 00:00:50,590 --> 00:00:53,680 a Neo-Platonic magical rite. 13 00:00:53,850 --> 00:00:56,310 The darkness is appropriate for such a ritual. 14 00:00:56,470 --> 00:01:00,230 Yes, but, Data, this is a play. The audience has to see you. 15 00:01:00,390 --> 00:01:04,980 Hmm. Perhaps I have been too literal with respect to my set design. 16 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:08,730 Computer, modify holodeck program Data-73. 17 00:01:08,900 --> 00:01:11,820 Shakespeare's The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1 . 18 00:01:11,990 --> 00:01:14,490 Increase torchlight by 20 percent. 19 00:01:14,660 --> 00:01:16,330 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 20 00:01:16,490 --> 00:01:19,500 There, that's much better. Now, do you want to try it again? 21 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:21,290 Yes, sir. 22 00:01:23,420 --> 00:01:26,790 Captain, l am not certain I fully understand 23 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:28,960 this Prospero character. 24 00:01:29,130 --> 00:01:31,550 I would appreciate any insight you might have 25 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,470 that would improve my performance. 26 00:01:35,140 --> 00:01:38,140 Well, Data, Shakespeare was witnessing 27 00:01:38,310 --> 00:01:41,560 the end of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern era. 28 00:01:41,730 --> 00:01:45,690 And Prospero finds himself in a world 29 00:01:45,860 --> 00:01:48,020 where his powers are no longer needed. 30 00:01:48,190 --> 00:01:52,490 So we see him here about to perform one final creative act 31 00:01:52,650 --> 00:01:57,200 before giving up his art forever. 32 00:01:58,030 --> 00:02:00,410 There is certainly a tragic aspect to the character. 33 00:02:00,580 --> 00:02:04,710 Yes, but there's, uh, a certain expectancy too. 34 00:02:04,870 --> 00:02:06,290 A hopefulness about the future. 35 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:10,420 You see, Shakespeare enjoyed mixing opposites. 36 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:13,880 The past and the future. 37 00:02:14,340 --> 00:02:15,880 Hope and despair. 38 00:02:16,050 --> 00:02:19,390 Data, what is this? Is this part of your program? 39 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:20,680 DATA: No, sir. 40 00:02:20,850 --> 00:02:22,270 Well, what is going on? 41 00:02:22,430 --> 00:02:24,690 It appears to be a steam locomotive. 42 00:02:24,850 --> 00:02:25,890 A train? 43 00:02:26,060 --> 00:02:27,560 If I am not mistaken. 44 00:02:27,730 --> 00:02:32,280 Computer, end program. 45 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,280 [TRAIN WHlSTLE WAlLING] 46 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,210 PICARD: Space, the final frontier. 47 00:03:27,870 --> 00:03:31,880 These are the voyages ofthe starship Enterprise. 48 00:03:32,050 --> 00:03:37,300 Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, 49 00:03:37,470 --> 00:03:41,930 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 50 00:03:42,100 --> 00:03:46,480 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 51 00:04:44,660 --> 00:04:45,700 DATA: Captain? 52 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,080 You are injured. 53 00:04:49,250 --> 00:04:52,870 Oh, yes, l know. It's all right. I will get it seen to, Data. 54 00:04:57,840 --> 00:04:58,880 The train we encountered 55 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:01,470 was from one of Dr. Crusher's holodeck programs. 56 00:05:01,630 --> 00:05:04,220 It was a re-creation of the Orient Express, 57 00:05:04,390 --> 00:05:07,260 a train which traveled from Paris to Istanbul 58 00:05:07,430 --> 00:05:08,770 from the late 1 9th century until-- 59 00:05:08,930 --> 00:05:10,810 Yes, yes, Data, I know about the Orient Express, 60 00:05:10,980 --> 00:05:13,270 but what is it doing on Prospero's island? 61 00:05:15,730 --> 00:05:17,270 There appears to have been a malfunction 62 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,110 in the holodeck's database retrieval program. 63 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:23,240 The two programs somehow temporarily linked together. 64 00:05:23,410 --> 00:05:24,820 Is it possible that this malfunction 65 00:05:24,990 --> 00:05:26,580 would affect the other holodecks as well? 66 00:05:26,740 --> 00:05:27,910 It is a possibility. 67 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,250 I will need to run a full diagnostic to be certain. 68 00:05:30,410 --> 00:05:32,910 Very good, Data, but shut down the other holodecks as well 69 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,080 until you're finished, just to be on the safe side. 70 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:36,340 Aye, sir. 71 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:44,890 PICARD: I never realized that you were interested in trains. 72 00:05:45,050 --> 00:05:46,260 Are you aware that at its peak, 73 00:05:46,430 --> 00:05:50,310 the Orient Express carried more than 1 0,000 people a year? 74 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,850 It isn't really the train itself that I'm interested in. 75 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:55,940 - What then? - It's the experience. 76 00:05:56,480 --> 00:06:00,570 The Orient Express is romantic, mysterious. 77 00:06:00,740 --> 00:06:04,820 It's an elegant way to see exotic places and meet fascinating people. 78 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:07,530 Do you know that one time on one trip, 79 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:09,120 both Sigmund Freud and Gertrude Stein 80 00:06:09,290 --> 00:06:11,240 just happened to be in the same car? 81 00:06:11,410 --> 00:06:14,080 They ended up having dinner together every night. 82 00:06:14,250 --> 00:06:16,000 I wonder what they talked about. 83 00:06:16,170 --> 00:06:18,290 Well, why don't you take a trip yourself and find out? 84 00:06:18,460 --> 00:06:20,380 RlKER [OVER COM : Riker to Picard. - Picard here. 85 00:06:20,550 --> 00:06:23,130 RlKER: AIl sections ready to begin the survey, sir. 86 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:24,630 Very good. I'm on my way. 87 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,180 Thank you. 88 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,890 Don't forget the trip, Jean-Luc. Think about it. 89 00:06:29,060 --> 00:06:32,470 You never know who you'll meet on the Orient Express. 90 00:06:34,810 --> 00:06:38,520 PICARD: Captain's log, stardate 47869.2. 91 00:06:38,690 --> 00:06:41,440 After weathering an unexpected magnascopic storm 92 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:44,360 in the Mekorda sector, we are continuing our search 93 00:06:44,530 --> 00:06:47,110 for new Federation colony sites. 94 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,120 I don't think there's any possibility of developing sites in this region. 95 00:06:52,290 --> 00:06:54,040 Most of the stars are main-sequence binaries. 96 00:06:54,210 --> 00:06:56,210 There are no M-class planets. 97 00:06:56,370 --> 00:06:58,330 Well, let's move on to another survey region. 98 00:06:58,500 --> 00:06:59,840 Have stellar cartography begin a-- 99 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,210 [ENGINE WHlRRING] 100 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:03,510 Mr. Data, report. 101 00:07:03,670 --> 00:07:05,510 The ship has moved into warp, sir. 102 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,510 RlKER: Who gave that command? 103 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,260 Apparently, no one. 104 00:07:09,430 --> 00:07:12,180 Helm and navigation controls are not functioning. 105 00:07:12,350 --> 00:07:15,930 Our speed is now warp 7.3 and holding. 106 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:17,350 Picard to Engineering. 107 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:18,690 Mr. La Forge, what's going on? 108 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:20,310 We've lost helm control on the Bridge. 109 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,520 I don't understand it. 110 00:07:21,690 --> 00:07:24,900 The impulse systems suddenly cut out and the warp drive just kicked in. 111 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,990 RlKER: Geordi, can you take the engines off-line? 112 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,660 I'm working on it. 113 00:07:28,820 --> 00:07:30,780 Mr. Data, what's our heading? 114 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:33,120 Bearing 1 87 mark 4, sir. 115 00:07:33,290 --> 00:07:34,870 I am unable to determine our destination. 116 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,710 However, we are moving away from the Mekorda sector. 117 00:07:37,870 --> 00:07:40,580 LA FORGE: Captain, the computer's locked out all propulsion controls. 118 00:07:40,750 --> 00:07:42,880 I can't access any of the overrides. 119 00:07:43,050 --> 00:07:44,170 If you want us to stop, 120 00:07:44,340 --> 00:07:46,550 I'll have to do an emergency core shutdown. 121 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,680 That would leave us without warp power for more than a week. 122 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,220 Begin the procedure, Mr. La Forge. 123 00:07:51,390 --> 00:07:54,140 [ENGINE WHlRRING] 124 00:07:54,310 --> 00:07:56,310 We are no longer at warp, sir. 125 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,390 Impulse power has resumed, all systems show normal. 126 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:00,900 Where are we? 127 00:08:01,060 --> 00:08:03,020 We are approximately 30 billion kilometers 128 00:08:03,190 --> 00:08:04,610 from our original position. 129 00:08:04,780 --> 00:08:05,980 Well done, Mr. La Forge. 130 00:08:07,570 --> 00:08:09,740 It wasn't me. 131 00:08:09,910 --> 00:08:13,370 I didn't have time to complete the shutdown procedure. 132 00:08:13,530 --> 00:08:15,240 Well, I want an explanation, Mr. La Forge. 133 00:08:15,410 --> 00:08:16,910 Picard out. 134 00:08:26,090 --> 00:08:28,470 Have you found anything yet? 135 00:08:28,630 --> 00:08:31,590 Only that we seem to have more than one mystery here. 136 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,720 We still don't know why the ship jumped into warp, 137 00:08:33,890 --> 00:08:36,390 but it looks like we're lucky that it did. 138 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:40,440 There was a data flux distortion building up around the ship. 139 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,310 Why didn't our sensors alert us? 140 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,320 Well, our sensors were never designed to detect data flux distortions, 141 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:49,190 and yet there is a record of the distortion in our sensor log. 142 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:50,610 That's the other mystery. 143 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:52,490 One fact is clear, however. 144 00:08:52,660 --> 00:08:54,780 The distortion was growing in strength. 145 00:08:54,950 --> 00:08:58,450 If we had remained at our original position 1 .7 seconds longer, 146 00:08:58,620 --> 00:09:00,910 the distortion would have ruptured our warp core. 147 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,880 If the Enterprise hadn't jumped into warp when it did, 148 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,460 we would have been blown to pieces. 149 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:29,940 I don't get it, Data. 150 00:09:30,110 --> 00:09:33,530 What would cause the engines to suddenly jump into warp? 151 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:37,240 Perhaps the engines were activated by a random power fluctuation. 152 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:40,160 Which occurred just in time to save the ship? 153 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:42,960 It is improbable, but it is possible. 154 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,130 I don't know, I don't think I'm ready to start believing in luck. 155 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:52,170 [LA FORGE CLEARS THROAT] 156 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:58,560 There is another possibility. 157 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,430 Yeah? What's that? 158 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,060 Sensors apparently detected a dangerous anomaly 159 00:10:04,230 --> 00:10:06,350 that threatened the Enterprise. 160 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,690 It is possible that they triggered a safety device 161 00:10:08,860 --> 00:10:12,650 that caused the ship to avoid destruction. 162 00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:14,110 Yeah, but there's no direct link 163 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,490 between the warp engines and the sensors. 164 00:10:17,660 --> 00:10:18,830 [LA FORGE GRUNTS] 165 00:10:20,540 --> 00:10:23,620 Whoa. What is that? 166 00:10:24,830 --> 00:10:27,250 It looks like some kind of new circuit node. 167 00:10:27,420 --> 00:10:30,210 And it's connected to at least half a dozen points 168 00:10:30,380 --> 00:10:32,380 on the sensor array. 169 00:10:32,550 --> 00:10:35,180 It appears to be connected to several other systems as well, 170 00:10:35,340 --> 00:10:36,930 including the warp control circuits. 171 00:10:37,090 --> 00:10:40,060 Well, I guess there's a connection between the warp engines 172 00:10:40,220 --> 00:10:41,600 and the sensors after all. 173 00:10:45,020 --> 00:10:47,730 A force field. Where did that come from? 174 00:10:47,900 --> 00:10:52,650 I am not certain. Perhaps it came from the node itself. 175 00:10:54,450 --> 00:10:56,360 Well, wherever it came from, 176 00:10:56,530 --> 00:10:58,660 it sure doesn't want us messing with this node. 177 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,950 It appears to be protecting itself. 178 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,500 LA FORGE: We found these nodes in several systems around the ship. 179 00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:10,880 At some level or another, they're all connected. 180 00:11:11,050 --> 00:11:12,710 These nodes were linking the sensors 181 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,220 to our warp control and defensive systems. 182 00:11:15,590 --> 00:11:17,760 We believe this is why the ship jumped to warp. 183 00:11:17,930 --> 00:11:19,260 When the sensors detected danger, 184 00:11:19,430 --> 00:11:21,300 the defensive system reacted to the threat 185 00:11:21,470 --> 00:11:23,310 and activated the warp engines to protect us. 186 00:11:23,470 --> 00:11:24,810 Where did the nodes come from? 187 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:28,770 It is possible the magnascopic storm we recently encountered 188 00:11:28,940 --> 00:11:31,520 had an unexpected effect on the ship's systems. 189 00:11:31,690 --> 00:11:34,280 Wherever they come from, they seem to be multiplying. 190 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,240 As they increase, it will become progressively more difficult 191 00:11:37,410 --> 00:11:38,780 to control the ship. 192 00:11:38,950 --> 00:11:40,370 What do you propose we do? 193 00:11:40,530 --> 00:11:42,740 Well, getting rid of them isn't gonna be so easy. 194 00:11:42,910 --> 00:11:45,370 When we attempted to examine the circuitry of one of the nodes, 195 00:11:45,540 --> 00:11:48,460 it generated a force field to keep us out. 196 00:11:49,790 --> 00:11:51,210 Well, whatever's going on, 197 00:11:51,380 --> 00:11:53,550 our first priority is getting back control of the ship. 198 00:11:53,710 --> 00:11:55,000 Agreed. 199 00:11:55,170 --> 00:11:59,300 All of the nodal connections intersect in Holodeck 3. 200 00:11:59,470 --> 00:12:02,260 It appears to be a focal point of some kind. 201 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:04,810 We might be able to find a way to use the holodeck circuitry 202 00:12:04,970 --> 00:12:06,930 to disable the nodes permanently. 203 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:09,940 All right, let's do it. 204 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,280 [BEEPING 205 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,860 Commander, the holodeck appears to be in operation. 206 00:12:19,030 --> 00:12:20,990 I thought you shut down the entire system. 207 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,660 I did, but it has reactivated itself and it will not disengage. 208 00:12:25,830 --> 00:12:27,370 Which program is running? 209 00:12:27,540 --> 00:12:30,330 Several different programs are running simultaneously. 210 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,670 This should be interesting. 211 00:12:51,850 --> 00:12:54,400 [CHATTERING] 212 00:13:34,650 --> 00:13:36,560 You weren't kidding, Mr. Data. 213 00:13:36,730 --> 00:13:38,230 No, sir. 214 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,110 I estimate that this scene consists of portions 215 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,820 of seven distinct holodeck programs. 216 00:13:45,990 --> 00:13:49,490 See if you can access the circuits that have been affected by the nodes. 217 00:14:03,090 --> 00:14:08,760 [TRAIN WHlSTLE WAlLING] 218 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:12,140 Tickets. Tickets, please. 219 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:14,440 Please have your tickets ready. 220 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,610 Thank you, sir. Thank you, madam. 221 00:14:17,770 --> 00:14:20,440 WOMAN 1 : Here you are. - Thank you. 222 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:22,490 MAN 1 : Here you go. - Thank you, sir. 223 00:14:22,650 --> 00:14:23,700 Tickets, please. 224 00:14:23,860 --> 00:14:25,700 You know, I've never even been away from home. 225 00:14:25,870 --> 00:14:28,120 Now I'm going all the way to Vertiform City. 226 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,830 Very nice, sir. Enjoy your trip. 227 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,950 Tickets, please. Tickets. 228 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,830 Thank you, sir. 229 00:14:35,290 --> 00:14:40,630 Tickets, please. 230 00:14:43,170 --> 00:14:46,050 DATA: Commander. CONDUCTOR: Tickets. 231 00:14:47,010 --> 00:14:48,300 [TRICORDER BEEPING] 232 00:14:48,470 --> 00:14:52,020 I have located a large concentration of nodes behind this wall. 233 00:14:52,180 --> 00:14:55,810 They appear to be connected directly to the holodeck's main power coupling. 234 00:14:55,980 --> 00:14:58,650 All right, go ahead and depolarize the entire power grid. 235 00:14:58,810 --> 00:15:01,320 The power grid is located beneath this deck, sir. 236 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:03,440 CONDUCTOR: Get away from there. 237 00:15:03,940 --> 00:15:06,650 Would you gentlemen care to show me your tickets? 238 00:15:09,620 --> 00:15:13,040 I believe we left our tickets in our compartments. 239 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,210 Mr. Worf, I told you to bring the tickets. 240 00:15:16,370 --> 00:15:18,500 I, uh, forgot. 241 00:15:19,170 --> 00:15:21,590 I don't think you folks belong on this train. 242 00:15:23,170 --> 00:15:24,510 ENGINEER: Hold it. 243 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,470 You leave these people alone. They're only trying to help. 244 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,480 You go back to the engine. This doesn't concern you. 245 00:15:36,190 --> 00:15:38,690 They're all trying to hijack the train. 246 00:15:38,850 --> 00:15:42,230 Hey, if you're the engineer, who's doing the driving? 247 00:15:43,230 --> 00:15:44,820 [GUNSHOT THEN PASSENGERS GASP] 248 00:15:51,910 --> 00:15:53,700 I am. 249 00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:03,130 MAN: Easy, sir, easy. I've got you. 250 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:06,880 Unh. I'm all right. Thanks. 251 00:16:07,050 --> 00:16:08,800 [SIGHS 252 00:16:08,970 --> 00:16:12,050 Looks like the navigational relays overloaded. 253 00:16:19,310 --> 00:16:20,810 [BELL RINGING] 254 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:22,360 [TRAIN WHEELS SCREECHING] 255 00:16:23,820 --> 00:16:25,570 [CREW MEMBERS SPEAKING lNDISTINCTLY 256 00:16:25,730 --> 00:16:28,360 PICARD [OVER COM]: Geordi, what's going on? We just went into warp. 257 00:16:28,530 --> 00:16:30,910 LA FORGE: We've lost engine and helm control again, captain. 258 00:16:31,070 --> 00:16:34,990 But this time, they're completely burned out. 259 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,160 I don't know if we can stop the ship. 260 00:16:38,830 --> 00:16:40,580 I believe we have changed direction. 261 00:16:41,130 --> 00:16:43,840 Now we're on the right track. 262 00:16:44,340 --> 00:16:46,800 Ladies and gentlemen, we are on our way. 263 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,510 [PASSENGERS CHEERING] 264 00:16:57,470 --> 00:17:00,940 I was right. He was trying to make off with my brick. 265 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:05,400 Take good care of that. We can't afford to lose it. 266 00:17:06,780 --> 00:17:09,440 Now, are you people gonna leave, 267 00:17:09,610 --> 00:17:11,740 or do we have to throw you off the train? 268 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:14,070 Commander. 269 00:17:14,580 --> 00:17:17,870 [TRICORDER BEEPING] 270 00:17:18,330 --> 00:17:19,500 According to my tricorder, 271 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:22,120 the holodeck safeties have been disengaged. 272 00:17:22,290 --> 00:17:24,250 His weapon could be lethal. 273 00:17:25,710 --> 00:17:27,960 All right, let's get out of here. 274 00:17:43,810 --> 00:17:46,110 The number of systems now being affected by the nodes 275 00:17:46,270 --> 00:17:48,110 has increased considerably. 276 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,820 Sensors, engines, replicators, propulsion. 277 00:17:51,990 --> 00:17:53,320 They are all working together now. 278 00:17:53,490 --> 00:17:55,820 Almost independently of the main computer. 279 00:17:55,990 --> 00:17:58,240 And the nodes link them all through the holodeck. 280 00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:00,660 But why the holodeck? It doesn't make any sense. 281 00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:02,910 Commander, I believe what happens on the holodeck 282 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,420 has direct effect on the ship. 283 00:18:05,580 --> 00:18:07,210 When we attempted to destroy the nodes, 284 00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:12,050 the characters on the train responded almost immediately to stop us. 285 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,680 And when the engineer tried to protect us, 286 00:18:17,850 --> 00:18:19,390 one of the other characters shot him. 287 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,520 And then the conductor signaled for the train to change direction. 288 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,230 And at approximately the same time-- 289 00:18:24,390 --> 00:18:26,900 The Enterprise also took off in a new direction. 290 00:18:27,060 --> 00:18:29,480 Are you saying the ship is under the control of the holodeck? 291 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:30,980 Not precisely. 292 00:18:31,150 --> 00:18:33,990 Geordi, does the configuration of connection nodes 293 00:18:34,150 --> 00:18:36,280 look familiar to you? 294 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,200 LA FORGE: Yeah. 295 00:18:39,370 --> 00:18:42,620 Yeah, it looks a little like the structure of your positronic brain. 296 00:18:42,790 --> 00:18:44,250 DATA: That is correct. 297 00:18:44,410 --> 00:18:46,330 It would appear that the nodes are in the process 298 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,920 of creating a rudimentary neural net. 299 00:18:49,090 --> 00:18:52,380 Data, what are you suggesting? 300 00:18:52,550 --> 00:18:54,630 Unlikely as it may sound, 301 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,850 I believe the Enterprise may be forming an intelligence. 302 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,570 This is a synaptic map of the human neo-cortex. 303 00:19:14,740 --> 00:19:17,780 This is a cross-section of my positronic net. 304 00:19:17,950 --> 00:19:20,120 And this is a schematic of the connection nodes 305 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,580 linking the ship's systems. 306 00:19:22,740 --> 00:19:26,540 I believe some sort of neural matrix is forming on the ship. 307 00:19:26,710 --> 00:19:29,880 It is still relatively primitive, but it is an intelligence nonetheless. 308 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,250 How could that happen? 309 00:19:31,420 --> 00:19:33,630 DATA: I believe it is an emergent property. 310 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:34,840 Explain. 311 00:19:35,010 --> 00:19:37,260 Complex systems can sometimes behave in ways 312 00:19:37,430 --> 00:19:39,430 that are entirely unpredictable. 313 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,100 The human brain, for example, might be described 314 00:19:42,260 --> 00:19:47,600 in terms of cellular functions and neuro-chemical interactions. 315 00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:51,560 But that description does not explain human consciousness, 316 00:19:51,730 --> 00:19:55,480 a capacity that far exceeds simple neural functions. 317 00:19:55,650 --> 00:19:58,950 Consciousness is an emergent property. 318 00:19:59,110 --> 00:20:01,820 In other words, something that's more than just the sum of its parts. 319 00:20:01,990 --> 00:20:03,030 DATA: Exactly. 320 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,790 How does that explain what's happening to the Enterprise? 321 00:20:05,950 --> 00:20:08,580 The Enterprise contains a vast database of information 322 00:20:08,750 --> 00:20:11,830 which is managed by a sophisticated computer. 323 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,630 This complex system gives the ship many of the characteristics 324 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,510 of a biological organism. 325 00:20:17,670 --> 00:20:19,970 That's true. lt sees with its sensors. 326 00:20:20,140 --> 00:20:22,220 It talks with its communication systems. 327 00:20:22,390 --> 00:20:26,430 In a sense, it almost reproduces with the replicators. 328 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,100 And you think the ship has somehow gone beyond these functions. 329 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,150 It's developing a new capacity. 330 00:20:31,310 --> 00:20:32,400 Yes, sir. 331 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,570 I believe a self-determining intelligence is emerging. 332 00:20:36,490 --> 00:20:39,200 If that is so, what does the ship want? 333 00:20:39,360 --> 00:20:40,450 Where is it taking us? 334 00:20:40,610 --> 00:20:42,950 I believe the key to understanding the ship's behavior 335 00:20:43,120 --> 00:20:44,990 lies in the holodeck. 336 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,330 All of the connection nodes intersect at that location. 337 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:50,790 It is clearly some kind of processing center. 338 00:20:51,710 --> 00:20:53,960 - Processing center? DATA: Yes, sir. 339 00:20:54,130 --> 00:20:56,670 A focal point where all the ideas and instincts 340 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:00,510 of this emerging intelligence are first expressed in some form. 341 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,510 Almost like an imagination. 342 00:21:04,350 --> 00:21:06,350 Captain, l'd like to go to the holodeck. 343 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,020 I could interact with the characters, and maybe find some clues 344 00:21:10,190 --> 00:21:12,020 to help us understand what's happening. 345 00:21:12,190 --> 00:21:13,270 Very well. 346 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,270 Mr. Data, Mr. Worf, I want you to go along. 347 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,820 See if you can re-establish control of the ship 348 00:21:17,990 --> 00:21:20,150 without damaging the nodes. 349 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,030 If the ship is truly an emerging intelligence, 350 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,240 then we have a responsibility to treat it with the same respect 351 00:21:27,410 --> 00:21:29,370 as any other being. 352 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:46,890 Welcome aboard, counselor. 353 00:21:48,890 --> 00:21:50,220 If you will distract these people, 354 00:21:50,390 --> 00:21:52,730 I will attempt to depolarize the power grid. 355 00:21:59,110 --> 00:22:03,570 [CROSSING BELL RINGING] 356 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,080 Excuse me. Have you finished the puzzle yet? 357 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,250 Not yet, but we're getting close. 358 00:22:12,410 --> 00:22:14,370 WORF: Do you recognize it? 359 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:17,420 No. 360 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,600 WORF: I would like to help. 361 00:22:31,770 --> 00:22:33,930 Tell me, what exactly are you making? 362 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,770 What do you think we're making? A puzzle. 363 00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:40,110 No, no, l meant the picture. What is it? 364 00:22:41,940 --> 00:22:44,400 Well, I don't know. 365 00:22:45,950 --> 00:22:47,370 Can you deal me in? 366 00:22:47,530 --> 00:22:50,790 Sorry. lt's a two-man game. 367 00:22:55,710 --> 00:22:58,630 Hey, get your hand off of that. 368 00:23:00,460 --> 00:23:03,670 Is that why you killed the engineer? To get this brick? 369 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:07,260 I had to get it back. You know what it's worth, lady? 370 00:23:07,430 --> 00:23:09,010 Plenty. 371 00:23:09,180 --> 00:23:11,430 And I gotta get it to Keystone City. 372 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,020 Why? What's Keystone City? 373 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,600 It's where everything begins. 374 00:23:17,690 --> 00:23:19,270 Gin. 375 00:23:26,490 --> 00:23:27,860 Are you succeeding, commander? 376 00:23:28,030 --> 00:23:30,830 I am ready to access the main power grid. 377 00:23:30,990 --> 00:23:32,870 Keystone City, next stop. 378 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,290 Keystone City. 379 00:23:35,660 --> 00:23:39,170 Well, look who's back. 380 00:23:39,330 --> 00:23:44,090 We do not want any trouble. We are simply passengers. 381 00:23:44,260 --> 00:23:48,130 Well, then I'm sure you wouldn't mind showing me your tickets. 382 00:23:49,340 --> 00:23:50,850 Right. 383 00:23:51,010 --> 00:23:55,220 Sorry, boys, you're getting off right here. 384 00:23:58,600 --> 00:23:59,650 This is my stop. 385 00:23:59,810 --> 00:24:01,900 Wait. What happens at Keystone City? 386 00:24:02,070 --> 00:24:05,190 - Why are you taking the brick there? HlTMAN: Excuse me. 387 00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:12,200 I think we should follow that man. That brick might be an important clue. 388 00:24:46,230 --> 00:24:48,110 Where did he go? 389 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,420 I can access the power grid here. 390 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,130 I will attempt to depolarize the grid 391 00:25:11,300 --> 00:25:13,760 by using a low-frequency inversion field. 392 00:25:13,930 --> 00:25:16,760 It may disengage the nodes without destroying them. 393 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,940 There he is. l'm going after him. 394 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,110 [TlRES SCREECHlNG NEARBY] 395 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,930 [DOG BARKlNG NEARBY 396 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,370 What are you doing here? 397 00:26:26,790 --> 00:26:28,340 Laying the foundation. 398 00:26:39,310 --> 00:26:43,730 Now, if youse will excuse me, I got a train to catch. 399 00:26:54,490 --> 00:26:55,700 I don't understand it, captain. 400 00:26:55,860 --> 00:26:58,530 All of a sudden, Cargo Bay 5 started to depressurize. 401 00:26:58,700 --> 00:26:59,870 Did everyone get out in time? 402 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,870 Yes. l've re-established the containment field, 403 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,830 but I'm reading massive power surges in the cargo bay, 404 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:06,500 and all sorts of transporter activity. 405 00:27:06,670 --> 00:27:08,830 Something weird is happening there, captain. 406 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,920 I want you to send a team down there immediately. 407 00:27:11,090 --> 00:27:13,420 - Find out what's going on. - Aye, sir. 408 00:27:39,450 --> 00:27:41,160 La Forge to Bridge. 409 00:27:41,330 --> 00:27:43,540 PICARD [OVER COM]: Picard here. What's going on? 410 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:46,960 I wish I could tell you. 411 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:04,390 That man said he was laying a foundation. 412 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,640 A foundation for what? 413 00:28:07,690 --> 00:28:08,730 Troi to Data. 414 00:28:08,900 --> 00:28:10,560 DATA: Data here. - How are you doing? 415 00:28:10,730 --> 00:28:13,610 I encountered a minor difficulty, counselor, 416 00:28:13,780 --> 00:28:16,110 but it has been dealt with. 417 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:18,240 [ENGINE REVVING AND TIRES SCREECHING] 418 00:28:18,410 --> 00:28:21,820 [GRUNTING] 419 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,000 I am ready to depolarize the power grid. 420 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,210 LA FORGE: It looks like the ship's replicator and transporter systems 421 00:28:36,380 --> 00:28:40,970 have been merged somehow to create this. 422 00:28:41,140 --> 00:28:44,760 The question is, what is it? 423 00:28:44,930 --> 00:28:47,640 Ensign, I want you to run a full spectral analysis on this. 424 00:28:47,810 --> 00:28:52,350 [RUMBLING 425 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,730 I'm reading massive power fluctuations. 426 00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:58,320 The ship is losing its structural integrity. 427 00:28:58,650 --> 00:29:00,820 What's happening? 428 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:04,370 It's an earthquake. 429 00:29:05,580 --> 00:29:07,410 [TROl SHRlEKS] 430 00:29:10,670 --> 00:29:12,880 La Forge to Data. Stop what you're doing. 431 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,790 Acknowledged. 432 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:21,340 Are you all right? 433 00:29:21,510 --> 00:29:23,140 I'm fine. 434 00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:28,640 Data, I think we ought to get together and compare notes. 435 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,390 DATA [OVER COM]: Agreed. 436 00:29:36,020 --> 00:29:38,320 The ship was protecting itself again. 437 00:29:38,490 --> 00:29:40,360 Stopping us from interfering. 438 00:29:40,530 --> 00:29:42,650 Whatever it's doing, it intends to continue. 439 00:29:42,820 --> 00:29:44,570 I'm betting that all this has something to do 440 00:29:44,740 --> 00:29:46,910 with that object that's forming in the cargo bay. 441 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:48,740 I think he's right, captain. 442 00:29:48,910 --> 00:29:51,870 Look at the common themes playing out on the holodeck. 443 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,920 A puzzle being put together, a foundation being laid, 444 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:57,210 a paper doll being fashioned. 445 00:29:57,380 --> 00:30:00,130 They're all images of something being constructed. 446 00:30:00,300 --> 00:30:02,720 And some kind of object in the cargo bay 447 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,390 that's being constructed atom by atom. 448 00:30:05,550 --> 00:30:06,600 What is that object? 449 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:10,310 I have no idea, but it's composed of silica polymers, duranium, 450 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,690 and a couple of other compounds we haven't been able to identify yet. 451 00:30:13,850 --> 00:30:16,190 But creating it has had quite an effect on our systems. 452 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,020 Warp power's dropped 47 percent. 453 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:21,190 Counselor, did you draw any other conclusions 454 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,070 from your experiences on the holodeck? 455 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:27,700 Anything that would help us to understand this situation? 456 00:30:27,870 --> 00:30:30,700 The holodeck was full of metaphoric imagery, 457 00:30:30,870 --> 00:30:34,330 like it was having some kind of daydream. 458 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:37,420 It may not make literal sense, but symbolically, 459 00:30:37,590 --> 00:30:39,590 it probably does have some kind of logic to it. 460 00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:44,340 These characters you spoke to, do they have any significance? 461 00:30:45,220 --> 00:30:48,260 I think they represent different aspects of the ship. 462 00:30:48,430 --> 00:30:52,600 The engineer, for instance, may represent the navigational system. 463 00:30:52,770 --> 00:30:55,390 The gunslinger could be the weapon system. 464 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,440 Is there any way that we can persuade them 465 00:30:58,610 --> 00:31:00,230 to give us back control of the ship? 466 00:31:01,150 --> 00:31:03,240 I don't think it's possible to reason with them. 467 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,200 Many of them are genuinely unaware of what's going on. 468 00:31:07,910 --> 00:31:10,330 It's as though this emergent intelligence 469 00:31:10,490 --> 00:31:12,160 is like an infant. 470 00:31:12,330 --> 00:31:16,500 Acting on impulse, trying to figure itself out as it goes. 471 00:31:16,670 --> 00:31:19,790 The only source of experience it can draw on is ours, 472 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:21,800 through our holodeck programs. 473 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,840 And is there a way that we can relate to them on their own level? 474 00:31:25,010 --> 00:31:27,840 Find some way to influence their behavior? 475 00:31:30,470 --> 00:31:32,680 Maybe there is. 476 00:31:34,180 --> 00:31:36,350 I'd like to go back and try. 477 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:40,060 Counselor, we haven't been able to re-establish the safeties. 478 00:31:40,230 --> 00:31:43,820 The injuries you suffered on the holodeck weren't severe. 479 00:31:43,990 --> 00:31:46,320 But next time, they might kill you. 480 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,070 I'm aware of that. 481 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:53,620 Very well, counselor, go ahead. 482 00:31:53,790 --> 00:31:58,120 But bear in mind that whenever we have tried to hinder their efforts, 483 00:31:58,290 --> 00:32:00,000 we've failed. 484 00:32:00,590 --> 00:32:03,550 Perhaps it's time to cooperate with them. 485 00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:09,760 [CHATTERING] 486 00:32:12,680 --> 00:32:15,310 You don't belong on this train. 487 00:32:16,270 --> 00:32:19,270 Three tickets for Vertiform City. 488 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:23,900 Well, guess I was wrong about you folks. 489 00:32:24,860 --> 00:32:26,190 Welcome aboard. 490 00:32:28,030 --> 00:32:29,280 [ELECTRlClTY CRACKLlNG 491 00:32:30,110 --> 00:32:31,160 What was that? 492 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:32,990 CONDUCTOR: We've been having some problems. 493 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,620 The engine is running out of steam. 494 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,210 I hope we make it to Vertiform City on time. 495 00:32:39,370 --> 00:32:41,120 Is there anything we can do to help? 496 00:32:41,290 --> 00:32:45,170 Well, I could use a pair of strong arms in the engine room. 497 00:32:45,710 --> 00:32:47,300 Might help us get back on schedule. 498 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,680 Why don't you go with him, Worf? We'll see what we can do here. 499 00:32:57,810 --> 00:33:00,350 Excuse me. Are we gonna get there okay? 500 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,810 Of course. You needn't worry about a thing. 501 00:33:03,980 --> 00:33:07,360 So tell me everything you know about Vertiform City. 502 00:33:07,530 --> 00:33:09,740 Well, they got this restaurant there 503 00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:12,530 where you can eat all you want, any time. 504 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,740 It's the best food around. 505 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,790 There's the coal and there's the boiler. 506 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,500 I'm much obliged for your help. 507 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:40,270 Well done, sir. 508 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,600 I think this'll make a big difference all right. 509 00:33:52,110 --> 00:33:53,780 I don't know how or why, sir, 510 00:33:53,950 --> 00:33:56,490 but warp power appears to be back at normal levels. 511 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,450 What's our heading? 512 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,330 We appear to be on a course for Tambor Beta VI. 513 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:04,620 It's a white dwarf star. 514 00:34:06,340 --> 00:34:09,590 Keep it steady. Put your back into it. 515 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:10,800 [CHUCKLES] 516 00:34:10,970 --> 00:34:12,630 That's the ticket. 517 00:34:22,980 --> 00:34:24,600 The ship is using a modified tractor beam 518 00:34:24,770 --> 00:34:27,480 to collect vertion particles from the star. 519 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:29,860 Vertion particles. 520 00:34:31,150 --> 00:34:33,780 Vertiform City. That's what the ship is looking for. 521 00:34:33,950 --> 00:34:36,280 [PANEL BEEPING] 522 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:41,330 The particles are being routed through the transporter system 523 00:34:41,500 --> 00:34:43,000 into Cargo Bay 5. 524 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:44,540 Geordi, what's going on? 525 00:34:44,710 --> 00:34:47,830 The object is absorbing vertion particles. 526 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:50,000 It's growing even faster than before. 527 00:34:50,170 --> 00:34:55,300 Commander, I'm picking up internal energy from this thing. 528 00:34:55,470 --> 00:34:56,510 What do you mean? 529 00:34:56,680 --> 00:34:59,050 LA FORGE: I mean, it's generating its own energy. 530 00:34:59,220 --> 00:35:01,680 I'm picking up coherent emissions, 531 00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:04,140 matter conversion, it's incredible. 532 00:35:04,810 --> 00:35:06,520 Wait a minute. 533 00:35:07,060 --> 00:35:09,110 Wait a minute, something's wrong. 534 00:35:09,270 --> 00:35:11,940 We've got power fluctuations. 535 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:14,690 Vertion absorption rate is dropping. 536 00:35:14,860 --> 00:35:16,400 What's happening with the particle beam? 537 00:35:17,410 --> 00:35:19,700 The beam's exhausted the supply of particles in the star. 538 00:35:19,870 --> 00:35:21,580 There's nothing left to take out. 539 00:35:21,740 --> 00:35:25,830 Captain, energy output of the object is decreasing. 540 00:35:26,420 --> 00:35:28,210 Something's wrong. 541 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,420 What is it? 542 00:35:31,340 --> 00:35:34,420 This was supposed to be Vertiform City. 543 00:35:46,020 --> 00:35:49,310 We've been on the wrong track all along. 544 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:51,400 [SCREECHING] 545 00:35:52,070 --> 00:35:54,650 [PASSENGERS SCREAMlNG] 546 00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:05,120 [CHATTERING] 547 00:36:07,420 --> 00:36:09,670 WORF: Are you all right? - Yes. What happened? 548 00:36:09,830 --> 00:36:12,590 The conductor accidentally derailed the train. 549 00:36:12,750 --> 00:36:14,250 Data to Captain Picard. 550 00:36:14,420 --> 00:36:15,460 Picard here. 551 00:36:15,630 --> 00:36:17,760 DATA: There has been an accident in the holodeck, sir. 552 00:36:17,930 --> 00:36:19,510 Has anything happened on the Enterprise? 553 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,180 Yes, we've had a ship-wide shutdown. 554 00:36:21,350 --> 00:36:23,930 We've lost attitude control and most systems are off-line. 555 00:36:24,810 --> 00:36:28,640 Captain, you better take a look at this. 556 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:31,020 When the particle beam cut off, 557 00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:33,770 the object was beginning to form a coherent energy matrix. 558 00:36:33,940 --> 00:36:35,780 Now, if these readings are accurate, 559 00:36:35,940 --> 00:36:38,740 I'd say that the emission patterns were almost organic. 560 00:36:38,910 --> 00:36:41,950 Are you suggesting that the Enterprise is trying to create a life form? 561 00:36:42,120 --> 00:36:44,530 - I think so. - Will it survive? 562 00:36:44,700 --> 00:36:46,620 Well, its energy levels are dropping rapidly. 563 00:36:46,790 --> 00:36:48,660 Unless it gets an infusion of vertion particles, 564 00:36:48,830 --> 00:36:51,750 and I mean soon, l don't think so. 565 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,290 [RUMBLING 566 00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:02,970 Captain, all of our systems are back online. 567 00:37:03,140 --> 00:37:05,060 We're moving again, at warp 9. 568 00:37:06,930 --> 00:37:08,850 Let's get back to the Bridge. 569 00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:15,940 Whoo-hee! That was a close one, wasn't it? 570 00:37:16,110 --> 00:37:17,360 Where are we going now? 571 00:37:17,530 --> 00:37:19,990 Well, to New Vertiform City, of course. 572 00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:22,110 - Data to captain. PICARD [OVER COM]: Picard here. 573 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:26,620 The train has returned to normal, sir. Our destination is New Vertiform City. 574 00:37:27,580 --> 00:37:28,620 What's our course? 575 00:37:28,790 --> 00:37:30,660 We're headed for the Cordannas system. 576 00:37:30,830 --> 00:37:32,330 Another white dwarf star. 577 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,500 It's the nearest one to our last position. 578 00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:37,250 Captain, we have a problem. 579 00:37:39,220 --> 00:37:40,300 Even at warp 9, 580 00:37:40,470 --> 00:37:42,840 the Cordannas system is over 12 hours from here. 581 00:37:43,890 --> 00:37:45,890 Will the object in the cargo bay survive that long? 582 00:37:46,060 --> 00:37:47,930 Yes, sir, but that's not the problem. 583 00:37:48,100 --> 00:37:50,640 The ship has diverted all of our systems to maximum propulsion, 584 00:37:50,810 --> 00:37:52,190 including life support. 585 00:37:52,350 --> 00:37:55,270 We have less than two hours of reserve oxygen. 586 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,770 Mr. Data, we have to stop the Enterprise. 587 00:37:57,940 --> 00:38:00,190 That means you have to get control of the train. 588 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:01,950 DATA [OVER COM]: Understood, sir. 589 00:38:02,110 --> 00:38:04,200 The ship is looking for vertion particles, 590 00:38:04,370 --> 00:38:06,870 and it believes that the Cordannas system is the closest source. 591 00:38:07,030 --> 00:38:08,870 Is there any possibility of anything closer? 592 00:38:09,290 --> 00:38:12,540 White dwarf stars are the only natural sources of vertion, sir. 593 00:38:12,710 --> 00:38:15,830 Then what about artificial ones? Can you create the particles? 594 00:38:18,090 --> 00:38:19,670 How did the conductor stop the train? 595 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:21,630 There is a braking lever in the engine room. 596 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:22,840 Let's go. 597 00:38:23,010 --> 00:38:25,430 HAYSEED: Sorry, folks, but you ain't going nowhere. 598 00:38:25,590 --> 00:38:27,970 [PASSENGERS CHATTERING] 599 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:34,020 LA FORGE: I've narrowed the search down to the MacPherson Nebula, 600 00:38:34,190 --> 00:38:35,980 which is a supernova remnant, and Dikon Alpha, 601 00:38:36,150 --> 00:38:37,860 which is a Class-9 pulsar. 602 00:38:38,020 --> 00:38:40,070 They're both fairly close to our current flight path, 603 00:38:40,230 --> 00:38:42,030 and either one could produce vertion particles 604 00:38:42,190 --> 00:38:44,740 if we detonated a modified photon torpedo inside it. 605 00:38:44,910 --> 00:38:47,320 Vertions usually occur in miniscule amounts. 606 00:38:47,490 --> 00:38:50,080 Do you think either phenomena could produce enough of it? 607 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:51,290 It's really hard to say. 608 00:38:51,450 --> 00:38:53,370 I can't guarantee that we can create them at all. 609 00:38:53,540 --> 00:38:55,460 Well, we've gotta give it a try. 610 00:38:55,620 --> 00:38:59,040 The nebula or the pulsar. It's your choice, Mr. La Forge. 611 00:38:59,750 --> 00:39:01,300 I say go with the nebula. 612 00:39:01,460 --> 00:39:04,670 Very well. Begin the torpedo modifications. 613 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,930 Now, let's see if we can get this ship to go where we want. 614 00:39:10,510 --> 00:39:13,890 Please listen to me. We understand what's happening. 615 00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:16,060 We know you have to get to New Vertiform City, 616 00:39:16,230 --> 00:39:17,980 and we want to help you get there. 617 00:39:18,150 --> 00:39:20,230 Well, I don't know. 618 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,070 Please, we're your friends. 619 00:39:23,240 --> 00:39:25,780 You're really gonna help us get to New Vertiform City? 620 00:39:25,950 --> 00:39:27,660 I promise. 621 00:39:27,820 --> 00:39:30,330 Well, okay. But just one of you. 622 00:39:30,490 --> 00:39:33,040 The rest, stay here. 623 00:39:42,130 --> 00:39:43,300 That's far enough. 624 00:39:43,460 --> 00:39:46,300 Sorry to spoil your party, pal. It's nothing personal. 625 00:39:46,470 --> 00:39:49,140 I can get us there more quickly. I know a shorter route. 626 00:39:49,300 --> 00:39:51,640 Don't listen to him, he's up to something. 627 00:39:51,810 --> 00:39:52,970 A shorter route? 628 00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:55,310 Yes, if you will let me handle the controls. 629 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,230 Don't do it. 630 00:39:57,770 --> 00:40:01,820 Well, we're already behind schedule. 631 00:40:01,980 --> 00:40:04,570 If you could get us there on time... 632 00:40:04,940 --> 00:40:08,200 All right, go on, but no funny stuff. 633 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:09,910 Data to Captain Picard. 634 00:40:10,070 --> 00:40:12,160 I have taken control of the engine room. 635 00:40:12,330 --> 00:40:13,870 Stand by. 636 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:15,660 Are we within sensor range of the nebula? 637 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:17,750 Yes, captain, we are. 638 00:40:18,170 --> 00:40:21,420 Mr. Data, I need you to slow us to impulse speed. 639 00:40:21,790 --> 00:40:24,000 I will attempt to do so. 640 00:40:24,630 --> 00:40:27,050 I hope you know what you're doing. 641 00:40:28,470 --> 00:40:31,640 [STEAM HlSSING] 642 00:40:32,850 --> 00:40:35,310 [GRINDING] 643 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:48,650 PICARD: Are the modifications to the torpedoes complete? 644 00:40:48,820 --> 00:40:50,410 Aye, sir. 645 00:40:50,870 --> 00:40:52,740 Launch torpedo. 646 00:41:01,830 --> 00:41:03,710 It's working, captain. 647 00:41:05,050 --> 00:41:08,050 The reaction is producing vertion particles. 648 00:41:11,090 --> 00:41:13,720 Well, what do you know? We're here. 649 00:41:13,890 --> 00:41:15,560 New Vertiform City. 650 00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:17,310 [CONDUCTOR LAUGHS] 651 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:18,890 [TRAIN WHlSTLE WAlLING] 652 00:41:23,060 --> 00:41:25,020 The nodes are deactivating all over the ship. 653 00:41:25,190 --> 00:41:27,730 All our systems are beginning to function normally again. 654 00:41:27,900 --> 00:41:29,570 Then the purpose of the ship's intelligence 655 00:41:29,740 --> 00:41:32,820 was simply to bring this life form into being. 656 00:41:32,990 --> 00:41:36,280 There are some species whose sole purpose is to reproduce. 657 00:41:36,450 --> 00:41:39,040 Once they finally procreate, they die. 658 00:41:39,210 --> 00:41:40,660 Captain. 659 00:42:05,690 --> 00:42:08,610 [PASSENGERS LAUGHlNG AND CHATTERING] 660 00:42:13,740 --> 00:42:15,280 PICARD: Captain's log, supplemental. 661 00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:17,530 The Enterprise is back under our control. 662 00:42:17,700 --> 00:42:20,620 All traces of the emergent intelligence are gone, 663 00:42:20,790 --> 00:42:24,670 and the object it created has disappeared into space. 664 00:42:28,250 --> 00:42:30,050 [DOOR CHIMES] 665 00:42:30,260 --> 00:42:31,670 Come. 666 00:42:33,970 --> 00:42:36,800 Captain, l am staging a scene from The Tempest 667 00:42:36,970 --> 00:42:38,600 this evening for a small audience. 668 00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:40,060 I would like for you to attend. 669 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:42,930 I would be honored. What scene? 670 00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:45,650 Miranda's first encounter with other human beings. 671 00:42:48,650 --> 00:42:52,440 Oh, brave new world that has such people in it. 672 00:42:53,450 --> 00:42:55,360 It seemed appropriate. 673 00:42:58,950 --> 00:43:02,870 Captain, you took a substantial risk in allowing the Enterprise 674 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:05,830 to complete its task. 675 00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:07,670 Why do you say that? 676 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,250 Because the end result was unknown. 677 00:43:10,420 --> 00:43:12,510 The object could have been dangerous. 678 00:43:12,670 --> 00:43:14,630 It may, in fact, be dangerous. 679 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,800 And I have allowed it to go off on its merry way. 680 00:43:17,970 --> 00:43:19,010 Yes, sir. 681 00:43:19,180 --> 00:43:21,890 The intelligence that was formed on the Enterprise 682 00:43:22,060 --> 00:43:25,350 didn't just come out of the ship's systems. 683 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:26,690 It came from us. 684 00:43:26,850 --> 00:43:29,520 From our mission records, personal logs, 685 00:43:29,690 --> 00:43:32,530 holodeck programs, our fantasies. 686 00:43:32,690 --> 00:43:35,110 Now, if our experiences with the Enterprise 687 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:38,820 have been honorable, can't we trust that the sum 688 00:43:38,990 --> 00:43:42,450 of those experiences will be the same? 689 00:43:46,080 --> 00:43:47,120 Hmm.