1 00:00:08,272 --> 00:00:08,272 Previously on 2 00:00:08,307 --> 00:00:10,343 Star Trek: Discovery... 3 00:00:10,342 --> 00:00:10,342 Section 31? 4 00:00:10,377 --> 00:00:12,679 Shes tracking a suspected murderer. 5 00:00:12,711 --> 00:00:14,147 Mr. Spock is one of mine. 6 00:00:14,179 --> 00:00:15,414 I think there may be a connection between Spock 7 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:17,449 and the signals around the universe. 8 00:00:17,484 --> 00:00:20,420 Spock drew those images. 9 00:00:20,417 --> 00:00:20,417 What is it? 10 00:00:20,452 --> 00:00:22,222 He called it the Red Angel. 11 00:00:22,254 --> 00:00:24,157 That vision changed him forever. 12 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:25,492 Ive seen this angel, too. 13 00:00:25,524 --> 00:00:26,859 I watched Tyler kill you. 14 00:00:26,893 --> 00:00:28,561 I held your body. 15 00:00:28,594 --> 00:00:30,163 He is alive. 16 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:32,531 Were getting you out of here. 17 00:00:36,402 --> 00:00:38,170 Something has grabbed us out of warp, sir. 18 00:00:38,204 --> 00:00:39,238 Were locked into place. 19 00:00:39,271 --> 00:00:40,489 Some kind of a life-form? 20 00:00:40,524 --> 00:00:41,707 It must need something. 21 00:00:41,740 --> 00:00:43,308 Its trying to send us a message. 22 00:00:43,343 --> 00:00:45,512 Because it wants to be remembered, preserve 23 00:00:45,545 --> 00:00:46,479 its history using 24 00:00:46,514 --> 00:00:47,414 Discovery. 25 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:51,384 Its final act was to save us. 26 00:00:51,417 --> 00:00:52,851 We have recorded everything 27 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:54,720 it has seen and experienced. 28 00:00:54,753 --> 00:00:56,856 The Sphere is triggering the Kelpien biological 29 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:58,892 process known as 30 00:00:58,889 --> 00:00:58,889 Vaharai. 31 00:00:58,924 --> 00:01:00,627 Signals when Kelpiens are 32 00:01:00,659 --> 00:01:02,594 ready for slaughter by the Baul, 33 00:01:02,628 --> 00:01:03,862 the predator species 34 00:01:03,896 --> 00:01:05,465 on my homeworld of Kaminar. 35 00:01:05,498 --> 00:01:08,233 You are the only one who knows me. 36 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,302 You replaced the sister I had on Kaminar. 37 00:01:10,335 --> 00:01:12,171 Your vital signs have returned to normal. 38 00:01:12,204 --> 00:01:14,674 I have never felt this way before. 39 00:01:14,706 --> 00:01:16,909 Fear is gone. 40 00:01:16,942 --> 00:01:22,248 What my people have accepted as the truth is a lie? 41 00:01:31,757 --> 00:01:35,462 We all come from somewhere. 42 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:45,371 We carry that place with us wherever we go. 43 00:01:58,984 --> 00:02:02,721 That never leaves our hearts. 44 00:02:02,754 --> 00:02:04,757 Not entirely. 45 00:02:14,266 --> 00:02:15,401 Hows it going in here? 46 00:02:15,435 --> 00:02:16,802 Oh, my- well, 47 00:02:16,836 --> 00:02:18,638 without Airiam, we would have spent months 48 00:02:18,670 --> 00:02:20,306 trying to sort through the Spheres data. 49 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:21,674 But none of us can predict... 50 00:02:21,707 --> 00:02:22,975 Okay, look at this. This is incredible. 51 00:02:23,009 --> 00:02:24,544 ...where our voyage will lead. 52 00:02:24,576 --> 00:02:26,312 The data collection of the Sphere isnt random. 53 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:27,813 Oh, no, its not random at all. 54 00:02:27,847 --> 00:02:31,283 Its actually an impossibly sophisticated repository 55 00:02:31,317 --> 00:02:35,687 of... like, a slice of the galaxys history. 56 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:38,258 Its like this delicious slice of galaxy pie. 57 00:02:38,290 --> 00:02:41,927 We may suffer losses along the way, 58 00:02:41,961 --> 00:02:46,199 but we can hope to learn and grow from those experiences. 59 00:02:48,735 --> 00:02:53,239 And from those who accompany us 60 00:02:53,274 --> 00:02:53,274 on our journey. 61 00:03:08,987 --> 00:03:10,956 It is almost inconceivable 62 00:03:10,990 --> 00:03:15,027 to have you back with us, Dr. Culber. 63 00:03:15,061 --> 00:03:18,531 Inconceivable, yeah. 64 00:03:18,564 --> 00:03:23,002 There isnt a test or a, a scan Dr. Pollard hasnt run on me. 65 00:03:23,036 --> 00:03:24,537 Well, you appear yourself. 66 00:03:24,570 --> 00:03:26,573 Well, I dont feel like myself. 67 00:03:30,475 --> 00:03:34,479 Enduring something no one thought possible 68 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:39,651 can be transformative. 69 00:03:39,686 --> 00:03:42,354 Perhaps, 70 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:46,859 perhaps, in feeling less like you were, 71 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:52,564 you are more like who you were meant to become. 72 00:03:52,598 --> 00:03:54,667 Commander Saru? 73 00:03:54,700 --> 00:03:57,670 Your results. 74 00:03:57,704 --> 00:04:00,806 The most evident anatomical change from the Kelpien advent 75 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:01,591 of your 76 00:04:01,626 --> 00:04:01,983 Vahar... 77 00:04:02,018 --> 00:04:02,340 Vaharai. 78 00:04:02,375 --> 00:04:03,643 Thank you. 79 00:04:03,675 --> 00:04:05,411 With the loss of your threat ganglia, 80 00:04:05,444 --> 00:04:08,480 the cartilage that housed it is reorganizing to accommodate 81 00:04:08,514 --> 00:04:10,616 a new type of keratin-based tissue. 82 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:12,752 It looks like spikes growing in like teeth. 83 00:04:12,784 --> 00:04:14,787 Does that sound right? 84 00:04:15,955 --> 00:04:18,057 I would not know. 85 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:24,529 Did you discover anything that might affect me psychologically? 86 00:04:24,564 --> 00:04:27,466 These are your neurotransmitter expression patterns, 87 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:28,867 last year versus today. 88 00:04:28,901 --> 00:04:30,937 With you as my only Kelpien specimen- 89 00:04:30,970 --> 00:04:33,538 forgive the term- its difficult to say 90 00:04:33,572 --> 00:04:34,906 with certainty what these changes mean. 91 00:04:34,941 --> 00:04:36,608 But if I had to guess, 92 00:04:36,643 --> 00:04:38,978 Id say your fear responses are being repressed. 93 00:04:46,853 --> 00:04:50,689 What is a Kelpien without fear? 94 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:54,060 I am losing the very thing that defines me. 95 00:04:56,095 --> 00:04:58,697 I am stumbling in the dark. 96 00:04:58,730 --> 00:05:00,833 And yet I cannot help but feel 97 00:05:00,867 --> 00:05:03,836 that somewhere within the unknown, 98 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:07,572 there is purpose. 99 00:05:07,607 --> 00:05:11,644 And that we are being guided toward it. 100 00:05:11,677 --> 00:05:13,646 Its Section 31s position 101 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,915 that if the entity were calling the Red Angel 102 00:05:15,947 --> 00:05:17,582 is in fact generating these signals, 103 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:20,720 its also capable of time incursions. 104 00:05:20,752 --> 00:05:23,588 And should be considered dangerous. 105 00:05:23,622 --> 00:05:25,524 So far, these signals have led the 106 00:05:25,522 --> 00:05:25,522 Discovery 107 00:05:25,557 --> 00:05:26,992 on two rescue missions. 108 00:05:27,026 --> 00:05:28,860 Or two catastrophic events. 109 00:05:28,894 --> 00:05:30,762 Does the Angel merely appear at these crisis points, 110 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:32,865 or is it creating them? 111 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:34,766 We have to consider both options. 112 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,468 So lets consider. 113 00:05:36,502 --> 00:05:39,072 The Red Angel appeared on Earth and transported people 114 00:05:39,105 --> 00:05:41,641 to Terralysium only moments before 115 00:05:41,673 --> 00:05:43,909 they would have died in a nuclear blast. 116 00:05:43,942 --> 00:05:45,644 It also guided Spock to rescue me when I was 117 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:46,561 a child on Vulcan. 118 00:05:46,596 --> 00:05:47,480 Ive seen the drawings 119 00:05:47,512 --> 00:05:50,149 from Spocks time in the psychiatric unit. 120 00:05:50,182 --> 00:05:52,819 Look, can either of you say for sure 121 00:05:52,851 --> 00:05:54,887 this thing didnt cause his nervous breakdown? 122 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,656 Spock made no mention of the Red Angel 123 00:05:56,689 --> 00:05:58,624 when he asked for leave from the 124 00:05:58,623 --> 00:05:58,623 Enterprise. 125 00:05:58,658 --> 00:06:00,892 But Agent Tylers correct, Captain. 126 00:06:00,927 --> 00:06:02,627 With so few data points, it is impossible 127 00:06:02,661 --> 00:06:06,499 to draw conclusions based on its nature and motivations. 128 00:06:06,531 --> 00:06:07,834 We need more information. 129 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:09,468 What we need is Spock. 130 00:06:09,502 --> 00:06:11,536 Captain Leland has devoted significant 131 00:06:11,571 --> 00:06:13,673 Section 31 resources to finding him. 132 00:06:13,706 --> 00:06:16,709 But were coming up empty-handed. 133 00:06:16,742 --> 00:06:18,577 As his sister, can you think of anywhere 134 00:06:18,610 --> 00:06:19,978 Spock might have gone? 135 00:06:20,012 --> 00:06:21,848 Someplace we might not have thought to look? 136 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,548 SARU Captain, 137 00:06:23,582 --> 00:06:25,184 you are needed on the bridge. 138 00:06:25,183 --> 00:06:25,183 What is it? 139 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:27,420 We have detected a new signal. 140 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:34,526 Where is it this time? 141 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,096 Outside of Federation space. 142 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:42,468 Ah. 143 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:45,605 Acquiring coordinates. 144 00:06:45,637 --> 00:06:47,206 On screen. 145 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,074 We have a lock, sir. 146 00:06:49,108 --> 00:06:51,543 The signal is over an M-class planet. 147 00:06:51,576 --> 00:06:53,980 Its listed in the Federation database as... 148 00:06:54,015 --> 00:06:54,015 Kaminar. 149 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:57,216 Commander Saru, thats... 150 00:06:57,215 --> 00:06:57,215 Yes. 151 00:06:57,250 --> 00:07:00,952 Kaminar is my homeworld. 152 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:18,471 ♪ 153 00:07:45,898 --> 00:07:48,768 ♪ 154 00:08:16,127 --> 00:08:18,930 ♪ 155 00:08:32,979 --> 00:08:34,463 (original 156 00:08:34,498 --> 00:08:35,222 Star Trek 157 00:08:35,257 --> 00:08:35,947 theme plays) 158 00:08:56,369 --> 00:09:00,306 Kaminar is populated by two sentient species: 159 00:09:00,339 --> 00:09:03,676 my people- the Kelpiens- and the Baul. 160 00:09:03,708 --> 00:09:05,711 The Baul are your predators. 161 00:09:07,145 --> 00:09:09,615 The Baul achieved warp capability 20 years ago. 162 00:09:09,614 --> 00:09:09,614 Archimedes 163 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:12,250 made first contact with them 164 00:09:12,284 --> 00:09:14,253 after receiving a transmission from Kaminar. 165 00:09:14,287 --> 00:09:16,187 But once communication was established, 166 00:09:16,221 --> 00:09:17,756 the Baul High Council proved hostile. 167 00:09:17,789 --> 00:09:19,158 So why did the Baul send 168 00:09:19,191 --> 00:09:20,993 a transmission in the first place? 169 00:09:21,027 --> 00:09:22,161 They... 170 00:09:22,193 --> 00:09:24,163 did not. 171 00:09:24,196 --> 00:09:27,933 That transmission was from me. 172 00:09:27,966 --> 00:09:30,336 I coopted the Bauls technology 173 00:09:30,369 --> 00:09:33,739 in order to send a message, with the hope 174 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:36,642 that someone, somewhere, would receive it. 175 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:38,844 And that someone was Captain Georgiou. 176 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:41,080 She was a lieutenant then, 177 00:09:41,113 --> 00:09:42,531 serving on the 178 00:09:42,566 --> 00:09:43,950 Archimedes. 179 00:09:43,982 --> 00:09:45,817 Were it not for her, I would have been unable 180 00:09:45,850 --> 00:09:49,054 to flee Kaminar or be granted asylum. 181 00:09:50,088 --> 00:09:53,359 I promised never to return. 182 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,361 That was the price of knowledge. 183 00:09:56,394 --> 00:09:58,331 And now, of the billions of planets 184 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:00,332 in our galaxy, the signal just happens 185 00:10:00,365 --> 00:10:04,169 to show up above the homeworld of my first officer. 186 00:10:04,167 --> 00:10:04,167 What are the odds? 187 00:10:04,202 --> 00:10:07,306 It certainly isnt random. 188 00:10:07,305 --> 00:10:07,305 Discoverys 189 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:10,308 taken a serious interest in the Red Angel. 190 00:10:10,342 --> 00:10:11,844 Could be its returning the favor. 191 00:10:11,876 --> 00:10:13,778 Thats a leap. Commander Saru, 192 00:10:13,812 --> 00:10:16,081 are there angels of any sort in Kelpien culture? 193 00:10:16,115 --> 00:10:19,317 Kelpiens believe only in the Great Balance, 194 00:10:19,351 --> 00:10:21,253 which, if upset, would devastate 195 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:24,090 the fragile ecosystem of our planet. 196 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:29,361 And we are taught that the Baul are the keepers of this balance. 197 00:10:29,394 --> 00:10:32,197 Do the Kelpiens worship the Baul? 198 00:10:32,230 --> 00:10:35,201 It is their superior technology, of which Kelpiens live in awe, 199 00:10:35,234 --> 00:10:38,037 that allows the Baul mastery over my people. 200 00:10:38,070 --> 00:10:40,105 They hide behind it. 201 00:10:40,139 --> 00:10:43,075 No Kelpien has even seen a Baul in living memory. 202 00:10:43,109 --> 00:10:44,943 It is the same technology 203 00:10:44,976 --> 00:10:47,078 they use to keep Starfleet at arms length. 204 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:49,248 So we shouldnt expect a warm welcome. 205 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,116 The Baul are, by nature, isolationist. 206 00:10:51,149 --> 00:10:52,985 And theyre committed to preserving 207 00:10:53,020 --> 00:10:54,169 the status quo on Kaminar. 208 00:10:54,204 --> 00:10:55,354 Well, they must have seen 209 00:10:55,353 --> 00:10:55,353 the signal, too. 210 00:10:55,388 --> 00:10:58,323 Maybe they wouldnt mind an offer to share information. 211 00:10:58,356 --> 00:10:59,557 Depending on how theyre approached. 212 00:10:59,591 --> 00:11:02,394 Well, lets knock on the front door and see if they answer. 213 00:11:02,427 --> 00:11:05,264 And then what? Just ask nicely? 214 00:11:05,297 --> 00:11:09,100 Well, as unexpected guests, it never hurts to be polite. 215 00:11:15,474 --> 00:11:18,144 Prepare to disengage warp power. 216 00:11:18,177 --> 00:11:20,779 Sir, stopping out of warp above Kaminar. 217 00:11:27,219 --> 00:11:28,888 The signal disappeared 218 00:11:28,921 --> 00:11:30,355 before we arrived. 219 00:11:30,389 --> 00:11:31,923 What else is new? 220 00:11:31,956 --> 00:11:34,293 Mr. Bryce, hail the Baul on all channels. 221 00:11:34,326 --> 00:11:37,296 Commander Burnham, run planetary and full-spectrum scans 222 00:11:37,328 --> 00:11:39,164 on anything resembling our elusive angel. 223 00:11:39,197 --> 00:11:41,299 And any power source capable of generating these signals. 224 00:11:41,332 --> 00:11:43,068 The Baul are not responding, sir. 225 00:11:43,101 --> 00:11:45,171 Thats not entirely true, sir. 226 00:11:45,203 --> 00:11:47,505 Theyre scanning our weapons systems. 227 00:11:47,539 --> 00:11:49,908 Just our weapons systems. 228 00:11:49,942 --> 00:11:52,845 So much for knocking on the front door. 229 00:11:52,843 --> 00:11:52,843 Maybe the Baul just 230 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:54,480 havent learned the importance of a good first impression. 231 00:11:54,478 --> 00:11:54,478 Burnham? 232 00:11:54,513 --> 00:11:57,048 I see no indication the Red Angel was here. 233 00:11:57,082 --> 00:12:00,186 Or any immediate danger to the planet. 234 00:12:00,184 --> 00:12:00,184 Then why are we here? Anybody? 235 00:12:00,219 --> 00:12:02,187 Youre assuming the signals only appear for a reason. 236 00:12:02,221 --> 00:12:04,190 Yes, Mr. Tyler, thats exactly what Im assuming. 237 00:12:04,222 --> 00:12:06,826 Why wont the Baul respond? 238 00:12:06,824 --> 00:12:06,824 Perhaps, 239 00:12:06,859 --> 00:12:09,928 as I have said, it is because they are oppressors. 240 00:12:09,961 --> 00:12:12,264 And even had the Baul answered our hails, 241 00:12:12,298 --> 00:12:14,799 why would you trust those who have enslaved my people 242 00:12:14,833 --> 00:12:16,402 for centuries with fear and lies? 243 00:12:18,169 --> 00:12:20,105 Your insights are invaluable, 244 00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:21,807 Mr. Saru. 245 00:12:21,841 --> 00:12:23,408 But the signal appeared here. 246 00:12:23,442 --> 00:12:25,344 And maybe the Red Angel, too. 247 00:12:25,376 --> 00:12:27,379 If you have any idea how I could make inquiries without... 248 00:12:27,413 --> 00:12:29,380 There is a Kelpien priest in every village. 249 00:12:29,414 --> 00:12:31,549 Priests not only serve as intermediaries 250 00:12:31,583 --> 00:12:34,385 between us and the Baul, but they also connect 251 00:12:34,419 --> 00:12:37,255 all of our extended communities together. 252 00:12:37,288 --> 00:12:38,923 So if the Red Angel appeared on Kaminar, 253 00:12:38,957 --> 00:12:41,159 then a priest might be able to tell us about it. 254 00:12:41,192 --> 00:12:43,229 Wouldnt that be a violation of General Order 1? 255 00:12:43,226 --> 00:12:43,226 Though the Kelpiens 256 00:12:43,261 --> 00:12:45,197 arent warp capable, theyve seen warp-capable technology 257 00:12:45,230 --> 00:12:46,365 through the Baul, 258 00:12:46,398 --> 00:12:48,834 and they know about spaceflight. 259 00:12:48,868 --> 00:12:51,070 First contact with the Kelpiens by Starfleet 260 00:12:51,102 --> 00:12:52,571 is a judgment call, 261 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:54,572 but our mission to investigate these signals 262 00:12:54,606 --> 00:12:56,075 would seem to require it. 263 00:12:56,107 --> 00:12:57,375 We can stretch General Order 1, 264 00:12:57,408 --> 00:12:58,911 but lets try not to break it in the process. 265 00:12:58,943 --> 00:12:59,912 Burnham, 266 00:12:59,945 --> 00:13:01,113 as a xenoanthropologist, 267 00:13:01,147 --> 00:13:02,347 I think youre uniquely qualified 268 00:13:02,380 --> 00:13:04,082 to talk to a village priest. 269 00:13:04,115 --> 00:13:05,451 Sir, 270 00:13:05,484 --> 00:13:07,485 I am the logical choice. 271 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:09,187 I offer my experience. 272 00:13:09,221 --> 00:13:10,623 To disregard it is to disregard the suffering 273 00:13:10,655 --> 00:13:12,625 of generations of Kelpiens. 274 00:13:12,658 --> 00:13:14,527 Given all that suffering, 275 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,528 youre the most complicated choice. 276 00:13:16,562 --> 00:13:19,365 Do you doubt my ability to carry out the mission? 277 00:13:19,398 --> 00:13:20,566 Of course not. 278 00:13:20,599 --> 00:13:22,033 But at present, we lack a full understanding 279 00:13:22,067 --> 00:13:23,869 of the biological... 280 00:13:23,903 --> 00:13:26,404 and behavioral changes youre undergoing. 281 00:13:26,437 --> 00:13:30,275 I can assure you, Captain, I am still very much myself. 282 00:13:30,308 --> 00:13:32,110 I can only imagine the pressure you might feel to share 283 00:13:32,144 --> 00:13:34,279 the truth with your people about 284 00:13:34,277 --> 00:13:34,277 Vaharai. 285 00:13:34,312 --> 00:13:35,581 Are you suggesting that I might be incapable 286 00:13:35,614 --> 00:13:37,149 of following Starfleet regulations? 287 00:13:37,182 --> 00:13:39,418 Or that I would disobey your orders? 288 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:45,323 Captain. 289 00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:49,461 Kelpiens have no knowledge of Starfleet 290 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:52,163 or any other inhabited worlds. 291 00:13:52,197 --> 00:13:53,932 Even though General Order 1 allows contact, 292 00:13:53,966 --> 00:13:57,036 my arrival could come as a complete shock to them. 293 00:13:57,068 --> 00:14:01,273 Commander Saru would be invaluable to have by my side. 294 00:14:01,307 --> 00:14:03,609 All right. 295 00:14:03,642 --> 00:14:07,046 But Ill remind you both, were here to gather information 296 00:14:07,078 --> 00:14:08,913 about the signals and the Red Angel, 297 00:14:08,947 --> 00:14:12,384 not start a war between the Kelpiens and the Baul. 298 00:14:14,220 --> 00:14:17,288 Mr. Saru? 299 00:14:17,322 --> 00:14:21,659 My duty, first and foremost, is to 300 00:14:21,659 --> 00:14:21,659 Discoverys 301 00:14:21,658 --> 00:14:21,658 mission, sir. 302 00:14:21,693 --> 00:14:23,428 I never doubt that. 303 00:14:25,397 --> 00:14:26,932 Start in your own village. 304 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:28,333 Maybe theyll be glad to see you. 305 00:14:35,006 --> 00:14:36,609 So, uh, 306 00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:39,945 what did the scan say? 307 00:14:39,979 --> 00:14:42,514 Read em yourself. 308 00:14:45,683 --> 00:14:48,220 All normal. 309 00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:49,488 Youre you. 310 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,322 Yes and no. 311 00:14:51,356 --> 00:14:53,658 Brain patterns and neural impulses are identical, 312 00:14:53,692 --> 00:14:55,027 but this body 313 00:14:55,059 --> 00:14:57,495 was entirely reconstituted from your DNA. 314 00:14:57,528 --> 00:15:01,634 Its brand-new down to the last molecule. You are, 315 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:04,702 for lack of a better word, pristine. 316 00:15:09,475 --> 00:15:13,044 My scar, its gone. 317 00:15:13,077 --> 00:15:14,245 It is? 318 00:15:14,279 --> 00:15:16,514 I hadnt noticed that. 319 00:15:16,513 --> 00:15:16,513 What scar? 320 00:15:16,548 --> 00:15:18,650 Oh, the scar he chose to keep. 321 00:15:18,683 --> 00:15:20,184 You never told her the story? 322 00:15:20,219 --> 00:15:24,657 He was hiking the cliffs of Cabo Rojo, alone. 323 00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:26,225 I was 16... 324 00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:28,494 And apparently indestructible. 325 00:15:28,527 --> 00:15:30,062 The path he was on gave way, 326 00:15:30,095 --> 00:15:31,697 and he fell 30 meters. 327 00:15:32,630 --> 00:15:33,765 15, actually. 328 00:15:33,798 --> 00:15:35,466 Well, enough to puncture your shoulder. 329 00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:37,201 He wouldve bled out, too, 330 00:15:37,235 --> 00:15:39,138 if it werent for a certain Dr. Kashkooli, 331 00:15:39,171 --> 00:15:41,005 who was half a kilometer behind him. 332 00:15:41,039 --> 00:15:43,609 She risked her own life to climb down and help him. 333 00:15:43,642 --> 00:15:45,610 She stitched his wound up with a fishing line. 334 00:15:45,644 --> 00:15:47,379 Gave him a very 335 00:15:47,413 --> 00:15:49,380 sexy scar 336 00:15:49,414 --> 00:15:51,417 and inspired him to go to medical school 337 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:54,519 and become the man he is today. 338 00:15:57,322 --> 00:15:58,657 It is weird not seeing it on you. 339 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:01,460 So, um... 340 00:16:03,328 --> 00:16:05,431 ...i-if my senses feel a little off, its... 341 00:16:05,464 --> 00:16:07,633 Its because your new nervous system is still adjusting. 342 00:16:07,666 --> 00:16:11,135 Id like to continue monitoring you, but I believe 343 00:16:11,169 --> 00:16:14,072 youre ready to resume your normal life soon. 344 00:16:36,427 --> 00:16:37,696 That pylon. 345 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:40,432 It isnt Kelpien, is it? 346 00:16:41,432 --> 00:16:43,201 No. 347 00:16:43,235 --> 00:16:47,673 The Baul have erected one in each village to observe us. 348 00:16:47,706 --> 00:16:50,542 It has earned them a fitting name among my people: 349 00:16:50,576 --> 00:16:53,445 the Watchful Eye. 350 00:16:53,479 --> 00:16:56,849 This pylon is connected to an incredibly vast network. 351 00:16:56,881 --> 00:16:59,751 Must have taken the Baul generations 352 00:16:59,784 --> 00:17:02,153 to integrate their technology and ideology 353 00:17:02,187 --> 00:17:03,855 into Kelpien society. 354 00:17:03,889 --> 00:17:07,092 Our two species have become so intertwined that, 355 00:17:07,125 --> 00:17:09,094 outside their technology, 356 00:17:09,127 --> 00:17:11,529 it is difficult to discern what is purely us 357 00:17:11,563 --> 00:17:14,199 and what is distinctly them. 358 00:17:14,232 --> 00:17:16,701 Where is everyone? 359 00:17:16,734 --> 00:17:19,505 The days work is done. 360 00:17:19,538 --> 00:17:21,740 It will soon be nightfall. 361 00:17:21,773 --> 00:17:24,777 Kelpiens rarely venture out in the dark. 362 00:17:28,212 --> 00:17:30,348 I led this life once. 363 00:17:30,382 --> 00:17:33,352 If I didnt know your people were oppressed, 364 00:17:33,384 --> 00:17:35,653 Id think Kaminar was a paradise. 365 00:17:35,686 --> 00:17:37,522 Well, in many ways, it is. 366 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:40,259 We live in harmony with each other, 367 00:17:40,291 --> 00:17:42,427 in a world without hunger or poverty. 368 00:17:43,929 --> 00:17:45,530 The only violence we know is the culling, 369 00:17:45,564 --> 00:17:48,333 which Kelpiens have been misled to accept 370 00:17:48,366 --> 00:17:51,403 as a mercy by the Baul. 371 00:17:51,436 --> 00:17:56,375 And our priests sustain that belief. 372 00:17:56,407 --> 00:17:59,144 Didnt you say your father was a priest? 373 00:17:59,177 --> 00:18:01,547 Yes, he was a collaborator, 374 00:18:01,579 --> 00:18:05,150 albeit an unwitting one, 375 00:18:05,183 --> 00:18:08,319 enforcing the grip the Baul had on my people. 376 00:18:14,358 --> 00:18:16,394 Saru... 377 00:18:17,395 --> 00:18:21,599 For 18 years, 378 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:24,536 I dreamt of returning to my village. 379 00:18:24,569 --> 00:18:28,272 It has not changed at all. 380 00:18:28,307 --> 00:18:31,375 But I see it... 381 00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:33,412 quite differently now. 382 00:18:53,699 --> 00:18:55,800 These are the same flowers from your quarters. 383 00:18:55,834 --> 00:18:57,769 Fredalia, yes. 384 00:18:57,802 --> 00:19:00,404 They do not grow quite so well on a starship. 385 00:19:30,602 --> 00:19:32,570 Brother? 386 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:34,205 Siranna! 387 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:37,910 Saru! 388 00:19:37,942 --> 00:19:40,546 Youre alive. 389 00:19:40,578 --> 00:19:42,980 Oh, but how? 390 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:44,583 We thought you were dead. 391 00:19:44,615 --> 00:19:46,317 Taken by the Watchful Eye for questions 392 00:19:46,351 --> 00:19:47,486 you should not have asked. 393 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:49,654 Oh... 394 00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:52,758 Where have you been all this time? 395 00:19:52,790 --> 00:19:57,729 Siranna, 18 years ago, 396 00:19:57,762 --> 00:20:00,365 I thought I could find my future in the stars, 397 00:20:00,398 --> 00:20:04,036 and I did. Uh... 398 00:20:07,905 --> 00:20:11,876 I was welcomed 399 00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:14,512 by an interstellar service called Starfleet, 400 00:20:14,546 --> 00:20:18,849 committed to peace and the exploration of our galaxy. 401 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,452 An organization far more powerful than the Baul. 402 00:20:23,488 --> 00:20:25,324 I found a new life. 403 00:20:32,830 --> 00:20:34,499 What are you? 404 00:20:34,532 --> 00:20:38,436 Im human. My name is Michael. 405 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:41,640 I come from a planet called Earth, 406 00:20:41,673 --> 00:20:44,843 and I work with your brother on the starship 407 00:20:44,878 --> 00:20:44,878 Discovery. 408 00:20:46,444 --> 00:20:49,748 How is it that we can understand one another? 409 00:20:49,780 --> 00:20:51,983 This device. 410 00:20:52,017 --> 00:20:54,353 Its able to translate over a thousand languages. 411 00:20:54,385 --> 00:20:57,823 You mean to say there are a thousand life-forms out there? 412 00:20:57,855 --> 00:21:01,593 Oh, not just a thousand- hundreds of thousands. 413 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:29,855 So different and yet... 414 00:21:35,926 --> 00:21:38,763 The galaxy? 415 00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:40,464 Space travel? 416 00:21:45,836 --> 00:21:48,773 Do humans from Earth drink tea? 417 00:22:01,819 --> 00:22:05,457 Oh, how I have missed the fredalia tea of home. 418 00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:08,993 We were blessed with a bountiful harvest this year. 419 00:22:09,027 --> 00:22:11,430 Oh, you sound just like Father. 420 00:22:13,632 --> 00:22:14,830 Where is he? 421 00:22:14,865 --> 00:22:14,865 Father reached his 422 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:19,604 Vaharai and joined the Great Balance 423 00:22:19,637 --> 00:22:24,041 not long after you... left us. 424 00:22:25,676 --> 00:22:29,146 How could you? 425 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:32,416 And never even let us know that you were still alive? 426 00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:34,885 I thought it would be safer for you to believe I was dead. 427 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,923 Safer? 428 00:22:37,955 --> 00:22:40,759 We believed you had outraged the Watchful Eye. 429 00:22:40,791 --> 00:22:43,894 We spent years in agony, fearing retribution. 430 00:22:43,929 --> 00:22:46,565 I dreamed of our reunion, brother. 431 00:22:46,597 --> 00:22:49,101 I could not be more sorry, Siranna. 432 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:51,502 This is a longer conversation. 433 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:55,941 But I sense that is not the reason you are here. 434 00:22:57,843 --> 00:22:59,677 I... 435 00:23:08,586 --> 00:23:11,522 Were looking for an entity 436 00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:14,659 that we call the Red Angel. 437 00:23:16,795 --> 00:23:21,165 We have reason to believe that it appeared here on Kaminar. 438 00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:24,169 Is it another life-form? 439 00:23:24,201 --> 00:23:27,071 We do not yet know what it is, only that it appears 440 00:23:27,105 --> 00:23:29,775 in conjunction with a red burst of light in the sky 441 00:23:29,807 --> 00:23:32,911 and in places of crisis. 442 00:23:32,943 --> 00:23:36,515 The fiery sign... I saw it. 443 00:23:37,949 --> 00:23:41,586 Have you seen or heard anything that might be this Red Angel? 444 00:23:41,619 --> 00:23:43,188 Maybe from the priests 445 00:23:43,221 --> 00:23:45,757 in the other villages? 446 00:23:49,227 --> 00:23:50,261 This is why you have returned? 447 00:23:53,798 --> 00:23:55,933 I should have known you did not come back for me. 448 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:58,903 Siranna, I ask you to... 449 00:23:58,936 --> 00:24:00,905 You ran away because you were 450 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:03,974 not brave enough to face the Balance as the rest of us do. 451 00:24:15,753 --> 00:24:17,087 Whats happening? 452 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:18,589 The Baul. 453 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:20,592 They must have observed your return. 454 00:24:20,625 --> 00:24:22,760 Once again you disturb the Great Balance 455 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:24,695 and put our village in danger. 456 00:24:24,729 --> 00:24:26,998 You must leave now! 457 00:24:27,031 --> 00:24:28,500 We wont be safe until youre gone. 458 00:24:30,935 --> 00:24:34,239 Siranna, this might be the last time we ever see each other. 459 00:24:34,271 --> 00:24:37,142 Return to the stars, Saru. There is no place for you here. 460 00:24:49,921 --> 00:24:51,923 Theyre coming. 461 00:24:52,958 --> 00:24:54,442 Discovery, 462 00:24:54,477 --> 00:24:55,926 beam us back. 463 00:25:18,682 --> 00:25:19,984 Yellow alert. 464 00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:21,819 Commander Saru, Commander Burnham, 465 00:25:21,853 --> 00:25:23,788 please report to the bridge. 466 00:25:29,661 --> 00:25:33,632 Whatever you did, the Baul are hailing us now. 467 00:25:33,664 --> 00:25:36,300 Im going to guess its not to invite us to a welcome party. 468 00:25:36,334 --> 00:25:38,636 Communication channel established. 469 00:25:38,670 --> 00:25:40,038 Its audio-only. 470 00:25:40,070 --> 00:25:42,073 Mr. Saru, I think it would be best 471 00:25:42,106 --> 00:25:43,807 if you stay out of this conversation. 472 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:46,744 This is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS 473 00:25:46,743 --> 00:25:46,743 Discovery... 474 00:25:46,778 --> 00:25:50,615 You have taken what belongs to us. 475 00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:52,951 What have we taken, exactly? 476 00:25:52,983 --> 00:25:55,185 A Kelpien. 477 00:25:55,220 --> 00:25:58,189 Starfleet promised 478 00:25:58,222 --> 00:26:02,760 that it would not meddle in the internal affairs of our planet. 479 00:26:02,794 --> 00:26:05,864 Were investigating the signal that appeared over your planet, 480 00:26:05,896 --> 00:26:07,766 which Im sure you noticed. 481 00:26:07,798 --> 00:26:09,800 These signals are typically followed by the arrival 482 00:26:09,834 --> 00:26:12,069 of an entity we call the Red Angel. 483 00:26:12,103 --> 00:26:13,704 Are you familiar with it? 484 00:26:17,308 --> 00:26:21,011 The Red Angel may pose a threat to Kaminars Great Balance. 485 00:26:21,046 --> 00:26:22,948 Our mutual interest lies only 486 00:26:22,980 --> 00:26:24,281 in keeping the peace, which we all... 487 00:26:24,316 --> 00:26:28,752 No one is safer than under the Watchful Eye. 488 00:26:28,787 --> 00:26:30,221 Return the Kelpien to us, 489 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:33,692 and we will allow you to leave without harm. 490 00:26:33,724 --> 00:26:35,125 I am not yours to be returned! 491 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:36,027 Mr. Saru. 492 00:26:36,060 --> 00:26:37,429 I am brother 493 00:26:37,461 --> 00:26:40,265 to Siranna, who lives a life of oppression. 494 00:26:40,298 --> 00:26:41,900 I am son of Aradar, 495 00:26:41,932 --> 00:26:44,769 who died needlessly at your hands. 496 00:26:44,802 --> 00:26:46,770 The Kelpien speaks. 497 00:26:46,805 --> 00:26:48,373 I am Commander Saru, 498 00:26:48,405 --> 00:26:50,375 the first and only Kelpien to join Starfleet, 499 00:26:50,407 --> 00:26:52,743 and I know the truth about 500 00:26:52,742 --> 00:26:52,742 Vaharai. 501 00:26:52,777 --> 00:26:54,980 The Great Balance is the only truth, 502 00:26:55,012 --> 00:26:57,015 and it must not be disturbed. 503 00:26:57,048 --> 00:27:00,018 Your lies no longer work on me. 504 00:27:00,050 --> 00:27:01,920 I survived myVaharai 505 00:27:01,952 --> 00:27:03,755 and I know that it means not death 506 00:27:03,788 --> 00:27:07,459 but evolution, an evolution you murder my people to suppress. 507 00:27:07,491 --> 00:27:08,859 Commander... 508 00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:12,396 You think you know everything, Kelpien, 509 00:27:12,430 --> 00:27:16,134 but you do not even know what you are. 510 00:27:16,166 --> 00:27:17,701 Captain, I detect 511 00:27:17,736 --> 00:27:19,871 ten Baul sentry ships on an intercept course. 512 00:27:19,903 --> 00:27:21,806 Shields up. Red alert. Show me what were dealing with. 513 00:27:27,112 --> 00:27:29,114 ♪ 514 00:27:35,319 --> 00:27:36,820 Baul ships are powering up their weapons. 515 00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:38,490 Warm up the phasers. Aye, Captain. 516 00:27:38,522 --> 00:27:39,990 Whoever is listening to my voice, 517 00:27:40,025 --> 00:27:41,358 I advise that you consider 518 00:27:41,393 --> 00:27:42,861 your next move very carefully. 519 00:27:42,894 --> 00:27:44,895 Give us the Kelpien. 520 00:27:44,929 --> 00:27:46,897 Commander Saru is a political asylum seeker 521 00:27:46,931 --> 00:27:48,098 and a Starfleet officer, 522 00:27:48,133 --> 00:27:50,367 protected by the Federation. 523 00:27:50,402 --> 00:27:52,737 You would risk the lives of your own people 524 00:27:52,770 --> 00:27:54,305 for one Kelpien? 525 00:27:54,338 --> 00:27:55,306 This Kelpien 526 00:27:55,304 --> 00:27:55,304 is 527 00:27:55,339 --> 00:27:57,307 our people. 528 00:27:57,342 --> 00:28:00,111 And to defend him, I will do whatever I deem necessary. 529 00:28:00,144 --> 00:28:02,047 As will we. 530 00:28:02,079 --> 00:28:03,448 The Baul are activating the pylon 531 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:04,449 in Commander Sarus village. 532 00:28:04,481 --> 00:28:06,451 You have interfered 533 00:28:06,483 --> 00:28:09,019 in the affairs of this village. 534 00:28:09,054 --> 00:28:11,021 If you do not return the Kelpien, 535 00:28:11,056 --> 00:28:12,356 therell be blood on your hands. 536 00:28:12,390 --> 00:28:14,425 The pylons are weaponized. 537 00:28:14,459 --> 00:28:16,361 They mean to destroy my village. 538 00:28:16,394 --> 00:28:17,311 We have to... 539 00:28:17,346 --> 00:28:18,229 Mr. Saru! 540 00:28:18,262 --> 00:28:19,998 You will remove yourself from the bridge. 541 00:28:20,030 --> 00:28:21,081 But, Captain... 542 00:28:21,116 --> 00:28:22,133 Thats an order. 543 00:28:47,125 --> 00:28:48,859 Red alert. 544 00:28:48,893 --> 00:28:51,328 All crew to their assigned stations. 545 00:29:00,305 --> 00:29:02,307 ♪ 546 00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:08,846 You are relieved from duty. 547 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:10,048 Sir? Get out. 548 00:29:21,992 --> 00:29:23,327 Saru, I know what youre doing. 549 00:29:23,361 --> 00:29:25,430 Move off the transporter pad now. 550 00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:36,907 Or what, Michael? 551 00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:39,344 I dont want to use this. 552 00:29:39,376 --> 00:29:41,112 But youre not thinking clearly, Saru. 553 00:29:41,145 --> 00:29:44,048 I have never felt more clarity than in this moment. 554 00:29:44,082 --> 00:29:45,950 This is the only way. 555 00:29:47,652 --> 00:29:50,855 Would you not do the same for your own brother? 556 00:30:07,271 --> 00:30:10,875 Sir, someone is beaming down to planet surface. 557 00:30:10,909 --> 00:30:12,943 What? Who is it? 558 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,945 Burnham to the bridge. Its Commander Saru. 559 00:30:14,979 --> 00:30:16,346 Hes surrendering himself. 560 00:30:16,381 --> 00:30:17,515 Damn it. 561 00:30:17,548 --> 00:30:20,050 Captain, the sentry ships are powering down their weapons. 562 00:30:32,163 --> 00:30:34,464 Ops, track Sarus signal. 563 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,269 A Baul ship has taken him. 564 00:30:39,304 --> 00:30:42,006 Theyre traveling toward... Ive lost the signal, sir. 565 00:30:42,039 --> 00:30:44,576 Hes gone. 566 00:30:58,288 --> 00:31:00,357 Well, with 100,000 years worth of data, 567 00:31:00,391 --> 00:31:02,393 there has to be some information about Kaminar 568 00:31:02,391 --> 00:31:02,391 in the Spheres archive. 569 00:31:02,426 --> 00:31:04,628 Well, what precisely are we looking for? 570 00:31:04,662 --> 00:31:06,230 When the Baul learned that Saru 571 00:31:06,263 --> 00:31:07,498 had survived his 572 00:31:07,496 --> 00:31:07,496 Vaharai, 573 00:31:07,531 --> 00:31:09,233 their determination to capture him increased. 574 00:31:09,267 --> 00:31:12,537 It was as if his continued existence threatened them. 575 00:31:12,569 --> 00:31:14,204 You think the Baul are hiding something? 576 00:31:14,239 --> 00:31:16,039 I think they know more about the changes 577 00:31:16,039 --> 00:31:16,039 brought on by 578 00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:18,041 Vaharai than the Kelpiens do. 579 00:31:18,076 --> 00:31:19,210 And I think theyre willing to do 580 00:31:19,243 --> 00:31:20,211 almost anything to keep that secret. 581 00:31:20,244 --> 00:31:22,180 Will they kill Saru? 582 00:31:22,212 --> 00:31:24,348 Not if we can find out what theyre hiding in time. 583 00:31:24,382 --> 00:31:26,718 And there has to be something in the Spheres archive. 584 00:31:26,750 --> 00:31:27,719 There has to be. 585 00:31:27,751 --> 00:31:30,989 Well, thats what Airiam and I are here for. 586 00:31:31,021 --> 00:31:32,155 We will find it. 587 00:31:32,190 --> 00:31:33,057 There it is. 588 00:31:33,090 --> 00:31:35,259 When I said "we," I just meant Airiam. 589 00:31:35,292 --> 00:31:37,060 The Sphere did collect readings from Kaminar. 590 00:31:37,095 --> 00:31:39,396 Thousands of years worth of statistical measurements. 591 00:31:39,430 --> 00:31:41,132 Transfer it over to this station, please. 592 00:31:46,471 --> 00:31:50,441 And when Saru challenged the Baul, they said, 593 00:31:50,474 --> 00:31:53,243 "You do not even know what you are." 594 00:31:53,278 --> 00:31:56,314 So, what is Saru? 595 00:32:28,512 --> 00:32:30,580 Siranna?! 596 00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:32,549 Brother? 597 00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:34,285 Oh, why did the Watchful Eye take me? 598 00:32:34,318 --> 00:32:36,554 It is not yet my time. 599 00:32:36,586 --> 00:32:38,556 My sister has nothing to do with this! 600 00:32:38,588 --> 00:32:40,590 I am the one you wanted. 601 00:32:44,494 --> 00:32:46,364 Why did you have to return? 602 00:32:46,396 --> 00:32:48,732 Everyone else thought you were dead. 603 00:32:48,766 --> 00:32:50,201 But the night you disappeared, 604 00:32:50,233 --> 00:32:52,202 I saw the light rising into the sky. 605 00:32:57,141 --> 00:32:59,477 I became a priest to seek that light. 606 00:32:59,509 --> 00:33:00,711 To seek you. 607 00:33:00,744 --> 00:33:02,779 Your face is beautiful to me, 608 00:33:02,814 --> 00:33:05,482 but part of me hoped I would never see it again. 609 00:33:07,417 --> 00:33:10,288 Because it might mean you were free. 610 00:33:41,486 --> 00:33:42,386 No! No. 611 00:33:46,457 --> 00:33:48,125 Stop! 612 00:33:50,894 --> 00:33:52,630 ♪ 613 00:34:36,940 --> 00:34:39,210 Fascinating. 614 00:34:39,242 --> 00:34:41,211 Airiam, can you identify 615 00:34:41,244 --> 00:34:43,347 historical biological records from Kaminars surface? 616 00:34:43,380 --> 00:34:44,581 Searching... 617 00:34:46,550 --> 00:34:50,153 Yes, bio-signs were archived by the Sphere. 618 00:34:50,188 --> 00:34:52,657 Um, actually, I can use those current readings of the Baul 619 00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:54,592 to distinguish their bio-signs from the Kelpiens. 620 00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:55,693 Right, and we can cross-reference 621 00:34:55,726 --> 00:34:57,461 Sarus medical records 622 00:34:57,494 --> 00:34:58,695 to isolate the 623 00:34:58,730 --> 00:34:59,313 post-Vaharai 624 00:34:59,348 --> 00:34:59,896 Kelpiens 625 00:34:59,931 --> 00:35:02,233 historic bio-signs from the rest of their species. 626 00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:03,701 The Baul could only know about 627 00:35:03,733 --> 00:35:05,802 the evolutionary consequences of 628 00:35:05,801 --> 00:35:05,801 Vaharai 629 00:35:05,836 --> 00:35:07,938 if, at one time, they experienced them. 630 00:35:07,972 --> 00:35:09,907 Otherwise, why does it threaten them? 631 00:35:09,940 --> 00:35:14,512 Well, if we, uh, go back 2,300 years, uh, 632 00:35:14,545 --> 00:35:16,614 theres a significant portion of the Kelpiens were like Saru. 633 00:35:16,646 --> 00:35:17,781 They survived 634 00:35:17,816 --> 00:35:18,916 Vaharai? 635 00:35:18,949 --> 00:35:20,650 The blue represents evolved Kelpiens, 636 00:35:20,684 --> 00:35:23,554 green unevolved, red Baul. 637 00:35:23,588 --> 00:35:25,755 Sorry, that... 638 00:35:25,789 --> 00:35:27,557 that doesnt look right. 639 00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:29,693 The Baul narrowly escaped extinction. 640 00:35:29,726 --> 00:35:32,963 Then they turned around 641 00:35:32,996 --> 00:35:34,798 and wiped out the evolved Kelpiens. 642 00:35:34,831 --> 00:35:36,800 Leaving only unevolved Kelpiens, but... 643 00:35:36,833 --> 00:35:38,802 Wait, so all this would mean that... 644 00:35:38,835 --> 00:35:40,804 The Baul were originally the prey species. 645 00:35:40,838 --> 00:35:42,940 So they would think of Saru as a... 646 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,976 Predator. 647 00:35:45,009 --> 00:35:47,445 ♪ 648 00:36:07,998 --> 00:36:09,967 The first Kelpien 649 00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:10,951 to pass its 650 00:36:10,986 --> 00:36:11,902 Vaharai 651 00:36:11,936 --> 00:36:13,938 in over 2,000 years, 652 00:36:13,971 --> 00:36:16,974 and your primal, feral responses 653 00:36:17,007 --> 00:36:20,010 are the same as centuries ago. 654 00:36:20,043 --> 00:36:23,748 Your kind can never govern itself. 655 00:36:23,780 --> 00:36:26,250 The Federation has no idea 656 00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:30,387 what they have welcomed into their ranks. 657 00:36:30,420 --> 00:36:32,923 They gave me the chance stolen by the Baul. 658 00:36:32,956 --> 00:36:37,460 Your species does not deserve a second chance. 659 00:36:37,494 --> 00:36:40,864 The Great Balance is the only way to ensure 660 00:36:40,898 --> 00:36:44,534 you do not destroy everything in your path. 661 00:36:44,568 --> 00:36:47,905 The Great Balance is a lie 662 00:36:47,938 --> 00:36:51,509 you created to defend yourselves from us, 663 00:36:51,541 --> 00:36:53,710 and to absolve yourselves of murder. 664 00:36:53,744 --> 00:36:56,414 In truth, you are frail. 665 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:58,282 You would be helpless without your technology. 666 00:36:58,315 --> 00:37:02,853 We will never allow the past to be repeated. 667 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:07,490 No threat to the Great Balance will go unanswered. 668 00:37:07,525 --> 00:37:08,992 You cannot maintain what you think of as peace 669 00:37:09,025 --> 00:37:10,695 by continuing to cull us. 670 00:37:10,728 --> 00:37:13,463 Kelpiens are more than our instincts. 671 00:37:13,496 --> 00:37:16,000 You are the only two Kelpiens to know the truth. 672 00:37:16,032 --> 00:37:20,605 You will undergo analysis and be neutralized. 673 00:37:20,637 --> 00:37:23,740 The truth will be contained. 674 00:37:24,775 --> 00:37:25,775 Wait! 675 00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:40,925 No, please, stop! 676 00:37:48,798 --> 00:37:49,766 Siranna! 677 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:24,969 It is true, then. 678 00:38:25,001 --> 00:38:27,538 You have survived 679 00:38:27,573 --> 00:38:28,120 Vaharai? 680 00:38:28,155 --> 00:38:28,706 Yes. 681 00:38:28,739 --> 00:38:31,074 I am what we used to become. 682 00:38:31,108 --> 00:38:33,476 The form we were meant to take. 683 00:38:33,510 --> 00:38:34,978 The Great Balance... 684 00:38:35,012 --> 00:38:36,981 our sacrifice to the Watchful Eye... 685 00:38:37,014 --> 00:38:38,148 It was all a lie. 686 00:38:38,181 --> 00:38:40,117 Forced upon us by the Baul. 687 00:38:40,150 --> 00:38:42,853 That stole our mother and father from us. 688 00:38:42,887 --> 00:38:45,989 And generations of Kelpiens, beyond reckoning. 689 00:38:46,023 --> 00:38:48,793 And it must end. 690 00:39:08,878 --> 00:39:11,882 The Baul used their technological advantage 691 00:39:11,916 --> 00:39:14,751 to lock the Kelpiens into subservience, 692 00:39:14,784 --> 00:39:16,086 allowing them to live 693 00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:17,588 while eliminating the threat they posed. 694 00:39:17,621 --> 00:39:19,523 And thats why the Baul are afraid. 695 00:39:19,556 --> 00:39:21,157 Well, if we can help them understand 696 00:39:21,192 --> 00:39:22,760 that Saru is not a threat, 697 00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,594 that his people need not be a threat... 698 00:39:24,628 --> 00:39:26,197 Sir, were receiving a hail... 699 00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:28,431 from the Baul. 700 00:39:31,068 --> 00:39:33,070 We should accept it. 701 00:39:40,110 --> 00:39:43,514 Discovery, this is Commander Saru. 702 00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:45,181 Its good to hear your voice, Commander. 703 00:39:45,215 --> 00:39:48,552 I am with Siranna, inside a Baul structure. 704 00:39:48,585 --> 00:39:49,619 But we have no other indicators 705 00:39:49,652 --> 00:39:51,755 of our position. 706 00:39:51,789 --> 00:39:53,858 We cant seem to get a lock on your coordinates either. 707 00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:55,960 Your location must be shielded from our sensors. 708 00:39:55,992 --> 00:39:57,527 Have you come in contact with the Baul? 709 00:39:57,561 --> 00:39:59,230 Yes. It was... 710 00:39:59,262 --> 00:40:01,498 enlightening. 711 00:40:01,532 --> 00:40:02,800 Commander Saru, 712 00:40:02,833 --> 00:40:04,601 we used the Spheres archives 713 00:40:04,635 --> 00:40:06,036 to analyze your planets history, 714 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,005 and its far more complex than we thought. 715 00:40:08,038 --> 00:40:10,206 All evidence indicates that 716 00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:11,708 Kelpiens, in 717 00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:13,177 post-Vaharai 718 00:40:13,175 --> 00:40:13,175 form, 719 00:40:13,210 --> 00:40:15,846 were once the Bauls predators. 720 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:17,981 That confirms my suspicions. 721 00:40:18,014 --> 00:40:19,849 And the Bauls belief that, 722 00:40:19,884 --> 00:40:20,534 after passing 723 00:40:20,569 --> 00:40:21,184 Vaharai, 724 00:40:21,217 --> 00:40:22,920 my people can only be predators. 725 00:40:22,952 --> 00:40:25,755 They will do anything to continue the culling. 726 00:40:25,789 --> 00:40:28,259 And to keep more Kelpiens from learning the truth. 727 00:40:28,291 --> 00:40:30,760 It will not be easy to convince my people 728 00:40:30,795 --> 00:40:33,063 the Great Balance is a deception, 729 00:40:33,097 --> 00:40:35,199 but we must find a way to save them. 730 00:40:35,231 --> 00:40:36,800 Thousands of years of conditioning 731 00:40:36,833 --> 00:40:38,235 will take time to undo. 732 00:40:38,268 --> 00:40:39,869 But Siranna is right. 733 00:40:39,903 --> 00:40:41,938 We must demonstrate to Kelpiens 734 00:40:41,972 --> 00:40:43,273 and Baul alike what we could become. 735 00:40:43,306 --> 00:40:44,809 The same way I was shown. 736 00:40:44,842 --> 00:40:47,077 The Sphere. 737 00:40:47,110 --> 00:40:48,746 The Sphere triggered your 738 00:40:48,743 --> 00:40:48,743 Vaharai. 739 00:40:48,778 --> 00:40:50,014 Yes, but we need to accelerate the process. 740 00:40:50,047 --> 00:40:51,030 We cannot allow the Baul 741 00:40:51,065 --> 00:40:52,013 to take action before 742 00:40:52,048 --> 00:40:55,518 Vaharai is complete for all Kelpiens. 743 00:40:55,552 --> 00:40:58,722 If we isolate the active frequencies 744 00:40:58,755 --> 00:41:01,791 in the Spheres transmission, the corresponding sound wave 745 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:03,527 should speed up the biological response, right? 746 00:41:03,526 --> 00:41:03,526 I got it. 747 00:41:03,561 --> 00:41:05,195 And the Baul will have no choice 748 00:41:05,228 --> 00:41:07,565 but to face our evolved race. 749 00:41:07,597 --> 00:41:09,666 What if history repeats itself? 750 00:41:09,699 --> 00:41:12,702 We cant be responsible for the extinction of the Baul species. 751 00:41:12,735 --> 00:41:15,271 But the Baul are still vastly technologically superior. 752 00:41:15,306 --> 00:41:17,208 It would take the Kelpiens generations 753 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:19,242 to become a serious threat. 754 00:41:19,275 --> 00:41:21,244 Generations during which the Baul could face 755 00:41:21,277 --> 00:41:23,246 the thing they fear most about us. 756 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,250 Not our so-called baser instincts. 757 00:41:26,282 --> 00:41:27,952 Our rage. 758 00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:32,822 But we will prove to them that we can move beyond it. 759 00:41:32,856 --> 00:41:34,257 We will not perpetuate the cycle. 760 00:41:34,291 --> 00:41:35,693 We will create 761 00:41:35,726 --> 00:41:37,027 a new balance. 762 00:41:38,628 --> 00:41:40,731 Captain, I cannot prove it, 763 00:41:40,764 --> 00:41:44,300 but I believe this is what the signal brought us here to do. 764 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:45,835 Very well, Commander. 765 00:41:45,834 --> 00:41:45,834 Discovery 766 00:41:45,869 --> 00:41:48,739 will help you amplify the signal. 767 00:41:48,771 --> 00:41:50,773 How will we broadcast the Spheres transmission 768 00:41:50,807 --> 00:41:52,108 to all the Kelpiens at once? 769 00:41:52,141 --> 00:41:53,710 The same way I made first contact 770 00:41:53,744 --> 00:41:55,012 with Captain Georgiou. 771 00:41:55,045 --> 00:41:58,748 By using the Bauls own technology against them. 772 00:41:58,782 --> 00:42:00,617 That should do the trick. 773 00:42:00,650 --> 00:42:02,286 Commander Saru, Im sending you the modified 774 00:42:02,318 --> 00:42:04,788 Sphere transmissions now. 775 00:42:18,068 --> 00:42:20,603 Once I do this, 776 00:42:20,637 --> 00:42:23,806 all Kelpiens, including you, will begin 777 00:42:23,805 --> 00:42:23,805 Vaharai. 778 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,043 Everything will change. 779 00:42:26,076 --> 00:42:31,114 Im afraid itll be much more painful, 780 00:42:31,148 --> 00:42:33,751 like being torn apart from within. 781 00:42:33,784 --> 00:42:35,152 Just promise me, brother, 782 00:42:35,184 --> 00:42:37,621 that this will not be the end of our people. 783 00:42:37,655 --> 00:42:41,625 No. It will be a new beginning. 784 00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:48,197 Then let it begin. 785 00:43:14,925 --> 00:43:16,893 Bio-sign readings indicate that 786 00:43:16,892 --> 00:43:16,892 Vaharai 787 00:43:16,927 --> 00:43:19,295 has initiated in 63% of Kelpiens and rising. 788 00:43:28,204 --> 00:43:31,041 Im sorry. It will be over soon. 789 00:43:39,016 --> 00:43:41,184 Sir, Im detecting massive activity 790 00:43:41,217 --> 00:43:42,452 beneath the surface of the lake. 791 00:43:42,485 --> 00:43:44,021 On screen. 792 00:43:44,054 --> 00:43:46,422 Theres a structure rising above the water. 793 00:43:46,456 --> 00:43:48,192 At least 50 kilometers in diameter. 794 00:44:24,128 --> 00:44:26,764 A Baul stronghold. 795 00:44:26,797 --> 00:44:28,097 Protected by a powerful force field. 796 00:44:28,132 --> 00:44:29,132 That might be where theyre holding 797 00:44:29,166 --> 00:44:30,199 Commander Saru and Siranna captive. 798 00:44:30,233 --> 00:44:32,835 Red alert. Rhys, target that structures shields. 799 00:44:32,869 --> 00:44:34,838 If we destroy them, maybe we can get a lock on Saru 800 00:44:34,871 --> 00:44:36,072 and his sisters location. 801 00:44:44,313 --> 00:44:46,349 You have survived. 802 00:44:57,094 --> 00:44:58,929 We have angered the Baul. 803 00:45:06,369 --> 00:45:09,440 Owosekun, tell me what Im looking at. 804 00:45:09,472 --> 00:45:11,041 That Baul structure is activating pylons 805 00:45:11,074 --> 00:45:12,309 across the planet, 806 00:45:12,342 --> 00:45:14,210 with an energy buildup capable of destroying 807 00:45:14,244 --> 00:45:15,846 every Kelpien village. 808 00:45:15,878 --> 00:45:17,514 Rather than let them evolve, 809 00:45:17,547 --> 00:45:18,981 the Baul are committing genocide? 810 00:45:19,016 --> 00:45:21,452 Bryce, hail these bastards. 811 00:45:21,485 --> 00:45:23,286 Rhys, forget the stronghold. Get a target lock 812 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:24,554 on those pylons. 813 00:45:24,588 --> 00:45:26,456 Theyre not responding, sir. 814 00:45:26,491 --> 00:45:26,491 Open a channel. 815 00:45:28,224 --> 00:45:30,893 This is Captain Pike. I will not allow you 816 00:45:30,927 --> 00:45:33,297 to wipe out an entire race. 817 00:45:33,329 --> 00:45:35,431 Your fear of the Kelpiens has blinded you 818 00:45:35,465 --> 00:45:37,568 to a peaceful solution. 819 00:45:37,601 --> 00:45:39,001 Starfleet can help you negotiate a new balance 820 00:45:39,036 --> 00:45:40,436 between your two species, 821 00:45:40,471 --> 00:45:42,472 protecting everyone on your world. 822 00:45:42,505 --> 00:45:44,842 However, if you choose 823 00:45:44,875 --> 00:45:47,043 to murder the entire Kelpien population... 824 00:45:48,411 --> 00:45:51,581 ...you will become our enemies. 825 00:45:51,614 --> 00:45:53,851 Choose wisely. 826 00:45:56,452 --> 00:46:00,923 Sir, theyve activated all 4,056 pylons 827 00:46:00,958 --> 00:46:03,092 in every Kelpien village. 828 00:46:03,091 --> 00:46:03,091 Lieutenant Rhys? 829 00:46:03,126 --> 00:46:04,894 There are too many pylons to target at once, sir. 830 00:46:04,927 --> 00:46:06,463 Lets get started. 831 00:46:06,496 --> 00:46:07,797 Arm photon torpedoes. 832 00:46:10,367 --> 00:46:11,534 On my order. 833 00:46:16,472 --> 00:46:18,608 The Baul mean to kill us all! 834 00:46:18,606 --> 00:46:18,606 Discovery 835 00:46:18,641 --> 00:46:20,244 will stop them. 836 00:46:23,112 --> 00:46:24,114 No, no! 837 00:46:58,315 --> 00:47:00,250 Sir, sensor readings indicate 838 00:47:00,284 --> 00:47:01,552 a massive spike in electromagnetic radiation 839 00:47:01,585 --> 00:47:03,387 in the Baul structure. 840 00:47:03,420 --> 00:47:05,989 The pulse has deactivated all the pylons across Kaminar. 841 00:47:06,023 --> 00:47:06,989 Rhys, hold your fire. 842 00:47:07,023 --> 00:47:08,358 What the hell is happening? 843 00:47:08,391 --> 00:47:10,126 The Baul weapons and shields have all been disabled, 844 00:47:10,159 --> 00:47:11,661 but I cant get a reading on what caused it. 845 00:47:11,695 --> 00:47:13,664 The technology required to generate 846 00:47:13,697 --> 00:47:15,097 electric and magnetic fields that wide... 847 00:47:15,132 --> 00:47:17,467 This should be impossible. 848 00:47:42,992 --> 00:47:45,494 That is what you came to find. 849 00:47:48,097 --> 00:47:50,367 A savior. 850 00:48:26,068 --> 00:48:28,572 Siranna, what has happened? 851 00:48:28,605 --> 00:48:31,742 How have we survived 852 00:48:31,740 --> 00:48:31,740 Vaharai? 853 00:48:31,775 --> 00:48:35,344 The truth has survived. 854 00:48:35,378 --> 00:48:38,382 It is time for a true balance to be restored. 855 00:48:49,726 --> 00:48:51,728 You do not have to be afraid anymore. 856 00:49:06,342 --> 00:49:08,110 MAN Attention, all personnel... 857 00:49:22,059 --> 00:49:23,460 Whats this? 858 00:49:23,492 --> 00:49:25,661 Commander Sarus report, 859 00:49:25,695 --> 00:49:27,431 shared in the spirit of cooperation. 860 00:49:27,463 --> 00:49:30,266 Thanks to Commander Sarus enhanced eyesight, 861 00:49:30,300 --> 00:49:33,670 he was able to get a better look at the Red Angel. 862 00:49:33,704 --> 00:49:36,806 "The entity appears to be a humanoid 863 00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:40,043 "wearing a mechanized suit, 864 00:49:40,077 --> 00:49:41,744 "exhibiting technology far beyond 865 00:49:41,777 --> 00:49:44,047 present Federation capabilities." 866 00:49:44,081 --> 00:49:45,949 So, its 867 00:49:45,984 --> 00:49:47,818 someone. 868 00:49:47,851 --> 00:49:50,686 And whether human or alien, 869 00:49:50,721 --> 00:49:52,755 it has extremely advanced technology. 870 00:49:52,789 --> 00:49:56,059 Someone who is manipulating the fates of entire species. 871 00:49:56,092 --> 00:49:58,494 Control, 872 00:49:58,527 --> 00:50:00,063 which models Section 31s threat assessments, 873 00:50:00,097 --> 00:50:02,431 is probably rightfully alarmed by... 874 00:50:02,465 --> 00:50:04,201 what is it? A... 875 00:50:04,233 --> 00:50:08,070 a time-traveling being pursuing its own agenda? 876 00:50:11,474 --> 00:50:14,110 When we forced the Baul to decentralize their power 877 00:50:14,143 --> 00:50:16,380 across the entire planet, 878 00:50:16,413 --> 00:50:19,349 the Red Angel took advantage of their temporary exposure 879 00:50:19,382 --> 00:50:22,219 and used its advanced technology 880 00:50:22,251 --> 00:50:23,853 to save the Kelpiens from genocide. 881 00:50:23,887 --> 00:50:25,454 And what happens when that technology 882 00:50:25,489 --> 00:50:26,822 is turned against us? 883 00:50:27,891 --> 00:50:31,762 Section 31... 884 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:35,097 and Controls threat-assessment models... 885 00:50:35,132 --> 00:50:36,500 seem a bit paranoid. 886 00:50:38,768 --> 00:50:40,737 Youre aware were no longer at war? 887 00:50:40,771 --> 00:50:43,739 And we dont want to end up in one again. 888 00:50:43,773 --> 00:50:46,543 This last war, sir, took a toll 889 00:50:46,576 --> 00:50:48,878 on those who fought it. 890 00:50:48,911 --> 00:50:52,114 Some of us are still torn apart. 891 00:51:13,170 --> 00:51:14,804 I felt the same way 892 00:51:14,838 --> 00:51:16,840 the first time I saw it, 893 00:51:16,873 --> 00:51:21,378 looking down on our planet, our home. 894 00:51:21,411 --> 00:51:23,512 Well, you took home with you. 895 00:51:23,547 --> 00:51:25,849 Well, seeds of it, yes. 896 00:51:25,882 --> 00:51:31,487 This little garden was all I had for so many years. 897 00:51:31,521 --> 00:51:33,590 But I realized 898 00:51:33,623 --> 00:51:37,360 there was so much more out there. 899 00:51:40,530 --> 00:51:43,632 You could come with me, Siranna, 900 00:51:43,666 --> 00:51:45,168 if you wanted to see it. 901 00:51:45,202 --> 00:51:47,871 Just for a while. 902 00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:51,273 No. 903 00:51:51,307 --> 00:51:54,210 I must stay for my people. 904 00:51:54,244 --> 00:51:56,480 There is a long road ahead, 905 00:51:56,512 --> 00:51:58,715 Our minds must truly be free 906 00:51:58,748 --> 00:52:01,318 before Kelpien and Baul accept each other. 907 00:52:03,719 --> 00:52:05,889 But I am happy, brother. 908 00:52:05,922 --> 00:52:10,226 I know you did not leave Kaminar in fear, 909 00:52:10,260 --> 00:52:12,963 but in hope. 910 00:52:12,996 --> 00:52:15,431 And you brought that hope back with you. 911 00:52:15,465 --> 00:52:17,733 You and your Red Angel. 912 00:52:44,927 --> 00:52:46,896 You are welcome to return home 913 00:52:46,929 --> 00:52:48,597 whenever you would like, brother. 914 00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:52,735 I will, sister. 915 00:53:24,333 --> 00:53:26,969 Thank you, Michael. 916 00:53:28,972 --> 00:53:31,840 Im reminded. Do you know Aeschylus? 917 00:53:31,875 --> 00:53:33,577 An ancient Greek tragedian, 918 00:53:33,610 --> 00:53:35,978 born circa 525 BC. 919 00:53:36,012 --> 00:53:38,815 "He who learns must suffer. 920 00:53:38,847 --> 00:53:41,784 And even in our sleep..." 921 00:53:41,818 --> 00:53:44,788 "Pain that cannot forget 922 00:53:44,820 --> 00:53:48,525 falls drop by drop upon the heart." 923 00:53:55,097 --> 00:54:01,003 Knowing that my sister has a chance to evolve, 924 00:54:01,036 --> 00:54:03,940 to live a full life, 925 00:54:03,974 --> 00:54:07,043 it makes me feel I can endure anything. 926 00:54:09,045 --> 00:54:12,081 I am sure, given the opportunity, 927 00:54:12,114 --> 00:54:15,452 you would do the same for your own brother. 928 00:54:18,387 --> 00:54:19,989 If I could find him. 929 00:54:26,396 --> 00:54:27,664 But seeing you with Siranna 930 00:54:27,697 --> 00:54:29,833 has made one thing very clear to me. 931 00:54:29,865 --> 00:54:32,768 And that is? 932 00:54:32,802 --> 00:54:35,572 I need to go home as well. 933 00:54:35,605 --> 00:54:37,072 To Vulcan.