1 00:00:02,961 --> 00:00:07,089 PICARD: Captain's log, stardate 42523.7. 2 00:00:07,298 --> 00:00:09,425 We are en route to the newly-established 3 00:00:09,592 --> 00:00:12,136 Starbase 173 for port call. 4 00:00:12,345 --> 00:00:13,846 Crew rotation is scheduled 5 00:00:14,055 --> 00:00:17,307 and we will be offloading experiment modules. 6 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,935 O'BRIEN: Hold it, that's my chair. 7 00:00:20,145 --> 00:00:23,230 My luck is always lousy unless I start on the dealer's right. 8 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:24,815 That would seem to be superstition. 9 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:29,361 Bitter experience has taught me it's a fundamental truth. 10 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:34,241 Okay, the game is five-card stud, nothing wild, ante up. 11 00:00:34,451 --> 00:00:36,326 This game is exceedingly simple. 12 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:38,912 With only 52 cards, 21 of which I will see, 13 00:00:39,122 --> 00:00:40,247 and four other players, 14 00:00:40,457 --> 00:00:42,666 there are a limited number of winning combinations. 15 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:45,085 There's more to this than just the cards, Data. 16 00:00:45,295 --> 00:00:48,464 Of course. The bets will indicate the relative strength of each hand. 17 00:00:49,340 --> 00:00:51,008 Time to pluck a pigeon, huh? 18 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:53,635 [CHUCKLING] 19 00:00:53,845 --> 00:00:55,137 Five. 20 00:00:55,930 --> 00:00:56,972 I'm in. 21 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:58,891 I too. 22 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:02,352 O'BRIEN: Mm-hm. - Call. 23 00:01:03,354 --> 00:01:06,648 A seven and a six, ladies. 24 00:01:09,194 --> 00:01:10,736 I bet ten. 25 00:01:10,945 --> 00:01:12,696 See that. 26 00:01:13,281 --> 00:01:14,406 Call. 27 00:01:15,658 --> 00:01:16,742 Fold. 28 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:19,119 Yeah, me too. I'm out. 29 00:01:31,633 --> 00:01:33,092 I bet five. 30 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:35,677 See it. 31 00:01:35,887 --> 00:01:37,930 Your five and five. 32 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:44,353 Too rich for me. 33 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:48,774 No help. 34 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:51,944 [PULASKI AND LA FORGE MURMURING] 35 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:54,363 I bet ten. 36 00:01:54,572 --> 00:01:56,782 Your ten and ten. 37 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:13,006 Is that what is known as a poker face? 38 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:15,092 Are you playing or not? 39 00:02:18,263 --> 00:02:19,805 I fold. 40 00:02:23,893 --> 00:02:26,979 [MURMURING AND LAUGHING] 41 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:28,272 You had nothing. 42 00:02:28,481 --> 00:02:30,232 He bluffed you, Data. 43 00:02:31,192 --> 00:02:33,902 It makes very little sense to bet when you cannot win. 44 00:02:34,112 --> 00:02:36,780 But I did win. I was betting that you wouldn't call. 45 00:02:37,448 --> 00:02:38,490 How could you tell? 46 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:40,284 PULASKI: Instinct, Data. 47 00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:41,785 Instinct. 48 00:02:41,995 --> 00:02:45,622 The game is seven card high-low with a buy on the last card. 49 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:49,543 And just to make it more interesting, the man with the ax takes all. 50 00:02:52,422 --> 00:02:53,630 [PULASKI SHUFFLES CARDS] 51 00:03:01,431 --> 00:03:02,973 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 52 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:05,809 My God. 53 00:03:11,816 --> 00:03:14,318 [INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE] 54 00:03:19,782 --> 00:03:24,244 Phillipa Louvois, and back in uniform. 55 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:27,206 It's been ten years, but seeing you again like this 56 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:28,790 makes it seem like 50. 57 00:03:28,958 --> 00:03:30,334 [LOUVOIS EXHALES SHARPLY] 58 00:03:30,501 --> 00:03:33,128 If we weren't around these people, do you know what I'd like to do? 59 00:03:33,338 --> 00:03:35,589 - Bust a chair across my teeth. - After that. 60 00:03:35,798 --> 00:03:38,258 Oh, ain't love wonderful? 61 00:03:57,487 --> 00:04:01,615 PICARD: Space, the final frontier. 62 00:04:02,283 --> 00:04:06,245 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 63 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:11,667 Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, 64 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:16,380 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 65 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,260 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 66 00:05:21,195 --> 00:05:22,612 So, 67 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:25,365 what are you doing out here? 68 00:05:25,575 --> 00:05:28,410 I am in charge of the 23rd Sector JAG office. 69 00:05:28,619 --> 00:05:29,661 We're brand-new. 70 00:05:29,871 --> 00:05:33,206 I have no staff but one terrified little ensign. 71 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,959 And hopefully we can make some good law out here. 72 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:38,253 Anything is possible. 73 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,505 So you came back to Starfleet. 74 00:05:41,215 --> 00:05:43,175 It's still the most worthwhile place to be. 75 00:05:43,384 --> 00:05:45,677 - You had no reason to leave. - They forced me out. 76 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:47,054 PICARD: Hmm. 77 00:05:48,056 --> 00:05:50,974 No, that was your own damn stubborn pride. 78 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,727 When I prosecuted you in the Stargazer court-martial, 79 00:05:53,936 --> 00:05:55,354 I was doing my job. 80 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:57,689 Oh, you did more than your job. You enjoyed it. 81 00:05:57,899 --> 00:05:59,274 Not true. 82 00:05:59,484 --> 00:06:01,777 A court-martial is standard procedure when a ship is lost. 83 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:05,155 I was doing my duty as an officer of the Judge Advocate General. 84 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,491 You always enjoyed the adversarial process more 85 00:06:07,658 --> 00:06:09,201 than getting at the truth. 86 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:10,660 [SIGHS] 87 00:06:15,124 --> 00:06:18,668 Well, I hope that you've learned a little wisdom along the way. 88 00:06:18,836 --> 00:06:20,253 [CHUCKLES] 89 00:06:22,757 --> 00:06:26,551 You know, I never thought I would say this, 90 00:06:26,844 --> 00:06:29,388 but it's good to see you again. 91 00:06:29,597 --> 00:06:33,266 It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe 92 00:06:33,434 --> 00:06:36,061 to know that you're still a pompous ass. 93 00:06:39,774 --> 00:06:42,275 And a damn sexy man. 94 00:06:43,444 --> 00:06:44,986 MAN: Captain Picard? 95 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:48,740 - Admiral. - Captain Louvois. 96 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:50,367 You're acquainted with Captain Picard? 97 00:06:50,535 --> 00:06:51,576 Oh, yes. 98 00:06:51,744 --> 00:06:55,580 We're old friends. Excuse me. 99 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:57,207 Picard, 100 00:06:57,417 --> 00:06:58,458 call me. 101 00:06:58,668 --> 00:07:00,710 You can buy me dinner. 102 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:03,797 - Captain, it's good to see you again. PICARD: Admiral. 103 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:05,632 May I present Commander Bruce Maddox. 104 00:07:06,342 --> 00:07:07,384 Commander. 105 00:07:07,552 --> 00:07:09,052 He has an interesting proposal for you. 106 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:10,929 But that can wait for a while. 107 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:12,848 I'm eager to see the Enterprise. 108 00:07:13,015 --> 00:07:14,724 Yes, sir. This way. 109 00:07:24,068 --> 00:07:26,111 RIKER: Admiral on the Bridge. 110 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,992 PICARD: I was a little surprised at the decision to put a base in force 111 00:07:32,201 --> 00:07:34,202 so close to the Neutral Zone. 112 00:07:34,412 --> 00:07:36,079 NAKAMURA: As you know, we've had disturbing news 113 00:07:36,247 --> 00:07:37,497 from both sides of the zone. 114 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:39,624 We're here to respond when needed. 115 00:07:39,834 --> 00:07:41,293 And it won't hurt to have the Romulans 116 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,379 know that we're nearby. 117 00:07:45,548 --> 00:07:49,342 Ah. Well, captain, I want to thank you for this opportunity. 118 00:07:49,552 --> 00:07:52,262 For 500 years, every ship that has borne the name of the Enterprise 119 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:53,513 has become a legend. 120 00:07:53,723 --> 00:07:54,931 This one is no different. 121 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,266 Admiral. 122 00:07:56,934 --> 00:07:58,018 Ah, yes. 123 00:07:58,227 --> 00:08:01,229 Uh, captain, Commander Maddox is here to work on your android. 124 00:08:01,439 --> 00:08:03,398 Please take care of him. 125 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,821 How have you been, Data? 126 00:08:11,115 --> 00:08:14,117 My condition does not alter with the passage of time, commander. 127 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:16,077 The two of you acquainted? 128 00:08:16,287 --> 00:08:19,706 Yes, I evaluated Data when it first applied to the Academy. 129 00:08:20,249 --> 00:08:22,959 And was the sole member of the committee to oppose my entrance 130 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:25,378 on the grounds that I was not a sentient being. 131 00:08:26,631 --> 00:08:29,674 What exactly will this work entail? 132 00:08:30,676 --> 00:08:33,386 I am going to disassemble Data. 133 00:08:36,641 --> 00:08:37,891 All right, 134 00:08:38,351 --> 00:08:39,893 explain this procedure. 135 00:08:40,061 --> 00:08:41,144 [MADDOX CLEARS THROAT] 136 00:08:41,312 --> 00:08:42,562 Ever since I first saw Data 137 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:45,273 at the entrance evaluation at the Starfleet Academy, 138 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:47,651 I've wanted to understand it. 139 00:08:48,194 --> 00:08:51,655 I became a student of the works of Dr. Noonien Soong, Data's creator, 140 00:08:51,864 --> 00:08:55,200 and I've tried to continue his work. 141 00:08:55,409 --> 00:08:57,327 I believe I am very close to the breakthrough 142 00:08:57,495 --> 00:09:01,748 that will enable me to duplicate Dr. Soong's work 143 00:09:01,958 --> 00:09:04,918 and replicate this. 144 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,883 But as a first step, I must disassemble and study it. 145 00:09:12,093 --> 00:09:15,095 Data is going to be my guide. 146 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:17,681 Data? 147 00:09:19,141 --> 00:09:21,017 It sounds intriguing. 148 00:09:21,561 --> 00:09:22,811 How will you proceed? 149 00:09:23,020 --> 00:09:25,188 I will run a full diagnostic on Data, 150 00:09:25,398 --> 00:09:27,816 evaluating the condition of its current software. 151 00:09:28,025 --> 00:09:29,276 I will then dump its core memory 152 00:09:29,443 --> 00:09:31,236 into the starbase mainframe computer 153 00:09:31,445 --> 00:09:34,406 and begin a detailed analysis of its construction. 154 00:09:34,991 --> 00:09:37,117 You've constructed a positronic brain? 155 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:38,785 Yes. 156 00:09:40,204 --> 00:09:42,455 Have you determined how the electron resistance 157 00:09:42,665 --> 00:09:44,833 across the neural filaments is to be resolved? 158 00:09:45,876 --> 00:09:47,919 Not precisely. 159 00:09:49,714 --> 00:09:52,132 That would seem to be a necessary first step. 160 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,385 I am confident that I will find the answer 161 00:09:55,553 --> 00:10:00,265 once I examine the filament links in your anterior cortex. 162 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:06,104 But if the answer is not forthcoming, your model will not function. 163 00:10:06,314 --> 00:10:09,608 I do not anticipate any problems. 164 00:10:09,817 --> 00:10:12,152 You seem a little vague on the specifics. 165 00:10:12,570 --> 00:10:15,238 What are the risks to Commander Data? 166 00:10:16,157 --> 00:10:18,074 Negligible. 167 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:23,747 Captain, I believe his basic research lacks the specifics necessary 168 00:10:23,956 --> 00:10:26,916 to support an experiment of this magnitude. 169 00:10:28,127 --> 00:10:31,755 Commander Data is a valued member of my Bridge crew. 170 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:33,923 Based on what I've heard, 171 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:38,136 I cannot allow Commander Data to submit himself to this experiment. 172 00:10:38,512 --> 00:10:41,723 I was afraid this might be your attitude, captain. 173 00:10:42,016 --> 00:10:44,225 Here are Starfleet's transfer orders 174 00:10:44,435 --> 00:10:46,478 separating Commander Data from the Enterprise 175 00:10:46,687 --> 00:10:50,857 and reassigning it to Starbase 173 under my command. 176 00:10:51,984 --> 00:10:56,446 Data, I will see you in my office tomorrow at 0900 hours. 177 00:11:10,586 --> 00:11:12,128 [DOOR CHIMES] 178 00:11:18,302 --> 00:11:19,844 Come. 179 00:11:22,306 --> 00:11:23,807 You sent for me, sir. 180 00:11:24,016 --> 00:11:26,226 Data, please sit down. 181 00:11:30,272 --> 00:11:33,566 Well, we have a problem. 182 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:35,819 I find myself in complete agreement 183 00:11:35,986 --> 00:11:37,946 with that assessment of the situation, sir. 184 00:11:40,825 --> 00:11:43,743 Your service to this ship has been exemplary. 185 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:45,745 I don't want to lose you. 186 00:11:47,331 --> 00:11:50,291 I will not submit to the procedure, sir. 187 00:11:53,212 --> 00:11:55,004 Data, 188 00:11:57,508 --> 00:12:00,301 I understand your objections. 189 00:12:01,762 --> 00:12:04,806 But I have to consider Starfleet's interests. 190 00:12:05,015 --> 00:12:07,350 What if Commander Maddox is correct? 191 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:12,272 There is a possibility that many more beings like yourself 192 00:12:12,481 --> 00:12:13,773 can be constructed. 193 00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:18,945 Sir, Lieutenant La Forge's eyes are far superior 194 00:12:19,113 --> 00:12:22,949 - to human biological eyes, true? - Mm-hm. 195 00:12:23,159 --> 00:12:25,785 Then why are not all human officers 196 00:12:25,953 --> 00:12:30,498 required to have their eyes replaced with cybernetic implants? 197 00:12:37,089 --> 00:12:38,798 I see. 198 00:12:39,425 --> 00:12:42,635 It is precisely because I am not human. 199 00:12:44,221 --> 00:12:46,598 That will be all, Mr. Data. 200 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:51,644 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 201 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:57,442 [BEEPS] 202 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:00,111 Computer, pull all relevant information 203 00:13:00,321 --> 00:13:04,199 with regard to Starfleet regulations of the transfer of officers. 204 00:13:04,408 --> 00:13:05,450 COMPUTER: Working. 205 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:06,743 [SIGHS] 206 00:13:14,627 --> 00:13:17,879 My God, twice in as many days. 207 00:13:18,088 --> 00:13:19,380 I need your help. 208 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:21,424 An historic moment. 209 00:13:22,259 --> 00:13:24,427 I have been trying to make sense of this gobbledygook, 210 00:13:24,637 --> 00:13:25,887 but it's beyond me. 211 00:13:26,096 --> 00:13:30,642 The fact is, my android officer, Data, is being transferred compulsorily 212 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:33,895 to be made part of a highly dangerous and ill-conceived experiment, 213 00:13:34,104 --> 00:13:35,271 and I want it stopped. 214 00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:37,106 He can refuse to undergo the procedure, 215 00:13:37,316 --> 00:13:38,942 but we can't stop the transfer. 216 00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:43,530 Once this Maddox 217 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:46,115 has got control of Data, 218 00:13:46,325 --> 00:13:47,367 anything could happen. 219 00:13:47,576 --> 00:13:49,327 I don't trust that man. 220 00:13:49,537 --> 00:13:52,455 We agree to certain risks when we join Starfleet. 221 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,875 Yes, acceptable risks, justified risks, but I can't accept this. 222 00:13:56,085 --> 00:13:58,795 It's unjustified, it's unfair. He has rights. 223 00:13:59,338 --> 00:14:02,257 All this passion over a machine? 224 00:14:02,466 --> 00:14:03,883 Don't start. 225 00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,386 This is important to me. 226 00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:09,764 Is there an option? 227 00:14:09,974 --> 00:14:12,183 There is always an option. 228 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:14,394 He can resign. 229 00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:19,691 I see. 230 00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:22,318 So you came to me for help. 231 00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:24,362 Yes, I came to you. 232 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:27,198 You're the JAG officer for this sector. 233 00:14:27,408 --> 00:14:29,242 I had no choice but to come to you. 234 00:14:29,451 --> 00:14:31,160 Wait. 235 00:14:32,162 --> 00:14:33,204 [LOUVOIS SIGHS] 236 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:36,124 I didn't mean it that way. 237 00:14:36,292 --> 00:14:38,626 I'm glad you felt you could— 238 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:40,753 Well, come to me. 239 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:44,173 The word "trust" just isn't in your vocabulary, is it? 240 00:14:44,383 --> 00:14:46,384 Good try. Nine out of ten for effort. 241 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,553 I wish things were different. 242 00:14:49,513 --> 00:14:51,890 I wish I could believe that. 243 00:16:10,344 --> 00:16:12,762 "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, 244 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:16,265 I all alone beweep my outcast state." 245 00:16:18,185 --> 00:16:20,269 Is it just words to you? 246 00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:22,689 Or do you fathom the meaning? 247 00:16:23,482 --> 00:16:25,692 Is it not customary to request permission 248 00:16:25,901 --> 00:16:27,860 before entering an individual's quarters? 249 00:16:28,404 --> 00:16:33,950 I thought that we could talk this out, that I could try to persuade you. 250 00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:37,578 Your memories and knowledge will remain intact. 251 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:40,373 Reduced to the mere facts of the events. 252 00:16:40,582 --> 00:16:45,128 The substance, the flavor of the moment, could be lost. 253 00:16:46,171 --> 00:16:48,381 Take games of chance. 254 00:16:48,590 --> 00:16:50,842 - Games of chance? - Yes. 255 00:16:51,051 --> 00:16:54,971 I had read and absorbed every treatise and textbook on the subject 256 00:16:55,180 --> 00:16:57,765 and found myself well prepared for the experience. 257 00:16:57,975 --> 00:17:00,685 Yet when I finally played poker, 258 00:17:00,894 --> 00:17:05,231 I discovered that the reality bore little resemblance to the rules. 259 00:17:05,441 --> 00:17:07,358 And the point being? 260 00:17:07,568 --> 00:17:10,153 That while I believe it is possible to download information 261 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:12,113 contained in a positronic brain, 262 00:17:12,322 --> 00:17:15,116 I do not believe you have acquired the expertise necessary 263 00:17:15,325 --> 00:17:19,162 to preserve the essence of those experiences. 264 00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:21,873 There is an ineffable quality to memory, 265 00:17:22,082 --> 00:17:25,168 which I do not believe can survive your procedure. 266 00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:28,337 "Ineffable quality." 267 00:17:30,966 --> 00:17:33,051 I had rather we had done this together. 268 00:17:33,260 --> 00:17:37,221 But one way or the other, we are doing it. 269 00:17:37,431 --> 00:17:39,265 You are under my command. 270 00:17:39,975 --> 00:17:41,142 No, sir. 271 00:17:41,351 --> 00:17:44,395 I am not under yours nor anyone else's command. 272 00:17:44,605 --> 00:17:46,189 I have resigned from Starfleet. 273 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:47,857 MADDOX: Resigned? 274 00:17:48,650 --> 00:17:50,526 You can't resign. 275 00:17:51,945 --> 00:17:55,114 I regret the decision, but I must. 276 00:17:55,324 --> 00:17:58,159 I am the culmination of one man's dream. 277 00:17:58,368 --> 00:18:00,495 This is not ego or vanity. 278 00:18:00,704 --> 00:18:02,830 But when Dr. Soong created me, 279 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,792 he added to the substance of the universe. 280 00:18:06,001 --> 00:18:08,169 If, by your experiments, I am destroyed, 281 00:18:08,378 --> 00:18:12,173 something unique, something wonderful, will be lost. 282 00:18:12,382 --> 00:18:14,175 I cannot permit that. 283 00:18:14,384 --> 00:18:17,303 I must protect his dream. 284 00:18:17,638 --> 00:18:19,430 And so must I. 285 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:22,475 But keep packing, because one way or the other, 286 00:18:22,684 --> 00:18:24,644 you will be reporting. 287 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,358 [DOOR OPENS] 288 00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:35,822 PICARD: Captain's log, supplemental. 289 00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:37,240 Commander Bruce Maddox, 290 00:18:37,449 --> 00:18:40,076 having been thwarted by Data's abrupt resignation, 291 00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:43,079 is now seeking a legal remedy for his woes. 292 00:18:43,247 --> 00:18:45,498 Captain Louvois has requested my presence 293 00:18:45,707 --> 00:18:47,333 at those discussions. 294 00:18:47,543 --> 00:18:49,585 Your response is emotional and irrational. 295 00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:51,212 - Irrational? - You are endowing Data 296 00:18:51,421 --> 00:18:53,714 with human characteristics because it looks human. 297 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:55,258 But it is not. 298 00:18:55,843 --> 00:18:59,387 If it were a box on wheels, I would not be facing this opposition. 299 00:18:59,596 --> 00:19:02,765 Overt sentimentality is not one of Captain Picard's failings. 300 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:04,392 Trust me, I know. 301 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:06,853 I will tell you again. 302 00:19:07,062 --> 00:19:09,564 Data is a valued member of my crew. 303 00:19:09,773 --> 00:19:11,858 He is an outstanding Bridge officer. 304 00:19:12,067 --> 00:19:14,026 If I am permitted to make this experiment, 305 00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:17,947 the horizons for human achievement become boundless. 306 00:19:18,157 --> 00:19:23,452 Consider, every ship in Starfleet with a Data on board, 307 00:19:23,662 --> 00:19:25,997 utilizing its extraordinary capabilities. 308 00:19:26,206 --> 00:19:29,208 Acting as our hands and eyes in dangerous situations. 309 00:19:29,418 --> 00:19:31,085 Look, you're preaching to the choir here. 310 00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:32,587 Why don't you get to the point? 311 00:19:33,088 --> 00:19:34,881 Data must not be permitted to resign. 312 00:19:35,090 --> 00:19:38,009 Data is a Starfleet officer. He still has certain rights. 313 00:19:38,218 --> 00:19:41,012 Rights, rights. I'm sick to death of hearing about rights. 314 00:19:41,221 --> 00:19:43,264 What about my right not to have my life work 315 00:19:43,473 --> 00:19:45,391 subverted by blind ignorance? 316 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:47,435 We have rule of law in this Federation. 317 00:19:47,644 --> 00:19:50,146 You cannot simply seize people and experiment with them 318 00:19:50,355 --> 00:19:52,023 - to prove your pet theories. - Thank you. 319 00:19:52,232 --> 00:19:53,691 MADDOX: Now you're doing it. 320 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:57,987 Data is an extraordinary piece of engineering, but it is a machine. 321 00:19:58,405 --> 00:19:59,697 If you permit it to resign, 322 00:19:59,907 --> 00:20:02,450 it will destroy years of work in robotics. 323 00:20:03,035 --> 00:20:05,786 Starfleet does not have to allow the resignation. 324 00:20:05,996 --> 00:20:08,080 Commander, who do you think you're working for? 325 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:11,292 Starfleet is not an organization that ignores its own regulations 326 00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:13,336 when they become inconvenient. 327 00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:16,214 Whether you like it or not, Data does have rights. 328 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:19,425 Let me put it another way. 329 00:20:20,135 --> 00:20:25,097 Would you permit the computer of the Enterprise to refuse a refit? 330 00:20:26,391 --> 00:20:28,351 That's an interesting point. 331 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,020 But the Enterprise computer is property. 332 00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:33,606 - Is Data? - Of course. 333 00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:35,066 [LOUVOIS SIGHS] 334 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:36,859 There may be law to support this position. 335 00:20:37,027 --> 00:20:38,110 Then find it. 336 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,156 A ruling with such broad-ranging implications must be supported. 337 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:45,868 Phillipa, I hope you will use the same zeal 338 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:49,372 that you did in the Stargazer court-martial. 339 00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:01,842 Data, you're supposed to rip the wrapping off. 340 00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:05,596 With the application of a little care, Wes, 341 00:21:05,806 --> 00:21:09,225 the paper can be utilized again. 342 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:11,852 Data, you're missing the point. 343 00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:22,738 "The Dream of the Fire, by K'Ratak." Thank you, Worf. 344 00:21:22,948 --> 00:21:26,033 It was in the hands of the Klingons that the novel attained its full stature. 345 00:21:26,243 --> 00:21:28,327 I couldn't disagree more. 346 00:21:28,537 --> 00:21:30,913 We'll save that argument for another day. 347 00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:32,707 DATA: Excuse me, please. 348 00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:36,544 Is something wrong? 349 00:21:38,588 --> 00:21:40,256 Of course there is. 350 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:42,383 You're going away. 351 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:45,303 No one regrets that necessity more than myself, 352 00:21:45,512 --> 00:21:48,139 but you do understand my reasons? 353 00:21:48,348 --> 00:21:50,516 Sure, I understand. 354 00:21:50,726 --> 00:21:52,601 I just don't like you being forced out. 355 00:21:52,811 --> 00:21:54,103 It's not fair. 356 00:21:56,898 --> 00:22:02,361 As Dr. Pulaski would, at this juncture, no doubt remind us, life is rarely fair. 357 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,324 Sorry, that just doesn't make it any better. 358 00:22:09,077 --> 00:22:10,703 I shall miss you, Geordi. 359 00:22:11,371 --> 00:22:12,913 Yeah. 360 00:22:13,540 --> 00:22:15,166 Me too. 361 00:22:18,128 --> 00:22:20,379 Take care of yourself, Data. 362 00:22:27,471 --> 00:22:29,138 I have completed my research, 363 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:33,309 based on the Acts of Cumberland passed in the early 21 st century. 364 00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:35,227 Data is the property of Starfleet. 365 00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:37,313 He cannot resign and he cannot refuse 366 00:22:37,522 --> 00:22:40,274 to cooperate with Commander Maddox. 367 00:22:43,779 --> 00:22:45,237 What if I challenge this ruling? 368 00:22:46,073 --> 00:22:48,074 Then I shall be required to hold a hearing. 369 00:22:48,283 --> 00:22:49,909 Then I so challenge. Convene your hearing. 370 00:22:50,118 --> 00:22:52,995 LOUVOIS: Captain, that would be exceedingly difficult. 371 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:55,664 This is a new base. I have no staff. 372 00:22:56,416 --> 00:22:59,210 But surely, captain, you have regulations 373 00:22:59,419 --> 00:23:01,420 to take care of such an eventuality. 374 00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:06,050 There are. I can use serving officers as legal counsel. 375 00:23:06,259 --> 00:23:08,636 You as the senior officer would defend. 376 00:23:09,971 --> 00:23:11,263 Very good. 377 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:14,350 And the unenviable task of prosecuting this case 378 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:15,726 would fall on you, commander, 379 00:23:15,936 --> 00:23:18,771 as the next most senior officer of the defendant's ship. 380 00:23:21,274 --> 00:23:22,316 I can't. 381 00:23:22,526 --> 00:23:23,734 I won't. 382 00:23:23,944 --> 00:23:25,861 Data's my comrade. We have served together. 383 00:23:26,071 --> 00:23:29,115 I not only respect him, I consider him my friend. 384 00:23:29,991 --> 00:23:32,952 When people of good conscience have an honest dispute, 385 00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:36,956 we must still sometimes resort to this kind of adversarial system. 386 00:23:37,833 --> 00:23:40,000 You just want me to prove that Data is a mere machine. 387 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,211 I can't do that because I don't believe it. 388 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:46,215 I happen to know better. So I'm neither qualified nor willing. 389 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:47,967 You're gonna have to find someone else. 390 00:23:48,176 --> 00:23:50,970 Then I will rule summarily based on my findings. 391 00:23:51,513 --> 00:23:52,721 Data is a toaster. 392 00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:54,765 Have him report immediately to Commander Maddox 393 00:23:54,975 --> 00:23:56,517 for experimental refit. 394 00:24:02,149 --> 00:24:05,568 I see. I have no choice but to agree. 395 00:24:05,777 --> 00:24:08,988 Good. And I expect you to do your duty in that courtroom. 396 00:24:09,197 --> 00:24:11,949 If I find for one minute that you are not doing your best, 397 00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:13,826 I will end this then and there. 398 00:24:15,579 --> 00:24:18,205 You don't have to remind us of our duty. 399 00:24:22,836 --> 00:24:24,712 You just... 400 00:24:25,881 --> 00:24:27,381 Just remember yours. 401 00:24:27,924 --> 00:24:29,633 I have never forgotten it. 402 00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:33,137 Not then and certainly not now. 403 00:24:45,150 --> 00:24:46,192 [DOOR CHIMES] 404 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:47,693 PICARD: Come. 405 00:24:49,988 --> 00:24:52,364 Data, Captain Louvois has issued a ruling. 406 00:24:52,532 --> 00:24:54,909 You are the property of Starfleet Command. 407 00:24:55,118 --> 00:24:57,328 You cannot resign. 408 00:24:58,163 --> 00:24:59,788 I see. 409 00:25:00,081 --> 00:25:04,668 From limitless options, I am reduced to none, or rather one. 410 00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:06,295 I can only hope that Commander Maddox 411 00:25:06,463 --> 00:25:07,880 is more capable than it would appear. 412 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:09,632 PICARD: Data, you're not going to submit. 413 00:25:09,799 --> 00:25:11,091 We are going to fight this. 414 00:25:11,259 --> 00:25:12,843 I've challenged the ruling. 415 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,804 Captain Louvois will be compelled to convene a hearing. 416 00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:18,641 She may be overly attached to the letter of the law, 417 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:22,311 but I suspect that she still understands its spirit. 418 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:26,148 We will put to rest this question of your legal status once and for all. 419 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:28,025 Now, I have been asked to represent you, 420 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:31,028 but if there is some other officer with which you would feel more happy— 421 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:33,989 Captain, I have complete confidence in your ability 422 00:25:34,157 --> 00:25:36,575 to represent my interests. 423 00:25:40,288 --> 00:25:42,373 [BEEPING] 424 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:53,634 Computer, identify Riker, William T. 425 00:25:53,843 --> 00:25:58,305 Access code Theta-Alpha-2737-Blue, enable. 426 00:25:58,515 --> 00:26:01,559 COMPUTER: Riker, William T., identified. 427 00:26:01,768 --> 00:26:02,810 Ready. 428 00:26:03,436 --> 00:26:06,021 Access all available technical schematics 429 00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:08,649 on Lieutenant Commander Data. 430 00:26:08,858 --> 00:26:10,484 COMPUTER: Working. 431 00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:15,656 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 432 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:41,515 This hearing, convened on stardate 42527.4, 433 00:26:41,725 --> 00:26:45,019 is to determine the legal status of the android known as Data. 434 00:26:45,562 --> 00:26:48,772 The office of Judge Advocate General has rendered a finding of property. 435 00:26:48,982 --> 00:26:50,482 The defense has challenged. 436 00:26:50,692 --> 00:26:51,942 Commander Riker? 437 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:55,362 Your Honor, there is only one issue and one relevant piece of evidence. 438 00:26:55,572 --> 00:26:57,615 I call Lieutenant Commander Data. 439 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,042 COMPUTER: Verify. 440 00:27:08,251 --> 00:27:10,127 Lieutenant Commander Data. 441 00:27:10,337 --> 00:27:13,339 Current assignment: USS Enterprise. 442 00:27:13,548 --> 00:27:15,758 Starfleet Command Decoration for Valor and... 443 00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:17,926 Your Honor, we'll stipulate to all of this. 444 00:27:18,094 --> 00:27:20,304 Objection, Your Honor. 445 00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:23,223 I want this read, all of it. 446 00:27:23,433 --> 00:27:25,267 Sustained. 447 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:27,186 COMPUTER: —Valor and Gallantry, 448 00:27:27,354 --> 00:27:29,021 Medal of Honor, with Clusters, 449 00:27:29,189 --> 00:27:32,274 Legion of Honor, the Starcross. 450 00:27:32,442 --> 00:27:33,817 [COMPUTER WHIRLS] 451 00:27:34,944 --> 00:27:36,403 LOUVOIS: Proceed, commander. 452 00:27:39,115 --> 00:27:40,616 Commander, what are you? 453 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:43,202 An android. 454 00:27:44,162 --> 00:27:45,245 Which is? 455 00:27:45,955 --> 00:27:48,749 Webster's 24th Century Dictionary, Fifth Edition, 456 00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:53,003 defines an android as an automaton made to resemble a human being. 457 00:27:53,213 --> 00:27:54,713 An automaton. 458 00:27:54,923 --> 00:27:56,840 Made by whom? 459 00:27:57,967 --> 00:28:00,594 - Sir? - Who built you, commander? 460 00:28:00,970 --> 00:28:03,013 - Dr. Noonien Soong. RIKER: And he was? 461 00:28:03,223 --> 00:28:05,724 The foremost authority on cybernetics. 462 00:28:05,934 --> 00:28:08,435 More basic than that. What was he? 463 00:28:11,648 --> 00:28:12,690 Human? 464 00:28:14,234 --> 00:28:15,734 Thank you. 465 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:19,238 Commander, what is the capacity of your memory 466 00:28:19,447 --> 00:28:21,490 and how fast can you access information? 467 00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:26,412 I have an ultimate storage capacity of 800 quadrillion bits. 468 00:28:26,621 --> 00:28:29,415 My total linear computational speed has been rated 469 00:28:29,624 --> 00:28:31,959 at 60 trillion operations per second. 470 00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:40,342 Your Honor, I offer into evidence prosecution's exhibit A, 471 00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:44,722 a rod of parsteel, tensile strength, 40 kilobars. 472 00:28:49,602 --> 00:28:51,770 - Commander, would you bend that? PICARD: Objection. 473 00:28:51,980 --> 00:28:54,940 There are many life-forms possessed with mega-strength. 474 00:28:55,150 --> 00:28:57,067 These issues are not relevant to this hearing. 475 00:28:57,277 --> 00:28:59,027 I'm afraid I can't agree, captain. 476 00:28:59,237 --> 00:29:01,488 Proceed with your demonstration, commander. 477 00:29:18,757 --> 00:29:21,842 Drawing on the log of the construction of the prototype android Lore, 478 00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:24,303 also constructed by Noonien Soong, 479 00:29:24,512 --> 00:29:26,764 I request to be allowed 480 00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:30,350 to remove the commander's hand for your inspection. 481 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,102 Objection. 482 00:29:35,982 --> 00:29:37,858 It doesn't matter. 483 00:29:40,236 --> 00:29:42,529 Objection withdrawn. 484 00:29:45,366 --> 00:29:47,367 Proceed, commander. 485 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,499 I'm sorry. 486 00:30:12,769 --> 00:30:16,021 The commander is a physical representation of a dream. 487 00:30:16,231 --> 00:30:20,025 An idea, conceived of by the mind of a man. 488 00:30:20,235 --> 00:30:21,860 Its purpose? 489 00:30:22,070 --> 00:30:24,071 To serve human needs and interests. 490 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:30,160 It's a collection of neural nets and heuristic algorithms. 491 00:30:31,204 --> 00:30:35,207 Its responses, dictated by an elaborate software written by a man. 492 00:30:35,416 --> 00:30:38,126 Its hardware built by a man. 493 00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:40,087 And now... 494 00:30:40,964 --> 00:30:42,631 And now a man will shut it off. 495 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:44,258 [CLICKS] 496 00:30:49,514 --> 00:30:51,056 Pinocchio is broken. 497 00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:53,767 Its strings have been cut. 498 00:31:06,906 --> 00:31:08,907 I request a recess. 499 00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:11,243 Granted. 500 00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:29,386 Do you mean his argument was that good? 501 00:31:29,596 --> 00:31:31,930 Riker's presentation was devastating. 502 00:31:32,140 --> 00:31:34,099 He almost convinced me. 503 00:31:34,309 --> 00:31:36,101 Well, you've got the harder argument. 504 00:31:36,311 --> 00:31:38,645 By his own admission, Data is a machine. 505 00:31:38,813 --> 00:31:40,981 Mm, that's true. 506 00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:44,902 You're worried about what's gonna happen to him. 507 00:31:45,111 --> 00:31:46,403 Oh... 508 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:50,115 I've had to send people on far more dangerous missions. 509 00:31:51,284 --> 00:31:53,535 Well, then this should work out fine. 510 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:56,622 Maddox could get lucky and create a whole army of Datas, 511 00:31:56,789 --> 00:31:58,707 all very valuable. 512 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,334 Oh, yes, no doubt. 513 00:32:00,543 --> 00:32:03,837 - He's proved his value to you. - Heh. 514 00:32:07,383 --> 00:32:10,636 In ways that I cannot even begin to calculate. 515 00:32:12,722 --> 00:32:16,475 And now he's about to be ruled the property of Starfleet. 516 00:32:16,684 --> 00:32:18,852 That should increase his value. 517 00:32:22,231 --> 00:32:23,607 In what way? 518 00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:27,027 Well, consider that in the history of many worlds, 519 00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:30,280 there have always been disposable creatures. 520 00:32:30,490 --> 00:32:32,366 They do the dirty work. 521 00:32:32,575 --> 00:32:34,368 They do the work that no one else wants to do 522 00:32:34,577 --> 00:32:37,245 because it's too difficult or too hazardous. 523 00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:40,832 And an army of Datas, all disposable... 524 00:32:41,042 --> 00:32:42,960 You don't have to think about their welfare, 525 00:32:43,169 --> 00:32:45,712 you don't think about how they feel. 526 00:32:46,422 --> 00:32:51,426 Whole generations of disposable people. 527 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:56,431 You're talking about slavery. 528 00:32:59,102 --> 00:33:01,687 I think that's a little harsh. 529 00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:05,482 I don't think that's a little harsh, I think that's the truth. 530 00:33:06,651 --> 00:33:08,527 But that's a truth that we have obscured 531 00:33:08,736 --> 00:33:14,449 behind a comfortable, easy euphemism. 532 00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:16,493 Property. 533 00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:21,039 But that's not the issue at all, is it? 534 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,966 PICARD: Commander Riker has dramatically 535 00:33:31,134 --> 00:33:33,301 demonstrated to this court 536 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:37,347 that Lieutenant Commander Data is a machine. 537 00:33:37,557 --> 00:33:39,141 Do we deny that? No. 538 00:33:39,350 --> 00:33:41,476 Because it is not relevant. 539 00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:46,732 We too are machines, just machines of a different type. 540 00:33:46,941 --> 00:33:50,193 Commander Riker has also reminded us 541 00:33:50,403 --> 00:33:53,864 that Lieutenant Commander Data was created by a human. 542 00:33:54,073 --> 00:33:55,699 Do we deny that? No. 543 00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:58,452 Again, it is not relevant. 544 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:00,454 Children are created 545 00:34:00,663 --> 00:34:04,458 from the building blocks of their parents' DNA. 546 00:34:06,252 --> 00:34:08,295 Are they property? 547 00:34:09,797 --> 00:34:13,341 I call Lieutenant Commander Data to the stand. 548 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:30,776 What are these? 549 00:34:30,985 --> 00:34:32,611 DATA: My medals. 550 00:34:32,820 --> 00:34:35,530 Why do you pack them? What logical purpose do they serve? 551 00:34:36,783 --> 00:34:38,366 I do not know, sir. 552 00:34:38,576 --> 00:34:41,912 I suppose none. I just wanted them. 553 00:34:42,121 --> 00:34:43,497 Is that vanity? 554 00:34:46,876 --> 00:34:48,502 PICARD: And this? 555 00:34:48,711 --> 00:34:50,003 DATA: A gift from you, sir. 556 00:34:50,213 --> 00:34:52,339 - Do you value it? - Yes, sir. 557 00:34:52,548 --> 00:34:53,673 PICARD: Why? 558 00:34:53,883 --> 00:34:57,177 It is a reminder of friendship and service. 559 00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:13,026 And this. 560 00:35:13,528 --> 00:35:16,279 You have no other portraits of your fellow crew members. 561 00:35:16,489 --> 00:35:17,989 Why this person? 562 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:21,952 I would prefer not to answer that question, sir. 563 00:35:22,161 --> 00:35:23,703 I gave my word. 564 00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:28,416 Under the circumstances, I don't think Tasha would mind. 565 00:35:31,087 --> 00:35:33,004 She was special to me, sir. 566 00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:34,756 We were... 567 00:35:36,676 --> 00:35:38,135 intimate. 568 00:35:48,062 --> 00:35:49,187 Thank you, commander. 569 00:35:49,397 --> 00:35:52,858 I have no further questions for this witness. 570 00:35:53,609 --> 00:35:56,153 Commander Riker, do you want to cross? 571 00:35:56,696 --> 00:35:58,655 I have no questions, Your Honor. 572 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:01,408 Thank you. You may step down. 573 00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:07,080 I call to the stand Commander Bruce Maddox 574 00:36:07,248 --> 00:36:09,624 as a hostile witness. 575 00:36:20,469 --> 00:36:24,264 COMPUTER: Verify. Maddox Bruce, commander. 576 00:36:24,473 --> 00:36:27,601 Current assignment: Associate Chair of Robotics, 577 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:29,728 Daystrum Technological Institute. 578 00:36:29,896 --> 00:36:31,688 - Major papers— PICARD: Yes, yes, yes. 579 00:36:31,898 --> 00:36:34,482 Suffice it to say he's an expert. Commander, it is your contention 580 00:36:34,692 --> 00:36:37,110 that Lieutenant Commander Data is not a sentient being, 581 00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:40,405 and therefore not entitled to all the rights reserved 582 00:36:40,615 --> 00:36:43,700 for all life-forms within this Federation. 583 00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:45,952 Data is not sentient, no. 584 00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:49,873 Commander, would you enlighten us? What is required for sentience? 585 00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:55,045 Intelligence, self-awareness, consciousness. 586 00:36:56,214 --> 00:36:58,423 Prove to the court that I am sentient. 587 00:36:58,591 --> 00:37:00,008 This is absurd. 588 00:37:00,218 --> 00:37:01,718 We all know you're sentient. 589 00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:04,054 So I'm sentient, but Commander Data is not? 590 00:37:04,263 --> 00:37:05,847 MADDOX: That's right. PICARD: Uh-huh. 591 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:07,182 Why? 592 00:37:07,975 --> 00:37:09,559 Why am I sentient? 593 00:37:10,144 --> 00:37:11,728 Well, you are self-aware. 594 00:37:11,938 --> 00:37:13,480 Oh, that's the second of your criteria. 595 00:37:13,689 --> 00:37:15,065 Well, let's deal with the first. 596 00:37:15,274 --> 00:37:16,316 Intelligence. 597 00:37:16,525 --> 00:37:19,694 - Is Commander Data intelligent? MADDOX: Yes. 598 00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:21,988 It has the ability to learn and understand 599 00:37:22,198 --> 00:37:25,450 and to cope with new situations. 600 00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:28,161 - Like this hearing? MADDOX: Yes. 601 00:37:28,663 --> 00:37:30,121 What about self-awareness? 602 00:37:30,331 --> 00:37:31,498 What does that mean? 603 00:37:31,707 --> 00:37:34,918 Why...? Why am I self-aware? 604 00:37:35,294 --> 00:37:38,672 Because you are conscious of your existence and actions. 605 00:37:38,881 --> 00:37:41,967 You are aware of yourself and your own ego. 606 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:44,636 Commander Data, what are you doing now? 607 00:37:44,845 --> 00:37:48,598 I am taking part in a legal hearing to determine my rights and status. 608 00:37:48,808 --> 00:37:50,267 Am I a person or property? 609 00:37:50,476 --> 00:37:51,935 And what's at stake? 610 00:37:52,144 --> 00:37:53,728 My right to choose. 611 00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:55,897 Perhaps my very life. 612 00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:58,733 PICARD: "My rights. 613 00:37:59,026 --> 00:38:02,070 My status. My right to choose." 614 00:38:02,405 --> 00:38:04,030 [PICARD SIGHS] 615 00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:06,116 "My life." 616 00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:11,746 Well, he seems reasonably self-aware to me, 617 00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:13,623 commander. 618 00:38:15,042 --> 00:38:16,543 [SIGHS] 619 00:38:18,170 --> 00:38:19,754 I'm waiting. 620 00:38:21,757 --> 00:38:24,134 This is exceedingly difficult. 621 00:38:24,343 --> 00:38:25,760 Do you like Commander Data? 622 00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:27,929 MADDOX: I... 623 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:33,935 I don't know it well enough to like or dislike it. 624 00:38:34,145 --> 00:38:36,730 - But you admire him? MADDOX: Oh, yes. 625 00:38:37,273 --> 00:38:38,606 It is an extraordinary piece— 626 00:38:38,816 --> 00:38:41,109 Of engineering and programming. Yes, you have said that. 627 00:38:41,319 --> 00:38:43,778 Commander, you have devoted your life to the study 628 00:38:43,946 --> 00:38:45,989 - of cybernetics in general. - Yes. 629 00:38:46,157 --> 00:38:47,782 - And Commander Data in particular? MADDOX: Yes. 630 00:38:47,950 --> 00:38:49,868 And now you propose to dismantle him. 631 00:38:50,077 --> 00:38:52,871 So that I can learn from it and construct more. 632 00:38:53,539 --> 00:38:56,333 - How many more? MADDOX: As many as are needed. 633 00:38:56,542 --> 00:39:00,128 Hundreds, thousands, if necessary. 634 00:39:00,421 --> 00:39:01,755 There is no limit. 635 00:39:03,007 --> 00:39:04,049 [PICARD SIGHS] 636 00:39:04,216 --> 00:39:09,095 A single Data, and forgive me, commander, is a curiosity. 637 00:39:10,514 --> 00:39:13,850 A wonder, even. But thousands of Datas? 638 00:39:14,894 --> 00:39:17,187 Isn't that becoming... 639 00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:19,481 a race? 640 00:39:20,232 --> 00:39:24,027 And won't we be judged by how we treat that race? 641 00:39:24,236 --> 00:39:26,988 Now, tell me, commander, what is Data? 642 00:39:28,699 --> 00:39:29,741 I don't understand. 643 00:39:29,950 --> 00:39:31,826 - What is he? - A machine. 644 00:39:32,036 --> 00:39:33,411 PICARD: Is he? Are you sure? - Yes. 645 00:39:33,621 --> 00:39:35,663 He's met two of your three criteria for sentience. 646 00:39:35,873 --> 00:39:36,915 What if he meets the third? 647 00:39:37,124 --> 00:39:38,875 Consciousness, in even the smallest degree. 648 00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:40,752 What is he then? I don't know. 649 00:39:40,961 --> 00:39:48,718 Do you? 650 00:39:54,183 --> 00:39:57,018 Now, that's the question you have to answer. 651 00:39:58,729 --> 00:40:00,271 Your Honor, a courtroom is a crucible. 652 00:40:00,481 --> 00:40:03,775 In it we burn away irrelevancies until we are left with a pure product, 653 00:40:03,984 --> 00:40:05,568 the truth, for all time. 654 00:40:05,778 --> 00:40:08,571 Now, sooner or later, this man, or others like him, 655 00:40:08,781 --> 00:40:11,491 will succeed in replicating Commander Data. 656 00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:13,159 Now, the decision you reach here today 657 00:40:13,369 --> 00:40:18,790 will determine how we will regard this creation of our genius. 658 00:40:18,999 --> 00:40:21,042 It will reveal the kind of a people we are, 659 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:22,335 what he is destined to be. 660 00:40:22,545 --> 00:40:27,799 It will reach far beyond this courtroom and this one android. 661 00:40:28,175 --> 00:40:31,052 It could significantly redefine the boundaries 662 00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:32,679 of personal liberty and freedom. 663 00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:35,014 Expanding them for some, 664 00:40:35,891 --> 00:40:38,643 savagely curtailing them for others. 665 00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:42,856 Are you prepared to condemn him and all who come after him 666 00:40:43,065 --> 00:40:44,607 to servitude and slavery? 667 00:40:46,652 --> 00:40:49,696 Your Honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. 668 00:40:49,864 --> 00:40:52,699 Well, there it sits. 669 00:40:55,453 --> 00:40:57,078 Waiting. 670 00:40:58,914 --> 00:41:00,582 [PICARD SIGHS] 671 00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:05,712 You wanted a chance to make law. Well, here it is. 672 00:41:05,921 --> 00:41:07,380 Make it a good one. 673 00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:10,884 [SIGHS] 674 00:41:19,101 --> 00:41:21,144 It sits there looking at me. 675 00:41:21,353 --> 00:41:23,855 And I don't know what it is. 676 00:41:25,816 --> 00:41:28,860 This case has dealt with metaphysics, 677 00:41:29,069 --> 00:41:33,239 with questions best left to saints and philosophers. 678 00:41:33,616 --> 00:41:37,660 I'm neither competent nor qualified to answer those. 679 00:41:38,496 --> 00:41:40,705 I have got to make a ruling, 680 00:41:40,915 --> 00:41:43,833 to try to speak to the future. 681 00:41:46,462 --> 00:41:47,837 Is Data a machine? 682 00:41:48,047 --> 00:41:49,464 Yes. 683 00:41:50,549 --> 00:41:53,009 Is he the property of Starfleet? 684 00:41:53,594 --> 00:41:54,886 No. 685 00:41:55,971 --> 00:41:59,641 We have all been dancing around the basic issue. 686 00:41:59,975 --> 00:42:02,143 Does Data have a soul? 687 00:42:02,978 --> 00:42:04,854 I don't know that he has. 688 00:42:05,022 --> 00:42:07,690 Heh. I don't know that I have. 689 00:42:08,901 --> 00:42:13,279 But I have got to give him the freedom to explore that question himself. 690 00:42:14,740 --> 00:42:16,699 It is the ruling of this court 691 00:42:16,909 --> 00:42:21,746 that Lieutenant Commander Data has the freedom to choose. 692 00:42:35,177 --> 00:42:38,805 I formally refuse to undergo your procedure. 693 00:42:39,014 --> 00:42:42,433 I will cancel that transfer order. 694 00:42:42,643 --> 00:42:44,102 Thank you. 695 00:42:45,145 --> 00:42:48,565 And, commander, continue your work. 696 00:42:48,774 --> 00:42:52,485 When you are ready, I will still be here. 697 00:42:52,695 --> 00:42:55,488 I find some of what you propose... 698 00:42:56,448 --> 00:42:57,532 intriguing. 699 00:43:00,578 --> 00:43:03,413 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 700 00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,958 He's remarkable. 701 00:43:07,167 --> 00:43:09,335 LOUVOIS: You didn't call him "it." 702 00:43:15,718 --> 00:43:18,595 [DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES] 703 00:43:19,513 --> 00:43:20,847 You see? 704 00:43:21,056 --> 00:43:23,558 Sometimes it does work. 705 00:43:26,020 --> 00:43:27,520 Phillipa. 706 00:43:31,650 --> 00:43:32,692 Dinner? 707 00:43:33,611 --> 00:43:34,944 Are you buying? 708 00:43:49,710 --> 00:43:51,127 DATA: Sir, 709 00:43:51,337 --> 00:43:54,172 there is a celebration on the holodeck. 710 00:43:54,423 --> 00:43:56,299 I have no right to be there. 711 00:43:56,508 --> 00:43:58,509 Because you failed in your task? 712 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:01,888 No, God, no. I came that close to winning, Data. 713 00:44:02,097 --> 00:44:03,181 DATA: Yes, sir. 714 00:44:03,390 --> 00:44:05,516 I almost cost you your life. 715 00:44:06,143 --> 00:44:10,271 Is it not true that had you refused to prosecute, 716 00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:13,358 Captain Louvois would have ruled summarily against me? 717 00:44:13,901 --> 00:44:15,151 Yes. 718 00:44:15,361 --> 00:44:17,862 That action injured you 719 00:44:18,072 --> 00:44:20,198 and saved me. 720 00:44:20,866 --> 00:44:22,992 I will not forget it. 721 00:44:25,663 --> 00:44:27,997 You're a wise man, my friend. 722 00:44:28,165 --> 00:44:29,791 Not yet, sir. 723 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,378 But with your help, I am learning.