1 00:00:05,815 --> 00:00:06,858 [ROOSTER CROWS] 2 00:00:09,986 --> 00:00:12,030 WILLIAMS: Brother John Bates, 3 00:00:12,405 --> 00:00:15,241 is that not the morning which breaks yonder? 4 00:00:15,450 --> 00:00:17,243 BATES: I think it be. 5 00:00:18,494 --> 00:00:22,540 But we have no great cause to desire the approach of day. 6 00:00:26,294 --> 00:00:27,962 WILLIAMS: Who's there? DATA: A friend. 7 00:00:28,171 --> 00:00:30,089 WILLIAMS: Under what captain serve you? 8 00:00:30,298 --> 00:00:32,592 DATA: Under Sir Thomas Erpingham. 9 00:00:37,930 --> 00:00:39,724 WILLIAMS: I pray you, 10 00:00:40,224 --> 00:00:42,560 what thinks he of our estate? 11 00:00:43,478 --> 00:00:44,896 Even as men wrecked upon a sand 12 00:00:45,104 --> 00:00:47,440 that look to be washed off the next tide. 13 00:00:47,648 --> 00:00:49,192 He has not told his thought to the king? 14 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:50,443 No. 15 00:00:50,651 --> 00:00:52,695 Nor 'tis not meet he should. 16 00:00:52,904 --> 00:00:55,281 For though I speak it to you, 17 00:00:55,531 --> 00:01:00,495 I think the king is but a man, as I am. 18 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:05,291 The violet smells to him as it doth to me. 19 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:09,545 In his nakedness, he appears but a man. 20 00:01:10,129 --> 00:01:15,676 Therefore his fears, out of doubt, be of the same relish as ours are. 21 00:01:16,260 --> 00:01:19,680 Yet no man should possess him with any appearance of fear, 22 00:01:19,889 --> 00:01:21,933 lest he, by showing it, should dishearten his army. 23 00:01:22,141 --> 00:01:24,143 He may show what outward courage he will, 24 00:01:24,352 --> 00:01:26,437 but I believe, as cold a night as 'tis, 25 00:01:26,646 --> 00:01:29,148 he could wish himself in Thames up to the neck. 26 00:01:29,690 --> 00:01:35,655 Methinks I could not die anyplace so contented as in the king's company, 27 00:01:35,863 --> 00:01:39,450 his cause being just and his quarrel honorable. 28 00:01:39,659 --> 00:01:41,077 That's more than we know. 29 00:01:41,285 --> 00:01:43,246 Or more than we should seek after. 30 00:01:43,454 --> 00:01:45,123 If his cause be wrong, 31 00:01:45,331 --> 00:01:48,292 our obedience to the king wipes the crime of it out of us. 32 00:01:48,501 --> 00:01:50,378 But if the cause be not good, 33 00:01:50,586 --> 00:01:53,214 the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make 34 00:01:53,422 --> 00:01:56,384 when all those legs and arms and heads chopped off in a battle 35 00:01:56,592 --> 00:02:01,139 shall join together at the latter clay and cry all, "We died at such a place." 36 00:02:01,347 --> 00:02:04,517 The king is not bound to answer the particular endings of his soldiers, 37 00:02:04,725 --> 00:02:07,687 the father of his son, nor the master of his servant. 38 00:02:07,895 --> 00:02:10,148 Splendid, Data, splendid. 39 00:02:10,356 --> 00:02:12,650 - You're getting better and better. - Freeze program. 40 00:02:12,817 --> 00:02:13,860 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 41 00:02:19,282 --> 00:02:20,324 Thank you, sir. 42 00:02:20,533 --> 00:02:24,620 I plan to study the performances of Olivier, Branagh, Shapiro and Kullnark. 43 00:02:24,829 --> 00:02:26,455 Data, ah, 44 00:02:27,999 --> 00:02:30,543 you're here to learn about the human condition, 45 00:02:30,751 --> 00:02:36,090 and there is no better way of doing that than by embracing Shakespeare. 46 00:02:36,299 --> 00:02:39,844 But you must discover it through your own performance, 47 00:02:40,052 --> 00:02:41,262 not by imitating others. 48 00:02:41,470 --> 00:02:43,389 RIKER [OVER COM]: Riker to Picard. Sorry to interrupt, sir. 49 00:02:43,598 --> 00:02:44,640 Go ahead, Number One. 50 00:02:44,849 --> 00:02:48,227 Sensors are picking up an unidentified craft in the Neutral Zone. 51 00:02:48,436 --> 00:02:50,396 [OVER COM] It's heading toward Federation space. 52 00:02:50,563 --> 00:02:52,273 We're on our way. Picard out. 53 00:02:52,481 --> 00:02:56,027 We'll, uh, get to the rest of the act another time, Data. 54 00:02:56,235 --> 00:02:58,196 Computer, file program and clear. 55 00:02:58,362 --> 00:02:59,405 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 56 00:03:01,407 --> 00:03:05,453 Captain, why should a king wish to pass as a commoner? 57 00:03:05,661 --> 00:03:07,622 If he is the leader, should he not be leading? 58 00:03:08,206 --> 00:03:11,626 Listen to what Shakespeare is telling you about the man, Data. 59 00:03:11,834 --> 00:03:15,004 A king who had true feeling for his soldiers 60 00:03:15,213 --> 00:03:19,091 would wish to share their fears with them on the eve of battle. 61 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:21,844 Sir, will I be able to schedule a performance 62 00:03:22,053 --> 00:03:23,888 for the crew in the near future? 63 00:03:24,096 --> 00:03:27,892 - Let's not rush it, shall we? DATA: Hmm. 64 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:35,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www. OpenSubtitles. org today 65 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,444 RIKER: Outpost Sierra Six confirms our readings, sir. 66 00:03:38,653 --> 00:03:43,324 They identify it as a Romulan scout ship, bearing 270-mark-14. 67 00:03:43,532 --> 00:03:47,078 Scout ship? What would a scout ship be doing this far in the Neutral Zone? 68 00:03:47,286 --> 00:03:50,248 Captain, shall we transmit a warning to withdraw, sir? 69 00:03:50,456 --> 00:03:52,166 - Open a hailing frequency. - Aye, sir. 70 00:03:52,333 --> 00:03:53,376 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 71 00:03:53,542 --> 00:03:57,046 - Captain, the Romulan is hailing us. - Visual. 72 00:03:57,255 --> 00:03:59,840 - Not within range yet. - Open a channel. 73 00:04:00,049 --> 00:04:01,425 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 74 00:04:01,592 --> 00:04:03,511 SETAL [OVER RADIO]: Federation ship, do you read? 75 00:04:03,719 --> 00:04:05,680 I require urgent assistance. 76 00:04:05,888 --> 00:04:07,682 This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS— 77 00:04:07,890 --> 00:04:10,226 SETAL [OVER RADIO]: Federation ship, please, help me. 78 00:04:10,434 --> 00:04:13,646 Requesting asylum. Under pursuit. 79 00:04:13,854 --> 00:04:17,483 - Pursuit? - Visual range. On-screen, captain. 80 00:04:52,768 --> 00:04:56,856 PICARD: Space, the final frontier. 81 00:04:57,565 --> 00:05:01,360 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 82 00:05:01,569 --> 00:05:06,866 Its continuing mission: to explore strange, new worlds, 83 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:11,120 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 84 00:05:11,746 --> 00:05:16,000 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 85 00:06:19,105 --> 00:06:20,689 Red alert. Open a channel to the warship. 86 00:06:20,856 --> 00:06:21,899 [ALARM WAILING] 87 00:06:22,066 --> 00:06:23,734 Come to intercept course. Keep us out of the Neutral Zone. 88 00:06:23,943 --> 00:06:24,985 WORF: Channel is open. 89 00:06:25,194 --> 00:06:27,446 How long before they cross over into Federation territory? 90 00:06:27,655 --> 00:06:28,948 Forty-one seconds, sir. 91 00:06:29,156 --> 00:06:30,366 Romulan warbird, 92 00:06:30,574 --> 00:06:33,953 this is Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Federation vessel Enterprise. 93 00:06:34,161 --> 00:06:35,996 You have crossed into the Neutral Zone 94 00:06:36,205 --> 00:06:38,124 and are engaged in hostile action. 95 00:06:38,332 --> 00:06:41,127 Explain yourself and your intent. 96 00:06:41,544 --> 00:06:44,630 - No reply, sir. - Hail the scout. 97 00:06:44,797 --> 00:06:45,840 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 98 00:06:46,006 --> 00:06:47,758 - Responding. - On-screen. 99 00:06:47,967 --> 00:06:51,971 SETAL: Federation craft. Please, you must help me. 100 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:55,850 We are moving to intercept. Maintain your course and power. 101 00:07:01,439 --> 00:07:03,232 The scout ship is severely damaged, sir. 102 00:07:03,441 --> 00:07:04,900 Engines inoperative, shields are down. 103 00:07:05,109 --> 00:07:09,363 - Position? - Coordinates 140-by-205, sir. 104 00:07:09,572 --> 00:07:11,282 - Federation space. - Right. 105 00:07:11,490 --> 00:07:12,992 Move to within 5 kilometers. 106 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:14,285 Mr. La Forge, 107 00:07:14,493 --> 00:07:16,829 prepare to extend our shields around the Romulan scout ship. 108 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:19,957 At that range, the shields won't be able to take much punishment, captain. 109 00:07:20,166 --> 00:07:23,210 - Five kilometers, sir. - All stop. 110 00:07:23,419 --> 00:07:26,005 - Extend shields. GEORDI [OVER COM]: In place. 111 00:07:26,630 --> 00:07:28,215 We've got the scout ship, captain. 112 00:07:38,434 --> 00:07:40,227 Weapons on the warbird are fully powered, sir. 113 00:07:40,436 --> 00:07:43,522 - Lock phasers. Open a channel. - Ready. 114 00:07:43,731 --> 00:07:47,026 Romulan vessel, you are now in Federation territory. 115 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:49,445 Unless you withdraw... 116 00:07:52,615 --> 00:07:54,033 No argument? 117 00:07:54,241 --> 00:07:56,535 Warbird has re-entered the Neutral Zone. 118 00:07:56,744 --> 00:07:58,454 Heading toward Romulan territory. 119 00:07:58,662 --> 00:08:00,581 Massive power failure to the scout ship, sir. 120 00:08:00,789 --> 00:08:04,585 All systems are going off-line, including life support. 121 00:08:04,793 --> 00:08:06,545 Transporter 2, prepare to beam the occupant 122 00:08:06,754 --> 00:08:08,130 of the scout ship directly aboard. 123 00:08:08,339 --> 00:08:10,299 O'BRIEN [OVER COM]: Aye, sir. - Mr. Worf. 124 00:08:10,674 --> 00:08:14,178 Mr. Data, lock onto the scout ship. Take it in tow. 125 00:08:18,516 --> 00:08:20,267 Energize. 126 00:08:35,199 --> 00:08:36,909 I must see your captain immediately. 127 00:08:37,117 --> 00:08:39,995 - We'll get you to Sickbay. After that— - This cannot wait! 128 00:08:40,204 --> 00:08:43,541 I have information vital to your survival. 129 00:08:48,379 --> 00:08:51,715 PICARD: Captain's log, stardate 43462.5. 130 00:08:51,924 --> 00:08:55,177 We have beamed aboard an apparent Romulan defector 131 00:08:55,386 --> 00:08:57,721 who claims to be a low-ranking logistics officer 132 00:08:57,930 --> 00:09:01,850 with extraordinary information about a secret offensive. 133 00:09:02,059 --> 00:09:06,105 The humiliating defeat at the Battle of Cheron has not been forgotten. 134 00:09:06,313 --> 00:09:09,191 The new leaders have vowed to disregard the treaty 135 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:10,901 and claim the Neutral Zone. 136 00:09:11,110 --> 00:09:13,153 Nelvana III is just the first step. 137 00:09:13,362 --> 00:09:16,240 You're saying an entire base has already been established there? 138 00:09:16,448 --> 00:09:20,077 Within 48 hours, the reactor core will be online. 139 00:09:20,286 --> 00:09:24,915 So the Federation sensors that monitor the Neutral Zone just missed it. 140 00:09:25,833 --> 00:09:27,418 It would seem so. 141 00:09:28,877 --> 00:09:33,299 In two days, a fleet of Romulan warbirds 142 00:09:33,507 --> 00:09:38,345 will be within striking distance of 15 Federation sectors. 143 00:09:38,554 --> 00:09:40,764 The Federation will not permit that. 144 00:09:40,973 --> 00:09:45,060 Then it is war that we're talking about, isn't it? 145 00:09:45,394 --> 00:09:46,770 [SIGHS] 146 00:09:48,063 --> 00:09:51,900 Destroy the base now and the threat is over. 147 00:09:53,402 --> 00:09:56,363 Well, I'm sure you are fatigued by your ordeal 148 00:09:56,572 --> 00:09:58,240 and you require medical attention. 149 00:09:58,449 --> 00:10:01,869 Lieutenant Worf, will you conduct Sublieutenant Setal to the Sickbay? 150 00:10:02,661 --> 00:10:04,496 We will attend to your quarters. 151 00:10:04,705 --> 00:10:08,042 No doubt you will wish to question me further. 152 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,378 No doubt. 153 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,019 - Tells a hell of a story. - You don't believe it? 154 00:10:27,227 --> 00:10:29,063 The Empire knows that we would never allow them 155 00:10:29,271 --> 00:10:31,357 to build a base within the Neutral Zone. 156 00:10:31,565 --> 00:10:34,818 Commander, that would not be an atypical Romulan ploy. 157 00:10:35,027 --> 00:10:38,989 In their long history of war, Romulans have rarely attacked first. 158 00:10:39,198 --> 00:10:41,992 They prefer to test their enemy's resolve. 159 00:10:42,201 --> 00:10:45,371 I think he's a plant, to draw us into the Neutral Zone. 160 00:10:45,579 --> 00:10:47,331 That way, we look like the aggressors. 161 00:10:47,539 --> 00:10:49,583 And the Romulans would have a legitimate excuse 162 00:10:49,792 --> 00:10:51,960 - for responding in force. - Exactly. 163 00:10:52,169 --> 00:10:55,381 That would also not be an atypical Romulan ploy, sir. 164 00:10:55,923 --> 00:10:59,009 It's always a game of chess with them, isn't it? 165 00:10:59,218 --> 00:11:01,512 Well, at least he's given us a chance 166 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,765 to get a look at some Romulan technology close-up. 167 00:11:05,224 --> 00:11:07,810 Mr. La Forge, you will lead the away team over to the scout. 168 00:11:08,018 --> 00:11:12,272 Commander, you and Counselor Troi will conduct Setal's interrogation. 169 00:11:12,481 --> 00:11:14,900 Captain, permission to observe the interrogation. 170 00:11:15,109 --> 00:11:17,361 No, Mr. Data, I need you on the Bridge with me. 171 00:11:17,569 --> 00:11:18,904 There is much to be done. 172 00:11:19,113 --> 00:11:22,282 We have less than 48 hours to prevent a war. 173 00:11:23,033 --> 00:11:26,870 Or perhaps to start one. 174 00:11:27,454 --> 00:11:30,624 This will depend on establishing the truth— 175 00:11:37,214 --> 00:11:40,342 I set the auto-destruct sequencer before I left the ship. 176 00:11:40,551 --> 00:11:42,136 Why? 177 00:11:42,803 --> 00:11:44,346 Wouldn't you? 178 00:11:44,555 --> 00:11:46,265 To prevent your ship from being captured. 179 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:48,267 Excuse me for being a little confused, Setal, 180 00:11:48,475 --> 00:11:50,102 but I thought you were defecting. 181 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,521 I am not a traitor. 182 00:11:52,730 --> 00:11:54,356 [SIGHS] 183 00:11:54,565 --> 00:11:59,278 All you can see is the opportunity to exploit me. Hmm. 184 00:11:59,570 --> 00:12:02,740 The Federation credo, exploitation, heh. 185 00:12:02,948 --> 00:12:05,993 Oh, you couldn't get aboard my ship fast enough, hmm? 186 00:12:06,201 --> 00:12:07,953 Strip it down. 187 00:12:08,162 --> 00:12:12,249 What secrets might it reveal that we can use? 188 00:12:12,708 --> 00:12:14,960 You're short-sighted people. 189 00:12:15,586 --> 00:12:17,296 Can't you understand? 190 00:12:17,504 --> 00:12:18,797 I came to stop a war. 191 00:12:19,006 --> 00:12:21,508 If you could just hold still. 192 00:12:25,471 --> 00:12:29,308 With your metabolism, this will heal in a few moments. 193 00:12:33,771 --> 00:12:34,855 Hmm. 194 00:12:35,063 --> 00:12:36,940 Thank you, doctor. 195 00:12:37,816 --> 00:12:40,861 How fortunate that you know something of Romulan medicine. 196 00:12:42,279 --> 00:12:45,199 Yes, I had a chance to gain some experience recently. 197 00:12:45,407 --> 00:12:49,369 Oh, yes, the incident at the Galorndon Core. 198 00:12:49,578 --> 00:12:50,704 - Mm-hm. - The two officers. 199 00:12:50,913 --> 00:12:54,875 You are aware of a great deal for a logistics clerk. 200 00:12:57,252 --> 00:12:59,922 It was common knowledge. 201 00:13:01,882 --> 00:13:03,091 I can show you my rating code. 202 00:13:03,300 --> 00:13:06,970 Forged credentials are a simple matter for a spy. 203 00:13:08,055 --> 00:13:14,895 How do you allow Klingon pahtk to walk around in a Starfleet uniform? 204 00:13:16,980 --> 00:13:19,358 You are lucky this is not a Klingon ship. 205 00:13:19,566 --> 00:13:23,612 - We know how to deal with spies. - Remove this tohzah from my sight. 206 00:13:24,488 --> 00:13:27,282 Your knowledge of Klingon curses is impressive. 207 00:13:27,491 --> 00:13:28,617 But as a Romulan might say, 208 00:13:28,826 --> 00:13:32,830 only a veruul would use such language in public. 209 00:13:33,038 --> 00:13:38,418 Mr. Worf, please see to the security arrangements for our guest's stay. 210 00:13:38,627 --> 00:13:40,337 Aye, sir. 211 00:13:44,091 --> 00:13:45,634 [CHUCKLES] 212 00:13:45,843 --> 00:13:48,303 You find something amusing? 213 00:13:49,221 --> 00:13:51,807 Lieutenant Worf. I like him. 214 00:13:52,015 --> 00:13:54,142 To be more accurate, I understand him. 215 00:13:54,351 --> 00:13:59,606 A warrior. Proud, fearless, living only for combat. 216 00:14:01,191 --> 00:14:05,320 Exactly the type that will get us all killed if we're not careful. 217 00:14:20,002 --> 00:14:21,420 This is the food station. 218 00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:24,423 You can reach me through the companel. 219 00:14:26,425 --> 00:14:29,344 Later we'd like to ask you a few more questions. 220 00:14:34,016 --> 00:14:35,893 Computer, water. 221 00:14:36,101 --> 00:14:38,186 AUTOMATED VOICE: Temperature? - Twelve onkians. 222 00:14:38,395 --> 00:14:42,482 AUTOMATED VOICE: This system is calibrated to the Celsius metric system. 223 00:14:43,066 --> 00:14:46,653 Any temperature at all on the cold side of whatever your system is. 224 00:14:46,862 --> 00:14:49,156 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 225 00:15:11,053 --> 00:15:12,638 [SIGHS] 226 00:15:23,857 --> 00:15:27,486 DATA: There is no unusual activity in the Nelvana system, sir. 227 00:15:27,945 --> 00:15:31,239 Let's isolate and magnify that system. 228 00:15:32,157 --> 00:15:34,201 DATA: Nothing on the sensors. 229 00:15:34,409 --> 00:15:36,078 [PICARD SIGHS] 230 00:15:37,079 --> 00:15:40,666 It's hard to believe in what we cannot see. 231 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:46,129 And yet conceivably, with their cloaking technology, 232 00:15:46,338 --> 00:15:50,926 a fleet of Romulan warbirds could be passing before our eyes. 233 00:15:51,426 --> 00:15:54,513 There must be some way to neutralize this advantage. 234 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:57,474 COMPUTER: Captain Picard, priority-one message from Starfleet 235 00:15:57,683 --> 00:16:00,435 coming in on secured channel. 236 00:16:01,019 --> 00:16:02,813 In my Ready Room. 237 00:16:03,146 --> 00:16:04,606 Computer, delay time? 238 00:16:04,815 --> 00:16:05,857 COMPUTER: Two hours, 22-minute 239 00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:10,445 delay from time of transmission at Starfleet Command on Lya III. 240 00:16:14,533 --> 00:16:18,328 Computer, key access 412-mark-80, Picard, Jean-Luc, 241 00:16:18,537 --> 00:16:22,249 Starfleet priority code Gamma. Decode. 242 00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:24,251 Begin message. 243 00:16:24,459 --> 00:16:27,379 Captain, we have received an official protest 244 00:16:27,587 --> 00:16:31,258 from the Romulan Empire demanding the return of your detector. 245 00:16:31,758 --> 00:16:34,386 Obviously, we are refusing to comply. 246 00:16:34,594 --> 00:16:39,016 I join in your skepticism, but if it is a deception, 247 00:16:39,224 --> 00:16:42,185 the Romulans are certainly making a good show of it. 248 00:16:42,394 --> 00:16:46,023 The Federation Council has convened an emergency session. 249 00:16:48,150 --> 00:16:50,068 There is no doubt in my mind 250 00:16:50,277 --> 00:16:53,280 that this will eventually fall on your shoulders, Jean-Luc. 251 00:16:53,488 --> 00:16:54,656 You've got him. 252 00:16:54,865 --> 00:16:57,242 You must decide if he's telling the truth. 253 00:16:57,451 --> 00:17:01,413 For now, I suggest you proceed along the Neutral Zone border 254 00:17:01,621 --> 00:17:06,293 toward a Federation position proximate to Nelvana III. 255 00:17:12,215 --> 00:17:14,134 [SIGHS] 256 00:17:15,343 --> 00:17:17,679 - Picard to Lieutenant Worf. WORF [OVER COM]: Yes, captain? 257 00:17:17,846 --> 00:17:19,306 Please, come to my Ready Room. 258 00:17:19,514 --> 00:17:21,767 [OVER COM]: Aye, sir. On my way. 259 00:17:24,019 --> 00:17:25,812 GEORDI: Slow playback. 260 00:17:26,730 --> 00:17:29,941 Display engine logs and power data for both vessels. 261 00:17:30,484 --> 00:17:33,779 Now watch what happens at 095433 on the clock. 262 00:17:33,987 --> 00:17:35,447 The scout has sustained engine damage, 263 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:38,116 forcing him to slow to.615 impulse power. 264 00:17:38,325 --> 00:17:41,369 The warship should overtake him, but it doesn't. 265 00:17:41,578 --> 00:17:44,081 Now, just 2.6 seconds later, 266 00:17:44,289 --> 00:17:46,708 the warship slows to precisely the same speed. 267 00:17:46,917 --> 00:17:48,960 Three times, three speed fluctuations, 268 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,088 the warship kept its distance every time. 269 00:17:51,296 --> 00:17:52,798 I don't think they wanted to catch up. 270 00:17:53,006 --> 00:17:56,218 And yet they fired on the scout ship. They could have killed him. 271 00:17:56,426 --> 00:17:57,969 Not necessarily, doctor. 272 00:17:58,178 --> 00:17:59,846 The Romulans have the same capability 273 00:18:00,055 --> 00:18:02,265 to direct the impact of their weapons as we do. 274 00:18:02,474 --> 00:18:03,642 PICARD: Hmm. 275 00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:07,521 Is there a possibility the wound could be self-inflicted? 276 00:18:08,563 --> 00:18:12,150 They're very bad burns. I hardly think... 277 00:18:12,776 --> 00:18:14,152 A possibility? 278 00:18:14,319 --> 00:18:15,946 [SIGHS] 279 00:18:16,321 --> 00:18:17,364 Yes. 280 00:18:18,323 --> 00:18:21,868 PICARD: Captain's log, stardate 43463. 7. 281 00:18:22,077 --> 00:18:24,121 We are holding a position at the Neutral Zone border 282 00:18:24,329 --> 00:18:26,206 proximate to Nelvana III. 283 00:18:26,414 --> 00:18:29,751 If our guest is telling the truth, there are 21 hours left 284 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,796 before the Romulan base becomes functional. 285 00:18:33,004 --> 00:18:35,674 The Monitor and the Hood are headed in your direction, 286 00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:38,135 though they will arrive too late to be of assistance. 287 00:18:38,343 --> 00:18:41,388 Warnings have gone out to all outposts along the border 288 00:18:41,596 --> 00:18:45,058 as well as several independent vessels in nearby sectors. 289 00:18:45,267 --> 00:18:47,227 No one here wants a war, captain. 290 00:18:47,435 --> 00:18:50,188 But we are prepared to take them on if that is what they want. 291 00:18:50,397 --> 00:18:54,609 All Federation starships have been placed on yellow alert. 292 00:18:54,860 --> 00:18:55,986 [DOOR BEEPS] 293 00:18:56,153 --> 00:18:57,195 Come. 294 00:18:57,404 --> 00:18:58,613 [DOOR OPENS] 295 00:19:00,282 --> 00:19:01,533 You wanted to see me, captain. 296 00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:04,369 Yes, Data, I want you to prepare a class-1 probe. 297 00:19:04,578 --> 00:19:06,204 Set the sensors for maximum scan. 298 00:19:06,413 --> 00:19:09,666 I want every meter of Nelvana III monitored. 299 00:19:09,875 --> 00:19:13,753 - I will start my calibrations, sir. PICARD: Data. 300 00:19:17,465 --> 00:19:19,843 Is there something else you require of me, captain? 301 00:19:22,304 --> 00:19:24,389 Your clarity of thought. 302 00:19:24,598 --> 00:19:27,309 Your objectivity, as always. 303 00:19:27,517 --> 00:19:29,269 Sit down. 304 00:19:32,981 --> 00:19:37,152 Data, it's very possible that we are about to go to war. 305 00:19:38,069 --> 00:19:41,823 The repercussions of what we do during the next 24 hours 306 00:19:42,032 --> 00:19:43,825 may be felt for years to come. 307 00:19:44,034 --> 00:19:47,120 I want you to keep a record of these events 308 00:19:47,329 --> 00:19:53,293 so that history will have the benefit of a dispassionate view. 309 00:19:54,002 --> 00:19:56,463 I will begin immediately, sir. Is that all? 310 00:19:57,172 --> 00:19:59,299 How is the crew's spirit? 311 00:19:59,507 --> 00:20:03,511 They are concerned, of course, captain, but confident. 312 00:20:04,012 --> 00:20:05,597 Do you not see that, sir? 313 00:20:07,724 --> 00:20:09,726 Data, unlike King Henry, 314 00:20:09,935 --> 00:20:14,856 it is not easy for me to disguise myself and walk among my troops. 315 00:20:16,149 --> 00:20:17,400 That'll be all. 316 00:20:30,622 --> 00:20:33,583 Now if these men do not die well, 317 00:20:34,417 --> 00:20:39,756 it will be a black matter for the king who led them to it. 318 00:20:42,759 --> 00:20:45,345 Why must we waste time playing this ridiculous game? 319 00:20:45,553 --> 00:20:46,888 TROI: There's more here than you're telling us. 320 00:20:47,097 --> 00:20:48,932 You're forcing yourself to hold back. 321 00:20:49,140 --> 00:20:52,310 I have told you everything relevant about Nelvana III. 322 00:20:52,519 --> 00:20:54,187 I'm not talking about the base. 323 00:20:54,396 --> 00:20:56,231 The base is all that matters. 324 00:20:56,439 --> 00:20:59,651 - You're lying, Setal. - Go to Nelvana III and you will see. 325 00:20:59,859 --> 00:21:02,112 We're not going anywhere until we get to the truth. 326 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:03,863 - You're a spy, aren't you? SETAL: No. 327 00:21:04,072 --> 00:21:06,157 Then prove it. You can begin by telling me something 328 00:21:06,366 --> 00:21:09,035 about the location and the strength of the Romulan fleet. 329 00:21:09,244 --> 00:21:11,329 - I don't know it. - You're a logistics officer. 330 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:12,664 For one sector only. 331 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:14,416 - Who is your superior officer? - Jarok. 332 00:21:14,624 --> 00:21:16,960 The location of the Romulan bases along the Neutral Zone? 333 00:21:17,168 --> 00:21:18,670 - I don't know. - In your sector? 334 00:21:18,878 --> 00:21:20,255 - Irrelevant! - The number of troops 335 00:21:20,463 --> 00:21:24,134 - under your admiral's command? - Irrelevant! Irrelevant! 336 00:21:28,305 --> 00:21:29,889 I guess you're right. 337 00:21:30,098 --> 00:21:32,309 It's not worth playing this game. 338 00:21:32,517 --> 00:21:35,645 Oh, what a fool I've been, 339 00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:40,233 to come looking for courage in a lair of cowards. 340 00:21:46,156 --> 00:21:47,240 COMPUTER: Captain Picard, 341 00:21:47,449 --> 00:21:51,119 priority message from security officer, Klingon vessel Bortis. 342 00:21:51,328 --> 00:21:54,372 Mr. Worf, will you handle this at Security Station Deck 9? 343 00:21:54,581 --> 00:21:56,207 Aye, sir. 344 00:21:57,083 --> 00:21:59,544 DATA: Sensors are configured for planetary probe, sir. 345 00:21:59,753 --> 00:22:02,964 - Ready for launch. - Proceed. 346 00:22:09,220 --> 00:22:11,056 Probe on course. 347 00:22:11,264 --> 00:22:13,099 Sensors are functioning. 348 00:22:13,308 --> 00:22:15,101 Coordinate your analysis with Mr. La Forge. 349 00:22:15,310 --> 00:22:17,979 I want this report with dispatch. 350 00:22:22,567 --> 00:22:25,278 GEORDI: I don't know, Data. My gut tells me we ought to be listening 351 00:22:25,487 --> 00:22:27,155 to what this guy's trying to tell us. 352 00:22:27,364 --> 00:22:30,408 - Your gut? - It's just, uh, a feeling, you know. 353 00:22:30,617 --> 00:22:32,494 An instinct, intuition. 354 00:22:33,453 --> 00:22:36,790 But those qualities would interfere with rational judgment, would they not? 355 00:22:36,998 --> 00:22:38,541 You're right, sometimes they do. 356 00:22:39,167 --> 00:22:41,461 Then why not rely strictly on the facts? 357 00:22:41,669 --> 00:22:44,923 Because you just can't rely on the plain and simple facts. 358 00:22:45,131 --> 00:22:47,425 Sometimes they lie. 359 00:22:48,843 --> 00:22:52,472 They can lead to the wrong conclusions, but they cannot lie. 360 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,641 Yeah? Well, what do you think? 361 00:22:54,849 --> 00:22:56,518 Is he a defector or not? 362 00:22:56,726 --> 00:22:59,938 The facts to date would lead to the objective conclusion that he is not. 363 00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:02,440 Yeah, somehow I think we're gonna catch the Romulans 364 00:23:02,649 --> 00:23:06,403 with their pants down on Nelvana III just like he says. 365 00:23:10,573 --> 00:23:13,284 - "With their pants..."? - A metaphor. 366 00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:15,620 Catching them in the act. 367 00:23:15,995 --> 00:23:19,207 - Because your gut tells you so? - Exactly. 368 00:23:19,416 --> 00:23:22,752 But you can't always go with your gut either. It's... 369 00:23:22,961 --> 00:23:25,839 Well, it's a combination, Data. 370 00:23:26,047 --> 00:23:27,590 All right, I'll put it to you this way. 371 00:23:27,799 --> 00:23:30,718 All these feelings that get in the way of human judgment, 372 00:23:30,927 --> 00:23:35,265 that confuse the hell out of us, that make us second-guess ourselves, 373 00:23:35,473 --> 00:23:36,599 well, we need them. 374 00:23:36,808 --> 00:23:40,603 We need them to help us fill in the missing pieces, 375 00:23:40,812 --> 00:23:43,106 because we almost never have all the facts. 376 00:23:45,650 --> 00:23:49,904 So a person fills in the missing pieces of the puzzle 377 00:23:50,113 --> 00:23:53,908 with his own personality, resulting in a conclusion 378 00:23:54,117 --> 00:23:58,163 based as much on instinct and intuition as on fact. 379 00:23:58,371 --> 00:24:00,415 - Now you're getting it. - Hmm. 380 00:24:00,623 --> 00:24:03,126 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 381 00:24:03,334 --> 00:24:08,214 But what does one do if he has no instinct or intuition? 382 00:24:09,632 --> 00:24:15,346 Data, look at this. The facts just took a left turn. 383 00:24:16,139 --> 00:24:18,391 DATA: As the probe went into orbit around Nelvana III, 384 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,895 it began picking up low-level subspace radio emissions. 385 00:24:22,103 --> 00:24:24,856 - Could they be naturally occurring? DATA: No, sir. 386 00:24:25,064 --> 00:24:26,983 The patterns are clearly artificial. 387 00:24:27,192 --> 00:24:30,320 The signal was so faint, ship sensors couldn't read it from this distance. 388 00:24:30,528 --> 00:24:32,197 - Can we decode it? - We've tried. 389 00:24:32,405 --> 00:24:34,657 It's probably Romulan, but we can't be sure. 390 00:24:34,866 --> 00:24:37,243 We've also picked up ionization disturbances. 391 00:24:37,452 --> 00:24:40,788 Cloaked Romulan ships could produce that effect. 392 00:24:42,957 --> 00:24:44,292 What about the planet's surface? 393 00:24:44,501 --> 00:24:47,170 Reading nothing but barren rock. I don't know. 394 00:24:47,378 --> 00:24:50,924 They might be able to hide a base from our probe. Its capabilities are limited. 395 00:24:51,132 --> 00:24:53,051 The only way we'll know for sure is if we go down 396 00:24:53,218 --> 00:24:55,011 and take a look for ourselves. 397 00:24:55,970 --> 00:24:57,680 [PICARD SIGHS] 398 00:24:57,889 --> 00:24:59,849 That will be all, gentlemen. 399 00:25:00,683 --> 00:25:02,310 [DOOR OPENS] 400 00:25:02,894 --> 00:25:04,437 [DOOR CLOSES] 401 00:25:20,828 --> 00:25:25,291 I take it you have never seen a Romulan before. 402 00:25:25,625 --> 00:25:27,919 That would be an incorrect assumption. 403 00:25:28,127 --> 00:25:31,297 Then why do you invade my privacy? 404 00:25:31,506 --> 00:25:35,510 I was attempting to ascertain what my guts tell me about you. 405 00:25:42,725 --> 00:25:44,852 You're the android. 406 00:25:45,895 --> 00:25:48,940 I know a host of Romulan cyberneticists 407 00:25:49,148 --> 00:25:52,318 that would love to be this close to you. 408 00:25:52,944 --> 00:25:56,030 I do not find that concept particularly appealing. 409 00:25:57,115 --> 00:25:58,908 Nor should you. 410 00:26:04,622 --> 00:26:06,499 I am told by various crew members 411 00:26:06,708 --> 00:26:09,586 that this viewport is their favorite on the ship. 412 00:26:09,794 --> 00:26:11,212 Hmm. 413 00:26:11,421 --> 00:26:14,132 I thought it would bring me some comfort. 414 00:26:15,633 --> 00:26:17,969 But these are not my stars. 415 00:26:19,220 --> 00:26:22,181 Even the heavens are denied me here. 416 00:26:22,682 --> 00:26:24,225 [SIGHS] 417 00:26:25,435 --> 00:26:27,937 Synthetic swill. 418 00:26:30,231 --> 00:26:32,567 I don't suppose your food terminals 419 00:26:32,775 --> 00:26:35,778 would be capable of producing a Romulan ale. 420 00:26:36,362 --> 00:26:37,530 I am afraid that would require 421 00:26:37,739 --> 00:26:40,199 the molecular structure of the beverage in question. 422 00:26:40,408 --> 00:26:41,951 And as you are no doubt aware, 423 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,662 our knowledge of your planet is quite limited. 424 00:26:44,871 --> 00:26:47,498 The loss is yours. 425 00:26:48,249 --> 00:26:52,420 For I have visited over a hundred different worlds 426 00:26:52,629 --> 00:26:57,967 and none possess the awesome beauty of Romulus. 427 00:26:58,176 --> 00:27:02,138 Am I correct in assuming you regret your decision to come here? 428 00:27:02,347 --> 00:27:04,432 What I did had to be done. 429 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,980 But never again 430 00:27:11,773 --> 00:27:16,152 to see the Firefalls at Gal'gathong 431 00:27:17,111 --> 00:27:23,910 and the spires of my home as they rise above the Apnex Sea at dawn... 432 00:27:26,621 --> 00:27:30,124 It's a bitter thing to be exiled from your own home. 433 00:27:30,750 --> 00:27:34,796 It does appear unlikely you will ever be allowed to return to your planet. 434 00:27:36,673 --> 00:27:39,884 The cold reaction of an android. 435 00:27:44,555 --> 00:27:47,767 But perhaps we can bring Romulus to you. 436 00:27:52,105 --> 00:27:53,606 COMPUTER: Program complete. 437 00:27:53,815 --> 00:27:55,733 Run program. 438 00:27:58,444 --> 00:28:00,113 After you. 439 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,840 SETAL: The Valley of Julah. 440 00:28:19,048 --> 00:28:20,925 I know it well. 441 00:28:22,635 --> 00:28:25,555 You are free to stay here as long as you wish. 442 00:28:28,474 --> 00:28:30,852 I no longer live here. 443 00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:33,521 Turn it off. 444 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:38,067 DATA: Cancel program. 445 00:28:39,944 --> 00:28:41,904 This... 446 00:28:43,156 --> 00:28:46,534 This is my home now, my future. 447 00:28:46,743 --> 00:28:49,162 I have sacrificed everything. 448 00:28:49,370 --> 00:28:52,498 It must not be in vain. 449 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:58,087 Arrange a meeting between myself and Captain Picard. 450 00:29:02,508 --> 00:29:07,388 Tell him Admiral Jarok wants to see him. 451 00:29:12,894 --> 00:29:18,024 Captain, we have confirmed that you are holding Admiral Alidar Jarok. 452 00:29:18,232 --> 00:29:19,734 He has been identified as the commander 453 00:29:19,942 --> 00:29:22,195 at the massacre of the Norkan Outposts. 454 00:29:22,403 --> 00:29:23,905 The Council strongly advises 455 00:29:24,113 --> 00:29:29,160 that you consider Jarok an unreliable source of information. 456 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:32,830 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 457 00:29:35,917 --> 00:29:37,668 Bring him in. 458 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,257 Ensign, will you wait outside? 459 00:29:46,052 --> 00:29:50,765 - Have a seat, Admiral Jarok. - Captain, there is no more time. 460 00:29:50,973 --> 00:29:53,100 Admiral, have a seat. 461 00:29:53,684 --> 00:29:55,478 [JAROK SIGHS] 462 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:03,444 You see, I'm just not convinced that you are telling the truth. 463 00:30:03,653 --> 00:30:06,614 What must I do? 464 00:30:06,823 --> 00:30:09,283 You must convince me. 465 00:30:11,494 --> 00:30:13,996 If I had irrefutable evidence... 466 00:30:14,497 --> 00:30:16,833 But you did not bring irrefutable evidence. 467 00:30:17,041 --> 00:30:18,626 You brought no evidence at all. 468 00:30:18,835 --> 00:30:22,171 And now, here, you are not the man you claimed to be. 469 00:30:22,380 --> 00:30:28,177 Admiral, your credibility is stretched beyond belief. 470 00:30:28,886 --> 00:30:33,307 A Romulan detector is almost a contradiction in terms. 471 00:30:33,724 --> 00:30:36,602 But Admiral Jarok crossing the lines? 472 00:30:36,811 --> 00:30:39,814 I explained my motivations to your interrogators. 473 00:30:40,022 --> 00:30:43,776 Yes, yes, yes. Peace in our galaxy. 474 00:30:44,235 --> 00:30:47,113 Except, admiral, you are not a man of peace. 475 00:30:47,321 --> 00:30:50,533 Your military record, what we know if it, is clear. 476 00:30:50,741 --> 00:30:54,787 Which is precisely why I chose an alternate identity here. 477 00:30:54,996 --> 00:30:58,291 The massacres at the Norkan Outposts, for example. 478 00:30:59,667 --> 00:31:01,919 What you call massacres 479 00:31:02,128 --> 00:31:07,133 were called the Norkan Campaigns on my world, captain. 480 00:31:08,050 --> 00:31:12,430 One world's butcher is another world's hero. 481 00:31:12,638 --> 00:31:15,224 Perhaps I am neither one. 482 00:31:19,020 --> 00:31:23,649 On what basis, admiral, am I to decide? 483 00:31:24,066 --> 00:31:25,568 Hmm? 484 00:31:27,361 --> 00:31:29,030 Your good word? 485 00:31:30,990 --> 00:31:32,533 Are you willing to help us 486 00:31:32,742 --> 00:31:35,494 overpower the Romulan B-type warbirds we may encounter? 487 00:31:35,703 --> 00:31:39,957 Are you prepared to help us detect them through their cloaking shields? 488 00:31:44,045 --> 00:31:46,672 Well, you see my problem, admiral. 489 00:31:48,382 --> 00:31:50,885 You ask us for faith 490 00:31:51,093 --> 00:31:54,639 in circumstances which are hardly possible to believe, 491 00:31:54,847 --> 00:31:58,184 compounded by lies and your refusal to tell us what you know. 492 00:31:58,392 --> 00:32:00,728 I cannot betray my people. 493 00:32:00,937 --> 00:32:03,064 You've already betrayed your people, admiral! 494 00:32:03,272 --> 00:32:05,816 You've made your choices, sir. You're a traitor. 495 00:32:06,025 --> 00:32:10,988 Now, if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you, I am truly sorry. 496 00:32:12,490 --> 00:32:13,991 But I will not risk my crew 497 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,954 because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone. 498 00:32:19,413 --> 00:32:21,374 You've crossed over, admiral. 499 00:32:22,333 --> 00:32:25,544 You make yourself comfortable with that. 500 00:32:28,255 --> 00:32:32,593 Do you have any children, Captain Picard? A family? 501 00:32:34,136 --> 00:32:35,388 No. 502 00:32:36,013 --> 00:32:37,640 Hmm. 503 00:32:37,848 --> 00:32:41,978 Then you have sacrificed too much for your career. 504 00:32:42,186 --> 00:32:44,063 Yes, this is all very interesting— 505 00:32:44,855 --> 00:32:49,568 There comes a time in a man's life that you cannot know 506 00:32:49,777 --> 00:32:53,322 when he looks down at the first smile of his baby girl 507 00:32:53,531 --> 00:32:58,744 and realizes he must change the world for her, 508 00:32:58,953 --> 00:33:01,539 for all children. 509 00:33:02,289 --> 00:33:04,709 It is for her that I am here. 510 00:33:04,917 --> 00:33:09,505 Not to destroy the Romulan Empire, but to save it. 511 00:33:10,464 --> 00:33:15,011 For months, I tried desperately to persuade the High Command 512 00:33:15,219 --> 00:33:19,140 that another war would destroy the Empire. 513 00:33:19,932 --> 00:33:22,226 They got tired of my arguments. 514 00:33:22,435 --> 00:33:25,980 Finally I was censured, sent off to command some distant sector. 515 00:33:26,188 --> 00:33:29,775 This was my only recourse. 516 00:33:32,236 --> 00:33:33,654 I... 517 00:33:36,282 --> 00:33:40,119 will never see my child smile again. 518 00:33:40,745 --> 00:33:45,583 She will grow up believing that her father is a traitor. 519 00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:50,629 But she will grow up. 520 00:33:51,213 --> 00:33:53,340 If you act, Picard. 521 00:33:53,549 --> 00:33:57,094 If we stop this war before it begins. 522 00:33:57,303 --> 00:33:59,055 I can't. 523 00:33:59,263 --> 00:34:01,307 And I won't. 524 00:34:01,682 --> 00:34:05,394 Unless I have unequivocal cooperation. 525 00:34:22,745 --> 00:34:26,540 Admiral Jarok has provided me with the locations, 526 00:34:26,749 --> 00:34:32,463 strengths and tactical plans of the Romulan fleet. 527 00:34:34,465 --> 00:34:36,175 Mr. La Forge, 528 00:34:36,383 --> 00:34:39,845 he is prepared to give you data regarding engines, weapons, 529 00:34:40,054 --> 00:34:44,183 and the cloaking systems of the warbird-class starship. 530 00:34:44,391 --> 00:34:48,020 But I believe his experience as a field commander will be more valuable 531 00:34:48,229 --> 00:34:51,273 for its strategic sense than in the technical areas. 532 00:34:51,482 --> 00:34:53,651 - Any edge will help, captain. - Don't depend on it. 533 00:34:53,859 --> 00:34:56,987 For all we know, he may still be lying, but we shall find that out soon enough. 534 00:34:57,196 --> 00:35:00,658 Number One, set course for Nelvana III. 535 00:35:06,831 --> 00:35:11,210 DATA: Second officer's log, stardate 43465.2. 536 00:35:11,418 --> 00:35:12,837 We have entered the Neutral Zone 537 00:35:13,045 --> 00:35:15,381 in direct violation of the Treaty of Algeron. 538 00:35:15,589 --> 00:35:18,425 Presuming Romulan warships are cloaked and monitoring us, 539 00:35:18,634 --> 00:35:22,096 we expect heavy resistance as we approach Nelvana III. 540 00:35:22,304 --> 00:35:25,099 RIKER: Tactical? - Nothing on sensors. 541 00:35:25,599 --> 00:35:29,353 I don't like it. I would have expected a greeting party. 542 00:35:30,104 --> 00:35:32,064 You echo another noteworthy commander 543 00:35:32,273 --> 00:35:34,066 in similar circumstances, Number One. 544 00:35:34,275 --> 00:35:35,609 Countryman of yours. 545 00:35:35,818 --> 00:35:37,695 George Armstrong Custer, 546 00:35:37,903 --> 00:35:40,865 when his Seventh Calvary arrived at the Little Bighorn. 547 00:35:41,073 --> 00:35:42,616 May we have better luck. 548 00:35:42,825 --> 00:35:44,577 Approaching Nelvana system. 549 00:35:44,785 --> 00:35:47,037 Engage impulse engines. 550 00:35:51,917 --> 00:35:53,711 Nelvana III on-screen. 551 00:35:58,007 --> 00:36:00,509 [COMPUTER BEEPS] 552 00:36:00,718 --> 00:36:03,304 Still no signs of them on sensors. 553 00:36:03,804 --> 00:36:06,432 In a way I'd rather be fighting my way through this. 554 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:08,058 It's just too damned easy. 555 00:36:08,267 --> 00:36:10,769 Prepare to enter standard orbit. 556 00:36:11,937 --> 00:36:15,566 [COMPUTERS BEEPING] 557 00:36:17,067 --> 00:36:19,820 - Data? - Scanning the planet, sir. 558 00:36:20,029 --> 00:36:23,324 No life forms, no power sources, no weapon systems. 559 00:36:23,532 --> 00:36:26,660 - No indication of a base at all? DATA: No, sir. 560 00:36:26,869 --> 00:36:29,413 The subspace signal the probe detected? 561 00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:31,332 The ionization disturbances? 562 00:36:31,540 --> 00:36:36,295 I am picking them up, sir, but I cannot identify the source. 563 00:36:36,670 --> 00:36:41,425 They seem to be moving in an orbital path with an 800-kilometer apogee. 564 00:36:44,762 --> 00:36:47,139 PICARD: Lieutenant Worf, bring the admiral up here. 565 00:36:47,348 --> 00:36:49,058 Aye, sir. 566 00:36:52,728 --> 00:36:55,856 Maybe they abandoned the planet after he defected. 567 00:36:56,065 --> 00:36:57,775 There is no scarring on the planet surface 568 00:36:57,983 --> 00:37:00,569 that would denote heavy construction of any kind. 569 00:37:00,778 --> 00:37:03,864 A cloaking device of some sort, to hide the entire base? 570 00:37:04,073 --> 00:37:05,824 A cloaking device operating on the surface 571 00:37:06,033 --> 00:37:08,869 would be given away by visible distortion effects. 572 00:37:15,042 --> 00:37:18,754 Perhaps you would care to explain why we are here, admiral. 573 00:37:19,797 --> 00:37:22,091 There doesn't appear to be a base. 574 00:37:26,303 --> 00:37:27,513 I don't understand. 575 00:37:27,721 --> 00:37:30,015 PICARD: Nelvana III, admiral. No base. 576 00:37:30,224 --> 00:37:33,519 No weapons. No sign of any life at all. 577 00:37:38,232 --> 00:37:43,362 But I saw the tactical communiqués. 578 00:37:43,570 --> 00:37:47,616 The records, timetables for completion. 579 00:37:47,825 --> 00:37:51,662 An entire legion was assigned to this section. 580 00:37:52,288 --> 00:37:55,958 Is it possible they could have been feeding you disinformation? 581 00:37:59,795 --> 00:38:03,507 You said that you had been censured, reassigned four months ago. 582 00:38:03,716 --> 00:38:06,468 They knew of your dissatisfaction. 583 00:38:06,969 --> 00:38:10,389 Could all this have been to test your loyalty? 584 00:38:11,223 --> 00:38:12,683 No. 585 00:38:14,476 --> 00:38:16,061 No. 586 00:38:16,270 --> 00:38:18,105 It's impossible. 587 00:38:28,907 --> 00:38:34,038 They let you escape with an arsenal of worthless secrets. 588 00:38:34,580 --> 00:38:36,623 What other explanation is there? 589 00:38:36,832 --> 00:38:39,251 Permission to withdraw from the Neutral Zone. 590 00:38:40,627 --> 00:38:42,212 At your earliest convenience, Number One. 591 00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:45,049 Helm, bring around 180 degrees. Geordi, get us out of here. 592 00:38:45,257 --> 00:38:47,509 GEORDI [OVER COM]: I hear you, commander. 593 00:38:55,934 --> 00:38:58,062 Two Romulan warships uncloaking. 594 00:38:58,270 --> 00:38:59,480 Coordinates... 595 00:38:59,688 --> 00:39:03,525 [GUNFIRE] 596 00:39:07,404 --> 00:39:09,156 - Shields holding. - Damage. 597 00:39:09,365 --> 00:39:11,241 [OVER COM]: Minor damage to the secondary hull. 598 00:39:11,450 --> 00:39:13,535 Power transfer fields may be pinched off. 599 00:39:13,744 --> 00:39:15,454 I'm working on it. 600 00:39:16,497 --> 00:39:19,291 - Captain? - Not yet, Mr. Worf. 601 00:39:19,625 --> 00:39:22,920 This is just a tap on the shoulder, or we wouldn't be here talking about it. 602 00:39:23,087 --> 00:39:24,129 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 603 00:39:24,296 --> 00:39:26,131 The Romulans are hailing us. 604 00:39:27,341 --> 00:39:28,592 On-screen. 605 00:39:28,801 --> 00:39:30,386 TOMALAK [ON MONITOR]: Captain Picard, 606 00:39:30,594 --> 00:39:33,680 I hardly expected to see you again so soon. 607 00:39:34,223 --> 00:39:35,891 It seems this time you are the one 608 00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:39,603 who has made an aggressive move across the Neutral Zone. 609 00:39:39,812 --> 00:39:42,731 Commander Tomalak, as I'm sure you already know, 610 00:39:42,940 --> 00:39:47,403 we were responding to warnings of Romulan incursions at Nelvana III. 611 00:39:47,611 --> 00:39:52,699 But, captain, as you can see, there is no incursion. 612 00:39:52,908 --> 00:39:56,328 And the matter of the unidentified subspace radio emissions 613 00:39:56,537 --> 00:39:58,747 and the ionization disturbances? 614 00:39:58,956 --> 00:40:02,626 Ah, you must mean our orbiting probe. 615 00:40:02,835 --> 00:40:08,757 We are studying Nelvana III for, uh, archaeological research. 616 00:40:09,758 --> 00:40:11,635 With a cloaked satellite? 617 00:40:11,844 --> 00:40:13,595 TOMALAK [ON MONITOR]: Oh, really, captain, 618 00:40:13,804 --> 00:40:16,932 would you have us believe this satellite is an excuse 619 00:40:17,141 --> 00:40:19,518 for your aggressive charge across the Neutral Zone? 620 00:40:19,726 --> 00:40:21,770 You can believe what you wish. 621 00:40:21,979 --> 00:40:23,564 And we will be on our way. 622 00:40:23,772 --> 00:40:26,733 TOMALAK [ON MONITOR]: Without even an apology, captain? 623 00:40:27,109 --> 00:40:30,320 If an apology will do, then I offer it. 624 00:40:30,529 --> 00:40:34,158 I'm afraid it won't, so I will save you the humiliation. 625 00:40:34,366 --> 00:40:36,118 Get to it, Tomalak. 626 00:40:37,077 --> 00:40:38,495 You see, Picard, 627 00:40:38,704 --> 00:40:42,749 after we dissect your Enterprise for every precious bit of information, 628 00:40:42,958 --> 00:40:45,502 I intend to display its broken hull 629 00:40:45,711 --> 00:40:49,047 in the center of the Romulan capital as a symbol of our victory. 630 00:40:49,256 --> 00:40:52,551 It will inspire our armies for generations to come 631 00:40:52,759 --> 00:40:54,720 and serve as a warning to any other traitor 632 00:40:54,928 --> 00:40:57,890 who would create ripples of disloyalty. 633 00:41:03,228 --> 00:41:05,481 All the communiqués. 634 00:41:06,482 --> 00:41:09,860 All the timetables, all the records. 635 00:41:10,068 --> 00:41:14,781 They were all fiction, written for my benefit, a test. 636 00:41:14,990 --> 00:41:17,451 A test of my loyalty. 637 00:41:18,452 --> 00:41:24,583 And you used me to lure the Enterprise into the Neutral Zone. 638 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:29,838 First, captain, you will return the traitor, Jarok. 639 00:41:30,839 --> 00:41:34,343 Then you will surrender as prisoners of war. 640 00:41:34,551 --> 00:41:37,304 Do you seriously expect me to accept those terms? 641 00:41:38,138 --> 00:41:44,520 No, Captain Picard, I expect you won't. 642 00:41:45,187 --> 00:41:47,523 You have 30 seconds to decide. 643 00:41:47,731 --> 00:41:50,484 I do not require one, Tomalak. 644 00:41:50,692 --> 00:41:55,113 I urge you, Captain Picard, surrender. 645 00:41:55,447 --> 00:42:00,244 Consider the men and women you would lead into a lost cause. 646 00:42:03,580 --> 00:42:07,334 If the cause is just and honorable, 647 00:42:07,543 --> 00:42:09,795 they are prepared to give their lives. 648 00:42:10,003 --> 00:42:12,923 Are you prepared to die today, Tomalak? 649 00:42:13,131 --> 00:42:18,262 Ugh, I expected more from you than an idle threat, Picard. 650 00:42:19,263 --> 00:42:21,223 Then you shall have it. 651 00:42:21,515 --> 00:42:22,933 Mr. Worf. 652 00:42:23,559 --> 00:42:25,060 Aye, sir. 653 00:42:33,819 --> 00:42:37,072 Klingon warships, armed and ready, sir. 654 00:42:40,367 --> 00:42:42,536 What shall it be, Tomalak? 655 00:42:42,911 --> 00:42:46,290 TOMALAK [ON MONITOR]: You will still not survive our assault. 656 00:42:46,790 --> 00:42:49,126 You will not survive ours. 657 00:42:49,793 --> 00:42:51,503 Shall we die together? 658 00:42:54,631 --> 00:42:58,176 I look forward to our next meeting, captain. 659 00:43:02,389 --> 00:43:05,350 Romulan disrupters are powering down, sir. 660 00:43:11,607 --> 00:43:13,525 Cancel red alert. 661 00:43:16,486 --> 00:43:19,948 Mr. Worf, will you extend the appreciation of the Federation 662 00:43:20,157 --> 00:43:22,826 and my personal gratitude to the Klingons? 663 00:43:23,035 --> 00:43:24,411 Aye, sir. 664 00:43:25,078 --> 00:43:27,080 [COMPUTER BEEPING] 665 00:43:27,289 --> 00:43:29,333 Take us back, Number One. 666 00:43:31,335 --> 00:43:33,754 I did it for nothing. 667 00:43:34,838 --> 00:43:36,715 My home. 668 00:43:37,424 --> 00:43:39,176 My family. 669 00:43:40,344 --> 00:43:42,137 For nothing. 670 00:43:54,274 --> 00:43:56,276 He ingested a Felodesine chip. 671 00:43:56,485 --> 00:43:58,362 He must have brought it with him. 672 00:43:58,570 --> 00:44:01,073 I'm sorry, captain. There was no antidote. 673 00:44:01,782 --> 00:44:04,201 A letter to his wife and daughter. 674 00:44:06,078 --> 00:44:11,249 Sir, he must have known it would be impossible for us to deliver it. 675 00:44:13,377 --> 00:44:15,212 Today, perhaps. 676 00:44:15,879 --> 00:44:19,549 But if there are others with the courage of Admiral Jarok, 677 00:44:20,175 --> 00:44:23,845 we may hope to see a day of peace 678 00:44:24,262 --> 00:44:27,557 when we can take his letter home. 679 00:44:28,305 --> 00:44:34,772 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www. OpenSubtitles. org