All language subtitles for StarTrek.TNG-s03e04.Who.Watches.the.Watchers

Captain's Log, Stardate 43173.5.

We are en route to Mintaka lll

where a three-man Federation
anthropological field team

has been studying
the inhabitants.

Our mission is to resupply
the outpost

and repair their
malfunctioning reactor.

Mr. La Forge, report.

Well, we finished replicating
the parts they'll need

but what I don't understand
is why a three-man station

would need a reactor capable
of producing 4.2 gigawatts.

Enough to power
a small phaser bank

or a subspace relay station,
or...

Or a hologram generator.

Oh, a "duck blind."

Right, they're anthropologists.

Mm-hmm.

Who are studying
an extended family of Mintakans

at close range, from
a camouflaged observation post.

According to Dr. Barron's

preliminary reports,
the Mintakans are

proto-Vulcan humanoids
at the Bronze Age level.

Quite peaceful
and highly rational.

Which is not surprising

considering how closely their
evolution parallels Vulcan.

Captain, incoming transmission
from Mintaka lll.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

On screen.

Barron to Enterprise.

Our temporary repairs
have failed.

The reactor is now inoperative.

Do you have battery backup?

Three hours at best.

Captain, if we increase
to warp 7

we can be there in 23 minutes.

Make it so.

We're on our way...

We've lost contact, sir.

Increase to warp 9.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.

Its continuing mission--

to explore strange new worlds

to seek out new life
and new civilizations

to boldly go
where no one has gone before.

The framework's still charged,
so watch it.

Why did we have
to come so early?

When the sun reaches its zenith

I have to be ready
to take the measurements.

You'll be ready.

You've read the sundial
hundreds of times.

Yes, Father, but never
as the appointed Record Keeper.

You're taking your duties
quite seriously.

Your mother would have been
very proud of you.

What is that?

Up there, Father.

What is it?

I don't know.

Keep work...

Palmer...

It's all right, it's all right.

The holographic generator
is now functioning, sir.

All we need now is power.

Almost there.

You wait here, Oji.

Enterprise, beam Martinez
and his patient

directly to Sick Bay.

Commander...

Doctor, be careful.

I've got to get down there.

Crusher to Enterprise.

Medical emergency.

Two to beam directly
to Sick Bay.

Aye, Doctor.

That should do it.

You increased the levels
of tricordrazine?

Let me see his chart, please.

Yes, Doctor.

Has Barron stabilized?

His vital signs
are much improved.

Keep your eye on him.

When was the last injection?

About six minutes ago.

That's good.

Dr. Crusher.

Before you start quoting me
the Prime Directive

he'd already seen us,
the damage was done.

It was either bring him aboard
or let him die.

Then why didn't you let him die?

Because we were responsible
for his injuries.

I am not sure that I concur
with that reasoning, Doctor

but, now that he's here,
you must remove all memory

of his encounter
with the away team.

By erasing short-term recall.

It has been accomplished before.

I am familiar
with Dr. Pulaski's technique.

But I can't guarantee

it'll be effective
on Mintakan brain chemistry.

Their lyosome levels
are much lower.

Wait. No, no, we must evacuate.

Dr. Barron, you're
on the Enterprise.

You're safe.

The others?

Dr. Warren is here.

We're doing all we can.

And Palmer?
Where is Palmer?

He's still on Mintaka lll.

Picard, you have to find him.

We will.

He may be hurt.

Rest assured we shall not leave
until he is located.

Thank you, Picard.

Picard to Bridge.

Report.

Scans of the planet
detect no humans, Captain.

Very well.
Put us in a close orbit.

Sir, a close orbit will increase
sensor efficiency

by only four percent.

I want that four percent,
Lieutenant.

Aye, sir.

Picard out.

Picard.

Damn.

Well, Doctor,
your next task is clear.

Oji?

Oji!

Oji!

Oji!

Father?

Here.

Oji.

Father!

I thought I'd never
see you again.

When you and the woman vanished

I was sure you were dead.

I think I was,
but I was brought back to life.

Oji, I awoke
in an incredible place

and my wounds were gone.

I had been healed.

How is that possible?

Long ago, our people believed
in beings with great powers

and those beings
made the rains come.

They told the sun when to rise.

They caused all life to be born,
to grow, to die.

But those are just tales,
Father, old superstitions.

But perhaps the beliefs

of our ancestors are true.

Nothing else can explain
what's happened.

Everything has
changed now, Oji.

We must tell the others.

Barron is stable

but Warren
is still critical.

Palmer is missing.

Scan of the planet shows
Mintakan life-forms only

no humans, however...

The area around the duck blind
exhibits Karst topography--

sinkholes, underground rivers
and caverns.

And the rock strata contains

a high concentration
of thallium compound

which may be obstructing
our sensor beams.

So, if Palmer, in his delirium,
fled into a cave

we may be unable to detect
his life signs.

Correct, sir.

Captain, if he is still alive,
he needs medical attention.

We must send an away team
to locate him.

But our presence
must not interfere

with the cultural development
of the Mintakans.

Agreed. Further contamination
must be prevented.

I have a suggestion.

First Officer's Log,
Stardate 43174.2.

Counselor Troi and l
are beaming down

to Mintaka lll
to locate Dr. Palmer

and to determine the extent
of the cultural contamination.

Dr. Crusher has temporarily

altered our features
and skin color.

She's also implanted
subcutaneous communicators

so that any transmissions
we receive

will be inaudible
to the Mintakans.

Riker to Enterprise.
Do you hear me?

Perfectly, Commander.

I will be monitoring you
continuously.

Mintakan emotions
are quite interesting.

Like the Vulcans, they have
highly ordered minds.

A very sensible people.

For example, Mintakan women
precede their mates.

It's a signal to other women.

"This man's taken.
Get your own"?

Not precisely.

More like, "if you want
his services

I'm the one you have
to negotiate with."

What kind of "services"?

All kinds.

They are a sensible race.

I understand your skepticism.

If it hadn't happened to me

I would find it difficult
to accept as well.

But it did happen,
just as we've said.

Fento, you know the legends
better than anyone.

Do they not speak of beings
like the kind I've seen?

Who could vanish like smoke?

There are the stories
of the Overseer

who could appear
and disappear at will.

And couldn't this Overseer
heal the dead?

He had supreme power,
or so our ancestors believed.

I believe I have seen
the Overseer.

He is called... the Picard.

Uh-oh.

His memory is intact.

The procedure didn't work.

Liko, all this talk
of supernatural beings

no one has believed that
for countless generations.

Just as we no longer believe

that the stars control our fates

or the spirits of the dead
haunt the living.

Nuria, I'm not saying that all
the old beliefs are true

but I did see the Picard

and I was restored
back to life.

We are visitors.

We've come to trade our cloth.

May we speak?

Please do.

We welcome outsiders.

I am Nuria.

I am Troi

and this is Riker.

You had
a very interesting dream.

Dream?

It was real.

My father and I both
witnessed these beings.

If you are father and daughter

you may well have
shared the same dream.

That is not reasonable.

Is that any less reasonable
than being magically transformed

to another place by the Picard?

Nuria!

It has to be Palmer.

The one the Picard
wished to find.

Remarkable.

You were speaking the truth.

The Picard will be pleased.

Riker to Picard.

Go ahead, Number One.

We have a problem.

The contamination?

It's worse than we suspected.

The Mintakans are beginning
to believe in a god

and the one they've chosen...
is you.

Picard, you must beam Palmer
aboard immediately.

Without medical attention...

It's not as simple as that.

He is surrounded by Mintakans.

If he should dematerializes
before their eyes...

It will slightly increase
the cultural contamination

which already exists.

A small price
for saving Palmer's life.

Number One.

Is there any chance
of freeing Palmer

and transporting up unseen?

We can try.

Try hard.

Picard out.

Picard, I must protest.

You're endangering Palmer
with this delay.

I am aware of that

but each of us,
including Dr. Palmer

took an oath that we would
uphold the Prime Directive

if necessary, with our lives.

Quago and I were hunting
off the third ridge.

We followed a hornbuck
into a cave.

The stranger was there, asleep.

This Palmer is one
of the Overseer's servants?

Yes, the Picard
has many servants.

Isn't that true, Fento?

Well, according to legend.

But if this Palmer is
the servant of the Overseer

what was he doing in the cave?

Perhaps he ran away.

Or he failed the Picard somehow
and was hiding from him.

We should bind him in case
he wakes and tries to escape.

It's senseless
for this stranger

to be held captive.

All this talk of the Overseer--

it's old superstitions.

I disagree.

All the evidence indicates
that the Overseer exists.

And I heard the Picard say

he wanted to find Palmer.

Then by keeping Palmer safe,
we will please the Picard.

And he will grant us
favors in return.

Favors?

It is said

that the Overseer
is all-powerful.

He can provide
gentle winters

plentiful hunting,
fertile crops, anything.

He could even bring back
those who have died.

It's agreed.

We will save Palmer
for the Picard.

I've seen another one
like Palmer.

Another servant of the Picard?

He's headed towards the caves.

Fento, stay and bind Palmer.

Come quickly.

Bring your bow.
Bring your bow.

Over there.

Well, that knot won't hold.

If I may?

Please do.

You need a knot

that will tighten
under pressure.

Let me show you.

Father, the sun's
reaching its zenith.

If I don't go to measure...

Go.

Forgive me, friend

but the stranger
must be set free.

Riker?

Riker to Enterprise.

Lock on and prepare to beam us
directly to Sick Bay

but hang on for my signal.

Acknowledged, Commander.

Riker, stop!

Riker!

Oji?!

It's Riker.

He's taking Palmer!

Hali!

Yari, don't let her escape!

I'm clear.

Energize.

Data, has Counselor Troi
beamed up?

Negative, Commander.

Sensors show she is in the midst
of a group of Mintakans.

Damn.

He is all right.

Hali, find Riker and Palmer.

Why did you and Riker
take Palmer from us?

We did not take Palmer.

We set him free.

Riker and I do not believe in
these fables about an Overseer.

Don't you realize
what you've done?

You have angered the Picard,
and we may all suffer for it.

I know. I have seen him.

He is all-powerful.

Fento, weren't there stories
about the Overseer

destroying those
who offended him?

Stories, nothing more.

Liko, we'll get Palmer back.

Riker was carrying him.

They can't have gone far.

Still, the Picard may blame us
for letting Palmer escape.

Perhaps we should punish her.

Let the Overseer know

that she and Riker acted alone.

We will keep Troi captive.

That's not enough.

You would have us harm her?

If it will hold off
the Picard's anger, yes.

I've seen how powerful he is.

I am unwilling
to hurt her needlessly.

We will wait for Hali to return.

And if they don't find Palmer?

Then we may do as Liko suggests.

Doctor, you believe

the Mintakans are capable
of harming Counselor Troi?

They are not normally
a violent people

but these are
extraordinary circumstances.

They're trying to comprehend

what they believe
to be a god.

Recommendations?

The Mintakans wish to please
the Overseer

but they can only guess
what he wants.

They need a sign.

Are you suggesting...?

You must go down
to Mintaka lll.

Masquerading as a god?!

Absolutely out of the question.

The Prime Directive...

Has already been violated.

The damage is done.

All we can do now
is minimize it.

By sanctioning
their false beliefs?

By giving them guidelines.

Letting them know what
the Overseer expects of them.

Dr. Barron, I cannot

I will not impose a set of
commandments on these people.

To do so, violates the very
essence of the Prime Directive.

Like it or not,
we have rekindled

the Mintakan's belief
in the Overseer.

And are you saying
that this belief

will eventually
become a religion?

It's inevitable.

And without guidance

that religion could degenerate
into inquisitions

holy wars, chaos.

Horrifying.

Dr. Barron...

your report describes
how rational these people are.

Millennia ago

they abandoned their belief
in the supernatural.

Now you are asking me
to sabotage that achievement--

to send them back
into the Dark Ages

of superstition
and ignorance and fear.

No!

We will find some way
to undo the damage we've caused.

Number One, tell me
about this group's leader.

Nuria.

Exceptionally clear-minded,
sensible.

The Mintakans
trust her judgment.

If we could convince her
that you are not a god...

She might be able
to persuade the others.

And how do you propose
to convince her?

She believes the Picard
is a magical figure.

I'm going to show her
how the magic works.

I'm going to bring her aboard.

Counselor, sensors indicate

five Mintakans
in your immediate vicinity.

Four are motionless.

The fifth is eight meters away,
proceeding south.

Is Nuria one of these five?

Mm-hmm.

Was that intended
as an affirmative?

Y es, Data, it was.

Is Nuria the closest
of the five?

Hmm-mm.

Negative.

Is Nuria the one in motion?

Mm-hmm.

Lock sensors on Nuria.

Locked on.

We can beam Nuria aboard
at will.

Data, when sensors
indicate that she's alone

beam her directly
to Transporter Room 1.

Aye, sir.

Ensign Hoy.

Captain, Nuria is alone.

I'll handle this.

Nuria.

Don't be afraid.

No one is going to harm you.

Who...?

I am Jean-Luc...

Picard.

Please, get up.

Get up.
You must not kneel to me.

You do not wish it?

I do not deserve it.

Look at me.

Look at me.

Feel the warmth of my hand...

the rhythm of my pulse.

I'm not a supreme being.

I'm flesh and blood, like you.

Not like me.

Like you.

Different in appearance, yes.

But we are both living beings.

We are born, we grow,
we live... and we die.

In all the ways that matter,
we are alike.

But you are the Picard.

There is something
I want you to see.

Oh, what a wondrous place.

Even the walls
obey your command.

Wondrous, yes,
but not miraculous.

The doors merely
work differently

from the ones you know.

Oh...

That is my home?

Seen from far, far above.

Yet we do not fall.

I never imagined I would see
the clouds from the other side.

Your powers are truly boundless.

Nuria, your people live in huts.

Was it always so?

No.

We have found remnants
of tools in caves.

Our ancestors must have
lived there.

So why do you now live in huts?

Huts are better.

Caves are dark and wet.

So, if huts are better,
why did you

once live in caves?

The most reasonable
explanation would be

that at one time, we did not
know how to make huts.

Just as at one time

you did not know
how to weave cloth

how to make a bow.

That would be reasonable.

Someone invented a hut.

Someone invented a bow

who taught others,
who taught their children

who built a stronger hut,
who built a better bow

who taught their children.

Now, Nuria, suppose one
of your cave-dwelling ancestors

were to see you
as you are today.

What would she think?

I don't know.

Well, put yourself in her place.

You see, she cannot kill
a hornbuck at a great distance.

You can.

You have a power she lacks.

Only because I have a bow.

She has never seen a bow.

It doesn't exist in her world.

To you, it's a simple tool.

To her, it's magic.

I suppose she might think so.

Now, how would she react to you?

I think she would fear me.

Just as you fear me.

I do not fear you any longer.

Good.

That's good.

You see... my people
once lived in caves.

And we then learned
to build huts

and in time, to build ships
like this one.

Perhaps, one day, my people
will travel above the skies.

Of that,
I have absolutely no doubt.

It's not the season
for lightning.

It must be a warning.

We've had storms
like this before.

Not like this one.

It must mean something.

The Picard is angry with us.

He blames us
for letting Palmer escape.

Liko, we don't know

that the Overseer is responsible
for this storm.

Will he also send floods?

My wife died
in last year's floods.

Will we all die now?

We must find Nuria.

Picard, you've shown me wonders
I could never have imagined

and I am grateful to you
beyond words.

Might I request something
for my people?

You are indeed a leader.

You've shown me such generosity.

I wish my people
could share in it.

Six Mintakans died
in a flood last winter.

Four of them, children.

Would you bring them
back to life?

That is not in my power.

Why?

You restored Liko's life.

Did the six who were killed
offend you in some way?

Did I offend you?

Should I have ordered
the death of Troi?

Please, you must tell me

if there's anything I can do
to change your mind.

I've failed to get through
to you, haven't l?

Despite all my efforts.

Nuria can't be found.

No one knows where she's gone.

Hali, any sign
of Palmer or Riker?

They have escaped us.

We searched everywhere.

What do we do now, Father?

We must do as the Picard wishes.

Punish those responsible.

Nuria would not allow us to...

Nuria isn't here.

And we can't wait.

Crusher to Picard.

I think we're going
to lose Warren.

On my way.

I'm here, Mary.

Prepare two cc's of norep.

I'm sorry.

Picard, you could not save her?

No.

You do have limits.

You are not masters
of life and death.

No, we're not.

We can cure many diseases.

We can repair injuries.

We can even extend life

but for all our knowledge,
all our advances

we are just as mortal
as you are.

We are just as powerless
to prevent the inevitable.

You are a remarkable people,
but you are not superior beings.

My people must be made
to understand that.

Liko, you don't want to kill me.

I have no choice.

I must do as the Picard wishes.

Are you sure you know
what he wants?

That's the problem

with believing
in a supernatural being--

trying to determine
what he wants.

We must do something.

But what if it's
the wrong thing, Father?

Picard, we need your guidance.

Is it your wish

that this woman should die?

Answer us.

Speak.

Liko.

The Picard!

The Overseer has come.

No, Liko.

Liko, I am a man.

I am not the Overseer.

I am... a traveler
from a faraway land.

Nothing more.

But you have restored my life.

I am your servant.

You are nobody's servant, Liko.

I neither desire your obedience
nor your worship.

Picard speaks the truth.

I have visited his people.

I have seen

how they live and how they die.

When death takes one
of their loved ones

they are as helpless
as we are.

Then how was I brought
back to life?

Liko, you were not dead.

Picard's people have
a knowledge that we lack.

They're able to heal
wounds that we cannot.

No, no, he can bring
back the dead.

Show them, Picard.

You can bring back my wife
to me.

I cannot.

Why?

Why won't you do this for me?

Have I failed you in some way?

Are you angry with me?

I'm not angry with you.

Well, then I beg you,
bring her back to me.

I will give you my life
in exchange.

Please!

Take back what you gave me.

Give it to her, let her live.

It is beyond my power.

Nothing is beyond your power.

You are the Overseer.

I will prove it.

Liko!

If you believe I am all-powerful

then you cannot hurt me.

If, however, I am telling
the truth and I am mortal

you will kill me.

But if the only proof
you will believe is my death

then shoot.

Liko, don't do it!

Father, no!

Captain's Log, supplemental.

Dr. Crusher has repaired
my injury with her usual skill.

Mr. La Forge will supervise

the dismantling
of the observation post

after I make one last visit
to Mintaka lll.

Now, Mr. La Forge.

Aye, sir.

What is that?

It is a place where we
can watch your people.

But why?

To study you,
to understand your ways.

Discontinue, Mr. La Forge.

Picard, why would
a people so advanced

want to learn about us?

We were once as you are now.

To study you is
to understand ourselves.

But why do you have
to hide yourselves from us?

Because their presence
would affect us

just as it affected me.

It is our highest law

that we shall not interfere
with other cultures.

Then revealing yourselves
was an accident.

Oh, yes, and now
we must leave you.

Why? There's so much
you can teach us.

But that, too,
would be interference.

You must progress
in your own way.

So we will.

You have taught us, there is
nothing beyond our reach.

Not even the stars.

Paki?

I wish you good journeys,
Picard.

Remember my people.

Always.