All language subtitles for StarTrek.TNG-s03e17.Sins.of.the.Father

Captain's Log, Stardate 43685.2.

As part of an exchange program

we are taking aboard
a Klingon officer

to return the recent visit
of Commander Riker

to the Cruiser Pagh.

We must take care
that while he's with us

Commander Kurn is accorded all
the rights and responsibilities

due to a first officer
on board this ship.

If he should feel
patronized in any way...

oh, I'm sure we'd know.

one does not patronize
a Klingon warrior.

Your experience on board
the Pagh will prove invaluable

during the Commander's tour.

Be sure the crew are prepared
for any unusual orders.

The Klingons are very thorough.

I'm sure Commander Kurn
has studied for his assignment

just as I did
when I served with them.

I understand he requested
the Enterprise specifically.

Commander Kurn is ready
for transport, Captain.

Energize.

Welcome aboard the Enterprise,
Commander.

I'm Captain Picard.

This is Commander William Riker.

He will be yielding

the first officer's position
to you during your tour.

You are relieved.

May I take my station, sir?

I thought I might show you
to your quarters first.

I am ready for duty, sir.

I ask that I be allowed
to take my station.

Very well.

If you will accompany us
to the Bridge.

I am Kurn, commander rank,
Klingon Defense Force.

You will address me

as "Commander" or "sir"
at all times.

I am fully aware
of all Starfleet regulations

and they will be strictly
adhered to by all personnel

while I am in command.

It is my intention to bring
a sense of discipline

that you may not be
accustomed to.

With your permission,
of course, Captain.

oh, by all means, Commander.

I have studied
all of your Starfleet records.

Impressive.

We shall see if you live up
to your reputations.

Do you wish to speak

Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher?

No, sir, Commander, sir.

The crew awaits your orders,
Captain.

Then take us to the outer
cometary cloud, Commander.

Set course 1 14, mark 230.

one-third impulse power.

Aye, sir.

Execute.

Engaged.

Increasing to one-third
impulse power, sir.

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.

Mind if I join you?

No, sir.

Is there something wrong, Wes?

Commander Kurn, perhaps?

He just doesn't seem to like me.

I can't do anything
right for him.

Every time I respond to an
order, he jumps down my throat.

I don't know
what I'm doing wrong.

Problem, Geordi?

Yes, sir--
it's our new First officer.

I take it he found something
wrong with Engineering.

Just the entire section.

He pulled a surprise inspection

in the middle
of a maintenance cycle.

I tried to explain it to him,
but...

But he wouldn't listen.

We're all going to be doing
double shifts down there

just to get ready
for the next inspection.

His style of command
is just different.

Klingons believe in obedience

and a strict formality
of command.

Yeah, but this isn't
a Klingon vessel.

He's going to have
to loosen up, Commander.

And it's not just us.

He's been leaning into everybody
pretty hard, except...

Except the one guy
who wouldn't really mind it.

Sensors picking up asteroidal
debris ahead, Commander.

Can you identify
the coordinates, Mr. Worf?

Bearing 001, mark.03

Range-- 300,000 kilometers.

Excellent.

Please scan the asteroid field
for me, Lieutenant

and report.

Approximately
2,000 small objects.

None directly
in our flight path, sir.

So, no course correction
is necessary.

Is that what you are saying?

It should not be needed, sir.

Very good, Lieutenant.

You handled that well.

Yes?

Commander.

Captain's mess?

Yes.

Resume.

Your knowledge
of our systems and procedures

is very impressive.

Sir.

I would like to make
one suggestion, sir.

A suggestion?

When I served aboard the Pagh,
the hardest part for me

was recognizing and adapting
to the demands of the crew.

They needed an iron hand.

I imagine it must be
very difficult for you

to work with a crew
that is... so different.

I would be happy
to guide you in that regard

if it would be helpful.

No, Commander, it wouldn't.

This is not a Klingon ship, sir.

No, Commander, it is not.

If it were a Klingon ship

I would have killed you
for offering your suggestion.

How long has this bird
been dead?

It appears to have been lying
in the sun for quite some time.

Well, it's not dead.

It's been replicated and...

You do understand that we
cook most of our foods.

Ah, yes, I was told
to prepare for that.

I shall try some of your
burned, replicated bird meat.

I have attempted
to select a menu

that will allow you
to sample a variety

of dishes, Commander.

Try some caviar.

The odor is not palatable.

What is it?

The unhatched eggs
of a large, scaleless...

Later, Data.

A fish, Commander.

A delicacy
from the Caspian Sea on Earth.

It's a favorite of mine.

our replicator has
never done it justice

but I manage to store a few
cases for special occasions.

I am... honored, Captain.

Are you adjusting

to your new environment,
Commander?

I find the constraints
a bit difficult to conform to.

Just a short while ago

I had to stop myself
from killing Commander Riker.

I believed he was trying
to communicate

the crew's sense of discomfort
with my style of command.

Under normal circumstances

I would consider that
a challenge to my authority.

one of the aims of the exchange
program, Commander

is for us all
to learn tolerance.

As for my crew,
it may be healthy

to shake up the status quo
occasionally.

The Commander certainly appears

to have the crew
on its toes, sir.

And then some.

No offense, sir.

None taken.

I never kill anyone

at the supper table,
Mr. La Forge.

Don't you like it, Commander?

our food has much
more taste to it.

While I'm sure
this is well-prepared

it is much too bland

for the stomach of a Klingon.

It seems to agree with Worf.

Yes.

Enter.

'el.

Permission to speak freely, sir.

For what purpose?

I have questions I wish to pose.

Are your quarters
so comfortable?

They serve me.

This entire ship seems built
on comfort, relaxation...

being at ease.

It is not the ship of a warrior.

Not the ship of a Klingon.

You cannot ask these questions

within the boundaries
of protocol?

They are of a...

personal nature, sir.

Permission granted.

Pose your questions.

I wish to know
if I have given you offense.

I am not human.

If you had given offense,
you would not need to ask.

Perhaps I have not performed
my duties to your satisfaction.

I find you to be
a capable Starfleet officer

a credit to your ship.

Yet, you dishonor me
at every opportunity.

Have l?

I did not know that being polite
to a Starfleet officer

would bring dishonor to him.

I am a Klingon.

Really?

Perhaps your blood has thinned

in this environment.

I simply didn't
want to hurt you.

mev yap!

So, your blood is not
so thin after all.

I am a Klingon!

If you doubt it,
a demonstration can be arranged.

That is the response
of a Klingon.

The response I would expect...

from my older brother.

I was barely a year old

when you left
for the Khitomer outpost.

You, our mother and father
were not going to stay long.

It was decided
that I did not need to go.

I was left to stay
with our father's friend, Lorgh

until your return.

You never did.

The Starfleet officer
that rescued me

was told by the Klingon
High Command

that... I had
no living relatives.

They assumed that I was killed
with the family at Khitomer.

Lorgh had no sons.

He took me into his family.

It was not until I reached
the Age of Ascension

that I was told the truth.

So you asked to serve
aboard the Enterprise

to watch me.

It was an excellent opportunity

to see what kind
of Klingon you were

or if you were Klingon at all.

Your deception offends me,
brother.

It should.

But it was required.

To satisfy your curiosity.

No, much more.

You are the eldest son.

The challenge is yours to make.

Challenge?

The Klingon High Council
has judged our father

a traitor to the Empire.

What are the allegations, Worf?

My father is accused
of aiding and abetting

the Romulan attack
on the Khitomer outpost.

The attack in which he himself
was killed?

But why now...

after 20 years?

I do not know, Captain.

I will hear the evidence
when I arrive.

The charge has been made
by Duras

the son of my father's
greatest rival.

our family name
will be disgraced

for seven generations.

It is my responsibility
to clear his name

or answer for his crimes.

Answer for them?

The family of a Klingon warrior
is responsible for his actions

and he is responsible
for theirs.

If I fail in my challenge,
I will be executed.

Will you grant my leave,
Captain?

No.

If I understand correctly

a Starfleet officer,
a respected member of my crew

could be accused
of a capital crime.

Your actions in this matter
will reflect on this ship

and on the Federation.

Therefore, it seems
only appropriate

that your Captain
should be at your side

while you make your challenge.

I'm sure you would do no less
for me.

Commander Kurn.

Sir.

We're changing course.

Set coordinates
for the First City

of the Klingon lmperial Empire.

We arrive within the hour.

Yes.

The Council will receive you at
high sun in the Great Hall of...

I know the procedure
for the challenge.

You'll need a cha'Dlch
to defend you.

While you are accused,
you will not be allowed combat.

I would be honored
if you chose me.

I ask you to stand with me,
to be my cha'Dlch.

jllajneS.

ghlj qet jaghmeyjaj.

The two sons of Mogh--

together, we'll restore
the family honor.

No, for the proceedings
you will not reveal

your true father.

I must.

You will not.

Because it would mean my death
as well if you fail.

A Klingon's honor means
more to him than his life.

Perhaps your human values
have clouded your judgment.

I insist.

on this ship,
you are my Commander

and I obey.

In council chambers,
you are my cha'Dlch.

You do not insist.

You obey.

Yes, brother.

I am Worf, son of Mogh.

I have come to challenge

the lies that have been spoken
of my father.

Worf, son of Mogh

you have challenged
the judgment of the Council.

Are you prepared
to answer for this

if you fail?

Yes, with my life.

Why do you come before us,
Commander?

I am Kurn, son of... Lorgh.

I will stand by Worf's side.

I am cha'Dlch.

Hmm...

You claim a birthright
you have forsaken.

I have not forsaken my heritage.

I am Klingon.

My heart is of this world.

My blood is as yours.

Yet, you come to us
wearing a child's uniform.

And you bring outsiders
to our Great Hall.

I am here at my own request.

I am Captain Jean-Luc
Picard of the Enterprise.

Your words mean nothing here.

Duras, let him speak.

Lieutenant Worf has
served under my command

with distinction.

He has earned my admiration

and my respect.

It is my greatest wish

that this council, in its wisdom

will clear his family name
and return him to duty.

The trust of a commanding
officer is admirable.

Council has noted it.

Speak the accusation.

For many turns

the truth about Khitomer
hath lain dormant, unknown.

Now the truth has been revealed.

The traitor, Mogh, sent
the defense access codes

to the Romulan patrol ships

allowing them to destroy
the outpost.

Thousands died on Khitomer.

My father died on Khitomer.

Their deaths must be avenged.

Your father was a traitor.

By posing this challenge

you are a traitor.

You will not wear the emblems
of our people.

You are a fool

and your challenge can only
result in a fool's death.

It is a good day to die, Duras.

And the day is not yet over.

Council stands in recess.

We will return for the Mek'ba.

The evidence will be presented.

Qapla'!

Mr. Data, find out
everything you can

about the destruction
of the Khitomer outpost.

Cross-reference
with Romulan tactics

and strategic information
on the region.

And request access

to the Klingon
central information net.

Computer, presentation overview
of Klingon custom and law

pertaining
to familial accountability.

Accessing.

In my ready room.

Worf.

I would speak with you.

Alone.

You should not have
brought the challenge.

There was no risk to you.

What does it matter?

I am Klingon.

of that, I have no question.

But your life in the Federation

would not be affected
by this judgment.

My father...

Is dead.

He died long ago.

I knew your father,
served with him.

This is not how I wanted
to remember him.

We must let the past be

and protect what we have now.

If you leave before the Mek'ba,
no shame will come upon you.

Return to your ship.

Go back to your life.

The challenge will be forgotten.

Why would you ask me

to lay aside the honor
of my father, my family?

Are these the words
of the Council?

I will not be questioned by you.

Leave now, or you, too, will
be condemned as a traitor.

What Federation starship was
the closest to the Khitomer

at the time of the attack?

USS lntrepid was the first ship
on the scene, sir.

Contact Starfleet.

Request all logs
of the lntrepid.

Riker to Dr. Crusher.

Crusher here.

I want you to look
over the medical records

from all the rescue vessels

that responded
to the Khitomer massacre.

See if there's any information

on the aftermath
that might help us.

Understood.

I should have known.

Worf was right.

It is a good day to die.

The time has not yet come.

It does not have
to come for many turns.

I know who you are, Kurn

son of Mogh.

What?

It was a wise choice
to hide your family name.

Do not err now
by embracing it again

for you only embrace death.

We shall see.

Worf has made a choice
and he will die for it

but you can still be safe.

Let him stand alone.

He is my brother.

I will not betray him!

Then you will die for him.

What kind of a weapon
makes a vicious wound like that?

It is a kut'luch

the ceremonial weapon
of an assassin.

Fortunately, his metabolic
recovery is phenomenal.

He will be all right.

It does not matter.

We should have let him die.

Now that Duras
knows his bloodlines...

we will both be executed.

You sound like you've
already lost, Worf.

Commander, I have discovered
the basis of the charges

against Worf's father.

Apparently, the Klingons
recently captured

a Romulan ship with logs
that provided new information

on the Khitomer attack.

They clearly indicate a
transmission from the outpost

to the Romulan ship

moments before the shields
went down.

From Worf's father?

They do correspond

to Mogh's personal
security code.

How can we be sure those records
haven't been falsified?

Well, we can cross-check them

against the lntrepid's
sensor logs.

I will try, but the lntrepid

was at the edge of sensor
range during the attack

and we cannot be certain
if the scan was complete.

Looks like a pretty good
match-up, Data.

Both the lntrepid
and the Romulan logs

show a series of distress
signals from Khitomer.

What happened there?

Those are gaps
in the lntrepid's logs.

Missing information
due to the range.

That is where Mogh's alleged
transmission should be.

Right in the middle of the gap?

Wait a second, Data.
Back up.

Just before the lntrepid's gap
begins

the timebase on both files
are in perfect sync.

But look.

Look at what happens
to the signal

after the shields are dropped.

They are no longer synchronous.

Commander, somebody's
been rewriting history.

I do not pretend to fully
understand the nuances

of your world's law
and culture, Lieutenant

but I do understand

when someone is trying
to hide something.

K'mpec urged me
to drop my challenge

abandon my family honor.

It was impossible to believe
I was hearing a Klingon speak.

obviously, they did not expect
and never wanted this challenge.

You're getting close
to something, Lieutenant.

Something they care a great
deal about protecting.

If it is true,
it is not just Duras

but the High Council itself
that is my enemy.

Captain, I must choose
another cha'Dlch.

I would like your permission
to ask one of the crew.

Well, of course, Lieutenant.

Choose whomever you wish.

Then I would ask you
to stand with me.

You may refuse with no dishonor.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

I appreciate the gesture

but I know that there are
stronger and younger men

from whom to choose.

I can think of no one
I would rather have at my side.

jllajneS.

ghlj qet jaghmeyjaj.

I accept.

My challenge will proceed.

No threats, no treachery
will stop it.

Not even a trap set
for my cha'Dlch by a coward.

Duras!

I will not hear lies
from the son of a traitor.

Keep your place, Picard!

This is my place.

He is now my cha'Dlch.

This is not your world, human.

You do not

command here.

I'm not here to command.

Then you must be ready to fight.

Something Starfleet
does not teach you.

You may test that assumption
at your convenience.

I've got something.

Worf was not the only survivor
of the Khitomer massacre.

Another child?

No, a Klingon woman was found
with Worf.

Kahlest. Who was she?

I don't know.

But the report said
she was severely injured

was transferred
to Starbase 24 for treatment--

that was when she was
separated from Worf--

and after her recovery,
she returned home.

We've got to find her
if she's still alive.

Data, scan the Klingon
central net.

See if there's
any record of her.

The Romulans lowered the
outpost's shields themselves.

They were given
the defense access code.

The record clearly shows
the Romulan patrol ship

receiving a personal
transmission from Mogh

seconds before the shields fell.

Riker to Captain Picard.

Stand by.

The Khitomer Commander

noted in his log that Mogh
had been acting suspiciously.

Go ahead, Number one.

We've located another survivor
of the Khitomer massacre--

a woman who was found with Worf.

Her name is Kahlest.

She resides in the old Quarter
of the First City.

Well done. Picard out.

Another witness testified
that Mogh often spoke

of his admiration
for the Romulans--

their culture, their women.

Mogh betrayed us

and 4,000 Klingons
died on Khitomer.

only the son of Mogh survived.

K'mpec.

May we have a short recess?

Len'mat.

Have you heard
of a woman called Kahlest?

She was my ghojmok, my nurse.

Then it's possible
she was an eyewitness

to your father's
activities on Khitomer.

But she died in the attack.

No, she survived.

She's living in the old Quarter.

I'm going to find her.

It is too dangerous.

You must not go alone.

Hey, I'm your cha'Dlch.

Kahlest?

What do you want?

Your help.

No.

You don't even know what I want.

You are cha'Dlch.

I know.

Then you also know

that Worf's life is at stake.

I cannot help.

I am dead.

A long time dead.

Were you with Worf's father

just before the attack
on Khitomer?

No.

My life ended on Khitomer.

I served a proud family,
a strong house.

All that is gone.

Worf is not gone.

The family you served
needs you again.

I cannot help.

Was his father a traitor?

No.

Mogh was loyal to the Emperor.

Mogh suspected someone
of plotting with the Romulans

and followed them to Khitomer.

Who?

Who was the traitor?

I do not know.

Then we have no way
to prove Mogh's innocence

and Worf will die as
the son of a traitor.

You must leave now, cha'Dlch.

I am dead.

My appreciation, madam.

You are brave, cha'Dlch.

Worf chose well.

Kahlest, would they
recognize you?

Would they know who you are?

K'mpec would remember Kahlest.

I caught his eye back then

but he was too fat.

Come back with me.

They won't know
how much you know.

It may shake loose the truth.

I will come.

The evidence is clear.

I would ask

that the judgment stand.

Let Worf be condemned as a son

of a traitor to the Empire.

Worf, son of Mogh,
the judgment of...

K'mpec!

The Mek'ba is not complete.

I bring an eyewitness
to the Khitomer massacre.

one who has new evidence,
K'mpec.

Len'mat!

What is it you think
you know, old woman?

Do not answer.

It is the rules of the Mek'ba

that evidence be presented
in open council.

She will die
before she gives evidence.

Be silent, Duras.

Would you kill an old woman
to cover your dishonor?

Yes.

It is your dishonor
we are protecting here

isn't it, Duras?

I have no reluctance
to kill you, human.

Are you prepared
to hear her evidence

in open council?

obviously, we would not.

Kahlest...

you can go now.

It is good to see you again.

You are still fat, K'mpec.

I asked you to leave.

To let this challenge
go unanswered

but you did not hear
my words, and now

it has come to this.

Why did you judge
my father guilty

when you knew he was not?!

Someone had to be blamed.

The warriors who captured
the Romulan ship

had learned of the treachery.

But only the Council knew

whose security code
had been transmitted.

Ja'rod...

father...

of Duras.

This Ha'DlBah should have
been fed to the dogs!

His family is powerful.

If the truth were known,
it would shatter the Council.

Most certainly plunge
us into civil war.

You were in Starfleet.

We did not expect you
to challenge the judgment.

Nor did we know
there was another son of Mogh.

Worf's challenge is successful.

The honor of his family
must be restored.

You do not understand.

His challenge was defeated
before he ever made it.

You will not be allowed
to present this evidence.

The judgment stands.

You will be condemned.

So will your brother.

There is no other way now.

You admit the truth

and yet expect him
to accept punishment?

What does this say of an Empire
who holds honor so dear?

The Empire will not be destroyed
for one family's honor.

Unacceptable, K'mpec.

You have no say in this,
cha'Dlch.

I speak now as the Captain
of the USS Enterprise

and Lieutenant Worf's
commanding officer.

You will not execute

a member of my crew, nor will l
turn his brother over to you.

This is not
the Federation, Picard.

If you defy
an order of the High Council

the alliance with the Federation
could fall to dust.

The alliance of the Federation
is not based on lies, K'mpec.

Protect your secrets,
if you must

but you will not
sacrifice these men.

I will die for the Empire.

Lieutenant...

The cha'Dlch will be silent!

Allow my brother
to return to his life.

only you need know
his true bloodline.

Not acceptable.

His honor would demand revenge.

If you allow him to live,
I will give you something

that will serve your purpose
far more than my death.

I will accept discommendation.

Ah...

You... would do this
in open council?

It would be the same

as admitting
your father's guilt, Worf.

So be it.

Your heart is Klingon.

It will be done.

What has been said here
will never be spoken of again.

You are the son of a traitor.

Now I am ready.

Why is he doing this?

I was prepared to die.

Worf wants you to live.

The name of your father
must someday be cleared.

He needs you alive
with your honor intact.

But to do this...

There will be another day,
Commander.

Do not forget
what he does here today.

Do not let your children forget.

tlhlH ghlj... jlHyoj.

biHnuch.

You must also...

brother.