All language subtitles for Star Trek The Next Generation S02E07

Picard:
Captain's log, stardate 42494.8.

The enterprise
is bound for star station India

to rendezvous
with a starfleet medical courier.

We've been told only
that our presence is imperative.

Hopefully, the mission will give me
further opportunities

to assess the performance
of our new chief medical officer.

Come.

You wanted to see me, captain?

Yes, counselor.

Come, sit down.

Counselor...

You've had the opportunity to observe
Dr. Pulaski for some time now.

How would you evaluate her
as a chief medical officer?

I've never met
a more dedicated physician.

I would say she has a passion
for her work.

Hmm. Yes, of course.

I entirely agree.

Is it possible
that such consuming dedication

could interfere with herjudgment?

I feel your concern, captain,
but I don't share it.

Perhaps because
I've had the opportunity

to spend more time with her
and get to know her better.

Yes, perhaps you're right.

Data: Captain,
we are picking up a faint distress signal

on an open subspace frequency.

It appears to be coming
from an adjacent sector.

Respond on the same frequency.

Have you locked on
to that transmission?

Aye, sir.

A voice-only transmission
from the USS lantree,

a federation supply ship.

USS lantree,
this is picard of the enterprise.

What is the nature
of your emergency?

Man: Can't hold out anymore.

People dying. Too many to help.

We are still receiving their signal,
captain.

But there is no message.

Lanuee.

Are you under attack?

Lanuee?

Picard:
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.

USS lantree, this is the enterprise.

Come in, lantree.

Replay that last transmission.

Man: Can't hold out anymore.

People dying. Too many to help.

Have we got a fix on her?

Two-point-two milli-parsecs,
bearing 30 at 145 degrees, sir.

- Number one?
- We better take a look.

What kind of vessel is she?

Data: The lantree is a class-vi
federation supply ship

assigned to the gamma 7 sector.
Captain I.I. Telaka commanding.

Normal complement,
26 officers and crew.

- Armed?
- Class 3 defensive only.

- Is she still underway?
- Aye, sir.

Adjust course to intercept. Warp 7.

Adjusting course to intercept.
Warp 7, sir.

Engineering, transfer to bridge.

We are closing on the lantree,
captain.

Take us out of warp.

Establish parallel course
and match speed.

Yes, sir.

- Hailing frequencies.
- Open.

Lantree, this is the enterprise.

Captain telaka,
this is picard of the enterprise.

Do you read me?

No iifesigns, captain.

Counselor?

Nothing, captain.

Riker: What else have we got
in the neighborhood?

Wesley: No other vessels of any kind
within two parsecs.

No battle damage.

All systems seem functional,
captain.

Everything is in perfect order.

We have to board her, captain.

Possibly, Mr. Worf. Number one?

If we gain control
of her systems remotely,

we could activate the viewscreen.

That way, at least,
we could look at the bridge.

Agreed.

Computer, security override request.

Computer: Identify.

Picard, Jean-Luc,
captain, USS enterprise.

Request control access,
starfleet ship, USS lantree,

iso telaka commanding.

Enter access code.

Omicron, omicron, Alpha,
yellow, daystar, 27. Enable.

Data: I have verified receipt of the
access codes for the lantree, captain.

Grand. Commence operations.

Our first move
will be to shut down the engines.

La forge:
Standing by, commander.

The lantree computer reports access
codes received and accepted, sir.

Sickbay on alert, captain.

The interlock is engaged.
The lantree is responding, sir.

We have override control
of her bridge, captain.

All systems answering.

All right. Let's have a look.

La forge:
Lantree bridge monitor engaging.

You reading anything, doctor?

Still no signs of life, captain.

Magnify.

That must be captain telaka
on the left.

Let's look at him.

Closer.

My god.

Looks like they had
a battle with time.

Heart, lungs, liver. Everything.

What is it?

They died of natural causes.

Natural causes?
What in nature could cause that?

For the record, captain,
they died of old age.

We've downloaded
the lantree's logs, sir.

Play back the captain's last entry.

Te laka:
Captain's log, stardate 42493.1.

There are only six of us left.

We have set course
for the nearest federation outpost,

but I am afraid it's too late.

All attempts to analyze
what is happening have failed.

In the last few hours,
I've watched friends grow old and die,

and I'm seeing it happen to me.

Captain I.I. Telaka, USS lantree.

Captain telaka was my age, sir.

Doctor?

Every member of the lantree crew
had a complete examination

at the beginning of his duty cycle
eight weeks ago.

They were in perfect health.

Nothing else since?

A single medical entry
noting that the first officer

was treated for thelusian flu
five days ago.

Thelusian flu?

That's an exotic
but harmless rhinal virus.

It couldn't have caused this.

The last port of call for the lantree

was the Darwin genetic
research station

on gagarin iv, three days ago.

Whatever happened,
it could be something

that the lantree crew already had,
or it could have come from gagarin.

At the very least, the people from
Darwin station deserve a warning.

We may have to consider
a quarantine.

You're agreed that we should
quarantine the lantree?

Absolutely.

Lieutenant, initiate the quarantine
transmitters on the lantree

and activate her marker beacons.

We'll need to find her again.

Aye, sir.

Quarantine warnings active
on all frequencies, captain.

Computer: Extreme caution.

The USS lantree
is a quarantined vessel

by order of starfleet command.
Do not board.

Set course for gagarin iv. Warp 7.

- Course and speed set, sir.
- Computer: Extreme caution.

- The USS lantree is a quarantined...
- Engage.

Picard:
Captain's log, supplemental.

We 're en route to the federation
research station on gagarin iv.

The mere thought
of a possible connection

between the lantree tragedy
and the genetic research facility

fills me
with profound apprehension.

We're approaching gagarin iv,
captain.

- Standard orbit, Mr. Crusher.
- Aye, sir.

- Hailing frequencies.
- Open.

Picard: Darwin station.

This is captain Jean-Luc picard
of the USS enterprise.

Enterprise, this is Darwin station.
I'm Dr. Kingsley.

We've just declared
a medical emergency here.

We need your help.

Dr. Kingsley,
what is the nature of your emergency?

To whom am I speaking, please?

I'm Dr. Pulaski,
chief medical officer.

Katherine pulaski? Author of
linear models of viral propagation?

That was a long time ago.

But still the standard.

I can't think of anyone
I 'd rather be dealing with.

Doctor, we 're experiencing the
rapid onset of geriatric phenomena.

The first symptom
is sudden acute arthritic inflammation.

Then the aging process
accelerates.

The lantree.

Dr. Pulaski, I celebrated
my 35th birthday a week ago.

Doctor, we understand
that Darwin station is involved

in genetic research.
Is there a possible connection?

Our research here
is limited to human genetics.

I can assure you we 're not dealing
with something that got away from us.

We believe that we were infected
by a supply ship

that was here three days ago.

Doctor,
if you're speaking of the lantree,

we encountered it a few hours ago.

All the crew members were dead.

Which would seem
to confirm our suspicion.

Were you able
to establish a pathology, doctor?

Did you hear what I said?

All the 26 men and women
aboard that ship were dead.

[Heard you, captain,
and the prognosis is alarming.

But my immediate concern
is our children.

They represent years
of advanced genetic research.

You must evacuate them
as soon as possible.

I'm sorry,
but under the circumstances,

until we know what's going on,

I'm imposing a full quarantine
on Darwin station.

But the children
have been in protective isolation

since this was detected.
They've shown no symptoms.

You cannot leave them here to die.

Doctor, our options in a quarantine
situation are extremely limited.

We are going to consider
the possibilities.

I suggest you do the same.

Worf: I recommend against contact,
captain.

- Number one?
- I have to agree, sir.

I wish there was something
we could do, but the risk is too great.

Doctor?

If the children are free of disease,
as Dr. Kingsley said,

they should be evacuated.

I would like to bring
one of them aboard

within a force field
for a complete examination.

Counselor, do you sense anything?

Dr. Kingsley sincerely believes
the children are not a threat.

But she's not telling us
the whole truth.

I recommend caution.

We have only Dr. Kingsley's assurance
that these children are not infected.

Whereas we have seen the results
of this disease firsthand.

In a case like this, I think
we should err on the side of caution.

All right.

We could beam up one child
encased in styrolite,

in suspended animation.

That way,
I could scan for possible infection

without danger to ourselves
or to the child.

But we don't know
what we're looking for.

Pulaski: Exactly.

And we won't
until we start gathering data.

Captain, that's worth some risk.

There's always risk, doctor.

Proceed with the examination.

But I shall require positive proof
that these children are harmless

before I place any of my crew
in jeopardy.

- Force field's ready, captain.
- Picard: Activate.

Transporter?

O'brien: This is
chief o'brien, sir. Almost ready.

- Picard: Is there a problem?
- It's the styrolite.

I'm altering the delta t,

so the styrolite coating materializes
two microseconds ahead of the child.

It has to be right the first time.

Well, take all the time you need.

Entering corrections now, sir.

Ready, captain.

Dr. Kingsley,
are you ready to transport?

Ki nglsey:
You have the coordinates.

We have one 12-year-old male
encased in number six styrolite.

Transporter...

Energize.

- A trick!
- Transporter, reverse the...

One moment, lieutenant.
Whoever he is, he's still in stasis.

Styrolite is intact, captain.

Force field down.

Captain, there's a definite presence.

A distinct personality.
Even in stasis, it's quite strong.

The child
is unquestionably telepathic.

A child this mature?

We could be looking
at the future of humanity.

At least Dr. Kingsley's vision of it.

This child is in better health
than we are.

His immune system is so advanced,

it may not be possible for him
to contract disease.

I want to free him from the styrolite.

That seems rather risky, doctor.

I can do no further tests
until he's animate.

But what if you're wrong?

You saw what happened
on the lantree.

- I know I'm right.
- I can't expose the enterprise

until I know where this disease
came from and how it is transmitted.

I realize that, captain.

Naturally, we'll establish
a force field containment.

But if we lose the force field
for any reason, we lose the ship.

- Force fields can fail, and until...
- We don't have that kind of time.

Now, these children can't survive
in the lab once their parents are dead.

Look at him, captain.

He's a human being
who needs our help.

- But the risk is...
- Minimal.

If you can demonstrate
that he is biologically harmless

without risk to the crew,

I'll do everything in my power
to assist.

And, doctor, god knows
I'm not one to discourage input,

but I would appreciate it

if you'd let me finish my sentences
once in a while.

- Deanna, do you have a minute?
- Mm-hm.

You've known the captain
for some time.

I think I need some advice.

I don't seem to be dealing with him
very well.

Why do you say that?

My arguments don't seem
to have any effect on him.

We just end up quoting regulations
to each other.

He has such a consuming dedication
to his ship.

He doesn't seem to be able
to step back

to see the human side
of the equation.

What's the matter?

Kate,
I don't think he'd be where he is

if he couldn't see
the human side of the equation.

Perhaps the two of you
aren't all that different.

What do you mean?

Let's just say you both have
well-established personalities.

Dr. Kingsley, this is Kate pulaski.

Doctor, do you have a decision?

I'm afraid it's bad news.

How can that be?

The risk to the ship and crew
is too great.

Until we absolutely know the cause
of the disease, the children...

The children are harmless.

Every test on them
has been negative.

I demand that you do something
to save them.

Please, doctor.

For god's sake,
we haven't got much time.

Stand by. I'll get back to you.

Geordi, I need your help.

La forge: What is it, doctor?

I need to prove
that the children are harmless.

I can only do that
in a fail-safe environment.

Problem is,
there's no area of the ship

that can be sealed off
with absolute certainty.

Even with force fields.

Sickbay has an isolated system.

But it's not possible to totally
cut it off from the rest of the ship.

The only truly independent
environment

would be something
like a shuttlecraft.

A shuttlecraft.

Why didn't you say so?

Come.

Captain, I'd like permission
to put the boy in a shuttlecraft.

I can study him there
without risk to anyone else.

- What about you?
- I am prepared to take that risk.

Someone has to breathe the same air
he breathes, to touch him.

I'm volunteering
to make that test myself.

Doctor, you have a responsibility
to this ship, which goes...

I also have a responsibility
to humanity.

Starfleet guidelines about contact
with quarantined...

You don't have to quote
the rule book.

You were saying?

Request approved.

Captain, you said if I...

Approved?

I recognize that you're trying
to satisfy my conditions.

Thank you.

- You sent for me, doctor?
- I did, commander.

I assume that you're qualified
to pilot this shuttlecraft?

Data:
Certainly. I took advanced training

in the operation
of auxiliary space vessels

at starfleet academy
where I received...

A more than passing grade,
no doubt.

Please, come aboard.
We don't have much time.

Computer:
Shuttlebay 3 force field activated.

You are certain
the captain approved this, doctor?

You'll take us a few hundred meters
away from the enterprise

and hold position.

Begin shuttlecraft launch sequence.

Good luck, doctor.

We are in position, doctor.

It's the only way
to prove they're harmless.

And if they are not?

I hate to keep reminding you,
but you are a machine.

You'll be perfectly safe.

That is by no means certain, doctor.

But I was referring to you.

Medical research
is sometimes a risky business.

It's all part of being human.

Shall we proceed?

Ready to transport.

You have the coordinates,
chief o'brien.

Shuttlecraft,
maintain your position and stand by.

Standing by.

Transporter control,
what's our status?

We have a green panel, sir.

- Stand by to transport.
- Aye, sir.

Energize.

Oh, yes.

I do.

I understand you perfectly.

How could you, doctor?

He has not said anything.

Pulaski:
Oh, yes, he has. Troi is right.

He's telepathic.

Time?

Computer:
Zero-three-two-two, exactly.

She's been in direct contact
with the boy for 18 minutes.

All systems are functioning
within normal specifications, doctor.

The manufacturer will be pleased
to hear it.

I appreciate your help,
but your bedside manner needs work.

Bedside manner?

Doctor?

Picard: Doctor, [don't
understand. What has happened?

- There was no warning.
- Explain.

Arthritic inflammation.

It's the initial symptom
of the disease.

- What can we do?
- Return the boy to Darwin station.

Apparently, the children are carriers.

Picard:
Chief o'brien, are you ready?

I have the original coordinates
of the Darwin isolation lab, captain.

Quickly, please.

Shuttle 1, hold your position.

Holding.

O'brien: Stand by to transport.

It wasn't your fault.

Picard:
Tell us what you need, doctor.

There's nothing you can do, captain.

I'm not going
to make myself an exception

to the Darwin quarantine.

Shuttle 1 out.

What is your condition, doctor?

Not exactly up to factory specs.

I'm sorry.

The pain is tolerable, thank you.

Shall I set course
for Darwin station?

We're already under quarantine.

What do we have to lose?

We can no longer consider
the Darwin station crisis

our most immediate concern.

Although Dr. Pulaski's condition
is inseparably linked

with that emergency,

her safe return,
and that of commander data,

must take priority, please.

Shouldn't Dr. Pulaski
be involved in this?

From what we've seen
on the lantree,

Dr. Pulaski may not have time
to help herself.

Well, I suggest we beam them both
back on to the ship.

Commander data
is most likely immune,

and surely the biofilter will...

The transporter's biofilter
won't protect us.

The boy was transported twice already
and still infected Dr. Pulaski.

Yeah, but couldn't we adjust
the biofilter?

We could alter the filter
to screen out

whatever it is
that's causing the disease.

But we don't know
what's causing the disease.

We can't protect ourselves
against the unknown.

What we need is some kind of filter

that doesn't depend
on known biological factors.

We might try the trace.

The transporter trace.

As you know, the transporter
keeps a record of all transmissions,

a pattern, if you will.

Usually, it's just stored
for security purposes.

But if we use the transporter trace
to control the reconstitution process...

I don't think it's ever been tried
quite that way before,

but theoretically, it is possible.

I'd have to make
extensive modifications.

Then do it.
It seems we have no alternative.

Riker:
Where will we get the trace pattern?

The doctor's never used
our transporter.

- Never?
- No, she's a woman

of very strongly held opinions, sir.

What was her previous assignment?

Her last ship was the repulse.

Bridge. Picard.

Contact the USS repulse using
subspace captain's priority channel.

Oh, Dr. Pulaski.

I can only tell you how much I regret
the burden we've imposed on you.

On both of you.

Commander data is an Android.
He's unaffected.

As for me, I chose this.

I was convinced
the children were safe.

I still can't believe you were infected
by one of our children.

The evidence is fairly conclusive.

You don't understand.
They were designed to resist disease.

I think it's time we talked about that.

Let me show you something.

Our ultimate achievement.

The oldest is 12,
and all are telekinetic.

Genetically engineered.

Not engineered, created.

Perfect in every way.

Their body structure,
their musculature, their minds.

You were telling me
about their immune system.

That was our masterpiece.

We gave these children
an aggressive immunity.

The rest of us were infected
by the supply ship,

but they were protected.

The lantree logs indicated

that only one crewman had any illness
prior to arrival here.

The first officer
had a mild case of thelusian flu.

Yes. He was one of the crewmen
who came in direct contact with us.

The thelusian flu
would have little effect on you,

but, tell me, how would they react?

Their immune system
would release an active antibody

that would attack the virus.

Even at a distance?

Their immune systems don't wait
for a disease to attack the body.

It would seek out an airborne virus
and destroy it.

Destroy it? How exactly?

The antibody would adapt itself
to alter the genetic code of the virus.

Commander,
I want an analysis of the interaction

between the thelusian flu
and the children.

On a molecular genetic level?

Oh, we don't have time for that.

A genetic analysis
could take months.

Not necessarily.

Commander data
has a way with computers.

Sorry, picard, we erased
Dr. Pulaski's transporter pattern

right after she transferred.

Not that she used
the transporter much.

She preferred the shuttlecraft.

I would have given her a shuttle
if it would have kept her here.

Tell me, taggert,
if she served you as well as you say,

why did you let her go?

I see you haven't run into
her stubborn streak yet.

As soon as she found out
about an opening on the enterprise,

she put in a request for transfer.

Knew your service record
backward and forward.

Apparently, she's been an admirer
of yours for some time.

Extraordinary.

Commander, what have you got?

The answer, I believe, doctor.

The lantree was not the source
of the disease,

but it was the trigger.

Trigger?

The lantree's first officer
exposed your children

to thelusian flu for the first time.

Their active immune systems
set out to attack the virus,

and once it was triggered,
it kept going.

But the antibody created
an unexpected side effect.

It alters the genetic makeup
of normal humans.

This is a comparison
of the altered and normal DNA.

These are the two molecules
that have been transposed.

And since our DNA is self-replicating,
the process...

Is irreversible.

Judging from what happened
on the lantree,

anyone is a carrier
once they're infected.

Have you made any progress,
doctor?

I'm afraid so, captain.

The children don't carry the disease.
They are the cause.

What do you mean?

Their advanced immune system
has created an antibody

that changes normal DNA.

The altered genes
are the ones that control aging.

Then why did it attack you
more quickly than Dr. Kingsley?

The enclosed environment
of the shuttlecraft

concentrated my exposure.

The lantree's first officer
carried the antibody onto his ship.

It had the same effect on his crew.

Right. What's the next step?

The children will survive,

but the rest of us
are just about out of time.

Doctor,
I want you back aboard this ship.

We'll beam you up
in suspended animation like the boy.

- That will give us more time.
- I appreciate what you're trying to do,

but I got into this
by leaping before I looked

and I won't allow you
to make the same mistake.

Chief medical officer's log,

this will be my final report
to the enterprise.

Just as changes in evolution
are known to be caused

by changes in the environment,

we now know the process
also works in reverse.

An attempt to control human evolution
has resulted in a new species

that's lethal to its predecessors.

The children will be condemned
to live out their lives in isolation.

The quarantine of the Darwin station
must be maintained forever.

I am sorry
I could not be more helpful, doctor.

You did everything you could,
commander.

As androids go,
you're in a class by yourself.

Doctor... pulaski: Please.

Give my best to the captain.

Enterprise, commander data,
ready to beam aboard.

Captain,
Kate knew what she was doing.

I wish I could be certain
that we'd tried everything.

Commander data
is ready to come aboard, sir.

You have the bridge, number one.

No life forms present, sir.

O'brien: You may step down, sir.

Data, tell me. If...

- It's good to see you again.
- Thank you, sir.

Now, quickly. If the changes
in Dr. Pulaski's DNA were reversed,

would it be——
- it is not reversible, sir.

The subtle molecular
transposition of—-

yes, yes, yes, but, say, if it were
undone, would she be normal again?

As normal as ever, sir.

You said that the transporter
could be modified

to filter out the changes
in Dr. Pulaski.

Yes, sir, but we were unable
to locate her trace pattern.

Well, what if we used a sample
of her DNA,

say from a blood test taken before
she was exposed to the disease?

Could that be used to filter out
the genetic changes?

Well, I'd have to get
into the biofilter buss

and patch in
a molecular matrix reader.

That's no problem.

But the waveform modulator
will be overloaded

without the regeneration limiter
in the first-stage circuit.

- Interesting. However, theoretically...
- Data.

- Yes, sir.
- Can you do the modifications?

- I think so, sir.
- Then make it so.

You heard what he said.
Let's get those panels off.

A blood test, a tissue sample.

Anything that would have a sample
of Dr. Pulaski's original DNA.

No, sir. Her records were shipped
by way of starfleet headquarters.

They have not caught up
with us yet.

This is ridiculous.

A cell, a single cell.

Let's check her quarters.

- Anything. A fingernail, a hair...
- Hairbrush.

Data:
It has a follicle, sir. Live cells.

Darwin station,
this is the enterprise.

Pulaski:
Go ahead, captain. I'm here.

Picard:
Doctor, we may have a solution.

We have a sample
of your normal DNA

to use as a filter in the transporter.

We think
that we can beam you aboard

while filtering out any of the genetic
problems caused by the disease.

Interesting theory, captain.

If it works,
we could use the same technique

to save Dr. Kingsley
and her colleagues.

I think you should know
this has never been attempted before.

Well, I 7! Tell you one thing.

If I live through this...

I'll have a much better
understanding of geriatrics.

Picard: All set, chief?
O'brien: Almost ready, sir.

- There's just one thing.
- Yes?

This modification's one way only.
If it doesn't work,

we won't be able to reverse-transport
the doctor back to the planet.

Then I'll operate
the transporter controls myself.

If she's going to be consigned
to oblivion, then...

Thank you, sir.

I'll be monitoring the medical scans,

but you'll be able to tell if it's worked
by watching the stack.

Dr. Pulaski, are you ready?

Pu laski:
I suppose I am, captain.

Here we go.

It's not working.

O'brien: Captain, wait.

- Doctor.
- Good to see you, doctor.

Welcome back, doctor.

Come.

Captain, if this hadn't worked, if...

If this hadn't worked,

it would have been necessary
to beam your energy into empty space.

And spread my atoms
across the galaxy.

- Yes. I'm sorry.
- No, no, don't... don't be sorry.

Every time I get into the damn thing,

I'm convinced
that's what's going to happen.

Pulaski: Chief medical officer's log,
supplemental.

The adults of Darwin station
have been restored to normal health

using our transporter.

They will remain on gagarin iv
and continue their research

in hopes of one day
rejoining their children.

Impulse speed.

There she is, captain.

Pulaski: Scientists believe
no experiment is a failure,

that even a mistake advances
the evolution of understanding.

Close to 40 kilometers.

Forty kilometers. Aye, sir.

But all achievement has a price.

For one brief glimpse
at the mysterious blueprint

of human evolution,

the men and women of the
USS lantree paid with their lives.

Their sacrifice is thus noted
in this scientist's log.

Number one.

Lieutenant worf,
arm the photon torpedoes.

Torpedoes ready, commander.

Computer: Extreme caution.

The USS lantree
is a quarantined vessel

by order of starfleet command.
Do not board.

Gentlemen.

Extreme caution.

The USS lantree
is a quarantined vessel

by order of starfleet command.
Do not board.

Set course and speed
for star station India.

Wesley:
Course and speed set, sir.

Engage.