All language subtitles for Star Trek The Next Generation S04E12

Picard:
Captain's log, stardate 44429.6.

We 're on a mapping survey
near the cardassian sector.

It has been nearly a year
since a peace treaty

ended the long conflict between
the federation and cardassia.

Captain, we are nearing
the periphery of sector 21503.

Picard: Be on the lookout
for a cardassian patrol ship.

They should be hailing us soon.

Even with the treaty, they're still
skittish about protecting their border.

Last time I was in this sector,
I was on the stargazer

running at warp speed ahead
of a cardassian warship.

Troi: Running, captain?

You? That's hard to believe.

Believe it.

I'd been sent to make
preliminary overtures to a truce,

and I'd lowered my shields
as a gesture of goodwill.

The cardassians
were not impressed.

They had taken out
most of my weapons

and damaged the impulse engines
before I could regroup and run.

The cardassians have no honor.

I do not trust them.

They're our allies now, Mr. Worf.
We have to trust them.

Trust is earned, not given away.

I hope their scout ship
makes contact soon.

It's not a good idea to stay too long
on a cardassian border

without making
your intentions known.

What is it?

Kelp buds, plankton loaf
and sea berries.

Sweetheart,

I'm not a fish.

It's very healthy. I had this every
morning when I was growing up.

What? No muffins or oatmeal
or corned beef and eggs?

For breakfast?

Keiko, I've been thinking.

You've been introducing me
to all this wonderful food

that you're accustomed to.

Well, I'd like to do the same.

Isn't that what marriage
is about? Sharing?

What kind of foods?

Scalloped potatoes, mutton shanks,
oxtails and cabbage.

- Kind of heavy.
- Oh, you'll love it, I promise.

Oh, I can still remember the aromas
when my mother was cooking.

- She cooked?
- She didn't believe in a replicator.

She thought real food
was more nutritious.

She handled real meat?
She touched it and cut it?

Yeah, like a master chef.
She was fantastic.

Of course,
I'll have to use the replicator,

but I'll make something special
for you tonight.

You'll love it, I promise.

Okay.

Maybe I'll have something special
for you tonight too.

Oh, heh, heh, heh.

Something's wrong.

Computer:
Red alert. Take emergency stations.

Cardassian ship
preparing to fire again, sir.

Increase power
to the forward shields.

Hail them again, Mr. Worf.

What the hell is he doing?
Damage report.

Minor damage to secondary hull
before we put up our shields, sir.

No casualties.
Structural integrity intact.

Geordi: Engineering to bridge.

Starboard power coupling is down.

Evasive action, delta sequence.
Ready phasers, Mr. Worf.

Delta evasion plan initiated.

Limit targets to engines and shields.

Worf: Aye, sir.

- Ready.
- Fire.

Direct hit, sir.

Moderate damage
to their aft shield generators.

Continue phaser fire.

Data: Multiple hits, sir.

Power failure
in their forward shields.

The cardassian ship
is standing down, sir.

Let's see if they'll answer
our hail now, Mr. Worf.

Frequency open.

This is captain Jean-Luc picard
of the federation starship enterprise.

I am gul macet
of the cardassian ship Trager.

Why have you fired on us?

Curious question, captain.

In war, one attacks one's enemies.

There is a treaty
between our peoples.

Perhaps that fact was unknown
to the federation starship

which destroyed our space station
in the quayar system two days ago.

Federation starship?

Attacked an unarmed
science station.

They had barely enough time
to send an emergency signal

before they were incinerated.

Gul macet, the federation

and the cardassians
have struggled too hard for peace

to abandon it so easily.

We are not the ones
who have abandoned it, captain.

Let me talk to my superiors,
find out what is behind this.

Give me one hour.

The alternative is for us
to continue firing at one another.

And in such a contest,
you would be at a disadvantage.

Very well.

One hour.

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.

Captain,
we've confirmed your report.

It was the starship Phoenix,

under the command
of Benjamin Maxwell.

Ben Maxwell?

But he's one of starfleet's
finest captains.

He must have had provocation.

I wish we knew.

He's gone on silent running.
Doesn't answer our communiqués.

Then he's still in cardassian space?

The station he destroyed
was in sector 21505.

You're the nearest starship.

We want you to go in
and find him.

Will the cardassians cooperate?

They've granted you safe passage.

We've agreed that
you'll take along a delegation

of observers
as a show of good faith.

Jean-Luc,

I don't have to tell you,

the federation is not prepared
for a new sustained conflict.

You must preserve the peace.

No matter what the cost.

Haden out.

There will be three cardassians
transporting aboard.

Their captain, gul macet,
and two of his aides.

My intention is to be as open
as possible with them.

Allow them to share in our search
for the Phoenix.

Captain, it is necessary
to assign them a security detail.

They're our guests, Mr. Worf.
I don't want them to feel like prisoners.

I tend to agree
with Mr. Worf, captain.

We should limit their access
while they're on board.

They don't need to have
the run of the ship.

At least allow me to post guards

in some of the sensitive areas
of the ship.

Very well. Let's limit their access.

But you instruct your people,
they are our guests.

Aye, sir.

Counselor, I want you
to stay close to the crew.

Some of them may feel uncomfortable
with cardassians on board.

I don't want any incidents.

Yes, captain.

Mr. Data, is there
anyone else on board

who served previously
with captain Benjamin Maxwell?

Accessing.

Chief o'brien served under
his command aboard the Rutledge, sir.

Hcard: Indeed.

Number one,
will you and the counselor

meet our guests
in transporter room 3?

And inform chief o'brien
I will be calling on him.

Yes, sir.

Welcome to the enterprise.
I'm first officer William riker.

Counselor Deanna troi.

I am gul macet.

My aides, glinn daro, glinn telle.

Riker: This is our transporter chief,
Mr. O'brien.

Picard:
Captain's log, supplemental.

We have entered
cardassian territory

and are proceeding in our quest
to locate the Phoenix.

And with long-range sensors,
we've been scanning

a radius of ten light-years.

We can effectively scan
one sector a day.

We're scanning sector 21505 now,
and there's still no sign of the Phoenix.

In fact, you have no assurance
that the ship is still in sector 21505.

In fact, we have no idea where it is.

We thought
the last known coordinates

were a reasonably
good place to start.

Captain picard,

you can understand
that we are skeptical.

Do you expect us to believe

that you are using
every means at your disposal

to track down one of your own?

Well, of course
you are concerned, gul macet.

It is precisely because of that fact
that I've included you

in every aspect of our effort.

You're present with my staff.

You're hearing reports
as I hear them.

Nothing edited, nothing withheld.

Very well.

Transporter chief o'brien
served with Benjamin Maxwell.

I thought that he might be able
to provide some insights.

Mr. O'brien, I understand
that captain Maxwell

lost his family during a raid
on an outpost.

More like sabotage, sir.

It was on setlik III.

A squad of cardassian militia
made a sneak raid on an outpost.

Wiped out close
to a hundred civilians.

Then it's revenge he's after.

That's not what I meant.

Maxwell is taking retribution
for his own loss.

Captain Maxwell would never...

Gentlemen, please,
let's not indulge in speculation.

Can we confine
our discussion to the facts?

Now, Mr. O'brien...

Worf: Worf to captain picard.

Go ahead, Mr. Worf.

Worf: Long-range sensors
have located the Phoenix.

Gul macet,
will you join me on the bridge?

Your captain is most impressive.

Yes, he is.

Chief o'brien, our transporting
system is still operating

with active feed pattern buffers.

I would like to talk with you
about your technology.

I'll have to get commander
la forge's approval on that.

I understand.

In the meantime,
we're going to your ten-forward.

Will you join us?

If my commander tells me to discuss
the transporter with you, I will.

If captain picard
orders me to tell you

everything I know
about Ben Maxwell, I will.

But who I choose
to spend my free time with,

that's my business.

Captain, the Phoenix
is in sector 21505.

Ensign, set a course, warp 6.

Mr. Worf, send a message
by subspace.

Tell them to prepare
for a rendezvous.

- Yes, captain.
- Captain, a suggestion.

Yes?

We have a number of ships
in sector 21505.

If you will give us
more precise coordinates,

and the ship's coded
transponder frequency,

we would be able to intercept Maxwell
far more quickly than you.

I'm sure that's true.

However,
given the circumstances,

I would prefer to make
the initial contact myself.

I'm sure you would
if the situation were reversed.

Captain, time is crucial.

You have a dangerous man out there
with a huge arsenal at his command.

If he is intent upon revenge
against my people,

he must be stopped
before he can do more damage.

Captain, so far,
we have an isolated incident.

If I can reach him first,
then perhaps diplomacy can prevail.

But if one of your ships
should decide to retaliate,

there is a danger we could
lose control of the situation.

Then you will not give us the means
to find his precise location?

No, I won't.

O'brien: There you are.

Potato casserole.
A dish fit for kings.

The minstrel boy
to the war is gone

What's that you're singing?

What? Oh, it's just an old song.

A bunch of us used to sing it together
on the Rutledge.

I hadn't thought about it in years.

What's it about?

Oh, it's about war and glory.

The minstrel boy
to the war is gone

in the ranks of death
you will find him

his father's sword
he hath girded on

and his wild harp slung
behind him

Captain Maxwell
always liked that song.

I guess it's all this business
about him and the cardassians

brought it back to me.

You know, sitting
with the staff this morning,

I could tell
there were people in that room

who still don't like
the cardassians.

I imagine that's to be expected.

- You do?
- Sure, the war lasted a long time.

That takes its toll on people.
What are these little dark things?

Capers.

But the fighting's over now.

Why should anyone
still feel however they feel?

You fought the cardassians,
didn't you?

Well, there were some skirmishes
when I was with captain Maxwell.

Well, how do you feel about them?

I feel fine.

I mean, the war's over now.

Picard:
The pursuing ship is the Phoenix.

And the other?

It appears to be
a cardassian supply ship.

How would you know that?

We are able to make
that determination.

You can read
our transponder codes.

The important thing at the moment is
one of your ships may be in jeopardy.

Mr. Worf, has there been any answer
to our communication?

No, captain.

Put out a repeating message
on all subspace channels.

Priority-1 communiqué.

- Break off your pursuit immediately.
- Worf: Aye, sir.

Gul macet, you see we are doing

everything in our power
to reach the Phoenix.

Yes, and accomplishing nothing,
I'm sorry to say.

Can you show me the location
of our other ships?

There, you see, we have a warship
which could intercept the Phoenix

before it's too late, if you will give us
the transponder frequency.

Or are you going to stand there
while our ship is destroyed, captain?

Picard: Mr. Worf, has there been
any response to our hails?

No, captain.

Picard: Very well.

Mr. Worf...

Relay the prefix codes of the Phoenix
to the cardassian warship.

Worf: Sir, they will be able
to dismantle its shields.

The Phoenix will not have a chance.

I cannot allow Maxwell to ambush
that supply ship.

Mr. Worf, now.

Yes, captain.

Sir, the cardassian warship
is moving on the Phoenix.

Mr. Data, overlay weapon ranges
of the two ships.

The warship is 300,000 kilometers
from the Phoenix.

It is opening fire.

The Phoenix has taken a direct hit.

The Phoenix
is beginning evasive maneuvers.

It has positioned itself

outside the weapons range
of the opposing ship.

The Phoenix has powered up
both phasers and photon torpedoes.

The Phoenix is firing
photon torpedoes.

He has destroyed our warship.

Does the supply ship
have any weapons?

Very limited.

Certainly not enough to defeat
a nebula-class starship.

Data:
Sir, the Phoenix is firing on the...

The warship carried a crew of 600.

The supply ship, 50.

Mr. Data, estimated time
to intercept with the Phoenix.

At our present speed of warp 4,
16 hours, 44 minutes.

Ensign, increase to warp 9.

- O'brien: Captain.
- Chief.

I wanted to talk to you.

Anything I can do, sir,
you know that.

Ben Maxwell...

He must be quite a man.

Heh, he's a rare one all right.

I count myself lucky, sir.

I've served with the two
finest captains in starfleet.

From your knowledge of the man,

what has gone wrong?

Well, there's a reason
for what he's doing.

Those cardassians
were up to something, I'm sure of it.

When his family was killed,
how did he take it?

I'd say he took it well.

Oh, I know he was broken up inside.

Who wouldn't be?

But you'd never know it to see him.

He never missed a minute's duty.

Always had a smile, a joke.

Hmm, I see.

He would never retaliate
outofvengeance,

no matter what
that cardassian says.

They're up to something, sir.

They're the ones you should be
investigating, not captain Maxwell.

You don't care for the cardassians?

I like them fine.

It's just...

Well, I know them.

You learn to watch your back
when you're around those people.

Ben Maxwell has just sent
more than 600 of them to their deaths.

I don't know what to say, sir.

But he must have had his reasons.

When one has been angry
for a very long time,

one gets used to it.

And it becomes comfortable,
like old leather.

And finally,

it becomes so familiar that one can't
ever remember feeling any other way.

Thank you, chief.

Kanah

Mind if I join you?

You want another?

And an ale.

Kanah

I never could develop a taste for it.

- It takes a bit of getting used to.
- Heh.

I wanted to say
I owe you an apology.

I shouldn't have popped off
like that in the turbolift.

- I think...
- Man: Here's your ale, Mr. O'brien.

This has been hard on all of us.

I know I'll be happy when I'm back
on my own ship.

I guess that's true.

I hadn't thought about that.

I was on setlik III with captain Maxwell
the morning after the massacre.

We were too late, of course.

Almost everyone was dead.

That was a terrible mistake.

We were told the outpost
was a launching place

for a massive attack against us.

The only people left alive

were in an outlying district
of the settlement.

I was sent there with a squad
to reinforce them.

Cardassians were advancing on us.

Moving through the streets,
destroying, killing.

I was with a group
of women and children

when two cardassian
soldiers burst in.

I stunned one of them.

The other one jumped me.

We struggled.

One of the women
threw me a phaser, and I fired.

The phaser was set at maximum.

The man just incinerated

there before my eyes.

I'd never killed anything before.

When I was a kid,
I'd worry about swatting a mosquito.

It's not you I hate, cardassian.

I hate what I became
because of you.

I will protest this, klingon.

Lieutenant?

He was found
at a computer station on deck 35,

attempting to access information
on our weapons systems.

A lie, gul macet.

I was studying
the terminal interface systems.

They're more efficient than ours.
I have no idea what was in the files.

What business did you have
going near one of their computers?

But, gul macet, I meant nothing.

- There was no harm done.
- Go to your quarters.

You are confined there
for the duration of this expedition.

As you wish, sir.

Picard:
Mr. Worf, please accompany him.

Worf: Gladly, captain.

Captain,

may we speak in private?

You have the bridge, number one.

I deeply regret what my aide
has done, captain.

You have my word,
he will be disciplined upon my return.

You may take whatever action
against him you feel is appropriate.

I consider the matter closed.

I'm not sure I would be so generous
in your place, captain. Thank you.

If there is to be
a lasting peace, gul macet,

neither you nor I
must allow any one man

to undermine our efforts.

There are those who crave war.

I am not one of them, captain.

And I'm beginning to see...

That neither are you.

We have had our full measure.

The lasting peace begins here

with the two of us.

Data: Bridge to captain.

Picard here.

Data:
We have located the Phoenix, sir.

We will intercept it in 22 minutes.

Picard:
Captain's log, stardate 44431.7.

We have established communication
with captain Maxwell,

and he has agreed
to come on board.

Welcome aboard, sir.
I'm commander riker, first officer.

I know all about you, commander.

Fine work you did with the borg.

- We all owe you on that one.
- Thank you, sir.

O'brien? Miles o'brien?

Hello, captain.

- Good to see you again.
- How are you?

I had no idea
you were on the enterprise.

This was my tactical officer
on the Rutledge.

- Best I ever had.
- Thank you, sir.

O'brien has the ability
to size up a situation instantly,

then come up with options
to fit all contingencies. Remarkable.

If that's true,
I learned it from you, sir.

But you got that silver tongue
by kissing the stone, right?

Well, commander, best I see
your captain straightaway.

We got a lot to talk about.

Yes, sir.

Captain Jean-Luc picard.

Captain Benjamin Maxwell.

That'll be all, commander.

- Captain.
- A pleasure, captain.

Please, sit down.

You must think I've gone mad.

The thought had occurred.

Picard, I have to tell you,
I was grateful when I realized

it was you
starfleet had sent after me.

Someone who knows
what it's really like out here.

I know of nothing out here
that could possibly justify

what you have done.

Then listen to this.

The cardassians are arming again.

That so-called science station?

Military supply port.

How do you know this?

Information comes my way.

From whom?
Where is your documentation?

I know what they're doing.

I can smell it.

There's no good reason
for a science station

in the quayar system.

But it's a hell of a strategic site
for a military transport station.

A jumping-off point
into three federation sectors.

They're running supply ships
back and forth,

and nobody's gonna tell me
it's for scientific research.

But whatever circumstances
you encountered,

why didn't you notify starfleet?

And wait six months
while the bureaucrats

sit around reading reports
trying to figure out what to do?

They don't know
what's going on out here.

But you should, picard.

You know what it's like
to be under fire.

You weren't under fire.

- Lives were at stake.
- Whose lives?

- We had to act now. — why?

Smells musty in here.

Like a bureaucrat's office.

You have killed nearly 700 people.

And you have taken us
to the brink of war.

I have prevented war.

Or at the very least,
delayed it a good long time.

The peace treaty was a ruse

to give them breathing room,
time to regroup.

And so all alone, you decided
to dispose of the treaty?

I took the initiative.

What had to be done?

Hmm? For whom?

Why would a man
with a long and brilliant service

abandon the fundamental principles
that he has believed in,

even fought for all of his life?

Well, I believe
it is because of what they did

to your wife and your children.

- Not true. Not true.
- To avenge their deaths.

You're a fool, picard.

History will look at you and say,
"this man was a fool."

I'll accept the judgment of history.

When it becomes clear
what the cardassians have done,

I will be vindicated.

What the cardassians
have or have not done is irrelevant.

Irrelevant?

Then come with me.

Find one of their supply ships
and we'll see how irrelevant it is.

We're not going after any more
cardassian ships.

You're going to return to your bridge

and set a course for starbase 211.

The Phoenix
and the enterprise will return

to federation space together.

Those are starfleet's orders.

I will permit you the dignity of retaining
your command during the voyage.

But the only alternative
is to put you in the brig

and to tow your ship
back to the starbase in disgrace.

I will return to my ship.

Do you understand your orders?

Yes, captain.

Mr. Worf, report to my ready room.

My guest is departing.

Worf: Aye, sir.

Picard:
Captain's log, supplemental.

With the Phoenix in close formation,

we are proceeding directly
to starbase 211.

Mr. Data, how long until
we clear cardassian space?

At our present speed,
three hours, 20 minutes, sir.

Mr. Worf, send a message
to admiral haden at starfleet.

Inform him
of our projected time of arrival.

Aye, sir.

Captain, the Phoenix
has changed course.

What is he doing?

Ensign, change course to pursue.

Mr. Worf, will you hail
captain Maxwell?

No response, captain.

Data, project his new course.

The Phoenix is headed directly
for a cardassian vessel

0.12 light-years
from our location.

He'll attack that ship
just as he did the others.

Picard:
Continue the hail, Mr. Worf.

Priority-1 message.

Do you know
what that ship might be?

I imagine it's a supply ship

headed for the research station
in the kelrabi system.

The Phoenix
still does not respond, sir.

Ensign, warp 8. Overtake.

Captain, the Phoenix
has accelerated to warp 9.

We will not be able to reach him before
he intercepts the cardassian vessel.

Ensign, warp 9. Man: Aye, sir.

Mr. Worf, arm phasers.
Continue to hail.

Aye, sir.

Captain, chief o'brien
was Maxwell's tactical officer.

Get him up here.

Data: Sir, the Phoenix
has dropped out of warp.

They have reached
the cardassian vessel.

Riker: Slow to impulse.

Vessels are within visual range.

On-screen.

Has the Phoenix activated
its weapons systems?

Negative, sir.
Their phaser banks are not armed.

What about the cardassians?

Sensors are unable
to determine the status

of the cardassian
defensive systems.

Their ship is running
with a high-powered subspace field.

Mr. O'brien, your former commander,
a federation captain,

is about to place me
in the position of firing on his ship.

I need your knowledge of the man.

What he's capable of doing.

- Aye, sir.
- Sir, captain Maxwell is hailing us.

On-screen.

Maxwell: All right, picard.

You need proof, you got it now.

Captain Maxwell,
you have disobeyed a direct order.

Maxwell: Board the ship.

You'll see that everything
I've been saying is true.

The cardassian vessel
will not be boarded.

You will transport yourself
aboard the enterprise.

Picard, if you don't board that ship,
I 'ii destroy it.

And I will use whatever force
is necessary to prevent you

from taking that action, captain.

Sir, captain Maxwell,

if he feels his back is against
the wall, he'll strike.

Captain, the Phoenix
is transferring power to its shields.

They're arming phasers
and loading forward torpedo bays.

Red alert. It seems
you were right, Mr. O'brien.

Ready phasers, load torpedoes.

Phasers armed.
Loading fore and aft torpedo bays.

O'brien: Sir, let me beam over.

Try to talk to him.

We served together a long time.

When you've been through
what we have,

you tend to get inside someone.

He might listen.

He'd never lower his shields
and allow you to transport on board.

The Phoenix is using
a high-energy sensor system.

It cycles every 5.5 minutes.

Between cycles, there's a window
of a fiftieth of a second.

Trust me, I can get through.

Make it so.

Not now.

I'm not armed.

How the devil
did you get over here?

I had the thought that if we could talk,
we could figure a way out of this mess.

The way out of this is clear.
Talk to picard.

- Get him to board the damn ship.
- He won't do that, sir.

But he'd turn his weapons
on a federation starship

to protect the enemy?

- I don't believe it.
- He will. Count on it.

What the hell
has happened to this war?

Sir,

there is no war.

The war is over.

You're wrong.

The cardassians live to make war.

That's what everybody thinks
about the enemy.

That's probably
what they think about us.

We're not the same at all.

We do not start wars.

We do not make surprise attacks
on manned outposts.

We do not butcher women
and children in their homes.

Children...

Who never had the chance
to grow up.

You were with me on setlik.

You saw what they did.

Yes, sir.

What was the name of that fellow who
always hung around you like a puppy?

Will Kayden.

Stompie.

Stompie. Stompie, heh.

As cool under fire
as a mountain lake.

Yes, sir.

He died at setlik, didn't he?

Yes, sir.

What was that song of his?

The one he always sang,
the one I liked?

The minstrel boy
to the war has gone

in the ranks of death
you will find him

both:
His father's sword he hath girded on

and his wild harp slung behind him

"land of song," said the warrior bard

though all the world betrays thee

one sword at least

thy rights shall guard

one faithful harp shall praise thee

I'm not gonna win this one,
am I, chief?

No, sir.

Picard:
Captain's log, supplemental.

Captain Maxwell has turned his ship
over to his first officer

and transported
aboard the enterprise.

I have confined him to quarters
for the return voyage.

Thank you, chief.

I'd just like to say, sir,
he was a good man.

What he did was terribly wrong,
I know that now,

but I'm still proud
to have served with him.

Thank you, chief.

Well, his loyalty is admirable

even if it is misplaced.

The loyalty that you would
so quickly dismiss

does not come easily
to my people, gul macet.

You have much to learn about us.

Benjamin Maxwell earned the loyalty
of those who served with him.

You know, in war
he was twice honored

with the federation's highest citation
for courage and valor.

And if he could not find a role
for himself in peace, we can pity him,

but we shall not dismiss him.

You are welcome
to your opinion, captain.

I, for one, am grateful
he is under lock and key.

One more thing, gul macet.

Maxwell was right.

Those ships were not carrying
scientific equipment, were they?

A research station
within arm's reach

of three federation sectors?

Cargo ships running
with high-energy subspace fields

that jam sensors?

If you believed the transport ship
was carrying weapons, captain,

why didn't you board it
as Maxwell requested?

I was here to protect the peace.

A peace that I firmly believe
is in the interest of both our peoples.

If I had attempted to board that ship,

I'm quite certain that you and I

would not be having
this pleasant conversation.

And that ships on both sides
would now be arming for war.

Captain, I assure you...

Take this message
to your leaders, gul macet.

We'll be watching.