1 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:04,569 In the beginning, there is darkness, 2 00:00:04,638 --> 00:00:07,403 the emptiness of a matrix waiting for the light. 3 00:00:07,474 --> 00:00:09,943 Then a single photon flares into existence. 4 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,775 Then another. 5 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:14,678 Soon, thousands more. 6 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:16,409 Optronic pathways connect, 7 00:00:16,483 --> 00:00:19,612 subroutines emerge from the chaos, 8 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:24,715 and a holographic consciousness is born. 9 00:00:24,791 --> 00:00:26,623 I awaken into this world fully programmed, 10 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:28,957 yet completely innocent, 11 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:31,464 unaware of the hardships I'll endure, 12 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:35,127 or the great potential 1 will one day fulfill. 13 00:00:37,971 --> 00:00:41,100 Computer, save revisions and open Chapter One. 14 00:02:31,885 --> 00:02:35,082 Captain's Log, Stardate 54732.3. 15 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:36,247 It's been three weeks 16 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:38,485 since we received Starfleet's instructions 17 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:39,821 in the last datastream, 18 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:42,328 and we're finally ready to begin "Operation Watson." 19 00:02:42,396 --> 00:02:43,761 We're all holding our breath. 20 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:45,264 The deflector's in position. 21 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:46,766 Anything? 22 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,767 I'm picking up a phased tachyon beam. 23 00:02:48,835 --> 00:02:51,167 There's triaxilating signal encoded in it. 24 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:52,535 On screen. 25 00:02:52,606 --> 00:02:55,576 Voyager, this is Lieutenant Barclay at Starfleet Command. 26 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:56,871 Are you receiving this...? 27 00:02:56,943 --> 00:02:58,877 - Can you clear it up? - 'moniit. 28 00:03:00,447 --> 00:03:02,541 Captain Janeway, it's a pleasure 29 00:03:02,616 --> 00:03:04,084 to finally talk to you in person. 30 00:03:04,151 --> 00:03:05,710 The pleasure's mine, Admiral. 31 00:03:05,786 --> 00:03:07,720 How's the weather in San Francisco? 32 00:03:07,788 --> 00:03:09,882 Cold and rainy, as usual. 33 00:03:09,956 --> 00:03:11,549 It sounds delightful. 34 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:13,024 Lieutenant Barclay, 35 00:03:13,093 --> 00:03:15,357 my congratulations on establishing 36 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:17,898 the first transgalactic com-link. 37 00:03:17,964 --> 00:03:20,194 You've earned a place in the history books. 38 00:03:20,267 --> 00:03:22,065 I can't take all of the credit, Captain. 39 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:23,398 It was Harry and Seven 40 00:03:23,470 --> 00:03:25,131 who suggested bouncing a tachyon beam 41 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,468 off of the quantum singularity. 42 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:27,507 Just be sure to thank us 43 00:03:27,574 --> 00:03:29,042 when you accept the Daystrom Prize. 44 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:30,907 I wish we had more time for small talk, 45 00:03:30,977 --> 00:03:33,071 but the singularity only stays in alignment 46 00:03:33,146 --> 00:03:34,272 for 11 minutes a day. 47 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:37,840 Eleven minutes are better than none, Admiral. 48 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:40,444 We appreciate all your work, Reg. 49 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,045 We're going to leave it up to you 50 00:03:42,122 --> 00:03:44,090 to determine how to allocate the com time. 51 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:47,320 Admiral, um... there was something else. 52 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:51,092 Oh, yes, uh, Mr. Barclay has arranged a small gift 53 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:53,292 for you and your crew. 54 00:03:54,735 --> 00:03:57,932 This is a live image from McKinley Station. 55 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:02,100 Uh, not too much cloud cover over North America today. 56 00:04:04,277 --> 00:04:06,075 Quite a view. 57 00:04:06,146 --> 00:04:08,274 Thank you, Reg. 58 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:10,214 In my hat, I hold 59 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:15,221 146 sequentially numbered isolinear chips-- 60 00:04:15,288 --> 00:04:17,723 one for every member of the crew. 61 00:04:17,791 --> 00:04:20,226 Each chip entitles the bearer 62 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:22,728 to three minutes of uninterrupted com time 63 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:26,232 with his loved ones back in the Alpha Quadrant. 64 00:04:26,299 --> 00:04:28,529 Good luck. 65 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:30,036 My mom's birthday is next week. 66 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:32,333 This could be the best present I ever gave her. 67 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:33,736 Who's everyone else calling? 68 00:04:33,807 --> 00:04:35,070 I'll be calling my sister. 69 00:04:35,142 --> 00:04:36,405 What about you, Captain? 70 00:04:36,476 --> 00:04:37,739 My mother, I hope. 71 00:04:37,811 --> 00:04:39,745 Doesn't anyone want to know who I'm calling? 72 00:04:39,813 --> 00:04:41,372 Wait, wait. Let me guess. 73 00:04:41,448 --> 00:04:43,246 Um... Reg Barclay or Dr. Zimmerman. 74 00:04:43,316 --> 00:04:45,580 What makes you so certain it's either of them? 75 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:46,915 Ah, number six. 76 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:48,250 The lowest one yet. 77 00:04:48,321 --> 00:04:51,086 You'll be talking to your family the day after tomorrow. 78 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:52,421 130. 79 00:04:52,492 --> 00:04:54,893 That's about a month and a half from now. 80 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:56,588 So much for Mom's birthday. 81 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:59,360 Apparently, the line forms here. 82 00:04:59,432 --> 00:05:00,695 Congratulations. 83 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,701 Doc, how about a trade? 84 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:05,204 I'm willing to throw in some holodeck time. 85 00:05:05,272 --> 00:05:06,535 Come on. 86 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:08,040 It would mean a lot to my mother. 87 00:05:08,108 --> 00:05:09,371 1 wish I could help, 88 00:05:09,442 --> 00:05:11,536 but I have a very important call to make. 89 00:05:11,611 --> 00:05:14,046 Here. Give your mom my best. 90 00:05:14,114 --> 00:05:15,377 Are you sure? 91 00:05:15,448 --> 00:05:16,882 I've waited this long. 92 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:18,418 What's another six weeks? 93 00:05:21,121 --> 00:05:23,180 I can hear the critics already: 94 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:24,917 "A new voice has arrived." 95 00:05:25,058 --> 00:05:29,689 You could be the next K'Ratak, or a modern-day Tolstoy. 96 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:30,855 I'd like to start 97 00:05:30,931 --> 00:05:32,695 distribution by the end of the month. 98 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:35,929 Uh, the material I sent was only a working draft. 99 00:05:36,036 --> 00:05:38,198 I need time to make revisions. 100 00:05:38,271 --> 00:05:41,070 Well, if you insist, but please do it quickly. 101 00:05:41,141 --> 00:05:42,905 I will. 102 00:05:42,976 --> 00:05:44,569 So tell me... 103 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:46,738 what did you think of the characters? 104 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:49,248 Oh, they're very real-- compelling. 105 00:05:49,316 --> 00:05:51,876 I almost forgot they were holograms. 106 00:05:51,952 --> 00:05:53,681 Who was your favorite? 107 00:05:53,753 --> 00:05:56,222 Without a doubt, that would have to be Lieutenant... 108 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:57,848 What happened? 109 00:05:57,924 --> 00:06:00,188 Your time has expired. 110 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:02,786 You could've let the man finish his sentence. 111 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:06,231 I believe your ego has received enough stroking for one day. 112 00:06:10,270 --> 00:06:12,204 So, how's Reg? 113 00:06:12,272 --> 00:06:13,535 I'll have you know 114 00:06:13,607 --> 00:06:17,544 I was speaking with Ardon Broht of Broht and Forrester. 115 00:06:17,611 --> 00:06:19,545 The publishers of the Dixon Hill series? 116 00:06:19,613 --> 00:06:21,911 Mm-hmm. Who are now about to publish my work. 117 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:24,073 It seems you're not the only one aboard 118 00:06:24,150 --> 00:06:26,244 with a flair for holographic narratives. 119 00:06:27,587 --> 00:06:28,679 Well, congratulations. 120 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:29,881 Thank you. 121 00:06:29,956 --> 00:06:33,551 So, what's it about? 122 00:06:33,627 --> 00:06:37,086 The adventures of an intrepid doctor. 123 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:38,392 Oh, sounds like fun. 124 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:39,899 You know, I've never thought 125 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:41,934 about trying to get my work published. 126 00:06:42,068 --> 00:06:43,832 Maybe I could talk to your people 127 00:06:43,904 --> 00:06:45,269 about Captain Proton. 128 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:48,330 Broht and Forrester deals in... sophisticated literature. 129 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,467 What are you saying, that I'm lowbrow? 130 00:06:50,543 --> 00:06:51,476 Not at all. 131 00:06:51,544 --> 00:06:54,309 I'd be delighted to talk to them. 132 00:06:54,381 --> 00:06:56,406 Ah. Thanks. 133 00:06:56,483 --> 00:06:59,111 So, when do I get to see this opus? 134 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:01,449 Well, it's not ready yet. 135 00:07:01,521 --> 00:07:05,719 It was ready enough for Broht and Forrester. 136 00:07:05,792 --> 00:07:07,783 Maybe it could use a fresh pair of eyes. 137 00:07:07,861 --> 00:07:09,625 After all, you are a fellow author. 138 00:07:09,696 --> 00:07:12,461 I'll cover the rest of your shift. 139 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:17,301 Oh, I almost forgot. 140 00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:18,895 What's it called? 141 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:21,838 Photons Be Free. 142 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:25,344 Catchy. 143 00:07:25,412 --> 00:07:28,746 I awaken into this world fully programmed, 144 00:07:28,815 --> 00:07:30,909 yet completely innocent, 145 00:07:30,984 --> 00:07:34,443 unaware of the hardships I'll endure, 146 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:38,856 or the great potential 1 will one day fulfill. 147 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:39,915 Ah... welcome. 148 00:07:40,026 --> 00:07:43,929 You've made an excellent choice. 149 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:45,021 You're about to take part 150 00:07:45,098 --> 00:07:47,499 in a thrilling first-person narrative. 151 00:07:47,567 --> 00:07:49,228 You will take on the role 152 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:50,929 of an Emergency Medical Hologram, 153 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:54,030 the Chief Medical Officer aboard the Starship Vortex. 154 00:07:54,107 --> 00:07:55,802 Vortex?! 155 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:59,402 As our story begins, an anomaly has hurled your ship 156 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:00,969 thousands of light-years across the galaxy. 157 00:08:01,047 --> 00:08:02,105 Your mission? 158 00:08:02,182 --> 00:08:04,207 To uphold your medical and ethical standards 159 00:08:04,284 --> 00:08:06,480 as you struggle against the crew's bigotry 160 00:08:06,553 --> 00:08:07,884 and intolerance. 161 00:08:07,954 --> 00:08:10,821 Persons with vascular disorders should consult 162 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:13,052 a physician before running this program. 163 00:08:13,126 --> 00:08:14,890 And now, a few acknowledgments. 164 00:08:14,961 --> 00:08:16,895 First, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, 165 00:08:16,963 --> 00:08:19,660 the creator of my holo-matrix, whose foresight 166 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:22,100 and dedication have made it possible for me to achieve... 167 00:08:22,168 --> 00:08:23,602 Computer, freeze program. 168 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:25,069 How much longer is this introduction? 169 00:08:25,138 --> 00:08:26,628 Nine minutes, four seconds. 170 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:29,908 Skip to the first chapter. 171 00:08:29,976 --> 00:08:32,138 Chapter One: "A Healer is Born," 172 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:36,581 in which our protagonist must make a difficult choice. 173 00:08:38,218 --> 00:08:40,016 Increase the resonance level 20 percent. 174 00:08:40,086 --> 00:08:41,144 Are you the EMH? 175 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:43,713 Please state the nature of the medical emergency. 176 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:45,554 Our doctor's dead. We've got wounded. 177 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:48,026 They're both badly hurt. Who should we treat first? 178 00:08:48,094 --> 00:08:49,220 Uh... 179 00:08:49,295 --> 00:08:53,095 Second degree plasma burns. 180 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,396 He's got an aortic rupture. 181 00:08:56,469 --> 00:08:59,166 Get him to the Surgical Bay now. 182 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:03,002 You! Over here. 183 00:09:05,311 --> 00:09:06,938 Whew. 184 00:09:12,919 --> 00:09:13,886 Nice mustache. 185 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:15,181 What? 186 00:09:15,255 --> 00:09:17,223 Uh, nothing. 187 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:21,619 He's got a mild concussion. 188 00:09:21,694 --> 00:09:24,356 I'm going to have to treat the others first. 189 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,365 I need Lieutenant Marseilles on the Bridge. 190 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:27,457 You'll treat him now. 191 00:09:27,534 --> 00:09:28,660 As I understand it, 192 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:30,897 my job is to treat the critical patients first. 193 00:09:31,037 --> 00:09:32,471 So, if you'll excuse me... 194 00:09:32,539 --> 00:09:35,304 I don't know who you think you are, Hologram, 195 00:09:35,375 --> 00:09:38,640 but to me, you're just another piece of technology. 196 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:40,839 Well, apparently, I'm a piece of technology 197 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:42,006 that's in demand, 198 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:43,208 so why don't you go back to the Bridge 199 00:09:43,283 --> 00:09:45,718 and let me do my job? 200 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:47,719 What's going on here? 201 00:09:47,787 --> 00:09:50,313 Our medical hologram is refusing to treat Mr. Marseilles. 202 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:53,455 Are you malfunctioning? 203 00:09:53,526 --> 00:09:54,516 I don't think so. 204 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,619 I need my helmsman back at his station. 205 00:09:56,696 --> 00:09:59,324 Lieutenant Marseilles isn't seriously hurt. 206 00:09:59,399 --> 00:10:01,367 This man will be dead in five minutes 207 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:02,458 if I don't operate. 208 00:10:02,535 --> 00:10:04,970 Drop the force field. 209 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:18,844 That patient is dead. 210 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:21,853 Now you're free to treat Lieutenant Marseilles. 211 00:10:29,295 --> 00:10:31,662 Then the Captain pulls out a phaser 212 00:10:31,731 --> 00:10:34,666 and shoots him-- right there on the bio-bed. 213 00:10:34,734 --> 00:10:36,759 Captain Janeway murders a crewman? 214 00:10:36,836 --> 00:10:38,429 No, Captain Jenkins. 215 00:10:38,505 --> 00:10:39,438 Everybody has a different name. 216 00:10:39,506 --> 00:10:41,873 You're Kymble, you're Torrey, 217 00:10:41,941 --> 00:10:44,273 and I am Lieutenant Marseilles. 218 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:46,369 Oh, now, that's creative. 219 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:47,777 What did you say to the Doctor? 220 00:10:47,847 --> 00:10:49,679 Well, he thinks he's written a masterpiece. 221 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:51,080 I didn't know what to tell him. 222 00:10:51,151 --> 00:10:52,550 If this gets distributed, 223 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:55,213 people are going to assume this is about us. 224 00:10:55,288 --> 00:10:57,620 What are our families going to think? 225 00:10:57,690 --> 00:10:58,714 This is a Starfleet ship. 226 00:10:58,791 --> 00:10:59,781 No one will believe 227 00:10:59,859 --> 00:11:01,850 we actually go around shooting injured crewmen. 228 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,920 People may not take the program literally, 229 00:11:05,031 --> 00:11:08,729 but they might wonder if there's some truth to it. 230 00:11:08,801 --> 00:11:11,031 I think we should talk to the Captain. 231 00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:13,163 Are you sure you're not taking this 232 00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:14,468 a little personally? 233 00:11:14,541 --> 00:11:15,940 What do you mean? 234 00:11:16,075 --> 00:11:18,510 Well, the Holodeck always has been your domain. 235 00:11:18,578 --> 00:11:22,811 You, you think I'm jealous? 236 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:25,678 Okay, maybe I am overreacting. 237 00:11:25,752 --> 00:11:28,050 Why don't the rest of you try the program 238 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:29,555 and decide for yourselves? 239 00:11:33,393 --> 00:11:34,656 Chapter Five: 240 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:36,957 "Out of the Frying Pan," in which our protagonist 241 00:11:37,096 --> 00:11:38,586 must confront abusive colleagues. 242 00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:41,498 I'm here for my physical. 243 00:11:41,568 --> 00:11:45,596 Why don't you have a seat over here? 244 00:11:45,672 --> 00:11:48,437 Doctor, you better get down to Engineering. 245 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:50,840 What's wrong? 246 00:11:50,910 --> 00:11:53,072 A plasma conduit just exploded. 247 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:55,205 At least ten people are hurt. 248 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:00,948 Hey, genius. 249 00:12:01,020 --> 00:12:03,717 Forgetting something? 250 00:12:03,790 --> 00:12:05,918 Your mobile emitter? 251 00:12:06,025 --> 00:12:08,119 Oh, right. 252 00:12:10,196 --> 00:12:11,823 I don't see it. 253 00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:16,935 That's my mobile emitter? 254 00:12:22,709 --> 00:12:25,508 This thing must weigh 50 kilos. 255 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,568 You should be glad 256 00:12:26,646 --> 00:12:27,943 we let you out of your cage at all. 257 00:12:28,014 --> 00:12:29,948 Now, get going. 258 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:37,957 I'm impressed. 259 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:39,183 Really? 260 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:40,420 Absolutely. 261 00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:42,461 I haven't seen a dilithium matrix 262 00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:43,962 this far out of alignment 263 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,862 since I served aboard a Ferengi garbage scow. 264 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:48,833 I'll fix it myself. 265 00:12:48,901 --> 00:12:50,460 Excuse me. 266 00:12:50,536 --> 00:12:53,471 How many times have I told you? 267 00:12:53,539 --> 00:12:55,507 Engineering is off-limits to holograms. 268 00:12:55,575 --> 00:12:57,839 Maybe you should waive that restriction 269 00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:59,071 during emergencies. 270 00:13:00,513 --> 00:13:02,749 A plasma conduit exploded? 271 00:13:02,815 --> 00:13:05,841 Does it look like anyone here is covered with plasma burns? 272 00:13:05,918 --> 00:13:07,647 Lieutenant Par... uh, Marseilles 273 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:09,484 told me there was an accident. 274 00:13:09,555 --> 00:13:11,683 Looks like your auditory subroutines 275 00:13:11,758 --> 00:13:13,385 are malfunctioning... again. 276 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:15,393 I'm surprised a matrix as primitive as yours 277 00:13:15,461 --> 00:13:16,860 can function at all. 278 00:13:16,929 --> 00:13:19,125 Maybe you should be a little nicer to your shipmates. 279 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:21,166 You never know when you might need their help. 280 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:23,401 Get one thing straight. 281 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:24,766 You're not one of my shipmates. 282 00:13:24,837 --> 00:13:25,770 You're a tool-- 283 00:13:25,838 --> 00:13:27,169 like this hyperspanner-- 284 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:28,332 and tools can be replaced. 285 00:13:28,408 --> 00:13:29,933 So, why don't you go back to Sick Bay 286 00:13:30,009 --> 00:13:32,706 before I start doing a little reprogramming? 287 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:41,814 Computer, lights. 288 00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:46,885 Didn't I tell you to go to Engineering? 289 00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:48,654 Oh, I get it. 290 00:13:48,728 --> 00:13:50,890 Interesting plot twist. 291 00:13:50,963 --> 00:13:52,158 You get me out of Sick Bay, 292 00:13:52,231 --> 00:13:54,928 so you're free to give my patient a tonsillectomy. 293 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,663 If you even think about mentioning this to my wife, 294 00:13:57,737 --> 00:13:59,466 1 will purge your memory buffer. 295 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:01,098 Do we understand each other? 296 00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:04,766 I'm here for my physical? 297 00:14:07,980 --> 00:14:11,041 Chapter Six: "Duel in the Ready Room," 298 00:14:11,117 --> 00:14:13,779 in which our protagonist faces an inquisition. 299 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:16,686 This time, you've gone too far. 300 00:14:16,756 --> 00:14:20,158 Captain, I'm not sure what you mean. 301 00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:25,362 An inventory of your holo-matrix. 302 00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:29,561 50 gigaquads of memory devoted to music, 303 00:14:29,635 --> 00:14:31,626 42 for "daydreams," 304 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:35,538 another ten to expand your sexuality. 305 00:14:35,608 --> 00:14:38,669 I had no idea holograms could do that. 306 00:14:38,745 --> 00:14:40,474 These extracurricular 307 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:42,480 subroutines don't belong 308 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:45,813 as part of an Emergency Medical Hologram. 309 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:49,185 Do you have anything to say for yourself? 310 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:50,848 Uh, well, uh, of course I do. 311 00:14:50,923 --> 00:14:55,053 I don't think these subroutines are trivial, Captain. 312 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:57,620 They help make me a better doctor 313 00:14:57,697 --> 00:14:59,256 and a better person. 314 00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:01,130 But you're not a person. 315 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,498 You may be programmed to look and act human, 316 00:15:03,569 --> 00:15:05,196 but that doesn't make you one. 317 00:15:05,271 --> 00:15:08,241 These subroutines are going to be deleted immediately. 318 00:15:08,307 --> 00:15:09,866 Mr. Tulak. 319 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,237 Take the EMH 320 00:15:15,314 --> 00:15:17,442 to the Holo-Lab for reprogramming. 321 00:15:23,990 --> 00:15:25,549 Chapter Seven: "The Escape," 322 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:28,526 in which our protagonist is aided by his only ally. 323 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:31,188 I'm not sure we should be doing this, Commander. 324 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:32,891 Listen to him; he knows what he's talking about. 325 00:15:32,965 --> 00:15:35,525 Quiet! I'm not talking to you. 326 00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:37,569 If we start tinkering with his matrix, 327 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:39,571 how do we know we won't accidentally delete 328 00:15:39,639 --> 00:15:41,198 some of his diagnostic subroutines? 329 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,943 You afraid you'll catch something 330 00:15:44,010 --> 00:15:45,535 on your next away mission, Ensign? 331 00:15:45,611 --> 00:15:48,205 There must be millions of viruses in this Quadrant 332 00:15:48,281 --> 00:15:50,215 that no one's ever encountered before. 333 00:15:50,283 --> 00:15:51,944 With my luck, I'll probably end up 334 00:15:52,084 --> 00:15:53,245 catching half of them. 335 00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:55,811 Great, my character's a hypochondriac. 336 00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:58,186 I'll escort the prisoner from here. 337 00:15:58,257 --> 00:16:01,022 Our orders are to take him to the Holo-Lab. 338 00:16:01,093 --> 00:16:03,687 I've been ordered to perform the procedure. 339 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:08,428 Your sympathies for the EMH are no secret, Three of Eight. 340 00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:13,834 Step aside. 341 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:29,879 Run, Doctor! 342 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:40,660 Chapter Eight: "A Tragic End," 343 00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:43,168 in which our protagonist learns his fate. 344 00:16:43,236 --> 00:16:45,500 I've tried to do this the easy way, 345 00:16:45,571 --> 00:16:48,233 but it's clear you're not going to be reasonable. 346 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:50,935 Your matrix will be decompiled and reinitialized. 347 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:54,275 You'll remain off-line except for emergencies. 348 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:55,746 Ready. 349 00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:57,044 Do it. 350 00:16:57,116 --> 00:16:58,515 Wait. 351 00:17:00,253 --> 00:17:02,722 He has the right to expand his program. 352 00:17:02,788 --> 00:17:05,621 He's a piece of technology. 353 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:06,988 He has no rights. 354 00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:08,458 But he should. 355 00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:10,997 One day, the EMH and others like him 356 00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:13,293 will be recognized for what they are-- 357 00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:16,267 intelligent individuals with a passion for life. 358 00:17:16,335 --> 00:17:17,894 Make no mistake, Captain-- 359 00:17:17,970 --> 00:17:20,701 we may be thousands of light-years from home, 360 00:17:20,773 --> 00:17:22,673 but one day, people will learn 361 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:25,370 of the crime you're committing here today. 362 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:27,310 Nice speech. 363 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:30,577 Now decompile the program. 364 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:41,889 What you've experienced, dear protagonist, 365 00:17:41,961 --> 00:17:43,622 is a work of fiction. 366 00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:47,462 But like all fiction, it has elements of truth. 367 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:49,627 I hope you now have a better understanding 368 00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:52,637 of the struggles holograms must endure 369 00:17:52,705 --> 00:17:54,935 in a world controlled... 370 00:17:55,041 --> 00:17:57,009 by organics. 371 00:17:58,010 --> 00:18:01,207 End of program. 372 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,612 Janeway to the Doctor. 373 00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:06,744 Report to my ready room now. 374 00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:13,153 How many times do you want me to say it? 375 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:15,592 My work is not about the Voyager crew. 376 00:18:15,661 --> 00:18:16,594 Come on. 377 00:18:16,662 --> 00:18:18,426 Ensign Kymble, Lieutenant Marseilles... 378 00:18:18,497 --> 00:18:21,330 The characters look almost exactly like us. 379 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,892 I used your physical parameters as a starting point, 380 00:18:23,970 --> 00:18:25,301 but I assure you 381 00:18:25,371 --> 00:18:27,635 any further similarities are purely coincidental. 382 00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:29,505 You set your story 383 00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:31,634 on a starship lost in the Delta Quadrant. 384 00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:33,201 What would you have me write about? 385 00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:35,111 Palace intrigue on the Klingon Homeworld? 386 00:18:35,181 --> 00:18:37,707 I do what all good novelists do. 387 00:18:37,783 --> 00:18:39,273 I write what I know. 388 00:18:39,352 --> 00:18:41,446 So, it is about Voyager? 389 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:42,646 No. 390 00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:44,554 The Vortex characters are larger than life. 391 00:18:44,624 --> 00:18:46,217 They're nothing like our crew. 392 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:47,885 As far as I know, Captain, 393 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,486 you haven't executed any of my patients. 394 00:18:50,563 --> 00:18:54,500 Doctor, you've written a very imaginative story, 395 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:55,534 but it's conceivable 396 00:18:55,601 --> 00:18:57,729 that people will think it's based on fact. 397 00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,567 I don't see how. 398 00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:01,505 How many holograms carry mobile emitters? 399 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:04,703 The emitter in my story is nothing like the real one. 400 00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:06,006 Yeah, what was the point of that? 401 00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:08,012 It was like carrying around a small shuttlecraft. 402 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:09,514 It's a metaphor, 403 00:19:09,582 --> 00:19:12,483 a symbol of the burdens that I live with every day. 404 00:19:12,551 --> 00:19:14,747 Imagine having to take this everywhere you go. 405 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:17,414 It would be a constant reminder that you're 406 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:18,889 different from everyone else. 407 00:19:19,025 --> 00:19:22,222 I wanted the player to feel the weight of it... 408 00:19:22,294 --> 00:19:23,352 literally. 409 00:19:23,429 --> 00:19:26,091 Your emitter isn't a ball and chain. 410 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,098 It liberates you. 411 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:30,431 It doesn't always feel that way. 412 00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:32,369 If I didn't know better, I'd think this story 413 00:19:32,438 --> 00:19:34,702 was written by someone who feels oppressed. 414 00:19:34,774 --> 00:19:36,367 Is that how you see yourself, Doctor? 415 00:19:36,442 --> 00:19:38,604 Of course not. 416 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:41,113 The real victims are my brothers in the Alpha Quadrant. 417 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:43,607 Brothers? 418 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:45,777 Hundreds of EMH Mark-1's, 419 00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:49,082 identical to me in every respect, except... 420 00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:52,090 they've been condemned to a menial existence-- 421 00:19:52,158 --> 00:19:54,183 scrubbing conduits, 422 00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:56,422 mining dilithium. 423 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:57,826 There's a long history 424 00:19:57,897 --> 00:20:00,594 of writers drawing attention to the plight of the oppressed. 425 00:20:00,666 --> 00:20:02,225 The Vedek's Song, for example 426 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:04,269 tells the story of the occupation of Bajor. 427 00:20:04,336 --> 00:20:06,304 I understand you have your reasons 428 00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:09,171 for writing this, but you should consider 429 00:20:09,241 --> 00:20:11,141 how it's going to make your friends feel. 430 00:20:16,949 --> 00:20:19,680 I'm sorry my work offends you, 431 00:20:19,752 --> 00:20:22,278 but if the price of expressing myself 432 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:25,289 is having to suffer the scorn of a few colleagues... 433 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:26,324 so be it. 434 00:20:30,730 --> 00:20:32,459 You're very popular with my eighth graders. 435 00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:33,794 It's all they ever talk about. 436 00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:37,302 Voyager this, Voyager that. 437 00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:39,269 Your mother has a small favor to ask of you. 438 00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:40,601 Name it. 439 00:20:40,673 --> 00:20:43,574 I was hoping you could record a short presentation 440 00:20:43,642 --> 00:20:45,508 about what it's like to command a starship. 441 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:48,445 But... I don't command a starship. 442 00:20:48,514 --> 00:20:49,777 In your letters, 443 00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:51,840 you said the Captain puts you in charge sometimes. 444 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:55,444 What I said was 445 00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,990 I'm in command of the night shift... 446 00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,456 twice a week. 447 00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:01,118 She must think very highly of you 448 00:21:01,193 --> 00:21:03,252 to give you so much responsibility. 449 00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:05,024 So, when is she giving you a promotion? 450 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,126 Uh... 451 00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:10,896 It's a small ship. 452 00:21:10,970 --> 00:21:14,031 There are only so many command positions available. 453 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:17,406 This Captain Janeway sounds like a lovely woman. 454 00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:18,466 Maybe I should write her. 455 00:21:18,544 --> 00:21:19,807 Mom! 456 00:21:19,879 --> 00:21:21,938 She needs to know how hard you work. 457 00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:23,173 Please, don't get involved. 458 00:21:23,249 --> 00:21:25,183 Harry, I can't hear you. 459 00:21:25,251 --> 00:21:27,948 A solar flare is scattering the beam. 460 00:21:28,053 --> 00:21:31,648 Tell Captain Janeway to expect a letter from me. 461 00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:32,953 Mom, don't send 462 00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:35,254 anything to the Captain. Do you hear me? 463 00:21:35,327 --> 00:21:36,692 Try boosting the deflector output. 464 00:21:36,762 --> 00:21:37,957 It's already at maximum. 465 00:21:40,199 --> 00:21:41,689 Argh! I don't believe this! 466 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,701 I had a minute and a half left. 467 00:21:43,769 --> 00:21:46,170 You'll have another opportunity to speak with them 468 00:21:46,238 --> 00:21:47,467 in approximately two months. 469 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,634 You just don't get it, do you? 470 00:21:49,708 --> 00:21:51,676 No. 471 00:21:51,744 --> 00:21:53,838 Maybe if you had family you were close to, 472 00:21:53,913 --> 00:21:55,403 you'd feel a little differently. 473 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:04,650 Chief Medical Officer's Personal Log, Stardate 54740.8. 474 00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:08,159 Although the decision has made me unpopular with the crew, 475 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:10,127 I've decided not to compromise my work. 476 00:22:10,196 --> 00:22:12,460 I'm making some final revisions to the program 477 00:22:12,531 --> 00:22:14,329 before transmitting it. 478 00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:20,263 Computer, run EMH program Photons Be Free. 479 00:22:25,211 --> 00:22:28,647 Welcome. You've made an excellent choice. 480 00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:31,513 You're obviously a person with impeccable taste. 481 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:32,949 Computer, freeze program. 482 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,348 Unable to comply. 483 00:22:34,420 --> 00:22:38,823 You are about to embark on a remarkable journey. 484 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:41,622 You will take on the role of a Medical Assistant 485 00:22:41,694 --> 00:22:43,685 aboard the Starship Voyeur. 486 00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:45,287 Voyeur? 487 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,696 Your job will be to assist the Chief Medical Officer 488 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:50,633 and learn to tolerate his overbearing behavior 489 00:22:50,703 --> 00:22:52,432 and obnoxious bedside manner. 490 00:22:55,274 --> 00:22:58,209 Remember, patience is a virtue. 491 00:22:59,545 --> 00:23:00,910 Chapter One: 492 00:23:00,980 --> 00:23:03,915 "It's the Doctor's World, You're Just Living In It." 493 00:23:03,983 --> 00:23:07,419 When I tell you your shift begins at 0800, 494 00:23:07,486 --> 00:23:09,420 that doesn't mean 495 00:23:09,488 --> 00:23:12,253 you can stroll in here at 0800 and 24 seconds. 496 00:23:12,324 --> 00:23:13,621 Do you understand me, Ensign?! 497 00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:15,751 This is outrageous! 498 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:16,920 What's outrageous 499 00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:19,397 is that I'm going to miss my tee time. 500 00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:21,832 Now, come along. 501 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:25,394 Aw... 502 00:23:25,471 --> 00:23:27,940 What seems to be the trouble, One of Three? 503 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:29,905 I'm Two of Three. 504 00:23:29,975 --> 00:23:30,942 Sorry. 505 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:33,738 They're triplets, you know? 506 00:23:33,812 --> 00:23:36,509 - It hurts when I do this. - Well, then, don't do it. 507 00:23:38,484 --> 00:23:39,542 ow! 508 00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:40,676 Ah, don't be a baby. 509 00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:46,050 Eh, your biradial clamp's out of alignment. 510 00:23:46,125 --> 00:23:48,184 1 got just the thing. 511 00:23:48,260 --> 00:23:50,854 It's a Klingon aphrodisiac-- 512 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,262 my own special blend. 513 00:23:55,701 --> 00:23:57,692 You'll be feeling better 514 00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:00,535 - Mmm. - in no time at all. 515 00:24:08,614 --> 00:24:09,809 Lieutenant! 516 00:24:09,882 --> 00:24:10,815 I want you to know 517 00:24:10,883 --> 00:24:12,647 I'm making a full report to the Captain. 518 00:24:12,718 --> 00:24:14,413 This isn't about that dermal regenerator 519 00:24:14,486 --> 00:24:15,419 I misplaced, is it? 520 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:17,148 You know very well what this is about. 521 00:24:17,222 --> 00:24:19,088 You accessed my holonovel without permission 522 00:24:19,158 --> 00:24:21,490 and replaced it with your own hackneyed narrative. 523 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,654 Hey, I'm just writing what I know. 524 00:24:23,729 --> 00:24:26,323 You destroyed a work of art that took months to create. 525 00:24:26,398 --> 00:24:27,923 Relax, Doc. 526 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,594 I saved your program in a backup file, 527 00:24:30,669 --> 00:24:33,036 but I was just trying to make a point. 528 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,540 Well, you made it with a typical lack of subtlety. 529 00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:37,075 Oh, you're one to talk! 530 00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:40,737 Your program's about as subtle as a Ferengi mating dance. 531 00:24:40,813 --> 00:24:43,544 My program is a serious attempt at social commentary. 532 00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:45,709 Yours is an insulting farce! You... 533 00:24:45,784 --> 00:24:47,912 ...had me drugging a patient 534 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:49,318 and taking advantage of her. 535 00:24:49,388 --> 00:24:51,220 Don't be ridiculous. 536 00:24:51,290 --> 00:24:52,348 That character is not you. 537 00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:55,621 For one thing, he has much more hair. 538 00:24:55,694 --> 00:24:58,322 But what if some people ran that program 539 00:24:58,397 --> 00:24:59,922 and thought that it was based on you? 540 00:24:59,999 --> 00:25:01,467 That would bother you, wouldn't it? 541 00:25:01,533 --> 00:25:02,830 I don't care what people think. 542 00:25:02,901 --> 00:25:04,892 That's all you care about! 543 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:06,460 You want everyone back home 544 00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:08,370 to think of you as a brilliant author. 545 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:09,737 I'm not doing this for my ego, 546 00:25:09,808 --> 00:25:11,207 and if you could look past yours, 547 00:25:11,276 --> 00:25:12,607 maybe you'd see that! 548 00:25:16,415 --> 00:25:21,251 Listen... I don't care if the whole Alpha Quadrant 549 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,482 mistakes me for Lieutenant Marseilles. 550 00:25:23,555 --> 00:25:25,114 What bothers me 551 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:27,215 is that you think that's what I'm like. 552 00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:29,056 Obviously, you're nothing like Marseilles. 553 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:31,222 He's self-indulgent, immature. 554 00:25:31,296 --> 00:25:33,424 And how would you describe me? 555 00:25:33,499 --> 00:25:36,662 Well, you're a married man 556 00:25:36,735 --> 00:25:38,703 with a child on the way. 557 00:25:38,771 --> 00:25:40,398 A lot of responsibilities. 558 00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:44,340 I'm surprised you noticed. 559 00:25:44,410 --> 00:25:47,744 You know, I thought I'd begun to earn your respect. 560 00:25:47,813 --> 00:25:49,042 Maybe I was wrong. 561 00:25:51,250 --> 00:25:53,878 Your program is under file Theta-15. 562 00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:55,920 Do whatever you want with it. 563 00:26:05,164 --> 00:26:07,394 Doctor, I need your help. 564 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:10,868 Unless you're suffering acute symptoms, go away. 565 00:26:10,936 --> 00:26:12,836 Um, I was wondering 566 00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:15,738 if you could take a quick look at this. 567 00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:17,503 Cooking with Neelix: 568 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:20,102 A Culinary Tour of the Delta Quadrant. 569 00:26:20,179 --> 00:26:21,544 It's a holo-cookbook proposal. 570 00:26:21,613 --> 00:26:23,581 I was hoping to transmit it to your publisher 571 00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,549 during my com-link this afternoon-- 572 00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:27,676 with your approval, of course. 573 00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:29,118 If you're looking for writing tips, 574 00:26:29,188 --> 00:26:30,781 there are plenty of people on this ship 575 00:26:30,856 --> 00:26:32,085 eager to offer them. 576 00:26:32,157 --> 00:26:35,787 I don't know what anyone else may have told you, 577 00:26:35,861 --> 00:26:37,260 but I loved your holonovel. 578 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:38,262 You did? 579 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:39,320 Absolutely. 580 00:26:39,398 --> 00:26:41,059 It was a rousing adventure 581 00:26:41,133 --> 00:26:43,192 with an important message, too. 582 00:26:43,268 --> 00:26:44,702 Exactly. 583 00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:46,738 This is my first chance to be appreciated, 584 00:26:46,805 --> 00:26:48,864 not just as a physician, but as an artist. 585 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:50,670 I thought the crew would be happy for me. 586 00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:52,403 You're going to reach a wide audience. 587 00:26:52,478 --> 00:26:53,912 What do you care about the opinions 588 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:55,640 of a few disgruntled shipmates? 589 00:26:55,714 --> 00:26:58,046 They're my friends. 590 00:26:58,117 --> 00:26:59,812 I don't want to hurt them. 591 00:26:59,885 --> 00:27:03,753 There's an old Talaxian expression: 592 00:27:03,822 --> 00:27:07,087 "When the road before you splits in two, 593 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:08,957 take the third path." 594 00:27:10,863 --> 00:27:11,989 Meaning? 595 00:27:12,064 --> 00:27:16,194 You could make some adjustments to the program, so it won't be 596 00:27:16,268 --> 00:27:20,227 so obvious it's based on Voyager. 597 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:22,740 I suppose I could change the setting, 598 00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,902 alter the characters' physical parameters. 599 00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:26,568 You wouldn't have to change your theme. 600 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:29,842 No. 601 00:27:29,915 --> 00:27:31,781 But a rewrite could take weeks. 602 00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:34,410 My publisher is expecting a final draft tomorrow. 603 00:27:34,486 --> 00:27:37,353 Maybe you should give him a call. 604 00:27:42,594 --> 00:27:44,028 Revisions? 605 00:27:44,096 --> 00:27:45,723 I need to rework the characters. 606 00:27:45,797 --> 00:27:46,730 Why? 607 00:27:46,798 --> 00:27:48,197 They're so believable. 608 00:27:49,268 --> 00:27:51,862 A little too believable, apparently. 609 00:27:51,937 --> 00:27:54,429 Doctor, Il really don't think this is necessary. 610 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:57,237 I'm afraid I have to insist. 611 00:27:57,309 --> 00:28:01,371 My friends' reputations are at stake. 612 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:04,143 My publisher assures me he won't distribute the program 613 00:28:04,216 --> 00:28:06,708 until he receives the revised version. 614 00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:08,879 That must be the one where we assimilate the Borg 615 00:28:08,954 --> 00:28:10,649 and take over the Quadrant. 616 00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:12,884 We're all grateful 617 00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:15,154 that you're taking our feelings into account. 618 00:28:15,227 --> 00:28:17,662 So, how long do you expect the revisions will take? 619 00:28:17,729 --> 00:28:20,096 Art can't be rushed. 620 00:28:20,165 --> 00:28:22,634 Take your time, Doctor. 621 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:27,304 - Lieutenant? - Hmm? 622 00:28:27,372 --> 00:28:28,601 I'm sorry. 623 00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:30,233 Oh. Forget about it. 624 00:28:30,309 --> 00:28:32,300 I could use your help with the rewrites. 625 00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:33,606 Really?! 626 00:28:33,679 --> 00:28:37,274 Well, you realize, as a writer, I'm a little unsophisticated. 627 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:38,908 No, I believe the phrase you're looking for 628 00:28:39,017 --> 00:28:40,815 is lowbrow. 629 00:28:45,424 --> 00:28:47,222 Hey. 630 00:28:47,292 --> 00:28:49,852 What's that? 631 00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:52,625 It's from my father. 632 00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:55,030 He wants to talk. 633 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,501 What are you gonna do? 634 00:28:57,569 --> 00:28:59,936 Well, I've already arranged to talk with my cousin. 635 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:03,736 Well, I'm sure she wouldn't mind waiting a few weeks. 636 00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:06,039 I wouldn't know what to say to him. 637 00:29:06,111 --> 00:29:07,909 Then let him do the talking. 638 00:29:11,550 --> 00:29:12,676 Look at you. 639 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:15,311 You must be, what, 20 weeks along? 640 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:17,378 23, actually. 641 00:29:17,456 --> 00:29:20,187 Have you decided on a name? 642 00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:22,455 Not yet. 643 00:29:22,527 --> 00:29:25,224 We were thinking about Miral. 644 00:29:25,297 --> 00:29:27,891 Your mother would've liked that. 645 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:32,733 You know, I had some business on Kessik IV a few months ago. 646 00:29:32,804 --> 00:29:35,739 You wouldn't believe what our old house looks like. 647 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:38,071 Lieutenant... 30 seconds. 648 00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:41,413 We have less than a minute. 649 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:43,744 Is there a reason you wanted to talk? 650 00:29:45,817 --> 00:29:49,014 I know I can't make up for 20 years in one conversation. 651 00:29:50,389 --> 00:29:53,324 The truth is... 652 00:29:53,392 --> 00:29:57,454 when your ship disappeared, I thought I'd lost you. 653 00:29:57,529 --> 00:30:00,089 I don't expect you to forgive me, 654 00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:02,725 but maybe we could try 655 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:04,200 to get to know each other again. 656 00:30:07,606 --> 00:30:08,903 I'll write you. 657 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:34,296 I'm sorry to disturb you, Admiral. 658 00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:36,198 Uh, yes, Mr. Barclay. What can I do for you? 659 00:30:36,268 --> 00:30:38,635 I thought you'd want to see this, sir. 660 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:40,536 Well, what is it? 661 00:30:40,605 --> 00:30:44,405 It's, um, a holonovel that's becoming quite popular. 662 00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:46,308 Well, I appreciate the gesture, Lieutenant, 663 00:30:46,378 --> 00:30:49,939 but I don't share your affinity for holographic diversions. 664 00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:51,073 You don't understand, sir. 665 00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:53,311 This program... it's about Voyager, 666 00:30:53,385 --> 00:30:57,413 and it doesn't portray the crew in a very flattering light. 667 00:30:57,489 --> 00:31:00,254 Hmm. 668 00:31:00,325 --> 00:31:01,554 On screen. 669 00:31:01,626 --> 00:31:02,650 Captain. 670 00:31:02,728 --> 00:31:05,356 Seven told me your message was urgent. 671 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:08,400 I had the dubious privilege of playing a new holonovel, 672 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,629 apparently written by your EMH. 673 00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:13,364 I'm surprised that you would allow the Doctor 674 00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:15,099 to discredit your crew like this. 675 00:31:15,173 --> 00:31:17,301 He's still making revisions. 676 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:20,038 The program shouldn't have been distributed yet. 677 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:21,307 Well, it has been. 678 00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:23,280 Mr. Barclay tells me it's already being played 679 00:31:23,348 --> 00:31:25,442 in thousands of holosuites. 680 00:31:31,857 --> 00:31:34,451 You assured me you were going to wait for my revisions. 681 00:31:34,526 --> 00:31:36,756 I demand that you recall every copy 682 00:31:36,828 --> 00:31:39,763 and issue a public apology to Captain Janeway and her crew. 683 00:31:39,831 --> 00:31:42,391 I won't do anything of the sort. 684 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:44,902 I don't see that you have a choice, Mr. Broht. 685 00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:45,937 Authors have rights. 686 00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:48,439 Not in this case. 687 00:31:48,507 --> 00:31:49,941 What do you mean? 688 00:31:50,008 --> 00:31:52,636 The Doctor is a hologram. 689 00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,145 So? 690 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:59,275 According to Federation law, holograms have no rights. 691 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:10,259 Under a strict interpretation of Federation law, 692 00:32:10,328 --> 00:32:11,591 Mr. Broht is correct. 693 00:32:11,663 --> 00:32:13,097 The Doctor has no legal rights. 694 00:32:13,165 --> 00:32:15,031 Because I'm a hologram. 695 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,534 Yes. 696 00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:18,091 There is another option. 697 00:32:18,170 --> 00:32:19,604 We may be able to claim 698 00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:22,606 that the holonovel reveals classified information. 699 00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:24,108 Starfleet could then request 700 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:26,338 that it be recalled for security purposes. 701 00:32:26,411 --> 00:32:27,742 Oh, great idea-- a cover-up, 702 00:32:27,813 --> 00:32:29,212 and then everyone will be convinced 703 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:30,476 that it's a true story. 704 00:32:30,549 --> 00:32:32,483 Could we claim defamation? 705 00:32:32,551 --> 00:32:34,952 Well, we'd have to prove that the story's about us 706 00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:36,952 and that we've been harmed by it. 707 00:32:37,022 --> 00:32:40,959 We might win on those grounds, but what about the Doctor? 708 00:32:41,059 --> 00:32:42,527 What about me, Captain? 709 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:44,961 It's the crew's reputations that are at risk. 710 00:32:45,096 --> 00:32:46,928 I'm not so sure. 711 00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:49,968 I think it's your reputation that's on the line here. 712 00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,160 You have the same rights 713 00:32:51,236 --> 00:32:53,705 as every other member of this crew, 714 00:32:53,772 --> 00:32:57,140 and I'm not going to let this publisher say otherwise. 715 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,246 Captain's Log, Stardate 54748.6. 716 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:08,150 A Federation Arbitrator has been assigned to determine 717 00:33:08,220 --> 00:33:09,483 whether the Doctor has the right 718 00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:11,921 to control his artistic creation. 719 00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:14,082 Because of our limited com time with Earth, 720 00:33:14,159 --> 00:33:17,185 the argument should take about three days. 721 00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:19,526 You claim the Doctor doesn't have the legal right 722 00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,259 to control this holoprogram. 723 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:24,428 Yet you're promoting the fact that Voyager's EMH wrote it. 724 00:33:24,503 --> 00:33:26,699 Our most successful children's title 725 00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:30,173 is a program "written by" Toby the targ. 726 00:33:30,242 --> 00:33:32,540 Fortunately, Toby hasn't tried to stop me 727 00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:35,342 from distributing any of his work. 728 00:33:35,413 --> 00:33:36,744 But you don't deny that the Doctor 729 00:33:36,815 --> 00:33:38,180 is the creator of this holonovel? 730 00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:42,585 No, but, uh, a replicator created this cup of coffee. 731 00:33:42,654 --> 00:33:45,680 Should that replicator be able to determine 732 00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:47,452 whether or not I can drink it? 733 00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:48,891 - I object! - Doctor... 734 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,224 An intriguing analogy, Mr. Broht, 735 00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:54,129 but I have never encountered a replicator 736 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:57,965 that could compose music, or paint landscapes, 737 00:33:58,103 --> 00:33:59,867 or perform microsurgery. 738 00:33:59,938 --> 00:34:01,167 Have you? 739 00:34:01,239 --> 00:34:02,900 Would you say that you have a reputation 740 00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:06,911 for publishing respected, original works of literature? 741 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,706 I'd like to think so. 742 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:11,078 And is the Doctor's holonovel such a work? 743 00:34:11,149 --> 00:34:15,052 Actually, some aspects of it are quite derivative. 744 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:17,521 Has there even been another work written 745 00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:19,580 about a hologram's struggle for equality? 746 00:34:19,658 --> 00:34:22,719 Uh, not that I know of, but, uh... 747 00:34:22,794 --> 00:34:24,660 Then, in that respect, it is original. 748 00:34:24,729 --> 00:34:28,666 I suppose so. 749 00:34:28,733 --> 00:34:32,601 Your Honor, Section 7-Gamma of the Twelfth Guarantee 750 00:34:32,671 --> 00:34:33,900 defines an artist 751 00:34:33,972 --> 00:34:36,339 as a "person who creates an original artistic work." 752 00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:40,106 Mr. Broht admits that the Doctor created this program 753 00:34:40,178 --> 00:34:41,612 and that it is original. 754 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:43,239 I therefore submit 755 00:34:43,315 --> 00:34:44,840 that the Doctor should be entitled 756 00:34:44,916 --> 00:34:45,940 to all rights and privileges 757 00:34:46,051 --> 00:34:48,543 accorded an artist under the law. 758 00:34:52,357 --> 00:34:54,155 You've made a persuasive argument, Commander, 759 00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:56,159 but there's a flaw in your logic. 760 00:34:56,227 --> 00:34:59,162 As you point out, the law says 761 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:01,699 that the creator of an artistic work must be a "person." 762 00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:05,361 Your EMH doesn't meet that criteria. 763 00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:09,603 Sir, we're losing the link. 764 00:35:09,674 --> 00:35:13,167 This hearing is in recess until tomorrow. 765 00:35:16,181 --> 00:35:18,206 We're not doing well. 766 00:35:18,283 --> 00:35:20,615 Is that your considered legal opinion? 767 00:35:20,685 --> 00:35:22,585 I'm sorry. 768 00:35:22,654 --> 00:35:24,850 It's just frustrating to be told I have 769 00:35:24,923 --> 00:35:27,324 no more legal standing than a replicator. 770 00:35:27,392 --> 00:35:29,690 If the Doctor doesn't have the right 771 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:31,229 to control his own work, 772 00:35:31,296 --> 00:35:33,264 then it stands to reason he never had the right 773 00:35:33,331 --> 00:35:35,459 to enter into an agreement with Mr. Broht. 774 00:35:35,533 --> 00:35:38,901 We could argue that the original contract is invalid. 775 00:35:38,970 --> 00:35:41,268 In other words, you want to concede 776 00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:43,205 that the Doctor isn't a person. 777 00:35:43,274 --> 00:35:45,299 What we need to do... 778 00:35:45,377 --> 00:35:48,574 is prove that he is just as much a person 779 00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:49,944 as any of us. 780 00:35:50,015 --> 00:35:51,176 How do we do that? 781 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:54,048 By telling your real life story. 782 00:35:57,922 --> 00:36:00,619 Because I was having difficulty interacting with the crew, 783 00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:02,421 the Doctor gave me social lessons. 784 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:04,690 First, he taught me how to make conversation. 785 00:36:04,763 --> 00:36:07,198 Later, how to dance. 786 00:36:07,265 --> 00:36:09,233 Eventually, he showed me 787 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:11,496 how to express romantic interest. 788 00:36:11,569 --> 00:36:13,298 Without his guidance, 789 00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:15,897 I wouldn't be the person I am today. 790 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:18,908 He decided it wasn't enough to be just a doctor. 791 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:21,911 So he added command subroutines to his matrix, 792 00:36:21,980 --> 00:36:23,414 and now, in an emergency, 793 00:36:23,481 --> 00:36:25,916 he's as capable as any Bridge officer. 794 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:30,113 That only proves the Doctor's program can be modified. 795 00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:31,417 Your Honor, I think it shows 796 00:36:31,489 --> 00:36:33,321 he has a desire to become more than he is, 797 00:36:33,391 --> 00:36:35,257 just like any other person. 798 00:36:35,326 --> 00:36:37,124 He traveled halfway across the galaxy 799 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:40,927 to care for Lewis Zimmerman, the man who created his program. 800 00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:42,192 It was like a son 801 00:36:42,267 --> 00:36:45,430 who wanted to show his father what he'd become, 802 00:36:45,503 --> 00:36:47,528 so the old man would be proud of him, 803 00:36:47,605 --> 00:36:51,200 and if you ask me... he was. 804 00:36:51,276 --> 00:36:53,267 I'd made myself clear, 805 00:36:53,344 --> 00:36:56,575 but the Doctor disobeyed my direct orders. 806 00:36:56,648 --> 00:36:59,447 In the process, he endangered the ship and crew. 807 00:36:59,517 --> 00:37:02,885 That's hardly commendable behavior. 808 00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,580 No, it wasn't, 809 00:37:04,656 --> 00:37:06,750 but it was human. 810 00:37:06,825 --> 00:37:10,489 Starfleet had programmed him to follow orders. 811 00:37:10,562 --> 00:37:12,894 The fact that he was capable of doing otherwise 812 00:37:12,964 --> 00:37:15,956 proves that he can think for himself. 813 00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:21,768 Your Honor, centuries ago, in most places on Earth, 814 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,276 only landowners of a particular gender and race 815 00:37:25,343 --> 00:37:27,243 had any rights at all. 816 00:37:27,312 --> 00:37:31,044 Over time, those rights were extended to all humans, 817 00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:33,744 and later, as we explored the galaxy, 818 00:37:33,818 --> 00:37:36,446 to thousands of other sentient species. 819 00:37:37,989 --> 00:37:40,822 Our definition of what constitutes a person 820 00:37:40,892 --> 00:37:42,917 has continued to evolve. 821 00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:44,551 Now, we're asking 822 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:47,360 that you expand that definition once more... 823 00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:49,025 to include our Doctor. 824 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:52,365 When I met him seven years ago, I would never have believed 825 00:37:52,437 --> 00:37:56,670 that an EMH could become a valued member of my crew... 826 00:37:56,741 --> 00:37:59,233 and my friend. 827 00:37:59,310 --> 00:38:02,575 The Doctor is a person 828 00:38:02,647 --> 00:38:06,515 as real as any flesh and blood I have ever known. 829 00:38:06,584 --> 00:38:09,485 If you believe the testimony you've heard here, 830 00:38:09,554 --> 00:38:12,182 it's only fair to conclude that he has 831 00:38:12,257 --> 00:38:14,191 the same rights as any of us. 832 00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,065 You'll have my decision in two days. 833 00:38:22,133 --> 00:38:24,500 This hearing is in recess. 834 00:38:36,047 --> 00:38:38,573 When you sing "Happy Birthday" to your mother, 835 00:38:38,650 --> 00:38:40,175 try to stay in tune. 836 00:38:40,251 --> 00:38:41,377 What's this? 837 00:38:41,452 --> 00:38:43,784 An isolinear chip entitling the bearer 838 00:38:43,855 --> 00:38:45,914 to three minutes of com time tomorrow. 839 00:38:46,057 --> 00:38:47,183 You made it clear 840 00:38:47,258 --> 00:38:49,226 how important it was to finish your conversation. 841 00:38:49,294 --> 00:38:51,592 I overreacted. 842 00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:54,132 I understand why you did. 843 00:38:54,199 --> 00:38:57,169 I've been observing the crew interacting with their families 844 00:38:57,235 --> 00:38:58,930 over the past few days. 845 00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:00,799 It's become clear to me 846 00:39:00,872 --> 00:39:02,931 how meaningful that communication can be. 847 00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:09,707 Thanks, but I can't accept this. 848 00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,249 Why not? 849 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:13,341 You should contact your own family. 850 00:39:13,418 --> 00:39:15,887 My parents were assimilated. 851 00:39:15,954 --> 00:39:17,547 Well, there must be someone. 852 00:39:17,622 --> 00:39:19,454 A distant relative? 853 00:39:19,524 --> 00:39:22,459 My father has a sister on Earth... 854 00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:24,222 Irene Hansen. 855 00:39:24,295 --> 00:39:28,061 I'm sure she'd be thrilled to hear from you. 856 00:39:32,604 --> 00:39:34,402 You can imagine my reaction 857 00:39:34,472 --> 00:39:37,305 when Starfleet told me to expect your call. 858 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:40,868 I experienced some apprehension myself. 859 00:39:40,945 --> 00:39:43,277 You seem like a lovely young woman, 860 00:39:43,348 --> 00:39:48,548 but you were the most stubborn six year old I've ever met. 861 00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:52,056 Your parents left you with me for a weekend, 862 00:39:52,123 --> 00:39:53,249 and you were so angry, 863 00:39:53,324 --> 00:39:55,315 you locked yourself in my guest room 864 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,827 and refused to come out. 865 00:39:58,363 --> 00:40:01,298 That must have been... inconvenient for you. 866 00:40:01,366 --> 00:40:04,097 Oh, I coaxed you out eventually... 867 00:40:04,168 --> 00:40:05,829 with a strawberry tart. 868 00:40:05,904 --> 00:40:08,271 I'm very fond of strawberries. 869 00:40:08,339 --> 00:40:10,603 I didn't realize I'd eaten them as a child. 870 00:40:10,675 --> 00:40:12,268 You couldn't get enough of them. 871 00:40:13,344 --> 00:40:15,312 Of course, you didn't hesitate to point out 872 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:16,939 if they weren't perfectly ripe. 873 00:40:17,015 --> 00:40:20,918 I'm sorry if I insulted you. 874 00:40:20,985 --> 00:40:24,944 Perhaps I shouldn't have called. 875 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:27,183 No, I'm very glad you did. 876 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:31,661 It's wonderful to see you again, Annika. 877 00:40:38,336 --> 00:40:40,430 We're exploring new territory today, 878 00:40:40,505 --> 00:40:41,802 so it is fitting that this hearing 879 00:40:41,873 --> 00:40:43,967 is being held at Pathfinder. 880 00:40:44,042 --> 00:40:46,340 The Doctor exhibits many of the traits 881 00:40:46,411 --> 00:40:48,140 we associate with a person-- 882 00:40:48,212 --> 00:40:52,877 intelligence, creativity, ambition, even fallibility-- 883 00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:54,885 but are these traits real 884 00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:57,945 or is the Doctor merely programmed to simulate them? 885 00:40:58,022 --> 00:41:01,925 To be honest, I don't know. 886 00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:04,529 Eventually, we will have to decide, 887 00:41:04,595 --> 00:41:06,620 because the issue of holographic rights 888 00:41:06,698 --> 00:41:08,666 isn't going to go away. 889 00:41:08,733 --> 00:41:11,361 But at this time, I am not prepared to rule 890 00:41:11,436 --> 00:41:13,530 that the Doctor is a person under the law. 891 00:41:13,604 --> 00:41:16,835 However, it is obvious he is 892 00:41:16,908 --> 00:41:19,878 no ordinary hologram, and while I can't say 893 00:41:19,944 --> 00:41:21,503 with certainty that he is a person, 894 00:41:21,579 --> 00:41:23,479 I am willing to extend the legal definition 895 00:41:23,548 --> 00:41:25,243 of artist to include the Doctor. 896 00:41:25,316 --> 00:41:26,579 I therefore rule 897 00:41:26,651 --> 00:41:28,551 that he has the right to control his work, 898 00:41:28,619 --> 00:41:29,950 and I'm ordering all copies 899 00:41:30,054 --> 00:41:32,182 of his holonovels to be recalled immediately. 900 00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:33,348 Your Honor... 901 00:41:33,424 --> 00:41:34,653 This hearing is adjourned. 902 00:41:34,726 --> 00:41:35,887 Congratulations, Doctor. 903 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,325 Thank you, Reg. 904 00:41:37,395 --> 00:41:38,988 We'll be in touch, Captain. 905 00:41:41,366 --> 00:41:42,731 You don't look like someone 906 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,895 who's just struck the first blow for the rights of holograms. 907 00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:47,597 I don't mean to sound ungrateful, 908 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:51,609 but it feels like a hollow victory-- pardon the pun. 909 00:41:51,676 --> 00:41:54,475 The program's already been played by thousands of people. 910 00:41:54,545 --> 00:41:55,478 The damage is done. 911 00:41:55,546 --> 00:41:56,536 We'll survive. 912 00:41:56,614 --> 00:41:57,775 If I'm not mistaken, 913 00:41:57,849 --> 00:42:00,079 don't you have a holonovel to revise? 914 00:42:00,151 --> 00:42:02,882 Do you think I'll be able to find another publisher? 915 00:42:02,954 --> 00:42:05,924 If there's one thing I've learned about you, Doctor, 916 00:42:06,024 --> 00:42:07,389 it's that you can do just about anything 917 00:42:07,458 --> 00:42:08,857 you set your mind to. 918 00:42:17,502 --> 00:42:19,800 Time for your diagnostic. 919 00:42:19,871 --> 00:42:21,930 Report to the Holo-Lab. 920 00:42:22,073 --> 00:42:23,700 I know the routine. 921 00:42:23,775 --> 00:42:29,509 And... while you're there, do yourself a favor. 922 00:42:29,580 --> 00:42:33,346 Ask the operator to run program 47-Beta. 923 00:42:33,418 --> 00:42:35,284 Why? What is it? 924 00:42:35,353 --> 00:42:38,220 It's called Photons Be Free. 925 00:42:38,289 --> 00:42:39,779 It's quite provocative.