1 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:04,600 Just a minute. 2 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:06,799 I'll... I'll, I'll be right there. 3 00:00:14,882 --> 00:00:16,748 I'm coming. I'm coming. 4 00:00:22,990 --> 00:00:24,185 Deanna! 5 00:00:24,258 --> 00:00:25,555 Hello, Reg. 6 00:00:25,626 --> 00:00:27,685 I'm so glad you could make it. 7 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:29,058 It's wonderful to see you. 8 00:00:30,364 --> 00:00:32,628 Would it be all right if I came inside? 9 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:33,723 Yeah. Of course. 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,892 Of course! 11 00:00:34,968 --> 00:00:36,333 Come in, come in. 12 00:00:36,403 --> 00:00:39,168 Is-is there something I can get you? 13 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:42,300 Some, um, some coffee? Tea? 14 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:43,639 Oh, wait a minute. 15 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:45,906 Don't... don't tell me. 16 00:00:45,979 --> 00:00:47,242 Chocolate ice cream. 17 00:00:47,314 --> 00:00:48,645 You know me too well. 18 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:50,149 But just one scoop. 19 00:00:50,217 --> 00:00:51,810 I'm watching my figure. 20 00:00:51,885 --> 00:00:52,977 Why?! 21 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:54,987 You... you look lovely. 22 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:57,581 You always knew how to flatter me. 23 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,656 Would you like me to get it? 24 00:01:01,728 --> 00:01:03,696 Get... get what? 25 00:01:03,764 --> 00:01:04,925 The ice cream. 26 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:06,625 Right! Right! The ice cream. 27 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:07,929 No, no. No, no, no. 28 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:09,469 Come in, come in. 29 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:10,662 Sit down... 30 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,364 make yourself comfortable. 31 00:01:15,943 --> 00:01:17,206 It's a nice place. 32 00:01:17,277 --> 00:01:18,335 Thanks. 33 00:01:18,412 --> 00:01:21,074 One scoop of chocolate ice cream. 34 00:01:21,148 --> 00:01:22,616 Did you just move in? 35 00:01:22,683 --> 00:01:23,616 No, no. 36 00:01:23,684 --> 00:01:25,311 I've been here, uh... 37 00:01:25,385 --> 00:01:26,853 almost two years. 38 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,651 I just haven't had a chance to unpack. 39 00:01:31,825 --> 00:01:33,953 Is everything all right, Reg? 40 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:34,960 Of course. 41 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:36,529 Why, why wouldn't it be? 42 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,430 To be honest, you seem a little on edge. 43 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:42,400 Do I? Oh, oh, it's just that I'm... 44 00:01:42,469 --> 00:01:43,834 I'm excited to see you. 45 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:45,702 I'm excited to see you, too. 46 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:46,739 I think Geordi's 47 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:48,400 a little disappointed 48 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:51,069 I didn't invite him to come along. 49 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,135 Yes, I... well, I-l was hoping to get... 50 00:01:53,213 --> 00:01:54,647 get together with him, too, 51 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:57,309 uh, before the Enterprise leaves orbit, 52 00:01:57,384 --> 00:02:00,183 but I just wanted to spend some time with you first. 53 00:02:00,253 --> 00:02:01,220 That's all right, 54 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:03,017 - isn't it? - Of course it is. 55 00:02:07,394 --> 00:02:10,921 I hear you've been working on the Pathfinder Project. 56 00:02:10,998 --> 00:02:12,523 Well, I... 57 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:14,897 I was, uh... 58 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:16,436 I'm not anymore. 59 00:02:16,503 --> 00:02:17,436 What happened? 60 00:02:17,504 --> 00:02:18,437 Oh, uh... 61 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:20,234 nothing... really. 62 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:23,470 Just got to be a lot of, uh... 63 00:02:23,543 --> 00:02:25,033 pressure. 64 00:02:25,112 --> 00:02:26,102 Well, hello! 65 00:02:26,179 --> 00:02:27,908 Neelix! 66 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,881 Oh, he's not used to company. Oh. 67 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:32,749 It's not polite to eat our guest's food. 68 00:02:32,819 --> 00:02:34,878 If you're hungry, just say so. 69 00:02:34,955 --> 00:02:37,788 Deanna, uh, Neelix. 70 00:02:37,858 --> 00:02:39,417 Neelix? 71 00:02:39,493 --> 00:02:41,461 That's an unusual name. 72 00:02:43,196 --> 00:02:45,392 Maybe we should introduce him 73 00:02:45,465 --> 00:02:46,933 to Data's cat, Spot. 74 00:02:49,236 --> 00:02:50,965 I have a feeling 75 00:02:51,038 --> 00:02:54,474 you didn't ask me here to reminisce. 76 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:56,873 Tell me what's wrong. 77 00:03:02,115 --> 00:03:05,642 I've lost myself, Deanna. 78 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:07,949 Lost yourself? 79 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:11,491 In Voyager. 80 00:03:11,558 --> 00:03:13,458 I've become obsessed 81 00:03:13,527 --> 00:03:16,428 with Voyager. 82 00:05:06,573 --> 00:05:08,234 Here you are on shore leave 83 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:09,366 and what do 1 do? 84 00:05:09,442 --> 00:05:12,468 I lure you into a counseling session. 85 00:05:12,546 --> 00:05:13,741 Don't worry about that. 86 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:15,578 The important thing is 87 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:18,311 I'm here now, and I want to help. 88 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:19,750 Thank you. 89 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:21,151 Now... 90 00:05:21,221 --> 00:05:23,280 start at the beginning. 91 00:05:23,356 --> 00:05:25,518 Has it ever occurred to you 92 00:05:25,592 --> 00:05:27,560 that a tachyon beam 93 00:05:27,627 --> 00:05:30,324 directed at a class-B itinerant pulsar 94 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:32,695 could produce enough gravimetric energy 95 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:34,734 to create an artificial singularity? 96 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:36,428 I can't say it has. 97 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,028 It occurred to me, 98 00:05:38,104 --> 00:05:42,541 but my supervisors thought it was an abuse of MIDAS. 99 00:05:42,609 --> 00:05:44,134 MIDAS? 100 00:05:44,211 --> 00:05:45,542 The, uh, Mutara Interdimensional 101 00:05:45,612 --> 00:05:47,546 Deep Space Transponder Array. 102 00:05:47,614 --> 00:05:49,378 Reg, you're losing me. 103 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:50,678 I'm sorry. 104 00:05:50,750 --> 00:05:52,616 The beginning. 105 00:05:52,686 --> 00:05:55,314 The beginning-- right. 106 00:05:57,390 --> 00:06:01,657 Well, I suppose it all started in the holodeck. 107 00:06:01,728 --> 00:06:03,253 Doesn't it always? 108 00:06:04,297 --> 00:06:05,492 Go on. 109 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:07,192 Well... 110 00:06:09,236 --> 00:06:11,500 I was running a few simulations. 111 00:06:11,571 --> 00:06:14,404 Computer, boost the gain on Voyager's transceiver 112 00:06:14,474 --> 00:06:15,669 by 20 percent. 113 00:06:15,742 --> 00:06:18,006 Transceiver gain is at maximum. 114 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:22,447 Apply a narrowband filter to the signal processor. 115 00:06:22,515 --> 00:06:24,381 Filter engaged. 116 00:06:25,986 --> 00:06:27,750 Voyager, come in. 117 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:29,016 Come in, Voyager. 118 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:31,785 Voyager, come in. 119 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:33,849 This is Starfleet Command. 120 00:06:33,927 --> 00:06:36,055 Voyager, come in, Voyager. 121 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,188 Good. Good, good. 122 00:06:38,265 --> 00:06:41,064 Now, lower the filter band by .3 kilohertz. 123 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:43,432 Reg, what are you doing? 124 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:44,937 Oh. 125 00:06:45,005 --> 00:06:46,939 Uh, um, Pete. 126 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:49,235 I-I-l was just, uh... 127 00:06:49,309 --> 00:06:50,936 Yes, running another simulation. 128 00:06:51,011 --> 00:06:52,103 I can see that. 129 00:06:52,178 --> 00:06:53,612 What about the transmitter diagnostics? 130 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,671 Right. The diagnostics. 131 00:06:55,749 --> 00:06:57,945 You have finished them, haven't you? 132 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,076 Uh... almost. 133 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:00,745 Almost isn't good enough. 134 00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:04,188 We've got Admiral Paris first thing in the morning. 135 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:05,349 Admiral Paris? 136 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:07,018 Don't tell me you forgot. 137 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:08,993 Oh, no, of-of... of course not. 138 00:07:09,062 --> 00:07:10,894 I-I-1 just got the days mixed up. 139 00:07:10,997 --> 00:07:12,294 Reg! 140 00:07:12,365 --> 00:07:13,696 Computer, end program. 141 00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:16,896 Now that I think about it, it's a good thing 142 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:19,870 that Admiral Paris is coming tomorrow. 143 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,135 We can brief the Admiral 144 00:07:21,207 --> 00:07:22,197 on my theory. 145 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:23,401 What theory? 146 00:07:23,476 --> 00:07:24,534 I've been going over 147 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:26,579 the interstellar phenomena forecasts 148 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:27,909 from Deep Space 9. 149 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:29,379 They are predicting, uh, 150 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:31,713 a class-B itinerant pulsar 151 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:34,755 will pass within four billion kilometers 152 00:07:34,821 --> 00:07:36,812 of the MIDAS Array in three days. 153 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:38,881 You think the pulsar might damage the Array? 154 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:40,620 No, no. The shields will hold. 155 00:07:40,694 --> 00:07:41,889 Actually, I was thinking, uh, 156 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:44,158 we could use the pulsar to our own advantage. 157 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:45,823 How? 158 00:07:45,899 --> 00:07:48,561 Suppose... suppose we instructed the Array to direct 159 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:50,399 a tachyon beam at the pulsar. 160 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:53,906 Theoretically, we could produce a gravimetric surge 161 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:57,672 powerful enough to create an artificial wormhole. 162 00:07:57,744 --> 00:08:01,112 We could establish two-way communication 163 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:02,444 with Voyager. 164 00:08:02,515 --> 00:08:03,880 Reg, you're dreaming again. 165 00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:06,486 No, no, I really think this could work. 166 00:08:06,553 --> 00:08:07,714 Based on my simulations, that... 167 00:08:07,787 --> 00:08:09,778 Based on your last series of simulations, 168 00:08:09,856 --> 00:08:11,790 we wasted six months trying to develop 169 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:12,848 that transwarp probe. 170 00:08:12,926 --> 00:08:15,054 This... this is different. This... 171 00:08:15,128 --> 00:08:17,358 Reg... I really appreciate 172 00:08:17,430 --> 00:08:18,727 your imagination. 173 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:21,597 It's what makes you such a valuable part of this team, 174 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:23,568 but I'm not about to tell the Admiral 175 00:08:23,636 --> 00:08:26,298 that we've found a way for him to chat with his son 176 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,898 because of some cockeyed theory 177 00:08:28,041 --> 00:08:29,634 that only exists up here. 178 00:08:29,709 --> 00:08:32,735 Now, please, finish those diagnostics. 179 00:08:32,812 --> 00:08:34,302 Yes, sir. 180 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:41,015 And, Reg, 181 00:08:41,087 --> 00:08:42,384 remember-- 182 00:08:42,455 --> 00:08:43,923 while the Admiral's here, 183 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,048 I do the talking. 184 00:08:45,125 --> 00:08:46,183 You do the talking. 185 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:47,784 Understood. 186 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,596 Pete was only trying to look out for me, 187 00:08:51,664 --> 00:08:54,258 but I was sure my plan would work. 188 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:56,132 I, I just couldn't give it up. 189 00:09:04,711 --> 00:09:07,772 Burning the midnight oil. 190 00:09:07,847 --> 00:09:10,873 I-l finished, uh, the diagnostics, sir. 191 00:09:11,017 --> 00:09:12,610 Yes. I know. 192 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:14,175 I looked them over. 193 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:15,517 Good job. 194 00:09:19,959 --> 00:09:23,054 Well, why don't you call it a day? 195 00:09:23,129 --> 00:09:26,155 I just, uh, have a few more things 196 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:27,700 to take care of. 197 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:29,963 Well, see you tomorrow, then. 198 00:09:31,771 --> 00:09:35,298 Oh. Reg, why don't, um... 199 00:09:35,375 --> 00:09:37,173 why don't you drop by tonight 200 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:38,836 when you're through here? 201 00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:40,243 "Drop by"? 202 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:41,576 Come to the house. 203 00:09:41,648 --> 00:09:42,843 Have some coffee. 204 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:44,907 Angie's sister is in from Boston. 205 00:09:44,984 --> 00:09:46,611 I, uh... 206 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:48,279 I think she might like you. 207 00:09:48,354 --> 00:09:53,121 I-l don't, I don't think I... can, uh... 208 00:09:53,193 --> 00:09:56,754 I'm spending the evening with, um... 209 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:58,298 Neelix. 210 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:00,389 Correct me if I'm wrong, Reg, 211 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:02,435 but Neelix is your cat. 212 00:10:04,971 --> 00:10:07,941 Well, if you change your mind. 213 00:10:08,007 --> 00:10:09,566 Thanks. 214 00:10:09,642 --> 00:10:11,610 Ill... I'll try. 215 00:10:14,180 --> 00:10:15,670 But I couldn't leave, 216 00:10:15,748 --> 00:10:17,182 not until I'd strengthened my case 217 00:10:17,250 --> 00:10:18,513 for accessing the MIDAS Array. 218 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:21,646 The meeting with Admiral Paris was only 14 hours away, 219 00:10:21,721 --> 00:10:23,712 and I hadn't come up with anything. 220 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:26,259 Poring over the data wasn't helping. 221 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:33,892 I decided that what I needed was, um, a little inspiration. 222 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:35,492 Computer... 223 00:10:35,568 --> 00:10:38,060 activate hologrid Mess Hall scenario 224 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:40,072 Barclay 11-Gamma. 225 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:46,969 Hey, Reg. 226 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:48,979 Warning. The shark is circling. 227 00:10:50,016 --> 00:10:51,279 Let the games begin. 228 00:10:51,351 --> 00:10:52,443 What'll it be, Reg? 229 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:53,680 The usual. 230 00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:55,881 Computer, one milk, warm. 231 00:10:55,955 --> 00:10:57,286 Oh, thanks, Harry. 232 00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:59,724 Just trying to get on your good side, 233 00:10:59,792 --> 00:11:01,886 so you'll go easy on me tonight. 234 00:11:01,961 --> 00:11:03,725 Ah, you know what I always say-- 235 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:05,491 if you can't stand the heat... 236 00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:07,192 Get out of the warp core. 237 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:08,359 Sit down, Lieutenant, 238 00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:10,528 and give us mortals a chance to get even. 239 00:11:10,603 --> 00:11:11,536 That's an order. 240 00:11:11,604 --> 00:11:12,765 If you insist, Commander, 241 00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:14,603 but I think it's only fair to warn you 242 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:15,607 I have no intention 243 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:17,803 of letting my winning streak come to an end. 244 00:11:19,045 --> 00:11:20,103 Now, where's, 245 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:21,648 um, Tuvok? 246 00:11:21,714 --> 00:11:22,909 He said it's illogical 247 00:11:22,982 --> 00:11:25,349 to continue losing to a clearly superior player. 248 00:11:25,418 --> 00:11:26,886 Oh, that's too bad. 249 00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:29,354 I love to watch that Vulcan squirm. 250 00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,447 Now, you all know the rules. 251 00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:34,118 Deuces, one-eyed jacks and suicide kings are wild. 252 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:37,095 Five of a kind beats a straight flush every time. 253 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:38,392 The man is ruthless. 254 00:11:38,464 --> 00:11:39,397 He's a killer. 255 00:11:39,465 --> 00:11:41,194 Now, come on, guys. 256 00:11:41,267 --> 00:11:43,793 You know it hurts me to see you lose. 257 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:47,602 After all, you are my best friends. 258 00:11:49,576 --> 00:11:52,705 I'd hoped that the poker game would help calm my nerves, 259 00:11:52,779 --> 00:11:54,645 so that I could get a decent night's sleep 260 00:11:54,714 --> 00:11:58,344 before the briefing, but when I got home that night, 261 00:11:58,418 --> 00:12:01,353 I couldn't keep my mind off of Voyager. 262 00:12:01,421 --> 00:12:03,856 I needed to get back to the holodeck. 263 00:12:08,494 --> 00:12:10,155 That feels so good. 264 00:12:10,230 --> 00:12:13,097 Therapeutic massage can be an effective treatment 265 00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:14,600 for insomnia, Lieutenant. 266 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:17,329 But we need to get to the cause of your sleeplessness 267 00:12:17,403 --> 00:12:19,895 if we're going to find a more permanent solution. 268 00:12:19,973 --> 00:12:23,170 It's just that every time I-I close my eyes, 269 00:12:23,243 --> 00:12:25,075 my mind starts to race. 270 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,703 Can you be more specific? 271 00:12:26,779 --> 00:12:28,645 Well, I worry about the project. 272 00:12:28,715 --> 00:12:31,241 Have I explored the problem from every angle, 273 00:12:31,317 --> 00:12:34,150 or is there something else I should be trying? 274 00:12:34,220 --> 00:12:35,654 Am I doing enough? 275 00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:37,520 Hmm. 276 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:39,080 Acute work-related anxiety. 277 00:12:39,158 --> 00:12:41,183 Perhaps I should speak to the Captain 278 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,888 about reducing your schedule. 279 00:12:42,962 --> 00:12:44,259 Oh, something tells me 280 00:12:44,330 --> 00:12:46,389 she's not going to be able to help. 281 00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:48,161 You are an invaluable 282 00:12:48,234 --> 00:12:51,067 member of this crew, Mr. Barclay. 283 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:52,263 Thank you, Doctor. 284 00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:54,204 It's nice to be appreciated. 285 00:12:54,274 --> 00:12:55,400 Hmm. 286 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:57,701 Oh! 287 00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:01,342 Turning in, Reg? 288 00:13:01,414 --> 00:13:02,575 Yes, sir. 289 00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:03,810 Hey, Reg. 290 00:13:03,883 --> 00:13:06,477 For some reason, I never slept in my apartment 291 00:13:06,552 --> 00:13:11,388 as comfortably as I did in my holographic quarters. 292 00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:15,360 I suppose I felt more at home on Voyager. 293 00:13:15,428 --> 00:13:17,396 Mm-hmm. 294 00:13:34,180 --> 00:13:36,410 Good morning, everyone. 295 00:13:36,482 --> 00:13:37,677 Morning, Reg. 296 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:38,945 You're awfully chipper. 297 00:13:39,085 --> 00:13:40,450 Ah... slept like a baby. 298 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,318 Then maybe you've got the energy to whip up 299 00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:43,947 one of your famous cheese omelets. 300 00:13:44,090 --> 00:13:45,580 Oh, yeah. I'm starved. 301 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:48,355 I'm sorry, guys. I have a very important briefing at 0900. 302 00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:49,759 Just have time for coffee. 303 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:51,490 Uh, don't forget about tonight. 304 00:13:51,564 --> 00:13:53,589 Uh... remind me. 305 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:54,827 You were supposed to teach me 306 00:13:54,901 --> 00:13:55,959 how to play velocity. 307 00:13:56,069 --> 00:13:57,230 No. No way. 308 00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:58,964 Reg and I have a hoverball game scheduled. 309 00:13:59,072 --> 00:13:59,971 Don't fight. 310 00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:01,905 Plenty of me to go around. 311 00:14:01,974 --> 00:14:05,171 Reg... I'm sorry to bother you again, 312 00:14:05,244 --> 00:14:06,302 but I'm still having trouble 313 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,676 with the warp core recalibration. 314 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:08,839 It's no problem. 315 00:14:08,915 --> 00:14:10,405 I'll stop by Engineering later and talk you through it. 316 00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:11,416 Thank you. 317 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:13,919 I really appreciate it. 318 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:17,615 Velocity, hoverball, warp core recalibrations? 319 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:20,159 Reg, I don't know how you do it. 320 00:14:20,226 --> 00:14:23,218 Let you in on a little secret. 321 00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,128 There's two of me. 322 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:32,067 The Delta Quadrant, Sector 41751, Grid 9. 323 00:14:32,138 --> 00:14:34,903 Voyager's Doctor reported this as the ship's position 324 00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:37,238 when his program was briefly transferred 325 00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:39,074 to Starfleet two years ago. 326 00:14:39,145 --> 00:14:41,113 Assuming they're still on course for Earth, 327 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:42,545 we've been able to extrapolate 328 00:14:42,615 --> 00:14:44,709 a range of likely trajectories. 329 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:47,651 Estimating an average warp speed of 6.2 330 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,883 and accounting for various astronomical obstacles... 331 00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:57,189 we can reasonably assume that Voyager 332 00:14:57,263 --> 00:14:59,425 is now in one of these three sectors. 333 00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:01,593 Can we contact them? 334 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:03,726 As you know, we've been working with the Vulcans 335 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:05,771 on the deployment of the MIDAS Array. 336 00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:10,003 Though we're still in the testing phase, we think 337 00:15:10,076 --> 00:15:12,408 it won't be long before we can use this technology 338 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:15,140 to send signals at hyper-subspace speeds. 339 00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:18,240 A message that would normally take years 340 00:15:18,317 --> 00:15:20,684 to reach its destination could be received 341 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,312 by Voyager in a matter of days. 342 00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:24,288 Impressive. 343 00:15:24,357 --> 00:15:26,348 Will they be able to respond? 344 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,155 No, sir, 345 00:15:28,227 --> 00:15:30,389 but at least they'll know we're still looking 346 00:15:30,463 --> 00:15:31,624 for them. 347 00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:33,222 We'll send data 348 00:15:33,299 --> 00:15:34,926 on the hyper-subspace technology 349 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:36,934 and hope they can eventually use it 350 00:15:37,003 --> 00:15:38,027 to return the call. 351 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:40,163 Excuse me, Admiral Paris. 352 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:41,900 Lieutenant Barclay... 353 00:15:41,974 --> 00:15:43,373 I-I'm sorry, Commander. 354 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,935 It's just that there may be a way to establish, uh, 355 00:15:46,078 --> 00:15:47,842 two-way communication with Voyager. 356 00:15:47,914 --> 00:15:49,712 Now is not the time. 357 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:52,217 It's all right, Mr. Harkins. 358 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:53,912 Let the man speak. 359 00:15:53,986 --> 00:15:55,613 I'm all ears, son. 360 00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:57,622 Well, um... 361 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:02,359 Well, you see, there's a, uh, 362 00:16:02,428 --> 00:16:05,625 a class-B itinerant, uh, pulsar 363 00:16:05,698 --> 00:16:10,898 uh, and... well-well, as you probably know, s-sir, 364 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:14,200 uh, neutrino emissions, uh... 365 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:15,206 oh. 366 00:16:15,274 --> 00:16:20,110 What I mean to say is 367 00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:26,209 that with the Array, we could open an artificial 368 00:16:26,285 --> 00:16:31,553 uh, uh... a... sing... a sing, uh, sing-singularity. 369 00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:32,921 A wormhole? 370 00:16:33,025 --> 00:16:35,926 Yes! Yes, sir. 371 00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:40,932 We could use it as a conduit to-to talk to Voyager. 372 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:42,762 I can't give you high marks for clarity, Lieutenant, 373 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:44,496 but you've certainly got my attention. 374 00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:46,299 Is there any merit to what he's saying? 375 00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:50,275 Mr. Barclay has a tendency to get ahead of himself, sir. 376 00:16:50,343 --> 00:16:52,937 Unfortunately, what he's suggesting 377 00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:54,480 is beyond our abilities. 378 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,072 But you haven't even... 379 00:16:56,148 --> 00:16:56,944 Mr. Barclay! 380 00:16:57,083 --> 00:16:58,676 I know that I haven't 381 00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:00,185 explained myself, uh, very well, 382 00:17:00,253 --> 00:17:01,652 but with all due respect, sir, 383 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:04,656 what do we have to lose by trying? 384 00:17:04,724 --> 00:17:10,788 I think we're forgetting that there are 150 people 385 00:17:10,863 --> 00:17:13,798 stranded in the Delta Quadrant. 386 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:16,631 I have a son on that ship, Lieutenant. 387 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:20,468 I haven't forgotten that fact for a single moment. 388 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,338 I'm sorry, sir. 389 00:17:22,408 --> 00:17:24,467 I-l didn't, uh... I didn't mean to... 390 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,444 Take the rest of the day off, Reg. 391 00:17:26,512 --> 00:17:27,536 But... 392 00:17:27,613 --> 00:17:29,775 That was not a suggestion. 393 00:17:40,293 --> 00:17:43,888 How did you deal with your feelings afterwards? 394 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:45,226 What do you mean? 395 00:17:45,298 --> 00:17:48,097 Well... did you talk to Commander Harkins 396 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:50,295 after the meeting... apologize? 397 00:17:50,369 --> 00:17:52,633 Well... no. 398 00:17:52,705 --> 00:17:56,403 I wanted to, uh, fine tune my plan 399 00:17:56,475 --> 00:18:00,571 so, I just went right back to work. 400 00:18:00,646 --> 00:18:02,171 Be more specific. 401 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:04,410 What exactly did you do? 402 00:18:04,483 --> 00:18:05,575 Well, I... 403 00:18:05,651 --> 00:18:07,881 needed someone to, uh... 404 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:09,751 bounce ideas off of, 405 00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:11,881 someone to help focus my thoughts. 406 00:18:11,991 --> 00:18:13,254 Sounds reasonable. 407 00:18:13,326 --> 00:18:15,021 I suppose you... consulted 408 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,722 with some of your Pathfinder colleagues. 409 00:18:17,797 --> 00:18:20,391 Well... 410 00:18:20,466 --> 00:18:23,333 not exactly. 411 00:18:23,402 --> 00:18:25,598 You went back to the holodeck, didn't you? 412 00:18:25,671 --> 00:18:27,571 They're the only people that I can talk to. 413 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,005 They're not people. 414 00:18:29,075 --> 00:18:31,009 I know... 415 00:18:31,077 --> 00:18:33,705 but they... they help me with my work. 416 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:37,579 Poker, massages... 417 00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,584 sleeping in holographic quarters? 418 00:18:39,652 --> 00:18:41,711 Sounds more like escape than work. 419 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:44,188 I can't concentrate if I'm not relaxed. 420 00:18:44,256 --> 00:18:46,224 Can't you relax with your friends? 421 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:47,919 "Friends"? 422 00:18:47,994 --> 00:18:51,794 Commander Harkins invited you to his home. 423 00:18:51,864 --> 00:18:54,856 You went to the holodeck instead. 424 00:18:54,934 --> 00:18:57,266 It's not what you're thinking, Deanna. 425 00:18:57,336 --> 00:18:59,964 This isn't a relapse of my holo-addiction. 426 00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,075 Okay. 427 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:07,375 Tell me how the holograms helped you with your work. 428 00:19:07,446 --> 00:19:10,279 Well, I talked to them about my ideas. 429 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:12,784 I worked out technical problems. 430 00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:15,219 I need specifics here, people. 431 00:19:15,287 --> 00:19:17,346 Take us through it again, Mr. Barclay, 432 00:19:17,423 --> 00:19:18,481 one step at a time. 433 00:19:18,557 --> 00:19:20,582 Maybe it'll spark an idea. 434 00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,788 We've got our itinerant pulsar. 435 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:26,230 We've got our interdimensional transponder array. 436 00:19:26,298 --> 00:19:28,096 How do we get our wormhole? 437 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:30,602 This one could keep us up all night. 438 00:19:30,670 --> 00:19:33,833 Oh. We know we can produce gravimetric energy, 439 00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:37,103 but... can we do it at levels high enough 440 00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:39,235 to create the singularity? 441 00:19:39,311 --> 00:19:40,403 We're talking 442 00:19:40,479 --> 00:19:42,573 about a massive subspace reaction. 443 00:19:42,648 --> 00:19:45,913 Maybe... that's the problem. 444 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:47,611 Reg? 445 00:19:47,687 --> 00:19:50,122 Maybe we need to think smaller. 446 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:52,123 You're losing me. 447 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:55,217 How much bandwidth do we really need? 448 00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:57,388 The average wormhole is huge, 449 00:19:57,463 --> 00:20:00,296 but if we compressed the datastream... 450 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:03,131 We wouldn't need a conduit anywhere near as big. 451 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,761 What's your idea? 452 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:10,169 A micro-wormhole. 453 00:20:10,242 --> 00:20:12,210 Impressive. 454 00:20:12,278 --> 00:20:14,542 You've outdone yourself this time, Reg. 455 00:20:14,613 --> 00:20:16,945 I'll still need, um... help with the details. 456 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:18,813 Put together a team. 457 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,319 Use whatever resources you need. 458 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:27,483 A power ratio 459 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:30,928 of approximately 60 terawatts 460 00:20:30,996 --> 00:20:32,225 should do the trick. 461 00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:33,231 You think that's enough? 462 00:20:33,299 --> 00:20:36,667 Should be, but then, we have to compensate 463 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:38,135 for gravimetric interference. 464 00:20:38,204 --> 00:20:39,535 And how do we do that? 465 00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:40,834 I was thinking-- 466 00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:43,068 what if we applied a narrowband filter 467 00:20:43,142 --> 00:20:44,735 to the transponder signal? 468 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:47,970 Barclay strikes again. 469 00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:49,741 What's going on here? 470 00:20:49,815 --> 00:20:51,078 Commander... 471 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:52,276 Who's your friend, Reg? 472 00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:54,342 Yes, aren't you going to introduce me? 473 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:55,910 Computer, delete characters. 474 00:20:57,490 --> 00:21:00,460 I thought I told you to go home. 475 00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:04,596 I was, uh... working. 476 00:21:04,663 --> 00:21:06,893 You call this work? 477 00:21:06,966 --> 00:21:12,302 You've created holograms of the Voyager crew. 478 00:21:12,371 --> 00:21:15,033 Oh, it-it... it-it's not what you think. 479 00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:18,168 It's an interactive, uh, diagnostic program. 480 00:21:18,244 --> 00:21:21,236 I designed it to help me... solve problems. 481 00:21:21,313 --> 00:21:23,714 How long have you been in here? 482 00:21:25,050 --> 00:21:26,415 Since the briefing. 483 00:21:26,485 --> 00:21:28,419 The briefing ended ten hours ago. 484 00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:34,523 I... know that I embarrassed you 485 00:21:34,593 --> 00:21:36,925 in front of the Admiral 486 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:39,192 and I am... I'm sorry. 487 00:21:39,265 --> 00:21:40,960 I wanted to refine my idea, 488 00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:42,865 so that I could present you 489 00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:45,336 with a specific plan, and I've done that, Pete. 490 00:21:45,404 --> 00:21:46,599 You were right 491 00:21:46,672 --> 00:21:48,606 about the wormhole idea being too expansive. 492 00:21:48,674 --> 00:21:50,267 So, I've-I've scaled it back... 493 00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:53,573 All the extra time you've been putting in-- 494 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,910 if I checked the holo-logs, 495 00:21:55,981 --> 00:21:58,541 would I find you've been spending 496 00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:00,142 those hours in here? 497 00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:04,781 Well, not-not all that time. 498 00:22:04,857 --> 00:22:06,586 How much of it? 499 00:22:08,194 --> 00:22:09,923 Maybe, uh... 500 00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:11,622 20 or... 501 00:22:11,697 --> 00:22:13,927 30 hours a week. 502 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:16,057 Don't you think that's a little excessive? 503 00:22:16,135 --> 00:22:19,935 Uh, not if it helps us contact Voyager. 504 00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:25,943 Before I brought you onto my team... 505 00:22:26,045 --> 00:22:28,309 I reviewed your file. 506 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:32,681 You've struggled with holo-addiction before. 507 00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:36,484 From where I stand, 508 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:39,081 it looks like you've had a relapse. 509 00:22:39,158 --> 00:22:42,150 II know it-it may look that way, but... 510 00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:43,457 I think you need counseling. 511 00:22:43,529 --> 00:22:45,122 What I need is 512 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:47,859 for you to pay attention to my ideas. 513 00:22:49,902 --> 00:22:54,396 I should've been paying more attention to your behavior. 514 00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:56,840 I thought I was being a friend 515 00:22:56,909 --> 00:22:58,934 by giving you some leeway. 516 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:00,877 I didn't realize how... 517 00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:03,813 involved you've become with Voyager. 518 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,476 Well, is it really so wrong? 519 00:23:05,551 --> 00:23:08,612 Do you have any idea what it must be like for them 520 00:23:08,687 --> 00:23:10,815 to be stranded 60,000 light-years 521 00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:12,153 from home? 522 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:17,060 Do you have any idea... how lonely that must be? 523 00:23:17,129 --> 00:23:19,063 I'm sorry, Reg... 524 00:23:19,131 --> 00:23:23,693 but until you get some help, you're off the project. 525 00:23:23,769 --> 00:23:25,828 You-you can't do that. 526 00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:28,431 You've given me no choice. 527 00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:30,942 This hologrid and the lab 528 00:23:31,043 --> 00:23:33,740 are officially off limits. 529 00:23:33,812 --> 00:23:36,474 Now, go home. 530 00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:37,947 I won't leave-- 531 00:23:38,050 --> 00:23:40,747 not until you've heard what I have to say. 532 00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:41,877 Reg! 533 00:23:44,490 --> 00:23:47,755 Don't make me call Security. 534 00:24:03,475 --> 00:24:04,806 What is it, Nicole? 535 00:24:04,877 --> 00:24:06,538 He's still here. 536 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:09,081 You told him I have a meeting scheduled at 1500? 537 00:24:09,148 --> 00:24:10,172 Yes, sir. 538 00:24:10,249 --> 00:24:11,375 He won't go away. 539 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:14,215 Send him in. 540 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:15,776 Yes, sir. 541 00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:20,858 Admiral, uh, th-thank, thank you, 542 00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:22,155 uh, for seeing me. 543 00:24:22,227 --> 00:24:24,662 You're frightening my secretary, Mr. Barclay. 544 00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,095 You have five minutes. 545 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:30,897 Five minutes, right? 546 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:32,199 Sit down. 547 00:24:34,273 --> 00:24:37,243 Uh, first... first, I-I-] want to apologize 548 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,835 for speaking out of turn yesterday. 549 00:24:39,912 --> 00:24:41,243 l-it's only because I... 550 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:43,407 I, I care so much about Voyager. 551 00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,314 Yes, Commander Harkins has informed me 552 00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:47,113 about your attachment to the crew. 553 00:24:47,186 --> 00:24:49,177 I understand you've been spending time 554 00:24:49,254 --> 00:24:52,155 with a holographic re-creation of my son, among others. 555 00:24:52,224 --> 00:24:54,215 Frankly, I find that 556 00:24:54,293 --> 00:24:56,227 rather disturbing. 557 00:24:56,295 --> 00:24:59,128 Well, I understand h-how you could see it that way, 558 00:24:59,198 --> 00:25:02,429 but, uh, that does not negate the fact that I have a plan 559 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,299 for communicating with Voyager. 560 00:25:04,370 --> 00:25:08,238 Commander Harkins doesn't seem to think your plan is viable. 561 00:25:08,307 --> 00:25:10,571 I have refined the idea. 562 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:12,110 I've simplified it. 563 00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:13,303 All I'm asking for 564 00:25:13,379 --> 00:25:14,904 is a chance to try. 565 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:19,143 And if I'm right, it could mean a chance to talk to Tom. 566 00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:27,359 In my opinion, Commander Harkins removed you from the project 567 00:25:27,426 --> 00:25:30,225 with good cause, and that's his prerogative. 568 00:25:30,295 --> 00:25:32,389 I won't let my personal feelings 569 00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:34,330 interfere with Starfleet procedure. 570 00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:42,062 l... I've broken protocol and I should be punished, 571 00:25:42,141 --> 00:25:44,872 but the crew of the Voyager shouldn't be 572 00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:47,275 and neither... neither should you. 573 00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:49,781 I just need access to the lab 574 00:25:49,848 --> 00:25:51,509 for one more day. 575 00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:53,244 After that, if I... 576 00:25:53,318 --> 00:25:54,717 uh, if I'm wrong, 577 00:25:54,787 --> 00:25:57,484 I'll resign my commission. 578 00:26:00,659 --> 00:26:02,684 I'll order a review of your findings. 579 00:26:02,761 --> 00:26:04,889 If it's concluded your ideas are valid, 580 00:26:04,963 --> 00:26:07,364 I'll instruct Commander Harkins to pursue it. 581 00:26:07,433 --> 00:26:09,026 But... I'm the one who knows... 582 00:26:09,101 --> 00:26:11,695 That's the best I can do, Mr. Barclay. 583 00:26:11,770 --> 00:26:13,238 Good day. 584 00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:21,578 So the meeting went well. 585 00:26:21,647 --> 00:26:24,309 No, no, no. It didn't, not at all. 586 00:26:24,383 --> 00:26:25,782 The Admiral said 587 00:26:25,851 --> 00:26:27,751 he'd review your findings. 588 00:26:27,820 --> 00:26:28,844 Don't you see? 589 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:30,719 He was just trying to get rid of me 590 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:31,881 just like Harkins. 591 00:26:31,957 --> 00:26:33,152 Try to relax. 592 00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:36,126 Now you understand why I need your help. 593 00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:37,924 Yes, I do. 594 00:26:38,063 --> 00:26:40,191 You-you have to call the Admiral 595 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,927 in your official capacity as a Starfleet Counselor 596 00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:45,127 and tell him that I am psychologically fit 597 00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:46,228 to return to work. 598 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:50,940 I can't do that. 599 00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:53,636 Why not?! 600 00:26:53,712 --> 00:26:54,941 Look at yourself. 601 00:26:55,013 --> 00:26:57,812 You're experiencing acute anxiety, 602 00:26:57,883 --> 00:26:59,146 sleeplessness, 603 00:26:59,218 --> 00:27:00,276 paranoia. 604 00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:01,842 You did what you could. 605 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:06,084 Now it's time to let Starfleet worry about Voyager. 606 00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:08,456 We need to take care of you. 607 00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:11,258 There is nothing wrong with me! 608 00:27:11,330 --> 00:27:14,027 You said yourself, you've become 609 00:27:14,099 --> 00:27:15,897 obsessed with Voyager. 610 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:17,400 What if I have? 611 00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:20,200 If an obsession helps me to do my job better, 612 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:22,639 i-it's a sacrifice I am willing to make. 613 00:27:22,708 --> 00:27:25,575 A little instability in exchange for contact 614 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:27,908 with a stranded starship. 615 00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:29,445 Isn't Voyager more important 616 00:27:29,515 --> 00:27:31,176 than my psychological condition? 617 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:35,118 Voyager is important, but so are you. 618 00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:37,053 That ship... 619 00:27:43,295 --> 00:27:45,263 that crew... 620 00:27:48,534 --> 00:27:50,901 they're all I have. 621 00:27:56,742 --> 00:27:58,938 Tell me why that is. 622 00:27:59,077 --> 00:28:03,878 Ever... ever since I-1 left the Enterprise, 623 00:28:03,982 --> 00:28:07,885 things haven't... haven't been the same. 624 00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:11,081 It's as if... 625 00:28:15,194 --> 00:28:17,356 I lost my family. 626 00:28:17,429 --> 00:28:22,993 So you created a new family on the holodeck. 627 00:28:23,068 --> 00:28:25,594 Only they're not real. 628 00:28:25,671 --> 00:28:29,301 I didn't know how else... 629 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,308 how else to cope. 630 00:28:34,346 --> 00:28:37,680 Do you remember when you first came aboard the Enterprise? 631 00:28:37,749 --> 00:28:40,446 You had trouble fitting in, didn't you? 632 00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:46,549 But after a while, you started to make friends. 633 00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:49,754 You can learn to do the same thing here on Earth. 634 00:28:49,828 --> 00:28:53,355 Oh, I... l don't know how. 635 00:28:53,432 --> 00:28:55,799 We'll work on it together. 636 00:28:57,669 --> 00:29:00,468 You're, you're scheduled to depart tomorrow. 637 00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:03,201 I've decided to ask Captain Picard 638 00:29:03,275 --> 00:29:05,869 for a temporary leave of absence... 639 00:29:05,978 --> 00:29:09,881 to spend some time with an old friend. 640 00:29:09,948 --> 00:29:11,746 Oh, Deanna, you... you-you, you don't, 641 00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:13,114 you don't have to do that. 642 00:29:13,185 --> 00:29:16,382 Try and stop me. 643 00:29:33,472 --> 00:29:34,735 I'm sorry, Neelix. 644 00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:36,035 I have to leave. 645 00:29:37,643 --> 00:29:40,271 No, no, you can't talk me out of it. 646 00:29:50,022 --> 00:29:52,354 Authorization code required. 647 00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:54,051 Barclay-alpha-one-seven-gamma. 648 00:29:54,126 --> 00:29:55,389 Access denied. 649 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,792 That code has been de-authorized. 650 00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:14,643 Computer, reenter 651 00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:17,944 authorization code Barclay-alpha-one-seven-gamma. 652 00:30:19,851 --> 00:30:21,615 Access authorized. 653 00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:44,936 Computer, interface with the MIDAS Array. 654 00:30:55,821 --> 00:30:59,121 Activate the control matrix. 655 00:31:05,297 --> 00:31:06,822 Matrix activated. 656 00:31:06,898 --> 00:31:09,162 Full power to the graviton emitters. 657 00:31:09,234 --> 00:31:11,669 Emitters powering. 658 00:31:11,737 --> 00:31:14,172 Scan the area surrounding the Array 659 00:31:14,239 --> 00:31:16,503 for a class-B itinerant pulsar. 660 00:31:16,575 --> 00:31:20,842 A pulsar has been detected at coordinates 227 by 41 mark 6. 661 00:31:20,912 --> 00:31:22,846 Good, good. 662 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:28,512 Direct a 60 terawatt tachyon beam toward the pulsar. 663 00:31:28,587 --> 00:31:30,851 Tachyon beam initiated. 664 00:31:30,922 --> 00:31:34,950 How long until levels are sufficient 665 00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:41,523 to produce a gravimetric surge of five million teradynes? 666 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,535 Approximately 17 minutes. 667 00:31:47,606 --> 00:31:51,873 Computer, is there a micro-wormhole present 668 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:54,469 at coordinates 343 by 27? 669 00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:56,014 Scanning. 670 00:31:58,383 --> 00:31:59,817 Affirmative. 671 00:31:59,885 --> 00:32:02,149 I knew it. 672 00:32:02,220 --> 00:32:04,484 Adjust the phase alignment 673 00:32:04,556 --> 00:32:07,150 to direct the wormhole's trajectory 674 00:32:07,225 --> 00:32:11,492 to Delta Quadrant, Grid 9, Sector 41751. 675 00:32:11,563 --> 00:32:14,157 Trajectory established. 676 00:32:14,232 --> 00:32:17,327 Open Starfleet Emergency Channel 677 00:32:17,402 --> 00:32:20,861 and transmit toward the singularity. 678 00:32:22,073 --> 00:32:23,939 Channel open. 679 00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:26,510 Starfleet Command to USS Voyager. 680 00:32:26,578 --> 00:32:28,046 Come in, Voyager. 681 00:32:29,915 --> 00:32:33,510 Voyager, do you hear me? 682 00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:36,987 This is Lieutenant Reginald Barclay. 683 00:32:38,023 --> 00:32:41,254 Step away from the controls. 684 00:32:41,326 --> 00:32:43,192 Pete. 685 00:32:43,261 --> 00:32:45,229 l... I've sent a message. 686 00:32:47,098 --> 00:32:49,499 Stand down, Mr. Barclay. 687 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,004 All right. 688 00:32:56,208 --> 00:32:57,937 You win. 689 00:32:58,009 --> 00:32:59,477 Computer... 690 00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:01,342 transfer controls to hologrid 691 00:33:01,413 --> 00:33:02,903 program Barclay pi-three 692 00:33:03,048 --> 00:33:04,516 and restrict access! 693 00:33:04,583 --> 00:33:05,846 Stop him. 694 00:33:05,917 --> 00:33:07,749 Stun him if you have to. 695 00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,262 Tuvok, did you see those two men? 696 00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:25,497 1 did not. 697 00:33:25,570 --> 00:33:26,867 Well, they look like Starfleet Security, 698 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:27,905 but they're not. 699 00:33:27,973 --> 00:33:28,906 Intruders? 700 00:33:28,974 --> 00:33:30,499 They're after me. I need your help. 701 00:33:30,575 --> 00:33:31,838 Tuvok to all hands. 702 00:33:31,910 --> 00:33:33,173 Intruder alert. 703 00:33:33,245 --> 00:33:35,839 Computer, locate any unauthorized personnel 704 00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:37,507 aboard Voyager. 705 00:33:37,582 --> 00:33:40,847 Two unidentified humans, Deck 4, Section 8. 706 00:33:40,919 --> 00:33:43,047 Isolate them with force fields. 707 00:33:48,426 --> 00:33:50,190 Security to Commander Harkins. 708 00:33:50,262 --> 00:33:52,594 We've been isolated by force fields. 709 00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:54,462 Can you shut down the program? 710 00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:56,001 I'm working on it. 711 00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:58,803 Access denied. 712 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:01,464 Hologrid controls have been encrypted. 713 00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:03,167 Harkins to Security. 714 00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:05,175 I need reinforcements. 715 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,008 Computer, redirect the wormhole's trajectory 716 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:10,605 to Delta Quadrant, Grid 11, Sector 64238, 717 00:34:10,682 --> 00:34:12,480 and retransmit the message. 718 00:34:12,551 --> 00:34:14,485 Trajectory established. Transmitting. 719 00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:15,486 A wormhole? 720 00:34:15,554 --> 00:34:16,646 What's going on? 721 00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,416 I'm just trying to help some friends. 722 00:34:18,490 --> 00:34:19,423 Is there a response? 723 00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:20,583 Negative. 724 00:34:20,659 --> 00:34:22,252 Computer, redirect the wormhole's trajectory. 725 00:34:22,327 --> 00:34:23,294 Reg! 726 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:26,088 You'll have to come with me, sir. 727 00:34:26,164 --> 00:34:28,531 I'll cover for you. 728 00:34:38,009 --> 00:34:41,445 Computer, seal Jefferies Tube Door J53. 729 00:34:43,682 --> 00:34:46,049 Computer, cut all power to the hologrid. 730 00:34:46,117 --> 00:34:47,551 Unable to comply. 731 00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:50,316 Main power controls have been encrypted. 732 00:34:50,388 --> 00:34:52,152 Very clever, Reg. 733 00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:54,317 Security to Commander Harkins. 734 00:34:54,392 --> 00:34:55,826 We've lost him, sir. 735 00:34:55,894 --> 00:34:57,589 I've got an idea. 736 00:34:57,662 --> 00:34:59,130 I'm coming in. 737 00:35:03,401 --> 00:35:04,493 I know you. 738 00:35:04,569 --> 00:35:05,832 You're Reg's friend. 739 00:35:05,904 --> 00:35:07,201 You've got something to do 740 00:35:07,272 --> 00:35:09,104 with what's going on here, don't you? 741 00:35:09,174 --> 00:35:11,268 Computer, disengage primary coolant system. 742 00:35:11,343 --> 00:35:13,107 Are you crazy? That'll cause 743 00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:15,146 a warp core breach! 744 00:35:15,213 --> 00:35:16,578 Exactly. 745 00:35:20,085 --> 00:35:22,213 Mr. Barclay, I want an explanation 746 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:24,517 for what's going on aboard my ship. 747 00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:26,751 I'm looking after Voyager's best interests, Captain. 748 00:35:26,825 --> 00:35:28,520 You're just going to have to trust me on that. 749 00:35:28,593 --> 00:35:31,756 You've never given me any reason to doubt you before. 750 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:34,458 Computer, redirect the wormhole's trajectory 751 00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,830 to Delta Quadrant, Grid 10, Sector 3658 752 00:35:36,901 --> 00:35:38,528 and retransmit the message. 753 00:35:38,603 --> 00:35:43,370 Trajectory established. Transmitting. 754 00:35:43,441 --> 00:35:44,875 Who are you trying to contact, Reg? 755 00:35:44,943 --> 00:35:47,878 Warning. Warp core breach in 45 seconds. 756 00:35:47,946 --> 00:35:50,643 Bridge to Engineering. Report. 757 00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:52,149 Shut down the program, Reg. 758 00:35:52,217 --> 00:35:53,446 Janeway to Security. 759 00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:55,282 Intruders on the Bridge. 760 00:35:55,353 --> 00:35:56,752 Computer, establish a force field 761 00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:57,947 around the science station. 762 00:35:58,056 --> 00:35:59,785 Warning. Warp core breach in 30 seconds. 763 00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:01,189 Harry, get down to Engineering. 764 00:36:01,259 --> 00:36:02,852 Seal that breach. 765 00:36:02,927 --> 00:36:05,123 Force fields aren't going to help you, Reg. It's over. 766 00:36:05,196 --> 00:36:07,631 But this is my last chance. 767 00:36:07,699 --> 00:36:09,497 Warp core breach in 20 seconds. 768 00:36:09,567 --> 00:36:12,628 Captain to all hands. Abandon ship. 769 00:36:17,242 --> 00:36:20,337 Warp core breach in ten seconds. 770 00:36:20,412 --> 00:36:23,541 One way or another, this program's going to end. 771 00:36:23,615 --> 00:36:26,812 ...seven, Six... 772 00:36:26,885 --> 00:36:28,148 Good-bye, Captain. 773 00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:29,311 ...four... 774 00:36:29,387 --> 00:36:31,253 Computer, end program. 775 00:36:31,322 --> 00:36:32,721 two... 776 00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:52,806 I'm ready for my lesson. 777 00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:55,073 I've concluded that teaching you to sing 778 00:36:55,146 --> 00:36:56,944 is an inefficient use of my time. 779 00:36:57,048 --> 00:37:00,313 But I... I've... I've been practicing. 780 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:02,877 In your case, practice is irrelevant. 781 00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:05,081 Your vocal chords are incapable 782 00:37:05,156 --> 00:37:07,488 of producing basic diatonic tones, 783 00:37:07,559 --> 00:37:10,494 not to mention your rhythmic shortcomings. 784 00:37:10,562 --> 00:37:13,327 I sound so good in the sonic shower. 785 00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,162 Perhaps you should confine your efforts 786 00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:16,530 to that location. 787 00:37:23,141 --> 00:37:25,109 Astrometrics to the Bridge. 788 00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:26,837 Go ahead, Seven. 789 00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:29,608 I've detected what appears to be a micro-wormhole 790 00:37:29,681 --> 00:37:33,208 at coordinates 194.6 by 35. 791 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:35,116 A micro-wormhole? 792 00:37:35,186 --> 00:37:37,621 I believe a message is being transmitted through it... 793 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:43,323 on a Starfleet Emergency Channel. 794 00:37:51,636 --> 00:37:53,365 Let's hear it, Harry. 795 00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:56,237 Starfleet Command to USS Voyager. 796 00:37:58,042 --> 00:38:01,171 Try applying a narrowband filter to the signal processor. 797 00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:04,315 Do you hear me? 798 00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:10,219 This is Lieutenant Reginald Barclay. 799 00:38:10,288 --> 00:38:11,722 That's it. 800 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,280 Whoever this Barclay is, 801 00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:15,087 he stopped transmitting. 802 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,822 The micro-wormhole is collapsing 803 00:38:17,896 --> 00:38:19,762 at a rate of .2 percent per second. 804 00:38:19,831 --> 00:38:22,061 That doesn't give us much time. 805 00:38:22,133 --> 00:38:23,396 To do what? 806 00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:25,061 To send a message back through 807 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:27,104 and hope Mr. Barclay is listening. 808 00:38:30,241 --> 00:38:31,299 It should have worked. 809 00:38:31,376 --> 00:38:33,071 I don't understand why it didn't. 810 00:38:34,579 --> 00:38:36,047 There you are. 811 00:38:36,114 --> 00:38:37,912 I've reviewed Mr. Barclay's plan. 812 00:38:38,049 --> 00:38:39,915 I think it's worth an attempt. 813 00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:42,749 He's already tried, sir, without your authorization. 814 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,255 It didn't work. 815 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:46,484 I'm sorry to hear that. 816 00:38:46,558 --> 00:38:47,650 So am I, sir. 817 00:38:47,725 --> 00:38:49,489 I appreciate your confidence in me, 818 00:38:49,561 --> 00:38:51,120 but I... I don't deserve it. 819 00:38:51,196 --> 00:38:53,563 What would you like me to do with him, Admiral? 820 00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,032 He broke into the lab, accessed the MIDAS Array, 821 00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,534 resisted arrest. 822 00:38:57,602 --> 00:39:00,333 You've put me in a difficult position, son. 823 00:39:00,405 --> 00:39:02,737 I was hoping that we'd be able to... 824 00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:05,574 We're receiving 825 00:39:05,643 --> 00:39:06,872 a transmission. 826 00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:07,876 From where? 827 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:09,502 Coordinates 343.6 828 00:39:09,581 --> 00:39:10,844 by 27. 829 00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:12,178 The wormhole. 830 00:39:12,250 --> 00:39:14,480 Starfleet Command, come in. 831 00:39:14,552 --> 00:39:16,884 Voyager. 832 00:39:16,988 --> 00:39:20,322 Reg, give me a hand clearing up the signal. 833 00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,890 Lower the filter band by .3 kilohertz. 834 00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,897 This is Captain Kathryn Janeway. 835 00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:28,399 Do you read me? 836 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:31,060 I think she's talking to you. 837 00:39:31,135 --> 00:39:32,660 Captain... 838 00:39:32,737 --> 00:39:36,901 this is Lieutenant Reginald Barclay 839 00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:39,569 at Starfleet Command. 840 00:39:39,644 --> 00:39:42,409 It's good to hear your voice, Lieutenant. 841 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,471 We've been waiting a long time 842 00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:46,176 for this moment. 843 00:39:46,251 --> 00:39:47,741 The feeling is mutual. 844 00:39:47,819 --> 00:39:49,844 Unfortunately, the micro-wormhole is collapsing. 845 00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:51,514 We have only a few moments. 846 00:39:51,589 --> 00:39:52,920 Understood. 847 00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:56,016 We are transmitting our ship's logs, crew reports, 848 00:39:56,094 --> 00:39:58,358 and navigational records to you now. 849 00:39:58,429 --> 00:40:00,523 Acknowledged, and we're sending you 850 00:40:00,598 --> 00:40:03,624 data on some new hyper-subspace technology. 851 00:40:03,701 --> 00:40:05,430 We're hoping, eventually, to use it 852 00:40:05,503 --> 00:40:07,767 to keep in regular contact, and we're including some 853 00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:10,274 recommended modifications for your com system. 854 00:40:10,341 --> 00:40:12,708 We'll implement them as soon as possible. 855 00:40:12,777 --> 00:40:14,836 Uh, there's someone else here 856 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:17,974 who would also like to say something. 857 00:40:19,851 --> 00:40:21,683 This is Admiral Paris. 858 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:23,187 Hello, sir. 859 00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:24,949 How are your people holding up? 860 00:40:25,056 --> 00:40:26,455 Very well. 861 00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:29,619 They're an exemplary crew, 862 00:40:29,694 --> 00:40:31,662 your son included. 863 00:40:32,730 --> 00:40:36,360 Tell him... tell him I miss him, 864 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:39,233 and I'm proud of him. 865 00:40:39,304 --> 00:40:42,330 He heard you, Admiral. 866 00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:43,841 The wormhole is collapsing. 867 00:40:43,908 --> 00:40:46,138 I want you all to know we're doing everything we can 868 00:40:46,210 --> 00:40:47,177 to bring you home. 869 00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:49,179 We appreciate it, sir. 870 00:40:49,247 --> 00:40:51,375 Keep a docking bay open for us. 871 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:52,746 We hope to... 872 00:40:54,485 --> 00:40:57,455 That's it. They're gone. 873 00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:00,822 You did it, Reg. 874 00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:03,259 I'm sorry I doubted you. 875 00:41:06,431 --> 00:41:08,729 Why the long face, Mr. Barclay? 876 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:14,102 Because... because it's over, sir. 877 00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:17,437 No, Lieutenant. 878 00:41:17,508 --> 00:41:21,604 I'd say that Project Voyager is just beginning... 879 00:41:21,679 --> 00:41:23,272 thanks to you. 880 00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:36,960 Anyone know this Barclay? 881 00:41:37,028 --> 00:41:38,291 I took the liberty 882 00:41:38,363 --> 00:41:40,127 of reviewing his personnel file. 883 00:41:40,198 --> 00:41:41,962 He's had a rather colorful career, 884 00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:44,432 not to mention an unusual medical history. 885 00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,766 He's recovered from a variety of maladies 886 00:41:46,838 --> 00:41:48,397 including transporter phobia 887 00:41:48,473 --> 00:41:49,736 and holo-addiction. 888 00:41:49,807 --> 00:41:50,899 Well, whatever his problems, 889 00:41:50,975 --> 00:41:52,568 he certainly came through for us. 890 00:41:52,643 --> 00:41:54,577 Starfleet should give him a promotion. 891 00:41:54,645 --> 00:41:56,079 I've finished analyzing the data 892 00:41:56,147 --> 00:41:57,308 Mr. Barclay sent. 893 00:41:57,382 --> 00:41:59,373 The hyper-subspace technology is promising. 894 00:41:59,450 --> 00:42:00,815 I believe we can look forward 895 00:42:00,885 --> 00:42:02,580 to future communications with Earth. 896 00:42:02,653 --> 00:42:04,087 Well, that calls for a toast. 897 00:42:04,155 --> 00:42:05,987 Care to do the honors, Tom? 898 00:42:08,493 --> 00:42:11,622 To... my dad. 899 00:42:11,696 --> 00:42:13,061 It's nice to know 900 00:42:13,131 --> 00:42:14,599 he's still there. 901 00:42:14,665 --> 00:42:16,929 And to the newest honorary member 902 00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:18,332 of the Voyager crew, 903 00:42:18,403 --> 00:42:20,804 Reginald Barclay, whoever you are. 904 00:42:20,872 --> 00:42:22,135 Hear, hear. 905 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:23,674 To Mr. Barclay. 906 00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:25,641 Congratulations. 907 00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:29,112 Well, I'm not... not sure I deserve congratulations. 908 00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:30,443 Why not? 909 00:42:30,515 --> 00:42:31,949 It's quite an accomplishment. 910 00:42:32,016 --> 00:42:33,848 I, I couldn't have done it without your help. 911 00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:35,943 Why did Commander Harkins have to say about it? 912 00:42:36,020 --> 00:42:38,580 Well, I think... I think he was pleased. 913 00:42:38,656 --> 00:42:39,817 Why wouldn't he be? 914 00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:41,188 You're quite a catch. 915 00:42:41,259 --> 00:42:43,853 Well, not everyone would want his sister-in-law 916 00:42:43,928 --> 00:42:45,760 to date someone with my history. 917 00:42:45,830 --> 00:42:48,231 It's a new era. 918 00:42:48,299 --> 00:42:51,234 So, tell me all about the lucky lady. 919 00:42:51,302 --> 00:42:52,701 I want details. 920 00:42:52,770 --> 00:42:56,968 Well, her name is Hope. 921 00:42:57,041 --> 00:42:58,133 You're kidding. 922 00:42:58,209 --> 00:43:00,268 No, and-and-and... 923 00:43:00,344 --> 00:43:02,642 she loves cats.