1 00:00:03,712 --> 00:00:07,174 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 43657.0. 2 00:00:07,382 --> 00:00:09,718 While commander riker is away on personal leave, 3 00:00:09,927 --> 00:00:12,429 the enterprise has traveled to sector 396 4 00:00:12,638 --> 00:00:16,433 to begin charting the selini asteroid belt. 5 00:00:19,061 --> 00:00:22,064 - He sent for you too? - Yes. He was very mysterious. 6 00:00:22,272 --> 00:00:24,066 Do you have any idea what this is about? 7 00:00:24,274 --> 00:00:26,235 Something happened at that cybernetics conference. 8 00:00:26,401 --> 00:00:29,041 Since he's come back, he's spent every off-duty minute in that lab. 9 00:00:29,196 --> 00:00:32,241 - It's not like data to be so secretive. - And cautious. 10 00:00:32,449 --> 00:00:34,576 He's kept that lab locked every minute. 11 00:00:34,785 --> 00:00:36,787 Now, how would you know that? 12 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:38,747 Uh-huh. Troi: Heh. 13 00:00:44,461 --> 00:00:49,174 Oh. You are early. One moment, please. 14 00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,195 You may enter now. 15 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,411 Come on, data. What is this? 16 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:19,830 Yeah, data, what's going on? 17 00:01:20,038 --> 00:01:23,250 Data: I have invited you here to meet someone. 18 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,227 Lal, 19 00:01:43,312 --> 00:01:46,148 say hello to counselor Deanna troi. 20 00:01:48,692 --> 00:01:50,444 Hello, counselor Deanna troi. 21 00:01:52,529 --> 00:01:53,864 How do you do, lal? 22 00:01:54,072 --> 00:01:57,367 I am functioning within normal parameters. 23 00:01:57,576 --> 00:01:58,827 Data: Lal, 24 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,663 this is geordi la forge. 25 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:04,583 Purpose for exterior drapings, father? 26 00:02:05,167 --> 00:02:06,209 [Mouths] Father? 27 00:02:06,376 --> 00:02:08,837 It is an accepted custom that we wear clothing. 28 00:02:09,046 --> 00:02:10,464 Data, 29 00:02:10,714 --> 00:02:12,132 it called you "father." 30 00:02:12,716 --> 00:02:14,384 Yes, Wesley. 31 00:02:15,302 --> 00:02:17,095 Lal is my child. 32 00:02:50,379 --> 00:02:54,257 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 33 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:58,887 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 34 00:02:59,096 --> 00:03:04,351 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 35 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:08,647 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 36 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:13,443 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 37 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:17,591 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. I have been advised 38 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:21,595 of a highly unusual project undertaken by commander data. 39 00:04:21,803 --> 00:04:25,557 Lal has a positronic brain, one very similar to my own. 40 00:04:25,766 --> 00:04:28,351 I began programming it at the cybernetics conference. 41 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,480 La forge: But nobody's ever been able to do that. 42 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:32,165 At least not since you were programmed. 43 00:04:32,314 --> 00:04:35,567 Data: True, but there was a new submicron matrix-transfer technology 44 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:38,445 introduced at the conference, which I discovered could be used 45 00:04:38,653 --> 00:04:41,406 to lay down complex neural net pathways. 46 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:44,242 So you did a transfer from your brain into lal's? 47 00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:46,203 Data: Exactly, Wesley. 48 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:47,579 I realized for the first time 49 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,249 that it was possible to continue Dr. Soong's work. 50 00:04:51,958 --> 00:04:55,128 My initial transfers produced very encouraging results, 51 00:04:55,337 --> 00:04:58,340 - so I brought lal's brain back with me. Picard: Data? 52 00:05:01,384 --> 00:05:03,595 I would like to have been consulted. 53 00:05:06,264 --> 00:05:08,475 I have not observed anyone else on board consulting you 54 00:05:08,683 --> 00:05:10,519 about their procreation, captain. 55 00:05:12,729 --> 00:05:14,564 [Sighs] 56 00:05:14,731 --> 00:05:18,693 Why didn't you give it a more human look, data? 57 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:22,781 I have decided to allow my child to choose its own sex and appearance. 58 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,407 Commander data, at your convenience, 59 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:26,868 I would like to talk with you in my ready room. Counselor. 60 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:34,209 I insist we do whatever we can 61 00:05:34,417 --> 00:05:37,003 to discourage the perception of this new Android as a child. 62 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:38,839 It is not a child! 63 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:41,550 It is an invention, albeit an extraordinary one. 64 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:43,969 Why should biology rather than technology 65 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:46,346 determine whether it's a child? 66 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:48,807 Data has created an offspring, 67 00:05:49,015 --> 00:05:52,853 a new life out of his own being. To me, that suggests a child. 68 00:05:53,061 --> 00:05:56,314 If he wishes to call lal his child, then who are we to argue? 69 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:57,983 Well, if he must. 70 00:05:58,191 --> 00:06:00,360 But I fail to understand how a 5-foot Android 71 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:01,809 with heuristic learning systems 72 00:06:01,987 --> 00:06:05,407 and the strength of ten men can be called a child. 73 00:06:05,907 --> 00:06:08,326 You've never been a parent. 74 00:06:14,541 --> 00:06:18,461 What you have done will have serious ramifications. 75 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:21,006 And I'm truly dismayed 76 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:24,467 that you told no one of what you were doing. 77 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:26,469 I am sorry, captain. 78 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:29,306 I did not anticipate your objections. 79 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:31,433 Do you wish me to deactivate lal? 80 00:06:32,475 --> 00:06:33,727 It's a life, data. 81 00:06:33,935 --> 00:06:36,688 It can't be activated and deactivated simply. 82 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:41,943 This is a most stupendous undertaking. 83 00:06:43,945 --> 00:06:47,991 Have you any idea what will happen when starfleet learns about this? 84 00:06:48,742 --> 00:06:50,542 I have followed all of starfleet's regulations 85 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:52,329 to the best of my ability. 86 00:06:52,495 --> 00:06:54,247 I expected they would be pleased. 87 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,584 [Sighs] 88 00:06:57,751 --> 00:06:59,169 Well, 89 00:07:00,503 --> 00:07:03,757 you have taken on quite a responsibility, data. 90 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:08,428 To prepare, I have scanned all available literature on parenting. 91 00:07:08,637 --> 00:07:11,097 There seems to be much confusion on this issue. 92 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:16,186 One traditional doctrine insists, "spare the rod and spoil the child," 93 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:18,480 suggesting a punitive approach, 94 00:07:18,688 --> 00:07:20,649 while another more liberal attitude 95 00:07:20,857 --> 00:07:22,776 would allow the child enormous freedom. 96 00:07:22,984 --> 00:07:24,277 - Data... - And what klingons do 97 00:07:24,486 --> 00:07:26,488 - to their children... - Data, I am not talking 98 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:29,296 about parenting! I am talking about the extraordinary consequences 99 00:07:29,491 --> 00:07:31,326 of creating a new life! 100 00:07:32,327 --> 00:07:35,580 Does that not describe becoming a parent, sir? 101 00:07:44,172 --> 00:07:47,801 Data, you are seeking to achieve 102 00:07:48,009 --> 00:07:51,554 what only your own creator has been able to achieve. 103 00:07:51,763 --> 00:07:57,519 To make another functioning, sentient Android. 104 00:07:57,727 --> 00:07:59,896 To make another data. 105 00:08:00,730 --> 00:08:03,775 That is why I must attempt this, sir. 106 00:08:03,984 --> 00:08:06,027 I have observed that in most species, 107 00:08:06,236 --> 00:08:09,114 there is a primal instinct to perpetuate themselves. 108 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:13,201 Until now, I have been the last of my kind. 109 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:18,498 If I were to be damaged or destroyed, I would be lost forever. 110 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:22,502 But if I am successful with the creation of lal, 111 00:08:22,711 --> 00:08:25,296 my continuance is assured. 112 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,299 I understand the risks, sir, 113 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:31,720 and I am prepared to accept the responsibility. 114 00:08:41,229 --> 00:08:45,567 - Gender female. - That's right. Just like me. 115 00:08:45,775 --> 00:08:48,945 - Gender male. - Correct. 116 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:53,783 And I am gender neuter. Inadequate. 117 00:08:53,992 --> 00:08:55,660 That is why you must choose a gender, lal. 118 00:08:55,869 --> 00:08:58,163 To complete your appearance. 119 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,081 What are criteria? 120 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:03,126 Access your data bank on sexuality, level two. 121 00:09:03,334 --> 00:09:05,045 That will define the parameters. 122 00:09:05,253 --> 00:09:08,381 Whatever you decide will be yours for your lifetime. 123 00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:12,969 It's a decision that will affect how people interrelate with you. 124 00:09:13,178 --> 00:09:15,305 I choose your sex and appearance. 125 00:09:15,513 --> 00:09:18,016 No, lal. That would be confusing. 126 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:19,601 We are taking you to the holodeck 127 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:23,104 to show you several thousand composites I have programmed. 128 00:09:23,313 --> 00:09:24,898 You may choose from them. 129 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:27,192 Several thousand? 130 00:09:27,358 --> 00:09:29,778 This is a big decision. 131 00:09:36,826 --> 00:09:38,495 Data: Counselor. 132 00:09:39,704 --> 00:09:42,123 Lal has narrowed the choices to four. 133 00:09:42,332 --> 00:09:46,002 - Would you like to see? - Yes. Yes, of course, data. 134 00:09:48,213 --> 00:09:51,633 Computer, lal gender sequence finalists. 135 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:53,468 Begin. 136 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:55,637 An andorian female. 137 00:09:55,845 --> 00:09:57,305 Interesting. 138 00:09:57,514 --> 00:10:00,391 You'll be the only one on board the enterprise, lal. 139 00:10:00,558 --> 00:10:05,396 Hmm. That could make socialization more difficult. 140 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:09,442 - A human male. - Very attractive. 141 00:10:09,651 --> 00:10:12,779 There's no problem with socialization here. 142 00:10:12,987 --> 00:10:16,950 - A human female. - I like her. 143 00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,910 A klingon male. 144 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,246 A friend for worf. 145 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:25,834 They're all very interesting. Do you have a favorite? 146 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:29,337 Yes. I have chosen. 147 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:36,386 I have completed assembly of the replicated anatomy. 148 00:10:36,594 --> 00:10:37,762 I was able to provide lal 149 00:10:37,971 --> 00:10:41,349 with more realistic skin and eye color than my own. 150 00:10:46,813 --> 00:10:50,441 Congratulations, data. It's a girl. 151 00:10:59,576 --> 00:11:03,371 - Thbishonm, lm. - Home. 152 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:05,790 Place of residence. 153 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:09,127 Social unit formed by a family living together. 154 00:11:10,962 --> 00:11:13,131 We are a family, lal. 155 00:11:19,137 --> 00:11:20,889 To sit in. 156 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:33,026 Painting. 157 00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:35,111 Painting. 158 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,364 Colors produced on a surface by applying a pigment. 159 00:11:40,116 --> 00:11:44,370 I will teach you to recognize the artistry in paintings. 160 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,959 - Soft. - Yes. 161 00:11:50,168 --> 00:11:51,836 Very good, lal. 162 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:55,840 You have correctly processed the sense of touch. 163 00:11:56,591 --> 00:12:00,887 There are many fascinating experiences I wish to share with you. 164 00:12:01,095 --> 00:12:03,765 - Painting. - No. 165 00:12:03,973 --> 00:12:06,184 That is a flower, lal. 166 00:12:07,602 --> 00:12:08,811 Inhale. 167 00:12:08,978 --> 00:12:10,438 [Data sniffs] 168 00:12:11,689 --> 00:12:12,774 [Lal sniffs] 169 00:12:12,941 --> 00:12:14,025 -Smdl -yes 170 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:16,152 show me more, father. 171 00:12:16,361 --> 00:12:18,947 Data: Second officer, science log supplemental. 172 00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:20,406 Training and social skills 173 00:12:20,615 --> 00:12:23,117 at the most elementary level has begun. 174 00:12:23,326 --> 00:12:28,581 Lal is progressing very slowly but is not deterred by early setbacks. 175 00:12:32,877 --> 00:12:36,047 While motor coordination has improved 12 percent, 176 00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:37,632 reflexes still need to develop. 177 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:46,766 Visual comprehension is especially difficult for lal. 178 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:50,520 Translating her vast data banks into recognizable applications 179 00:12:50,728 --> 00:12:52,981 may improve with additional transfers. 180 00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:56,317 She is also learning to supplement her innate Android behavior 181 00:12:56,526 --> 00:12:59,404 with simulated human responses. 182 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,453 And it is interesting to note 183 00:13:07,662 --> 00:13:10,081 that as I observe lal learning about her world, 184 00:13:10,290 --> 00:13:11,833 I share in her experience, 185 00:13:12,041 --> 00:13:15,295 almost as though I am learning things over again. 186 00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:33,104 Data: The transfer itself is fairly simple. 187 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:37,650 Each neural pathway in my brain is duplicated precisely in hers. 188 00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:40,528 Theoretically, the duplicate brain should be able to store 189 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:42,530 and process the same information, 190 00:13:42,739 --> 00:13:44,459 but until all of the transfers are complete, 191 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:45,908 we will not know for certain. 192 00:13:46,117 --> 00:13:47,869 What does lal do when you're on duty? 193 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:51,998 She studies in our quarters. She requires very little supervision. 194 00:13:52,206 --> 00:13:54,000 Lal is quite self-sufficient. 195 00:13:54,208 --> 00:13:56,753 Have you considered sending her to school? 196 00:13:56,919 --> 00:14:00,214 She already has access to the sum of human knowledge from me. 197 00:14:00,423 --> 00:14:03,009 Data, she could learn a lot by being with children her own age. 198 00:14:04,469 --> 00:14:06,012 She is only 2 weeks old. 199 00:14:06,554 --> 00:14:08,681 Okay, close to her own age. 200 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:10,892 Crusher [over com]: Dr. Crusher to ensign crusher. 201 00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:13,227 Aren't you supposed to be getting a haircut, Wesley? 202 00:14:14,937 --> 00:14:17,065 I'm on my way. 203 00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:18,900 Parents. 204 00:14:20,401 --> 00:14:22,153 Nothing personal. 205 00:14:28,159 --> 00:14:29,660 Lal, 206 00:14:30,036 --> 00:14:33,623 the third crosslink transfer series is complete. 207 00:14:34,832 --> 00:14:37,919 Father, what is my purpose? 208 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:42,632 - Purpose? - My function. My reason for being. 209 00:14:43,424 --> 00:14:46,052 That is a complex question, lal. 210 00:14:48,805 --> 00:14:51,766 I can only begin to answer by telling you 211 00:14:51,974 --> 00:14:55,937 that our function is to contribute in a positive way 212 00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:58,356 to the world in which we live. 213 00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:01,484 Why am I me instead of someone else? 214 00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:04,404 Because you are my child. 215 00:15:04,612 --> 00:15:06,739 Where did I come from? 216 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:10,868 These questions... These questions suggest 217 00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:13,037 that we have made a successful transfer 218 00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:16,416 of the heuristic associative pathways. 219 00:15:16,624 --> 00:15:18,793 You will now begin to process information 220 00:15:19,001 --> 00:15:23,923 on logic, aesthetics, metaphysics and epistemology. 221 00:15:24,132 --> 00:15:26,426 You are truly becoming sentient, lal. 222 00:15:26,634 --> 00:15:28,052 How? 223 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:29,387 By developing the awareness 224 00:15:29,595 --> 00:15:33,474 to question and examine your perceptions. 225 00:15:35,643 --> 00:15:37,061 Why do we have two hands? 226 00:15:37,228 --> 00:15:39,021 - _ uh... - Why not three or four? 227 00:15:39,230 --> 00:15:42,692 Why is the sky black? Why do...? 228 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:49,240 Tomorrow will be your first day of school, lal. 229 00:15:57,373 --> 00:15:58,416 I assure you, admiral, 230 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:01,210 there is no better guide into this life for lal than data. 231 00:16:01,419 --> 00:16:02,545 He's doing an excellentjob. 232 00:16:02,753 --> 00:16:04,505 We all have enormous admiration 233 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:07,383 for what commander data has already achieved. 234 00:16:07,592 --> 00:16:12,054 But we have superior facilities and personnel here at galor iv. 235 00:16:12,263 --> 00:16:14,223 A starship is hardly the proper setting for... 236 00:16:14,432 --> 00:16:16,350 The starship's mission is to seek out new life, 237 00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:18,479 and that is exactly what commander data is doing, 238 00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,021 under my guidance. 239 00:16:20,229 --> 00:16:23,024 We all want what's best for the new Android. 240 00:16:25,902 --> 00:16:27,487 [Sighs] 241 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:31,741 I would be willing to consider releasing lal and data to you 242 00:16:31,949 --> 00:16:34,410 so that he may continue his work with her. 243 00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:38,789 His presence would undoubtedly retard the new Android's progress. 244 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:43,044 Admiral, to you, lal is a new Android. 245 00:16:43,252 --> 00:16:45,129 But to data, 246 00:16:47,381 --> 00:16:48,883 his child? 247 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:51,302 Yes, admiral, it may not be easy for you and I 248 00:16:51,511 --> 00:16:54,722 to see her that way, but he does. 249 00:16:54,889 --> 00:16:56,849 And I respect that. 250 00:16:58,893 --> 00:17:00,603 They will remain here for now. 251 00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:03,940 Starfleet's policy on research is clear. 252 00:17:04,148 --> 00:17:07,401 You're making a stand on very uncertain ground. 253 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:10,112 I do hope it doesn't fall out from under you. 254 00:17:10,321 --> 00:17:12,114 Haftel out. 255 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:18,120 [Sighs] 256 00:17:18,287 --> 00:17:22,416 She achieved a very high score on a test of academic achievement. 257 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,168 - A perfect score. - Yes. 258 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:27,421 Which is why we started her out with the older children. 259 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:29,882 But lal couldn't understand the nuances 260 00:17:30,091 --> 00:17:32,760 of how they related to each other. 261 00:17:32,969 --> 00:17:34,512 I see. 262 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,222 We decided the best thing to do 263 00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:39,392 would be to put her with younger children. 264 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,143 That would seem to be reasonable. 265 00:17:41,978 --> 00:17:44,564 It isn't working out that way. 266 00:17:51,571 --> 00:17:54,156 The children are afraid of her. 267 00:18:00,371 --> 00:18:01,998 Father, 268 00:18:02,373 --> 00:18:04,667 what is the significance of laughter? 269 00:18:04,875 --> 00:18:08,421 It is a human physiological response to humor. 270 00:18:09,380 --> 00:18:10,798 Then judging from their laughter, 271 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:14,010 the children at school found my remarks humorous. 272 00:18:14,969 --> 00:18:17,722 80 without understanding humor, 273 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:20,474 I have somehow mastered it. 274 00:18:26,230 --> 00:18:27,690 Lal. 275 00:18:29,525 --> 00:18:30,735 Yes, father? 276 00:18:30,901 --> 00:18:33,029 The children were not laughing with you. 277 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:34,780 They were laughing at you. 278 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:36,991 Explain. 279 00:18:37,199 --> 00:18:39,827 One is meant kindly. The other is not. 280 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:46,334 - Why would they wish to be unkind? - Because you are different. 281 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:49,587 Differences sometimes scare people. 282 00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:54,133 I have learned that some of them use humor to hide their fear. 283 00:18:55,635 --> 00:18:57,511 I do not wish to be different. 284 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:07,396 Data: Doctor, 285 00:19:08,189 --> 00:19:11,567 I require your advice, as a successful parent. 286 00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:12,818 [Chuckles] 287 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:15,905 Well... well, thank you, data. 288 00:19:16,447 --> 00:19:18,074 I'd like to think I was. 289 00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:21,118 Well, please sit down. 290 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:27,917 How's lal? 291 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,504 Lal is realizing she is not the same as other children. 292 00:19:34,048 --> 00:19:35,174 Is it lonely for her? 293 00:19:35,383 --> 00:19:38,094 She does not feel the emotion of loneliness, 294 00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:41,764 but she can observe how isolated she is from the others. 295 00:19:41,972 --> 00:19:43,891 She wishes to be more like them. 296 00:19:44,058 --> 00:19:46,310 I do not know how to help her. 297 00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:49,063 Lal is passing into sentience. 298 00:19:49,271 --> 00:19:52,400 It is perhaps the most difficult stage of her development. 299 00:19:56,737 --> 00:19:59,240 When Wesley was growing up, 300 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:02,785 he was an extraordinarily bright boy. 301 00:20:02,952 --> 00:20:06,080 But he had a hard time making friends. 302 00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:09,750 I think the other children were a little intimidated by him. 303 00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:13,337 That is precisely what happened to lal in school. 304 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:14,588 How did you help him? 305 00:20:15,923 --> 00:20:17,425 Well, 306 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:20,344 first I went back to my own childhood 307 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:23,639 and remembered how painful it was for me, 308 00:20:24,056 --> 00:20:29,478 because I remember a time when I wasn't very popular either. 309 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:34,442 And when I told that to Wesley, it made him feel a little better. 310 00:20:34,650 --> 00:20:36,527 He knew I understood what he was going through. 311 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:40,281 I have not told lal how difficult it was for me to assimilate. 312 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:43,325 I did not wish to discourage her. 313 00:20:44,201 --> 00:20:46,203 Perhaps that was an error in judgment. 314 00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:48,289 You didn't have anyone with experience 315 00:20:48,497 --> 00:20:51,083 to help you through sentience. 316 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,711 She at least has you. 317 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:58,632 Just help her realize she's not alone. 318 00:20:59,133 --> 00:21:04,138 And be there to nurture her when she needs love and attention. 319 00:21:06,056 --> 00:21:08,601 I can give her attention, doctor, 320 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:11,937 but I am incapable of giving her love. 321 00:21:14,273 --> 00:21:15,316 [Door opens then closes] 322 00:21:15,483 --> 00:21:18,819 Now, why do I find that so hard to believe? 323 00:21:19,987 --> 00:21:21,989 [Com beeping] 324 00:21:23,365 --> 00:21:25,451 Worf [over com]: Captain, incoming signal. 325 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:27,203 Starfleet priority one. 326 00:21:27,411 --> 00:21:29,371 Admiral haftel. 327 00:21:29,580 --> 00:21:32,124 On my monitor, lieutenant. 328 00:21:37,004 --> 00:21:38,506 Haftel [on-screen]: Captain picard, 329 00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:40,299 I hope I didn't disturb you. 330 00:21:41,759 --> 00:21:45,179 I have discussed my concerns with starfleet command. 331 00:21:45,387 --> 00:21:48,432 You are to hold your position until I join you. 332 00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:52,228 And I shall personally review the Android's development. 333 00:21:52,436 --> 00:21:53,479 Understood. 334 00:21:53,646 --> 00:21:55,022 I should advise you, captain, 335 00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:57,608 that if I'm not satisfied with what I see, 336 00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,736 I am empowered to take the Android back with me. 337 00:22:00,945 --> 00:22:02,863 Haftel out. 338 00:22:08,869 --> 00:22:10,269 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. 339 00:22:10,412 --> 00:22:13,415 We are holding position pending the arrival of admiral haftel 340 00:22:13,624 --> 00:22:15,459 from starfleet research. 341 00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:18,712 Commander data is completing his final neural transfers 342 00:22:18,921 --> 00:22:22,758 to the Android he has named lal, which I have learned 343 00:22:22,925 --> 00:22:27,096 in the language hindi means "beloved." 344 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:30,599 [All chattering] 345 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,437 - Guinan: Hello, data. - Guinan. 346 00:22:42,611 --> 00:22:44,405 Lal, how are you? 347 00:22:44,613 --> 00:22:47,157 I am functioning within normal... 348 00:22:48,242 --> 00:22:51,161 - I am fine, thank you. - Guinan: Good. 349 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,331 Guinan, lal needs to observe human behavior. 350 00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:56,166 Well, she's in the right place for it. 351 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:57,668 And for this opportunity, 352 00:22:57,877 --> 00:23:00,296 she is willing to provide services to assist you. 353 00:23:01,672 --> 00:23:03,215 Father says I would learn a great deal 354 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:06,176 from working with someone as old as you. 355 00:23:08,721 --> 00:23:09,763 You're hired. 356 00:23:11,765 --> 00:23:14,046 The most important part about working some place like this 357 00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:15,728 is the art of listening. 358 00:23:15,936 --> 00:23:18,856 I have some expertise, so I shall teach you. 359 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:21,066 That would be most beneficial. 360 00:23:21,275 --> 00:23:24,820 I've been programmed with a listing of 1,412 known beverages. 361 00:23:25,029 --> 00:23:26,238 What did you say? 362 00:23:26,447 --> 00:23:28,407 I've been programmed with a listing of 1,400... 363 00:23:28,616 --> 00:23:29,783 "I've"? 364 00:23:29,992 --> 00:23:34,455 - You have used a verbal contraction. - You said "I've" instead of "I have." 365 00:23:34,663 --> 00:23:36,790 It is a skill my program has never mastered. 366 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:41,211 - Then I will desist. - No. You have exceeded my abilities. 367 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,505 I do not object, but... 368 00:23:43,714 --> 00:23:45,633 I do not understand how this has occurred. 369 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:47,519 Picard [over com]: Picard to commander data. 370 00:23:47,676 --> 00:23:48,928 Please report to my ready room. 371 00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:50,679 Aye, sir. 372 00:24:01,690 --> 00:24:04,276 I am certain the admiral is anxious to meet lal. 373 00:24:04,485 --> 00:24:06,445 I have been sending him regular status reports 374 00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:08,322 on her development. 375 00:24:08,530 --> 00:24:12,076 His visit is not just an inspection of lal's progress. 376 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:16,872 He has expressed a concern for her environment. 377 00:24:17,081 --> 00:24:18,290 Her environment, sir? 378 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:24,463 He believes the daystrom annex on galor iv would be more suitable. 379 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:27,925 Then he wishes to relocate us? 380 00:24:28,676 --> 00:24:31,345 Not you, data. 381 00:24:31,512 --> 00:24:32,763 Just her. 382 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,351 I would not be in favor of that, sir. 383 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:40,145 There are many things that she can learn only from me. 384 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:42,314 My lifetime of experiences. 385 00:24:42,523 --> 00:24:45,150 The mistakes I have made and what I have learned from them. 386 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,361 Worf [over com]: Captain, commander riker's shuttle 387 00:24:47,528 --> 00:24:48,862 has just returned. 388 00:24:49,071 --> 00:24:50,698 Acknowledged, lieutenant. 389 00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:53,993 Will you advise commander riker I will meet with him in one hour? 390 00:24:54,201 --> 00:24:55,786 Picard out. 391 00:24:56,412 --> 00:24:57,772 The admiral is taking the position 392 00:24:57,955 --> 00:25:00,332 that lal's development should be overseen 393 00:25:00,541 --> 00:25:02,710 by the most experienced personnel. 394 00:25:09,258 --> 00:25:11,885 Then he is questioning my ability as a parent. 395 00:25:13,345 --> 00:25:14,847 In a manner of speaking. 396 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:17,725 Does the admiral have children? 397 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,771 Yes, I believe he does, data. Why? 398 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:26,942 I am forced to wonder how much experience he had as a parent 399 00:25:27,151 --> 00:25:29,695 when his first child was born. 400 00:25:36,952 --> 00:25:38,620 [Patrons chattering] 401 00:25:38,787 --> 00:25:40,247 Guinan: You see? 402 00:25:40,456 --> 00:25:43,417 Lal: What are they doing? Guinan: It's called flirting. 403 00:25:43,625 --> 00:25:46,628 They seem to be communicating telepathically. 404 00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:52,009 They're both thinking the same thing, if that's what you mean. 405 00:25:55,846 --> 00:26:00,601 Guinan, is the joining of hands a symbolic act for humans? 406 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,853 It shows affection. 407 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:04,354 Humans like to touch each other. 408 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:08,358 They start with the hands and go from there. 409 00:26:10,152 --> 00:26:12,988 - He's biting that female! - No, he's not biting her. 410 00:26:13,197 --> 00:26:16,700 They're pressing lips. It's called kissing. 411 00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:22,289 Why are they leaving? 412 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:25,542 Lal, there are some things your father's just gonna have 413 00:26:25,709 --> 00:26:28,504 to explain to you when he thinks you're ready. 414 00:26:38,305 --> 00:26:41,683 - You're new around here, aren't you? - Yes. 415 00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:47,356 Guinan: Lal. Lal! Put him down. 416 00:26:47,856 --> 00:26:49,358 Data: Commander, 417 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:52,194 what are your intentions toward my daughter? 418 00:26:53,654 --> 00:26:55,405 Your daughter? 419 00:26:56,573 --> 00:26:58,283 Nice to meet you. 420 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:12,673 I watch them, and I can do the things they do, 421 00:27:12,881 --> 00:27:16,093 but I will never feel the emotions. 422 00:27:17,553 --> 00:27:19,179 I'll never know love. 423 00:27:19,847 --> 00:27:22,683 It is a limitation we must learn to accept, lal. 424 00:27:23,684 --> 00:27:26,520 Then why do you still try to emulate humans? 425 00:27:26,728 --> 00:27:27,813 What purpose does it serve 426 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:30,566 except to remind you that you are incomplete? 427 00:27:32,568 --> 00:27:38,073 I have asked myself that many times as I have struggled to be more human. 428 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:45,789 Until I realized it is the struggle itself that is most important. 429 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:49,668 We must strive to be more than we are, lal. 430 00:27:49,877 --> 00:27:54,131 It does not matter that we will never reach our ultimate goal. 431 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:57,301 The effort yields its own rewards. 432 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,679 You are wise, father. 433 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:05,726 It is the difference between knowledge and experience. 434 00:28:08,270 --> 00:28:11,398 I learned today that humans like to hold hands. 435 00:28:11,607 --> 00:28:14,902 It is a symbolic gesture of affection. 436 00:28:41,428 --> 00:28:44,640 No objective viewpoint could see it any other way. 437 00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:45,974 Forgive me, admiral. 438 00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:48,810 I thought you were sent here to form an opinion, 439 00:28:49,019 --> 00:28:50,437 not to justify one. 440 00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:54,149 Captain, let's not make this any more difficult than it needs to be. 441 00:28:54,358 --> 00:28:58,570 I see no need for it to be difficult at all. I understand your concerns. 442 00:28:58,779 --> 00:29:02,407 What I'm asking for is time, pafience. 443 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:05,327 If you have an open mind, I am sure you will see 444 00:29:05,535 --> 00:29:07,955 that it is imperative that data and lal be kept together 445 00:29:08,163 --> 00:29:10,003 during the formative stages of her development. 446 00:29:10,207 --> 00:29:13,669 After that, I have no doubt commander data will be delighted 447 00:29:13,877 --> 00:29:15,921 to deliver her to starfleet research. 448 00:29:16,129 --> 00:29:18,048 Well, that's not satisfactory. 449 00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:23,178 If mistakes are made, the damage that's done might be irreparable. 450 00:29:24,304 --> 00:29:28,100 I'm convinced the damage will be irreparable if they're separated. 451 00:29:28,308 --> 00:29:29,935 Captain, 452 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:33,563 are we talking about breaking up a family? 453 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:37,818 Isn't that rather a sentimental attitude about androids? 454 00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:42,698 They are living, sentient beings. 455 00:29:42,906 --> 00:29:45,742 Their rights and privileges in our society have been defined. 456 00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:48,704 - I helped define them. - Yes, captain. 457 00:29:48,912 --> 00:29:51,540 And I am more than willing to acknowledge that. 458 00:29:51,748 --> 00:29:53,959 What you must acknowledge 459 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:57,879 is that lal may be a technological step fonnard 460 00:29:58,088 --> 00:30:00,299 in the development of artificial intelligence. 461 00:30:00,507 --> 00:30:01,842 - A most significant step. - Yes. 462 00:30:02,050 --> 00:30:05,304 And work like this demands to be done with controlled procedures. 463 00:30:05,512 --> 00:30:06,847 Which commander data is following. 464 00:30:07,014 --> 00:30:09,599 In effective isolation. 465 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:14,730 And that is what starfleet research finds unacceptable. 466 00:30:18,483 --> 00:30:21,445 So lal now possesses the sum of my programming. 467 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:25,324 Her neural nets are laid down identically to yours? 468 00:30:25,532 --> 00:30:28,160 There do seem to be some variations on the quantum level. 469 00:30:28,368 --> 00:30:31,163 She can use contractions. I cannot. 470 00:30:31,913 --> 00:30:35,000 An aberration. What have you done about this? 471 00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:38,462 I have maintained records on positronic matrix activity, 472 00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:41,131 behavioral norms, and all verbal patterns. 473 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:43,633 I have seen no other evidence of aberrations. 474 00:30:43,842 --> 00:30:46,803 It would seem you have actually improved upon yourself, data. 475 00:30:47,429 --> 00:30:49,556 Is that not the goal of every parent, sir? 476 00:30:50,182 --> 00:30:52,934 But as a good father, 477 00:30:53,143 --> 00:30:54,543 don't you think it would be better, 478 00:30:54,728 --> 00:30:56,568 especially in the light of this new aberration, 479 00:30:56,772 --> 00:30:58,482 if lal were close to people trained 480 00:30:58,648 --> 00:31:01,234 in diagnostic and evaluative procedures? 481 00:31:01,443 --> 00:31:04,279 I am programmed with the procedures you mentioned, sir. 482 00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:07,491 And in any meaningful evaluation of lal, 483 00:31:07,699 --> 00:31:11,578 you would require a model for a basis of comparison. 484 00:31:11,787 --> 00:31:13,914 I am the only model available, admiral. 485 00:31:14,081 --> 00:31:16,792 You haven't mastered human cultural 486 00:31:16,958 --> 00:31:19,503 and behavioral norms yourself yet, have you? 487 00:31:19,669 --> 00:31:21,338 No, sir. 488 00:31:21,505 --> 00:31:23,465 Where is lal now? 489 00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:37,104 This is your idea of appropriate guidance? 490 00:31:37,312 --> 00:31:40,190 It is an opportunity for her to observe human behavior, 491 00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:44,528 and more importantly, for her to interact with her crewmates. 492 00:31:44,736 --> 00:31:46,738 [Lal and woman speaking indistinctly] 493 00:31:48,281 --> 00:31:52,285 She is capable of running over 60 trillion calculations a second, 494 00:31:52,494 --> 00:31:54,871 and you have her working as a cocktail waitress. 495 00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:57,999 Admiral, she is under the strict guidance of a woman 496 00:31:58,208 --> 00:32:01,586 in whom I have absolute trust. 497 00:32:01,795 --> 00:32:04,506 Ten-forward is the center of the ship's social activity. 498 00:32:04,714 --> 00:32:06,341 Everyone on board comes here. 499 00:32:06,883 --> 00:32:09,083 I'm not convinced the sort of behavior she observes here 500 00:32:09,219 --> 00:32:10,512 will be a positive influence. 501 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,140 Well, most people, when they come in here, behave themselves, 502 00:32:13,348 --> 00:32:15,767 and when they don't, I ask them to leave. 503 00:32:15,976 --> 00:32:19,855 Admiral haftel, guinan. She runs ten-forward. 504 00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:21,106 How is lal doing? 505 00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:23,113 Oh, she spills a few drinks every now and then, 506 00:32:23,275 --> 00:32:24,317 but she's learning. 507 00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:25,944 [Woman laughs] 508 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:28,113 [Woman speaking indistinctly] 509 00:32:29,739 --> 00:32:31,450 I want that Android out of here. 510 00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:35,662 Now, admiral, you've been in one or two bars in your time. 511 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:39,583 Have her report to me immediately for an interview. 512 00:32:58,393 --> 00:33:01,938 Well, lal, I've been looking forward to meeting you. 513 00:33:02,147 --> 00:33:03,356 Lal: Why? 514 00:33:03,565 --> 00:33:06,985 You're very important to us at starfleet research. 515 00:33:07,194 --> 00:33:09,654 We have quite a facility at galor iv. 516 00:33:09,863 --> 00:33:10,906 I wanna show it to you. 517 00:33:11,114 --> 00:33:15,410 In fact, the admiral is suggesting you be moved to galor iv, lal. 518 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:19,080 - Have I done something wrong? - Haftel: Oh, no, of course not. 519 00:33:19,289 --> 00:33:21,458 We just wanna broaden yourexpefience. 520 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:24,503 There's only so much you can learn on a starship. 521 00:33:24,711 --> 00:33:27,881 - I'm sure you'll agree to that. - Lal: Yes, I'll agree. 522 00:33:29,382 --> 00:33:31,426 Thus, the natural conclusion would be 523 00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:34,304 when I have learned all there is to learn aboard the starship, 524 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,389 I would relocate to galor iv. 525 00:33:36,598 --> 00:33:39,392 That is not the natural conclusion here. 526 00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:42,562 I believe it is. 527 00:33:43,605 --> 00:33:49,152 See, lal, the admiral is concerned that you need more guidance 528 00:33:49,361 --> 00:33:52,113 than your father can provide here on the enterprise. 529 00:33:52,322 --> 00:33:56,451 Yes. Don't misunderstand me, I have great respect for your father. 530 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,578 You do not speak with respect. 531 00:33:59,454 --> 00:34:04,417 - She seems very adversarial. - I am merely stating a fact, admiral. 532 00:34:05,752 --> 00:34:09,589 I don't think your father has taught you selective judgment 533 00:34:09,756 --> 00:34:12,676 in the verbalization of your own thoughts. 534 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:15,929 Now, that is a skill we will help you develop. 535 00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:18,682 My father is already helping me, sir. 536 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:22,102 The question is, has he helped you enough? 537 00:34:24,938 --> 00:34:26,648 Are you asking me, sir? 538 00:34:27,274 --> 00:34:30,902 - No. I didn't mean to ask... - Why don't we, admiral? 539 00:34:31,111 --> 00:34:32,529 In all these discussions, 540 00:34:32,696 --> 00:34:34,823 no one has ever mentioned her wishes. 541 00:34:35,031 --> 00:34:37,200 She's a free, sentient being. 542 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:39,411 What are your wishes, lal? 543 00:34:40,161 --> 00:34:44,624 I wish to remain here, captain picard. 544 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,132 Thank you, lal. You're excused. 545 00:35:04,394 --> 00:35:05,437 [Doorbell beeps] 546 00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:06,646 Troi: Come in. 547 00:35:13,778 --> 00:35:15,572 Hello, lal. 548 00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:18,325 - How are you? - Troi. 549 00:35:22,495 --> 00:35:26,958 An admiral from starfleet has come to take me away, troi. 550 00:35:27,584 --> 00:35:29,544 I am scared. 551 00:35:30,170 --> 00:35:32,005 You are scared, aren't you? 552 00:35:35,925 --> 00:35:38,011 I feel it. 553 00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:41,681 How is this possible? 554 00:35:42,557 --> 00:35:44,643 I don't know. 555 00:35:49,522 --> 00:35:52,359 This is what it means to feel. 556 00:35:55,862 --> 00:35:59,199 This is what it means... 557 00:36:11,086 --> 00:36:15,674 You have lal off to a wonderful start in life, commander. 558 00:36:16,716 --> 00:36:19,469 And that's what being a parent is all about. 559 00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:23,056 However, I have finally decided 560 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:26,059 that I must ask you to release her to me. 561 00:36:26,893 --> 00:36:28,228 May I ask why, sir? 562 00:36:28,436 --> 00:36:32,482 All other arguments aside, there's one that is irrefutable. 563 00:36:32,691 --> 00:36:36,027 There are only two soong-type androids in existence. 564 00:36:36,194 --> 00:36:39,280 It would be very dangerous to have you both in the same place, 565 00:36:39,489 --> 00:36:41,282 especially aboard a starship. 566 00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:44,619 One lucky shot by a romulan, we'd lose you both. 567 00:36:44,828 --> 00:36:48,998 Admiral, that is a fine argument. 568 00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:55,547 But it doesn't change my feeling that the proper place for lal to develop 569 00:36:55,755 --> 00:36:57,048 is by data's side. 570 00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:59,592 You're not a parent, captain. 571 00:37:01,845 --> 00:37:08,727 I have learned, with difficulty, that there comes a time when... 572 00:37:09,436 --> 00:37:11,438 There comes a time when all parents 573 00:37:11,646 --> 00:37:13,898 must give up their children for their own good. 574 00:37:14,107 --> 00:37:16,025 But this is not the time. 575 00:37:16,234 --> 00:37:19,779 Damn it, even I can see, the... 576 00:37:20,655 --> 00:37:25,577 The umbilical cord is virtually uncut. The child... 577 00:37:28,204 --> 00:37:31,458 The child depends on him. 578 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:37,630 Mr. Data, it would be better for lal if she left knowing 579 00:37:37,839 --> 00:37:42,844 that you had voluntarily decided that this was the best course of action. 580 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:47,432 Admiral, when I created lal, 581 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:48,975 it was in the hope that someday 582 00:37:49,184 --> 00:37:50,935 she would choose to enter the academy 583 00:37:51,144 --> 00:37:53,605 and become a member of starfleet. 584 00:37:53,813 --> 00:37:55,398 I wanted to give something back 585 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:58,860 in return for all that starfleet has given me. 586 00:38:01,780 --> 00:38:04,199 But lal is my child. 587 00:38:04,824 --> 00:38:07,786 You ask that I volunteer to give her up. 588 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:09,954 Icannot 589 00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:14,334 it would violate every lesson I have learned about human parenting. 590 00:38:14,918 --> 00:38:17,962 I have brought a new life into this world, 591 00:38:18,171 --> 00:38:21,633 and it is my duty, not starfleet's, 592 00:38:21,841 --> 00:38:25,178 to guide her through these difficult steps to maturity, 593 00:38:25,386 --> 00:38:27,847 to support her as she learns, 594 00:38:28,056 --> 00:38:32,101 to prepare her to be a contributing member of society. 595 00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:36,356 No one can relieve me from that obligation. 596 00:38:36,564 --> 00:38:38,983 And I cannot ignore it. 597 00:38:42,612 --> 00:38:44,197 Her father. 598 00:38:48,701 --> 00:38:49,828 [Sighs] 599 00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:54,833 Then I regret that I must order you to transport lal aboard my ship. 600 00:38:57,836 --> 00:39:01,506 - Belay that order, Mr. Data. - I beg your pardon? 601 00:39:01,714 --> 00:39:07,804 - I will take this to starfleet myself. - I am starfleet, captain. 602 00:39:08,263 --> 00:39:11,432 - Proceed, commander. - Hold your ground, Mr. Data. 603 00:39:11,641 --> 00:39:14,894 Captain, you are jeopardizing your command and your career. 604 00:39:18,648 --> 00:39:24,112 There are times, sir, when men of good conscience 605 00:39:24,279 --> 00:39:28,074 cannot blindly follow orders. 606 00:39:28,283 --> 00:39:31,494 You acknowledge their sentience, 607 00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:36,416 but you ignore their personal liberties and freedom. 608 00:39:37,292 --> 00:39:38,501 [Sighs] 609 00:39:38,668 --> 00:39:42,630 Order a man to hand his child over to the state? 610 00:39:43,131 --> 00:39:45,675 Not while I'm his captain. 611 00:39:45,884 --> 00:39:49,596 If you wish, you can accompany us to starfleet, where we shall... 612 00:39:49,762 --> 00:39:51,322 Troi [over com]: Troi to commander data. 613 00:39:51,472 --> 00:39:53,725 Report to your lab at once. 614 00:39:55,435 --> 00:39:57,270 Acknowledged, counselor. He's on his way. 615 00:39:57,478 --> 00:40:00,523 - Is there a problem? - Troi: Yes, captain. 616 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:04,027 Something is terribly wrong with lal. 617 00:40:05,778 --> 00:40:07,780 Troi: It lasted barely a moment. 618 00:40:07,989 --> 00:40:10,909 She experienced fear and confusion. 619 00:40:11,117 --> 00:40:14,621 And then, for no apparent reason, she walked out of my quarters. 620 00:40:14,829 --> 00:40:17,165 She didn't say another word, she just started walking here, 621 00:40:17,373 --> 00:40:19,959 and each step became more and more difficult. 622 00:40:20,168 --> 00:40:24,464 Lal is programmed to return to the lab in the event of a malfunction. 623 00:40:25,006 --> 00:40:28,343 - Father. - Yes, lal? I am here. 624 00:40:28,551 --> 00:40:31,137 A malfunction. 625 00:40:31,346 --> 00:40:33,264 Emotional awareness. 626 00:40:33,473 --> 00:40:36,351 It appears to be a symptom of cascade failure. 627 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:38,770 It would require initialization of the base matrix 628 00:40:38,978 --> 00:40:40,855 without wiping out the higher functions. 629 00:40:41,064 --> 00:40:42,815 I agree. 630 00:40:44,192 --> 00:40:46,361 May I assist? 631 00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:48,655 Thank you, admiral. 632 00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:53,284 If you'll excuse us, commander data and I have much to do. 633 00:41:31,656 --> 00:41:35,952 She... she won't survive much longer. 634 00:41:37,578 --> 00:41:39,872 There was nothing anyone could have done. 635 00:41:40,081 --> 00:41:45,420 We'd repolarize one pathway, and another would collapse. 636 00:41:46,295 --> 00:41:48,297 And then another. 637 00:41:50,008 --> 00:41:55,346 His hands were moving faster than I could see, 638 00:41:55,555 --> 00:41:58,516 trying to stay ahead of each breakdown. 639 00:41:58,725 --> 00:42:00,810 He refused to give up. 640 00:42:01,978 --> 00:42:04,188 He was remarkable. 641 00:42:07,817 --> 00:42:12,030 It just wasn't meant to be. 642 00:42:18,369 --> 00:42:19,871 Lal? 643 00:42:21,164 --> 00:42:24,250 I am unable to correct the system failure. 644 00:42:24,709 --> 00:42:26,461 I know. 645 00:42:27,587 --> 00:42:29,881 We must say goodbye now. 646 00:42:36,345 --> 00:42:38,347 What do you feel, lal? 647 00:42:39,891 --> 00:42:42,351 I love you, father. 648 00:42:50,151 --> 00:42:52,695 I wish I could feel it with you. 649 00:42:54,947 --> 00:42:58,326 I will feel it for both of us. 650 00:43:00,536 --> 00:43:03,289 Thank you for my life. 651 00:43:07,794 --> 00:43:09,462 Flirting, 652 00:43:10,797 --> 00:43:12,507 laughter, 653 00:43:13,091 --> 00:43:15,551 painting, family, 654 00:43:17,261 --> 00:43:18,930 female, 655 00:43:20,014 --> 00:43:21,682 human. 656 00:43:29,732 --> 00:43:33,945 Lal suffered complete neural system failure at 1300 hours. 657 00:43:34,153 --> 00:43:36,531 I have deactivated the unit. 658 00:43:39,158 --> 00:43:42,161 The crew is saddened by your loss, Mr. Data. 659 00:43:44,789 --> 00:43:47,583 I thank you for your sympathy, 660 00:43:48,835 --> 00:43:50,878 but she is here. 661 00:43:51,671 --> 00:43:54,215 Her presence so enriched my life 662 00:43:54,423 --> 00:43:57,301 that I could not allow her to pass into oblivion. 663 00:43:57,510 --> 00:44:02,181 So I incorporated her programs back into my own. 664 00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:06,394 I have transferred her memories to me. 665 00:44:09,105 --> 00:44:11,149 Mr. Data, will you take your position? 666 00:44:14,694 --> 00:44:16,320 Mr. Crusher, 667 00:44:16,863 --> 00:44:20,074 lay in a course for the starbase on otar ii. 668 00:44:23,786 --> 00:44:25,830 Wesley: Course is set, sir. 669 00:44:26,706 --> 00:44:28,833 Hcard: Engage.