1 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:11,535 Direct hit. 2 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:16,311 The target buoy is solid monotanium ten meters thick, 3 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:18,978 shielded by a chromoelectric force field. 4 00:00:19,086 --> 00:00:19,985 Impressive. 5 00:00:20,087 --> 00:00:21,418 I'm glad you agree. 6 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:22,889 It's not wise to travel this region 7 00:00:22,923 --> 00:00:24,516 without adequate defenses. 8 00:00:24,558 --> 00:00:25,992 I've seen scuttled ships 9 00:00:26,059 --> 00:00:28,153 with more firepower than Voyager. 10 00:00:28,195 --> 00:00:29,685 I'm sure you have. 11 00:00:29,730 --> 00:00:31,129 Imagine what you'll 12 00:00:31,164 --> 00:00:33,258 be capable of once the isokinetic cannon 13 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:35,928 is integrated into your defensive systems. 14 00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:38,995 One projectile can penetrate the shields 15 00:00:39,072 --> 00:00:41,507 of any heavily-armored vessel. 16 00:00:41,542 --> 00:00:45,001 Hostile species will know to avoid Voyager 17 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:47,013 by reputation alone. 18 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,912 You've made your point, Mr. Kovin. 19 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:51,145 I want the cannon. 20 00:00:53,487 --> 00:00:55,546 And I'm prepared to give you... 21 00:01:00,193 --> 00:01:03,288 astrometric charts spanning 12 sectors. 22 00:01:03,330 --> 00:01:06,265 You'll find them unusually precise. 23 00:01:06,300 --> 00:01:10,134 Even the most sophisticated charts become obsolete. 24 00:01:10,170 --> 00:01:13,470 One random anomaly and they're no longer accurate. 25 00:01:13,507 --> 00:01:18,445 However, I could be persuaded if you were to include 26 00:01:18,478 --> 00:01:20,879 the mapping technology that created them. 27 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:21,881 Sorry. 28 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:23,440 Our astrometric sensors 29 00:01:23,483 --> 00:01:25,747 were designed specifically for this ship. 30 00:01:25,786 --> 00:01:27,345 They'd be of no use to you. 31 00:01:27,387 --> 00:01:29,515 What I can offer you 32 00:01:29,556 --> 00:01:33,254 is a generous supply of isolinear processing chips. 33 00:01:33,293 --> 00:01:35,660 We'll even show you how to integrate them 34 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:37,994 into your existing sensor technology. 35 00:01:38,065 --> 00:01:40,557 How generous a supply? 36 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:41,898 100 chips. 37 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:42,993 150. 38 00:01:43,036 --> 00:01:44,003 115. 39 00:01:44,037 --> 00:01:45,004 125. 40 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:46,005 Done. 41 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:47,564 Escort our guest to Engineering. 42 00:01:47,608 --> 00:01:51,567 You'll be supervising the installation of the cannon? 43 00:01:51,612 --> 00:01:54,582 Of course... for a modest fee. 44 00:01:54,615 --> 00:01:57,414 Five additional chips. No more. 45 00:01:57,451 --> 00:01:59,010 It's good to see the art of negotiation 46 00:01:59,086 --> 00:02:00,576 isn't lost on you, Captain. 47 00:02:04,758 --> 00:02:06,283 That guy is worse than a Ferengi. 48 00:02:06,326 --> 00:02:09,159 Assign Seven of Nine to work on this. 49 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:11,426 She's got a knack for adapting alien technology. 50 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,194 Should I give her complete access 51 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:15,133 to the Engineering control systems? 52 00:02:15,168 --> 00:02:17,330 I'm ready to give her some latitude. 53 00:02:17,371 --> 00:02:19,396 She's been behaving herself lately. 54 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:30,672 What are you working on? 55 00:02:30,717 --> 00:02:32,811 I'm trying to decode the message 56 00:02:32,853 --> 00:02:34,753 Starfleet Command sent us several weeks ago. 57 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,313 Any progress? 58 00:02:36,356 --> 00:02:37,824 None. 59 00:02:37,858 --> 00:02:40,122 I'm working on a new decryption algorithm. 60 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,288 I'd like you to set it aside for a while. 61 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:43,797 I have another assignment for you. 62 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:45,457 What is it? 63 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:46,989 The Captain wants you to help Kovin 64 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:48,501 integrate the new weapon system. 65 00:02:48,535 --> 00:02:49,502 I'd rather not. 66 00:02:49,536 --> 00:02:50,765 I find him inefficient. 67 00:02:50,804 --> 00:02:51,794 Maybe so, 68 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:54,000 but you seem to work well with him. 69 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:56,772 You've been asking for more responsibilities. 70 00:02:56,810 --> 00:02:58,005 I thought you'd be pleased. 71 00:02:58,111 --> 00:02:59,909 The Captain gives me greater liberty 72 00:02:59,946 --> 00:03:01,641 only when she needs my expertise. 73 00:03:01,682 --> 00:03:03,343 You violated her trust 74 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:06,478 and if you want it back, you're going to have to earn it 75 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,488 one step at a time. 76 00:03:15,529 --> 00:03:17,964 1 will report to Engineering. 77 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:24,766 You'll need to install isolinear buffer circuits 78 00:03:24,805 --> 00:03:27,137 here and here. 79 00:03:27,174 --> 00:03:28,164 The main power relay 80 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:30,176 should be protected by a containment field. 81 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,076 Unnecessary. All the buffer circuits 82 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:33,876 would have to fail simultaneously 83 00:03:33,914 --> 00:03:35,109 for there to be any danger. 84 00:03:35,148 --> 00:03:37,879 We prefer to play it safe. 85 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:40,785 I'll check the inventory logs to see if we have 86 00:03:40,821 --> 00:03:42,016 a field generator available. 87 00:03:53,533 --> 00:03:55,297 What are you doing? 88 00:03:55,335 --> 00:03:57,963 I'm reconfiguring the tactical control systems. 89 00:03:58,004 --> 00:03:59,972 The isokinetic circuits requires 90 00:04:00,006 --> 00:04:01,599 a specialized protocol. 91 00:04:01,641 --> 00:04:02,802 Let me take care of it. 92 00:04:02,843 --> 00:04:04,140 That won't be necessary. 93 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:09,906 No. No. The subroutines need to be arranged 94 00:04:09,950 --> 00:04:11,611 in cascading sequence. 95 00:04:11,651 --> 00:04:12,914 Let me show you. 96 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:19,883 Seven, stop. 97 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:18,436 There's a hairline fracture of the premaxilla bone. 98 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:21,573 Do you see this, Captain? She shattered it. 99 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:22,810 It's easily repaired. 100 00:06:22,849 --> 00:06:24,613 Do you have any idea why Seven attacked you? 101 00:06:24,651 --> 00:06:25,618 It was unprovoked. 102 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:28,678 She came at me like an animal. 103 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:30,656 Well, I wouldn't put it like that. 104 00:06:31,625 --> 00:06:34,253 I was at another console about ten meters away. 105 00:06:34,294 --> 00:06:36,729 I heard Kovin raise his voice and when I looked around 106 00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:37,958 I saw that he was holding her arm. 107 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:40,089 I barely touched her! 108 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:42,932 A gentle gesture to move her out of my way, 109 00:06:42,969 --> 00:06:43,936 so I could get to the console. 110 00:06:43,970 --> 00:06:46,632 Then she turned on me, attacked me. 111 00:06:46,673 --> 00:06:48,163 What did you say to her? 112 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:49,334 I told her how to reconfigure 113 00:06:49,376 --> 00:06:51,970 the tactical control systems properly. 114 00:06:52,045 --> 00:06:52,978 Is that all? 115 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:54,411 That's all. 116 00:06:54,447 --> 00:06:56,779 And that's when she knocked him down. 117 00:06:56,816 --> 00:06:59,342 Ashmore and I had to hold her back. 118 00:06:59,386 --> 00:07:00,683 She would have killed me. 119 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:01,915 That woman is dangerous. 120 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:03,217 It's a miracle you survived. 121 00:07:03,256 --> 00:07:05,122 Now, hold still or this won't heal properly. 122 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:07,490 Why are you questioning me on this? 123 00:07:07,527 --> 00:07:09,222 You should be disciplining your crew member. 124 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:11,026 Believe me, I'll deal with it. 125 00:07:11,064 --> 00:07:12,930 Please accept my sincere apology. 126 00:07:12,966 --> 00:07:14,024 Now, if you'll excuse me. 127 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:18,166 Good as new. 128 00:07:23,743 --> 00:07:24,835 Come in. 129 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:36,889 Here we are again. 130 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:39,415 Oh, I'm tired of having this conversation. 131 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:40,688 You know what I'm going to say. 132 00:07:40,727 --> 00:07:42,092 I know how you're going to respond, 133 00:07:42,128 --> 00:07:44,153 so it seems pointless to say anything. 134 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:46,529 Shall I consider my privileges restricted 135 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:48,591 and confine myself to the cargo bay? 136 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:49,966 I think we've established 137 00:07:50,003 --> 00:07:51,971 that traditional disciplinary actions 138 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:53,939 don't work with you. 139 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:57,501 The question is: What will? 140 00:07:57,544 --> 00:07:59,945 Are you asking for my opinion? 141 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:01,414 I suppose I am... 142 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:04,611 because frankly, I'm running out of options. 143 00:08:04,651 --> 00:08:06,745 Throwing you in the brig isn't going to solve anything. 144 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:08,379 Neither is slapping you on the wrist. 145 00:08:08,421 --> 00:08:10,446 And it's not as though I don't understand 146 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:11,821 your feelings about Kovin. 147 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:14,088 There have been a few times when I'd have liked 148 00:08:14,127 --> 00:08:15,253 to pop him in the nose myself, 149 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:16,888 but you have to start learning the difference 150 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:20,628 between having an impulse and acting on it. 151 00:08:20,667 --> 00:08:23,398 Does that make any sense to you? 152 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:26,196 I believe so. 153 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:28,037 1 will give it more thought. 154 00:08:29,042 --> 00:08:31,409 Well, that's a start. 155 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:36,613 I hear there was some excitement this morning. 156 00:08:36,649 --> 00:08:39,949 When I started helping you improve your social skills, 157 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:43,182 I'm fairly certain I didn't include a boxing lesson. 158 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,191 You weren't hurt, were you? 159 00:08:45,225 --> 00:08:46,590 No. 160 00:08:47,994 --> 00:08:49,655 Still a bit tense? 161 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,696 Perhaps. 162 00:08:52,732 --> 00:08:55,167 I understand the burden you carry-- 163 00:08:55,201 --> 00:08:57,329 constantly being obligated to deal with those 164 00:08:57,370 --> 00:08:59,202 who fall short of excellence. 165 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:01,640 I often find my own patience 166 00:09:01,674 --> 00:09:04,507 being tested by someone like Mr. Kovin. 167 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,842 Of course, I generally respond with a devastating quip 168 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,279 rather than a left hook. 169 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:12,913 We must both accept the fact that very few 170 00:09:13,019 --> 00:09:16,182 life-forms will ever meet our high standards. 171 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:19,590 So, when you get irritated just try to be tolerant, 172 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:22,857 and remember-- they can't help being what they are. 173 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:26,696 Hmm... I'm reading some increased engramatic activity 174 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:29,634 and your adrenaline levels are slightly elevated. 175 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:31,137 What does that indicate? 176 00:09:31,171 --> 00:09:34,106 It's consistent with a state of heightened tension. 177 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:35,505 Lie down and I'll run some scans. 178 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:41,078 In a typical human, I would consider this a mood swing, 179 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:43,583 but with your unique physiology, I'd like to rule out 180 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:45,641 the possibility of a chemical imbalance. 181 00:09:52,292 --> 00:09:53,953 Have you been experiencing 182 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:56,519 any other symptoms-- headaches, disorientation? 183 00:09:56,563 --> 00:09:58,395 No. 184 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:06,364 Physiological scans seem normal. 185 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:08,841 I'm going to check your Borg implants now. 186 00:10:10,343 --> 00:10:12,539 Seven... what's wrong? 187 00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:14,479 Let me out. 188 00:10:14,514 --> 00:10:16,107 1 will. Stay calm. 189 00:10:22,188 --> 00:10:23,815 No more procedures. 190 00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:25,416 - All right. - Stay away! 191 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,358 You mustn't do this. 192 00:10:27,393 --> 00:10:28,554 Do what? 193 00:10:28,595 --> 00:10:30,563 Seven, what are you so afraid of? 194 00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:33,928 I don't know. 195 00:10:40,707 --> 00:10:42,869 She experienced an episode of acute anxiety 196 00:10:42,909 --> 00:10:45,310 with all the trimmings-- intense apprehension, 197 00:10:45,345 --> 00:10:47,143 shortness of breath, dizziness. 198 00:10:47,180 --> 00:10:49,012 I finally managed to sedate her. 199 00:10:49,048 --> 00:10:52,018 Could this have been caused by her cortical implants? 200 00:10:52,051 --> 00:10:53,177 I don't think so. 201 00:10:53,219 --> 00:10:55,688 I think the problem has to do with memory suppression. 202 00:10:55,722 --> 00:10:58,157 I've detected a high concentration 203 00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:00,853 of biogenic amines in Seven's hippocampus-- 204 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:02,692 a substance I haven't noticed before. 205 00:11:02,729 --> 00:11:04,925 It's blocking several portions of her memory center. 206 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:06,090 Do you know where it came from? 207 00:11:06,132 --> 00:11:08,829 No, but it seems to be dissipating. 208 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:11,769 Seven's unusual behavior may be the result 209 00:11:11,804 --> 00:11:13,898 of the blocked memories beginning to surface-- 210 00:11:13,940 --> 00:11:16,204 memories which she can't identify yet. 211 00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:17,334 Can you treat her? 212 00:11:17,377 --> 00:11:18,344 Treatment would involve 213 00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:19,641 integrating the repressed memories 214 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,169 into Seven's consciousness. 215 00:11:21,214 --> 00:11:23,808 I may be able to use a standard therapeutic 216 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,284 regression technique. 217 00:11:25,318 --> 00:11:27,116 I wasn't aware that you were programmed 218 00:11:27,153 --> 00:11:28,814 with psychotherapeutic capabilities. 219 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:31,552 I wasn't, but in the absence of a Ship's Counselor, 220 00:11:31,591 --> 00:11:33,992 I've been developing a psychiatric subroutine 221 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:34,994 to add to my program. 222 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:38,621 I'll be even more valuable to you than I am now. 223 00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:40,064 Keep me informed, Doctor. 224 00:11:43,069 --> 00:11:44,935 Hmm. 225 00:11:45,071 --> 00:11:46,266 A Jungian therapist 226 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,673 would attempt to retrieve unconscious memories 227 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:52,303 by exploring synchronicities in recent events. 228 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:54,404 On the other hand, Amanin of Betazed 229 00:11:54,447 --> 00:11:58,008 would argue that a combination of sensory isolation 230 00:11:58,051 --> 00:12:01,316 and focused breathing techniques would be more effective. 231 00:12:01,354 --> 00:12:03,948 I've integrated the finer points of both 232 00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:07,186 to create my own approach to memory reconstruction. 233 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:09,662 What does this approach involve? 234 00:12:09,696 --> 00:12:10,891 First, putting you at ease 235 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:13,922 by performing the treatment here in your own environment. 236 00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:15,093 Once the cortical probes 237 00:12:15,134 --> 00:12:17,125 have reinforced the neural pathways, 238 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:19,468 I'll use a directed imagery technique 239 00:12:19,505 --> 00:12:21,269 to guide you through the regression. 240 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:24,699 You may proceed. 241 00:12:26,879 --> 00:12:28,973 Please close your eyes. 242 00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:31,177 Clear your mind. 243 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:33,879 Try not to think or to analyze. 244 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:36,953 My mind is now clear. 245 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:40,984 Seven, this isn't an exercise in efficiency. 246 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:42,653 Close your eyes. 247 00:12:43,696 --> 00:12:46,188 Breathe deeply. 248 00:12:46,232 --> 00:12:49,202 Now concentrate on the sound of my voice. 249 00:12:49,235 --> 00:12:51,101 Let go of the present. 250 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:54,368 Leave the cargo bay behind. 251 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:58,207 Allow yourself... to drift. 252 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:05,081 Describe the first image that enters your mind. 253 00:13:07,887 --> 00:13:09,878 A medical tricorder. 254 00:13:09,922 --> 00:13:12,687 Duratanium casing. 255 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:15,194 7.6 centimeters by 9.8 centimeters 256 00:13:15,328 --> 00:13:17,922 by 3.2 centimeters. 257 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:19,625 Alpha-numeric display... 258 00:13:19,666 --> 00:13:21,532 That's enough. 259 00:13:21,567 --> 00:13:22,693 So... 260 00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:26,803 you're in Sick Bay. 261 00:13:26,839 --> 00:13:30,776 How does the tricorder make you feel? 262 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,473 It disturbs me. 263 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:35,879 Why does it disturb you? 264 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:37,940 I'm afraid it will hurt me. 265 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:39,383 Is there anything else there 266 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:41,911 that causes you to anticipate pain? 267 00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:45,216 The diagnostic bed. 268 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:47,249 It's closing around me. 269 00:13:47,293 --> 00:13:49,819 You feel restrained, confined. 270 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:51,387 Yes. I am uneasy. 271 00:13:51,431 --> 00:13:52,421 About what? 272 00:13:56,769 --> 00:13:57,759 It's Kovin. 273 00:13:57,804 --> 00:13:59,568 What is he doing? 274 00:13:59,605 --> 00:14:02,575 He's restraining me. 275 00:14:02,608 --> 00:14:05,578 I want to get away from him, but I can't. 276 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:13,509 Kovin's using some kind of instrument on me. 277 00:14:18,624 --> 00:14:19,785 Seven? 278 00:14:20,827 --> 00:14:23,592 1 didn't recall this before. 279 00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,256 Recall what? 280 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:27,665 Kovin. He... 281 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:31,697 he performed a surgical procedure on me. 282 00:14:31,738 --> 00:14:34,730 He... extracted Borg technology 283 00:14:34,774 --> 00:14:36,071 from my body. 284 00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,443 He violated me. 285 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:46,643 We're making progress. 286 00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:47,778 Now, tell me. 287 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,845 This surgical procedure... 288 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:51,914 when did it happen? 289 00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:52,925 I don't know. 290 00:14:52,959 --> 00:14:54,586 The details are vague. 291 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:55,992 There are only images. 292 00:14:56,095 --> 00:14:57,790 And you're sure it was Kovin? 293 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,593 Did you see Kovin? 294 00:15:00,633 --> 00:15:02,397 Yes. 295 00:15:02,435 --> 00:15:04,426 You said he was restraining you, 296 00:15:04,470 --> 00:15:05,733 using an instrument 297 00:15:05,772 --> 00:15:07,570 - of some sort. - He was. 298 00:15:07,607 --> 00:15:09,405 Were you on Voyager when this happened? 299 00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:12,943 No. 300 00:15:12,979 --> 00:15:14,447 It must have been when we were 301 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,278 testing the weapons on the surface. 302 00:15:16,315 --> 00:15:18,647 Then concentrate on that away mission. 303 00:15:18,684 --> 00:15:22,143 Focus on the first image that enters your mind. 304 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:28,090 Describe it for me. 305 00:15:28,127 --> 00:15:29,822 A large granitic stone... 306 00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,559 approximately one-half meter high. 307 00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:36,762 Now, allow that memory to develop beyond the image. 308 00:15:36,803 --> 00:15:38,862 Integrate it into your consciousness. 309 00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:41,101 Let the memory take shape. 310 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:48,373 I'm at the weapons range. 311 00:15:48,414 --> 00:15:49,848 Kovin had taken us there 312 00:15:49,882 --> 00:15:52,249 to evaluate various handheld firearms 313 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:54,083 he wished to offer in trade. 314 00:16:00,159 --> 00:16:03,288 He attempted to impress us with a demonstration 315 00:16:03,329 --> 00:16:05,798 of the weapons' destructive capabilities. 316 00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:09,097 My role was to provide a more objective analysis. 317 00:16:09,135 --> 00:16:10,933 Terawatt powered particle beam rifle. 318 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:13,631 Four microsecond recharge cycle. 319 00:16:13,673 --> 00:16:15,505 Ten kilometer range. 320 00:16:15,541 --> 00:16:18,567 Definitely not standard Starfleet issue. 321 00:16:18,611 --> 00:16:20,170 What do you think? 322 00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:23,945 72 percent fragmentation, 28 percent vaporization. 323 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:26,714 Crude but efficient. 324 00:16:26,752 --> 00:16:29,483 It's not as accurate as our compression rifles, 325 00:16:29,522 --> 00:16:31,547 but it's a lot easier to handle. 326 00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:33,184 I wouldn't mind carrying one of these 327 00:16:33,226 --> 00:16:35,160 the next time we run into the Hirogen. 328 00:16:35,194 --> 00:16:37,788 The targeting mechanism could be augmented 329 00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:40,424 with a thermal guidance sensor. 330 00:16:40,466 --> 00:16:42,901 That would increase accuracy by 24 percent. 331 00:16:42,935 --> 00:16:44,562 I can do that now. 332 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,099 Care to join me? 333 00:16:48,140 --> 00:16:49,403 You can make sure that the adjustments 334 00:16:49,442 --> 00:16:51,103 are performed to your specifications. 335 00:16:51,143 --> 00:16:52,872 If you don't mind, 336 00:16:52,912 --> 00:16:54,676 I'd like to test some of the other firearms. 337 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:55,681 Go right ahead. 338 00:16:57,383 --> 00:16:58,942 This way. 339 00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:04,855 Kovin took me to a small laboratory. 340 00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:06,620 Describe it. 341 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:08,650 It was poorly illuminated. 342 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:12,187 I saw various instruments-- technology unfamiliar to me. 343 00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:15,496 I assumed this was where he developed new weapon designs. 344 00:17:18,104 --> 00:17:20,334 This weapon is thoron-based. 345 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:22,205 Most of these handheld disruptors are. 346 00:17:22,241 --> 00:17:25,040 Thoron can be unstable in weapons. 347 00:17:25,077 --> 00:17:27,171 Not if you polarize the emitter matrix. 348 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,739 That compensates for any instabilities. 349 00:17:29,782 --> 00:17:32,046 Watch. 350 00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:39,915 What are you doing? 351 00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:41,927 He turned the weapon on me. 352 00:17:41,961 --> 00:17:43,690 He fired? 353 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:45,595 Yes, I remember it now. 354 00:17:45,631 --> 00:17:47,190 What happened next? 355 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:50,930 I'm not sure. 356 00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:52,495 Concentrate. 357 00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:55,064 See the laboratory in your mind. 358 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:58,199 There was a light in my eyes. 359 00:18:02,214 --> 00:18:04,706 Was Kovin still in the room with you? 360 00:18:04,750 --> 00:18:05,911 Yes. 361 00:18:05,985 --> 00:18:07,714 Restrain her. Quickly. 362 00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:10,347 And another Entharan was assisting him. 363 00:18:11,857 --> 00:18:13,120 This is Borg technology. 364 00:18:13,159 --> 00:18:16,254 That's what I've been telling you. 365 00:18:16,295 --> 00:18:18,059 Let me go. 366 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:20,395 They bound me to an examination table. 367 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:21,832 What did they do to you? 368 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:23,301 Did they scan you? 369 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:29,832 The bio-ablation pump is engaged and pressurized. 370 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:45,690 The growth medium is activating the implants. 371 00:18:45,725 --> 00:18:47,716 The nanoprobes are multiplying. 372 00:18:52,431 --> 00:18:54,422 They put a device near my head. 373 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:57,232 They removed my ocular implant. 374 00:18:59,372 --> 00:19:01,204 And... 375 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,141 some of the implants in my arm were activated. 376 00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:06,110 Which ones? 377 00:19:06,145 --> 00:19:07,670 Can you be more specific? 378 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:11,775 Use the maximum setting of the metagenic pulse 379 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,512 to stimulate the implants. 380 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:17,555 The assimilation tubules are ready. 381 00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:20,582 Prepare to harvest the nanoprobes. 382 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,924 They extracted nanoprobes 383 00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:29,058 through my assimilation tubules. 384 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:33,334 I was powerless... unable to stop them. 385 00:19:33,372 --> 00:19:35,238 You couldn't be expected to. 386 00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:39,302 You were restrained. Then what happened? 387 00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:41,780 They took the nanoprobes to another subject-- 388 00:19:41,814 --> 00:19:45,079 also restrained-- and they... 389 00:19:45,117 --> 00:19:46,551 they assimilated him. 390 00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:53,889 Well done. 391 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:02,300 The next thing I remember, I was back in Kovin's lab. 392 00:20:02,334 --> 00:20:04,598 He claimed the particle beam rifle overloaded-- 393 00:20:04,637 --> 00:20:07,663 that it burned my hand-- but it was a lie. 394 00:20:07,707 --> 00:20:09,402 They had attacked me. 395 00:20:09,442 --> 00:20:12,901 I'm sorry. I should have been more careful. 396 00:20:14,513 --> 00:20:15,981 Do you have a dermal regenerator? 397 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:17,038 Of course. 398 00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:29,725 I'll inform the Captain. 399 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:39,365 There's no doubt 400 00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:41,999 that Seven was the victim of a brutal assault. 401 00:20:42,108 --> 00:20:43,007 How is she? 402 00:20:43,109 --> 00:20:44,975 As well as can be expected. 403 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:46,910 She's regenerating in her alcove. 404 00:20:46,946 --> 00:20:50,314 I predict her emotional recovery will take some time. 405 00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:53,410 I certainly hope you intend to hold Kovin responsible 406 00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:54,749 for what he's done. 407 00:20:54,787 --> 00:20:57,017 First, I want to know how much of her story we can corroborate. 408 00:20:57,056 --> 00:20:58,455 Tom, you were with her on the planet. 409 00:20:58,491 --> 00:21:00,585 How long was she alone with Kovin? 410 00:21:00,626 --> 00:21:02,321 At least two hours. 411 00:21:02,361 --> 00:21:03,328 And when she came back, 412 00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:04,955 did she say anything about what happened? 413 00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:07,261 Only that they'd finished their work on the rifle. 414 00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:08,501 She seemed fine. 415 00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:10,363 Clearly, Mr. Kovin used some artificial means 416 00:21:10,402 --> 00:21:12,427 to suppress her memory of the event. 417 00:21:12,471 --> 00:21:14,769 That would explain the unusual engramatic activity 418 00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:16,969 I found in her neurological scans. 419 00:21:17,009 --> 00:21:18,477 Did you find any other physical evidence 420 00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:20,843 of the medical procedures she described? 421 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,678 No. 422 00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:26,345 I suspect Mr. Kovin used Seven's own nanoprobes 423 00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:28,444 to repair any cellular damage. 424 00:21:28,487 --> 00:21:31,684 She distinctly remembers Kovin extracting them. 425 00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:35,319 You seen to be accepting Seven's recovered memories as fact. 426 00:21:35,361 --> 00:21:36,795 Are you suggesting otherwise? 427 00:21:36,829 --> 00:21:38,797 Historically, recovered memories 428 00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:40,128 have often proven unreliable. 429 00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,692 Yes, in cases where a traumatic experience 430 00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:44,567 has been repressed for years. 431 00:21:44,603 --> 00:21:47,004 But we're dealing with a very recent memory here 432 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,337 that was blocked by artificial means. 433 00:21:49,375 --> 00:21:50,740 When I removed that mechanism, 434 00:21:50,776 --> 00:21:52,767 Seven remembered everything that happened. 435 00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:55,110 Human memory is rarely perfect. 436 00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:56,740 What are you saying, Tuvok? 437 00:21:56,782 --> 00:21:58,716 That Seven is making this up? 438 00:21:58,751 --> 00:22:01,049 No, but we must remember 439 00:22:01,086 --> 00:22:03,851 that she's experienced hallucinatory images before. 440 00:22:03,889 --> 00:22:05,448 That was in direct response 441 00:22:05,491 --> 00:22:07,960 to a signal from the ship where she was assimilated. 442 00:22:08,027 --> 00:22:10,086 She's not having hallucinations now. 443 00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:11,756 She's remembering what happened to her. 444 00:22:11,797 --> 00:22:12,958 I've confirmed this 445 00:22:13,065 --> 00:22:14,965 by analyzing the specific engramatic activity 446 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:15,967 in her hippocampus. 447 00:22:16,068 --> 00:22:17,968 We're not talking about conjecture. 448 00:22:18,070 --> 00:22:19,162 We're talking about science. 449 00:22:19,205 --> 00:22:20,730 Let's not get bogged down. 450 00:22:22,741 --> 00:22:24,675 Seven has made serious accusations 451 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,200 and I won't dismiss them. 452 00:22:26,245 --> 00:22:28,612 If Kovin assaulted her 453 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:31,378 and took a sample of her Borg technology, 454 00:22:31,417 --> 00:22:32,976 we can't stand by and do nothing. 455 00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:35,214 In the wrong hands, a single nanoprobe 456 00:22:35,254 --> 00:22:36,847 could lead to disaster. 457 00:22:36,889 --> 00:22:38,983 Doctor, I want you to keep searching 458 00:22:39,058 --> 00:22:42,187 for any physical evidence to back up Seven's claim. 459 00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:43,889 1 will talk to Kovin. 460 00:22:43,929 --> 00:22:45,522 Dismissed. 461 00:22:50,603 --> 00:22:52,799 This is offensive and absurd! 462 00:22:52,838 --> 00:22:54,328 She's obviously lying. 463 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:56,501 Why would she do that? 464 00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:58,271 Maybe you can answer that. 465 00:22:58,310 --> 00:22:59,709 She's your crew member. 466 00:22:59,745 --> 00:23:00,837 First, she attacks me, 467 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,042 then, she invents these ridiculous stories 468 00:23:03,082 --> 00:23:04,846 and you try to place the blame on me. 469 00:23:04,884 --> 00:23:07,251 Is this some kind of negotiating tactic? 470 00:23:07,286 --> 00:23:08,447 I have no hidden agenda. 471 00:23:08,487 --> 00:23:10,581 I'm simply trying to clarify what happened. 472 00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:11,613 I told you already. 473 00:23:11,657 --> 00:23:12,886 We went to my laboratory 474 00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:15,724 to adjust the guidance system on the particle beam rifle. 475 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,729 And that took two hours? 476 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:20,460 She insisted on absolute precision. 477 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:23,662 We've confirmed that Seven was exposed 478 00:23:23,702 --> 00:23:25,534 to an intense thoron discharge. 479 00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:28,597 She was-- after the rifle's power cell overloaded. 480 00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,905 We reported the accident immediately. 481 00:23:30,943 --> 00:23:34,311 She now remembers that you fired the weapon at her deliberately. 482 00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:35,643 That's preposterous. 483 00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:36,910 The Doctor tells me 484 00:23:36,949 --> 00:23:39,611 the blast could have been enough to render her unconscious. 485 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:40,983 But it didn't. 486 00:23:41,053 --> 00:23:43,420 We were both startled for a moment 487 00:23:43,455 --> 00:23:45,219 and after I apologized for the accident, 488 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:47,282 she asked if I had a dermal regenerator, 489 00:23:47,326 --> 00:23:49,693 which I did, and I used it on her arm-- 490 00:23:49,728 --> 00:23:51,787 the one with the mechanical implants. 491 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,730 Which you recognized as Borg. 492 00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:55,598 I was aware she'd been a Borg. 493 00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:56,760 She told me herself. 494 00:23:56,802 --> 00:24:00,432 Did you ever express curiosity in that technology 495 00:24:00,472 --> 00:24:01,940 or try to examine it 496 00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:03,270 more closely? 497 00:24:03,309 --> 00:24:04,401 No. 498 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,071 You never considered the potential value 499 00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:08,773 it might have as a weapon? 500 00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:12,478 Is that what you think I've done? 501 00:24:12,518 --> 00:24:13,952 You may not realize 502 00:24:14,053 --> 00:24:16,681 how dangerous Borg technology can be. 503 00:24:16,722 --> 00:24:18,520 If you've taken even a single nanoprobe, 504 00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,525 I need to know about it right now. 505 00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:22,186 I haven't taken anything. 506 00:24:24,330 --> 00:24:26,492 I'd like to examine your laboratory 507 00:24:26,532 --> 00:24:27,966 to be absolutely sure. 508 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,331 No. 509 00:24:29,368 --> 00:24:31,462 This has already gone too far. 510 00:24:32,871 --> 00:24:35,101 Then I'll have to contact the authorities. 511 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,302 Maybe they'll be more helpful. 512 00:24:37,343 --> 00:24:39,437 Are you willing to risk our trade agreement 513 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:43,142 all on the basis of one crew member's delusions? 514 00:24:43,182 --> 00:24:44,513 Yes. 515 00:24:44,550 --> 00:24:46,075 Now... 516 00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:49,110 are you going to cooperate with our investigation? 517 00:24:50,956 --> 00:24:53,186 I don't seem to have much choice. 518 00:25:02,034 --> 00:25:05,595 You stated that the rifle's power cell overloaded 519 00:25:05,637 --> 00:25:07,628 as a result of a faulty oscillator adjustment. 520 00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:09,835 That's right. 521 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:15,840 Can you describe in more detail how that occurred? 522 00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:19,919 I was showing her how to polarize the emitter matrix. 523 00:25:19,952 --> 00:25:22,887 I must have tuned the induction frequency too high. 524 00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:25,185 Were you unfamiliar with that procedure? 525 00:25:25,224 --> 00:25:26,282 No. 526 00:25:26,325 --> 00:25:27,656 I have done it 100 times. 527 00:25:27,693 --> 00:25:29,092 It was a careless mistake. 528 00:25:29,128 --> 00:25:31,119 How many times do I need to apologize? 529 00:25:31,163 --> 00:25:33,495 I am not seeking a statement of remorse. 530 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:34,897 Then what do you want? 531 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:36,867 Are you trying to catch me in a lie? 532 00:25:36,902 --> 00:25:38,836 Trick me into confessing? 533 00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:41,704 You can't, because there's nothing for me to confess! 534 00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:43,868 I haven't done anything wrong! 535 00:25:45,110 --> 00:25:47,636 One of our crew members claims that you have. 536 00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:52,983 Your crew member, Seven of Nine... 537 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:55,350 she's very fortunate. 538 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:56,980 How so? 539 00:25:57,089 --> 00:26:00,684 She has an entire crew leaping to her defense. 540 00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,057 I have no one. 541 00:26:02,094 --> 00:26:05,496 The Entharan representative will be here shortly. 542 00:26:05,531 --> 00:26:06,930 You mean the magistrate? 543 00:26:06,965 --> 00:26:09,263 He won't help me. 544 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:12,236 He's more interested in protecting diplomatic relations 545 00:26:12,271 --> 00:26:13,830 with people like you. 546 00:26:13,872 --> 00:26:16,739 Surely, he'll want to know the truth. 547 00:26:16,775 --> 00:26:19,540 That's all we're seeking. 548 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:20,704 You don't understand. 549 00:26:20,746 --> 00:26:24,046 On my world, we depend on trade with alien species. 550 00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:27,917 There are strict protocols about those relationships. 551 00:26:27,953 --> 00:26:31,890 Even being accused of violating them is a serious offense. 552 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:35,417 You will have the opportunity to refute any charges. 553 00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:36,690 It won't matter. 554 00:26:36,728 --> 00:26:39,220 Once they're made, the damage is done. 555 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,528 I won't be trusted any longer. 556 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:43,057 I'll be ruined. 557 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:45,537 Please... 558 00:26:45,571 --> 00:26:48,734 I never hurt your crew member. 559 00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:52,707 Don't do this. 560 00:26:52,744 --> 00:26:54,974 I'm afraid I have no choice. 561 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,310 But I assure you 562 00:26:57,349 --> 00:26:59,078 our investigation will be conducted 563 00:26:59,118 --> 00:27:01,416 in a fair and impartial manner. 564 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:04,479 You strike me as a man of your word. 565 00:27:06,692 --> 00:27:09,662 If you tell me 1 won't be prejudged, 566 00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:12,392 then I believe you. 567 00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:21,599 How are you feeling? 568 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,301 I am undamaged. 569 00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:25,140 But how do you feel? 570 00:27:25,177 --> 00:27:29,705 Seven, your physical scars have healed, 571 00:27:29,748 --> 00:27:32,445 but the psychological effects are still there. 572 00:27:32,484 --> 00:27:34,111 You'll have to deal with them. 573 00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:35,621 For what purpose? 574 00:27:35,654 --> 00:27:37,247 In order to heal. 575 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,781 Kovin attacked you... 576 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:42,317 violated your rights as an individual. 577 00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,352 It's important that you recognize that 578 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:46,956 so you can understand any hostility or resentment 579 00:27:47,032 --> 00:27:48,397 you might be feeling. 580 00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:50,492 Resentment is a human trait. 581 00:27:50,536 --> 00:27:52,800 It has no structure, no function. 582 00:27:52,838 --> 00:27:54,431 I want no part of it. 583 00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:55,838 You're going to have to begin accepting 584 00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:57,968 the fact that your human feelings exist 585 00:27:58,010 --> 00:28:00,308 and that suppressing them can damage you. 586 00:28:01,580 --> 00:28:04,208 If I am not aware of these feelings, 587 00:28:04,249 --> 00:28:05,808 how can I express them? 588 00:28:05,851 --> 00:28:07,376 Let me ask you this. 589 00:28:09,421 --> 00:28:11,253 What would have happened 590 00:28:11,290 --> 00:28:14,385 if Kovin had tried to take Borg technology 591 00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,326 directly from the collective? 592 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:17,920 He would have been assimilated. 593 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,226 Precisely. Which is why he chose you. 594 00:28:20,265 --> 00:28:23,166 He could get what he wanted without running any risks. 595 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:28,371 It was my individuality which made me vulnerable. 596 00:28:28,407 --> 00:28:29,568 Exactly. 597 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:33,108 He violated that individuality. 598 00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,773 What he did is an affront to everything you are-- 599 00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:36,940 Borg and human. 600 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:39,313 It was the act of a coward. 601 00:28:39,351 --> 00:28:40,682 Yes! 602 00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,949 Someone who was willing to use you 603 00:28:43,021 --> 00:28:44,147 in the cruelest way 604 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:46,681 so that he could create new weapons 605 00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:48,215 and sell them. 606 00:28:48,260 --> 00:28:52,891 I believe I am beginning to experience anger. 607 00:28:52,931 --> 00:28:54,490 Anger toward Kovin. 608 00:28:54,533 --> 00:28:58,731 Good. That's a perfectly healthy, normal response. 609 00:28:58,770 --> 00:29:00,534 And when Kovin gets what he deserves, 610 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:03,041 you're going to feel much better. 611 00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:08,043 Right this way, Magistrate. 612 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,673 My laboratory. 613 00:29:15,487 --> 00:29:17,717 There are no examination tables. 614 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,451 I told you. Just workbenches. 615 00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:21,289 Is this the entire facility? 616 00:29:21,326 --> 00:29:22,816 Yes. 617 00:29:22,861 --> 00:29:24,090 We should scan for signs 618 00:29:24,129 --> 00:29:26,496 that the room may have been altered recently. 619 00:29:31,169 --> 00:29:32,830 During her regression, 620 00:29:32,871 --> 00:29:35,306 Seven described instruments similar to these. 621 00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:36,466 Of course she did. 622 00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:37,566 She was here. 623 00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:39,202 She said a device 624 00:29:39,244 --> 00:29:42,703 like this was used to remove her optic implant. 625 00:29:42,748 --> 00:29:44,238 That's a micro-caliper. 626 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:46,479 I used it to remove the casings 627 00:29:46,518 --> 00:29:49,215 over the guidance system on the particle beam rifle. 628 00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:55,384 And isn't this an electrodynamic probe? 629 00:29:55,427 --> 00:29:57,054 Yes. 630 00:29:57,095 --> 00:29:59,564 Hmm. 631 00:29:59,598 --> 00:30:02,124 It's equipped with a monofilament stimulator. 632 00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:04,465 Could it be used to manipulate the neurotransmitter levels 633 00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:05,595 in a human brain? 634 00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:06,934 Not as it is. 635 00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:08,633 But with the proper modifications? 636 00:30:08,674 --> 00:30:09,698 With the proper modifications, 637 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:11,300 I could reconfigure your combadge 638 00:30:11,343 --> 00:30:12,970 to manipulate neurotransmitters. 639 00:30:13,078 --> 00:30:14,068 What's your point? 640 00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:15,580 I believe you've just made it. 641 00:30:21,987 --> 00:30:24,888 There's cellular residue on many of these instruments. 642 00:30:24,923 --> 00:30:27,858 It matches Seven's genome. 643 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:31,726 With your permission, sir, 644 00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,697 I'd like to take these tools back to Voyager 645 00:30:33,732 --> 00:30:35,826 where I can run more conclusive scans. 646 00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:37,858 Take whatever you need. 647 00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:39,667 Doctor, there are a number 648 00:30:39,705 --> 00:30:42,402 of Borg nanoprobes on the surface of this table. 649 00:30:42,441 --> 00:30:44,933 I'll just collect a sample. 650 00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:53,777 Hmm... 651 00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:57,016 That's where her arm was hit when the rifle overloaded. 652 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:58,681 The dispersal pattern is consistent 653 00:30:58,724 --> 00:31:00,192 with a dermal rupture. 654 00:31:00,225 --> 00:31:02,819 These nanoprobes were recently regenerated. 655 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:05,353 If this were nothing more than cellular residue 656 00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:08,731 from Seven's injury, the nanoprobes would be dormant. 657 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:12,032 But these have been activated in a very specific pattern. 658 00:31:13,071 --> 00:31:14,129 I have seen enough. 659 00:31:14,172 --> 00:31:17,574 Kovin, there is sufficient evidence here 660 00:31:17,609 --> 00:31:20,670 to detain you pending official proceedings. 661 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:22,305 No. 662 00:31:22,347 --> 00:31:25,044 Please... no. 663 00:31:27,352 --> 00:31:28,319 Stay where you are. 664 00:31:28,353 --> 00:31:29,912 Kovin, don't... 665 00:31:29,955 --> 00:31:31,389 I trusted you. 666 00:31:31,423 --> 00:31:33,824 You said it would be an impartial investigation, 667 00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:37,261 but you're all determined to find what you want to find. 668 00:31:37,295 --> 00:31:39,229 Well, I'm not going to let this happen. 669 00:31:44,836 --> 00:31:46,099 Tuvok to Voyager. 670 00:31:46,138 --> 00:31:47,162 Janeway here. 671 00:31:47,205 --> 00:31:49,606 Mr. Kovin has transported out of the laboratory. 672 00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:51,268 Can you track his present position? 673 00:31:51,309 --> 00:31:52,640 Stand by. 674 00:31:52,677 --> 00:31:55,442 I'm picking up a transporter signature 675 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,380 300 kilometers above the surface. 676 00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:58,645 Captain, there's 677 00:31:58,683 --> 00:32:00,947 a ship powering its engines at those coordinates. 678 00:32:00,986 --> 00:32:02,954 Magistrate, do you want us to follow him? 679 00:32:02,988 --> 00:32:05,286 Yes... but I'd like to join you. 680 00:32:05,323 --> 00:32:06,290 Very well. 681 00:32:06,324 --> 00:32:08,691 We'll beam you to Voyager. Stand by. 682 00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:17,133 Kovin's ship is on a heading of 18 mark 25. 683 00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,762 Set an intercept course. 684 00:32:18,804 --> 00:32:20,568 Get ready to lock on a tractor beam. 685 00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:22,596 He's only at half impulse. 686 00:32:22,641 --> 00:32:24,370 His ship may not have warp engines. 687 00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:27,242 We're at 9,000 kilometers and closing. 688 00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:29,043 I'm engaging the tractor beam. 689 00:32:34,986 --> 00:32:36,044 I can't find him. 690 00:32:37,088 --> 00:32:39,716 All of my sensor readings have disappeared. 691 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:40,919 He generated a photonic pulse. 692 00:32:40,959 --> 00:32:41,949 It took them off-line. 693 00:32:41,993 --> 00:32:44,485 We'll have to reinitialize the entire sensor array. 694 00:32:44,529 --> 00:32:45,519 Do it. 695 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:52,571 Our investigation has suddenly turned into a manhunt. 696 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:53,569 The fact that he's running 697 00:32:53,605 --> 00:32:55,004 shows that he's got something to hide. 698 00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:58,167 Until we find out what that is, we can't risk letting him go. 699 00:33:05,450 --> 00:33:08,715 Captain's Log, Stardate 51679.4. 700 00:33:08,753 --> 00:33:10,812 We've detected the warp signature from Kovin's ship 701 00:33:10,856 --> 00:33:11,880 and we're now in pursuit. 702 00:33:11,923 --> 00:33:13,550 In the meantime, 703 00:33:13,592 --> 00:33:16,892 Tuvok and I have been examining the tools from Kovin's lab. 704 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,953 This isn't getting us anywhere. 705 00:33:19,064 --> 00:33:22,398 Seven's cellular residue is on every one of these, 706 00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:24,835 but that would be true if she simply handled them. 707 00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:27,896 My examination of the rifle is equally inconclusive. 708 00:33:27,939 --> 00:33:30,465 It may have overloaded accidentally... 709 00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:31,635 or not. 710 00:33:32,744 --> 00:33:35,543 I'm getting a bad feeling about this, Tuvok. 711 00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:39,210 We aren't finding anything that implicates Kovin. 712 00:33:39,251 --> 00:33:43,210 I told him our investigation would be impartial. 713 00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:44,381 I believe it has been. 714 00:33:44,422 --> 00:33:45,719 It has... 715 00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:48,556 but I'll admit I had some preconceptions about him. 716 00:33:48,593 --> 00:33:52,120 They may have influenced my judgment. 717 00:33:52,163 --> 00:33:54,154 The strongest evidence so far 718 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,429 is the nanoprobes the Doctor found. 719 00:33:56,468 --> 00:33:57,993 The fact that they were regenerated 720 00:33:58,069 --> 00:34:00,595 suggests that Kovin was experimenting with them. 721 00:34:00,639 --> 00:34:03,631 We don't know a great deal about the interaction 722 00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:06,076 between nanoprobes and Borg physiology. 723 00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:07,340 It might be worthwhile 724 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:09,871 to simulate the effect of the rifle blast 725 00:34:09,915 --> 00:34:10,939 on Seven's arm 726 00:34:10,982 --> 00:34:12,916 and see what happens to the nanoprobes. 727 00:34:12,951 --> 00:34:16,080 Good. Maybe that'll give us some answers. 728 00:34:18,990 --> 00:34:21,084 Is this really necessary, Captain? 729 00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:22,958 She's suffered enough trauma already. 730 00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:24,654 We don't want to make accusations 731 00:34:24,696 --> 00:34:25,891 against an innocent man. 732 00:34:25,931 --> 00:34:29,959 We have to do everything we can to find some concrete evidence. 733 00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:31,730 He is not an innocent man. 734 00:34:31,770 --> 00:34:33,431 I know what he did to me. 735 00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:35,098 But we must have proof. 736 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:37,802 And this experiment may provide us with it. 737 00:34:37,842 --> 00:34:39,606 We've configured this hypospray 738 00:34:39,644 --> 00:34:41,840 to simulate the energy of a thoron blast. 739 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,247 We'll collect thin layers of your skin tissue 740 00:34:44,282 --> 00:34:45,579 and examine the effects. 741 00:34:45,617 --> 00:34:46,812 It won't be painful. 742 00:34:46,851 --> 00:34:49,218 I am not afraid. I am angry. 743 00:34:49,254 --> 00:34:50,779 I know. Try to be patient. 744 00:34:50,822 --> 00:34:53,314 We may have some answers soon. 745 00:34:56,161 --> 00:34:57,754 All right, let's see what we've got. 746 00:35:18,917 --> 00:35:20,646 I think you better take a look. 747 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:32,257 What do you see? 748 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:39,230 The nanoprobes... are regenerating 749 00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:40,499 in exactly the same pattern 750 00:35:40,538 --> 00:35:42,165 we saw in Kovin's laboratory. 751 00:35:42,207 --> 00:35:44,676 It appears to be a spontaneous response 752 00:35:44,709 --> 00:35:45,801 which could have been caused 753 00:35:45,844 --> 00:35:47,642 by the energy released from the thoron weapon. 754 00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:50,307 It doesn't matter. Kovin is guilty. 755 00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:51,907 Seven... 756 00:35:51,950 --> 00:35:53,475 there's no doubt in my mind 757 00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:54,781 that you believe what you're saying, 758 00:35:54,819 --> 00:35:56,981 but is it possible-- just possible-- 759 00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:59,250 that the memories you and the Doctor recovered 760 00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:01,384 aren't accurate? 761 00:36:02,427 --> 00:36:03,792 How could that be? 762 00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:08,527 During your time with the Borg, you were subjected to invasive 763 00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:10,091 medical procedures. 764 00:36:10,135 --> 00:36:11,933 You undoubtedly witnessed other victims 765 00:36:12,003 --> 00:36:13,596 being assimilated. 766 00:36:13,638 --> 00:36:15,800 Could that be what you're remembering? 767 00:36:17,575 --> 00:36:18,838 You know that's not right. 768 00:36:18,877 --> 00:36:19,935 Tell them. 769 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:22,742 Everything led me to believe that you were a victim. 770 00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:25,751 Your extreme response to Kovin in Engineering, 771 00:36:25,784 --> 00:36:28,151 your irrational fear when I was examining you... 772 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,621 something prompted that behavior, and I believed 773 00:36:30,655 --> 00:36:33,056 it was a repressed memory of your ordeal 774 00:36:33,091 --> 00:36:34,217 with Kovin. 775 00:36:34,259 --> 00:36:35,590 That is what it was. 776 00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:39,461 But if I'm to be impartial, I have to acknowledge 777 00:36:39,497 --> 00:36:42,592 that your neurology is still something of a mystery to me. 778 00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:46,229 I can't be certain what triggered those memories. 779 00:36:46,271 --> 00:36:48,740 And we can't ignore the fact 780 00:36:48,773 --> 00:36:51,504 that this evidence supports Kovin's story... 781 00:36:51,543 --> 00:36:52,874 and not yours. 782 00:36:54,279 --> 00:36:57,078 You were the one who helped me to understand what happened 783 00:36:57,115 --> 00:36:58,378 and now you're denying it. 784 00:36:58,416 --> 00:37:01,386 Seven, no one's abandoning you, but we have to do what's right. 785 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:03,945 We have to find Kovin and tell him what we learned. 786 00:37:06,524 --> 00:37:08,185 The Doctor told me I would feel better 787 00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:10,285 when Kovin gets what he deserves. 788 00:37:11,362 --> 00:37:13,854 I want him to be punished. 789 00:37:13,898 --> 00:37:16,424 I won't settle for anything less. 790 00:37:31,282 --> 00:37:32,374 Mr. Paris. 791 00:37:32,417 --> 00:37:33,942 He's in range. 792 00:37:34,052 --> 00:37:35,611 Visual. 793 00:37:35,653 --> 00:37:36,984 Hail him. 794 00:37:38,156 --> 00:37:39,817 No response. 795 00:37:39,858 --> 00:37:41,724 He's charging weapons. 796 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,524 Open a channel-- all frequencies. 797 00:37:43,561 --> 00:37:45,757 Mr. Kovin, this is Captain Janeway. 798 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:49,097 We believe we've made a mistake in accusing you. 799 00:37:49,134 --> 00:37:51,501 We only want to correct the situation. 800 00:37:51,536 --> 00:37:53,561 Stand down your weapons. 801 00:37:55,340 --> 00:37:56,808 He's responding. 802 00:37:57,609 --> 00:37:58,872 Stop your pursuit. 803 00:37:58,910 --> 00:38:00,571 I can damage your ship. 804 00:38:00,612 --> 00:38:02,478 We're not here to take you by force. 805 00:38:02,514 --> 00:38:04,346 Then let me go. 806 00:38:04,382 --> 00:38:05,349 Kovin, listen to me. 807 00:38:05,383 --> 00:38:07,681 The proceedings must be resolved. 808 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:09,244 This is a trap. 809 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:10,686 No. 810 00:38:10,722 --> 00:38:13,191 We've discovered information that supports your story. 811 00:38:13,224 --> 00:38:15,192 I don't believe you. 812 00:38:15,226 --> 00:38:17,217 We've reexamined the evidence. 813 00:38:17,262 --> 00:38:20,493 Finding the nanoprobes led us to the wrong conclusion. 814 00:38:20,532 --> 00:38:23,467 We know now that your thoron rifle did overload. 815 00:38:23,501 --> 00:38:24,696 Please... 816 00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:30,765 He's firing a spread of photon pulses. 817 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:34,334 Shields down to 82 percent. 818 00:38:35,313 --> 00:38:36,508 Back off. 819 00:38:36,548 --> 00:38:37,947 Give him some breathing room. 820 00:38:38,049 --> 00:38:40,279 He's coming about, heading right for us. 821 00:38:45,023 --> 00:38:47,151 Direct hit to the power grid. 822 00:38:47,192 --> 00:38:49,160 Innocent or not, he's going to destroy your vessel. 823 00:38:49,194 --> 00:38:50,855 Captain? 824 00:38:50,895 --> 00:38:53,159 He's come under enough fire from us already. 825 00:38:53,198 --> 00:38:54,893 Harry, try to beam him off his ship. 826 00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:56,560 He's thrown up a scattering field. 827 00:38:56,601 --> 00:38:57,796 I can't get a lock. 828 00:38:57,836 --> 00:38:59,304 Keep trying. 829 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:02,673 Shields are down. 830 00:39:02,707 --> 00:39:05,506 He's shunting all power to his photonic emitters. 831 00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:08,205 We must protect ourselves. Disable his ship. 832 00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:10,874 No. Evasive maneuvers-- hard to port, full thrusters. 833 00:39:10,915 --> 00:39:12,110 Aye. 834 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:16,347 I've almost got a lock on him-- a few more seconds. 835 00:39:16,387 --> 00:39:17,752 He's charging weapons again. 836 00:39:17,789 --> 00:39:19,917 Captain, his emitters are overloading. 837 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,924 All his systems are destabilizing. 838 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:22,925 Open a channel. 839 00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:25,257 Kovin, shut down your scattering field. 840 00:39:25,296 --> 00:39:26,491 Let us beam you aboard. 841 00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:28,832 Kovin! 842 00:39:28,867 --> 00:39:29,834 He's firing. 843 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:38,501 Harry?! 844 00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:42,908 I can't find anything to lock on to, Captain. 845 00:39:51,089 --> 00:39:53,615 There's nothing more we could have done. 846 00:39:57,762 --> 00:39:59,287 Stand down Red Alert. 847 00:40:03,768 --> 00:40:07,398 Mr. Paris, set a course back to the Entharan colony. 848 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:33,656 Chief Medical Officer's Log, Stardate 51658.2. 849 00:40:33,698 --> 00:40:36,565 I've spent the past three days being cross-examined 850 00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:38,592 by the Entharan authorities, 851 00:40:38,636 --> 00:40:41,662 but the matter is finally resolved. 852 00:40:48,379 --> 00:40:49,676 Doctor. 853 00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:51,341 Yes. 854 00:40:51,382 --> 00:40:53,544 I'm here for my weekly maintenance. 855 00:40:53,584 --> 00:40:55,109 Oh, of course. 856 00:40:55,153 --> 00:40:56,416 This way, please. 857 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:03,955 Metabolic rate is stable. 858 00:41:04,028 --> 00:41:08,226 Electro-optic implant is aligned. 859 00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:12,935 Your blood pressure is... slightly off 860 00:41:12,971 --> 00:41:14,803 but within tolerance. 861 00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:15,965 You're in perfect health. 862 00:41:16,074 --> 00:41:16,973 See you next week. 863 00:41:17,075 --> 00:41:19,510 I do not feel perfect. 864 00:41:19,544 --> 00:41:21,706 What do you mean? 865 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:25,273 I am preoccupied by Kovin's death. 866 00:41:29,420 --> 00:41:31,354 Join the club. 867 00:41:31,389 --> 00:41:33,653 It's all I can think about. 868 00:41:33,691 --> 00:41:36,092 As a Borg, I was responsible 869 00:41:36,127 --> 00:41:38,494 for the destruction of countless millions 870 00:41:38,529 --> 00:41:39,655 and I felt nothing, 871 00:41:39,697 --> 00:41:41,392 but now... 872 00:41:41,432 --> 00:41:44,561 I regret the destruction of this single being. 873 00:41:44,602 --> 00:41:46,730 It's called remorse, Seven. 874 00:41:46,771 --> 00:41:50,639 It comes into play when you make a mistake... 875 00:41:50,675 --> 00:41:53,975 and you feel guilt about what you've done. 876 00:41:54,012 --> 00:41:58,415 Another new emotion for you to experience. 877 00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:02,215 I do not enjoy this remorse any more than I enjoyed anger. 878 00:42:02,253 --> 00:42:04,085 Will the feeling subside? 879 00:42:04,122 --> 00:42:08,081 Yes... but not quickly. 880 00:42:08,126 --> 00:42:10,561 I would rather not have to wait. 881 00:42:10,595 --> 00:42:12,927 I'm afraid you don't have much choice. 882 00:42:22,140 --> 00:42:24,006 But maybe I do. 883 00:42:25,576 --> 00:42:28,546 I've isolated the algorithms responsible for my desire 884 00:42:28,579 --> 00:42:31,207 to expand beyond my original programming. 885 00:42:32,917 --> 00:42:34,681 I want to delete them. 886 00:42:35,787 --> 00:42:37,118 Why? 887 00:42:37,155 --> 00:42:40,750 It was my... urge to experiment, 888 00:42:40,792 --> 00:42:42,760 my infatuation with improving myself 889 00:42:42,794 --> 00:42:44,262 that led to this tragedy. 890 00:42:45,963 --> 00:42:49,695 I fancied myself a psychologist, a Ship's Counselor, 891 00:42:49,734 --> 00:42:52,567 but I wasn't prepared for the complexities that come 892 00:42:52,603 --> 00:42:54,367 with such a responsibility. 893 00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:56,464 In my enthusiasm to help Seven of Nine, 894 00:42:56,507 --> 00:42:58,441 I lost my medical objectivity. 895 00:42:58,476 --> 00:43:01,036 I became a self-righteous advocate. 896 00:43:01,079 --> 00:43:03,844 I didn't stop to think for one second 897 00:43:03,881 --> 00:43:06,213 that I might be wrong. 898 00:43:08,553 --> 00:43:10,715 That mustn't happen again. 899 00:43:10,755 --> 00:43:12,951 You want to go back to the state you were in 900 00:43:12,990 --> 00:43:15,084 when we first activated you? 901 00:43:15,126 --> 00:43:16,218 I'll still be capable 902 00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:18,661 of treating any and all medical conditions, 903 00:43:18,696 --> 00:43:21,996 but without the risk of overstepping my bounds. 904 00:43:23,201 --> 00:43:25,067 It's for the best, Captain. 905 00:43:25,103 --> 00:43:27,162 Oh, I'm not so sure. 906 00:43:27,205 --> 00:43:29,970 This crew has benefited greatly 907 00:43:30,041 --> 00:43:32,635 from your improvements over the years. 908 00:43:32,677 --> 00:43:34,611 Request denied. 909 00:43:34,645 --> 00:43:36,135 - Captain... - l won't turn back 910 00:43:36,180 --> 00:43:38,342 the clock because of one mistake... 911 00:43:38,382 --> 00:43:39,907 no matter how serious... 912 00:43:41,285 --> 00:43:43,913 and no matter how you might feel. 913 00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:55,099 I'm a physician. 914 00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:58,194 I'm supposed to preserve life, not destroy it. 915 00:44:00,071 --> 00:44:04,872 I can't live with the thought that... I might do it again. 916 00:44:06,344 --> 00:44:07,812 With any luck... 917 00:44:09,113 --> 00:44:12,344 that knowledge will prevent it from happening again. 918 00:44:12,383 --> 00:44:15,648 We all rallied around Seven, Doctor, myself included. 919 00:44:18,322 --> 00:44:21,223 I wanted her to know that she was part of this family, 920 00:44:21,259 --> 00:44:24,194 that we would support her, fight for her no matter what. 921 00:44:24,228 --> 00:44:27,289 We let our good intentions blind us. 922 00:44:28,666 --> 00:44:31,601 We all bear responsibility for Kovin's death... 923 00:44:33,538 --> 00:44:35,597 and we all have to live with it. 924 00:44:37,775 --> 00:44:39,436 But to delete that burden 925 00:44:39,477 --> 00:44:42,538 would be the last thing any of us should do.