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Narrator: Last time on
Star Trek: The next generation:

"You are hereby requested
and required

to relinquish command
of your vessel

to captain Edward jellico,
commanding officer, USS Cairo

as of this date."

I want this ship ready for action,

and I don't have time
to give will riker

or anyone else a chance.

And forgive me for being blunt,

but the enterprise is mine now.

Our orders are to penetrate
this celtris III installation.

It's a trap. Come on!

Let's go.

- The captain.
- No.

There are five more of them
heading this way from another tunnel.

You should prove
an interesting challenge.

Possibly the most interesting to come
through that door in many years.

- What do you want?
- Why, you, of course.

Narrato r:
And now the conclusion.

Gul madred: Your place of birth?

La barre, France.

- Mother's name?
- Yvette gessard.

He's ready.
Keep the serum at that level.

What is your current assignment?

Special operations on celtris III.

What is your mission on celtris III?

To seek and destroy
a metagenic weapon.

How many others
were part of this mission?

- Two.
- Name and rank.

Chief medical officer
Beverly crusher.

Lieutenant worf.

What are the federation's
defense plans for minos korva?

I don't know.

Increase the level slightly to 0.31.

Let's begin again, shall we?

- Name?
- Picard, Jean-Luc.

- Place of birth?
- La barre, France.

Picard:
Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the starship enterprise.

Its continuing mission:
To explore strange new worlds,

to seek out new life,
and new civilizations,

to boldly go where no one
has gone before.

Jellico:
Captain's log, stardate 46360.8.

The negotiations with the cardassians
have made little progress.

I believe a military confrontation
may be unavoidable.

Gul lemec, I assure you that
what the federation wants above all

is the preservation of peace.

Then how do you explain the fact
that a federation team

launched an unprovoked assault

on cardassian territory
less than 14 hours ago?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Then let me explain.

Captain Jean-Luc picard,

lieutenant worf
and Dr. Beverly crusher

landed on celtris III,

attacked one of our outposts
in a brutal assault,

and killed over 55 men,
women and children.

- What evidence do you have of that?
- We have all the evidence we need.

We have captain picard.

Is he alive?

The cardassian union

has yet to decide
how it will respond to this

latest provocation.

But rest assured,

we will respond.

Is there any truth
in what he's saying?

Captain picard and the others
were sent to investigate reports

of a metagenic weapon on celtris III.

It's possible that they
may have been captured.

But if they did escape,
they'll head for the lyshan system.

The enterprise is supposed
to meet them there in eight hours.

Will, I want you to take a shuttlecraft
and head for the rendezvous point.

The enterprise
will have to remain here

until the endgame
with gul lemec is played out.

Aye, sir.

Captain picard.

I demand to see
a neutral representative, as required

by the federation-cardassian
peace treaty.

We have already sent
a message to tohvun III,

the nearest neutral planet.

They assure us they will dispatch
someone immediately.

Will you allow me
to remove your restraints?

I understand that you are a student
of archeology.

Did you know that cardassia
boasts some of the most ancient

and splendid ruins
in the entire galaxy?

I know that the burial vaults
of the first hebitian civilization

are said to be magnificent.

Apparently, when they were first
unearthed 200 years ago, they were.

The burial vaults contained
unimaginably beautiful artifacts

made ofjevonite,
a rare, breathtaking stone.

But most of those objects are gone.

What happened to them?

What happens
to impoverished societies?

The tombs were plundered,
priceless treasures stolen.

A few were preserved in museums,

but even those were eventually sold
in order to pay for our war efforts.

That war cost you
hundreds of thousands of lives.

It depleted your food supplies,

left your population
weakened and miserable.

And yet you risk another war.

Let's not waste time arguing
about issues we cannot resolve.

Would you care to tour
the hebitian burial vaults?

What I would like
is to be returned to my ship.

My dear captain, you are a criminal.

You've been apprehended
invading one of our secret facilities.

The least that will happen is for you
to stand trial and be punished.

But I'm offering you the opportunity
for that experience to be

civilized.

- What is the price of that opportunity?
- Cooperation.

We need to know the federation's
defense strategy for minos korva.

You've injected me with drugs.

Surely you must realize

that I've already answered truthfully
every question you've put to me.

Captain,

we have gone to great lengths
to lure you here,

because we know
that in the event of an invasion,

the enterprise
will be the command ship

for the sector encompassing
minos korva.

Then it seems you have
more knowledge of the situation than I.

Wasted energy, captain.

You might come to wish you hadn't
expended it in such a futile effort.

Torture is expressly forbidden

under the terms
of the seldonis iv convention

governing the treatment
of prisoners of war.

Are you in good health?

Do you have any physical ailments
I should know about?

Beautiful, isn't it?

The stone is jevonite.

And now you know
why it is so highly prized.

From this point on,
you will enjoy no privilege of rank,

no privileges of person.

From now on,

I will refer to you only as "human."

You have no other identity.

Ri ke r:
First officer's log, supplemental.

I have returned from the rendezvous
point in the lyshan system

with Dr. Crusher
and lieutenant won'.

Captain picard's fate
is still unknown.

There was no chance
to go back for the captain.

We barely made it back
to the ferengi cargo ship ourselves.

You were smart not to try.

I don't feel so smart.

Get some rest, doctor.

Will.

I want geordi to analyze the readings
from Beverly's tricorder.

Tell him to scrutinize every detail
of those caverns on celtris III.

Aye, sir. Request permission
to begin planning a rescue operation.

I know you were close to him, will,

but we don't even know
if he's still alive.

Under the circumstances,
a rescue mission would be foolhardy.

Shouldn't we assume that he is alive
until it's been proved otherwise?

- We cannotjust abandon him.
- He's gone.

I'm sorry, will, but you're gonna
have to accept that.

I want those tricorder readings
analyzed by 1400 hours.

Yes, sir.

Good morning. I trust you slept well.

Thirsty?

I would imagine so.

Well, it's time to move on.

I've told you all that I know.

Yes, I'm sure you have.

How many lights do you see there?

- I see four lights.
- No. There are five.

- You're quite sure?
- There are four lights.

Perhaps you're aware
of the incision in your chest.

While you were under
the influence of our drugs,

you were implanted
with a small device.

It's a remarkable invention.

By entering commands
in this padd,

I can produce pain
in any part of your body.

Various levels of severity.
Forgive me.

I don't enjoy this,
but I must demonstrate.

It will make everything clearer.

Surprising, isn't it?

Most people feel at first
they can steel themselves against it,

but they're completely unprepared
for the intensity of the pain.

That was the lowest possible setting.

I know nothing about minos korva.

But I've told you that I believe you.

I didn't ask you about minos korva.

I asked how many lights you see.

There are four lights.

I don't understand
how you can be so mistaken.

Gul madred:
What is your current assignment?

Special operations on celtris III.

Do you have anything to say?

Captain picard
was not acting under my orders.

And if we wish to execute him?

Under the terms
of the seldonis convention,

captain picard...

The seldonis convention
applies to prisoners of war,

which means you would have to
acknowledge that he was captured

during a mission
authorized by the federation.

Are you willing
to make such an admission?

- No.
- Then he will be treated as a terrorist.

It's not my concern.

There is, of course, an alternative.

Jellico: I'm listening.

If the federation agreed

to a complete and immediate
withdrawal from this sector,

then we would be disposed
to release captain picard

and forget about this incident.

I'll have to discuss this
with my superiors.

Of course.

You have seven hours.

What are you going to do?

Send a message
to admiral nechayev.

I recommend that she
reject lemec's proposal

and deploy additional
starships along the border.

What about captain picard?

I'm not suggesting you trade an entire
star system for one man's life,

but you've got to acknowledge
that these were federation orders

- and that he is a prisoner of war.
- No.

He will have the protection
of the seldonis convention.

That would play right into
gul lemec's hand.

He's just waiting for some sign
of weakness on our part

before he starts making
more demands.

I can't believe you're willing
to sacrifice captain picard's life

- as a negotiation tactic.
- Will.

Captain, we're all concerned about...

Are you questioning my judgment,
commander?

As first officer, it is my responsibility

to point out any actions
that may be mistakes

by a commanding officer, sir.

Then maybe it's time you found
other responsibilities. You're relieved.

Don't make me confine you
to quarters as well.

Sir.

They went to a lot of trouble to lure
a federation team to that planet.

Why?

It is possible the cardassians
were specifically interested

in capturing captain picard.

Why do you say that?

The metagenic weapon
they were supposedly developing

used a theta-band subspace
delivery system.

Captain picard is one of only
three starfleet captains

with extensive experience
in theta-band devices.

The other two are no longer
in starfleet.

So they tailored a fake weapon
to lure picard.

But why?

They must've known
we'd change all his access codes

and security protocols.

Maybe they were interested
in something that he did in the past

that happened while
he was captain of the enterprise.

Or something he was going to do
in the future.

In case of a cardassian attack,

the enterprise will be assigned
as command ship for this sector.

If the cardassians got wind of that...

They might've assumed
that captain picard

- would know those defense plans.
- If your theory is correct,

the cardassians may be planning
an attack somewhere in this sector.

The question is, where?

Geordi, I want you to conduct
a discreet scan of gul lemec's ship.

Look for anything unusual,

anything that might indicate
where they've been lately.

Aye, sir.

Gul madred: I want you to be very
careful with your wompat from now on,

jil orra.

Now that she's separated
from her mother,

- she depends on you.
- I will, father.

Do humans
have mothers and fathers?

But human mothers and fathers
don't love their children as we do.

They're not the same as we are.

- Will you read to me tonight?
- Yes, of course I will.

I'll see you later.

Your daughter is lovely.

Yes, I think so.

And unusually bright.

It's amazing, isn't it?

The way they're able
to sneak into your heart.

I must admit,
I was completely unprepared

for the power she had over me,

from the moment she was born.

I'm surprised that
you let her come in here.

Why?

To expose a child

to this,

to someone who is suffering,

to see that it is you
that inflict that suffering.

From the time jil orra could crawl,

she's been taught about
the enemies of the cardassians,

and that enemies deserve their fate.

When children learn
to devalue others,

they can devalue anyone,
including their parents.

What a blind, narrow view you have.

What an arrogant man you are.

What do you know
of cardassian history?

I know that once
you were a peaceful people,

with a rich spiritual life.

And what did peace and spirituality
getus?

People starved by the millions.

Bodies went unburied.
Disease was rampant.

Suffering was unimaginable.

Since the military took over,

hundreds of thousands more
have died.

But we are feeding the people.

We acquired territory
during the wars.

We developed new resources.

We initiated a rebuilding program.

We have mandated
agricultural programs.

That is what the military
has done for cardassia.

And because of that,

my daughter will never worry
about going hungry.

Her belly may be full,
but her spirit will be empty.

Shall we begin again?

How many lights are there?

What lights?

La forge: It looks like they had
some minor hull degradation

along their warp nacelles.

The distribution pattern
indicates a recent exposure

to a molecular dispersion field.

Where could they have
run into a dispersion field?

La forge: The McAllister
c-5 nebula's just across the border.

It's approximately seven light years
from federation space.

Could there be cardassian ships
inside the McAllister nebula?

It's possible, but they wouldn't
be able to stay in there for very long.

The particle flux from the nebula
would break down a ship's hull

just after 72 hours.

Is there a federation system
near the McAllister nebula

that might interest the cardassians?

La forge: Minos korva is just
11 light years from the nebula,

and the cardassians tried to annex it
during the war.

Data, I want to be at minos korva
in one hour.

Aye, sir. Set course 350, Mark 215,

and engage at warp 8.5.

Gul madred: Wake up.

Where were you?

Sunday dinner.

We would all sing aftennard.

What a charming picture.

The picard family,

voices raised in song.

Is that what's keeping you
from breaking?

Memories of home and hearth?
Images of happier times?

I must congratulate you.
You're remarkably strong-willed.

I see no point in holding you further.
You may go.

Someone will give you clean clothing
before we return you to your ship.

We will get what we need
from the human female.

What female are you referring to?

The human who was part of your
abortive assault team, of course.

Dr. Beverly crusher.

What have you done to her?

Not a thing.

She's quite safe.

I wanted to finish my interviews
with you before I interrogated her.

I had hoped
it might not be necessary.

Lieutenant worf?

He left us few options.
We had to kill him.

I'm more optimistic about getting
what we need from the woman.

Dr. Crusher

has no knowledge
of any starfleet operations.

She's a medical officer.

You might be right.
I'll have to determine that for myself.

Are you choosing to stay with me?

Excellent.

I can't tell you how pleased
that makes me.

Starfleet now believes the cardassians
are preparing to invade minos korva.

I'm convinced that their invasion fleet
is hiding in the McAllister nebula.

- I intend to hit it before they leave it.
- Captain,

what if you're wrong?

What if the cardassians
are in that nebula

to conduct scientific research?

You'd have to have pretty good
evidence to convince me of that.

You're still gambling
hundreds of lives.

This discussion is moot.

The plan has been approved,
and we are going ahead.

Mr. Data, by your calculations,

how long could the cardassian ships
stay in the nebula?

In 17 hours, their hull degradation
will reach dangerous levels.

- They will have to leave before that.
- All right.

Worf, prepare a series
of 500 antimatter mines

- with magnetic targeting capabilities.
Worf: Aye, sir.

Geordi, we're gonna need a shuttle,

specially outfitted to operate
in the nebula, by 1400 hours.

Beverly, you'll need to...

Have sickbay ready for the casualties
you're about to send me.

That's right.

Dismissed.

Gul madred: Oh, you're awake.

Have something to eat.

I insist.

Boiled taspar egg.

It's a delicacy
I'm happy to share with you.

Wonderful. Wonderful.
I like you, human.

Most people become ill
at the sight of live taspar.

I remember the first time
I ate a live taspar.

I was 6 years old and living
on the streets of lakat.

There was a band of children,
4, 5, 6 years old,

some even smaller,

desperately trying to survive.

We were thin, scrawny little animals,

constantly hungry, always cold.

We slept together in doonnays,
like packs of wild gettles, for warmth.

Once I found a nest,

taspars had mated and built a nest
in the eave of a burnt-out building,

and I found three eggs in it.

It was like finding treasure.

I cracked one open on the spot
and ate it,

very much as you just did.

I planned to save the other two.

They would keep me alive
for another week.

Of course, an older boy saw them
and wanted them.

And he got them.

But he had to break my arm to do it.

It must be rewarding to you

to repay others
for all those years of misery.

What do you mean?

Torture has never been a reliable
means of extracting information.

It is ultimately self-defeating
as a means of control.

One wonders why it is still practiced.

I fail to see where this analysis
is leading.

Whenever I look at you now,

I won't see a powerful
cardassian warrior,

I will see a 6-year-old boy
who is powerless to protect himself.

Be quiet!

In spite of all you've done to me,
I find you a pitiable man.

Picard, stop it,

or I will turn this on
and leave you in agony all night.

Ah. You called me picard.

What are the federation's
defense plans for minos korva?

There are four lights.

There are five lights.
How many do you see now?

You are 6 years old.

You are weak and helpless!

You cannot hurt me!

How many?

- How are we doing?
- We're almost done, sir.

I've shielded the engine nacelles
and the transporter system

so they won't be affected
by the particle flux from the nebula.

Been a while
since I flew one of these.

You're a pilot yourself,
aren't you, geordi?

Yes, sir.

Began my career as a shuttle pilot
on the jovian run.

From Jupiter to saturn and back,
once a day, every day.

Is that right? I was on that run
myself for a while.

Then you must've done titan's turn.

Oh, yeah.

You set a course directly for titan,

hold it till you're just
brushing the atmosphere,

throw the helm hard over
and whip around the moon at 0.7 c.

Heh.
And pray like hell nobody saw you.

You know, this trip into the nebula

is going to need someone who can
do titan's turn in their sleep.

These mines need to be laid

within two kilometers
of the cardassian ships.

But the particle flux from the nebula
will blind every sensor

except for this proximity detector.

You're gonna need
one heck of a pilot to pull that off.

- Is that you?
- I could do it,

but truthfully, the man you want
is commander riker.

He's the best there is.

Come in.

- Am I disturbing you?
- Not at all.

- Musician?
- Yes.

Classical? Contemporary?

Jazz.

Is there something
I can do for you, captain?

Are you aware of our plans to attack
the cardassian invasion fleet?

Yes, sir.

I understand you've been talking
to every shuttle pilot on board.

Let's drop ranks for a moment.

I don't like you.

I think you're insubordinate,
arrogant, willful,

and I don't think
you're a particularly good first officer.

But you're also the best pilot
on the ship.

Well, now that the ranks are dropped,
captain,

I don't like you either.

You are arrogant and close-minded.

You need to control everything
and everyone.

You don't provide
an atmosphere of trust,

and you don't inspire these people
to go out of their way for you.

You've got everybody
wound up so tight,

there's no joy in anything.

I don't think you're a particularly
good captain.

I won't order you to fly this mission.

Then ask me.

Will you pilot the shuttle,
commander?

You're welcome.

We've lost primary navigation.
Switching to secondary systems.

Inertial dampers compensating?

- Sensors inoperative.
- Right on schedule.

La forge:
The proximity detector is working.

We should be able to read their ships
at a distance of 500 meters.

Don't make this too easy.

Hang on.

Do I wanna know
how close that was?

Get ready to deploy the mines.

Captain, the shuttle is emerging
from the nebula.

Enterprise to shuttle.
Were you successful, commander?

Riker:
Aye, sir. The mines are laid.

Very well. Red alert.

Stand by to detonate the mines
on my command.

Standing by.

Open a channel to the reklar.

This is cardassian territory, captain.

Your presence here is another
deliberate provocation to...

I'm not going to argue with you,
gul lemec.

Every one of your ships has a mine
on its belly, my finger's on the button,

and you're in a very bad position.

You can't intimidate us.

- Mr. Worf, set off Alpha-42.
- Aye, sir.

Jellico: That was just a baby.

The big boys are sitting on your hull,

- just waiting for me to say the word.
- What are your terms?

Your ships will leave the nebula
one by one.

Each ship will eject
its primary phaser coil

before setting course
for the nearest cardassian base.

But that will leave us defenseless.

- Mr. Worf, prepare to detonate...
- I will agree to your terms.

Excellent.

Oh, and one more thing.

I understand you're holding a starfleet
officer named Jean-Luc picard.

I expect him returned immediately.

That won't help. I have many more.

Still,

it felt good.

Enjoy your good feelings
while you can.

There may not
be many more of them.

I've just received word.

There's been a battle.

The enterprise is burning in space.

The invasion of minos korva
has been successful.

Don't believe you.

There's no need for any further
information from you.

Our troops were successful
in spite of your refusal to help me.

You might've saved yourself
a great deal of torment

by yielding at the beginning.

I want to see

a neutral representative.

There is no such person.

The word will be that you perished
with your crew.

No one will ever know
that you are here with us,

as you will be for a long, long time.

You do, however, have a choice.

You can live out your life
in misery, held here,

subject to my whims,

or you can live in comfort
with good food and warm clothing,

women, as you desire them.

Allowed to pursue your studies
of philosophy and history.

I would enjoy debating with you.
You have a keen mind.

It's up to you.

A life of ease and reflection
and intellectual challenge

or this.

What must I do?

Nothing, really.

Tell me how many lights you see.

How many?

How many lights?

This is your last chance.

The guards are coming.
Don't be a stubborn fool. How many?

You told me
he would be ready to go.

We had some unfinished business.

Get him cleaned up.

A ship is waiting
to take him back to the enterprise.

Captain picard,

if you'll go with the guards,
they'll take care of you.

There are four lights!

Captain on the bridge.

- Welcome home, Jean-Luc.
- Thank you.

Just the way you left it,
maybe a little better.

Computer, transfer all command codes
to captain Jean-Luc picard.

Voice authorization,
jellico-Alpha-3-1.

Computer: Transfer complete.

USS enterprise now under command
of captain Jean-Luc picard.

- I relieve you, sir.
- I stand relieved.

It's been an honor serving with you.

- You have the bridge, number one.
- Aye, sir.

I, uh...

I don't know where to begin.

It was, uh...

I read your report.

What I didn't put in the report
was that,

at the end, he gave me a choice

between a life of comfort
or more torture.

All I had to do was to say

that I could see five lights,
when in fact there were only four.

- You didn't say it?
- No.

But I was going to.
I would've told him anything.

Anything at all.

But more than that,

I believed that I could see

five lights.