1 00:00:02,336 --> 00:00:05,881 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 45854.2. 2 00:00:06,089 --> 00:00:08,467 The enterprise is charting six star systems 3 00:00:08,675 --> 00:00:10,636 that make up the argo/is cluster, 4 00:00:10,844 --> 00:00:14,014 an area being considered for colonization. 5 00:00:15,891 --> 00:00:19,478 - Very impressive. - β€” It's beautiful. 6 00:00:19,770 --> 00:00:21,730 But frightening at the same time. 7 00:00:21,939 --> 00:00:26,193 Captain, I am detecting a transmission emanating from within the system. 8 00:00:26,401 --> 00:00:27,486 What sort of signal? 9 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:30,364 It is self-repeating of unknown pattern. 10 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:31,615 Where is it coming from? 11 00:00:31,823 --> 00:00:34,868 Data: A small moon orbiting the fourth planet. 12 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,663 - Life signs? - Data: Indeterminate. 13 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:41,458 I am attempting to screen out sensor interference. 14 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:43,544 Readings are still inconclusive, however, 15 00:00:43,752 --> 00:00:47,005 the moon's atmosphere is capable of supporting life. 16 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:49,258 It could be a distress call. 17 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:53,554 Helm, take us into transport range. 18 00:00:53,762 --> 00:00:55,764 Dr. Crusher, meet me in transporter room 2 19 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:57,140 with a medical away team. 20 00:00:57,349 --> 00:00:59,059 Crusher: Acknowledged. 21 00:01:25,919 --> 00:01:30,007 I'm reading one life form. Very weak signs. 22 00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:28,315 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 23 00:02:28,940 --> 00:02:32,861 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 24 00:02:33,070 --> 00:02:38,283 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 25 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:42,579 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 26 00:02:43,121 --> 00:02:47,501 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 27 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:49,104 - Riker to enterprise. - Picard: Go ahead, number one. 28 00:03:49,271 --> 00:03:51,398 We found the wreckage of a small craft. 29 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:52,774 One survivor. 30 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:57,362 It's a borg, male, adolescent. He's badly hurt. 31 00:03:57,571 --> 00:04:02,409 Data: Sir, there is no indication of other borg activity within sensor range. 32 00:04:03,744 --> 00:04:05,344 Away team, prepare to return to the ship. 33 00:04:05,537 --> 00:04:08,498 Captain, we can't leave him here. He won't survive. 34 00:04:08,707 --> 00:04:11,835 - I think the captain understands that. - Idont 35 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:15,839 - the borg usually collect their dead. - He's not dead. 36 00:04:16,006 --> 00:04:17,886 - Riker: The transmission... - At least not yet. 37 00:04:17,966 --> 00:04:21,011 The transmission that we intercepted was probably a homing signal. 38 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:22,698 We have to assume they're on their way. 39 00:04:22,888 --> 00:04:24,448 Let me at least stabilize his condition, 40 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,600 give him a chance of surviving until they get here. 41 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:29,227 Your concern is noted, doctor. 42 00:04:29,561 --> 00:04:31,146 But any intervention on our part 43 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:33,565 would alert the borg to our having been there. 44 00:04:33,774 --> 00:04:35,817 I'm afraid we've turned that corner already. 45 00:04:36,026 --> 00:04:37,611 Kill it now. 46 00:04:37,819 --> 00:04:39,821 Make it appear that it died in the crash. 47 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:42,699 Leave no evidence that we were ever here. 48 00:04:45,869 --> 00:04:48,413 Security measures must be taken before we beam it on board. 49 00:04:48,622 --> 00:04:50,624 Crusher: Thank you, captain. Standing by. 50 00:04:50,832 --> 00:04:53,960 Mr. Data, notify security to prepare a detention cell. 51 00:04:54,169 --> 00:04:56,254 - Bridge to engineering. - La forge: La forge here. 52 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:58,340 We're bringing a borg survivor on board. 53 00:04:58,548 --> 00:05:00,258 We'll need to neutralize the homing signal. 54 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:03,637 Prevent it from sending or receiving transmissions of any kind. 55 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:06,598 I'll set up a subspace damping field around the detention cell. 56 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:07,849 Picard: Very well. 57 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,294 Four more. None survived. 58 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,505 - Picard: Picard to riker. - Go ahead, enterprise. 59 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:41,174 We are transporting you directly to the detention cell. 60 00:05:41,383 --> 00:05:43,051 Crusher: I need him in sickbay, captain. 61 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:44,302 The cell, doctor. 62 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:47,138 Whatever equipment you need will be brought to you there. 63 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,057 Crusher: Very well. 64 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:06,241 Come. 65 00:06:10,287 --> 00:06:13,127 Captain, I was wondering if there was anything you wanted to talk about. 66 00:06:13,331 --> 00:06:15,500 I don't think so, counselor. 67 00:06:16,918 --> 00:06:20,964 I would have thought having a borg on the ship would stir some feelings. 68 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:23,550 I'm quite recovered from my experience, thank you. 69 00:06:25,135 --> 00:06:29,306 Sometimes, even when a victim has dealt with his assault, 70 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:32,976 there are residual effects of the event that linger. 71 00:06:33,518 --> 00:06:37,355 You were treated violently by the borg. Kidnapped, assaulted, 72 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,608 - mutilated... - Counselor. 73 00:06:41,318 --> 00:06:43,570 Counselor, I very much appreciate your concern for me, 74 00:06:43,778 --> 00:06:45,906 but I can assure you it is quite misplaced. 75 00:06:46,364 --> 00:06:48,084 I have carefully considered the implications 76 00:06:48,283 --> 00:06:49,910 of having a borg on this ship. 77 00:06:50,118 --> 00:06:52,913 I have weighed the possible risks 78 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:56,499 and I am convinced that we are doing the right thing. 79 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,086 Now I am quite comfortable with my decision. 80 00:07:01,922 --> 00:07:03,465 I see. 81 00:07:04,382 --> 00:07:07,302 Well, if at any point you want to talk more... 82 00:07:08,094 --> 00:07:11,097 I shall certainly avail myself of your help. 83 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:24,694 Worf: Lower the force field. 84 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:34,621 Captain, the borg is still unconscious. 85 00:07:35,288 --> 00:07:37,128 Crusher: He suffered massive internal injuries. 86 00:07:37,332 --> 00:07:39,052 We've been able to control the hemorrhaging, 87 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:42,420 but some implants in his brain were damaged. I may have to remove them. 88 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:45,423 A borg will die if they're removed permanently. 89 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:47,801 Their brains grow dependent on the biochips. 90 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,512 Perhaps geordi can construct some new implants. 91 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,349 They contain relatively straightforward programming, interface protocols. 92 00:07:54,557 --> 00:07:57,227 We have the files we downloaded after your experience, captain. 93 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:59,479 I think I can manage it. 94 00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:02,565 Mr. La forge... 95 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:07,237 Do you know enough about borg programming 96 00:08:07,404 --> 00:08:10,991 to alter the pathways to their root command structure? 97 00:08:11,783 --> 00:08:13,159 I'm not sure, sir. 98 00:08:13,368 --> 00:08:14,911 Subroutines are pretty complicated. 99 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,622 I'd probably have to study the data-processing algorithms. 100 00:08:17,831 --> 00:08:20,166 It's the only way I could trace the access codes. 101 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:23,169 If we could get to the root command, 102 00:08:23,378 --> 00:08:25,964 we could introduce an invasive programming sequence 103 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:29,634 through its biochip system, and then return it to the hive. 104 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,721 The borg are so interconnected, it would act like a virus. 105 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:35,807 Which would infect the entire collective. 106 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,228 We could disable their neural network at a stroke. 107 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:44,649 Infected? You make it sound as if it's a disease. 108 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:46,943 Quite right, doctor. 109 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:49,738 If all goes well, 110 00:08:50,113 --> 00:08:51,489 a terminal one. 111 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:02,083 If this works the way I think it will, 112 00:09:02,292 --> 00:09:04,127 once the invasive program starts spreading, 113 00:09:04,335 --> 00:09:07,505 it” only be a matter of months before the borg suffer total systems failure. 114 00:09:07,714 --> 00:09:09,382 Comments. Crusher: A question. 115 00:09:09,591 --> 00:09:11,843 What exactly is total systems failure? 116 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:14,262 The borg are extremely computer-dependent. 117 00:09:14,471 --> 00:09:16,473 A systems failure will destroy them. 118 00:09:16,681 --> 00:09:18,600 I just think we should be clear about that. 119 00:09:18,808 --> 00:09:21,436 We're talking about annihilating an entire race. 120 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:24,147 Which under most circumstances would be unconscionable. 121 00:09:24,355 --> 00:09:26,775 But as I see it, the borg leave us with little choice. 122 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:28,610 I agree. We're at war. 123 00:09:28,818 --> 00:09:30,737 There's been no formal declaration of war. 124 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:33,531 Not from us, but certainly from them. 125 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,575 They've attacked us at every encounter. 126 00:09:35,784 --> 00:09:38,384 They've declared war on our way of life. We are to be assimilated. 127 00:09:38,453 --> 00:09:40,538 But even in war there are rules. 128 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:42,582 You don't kill civilians indiscriminately. 129 00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:44,584 There are no civilians among the borg. 130 00:09:44,793 --> 00:09:46,503 Think of them as a single collective being. 131 00:09:46,711 --> 00:09:50,006 There's no one borg who is more an individual than your arm or your leg. 132 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:53,802 - How convenient. - Picard: Your point, doctor? 133 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:57,013 When I look at my patient I don't see a collective consciousness. 134 00:09:57,222 --> 00:09:58,306 I don't see a hive. 135 00:09:58,515 --> 00:10:01,851 I see a living, breathing boy who has been hurt and who needs our help. 136 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:04,187 And we're talking about sending him back to his people 137 00:10:04,395 --> 00:10:05,939 as an instrument of destruction. 138 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:07,899 It comes down to this: 139 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:10,568 We're faced with an enemy who are determined to destroy us. 140 00:10:10,777 --> 00:10:13,279 And we have no hope of negotiating a peace. 141 00:10:13,488 --> 00:10:15,240 Unless that changes, 142 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:18,910 we are justified in doing anything we can to survive. 143 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:22,080 - Guard: Security to captain. - Picard here. 144 00:10:22,288 --> 00:10:24,457 Guard: The borg has regained consciousness, sir. 145 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:26,042 Acknowledged. 146 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:27,627 We'll proceed with the plan. 147 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:39,973 Crusher: What's he doing? 148 00:10:40,181 --> 00:10:41,701 He's trying to find an access terminal, 149 00:10:41,850 --> 00:10:44,269 so that he can interface with the collective. 150 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:47,272 He doesn't understand that the signal has been cutoff. 151 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,441 He's emitting a homing signal, and a second subspace beacon. 152 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:54,612 But our damping field is blocking both signals. 153 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:56,739 He's alone. 154 00:10:57,198 --> 00:11:00,160 For the first time, he's being forced to cope with his environment 155 00:11:00,368 --> 00:11:02,996 without the resources of the collective. 156 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:05,373 He must be hungry. 157 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:11,754 The borg don't ingest food. 158 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:14,883 Their implants can synthesize any organic molecules 159 00:11:15,091 --> 00:11:17,844 their biological tissues require. 160 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:21,347 What they need is energy. 161 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:28,146 - Arrange to feed it. - Aye, sir. 162 00:11:31,774 --> 00:11:35,361 I'll have to adapt a power conduit and install it in there. 163 00:11:37,614 --> 00:11:40,074 If I didn't know better, 164 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:42,493 I'd think he was scared. 165 00:12:03,139 --> 00:12:04,766 I don't think I like this sport. 166 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:08,186 Last week, when you scored two touches, you liked it well enough. 167 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:10,396 Today, you were dropping your foil. 168 00:12:10,605 --> 00:12:11,940 You kept letting me inside. 169 00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:16,027 Well, but if I lift up, you lunge right underneath. 170 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:19,239 Let's face it, you're much better at this than I am. 171 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:26,913 I understand we have a guest on board. 172 00:12:30,750 --> 00:12:32,377 Is that wise? 173 00:12:33,253 --> 00:12:34,879 I'm not sure. I hope so. 174 00:12:35,296 --> 00:12:38,549 I thought I understood you, picard, but I don't understand this. 175 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,386 It was an errand of mercy. He was injured. 176 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:43,346 Dr. Crusher 177 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:46,266 decided for humanitarian reasons to care for him. 178 00:12:46,474 --> 00:12:48,393 They're gonna come after us, you know that. 179 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:51,646 You of all people know that. 180 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:55,275 Shall we go again? 181 00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:24,971 Picard: You all right? 182 00:13:27,974 --> 00:13:30,059 You felt sorry for me. 183 00:13:30,268 --> 00:13:32,145 Look what it got you. 184 00:13:47,368 --> 00:13:50,246 I'll have to go in to connect the power conduit. 185 00:13:51,581 --> 00:13:52,874 I'll follow the commander. 186 00:13:53,082 --> 00:13:55,668 Reactivate the field once we're through. 187 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,937 Now stay that way. 188 00:14:28,326 --> 00:14:29,702 Commander. 189 00:14:40,755 --> 00:14:43,132 We are borg. 190 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:47,303 You will be assimilated. 191 00:14:47,512 --> 00:14:50,390 Resistance is futile. 192 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:51,808 Just look around, pal. 193 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:55,311 You're hardly in a position to make any demands. 194 00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:58,564 We must return to the collective. 195 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:03,111 Who's we? 196 00:15:06,406 --> 00:15:07,448 Are borg. 197 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:12,912 Yeah, but there's only one of you. 198 00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:17,333 Do you have a name? 199 00:15:17,959 --> 00:15:19,669 A means of identification? 200 00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:22,338 Third of five. 201 00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:26,926 There were five on your ship. 202 00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,095 Is that it, just a number? 203 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,264 Third of five. 204 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:35,685 Does kind of suit you. 205 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:40,898 Okay. 206 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,234 This is for you. 207 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:46,404 It regulates the power flow to the frequency that you're used to. 208 00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:50,283 This connection should fit that coupling on your arm. 209 00:15:53,911 --> 00:15:55,621 You're welcome. 210 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:03,463 Let's get out of here. 211 00:16:03,671 --> 00:16:04,755 Lower the force field. 212 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:39,582 He's hungry, all right. 213 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,293 Why do you do this? 214 00:16:42,752 --> 00:16:45,296 I'm just a nice guy at heart. 215 00:16:46,422 --> 00:16:47,673 You feeling better? 216 00:16:48,382 --> 00:16:51,469 - You are not borg. - That's right. 217 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:53,387 And I hope to stay that way. 218 00:16:53,596 --> 00:16:56,265 You will be assimilated. 219 00:16:57,141 --> 00:16:59,852 Resistance is futile. 220 00:17:00,061 --> 00:17:02,188 That's gratitude for you. 221 00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:15,326 I've been rationing his portions of energy. 222 00:17:15,535 --> 00:17:16,702 I think he understands. 223 00:17:16,911 --> 00:17:19,664 When he cooperates, he gets fed. If not... 224 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:22,750 Like a rat in a cage. 225 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:26,587 Look, if I'm going to figure out his command pathways, 226 00:17:26,796 --> 00:17:28,839 I need to learn how he processes information, 227 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:30,758 and the only way I know how to do that 228 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:35,179 is by giving him perceptual tests. And for that, I need his cooperation. 229 00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:38,307 So he can participate in the destruction of his entire species. 230 00:17:38,516 --> 00:17:42,395 - Doctor. - I know, I know. We're at war. 231 00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:46,524 I'm here to help, but I don't have to like it. 232 00:17:47,441 --> 00:17:48,609 Okay. 233 00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:50,528 I think we're ready to transport him. 234 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:51,862 If he gives us any trouble, 235 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:54,282 we can access the force field through that console. 236 00:17:54,490 --> 00:17:56,075 You ready? 237 00:17:57,034 --> 00:18:00,288 La forge to transporter room 3. We're ready here. 238 00:18:00,496 --> 00:18:02,123 Man: We 're standing by, commander. 239 00:18:02,331 --> 00:18:04,083 La forge: Energize. 240 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:30,151 Third of five, this is Dr. Crusher. Dr. Crusher, 241 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,278 this is third of five. 242 00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:34,280 Crusher: Hello. 243 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:36,032 What is a doctor? 244 00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:40,953 A doctor heals the sick, and repairs the injured. 245 00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:44,165 Borg: The sick and injured are reabsorbed. 246 00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:46,709 Others take their place. 247 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:50,546 That isn't what happened to you. When we found you, you were dying. 248 00:18:50,755 --> 00:18:52,006 I saved your life. 249 00:18:53,883 --> 00:18:55,551 - β€” Why? - It's my duty 250 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,053 to help those who are hurt. 251 00:18:59,305 --> 00:19:00,514 You give us food. 252 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:04,644 - Yeah. - Is that your duty? 253 00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:08,064 Yeah, that's right. 254 00:19:08,272 --> 00:19:09,440 Listen, third of five, 255 00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:11,569 Dr. Crusher here has repaired a lot of the damage 256 00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:13,069 to your biochip implants. 257 00:19:13,277 --> 00:19:16,614 We want to run a few tests, make sure everything's working okay. 258 00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:18,074 Tests? 259 00:19:18,282 --> 00:19:20,409 I'd like to show you a few diagrams, 260 00:19:20,618 --> 00:19:23,245 and ask you some questions about them. It's very simple, really. 261 00:19:23,746 --> 00:19:25,289 You will be assimilated. 262 00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:29,001 Yes. But before that happens, could we ask you a few questions? 263 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:35,216 - We will answer. - Terrific. 264 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:38,469 All right, hang on just a second here, third of five. 265 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:42,306 - What is your designation? - Designation? 266 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:46,394 - Third of five. - You mean our names. 267 00:19:46,602 --> 00:19:50,064 We don't have designations. We have names. 268 00:19:50,272 --> 00:19:54,777 - I'm Beverly. This is geordi. - Do I have a name? 269 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,362 Do you want one? 270 00:19:57,113 --> 00:19:58,698 A name. 271 00:19:59,448 --> 00:20:03,369 I'm Beverly, he's geordi, and you... 272 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,621 - You. - You... 273 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:06,872 No, no, wait a minute. 274 00:20:07,081 --> 00:20:10,042 That's it. Hugh. 275 00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:11,377 What do you think? 276 00:20:12,461 --> 00:20:16,132 - You. - No. Not "you." Hugh. 277 00:20:19,135 --> 00:20:20,177 Hugh. 278 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:23,472 Okay. Now, I'm Beverly. 279 00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:24,974 I'm geordi. 280 00:20:26,517 --> 00:20:27,727 We are Hugh. 281 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:42,241 Now imagine what this shape would look like if it were turned inside out. 282 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:48,748 Which one is it? 283 00:20:51,167 --> 00:20:53,127 Hugh: This one. Crusher: That's right. 284 00:20:54,003 --> 00:20:56,547 He's gotten every one. Eight out of eight. 285 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:59,759 That blows the top right off of the spatial acuity percentiles. 286 00:20:59,967 --> 00:21:01,552 It's the prosthetic eye. 287 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:05,139 It seems to be giving him very complex visual information. 288 00:21:05,347 --> 00:21:08,350 Like some kind of holographic imaging system. 289 00:21:09,143 --> 00:21:11,061 That could be helpful. 290 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:16,150 Hugh, I'd like to take a closer look at your eyepiece. Is that okay? 291 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:19,111 Here. 292 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:21,739 La forge: Huh. 293 00:21:23,574 --> 00:21:27,244 When you are assimilated, you will have a similar device. 294 00:21:27,453 --> 00:21:28,788 Crusher: Hugh, 295 00:21:28,996 --> 00:21:31,999 do you understand we don't want to be assimilated? 296 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:34,210 Why do you resist us? 297 00:21:34,627 --> 00:21:37,254 Because we don't want to live the way you do. 298 00:21:38,464 --> 00:21:40,508 Here it is quiet. 299 00:21:40,716 --> 00:21:42,468 There are no other voices. 300 00:21:43,427 --> 00:21:44,512 Other voices? 301 00:21:45,221 --> 00:21:50,267 On a borg ship, we live with the thoughts of the others in our minds. 302 00:21:50,476 --> 00:21:53,103 Thousands of voices with us always. 303 00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:57,483 I think what you're saying 304 00:21:57,691 --> 00:21:59,485 is that you're lonely. 305 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:02,321 Here. 306 00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:12,081 When you have completed these tests, what will be done with us? 307 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:19,171 We'll, um... 308 00:22:19,547 --> 00:22:21,006 We'll send you home. 309 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:25,219 We will rejoin the collective. 310 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,440 You know, it's funny. When I first started creating this invasive program, 311 00:22:37,648 --> 00:22:39,149 I didn't have a problem with it. 312 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:40,838 The more I work with Hugh, the more... 313 00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:41,986 Guinan: Uh... 314 00:22:42,695 --> 00:22:44,154 Hugh? 315 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:47,199 La forge: Yeah. That's what we call him. 316 00:22:48,409 --> 00:22:49,535 You named the borg? 317 00:22:49,743 --> 00:22:52,621 Well, it was easier having something to call him. 318 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,249 Oh, so now you have a borg named Hugh. 319 00:22:55,457 --> 00:22:58,627 Right, and, he's nothing like what I expected. 320 00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:02,715 - How so? - I don't know, it's... 321 00:23:04,592 --> 00:23:09,680 It's like he's just some kid who's far away from home. 322 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:12,182 Do you know that you are the second person today 323 00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:15,936 to refer to that borg as though it was some sort of lost child? 324 00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:20,001 Anyway, I'm having second thoughts about what we're doing here. 325 00:23:20,190 --> 00:23:24,153 I mean, programming him like some sort of walking bomb. 326 00:23:24,361 --> 00:23:25,946 Sending him back to destroy the others. 327 00:23:26,155 --> 00:23:28,282 Let me tell you something. 328 00:23:28,991 --> 00:23:32,453 When that kid's big brothers come looking for him, 329 00:23:32,661 --> 00:23:35,247 they're not gonna stop until they find him. 330 00:23:35,831 --> 00:23:37,958 And then they're gonna come looking for us. 331 00:23:38,167 --> 00:23:40,419 And they will destroy us. 332 00:23:40,628 --> 00:23:43,172 And they will not do any of the soul-searching 333 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:45,215 that you are apparently doing right now. 334 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:47,092 Then why don't you go and talk to him? 335 00:23:47,301 --> 00:23:48,969 It might not be so clear-cut then. 336 00:23:49,178 --> 00:23:51,972 Because I wouldn't have anything to say. 337 00:23:59,146 --> 00:24:01,231 Then why don't you just listen? 338 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,901 That is what you do best, isn't it? 339 00:24:15,996 --> 00:24:17,039 What is it, number one? 340 00:24:17,247 --> 00:24:19,249 We've picked up a vessel on the long-range scanners 341 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:21,085 headed this way. 342 00:24:21,502 --> 00:24:22,920 Analysis. 343 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:25,673 The vessel is traveling at warp 7.6. 344 00:24:25,881 --> 00:24:28,676 Mass, 2.5 million metric tons. 345 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:30,844 Configuration, 346 00:24:31,261 --> 00:24:32,262 cubicle. 347 00:24:32,554 --> 00:24:33,555 The borg. 348 00:24:34,515 --> 00:24:36,642 Its dimensions indicate that it is a scout ship 349 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:38,089 similar to the one that crashed. 350 00:24:38,602 --> 00:24:42,314 Interference from the star's radiation will shield us from their sensors. 351 00:24:42,523 --> 00:24:44,984 We should remain undetected until they enter the system. 352 00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:46,235 How long do we have? 353 00:24:47,695 --> 00:24:51,323 At present speed, they will arrive in 31 hours, 7 minutes. 354 00:25:07,423 --> 00:25:09,049 You don't look so tough. 355 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:17,433 We are borg. 356 00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:22,271 Aren't you going to tell me you have to assimilate me? 357 00:25:22,896 --> 00:25:24,565 You wish to be assimilated? 358 00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:27,151 No, but that's what you... 359 00:25:27,443 --> 00:25:28,944 Things do, isn't it? 360 00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:34,033 Resistance is futile? 361 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:36,535 Resistance is futile. 362 00:25:38,829 --> 00:25:40,664 It isn't. 363 00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:47,212 My people resisted when the borg came to assimilate us. 364 00:25:48,088 --> 00:25:49,965 Some of us survived. 365 00:25:50,674 --> 00:25:53,969 Resistance is not futile? 366 00:25:54,178 --> 00:25:57,473 No. But thanks to you, 367 00:25:57,723 --> 00:26:00,225 there are very few of us left. 368 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:04,229 We're scattered throughout the galaxy. 369 00:26:05,731 --> 00:26:08,233 We don't even have a home anymore. 370 00:26:10,944 --> 00:26:12,946 What you are saying 371 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:14,740 is that you are lonely. 372 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:16,992 What? 373 00:26:17,201 --> 00:26:19,411 You have no others. 374 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,371 You have no home. 375 00:26:26,418 --> 00:26:28,629 Are also lonely. 376 00:26:43,644 --> 00:26:46,021 Hugh: What is geordi doing? 377 00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:49,942 I'm studying the components in your prosthesis. 378 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:53,070 Why? 379 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:56,365 I'm trying to learn more about you. 380 00:26:56,949 --> 00:26:57,950 Why? 381 00:26:59,952 --> 00:27:01,370 Because 382 00:27:01,578 --> 00:27:03,622 you're different than we are. 383 00:27:03,831 --> 00:27:07,292 Part of what we do is learn more about other species. 384 00:27:07,501 --> 00:27:10,254 We assimilate species. 385 00:27:10,462 --> 00:27:13,215 Then we know everything about them. 386 00:27:16,176 --> 00:27:17,678 I know. 387 00:27:22,516 --> 00:27:24,184 Is that not easier? 388 00:27:25,561 --> 00:27:28,355 Maybe it is, it's just not what we do. 389 00:27:29,022 --> 00:27:30,566 Why? 390 00:27:32,276 --> 00:27:33,735 All right. 391 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:35,904 Think of it this way. 392 00:27:36,113 --> 00:27:39,491 Every time you talk about yourself, you use the word "we." 393 00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,952 "We want this. We want that." 394 00:27:42,161 --> 00:27:45,664 You don't even know how to think of yourself as a single individual. 395 00:27:45,873 --> 00:27:50,294 You don't say "I want this," or "I am Hugh." 396 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:54,756 We are all separate individuals. 397 00:27:54,965 --> 00:27:56,717 I am geordi. 398 00:27:56,925 --> 00:28:01,722 I choose what I want to do with my life. I make decisions for myself. 399 00:28:01,930 --> 00:28:05,058 For somebody like me, losing that sense of individuality 400 00:28:05,267 --> 00:28:07,060 is almost worse than dying. 401 00:28:08,145 --> 00:28:09,855 When you sleep, 402 00:28:10,063 --> 00:28:12,274 there are no other voices in your mind. 403 00:28:17,779 --> 00:28:19,573 Are you ever... 404 00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:21,074 Lonely? 405 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:23,493 Sometimes. 406 00:28:24,453 --> 00:28:26,079 But that's why we have friends. 407 00:28:27,206 --> 00:28:30,500 - Friends? - Sure. Someone you can talk to 408 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:33,378 who'll be with you when you're lonely. 409 00:28:33,587 --> 00:28:35,255 Someone... 410 00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:38,133 Someone's who makes you feel better. 411 00:28:40,802 --> 00:28:42,679 Like geordi 412 00:28:43,180 --> 00:28:44,848 and Hugh. 413 00:28:48,685 --> 00:28:51,355 - La forge: That's it, captain. - Looks harmless enough. 414 00:28:51,563 --> 00:28:53,565 Well, we had to disguise it as something innocuous. 415 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:56,026 The borg have ways of screening out program anomalies. 416 00:28:56,485 --> 00:28:59,613 How can a geometric form disable a computer system? 417 00:28:59,821 --> 00:29:03,992 The shape is a paradox, sir. It cannot exist in real time or space. 418 00:29:04,201 --> 00:29:07,537 When Hugh's imaging apparatus imprints this on his biochips, 419 00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:08,914 he'll try to analyze it. 420 00:29:09,122 --> 00:29:10,540 Data: He will be unsuccessful, 421 00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:13,043 and will store the shape in his memory banks. 422 00:29:13,252 --> 00:29:16,088 It will be shunted to a subroutine for further analysis. 423 00:29:16,296 --> 00:29:17,965 And when the borg download his memory, 424 00:29:18,173 --> 00:29:21,885 it'll be incorporated into their network, then they'll try to analyze it. 425 00:29:22,094 --> 00:29:25,889 It is designed so that each step they take will spawn an anomalous solution. 426 00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:28,308 The anomalies are designed to interact with each other, 427 00:29:28,517 --> 00:29:32,062 linking together to form an endless and unsolvable puzzle. 428 00:29:32,271 --> 00:29:33,772 Quite original. 429 00:29:33,981 --> 00:29:36,024 How long before a total systems failure? 430 00:29:36,233 --> 00:29:39,278 Not until the shape has gone through several hundred computational cycles. 431 00:29:39,486 --> 00:29:42,322 - When can you begin the process? - About another 20 hours. 432 00:29:42,489 --> 00:29:45,209 Dr. Crusher wants to make sure that the new implants have taken hold. 433 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:48,245 Very well. Begin as soon as you're ready. 434 00:29:49,621 --> 00:29:51,123 Captain. 435 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,295 I have to admit, I've been having second thoughts about this plan. 436 00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,506 - In what way? - Well... 437 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:03,385 I've been getting to know him. The borg. 438 00:30:05,345 --> 00:30:06,847 I see. 439 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:10,934 He's not what I expected, captain. He's got feelings. 440 00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:13,020 He's homesick. 441 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:18,108 I don't know, it just doesn't seem right using him this way. 442 00:30:18,817 --> 00:30:22,154 Centuries ago, when laboratory animals were used for experiments, 443 00:30:22,362 --> 00:30:25,782 scientists would sometimes become attached to the creatures. 444 00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:29,870 This would be a problem if the experiment involved killing them. 445 00:30:30,454 --> 00:30:34,916 I would suggest that you unattach yourself from the borg, Mr. La forge. 446 00:30:38,337 --> 00:30:40,088 Aye, sir. 447 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:52,684 Guinan. 448 00:30:53,268 --> 00:30:54,478 Please, come in. 449 00:30:54,686 --> 00:30:56,313 Are you sure? 450 00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:58,523 You look like you're preparing for a quiet evening. 451 00:30:58,732 --> 00:31:01,485 No, I'm delighted to see you. Can I get you something to drink? 452 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:03,362 No, thank you. 453 00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:08,909 I was thinking how you said the other day that my foil was dipping. 454 00:31:09,117 --> 00:31:12,871 That I should get some exercise and strengthen my arm. 455 00:31:13,747 --> 00:31:17,793 Well, a strong forearm is certainly an advantage in fencing. 456 00:31:18,001 --> 00:31:19,961 And bartending. 457 00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:23,757 About the borg. 458 00:31:24,216 --> 00:31:26,635 Aren't you the least bit surprised by him? 459 00:31:27,803 --> 00:31:30,222 - Surprised? - You know he has a name? 460 00:31:30,430 --> 00:31:32,766 La forge gave it to him. 461 00:31:33,183 --> 00:31:34,726 His name is Hugh. 462 00:31:34,935 --> 00:31:36,895 And he's lonely. 463 00:31:37,479 --> 00:31:39,314 I don't know what made me go see him. 464 00:31:39,523 --> 00:31:42,025 La forge said I should, but I said no. 465 00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:46,571 And suddenly, there I was, standing there, staring at him. 466 00:31:47,531 --> 00:31:49,991 I thought it was just curiosity, 467 00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:52,869 just curious. 468 00:31:58,083 --> 00:32:01,294 I need to hear you say that you are sure 469 00:32:01,670 --> 00:32:03,296 you're doing the right thing. 470 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:08,427 If you're here to persuade me not to use the invasive program... 471 00:32:08,635 --> 00:32:12,055 No. I think I need you to persuade me. 472 00:32:12,639 --> 00:32:15,767 Two days ago, you were so upset about the borg even being on the ship 473 00:32:15,976 --> 00:32:18,603 that you tore my foil out of my hand. 474 00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:21,815 And now you're here questioning 475 00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:24,025 whether it should be treated as the enemy. 476 00:32:24,234 --> 00:32:27,112 No. But when you talk to him face to face, 477 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,573 can you honestly say you don't have any doubt? 478 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:32,325 - I haven't talked to it. - Why not? 479 00:32:32,993 --> 00:32:35,996 - I saw no need. - If you're gonna use this person... 480 00:32:36,204 --> 00:32:38,790 It's not a person, damn it, it's a borg. 481 00:32:39,541 --> 00:32:44,546 If you are going to use this person to destroy his race, 482 00:32:44,754 --> 00:32:49,509 you should at least look him in the eye once before you do it. 483 00:32:49,718 --> 00:32:53,430 Because I am not sure he is still a borg. 484 00:32:54,347 --> 00:32:56,725 Because it's been given a name by a member of my crew, 485 00:32:56,933 --> 00:32:58,435 doesn't mean it's not a borg. 486 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:01,563 Because it's young doesn't mean that it's innocent. 487 00:33:01,771 --> 00:33:03,482 It is what it is. 488 00:33:03,690 --> 00:33:07,444 And in spite of efforts to turn it into some kind of pet, 489 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:09,779 I will not alter my plans. 490 00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:13,658 Fine. 491 00:33:14,576 --> 00:33:17,287 But if you don't talk to him at least once, 492 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:22,292 you may find that decision a lot harder to live with than you realize. 493 00:33:33,428 --> 00:33:36,389 - Worf: Won' to captain picard. - Yes, lieutenant. 494 00:33:36,598 --> 00:33:38,850 Wo rf: We are ready to transport. 495 00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:45,690 Proceed. 496 00:33:58,703 --> 00:34:00,121 Lieutenant, you may wait outside. 497 00:34:08,255 --> 00:34:09,589 Locutus. 498 00:34:20,016 --> 00:34:22,602 I am locutus of borg. 499 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,398 Why are you here? 500 00:34:27,148 --> 00:34:29,609 This is a primitive culture. 501 00:34:30,318 --> 00:34:34,072 I am here to facilitate its incorporation. 502 00:34:34,281 --> 00:34:36,533 Identify yourself. 503 00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:38,743 Hugh. 504 00:34:39,286 --> 00:34:41,079 Identify yourself. 505 00:34:43,999 --> 00:34:48,003 - We are Hugh. - This is not a borg identification. 506 00:34:51,339 --> 00:34:53,258 Third of five. 507 00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:56,011 This culture will be assimilated. 508 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,806 They do not wish it. 509 00:35:00,015 --> 00:35:01,683 Irrelevant. 510 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:04,227 They will resist us. 511 00:35:04,978 --> 00:35:06,605 Resistance is futile. 512 00:35:09,316 --> 00:35:13,278 Resistance is not futile. 513 00:35:14,863 --> 00:35:17,866 - Some have escaped. - They will be found. 514 00:35:18,074 --> 00:35:20,285 It is inevitable. 515 00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:22,621 All will be assimilated. 516 00:35:25,206 --> 00:35:29,252 - Must geordi be assimilated? - Yes. 517 00:35:30,253 --> 00:35:32,464 He does not wish it. 518 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:40,847 He would rather die than be assimilated. 519 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:49,939 Geordi must not die. 520 00:35:50,815 --> 00:35:52,776 Geordi is a friend. 521 00:35:53,193 --> 00:35:56,488 You will assist us to assimilate this vessel. 522 00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:03,745 You are borg. You will assist us. 523 00:36:05,246 --> 00:36:06,539 I will not. 524 00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:08,917 What did you say? 525 00:36:11,044 --> 00:36:13,838 I will not assist you. 526 00:36:14,047 --> 00:36:17,717 - _ "ill? - Geordi must not be assimilated. 527 00:36:19,052 --> 00:36:20,929 But you are borg. 528 00:36:26,476 --> 00:36:28,520 I am Hugh. 529 00:36:37,278 --> 00:36:40,073 I think that I deliberately avoided meeting with the borg 530 00:36:40,281 --> 00:36:43,702 because I didn't want anything to get in the way of our plan. 531 00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:46,538 But now that I have... 532 00:36:47,706 --> 00:36:52,711 He seems to be a fully realized 533 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,838 individual. 534 00:36:55,046 --> 00:36:57,382 He's even accepted me as picard, captain of this ship, 535 00:36:57,590 --> 00:36:58,842 and not as locutus. 536 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,344 - So you've reconsidered the plan? - Picard: Yes. 537 00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:05,849 To use him in this manner, we'd be no better 538 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:08,935 than the enemy that we seek to destroy. 539 00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:12,439 So I want other options. 540 00:37:12,647 --> 00:37:14,566 Riker: We could return him to the crash site. 541 00:37:14,774 --> 00:37:17,318 We'd have to remove his memory of having been on the enterprise. 542 00:37:17,527 --> 00:37:19,446 But if we erase his memory, 543 00:37:19,654 --> 00:37:22,240 who he is or who he has become, would be destroyed. 544 00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:24,689 Isn't that the point? He'd be reassimilated into the hive 545 00:37:24,826 --> 00:37:26,706 - without any questions. - Does that seem right, 546 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:30,248 to help him become an individual, and then take that away from him? 547 00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:32,000 Is there any danger that the borg 548 00:37:32,208 --> 00:37:34,210 might destroy him if they find out what's happened? 549 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:36,546 I doubt it. There'd be nothing to gain. 550 00:37:36,755 --> 00:37:39,090 It's more likely that they would simply wipe out his memory 551 00:37:39,299 --> 00:37:40,383 of those experiences. 552 00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:42,761 Then either way, his memory would have been erased. 553 00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:49,184 But perhaps, in that short time before they purge his memory... 554 00:37:50,685 --> 00:37:55,398 The sense of individuality which he has gained with us, 555 00:37:55,732 --> 00:37:59,402 might be transmitted through the entire borg collective. 556 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:01,988 Every one of the borg being given the opportunity 557 00:38:02,197 --> 00:38:04,908 to experience the feeling of... 558 00:38:06,576 --> 00:38:08,745 Of singularity. 559 00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:14,459 And perhaps that's the most pernicious program of all. 560 00:38:16,252 --> 00:38:20,757 The knowledge of self being spread throughout the collective, 561 00:38:20,965 --> 00:38:24,052 in that brief moment, 562 00:38:24,886 --> 00:38:27,263 might alter them forever. 563 00:38:30,683 --> 00:38:33,061 We'll leave his memory intact. 564 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,647 I have a question. 565 00:38:36,439 --> 00:38:39,317 What if he doesn't want to go back? 566 00:38:52,038 --> 00:38:53,081 Hello, Hugh. 567 00:38:53,540 --> 00:38:54,958 Hello, geordi. 568 00:38:55,458 --> 00:38:58,586 Hugh, a borg rescue vessel is approaching. 569 00:38:58,795 --> 00:39:01,130 It'll be here within three hours. 570 00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:05,176 We can return you to the crash site, where they will find you, 571 00:39:05,385 --> 00:39:06,803 and then take you home. 572 00:39:07,470 --> 00:39:10,723 Or, if you wish, you can stay here with us. 573 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,227 What I wish is irrelevant. 574 00:39:14,435 --> 00:39:16,646 It's not irrelevant, Hugh. 575 00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:21,067 - It matters to us. - No borg leaves the collective. 576 00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:23,611 If they find I am missing, they will come for me. 577 00:39:24,445 --> 00:39:27,073 Well, we'll deal with the repercussions later. 578 00:39:27,282 --> 00:39:29,409 We must know what you want. 579 00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:33,413 You are many. I am one. 580 00:39:35,331 --> 00:39:37,166 What I want is not important. 581 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:39,711 Don't you understand, Hugh? We're giving you a choice. 582 00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,592 - Choice? - Yes, a choice. 583 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:49,178 Do you want to go back with the borg, or stay with us? 584 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:54,017 - I could stay with you? - We could Grant you asylum, Hugh. 585 00:40:00,273 --> 00:40:01,900 Choose 586 00:40:02,108 --> 00:40:03,985 what I want. 587 00:40:08,823 --> 00:40:10,909 I would choose to stay with geordi. 588 00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:18,207 But it is too dangerous. 589 00:40:18,708 --> 00:40:20,668 They will follow. 590 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:26,299 Return me to the crash site. 591 00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:28,760 It is the only way. 592 00:40:29,218 --> 00:40:30,678 Hugh, 593 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:33,097 think about this. 594 00:40:34,557 --> 00:40:36,100 Are you sure? 595 00:40:52,241 --> 00:40:54,243 The borg ship will enter orbit in one hour. 596 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:56,537 You'll soon be headed home. 597 00:40:57,580 --> 00:40:59,540 We'll beam him down, then we'll take up a position 598 00:40:59,749 --> 00:41:00,959 in the star's chromosphere. 599 00:41:01,167 --> 00:41:03,544 The interference will hide us from their sensors. 600 00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:07,465 Goodbye, Hugh. 601 00:41:07,882 --> 00:41:09,676 It was nice getting to know you. 602 00:41:09,884 --> 00:41:11,928 Goodbye, Beverly. 603 00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:14,013 You saved my life. 604 00:41:14,222 --> 00:41:15,598 Hugh, 605 00:41:15,807 --> 00:41:17,350 it's not too late to change your mind. 606 00:41:20,269 --> 00:41:21,562 I must return. 607 00:41:23,982 --> 00:41:26,109 Captain, I'd like to go down with him. 608 00:41:27,777 --> 00:41:30,738 My experience suggests that they would ignore him. Would you agree? 609 00:41:30,947 --> 00:41:33,366 The borg assimilate civilizations. 610 00:41:33,574 --> 00:41:36,744 - Not individuals. - But, captain, they kidnapped you. 611 00:41:36,953 --> 00:41:39,622 Because they needed a liaison to communicate with humans. 612 00:41:39,831 --> 00:41:41,833 They ignored every away team we sent to their ship, 613 00:41:42,041 --> 00:41:43,167 including yours, doctor. 614 00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:45,294 You may accompany him. 615 00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:54,887 Good bye. 616 00:41:55,596 --> 00:41:57,181 Captain, 617 00:41:57,432 --> 00:42:00,143 I do not want to forget that I am Hugh. 618 00:42:03,563 --> 00:42:05,023 Energize. 619 00:42:22,498 --> 00:42:25,877 We found you there. In the middle of that debris. 620 00:42:26,085 --> 00:42:28,421 Then that is where I will wait. 621 00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:43,102 We are now entering position. Radiation levels are rising. 622 00:42:43,311 --> 00:42:46,522 Increase power to the shields. Hold us here. 623 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:48,191 Status of the borg ship? 624 00:42:48,733 --> 00:42:51,611 Solar radiation is rendering our sensors inoperable. 625 00:42:51,819 --> 00:42:53,654 At last known course and speed, 626 00:42:53,863 --> 00:42:56,783 the borg vessel should enter the system in three minutes. 627 00:43:00,661 --> 00:43:03,122 Well, I guess this is it, huh? 628 00:43:05,374 --> 00:43:06,751 So long, Hugh. 629 00:43:06,959 --> 00:43:08,669 Goodbye, geordi. 630 00:43:09,545 --> 00:43:12,090 I will try to remember you.