1 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:07,299 Captain's Log, Stardate 43657.0. 2 00:00:07,340 --> 00:00:10,241 While Commander Riker is away on personal leave 3 00:00:10,276 --> 00:00:12,801 the Enterprise has traveled to Sector 396 4 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:16,009 to begin charting the Salebi Asteroid Belt. 5 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:20,175 He sent for you, too? 6 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:21,187 Yes. 7 00:00:21,221 --> 00:00:22,313 He was very mysterious. 8 00:00:22,355 --> 00:00:24,323 Do you have any idea what this is about? 9 00:00:24,357 --> 00:00:26,382 Something happened at that cybernetics conference. 10 00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:27,723 Since he's come back, he's spent 11 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:29,160 every off-duty minute in that lab. 12 00:00:29,195 --> 00:00:31,823 It's not like Data to be so secretive. 13 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:32,832 And cautious. 14 00:00:32,866 --> 00:00:34,663 He's kept that lab locked every minute. 15 00:00:34,701 --> 00:00:36,362 Now, how would you know that? 16 00:00:37,303 --> 00:00:38,292 Uh-huh. 17 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:46,702 Oh, you are early. 18 00:00:46,746 --> 00:00:48,771 One moment, please. 19 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:09,932 You may enter now. 20 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:16,142 Come on, Data. 21 00:01:16,176 --> 00:01:17,143 What is this? 22 00:01:17,177 --> 00:01:19,907 Yeah, Data, what's going on? 23 00:01:19,946 --> 00:01:23,347 I have invited you here to meet someone. 24 00:01:35,361 --> 00:01:37,693 This is Lal. 25 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:42,331 Lal... 26 00:01:42,368 --> 00:01:44,165 say hello 27 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:46,263 to Counselor Deanna Troi. 28 00:01:48,475 --> 00:01:50,534 Hello, Counselor Deanna Troi. 29 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:53,978 How do you do, Lal? 30 00:01:54,013 --> 00:01:57,540 I am functioning within normal parameters. 31 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:58,915 Lal... 32 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:01,785 this is Geordi La Forge. 33 00:02:01,821 --> 00:02:04,688 Purpose for exterior drapings, Father? 34 00:02:04,724 --> 00:02:06,919 It is an accepted custom 35 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,928 that we wear clothing. 36 00:02:08,962 --> 00:02:12,261 Data, it called you "father." 37 00:02:12,298 --> 00:02:17,201 Yes, Wesley, Lal is my child. 38 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:54,606 Space, the final frontier. 39 00:02:54,641 --> 00:02:58,475 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 40 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:00,479 Its continuing mission-- 41 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:04,449 to explore strange new worlds 42 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:08,921 to seek out new life and new civilizations 43 00:03:08,955 --> 00:03:13,449 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 44 00:04:14,287 --> 00:04:16,482 Captain's Log, supplemental. 45 00:04:16,522 --> 00:04:19,423 I have just been advised of a highly unusual project 46 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,689 undertaken by Commander Data. 47 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:25,664 Lal has a positronic brain, one very similar to my own. 48 00:04:25,698 --> 00:04:28,428 I began programming it at the cybernetics conference. 49 00:04:28,468 --> 00:04:30,698 But nobody's ever been able to do that, Data. 50 00:04:30,737 --> 00:04:32,398 At least, not since you were programmed. 51 00:04:32,438 --> 00:04:33,427 True, but there was 52 00:04:33,473 --> 00:04:35,236 a new sub-micron matrix-transfer technology 53 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:38,676 introduced at the conference, which I discovered could be used 54 00:04:38,711 --> 00:04:41,509 to lay down complex neural net pathways. 55 00:04:41,547 --> 00:04:44,983 So, you did a transfer from your brain into Lal's? 56 00:04:45,051 --> 00:04:46,313 Exactly, Wesley. 57 00:04:46,352 --> 00:04:48,445 I realized for the first time 58 00:04:48,488 --> 00:04:51,787 that it was possible to continue Dr. Soong's work. 59 00:04:51,824 --> 00:04:55,225 My initial transfers produced very encouraging results. 60 00:04:55,261 --> 00:04:57,320 So I brought Lal's brain back with me. 61 00:04:57,363 --> 00:04:58,455 Data... 62 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,725 I would like to have been consulted. 63 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,206 I have not observed anyone else on board 64 00:05:08,241 --> 00:05:10,607 consulting you about their procreation, Captain. 65 00:05:14,681 --> 00:05:17,673 Why didn't you give it a more human look, Data? 66 00:05:17,717 --> 00:05:20,117 I have decided to allow my child 67 00:05:20,153 --> 00:05:22,917 to choose its own sex and appearance. 68 00:05:22,955 --> 00:05:24,183 Commander Data, at your convenience 69 00:05:24,223 --> 00:05:25,952 I would like to talk with you in my ready room. 70 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:26,981 Counselor. 71 00:05:32,432 --> 00:05:35,765 I insist we do whatever we can to discourage the perception 72 00:05:35,802 --> 00:05:37,565 of this new android as a child. 73 00:05:37,603 --> 00:05:38,661 It is not a child. 74 00:05:38,705 --> 00:05:41,503 It is an invention, albeit an extraordinary one. 75 00:05:41,541 --> 00:05:44,237 Why should biology rather than technology 76 00:05:44,277 --> 00:05:46,302 determine whether it's a child? 77 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:50,976 Data has created an offspring-- a new life out of his own being. 78 00:05:51,017 --> 00:05:52,985 To me, that suggests a child. 79 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:55,111 If he wishes to call Lal his child 80 00:05:55,154 --> 00:05:56,712 then who are we to argue? 81 00:05:56,756 --> 00:05:58,986 Well, if he must, but I fail to understand 82 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:02,186 how a five-foot android with heuristic learning systems 83 00:06:02,228 --> 00:06:04,924 and the strength of ten men can be called a child. 84 00:06:04,997 --> 00:06:07,795 You've never been a parent. 85 00:06:14,474 --> 00:06:18,570 What you have done will have serious ramifications. 86 00:06:18,611 --> 00:06:22,672 I am truly dismayed that you told no one 87 00:06:22,715 --> 00:06:24,740 of what you were doing. 88 00:06:24,784 --> 00:06:26,274 I am sorry, Captain. 89 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:29,049 I did not anticipate your objections. 90 00:06:29,088 --> 00:06:31,522 Do you wish me to deactivate Lal? 91 00:06:31,557 --> 00:06:33,286 It's a life, Data! 92 00:06:33,326 --> 00:06:37,592 It can't be activated and deactivated simply. 93 00:06:37,630 --> 00:06:41,532 This is a most... stupendous undertaking. 94 00:06:43,536 --> 00:06:45,834 Have you any idea what will happen 95 00:06:45,872 --> 00:06:48,102 when Starfleet learns about this? 96 00:06:48,141 --> 00:06:50,803 I have followed all of Starfleet's regulations 97 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:52,367 to the best of my ability. 98 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:54,346 I expected they would be pleased. 99 00:06:58,050 --> 00:07:02,851 Well, you have taken on quite a responsibility, Data. 100 00:07:02,889 --> 00:07:04,823 To prepare, I have scanned 101 00:07:04,857 --> 00:07:07,655 all available literature on parenting. 102 00:07:07,693 --> 00:07:11,185 There seems to be much confusion on this issue. 103 00:07:11,230 --> 00:07:12,891 One traditional doctrine 104 00:07:12,932 --> 00:07:15,799 insists "spare the rod and spoil the child" 105 00:07:15,835 --> 00:07:17,860 suggesting a punitive approach 106 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:20,236 while another more liberal attitude 107 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:21,706 would allow the child 108 00:07:21,741 --> 00:07:22,765 enormous freedom. 109 00:07:22,809 --> 00:07:24,367 -Data... -And what Klingons 110 00:07:24,410 --> 00:07:25,377 do to their children... 111 00:07:25,411 --> 00:07:26,571 Data, I am not talking 112 00:07:26,612 --> 00:07:27,670 about parenting! 113 00:07:27,713 --> 00:07:30,181 I am talking about the extraordinary consequences 114 00:07:30,216 --> 00:07:31,410 of creating a new life. 115 00:07:31,451 --> 00:07:35,683 Does that not describe becoming a parent, sir? 116 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:46,490 Data, you are seeking to achieve 117 00:07:46,532 --> 00:07:51,367 what only your own creator has been able to achieve-- 118 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:56,842 to make another functioning sentient android 119 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:59,970 to make another Data. 120 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:02,708 That is why I must attempt this, sir. 121 00:08:02,748 --> 00:08:05,342 I have observed that in most species 122 00:08:05,384 --> 00:08:09,218 there is a primal instinct to perpetuate themselves. 123 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:13,282 Until now, I have been the last of my kind. 124 00:08:13,326 --> 00:08:16,454 If I were to be damaged or destroyed 125 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,521 I would be lost forever 126 00:08:18,564 --> 00:08:22,694 but if I am successful with the creation of Lal 127 00:08:22,735 --> 00:08:25,067 my continuance is assured. 128 00:08:25,104 --> 00:08:27,732 I understand the risks, sir 129 00:08:27,773 --> 00:08:31,800 and I am prepared to accept the responsibility. 130 00:08:40,552 --> 00:08:42,417 Gender female. 131 00:08:42,453 --> 00:08:45,217 That's right, just like me. 132 00:08:45,256 --> 00:08:46,746 Gender male. 133 00:08:46,791 --> 00:08:48,224 Correct. 134 00:08:48,259 --> 00:08:51,820 And I am gender neuter. 135 00:08:51,863 --> 00:08:53,091 Inadequate. 136 00:08:53,131 --> 00:08:55,861 That is why you must choose a gender, Lal 137 00:08:55,900 --> 00:08:58,095 to complete your appearance. 138 00:08:58,136 --> 00:08:59,535 What are criteria? 139 00:08:59,571 --> 00:09:03,029 Access your data bank on sexuality, level two. 140 00:09:03,074 --> 00:09:05,474 That will define the parameters. 141 00:09:05,510 --> 00:09:09,037 Whatever you decide will be yours for your lifetime. 142 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,777 It's a decision that will affect how people interrelate with you. 143 00:09:12,817 --> 00:09:15,377 I choose your sex and appearance. 144 00:09:15,420 --> 00:09:16,387 No, Lal. 145 00:09:16,421 --> 00:09:17,820 That would be confusing. 146 00:09:17,856 --> 00:09:19,756 We are taking you to the holodeck 147 00:09:19,791 --> 00:09:23,192 to show you several thousand composites I have programmed. 148 00:09:23,228 --> 00:09:25,093 You may choose from them. 149 00:09:25,129 --> 00:09:26,926 Several thousand? 150 00:09:27,031 --> 00:09:28,896 This is a big decision. 151 00:09:36,774 --> 00:09:38,207 Counselor? 152 00:09:38,243 --> 00:09:40,939 Lal has narrowed the choices to four. 153 00:09:41,045 --> 00:09:42,740 Would you like to see? 154 00:09:42,780 --> 00:09:43,940 Yes. 155 00:09:43,982 --> 00:09:45,779 Yes, of course, Data. 156 00:09:47,785 --> 00:09:53,417 Computer, Lal-- gender sequence finalists, begin. 157 00:09:53,458 --> 00:09:55,255 An Andorian female. 158 00:09:55,293 --> 00:09:56,760 Interesting. 159 00:09:56,794 --> 00:10:00,855 You'll be the only one on board the Enterprise, Lal. 160 00:10:00,899 --> 00:10:06,531 Hmm. That could make socialization more difficult. 161 00:10:06,571 --> 00:10:08,129 A human male. 162 00:10:08,172 --> 00:10:09,366 Very attractive. 163 00:10:09,407 --> 00:10:13,070 There's no problem with socialization here. 164 00:10:13,111 --> 00:10:14,976 A human female. 165 00:10:15,013 --> 00:10:16,742 I like her. 166 00:10:16,781 --> 00:10:18,908 A Klingon male. 167 00:10:18,950 --> 00:10:20,474 A friend for Worf. 168 00:10:20,518 --> 00:10:23,919 They're all very interesting. 169 00:10:23,955 --> 00:10:25,923 Do you have a favorite? 170 00:10:25,957 --> 00:10:29,449 Yes, I have chosen. 171 00:10:33,965 --> 00:10:36,763 I have completed assembly of the replicated anatomy. 172 00:10:36,801 --> 00:10:38,166 I was able to provide Lal 173 00:10:38,202 --> 00:10:41,035 with more realistic skin and eye color than my own. 174 00:10:46,678 --> 00:10:48,202 Congratulations, Data. 175 00:10:48,246 --> 00:10:50,180 It's a girl. 176 00:10:58,890 --> 00:11:01,552 This is home, Lal. 177 00:11:01,592 --> 00:11:02,718 Home. 178 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:04,625 Place of residence. 179 00:11:04,662 --> 00:11:09,258 Social unit formed by a family living together. 180 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:10,597 Yes. 181 00:11:10,635 --> 00:11:14,662 We are a family, Lal. 182 00:11:14,706 --> 00:11:16,697 Chair. 183 00:11:19,177 --> 00:11:21,168 To sit in. 184 00:11:23,181 --> 00:11:25,172 Sit. 185 00:11:28,186 --> 00:11:30,882 Good. 186 00:11:30,922 --> 00:11:32,981 Painting. 187 00:11:33,091 --> 00:11:34,388 Painting. 188 00:11:34,425 --> 00:11:38,418 Colors produced on a surface by applying a pigment. 189 00:11:38,463 --> 00:11:39,862 Yes. 190 00:11:39,897 --> 00:11:44,925 I will teach you to recognize the artistry in paintings. 191 00:11:47,605 --> 00:11:49,004 Soft. 192 00:11:49,073 --> 00:11:51,098 Yes, very good, Lal. 193 00:11:51,142 --> 00:11:55,943 You have correctly processed the sense of touch. 194 00:11:55,980 --> 00:11:58,949 There are many fascinating experiences 195 00:11:58,983 --> 00:12:00,974 I wish to share with you. 196 00:12:01,019 --> 00:12:02,179 Painting. 197 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:03,517 No. 198 00:12:03,554 --> 00:12:06,887 That is a flower, Lal. 199 00:12:06,924 --> 00:12:08,892 Inhale. 200 00:12:11,729 --> 00:12:13,321 Smell! 201 00:12:13,364 --> 00:12:14,331 Yes. 202 00:12:14,365 --> 00:12:15,957 Show me more, father. 203 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,969 Second Officer, Science Log, supplemental. 204 00:12:19,070 --> 00:12:20,697 Training in social skills 205 00:12:20,738 --> 00:12:23,298 at the most elementary level has begun. 206 00:12:23,341 --> 00:12:25,309 Lal is progressing very slowly 207 00:12:25,343 --> 00:12:27,868 but is not deterred by early setbacks. 208 00:12:32,817 --> 00:12:36,116 While motor coordination has improved 12 percent 209 00:12:36,154 --> 00:12:37,746 reflexes still need to develop. 210 00:12:43,127 --> 00:12:46,324 Visual comprehension is especially difficult for Lal. 211 00:12:46,364 --> 00:12:50,698 Translating her vast data banks into recognizable applications 212 00:12:50,735 --> 00:12:53,135 may improve with additional transfers. 213 00:12:53,171 --> 00:12:54,263 She is also learning 214 00:12:54,305 --> 00:12:56,500 to supplement her innate android behavior 215 00:12:56,541 --> 00:12:58,668 with simulated human responses. 216 00:13:05,983 --> 00:13:07,541 And it is interesting to note 217 00:13:07,585 --> 00:13:10,145 that as I observe Lal learning about her world 218 00:13:10,188 --> 00:13:12,816 I share in her experience, almost as though 219 00:13:12,857 --> 00:13:14,791 I am learning things over again. 220 00:13:30,908 --> 00:13:33,342 The transfer itself is fairly simple. 221 00:13:33,377 --> 00:13:37,746 Each neural pathway in my brain is duplicated precisely in hers. 222 00:13:37,782 --> 00:13:39,477 Theoretically, the duplicate brains 223 00:13:39,517 --> 00:13:42,315 should be able to store and process the same information 224 00:13:42,353 --> 00:13:44,514 but until all of the transfers are complete 225 00:13:44,555 --> 00:13:45,988 we will not know for certain. 226 00:13:46,057 --> 00:13:47,991 What does Lal do when you're on duty? 227 00:13:48,025 --> 00:13:49,890 She studies in our quarters. 228 00:13:49,927 --> 00:13:52,088 She requires very little supervision. 229 00:13:52,130 --> 00:13:54,098 Lal is quite self-sufficient. 230 00:13:54,132 --> 00:13:55,759 Have you considered sending her to school? 231 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:57,392 She already has access 232 00:13:57,435 --> 00:14:00,336 to the sum of human knowledge-- from me. 233 00:14:00,371 --> 00:14:03,135 Data, she could learn a lot by being with children her own age. 234 00:14:03,174 --> 00:14:06,109 She is only two weeks old. 235 00:14:06,144 --> 00:14:08,271 Okay, close to her own age. 236 00:14:08,312 --> 00:14:10,712 Dr. Crusher to Ensign Crusher. 237 00:14:10,748 --> 00:14:13,308 Aren't you supposed to be getting a haircut, Wesley? 238 00:14:14,886 --> 00:14:17,446 I'm on my way. 239 00:14:17,488 --> 00:14:19,581 Parents... 240 00:14:19,624 --> 00:14:21,615 Nothing personal. 241 00:14:27,865 --> 00:14:34,236 Lal, the third cross-link transfer series is complete. 242 00:14:34,272 --> 00:14:37,332 Father, what is my purpose? 243 00:14:37,375 --> 00:14:39,240 Purpose? 244 00:14:39,277 --> 00:14:41,245 My function. 245 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:43,247 My reason for being. 246 00:14:43,281 --> 00:14:45,681 That is a complex question, Lal. 247 00:14:48,619 --> 00:14:53,147 I can only begin to answer by telling you that our function 248 00:14:53,191 --> 00:14:56,160 is to contribute in a positive way 249 00:14:56,194 --> 00:14:58,628 to the world in which we live. 250 00:14:58,663 --> 00:15:01,632 Why am I me, instead of someone else? 251 00:15:01,666 --> 00:15:04,533 Because you are my child. 252 00:15:04,569 --> 00:15:07,299 Where did I come from? 253 00:15:07,338 --> 00:15:08,703 These questions... 254 00:15:08,739 --> 00:15:10,536 These questions suggest 255 00:15:10,575 --> 00:15:13,544 that we have made a successful transfer 256 00:15:13,578 --> 00:15:16,445 of the heuristic associative pathways. 257 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,608 You will now begin to process information 258 00:15:19,650 --> 00:15:23,552 on logic, aesthetics, metaphysics and epistemology. 259 00:15:23,588 --> 00:15:26,421 You are truly becoming sentient, Lal. 260 00:15:26,457 --> 00:15:28,084 How? 261 00:15:28,125 --> 00:15:30,787 By developing the awareness 262 00:15:30,828 --> 00:15:34,787 to question and examine your perceptions. 263 00:15:34,832 --> 00:15:36,891 Why do we have two hands? 264 00:15:36,934 --> 00:15:38,799 Why not three or four? 265 00:15:38,836 --> 00:15:40,599 Why is the sky black? 266 00:15:40,638 --> 00:15:41,662 Why do...? 267 00:15:45,776 --> 00:15:49,644 Tomorrow will be your first day of school, Lal. 268 00:15:57,288 --> 00:15:59,813 I assure you, Admiral, there is no better guide 269 00:15:59,857 --> 00:16:01,620 into this life for Lal than Data. 270 00:16:01,659 --> 00:16:03,217 He's doing an excellent job. 271 00:16:03,261 --> 00:16:05,320 We all have enormous admiration 272 00:16:05,363 --> 00:16:08,298 for what Commander Data has already achieved 273 00:16:08,332 --> 00:16:12,291 but we have superior facilities and personnel here at Galor lV. 274 00:16:12,336 --> 00:16:15,100 A starship is hardly the proper setting for... 275 00:16:15,139 --> 00:16:16,936 This starship's mission is to seek out new life 276 00:16:17,008 --> 00:16:18,942 and that is exactly what Commander Data is doing 277 00:16:18,976 --> 00:16:20,102 under my guidance. 278 00:16:20,144 --> 00:16:23,136 We all want what's best for the new android. 279 00:16:23,180 --> 00:16:24,841 As do l. 280 00:16:27,551 --> 00:16:31,612 I would be willing to consider releasing Lal and Data to you 281 00:16:31,656 --> 00:16:34,523 so that he may continue his work with her. 282 00:16:34,558 --> 00:16:36,958 His presence would undoubtedly retard 283 00:16:37,028 --> 00:16:38,893 the new android's progress. 284 00:16:38,929 --> 00:16:43,559 Admiral, to you, Lal is a new android 285 00:16:43,601 --> 00:16:47,264 but, to Data, she's his child. 286 00:16:47,305 --> 00:16:48,966 His child? 287 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:50,371 Yes, Admiral. 288 00:16:50,408 --> 00:16:52,968 It may not be easy for you and l to see her that way 289 00:16:53,010 --> 00:16:56,446 but he does, and I respect that. 290 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,750 They will remain here for now. 291 00:17:00,883 --> 00:17:03,647 Starfleet's policy on research is clear. 292 00:17:03,686 --> 00:17:07,349 You're making your stand on very uncertain ground. 293 00:17:07,389 --> 00:17:10,688 I do hope it doesn't fall out from under you. 294 00:17:10,726 --> 00:17:12,057 Haftel out. 295 00:17:18,234 --> 00:17:19,929 She achieved a very high score 296 00:17:20,035 --> 00:17:22,060 on a test of academic achievement. 297 00:17:22,104 --> 00:17:23,571 A perfect score. 298 00:17:23,606 --> 00:17:27,042 Yes, which is why we started her out with the older children 299 00:17:27,076 --> 00:17:29,670 but Lal couldn't understand the nuances 300 00:17:29,712 --> 00:17:32,909 of how they related to each other. 301 00:17:32,948 --> 00:17:34,074 I see. 302 00:17:34,116 --> 00:17:36,084 We decided the best thing to do 303 00:17:36,118 --> 00:17:39,110 would be to put her with younger children. 304 00:17:39,155 --> 00:17:41,248 That would seem to be reasonable. 305 00:17:41,290 --> 00:17:44,282 It isn't working out that way. 306 00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:54,264 The children are afraid of her. 307 00:17:59,008 --> 00:18:04,878 Father, what is the significance of laughter? 308 00:18:04,914 --> 00:18:08,611 It is a human physiological response to humor. 309 00:18:08,651 --> 00:18:10,812 Then, judging from their laughter 310 00:18:10,853 --> 00:18:14,118 the children at school found my remarks humorous. 311 00:18:14,156 --> 00:18:20,584 So without understanding humor, I have somehow mastered it. 312 00:18:20,629 --> 00:18:24,087 Deck 15. 313 00:18:26,368 --> 00:18:29,166 Lal. 314 00:18:29,205 --> 00:18:30,797 Yes, Father? 315 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,035 The children were not laughing with you. 316 00:18:33,075 --> 00:18:34,872 They were laughing at you. 317 00:18:34,910 --> 00:18:37,105 Explain. 318 00:18:37,146 --> 00:18:39,944 One is meant kindly, the other is not. 319 00:18:42,484 --> 00:18:44,418 Why would they wish to be unkind? 320 00:18:44,453 --> 00:18:46,512 Because you are different. 321 00:18:46,555 --> 00:18:49,319 Differences sometimes scare people. 322 00:18:49,358 --> 00:18:51,826 I have learned that some of them 323 00:18:51,861 --> 00:18:54,227 use humor to hide their fear. 324 00:18:54,263 --> 00:18:57,630 I do not wish to be different. 325 00:19:05,774 --> 00:19:08,072 Doctor? 326 00:19:08,110 --> 00:19:11,671 I require your advice as a successful parent. 327 00:19:11,714 --> 00:19:14,774 We... Well, thank you, Data. 328 00:19:14,817 --> 00:19:18,184 I'd like to think I was. 329 00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:20,211 Well, please sit down. 330 00:19:24,927 --> 00:19:27,225 How's Lal? 331 00:19:27,263 --> 00:19:28,730 Lal is realizing 332 00:19:28,764 --> 00:19:31,597 she is not the same as other children. 333 00:19:33,969 --> 00:19:35,266 Is it lonely for her? 334 00:19:35,304 --> 00:19:38,239 She does not feel the emotion of loneliness 335 00:19:38,274 --> 00:19:41,732 but she can observe how isolated she is from the others. 336 00:19:41,777 --> 00:19:43,938 She wishes to be more like them. 337 00:19:43,979 --> 00:19:46,447 I do not know how to help her. 338 00:19:46,482 --> 00:19:48,712 Lal is passing into sentience. 339 00:19:48,751 --> 00:19:52,482 It is perhaps the most difficult stage of her development. 340 00:19:52,521 --> 00:19:59,393 When... when Wesley was growing up 341 00:19:59,428 --> 00:20:02,693 he was an extraordinarily bright boy 342 00:20:02,731 --> 00:20:06,064 but he had a hard time making friends. 343 00:20:06,101 --> 00:20:07,762 I think the other children 344 00:20:07,803 --> 00:20:09,862 were a little intimidated by him. 345 00:20:09,905 --> 00:20:13,204 That is precisely what happened to Lal in school. 346 00:20:13,242 --> 00:20:14,709 How did you help him? 347 00:20:14,743 --> 00:20:19,112 Well... first, I went back to my own childhood 348 00:20:19,148 --> 00:20:22,982 and remembered how painful it was for me 349 00:20:23,018 --> 00:20:26,886 because... I remember a time 350 00:20:26,922 --> 00:20:29,982 when I wasn't very popular, either. 351 00:20:30,059 --> 00:20:32,254 And when I told that to Wesley 352 00:20:32,294 --> 00:20:34,524 it made him feel a little better. 353 00:20:34,563 --> 00:20:36,622 He knew I understood what he was going through. 354 00:20:36,665 --> 00:20:37,996 I have not told Lal 355 00:20:38,033 --> 00:20:40,968 how difficult it was for me to assimilate. 356 00:20:41,003 --> 00:20:43,301 I did not wish to discourage her. 357 00:20:43,339 --> 00:20:46,001 Perhaps that was an error in judgment. 358 00:20:46,041 --> 00:20:47,599 You didn't have anyone 359 00:20:47,643 --> 00:20:52,137 with experience to help you through sentience. 360 00:20:52,181 --> 00:20:54,479 She, at least, has you. 361 00:20:54,516 --> 00:20:58,316 Just help her realize she's not alone 362 00:20:58,354 --> 00:21:02,290 and... be there to nurture her 363 00:21:02,324 --> 00:21:04,224 when she needs love and attention. 364 00:21:05,995 --> 00:21:08,395 I can give her attention, Doctor 365 00:21:08,430 --> 00:21:11,263 but I am incapable of giving her love. 366 00:21:14,203 --> 00:21:19,402 Now why do I find that so hard to believe? 367 00:21:22,745 --> 00:21:25,908 Captain, incoming signal. 368 00:21:25,948 --> 00:21:27,540 Starfleet priority one. 369 00:21:27,583 --> 00:21:29,710 Admiral Haftel. 370 00:21:29,752 --> 00:21:31,777 On my monitor, Lieutenant. 371 00:21:35,457 --> 00:21:36,856 Admiral. 372 00:21:36,892 --> 00:21:40,157 Captain Picard, I hope I didn't disturb you. 373 00:21:40,195 --> 00:21:41,662 Not at all. 374 00:21:41,697 --> 00:21:45,258 I have discussed my concerns with Starfleet Command. 375 00:21:45,300 --> 00:21:48,531 You are to hold your position until I join you. 376 00:21:48,570 --> 00:21:52,472 And I shall personally review the android's development. 377 00:21:52,508 --> 00:21:53,475 Understood. 378 00:21:53,509 --> 00:21:54,908 I should advise you, Captain 379 00:21:54,943 --> 00:21:57,707 that if I'm not satisfied with what I see 380 00:21:57,746 --> 00:22:00,909 I am empowered to take the android back with me. 381 00:22:00,949 --> 00:22:02,143 Haftel out. 382 00:22:09,024 --> 00:22:10,616 Captain's Log, supplemental. 383 00:22:10,659 --> 00:22:13,093 We are holding position pending the arrival 384 00:22:13,128 --> 00:22:15,562 of Admiral Haftel from Starfleet Research. 385 00:22:15,597 --> 00:22:19,328 Commander Data is completing his final neural transfers 386 00:22:19,368 --> 00:22:21,632 to the android he has named "Lal" 387 00:22:21,670 --> 00:22:24,503 which, I have learned, in the language Hindi 388 00:22:24,540 --> 00:22:26,770 means "beloved." 389 00:22:28,544 --> 00:22:29,568 Looks very good. 390 00:22:29,611 --> 00:22:30,635 Thanks, Guinan. 391 00:22:32,548 --> 00:22:33,981 Hello, Data. 392 00:22:34,049 --> 00:22:35,380 Guinan. 393 00:22:42,558 --> 00:22:44,492 Lal, how are you? 394 00:22:44,526 --> 00:22:47,984 I am functioning within normal... 395 00:22:48,063 --> 00:22:49,997 I am fine, thank you. 396 00:22:50,065 --> 00:22:51,293 Good. 397 00:22:51,333 --> 00:22:54,427 Guinan, Lal needs to observe human behavior. 398 00:22:54,470 --> 00:22:56,904 Well, she's in the right place for it. 399 00:22:56,939 --> 00:22:57,997 And, for this opportunity 400 00:22:58,073 --> 00:22:59,540 she is willing to provide services 401 00:22:59,575 --> 00:23:00,542 to assist you. 402 00:23:00,576 --> 00:23:01,543 Ah. 403 00:23:01,577 --> 00:23:02,601 Father says I would learn 404 00:23:02,644 --> 00:23:04,339 a great deal from working 405 00:23:04,379 --> 00:23:06,279 with someone as old as you. 406 00:23:08,851 --> 00:23:09,875 You're hired. 407 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,951 The most important part about working someplace like this 408 00:23:15,023 --> 00:23:16,422 is the art of listening. 409 00:23:16,458 --> 00:23:18,949 I have some expertise, so I shall teach you. 410 00:23:19,027 --> 00:23:20,961 That would be most beneficial. 411 00:23:21,029 --> 00:23:23,793 I've been programmed with a listing of 1,412 412 00:23:23,832 --> 00:23:24,958 known beverages. 413 00:23:25,033 --> 00:23:26,330 What did you say? 414 00:23:26,368 --> 00:23:27,926 I've been programmed with a listing... 415 00:23:27,970 --> 00:23:29,870 "I've"? 416 00:23:29,905 --> 00:23:32,066 You have used a verbal contraction. 417 00:23:32,107 --> 00:23:34,575 You said "I've" instead of "l have." 418 00:23:34,610 --> 00:23:36,976 It is a skill my program has never mastered. 419 00:23:37,045 --> 00:23:38,171 Then I will desist. 420 00:23:38,213 --> 00:23:39,339 No. 421 00:23:39,381 --> 00:23:41,542 You have exceeded my abilities. 422 00:23:41,583 --> 00:23:43,210 I do not object, but... 423 00:23:43,252 --> 00:23:46,187 I do not understand how this has occurred. 424 00:23:46,221 --> 00:23:47,518 Picard to Commander Data. 425 00:23:47,556 --> 00:23:49,183 Please report to my ready room. 426 00:23:49,224 --> 00:23:50,657 Aye, sir. 427 00:24:01,603 --> 00:24:04,595 I am certain the Admiral is anxious to meet Lal. 428 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:06,107 I have been sending him 429 00:24:06,141 --> 00:24:08,803 regular status reports on her development. 430 00:24:08,844 --> 00:24:13,144 His visit is not just an inspection of Lal's progress. 431 00:24:13,182 --> 00:24:16,948 He has expressed a concern for her environment. 432 00:24:17,019 --> 00:24:18,418 Her environment, sir? 433 00:24:18,453 --> 00:24:22,321 He believes the Daystrom Annex on Galor lV 434 00:24:22,357 --> 00:24:24,552 would be more suitable. 435 00:24:24,593 --> 00:24:27,960 Then he wishes to relocate us. 436 00:24:28,063 --> 00:24:31,157 Not you, Data. 437 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,861 Just her. 438 00:24:35,170 --> 00:24:37,195 I would not be in favor of that, sir. 439 00:24:37,239 --> 00:24:40,333 There are many things that she can learn only from me-- 440 00:24:40,375 --> 00:24:43,606 my lifetime of experiences, the mistakes I have made 441 00:24:43,645 --> 00:24:45,875 and what I have learned from them... 442 00:24:45,914 --> 00:24:49,509 Captain, Commander Riker's shuttle has just returned. 443 00:24:49,551 --> 00:24:51,143 Acknowledged, Lieutenant. 444 00:24:51,186 --> 00:24:53,211 Will you advise Commander Riker 445 00:24:53,255 --> 00:24:55,450 I will meet with him in one hour. 446 00:24:55,490 --> 00:24:56,616 Picard out. 447 00:24:56,658 --> 00:24:58,558 The Admiral is taking the position 448 00:24:58,594 --> 00:25:00,892 that Lal's development should be overseen 449 00:25:00,929 --> 00:25:02,829 by the most experienced personnel. 450 00:25:08,503 --> 00:25:11,939 Then he is questioning my ability as a parent. 451 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,941 In a manner of speaking. 452 00:25:14,977 --> 00:25:17,844 Does the Admiral have children? 453 00:25:17,879 --> 00:25:21,474 Yes, I believe he does, Data. 454 00:25:21,516 --> 00:25:22,881 Why? 455 00:25:22,918 --> 00:25:24,943 I am forced to wonder 456 00:25:25,020 --> 00:25:28,148 how much experience he had as a parent 457 00:25:28,190 --> 00:25:30,681 when his first child was born. 458 00:25:38,866 --> 00:25:40,163 You see? 459 00:25:40,201 --> 00:25:41,828 What are they doing? 460 00:25:41,869 --> 00:25:43,496 It's called flirting. 461 00:25:43,537 --> 00:25:47,496 They seem to be communicating telepathically. 462 00:25:47,541 --> 00:25:50,840 They're both thinking the same thing 463 00:25:50,878 --> 00:25:53,210 if that's what you mean. 464 00:25:55,783 --> 00:26:00,618 Guinan, is the joining of hands a symbolic act for humans? 465 00:26:00,654 --> 00:26:02,281 It shows affection. 466 00:26:02,323 --> 00:26:04,848 Humans like to touch each other. 467 00:26:04,892 --> 00:26:08,487 They start with the hands and go from there. 468 00:26:10,097 --> 00:26:11,792 He's biting that female! 469 00:26:11,832 --> 00:26:13,129 No, he's not biting her. 470 00:26:13,167 --> 00:26:15,294 They're pressing lips. 471 00:26:15,336 --> 00:26:17,463 It's called kissing. 472 00:26:20,307 --> 00:26:22,468 Why are they leaving? 473 00:26:22,510 --> 00:26:24,239 Lal, there are some things 474 00:26:24,278 --> 00:26:27,611 your father's just going to have to explain to you 475 00:26:27,648 --> 00:26:29,513 when he thinks you're ready. 476 00:26:37,191 --> 00:26:39,819 You're new around here, aren't you? 477 00:26:39,860 --> 00:26:41,191 Yes. 478 00:26:43,531 --> 00:26:44,657 Lal? Lal! 479 00:26:44,698 --> 00:26:46,029 Put him down. 480 00:26:48,035 --> 00:26:49,468 Commander? 481 00:26:49,503 --> 00:26:52,301 What are your intentions toward my daughter? 482 00:26:52,339 --> 00:26:56,435 Your daughter? 483 00:26:56,477 --> 00:26:58,138 Nice to meet you. 484 00:27:09,156 --> 00:27:13,559 I watch them and I can do the things they do 485 00:27:13,594 --> 00:27:17,052 but I will never feel the emotions. 486 00:27:17,098 --> 00:27:19,259 I'll never know love. 487 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:22,792 It is a limitation we must learn to accept, Lal. 488 00:27:22,837 --> 00:27:25,772 Then why do you still try to emulate humans? 489 00:27:25,806 --> 00:27:27,603 What purpose does it serve 490 00:27:27,641 --> 00:27:30,667 except to remind you that you are incomplete? 491 00:27:30,711 --> 00:27:33,942 I have asked myself that many times 492 00:27:33,981 --> 00:27:37,473 as I have struggled to be more human. 493 00:27:40,054 --> 00:27:43,683 Until I realized it is the struggle itself 494 00:27:43,724 --> 00:27:45,851 that is most important. 495 00:27:45,893 --> 00:27:49,260 We must strive to be more than we are, Lal. 496 00:27:49,296 --> 00:27:50,695 It does not matter 497 00:27:50,731 --> 00:27:54,098 that we will never reach our ultimate goal. 498 00:27:54,135 --> 00:27:57,434 The effort yields its own rewards. 499 00:27:57,471 --> 00:28:00,804 You are wise, Father. 500 00:28:00,841 --> 00:28:05,801 It is the difference between knowledge and experience. 501 00:28:07,815 --> 00:28:12,013 I learned today that humans like to hold hands. 502 00:28:12,052 --> 00:28:15,488 It is a symbolic gesture of affection. 503 00:28:41,348 --> 00:28:45,045 No objective viewpoint could see it any other way. 504 00:28:45,085 --> 00:28:47,747 Forgive me, Admiral, I thought you were sent here 505 00:28:47,788 --> 00:28:50,552 to form an opinion, not to justify one. 506 00:28:50,591 --> 00:28:53,788 Captain, let's not make this any more difficult 507 00:28:53,827 --> 00:28:55,590 than it needs to be, hmm? 508 00:28:55,629 --> 00:28:58,359 I see no need for it to be difficult at all. 509 00:28:58,399 --> 00:29:00,094 I understand your concerns. 510 00:29:00,134 --> 00:29:02,500 What I'm asking for is time, patience. 511 00:29:02,536 --> 00:29:05,437 If you have an open mind I'm sure you will see 512 00:29:05,472 --> 00:29:08,373 that it is imperative that Data and Lal be kept together 513 00:29:08,409 --> 00:29:10,843 during the formative stages of her development. 514 00:29:10,878 --> 00:29:14,006 After that, I have no doubt Commander Data will be delighted 515 00:29:14,048 --> 00:29:15,913 to deliver her to Starfleet Research. 516 00:29:16,016 --> 00:29:18,007 That's not satisfactory. 517 00:29:18,052 --> 00:29:19,849 If mistakes are made 518 00:29:19,887 --> 00:29:23,288 the damage that's done might be irreparable. 519 00:29:23,324 --> 00:29:26,521 I'm convinced the damage will be irreparable 520 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,187 if they're separated. 521 00:29:28,229 --> 00:29:32,791 Captain, are we talking about breaking up a family? 522 00:29:32,833 --> 00:29:37,930 Isn't that rather a sentimental attitude about androids? 523 00:29:40,474 --> 00:29:42,203 They're living, sentient beings. 524 00:29:42,243 --> 00:29:45,542 Their rights and privileges in our society have been defined. 525 00:29:45,579 --> 00:29:47,479 I helped define them. 526 00:29:47,514 --> 00:29:50,381 Yes, Captain, and I am more than willing 527 00:29:50,417 --> 00:29:51,884 to acknowledge that. 528 00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:53,750 What you must acknowledge 529 00:29:53,787 --> 00:29:57,188 is that Lal may be a technological step forward 530 00:29:57,224 --> 00:30:00,557 in the development of artificial intelligence. 531 00:30:00,594 --> 00:30:02,562 A most significant step. 532 00:30:02,596 --> 00:30:03,620 Yes, and work like this 533 00:30:03,664 --> 00:30:05,495 demands to be done with controlled procedures. 534 00:30:05,532 --> 00:30:06,897 Which Commander Data is following. 535 00:30:06,934 --> 00:30:09,698 In effective isolation 536 00:30:09,737 --> 00:30:14,834 and that is what Starfleet Research finds unacceptable. 537 00:30:17,611 --> 00:30:21,547 So Lal now possesses the sum of my programming. 538 00:30:21,582 --> 00:30:25,416 Her neural nets are laid down identically to yours? 539 00:30:25,452 --> 00:30:28,285 There do seem to be some variations on the quantum level. 540 00:30:28,322 --> 00:30:30,085 She can use contractions. 541 00:30:30,124 --> 00:30:31,216 I cannot. 542 00:30:31,258 --> 00:30:32,589 An aberration. 543 00:30:32,626 --> 00:30:35,094 What have you done about this? 544 00:30:35,129 --> 00:30:38,462 I have maintained records on positronic matrix activity 545 00:30:38,499 --> 00:30:40,967 behavioral norms and all verbal patterns. 546 00:30:41,001 --> 00:30:43,731 I have seen no other evidence of aberrations. 547 00:30:43,771 --> 00:30:46,899 It would seem you have actually improved upon yourself, Data. 548 00:30:46,940 --> 00:30:49,636 Is that not the goal of every parent, sir? 549 00:30:49,677 --> 00:30:51,201 But, as a good father 550 00:30:51,245 --> 00:30:53,509 don't you think it would be better 551 00:30:53,547 --> 00:30:56,380 especially in the light of this new aberration 552 00:30:56,417 --> 00:30:57,850 if Lal were close 553 00:30:57,885 --> 00:31:01,548 to people trained in diagnostic and evaluative procedures? 554 00:31:01,588 --> 00:31:05,183 I am programmed with the procedures you mentioned, sir 555 00:31:05,225 --> 00:31:07,819 and in any meaningful evaluation of Lal 556 00:31:07,861 --> 00:31:11,353 you would require a model for a basis of comparison. 557 00:31:11,398 --> 00:31:13,958 I am the only model available, Admiral. 558 00:31:14,034 --> 00:31:16,434 You haven't mastered human cultural 559 00:31:16,470 --> 00:31:19,564 and behavioral norms yourself yet, have you? 560 00:31:19,606 --> 00:31:20,470 No, sir. 561 00:31:20,507 --> 00:31:23,567 Where is Lal now? 562 00:31:33,287 --> 00:31:36,916 This is your idea of appropriate guidance? 563 00:31:36,957 --> 00:31:40,449 It is an opportunity for her to observe human behavior 564 00:31:40,494 --> 00:31:44,624 and more importantly, for her to interact with her crew mates. 565 00:31:45,733 --> 00:31:47,200 Thank you. 566 00:31:48,202 --> 00:31:49,999 She is capable of running 567 00:31:50,070 --> 00:31:52,698 over 60 trillion calculations a second 568 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:55,868 and you have her working as a cocktail waitress. 569 00:31:55,909 --> 00:31:59,106 Admiral, she is under the strict guidance of a woman 570 00:31:59,146 --> 00:32:01,011 in whom I have absolute trust. 571 00:32:01,081 --> 00:32:04,573 Ten-Forward is the center of the ship's social activity. 572 00:32:04,618 --> 00:32:06,449 Everyone on board comes here. 573 00:32:06,487 --> 00:32:08,785 I'm not convinced the sort of behavior she observes here 574 00:32:08,822 --> 00:32:09,948 will be a positive influence. 575 00:32:10,057 --> 00:32:12,321 Well, most people when they come in here 576 00:32:12,359 --> 00:32:13,883 behave themselves, and when they don't 577 00:32:13,927 --> 00:32:15,861 I ask them to leave. 578 00:32:15,896 --> 00:32:18,194 Admiral Haftel, Guinan. 579 00:32:18,232 --> 00:32:19,961 She runs Ten-Forward. 580 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,160 How is Lal doing? 581 00:32:21,201 --> 00:32:23,795 Oh, she spills a few drinks every now and then 582 00:32:23,837 --> 00:32:24,963 but she's learning. 583 00:32:26,039 --> 00:32:28,303 No, I think I've had enough, thank you. 584 00:32:28,342 --> 00:32:29,331 Excuse me. 585 00:32:29,376 --> 00:32:31,571 I want that android out of here. 586 00:32:31,612 --> 00:32:34,103 Now, Admiral, you've been in one or two bars 587 00:32:34,148 --> 00:32:35,775 in your time. 588 00:32:35,816 --> 00:32:39,843 Have her report to me immediately for an interview. 589 00:32:57,905 --> 00:33:02,035 Well, Lal, I've been looking forward to meeting you. 590 00:33:02,075 --> 00:33:03,542 Why? 591 00:33:03,577 --> 00:33:06,944 You're very important to us at Starfleet Research. 592 00:33:07,047 --> 00:33:09,743 We have quite a facility at Galor lV. 593 00:33:09,783 --> 00:33:11,410 I want to show it to you. 594 00:33:11,452 --> 00:33:13,079 In fact, the Admiral is suggesting 595 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,520 you be moved to Galor lV, Lal. 596 00:33:15,556 --> 00:33:17,717 Have I done something wrong? 597 00:33:17,758 --> 00:33:19,191 Oh, no, of course not. 598 00:33:19,226 --> 00:33:21,694 We just want to broaden your experience. 599 00:33:21,728 --> 00:33:24,788 There's only so much you can learn on a starship. 600 00:33:24,832 --> 00:33:26,732 I'm sure you'll agree to that. 601 00:33:26,767 --> 00:33:28,064 Yes, I'll agree. 602 00:33:28,101 --> 00:33:29,261 Good. 603 00:33:29,303 --> 00:33:31,328 Thus, the natural conclusion would be 604 00:33:31,371 --> 00:33:34,772 when I have learned all there is to learn aboard the starship 605 00:33:34,808 --> 00:33:36,469 I would relocate to Galor lV. 606 00:33:36,510 --> 00:33:39,479 That is not the natural conclusion here. 607 00:33:39,513 --> 00:33:42,641 I believe it is. 608 00:33:42,683 --> 00:33:45,743 You see, Lal, the Admiral is concerned 609 00:33:45,786 --> 00:33:50,120 that you need more... guidance than your father can provide 610 00:33:50,157 --> 00:33:51,852 here on the Enterprise. 611 00:33:51,892 --> 00:33:53,860 Yes, don't misunderstand me. 612 00:33:53,894 --> 00:33:56,556 I have great respect for your father. 613 00:33:56,597 --> 00:33:58,656 You do not speak with respect. 614 00:33:58,699 --> 00:34:02,068 She seems very adversarial. 615 00:34:02,201 --> 00:34:04,499 I'm merely stating a fact, Admiral. 616 00:34:04,537 --> 00:34:09,133 I don't think your father has taught you selective judgment 617 00:34:09,175 --> 00:34:12,406 in the verbalization of your own thoughts. 618 00:34:12,445 --> 00:34:16,040 Now, that is a skill we will help you develop. 619 00:34:16,082 --> 00:34:18,778 My father is already helping me, sir. 620 00:34:18,818 --> 00:34:22,185 The question is, has he helped you enough? 621 00:34:24,423 --> 00:34:26,755 Are you asking me, sir? 622 00:34:26,792 --> 00:34:28,851 No, I didn't mean to ask... 623 00:34:28,894 --> 00:34:30,521 Why don't we, Admiral? 624 00:34:30,563 --> 00:34:32,326 In all these discussions 625 00:34:32,364 --> 00:34:35,060 no one has ever mentioned her wishes. 626 00:34:35,101 --> 00:34:37,296 She's a free, sentient being. 627 00:34:37,336 --> 00:34:40,066 What are your wishes, Lal? 628 00:34:40,106 --> 00:34:45,043 I wish to remain here, Captain Picard. 629 00:34:48,881 --> 00:34:50,508 Thank you, Lal. 630 00:34:50,549 --> 00:34:52,244 You're excused. 631 00:35:05,397 --> 00:35:06,762 Come in. 632 00:35:12,972 --> 00:35:15,031 Hello, Lal. 633 00:35:15,074 --> 00:35:17,372 How are you? 634 00:35:17,409 --> 00:35:18,433 Troi... 635 00:35:18,477 --> 00:35:21,071 Admiral... Admiral... 636 00:35:21,113 --> 00:35:28,110 An admiral from Starfleet has come to take me away, Troi. 637 00:35:28,154 --> 00:35:29,644 I am scared. 638 00:35:29,688 --> 00:35:32,088 You are scared, aren't you? 639 00:35:35,928 --> 00:35:39,227 I feel it. 640 00:35:39,265 --> 00:35:41,893 How is this possible? 641 00:35:41,934 --> 00:35:43,925 I don't know. 642 00:35:48,541 --> 00:35:52,534 This is what it means to feel. 643 00:35:55,548 --> 00:36:01,043 This is what it means... feel. 644 00:36:10,996 --> 00:36:16,400 You have Lal off to a wonderful start in life, Commander. 645 00:36:16,435 --> 00:36:20,565 And that's what being a parent is all about. 646 00:36:20,606 --> 00:36:23,074 However, I have finally decided 647 00:36:23,108 --> 00:36:26,134 that I must ask you to release her to me. 648 00:36:26,178 --> 00:36:28,339 May I ask why, sir? 649 00:36:28,380 --> 00:36:30,075 All other arguments aside 650 00:36:30,115 --> 00:36:32,413 there is one that is irrefutable. 651 00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:36,080 There are only two Soong-type androids in existence. 652 00:36:36,121 --> 00:36:37,520 It would be very dangerous 653 00:36:37,556 --> 00:36:39,387 to have you both in the same place 654 00:36:39,425 --> 00:36:41,325 especially aboard a starship. 655 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,727 One lucky shot by a Romulan, we'd lose you both. 656 00:36:44,763 --> 00:36:48,494 Admiral, that is a fine argument, but... 657 00:36:50,502 --> 00:36:52,868 it doesn't change my feeling 658 00:36:52,905 --> 00:36:56,272 that the proper place for Lal to develop 659 00:36:56,308 --> 00:36:57,832 is by Data's side. 660 00:36:57,876 --> 00:36:59,969 You're not a parent, Captain. 661 00:37:00,079 --> 00:37:02,047 I am. 662 00:37:02,081 --> 00:37:09,249 I have learned, with difficulty, that there comes a time when... 663 00:37:09,288 --> 00:37:11,518 There comes a time when all parents 664 00:37:11,557 --> 00:37:13,923 must give up their children for their own good. 665 00:37:14,026 --> 00:37:15,721 But this is not the time. 666 00:37:15,761 --> 00:37:20,892 Damn it, even I can see the... 667 00:37:20,933 --> 00:37:24,232 the umbilical cord is virtually uncut. 668 00:37:24,270 --> 00:37:25,396 The child... 669 00:37:28,407 --> 00:37:31,535 The child depends on him. 670 00:37:31,577 --> 00:37:36,742 Mr. Data, it would be better for Lal 671 00:37:36,782 --> 00:37:40,582 if she left knowing that you had voluntarily decided 672 00:37:40,619 --> 00:37:43,850 that this was the best course of action. 673 00:37:43,889 --> 00:37:47,552 Admiral, when I created Lal 674 00:37:47,593 --> 00:37:49,561 it was in the hope that someday 675 00:37:49,595 --> 00:37:51,893 she would choose to enter the academy 676 00:37:51,930 --> 00:37:53,955 and become a member of Starfleet. 677 00:37:54,033 --> 00:37:55,967 I wanted to give something back 678 00:37:56,068 --> 00:37:58,969 in return for all that Starfleet has given me. 679 00:37:59,004 --> 00:38:01,871 I still do. 680 00:38:01,907 --> 00:38:04,705 But Lal is my child. 681 00:38:04,743 --> 00:38:08,201 You ask that I volunteer to give her up. 682 00:38:08,247 --> 00:38:10,044 I cannot. 683 00:38:10,082 --> 00:38:12,050 It would violate every lesson 684 00:38:12,084 --> 00:38:14,450 I have learned about human parenting. 685 00:38:14,486 --> 00:38:18,047 I have brought a new life into this world. 686 00:38:18,090 --> 00:38:21,753 And it is my duty, not Starfleet's 687 00:38:21,794 --> 00:38:25,730 to guide her through these difficult steps to maturity 688 00:38:25,764 --> 00:38:28,062 to support her as she learns 689 00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:33,060 to prepare her to be a contributing member of society. 690 00:38:33,105 --> 00:38:36,905 No one can relieve me from that obligation 691 00:38:36,942 --> 00:38:39,740 and I cannot ignore it. 692 00:38:39,778 --> 00:38:42,406 I am... 693 00:38:42,448 --> 00:38:44,882 her father. 694 00:38:49,822 --> 00:38:52,290 Then I regret that I must order you 695 00:38:52,324 --> 00:38:54,918 to transport Lal aboard my ship. 696 00:38:57,763 --> 00:38:59,856 Belay that order, Mr. Data. 697 00:38:59,898 --> 00:39:02,025 I beg your pardon. 698 00:39:02,067 --> 00:39:05,036 I will take this to Starfleet myself. 699 00:39:05,070 --> 00:39:08,528 I am Starfleet, Captain. 700 00:39:08,574 --> 00:39:09,905 Proceed, Commander. 701 00:39:10,008 --> 00:39:11,202 Hold your ground, Mr. Data. 702 00:39:11,243 --> 00:39:13,234 Captain, you are jeopardizing 703 00:39:13,278 --> 00:39:15,007 your command and your career. 704 00:39:18,083 --> 00:39:24,545 There are times, sir, when men of good conscience 705 00:39:24,590 --> 00:39:28,048 cannot blindly follow orders. 706 00:39:28,093 --> 00:39:30,118 You acknowledge their sentience 707 00:39:30,162 --> 00:39:36,397 but you ignore their personal liberties and freedom. 708 00:39:38,871 --> 00:39:43,274 Order a man to hand his child over to the state? 709 00:39:43,308 --> 00:39:45,367 Not while I am his Captain. 710 00:39:45,411 --> 00:39:49,745 If you wish, you can accompany us to Starfleet, where we... 711 00:39:49,782 --> 00:39:51,340 Troi to Commander Data. 712 00:39:51,383 --> 00:39:53,817 Report to your lab at once. 713 00:39:54,953 --> 00:39:56,716 Acknowledged, Counselor. 714 00:39:56,755 --> 00:39:57,915 He's on his way. 715 00:39:57,956 --> 00:39:59,423 Is there a problem? 716 00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:05,693 Yes, Captain, something is terribly wrong with Lal. 717 00:40:05,731 --> 00:40:07,892 It lasted barely a moment. 718 00:40:07,933 --> 00:40:10,595 She experienced fear and confusion 719 00:40:10,636 --> 00:40:12,467 and then, for no apparent reason 720 00:40:12,504 --> 00:40:14,233 she walked out of my quarters. 721 00:40:14,273 --> 00:40:15,865 She didn't say another word. 722 00:40:15,908 --> 00:40:18,809 She just started walking here and each step became 723 00:40:18,844 --> 00:40:19,902 more and more difficult. 724 00:40:19,945 --> 00:40:21,242 Lal is programmed 725 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:25,114 to return to the lab in the event of a malfunction. 726 00:40:25,150 --> 00:40:26,139 Father? 727 00:40:26,185 --> 00:40:28,449 Yes, Lal, I am here. 728 00:40:28,487 --> 00:40:31,456 A malfunction... 729 00:40:31,490 --> 00:40:33,355 emotional awareness. 730 00:40:33,392 --> 00:40:35,986 It appears to be a symptom of cascade failure. 731 00:40:36,061 --> 00:40:38,962 It would require initialization of the base matrix 732 00:40:38,997 --> 00:40:41,465 without wiping out higher functions. 733 00:40:41,500 --> 00:40:43,400 I agree. 734 00:40:43,435 --> 00:40:46,996 May I assist? 735 00:40:47,105 --> 00:40:48,902 Thank you, Admiral. 736 00:40:48,941 --> 00:40:50,340 If you'll excuse us 737 00:40:50,375 --> 00:40:54,106 Commander Data and l have much to do.