1 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,079 [T'Kuvma in Klingon] They are coming. 2 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:12,558 Atom by atom... 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,396 They will coil around us. 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,880 And take all that we are... 5 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:24,037 There is one way 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,077 to confront this threat. 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:28,429 By reuniting 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,433 the twenty-four warring houses 9 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,513 of our own empire. 10 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,998 We have forgotten the Unforgettable. 11 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,072 The last to unify our tribes. 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,436 Kahless. 13 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,833 Together under one creed, 14 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,354 remain Klingon. 15 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,909 [all shouting in Klingon] 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,836 That is why 17 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,074 we light our beacon this day. 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,151 To assemble 19 00:01:05,320 --> 00:01:08,711 our people. 20 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:11,630 To lock arms against those 21 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,435 whose fatal greeting is... 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,677 [in English] "We come in peace." 23 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,950 [Burnham] We come in peace. That's why we're here. 24 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,590 -Isn't that the whole idea of Starfleet? -[Georgiou] Hey, I taught you that. 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:33,830 [Burnham] You don't trust me? 26 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:35,957 [Georgiou] I trust you with my life, Commander Burnham. 27 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,270 But it doesn't change the fact that you're lost. 28 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,275 Very lost. 29 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,352 Technically, we would be lost. 30 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:47,239 How long until that storm comes crashing down on us? 31 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,233 I estimate one hour, 17 minutes, 22 seconds. 32 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,630 Which is why I've made sure we're not lost. 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,430 The map says the well's this way, captain. 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,591 This drought's gonna last 89 years. 35 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,993 The Crepusculans are facing extinction as a species. 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:07,949 See those egg sacs? 37 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:09,794 Those are their offspring. 38 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:13,271 [Georgiou] They've survived here for over a thousand years, Michael. 39 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,916 [Burnham] If we don't do something, they won't live another thousand hours. 40 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,994 The radiation from a meteor-drilling accident dried out their water table. 41 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,273 If we get in and out without contact, we can steer clear of General Order 1. 42 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,556 And there is the well. 43 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,032 [Georgiou] I stand corrected. 44 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,114 [Burnham] Ye of little faith. 45 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:33,634 [Georgiou] Never had a doubt. 46 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,797 Tell me what I need to break through. 47 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,873 Point-seven-second field burst at level setting 13.5. 48 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,553 Georgiou to Shenzhou, two to transport. 49 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:15,672 [thunder crashing nearby] 50 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,951 [Burnham] The storm is faster than I thought. 51 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,952 The ship won't pick up our signatures. 52 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,398 Unless we can contact Lieutenant Saru, we could be trapped here until it's over. 53 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,595 Let's take a walk. 54 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:34,674 [creature gurgling] 55 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,840 Follow my footsteps, Michael. Even lines. 56 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,277 [Burnham] Why? Captain, where are we going? 57 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,716 [Georgiou] It's your turn to trust me, Number One. 58 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,473 [Burnham] Now we're really lost. 59 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,269 We're too small to be seen with the naked eye. 60 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,670 And you can't set a course without a star. 61 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,430 Is it wise to be heading away from the village? 62 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,514 [Georgiou] It's hard to imagine you've served under me for seven years. 63 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,829 I think it's time that we talked about you having your own command. 64 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,074 I'm grateful, captain. 65 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,872 Though I would be more so if I thought we had any chance 66 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:36,639 of ever returning to the ship. 67 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,872 Just keep walking, Michael. 68 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,432 What would you do if you were stuck here for 89 years? 69 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,433 [Burnham] A likely scenario, unless we die here in the desert. 70 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,079 But say you lived. 71 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,273 As a xenoanthropologist, I could reveal myself to the natives, 72 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,512 learn their culture, try to fit in, if possible. 73 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,790 And you? What will you do if we're trapped here for 89 years? 74 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,792 That's easy. I'd escape. 75 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,873 [Burnham] These are our footprints. 76 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,431 -You've walked us in a circle. -Not exactly a circle. 77 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:09,998 [thunder crashes] 78 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:29,355 How did they find us? 79 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:31,515 I set a star. 80 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,318 [Burnham] First officer's log, stardate 1207.3 81 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,873 On Earth, it's May 11th, 2256, a Sunday. 82 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,039 The crew of the U.S.S. Shenzhou 83 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:43,918 has been called to the edge of Federation space 84 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,391 to investigate damage done to one of our interstellar relays. 85 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,555 Blast burns around the hull are inconclusive. 86 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,479 Were they caused by an asteroid? 87 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,315 Or was it deliberately destroyed to limit Starfleet communications? 88 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,558 And if so, by whom? 89 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,838 Despite the risks of our mission, I remain optimistic. 90 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,914 It's hard not to be, in the face of such beauty. 91 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,354 In this case, a binary star system. 92 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,473 Around these two suns, 93 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,553 ice, dust and gasses collide, to form the planets 94 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,956 future generations will call home. 95 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,957 A humbling reminder that all life is born from chaos and destruction. 96 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:23,629 [Saru] Based on readings, 97 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,838 the relay doesn't appear to have been damaged naturally. 98 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:28,953 I don't like the look of that. 99 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:30,355 Well, keep looking. 100 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,280 The comment was figurative. I'm expressing concern. 101 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,829 Finish your scan. Express facts instead. 102 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:37,994 The Bridge is yours, Mr. Saru. 103 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,359 Yes, commander. 104 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,030 Yes, Number One? 105 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,636 Your chief science officer is worried. 106 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,997 Something took a bite out of our relay. Saru thinks it was malicious. 107 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,800 Saru's Kelpien. He thinks everything's malicious. 108 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:53,791 [Burnham chuckles] 109 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,315 What do you think? Any idea what it is? 110 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,790 By all indications, nothing intelligent. 111 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,160 -But? -Starfleet's reputation for tech hygiene 112 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:03,196 is exemplary. 113 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,910 When a relay goes down, the Federation sends a ship to fix it. 114 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,837 -Someone's trying to get our attention? -If they are, they have. 115 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,237 Lieutenant Saru, what do we have? 116 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,270 Ah. I am keeping us at maximum scanning distance 117 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,397 in case of anything threatening out there. 118 00:09:22,560 --> 00:09:25,074 Yes, Number One tells me you suspect foul play. 119 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,955 Well, despite the first officer's constant need to dismiss my ideas. 120 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,112 -She apparently agrees with you. -Really? 121 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,510 I'm shocked as well. Ensign Connor. 122 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:36,591 Agreement between my senior officers. 123 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:38,996 -Note the date and time. -Noted, captain. 124 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,511 Is this amount of sarcasm necessary? 125 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,269 Necessary? No. But I do like it. 126 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:47,151 [Saru] There is something else out there. 127 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:49,436 -What do you have? -Recalibrating. 128 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,113 Scans deflected. I'm having trouble locating the source. 129 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,472 Something's there, but no one can tell where or what it is. 130 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:01,594 Ah, wait, I have it. 131 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,118 -No. Recalibrating. -[Georgiou] Any time now, Mr. Saru. 132 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:08,076 I have it. 133 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:11,350 [Georgiou] Magnify. 134 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:13,478 Is that what damaged our relay? 135 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,229 What am I looking at? 136 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:18,593 Object of unknown origin. 137 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,517 -Let's get more specific. -I'm unable to bring it into focus. 138 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,074 [Georgiou] Number One? 139 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,674 Range is 2000 kilometers, bearing 358, mark 2609. 140 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,992 Roughly 150 meters long, tucked into that accretion disk. 141 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,312 Almost directly below us. It's in a sensor dead zone. 142 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:39,391 A scattering field is confounding the ship's ability to translate the image. 143 00:10:39,560 --> 00:10:41,471 As science officer, 144 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,231 I can provide a far more concrete and in-depth analysis 145 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,472 than simply reading data off a monitor. But... 146 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,519 considering it's scrambling our optical processors, 147 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:53,557 how are we going to see it? 148 00:10:58,280 --> 00:10:59,429 Thoughts, Number One? 149 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,632 With such little data, I'd prefer not to speculate. 150 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:05,031 I will. 151 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,111 It's lurking. 152 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:08,870 The scattering field suggests intent. 153 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,953 We see something we don't understand and cast judgment? 154 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:12,916 Maybe it's lost. 155 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,038 -Maybe it's afraid to show its whole self. -Hiding? 156 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,313 But maybe hoping to be found. 157 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,120 Here we are speculating. 158 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:26,713 l... especially recommend we leave it alone. 159 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,470 [Georgiou] I'm not sure we have much choice. 160 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:30,789 We can't lock on to it. 161 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,118 And we don't have a shuttle maneuverable enough to navigate the ring. 162 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,591 I'll go. All I need is a thruster pack. 163 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,519 With the radiation kicking off those binaries, 164 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,475 she'll have 20 minutes until her DNA starts to unravel like noodles. 165 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:45,636 "Like noodles." 166 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,110 I'll be back in 19. A flyby. 167 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,920 A waste of resources. What will be gained? 168 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,436 Being afraid of everything means you learn nothing. 169 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,114 There's no opportunity to discover, to explore. 170 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,557 And here I thought we were doing a deep-space relay audit. 171 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:01,949 You're both right. 172 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,871 -Saru, go with her. -[both] Captain? 173 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,112 Best keep variables to a minimum. I don't want to put my colleague at risk. 174 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:11,716 And you, Mr. Saru? Are you equally happy not to be put at risk? 175 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:13,793 Oh, on any occasion, captain. 176 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:19,629 You realize once you reach that scattering field, 177 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,990 you could be cut off from communication. 178 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:23,958 We've come all this way, captain. 179 00:12:24,680 --> 00:12:28,310 It would be irresponsible to leave whatever that is unknown. 180 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,429 Just a flyby. 181 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:33,830 Just a flyby. 182 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,593 [computer] Commencing airlock depressurization sequence. 183 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,236 [Connor] Commander Burnham, this is Ensign Danby Connor. 184 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,792 On behalf of Captain Georgiou, and the U.S.S. Shenzhou, 185 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,156 we'd like to welcome you to Flight 819, 186 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,550 non-stop service to the unknown object. 187 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,599 The temperature is a brisk minus-260 degrees Celsius. 188 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:57,752 We forecast mild debris, but anticipate a smooth ride. 189 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,116 [comm beeps] 190 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:07,714 This is Commander Burnham. 191 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,950 Commencing reconnaissance mission to field void an unknown object. 192 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,077 Data collection is on and nominal. 193 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:16,069 All lights are green. 194 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,358 [Januzzi] Establishing interlink frequency with Burnham's EV. 195 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:21,996 Channel clear, and ready to transmit. 196 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,869 Confirming six-second directional thrust for saucer realignment. 197 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,874 [computer] Commencing final pre-launch system checks. 198 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,235 Life support: Nominal. 199 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,040 Oxygen-nitrogen saturation: Nominal. 200 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,471 Air pressure and flow: Nominal. 201 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,677 Communication module: Active. 202 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,836 Filters at 0.01 percent saturation. 203 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,157 [Connor] Pre-flight checklist complete. 204 00:14:02,680 --> 00:14:04,830 Computer, enable igniter. 205 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,511 [computer] Ten seconds to thruster ignition. 206 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,314 Ten, nine, eight, 207 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,116 seven, six, five, 208 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,430 four, three, two, one... 209 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,873 [breathing heavily] 210 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:31,638 [laughing] 211 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,830 Body scan online. Heart rate 79 and rising, BP 130 over 70. 212 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,870 -It's elevated for her. -She's having fun. 213 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,758 [Detmer] Almost to the debris field. 214 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:47,429 [Georgiou] Understood. 215 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,238 Michael, watch your time. 216 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,518 -Nineteen minutes, not a second longer. -Aye, captain. 217 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:54,150 I'm fully aware. 218 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,271 -Boost signal. -Unable to comply. 219 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,750 The scattering field must be interfering with comms. 220 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:01,837 Mission clock at 17 minutes, 30 seconds. 221 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,951 Interference is starting to degrade resolution. 222 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,316 Routing power to subspace antenna. 223 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,035 Shenzhou, do you copy? 224 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,873 [computer] Distance to object, 1000 kilometers. 225 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:17,916 Shenzhou, do you copy? 226 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:19,673 [computer] Implementing course correction. 227 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:23,955 [breathing heavily] 228 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:37,670 Hello. 229 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,391 Shenzhou, are you able to see this? 230 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,110 Michael, can you hear me? Acknowledge. 231 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:49,312 Michael, can you hear me? Acknowledge. 232 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,119 Shenzhou, do you copy? 233 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,473 Data collection unit, you there? 234 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,796 -[computer] Internal computer online. -Good. 235 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:02,149 -Mission time? -[computer] Twelve minutes, 58 seconds. 236 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,558 Plenty of time to take a peek. 237 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,040 Even from this distance, it's clearly not debris. 238 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,632 Twelve minutes and 48 seconds until maximum exposure. 239 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,316 Commander is less than ten meters from the edge of the field. 240 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:19,833 [Burnham] I can't remember who said sculptures 241 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,077 are crystallized spirituality... 242 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,156 Headlamp. ...but I see what they meant. 243 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:26,879 This is Burnham in the blind. 244 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,196 I'm above the object, which is old. 245 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:31,755 Centuries old. 246 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,238 It's difficult to tell if it was constructed or carved. 247 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:41,517 The only word to effectively describe it is... "wow." 248 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,153 But I'll try to be more precise. 249 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,873 Its surface has the appearance of stone, with an exoskeleton of metal alloy. 250 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,434 Incredibly intricate. 251 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,277 The construction and design are nothing short of astounding. 252 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,517 I wish you could see what I'm seeing. 253 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,310 It is sublime. 254 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,074 It's impossible to discern a practical purpose. 255 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,671 I'm going to land on it, get a closer look. 256 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:18,829 Nice and easy. 257 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,556 Hold on. My presence has triggered some sort of motion response. 258 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,758 [computer] Mission countdown, ten minutes, 15 seconds. 259 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,639 Warning: Proximity alert. 260 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:52,676 [Burnham gasps] 261 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,317 Scanning for database recognition. 262 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,074 Iconography confirmed. Klingon. 263 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,354 I'm Commander Burnham... 264 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,593 -of the United Federation of Planets. -[yells] 265 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:27,159 Still no sign of Commander Burnham. Mission clock runs out in 15 seconds. 266 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,198 I have Number One. Telemetry only. Blood pressure is 70 and falling. 267 00:18:35,360 --> 00:18:38,478 -She won't make it unless we get her now. -Transporter. Do we have her? 268 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,235 -Pattern integrity's too weak. -Saru, get a lock, boost her signal. 269 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,074 -There is no signal. -You better get me a signal. 270 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,910 -Remotely fire her jetpack. -[robot] She's offline. 271 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,276 -She's floating free. -Engineering, tractor beam? 272 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,630 Can't get a lock. Running calculations. 273 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,680 The scattering field is a problem. We can't transport her until she clears. 274 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,998 [Detmer] She'll soon exhibit symptoms of acute radiation syndrome. 275 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,157 [Connor] She's not gonna last much longer. 276 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:04,910 Hang on. 277 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,913 [Connor] Commander Burnham, this is Shenzhou. Please respond. 278 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:13,231 Commander Burnham? 279 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:14,356 [alarm beeping] 280 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,954 Commander, please respond. 281 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,393 Shenzhou to Commander Burnham. 282 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,589 Commander, do you read? Please respond. 283 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,639 [T'Kuvma in Klingon] Witness our brother... 284 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,517 our torchbearer... 285 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,678 Killed by the Federation interloper 286 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,639 on our sacred beacon. 287 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,474 I see you 288 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,756 as you see the end. 289 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,916 Our Torchbearer 290 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,151 honors us. 291 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:58,990 First to die 292 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:00,992 in our crusade 293 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,879 for self-preservation. 294 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,590 [all screaming] 295 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:53,234 Our ancestors 296 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,273 welcome our fallen brother, 297 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:56,470 Rejac, 298 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,199 to their Black Fleet. 299 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:02,275 They fight with us... 300 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:08,598 ...as we fight against our enemy. 301 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,752 Remain Klingon. 302 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,756 [all shouting in Klingon] 303 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:18,674 [chattering] 304 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:22,789 [computer] Pupil Burnham. 305 00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:24,951 Pupil Burnham. 306 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:26,789 [chattering] 307 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,876 Klingon social order rests upon? 308 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,789 -Inviolable honor shame dynamic. -[computer] Correct. 309 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,712 Klingon homeworld, Qo'noS. 310 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,076 -Unwelcoming to the Federation. -Correct. 311 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:47,352 -Klingon political order. -Twenty-four great houses. 312 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,514 Correct. Location of the most recent Klingon terror raid. 313 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:53,911 [buzzer beeps] 314 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:57,078 Unacceptable duration between query and correct response. 315 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,949 Number of survivors at the human-Vulcan science outpost 316 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:02,269 at Doctari Alpha. 317 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:03,870 [buzzer beeps] 318 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,715 Unacceptable duration between query and correct response. 319 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,076 Number of survivors at Doctari Alpha. 320 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:12,874 -No. -[buzzer beeps] Unacceptable response. 321 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,314 -Number of survivors... -Please. 322 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,312 [echoing] Number of survivors... 323 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:18,551 Stop. 324 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:20,311 Program paused. 325 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:26,991 Sarek. 326 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,311 I'm sorry. I can do better. 327 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,394 When emotion brings us ghosts from the past, 328 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,393 only logic can root us in the present. 329 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,392 Maybe I can try to learn Vulcan... 330 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,518 to be quicker with my answers. 331 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,277 Your human tongue is not the problem. 332 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,353 It is your human heart. 333 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:50,311 [gasps] 334 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,194 [Nambue] Good. You're awake. 335 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:00,315 I was dreaming. 336 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,514 Oh? What about? 337 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,079 Klingons. 338 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:06,749 How did I get here? 339 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,436 We transported you back aboard three hours ago. 340 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:12,710 [Burnham] Three hours? 341 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,110 [computer] Antiproton therapy regimen incomplete. 342 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,032 [Nambue] Commander, what are you doing? 343 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,350 -[computer] Medical emergency. -There's no time. 344 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,831 Wait, the recombination process is nowhere near finished. 345 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,872 I need you back in the chamber. 346 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,475 Do you understand the effect of genetic unspooling? 347 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,109 You don't wanna die that way. Commander. 348 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,679 Binaries are kicking QEs up and down the spectrum. 349 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,873 [Connor] Targeting gets hot, but I can't tell what I'm grabbing. 350 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,554 -I wanna know what's out there. -Go around again. 351 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,711 -By the numbers. -[Burnham] What's going on? 352 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,117 Number One, you should be in Sickbay. 353 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:46,516 What...? 354 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,910 -Have they made contact? -Who's "they"? 355 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,796 -Klingons are out there. Go to red alert. -[Georgiou] Michael... 356 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,319 Almost no one has seen a Klingon in a hundred years. 357 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:01,598 But I have. One attacked me. Check my helmet cam. 358 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,799 -The footage was corrupted. -[Saru] Sensors show the commander 359 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,718 entered the Bridge in an irradiated state. 360 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,912 Without treatment, her condition will be terminal. 361 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,357 He was... warrior caste. 362 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,269 His EV suit bore a Klingon House insignia. 363 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,716 -She has a concussion. -I'm not delusional. 364 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,918 This has nothing to do with a concussion. Philippa... 365 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,070 there are Klingons. 366 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,676 Red alert. 367 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,229 [alarm wailing] 368 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:37,950 -Tell me what happened. -He ambushed me. 369 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,836 I hit my thruster to get away. I knocked him into his blade. 370 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:44,156 I killed him. 371 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,470 That object could hide a Klingon raiding party 372 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,153 obscured behind that scattering field. 373 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:53,199 If there are Klingons in this sector, they may be responsible 374 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:55,351 for the damage to our relay. 375 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,197 If there are Klingons in this sector, we should withdraw. 376 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:02,637 This is Federation space. Retreat is not an option. 377 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,275 Whatever is over there needs to show itself. 378 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,798 If it's hiding Klingons, we've got to flush them out. 379 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,516 Target phase cannons on the object. 380 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,232 We cannot destroy another culture's property on a whim. 381 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,959 I didn't say anything about destroying it. 382 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,470 Let's make them think we're going to attack. 383 00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:25,314 Target the object. 384 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,395 [Gant] We're locked on. 385 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:29,634 Something is scanning us. 386 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,316 They've detected our weapon signature. 387 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:33,636 Wait. 388 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,110 Impossible. 389 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:53,069 -[Gant] No warp signatures detected. -[Georgiou] Then where did they come from? 390 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:56,114 Mr. Gant, disengage phase cannon targeting. 391 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,194 Number One, get to Sickbay. 392 00:25:59,360 --> 00:26:01,954 I need you fixed up and back on the Bridge, stat. 393 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:04,834 Mr. Januzzi, contact Starfleet Command. 394 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,599 Send an encoded message. 395 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,794 Tell them we have engaged the Klingons. 396 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,952 [Januzzi] Unidentified vessel, this is the starship Shenzhou. 397 00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:20,951 Please, respond. 398 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,597 Unidentified vessel, this is the starship Shenzhou. 399 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:27,591 Please, respond. 400 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:32,110 [in Klingon] All is as it is meant to be. 401 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,993 Who is Rejac's 402 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:37,991 next in line? 403 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,229 [Or'Eq] I am his brother. 404 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,073 Or'Eq. 405 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:46,799 The honor falls to you 406 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,276 to be our new Torchbearer. 407 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:50,915 With respect... 408 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:55,711 I find great wisdom in your teachings... 409 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:57,556 But--7? 410 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,436 Can you be sure our brothers and sisters will answer your call? 411 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,439 They will because the prophecy commands 412 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,956 all Klingons must come to the light of Kahless 413 00:27:09,120 --> 00:27:12,033 when it shines in the night sky. 414 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,636 Will ships really fly across the galaxy 415 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,598 because of a fable? 416 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,320 So, you doubt? 417 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,520 You dishonor 418 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,277 only yourself. 419 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,197 [Voq] I will light the beacon. 420 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,870 [T'Kuvma] Speak your name. 421 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,515 Voq. 422 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,437 Son of none. 423 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,276 You have no family blade of your own. 424 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,750 You cannot assume 425 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,116 the birthright of a noble house. 426 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:56,993 You are unworthy. 427 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:58,309 [Voq] I am worthy. 428 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:00,876 Not 429 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,350 by blood, 430 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:05,550 but by faith. 431 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,230 I serve 432 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,755 the light of Kahless. 433 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,159 I am reborn 434 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:23,390 in his flames. 435 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,237 [T'Kuvma] I recognize you as one who has lived his life on the outside 436 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,150 and yearns to be part of something 437 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,550 bigger than himself. 438 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,755 Some may see the color of your skin 439 00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:59,598 as nature's mistake. 440 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,720 I call it a mirror, 441 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,274 for I see myself in you. 442 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:11,880 [alarm buzzing] 443 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:13,356 [L'Rell] My Lord. 444 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,716 Long-range sensors show the movement, 445 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,518 just as you predicted. 446 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,677 Excellent. The time has come. 447 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,994 Take my blade, Voq. 448 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,758 Son of none. 449 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:34,676 The honor of Torchbearer is yours. 450 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,277 Light the beacon. 451 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:40,953 [all shouting in Klingon] 452 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,152 [Januzzi] Unidentified vessel, this is the starship Shenzhou. 453 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,116 Please, respond. 454 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,432 Unidentified vessel, this is the starship Shenzhou. 455 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:54,550 Please, respond. 456 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,955 -Any chance they can't hear us? -You're on every subspace channel. 457 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:01,349 Your orders, commander. 458 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:05,355 -Any response? -[Saru] None. 459 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:06,711 Commander... 460 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,716 there is something I'd like to show you. 461 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,669 Their hull is covered in hollow ornamental metallic pods, 462 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,956 thousands of them tightly interlocked, 463 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,674 forming a kind of... armor. 464 00:30:22,280 --> 00:30:23,953 Not the most efficient defense. 465 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,397 I suspect its purpose is more symbolic than practical. 466 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:33,279 They contain Klingon biological material in various states of decay. 467 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:35,239 Remote dating is divergent. 468 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,552 Some bones date back thousands of years. Others, only hours old. 469 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:41,915 Their entire ship is covered with coffins. 470 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,349 Commander, the captain listens to you. 471 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:49,551 Tell her... we must withdraw. 472 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,477 I'm afraid that's no longer possible. 473 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,240 Your world has food chains. 474 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:02,470 Mine does not. 475 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:07,194 Our species' map is binary. We're either predator or prey. 476 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:09,509 My people were hunted. 477 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:14,119 Bred, farmed... we are your livestock of old. 478 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,513 We were biologically determined for one purpose, and one purpose alone: 479 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:22,513 To sense the coming of death. 480 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:27,319 I sense it coming now. 481 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,355 [Georgiou] The Klingon flagship has a stealth mode. 482 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,195 It's a cloaking screen, unlike anything we've ever seen, admiral. 483 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,510 There may be more vessels than we know. 484 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,310 We've reached out with every form of greeting Starfleet has. 485 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,790 -They're blocking our hails. -It feels like a setup. 486 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,600 Maybe our relay got too close for Klingon comfort 487 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,711 and they destroyed it to lure us out here. 488 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,440 You remember my first officer, Michael Burnham? 489 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,197 Next time, try not disturbing 490 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,193 a warrior race we've hardly spoken to for a hundred years. 491 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,950 Our only choice now is to navigate this situation 492 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:07,158 -with as much finesse as possible. -Admiral, if I may... 493 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:14,312 The ideal outcome for any Klingon interaction is battle. 494 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:16,917 They're relentlessly hostile, sir. 495 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:20,279 -It's in their nature. -The Federation and the Klingon empire 496 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,114 have always been on the cold side of war. 497 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,794 We've had only fleeting run-ins with them for a century, 498 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,276 and now you presume to know their motivation, 499 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:29,839 because it is in their nature? 500 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,469 Considering your background, I'd think you the last person 501 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,199 to make assumptions based on race. 502 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,920 It would be unwise to confuse race and culture. 503 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,913 The Europa and all fleet vessels within range 504 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,833 will be at your coordinates in two hours. Hold your position. 505 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,150 Do nothing absent provocation. Understood? 506 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:46,196 Understood. 507 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:49,592 [computer] Signal terminated. 508 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:50,950 That went well. 509 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:56,392 -What's the mood outside? -Saru is the only one talking. 510 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,558 He strongly believes we should about-face. 511 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,389 There is a space station at Eagle 12, three light-years away. 512 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,276 The Andorian colony at Gamma Hydra is six. 513 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,831 Shenzhou is the only line of defense if the Klingons attack. 514 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,196 Not if. When. 515 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,079 I have to hope that whatever happens here 516 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,629 can serve as a bridge between our civilizations. 517 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,071 That's the diplomat in you talking. 518 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:24,719 What does the soldier say? 519 00:33:27,480 --> 00:33:28,390 Nothing good. 520 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:33,679 [Saru] Captain, to the Bridge. 521 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,912 -Status. -Photonic activity on the Klingon object. 522 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:40,872 Output is over 1 billion lumens per square meter. 523 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:42,354 [Connor] Optical sensors overloaded. 524 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,239 -Bring plasmatic filters online. -[Connor] Rerouting power. 525 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,230 -[Georgiou] Is that a weapon? -Seems to be some sort of signal emitter. 526 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,478 -Where are my filters? -[Connor] They're at 100 percent, captain. 527 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:56,790 [high frequency buzzing] 528 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,874 [Januzzi] Initiating emergency shutdown. 529 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,750 That noise is electromagnetic subspace waveform. 530 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,833 -Narrowing channel range. -Adjust orientation, minimize dispersal. 531 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:16,673 -Turn it down. -Aye, captain. 532 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,437 -All the way down. -Acoustics muted. 533 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:22,718 That's the ship's superstructure in sympathetic vibration. 534 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,994 -It's a signal pulse. -Is there a message? 535 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:27,514 This may be the message. 536 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,599 What if they're calling for the same thing we are? 537 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,551 -Backup. -Long-range sensors to the maximum, Saru. 538 00:34:34,720 --> 00:34:38,076 If more Klingons are on the way, I want as much notice as possible. 539 00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:40,516 -Permission to leave the Bridge. -Are you kidding? 540 00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:41,710 It's relevant. 541 00:34:43,720 --> 00:34:44,835 Granted. 542 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,719 Ensign, give me a status report, deck by deck. 543 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:48,676 Aye, captain. 544 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:52,792 -Computer. -[computer] Working. 545 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:55,713 Open dedicated subspace channel 222AA7. 546 00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:57,598 Use of this frequency requires 547 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:01,037 -diplomatic authorizations. -Voiceprint authorize. Burnham... 548 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,033 -Michael. -Confirmed. 549 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:05,710 Commander Burnham. 550 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:07,996 Hello, Sarek. I'm happy to see you. 551 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,230 So many years, 552 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,835 and still, you allow emotional considerations 553 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,155 to impede your logic. 554 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,550 They inform my logic. 555 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:18,874 I need your help. 556 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,994 I assumed the timing of the call was not coincidental. 557 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,276 The quadrant reports a new star. 558 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,280 What have you done there, on the edge of Federation space? 559 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,232 We've encountered the Klingons. 560 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,838 How rare to meet one's own demons in the flesh. 561 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:35,990 I killed one. 562 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,993 In light of the fact that they killed your parents... 563 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:43,558 some might think that only fair. 564 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:48,670 However... if a death was necessary, 565 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,400 I am satisfied it was not yours. 566 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:56,558 I'm certain you did not call me for emotional solace. 567 00:35:56,720 --> 00:35:57,676 We're facing off. 568 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,951 No fire has been exchanged. But they didn't turn on that beacon 569 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,191 until Starfleet was on its way to our position. 570 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:06,715 I think they're summoning more of their kind. 571 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:11,192 An odd proposition given that their empire has been in disarray for generations. 572 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:13,920 But you are describing something out of the ordinary. 573 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,437 Restraint in the face of conflict. 574 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,918 When a civilization acts in opposition to its instincts, 575 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:23,596 it may be under the influence of something or someone new. 576 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:29,630 Great unifiers are few and far between, but they do come. 577 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,551 Often such leaders will need a profound cause 578 00:36:33,720 --> 00:36:35,677 for their followers to rally around. 579 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:37,155 A war. 580 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,429 Be very careful 581 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:43,798 that your assumptions are not being driven by your past. 582 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,755 This is isn't about what happened, Sarek. It's what's happening now. 583 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:55,038 How did the Vulcans achieve diplomacy with the Klingons? 584 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:57,677 That is a solution particular to us. 585 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,878 One cannot assume it would work on a ship commanded by humans. 586 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:02,271 Sarek... 587 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:04,551 please. 588 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:06,229 I caution you... 589 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,673 be considered with how you use this information. 590 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:13,113 You cannot save lives that have already been lost. 591 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:14,471 Tell me... 592 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:17,360 how did you keep the Klingons at bay? 593 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,590 -[Georgiou] Engineering, report. -Internal damage, negative. 594 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:23,835 Core is 100 percent. 595 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,477 We have to fire. Hit that ship with everything we've got. 596 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,394 Absolutely not. They haven't powered weapons. 597 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:32,159 They don't pose an imminent threat. 598 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,709 The Klingon threat is always imminent and inevitable. 599 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:36,791 -Tactical log's ready. -Thank you. 600 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:39,474 I'd like to remind you, we're wildly outgunned. 601 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,150 Two hundred and forty years ago, near H'Atoria, 602 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,476 a Vulcan ship crossed into Klingon space. 603 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,996 The Klingons attacked immediately. They destroyed the vessel. 604 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:51,669 Vulcans don't make the same mistake twice. 605 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:54,434 Until formal relations were established, 606 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:58,389 whenever Vulcans crossed paths with Klingons, the Vulcans fired first. 607 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,912 They said hello in a language the Klingons understood. 608 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,272 Violence brought respect. Respect brought peace. 609 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:09,518 Captain, we have to give the Klingons a Vulcan hello. 610 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:14,517 If their intention is to attack, balling up our fists won't dissuade them. 611 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:23,357 It would be logical to take into account my success rate during our years together, 612 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,557 and execute my plan without challenge 613 00:38:25,720 --> 00:38:27,518 before we're dragged into war. 614 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:31,230 Starfleet doesn't fire first. That's all, Number One. 615 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:32,231 We have to. 616 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,352 In my ready room. Now. 617 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:42,114 Lt. Commander, you have the Bridge. 618 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:43,471 [Saru] Yes, captain. 619 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:49,870 Computer, privacy. 620 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:52,871 -Cap-- -How dare you challenge me? 621 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,994 I apologize for my insubordination. 622 00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:00,040 -That kind of talk can destabilize a crew. -Don't underestimate them. 623 00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:02,919 I've overseen their exercises. They're ready for battle. 624 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:07,870 Battle is not a simulation. It's blood, and screams... 625 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:09,875 and funerals. 626 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:13,637 I taught you better. We don't start shooting on a hunch. 627 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,235 And we don't take innocent lives, period. 628 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,471 I understand your history. 629 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:22,632 My commitment to this course of action is not emotional. 630 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,191 -We target its neck, cut off its head-- -You're still injured. 631 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:29,000 Thousands of lives will be lost because of failure to act. 632 00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,674 Whose lives? Victims of your imaginary war? 633 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:32,989 Your life, captain. 634 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:35,791 Yours. 635 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:40,998 Stand down, Commander Burnham. 636 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:42,870 That's an order. 637 00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:46,551 You're right. 638 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,395 I may not be myself. 639 00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:58,076 Easy, Michael. 640 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:05,190 I'm sorry. 641 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:12,599 You're relieved, Mr. Saru. 642 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:14,269 Where is the captain? 643 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:19,598 I provided her with intel from a source. She's passing it to the admiral. 644 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,956 Weapons. A pair of torpedoes in the tubes, 645 00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:25,476 and compute a firing solution, targeting the neck of that ship. 646 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:27,551 [Saru] Is the plan to fire on the Klingons? 647 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:30,917 We have to be ready in case that's what the captain decides. 648 00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,154 Are you acting on the captain's orders? 649 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:37,950 I'm your superior officer. We are in a high-risk scenario. 650 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:41,319 Question chain of command again, and I'll remove you. 651 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:43,314 Commander, it's just... 652 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:47,398 Your breathing has elevated, perspiration's visible. 653 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:50,837 I fear what you are doing betrays the wishes of our captain. 654 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,879 Target phasers. Take your station, commander. 655 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:57,591 -This is mutiny. -Move, Saru. Tactical. 656 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:00,678 -[Gant] Locked on. -Fire. 657 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:02,114 [Georgiou] Belay that order. 658 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:06,559 Captain, please. I'm trying to save you. 659 00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:08,918 I'm trying to save all of you. 660 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:10,555 [phaser powering up] 661 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:13,436 Stand down. 662 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:27,869 Captain. Incoming. Warp signatures detected. 663 00:41:28,040 --> 00:41:28,996 Is it Starfleet? 664 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:29,991 [alarm wailing] 665 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:38,476 No. 666 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:40,594 Those ships are Klingon.