1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,957 [narrator] Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,633 What is happening to you? 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:08,918 I don't think I'm Ash Tyler, Starfleet lieutenant. Not really. Not anymore. 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,958 [L'Rell] We modified Voq into a shell that appears human. 5 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:14,600 We grafted his psyche into Tyler's. 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,719 I do not know where your Voq ends and our Tyler begins, 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,473 but they are both in jeopardy. 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:21,391 [gasps] 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,949 Only my hands can tend to him. 10 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,279 [screaming] 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,078 Logic tells me she's not the woman that I betrayed. 12 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:33,389 She's a ghost. 13 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:34,311 [grunts] 14 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,475 I have no future now. Find a way home. I will buy you some time. 15 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,149 Get her out of there. 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,313 What have you done to me? 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,391 [Tilly] If we blow the reactor core, 18 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:56,359 the resulting explosion will be pure mycelial energy. 19 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,192 We can ride it long enough 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,035 for the energy to activate the drive, then you can navigate us home. 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,757 We overshot by nine months. 22 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:12,232 If the map is to be believed, it appears the Klingons have won the war. 23 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:26,511 Captain. 24 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:28,430 Emperor. 25 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,879 -On your knees, slave. -This Kelpien is my captain. 26 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,320 Sir, I can explain. 27 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,870 Yesterday we dined on the entrails of his brethren, 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,830 and today you seek his favor? 29 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:53,032 Transport our visitor to guest quarters on Deck 3, and confine her there now. 30 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,752 You said there were no Kelpiens in the other universe. You lied. 31 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,831 I hoped to spare you the pain. 32 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,670 The presence of a Terran defector on this ship is classified. 33 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,070 Its utterance carries a penalty of treason. 34 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,798 -Understand? -Aye, captain. 35 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,913 [woman] Captain, your presence is requested in Sickbay. 36 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,035 With me. 37 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,238 [Burnham] I could offer excuses. 38 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,959 l... was trying to destabilize the Terran Empire. 39 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,750 l... I thought Starfleet could benefit from learning about an alternate universe. 40 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,111 Truth is, I couldn't watch her die again. I wanted to offer her more. 41 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:41,196 I am sorry. 42 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,878 Saving Georgiou may prove to be a grave error in judgment, but... 43 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,231 No one else could've done what you did aboard that Terran ship. 44 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,197 You are alive and we are home. 45 00:02:56,920 --> 00:02:58,274 Any news from Command? 46 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,990 Federation ships have appeared on sensors, but none answer my hail. 47 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,037 Doesn't feel much like home. 48 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,554 Discovery suffered damage riding the shockwave back into our universe. 49 00:03:09,640 --> 00:03:13,429 We are running on auxiliary power until repairs are complete. Deck 4. 50 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:21,236 Dr. Pollard has orders to alert me when Lieutenant Tyler regains consciousness. 51 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,879 An emergency surgical procedure proved necessary. 52 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:34,234 An attempt to excise the Klingon in Tyler's neurological identity. 53 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,197 How? What happened to him was completely outside the realm of sanctioned medicine. 54 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,516 Starfleet did not perform the procedure. 55 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,870 It was the Klingon, L'Rell. 56 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,069 -His torturer. -And handler. 57 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,316 She oversaw Tyler's transformation. 58 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,078 None of us are sure what state we might find him in. 59 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,631 I am hoping that a familiar face could offer him encouragement to heal. 60 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:08,516 How he reacts to you may offer us insight into who he has become. 61 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,679 Captain, he's awake. 62 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,073 Is that an order, captain? 63 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,357 -I fail to understand. -Is that an order, to see him? 64 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:19,236 No. 65 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,916 I'm sorry. I can't. 66 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:33,634 What are your findings? 67 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,031 By all assessments, the patient now presents as Ash Tyler. 68 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,760 Adrenal corticotropic hormonal levels are normal. 69 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,759 Cellular mitochondric counts are within human range. 70 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:46,754 I find no remaining evidence of Klingon aggression or muscular stamina. 71 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,471 So, is he human or Klingon? 72 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,876 [sighs] Neither? Both? 73 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,312 We can't be sure. Not without understanding the science 74 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,317 behind the reassignment procedure. 75 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,753 -And how do we do that? -l suppose we could start by asking him. 76 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,077 [woman] Ensign Taylor to the Command Deck. 77 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:12,711 [Saru] Tyler. 78 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,749 Mr. Saru. 79 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,154 Thanks for the save. 80 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,151 And Voq? 81 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,914 I can access his memories, but there's a disconnect, 82 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,391 like I'm watching someone else's life or something. 83 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:35,710 Do you remember what was done to you? 84 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:40,150 [sighs] 85 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,917 The Mo'Kai call it a choH'a'. 86 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,709 Species reassignment protocol. Specifically designed to infiltrate 87 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,677 classified Starfleet intelligence. 88 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:55,832 -Are there others? -Voq was the test case. 89 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:00,354 They flayed his skin... 90 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:03,394 cracked his bones open... 91 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,033 sawed his heart into pieces. 92 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,270 You think that'll be the worst of it... 93 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:15,273 then they shave down the tips of your fingers. 94 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,038 Voq was T'Kuvma's Torchbearer. 95 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,351 He submitted to the torture willingly at L'Rell's behest. 96 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:27,837 They were the only believers left. 97 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:33,357 Voq and L'Rell believed taking this ship would bring followers to T'Kuvma's house. 98 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,231 They were in love, you know. 99 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:39,711 Uh... 100 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,070 Will you cooperate with us, share everything you know? 101 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,150 Of course. 102 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,160 I would do anything to undo what I've done. 103 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:58,036 Is she alive? 104 00:06:59,120 --> 00:06:59,951 Uh... 105 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:03,916 Specialist Burnham has returned safely aboard Discovery. 106 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:09,394 Thank God. 107 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:13,000 -Can I--? -Focus on your recovery. 108 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,669 -You both survived a harrowing ordeal. -Saru, I tried to Kill her. 109 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:19,869 I murdered... 110 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:24,595 Dr. Culber. 111 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,630 -I belong in the brig. -Voq is responsible for your crimes. 112 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,756 I see no semblance of him before me. 113 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:40,635 [powering up] 114 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,553 Your privileges aboard Discovery will be limited... 115 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,079 but I will not take your freedom. 116 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,517 [chattering] 117 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,034 Vessel is approaching. Federation signature. 118 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,591 -Hail them at once. -Aye, captain. 119 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,630 Captain, its shields are up, its phasers are charged and targeting. 120 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:13,591 [alarm wailing] 121 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,712 -Shields up. -I'm picking up a transporter signature. 122 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:18,640 We're being boarded. 123 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,159 -ldentify yourselves. -Hands where I can see them. 124 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,151 -[lwoman] Get back. -[man] Don't move. 125 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,438 -I demand an explanation. -We ask the questions. 126 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:35,879 Clear for transport. 127 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,795 -Admiral. -Where's Captain Lorca? 128 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,520 -Sarek, please. -Stand down, specialist. Now. 129 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,953 Computer, initiate command-level override. 130 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:52,996 Authorization, Admiral Katrina Cornwell, pi beta six. 131 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:54,635 [systems powering down] 132 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,239 [computer] Override confirmed. 133 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,230 Start with him. 134 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:04,999 [Saru] What are you doing? 135 00:09:05,680 --> 00:09:07,398 What the times require. 136 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:10,754 My mind to your mind. 137 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,031 My thoughts to your thoughts. 138 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,350 Mr. Saru is who he appears to be. 139 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:36,153 The Discovery has been through... an inconceivable ordeal. 140 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,157 Then where is her commanding officer? 141 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,551 Captain Lorca... is dead. 142 00:11:28,680 --> 00:11:29,670 [Cornwell] Bastard. 143 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,589 The Lorca I came up with was measured, he was reasoned. 144 00:11:36,680 --> 00:11:38,398 I couldn't have imagined-- 145 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,472 That Lorca was an imposter from an alternate universe 146 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:43,790 was not the most obvious conclusion. 147 00:11:44,680 --> 00:11:46,114 We were all deceived. 148 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,716 Discovery was destroyed by Klingons nine months ago. 149 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,269 I saw the debris with my own eyes. 150 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,514 That wreckage belonged to the Terran Discovery. 151 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,399 The ships switched places when we jumped universes. 152 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,871 From what you say about the Terran Empire, no Starfleet officer 153 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,871 could survive that universe alone. 154 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,397 So, my Gabriel is dead. 155 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:16,594 Lorca sidelined the most vital asset in our fleet. 156 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,429 Now, with your return, 157 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,911 we've disseminated your hard-earned cloak-breaking algorithm 158 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,195 to the front lines, 159 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,669 which will neutralize the Klingons' ability 160 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,478 to render their ships invisible. 161 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,591 But our fear is it's too late. 162 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:34,791 The war here has waged on for nine brutal months without it. 163 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:43,718 Stardate 4789.6, Klingon vessels launch hypothermic charges at Kelfour VI, 164 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,670 burning off their atmosphere and killing 11,000 civilians instantly. 165 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:55,072 Stardate 4851.5, a cloaked raider tails the U.S.S. Saratoga 166 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,515 into Spacedock at Starbase 22, 167 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,389 then ignites its antimatter supply in a suicide mission. 168 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:06,395 Days later, similar assaults are carried out on Bases 19 and 12, 169 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,639 resulting in the loss of one-third of our fleet. 170 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,997 Research outposts at the border colonies of Nivalla, Septra, and Iridin 171 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:16,954 have also been destroyed. 172 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,672 The only children spared are now orphans. 173 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:28,353 There's no pattern to the attacks, no logical progression to their targets. 174 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,636 There's not even consistency of method. 175 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,759 In the absence of a clear leader, the Klingon houses are divided again. 176 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,958 At the start of this war, we fought one enemy. 177 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,554 Now we fight 24. 178 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:45,313 They quarrel among themselves, hence the indiscriminate nature 179 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,234 of their aggression, but their collective aim seems clear: 180 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,873 To compete for dominance 181 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,635 by seeing which house can destroy the most Federation assets. 182 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,951 We are fodder for their futile savagery. 183 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,833 Our deaths, their spoils. 184 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,510 Nearly 20 percent of former Federation space has been occupied. 185 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,830 Discovery will jump to Starbase I immediately. 186 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:16,232 All evidence of your recent journey will be classified and destroyed. 187 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,792 We cannot risk the knowledge of this alternate universe 188 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,072 -leaving the confines of Discovery. -I don't understand. 189 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,800 There would be too many possibilities. 190 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:26,870 [Sarek] Indeed. 191 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,669 Our people have suffered terrible losses. 192 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,673 What would you do if you thought that your dead wife, your lost child, 193 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,676 your murdered parents might be alive on the other side 194 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,716 and that a technology exists for you to see them again? 195 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,120 This knowledge must be buried. 196 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,794 Command will want this locked down. 197 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,237 Of course, admiral. 198 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,392 Starbase I is our only remaining sanctuary. 199 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:57,189 Can you jump us there? 200 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,398 Well, it's, uh, 100 AU's from Earth 201 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,994 and over a light-year from our current position. 202 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,359 We used up our supply of spores to get us home, 203 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,353 and I can't jump without them. 204 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:16,152 The journey at warp will be perilous. Klingons swarm the quadrant. 205 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,078 I'm afraid we have no choice. 206 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,676 Saru, take the ship to warp as soon as possible. 207 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:26,075 Admiral... 208 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,475 there's one more thing you need to know. 209 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,876 Emperor, the Federation has questions. I need you to answer them. 210 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:45,270 What kind of guest would I be if I refused such a simple request? 211 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,675 I'm told that, in your universe, your word is law. 212 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,479 -Here, we do things differently. -I can see that. 213 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,831 The resemblance is remarkable. 214 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,716 What do you know of your counterpart, Captain Philippa Georgiou? 215 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:09,390 I know that she is dead, and I am not. 216 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:15,158 But I will leave you to determine which of us has proved stronger. 217 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,151 [Cornwell] Specialist Burnham has assured us 218 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,835 that your arrival in this universe is without motive. 219 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,639 But your presence here remains complicated. 220 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,836 The solution, however, is not. 221 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,234 Send me home. 222 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,472 The emperor narrowly escaped a violent revolution. 223 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:40,311 -She deserves political asylum. -I don't need your protection. 224 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:44,633 We have charted a course for Starbase I. You will be held there humanely 225 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:47,519 until Command determines a proper course of action. 226 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:49,238 So, I am your prisoner. 227 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,034 [Cornwell] Look, Your Highness, or whatever you're called, 228 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:53,872 I'll tell it to you straight. 229 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,520 I'm not even sure we know how to send you home, 230 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,989 and even if we did, we have a war to fight. 231 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:05,200 I'm sorry. Like I said, you're our guest. Make yourself at home. 232 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,038 The resemblance is remarkable. 233 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,118 See that she's comfortable. 234 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:18,669 [door opens] 235 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:21,434 [door closes] 236 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:34,879 [woman over PA] Attention all cadets. 237 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,349 Duty roster is updated to reflect new rotations, 238 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:38,794 effective immediately. 239 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:40,230 Stamets. 240 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:42,836 I'm sorry. 241 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,156 Words... Words are not enough, and I know that... 242 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:50,476 but I am. 243 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,197 You killed a good man. 244 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:55,800 A man that I loved. 245 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,234 Do you remember that? 246 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,437 -I do now. -And... 247 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,359 does it gut you? 248 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:08,440 Does it sicken you? 249 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:12,551 Good. 250 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,797 Maybe you're still human after all. 251 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:28,110 [chattering] 252 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:34,910 [chattering stops] 253 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:43,991 [bell dings] 254 00:18:58,440 --> 00:18:59,271 Excuse me. 255 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,039 You don't have to do this. I'm okay. 256 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,352 How could that possibly be true? 257 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,190 Just eat, and talk if you want to. 258 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,390 I'm here. 259 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:39,951 Welcome back. 260 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,758 [speaking indistinctly] 261 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,594 Admiral. Starbase I within range. 262 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:03,031 Well done, all. 263 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:07,034 [Bryce] U.S.S. Discovery to Starbase I, permission to initiate docking procedures. 264 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:12,310 -She'll be a sight for sore eyes. -Admiral, I'm unable to establish contact. 265 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:14,474 Reset our channels. 266 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,995 I'll override the comms restrictions manually. 267 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,035 -Detmer, drop us out of warp. -Aye, admiral. 268 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,799 -Bring Starbase I on-screen. -Aye, admiral. 269 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:42,229 No. 270 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:50,870 [Owosekun] Enhancing image. 271 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:55,713 [Burnham] That's a Klingon crest. 272 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,752 -House D'Ghor. -They've seized a Federation starbase? 273 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,639 -Scan for life signs, now. -[Owosekun] Complying. 274 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,878 -Sensing 274 Klingon life signs aboard. -Federation life. 275 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,349 Negative, admiral. There's nothing. 276 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,069 There were 80,000 souls on that base. 277 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:17,393 A large contingent of our leadership and at least three starships. 278 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,710 The Klingons are practically in Earth's backyard. 279 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,513 Captain, we're being scanned. 280 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:22,635 [computer beeping] 281 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:30,000 -Maximum warp. Get us out of here. -Yes, sir. 282 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,111 [computer] Long-range sensors to maximum. 283 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,589 [man] Maintain constant scans of Klingon contacts. 284 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,680 Admiral, Discovery awaits your orders. 285 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,117 Maintain current course and speed. 286 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,991 We will make contact with Command. 287 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,269 What's left of them. 288 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,109 [door opens, then closes] 289 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:40,350 You live. 290 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,875 You finally made it aboard the U.S.S. Discovery, 291 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,749 though I suspect you found the accommodations lacking. 292 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,798 Even from a cage, Kahless hears my call. 293 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,269 I do not subscribe to your ideals... 294 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,394 and yet I feel as though you and I understand each other. 295 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,433 T'Kuvma taught that all humans are without courage. 296 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,632 About this, he was wrong. 297 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,158 I wanna be truthful with you. 298 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:09,635 Your side is winning. 299 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,629 When we met, you had nothing but contempt 300 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,519 for the crumbling leadership of the Klingon Empire. 301 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:21,150 T'Kuvma sought to strengthen and unify the Great Houses. 302 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,234 If he has succeeded in only this, it is cause for celebration. 303 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:30,952 Your Great Houses are carving up Federation assets among their factions. 304 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:34,829 A captured starbase bears the insignia of House D'Ghor, 305 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,118 not of the Klingon Empire. 306 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,071 Is that the kind of unity your messiah proclaimed? 307 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:46,038 They think nothing of collateral damage caused by their brutal attacks. 308 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:50,079 They target civilians, hospitals, food convoys. 309 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:54,752 They slaughter innocents and inspire terror across the quadrant. 310 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:57,958 This is war, not a child's game with rules. 311 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,000 We fight to preserve Klingon identity. 312 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,232 No one is looking to destroy your culture. 313 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,950 Our laws are founded in equality, freedom. 314 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:11,237 T'Kuvma taught us that the Federation cannot help itself. 315 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,676 It seeks universal homogenization and assimilation. 316 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,195 T'Kuvma was an ignorant fool. 317 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:23,230 And your people are moving closer and closer to my home planet. 318 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,797 What are you looking for? 319 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:31,954 More territory? Conditional surrender? Your people won't even make demands. Why? 320 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,950 How does this war end? 321 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:37,231 It doesn't. 322 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,357 Klingons have tasted your blood. 323 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:41,830 Conquer us... 324 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,192 or we will never relent. 325 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:49,676 Thank you. 326 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,231 There's been a change of plans. 327 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:07,994 Another Klingon attack. 328 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:12,829 -You have to stay onboard a little longer. -It makes no difference. 329 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,994 One cell in this universe is as good as another. 330 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:18,879 -You heard your admiral. -We mean you no harm. 331 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,155 -The admiral-- -Tell me about the Vulcan. 332 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,471 -There is a connection between you. -Why would you say that? 333 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,757 The way you look at him is not unlike how you look at me. 334 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,633 He's essentially my father. He raised me. 335 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:37,915 -S0, you were orphaned here as well. -Another echo of fate between our worlds. 336 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:43,191 Your rule extends through every system in your galaxy. 337 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,519 You've conquered places Starfleet hasn't dared to explore. 338 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,669 I see now that the time for peace has passed. 339 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:57,751 I need you to tell me, how did you defeat the Klingon Empire? 340 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,871 I started this war, and I need to finish it. 341 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:06,673 Why did you bring me here? 342 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:08,476 Truly. 343 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,398 I wanted to show you a place of morality, of hope. 344 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,997 Let me tell you, daughter who is not my daughter, 345 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:21,152 in truth, you wished to save me because you couldn't save her. 346 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,912 This regret that you have for what you did, 347 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,193 it weakens you. 348 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:31,552 I feel it every day of my life. 349 00:26:42,120 --> 00:26:46,671 The Klingons are like cancer cells, constantly dividing. 350 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:53,240 To root them out, you must destroy the tumor at its source. 351 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,197 How much do you know about Qo'noS? 352 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,198 I don't have to tell you it's the middle of the night. 353 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:08,155 I have a proposal. 354 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,555 I left Discovery only to learn that a Klingon attack is imminent. 355 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,270 They are gathering forces to launch a strike on this whole system. 356 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:24,958 The Klingons are taking the fight to us. We need to take it to them. To Qo'noS. 357 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:28,996 -Attack the Klingon homeworld? -[Cornwell] Not a simple attack. 358 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,710 A simultaneous strike on their planetary defense batteries, 359 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,599 immediately followed by the coordinated destruction 360 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:38,274 of all military targets planet-wide. 361 00:27:38,360 --> 00:27:41,113 A single offensive so destructive 362 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:45,433 it will force the enemy to retreat from Federation space and head for home. 363 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,434 Our remaining fleet is being called back to defend Earth. 364 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:51,599 Discovery should join them. 365 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,957 [Sarek] Each path of logic leads to the same conclusion: 366 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,676 Starfleet tactics have failed us. 367 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:02,115 We must adapt if we're to have any hope of survival. 368 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,151 Qo'noS is uncharted territory. 369 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,314 We have no idea where their defense batteries are, 370 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,153 much less weapon-production systems or shipyards. 371 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,754 [Andorian] The planet's dense upper atmosphere prevents 372 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,480 long-range topographical and energy analysis. 373 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,712 No Starfleet officer has set foot there in this century. 374 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,595 [woman] Your strategy is a good one, but it's not feasible without a map. 375 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,872 By the time Discovery got close enough to begin surveying, 376 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:27,917 they'd blow her out of the sky. 377 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,517 She's not gonna be in the sky. 378 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:37,076 Let's go over it again. Qo'noS is composed of a subterranean series 379 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:40,915 of now-dormant volcanoes. It is a planet of caves. 380 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,958 Some of them, according to Specialist Burnham's intel, 381 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,873 are big enough to house a Crossfield-class starship. 382 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:48,871 Rather than surveil targets from orbit, 383 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,713 we can map the terrain from the inside out. 384 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:54,713 Thereby minimizing our risk of detection. 385 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,634 Jumping a massive starship inside a cave of impenetrable rock 386 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,189 does seem... challenging. 387 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,113 [Stamets] Travel aboard the mycelial network is in itself 388 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,909 a sort of advanced detection system of geophysical imaging. 389 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,674 I can easily identify the voids in energy 390 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,912 that would represent a chasm versus a solid mass. 391 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,278 And once we're in position within the cave system, 392 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:21,234 we'll release our surveillance drone to collect tactical information. 393 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:22,156 [Cornwell] Good. 394 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,956 I've assured Starfleet we can do this. 395 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:27,678 And by "we," I mean you. 396 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,713 It's a good plan, specialist. 397 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,473 -Well done. -Thank you. 398 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,440 One question, how do we get the spores necessary to make the jump? 399 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:38,158 We'll have to grow them. 400 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,679 My understanding is that your crop took years to cultivate. 401 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:46,839 Set a course for the Veda System and... 402 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,069 get ready for a show. 403 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,310 Prototaxites stellaviatori. 404 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:04,593 My original sample 405 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,756 and the last remaining mycelium of this strain. 406 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,912 We are headed to an uninhabited class-four moon in the Veda System. 407 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,670 And if this works... I might even let you name it. 408 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,478 You're gonna terraform a moon? 409 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:26,518 Your research on the success of an organic mycelial harvest was indeterminable-- 410 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:30,389 Straal quashed it. He wanted to keep the crop captive. 411 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:34,152 But if ever there was a time to go wild... 412 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:38,834 Your child is lost. 413 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,514 Do not confuse my ward with yours. 414 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,678 My daughter was a singular example of brilliance 415 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,435 until one foolish choice doomed her world. 416 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:50,909 Sound familiar? 417 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:54,750 If I understand correctly, my ward saw through the man 418 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:58,071 who brought down not just your child, but your empire. 419 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,715 Perhaps best not to make comparisons. 420 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,550 Why have you requested my presence? 421 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,875 You were summoned, Vulcan, for one reason. 422 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:17,116 I want to help you end this war. 423 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:21,473 The information you provided Michael has already proved valuable. 424 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:23,790 I told her as much as she could handle. 425 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,393 Our daughters are not so unlike after all. 426 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:37,230 In my world, Qo'noS is little more than a blackened mass of dust. 427 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,711 The Klingons fight for scraps and fear certain death. 428 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:49,116 But it took a great deal more than a mapping drone in a cave to get there. 429 00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:53,710 You assured Michael that your plan would prove effective. 430 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,155 And it will, momentarily. 431 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:58,109 But they will regroup. 432 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:04,273 Their longing to destroy the symbol that is Earth runs far too deep. 433 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:10,515 What if I could show you how to bring them to their knees once and for all? 434 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:17,395 The Federation does not subscribe to what I imagine are Terran methods of combat. 435 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:19,598 You face annihilation. 436 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:25,231 Is it not logical to do anything you can to save the lives of your kind? 437 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:28,318 Give me what I want... 438 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,714 and I can assure victory for the Federation. 439 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,472 -What are your terms? -Freedom. 440 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,752 I must return to Vulcan. 441 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,231 There are evolving details to the plan that must be considered. 442 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,472 -What evolving details? -I sense you are uneasy. 443 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,637 During my mind-meld with Saru, I learned of your attachment 444 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:57,998 to the Klingon spy and what he did to you. Such events are clearly troubling. 445 00:32:58,440 --> 00:32:59,555 I'm fine, Sarek. 446 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,039 I remain unconvinced. 447 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:06,236 There is irony here. The man you fell in love with was Klingon. 448 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:07,355 He-- 449 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,913 I don't know what he was. 450 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,593 There is also grace. 451 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,112 For what greater source of peace exists 452 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,915 than our ability to love our enemy? 453 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:24,833 I've made foolish choices. 454 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:27,719 Emotional choices. 455 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,231 Well, you are human. 456 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:35,869 As is your mother. 457 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:43,072 There is no telling what any one of us may do where the heart is concerned. 458 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:46,869 We are at war. 459 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,311 Logic dictates that each farewell may be our last. 460 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,559 Do not regret loving someone, Michael. 461 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:24,917 The admiral requested a status report. 462 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,273 This is the last of the mycelial transport vessels. 463 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,670 We'll be able to launch by the time we reach Veda. 464 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,272 I just said goodbye to my father and it felt different. 465 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:38,430 Final. 466 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,958 It won't be... right? 467 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,757 Did you ever think, when you signed up for Starfleet, 468 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,591 that you'd be forced to see war and death? 469 00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:01,076 Death found me when I was a child, so, yeah, I knew what I was getting into. 470 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,873 I don't think I did. Not really. 471 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,314 Does that make me naive? 472 00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:11,594 It makes you optimistic. 473 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:22,157 When we were in the Terran universe, I was reminded how much 474 00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:24,470 a person is shaped by their environment. 475 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:28,596 The only way we can stop ourselves from becoming them 476 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:31,718 is to understand the darkness within us and fight it. 477 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:36,635 Tyler needs you. 478 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,518 -I'm told he's doing well. -Not possible when you've lost 479 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,116 -the person you care about most. -He killed a Starfleet officer. 480 00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:51,198 And he... He tried to kill me. 481 00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:55,679 Those crimes are reprehensible, but Tyler's not the person who did that. 482 00:35:55,760 --> 00:36:00,789 At least he's not anymore. He is something other, someone new. 483 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:05,672 What we do now, the way that we treat him, that is who he will become. 484 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:08,711 I know you still care about him. 485 00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:11,071 I do. 486 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,558 That does not mean I should. 487 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:18,557 Michael, he's been stripped of his badge, he'll never fly for Starfleet again. 488 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:22,758 He'll be lucky if he doesn't end up in a lab or a cell. 489 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,237 What kind of future can he have? 490 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:33,114 Say what you have to say. 491 00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:35,314 Even if it's goodbye. 492 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:41,949 [computer beeping] 493 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,076 Lieutenant Stamets, your stop. 494 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,876 -Locked and loaded. -Detmer, put her into geostationary orbit. 495 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:04,995 Locking in, approximately 800 kilometers above the moon's surface. 496 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:09,119 Copy that. Initiating mycelial ejection protocol. 497 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:25,191 Engaging agri-transport boosters. 498 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:10,359 Status, lieutenant. 499 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:12,750 [Stamets] Sensors from the terraforming field show 500 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:18,153 root structures forming in Zones 922 and 5041. 501 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,352 -Ready the EM darts. -[computer] Darts calibrated. 502 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:27,275 Fire. 503 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,833 [door opens] 504 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:51,633 Come on, kiddos. Come on. 505 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,394 [computer] Spore generation at four percent. 506 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,195 Eight percent. 507 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:36,239 Twelve percent. 508 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:38,758 Fifteen percent. 509 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,033 Nineteen percent. 510 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:42,750 Twenty-two percent. 511 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,558 Twenty-seven percent. 512 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:50,157 I'd congratulate you, lieutenant... but I'm afraid the work has just begun. 513 00:39:51,560 --> 00:39:53,233 [computer] Forty-seven percent. 514 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,911 Fifty-two percent. 515 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:02,319 [door opens] 516 00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:21,636 -I don't know where to start. -I do. 517 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:23,236 I'm sorry. 518 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:28,878 I know there's no way I can prove this to you, but Voq, he's gone. 519 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:30,311 I believe you. 520 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:36,391 Was there ever really an Ash Tyler? 521 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:38,920 Did he love me? 522 00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:40,835 'Cause I loved him. 523 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:45,955 You lied to me. 524 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,910 You said that if it got to be too much, 525 00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:52,473 that if you couldn't handle it, 526 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:54,429 you would come to me. 527 00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:56,755 And it did... 528 00:40:58,640 --> 00:40:59,471 and you didn't. 529 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:03,518 And that wasn't Voq, that was you, Tyler. 530 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:04,795 Who the hell is Tyler? 531 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:08,954 You think I know anymore? You think I have any idea who I am now? 532 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:10,314 This isn't about a lie. 533 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:13,313 -You're looking for an excuse to end it. -Excuse? 534 00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:17,712 My crewmates have been kind. Why are you, the person who knows me best, 535 00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:20,557 -s0 quick to turn your back? -Stop. 536 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:25,589 I want you to admit that you can't do this because things got complicated. 537 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,869 Your parents were killed by Klingons, and you fell in love with one. 538 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:32,510 [exhales sharply] 539 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:39,395 Maybe you're right. 540 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:45,754 I know in my head that you couldn't be responsible for Voq's actions. 541 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:52,912 But I felt your hands... around my neck. 542 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:59,715 And I looked into your eyes, and I saw how much you wanted to kill me. 543 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:03,390 The man that I loved wanted me dead. 544 00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:06,631 And no matter how hard I try... 545 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:12,034 when I look at you now, I see VoqQ's eyes. 546 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:15,114 I see him. 547 00:42:21,120 --> 00:42:23,839 The crew may have put it behind them, but I can't. 548 00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:26,994 I shouldn't be here. 549 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:35,394 I should be an activated Klingon spy, behind bars or dead. 550 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:38,751 Michael, the reason it didn't take, 551 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:42,799 the reason L'Rell couldn't get through to me... that was you. 552 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,593 Did Ash Tyler love you? 553 00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:47,510 Hell yes, he did. 554 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,357 I can't find my way back without you. 555 00:42:55,480 --> 00:42:57,039 [inhales, then exhales deeply] 556 00:43:05,720 --> 00:43:08,280 We created something beautiful today... 557 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:11,998 in a desolate wasteland... 558 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:16,273 that had never seen life. 559 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:23,710 After the Battle of the Binary Stars... 560 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,273 I was so lost. 561 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:31,358 I had to sit with myself. 562 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,358 I had to work through it. 563 00:43:35,240 --> 00:43:38,392 I had to crawl my way back. 564 00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:44,879 I'm still not there, but... 565 00:43:47,240 --> 00:43:48,150 I'm trying. 566 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:52,989 That kind of work... 567 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:56,240 reclaiming life... 568 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:00,640 it's punishing... 569 00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,273 and it's relentless... 570 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:08,393 and it's solitary. 571 00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:12,076 No, I... 572 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:18,431 Ash. 573 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:23,230 It's not easy... 574 00:44:25,080 --> 00:44:25,990 letting you go. 575 00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:35,155 [sniffles] 576 00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:52,471 [Cornwell] The mycelial bloom was successful. 577 00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:54,993 A spore harvest is underway. 578 00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:58,232 Then the jump to Qo'noS will be possible? 579 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:00,638 Yes. Imminently. 580 00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:05,996 The Federation Council has been briefed on our new intelligence from the Terran. 581 00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:07,832 Despite the extraordinary risk, 582 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:11,151 all are agreed that we have no choice but to proceed. 583 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:15,514 Our very existence hangs in the balance. 584 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:17,715 Then it's time. 585 00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:21,877 Open a shipwide channel. 586 00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:31,477 We have all mourned the enormous loss of life due to this war. 587 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:34,600 The acts of violence committed against us 588 00:45:34,680 --> 00:45:38,116 are the acts of a foe without reason, without honor. 589 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:40,557 They will not stop coming after us 590 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:44,076 in the hopes of destroying everything we hold dear. 591 00:45:44,160 --> 00:45:48,677 These are desperate times, and they call on us to do more 592 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:52,151 than merely protect our people, defend our borders. 593 00:45:52,720 --> 00:45:55,758 I stand before you with a mission. 594 00:45:56,920 --> 00:46:01,630 At 2100 hours, the U.S.S. Discovery will jump for the Klingon homeworld 595 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:07,030 in order to map its surface, and isolate vulnerabilities and military targets. 596 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:10,514 This... brave team... 597 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:15,070 will be the first to visit this inhospitable planet 598 00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:20,032 since Captain Archer and the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 nearly 100 years ago. 599 00:46:20,600 --> 00:46:25,470 Allow me to introduce you to the person who will chart your course to Qo'noS. 600 00:46:34,240 --> 00:46:35,878 Captain Philippa Georgiou. 601 00:46:37,480 --> 00:46:38,595 Thank you. 602 00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:44,635 Though long presumed dead, Captain Georgiou was recently rescued 603 00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:47,712 in a highly classified raid of a Klingon prison vessel. 604 00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:51,350 She was transported aboard Discovery with my personal retinue. 605 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:56,192 The mission to Qo'noS is a perilous expedition. 606 00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:59,753 And Starfleet is confident that Captain Georgiou 607 00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:04,477 is uniquely qualified to get you there and to do what needs to be done. 608 00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:07,673 [Georgiou] Specialist Burnham, 609 00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:12,558 I trust that this will be an auspicious reunion, despite our history. 610 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:14,869 Now, take your station. 611 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:21,480 Yes... captain.