1 00:00:30,198 --> 00:00:32,333 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:32,433 --> 00:00:34,078 SPOCK: Being Vulcan affected you differently. 3 00:00:34,102 --> 00:00:35,702 You are aggressive, paranoid, suspicious. 4 00:00:35,736 --> 00:00:37,271 It is part of your core. 5 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:40,674 CHAPEL: You may be carrying enhanced warrior genes, but it's not who you are. 6 00:00:40,774 --> 00:00:43,411 If we let the Klingons conquer, they won't stop. 7 00:00:43,544 --> 00:00:45,179 J'gal changed me. 8 00:00:45,279 --> 00:00:49,150 I'm just a doctor now. I prefer saving lives to taking them. 9 00:00:49,217 --> 00:00:50,857 NEERA: You grew up in a Federation colony? 10 00:00:50,884 --> 00:00:52,653 UNA: Yes. We went to the non-Illyrian city. 11 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:54,088 We left everyone else behind. 12 00:00:54,122 --> 00:00:55,156 I regret it to this day. 13 00:00:55,223 --> 00:00:57,701 I'm not ready for the promotion, but I know someone else who is. 14 00:00:57,725 --> 00:01:00,561 To Commander Una Chin-Riley. 15 00:01:05,233 --> 00:01:09,403 UNA: First officer's log. Stardate 2122.4. 16 00:01:09,503 --> 00:01:11,905 A Federation probe, the Angelo-1, 17 00:01:12,005 --> 00:01:13,541 has overheated and shut down. 18 00:01:13,607 --> 00:01:15,609 Which, unfortunately for this probe, 19 00:01:15,709 --> 00:01:18,379 means it has now drifted across the demarcation line 20 00:01:18,479 --> 00:01:20,948 and right into Klingon territory. 21 00:01:21,048 --> 00:01:23,184 Starfleet has ordered Enterprise to recover it. 22 00:01:23,251 --> 00:01:27,420 Only Enterprise itself poses too great a risk of detection. 23 00:01:27,555 --> 00:01:31,925 And detection could mean restarting a very cold war. 24 00:01:32,059 --> 00:01:34,928 So, Captain Pike has tasked me with retrieving it. 25 00:01:35,027 --> 00:01:38,098 It's a delicate mission in an unusual part of space, 26 00:01:38,232 --> 00:01:42,370 and also my first as a newly promoted commander. 27 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:44,604 UHURA: Opening the link to Angelo-1 28 00:01:44,705 --> 00:01:46,940 and ready to commence system reset on your orders. 29 00:01:47,039 --> 00:01:48,942 (controls buzzing) 30 00:01:49,076 --> 00:01:50,277 I think. 31 00:01:50,411 --> 00:01:53,581 I-I'm sorry. I'm just disoriented. 32 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:56,650 I'm fine, just not used to seeing things 33 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,018 in black and white. 34 00:01:58,118 --> 00:02:00,120 That's due to the infrared blackbody spectra 35 00:02:00,221 --> 00:02:02,122 from the Mat'Aaran star, 36 00:02:02,223 --> 00:02:05,326 but the radiation only affects how we perceive color. 37 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:08,662 The tritanium from the blast shields may help. 38 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:10,698 UNA: Raising shields. 39 00:02:11,499 --> 00:02:13,367 Slow and steady, Nyota. 40 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:15,303 This is an adjustment for all of us. 41 00:02:15,403 --> 00:02:17,738 M'BENGA: I haven't yet gotten to tell you, 42 00:02:17,805 --> 00:02:19,940 congratulations, Commander. 43 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:22,276 The next promotion will be to captain. 44 00:02:22,376 --> 00:02:25,012 UNA: I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet. 45 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,915 All I know is that your moral compass 46 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,983 has never failed you in the past. 47 00:02:30,117 --> 00:02:31,985 But if it does, 48 00:02:32,119 --> 00:02:34,288 you'll just refer to the Starfleet handbook. 49 00:02:34,388 --> 00:02:35,523 (chuckles) 50 00:02:35,623 --> 00:02:38,526 I do love rules. And lists. 51 00:02:38,626 --> 00:02:40,060 And rules about lists. 52 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:42,896 Reset is successful. 53 00:02:42,996 --> 00:02:44,932 Angelo propelling towards Enterprise. 54 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,100 We should follow his lead. 55 00:02:47,201 --> 00:02:48,869 What? You don't want to stay and say hi 56 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:50,371 to some old friends? 57 00:02:50,471 --> 00:02:52,240 - (alert blaring) - COMPUTER: Warning. 58 00:02:52,340 --> 00:02:54,775 Proximity alert. 59 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:56,543 We're not alone. 60 00:03:01,482 --> 00:03:03,460 UNA (over comms): The D7 is blocking our return path. 61 00:03:03,484 --> 00:03:05,586 An evasive maneuver into Mat'Aar 12's atmosphere 62 00:03:05,686 --> 00:03:07,063 might be our only option for cover. 63 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:08,567 PIKE: Affirmative. We have the probe. 64 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:10,190 You should wait out the D7 65 00:03:10,291 --> 00:03:12,660 until we find a window of opportunity to bring you back. 66 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:15,128 Land on Mat'Aar 12 and stay out of sight. 67 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:17,164 The Federation cannot be here. 68 00:03:17,231 --> 00:03:18,899 Acknowledged. 69 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:25,306 (thunder crashing) 70 00:03:29,243 --> 00:03:30,578 UHURA: What was that? 71 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:33,514 Electromagnetic atmospheric barrier. 72 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:36,850 A full planetary detection system. 73 00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:39,920 This is more advanced than they had in the war. 74 00:03:40,020 --> 00:03:43,557 - But how did our scanners miss it? - Technically, there's nothing to scan. 75 00:03:43,691 --> 00:03:45,493 Atmospheric electricity is always present. 76 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:47,761 Find us somewhere safe to land, Ensign. 77 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:52,333 Surveillance spotlight situated one klick north by northwest. 78 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,502 Recommend decreasing speed. 79 00:03:54,602 --> 00:03:56,770 Nyota, scan for any unoccupied enclave. 80 00:03:56,870 --> 00:03:58,105 UHURA: There aren't many. 81 00:03:58,238 --> 00:03:59,838 Mat'Aar has a populated urban environment 82 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:01,742 surrounded by outskirt villages. 83 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:04,645 Heavy Klingon presence mixed with a native population. 84 00:04:04,745 --> 00:04:07,715 It's a fully occupied planet. 85 00:04:07,815 --> 00:04:10,551 There will be nowhere to safely hide. 86 00:04:10,651 --> 00:04:13,787 Captain's orders are to stay invisible. 87 00:04:28,436 --> 00:04:30,738 UNA: So far, all's quiet on the ground. 88 00:04:30,838 --> 00:04:33,073 Uhura, did they see us? 89 00:04:33,173 --> 00:04:35,743 Looks like the force field only triggered a momentary alert. 90 00:04:35,808 --> 00:04:38,111 So, they know someone arrived, but not who. 91 00:04:38,211 --> 00:04:40,448 - Mm. - M'BENGA: They'll be looking for us. 92 00:04:40,581 --> 00:04:42,750 We're sitting ducks if we stay here. 93 00:04:42,850 --> 00:04:44,251 UNA: We can hide the shuttle, 94 00:04:44,318 --> 00:04:46,086 but our life signs are still traceable. 95 00:04:46,186 --> 00:04:48,622 We'll synthesize civilian attire, 96 00:04:48,722 --> 00:04:50,358 and we'll try to blend in. 97 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:53,527 UHURA: What do the people on Mat'Aar 12 even look like? 98 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,002 (indistinct chatter) 99 00:05:07,975 --> 00:05:10,310 UHURA: If this is a Klingon planet... 100 00:05:11,412 --> 00:05:13,414 ...where are the Klingons? 101 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:17,217 TOWN CRIER: Identification is required. 102 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:20,688 Failure to provide will result in search and seizure. 103 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:22,990 We succeed together. 104 00:05:23,090 --> 00:05:24,858 M'BENGA: Occupation is not subtle. 105 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:27,695 I suspect that the barrier we breached 106 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:30,698 is not the only security measure on this planet. 107 00:05:30,798 --> 00:05:33,433 Local collaborators. 108 00:05:33,534 --> 00:05:34,835 We must walk. 109 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:36,837 ROMAN: Nevette? 110 00:05:38,472 --> 00:05:40,073 Where the hell have you been, boss? 111 00:05:41,675 --> 00:05:45,012 Two days without contact, we thought you were dead. 112 00:05:45,112 --> 00:05:47,214 Well... 113 00:05:51,183 --> 00:05:53,887 Clearly, I'm not. 114 00:06:01,328 --> 00:06:03,263 PIKE: Space. 115 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:06,400 The final frontier. 116 00:06:08,301 --> 00:06:12,072 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 117 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,976 Its five-year mission: 118 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:19,112 to explore strange new worlds... 119 00:06:20,247 --> 00:06:26,319 ...to seek out new life and new civilizations... 120 00:06:27,287 --> 00:06:31,492 ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. 121 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:50,671 ROMAN: You picked a good time to come back. 122 00:07:50,771 --> 00:07:52,305 We have a situation. 123 00:07:52,405 --> 00:07:53,841 Who are they? 124 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:55,609 We're new recruits. 125 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:57,678 Joseph Ruik. 126 00:07:57,811 --> 00:07:59,446 Where's your armband? 127 00:07:59,547 --> 00:08:01,248 We've been undercover. 128 00:08:01,314 --> 00:08:04,084 I wasn't told about an undercover mission. 129 00:08:04,151 --> 00:08:05,653 It wasn't for you to know. 130 00:08:05,786 --> 00:08:07,988 - Huh. - COLLABORATOR: Roman. 131 00:08:08,088 --> 00:08:10,090 No trace of it out here. 132 00:08:10,157 --> 00:08:11,525 Copy. 133 00:08:12,793 --> 00:08:15,495 An unidentified shuttle came through a few minutes ago. 134 00:08:15,596 --> 00:08:17,698 UNA: I know. We came out here to investigate. 135 00:08:17,798 --> 00:08:20,133 Can confirm, no sign of it. 136 00:08:20,233 --> 00:08:22,836 We should get back to HQ. 137 00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:25,005 There's something else you need to handle. 138 00:08:32,913 --> 00:08:34,715 (indistinct chatter) 139 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:38,952 (laughter) 140 00:08:39,820 --> 00:08:42,322 (piano music playing) 141 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:44,958 FEMALE: I'm so glad you could make it. 142 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:46,326 Cheers. 143 00:08:46,426 --> 00:08:48,629 (playing jazzy tune) 144 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:57,004 M'BENGA: Our new friend is proud. 145 00:08:57,070 --> 00:09:00,641 He's exactly the type to collaborate with Klingons. 146 00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:04,077 He has the armband to prove it. 147 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:07,380 Exactly how many Klingon-occupied planets 148 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,249 have you been on? 149 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:13,854 - Zero. - Huh. 150 00:09:13,921 --> 00:09:16,757 We found this traitor skulking around a checkpoint 151 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:18,258 with an EMF scanner. 152 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:19,727 Definitely not working alone. 153 00:09:19,827 --> 00:09:21,862 Clearly a member of the resistance. 154 00:09:21,929 --> 00:09:23,289 We need the name of her accomplice 155 00:09:23,330 --> 00:09:25,365 before the commander comes to arrest her. 156 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:27,410 You couldn't make her talk, even after all this? 157 00:09:27,434 --> 00:09:29,102 They got her well-trained. 158 00:09:29,236 --> 00:09:30,638 As expected. 159 00:09:31,471 --> 00:09:34,307 Leave her with me. Alone. 160 00:09:36,610 --> 00:09:38,278 I'll get the information we need. 161 00:09:39,246 --> 00:09:40,447 (scoffs) 162 00:09:48,255 --> 00:09:50,457 UHURA: What is she doing? 163 00:09:50,557 --> 00:09:52,525 If they realize who she is, 164 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:55,262 - who we are... - Trust the commander. 165 00:09:56,063 --> 00:09:57,197 This is not her first time 166 00:09:57,264 --> 00:09:59,299 pretending to be someone she's not. 167 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:05,438 But it's your first time, isn't it? 168 00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:10,577 But she's pretending to be someone they know. 169 00:10:10,644 --> 00:10:13,513 I mean, what are the odds Una looks so much like this woman 170 00:10:13,613 --> 00:10:15,849 that no one can tell the difference? 171 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:20,187 Slim, but possible. 172 00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:22,622 In a universe as vast as ours, 173 00:10:22,723 --> 00:10:24,591 the real mystery is that we don't stumble 174 00:10:24,658 --> 00:10:26,326 onto our doppelgängers more often. 175 00:10:26,426 --> 00:10:28,595 And that we have found Una's 176 00:10:28,696 --> 00:10:32,165 is a momentary stroke of luck. 177 00:10:33,165 --> 00:10:34,802 Hmm. 178 00:10:34,902 --> 00:10:36,837 Of all the gin joints... 179 00:10:38,105 --> 00:10:40,741 So, Joseph Ruik... 180 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:43,744 ...how many aliases do you have? 181 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:45,713 - Do I need one? - If you do, 182 00:10:45,813 --> 00:10:48,615 pick something close to the truth. 183 00:10:48,716 --> 00:10:51,685 Your first name, a loved one's surname. 184 00:10:51,785 --> 00:10:53,921 Easier to remember. 185 00:10:54,021 --> 00:10:55,856 Never forget, 186 00:10:55,956 --> 00:10:58,959 they do not know we are not supposed to be here. 187 00:10:59,059 --> 00:11:01,695 Do not give them a reason to doubt us. 188 00:11:03,163 --> 00:11:05,833 I feel like I should be writing all this down. 189 00:11:05,933 --> 00:11:07,534 Take notes with your eyes. 190 00:11:07,634 --> 00:11:10,838 And be aware of other eyes who are taking note of you. 191 00:11:20,013 --> 00:11:22,173 LA'AN: We went to great lengths to get this probe back. 192 00:11:22,215 --> 00:11:24,517 I hope the Klingons didn't find it. 193 00:11:25,318 --> 00:11:28,455 Let's make sure we didn't bring in a Trojan horse. 194 00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,223 It's from the Odyssey. 195 00:11:30,323 --> 00:11:31,825 I am familiar with the Greeks, 196 00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:34,527 but this probe has been in Klingon space less than 160 hours. 197 00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:37,530 Which is long enough for sabotage. 198 00:11:37,664 --> 00:11:39,532 That is an unnecessary leap. 199 00:11:39,665 --> 00:11:42,035 You sound like Christine. 200 00:11:42,836 --> 00:11:45,605 I, um, I've been seeing her once a week 201 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:47,640 to make sure that my time as a Vulcan 202 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:49,209 didn't trigger... 203 00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:52,112 ...something else. 204 00:11:52,212 --> 00:11:53,380 Something else? 205 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,649 So far, just a little extra aggression, 206 00:11:56,750 --> 00:11:58,585 occasional paranoia. I... 207 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:01,254 She hasn't found any physical correlation. 208 00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:03,023 (scanner chirps) 209 00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:04,123 Scan complete. 210 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,459 No foreign substances detected. 211 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,228 Moving on to internal systems. 212 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:13,233 Internal systems appear sound. 213 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:15,635 LA'AN: No, wait. Data chip 32-B8. 214 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:18,305 It-it was dislodged. 215 00:12:20,774 --> 00:12:24,177 Computer, access data recordings. 216 00:12:25,712 --> 00:12:27,347 Perhaps it shifted in transit. 217 00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:33,620 It-It's been compromised. Look, the-the data's missing. 218 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,790 Or it was hastily replaced after maintenance, resulting in a faulty chip. 219 00:12:36,890 --> 00:12:38,691 Or someone removed it, wiped it, 220 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,360 and then put it back after Angelo-1 221 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:42,695 was already on the Enterprise. 222 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:44,464 PIKE: You think we have a Klingon spy? 223 00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:48,244 Not a spy, but I have reason to believe that someone may have tampered 224 00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:51,338 with the probe before we were able to conduct our security scan. 225 00:12:51,438 --> 00:12:52,873 There is a faulty microchip. 226 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,274 Data has been wiped clean. 227 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:56,276 Doesn't this thing have a chain of custody? 228 00:12:56,376 --> 00:12:59,546 Indeed. Angelo-1's interactions are entirely accounted for. 229 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,781 Except for when it was beamed on board. 230 00:13:01,882 --> 00:13:04,717 Are you suggesting someone tampered with the probe 231 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:06,153 mid-transport? 232 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:10,090 Any object can be isolated whilst in the buffer. 233 00:13:10,157 --> 00:13:12,525 I believe it's a possibility worth investigating. 234 00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:14,461 Well... 235 00:13:14,561 --> 00:13:15,963 you're the security officer. 236 00:13:16,096 --> 00:13:19,199 If you think something smells funny, go sniff it out. 237 00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:26,339 (piano music playing) 238 00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:28,208 UNA: Those men... 239 00:13:30,610 --> 00:13:32,612 ...what do they think you've done? 240 00:13:34,181 --> 00:13:35,949 I cannot say. 241 00:13:36,049 --> 00:13:39,219 UNA: My men and I, we control this town, 242 00:13:39,319 --> 00:13:42,622 and clearly, you're not one of us. 243 00:13:44,757 --> 00:13:47,527 Please, don't kill me. 244 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:49,362 I don't want to hurt you. 245 00:13:50,697 --> 00:13:52,699 But we know you weren't working alone. 246 00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:55,202 I have a family. 247 00:14:01,174 --> 00:14:04,644 I have secured the reading. 248 00:14:05,979 --> 00:14:08,381 Is that supposed to mean something to me? 249 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:15,388 If you tell me what is going on, I can let you go. 250 00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:17,524 You know I would never. 251 00:14:19,226 --> 00:14:21,294 I have passed your test. 252 00:14:21,394 --> 00:14:23,130 Test? What test? 253 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:24,864 (high-pitched tones playing) 254 00:14:24,965 --> 00:14:27,734 (heavy door opening) 255 00:14:37,010 --> 00:14:41,714 (distant chatter in Klingon) 256 00:14:44,117 --> 00:14:45,986 (Klingons laugh) 257 00:14:46,086 --> 00:14:47,487 You know him? 258 00:14:47,587 --> 00:14:48,989 Commander Kor. 259 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:52,926 A direct descendant of Kahless the Unforgettable. 260 00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:58,831 We never met, but he's known for being sharp and political. 261 00:14:58,932 --> 00:15:01,101 He must run this outpost. 262 00:15:03,070 --> 00:15:07,774 If they use their machine on me, it will be over for all of us. 263 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:12,579 It must be you now. 264 00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:15,082 34.6 megahertz. 265 00:15:15,182 --> 00:15:17,784 What? What does that mean? 266 00:15:20,220 --> 00:15:22,055 No. 267 00:15:25,558 --> 00:15:27,460 Order another drink. 268 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,929 None of them are looking, and you shouldn't either. 269 00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:32,665 This woman should appear as nothing but a traitor to us. 270 00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:34,701 - Okay. - I think she used 271 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:38,138 alkaloid toxin from the Borgia plant. 272 00:15:38,238 --> 00:15:41,141 I've seen its effects before. Unsurvivable. 273 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:46,146 Nevette. You have returned. 274 00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:51,418 I gave clear orders that she must remain alive. 275 00:15:51,518 --> 00:15:53,386 And I conveyed them, sir. 276 00:15:53,486 --> 00:15:55,455 KOR: I expect my lieutenants 277 00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:57,790 to follow command if they wish to keep their privilege. 278 00:15:57,924 --> 00:16:00,860 I did what I had to do. 279 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:05,232 I will accept your judgment in this situation. 280 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:08,401 Information is valuable, but brutality more so. 281 00:16:08,501 --> 00:16:11,971 This woman is a traitor to the Empire. 282 00:16:12,072 --> 00:16:14,107 Killing her was the honorable thing to do. 283 00:16:14,174 --> 00:16:17,577 - Her cowardice decided her fate. - KOR: Hmm. 284 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,479 This is why I placed you in charge. 285 00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:23,216 This position is not for those with weak constitutions. 286 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,985 We have other means of finding the accomplice. 287 00:16:26,086 --> 00:16:28,221 Annihilate these remains. 288 00:16:29,289 --> 00:16:31,058 Traitors deserve no glory. 289 00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:43,603 You heard him. 290 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:45,838 There's a job to do. 291 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:54,647 Your boss is Commander Kor, 292 00:16:54,714 --> 00:16:57,850 a regarded member of the Imperial family. 293 00:16:58,818 --> 00:17:01,821 - He will not be easy to deceive. - I know. 294 00:17:01,921 --> 00:17:03,223 This is bad. 295 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:06,226 I know 600 different words for "bad." 296 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:08,027 This is worse than all of them. 297 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:11,330 I've engaged with the Klingons. A woman is dead because of me. 298 00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:14,634 She took her own life, not you. 299 00:17:14,733 --> 00:17:16,236 Risk factors have changed. 300 00:17:16,336 --> 00:17:18,505 We and Starfleet are safer if we hide near the shuttle 301 00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:20,272 and wait for a signal from Enterprise. 302 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:26,813 (speaking Klingon) 303 00:17:26,878 --> 00:17:30,850 (announcement continues in Klingon) 304 00:17:30,917 --> 00:17:32,252 ANNOUNCER: All citizens, 305 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:35,088 form one line and proceed to... 306 00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:37,524 UNA: Quickly. This is the way back to the ship. 307 00:17:38,958 --> 00:17:40,560 Checkpoint. 308 00:17:40,660 --> 00:17:42,695 M'BENGA: We might need to find another way out. 309 00:17:43,496 --> 00:17:44,907 UHURA: Well, I don't remember this checkpoint 310 00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:47,600 - on the way in. - (shouting in Klingon) 311 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,736 - We should withdraw. - Yeah. 312 00:17:49,836 --> 00:17:50,937 (device beeps) 313 00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:52,972 This card is expired. 314 00:17:55,242 --> 00:17:58,211 - (others gasping) - (phasers charging) 315 00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:02,415 May Mat'Aar never waver! 316 00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:07,187 GUARD: You. 317 00:18:07,287 --> 00:18:08,855 Do not touch him. 318 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:12,325 Identification. 319 00:18:13,493 --> 00:18:14,994 UHURA: I... 320 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,096 I don't have any. 321 00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:20,133 - Wait. - Compassion is unacceptable. 322 00:18:22,369 --> 00:18:24,437 We cannot help her if we all get arrested. 323 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:26,839 Take her away. 324 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:29,242 TOWN CRIER: Identification is required. 325 00:18:29,342 --> 00:18:33,313 Failure to provide will result in search and seizure. 326 00:18:34,314 --> 00:18:37,417 JA'LEM: Pursuing her would've been a death wish. 327 00:18:37,484 --> 00:18:40,287 As long as they don't know that she is one of us, 328 00:18:40,387 --> 00:18:42,189 she'll be okay. 329 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:45,091 Hello, Nevette. 330 00:18:45,192 --> 00:18:48,495 Your disappearing act gave us a fright this time. 331 00:18:50,763 --> 00:18:51,931 Ja'lem. 332 00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:57,069 I'm sorry we haven't properly met. 333 00:18:57,170 --> 00:18:58,338 M'BENGA: Joseph Ruik. 334 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:00,773 You are the bartender from the café. 335 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,176 Time is short. We should not be seen here together. 336 00:19:03,310 --> 00:19:04,444 Meet me at the café. 337 00:19:04,511 --> 00:19:07,013 We will free your friend. 338 00:19:07,847 --> 00:19:09,949 I'm relieved you're safe. 339 00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:13,119 The resistance would be lost without its leader. 340 00:19:13,186 --> 00:19:15,622 (indistinct P.A. announcements continue) 341 00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:18,825 Did he say "resistance"? 342 00:19:19,926 --> 00:19:23,463 This Nevette seems like a very busy woman. 343 00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:37,009 Who are you? 344 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:40,179 My name is Nyota Nakuru. 345 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,349 I am a villager from the outskirts. 346 00:19:42,482 --> 00:19:44,317 My family died when I was very young. 347 00:19:44,451 --> 00:19:46,919 And you found a new family. 348 00:19:46,986 --> 00:19:48,655 With the resistance. 349 00:19:48,755 --> 00:19:52,892 I have told you, I know nothing about a resistance. 350 00:19:52,992 --> 00:19:54,694 Please... 351 00:19:54,794 --> 00:19:57,697 understand my interest in the matter. 352 00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:01,634 I have great admiration for your enterprise. 353 00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:07,307 The work you do feigns nobility, but it is misguided. 354 00:20:07,374 --> 00:20:09,509 You refuse to understand that Mat'Aar 12 355 00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:11,110 belongs to the Klingon Empire. 356 00:20:11,177 --> 00:20:13,179 And serving at the behest of, 357 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,048 that is the noblest honor. 358 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:20,052 Now, what do the resistance want 359 00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:22,722 from the Neodymium Munitions Facility? 360 00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:25,492 I know nothing about a resistance. 361 00:20:25,558 --> 00:20:27,494 Or a munitions facility. 362 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,698 You are more resilient than some of your comrades. 363 00:20:31,798 --> 00:20:35,368 Hmm. I delight in what comes next. 364 00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:39,005 I so rarely get to utilize our mind scanner. 365 00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:42,108 (warbling) 366 00:20:42,208 --> 00:20:44,977 - (indistinct chatter) - (piano music playing) 367 00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:47,680 (high-pitched tones playing) 368 00:20:49,215 --> 00:20:52,319 (high-pitched tones continue) 369 00:20:52,419 --> 00:20:53,686 Such a strange pitch. 370 00:20:53,753 --> 00:20:56,389 That's a tactic called "sonic vigilance." 371 00:20:56,523 --> 00:20:58,691 We used something similar on J'Gal. 372 00:20:58,791 --> 00:21:02,028 - (gasps) - (speaking Klingon) 373 00:21:02,128 --> 00:21:03,730 WOMAN: Please. I'm so sorry. 374 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:06,599 - I'm so sorry. - It's an invisible safeguard. 375 00:21:06,699 --> 00:21:07,900 (high-pitched tones continue) 376 00:21:08,034 --> 00:21:11,871 Always in a tone the Klingons can't detect. 377 00:21:15,174 --> 00:21:18,578 The Klingons may control this city... 378 00:21:19,912 --> 00:21:23,783 (whispers):...but this resistance is resourceful. 379 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:29,322 Yes, but a forgery has become a greater challenge lately. 380 00:21:29,422 --> 00:21:31,624 Why is there a delay with the ID card? 381 00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:33,760 My new recruit's life is in danger. 382 00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:36,262 The Klingons have enhanced their security clearances. 383 00:21:36,363 --> 00:21:38,965 That's why you're stealing Klingon ID cards. 384 00:21:39,098 --> 00:21:43,570 Yes. But your card should still work, Nevette. 385 00:21:43,670 --> 00:21:47,173 My card... isn't with me. 386 00:21:47,273 --> 00:21:49,809 Keeping it in your office is no longer wise. 387 00:21:49,909 --> 00:21:51,378 You'll need to have it on you now. 388 00:21:51,444 --> 00:21:53,145 Things are changing, quickly. 389 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,882 How do we know the office is safe? 390 00:21:56,716 --> 00:21:58,885 Trust our surveillance. 391 00:21:58,951 --> 00:22:02,422 We moved the speaker so you'd hear the music. 392 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:05,492 The wires extend into your office now. 393 00:22:08,928 --> 00:22:11,631 Apologies for the unsatisfactory beverage. 394 00:22:11,764 --> 00:22:16,503 Our allakas malt supplier had a terribly dry season. 395 00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:21,173 When you didn't return, 396 00:22:21,273 --> 00:22:24,310 we assumed you were caught, or worse. 397 00:22:24,411 --> 00:22:26,946 The Neodymium plant is not easy to breach. 398 00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:29,015 But were you successful? 399 00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:30,983 No. 400 00:22:31,083 --> 00:22:32,985 It was too risky. 401 00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,353 But I will. 402 00:22:34,454 --> 00:22:36,389 That's why I need the girl. 403 00:22:37,624 --> 00:22:40,292 She's your inside contact. 404 00:22:40,393 --> 00:22:41,494 Bring me your card. 405 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:42,995 We will get her out. And you, 406 00:22:43,129 --> 00:22:45,498 you'll need this if you're going to be seen with her, 407 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:47,366 so they think you are one of them. 408 00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:49,168 Thank you for your help. 409 00:22:50,036 --> 00:22:52,839 May Mat'Aar never waver. 410 00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:00,212 (transmission blipping) 411 00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:06,018 LA'AN: Cadet, I, uh, need you to listen to something for me. 412 00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,756 I am currently assisting Lieutenant Spock 413 00:23:09,856 --> 00:23:11,924 with a priority assignment. 414 00:23:16,496 --> 00:23:20,433 Uhura mentioned you have an especially gifted ear for transmissions. 415 00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:22,368 Logically, I hoped you could decipher 416 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:25,104 if a standard transmission signal was altered. 417 00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:29,041 Flattery is a transparent and antiquated method of coercion. 418 00:23:29,108 --> 00:23:31,410 Fine. I'll find someone more capable. 419 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:34,280 However, I am momentarily available 420 00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:36,883 while I await rendering data. 421 00:23:42,622 --> 00:23:44,591 (transmission blipping) 422 00:23:44,691 --> 00:23:46,959 Most peculiar. I detect a signal. 423 00:23:47,093 --> 00:23:49,295 There is a definite relay response. 424 00:23:49,395 --> 00:23:51,330 It is not only sending information, 425 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,265 it is receiving intel back. 426 00:23:53,399 --> 00:23:55,367 Of what nature I cannot be certain. 427 00:23:55,468 --> 00:23:57,480 I can, however, trace the origin if that is of benefit. 428 00:23:57,504 --> 00:24:00,339 Yes. Yes, it is. 429 00:24:01,140 --> 00:24:02,775 (transmission blipping) 430 00:24:06,212 --> 00:24:09,415 LA'AN: I tracked the point of origin to your quarters. 431 00:24:11,818 --> 00:24:13,052 Start talking. 432 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,155 It's not his fault. I begged him to help me. 433 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:19,859 Threatened him. Said I'd feed him to a targ if he didn't. 434 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:20,525 Didn't what? 435 00:24:20,549 --> 00:24:22,270 SCOTTY: Well, I don't know if you've noticed, 436 00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:25,598 Lieutenant, but things around here aren't quite normal. 437 00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:27,634 What do you see? 438 00:24:27,734 --> 00:24:29,468 LA'AN: Is that the D7 cruiser? 439 00:24:29,569 --> 00:24:30,737 Where did it go? 440 00:24:30,837 --> 00:24:32,380 SCOTTY: This interference is unpredictable. 441 00:24:32,404 --> 00:24:33,949 The same conditions that are making us see 442 00:24:33,973 --> 00:24:35,851 in black-and-white are also causing their ship 443 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:37,777 to be nearly indecipherable on our maps. 444 00:24:37,877 --> 00:24:40,146 Which makes it harder to bring our people back. 445 00:24:40,246 --> 00:24:42,782 If we can't see where the Klingons are, we're flying blind. 446 00:24:42,882 --> 00:24:45,184 So, I, um, well, uh... 447 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:47,987 I modified one of our standard transmissions, 448 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,489 transfixing a relay signal to the D7 cruiser 449 00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:52,692 so that it alerts Erica as it, uh, circles. 450 00:24:52,792 --> 00:24:56,362 It'll also let us know when it's safe for the shuttle to return. 451 00:24:56,462 --> 00:24:59,298 LA'AN: A makeshift navigational buoy. 452 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:00,667 Brilliant. 453 00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:02,935 Well, Captain Pike thought so. 454 00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:05,337 You want to tell her what you had for lunch today, too? 455 00:25:05,471 --> 00:25:06,873 A Cuban sandwich. 456 00:25:07,807 --> 00:25:08,941 I love mustard. 457 00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:11,343 Look, I kn... I-I know it's unorthodox, 458 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:14,046 but I'm doing this with the utmost prudence. 459 00:25:14,146 --> 00:25:17,984 You know, I just wanted to help my friend. And, uh, my ship. 460 00:25:18,050 --> 00:25:21,120 Just trying to help get our people back. 461 00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:24,657 The sandwich was good. I had it, too. 462 00:25:24,724 --> 00:25:28,628 So, this signal has nothing to do with the Angelo-1? 463 00:25:28,728 --> 00:25:30,730 The probe? Not at all. 464 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:33,633 Uh, cross my heart, hope to get stuck in a pattern buffer. 465 00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:35,134 (both chuckle) 466 00:25:35,234 --> 00:25:37,003 - (PADD beeps) - Oh, hang on. 467 00:25:37,103 --> 00:25:38,905 What have we got here? 468 00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:40,406 This is odd. 469 00:25:40,539 --> 00:25:43,576 There might be a hidden signal beneath my relay. 470 00:25:47,046 --> 00:25:50,349 Could be nothing, but it's odd. 471 00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:51,884 KOR: What images do you see here? 472 00:25:51,984 --> 00:25:54,186 The mind scanner can tell us what you're thinking, 473 00:25:54,253 --> 00:25:56,623 so do not lie. 474 00:25:58,357 --> 00:25:59,726 Tree. 475 00:25:59,859 --> 00:26:00,727 (whirs) 476 00:26:00,827 --> 00:26:02,561 - (buzzing) - (straining) 477 00:26:02,662 --> 00:26:04,063 (buzzing stops) 478 00:26:04,196 --> 00:26:06,498 When will the resistance enact their offensive? 479 00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:09,602 I am not resistance. 480 00:26:11,337 --> 00:26:12,739 (scanner beeps) 481 00:26:23,549 --> 00:26:24,684 Tree. 482 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:25,852 (buzzing) 483 00:26:25,952 --> 00:26:28,254 (straining) 484 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:30,957 (buzzing stops) 485 00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:32,524 Where were you born? 486 00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:33,860 - A small village. - (beeps) 487 00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:36,095 What color are the trees in your village? 488 00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:38,297 - Green. - (beeps) 489 00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:42,468 I have read of green forests on other worlds. 490 00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:44,403 I try imagining that. 491 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:46,272 The color green. 492 00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:49,709 One day, I'd like to experience them. 493 00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:50,943 (device whirs) 494 00:26:51,043 --> 00:26:53,545 (buzzing) 495 00:26:53,646 --> 00:26:54,814 (buzzing stops) 496 00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:56,482 Your resolve is strong. 497 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:58,885 I will continue to enjoy eroding it. 498 00:26:58,985 --> 00:26:59,919 (device whirs) 499 00:26:59,986 --> 00:27:02,054 - (buzzing) - (straining) 500 00:27:02,121 --> 00:27:04,356 (speaking Klingon) 501 00:27:09,095 --> 00:27:11,664 - (buzzing stops) - (continues speaking Klingon) 502 00:27:19,105 --> 00:27:20,306 M'BENGA: Let's keep looking. 503 00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:22,775 The card is in here somewhere. 504 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:33,853 COMPUTER: Facial recognition confirmed. 505 00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:49,101 What happened here? 506 00:27:52,204 --> 00:27:54,573 This is a fully operational database. 507 00:27:55,607 --> 00:27:58,277 Timelines, collaborator profiles, 508 00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:02,014 all built from Nevette's work with the Klingons. 509 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:10,857 If the resistance is a network, Nevette is the nucleus. 510 00:28:11,623 --> 00:28:13,860 Then why would she leave? 511 00:28:13,993 --> 00:28:15,728 Perhaps she fled. 512 00:28:15,828 --> 00:28:18,364 People she helped escape the occupation. 513 00:28:18,464 --> 00:28:19,799 Families. 514 00:28:29,575 --> 00:28:32,745 Ja'lem has a daughter. 515 00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:36,082 A parent will do anything to protect their child. 516 00:28:36,182 --> 00:28:38,951 Even start a revolution. 517 00:28:46,725 --> 00:28:48,560 What's on this chip? 518 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,699 Let's find out. 519 00:28:56,035 --> 00:28:58,204 (whirring) 520 00:29:00,039 --> 00:29:02,741 The Neodymium Munitions Facility? 521 00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:05,878 That's the plant Nevette was supposed to break into. 522 00:29:06,645 --> 00:29:08,347 Those are blueprints. 523 00:29:09,115 --> 00:29:12,184 Is that Mat'Aar 12 before the Klingon occupation? 524 00:29:12,284 --> 00:29:14,453 I believe so. 525 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:19,926 "Once acquired, a proximity detonator will trigger 526 00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:22,561 "an electromagnetic pulse 527 00:29:22,628 --> 00:29:25,731 and overload Klingon security." 528 00:29:25,798 --> 00:29:27,599 The resistance is planning an EMP attack. 529 00:29:27,733 --> 00:29:30,002 That's why they need a proximity detonator. 530 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:31,971 It would certainly be effective. 531 00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:35,607 Give the resistance a fighting chance. 532 00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:47,786 Nevette's identification card. 533 00:29:49,255 --> 00:29:53,359 So, if this is here, then where is she? 534 00:30:08,107 --> 00:30:09,475 (gasps) 535 00:30:15,647 --> 00:30:17,349 Is she...? 536 00:30:18,184 --> 00:30:20,086 Yes. 537 00:30:20,186 --> 00:30:21,988 She's dead. 538 00:30:33,432 --> 00:30:37,103 It was like looking into my own casket. 539 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:39,371 But it wasn't you. 540 00:30:39,471 --> 00:30:41,040 It was her. 541 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:42,173 (Una sighs) 542 00:30:42,208 --> 00:30:46,012 The traitor said "34.6 megahertz" 543 00:30:46,112 --> 00:30:48,280 before she died. 544 00:30:49,048 --> 00:30:51,117 I think that's the frequency 545 00:30:51,217 --> 00:30:53,953 the detonator needs to trigger the EMP. 546 00:30:54,020 --> 00:30:56,855 There was no detonator in the office. 547 00:30:56,989 --> 00:30:59,625 Nevette probably died before she could get it. 548 00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:01,060 Hmm. 549 00:31:01,860 --> 00:31:04,263 You said she was poisoned. 550 00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:08,367 - Do you think... - She took her own life? 551 00:31:09,301 --> 00:31:10,736 No. 552 00:31:10,836 --> 00:31:12,871 She was surprised. 553 00:31:13,639 --> 00:31:17,043 The cryochamber was a bid to save herself. 554 00:31:17,143 --> 00:31:18,877 So, then, who killed her? 555 00:31:19,011 --> 00:31:24,550 A woman in a position like that would have many enemies. 556 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,156 And now they're all my enemies. 557 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,962 - (buzzing) - (straining) 558 00:31:37,696 --> 00:31:39,731 - (buzzing stops) - (panting) 559 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:43,180 UHURA: Are there more questions? 560 00:31:43,269 --> 00:31:45,404 Your identification card has been verified. 561 00:31:45,504 --> 00:31:47,639 (restraints click) 562 00:31:49,008 --> 00:31:50,809 You're free to go. 563 00:32:04,890 --> 00:32:07,293 I trust you will not forget it again. 564 00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:19,105 UHURA: The Klingons are planning a full military takeover in 24 hours. 565 00:32:19,205 --> 00:32:20,739 How do you know this? 566 00:32:20,806 --> 00:32:22,951 They discussed it while speaking the T'Gal regional dialect. 567 00:32:22,975 --> 00:32:24,476 It's very rare. 568 00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:26,810 I'm pretty sure they thought I couldn't understand them. 569 00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:29,248 That D7... it brought tech 570 00:32:29,315 --> 00:32:31,583 to upgrade the atmospheric barrier, 571 00:32:31,683 --> 00:32:33,252 make it impenetrable. 572 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:35,554 So, instead of an alarm, 573 00:32:35,654 --> 00:32:38,124 any craft that breaches it would be... 574 00:32:38,224 --> 00:32:39,558 Vaporized. 575 00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:41,827 The Klingons have fortified the central tower. 576 00:32:41,927 --> 00:32:43,847 Soon, it'll have the only portal allowing traffic 577 00:32:43,929 --> 00:32:45,297 on and off Mat'Aar. 578 00:32:45,397 --> 00:32:47,466 The citizens will be trapped. 579 00:32:47,599 --> 00:32:49,935 But they already control the planet. 580 00:32:50,036 --> 00:32:51,270 "Its proximity 581 00:32:51,337 --> 00:32:54,073 "to their greatest enemy is an advantage 582 00:32:54,140 --> 00:32:56,842 they can't afford to lose." 583 00:32:56,942 --> 00:32:58,810 I believe he said "advantage." 584 00:32:58,944 --> 00:33:00,812 It could have been "convenience." 585 00:33:00,912 --> 00:33:03,049 I couldn't... 586 00:33:04,516 --> 00:33:06,785 M'BENGA: You are here with us now. 587 00:33:06,852 --> 00:33:08,987 And this information is extremely useful. 588 00:33:09,121 --> 00:33:10,656 You did well. 589 00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:15,194 I knew I couldn't let them know who I am. 590 00:33:15,294 --> 00:33:17,829 I know it wasn't easy. 591 00:33:18,664 --> 00:33:20,232 It never is. 592 00:33:24,670 --> 00:33:27,139 Did you have to choose an alias? 593 00:33:27,206 --> 00:33:29,875 Nyota Nakuru. 594 00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:33,212 It's not my home in Kenya. 595 00:33:33,312 --> 00:33:35,481 But it's a friend's. 596 00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:42,488 M'BENGA: With Uhura's ID, all of us can pass the checkpoints. 597 00:33:42,588 --> 00:33:44,266 We should return to the shuttle and leave. 598 00:33:44,290 --> 00:33:46,292 It's less risky than remaining here indefinitely. 599 00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:48,194 (device playing high-pitched notes) 600 00:33:48,294 --> 00:33:50,362 - (door opens) - (Klingons chanting) 601 00:34:17,656 --> 00:34:19,225 (growls) 602 00:34:23,329 --> 00:34:25,397 (music stops) 603 00:34:25,496 --> 00:34:27,998 (shouts) 604 00:34:29,868 --> 00:34:31,402 We can't leave. 605 00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:32,571 Not yet. 606 00:34:32,670 --> 00:34:34,706 Nevette may be dead, but I'm not. 607 00:34:34,773 --> 00:34:37,842 This is not your fight. 608 00:34:37,943 --> 00:34:39,710 Do not confuse yourself 609 00:34:39,777 --> 00:34:42,681 with the person you are pretending to be. 610 00:34:42,748 --> 00:34:45,451 When the Federation first came to my colony, 611 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,585 some wanted to fight. 612 00:34:47,686 --> 00:34:50,088 My family did not. 613 00:34:50,856 --> 00:34:52,690 Innocent people suffered. 614 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:56,628 You do not need to atone for what your family did. 615 00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:59,698 You chose Starfleet. 616 00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:02,468 We all know Starfleet is not always right. 617 00:35:02,568 --> 00:35:04,703 And I refuse to let protocol tell me 618 00:35:04,770 --> 00:35:06,104 I can't help innocent people 619 00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:07,806 just because they had the bad luck 620 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:11,109 to fall on the wrong side of the demarcation line. 621 00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:16,982 This isn't just impersonating someone in a café. 622 00:35:17,082 --> 00:35:21,187 I know how to pretend to be something I'm not. 623 00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:28,269 Scotty thinks this static might mean someone encrypted 624 00:35:28,293 --> 00:35:30,128 a transmission under his relay. 625 00:35:30,229 --> 00:35:31,763 Here. 626 00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:35,234 Likely, someone on the Enterprise. 627 00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:38,170 (transmission playing) 628 00:35:38,304 --> 00:35:41,273 Perhaps the transmission indicates the absence of something. 629 00:35:41,373 --> 00:35:42,941 The sound of space. 630 00:35:43,041 --> 00:35:44,776 - You don't believe me, do you? - I believe 631 00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:47,513 that your instincts are telling you that there is something. 632 00:35:47,613 --> 00:35:50,916 I do not need a Vulcan to humor me, thank you very much. 633 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,851 I am merely responding to your query. 634 00:35:53,652 --> 00:35:56,855 You said that you have been feeling paranoid as of late. 635 00:35:57,656 --> 00:35:59,258 - Perhaps it is that. - Tell me, 636 00:35:59,358 --> 00:36:02,361 do you think this could be an encrypted data transmission? 637 00:36:06,932 --> 00:36:08,200 No. 638 00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:11,437 The evidence does not support your hypothesis. 639 00:36:14,105 --> 00:36:15,907 (La'An sighs) 640 00:36:22,981 --> 00:36:25,016 KOR: Nevette. 641 00:36:25,884 --> 00:36:27,853 Join me. 642 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:31,523 This is an eve for bloodwine. 643 00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:36,295 We have much to celebrate. 644 00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:38,730 To the Empire. 645 00:36:38,864 --> 00:36:40,999 May she be prosperous. 646 00:36:41,099 --> 00:36:43,735 And expansive. 647 00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:47,473 And to your loyalty. 648 00:36:51,677 --> 00:36:54,246 You are one of my finest subordinates. 649 00:36:56,582 --> 00:37:00,286 As such, I must prepare you for our next phase. 650 00:37:00,386 --> 00:37:02,220 Oh, I already know. 651 00:37:02,321 --> 00:37:05,924 Passage on and off the planet will be fully secure. 652 00:37:06,024 --> 00:37:08,827 Vaporization upon entry or exit. 653 00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:11,297 My new recruit filled me in. 654 00:37:16,101 --> 00:37:17,403 So, she is one of yours. 655 00:37:17,536 --> 00:37:22,941 Careless of her to wander without an identification card. 656 00:37:23,041 --> 00:37:25,043 Tell me, where did she learn to speak T'Gal? 657 00:37:25,110 --> 00:37:28,179 She speaks many languages. That's why I hired her. 658 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:29,781 She's useful. 659 00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,851 For our partnership to be successful, 660 00:37:32,918 --> 00:37:35,687 we need clear communication at all times. 661 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:38,924 Yet you laid a trap for her. And me. 662 00:37:39,024 --> 00:37:43,161 I needed to test the depths of your loyalty. 663 00:37:45,364 --> 00:37:47,132 Did I pass? 664 00:37:47,265 --> 00:37:49,100 Your honesty was ideal. 665 00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:51,437 When the airspace closes, 666 00:37:51,537 --> 00:37:53,372 acts against the Empire will be met 667 00:37:53,439 --> 00:37:55,541 with the most extreme penalties. 668 00:37:55,607 --> 00:37:59,044 Native Mat'Aarans will no longer hold positions of power. 669 00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:02,314 Nor will they be free to live where they wish. 670 00:38:02,448 --> 00:38:04,483 There will be dissension in your ranks. 671 00:38:04,583 --> 00:38:07,018 I have no doubt you will handle it swiftly. 672 00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:09,521 Your willingness to use fear 673 00:38:09,621 --> 00:38:14,526 as a means of control is inspired. 674 00:38:14,626 --> 00:38:19,431 Fear is the only effective way to lead. 675 00:38:19,498 --> 00:38:21,700 Mm. 676 00:38:23,535 --> 00:38:26,972 Fate was cruel, not making you a Klingon. 677 00:38:27,739 --> 00:38:31,142 A disappointing twist of fortune. 678 00:38:32,043 --> 00:38:33,845 Now excuse me. 679 00:38:36,348 --> 00:38:39,385 I must go brief my men. 680 00:38:45,491 --> 00:38:47,292 UHURA (over comms): Containment Room 6G 681 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:49,895 should be just ahead on the right. 682 00:38:53,432 --> 00:38:55,834 (device trilling softly) 683 00:39:01,039 --> 00:39:03,341 The proximity detonator will be in Weapons Cage 12, 684 00:39:03,442 --> 00:39:05,010 Receptacle Three. 685 00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:07,713 - UNA: I have it. - M'BENGA: Good. Get out of there. 686 00:39:07,813 --> 00:39:09,681 I still need to figure out how to detonate it. 687 00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,517 UHURA: According to Nevette's files, 688 00:39:11,650 --> 00:39:14,653 the detonator will trigger when it crosses any Klingon checkpoint. 689 00:39:14,753 --> 00:39:16,855 Its location will be revealed instantly. 690 00:39:16,988 --> 00:39:19,024 UNA: The Klingons will know who's responsible. 691 00:39:19,124 --> 00:39:21,627 It's a suicide mission. 692 00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:24,596 This does not need to be you. 693 00:39:25,564 --> 00:39:28,600 You've done enough for this planet. 694 00:39:29,468 --> 00:39:31,002 - ROMAN: You know... - (phaser clicks) 695 00:39:31,069 --> 00:39:34,305 ...when I first saw you, I thought you were a ghost. 696 00:39:34,406 --> 00:39:37,576 Then I thought maybe I just didn't finish the job. 697 00:39:37,676 --> 00:39:39,711 Finally, it hit me. 698 00:39:40,512 --> 00:39:42,080 You're an impostor. 699 00:39:42,881 --> 00:39:45,050 You killed her. 700 00:39:47,285 --> 00:39:49,955 And now I get to kill her twice. 701 00:39:59,164 --> 00:40:01,066 What did you steal from the armory? 702 00:40:01,166 --> 00:40:03,569 Tell me, and Kor will go easy on you. 703 00:40:03,702 --> 00:40:05,070 He told you to follow me. 704 00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:06,538 And bring you back alive. 705 00:40:06,638 --> 00:40:08,774 But we both know he prefers brutality. 706 00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:10,842 Is that why you killed Nevette? 707 00:40:10,909 --> 00:40:12,744 (panting) 708 00:40:12,844 --> 00:40:15,313 She never respected me. 709 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:17,783 Respected her "resistance," though. 710 00:40:18,684 --> 00:40:20,085 You knew. 711 00:40:20,218 --> 00:40:23,989 Must be annoying to go through all that trouble, 712 00:40:24,089 --> 00:40:26,024 not get any of the credit. 713 00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:28,026 They'll turn on you next, you know. 714 00:40:28,093 --> 00:40:30,261 Well, I make myself useful. 715 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:33,999 They'll find a place for me. 716 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:37,335 (both grunting) 717 00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:39,437 (Roman straining) 718 00:40:42,407 --> 00:40:43,742 (gasps) 719 00:40:43,842 --> 00:40:45,143 The Klingons have honor. 720 00:40:45,276 --> 00:40:48,213 You have none. 721 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:50,816 Do it. You're dead either way. 722 00:40:52,250 --> 00:40:54,285 (grunting) 723 00:40:57,956 --> 00:40:59,958 I'm gonna give you a chance. 724 00:41:00,892 --> 00:41:03,795 Help the resistance reclaim Mat'Aar. 725 00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:10,669 Nevette would've killed me. 726 00:41:19,811 --> 00:41:23,782 I was sure someone had wiped data from the Angelo-1. 727 00:41:23,882 --> 00:41:25,183 I checked everything. 728 00:41:25,283 --> 00:41:27,519 Delivery logs, transporter logs, security data, 729 00:41:27,619 --> 00:41:30,822 footage, communication transmissions... 730 00:41:30,956 --> 00:41:32,357 I even suggested 731 00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:34,826 it could have been tampered with mid-transport. 732 00:41:36,461 --> 00:41:38,864 I feel like I can't trust myself. 733 00:41:40,031 --> 00:41:42,333 Did you check the transporter forensics? 734 00:41:55,046 --> 00:41:56,848 It was you? 735 00:41:57,716 --> 00:41:58,850 Why? 736 00:41:58,984 --> 00:42:01,820 The Angelo-1 had sensitive information. 737 00:42:01,887 --> 00:42:04,322 Well, yes, that is the point of a surveillance probe. 738 00:42:04,389 --> 00:42:07,425 About Starfleet. Not just Klingons. 739 00:42:11,462 --> 00:42:13,298 Do you know the USS Yang? 740 00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:15,300 Well, yes, it's a Starfleet medical ship. 741 00:42:15,366 --> 00:42:18,804 The Yang crossed into Klingon territory earlier this month, 742 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:20,872 responding to a distress call. 743 00:42:21,006 --> 00:42:23,041 Unsanctioned. 744 00:42:24,776 --> 00:42:27,212 And the Angelo recorded it. 745 00:42:27,312 --> 00:42:29,247 If that data fell into the wrong hands, 746 00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:35,053 even Starfleet hands, careers would be lost, or worse. 747 00:42:35,153 --> 00:42:37,422 I served with the commanding officer of the Yang. 748 00:42:37,522 --> 00:42:39,490 So she asked you for a favor. 749 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:43,629 And now you're asking me for one. 750 00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:47,198 I am asking... 751 00:42:47,265 --> 00:42:51,202 for you to be a friend, not a security officer. 752 00:42:51,302 --> 00:42:53,138 These are good people. 753 00:42:53,238 --> 00:42:55,106 They don't deserve to be punished just because 754 00:42:55,206 --> 00:42:56,642 they broke the rules to help. 755 00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:03,815 TOWN CRIER: Identification is required. 756 00:43:03,915 --> 00:43:07,953 Failure to provide will result in search and seizure. 757 00:43:08,053 --> 00:43:09,621 We succeed together. 758 00:43:09,721 --> 00:43:11,189 Let me through to the tower. 759 00:43:11,289 --> 00:43:13,200 I have valuable information about the resistance. 760 00:43:13,224 --> 00:43:15,104 - Let me through. - JA'LEM: You can't stay here. 761 00:43:15,193 --> 00:43:17,996 Roman will have reported you have the detonator by now. 762 00:43:18,096 --> 00:43:21,166 M'BENGA: He's right. The Klingons will be coming for us. 763 00:43:21,266 --> 00:43:22,634 It doesn't matter. 764 00:43:22,734 --> 00:43:24,836 But the detonator. 765 00:43:27,472 --> 00:43:29,040 I don't have it. 766 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:31,977 - Let me through to the tower. - (speaking Klingon) 767 00:43:34,646 --> 00:43:36,682 Go. (speaks Klingon) 768 00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:41,119 - (alarm sounding) - Stop. 769 00:43:44,723 --> 00:43:47,092 (device trilling) 770 00:43:47,192 --> 00:43:49,695 (guard speaking Klingon) 771 00:43:53,098 --> 00:43:54,332 No. 772 00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:57,969 No. No, no, no, no, no. Hold-hold on. 773 00:43:58,069 --> 00:43:59,069 Nevette set me up. 774 00:43:59,137 --> 00:44:00,839 - (trilling rapidly) - No! 775 00:44:06,577 --> 00:44:08,780 (crowd gasping) 776 00:44:12,851 --> 00:44:15,020 The force field is down. 777 00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:16,722 (cheering) 778 00:44:23,528 --> 00:44:25,163 You triggered the surge. But how? 779 00:44:25,296 --> 00:44:28,700 I knew Roman would run straight to the Klingons to report me. 780 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,836 You planted that detonator on him. 781 00:44:32,137 --> 00:44:33,939 UNA: There's a photo in Nevette's office. 782 00:44:34,005 --> 00:44:35,540 You have a daughter? 783 00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:38,509 When my wife was killed in the war, 784 00:44:38,609 --> 00:44:41,546 Nevette became like a surrogate mother to our Emma. 785 00:44:41,646 --> 00:44:44,582 She made sure Emma was in the first evacuation. 786 00:44:44,682 --> 00:44:48,353 After, I dedicated myself to the resistance. 787 00:44:48,453 --> 00:44:50,288 It was easy for me. 788 00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:51,857 But time is not your friend. 789 00:44:51,957 --> 00:44:53,959 The Klingons don't take lightly to insubordination. 790 00:44:54,025 --> 00:44:55,894 There will be reinforcements. 791 00:44:56,027 --> 00:44:57,929 And punishment will be swift. 792 00:44:58,029 --> 00:45:00,065 - You must not lose momentum. - JA'LEM: We won't. 793 00:45:00,198 --> 00:45:03,701 Nevette may be gone, but you are our inspiration now. 794 00:45:05,170 --> 00:45:07,605 This land belongs to Mat'Aar. 795 00:45:09,574 --> 00:45:11,576 But I belong elsewhere. 796 00:45:12,443 --> 00:45:13,979 Our people need a leader. 797 00:45:14,079 --> 00:45:16,247 They have one. 798 00:45:17,082 --> 00:45:20,752 You may not be Nevette, but you will find your own way. 799 00:45:20,886 --> 00:45:24,122 I know what it's like to lose. 800 00:45:24,990 --> 00:45:26,591 And then to hope. 801 00:45:28,059 --> 00:45:30,796 Use that. 802 00:45:36,267 --> 00:45:38,036 PIKE: Lieutenant. 803 00:45:38,103 --> 00:45:40,605 Ortegas reported the D7 was low enough in orbit 804 00:45:40,705 --> 00:45:43,374 to be affected by an EMP blast on Mat'Aar 12. 805 00:45:43,474 --> 00:45:46,311 They lost 80% of their systems. 806 00:45:46,411 --> 00:45:48,446 Our team is clear to return home. 807 00:45:48,546 --> 00:45:50,448 We'll meet them outside of Mat'Aaran space. 808 00:45:50,581 --> 00:45:52,750 - This is good news. - And you? 809 00:45:52,851 --> 00:45:54,920 Did anything come of your investigation? 810 00:45:57,688 --> 00:45:58,790 Lieutenant? 811 00:45:58,924 --> 00:46:01,192 Actually, yes. 812 00:46:02,627 --> 00:46:05,130 Did you know, uh, Scotty and Ortegas are friends now? 813 00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:08,633 Uh, but with regards to the probe, 814 00:46:08,733 --> 00:46:10,301 there was no cause for concern. 815 00:46:10,435 --> 00:46:12,270 That is also good news. 816 00:46:12,370 --> 00:46:14,405 All right, file your report. 817 00:46:16,607 --> 00:46:18,409 Lieutenant. 818 00:46:20,345 --> 00:46:23,448 Should a further report be necessary, uh, 819 00:46:23,548 --> 00:46:27,185 or if you find anything else troublesome, 820 00:46:27,285 --> 00:46:28,786 you know where to find me. 821 00:46:30,655 --> 00:46:32,423 Sir. 822 00:46:33,624 --> 00:46:35,861 (door whooshes open) 823 00:46:37,495 --> 00:46:39,630 M'BENGA: Ja'lem prepared the evacuations quickly. 824 00:46:39,764 --> 00:46:41,632 Thanks to you. 825 00:46:41,732 --> 00:46:43,601 But how many? 826 00:46:43,668 --> 00:46:45,403 - And for how long? - Mm. 827 00:46:45,503 --> 00:46:47,772 Now you understand the healer's anguish. 828 00:46:48,606 --> 00:46:52,210 No matter how many you save, it's never enough. 829 00:46:52,978 --> 00:46:56,982 Have I ever told you about my first post with Starfleet? 830 00:46:57,082 --> 00:46:58,149 No. 831 00:46:58,249 --> 00:47:00,518 I was stationed on Ülget. 832 00:47:00,618 --> 00:47:02,988 They had recently overthrown a despot 833 00:47:03,088 --> 00:47:05,190 and joined the Federation. 834 00:47:05,290 --> 00:47:10,595 This leader let Ülget fall into disease... 835 00:47:10,695 --> 00:47:12,230 desperation. 836 00:47:12,330 --> 00:47:15,200 Yet there was still an anti-Federation faction 837 00:47:15,333 --> 00:47:17,635 who were loyal to him. 838 00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:20,705 One day, we returned to find our hospital 839 00:47:20,805 --> 00:47:23,241 surrounded by these loyalists, 840 00:47:23,341 --> 00:47:26,311 our patients trapped inside. 841 00:47:26,411 --> 00:47:28,046 What were your orders? 842 00:47:29,714 --> 00:47:33,051 Our first duty's always to our patients. 843 00:47:33,885 --> 00:47:35,954 My calling was medicine. 844 00:47:36,021 --> 00:47:37,522 Healing people. 845 00:47:37,622 --> 00:47:39,891 It is the great mystery of my life 846 00:47:39,991 --> 00:47:41,626 that some of my strongest skills 847 00:47:41,726 --> 00:47:44,395 lie in opposition to that calling. 848 00:47:44,495 --> 00:47:48,900 When I was done, not one loyalist was left alive. 849 00:47:55,706 --> 00:47:57,875 (sighs) 850 00:47:58,743 --> 00:48:00,778 Did I do the right thing? 851 00:48:04,549 --> 00:48:06,251 Irony notwithstanding, 852 00:48:06,351 --> 00:48:09,554 few things in life are black and white. 853 00:48:12,423 --> 00:48:17,228 When I joined Starfleet, I always played by the book. 854 00:48:17,362 --> 00:48:21,866 If you don't take chances, you don't attract questions. 855 00:48:21,967 --> 00:48:25,170 But I understood Nevette. 856 00:48:26,304 --> 00:48:30,441 Living a hidden life to protect others. 857 00:48:32,277 --> 00:48:35,080 Then you have your answer. 858 00:48:38,083 --> 00:48:42,353 UHURA: Commander, we're officially leaving Klingon space. 859 00:48:42,453 --> 00:48:45,790 Approaching the edge of the Mat'Aar system shortly. 860 00:49:01,928 --> 00:49:07,928 Sub extracted from file and improved by RIP1964 for addic7ed.com