1 00:00:30,231 --> 00:00:32,533 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:32,633 --> 00:00:34,368 My dad was in Starfleet. 3 00:00:34,502 --> 00:00:36,637 My brother and I... we spent my whole childhood 4 00:00:36,737 --> 00:00:38,706 chasing him from one posting to another. 5 00:00:38,806 --> 00:00:41,742 Dad has a very old-fashioned idea of what 6 00:00:41,842 --> 00:00:43,677 a successful career looks like. 7 00:00:43,777 --> 00:00:45,012 Looks a lot like you. 8 00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:46,914 Our job puts us up against death 9 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,816 more than is fair. 10 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:52,886 Now, you can let death win or you can fight back. 11 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:57,691 Estimated casualties on unknown vessel: 7,000. 12 00:00:57,791 --> 00:00:59,627 The choices you make in that chair... 13 00:00:59,727 --> 00:01:01,262 that is yours to live with. 14 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:04,698 Some decisions you will regret for the rest of your life. 15 00:01:12,306 --> 00:01:15,243 Lieutenant Commander James Kirk. Personal log. 16 00:01:15,343 --> 00:01:17,777 Stardate 2179.3. 17 00:01:17,911 --> 00:01:19,747 On my way back to Farragut, 18 00:01:19,847 --> 00:01:22,283 I decided to make a stop aboard Enterprise, 19 00:01:22,416 --> 00:01:24,051 currently orbiting an M-class moon 20 00:01:24,118 --> 00:01:25,986 on a major Federation trading route. 21 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:29,289 I'm here for a checkup from Dr. M'Benga. 22 00:01:29,390 --> 00:01:32,226 But, if I'm honest with myself, 23 00:01:32,326 --> 00:01:35,429 that's not the only reason I came aboard Enterprise. 24 00:01:35,529 --> 00:01:38,799 Wow. That's good stuff. What'd you call it? 25 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:42,336 Cordrazine. It's new. A few drops work wonders. 26 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:45,606 Larger doses can cause paranoia. 27 00:01:45,706 --> 00:01:49,109 As I mentioned on comms, your wounds are healing well. 28 00:01:49,210 --> 00:01:52,680 I could have simply beamed this compound to Dr. Ayers. 29 00:01:52,780 --> 00:01:57,451 You said, uh, Captain Pike took a landing party to the surface? 30 00:01:57,585 --> 00:02:02,456 He's investigating a faint SOS signal. Seems routine. 31 00:02:02,590 --> 00:02:07,127 So, uh, no security detail? 32 00:02:07,228 --> 00:02:08,628 No. 33 00:02:08,728 --> 00:02:10,231 Why? 34 00:02:10,298 --> 00:02:14,001 I was just wondering if La'An beamed down with them. 35 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:29,417 I thought you were headed down to the planet. 36 00:02:29,517 --> 00:02:32,186 - You love caves. - I like caves. 37 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,289 - Mm. - And Una needed some time off-ship, so... 38 00:02:35,389 --> 00:02:36,566 Thought maybe you were staying because... 39 00:02:36,590 --> 00:02:37,590 You know? 40 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:39,327 No. I do not know. 41 00:02:39,427 --> 00:02:41,495 Jim Kirk's on the ship. 42 00:02:41,629 --> 00:02:43,964 Thought maybe he forgot something. 43 00:02:46,267 --> 00:02:48,936 Maybe I read this wrong. Thought you enjoyed seeing him. 44 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:54,442 Wish I'd gone down to the cave. 45 00:02:57,845 --> 00:02:59,613 This is why I stay in my quarters. 46 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:09,599 Looks like the signal's coming from in there. 47 00:03:09,623 --> 00:03:11,692 Altairans mined these caves a century ago. 48 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:14,362 They're made up of dense, crystalline structures. 49 00:03:14,495 --> 00:03:16,196 Uh-oh. 50 00:03:16,297 --> 00:03:18,937 Once we're inside, we'll lose comms and won't be able to transport. 51 00:03:19,032 --> 00:03:20,701 If this is an SOS, 52 00:03:20,801 --> 00:03:22,303 we need to find out who's in trouble. 53 00:03:22,370 --> 00:03:24,272 - Pike to Enterprise. - Enterprise. 54 00:03:24,372 --> 00:03:26,483 - Spock here, Captain. - We're entering the cave system 55 00:03:26,507 --> 00:03:28,041 and will be outside contact range. 56 00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:29,643 We'll check back in in one hour. 57 00:03:29,710 --> 00:03:31,078 Acknowledged. 58 00:03:31,178 --> 00:03:33,581 All right. Lead the way. 59 00:03:47,761 --> 00:03:49,228 The landing party is out of range. 60 00:03:49,329 --> 00:03:51,899 Sir, we're picking up a transponder signal 61 00:03:51,999 --> 00:03:53,434 from an approaching shuttle. 62 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:55,769 It's a Starfleet Admiralty shuttle 63 00:03:55,869 --> 00:03:58,071 requesting immediate clearance to come aboard. 64 00:03:58,171 --> 00:04:01,275 Sir. It's Admiral Simon Reeger. 65 00:04:01,375 --> 00:04:03,143 Clearance granted. 66 00:04:18,257 --> 00:04:20,260 I do not recognize that watch. 67 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:24,131 It's, uh, my good luck charm. 68 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,767 Are you all right, Lieutenant? 69 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:28,602 Yes. 70 00:04:28,736 --> 00:04:30,804 It's just... 71 00:04:30,904 --> 00:04:33,641 This is the Admiral Simon Reeger. 72 00:04:33,741 --> 00:04:36,109 Captain of the Federation flagship Constitution 73 00:04:36,243 --> 00:04:38,111 during the Klingon War. 74 00:04:38,245 --> 00:04:40,247 The man is a living legend. 75 00:04:40,348 --> 00:04:43,050 I am aware of the admiral's celebrated war record. 76 00:04:44,352 --> 00:04:46,153 It's just... 77 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:48,822 to meet him in person, uh... 78 00:05:04,672 --> 00:05:07,341 Admiral Reeger, welcome aboard the Enterprise. 79 00:05:07,441 --> 00:05:08,909 - I am... - Lieutenant Spock. 80 00:05:09,009 --> 00:05:11,779 Chief of Security, Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh. 81 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,647 I make it a habit to familiarize myself 82 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:16,817 with the ship's complement before boarding out of respect for the crew. 83 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:21,188 Right now, I need urgently to speak with Captain Pike. 84 00:05:27,094 --> 00:05:29,797 Good to see you, Joseph. It's been a long time. 85 00:05:29,897 --> 00:05:31,198 Yes it has, sir. 86 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,000 Lieutenant Ortegas. 87 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:35,168 You helmed the Palenque during the war, 88 00:05:35,268 --> 00:05:37,037 and I heard that your skills at Prospero 89 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:39,873 saved a lot of lives. 90 00:05:39,973 --> 00:05:41,642 Yes, sir. 91 00:05:41,709 --> 00:05:43,276 Thank you, sir. 92 00:05:43,377 --> 00:05:46,647 I'm sorry Captain Pike is not here, but time is a factor. 93 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:49,550 You are aware of the Vaardan massacre? 94 00:05:49,650 --> 00:05:51,519 An unprovoked attack on a Federation colony. 95 00:05:51,619 --> 00:05:53,286 Five million civilian casualties. 96 00:05:53,387 --> 00:05:55,999 Long-range scans showed the attack was carried out by one ship. 97 00:05:56,023 --> 00:05:57,791 One ruthless adversary 98 00:05:57,858 --> 00:06:00,628 with no regard for the sanctity of innocent human lives. 99 00:06:00,728 --> 00:06:02,696 Rumor has it the enemy ship has 100 00:06:02,830 --> 00:06:05,499 a new type of cloaking system. Untraceable. 101 00:06:05,566 --> 00:06:07,444 Makes the Klingons look like they're playing peekaboo. 102 00:06:07,468 --> 00:06:11,572 That's right. But me, as a wily old war dog, 103 00:06:11,672 --> 00:06:14,041 I had an idea. What if we didn't track the ship, 104 00:06:14,141 --> 00:06:16,677 but what it leaves behind? 105 00:06:16,744 --> 00:06:18,111 Yeoman Vanek. 106 00:06:23,183 --> 00:06:25,953 The gamma ray burn-off from the enemy ship's impulse engines. 107 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:28,055 Indeed, a novel idea, Admiral. 108 00:06:28,155 --> 00:06:30,366 Back on Earth, during the Cold War of the 20th century, 109 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,359 destroyers hunted enemy subs 110 00:06:32,426 --> 00:06:35,195 - by following their trash. - Mm-hmm. 111 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:37,264 You've tracked this ship alone, Admiral? 112 00:06:37,364 --> 00:06:38,932 - With no support craft? - No, no, no. 113 00:06:39,032 --> 00:06:40,901 I was on my way to a conference at Starbase 1 114 00:06:41,034 --> 00:06:43,604 when I came across the trail purely by chance. 115 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:46,006 Sir, how can we help? 116 00:06:46,073 --> 00:06:49,276 Yours is the closest starship, which is why, as Admiral, 117 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:51,344 I'm commandeering Enterprise for this mission. 118 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:55,548 I've ordered every senior officer on board to this briefing. 119 00:06:55,582 --> 00:06:58,586 I understand that Captain Pike is out of comms range. 120 00:06:58,686 --> 00:06:59,920 Who is in command? 121 00:07:00,020 --> 00:07:01,722 Where is Commander Chin-Riley? 122 00:07:01,789 --> 00:07:03,500 Commander Chin-Riley is also in the landing party 123 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:05,025 - with the captain, sir. - Ah-ha. 124 00:07:05,092 --> 00:07:06,770 I am in acting command while they are on the surface. 125 00:07:06,794 --> 00:07:08,962 Are you the ranking officer on board, Lieutenant? 126 00:07:09,096 --> 00:07:11,599 - No, sir. - All right. Then who is? 127 00:07:11,699 --> 00:07:13,567 Sir, Lieutenant Commander Kirk is technically 128 00:07:13,667 --> 00:07:15,703 - the ranking officer present. - Ah-ha. 129 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:19,139 Uh, yes, uh, sir, but, um... 130 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:21,942 I-I'm not a member of this crew. I just stopped by. 131 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:23,877 I'm first officer of the Farragut. 132 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,112 Hmm. 133 00:07:26,313 --> 00:07:29,883 Well, as of now, Lieutenant Commander Kirk, 134 00:07:29,950 --> 00:07:32,052 you are my acting first officer. 135 00:07:33,754 --> 00:07:36,256 - Aye, sir. - I cannot stress enough 136 00:07:36,323 --> 00:07:38,391 how important this mission is. That invisible ship 137 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:41,895 can strike anytime, anywhere, with no warning. 138 00:07:41,995 --> 00:07:45,633 It is a clear and present threat to the Federation. 139 00:07:45,733 --> 00:07:49,069 We have one objective: to stop it. 140 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:51,371 Stations. 141 00:08:00,814 --> 00:08:02,716 Hmm. 142 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,011 How are you? I mean, are you healing? 143 00:08:32,111 --> 00:08:34,782 I'm fine. You? 144 00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:36,216 Uh, fine. 145 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,520 Tactical systems? 146 00:08:40,654 --> 00:08:41,855 All in the green. 147 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:43,155 Good. 148 00:08:43,256 --> 00:08:44,758 Thank you. 149 00:08:54,334 --> 00:08:56,570 Good to see you, Spock. 150 00:08:56,670 --> 00:08:57,871 You too, Commander. 151 00:08:57,971 --> 00:08:59,539 And congratulations on this assignment. 152 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,209 First officer under Admiral Reeger is a coveted position. 153 00:09:02,342 --> 00:09:04,712 - Thank you. - Of course, the logical choice 154 00:09:04,745 --> 00:09:07,679 would have been to promote an officer with experience on Enterprise. 155 00:09:07,715 --> 00:09:09,683 But I've had more command experience, 156 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:12,152 not all of it welcome. 157 00:09:12,252 --> 00:09:14,154 Don't worry, Spock. I'm sure, one day, 158 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:16,824 you'll get to aim that logical mind of yours 159 00:09:16,924 --> 00:09:19,059 at some lucky captain. 160 00:09:23,631 --> 00:09:27,167 Admiral, sensors have locked on to the gamma ray trail. 161 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:29,102 Course 1-0-7, mark 2. 162 00:09:29,236 --> 00:09:30,503 Very good. 163 00:09:30,570 --> 00:09:33,907 Lieutenant Ortegas, take us out of orbit. 164 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:35,809 Set course... 165 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,078 Admiral. Would you like to wait for Captain Pike 166 00:09:38,211 --> 00:09:41,381 - and the landing party? - When is he back in comms range? 167 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:43,521 - Fifty-two minutes, sir. - Sir, ion particle 168 00:09:43,617 --> 00:09:45,252 signatures are known to rapidly degrade. 169 00:09:45,385 --> 00:09:47,866 If we don't know how old the trail is it could disappear at any time. 170 00:09:47,890 --> 00:09:50,023 Unfortunately, waiting means we risk losing the enemy. 171 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,359 Understood. I'm sure you want to let them know 172 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:54,027 why Enterprise is gone. 173 00:09:54,127 --> 00:09:56,487 Are you saying that Captain Pike can't handle the situation? 174 00:09:58,365 --> 00:10:00,801 No, sir. I don't mean to imply that. 175 00:10:00,901 --> 00:10:02,603 We can deploy a comms relay buoy 176 00:10:02,703 --> 00:10:05,114 informing Captain Pike of the situation when he checks in. 177 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:06,640 Good. Do it. 178 00:10:07,741 --> 00:10:09,101 Relay buoy dispatched, sir. 179 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:10,443 All right. 180 00:10:10,577 --> 00:10:12,445 Lieutenant Ortegas, let's try this again. 181 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:15,315 Take us out of orbit. Ahead, warp five. 182 00:10:25,793 --> 00:10:27,728 Space. 183 00:10:28,829 --> 00:10:30,864 The final frontier. 184 00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:36,536 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 185 00:10:37,671 --> 00:10:40,440 Its five-year mission: 186 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:43,576 to explore strange new worlds... 187 00:10:44,745 --> 00:10:50,851 ...to seek out new life and new civilizations... 188 00:10:51,819 --> 00:10:55,989 ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. 189 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:17,771 I know it's a luxury, but I cannot stomach 190 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:21,708 the reconstituted crap from synthesizers. 191 00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:26,980 I like real coffee, freshly brewed. 192 00:12:27,047 --> 00:12:29,182 Rank has its privileges. 193 00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:31,718 Besides, isn't it the little things 194 00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:34,687 that provide one with a sense of stability? 195 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:38,025 I've been a lifelong admirer of your career, Admiral. 196 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:42,062 Your battle at Zeta Reticuli is, in a word, legendary. 197 00:12:42,162 --> 00:12:45,833 Taking on four Klingon D7s while evacuating a medical base. 198 00:12:45,933 --> 00:12:48,135 You saved over a thousand lives that day. 199 00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:50,971 Thank you, James. I'm honored. 200 00:12:53,673 --> 00:12:56,776 Now, let me offer you a small piece of advice. 201 00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:58,411 As my first officer, 202 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:01,314 you shouldn't have questioned my decision to leave orbit. 203 00:13:01,414 --> 00:13:05,018 On the bridge, you and I need to speak with one voice. 204 00:13:05,085 --> 00:13:06,920 Mine. 205 00:13:08,155 --> 00:13:09,556 Yes, Admiral. Of course. 206 00:13:09,656 --> 00:13:11,691 Don't worry. I mean, we're fine. 207 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:15,428 At first, I admit, I had some concerns when I heard your name. 208 00:13:15,562 --> 00:13:20,133 George Kirk was my first officer on Constitution during the war. 209 00:13:20,233 --> 00:13:22,569 Yes, I... I know that, sir. 210 00:13:22,669 --> 00:13:24,504 George... 211 00:13:24,571 --> 00:13:27,007 is a good man, a good officer. 212 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:30,477 We shared many pots of coffee during those early campaigns. 213 00:13:31,578 --> 00:13:35,748 Do you know why he never got his own ship? 214 00:13:38,151 --> 00:13:40,320 Uh, no, sir. We never talked about it. 215 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:43,123 Your father is the most fair-minded 216 00:13:43,256 --> 00:13:47,027 and diplomatic person I have ever met. 217 00:13:47,094 --> 00:13:51,498 But when it came to warfare, it was clear 218 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:53,833 combat was not his strength. 219 00:13:57,637 --> 00:13:58,771 Um... 220 00:13:58,906 --> 00:14:00,807 I-I find that hard to believe, sir, but... 221 00:14:00,908 --> 00:14:02,509 I'm sorry to be the one to say it. 222 00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:05,045 I consider George a friend. 223 00:14:05,145 --> 00:14:08,982 Commanding a starship levies a heavy cost. 224 00:14:09,116 --> 00:14:13,086 There is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair. 225 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:18,291 Thankfully, fate has blessed me 226 00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:21,494 with yet another Kirk as my first officer. 227 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:24,898 And based on your service record, you are not your father's son. 228 00:14:24,998 --> 00:14:28,835 No fear of battle. You will do just fine. 229 00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:31,939 Thank you, sir. 230 00:14:32,039 --> 00:14:33,282 All right, then, let's get to it. 231 00:14:33,306 --> 00:14:36,610 Have all departments run continuous battle station drills. 232 00:14:36,744 --> 00:14:39,846 Alpha shift around the clock until further notice. Dismissed. 233 00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:52,960 You must be excited to be on your very first landing party. 234 00:14:53,026 --> 00:14:55,328 I personally requested that you join the mission. 235 00:14:55,428 --> 00:14:57,430 I have done dozens of training missions. 236 00:14:57,530 --> 00:15:00,567 This one is no more interesting than any other. 237 00:15:05,605 --> 00:15:06,940 She's so adorable. 238 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,009 Hold. 239 00:15:11,278 --> 00:15:13,013 Not liking this, Captain? 240 00:15:14,314 --> 00:15:16,216 Something feels off. 241 00:15:18,618 --> 00:15:20,887 Phasers at the ready. 242 00:15:20,988 --> 00:15:22,622 Eyes sharp. 243 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,530 What is all this? 244 00:15:35,035 --> 00:15:37,170 This is the source of the signal. 245 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:42,109 Do you recognize this comms equipment? 246 00:15:42,976 --> 00:15:44,344 Most of it's Federation. 247 00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:48,181 But not all. There's Orion, Klingon, Tellarite. 248 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:51,718 - These are weapons. - Enough to outfit a small arm... 249 00:15:52,552 --> 00:15:54,221 The SOS was a trap. 250 00:15:54,321 --> 00:15:56,089 Everyone out now. Move! 251 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:09,402 Get down! Stay low. 252 00:16:09,536 --> 00:16:12,539 Even a near miss can cause severe plasma burns. Go, go! 253 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,908 Our hand phasers are no match for those plasma rifles. 254 00:16:16,043 --> 00:16:17,344 Do we make a break for it? 255 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:18,754 Can't tell which way would get us out of here. 256 00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:20,180 I think that way. 257 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,949 All right, everyone, get ready to move. 258 00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:24,217 Go! 259 00:16:46,073 --> 00:16:49,008 Would you be so kind as to drop your weapons. 260 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:55,848 Thank you. 261 00:16:58,885 --> 00:17:00,920 The admiral wants a xenobiological profile 262 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:02,789 of the enemy. Not much to go on 263 00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:05,023 after the Vaardan attack. 264 00:17:05,125 --> 00:17:08,027 Did you ever feel that Dad was... 265 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:10,563 afraid of command? 266 00:17:10,663 --> 00:17:12,464 I don't know. It's hard to say, really. 267 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:14,334 He was always off on some other assignment. 268 00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:17,170 Most likely he was just afraid of spending time with his family. 269 00:17:19,571 --> 00:17:21,808 Dad's reassignment from Constitution 270 00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:25,011 came right after the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 271 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:29,582 The one that made Simon Reeger a hero. 272 00:17:29,682 --> 00:17:32,519 Yeah, I saw the vid. The book was better. 273 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:35,622 - Ensign. - Aye, sir. 274 00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:38,858 - But why was Dad reassigned? - I don't know. 275 00:17:38,958 --> 00:17:41,060 - Does it matter? - Well... 276 00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:42,462 it should matter to us, Sam. 277 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:46,333 Why? And don't say because he's our father. 278 00:17:46,433 --> 00:17:48,368 He never acted like it. 279 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,670 I've heard stories about Dad. 280 00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,839 Fear was never part of them. 281 00:17:55,007 --> 00:17:56,343 You should talk to the doc. 282 00:17:56,443 --> 00:17:58,077 - Dr. M'Benga? - Yeah. 283 00:17:58,178 --> 00:18:00,018 He was on Constitution at the same time as Dad. 284 00:18:01,548 --> 00:18:04,217 First officer to the bridge. 285 00:18:05,084 --> 00:18:06,519 That's you. 286 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,859 On my way. 287 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:21,834 Kirk, red alert status. 288 00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:23,421 I need my first officer on the bridge. 289 00:18:23,503 --> 00:18:24,904 - Aye, sir. - Admiral, 290 00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:26,539 we are closing in on the trail. 291 00:18:26,639 --> 00:18:28,941 On course for Argus II, a small non-Federation planet. 292 00:18:29,041 --> 00:18:30,953 They haven't changed their heading, so they don't know 293 00:18:30,977 --> 00:18:32,912 - we're here. - Well, let's keep it that way. 294 00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:35,315 Plot a parabolic course to the target. Red alert. 295 00:18:35,415 --> 00:18:37,750 Battle stations. 296 00:18:37,884 --> 00:18:40,420 I'll inform Starfleet Command that we found the invisible ship. 297 00:18:40,487 --> 00:18:41,730 No comms. We're running silent. 298 00:18:41,754 --> 00:18:44,657 Even secure comms can emit a subspace resonance wave. 299 00:18:44,757 --> 00:18:47,093 We have no idea what type of sensors that ship is carrying. 300 00:18:47,194 --> 00:18:48,637 They could turn on us, we'd never know. 301 00:18:48,661 --> 00:18:51,231 Sir, I'm picking up another ship in the area. 302 00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:53,233 A cargo vessel. 303 00:18:55,768 --> 00:18:58,705 Once we enter the vessel's sensor range, we will be revealed. 304 00:18:58,805 --> 00:19:00,573 And lose our tactical advantage. 305 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:01,874 We should jam their comms. 306 00:19:01,974 --> 00:19:03,310 That would still give us away. 307 00:19:03,410 --> 00:19:05,212 We can hold position. Wait until they pass. 308 00:19:05,312 --> 00:19:07,714 They're creeping along at barely above sub-light. 309 00:19:07,780 --> 00:19:09,015 Could take hours. 310 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:10,595 We can't avoid their sensors. 311 00:19:10,650 --> 00:19:13,386 We need to disable their engines and communications. 312 00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:15,622 Arm a torpedo. 313 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:21,628 A torpedo, sir? 314 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:24,631 This mission must remain undetected. 315 00:19:24,731 --> 00:19:27,867 A zero-thrust torpedo just might do the job. 316 00:19:27,934 --> 00:19:29,469 No thrust. 317 00:19:29,602 --> 00:19:31,842 Like throwing a rock. They'll think it's a meteoroid hit. 318 00:19:31,871 --> 00:19:33,740 It's an RM-2 design. 319 00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:36,609 A hit to the warp manifold could disable the ship 320 00:19:36,743 --> 00:19:38,278 as you're suggesting, sir. 321 00:19:38,378 --> 00:19:40,280 RM-2? Must be a pretty old ship. 322 00:19:40,380 --> 00:19:41,981 If it's that old, is there a risk 323 00:19:42,081 --> 00:19:43,816 of accidentally destroying it? 324 00:19:43,950 --> 00:19:45,190 Spock, what do your scans show? 325 00:19:45,218 --> 00:19:48,187 Factoring this vessel's age, there is a 41.4% chance 326 00:19:48,288 --> 00:19:50,223 of structural failure from a torpedo strike. 327 00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:51,758 Sir, that's a pretty big risk. 328 00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:53,326 Should we consider other options? 329 00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:56,605 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, are you confident that you can hit that ship 330 00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:58,130 without destroying it? 331 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:03,570 Yes, sir. 332 00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:05,972 First Officer Kirk, can you give me a good reason 333 00:20:06,072 --> 00:20:09,342 not to trust our tactical officer's abilities? 334 00:20:11,811 --> 00:20:13,179 No, sir. 335 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,782 Very well. Lieutenant, fire. 336 00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:35,335 The cargo vessel is damaged but still intact. 337 00:20:35,435 --> 00:20:38,070 Its engines and comms array are inoperative. 338 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:41,207 Excellent shot, Lieutenant. 339 00:20:41,341 --> 00:20:43,843 - Thank you, Admiral. - Status on the enemy ship? 340 00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:46,112 It's entered Argus II's atmosphere. 341 00:20:46,178 --> 00:20:47,447 But I've lost it. 342 00:20:47,547 --> 00:20:50,149 The planet's ionosphere has dispersed the trail. 343 00:20:50,216 --> 00:20:51,927 Meaning it could have landed anywhere on the surface. 344 00:20:51,951 --> 00:20:55,021 That was our one clean shot, and we missed it 345 00:20:55,121 --> 00:20:57,457 debating the fate of a cargo ship. 346 00:20:57,557 --> 00:20:59,926 Argus II, in all likelihood, is their home base. 347 00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:03,363 But Admiral, we have yet to establish 348 00:21:03,463 --> 00:21:05,365 that it is in fact their home base. 349 00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:07,066 They traveled directly to Argus II 350 00:21:07,166 --> 00:21:08,768 and landed with no resistance. 351 00:21:08,868 --> 00:21:10,846 All due respect, sir, it's an invisible ship. 352 00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:12,430 They may not know it's on their planet. 353 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:15,508 Lieutenant Spock, is it probable for an invisible ship 354 00:21:15,575 --> 00:21:18,311 to become visible during reentry due to 355 00:21:18,411 --> 00:21:19,712 atmospheric friction? 356 00:21:19,812 --> 00:21:21,714 Yes. That is a high probability. 357 00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:23,614 Sir, we can contact Starfleet on a narrow band 358 00:21:23,683 --> 00:21:25,117 to avoid detection. 359 00:21:25,217 --> 00:21:27,354 They can send a fleet to blockade the planet. 360 00:21:27,454 --> 00:21:29,255 Would a blockade work? 361 00:21:29,356 --> 00:21:31,924 Unlikely. If the cloaked ship were to leave the planet, 362 00:21:32,058 --> 00:21:35,094 our sensors would only detect its residual ionized wake. 363 00:21:35,194 --> 00:21:36,914 Its wake? So the ship would already be gone. 364 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:38,196 Precisely. Which is why 365 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:39,599 I would suggest an alternative. 366 00:21:39,699 --> 00:21:41,410 A covert landing party would be able to scan 367 00:21:41,434 --> 00:21:43,546 - more precisely than we can. - What if it takes off 368 00:21:43,570 --> 00:21:46,373 while we're searching the surface? No. 369 00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:48,508 We'd risk losing them for good. 370 00:21:48,575 --> 00:21:50,610 We must make certain that ship... 371 00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:56,282 We must make certain that ship never leaves the planet. 372 00:21:57,083 --> 00:21:59,919 Admiral, what are you proposing? 373 00:22:01,253 --> 00:22:02,689 As... 374 00:22:02,755 --> 00:22:05,291 painful a choice as this is, 375 00:22:05,392 --> 00:22:08,127 I only see one option. 376 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:10,763 Let the log show that on this stardate, 377 00:22:10,863 --> 00:22:15,802 I'm authorizing the implementation of General Order 24. 378 00:22:16,603 --> 00:22:18,571 When we arrive at Argus II, the entire 379 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:21,508 inhabited surface of the planet... 380 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:25,211 ...will be destroyed. 381 00:22:39,826 --> 00:22:41,303 Admiral, as you know, 382 00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:44,330 General Order 24 is a directive of last resort. 383 00:22:44,431 --> 00:22:46,098 This isn't an easy decision. 384 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:48,935 Without knowing the precise location of that invisible ship, 385 00:22:49,035 --> 00:22:50,437 it is the only choice. 386 00:22:50,503 --> 00:22:53,673 - What if the... - My order stands. 387 00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:55,808 Sir, what if the planet's occupants 388 00:22:55,908 --> 00:23:00,079 are reluctant collaborators? What if they're being forced to cooperate? 389 00:23:00,179 --> 00:23:01,579 How many life signs on the surface? 390 00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:02,849 Five thousand souls, sir. 391 00:23:02,949 --> 00:23:06,352 And who knows how many shielded enemy ships and combatants. 392 00:23:06,453 --> 00:23:10,289 Five thousand to save a thousand times that many. 393 00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:13,460 A math no one should ever have to do. 394 00:23:13,526 --> 00:23:17,163 The math of command with which we are charged. 395 00:23:17,263 --> 00:23:20,633 Sir, as first officer, my job is to provide viable options. 396 00:23:20,733 --> 00:23:23,202 We can brainstorm alternatives. Probes... 397 00:23:23,335 --> 00:23:26,372 Five million people were killed by that ship. 398 00:23:26,439 --> 00:23:28,340 I have no intention of allowing it to escape 399 00:23:28,407 --> 00:23:32,244 to claim more innocent families. 400 00:23:34,013 --> 00:23:36,449 Admiral, all I'm saying 401 00:23:36,583 --> 00:23:39,185 is that there must be a middle ground. 402 00:23:39,285 --> 00:23:41,253 If war has taught me anything, it's taught me that 403 00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:44,323 the middle ground is where most people die. 404 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,596 Maybe you should go and think about that. 405 00:23:50,697 --> 00:23:52,331 Dismissed. 406 00:25:16,282 --> 00:25:17,984 Joseph. 407 00:25:18,084 --> 00:25:20,519 Commander. Are you all right? 408 00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:23,455 You served with Admiral Reeger and my father on Constitution. 409 00:25:23,556 --> 00:25:24,791 That's right. 410 00:25:24,857 --> 00:25:27,126 Did you know that he had a wife and two daughters? 411 00:25:27,226 --> 00:25:28,861 Yes. 412 00:25:29,696 --> 00:25:31,297 They were killed on Vaardan. 413 00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:34,000 Killed by the enemy ship that we are hunting. 414 00:25:35,201 --> 00:25:37,136 Privacy. 415 00:25:37,236 --> 00:25:39,939 I know. A terrible tragedy. 416 00:25:40,873 --> 00:25:43,576 Commander, what are you struggling with? 417 00:25:44,711 --> 00:25:46,813 Could Admiral Reeger's orders 418 00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:49,481 be emotionally compromised by his personal loss? 419 00:25:49,582 --> 00:25:52,318 Without a proper examination, it would be unethical for me 420 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:54,020 to offer a medical opinion. 421 00:25:54,086 --> 00:25:56,889 He's implementing General Order 24. 422 00:25:56,989 --> 00:25:59,291 If this mission is about revenge, 423 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:01,260 then you need to declare him unfit. 424 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:02,561 That would be true. 425 00:26:02,695 --> 00:26:04,396 But I assume you're familiar 426 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,465 with Starfleet's code of conduct on this subject? 427 00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,067 A captain's actions must make him 428 00:26:08,167 --> 00:26:10,036 unable to perform the duties of command. 429 00:26:10,102 --> 00:26:11,871 This must be documented, witnessed, 430 00:26:11,971 --> 00:26:13,172 and medically verifiable. 431 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:16,709 Why did my father leave his command? 432 00:26:16,776 --> 00:26:19,378 I need to know who I'm dealing with here. 433 00:26:21,648 --> 00:26:24,951 You are dealing with a man for whom mission is everything. 434 00:26:25,051 --> 00:26:27,787 After the war, Starfleet made him an admiral. 435 00:26:27,887 --> 00:26:30,957 Some say it was to acknowledge his service. 436 00:26:31,090 --> 00:26:33,092 Others that it was to move him 437 00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:35,862 off the bridge of a ship. 438 00:26:35,928 --> 00:26:37,730 And what do you say? 439 00:26:40,266 --> 00:26:42,168 Proceed with caution, James. 440 00:26:53,545 --> 00:26:58,250 There's one thing I have always loved about Starfleet. 441 00:26:58,317 --> 00:26:59,819 The uniforms. 442 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:01,954 Usually so crisp, so clean. 443 00:27:02,088 --> 00:27:03,455 I hope that never changes. 444 00:27:03,589 --> 00:27:04,891 Just tell me what you want. 445 00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:08,160 What I want is your help calibrating my comms gear 446 00:27:08,260 --> 00:27:11,497 to mimic Federation transit signals. 447 00:27:11,597 --> 00:27:14,100 That way, we can transport our goods 448 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:15,735 unmolested by Starfleet. 449 00:27:15,802 --> 00:27:19,839 The deal for you is simple: your help buys your freedom. 450 00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:21,640 My counter. 451 00:27:21,741 --> 00:27:25,277 Whatever your buyers are offering for your goods, I'll double it. 452 00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:27,814 And I'll save you the trouble of smuggling them. 453 00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,416 Well... 454 00:27:30,516 --> 00:27:32,151 Oh. 455 00:27:34,954 --> 00:27:36,689 Double? 456 00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:41,093 Would you guarantee that we can leave without being pursued for detaining you? 457 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:46,032 Let's just say, um... you'll have a fair head start. 458 00:27:50,102 --> 00:27:55,041 I'm sure my compatriots would happily agree. 459 00:27:56,375 --> 00:27:59,311 You know, if we were negotiating. 460 00:28:03,315 --> 00:28:06,018 Easy, easy. Down slow. Down slow. 461 00:28:06,118 --> 00:28:08,220 The crystals here are highly toxic. 462 00:28:08,354 --> 00:28:10,823 The female doesn't have long to live. 463 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:11,923 Hey! 464 00:28:11,991 --> 00:28:13,459 Easy. 465 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:15,661 I need my medkit. 466 00:28:15,762 --> 00:28:17,129 I'm sure you do. 467 00:28:17,229 --> 00:28:21,868 And I'll happily give it to you when your captain agrees to help me. 468 00:28:21,968 --> 00:28:24,370 When you're ready, Captain. 469 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:50,162 Targeting status? 470 00:28:50,262 --> 00:28:52,007 The planet surface has been mapped and targeted. 471 00:28:52,031 --> 00:28:55,401 Phasers have been realigned for an orbital barrage. 472 00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:07,579 I know. 473 00:29:07,713 --> 00:29:09,748 What we are about to do... 474 00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:11,784 ...is hard. 475 00:29:11,884 --> 00:29:14,854 I just want to say how impressed I am by this crew. 476 00:29:14,921 --> 00:29:17,824 Captain Pike has assembled a starship 477 00:29:17,924 --> 00:29:21,093 that is more than worthy of the Federation flag. 478 00:29:22,094 --> 00:29:25,431 And Lieutenant Ortegas, excellent stealth flying. 479 00:29:25,531 --> 00:29:27,333 Thank you, sir. 480 00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:30,502 I've matched solar wind speed to avoid tripping any planetary sensors. 481 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,139 ETA to targeting range, Lieutenant? 482 00:29:33,272 --> 00:29:34,573 Nineteen minutes, sir. 483 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,910 Engineering, I want to increase phaser power by routing it through the warp core. 484 00:29:37,977 --> 00:29:39,778 Little trick I learned during the war. 485 00:29:39,879 --> 00:29:42,214 Aye, sir. Right away. 486 00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,383 Using the engines to supercharge the phasers. 487 00:29:44,483 --> 00:29:45,885 That's great. 488 00:29:45,952 --> 00:29:48,654 Sir, is that how you defeated the Klingons at Reticuli? 489 00:29:48,754 --> 00:29:50,923 One starship against four D7s. 490 00:29:51,023 --> 00:29:53,525 I don't want to relive the war, I just... 491 00:29:54,493 --> 00:29:55,962 I wish I'd seen that. 492 00:29:56,062 --> 00:30:00,466 In those moments, you have to think fast, improvise. 493 00:30:00,566 --> 00:30:02,601 That is the job. 494 00:30:04,736 --> 00:30:08,875 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, I want you to oversee the phaser upgrade. 495 00:30:09,775 --> 00:30:13,812 Sir, what if the enemy ship suddenly shows itself? 496 00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,814 You'll want the lieutenant standing ready. 497 00:30:16,615 --> 00:30:19,085 - I can handle the upgrade. - Hmm. 498 00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:24,390 Go. 499 00:30:38,137 --> 00:30:39,838 Scotty. How's it going? 500 00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:42,084 Giving me a wee bit of trouble with the power differentials, 501 00:30:42,108 --> 00:30:44,343 but I'll have it for you in no time, Commander. 502 00:30:44,443 --> 00:30:47,579 Tell me, Scotty, is it possible that increasing power 503 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:49,119 through the warp core could burn out 504 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:50,883 - the phaser couplings? - Oh, not likely. 505 00:30:50,983 --> 00:30:53,962 This ship has more redundancies than the lights on my granny's Christmas tree. 506 00:30:53,986 --> 00:30:56,455 What if bridge controls are damaged? 507 00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:59,458 Can the phasers be controlled from another location? 508 00:30:59,525 --> 00:31:01,193 Uh, two places. 509 00:31:01,293 --> 00:31:02,828 Engineering, naturally. 510 00:31:02,929 --> 00:31:04,696 And the phaser power junction. 511 00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:06,498 But with me rerouting phasers, 512 00:31:06,565 --> 00:31:09,268 power junction's a veritable sauna. That is, 513 00:31:09,368 --> 00:31:12,638 if you had a sauna filled with energized nadion particles. 514 00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:14,606 Eh, radioactive. 515 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:16,142 You know, bad for your skin? 516 00:31:16,242 --> 00:31:18,710 Actually, not a good sauna at all. 517 00:31:21,647 --> 00:31:23,315 Thanks, Scotty. 518 00:31:25,084 --> 00:31:27,253 Sir? 519 00:31:28,754 --> 00:31:30,189 Sir? 520 00:31:30,256 --> 00:31:31,557 Uh... 521 00:31:31,657 --> 00:31:33,159 It's a bluff, right? 522 00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:37,196 The admiral's not really gonna wipe out a planet, is he? 523 00:31:47,073 --> 00:31:49,008 Breathe, breathe. 524 00:31:49,108 --> 00:31:52,611 I am so sorry. I should've never brought you on this mission. 525 00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,180 We were lucky she's Vulcan. 526 00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:55,914 How is she? 527 00:31:58,985 --> 00:32:02,454 Her tissue is undergoing some kind of crystalizing necrosis. 528 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:06,425 I need a cellular regenerator to have, like, any hope of reversing it. 529 00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:08,570 We're overdue for our check-in. 530 00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:10,962 - Where's La'An with a security team? - I don't know. 531 00:32:11,030 --> 00:32:12,764 Captain. 532 00:32:12,864 --> 00:32:14,200 We have to do something. 533 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,635 Look, we need to keep our heads right now. 534 00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:19,205 We can't give those mercenaries anything that they want. 535 00:32:19,305 --> 00:32:21,040 Remember your training. 536 00:32:24,977 --> 00:32:27,546 Oh, dear. She doesn't look well. 537 00:32:27,646 --> 00:32:30,983 Now, I'm guessing that you're planning to do more than just smuggle goods. 538 00:32:31,083 --> 00:32:32,551 This moon's on a major trade route. 539 00:32:32,651 --> 00:32:36,088 With those frequencies, Federation ships would be an easy target for piracy. 540 00:32:36,155 --> 00:32:37,623 So suspicious. 541 00:32:37,756 --> 00:32:39,625 You must have Andorian blood in your family. 542 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:42,728 My offer still stands. Double. 543 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:46,608 And... we'll take you wherever it is that you want to go. 544 00:32:46,632 --> 00:32:47,899 No questions asked. 545 00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:50,269 Oh, let's be honest, there's always questions. 546 00:32:50,369 --> 00:32:52,671 But that's not your fault. It's just human nature. 547 00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:54,340 Why are you doing this? 548 00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:57,243 Andoria is one of the founding members of the Federation. 549 00:32:57,343 --> 00:32:59,411 I'm a profiteer, not a politician. 550 00:32:59,511 --> 00:33:03,749 I find the diplomatic viewpoint of my people to be woefully naive. 551 00:33:03,849 --> 00:33:08,087 But I do believe that suffering shouldn't happen alone. 552 00:33:08,187 --> 00:33:09,821 No! 553 00:33:09,955 --> 00:33:11,590 I see we have a volunteer. 554 00:33:11,690 --> 00:33:13,359 Please, help her. 555 00:33:13,492 --> 00:33:14,893 I don't want her to die here, 556 00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:18,564 - not like this. - The choice is your captain's. 557 00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:27,773 I'm our ship's communications officer. 558 00:33:27,873 --> 00:33:30,876 I can configure your equipment to mimic Starfleet transit frequencies. 559 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:32,444 - Ensign. - What are you doing? 560 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:35,181 Ensign, you are to do nothing that will help these mercenaries. 561 00:33:35,281 --> 00:33:37,025 - That's an order. - I'm sorry, Captain. 562 00:33:37,049 --> 00:33:40,286 But here, in this cave, my orders don't matter. 563 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:41,687 A'Sha is my responsibility. 564 00:33:41,787 --> 00:33:43,489 I won't let her die on some unnamed moon. 565 00:33:43,589 --> 00:33:48,394 So I'll help you if you give us our medical gear so we can heal her. 566 00:33:48,494 --> 00:33:50,129 Excellent. 567 00:33:50,229 --> 00:33:54,333 And I'll give you your medkit after you configure my comms. 568 00:33:55,033 --> 00:33:56,735 But I suggest you work fast. 569 00:33:56,835 --> 00:33:58,237 Your comrade's turning blue. 570 00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:00,072 And not in a good way. 571 00:34:10,382 --> 00:34:11,717 Closing on target, Admiral. 572 00:34:11,817 --> 00:34:13,351 We'll be in range in nine minutes. 573 00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:15,521 Run a status check. 574 00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:17,565 Make sure all nonessential frequencies have been 575 00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:19,425 - cleared for battle stations. - Aye, sir. 576 00:34:21,527 --> 00:34:23,195 Kirk. 577 00:34:25,030 --> 00:34:26,431 Step back from the comm. 578 00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:29,235 Sir, is there a problem? 579 00:34:30,369 --> 00:34:33,972 Play the comms packet that the first officer was about to transmit. 580 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:38,543 Starfleet Command, priority message from USS Enterprise. 581 00:34:38,643 --> 00:34:40,612 Need immediate authority to relieve 582 00:34:40,712 --> 00:34:42,581 Admiral Simon Reeger of command. 583 00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:44,550 The fates of many innocent lives are at stake 584 00:34:44,616 --> 00:34:46,561 - due to the hastened implementation... - That's enough. 585 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:48,187 I know what I said. 586 00:34:49,288 --> 00:34:52,491 This mission isn't about the Federation. 587 00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:57,629 This is about your personal need for revenge. 588 00:35:03,068 --> 00:35:05,137 This is personal. 589 00:35:07,406 --> 00:35:10,342 My family was killed by that ship. 590 00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:15,481 But so were five million other innocent people. 591 00:35:15,581 --> 00:35:18,217 This mission is not about avenging the dead, 592 00:35:18,317 --> 00:35:19,918 it's about safeguarding the living. 593 00:35:20,018 --> 00:35:22,988 That is our duty as Starfleet officers. 594 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,891 Something I think it seems you have forgotten. 595 00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:30,329 Lieutenant Spock, I'm promoting you to first officer. 596 00:35:30,429 --> 00:35:32,731 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, place Lieutenant Commander Kirk 597 00:35:32,831 --> 00:35:37,536 under arrest for the dereliction of duty and get him the hell off of my bridge. 598 00:36:06,031 --> 00:36:08,267 I'm sorry to be the one doing this. 599 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:10,669 La'An, listen to me. 600 00:36:10,736 --> 00:36:13,205 Do you honestly think that Reeger's doing the right thing? 601 00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:14,740 What the admiral said was clear. 602 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,976 But this isn't about what he said, it's about his state of mind. 603 00:36:18,777 --> 00:36:21,913 We both know how easy it is to lose perspective. 604 00:36:25,551 --> 00:36:26,985 Look... 605 00:36:27,052 --> 00:36:30,055 the power of a starship makes it... 606 00:36:30,155 --> 00:36:31,990 too easy to destroy. 607 00:36:32,057 --> 00:36:33,492 Believe me, I know. 608 00:36:33,592 --> 00:36:35,561 The weapons that we have here are dispassionate. 609 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:39,698 They don't get hurt or scared or want revenge, but we do. 610 00:36:39,798 --> 00:36:43,669 But what we are about to do cannot be taken back. 611 00:36:43,735 --> 00:36:46,905 Yes, justice is owed to all those who have been killed, 612 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:50,008 but wanting a solution to be right doesn't make it right. 613 00:36:50,075 --> 00:36:54,112 We know nothing about this planet that we are about to burn. 614 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,014 I have reservations. 615 00:36:56,114 --> 00:36:59,117 The evidence is circumstantial. 616 00:36:59,251 --> 00:37:01,853 But these are orders right now. 617 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:04,856 You know I haven't always been in control, 618 00:37:04,956 --> 00:37:08,660 but when it comes to security, I know how to do my job, so I do it. 619 00:37:10,596 --> 00:37:11,797 Go on. 620 00:37:23,174 --> 00:37:25,076 Nice watch, by the way. 621 00:37:25,176 --> 00:37:26,312 Where'd you get it? 622 00:37:26,445 --> 00:37:28,780 Also, isn't that a man's watch? 623 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:29,948 I, um... 624 00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:34,920 Sorry. But you did stab me. 625 00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:55,574 I know what you did. 626 00:37:55,674 --> 00:37:57,409 Your SOS signal was specifically designed 627 00:37:57,476 --> 00:37:59,578 to lure in a Federation ship. 628 00:38:00,479 --> 00:38:04,282 Starfleet officers are easily betrayed by their savior complex. 629 00:38:04,350 --> 00:38:08,687 The dying Vulcan... is she more than just your responsibility? 630 00:38:08,787 --> 00:38:11,056 Is she also your friend? 631 00:38:14,192 --> 00:38:17,329 I'm truly sorry you have to watch your friend suffer. 632 00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:19,865 Then why threaten any of us at all? 633 00:38:19,965 --> 00:38:21,767 I have no love for Vulcans. 634 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:24,169 But I do respect their devotion to logic. 635 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,772 No, my issue with humans... 636 00:38:26,838 --> 00:38:28,840 is your hypocrisy. 637 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:31,810 Oh, take Starfleet. 638 00:38:31,877 --> 00:38:34,646 You believe that reason, 639 00:38:34,746 --> 00:38:38,183 cooperation, understanding and intelligence 640 00:38:38,283 --> 00:38:39,851 are the path to progress. 641 00:38:39,985 --> 00:38:46,124 But at your core, one simple truth still drives you. 642 00:38:46,191 --> 00:38:47,959 Your fear of death. 643 00:38:49,194 --> 00:38:54,566 You fear it so much, you'll betray your beliefs, 644 00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:57,836 your promises and your sacred oaths, 645 00:38:57,903 --> 00:38:59,771 - just as you're doing now. - I'm helping you 646 00:38:59,871 --> 00:39:01,873 because I don't want anyone to die. 647 00:39:03,108 --> 00:39:06,044 I had a friend who was Andorian. 648 00:39:06,144 --> 00:39:10,749 He taught me ushaan, the Andorian word for honor. 649 00:39:10,849 --> 00:39:15,387 I want your ushaan that you will free us when I'm done. 650 00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:20,058 Once I have what I want, there's no reason to hold you. 651 00:39:20,158 --> 00:39:22,461 You have my word. 652 00:39:22,561 --> 00:39:25,263 As an Andorian. 653 00:39:32,504 --> 00:39:35,340 Jim, what the hell is going on? 654 00:39:35,364 --> 00:39:38,243 I disabled the ship's internal surveillance, bought myself some time. 655 00:39:38,343 --> 00:39:40,463 I need to get to Engineering to shut down the phasers, 656 00:39:40,546 --> 00:39:43,715 but to do that, I need you to do me a favor. 657 00:39:43,782 --> 00:39:44,683 No. 658 00:39:44,750 --> 00:39:46,518 Jim, you're the reckless one. 659 00:39:46,585 --> 00:39:47,753 I'm the sensible one, okay? 660 00:39:47,853 --> 00:39:51,289 - I've got a family to think about. - Yeah, well, so did Dad. 661 00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:54,325 Do you know when Dad's career started to stall? 662 00:39:54,426 --> 00:39:57,996 Around the same time Admiral Reeger's started to take off. 663 00:39:58,096 --> 00:39:59,397 Yeah. 664 00:39:59,465 --> 00:40:01,633 - Strange coincidence, huh? - I had the same thought. 665 00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:03,268 So I accessed the declassified comms 666 00:40:03,401 --> 00:40:05,203 that Dad sent home during the war. 667 00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:07,606 That's the last one. Look at the log ID. 668 00:40:09,407 --> 00:40:11,510 Acting captain of the Constitution? 669 00:40:13,211 --> 00:40:15,313 Wait, how is that possible? I've never heard anything 670 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:16,948 about Dad commanding a starship. 671 00:40:17,048 --> 00:40:19,350 Look at the date. It's right after 672 00:40:19,451 --> 00:40:21,587 the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 673 00:40:21,687 --> 00:40:23,522 Could it be a mistake? 674 00:40:24,590 --> 00:40:26,758 - Or maybe not. - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 675 00:40:26,858 --> 00:40:28,527 Where you going? 676 00:40:29,695 --> 00:40:31,362 Engineering. 677 00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:37,936 I want plausible deniability. 678 00:40:38,003 --> 00:40:40,371 Like when we were kids. 679 00:40:41,807 --> 00:40:44,342 Don't tempt me with a good time. 680 00:40:49,681 --> 00:40:52,684 I see you and Jim finally talked. 681 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:56,187 I can't believe he stunned me. 682 00:40:59,491 --> 00:41:01,359 Easy. You should take a minute. 683 00:41:01,459 --> 00:41:03,662 No, no. Time is what he's counting on. 684 00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:05,697 You two, with me. 685 00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,051 I've got a lock on his biosignature. 686 00:41:26,184 --> 00:41:28,019 He's heading for Engineering. 687 00:41:30,388 --> 00:41:31,957 Stop there. 688 00:41:32,057 --> 00:41:33,291 Turn around. 689 00:41:35,961 --> 00:41:37,863 What is going on? 690 00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:40,198 Jim forced me here at phaserpoint 691 00:41:40,298 --> 00:41:43,101 and then he clocked me. 692 00:41:45,036 --> 00:41:47,338 What? Please note the eye. 693 00:41:47,405 --> 00:41:48,740 Is it yellow or purple? 694 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:50,208 It's purple, isn't it? 695 00:41:51,577 --> 00:41:52,644 Familial DNA. 696 00:41:52,711 --> 00:41:54,245 Kirk tweaked the biosensors 697 00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:56,682 just enough to send us after you instead of him. 698 00:41:56,748 --> 00:41:57,983 Really? No. No, no, no, no, 699 00:41:58,049 --> 00:42:00,586 he-he's not smart enough to do that. 700 00:42:03,154 --> 00:42:05,223 - You shouldn't be in here. - I know. 701 00:42:05,323 --> 00:42:07,659 I used my authorization to search your medical logs 702 00:42:07,726 --> 00:42:09,394 from Constitution during the war. 703 00:42:09,494 --> 00:42:13,298 Captain Reeger suffered a traumatic brain injury 704 00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:16,568 at the start of the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 705 00:42:16,668 --> 00:42:18,069 He needed emergency surgery. 706 00:42:18,169 --> 00:42:21,072 A patient's medical records are confidential. 707 00:42:21,206 --> 00:42:23,041 The Constitution's log 708 00:42:23,108 --> 00:42:26,111 shows Reeger still in command during the battle. 709 00:42:26,211 --> 00:42:28,346 How is that possible? 710 00:42:28,413 --> 00:42:29,915 Why the discrepancy? 711 00:42:30,048 --> 00:42:31,917 Who was really in command? 712 00:42:32,017 --> 00:42:34,653 Jim, think about what you are doing. 713 00:42:34,753 --> 00:42:36,121 This is mutiny. 714 00:42:36,254 --> 00:42:38,132 I understand the importance of the chain of command. 715 00:42:38,156 --> 00:42:40,859 But there's duty, there's following orders, 716 00:42:40,926 --> 00:42:42,327 and there's right and wrong. 717 00:42:42,427 --> 00:42:44,696 And killing an entire planet 718 00:42:44,796 --> 00:42:46,632 - is wrong. - Open doors! 719 00:42:48,033 --> 00:42:49,343 - Jim. Jim! - Stop! 720 00:42:49,367 --> 00:42:51,269 We are four minutes from target. 721 00:42:51,402 --> 00:42:53,080 Whatever you're trying to do, it's too late. 722 00:42:53,104 --> 00:42:54,673 There's nowhere for you to go. 723 00:42:54,773 --> 00:42:57,008 Well, that's not precisely true. 724 00:42:59,244 --> 00:43:00,846 Damn it. 725 00:43:08,153 --> 00:43:10,789 - Finish it. - I'm nearly there. 726 00:43:13,792 --> 00:43:15,861 You used to be Starfleet, hmm? 727 00:43:15,961 --> 00:43:18,563 That's how you know so much about our comms protocols. 728 00:43:18,664 --> 00:43:20,131 Yes. 729 00:43:20,231 --> 00:43:25,336 I was dishonorably discharged for insubordination by my human commander. 730 00:43:25,436 --> 00:43:26,738 That's why you hate humans. 731 00:43:26,805 --> 00:43:28,439 I am indifferent to humans. 732 00:43:28,506 --> 00:43:30,652 However, I do feel the galaxy wouldn't miss your species. 733 00:43:30,676 --> 00:43:34,045 There. It's operational. 734 00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:36,314 Very good. 735 00:43:36,447 --> 00:43:37,816 You know, 736 00:43:37,916 --> 00:43:40,686 your captain was right about the issue of piracy. 737 00:43:40,819 --> 00:43:41,987 I needed a ship. 738 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:45,824 And now, with these codes, you've given me yours. 739 00:43:45,924 --> 00:43:48,459 So do the honor. 740 00:44:12,217 --> 00:44:14,619 - Scotty. - I'm correcting the biosensors, 741 00:44:14,686 --> 00:44:17,322 locating the proper Kirk now. 742 00:44:17,422 --> 00:44:18,489 There he is. 743 00:44:18,589 --> 00:44:19,891 Oh, no, that's not good. 744 00:44:19,991 --> 00:44:21,502 What is he doing in the phaser power junction? 745 00:44:21,526 --> 00:44:22,770 I told him it's dangerous in there. 746 00:44:22,794 --> 00:44:25,263 - Beam him out right now. - Yeah. 747 00:44:28,033 --> 00:44:29,534 James. 748 00:44:32,904 --> 00:44:35,606 James. 749 00:44:37,642 --> 00:44:39,344 Wait, come on. 750 00:44:41,446 --> 00:44:43,048 Scotty, send M'Benga to the ready room. 751 00:44:43,181 --> 00:44:44,649 Okay. 752 00:44:49,320 --> 00:44:50,889 Thank you, Lieutenant. 753 00:44:50,989 --> 00:44:53,992 Confirm phaser banks are still operational. 754 00:45:01,967 --> 00:45:05,403 He should have been brought to sickbay, not here. 755 00:45:05,503 --> 00:45:06,671 He'll be fine. 756 00:45:06,772 --> 00:45:10,375 Tell me, was this worth a court-martial? 757 00:45:10,441 --> 00:45:12,878 To save innocent lives? Yes. 758 00:45:12,978 --> 00:45:14,112 And what if you're wrong? 759 00:45:14,245 --> 00:45:15,613 What if they are not innocent? 760 00:45:15,747 --> 00:45:17,415 Bridge, Admiral. We're in range. 761 00:45:17,515 --> 00:45:19,350 Weapons are nominal, in the green. 762 00:45:19,417 --> 00:45:23,755 On this day I will not be undermined by the presumptions of yet another Kirk. 763 00:45:23,855 --> 00:45:26,825 Bring him. I want him to see what needs to be done. 764 00:46:57,282 --> 00:47:01,219 Ushaan is a code of honor for duels to the death. 765 00:47:03,354 --> 00:47:04,522 How fitting. 766 00:48:02,380 --> 00:48:04,315 - You took a huge risk. - I know. 767 00:48:04,382 --> 00:48:07,518 - I'm just glad it worked. - I remembered my training. 768 00:48:10,855 --> 00:48:13,291 All targets are locked, Admiral. 769 00:48:13,358 --> 00:48:15,560 Standing by on your order. 770 00:48:15,660 --> 00:48:17,528 Spock, what's the planet's population? 771 00:48:17,628 --> 00:48:19,664 5,321. 772 00:48:20,798 --> 00:48:24,235 That's how many people you're about to kill, Admiral. 773 00:48:25,836 --> 00:48:28,673 There's no other way to do this? 774 00:48:29,674 --> 00:48:32,543 The enemy needs to know that their aggression 775 00:48:32,677 --> 00:48:34,512 will not go unanswered. 776 00:48:34,612 --> 00:48:36,814 We need to hit them hard. 777 00:48:36,881 --> 00:48:39,517 We need to make them bleed! 778 00:48:42,053 --> 00:48:45,356 That's called military deterrence. 779 00:48:46,357 --> 00:48:49,027 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh... 780 00:48:50,695 --> 00:48:52,263 ...commence firing! 781 00:48:53,264 --> 00:48:55,700 Belay that order! If La'An fires, 782 00:48:55,766 --> 00:48:57,068 Enterprise will be destroyed. 783 00:48:57,168 --> 00:49:00,368 While I was in the phaser power junction, I changed the power distribution codes. 784 00:49:00,405 --> 00:49:01,725 What does that mean? Engineering? 785 00:49:01,806 --> 00:49:03,484 Uh, firing without the proper codes is bad. 786 00:49:03,508 --> 00:49:07,512 Very bad. An energy imbalance could rupture the core and blow up the ship. 787 00:49:07,578 --> 00:49:10,081 Give me those codes. 788 00:49:17,989 --> 00:49:19,424 That's an order. 789 00:49:19,524 --> 00:49:20,958 No, sir. 790 00:49:21,826 --> 00:49:26,131 Give me those codes or I swear as God is my witness, 791 00:49:26,264 --> 00:49:28,266 I will not just see you court-martialed 792 00:49:28,366 --> 00:49:30,368 but your brother Sam as well. I know he helped you. 793 00:49:30,468 --> 00:49:32,770 Those codes, Kirk, now. 794 00:49:32,870 --> 00:49:34,205 No, sir. 795 00:49:34,305 --> 00:49:36,674 Admiral, you need to calm down. 796 00:49:38,343 --> 00:49:40,378 Ah, stay at your posts! 797 00:49:42,213 --> 00:49:45,483 Give me those codes. 798 00:49:47,085 --> 00:49:49,454 Admiral, I have looked into James Kirk's mind. 799 00:49:49,554 --> 00:49:51,222 Violence will only galvanize his resolve. 800 00:49:51,289 --> 00:49:53,691 Oh, you've looked into his mind? Well, good. 801 00:49:53,791 --> 00:49:55,960 Why don't you mind-meld with him 802 00:49:56,061 --> 00:49:57,962 and rip those codes out of his head? 803 00:49:58,063 --> 00:50:00,331 I respectfully refuse. 804 00:50:04,069 --> 00:50:07,672 Give me those codes or I will burn a hole 805 00:50:07,805 --> 00:50:10,941 through your skull. 806 00:50:12,177 --> 00:50:14,545 You said, in the chair there's no hiding who you are. 807 00:50:15,613 --> 00:50:17,782 Well, George Kirk wasn't afraid of command, was he? 808 00:50:17,882 --> 00:50:21,452 You were injured at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 809 00:50:21,552 --> 00:50:25,390 My father fought the Klingons and evacuated the medical base, not you. 810 00:50:25,490 --> 00:50:28,193 But you altered the logs and you took the credit. 811 00:50:28,293 --> 00:50:29,860 I saved his career! 812 00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:31,762 He had no right to take that chair. 813 00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:34,599 My chair. I was fine. 814 00:50:34,699 --> 00:50:37,868 I was going to be fine! 815 00:50:38,002 --> 00:50:39,704 I would have triumphed, won that day. 816 00:50:39,837 --> 00:50:42,640 Yes, Constitution was damaged. 817 00:50:42,707 --> 00:50:44,027 But another ship would have come. 818 00:50:44,142 --> 00:50:46,711 All I needed was time to withdraw, regroup. 819 00:50:46,844 --> 00:50:49,314 - That's all. - You were incapacitated 820 00:50:49,380 --> 00:50:51,349 in the middle of a battle. If you had withdrawn, 821 00:50:51,449 --> 00:50:53,118 your ship would have been destroyed. 822 00:50:53,218 --> 00:50:55,286 You don't know that. You were not there. 823 00:50:55,386 --> 00:50:58,456 What I know is that George Kirk is the real hero, 824 00:50:58,523 --> 00:51:00,558 and you have been punishing him for it ever since. 825 00:51:00,658 --> 00:51:03,294 You made sure that he never got his own ship. 826 00:51:03,361 --> 00:51:05,263 You're damn right! 827 00:51:07,298 --> 00:51:09,534 That was my ship. 828 00:51:09,634 --> 00:51:11,736 My mission. 829 00:51:12,637 --> 00:51:15,240 My victory. 830 00:51:16,874 --> 00:51:17,708 No. 831 00:51:17,842 --> 00:51:19,910 It was his. My father's. 832 00:51:20,044 --> 00:51:22,347 I am my father's son. 833 00:51:25,816 --> 00:51:27,852 I think you're bluffing. 834 00:51:28,719 --> 00:51:33,324 I doubt you have the engineering skills 835 00:51:33,424 --> 00:51:34,992 to change those codes. 836 00:51:35,059 --> 00:51:37,928 - Stand down, Admiral. - No. 837 00:51:38,763 --> 00:51:40,398 Hmm? 838 00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:43,234 No. 839 00:51:48,239 --> 00:51:52,109 I don't give a damn... 840 00:51:54,078 --> 00:51:55,780 ...what anyone says! 841 00:51:58,616 --> 00:52:04,389 I'm killing those bastards who murdered my family. 842 00:52:06,424 --> 00:52:07,892 Admiral Reeger, 843 00:52:07,958 --> 00:52:11,362 in accordance with Starfleet order 104, section C, 844 00:52:11,429 --> 00:52:13,564 I am certifying you as unfit 845 00:52:13,631 --> 00:52:15,466 and immediately relieving you of command. 846 00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,368 - Hmm. Hmm, hmm. - Admiral. 847 00:52:28,879 --> 00:52:30,448 He will be fine. 848 00:52:30,548 --> 00:52:33,584 Computer, cancel the implementation of General Order 24. 849 00:52:33,684 --> 00:52:35,386 All battle stations stand down. 850 00:52:35,486 --> 00:52:36,687 Aye, sir. 851 00:52:40,391 --> 00:52:42,593 I was bluffing. 852 00:52:58,676 --> 00:53:01,246 We've recovered the comms gear and stolen weapons from the surface. 853 00:53:01,270 --> 00:53:03,790 Security's captured the other mercenaries. They're in the brig. 854 00:53:03,814 --> 00:53:05,650 Good. And the enemy ship? 855 00:53:05,750 --> 00:53:07,685 We detected a dissipating gamma ray trail, 856 00:53:07,785 --> 00:53:10,321 indicating that the cloaked ship has already left Argus II. 857 00:53:10,421 --> 00:53:11,622 Can we follow it? 858 00:53:11,689 --> 00:53:14,759 Unfortunately, the trail is too degraded for our sensors to track. 859 00:53:14,825 --> 00:53:19,264 This is exactly what I was trying to prevent. 860 00:53:22,800 --> 00:53:27,071 I... don't know what happened. 861 00:53:29,840 --> 00:53:31,509 I'm... 862 00:53:32,477 --> 00:53:35,513 I'm not like that. 863 00:53:55,466 --> 00:53:57,234 A drug. 864 00:53:57,368 --> 00:53:58,969 That's how you did it. 865 00:53:59,069 --> 00:54:00,838 You are finished, Kirk. 866 00:54:00,938 --> 00:54:04,809 I'll make damn sure you never step foot on another starship again. 867 00:54:04,875 --> 00:54:06,644 No, it wasn't Kirk. 868 00:54:06,711 --> 00:54:08,178 Joseph? 869 00:54:08,279 --> 00:54:10,047 It was me. 870 00:54:10,147 --> 00:54:11,682 I did it. 871 00:54:13,183 --> 00:54:15,586 I drugged you in order to declare you unfit. 872 00:54:15,686 --> 00:54:18,923 The population of that planet may or may not 873 00:54:19,023 --> 00:54:21,025 be in collusion with the enemy ship. 874 00:54:21,125 --> 00:54:22,226 We still do not know. 875 00:54:22,327 --> 00:54:25,129 And the cost for our ignorance... 876 00:54:26,497 --> 00:54:28,399 ...could not be all their deaths. 877 00:54:28,533 --> 00:54:31,636 Captain Pike, have Dr. M'Benga 878 00:54:31,736 --> 00:54:33,771 arrested for assault and mutiny. 879 00:54:33,904 --> 00:54:36,040 This is a complex situation... 880 00:54:36,907 --> 00:54:39,009 ...best left for Starfleet to sort out. 881 00:54:40,210 --> 00:54:42,747 This is not over, Joseph. You can count on that. 882 00:54:42,847 --> 00:54:45,249 And when that ship 883 00:54:45,350 --> 00:54:47,418 attacks again... 884 00:54:47,518 --> 00:54:49,954 and it will... 885 00:54:50,054 --> 00:54:55,092 the blood, the terror, will be on your head. 886 00:55:18,115 --> 00:55:19,850 You're good to go. 887 00:55:23,921 --> 00:55:26,290 She'll be okay, thanks to you. 888 00:55:26,391 --> 00:55:28,058 - Okay? - Okay. 889 00:55:29,860 --> 00:55:31,028 How are you feeling? 890 00:55:31,128 --> 00:55:33,130 Christine says you're on the mend. 891 00:55:33,263 --> 00:55:35,900 Yes. My recovery has given me time 892 00:55:36,000 --> 00:55:38,235 to reflect on my experiences aboard Enterprise. 893 00:55:38,302 --> 00:55:42,740 I admit to being impressed, in some small way, with what you have taught me. 894 00:55:42,807 --> 00:55:45,242 Observing your ability to adapt under fire 895 00:55:45,309 --> 00:55:47,612 was especially enlightening. 896 00:55:48,446 --> 00:55:49,747 I'm glad to hear it. 897 00:55:49,847 --> 00:55:51,487 Sounds like you've really turned a corner. 898 00:55:51,582 --> 00:55:53,150 Indeed, I have. 899 00:55:53,250 --> 00:55:57,722 This introspection has led me to conclude... 900 00:55:59,023 --> 00:56:02,226 ...that I do not belong in Starfleet. 901 00:56:02,326 --> 00:56:04,462 What? 902 00:56:04,562 --> 00:56:06,096 I don't understand. 903 00:56:06,163 --> 00:56:08,466 I believe my statement was clear. 904 00:56:08,566 --> 00:56:10,034 Tell me what I did wrong. 905 00:56:10,167 --> 00:56:11,969 I worked really hard to make Starfleet 906 00:56:12,036 --> 00:56:13,804 a welcoming place for you. 907 00:56:13,904 --> 00:56:15,673 I feel awful about this. 908 00:56:15,773 --> 00:56:18,509 Your feelings of inadequacy are irrelevant. 909 00:56:18,609 --> 00:56:21,378 I have come to this realization logically. 910 00:56:40,831 --> 00:56:42,567 Joseph. 911 00:56:45,436 --> 00:56:47,805 I can't let you take the fall for me. 912 00:56:47,872 --> 00:56:50,708 I spiked Reeger's coffee with cordrazine. 913 00:56:50,808 --> 00:56:53,778 - I'll come forward and confess. - No, you won't, Jim. 914 00:56:55,379 --> 00:56:57,047 This is my choice. 915 00:56:57,181 --> 00:56:58,716 - Why? - I saw the lengths 916 00:56:58,816 --> 00:57:00,885 you were willing to go to stop a massacre. 917 00:57:00,985 --> 00:57:03,954 I don't want Reeger to ruin your career... 918 00:57:05,189 --> 00:57:07,324 ...like he did your father's. 919 00:57:11,462 --> 00:57:13,230 You knew the truth... 920 00:57:14,231 --> 00:57:15,500 ...this whole time. 921 00:57:15,566 --> 00:57:18,235 Why did you let Reeger get away with a lie? 922 00:57:18,335 --> 00:57:20,705 When we returned from the battle, 923 00:57:20,771 --> 00:57:24,074 Reeger was already being lauded as a hero. 924 00:57:24,875 --> 00:57:27,545 Your father asked us to say nothing. 925 00:57:29,079 --> 00:57:31,949 He was concerned a scandal would crush Starfleet morale 926 00:57:32,082 --> 00:57:34,318 at a pivotal time in the war. 927 00:57:39,356 --> 00:57:41,158 All these years... 928 00:57:42,860 --> 00:57:45,129 ...I was wrong about my father. 929 00:57:47,632 --> 00:57:51,035 And now Reeger wants to ruin your career? 930 00:57:51,135 --> 00:57:56,240 All I'm asking is that you respect my decision, 931 00:57:56,340 --> 00:57:59,109 as I respected your father's. 932 00:58:13,390 --> 00:58:15,125 This is how you're doing it? 933 00:58:16,093 --> 00:58:17,427 Taking the fall for Jim Kirk... 934 00:58:17,494 --> 00:58:19,329 that's how you're getting out of Starfleet? 935 00:58:19,463 --> 00:58:20,965 Christine. 936 00:58:21,065 --> 00:58:23,400 You know you're throwing away your career. 937 00:58:23,467 --> 00:58:26,103 After everything we've been through. 938 00:58:26,170 --> 00:58:28,673 - I'm sorry. - Don't. 939 00:58:31,609 --> 00:58:33,310 Don't say anything. 940 00:58:43,420 --> 00:58:44,622 How's the eye? 941 00:58:44,689 --> 00:58:46,824 Still aches a little. 942 00:58:46,924 --> 00:58:48,258 So dramatic. 943 00:58:48,325 --> 00:58:49,836 You know what this means, though? 944 00:58:49,860 --> 00:58:51,195 - You owe me now. - Eh. 945 00:58:51,328 --> 00:58:53,163 - Feel like we're even. - Not even close. 946 00:58:53,263 --> 00:58:55,232 - Agree to disagree. - Nope. I'm right 947 00:58:55,332 --> 00:58:57,234 and you're whatever you are. 948 00:58:59,536 --> 00:59:03,340 Can't believe Dad had to carry that burden with him his whole career. 949 00:59:04,308 --> 00:59:06,877 Yeah. I did some digging. 950 00:59:07,011 --> 00:59:08,545 Turns out... 951 00:59:08,646 --> 00:59:11,081 whenever Dad asked for family leave, 952 00:59:11,181 --> 00:59:13,117 he was assigned to a new mission. 953 00:59:13,918 --> 00:59:15,953 It was Reeger's doing. 954 00:59:16,053 --> 00:59:18,288 But Dad never complained. 955 00:59:18,388 --> 00:59:21,358 He never has a bad word to say about the service. 956 00:59:22,192 --> 00:59:26,263 I think maybe he did that to protect us. 957 00:59:27,464 --> 00:59:29,800 To protect our dream of joining Starfleet. 958 00:59:32,536 --> 00:59:36,149 Well... you're gonna learn a thing, now that you've got a kid. 959 00:59:36,173 --> 00:59:37,307 - Oh, yeah? - Mm-hmm. 960 00:59:37,407 --> 00:59:38,542 What's that? 961 00:59:38,676 --> 00:59:41,211 Fathers are never what we think they are. 962 00:59:41,311 --> 00:59:43,113 Not entirely, anyway. 963 00:59:44,214 --> 00:59:46,383 When did you get so smart, Sam? 964 00:59:46,483 --> 00:59:48,686 Oh, I've always been the smart one, Jimmy. 965 00:59:48,753 --> 00:59:49,754 You just never noticed. 966 00:59:58,696 --> 01:00:00,430 Come in, Ensign. 967 01:00:03,567 --> 01:00:05,235 How's your shoulder? 968 01:00:05,335 --> 01:00:07,938 Fine, sir. Mostly healed. 969 01:00:08,072 --> 01:00:09,072 And A'Sha? 970 01:00:09,106 --> 01:00:11,008 She's recovering. 971 01:00:11,075 --> 01:00:13,778 But, concerning Cadet A'Sha... 972 01:00:13,911 --> 01:00:15,412 I know she's leaving. 973 01:00:15,545 --> 01:00:18,058 She'll be returning to Vulcan as soon as we arrive at Starbase 1. 974 01:00:18,082 --> 01:00:19,850 I'm sorry, sir. 975 01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:23,553 I was her mentor, and I failed at my job. 976 01:00:23,620 --> 01:00:24,722 No. 977 01:00:24,822 --> 01:00:26,456 No, you didn't, Nyota. 978 01:00:26,556 --> 01:00:28,192 You can do everything right, 979 01:00:28,292 --> 01:00:31,261 and sometimes things still don't work out the way we'd hoped. 980 01:00:31,361 --> 01:00:33,001 The best you can do is savor the victories 981 01:00:33,063 --> 01:00:35,532 and move on from the defeats a little wiser. 982 01:00:35,599 --> 01:00:36,801 Aye, sir. 983 01:00:36,934 --> 01:00:38,402 And with that said... 984 01:00:43,073 --> 01:00:45,710 For courage under fire and for exemplifying 985 01:00:45,776 --> 01:00:47,477 the best qualities of Starfleet, 986 01:00:47,611 --> 01:00:51,115 I am pleased to award you, Nyota Uhura, 987 01:00:51,215 --> 01:00:55,052 with a battlefield promotion to lieutenant, junior grade. 988 01:00:58,222 --> 01:00:59,924 Congratulations. 989 01:01:02,592 --> 01:01:04,962 Thank you, Captain. 990 01:01:05,062 --> 01:01:07,097 Commander, thank you. 991 01:01:07,197 --> 01:01:10,034 Hemmer would be proud. 992 01:01:13,470 --> 01:01:14,972 You're dismissed. 993 01:01:31,014 --> 01:01:37,014 Sub extracted from file and improved by RIP1964 for addic7ed.com