1 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:32,933 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:34,768 My dad was in Starfleet. 3 00:00:34,902 --> 00:00:37,037 My brother and I... we spent my whole childhood 4 00:00:37,137 --> 00:00:39,106 chasing him from one posting to another. 5 00:00:39,206 --> 00:00:42,142 Dad has a very old-fashioned idea of what 6 00:00:42,242 --> 00:00:44,077 a successful career looks like. 7 00:00:44,177 --> 00:00:45,412 Looks a lot like you. 8 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,314 Our job puts us up against death 9 00:00:47,447 --> 00:00:49,216 more than is fair. 10 00:00:49,282 --> 00:00:51,384 Now, you can let death win 11 00:00:51,485 --> 00:00:53,286 or you can fight back. 12 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:58,091 Estimated casualties on unknown vessel: 7,000. 13 00:00:58,191 --> 00:01:00,027 The choices you make in that chair... 14 00:01:00,127 --> 00:01:01,662 that is yours to live with. 15 00:01:01,795 --> 00:01:05,098 Some decisions you will regret for the rest of your life. 16 00:01:12,706 --> 00:01:15,643 Lieutenant Commander James Kirk. Personal log. 17 00:01:15,743 --> 00:01:18,177 Stardate 2179.3. 18 00:01:18,311 --> 00:01:20,147 On my way back to Farragut, 19 00:01:20,247 --> 00:01:22,683 I decided to make a stop aboard Enterprise, 20 00:01:22,816 --> 00:01:24,451 currently orbiting an M-class moon 21 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:26,386 on a major Federation trading route. 22 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:29,689 I'm here for a checkup from Dr. M'Benga. 23 00:01:29,790 --> 00:01:32,626 But, if I'm honest with myself, 24 00:01:32,726 --> 00:01:35,829 that's not the only reason I came aboard Enterprise. 25 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:39,199 Wow. That's good stuff. What'd you call it? 26 00:01:39,332 --> 00:01:42,736 Cordrazine. It's new. A few drops work wonders. 27 00:01:42,836 --> 00:01:46,006 Larger doses can cause paranoia. 28 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:49,509 As I mentioned on comms, your wounds are healing well. 29 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:53,080 I could have simply beamed this compound to Dr. Ayers. 30 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:57,851 You said, uh, Captain Pike took a landing party to the surface? 31 00:01:57,985 --> 00:02:02,856 He's investigating a faint SOS signal. Seems routine. 32 00:02:02,990 --> 00:02:07,527 So, uh, no security detail? 33 00:02:07,628 --> 00:02:09,028 No. 34 00:02:09,128 --> 00:02:10,631 Why? 35 00:02:10,698 --> 00:02:14,401 I was just wondering if La'An beamed down with them. 36 00:02:27,848 --> 00:02:29,817 I thought you were headed down to the planet. 37 00:02:29,917 --> 00:02:31,051 You love caves. 38 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:32,586 I like caves. 39 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,321 - Mm. - And Una needed some time 40 00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:35,689 off-ship, so... 41 00:02:35,789 --> 00:02:36,890 Thought maybe you were staying because... 42 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:37,958 You know? 43 00:02:38,058 --> 00:02:39,727 No. I do not know. 44 00:02:39,827 --> 00:02:41,895 Jim Kirk's on the ship. 45 00:02:42,029 --> 00:02:44,364 Thought maybe he forgot something. 46 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:49,336 Maybe I read this wrong. Thought you enjoyed seeing him. 47 00:02:53,106 --> 00:02:54,842 Wish I'd gone down to the cave. 48 00:02:58,245 --> 00:03:00,013 This is why I stay in my quarters. 49 00:03:08,388 --> 00:03:09,923 Looks like the signal's coming from in there. 50 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:12,092 Altairans mined these caves a century ago. 51 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:14,762 They're made up of dense, crystalline structures. 52 00:03:14,895 --> 00:03:16,596 Uh-oh. 53 00:03:16,697 --> 00:03:17,931 Once we're inside, we'll lose comms 54 00:03:18,031 --> 00:03:19,332 and won't be able to transport. 55 00:03:19,432 --> 00:03:21,101 If this is an SOS, 56 00:03:21,201 --> 00:03:22,703 we need to find out who's in trouble. 57 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:24,672 - Pike to Enterprise. - Enterprise. 58 00:03:24,772 --> 00:03:26,807 - Spock here, Captain. - We're entering the cave system 59 00:03:26,907 --> 00:03:28,441 and will be outside contact range. 60 00:03:28,541 --> 00:03:30,043 We'll check back in in one hour. 61 00:03:30,110 --> 00:03:31,478 Acknowledged. 62 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:33,981 All right. Lead the way. 63 00:03:48,161 --> 00:03:49,628 The landing party is out of range. 64 00:03:49,729 --> 00:03:52,299 Sir, we're picking up a transponder signal 65 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,834 from an approaching shuttle. 66 00:03:53,967 --> 00:03:56,169 It's a Starfleet Admiralty shuttle 67 00:03:56,269 --> 00:03:58,471 requesting immediate clearance to come aboard. 68 00:03:58,571 --> 00:03:59,372 Sir. 69 00:03:59,472 --> 00:04:01,675 It's Admiral Simon Reeger. 70 00:04:01,775 --> 00:04:03,543 Clearance granted. 71 00:04:18,657 --> 00:04:20,660 I do not recognize that watch. 72 00:04:22,162 --> 00:04:24,531 It's, uh, my good luck charm. 73 00:04:24,664 --> 00:04:27,167 Are you all right, Lieutenant? 74 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:29,002 Yes. 75 00:04:29,136 --> 00:04:31,204 It's just... 76 00:04:31,304 --> 00:04:34,041 This is the Admiral Simon Reeger. 77 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:36,509 Captain of the Federation flagship Constitution 78 00:04:36,643 --> 00:04:38,511 during the Klingon War. 79 00:04:38,645 --> 00:04:40,647 The man is a living legend. 80 00:04:40,748 --> 00:04:43,450 I am aware of the admiral's celebrated war record. 81 00:04:44,752 --> 00:04:46,553 It's just... 82 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:49,222 to meet him in person, uh... 83 00:05:05,072 --> 00:05:07,741 Admiral Reeger, welcome aboard the Enterprise. 84 00:05:07,841 --> 00:05:09,309 - I am... - Lieutenant Spock. 85 00:05:09,409 --> 00:05:12,179 Chief of Security, Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh. 86 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:14,047 I make it a habit to familiarize myself 87 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:15,615 with the ship's complement before boarding 88 00:05:15,715 --> 00:05:17,217 out of respect for the crew. 89 00:05:17,350 --> 00:05:19,219 Right now, I need urgently 90 00:05:19,352 --> 00:05:21,588 to speak with Captain Pike. 91 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:30,197 Good to see you, Joseph. It's been a long time. 92 00:05:30,297 --> 00:05:31,598 Yes it has, sir. 93 00:05:31,731 --> 00:05:33,400 Lieutenant Ortegas. 94 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,568 You helmed the Palenque during the war, 95 00:05:35,668 --> 00:05:37,437 and I heard that your skills at Prospero 96 00:05:37,570 --> 00:05:40,273 saved a lot of lives. 97 00:05:40,373 --> 00:05:42,042 Yes, sir. 98 00:05:42,109 --> 00:05:43,676 Thank you, sir. 99 00:05:43,777 --> 00:05:47,047 I'm sorry Captain Pike is not here, but time is a factor. 100 00:05:47,147 --> 00:05:49,950 You are aware of the Vaardan massacre? 101 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:51,919 An unprovoked attack on a Federation colony. 102 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:53,686 Five million civilian casualties. 103 00:05:53,787 --> 00:05:55,255 Long-range scans showed the attack 104 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:56,289 was carried out by one ship. 105 00:05:56,423 --> 00:05:58,191 One ruthless adversary 106 00:05:58,258 --> 00:06:01,028 with no regard for the sanctity of innocent human lives. 107 00:06:01,128 --> 00:06:03,096 Rumor has it the enemy ship has 108 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,899 a new type of cloaking system. Untraceable. 109 00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:07,767 Makes the Klingons look like they're playing peekaboo. 110 00:06:07,868 --> 00:06:11,972 That's right. But me, as a wily old war dog, 111 00:06:12,072 --> 00:06:14,441 I had an idea. What if we didn't track the ship, 112 00:06:14,541 --> 00:06:17,077 but what it leaves behind? 113 00:06:17,144 --> 00:06:18,511 Yeoman Vanek. 114 00:06:23,583 --> 00:06:26,353 The gamma ray burn-off from the enemy ship's impulse engines. 115 00:06:26,453 --> 00:06:28,455 Indeed, a novel idea, Admiral. 116 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,290 Back on Earth, during the Cold War of the 20th century, 117 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,759 destroyers hunted enemy subs 118 00:06:32,826 --> 00:06:35,595 - by following their trash. - Mm-hmm. 119 00:06:35,662 --> 00:06:37,664 You've tracked this ship alone, Admiral? 120 00:06:37,764 --> 00:06:39,332 - With no support craft? - No, no, no. 121 00:06:39,432 --> 00:06:41,301 I was on my way to a conference at Starbase 1 122 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:44,004 when I came across the trail purely by chance. 123 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,406 Sir, how can we help? 124 00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:49,676 Yours is the closest starship, which is why, as Admiral, 125 00:06:49,809 --> 00:06:51,744 I'm commandeering Enterprise for this mission. 126 00:06:51,811 --> 00:06:54,814 I've ordered every senior officer on board 127 00:06:54,948 --> 00:06:55,916 to this briefing. 128 00:06:55,982 --> 00:06:57,350 I understand that Captain Pike 129 00:06:57,484 --> 00:06:58,986 is out of comms range. 130 00:06:59,086 --> 00:07:00,320 Who is in command? 131 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,122 Where is Commander Chin-Riley? 132 00:07:02,189 --> 00:07:03,823 Commander Chin-Riley is also in the landing party 133 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:05,425 - with the captain, sir. - Ah-ha. 134 00:07:05,492 --> 00:07:07,127 I am in acting command while they are on the surface. 135 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:09,362 Are you the ranking officer on board, Lieutenant? 136 00:07:09,496 --> 00:07:11,999 - No, sir. - All right. Then who is? 137 00:07:12,099 --> 00:07:13,967 Sir, Lieutenant Commander Kirk is technically 138 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:16,103 - the ranking officer present. - Ah-ha. 139 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:19,539 Uh, yes, uh, sir, but, um... 140 00:07:19,672 --> 00:07:22,342 I-I'm not a member of this crew. I just stopped by. 141 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,277 I'm first officer of the Farragut. 142 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:25,512 Hmm. 143 00:07:26,713 --> 00:07:30,283 Well, as of now, Lieutenant Commander Kirk, 144 00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:32,452 you are my acting first officer. 145 00:07:34,154 --> 00:07:36,656 - Aye, sir. - I cannot stress enough 146 00:07:36,723 --> 00:07:38,791 how important this mission is. That invisible ship 147 00:07:38,857 --> 00:07:42,295 can strike anytime, anywhere, with no warning. 148 00:07:42,395 --> 00:07:46,033 It is a clear and present threat to the Federation. 149 00:07:46,133 --> 00:07:49,469 to stop it. 150 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:51,771 Stations. 151 00:08:01,214 --> 00:08:03,116 Hmm. 152 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:32,411 How are you? I mean, are you healing? 153 00:08:32,511 --> 00:08:35,182 I'm fine. You? 154 00:08:35,247 --> 00:08:36,616 Uh, fine. 155 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:40,920 Tactical systems? 156 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,255 All in the green. 157 00:08:42,389 --> 00:08:43,555 Good. 158 00:08:43,656 --> 00:08:45,158 Thank you. 159 00:08:54,734 --> 00:08:56,970 Good to see you, Spock. 160 00:08:57,070 --> 00:08:58,271 You too, Commander. 161 00:08:58,371 --> 00:08:59,939 And congratulations on this assignment. 162 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,274 First officer under Admiral Reeger 163 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:02,609 is a coveted position. 164 00:09:02,742 --> 00:09:05,312 - Thank you. - Of course, the logical choice 165 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:06,779 would have been to promote an officer 166 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:08,048 with experience on Enterprise. 167 00:09:08,115 --> 00:09:10,083 But I've had more command experience, 168 00:09:10,183 --> 00:09:12,552 not all of it welcome. 169 00:09:12,652 --> 00:09:14,554 Don't worry, Spock. I'm sure, one day, 170 00:09:14,654 --> 00:09:17,224 you'll get to aim that logical mind of yours 171 00:09:17,324 --> 00:09:19,459 at some lucky captain. 172 00:09:24,031 --> 00:09:27,567 Admiral, sensors have locked on to the gamma ray trail. 173 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:29,502 Course 1-0-7, mark 2. 174 00:09:29,636 --> 00:09:30,903 Very good. 175 00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:34,307 Lieutenant Ortegas, take us out of orbit. 176 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:36,209 Set course... 177 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:38,478 Admiral. Would you like to wait for Captain Pike 178 00:09:38,611 --> 00:09:41,781 - and the landing party? - When is he back in comms range? 179 00:09:41,881 --> 00:09:43,916 - Fifty-two minutes, sir. - Sir, ion particle 180 00:09:44,017 --> 00:09:45,652 signatures are known to rapidly degrade. 181 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:47,320 If we don't know how old the trail is it could disappear 182 00:09:47,420 --> 00:09:48,988 - at any time. - Unfortunately, waiting means 183 00:09:49,122 --> 00:09:50,423 we risk losing the enemy. 184 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:52,759 Understood. I'm sure you want to let them know 185 00:09:52,825 --> 00:09:54,427 why Enterprise is gone. 186 00:09:54,527 --> 00:09:56,696 Are you saying that Captain Pike can't handle the situation? 187 00:09:58,765 --> 00:10:01,201 No, sir. I don't mean to imply that. 188 00:10:01,301 --> 00:10:03,203 We can deploy a comms relay buoy 189 00:10:03,303 --> 00:10:05,438 informing Captain Pike of the situation when he checks in. 190 00:10:05,538 --> 00:10:07,040 Good. Do it. 191 00:10:08,141 --> 00:10:09,476 Relay buoy dispatched, sir. 192 00:10:09,576 --> 00:10:10,843 All right. 193 00:10:10,977 --> 00:10:12,845 Lieutenant Ortegas, let's try this again. 194 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:15,715 Take us out of orbit. Ahead, warp five. 195 00:10:26,193 --> 00:10:28,128 Space. 196 00:10:29,229 --> 00:10:31,264 The final frontier. 197 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:36,936 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 198 00:10:38,071 --> 00:10:40,840 Its five-year mission: 199 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:43,976 to explore strange new worlds... 200 00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:48,548 ...to seek out new life 201 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:51,251 and new civilizations... 202 00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:56,389 ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. 203 00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:18,171 I know it's a luxury, but I cannot stomach 204 00:12:18,271 --> 00:12:22,108 the reconstituted crap from synthesizers. 205 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:25,512 I like real coffee, 206 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,380 freshly brewed. 207 00:12:27,447 --> 00:12:29,582 Rank has its privileges. 208 00:12:29,682 --> 00:12:32,118 Besides, isn't it the little things 209 00:12:32,252 --> 00:12:35,087 that provide one with a sense of stability? 210 00:12:35,188 --> 00:12:38,425 I've been a lifelong admirer of your career, Admiral. 211 00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:40,893 Your battle at Zeta Reticuli is, in a word, 212 00:12:40,993 --> 00:12:42,462 legendary. 213 00:12:42,562 --> 00:12:46,233 Taking on four Klingon D7s while evacuating a medical base. 214 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,535 You saved over a thousand lives that day. 215 00:12:48,635 --> 00:12:51,371 Thank you, James. I'm honored. 216 00:12:54,073 --> 00:12:57,176 Now, let me offer you a small piece of advice. 217 00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:58,811 As my first officer, 218 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:01,714 you shouldn't have questioned my decision to leave orbit. 219 00:13:01,814 --> 00:13:05,418 On the bridge, you and I need to speak with one voice. 220 00:13:05,485 --> 00:13:07,320 Mine. 221 00:13:08,555 --> 00:13:09,956 Yes, Admiral. Of course. 222 00:13:10,056 --> 00:13:12,091 Don't worry. I mean, we're fine. 223 00:13:12,191 --> 00:13:15,828 At first, I admit, I had some concerns when I heard your name. 224 00:13:15,962 --> 00:13:18,898 George Kirk was my first officer on Constitution 225 00:13:18,998 --> 00:13:20,533 during the war. 226 00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:22,969 Yes, I... I know that, sir. 227 00:13:23,069 --> 00:13:24,904 George... 228 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:27,407 is a good man, a good officer. 229 00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:30,877 We shared many pots of coffee during those early campaigns. 230 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:36,148 Do you know why he never got his own ship? 231 00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:40,720 Uh, no, sir. We never talked about it. 232 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:43,523 Your father is the most fair-minded 233 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:47,427 and diplomatic person I have ever met. 234 00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:49,962 But when it came to warfare, 235 00:13:50,062 --> 00:13:51,898 it was clear 236 00:13:51,998 --> 00:13:54,233 combat was not his strength. 237 00:13:58,037 --> 00:13:59,171 Um... 238 00:13:59,306 --> 00:14:01,207 I-I find that hard to believe, sir, but... 239 00:14:01,308 --> 00:14:02,909 I'm sorry to be the one to say it. 240 00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:05,445 I consider George a friend. 241 00:14:05,545 --> 00:14:07,547 Commanding a starship 242 00:14:07,647 --> 00:14:09,382 levies a heavy cost. 243 00:14:09,516 --> 00:14:13,486 There is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair. 244 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:18,691 Thankfully, fate has blessed me 245 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:21,894 with yet another Kirk as my first officer. 246 00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:23,863 And based on your service record, you are not 247 00:14:23,963 --> 00:14:25,298 your father's son. 248 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:29,235 No fear of battle. You will do just fine. 249 00:14:31,070 --> 00:14:32,339 Thank you, sir. 250 00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:33,606 All right, then, let's get to it. 251 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:35,207 Have all departments run continuous 252 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:37,410 battle station drills. Alpha shift 253 00:14:37,544 --> 00:14:40,246 around the clock until further notice. Dismissed. 254 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:53,360 You must be excited to be on your very first landing party. 255 00:14:53,426 --> 00:14:55,728 I personally requested that you join the mission. 256 00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:57,830 I have done dozens of training missions. 257 00:14:57,930 --> 00:15:00,967 This one is no more interesting than any other. 258 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:07,340 She's so adorable. 259 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,409 Hold. 260 00:15:11,678 --> 00:15:13,413 Not liking this, Captain? 261 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:16,616 Something feels off. 262 00:15:19,018 --> 00:15:21,287 Phasers at the ready. 263 00:15:21,388 --> 00:15:23,022 Eyes sharp. 264 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,930 What is all this? 265 00:15:35,435 --> 00:15:37,570 This is the source of the signal. 266 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:42,509 Do you recognize this comms equipment? 267 00:15:43,376 --> 00:15:44,744 Most of it's Federation. 268 00:15:44,844 --> 00:15:48,581 But not all. There's Orion, Klingon, Tellarite. 269 00:15:49,315 --> 00:15:52,118 - These are weapons. - Enough to outfit a small arm... 270 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,621 The SOS was a trap. 271 00:15:54,721 --> 00:15:56,489 Everyone out now. Move! 272 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:09,802 Get down! Stay low. 273 00:16:09,936 --> 00:16:12,939 Even a near miss can cause severe plasma burns. Go, go! 274 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,308 Our hand phasers are no match for those plasma rifles. 275 00:16:16,443 --> 00:16:17,744 Do we make a break for it? 276 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:19,111 Can't tell which way would get us out of here. 277 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:20,580 I think that way. 278 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,349 All right, everyone, get ready to move. 279 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:24,617 Go! 280 00:16:46,473 --> 00:16:49,408 Would you be so kind as to drop your weapons. 281 00:16:54,947 --> 00:16:56,248 Thank you. 282 00:16:59,285 --> 00:17:01,320 The admiral wants a xenobiological profile 283 00:17:01,387 --> 00:17:03,189 of the enemy. Not much to go on 284 00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:05,423 after the Vaardan attack. 285 00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:08,427 Did you ever feel that Dad was... 286 00:17:08,527 --> 00:17:10,963 afraid of command? 287 00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:12,864 I don't know. It's hard to say, really. 288 00:17:12,998 --> 00:17:14,734 He was always off on some other assignment. 289 00:17:14,834 --> 00:17:15,968 Most likely he was just afraid 290 00:17:16,067 --> 00:17:17,570 of spending time with his family. 291 00:17:19,971 --> 00:17:22,208 Dad's reassignment from Constitution 292 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:25,411 came right after the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 293 00:17:26,312 --> 00:17:29,982 The one that made Simon Reeger a hero. 294 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:32,919 Yeah, I saw the vid. The book was better. 295 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,022 - Ensign. - Aye, sir. 296 00:17:36,088 --> 00:17:39,258 - But why was Dad reassigned? - I don't know. 297 00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:41,460 - Does it matter? - Well... 298 00:17:41,561 --> 00:17:42,862 it should matter to us, Sam. 299 00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:46,733 Why? And don't say because he's our father. 300 00:17:46,833 --> 00:17:48,768 He never acted like it. 301 00:17:48,901 --> 00:17:51,070 I've heard stories about Dad. 302 00:17:51,203 --> 00:17:53,239 Fear was never part of them. 303 00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:56,743 You should talk to the doc. 304 00:17:56,843 --> 00:17:58,477 - Dr. M'Benga? - Yeah. 305 00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:00,412 He was on Constitution at the same time as Dad. 306 00:18:01,948 --> 00:18:04,617 First officer to the bridge. 307 00:18:05,484 --> 00:18:06,919 That's you. 308 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,259 On my way. 309 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,234 Kirk, red alert status. 310 00:18:22,301 --> 00:18:23,770 I need my first officer on the bridge. 311 00:18:23,903 --> 00:18:25,304 - Aye, sir. - Admiral, 312 00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:26,939 we are closing in on the trail. 313 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:29,341 On course for Argus II, a small non-Federation planet. 314 00:18:29,441 --> 00:18:31,277 They haven't changed their heading, so they don't know 315 00:18:31,377 --> 00:18:33,312 - we're here. - Well, let's keep it that way. 316 00:18:33,445 --> 00:18:35,715 Plot a parabolic course to the target. Red alert. 317 00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:38,150 Battle stations. 318 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:39,451 I'll inform Starfleet Command 319 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:40,920 that we found the invisible ship. 320 00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:41,954 No comms. We're running silent. 321 00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:43,322 Even secure comms 322 00:18:43,422 --> 00:18:45,057 can emit a subspace resonance wave. 323 00:18:45,157 --> 00:18:47,493 We have no idea what type of sensors that ship is carrying. 324 00:18:47,594 --> 00:18:48,961 They could turn on us, we'd never know. 325 00:18:49,061 --> 00:18:51,631 Sir, I'm picking up another ship in the area. 326 00:18:51,764 --> 00:18:53,633 A cargo vessel. 327 00:18:56,168 --> 00:18:57,737 Once we enter the vessel's sensor range, 328 00:18:57,804 --> 00:18:59,105 we will be revealed. 329 00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:00,973 And lose our tactical advantage. 330 00:19:01,107 --> 00:19:02,274 We should jam their comms. 331 00:19:02,374 --> 00:19:03,710 That would still give us away. 332 00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:05,612 We can hold position. Wait until they pass. 333 00:19:05,712 --> 00:19:08,114 They're creeping along at barely above sub-light. 334 00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:09,415 Could take hours. 335 00:19:09,515 --> 00:19:10,950 We can't avoid their sensors. 336 00:19:11,050 --> 00:19:13,786 We need to disable their engines and communications. 337 00:19:13,853 --> 00:19:16,022 Arm a torpedo. 338 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,028 A torpedo, sir? 339 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:25,031 This mission must remain undetected. 340 00:19:25,131 --> 00:19:28,267 A zero-thrust torpedo just might do the job. 341 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:29,869 No thrust. 342 00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:32,171 Like throwing a rock. They'll think it's a meteoroid hit. 343 00:19:32,271 --> 00:19:34,140 It's an RM-2 design. 344 00:19:34,206 --> 00:19:37,009 A hit to the warp manifold could disable the ship 345 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:38,678 as you're suggesting, sir. 346 00:19:38,778 --> 00:19:40,680 RM-2? Must be a pretty old ship. 347 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:42,381 If it's that old, is there a risk 348 00:19:42,481 --> 00:19:44,216 of accidentally destroying it? 349 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:45,517 Spock, what do your scans show? 350 00:19:45,618 --> 00:19:47,019 Factoring this vessel's age, 351 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:48,587 there is a 41.4% chance 352 00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:50,623 of structural failure from a torpedo strike. 353 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:52,158 Sir, that's a pretty big risk. 354 00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:53,726 Should we consider other options? 355 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,194 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, 356 00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:56,896 are you confident that you can hit that ship 357 00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,530 without destroying it? 358 00:20:02,534 --> 00:20:03,970 Yes, sir. 359 00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:06,372 First Officer Kirk, can you give me a good reason 360 00:20:06,472 --> 00:20:09,742 not to trust our tactical officer's abilities? 361 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,579 No, sir. 362 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,182 Very well. Lieutenant, fire. 363 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,735 The cargo vessel is damaged but still intact. 364 00:20:35,835 --> 00:20:38,470 Its engines and comms array are inoperative. 365 00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:41,607 Excellent shot, Lieutenant. 366 00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:44,243 - Thank you, Admiral. - Status on the enemy ship? 367 00:20:44,343 --> 00:20:46,512 It's entered Argus II's atmosphere. 368 00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:47,847 But I've lost it. 369 00:20:47,947 --> 00:20:49,048 The planet's ionosphere 370 00:20:49,148 --> 00:20:50,549 has dispersed the trail. 371 00:20:50,616 --> 00:20:52,251 Meaning it could have landed anywhere on the surface. 372 00:20:52,351 --> 00:20:55,421 That was our one clean shot, and we missed it 373 00:20:55,521 --> 00:20:57,857 debating the fate of a cargo ship. 374 00:20:57,957 --> 00:21:00,326 Argus II, in all likelihood, is their home base. 375 00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:03,763 But Admiral, we have yet to establish 376 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:05,765 that it is in fact their home base. 377 00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:07,466 They traveled directly to Argus II 378 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:09,168 and landed with no resistance. 379 00:21:09,268 --> 00:21:11,137 All due respect, sir, it's an invisible ship. 380 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:12,772 They may not know it's on their planet. 381 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:15,908 Lieutenant Spock, is it probable for an invisible ship 382 00:21:15,975 --> 00:21:18,711 to become visible during reentry due to 383 00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:20,112 atmospheric friction? 384 00:21:20,212 --> 00:21:22,114 Yes. That is a high probability. 385 00:21:22,214 --> 00:21:23,983 Sir, we can contact Starfleet on a narrow band 386 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:25,517 to avoid detection. 387 00:21:25,617 --> 00:21:27,754 They can send a fleet to blockade the planet. 388 00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:29,655 Would a blockade work? 389 00:21:29,756 --> 00:21:32,324 Unlikely. If the cloaked ship were to leave the planet, 390 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:35,494 our sensors would only detect its residual ionized wake. 391 00:21:35,594 --> 00:21:37,296 Its wake? So the ship would already be gone. 392 00:21:37,396 --> 00:21:38,497 Precisely. Which is why 393 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:39,999 I would suggest an alternative. 394 00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:41,768 A covert landing party would be able to scan 395 00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:43,836 - more precisely than we can. - What if it takes off 396 00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:46,773 while we're searching the surface? No. 397 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,908 We'd risk losing them for good. 398 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:51,010 We must make certain that ship... 399 00:21:53,946 --> 00:21:56,682 We must make certain that ship never leaves the planet. 400 00:21:57,483 --> 00:22:00,319 Admiral, what are you proposing? 401 00:22:01,653 --> 00:22:03,089 As... 402 00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:05,691 painful a choice as this is, 403 00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:08,527 I only see one option. 404 00:22:08,660 --> 00:22:11,163 Let the log show that on this stardate, 405 00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:13,099 I'm authorizing the implementation 406 00:22:13,165 --> 00:22:16,202 of General Order 24. 407 00:22:17,003 --> 00:22:18,971 When we arrive at Argus II, the entire 408 00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:21,908 inhabited surface of the planet... 409 00:22:23,742 --> 00:22:25,611 ...will be destroyed. 410 00:22:40,226 --> 00:22:41,660 Admiral, as you know, 411 00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:44,730 General Order 24 is a directive of last resort. 412 00:22:44,831 --> 00:22:46,498 This isn't an easy decision. 413 00:22:46,598 --> 00:22:49,335 Without knowing the precise location of that invisible ship, 414 00:22:49,435 --> 00:22:50,837 it is the only choice. 415 00:22:50,903 --> 00:22:54,073 - What if the... - My order stands. 416 00:22:54,206 --> 00:22:56,208 Sir, what if the planet's occupants 417 00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:59,245 are reluctant collaborators? What if they're being 418 00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:00,479 forced to cooperate? 419 00:23:00,579 --> 00:23:01,914 How many life signs on the surface? 420 00:23:02,014 --> 00:23:03,249 Five thousand souls, sir. 421 00:23:03,349 --> 00:23:04,817 And who knows how many shielded 422 00:23:04,917 --> 00:23:06,752 enemy ships and combatants. 423 00:23:06,853 --> 00:23:09,021 Five thousand to save 424 00:23:09,088 --> 00:23:10,689 a thousand times that many. 425 00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:13,860 A math no one should ever have to do. 426 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:17,563 The math of command with which we are charged. 427 00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:21,033 Sir, as first officer, my job is to provide viable options. 428 00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:23,602 We can brainstorm alternatives. Probes... 429 00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:26,772 Five million people were killed by that ship. 430 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:28,740 I have no intention of allowing it to escape 431 00:23:28,807 --> 00:23:32,644 to claim more innocent families. 432 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:36,849 Admiral, all I'm saying 433 00:23:36,983 --> 00:23:39,585 is that there must be a middle ground. 434 00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:41,653 If war has taught me anything, it's taught me that 435 00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:44,723 the middle ground is where most people die. 436 00:23:47,659 --> 00:23:49,996 Maybe you should go and think about that. 437 00:23:51,097 --> 00:23:52,731 Dismissed. 438 00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,384 Joseph. 439 00:25:18,484 --> 00:25:20,919 Commander. Are you all right? 440 00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:23,855 You served with Admiral Reeger and my father on Constitution. 441 00:25:23,956 --> 00:25:25,191 That's right. 442 00:25:25,257 --> 00:25:27,526 Did you know that he had a wife and two daughters? 443 00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:29,261 Yes. 444 00:25:30,096 --> 00:25:31,697 They were killed on Vaardan. 445 00:25:31,763 --> 00:25:34,400 Killed by the enemy ship that we are hunting. 446 00:25:35,601 --> 00:25:37,536 Privacy. 447 00:25:37,636 --> 00:25:40,339 I know. A terrible tragedy. 448 00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:43,976 Commander, what are you struggling with? 449 00:25:45,111 --> 00:25:47,213 Could Admiral Reeger's orders 450 00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:49,881 be emotionally compromised by his personal loss? 451 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:52,718 Without a proper examination, it would be unethical for me 452 00:25:52,784 --> 00:25:54,420 to offer a medical opinion. 453 00:25:54,486 --> 00:25:57,289 He's implementing General Order 24. 454 00:25:57,389 --> 00:25:59,691 If this mission is about revenge, 455 00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:01,660 then you need to declare him unfit. 456 00:26:01,793 --> 00:26:02,961 That would be true. 457 00:26:03,095 --> 00:26:04,796 But I assume you're familiar 458 00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:06,865 with Starfleet's code of conduct on this subject? 459 00:26:06,965 --> 00:26:08,467 A captain's actions must make him 460 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,436 unable to perform the duties of command. 461 00:26:10,502 --> 00:26:12,271 This must be documented, witnessed, 462 00:26:12,371 --> 00:26:13,572 and medically verifiable. 463 00:26:13,639 --> 00:26:17,109 Why did my father leave his command? 464 00:26:17,176 --> 00:26:19,778 I need to know who I'm dealing with here. 465 00:26:22,048 --> 00:26:25,351 You are dealing with a man for whom mission is everything. 466 00:26:25,451 --> 00:26:28,187 After the war, Starfleet made him an admiral. 467 00:26:28,287 --> 00:26:31,357 Some say it was to acknowledge his service. 468 00:26:31,490 --> 00:26:33,492 Others that it was to move him 469 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:36,262 off the bridge of a ship. 470 00:26:36,328 --> 00:26:38,130 And what do you say? 471 00:26:40,666 --> 00:26:42,568 Proceed with caution, James. 472 00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:58,650 There's one thing I have always loved about Starfleet. 473 00:26:58,717 --> 00:27:00,219 The uniforms. 474 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:02,354 Usually so crisp, so clean. 475 00:27:02,488 --> 00:27:03,855 I hope that never changes. 476 00:27:03,989 --> 00:27:05,291 Just tell me what you want. 477 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:08,560 What I want is your help calibrating my comms gear 478 00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:11,897 to mimic Federation transit signals. 479 00:27:11,997 --> 00:27:14,500 That way, we can transport our goods 480 00:27:14,566 --> 00:27:16,135 unmolested by Starfleet. 481 00:27:16,202 --> 00:27:17,636 The deal for you is simple: 482 00:27:17,703 --> 00:27:20,239 your help buys your freedom. 483 00:27:20,372 --> 00:27:22,040 My counter. 484 00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:23,742 Whatever your buyers are offering 485 00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:25,677 for your goods, I'll double it. 486 00:27:25,744 --> 00:27:28,214 And I'll save you the trouble of smuggling them. 487 00:27:29,047 --> 00:27:30,816 Well... 488 00:27:30,916 --> 00:27:32,551 Oh. 489 00:27:35,354 --> 00:27:37,089 Double? 490 00:27:37,189 --> 00:27:38,657 Would you guarantee that we can leave without 491 00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:41,493 being pursued for detaining you? 492 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:46,432 Let's just say, um... you'll have a fair head start. 493 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,771 I'm sure my compatriots 494 00:27:52,904 --> 00:27:55,441 would happily agree. 495 00:27:56,775 --> 00:27:59,711 You know, if we were negotiating. 496 00:28:03,715 --> 00:28:06,418 Easy, easy. Down slow. Down slow. 497 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:08,620 The crystals here are highly toxic. 498 00:28:08,754 --> 00:28:11,223 The female doesn't have long to live. 499 00:28:11,323 --> 00:28:12,258 Hey! 500 00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:13,859 Easy. 501 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,061 I need my medkit. 502 00:28:16,162 --> 00:28:17,529 I'm sure you do. 503 00:28:17,629 --> 00:28:18,964 And I'll happily give it to you 504 00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:22,268 when your captain agrees to help me. 505 00:28:22,368 --> 00:28:24,770 When you're ready, Captain. 506 00:28:49,228 --> 00:28:50,562 Targeting status? 507 00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:52,298 The planet surface has been mapped and targeted. 508 00:28:52,431 --> 00:28:55,801 Phasers have been realigned for an orbital barrage. 509 00:29:06,812 --> 00:29:07,979 I know. 510 00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:10,148 What we are about to do... 511 00:29:11,016 --> 00:29:12,184 ...is hard. 512 00:29:12,284 --> 00:29:14,085 I just want to say how impressed I am 513 00:29:14,186 --> 00:29:15,254 by this crew. 514 00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:18,224 Captain Pike has assembled a starship 515 00:29:18,324 --> 00:29:21,493 that is more than worthy of the Federation flag. 516 00:29:22,494 --> 00:29:25,831 And Lieutenant Ortegas, excellent stealth flying. 517 00:29:25,931 --> 00:29:27,733 Thank you, sir. 518 00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:29,368 I've matched solar wind speed to avoid 519 00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:30,902 tripping any planetary sensors. 520 00:29:31,002 --> 00:29:33,539 ETA to targeting range, Lieutenant? 521 00:29:33,672 --> 00:29:34,973 Nineteen minutes, sir. 522 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,708 Engineering, I want to increase phaser power 523 00:29:36,808 --> 00:29:38,310 by routing it through the warp core. 524 00:29:38,377 --> 00:29:40,178 Little trick I learned during the war. 525 00:29:40,279 --> 00:29:42,614 Aye, sir. Right away. 526 00:29:42,681 --> 00:29:44,783 Using the engines to supercharge the phasers. 527 00:29:44,883 --> 00:29:46,285 That's great. 528 00:29:46,352 --> 00:29:49,054 Sir, is that how you defeated the Klingons at Reticuli? 529 00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:51,323 One starship against four D7s. 530 00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:53,925 I don't want to relive the war, I just... 531 00:29:54,893 --> 00:29:56,362 I wish I'd seen that. 532 00:29:56,462 --> 00:29:58,230 In those moments, you have to think fast, 533 00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:00,866 improvise. 534 00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:03,001 That is the job. 535 00:30:05,136 --> 00:30:06,372 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, 536 00:30:06,505 --> 00:30:09,275 I want you to oversee the phaser upgrade. 537 00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:11,543 Sir, 538 00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:14,212 what if the enemy ship suddenly shows itself? 539 00:30:14,313 --> 00:30:16,214 You'll want the lieutenant standing ready. 540 00:30:17,015 --> 00:30:19,485 - I can handle the upgrade. - Hmm. 541 00:30:23,422 --> 00:30:24,790 Go. 542 00:30:38,537 --> 00:30:40,238 Scotty. How's it going? 543 00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:42,408 Giving me a wee bit of trouble with the power differentials, 544 00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:44,743 but I'll have it for you in no time, Commander. 545 00:30:44,843 --> 00:30:47,979 Tell me, Scotty, is it possible that increasing power 546 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:49,448 through the warp core could burn out 547 00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,283 - the phaser couplings? - Oh, not likely. 548 00:30:51,383 --> 00:30:52,784 This ship has more redundancies 549 00:30:52,884 --> 00:30:54,286 than the lights on my granny's Christmas tree. 550 00:30:54,386 --> 00:30:56,855 What if bridge controls are damaged? 551 00:30:56,922 --> 00:30:59,858 Can the phasers be controlled from another location? 552 00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:01,593 Uh, two places. 553 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:03,228 Engineering, naturally. 554 00:31:03,329 --> 00:31:05,096 And the phaser power junction. 555 00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,898 But with me rerouting phasers, 556 00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:09,668 power junction's a veritable sauna. That is, 557 00:31:09,768 --> 00:31:13,038 if you had a sauna filled with energized nadion particles. 558 00:31:13,138 --> 00:31:15,006 Eh, radioactive. 559 00:31:15,106 --> 00:31:16,542 You know, bad for your skin? 560 00:31:16,642 --> 00:31:19,110 Actually, not a good sauna at all. 561 00:31:22,047 --> 00:31:23,715 Thanks, Scotty. 562 00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:27,653 Sir? 563 00:31:29,154 --> 00:31:30,589 Sir? 564 00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:31,957 Uh... 565 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,559 It's a bluff, right? 566 00:31:33,625 --> 00:31:37,596 The admiral's not really gonna wipe out a planet, is he? 567 00:31:47,473 --> 00:31:49,408 Breathe, breathe. 568 00:31:49,508 --> 00:31:53,011 I am so sorry. I should've never brought you on this mission. 569 00:31:53,111 --> 00:31:54,580 We were lucky she's Vulcan. 570 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,314 How is she? 571 00:31:59,385 --> 00:32:02,854 Her tissue is undergoing some kind of crystalizing necrosis. 572 00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:04,590 I need a cellular regenerator 573 00:32:04,690 --> 00:32:06,825 to have, like, any hope of reversing it. 574 00:32:07,626 --> 00:32:08,860 We're overdue for our check-in. 575 00:32:08,994 --> 00:32:10,261 Where's La'An with a security team? 576 00:32:10,362 --> 00:32:11,329 I don't know. 577 00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:13,164 Captain. 578 00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:14,600 We have to do something. 579 00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:17,035 Look, we need to keep our heads right now. 580 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:19,605 We can't give those mercenaries anything that they want. 581 00:32:19,705 --> 00:32:21,440 Remember your training. 582 00:32:25,377 --> 00:32:27,946 Oh, dear. She doesn't look well. 583 00:32:28,046 --> 00:32:30,048 Now, I'm guessing that you're planning to do more 584 00:32:30,181 --> 00:32:31,383 than just smuggle goods. 585 00:32:31,483 --> 00:32:32,951 This moon's on a major trade route. 586 00:32:33,051 --> 00:32:34,285 With those frequencies, Federation ships 587 00:32:34,352 --> 00:32:36,488 would be an easy target for piracy. 588 00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:38,023 So suspicious. 589 00:32:38,156 --> 00:32:40,025 You must have Andorian blood in your family. 590 00:32:40,158 --> 00:32:43,128 My offer still stands. Double. 591 00:32:43,194 --> 00:32:45,296 And... 592 00:32:45,397 --> 00:32:46,898 we'll take you wherever it is that you want to go. 593 00:32:47,032 --> 00:32:48,299 No questions asked. 594 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:50,669 Oh, let's be honest, there's always questions. 595 00:32:50,769 --> 00:32:53,071 But that's not your fault. It's just human nature. 596 00:32:53,204 --> 00:32:54,740 Why are you doing this? 597 00:32:54,873 --> 00:32:57,643 Andoria is one of the founding members of the Federation. 598 00:32:57,743 --> 00:32:59,811 I'm a profiteer, not a politician. 599 00:32:59,911 --> 00:33:02,213 I find the diplomatic viewpoint 600 00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:04,149 of my people to be woefully naive. 601 00:33:04,249 --> 00:33:05,984 But I do believe 602 00:33:06,084 --> 00:33:08,487 that suffering shouldn't happen alone. 603 00:33:08,587 --> 00:33:10,221 No! 604 00:33:10,355 --> 00:33:11,990 I see we have a volunteer. 605 00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:13,759 Please, help her. 606 00:33:13,892 --> 00:33:15,293 I don't want her to die here, 607 00:33:15,393 --> 00:33:18,964 - not like this. - The choice is your captain's. 608 00:33:25,236 --> 00:33:28,173 I'm our ship's communications officer. 609 00:33:28,273 --> 00:33:29,841 I can configure your equipment to mimic 610 00:33:29,908 --> 00:33:31,276 Starfleet transit frequencies. 611 00:33:31,409 --> 00:33:32,844 - Ensign. - What are you doing? 612 00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:34,079 Ensign, you are to do nothing 613 00:33:34,179 --> 00:33:35,581 that will help these mercenaries. 614 00:33:35,681 --> 00:33:37,348 - That's an order. - I'm sorry, Captain. 615 00:33:37,449 --> 00:33:40,686 But here, in this cave, my orders don't matter. 616 00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:42,087 A'Sha is my responsibility. 617 00:33:42,187 --> 00:33:43,889 I won't let her die on some unnamed moon. 618 00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:45,524 So I'll help you 619 00:33:45,624 --> 00:33:47,459 if you give us our medical gear 620 00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:48,794 so we can heal her. 621 00:33:48,894 --> 00:33:50,529 Excellent. 622 00:33:50,629 --> 00:33:54,733 And I'll give you your medkit after you configure my comms. 623 00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:57,135 But I suggest you work fast. 624 00:33:57,235 --> 00:33:58,637 Your comrade's turning blue. 625 00:33:58,770 --> 00:34:00,472 And not in a good way. 626 00:34:10,782 --> 00:34:12,117 Closing on target, Admiral. 627 00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:13,751 We'll be in range in nine minutes. 628 00:34:14,552 --> 00:34:15,921 Run a status check. 629 00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:17,422 Make sure all nonessential frequencies have been 630 00:34:17,489 --> 00:34:19,625 - cleared for battle stations. - Aye, sir. 631 00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:23,595 Kirk. 632 00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:26,831 Step back from the comm. 633 00:34:26,965 --> 00:34:29,635 Sir, is there a problem? 634 00:34:30,769 --> 00:34:32,436 Play the comms packet that the first officer 635 00:34:32,538 --> 00:34:34,372 was about to transmit. 636 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:36,808 Starfleet Command, 637 00:34:36,907 --> 00:34:38,943 priority message from USS Enterprise. 638 00:34:39,043 --> 00:34:41,012 Need immediate authority to relieve 639 00:34:41,112 --> 00:34:42,981 Admiral Simon Reeger of command. 640 00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:44,950 The fates of many innocent lives are at stake 641 00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:46,918 - due to the hastened implementation... - That's enough. 642 00:34:46,985 --> 00:34:48,587 I know what I said. 643 00:34:49,688 --> 00:34:52,891 This mission isn't about the Federation. 644 00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:56,528 This is about your personal need 645 00:34:56,662 --> 00:34:58,029 for revenge. 646 00:35:03,468 --> 00:35:05,537 This is personal. 647 00:35:07,806 --> 00:35:10,742 My family was killed by that ship. 648 00:35:12,644 --> 00:35:15,881 But so were five million other innocent people. 649 00:35:15,981 --> 00:35:18,617 This mission is not about avenging the dead, 650 00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,318 it's about safeguarding the living. 651 00:35:20,418 --> 00:35:23,388 That is our duty as Starfleet officers. 652 00:35:23,521 --> 00:35:26,291 Something I think it seems you have forgotten. 653 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:30,729 Lieutenant Spock, I'm promoting you to first officer. 654 00:35:30,829 --> 00:35:33,131 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, place Lieutenant Commander Kirk 655 00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:34,666 under arrest for the dereliction of duty 656 00:35:34,733 --> 00:35:37,936 and get him the hell off of my bridge. 657 00:36:06,431 --> 00:36:08,667 I'm sorry to be the one doing this. 658 00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:11,069 La'An, listen to me. 659 00:36:11,136 --> 00:36:13,605 Do you honestly think that Reeger's doing the right thing? 660 00:36:13,705 --> 00:36:15,140 What the admiral said was clear. 661 00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:16,474 But this isn't about what he said, 662 00:36:16,574 --> 00:36:18,376 it's about his state of mind. 663 00:36:19,177 --> 00:36:22,313 We both know how easy it is to lose perspective. 664 00:36:25,951 --> 00:36:27,385 Look... 665 00:36:27,452 --> 00:36:30,455 the power of a starship makes it... 666 00:36:30,555 --> 00:36:32,390 too easy to destroy. 667 00:36:32,457 --> 00:36:33,892 Believe me, I know. 668 00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:35,961 The weapons that we have here are dispassionate. 669 00:36:36,094 --> 00:36:38,496 They don't get hurt or scared or want revenge, 670 00:36:38,596 --> 00:36:40,098 but we do. 671 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:44,069 But what we are about to do cannot be taken back. 672 00:36:44,135 --> 00:36:47,305 Yes, justice is owed to all those who have been killed, 673 00:36:47,438 --> 00:36:49,140 but wanting a solution to be right 674 00:36:49,240 --> 00:36:50,408 doesn't make it right. 675 00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,644 We know nothing about this planet 676 00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:54,512 that we are about to burn. 677 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:56,414 I have reservations. 678 00:36:56,514 --> 00:36:59,517 The evidence is circumstantial. 679 00:36:59,651 --> 00:37:02,253 But these are orders right now. 680 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,256 You know I haven't always been in control, 681 00:37:05,356 --> 00:37:07,358 but when it comes to security, I know how to do my job, 682 00:37:07,492 --> 00:37:09,060 so I do it. 683 00:37:10,996 --> 00:37:12,197 Go on. 684 00:37:23,574 --> 00:37:25,476 Nice watch, by the way. 685 00:37:25,576 --> 00:37:26,712 Where'd you get it? 686 00:37:26,845 --> 00:37:29,180 Also, isn't that a man's watch? 687 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:30,348 I, um... 688 00:37:32,684 --> 00:37:35,320 Sorry. But you did stab me. 689 00:37:54,305 --> 00:37:55,974 I know what you did. 690 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:57,809 Your SOS signal was specifically designed 691 00:37:57,876 --> 00:37:59,978 to lure in a Federation ship. 692 00:38:00,879 --> 00:38:03,014 Starfleet officers are easily betrayed 693 00:38:03,081 --> 00:38:04,682 by their savior complex. 694 00:38:04,750 --> 00:38:09,087 The dying Vulcan... is she more than just your responsibility? 695 00:38:09,187 --> 00:38:11,456 Is she also your friend? 696 00:38:14,592 --> 00:38:17,729 I'm truly sorry you have to watch your friend suffer. 697 00:38:17,829 --> 00:38:20,265 Then why threaten any of us at all? 698 00:38:20,365 --> 00:38:22,167 I have no love for Vulcans. 699 00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:24,569 But I do respect their devotion to logic. 700 00:38:24,702 --> 00:38:27,172 No, my issue with humans... 701 00:38:27,238 --> 00:38:29,240 is your hypocrisy. 702 00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:32,210 Oh, take Starfleet. 703 00:38:32,277 --> 00:38:35,046 You believe that reason, 704 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:38,583 cooperation, understanding and intelligence 705 00:38:38,683 --> 00:38:40,251 are the path to progress. 706 00:38:40,385 --> 00:38:43,454 But at your core, 707 00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:46,524 one simple truth still drives you. 708 00:38:46,591 --> 00:38:48,359 Your fear of death. 709 00:38:49,594 --> 00:38:52,363 You fear it so much, 710 00:38:52,430 --> 00:38:54,966 you'll betray your beliefs, 711 00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:58,236 your promises and your sacred oaths, 712 00:38:58,303 --> 00:39:00,171 - just as you're doing now. - I'm helping you 713 00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:02,273 because I don't want anyone to die. 714 00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:06,444 I had a friend who was Andorian. 715 00:39:06,544 --> 00:39:08,313 He taught me ushaan, 716 00:39:08,413 --> 00:39:11,149 the Andorian word for honor. 717 00:39:11,249 --> 00:39:13,351 I want your ushaan 718 00:39:13,451 --> 00:39:15,787 that you will free us when I'm done. 719 00:39:15,887 --> 00:39:18,156 Once I have what I want, 720 00:39:18,256 --> 00:39:20,458 there's no reason to hold you. 721 00:39:20,558 --> 00:39:22,861 You have my word. 722 00:39:22,961 --> 00:39:25,663 As an Andorian. 723 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:35,173 Jim, what the hell 724 00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:36,674 - is going on? - I disabled the ship's 725 00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:38,643 internal surveillance, bought myself some time. 726 00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:40,812 I need to get to Engineering to shut down the phasers, 727 00:39:40,946 --> 00:39:42,647 but to do that, 728 00:39:42,747 --> 00:39:44,115 I need you to do me a favor. 729 00:39:44,182 --> 00:39:45,083 No. 730 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:46,918 Jim, you're the reckless one. 731 00:39:46,985 --> 00:39:48,153 I'm the sensible one, okay? 732 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:49,420 I've got a family to think about. 733 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,689 Yeah, well, so did Dad. 734 00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:54,725 Do you know when Dad's career started to stall? 735 00:39:54,826 --> 00:39:57,028 Around the same time Admiral Reeger's 736 00:39:57,162 --> 00:39:58,396 started to take off. 737 00:39:58,496 --> 00:39:59,797 Yeah. 738 00:39:59,865 --> 00:40:02,033 - Strange coincidence, huh? - I had the same thought. 739 00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:03,668 So I accessed the declassified comms 740 00:40:03,801 --> 00:40:05,603 that Dad sent home during the war. 741 00:40:05,703 --> 00:40:08,006 That's the last one. Look at the log ID. 742 00:40:09,807 --> 00:40:11,910 Acting captain of the Constitution? 743 00:40:13,611 --> 00:40:15,713 Wait, how is that possible? I've never heard anything 744 00:40:15,813 --> 00:40:17,348 about Dad commanding a starship. 745 00:40:17,448 --> 00:40:19,750 Look at the date. It's right after 746 00:40:19,851 --> 00:40:21,987 the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 747 00:40:22,087 --> 00:40:23,922 Could it be a mistake? 748 00:40:24,990 --> 00:40:27,158 - Or maybe not. - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 749 00:40:27,258 --> 00:40:28,927 Where you going? 750 00:40:30,095 --> 00:40:31,762 Engineering. 751 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:38,336 I want plausible deniability. 752 00:40:38,403 --> 00:40:40,771 Like when we were kids. 753 00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:44,742 Don't tempt me with a good time. 754 00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:53,084 I see you and Jim finally talked. 755 00:40:54,119 --> 00:40:56,587 I can't believe he stunned me. 756 00:40:59,891 --> 00:41:01,759 Easy. You should take a minute. 757 00:41:01,859 --> 00:41:04,062 No, no. Time is what he's counting on. 758 00:41:04,195 --> 00:41:06,097 You two, with me. 759 00:41:24,715 --> 00:41:26,451 I've got a lock on his biosignature. 760 00:41:26,584 --> 00:41:28,419 He's heading for Engineering. 761 00:41:30,788 --> 00:41:32,357 Stop there. 762 00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:33,691 Turn around. 763 00:41:36,361 --> 00:41:38,263 What is going on? 764 00:41:38,396 --> 00:41:40,598 Jim forced me here at phaserpoint 765 00:41:40,698 --> 00:41:43,501 and then he clocked me. 766 00:41:45,436 --> 00:41:47,738 What? Please note the eye. 767 00:41:47,805 --> 00:41:49,140 Is it yellow or purple? 768 00:41:49,240 --> 00:41:50,608 It's purple, isn't it? 769 00:41:51,977 --> 00:41:53,044 Familial DNA. 770 00:41:53,111 --> 00:41:54,645 Kirk tweaked the biosensors 771 00:41:54,779 --> 00:41:57,082 just enough to send us after you instead of him. 772 00:41:57,148 --> 00:41:58,383 Really? No. No, no, no, no, 773 00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:00,986 he-he's not smart enough to do that. 774 00:42:03,554 --> 00:42:05,623 - You shouldn't be in here. - I know. 775 00:42:05,723 --> 00:42:08,059 I used my authorization to search your medical logs 776 00:42:08,126 --> 00:42:09,794 from Constitution during the war. 777 00:42:09,894 --> 00:42:11,429 Captain Reeger 778 00:42:11,496 --> 00:42:13,698 suffered a traumatic brain injury 779 00:42:13,798 --> 00:42:16,968 at the start of the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 780 00:42:17,068 --> 00:42:18,469 He needed emergency surgery. 781 00:42:18,569 --> 00:42:21,472 A patient's medical records are confidential. 782 00:42:21,606 --> 00:42:23,441 The Constitution's log 783 00:42:23,508 --> 00:42:26,511 shows Reeger still in command during the battle. 784 00:42:26,611 --> 00:42:28,746 How is that possible? 785 00:42:28,813 --> 00:42:30,315 Why the discrepancy? 786 00:42:30,448 --> 00:42:32,317 Who was really in command? 787 00:42:32,417 --> 00:42:35,053 Jim, think about what you are doing. 788 00:42:35,153 --> 00:42:36,521 This is mutiny. 789 00:42:36,654 --> 00:42:38,456 I understand the importance of the chain of command. 790 00:42:38,556 --> 00:42:41,259 But there's duty, there's following orders, 791 00:42:41,326 --> 00:42:42,727 and there's right and wrong. 792 00:42:42,827 --> 00:42:45,096 And killing an entire planet 793 00:42:45,196 --> 00:42:47,032 - is wrong. - Open doors! 794 00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:49,667 - Jim. Jim! - Stop! 795 00:42:49,767 --> 00:42:51,669 We are four minutes from target. 796 00:42:51,802 --> 00:42:53,438 Whatever you're trying to do, it's too late. 797 00:42:53,504 --> 00:42:55,073 There's nowhere for you to go. 798 00:42:55,173 --> 00:42:57,408 Well, that's not precisely true. 799 00:42:59,644 --> 00:43:01,246 Damn it. 800 00:43:08,553 --> 00:43:11,189 - Finish it. - I'm nearly there. 801 00:43:14,192 --> 00:43:16,261 You used to be Starfleet, hmm? 802 00:43:16,361 --> 00:43:18,963 That's how you know so much about our comms protocols. 803 00:43:19,064 --> 00:43:20,531 Yes. 804 00:43:20,631 --> 00:43:24,335 I was dishonorably discharged for insubordination 805 00:43:24,435 --> 00:43:25,736 by my human commander. 806 00:43:25,836 --> 00:43:27,138 That's why you hate humans. 807 00:43:27,205 --> 00:43:28,839 I am indifferent to humans. 808 00:43:28,906 --> 00:43:31,008 However, I do feel the galaxy wouldn't miss your species. 809 00:43:31,076 --> 00:43:34,445 There. It's operational. 810 00:43:35,346 --> 00:43:36,714 Very good. 811 00:43:36,847 --> 00:43:38,216 You know, 812 00:43:38,316 --> 00:43:41,086 your captain was right about the issue of piracy. 813 00:43:41,219 --> 00:43:42,387 I needed a ship. 814 00:43:42,520 --> 00:43:44,922 And now, with these codes, 815 00:43:45,022 --> 00:43:46,224 you've given me yours. 816 00:43:46,324 --> 00:43:48,859 So do the honor. 817 00:44:12,617 --> 00:44:15,019 - Scotty. - I'm correcting the biosensors, 818 00:44:15,086 --> 00:44:17,722 locating the proper Kirk now. 819 00:44:17,822 --> 00:44:18,889 There he is. 820 00:44:18,989 --> 00:44:20,291 Oh, no, that's not good. 821 00:44:20,391 --> 00:44:21,826 What is he doing in the phaser power junction? 822 00:44:21,926 --> 00:44:23,094 I told him it's dangerous in there. 823 00:44:23,194 --> 00:44:25,663 - Beam him out right now. - Yeah. 824 00:44:28,433 --> 00:44:29,934 James. 825 00:44:33,304 --> 00:44:36,006 James. 826 00:44:38,042 --> 00:44:39,744 Wait, come on. 827 00:44:41,846 --> 00:44:43,448 Scotty, send M'Benga to the ready room. 828 00:44:43,581 --> 00:44:45,049 Okay. 829 00:44:49,720 --> 00:44:51,289 Thank you, Lieutenant. 830 00:44:51,389 --> 00:44:54,392 Confirm phaser banks are still operational. 831 00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:05,803 He should have been brought to sickbay, not here. 832 00:45:05,903 --> 00:45:07,071 He'll be fine. 833 00:45:07,172 --> 00:45:10,775 Tell me, was this worth a court-martial? 834 00:45:10,841 --> 00:45:13,278 To save innocent lives? Yes. 835 00:45:13,378 --> 00:45:14,512 And what if you're wrong? 836 00:45:14,645 --> 00:45:16,013 What if they are not innocent? 837 00:45:16,147 --> 00:45:17,815 Bridge, Admiral. We're in range. 838 00:45:17,915 --> 00:45:19,750 Weapons are nominal, in the green. 839 00:45:19,817 --> 00:45:21,286 On this day I will not be undermined 840 00:45:21,352 --> 00:45:24,155 by the presumptions of yet another Kirk. 841 00:45:24,255 --> 00:45:27,225 Bring him. I want him to see what needs to be done. 842 00:46:57,682 --> 00:47:01,619 Ushaan is a code of honor for duels to the death. 843 00:47:03,754 --> 00:47:04,922 How fitting. 844 00:48:02,780 --> 00:48:04,715 - You took a huge risk. - I know. 845 00:48:04,782 --> 00:48:07,918 - I'm just glad it worked. - I remembered my training. 846 00:48:11,255 --> 00:48:13,691 All targets are locked, Admiral. 847 00:48:13,758 --> 00:48:15,960 Standing by on your order. 848 00:48:16,060 --> 00:48:17,928 Spock, what's the planet's population? 849 00:48:18,028 --> 00:48:20,064 5,321. 850 00:48:21,198 --> 00:48:24,635 That's how many people you're about to kill, Admiral. 851 00:48:26,236 --> 00:48:29,073 There's no other way to do this? 852 00:48:30,074 --> 00:48:32,943 The enemy needs to know that their aggression 853 00:48:33,077 --> 00:48:34,912 will not go unanswered. 854 00:48:35,012 --> 00:48:37,214 We need to hit them hard. 855 00:48:37,281 --> 00:48:39,917 We need to make them bleed! 856 00:48:42,453 --> 00:48:45,756 That's called military deterrence. 857 00:48:46,757 --> 00:48:49,427 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh... 858 00:48:51,095 --> 00:48:52,663 ...commence firing! 859 00:48:53,664 --> 00:48:56,100 Belay that order! If La'An fires, 860 00:48:56,166 --> 00:48:57,468 Enterprise will be destroyed. 861 00:48:57,568 --> 00:48:58,903 While I was in the phaser power junction, 862 00:48:59,003 --> 00:49:00,738 I changed the power distribution codes. 863 00:49:00,805 --> 00:49:02,106 What does that mean? Engineering? 864 00:49:02,206 --> 00:49:03,808 Uh, firing without the proper codes is bad. 865 00:49:03,908 --> 00:49:06,644 Very bad. An energy imbalance could rupture the core 866 00:49:06,744 --> 00:49:07,912 and blow up the ship. 867 00:49:07,978 --> 00:49:10,481 Give me those codes. 868 00:49:18,389 --> 00:49:19,824 That's an order. 869 00:49:19,924 --> 00:49:21,358 No, sir. 870 00:49:22,226 --> 00:49:24,695 Give me those codes or I swear 871 00:49:24,829 --> 00:49:26,531 as God is my witness, 872 00:49:26,664 --> 00:49:28,666 I will not just see you court-martialed 873 00:49:28,766 --> 00:49:30,768 but your brother Sam as well. I know he helped you. 874 00:49:30,868 --> 00:49:33,170 Those codes, Kirk, now. 875 00:49:33,270 --> 00:49:34,605 No, sir. 876 00:49:34,705 --> 00:49:37,074 Admiral, you need to calm down. 877 00:49:38,743 --> 00:49:40,778 Ah, stay at your posts! 878 00:49:42,613 --> 00:49:45,883 Give me those codes. 879 00:49:47,485 --> 00:49:49,854 Admiral, I have looked into James Kirk's mind. 880 00:49:49,954 --> 00:49:51,622 Violence will only galvanize his resolve. 881 00:49:51,689 --> 00:49:54,091 Oh, you've looked into his mind? Well, good. 882 00:49:54,191 --> 00:49:56,360 Why don't you mind-meld with him 883 00:49:56,461 --> 00:49:58,362 and rip those codes out of his head? 884 00:49:58,463 --> 00:50:00,731 I respectfully refuse. 885 00:50:04,469 --> 00:50:08,072 Give me those codes or I will burn a hole 886 00:50:08,205 --> 00:50:11,341 through your skull. 887 00:50:12,577 --> 00:50:14,945 You said, in the chair there's no hiding who you are. 888 00:50:16,013 --> 00:50:18,182 Well, George Kirk wasn't afraid of command, was he? 889 00:50:18,282 --> 00:50:21,852 You were injured at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 890 00:50:21,952 --> 00:50:23,353 My father fought the Klingons 891 00:50:23,420 --> 00:50:25,790 and evacuated the medical base, not you. 892 00:50:25,890 --> 00:50:28,593 But you altered the logs and you took the credit. 893 00:50:28,693 --> 00:50:30,260 I saved his career! 894 00:50:30,360 --> 00:50:32,162 He had no right to take that chair. 895 00:50:32,262 --> 00:50:34,999 My chair. I was fine. 896 00:50:35,099 --> 00:50:38,268 I was going to be fine! 897 00:50:38,402 --> 00:50:40,104 I would have triumphed, won that day. 898 00:50:40,237 --> 00:50:43,040 Yes, Constitution was damaged. 899 00:50:43,107 --> 00:50:44,408 But another ship would have come. 900 00:50:44,542 --> 00:50:47,111 All I needed was time to withdraw, regroup. 901 00:50:47,244 --> 00:50:49,714 - That's all. - You were incapacitated 902 00:50:49,780 --> 00:50:51,749 in the middle of a battle. If you had withdrawn, 903 00:50:51,849 --> 00:50:53,518 your ship would have been destroyed. 904 00:50:53,618 --> 00:50:55,686 You don't know that. You were not there. 905 00:50:55,786 --> 00:50:58,856 What I know is that George Kirk is the real hero, 906 00:50:58,923 --> 00:51:00,958 and you have been punishing him for it ever since. 907 00:51:01,058 --> 00:51:03,694 You made sure that he never got his own ship. 908 00:51:03,761 --> 00:51:05,663 You're damn right! 909 00:51:07,698 --> 00:51:09,934 That was my ship. 910 00:51:10,034 --> 00:51:12,136 My mission. 911 00:51:13,037 --> 00:51:15,640 My victory. 912 00:51:17,274 --> 00:51:18,108 No. 913 00:51:18,242 --> 00:51:20,310 It was his. My father's. 914 00:51:20,444 --> 00:51:22,747 I am my father's son. 915 00:51:26,216 --> 00:51:28,252 I think you're bluffing. 916 00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:30,755 I doubt you have 917 00:51:30,855 --> 00:51:33,724 the engineering skills 918 00:51:33,824 --> 00:51:35,392 to change those codes. 919 00:51:35,459 --> 00:51:38,328 - Stand down, Admiral. - No. 920 00:51:39,163 --> 00:51:40,798 Hmm? 921 00:51:41,999 --> 00:51:43,634 No. 922 00:51:48,639 --> 00:51:52,509 I don't give a damn... 923 00:51:54,478 --> 00:51:56,180 ...what anyone says! 924 00:51:59,016 --> 00:52:01,952 I'm killing those bastards 925 00:52:02,019 --> 00:52:04,789 who murdered my family. 926 00:52:06,824 --> 00:52:08,292 Admiral Reeger, 927 00:52:08,358 --> 00:52:11,762 in accordance with Starfleet order 104, section C, 928 00:52:11,829 --> 00:52:13,964 I am certifying you as unfit 929 00:52:14,031 --> 00:52:15,866 and immediately relieving you of command. 930 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,768 - Hmm. Hmm, hmm. - Admiral. 931 00:52:29,279 --> 00:52:30,848 He will be fine. 932 00:52:30,948 --> 00:52:32,516 Computer, cancel the implementation 933 00:52:32,617 --> 00:52:33,984 of General Order 24. 934 00:52:34,084 --> 00:52:35,786 All battle stations stand down. 935 00:52:35,886 --> 00:52:37,087 Aye, sir. 936 00:52:40,791 --> 00:52:42,993 I was bluffing. 937 00:52:59,076 --> 00:53:00,878 We've recovered the comms gear and stolen weapons 938 00:53:00,978 --> 00:53:02,713 - from the surface. - Security's captured 939 00:53:02,813 --> 00:53:04,148 the other mercenaries. They're in the brig. 940 00:53:04,214 --> 00:53:06,050 Good. And the enemy ship? 941 00:53:06,150 --> 00:53:08,085 We detected a dissipating gamma ray trail, 942 00:53:08,185 --> 00:53:10,721 indicating that the cloaked ship has already left Argus II. 943 00:53:10,821 --> 00:53:12,022 Can we follow it? 944 00:53:12,089 --> 00:53:13,590 Unfortunately, the trail is too degraded 945 00:53:13,724 --> 00:53:15,159 for our sensors to track. 946 00:53:15,225 --> 00:53:16,661 This is exactly 947 00:53:16,727 --> 00:53:19,664 what I was trying to prevent. 948 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:27,471 I... don't know what happened. 949 00:53:30,240 --> 00:53:31,909 I'm... 950 00:53:32,877 --> 00:53:35,913 I'm not like that. 951 00:53:55,866 --> 00:53:57,634 A drug. 952 00:53:57,768 --> 00:53:59,369 That's how you did it. 953 00:53:59,469 --> 00:54:01,238 You are finished, Kirk. 954 00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:03,607 I'll make damn sure you never step foot 955 00:54:03,741 --> 00:54:05,209 on another starship again. 956 00:54:05,275 --> 00:54:07,044 No, it wasn't Kirk. 957 00:54:07,111 --> 00:54:08,578 Joseph? 958 00:54:08,679 --> 00:54:10,447 It was me. 959 00:54:10,547 --> 00:54:12,082 I did it. 960 00:54:13,583 --> 00:54:15,986 I drugged you in order to declare you unfit. 961 00:54:16,086 --> 00:54:19,323 The population of that planet may or may not 962 00:54:19,423 --> 00:54:21,425 be in collusion with the enemy ship. 963 00:54:21,525 --> 00:54:22,626 We still do not know. 964 00:54:22,727 --> 00:54:25,529 And the cost for our ignorance... 965 00:54:26,897 --> 00:54:28,799 ...could not be all their deaths. 966 00:54:28,933 --> 00:54:30,434 Captain Pike, 967 00:54:30,534 --> 00:54:32,036 have Dr. M'Benga 968 00:54:32,136 --> 00:54:34,171 arrested for assault and mutiny. 969 00:54:34,304 --> 00:54:36,440 This is a complex situation... 970 00:54:37,307 --> 00:54:39,409 ...best left for Starfleet to sort out. 971 00:54:40,610 --> 00:54:43,147 This is not over, Joseph. You can count on that. 972 00:54:43,247 --> 00:54:45,649 And when that ship 973 00:54:45,750 --> 00:54:47,818 attacks again... 974 00:54:47,918 --> 00:54:50,354 and it will... 975 00:54:50,454 --> 00:54:53,023 the blood, the terror, 976 00:54:53,157 --> 00:54:55,492 will be on your head. 977 00:55:18,515 --> 00:55:20,250 You're good to go. 978 00:55:24,321 --> 00:55:26,690 She'll be okay, thanks to you. 979 00:55:26,791 --> 00:55:28,458 - Okay? - Okay. 980 00:55:30,260 --> 00:55:31,428 How are you feeling? 981 00:55:31,528 --> 00:55:33,530 Christine says you're on the mend. 982 00:55:33,663 --> 00:55:36,300 Yes. My recovery has given me time 983 00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:38,635 to reflect on my experiences aboard Enterprise. 984 00:55:38,702 --> 00:55:41,638 I admit to being impressed, in some small way, 985 00:55:41,705 --> 00:55:43,140 with what you have taught me. 986 00:55:43,207 --> 00:55:45,642 Observing your ability to adapt under fire 987 00:55:45,709 --> 00:55:48,012 was especially enlightening. 988 00:55:48,846 --> 00:55:50,147 I'm glad to hear it. 989 00:55:50,247 --> 00:55:51,882 Sounds like you've really turned a corner. 990 00:55:51,982 --> 00:55:53,550 Indeed, I have. 991 00:55:53,650 --> 00:55:58,122 This introspection has led me to conclude... 992 00:55:59,423 --> 00:56:02,626 ...that I do not belong in Starfleet. 993 00:56:02,726 --> 00:56:04,862 What? 994 00:56:04,962 --> 00:56:06,496 I don't understand. 995 00:56:06,563 --> 00:56:08,866 I believe my statement was clear. 996 00:56:08,966 --> 00:56:10,434 Tell me what I did wrong. 997 00:56:10,567 --> 00:56:12,369 I worked really hard to make Starfleet 998 00:56:12,436 --> 00:56:14,204 a welcoming place for you. 999 00:56:14,304 --> 00:56:16,073 I feel awful about this. 1000 00:56:16,173 --> 00:56:18,909 Your feelings of inadequacy are irrelevant. 1001 00:56:19,009 --> 00:56:21,778 I have come to this realization logically. 1002 00:56:41,231 --> 00:56:42,967 Joseph. 1003 00:56:45,836 --> 00:56:48,205 I can't let you take the fall for me. 1004 00:56:48,272 --> 00:56:51,108 I spiked Reeger's coffee with cordrazine. 1005 00:56:51,208 --> 00:56:54,178 - I'll come forward and confess. - No, you won't, Jim. 1006 00:56:55,779 --> 00:56:57,447 This is my choice. 1007 00:56:57,581 --> 00:56:59,116 - Why? - I saw the lengths 1008 00:56:59,216 --> 00:57:01,285 you were willing to go to stop a massacre. 1009 00:57:01,385 --> 00:57:04,354 I don't want Reeger to ruin your career... 1010 00:57:05,589 --> 00:57:07,724 ...like he did your father's. 1011 00:57:11,862 --> 00:57:13,630 You knew the truth... 1012 00:57:14,631 --> 00:57:15,900 ...this whole time. 1013 00:57:15,966 --> 00:57:18,635 Why did you let Reeger get away with a lie? 1014 00:57:18,735 --> 00:57:21,105 When we returned from the battle, 1015 00:57:21,171 --> 00:57:24,474 Reeger was already being lauded as a hero. 1016 00:57:25,275 --> 00:57:27,945 Your father asked us to say nothing. 1017 00:57:29,479 --> 00:57:32,349 He was concerned a scandal would crush Starfleet morale 1018 00:57:32,482 --> 00:57:34,718 at a pivotal time in the war. 1019 00:57:39,756 --> 00:57:41,558 All these years... 1020 00:57:43,260 --> 00:57:45,529 ...I was wrong about my father. 1021 00:57:48,032 --> 00:57:51,435 And now Reeger wants to ruin your career? 1022 00:57:51,535 --> 00:57:53,703 All I'm asking 1023 00:57:53,803 --> 00:57:56,640 is that you respect my decision, 1024 00:57:56,740 --> 00:57:59,509 as I respected your father's. 1025 00:58:13,790 --> 00:58:15,525 This is how you're doing it? 1026 00:58:16,493 --> 00:58:17,827 Taking the fall for Jim Kirk... 1027 00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:19,729 that's how you're getting out of Starfleet? 1028 00:58:19,863 --> 00:58:21,365 Christine. 1029 00:58:21,465 --> 00:58:23,800 You know you're throwing away your career. 1030 00:58:23,867 --> 00:58:26,503 After everything we've been through. 1031 00:58:26,570 --> 00:58:29,073 - I'm sorry. - Don't. 1032 00:58:32,009 --> 00:58:33,710 Don't say anything. 1033 00:58:43,820 --> 00:58:45,022 How's the eye? 1034 00:58:45,089 --> 00:58:47,224 Still aches a little. 1035 00:58:47,324 --> 00:58:48,658 So dramatic. 1036 00:58:48,725 --> 00:58:50,194 You know what this means, though? 1037 00:58:50,260 --> 00:58:51,595 - You owe me now. - Eh. 1038 00:58:51,728 --> 00:58:53,563 - Feel like we're even. - Not even close. 1039 00:58:53,663 --> 00:58:55,632 - Agree to disagree. - Nope. I'm right 1040 00:58:55,732 --> 00:58:57,634 and you're whatever you are. 1041 00:58:59,936 --> 00:59:01,905 Can't believe Dad had to carry that burden with him 1042 00:59:02,039 --> 00:59:03,740 his whole career. 1043 00:59:04,708 --> 00:59:07,277 Yeah. I did some digging. 1044 00:59:07,411 --> 00:59:08,945 Turns out... 1045 00:59:09,046 --> 00:59:11,481 whenever Dad asked for family leave, 1046 00:59:11,581 --> 00:59:13,517 he was assigned to a new mission. 1047 00:59:14,318 --> 00:59:16,353 It was Reeger's doing. 1048 00:59:16,453 --> 00:59:18,688 But Dad never complained. 1049 00:59:18,788 --> 00:59:21,758 He never has a bad word to say about the service. 1050 00:59:22,592 --> 00:59:26,663 I think maybe he did that to protect us. 1051 00:59:27,864 --> 00:59:30,200 To protect our dream of joining Starfleet. 1052 00:59:32,936 --> 00:59:34,338 Well... 1053 00:59:34,438 --> 00:59:36,473 you're gonna learn a thing, now that you've got a kid. 1054 00:59:36,573 --> 00:59:37,707 - Oh, yeah? - Mm-hmm. 1055 00:59:37,807 --> 00:59:38,942 What's that? 1056 00:59:39,076 --> 00:59:41,611 Fathers are never what we think they are. 1057 00:59:41,711 --> 00:59:43,513 Not entirely, anyway. 1058 00:59:44,614 --> 00:59:46,783 When did you get so smart, Sam? 1059 00:59:46,883 --> 00:59:49,086 Oh, I've always been the smart one, Jimmy. 1060 00:59:49,153 --> 00:59:50,154 You just never noticed. 1061 00:59:59,096 --> 01:00:00,830 Come in, Ensign. 1062 01:00:03,967 --> 01:00:05,635 How's your shoulder? 1063 01:00:05,735 --> 01:00:08,338 Fine, sir. Mostly healed. 1064 01:00:08,472 --> 01:00:09,406 And A'Sha? 1065 01:00:09,506 --> 01:00:11,408 She's recovering. 1066 01:00:11,475 --> 01:00:14,178 But, concerning Cadet A'Sha... 1067 01:00:14,311 --> 01:00:15,812 I know she's leaving. 1068 01:00:15,945 --> 01:00:18,382 She'll be returning to Vulcan as soon as we arrive at Starbase 1. 1069 01:00:18,482 --> 01:00:20,250 I'm sorry, sir. 1070 01:00:20,350 --> 01:00:23,953 I was her mentor, and I failed at my job. 1071 01:00:24,020 --> 01:00:25,122 No. 1072 01:00:25,222 --> 01:00:26,856 No, you didn't, Nyota. 1073 01:00:26,956 --> 01:00:28,592 You can do everything right, 1074 01:00:28,692 --> 01:00:31,661 and sometimes things still don't work out the way we'd hoped. 1075 01:00:31,761 --> 01:00:33,330 The best you can do is savor the victories 1076 01:00:33,463 --> 01:00:35,932 and move on from the defeats a little wiser. 1077 01:00:35,999 --> 01:00:37,201 Aye, sir. 1078 01:00:37,334 --> 01:00:38,802 And with that said... 1079 01:00:43,473 --> 01:00:46,110 For courage under fire and for exemplifying 1080 01:00:46,176 --> 01:00:47,877 the best qualities of Starfleet, 1081 01:00:48,011 --> 01:00:51,515 I am pleased to award you, Nyota Uhura, 1082 01:00:51,615 --> 01:00:55,452 with a battlefield promotion to lieutenant, junior grade. 1083 01:00:58,622 --> 01:01:00,324 Congratulations. 1084 01:01:02,992 --> 01:01:05,362 Thank you, Captain. 1085 01:01:05,462 --> 01:01:07,497 Commander, thank you. 1086 01:01:07,597 --> 01:01:10,434 Hemmer would be proud. 1087 01:01:13,870 --> 01:01:15,372 You're dismissed. 1088 01:01:24,214 --> 01:01:27,016 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1089 01:01:27,117 --> 01:01:30,554 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org