1 00:00:01,829 --> 00:00:04,036 ? ? 2 00:00:23,554 --> 00:00:26,025 ? ? 3 00:00:30,229 --> 00:00:32,521 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 4 00:00:32,624 --> 00:00:34,361 KIRK: My dad was in Starfleet. 5 00:00:34,362 --> 00:00:36,727 My brother and I- we spent my whole childhood 6 00:00:36,728 --> 00:00:38,778 chasing him from one posting to another. 7 00:00:38,799 --> 00:00:41,738 SAM: Dad has a very old-fashioned idea of what 8 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,673 a successful career looks like. 9 00:00:43,775 --> 00:00:45,008 Looks a lot like you. 10 00:00:45,077 --> 00:00:47,007 KIRK: Our job puts us up against death 11 00:00:47,042 --> 00:00:48,811 more than is fair. 12 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,977 Now, you can let death win 13 00:00:51,079 --> 00:00:52,876 or you can fight back. 14 00:00:54,649 --> 00:00:57,682 Estimated casualties on unknown vessel: 7,000. 15 00:00:57,683 --> 00:00:59,725 PIKE: The choices you make in that chair- 16 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:01,258 that is yours to live with. 17 00:01:01,393 --> 00:01:04,690 Some decisions you will regret for the rest of your life. 18 00:01:10,535 --> 00:01:12,203 ? ? 19 00:01:12,305 --> 00:01:15,231 KIRK: Lieutenant Commander James Kirk. Personal log. 20 00:01:15,333 --> 00:01:17,774 Stardate 2179.3. 21 00:01:17,910 --> 00:01:19,736 On my way back to Farragut, 22 00:01:19,838 --> 00:01:22,275 I decided to make a stop aboard Enterprise, 23 00:01:22,276 --> 00:01:24,115 currently orbiting an M-class moon 24 00:01:24,116 --> 00:01:25,986 on a major Federation trading route. 25 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:29,280 I'm here for a checkup from Dr. M'Benga. 26 00:01:29,382 --> 00:01:32,223 But, if I'm honest with myself, 27 00:01:32,325 --> 00:01:35,422 that's not the only reason I came aboard Enterprise. 28 00:01:35,524 --> 00:01:38,788 Wow. That's good stuff. What'd you call it? 29 00:01:38,923 --> 00:01:42,326 Cordrazine. It's new. A few drops work wonders. 30 00:01:42,428 --> 00:01:45,598 Larger doses can cause paranoia. 31 00:01:45,700 --> 00:01:49,108 As I mentioned on comms, your wounds are healing well. 32 00:01:49,210 --> 00:01:52,673 I could have simply beamed this compound to Dr. Ayers. 33 00:01:52,775 --> 00:01:57,445 You said, uh, Captain Pike took a landing party to the surface? 34 00:01:57,580 --> 00:02:02,445 He's investigating a faint SOS signal. Seems routine. 35 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:07,116 So, uh, no security detail? 36 00:02:07,218 --> 00:02:08,623 No. 37 00:02:08,725 --> 00:02:10,228 Why? 38 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:13,990 I was just wondering if La'An beamed down with them. 39 00:02:21,642 --> 00:02:24,473 (door whooshes shut) 40 00:02:25,215 --> 00:02:29,505 I thought you were headed down to the planet. 41 00:02:29,506 --> 00:02:30,646 You love caves. 42 00:02:30,749 --> 00:02:32,178 I like caves. 43 00:02:32,314 --> 00:02:33,914 -Mm. -And Una needed some time 44 00:02:34,016 --> 00:02:35,283 off-ship, so... 45 00:02:35,284 --> 00:02:36,580 Thought maybe you were staying because... 46 00:02:36,581 --> 00:02:37,656 (clicks tongue) You know? 47 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:39,316 No. I do not know. 48 00:02:39,418 --> 00:02:41,485 Jim Kirk's on the ship. 49 00:02:41,621 --> 00:02:43,954 Thought maybe he forgot something. 50 00:02:46,267 --> 00:02:49,037 Maybe I read this wrong. Thought you enjoyed seeing him. 51 00:02:52,697 --> 00:02:54,437 Wish I'd gone down to the cave. 52 00:02:57,835 --> 00:02:59,607 This is why I stay in my quarters. 53 00:03:00,447 --> 00:03:02,643 ? ? 54 00:03:06,511 --> 00:03:07,877 (tricorder trilling) 55 00:03:07,878 --> 00:03:09,616 Looks like the signal's coming from in there. 56 00:03:09,617 --> 00:03:11,785 Altairans mined these caves a century ago. 57 00:03:11,786 --> 00:03:14,376 They're made up of dense, crystalline structures. 58 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:16,190 Uh-oh. 59 00:03:16,191 --> 00:03:17,622 Once we're inside, we'll lose comms 60 00:03:17,623 --> 00:03:19,027 and won't be able to transport. 61 00:03:19,028 --> 00:03:20,690 If this is an SOS, 62 00:03:20,691 --> 00:03:22,366 we need to find out who's in trouble. 63 00:03:22,367 --> 00:03:24,370 -Pike to Enterprise. -SPOCK: Enterprise. 64 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:26,500 -Spock here, Captain. -We're entering the cave system 65 00:03:26,501 --> 00:03:28,139 and will be outside contact range. 66 00:03:28,140 --> 00:03:29,708 We'll check back in in one hour. 67 00:03:29,709 --> 00:03:31,072 Acknowledged. 68 00:03:31,174 --> 00:03:33,575 All right. Lead the way. 69 00:03:46,063 --> 00:03:49,326 The landing party is out of range. 70 00:03:49,327 --> 00:03:51,895 Sir, we're picking up a transponder signal 71 00:03:51,997 --> 00:03:53,437 from an approaching shuttle. 72 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,760 It's a Starfleet Admiralty shuttle 73 00:03:55,761 --> 00:03:58,163 requesting immediate clearance to come aboard. 74 00:03:58,164 --> 00:03:59,069 Sir. 75 00:03:59,070 --> 00:04:01,267 It's Admiral Simon Reeger. 76 00:04:01,369 --> 00:04:03,132 SPOCK: Clearance granted. 77 00:04:18,254 --> 00:04:20,259 I do not recognize that watch. 78 00:04:21,752 --> 00:04:24,125 It's, uh, my good luck charm. 79 00:04:24,260 --> 00:04:26,760 Are you all right, Lieutenant? 80 00:04:26,896 --> 00:04:28,590 Yes. 81 00:04:28,725 --> 00:04:30,793 It's just... (sighs) 82 00:04:30,895 --> 00:04:33,633 This is the Admiral Simon Reeger. 83 00:04:33,634 --> 00:04:36,237 Captain of the Federation flagship Constitution 84 00:04:36,238 --> 00:04:38,106 during the Klingon War. 85 00:04:38,241 --> 00:04:40,245 The man is a living legend. 86 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:43,040 I am aware of the admiral's celebrated war record. 87 00:04:44,343 --> 00:04:46,147 It's just... 88 00:04:46,249 --> 00:04:48,818 to meet him in person, uh... 89 00:04:48,954 --> 00:04:50,652 (door whooshes open) 90 00:04:56,787 --> 00:04:58,858 (boatswain's whistle blows) 91 00:05:04,668 --> 00:05:07,333 Admiral Reeger, welcome aboard the Enterprise. 92 00:05:07,435 --> 00:05:08,900 -I am... -Lieutenant Spock. 93 00:05:09,002 --> 00:05:11,769 Chief of Security, Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh. 94 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:13,740 I make it a habit to familiarize myself 95 00:05:13,741 --> 00:05:15,310 with the ship's complement before boarding 96 00:05:15,311 --> 00:05:16,814 out of respect for the crew. 97 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:18,817 Right now, I need urgently 98 00:05:18,952 --> 00:05:21,177 to speak with Captain Pike. 99 00:05:23,087 --> 00:05:24,686 (door whooshes open) 100 00:05:27,085 --> 00:05:29,792 Good to see you, Joseph. It's been a long time. 101 00:05:29,895 --> 00:05:31,190 Yes it has, sir. 102 00:05:31,326 --> 00:05:32,988 Lieutenant Ortegas. 103 00:05:33,090 --> 00:05:35,166 You helmed the Palenque during the war, 104 00:05:35,167 --> 00:05:37,166 and I heard that your skills at Prospero 105 00:05:37,167 --> 00:05:39,867 saved a lot of lives. 106 00:05:39,969 --> 00:05:41,629 Yes, sir. 107 00:05:41,698 --> 00:05:43,265 Thank you, sir. 108 00:05:43,367 --> 00:05:46,638 I'm sorry Captain Pike is not here, but time is a factor. 109 00:05:46,740 --> 00:05:49,544 You are aware of the Vaardan massacre? 110 00:05:49,545 --> 00:05:51,612 An unprovoked attack on a Federation colony. 111 00:05:51,613 --> 00:05:53,384 Five million civilian casualties. 112 00:05:53,385 --> 00:05:54,954 LA'AN: Long-range scans showed the attack 113 00:05:54,955 --> 00:05:56,020 was carried out by one ship. 114 00:05:56,021 --> 00:05:57,785 One ruthless adversary 115 00:05:57,854 --> 00:06:00,684 with no regard for the sanctity of innocent human lives. 116 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,688 Rumor has it the enemy ship has 117 00:06:02,823 --> 00:06:05,496 a new type of cloaking system. Untraceable. 118 00:06:05,497 --> 00:06:07,465 Makes the Klingons look like they're playing peekaboo. 119 00:06:07,466 --> 00:06:11,566 That's right. But me, as a wily old war dog, 120 00:06:11,668 --> 00:06:14,037 I had an idea. What if we didn't track the ship, 121 00:06:14,139 --> 00:06:16,675 but what it leaves behind? 122 00:06:16,744 --> 00:06:18,102 Yeoman Vanek. 123 00:06:20,048 --> 00:06:26,051 The gamma ray burn-off from the enemy ship's impulse engines. 124 00:06:26,052 --> 00:06:28,047 Indeed, a novel idea, Admiral. 125 00:06:28,048 --> 00:06:29,989 ORTEGAS: Back on Earth, during the Cold War of the 20th century, 126 00:06:29,990 --> 00:06:32,354 destroyers hunted enemy subs 127 00:06:32,423 --> 00:06:35,193 -by following their trash. -Mm-hmm. 128 00:06:35,194 --> 00:06:37,361 You've tracked this ship alone, Admiral? 129 00:06:37,362 --> 00:06:39,024 -With no support craft? -No, no, no. 130 00:06:39,025 --> 00:06:41,026 I was on my way to a conference at Starbase 1 131 00:06:41,027 --> 00:06:43,593 when I came across the trail purely by chance. 132 00:06:43,728 --> 00:06:45,998 Sir, how can we help? 133 00:06:46,067 --> 00:06:49,274 Yours is the closest starship, which is why, as Admiral, 134 00:06:49,275 --> 00:06:51,409 I'm commandeering Enterprise for this mission. 135 00:06:51,410 --> 00:06:54,404 I've ordered every senior officer on board 136 00:06:54,405 --> 00:06:55,575 to this briefing. 137 00:06:55,576 --> 00:06:57,081 I understand that Captain Pike 138 00:06:57,082 --> 00:06:58,574 is out of comms range. 139 00:06:58,676 --> 00:06:59,907 Who is in command? 140 00:07:00,009 --> 00:07:01,716 Where is Commander Chin-Riley? 141 00:07:01,717 --> 00:07:03,519 Commander Chin-Riley is also in the landing party 142 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,084 -with the captain, sir. -Ah-ha. 143 00:07:05,085 --> 00:07:06,789 I am in acting command while they are on the surface. 144 00:07:06,790 --> 00:07:09,084 Are you the ranking officer on board, Lieutenant? 145 00:07:09,085 --> 00:07:11,593 -No, sir. -All right. Then who is? 146 00:07:11,594 --> 00:07:13,662 Sir, Lieutenant Commander Kirk is technically 147 00:07:13,663 --> 00:07:15,698 -the ranking officer present. -Ah-ha. 148 00:07:17,235 --> 00:07:19,128 Uh, yes, uh, sir, but, um... 149 00:07:19,264 --> 00:07:21,930 I-I'm not a member of this crew. I just stopped by. 150 00:07:22,033 --> 00:07:23,872 I'm first officer of the Farragut. 151 00:07:23,974 --> 00:07:25,103 Hmm. 152 00:07:26,313 --> 00:07:29,872 Well, as of now, Lieutenant Commander Kirk, 153 00:07:29,940 --> 00:07:32,044 you are my acting first officer. 154 00:07:33,749 --> 00:07:36,245 -Aye, sir. -REEGER: I cannot stress enough 155 00:07:36,246 --> 00:07:38,457 how important this mission is. That invisible ship 156 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:41,887 can strike anytime, anywhere, with no warning. 157 00:07:41,990 --> 00:07:45,625 It is a clear and present threat to the Federation. 158 00:07:45,727 --> 00:07:49,061 We have one objective: to stop it. 159 00:07:49,967 --> 00:07:51,360 Stations. 160 00:07:57,703 --> 00:07:59,335 (door whooshes open) 161 00:08:00,813 --> 00:08:02,712 Hmm. 162 00:08:29,837 --> 00:08:32,007 How are you? I mean, are you healing? 163 00:08:32,110 --> 00:08:34,779 I'm fine. You? 164 00:08:34,847 --> 00:08:36,207 Uh, fine. 165 00:08:38,842 --> 00:08:40,510 Tactical systems? 166 00:08:40,646 --> 00:08:41,851 All in the green. 167 00:08:41,986 --> 00:08:43,150 Good. 168 00:08:43,252 --> 00:08:44,754 Thank you. 169 00:08:54,331 --> 00:08:56,561 Good to see you, Spock. 170 00:08:56,663 --> 00:08:57,863 You too, Commander. 171 00:08:57,864 --> 00:08:59,635 And congratulations on this assignment. 172 00:08:59,636 --> 00:09:00,963 First officer under Admiral Reeger 173 00:09:00,964 --> 00:09:02,197 is a coveted position. 174 00:09:02,332 --> 00:09:04,902 -Thank you. -Of course, the logical choice 175 00:09:04,903 --> 00:09:06,476 would have been to promote an officer 176 00:09:06,477 --> 00:09:07,709 with experience on Enterprise. 177 00:09:07,710 --> 00:09:09,700 But I've had more command experience, 178 00:09:09,775 --> 00:09:12,141 not all of it welcome. 179 00:09:12,243 --> 00:09:14,173 Don't worry, Spock. I'm sure, one day, 180 00:09:14,245 --> 00:09:16,812 you'll get to aim that logical mind of yours 181 00:09:16,914 --> 00:09:19,052 at some lucky captain. 182 00:09:23,620 --> 00:09:27,163 Admiral, sensors have locked on to the gamma ray trail. 183 00:09:27,265 --> 00:09:29,099 Course 1-0-7, mark 2. 184 00:09:29,234 --> 00:09:30,501 REEGER: Very good. 185 00:09:30,569 --> 00:09:33,904 Lieutenant Ortegas, take us out of orbit. 186 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:35,803 Set course... 187 00:09:35,804 --> 00:09:38,205 Admiral. Would you like to wait for Captain Pike 188 00:09:38,206 --> 00:09:41,369 -and the landing party? -When is he back in comms range? 189 00:09:41,370 --> 00:09:43,614 -Fifty-two minutes, sir. -SPOCK: Sir, ion particle 190 00:09:43,615 --> 00:09:45,377 signatures are known to rapidly degrade. 191 00:09:45,378 --> 00:09:47,014 If we don't know how old the trail is it could disappear 192 00:09:47,015 --> 00:09:48,714 -at any time. -Unfortunately, waiting means 193 00:09:48,715 --> 00:09:50,015 we risk losing the enemy. 194 00:09:50,084 --> 00:09:52,374 Understood. I'm sure you want to let them know 195 00:09:52,423 --> 00:09:54,021 why Enterprise is gone. 196 00:09:54,123 --> 00:09:57,253 Are you saying that Captain Pike can't handle the situation? 197 00:09:58,365 --> 00:10:00,791 No, sir. I don't mean to imply that. 198 00:10:00,893 --> 00:10:02,799 We can deploy a comms relay buoy 199 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,135 informing Captain Pike of the situation when he checks in. 200 00:10:05,136 --> 00:10:06,638 Good. Do it. 201 00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:09,174 LA'AN: Relay buoy dispatched, sir. 202 00:10:09,175 --> 00:10:10,441 REEGER: All right. 203 00:10:10,442 --> 00:10:12,544 Lieutenant Ortegas, let's try this again. 204 00:10:12,545 --> 00:10:15,306 Take us out of orbit. Ahead, warp five. 205 00:10:25,785 --> 00:10:27,725 PIKE: Space. 206 00:10:28,821 --> 00:10:30,860 The final frontier. 207 00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:36,525 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 208 00:10:37,665 --> 00:10:40,435 Its five-year mission: 209 00:10:40,537 --> 00:10:43,565 to explore strange new worlds... 210 00:10:44,738 --> 00:10:48,145 ...to seek out new life 211 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,847 and new civilizations... 212 00:10:51,817 --> 00:10:55,985 ...to boldly go where no one has gone before. 213 00:10:56,087 --> 00:10:58,756 ? ? 214 00:11:26,282 --> 00:11:28,445 ? ? 215 00:11:52,308 --> 00:11:54,504 ? ? 216 00:12:15,261 --> 00:12:17,766 I know it's a luxury, but I cannot stomach 217 00:12:17,868 --> 00:12:21,696 the reconstituted crap from synthesizers. 218 00:12:22,506 --> 00:12:25,109 I like real coffee, 219 00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:26,969 freshly brewed. 220 00:12:27,038 --> 00:12:29,171 Rank has its privileges. 221 00:12:29,274 --> 00:12:31,714 Besides, isn't it the little things 222 00:12:31,849 --> 00:12:34,686 that provide one with a sense of stability? 223 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:38,017 I've been a lifelong admirer of your career, Admiral. 224 00:12:38,119 --> 00:12:40,486 Your battle at Zeta Reticuli is, in a word, 225 00:12:40,588 --> 00:12:42,057 legendary. 226 00:12:42,159 --> 00:12:45,827 Taking on four Klingon D7s while evacuating a medical base. 227 00:12:45,929 --> 00:12:48,124 You saved over a thousand lives that day. 228 00:12:48,226 --> 00:12:50,967 Thank you, James. I'm honored. 229 00:12:53,663 --> 00:12:56,768 Now, let me offer you a small piece of advice. 230 00:12:56,870 --> 00:12:58,403 As my first officer, 231 00:12:58,404 --> 00:13:01,407 you shouldn't have questioned my decision to leave orbit. 232 00:13:01,408 --> 00:13:05,015 On the bridge, you and I need to speak with one voice. 233 00:13:05,084 --> 00:13:06,917 Mine. 234 00:13:08,146 --> 00:13:09,552 Yes, Admiral. Of course. 235 00:13:09,655 --> 00:13:11,681 Don't worry. I mean, we're fine. 236 00:13:11,783 --> 00:13:15,418 At first, I admit, I had some concerns when I heard your name. 237 00:13:15,553 --> 00:13:18,492 George Kirk was my first officer on Constitution 238 00:13:18,594 --> 00:13:20,122 during the war. 239 00:13:20,224 --> 00:13:22,560 Yes, I... I know that, sir. 240 00:13:22,662 --> 00:13:24,501 George... 241 00:13:24,569 --> 00:13:27,004 is a good man, a good officer. 242 00:13:27,106 --> 00:13:30,468 We shared many pots of coffee during those early campaigns. 243 00:13:31,568 --> 00:13:35,737 Do you know why he never got his own ship? 244 00:13:38,145 --> 00:13:40,309 Uh, no, sir. We never talked about it. 245 00:13:40,411 --> 00:13:43,114 Your father is the most fair-minded 246 00:13:43,249 --> 00:13:47,017 and diplomatic person I have ever met. 247 00:13:47,086 --> 00:13:49,555 But when it came to warfare, 248 00:13:49,657 --> 00:13:51,494 it was clear 249 00:13:51,596 --> 00:13:53,832 combat was not his strength. 250 00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:57,529 (scoffs) 251 00:13:57,631 --> 00:13:58,768 Um... 252 00:13:58,903 --> 00:14:00,893 I-I find that hard to believe, sir, but... 253 00:14:00,904 --> 00:14:02,505 I'm sorry to be the one to say it. 254 00:14:02,607 --> 00:14:05,034 I consider George a friend. 255 00:14:05,136 --> 00:14:07,135 Commanding a starship 256 00:14:07,237 --> 00:14:08,979 levies a heavy cost. 257 00:14:09,114 --> 00:14:13,082 There is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair. 258 00:14:16,281 --> 00:14:18,282 Thankfully, fate has blessed me 259 00:14:18,384 --> 00:14:21,484 with yet another Kirk as my first officer. 260 00:14:21,485 --> 00:14:23,559 And based on your service record, you are not 261 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:24,893 your father's son. 262 00:14:24,995 --> 00:14:28,823 No fear of battle. You will do just fine. 263 00:14:30,666 --> 00:14:31,931 Thank you, sir. 264 00:14:31,932 --> 00:14:33,298 All right, then, let's get to it. 265 00:14:33,299 --> 00:14:34,937 Have all departments run continuous 266 00:14:34,938 --> 00:14:37,005 battle station drills. Alpha shift 267 00:14:37,141 --> 00:14:39,834 around the clock until further notice. Dismissed. 268 00:14:44,241 --> 00:14:46,482 (door whooshes open) 269 00:14:46,584 --> 00:14:48,777 (tricorder trilling) 270 00:14:48,778 --> 00:14:53,024 You must be excited to be on your very first landing party. 271 00:14:53,025 --> 00:14:55,420 I personally requested that you join the mission. 272 00:14:55,421 --> 00:14:57,471 I have done dozens of training missions. 273 00:14:57,524 --> 00:15:00,558 This one is no more interesting than any other. 274 00:15:04,045 --> 00:15:07,029 (whispers): She's so adorable. 275 00:15:07,030 --> 00:15:09,006 Hold. 276 00:15:11,268 --> 00:15:13,010 Not liking this, Captain? 277 00:15:14,304 --> 00:15:16,211 Something feels off. 278 00:15:18,609 --> 00:15:20,877 -Phasers at the ready. -(phasers power up) 279 00:15:20,979 --> 00:15:22,613 Eyes sharp. 280 00:15:28,823 --> 00:15:30,522 What is all this? 281 00:15:35,031 --> 00:15:37,166 This is the source of the signal. 282 00:15:39,838 --> 00:15:42,105 Do you recognize this comms equipment? 283 00:15:42,970 --> 00:15:44,336 Most of it's Federation. 284 00:15:44,439 --> 00:15:48,169 But not all. There's Orion, Klingon, Tellarite. 285 00:15:48,905 --> 00:15:51,708 -These are weapons. -Enough to outfit a small arm... 286 00:15:52,551 --> 00:15:54,209 The SOS was a trap. 287 00:15:54,311 --> 00:15:56,086 Everyone out now. Move! 288 00:16:06,389 --> 00:16:09,395 Get down! Stay low. 289 00:16:09,531 --> 00:16:12,532 Even a near miss can cause severe plasma burns. Go, go! 290 00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:16,036 Our hand phasers are no match for those plasma rifles. 291 00:16:16,037 --> 00:16:17,336 Do we make a break for it? 292 00:16:17,337 --> 00:16:18,773 Can't tell which way would get us out of here. 293 00:16:18,774 --> 00:16:20,173 I think that way. 294 00:16:20,275 --> 00:16:22,937 All right, everyone, get ready to move. 295 00:16:23,073 --> 00:16:24,213 Go! 296 00:16:46,062 --> 00:16:49,007 ANDORIAN: Would you be so kind as to drop your weapons. 297 00:16:54,545 --> 00:16:55,838 Thank you. 298 00:16:56,596 --> 00:17:00,983 The admiral wants a xenobiological profile 299 00:17:00,984 --> 00:17:02,783 of the enemy. Not much to go on 300 00:17:02,885 --> 00:17:05,018 after the Vaardan attack. 301 00:17:05,121 --> 00:17:08,018 Did you ever feel that Dad was... 302 00:17:08,120 --> 00:17:10,553 afraid of command? 303 00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:12,525 I don't know. It's hard to say, really. 304 00:17:12,526 --> 00:17:14,424 He was always off on some other assignment. 305 00:17:14,425 --> 00:17:15,657 Most likely he was just afraid 306 00:17:15,658 --> 00:17:17,348 of spending time with his family. 307 00:17:19,564 --> 00:17:21,795 Dad's reassignment from Constitution 308 00:17:21,897 --> 00:17:24,999 came right after the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 309 00:17:25,911 --> 00:17:29,572 The one that made Simon Reeger a hero. 310 00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:32,512 Yeah, I saw the vid. The book was better. 311 00:17:33,476 --> 00:17:35,612 -Ensign. -Aye, sir. 312 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,855 -But why was Dad reassigned? -I don't know. 313 00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:41,053 -Does it matter? -Well... (scoffs softly) 314 00:17:41,155 --> 00:17:42,475 it should matter to us, Sam. 315 00:17:42,555 --> 00:17:46,321 Why? And don't say because he's our father. 316 00:17:46,423 --> 00:17:48,357 He never acted like it. 317 00:17:48,492 --> 00:17:50,667 I've heard stories about Dad. 318 00:17:50,802 --> 00:17:52,829 Fear was never part of them. 319 00:17:55,004 --> 00:17:56,331 You should talk to the doc. 320 00:17:56,433 --> 00:17:58,074 -Dr. M'Benga? -Yeah. 321 00:17:58,075 --> 00:18:00,138 He was on Constitution at the same time as Dad. 322 00:18:00,139 --> 00:18:01,439 (comms chime) 323 00:18:01,541 --> 00:18:04,214 SPOCK: First officer to the bridge. 324 00:18:05,077 --> 00:18:06,513 That's you. 325 00:18:10,679 --> 00:18:12,849 -(comms chime) -On my way. 326 00:18:13,989 --> 00:18:15,654 (door whooshes open) 327 00:18:20,358 --> 00:18:21,822 Kirk, red alert status. 328 00:18:21,823 --> 00:18:23,493 I need my first officer on the bridge. 329 00:18:23,494 --> 00:18:24,944 -Aye, sir. -SPOCK: Admiral, 330 00:18:25,002 --> 00:18:26,533 we are closing in on the trail. 331 00:18:26,534 --> 00:18:29,033 On course for Argus II, a small non-Federation planet. 332 00:18:29,034 --> 00:18:30,965 ORTEGAS: They haven't changed their heading, so they don't know 333 00:18:30,966 --> 00:18:33,035 -we're here. -Well, let's keep it that way. 334 00:18:33,036 --> 00:18:35,408 Plot a parabolic course to the target. Red alert. 335 00:18:35,409 --> 00:18:37,747 -Battle stations. -(alarm sounding) 336 00:18:37,748 --> 00:18:39,181 I'll inform Starfleet Command 337 00:18:39,182 --> 00:18:40,577 that we found the invisible ship. 338 00:18:40,578 --> 00:18:41,643 No comms. We're running silent. 339 00:18:41,644 --> 00:18:42,974 LA'AN: Even secure comms 340 00:18:42,975 --> 00:18:44,751 can emit a subspace resonance wave. 341 00:18:44,752 --> 00:18:47,189 We have no idea what type of sensors that ship is carrying. 342 00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:48,654 They could turn on us, we'd never know. 343 00:18:48,655 --> 00:18:51,219 Sir, I'm picking up another ship in the area. 344 00:18:51,355 --> 00:18:53,230 A cargo vessel. 345 00:18:53,293 --> 00:18:57,394 SPOCK: Once we enter the vessel's sensor range, 346 00:18:57,395 --> 00:18:58,702 we will be revealed. 347 00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:00,571 And lose our tactical advantage. 348 00:19:00,707 --> 00:19:01,967 We should jam their comms. 349 00:19:01,968 --> 00:19:03,405 That would still give us away. 350 00:19:03,406 --> 00:19:05,309 We can hold position. Wait until they pass. 351 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:07,777 They're creeping along at barely above sub-light. 352 00:19:07,778 --> 00:19:09,012 Could take hours. 353 00:19:09,013 --> 00:19:10,644 REEGER: We can't avoid their sensors. 354 00:19:10,645 --> 00:19:13,374 We need to disable their engines and communications. 355 00:19:13,443 --> 00:19:15,615 Arm a torpedo. 356 00:19:19,955 --> 00:19:21,617 A torpedo, sir? 357 00:19:21,752 --> 00:19:24,622 This mission must remain undetected. 358 00:19:24,724 --> 00:19:27,860 A zero-thrust torpedo just might do the job. 359 00:19:27,929 --> 00:19:29,464 No thrust. 360 00:19:29,465 --> 00:19:31,869 Like throwing a rock. They'll think it's a meteoroid hit. 361 00:19:31,870 --> 00:19:33,731 LA'AN: It's an RM-2 design. 362 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,607 A hit to the warp manifold could disable the ship 363 00:19:36,743 --> 00:19:38,270 as you're suggesting, sir. 364 00:19:38,373 --> 00:19:40,272 RM-2? Must be a pretty old ship. 365 00:19:40,375 --> 00:19:42,005 If it's that old, is there a risk 366 00:19:42,078 --> 00:19:43,813 of accidentally destroying it? 367 00:19:43,814 --> 00:19:45,212 Spock, what do your scans show? 368 00:19:45,213 --> 00:19:46,713 Factoring this vessel's age, 369 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:48,184 there is a 41.4% chance 370 00:19:48,185 --> 00:19:50,283 of structural failure from a torpedo strike. 371 00:19:50,284 --> 00:19:51,746 Sir, that's a pretty big risk. 372 00:19:51,747 --> 00:19:53,450 Should we consider other options? 373 00:19:53,451 --> 00:19:54,884 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, 374 00:19:54,885 --> 00:19:56,618 are you confident that you can hit that ship 375 00:19:56,619 --> 00:19:58,119 without destroying it? 376 00:20:02,127 --> 00:20:03,563 Yes, sir. 377 00:20:03,564 --> 00:20:06,061 First Officer Kirk, can you give me a good reason 378 00:20:06,062 --> 00:20:09,339 not to trust our tactical officer's abilities? 379 00:20:11,807 --> 00:20:13,172 No, sir. 380 00:20:13,274 --> 00:20:15,774 Very well. Lieutenant, fire. 381 00:20:18,479 --> 00:20:21,219 -(computer chimes) -(torpedo rumbles) 382 00:20:31,009 --> 00:20:35,430 The cargo vessel is damaged but still intact. 383 00:20:35,431 --> 00:20:38,060 Its engines and comms array are inoperative. 384 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:41,279 Excellent shot, Lieutenant. 385 00:20:41,339 --> 00:20:43,833 -Thank you, Admiral. -Status on the enemy ship? 386 00:20:43,834 --> 00:20:46,172 ORTEGAS: It's entered Argus II's atmosphere. 387 00:20:46,173 --> 00:20:47,438 But I've lost it. 388 00:20:47,439 --> 00:20:48,747 SPOCK: The planet's ionosphere 389 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:50,137 has dispersed the trail. 390 00:20:50,138 --> 00:20:51,941 Meaning it could have landed anywhere on the surface. 391 00:20:51,942 --> 00:20:55,017 That was our one clean shot, and we missed it 392 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,451 debating the fate of a cargo ship. 393 00:20:57,554 --> 00:20:59,964 Argus II, in all likelihood, is their home base. 394 00:20:59,965 --> 00:21:03,457 But Admiral, we have yet to establish 395 00:21:03,458 --> 00:21:05,358 that it is in fact their home base. 396 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,162 They traveled directly to Argus II 397 00:21:07,163 --> 00:21:08,761 and landed with no resistance. 398 00:21:08,762 --> 00:21:10,861 KIRK: All due respect, sir, it's an invisible ship. 399 00:21:10,862 --> 00:21:12,469 They may not know it's on their planet. 400 00:21:12,470 --> 00:21:15,501 Lieutenant Spock, is it probable for an invisible ship 401 00:21:15,570 --> 00:21:18,302 to become visible during reentry due to 402 00:21:18,404 --> 00:21:19,701 atmospheric friction? 403 00:21:19,804 --> 00:21:21,706 Yes. That is a high probability. 404 00:21:21,707 --> 00:21:23,672 Sir, we can contact Starfleet on a narrow band 405 00:21:23,673 --> 00:21:25,105 to avoid detection. 406 00:21:25,207 --> 00:21:27,437 They can send a fleet to blockade the planet. 407 00:21:27,446 --> 00:21:29,243 Would a blockade work? 408 00:21:29,244 --> 00:21:32,050 Unlikely. If the cloaked ship were to leave the planet, 409 00:21:32,051 --> 00:21:35,082 our sensors would only detect its residual ionized wake. 410 00:21:35,083 --> 00:21:36,995 Its wake? So the ship would already be gone. 411 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:38,227 SPOCK: Precisely. Which is why 412 00:21:38,228 --> 00:21:39,693 I would suggest an alternative. 413 00:21:39,694 --> 00:21:41,422 A covert landing party would be able to scan 414 00:21:41,423 --> 00:21:43,564 -more precisely than we can. -REEGER: What if it takes off 415 00:21:43,565 --> 00:21:46,365 while we're searching the surface? No. 416 00:21:46,467 --> 00:21:48,500 We'd risk losing them for good. 417 00:21:48,569 --> 00:21:50,605 We must make certain that ship... 418 00:21:53,545 --> 00:21:56,315 We must make certain that ship never leaves the planet. 419 00:21:57,081 --> 00:21:59,911 Admiral, what are you proposing? 420 00:22:01,246 --> 00:22:02,677 As... 421 00:22:02,746 --> 00:22:05,283 painful a choice as this is, 422 00:22:05,385 --> 00:22:08,124 I only see one option. 423 00:22:08,259 --> 00:22:10,753 Let the log show that on this stardate, 424 00:22:10,754 --> 00:22:12,754 I'm authorizing the implementation 425 00:22:12,755 --> 00:22:15,795 of General Order 24. 426 00:22:16,598 --> 00:22:18,562 When we arrive at Argus II, the entire 427 00:22:18,664 --> 00:22:21,504 inhabited surface of the planet... 428 00:22:23,337 --> 00:22:25,200 ...will be destroyed. 429 00:22:37,351 --> 00:22:41,326 -(alarm sounding) -KIRK: Admiral, as you know, 430 00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:44,323 General Order 24 is a directive of last resort. 431 00:22:44,425 --> 00:22:46,089 This isn't an easy decision. 432 00:22:46,090 --> 00:22:49,032 Without knowing the precise location of that invisible ship, 433 00:22:49,033 --> 00:22:50,430 it is the only choice. 434 00:22:50,499 --> 00:22:53,663 -What if the... -My order stands. 435 00:22:53,799 --> 00:22:55,801 Sir, what if the planet's occupants 436 00:22:55,903 --> 00:22:58,842 are reluctant collaborators? What if they're being 437 00:22:58,944 --> 00:23:00,077 forced to cooperate? 438 00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:01,605 How many life signs on the surface? 439 00:23:01,606 --> 00:23:02,866 Five thousand souls, sir. 440 00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:04,510 REEGER: And who knows how many shielded 441 00:23:04,511 --> 00:23:06,344 enemy ships and combatants. 442 00:23:06,446 --> 00:23:08,611 Five thousand to save 443 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,286 a thousand times that many. 444 00:23:10,388 --> 00:23:13,455 A math no one should ever have to do. 445 00:23:13,524 --> 00:23:17,154 The math of command with which we are charged. 446 00:23:17,256 --> 00:23:20,626 Sir, as first officer, my job is to provide viable options. 447 00:23:20,728 --> 00:23:23,200 We can brainstorm alternatives. Probes... 448 00:23:23,336 --> 00:23:26,369 Five million people were killed by that ship. 449 00:23:26,370 --> 00:23:28,402 I have no intention of allowing it to escape 450 00:23:28,403 --> 00:23:32,234 to claim more innocent families. 451 00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:36,443 Admiral, all I'm saying 452 00:23:36,578 --> 00:23:39,174 is that there must be a middle ground. 453 00:23:39,175 --> 00:23:41,352 If war has taught me anything, it's taught me that 454 00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:44,312 the middle ground is where most people die. 455 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,592 Maybe you should go and think about that. 456 00:23:50,686 --> 00:23:52,320 Dismissed. 457 00:24:07,375 --> 00:24:09,370 (door whooshes open) 458 00:24:33,101 --> 00:24:35,297 ? ? 459 00:24:43,707 --> 00:24:45,780 (PADD chimes) 460 00:24:54,419 --> 00:24:56,560 ? ? 461 00:25:16,276 --> 00:25:17,972 Joseph. 462 00:25:18,074 --> 00:25:20,508 Commander. Are you all right? 463 00:25:20,509 --> 00:25:23,548 You served with Admiral Reeger and my father on Constitution. 464 00:25:23,549 --> 00:25:24,784 That's right. 465 00:25:24,785 --> 00:25:27,220 Did you know that he had a wife and two daughters? 466 00:25:27,221 --> 00:25:28,856 Yes. 467 00:25:29,689 --> 00:25:31,285 They were killed on Vaardan. 468 00:25:31,353 --> 00:25:33,993 Killed by the enemy ship that we are hunting. 469 00:25:35,196 --> 00:25:37,134 Privacy. 470 00:25:37,236 --> 00:25:39,933 I know. A terrible tragedy. 471 00:25:40,867 --> 00:25:43,574 Commander, what are you struggling with? 472 00:25:44,704 --> 00:25:46,806 Could Admiral Reeger's orders 473 00:25:46,909 --> 00:25:49,499 be emotionally compromised by his personal loss? 474 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:52,381 Without a proper examination, it would be unethical for me 475 00:25:52,382 --> 00:25:54,009 to offer a medical opinion. 476 00:25:54,078 --> 00:25:56,879 He's implementing General Order 24. 477 00:25:56,982 --> 00:25:59,289 If this mission is about revenge, 478 00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:01,254 then you need to declare him unfit. 479 00:26:01,390 --> 00:26:02,554 That would be true. 480 00:26:02,689 --> 00:26:04,395 But I assume you're familiar 481 00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:06,562 with Starfleet's code of conduct on this subject? 482 00:26:06,563 --> 00:26:08,158 A captain's actions must make him 483 00:26:08,159 --> 00:26:10,093 unable to perform the duties of command. 484 00:26:10,094 --> 00:26:11,960 This must be documented, witnessed, 485 00:26:11,961 --> 00:26:13,228 and medically verifiable. 486 00:26:13,229 --> 00:26:16,703 Why did my father leave his command? 487 00:26:16,772 --> 00:26:19,368 I need to know who I'm dealing with here. 488 00:26:21,637 --> 00:26:24,943 You are dealing with a man for whom mission is everything. 489 00:26:25,045 --> 00:26:27,781 After the war, Starfleet made him an admiral. 490 00:26:27,883 --> 00:26:30,945 Some say it was to acknowledge his service. 491 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,089 Others that it was to move him 492 00:26:33,191 --> 00:26:35,850 off the bridge of a ship. 493 00:26:35,919 --> 00:26:37,727 And what do you say? 494 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,160 Proceed with caution, James. 495 00:26:53,536 --> 00:26:58,245 There's one thing I have always loved about Starfleet. 496 00:26:58,314 --> 00:26:59,809 The uniforms. 497 00:26:59,911 --> 00:27:01,942 Usually so crisp, so clean. 498 00:27:02,078 --> 00:27:03,450 I hope that never changes. 499 00:27:03,585 --> 00:27:04,884 Just tell me what you want. 500 00:27:04,953 --> 00:27:08,149 What I want is your help calibrating my comms gear 501 00:27:08,251 --> 00:27:11,493 to mimic Federation transit signals. 502 00:27:11,595 --> 00:27:14,097 That way, we can transport our goods 503 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:15,726 unmolested by Starfleet. 504 00:27:15,795 --> 00:27:17,233 The deal for you is simple: 505 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:19,837 your help buys your freedom. 506 00:27:19,972 --> 00:27:21,634 My counter. 507 00:27:21,635 --> 00:27:23,440 Whatever your buyers are offering 508 00:27:23,441 --> 00:27:25,268 for your goods, I'll double it. 509 00:27:25,337 --> 00:27:27,810 And I'll save you the trouble of smuggling them. 510 00:27:28,642 --> 00:27:30,407 (chuckles): Well... 511 00:27:30,509 --> 00:27:32,144 Oh. 512 00:27:34,953 --> 00:27:36,685 Double? 513 00:27:36,686 --> 00:27:38,322 Would you guarantee that we can leave without 514 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:41,087 being pursued for detaining you? 515 00:27:41,155 --> 00:27:46,026 Let's just say, um... you'll have a fair head start. 516 00:27:50,092 --> 00:27:52,365 I'm sure my compatriots 517 00:27:52,501 --> 00:27:55,035 would happily agree. 518 00:27:56,365 --> 00:27:59,307 You know, if we were negotiating. 519 00:27:59,409 --> 00:28:01,778 -(grunts) -(exclaims) 520 00:28:03,306 --> 00:28:06,008 Easy, easy. Down slow. Down slow. 521 00:28:06,111 --> 00:28:08,209 The crystals here are highly toxic. 522 00:28:08,345 --> 00:28:10,821 The female doesn't have long to live. 523 00:28:10,923 --> 00:28:11,973 Hey! 524 00:28:11,990 --> 00:28:13,449 Easy. 525 00:28:14,357 --> 00:28:15,651 I need my medkit. 526 00:28:15,754 --> 00:28:17,118 I'm sure you do. 527 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,661 And I'll happily give it to you 528 00:28:18,662 --> 00:28:21,858 when your captain agrees to help me. 529 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:24,361 When you're ready, Captain. 530 00:28:48,820 --> 00:28:50,154 Targeting status? 531 00:28:50,155 --> 00:28:52,027 The planet surface has been mapped and targeted. 532 00:28:52,028 --> 00:28:55,392 Phasers have been realigned for an orbital barrage. 533 00:29:06,410 --> 00:29:07,573 REEGER: I know. 534 00:29:07,709 --> 00:29:09,747 What we are about to do... 535 00:29:10,610 --> 00:29:11,778 ...is hard. 536 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:13,690 I just want to say how impressed I am 537 00:29:13,779 --> 00:29:14,847 by this crew. 538 00:29:14,916 --> 00:29:17,819 Captain Pike has assembled a starship 539 00:29:17,921 --> 00:29:21,088 that is more than worthy of the Federation flag. 540 00:29:22,090 --> 00:29:25,425 And Lieutenant Ortegas, excellent stealth flying. 541 00:29:25,527 --> 00:29:27,321 Thank you, sir. 542 00:29:27,322 --> 00:29:29,093 I've matched solar wind speed to avoid 543 00:29:29,094 --> 00:29:30,601 tripping any planetary sensors. 544 00:29:30,602 --> 00:29:33,127 ETA to targeting range, Lieutenant? 545 00:29:33,128 --> 00:29:34,628 ORTEGAS: Nineteen minutes, sir. 546 00:29:34,629 --> 00:29:36,398 Engineering, I want to increase phaser power 547 00:29:36,399 --> 00:29:37,972 by routing it through the warp core. 548 00:29:37,973 --> 00:29:39,874 Little trick I learned during the war. 549 00:29:39,875 --> 00:29:42,206 SCOTTY: Aye, sir. Right away. 550 00:29:42,207 --> 00:29:44,479 Using the engines to supercharge the phasers. 551 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:45,882 That's great. 552 00:29:45,883 --> 00:29:48,749 Sir, is that how you defeated the Klingons at Reticuli? 553 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:50,917 One starship against four D7s. 554 00:29:51,019 --> 00:29:53,516 I don't want to relive the war, I just... 555 00:29:54,491 --> 00:29:55,957 I wish I'd seen that. 556 00:29:55,958 --> 00:29:57,920 REEGER: In those moments, you have to think fast, 557 00:29:57,921 --> 00:30:00,459 improvise. 558 00:30:00,562 --> 00:30:02,591 That is the job. 559 00:30:03,293 --> 00:30:06,099 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, 560 00:30:06,100 --> 00:30:08,872 I want you to oversee the phaser upgrade. 561 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:11,136 Sir, 562 00:30:11,238 --> 00:30:13,808 what if the enemy ship suddenly shows itself? 563 00:30:13,910 --> 00:30:16,140 You'll want the lieutenant standing ready. 564 00:30:16,614 --> 00:30:19,080 -I can handle the upgrade. -Hmm. 565 00:30:23,022 --> 00:30:24,382 Go. 566 00:30:38,129 --> 00:30:39,827 Scotty. How's it going? 567 00:30:39,828 --> 00:30:42,103 Giving me a wee bit of trouble with the power differentials, 568 00:30:42,104 --> 00:30:44,394 but I'll have it for you in no time, Commander. 569 00:30:44,438 --> 00:30:47,577 Tell me, Scotty, is it possible that increasing power 570 00:30:47,578 --> 00:30:49,174 through the warp core could burn out 571 00:30:49,175 --> 00:30:50,977 -the phaser couplings? -Oh, not likely. 572 00:30:50,978 --> 00:30:52,476 This ship has more redundancies 573 00:30:52,477 --> 00:30:53,981 than the lights on my granny's Christmas tree. 574 00:30:53,982 --> 00:30:56,447 What if bridge controls are damaged? 575 00:30:56,515 --> 00:30:59,453 Can the phasers be controlled from another location? 576 00:30:59,522 --> 00:31:01,181 Uh, two places. 577 00:31:01,283 --> 00:31:02,821 Engineering, naturally. 578 00:31:02,923 --> 00:31:04,691 And the phaser power junction. 579 00:31:04,793 --> 00:31:06,488 But with me rerouting phasers, 580 00:31:06,556 --> 00:31:09,262 power junction's a veritable sauna. That is, 581 00:31:09,364 --> 00:31:12,630 if you had a sauna filled with energized nadion particles. 582 00:31:12,733 --> 00:31:14,602 Eh, radioactive. 583 00:31:14,704 --> 00:31:16,132 You know, bad for your skin? 584 00:31:16,234 --> 00:31:18,700 Actually, not a good sauna at all. 585 00:31:21,643 --> 00:31:23,309 Thanks, Scotty. 586 00:31:25,075 --> 00:31:27,247 Sir? (grunts) 587 00:31:28,747 --> 00:31:30,185 Sir? 588 00:31:30,254 --> 00:31:31,552 Uh... 589 00:31:31,654 --> 00:31:33,154 It's a bluff, right? 590 00:31:33,223 --> 00:31:37,191 The admiral's not really gonna wipe out a planet, is he? 591 00:31:47,068 --> 00:31:49,058 -(A'Sha grunting) -Breathe, breathe. 592 00:31:49,107 --> 00:31:52,607 I am so sorry. I should've never brought you on this mission. 593 00:31:52,709 --> 00:31:54,168 We were lucky she's Vulcan. 594 00:31:54,270 --> 00:31:55,913 PIKE: How is she? 595 00:31:58,975 --> 00:32:02,452 Her tissue is undergoing some kind of crystalizing necrosis. 596 00:32:02,554 --> 00:32:04,182 I need a cellular regenerator 597 00:32:04,284 --> 00:32:06,418 to have, like, any hope of reversing it. 598 00:32:06,419 --> 00:32:08,583 UNA: We're overdue for our check-in. 599 00:32:08,584 --> 00:32:09,954 Where's La'An with a security team? 600 00:32:09,955 --> 00:32:11,005 I don't know. 601 00:32:11,020 --> 00:32:12,758 Captain. 602 00:32:12,860 --> 00:32:14,192 We have to do something. 603 00:32:14,294 --> 00:32:16,626 Look, we need to keep our heads right now. 604 00:32:16,627 --> 00:32:19,294 We can't give those mercenaries anything that they want. 605 00:32:19,295 --> 00:32:21,037 Remember your training. 606 00:32:24,973 --> 00:32:27,536 Oh, dear. She doesn't look well. 607 00:32:27,537 --> 00:32:29,777 Now, I'm guessing that you're planning to do more 608 00:32:29,778 --> 00:32:30,978 than just smuggle goods. 609 00:32:30,979 --> 00:32:32,641 This moon's on a major trade route. 610 00:32:32,642 --> 00:32:33,949 With those frequencies, Federation ships 611 00:32:33,950 --> 00:32:36,077 would be an easy target for piracy. 612 00:32:36,146 --> 00:32:37,611 So suspicious. 613 00:32:37,612 --> 00:32:39,756 You must have Andorian blood in your family. 614 00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:42,719 My offer still stands. Double. 615 00:32:42,788 --> 00:32:44,895 And... 616 00:32:44,896 --> 00:32:46,629 we'll take you wherever it is that you want to go. 617 00:32:46,630 --> 00:32:47,897 No questions asked. 618 00:32:47,898 --> 00:32:50,364 Oh, let's be honest, there's always questions. 619 00:32:50,365 --> 00:32:52,802 But that's not your fault. It's just human nature. 620 00:32:52,803 --> 00:32:54,334 UNA: Why are you doing this? 621 00:32:54,335 --> 00:32:57,334 Andoria is one of the founding members of the Federation. 622 00:32:57,335 --> 00:32:59,400 I'm a profiteer, not a politician. 623 00:32:59,502 --> 00:33:01,810 I find the diplomatic viewpoint 624 00:33:01,912 --> 00:33:03,741 of my people to be woefully naive. 625 00:33:03,844 --> 00:33:05,573 But I do believe 626 00:33:05,675 --> 00:33:08,085 that suffering shouldn't happen alone. 627 00:33:08,187 --> 00:33:09,815 No! 628 00:33:09,951 --> 00:33:11,585 I see we have a volunteer. 629 00:33:11,687 --> 00:33:13,347 Please, help her. 630 00:33:13,482 --> 00:33:14,891 I don't want her to die here, 631 00:33:14,993 --> 00:33:18,556 -not like this. -The choice is your captain's. 632 00:33:24,837 --> 00:33:27,771 I'm our ship's communications officer. 633 00:33:27,772 --> 00:33:29,497 I can configure your equipment to mimic 634 00:33:29,498 --> 00:33:31,004 Starfleet transit frequencies. 635 00:33:31,005 --> 00:33:32,500 -Ensign. -What are you doing? 636 00:33:32,501 --> 00:33:33,778 Ensign, you are to do nothing 637 00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:35,276 that will help these mercenaries. 638 00:33:35,277 --> 00:33:37,048 -That's an order. -UHURA: I'm sorry, Captain. 639 00:33:37,049 --> 00:33:40,275 But here, in this cave, my orders don't matter. 640 00:33:40,344 --> 00:33:41,724 A'Sha is my responsibility. 641 00:33:41,725 --> 00:33:43,586 I won't let her die on some unnamed moon. 642 00:33:43,587 --> 00:33:45,116 So I'll help you 643 00:33:45,218 --> 00:33:47,050 if you give us our medical gear 644 00:33:47,152 --> 00:33:48,381 so we can heal her. 645 00:33:48,483 --> 00:33:50,127 ANDORIAN: Excellent. 646 00:33:50,229 --> 00:33:54,328 And I'll give you your medkit after you configure my comms. 647 00:33:55,029 --> 00:33:56,731 But I suggest you work fast. 648 00:33:56,833 --> 00:33:58,273 Your comrade's turning blue. 649 00:33:58,361 --> 00:34:00,070 And not in a good way. 650 00:34:08,137 --> 00:34:09,376 (chimes) 651 00:34:10,374 --> 00:34:11,754 Closing on target, Admiral. 652 00:34:11,816 --> 00:34:13,506 We'll be in range in nine minutes. 653 00:34:14,146 --> 00:34:15,513 Run a status check. 654 00:34:15,514 --> 00:34:17,086 Make sure all nonessential frequencies have been 655 00:34:17,087 --> 00:34:19,221 -cleared for battle stations. -Aye, sir. 656 00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:23,192 REEGER: Kirk. 657 00:34:25,025 --> 00:34:26,430 Step back from the comm. 658 00:34:26,565 --> 00:34:29,231 Sir, is there a problem? 659 00:34:29,232 --> 00:34:32,130 Play the comms packet that the first officer 660 00:34:32,131 --> 00:34:33,961 was about to transmit. 661 00:34:35,037 --> 00:34:36,427 KIRK: Starfleet Command, 662 00:34:36,502 --> 00:34:38,533 priority message from USS Enterprise. 663 00:34:38,635 --> 00:34:40,610 Need immediate authority to relieve 664 00:34:40,712 --> 00:34:42,572 Admiral Simon Reeger of command. 665 00:34:42,573 --> 00:34:44,612 The fates of many innocent lives are at stake 666 00:34:44,613 --> 00:34:46,584 -due to the hastened implementation... -That's enough. 667 00:34:46,585 --> 00:34:48,184 I know what I said. 668 00:34:49,284 --> 00:34:52,485 This mission isn't about the Federation. 669 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:56,117 This is about your personal need 670 00:34:56,252 --> 00:34:57,622 for revenge. 671 00:35:03,062 --> 00:35:05,135 This is personal. 672 00:35:07,399 --> 00:35:10,338 My family was killed by that ship. 673 00:35:12,242 --> 00:35:15,473 But so were five million other innocent people. 674 00:35:15,575 --> 00:35:18,209 This mission is not about avenging the dead, 675 00:35:18,210 --> 00:35:20,016 it's about safeguarding the living. 676 00:35:20,017 --> 00:35:22,986 That is our duty as Starfleet officers. 677 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,881 Something I think it seems you have forgotten. 678 00:35:25,882 --> 00:35:30,426 Lieutenant Spock, I'm promoting you to first officer. 679 00:35:30,427 --> 00:35:32,821 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh, place Lieutenant Commander Kirk 680 00:35:32,822 --> 00:35:34,328 under arrest for the dereliction of duty 681 00:35:34,329 --> 00:35:37,530 and get him the hell off of my bridge. 682 00:36:04,453 --> 00:36:05,962 (alarm sounding) 683 00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:08,264 I'm sorry to be the one doing this. 684 00:36:09,096 --> 00:36:10,663 La'An, listen to me. 685 00:36:10,664 --> 00:36:13,298 Do you honestly think that Reeger's doing the right thing? 686 00:36:13,299 --> 00:36:14,829 What the admiral said was clear. 687 00:36:14,830 --> 00:36:16,169 But this isn't about what he said, 688 00:36:16,170 --> 00:36:17,968 it's about his state of mind. 689 00:36:18,771 --> 00:36:21,904 We both know how easy it is to lose perspective. 690 00:36:25,549 --> 00:36:26,983 Look... 691 00:36:27,051 --> 00:36:30,048 the power of a starship makes it... 692 00:36:30,150 --> 00:36:31,984 too easy to destroy. 693 00:36:32,053 --> 00:36:33,485 Believe me, I know. 694 00:36:33,486 --> 00:36:35,687 The weapons that we have here are dispassionate. 695 00:36:35,688 --> 00:36:38,087 They don't get hurt or scared or want revenge, 696 00:36:38,189 --> 00:36:39,690 but we do. 697 00:36:39,792 --> 00:36:43,662 But what we are about to do cannot be taken back. 698 00:36:43,731 --> 00:36:46,902 Yes, justice is owed to all those who have been killed, 699 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:48,788 but wanting a solution to be right 700 00:36:48,839 --> 00:36:50,005 doesn't make it right. 701 00:36:50,074 --> 00:36:52,236 We know nothing about this planet 702 00:36:52,338 --> 00:36:54,105 that we are about to burn. 703 00:36:54,207 --> 00:36:56,010 I have reservations. 704 00:36:56,112 --> 00:36:59,111 The evidence is circumstantial. 705 00:36:59,247 --> 00:37:01,843 But these are orders right now. 706 00:37:01,911 --> 00:37:04,847 You know I haven't always been in control, 707 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:07,085 but when it comes to security, I know how to do my job, 708 00:37:07,086 --> 00:37:08,654 so I do it. 709 00:37:10,594 --> 00:37:11,789 Go on. 710 00:37:16,930 --> 00:37:18,598 (sighs) 711 00:37:23,170 --> 00:37:25,070 Nice watch, by the way. 712 00:37:25,172 --> 00:37:26,303 Where'd you get it? 713 00:37:26,439 --> 00:37:28,774 Also, isn't that a man's watch? 714 00:37:28,876 --> 00:37:29,942 I, um... 715 00:37:30,044 --> 00:37:31,479 (phaser powers up) 716 00:37:32,279 --> 00:37:34,911 Sorry. But you did stab me. 717 00:37:36,950 --> 00:37:38,486 (sighing) 718 00:37:50,494 --> 00:37:52,698 (comms equipment humming) 719 00:37:53,904 --> 00:37:55,566 I know what you did. 720 00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:57,468 Your SOS signal was specifically designed 721 00:37:57,469 --> 00:37:59,573 to lure in a Federation ship. 722 00:38:00,474 --> 00:38:02,602 Starfleet officers are easily betrayed 723 00:38:02,671 --> 00:38:04,271 by their savior complex. 724 00:38:04,340 --> 00:38:08,685 The dying Vulcan- is she more than just your responsibility? 725 00:38:08,787 --> 00:38:11,046 Is she also your friend? 726 00:38:14,183 --> 00:38:17,322 I'm truly sorry you have to watch your friend suffer. 727 00:38:17,425 --> 00:38:19,862 Then why threaten any of us at all? 728 00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:21,757 I have no love for Vulcans. 729 00:38:21,825 --> 00:38:24,166 But I do respect their devotion to logic. 730 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,769 No, my issue with humans... (chuckles softly) 731 00:38:26,837 --> 00:38:28,837 is your hypocrisy. 732 00:38:28,939 --> 00:38:31,807 Oh, take Starfleet. 733 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:34,638 You believe that reason, 734 00:38:34,740 --> 00:38:38,176 cooperation, understanding and intelligence 735 00:38:38,278 --> 00:38:39,846 are the path to progress. 736 00:38:39,982 --> 00:38:43,051 But at your core, 737 00:38:43,186 --> 00:38:46,118 one simple truth still drives you. 738 00:38:46,187 --> 00:38:47,951 Your fear of death. 739 00:38:49,190 --> 00:38:51,960 You fear it so much, 740 00:38:52,029 --> 00:38:54,558 you'll betray your beliefs, 741 00:38:54,693 --> 00:38:57,826 your promises and your sacred oaths, 742 00:38:57,827 --> 00:38:59,862 -just as you're doing now. -I'm helping you 743 00:38:59,863 --> 00:39:01,866 because I don't want anyone to die. 744 00:39:03,106 --> 00:39:06,039 I had a friend who was Andorian. 745 00:39:06,141 --> 00:39:07,910 He taught me ushaan, 746 00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:10,747 the Andorian word for honor. 747 00:39:10,849 --> 00:39:12,939 I want your ushaan 748 00:39:13,041 --> 00:39:15,378 that you will free us when I'm done. 749 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,744 Once I have what I want, 750 00:39:17,846 --> 00:39:20,052 there's no reason to hold you. 751 00:39:20,154 --> 00:39:22,450 You have my word. 752 00:39:22,552 --> 00:39:25,252 As an Andorian. 753 00:39:30,093 --> 00:39:34,864 -(door whooshes shut) -SAM: Jim, what the hell 754 00:39:34,865 --> 00:39:36,373 -is going on? -I disabled the ship's 755 00:39:36,374 --> 00:39:38,332 internal surveillance, bought myself some time. 756 00:39:38,333 --> 00:39:40,536 I need to get to Engineering to shut down the phasers, 757 00:39:40,537 --> 00:39:42,241 but to do that, 758 00:39:42,343 --> 00:39:43,711 I need you to do me a favor. 759 00:39:43,712 --> 00:39:44,740 No. 760 00:39:44,741 --> 00:39:46,509 Jim, you're the reckless one. 761 00:39:46,510 --> 00:39:47,844 I'm the sensible one, okay? 762 00:39:47,845 --> 00:39:49,117 I've got a family to think about. 763 00:39:49,118 --> 00:39:51,287 Yeah, well, so did Dad. 764 00:39:51,422 --> 00:39:54,321 Do you know when Dad's career started to stall? 765 00:39:54,423 --> 00:39:56,616 Around the same time Admiral Reeger's 766 00:39:56,752 --> 00:39:57,989 started to take off. 767 00:39:58,091 --> 00:39:59,395 Yeah. 768 00:39:59,396 --> 00:40:01,759 -Strange coincidence, huh? -I had the same thought. 769 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:03,398 So I accessed the declassified comms 770 00:40:03,399 --> 00:40:05,201 that Dad sent home during the war. 771 00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:07,602 That's the last one. Look at the log ID. 772 00:40:09,405 --> 00:40:11,507 Acting captain of the Constitution? 773 00:40:11,508 --> 00:40:15,408 Wait, how is that possible? I've never heard anything 774 00:40:15,409 --> 00:40:17,029 about Dad commanding a starship. 775 00:40:17,038 --> 00:40:19,344 Look at the date. It's right after 776 00:40:19,446 --> 00:40:21,576 the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 777 00:40:21,678 --> 00:40:23,519 Could it be a mistake? 778 00:40:24,585 --> 00:40:26,755 -Or maybe not. -Whoa, whoa, whoa. 779 00:40:26,858 --> 00:40:28,524 Where you going? 780 00:40:29,684 --> 00:40:31,351 Engineering. 781 00:40:36,067 --> 00:40:37,934 I want plausible deniability. 782 00:40:38,002 --> 00:40:40,360 Like when we were kids. 783 00:40:41,798 --> 00:40:44,331 Don't tempt me with a good time. 784 00:40:45,974 --> 00:40:47,675 (sighs) 785 00:40:49,676 --> 00:40:52,680 I see you and Jim finally talked. 786 00:40:53,711 --> 00:40:56,178 I can't believe he stunned me. 787 00:40:57,117 --> 00:40:58,686 (sighs) 788 00:40:58,687 --> 00:41:01,457 -(grunts) -Easy. You should take a minute. 789 00:41:01,458 --> 00:41:03,649 No, no. Time is what he's counting on. 790 00:41:03,785 --> 00:41:05,693 You two, with me. 791 00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,125 I've got a lock on his biosignature. 792 00:41:26,183 --> 00:41:28,012 He's heading for Engineering. 793 00:41:30,382 --> 00:41:31,952 Stop there. 794 00:41:32,054 --> 00:41:33,281 Turn around. 795 00:41:34,716 --> 00:41:35,858 (Sam groans) 796 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,852 What is going on? 797 00:41:37,988 --> 00:41:40,193 Jim forced me here at phaserpoint 798 00:41:40,295 --> 00:41:43,093 and then he clocked me. 799 00:41:45,026 --> 00:41:47,333 What? Please note the eye. 800 00:41:47,401 --> 00:41:48,729 Is it yellow or purple? 801 00:41:48,831 --> 00:41:50,199 It's purple, isn't it? 802 00:41:51,569 --> 00:41:52,635 Familial DNA. 803 00:41:52,704 --> 00:41:54,234 Kirk tweaked the biosensors 804 00:41:54,369 --> 00:41:56,719 just enough to send us after you instead of him. 805 00:41:56,720 --> 00:41:58,040 Really? No. No, no, no, no, 806 00:41:58,041 --> 00:42:00,583 he-he's not smart enough to do that. 807 00:42:03,145 --> 00:42:05,213 -You shouldn't be in here. -I know. 808 00:42:05,214 --> 00:42:07,720 I used my authorization to search your medical logs 809 00:42:07,721 --> 00:42:09,471 from Constitution during the war. 810 00:42:09,488 --> 00:42:11,018 Captain Reeger 811 00:42:11,087 --> 00:42:13,286 suffered a traumatic brain injury 812 00:42:13,388 --> 00:42:16,560 at the start of the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 813 00:42:16,662 --> 00:42:18,102 He needed emergency surgery. 814 00:42:18,162 --> 00:42:21,069 A patient's medical records are confidential. 815 00:42:21,205 --> 00:42:23,033 The Constitution's log 816 00:42:23,102 --> 00:42:26,107 shows Reeger still in command during the battle. 817 00:42:26,209 --> 00:42:28,340 How is that possible? 818 00:42:28,409 --> 00:42:29,902 Why the discrepancy? 819 00:42:30,038 --> 00:42:31,907 Who was really in command? 820 00:42:32,009 --> 00:42:34,642 Jim, think about what you are doing. 821 00:42:34,744 --> 00:42:36,111 This is mutiny. 822 00:42:36,112 --> 00:42:38,147 I understand the importance of the chain of command. 823 00:42:38,148 --> 00:42:40,848 But there's duty, there's following orders, 824 00:42:40,917 --> 00:42:42,322 and there's right and wrong. 825 00:42:42,424 --> 00:42:44,688 And killing an entire planet 826 00:42:44,790 --> 00:42:46,621 -is wrong. -LA'AN: Open doors! 827 00:42:46,757 --> 00:42:47,923 (door whooshes open) 828 00:42:47,924 --> 00:42:49,364 -M'BENGA: Jim. Jim! -LA'AN: Stop! 829 00:42:49,365 --> 00:42:51,257 We are four minutes from target. 830 00:42:51,258 --> 00:42:53,093 Whatever you're trying to do, it's too late. 831 00:42:53,094 --> 00:42:54,664 There's nowhere for you to go. 832 00:42:54,766 --> 00:42:57,002 Well, that's not precisely true. 833 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:00,841 Damn it. 834 00:43:08,143 --> 00:43:10,785 -Finish it. -I'm nearly there. 835 00:43:13,785 --> 00:43:15,856 You used to be Starfleet, hmm? 836 00:43:15,857 --> 00:43:18,653 That's how you know so much about our comms protocols. 837 00:43:18,654 --> 00:43:20,123 Yes. 838 00:43:20,225 --> 00:43:23,923 I was dishonorably discharged for insubordination 839 00:43:24,025 --> 00:43:25,332 by my human commander. 840 00:43:25,434 --> 00:43:26,754 That's why you hate humans. 841 00:43:26,798 --> 00:43:28,430 I am indifferent to humans. 842 00:43:28,431 --> 00:43:30,669 However, I do feel the galaxy wouldn't miss your species. 843 00:43:30,670 --> 00:43:34,039 There. It's operational. 844 00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:36,306 Very good. 845 00:43:36,441 --> 00:43:37,810 You know, 846 00:43:37,913 --> 00:43:40,674 your captain was right about the issue of piracy. 847 00:43:40,810 --> 00:43:41,974 I needed a ship. 848 00:43:42,110 --> 00:43:44,515 And now, with these codes, 849 00:43:44,617 --> 00:43:45,811 you've given me yours. 850 00:43:45,914 --> 00:43:48,449 So do the honor. 851 00:43:49,589 --> 00:43:51,256 (sonic burst wailing) 852 00:43:51,325 --> 00:43:53,487 (groaning) 853 00:43:55,461 --> 00:43:56,765 (grunting) 854 00:44:01,238 --> 00:44:02,463 (sonic burst stops) 855 00:44:04,832 --> 00:44:06,368 (yells) 856 00:44:12,209 --> 00:44:14,613 -Scotty. -I'm correcting the biosensors, 857 00:44:14,681 --> 00:44:17,315 locating the proper Kirk now. 858 00:44:17,417 --> 00:44:18,483 There he is. 859 00:44:18,585 --> 00:44:19,885 Oh, no, that's not good. 860 00:44:19,886 --> 00:44:21,524 What is he doing in the phaser power junction? 861 00:44:21,525 --> 00:44:22,788 I told him it's dangerous in there. 862 00:44:22,789 --> 00:44:25,255 -Beam him out right now. -Yeah. 863 00:44:28,031 --> 00:44:29,523 James. 864 00:44:32,896 --> 00:44:35,595 -James. -(groaning) 865 00:44:37,636 --> 00:44:39,335 Wait, come on. 866 00:44:39,447 --> 00:44:43,177 Scotty, send M'Benga to the ready room. 867 00:44:43,178 --> 00:44:44,637 Okay. 868 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:47,345 (grunts) 869 00:44:47,447 --> 00:44:49,208 (groaning) 870 00:44:49,310 --> 00:44:50,940 REEGER: Thank you, Lieutenant. 871 00:44:50,984 --> 00:44:53,987 Confirm phaser banks are still operational. 872 00:44:55,226 --> 00:44:57,023 (door whooshes open) 873 00:44:59,791 --> 00:45:01,862 (continues groaning) 874 00:45:01,964 --> 00:45:05,396 He should have been brought to sickbay, not here. 875 00:45:05,499 --> 00:45:06,667 He'll be fine. 876 00:45:06,769 --> 00:45:10,372 Tell me, was this worth a court-martial? 877 00:45:10,441 --> 00:45:12,867 To save innocent lives? Yes. 878 00:45:12,969 --> 00:45:14,229 And what if you're wrong? 879 00:45:14,235 --> 00:45:15,735 What if they are not innocent? 880 00:45:15,736 --> 00:45:17,514 ORTEGAS: Bridge, Admiral. We're in range. 881 00:45:17,515 --> 00:45:19,340 Weapons are nominal, in the green. 882 00:45:19,341 --> 00:45:20,947 REEGER: On this day I will not be undermined 883 00:45:20,948 --> 00:45:23,752 by the presumptions of yet another Kirk. 884 00:45:23,854 --> 00:45:26,822 Bring him. I want him to see what needs to be done. 885 00:45:31,787 --> 00:45:33,455 (grunts) 886 00:45:42,668 --> 00:45:44,268 (weapons humming) 887 00:45:52,742 --> 00:45:54,047 (grunts) 888 00:46:05,691 --> 00:46:06,928 (both grunting) 889 00:46:32,884 --> 00:46:34,956 (grunting continues) 890 00:46:57,277 --> 00:47:01,213 Ushaan is a code of honor for duels to the death. 891 00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:03,250 (grunting) 892 00:47:03,352 --> 00:47:04,513 How fitting. 893 00:47:15,166 --> 00:47:17,196 (screaming) 894 00:47:23,471 --> 00:47:25,171 (grunting) 895 00:47:41,488 --> 00:47:44,223 ? ? 896 00:47:57,768 --> 00:47:59,700 (grunts) 897 00:48:02,371 --> 00:48:04,308 -You took a huge risk. -I know. 898 00:48:04,377 --> 00:48:07,510 -I'm just glad it worked. -I remembered my training. 899 00:48:10,851 --> 00:48:13,279 All targets are locked, Admiral. 900 00:48:13,348 --> 00:48:15,547 Standing by on your order. 901 00:48:15,548 --> 00:48:17,622 Spock, what's the planet's population? 902 00:48:17,623 --> 00:48:19,654 5,321. 903 00:48:20,789 --> 00:48:24,230 That's how many people you're about to kill, Admiral. 904 00:48:25,833 --> 00:48:28,663 There's no other way to do this? 905 00:48:29,665 --> 00:48:32,539 The enemy needs to know that their aggression 906 00:48:32,674 --> 00:48:34,508 will not go unanswered. 907 00:48:34,610 --> 00:48:36,808 We need to hit them hard. 908 00:48:36,877 --> 00:48:39,509 We need to make them bleed! 909 00:48:42,049 --> 00:48:45,350 That's called military deterrence. 910 00:48:46,348 --> 00:48:49,024 Lieutenant Noonien-Singh... 911 00:48:50,692 --> 00:48:52,258 ...commence firing! 912 00:48:53,258 --> 00:48:55,696 Belay that order! If La'An fires, 913 00:48:55,697 --> 00:48:57,163 Enterprise will be destroyed. 914 00:48:57,164 --> 00:48:58,593 While I was in the phaser power junction, 915 00:48:58,594 --> 00:49:00,396 I changed the power distribution codes. 916 00:49:00,397 --> 00:49:01,805 What does that mean? Engineering? 917 00:49:01,806 --> 00:49:03,501 Uh, firing without the proper codes is bad. 918 00:49:03,502 --> 00:49:06,232 Very bad. An energy imbalance could rupture the core 919 00:49:06,334 --> 00:49:07,508 and blow up the ship. 920 00:49:07,577 --> 00:49:10,078 Give me those codes. 921 00:49:17,982 --> 00:49:19,418 That's an order. 922 00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:20,957 No, sir. 923 00:49:21,823 --> 00:49:24,283 Give me those codes or I swear 924 00:49:24,418 --> 00:49:26,124 as God is my witness, 925 00:49:26,259 --> 00:49:28,309 I will not just see you court-martialed 926 00:49:28,310 --> 00:49:30,456 but your brother Sam as well. I know he helped you. 927 00:49:30,457 --> 00:49:32,761 Those codes, Kirk, now. 928 00:49:32,863 --> 00:49:34,196 No, sir. 929 00:49:34,298 --> 00:49:36,665 Admiral, you need to calm down. 930 00:49:36,666 --> 00:49:38,332 (grunting) 931 00:49:38,333 --> 00:49:40,372 Ah, stay at your posts! 932 00:49:42,205 --> 00:49:45,476 Give me those codes. 933 00:49:47,083 --> 00:49:49,444 Admiral, I have looked into James Kirk's mind. 934 00:49:49,445 --> 00:49:51,283 Violence will only galvanize his resolve. 935 00:49:51,284 --> 00:49:53,687 Oh, you've looked into his mind? Well, good. 936 00:49:53,789 --> 00:49:55,955 Why don't you mind-meld with him 937 00:49:56,057 --> 00:49:57,954 and rip those codes out of his head? 938 00:49:58,056 --> 00:50:00,326 I respectfully refuse. 939 00:50:02,631 --> 00:50:03,964 (phaser powers up) 940 00:50:04,066 --> 00:50:07,666 Give me those codes or I will burn a hole 941 00:50:07,802 --> 00:50:10,930 through your skull. 942 00:50:12,175 --> 00:50:14,765 You said, in the chair there's no hiding who you are. 943 00:50:14,766 --> 00:50:17,871 Well, George Kirk wasn't afraid of command, was he? 944 00:50:17,872 --> 00:50:21,440 You were injured at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli. 945 00:50:21,441 --> 00:50:23,018 My father fought the Klingons 946 00:50:23,019 --> 00:50:25,382 and evacuated the medical base, not you. 947 00:50:25,484 --> 00:50:28,182 But you altered the logs and you took the credit. 948 00:50:28,284 --> 00:50:29,857 I saved his career! 949 00:50:29,959 --> 00:50:31,757 He had no right to take that chair. 950 00:50:31,859 --> 00:50:34,595 My chair. I was fine. 951 00:50:34,697 --> 00:50:37,865 I was going to be fine! 952 00:50:37,866 --> 00:50:39,835 I would have triumphed, won that day. 953 00:50:39,836 --> 00:50:42,638 Yes, Constitution was damaged. 954 00:50:42,639 --> 00:50:44,139 But another ship would have come. 955 00:50:44,140 --> 00:50:46,709 All I needed was time to withdraw, regroup. 956 00:50:46,844 --> 00:50:49,308 -That's all. -You were incapacitated 957 00:50:49,309 --> 00:50:51,441 in the middle of a battle. If you had withdrawn, 958 00:50:51,442 --> 00:50:53,213 your ship would have been destroyed. 959 00:50:53,214 --> 00:50:55,281 You don't know that. You were not there. 960 00:50:55,383 --> 00:50:58,448 What I know is that George Kirk is the real hero, 961 00:50:58,449 --> 00:51:00,650 and you have been punishing him for it ever since. 962 00:51:00,651 --> 00:51:03,283 You made sure that he never got his own ship. 963 00:51:03,351 --> 00:51:05,259 You're damn right! 964 00:51:07,289 --> 00:51:09,529 That was my ship. 965 00:51:09,631 --> 00:51:11,727 My mission. 966 00:51:12,634 --> 00:51:15,236 My victory. 967 00:51:15,819 --> 00:51:17,839 No. 968 00:51:17,840 --> 00:51:19,904 It was his. My father's. 969 00:51:20,039 --> 00:51:22,344 I am my father's son. 970 00:51:22,413 --> 00:51:24,740 (chortling) 971 00:51:25,814 --> 00:51:27,842 I think you're bluffing. 972 00:51:28,717 --> 00:51:30,343 I doubt you have 973 00:51:30,445 --> 00:51:33,313 the engineering skills 974 00:51:33,415 --> 00:51:34,987 to change those codes. 975 00:51:35,055 --> 00:51:37,918 -Stand down, Admiral. -No. 976 00:51:38,758 --> 00:51:40,393 Hmm? 977 00:51:41,596 --> 00:51:43,231 No. 978 00:51:48,232 --> 00:51:52,108 I don't give a damn... 979 00:51:54,073 --> 00:51:55,771 ...what anyone says! 980 00:51:58,606 --> 00:52:01,540 I'm killing those bastards 981 00:52:01,608 --> 00:52:04,384 who murdered my family. 982 00:52:06,416 --> 00:52:07,881 M'BENGA: Admiral Reeger, 983 00:52:07,950 --> 00:52:11,352 in accordance with Starfleet order 104, section C, 984 00:52:11,421 --> 00:52:13,555 I am certifying you as unfit 985 00:52:13,556 --> 00:52:15,591 and immediately relieving you of command. 986 00:52:15,592 --> 00:52:17,434 -Hmm. Hmm, hmm. (chuckling) -Admiral. 987 00:52:17,435 --> 00:52:18,534 (laughing) 988 00:52:18,602 --> 00:52:19,762 (phaser powers up) 989 00:52:28,877 --> 00:52:30,438 M'BENGA: He will be fine. 990 00:52:30,439 --> 00:52:32,209 Computer, cancel the implementation 991 00:52:32,210 --> 00:52:33,573 of General Order 24. 992 00:52:33,675 --> 00:52:35,375 All battle stations stand down. 993 00:52:35,477 --> 00:52:36,680 CREW MEMBER: Aye, sir. 994 00:52:37,586 --> 00:52:38,715 (sighs) 995 00:52:40,382 --> 00:52:42,587 I was bluffing. 996 00:52:44,792 --> 00:52:46,954 (chuckles) 997 00:52:56,082 --> 00:53:00,571 We've recovered the comms gear and stolen weapons 998 00:53:00,572 --> 00:53:02,408 -from the surface. -UNA: Security's captured 999 00:53:02,409 --> 00:53:03,813 the other mercenaries. They're in the brig. 1000 00:53:03,814 --> 00:53:05,640 Good. And the enemy ship? 1001 00:53:05,641 --> 00:53:07,779 We detected a dissipating gamma ray trail, 1002 00:53:07,780 --> 00:53:10,411 indicating that the cloaked ship has already left Argus II. 1003 00:53:10,412 --> 00:53:11,613 Can we follow it? 1004 00:53:11,614 --> 00:53:13,316 Unfortunately, the trail is too degraded 1005 00:53:13,317 --> 00:53:14,754 for our sensors to track. 1006 00:53:14,823 --> 00:53:16,253 This is exactly 1007 00:53:16,321 --> 00:53:19,261 what I was trying to prevent. 1008 00:53:22,789 --> 00:53:27,060 I... don't know what happened. 1009 00:53:29,836 --> 00:53:31,504 I'm... 1010 00:53:32,467 --> 00:53:35,508 I'm not like that. 1011 00:53:41,947 --> 00:53:43,384 (sighs) 1012 00:53:55,455 --> 00:53:57,226 A drug. 1013 00:53:57,361 --> 00:53:58,964 That's how you did it. 1014 00:53:59,066 --> 00:54:00,827 You are finished, Kirk. 1015 00:54:00,929 --> 00:54:03,199 I'll make damn sure you never step foot 1016 00:54:03,335 --> 00:54:04,805 on another starship again. 1017 00:54:04,874 --> 00:54:06,640 No, it wasn't Kirk. 1018 00:54:06,708 --> 00:54:08,171 Joseph? 1019 00:54:08,273 --> 00:54:10,038 M'BENGA: It was me. 1020 00:54:10,140 --> 00:54:11,676 I did it. 1021 00:54:13,184 --> 00:54:15,579 I drugged you in order to declare you unfit. 1022 00:54:15,681 --> 00:54:18,910 The population of that planet may or may not 1023 00:54:19,012 --> 00:54:21,019 be in collusion with the enemy ship. 1024 00:54:21,121 --> 00:54:22,220 We still do not know. 1025 00:54:22,323 --> 00:54:25,118 And the cost for our ignorance... 1026 00:54:26,492 --> 00:54:28,387 ...could not be all their deaths. 1027 00:54:28,523 --> 00:54:30,026 Captain Pike, 1028 00:54:30,129 --> 00:54:31,624 have Dr. M'Benga 1029 00:54:31,726 --> 00:54:33,769 arrested for assault and mutiny. 1030 00:54:33,904 --> 00:54:36,030 This is a complex situation... 1031 00:54:36,898 --> 00:54:39,000 ...best left for Starfleet to sort out. 1032 00:54:40,211 --> 00:54:42,743 This is not over, Joseph. You can count on that. 1033 00:54:42,845 --> 00:54:45,240 And when that ship 1034 00:54:45,342 --> 00:54:47,406 attacks again- 1035 00:54:47,509 --> 00:54:49,949 and it will- 1036 00:54:50,051 --> 00:54:52,611 the blood, the terror, 1037 00:54:52,746 --> 00:54:55,082 will be on your head. 1038 00:55:18,113 --> 00:55:19,843 CHAPEL: You're good to go. 1039 00:55:23,910 --> 00:55:26,281 She'll be okay, thanks to you. 1040 00:55:26,383 --> 00:55:28,049 -Okay? -Okay. 1041 00:55:29,860 --> 00:55:31,026 How are you feeling? 1042 00:55:31,128 --> 00:55:33,126 Christine says you're on the mend. 1043 00:55:33,262 --> 00:55:35,890 Yes. My recovery has given me time 1044 00:55:35,891 --> 00:55:38,301 to reflect on my experiences aboard Enterprise. 1045 00:55:38,302 --> 00:55:41,233 I admit to being impressed, in some small way, 1046 00:55:41,301 --> 00:55:42,732 with what you have taught me. 1047 00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:45,236 Observing your ability to adapt under fire 1048 00:55:45,305 --> 00:55:47,607 was especially enlightening. 1049 00:55:48,439 --> 00:55:49,738 I'm glad to hear it. 1050 00:55:49,739 --> 00:55:51,572 Sounds like you've really turned a corner. 1051 00:55:51,573 --> 00:55:53,148 Indeed, I have. 1052 00:55:53,250 --> 00:55:57,716 This introspection has led me to conclude... 1053 00:55:59,014 --> 00:56:02,216 ...that I do not belong in Starfleet. 1054 00:56:02,318 --> 00:56:04,452 What? 1055 00:56:04,554 --> 00:56:06,094 I don't understand. 1056 00:56:06,163 --> 00:56:08,456 I believe my statement was clear. 1057 00:56:08,558 --> 00:56:10,032 Tell me what I did wrong. 1058 00:56:10,033 --> 00:56:12,034 I worked really hard to make Starfleet 1059 00:56:12,035 --> 00:56:13,802 a welcoming place for you. 1060 00:56:13,904 --> 00:56:15,666 I feel awful about this. 1061 00:56:15,768 --> 00:56:18,503 Your feelings of inadequacy are irrelevant. 1062 00:56:18,605 --> 00:56:21,377 I have come to this realization logically. 1063 00:56:24,442 --> 00:56:26,613 (door whooshes open) 1064 00:56:28,017 --> 00:56:31,046 (door whooshes shut) 1065 00:56:40,829 --> 00:56:42,563 Joseph. 1066 00:56:43,700 --> 00:56:45,332 (sighs) 1067 00:56:45,434 --> 00:56:47,796 I can't let you take the fall for me. 1068 00:56:47,864 --> 00:56:50,702 I spiked Reeger's coffee with cordrazine. 1069 00:56:50,804 --> 00:56:53,772 -I'll come forward and confess. -No, you won't, Jim. 1070 00:56:55,373 --> 00:56:57,044 This is my choice. 1071 00:56:57,179 --> 00:56:58,708 -Why? -I saw the lengths 1072 00:56:58,810 --> 00:57:00,875 you were willing to go to stop a massacre. 1073 00:57:00,977 --> 00:57:03,947 I don't want Reeger to ruin your career... 1074 00:57:05,187 --> 00:57:07,313 ...like he did your father's. 1075 00:57:11,456 --> 00:57:13,220 You knew the truth... 1076 00:57:14,228 --> 00:57:15,495 ...this whole time. 1077 00:57:15,563 --> 00:57:18,231 Why did you let Reeger get away with a lie? 1078 00:57:18,333 --> 00:57:20,698 When we returned from the battle, 1079 00:57:20,766 --> 00:57:24,066 Reeger was already being lauded as a hero. 1080 00:57:24,868 --> 00:57:27,542 Your father asked us to say nothing. 1081 00:57:29,074 --> 00:57:31,964 He was concerned a scandal would crush Starfleet morale 1082 00:57:32,082 --> 00:57:34,310 at a pivotal time in the war. 1083 00:57:34,412 --> 00:57:36,111 (scoffs softly) 1084 00:57:39,351 --> 00:57:41,149 All these years... 1085 00:57:42,852 --> 00:57:45,120 ...I was wrong about my father. 1086 00:57:47,628 --> 00:57:51,029 And now Reeger wants to ruin your career? 1087 00:57:51,132 --> 00:57:53,298 All I'm asking 1088 00:57:53,400 --> 00:57:56,235 is that you respect my decision, 1089 00:57:56,337 --> 00:57:59,101 as I respected your father's. 1090 00:58:13,387 --> 00:58:15,117 This is how you're doing it? 1091 00:58:15,118 --> 00:58:17,492 Taking the fall for Jim Kirk- 1092 00:58:17,493 --> 00:58:19,455 that's how you're getting out of Starfleet? 1093 00:58:19,456 --> 00:58:20,955 Christine. 1094 00:58:21,057 --> 00:58:23,396 You know you're throwing away your career. 1095 00:58:23,465 --> 00:58:26,100 After everything we've been through. 1096 00:58:26,168 --> 00:58:28,669 -I'm sorry. -Don't. 1097 00:58:31,602 --> 00:58:33,300 Don't say anything. 1098 00:58:40,949 --> 00:58:43,312 (winces) 1099 00:58:43,415 --> 00:58:44,614 How's the eye? 1100 00:58:44,683 --> 00:58:46,821 -Still aches a little. -(scoffs) 1101 00:58:46,923 --> 00:58:48,247 So dramatic. 1102 00:58:48,248 --> 00:58:49,850 -(scoffs) -You know what this means, though? 1103 00:58:49,851 --> 00:58:51,193 -You owe me now. -Eh. 1104 00:58:51,194 --> 00:58:53,252 -Feel like we're even. -Not even close. 1105 00:58:53,253 --> 00:58:55,228 -Agree to disagree. -Nope. I'm right 1106 00:58:55,330 --> 00:58:57,225 and you're whatever you are. 1107 00:58:57,226 --> 00:59:01,630 Can't believe Dad had to carry that burden with him 1108 00:59:01,631 --> 00:59:03,330 his whole career. 1109 00:59:04,306 --> 00:59:06,874 Yeah. I did some digging. 1110 00:59:07,009 --> 00:59:08,540 Turns out... 1111 00:59:08,642 --> 00:59:11,069 whenever Dad asked for family leave, 1112 00:59:11,172 --> 00:59:13,109 he was assigned to a new mission. 1113 00:59:13,910 --> 00:59:15,940 -It was Reeger's doing. -(scoffs) 1114 00:59:16,042 --> 00:59:18,277 But Dad never complained. 1115 00:59:18,380 --> 00:59:21,348 He never has a bad word to say about the service. 1116 00:59:22,183 --> 00:59:26,254 I think maybe he did that to protect us. 1117 00:59:27,464 --> 00:59:29,796 To protect our dream of joining Starfleet. 1118 00:59:32,528 --> 00:59:33,932 Well... 1119 00:59:33,933 --> 00:59:36,171 you're gonna learn a thing, now that you've got a kid. 1120 00:59:36,172 --> 00:59:37,300 -Oh, yeah? -Mm-hmm. 1121 00:59:37,402 --> 00:59:38,538 What's that? 1122 00:59:38,673 --> 00:59:41,207 Fathers are never what we think they are. 1123 00:59:41,309 --> 00:59:43,106 Not entirely, anyway. 1124 00:59:44,204 --> 00:59:46,381 When did you get so smart, Sam? 1125 00:59:46,483 --> 00:59:48,677 Oh, I've always been the smart one, Jimmy. 1126 00:59:48,678 --> 00:59:49,842 You just never noticed. 1127 00:59:49,843 --> 00:59:51,510 (chuckles) 1128 00:59:58,689 --> 01:00:00,420 PIKE: Come in, Ensign. 1129 01:00:03,562 --> 01:00:05,232 How's your shoulder? 1130 01:00:05,334 --> 01:00:07,934 Fine, sir. Mostly healed. 1131 01:00:07,935 --> 01:00:09,104 And A'Sha? 1132 01:00:09,105 --> 01:00:10,997 She's recovering. 1133 01:00:11,065 --> 01:00:13,768 But, concerning Cadet A'Sha... 1134 01:00:13,904 --> 01:00:15,402 PIKE: I know she's leaving. 1135 01:00:15,403 --> 01:00:18,080 She'll be returning to Vulcan as soon as we arrive at Starbase 1. 1136 01:00:18,081 --> 01:00:19,843 I'm sorry, sir. 1137 01:00:19,945 --> 01:00:23,545 I was her mentor, and I failed at my job. 1138 01:00:23,614 --> 01:00:24,712 PIKE: No. 1139 01:00:24,814 --> 01:00:26,451 No, you didn't, Nyota. 1140 01:00:26,553 --> 01:00:28,184 You can do everything right, 1141 01:00:28,185 --> 01:00:31,351 and sometimes things still don't work out the way we'd hoped. 1142 01:00:31,352 --> 01:00:33,057 The best you can do is savor the victories 1143 01:00:33,058 --> 01:00:35,523 and move on from the defeats a little wiser. 1144 01:00:35,591 --> 01:00:36,791 Aye, sir. 1145 01:00:36,927 --> 01:00:38,392 PIKE: And with that said... 1146 01:00:43,067 --> 01:00:45,702 For courage under fire and for exemplifying 1147 01:00:45,770 --> 01:00:47,474 the best qualities of Starfleet, 1148 01:00:47,610 --> 01:00:51,108 I am pleased to award you, Nyota Uhura, 1149 01:00:51,210 --> 01:00:55,046 with a battlefield promotion to lieutenant, junior grade. 1150 01:00:58,220 --> 01:00:59,919 Congratulations. 1151 01:01:02,588 --> 01:01:04,950 Thank you, Captain. 1152 01:01:05,052 --> 01:01:07,095 Commander, thank you. 1153 01:01:07,197 --> 01:01:10,028 Hemmer would be proud. 1154 01:01:13,466 --> 01:01:14,967 You're dismissed. 1155 01:01:20,969 --> 01:01:22,975 (door whooshes open) 1156 01:01:22,976 --> 01:01:26,707 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1157 01:01:26,708 --> 01:01:30,196 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 1158 01:01:30,197 --> 01:01:34,747 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0