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Captain's Log, Stardate 44143.7.
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We have moved into Sector 21947
in response to a distress call
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from a Talarian
observation craft.
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The alien vessel appears
adrift, and our initial scans
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have detected a life-threatening
radiation leak
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within its propulsion system.
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I get no further response
from the vessel.
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Maintain an open channel.
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Dr. Crusher and her assistants
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are waiting
in Transporter Room Three.
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Sir, may I remind you that
during the Galen border conflict
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it was a common tactic
of the Talarians
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to abandon
their observation craft
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rig them to self-destruct...
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And issue
a general distress call.
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Yes, Mr. Data, I know.
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That particular
guerrilla maneuver
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resulted in 219 fatalities
over a three-day period.
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Is there any way to detect
their self-destruct device?
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Negative, sir.
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The Talarians employ
a subspace proximity detonator.
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It is not detectable
by our scans.
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Or the away team's tricorders.
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Right.
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Captain, the Talarian warship,
the Q'Maire is responding
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to the distress call.
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Position?
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Halfway through
the Woden Sector.
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It'll take them hours
to get here, sir
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even at maximum warp.
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Counselor?
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There is life onboard,
and it's fading.
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Number One, assemble
the rest of your away team.
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Prepare for immediate
rescue operations.
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Yes, sir.
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Ancillary power is failing.
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They're nothing more
than children.
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I am Commander Riker, of the
Federation Starship Enterprise.
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We will evacuate you
and give you medical care.
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You will not be harmed.
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Enterprise, prepping
five Talarian males
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for transport immediately
to Sick Bay.
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Trauma team,
stand by to receive the injured.
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We have radiation burns
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and possible
respiratory distress.
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Transport locked in
and ready, Doctor.
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Stand by for my orders.
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Captain, this appears to be
a basic training ship.
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Five boys, all teens,
all wearing uniforms.
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Proceed with the evacuation,
Number One.
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No other life signs aboard, sir.
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Commander, quickly.
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What is it?
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This boy, he's human.
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Space, the final frontier.
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These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.
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Its continuing mission...
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to explore strange new worlds
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to seek out new life
and new civilizations
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to boldly go
where no one has gone before.
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Captain's Log, supplemental.
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We have completed
an emergency evacuation
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of four Talarians and one human.
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How this young man found himself
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in the company of these aliens
remains a mystery.
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It's Jono, right?
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Is that what I heard
them call you?
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I'm Dr. Crusher.
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I'm just examining you
for radiation injuries.
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It won't hurt.
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I have a son
not much older than you.
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Perhaps you'd like to meet him.
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Hmm?
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Well, Jono
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you seem to have escaped
radiation damage.
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Pretty lucky.
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Dr. Crusher.
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Now, how did this happen?
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What is it?
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They're terrified.
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They all just started up.
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Please, may I have
your attention?
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Please, may I have
your attention?
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Stop that immediately!
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Well, that's better.
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Now, what's your name,
young man?
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He won't talk, Captain.
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We haven't been able
to get through to him.
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Captain.
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I am Jono.
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Take me home to my Captain.
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Take me home to Endar.
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He managed to escape
radiation trauma
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but the scan shows
something else.
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What?
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Two previously fractured ribs
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a broken arm
and a low-grade concussion.
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There might be
neurological impairment.
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I'd like to examine him further.
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Jean-Luc, the Talarians
have been known
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to be ruthless to their enemies.
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I think there's
a real possibility
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they may have
brutalized the child.
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Isn't it possible
that the injuries
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were caused prior
to his captivity?
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Hmm, not likely.
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He's been with them
a long time...
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long enough to assimilate
their cultural traits.
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And calcium trace patterns
indicate
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that the injuries took place
during the past seven years.
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But if they have abused the boy
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why would he so devoutly wish
to return to them?
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Oh, it's not uncommon.
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It was identified centuries ago
as the Stockholm Syndrome.
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Jono! What is it?
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Get him! Get him!
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Oh!
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Jono!
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I just suggested
he take off his gloves.
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Suddenly, he lost control.
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Security, we need
some assistance
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down here in Sick Bay.
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Don't hurt him.
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Hey, no.
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- Jono.
- She won't leave me alone.
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She's keeps trying
to dissect me!
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She was trying to help you.
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I don't want her help!
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Send me back with my brothers!
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Send us back to Captain Endar!
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Jono, I want you
to stop this immediately!
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Yes, Captain.
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Good. That's better.
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Now, if we're
to accomplish anything...
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Data to Picard.
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Go ahead.
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We have received
a subspace communique
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from Starfleet Command
regarding the young human, sir.
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Very well.
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Doctor, Counselor.
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Lieutenant Worf
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escort this young man
to quarters.
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He is to be confined there
until further notice.
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Yes, Doctor.
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Why are you here,
Klingon, with them?
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Did they capture you, too?
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They are not my captors.
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They are my comrades.
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Why do you take orders
from a female?
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Dr. Crusher.
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She is my superior officer.
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Among my people, a female
can never outrank a man.
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You are human.
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And among humans
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females can achieve
anything the males can.
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I am no more human than you are.
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I am Talarian.
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You are confused.
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Stop that!
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I will make the B'Nar...
the mourning...
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until I am back
with my brothers.
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By matching DNA gene types
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Starfleet was able to identify
the boy as Jeremiah Rossa.
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Rossa?
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As in Admiral Rossa?
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She is his grandmother,
Captain.
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He was born 14 years ago
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on the Federation colony,
Galen IV.
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His parents, Connor
and Moira Rossa, were killed
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three years, nine months later
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when their colony was overrun
by Talarian forces.
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I remember.
There were no survivors.
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The boy was listed
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as missing and presumed dead.
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I know another Rossa
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who was killed in action
at the Krasner outpost.
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Tragedy seems
to follow that family.
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The Admiral lost both her sons.
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Well, now she'll have something
to celebrate.
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Captain, if Jeremiah
is returned
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to his family
in his present condition
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it will be a wrenching
experience for everyone
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especially for him.
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He needs to rediscover
his identity
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make some connection
with his roots.
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I agree.
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Do what you can
to accomplish that, Counselor.
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I don't think
I can do anything, Captain.
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Why not?
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Troi's right.
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It's very clear that the boy
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does not respond well to women.
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The Talarians are a rigidly
patriarchal society, sir.
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Jeremiah needs to build
a relationship with a man...
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a father figure with whom
he can explore his origins.
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And I think
it should be you, Captain.
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Oh, no, Counselor.
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Oh, no, Counselor,
I don't think so.
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He needs someone
who is trained in these matters.
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You are the only person
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with whom he has shown
any connection.
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If he is to find his... humanity
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then you are the only one
who can help him.
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It's up to you, Captain.
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Jono.
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Jono, why do you make
that noise?
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It is the custom of my people
when we are in distress.
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Isn't it also
the custom of your people
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to listen to the wishes
of their Captain?
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Yes.
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Then, as Captain
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of the Starship Enterprise
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I ask you
not to make that sound.
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Yes, sir.
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Oh, good.
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Well, now that's cleared up
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let's, um...
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Let's, uh...
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Let's get
acquainted, shall we?
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Uh, what do you
think of your room?
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I know it's, uh...
it's a little sterile
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but if there's anything
you would like...
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Um... pictures, perhaps?
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Games?
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This is a cage.
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I'm still your captive.
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Oh, no.
Not at all.
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I thought
you'd be comfortable here.
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Are you going to return me
to my Captain?
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We will rendezvous
with the Warship Q'Maire
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at 0740 hours.
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We will transfer the Talarians
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to Captain Endar.
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Including me?
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We'll discuss your situation
with Captain Endar.
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I don't like this place.
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We could find
some other quarters.
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I've always lived
with my Captain.
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Ah.
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Yes, well,
that wouldn't work here.
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Well, I'm sure you'll see
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there's nothing here
to appeal to a young person.
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Put that down, please.
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It's Klingon.
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Yes. Would you put it back
where you got it?
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Uh...
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Well...
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Here we are, eh, Jono?
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I notice you haven't taken off
your gloves.
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Not here.
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Why not?
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So that I don't have to touch
an alien.
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Jono, your Captain, Endar...
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has he ever hurt you?
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Inflicted pain?
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Pain is not a consideration.
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Then he has.
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I did not say that.
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Don't you understand?
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Pain is not what matters.
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Passing the tests is everything.
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Is that what they are...
tests of pain?
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You understand nothing.
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It's true, I don't
fully understand Talarians
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but you are not Talarian.
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I will not listen to this.
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I will not listen to your lies.
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00:14:14,757 --> 00:14:16,419
Come.
269
00:14:16,460 --> 00:14:18,361
You wanted to see me, Captain?
270
00:14:18,396 --> 00:14:19,590
Yes, Counselor.
271
00:14:19,631 --> 00:14:21,156
Please, come in.
Sit down.
272
00:14:32,782 --> 00:14:35,274
You're probably not
aware of this
273
00:14:35,319 --> 00:14:37,720
but I've never been
particularly comfortable
274
00:14:37,756 --> 00:14:39,054
around children.
275
00:14:39,091 --> 00:14:42,152
Really?
276
00:14:42,195 --> 00:14:45,792
For some reason, they just
don't seem to respond to me.
277
00:14:45,834 --> 00:14:47,529
I see.
278
00:14:49,506 --> 00:14:54,207
Frankly, I think that my time
would be best served
279
00:14:54,279 --> 00:14:56,578
carrying out the duties
and responsibilities
280
00:14:56,616 --> 00:14:58,608
of a Starfleet Captain.
281
00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,919
Seldom have I heard
an explanation so...
282
00:15:02,957 --> 00:15:04,721
well-rehearsed.
283
00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,594
Look, Counselor, I...
284
00:15:07,631 --> 00:15:11,592
I just feel that I'm not
the right person for this job.
285
00:15:13,038 --> 00:15:14,768
Strange, isn't it?
286
00:15:14,808 --> 00:15:16,606
You'll travel light-years
287
00:15:16,644 --> 00:15:21,344
dodge asteroid storms,
brave hostile aliens
288
00:15:21,383 --> 00:15:24,980
and yet, when asked to assume
a parental role, you cringe.
289
00:15:25,022 --> 00:15:26,991
Why do you suppose that is?
290
00:15:27,025 --> 00:15:28,652
I'm not cringing.
291
00:15:28,693 --> 00:15:30,719
I'm just...
292
00:15:30,763 --> 00:15:33,096
acknowledging my limitations.
293
00:15:35,636 --> 00:15:38,663
When you were a child,
did you have any friends?
294
00:15:38,707 --> 00:15:40,869
Other children you played with?
295
00:15:43,848 --> 00:15:45,817
I don't think that this
296
00:15:45,851 --> 00:15:47,820
has anything
to do with anything.
297
00:15:52,092 --> 00:15:54,789
Well, perhaps it was because...
298
00:15:57,066 --> 00:15:59,126
This is foolish.
299
00:16:03,742 --> 00:16:05,734
What were you going to say?
300
00:16:07,747 --> 00:16:09,909
It's just that...
301
00:16:12,087 --> 00:16:14,283
ever since I was a child,
I've always known
302
00:16:14,323 --> 00:16:17,191
exactly what I wanted to do...
be a member of Starfleet.
303
00:16:17,294 --> 00:16:18,956
Nothing else mattered to me.
304
00:16:21,033 --> 00:16:23,502
Virtually my entire youth
was spent
305
00:16:23,537 --> 00:16:25,528
in the pursuit of that goal.
306
00:16:26,941 --> 00:16:29,001
In fact...
307
00:16:29,044 --> 00:16:32,344
I probably skipped my childhood
altogether.
308
00:16:32,382 --> 00:16:35,216
You know, Captain
309
00:16:35,252 --> 00:16:38,780
almost no one is born
being a good parent.
310
00:16:38,825 --> 00:16:41,157
Most people just
have to muddle through
311
00:16:41,194 --> 00:16:43,425
and do the best that they can.
312
00:16:43,464 --> 00:16:46,434
Are you saying that's what
I'm going to have to do?
313
00:16:46,468 --> 00:16:47,800
Yes.
314
00:16:49,372 --> 00:16:54,311
And you might be surprised
at just how good you can be.
315
00:17:14,988 --> 00:17:16,285
Computer!
316
00:17:16,323 --> 00:17:18,315
Turn off that noise!
317
00:17:19,995 --> 00:17:21,963
Computer, what...?
318
00:17:21,997 --> 00:17:23,625
What was that?
319
00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:28,163
The Alba Ra, a contemporary
Talarian musical form.
320
00:17:34,849 --> 00:17:36,784
Jono?
321
00:17:43,728 --> 00:17:46,061
Jono, where are you?
322
00:17:46,098 --> 00:17:48,567
You turned off my music.
323
00:17:50,670 --> 00:17:52,662
Yes, I most certainly did
324
00:17:52,707 --> 00:17:55,905
and I expect it
to stay turned off.
325
00:17:55,945 --> 00:17:58,175
Would you come down from there?
326
00:18:05,725 --> 00:18:08,058
I see you made yourself at home.
327
00:18:08,095 --> 00:18:10,462
I cannot rest on your beds.
328
00:18:10,498 --> 00:18:12,296
They hurt my back.
329
00:18:12,334 --> 00:18:13,962
Will you come here?
330
00:18:14,004 --> 00:18:16,997
There's something
I want to show you.
331
00:18:24,785 --> 00:18:30,783
Those are Connor
and Moira Rossa.
332
00:18:30,826 --> 00:18:32,488
They are your parents.
333
00:18:35,833 --> 00:18:38,803
The baby...
334
00:18:38,837 --> 00:18:41,238
is you.
335
00:18:41,274 --> 00:18:43,243
Jeremiah Rossa.
336
00:18:43,277 --> 00:18:45,746
My name is Jono.
337
00:18:45,781 --> 00:18:50,652
Well, you were born Jeremiah
338
00:18:50,688 --> 00:18:52,589
on Galen IV.
339
00:18:52,624 --> 00:18:58,622
The colony was destroyed later
during a border skirmish.
340
00:18:58,665 --> 00:18:59,962
Hmm.
341
00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,263
See?
342
00:19:01,302 --> 00:19:03,601
You knew how to laugh once.
343
00:19:03,639 --> 00:19:07,076
Do you remember
any of this, Jono?
344
00:19:07,143 --> 00:19:09,078
Your parents, your home?
345
00:19:09,146 --> 00:19:11,377
I know that Endar rescued me.
346
00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:12,781
He told me so.
347
00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:16,620
Jono, your parents were killed
by the Talarians.
348
00:19:17,992 --> 00:19:20,052
It was war.
349
00:19:20,095 --> 00:19:21,290
Death is part of war.
350
00:19:21,330 --> 00:19:22,661
Captain?
351
00:19:22,698 --> 00:19:24,667
Yes, what is it, Number One?
352
00:19:24,701 --> 00:19:28,662
We've established visual contact
with the Warship Q'Maire.
353
00:19:28,707 --> 00:19:30,004
Endar!
354
00:19:30,042 --> 00:19:31,670
Hey! Hey!
355
00:19:31,711 --> 00:19:33,201
You... stay put.
356
00:19:34,749 --> 00:19:36,741
I'm on my way, Number One.
357
00:20:06,993 --> 00:20:08,018
Get to cover!
358
00:20:08,062 --> 00:20:09,188
I can't leave you!
359
00:20:10,598 --> 00:20:12,829
Take Jeremiah.
Get to the forest.
360
00:20:12,868 --> 00:20:13,994
I'll hold them off.
361
00:20:14,036 --> 00:20:15,698
No! No! Come with us!
362
00:20:15,739 --> 00:20:16,831
No!
363
00:20:16,873 --> 00:20:18,341
Mama! Mama!
364
00:20:18,376 --> 00:20:21,608
Jeremiah... Jeremiah!
365
00:20:26,020 --> 00:20:27,955
Mama...
366
00:20:37,102 --> 00:20:39,071
Status, Mr. Data?
367
00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,733
Q'Maire at station.
368
00:20:40,774 --> 00:20:44,734
Holding steady
at bearing 013 mark 015.
369
00:20:44,779 --> 00:20:47,749
Distance... 506 kilometers.
370
00:20:47,783 --> 00:20:50,082
Are its weapons systems active?
371
00:20:50,120 --> 00:20:51,748
Negative, sir.
372
00:20:51,789 --> 00:20:54,691
Captain Endar requests
an open channel, sir.
373
00:20:54,726 --> 00:20:56,024
On screen.
374
00:20:56,062 --> 00:21:00,124
I am Captain Endar
of the Warship Q'Maire.
375
00:21:00,167 --> 00:21:02,136
To whom am I speaking?
376
00:21:02,170 --> 00:21:03,467
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
377
00:21:03,505 --> 00:21:05,633
of the Federation
Starship Enterprise.
378
00:21:05,674 --> 00:21:07,609
We have rescued
four crew members
379
00:21:07,644 --> 00:21:09,306
from your observation craft.
380
00:21:09,347 --> 00:21:11,475
They have received
medical attention.
381
00:21:11,517 --> 00:21:13,314
They are ready for transport.
382
00:21:13,352 --> 00:21:15,321
Your actions are duly noted.
383
00:21:15,355 --> 00:21:18,723
We will forward coordinates
for immediate transport.
384
00:21:18,759 --> 00:21:20,921
You're welcome, I'm sure.
385
00:21:20,962 --> 00:21:23,864
One moment, Captain.
386
00:21:23,900 --> 00:21:26,928
We've also discovered
a human among your crew.
387
00:21:26,971 --> 00:21:28,461
Jono.
388
00:21:28,506 --> 00:21:29,974
Actually, his name
389
00:21:30,009 --> 00:21:31,636
is Jeremiah...
390
00:21:31,677 --> 00:21:33,373
Jeremiah Rossa.
391
00:21:33,413 --> 00:21:34,813
What is his condition?
392
00:21:34,849 --> 00:21:36,316
Is he injured?
393
00:21:36,350 --> 00:21:38,649
He was not wounded in the mishap
394
00:21:38,687 --> 00:21:42,089
but as a representative
of the Federation
395
00:21:42,125 --> 00:21:44,424
I require an explanation.
396
00:21:44,461 --> 00:21:48,422
Why has this child been
held in your custody
397
00:21:48,467 --> 00:21:50,095
for so many years?
398
00:21:50,137 --> 00:21:53,938
No explanation is warranted,
Captain.
399
00:21:53,975 --> 00:21:55,944
He is my son.
400
00:22:04,997 --> 00:22:07,125
Captain's Log, supplemental.
401
00:22:07,167 --> 00:22:09,932
Captain Endar's claim
that Jeremiah Rossa is his son
402
00:22:09,971 --> 00:22:11,872
is clearly unacceptable.
403
00:22:11,907 --> 00:22:15,675
However, to avoid
escalating tensions
404
00:22:15,713 --> 00:22:17,738
I have invited
the Talarian leader
405
00:22:17,782 --> 00:22:19,546
to come aboard the Enterprise
406
00:22:19,584 --> 00:22:22,349
so that we may address
the issue face-to-face.
407
00:22:22,388 --> 00:22:24,414
Yes, I was in charge
of the force
408
00:22:24,458 --> 00:22:27,019
that repelled
the trespassers on Galen IV.
409
00:22:27,061 --> 00:22:29,530
I must say,
your Federation troops
410
00:22:29,565 --> 00:22:30,862
fought tenaciously.
411
00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:33,837
Among them,
Connor and Moira Rossa.
412
00:22:33,871 --> 00:22:35,964
I suppose.
413
00:22:36,007 --> 00:22:37,305
After the battle, I found
414
00:22:37,342 --> 00:22:39,334
this squalling child
huddled by a body.
415
00:22:39,379 --> 00:22:42,440
of a young woman,
his mother, presumably.
416
00:22:42,483 --> 00:22:45,453
There was almost no one
left alive on Galen IV.
417
00:22:45,487 --> 00:22:48,548
Was I to leave him screaming
over his mother's body?
418
00:22:48,591 --> 00:22:50,924
You should have notified
the Federation authorities.
419
00:22:50,961 --> 00:22:54,399
To conceal him was a clear
violation of our agreement.
420
00:22:54,433 --> 00:22:58,962
I took him in accordance
with my people's traditions.
421
00:22:59,005 --> 00:23:00,371
What tradition is it
422
00:23:00,408 --> 00:23:03,139
that empowered you
to capture a helpless child?
423
00:23:03,178 --> 00:23:06,637
I lost my son
at the hands of humans
424
00:23:06,683 --> 00:23:08,879
during the conflict
over Castal I.
425
00:23:08,919 --> 00:23:10,285
Talarian custom allows me
426
00:23:10,322 --> 00:23:13,781
to claim the son
of a slain enemy.
427
00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:15,658
Does that custom extend
428
00:23:15,696 --> 00:23:18,257
to brutalizing
the surrogate son?
429
00:23:18,299 --> 00:23:21,394
What are you talking about?
430
00:23:21,437 --> 00:23:24,965
Our medical officer discovered
evidence of injuries so severe
431
00:23:25,009 --> 00:23:27,034
they might be
considered torture.
432
00:23:27,078 --> 00:23:28,546
Nonsense.
433
00:23:28,580 --> 00:23:30,173
I've never harmed Jono.
434
00:23:30,283 --> 00:23:33,981
Then explain the fractured ribs,
concussion, broken arm.
435
00:23:35,824 --> 00:23:37,815
Broken arm.
436
00:23:37,860 --> 00:23:39,327
Youth!
437
00:23:39,362 --> 00:23:42,355
Have you ever
been a father, Picard?
438
00:23:42,399 --> 00:23:45,494
Have you ever had a son
desperately trying
439
00:23:45,537 --> 00:23:48,440
to win your approval,
your respect?
440
00:23:48,475 --> 00:23:52,970
Jono broke his ribs
riding on a t'stayan.
441
00:23:53,014 --> 00:23:56,747
Six hooves,
a very powerful beast.
442
00:23:56,786 --> 00:23:58,914
The arm...
443
00:23:58,956 --> 00:24:01,926
in a contest with other youths.
444
00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:06,331
He endured the pain
and won the competition.
445
00:24:06,366 --> 00:24:09,734
One day, he will be
a great warrior.
446
00:24:12,741 --> 00:24:15,506
Doesn't he deserve
to become more than that?
447
00:24:16,981 --> 00:24:20,145
His true heritage is human,
Endar.
448
00:24:20,185 --> 00:24:23,383
A heritage long since forgotten.
449
00:24:23,423 --> 00:24:25,654
While onboard,
you are welcome to supervise
450
00:24:25,693 --> 00:24:27,184
the return of your crew
451
00:24:27,262 --> 00:24:28,923
but I cannot allow
Jeremiah Rossa
452
00:24:28,964 --> 00:24:30,626
to be returned to your custody.
453
00:24:30,666 --> 00:24:34,000
His true family are waiting
for him on Earth.
454
00:24:34,037 --> 00:24:35,767
Ah.
455
00:24:37,576 --> 00:24:40,603
Then under no circumstances
456
00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:43,845
will I allow your ship
to leave our territory.
457
00:24:43,884 --> 00:24:45,580
I have already reported
our position
458
00:24:45,621 --> 00:24:47,954
and the nature
of this violation to Starfleet.
459
00:24:47,991 --> 00:24:49,356
And I've already called
460
00:24:49,392 --> 00:24:51,520
for reserve forces
into this sector.
461
00:24:51,562 --> 00:24:53,997
Are you saying
that you are willing
462
00:24:54,032 --> 00:24:55,967
to go to war over this boy?
463
00:24:56,002 --> 00:24:58,938
Would you not,
for your only son?
464
00:24:58,972 --> 00:25:02,136
We have been at peace
for many years.
465
00:25:02,176 --> 00:25:05,044
Let us not
rush headlong into war.
466
00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,549
Then help me to avoid it.
467
00:25:07,584 --> 00:25:11,317
If you will allow me to see Jono
468
00:25:11,356 --> 00:25:14,292
it will be clear to you
I have been a good father.
469
00:25:14,327 --> 00:25:16,319
He's grown up happy
in my keeping.
470
00:25:19,367 --> 00:25:22,428
So, you think it would it be
unwise to let Endar see Jono?
471
00:25:22,471 --> 00:25:23,996
I think
it might be dangerous.
472
00:25:24,041 --> 00:25:25,668
Abusers can have subtle
473
00:25:25,709 --> 00:25:28,008
but powerful influence
over their victims.
474
00:25:28,046 --> 00:25:31,506
You see, I'm not convinced
the boy has been abused, Doctor.
475
00:25:31,551 --> 00:25:33,451
I've talked with the father
476
00:25:33,486 --> 00:25:35,853
and, if I'm
any judge of character
477
00:25:35,890 --> 00:25:39,589
I would say that he cares deeply
for the boy's welfare.
478
00:25:39,629 --> 00:25:42,030
I sense awakening memories
in the boy.
479
00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:44,035
This is a very fragile time
for Jono.
480
00:25:44,069 --> 00:25:47,039
If we send away the man
he calls "father"
481
00:25:47,073 --> 00:25:49,372
without even letting them
see each other
482
00:25:49,409 --> 00:25:51,970
how would we ever gain
his trust?
483
00:25:52,013 --> 00:25:53,446
Yes.
484
00:25:53,481 --> 00:25:55,473
There is something else
to keep in mind.
485
00:25:55,517 --> 00:25:57,247
We are deep
in Talarian territory.
486
00:25:57,353 --> 00:25:59,447
A semblance of diplomacy
is called for.
487
00:25:59,490 --> 00:26:02,051
I'm going to agree
to the meeting.
488
00:26:02,094 --> 00:26:05,724
All I ask is that the visit
be supervised.
489
00:26:05,765 --> 00:26:07,700
Don't let them
be alone together.
490
00:26:07,735 --> 00:26:08,963
Agreed.
491
00:26:18,049 --> 00:26:19,539
Endar.
492
00:26:22,555 --> 00:26:24,546
Jono, my son.
493
00:26:33,370 --> 00:26:36,431
Have they treated you well?
494
00:26:36,474 --> 00:26:37,532
Yes, Captain.
495
00:26:37,575 --> 00:26:39,601
Except...
496
00:26:39,645 --> 00:26:41,580
Except what?
497
00:26:42,984 --> 00:26:45,111
I was forbidden
to make the B'Nar.
498
00:26:45,153 --> 00:26:46,212
Ah.
499
00:26:46,255 --> 00:26:47,552
That's all right.
500
00:26:47,589 --> 00:26:50,491
I know you've mourned
in your heart.
501
00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:53,521
Well, Jono...
502
00:26:53,565 --> 00:26:56,262
what do you think
of these humans?
503
00:26:58,539 --> 00:27:00,473
They look like me.
504
00:27:00,507 --> 00:27:03,706
They want to keep you, you know.
505
00:27:03,746 --> 00:27:06,682
Yes, I know.
506
00:27:08,051 --> 00:27:10,885
You've reached
the Age of Decision.
507
00:27:10,922 --> 00:27:12,982
What is your choice?
508
00:27:17,231 --> 00:27:19,598
Do you want to stay?
509
00:27:22,505 --> 00:27:23,529
No.
510
00:27:23,573 --> 00:27:24,598
Of course not.
511
00:27:24,641 --> 00:27:27,076
Then you shall not.
512
00:27:31,584 --> 00:27:33,712
I'm returning to the Q'Maire.
513
00:27:33,753 --> 00:27:36,723
I will give the humans a choice.
514
00:27:36,757 --> 00:27:41,059
If they do not make the one
we know is right
515
00:27:41,097 --> 00:27:43,532
it may lead to war.
516
00:27:43,567 --> 00:27:45,536
You may die.
517
00:27:45,570 --> 00:27:49,098
I am ready to die.
518
00:27:57,559 --> 00:28:00,859
Captain, sensors indicate
two warships approaching
519
00:28:00,897 --> 00:28:03,560
from the opposite direction
along the border.
520
00:28:03,601 --> 00:28:06,093
Mr. Data, what's
their offensive potential?
521
00:28:07,372 --> 00:28:10,571
Talarian warships are limited
to neutral particle weapons
522
00:28:10,611 --> 00:28:13,274
high-energy X-ray lasers
and Merculite rockets.
523
00:28:13,315 --> 00:28:15,374
No match
for the Enterprise, Captain.
524
00:28:15,417 --> 00:28:17,010
Mm-hmm.
525
00:28:17,053 --> 00:28:18,783
The last thing I want
is to be forced
526
00:28:18,822 --> 00:28:20,517
into destroying
one of their ships.
527
00:28:20,557 --> 00:28:22,150
They won't back off.
528
00:28:22,193 --> 00:28:24,719
They've been willing to fight
to the death in past encounters.
529
00:28:26,166 --> 00:28:29,625
The lines are being drawn.
530
00:28:29,670 --> 00:28:34,109
All this for a chosen son.
531
00:28:34,143 --> 00:28:37,636
Captain, is it worth it
to go to war over a child?
532
00:28:37,681 --> 00:28:39,673
You might not
ask that, Lieutenant
533
00:28:39,718 --> 00:28:41,209
if it was your child.
534
00:28:41,287 --> 00:28:44,223
There must be a way
to avoid this.
535
00:28:44,257 --> 00:28:46,692
If we can just reach
Jono, help him make
536
00:28:46,728 --> 00:28:48,719
some connections
with his origins
537
00:28:48,763 --> 00:28:51,392
he may choose to come with us.
538
00:28:51,433 --> 00:28:54,233
Do you really think
Endar would go along with that?
539
00:28:54,271 --> 00:28:58,766
If Endar respects Talarian
custom, he may have to.
540
00:28:58,810 --> 00:29:00,779
According to their tradition
541
00:29:00,813 --> 00:29:03,908
a male child of 14
has reached the Age of Decision.
542
00:29:03,951 --> 00:29:06,079
He then undergoes
a ceremony of initiation
543
00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:09,353
after which, he has the freedom
to make his own choices.
544
00:29:09,392 --> 00:29:14,593
Endar's entire claim on Jono
is based on Talarian custom.
545
00:29:14,633 --> 00:29:17,296
He'd have a hard time
backing away from it now.
546
00:29:17,337 --> 00:29:19,168
Captain, there is
a subspace communication
547
00:29:19,205 --> 00:29:20,195
from Starfleet Command.
548
00:29:20,274 --> 00:29:22,334
On screen.
549
00:29:22,377 --> 00:29:24,811
Sir, the message
is for Jeremiah Rossa.
550
00:29:27,885 --> 00:29:30,855
Have the boy brought
to my ready room.
551
00:29:30,889 --> 00:29:33,882
Jeremiah...
552
00:29:33,926 --> 00:29:37,762
my name is Connaught Rossa.
553
00:29:37,799 --> 00:29:41,031
I am your father's mother.
554
00:29:41,070 --> 00:29:44,734
I wish we could talk in person,
but that will have to wait.
555
00:29:44,774 --> 00:29:46,640
When I heard the miracle
that you were alive
556
00:29:46,677 --> 00:29:50,877
I wanted to reach out to you
as soon as possible.
557
00:29:50,917 --> 00:29:54,979
I find myself wondering
what you look like.
558
00:29:55,022 --> 00:29:59,518
All I can do is imagine
your father at your age.
559
00:29:59,562 --> 00:30:03,830
You come from a family
that would make you proud.
560
00:30:03,868 --> 00:30:06,497
Many of them
have given their lives
561
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:09,508
to bring peace to the galaxy.
562
00:30:09,542 --> 00:30:12,376
You are the last of the Rossas.
563
00:30:12,413 --> 00:30:16,442
I was so very thankful
when you were given back to us
564
00:30:16,486 --> 00:30:18,579
to carry on the line.
565
00:30:18,621 --> 00:30:21,854
Your grandfather and I
will greet you
566
00:30:21,893 --> 00:30:23,918
with all the love in our hearts.
567
00:30:23,962 --> 00:30:28,230
Have a safe journey home,
Jeremiah.
568
00:30:30,805 --> 00:30:33,570
She wears a Starfleet uniform.
569
00:30:35,078 --> 00:30:36,409
Yes.
570
00:30:37,748 --> 00:30:39,717
What is her rank?
571
00:30:39,751 --> 00:30:41,412
She is an Admiral.
572
00:30:43,456 --> 00:30:45,186
She outranks you?
573
00:30:45,225 --> 00:30:47,524
Yes.
574
00:30:52,001 --> 00:30:54,995
If I were home now,
I would go to the brae
575
00:30:55,039 --> 00:30:57,007
and run along the river
as fast as I could!
576
00:30:57,041 --> 00:30:58,566
Jono...
577
00:30:58,610 --> 00:31:01,011
I can't do any of the things
that calm me here.
578
00:31:01,047 --> 00:31:02,675
You won't let me have
my music.
579
00:31:02,716 --> 00:31:04,513
You won't let me make
the B'Nar.
580
00:31:04,552 --> 00:31:08,115
I feel if I stay still
much longer, I will die.
581
00:31:08,157 --> 00:31:10,091
Jono...
582
00:31:10,126 --> 00:31:13,825
let me show you what I do
when I have these feelings.
583
00:31:13,865 --> 00:31:15,025
Come on.
584
00:31:21,976 --> 00:31:25,812
Now, you can serve from within
either of these two sections
585
00:31:25,848 --> 00:31:28,146
by bouncing the ball
and hitting it
586
00:31:28,184 --> 00:31:30,085
into that top center target.
587
00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:33,420
Now you have to return the ball
before it bounces twice.
588
00:31:33,459 --> 00:31:34,517
All right?
589
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,085
Let's try it.
590
00:31:42,871 --> 00:31:44,669
Hmm, not bad.
591
00:31:44,708 --> 00:31:47,109
I win at all the games.
592
00:31:47,144 --> 00:31:49,375
I can believe it.
593
00:32:23,094 --> 00:32:24,561
Jono?
594
00:32:24,596 --> 00:32:26,326
You all right?
595
00:32:26,399 --> 00:32:28,265
I'm fine.
596
00:32:49,197 --> 00:32:51,166
Jeremiah! Jeremiah!
597
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:52,861
Mama!
598
00:32:52,902 --> 00:32:54,029
No!
599
00:32:54,071 --> 00:32:55,801
Mama!
600
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:58,275
It's all right.
It's all right.
601
00:32:59,912 --> 00:33:02,211
She was all red.
602
00:33:02,248 --> 00:33:04,547
I cried...
603
00:33:04,585 --> 00:33:07,077
but she didn't answer me.
604
00:33:15,094 --> 00:33:18,030
She used to sing to me.
605
00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:20,432
I don't remember the melody...
606
00:33:20,468 --> 00:33:23,131
just the sound of her voice.
607
00:33:25,175 --> 00:33:28,111
Before I remembered these things
608
00:33:28,146 --> 00:33:30,445
I was strong.
609
00:33:30,482 --> 00:33:33,145
And now...
610
00:33:36,357 --> 00:33:39,293
It's part of being human, Jono.
611
00:33:40,997 --> 00:33:45,095
But as deeply as you feel hurt
612
00:33:45,136 --> 00:33:47,697
you can also feel joy.
613
00:33:47,740 --> 00:33:50,437
I do not think so.
614
00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,273
I think I will always
feel like this.
615
00:34:04,696 --> 00:34:06,096
How was the racquetball?
616
00:34:06,132 --> 00:34:08,931
Oh, he gave me quite a game
for his first time out.
617
00:34:08,969 --> 00:34:10,027
Yes, Captain.
618
00:34:10,070 --> 00:34:11,766
I'm looking forward
to next time.
619
00:34:11,806 --> 00:34:14,207
I'm sure you are.
Sit down.
620
00:34:16,713 --> 00:34:19,774
What would you like?
621
00:34:19,817 --> 00:34:22,082
What is that?
622
00:34:22,121 --> 00:34:23,749
This is called a banana split.
623
00:34:23,790 --> 00:34:26,692
It's quite possibly one of the
greatest things in the universe.
624
00:34:26,727 --> 00:34:28,662
Here, try some.
625
00:34:35,839 --> 00:34:38,172
That is called a spoon.
626
00:34:50,860 --> 00:34:52,226
Forgive me.
627
00:35:00,107 --> 00:35:02,201
l-I fail to understand
why this is amusing.
628
00:35:02,277 --> 00:35:04,769
Access your data banks
under "humor"
629
00:35:04,813 --> 00:35:06,110
subheading "slapstick."
630
00:35:06,148 --> 00:35:09,586
Comedy stressing farce
and horseplay.
631
00:35:09,620 --> 00:35:12,613
Ah, this, no doubt,
is a variation
632
00:35:12,658 --> 00:35:13,750
on "pie in the face."
633
00:35:13,792 --> 00:35:15,192
Now do you see why it's funny?
634
00:35:15,228 --> 00:35:16,217
No, sir.
635
00:35:16,329 --> 00:35:18,798
But I will take your word
for it.
636
00:35:18,832 --> 00:35:20,630
This is very amusing.
637
00:35:22,405 --> 00:35:23,804
Let's try this again.
638
00:35:23,839 --> 00:35:26,138
I'd like a fresh banana split
639
00:35:26,176 --> 00:35:28,042
and another one
for my friend here.
640
00:35:28,079 --> 00:35:29,376
Right away.
641
00:35:38,794 --> 00:35:41,355
Look at him.
642
00:35:41,397 --> 00:35:43,263
He's a different person.
643
00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:44,767
Who would have thought
644
00:35:44,802 --> 00:35:47,363
we'd ever see him laugh
out loud like that?
645
00:35:47,405 --> 00:35:50,466
Just half an hour ago,
he was crying like a baby.
646
00:36:53,226 --> 00:36:55,024
Two bleeders,
single-plane penetration.
647
00:36:55,062 --> 00:36:56,552
I need the autosuture here.
648
00:36:56,597 --> 00:36:58,088
Yes, Doctor.
649
00:37:05,510 --> 00:37:08,002
Looks like the blade hit
the sternum and was deflected.
650
00:37:08,047 --> 00:37:11,176
It could have been a lot worse.
651
00:37:15,189 --> 00:37:17,124
It wasn't a dream?
652
00:37:17,192 --> 00:37:19,058
I'm afraid not.
653
00:37:19,095 --> 00:37:21,326
No vital organs pierced.
654
00:37:21,365 --> 00:37:23,334
No major arteries.
655
00:37:23,368 --> 00:37:24,960
Where's the boy now?
656
00:37:25,003 --> 00:37:27,029
Worf has him in Security.
657
00:37:27,073 --> 00:37:29,668
Hold still.
658
00:37:29,710 --> 00:37:32,009
I want to see him.
659
00:37:32,046 --> 00:37:33,605
Here, now.
660
00:37:33,649 --> 00:37:36,778
He'll wait until I'm finished.
661
00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:41,625
Talarian warships converging.
662
00:37:41,660 --> 00:37:44,129
Range... 500 kilometers.
663
00:37:44,163 --> 00:37:45,687
On screen.
664
00:37:49,738 --> 00:37:51,468
Any communication,
Lieutenant Worf?
665
00:37:51,507 --> 00:37:54,136
No, sir.
We have an open channel.
666
00:37:54,177 --> 00:37:57,306
Commander, the warships'
closing velocities are slowing.
667
00:37:57,348 --> 00:38:00,045
Staggered approach vectors,
bearing zero
668
00:38:00,085 --> 00:38:02,577
120 and 240 degrees.
669
00:38:02,622 --> 00:38:03,589
Riker to La Forge.
670
00:38:03,623 --> 00:38:04,750
La Forge here, sir.
671
00:38:04,792 --> 00:38:06,259
The Talarians are moving
672
00:38:06,293 --> 00:38:08,922
into attack posture,
classic triangular envelopment.
673
00:38:08,964 --> 00:38:11,900
I've tapped the impulse engines
for additional power to shields.
674
00:38:11,935 --> 00:38:13,459
We're ready, Commander.
675
00:38:13,504 --> 00:38:15,871
Commander, the Captain
of the Q'Maire
676
00:38:15,907 --> 00:38:17,341
requests communication.
677
00:38:17,376 --> 00:38:19,139
Here we go.
678
00:38:19,211 --> 00:38:21,043
On screen.
679
00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:25,452
Captain Picard,
have you made your decision?
680
00:38:25,487 --> 00:38:26,852
This is Commander Riker.
681
00:38:26,889 --> 00:38:28,790
What are your intentions,
Captain Endar?
682
00:38:28,825 --> 00:38:30,453
Where is Captain Picard?
683
00:38:30,494 --> 00:38:31,961
He has been injured.
684
00:38:31,996 --> 00:38:33,259
I am in command now.
685
00:38:33,298 --> 00:38:34,560
Very well.
686
00:38:34,599 --> 00:38:38,128
Please prepare my son
for immediate transport.
687
00:38:38,172 --> 00:38:40,140
I'm afraid
that won't be possible.
688
00:38:40,174 --> 00:38:43,043
Last night,
Jono attacked Captain Picard
689
00:38:43,078 --> 00:38:44,943
and tried to murder him.
690
00:38:44,980 --> 00:38:46,972
We're holding him in custody.
691
00:38:47,017 --> 00:38:50,317
If he had been returned to me
with the others
692
00:38:50,354 --> 00:38:52,323
this would never have happened.
693
00:38:52,357 --> 00:38:55,384
I hold you responsible
for this incident.
694
00:38:55,428 --> 00:38:57,829
He will have to come
with us now, Endar.
695
00:38:57,865 --> 00:39:00,664
It is up to Starfleet
to decide the consequences.
696
00:39:00,702 --> 00:39:04,834
I do not accept that decision.
697
00:39:04,875 --> 00:39:07,106
I repeat...
698
00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:12,346
you will prepare my son
for immediate transport.
699
00:39:12,385 --> 00:39:17,791
If he is not aboard
the Q'Maire in five minutes...
700
00:39:17,826 --> 00:39:21,491
you will suffer
the consequences.
701
00:39:22,833 --> 00:39:23,822
Red Alert.
702
00:39:25,403 --> 00:39:28,532
Talarian vessels routing power
to forward rockets.
703
00:39:28,574 --> 00:39:30,975
Ready all weapons, Mr. Worf.
704
00:39:46,766 --> 00:39:48,166
Jono...
705
00:39:48,202 --> 00:39:50,671
why did you do it?
706
00:39:52,107 --> 00:39:54,076
That does not matter.
707
00:39:54,110 --> 00:39:56,079
Yes, I think it does.
708
00:39:56,113 --> 00:39:57,672
It matters to me.
709
00:39:57,715 --> 00:40:00,742
What matters is that I
have attacked a Captain.
710
00:40:00,786 --> 00:40:02,982
I am ready to be put to death.
711
00:40:05,059 --> 00:40:07,084
You think
you're going to be killed?
712
00:40:07,128 --> 00:40:10,224
To attack a superior
is the worst offense.
713
00:40:10,300 --> 00:40:12,564
I will die at your hands.
714
00:40:13,737 --> 00:40:16,332
Jono...
715
00:40:16,374 --> 00:40:19,503
you're not going to die
at my hands or anyone else's.
716
00:40:20,781 --> 00:40:23,114
But I've committed
a terrible crime.
717
00:40:23,151 --> 00:40:26,144
What I want to know is why?
718
00:40:28,258 --> 00:40:31,251
You seemed so happy
just a few hours ago.
719
00:40:32,663 --> 00:40:34,461
I was.
720
00:40:36,502 --> 00:40:39,233
But then I thought
about my father.
721
00:40:41,142 --> 00:40:43,269
I felt I had betrayed him.
722
00:40:43,345 --> 00:40:46,441
I'd be throwing away
all that he'd given me...
723
00:40:46,483 --> 00:40:49,419
all that I'd learned from him...
724
00:40:49,454 --> 00:40:52,481
my home,
running along the river
725
00:40:52,524 --> 00:40:55,551
playing in the games
726
00:40:55,595 --> 00:40:58,224
sharing victory
with my brothers.
727
00:41:00,302 --> 00:41:03,101
All the things
that are part of my life.
728
00:41:05,609 --> 00:41:08,477
As I grew closer and closer...
729
00:41:08,513 --> 00:41:11,916
to you
730
00:41:11,952 --> 00:41:15,650
I knew that meant leaving more
and more of that life behind.
731
00:41:17,559 --> 00:41:20,358
Forgive me, Captain
732
00:41:20,397 --> 00:41:23,162
but I cannot allow myself
to do that.
733
00:41:31,311 --> 00:41:32,643
The Q'Maire is requesting
734
00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:34,648
communications
on a secure channel.
735
00:41:34,682 --> 00:41:36,150
On screen.
736
00:41:36,185 --> 00:41:37,710
Commander Riker
737
00:41:37,754 --> 00:41:41,247
you have failed to transport
my son aboard the Q'Maire.
738
00:41:41,292 --> 00:41:43,659
Our intentions
have not changed, Endar.
739
00:41:43,695 --> 00:41:45,664
We're returning him
to Starfleet.
740
00:41:45,698 --> 00:41:49,999
I regret your stubbornness.
741
00:41:50,037 --> 00:41:52,336
Much will be lost.
742
00:41:53,342 --> 00:41:55,173
One moment, Captain.
743
00:42:01,987 --> 00:42:04,422
Captain Endar...
744
00:42:07,995 --> 00:42:10,055
last night, Jono...
745
00:42:10,099 --> 00:42:13,001
attacked me with a dagger.
746
00:42:13,036 --> 00:42:14,971
Which he could not have done
747
00:42:15,005 --> 00:42:17,099
had he been returned to me
with the others.
748
00:42:17,142 --> 00:42:19,839
There was a crime committed
onboard this ship
749
00:42:19,879 --> 00:42:21,973
but it was not Jono's,
it was mine.
750
00:42:23,183 --> 00:42:24,617
When we found Jono
751
00:42:24,652 --> 00:42:27,645
it seemed so clear
what had to be done.
752
00:42:27,690 --> 00:42:30,660
We knew that if we could only
persuade him
753
00:42:30,694 --> 00:42:32,993
to make the decision to stay
754
00:42:33,030 --> 00:42:35,795
then you would
most likely let him.
755
00:42:35,834 --> 00:42:39,294
So with the best of intentions,
we tried to convince him
756
00:42:39,406 --> 00:42:42,774
and in so doing...
757
00:42:42,811 --> 00:42:46,612
we thoroughly failed
to listen to his feelings
758
00:42:46,649 --> 00:42:48,811
to his needs.
759
00:42:48,852 --> 00:42:51,321
That was the crime
760
00:42:51,389 --> 00:42:55,157
and it has taken a huge toll
761
00:42:55,195 --> 00:43:01,295
on a strong and a very...
noble young man.
762
00:43:01,336 --> 00:43:03,271
And it must be rectified.
763
00:43:03,306 --> 00:43:07,870
He will return home,
to the only home he's ever known
764
00:43:07,913 --> 00:43:11,816
and to the father that he loves.
765
00:43:11,851 --> 00:43:13,342
To you, Endar.
766
00:43:18,027 --> 00:43:20,462
Thank you, Captain.
767
00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:24,832
Please transmit coordinates
for immediate transport.
768
00:43:41,226 --> 00:43:43,126
Good-bye, Jono.
769
00:43:43,161 --> 00:43:44,789
Good-bye, Captain.
770
00:43:44,830 --> 00:43:46,822
Thank you.