1 00:00:24,780 --> 00:00:26,306 Previously on Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:26,331 --> 00:00:28,767 Years ago, I was stationed on the moon of J'Gal. 3 00:00:28,792 --> 00:00:30,235 If you had served on J'Gal, 4 00:00:30,260 --> 00:00:31,566 you'd be dead. 5 00:00:31,591 --> 00:00:33,376 We both served in the Klingon War. 6 00:00:33,401 --> 00:00:36,009 A hundred million Federation bodies, slaughtered. 7 00:00:41,897 --> 00:00:43,638 - What does this mean? - I don't know. 8 00:00:43,682 --> 00:00:45,337 Shut up. 9 00:00:45,362 --> 00:00:48,191 Learn when to leave people alone, Spock. 10 00:00:48,216 --> 00:00:50,653 Sorry. I'm working on that. 11 00:00:50,678 --> 00:00:52,532 You sure you want to do this again? 12 00:00:52,557 --> 00:00:53,997 Again? No. 13 00:00:56,964 --> 00:00:59,140 The war is over, Joseph. 14 00:00:59,165 --> 00:01:01,124 Yes, but how can it ever be? 15 00:01:02,759 --> 00:01:06,092 Captain's Log stardate 1875.4. 16 00:01:06,117 --> 00:01:08,091 TheEnterprise has arrived at the Prospero system 17 00:01:08,116 --> 00:01:09,726 for a rendezvous with theKelcie Mae 18 00:01:09,751 --> 00:01:12,450 in order to pick up a special visitor. 19 00:01:12,493 --> 00:01:14,713 Prospero has been under Starfleet jurisdiction 20 00:01:14,756 --> 00:01:16,932 since the end of the Klingon War. 21 00:01:16,976 --> 00:01:19,321 After years of infighting, all three planets 22 00:01:19,346 --> 00:01:21,632 have finally reached a cease-fire agreement, 23 00:01:21,657 --> 00:01:26,029 negotiated by a unique Federation ambassador. 24 00:01:26,072 --> 00:01:27,415 Enterprise has been tasked with 25 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,007 transporting the ambassador to Starbase 12. 26 00:01:30,212 --> 00:01:32,693 Our orders are to make him feel welcome. 27 00:01:32,923 --> 00:01:34,673 However... 28 00:01:35,392 --> 00:01:39,527 our esteemed guest is a Klingon, 29 00:01:39,813 --> 00:01:42,125 a former general who defected to our side. 30 00:01:42,150 --> 00:01:44,500 Most of my crew didn't fight in the war, 31 00:01:44,525 --> 00:01:46,744 but some did. 32 00:01:48,425 --> 00:01:49,748 Ambassador Dak'Rah, 33 00:01:49,791 --> 00:01:51,315 Son of Ra'Ul, it is my honor 34 00:01:51,357 --> 00:01:52,857 to welcome you aboard the USS Enterprise. 35 00:01:52,881 --> 00:01:54,187 It's just Rah. 36 00:01:54,231 --> 00:01:56,320 Formal Klingon names are a mouthful. 37 00:01:57,712 --> 00:01:59,627 What is that peculiar device? 38 00:01:59,671 --> 00:02:01,281 Ah, the boatswain's whistle. 39 00:02:01,325 --> 00:02:03,129 An old Earth custom from the time of ships at sea. 40 00:02:03,153 --> 00:02:05,329 It's become somewhat of a tradition here on Enterprise 41 00:02:05,372 --> 00:02:06,765 for our most distinguished guests. 42 00:02:06,808 --> 00:02:09,550 Uh, I see. 43 00:02:09,594 --> 00:02:13,076 Kind of like rolling the red carpet out? 44 00:02:13,119 --> 00:02:14,642 Yes. 45 00:02:14,686 --> 00:02:16,427 Yes, exactly like that. 46 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:18,579 We want to extend every courtesy the ship has to offer. 47 00:02:18,603 --> 00:02:20,083 - Mm. - My head of security 48 00:02:20,126 --> 00:02:21,997 is ready to escort you to quarters. 49 00:02:22,041 --> 00:02:24,652 Captain Christopher Pike, if you wouldn't mind, 50 00:02:24,696 --> 00:02:27,066 I've heard so many great things about the Federation flagship. 51 00:02:27,090 --> 00:02:30,832 Could I trouble you for a brief tour of the ship? 52 00:02:33,574 --> 00:02:34,923 The Summit of Scorpi Ten, 53 00:02:34,967 --> 00:02:36,621 the Klingon Free-Trade Agreement, 54 00:02:36,664 --> 00:02:38,840 negotiating the Perez Accords. 55 00:02:38,884 --> 00:02:40,146 Sure, he's done some stuff. 56 00:02:40,190 --> 00:02:41,582 He's an effective voice 57 00:02:41,626 --> 00:02:43,409 in spreading Starfleet's message for unity. 58 00:02:43,454 --> 00:02:46,109 A former enemy speaking on our behalf? 59 00:02:46,152 --> 00:02:47,893 It's incredible. 60 00:02:47,936 --> 00:02:50,132 Or it's a long con to gain access to Federation secrets. 61 00:02:50,156 --> 00:02:52,027 Just because he's Klingon... 62 00:02:52,071 --> 00:02:53,768 Trust me, I know Klingons. 63 00:02:53,812 --> 00:02:56,206 This guy with the peace treaties, that's not Klingon. 64 00:02:56,248 --> 00:02:58,208 So you don't trust Ambassador Rah 65 00:02:58,251 --> 00:02:59,861 because he believes in peace? 66 00:02:59,905 --> 00:03:02,081 That's not what... Mm. 67 00:03:02,125 --> 00:03:03,778 Ha ha. 68 00:03:03,822 --> 00:03:05,432 The slaughter at Lembatta Five. 69 00:03:05,476 --> 00:03:07,826 The siege at Starbase Zetta. Athos... 70 00:03:10,394 --> 00:03:11,917 I didn't mean to hit a nerve. 71 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,788 It's okay. You're right. 72 00:03:13,832 --> 00:03:16,139 I don't really know what he's about. 73 00:03:16,182 --> 00:03:17,879 All I know is the stories, 74 00:03:17,923 --> 00:03:19,988 like that he killed his own men to cover his retreat. 75 00:03:20,012 --> 00:03:23,537 There's a reason other Klingons call him the Butcher of J'Gal. 76 00:03:23,581 --> 00:03:24,712 Captain on the bridge. 77 00:03:37,943 --> 00:03:40,424 What an amazing view. 78 00:03:40,467 --> 00:03:43,383 A Bird-of-Prey isn't built to take in its surroundings. 79 00:03:43,427 --> 00:03:45,777 Klingons will never admit it, 80 00:03:45,820 --> 00:03:48,606 but the Federation has much better ships. 81 00:03:48,649 --> 00:03:51,739 Well, our ships are designed primarily for exploration. 82 00:03:51,783 --> 00:03:53,654 Ah, but this one, 83 00:03:53,698 --> 00:03:55,961 I bet, is fun to fly. 84 00:03:56,004 --> 00:03:59,834 Lieutenant Erica Ortegas here is our senior officer at the helm. 85 00:03:59,878 --> 00:04:01,793 A beautiful ship, Lieutenant. 86 00:04:01,836 --> 00:04:03,795 And I'm sure it's in good hands. 87 00:04:03,838 --> 00:04:06,189 Thank you, sir. I do my best. 88 00:04:06,232 --> 00:04:08,800 Captain, may we continue the tour? 89 00:04:08,843 --> 00:04:12,195 I don't want to distract your bridge crew from their duties. 90 00:04:17,765 --> 00:04:19,419 As you were. 91 00:04:28,472 --> 00:04:30,474 This one's cold. 92 00:04:30,517 --> 00:04:32,258 It is a simple matter of coding. 93 00:04:32,302 --> 00:04:33,931 We will have ample time to work out the inconsistencies 94 00:04:33,955 --> 00:04:35,555 before presenting this to the ambassador. 95 00:04:37,132 --> 00:04:38,438 Not as much time as you think. 96 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:45,010 My science officer has been preparing a small surprise 97 00:04:45,053 --> 00:04:46,577 to make you feel more at home. 98 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:47,926 Mr. Spock? 99 00:04:47,969 --> 00:04:49,841 Ambassador Rah, it is an honor. 100 00:04:49,884 --> 00:04:53,061 In anticipation of your visit, we are attempting to produce 101 00:04:53,105 --> 00:04:54,474 a popular caffeinated beverage from Kronos. 102 00:04:54,498 --> 00:04:55,977 On a recent mission, 103 00:04:56,021 --> 00:04:58,371 Spock was able to parley with a Klingon captain 104 00:04:58,415 --> 00:05:00,112 and procure a recipe. 105 00:05:00,155 --> 00:05:02,897 I must admit, it has ignited a curiosity in me, 106 00:05:02,941 --> 00:05:05,335 a desire to experience more of your culture. 107 00:05:05,378 --> 00:05:07,554 There's nothing to experience. 108 00:05:07,598 --> 00:05:11,863 They're a warmongering race limited by ideology. 109 00:05:13,604 --> 00:05:15,345 I have breached a complicated subject. 110 00:05:15,388 --> 00:05:16,737 Please accept my apology. 111 00:05:16,781 --> 00:05:19,305 No, no, no. I... apologize. 112 00:05:20,350 --> 00:05:24,310 My distaste for the past colors my words. 113 00:05:24,354 --> 00:05:27,052 No, I appreciate this kind gesture, 114 00:05:27,095 --> 00:05:29,533 and I would love to try the raktajino. 115 00:05:39,150 --> 00:05:40,718 Ah! 116 00:05:43,068 --> 00:05:45,462 I think perhaps we should let this cool a bit. 117 00:05:45,505 --> 00:05:46,905 We are still working out the coding. 118 00:05:46,941 --> 00:05:48,682 - This is entirely my fault. - I'm fine. 119 00:05:48,726 --> 00:05:51,076 One good thing about Klingons, 120 00:05:51,119 --> 00:05:53,470 we have a high tolerance for pain. 121 00:05:53,513 --> 00:05:56,168 Still, if you would indulge me. 122 00:05:58,562 --> 00:06:00,259 Right this way, ambassador. 123 00:06:00,303 --> 00:06:03,262 Our dermal regenerator will patch that up in no time. 124 00:06:07,788 --> 00:06:09,703 It will be good as new. 125 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,192 I'll handle this. 126 00:06:28,766 --> 00:06:29,984 General Dak'Rah. 127 00:06:34,206 --> 00:06:37,862 General Dak'Rah. 128 00:06:52,833 --> 00:06:54,357 Space. 129 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,751 The final frontier. 130 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:03,191 These are the voyages of the starshipEnterprise. 131 00:07:05,498 --> 00:07:07,370 Its five-year mission: 132 00:07:07,413 --> 00:07:10,329 to explore strange new worlds... 133 00:07:12,636 --> 00:07:15,073 to seek out new life 134 00:07:15,116 --> 00:07:17,510 and new civilizations, 135 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:22,775 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 136 00:08:42,116 --> 00:08:44,554 Roger, shuttlecraft 12648. 137 00:08:44,597 --> 00:08:46,880 - You're clear for descent. - Copy, I've got approach. 138 00:08:46,904 --> 00:08:48,316 Taking her down around the east side, 139 00:08:48,340 --> 00:08:49,515 approaching from the south. 140 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,518 Lowering blast shields. 141 00:08:52,562 --> 00:08:54,433 Where are the landing pads? 142 00:08:54,477 --> 00:08:55,584 It's too hairy down there, 143 00:08:55,608 --> 00:08:57,088 so we drop you in transit. 144 00:08:57,131 --> 00:08:59,133 It's the safest way to get you on the ground. 145 00:09:07,707 --> 00:09:10,928 FOB's a mile from the front, so don't wander out. 146 00:09:12,146 --> 00:09:13,844 Good luck down there. 147 00:09:32,602 --> 00:09:33,907 Christine Chapel. 148 00:09:33,951 --> 00:09:35,735 Welcome to J'Gal. 149 00:09:35,779 --> 00:09:37,476 Commander Martinez, thank you. 150 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,260 - Everyone calls me Buck. - Okay. 151 00:09:39,304 --> 00:09:42,133 Whatever you need, we probably don't have it, 152 00:09:42,176 --> 00:09:43,787 but ask anyway. 153 00:09:43,830 --> 00:09:45,876 I'll run it up the flagpole and see if it quacks. 154 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:48,400 - Right. Sounds good. - You could also ask Joseph. 155 00:09:48,443 --> 00:09:50,358 Uh, Joseph? 156 00:09:50,402 --> 00:09:52,709 I'm the Chief Medical Officer, but Joseph, 157 00:09:52,752 --> 00:09:54,711 he does a lot around here. 158 00:09:54,754 --> 00:09:56,495 Watch your feet. 159 00:09:56,539 --> 00:09:58,018 Oh, that reminds me. 160 00:09:58,062 --> 00:10:01,021 We do not have an internal organ regenerator. 161 00:10:01,065 --> 00:10:03,067 I keep putting in requests, 162 00:10:03,110 --> 00:10:04,871 but apparently a watched pot doesn't get the oil. 163 00:10:04,895 --> 00:10:06,461 This needs to be scrubbed. 164 00:10:06,505 --> 00:10:07,917 - Right away, Buck. - Uh, where's the head nurse? 165 00:10:07,941 --> 00:10:10,335 - I should report in. - You haven't heard? 166 00:10:10,378 --> 00:10:12,337 Congratulations, Head Nurse Chapel. 167 00:10:12,380 --> 00:10:14,861 Me? I just got here. 168 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:16,143 Well, you have the most experience 169 00:10:16,167 --> 00:10:17,647 of anybody on the staff. 170 00:10:17,690 --> 00:10:19,300 We couldn't wait for roster rotations, 171 00:10:19,344 --> 00:10:21,346 so I did what I had to do to get you assigned. 172 00:10:21,389 --> 00:10:23,217 Cost me a case of Romulan ale. 173 00:10:25,568 --> 00:10:27,308 Did we just take fire? 174 00:10:27,352 --> 00:10:28,919 You get used to it. 175 00:10:28,962 --> 00:10:30,660 We scramble sensors, 176 00:10:30,703 --> 00:10:32,487 but the Klingons know we're here. 177 00:10:32,531 --> 00:10:34,925 It's only a matter of time before they get a lock on us. 178 00:10:36,622 --> 00:10:38,102 We call it Tent City. 179 00:10:38,145 --> 00:10:39,843 I think you see why. 180 00:10:39,886 --> 00:10:42,628 It's not home, but it'll do. 181 00:10:46,371 --> 00:10:48,068 You've been assigned Echo 25. 182 00:10:48,112 --> 00:10:50,027 It's down there somewhere. 183 00:10:50,070 --> 00:10:51,744 Uh, I'll put down my things and get started right away. 184 00:10:51,768 --> 00:10:52,725 Enjoy your downtime. 185 00:10:52,769 --> 00:10:54,205 See a show. 186 00:10:54,248 --> 00:10:55,641 You'll figure out the rest. 187 00:10:55,685 --> 00:10:57,077 Who's that? 188 00:10:58,688 --> 00:11:00,994 That's Joseph. 189 00:11:01,038 --> 00:11:02,319 Incoming transport. 190 00:11:02,343 --> 00:11:03,867 Incoming transport. 191 00:11:03,910 --> 00:11:05,671 Bills and bows, people! Bills and bows! Let's go! 192 00:11:09,655 --> 00:11:11,048 Let's go! 193 00:11:13,964 --> 00:11:15,618 You're late! 194 00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:26,498 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 195 00:11:26,541 --> 00:11:28,282 Burns. Um, this way. 196 00:11:30,502 --> 00:11:32,349 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 197 00:11:32,373 --> 00:11:33,940 Get him to surgery. 198 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,075 - Treat him for shock. - Yes, Doctor. 199 00:11:38,118 --> 00:11:41,600 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 200 00:11:41,644 --> 00:11:42,862 Nurse, over here. 201 00:11:42,906 --> 00:11:44,516 Look after these two. 202 00:11:46,866 --> 00:11:47,998 Doctor! I need a doctor! 203 00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:51,175 Hey, buddy, what's your name? 204 00:11:51,218 --> 00:11:53,612 - Stay with me. - Alvarado. 205 00:11:53,656 --> 00:11:55,179 Alvarado. Excellent. 206 00:11:55,222 --> 00:11:56,702 He needs immediate attention. 207 00:11:56,746 --> 00:11:58,138 Incoming transport. 208 00:11:58,182 --> 00:11:59,662 Internal bleeding, 209 00:11:59,705 --> 00:12:01,751 massive damage to every major organ. 210 00:12:01,794 --> 00:12:05,102 - Let's prep him. - No regenerator. 211 00:12:05,145 --> 00:12:07,321 Right. So, what, we just... 212 00:12:07,365 --> 00:12:09,410 A morphine drip and let him die? 213 00:12:09,454 --> 00:12:12,065 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 214 00:12:12,109 --> 00:12:13,719 We need to get him off the pad. 215 00:12:13,763 --> 00:12:15,242 If we don't, more people will die. 216 00:12:15,286 --> 00:12:16,591 When the convoy gets here, 217 00:12:16,635 --> 00:12:17,873 the starships will have a surgery bay. 218 00:12:17,897 --> 00:12:19,725 Just hang tight, Alvarado, okay? 219 00:12:19,769 --> 00:12:22,336 We need to do something. 220 00:12:23,468 --> 00:12:25,252 Load his pattern into the buffer. 221 00:12:25,296 --> 00:12:26,906 We can keep him suspended in there 222 00:12:26,950 --> 00:12:28,995 - until the starships arrive. - You can do that? 223 00:12:29,039 --> 00:12:31,606 - Show me. - I do it all the time with the bad ones. 224 00:12:31,650 --> 00:12:33,130 Load the bio-data 225 00:12:33,173 --> 00:12:34,653 as a backlog with a pending transport. 226 00:12:34,697 --> 00:12:36,873 Once he's in, delete the transport. 227 00:12:36,916 --> 00:12:38,613 We can recall the backlog later. 228 00:12:40,615 --> 00:12:42,661 Just hold on. 229 00:12:53,672 --> 00:12:56,980 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 230 00:12:58,764 --> 00:13:00,287 Chief Medical Officer's Log, 231 00:13:00,331 --> 00:13:02,855 USSEnterprise, 232 00:13:02,899 --> 00:13:06,511 stardate 1875.8. 233 00:13:06,554 --> 00:13:08,513 Biobed two has shut down again. 234 00:13:08,556 --> 00:13:10,994 Ever since the Gorn attack at Finibus Three, 235 00:13:11,037 --> 00:13:12,473 it hasn't been the same. 236 00:13:14,693 --> 00:13:15,825 Dr. M'Benga. 237 00:13:16,826 --> 00:13:18,349 Chris. 238 00:13:18,392 --> 00:13:21,656 Do you have any more of that Deltan parsley 239 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:23,354 in your apothecary? 240 00:13:28,402 --> 00:13:30,230 Careful. 241 00:13:30,274 --> 00:13:32,450 Deltan parsley is deadly in excessive amounts. 242 00:13:32,493 --> 00:13:34,844 And in small amounts, delicious. 243 00:13:36,671 --> 00:13:39,283 You could have just called. 244 00:13:39,326 --> 00:13:40,980 Or sent a yeoman. 245 00:13:42,373 --> 00:13:45,115 Mm-hmm. I wanted to check in with you. 246 00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:47,595 Because of our Klingon visitor? 247 00:13:47,639 --> 00:13:49,815 I know you and Chapel were both stationed on J'Gal, 248 00:13:49,858 --> 00:13:53,123 where Rah earned his reputation. 249 00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:55,603 Apparently, there was... 250 00:13:55,647 --> 00:13:58,432 a minor protest during his last transport, 251 00:13:58,476 --> 00:14:00,478 so we have direct orders. 252 00:14:00,521 --> 00:14:02,828 Klingon War veterans need to interact with Rah. 253 00:14:02,872 --> 00:14:04,612 We have to make him feel welcome here, 254 00:14:04,656 --> 00:14:06,353 and we will, but I don't want that 255 00:14:06,397 --> 00:14:07,983 to come at the personal expense of anyone on the crew. 256 00:14:08,007 --> 00:14:10,009 I'm fine. 257 00:14:10,053 --> 00:14:12,011 As for Chapel... 258 00:14:12,055 --> 00:14:13,404 Oh. Hey. 259 00:14:13,447 --> 00:14:15,014 All good here, too, Captain. 260 00:14:15,058 --> 00:14:16,494 Great. Good to hear it. 261 00:14:16,537 --> 00:14:17,776 Ultimate goal of the Federation 262 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,715 is to make peace with our enemies. 263 00:14:20,759 --> 00:14:23,544 True, but it's also an organization 264 00:14:23,588 --> 00:14:25,808 that waged war with the Klingons. 265 00:14:25,851 --> 00:14:29,507 As I mentioned, we have orders from pretty up high. 266 00:14:29,550 --> 00:14:32,205 I'm hosting a dinner tonight in honor of Ambassador Rah. 267 00:14:32,249 --> 00:14:33,946 It would mean a lot... 268 00:14:33,990 --> 00:14:35,513 I'll be there. 269 00:14:35,556 --> 00:14:37,254 Totally. Me, too. 270 00:14:37,297 --> 00:14:38,908 Thank you. 271 00:14:39,996 --> 00:14:42,041 I appreciate you both being there. 272 00:14:43,477 --> 00:14:45,001 See you tonight. 273 00:14:50,963 --> 00:14:52,356 Great. 274 00:15:00,625 --> 00:15:02,540 - We can still ditch this. - No. 275 00:15:02,583 --> 00:15:05,499 Chris needs us there. 276 00:15:05,543 --> 00:15:08,546 I've handled worse than polite conversation. 277 00:15:09,634 --> 00:15:11,244 Plus... 278 00:15:12,855 --> 00:15:15,074 I don't want to give Rah the satisfaction 279 00:15:15,118 --> 00:15:18,686 of chasing me away from the captain's table. 280 00:15:22,647 --> 00:15:24,518 Joseph. 281 00:15:24,562 --> 00:15:26,042 We got this. 282 00:15:27,130 --> 00:15:28,783 We got this. 283 00:15:30,394 --> 00:15:32,004 Dermal team! 284 00:15:38,445 --> 00:15:40,143 He's in cardiac arrest. 285 00:15:40,186 --> 00:15:41,622 We're losing him. 286 00:15:41,666 --> 00:15:44,669 - Manual stimulation. - What? 287 00:15:44,712 --> 00:15:46,758 Grab his heart and start pumping. 288 00:15:53,199 --> 00:15:54,679 It's not working. 289 00:15:57,334 --> 00:16:00,467 Eyes up. We got this. 290 00:16:00,511 --> 00:16:02,861 We got this. 291 00:16:02,905 --> 00:16:04,036 Say it with me. 292 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,343 - We got this. - We got this. 293 00:16:07,387 --> 00:16:08,736 - We got this. - We got this. 294 00:16:08,780 --> 00:16:11,826 That's right. Continue stimulation. 295 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:15,439 He's back! 296 00:16:15,482 --> 00:16:17,702 Dermal team, now! 297 00:16:17,745 --> 00:16:20,246 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 298 00:16:20,270 --> 00:16:22,968 Bills and bows, people! Bills and bows! Let's go! 299 00:16:31,281 --> 00:16:32,693 Attention, all personnel. 300 00:16:32,717 --> 00:16:34,371 Tactical reviews have been updated 301 00:16:34,414 --> 00:16:37,417 and are available on your personal datapad. 302 00:16:38,723 --> 00:16:40,246 Erica. 303 00:16:41,813 --> 00:16:43,684 Everything all right? 304 00:16:43,728 --> 00:16:45,860 No. The Butcher of J'Gal is in there, 305 00:16:45,904 --> 00:16:48,056 and everyone's acting like he's the freaking Dalai Lama. 306 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:49,971 I've got a bad poker face when I don't like someone. 307 00:16:49,995 --> 00:16:51,388 I need to bail. 308 00:16:51,431 --> 00:16:53,172 Why didn't you just tell the captain no? 309 00:16:53,216 --> 00:16:55,740 Why didn't you? 310 00:16:55,783 --> 00:16:57,785 There's a chance General... 311 00:16:58,917 --> 00:17:02,312 Ambassador Rah has genuinely reformed. 312 00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:03,878 No, he's pretending. 313 00:17:03,922 --> 00:17:06,316 I sense it, and I don't want to play along. 314 00:17:06,358 --> 00:17:09,187 Sometimes you pretend something long enough... 315 00:17:10,667 --> 00:17:13,105 it becomes the truth. 316 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:17,675 So let's pretend the war doesn't bother us, 317 00:17:17,718 --> 00:17:19,285 at least for tonight. 318 00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:22,984 Put on the Starfleet face? 319 00:17:23,028 --> 00:17:24,769 It's a good face. 320 00:17:26,597 --> 00:17:29,121 Plus, Pike made jambalaya. 321 00:17:29,165 --> 00:17:32,037 Ooh, jambalaya? 322 00:17:32,081 --> 00:17:33,908 With Deltan parsley. 323 00:17:38,087 --> 00:17:40,872 There were eight delegates from three separate planets, 324 00:17:40,915 --> 00:17:42,743 and everyone thought I was crazy. 325 00:17:42,787 --> 00:17:44,658 And maybe I am. 326 00:17:46,356 --> 00:17:48,619 The ally ambassador must have many interesting insights 327 00:17:48,662 --> 00:17:50,273 on delicate matters of diplomacy. 328 00:17:52,275 --> 00:17:55,017 Why did the Federation send you there alone? 329 00:17:55,060 --> 00:17:57,889 Joseph, Erica, welcome. 330 00:17:57,932 --> 00:17:59,238 Uh, you met our helmsman earlier, 331 00:17:59,282 --> 00:18:02,894 and this is our CMO, Dr. M'Benga. 332 00:18:02,937 --> 00:18:04,939 The honor is all mine. 333 00:18:04,983 --> 00:18:06,550 Ambassador. 334 00:18:06,593 --> 00:18:08,204 I hope you're enjoying our ship. 335 00:18:08,247 --> 00:18:10,075 - Christine? - What? 336 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:13,557 Oh, you're doing the word game. Um... 337 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,299 I'm sorry, I don't really have one right now. 338 00:18:21,130 --> 00:18:23,001 - You are under duress. - Hmm? 339 00:18:24,829 --> 00:18:27,614 Oh. Yeah. 340 00:18:29,529 --> 00:18:31,966 Is it true that all peace negotiations 341 00:18:32,010 --> 00:18:35,622 must include drinking bloodwine in excess? 342 00:18:35,666 --> 00:18:37,668 Peace is not a destination. 343 00:18:37,711 --> 00:18:40,497 It's a journey. It's a state of mind. 344 00:18:40,540 --> 00:18:42,064 The Klingon need to feel... 345 00:18:42,107 --> 00:18:43,761 Quite understandable. 346 00:18:43,804 --> 00:18:46,851 I do not know much about your service in the war, but... 347 00:18:46,894 --> 00:18:49,375 I am available to you if you ever feel the need to share. 348 00:18:49,419 --> 00:18:52,770 Yeah, I don't, so let's just change the subject, yeah? 349 00:18:52,813 --> 00:18:54,554 Convincing Prospero Alpha 350 00:18:54,598 --> 00:18:57,992 to agree to an armistice was like getting a Tellarite 351 00:18:58,036 --> 00:18:59,820 to give a compliment. 352 00:18:59,864 --> 00:19:01,320 I just wish he would shut up for one second 353 00:19:01,344 --> 00:19:03,737 about all this amazing peace he's managed. 354 00:19:03,781 --> 00:19:05,826 I can help with that. 355 00:19:05,870 --> 00:19:07,828 He's not wrong. 356 00:19:07,872 --> 00:19:09,961 I was stationed near Prospero. 357 00:19:10,004 --> 00:19:11,267 They are pretty stubborn. 358 00:19:11,310 --> 00:19:13,225 They are stubborn. Correct. 359 00:19:13,269 --> 00:19:15,662 - Often badly. - Ambassador Rah, 360 00:19:15,706 --> 00:19:17,577 are you familiar with the ancient Earth text 361 00:19:17,621 --> 00:19:19,275 Sun Tzu's The Art of War? 362 00:19:19,318 --> 00:19:22,321 A most inspired human masterpiece. 363 00:19:22,365 --> 00:19:24,169 I would love to hear your views on its comparison 364 00:19:24,193 --> 00:19:27,109 with the Klingon manuscript mL' parmaq Qoj. 365 00:19:27,152 --> 00:19:29,198 This is a most excellent topic of conversation, 366 00:19:29,241 --> 00:19:30,938 Mr. Spock. Yes. 367 00:19:30,982 --> 00:19:32,897 All Klingon children 368 00:19:32,940 --> 00:19:36,074 learn mL' parmaq Qoj practically from birth. 369 00:19:36,118 --> 00:19:38,424 I was introduced when I was seven. 370 00:19:38,468 --> 00:19:41,253 My father taught me war and bloodshed, 371 00:19:41,297 --> 00:19:44,517 but my mother taught me to see and feel... 372 00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,260 Better make that two. 373 00:19:48,304 --> 00:19:50,654 - Mine's a double. - Even better. 374 00:19:52,612 --> 00:19:54,092 Why are we here? 375 00:19:55,137 --> 00:19:56,747 You know why. 376 00:19:57,791 --> 00:20:00,403 Our captain needs us. 377 00:20:00,446 --> 00:20:03,493 Why is it so hard to explain to people who weren't there? 378 00:20:10,978 --> 00:20:12,893 General Dak'Rah. 379 00:20:12,937 --> 00:20:16,070 - His men wouldn't let me die. - That was then. 380 00:20:16,114 --> 00:20:18,072 Now you're here. 381 00:20:18,116 --> 00:20:19,944 Got it? 382 00:20:19,987 --> 00:20:22,294 Focus on getting better. 383 00:20:22,338 --> 00:20:24,209 How's your chest feeling? 384 00:20:24,253 --> 00:20:27,343 Like someone squeezed my heart with their fingers. 385 00:20:27,386 --> 00:20:29,214 Someone did. 386 00:20:31,260 --> 00:20:33,000 Where are you from, Ensign? 387 00:20:33,044 --> 00:20:34,437 New Angeles. 388 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,526 Terra Luna? 389 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:38,615 You're a long way from the shipyards. 390 00:20:40,007 --> 00:20:41,922 We all just call it the Moon. 391 00:20:43,707 --> 00:20:46,013 I have to go check on other patients. 392 00:20:46,057 --> 00:20:49,060 When I come back, I want to hear more about the Moon. 393 00:21:01,377 --> 00:21:03,422 The answer is no. 394 00:21:03,466 --> 00:21:05,729 And tell them to stop sending people. 395 00:21:05,772 --> 00:21:08,166 Nobody sent me. 396 00:21:08,210 --> 00:21:11,865 In fact, they said you'd turn me down if I tried. 397 00:21:13,998 --> 00:21:15,347 Good. 398 00:21:17,871 --> 00:21:19,482 We're done here. 399 00:21:19,525 --> 00:21:21,614 General Dak'Rah, son of Ra'Ul. 400 00:21:21,658 --> 00:21:23,660 I need help taking him out. 401 00:21:23,703 --> 00:21:26,271 Intel says he's head of the house here on J'Gal, 402 00:21:26,315 --> 00:21:28,969 running the entire operation for the Klingons. 403 00:21:30,057 --> 00:21:31,929 M'Benga, they're killing civilians. 404 00:21:31,972 --> 00:21:34,932 Human and Klingon, it doesn't matter. 405 00:21:34,975 --> 00:21:36,934 This General Dak'Rah, 406 00:21:36,977 --> 00:21:38,718 he's ordering his men to kill on sight 407 00:21:38,762 --> 00:21:40,459 anyone that isn't a Klingon soldier. 408 00:21:40,503 --> 00:21:42,722 After they torture them. 409 00:21:43,723 --> 00:21:45,638 What are you doing, hiding behind the wire? 410 00:21:45,682 --> 00:21:47,379 Everyone knows the stories. 411 00:21:47,423 --> 00:21:50,382 The most hand-to-hand kills confirmed. 412 00:21:50,426 --> 00:21:52,645 I'm just a doctor now. 413 00:21:54,256 --> 00:21:56,910 I prefer saving lives to taking them. 414 00:21:56,954 --> 00:21:59,130 And I need quick and silent. 415 00:21:59,173 --> 00:22:00,653 I need you. 416 00:22:00,697 --> 00:22:02,264 I gave you my answer. 417 00:22:03,352 --> 00:22:04,440 Protocol 12. 418 00:22:04,483 --> 00:22:06,442 It was discontinued. 419 00:22:06,485 --> 00:22:10,837 Starfleet won't make it anymore, but I heard you still have some. 420 00:22:10,881 --> 00:22:13,623 - You heard wrong. - You designed it, right? 421 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:14,972 Make more. 422 00:22:15,015 --> 00:22:17,453 Even if I could, I wouldn't. 423 00:22:17,496 --> 00:22:19,542 It turns out that pumping your body 424 00:22:19,585 --> 00:22:21,500 full of adrenaline and pain inhibitors 425 00:22:21,544 --> 00:22:22,893 is bad for your health. 426 00:22:22,936 --> 00:22:25,591 I'd rather die tomorrow than today. 427 00:22:27,027 --> 00:22:29,552 Come on, be reasonable. My team needs an edge. 428 00:22:36,820 --> 00:22:38,474 The negotiations almost fell apart 429 00:22:38,517 --> 00:22:40,084 when the chancellor said to me, 430 00:22:40,127 --> 00:22:44,828 "How is it that a Klingon 431 00:22:44,871 --> 00:22:47,309 is speaking on behalf of the Federation?" 432 00:22:48,875 --> 00:22:51,443 That's a good question. How did you respond? 433 00:22:51,487 --> 00:22:53,271 I simply told him the truth. 434 00:22:53,315 --> 00:22:55,839 Who I am and who I was. 435 00:22:55,882 --> 00:22:58,058 And what the Federation did for me. 436 00:22:58,102 --> 00:23:00,278 It saved my life. 437 00:23:02,628 --> 00:23:04,064 J'Gal changed me. 438 00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:07,590 J'Gal changed a lot of us. 439 00:23:15,032 --> 00:23:17,382 You were on J'Gal? 440 00:23:17,426 --> 00:23:18,427 I was. 441 00:23:18,470 --> 00:23:20,559 The final conflict. 442 00:23:20,603 --> 00:23:22,735 And the massacre of Colony Athos. 443 00:23:22,779 --> 00:23:26,173 Then you both know my pain all too well. 444 00:23:26,217 --> 00:23:29,002 Those were difficult times. 445 00:23:29,046 --> 00:23:33,398 After what happened on Athos, my ideals shifted. 446 00:23:33,442 --> 00:23:37,750 The fighting was without merit. 447 00:23:37,794 --> 00:23:38,838 It was pointless. 448 00:23:38,882 --> 00:23:42,102 War is never the ideal option. 449 00:23:42,146 --> 00:23:43,887 Is it true? 450 00:23:43,930 --> 00:23:46,368 The story about what you had to do to escape? 451 00:23:46,411 --> 00:23:49,458 We were all pushed to our limits. 452 00:23:51,590 --> 00:23:54,985 To the survivors of J'Gal. 453 00:23:56,769 --> 00:23:59,424 "We are Klingon, may we endure"? 454 00:23:59,468 --> 00:24:02,166 "Remain Klingon." 455 00:24:02,209 --> 00:24:03,994 Remember that? 456 00:24:05,474 --> 00:24:07,345 It was our battle cry during the war. 457 00:24:07,389 --> 00:24:11,567 "Remain Klingon" is much easier to shout in our language. 458 00:24:15,048 --> 00:24:18,443 "Remain Klingon," all over the comms, 459 00:24:18,487 --> 00:24:19,507 and then... 460 00:24:19,531 --> 00:24:21,446 Boom. All your friends are dead. 461 00:24:21,490 --> 00:24:23,579 Lieutenant Ortegas, stand down. 462 00:24:25,929 --> 00:24:27,583 Captain? 463 00:24:27,626 --> 00:24:29,149 Let us all 464 00:24:29,193 --> 00:24:31,021 step back. 465 00:24:31,064 --> 00:24:33,197 I... 466 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,373 I've heard worse. 467 00:24:35,417 --> 00:24:39,246 Now I am simply hoping to make up for my past, 468 00:24:39,290 --> 00:24:41,031 and... 469 00:24:41,074 --> 00:24:44,382 and connecting with others who need healing like you. 470 00:24:51,694 --> 00:24:55,437 Okay, I am gonna go see if she needs anything. 471 00:24:58,527 --> 00:25:00,920 My sincere apologies, Ambassador Rah. 472 00:25:00,964 --> 00:25:02,661 None are needed, Captain. 473 00:25:02,705 --> 00:25:04,620 As I said, I bear no grudge. 474 00:25:04,663 --> 00:25:06,883 Uh, sh-she will find her own way to peace. 475 00:25:06,926 --> 00:25:08,493 Your perspective, 476 00:25:08,537 --> 00:25:11,453 it bears a remarkable similarity to Aenar existentialism. 477 00:25:11,496 --> 00:25:13,411 Yes. 478 00:25:13,455 --> 00:25:15,500 I love the Aenar. 479 00:25:15,544 --> 00:25:18,460 Brilliant pacifists. 480 00:25:18,503 --> 00:25:21,027 Doctor, maybe you should check on Erica as well. 481 00:25:21,071 --> 00:25:23,290 Chapel might need a hand calming her down. 482 00:25:24,683 --> 00:25:26,468 Aye, Captain. 483 00:25:33,170 --> 00:25:37,391 Your security officer, La'An, she tells me that 484 00:25:37,435 --> 00:25:41,483 the two of you are practicing full impact Mok'bara, 485 00:25:41,526 --> 00:25:45,530 and I was wondering if we might arrange a session. 486 00:25:45,574 --> 00:25:47,880 I'll check my schedule. 487 00:25:47,924 --> 00:25:49,752 Thank you. 488 00:26:19,477 --> 00:26:21,523 You should be in bed. 489 00:26:21,566 --> 00:26:23,655 What are we doing here, Doc? 490 00:26:32,316 --> 00:26:34,536 Why did you join Starfleet, Ensign? 491 00:26:34,579 --> 00:26:36,668 To explore. 492 00:26:36,712 --> 00:26:38,583 Learn. 493 00:26:38,627 --> 00:26:41,586 I don't know... none of the stuff that I've been doing lately. 494 00:26:41,630 --> 00:26:44,763 I joined to find new ways of healing people. 495 00:26:45,851 --> 00:26:47,592 With Starfleet, you learn 496 00:26:47,636 --> 00:26:50,073 how the rest of the universe treats its maladies. 497 00:26:50,116 --> 00:26:51,857 And this war, it's a disease 498 00:26:51,901 --> 00:26:54,425 eating at the heart of the Federation. 499 00:26:54,468 --> 00:26:58,255 If we let the Klingons conquer every colony in the sector, 500 00:26:58,298 --> 00:27:00,126 they won't stop. 501 00:27:01,475 --> 00:27:03,913 They won't go back to Kronos. 502 00:27:05,741 --> 00:27:07,177 All of us have to remember 503 00:27:07,220 --> 00:27:09,919 what we love most about back home. 504 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:12,443 We fight for them. 505 00:27:12,486 --> 00:27:15,881 We fight hoping it doesn't change us. 506 00:27:17,056 --> 00:27:18,449 Hoping... 507 00:27:19,842 --> 00:27:21,626 don't come home different. 508 00:27:23,236 --> 00:27:25,935 But if we don't fight, 509 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:28,024 we don't win. 510 00:27:29,112 --> 00:27:30,896 The disease takes over. 511 00:27:33,072 --> 00:27:36,032 And none of us have a home to go back to. 512 00:27:36,075 --> 00:27:40,384 I just wish we could stop this without all this dying. 513 00:27:40,427 --> 00:27:43,605 We have to fight 514 00:27:43,648 --> 00:27:47,391 so the people we love can have a chance to live in peace. 515 00:27:51,700 --> 00:27:53,310 That's Starfleet. 516 00:28:11,197 --> 00:28:14,026 Why are we being briefed? 517 00:28:14,070 --> 00:28:17,943 Lieutenant Va'Al Trask, special forces. 518 00:28:17,987 --> 00:28:19,597 He just got orders. 519 00:28:19,641 --> 00:28:21,164 For the entire outfit? 520 00:28:22,426 --> 00:28:25,037 I just heard the whole stinking thing. 521 00:28:25,081 --> 00:28:27,561 You know, for being black ops, these guys talk super loud. 522 00:28:29,128 --> 00:28:31,957 You don't sound happy. 523 00:28:32,001 --> 00:28:35,395 Command thinks this is our chance to take control of J'Gal. 524 00:28:35,439 --> 00:28:37,963 Trask's team is going dark to find the local generals, 525 00:28:38,007 --> 00:28:40,226 while ground units mount a huge offensive 526 00:28:40,270 --> 00:28:42,141 near Colony Athos to provide cover. 527 00:28:44,274 --> 00:28:47,320 All they need is meat for the grinder. 528 00:28:55,328 --> 00:28:57,156 My platoon is leading the charge. 529 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,855 Fighting is one thing, but this... 530 00:28:59,898 --> 00:29:02,118 This is the mission, remember? 531 00:29:02,161 --> 00:29:03,728 I don't question orders. 532 00:29:04,773 --> 00:29:06,600 It's a suicide run. 533 00:29:06,644 --> 00:29:08,777 I can put you down for mandatory convalescence. 534 00:29:08,820 --> 00:29:10,822 - Where's your C.O.? - Don't. 535 00:29:10,866 --> 00:29:12,694 Forget before. 536 00:29:12,737 --> 00:29:15,827 It was the drugs. I was tired. 537 00:29:16,872 --> 00:29:18,743 Thanks for the patch up job. 538 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:23,748 Stay low. 539 00:29:25,707 --> 00:29:27,012 Fight hard. 540 00:29:27,056 --> 00:29:29,449 I'm a soldier, Doc. 541 00:29:29,493 --> 00:29:31,974 This is what I do. 542 00:29:36,892 --> 00:29:39,372 Eyes up, people! 543 00:29:39,416 --> 00:29:41,766 We got the word, and the word is now. 544 00:29:41,810 --> 00:29:44,247 Check the battle plans, check assignments. 545 00:29:44,290 --> 00:29:45,901 We all know the drill. 546 00:29:45,944 --> 00:29:47,380 I want to apologize 547 00:29:47,424 --> 00:29:49,078 for my part in last night's dinner. 548 00:29:50,383 --> 00:29:52,690 You don't need to apologize. 549 00:29:52,734 --> 00:29:54,823 None of this is about you. 550 00:29:54,866 --> 00:29:57,913 You just see me going through something, 551 00:29:57,956 --> 00:30:02,787 and our closeness makes you feel responsible. 552 00:30:02,831 --> 00:30:04,702 You're not. 553 00:30:04,746 --> 00:30:06,182 I understand. 554 00:30:12,579 --> 00:30:13,624 That is not true. 555 00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:15,191 I am having difficulty 556 00:30:15,234 --> 00:30:17,454 watching you experience such obvious distress. 557 00:30:17,497 --> 00:30:19,021 I want to help. 558 00:30:21,545 --> 00:30:23,982 But it would appear all that I am doing is making it worse. 559 00:30:24,026 --> 00:30:27,203 War, it doesn't leave you. It... 560 00:30:30,249 --> 00:30:34,123 It can, it can bury itself, but it's-it's always there. 561 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:36,081 I researched J'Gal. 562 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:38,867 It was a forward operating base. 563 00:30:40,303 --> 00:30:42,584 The data suggests the loss of life was disproportionate... 564 00:30:42,609 --> 00:30:45,264 J'Gal is not a statistic, Spock. 565 00:30:45,308 --> 00:30:47,440 J'Gal is what it is. 566 00:30:47,484 --> 00:30:49,703 War, it makes sense if you've been there, 567 00:30:49,747 --> 00:30:51,096 but it will never make sense. 568 00:30:52,750 --> 00:30:54,273 Like I've been trying to tell you, 569 00:30:54,317 --> 00:30:56,232 I just need some personal time. 570 00:30:56,275 --> 00:30:57,755 I understand. 571 00:30:57,799 --> 00:31:01,019 You require personal time away from me. 572 00:31:07,721 --> 00:31:10,550 Incoming transport. 573 00:31:10,594 --> 00:31:11,813 Incoming transport. 574 00:31:12,944 --> 00:31:13,989 Incoming transport. 575 00:31:17,644 --> 00:31:19,603 Incoming transport. 576 00:31:19,646 --> 00:31:20,972 - You good? - No, no, I'm good, I'm good. 577 00:31:20,996 --> 00:31:23,346 - Go, go. - Incoming transport. 578 00:31:25,435 --> 00:31:27,437 Where's all the wounded? 579 00:31:28,525 --> 00:31:30,527 General Dak'Rah is sending all he's got. 580 00:31:30,570 --> 00:31:31,963 They hit our power supply. 581 00:31:32,007 --> 00:31:33,835 Auxiliary generators are up. 582 00:31:33,878 --> 00:31:35,987 We got a lot people in the field who can't make it out. 583 00:31:36,011 --> 00:31:37,839 All we need is one transporter, right? 584 00:31:37,882 --> 00:31:39,710 I'm trying to get one online now. 585 00:31:39,753 --> 00:31:41,906 Use all the auxiliary power, override the redundant systems, 586 00:31:41,930 --> 00:31:43,496 route everything to the pads. 587 00:31:43,540 --> 00:31:47,196 It'll purge the backlogs, but it should work. Do it. 588 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:50,677 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 589 00:31:53,811 --> 00:31:55,682 Wait, wait, wait. No, no. 590 00:31:55,726 --> 00:31:58,207 Um, the transport buffer. Alvarado's in there. 591 00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:01,036 If we purge the logs, he'll die. 592 00:32:02,689 --> 00:32:04,126 Uh... 593 00:32:05,518 --> 00:32:06,606 Pattern deleted. 594 00:32:06,650 --> 00:32:07,999 Power restored. 595 00:32:08,043 --> 00:32:09,522 Transport initiated. 596 00:32:09,566 --> 00:32:12,525 No. What did you do? 597 00:32:12,569 --> 00:32:14,527 We saved lives. 598 00:32:27,932 --> 00:32:32,067 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 599 00:32:32,110 --> 00:32:35,809 Incoming transport. 600 00:32:40,379 --> 00:32:43,687 I must admit, I thought you might decline my invitation. 601 00:32:43,730 --> 00:32:46,472 It crossed my mind. 602 00:32:46,516 --> 00:32:48,605 But Klingon Judo is good exercise. 603 00:32:48,648 --> 00:32:51,390 Are you sure you're up for full impact? 604 00:32:52,435 --> 00:32:54,654 I am more virile than I appear. 605 00:33:07,667 --> 00:33:11,758 I see there's more to you than what's on the surface, Rah. 606 00:33:11,802 --> 00:33:15,414 Most people who see me see a Klingon, bringer of death. 607 00:33:15,458 --> 00:33:18,200 They do not believe that I am reformed. 608 00:33:18,243 --> 00:33:20,071 No. 609 00:33:20,115 --> 00:33:21,594 You actually seem like 610 00:33:21,638 --> 00:33:24,989 you're able to put the past behind you. 611 00:33:25,033 --> 00:33:28,601 In fact, you make it look easy. 612 00:33:28,645 --> 00:33:30,908 You don't put something like J'Gal behind you. 613 00:33:30,952 --> 00:33:32,910 But you learn from it. 614 00:33:43,442 --> 00:33:45,357 I have a proposal. 615 00:33:45,401 --> 00:33:48,186 If the two of us, direct enemies on the battlefield, 616 00:33:48,230 --> 00:33:50,754 can find a way to work together, 617 00:33:50,797 --> 00:33:52,712 that would be a powerful message. 618 00:33:52,756 --> 00:33:55,715 So you want to be my friend? 619 00:33:55,759 --> 00:33:59,806 We don't need to be friends, just allies. 620 00:34:14,996 --> 00:34:17,432 The combat veterans on this ship, 621 00:34:17,476 --> 00:34:19,043 they look up to you. 622 00:34:19,086 --> 00:34:21,437 And I believe many others in Starfleet will, too. 623 00:34:22,742 --> 00:34:25,963 Consider joining me for my next peace conference. 624 00:34:26,006 --> 00:34:28,966 You and I together can advance Klingon-Federation relations 625 00:34:29,010 --> 00:34:31,142 by leaps and bounds. 626 00:34:34,493 --> 00:34:36,365 You ask a big favor of me, 627 00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:38,541 but I still want to know about you. 628 00:34:38,584 --> 00:34:39,845 Ask anything you want. 629 00:34:39,890 --> 00:34:42,805 Did you really kill your own men? 630 00:34:43,807 --> 00:34:45,809 We were under attack. 631 00:34:45,852 --> 00:34:47,680 The leaders under my command 632 00:34:47,724 --> 00:34:51,684 decided that all tactical options were viable. 633 00:34:51,727 --> 00:34:54,948 Most of the casualties on Athos were civilians. 634 00:34:54,992 --> 00:34:56,167 I am aware. 635 00:34:59,518 --> 00:35:01,259 And... 636 00:35:01,303 --> 00:35:03,087 yes, I... 637 00:35:05,002 --> 00:35:06,438 killed my own men 638 00:35:06,482 --> 00:35:08,832 because I was appalled by those atrocities. 639 00:35:08,875 --> 00:35:12,488 You against three Klingon warriors. 640 00:35:12,531 --> 00:35:14,577 Impressive. 641 00:35:15,795 --> 00:35:18,276 Who fought the hardest? 642 00:35:37,991 --> 00:35:39,993 Kiff. 643 00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:41,691 He almost ended me. 644 00:35:41,734 --> 00:35:44,259 But witnessing so many nameless victims, 645 00:35:44,302 --> 00:35:46,043 I had to fight on. 646 00:35:46,087 --> 00:35:48,219 The nameless? 647 00:35:49,177 --> 00:35:51,657 You did it for them? 648 00:35:51,701 --> 00:35:54,051 I stood up for what is right. 649 00:35:54,095 --> 00:35:56,184 And for that, my Klingon brethren 650 00:35:56,227 --> 00:35:58,534 call me the Butcher of J'Gal. 651 00:36:12,025 --> 00:36:14,289 J'Gal changed you. It changed me. 652 00:36:14,332 --> 00:36:17,422 Wars change people. 653 00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:26,127 This has been invigorating. 654 00:36:26,170 --> 00:36:28,390 I look forward to our next session. 655 00:36:44,319 --> 00:36:47,409 Computer, set sonic shower to full. 656 00:36:49,411 --> 00:36:51,891 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 657 00:36:51,935 --> 00:36:53,956 Incoming transport. 658 00:36:53,980 --> 00:36:56,679 - Incoming transport. - Over here! 659 00:37:00,726 --> 00:37:02,641 Children. 660 00:37:04,121 --> 00:37:05,905 They're killing children. 661 00:37:05,949 --> 00:37:07,820 I need pediatric medical assistance. 662 00:37:09,474 --> 00:37:12,347 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 663 00:37:12,390 --> 00:37:14,653 Incoming transport. 664 00:37:15,785 --> 00:37:17,743 M'Benga, they're killing civilians. 665 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,881 General Gra'val, Commander Kiff, Captain Ruh'lis 666 00:37:24,924 --> 00:37:26,535 and General Dak'Rah. 667 00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:28,058 I need quick and silent. 668 00:37:28,101 --> 00:37:30,060 It's a massacre. 669 00:37:30,103 --> 00:37:32,169 - They're killing everyone. - This is a bloodbath. 670 00:37:32,193 --> 00:37:33,977 Entire families. 671 00:37:34,020 --> 00:37:35,805 They're killing everyone. 672 00:37:43,813 --> 00:37:45,249 You're the Ghost. 673 00:37:45,293 --> 00:37:47,077 I need you. 674 00:38:16,149 --> 00:38:18,064 Number One. 675 00:38:19,544 --> 00:38:21,067 What's this? 676 00:38:21,111 --> 00:38:22,721 A course through the Chantico Nebula. 677 00:38:22,765 --> 00:38:24,003 Gets us to Starbase 12 by tomorrow. 678 00:38:24,027 --> 00:38:25,681 Chantico? 679 00:38:25,724 --> 00:38:27,900 We need to get Rah off this ship. 680 00:38:30,076 --> 00:38:32,296 Crew morale is low. 681 00:38:33,863 --> 00:38:36,300 How can we represent a Federation 682 00:38:36,344 --> 00:38:38,737 that believes in peace if we say 683 00:38:38,781 --> 00:38:41,305 some people aren't allowed to make up for their past? 684 00:38:41,349 --> 00:38:43,916 I agree with you, in the abstract, 685 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,222 but the people he hurt, 686 00:38:45,266 --> 00:38:46,591 some of them right here in this crew, 687 00:38:46,615 --> 00:38:48,530 might not find forgiveness so easily. 688 00:38:48,573 --> 00:38:52,795 It isn't fair for us to ask them to just let it go. 689 00:38:52,838 --> 00:38:54,840 Federation or not, 690 00:38:54,884 --> 00:38:57,147 everyone is on their own journey. 691 00:38:58,931 --> 00:39:00,455 Okay, change course, 692 00:39:00,498 --> 00:39:02,892 cut through Chantico Nebula and arrive early. 693 00:39:02,935 --> 00:39:04,067 Aye, Captain. 694 00:39:14,077 --> 00:39:16,645 People are looking for you. 695 00:39:22,738 --> 00:39:25,044 You're going out there. 696 00:39:25,088 --> 00:39:27,351 Someone has to finish the mission. 697 00:39:27,395 --> 00:39:28,831 J'Gal is burning. 698 00:39:28,874 --> 00:39:31,094 We're all leaving. The convoy is warping in. 699 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:36,186 You can use this to find me. 700 00:39:36,229 --> 00:39:39,320 Don't beam me out until you have to. 701 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,279 I told myself, 702 00:39:42,323 --> 00:39:44,455 I don't want to go home different. 703 00:39:44,499 --> 00:39:46,718 My family deserves better. 704 00:39:47,763 --> 00:39:50,287 I see now that's impossible. 705 00:39:53,029 --> 00:39:55,031 Go stop them. 706 00:39:55,074 --> 00:39:57,381 Save as many as you can. 707 00:39:57,425 --> 00:40:00,253 And when you find whoever's in charge, 708 00:40:00,297 --> 00:40:02,560 you make them pay. 709 00:40:10,699 --> 00:40:11,830 Protocol 12. 710 00:40:11,874 --> 00:40:13,354 It helps you fight. 711 00:40:14,442 --> 00:40:18,533 If the Klingons breach the wire, use it to get out. 712 00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:21,362 Good luck. 713 00:40:42,078 --> 00:40:44,646 I've just been informed that my time on the ship 714 00:40:44,689 --> 00:40:46,212 is being cut short. 715 00:40:46,256 --> 00:40:48,998 We don't have as much time as I had hoped 716 00:40:49,041 --> 00:40:51,130 to get to know one another. 717 00:40:51,174 --> 00:40:53,437 I'm okay with that. 718 00:40:53,481 --> 00:40:56,179 I don't need to know any more than I already do. 719 00:40:57,441 --> 00:40:59,356 Now... 720 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,445 please go away. 721 00:41:01,489 --> 00:41:03,795 I thought that as victims of the horrors of J'Gal, that... 722 00:41:03,839 --> 00:41:04,883 Stop! 723 00:41:06,494 --> 00:41:08,278 I know why you're here. 724 00:41:08,321 --> 00:41:10,236 You want me to make you feel okay. 725 00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:12,064 To say you've done enough. 726 00:41:12,108 --> 00:41:13,849 You misunderstand me. 727 00:41:13,892 --> 00:41:16,460 Oh, I understand you, 728 00:41:16,504 --> 00:41:18,506 General Dak'Rah, 729 00:41:18,549 --> 00:41:20,682 son of Ra'Ul. 730 00:41:20,725 --> 00:41:22,423 Perhaps you do. 731 00:41:22,466 --> 00:41:24,337 I sense that we are the same. 732 00:41:24,381 --> 00:41:26,992 You're letting your pain cloud your judgment. 733 00:41:27,036 --> 00:41:28,516 Please. 734 00:41:29,865 --> 00:41:31,606 Leave me alone. 735 00:41:31,649 --> 00:41:33,695 Don't let hate ruin your soul. 736 00:41:33,738 --> 00:41:35,261 You gave the order! 737 00:41:36,915 --> 00:41:40,136 Anyone not a Klingon soldier is the enemy. 738 00:41:42,094 --> 00:41:44,183 You gave the order. 739 00:41:45,881 --> 00:41:47,665 Yes, this is true. 740 00:41:49,188 --> 00:41:51,234 But I've been doing the best I can 741 00:41:51,277 --> 00:41:53,149 to make up for my transgressions. 742 00:41:54,237 --> 00:41:56,195 Kiff didn't fight the hardest. 743 00:42:02,158 --> 00:42:03,551 It was Captain Ruh'lis. 744 00:42:07,555 --> 00:42:10,427 He held me back while you made your escape. 745 00:42:25,050 --> 00:42:27,705 You turned me into a monster. 746 00:42:29,707 --> 00:42:32,231 I told you I was there. 747 00:42:35,713 --> 00:42:38,237 I am the Butcher of J'Gal. 748 00:42:41,284 --> 00:42:42,807 No. 749 00:42:46,289 --> 00:42:47,812 All of this time... 750 00:42:50,598 --> 00:42:52,948 All of this time, you've said nothing. 751 00:42:52,991 --> 00:42:55,124 You let me take credit. 752 00:42:55,167 --> 00:42:58,040 Because, unlike you, I am ashamed of that night. 753 00:42:58,083 --> 00:43:00,085 I am ashamed of my cowardice. 754 00:43:03,654 --> 00:43:05,569 I looked for you. 755 00:43:08,224 --> 00:43:11,314 And now here you are, 756 00:43:11,357 --> 00:43:15,274 using the blood on my hands to make yourself a saint. 757 00:43:15,318 --> 00:43:18,060 I only wanted Starfleet to trust me. 758 00:43:18,103 --> 00:43:19,888 Look at the work that I've done. 759 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:22,151 People need saints. 760 00:43:23,369 --> 00:43:25,023 They need belief. 761 00:43:25,067 --> 00:43:28,461 If people knew the truth, my work would be undone. 762 00:43:28,505 --> 00:43:31,029 Your work is built on lies. 763 00:43:31,073 --> 00:43:33,815 You never paid for what you did. 764 00:43:35,773 --> 00:43:39,951 When I was at my lowest, the Federation was there. 765 00:43:41,126 --> 00:43:44,129 I need it, and they need me. 766 00:43:44,173 --> 00:43:45,957 I have a purpose now. 767 00:43:46,001 --> 00:43:48,525 Why did you have to come? 768 00:43:52,573 --> 00:43:54,444 Why couldn't you leave me alone? 769 00:43:54,487 --> 00:43:57,403 M'Benga, I'm here to provide healing. 770 00:43:57,447 --> 00:44:03,409 Please, let me have a chance to help you heal. 771 00:44:04,410 --> 00:44:05,803 I said no. 772 00:44:05,847 --> 00:44:07,326 Don't be stupid. 773 00:44:07,370 --> 00:44:09,415 You're a war criminal. 774 00:44:09,459 --> 00:44:11,940 - Don't you see it? - Get your hands off! 775 00:44:11,983 --> 00:44:14,116 So selfish a human! 776 00:44:14,159 --> 00:44:15,900 Don't! 777 00:44:33,831 --> 00:44:35,790 I was there. 778 00:44:35,833 --> 00:44:37,356 Saw the whole thing. 779 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:40,838 Rah wanted to talk, but Joseph was done. 780 00:44:40,882 --> 00:44:45,713 He told Rah he didn't want to be involved with a war criminal. 781 00:44:47,497 --> 00:44:49,281 Guess hearing that set him off. 782 00:44:49,325 --> 00:44:51,457 I can't believe he would do something like this. 783 00:44:51,501 --> 00:44:54,156 Commander Kiff, Klingon, deceased. 784 00:44:54,199 --> 00:44:55,331 Captain Ruh'lis, 785 00:44:55,374 --> 00:44:56,898 Klingon, deceased. 786 00:44:56,941 --> 00:44:58,987 Ambassador Dak'Rah, Klingon, deceased. 787 00:44:59,030 --> 00:45:02,425 The knife belongs to the Butcher of J'Gal, right? 788 00:45:02,468 --> 00:45:04,296 Starfleet records tell us 789 00:45:04,340 --> 00:45:07,996 the DNA belongs to the three warlords he killed. 790 00:45:08,039 --> 00:45:10,389 And I checked the logs, tracked movements. 791 00:45:10,433 --> 00:45:12,261 They corroborate the timeline. 792 00:45:12,304 --> 00:45:15,046 I'm just shocked 793 00:45:15,090 --> 00:45:16,831 that Rah would attack him like that. 794 00:45:16,874 --> 00:45:19,660 I guess it just goes to show, 795 00:45:19,703 --> 00:45:23,576 no one ever really knows 796 00:45:23,620 --> 00:45:25,883 what goes on in anyone's heart. 797 00:45:39,201 --> 00:45:40,593 Joseph. 798 00:45:43,771 --> 00:45:45,816 La'An's submitting her report. 799 00:45:45,860 --> 00:45:48,906 Uh, there's likely to be an inquiry, but... 800 00:45:51,648 --> 00:45:53,868 Oh, we've known each other... 801 00:45:53,911 --> 00:45:56,392 - How long? - Too long to count. 802 00:45:56,435 --> 00:45:57,828 Yeah, I'd like to think, 803 00:45:57,872 --> 00:46:00,091 if you did instigate the fight with Rah, 804 00:46:00,135 --> 00:46:03,529 if it got away from you somehow, you could talk to me. 805 00:46:03,573 --> 00:46:05,836 I'd be on your side. We'd work it out. 806 00:46:06,881 --> 00:46:08,970 I didn't start the fight, Chris. 807 00:46:11,755 --> 00:46:14,410 This whole situation, it's... 808 00:46:14,453 --> 00:46:16,368 it's complicated. 809 00:46:16,412 --> 00:46:17,674 Is it? 810 00:46:17,718 --> 00:46:19,807 Rah was living a lie. 811 00:46:19,850 --> 00:46:22,070 I saw his true face. 812 00:46:22,113 --> 00:46:25,813 What if I told you he murdered children? 813 00:46:25,856 --> 00:46:27,771 Not his men. 814 00:46:27,815 --> 00:46:29,730 He did it. 815 00:46:31,122 --> 00:46:33,516 What if I started the fight then? 816 00:46:35,431 --> 00:46:37,172 Would that be so bad? 817 00:46:37,215 --> 00:46:40,088 Even if he had secrets, there's due process. 818 00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:41,567 That's why we have tribunals. 819 00:46:41,611 --> 00:46:44,570 The Diplomatic Corps knew who he was, 820 00:46:44,614 --> 00:46:46,964 and they still let him represent the Federation. 821 00:46:47,008 --> 00:46:50,489 The Federation believes everyone deserves a second chance. 822 00:46:50,533 --> 00:46:53,275 What about justice? 823 00:46:53,318 --> 00:46:54,885 What about the victims? 824 00:46:56,757 --> 00:47:00,935 Doesn't everyone deserve to pay for their actions? 825 00:47:00,978 --> 00:47:03,459 So who decides, hmm? 826 00:47:03,502 --> 00:47:05,287 Who pays and who gets redemption? 827 00:47:05,330 --> 00:47:06,810 Where's the line? 828 00:47:06,854 --> 00:47:09,508 You're right, Chris. 829 00:47:09,552 --> 00:47:12,033 We've known each other for a very long time, 830 00:47:12,076 --> 00:47:14,122 see eye to eye on most things. 831 00:47:14,165 --> 00:47:16,777 But you haven't lived my life. 832 00:47:18,604 --> 00:47:20,606 You have the privilege 833 00:47:20,650 --> 00:47:22,870 of believing in what's best in people. 834 00:47:22,913 --> 00:47:24,262 Me? 835 00:47:25,481 --> 00:47:28,745 I happen to know there are some things in this world 836 00:47:28,789 --> 00:47:31,052 that don't deserve forgiveness. 837 00:47:32,053 --> 00:47:33,881 What are you saying? 838 00:47:33,924 --> 00:47:36,361 I told you, I didn't start the fight. 839 00:47:38,233 --> 00:47:40,322 But I'm glad he's dead. 840 00:47:57,208 --> 00:48:02,170 Chief Medical Officer's Log, stardate 1877.5. 841 00:48:02,213 --> 00:48:05,216 Biobed two is working again. 842 00:48:06,391 --> 00:48:08,002 At least for now. 843 00:48:09,394 --> 00:48:11,788 But I know it's only a matter of time 844 00:48:11,832 --> 00:48:14,051 before it shuts down again. 845 00:48:15,052 --> 00:48:18,360 Some things break in a way that can never be repaired. 846 00:48:20,014 --> 00:48:21,842 Only managed. 847 00:48:31,808 --> 00:48:34,767 Captioning sponsored by CBS 848 00:48:34,811 --> 00:48:38,811 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org