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[narrator]
Previously on Star Trek: Discovery:

[Lorca]
Discovery is now the only Starfleet ship

with a displacement-activated
spore hub drive.

[gasping, then laughing]

He injected himself
with the tardigrade DNA compound.

-[Tyler] Here.
-[Lorca] What's your name?

Lieutenant Ash Tyler.

[insect skittering]

You'd take food from the only two men
standing between you and death?

Damn right, I would.

[neck cracks]

Now shall we proceed to our raider?

[grunts] No.

[shouting and grunting]

[Lorca] Get up, soldier. Get up.

I'm slowing you down, sir. Go.

[Burnham] Personal log,
Specialist Michael Burnham.

Stardate 2136.8.

Despite my fears to the contrary,

I seem to have found my place
on this Discovery.

An air of routine has descended
upon the ship,

and even I am a part of it.

I've made friends.

Well, one, at least.

I take comfort in my work.

This ship has quickly become
the most important weapon

in the Federation's arsenal
in our war against the Klingons.

And because of her,
the tide has turned.

Because of us, we are winning.

Lieutenant Stamets' ability
to pilot the ship's spore drive

has given him access
not just to all of space,

but to unseen parts
of his personality, as well.

As we perform our daily responsibilities,

I confess I find some members
of my fellow crew

more interesting than others.

Lieutenant Tyler has suffered so much,
and still maintains dignity and kindness.

I find him... intriguing.

But I fear my personal history interferes
with my ability to forge relationships.

I am among the others, but also apart.

I wish sorely
to step out of my comfort zone,

yet don't know how.

But tonight I will face
one of my greatest challenges so far.

Tonight we are having a party.

[Wyclef Jean's "We Trying to Stay Alive"
playing over speakers]

One, two, three, go.

[all cheering]

[all chanting] Go, Tilly. Go, Tilly.

Go, Tilly. Go, Tilly.

Go, Tilly.

[music stops, all booing and groaning]

[music resumes, all cheering]

What's your deal?

Starships have power redundant relays.

-There shouldn't be any flickering.
-No, not work. I'm talking about him.

You guys have been on two dates.
What's going on? I want details.

I helped him calibrate pulse scope rifles
in the armory,

and we ate lunch together,
because it was the end of our shift.

Hey, listen, you gotta give him a sign
that you're interested.

Otherwise, you're gonna lose your shot.

Duly noted, when I'm actually on a date,
which these were not.

Well, how--? How do you see him?

How does he stack up,
compared to your old boyfriends?

How does he compare to yours?

Well,
I used to exclusively go for soldiers.

I'm kind of going through,
like, a musician phase right now.

[Tyler] Everyone, hey.

We're all lucky to be here tonight,

surrounded by our brothers
and sisters in arms.

Laughing. Dancing.

But let's not forget the sacrifices
that have been made

-by those who still serve alongside us...
-Cheers.

and by those who have given their lives,
so we can continue the fight.

-[all applauding]
-To the 10,000 souls who are gone,

-but will never be forgotten.
-[man] Never. Yes.

[all cheering]

My soldier thing is back.

[Tyler] Burnham.

Hey, Tilly. What are you up to?

Leaving.

You guys have fun.

-Your friend's subtle.
-Inappropriately so.

[speaker beeps]

[Saru] Science Specialist Burnham
and Lieutenant Tyler,

please report to the bridge.

Look at that.
Saved from the horrors of small talk.

♪ Lock up lock up
When I love up love up ♪

♪ Who's callin' bluff?
Hey, yo, John is chillin' ♪

Wait. No, I--

To be clear,

I wasn't attempting to be rude.

It's just that my experience
with parties is limited.

-Easy, I get it.
-[man] Your left, please.

Vulcans don't party? The Shenzhou?
You served for seven years.

Due to my rank,
interpersonal fraternization was...

not appropriate.

Not really an excuse anymore.
So, why are you still hiding in corners?

I'm sorry, lieutenant.

I'm sorry, Dr. Culber.

Why would you apologize
for a random act of physical interaction?

These are the moments that make life
so gloriously unpredictable.

You're a very tall man.

I believe you met Lieutenant Tyler.
He's our new chief of security.

May I say,
you are astonishingly grounded

for having endured
seven months of torture.

I deeply apologize for my partner.

Lately, he's been, um...

-different.
-Speaking of different,

look at this cybernetic augment
that my resident genius here built for me.

We're trying to make his connection

-to the spore drive more comfortable.
-You're always looking out for me.

By the way,
what's the deal with you two?

There is no deal.

Burnham would hate
to be inappropriate.

Coming, Burnham?

What did he mean by that?

-What did you mean by that?
-Okay.

Captain, the unidentified signal
I monitored is directly ahead.

Yellow alert, Mr. Saru.

Shields up.

-Phasers on standby.
-Copy that. Topping up.

Scanners identify the object
as biological.

Xenologic classification, gormagander.
Its health appears to be compromised.

Cancel yellow alert, Mr. Saru.

Thought those had been hunted
to extinction.

Hunting isn't the cause
of its reduced numbers.

It's primarily due
to their mating practices or lack thereof.

They spend their lives feeding
on alpha particles in solar winds.

They are often so consumed by this task
that they ignore all other instincts.

Including reproduction.

That's as depressing a trait
as l've ever heard.

Helmsman, plot a course.

The gormagander is
on the endangered species list.

Protocol requires transfer
to a xenologic facility.

Then have at it.

Heard we've got
a lonely gormagander beaming in.

Lost cub or old widow?

No matter what she is,
she is all alone.

[man 1] We've got a lock
on the creature. Ready to transport.

Energizing.

[gormagander groaning]

All right, sweet girl.

Let's see if we can't figure out
what's got you down.

[man 2] Wait a minute.

I'm detecting abnormal readings
inside the creature.

[gormagander groaning]

Burnham to the bridge.

Intruder alert.
Shots fired. Need assistance.

Intruder on Deck 6, sir.

Want him locked down.

[alarm wailing]

-Status on Burnham?
-Unharmed.

-She reports four confirmed fatalities.
-Tell her not to engage the hostile.

We have him trapped, sir.

Whoever you are, drop your weapons.
This ends now.

[intruder laughing]

Did you miss me
as much as I missed you?

Mudd.

Did you really think that you could
leave me to rot in a Klingon prison

and not suffer any repercussions?

As soon as I find out
what's so special about your ship,

I'm gonna sell it to the Klingons.
Do you hear me, captain?

I'm gonna sell your ship
to your mortal enemy.

And in so doing,

destroy any chance your Federation has
of winning this war.

When you left me behind
with the Klingons,

you robbed me of my dear,
sweet Stella.

The only woman I have ever loved.

And I will have my revenge.

Also, I'm gonna kill you
as many times as possible.

I don't see this ending
with you taking my ship.

Not this time.

But I have all the data I need
for the next, so...

I will see you later.

Or, rather... earlier.

[alarm wailing]

-Mr. Saru.
-[Saru] Sensors read anicium

and yurium compound explosion.

Hull breach on Deck 6.

[rumbling and explosions nearby]

Five. Four.

Now three.

We can't contain it.

[Wyclef Jean's "We Trying to Stay Alive"
playing over speakers]

To the 10,000 souls who are gone,
but will never be forgotten.

[all] Never.

[all cheering]

My soldier thing is back.

Burnham. Hey, Tilly.
What are you up to?

I'm leaving.

Have fun.

-Your friend's subtle.
-Inappropriately so.

[speaker beeping]

To be clear,

I wasn't attempting to be rude.

My experience with parties is limited.

-Easy, Burnham, I get it.
-[man] Your left, please.

So, Vulcans don't party? [chuckles]

What about Shenzhou?
You served for seven years.

Yes, but interpersonal fraternization
was inappropriate.

Not really an excuse anymore.

So, why are you still hiding in corners?

There aren't always simple answers
to those kinds of questions.

And sometimes there are.

-Oh. Tyler. Tyler. Wait.
-Stamets?

Burnham. Both of you.
You need to listen to me.

There isn't any time.

-Or, rather, there is time. Too much time.
-Stamets, slow down.

I can't slow down.
Don't you see what's happening?

We have been here before.

All of us.

I cannot be the only person
who recognizes this.

Paul. I'm very sorry.

-You're ranting.
-What I need is for all of you

placid people to finally start listening.

Wait, wait. Uh...

It all starts with a gormagander, okay?
A gormagander.

-What's a gormagander?
-It's a space whale.

Well, that explains it.

[alarm wailing]

Nice of you two to show up.

Mr. Saru,
what's hiding from us out there?

The object is not an enemy ship, sir.
It is an organic life form.

A gormagander.

Oh, for crying out loud.
All right, cancel yellow alert.

Helm, find some way to get around it.

But, sir, scans show the gormagander's
bio-readings to be highly unstable.

Now, according to regulations,
we are required to transfer it--

-Belay that order.
-I don't advise that, captain.

The Endangered Species Act
is quite clear.

Ignoring our duties would put us
in violation of established laws

and subject our captain
to court-martial.

[Lorca] Let's beam this
into the shuttle bay,

drop it off at the sanctuary
as soon as we can.

I'd like to run point on this.

As science specialist,

I'm the most qualified
to handle this creature.

I don't give a damn. I want it done.

I request security oversight
of the operation, captain.

I still don't give a damn. Go.

How could Lieutenant Stamets know
we were gonna run into a gormagander?

There have only been 57 cases
of near misses with starships

in the last ten years.
The odds are almost incalculable.

-Gotta be a prize for that kind of dumb.
-[man] I hear we've got

-a lonely gormagander beaming in.
-[sighs] Yeah.

Activate transporter.

You thinking this whale is armed?

[gormagander groaning]

Medical readings are abnormal.
Nothing else is unusual.

Gonna get closer readings.

[tricorder humming and beeping]

You got something?

Faint.

An energy pattern.

Almost like a transporter beam.

[computer] Black alert.

-Black alert.
-Why are we preparing to jump?

-[computer] Spore drive activated.
-I didn't order a spore jump.

I did not activate it, sir.

Computer, show me Engineering.

[computer] Denied.

Tyler, get to Engineering.

Go, go, go.

Door's locked.
Security override isn't functioning.

[computer] Warning:
Critical drive overload in three minutes.

Welcome, kiddies.
Make yourselves at home.

-l have.
-How did you get out of that prison?

[Mudd] Remember my
multi-legged friend, Stuart?

Well, we performed a feat of magic

that would make the most accomplished
escape artist blush.

Alas, once free, he went his own way.

Bugs, no loyalty.

-Tyler, you know this man?
-He was my cellmate.

Back away, and put your hands in the air.
I won't ask you again, Mudd.

Actually, you will.

But before then,

would you please tell me how
to work these controls?

Now, I understand that the drive system
is what's special about this ship.

-Back away or we'll fire.
-But I can't...

...figure out what these contraptions do.

-Or what they connect to.
-[computer] Critical drive overload

-in 60 seconds.
-Can we jump to where you tell me how

to make these systems operational?
I've got some Klingons on the hook.

Might wanna hurry.

We're getting close to that point where...
[mimics explosion]

-Computer, beam intruder to the brig.
-I've created a field to protect me.

You think I would forget
to take control of the computer?

Warning:
Critical drive overload imminent.

-You are mad.
-[Mudd] No.

I'm Mudd.

Now would one of you tell me how
to work this damn system?!

[phaser fires]

As days go, this is a weird one.

Stamets, the drive.

I know. Believe me.

[computer]
Critical drive overload in 20 seconds.

We've been through all this before. Um...

Multiple times, actually.

And I hate to tell you,

but I have yet to find a way where
it ends with a win for the home team.

Warning: Drive overload critical.

[computer beeping]

I'll see you again soon.

Stamets, wait.

[Wyclef Jean's "We Trying to Stay Alive"
playing over speakers]

I was gonna ask
if you wanted to dance.

[speaker beeps]

[Saru] Science Specialist Burnham
and Lieutenant Tyler,

-please report to the bridge.
-Saved by the bell.

Excuse me.

♪ Buyin' her fake furs
And takin' her to the fever ♪

-Hey, where's Burnham?
-I don't know.

Gormagander is
on the endangered species list.

Have at it.

Burnham, don't talk. Just listen.
The ship is in danger.

We are caught in a temporal loop.

We are repeating the same
30 odd minutes over and over again.

The ship can be destroyed.
We can be killed.

If the 30 minutes doesn't expire,
everything starts over.

And every second you doubt me
brings us all closer to death.

Do you understand?

We need to get you to Sickbay.

-These might be side effects--
-Exposure to alien DNA.

-We didn't consider variances...
-We didn't consider variances...

Yes, yes, yes.
Please, stop talking. Come with me.

I'll explain everything.

Is the fish safely onboard yet?

Technically, it's not a fish, it's--

-Shuttle bay reports five by five.
-Good.

Captain, message from Dr. Culber.

He's requesting you in Sickbay,
regarding Stamets.

-It's urgent.
-Sickbay. Direct.

[computer] Destination canceled.

-Heavy.
-Mudd?

Computer, red alert.

Override, my dear computer. Come on.

The hell are you doing on my ship?

You ask me that question
every single time.

You know that, don't you?

-No, of course you don't.
-What?

Move.

I really can't take it from the top
for you all over again, Lorca.

The message
from the doctor was not real.

I just wanted some alone time with you.

There's an area
of the ship I can't access.

Hope you hide your secrets
to the spore drive inside.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

But if you think
I'm gonna help you in any way at all,

then you're crazier than I remember.

There are many ways to blow up this
ship. It's almost a design flaw.

Computer, access
self-destruct program.

-[computer] Accessed.
-Ball's in your court, captain.

Mudd is using some kind of technology
that allows him

to repeat the same 30 minutes,
over and over.

He's trying to get the drive running
to sell the ship to the Klingons.

But how are you capable
of existing outside of the time loop?

Well, the tardigrade
is a multidimensional creature.

So, it must be a side effect
of combining its DNA with mine.

-Yes, so, you remember everything.
-Yes.

And it's getting really hard
to keep it straight.

I can't stop Mudd alone, Burnham.

And sooner or later,
he's going to figure out

that there's a piece missing
from the spore drive.

Me.

How is Mudd creating a time loop?

I don't know.

Maybe Tyler might,
because they shared a cell together.

Tyler mentioned it
right before I shot Mudd.

Anyway, I need you to talk to Tyler.

We're almost out of time in this loop.

Tell me a secret.

Something that will immediately
prove to you we've had this conversation.

Something you've never admitted.

I promise, it'll be safe with me.

[inaudible whispering]

I'm sorry.

Where is Mudd now?

Now is usually around the time
he kills the captain.

Okay. [chuckles]

Ooh, I love what
you've done with the place, Gabe.

There's nothing here for you, Mudd.
This is my own private research area.

Uh-huh. Why didn't you tell me
that you had so many wonderful toys?

Ooh.

Wonder what this does.

I'm thinking it might melt brains.
Does it melt brains?

Kill a Starfleet captain,
they lock you up forever.

You know that.

Know how many times
I've had the pleasure of taking your life?

[yelling]

Fifty-three. But who's counting?

-And it never gets old.
-[watch beeps]

Oh, drat. We're almost out of time.

I'll figure out how that little motor
of yours works sooner or later.

I've got all the time in the world.

And in the meanwhile,
we still don't know what this does.

Let's find out.

[Wyclef Jean's "We Trying to Stay Alive"
playing over speakers]

[music stops, all booing and groaning]

[music resumes, all cheering]

-What's your deal?
-Starships have redundant power relays.

-There shouldn't--
-I spotted the hottest guy over there,

and apparently, he's in a band.

-Have fun.
-I wouldn't take you for this event.

You've never been in love.

-Why would you say that?
-I need your help.

You told me that information to prove
to you that what I'm saying is true.

We've been caught
in a 30-minute time loop,

I'm the only one who realizes it.
I have witnessed you and Lorca

and Tyler die at the hands
of a criminal named Harry Mudd,

who is trying to take over our ship.
I need to know you believe me,

because if I have to explain this again,
I'll throw myself out an air lock.

[Tyler]
...sacrifices that have been made

by those who still serve...

-I believe you.
-Good.

So, please, talk to Tyler,

and find out if he has any information
on Mudd that will help us stop him.

-But what if he won't talk to me, either?
-Oh, he will.

He likes you.

[all cheering]

Here he comes.

Uh-oh. Xenoanthropologist in the corner.
Don't tell me.

Busy studying coupling
of pent-up soldiers.

-No.
-I was gonna ask if you wanted to dance.

We don't have time.

I mean...

[speaker beeping]

[Saru] Science Specialist Burnham
and Lieutenant Tyler,

please report to the bridge.

Saved by the bell.

[Burnham] I'm really bad at this.

Yeah, you should've gone with him
to the bridge.

If what you say is true,

then Tyler and I don't have any more
alone time until the next reset.

Our one chance to fix all this,
and I blew it.

You like him.

That makes things a little tricky.

I'm out of my element.

Dance with me.

For science.

I need to see what I'm working with.

But say I wanted
to step out of my corner.

How do people connect in that way?

Hugh and I fell in love
after I told him to get lost.

-That doesn't make any sense.
-Well, love isn't logical.

Here. Can you let me lead, please?

I was in a wonderful café
on Alpha Centauri,

when, three seats down,
comes this hideous humming.

[chuckles]

Have you ever heard someone try
to hum Kasseelian opera?

I can't say that I have.

Well, I told him to stifle it,
or sit somewhere else.

Instead, he sat right next to me.

And he's been there ever since.

After such a rude exchange,

why would he do that?

I told him how I really felt.

And he did the same.

We liked that about each other.

I'm good at honesty.

Never hide who you are.
That's the only way relationships work.

We're out of time.

We have to figure out how
he's resetting the loop.

You'll do better on the next go-around.

You have to.

[rumbling]

[Wyclef Jean's "We Trying to Stay Alive"
playing over speakers]

-Hi.
-Hey.

I was just coming over to see--

Do you want to dance?

I thought you'd never ask.

[Al Green's "Love and Happiness"
playing over speakers]

Will you lead, please?

Yeah.

♪ Loved

♪ Love and happiness ♪

♪ But wait a minute
Something is going wrong ♪

♪ Someone's on the phone ♪

So, I hear you were locked up in
that Klingon prison cell with Harry Mudd.

Not one for small talk, are you?

I've never understood it, really.

But I've realized that...

relationships are built on honesty.

So, here itis. Harry Mudd is here.

And in a few minutes,
he's gonna take over this ship.

He wants to sell it to the Klingons.

-He's already trapped us in a time loop.
-Harry Mudd?

Wait, is this Vulcan humor?

[Burnham] I wish it were.

-Why didn't Stamets come to me?
-He tried in previous loops.

He felt
you'd have an easier time trusting me.

Why is that?

Because I like you.

He thinks you like me, too.

This night's gotten weird.

But also, very interesting.

If time really is repeating,

this won't matter.

♪ -Love and happiness
-Love and happiness ♪

♪ You be good to me ♪

♪ I'll be good to you ♪

♪ We'll be together, yeah ♪

That was nice.

♪ Walk away with victory, yeah

[speaker beeping]

[Saru] Science Specialist Burnham
and Lieutenant Tyler,

report to the bridge.

No. Please, ignore it.

-We have to.
-Okay. Okay.

So, how can I help?

Did Mudd ever mention having access
to equipment

that could help him
do something this big?

Yeah. Yeah, he--

He did used to brag
about robbing a Betazoid bank.

Heavily secured and fortified.
No way in.

Volatile encryption.

Molecular locks.

Daily DNA password protection.

Mudd claimed
to have memorized the security patterns.

I thought it was just another one
of his lies.

But I guess if he had
an unlimited number of tries...

Did he say how he did it?

Something about
a nonequilibrial matter state.

A time crystal.

We learned about these
at the Vulcan Academy.

But the decay rate
of the lattice is too unpredictable.

No Federation-aligned species
has been able to stabilize them.

A four-dimensional race

must have perfected the technology,
and now Mudd has it.

[Tyler] Why don't we track Mudd, see
if he's wearing one of these crystals?

Any idea where he is?

Let's go.

Has that fish
beamed aboard safely yet?

Well, technically, it's not a fish, it's--

Mm-hm.

Where the hell are Burnham
and Tyler?

[triumphant orchestral music
playing over speakers]

Mr. Saru?

I'm locked out of the ship's controls.

Computer.

Computer, respond.

Let me see what I can do.

Computer, reduce volume,
so we can have a normal conversation.

-[computer] Yes, Captain Mudd.
-"Captain Mudd"?

I never thought I would say this,
but I'm actually tired of gloating.

In any case, this is very much my ship.

Your ship?

-Very much not at all.
-All right, show's over, Mudd.

-Back to--
-To the brig.

I do not know how you wrested control,
but you are in violation--

Of code 7.5.3.

Yes. You've said many times.

At any rate, tell me, lanky,
have you ever seen one of these?

Of the 823 ways there are
to die in space,

this is rumored to be the most painful.

I found them
in your former captain's man cave.

Apparently,
the weaponized dark matter

rips molecules apart
at the subatomic level.

So, if any of you are planning
on becoming heroes,

including you,
random communications officer man,

you'll find
there's very little I don't know.

Now just sit tight.

This won't hurt a bit.

[Tyler] Mudd.

Whoa. [chuckles]

Seem to have missed.

Well, that was new.

Let's not suffer any more losses.

-Please.
-[Mudd] Okey-doke. Listen up.

One of you is going to teach me
how this damn drive works...

or the bean pole dies screaming.

So, how do I start that engine?

Hmm?

I will disintegrate every single one
of you...

in a screaming fit of agony,

one at a time,

starting with you.

Stop.

I can't watch you kill any more people.

It needs me to work.

Delicious.

Shall we to the engine room? Computer.

Pump up the volume.

[music resumes]

Destination: Engineering.

Toodles.

Tilly, where are you?

So, did I die, too?

We all died many times.

But now Mudd has everything
that he needs.

If we can't stop him,
he'll let Discovery

rejoin the time stream,
sell the ship to the Klingons.

Anyone who's dead will stay dead.

And Starfleet loses the war.

I noticed that Mudd was wearing a crystal
on his wrist.

But it's too small to generate enough
energy for chronal displacements.

-There has to be a larger energy source.
-Oh, okay.

Uh... Uh, I got something.

Um...

I'm sending it to you.

[sighs] Poor thing.
No wonder you feel bad.

Mudd hid the ship inside the creature,
and the crystal inside the ship.

This crystal,
it has the same orthogonal indices

as the device on Mudd's wrist.

Can we beam it over to the deck
to disable it?

No, because Mudd has control
of all the critical systems.

We're running out of time.

Now that Mudd knows how
to work the spore drive,

the only way is to get Mudd
to reset time himself.

You said he has no reason
to restart time.

He has everything the Klingons want.

No, he doesn't.

Captain's log, stardate 2137.2.

Captain Harcourt Fenton Mudd
recording.

I am about to close the deal
of the millennium.

[door beeps]

Enter.

[Burnham] You seem at home.

Should've been a captain.

I'm neither one for following orders
nor giving them.

The solar winds are my mistress,
and I follow her wherever she beckons.

And what about Stella?

What?

Oh, yes. Oh, Stella.

The love of my life.

Ah, Stella.

The war took her from me.

Never have two souls been
so star-crossed.

Romantic? Yes.

Tragic? Ha.

Even more so.

But the best of romances always are,
aren't they?

Are you done?

Almost. Computer,

please, send our location
to the awaiting Klingon ship,

-courtesy of Harry Mudd.
-[computer] Coordinates sent.

-Now I'm done.
-Klingons will pay a lot to win this war.

But there is one thing
they would pay more for.

Oh, really?

Me. I murdered T'Kuvma,
the Klingon messiah.

That's absurd.
I checked the officers manifest.

You're a nobody.

I'm not an officer.

I'm Michael Burnham.

-Computer, confirm.
-[computer] Identity confirmed.

Captain Mudd,
the alien ship is hailing--

-Quiet.
-You'll get a lot of money for this ship.

But what would I be worth to them?

Oh.

Oh, yes.

More.

Much, much more.

But why are you telling me this? Hmm?

What's in it for you?

Lieutenant Tyler.

Lieutenant Tyler is dead.

Not for long.

What? No.

[shouts]

-[computer] Captain Mudd.
-Damn it.

We are being hailed by the Klingons.

Son of a--

[inaudible dialogue]

Captain Mudd.

What's this?

Your chair.

What's happening?

You. Hmm. You've been cheating.

You've been passing notes in class
to save your friends.

Well, whatever you think
you've come up with,

I'll find a workaround.
I'll keep resetting time until I do.

Nobody beats Mudd.

Lieutenant Stamets has shown us
your success is a universal certainty.

Using considerable
scientific methodology.

This must end for all of our sakes.

So, Harcourt Fenton Mudd...

the U.S.S. Discovery is yours.

As am I.

You win.

[chuckles]

-Don't try and con a con man.
-[Lorca] I'm not.

I'm negotiating with a businessman.

My offer's simple.

The lives of my crew in exchange for...

Burnham, the ship, and Stamets.

Why would a Federation captain
do that?

I will not have a repeat of the Buran.

We will do whatever
our new owners require,

if I have your word that
you will spare the ship's complement.

Your word, Mudd.

Well, I've never been one
to look a gift captain in the mouth.

You have my word. [chuckles]

Excellent. Excellent, good.

-Computer.
-[computer] Working.

Send our coordinates
to the awaiting Klingon vessel,

courtesy of Harry Mudd.

Sending, Captain Mudd.

Now... [clears throat]
this is your last chance to stop me.

Only got about 30 seconds
until we rejoin the time stream,

and there is no turning back.

[computer] Captain,
incoming warp signature detected.

I never thought I'd be so happy
to see those pointy-headed bastards.

Oh! Look at this.
Five, four, three, two, one.

[computer] Captain Mudd,

-we are being hailed by the Klingons.
-Excellent.

-Welcome our guests onboard.
-Acknowledged.

Two to beam aboard.

Energize once
I reach the transporter room.

Come along. Meet your new masters.

Ah-ah-ah. Not you, old man.

Lorca, I'm gonna really miss killing you.
[chuckles]

[Mudd speaks in French]

-You seem very happy.
-Listen, petunia,

I've been screwed over since the day
I was born. I deserve this.

So, it wasn't about Stella after all?

It was always only about you.

You keep talking about how you lost her
because of the war,

but her father's an arms dealer
who's made a fortune off it.

Finding either of them
shouldn't be that difficult,

-unless you don't want to.
-I never told you about Barron Grimes.

No, but Discovery's archives
are non-critical systems.

You probably should've disarmed them,
as well.

Now you don't have your time crystal.
Can't learn from this mistake.

And it turns out that
Stella's been looking for you.

So much so
that her father put out a reward.

You aren't running to Stella.

You've been running from her.

Skipped out on the Barron's daughter
with her dowry.

Stella was too tempting a mark
for you to resist.

Ripping off her father
was a risky move.

[Burnham] No wonder you needed
the deal with the Klingons so bad.

You had to disappear.

And you almost pulled it off,
except for me,

‘cause I exist
outside the normal time stream.

You think you're so smart.

Have you forgotten the Klingons are
beaming their way here as we speak?

Hmm? You can forget about that deal
I made with Lorca.

You geniuses have just condemned
your crewmates to a life of servitude.

Harry, the Klingons aren't coming.

I rewired the captain's chair.

[Burnham] Another non-critical system.

You didn't send coordinates
to your buyers.

You sent them to Stella...

and her daddy.

Turns out you can con a con man.

[Tyler] Let's go.

Computer, cancel transporter now.

[computer] Denied.

Harcourt.

Where have you been?

I have been so worried about you.

Oh. It's been, oh, such a tumultuous year.
[chuckles]

I can't even begin to explain.

Try.

Yes. Yes.

Of course.

You know how much you meant to me.

Mean.

How much you mean to me.

But to be brutally honest,

I have led a life marred by--
Oh, how shall we say?

Poor choices, debt.

All kinds of blemishes to my reputation.

And I couldn't enter into union with you

with those pocks upon my character,
so, I set out to eliminate them.

But, alas, my plan was led astray.

Harry,
I have always known who you are.

And I've never cared.

We could've faced
those problems together, and...

Daddy would've taken care
of everything else.

Consider it a consolidation
of your debt under one lender.

I would do anything for my daughter,

and she, for better or worse,

has taken to you, Mudd.

And now thanks to the action
of these officers,

you can finally make
an honest woman of Stella.

As for Starfleet, I don't intend
to be in debt to your organization.

How do I repay you?

Just make sure Mr. Mudd spends the rest
of his days at your daughter's side,

and out of Starfleet's way.

Consider it done.

Come here, Harcourt, you naughty boy.

-Hey.
-Hey.

Stamets told me in a previous timeline,
that we, um...

danced.

Yeah.

Yeah, he mentioned that to me, too.

He said I liked it.

I can't imagine.

Why?

I'm a really good dancer.

-I didn't mean--
-Easy, Burnham.

I get it.

[door opens]

What I'm feeling...

is complicated...

and strange.

It's okay.

I'm not going anywhere.

What is it?

I'm just sad we missed our first Kiss.

[door opens]

[Burnham] Personal log.

Just as repetition reinforces repetition,

change begets change.

I guess the truth is

we never really know what's coming.

Sometimes the only way
to find out where you fit in

is to step out of the routine.

Because sometimes
where you really belong

was waiting
right around the corner all along.