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Captain's log, stardate 51367.2.

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We spent the last three days
on the Mari Homeworld.

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It's been a while since
we've made new friends

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and the crew seems to be making
the most of our stay.

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- Neelix.
- Tom.

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- You've been shopping.
- It's for B'Elanna.

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- What is it?
- It's sort of personal.

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Of course, say no more.

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I'm on my way for
a little romantic rendezvous myself.

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Neelix.

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- Are you wearing cologne?
- Talchok musk.

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Very enticing scent, don't you think?

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Well, it certainly is... musky.

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- I'm going to see Talli again.
- Where are you taking her?

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I haven't got that far yet.

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I'm going to visit her shop under the
pretext of buying produce for the ship.

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Then I thought I would segueway
smoothly into some dinner and dancing.

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Sounds like a good strategy.

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You really think so? I mean,
you used to be quite the ladies' man.

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Used to be?

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You're involved now, so you won't be
availing yourself of the Mari women.

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- Are you trying to depress me?
- I just...

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I haven't been with anyone since Kes
and I'm feeling a little rusty.

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I could use some advice.

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The best advice I can give you
is to just be yourself.

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Right. Be myself.

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Actually, that's the second best
piece of advice.

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What's the first?

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Go a little easier on the musk.

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I'm sorry, Mr Guill,
but that's my final offer.

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Actually, Captain, I sense you would be
willing to raise your price to 300 renns.

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Torres needs this resonator coil
to upgrade the communication systems.

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- Telepaths.
- I sense you would settle for 250.

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You must have read my mind.

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Argh! Hey!

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- I'm sorry.
- Are you hurt?

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No, I'm fine. I just wish people
would look where they're going.

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It's a pleasure doing business with you.

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I'll finish up here.
Why don't you go and get Neelix?

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This is some of the loveliest fruit
I've seen in a long time.

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Actually, it's been one of our worst
water plum seasons.

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I don't think you'll find them very sweet.

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Oh, how wonderfully tart.
They'll make excellent preserves.

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- Neelix?
- Hm?

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Why do you want me
to tug on your whiskers?

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Excuse me?

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That is what you're thinking, isn't it?
You'd like me to tug on your whiskers?

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- Well, as a matter of fact...
- I'd love to.

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Do you have time to wait until I close?

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Yes,
I think I can rearrange my schedule.

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- You could say I'm becoming obsolete.
- In what sense?

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There's virtually no crime left
in our society.

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It took many years but just look around.
Violence no longer exists.

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- Impressive.
- I am one of the last officers working.

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And, no doubt, one of the best.

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I am curious to know more about
your crime prevention methods.

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Under one condition. I want to see
Voyager, learn about your methods.

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I'm about to perform
my daily security rounds. Join me.

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They are routine but informative.

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- Wonderful.
- The transport site is this way.

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You prefer speaking aloud, why is that?

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I've grown accustomed to it. There are
very few telepaths in Starfleet.

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Whatever you prefer.

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Neelix?

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- Ready to leave?
- You go ahead. I haven't finished.

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Help! Somebody help me, please!

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Stop him!

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Help me!

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This will teach you
to watch where you're going!

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You idiot!

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- Somebody get a doctor.
- Why were you beating that man?

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I don't know.

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Your brig... It's a puzzling concept.

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Shutting someone away as punishment.

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Do you find it rehabilitates the prisoner?

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It is used to ensure the safety of others.

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In what sense?

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If we have a hostile alien in our custody,

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we may confine him

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until we locate the authorities.

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On occasions we have been forced

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to incarcerate a crew member

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who has committed a serious infraction.

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I am surprised that one of you could do

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something to warrant imprisonment.

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It's rare. The brig has been occupied

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for less than 1% of our journey.

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Forgive me, but it seems... barbaric.

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If all species were as enlightened
as ours,

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there would be no need for prisons.

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Bridge to Commander Tuvok.

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Go ahead.

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Nimira has been recalled to the surface.

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There's been an attack in the market.

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- I've never seen so much blood.
- It's all right.

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I heard about someone
getting beaten once.

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- It's all over.
- I had nightmares for weeks.

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It's OK. It's all right.

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He was confused. He said
he didn't realise what he had done.

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I don't understand
why nobody tried to help him.

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People were shocked.
Violence is almost unheard of here.

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But when it does occur,
we investigate thoroughly.

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- Can we help?
- Yes.

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I would like you, Neelix and Torres
to answer some questions.

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- You have our complete cooperation.
- Are you suspicious of my colleagues?

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No. I am simply conducting
an investigation.

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Please, follow me.

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Please, have a seat.

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I will be monitoring your thoughts
telepathically during the interview.

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This device will log your engramatic
activity so I can review your statement.

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Let me get this straight.

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Not only are you going to read my mind,
you're going to record my thoughts.

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Yes.

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I guess it would be pretty tough
to keep a secret from you.

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How long had you been in the
marketplace when the attack occurred?

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- An hour, maybe a little longer.
- Where were you standing?

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- Directly across the square.
- Did you have a clear view from there?

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Not at first. We just heard yelling. As we
got closer, we saw what was happening.

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What brought you to the market?

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Captain Janeway and I had
an appointment with Mr Guill.

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- For what purpose?
- He could get a resonator coil for us.

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And the two men involved in the
altercation, had you seen them before?

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I had never seen the victim,
but the attacker...

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I think he was the same man
who bumped into B'Elanna.

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- Bumped into her? Are you certain?
- Yes, they collided accidentally.

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- When exactly did this happen?
- Just as we had settled on the price.

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- He seemed to be in quite a hurry.
- Do you recall what you were thinking?

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What I was thinking?
Does it matter?

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Please, try to remember.
It may be important.

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I didn't think about it much.

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I was trying to sort out the coins.
I'm not used to currency.

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What was I thinking?

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I was thinking how I could bake
a delicious pie with those water plums.

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- Are you sure that's all?
- What else would I be thinking about?

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I supposed I was a little annoyed.

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- Can you be more specific?
- All right.

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I guess I was thinking, "My foot hurt.”
I mean, the idiot stepped right on it.

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- Did you call him an idiot?
- No.

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- But you thought it.
- I guess so.

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- Did you also think about retaliating?
- It was an accident.

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But you said he hurt you.
It didn't occur to you to hurt him back?

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- I'd never do that.
- But you thought about it.

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- How am I supposed to remember?
- Did you think about hurting him?

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Yes or no?

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Maybe for a split second.

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Argh! Hey!

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He should have watched where he was
going. But he didn't do it on purpose.

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So I shook it off and I left.

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Why? What does it matter
what I was thinking?

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- Lieutenant, you are under arrest.
- On what charge?

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Aggravated violent thought
resulting in grave bodily harm.

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Are you saying
it's a crime to think about violence?

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- Yes.
- That's ridiculous.

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I assure you, it's quite necessary.

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We were once a society
plagued by violence.

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When we prohibited hostile thought,
crime began to drop immediately.

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Over the past three generations,
it's all but disappeared.

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So you believe that it's all right to tell
people what they can and cannot think?

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It's a fact that violent thoughts
from others can lead to violent actions.

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Even if B'Elanna had a violent thought,
it was Frane who attacked that man.

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Because he telepathically received
that thought from B'Elanna.

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His mind was contaminated by the
image and it resulted in a loss of control.

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He may have committed the act,
but it was instigated by you.

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Where we come from, people are
responsible for their own actions.

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And here, people are responsible
for their own thoughts.

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I am sure you can understand how that
is necessary for a race of telepaths.

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- I can.
- Captain?

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I'll accept your people can be
influenced by the thoughts of others,

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but there were dozens of people. How
can you be sure it came from B'Elanna?

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The Mari
no longer have violent thoughts.

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It's unlikely any of them
could have been responsible.

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The evidence against B'Elanna is clear.

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She thought about committing
a hostile act.

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- I'd like to review that evidence myself.
- Certainly.

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But you'll be disappointed.

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What happens to B'Elanna now?

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We have an enlightened
penal system here.

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Unlike some, we don't lock people away
to punish them.

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You'll be released. Once you've
undergone the engramatic purge.

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The what?

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A medical procedure that will remove
the offending images from your mind.

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Captain...

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Once identified, the images can be
removed from Frane's mind as well.

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Memory extraction.
That's a dangerous procedure.

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There is a risk of neurological damage
but it's necessary for us to treat Frane.

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Will you delay the procedure until we've
had a chance to review the evidence?

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Will you?

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It will take us about a day
to reconfigure our instruments.

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That's all the time I can give you.

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That's all the time I'll need.

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We've got to get B'Elanna out of there.

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We can't choose which laws
we'll respect and which we won't.

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- Nobody can control their thoughts.
- Tell that to the Mari.

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Will you let them put her through this?

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I am doing everything I can to stop it.
Neelix will file a protest

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and Tuvok and I will be going over
the witness statements.

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Maybe we can poke a few holes
in the case.

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And if you can't?

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Let's hope the Doctor can figure out
how to reverse an engramatic purge.

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All away personnel have been notified
to return as soon as possible.

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So much for R and R.

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- We've got to talk.
- Have a seat.

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- Here?
- I'm sure the captain wouldn't object.

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What's on your mind?

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While Tuvok and the captain
review the evidence,

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B'Elanna is waiting for a lobotomy.
We can't let that happen.

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- What did you have in mind?
- Break her out.

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- And risk a confrontation with the Mari?
- They're no match for us.

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Before resorting to extreme measures,

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shouldn't the captain
try finding a legal solution?

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By the time that happens,
it may be too late.

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Why don't you come up
with a rescue plan,

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one that minimises the possibility
of violence, and I'll review it.

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- You are just trying to keep me busy.
- Can you blame me?

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- I'm serious about this.
- So am I.

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If your plan is sound and the captain
doesn't have any luck,

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I'll recommend we attempt the rescue.

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Thanks. I'll get right on it.

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I may have let you sit
in the captain's chair but remember,

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she's still the boss.

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Then you don't accept
the chief examiner's conclusion?

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I'm not dismissing it. But I'm not going
to accept it blindly either.

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I've spent a great deal of time
with Nimira.

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- She is a very skilled investigator.
- I'm sure she is.

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And this isn't the first time Torres'
violent proclivities have created problems.

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No argument there.

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But I find it hard to buy that one thought
makes her responsible for an attack.

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From what I've learnt, crime here is
a result of exposure to violent thought,

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much as it was on Vulcan, before my
people learnt to control their emotions.

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The Mari should be applauded
for their efforts.

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I'm sure their intentions are admirable

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but I won't let them scramble
B'Elanna's brain without a fight.

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But we must prepare for the probability
that she will turn out to be culpable.

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Maybe so. And then again...

235
00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,314
...maybe not. Take a look at this.

236
00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:01,114
I don't mean to accuse your friend
Nimira of being less than thorough

237
00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,358
but don't you find that
just the least bit curious?

238
00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:12,396
- New evidence?
- It concerns the attacker, Mr Frane.

239
00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:18,198
He was arrested on previous occasions
for harbouring violent thoughts.

240
00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,234
You classified him as "a habitual
perpetrator of hostile images".

241
00:18:22,360 --> 00:18:24,351
True.

242
00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,472
But those thoughts
were purged each time.

243
00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,592
He spent years
in neurogenic restructuring.

244
00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,394
The records also say he was cured.

245
00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,797
Still, it is possible
that Frane had a relapse.

246
00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:40,993
That he alone is responsible
for his actions in the marketplace.

247
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,794
Possible but unlikely.

248
00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,792
Our engramatic scans of Frane show

249
00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:52,915
that Lieutenant Torres' thought was
prevalent in his mind during the attack.

250
00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,914
And you are certain no other violent
thoughts were present?

251
00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,112
I'm beginning to feel
like I am the one being investigated.

252
00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,880
I am simply exploring all logical options.

253
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,994
As a fellow law enforcement officer,
you should understand that.

254
00:19:08,120 --> 00:19:12,990
I do. And I am willing to share
my findings with you.

255
00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,634
But if you are trying to prove
your crewmate's innocence,

256
00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,115
you're too late.

257
00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,231
The case is closed.

258
00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,839
Do you think that this is easy for me?

259
00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,669
I don't want to harm B'Elanna
but I don't have a choice.

260
00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,475
That thought must be contained,
otherwise we risk further violence.

261
00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,591
Maybe even a city-wide panic.

262
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:44,193
Your people spent centuries learning
how to control their violent impulses.

263
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:50,115
I know we haven't achieved your level
of discipline, but we're trying.

264
00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,111
I thought you would understand.

265
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,994
I am not judging your culture.

266
00:19:57,120 --> 00:19:59,999
In fact, I admire it.

267
00:20:00,120 --> 00:20:02,999
I have enjoyed your company
in particular.

268
00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,880
But I cannot abandon
my responsibility to B'Elanna.

269
00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,071
I must continue my own investigation.

270
00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:16,200
Go right ahead. But I intend
to proceed with the engramatic purge.

271
00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,590
Telepathy. I don't like it. Never have.

272
00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:27,275
It's bad for negotiations.
It's bad for relationships.

273
00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,871
- It has certainly been bad for B'Elanna.
- The fault was her own.

274
00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:33,991
What are you talking about?

275
00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:37,636
She was careless with her thoughts.
The result was violence.

276
00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,993
B'Elanna is not used to being around
telepaths. That doesn't make her guilty.

277
00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,111
Then her crime was ignorance.

278
00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,313
- A common affliction among your crew.
- What does that mean?

279
00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:53,071
You make contact with species without
sufficient understanding of their nature.

280
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,795
As a result, Voyager's directive to
"seek out new civilisations"

281
00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,434
often ends in conflict.

282
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,233
What you call ignorance,
we call exploration.

283
00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:08,591
And sometimes it means
taking a few risks.

284
00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,872
But it's better than
assimilating everything.

285
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,991
Your goal is to share knowledge.

286
00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:18,432
Assimilation is the perfect means
of attaining that goal.

287
00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,358
Perfect.

288
00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:25,235
- Good morning. Your usual selection?
- Yes, please.

289
00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:27,351
OK. Oh, I'm so sorry.

290
00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,874
Idiot! Watch what you're doing!

291
00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,996
She's dead.

292
00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:02,196
I can't believe she's dead.

293
00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:07,474
I know this is difficult for you but try
to recount everything that happened.

294
00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,514
Seven and I were packing to return
to the ship. We heard a scream.

295
00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:18,159
The old lady was just standing over
Talli's body holding the knife in her hand.

296
00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,515
I didn't even get a chance
to say goodbye.

297
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,917
- Did the old woman say anything?
- Not that I remember.

298
00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,396
She was as shocked and confused
as anyone else.

299
00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,677
Do you think this is connected
with the other attack?

300
00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,792
I am not certain. But it seems
more than coincidence

301
00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,390
that two violent altercations
have occurred within two days,

302
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,990
in a city which purports to have
eliminated virtually all crime.

303
00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:45,794
- Bridge to Tuvok.
- Tuvok here.

304
00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,116
Nimira wants to see you.

305
00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,993
She's requesting permission
to transport aboard.

306
00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:55,273
Permission granted. Have her escorted
to the briefing room. Tuvok out.

307
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,710
We will continue later.

308
00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,229
Commander?

309
00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:02,476
She was a wonderful young woman.

310
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,595
Whoever is responsible for her death...
Find them and bring them to justice.

311
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,792
I will do my best, Mr Neelix.

312
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,318
- Thanks for seeing me.
- I heard what happened.

313
00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,432
Do you have any idea
what caused this latest attack?

314
00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,074
I just finished interviewing
the old woman.

315
00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,793
And?

316
00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:47,471
She responded to the same thought
that motivated the previous beating.

317
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,989
- B'Elanna's thought?
- Yeah.

318
00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:54,353
Both she and Frane are in custody. How
could the thought have been passed?

319
00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,110
I don't know. That's why I'm here.

320
00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,990
I need your help.

321
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,119
- Then you shall have it.
- Thank you.

322
00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,871
I don't know why that thought is still
contaminating people but I must stop it.

323
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,116
I've never dealt with a murder before

324
00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:18,074
but you've had experience
with homicide investigations.

325
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,874
I thought I would trace the old
woman's whereabouts

326
00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,197
to see where she might have
encountered the thought.

327
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:29,269
A wise choice. In the meantime
I would like to interview B'Elanna.

328
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:33,189
A fresh perspective might
uncover facts you hadn't considered.

329
00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:35,436
I'll arrange it immediately.

330
00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:45,996
I'm not sure I like the idea of a mind-meld
any better than an engramatic purge.

331
00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:48,111
It will be a limited meld.

332
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:52,438
I will focus exclusively on your memories
of the events surrounding the crime.

333
00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,676
It poses no danger.

334
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:56,791
Are you ready?

335
00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,989
Your mind to my mind.

336
00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:07,760
Your thoughts to my thoughts.

337
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,718
Recall your encounter with Mr Frane.

338
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,878
He bumped into you.
What happened next?

339
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,038
I guess that's when
I had the thought about hitting him.

340
00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:21,869
- And after that?
- Guill came and asked if I was hurt.

341
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,391
- What were you thinking?
- Why?

342
00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:30,390
I'm sensing something more to the
encounter than what you've told me.

343
00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,592
Try to recall. It may be important.

344
00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:36,758
He was holding me by the shoulders.

345
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,475
You said he had been reading
your mind during the negotiation.

346
00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,955
- Was he still doing it?
- I don't know.

347
00:25:43,080 --> 00:25:46,869
You experienced
negative feelings about him.

348
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,152
- He gave me the creeps.
- In what sense?

349
00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:55,997
He wanted something.
Something terrible.

350
00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:58,111
What the hell?

351
00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:02,430
Why didn't I remember that before?

352
00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:07,999
You may be recalling an unconscious
thought. Or an intuition.

353
00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:10,111
Perhaps I should ask Mr Guill.

354
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,231
Mr Guill.

355
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:25,749
I am Voyager's chief of security.

356
00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:31,637
My children get upset when I'm late for
supper. We could make an appointment.

357
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,070
I am here to talk about the attack.

358
00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,314
- Why me?
- Lieutenant Torres has been charged.

359
00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,716
I believe you are acquainted with her.

360
00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:44,195
Yes. She was arrested?

361
00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:49,394
The chief examiner believes
her violent thought prompted the beating.

362
00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,750
She seemed such a pleasant woman.

363
00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:57,191
She was almost knocked over
while doing business with you.

364
00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,709
- Do you recall that?
- Yes.

365
00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:02,434
A man accidentally ran into her and...

366
00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,872
You are not like the others
from your ship, are you?

367
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,276
- You're a telepath.
- Correct.

368
00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:17,036
- Why are you so curious?
- I am conducting my own investigation.

369
00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,031
I see.

370
00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,994
For a moment I thought you had
another reason for asking.

371
00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,351
You struggle
with violent thoughts as well.

372
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,916
Terrible images. But they are hidden
deep within your mind.

373
00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,395
I am in control of those images.

374
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,195
All members of the Vulcan race
learn to inhibit emotions.

375
00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:42,029
If my thoughts are disturbing you
I will suppress them further.

376
00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,471
No, please. Don't trouble yourself.

377
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,956
I can't see them clearly enough
to be affected.

378
00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,395
I sense that you are fascinated
with my unconscious thoughts,

379
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,034
that you would like to see more of them.

380
00:27:56,160 --> 00:28:01,599
No. I was just thinking
maybe I could help you.

381
00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:06,794
- Help me?
- In dealing with these dark impulses.

382
00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:10,834
No, thank you. I have sufficient means
of controlling them.

383
00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:12,951
I am sure you do.

384
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,671
- Any other questions?
- No.

385
00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:27,829
Then, if you will excuse me,
I really can't be late for the table.

386
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,999
- Do you have the money?
- 3,000 renns.

387
00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,392
I have something exciting
for you tonight.

388
00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,191
Why are you following us?

389
00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:26,880
I was thinking about what you said,

390
00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,277
your interest
in my unconscious thoughts.

391
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:34,075
- Perhaps we could help each other.
- How would we do that?

392
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,397
By telepathically
exchanging violent images.

393
00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:42,280
That is what you want, isn't it? To see
what's buried in my unconscious.

394
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,391
- Who is he?
- Quiet.

395
00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,391
Why should I trust you?

396
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,751
Because you know
we are very much alike.

397
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,599
- Perhaps I was mistaken.
- Wait.

398
00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:08,152
Maybe we can be of use to each other.
But you will have to get rid of this.

399
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,679
Come back later, Malin.

400
00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:22,795
I will have thoughts to share that are
darker that anything you could imagine.

401
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,192
- Well?
- Fascinating.

402
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:59,196
- Now... show me.
- I'll need a few moments to recover.

403
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:05,870
I'm surprised you're so easily tired.
Your telepathic abilities are strong.

404
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,992
It is not often that I
exercise those skills.

405
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,470
There must be violent thoughts
to be had from your shipmates.

406
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,479
Whether they want to share them or not.

407
00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:22,357
After all, they couldn't stop a telepath
from probing their minds, could they?

408
00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:25,393
Is that how you acquire
your merchandise?

409
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,511
Sometimes I buy.

410
00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,473
Sometimes I find a person
who is willing to share

411
00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,389
and when the opportunity
presents itself, I take what I need.

412
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,433
Which is what you did
to Lieutenant Torres.

413
00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,757
Frane took her thought, not me.

414
00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,957
- So you know Mr Frane?
- Only casually.

415
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,833
- Well enough to do business with him?
- Why?

416
00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:51,396
I am interested in the thought
he acquired from B'Elanna.

417
00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,512
Her violent tendencies
have always fascinated me.

418
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,792
Yet I have never succeeded
in probing her mind.

419
00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:00,480
If you could help me purchase
that thought...

420
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:05,754
It's impossible.
Frane has already had it purged.

421
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,669
Odd. I was certain you possessed it.

422
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,791
Me?

423
00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:19,277
Didn't you extract the thought from
B'Elanna after she collided with Frane?

424
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:20,799
What?

425
00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:25,994
I re-evaluated B'Elanna's memories. She
remembers that you probed her mind.

426
00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:29,272
- She remembers incorrectly.
- Perhaps.

427
00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:32,552
Or perhaps you did extract that image,
which would explain

428
00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:37,277
why that thought is still in circulation,
why it prompted a murder this morning.

429
00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:38,799
Enough!

430
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,110
It's time you gave me
what you promised.

431
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:46,757
The only person you will be sharing
thoughts with is the chief examiner.

432
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,751
Where are you going?

433
00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,839
- Stand aside.
- Tuvok is taking me into custody.

434
00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,758
No!

435
00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:20,791
- Still no sign of him.
- Try a multiphasic bio-scan.

436
00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,560
We're being hailed, Captain. It's Nimira.

437
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:25,990
On screen.

438
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,511
Chief Examiner, have you had any luck
locating Tuvok?

439
00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:32,439
- I'm afraid not.
- I'd like to send a search party.

440
00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:34,756
- I can't allow that.
- Why not?

441
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,520
We can't risk
further violations of our laws.

442
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,756
That's ridiculous.

443
00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:42,190
I don't think we pose a serious threat.

444
00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:48,236
There's nothing more to discuss. Torres
will be purged, then returned to you.

445
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,670
Captain, you can't let them do that.

446
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:54,395
The decision has been made. I'm sorry.

447
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:06,760
- Let go of me.
- B'Elanna, please.

448
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,679
- Try to relax.
- You have got to be kidding.

449
00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,996
- Sedate her.
- No. Wait.

450
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,798
Proceed.

451
00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,392
- You won't escape punishment.
- Quiet.

452
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:51,712
- You're responsible for a death.
- I never meant that to happen.

453
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:55,834
The old woman begged me for that
thought. I had to help her. Here.

454
00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,437
- You are justifying murder.
- Enough. Malin, hold him still.

455
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:09,276
Now... show me.

456
00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,880
You're holding back.

457
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,196
I haven't seen the best of it, have I?

458
00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,709
- No.
- Then, show me.

459
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:33,836
If I show you, will you let me go?

460
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,594
- Yes.
- Come in closer.

461
00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:47,196
Don't be alarmed. This will allow you to
see the deepest recesses of my mind.

462
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,312
My mind to your mind.

463
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,432
My thoughts to your thoughts.

464
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,514
Yes, good.

465
00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,632
This is the side of you I wanted to know.

466
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,991
What's happening?

467
00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:28,234
We are locked in a Vulcan mind-meld.

468
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,751
You don't understand
the truth of violence.

469
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:35,758
Its darkness, its power.

470
00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,111
Please, stop.

471
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,240
Increase the electrochemical
displacement,

472
00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:04,113
but be careful
with the synaptic potentials.

473
00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:07,995
One miscalculation and we could
damage her cerebral cortex.

474
00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:11,909
Communications centre to Nimira.

475
00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:17,240
Captain Janeway insists on speaking
with you. She says it's extremely urgent.

476
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,557
Relay her signal. What is it, Captain?

477
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:25,197
It is imperative that you discontinue
Torres' engramatic extraction.

478
00:37:25,320 --> 00:37:30,315
Commander Tuvok has found new
evidence which proves her innocence.

479
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,310
I hope this interruption is justified.

480
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:57,718
Suspending an engramatic purge
once it has begun is highly irregular.

481
00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,992
Then let's not waste any more time.
Commander.

482
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:06,872
Guill and Frane are responsible
for the beating in the marketplace

483
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,879
and consequently for Talli's murder.

484
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,469
- Guill, the merchant?
- That is correct.

485
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:17,151
What involvement could he have?
It was Frane who acted on the thought.

486
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,271
That is not in dispute.

487
00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:23,553
However, Torres' thought
was not transferred accidentally.

488
00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,876
I don't understand.

489
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:31,791
When Guill met Lieutenant Torres, he
sensed violent tendencies within her.

490
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:35,792
A potential for mental imagery
which interested him.

491
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:41,233
To exploit that potential, he conspired
with Frane to provoke B'Elanna.

492
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:47,276
They wanted to trigger a violent thought
to telepathically draw it from her mind.

493
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:51,439
- I can't believe that.
- It is precisely what happened.

494
00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:55,394
Unfortunately, they underestimated
the intensity of the thought.

495
00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:59,229
It was more powerful than anything
they had ever experienced.

496
00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:03,513
As a result, Frane lost control
and attacked the victim.

497
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:10,159
Why would Guill and Frane want to
subject themselves to hostile images?

498
00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:15,400
My investigation has uncovered
a disturbing side of Mari society -

499
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:20,276
a black market in which many of your
citizens trade in illicit mental imagery.

500
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,518
Guill is a very prominent figure
in this underground.

501
00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,995
Or was, until I brought him into custody.

502
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:35,995
Why would any of my people want to
indulge in that kind of behaviour?

503
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:40,956
Apparently, outlawing violent thought
hasn't made it go away.

504
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:44,596
All you've done is force people
to share it in back alleys.

505
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:49,590
You have a more serious problem than
the random thoughts of a single alien.

506
00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:57,439
Even if I believed you,
I'm not sure anyone else would.

507
00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,791
Then I suggest you interrogate
Guill yourselves.

508
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:04,800
His engramatic record will undoubtedly
confirm what I've told you.

509
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:08,879
- Where is he now?
- We have him confined in our brig.

510
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,237
Captain's log, supplemental.

511
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:19,398
Chief Examiner Nimira
has taken custody of Mr Guill.

512
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:23,593
Whether his arrest will lead to reforms
in their justice system is unknown.

513
00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:27,600
In the meantime, the Doctor is treating
Lieutenant Torres and Tuvok.

514
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:31,111
Fortunately the Mari
didn't get very far with the procedure.

515
00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,231
You can return to duty,

516
00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,955
though with one or two fewer violent
engrams in that fiery head.

517
00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,118
There are plenty more
where those came from.

518
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:42,231
Duly warned.

519
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:46,797
- Thanks for getting me out of there.
- I was merely pursuing the truth.

520
00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,912
So, if I was responsible
for passing that thought,

521
00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,270
you would have let them lobotomise me?

522
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:56,678
It is incumbent upon us to respect
the laws of the societies we visit.

523
00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:58,393
So...

524
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:02,518
...are you still a fan
of the Mari legal system?

525
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,792
My views
have been somewhat modified.

526
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,992
Then you won't lecture me
about losing my temper?

527
00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:13,557
Investigating this case has given me
a new respect for your inner struggle.

528
00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:15,478
Really?

529
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:18,592
Burdened as you are
by your primitive Klingon psyche,

530
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:22,395
it's a wonder you can keep
your violent thoughts under control.

531
00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,911
- Thanks. I think.
- You're welcome.

532
00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:32,552
There are techniques which could help
you increase your self-control.

533
00:41:32,680 --> 00:41:34,671
You don't say.

534
00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:45,711
- Come in.
- I must speak with you.

535
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,831
- Have a seat.
- I prefer to stand.

536
00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,837
I keep forgetting.

537
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,032
You encouraged me
to express opinions.

538
00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:54,798
Go ahead.

539
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,309
You wish to return to the Alpha Quadrant

540
00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:01,320
and yet you are following Starfleet
protocol regarding first contact.

541
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:04,034
- The two objectives are incompatible.
- How so?

542
00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:08,552
Your philosophy of exploration
exposes Voyager to constant risk.

543
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:14,949
If you avoid contact with alien species,
it will increase your chances of survival.

544
00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:18,550
- But that will make a dull ride home.
- Captain?

545
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:22,196
We seek out new races
because we want to,

546
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:24,516
not because we're following protocols.

547
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:27,473
We have an insatiable curiosity
about the universe.

548
00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:31,230
Your chief engineer and security officer
were nearly lost today.

549
00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:35,274
- That is unacceptable.
- Not to me or my crew.

550
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:39,712
Our experience gave us an insight into
a culture we've never encountered.

551
00:42:41,960 --> 00:42:45,919
- But that is irrelevant.
- No. It's how we gain knowledge.

552
00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,276
- Then we are in disagreement.
- Good.

553
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,631
I dread the day when everyone
on this ship agrees with me.

554
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,754
I thank you for your opinion
but our mission is not going to change.

555
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,155
Dismissed.

556
00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:02,160
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