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Thank you for allowing me
to meditate with you.

2
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This is normally done
in private, counselor...

3
00:00:45,093 --> 00:00:49,503
...but it is an honor to teach Vulcan
techniques to one so willing.

4
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These sessions... They're the only times
that Vulcans pay attention to their emotions?

5
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We find it salutary to have an interval during
which we ask ourselves the question
no other Vulcan may:

6
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"How do you feel?"

7
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When this mission is over...

8
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I will miss these times with you.

9
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And I with you.

10
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Doctor, I believe you may benefit from

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further teaching with masters on Vulcan.

12
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Perhaps you could as well.

13
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There's a discipline called
the "Dalhutnar," isn't there?

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To help one accept the wisdom
of vestigial emotions.

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There is also the "Kolinahr":
the purging of all remaining emotions.

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There is no chance of me undertaking
the former, nor the latter.

17
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I am rarely disposed to discuss
matters of a private nature...

18
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but our relationship is... special.

19
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I have served aboard this starship for
sixteen years under two captains.

20
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I would not admit this in front of Dr. McCoy...

21
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but such a lengthy association with

22
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men and women from Earth has
taught me to value

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my maternal birthright in a way I never
could had I remained on Vulcan.

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KIRK (VO):
Captain's log, stardate 6988.4. The Enterprise
is scheduled to return to Earth shortly.

25
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I always intended to bring her back in one
piece, but the triumph is bittersweet.

26
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The recent loss of our
sister ship still gnaws at me.

27
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Whatever it was that caused the Hood's
crew to lose life support, killing all 430
men and women aboard is...

28
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[INTERCOM WHISTLES]

29
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Kirk here.

30
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UHURA:
Priority incoming message from
the Chief of Starfleet Operations.

31
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I'll take it down here, lieutenant.

32
00:03:52,583 --> 00:03:54,043
Admiral Thesp.

33
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Captain... priority one. We're diverting you to Aldebaran.

34
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Admiral, considering the ships we've lost in
that system recently, do you think that's wise?

35
00:04:05,863 --> 00:04:13,083
Wise or not, it's necessary. The Yorktown
and Republic were severely damaged during their
investigation into the Hood's loss.

36
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And shortly afterwards, the Federation colony
on Aldebaran III went completely silent.

37
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How could an entire Federation
colony suddenly go silent?

38
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Starfleet has a top-secret
laboratory on that world.

39
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The supply vessel we sent to investigate --
the S.S. Halifax -- never returned.

40
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Before we lost contact, the Halifax reported
significant anti-proton residue
on the planet's surface.

41
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I think you know what that means.

42
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Romulans.

43
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KIRK (VO):
Space. The final frontier.

44
00:05:11,473 --> 00:05:14,383
These are the voyages of the
Starship Enterprise.

45
00:05:15,393 --> 00:05:16,879
Its continuing mission:

46
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to explore strange
new worlds.

47
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To seek out new life
and new civilizations.

48
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To boldly go
where no man has gone before.

49
00:06:14,163 --> 00:06:17,443
Captain, readings indicate the colony
has been destroyed.

50
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Romulan plasma weapon?

51
00:06:20,483 --> 00:06:25,703
Judging by the damage, it appears the central
reactor has suffered a containment failure.

52
00:06:25,893 --> 00:06:28,533
- That's unusual.
- It's impossible! I installed the
safeguards myself 5 years ago.

53
00:06:28,943 --> 00:06:30,843
Perhaps some kind of sabotage.

54
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SCOTT:
At least the Pandora Science Lab's intact.

55
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But it's underground -- and it generates a
particle scattering field. I'll have to put
ya down outside.

56
00:06:38,363 --> 00:06:41,043
- Just put us down in one piece, Scotty.
- Aye sir.
- Energize.

57
00:07:17,243 --> 00:07:19,503
The disruption field is
obstructing my readings.

58
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I am detecting 2 life forms
large enough to be humanoid.

59
00:07:36,183 --> 00:07:38,323
I don't suppose they left a key
under a rock somewhere.

60
00:07:40,243 --> 00:07:44,003
I can attempt to access the lift using
standard Federation prefixes...

61
00:07:51,103 --> 00:07:52,383
Automated defenses!

62
00:08:14,483 --> 00:08:17,863
We must maintain the barrage!
The drone cannot fire through its own shields!

63
00:08:24,743 --> 00:08:29,703
Spock! Sould the turret's anti-grav beam
be creating a gap on the bottom
of its deflector screen?

64
00:08:30,663 --> 00:08:34,403
- Highly possible.
- Let's find out.

65
00:08:52,123 --> 00:08:53,043
Fascinating.

66
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LANA:
You're Vulcan.

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- You. You're Vulcan.
- Affirmative.

68
00:09:04,763 --> 00:09:07,743
When a simple "yes" would do.
Vulcan for sure.

69
00:09:10,563 --> 00:09:14,833
Forgive the attack. The drone's sensors
thought you were another Romulan invader.

70
00:09:15,143 --> 00:09:19,323
The bio-signs are almost identical.
You're in charge?

71
00:09:20,283 --> 00:09:22,863
Captain James T. Kirk.
Federation starship Enterprise.

72
00:09:24,083 --> 00:09:25,683
"T" for Tiberius.

73
00:09:36,783 --> 00:09:39,203
Who are you? What happened here?

74
00:09:41,323 --> 00:09:42,323
You don't know?

75
00:09:44,443 --> 00:09:48,923
It was your starship that first pierced
the barrier around our galaxy 5 years ago.

76
00:09:50,183 --> 00:09:56,303
An energy field that enhances humans
with high ESP quotients. "Uplifts" them.

77
00:09:58,203 --> 00:10:02,463
Since then, certain Starfleet officials
have been asembling us.

78
00:10:03,523 --> 00:10:07,283
Testing us. Experimenting. 25 in total.

79
00:10:08,203 --> 00:10:11,263
It appears you, too, have journeyed
through the barrier yourself.

80
00:10:12,543 --> 00:10:15,783
- A trial run.
- Trial for what?

81
00:10:17,263 --> 00:10:18,523
The ultimate last resort.

82
00:10:19,943 --> 00:10:22,103
Protection against invasion.

83
00:10:22,723 --> 00:10:26,243
In the event the Federation is
ever invaded by a superior force,

84
00:10:26,703 --> 00:10:28,623
we were to fly through the
galactic barrier.

85
00:10:29,203 --> 00:10:32,963
Granting you superior powers.
Effectively weaponizing you.

86
00:10:33,443 --> 00:10:36,243
The Federation isn't in the business
of weaponizing its citizens.

87
00:10:36,863 --> 00:10:39,663
You should better familiarize yourself
with the Starfleet charter.

88
00:10:40,043 --> 00:10:42,003
Article 14, Section 31.

89
00:10:43,703 --> 00:10:48,883
Captain. Absolute power does NOT
corrupt absolutely.

90
00:10:49,923 --> 00:10:51,523
It corrupts SELECTIVELY...

91
00:10:52,483 --> 00:10:54,483
...as you know from experience.

92
00:10:55,063 --> 00:11:01,503
Aboard your ship, one uplifted esper became
a megalomaniac... while the other retained humanity.

93
00:11:03,603 --> 00:11:04,843
And which are you?

94
00:11:06,063 --> 00:11:07,663
I follow "Sas-tar-po-harn."

95
00:11:09,143 --> 00:11:15,023
A human spiritual movement that follows
the pacifist teachings of Surak
and T'Mord of Vulcan.

96
00:11:15,423 --> 00:11:20,423
- Psychologically unsuitable espers were
excluded from this project.
- About my original question:

97
00:11:21,803 --> 00:11:22,823
What happened here?

98
00:11:26,983 --> 00:11:35,823
A cloaked vessel arrived. They overwhelmed the lab.
Destroyed the ship sent here to investigate.

99
00:11:36,383 --> 00:11:37,343
The Halifax.

100
00:11:39,663 --> 00:11:43,763
The Romulans vaporized our scientists
and kidnapped the espers.

101
00:11:44,743 --> 00:11:45,723
What about you?

102
00:11:47,683 --> 00:11:50,743
I used my powers to suspend my life signs.

103
00:11:55,103 --> 00:11:56,203
I "played dead."

104
00:11:57,883 --> 00:11:59,863
What do Romulans want with
a bunch of espers?

105
00:12:00,323 --> 00:12:02,323
I believe I can surmise the answer, lieutenant.

106
00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:08,203
Despite my advanced ESP rating, my
experiences with the barrier
failed to uplift me.

107
00:12:09,123 --> 00:12:13,323
I suspect Vulcan physiology renders us
immune to the psionic effects.

108
00:12:13,943 --> 00:12:17,003
- And, if Vulcans cannot be uplifted...
- Then neither can Romulans.

109
00:12:19,243 --> 00:12:23,323
They want to use the kidnapped espers
to form an attack force.

110
00:12:23,803 --> 00:12:27,183
But not against us, captain.
Against the Romulan Praetor.

111
00:12:27,863 --> 00:12:30,283
They oppose his termination
of the Klingon alliance.

112
00:12:30,563 --> 00:12:33,763
Romulan politics don't concern me.
Getting my people back does.

113
00:12:35,003 --> 00:12:35,803
What's your name?

114
00:12:37,923 --> 00:12:39,123
Lana.

115
00:12:39,503 --> 00:12:41,396
You'll be safe with us, Lana.

116
00:12:41,943 --> 00:12:43,705
SPOCK:
Captain, a word?

117
00:12:47,843 --> 00:12:53,923
If you recall, it was incredibly dangerous
to have Mitchell aboard the Enterprise
after his powers had multiplied.

118
00:12:54,543 --> 00:12:59,743
If we leave Lana here, she will remain
as we intended HIM to be:
Isolated, where she could do no harm.

119
00:13:00,183 --> 00:13:01,943
You heard her Spock. She's a pacifist.

120
00:13:02,663 --> 00:13:05,943
Besides, if we're going to pursue a
Romulan ship full of espers --

121
00:13:06,243 --> 00:13:09,783
espers that've been turned --
I want us to have one of our own.

122
00:13:11,983 --> 00:13:13,553
A most logical position.

123
00:13:14,263 --> 00:13:15,323
You sound surprised.

124
00:13:17,103 --> 00:13:19,703
Captain, there is the matter of the
other life form I detected.

125
00:13:20,223 --> 00:13:21,903
SENTEK:
That would be me, commander!

126
00:13:25,223 --> 00:13:26,243
Drop your weapon!

127
00:13:26,783 --> 00:13:30,683
Do you feel confident that you can
shoot me before I kill your captain?
Disarm NOW.

128
00:13:31,043 --> 00:13:33,783
Hold your position, lieutenant!

129
00:13:37,523 --> 00:13:39,923
Surrender is not the Romulan way, captain.

130
00:13:40,803 --> 00:13:45,223
Fire now, and this disruptor will detonate.
I have no quarrel with you.

131
00:13:46,123 --> 00:13:49,743
Save yourselves.
But the mutant stays with me.

132
00:13:50,143 --> 00:13:56,263
Given that particular model of firearm, I
believe we have approximately 38 seconds
until a forced-chamber overload.

133
00:13:56,523 --> 00:13:58,423
We will not abandon a Federation citizen!

134
00:13:58,823 --> 00:14:00,723
It seems you have little choice.

135
00:14:06,203 --> 00:14:07,573
[GRUNTS, FIGHTING]

136
00:14:24,643 --> 00:14:27,383
- Kirk to Enterprise!
- Captain, we cannot leave him here to die.

137
00:14:29,983 --> 00:14:32,163
Emergency! Five to beam out -- NOW!

138
00:14:37,863 --> 00:14:38,853
[EXPLOSION]

139
00:14:49,843 --> 00:14:53,363
Sulu has detected the Romulan kidnappers
on long-range sensors.

140
00:14:53,763 --> 00:14:57,263
- We are on an intercept course.
- Excellent.

141
00:14:58,083 --> 00:15:02,403
Admiral, I won't lie. They have a head start.
A good one.

142
00:15:03,823 --> 00:15:06,203
They'll cross into the Neutral Zone before
we can catch them.

143
00:15:07,643 --> 00:15:09,663
A week before my retirement.

144
00:15:12,173 --> 00:15:17,383
Captain, I'm ordering you to pursue those
"karskat" Romulans into the Zone...

145
00:15:17,923 --> 00:15:26,563
...all the way to the home worlds if you have to.
Just get the espers back -- no matter what.
Starfleet out.

146
00:15:40,603 --> 00:15:42,983
- Kirk to bridge.
- Spock here.

147
00:15:45,683 --> 00:15:49,603
Set a course for the Romulan Neutral Zone.
Maximum warp.

148
00:15:54,803 --> 00:15:55,683
Acknowledged.

149
00:15:56,663 --> 00:15:57,663
Mr. Spock?

150
00:15:59,143 --> 00:16:03,143
- You heard the order lieutenant.
- Yes, sir.

151
00:16:04,003 --> 00:16:08,963
Uhura, transmit this encrypted message
on the following subspace frequency.

152
00:16:09,283 --> 00:16:11,443
- Sir, that carrier wave is only used...
- Please proceed.

153
00:16:11,863 --> 00:16:13,463
Direct any response to my quarters.

154
00:16:29,143 --> 00:16:30,643
Four-oh. Perfect.

155
00:16:31,903 --> 00:16:36,283
I try to take the stairs instead of
levitating whenever I can. Keep in shape.

156
00:16:38,723 --> 00:16:41,583
- Captain!
- We're in hot pursuit. We'll get your friends back.

157
00:16:42,483 --> 00:16:43,763
Uh... the Romulan?

158
00:16:44,243 --> 00:16:50,103
He's in our brig. Lana, why was
he still there on Aldebaran III?

159
00:16:51,483 --> 00:16:56,063
I think he's a praetorian spy!
Must've infiltrated the dissidents.

160
00:16:57,103 --> 00:16:59,483
He fled to the hills after they discovered him.

161
00:17:00,423 --> 00:17:05,063
We were the only people at the lab
for weeks. Our paths crossed frequently.

162
00:17:05,683 --> 00:17:06,443
Do you trust him?

163
00:17:07,063 --> 00:17:08,603
About as far as I can throw him.

164
00:17:09,623 --> 00:17:12,583
Which -- in your case -- I'd wager is pretty far.

165
00:17:15,963 --> 00:17:18,183
Why didn't you use your abilities
to subdue him?

166
00:17:19,463 --> 00:17:26,783
He has tremendous innate powers.
And as I told you, captain... I am
a strict pacifist.

167
00:17:27,583 --> 00:17:31,503
I do not utilize my abilities to harm others
unless they pose a direct threat.

168
00:17:32,323 --> 00:17:37,123
Bones. Speaking of "direct threats"...
we'll be engaging the Romulan ship soon.

169
00:17:37,803 --> 00:17:39,583
I hope I don't have to call on you, but...

170
00:17:40,003 --> 00:17:42,223
If I had a credit for every time you said that.

171
00:17:42,703 --> 00:17:46,703
I have the chem lab synthesizing hyronalin.
Best against radiation burns.

172
00:17:47,703 --> 00:17:48,863
SULU ON COMM:
Bridge to captain.

173
00:17:52,103 --> 00:17:53,143
Kirk here. Go ahead, Sulu.

174
00:17:53,363 --> 00:17:55,543
SULU:
The marauder's about to cross
into the Neutral Zone.

175
00:17:55,963 --> 00:17:57,643
Sound battle stations. I'm on my way.

176
00:18:07,243 --> 00:18:09,055
How long until the Neutral Zone boundary?

177
00:18:10,056 --> 00:18:11,256
SULU:
Ten seconds.

178
00:18:11,663 --> 00:18:15,543
- Lieutenant?
- Our orders recorded and logged, sir.
- Five seconds.

179
00:18:16,443 --> 00:18:17,523
Stay sharp, everyone.

180
00:18:19,043 --> 00:18:22,897
COMPUTER:
Warning -- treaty violation.
Warning -- treaty violation.

181
00:18:23,043 --> 00:18:24,543
Mute that, Uhura.

182
00:18:25,763 --> 00:18:29,903
- On course for Romulan space.
- Keep an even hand on the tiller, Sulu.

183
00:18:34,403 --> 00:18:37,443
Out of the frying pan... into the fire.

184
00:18:46,703 --> 00:18:48,123
Scanning to one-half parsec.

185
00:18:49,843 --> 00:18:52,883
There's no sign of the marauder, captain.
She could be cloaked.

186
00:18:54,823 --> 00:18:57,583
- I've got something on motion sensors!
- Can we get a phaser lock?

187
00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,183
No sir -- but he's out there.

188
00:18:59,523 --> 00:19:02,543
See if you can boost the directional beam.
We need surgical precision.

189
00:19:03,223 --> 00:19:05,843
Try to take out his engines without
endangering the habitat module.

190
00:19:06,023 --> 00:19:09,403
- Captain, a Romulan ship is
decloaking off our port bow!
- Shields to maximum.

191
00:19:09,643 --> 00:19:12,523
T'liss-class imperial bird-of-prey.
I have wisual.

192
00:19:18,523 --> 00:19:19,502
The marauder?

193
00:19:20,043 --> 00:19:23,679
Negative. The vessel is registered
as the I.R.W. Hawk's Talon.

194
00:19:27,843 --> 00:19:29,463
Captain, we're being hailed.

195
00:19:47,723 --> 00:19:48,553
Commander.

196
00:19:49,323 --> 00:19:52,283
I received Mr. Spock's message
requesting a parley.

197
00:19:55,723 --> 00:20:01,343
Yet the fact remains: the Enterprise violated
interstellar law by entering Romulan space.

198
00:20:03,803 --> 00:20:08,343
Shall we call it "war" now, Captain Kirk?
Or wait for an official declaration?

199
00:20:15,103 --> 00:20:18,383
Contacting the Romulans, Spock?
THAT Romulan?

200
00:20:19,063 --> 00:20:22,343
On your own initiative? What were you
thinking? Why didn't you ask me?

201
00:20:23,043 --> 00:20:25,443
- You would not have agreed.
- Damn right I wouldn't have agreed!

202
00:20:27,743 --> 00:20:30,563
You're lucky I don't rip one of those
stripes right off your sleeve.

203
00:20:31,343 --> 00:20:38,183
Captain, I became aware of reports that
Charvanek was granted command of a new
bird-of-prey after she was repatriated.

204
00:20:39,023 --> 00:20:45,663
I am confident, once I speak with her,
that she will see the wisdom of assisting
us in pursuing the Romulan dissidents.

205
00:20:46,903 --> 00:20:50,723
- She and I have a rapport.
- A "rapport."

206
00:20:55,843 --> 00:20:56,763
Bring her aboard.

207
00:20:59,303 --> 00:21:00,023
Spock.

208
00:21:02,423 --> 00:21:07,183
You have 30 minutes. I hope that's
enough time for your... rapport.

209
00:21:26,643 --> 00:21:30,223
- Welcome aboard the Enterprise... again.
- Captain.

210
00:21:30,903 --> 00:21:34,603
Mr. Dickerson, please conduct the
lieutenant to guest quarters.

211
00:21:35,003 --> 00:21:35,783
Aye, sir.

212
00:21:51,663 --> 00:21:58,163
- "Jolan tru."
- And should I greet you as your people would?
"Live long and prosper"?

213
00:21:58,863 --> 00:22:00,063
You may greet me as you wish.

214
00:22:00,803 --> 00:22:03,423
Human lore would suggest I offer "the other cheek."

215
00:22:04,583 --> 00:22:11,343
I confess... the humans did treat me well.
Still, I was surprised the exchange
was arranged so quickly.

216
00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:17,583
Logic dictated that your return would
entice your Praetor to release the
Tellarite merchants held on Remus.

217
00:22:17,923 --> 00:22:19,523
You mean the Tellarite SPIES.

218
00:22:20,323 --> 00:22:24,343
They would have sold the information
they acquired. My terminology is apt.

219
00:22:25,123 --> 00:22:28,223
Hmm... Now who is being clever, Spock?

220
00:22:29,723 --> 00:22:35,153
Your Praetor would seem quite loyal to you.
Is your loyalty to him as great?

221
00:22:36,863 --> 00:22:39,683
Commander, he needs your help.

222
00:22:41,083 --> 00:22:42,943
I need your help.

223
00:22:46,683 --> 00:22:53,003
Your father negotiated the arrangement
that led to my return. The House of Sarek
has my gratitude.

224
00:22:56,463 --> 00:22:59,323
I will aid you... if I can.

225
00:23:03,243 --> 00:23:05,383
KIRK:
Commander, I appreciate your assistance.

226
00:23:05,723 --> 00:23:09,763
ROMULAN COMMANDER:
Spock mentioned Romulan dissidents and
kidnapped humans with psionic abilities.

227
00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:13,223
Our intelligence sources know
nothing of these "marauders."

228
00:23:14,063 --> 00:23:17,923
In order to track them, I will need their
ships' configurations. Armaments.

229
00:23:18,183 --> 00:23:20,623
Then we are -- to use an Earth expression -- "in luck."

230
00:23:21,043 --> 00:23:23,983
We apprehended a Romulan commander on Aldebaran III...

231
00:23:24,343 --> 00:23:27,983
...an undercover member of the vessel's crew
still loyal to the Praetor.

232
00:23:38,183 --> 00:23:40,003
"Jolan tru."

233
00:23:40,843 --> 00:23:45,263
I have never seen this individual before!
He is certainly no Romulan commander.

234
00:23:45,583 --> 00:23:47,183
Are you sure?

235
00:23:53,583 --> 00:23:55,323
Transporter room, what the hell's going on?!

236
00:23:56,603 --> 00:23:59,383
I beamed the prisoner out of the brig --
just as you ordered, sir.

237
00:23:59,783 --> 00:24:01,403
Dammit, chief! I gave no such order!

238
00:24:01,683 --> 00:24:07,243
Captain, I know my fleet as well as you
know yours. That man was an imposter!

239
00:24:07,703 --> 00:24:10,623
An imposter... who's now on the loose.

240
00:24:24,483 --> 00:24:28,843
Captain, I swear I received orders to transport
the prisoner. I just... I don't know where.

241
00:24:29,223 --> 00:24:34,223
Sir, the targeting scanner's memory logs
have been erased. But the imposter
could not have traveled far.

242
00:24:34,663 --> 00:24:38,083
Our shields have been at full power since
Commander Charvanek beamed aboard.

243
00:24:38,363 --> 00:24:43,183
- Then he's still on the Enterprise.
- Dickerson, I need security teams on all decks.

244
00:24:43,763 --> 00:24:45,263
SCOTT ON COMM:
Intruder alert! Main engineering!

245
00:24:45,703 --> 00:24:47,003
Looks like we found our man.

246
00:24:57,523 --> 00:25:01,813
Sir! The mains are going offline!

247
00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:07,223
Hold your fire! He's released
the electro-plasma!

248
00:25:08,423 --> 00:25:09,263
Hand-to-hand!

249
00:25:11,823 --> 00:25:12,983
Gotcha, ya lovely.

250
00:25:37,283 --> 00:25:38,063
Clear!

251
00:26:01,703 --> 00:26:06,223
If the nerve pinch was as you described,
Charvanek will be incapacitated for
at least 3 hours.

252
00:26:06,443 --> 00:26:10,823
We don't have that kind of time, doctor.
Her second-in-command wants
her returned immediately.

253
00:26:11,063 --> 00:26:13,083
They ARE better equipped to
treat her than we are.

254
00:26:15,303 --> 00:26:19,703
Burke, prepare the commander for transport.
What's HIS status?

255
00:26:20,443 --> 00:26:24,643
I'm keeping him under. Pulse 200, blood pressure 20/10.

256
00:26:24,923 --> 00:26:29,343
- Romulan or Vulcan, they read the same.
- Vulcan?

257
00:26:31,043 --> 00:26:32,363
The pressure hold he administered.

258
00:26:33,643 --> 00:26:35,163
Spock's "Vulcan death grip."

259
00:26:35,723 --> 00:26:39,403
McCOY:
Bingo. I've been doing some digging.

260
00:26:40,363 --> 00:26:46,663
The Aldebaran colony's last census listed
one Vulcan. A male anthropologist
named Sentek.

261
00:26:47,763 --> 00:26:54,823
There's more, Jim. Federation records show
that he's married to our friend Lana.
And his ESP rating is through the roof.

262
00:26:55,463 --> 00:26:59,443
He's got natural psionic abilities way
beyond normal -- even for a Vulcan.

263
00:26:59,843 --> 00:27:03,263
If his powers are already so strong,
why go to an esper lab?

264
00:27:03,983 --> 00:27:05,723
Maybe... to find a mate.

265
00:27:07,743 --> 00:27:12,143
A human esper. One that could be uplifted
by the barrier... become his equal.

266
00:27:12,363 --> 00:27:15,423
And one who's already embraced
Vulcan philosophy.

267
00:27:15,943 --> 00:27:19,563
Wanna bet Lana's trip into the barrier
wasn't authorized by Starfleet?

268
00:27:27,263 --> 00:27:33,443
To see all the scientists killed...
to have everyone like you taken prisoner.

269
00:27:34,883 --> 00:27:36,443
It must have been very difficult.

270
00:27:39,903 --> 00:27:48,303
Colleagues, neighbors, friends...
Awful.

271
00:27:50,523 --> 00:27:53,163
It's important to allow yourself
time to grieve, Lana.

272
00:27:55,023 --> 00:27:56,923
I'd like to try and help if I can.

273
00:28:01,683 --> 00:28:06,283
That was a brilliant performance.
We know about you and Sentek.

274
00:28:07,903 --> 00:28:09,343
Why don't you try the TRUTH this time?

275
00:28:09,933 --> 00:28:15,163
- Captain, she's been through a terrible ordeal.
- She scripted the ordeal, counselor!

276
00:28:15,603 --> 00:28:18,123
Didn't you, Lana?
You and your husband.

277
00:28:19,343 --> 00:28:22,383
He wasn't going to commit suicide
with that disruptor overload at all.

278
00:28:23,143 --> 00:28:27,143
He was trying to blow up the lab entrance so
we couldn't find out what REALLY happened.

279
00:28:36,143 --> 00:28:38,943
Human evoluton has stalled, captain.

280
00:28:40,923 --> 00:28:51,143
A typical man of 2270 -- like you -- is no different
physically from a Cro-Magnon of 100,000 years ago.

281
00:28:54,263 --> 00:28:58,503
But WE are.
We are superior.

282
00:29:01,023 --> 00:29:06,043
I thought you said absolute power
only corrupts selectively.

283
00:29:06,923 --> 00:29:11,443
And SELECTION -- whether natural or artificial --
is the engine of evolution.

284
00:29:13,903 --> 00:29:17,183
Your kind should embrace your fate.

285
00:29:19,483 --> 00:29:25,103
Instead, you try to control us.
Use us.

286
00:29:33,223 --> 00:29:34,223
Chief.

287
00:29:43,203 --> 00:29:47,803
Why do you suppose the Preservers
erected a barrier around our galaxy?

288
00:29:48,663 --> 00:29:51,823
Why? Hell, probably to contain us.

289
00:29:52,223 --> 00:29:54,803
To keep violence from spilling
into the universe.

290
00:29:56,003 --> 00:30:01,603
No. It was so that naturally superior
individuals could be uplifted...

291
00:30:02,023 --> 00:30:04,583
...once we had the technology to
venture into the stars.

292
00:30:05,463 --> 00:30:06,963
You don't know what gods think!

293
00:30:08,603 --> 00:30:11,503
Yes. I do.

294
00:30:31,843 --> 00:30:36,263
SMITH:
Still no sign of the marauder.
He was there... and then he wasn't.

295
00:30:37,963 --> 00:30:38,883
Subcommander?

296
00:30:39,663 --> 00:30:45,103
Subspace scan completed. We find no
evidence of a cloaked vessel, Enterprise.

297
00:30:46,743 --> 00:30:48,263
The sensor logs you requested.

298
00:30:49,303 --> 00:30:54,423
Our trace of the Romulan kidnappers
disappeared after Sentek lost consciousness
and Lana was put in the brig.

299
00:30:55,623 --> 00:31:00,223
So that's why he tried to disable the power
grid: to prevent us from realizing
the ship was an illusion!

300
00:31:00,643 --> 00:31:01,743
TAL:
So it would seem.

301
00:31:07,423 --> 00:31:10,623
Mr. Palmer, run a level 3 diagnostic on
our long-range sensors.

302
00:31:11,223 --> 00:31:13,783
- Let's see how badly they've been compromised.
- Yes sir.

303
00:31:14,823 --> 00:31:22,613
Lt. Sulu... if there is no "Romulan
marauder," then the Enterprise entered
our space without provocation.

304
00:31:23,563 --> 00:31:25,563
Starfleet is clearly the aggressor.

305
00:31:25,923 --> 00:31:28,163
Subcommander, that's for diplomats
to decide. For now...

306
00:31:28,503 --> 00:31:33,293
For now, you will stand down and
surrender to the Romulan Star Empire!

307
00:31:34,903 --> 00:31:38,383
Sir, the bird-of-prey is charging
its plasma weapon!

308
00:31:38,903 --> 00:31:41,868
Captain Kirk to the bridge.

309
00:31:42,143 --> 00:31:44,614
Go ahead, Tal. Open fire.

310
00:31:45,243 --> 00:31:49,743
And tell your Praetor why you destroyed a
Federation starship instead of capturing it.

311
00:31:50,043 --> 00:31:54,603
Your ship's mission is about to end.
It is scheduled to return to Earth...

312
00:31:54,903 --> 00:31:59,523
...and our sources inform us only 3 other
ships of its class remain in service.

313
00:32:00,543 --> 00:32:03,523
We have no interest in obsolete technology.

314
00:32:05,183 --> 00:32:06,483
"Obsolete"?!

315
00:32:07,903 --> 00:32:13,383
A shame. Unlike you, lieutenant, your
Mr. Spock had an agreeable cunning.

316
00:32:14,323 --> 00:32:17,223
May his "katra" find its way to "Vorta Vor."

317
00:32:21,163 --> 00:32:23,223
Evasive maneuvers! Brace for impact!

318
00:32:23,463 --> 00:32:26,923
Romulan weapon reaching
full charge in 3... 2...1...

319
00:32:43,823 --> 00:32:47,043
- Why haven't you fired?!
- Subcommander, I HAVE!

320
00:32:48,963 --> 00:32:50,183
Stand aside!

321
00:33:02,603 --> 00:33:06,023
Scans show their plasma torpedo
fully charged and operational.

322
00:33:06,743 --> 00:33:10,823
- Why didn't they fire?
- I'm betting they think they did.

323
00:33:12,203 --> 00:33:17,163
Subcommander! Power down
our weapons immediately!

324
00:33:17,823 --> 00:33:21,343
Sir. You have recovered sufficiently
to return to duty?

325
00:33:22,003 --> 00:33:26,003
The second time you've had to
relinquish command back to me, isn't it?

326
00:33:26,363 --> 00:33:28,063
Your glory is mine, commander.

327
00:33:28,663 --> 00:33:33,383
Tal, we will assist the Enterprise in
its mission. Is that understood?

328
00:33:33,843 --> 00:33:36,123
Commander, we have them!
Here in Romulan space!

329
00:33:36,303 --> 00:33:42,643
I have no intention of permitting human
espers -- nor Romulan dissidents -- to attack
the Praetor. Or worse.

330
00:33:43,443 --> 00:33:50,543
I suspect there is a greater plan here. A plan
that may jeopardize both the Federation
and our Star Empire.

331
00:33:50,783 --> 00:33:52,943
Your loyalty to the Praetor is admirable.

332
00:33:53,423 --> 00:33:55,953
As, I assume, is yours.

333
00:33:57,603 --> 00:33:59,103
Absolutely, commander.

334
00:34:05,423 --> 00:34:06,343
What's our status?

335
00:34:06,783 --> 00:34:10,523
DRAKE:
Mr. Scott enhanced the forcefield with the ship's
shield grid. Nobody's gonna beam through that.

336
00:34:10,843 --> 00:34:13,823
- Indeed. Rather ingenious.
- I'd expect nothing less.

337
00:34:16,503 --> 00:34:20,343
Sulu says you fooled Subcommander Tal into
thinking his weapons malfunctioned.

338
00:34:22,463 --> 00:34:24,223
No need to thank me, captain.

339
00:34:24,483 --> 00:34:28,763
Just like you fooled US into thinking
Romulans kidnapped the espers.

340
00:34:30,703 --> 00:34:32,703
Your people STOLE the Halifax, didn't they?

341
00:34:35,363 --> 00:34:37,703
You knew Starfleet would send
another ship to investigate.

342
00:34:38,803 --> 00:34:42,443
Sooner or later, we'd track them down.
So you and Sentek stayed behind --

343
00:34:42,823 --> 00:34:49,763
projected that illusion of a marauding vessel --
to buy your compatriots the time they need to
make it to the galactic barrier.

344
00:34:51,443 --> 00:34:54,823
Simple humans are so easy to deceive.

345
00:34:55,703 --> 00:34:59,903
They can be tricked into
doing almost anything.

346
00:35:06,823 --> 00:35:08,423
Like shutting down their own life support.

347
00:35:13,283 --> 00:35:16,863
The Hood. My God... that's
what happened to the Hood!

348
00:35:17,103 --> 00:35:17,683
Why?

349
00:35:18,383 --> 00:35:19,713
Lana, why?

350
00:35:22,463 --> 00:35:24,183
To see if we could.

351
00:35:27,243 --> 00:35:34,863
There's nothing you -- or anyone -- can do now.
My brethren will be uplifted by the barrier.

352
00:35:36,403 --> 00:35:42,283
Even the great James T. Kirk
will be brought to his knees.

353
00:35:52,543 --> 00:35:56,583
Captain's log, supplemental. What have I done
bringing an esper mutant on board?

354
00:35:57,123 --> 00:36:00,003
I've been exhausted -- but has
my judgment been compromised?

355
00:36:00,443 --> 00:36:02,643
Have I put my ship at unnecessary risk?

356
00:36:03,283 --> 00:36:06,443
In the hopes that my senior staff can
provide some insight,

357
00:36:06,883 --> 00:36:10,223
I've assembled those who were present
when we first crossed the barrier...

358
00:36:10,683 --> 00:36:12,503
...what seems like an eternity ago.

359
00:36:13,023 --> 00:36:16,843
SPOCK:
Ladies and gentlemen, I direct your
attention to stardate 1312.

360
00:36:17,623 --> 00:36:22,743
The so-called "galactic barrier." A field composed
of negative energy surrounding our galaxy.

361
00:36:23,083 --> 00:36:24,283
Effectively encasing it.

362
00:36:25,023 --> 00:36:27,383
Early in the Enterprise's five-year mission,

363
00:36:28,183 --> 00:36:35,043
I ordered us across the barrier to investigate
the disappearance of an old Earth vessel
some 200 years earlier.

364
00:36:35,763 --> 00:36:37,383
I think we all remember what happened.

365
00:36:37,783 --> 00:36:39,543
Except for those of us that weren't yet aboard.

366
00:36:40,483 --> 00:36:46,003
We've read the reports, captain.
Two crewmembers with high ESP ratings
had their abilities altered.

367
00:36:46,933 --> 00:36:50,263
Correction. Their abilities
BOOSTED. Exponentially.

368
00:36:52,403 --> 00:36:57,203
So, when the Halifax reaches that barrier
with all of those espers on board...

369
00:36:57,643 --> 00:37:00,123
Counselor, that is precisely
what we must prevent.

370
00:37:01,303 --> 00:37:05,383
It is logical that the espers will endeavor
to enter the galactic barrier here,

371
00:37:06,243 --> 00:37:08,303
at the point nearest the Aldebaran system.

372
00:37:08,783 --> 00:37:12,083
The Halifax is a low-warp ship.
That journey would take weeks.

373
00:37:12,403 --> 00:37:16,183
But it's been weeks since they stole the
wessel. What if they already made it?

374
00:37:17,763 --> 00:37:23,403
Lt. Smith... As I recall, you were
holding Commander Mitchell's hand
when the crossing occurred.

375
00:37:24,183 --> 00:37:29,423
Any insight you can provide?
Anything unique you may have
experienced via physical contact?

376
00:37:33,723 --> 00:37:36,043
Nothing I didn't put in my report, sir.

377
00:37:36,603 --> 00:37:40,323
Mr. Spock, defeating one god was hard enough. But a ship full of 'em...!

378
00:37:40,543 --> 00:37:42,663
They're not "gods," Scotty.
They're just humans.

379
00:37:43,723 --> 00:37:47,263
Even with all his power, Gary was still
susceptible to human frailty.

380
00:37:47,803 --> 00:37:50,443
Hell, he couldn't even
remember my middle name.

381
00:37:50,883 --> 00:37:55,003
Precisely. An uplifted esper's strength
weakens as it is expended.

382
00:37:55,443 --> 00:38:00,423
Then we must use that to our advantage.
Strike first -- before they grow stronger.

383
00:38:00,983 --> 00:38:02,843
We're not out to defeat them, commander.

384
00:38:04,363 --> 00:38:08,713
They're Federation citizens... our brothers,
sisters... even if they are misguided.

385
00:38:12,083 --> 00:38:13,763
Consider this a rescue mission.

386
00:38:14,283 --> 00:38:18,843
PALMER ON COMM:
Captain, transmission from the U.S.S. Kongo.
They've picked up the Halifax's ion trail.

387
00:38:19,163 --> 00:38:22,643
Transfer it to this computer. And tell
Captain Azmi we'll be joining the chase.

388
00:38:23,603 --> 00:38:25,003
You heard her. Get to work.

389
00:38:32,103 --> 00:38:37,563
Sir, even at maximum sustainable speed,
we can't catch the Halifax before it
enters the barrier.

390
00:38:38,003 --> 00:38:38,723
Commander.

391
00:38:43,543 --> 00:38:45,043
What are your ship's warp capabilities?

392
00:38:45,723 --> 00:38:50,243
Our birds-of-prey do not utilize what
you refer to as "warp power."

393
00:38:51,183 --> 00:38:53,363
We use other methods to
travel faster than light.

394
00:38:53,903 --> 00:39:00,303
Indeed. There is speculation that Romulans
employ confined quantum singularities
to bend space.

395
00:39:02,223 --> 00:39:03,423
I cannot confirm that.

396
00:39:04,403 --> 00:39:08,903
What if a traditional warp field and the fold
from an artificial singularity OVERLAPPED?

397
00:39:11,343 --> 00:39:14,343
A background in astro-sciences comes in
handy when you're a helm officer.

398
00:39:17,943 --> 00:39:22,383
- It may be possible.
- Sulu, you're a genius.

399
00:39:23,163 --> 00:39:24,743
Who am I to argue with you, sir.

400
00:39:25,143 --> 00:39:27,823
Work with Scotty and the Romulan
engineers to enhance our velocity.

401
00:39:30,103 --> 00:39:32,403
Let's see how fast we can
get our girl to go.

402
00:39:44,443 --> 00:39:46,363
Lower your deflectors, Enterprise.

403
00:39:47,063 --> 00:39:50,263
- Mr. Chekov?
- Shields down.
- Tractor beam standing by.

404
00:39:51,323 --> 00:39:54,083
Activate tractors.
Extend superluminal fold.

405
00:40:07,943 --> 00:40:11,383
Scott to bridge! I've routed the
primary tractor beam through the shuttle bay.

406
00:40:11,623 --> 00:40:14,463
But captain... she's not designed to
take this sort a' strain for long!

407
00:40:14,783 --> 00:40:19,605
You always say that... and she always does.
Mr. Smith?

408
00:40:20,606 --> 00:40:21,576
Punch it.

409
00:40:22,263 --> 00:40:23,143
Yes sir!

410
00:40:36,863 --> 00:40:38,463
Six different systems red-lining!

411
00:40:38,743 --> 00:40:41,035
KIRK ON COMM:
Let them red-line!

412
00:40:41,143 --> 00:40:43,043
Aye. Me poor bairns.

413
00:41:46,243 --> 00:41:47,663
Well I'll be damned...

414
00:41:54,783 --> 00:41:56,763
Sir, galactic barrier dead ahead.

415
00:41:56,983 --> 00:41:58,843
Signal the Hawk's Talon.
Full stop.

416
00:42:20,843 --> 00:42:24,963
As before, sensors and deflectors
yield inexplicable readings.

417
00:42:25,263 --> 00:42:29,283
[OVER COMM] Charvanek to Enterprise.
She's fiercely beautiful, isn't she?

418
00:42:29,703 --> 00:42:32,683
Indeed she is. And deadly

419
00:42:34,203 --> 00:42:38,823
- Sir, we're picking up a wessel at the barrier.
- Full mag.

420
00:42:46,083 --> 00:42:48,803
Identification confirmed: S.S. Halifax.

421
00:42:50,843 --> 00:42:51,763
Ship-to-ship.

422
00:42:54,003 --> 00:42:55,503
UHURA:
Hailing frequencies open.

423
00:42:57,283 --> 00:42:59,803
This is Captain James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise.

424
00:43:02,323 --> 00:43:03,563
We are here to render aid.

425
00:43:05,123 --> 00:43:08,203
I understand that you have grievances,
and we offer our services

426
00:43:08,643 --> 00:43:10,243
as go-betweens with Starfleet Command.

427
00:43:11,663 --> 00:43:16,603
But it is crucial that you DO NOT
enter the barrier. Please reply.

428
00:43:24,883 --> 00:43:28,543
- Uhura, anything?
- Just silence.

429
00:43:32,623 --> 00:43:33,863
There is no one aboard.

430
00:43:35,063 --> 00:43:39,903
Captain, we're detecting another ship nearby.
A starship!

431
00:43:52,243 --> 00:43:58,343
Scanning. It is the Kongo, sir. We are
receiving anomalous readings.

432
00:43:59,043 --> 00:43:59,843
Specify.

433
00:44:00,643 --> 00:44:03,603
It would appear there are only about
two-dozen life forms aboard.

434
00:44:06,283 --> 00:44:08,083
I've tied into the Kongo's bridge, captain.

435
00:44:09,023 --> 00:44:09,783
Put it on screen.

436
00:44:39,423 --> 00:44:43,123
You're too late, captain.
Relinquish command...

437
00:44:43,803 --> 00:44:47,603
...or the Enterprise will suffer
the same fate as the Hood!

438
00:46:20,243 --> 00:46:22,243
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