1 00:00:07,141 --> 00:00:09,110 * * 2 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:35,936 Last season on Star Trek: Discovery... 3 00:00:36,737 --> 00:00:38,572 Pull up Kwejian on the deep space array. 4 00:00:38,706 --> 00:00:41,409 -BURNHAM: What happened? -My ship was hit by something. 5 00:00:41,542 --> 00:00:43,711 BOOK: Kwejian. They're all gone. 6 00:00:43,844 --> 00:00:46,247 Introducing the next-generation spore drive. 7 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:47,981 We have 94 seconds before they realize it's gone 8 00:00:48,116 --> 00:00:50,484 and figure out I'm the one who took it. 9 00:00:50,618 --> 00:00:51,919 Next part's all you. 10 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:53,754 Book, no. 11 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:56,290 What happens with him? With Book? 12 00:00:56,424 --> 00:00:59,293 He violated multiple 13 00:00:59,427 --> 00:01:00,494 Federation statutes. 14 00:01:00,628 --> 00:01:02,663 He launched an isolytic weapon. 15 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:04,298 BOOK: I got the news about my future. 16 00:01:04,432 --> 00:01:05,566 Federation is sending me to help families 17 00:01:05,699 --> 00:01:07,201 displaced by the DMA. 18 00:01:07,335 --> 00:01:09,036 I'm sorry, Michael. 19 00:01:09,170 --> 00:01:11,071 I have long told myself that balancing duty 20 00:01:11,205 --> 00:01:14,808 and personal relationships was not possible. 21 00:01:14,942 --> 00:01:18,146 I believe now that I was being dishonest with myself. 22 00:01:18,279 --> 00:01:21,582 It is worth the effort for the right individual. 23 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:26,987 I can understand that an offer to teach at the Academy 24 00:01:27,121 --> 00:01:29,089 is unlikely to fall on willing ears. 25 00:01:29,223 --> 00:01:30,458 But the opening is there. 26 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:32,293 You want to go back, don't you? 27 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:33,461 I do. 28 00:01:33,594 --> 00:01:35,263 -Why? -Started wondering 29 00:01:35,396 --> 00:01:36,664 if this is what I really wanted, 30 00:01:36,797 --> 00:01:39,833 or if I just really wanted to be seen. 31 00:01:39,967 --> 00:01:42,903 I think it could be a useful perspective for a teacher. 32 00:01:43,036 --> 00:01:44,805 BURNHAM: Book, I don't know how to say bye. 33 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:46,240 Say "Kwakoni Yiquan." 34 00:01:46,374 --> 00:01:47,341 It means something like 35 00:01:47,475 --> 00:01:49,009 "We've parted a hundred times. 36 00:01:49,143 --> 00:01:51,745 May we rejoin to part a hundred more." 37 00:01:51,879 --> 00:01:54,582 BURNHAM: Kwakoni Yiquan it is. 38 00:01:57,485 --> 00:01:59,720 * * 39 00:02:22,743 --> 00:02:24,978 * * 40 00:02:28,115 --> 00:02:29,817 [shouts, laughs] 41 00:02:29,950 --> 00:02:31,118 [whoops] 42 00:02:31,252 --> 00:02:33,354 Never a dull moment. 43 00:02:34,322 --> 00:02:35,789 SARU: Captain, are you all right? 44 00:02:35,923 --> 00:02:38,025 Surprisingly, I'm not dead yet. [grunts] 45 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:40,060 Focus on our team, I'll try to take out their engines, 46 00:02:40,194 --> 00:02:42,696 and we can get back whatever was in that vault. 47 00:02:42,830 --> 00:02:44,298 COMPUTER: Warning. 48 00:02:44,432 --> 00:02:47,268 Warp level stability at 70%. 49 00:02:47,401 --> 00:02:48,502 Oh, come on. 50 00:02:48,636 --> 00:02:51,505 -50%. -That was fast. 51 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,040 Mr. Saru? 52 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:54,174 SARU: We are on our way to get you, Captain. 53 00:02:54,308 --> 00:02:55,609 [rapid beeping] 54 00:02:55,743 --> 00:02:57,945 COMPUTER: Warning. Warp failure imminent. 55 00:02:58,078 --> 00:03:00,914 This is not what I expected when the night started. 56 00:03:01,048 --> 00:03:03,150 [grunting] 57 00:03:04,385 --> 00:03:05,719 ADIRA: And all this time, I thought it was 58 00:03:05,853 --> 00:03:07,421 a Tellarite term of endearment. 59 00:03:07,555 --> 00:03:08,589 [laughter] 60 00:03:08,722 --> 00:03:10,924 -Tonic 2161? -Oh. 61 00:03:11,058 --> 00:03:14,194 ROSS: It's the official cocktail of the Millennium Celebration. 62 00:03:14,328 --> 00:03:16,063 [all oohing] 63 00:03:16,964 --> 00:03:19,800 Is, uh-- I don't get it. 64 00:03:19,933 --> 00:03:21,669 2161. Founding of the Federation. 65 00:03:21,802 --> 00:03:23,170 It's been a thousand years. 66 00:03:23,304 --> 00:03:24,738 ROSS: Give or take a few decades, 67 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:26,607 to be specific. 68 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:28,442 Hard to celebrate during the Burn. 69 00:03:28,576 --> 00:03:30,444 I get the whole millennium part, but what are the little, 70 00:03:30,578 --> 00:03:33,747 -tiny, floaty things? -ROSS: Oh, those are stars. 71 00:03:33,881 --> 00:03:37,184 Like the Federation logo. Blue with stars, see? 72 00:03:37,318 --> 00:03:39,420 And they taste like jumja sticks. 73 00:03:39,553 --> 00:03:40,621 ADIRA: Sold. 74 00:03:40,754 --> 00:03:43,056 -Thanks. -Thank you. 75 00:03:44,157 --> 00:03:45,459 It's good to see the Federation back, isn't it? 76 00:03:45,593 --> 00:03:47,395 And at peace. 77 00:03:47,528 --> 00:03:49,697 -It really is. -Yeah. 78 00:03:49,830 --> 00:03:51,599 STAMETS: I think I'm gonna head back. 79 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:53,133 -I'm just tired. -CULBER: Paul, no. 80 00:03:53,267 --> 00:03:54,902 You said you wouldn't let it ruin your evening. 81 00:03:55,035 --> 00:03:56,304 He just found out they're shuttering 82 00:03:56,437 --> 00:03:57,405 the spore drive program. 83 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:58,639 STAMETS: I mean, come on. 84 00:03:58,772 --> 00:04:00,541 "Luminary"? 85 00:04:00,674 --> 00:04:01,975 What am I supposed to do, 86 00:04:02,109 --> 00:04:04,044 walk around, shake hands and pretend I'm happy 87 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:07,014 -that the pathway drive won out? -Yes. 88 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:08,882 I mean, it does mean that Discovery 89 00:04:09,016 --> 00:04:10,884 will always be one of a kind. 90 00:04:11,018 --> 00:04:13,921 That's pretty cool, right? 91 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:16,290 Think I'd rather that my legacy 92 00:04:16,424 --> 00:04:18,392 hadn't been destroyed along with Book's ship. 93 00:04:18,526 --> 00:04:21,261 I would have figured out the navigator problem someday, 94 00:04:21,395 --> 00:04:23,297 and then we could've rolled it out to the whole fleet. 95 00:04:23,431 --> 00:04:25,833 And who knows if I'll ever do anything 96 00:04:25,966 --> 00:04:27,368 that meaningful again. 97 00:04:27,501 --> 00:04:28,736 You will. 98 00:04:28,869 --> 00:04:29,870 BURNHAM: It's a new world, Paul, 99 00:04:30,003 --> 00:04:33,341 and you will find new purpose. 100 00:04:33,474 --> 00:04:35,175 We all will. 101 00:04:36,644 --> 00:04:39,380 -To change. -CULBER: To change. 102 00:04:41,882 --> 00:04:43,216 -Excuse me, Captain. -Mm. 103 00:04:43,351 --> 00:04:45,218 President Rillak is asking if you can come 104 00:04:45,353 --> 00:04:47,988 -meet some of the dignitaries. -Mm-hmm. 105 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,791 Duty calls. [chuckles] 106 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:52,326 Of course. 107 00:04:53,327 --> 00:04:54,962 I shouldn't have mentioned Book. 108 00:04:55,095 --> 00:04:57,765 It's been months since she's even talked about him. It's... 109 00:04:57,898 --> 00:04:59,032 Locking something away and moving on 110 00:04:59,166 --> 00:05:00,501 are two very different things. 111 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:02,836 TILLY: I think there's some other stuff, too, 112 00:05:02,970 --> 00:05:04,104 but she's good. 113 00:05:04,237 --> 00:05:05,272 Really. 114 00:05:05,406 --> 00:05:07,274 She's, um... 115 00:05:08,342 --> 00:05:11,111 Um, I-I have to go, but I'll see y'all. 116 00:05:13,447 --> 00:05:14,715 Hmm. 117 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:16,350 ADIRA: So, are we mingling? 118 00:05:16,484 --> 00:05:18,018 Or are we going back? 119 00:05:19,086 --> 00:05:22,089 "Science Luminary" it is. 120 00:05:22,923 --> 00:05:25,258 * * 121 00:05:25,393 --> 00:05:28,061 [indistinct chatter] 122 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:32,666 You have news, Saru. 123 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:34,201 Do you intend to share it with me 124 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,437 or will I be forced to mind-meld? 125 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:38,338 [laughs softly] 126 00:05:40,273 --> 00:05:43,444 President Rillak would like me to serve 127 00:05:43,577 --> 00:05:46,179 as a Federation ambassador. 128 00:05:46,313 --> 00:05:48,782 I would be assigned to a coalition 129 00:05:48,916 --> 00:05:50,350 of smaller worlds, 130 00:05:50,484 --> 00:05:52,019 ensuring their needs are addressed 131 00:05:52,152 --> 00:05:55,322 as the Federation continues to expand. 132 00:05:55,456 --> 00:05:59,893 She does not wish to repeat the mistakes of the past. 133 00:06:00,027 --> 00:06:02,396 An effort that is most appreciated. 134 00:06:02,530 --> 00:06:05,833 Particularly given the location of some of those worlds. 135 00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:07,334 If they were to fall into the influence 136 00:06:07,468 --> 00:06:10,370 of the Tholian Republic or the Breen Imperium... 137 00:06:10,504 --> 00:06:14,074 Indeed, it is imperative that we remain unified. 138 00:06:14,207 --> 00:06:17,110 Yet, you are uncertain about her offer. 139 00:06:18,679 --> 00:06:23,316 I would need to resign my Starfleet commission. 140 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:30,724 However, I would be based here at Federation Headquarters, 141 00:06:30,858 --> 00:06:35,563 and since your duties often bring you here as well... 142 00:06:35,696 --> 00:06:38,932 I should not factor into your decision, Saru. 143 00:06:40,434 --> 00:06:44,137 I mean to say that while we may love one other deeply, 144 00:06:44,271 --> 00:06:46,540 the logical choice is to remove our relationship 145 00:06:46,674 --> 00:06:48,776 from consideration so you may clearly evaluate 146 00:06:48,909 --> 00:06:51,278 which is more meaningful: this new position, 147 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:54,214 or your current role in Starfleet. 148 00:06:54,347 --> 00:06:56,917 Yes. O-Of course. 149 00:07:02,623 --> 00:07:05,859 -Admiral. -Captain. 150 00:07:09,797 --> 00:07:10,931 What does this mean? 151 00:07:11,064 --> 00:07:14,267 You're done shaking hands. 152 00:07:18,572 --> 00:07:20,874 Apologies for intruding on what I'm sure 153 00:07:21,008 --> 00:07:22,943 was an invigorating evening. 154 00:07:23,076 --> 00:07:25,012 I'll need that back. 155 00:07:27,681 --> 00:07:31,184 -Secure location? -We call it the Infinity Room. 156 00:07:31,318 --> 00:07:33,186 A bit theatrical for my taste, 157 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,389 but some like that sort of thing. 158 00:07:36,524 --> 00:07:37,925 Admiral? 159 00:07:39,026 --> 00:07:40,961 An 800-year-old science vessel 160 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:43,030 was just found at the edge of the Beta Quadrant. 161 00:07:43,163 --> 00:07:45,733 Dr. Kovich needs Discovery to jump there immediately 162 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:47,601 -and secure it. -What's on board? 163 00:07:47,735 --> 00:07:50,738 Something vital to the security of the Federation. 164 00:07:50,871 --> 00:07:52,873 That doesn't answer my question. 165 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:54,675 I'm aware. 166 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:56,376 Sir, 167 00:07:56,510 --> 00:07:57,811 -I cannot... -KOVICH: Captain. 168 00:07:57,945 --> 00:08:00,380 This is a Red Directive. 169 00:08:06,453 --> 00:08:07,721 I'll get my crew. 170 00:08:09,189 --> 00:08:11,191 FEMALE VOICE [over comm]: All personnel report to stations. 171 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:13,827 Repeat: All personnel report to stations. 172 00:08:13,961 --> 00:08:15,563 Prepare for immediate departure. 173 00:08:15,696 --> 00:08:17,531 -Status report. -Dedicated comms line 174 00:08:17,665 --> 00:08:19,600 into Federation Headquarters is set. 175 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:21,101 Channel is secure. 176 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:23,103 The spore drive system is on standby. 177 00:08:23,236 --> 00:08:25,839 DOTs are in the loading bay if needed. 178 00:08:25,973 --> 00:08:27,440 Target location scans are complete. 179 00:08:27,575 --> 00:08:29,977 I've got another Starfleet vessel in the sector. 180 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:31,478 Hasn't arrived yet. 181 00:08:31,612 --> 00:08:33,781 All sensors are calibrated and function is nominal. 182 00:08:33,914 --> 00:08:36,784 Weapons locked and loaded, standing by for black alert. 183 00:08:36,917 --> 00:08:37,951 DETMER: Loading bays are closed, 184 00:08:38,085 --> 00:08:39,486 all personnel are back on board. 185 00:08:39,620 --> 00:08:40,921 Coordinates are set. 186 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:42,322 We're ready for anything. 187 00:08:42,455 --> 00:08:44,391 Excellent work, all of you. 188 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,059 Captain. 189 00:08:46,193 --> 00:08:48,528 Thank you, everyone, for gathering so quickly. 190 00:08:48,662 --> 00:08:52,232 We will be taking Dr. Kovich on a classified mission. 191 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:55,402 And be advised, this is a Red Directive. 192 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:58,305 We will be jumping to an uninhabited planet. 193 00:08:58,438 --> 00:09:01,074 Its gravitational well has turned it a graveyard of sorts 194 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:02,943 for debris of all kinds. 195 00:09:03,076 --> 00:09:05,012 Our target is a Romulan science vessel, 196 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:06,780 last seen 800 years ago. 197 00:09:06,914 --> 00:09:08,916 A Starfleet probe just found it. 198 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:11,619 There's an item on board that we cannot allow 199 00:09:11,752 --> 00:09:13,253 to fall into the wrong hands. 200 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:16,156 Scavengers in the area monitor comms and probe signals. 201 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,158 They will most certainly be drawn to this. 202 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:21,161 Most are armed and some are very dangerous. 203 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:22,896 Admiral Vance already has a ship en route. 204 00:09:23,030 --> 00:09:24,397 We will arrive first. 205 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:26,499 Black alert. 206 00:09:26,634 --> 00:09:28,669 * * 207 00:09:51,959 --> 00:09:54,361 * * 208 00:10:20,688 --> 00:10:23,323 [exhales] 209 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:26,426 Breathable atmosphere, my ass. 210 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,262 It smells like a tomb in here. 211 00:10:30,563 --> 00:10:32,232 [exhales] 212 00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:34,601 It's better than wearing a helmet. 213 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:38,138 The USS Antares again? 214 00:10:38,271 --> 00:10:42,042 Yeah, and they got a second ship coming. 215 00:10:42,175 --> 00:10:44,477 Whatever's here must be extra shiny. 216 00:10:44,611 --> 00:10:46,213 How long do you think we have? 217 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:48,581 -Eight minutes? -Yeah. 218 00:10:48,716 --> 00:10:52,085 That's it. This is where all the backup power is going. 219 00:10:52,219 --> 00:10:55,555 Whatever Starfleet doesn't want us to have, it's in there. 220 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,258 [device beeping] 221 00:10:58,391 --> 00:11:00,994 How'd that ship get here so fast? 222 00:11:01,128 --> 00:11:03,163 Doesn't matter. 223 00:11:03,296 --> 00:11:05,132 Moll, wait. We've yanked everything 224 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:06,166 we need from this heap. 225 00:11:06,299 --> 00:11:08,869 What do you say? 226 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:12,539 Early to bed, holodeck for two? 227 00:11:13,974 --> 00:11:16,209 L'ak. 228 00:11:16,343 --> 00:11:21,715 Do you want the pebbles or the mountain? 229 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:28,588 Okay. Let's do this. 230 00:11:28,722 --> 00:11:31,358 BURNHAM: Bring the Romulan vessel up on viewscreen. 231 00:11:32,726 --> 00:11:34,461 OWOSEKUN: Captain, scans had detected 232 00:11:34,594 --> 00:11:38,631 two life signs on board, but they just disappeared. 233 00:11:40,033 --> 00:11:41,168 Perhaps they left. 234 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:43,203 Or cloaked themselves. 235 00:11:44,071 --> 00:11:46,106 Rhys, Owosekun, with me. 236 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:47,440 We'll keep phasers on stun. 237 00:11:47,574 --> 00:11:48,809 KOVICH: That might not 238 00:11:48,942 --> 00:11:50,143 be sufficient. 239 00:11:50,277 --> 00:11:53,080 Sir, lethal force is only authorized... 240 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:54,915 Captain, I don't care who's over there 241 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:56,784 or what happens to them. 242 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:02,589 Secure that ship by any means necessary. 243 00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:06,359 And make sure this mission succeeds. 244 00:12:08,896 --> 00:12:11,131 * * 245 00:12:38,358 --> 00:12:41,328 * * 246 00:13:08,721 --> 00:13:11,558 * * 247 00:13:25,738 --> 00:13:29,176 [original Star Trek theme plays] 248 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:55,302 * * 249 00:13:59,873 --> 00:14:01,909 -[whispers]: Clear. -OWOSESKUN: Clear. 250 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:03,343 RHYS: Clear. 251 00:14:04,144 --> 00:14:05,913 Commander Rhys? 252 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:07,380 Can't have left long ago. 253 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:09,282 I'm picking up aerosolized water droplets. 254 00:14:09,416 --> 00:14:11,118 Track their path. 255 00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:13,686 And let's keep phasers set to stun. 256 00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:22,462 RHYS: This way. Their trail leads around the corner. 257 00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:27,867 Go. 258 00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:31,338 We've got something over here. 259 00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:41,514 Clear. 260 00:14:43,583 --> 00:14:46,819 800 years, waiting to be found. 261 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:52,025 RHYS: Someone destroyed the cloaking device on this vault. 262 00:14:52,159 --> 00:14:54,227 How long since the life signs disappeared? 263 00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:56,663 4.6 minutes. 264 00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:10,677 Empty. 265 00:15:10,810 --> 00:15:12,479 Even with modern technology, 266 00:15:12,612 --> 00:15:15,348 Romulan encryption takes longer to break than that. 267 00:15:15,482 --> 00:15:17,517 RHYS: Which means they're still here. 268 00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:23,823 [grunts] 269 00:15:23,957 --> 00:15:25,125 RHYS: Captain, I can't move. 270 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:26,326 OWOSEKUN: Neither can I. 271 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:27,760 BURNHAM: Be right back. 272 00:15:38,571 --> 00:15:40,340 BURNHAM: You have nowhere to go. 273 00:15:40,473 --> 00:15:42,342 My ship is out there and another is coming. 274 00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,543 Let's talk. 275 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,145 MOLL: Fine. 276 00:15:45,278 --> 00:15:46,713 You want to talk? 277 00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:48,015 We'll talk. 278 00:15:57,090 --> 00:16:00,327 Let us go and no one gets scuttered. 279 00:16:05,332 --> 00:16:06,666 Hand that over first. 280 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,801 This doesn't have to end badly for you. 281 00:16:11,038 --> 00:16:12,072 It won't. 282 00:16:12,205 --> 00:16:14,074 [device beeping] 283 00:16:14,207 --> 00:16:15,975 [beeping rapidly] 284 00:16:22,015 --> 00:16:23,750 [grunts] Saru, the hull is breached. 285 00:16:23,883 --> 00:16:26,286 Owo and Rhys are trapped and losing life support. 286 00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:28,321 Ooh. That didn't feel good. 287 00:16:28,455 --> 00:16:30,190 We are extracting them now, Captain. 288 00:16:30,323 --> 00:16:31,824 Give us a moment to lock onto you. 289 00:16:31,958 --> 00:16:34,161 Wait. No, Saru. 290 00:16:34,294 --> 00:16:36,529 I've got it. I see them. 291 00:16:45,705 --> 00:16:48,041 Activate suit magnetization. 292 00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:58,751 SARU: Captain. 293 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,656 Wow! [laughs] 294 00:17:03,790 --> 00:17:05,592 Never a dull moment. 295 00:17:05,725 --> 00:17:06,926 Captain, are you all right? 296 00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:09,229 Surprisingly, I'm not dead yet. [grunts] 297 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:11,264 Focus on our team, I'll try to take out their engines 298 00:17:11,398 --> 00:17:13,200 so you can come pick me up and we can get back 299 00:17:13,333 --> 00:17:15,102 whatever was in that vault. 300 00:17:15,235 --> 00:17:18,871 This is not what I expected when the night started. 301 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:21,941 [grunts] 302 00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:24,977 Whoever you are up there, identify yourself. 303 00:17:25,112 --> 00:17:28,381 RAYNER: This is Captain Rayner of the USS Antares. 304 00:17:28,515 --> 00:17:30,717 I see you started without me. 305 00:17:30,850 --> 00:17:32,685 [laughs] Well, we needed some excitement. 306 00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:34,754 -Thank you for the assist. -RAYNER: How close are you 307 00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:36,156 to taking out their engine? 308 00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:37,490 I just need a few minutes. 309 00:17:37,624 --> 00:17:38,658 RAYNER: Well, we're not letting them go, 310 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:40,760 so you do what you need to do. 311 00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:43,863 COMPUTER: Warning: warp bubble stability at 70%. 312 00:17:43,996 --> 00:17:46,333 Come on, come on. 313 00:17:46,466 --> 00:17:49,068 -50%. -That was fast. 314 00:17:49,202 --> 00:17:51,238 The warp bubble's collapsing, Captain. 315 00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:52,605 Their ship could be torn apart. 316 00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:54,107 You have to release your tractor beam. 317 00:17:54,241 --> 00:17:55,942 RAYNER: I'm not letting them go, Captain. 318 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,678 Then reverse engines and pull them out of warp. 319 00:17:58,811 --> 00:17:59,812 RAYNER: If I had a pathway drive, 320 00:17:59,946 --> 00:18:00,813 maybe, but we're still making do 321 00:18:00,947 --> 00:18:02,782 with Burn tech out here. 322 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:04,884 The ship can't take much more. 323 00:18:05,017 --> 00:18:06,886 And I would rather not die out here. 324 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:09,088 I've got a saxophone lesson to get to. 325 00:18:09,222 --> 00:18:12,292 RAYNER: My engineering team's on it. We'll figure it out in time. 326 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,127 Glad one of us is confident. 327 00:18:14,261 --> 00:18:15,828 [metal creaking] 328 00:18:15,962 --> 00:18:17,697 COMPUTER: Warp bubble stability at 32%. 329 00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:20,500 Whoa. Rayner, come on. 330 00:18:20,633 --> 00:18:22,034 Just let them go. 331 00:18:22,169 --> 00:18:24,036 RAYNER: I've dealt with these two before. 332 00:18:24,171 --> 00:18:25,905 If they get away, we won't track them down anytime soon. 333 00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:27,374 Mr. Saru? 334 00:18:27,507 --> 00:18:29,176 SARU: We are on our way to get you, Captain. 335 00:18:29,309 --> 00:18:31,578 Commanders Owosekun and Rhys are being examined in sickbay. 336 00:18:31,711 --> 00:18:34,147 Commander Detmer, take us in as close as you can. 337 00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:35,882 -Aye, Mr. Saru. -Lieutenant Gallo, 338 00:18:36,015 --> 00:18:37,650 prepare to beam the captain to safety the moment 339 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:38,918 she is free of the warp bubble. 340 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,588 -Aye, Mr. Saru. -Hang on. 341 00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:56,769 SARU: Lieutenant Naya, report? 342 00:18:56,903 --> 00:18:58,938 NAYA: Structural integrity is holding, Mr. Saru. 343 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:00,407 SARU: Uh, Dr. Kovich, 344 00:19:00,540 --> 00:19:01,474 perhaps you would be more comfortable 345 00:19:01,608 --> 00:19:02,575 in the ready room? 346 00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:03,910 I'll be perfectly comfortable 347 00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:05,945 when you've completed your mission. 348 00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:07,514 [explosion] 349 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:08,615 As you wish. 350 00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:10,383 Captain Rayner, 351 00:19:10,517 --> 00:19:12,084 if this ship gets ripped apart when the warp bubble collapses, 352 00:19:12,219 --> 00:19:13,920 then the Antares will be destroyed, too. 353 00:19:14,053 --> 00:19:15,588 RAYNER: That's why they're pushing this. 354 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:17,890 They're counting on me backing off. 355 00:19:18,024 --> 00:19:20,026 COMPUTER: Warning. Warp failure imminent. 356 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:21,828 Damn it. Come on. 357 00:19:21,961 --> 00:19:23,696 RAYNER: Get out, get safe. I've got this. 358 00:19:23,830 --> 00:19:27,033 No, no, you don't. You made this personal. 359 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,368 RAYNER: Every mission's personal. 360 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:29,602 It's called doing my job. 361 00:19:29,736 --> 00:19:31,103 And don't preach at me. 362 00:19:31,238 --> 00:19:32,639 I've heard plenty of stories about you. 363 00:19:32,772 --> 00:19:33,973 SARU: Captain, you must exit 364 00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:35,475 the bubble for us to get a lock on you. 365 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:38,678 Come on, let them go, Rayner. 366 00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:41,013 We can track their warp signature. 367 00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:45,952 Let them go before you and your crew are out of options. 368 00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:47,887 Come on. 369 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:50,557 RAYNER: Ugh. Damn it. 370 00:19:50,690 --> 00:19:52,992 Releasing tractor beam. 371 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,819 Mr. Saru! 372 00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:22,655 SARU: We are locking onto you now, Captain. 373 00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:29,228 [panting] 374 00:20:39,606 --> 00:20:41,608 -You lost them. -We'll find them. 375 00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,343 I have Captain Rayner for you. 376 00:20:44,377 --> 00:20:46,078 Put him through. 377 00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:50,149 That cherry that they just dropped on our shit sundae 378 00:20:50,283 --> 00:20:53,686 left us with 20 warp signatures all charting different courses. 379 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:55,455 Mr. Saru? 380 00:20:56,556 --> 00:20:59,892 Uh, unfortunately, it will likely take several days 381 00:21:00,026 --> 00:21:02,329 to determine which signature belonged to their vessel. 382 00:21:02,462 --> 00:21:05,164 By which time they'll be long gone. 383 00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,735 This is the part where you tell me 384 00:21:08,868 --> 00:21:11,671 you have a brilliant idea. 385 00:21:15,041 --> 00:21:17,143 I know someone who can find them. 386 00:21:23,015 --> 00:21:26,285 [indistinct announcement over comms] 387 00:21:37,897 --> 00:21:41,934 Permission to come aboard, Captain? 388 00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:48,708 The warp signature trick. 389 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:50,242 Same kind we used on the Scaptar job. 390 00:21:50,377 --> 00:21:51,978 You think they used to be couriers. 391 00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:54,547 Federation's expanding, most of the old networks are closed. 392 00:21:54,681 --> 00:21:57,450 Not how I'd choose to make a living, but... 393 00:21:57,584 --> 00:21:59,586 So that's why you asked for me, then? 394 00:21:59,719 --> 00:22:02,855 See if I could sniff out which is the real warp signature? 395 00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:06,526 You have experience, expertise and insight. 396 00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:10,262 That was a lot of very professional words, Michael. 397 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:17,203 I'm sorry. 398 00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:19,205 It's okay. 399 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:21,207 It has been a while. 400 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:22,842 Yeah. 401 00:22:23,876 --> 00:22:25,445 It has. 402 00:22:26,846 --> 00:22:29,048 I hear you're doing really good work, Book. 403 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:33,052 Helping the refugees, rebuilding after the DMA. 404 00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:36,022 I go where the Federation tells me. 405 00:22:36,155 --> 00:22:38,825 Today they said here. 406 00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:41,728 Whatever it takes to make things right. 407 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:49,301 After you. 408 00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:57,109 RAYNER: These two are quite a pair. 409 00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:58,711 They're smart, slippery as hell, 410 00:22:58,845 --> 00:23:00,880 don't give a damn about anyone but themselves. 411 00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:02,482 Meet Moll and L'ak. 412 00:23:02,615 --> 00:23:04,651 Showed up in the sector approximately two years ago. 413 00:23:04,784 --> 00:23:06,486 No idea where they were before that. 414 00:23:06,619 --> 00:23:08,020 BOOK: What did they steal? 415 00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:09,689 BURNHAM: A tan zhekran. 416 00:23:09,822 --> 00:23:11,524 A traditional Romulan puzzle box. 417 00:23:11,658 --> 00:23:13,626 It was secured in a cloaked vault. 418 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,162 The scientist it belonged to was long dead. 419 00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:17,730 Any idea what was inside? 420 00:23:19,832 --> 00:23:21,233 No. 421 00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:25,438 Dr. Kovich, any context would only help our mission. 422 00:23:25,572 --> 00:23:28,575 I'm not at liberty to share details. 423 00:23:28,708 --> 00:23:31,043 I'm sorry, Admiral. 424 00:23:31,177 --> 00:23:33,713 Mr. Booker, I'm told 425 00:23:33,846 --> 00:23:35,548 you might be able to point us in the right direction 426 00:23:35,682 --> 00:23:37,216 with all of these warp trails. 427 00:23:38,317 --> 00:23:40,787 Well, my mind-reading skill's a little rusty, 428 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,722 but if I were still in the game 429 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:45,458 and scored something that everyone in Starfleet was after, 430 00:23:45,592 --> 00:23:46,859 definitely wouldn't take it anywhere 431 00:23:46,993 --> 00:23:48,427 in Federation territory. 432 00:23:48,561 --> 00:23:49,962 And 24th century, 433 00:23:50,096 --> 00:23:52,431 only a few fences would even look at haul 434 00:23:52,565 --> 00:23:54,100 from that far back. 435 00:23:59,472 --> 00:24:01,674 Q'mau. 436 00:24:01,808 --> 00:24:03,943 Dealer there loves the old stuff. 437 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:08,781 Goes by the name of Fred. 438 00:24:08,915 --> 00:24:09,982 Fred... 439 00:24:10,116 --> 00:24:13,019 Just Fred. 440 00:24:13,152 --> 00:24:14,621 Mm. 441 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,656 Ah. 442 00:24:17,657 --> 00:24:19,959 Captain Burnham, Captain Rayner, 443 00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:21,628 set a course for Q'mau. 444 00:24:21,761 --> 00:24:23,262 Uh, take Mr. Booker with you since he's familiar 445 00:24:23,395 --> 00:24:25,231 with your contact there. 446 00:24:25,364 --> 00:24:27,867 Get in, get out, no noise. 447 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:29,135 Aye. 448 00:24:29,268 --> 00:24:31,470 My mission or hers? 449 00:24:32,338 --> 00:24:34,373 Why don't you try working together? 450 00:24:34,507 --> 00:24:36,075 [exhales] 451 00:24:37,243 --> 00:24:38,144 Should take an hour at warp. 452 00:24:38,277 --> 00:24:39,178 I'll meet you there. 453 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,380 Don't start without me. 454 00:24:43,750 --> 00:24:44,984 Good luck, Captain. 455 00:24:45,117 --> 00:24:46,485 Mm. 456 00:24:55,461 --> 00:24:56,863 Mr. Saru? 457 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,700 [sighs] 458 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,535 We've been on our share of clandestine missions, 459 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:03,936 but this... 460 00:25:04,070 --> 00:25:05,705 Even Admiral Vance is out of the loop? 461 00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:07,540 Ah, I noticed that as well. 462 00:25:07,674 --> 00:25:09,542 A tan zhekran could contain anything, right? 463 00:25:09,676 --> 00:25:11,544 A weapon, a pathogen, but the databases 464 00:25:11,678 --> 00:25:14,446 won't tell me as much as the Romulan's name. 465 00:25:14,581 --> 00:25:16,082 Well, perhaps someone with access 466 00:25:16,215 --> 00:25:20,286 to different databases may be able to assist? 467 00:25:20,419 --> 00:25:25,658 Someone no longer within Discovery's chain of command? 468 00:25:25,792 --> 00:25:28,027 [laughs]: Oh. 469 00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:35,635 I'll miss you, if you take that diplomatic post. 470 00:25:35,768 --> 00:25:38,304 President Rillak spoke with you? 471 00:25:38,437 --> 00:25:40,607 She'd be lucky to have you. 472 00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:44,210 There is much to consider. 473 00:25:44,343 --> 00:25:47,947 But for now... Fred. 474 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,481 Fred. 475 00:25:50,416 --> 00:25:52,518 You have the conn. 476 00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:57,056 Yeah, but that's the whole point of Simulation Week, 477 00:25:57,189 --> 00:25:59,592 doing the rotations so cadets get the experience 478 00:25:59,726 --> 00:26:01,794 of actually being on a ship. 479 00:26:01,928 --> 00:26:03,763 Why would she not leave your lab? 480 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:05,998 I don't know, she didn't say. Maybe she's shy? 481 00:26:06,132 --> 00:26:08,868 [sighs] They can't all be shy. 482 00:26:09,001 --> 00:26:11,671 Being a part of a crew, being where you need to be 483 00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:14,641 when you need to be, that-that's Starfleet. 484 00:26:14,774 --> 00:26:16,542 And we have so many new missions coming up. 485 00:26:16,676 --> 00:26:17,977 It's a conundrum, yeah. 486 00:26:18,110 --> 00:26:19,411 I mean, what that could mean for the missions. 487 00:26:19,545 --> 00:26:20,780 Exactly. That's exactly it. 488 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,548 It's like what it means to be a crew. 489 00:26:22,682 --> 00:26:25,284 I can't crash all these kids onto an ice moon 490 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:26,653 in order to teach them that. 491 00:26:26,786 --> 00:26:28,487 Right? Could I? No. 492 00:26:28,621 --> 00:26:31,791 It's not, it's not feasible. Is it? 493 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,860 Uh, pretty sure it's not, no. 494 00:26:33,993 --> 00:26:35,127 Cool. No. 495 00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:36,528 Yeah, no, no, no, no. 496 00:26:36,663 --> 00:26:38,097 [laughs] Shut up, champagne. 497 00:26:38,230 --> 00:26:40,332 Why did they wait till all the after-parties 498 00:26:40,466 --> 00:26:41,901 to give that to us? 499 00:26:42,034 --> 00:26:43,502 They should've been passing that out to the delegates 500 00:26:43,636 --> 00:26:44,937 -before they left, you know? -Yeah. 501 00:26:45,071 --> 00:26:47,506 A little diplomacy? [chuckles] 502 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,608 Is it warm in here? 503 00:26:50,476 --> 00:26:52,511 I don't know. Is it? 504 00:26:52,645 --> 00:26:54,747 Is it warm in here? 505 00:26:57,917 --> 00:26:59,686 Oh. 506 00:26:59,819 --> 00:27:01,821 Okay, um, yeah-- 507 00:27:01,954 --> 00:27:03,122 Well, m-- actually, maybe I have a fever. 508 00:27:03,255 --> 00:27:04,456 You should go before you catch it. 509 00:27:04,590 --> 00:27:05,792 -Oh. Yeah? Okay. -Yeah. Yeah. 510 00:27:05,925 --> 00:27:07,960 Um, plus, I have, I have tests to grade. 511 00:27:08,094 --> 00:27:09,461 -So, um, yeah. -Okay. Sure. 512 00:27:09,595 --> 00:27:10,930 But thank you for walking me back. 513 00:27:11,063 --> 00:27:12,699 And yeah, if you ever wanted to do it again, 514 00:27:12,832 --> 00:27:15,567 -like walk-- walk or talk or... -Yeah? 515 00:27:15,702 --> 00:27:16,903 -Oh, well, I-I love... -Yeah. 516 00:27:17,036 --> 00:27:18,337 -...walking and talking, so... -Do you? 517 00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:19,638 -Yes. -Good. Great. 518 00:27:19,772 --> 00:27:21,974 -Very much. Okay. -Okay, well, cool. 519 00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:23,309 Bye. 520 00:27:23,442 --> 00:27:25,577 Goodbye. 521 00:27:34,420 --> 00:27:36,188 Computer? Coffee. 522 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:38,090 Strong. Large. 523 00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:40,226 Now. 524 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,762 -[exhales] -BURNHAM: Tilly, it's me. 525 00:27:42,895 --> 00:27:44,731 -You got a minute? -Michael! 526 00:27:44,864 --> 00:27:45,965 Where-- How are you? 527 00:27:46,098 --> 00:27:47,566 Where are you? [grunts] 528 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:49,736 It's warm in here, isn't it? 529 00:27:49,869 --> 00:27:52,705 You're not here. But it is warm. 530 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:54,606 You should take my word for that. 531 00:27:54,741 --> 00:27:56,542 BURNHAM: You had the Andorian champagne. 532 00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:57,710 I did. 533 00:27:57,844 --> 00:27:59,712 But now I have coffee. 534 00:27:59,846 --> 00:28:01,914 And you have Serious Voice. What's up? 535 00:28:02,048 --> 00:28:03,282 BURNHAM: I could use some help, 536 00:28:03,415 --> 00:28:04,851 but you should feel free to say no. 537 00:28:04,984 --> 00:28:06,886 I will not say no. 538 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:09,055 Whatever it is, I'm in. 539 00:28:22,234 --> 00:28:24,270 * * 540 00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,889 [indistinct chatter] 541 00:28:53,699 --> 00:28:55,401 [laughs] 542 00:29:01,740 --> 00:29:03,542 Feels like old times. 543 00:29:03,675 --> 00:29:06,112 You, me, a courier backwater. 544 00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:08,280 All that's missing is Grudge. 545 00:29:08,414 --> 00:29:10,917 How is she, by the way? 546 00:29:11,050 --> 00:29:12,651 You know, I haven't heard from you, so... 547 00:29:12,785 --> 00:29:15,154 Yeah, queen's great. She says hi. 548 00:29:15,287 --> 00:29:16,555 Yeah. Um... 549 00:29:16,688 --> 00:29:20,159 But I'm pretty sure the silence was on you. 550 00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:23,395 Actually, I'm pretty sure it wasn't. 551 00:29:27,566 --> 00:29:30,269 I love the feeling of interrupting something. 552 00:29:30,402 --> 00:29:31,938 You two need a moment? 553 00:29:32,071 --> 00:29:33,906 Not at all. We're good. 554 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,342 You sure? 'Cause we got a job to do. 555 00:29:36,475 --> 00:29:37,810 -I said we're good. -Can't keep your eyes 556 00:29:37,944 --> 00:29:39,311 -on the job, then... -We're good. 557 00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:42,148 [laughs] 558 00:29:42,281 --> 00:29:44,316 Okay. 559 00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:52,591 [laughter] 560 00:29:52,724 --> 00:29:54,961 [indistinct chatter] 561 00:30:21,820 --> 00:30:24,056 * * 562 00:30:26,058 --> 00:30:28,427 [doors close] 563 00:30:31,397 --> 00:30:32,598 FRED: Welcome. 564 00:30:32,731 --> 00:30:35,968 How effervescent to meet new clients. 565 00:30:36,102 --> 00:30:37,369 Pardon my friends here as they remove 566 00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:40,072 any weaponry from your possession. 567 00:30:40,206 --> 00:30:42,841 They are quite protective of my being. 568 00:30:42,975 --> 00:30:44,810 Fair enough. 569 00:30:44,944 --> 00:30:46,478 BODYGUARD: They're clear. 570 00:30:46,612 --> 00:30:48,447 Good, good. 571 00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:50,149 I am Fred. 572 00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:52,184 Moll. 573 00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:53,852 This is L'ak. 574 00:30:54,686 --> 00:30:58,557 And you are togetherness, yes? 575 00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:02,228 Both of your names with their low vowel sounds. 576 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:03,629 Simpatico. 577 00:31:03,762 --> 00:31:05,597 An ever-fixed mark. 578 00:31:05,731 --> 00:31:09,701 But the bilabial nasal of M-oll 579 00:31:09,835 --> 00:31:12,438 contrasted with the voiceless 580 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:16,408 velar plosive of L'ak-k... 581 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,811 Interesting. 582 00:31:19,946 --> 00:31:21,480 [whispers]: Spicy. 583 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:26,418 How can we make an excellent deal today, Moll and L'ak? 584 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:27,819 Well, we came across 585 00:31:27,954 --> 00:31:29,755 some choice vintage tech. 586 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:31,958 Heard it was your kind of thing. 587 00:31:32,091 --> 00:31:35,094 Indeed, you have voyaged to the correct locale. 588 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:36,595 L'AK: We've got... 589 00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:38,564 isolinear coprocessors, 590 00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:42,868 vintage padds and tricorders-- still functional-- 591 00:31:43,002 --> 00:31:46,038 self-sealing stem bolts and, um... 592 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,510 ...this thing. 593 00:31:52,778 --> 00:31:53,980 Intriguing. 594 00:31:54,113 --> 00:31:56,782 I have not encountered one of these 595 00:31:56,915 --> 00:32:00,186 for 622.7 years. 596 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:02,989 Do you think you can open it? 597 00:32:28,014 --> 00:32:30,216 [clicks] 598 00:32:46,932 --> 00:32:49,235 * * 599 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:06,985 It is in surprisingly good condition. 600 00:33:07,119 --> 00:33:08,520 No evidence of dry rot, 601 00:33:08,654 --> 00:33:11,390 book lice-- order Psocoptera-- or beetles-- 602 00:33:11,523 --> 00:33:15,661 countless variations of family, genus and species. 603 00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,396 Of course, I could count them, 604 00:33:17,529 --> 00:33:21,300 but we do not have the entirety of this day, now, do we? 605 00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:23,335 Therefore, I will take these. 606 00:33:23,469 --> 00:33:26,638 The lot of it, if you like. Three bars of latinum. 607 00:33:26,772 --> 00:33:28,674 Pleasure doing business with you both. 608 00:33:28,807 --> 00:33:30,542 -[laughs] -I was not aware 609 00:33:30,676 --> 00:33:33,545 I had expressed a humorous sentiment. 610 00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:34,880 You didn't. 611 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,049 It's just that, uh, 612 00:33:37,183 --> 00:33:40,219 it's been a while since we've seen a synth... 613 00:33:41,053 --> 00:33:42,854 ...anxious. 614 00:33:42,988 --> 00:33:44,256 MOLL: Offer's too low. 615 00:33:44,390 --> 00:33:46,592 We'll find another place to hawk it. 616 00:33:46,725 --> 00:33:49,195 These items will not be returned. 617 00:33:49,328 --> 00:33:51,897 You may now exit this premises. 618 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:52,998 No. 619 00:33:53,132 --> 00:33:55,934 That's not how we do business. 620 00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:01,373 [grunting] 621 00:34:07,513 --> 00:34:09,047 [weapon whirring] 622 00:34:21,127 --> 00:34:23,262 -[Moll shouts] -Moll! 623 00:34:25,231 --> 00:34:29,135 Don't... you... ever... 624 00:34:29,268 --> 00:34:31,837 hurt... her. 625 00:34:31,970 --> 00:34:34,306 L'ak! L'ak. [panting] 626 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:35,774 I'm fine. 627 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:38,477 -I'm fine. -Are you sure? 628 00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:40,979 Nothing some hypospray won't fix. 629 00:34:41,113 --> 00:34:43,048 -Are you sure? -Yeah. 630 00:34:45,784 --> 00:34:47,686 I hope it was painful. 631 00:34:48,854 --> 00:34:51,089 [indistinct chatter] 632 00:35:00,499 --> 00:35:03,202 BOOK: This isn't the kind of place you leave the door open. 633 00:35:03,335 --> 00:35:06,071 You thinking what I'm thinking? 634 00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:08,540 -Yeah, Rigel Five. -Vintar Four. 635 00:35:10,509 --> 00:35:12,778 RAYNER: I'm thinking "Let's go." 636 00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:14,646 Can we go? 637 00:35:31,830 --> 00:35:33,599 Still warm. 638 00:35:33,732 --> 00:35:35,267 Can't be far. 639 00:35:35,401 --> 00:35:37,236 You know, we should stick together. 640 00:35:37,369 --> 00:35:38,570 Book knows this place. 641 00:35:38,704 --> 00:35:40,138 It'll give us a tactical advantage. 642 00:35:40,272 --> 00:35:42,308 We'll cover more ground splitting up. 643 00:35:43,342 --> 00:35:44,976 Can't say he's indecisive. 644 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:47,279 There's that. 645 00:35:53,385 --> 00:35:56,255 Mr. Saru, they killed the dealer, 646 00:35:56,388 --> 00:35:57,923 but he may know something that could help us, 647 00:35:58,056 --> 00:35:59,658 so can you beam him up and have a team scan his memory? 648 00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:02,628 And find out if he has family here? 649 00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:04,396 We should notify them. 650 00:36:04,530 --> 00:36:06,598 SARU: Right away, Captain. 651 00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:10,101 Okay. You're Moll and L'ak. What's your next move? 652 00:36:10,236 --> 00:36:11,670 Get to my ship, fast as I can. 653 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:13,239 Okay, but they wouldn't have landed in space dock. 654 00:36:13,372 --> 00:36:14,473 That's too visible. 655 00:36:14,606 --> 00:36:16,408 -So it's probably cloaked. -Mm-hmm. 656 00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:18,043 Waiting outside the settlement. 657 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,212 BOTH: The sand runners. 658 00:36:24,983 --> 00:36:28,053 STAMETS: So, this is Fred. 659 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:30,489 He's a surprisingly old model. 660 00:36:30,622 --> 00:36:32,691 Dozens of generations before the kind of tech 661 00:36:32,824 --> 00:36:34,192 used for Gray's body. 662 00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:35,994 Incredible. 663 00:36:36,127 --> 00:36:39,164 Imagine the engineering, the circuitry... 664 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:41,600 To have functioned for so long. 665 00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:44,102 All right, Fred, 666 00:36:44,236 --> 00:36:47,439 what can you tell us about yourself? 667 00:36:47,573 --> 00:36:49,441 Here's the internal memory drive. 668 00:36:49,575 --> 00:36:53,512 Serial number AS-0572Y. 669 00:36:53,645 --> 00:36:54,946 A.S. 670 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,283 -Altan Soong. -Hmm? 671 00:36:57,416 --> 00:36:59,184 Well, he was based on Dr. Soong's design, 672 00:36:59,318 --> 00:37:00,719 so whoever built Fred honored the doctor 673 00:37:00,852 --> 00:37:03,455 by putting his initials in the serial number. 674 00:37:03,589 --> 00:37:06,925 Centuries later and we still speak his name. 675 00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:08,627 What a legacy. 676 00:37:10,762 --> 00:37:12,898 Anyhow, uh... 677 00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:16,568 a memory drive this old will have a lot of delicate wiring, 678 00:37:16,702 --> 00:37:19,405 so i-it's gonna take time before we can get in there, 679 00:37:19,538 --> 00:37:21,640 uh, let alone download any data. 680 00:37:21,773 --> 00:37:24,142 Well, we haven't used wires since way before the upgrade. 681 00:37:24,276 --> 00:37:26,077 We're gonna need more replicators. 682 00:37:26,211 --> 00:37:28,213 Oh, no, we're good. 683 00:37:28,347 --> 00:37:30,682 You married a pack rat. I... 684 00:37:30,816 --> 00:37:32,684 saved a few things. 685 00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:34,686 I'll be right back. 686 00:37:36,922 --> 00:37:38,590 CULBER: Oh, Fred. 687 00:37:38,724 --> 00:37:39,825 Hmm. 688 00:37:42,828 --> 00:37:45,764 They're on sand runners, bearing 28 degrees north 689 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:47,098 of our landing site. 690 00:37:47,232 --> 00:37:48,734 BOOK: We rented three of them. Let's go. 691 00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:50,135 How the hell did you get here so quick? 692 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:51,837 Shortcut through the spice market. 693 00:37:51,970 --> 00:37:53,372 One of those strategic advantages. 694 00:37:53,505 --> 00:37:55,006 Well, good of you to keep up. 695 00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:58,209 Oh, I haven't disliked someone this much in 930 years. 696 00:37:58,344 --> 00:38:00,946 Beat him there, save the day. That'll take the edge off. 697 00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:14,826 256 Q-bit shifting fractal encryption, 698 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:17,295 prepare to kiss my caffeinated ass. 699 00:38:17,429 --> 00:38:19,765 Lieutenant Sylvia Tilly, step away from the console. 700 00:38:19,898 --> 00:38:21,500 What? You m-- This console, or...? 701 00:38:21,633 --> 00:38:23,435 You're attempting to break into a secure Federation database 702 00:38:23,569 --> 00:38:25,804 in violation of Security Protocol Six Alpha. 703 00:38:25,937 --> 00:38:28,374 I'll take it from here, Officers. 704 00:38:29,408 --> 00:38:30,776 You heard me. You can leave. 705 00:38:30,909 --> 00:38:32,644 Yes, sir. 706 00:38:38,584 --> 00:38:39,885 Sir, I can explain... 707 00:38:40,018 --> 00:38:41,720 Captain Burnham asked you to do this, didn't she? 708 00:38:41,853 --> 00:38:42,988 No, no, no. She didn't ask me 709 00:38:43,121 --> 00:38:44,490 to hack into the Federation database. 710 00:38:44,623 --> 00:38:45,824 That was all me. 711 00:38:45,957 --> 00:38:47,426 But I do think that she deserves to know 712 00:38:47,559 --> 00:38:50,128 what's so important about an 800-year-old Romulan ship 713 00:38:50,261 --> 00:38:53,231 that they're all risking their lives for it. 714 00:38:55,401 --> 00:38:56,435 I agree. 715 00:38:56,568 --> 00:38:57,836 You do? 716 00:38:57,969 --> 00:39:01,006 Even for a Red Directive, this has been unusual. 717 00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:03,041 Looks like you were close to unlocking the file 718 00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:04,543 that could give us some insight. 719 00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:06,878 Seconds away, sir, I j-- I just need 720 00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:08,947 to execute the algorithm and... 721 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:10,516 Oh. 722 00:39:10,649 --> 00:39:12,518 Shame we didn't get to stop you in time. 723 00:39:12,651 --> 00:39:15,153 [laughs softly] 724 00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:18,657 VELLEK: This is Dr. Vellek. 725 00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:19,991 I am... [sound distorts] 726 00:39:20,125 --> 00:39:21,893 ...and critical systems are offline. 727 00:39:22,027 --> 00:39:23,562 In the event that I am lost, 728 00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:26,097 the knowledge I possess must not be. 729 00:39:26,231 --> 00:39:29,601 ...an ancient technology beyond all comprehension, 730 00:39:29,735 --> 00:39:31,670 of which I have hidden... 731 00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:35,206 ...in the shadow of twin moons... 732 00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:39,177 The full scope of my knowledge is recorded here. 733 00:39:40,245 --> 00:39:43,582 This power cannot fall into the wrong hands, 734 00:39:43,715 --> 00:39:45,684 or we may all be doomed. 735 00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:54,660 BOOK: I've got Moll and L'ak on the scope. 736 00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:03,969 There's an occlusion under the sand two kilometers away. 737 00:40:04,102 --> 00:40:05,637 Has to be their ship. 738 00:40:05,771 --> 00:40:07,573 We need to get to them before they get there! 739 00:40:07,706 --> 00:40:10,141 Back me up! I got this. 740 00:40:11,142 --> 00:40:12,578 Did he just take off again? 741 00:40:12,711 --> 00:40:15,113 Yeah. Kind of reminds me of someone. 742 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:16,582 I'm trying to put my finger on who. 743 00:40:16,715 --> 00:40:18,917 I'm holding a phaser. You know that, right? 744 00:40:19,050 --> 00:40:20,452 Right. 745 00:40:22,621 --> 00:40:25,056 RAYNER: They got to their ship. 746 00:40:38,436 --> 00:40:40,672 -BURNHAM: Stay on them. -BOOK: Working on it. 747 00:40:43,809 --> 00:40:46,077 They're heading into the mountains, not into space. 748 00:40:46,211 --> 00:40:48,514 -Why? -The tunnels. 749 00:40:48,647 --> 00:40:50,415 No idea what you're talking about. 750 00:40:50,549 --> 00:40:53,251 If they go up, Discovery and Antares can intercept. 751 00:40:53,384 --> 00:40:55,787 But there's a network of tunnels in those mountains. 752 00:40:55,921 --> 00:40:59,257 They could lose us inside and come out far away, undetected. 753 00:40:59,390 --> 00:41:01,459 And you're just telling me this now? 754 00:41:01,593 --> 00:41:03,228 Come on. More driving, less talking. 755 00:41:03,361 --> 00:41:06,364 Owosekun, can you get me scans of the tunnel system? 756 00:41:06,498 --> 00:41:09,034 That will take a minute, but I've got a pretty good idea 757 00:41:09,167 --> 00:41:10,669 which one they're planning to go into. 758 00:41:10,802 --> 00:41:12,638 -How? -There's an explosive charge 759 00:41:12,771 --> 00:41:13,639 at the entrance. 760 00:41:13,772 --> 00:41:15,306 It's armed. 761 00:41:16,141 --> 00:41:17,275 Ah, so they planned ahead in case 762 00:41:17,408 --> 00:41:18,844 we followed them. Clever. 763 00:41:18,977 --> 00:41:22,480 Ha! If I didn't hate these guys, I might like them. 764 00:41:24,550 --> 00:41:27,052 An explosion up there would cause an avalanche. 765 00:41:27,185 --> 00:41:28,754 -Mr. Saru? -Uh, Zora estimates 766 00:41:28,887 --> 00:41:31,056 the probability at 30%. 767 00:41:31,189 --> 00:41:32,323 It would decimate the settlement. 768 00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:33,391 Can you beam me to the cave? 769 00:41:33,525 --> 00:41:35,026 I need to disarm the device. 770 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,029 They'll vaporize you before you pull up your holopadd. 771 00:41:38,163 --> 00:41:40,431 Better idea is to blow it from here. 772 00:41:40,566 --> 00:41:42,534 Block the entrance, we take away their escape route. 773 00:41:42,668 --> 00:41:46,204 No. No, we can't risk killing all those people down there. 774 00:41:46,337 --> 00:41:48,173 You're letting stats get in the way of strategy. 775 00:41:48,306 --> 00:41:50,041 An avalanche is not gonna happen. 776 00:41:50,175 --> 00:41:51,342 Even if they end up in the tunnels, 777 00:41:51,476 --> 00:41:53,044 they have to come out eventually. 778 00:41:53,178 --> 00:41:54,746 We will grid-scan the atmosphere. 779 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:56,081 When they go off-world, 780 00:41:56,214 --> 00:41:57,683 we've got a good shot at catching them. 781 00:41:57,816 --> 00:42:00,318 A good shot? Come on. 782 00:42:00,451 --> 00:42:02,921 Booker, you were a courier, you know how this goes. 783 00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:04,322 Back me up here. 784 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:06,925 The further I am from this, the better. 785 00:42:07,058 --> 00:42:08,259 They're almost there. 786 00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:10,295 Antares, lock target. 787 00:42:10,428 --> 00:42:12,030 No, we are on a non-Federation planet, 788 00:42:12,163 --> 00:42:13,732 on a classified mission. 789 00:42:13,865 --> 00:42:16,868 Our mission is to get back whatever they stole. 790 00:42:17,002 --> 00:42:18,169 Antares, 791 00:42:18,303 --> 00:42:20,271 -fire! -No, don't! 792 00:42:29,114 --> 00:42:30,315 Mr. Saru? 793 00:42:30,448 --> 00:42:31,282 Scans confirm that the mountainside 794 00:42:31,416 --> 00:42:32,651 remains stable. 795 00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:34,686 70% for the win. 796 00:42:34,820 --> 00:42:36,588 [whoops] 797 00:42:37,388 --> 00:42:38,624 Not for long. 798 00:42:38,757 --> 00:42:40,358 They just armed a photon torpedo. 799 00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:43,294 -What? -You gave them an idea. 800 00:42:46,231 --> 00:42:47,833 BURNHAM: Avalanche! 801 00:42:47,966 --> 00:42:49,567 RAYNER: Turn around! 802 00:42:57,976 --> 00:43:00,211 ZORA: Captain, Mr. Saru, the avalanche is reaching speeds 803 00:43:00,345 --> 00:43:01,880 of 200 kilometers an hour 804 00:43:02,013 --> 00:43:04,515 with an impact pressure of 50 tons per square meter. 805 00:43:04,650 --> 00:43:06,985 -SARU: Can we evacuate? -ZORA: I'm sorry to report 806 00:43:07,118 --> 00:43:08,820 there's not enough time. 807 00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:15,560 BURNHAM: Saru, we need to do something! 808 00:43:15,694 --> 00:43:18,029 SARU: I have teams already working on it, Captain. 809 00:43:18,163 --> 00:43:19,798 We don't have much time. 810 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:22,267 SARU: We are acutely aware. 811 00:43:23,034 --> 00:43:24,670 [engine revving] 812 00:43:28,139 --> 00:43:29,875 Michael! 813 00:43:33,144 --> 00:43:35,180 BOOK: Michael! 814 00:43:35,313 --> 00:43:36,915 Hey, you okay? 815 00:43:37,048 --> 00:43:39,550 Yeah. Could be worse. 816 00:43:39,685 --> 00:43:41,920 -Could be jumping off a cliff. -[Book chuckles] 817 00:43:42,053 --> 00:43:43,521 The day's not done yet. 818 00:43:43,655 --> 00:43:46,457 Discovery, we have to stop that avalanche. 819 00:43:46,591 --> 00:43:48,059 What's your status? 820 00:43:48,193 --> 00:43:50,461 SARU: Commander Stamets, have you found a solution? 821 00:43:50,595 --> 00:43:51,596 STAMETS: One more minute. 822 00:43:51,730 --> 00:43:53,298 Can we create a force field 823 00:43:53,431 --> 00:43:54,700 -around the settlement? -Uh, not enough time, 824 00:43:54,833 --> 00:43:55,934 not enough power. 825 00:43:56,067 --> 00:43:57,602 Uh, what if we fired at the ground, 826 00:43:57,736 --> 00:43:59,570 -superheated the silica? -Yeah, the resulting fulgurites 827 00:43:59,705 --> 00:44:01,873 wouldn't be nearly strong enough to stop it. 828 00:44:02,007 --> 00:44:04,743 Wait, uh, what if we, uh, set a different kind of break 829 00:44:04,876 --> 00:44:05,911 in the avalanche's path? 830 00:44:06,044 --> 00:44:07,713 Using what, the boulders? 831 00:44:07,846 --> 00:44:10,448 I was maybe thinking a... starship? 832 00:44:10,581 --> 00:44:12,183 STAMETS: Even with all available power 833 00:44:12,317 --> 00:44:14,219 going to shields, Discovery couldn't do it alone. 834 00:44:14,352 --> 00:44:15,486 Uh, what about with the Antares? 835 00:44:15,620 --> 00:44:16,888 STAMETS: Well, both ships 836 00:44:17,022 --> 00:44:18,323 would need to arrive simultaneously, 837 00:44:18,456 --> 00:44:20,058 but that could work. 838 00:44:20,191 --> 00:44:21,326 I think? 839 00:44:21,459 --> 00:44:22,894 I hope. Let's go with "hope." 840 00:44:23,028 --> 00:44:25,697 Well, it's the only plan we've got, so let's do it. 841 00:44:25,831 --> 00:44:27,165 [engine revs] 842 00:44:27,298 --> 00:44:29,167 Lieutenant Christopher, contact the Antares 843 00:44:29,300 --> 00:44:30,468 and have them follow our lead. 844 00:44:30,601 --> 00:44:31,703 -Aye, Mr. Saru. -Commander Detmer, 845 00:44:31,837 --> 00:44:33,404 -get ready. -Aye, Mr. Saru. 846 00:44:33,538 --> 00:44:35,340 Can Commander Owosekun track 847 00:44:35,473 --> 00:44:37,108 the scavengers' ship at the same time? 848 00:44:37,242 --> 00:44:39,945 We will return to the pursuit as soon as we are able, Doctor. 849 00:44:40,078 --> 00:44:42,247 Mr. Saru, the Antares said that Captain Rayner 850 00:44:42,380 --> 00:44:43,648 ordered them to stay the course. 851 00:44:43,782 --> 00:44:45,683 As soon as both of our ships leave orbit, 852 00:44:45,817 --> 00:44:47,618 we'll lose Moll and L'ak again. 853 00:44:47,753 --> 00:44:50,188 And if you don't order your crew to help us, thousands will die. 854 00:44:50,321 --> 00:44:52,390 They are the mission right now. 855 00:44:54,993 --> 00:44:56,194 RAYNER: Shit. 856 00:44:56,327 --> 00:44:59,330 Antares, change of plans. 857 00:44:59,464 --> 00:45:02,000 Captain Burnham, you're up. 858 00:45:02,133 --> 00:45:04,535 Antares, Discovery, this is Captain Burnham. 859 00:45:04,669 --> 00:45:06,504 We've got one shot at this. 860 00:45:06,637 --> 00:45:09,040 Let's work together and make it count. 861 00:45:13,478 --> 00:45:15,713 * * 862 00:45:18,583 --> 00:45:20,385 BURNHAM: Saru, where are you? 863 00:45:20,518 --> 00:45:23,654 SARU: Discovery is almost there, Captain. 864 00:45:32,998 --> 00:45:35,300 -[indistinct chatter] -[panicked screaming] 865 00:45:37,568 --> 00:45:40,839 Commander Detmer, take us in at a 26-degree inclination. 866 00:45:40,972 --> 00:45:42,540 -Aye, Mr. Saru. -SARU: Commander Owosekun, 867 00:45:42,673 --> 00:45:44,876 maximize power to deflectors and prepare to initiate 868 00:45:45,010 --> 00:45:48,146 -shield fusion with the Antares. -Aye, Mr. Saru. 869 00:45:48,279 --> 00:45:50,615 RHYS: Mr. Saru, I've got two life signs out there. 870 00:45:50,748 --> 00:45:53,684 Captain, there are two civilians in the path of the avalanche. 871 00:45:55,720 --> 00:45:57,255 [engine whirring] 872 00:45:57,388 --> 00:45:58,456 I see them. 873 00:45:58,589 --> 00:46:00,391 [engine revs] 874 00:46:00,525 --> 00:46:02,693 Owosekun, can you get a lock? 875 00:46:02,828 --> 00:46:04,796 The sand cloud is causing too much interference. 876 00:46:04,930 --> 00:46:07,799 The avalanche will overwhelm them in the next ten seconds. 877 00:46:07,933 --> 00:46:11,336 I'll give you their exact coordinates. On my mark. 878 00:46:13,304 --> 00:46:14,605 [screams] 879 00:46:14,739 --> 00:46:16,474 Now! 880 00:46:16,607 --> 00:46:19,277 -SARU: We got them. -[grunts] Nice work. 881 00:46:19,410 --> 00:46:22,180 DETMER: I'm taking us in. Brace. 882 00:46:30,155 --> 00:46:32,190 * * 883 00:46:56,214 --> 00:46:58,249 [cheering] 884 00:47:04,289 --> 00:47:06,424 [exhales] 885 00:47:06,557 --> 00:47:08,293 Saru, how is everyone? 886 00:47:08,426 --> 00:47:11,662 All crew members of both vessels are safe, Captain. 887 00:47:12,563 --> 00:47:15,066 Only a few minor injuries, that is all. 888 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:17,568 We did it. Great work, everyone. 889 00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:20,238 Rayner... 890 00:47:20,371 --> 00:47:21,873 thank you. 891 00:47:22,007 --> 00:47:24,042 [engine whooshes] 892 00:47:25,376 --> 00:47:28,479 RAYNER: And there go Moll and L'ak. 893 00:47:30,648 --> 00:47:32,383 [exhales] 894 00:47:32,517 --> 00:47:34,152 Damn it. 895 00:47:34,285 --> 00:47:36,421 RAYNER: Well, Captain, 896 00:47:36,554 --> 00:47:40,425 wish I could say it's been a pleasure, but... 897 00:47:42,460 --> 00:47:43,861 Ah. 898 00:47:46,131 --> 00:47:48,366 Well, this is it, I guess. 899 00:47:48,499 --> 00:47:51,202 I'm glad we got another mission together. 900 00:47:52,737 --> 00:47:54,472 Yeah, me, too. 901 00:47:54,605 --> 00:47:55,907 Although we both know 902 00:47:56,041 --> 00:47:57,808 we should've done Vintar Four back there. 903 00:48:03,314 --> 00:48:06,251 Ah, I really should've called. 904 00:48:07,252 --> 00:48:09,154 We both should have called. 905 00:48:17,963 --> 00:48:20,065 It's weird. 906 00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:23,001 What? 907 00:48:25,370 --> 00:48:28,506 I'm not sure how to be around you anymore. 908 00:48:36,447 --> 00:48:37,848 [sighs] 909 00:48:41,419 --> 00:48:44,755 Some things are hard to move past. 910 00:48:44,889 --> 00:48:46,724 For both of us. 911 00:48:46,857 --> 00:48:51,096 Yeah, maybe we haven't wanted to say that out loud. 912 00:48:53,999 --> 00:48:55,900 Are we saying it now? 913 00:49:00,405 --> 00:49:02,974 I think we are. 914 00:49:09,747 --> 00:49:11,816 TILLY: Captain, do you have a minute? 915 00:49:11,949 --> 00:49:13,684 Yeah, Tilly, what's up? 916 00:49:13,818 --> 00:49:16,754 Oh, you know, just following up on the thing. 917 00:49:16,887 --> 00:49:19,024 Is this a bad time? 918 00:49:19,790 --> 00:49:21,759 Uh, um... 919 00:49:21,892 --> 00:49:24,229 No, not at all. 920 00:49:24,362 --> 00:49:26,064 Good, because I've got some answers for you, 921 00:49:26,197 --> 00:49:28,266 and they are wild. 922 00:49:52,723 --> 00:49:54,792 -Saru. -I appreciate you stepping away 923 00:49:54,925 --> 00:49:56,794 to speak with me. 924 00:49:56,927 --> 00:49:58,396 There are rumors of an incident. 925 00:49:58,529 --> 00:50:00,031 Discovery and another Starfleet vessel. 926 00:50:00,165 --> 00:50:01,632 Is everything all right? 927 00:50:01,766 --> 00:50:03,568 It is, now. 928 00:50:03,701 --> 00:50:06,437 There were several moments, however... Uh... 929 00:50:06,571 --> 00:50:09,340 A-- a settlement was endangered. 930 00:50:09,474 --> 00:50:11,942 Its inhabitants... [sighs] 931 00:50:12,077 --> 00:50:14,845 Well, there was little they could have done 932 00:50:14,979 --> 00:50:16,947 if we had not come to their aid. 933 00:50:17,082 --> 00:50:19,317 I was reminded of 934 00:50:19,450 --> 00:50:22,820 something Lieutenant Tilly once said, 935 00:50:22,953 --> 00:50:27,925 that life is just a blink. 936 00:50:28,059 --> 00:50:29,494 This experience is causing you 937 00:50:29,627 --> 00:50:31,996 to reflect upon your own mortality. 938 00:50:32,130 --> 00:50:35,733 Not-not quite, no. Um... 939 00:50:35,866 --> 00:50:37,902 [exhales] 940 00:50:39,670 --> 00:50:41,872 In my youth, 941 00:50:42,006 --> 00:50:45,943 I struggled often with... love. 942 00:50:46,077 --> 00:50:47,878 How to embrace those who were destined 943 00:50:48,012 --> 00:50:50,548 to be taken from me in the cullings. 944 00:50:50,681 --> 00:50:54,985 Until I met you, I did not understand the degree 945 00:50:55,120 --> 00:50:59,056 to which that fear had constrained me. 946 00:50:59,190 --> 00:51:01,058 Today, I... 947 00:51:01,192 --> 00:51:05,062 I could not help but imagine myself 948 00:51:05,196 --> 00:51:07,064 in that settlement. 949 00:51:07,198 --> 00:51:12,670 If I were to face such horrors... 950 00:51:14,339 --> 00:51:17,442 ...I would only think of you. 951 00:51:19,177 --> 00:51:21,846 So, you see, 952 00:51:21,979 --> 00:51:26,817 it is impossible for me to not consider our relationship 953 00:51:26,951 --> 00:51:30,255 as I consider my future. 954 00:51:31,789 --> 00:51:36,427 Discovery is my home and my family... 955 00:51:38,396 --> 00:51:40,798 You... 956 00:51:40,931 --> 00:51:43,968 are also my home. 957 00:51:44,101 --> 00:51:46,204 My family. 958 00:51:47,305 --> 00:51:52,076 And somehow, so much more. 959 00:51:55,580 --> 00:51:59,617 I am going to accept President Rillak's offer. 960 00:52:01,386 --> 00:52:06,324 I want to be with you, always. 961 00:52:06,457 --> 00:52:11,729 I had dared to hope that you would make such a decision. 962 00:52:13,130 --> 00:52:15,333 If I may, 963 00:52:15,466 --> 00:52:17,368 I do believe it would be only logical, 964 00:52:17,502 --> 00:52:20,605 given this development, for us to codify 965 00:52:20,738 --> 00:52:25,676 our mutual commitment in a more official capacity. 966 00:52:26,644 --> 00:52:28,513 Oh. 967 00:52:30,481 --> 00:52:33,150 T'Rina... 968 00:52:33,284 --> 00:52:36,921 Are you asking me to marry you? 969 00:52:37,054 --> 00:52:41,526 I believe that is the language some cultures use for it. 970 00:52:44,128 --> 00:52:45,430 [exhales] 971 00:52:45,563 --> 00:52:47,332 Oh. 972 00:52:52,803 --> 00:52:54,004 [doors whoosh open] 973 00:52:54,138 --> 00:52:55,573 CULBER: Captain, are you all right? 974 00:52:55,706 --> 00:52:57,575 Oh, I'm-I'm fine. I was just talking to Tilly. 975 00:52:57,708 --> 00:53:00,110 I haven't had a chance to change. 976 00:53:01,011 --> 00:53:03,248 What did we find out? 977 00:53:03,381 --> 00:53:05,149 Well, something, uh, pretty fascinating, really. 978 00:53:05,283 --> 00:53:07,718 We were able to download the last 15 teraquads 979 00:53:07,852 --> 00:53:10,321 of data from his ocular processing unit, 980 00:53:10,455 --> 00:53:14,158 and he got a pretty good look at the diary. 981 00:53:15,593 --> 00:53:17,262 BURNHAM: Zora, can you slow that down? 982 00:53:17,395 --> 00:53:19,163 ZORA: Of course, Captain. 983 00:53:28,606 --> 00:53:30,341 Freeze on that last image. 984 00:53:32,743 --> 00:53:35,079 Can you zoom in on that? 985 00:53:35,913 --> 00:53:37,047 Twin moons. 986 00:53:37,181 --> 00:53:39,417 It's in the Vileen system. 987 00:53:45,490 --> 00:53:48,426 I need to talk to Kovich. 988 00:53:51,095 --> 00:53:53,331 [thunder rumbling] 989 00:53:54,799 --> 00:53:57,101 Dr. Kovich. 990 00:53:57,234 --> 00:54:00,170 You're looking for a planet with twin moons. 991 00:54:00,305 --> 00:54:02,773 This is the wrong planet. 992 00:54:03,908 --> 00:54:06,377 I know about the distress call, Dr. Kovich. 993 00:54:06,511 --> 00:54:09,013 I've seen the Romulan's diary. 994 00:54:09,146 --> 00:54:10,214 Isn't that enough to convince you 995 00:54:10,348 --> 00:54:11,549 to tell me what it all means? 996 00:54:11,682 --> 00:54:14,251 Your tenacity is admirable, Captain, 997 00:54:14,385 --> 00:54:16,754 but that information remains classified. 998 00:54:16,887 --> 00:54:18,188 How many more lives are you willing to risk 999 00:54:18,323 --> 00:54:20,124 to keep it that way? 1000 00:54:21,326 --> 00:54:22,727 Respectfully, sir, 1001 00:54:22,860 --> 00:54:24,962 I can't keep doing my mission in the dark. 1002 00:54:25,095 --> 00:54:28,098 Then you'll be relieved to know it's no longer your mission. 1003 00:54:28,232 --> 00:54:30,267 This Red Directive is bigger than me. 1004 00:54:30,401 --> 00:54:33,338 It's been classified for centuries. 1005 00:54:33,471 --> 00:54:36,040 It's more important than you can imagine. 1006 00:54:36,173 --> 00:54:38,309 I need to send a team. 1007 00:54:38,443 --> 00:54:41,346 You already have one. 1008 00:54:43,714 --> 00:54:45,316 So you can keep searching holos 1009 00:54:45,450 --> 00:54:47,184 of every two-moon system in the Federation databases, 1010 00:54:47,318 --> 00:54:50,020 and it might take you a few hundred years, 1011 00:54:50,154 --> 00:54:52,423 or you can read me in. 1012 00:54:52,557 --> 00:54:54,625 What's it gonna be? 1013 00:54:58,896 --> 00:55:03,233 Reaching out to Lieutenant Tilly was smart. 1014 00:55:03,368 --> 00:55:08,506 Perhaps it's best Admiral Vance couldn't stop her in time. 1015 00:55:09,740 --> 00:55:13,511 Computer, deactivate hologram. 1016 00:55:23,354 --> 00:55:26,857 The Romulan's name was Dr. Vellek. 1017 00:55:26,991 --> 00:55:30,795 One of the greatest scientists of his day. 1018 00:55:30,928 --> 00:55:32,262 He was present 1019 00:55:32,397 --> 00:55:36,434 when a Starfleet captain, Jean-Luc Picard, 1020 00:55:36,567 --> 00:55:40,938 found a message left by a race of ancient beings. 1021 00:55:41,872 --> 00:55:46,076 We've been calling them the Progenitors. 1022 00:55:46,210 --> 00:55:49,947 They created life as we know it. 1023 00:55:50,948 --> 00:55:53,651 Life as in... 1024 00:55:53,784 --> 00:55:54,852 You. 1025 00:55:54,985 --> 00:55:57,555 Me. Saru. 1026 00:55:57,688 --> 00:56:01,459 Every humanoid species in the galaxy. 1027 00:56:01,592 --> 00:56:06,397 A few thousand years ago, we'd have called them gods. 1028 00:56:06,531 --> 00:56:10,300 Somehow, Dr. Vellek found their technology. 1029 00:56:10,435 --> 00:56:14,405 Whatever it was they used to design life itself. 1030 00:56:14,539 --> 00:56:16,507 When he disappeared 800 years ago, 1031 00:56:16,641 --> 00:56:18,776 its location was lost with him. 1032 00:56:18,909 --> 00:56:23,848 Now, Moll and L'ak know where it is 1033 00:56:23,981 --> 00:56:29,019 or the diary is the first piece of the puzzle. 1034 00:56:29,153 --> 00:56:33,023 Either way, we have to find it before they do. 1035 00:56:33,157 --> 00:56:36,594 In the wrong hands, I-I can only imagine 1036 00:56:36,727 --> 00:56:39,864 how a technology this powerful might be used. 1037 00:56:41,632 --> 00:56:43,367 There is a system in the outer sector 1038 00:56:43,501 --> 00:56:44,835 of the Beta Quadrant, Vileen. 1039 00:56:44,969 --> 00:56:46,837 It doesn't have a planet with two moons, 1040 00:56:46,971 --> 00:56:50,074 but one of its worlds, Lyrek, has three moons, 1041 00:56:50,207 --> 00:56:53,143 two of which move in perfect sync. 1042 00:56:53,277 --> 00:56:56,246 Twin moons? It's on Lyrek. 1043 00:56:56,380 --> 00:56:57,715 Yes, sir. 1044 00:56:57,848 --> 00:56:59,817 Well, Captain, 1045 00:56:59,950 --> 00:57:04,489 the greatest treasure in the known galaxy is out there. 1046 00:57:09,026 --> 00:57:11,629 What are you waiting for? 1047 00:57:14,264 --> 00:57:15,833 Let's fly.