1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,077 [narrator] Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,277 [Lorca] I would like to extend an official invitation 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,869 to join the Discovery and be a member of our crew. 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,031 I've been court-martialed and convicted. 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,520 You are dangerous, and you are someone to fear, 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:14,477 Michael Burnham. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,711 [Lorca] Discovery is now the only Starfleet ship 8 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,315 with a displacement-activated spore hub drive. 9 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,552 We will be able to materialize anywhere in the known universe. 10 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,070 [Burnham] This spore drive travels on a network of mycelium. 11 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,517 We just can't control where we go. But maybe the Tardigrade can. 12 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:29,876 [growling] 13 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:33,280 - [Stamets] We're ready to jump, sir. - Go. 14 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,755 [Voq in Klingon] L'Rell, I have come to know you 15 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:41,956 as one who is astute. 16 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,271 [in Klingon] Now we must strategize on a grander scale. 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,555 In order to convince 18 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,635 the twenty-four houses to follow T'Kuvma's teachings. 19 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:50,639 This was sent for you. 20 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:53,440 [computer] Do you accept the last will and testament 21 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,193 of Captain Philippa Georgiou? 22 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,397 I am leaving you my most beloved possession. 23 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,754 Handed down through my family for centuries. 24 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,069 [screaming] 25 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,194 [gasps, then breathing heavily] 26 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,190 [Tilly snoring] 27 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:14,877 Dr. Culber, I've been studying the creature 28 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:15,996 since it came on board. 29 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,999 It's incredibly regenerative, but with each jump Discovery makes, 30 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:22,150 it cries out. 31 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,309 And the last 48 hours, it seems sluggish. 32 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:26,840 Depressed. 33 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,839 We don't know if it experiences stress or pain like we do. 34 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,474 You think I'm anthropomorphizing. 35 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,473 You discovered how to use the Tardigrade for navigation. 36 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,951 A victory that maybe isn't a victory anymore, 37 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,077 given the creature's deteriorating condition. 38 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:42,954 Let me run some tests. 39 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:44,440 Thank you. 40 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:50,951 STARBASE 28 41 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,600 In less than three weeks, the Discovery has prevented 42 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,639 the destruction of the dilithium mines at Corvan 2, 43 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,952 broken the Klingon supply line at Benzar, and routed an attack 44 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,394 through the Ophiucus system. 45 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,551 The reason you've been brought here today 46 00:03:03,640 --> 00:03:05,757 is it has become increasingly imperative 47 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:08,400 that we duplicate Discovery's spore-drive technology, 48 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,552 and get it into as many Starfleet vessels as possible. 49 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:14,712 To that end, I ordered Lieutenant Stamets to release the schematics 50 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,998 of our propulsion system immediately after our first successful jump. 51 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,715 Our classified facility in Jefferson, Iowa received them 52 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,996 and is building units according to those specs. 53 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,434 We need more Tardigrades to ensure safe, accurate navigation. 54 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,472 Every ship, every starbase, every colony is on the hunt for these creatures. 55 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,236 In the meantime, we want Discovery to dial back on its missions. 56 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,216 - Hold on a second... - [Cornwell] There is concern 57 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:42,234 at the highest levels of leadership about taxing our prime asset. 58 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,960 Discovery should be out there. Winning battles. 59 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,760 We believe the enemy may have identified Discovery 60 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,160 as our secret weapon. 61 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,952 You are hereby ordered to rein in your use of the spore drive 62 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,191 unless authorized by Starfleet. 63 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,112 With respect to the war effort, 64 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,920 the fleet will pick up the slack caused by your absence. 65 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,474 That's a lot of slack. 66 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,469 We'll manage. 67 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:10,960 [Tilly] Hi, roomie. 68 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,755 Oh, my God, you look awful. 69 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:15,397 Thank you, Tilly. 70 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,040 That's it. We're gonna have lunch now. I mean it. 71 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,351 You're gonna tell me what's going on with you. 72 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:21,590 There's nothing to tell. 73 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,955 Uh, okay. Um, that's okay. I get it. It was bound to happen sometime. 74 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,236 There's so many interesting people on this ship, 75 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,118 I'm sure you've made tons of friends. 76 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,110 Tilly, it's not you. 77 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:34,320 It's me. 78 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,990 Since that is very rarely the case in my case, 79 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,117 I would love to hear how it's not me. 80 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:43,992 - I'm out of sorts. And preoccupied. - About? 81 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:45,556 The Tardigrade. 82 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,275 Each time we use the spore drive, it gets weaker. 83 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,430 You're stressed. 84 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,630 I barely have a job here. I've never been less busy. 85 00:04:54,840 --> 00:04:56,797 But then that gives you the time and space 86 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,759 to actually process what you're going through emotionally. 87 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:02,670 I don't like it. 88 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:03,760 Really? 89 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:05,674 I love feeling feelings. 90 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,239 [device humming] 91 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:12,120 [grunts] 92 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,193 Ah! Turn it down. 93 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,311 Sorry. Didn't know you were still in here. 94 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,154 - Just saddling up for the ride, admiral. - Why don't you get your eyes fixed? 95 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,197 You know, Katrina, I don't trust doctors. 96 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:32,159 - Should I take that personally? - Punishment for blindsiding me 97 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,436 in that pathetic excuse for a strategy session. 98 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,040 Cut the crap, Gabriel. 99 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,751 By the way, there's something I didn't bring up, 100 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:40,479 lest you think I was piling on. 101 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,676 - The matter of Michael Burnham. - No, no, no. Starfleet regulation 139... 102 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,992 ...eight-two allows you to conscript virtually anyone in time of war. 103 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,560 And so I have. 104 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,559 This organization's only convicted mutineer 105 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,439 is viewed by many, justifiably or not, 106 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,791 as the cause of our conflict with the Klingons. 107 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,590 To see her avoiding justice does nothing for general morale. 108 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,037 When I accepted the command, I was given the fullest latitude 109 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,352 to fight this war how I saw fit. 110 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,116 But why give everyone another reason to judge you? 111 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:12,200 [scoffs] 112 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,190 Are you uncomfortable with the power I've been given, admiral? 113 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,040 I'm your friend. 114 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:22,909 Mm-hm. 115 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:27,880 It's my ship. 116 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:29,760 My way. 117 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,830 [computer] Warning. Incoming warp signature detected. 118 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:45,956 [alarm wailing] 119 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,317 Klingon class D7 battle cruiser identified. 120 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,675 Tractor beam engaged. 121 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,790 [grunting and shouting] 122 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,235 [yelling] 123 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,351 [in Klingon] Captain Lorca. 124 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,795 [Cornwell] The pilot was killed in the subsequent firefight. 125 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,349 Capitan Lorca was captured by the Klingons. 126 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:07,552 Do we know where he was taken, admiral? 127 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:11,111 No. By the time we responded to the shuttle's distress beacon, 128 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,192 the enemy's warp trail had dissipated. 129 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:18,159 Since you're acting captain, I'm sending you what little intel we have. 130 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,393 This was a targeted abduction. 131 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,120 It's possible the Klingons have learned of the existence 132 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,511 of Discovery's propulsion system, and taken Lorca to learn more. 133 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:31,074 We need him back, Mr. Saru, before they pry those secrets out of him. 134 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:33,517 - We will find him, admiral. - Good luck. 135 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,040 Lieutenant Detmer, set course 136 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,919 for the shuttle's last known coordinates, maximum warp. 137 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,232 Lieutenant Owosekun, establish search parameters sector by sector. 138 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:48,315 Calculate potential escape vectors correlating to all known Klingon bases, 139 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,636 colonies, and planets, within five light-years. 140 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,394 [door opens] 141 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,196 Burnham. What are you doing on the Bridge? 142 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,119 I came to speak to Captain Lorca. 143 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:04,840 I'm afraid that won't be possible. Commander Airiam, 144 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,234 alert Lieutenant Stamets that we may be making multiple jumps 145 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,312 in rapid succession throughout Klingon space 146 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,995 to see if we can track the ship that made the abduction. 147 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:14,679 - Yes, sir. - Multiple jumps? 148 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,599 Do you have an issue with that plan? 149 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,117 I just don't know how feasible it'll be. 150 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,559 I'm concerned that we are negatively impacting 151 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:29,237 - the Tardigrade with each jump we make. - I was told it's virtually indestructible. 152 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,155 - I disagree with that assessment. - You have proof that we're harming it? 153 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,996 - Not as of yet. - I am not finding this information 154 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,072 to be helpful in any way. 155 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:40,552 We are about to embark on a rescue mission 156 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,040 to save the life our captain. 157 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,197 Are you suggesting we forgo that? 158 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:45,430 No, of course not. 159 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,796 I'm just worried. I don't know how much more 160 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,360 the Tardigrade can sustain. 161 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,031 You hurt someone, they become less helpful. 162 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,840 Focus on the task at hand. There will be no more discussion 163 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,355 of the Tardigrade until the captain's back safe. 164 00:10:58,560 --> 00:11:00,233 - Yes, sir. - You may go. 165 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:09,800 [sighs] 166 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Computer... 167 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,391 list Starfleet's most decorated captains, living and deceased. 168 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:18,480 [computer] Working. 169 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,679 [Saru] Based on their service records, is it possible 170 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,480 to identify the qualities most essential to their success? 171 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:28,792 [computer] Characteristics most often cited include bravery, 172 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:33,636 self-sacrifice, intelligence, tactical brilliance, compassion. 173 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,871 Computer, initiate new protocol. 174 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,032 Please, record all data related to my performance 175 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:41,759 as acting captain of Discovery, 176 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,991 and cross-reference with success parameters. 177 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:45,959 Note where deviations occur. 178 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,711 [computer] State the purpose of the new protocol. 179 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:54,238 There is an element aboard this ship that causes me to second-guess myself. 180 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:55,789 That cannot continue. 181 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,955 I must remain clearheaded in pursuit of today's mission. 182 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,636 [computer] Alternative solution: Eliminate destructive element. 183 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:05,400 Not an option. 184 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:11,109 [People screaming and Klingon voices shouting nearby] 185 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,519 - [gasps] - [Lorca] Who are you? 186 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,910 The name is Mudd. Harcourt Fenton Mudd. 187 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,596 Harry for short. And I reiterate... Ouch! 188 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:24,711 Where are we? 189 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,951 On a resort off Antares Minor. 190 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:28,110 - [grunts] - Try the spa. 191 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,556 - The hot-stone massage is delightful. - Where are we? 192 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,799 Typical Starfleet. No fun at all. 193 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,557 We are on a Klingon prison vessel. 194 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:38,713 Particularly nasty one. 195 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,918 What's a civilian like you doing on a Klingon prison vessel? 196 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,360 The only crime I'm guilty of is loving too much. 197 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,113 It's true, captain. 198 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:51,400 I fell for a woman far beyond my reach. 199 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:52,840 Sweet Stella. 200 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,511 [chuckles] Her family didn't approve of me, 201 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,638 so, I had no choice except to try and buy her father's respect. 202 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,038 Scary, scary man. 203 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,557 So, I borrowed a large sum from some non-traditional lenders, 204 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,116 and gifted her with a moon. 205 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:08,919 It worked like a charm. 206 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,995 Until I fell behind in my payments. Hm. 207 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,200 The creditors came after me. 208 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:18,435 Chased me into enemy territory, right into the Klingons' arms, 209 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,872 who deposited me here, 210 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,440 where I await my fate. 211 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:26,834 [man groaning] 212 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,071 Oh, I wouldn't bother with him, captain. 213 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,675 I believe the technical term for his condition is... 214 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,795 "out to lunch." 215 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:43,709 Here comes the floor show. 216 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,349 Choose your pain. 217 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,040 [grunting] 218 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:16,910 [sighs] 219 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,232 [Mudd] They may look stupid, our Klingon hosts. They're anything but. 220 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,835 They regularly give us the choice to choose our pain. 221 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:43,036 We can accept the beating ourselves, or pass it on to our cellmates. 222 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,874 It's our captors' way of keeping us from bonding. 223 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,557 You seem conspicuously free from bruises. 224 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,352 I've learned how to choose wisely. 225 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:54,200 Don't judge. 226 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,394 You're gonna wanna stick with me. I'm a survivor. 227 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,750 Just like you. 228 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,760 You should know that Lieutenant Stamets rarely, 229 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:12,910 if ever, listens to me. 230 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:14,999 - I can handle him. - Please. 231 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,991 - Show me how. - [Burnham] Lieutenant Stamets. 232 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,317 Your spore drive is genius. 233 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:24,596 Beyond genius. What you've achieved for the war effort, 234 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,240 for the whole of science itself, it's a contri... 235 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,034 I know I'm brilliant. What are you trying to get out of me? 236 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,190 Why are you with her? 237 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,317 Burnham is worried about the physical effects 238 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,790 that Discovery's jumps are having on the Tardigrade. 239 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,440 I've done my own evaluations, and I must concur. 240 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,718 Scans of its frontal lobe show significant cumulative deterioration 241 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,872 - every time we go to black alert. - We need to find a work-around. 242 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,598 Making Ripper the critical component for the s-drive is unsustainable 243 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,399 for the creature and your invention. 244 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,840 We could lose them both. And with them, any chance of saving Captain Lorca. 245 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,757 Aren't there actual people on this ship requiring your attention, doctor? 246 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,072 Actually, the CMO does need my help with an Andorian tonsillectomy. 247 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:09,837 To be clear, the Tardigrade was your contribution. 248 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,072 I never intended to utilize a living creature as a navigation tool. 249 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,159 - I didn't, either. - You say "portabella," I say "portobello." 250 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,596 You are the cause of this situation, Burnham. 251 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,955 - What are you doing with your mouth? - Swallowing the urge 252 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,600 - to set the record straight. - It won't get us anywhere. 253 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,149 Do you wanna be right, or do you wanna fix this? 254 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:33,592 [snoring] 255 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:40,716 I didn't realize there were more of us in here. 256 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,273 I've been pulled out of rotation. 257 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,434 Sometimes they let us heal up, so we last longer. 258 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,559 Shit, you're a captain? 259 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:56,680 [groans] 260 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:09,150 Here. Eat. 261 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:12,720 You go ahead. 262 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,959 I have to insist. We never know when they'll feed us. 263 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,317 Keep up your strength. I lost one captain. I won't lose another. 264 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,075 What's your name, soldier? 265 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,200 - Lieutenant Ash Tyler. - And the captain you lost? 266 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,751 Steven Maranville, of the U.S.S. Yeager. The finest, sir. 267 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:33,158 - You were at the Battle of the Binaries? - They gave it a name, huh? 268 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,039 - That's where I was captured. - You've been here seven months? 269 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:39,151 [chuckles] 270 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,755 - That's funny to you? - Sorry, sir. It's just, um... 271 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,280 If that's true, I'm tougher than I thought. 272 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:46,720 Or a liar. 273 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,391 Nobody survives Klingon torture for seven months. 274 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,120 Why are you here? They got a reason to keep you alive? 275 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:56,589 The captain of this ship... 276 00:17:58,440 --> 00:17:59,840 she's taken a liking to me. 277 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,471 You must've picked up a few details. 278 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,392 What's the crew complement of this vessel? 279 00:18:11,120 --> 00:18:14,079 Can't be certain. Thirty, maybe 40. 280 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,760 [Lorca] You got a sense of the layout of the decks? 281 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,029 Mm-mm. 282 00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:20,032 I gotta get my hands on an active comm relay 283 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,198 - to signal my ship for extraction. - We're deep in enemy territory. 284 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,159 No way a Federation ship can make it out this far undetected. 285 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:28,639 Oh, my ship can. 286 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:29,995 It's like a ghost. 287 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:31,309 [bug scurrying] 288 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,592 Mudd, if I see that pet of yours again... 289 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:38,435 Come on, come on, come on. 290 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,715 Apologizes, lieutenant. Stuart has boundary issues. 291 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,080 And besides... 292 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:47,909 we're both a little hungry. 293 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,030 You'd take food out of the mouths of the only two men 294 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:53,635 - standing between you and death? - Damn right, I would. 295 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:55,912 Because this is all Starfleet has left me. 296 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,640 I used to have a life, captain. A good one. 297 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,754 A respectable business. That all got blown up, 298 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:04,718 because of your goddamn war. 299 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,393 Starfleet didn't start this war. 300 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,790 [Mudd] Of course you did. 301 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,313 The moment you decided to boldly go where no one had gone before. 302 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,478 What happens when you bump into someone 303 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,598 - who didn't want you in their yard? - You're siding with the enemy? 304 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,478 [Mudd] I'm not siding with anyone. 305 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,473 But I sure as hell understand why the Klingons pushed back. 306 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:22,989 Starfleet arrogance. 307 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,118 Have you ever bothered to look out of your spaceships 308 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,634 down at the little guys below? 309 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:33,074 If you had, you'd realize that there's a lot more of us down there 310 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:34,958 than there are you up here. 311 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,354 And we're sick and tired of getting caught in your crossfire. 312 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:49,630 [Lorca grunts] 313 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:51,994 [gasping] 314 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,630 [Stamets] So, we need the spore drive to save Captain Lorca, 315 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,076 but the spore drive is killing the Tardigrade. 316 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,598 All right, let's start with our mushroom, prototaxites stellaviatori, 317 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:16,239 a species made up of exotic material found not only in normal space, 318 00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:19,558 but in a discreet subspace domain known as the mycelial network. 319 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,791 Its fungal roots, a.k.a. mycelium, spread across the universe, 320 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,880 fanning out into infinity to create a matrix 321 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,839 that serves as our intergalactic freeway system. 322 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,196 Enter the Tardigrade, whose unique genetic makeup 323 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,237 allows it to navigate through the network, 324 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,472 because of its symbiotic relationship with the mycelium's spores. 325 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,590 Like its microscopic cousins on Earth, the Tardigrade is able to incorporate 326 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:47,277 foreign DNA into its own genome via horizontal gene transfer. 327 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,957 When Ripper borrows DNA from the mycelium, 328 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,475 - he's granted an all-access travel pass. - [Tilly] Once Lieutenant Stamets conveys 329 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,598 the coordinates of a selected destination directly into Ripper... 330 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:01,154 he knows exactly where to go. 331 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,670 The Tardigrade's DNA is sequenced into the computer. 332 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,956 Can't we build a virtual Ripper? 333 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,238 Trick the mycelium into thinking it's communicating with the real thing, 334 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:10,600 then navigate the ship that way? 335 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,558 [Stamets] I did that with my earlier research. 336 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,838 Trying to use software to engage with the network. 337 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,111 You were only able to achieve small jumps. 338 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:21,155 See, now I know why. The spores and the drive 339 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,032 were functioning at a fraction of their capacity 340 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:30,115 until we presented the mycelium with an animate copilot. 341 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,990 That's the key. The Tardigrade's alive. 342 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,278 We just need to integrate the same sequence into a compatible species. 343 00:21:36,360 --> 00:21:39,797 One that understands its role in this process and engages willingly. 344 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,837 You guys, this is so fucking cool. 345 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,070 [chuckles] 346 00:21:45,360 --> 00:21:46,476 I'm so sorry. 347 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:47,560 No, cadet. 348 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,600 It is fucking cool. 349 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,640 - Let's do it. - [chuckles] 350 00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:58,670 [L'Rell] Have you ever been tortured, captain? 351 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,800 Your English. It's excellent. 352 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,118 I'm descended from spies. 353 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,558 Languages are useful, particularly when it comes 354 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:11,840 to understanding those who seek to destroy the Klingon Empire. 355 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,800 [Lorca] Little old me? 356 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,759 You've been busy these past three weeks, Captain Lorca. 357 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,070 It was you who first surprised us in the Corvan system. 358 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,914 Appearing out of nowhere. 359 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:27,429 And then disappearing without a trace. 360 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,554 Undetectable. 361 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:31,516 Like a ghost. 362 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,391 No other Starfleet vessel can do that. 363 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,233 What is your vessel's secret? 364 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,160 - I have no idea what you're talking about. - Mm. 365 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:48,400 - You suffer from extreme photosensitivity. - Well, we all got something, honey. 366 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,798 I hear you're seeking solace in the arms of a human male. 367 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,511 We don't even have the right number of organs for you. Why so hard-up? 368 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,070 [L'Rell grunts] 369 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,719 Now who's being sensitive? 370 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,674 How strange space must look to you now, 371 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:06,877 seen through those damaged eyes. 372 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,433 A cosmos full of agonizing light. 373 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,191 Another creature might have slunk back into the darkness. 374 00:23:20,120 --> 00:23:21,156 But not you. 375 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:26,190 You seek glory. 376 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:27,874 [L'Rell chuckles] 377 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:32,352 Perhaps you realize, glory must be earned 378 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,274 through sacrifice... 379 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,230 and pain. 380 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,757 [Lorca yells] 381 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,513 [Saru] Lieutenant Rhys, when will analysis 382 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,717 of our long-range sensor data be complete? 383 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,634 It is our only hope of closing in on Captain Lorca's location. 384 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,598 We've narrowed it down to three courses, 385 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,115 all of which pass near or through the Mempa System. 386 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:59,317 Very good. Alert Mr. Stamets when you're ready 387 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,073 to proceed with our rescue mission. 388 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,039 Lieutenant Stamets has taken the spore drive offline, sir. 389 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,953 I don't understand. You'd think any number of species 390 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,874 would be compatible recipients of the Tardigrade DNA sequence. 391 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,915 I had the computer run all known life forms in the Federation database. 392 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,076 Should I try to access the classified database 393 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,311 - at the Daystrom Ins...? - No. You should not. 394 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,992 Why did you shut down the spore drive? 395 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,390 On the Bridge, we're trying to pinpoint coordinates 396 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,755 that lead to Captain Lorca. 397 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,400 We're working on something extremely important. 398 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,912 - A substitute for the Tardigrade. - Why? 399 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,035 Burnham informed me that our jumps are depleting it. 400 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:47,032 She brought these concerns to me, as well. 401 00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,589 And I told her to stand down until Captain Lorca 402 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:52,353 was safely back on board Discovery. 403 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,270 Obviously, this was not the response she wanted. 404 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:57,752 So far, we found one viable workaround. 405 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,872 This hypospray contains Tardigrade DNA and replication catalysts 406 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,112 that will initiate rapid horizontal gene transfer in a host. 407 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,996 The interface process requires an evolved organism. 408 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,470 A species with a highly functioning nervous system. 409 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,119 And one that, like the Tardigrade, 410 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,476 shares genetic information with mushrooms. 411 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,155 The animal kingdom diverted from its fungal counterparts 412 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,790 600 million years ago, but Homo sapiens still share over half 413 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:22,155 of our DNA with them. 414 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:23,674 You want to use a human? 415 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,355 - Eugenics experiments are forbidden. - I know. 416 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,920 - And that's why we need more time. - I gave you an order. 417 00:25:32,120 --> 00:25:33,120 Do you understand? 418 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,113 [Burnham] Captain Saru, I understand that you are upset. 419 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:38,680 You're in command. 420 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,270 It's a time of crisis. 421 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:42,720 And your culture trains you 422 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,677 to be on the heightened lookout for enemies. 423 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,000 But I assure you, 424 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,116 I'm not one of them. 425 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,754 How dare you treat me like one of your xenoanthropology subjects? 426 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,352 You're not an enemy, Burnham. You are a proven predator. 427 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,439 I know this not only because my instincts tell me that you are, 428 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,876 but because your actions show me that you are. 429 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,038 Saving this Tardigrade will neither bring back nor change the fact 430 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:11,477 that this is exactly the kind of behavior that killed Captain Georgiou. 431 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,197 [Rhys] Bridge to the captain. We believe we have identified the battle cruiser 432 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,590 - that is holding Captain Lorca. - Acknowledged. 433 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:23,151 Lieutenant Stamets, 434 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,312 bring the drive back online, and prepare the Tardigrade to jump. 435 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,831 Confine yourself to quarters immediately. 436 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:37,909 [Klingon grunts] 437 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,917 Now let's be adults, and use our words, please... 438 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:47,040 [Stuart squeaks] 439 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:49,032 Stealing food was just a diversion. 440 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:52,955 He's been transmitting everything we say to the enemy. 441 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,756 When I first got here, I dropped a little conversational nugget 442 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,675 to see if either of you could be trusted, and I just had my words 443 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,514 parroted back at me by the Klingon captain. 444 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,479 You've fed intel on every prisoner that passed through here. 445 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,074 - Ah! - [Mudd] No! Stuart. 446 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:15,435 Stuart. 447 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:16,520 [screeching] 448 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:18,835 You almost killed him. 449 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,795 You're finished. And when it's time to choose our pain, 450 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:23,880 we're choosing you, 451 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,240 until there's nothing left. 452 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,040 [sighs] 453 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,634 Captain, are you really gonna let this idealistic young man 454 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,030 humiliate himself by siding with you? 455 00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:38,120 Hm? 456 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,270 Have you no decency, Lorca? 457 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,911 Actually, that was a trick question. I know you don't. 458 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,350 We both know you lost that with your last command. 459 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:52,990 What's he talking about? 460 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,792 [Mudd] The tragic tale of the U.S.S. Buran. 461 00:27:57,360 --> 00:27:59,477 It was ambushed about a month into the war. 462 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,598 The Klingons boarded it and blasted it into smithereens. 463 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:06,238 Only one crewman managed to escape. 464 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:08,680 Gabriel Lorca. 465 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,235 Apparently, the honorable captain was too good 466 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:13,754 to go down with his ship. 467 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,229 Mudd's only half right. 468 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,753 We were ambushed, and I did escape. 469 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,760 But I didn't let my crew die. 470 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,240 I blew them up. 471 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,156 I knew what awaited them on Qo'noS. 472 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,271 Degradation. Torture. 473 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,397 Slow, public death. 474 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,275 It's the Klingon way to spread terror. 475 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:48,800 Not my crew. 476 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,035 Not on my watch. 477 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,230 Well, they say confession is good for the soul. 478 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:00,838 Too bad none of us have one anymore. 479 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:09,270 Airiam, set displacement parameters to bring us within weapons range 480 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,397 - of our target Bird-of-Prey. - Aye, sir. 481 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:15,000 - Lieutenant Stamets, are you ready? - [Stamets] Yes, captain. 482 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:18,590 Black alert. 483 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:19,750 [alarm wailing] 484 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,316 [growling] 485 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:34,389 [screeching] 486 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:36,760 Go. 487 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:57,080 [shrieking] 488 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:11,873 [Ripper groaning] 489 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,872 The creature has gone into a state of extreme cryptobiosis 490 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:31,397 by reducing the water content levels of its body to less than 1 percent. 491 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,878 Its vital signs have slowed to the point we can barely detect them. 492 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,950 Rehydrate it and bring it back. Mr. Rhys, have we been detected? 493 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:40,833 - Negative. - Captain Saru, I'm not... 494 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,599 Location of Klingon prison ship. 495 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:44,672 Point-seven AUs from our position, 496 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:46,080 Bearing 13, Mark 59. 497 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:49,269 Match their course and speed, maintain our distance. 498 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,393 Cut all systems and run silent. 499 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,153 [Culber] We're not done here. 500 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,277 This isn't like waking someone from a nap. 501 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:57,795 This is an extreme reaction to adverse conditions. 502 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,633 The Tardigrade is in survival mode. 503 00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:02,794 So are we, doctor. Crack it open if you have to. 504 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:05,515 - In my opinion, that will kill it. - As it is our only way 505 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:08,354 to get out of Klingon space, it is a risk we must take. 506 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:13,196 Captain, neurological tests indicate that this creature may be sentient. 507 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,274 If that ends up being true, 508 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,916 I will face the consequences of my actions. 509 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:23,674 I do not enjoy being in this position, but I have 134 souls to protect today. 510 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,351 Be ready to force the creature to comply. 511 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,599 I will not be party to murder. 512 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,592 Doctor, I was not talking to you. 513 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:33,280 Do you understand my orders, 514 00:31:33,360 --> 00:31:36,239 and can I count on you to follow them, Lieutenant Stamets? 515 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,070 Yes, sir. 516 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,676 Choose your pain. 517 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,320 [rifle powering up] 518 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,030 Choose me, captain. 519 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,835 - I fully support that idea. - [Tyler] You do this for me. 520 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:10,920 Choose me. 521 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:15,154 Choose your pain. 522 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:19,918 Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. 523 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,396 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 524 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:24,960 [shouting and grunting] 525 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:38,479 [rifle powering up] 526 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:55,080 [neck cracks] 527 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:57,234 [neck cracks] 528 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:00,320 [Mudd gasps] 529 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:07,389 - Where the hell did that come from? - Getting out was always a two-man job. 530 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:12,236 - I just waited till I found the right man. - You played me. Oh. 531 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:16,434 Bravura, Mr. Tyler. I doff my cap. Now should we proceed to our Raider? 532 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,399 There is no we, Mudd. You sold us out. 533 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:20,675 You stay. 534 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:23,872 - You can't be serious. - Oh, but I can. 535 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:26,036 [yells] 536 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:30,360 You can't do this. I can't take it in here anymore. 537 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,595 Please. I promised Stella I would come home to her. 538 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:35,520 I promised. 539 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,719 No. No. 540 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:39,680 No. 541 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,750 You can't walk away from me, Lorca. I'm coming for you. You hear? 542 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,478 You haven't seen the last of Harcourt Fenton Mudd. 543 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:58,229 [shouting and grunting] 544 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:10,480 Hey. 545 00:34:18,240 --> 00:34:20,835 - Get up, soldier. Get up. - I'm slowing you down, sir. Go. 546 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:24,360 All right, take cover. 547 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,197 I'll find a way out and come back. Understand? 548 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:32,920 [rifle powering up] 549 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:38,872 Did you really think you could leave me? 550 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,079 After all we've been through. 551 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:49,080 [yells] 552 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:59,480 [yelling] 553 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:08,835 [screaming] 554 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:13,040 [gasping] 555 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,230 Tyler, I found the docking bay. 556 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:18,560 Get up. Let's go. 557 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:21,509 [screaming] 558 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,030 Redirect all auxiliary power to shields. Blue panel on the right. 559 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,840 Five Raiders in pursuit. Closing fast. 560 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,511 Your eyes. That happened when you destroyed the Buran, didn't it? 561 00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:57,276 We choose our own pain. 562 00:35:58,720 --> 00:35:59,836 Mine helps me remember. 563 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:05,280 [officer] Target positions of incoming Raiders and prepare to establish... 564 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:07,391 Klingon Raiders, sir. Five ships and counting, 565 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:09,199 - heading right towards us. - Red alert. 566 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:10,760 We must've been spotted, sir. 567 00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:12,672 Shall I lock on and prepare to fire? 568 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,831 The leader of the pack seems to have charted an erratic flight pattern. 569 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,432 We are now within their weapons range. Should I lock phasers, sir? 570 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:28,511 Predator packs often split into smaller groups while in pursuit. 571 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:31,239 One group initiating the chase, 572 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,996 while another travels ahead of the prey's escape path. 573 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:39,718 - Hail that Raider. - Initiating communication will expose us. 574 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:41,957 The vessel is being chased. It's our captain. 575 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,156 [Richter] Federation Starship Discovery to Klingon Raider. 576 00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:48,277 - Identify yourself. - Well, what do you know? 577 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,759 The cavalry showed up. This is Captain Lorca. 578 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:53,069 Two to beam out. Now. 579 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,757 Bridge to transporter room. You have a lock? 580 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,121 - [officer] Aye, sir. - Lower your shields, Captain Lorca. 581 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,677 Captain to Bridge. You got us. Jump. 582 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,318 - Jump now. - Lieutenant Stamets, 583 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:17,993 have you revived the Tardigrade? 584 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:20,434 [Stamets] We are able to jump. 585 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,160 The Klingon Raiders detected our transporter signature. 586 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:25,232 - They're locking weapons. - Black alert. 587 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:30,480 Go. 588 00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,679 Easy, soldier. You're home. 589 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:46,919 - Thank you, captain. - For what? 590 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,157 Dragging you back into the war on a ship with a target on its back? 591 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,559 There's no place I'd rather be. 592 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:54,917 Bridge to Stamets. 593 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,430 Congratulations, lieutenant. Excellent work. 594 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:03,839 Lieutenant Stamets, do you copy? 595 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:07,671 Sir, Stamets is in Engineering, but it seems 596 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:09,274 his life signs are in distress. 597 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:14,871 [computer] Warning. Failure to initiate spore-drive deactivation sequence. 598 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,917 Spore chamber active. 599 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,038 Density at 68 percent. Drive system online. 600 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,680 - Open this door. - Induction coil saturated. 601 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,511 Captain, he... He injected himself with the Tardigrade DNA and compound. 602 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:39,915 Is he dead? 603 00:38:47,720 --> 00:38:49,120 [gasps] 604 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:51,870 [Stamets grunts] 605 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:55,750 - Did we make it? - Yes. 606 00:38:56,840 --> 00:38:59,036 [laughing deliriously] 607 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:13,636 [door beeps] 608 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:15,760 Come. 609 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,157 Captain Lorca has been rescued. 610 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,510 On the subject of the Tardigrade, there has been a setback. 611 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:33,759 Cadet Tilly brought me up to speed. 612 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:36,880 Sir... 613 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,029 permission to speak freely. 614 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,153 Are you really afraid of me? 615 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:46,680 I am not. 616 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,674 I am angry at you. 617 00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:53,880 Angry because of how much you stole from me. 618 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,232 I am deeply jealous... 619 00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,678 that I never got the chance you had. 620 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:02,392 To be Captain Georgiou's first officer. 621 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:06,670 You stood by her side and learned everything she had to teach. 622 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:11,791 The anticipated scenario, you would move up and out. 623 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,440 Captain your own starship. 624 00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:17,039 And I would take your place. 625 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:20,194 I never got that chance. 626 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,637 If I had, I would've been more prepared for today. 627 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:30,194 You did well. 628 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:32,960 Very well. 629 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:37,520 She would've thought so, too. 630 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:58,316 [Saru] Her telescope. 631 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,476 She left it to me. 632 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,115 It's yours now. 633 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,590 You should have the privilege to see the universe the way she did. 634 00:41:18,440 --> 00:41:19,440 [Saru] Burnham. 635 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:29,115 Captain Lorca has yet to be cleared for command. 636 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,517 I have much to attend to, 637 00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:36,953 and I could use your help with one thing. 638 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:38,800 Of course. 639 00:41:39,280 --> 00:41:42,512 Dr. Culber believes the Tardigrade is sentient. 640 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:46,079 It remains in a state of cryptobiosis. 641 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,393 We have no claim on its soul. 642 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:50,874 Go save its life, Burnham. 643 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:52,400 That's an order. 644 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,392 [Tilly] May the sun and moon watch your comings and goings 645 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:00,553 in the endless nights and days that are before you. 646 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:02,795 Are you sure this will work? 647 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:08,792 No. But if this is its response to an adverse environment, 648 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:10,718 what does it consider to be hospitable? 649 00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:15,075 This creature has traveled to the ends of the universe. 650 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,871 My hope is that what makes it most happy is to be free. 651 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:06,914 [faint growling] 652 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:25,236 [computer] Initiating performance review, Acting Captain Saru. 653 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,514 Protocol canceled. 654 00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:33,075 I know what I did. 655 00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:37,080 [Stamets] Stop. 656 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:39,080 Stop what? 657 00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:40,916 Stop worrying. 658 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:42,990 Stop doctoring. 659 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:46,472 Well, one tends to worry 660 00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:49,513 when they're doomed to love a brilliant but reckless maniac 661 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:52,351 who's willing to risk his life for glory. 662 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:54,115 The captain was in danger. 663 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:55,999 Captains are in danger every day. 664 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:00,956 You were in danger. 665 00:44:05,360 --> 00:44:07,920 I've spent my entire career 666 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:11,590 trying to grasp the essence of mycelium. 667 00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:13,114 Now for the first time... 668 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:14,920 I do. 669 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:16,839 I saw the network. 670 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:22,880 An entire universe of possibilities I never dreamed existed. 671 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:27,155 It's... unspeakably beautiful. 672 00:44:30,360 --> 00:44:32,238 I also knew you'd leave me 673 00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:34,551 if I let anything else endanger that creature. 674 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:39,315 - Oh. So, you do listen to me. - Not really. 675 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:43,797 - You sold that with a look. - Don't do anything that stupid again. 676 00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:45,953 You may not care about you... 677 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:48,280 but I do. 678 00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:53,356 You sure you feel okay? 679 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:56,274 Yes, dear doctor. 680 00:44:58,080 --> 00:44:59,080 I feel okay. 681 00:45:01,520 --> 00:45:02,520 Okay.