1 00:00:08,195 --> 00:00:09,447 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 2 00:00:09,530 --> 00:00:12,116 BURNHAM: Identify space-time location. 3 00:00:12,199 --> 00:00:14,910 You have reached year 3188. 4 00:00:14,994 --> 00:00:17,955 BURNHAM: The Federation as we know it disappeared overnight. 5 00:00:18,038 --> 00:00:19,749 But I did find part of a transmission. 6 00:00:19,832 --> 00:00:21,584 This is Admiral Senna Tal. 7 00:00:21,667 --> 00:00:23,294 The Federation lives on. 8 00:00:23,377 --> 00:00:25,588 I am Admiral Tal. 9 00:00:25,671 --> 00:00:27,590 SARU: Although human, 10 00:00:27,673 --> 00:00:30,342 young Adira has been joined with a Trill symbiont. 11 00:00:30,426 --> 00:00:31,969 Welcome to the circle. 12 00:00:32,052 --> 00:00:33,637 SARU: Once they join with a host, 13 00:00:33,721 --> 00:00:34,597 that host has the ability 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,516 to access the memories of all former hosts. 15 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,185 BURNHAM: Including Admiral Tal's. 16 00:00:39,268 --> 00:00:41,270 That's beautiful. What is it? 17 00:00:41,353 --> 00:00:42,229 A lullaby. 18 00:00:44,565 --> 00:00:46,734 (grunts) 19 00:00:46,817 --> 00:00:47,985 Are you okay? 20 00:00:48,068 --> 00:00:49,153 No, obviously. 21 00:00:49,236 --> 00:00:50,654 What the hell are you doing here? 22 00:00:50,738 --> 00:00:52,490 Besides saving their asses. 23 00:00:52,573 --> 00:00:53,616 NHAN: I stayed for Airiam. 24 00:00:54,909 --> 00:00:56,452 She was a science officer, 25 00:00:56,535 --> 00:00:57,995 but she paid the price of a soldier. 26 00:00:58,078 --> 00:00:59,705 I felt like someone should honor that. 27 00:00:59,789 --> 00:01:02,124 I am grateful for your support of my captaincy. 28 00:01:02,208 --> 00:01:04,835 It would be my privilege to be your Number One. 29 00:01:04,919 --> 00:01:07,838 ADIRA: Senna knew the algorithm we need to find Federation headquarters. 30 00:01:07,922 --> 00:01:08,714 These coordinates... 31 00:01:08,798 --> 00:01:11,258 They'll take you where you need to go. 32 00:01:15,429 --> 00:01:18,057 SARU: Captain's log, supplemental. 33 00:01:18,140 --> 00:01:20,351 After a journey of 930 years-- 34 00:01:20,434 --> 00:01:24,188 and a return to Earth that we could not have anticipated-- 35 00:01:24,271 --> 00:01:28,359 we are finally on the verge of reaching our destination: 36 00:01:28,442 --> 00:01:31,028 Federation and Starfleet headquarters. 37 00:01:31,111 --> 00:01:35,533 Separate entities that must now abide together; 38 00:01:35,616 --> 00:01:39,245 a sign of this new time, I suppose. 39 00:01:39,328 --> 00:01:43,499 I can only hope that they are as eager for us to arrive 40 00:01:43,582 --> 00:01:46,544 as we are to be home. 41 00:01:46,627 --> 00:01:50,714 -Captain. -Number One. 42 00:01:50,798 --> 00:01:52,174 (laughs softly) 43 00:01:52,258 --> 00:01:54,718 Every report, record and log that you asked for 44 00:01:54,802 --> 00:01:56,720 is ready to be handed over to Starfleet. 45 00:01:58,514 --> 00:02:00,599 Words aren't enough. 46 00:02:00,683 --> 00:02:01,892 Are they? 47 00:02:03,811 --> 00:02:06,772 930 years... 48 00:02:06,856 --> 00:02:11,068 I trust that what matters most will have endured. 49 00:02:11,152 --> 00:02:12,695 I know that there will be protocol. 50 00:02:12,778 --> 00:02:16,866 I know that we'll have a lot of questions about The Burn. 51 00:02:16,949 --> 00:02:19,660 But there are other things that... 52 00:02:19,743 --> 00:02:22,913 I'd like to inquire about, as well. 53 00:02:24,874 --> 00:02:27,459 You are thinking about your mother. 54 00:02:27,543 --> 00:02:29,211 Yes, sir. 55 00:02:30,838 --> 00:02:31,922 And I know that I'm lucky 56 00:02:32,006 --> 00:02:33,883 to have someone to hope for. 57 00:02:33,966 --> 00:02:36,844 I believe that here, 58 00:02:36,927 --> 00:02:38,762 there are answers for you, 59 00:02:38,846 --> 00:02:42,641 and solace for all of us. 60 00:02:42,725 --> 00:02:45,269 BURNHAM: I really hope so, sir. 61 00:02:45,352 --> 00:02:46,937 (indistinct chatter) 62 00:02:47,021 --> 00:02:49,648 Lieutenant Detmer, status report? 63 00:02:49,732 --> 00:02:51,775 Captain, we're here. 64 00:02:51,859 --> 00:02:53,235 Federation headquarters. 65 00:02:58,866 --> 00:03:00,826 Must be some kind of distortion field. 66 00:03:00,910 --> 00:03:04,121 It is a security measure designed to mask their location. 67 00:03:04,204 --> 00:03:06,415 But they are expecting us. 68 00:03:06,498 --> 00:03:07,791 You may proceed. 69 00:03:07,875 --> 00:03:09,585 Aye, sir. 70 00:03:25,059 --> 00:03:27,144 ♪ ♪ 71 00:03:40,866 --> 00:03:43,243 (gasps softly) 72 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,042 (laughs): Wow. 73 00:03:51,877 --> 00:03:53,837 We wouldn't have made it without you. 74 00:03:53,921 --> 00:03:55,255 Without everybody. 75 00:04:03,222 --> 00:04:05,224 BURNHAM: Fascinating. 76 00:04:05,307 --> 00:04:07,518 The distortion field seems to be sustained 77 00:04:07,601 --> 00:04:09,728 by the collective energy of every ship within it. 78 00:04:09,812 --> 00:04:11,855 Detecting neutronium-alloy fibers. 79 00:04:11,939 --> 00:04:13,232 Those-those used to be theoretical. 80 00:04:13,315 --> 00:04:15,985 Some of these hulls are organic. 81 00:04:16,068 --> 00:04:17,528 Some-some are completely comprised 82 00:04:17,611 --> 00:04:19,697 of holographic-containment walls. 83 00:04:19,780 --> 00:04:21,573 OWOSEKUN: Is that a new Constitution? 84 00:04:21,657 --> 00:04:23,867 I bet it can sleep a crew of a thousand! 85 00:04:23,951 --> 00:04:26,370 No, 2,000. 86 00:04:26,453 --> 00:04:29,206 Detached nacelles? Where do they even put the warp core? 87 00:04:31,250 --> 00:04:33,877 Must be a scout. Wonder what its range is like. 88 00:04:33,961 --> 00:04:36,046 ♪ ♪ 89 00:04:45,806 --> 00:04:47,516 That's a flying rain forest. 90 00:04:47,599 --> 00:04:50,144 (laughter) 91 00:04:50,227 --> 00:04:53,105 ♪ ♪ 92 00:04:53,188 --> 00:04:55,232 (excited chatter) 93 00:04:58,110 --> 00:05:01,113 (chatter continues) 94 00:05:09,455 --> 00:05:12,916 TILLY: The USS Voyager. Ho! 95 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:17,963 "J." That's-that's ten generations of evolution? 96 00:05:18,047 --> 00:05:19,423 OWOSEKUN: 11. 97 00:05:19,506 --> 00:05:21,550 Would love to hear those stories. 98 00:05:28,724 --> 00:05:29,892 SARU: Mr. Bryce, 99 00:05:29,975 --> 00:05:31,935 hail Federation headquarters. 100 00:05:32,019 --> 00:05:33,937 And tell them the USS Discovery 101 00:05:34,021 --> 00:05:35,272 is reporting for duty. 102 00:05:35,355 --> 00:05:38,067 Aye, sir. Hailing now. 103 00:05:41,570 --> 00:05:43,906 -Sir, they're scanning us. -Oh, as expected. 104 00:05:43,989 --> 00:05:46,492 They require a moment to process the arrival 105 00:05:46,575 --> 00:05:47,951 of a thousand-year-old ship. 106 00:05:48,035 --> 00:05:50,120 Captain, I no longer have control. 107 00:05:50,204 --> 00:05:53,957 On comms, sir. They'll be docking us remotely 108 00:05:54,041 --> 00:05:57,294 and request that the captain, first officer, and... Tal 109 00:05:57,377 --> 00:06:01,048 prepare to be beamed over from here. 110 00:06:01,131 --> 00:06:03,926 Their scans must be advanced enough to pick up her symbiont. 111 00:06:04,009 --> 00:06:05,260 (laughs) 112 00:06:06,512 --> 00:06:08,472 -They're ready, sir. -Ah. 113 00:06:08,555 --> 00:06:10,808 Lieutenant Nilsson, the conn is yours. 114 00:06:21,693 --> 00:06:23,570 (laughs softly) 115 00:06:29,618 --> 00:06:31,703 ♪ ♪ 116 00:06:35,374 --> 00:06:37,417 ♪ ♪ 117 00:07:05,070 --> 00:07:08,282 ♪ ♪ 118 00:07:35,142 --> 00:07:38,103 ♪ ♪ 119 00:07:52,117 --> 00:07:55,120 (original Star Trek theme plays) 120 00:08:12,221 --> 00:08:15,224 (indistinct chatter) 121 00:08:16,850 --> 00:08:19,811 ♪ ♪ 122 00:08:28,737 --> 00:08:31,114 You picked a hell of a day for a homecoming. 123 00:08:31,198 --> 00:08:34,284 Charles Vance, commander in chief, Starfleet. 124 00:08:34,368 --> 00:08:36,495 This is my chief security officer, Lieutenant Willa. 125 00:08:36,578 --> 00:08:38,789 Captain Saru, USS Discovery. 126 00:08:38,872 --> 00:08:41,124 Commander Michael Burnham. First officer. 127 00:08:41,208 --> 00:08:42,334 At ease. 128 00:08:44,378 --> 00:08:49,007 I can't say we've come across many Kelpiens out here lately. 129 00:08:50,759 --> 00:08:52,594 Has there been any kind of... 130 00:08:52,678 --> 00:08:54,429 disturbance on Kaminar? 131 00:08:54,513 --> 00:08:57,140 Status quo last we checked. They're just far enough away 132 00:08:57,224 --> 00:08:59,101 that contact's been limited since The Burn. 133 00:08:59,184 --> 00:09:00,435 That's pretty much the case with most 134 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:01,895 Federation planets these days. 135 00:09:03,063 --> 00:09:07,359 Kaminar joined the Federation. 136 00:09:10,696 --> 00:09:12,197 Sir, the Cuyahoga is reporting 137 00:09:12,281 --> 00:09:15,325 Orion and Andorian vessels in the Sigma Draconis system. 138 00:09:15,409 --> 00:09:16,994 It's the Emerald Chain. 139 00:09:17,077 --> 00:09:21,498 Osyraa's been becoming more brazen by the day. 140 00:09:21,581 --> 00:09:24,293 -I want updates in real time. -Yes, Admiral. 141 00:09:31,258 --> 00:09:32,676 You're Senna Tal. 142 00:09:32,759 --> 00:09:34,136 Per the scans. 143 00:09:34,219 --> 00:09:38,265 Uh, Adira Tal, now, sir. 144 00:09:39,933 --> 00:09:43,228 Senna never meant to keep you waiting. 145 00:09:43,312 --> 00:09:45,188 He just couldn't bear to leave Earth 146 00:09:45,272 --> 00:09:48,025 without seeing snow one last time. 147 00:09:48,108 --> 00:09:50,485 Well, he was, uh... 148 00:09:50,569 --> 00:09:52,863 always sentimental. 149 00:09:52,946 --> 00:09:55,324 But let's keep this clear. 150 00:09:55,407 --> 00:09:58,201 He and I were familiar, you and I are not. 151 00:09:58,285 --> 00:10:01,038 Uh, yes, sir. 152 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:03,498 Lieutenant Willa, 153 00:10:03,582 --> 00:10:06,585 take Adira Tal to medical for a full diagnostic. 154 00:10:09,087 --> 00:10:12,215 Sir, the situation with the Kili refugees 155 00:10:12,299 --> 00:10:14,843 has gotten worse. Sickbay is overflowing. 156 00:10:14,926 --> 00:10:17,512 We're having to perform triage in the corridors. 157 00:10:17,596 --> 00:10:19,389 MALE: Patient three just started seizing, Doctor. 158 00:10:19,473 --> 00:10:21,850 ENSIGN: Dr. Eli says they have four hours left, at best. 159 00:10:21,933 --> 00:10:24,061 VANCE: Is there a diagnosis yet? 160 00:10:24,144 --> 00:10:25,395 ENSIGN: Cascade failure of the nervous system 161 00:10:25,479 --> 00:10:26,730 brought on by misfolding proteins. 162 00:10:26,813 --> 00:10:29,066 Something called "prions." 163 00:10:29,149 --> 00:10:31,234 They're not contagious, but there's no cure yet, either. 164 00:10:31,318 --> 00:10:33,695 There won't be until you find out where they became infected. 165 00:10:33,779 --> 00:10:36,239 We could help you analyze their travel. 166 00:10:36,323 --> 00:10:38,283 We're already in their logs, 167 00:10:38,367 --> 00:10:39,701 compiling a roster of every planet 168 00:10:39,785 --> 00:10:42,287 they visited before they came here. 169 00:10:43,372 --> 00:10:44,790 See what you can do to help. 170 00:10:46,875 --> 00:10:48,543 My apologies if I overstepped. 171 00:10:48,627 --> 00:10:53,298 Uh, simply put, we are anxious to help our Federation family. 172 00:10:53,382 --> 00:10:54,591 Of course. I appreciate 173 00:10:54,674 --> 00:10:57,094 the offer, but a debrief must come first. 174 00:10:57,177 --> 00:11:00,347 Your journey here must be quite the story. 175 00:11:00,430 --> 00:11:02,224 A story we are eager to tell, Admiral. 176 00:11:02,307 --> 00:11:04,393 Not as eager as I am to hear it. 177 00:11:04,476 --> 00:11:06,436 BURNHAM: We're still analyzing 178 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,314 the cause of the spatial and temporal... 179 00:11:10,690 --> 00:11:13,276 ...variances in our exiting the wormhole. 180 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,821 Early indications suggest 181 00:11:15,904 --> 00:11:17,906 that Discovery may have hit a pocket 182 00:11:17,989 --> 00:11:19,908 of abnormal gravity waves. 183 00:11:19,991 --> 00:11:21,910 And this "Red Angel" suit of yours-- 184 00:11:21,993 --> 00:11:23,662 it's no longer accessible? 185 00:11:23,745 --> 00:11:27,457 I sent it back into the wormhole to initiate the final signal. 186 00:11:27,541 --> 00:11:29,459 It was then programmed to self-destruct. 187 00:11:29,543 --> 00:11:32,421 There was but one time crystal, Admiral. 188 00:11:32,504 --> 00:11:34,464 It was always going to be a one-way trip 189 00:11:34,548 --> 00:11:36,466 for the Sphere data and for all of us. 190 00:11:36,550 --> 00:11:38,969 And what exactly is this data we're now accountable for? 191 00:11:39,052 --> 00:11:40,804 BURNHAM: The Sphere is a benevolent 192 00:11:40,887 --> 00:11:43,014 life-form that merged with Discovery. 193 00:11:43,098 --> 00:11:45,142 Its data is a record of everything seen 194 00:11:45,225 --> 00:11:46,935 and experienced by this entity 195 00:11:47,018 --> 00:11:49,438 in the 100,000 years leading up to our departure. 196 00:11:49,521 --> 00:11:52,983 100,000 years. Well. 197 00:11:53,066 --> 00:11:55,527 Discovery's just full of surprises, isn't she? 198 00:11:55,610 --> 00:11:58,155 You may be the last Kelpien who still retains 199 00:11:58,238 --> 00:12:00,323 biochemical traces of Vahar'ai. 200 00:12:00,407 --> 00:12:01,491 And your limbic system's been getting 201 00:12:01,575 --> 00:12:03,493 quite a workout, Commander. 202 00:12:03,577 --> 00:12:05,287 Are you prone to emotional exaggeration? 203 00:12:05,370 --> 00:12:08,707 Our AIs have evolved quite a bit since your day. 204 00:12:08,790 --> 00:12:10,167 ELI: My primary diagnostic scanners 205 00:12:10,250 --> 00:12:11,585 can read anomalies as small 206 00:12:11,668 --> 00:12:14,379 as aberrant protein coding in your neurons, 207 00:12:14,463 --> 00:12:16,006 so you can't lie to me. 208 00:12:16,089 --> 00:12:17,340 That'll be all, Eli. 209 00:12:19,593 --> 00:12:23,221 Admiral, if-if we may, we have a few questions 210 00:12:23,305 --> 00:12:25,515 -of our own. -I bet. 211 00:12:25,599 --> 00:12:27,976 Given what you shared of Kaminar, I am curious 212 00:12:28,059 --> 00:12:31,354 as to what remains of the rest of the Federation. 213 00:12:31,438 --> 00:12:35,233 38 member worlds that we're aware of. 214 00:12:35,317 --> 00:12:38,361 Down from 350 at its peak. 215 00:12:38,445 --> 00:12:42,908 There may be others, but since the subspace relays went down, 216 00:12:42,991 --> 00:12:46,203 we're having difficulty finding each other. 217 00:12:46,286 --> 00:12:48,497 Where we sit now represents 218 00:12:48,580 --> 00:12:50,749 not just the headquarters of Starfleet Command, 219 00:12:50,832 --> 00:12:53,376 but also the entire civilian government 220 00:12:53,460 --> 00:12:55,003 of the United Federation of Planets. 221 00:12:55,086 --> 00:12:56,755 And it's been that way since The Burn. 222 00:12:56,838 --> 00:12:58,757 BURNHAM: Sir, if I may ask, 223 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,551 -regarding The Burn, we... -I am not at liberty 224 00:13:01,635 --> 00:13:04,554 to discuss intelligence with you yet, Commander. 225 00:13:06,097 --> 00:13:07,891 You're not lying to me, 226 00:13:07,974 --> 00:13:09,726 but there is nothing in our database 227 00:13:09,809 --> 00:13:14,105 to verify a Red Angel or a Control. 228 00:13:14,189 --> 00:13:16,107 Our intelligence says that 229 00:13:16,191 --> 00:13:18,568 Discovery was destroyed in 2258, with no mention 230 00:13:18,652 --> 00:13:23,740 of a displacement-activated spore drive. 231 00:13:23,823 --> 00:13:25,742 So, 232 00:13:25,825 --> 00:13:29,412 two truths now exist in one space. 233 00:13:29,496 --> 00:13:31,373 That never goes well. 234 00:13:31,456 --> 00:13:33,875 Starfleet's operating procedures would have included the erasure 235 00:13:33,959 --> 00:13:36,628 of any files related to our vessel, 236 00:13:36,711 --> 00:13:40,549 to eliminate the possibility of a recurring threat. 237 00:13:40,632 --> 00:13:45,595 We came here to ensure that Control did not evolve. 238 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:47,472 I can't possibly corroborate that. 239 00:13:48,515 --> 00:13:49,933 A quick history lesson. 240 00:13:50,016 --> 00:13:52,978 The Federation has spent most of the 30th century 241 00:13:53,061 --> 00:13:56,314 fighting a war to uphold the Temporal Accords, 242 00:13:56,398 --> 00:13:59,776 an interstellar treaty outlawing time travel to prevent anyone 243 00:13:59,859 --> 00:14:03,238 from the past from changing the future, and vice versa. 244 00:14:03,321 --> 00:14:07,075 Your presence here, by definition, is a crime. 245 00:14:07,158 --> 00:14:09,411 Everything we have ever done has been in accordance 246 00:14:09,494 --> 00:14:13,331 with the ideals of the Federation, sir. 247 00:14:13,415 --> 00:14:15,333 If we hadn't made the jump, 248 00:14:15,417 --> 00:14:19,296 all organic life in the universe would've ended. 249 00:14:19,379 --> 00:14:22,424 And we wouldn't be having this conversation, 250 00:14:22,507 --> 00:14:24,301 -Admiral. -If that's true, 251 00:14:24,384 --> 00:14:26,636 then we owe you a debt beyond words. 252 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,139 But from where I sit, and I sit here, 253 00:14:29,222 --> 00:14:33,310 trusting you is a risk I cannot take without evidence. 254 00:14:33,393 --> 00:14:35,645 The safety and security of whatever's left 255 00:14:35,729 --> 00:14:39,649 of the Federation must take priority over everything else. 256 00:14:39,733 --> 00:14:43,653 And so, until we sort through this, 257 00:14:43,737 --> 00:14:47,991 I'll be requisitioning Discovery for analysis and retrofit. 258 00:14:48,074 --> 00:14:50,493 -Admiral... -Not open to debate, Captain. 259 00:14:50,577 --> 00:14:52,579 We'll also be looking through your logs 260 00:14:52,662 --> 00:14:54,539 and debriefing your crew, 261 00:14:54,623 --> 00:14:57,125 and assuming their stories match yours, 262 00:14:57,208 --> 00:14:59,336 determine where they can be reassigned. 263 00:14:59,419 --> 00:15:00,462 Reassigned? 264 00:15:00,545 --> 00:15:03,048 Uh, sir, may I ask why? 265 00:15:03,131 --> 00:15:04,382 No. 266 00:15:04,466 --> 00:15:07,344 Now, you claim you're acting 267 00:15:07,427 --> 00:15:09,679 in accordance with Federation ideals. 268 00:15:09,763 --> 00:15:12,349 I would ask that you continue to do so, 269 00:15:12,432 --> 00:15:14,309 by putting the needs of Starfleet 270 00:15:14,392 --> 00:15:17,103 ahead of the needs of your crew. 271 00:15:19,147 --> 00:15:20,690 BURNHAM: The Federation that I remembr 272 00:15:20,774 --> 00:15:22,192 would understand that there 273 00:15:22,275 --> 00:15:23,985 is no other crew with our experience. 274 00:15:24,069 --> 00:15:27,197 And certainly no other crew that can operate the spore drive. 275 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:28,365 Correct on both counts. 276 00:15:28,448 --> 00:15:30,742 Why aren't you fighting for us to stay together, then? 277 00:15:30,825 --> 00:15:34,371 We are no longer "out there," Michael. 278 00:15:34,454 --> 00:15:37,666 We serve Starfleet by executing the admiral's orders. 279 00:15:37,749 --> 00:15:40,710 Vance should make use of who we are now, not diminish us for it. 280 00:15:40,794 --> 00:15:42,545 Well, that is entirely his call. 281 00:15:42,629 --> 00:15:44,589 Then let's help him make the right one. 282 00:15:44,673 --> 00:15:47,008 -I understand his motives. -Well, so do I. 283 00:15:47,092 --> 00:15:49,719 But I also know that if this crew gets pulled apart now, 284 00:15:49,803 --> 00:15:51,429 some of us might never recover. 285 00:15:51,513 --> 00:15:53,556 Now, if we can just get our hands on the roster 286 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,059 of where the Kili have been, then we can help isolate 287 00:15:56,142 --> 00:15:58,228 the origin of the infectious protein, 288 00:15:58,311 --> 00:16:00,271 we can jump there, we can find a cure, 289 00:16:00,355 --> 00:16:02,565 we can help make a difference for the Kili 290 00:16:02,649 --> 00:16:05,235 and show the admiral why we need to stay together. 291 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,365 "Get our hands on"? 292 00:16:10,448 --> 00:16:14,911 I believe we are in a unique position to help, 293 00:16:14,994 --> 00:16:19,749 and we will do so by requesting the roster via proper channels. 294 00:16:19,833 --> 00:16:22,252 Our first Federation act will not be to pilfer its property 295 00:16:22,335 --> 00:16:24,337 and violate a direct order. 296 00:16:24,421 --> 00:16:25,755 That is a lesson 297 00:16:25,839 --> 00:16:29,384 I thought you would have learned by now, Commander. 298 00:16:30,677 --> 00:16:32,595 Of course. 299 00:16:32,679 --> 00:16:34,431 DETMER: They're breaking us up? 300 00:16:34,514 --> 00:16:37,642 SARU: There is no precedent for... 301 00:16:37,726 --> 00:16:39,602 -us. -(murmuring) 302 00:16:39,686 --> 00:16:44,107 So please, I ask you to trust the process. 303 00:16:44,190 --> 00:16:47,944 What is truly important is that we are all back home now. 304 00:16:48,027 --> 00:16:49,487 (indistinct chatter) 305 00:16:49,571 --> 00:16:51,698 We'll be calling you in by department. 306 00:16:51,781 --> 00:16:53,950 Engineering, spore drive specialists, 307 00:16:54,033 --> 00:16:57,162 -operations, tactical... -(overlapping chatter) 308 00:16:57,245 --> 00:16:59,122 So you were... dead? 309 00:16:59,205 --> 00:17:02,375 Yes. As I said. 310 00:17:02,459 --> 00:17:04,711 -Clinically dead? -Well, I was 311 00:17:04,794 --> 00:17:07,046 emotionally dead, too... and I was murdered. 312 00:17:07,130 --> 00:17:09,632 That can really do a number on you. (chuckles) 313 00:17:09,716 --> 00:17:11,634 But my murderer and I are good now. 314 00:17:11,718 --> 00:17:14,304 So, you were on an asteroid and...? 315 00:17:14,387 --> 00:17:17,474 Commander Burnham fell out of the sky. With Captain Pike. 316 00:17:17,557 --> 00:17:19,768 It was raining Starfleet officers. 317 00:17:19,851 --> 00:17:22,979 Did you bring any snacks? I'm-I'm starving. 318 00:17:23,062 --> 00:17:25,607 So you would consider yourself "essential personnel"? 319 00:17:25,690 --> 00:17:27,025 Have you been talking to Detmer? 320 00:17:27,108 --> 00:17:29,652 Because I can't seem to get away from this question. 321 00:17:29,736 --> 00:17:31,571 What do you know about the Emerald Chain? 322 00:17:31,654 --> 00:17:33,698 What is that-- some sort of Risan 323 00:17:33,782 --> 00:17:36,659 -party drug? -It's the Andorian/Orion syndicate. 324 00:17:36,743 --> 00:17:38,703 I've never heard of them. 325 00:17:38,787 --> 00:17:41,289 I'm gonna need something to drink. 326 00:17:41,372 --> 00:17:42,957 All this is after I got my hair blown out 327 00:17:43,041 --> 00:17:45,668 and became a Terran captain/dominatrix, 328 00:17:45,752 --> 00:17:48,671 and before we jumped through a wormhole into the future. 329 00:17:48,755 --> 00:17:50,340 (laughs): So, I mean, 330 00:17:50,423 --> 00:17:52,675 I love Starfleet, I really do, 331 00:17:52,759 --> 00:17:54,719 but ask me if any of this was in the handbook. 332 00:17:54,803 --> 00:17:56,054 Was any of this in the handbook? 333 00:17:56,137 --> 00:17:57,555 No. 334 00:17:57,639 --> 00:18:01,392 Nhan. Security officer, USS Discovery. 335 00:18:01,476 --> 00:18:05,021 SFB534-0679. 336 00:18:05,104 --> 00:18:07,982 Failure to comply is insubordination. 337 00:18:08,066 --> 00:18:10,193 I'm sorry. 338 00:18:10,276 --> 00:18:11,528 Now, 339 00:18:11,611 --> 00:18:13,696 how long was the duration of the... 340 00:18:13,780 --> 00:18:17,867 Nhan, D. Security officer, USS Discovery. 341 00:18:19,118 --> 00:18:21,704 Throw me in the brig, hologram. 342 00:18:21,788 --> 00:18:24,666 Lieutenant Willa, we submitted a request 343 00:18:24,749 --> 00:18:27,377 to see the roster of planets the Kili refugees visited. 344 00:18:27,460 --> 00:18:29,712 We've not yet heard back. If we know where they went, 345 00:18:29,796 --> 00:18:31,214 we could find out what caused this. 346 00:18:31,297 --> 00:18:32,841 We're a science vessel. 347 00:18:32,924 --> 00:18:34,050 And the situations we've encountered... 348 00:18:34,133 --> 00:18:36,511 Sorry, Commander. We're still in the process 349 00:18:36,594 --> 00:18:38,429 of determining your intentions here. 350 00:18:38,513 --> 00:18:40,473 We are not temporal agents, Lieutenant. 351 00:18:40,557 --> 00:18:43,059 We need more than your word, Captain. 352 00:18:43,142 --> 00:18:45,895 Lieutenant Willa... 353 00:18:45,979 --> 00:18:47,730 I'm sure we would respond the same way 354 00:18:47,814 --> 00:18:49,774 if the situation were reversed. 355 00:18:49,858 --> 00:18:54,863 But one fact is unassailable: we have a spore drive and it works. 356 00:18:54,946 --> 00:18:57,448 We can travel anywhere in the blink of an eye. 357 00:18:57,532 --> 00:18:59,075 And we want to help. 358 00:18:59,158 --> 00:19:02,620 All we are asking is to be permitted to look at the roster. 359 00:19:02,704 --> 00:19:05,081 Best case, you save lives. 360 00:19:05,165 --> 00:19:08,877 Worst case, you hate us a little more for wasting your time. 361 00:19:10,879 --> 00:19:13,923 I'll need to speak with Admiral Vance. 362 00:19:14,007 --> 00:19:16,384 HOLO SECURITY OFFICER: Our scans picked you out right away. 363 00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:18,928 A rigorous debrief is protocol for Terrans. 364 00:19:19,012 --> 00:19:20,638 HOLO SECURITY OFFICER 2: We also know you're a murderer 365 00:19:20,722 --> 00:19:22,807 in at least two universes. 366 00:19:22,891 --> 00:19:25,435 Don't look at him. 367 00:19:25,518 --> 00:19:28,271 -Look at us. -So, this will be your second universe, 368 00:19:28,354 --> 00:19:30,607 your third timeline. 369 00:19:30,690 --> 00:19:32,609 Depends on how you look at it. 370 00:19:32,692 --> 00:19:34,611 I like to look at it like this. 371 00:19:36,696 --> 00:19:39,616 -Why are you blinking? -Why aren't you? 372 00:19:39,699 --> 00:19:41,743 -What was your connection to Control? -We dated. 373 00:19:41,826 --> 00:19:44,120 All Terrans are duplicitous by their biology. 374 00:19:44,203 --> 00:19:45,955 Or biplicitous by our duology. 375 00:19:46,039 --> 00:19:48,249 Neither "ology" has anything to do with it. 376 00:19:48,333 --> 00:19:50,418 You may not be aware, but in the past hundred years, 377 00:19:50,501 --> 00:19:52,003 we've discovered a chimeric strain 378 00:19:52,086 --> 00:19:54,464 on the subatomic level in the Terran stem cell. 379 00:19:54,547 --> 00:19:56,007 Silly holo. 380 00:19:56,090 --> 00:19:58,801 You cannot rattle me by introducing a completely 381 00:19:58,885 --> 00:20:02,513 fabricated biological component to my nastiness 382 00:20:02,597 --> 00:20:04,682 and inherently bad behavior. 383 00:20:04,766 --> 00:20:09,395 I'm extremely wicked, even for a Terran. 384 00:20:12,899 --> 00:20:15,443 Who are you? What if you're not a holo? 385 00:20:15,526 --> 00:20:18,196 -Make her stop. -What if you're a human 386 00:20:18,279 --> 00:20:20,323 programmed to think he's a holo? 387 00:20:26,037 --> 00:20:27,789 -(chuckles) -You broke my holos. 388 00:20:27,872 --> 00:20:30,833 Blinking at their harmonic rate disrupts the holo protocols, 389 00:20:30,917 --> 00:20:33,962 creating a reference loop that shuts them down. 390 00:20:34,045 --> 00:20:37,090 Upgrade your programs and stop wasting my time. 391 00:20:38,883 --> 00:20:41,010 Why are you wearing glasses? 392 00:20:41,094 --> 00:20:43,888 Um, they make me look smarter. 393 00:20:43,972 --> 00:20:45,390 I like 'em. 394 00:20:45,473 --> 00:20:48,685 I might decide to like you. 395 00:20:48,768 --> 00:20:50,687 Debrief as you will. 396 00:20:50,770 --> 00:20:52,563 FEMALE (over P.A.): Trauma unit to medbay 6. 397 00:20:52,647 --> 00:20:55,066 -Vitals are dropping. -(alarm sounding) 398 00:20:55,149 --> 00:20:58,861 -(groaning) -Pressure is spiking, heart rate is climbing. 399 00:20:58,945 --> 00:21:00,238 MALE: Scan again. 400 00:21:00,321 --> 00:21:02,031 FEMALE: Two more cc's, right away. 401 00:21:02,115 --> 00:21:03,866 ♪ ♪ 402 00:21:03,950 --> 00:21:06,494 VANCE: You believe they became ill on Urna? 403 00:21:06,577 --> 00:21:10,039 That planet's been deserted for centuries. 404 00:21:10,123 --> 00:21:15,628 Y-Yes, but Urna is-- well, once was an industrial seat. 405 00:21:15,712 --> 00:21:17,880 A hub for the enrichment of unstable metals. 406 00:21:17,964 --> 00:21:19,882 The Federation was just beginning to sound the alarm 407 00:21:19,966 --> 00:21:22,552 about toxicity a thousand years ago. 408 00:21:22,635 --> 00:21:24,220 The atmosphere was thinning, 409 00:21:24,303 --> 00:21:27,432 and they feared high concentrations of UVB radiation 410 00:21:27,515 --> 00:21:30,184 would mutate the biology of everything on the surface. 411 00:21:30,268 --> 00:21:31,853 And that is what happened. 412 00:21:31,936 --> 00:21:35,815 If the Kili stopped there, they scavenged there 413 00:21:35,898 --> 00:21:39,736 for indigenous plants, fruit, any kind of nutrition. 414 00:21:39,819 --> 00:21:41,612 And whatever they ate was mutated. 415 00:21:41,696 --> 00:21:43,406 It was infected with misfolding proteins 416 00:21:43,489 --> 00:21:45,408 that have been spreading in their bodies ever since. 417 00:21:45,491 --> 00:21:47,368 How do we fix the problem? 418 00:21:47,452 --> 00:21:49,245 We need a healthy protein sample 419 00:21:49,328 --> 00:21:51,789 of the plant they ingested to make an antidote. 420 00:21:51,873 --> 00:21:54,083 But as all of Urna was affected, 421 00:21:54,167 --> 00:21:56,335 such a sample no longer exists. 422 00:21:56,419 --> 00:22:01,049 In the 23rd century, there was a Federation seed-vault ship, 423 00:22:01,132 --> 00:22:03,634 the USS Tikhov. 424 00:22:03,718 --> 00:22:05,970 It held samples of every plant in the galaxy. 425 00:22:06,054 --> 00:22:07,805 If it still exists, it will have seeds 426 00:22:07,889 --> 00:22:09,891 from before the planet's environmental collapse, 427 00:22:09,974 --> 00:22:12,101 and we can synthesize an antidote from that. 428 00:22:12,185 --> 00:22:15,563 The Tikhov is still around, but it's five months away. 429 00:22:15,646 --> 00:22:18,733 Our spore drive can get us there and back in plenty of time. 430 00:22:18,816 --> 00:22:21,152 Your ship can get us there 431 00:22:21,235 --> 00:22:23,404 with that one man-- Stamets. 432 00:22:23,488 --> 00:22:26,282 Willa, download Discovery's specs. 433 00:22:26,365 --> 00:22:28,618 Everything on the spore drive, and scramble a Federation team 434 00:22:28,701 --> 00:22:30,787 to pilot her. I want it flying in an hour. 435 00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:32,121 -Yes, sir. -Admiral! 436 00:22:32,205 --> 00:22:35,458 You have a crew ready and able to fly now. 437 00:22:35,541 --> 00:22:37,168 You're going to waste precious time teaching 438 00:22:37,251 --> 00:22:39,921 a new crew the ins and outs of a thousand-year-old ship 439 00:22:40,004 --> 00:22:41,506 flying through a mushroom network? 440 00:22:41,589 --> 00:22:44,592 Watch your tone, Commander. 441 00:22:44,675 --> 00:22:46,219 You're not home yet. 442 00:22:47,845 --> 00:22:49,555 SARU: Admiral, 443 00:22:49,639 --> 00:22:51,974 I would ask that you allow Discovery 444 00:22:52,058 --> 00:22:54,143 to serve as she is able. 445 00:22:54,227 --> 00:22:56,312 It and Commander Burnham 446 00:22:56,396 --> 00:22:59,649 are ideally suited for this kind of away mission. 447 00:22:59,732 --> 00:23:02,318 Understanding it is a matter of trust, 448 00:23:02,401 --> 00:23:05,863 I will remain here with you to assist. 449 00:23:08,574 --> 00:23:10,618 Lieutenant Willa and two of our security officers 450 00:23:10,701 --> 00:23:13,121 will go with Commander Burnham. 451 00:23:13,204 --> 00:23:14,705 Get back fast. 452 00:23:14,789 --> 00:23:17,583 Otherwise, it comes down on him. 453 00:23:25,216 --> 00:23:28,136 ♪ ♪ 454 00:23:28,219 --> 00:23:29,971 DETMER: Undocking is complete, Commander. 455 00:23:30,054 --> 00:23:32,098 Bring us to safe distance, please. 456 00:23:33,599 --> 00:23:36,185 Hope this fossil of a ship can do what you say it can. 457 00:23:38,271 --> 00:23:40,857 Welcome aboard, Lieutenant Willa. 458 00:23:40,940 --> 00:23:42,859 We're ready to go, Commander. 459 00:23:42,942 --> 00:23:45,194 We have three hours left to retrieve the seed sample 460 00:23:45,278 --> 00:23:46,863 and create an antidote for the Kili. 461 00:23:46,946 --> 00:23:48,948 Let's show them who we are. 462 00:23:52,535 --> 00:23:54,162 You might want to hold on to something. 463 00:23:58,124 --> 00:23:59,834 Black alert. 464 00:23:59,917 --> 00:24:03,045 (alarm sounding) 465 00:24:12,805 --> 00:24:14,849 -Whoa. -OWOSEKUN: We're at the programmed coordinates, 466 00:24:14,932 --> 00:24:17,018 but there's no sign of the Tikhov. 467 00:24:17,101 --> 00:24:19,228 Scans show an ion storm in range. 468 00:24:19,312 --> 00:24:21,272 Bring it up. 469 00:24:22,773 --> 00:24:24,108 OWOSEKUN: If these were the last-known 470 00:24:24,192 --> 00:24:26,068 coordinates of the Tikhov, it must be in there. 471 00:24:26,152 --> 00:24:27,445 Yellow alert. 472 00:24:27,528 --> 00:24:29,238 Lieutenant Rhys, prepare tractor beams. 473 00:24:29,322 --> 00:24:30,364 We'll have to pull it out of the storm 474 00:24:30,448 --> 00:24:32,575 before we can beam on board. 475 00:24:32,658 --> 00:24:34,994 -Aye, Commander. -Lieutenant Detmer, get us over there. 476 00:24:35,077 --> 00:24:37,413 -Aye, Commander. -It's going to be a bumpy ride. 477 00:24:37,496 --> 00:24:39,707 Shields up. 478 00:24:39,790 --> 00:24:42,752 ♪ ♪ 479 00:24:50,218 --> 00:24:52,386 Shields holding at 90%. 480 00:24:52,470 --> 00:24:55,264 Commander, I've located the Tikhov. Magnifying now. 481 00:24:56,182 --> 00:24:59,227 It's running on auxiliary power. 482 00:24:59,310 --> 00:25:00,603 Warp drive is off-line. 483 00:25:00,686 --> 00:25:02,104 There's unusual radiation. 484 00:25:02,188 --> 00:25:03,773 That must be interfering with our scans. 485 00:25:03,856 --> 00:25:06,150 I can't get an accurate read of life signs. 486 00:25:12,865 --> 00:25:14,116 How are we doing on tractor beams? 487 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:15,618 -Not steady enough. -I'm working on it. 488 00:25:15,701 --> 00:25:18,120 (thunderous crash) 489 00:25:18,204 --> 00:25:21,415 (frantic chatter echoing) 490 00:25:25,044 --> 00:25:27,672 Shields are holding. You've got time. You've got this. 491 00:25:34,387 --> 00:25:36,639 -Lieutenant? -Engaging reverse thrusters. 492 00:25:36,722 --> 00:25:38,432 I just need to get us clear. 493 00:25:38,516 --> 00:25:40,893 (thunderous crash) 494 00:25:44,355 --> 00:25:45,398 -Go. -Locking on. 495 00:25:49,944 --> 00:25:51,821 RHYS: Got her. 496 00:25:51,904 --> 00:25:53,281 Pulling her out now. 497 00:25:59,704 --> 00:26:01,205 And we're clear. 498 00:26:01,289 --> 00:26:04,500 Bryce, have Dr. Culber report to the bridge. 499 00:26:04,583 --> 00:26:06,127 Nice work, Keyla. 500 00:26:06,210 --> 00:26:09,213 (quietly): Hey, you did great. 501 00:26:09,297 --> 00:26:11,007 A closer call than it should have been. 502 00:26:11,090 --> 00:26:13,843 Owo, what's the toxicity of the radiation on that ship? 503 00:26:13,926 --> 00:26:15,553 Scanner says it's non-ionizing, 504 00:26:15,636 --> 00:26:17,680 so it shouldn't be a threat to health. 505 00:26:17,763 --> 00:26:20,141 But its composition is just odd. 506 00:26:20,224 --> 00:26:22,310 -Tilly? -Already analyzing it. 507 00:26:22,393 --> 00:26:24,061 Who needs what? 508 00:26:24,145 --> 00:26:26,355 There may be a medical emergency on the Tikhov. 509 00:26:26,439 --> 00:26:28,941 For the last 500 years, each planet of the Federation 510 00:26:29,025 --> 00:26:32,320 has taken turns keeping watch over the seed vault. 511 00:26:34,071 --> 00:26:36,782 Looks like a Barzan family was most recent. 512 00:26:38,784 --> 00:26:42,330 -We joined the Federation? -In the 25th century. 513 00:26:43,622 --> 00:26:45,207 Never imagined. 514 00:26:45,291 --> 00:26:47,168 I haven't seen a Barzan since I joined Starfleet. 515 00:26:47,251 --> 00:26:49,128 You will today. I want you with us on this. 516 00:26:49,211 --> 00:26:51,172 We don't have time to play catch-up, 517 00:26:51,255 --> 00:26:52,631 so get your "hellos" out of the way fast. 518 00:26:52,715 --> 00:26:55,551 Anyway, the atmosphere on board is attuned 519 00:26:55,634 --> 00:26:58,095 to Barzan biology, so we'll need breathing devices. 520 00:26:58,179 --> 00:27:00,681 So I can lose mine. First time for everything. 521 00:27:00,765 --> 00:27:02,725 The seed vault itself 522 00:27:02,808 --> 00:27:03,893 can only be accessed by beaming into and out of it, 523 00:27:03,976 --> 00:27:06,062 so the transporter chief will need to stay at the ready. 524 00:27:06,145 --> 00:27:07,104 Understood. 525 00:27:07,188 --> 00:27:09,857 Tilly, let me know what you find on radiation. 526 00:27:09,940 --> 00:27:13,110 And, Rhys, you have the conn. 527 00:27:13,194 --> 00:27:14,945 Let's go. 528 00:27:17,948 --> 00:27:19,075 CULBER: What the hell? 529 00:27:19,158 --> 00:27:21,619 BURNHAM: Someone must have compromised the seed vault. 530 00:27:21,702 --> 00:27:24,246 None of these plants should be here. 531 00:27:24,330 --> 00:27:26,248 Barzan atmosphere lends itself 532 00:27:26,332 --> 00:27:28,417 to a more accelerated plant growth. 533 00:27:28,501 --> 00:27:30,378 Your eyes. 534 00:27:30,461 --> 00:27:33,506 Real air, real me. 535 00:27:34,507 --> 00:27:36,509 Well, radiation's nominal. Whatever the source, 536 00:27:36,592 --> 00:27:38,219 it's dissipated. 537 00:27:38,302 --> 00:27:39,595 Levels are safe. 538 00:27:39,678 --> 00:27:41,764 -How many in the family? -Four. 539 00:27:41,847 --> 00:27:43,891 Parents are scientists. They have two kids. 540 00:27:43,974 --> 00:27:46,310 -(beeping) -Oh, that's weird. 541 00:27:46,394 --> 00:27:48,479 A life sign just blinked on, and then off again. 542 00:27:48,562 --> 00:27:50,106 Residual radiation must still be interfering 543 00:27:50,189 --> 00:27:51,816 with our instruments. 544 00:27:51,899 --> 00:27:53,484 We might not be able to rely on them. 545 00:27:56,529 --> 00:27:58,531 Okay, seed vault should be this way. 546 00:28:13,170 --> 00:28:15,214 (beeping) 547 00:28:16,215 --> 00:28:19,260 You're curious about my badge. 548 00:28:19,343 --> 00:28:22,471 I'm bored. I thought I could break it down for parts. 549 00:28:24,515 --> 00:28:27,101 Play with it. 550 00:28:34,733 --> 00:28:37,820 It's clear, Emperor, what you're capable of. 551 00:28:37,903 --> 00:28:41,949 What's not clear to me is why you chose to come here. 552 00:28:42,032 --> 00:28:44,493 -I have a curious nature. -Really? 553 00:28:44,577 --> 00:28:46,704 April 5 is my birthday. 554 00:28:46,787 --> 00:28:48,372 A Terran holy day. 555 00:28:48,456 --> 00:28:52,168 April 5, 2063-- first-ever contact 556 00:28:52,251 --> 00:28:54,503 between Terrans and a Vulcan survey ship. 557 00:28:54,587 --> 00:28:57,840 But then your people slaughtered everybody on board. 558 00:28:57,923 --> 00:29:00,301 Vulcans need to learn to stay in their lane sometimes. 559 00:29:00,384 --> 00:29:02,887 And it's not like it's a high holy day. 560 00:29:02,970 --> 00:29:06,015 I've been fascinated by Terran history and methodology 561 00:29:06,098 --> 00:29:07,349 since I was a boy. 562 00:29:07,433 --> 00:29:09,143 There are very few species 563 00:29:09,226 --> 00:29:11,395 that do things simply to do them. 564 00:29:11,479 --> 00:29:14,315 We're mostly untroubled by pesky motivations. 565 00:29:14,398 --> 00:29:15,858 Except for revenge. 566 00:29:15,941 --> 00:29:17,401 We do like that one. 567 00:29:17,485 --> 00:29:20,696 It seems you've created an empire based on the maxim, 568 00:29:20,779 --> 00:29:22,364 "Because we feel like it." 569 00:29:22,448 --> 00:29:25,910 So why would you ever join a Starfleet crew? 570 00:29:25,993 --> 00:29:28,871 If you simply wanted to butcher them, you would have. 571 00:29:28,954 --> 00:29:30,873 Much as I enjoy being fetishized-- 572 00:29:30,956 --> 00:29:32,875 and I do... 573 00:29:32,958 --> 00:29:37,713 I'll answer your questions if you answer mine first. 574 00:29:37,796 --> 00:29:40,549 No, you won't really do that. 575 00:29:40,633 --> 00:29:43,427 -Correct. -And even if you did, you'd lie. 576 00:29:43,511 --> 00:29:45,721 So the only way I'll glean any information 577 00:29:45,804 --> 00:29:48,557 is via the questions you ask me. 578 00:29:48,641 --> 00:29:50,017 So, please. 579 00:29:51,602 --> 00:29:53,521 Who's really in charge now? 580 00:29:53,604 --> 00:29:56,732 The Burn appeared to have been quite the humbling experience 581 00:29:56,815 --> 00:29:59,235 for the Federation. Who was responsible? 582 00:29:59,318 --> 00:30:01,487 -That's two questions. -Pick one. 583 00:30:01,570 --> 00:30:04,198 There are conflicting theories, 584 00:30:04,281 --> 00:30:06,408 but no hard proof 585 00:30:06,492 --> 00:30:08,410 pointing at any one particular bad guy. 586 00:30:08,494 --> 00:30:11,080 Sounds like the Federation lost a step. 587 00:30:11,163 --> 00:30:12,540 Or five. 588 00:30:12,623 --> 00:30:13,749 And yet it endures. 589 00:30:13,832 --> 00:30:15,376 Unlike the Terran Empire, 590 00:30:15,459 --> 00:30:17,378 which fell centuries ago. 591 00:30:18,629 --> 00:30:21,173 Were you aware that the distance between 592 00:30:21,257 --> 00:30:23,634 our two universes started expanding 593 00:30:23,717 --> 00:30:26,595 sometime after your departure? 594 00:30:26,679 --> 00:30:28,472 There hasn't been a single crossing 595 00:30:28,556 --> 00:30:31,267 in over 500 years. 596 00:30:31,350 --> 00:30:34,603 You didn't know that, did you? 597 00:30:34,687 --> 00:30:37,606 You're all alone now. 598 00:30:37,690 --> 00:30:40,150 I think... 599 00:30:40,234 --> 00:30:42,278 you and the Federation are afraid. 600 00:30:42,361 --> 00:30:44,780 Because whoever did this must be merciless. 601 00:30:44,863 --> 00:30:49,326 A threat to whatever or whomever you hold dear. 602 00:30:49,410 --> 00:30:51,287 The weakness of people 603 00:30:51,370 --> 00:30:53,455 is generally other people... 604 00:30:53,539 --> 00:30:55,666 isn't it? 605 00:30:57,126 --> 00:30:58,252 You're not wrong. 606 00:30:58,335 --> 00:31:00,212 But that could also explain 607 00:31:00,296 --> 00:31:02,506 why you'd fall in line with Discovery. 608 00:31:02,590 --> 00:31:05,009 There's a person 609 00:31:05,092 --> 00:31:06,427 on the crew... 610 00:31:06,510 --> 00:31:08,762 you care about, isn't there? 611 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:17,146 (female humming faintly) 612 00:31:17,229 --> 00:31:19,440 The family. 613 00:31:19,523 --> 00:31:21,525 Behind us. 614 00:31:25,112 --> 00:31:26,488 (laughter, indistinct chatter) 615 00:31:26,572 --> 00:31:29,033 (humming grows louder) 616 00:31:52,097 --> 00:31:54,433 (humming continues) 617 00:31:57,227 --> 00:31:59,229 (playing same melody) 618 00:32:01,940 --> 00:32:05,486 Adira played that same melody. 619 00:32:05,569 --> 00:32:07,988 How is that possible? 620 00:32:08,072 --> 00:32:09,740 What? 621 00:32:13,744 --> 00:32:14,703 (laughter) 622 00:32:14,787 --> 00:32:17,539 Nothing. 623 00:32:17,623 --> 00:32:18,999 See if you can find any sign of the family. 624 00:32:19,083 --> 00:32:22,044 I'm going in the vault. 625 00:32:22,127 --> 00:32:23,587 (comm chirps) 626 00:32:23,671 --> 00:32:25,547 Burnham to Discovery. Do you copy? 627 00:32:25,631 --> 00:32:27,216 I'm right outside the seed vault. 628 00:32:27,299 --> 00:32:29,718 -One to beam in. -Aye, Commander. 629 00:32:41,772 --> 00:32:43,732 (exhales) 630 00:32:43,816 --> 00:32:45,776 Wow. 631 00:32:58,789 --> 00:33:00,040 (laughter) 632 00:33:03,001 --> 00:33:04,628 You okay? 633 00:33:04,712 --> 00:33:07,423 I wish I'd gone home. 634 00:33:07,506 --> 00:33:09,216 Before we came to the future. 635 00:33:10,801 --> 00:33:12,886 My species is known for two things: 636 00:33:12,970 --> 00:33:15,264 diligence and poverty. 637 00:33:15,347 --> 00:33:18,142 What little we get, we invest in our children. 638 00:33:18,225 --> 00:33:21,103 Your family must have been so proud when you joined Starfleet. 639 00:33:21,186 --> 00:33:23,647 They were devastated. 640 00:33:25,524 --> 00:33:27,609 I can only imagine when they heard about my death. 641 00:33:31,196 --> 00:33:32,781 (soft laughter) 642 00:33:32,865 --> 00:33:34,783 When was the last time you heard your own language? 643 00:33:35,826 --> 00:33:37,661 Now. 644 00:33:39,705 --> 00:33:42,124 Now is the last time. 645 00:33:42,207 --> 00:33:44,418 CULBER: I'll check in with Burnham. 646 00:33:44,501 --> 00:33:46,795 If you want to search the logs, I'll be fine. 647 00:33:46,879 --> 00:33:48,172 Yeah? 648 00:33:48,255 --> 00:33:50,174 Yeah. 649 00:34:00,100 --> 00:34:02,102 ATTIS: Personal log, Dr. Attis. 650 00:34:02,186 --> 00:34:04,646 Stardate 802861. 651 00:34:04,730 --> 00:34:06,440 Living aboard the Tikhov 652 00:34:06,523 --> 00:34:08,400 and caring for the Federation seed vault 653 00:34:08,484 --> 00:34:12,154 these past four months has brought us closer than ever. 654 00:34:14,406 --> 00:34:17,284 Get out of the ion storm, distress calls 655 00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:20,120 go nowhere, still can't identify the light that hurt them. 656 00:34:20,204 --> 00:34:22,331 I'm trying. I'm trying! 657 00:34:24,750 --> 00:34:26,502 The vault. 658 00:34:26,585 --> 00:34:28,045 I must find a cure... 659 00:34:36,053 --> 00:34:37,763 (speech distorted) 660 00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:44,812 CULBER: Nhan, come here. 661 00:34:50,776 --> 00:34:53,654 The rest of the ship is on auxiliary, but... 662 00:34:53,737 --> 00:34:55,823 whatever's behind here seems to be... 663 00:34:55,906 --> 00:34:57,449 NHAN: Running on full power? 664 00:35:01,745 --> 00:35:02,788 (quietly): Do it. 665 00:35:21,765 --> 00:35:24,309 Cryostasis is normally used 666 00:35:24,393 --> 00:35:27,396 to preserve the living for revival, but... 667 00:35:27,479 --> 00:35:29,982 -they're already gone. -You're sure? 668 00:35:36,989 --> 00:35:39,241 Attis. 669 00:35:39,324 --> 00:35:41,243 Attis is alive. 670 00:35:41,326 --> 00:35:44,454 He's still trying to save them. 671 00:35:44,538 --> 00:35:47,708 That's what all these plants are about. 672 00:35:47,791 --> 00:35:51,712 He broke open the seed vault trying to grow a... 673 00:35:51,795 --> 00:35:53,755 a cure. 674 00:35:53,839 --> 00:35:57,092 I think you mean a miracle. 675 00:35:57,175 --> 00:35:59,428 And if he's still alive, where is he? 676 00:36:01,138 --> 00:36:03,265 COMPUTER VOICE: Verbalize code for entry. 677 00:36:03,348 --> 00:36:05,100 Uh... 678 00:36:05,184 --> 00:36:06,768 -Access denied. -Damn it. 679 00:36:06,852 --> 00:36:08,854 Access denied. 680 00:36:12,816 --> 00:36:15,068 No, the seeds are not yours! 681 00:36:17,321 --> 00:36:20,616 They're ours. They need them. 682 00:36:20,699 --> 00:36:22,910 -They're going to come back. -Please, we're here to help! 683 00:36:26,872 --> 00:36:27,915 What? 684 00:36:34,838 --> 00:36:36,465 BURNHAM: He was fighting me. 685 00:36:36,548 --> 00:36:38,342 He didn't want me to get to those seeds, and... 686 00:36:38,425 --> 00:36:40,969 there was something about his face. 687 00:36:41,053 --> 00:36:43,805 It... folded in on itself before he disappeared. 688 00:36:43,889 --> 00:36:45,515 It was as if his entire body was 689 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:48,143 out of phase, somehow. 690 00:36:48,226 --> 00:36:50,520 I saw something like that on the log. 691 00:36:50,604 --> 00:36:53,148 It was like he was out of sync with himself. 692 00:36:53,231 --> 00:36:55,400 Well, any ideas as to what might have caused this? 693 00:36:55,484 --> 00:36:58,362 Well, I'd have to examine him first, but I'm not confident 694 00:36:58,445 --> 00:37:00,364 he'd be able to fill in any more than we already know. 695 00:37:00,447 --> 00:37:02,199 But from what you're saying, 696 00:37:02,282 --> 00:37:06,328 his grief seems to have disconnected him from reality. 697 00:37:06,411 --> 00:37:09,498 He hasn't gone crazy, if that's what you're suggesting. 698 00:37:09,581 --> 00:37:11,458 Well, his family is clearly deceased, 699 00:37:11,541 --> 00:37:12,876 and he won't accept that. 700 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:15,879 Barzans don't have the same idea of death as humans. 701 00:37:15,963 --> 00:37:18,465 If there's logic to his behavior, 702 00:37:18,548 --> 00:37:20,467 then maybe we can reason with him. 703 00:37:20,550 --> 00:37:23,553 And we need his voice code to access the vault, 704 00:37:23,637 --> 00:37:25,639 or those refugees are as good as dead. 705 00:37:25,722 --> 00:37:27,391 The admiral has given us this chance. 706 00:37:27,474 --> 00:37:29,267 We can't fail. 707 00:37:29,351 --> 00:37:30,477 Any ideas on how to stop the phasing 708 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,521 long enough to talk to him? 709 00:37:32,604 --> 00:37:35,148 The phasing itself... 710 00:37:35,232 --> 00:37:39,027 It might explain why he survived and his family didn't. 711 00:37:40,404 --> 00:37:42,531 If we can figure out what happened, 712 00:37:42,614 --> 00:37:43,532 then maybe we can fix him. 713 00:37:43,615 --> 00:37:45,033 The team should be nearly done 714 00:37:45,117 --> 00:37:46,326 analyzing the radiation. 715 00:37:46,410 --> 00:37:47,995 Are these values from a magnetic 716 00:37:48,078 --> 00:37:49,204 or a mass spectrometer? 717 00:37:49,287 --> 00:37:50,205 TILLY: Duh. 718 00:37:50,289 --> 00:37:51,748 Which means magnetic. 719 00:37:51,832 --> 00:37:53,333 I know what "duh" means. 720 00:37:53,417 --> 00:37:56,211 Can we just irradiate your entire personality? 721 00:37:56,294 --> 00:37:58,171 Calibrating for cosmic background radiation. 722 00:37:58,255 --> 00:37:59,715 I was just going to ask you to do that. 723 00:37:59,798 --> 00:38:01,174 -Ask me to do that? -Duh. 724 00:38:01,258 --> 00:38:03,510 Your relationship isn't very professional. 725 00:38:03,593 --> 00:38:05,178 It's how we work. 726 00:38:05,262 --> 00:38:06,555 I've been trying to raise the bar. 727 00:38:06,638 --> 00:38:08,682 -BURNHAM: Tilly? -Yes, hi, Michael. 728 00:38:08,765 --> 00:38:10,225 I'm here. You also have 729 00:38:10,309 --> 00:38:11,393 Commander Stamets and Commander Reno. 730 00:38:11,476 --> 00:38:12,394 We're analyzing the radiation. 731 00:38:12,477 --> 00:38:13,395 BURNHAM: Listen. 732 00:38:13,478 --> 00:38:15,981 Dr. Attis is the only survivor. 733 00:38:16,064 --> 00:38:18,525 He described the ship being hit by a bright light 734 00:38:18,608 --> 00:38:20,569 and the bodies of his family are showing 735 00:38:20,652 --> 00:38:22,237 high concentrations of beta particles. 736 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:24,239 Well, that could be any number of things. I mean... 737 00:38:24,322 --> 00:38:25,866 He's also phasing uncontrollably. 738 00:38:25,949 --> 00:38:27,409 Okay. Now we're on to something. 739 00:38:27,492 --> 00:38:29,494 Beaming is the only way in or out 740 00:38:29,578 --> 00:38:31,413 of the seed vault, right? 741 00:38:31,496 --> 00:38:32,873 I'm gonna look for the nearest star. 742 00:38:32,956 --> 00:38:34,583 You're thinking CME. 743 00:38:34,666 --> 00:38:36,460 -Yup. -What am I missing? 744 00:38:36,543 --> 00:38:38,462 The ship may have been hit by a CME-- 745 00:38:38,545 --> 00:38:40,589 a coronal mass ejection. 746 00:38:40,672 --> 00:38:42,424 Kind of like a star burp. 747 00:38:42,507 --> 00:38:43,800 TILLY: "Burp" in this instance would be 748 00:38:43,884 --> 00:38:46,428 a-a massive radioactive proton storm. 749 00:38:46,511 --> 00:38:49,431 It should kill anyone instantly, but if Dr. Attis was 750 00:38:49,514 --> 00:38:52,434 in the process of beaming into the vault when the CME hit, 751 00:38:52,517 --> 00:38:54,603 the protons would've interfered with the ship's magnetic 752 00:38:54,686 --> 00:38:57,606 shielding and destabilized his body's polarization on 753 00:38:57,689 --> 00:38:58,607 a quantum level. 754 00:38:58,690 --> 00:39:00,233 -Right. -Bingo! 755 00:39:00,317 --> 00:39:02,736 Oh, yup, CME almost, uh, six weeks ago. 756 00:39:02,819 --> 00:39:04,446 And now his body's in limbo. 757 00:39:04,529 --> 00:39:06,907 May I never say the same about myself. 758 00:39:06,990 --> 00:39:08,617 Is there a way to bring him back in phase? 759 00:39:08,700 --> 00:39:09,618 TILLY: I think so. 760 00:39:09,701 --> 00:39:12,287 But I'm pretty sure he's not gonna like it. 761 00:39:14,039 --> 00:39:15,957 -(alarm sounding) -COMPUTER VOICE: Warning. 762 00:39:16,041 --> 00:39:18,627 Power failure. 763 00:39:18,710 --> 00:39:20,128 Warning. 764 00:39:20,212 --> 00:39:22,089 Power failure. 765 00:39:22,172 --> 00:39:23,507 (grunting) 766 00:39:23,590 --> 00:39:25,842 Warning. Power failure. 767 00:39:25,926 --> 00:39:27,135 No! No, no, no, no, no, no! 768 00:39:27,219 --> 00:39:28,762 Warning. Power failure. 769 00:39:28,845 --> 00:39:30,597 Tilly, do you have him? 770 00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:32,516 TILLY: Boosting our transporter's magnetic field 771 00:39:32,599 --> 00:39:34,643 to match stable radiance. 772 00:39:34,726 --> 00:39:36,269 You should see him... 773 00:39:37,687 --> 00:39:39,689 ...now. 774 00:39:41,191 --> 00:39:43,026 Got him, thank you. 775 00:39:44,903 --> 00:39:46,655 Dysfunction aside... 776 00:39:46,738 --> 00:39:48,615 you all make a pretty good team. 777 00:39:48,698 --> 00:39:50,158 Dysfunction is the team. 778 00:39:50,242 --> 00:39:52,160 We've just accepted it. 779 00:39:52,244 --> 00:39:53,829 No, we haven't. 780 00:39:55,831 --> 00:39:57,833 NHAN: We're not trying to stop you 781 00:39:57,916 --> 00:39:59,501 from finding a cure. 782 00:39:59,584 --> 00:40:02,671 We just need one set of seeds. 783 00:40:02,754 --> 00:40:04,506 There are other families in trouble. 784 00:40:04,589 --> 00:40:07,342 We want to help them, too. 785 00:40:13,557 --> 00:40:15,183 You need to talk to him. 786 00:40:15,267 --> 00:40:17,185 I couldn't even come close to understanding him 787 00:40:17,269 --> 00:40:19,354 -the way Nhan does. -That's my point. 788 00:40:19,437 --> 00:40:21,189 It's too personal for her. 789 00:40:21,273 --> 00:40:22,899 Because they share the same ethos, 790 00:40:22,983 --> 00:40:25,026 she's not being honest with him. 791 00:40:25,110 --> 00:40:27,571 He needs to know that his family is gone, 792 00:40:27,654 --> 00:40:29,239 however brutal that may be, 793 00:40:29,322 --> 00:40:31,700 and that if he doesn't get help soon, he's going to die. 794 00:40:31,783 --> 00:40:33,577 He has limits. 795 00:40:35,078 --> 00:40:36,621 And the Kili do, too. 796 00:40:51,344 --> 00:40:54,890 Dr. Attis, it's time to let go. 797 00:40:54,973 --> 00:40:56,892 Your family's gone. 798 00:40:59,978 --> 00:41:02,439 And I think you know that. 799 00:41:02,522 --> 00:41:04,733 Just like I think you know there isn't anything 800 00:41:04,816 --> 00:41:07,360 on board that can change that. 801 00:41:07,444 --> 00:41:09,696 But there is something on board 802 00:41:09,779 --> 00:41:11,740 that can help other families. 803 00:41:11,823 --> 00:41:13,825 Like yours. 804 00:41:19,331 --> 00:41:21,833 I know you had to watch them die. 805 00:41:23,543 --> 00:41:25,503 I'm sorry. 806 00:41:27,339 --> 00:41:30,467 No one should ever have to go through that. 807 00:41:32,677 --> 00:41:34,596 But there are others that are about to walk 808 00:41:34,679 --> 00:41:36,598 where you've been walking, 809 00:41:36,681 --> 00:41:38,767 and you have a chance to stop it. 810 00:41:38,850 --> 00:41:41,311 Please help us. 811 00:41:44,856 --> 00:41:47,525 Help them. 812 00:42:03,541 --> 00:42:05,460 ♪ ♪ 813 00:42:12,217 --> 00:42:14,761 (sniffles) 814 00:42:14,844 --> 00:42:17,764 COMPUTER VOICE: Verbalize code for entry. 815 00:42:17,847 --> 00:42:20,141 Amma. 816 00:42:20,225 --> 00:42:22,060 Tolpra. 817 00:42:22,143 --> 00:42:24,229 Amma and Tolpra. 818 00:42:25,730 --> 00:42:29,776 Two most beautiful moons in our entire star system. 819 00:42:31,569 --> 00:42:33,989 They're my daughters. 820 00:42:37,742 --> 00:42:40,662 Dr. Attis... 821 00:42:40,745 --> 00:42:43,206 thank you. 822 00:43:03,184 --> 00:43:05,103 (whirring) 823 00:43:31,796 --> 00:43:33,798 ♪ ♪ 824 00:43:48,813 --> 00:43:52,734 Tilly, prepare to beam Dr. Attis directly to sickbay. 825 00:43:52,817 --> 00:43:54,235 No. 826 00:43:54,319 --> 00:43:56,237 -I won't go. -CULBER: Dr. Attis, 827 00:43:56,321 --> 00:43:59,574 you are severely irradiated from the original CME. 828 00:43:59,657 --> 00:44:01,910 All of your internal organs will have been damaged. 829 00:44:01,993 --> 00:44:04,871 Without treatment, you will die within days. 830 00:44:04,954 --> 00:44:06,831 I won't leave my family. 831 00:44:11,836 --> 00:44:15,006 That man in there is incapable of making rational decisions 832 00:44:15,090 --> 00:44:16,424 about his own health. 833 00:44:16,508 --> 00:44:18,134 Just because you don't understand a choice 834 00:44:18,218 --> 00:44:20,053 doesn't make it irrational. 835 00:44:20,136 --> 00:44:21,763 Well, think of the ship itself, then. 836 00:44:21,846 --> 00:44:24,808 It contains a living history of the Federation. 837 00:44:24,891 --> 00:44:26,768 We need that now more than ever. 838 00:44:26,851 --> 00:44:28,978 We can't take him against his will, either. 839 00:44:29,062 --> 00:44:31,773 He expressed his wishes clearly. 840 00:44:31,856 --> 00:44:34,526 Since when does Starfleet not consider cultural mitigations? 841 00:44:34,609 --> 00:44:36,778 Hugh, why don't you take these seeds back to Discovery, 842 00:44:36,861 --> 00:44:38,613 start working on an antidote? 843 00:44:42,200 --> 00:44:44,077 Thank you. 844 00:44:46,371 --> 00:44:47,831 One to science lab. 845 00:44:54,713 --> 00:44:57,799 I respect Dr. Attis's personal choice, 846 00:44:57,882 --> 00:45:01,302 but Starfleet has always had its own mores. 847 00:45:01,386 --> 00:45:05,974 One of them being never to leave a person behind. 848 00:45:06,057 --> 00:45:08,351 So it's him versus Starfleet, then? 849 00:45:08,435 --> 00:45:11,980 Sometimes there is no good choice. 850 00:45:14,065 --> 00:45:15,817 Only what you can live with. 851 00:45:15,900 --> 00:45:19,320 I don't think that I can live with letting 852 00:45:19,404 --> 00:45:21,698 part of the Federation's history die with him. 853 00:45:27,912 --> 00:45:29,289 Then I'll stay. 854 00:45:37,881 --> 00:45:42,927 Nhan, if you stay, you'd be giving up your career. 855 00:45:44,971 --> 00:45:48,683 Considering what Airiam and I went through, 856 00:45:48,766 --> 00:45:52,479 let's just say... I'm good here. 857 00:45:52,562 --> 00:45:56,858 I'll make sure Attis's family gets home for a proper burial. 858 00:45:56,941 --> 00:46:01,070 And that the first Barzan watch is completed successfully. 859 00:46:03,114 --> 00:46:06,367 And I'd like to see my home again. 860 00:46:06,451 --> 00:46:08,745 I never thought I would. 861 00:46:10,330 --> 00:46:13,041 Are you gonna argue with me? 862 00:46:13,124 --> 00:46:14,792 (both laugh) 863 00:46:18,630 --> 00:46:21,216 A year ago, I would have. 864 00:46:23,176 --> 00:46:27,055 You know, I have never forgotten 865 00:46:27,138 --> 00:46:29,015 what you said at Airiam's funeral. 866 00:46:29,098 --> 00:46:32,894 That one of the reasons we join Starfleet is 867 00:46:32,977 --> 00:46:37,524 to reach for the best in ourselves and each other. 868 00:46:39,609 --> 00:46:41,444 And I have never seen 869 00:46:41,528 --> 00:46:46,157 anyone reach for the best in others quite like you, Michael. 870 00:46:48,159 --> 00:46:50,537 Don't ever stop. 871 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:57,794 (sniffles) 872 00:47:00,338 --> 00:47:03,091 (whispers): I really hope our paths cross again. 873 00:47:03,174 --> 00:47:04,968 Me, too. 874 00:47:11,057 --> 00:47:12,642 (comm chirps) 875 00:47:12,725 --> 00:47:14,936 One to beam back. 876 00:47:44,674 --> 00:47:46,968 It's my understanding, per Lieutenant Willa's report, 877 00:47:47,051 --> 00:47:48,344 that Lieutenant Detmer and... 878 00:47:48,428 --> 00:47:50,138 Lieutenant Owosekun successfully 879 00:47:50,221 --> 00:47:53,975 took Discovery into an ion storm to get to the Tikhov. 880 00:47:54,058 --> 00:47:55,977 BURNHAM: Yes, sir. 881 00:47:56,060 --> 00:47:59,022 And Commander Nhan remained on duty there for the Federation. 882 00:47:59,105 --> 00:48:00,857 SARU: Our entire crew understood 883 00:48:00,940 --> 00:48:04,277 the mission and were prepared for any potential implications. 884 00:48:04,360 --> 00:48:07,155 We stand ready for more. 885 00:48:07,238 --> 00:48:09,824 Well, you should know we don't have five-year missions anymore. 886 00:48:09,907 --> 00:48:13,953 Exploration is a-a luxury we cannot afford. 887 00:48:14,037 --> 00:48:16,831 Admiral, are you familiar 888 00:48:16,914 --> 00:48:20,126 with Earth's Renaissance painter Giotto? 889 00:48:20,209 --> 00:48:21,169 Where are you going with this? 890 00:48:21,252 --> 00:48:22,295 The period before the Renaissance 891 00:48:22,378 --> 00:48:25,506 was referred to as the "Dark Ages." 892 00:48:25,590 --> 00:48:27,008 A frightening time. 893 00:48:27,091 --> 00:48:29,177 Humanity was under siege from wars 894 00:48:29,260 --> 00:48:33,181 and plagues and was, well, losing its way. 895 00:48:33,264 --> 00:48:35,725 Giotto helped spark the Renaissance 896 00:48:35,808 --> 00:48:38,853 when, with his art, he helped create 897 00:48:38,936 --> 00:48:41,189 the three-point perspective. 898 00:48:41,272 --> 00:48:43,483 He saw depth. 899 00:48:43,566 --> 00:48:45,068 SARU: He saw entirety. 900 00:48:45,151 --> 00:48:47,695 And he gave what he saw to the world. 901 00:48:47,779 --> 00:48:49,739 It made a difference. 902 00:48:49,822 --> 00:48:53,576 For the first time in a long time, humans looked up. 903 00:48:53,660 --> 00:48:58,164 Discovery is a servant of the Federation, but I believe 904 00:48:58,247 --> 00:49:01,167 that our unique perspective from a revered time may... 905 00:49:01,250 --> 00:49:04,337 May help us to look up. 906 00:49:05,463 --> 00:49:07,173 Yes, sir. 907 00:49:10,134 --> 00:49:12,720 We have been in triage for a long time. 908 00:49:14,806 --> 00:49:16,933 Sir. 909 00:49:17,016 --> 00:49:20,436 We have a spore drive that can take us anywhere, 910 00:49:20,520 --> 00:49:24,065 and a crew that operates as one breathing organism, 911 00:49:24,148 --> 00:49:26,901 and Sphere data that offers thousands of years of wisdom. 912 00:49:26,984 --> 00:49:32,073 Keep us together and let us help. 913 00:49:32,156 --> 00:49:34,742 That's all we ask. 914 00:49:38,788 --> 00:49:41,916 But your crew-- they're only now beginning 915 00:49:41,999 --> 00:49:43,710 to wrangle with the trauma they went through. 916 00:49:43,793 --> 00:49:45,795 Your pilot Detmer-- 917 00:49:45,878 --> 00:49:49,257 her baselines are unsteady, to put it mildly. 918 00:49:49,340 --> 00:49:50,425 We've all put our lives in Detmer's hands, 919 00:49:50,508 --> 00:49:52,135 and we'd do it again, sir. 920 00:49:57,432 --> 00:49:59,183 All right. 921 00:50:00,393 --> 00:50:03,938 But you go where I say, when I say. 922 00:50:04,021 --> 00:50:05,314 We're not in the Renaissance yet. 923 00:50:05,398 --> 00:50:07,108 BOTH: Yes, sir. 924 00:50:07,191 --> 00:50:08,443 Anything else? 925 00:50:08,526 --> 00:50:10,236 -No, sir... -The Burn. 926 00:50:10,319 --> 00:50:12,155 Sir. 927 00:50:13,364 --> 00:50:15,742 Are you at liberty to discuss it with us now? 928 00:50:15,825 --> 00:50:19,579 We have more theories than ships in the fleet at the moment. 929 00:50:19,662 --> 00:50:22,290 The Federation never found 930 00:50:22,373 --> 00:50:24,792 enough data to support one over the other. 931 00:50:24,876 --> 00:50:27,920 -Which theory do you believe? -Doesn't matter. 932 00:50:28,004 --> 00:50:30,298 Unless you have a new piece of evidence that has gone unnoticed 933 00:50:30,381 --> 00:50:32,300 for 120 years... 934 00:50:32,383 --> 00:50:35,303 we have far more immediate concerns. 935 00:50:35,386 --> 00:50:37,430 Challenge accepted. 936 00:50:39,390 --> 00:50:41,642 And understood, sir. 937 00:50:43,853 --> 00:50:47,148 Captain. Commander. 938 00:50:47,231 --> 00:50:49,192 Welcome home. 939 00:50:54,238 --> 00:50:55,782 (soft groaning) 940 00:51:07,251 --> 00:51:09,170 Oh, Lieutenant Willa. 941 00:51:09,253 --> 00:51:12,006 Did you find anything about that music that I asked you about? 942 00:51:12,089 --> 00:51:13,800 Nothing to find. 943 00:51:13,883 --> 00:51:16,677 Half the people here know some version of it, including me. 944 00:51:16,761 --> 00:51:19,180 Don't you find that strange? 945 00:51:19,263 --> 00:51:21,265 The Barzan planet, the Tikhov, 946 00:51:21,349 --> 00:51:24,519 they're unimaginably far away from here without dilithium. 947 00:51:24,602 --> 00:51:25,978 And there's no way Dr. Attis 948 00:51:26,062 --> 00:51:28,314 could have come anywhere near this sector. 949 00:51:28,397 --> 00:51:32,193 How is it that everyone knows the same piece of music? 950 00:51:33,277 --> 00:51:35,404 Some things get in the ether. 951 00:51:43,621 --> 00:51:46,165 BURNHAM: Philippa. Let me run 952 00:51:46,249 --> 00:51:48,918 something by you. There's this piece of music... 953 00:51:50,127 --> 00:51:51,712 Philippa. 954 00:51:57,218 --> 00:51:59,262 Philippa? 955 00:52:02,431 --> 00:52:04,225 Are you okay? 956 00:52:04,308 --> 00:52:06,394 Michael. 957 00:52:07,478 --> 00:52:09,397 I asked if you were okay. 958 00:52:09,480 --> 00:52:14,277 Why would you ever, ever ask me a question like that? 959 00:52:22,493 --> 00:52:25,246 SARU: Does it feel like home to you? 960 00:52:25,329 --> 00:52:27,373 Not yet. 961 00:52:29,500 --> 00:52:31,961 But I truly hope it will. 962 00:52:34,505 --> 00:52:37,884 The Federation is an ideal that saved my life. 963 00:52:37,967 --> 00:52:41,220 Not once, but many, many times. 964 00:52:41,304 --> 00:52:43,764 It's the people who saved mine. 965 00:52:45,725 --> 00:52:48,686 Over the last year, I've come to realize that... 966 00:52:48,769 --> 00:52:52,481 the Federation is its people. 967 00:52:55,067 --> 00:52:58,279 I can't separate the two anymore. 968 00:52:58,362 --> 00:53:00,656 One living organism? 969 00:53:01,699 --> 00:53:03,159 (quietly): Yeah. 970 00:53:03,242 --> 00:53:06,537 I do value your perspective, Michael. 971 00:53:10,499 --> 00:53:15,671 But I would ask that you choose your words more carefully 972 00:53:15,755 --> 00:53:18,966 with the admiral than you did before your departure, 973 00:53:19,050 --> 00:53:21,385 or it will impact us both. 974 00:53:23,429 --> 00:53:25,139 Yes, sir. 975 00:53:31,771 --> 00:53:34,565 So much we still do not know. 976 00:53:35,232 --> 00:53:38,152 But I am certain of one thing. 977 00:53:40,446 --> 00:53:43,366 We are both looking up. 978 00:53:54,710 --> 00:53:57,630 Captioning sponsored by CBS 979 00:53:57,713 --> 00:54:00,716 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org