1 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:27,114 Previously on Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:27,114 --> 00:00:29,072 M'BENGA: Years ago, I was stationed on the moon of J'Gal. 3 00:00:29,072 --> 00:00:30,465 ROR'QUEG: If you had served on J'Gal, 4 00:00:30,465 --> 00:00:31,814 you'd be dead. 5 00:00:31,814 --> 00:00:33,642 We both served in the Klingon War. 6 00:00:33,642 --> 00:00:36,253 A hundred million Federation bodies, slaughtered. 7 00:00:41,954 --> 00:00:43,695 - What does this mean? - I don't know. 8 00:00:43,695 --> 00:00:45,436 Shut up. 9 00:00:45,436 --> 00:00:48,309 Learn when to leave people alone, Spock. 10 00:00:48,309 --> 00:00:50,789 Sorry. I'm working on that. 11 00:00:50,789 --> 00:00:52,791 You sure you want to do this again? 12 00:00:52,791 --> 00:00:54,054 M'BENGA: Again? No. 13 00:00:57,100 --> 00:00:59,320 The war is over, Joseph. 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,322 Yes, but how can it ever be? 15 00:01:02,366 --> 00:01:05,543 Captain's Log stardate 1875.4. 16 00:01:05,543 --> 00:01:07,806 The Enterprise has arrived at the Prospero system 17 00:01:07,806 --> 00:01:09,460 for a rendezvous with the Kelcie Mae 18 00:01:09,460 --> 00:01:12,507 in order to pick up a special visitor. 19 00:01:12,507 --> 00:01:14,770 Prospero has been under Starfleet jurisdiction 20 00:01:14,770 --> 00:01:16,989 since the end of the Klingon War. 21 00:01:16,989 --> 00:01:19,557 After years of infighting, all three planets 22 00:01:19,557 --> 00:01:21,255 have finally reached a cease-fire agreement, 23 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:26,086 negotiated by a unique Federation ambassador. 24 00:01:26,086 --> 00:01:28,044 Enterprise has been tasked with 25 00:01:28,044 --> 00:01:30,655 transporting the ambassador to Starbase 12. 26 00:01:30,655 --> 00:01:33,180 Our orders are to make him feel welcome. 27 00:01:33,180 --> 00:01:35,704 However... 28 00:01:35,704 --> 00:01:39,882 our esteemed guest is a Klingon, 29 00:01:39,882 --> 00:01:42,145 a former general who defected to our side. 30 00:01:42,145 --> 00:01:44,539 Most of my crew didn't fight in the war, 31 00:01:44,539 --> 00:01:46,802 but some did. 32 00:01:48,673 --> 00:01:49,805 Ambassador Dak'Rah, 33 00:01:49,805 --> 00:01:51,372 Son of Ra'Ul, it is my honor 34 00:01:51,372 --> 00:01:52,895 to welcome you aboard the USS Enterprise. 35 00:01:52,895 --> 00:01:54,244 It's just Rah. 36 00:01:54,244 --> 00:01:56,377 Formal Klingon names are a mouthful. 37 00:01:57,769 --> 00:01:59,684 What is that peculiar device? 38 00:01:59,684 --> 00:02:01,338 Ah, the boatswain's whistle. 39 00:02:01,338 --> 00:02:03,166 An old Earth custom from the time of ships at sea. 40 00:02:03,166 --> 00:02:05,386 It's become somewhat of a tradition here on Enterprise 41 00:02:05,386 --> 00:02:06,822 for our most distinguished guests. 42 00:02:06,822 --> 00:02:09,607 Uh, I see. 43 00:02:09,607 --> 00:02:13,133 Kind of like rolling the red carpet out? 44 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,699 Yes. 45 00:02:14,699 --> 00:02:16,484 Yes, exactly like that. 46 00:02:16,484 --> 00:02:18,616 We want to extend every courtesy the ship has to offer. 47 00:02:18,616 --> 00:02:20,140 - Mm. - My head of security 48 00:02:20,140 --> 00:02:22,054 is ready to escort you to quarters. 49 00:02:22,054 --> 00:02:24,709 Captain Christopher Pike, if you wouldn't mind, 50 00:02:24,709 --> 00:02:27,103 I've heard so many great things about the Federation flagship. 51 00:02:27,103 --> 00:02:30,889 Could I trouble you for a brief tour of the ship? 52 00:02:33,631 --> 00:02:34,980 The Summit of Scorpi Ten, 53 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:36,678 the Klingon Free-Trade Agreement, 54 00:02:36,678 --> 00:02:38,897 negotiating the Perez Accords. 55 00:02:38,897 --> 00:02:40,203 Sure, he's done some stuff. 56 00:02:40,203 --> 00:02:41,639 He's an effective voice 57 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,467 in spreading Starfleet's message for unity. 58 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:46,166 A former enemy speaking on our behalf? 59 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:47,950 It's incredible. 60 00:02:47,950 --> 00:02:50,170 Or it's a long con to gain access to Federation secrets. 61 00:02:50,170 --> 00:02:52,084 Just because he's Klingon... 62 00:02:52,084 --> 00:02:53,825 Trust me, I know Klingons. 63 00:02:53,825 --> 00:02:56,263 This guy with the peace treaties, that's not Klingon. 64 00:02:56,263 --> 00:02:58,265 So you don't trust Ambassador Rah 65 00:02:58,265 --> 00:02:59,918 because he believes in peace? 66 00:02:59,918 --> 00:03:02,138 That's not what... Mm. 67 00:03:02,138 --> 00:03:03,835 Ha ha. 68 00:03:03,835 --> 00:03:05,489 The slaughter at Lembatta Five. 69 00:03:05,489 --> 00:03:07,883 The siege at Starbase Zetta. Athos... 70 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:11,974 I didn't mean to hit a nerve. 71 00:03:11,974 --> 00:03:13,845 It's okay. You're right. 72 00:03:13,845 --> 00:03:16,196 I don't really know what he's about. 73 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:17,936 All I know is the stories, 74 00:03:17,936 --> 00:03:20,025 like that he killed his own men to cover his retreat. 75 00:03:20,025 --> 00:03:23,594 There's a reason other Klingons call him the Butcher of J'Gal. 76 00:03:23,594 --> 00:03:24,769 Captain on the bridge. 77 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,481 What an amazing view. 78 00:03:40,481 --> 00:03:43,440 A Bird-of-Prey isn't built to take in its surroundings. 79 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,834 Klingons will never admit it, 80 00:03:45,834 --> 00:03:48,663 but the Federation has much better ships. 81 00:03:48,663 --> 00:03:51,796 Well, our ships are designed primarily for exploration. 82 00:03:51,796 --> 00:03:53,711 Ah, but this one, 83 00:03:53,711 --> 00:03:56,018 I bet, is fun to fly. 84 00:03:56,018 --> 00:03:59,891 Lieutenant Erica Ortegas here is our senior officer at the helm. 85 00:03:59,891 --> 00:04:01,850 A beautiful ship, Lieutenant. 86 00:04:01,850 --> 00:04:03,852 And I'm sure it's in good hands. 87 00:04:03,852 --> 00:04:06,246 Thank you, sir. I do my best. 88 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,857 Captain, may we continue the tour? 89 00:04:08,857 --> 00:04:12,252 I don't want to distract your bridge crew from their duties. 90 00:04:17,822 --> 00:04:19,476 As you were. 91 00:04:28,529 --> 00:04:30,531 This one's cold. 92 00:04:30,531 --> 00:04:32,315 It is a simple matter of coding. 93 00:04:32,315 --> 00:04:33,969 We will have ample time to work out the inconsistencies 94 00:04:33,969 --> 00:04:35,449 before presenting this to the ambassador. 95 00:04:37,189 --> 00:04:38,495 Not as much time as you think. 96 00:04:42,673 --> 00:04:45,067 My science officer has been preparing a small surprise 97 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:46,634 to make you feel more at home. 98 00:04:46,634 --> 00:04:47,983 Mr. Spock? 99 00:04:47,983 --> 00:04:49,898 Ambassador Rah, it is an honor. 100 00:04:49,898 --> 00:04:53,118 In anticipation of your visit, we are attempting to produce 101 00:04:53,118 --> 00:04:54,511 a popular caffeinated beverage from Kronos. 102 00:04:54,511 --> 00:04:56,034 On a recent mission, 103 00:04:56,034 --> 00:04:58,428 Spock was able to parley with a Klingon captain 104 00:04:58,428 --> 00:05:00,169 and procure a recipe. 105 00:05:00,169 --> 00:05:02,954 I must admit, it has ignited a curiosity in me, 106 00:05:02,954 --> 00:05:05,392 a desire to experience more of your culture. 107 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:07,611 There's nothing to experience. 108 00:05:07,611 --> 00:05:11,920 They're a warmongering race limited by ideology. 109 00:05:13,661 --> 00:05:15,402 I have breached a complicated subject. 110 00:05:15,402 --> 00:05:16,794 Please accept my apology. 111 00:05:16,794 --> 00:05:19,362 No, no, no. I... apologize. 112 00:05:20,407 --> 00:05:24,367 My distaste for the past colors my words. 113 00:05:24,367 --> 00:05:27,109 No, I appreciate this kind gesture, 114 00:05:27,109 --> 00:05:29,590 and I would love to try the raktajino. 115 00:05:39,208 --> 00:05:40,775 Ah! 116 00:05:43,081 --> 00:05:45,519 I think perhaps we should let this cool a bit. 117 00:05:45,519 --> 00:05:46,955 We are still working out the coding. 118 00:05:46,955 --> 00:05:48,739 - This is entirely my fault. - I'm fine. 119 00:05:48,739 --> 00:05:51,133 One good thing about Klingons, 120 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,527 we have a high tolerance for pain. 121 00:05:53,527 --> 00:05:56,225 Still, if you would indulge me. 122 00:05:58,619 --> 00:06:00,316 Right this way, ambassador. 123 00:06:00,316 --> 00:06:03,319 Our dermal regenerator will patch that up in no time. 124 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:09,760 It will be good as new. 125 00:06:18,769 --> 00:06:20,249 I'll handle this. 126 00:06:28,823 --> 00:06:30,041 General Dak'Rah. 127 00:06:34,263 --> 00:06:37,919 General Dak'Rah. 128 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:54,414 Space. 129 00:06:55,937 --> 00:06:57,808 The final frontier. 130 00:06:59,810 --> 00:07:03,248 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 131 00:07:05,555 --> 00:07:07,427 Its five-year mission: 132 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:10,386 to explore strange new worlds... 133 00:07:12,693 --> 00:07:15,130 ...to seek out new life 134 00:07:15,130 --> 00:07:17,567 and new civilizations, 135 00:07:18,829 --> 00:07:22,833 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 136 00:08:42,173 --> 00:08:44,611 Roger, shuttlecraft 12648. 137 00:08:44,611 --> 00:08:46,917 You're clear for descent. Copy, I've got approach. 138 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:48,353 Taking her down around the east side, 139 00:08:48,353 --> 00:08:49,572 approaching from the south. 140 00:08:49,572 --> 00:08:52,575 Lowering blast shields. 141 00:08:52,575 --> 00:08:54,490 Where are the landing pads? 142 00:08:54,490 --> 00:08:55,622 It's too hairy down there, 143 00:08:55,622 --> 00:08:57,145 so we drop you in transit. 144 00:08:57,145 --> 00:08:59,190 It's the safest way to get you on the ground. 145 00:09:07,764 --> 00:09:10,985 FOB's a mile from the front, so don't wander out. 146 00:09:12,203 --> 00:09:13,901 Good luck down there. 147 00:09:32,659 --> 00:09:33,964 Christine Chapel. 148 00:09:33,964 --> 00:09:35,792 Welcome to J'Gal. 149 00:09:35,792 --> 00:09:37,533 Commander Martinez, thank you. 150 00:09:37,533 --> 00:09:39,317 - Everyone calls me Buck. - Okay. 151 00:09:39,317 --> 00:09:42,190 Whatever you need, we probably don't have it, 152 00:09:42,190 --> 00:09:43,844 but ask anyway. 153 00:09:43,844 --> 00:09:45,933 I'll run it up the flagpole and see if it quacks. 154 00:09:45,933 --> 00:09:48,457 - Right. Sounds good. - You could also ask Joseph. 155 00:09:48,457 --> 00:09:50,415 Uh, Joseph? 156 00:09:50,415 --> 00:09:52,766 I'm the Chief Medical Officer, but Joseph, 157 00:09:52,766 --> 00:09:54,768 he does a lot around here. 158 00:09:54,768 --> 00:09:56,552 Watch your feet. 159 00:09:56,552 --> 00:09:58,075 Oh, that reminds me. 160 00:09:58,075 --> 00:10:01,078 We do not have an internal organ regenerator. 161 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:03,124 I keep putting in requests, 162 00:10:03,124 --> 00:10:04,908 but apparently a watched pot doesn't get the oil. 163 00:10:04,908 --> 00:10:06,518 This needs to be scrubbed. 164 00:10:06,518 --> 00:10:07,955 - Right away, Buck. - Uh, where's the head nurse? 165 00:10:07,955 --> 00:10:10,392 - I should report in. - You haven't heard? 166 00:10:10,392 --> 00:10:12,394 Congratulations, Head Nurse Chapel. 167 00:10:12,394 --> 00:10:14,918 Me? I just got here. 168 00:10:14,918 --> 00:10:16,180 Well, you have the most experience 169 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:17,704 of anybody on the staff. 170 00:10:17,704 --> 00:10:19,357 We couldn't wait for roster rotations, 171 00:10:19,357 --> 00:10:21,403 so I did what I had to do to get you assigned. 172 00:10:21,403 --> 00:10:23,274 Cost me a case of Romulan ale. 173 00:10:25,581 --> 00:10:27,365 Did we just take fire? 174 00:10:27,365 --> 00:10:28,976 You get used to it. 175 00:10:28,976 --> 00:10:30,717 We scramble sensors, 176 00:10:30,717 --> 00:10:32,544 but the Klingons know we're here. 177 00:10:32,544 --> 00:10:34,982 It's only a matter of time before they get a lock on us. 178 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:38,159 We call it Tent City. 179 00:10:38,159 --> 00:10:39,900 I think you see why. 180 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:42,685 It's not home, but it'll do. 181 00:10:46,428 --> 00:10:48,125 You've been assigned Echo 25. 182 00:10:48,125 --> 00:10:50,084 It's down there somewhere. 183 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:51,781 Uh, I'll put down my things and get started right away. 184 00:10:51,781 --> 00:10:52,782 Enjoy your downtime. 185 00:10:52,782 --> 00:10:54,262 See a show. 186 00:10:54,262 --> 00:10:55,698 You'll figure out the rest. 187 00:10:55,698 --> 00:10:57,134 Who's that? 188 00:10:58,745 --> 00:11:01,051 That's Joseph. 189 00:11:01,051 --> 00:11:03,924 Incoming transport. 190 00:11:03,924 --> 00:11:05,708 Bills and bows, people! Bills and bows! Let's go! 191 00:11:09,712 --> 00:11:11,105 Let's go! 192 00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:15,675 You're late! 193 00:11:23,073 --> 00:11:26,555 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 194 00:11:26,555 --> 00:11:28,339 Burns. Um, this way. 195 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,387 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 196 00:11:32,387 --> 00:11:33,997 Get him to surgery. 197 00:11:36,043 --> 00:11:38,132 - Treat him for shock. - Yes, Doctor. 198 00:11:38,132 --> 00:11:41,657 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 199 00:11:41,657 --> 00:11:42,919 Nurse, over here. 200 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:44,573 Look after these two. 201 00:11:46,923 --> 00:11:48,055 Doctor! I need a doctor! 202 00:11:48,055 --> 00:11:51,232 Hey, buddy, what's your name? 203 00:11:51,232 --> 00:11:53,669 - Stay with me. - Alvarado. 204 00:11:53,669 --> 00:11:55,236 Alvarado. Excellent. 205 00:11:55,236 --> 00:11:56,759 He needs immediate attention. 206 00:11:56,759 --> 00:11:58,195 Incoming transport. 207 00:11:58,195 --> 00:11:59,719 M'BENGA: Internal bleeding, 208 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:01,808 massive damage to every major organ. 209 00:12:01,808 --> 00:12:05,159 - Let's prep him. - No regenerator. 210 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:07,378 Right. So, what, we just... 211 00:12:07,378 --> 00:12:09,467 A morphine drip and let him die? 212 00:12:09,467 --> 00:12:12,122 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 213 00:12:12,122 --> 00:12:13,776 We need to get him off the pad. 214 00:12:13,776 --> 00:12:15,299 If we don't, more people will die. 215 00:12:15,299 --> 00:12:16,648 When the convoy gets here, 216 00:12:16,648 --> 00:12:17,911 the starships will have a surgery bay. 217 00:12:17,911 --> 00:12:19,782 Just hang tight, Alvarado, okay? 218 00:12:19,782 --> 00:12:22,393 We need to do something. 219 00:12:23,525 --> 00:12:25,309 Load his pattern into the buffer. 220 00:12:25,309 --> 00:12:26,963 We can keep him suspended in there 221 00:12:26,963 --> 00:12:29,052 - until the starships arrive. - You can do that? 222 00:12:29,052 --> 00:12:31,663 - Show me. - I do it all the time with the bad ones. 223 00:12:31,663 --> 00:12:33,187 Load the bio-data 224 00:12:33,187 --> 00:12:34,710 as a backlog with a pending transport. 225 00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:36,930 Once he's in, delete the transport. 226 00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:38,670 We can recall the backlog later. 227 00:12:40,672 --> 00:12:42,718 Just hold on. 228 00:12:53,729 --> 00:12:57,037 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 229 00:12:58,821 --> 00:13:00,344 M'BENGA: Chief Medical Officer's Log, 230 00:13:00,344 --> 00:13:02,912 USS Enterprise, 231 00:13:02,912 --> 00:13:06,568 stardate 1875.8. 232 00:13:06,568 --> 00:13:08,570 Biobed two has shut down again. 233 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:11,051 Ever since the Gorn attack at Finibus Three, 234 00:13:11,051 --> 00:13:12,530 it hasn't been the same. 235 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:15,882 Dr. M'Benga. 236 00:13:16,883 --> 00:13:18,406 Chris. 237 00:13:18,406 --> 00:13:21,713 Do you have any more of that Deltan parsley 238 00:13:21,713 --> 00:13:23,411 in your apothecary? 239 00:13:28,459 --> 00:13:30,287 Careful. 240 00:13:30,287 --> 00:13:32,507 Deltan parsley is deadly in excessive amounts. 241 00:13:32,507 --> 00:13:34,901 And in small amounts, delicious. 242 00:13:36,685 --> 00:13:39,340 You could have just called. 243 00:13:39,340 --> 00:13:41,037 Or sent a yeoman. 244 00:13:42,430 --> 00:13:45,172 Mm-hmm. I wanted to check in with you. 245 00:13:45,172 --> 00:13:47,652 Because of our Klingon visitor? 246 00:13:47,652 --> 00:13:49,872 I know you and Chapel were both stationed on J'Gal, 247 00:13:49,872 --> 00:13:53,180 where Rah earned his reputation. 248 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:55,660 Apparently, there was... 249 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:58,489 a minor protest during his last transport, 250 00:13:58,489 --> 00:14:00,535 so we have direct orders. 251 00:14:00,535 --> 00:14:02,885 Klingon War veterans need to interact with Rah. 252 00:14:02,885 --> 00:14:04,669 We have to make him feel welcome here, 253 00:14:04,669 --> 00:14:06,410 and we will, but I don't want that 254 00:14:06,410 --> 00:14:08,021 to come at the personal expense of anyone on the crew. 255 00:14:08,021 --> 00:14:10,066 I'm fine. 256 00:14:10,066 --> 00:14:12,068 As for Chapel... 257 00:14:12,068 --> 00:14:13,461 Oh. Hey. 258 00:14:13,461 --> 00:14:15,071 All good here, too, Captain. 259 00:14:15,071 --> 00:14:16,551 Great. Good to hear it. 260 00:14:16,551 --> 00:14:17,813 Ultimate goal of the Federation 261 00:14:17,813 --> 00:14:20,772 is to make peace with our enemies. 262 00:14:20,772 --> 00:14:23,601 True, but it's also an organization 263 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:25,865 that waged war with the Klingons. 264 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:29,564 As I mentioned, we have orders from pretty up high. 265 00:14:29,564 --> 00:14:32,262 I'm hosting a dinner tonight in honor of Ambassador Rah. 266 00:14:32,262 --> 00:14:34,003 It would mean a lot... 267 00:14:34,003 --> 00:14:35,570 I'll be there. 268 00:14:35,570 --> 00:14:37,311 Totally. Me, too. 269 00:14:37,311 --> 00:14:38,965 Thank you. 270 00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:42,098 I appreciate you both being there. 271 00:14:43,534 --> 00:14:45,058 See you tonight. 272 00:14:51,020 --> 00:14:52,413 Great. 273 00:15:00,682 --> 00:15:02,597 - We can still ditch this. - No. 274 00:15:02,597 --> 00:15:05,556 Chris needs us there. 275 00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:08,603 I've handled worse than polite conversation. 276 00:15:09,691 --> 00:15:11,301 Plus... 277 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:15,131 ...I don't want to give Rah the satisfaction 278 00:15:15,131 --> 00:15:18,743 of chasing me away from the captain's table. 279 00:15:22,704 --> 00:15:24,575 Joseph. 280 00:15:24,575 --> 00:15:26,099 We got this. 281 00:15:27,187 --> 00:15:28,840 We got this. 282 00:15:30,451 --> 00:15:32,061 Dermal team! 283 00:15:38,459 --> 00:15:40,200 He's in cardiac arrest. 284 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,679 We're losing him. 285 00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:44,726 - Manual stimulation. - What? 286 00:15:44,726 --> 00:15:46,815 Grab his heart and start pumping. 287 00:15:53,256 --> 00:15:54,736 It's not working. 288 00:15:57,391 --> 00:16:00,524 Eyes up. We got this. 289 00:16:00,524 --> 00:16:02,918 We got this. 290 00:16:02,918 --> 00:16:04,093 Say it with me. 291 00:16:04,093 --> 00:16:06,400 - We got this. - We got this. 292 00:16:07,444 --> 00:16:08,793 - We got this. - We got this. 293 00:16:08,793 --> 00:16:11,883 That's right. Continue stimulation. 294 00:16:14,321 --> 00:16:15,496 He's back! 295 00:16:15,496 --> 00:16:17,759 Dermal team, now! 296 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:20,283 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 297 00:16:20,283 --> 00:16:23,025 Bills and bows, people! Bills and bows! Let's go! 298 00:16:31,338 --> 00:16:32,730 WOMAN [over P.A.]: Attention, all personnel. 299 00:16:32,730 --> 00:16:34,428 Tactical reviews have been updated 300 00:16:34,428 --> 00:16:37,474 and are available on your personal datapad. 301 00:16:38,780 --> 00:16:40,303 M'BENGA: Erica. 302 00:16:41,870 --> 00:16:43,741 Everything all right? 303 00:16:43,741 --> 00:16:45,917 No. The Butcher of J'Gal is in there, 304 00:16:45,917 --> 00:16:48,094 and everyone's acting like he's the freaking Dalai Lama. 305 00:16:48,094 --> 00:16:50,009 I've got a bad poker face when I don't like someone. 306 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,445 I need to bail. 307 00:16:51,445 --> 00:16:53,229 Why didn't you just tell the captain no? 308 00:16:53,229 --> 00:16:55,797 Why didn't you? 309 00:16:55,797 --> 00:16:57,842 There's a chance General... 310 00:16:58,974 --> 00:17:02,369 ...Ambassador Rah has genuinely reformed. 311 00:17:02,369 --> 00:17:03,935 No, he's pretending. 312 00:17:03,935 --> 00:17:06,373 I sense it, and I don't want to play along. 313 00:17:06,373 --> 00:17:09,245 Sometimes you pretend something long enough... 314 00:17:10,725 --> 00:17:13,162 ...it becomes the truth. 315 00:17:14,424 --> 00:17:17,732 So let's pretend the war doesn't bother us, 316 00:17:17,732 --> 00:17:19,342 at least for tonight. 317 00:17:21,431 --> 00:17:23,042 Put on the Starfleet face? 318 00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:24,826 It's a good face. 319 00:17:26,654 --> 00:17:29,178 Plus, Pike made jambalaya. 320 00:17:29,178 --> 00:17:32,094 Ooh, jambalaya? 321 00:17:32,094 --> 00:17:33,965 With Deltan parsley. 322 00:17:38,144 --> 00:17:40,929 There were eight delegates from three separate planets, 323 00:17:40,929 --> 00:17:42,800 and everyone thought I was crazy. 324 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,715 And maybe I am. 325 00:17:46,413 --> 00:17:48,676 The ally ambassador must have many interesting insights 326 00:17:48,676 --> 00:17:50,330 on delicate matters of diplomacy. 327 00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:55,074 Why did the Federation send you there alone? 328 00:17:55,074 --> 00:17:57,946 Joseph, Erica, welcome. 329 00:17:57,946 --> 00:17:59,295 Uh, you met our helmsman earlier, 330 00:17:59,295 --> 00:18:02,951 and this is our CMO, Dr. M'Benga. 331 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:04,996 The honor is all mine. 332 00:18:04,996 --> 00:18:06,607 Ambassador. 333 00:18:06,607 --> 00:18:08,261 I hope you're enjoying our ship. 334 00:18:08,261 --> 00:18:10,132 - Christine? - What? 335 00:18:10,132 --> 00:18:13,614 Oh, you're doing the word game. Um... 336 00:18:13,614 --> 00:18:16,356 I'm sorry, I don't really have one right now. 337 00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:23,058 - You are under duress. - Hmm? 338 00:18:24,886 --> 00:18:27,671 Oh. Yeah. 339 00:18:29,543 --> 00:18:32,023 Is it true that all peace negotiations 340 00:18:32,023 --> 00:18:35,679 must include drinking bloodwine in excess? 341 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:37,725 Peace is not a destination. 342 00:18:37,725 --> 00:18:40,554 It's a journey. It's a state of mind. 343 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:42,121 The Klingon need to feel... 344 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,818 Quite understandable. 345 00:18:43,818 --> 00:18:46,908 I do not know much about your service in the war, but... 346 00:18:46,908 --> 00:18:49,432 I am available to you if you ever feel the need to share. 347 00:18:49,432 --> 00:18:52,827 Yeah, I don't, so let's just change the subject, yeah? 348 00:18:52,827 --> 00:18:54,611 Convincing Prospero Alpha 349 00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:58,049 to agree to an armistice was like getting a Tellarite 350 00:18:58,049 --> 00:18:59,877 to give a compliment. 351 00:18:59,877 --> 00:19:01,357 I just wish he would shut up for one second 352 00:19:01,357 --> 00:19:03,794 about all this amazing peace he's managed. 353 00:19:03,794 --> 00:19:05,883 I can help with that. 354 00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:07,885 He's not wrong. 355 00:19:07,885 --> 00:19:10,018 I was stationed near Prospero. 356 00:19:10,018 --> 00:19:11,324 They are pretty stubborn. 357 00:19:11,324 --> 00:19:13,282 They are stubborn. Correct. 358 00:19:13,282 --> 00:19:15,719 - Often badly. - Ambassador Rah, 359 00:19:15,719 --> 00:19:17,634 are you familiar with the ancient Earth text 360 00:19:17,634 --> 00:19:19,332 Sun Tzu's The Art of War? 361 00:19:19,332 --> 00:19:22,378 A most inspired human masterpiece. 362 00:19:22,378 --> 00:19:24,206 I would love to hear your views on its comparison 363 00:19:24,206 --> 00:19:27,166 with the Klingon manuscript mL' parmaq Qoj. 364 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,255 This is a most excellent topic of conversation, 365 00:19:29,255 --> 00:19:30,995 Mr. Spock. Yes. 366 00:19:30,995 --> 00:19:32,954 All Klingon children 367 00:19:32,954 --> 00:19:36,131 learn mL' parmaq Qoj practically from birth. 368 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:38,481 I was introduced when I was seven. 369 00:19:38,481 --> 00:19:41,310 My father taught me war and bloodshed, 370 00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:44,574 but my mother taught me to see and feel... 371 00:19:46,881 --> 00:19:48,317 Better make that two. 372 00:19:48,317 --> 00:19:50,711 - Mine's a double. - Even better. 373 00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:54,149 Why are we here? 374 00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,804 You know why. 375 00:19:57,848 --> 00:20:00,460 Our captain needs us. 376 00:20:00,460 --> 00:20:03,550 Why is it so hard to explain to people who weren't there? 377 00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:12,950 General Dak'Rah. 378 00:20:12,950 --> 00:20:16,127 - His men wouldn't let me die. - That was then. 379 00:20:16,127 --> 00:20:18,129 Now you're here. 380 00:20:18,129 --> 00:20:20,001 Got it? 381 00:20:20,001 --> 00:20:22,351 Focus on getting better. 382 00:20:22,351 --> 00:20:24,266 How's your chest feeling? 383 00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:27,400 Like someone squeezed my heart with their fingers. 384 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,271 Someone did. 385 00:20:31,317 --> 00:20:33,057 Where are you from, Ensign? 386 00:20:33,057 --> 00:20:34,494 New Angeles. 387 00:20:34,494 --> 00:20:36,583 Terra Luna? 388 00:20:36,583 --> 00:20:38,672 You're a long way from the shipyards. 389 00:20:40,064 --> 00:20:41,979 We all just call it the Moon. 390 00:20:43,764 --> 00:20:46,070 I have to go check on other patients. 391 00:20:46,070 --> 00:20:49,117 When I come back, I want to hear more about the Moon. 392 00:21:01,434 --> 00:21:03,479 The answer is no. 393 00:21:03,479 --> 00:21:05,786 And tell them to stop sending people. 394 00:21:05,786 --> 00:21:08,223 Nobody sent me. 395 00:21:08,223 --> 00:21:11,922 In fact, they said you'd turn me down if I tried. 396 00:21:14,055 --> 00:21:15,404 Good. 397 00:21:17,928 --> 00:21:19,539 We're done here. 398 00:21:19,539 --> 00:21:21,671 General Dak'Rah, son of Ra'Ul. 399 00:21:21,671 --> 00:21:23,717 I need help taking him out. 400 00:21:23,717 --> 00:21:26,328 Intel says he's head of the house here on J'Gal, 401 00:21:26,328 --> 00:21:29,026 running the entire operation for the Klingons. 402 00:21:30,114 --> 00:21:31,986 M'Benga, they're killing civilians. 403 00:21:31,986 --> 00:21:34,989 Human and Klingon, it doesn't matter. 404 00:21:34,989 --> 00:21:36,991 This General Dak'Rah, 405 00:21:36,991 --> 00:21:38,775 he's ordering his men to kill on sight 406 00:21:38,775 --> 00:21:40,516 anyone that isn't a Klingon soldier. 407 00:21:40,516 --> 00:21:42,779 After they torture them. 408 00:21:43,780 --> 00:21:45,695 What are you doing, hiding behind the wire? 409 00:21:45,695 --> 00:21:47,436 Everyone knows the stories. 410 00:21:47,436 --> 00:21:50,439 The most hand-to-hand kills confirmed. 411 00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:52,702 I'm just a doctor now. 412 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,967 I prefer saving lives to taking them. 413 00:21:56,967 --> 00:21:59,187 And I need quick and silent. 414 00:21:59,187 --> 00:22:00,710 I need you. 415 00:22:00,710 --> 00:22:02,321 I gave you my answer. 416 00:22:03,409 --> 00:22:04,497 Protocol 12. 417 00:22:04,497 --> 00:22:06,499 It was discontinued. 418 00:22:06,499 --> 00:22:10,894 Starfleet won't make it anymore, but I heard you still have some. 419 00:22:10,894 --> 00:22:13,680 - You heard wrong. - You designed it, right? 420 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,029 Make more. 421 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:17,510 Even if I could, I wouldn't. 422 00:22:17,510 --> 00:22:19,599 It turns out that pumping your body 423 00:22:19,599 --> 00:22:21,557 full of adrenaline and pain inhibitors 424 00:22:21,557 --> 00:22:22,950 is bad for your health. 425 00:22:22,950 --> 00:22:25,648 I'd rather die tomorrow than today. 426 00:22:27,084 --> 00:22:29,609 Come on, be reasonable. My team needs an edge. 427 00:22:36,877 --> 00:22:38,531 The negotiations almost fell apart 428 00:22:38,531 --> 00:22:40,141 when the chancellor said to me, 429 00:22:40,141 --> 00:22:44,885 "How is it that a Klingon 430 00:22:44,885 --> 00:22:47,366 is speaking on behalf of the Federation?" 431 00:22:48,889 --> 00:22:51,500 That's a good question. How did you respond? 432 00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:53,328 I simply told him the truth. 433 00:22:53,328 --> 00:22:55,896 Who I am and who I was. 434 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:58,115 And what the Federation did for me. 435 00:22:58,115 --> 00:23:00,335 It saved my life. 436 00:23:02,685 --> 00:23:04,121 J'Gal changed me. 437 00:23:05,732 --> 00:23:07,647 J'Gal changed a lot of us. 438 00:23:15,089 --> 00:23:17,439 You were on J'Gal? 439 00:23:17,439 --> 00:23:18,484 I was. 440 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:20,616 The final conflict. 441 00:23:20,616 --> 00:23:22,792 And the massacre of Colony Athos. 442 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:26,230 Then you both know my pain all too well. 443 00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:29,059 Those were difficult times. 444 00:23:29,059 --> 00:23:33,455 After what happened on Athos, my ideals shifted. 445 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:37,807 The fighting was without merit. 446 00:23:37,807 --> 00:23:38,895 It was pointless. 447 00:23:38,895 --> 00:23:42,159 War is never the ideal option. 448 00:23:42,159 --> 00:23:43,944 Is it true? 449 00:23:43,944 --> 00:23:46,425 The story about what you had to do to escape? 450 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:49,515 We were all pushed to our limits. 451 00:23:51,647 --> 00:23:55,042 To the survivors of J'Gal. 452 00:23:56,783 --> 00:23:59,481 "We are Klingon, may we endure"? 453 00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:02,223 "Remain Klingon." 454 00:24:02,223 --> 00:24:04,051 Remember that? 455 00:24:05,531 --> 00:24:07,402 It was our battle cry during the war. 456 00:24:07,402 --> 00:24:11,624 "Remain Klingon" is much easier to shout in our language. 457 00:24:15,062 --> 00:24:18,500 "Remain Klingon," all over the comms, 458 00:24:18,500 --> 00:24:19,545 and then... 459 00:24:19,545 --> 00:24:21,503 Boom. All your friends are dead. 460 00:24:21,503 --> 00:24:23,636 Lieutenant Ortegas, stand down. 461 00:24:25,986 --> 00:24:27,640 Captain? 462 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,206 Let us all 463 00:24:29,206 --> 00:24:31,078 step back. 464 00:24:31,078 --> 00:24:33,254 I... 465 00:24:33,254 --> 00:24:35,430 I've heard worse. 466 00:24:35,430 --> 00:24:39,303 Now I am simply hoping to make up for my past, 467 00:24:39,303 --> 00:24:41,088 and... 468 00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:44,439 and connecting with others who need healing like you. 469 00:24:51,751 --> 00:24:55,494 Okay, I am gonna go see if she needs anything. 470 00:24:58,584 --> 00:25:00,977 My sincere apologies, Ambassador Rah. 471 00:25:00,977 --> 00:25:02,718 None are needed, Captain. 472 00:25:02,718 --> 00:25:04,677 As I said, I bear no grudge. 473 00:25:04,677 --> 00:25:06,940 Uh, sh-she will find her own way to peace. 474 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:08,550 Your perspective, 475 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,510 it bears a remarkable similarity to Aenar existentialism. 476 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,468 Yes. 477 00:25:13,468 --> 00:25:15,557 I love the Aenar. 478 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:18,517 Brilliant pacifists. 479 00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:21,084 Doctor, maybe you should check on Erica as well. 480 00:25:21,084 --> 00:25:23,347 Chapel might need a hand calming her down. 481 00:25:24,740 --> 00:25:26,525 Aye, Captain. 482 00:25:33,227 --> 00:25:37,448 Your security officer, La'An, she tells me that 483 00:25:37,448 --> 00:25:41,540 the two of you are practicing full impact Mok'bara, 484 00:25:41,540 --> 00:25:45,587 and I was wondering if we might arrange a session. 485 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,937 I'll check my schedule. 486 00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:49,809 Thank you. 487 00:26:19,534 --> 00:26:21,580 You should be in bed. 488 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:23,712 What are we doing here, Doc? 489 00:26:32,373 --> 00:26:34,593 Why did you join Starfleet, Ensign? 490 00:26:34,593 --> 00:26:36,725 To explore. 491 00:26:36,725 --> 00:26:38,640 Learn. 492 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,643 I don't know-- none of the stuff that I've been doing lately. 493 00:26:41,643 --> 00:26:44,820 I joined to find new ways of healing people. 494 00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:47,649 With Starfleet, you learn 495 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:50,130 how the rest of the universe treats its maladies. 496 00:26:50,130 --> 00:26:51,914 And this war, it's a disease 497 00:26:51,914 --> 00:26:54,482 eating at the heart of the Federation. 498 00:26:54,482 --> 00:26:58,312 If we let the Klingons conquer every colony in the sector, 499 00:26:58,312 --> 00:27:00,183 they won't stop. 500 00:27:01,532 --> 00:27:03,970 They won't go back to Kronos. 501 00:27:05,798 --> 00:27:07,234 All of us have to remember 502 00:27:07,234 --> 00:27:09,976 what we love most about back home. 503 00:27:10,977 --> 00:27:12,500 We fight for them. 504 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:15,938 We fight hoping it doesn't change us. 505 00:27:17,113 --> 00:27:18,506 Hoping... 506 00:27:19,899 --> 00:27:21,683 ...don't come home different. 507 00:27:23,293 --> 00:27:25,992 But if we don't fight, 508 00:27:25,992 --> 00:27:28,081 we don't win. 509 00:27:29,169 --> 00:27:30,953 The disease takes over. 510 00:27:33,129 --> 00:27:36,089 And none of us have a home to go back to. 511 00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:40,441 I just wish we could stop this without all this dying. 512 00:27:40,441 --> 00:27:43,662 We have to fight 513 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:47,448 so the people we love can have a chance to live in peace. 514 00:27:51,757 --> 00:27:53,367 That's Starfleet. 515 00:28:11,254 --> 00:28:14,083 Why are we being briefed? 516 00:28:14,083 --> 00:28:18,000 Lieutenant Va'Al Trask, special forces. 517 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:19,654 He just got orders. 518 00:28:19,654 --> 00:28:21,221 For the entire outfit? 519 00:28:22,483 --> 00:28:25,094 I just heard the whole stinking thing. 520 00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:27,618 You know, for being black ops, these guys talk super loud. 521 00:28:29,142 --> 00:28:32,014 You don't sound happy. 522 00:28:32,014 --> 00:28:35,452 Command thinks this is our chance to take control of J'Gal. 523 00:28:35,452 --> 00:28:38,020 Trask's team is going dark to find the local generals, 524 00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:40,283 while ground units mount a huge offensive 525 00:28:40,283 --> 00:28:42,198 near Colony Athos to provide cover. 526 00:28:44,331 --> 00:28:47,377 All they need is meat for the grinder. 527 00:28:55,385 --> 00:28:57,213 My platoon is leading the charge. 528 00:28:57,213 --> 00:28:59,912 Fighting is one thing, but this... 529 00:28:59,912 --> 00:29:02,175 This is the mission, remember? 530 00:29:02,175 --> 00:29:03,785 I don't question orders. 531 00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:06,657 It's a suicide run. 532 00:29:06,657 --> 00:29:08,834 I can put you down for mandatory convalescence. 533 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:10,879 - Where's your C.O.? - Don't. 534 00:29:10,879 --> 00:29:12,751 Forget before. 535 00:29:12,751 --> 00:29:15,884 It was the drugs. I was tired. 536 00:29:16,929 --> 00:29:18,800 Thanks for the patch up job. 537 00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:23,805 Stay low. 538 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,069 Fight hard. 539 00:29:27,069 --> 00:29:29,506 I'm a soldier, Doc. 540 00:29:29,506 --> 00:29:32,031 This is what I do. 541 00:29:36,949 --> 00:29:39,429 Eyes up, people! 542 00:29:39,429 --> 00:29:41,823 We got the word, and the word is now. 543 00:29:41,823 --> 00:29:44,304 Check the battle plans, check assignments. 544 00:29:44,304 --> 00:29:45,958 We all know the drill. 545 00:29:45,958 --> 00:29:47,437 I want to apologize 546 00:29:47,437 --> 00:29:49,135 for my part in last night's dinner. 547 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,747 You don't need to apologize. 548 00:29:52,747 --> 00:29:54,880 None of this is about you. 549 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,970 You just see me going through something, 550 00:29:57,970 --> 00:30:02,844 and our closeness makes you feel responsible. 551 00:30:02,844 --> 00:30:04,759 You're not. 552 00:30:04,759 --> 00:30:06,239 I understand. 553 00:30:12,636 --> 00:30:13,681 That is not true. 554 00:30:13,681 --> 00:30:15,248 I am having difficulty 555 00:30:15,248 --> 00:30:17,511 watching you experience such obvious distress. 556 00:30:17,511 --> 00:30:19,078 I want to help. 557 00:30:21,602 --> 00:30:24,039 But it would appear all that I am doing is making it worse. 558 00:30:24,039 --> 00:30:27,260 War, it doesn't leave you. It... 559 00:30:30,306 --> 00:30:34,180 It can, it can bury itself, but it's-it's always there. 560 00:30:34,180 --> 00:30:36,138 I researched J'Gal. 561 00:30:37,226 --> 00:30:38,924 It was a forward operating base. 562 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,623 The data suggests the loss of life was disproportionate... 563 00:30:42,623 --> 00:30:45,321 J'Gal is not a statistic, Spock. 564 00:30:45,321 --> 00:30:47,497 J'Gal is what it is. 565 00:30:47,497 --> 00:30:49,760 War, it makes sense if you've been there, 566 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:51,153 but it will never make sense. 567 00:30:52,807 --> 00:30:54,330 Like I've been trying to tell you, 568 00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:56,289 I just need some personal time. 569 00:30:56,289 --> 00:30:57,812 I understand. 570 00:30:57,812 --> 00:31:01,076 You require personal time away from me. 571 00:31:07,778 --> 00:31:10,607 Incoming transport. 572 00:31:10,607 --> 00:31:11,870 Incoming transport. 573 00:31:12,958 --> 00:31:14,046 Incoming transport. 574 00:31:17,701 --> 00:31:19,660 Incoming transport. 575 00:31:19,660 --> 00:31:21,009 - You good? - No, no, I'm good, I'm good. 576 00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:23,403 - Go, go. - Incoming transport. 577 00:31:25,448 --> 00:31:27,494 Where's all the wounded? 578 00:31:28,582 --> 00:31:30,584 General Dak'Rah is sending all he's got. 579 00:31:30,584 --> 00:31:32,020 They hit our power supply. 580 00:31:32,020 --> 00:31:33,892 Auxiliary generators are up. 581 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:36,024 We got a lot people in the field who can't make it out. 582 00:31:36,024 --> 00:31:37,896 All we need is one transporter, right? 583 00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:39,767 I'm trying to get one online now. 584 00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:41,943 Use all the auxiliary power, override the redundant systems, 585 00:31:41,943 --> 00:31:43,553 route everything to the pads. 586 00:31:43,553 --> 00:31:47,253 It'll purge the backlogs, but it should work. Do it. 587 00:31:47,253 --> 00:31:50,734 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 588 00:31:53,868 --> 00:31:55,739 Wait, wait, wait. No, no. 589 00:31:55,739 --> 00:31:58,264 Um, the transport buffer. Alvarado's in there. 590 00:31:58,264 --> 00:32:01,093 If we purge the logs, he'll die. 591 00:32:02,746 --> 00:32:04,183 Uh... 592 00:32:05,575 --> 00:32:06,663 Pattern deleted. 593 00:32:06,663 --> 00:32:08,056 Power restored. 594 00:32:08,056 --> 00:32:09,579 Transport initiated. 595 00:32:09,579 --> 00:32:12,582 No. What did you do? 596 00:32:12,582 --> 00:32:14,584 We saved lives. 597 00:32:27,989 --> 00:32:32,124 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 598 00:32:32,124 --> 00:32:35,866 Incoming transport. 599 00:32:40,436 --> 00:32:43,744 I must admit, I thought you might decline my invitation. 600 00:32:43,744 --> 00:32:46,529 It crossed my mind. 601 00:32:46,529 --> 00:32:48,662 But Klingon Judo is good exercise. 602 00:32:48,662 --> 00:32:51,447 Are you sure you're up for full impact? 603 00:32:52,492 --> 00:32:54,711 I am more virile than I appear. 604 00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:11,815 I see there's more to you than what's on the surface, Rah. 605 00:33:11,815 --> 00:33:15,471 Most people who see me see a Klingon, bringer of death. 606 00:33:15,471 --> 00:33:18,257 They do not believe that I am reformed. 607 00:33:18,257 --> 00:33:20,128 No. 608 00:33:20,128 --> 00:33:21,651 You actually seem like 609 00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:25,046 you're able to put the past behind you. 610 00:33:25,046 --> 00:33:28,658 In fact, you make it look easy. 611 00:33:28,658 --> 00:33:30,965 You don't put something like J'Gal behind you. 612 00:33:30,965 --> 00:33:32,967 But you learn from it. 613 00:33:43,499 --> 00:33:45,414 I have a proposal. 614 00:33:45,414 --> 00:33:48,243 If the two of us, direct enemies on the battlefield, 615 00:33:48,243 --> 00:33:50,811 can find a way to work together, 616 00:33:50,811 --> 00:33:52,769 that would be a powerful message. 617 00:33:52,769 --> 00:33:55,772 So you want to be my friend? 618 00:33:55,772 --> 00:33:59,863 We don't need to be friends, just allies. 619 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:17,490 The combat veterans on this ship, 620 00:34:17,490 --> 00:34:19,100 they look up to you. 621 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:21,494 And I believe many others in Starfleet will, too. 622 00:34:22,799 --> 00:34:26,020 Consider joining me for my next peace conference. 623 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:29,023 You and I together can advance Klingon-Federation relations 624 00:34:29,023 --> 00:34:31,199 by leaps and bounds. 625 00:34:34,550 --> 00:34:36,422 You ask a big favor of me, 626 00:34:36,422 --> 00:34:38,598 but I still want to know about you. 627 00:34:38,598 --> 00:34:39,903 Ask anything you want. 628 00:34:39,903 --> 00:34:42,863 Did you really kill your own men? 629 00:34:43,864 --> 00:34:45,866 We were under attack. 630 00:34:45,866 --> 00:34:47,737 The leaders under my command 631 00:34:47,737 --> 00:34:51,741 decided that all tactical options were viable. 632 00:34:51,741 --> 00:34:55,005 Most of the casualties on Athos were civilians. 633 00:34:55,005 --> 00:34:56,224 I am aware. 634 00:34:59,575 --> 00:35:01,316 And... 635 00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:03,144 yes, I... 636 00:35:05,059 --> 00:35:06,495 ...killed my own men 637 00:35:06,495 --> 00:35:08,889 because I was appalled by those atrocities. 638 00:35:08,889 --> 00:35:12,545 You against three Klingon warriors. 639 00:35:12,545 --> 00:35:14,634 Impressive. 640 00:35:15,852 --> 00:35:18,333 Who fought the hardest? 641 00:35:38,048 --> 00:35:40,050 Kiff. 642 00:35:40,050 --> 00:35:41,748 He almost ended me. 643 00:35:41,748 --> 00:35:44,316 But witnessing so many nameless victims, 644 00:35:44,316 --> 00:35:46,100 I had to fight on. 645 00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:48,276 The nameless? 646 00:35:49,234 --> 00:35:51,714 You did it for them? 647 00:35:51,714 --> 00:35:54,108 I stood up for what is right. 648 00:35:54,108 --> 00:35:56,241 And for that, my Klingon brethren 649 00:35:56,241 --> 00:35:58,591 call me the Butcher of J'Gal. 650 00:36:12,082 --> 00:36:14,346 J'Gal changed you. It changed me. 651 00:36:14,346 --> 00:36:17,479 Wars change people. 652 00:36:23,616 --> 00:36:26,184 This has been invigorating. 653 00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:28,447 I look forward to our next session. 654 00:36:44,376 --> 00:36:47,466 M'BENGA: Computer, set sonic shower to full. 655 00:36:49,468 --> 00:36:51,948 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 656 00:36:51,948 --> 00:36:53,994 Incoming transport. 657 00:36:53,994 --> 00:36:56,736 Incoming transport. Over here! 658 00:37:00,740 --> 00:37:02,698 Children. 659 00:37:04,178 --> 00:37:05,962 They're killing children. 660 00:37:05,962 --> 00:37:07,877 I need pediatric medical assistance. 661 00:37:09,488 --> 00:37:12,404 Incoming transport. Incoming transport. 662 00:37:12,404 --> 00:37:14,710 Incoming transport. 663 00:37:15,842 --> 00:37:17,800 M'Benga, they're killing civilians. 664 00:37:22,457 --> 00:37:24,938 General Gra'val, Commander Kiff, Captain Ruh'lis 665 00:37:24,938 --> 00:37:26,592 and General Dak'Rah. 666 00:37:26,592 --> 00:37:28,115 I need quick and silent. 667 00:37:28,115 --> 00:37:30,117 M'BENGA: It's a massacre. 668 00:37:30,117 --> 00:37:32,206 They're killing everyone. This is a bloodbath. 669 00:37:32,206 --> 00:37:34,034 M'BENGA: Entire families. 670 00:37:34,034 --> 00:37:35,862 They're killing everyone. 671 00:37:43,870 --> 00:37:45,306 You're the Ghost. 672 00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:47,134 I need you. 673 00:38:16,206 --> 00:38:18,121 Number One. 674 00:38:19,601 --> 00:38:21,124 What's this? 675 00:38:21,124 --> 00:38:22,778 A course through the Chantico Nebula. 676 00:38:22,778 --> 00:38:24,040 Gets us to Starbase 12 by tomorrow. 677 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,738 Chantico? 678 00:38:25,738 --> 00:38:27,957 We need to get Rah off this ship. 679 00:38:30,133 --> 00:38:32,353 Crew morale is low. 680 00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:36,357 How can we represent a Federation 681 00:38:36,357 --> 00:38:38,794 that believes in peace if we say 682 00:38:38,794 --> 00:38:41,362 some people aren't allowed to make up for their past? 683 00:38:41,362 --> 00:38:43,973 I agree with you, in the abstract, 684 00:38:43,973 --> 00:38:45,279 but the people he hurt, 685 00:38:45,279 --> 00:38:46,628 some of them right here in this crew, 686 00:38:46,628 --> 00:38:48,587 might not find forgiveness so easily. 687 00:38:48,587 --> 00:38:52,852 It isn't fair for us to ask them to just let it go. 688 00:38:52,852 --> 00:38:54,897 Federation or not, 689 00:38:54,897 --> 00:38:57,204 everyone is on their own journey. 690 00:38:58,988 --> 00:39:00,512 Okay, change course, 691 00:39:00,512 --> 00:39:02,949 cut through Chantico Nebula and arrive early. 692 00:39:02,949 --> 00:39:04,124 Aye, Captain. 693 00:39:14,134 --> 00:39:16,702 People are looking for you. 694 00:39:22,795 --> 00:39:25,101 You're going out there. 695 00:39:25,101 --> 00:39:27,408 Someone has to finish the mission. 696 00:39:27,408 --> 00:39:28,888 J'Gal is burning. 697 00:39:28,888 --> 00:39:31,151 We're all leaving. The convoy is warping in. 698 00:39:34,328 --> 00:39:36,243 You can use this to find me. 699 00:39:36,243 --> 00:39:39,377 Don't beam me out until you have to. 700 00:39:40,769 --> 00:39:42,336 I told myself, 701 00:39:42,336 --> 00:39:44,512 I don't want to go home different. 702 00:39:44,512 --> 00:39:46,775 My family deserves better. 703 00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:50,344 I see now that's impossible. 704 00:39:53,086 --> 00:39:55,088 Go stop them. 705 00:39:55,088 --> 00:39:57,438 Save as many as you can. 706 00:39:57,438 --> 00:40:00,310 And when you find whoever's in charge, 707 00:40:00,310 --> 00:40:02,617 you make them pay. 708 00:40:10,756 --> 00:40:11,887 Protocol 12. 709 00:40:11,887 --> 00:40:13,411 It helps you fight. 710 00:40:14,499 --> 00:40:18,590 If the Klingons breach the wire, use it to get out. 711 00:40:19,808 --> 00:40:21,419 Good luck. 712 00:40:42,135 --> 00:40:44,703 I've just been informed that my time on the ship 713 00:40:44,703 --> 00:40:46,269 is being cut short. 714 00:40:46,269 --> 00:40:49,055 We don't have as much time as I had hoped 715 00:40:49,055 --> 00:40:51,187 to get to know one another. 716 00:40:51,187 --> 00:40:53,494 I'm okay with that. 717 00:40:53,494 --> 00:40:56,236 I don't need to know any more than I already do. 718 00:40:57,498 --> 00:40:59,413 Now... 719 00:40:59,413 --> 00:41:01,502 please go away. 720 00:41:01,502 --> 00:41:03,852 I thought that as victims of the horrors of J'Gal, that... 721 00:41:03,852 --> 00:41:04,940 Stop! 722 00:41:06,551 --> 00:41:08,335 I know why you're here. 723 00:41:08,335 --> 00:41:10,293 You want me to make you feel okay. 724 00:41:10,293 --> 00:41:12,121 To say you've done enough. 725 00:41:12,121 --> 00:41:13,906 You misunderstand me. 726 00:41:13,906 --> 00:41:16,517 Oh, I understand you, 727 00:41:16,517 --> 00:41:18,563 General Dak'Rah, 728 00:41:18,563 --> 00:41:20,739 son of Ra'Ul. 729 00:41:20,739 --> 00:41:22,480 Perhaps you do. 730 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,394 I sense that we are the same. 731 00:41:24,394 --> 00:41:27,049 You're letting your pain cloud your judgment. 732 00:41:27,049 --> 00:41:28,573 Please. 733 00:41:29,922 --> 00:41:31,663 Leave me alone. 734 00:41:31,663 --> 00:41:33,752 Don't let hate ruin your soul. 735 00:41:33,752 --> 00:41:35,318 You gave the order! 736 00:41:36,972 --> 00:41:40,193 Anyone not a Klingon soldier is the enemy. 737 00:41:42,151 --> 00:41:44,240 You gave the order. 738 00:41:45,938 --> 00:41:47,722 Yes, this is true. 739 00:41:49,245 --> 00:41:51,291 But I've been doing the best I can 740 00:41:51,291 --> 00:41:53,206 to make up for my transgressions. 741 00:41:54,294 --> 00:41:56,252 Kiff didn't fight the hardest. 742 00:42:02,215 --> 00:42:03,608 It was Captain Ruh'lis. 743 00:42:07,612 --> 00:42:10,484 He held me back while you made your escape. 744 00:42:25,107 --> 00:42:27,762 You turned me into a monster. 745 00:42:29,764 --> 00:42:32,288 I told you I was there. 746 00:42:35,770 --> 00:42:38,294 I am the Butcher of J'Gal. 747 00:42:41,341 --> 00:42:42,864 No. 748 00:42:46,346 --> 00:42:47,869 All of this time... 749 00:42:50,655 --> 00:42:53,005 All of this time, you've said nothing. 750 00:42:53,005 --> 00:42:55,181 You let me take credit. 751 00:42:55,181 --> 00:42:58,097 Because, unlike you, I am ashamed of that night. 752 00:42:58,097 --> 00:43:00,142 I am ashamed of my cowardice. 753 00:43:03,711 --> 00:43:05,626 I looked for you. 754 00:43:08,281 --> 00:43:11,371 And now here you are, 755 00:43:11,371 --> 00:43:15,331 using the blood on my hands to make yourself a saint. 756 00:43:15,331 --> 00:43:18,117 I only wanted Starfleet to trust me. 757 00:43:18,117 --> 00:43:19,945 Look at the work that I've done. 758 00:43:19,945 --> 00:43:22,208 People need saints. 759 00:43:23,426 --> 00:43:25,080 They need belief. 760 00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:28,518 If people knew the truth, my work would be undone. 761 00:43:28,518 --> 00:43:31,086 Your work is built on lies. 762 00:43:31,086 --> 00:43:33,872 You never paid for what you did. 763 00:43:35,830 --> 00:43:40,008 When I was at my lowest, the Federation was there. 764 00:43:41,183 --> 00:43:44,186 I need it, and they need me. 765 00:43:44,186 --> 00:43:46,014 I have a purpose now. 766 00:43:46,014 --> 00:43:48,582 Why did you have to come? 767 00:43:52,630 --> 00:43:54,501 Why couldn't you leave me alone? 768 00:43:54,501 --> 00:43:57,460 M'Benga, I'm here to provide healing. 769 00:43:57,460 --> 00:44:03,466 Please, let me have a chance to help you heal. 770 00:44:04,467 --> 00:44:05,860 M'BENGA: I said no. 771 00:44:05,860 --> 00:44:07,383 RAH [grunting]: Don't be stupid. 772 00:44:07,383 --> 00:44:09,472 M'BENGA [grunting]: You're a war criminal. 773 00:44:09,472 --> 00:44:11,997 Don't you see it? - M'BENGA: Get your hands off! 774 00:44:11,997 --> 00:44:14,173 So selfish a human! 775 00:44:14,173 --> 00:44:15,957 M'BENGA: Don't! 776 00:44:33,888 --> 00:44:35,847 I was there. 777 00:44:35,847 --> 00:44:37,413 Saw the whole thing. 778 00:44:37,413 --> 00:44:40,895 Rah wanted to talk, but Joseph was done. 779 00:44:40,895 --> 00:44:45,770 He told Rah he didn't want to be involved with a war criminal. 780 00:44:47,554 --> 00:44:49,338 Guess hearing that set him off. 781 00:44:49,338 --> 00:44:51,514 I can't believe he would do something like this. 782 00:44:51,514 --> 00:44:54,213 Commander Kiff, Klingon, deceased. 783 00:44:54,213 --> 00:44:55,388 Captain Ruh'lis, 784 00:44:55,388 --> 00:44:56,955 Klingon, deceased. 785 00:44:56,955 --> 00:44:59,044 Ambassador Dak'Rah, Klingon, deceased. 786 00:44:59,044 --> 00:45:02,482 The knife belongs to the Butcher of J'Gal, right? 787 00:45:02,482 --> 00:45:04,353 Starfleet records tell us 788 00:45:04,353 --> 00:45:08,053 the DNA belongs to the three warlords he killed. 789 00:45:08,053 --> 00:45:10,446 And I checked the logs, tracked movements. 790 00:45:10,446 --> 00:45:12,318 They corroborate the timeline. 791 00:45:12,318 --> 00:45:15,103 I'm just shocked 792 00:45:15,103 --> 00:45:16,888 that Rah would attack him like that. 793 00:45:16,888 --> 00:45:19,717 I guess it just goes to show, 794 00:45:19,717 --> 00:45:23,633 no one ever really knows 795 00:45:23,633 --> 00:45:25,940 what goes on in anyone's heart. 796 00:45:39,258 --> 00:45:40,650 Joseph. 797 00:45:43,828 --> 00:45:45,873 La'An's submitting her report. 798 00:45:45,873 --> 00:45:48,963 Uh, there's likely to be an inquiry, but... 799 00:45:51,705 --> 00:45:53,925 Oh, we've known each other... 800 00:45:53,925 --> 00:45:56,449 - How long? - Too long to count. 801 00:45:56,449 --> 00:45:57,885 Yeah, I'd like to think, 802 00:45:57,885 --> 00:46:00,148 if you did instigate the fight with Rah, 803 00:46:00,148 --> 00:46:03,586 if it got away from you somehow, you could talk to me. 804 00:46:03,586 --> 00:46:05,893 I'd be on your side. We'd work it out. 805 00:46:06,938 --> 00:46:09,027 I didn't start the fight, Chris. 806 00:46:11,812 --> 00:46:14,467 This whole situation, it's... 807 00:46:14,467 --> 00:46:16,425 it's complicated. 808 00:46:16,425 --> 00:46:17,731 Is it? 809 00:46:17,731 --> 00:46:19,864 Rah was living a lie. 810 00:46:19,864 --> 00:46:22,127 I saw his true face. 811 00:46:22,127 --> 00:46:25,870 What if I told you he murdered children? 812 00:46:25,870 --> 00:46:27,828 Not his men. 813 00:46:27,828 --> 00:46:29,787 He did it. 814 00:46:31,179 --> 00:46:33,573 What if I started the fight then? 815 00:46:35,488 --> 00:46:37,229 Would that be so bad? 816 00:46:37,229 --> 00:46:40,145 Even if he had secrets, there's due process. 817 00:46:40,145 --> 00:46:41,624 That's why we have tribunals. 818 00:46:41,624 --> 00:46:44,627 The Diplomatic Corps knew who he was, 819 00:46:44,627 --> 00:46:47,021 and they still let him represent the Federation. 820 00:46:47,021 --> 00:46:50,546 The Federation believes everyone deserves a second chance. 821 00:46:50,546 --> 00:46:53,332 What about justice? 822 00:46:53,332 --> 00:46:54,942 What about the victims? 823 00:46:56,814 --> 00:47:00,992 Doesn't everyone deserve to pay for their actions? 824 00:47:00,992 --> 00:47:03,516 So who decides, hmm? 825 00:47:03,516 --> 00:47:05,344 Who pays and who gets redemption? 826 00:47:05,344 --> 00:47:06,867 Where's the line? 827 00:47:06,867 --> 00:47:09,565 You're right, Chris. 828 00:47:09,565 --> 00:47:12,090 We've known each other for a very long time, 829 00:47:12,090 --> 00:47:14,179 see eye to eye on most things. 830 00:47:14,179 --> 00:47:16,834 But you haven't lived my life. 831 00:47:18,661 --> 00:47:20,663 You have the privilege 832 00:47:20,663 --> 00:47:22,927 of believing in what's best in people. 833 00:47:22,927 --> 00:47:24,319 Me? 834 00:47:25,538 --> 00:47:28,802 I happen to know there are some things in this world 835 00:47:28,802 --> 00:47:31,109 that don't deserve forgiveness. 836 00:47:32,110 --> 00:47:33,938 What are you saying? 837 00:47:33,938 --> 00:47:36,418 I told you, I didn't start the fight. 838 00:47:38,290 --> 00:47:40,379 But I'm glad he's dead. 839 00:47:57,265 --> 00:48:02,227 M'BENGA: Chief Medical Officer's Log, stardate 1877.5. 840 00:48:02,227 --> 00:48:05,273 Biobed two is working again. 841 00:48:06,448 --> 00:48:08,059 At least for now. 842 00:48:09,451 --> 00:48:11,845 But I know it's only a matter of time 843 00:48:11,845 --> 00:48:14,108 before it shuts down again. 844 00:48:15,109 --> 00:48:18,417 Some things break in a way that can never be repaired. 845 00:48:20,071 --> 00:48:21,899 Only managed. 846 00:48:31,865 --> 00:48:34,824 Captioning sponsored by CBS 847 00:48:34,824 --> 00:48:38,868 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org