1 00:00:02,569 --> 00:00:04,204 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:04,208 --> 00:00:08,413 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com - 3 00:00:27,058 --> 00:00:29,123 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 4 00:00:29,128 --> 00:00:30,795 RAYNER: They're smart, slippery as hel, 5 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:32,830 don't give a damn about anyone but themselves. 6 00:00:32,835 --> 00:00:34,699 Meet Moll and L'ak. 7 00:00:34,704 --> 00:00:37,403 - BOOK: What did they steal? - KOVICH: Something vital to the security 8 00:00:37,407 --> 00:00:38,407 of the Federation. 9 00:00:38,412 --> 00:00:40,373 BURNHAM: You're Moll and L'ak, what's your next move? 10 00:00:40,377 --> 00:00:42,375 BOOK: Q'mau. Dealer there loves the old stuff. 11 00:00:42,379 --> 00:00:44,677 Captain Burnham, Captain Rayner, set a course 12 00:00:44,681 --> 00:00:46,412 - for Q'mau. - My mission or hers? 13 00:00:46,417 --> 00:00:48,081 Why don't you try working together? 14 00:00:48,086 --> 00:00:50,383 BURNHAM: An explosion up there will cause an avalanche 15 00:00:50,387 --> 00:00:52,685 and we can't risk killing all those people down there! 16 00:00:52,689 --> 00:00:54,591 An avalanche is not gonna happen. 17 00:00:55,158 --> 00:00:57,894 Discovery, we have to stop that avalanche. 18 00:00:59,696 --> 00:01:02,561 We did it! Great work, everyone. 19 00:01:02,565 --> 00:01:04,563 I do believe it would be only logical 20 00:01:04,567 --> 00:01:08,567 to codify our commitment in a more official capacity. 21 00:01:08,571 --> 00:01:11,370 Are you asking me to marry you? 22 00:01:11,374 --> 00:01:14,137 Some things are hard to move past. For both of us. 23 00:01:14,142 --> 00:01:16,441 And maybe we haven't wanted to say that out loud. 24 00:01:16,446 --> 00:01:17,641 Are we saying it now? 25 00:01:17,646 --> 00:01:18,710 I think we are. 26 00:01:18,715 --> 00:01:20,911 We've been calling them the Progenitors. 27 00:01:20,916 --> 00:01:22,914 They created life as we know it. 28 00:01:22,919 --> 00:01:26,249 Somehow, Dr. Vellek found their technology. 29 00:01:26,254 --> 00:01:29,086 Whatever it was they used to design life itself. 30 00:01:29,091 --> 00:01:32,622 Now Moll and L'ak know where it is. 31 00:01:32,627 --> 00:01:33,891 Or the diary 32 00:01:33,896 --> 00:01:35,593 is the first piece of the puzzle. 33 00:01:35,598 --> 00:01:37,363 There is a system in the outer sector 34 00:01:37,367 --> 00:01:38,694 of the Beta Quadrant... Vileen. 35 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:40,030 One of its worlds... Lyrek... 36 00:01:40,035 --> 00:01:41,765 has three moons, two of which 37 00:01:41,770 --> 00:01:43,468 move in perfect sync. 38 00:01:43,473 --> 00:01:44,774 It's on Lyrek. 39 00:01:48,878 --> 00:01:50,880 ♪ ♪ 40 00:01:56,014 --> 00:01:57,745 BURNHAM: Captain's personal log, 41 00:01:57,750 --> 00:02:00,419 stardate 866274.3. 42 00:02:01,652 --> 00:02:04,551 For millenia, philosophers and scientists 43 00:02:04,556 --> 00:02:07,153 have wrestled with the same big questions. 44 00:02:07,158 --> 00:02:09,155 What is our purpose? 45 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:10,691 Why are we here? 46 00:02:10,696 --> 00:02:12,531 What does it all mean? 47 00:02:13,730 --> 00:02:16,062 I always thought I knew. 48 00:02:16,067 --> 00:02:18,899 The mission. That's my purpose. 49 00:02:18,904 --> 00:02:20,936 That's why I'm here. 50 00:02:20,941 --> 00:02:22,438 That was always enough. 51 00:02:22,940 --> 00:02:25,773 But, lately, it's not, 52 00:02:25,778 --> 00:02:27,609 and I don't know why. 53 00:02:27,613 --> 00:02:31,580 We're on a search for one of the greatest powers ever known. 54 00:02:31,584 --> 00:02:33,949 The very thing that created us. 55 00:02:35,152 --> 00:02:36,750 I can't help but wonder 56 00:02:36,755 --> 00:02:39,154 once we find it, once I understand it, 57 00:02:39,158 --> 00:02:41,890 is that where I'll find the answers? 58 00:02:41,894 --> 00:02:44,593 Is that how things make sense again? 59 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:46,228 (DOOR CHIMES) 60 00:02:46,232 --> 00:02:47,700 Come. 61 00:02:50,502 --> 00:02:51,734 Ah. 62 00:02:52,936 --> 00:02:55,701 I have found myself reviewing that same hologram 63 00:02:55,706 --> 00:02:57,605 in my quarters as well. 64 00:02:57,610 --> 00:03:00,613 Not much else to do while we wait to get out of dry dock. 65 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:02,448 (ELECTRONIC HUMMING) 66 00:03:03,647 --> 00:03:05,745 That avalanche really did a number on us. 67 00:03:05,750 --> 00:03:08,949 SARU: Ah, yes, the sands of Q'mau continue to reveal 68 00:03:08,954 --> 00:03:11,851 many heretofore unknown radiative properties. 69 00:03:11,856 --> 00:03:14,153 Meanwhile, Moll and L'ak have one hell of a head start. 70 00:03:14,158 --> 00:03:15,789 Only for the time being. 71 00:03:15,794 --> 00:03:18,190 Uh, diligence of our new friend notwithstanding, 72 00:03:18,195 --> 00:03:20,993 I am happy to report that repairs are nearly finished. 73 00:03:20,998 --> 00:03:22,663 We should be ready to jump within the hour. 74 00:03:22,667 --> 00:03:23,864 Good. 75 00:03:23,869 --> 00:03:25,998 Any more delays and I would have started to wonder 76 00:03:26,003 --> 00:03:28,269 if someone was stalling his final day on board. 77 00:03:28,274 --> 00:03:29,805 (CHUCKLES) 78 00:03:30,708 --> 00:03:33,207 Just as well. I haven't found anyone to replace you yet. 79 00:03:33,212 --> 00:03:35,542 I am pleased that the schedule has afforded me 80 00:03:35,547 --> 00:03:37,850 one last mission to say goodbye. 81 00:03:40,050 --> 00:03:41,213 Let's get ready for Lyrek. 82 00:03:41,218 --> 00:03:43,684 Uh, there is another matter first. 83 00:03:43,689 --> 00:03:46,520 Uh, an official matter from the president's office. 84 00:03:47,222 --> 00:03:49,788 RILLAK: Did you agree with Captain Rayner's decision to fire... 85 00:03:49,793 --> 00:03:51,657 knowing, as he did, that 86 00:03:51,662 --> 00:03:54,227 the consequences could be catastrophic? 87 00:03:54,832 --> 00:03:57,097 I'm sorry, Madam President, but I'm not sure I see 88 00:03:57,102 --> 00:04:00,658 how the testimony of a matter of opinion is relevant. 89 00:04:00,663 --> 00:04:03,095 The Starfleet Corp of Engineers is presently mired 90 00:04:03,100 --> 00:04:05,765 in a very messy cleanup that has caused 91 00:04:05,770 --> 00:04:08,345 no end of political complications, 92 00:04:08,350 --> 00:04:11,883 which is precisely what we do not need right now. 93 00:04:11,887 --> 00:04:14,452 You were there. Your testimony is relevant. 94 00:04:14,456 --> 00:04:16,354 I would like to respectfully remind the board 95 00:04:16,358 --> 00:04:19,290 that Captain Rayner's actions did not cause the avalanche. 96 00:04:19,294 --> 00:04:22,758 No, but he seems to have inspired Moll and L'ak, 97 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:24,261 who did. 98 00:04:24,266 --> 00:04:26,297 My mission was to stop them, ma'am. 99 00:04:26,302 --> 00:04:27,837 That's what I was doing. 100 00:04:28,604 --> 00:04:30,206 Did you agree? 101 00:04:32,174 --> 00:04:33,638 VANCE: Captain Burnham, 102 00:04:33,643 --> 00:04:36,209 no one appreciates the, uh... 103 00:04:37,212 --> 00:04:40,478 unwritten Starfleet code of conduct more than I do. 104 00:04:40,482 --> 00:04:43,314 But you're being asked a direct question by the president 105 00:04:43,318 --> 00:04:45,588 to which we would all appreciate a direct answer. 106 00:04:49,024 --> 00:04:52,027 You had no problem voicing your opinion in the field, Captain. 107 00:04:55,363 --> 00:04:57,862 All right. The answer is no. 108 00:04:57,866 --> 00:04:59,497 I did not agree. I thought it posed 109 00:04:59,501 --> 00:05:02,934 - an unjustifiable risk. - And as I told her then, 110 00:05:02,938 --> 00:05:04,468 we had a Red Directive. 111 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:06,337 Our priority was a stolen item 112 00:05:06,341 --> 00:05:08,873 that could compromise the safety of the entire Federation. 113 00:05:08,878 --> 00:05:11,342 Your mission is not in question here, Captain. 114 00:05:11,346 --> 00:05:12,810 Your actions are. 115 00:05:12,814 --> 00:05:14,812 My strategy worked. 116 00:05:14,816 --> 00:05:17,482 I blocked their escape. And, yes, 117 00:05:17,487 --> 00:05:20,418 sometimes enemies do inspire one another, 118 00:05:20,422 --> 00:05:22,684 but what I did on Q'mau was no different than 119 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:25,121 what I've been doing for the last 30 years. 120 00:05:25,126 --> 00:05:27,524 We are in a different time now, Captain. 121 00:05:27,529 --> 00:05:29,560 Things have changed. 122 00:05:29,564 --> 00:05:30,962 We're not at war. 123 00:05:30,966 --> 00:05:33,497 The Breen are in-fighting over a new leader. 124 00:05:33,501 --> 00:05:35,063 The Orions are regrouping. 125 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:37,433 War is always a possibility, and you're living in 126 00:05:37,438 --> 00:05:40,669 a candy-colored holo-fantasy if you're thinking otherwise. 127 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:42,872 (WHISPERS): You are not helping yourself. 128 00:05:42,877 --> 00:05:44,443 Oh, come on. 129 00:05:45,547 --> 00:05:47,311 This is politics, 130 00:05:47,315 --> 00:05:50,781 pure and simple. I already know what she thinks. 131 00:05:50,785 --> 00:05:52,517 I've leveled undue criticism 132 00:05:52,522 --> 00:05:54,885 against the Federation during a delicate time 133 00:05:54,889 --> 00:05:56,587 of diplomacy and rebuilding. 134 00:05:56,591 --> 00:06:00,424 I could be out there right now, finishing this mission, 135 00:06:00,428 --> 00:06:03,191 instead of sitting on our asses... 136 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:04,261 That's enough, Rayner. 137 00:06:04,266 --> 00:06:05,495 ... wasting precious time 138 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:06,898 while a technology 139 00:06:06,903 --> 00:06:08,733 of unbelievable power is being 140 00:06:08,738 --> 00:06:10,232 - VANCE: Captain Rayner. - found, used 141 00:06:10,237 --> 00:06:12,135 or sold to the highest bidder. 142 00:06:12,140 --> 00:06:13,775 I said that's enough. 143 00:06:19,747 --> 00:06:22,284 I think now would be a good time for a break. 144 00:06:36,431 --> 00:06:38,466 ♪ ♪ 145 00:06:39,895 --> 00:06:42,493 You disagree with me about this, too... 146 00:06:42,498 --> 00:06:44,068 that we're wasting time? 147 00:06:44,873 --> 00:06:48,572 I think the world is bigger 148 00:06:48,576 --> 00:06:50,646 than our own corner of it. 149 00:06:53,681 --> 00:06:56,217 Captain Burnham. A word? 150 00:07:05,526 --> 00:07:06,728 Shit. 151 00:07:08,630 --> 00:07:10,359 Thank you for your candor in there. 152 00:07:10,364 --> 00:07:12,426 It's true that it wasn't fair for me to judge him. 153 00:07:12,431 --> 00:07:15,497 Well, he's never quite been able to get out of his own way. 154 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:17,367 Loves Starfleet, loves the Federation, 155 00:07:17,372 --> 00:07:19,626 we've been together in more firefights than I can count, 156 00:07:19,631 --> 00:07:21,295 - but... - He has things to learn. 157 00:07:21,300 --> 00:07:22,664 Don't we all. 158 00:07:23,367 --> 00:07:24,999 But he's a gifted officer. 159 00:07:25,004 --> 00:07:27,870 Thank you. Thank you for seeing that. 160 00:07:27,875 --> 00:07:29,901 SARU (ON COMMS): Pardon the interruption, Captain. 161 00:07:29,906 --> 00:07:31,637 All ship repairs are nearly complete. 162 00:07:31,642 --> 00:07:33,708 Discovery will be ready to leave shortly. 163 00:07:33,713 --> 00:07:35,143 I'll be right there. 164 00:07:35,147 --> 00:07:37,679 Dr. Kovich will monitor your progress from here. 165 00:07:37,683 --> 00:07:39,214 I do have to ask... 166 00:07:39,218 --> 00:07:41,650 the addition to your crew manifest... 167 00:07:41,654 --> 00:07:44,553 He'll be fully briefed and squared away before departure. 168 00:07:44,558 --> 00:07:47,022 Good. It's an extra set of eyes... 169 00:07:47,026 --> 00:07:50,057 someone who's focused on Moll and L'ak, 170 00:07:50,062 --> 00:07:52,628 knows their tactics from his own time as a courier... 171 00:07:52,633 --> 00:07:54,262 could be helpful for the mission. 172 00:07:54,266 --> 00:07:55,835 I couldn't agree more. 173 00:08:01,205 --> 00:08:03,304 So, this isn't gonna be an issue. 174 00:08:03,309 --> 00:08:05,207 No, sir. 175 00:08:05,211 --> 00:08:07,209 Not at all. 176 00:08:07,213 --> 00:08:09,144 Good. 177 00:08:09,148 --> 00:08:12,047 'Cause he's already proven himself valuable. 178 00:08:12,051 --> 00:08:14,253 And I believe he'll continue to be. 179 00:08:23,729 --> 00:08:27,362 Just see this as the start of any other mission, my queen. 180 00:08:27,367 --> 00:08:29,232 (MEOWS) 181 00:08:29,237 --> 00:08:31,205 (SQUEAKING) 182 00:08:32,004 --> 00:08:33,273 Who are you? 183 00:08:39,845 --> 00:08:41,680 (PURRS) 184 00:08:43,482 --> 00:08:45,052 BURNHAM: Lights. 185 00:08:47,251 --> 00:08:49,784 I see Grudge is just as playful as ever. 186 00:08:49,789 --> 00:08:51,420 It's the constant change. 187 00:08:51,424 --> 00:08:53,960 - Hard for her to settle, you know? - Mm. 188 00:08:55,792 --> 00:08:58,090 So, you've made a fan out of Admiral Vance. 189 00:08:58,095 --> 00:09:00,392 Won't be sharing a drink with him anytime soon. 190 00:09:00,397 --> 00:09:02,695 But at least he hasn't thrown me back in the clink. 191 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:05,265 No, he's impressed with your work with the refugees. 192 00:09:05,270 --> 00:09:06,767 And with your help on the Q'mau mission. 193 00:09:06,771 --> 00:09:08,303 If you can help us get the Progenitors' tech, 194 00:09:08,307 --> 00:09:10,375 I'm sure the higher-ups would be grateful. 195 00:09:11,574 --> 00:09:13,105 I just go where they tell me. 196 00:09:13,809 --> 00:09:15,074 So, 197 00:09:15,079 --> 00:09:16,948 now I'm here. 198 00:09:18,115 --> 00:09:19,317 What do you need? 199 00:09:20,117 --> 00:09:23,150 All right. Well, according to the diary, 200 00:09:23,553 --> 00:09:25,651 Dr. Vellek hid the Progenitors' power... 201 00:09:25,656 --> 00:09:27,754 or a clue as to where it's hidden... 202 00:09:27,758 --> 00:09:30,424 on Lyrek, and that's where we're headed now. 203 00:09:30,428 --> 00:09:33,460 Paul is also analyzing something else that he found. 204 00:09:33,464 --> 00:09:36,696 A schematic on this page may be significant. 205 00:09:36,700 --> 00:09:39,065 So, while he's working on that, I will have you 206 00:09:39,069 --> 00:09:40,798 review Moll and L'ak's interactions 207 00:09:40,803 --> 00:09:42,568 with the dealer, Fred. 208 00:09:42,573 --> 00:09:45,172 See if they said anything or did anything that can help us. 209 00:09:45,176 --> 00:09:46,873 Shouldn't take long. Then what? 210 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:48,642 Hugh's working up a psych profile. 211 00:09:48,646 --> 00:09:50,874 We may run into our courier friends down on the planet, 212 00:09:50,879 --> 00:09:52,476 if they haven't already gotten there. 213 00:09:52,481 --> 00:09:54,948 Either way, we need to get that clue before they do. 214 00:09:55,553 --> 00:09:57,684 And it's Saru's last mission, by the way. 215 00:09:57,688 --> 00:09:59,386 For a while, that is. 216 00:09:59,390 --> 00:10:01,988 I know. I heard. (CHUCKLES) 217 00:10:01,993 --> 00:10:04,723 Action Saru, chained to a desk. 218 00:10:04,728 --> 00:10:06,193 Never thought I'd see it. 219 00:10:06,197 --> 00:10:07,627 Action Saru? 220 00:10:07,631 --> 00:10:09,830 Yeah. Come on, you know. 221 00:10:09,834 --> 00:10:11,131 Action Saru. 222 00:10:11,135 --> 00:10:13,267 (HISSES) 223 00:10:13,272 --> 00:10:14,369 (IMITATES QUILLS LANDING) 224 00:10:14,374 --> 00:10:15,842 (LAUGHS) 225 00:10:23,614 --> 00:10:25,745 Yeah. Sorry she doesn't like it. 226 00:10:25,750 --> 00:10:27,819 - Cats. - I already knew she wouldn't. 227 00:10:28,519 --> 00:10:30,088 Got it for you. 228 00:10:32,790 --> 00:10:34,792 Mr. Saru. Black Alert. 229 00:10:35,860 --> 00:10:37,695 (DOOR WHOOSHES SHUT) 230 00:10:46,937 --> 00:10:49,473 ♪ ♪ 231 00:11:16,634 --> 00:11:19,703 ♪ ♪ 232 00:11:46,764 --> 00:11:49,667 ♪ ♪ 233 00:12:05,349 --> 00:12:08,652 (ORIGINAL STAR TREK THEME PLAYS) 234 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,798 TILLY: The clue from the diary, "under the shadow of twin moons", 235 00:12:23,803 --> 00:12:25,865 points us here. Double solar eclipse 236 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:28,636 casts a shadow over this area once every seven years, 237 00:12:28,641 --> 00:12:31,206 and scans show a large structure at its center. 238 00:12:31,211 --> 00:12:33,209 So, what else do we know about the planet? 239 00:12:33,214 --> 00:12:36,213 Uh, it's M-class. Uninhabited. At least by anyone alive. 240 00:12:36,218 --> 00:12:37,983 The place is kind of like a burial ground. 241 00:12:37,988 --> 00:12:39,585 Uh, the Promellians used it. 242 00:12:39,590 --> 00:12:41,655 Before they went extinct themselves, of course. 243 00:12:41,660 --> 00:12:43,122 Why would a Romulan scientist choose 244 00:12:43,127 --> 00:12:46,326 an ancient Promellian necropolis as a hiding place? 245 00:12:46,331 --> 00:12:49,629 No idea, sir. The last recorded exploration 246 00:12:49,634 --> 00:12:52,367 was over a century before Dr. Vellek was even born. 247 00:12:52,371 --> 00:12:53,935 Any sign of L'ak and Moll? 248 00:12:53,939 --> 00:12:55,603 No, none. But we don't know the full extent 249 00:12:55,607 --> 00:12:57,038 of their cloaking capabilities yet. 250 00:12:57,042 --> 00:12:58,873 - Mm, so they could be down there. - TILLY: Down there, 251 00:12:58,877 --> 00:13:01,207 up here, either way, we will keep our eyes peeled. 252 00:13:01,810 --> 00:13:03,274 Which is actually kind of disgusting 253 00:13:03,279 --> 00:13:04,310 if you think about it. 254 00:13:04,315 --> 00:13:06,580 - (CHUCKLES) - But I-I'm here as your science specialist, 255 00:13:06,585 --> 00:13:08,182 so they're peeled. 256 00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:10,435 I'm so glad that you are back with us for this. 257 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,839 Please thank the cadets for letting us borrow you. 258 00:13:12,843 --> 00:13:14,888 - (CHUCKLES) - Uh, Lieutenant, I noticed 259 00:13:14,893 --> 00:13:16,373 that our transport coordinates 260 00:13:16,378 --> 00:13:18,844 have us landing quite a distance from our target location. 261 00:13:18,849 --> 00:13:21,546 Yeah, so, unfortunately, the entire center area 262 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:23,716 seems to be surrounded by a weirdly strong 263 00:13:23,721 --> 00:13:26,153 electromagnetic field. See? 264 00:13:27,156 --> 00:13:29,723 Something you might see from a great technological power? 265 00:13:29,728 --> 00:13:31,259 We will find out soon enough. 266 00:13:31,264 --> 00:13:33,258 The field won't allow us to transport you in, 267 00:13:33,263 --> 00:13:34,629 but we'll get you as close as we can. 268 00:13:34,633 --> 00:13:36,397 And you'll have to walk from there. 269 00:13:36,402 --> 00:13:38,433 Have security on standby. 270 00:13:38,438 --> 00:13:40,369 No one goes down unless they need to be there. 271 00:13:40,374 --> 00:13:41,939 Remind them that this is a sacred space 272 00:13:41,944 --> 00:13:43,512 and we should tread lightly. 273 00:13:44,241 --> 00:13:45,772 And keep those eyes peeled. 274 00:13:45,777 --> 00:13:47,212 - Aye, Captain. - Aye, Captain. 275 00:13:50,547 --> 00:13:51,845 Last dance. 276 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:54,752 I shall follow your lead. 277 00:14:02,359 --> 00:14:03,861 (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 278 00:14:07,965 --> 00:14:09,800 (GASPS SOFTLY) 279 00:14:17,441 --> 00:14:19,106 It's oddly serene 280 00:14:20,408 --> 00:14:22,806 for a species that was constantly at war. 281 00:14:22,811 --> 00:14:24,042 Indeed. 282 00:14:24,047 --> 00:14:27,113 I don't believe I've ever heard such... 283 00:14:27,117 --> 00:14:28,619 quiet. 284 00:14:32,356 --> 00:14:33,624 Wow. 285 00:14:37,468 --> 00:14:40,067 Okay. Still no life signs? 286 00:14:40,072 --> 00:14:42,772 I have compensated for the cloaking system 287 00:14:42,777 --> 00:14:44,797 Moll and L'ak had used against us previously, and... 288 00:14:44,801 --> 00:14:47,838 - Mm. - ... registering none in the vicinity. 289 00:14:50,273 --> 00:14:52,738 Here. This large pyramid... 290 00:14:52,742 --> 00:14:54,744 that's where the shadow would fall. 291 00:14:56,113 --> 00:14:58,782 Power of creation, here we come. 292 00:15:10,255 --> 00:15:11,323 Hey. 293 00:15:11,828 --> 00:15:12,860 Book. 294 00:15:12,865 --> 00:15:14,193 I heard you were on board. 295 00:15:14,197 --> 00:15:15,399 Welcome back. 296 00:15:18,734 --> 00:15:20,031 How are you doing? 297 00:15:20,036 --> 00:15:23,300 Yeah. Um, I've been helping resettle DMA refugees... 298 00:15:23,305 --> 00:15:25,370 That is what you were doing. 299 00:15:25,375 --> 00:15:27,578 I want to know how are you doing? 300 00:15:30,347 --> 00:15:32,879 Just trying to make sense of it all. 301 00:15:32,884 --> 00:15:34,411 Figure out what's next, 302 00:15:34,416 --> 00:15:35,914 - you know? - Mm-hmm. 303 00:15:36,817 --> 00:15:39,450 So, what have we got on Moll and L'ak so far? 304 00:15:39,455 --> 00:15:42,019 Well, let's just say I know more about the spirits 305 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:44,355 my abuela used to pray to than I do about these two. 306 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,420 Hmm. 307 00:15:45,425 --> 00:15:48,730 They use hybridized tech from a variety of different species, 308 00:15:48,735 --> 00:15:50,833 they don't shy away from physical confrontation, 309 00:15:50,837 --> 00:15:52,936 though they're not violent just for the sake of it. 310 00:15:52,940 --> 00:15:55,972 Moll is human, L'ak is a mystery. 311 00:15:55,977 --> 00:15:57,637 That's about it. 312 00:15:57,642 --> 00:15:59,207 We don't even know where they're from 313 00:15:59,212 --> 00:16:00,908 or if those are even their real names. 314 00:16:00,913 --> 00:16:02,811 ZORA: Dr. Culber, I have the footage 315 00:16:02,816 --> 00:16:04,451 of Moll and L'ak you asked for. 316 00:16:06,620 --> 00:16:08,756 BOOK: Oh, from when they got away. 317 00:16:15,163 --> 00:16:16,227 What is it? 318 00:16:16,232 --> 00:16:18,029 They've got two starships on their tail... 319 00:16:18,034 --> 00:16:20,099 one has them on a leash... and they pull this stunt 320 00:16:20,104 --> 00:16:21,835 like they're going for style points. 321 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,343 Okay. Why? 322 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:27,002 'Cause they're free. 323 00:16:28,837 --> 00:16:30,238 Having fun together. 324 00:16:33,208 --> 00:16:34,443 In love. 325 00:16:36,773 --> 00:16:39,343 Means a lot to be together, I would imagine. 326 00:16:40,747 --> 00:16:43,312 We're here for them, Doc, not me. 327 00:16:43,317 --> 00:16:45,349 And, you see, that's not just fun. 328 00:16:45,353 --> 00:16:47,518 That's cliff's-edge kind of stuff. 329 00:16:47,522 --> 00:16:49,586 Okay, so they're thrill-seekers. 330 00:16:49,590 --> 00:16:51,456 - That's helpful. - Yeah. 331 00:16:52,260 --> 00:16:53,791 What say we give them a cliff? 332 00:16:54,795 --> 00:16:56,297 See if they're willing to jump. 333 00:17:04,404 --> 00:17:07,270 Did you know you have a nickname? Action Saru. 334 00:17:07,275 --> 00:17:09,273 Ah, yes. 335 00:17:09,277 --> 00:17:10,907 Huh. You've heard it before? 336 00:17:10,912 --> 00:17:13,382 Yeah, I find it quite humorous. 337 00:17:14,180 --> 00:17:15,879 He didn't tell me he came up with that. 338 00:17:16,783 --> 00:17:19,382 I mean, it's-it's not that he needed to, it's just that 339 00:17:19,387 --> 00:17:22,385 we were together for a long time. 340 00:17:22,390 --> 00:17:25,521 I mean, not long by, uh, by some standards but 341 00:17:25,526 --> 00:17:28,559 - long for me. - Are you speaking of Mr. Booker? 342 00:17:28,564 --> 00:17:30,395 Uh, yeah, didn't he give you that nickname? 343 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,058 Uh, no, it was Commander Reno, 344 00:17:32,063 --> 00:17:33,895 shortly after we arrived in this future. 345 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:36,765 She heard about my encounter with Zareh and, apparently, 346 00:17:36,769 --> 00:17:39,535 my ferocity... the use of my quills... 347 00:17:39,539 --> 00:17:41,770 well, struck a rather strong chord with her. 348 00:17:41,774 --> 00:17:43,811 Right. Right. 349 00:17:46,045 --> 00:17:48,081 I'm really happy for you, Saru. 350 00:17:49,881 --> 00:17:53,881 You know, I-I remember the day you came aboard Discovery. 351 00:17:54,384 --> 00:17:57,217 A mutineer, a prisoner. 352 00:17:57,222 --> 00:18:00,288 You seemed exactly the wrong choice. 353 00:18:00,892 --> 00:18:04,525 And yet you made the most of the opportunity. 354 00:18:04,530 --> 00:18:07,896 I-I remain deeply impressed 355 00:18:07,900 --> 00:18:11,466 and inspired by all that you have accomplished. 356 00:18:11,470 --> 00:18:15,341 Oh, Saru, you have always seen something in me. 357 00:18:17,608 --> 00:18:20,675 Even when others didn't. Even when I didn't. 358 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,250 And I look at you now, who you've become. 359 00:18:26,786 --> 00:18:29,055 Probably the bravest soul I've ever known. 360 00:18:31,657 --> 00:18:33,193 Thank you, Michael. 361 00:18:34,793 --> 00:18:37,064 How the hell am I gonna find another you? 362 00:18:38,496 --> 00:18:40,761 You do not need another me. 363 00:18:40,766 --> 00:18:42,832 You need a new Number One. 364 00:18:43,830 --> 00:18:47,835 Right. Well, Tilly wants to go back to the academy after this. 365 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,305 I've got candidates on Discovery and across Starfleet. 366 00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:53,576 - I... - If I may offer a piece of advice. 367 00:18:53,581 --> 00:18:54,850 Sure. 368 00:18:56,182 --> 00:18:58,680 You are a force, Michael. 369 00:18:59,583 --> 00:19:02,350 I believe you would be aided by one who is as well. 370 00:19:02,752 --> 00:19:05,250 Someone like Mr. Booker, now that I think of it. 371 00:19:05,255 --> 00:19:07,855 - You're not suggesting I make Book my Number... - I simply mean to say 372 00:19:07,859 --> 00:19:09,924 that he stands his ground, 373 00:19:09,929 --> 00:19:11,493 even in difficult moments. 374 00:19:12,598 --> 00:19:14,802 - If you were to... - Saru. 375 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:26,095 Bodies wouldn't be unburied here. 376 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:28,331 What do you think... grave robbers? 377 00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:30,300 SARU: I would venture to say they have been here 378 00:19:30,304 --> 00:19:32,369 for quite some time. 379 00:19:32,374 --> 00:19:34,439 But not courtesy of Moll and L'ak. 380 00:19:34,444 --> 00:19:37,047 Which begs the question: what killed them? 381 00:19:42,883 --> 00:19:45,420 If only the stones could speak. 382 00:19:47,521 --> 00:19:49,123 BURNHAM: Let's keep our eyes open. 383 00:19:50,124 --> 00:19:52,122 Hate to miss your wedding because I'm dead. 384 00:19:52,126 --> 00:19:54,324 That would be a grave disappointment. 385 00:19:54,328 --> 00:19:55,959 Did you just make a pun? 386 00:19:55,963 --> 00:19:57,327 Oh, unintentional. 387 00:19:57,331 --> 00:19:59,367 Unless, of course, you found it amusing. 388 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:16,278 What? 389 00:20:16,283 --> 00:20:18,381 Nothing. I'm... 390 00:20:18,385 --> 00:20:20,217 very happy that you're back. 391 00:20:20,222 --> 00:20:21,319 Mm. 392 00:20:21,324 --> 00:20:23,053 Even if it is just temporary. 393 00:20:23,057 --> 00:20:25,693 Thanks. Mm, um, me, too. 394 00:20:26,593 --> 00:20:29,159 Although I-I do really feel like I found my place there. 395 00:20:29,163 --> 00:20:30,293 Like, I love teaching. 396 00:20:30,297 --> 00:20:32,362 Yeah, you're really good at it. 397 00:20:32,366 --> 00:20:33,630 Well... 398 00:20:33,635 --> 00:20:34,966 my cadets haven't really been 399 00:20:34,971 --> 00:20:36,633 rising to the challenge in the field. 400 00:20:36,637 --> 00:20:37,868 They can task, 401 00:20:37,873 --> 00:20:40,170 but then they never seem to fully grasp 402 00:20:40,174 --> 00:20:42,439 the meaning of the mission itself. 403 00:20:42,443 --> 00:20:45,142 Tasks are concrete. 404 00:20:45,147 --> 00:20:47,179 And meaning is... 405 00:20:48,084 --> 00:20:49,349 Hmm. 406 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:52,548 Well, hopefully some 407 00:20:52,553 --> 00:20:55,251 time away will give me time and space to clear my head 408 00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:57,987 and offer a fresh perspective to help them. 409 00:20:57,991 --> 00:21:00,224 Fresh perspectives are good. 410 00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:02,725 Hmm? 411 00:21:02,730 --> 00:21:04,932 Uh, Gray. 412 00:21:06,899 --> 00:21:09,131 I love him a lot. 413 00:21:09,136 --> 00:21:12,206 And this is the first time that it's just been me. 414 00:21:13,407 --> 00:21:14,675 And I... 415 00:21:16,143 --> 00:21:17,812 I don't know, I kind of like it. 416 00:21:19,012 --> 00:21:21,215 And you don't know how to feel about that? 417 00:21:24,418 --> 00:21:26,383 (ALERT BEEPING) 418 00:21:26,387 --> 00:21:28,451 Huh, that's odd. 419 00:21:28,455 --> 00:21:30,153 Uh, that's, uh... 420 00:21:30,157 --> 00:21:32,359 there's a spike in the electromagnetic field. 421 00:21:36,663 --> 00:21:39,229 Getting close. 500 meters from the target. 422 00:21:40,033 --> 00:21:42,036 Still no sign of Moll and L'ak. 423 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,328 TILLY (ON COMMS): Captain, we've been looking at the spikes 424 00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:14,531 in the electromagnetic field. 425 00:22:14,536 --> 00:22:16,300 Are you seeing anything weird down there? 426 00:22:16,305 --> 00:22:17,536 No. 427 00:22:18,138 --> 00:22:19,402 Nothing weird. 428 00:22:19,406 --> 00:22:20,908 (RUMBLING) 429 00:22:30,584 --> 00:22:31,819 Changed my mind. 430 00:22:36,457 --> 00:22:37,725 (GASPS) 431 00:22:42,429 --> 00:22:45,199 (GRUNTING) 432 00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:49,369 Looks like we know what killed the grave robbers. 433 00:22:59,825 --> 00:23:03,624 Incredible that, although fallen and shattered centuries ago, 434 00:23:03,629 --> 00:23:06,195 the technology of this security system has endured. 435 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,202 I'm sure I'll appreciate that at some point. 436 00:23:08,564 --> 00:23:10,495 Discovery, with transporters out, if we run, 437 00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:11,864 these drones'll cut us to pieces. 438 00:23:11,869 --> 00:23:13,567 We're recalibrating the transporter system 439 00:23:13,572 --> 00:23:15,201 to get around the electromagnetic field. 440 00:23:15,206 --> 00:23:16,570 I-I can't... I can't get it. 441 00:23:16,575 --> 00:23:18,706 TILLY: Captain, can you make it back to the drop zone 442 00:23:18,711 --> 00:23:20,576 - where we beamed you in? - Not a chance. 443 00:23:20,581 --> 00:23:22,178 Can you take them out from orbit? 444 00:23:22,183 --> 00:23:23,382 ADIRA: No, Captain, you're too close. 445 00:23:23,386 --> 00:23:25,084 Uh, what if we send in the security team? 446 00:23:25,089 --> 00:23:27,186 I do not believe we will survive that long, Ensign. 447 00:23:27,191 --> 00:23:28,626 (BEEPING, WHIRRING) 448 00:23:35,025 --> 00:23:36,622 BURNHAM: That drone just detonated. 449 00:23:36,627 --> 00:23:38,295 - (DRONE FIRES) - (GRUNTS) 450 00:23:40,329 --> 00:23:42,895 Great. Lose one drone, another comes. 451 00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:44,331 Tilly, we're losing our foot. 452 00:23:44,336 --> 00:23:46,067 What... Oh, my God, who lost a foot? 453 00:23:46,072 --> 00:23:48,203 No, not our actual feet. The foot we're hiding under. 454 00:23:48,208 --> 00:23:50,074 But we'll lose our actual heads if we can't find 455 00:23:50,078 --> 00:23:52,543 - the power source and shut this thing down. - TILLY: On it. 456 00:23:52,548 --> 00:23:54,713 We remain in your capable hands, Lieutenant. 457 00:23:54,718 --> 00:23:56,649 - Capable and speedy. - TILLY: Okay. 458 00:23:56,654 --> 00:23:58,219 Power sources... let's run through them. 459 00:23:58,223 --> 00:24:01,356 - Ion reactor? - Not that I can see. Uh, uh, deuterium? 460 00:24:01,361 --> 00:24:03,826 No, no spectral traces. What... Uh, it's got to be run 461 00:24:03,831 --> 00:24:05,796 on some sort of battery of some kind, right? 462 00:24:05,801 --> 00:24:07,432 Well, what about cloaked antimatter? 463 00:24:07,437 --> 00:24:08,936 COMMS OFFICER: Excuse me, Lieutenant, you're receiving 464 00:24:08,940 --> 00:24:11,137 an urgent transmission from Federation headquarters. 465 00:24:11,142 --> 00:24:12,740 I'm sorry, that's gonna have to wait. 466 00:24:12,745 --> 00:24:14,876 I hate waiting, and sounds like you could use my help. 467 00:24:14,881 --> 00:24:15,912 Captain Rayner? 468 00:24:15,917 --> 00:24:17,414 I've been monitoring secure comms. 469 00:24:17,419 --> 00:24:18,583 But how... ? 470 00:24:18,588 --> 00:24:20,319 30 years at Starfleet, that's how. 471 00:24:20,324 --> 00:24:21,888 This is your first Red Directive? 472 00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:23,933 I've been on seven, served point on four. 473 00:24:23,938 --> 00:24:27,305 - Now, about that help... - Okay, this is a science problem, Captain. 474 00:24:27,310 --> 00:24:29,709 No, this is a people problem, as you might say. It always is. 475 00:24:29,713 --> 00:24:31,443 Do you really think the Promellians were using 476 00:24:31,447 --> 00:24:34,017 cloaked antimatter batteries 2,000 years ago? 477 00:24:35,618 --> 00:24:38,217 To beat the system they built, you've got to think like them, 478 00:24:38,222 --> 00:24:40,320 not 32nd century scientists. 479 00:24:40,325 --> 00:24:42,690 Okay, Zora, using Federation databases, uh, 480 00:24:42,695 --> 00:24:45,160 what energy source did the Promellians use on their ships? 481 00:24:45,165 --> 00:24:47,130 ZORA: Lang-cycle fusion was most common. 482 00:24:47,135 --> 00:24:49,395 Okay, any evidence of that on the surface when we arrived? 483 00:24:49,399 --> 00:24:51,068 Um... 484 00:24:52,001 --> 00:24:55,134 - Hmm, none. - BURNHAM: Tilly, do we have a solve yet? 485 00:24:55,139 --> 00:24:56,438 Uh, working on it. 486 00:24:57,641 --> 00:24:59,505 Don't look at me. Keep going. 487 00:24:59,510 --> 00:25:01,708 Who were they? How did they think? 488 00:25:01,713 --> 00:25:03,444 They built a graveyard, 489 00:25:03,449 --> 00:25:05,544 they wanted to protect it for centuries, 490 00:25:05,548 --> 00:25:07,012 so they needed power. 491 00:25:07,017 --> 00:25:09,015 What technology did they have available to them? 492 00:25:09,020 --> 00:25:10,086 What could they bring there? Better yet, 493 00:25:10,090 --> 00:25:11,315 what was already there? 494 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,918 Zora... or whoever you are... 495 00:25:13,923 --> 00:25:15,656 how'd they power their cities? 496 00:25:15,661 --> 00:25:17,359 What else did they use for their ships? 497 00:25:17,364 --> 00:25:19,195 ZORA: Data shows they harnessed gravity waves, 498 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,526 gamma-ray bursts, electromagnetic waves... 499 00:25:21,530 --> 00:25:23,262 Electromagnetic waves. 500 00:25:23,266 --> 00:25:25,067 TILLY AND ADIRA: The electromagnetic field! 501 00:25:26,334 --> 00:25:29,000 - You're welcome. - BURNHAM: Hurry, Tilly. 502 00:25:29,005 --> 00:25:31,907 (PHASERS FIRING) 503 00:25:35,311 --> 00:25:37,613 (RAPID BEEPING) 504 00:25:39,349 --> 00:25:40,813 All the drones are gonna detonate! 505 00:25:40,818 --> 00:25:42,052 Go, go, go! 506 00:25:54,096 --> 00:25:56,295 Tilly, we're running out of body parts down here. 507 00:25:56,299 --> 00:25:59,298 TILLY: Good news: we figured out whats powering the security system. 508 00:25:59,302 --> 00:26:01,600 Okay. Sounds like bad news is coming, 509 00:26:01,605 --> 00:26:03,470 but we'll take the good news. What do we got? 510 00:26:03,475 --> 00:26:05,473 The electromagnetic field... it spiked before 511 00:26:05,478 --> 00:26:07,938 the security system kicked in. That's what's powering it. 512 00:26:07,943 --> 00:26:09,707 Well, I fail to see how that is good news. 513 00:26:09,712 --> 00:26:11,376 We cannot shut down a planet. 514 00:26:11,381 --> 00:26:12,679 No, but if you can locate 515 00:26:12,684 --> 00:26:14,216 the statue's internal control mechanism, 516 00:26:14,220 --> 00:26:16,452 you could shut that down and stop the drones. 517 00:26:17,453 --> 00:26:20,118 The head. When the drones came out of the eyes. 518 00:26:20,123 --> 00:26:22,089 That's where this all started. We can demolish that. 519 00:26:22,093 --> 00:26:24,359 Whoa. That could cause a chain reaction throughout the system, 520 00:26:24,363 --> 00:26:26,127 destroying what we came here to find 521 00:26:26,132 --> 00:26:27,564 and killing us in the process. 522 00:26:27,569 --> 00:26:30,260 Well, it's a risk, but it's our only option. Discovery 523 00:26:30,265 --> 00:26:32,164 can't get a lock. If we do nothing, we're dead for sure. 524 00:26:32,168 --> 00:26:33,465 What if we disconnect the system 525 00:26:33,470 --> 00:26:34,768 from its power source first? 526 00:26:34,773 --> 00:26:36,438 We'll have to scan the internal mechanism and then 527 00:26:36,442 --> 00:26:38,707 have Tilly analyze how it connects to the E.M. field. 528 00:26:38,712 --> 00:26:40,312 But the drones are back. 529 00:26:40,317 --> 00:26:42,240 And right now we don't have that kind of time. 530 00:26:42,244 --> 00:26:43,975 Um, or... 531 00:26:43,979 --> 00:26:45,777 we could use an electromagnetic pulse. 532 00:26:45,782 --> 00:26:47,413 It disrupts present-day technology, 533 00:26:47,418 --> 00:26:49,888 it should do the same with a thousand-year-old system. 534 00:26:51,588 --> 00:26:53,124 Well, Captain... 535 00:26:56,500 --> 00:26:57,765 Tilly, what do you think? 536 00:26:57,770 --> 00:27:00,133 TILLY: Yeah, well, it is the safer option, Captain. 537 00:27:00,137 --> 00:27:02,133 If you can use the power packs from your phasers 538 00:27:02,138 --> 00:27:04,469 and set them to emergency discharge and then get that 539 00:27:04,474 --> 00:27:07,072 as close as you can to the internal control mechanism, 540 00:27:07,077 --> 00:27:08,612 that... that could work. 541 00:27:10,247 --> 00:27:11,382 All right. 542 00:27:12,332 --> 00:27:13,963 - I'll go draw their fire. - Captain. 543 00:27:13,968 --> 00:27:16,567 My reflexes and speed are superior to any human's. 544 00:27:16,572 --> 00:27:18,970 I will draw fire while you place our weapons. 545 00:27:18,975 --> 00:27:20,973 - No, let me do it. Okay? - No, no, 546 00:27:20,977 --> 00:27:22,741 - Captain, no. - No, this is your last mission. 547 00:27:22,745 --> 00:27:23,943 We are running out of time. 548 00:27:23,948 --> 00:27:25,778 - T'Rina would be heartbroken. - She would want me to 549 00:27:25,782 --> 00:27:27,851 perform my duties as I always have. 550 00:27:30,086 --> 00:27:31,922 Michael, please. 551 00:27:34,724 --> 00:27:35,993 On your mark. 552 00:27:41,030 --> 00:27:42,532 (DRONES WHIRRING) 553 00:27:43,399 --> 00:27:44,968 (GRUNTS) 554 00:27:53,009 --> 00:27:54,678 (GRUNTS) 555 00:27:56,913 --> 00:27:58,915 (GRUNTS) 556 00:28:04,053 --> 00:28:05,421 (PHASER WHIRRING) 557 00:28:20,870 --> 00:28:22,472 (FIRES RAPIDLY) 558 00:28:23,339 --> 00:28:24,503 (PHASER BEEPING) 559 00:28:24,507 --> 00:28:27,377 (WHIRRING) 560 00:28:36,452 --> 00:28:38,588 ♪ ♪ 561 00:28:46,996 --> 00:28:49,499 (GRUNTING) 562 00:28:58,408 --> 00:29:00,410 (RAPID BEEPING) 563 00:29:09,985 --> 00:29:12,522 We did it! Captain Rayner... 564 00:29:16,826 --> 00:29:18,462 BURNHAM: Saru?! 565 00:29:21,663 --> 00:29:23,527 Saru, where are you?! 566 00:29:23,532 --> 00:29:26,069 - Here, Captain! Here. - (GASPS) 567 00:29:27,068 --> 00:29:30,101 Here. I... I'm all right. I'm all right. 568 00:29:30,106 --> 00:29:32,508 (PANTING HEAVILY) 569 00:29:34,077 --> 00:29:35,941 Ooh. 570 00:29:35,945 --> 00:29:38,077 - (LAUGHS) - (GROANS) 571 00:29:38,081 --> 00:29:39,711 Oh. Oh, you're hit? 572 00:29:39,716 --> 00:29:41,585 It's... I'm fine. It's nothing serious. 573 00:29:42,552 --> 00:29:45,584 Action Saru. Damn! 574 00:29:45,588 --> 00:29:47,953 (LAUGHING) 575 00:29:47,957 --> 00:29:51,524 Your idea worked. Thank you. 576 00:29:52,225 --> 00:29:54,556 I believe it is now clear why Dr. Vellek 577 00:29:54,561 --> 00:29:56,593 would choose a Promellian necropolis 578 00:29:56,598 --> 00:29:57,929 - as a hiding place. - Yes. 579 00:29:57,934 --> 00:30:00,032 It is exceedingly... (GRUNTS) 580 00:30:00,036 --> 00:30:02,067 well-defended. 581 00:30:02,071 --> 00:30:04,536 (BOTH LAUGH, EXHALE) 582 00:30:04,540 --> 00:30:06,703 Let's just hope what we're looking for is still here 583 00:30:06,708 --> 00:30:08,940 and that Moll and L'ak haven't beaten us to it. 584 00:30:08,945 --> 00:30:10,509 You ready? 585 00:30:10,513 --> 00:30:11,915 Yes. 586 00:30:14,117 --> 00:30:15,514 (BOTH GRUNT) 587 00:30:15,518 --> 00:30:16,682 Okay. 588 00:30:16,687 --> 00:30:17,955 Let's go. 589 00:30:24,927 --> 00:30:28,195 ZORA: Commander, I've completed my search on the symbol 590 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:29,998 found in the Romulan scientist's diary. 591 00:30:30,003 --> 00:30:34,095 There are 2,453,972 592 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,933 possible pattern matches in Federation databases. 593 00:30:36,938 --> 00:30:39,169 Great, so we're narrowing it down. 594 00:30:39,772 --> 00:30:41,538 Let me try you this way. 595 00:30:41,543 --> 00:30:43,242 I'm not sure about this, Book. Maybe if we knew 596 00:30:43,246 --> 00:30:45,744 - more about Moll and L'ak... - I know all I need for this. 597 00:30:45,749 --> 00:30:47,842 - What's going on? - He wants to access 598 00:30:47,847 --> 00:30:49,679 a special subspace comms channel. 599 00:30:49,684 --> 00:30:51,116 I had to get this piece of equipment 600 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,818 from my pack. Which station can I use? 601 00:30:52,823 --> 00:30:54,754 - Um... - Thank you. 602 00:30:54,759 --> 00:30:56,290 STAMETS: What's that for? 603 00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:59,454 - Dark comms. - Dark comms? 604 00:30:59,459 --> 00:31:01,295 Yeah, to reach L'ak and Moll. 605 00:31:02,447 --> 00:31:04,645 From the way they fly, my guess is they're Sui... 606 00:31:04,650 --> 00:31:06,448 couriers that take the most dangerous jobs 607 00:31:06,452 --> 00:31:08,751 because they love the action. And the latinum. 608 00:31:08,756 --> 00:31:10,420 Sui are the ones you call 609 00:31:10,425 --> 00:31:12,056 when you have a really dangerous score. 610 00:31:12,061 --> 00:31:14,390 They're running from Starfleet. Why would they talk to you? 611 00:31:14,395 --> 00:31:16,893 Because they need to unload that diary while they can. 612 00:31:16,898 --> 00:31:19,597 Something that hot, bound to be offers once word gets out. 613 00:31:19,602 --> 00:31:21,166 So I'm gonna send them a message. 614 00:31:21,171 --> 00:31:23,466 He thinks he can talk them down before they reach the planet, 615 00:31:23,470 --> 00:31:25,969 - assuming they're not here yet. - And if you can't? 616 00:31:25,974 --> 00:31:27,805 At the very least, we'll know more about them. 617 00:31:27,810 --> 00:31:29,474 Listen, wherever they are right now, 618 00:31:29,479 --> 00:31:31,682 the last thing we need's another dance with them. 619 00:31:32,345 --> 00:31:33,914 We have to try this. 620 00:31:35,782 --> 00:31:36,847 Okay. 621 00:31:36,852 --> 00:31:39,182 I need all nonessential personnel 622 00:31:39,187 --> 00:31:40,655 to clear Engineering. 623 00:31:41,387 --> 00:31:43,486 Everybody out! Come on, go, go! 624 00:31:44,190 --> 00:31:45,459 Thank you. 625 00:31:50,029 --> 00:31:51,360 All right, uh, 626 00:31:51,364 --> 00:31:53,262 you're all set. Discovery's hidden. 627 00:31:53,267 --> 00:31:54,732 They won't know where you're calling from. 628 00:31:54,736 --> 00:31:56,035 They'll do the same on their ship. 629 00:31:56,039 --> 00:31:57,607 See if you can trace them anyway. 630 00:31:59,439 --> 00:32:03,505 Strivers, this is code for them that's out-fleeting Starfleet. 631 00:32:03,509 --> 00:32:06,008 If you're itching to sell... 632 00:32:06,013 --> 00:32:08,011 I got a boon for you. 633 00:32:08,016 --> 00:32:09,284 Hit back. 634 00:32:12,218 --> 00:32:14,254 - Did it go through? - BOOK: Mm-hmm. 635 00:32:15,353 --> 00:32:17,218 Doesn't appear to be working. 636 00:32:17,223 --> 00:32:18,458 BOOK: It will. 637 00:32:22,528 --> 00:32:23,763 Here we go. 638 00:32:29,669 --> 00:32:31,767 You wanted our attention, you got it. 639 00:32:31,772 --> 00:32:33,441 You have two minutes. 640 00:32:35,274 --> 00:32:36,372 BURNHAM: This is it. 641 00:32:37,175 --> 00:32:39,073 We're dead center of our target area. 642 00:32:39,078 --> 00:32:41,043 SARU: There are no life signs or energy signatures, 643 00:32:41,047 --> 00:32:43,712 - which is fortunate. - BURNHAM: Okay, what are we looking for? 644 00:32:43,716 --> 00:32:46,286 SARU: Perhaps we are meant to enter the structure itself. 645 00:32:47,620 --> 00:32:49,623 BURNHAM: No. Wait a minute. Over there. 646 00:32:54,094 --> 00:32:55,992 Damn it. Phaser burns. 647 00:32:56,696 --> 00:32:58,197 They beat us. 648 00:33:00,866 --> 00:33:02,930 But why would Moll and L'ak do this 649 00:33:02,935 --> 00:33:04,600 if the Progenitors' tech was here? 650 00:33:05,102 --> 00:33:07,901 I do not see readings that would indicate there was once 651 00:33:07,906 --> 00:33:11,372 anything of great power here at all. 652 00:33:11,377 --> 00:33:13,646 - Never? - Never. 653 00:33:14,547 --> 00:33:16,916 So, maybe the inscription on the stone is a clue. 654 00:33:19,016 --> 00:33:21,181 It's the next step to the Progenitors' tech, 655 00:33:21,186 --> 00:33:23,518 so that's why Moll and L'ak destroyed it. 656 00:33:23,523 --> 00:33:25,391 We've got to figure out what it said. 657 00:33:26,457 --> 00:33:28,655 TILLY (ON COMMS): Uh, Captain, less-than-great news: 658 00:33:28,660 --> 00:33:30,491 the-the field is powering up again. 659 00:33:30,496 --> 00:33:31,826 How much time do we have, Lieutenant? 660 00:33:31,830 --> 00:33:33,394 Three, four minutes maybe. 661 00:33:33,399 --> 00:33:35,468 We'll take it. There's got to be something here. 662 00:33:36,602 --> 00:33:38,070 SARU: Oh. 663 00:33:39,971 --> 00:33:41,469 If you lower your tricorder. 664 00:33:41,474 --> 00:33:43,071 What is it? 665 00:33:43,075 --> 00:33:45,271 There are hints of iridescent bacteria 666 00:33:45,276 --> 00:33:47,074 within the scorched areas of stone. 667 00:33:47,079 --> 00:33:49,209 The bacteria would have settled into the grooves 668 00:33:49,214 --> 00:33:50,745 where the words were inscribed. 669 00:33:50,750 --> 00:33:53,112 - Hmm. - Their iridescence must be 670 00:33:53,117 --> 00:33:55,783 a reaction to the radiation from the phaser blast. 671 00:33:55,788 --> 00:33:57,824 I'll recalibrate for the UV spectrum. 672 00:34:01,326 --> 00:34:03,057 Yes, you're right. 673 00:34:03,062 --> 00:34:04,159 Okay. 674 00:34:04,164 --> 00:34:06,726 "Jolan tru, zarbalgon". 675 00:34:06,731 --> 00:34:08,396 That's "Hello, wanderer. 676 00:34:08,401 --> 00:34:11,633 Many worlds have you traveled". 677 00:34:11,637 --> 00:34:14,336 - This is a Romulan revlav. - Yes, uh, yes. 678 00:34:14,340 --> 00:34:16,943 "Opaline waters call to you". 679 00:34:18,244 --> 00:34:20,313 "Thoughts are shared". 680 00:34:21,745 --> 00:34:23,810 Which seems to point to Betazed. 681 00:34:23,815 --> 00:34:25,945 - Mm. - But there are only four verses. 682 00:34:25,950 --> 00:34:27,582 - TILLY: Uh, Captain? - Yes, yes, 683 00:34:27,587 --> 00:34:30,005 we, uh, we know. Uh, right. 684 00:34:30,010 --> 00:34:32,676 A revlav has five verses. So, where's the missing verse? 685 00:34:32,681 --> 00:34:34,879 - No, we have to get you out. - We need a few minutes. 686 00:34:34,883 --> 00:34:36,714 No, you have, at most, two minutes. 687 00:34:36,718 --> 00:34:38,549 - The field is coming up fast. - Okay, well, the fifth verse 688 00:34:38,553 --> 00:34:41,552 has to be here somewhere, and we can't leave without it. 689 00:34:41,556 --> 00:34:43,888 I won't ask again. 690 00:34:43,892 --> 00:34:45,823 Who are you? 691 00:34:45,827 --> 00:34:48,459 A former courier, like yourselves. 692 00:34:48,464 --> 00:34:50,362 Well, former courier, 693 00:34:50,367 --> 00:34:52,095 I'm sorry to disappoint. 694 00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:53,764 Diary's not for sale. 695 00:34:53,768 --> 00:34:55,566 Now that we know what it leads to. 696 00:34:55,570 --> 00:34:57,601 You were curious enough to answer my message. 697 00:34:57,605 --> 00:34:59,070 Yeah, well, 698 00:34:59,074 --> 00:35:02,306 as she said, we're after bigger shine now. 699 00:35:02,311 --> 00:35:04,176 But I'm guessing that he knows that. 700 00:35:05,077 --> 00:35:06,308 Don't you? 701 00:35:06,313 --> 00:35:08,578 You make a mess and get Starfleet on your ass, 702 00:35:09,881 --> 00:35:11,113 folks start talking. 703 00:35:11,118 --> 00:35:14,584 (SCOFFS) Try again. What is your angle? 704 00:35:14,589 --> 00:35:15,986 I got things that I want, too. 705 00:35:16,287 --> 00:35:18,152 And if I stop you, I might just get them. 706 00:35:18,157 --> 00:35:21,156 Now, I don't know if you're running from something 707 00:35:21,161 --> 00:35:23,760 or to something, but you're running. 708 00:35:23,765 --> 00:35:25,330 All you've got is each other, and you're in 709 00:35:25,334 --> 00:35:26,365 way over your head. 710 00:35:26,370 --> 00:35:28,296 You need to walk away before it's too late. 711 00:35:28,301 --> 00:35:30,533 You can't win in a race with Starfleet. 712 00:35:30,538 --> 00:35:33,201 Wrong. We're already ahead. 713 00:35:33,206 --> 00:35:35,805 MOLL: And it's them who should walk away. 714 00:35:35,810 --> 00:35:39,610 Diary's Romulan. Federation's got no claim to it. 715 00:35:39,614 --> 00:35:42,546 We saw it first, finders keepers and all that. 716 00:35:42,550 --> 00:35:45,981 That diary leads to something more dangerous than you know. 717 00:35:45,986 --> 00:35:49,451 The Federation can handle it, keep it safe. You can't. 718 00:35:49,456 --> 00:35:51,788 Keep going like this, you'll end up dead or in the brig. 719 00:35:51,793 --> 00:35:55,157 Or is that the kind of shine you're looking for? 720 00:35:55,162 --> 00:35:56,961 MOLL: You know, with all the Federation kav'kar 721 00:35:56,965 --> 00:35:59,195 coming out of your mouth, I'm having a hard time 722 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,432 believing you were ever a courier. 723 00:36:02,235 --> 00:36:03,833 Who are you, really? 724 00:36:03,838 --> 00:36:05,002 No lies here. 725 00:36:05,505 --> 00:36:08,505 I worked in the Beta Quadrant, mostly sector six. 726 00:36:08,510 --> 00:36:10,545 Name's Cleveland Booker. 727 00:36:14,516 --> 00:36:15,784 You heard of me. 728 00:36:18,686 --> 00:36:20,555 You're right about one thing. 729 00:36:22,156 --> 00:36:23,658 All we have is each other. 730 00:36:24,959 --> 00:36:26,795 And that's more than enough. 731 00:36:30,394 --> 00:36:31,692 CULBER: Did we get the trace? 732 00:36:31,697 --> 00:36:33,496 STAMETS: No, they routed their comms signal through 733 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:35,064 an unstable wormhole. Smart 734 00:36:35,069 --> 00:36:37,139 but completely untraceable. 735 00:36:39,273 --> 00:36:41,305 Book? You all right? 736 00:36:41,310 --> 00:36:42,979 BOOK: Yeah. 737 00:36:46,231 --> 00:36:47,895 BURNHAM: So, Dr. Vellek left this clue. 738 00:36:47,900 --> 00:36:49,429 Let's put ourselves in his shoes. 739 00:36:49,434 --> 00:36:51,966 What do we know about 24th century Romulans? 740 00:36:51,971 --> 00:36:53,368 They were obsessed with secrecy. 741 00:36:53,372 --> 00:36:55,771 Yes, and so the diary, this place, 742 00:36:55,775 --> 00:36:58,006 uh, the message in a poem... 743 00:36:58,010 --> 00:37:00,755 Maybe it's not just secrecy. It's security. 744 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:03,759 Both of which went hand in hand during the time of the empire. 745 00:37:03,763 --> 00:37:06,628 Uh, eminent Romulan thinkers, including scientists, 746 00:37:06,632 --> 00:37:08,698 often traveled with... 747 00:37:08,703 --> 00:37:10,399 armed guards. 748 00:37:10,403 --> 00:37:11,934 - TILLY: 60 seconds. - BURNHAM: Huh. 749 00:37:11,939 --> 00:37:15,270 Their homes also frequently had a shaiqouin, 750 00:37:15,274 --> 00:37:17,940 a false front door designed to mislead enemies. 751 00:37:17,945 --> 00:37:20,441 Right, and the entrance for family and friends 752 00:37:20,446 --> 00:37:22,111 and trusted allies was in the back. 753 00:37:22,116 --> 00:37:23,549 So, behind the stone. 754 00:37:24,917 --> 00:37:26,614 Or, uh, beneath it? 755 00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:27,850 40 seconds. 756 00:37:27,855 --> 00:37:29,718 Can you muster up that famous Kelpien strength? 757 00:37:29,722 --> 00:37:31,958 Well... we shall see. 758 00:37:33,826 --> 00:37:35,925 Okay. 759 00:37:35,930 --> 00:37:37,593 - (SARU GRUNTING) - I see something! 760 00:37:37,597 --> 00:37:38,764 Keep going. 761 00:37:39,332 --> 00:37:41,701 BURNHAM: Keep going. Keep going! 762 00:37:42,301 --> 00:37:45,366 Got it. Moll and L'ak don't have 763 00:37:45,371 --> 00:37:47,237 this part of the clue, so they're on their way to Betazed. 764 00:37:47,241 --> 00:37:49,139 Well, they will realize their error soon enough 765 00:37:49,144 --> 00:37:50,375 and return here. 766 00:37:51,080 --> 00:37:52,615 BURNHAM: What is this? 767 00:37:54,447 --> 00:37:55,681 (GRUNTS) 768 00:37:56,982 --> 00:37:58,246 Huh. 769 00:37:58,251 --> 00:37:59,519 SARU: Oh... 770 00:38:00,620 --> 00:38:02,251 Now, we can't let them find this. 771 00:38:02,256 --> 00:38:04,521 I do not wish to destroy the stone, but... 772 00:38:04,526 --> 00:38:07,623 - Ten seconds! - Okay, well, let's just cover it up and then leave it be. 773 00:38:07,627 --> 00:38:09,925 This is a sacred space and we've disturbed it enough. 774 00:38:09,930 --> 00:38:12,095 We'll find another way to get ahead of Moll and L'ak. 775 00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:13,395 Hurry, hurry. 776 00:38:13,399 --> 00:38:15,797 Five, four... 777 00:38:15,801 --> 00:38:16,899 Captain! 778 00:38:16,904 --> 00:38:18,734 Hurry, hurry, hurry, Saru. 779 00:38:18,738 --> 00:38:19,973 Tilly, now! 780 00:38:33,486 --> 00:38:35,417 (PANTING) 781 00:38:35,421 --> 00:38:37,319 TILLY: Exciting last day. 782 00:38:37,323 --> 00:38:38,821 - (CHUCKLES) - Yeah, indeed. 783 00:38:38,826 --> 00:38:41,821 Yeah, thank you both very much for your help. 784 00:38:41,826 --> 00:38:43,758 Oh, you should really be thanking Captain Rayner. 785 00:38:43,763 --> 00:38:45,725 I mean, we-we... we would never have figured out 786 00:38:45,730 --> 00:38:48,529 - how that security system worked without him. - BURNHAM: Rayner? 787 00:38:48,534 --> 00:38:50,165 (EXHALES) 788 00:38:50,169 --> 00:38:52,669 Commander Stamets, can you join us in the science lab? 789 00:38:52,674 --> 00:38:53,734 STAMETS: On my way. 790 00:38:53,739 --> 00:38:55,337 Any sign of Moll and L'ak's ship? 791 00:38:55,342 --> 00:38:56,477 None. 792 00:38:57,608 --> 00:38:59,905 Tilly, have Linus prep a team of DOTs. 793 00:38:59,910 --> 00:39:02,809 There's a stone monument down there desecrated by phaser fire. 794 00:39:02,814 --> 00:39:04,845 Let's have them repair it as best as they can. 795 00:39:04,850 --> 00:39:06,914 And let's get sensors into orbit. 796 00:39:06,919 --> 00:39:08,117 When Moll and L'ak come back, 797 00:39:08,122 --> 00:39:09,551 - I want to know about it. - (DOOR WHOOSHES OPEN) 798 00:39:09,555 --> 00:39:10,986 - Aye, Cap. - Aye, Captain. 799 00:39:10,990 --> 00:39:12,619 - (DOOR WHOOSHES SHUT) - STAMETS: Oh. 800 00:39:12,624 --> 00:39:15,589 Mr. Saru, I happen to know a doctor. 801 00:39:15,594 --> 00:39:18,027 Yes, I will see him shortly, thank you. 802 00:39:18,032 --> 00:39:20,101 Uh, but first... Captain? 803 00:39:22,068 --> 00:39:23,570 BURNHAM: Okay, check this out. 804 00:39:26,873 --> 00:39:29,471 Looks similar to the diary symbol you've been working on, 805 00:39:29,476 --> 00:39:31,041 no? 806 00:39:31,046 --> 00:39:32,610 Yeah, it h... it has the same 807 00:39:32,615 --> 00:39:34,647 style and visual language. 808 00:39:35,500 --> 00:39:38,065 Zora, can you bring up the diary symbol? 809 00:39:38,070 --> 00:39:39,338 ZORA: Yes, Commander. 810 00:39:41,373 --> 00:39:43,071 Zora, can you create a programmable-matter 811 00:39:43,076 --> 00:39:44,139 version of that? 812 00:39:44,144 --> 00:39:45,680 ZORA: Of course, Captain. 813 00:39:59,525 --> 00:40:01,023 (GASPS) 814 00:40:02,327 --> 00:40:05,364 Yes, Stamets. Yes. 815 00:40:09,201 --> 00:40:10,836 (STAMETS GASPS SOFTLY) 816 00:40:11,636 --> 00:40:13,935 STAMETS: No wonder we couldn't find a pattern match. 817 00:40:13,940 --> 00:40:15,538 It was incomplete. 818 00:40:15,543 --> 00:40:17,078 But what is it? 819 00:40:23,215 --> 00:40:26,314 I think this is a map of some kind, 820 00:40:27,118 --> 00:40:29,121 broken into five pieces. 821 00:40:30,787 --> 00:40:34,021 And the poem tells us where to go next. 822 00:40:34,826 --> 00:40:37,425 So we just need to find four more pieces 823 00:40:37,430 --> 00:40:38,698 to complete the map. 824 00:40:39,598 --> 00:40:42,897 TILLY: So, on-once we have all five pieces, then we find 825 00:40:42,902 --> 00:40:44,434 what created us? 826 00:40:45,637 --> 00:40:48,236 The Progenitors' actual technology? 827 00:40:48,241 --> 00:40:49,809 Seems so. 828 00:40:54,380 --> 00:40:55,477 No biggie, then. 829 00:40:56,481 --> 00:40:58,346 Uh, where are we going next? 830 00:40:59,150 --> 00:41:00,648 Uh, the first set of verses 831 00:41:00,653 --> 00:41:02,384 seem to suggest Betazed, 832 00:41:02,389 --> 00:41:04,921 which is where Moll and L'ak must be heading. 833 00:41:04,926 --> 00:41:07,391 But this final verse reads, 834 00:41:07,396 --> 00:41:09,394 "A world like no other, 835 00:41:09,399 --> 00:41:11,931 where two souls entwine, 836 00:41:11,936 --> 00:41:13,667 joined as one". 837 00:41:13,672 --> 00:41:15,904 Well, when considered with the other details... 838 00:41:15,909 --> 00:41:18,778 uh, opaline waters, shared thoughts... 839 00:41:19,504 --> 00:41:21,507 - ... uh, I suppose... - ADIRA: Trill. 840 00:41:24,009 --> 00:41:26,111 We're going to Trill. 841 00:41:27,345 --> 00:41:29,243 (CHUCKLES) 842 00:41:30,146 --> 00:41:31,745 MOLL: All we have is each other. 843 00:41:33,250 --> 00:41:35,283 And that's more than enough. 844 00:41:35,787 --> 00:41:36,855 Freeze. 845 00:41:38,757 --> 00:41:41,222 Zora, can you zoom in on Moll? 846 00:41:41,227 --> 00:41:42,829 ZORA: Certainly, Mr. Booker. 847 00:41:45,864 --> 00:41:48,530 Can you take this image and age Moll down to... 848 00:41:50,134 --> 00:41:52,004 seven years, three months? 849 00:42:15,961 --> 00:42:17,158 (DOOR CHIMES) 850 00:42:17,162 --> 00:42:18,363 Come in. 851 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,065 - Hey. - Hey. 852 00:42:24,968 --> 00:42:26,566 You okay? 853 00:42:26,571 --> 00:42:29,036 The way you left, it looked like you saw a ghost. 854 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:30,875 (SOFT CHUCKLE) 855 00:42:33,144 --> 00:42:34,680 Do you believe in fate? 856 00:42:37,015 --> 00:42:38,817 Depends, I suppose. Why? 857 00:42:40,619 --> 00:42:42,150 Turns out I know her. 858 00:42:43,054 --> 00:42:44,322 Who? 859 00:42:46,124 --> 00:42:47,326 Moll. 860 00:42:49,659 --> 00:42:50,722 Moll? 861 00:42:50,727 --> 00:42:53,994 Her birthmark. I've only ever seen it on one person. 862 00:42:54,498 --> 00:42:56,062 Here. 863 00:42:56,067 --> 00:42:57,299 A child. 864 00:42:58,202 --> 00:42:59,899 I'd never actually met her before. 865 00:42:59,904 --> 00:43:01,068 Until today. 866 00:43:01,072 --> 00:43:03,571 I've only ever seen a holo image. 867 00:43:03,575 --> 00:43:05,377 Her name is... 868 00:43:07,512 --> 00:43:08,847 ... Malinne. 869 00:43:11,816 --> 00:43:15,020 She's the daughter of my mentor Cleveland Booker IV. 870 00:43:16,354 --> 00:43:17,989 Which, I suppose... 871 00:43:19,557 --> 00:43:22,260 ... makes her the closest thing to family I've got left. 872 00:43:46,151 --> 00:43:47,982 I believe I may be ready. 873 00:43:48,486 --> 00:43:51,285 You can still change your mind. Okay? 874 00:43:51,289 --> 00:43:53,325 I told Detmer to pull in real slow. 875 00:43:54,226 --> 00:43:56,094 (SOFT CHUCKLE) 876 00:44:02,234 --> 00:44:05,166 I passed through 877 00:44:05,170 --> 00:44:06,468 Vahar'ai, 878 00:44:07,571 --> 00:44:10,804 from a life of fear 879 00:44:10,809 --> 00:44:12,341 to a life of hope, 880 00:44:13,545 --> 00:44:15,380 right here in this room. 881 00:44:20,852 --> 00:44:23,285 What I remember most about that day 882 00:44:24,388 --> 00:44:26,620 is that you were here with me. 883 00:44:26,625 --> 00:44:28,691 You held my hand. 884 00:44:29,895 --> 00:44:31,397 And I was not afraid. 885 00:44:33,865 --> 00:44:35,401 Thank you, Michael. 886 00:44:37,169 --> 00:44:38,837 It was an honor, Saru. 887 00:44:40,839 --> 00:44:42,674 Everything with you has been. 888 00:44:45,010 --> 00:44:46,908 But it's not forever, right? 889 00:44:46,912 --> 00:44:48,577 A few months, hopefully. 890 00:44:49,580 --> 00:44:51,211 Well, while I'm gone, I do hope that 891 00:44:51,216 --> 00:44:53,413 my replacement will serve you well. 892 00:44:53,418 --> 00:44:56,051 (CHUCKLES) There's no replacing you, but... 893 00:44:56,855 --> 00:44:59,691 whoever comes, I'm sure they'll be great. 894 00:45:01,059 --> 00:45:03,125 Any last words of advice? 895 00:45:04,227 --> 00:45:05,824 Well, I must say, I... 896 00:45:05,829 --> 00:45:07,861 I feel a great deal of power in this moment. 897 00:45:07,866 --> 00:45:09,931 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 898 00:45:10,533 --> 00:45:12,331 I will simply encourage you 899 00:45:12,336 --> 00:45:14,868 to continue forward as you have. 900 00:45:14,873 --> 00:45:17,805 One cannot predict what is to come. 901 00:45:17,809 --> 00:45:21,006 But I find that when I give myself over 902 00:45:21,011 --> 00:45:22,376 to the journey... 903 00:45:22,381 --> 00:45:24,846 trust in the process, 904 00:45:24,850 --> 00:45:26,381 one might say... 905 00:45:26,985 --> 00:45:28,883 there is always 906 00:45:28,887 --> 00:45:31,490 great meaning in that. 907 00:45:33,091 --> 00:45:36,095 Wherever I may eventually arrive. 908 00:45:39,795 --> 00:45:41,727 I will also advise you 909 00:45:41,732 --> 00:45:45,295 to not touch the swamp kelp while it is in bloom. 910 00:45:45,300 --> 00:45:47,598 Yes, Tilly warned me. 911 00:45:47,602 --> 00:45:50,334 - (CHUCKLES) - We'll take good care of them. 912 00:45:50,338 --> 00:45:53,575 And this will always be here for you. 913 00:45:54,509 --> 00:45:55,711 I know it will. 914 00:46:00,048 --> 00:46:01,512 Thank you, Saru. 915 00:46:01,517 --> 00:46:03,019 For what? 916 00:46:04,518 --> 00:46:06,087 For giving me a second chance. 917 00:46:27,909 --> 00:46:29,744 Brushing up on your geometry? 918 00:46:31,246 --> 00:46:32,576 (CHUCKLES): Well... 919 00:46:32,580 --> 00:46:34,116 I actually am. 920 00:46:35,115 --> 00:46:37,280 I... I can't help Charlie 921 00:46:37,285 --> 00:46:39,250 if I don't know what she's doing. 922 00:46:39,254 --> 00:46:41,352 (CHUCKLES) Right. 923 00:46:41,356 --> 00:46:44,126 So, I, uh, I read your report. 924 00:46:46,628 --> 00:46:48,159 Good work today. 925 00:46:48,163 --> 00:46:49,664 Thank you, sir. 926 00:46:51,599 --> 00:46:52,864 If I may, 927 00:46:54,168 --> 00:46:56,204 I've been wondering about the inquiry. 928 00:47:03,043 --> 00:47:05,041 I asked Rayner to take an early retirement, 929 00:47:05,046 --> 00:47:06,615 effective immediately. 930 00:47:09,284 --> 00:47:10,681 Can't have been easy. 931 00:47:10,685 --> 00:47:12,888 We've been friends for 30 years. 932 00:47:14,922 --> 00:47:17,459 Hopefully still will be once the dust settles. 933 00:47:20,328 --> 00:47:21,729 I will say... 934 00:47:23,765 --> 00:47:25,364 ... on Q'mau... 935 00:47:26,968 --> 00:47:29,838 he did what he thought was right for the Federation. 936 00:47:31,438 --> 00:47:32,870 He always has. 937 00:47:33,673 --> 00:47:36,706 But the shame is, he's a damn good captain. 938 00:47:37,510 --> 00:47:39,375 But the world has changed. 939 00:47:39,380 --> 00:47:41,913 I tried to talk to him and... 940 00:47:42,916 --> 00:47:45,281 help him see it, but... 941 00:47:45,286 --> 00:47:46,789 he won't hear me. 942 00:48:07,942 --> 00:48:09,511 You mind? 943 00:48:10,845 --> 00:48:13,348 Free galaxy. Most of it, anyway. 944 00:48:16,551 --> 00:48:17,849 I got to say... 945 00:48:19,453 --> 00:48:21,022 she's a beautiful ship. 946 00:48:23,724 --> 00:48:26,189 They don't make 'em like that anymore. 947 00:48:26,194 --> 00:48:27,462 (SOFT CHUCKLE) 948 00:48:30,162 --> 00:48:32,127 You find the Progenitors' tech? 949 00:48:32,931 --> 00:48:35,463 No, but we found a clue to where it's hidden. 950 00:48:35,468 --> 00:48:37,734 Next stop: somewhere on Trill. 951 00:48:37,739 --> 00:48:39,737 The quest continues. 952 00:48:39,741 --> 00:48:41,372 Ah. 953 00:48:42,275 --> 00:48:44,340 Thank you for your help today. 954 00:48:44,845 --> 00:48:47,310 Well, I was on break from getting grilled. 955 00:48:47,315 --> 00:48:48,617 It gave me something to do. 956 00:48:50,384 --> 00:48:52,386 Well, you've done a lot over the years. 957 00:48:53,519 --> 00:48:55,417 Citations for distinguished service, 958 00:48:55,422 --> 00:48:57,220 the Grankite Order of Tactics, 959 00:48:57,225 --> 00:48:59,290 - awards of valor. - Trinkets. 960 00:49:00,093 --> 00:49:02,392 It's what you do in the chair... 961 00:49:02,397 --> 00:49:05,063 every day, every mission... 962 00:49:06,467 --> 00:49:08,003 that's what matters. 963 00:49:10,938 --> 00:49:13,140 You could have told the board what they wanted to hear. 964 00:49:15,840 --> 00:49:18,873 I know what I stand for, I know what I believe in. 965 00:49:18,878 --> 00:49:20,444 I'm not gonna apologize for that. 966 00:49:21,347 --> 00:49:23,711 Anything else, Captain, or can I go back 967 00:49:23,716 --> 00:49:25,248 to enjoying the view in peace? 968 00:49:26,451 --> 00:49:27,716 So you think you deserved it? 969 00:49:27,721 --> 00:49:28,952 (SIGHS) 970 00:49:28,957 --> 00:49:30,225 The retirement? 971 00:49:34,261 --> 00:49:36,261 I always tell my crew: 972 00:49:37,964 --> 00:49:39,562 get out of your head, 973 00:49:39,567 --> 00:49:41,570 think like your enemies. 974 00:49:43,770 --> 00:49:45,668 I should have seen it coming. 975 00:49:45,673 --> 00:49:48,305 What Moll and L'ak did on Q'mau. 976 00:49:48,309 --> 00:49:51,613 We've tangled enough. I should have known. I... 977 00:49:53,748 --> 00:49:55,980 I should have known. 978 00:49:57,783 --> 00:49:59,882 If that town had been hit. 979 00:49:59,887 --> 00:50:01,656 All those lives lost. 980 00:50:07,428 --> 00:50:09,964 Why didn't you say any of that during the inquiry? 981 00:50:11,506 --> 00:50:12,970 I already dug my own grave in there. 982 00:50:12,975 --> 00:50:14,172 It wouldn't have mattered. 983 00:50:14,176 --> 00:50:16,074 Doesn't mean you have to get in it. 984 00:50:16,079 --> 00:50:17,581 (SHORT CHUCKLE) 985 00:50:19,582 --> 00:50:21,618 I want you to be my Number One. 986 00:50:25,154 --> 00:50:28,053 You get knocked in the head with one of those statues? 987 00:50:28,057 --> 00:50:29,588 (CHUCKLES) 988 00:50:29,593 --> 00:50:31,321 You didn't have to help us today, but you did 989 00:50:31,325 --> 00:50:33,124 because the mission matters to you. 990 00:50:33,129 --> 00:50:35,193 Starfleet and the Federation 991 00:50:35,197 --> 00:50:36,895 matter to you. 992 00:50:37,298 --> 00:50:39,229 And I see how you're looking out at the stars... 993 00:50:39,234 --> 00:50:41,304 we both know you're not ready to hang it up. 994 00:50:44,072 --> 00:50:45,908 It's an interesting offer. 995 00:50:47,762 --> 00:50:50,595 But Vance wouldn't let me back on a ship 996 00:50:50,600 --> 00:50:52,231 unless it was a garbage scow. 997 00:50:52,236 --> 00:50:54,472 I already spoke to Vance. He backs my choice. 998 00:50:59,175 --> 00:51:01,011 I got a second chance once. 999 00:51:05,081 --> 00:51:06,349 This is yours. 1000 00:51:13,389 --> 00:51:16,460 We leave for Trill at 0800. The offer stands till then. 1001 00:51:18,628 --> 00:51:19,697 Burnham. 1002 00:51:27,370 --> 00:51:28,872 I'm not a yes man. 1003 00:51:30,573 --> 00:51:32,142 I'm counting on that. 1004 00:51:54,063 --> 00:52:01,563 - Synced and corrected by Firefly - - www.addic7ed.com -