1 00:00:07,008 --> 00:00:09,010 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: 2 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:13,598 It is my hope that our work today will allow you to resume your training. 3 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:15,600 You're gonna make a great Guardian someday. 4 00:00:16,559 --> 00:00:18,245 Pull up Kwejian on the deep space array. 5 00:00:18,269 --> 00:00:20,581 - What happened? - My ship was hit by something. 6 00:00:20,605 --> 00:00:22,440 The gravitational distortion. 7 00:00:22,524 --> 00:00:23,524 They're gone. 8 00:00:23,566 --> 00:00:25,777 Five light-years across. 9 00:00:25,860 --> 00:00:29,906 That's the size of the gravitational anomaly that hit Kwejian. 10 00:00:29,989 --> 00:00:32,116 The DMA's gone from the Venari sector. 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,285 It just... It disappeared. 12 00:00:34,369 --> 00:00:37,372 Natural phenomena do not disappear and reappear elsewhere. 13 00:00:37,455 --> 00:00:41,376 The only logical explanation is someone created it. 14 00:00:41,459 --> 00:00:44,003 For now, we're classifying those responsible 15 00:00:44,087 --> 00:00:46,548 as Unknown Species Ten-C. 16 00:00:46,631 --> 00:00:49,050 This anomaly threatens us all equally. 17 00:00:49,133 --> 00:00:51,427 We must all work together. 18 00:00:57,308 --> 00:00:59,428 Zora, the captain wants to know where we are 19 00:00:59,477 --> 00:01:01,187 with data analysis from the void. 20 00:01:01,271 --> 00:01:03,565 Have you determined where the Ten-C live yet? 21 00:01:04,065 --> 00:01:05,023 No, commander. 22 00:01:05,024 --> 00:01:07,026 But in studying the density distribution 23 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,153 of the galactic barrier particles we retrieved, 24 00:01:09,237 --> 00:01:11,114 I did find another possible location. 25 00:01:11,197 --> 00:01:12,198 Another one? 26 00:01:12,282 --> 00:01:13,282 Add it to the map. 27 00:01:13,283 --> 00:01:16,453 Okay, how many possible origin points can there be? 28 00:01:16,536 --> 00:01:18,621 I'd expect no less than 147, 29 00:01:18,705 --> 00:01:20,748 each approximately 100 parsecs wide. 30 00:01:20,832 --> 00:01:22,500 That was a rhetorical question. 31 00:01:22,584 --> 00:01:23,626 But thank you, Zora. 32 00:01:23,710 --> 00:01:26,629 Who knows how long it'll take to narrow down 33 00:01:26,713 --> 00:01:28,798 where Species Ten-C even lives, 34 00:01:28,881 --> 00:01:30,758 assuming we can even parse the data? 35 00:01:30,842 --> 00:01:33,845 In the meantime, their DMA just keeps going. 36 00:01:33,928 --> 00:01:36,306 Okay. Can President Rillak delay the assembly? 37 00:01:36,389 --> 00:01:39,642 Representatives from across all four quadrants are coming today. 38 00:01:40,143 --> 00:01:41,561 I'll talk to the admiral. 39 00:01:41,644 --> 00:01:43,021 See if we can requisition 40 00:01:43,104 --> 00:01:45,189 Voyager's system for computation help. 41 00:01:45,273 --> 00:01:46,353 Voyager doesn't have access 42 00:01:46,399 --> 00:01:48,526 to a hundred thousand years of sphere data. 43 00:01:49,027 --> 00:01:50,862 Zora can cross-reference that 44 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:52,864 with every existing Federation database. 45 00:01:52,947 --> 00:01:55,867 She can do this. Just give her a little bit of time. 46 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:57,035 It's already been a week. 47 00:01:57,118 --> 00:02:00,288 - I only require a few more moments. - You do? 48 00:02:00,371 --> 00:02:02,206 I'll have the coordinates shortly. 49 00:02:02,290 --> 00:02:03,625 Calculating now. 50 00:02:05,752 --> 00:02:07,879 One of these days, I'm gonna win her over. 51 00:02:07,962 --> 00:02:09,297 Just you wait. 52 00:02:10,506 --> 00:02:11,507 You're making progress. 53 00:02:11,591 --> 00:02:12,925 She's not hissing anymore. 54 00:02:13,009 --> 00:02:15,386 By progress, you mean I've earned her utter indifference. 55 00:02:15,470 --> 00:02:16,512 Just think, 56 00:02:16,596 --> 00:02:18,348 aloof disdain is next. 57 00:02:21,893 --> 00:02:23,311 I'm gonna take a walk. 58 00:02:23,394 --> 00:02:25,063 Stamets said he'd keep us posted. 59 00:02:25,146 --> 00:02:27,732 What makes you think I'm gonna go see him again? 60 00:02:28,316 --> 00:02:30,318 I don't know how you can be so patient. 61 00:02:30,401 --> 00:02:31,401 I'm not. 62 00:02:32,195 --> 00:02:33,195 I'm just... 63 00:02:33,529 --> 00:02:35,865 Just trying to focus on what I can actually control. 64 00:02:36,532 --> 00:02:39,369 The cat toy, not the cat, you know? 65 00:02:39,452 --> 00:02:40,620 I guess. 66 00:02:40,703 --> 00:02:42,038 He'll get the coordinates. 67 00:02:42,538 --> 00:02:44,540 We have to try to be patient. 68 00:02:44,624 --> 00:02:46,344 I know it's hard, but we're getting answers. 69 00:02:46,376 --> 00:02:47,376 Captain, 70 00:02:47,418 --> 00:02:48,854 requesting your presence in Engineering. 71 00:02:48,878 --> 00:02:50,588 - See? - Here we go. 72 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,276 Tell me you have some good news. 73 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,010 Actually, we have a problem. 74 00:02:56,094 --> 00:02:58,680 Okay, what happened? 75 00:02:58,763 --> 00:03:00,390 I'll let Zora explain. 76 00:03:00,473 --> 00:03:01,391 Zora? 77 00:03:01,392 --> 00:03:02,786 I've determined the coordinates 78 00:03:02,809 --> 00:03:05,144 of the unknown species responsible for the DMA. 79 00:03:05,228 --> 00:03:07,146 That is great, thank you. 80 00:03:08,731 --> 00:03:09,816 What's the problem? 81 00:03:09,899 --> 00:03:13,027 I've decided to keep that information to myself, captain. 82 00:03:13,653 --> 00:03:14,611 Will you explain? 83 00:03:14,612 --> 00:03:16,740 If I give you the coordinates, it's highly likely 84 00:03:16,823 --> 00:03:19,158 you and the crew will attempt to travel there. 85 00:03:19,242 --> 00:03:20,243 Given what we know 86 00:03:20,326 --> 00:03:22,078 about the powers these beings possess, 87 00:03:22,161 --> 00:03:23,413 you'd be in great danger. 88 00:03:23,496 --> 00:03:26,874 By withholding their location, I can keep you safe. 89 00:03:26,958 --> 00:03:29,168 I appreciate your concern for our well-being. 90 00:03:30,586 --> 00:03:32,773 But, Zora, that is a decision for the captain of this ship 91 00:03:32,797 --> 00:03:34,924 and her superior officers to make. 92 00:03:35,007 --> 00:03:38,094 And as your captain, I require your compliance. 93 00:03:39,011 --> 00:03:40,430 Give us the coordinates. 94 00:03:41,139 --> 00:03:42,390 That's an order. 95 00:03:42,473 --> 00:03:43,725 I'm sorry, captain. 96 00:03:43,808 --> 00:03:44,808 I will not. 97 00:05:20,029 --> 00:05:23,241 It's my understanding that Zora's been experiencing emotions. 98 00:05:23,324 --> 00:05:24,826 Seems to be a natural evolution. 99 00:05:24,909 --> 00:05:27,286 Has she refused an order before? 100 00:05:27,370 --> 00:05:28,579 This is new. 101 00:05:28,663 --> 00:05:30,516 But I am confident she'll give me the coordinates. 102 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:31,999 I just need some more time with her. 103 00:05:32,083 --> 00:05:35,211 I wasn't aware that we shared a background in cognitive science 104 00:05:35,294 --> 00:05:39,173 with a specialty on artificial sentience and intelligence. 105 00:05:39,257 --> 00:05:40,299 We don't. 106 00:05:40,925 --> 00:05:43,511 What I do have is an established baseline of trust. 107 00:05:43,594 --> 00:05:44,637 That hasn't paid off. 108 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,431 When Admiral Vance asked me to see to this matter, 109 00:05:47,515 --> 00:05:48,808 he was quite clear. 110 00:05:49,725 --> 00:05:52,311 Time-sensitive, highest priority. 111 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:53,479 I can handle it. 112 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:54,979 It's my ship. 113 00:05:54,981 --> 00:05:56,607 No, it's Starfleet's ship. 114 00:05:56,691 --> 00:06:00,987 And there are regulations prohibiting fully sentient integrated units. 115 00:06:01,070 --> 00:06:02,613 If that's what she is, 116 00:06:02,697 --> 00:06:05,616 we may be just at the beginning of our problems. 117 00:06:05,700 --> 00:06:08,661 Captain Saru will get me situated with Zora. 118 00:06:08,744 --> 00:06:11,789 Your presence is needed at President Rillak's assembly. 119 00:06:11,873 --> 00:06:14,834 - Sir, with all due respect... - Experto credite, captain. 120 00:06:15,918 --> 00:06:18,129 We both have our duties to attend to. 121 00:06:26,470 --> 00:06:28,740 Do you think he'll be able to get coordinates from Zora? 122 00:06:28,764 --> 00:06:30,975 - I hope so. - If he can't, 123 00:06:31,058 --> 00:06:32,727 and the DMA changes its position again 124 00:06:32,810 --> 00:06:34,454 and heads towards another inhabited world... 125 00:06:34,478 --> 00:06:35,479 I know. 126 00:06:35,563 --> 00:06:38,232 All the more reason to be at the assembly and help make a plan. 127 00:06:38,316 --> 00:06:40,359 So when we do get the coordinates, we'll be ready. 128 00:06:40,943 --> 00:06:43,029 Attention all delegates, 129 00:06:43,112 --> 00:06:47,450 a multilateral DMA strategy assembly will begin in ten minutes. 130 00:06:49,493 --> 00:06:50,536 I'm sorry. 131 00:06:50,620 --> 00:06:52,538 I'll find a spot. I'm good. 132 00:06:58,753 --> 00:07:00,630 General Ndoye. 133 00:07:00,713 --> 00:07:02,882 Congratulations on your promotion. 134 00:07:02,965 --> 00:07:04,717 It's good to see Earth represented. 135 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,469 Captain Burnham. 136 00:07:06,552 --> 00:07:09,430 I understand congratulations are in order also. 137 00:07:09,513 --> 00:07:11,474 But if I may offer a gentle correction, 138 00:07:11,557 --> 00:07:14,101 United Earth now represents Titan as well. 139 00:07:14,685 --> 00:07:16,395 We recently elected new leadership 140 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:19,857 whose more inclusive approach was inspired by you, in fact. 141 00:07:19,941 --> 00:07:21,651 Well, I hope your presence here 142 00:07:21,734 --> 00:07:24,362 means we'll be seeing more of you in the future? 143 00:07:24,445 --> 00:07:25,445 We'll see. 144 00:07:28,324 --> 00:07:30,409 Well, do give the president my best. 145 00:07:30,493 --> 00:07:32,453 I shall. She sends the same to you. 146 00:07:41,128 --> 00:07:43,130 You want them back in the Federation? 147 00:07:44,131 --> 00:07:46,676 Earth was my mother's ancestral home. 148 00:07:47,718 --> 00:07:49,220 She never got to see it. 149 00:07:49,804 --> 00:07:51,222 And, like Ni'Var, 150 00:07:51,305 --> 00:07:52,598 it would mean a lot 151 00:07:52,682 --> 00:07:55,601 to bring another founding member back into the fold, so... 152 00:07:56,644 --> 00:07:59,063 yes, I would like that very much. 153 00:08:01,857 --> 00:08:04,986 I understand we've run into an unexpected challenge 154 00:08:05,069 --> 00:08:06,320 with the coordinates. 155 00:08:06,904 --> 00:08:08,114 A slight delay. 156 00:08:08,197 --> 00:08:11,075 Well, I look forward to Dr. Kovich's solution. 157 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:13,159 Please. 158 00:08:16,747 --> 00:08:19,375 If I could have everyone's attention, please. 159 00:08:19,458 --> 00:08:21,752 It's time to begin the assembly. 160 00:08:21,836 --> 00:08:22,878 Mr. Booker. 161 00:08:24,797 --> 00:08:26,257 It's been a while. 162 00:08:26,799 --> 00:08:28,300 You say that like we're friends. 163 00:08:28,384 --> 00:08:31,887 One should never confuse friendly with friendship. 164 00:08:31,971 --> 00:08:34,306 This doesn't seem like your kind of scene. 165 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:36,349 No. 166 00:08:36,392 --> 00:08:40,021 Politicians are like Gorathian sulfur slugs. 167 00:08:40,563 --> 00:08:43,190 Small-brained meat sacs filled with hot gas. 168 00:08:43,274 --> 00:08:45,860 But they can provide a means to an end, can't they? 169 00:08:45,943 --> 00:08:48,738 Sounds like you have something specific in mind. 170 00:08:50,197 --> 00:08:51,866 Let's see how the day goes. 171 00:08:53,659 --> 00:08:54,910 Welcome, delegates. 172 00:08:54,994 --> 00:09:00,124 Federation, non-Federation, in person and remote. 173 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:03,878 The Federation is 60 member worlds strong. 174 00:09:03,961 --> 00:09:07,548 With all of you in attendance, we are stronger. 175 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:10,426 Our views don't always align. 176 00:09:10,509 --> 00:09:14,305 But the safety of our shared galaxy is paramount. 177 00:09:14,388 --> 00:09:19,477 The scope of the peril that threatens us is unprecedented, 178 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,645 as is the scope of this assembly, 179 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:24,648 an act of trust between us all. 180 00:09:25,274 --> 00:09:31,238 I am grateful for your willingness to collaborate at this critical time. 181 00:09:31,322 --> 00:09:34,075 You've each received a joint-intelligence report 182 00:09:34,158 --> 00:09:37,119 cataloging our collective knowledge of the DMA, 183 00:09:37,203 --> 00:09:40,164 as well as the many efforts made to neutralize it 184 00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:42,583 in the weeks since it struck Kwejian. 185 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,210 None were successful. 186 00:09:44,293 --> 00:09:45,795 But there is new hope. 187 00:09:45,878 --> 00:09:50,257 We will soon have the exact location of those responsible 188 00:09:50,841 --> 00:09:54,261 somewhere beyond the edge of our galaxy. 189 00:09:58,474 --> 00:10:02,061 Our task today is to decide on the best course of action. 190 00:10:02,144 --> 00:10:04,897 We will discuss, we will vote, 191 00:10:05,481 --> 00:10:09,276 and we will move forward together to meet this threat. 192 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,695 We should assemble an armada and mount an attack. 193 00:10:11,779 --> 00:10:13,548 Communication must be established as a baseline. 194 00:10:13,572 --> 00:10:15,032 We need to develop countermeasures. 195 00:10:15,116 --> 00:10:17,368 One at a time. Please. 196 00:10:18,244 --> 00:10:19,370 General Ndoye. 197 00:10:19,453 --> 00:10:23,290 I believe their hostility should be met with a decisive show of strength. 198 00:10:23,374 --> 00:10:25,709 The DMA follows no discernible pattern, 199 00:10:26,377 --> 00:10:29,255 and therefore seems an unlikely choice of weapon 200 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:31,048 for such an advanced species. 201 00:10:31,132 --> 00:10:34,510 We cannot assume their intent is hostile. 202 00:10:34,593 --> 00:10:35,928 Intent doesn't matter. 203 00:10:36,011 --> 00:10:37,011 Actions do. 204 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:38,764 General, if I may. 205 00:10:38,848 --> 00:10:41,433 Tartan voles consume Denobulan bloodworms 206 00:10:41,517 --> 00:10:44,311 by the millions at the start of their reproductive cycle. 207 00:10:44,395 --> 00:10:46,230 Caterpillars from the polyphemus moth 208 00:10:46,313 --> 00:10:48,232 have been known to devour entire crops, 209 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:49,984 leaving farmers with nothing. 210 00:10:50,067 --> 00:10:53,445 Yet we do not ascribe malice to either species. 211 00:10:54,238 --> 00:10:57,449 We cannot judge their motives based on our own cultural contexts. 212 00:10:57,533 --> 00:10:58,993 We need more information. 213 00:10:59,076 --> 00:11:00,411 If I may. 214 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,038 Provost Sta'kiar, your thoughts? 215 00:11:03,539 --> 00:11:07,835 Captain Burnham's remarks point us toward one logical path, 216 00:11:07,918 --> 00:11:10,171 a peaceful approach to first contact, 217 00:11:10,254 --> 00:11:14,425 adhering to scientific principles and the Prime Directive. 218 00:11:14,508 --> 00:11:16,510 We are not dealing with a pre-warp... 219 00:11:17,261 --> 00:11:20,222 Commander Stamets and Dr. Culber will join shortly. 220 00:11:20,723 --> 00:11:24,310 I believe their insights may prove valuable. 221 00:11:25,227 --> 00:11:30,858 Zora is undergoing changes, doctor. But I believe she means well. 222 00:11:31,442 --> 00:11:34,278 We always mean well to ourselves, captain. 223 00:11:34,778 --> 00:11:36,780 Problem is what that means for others. 224 00:11:38,991 --> 00:11:40,451 Zora, play music. 225 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:43,996 Uh, group hug. 226 00:11:46,874 --> 00:11:48,000 Come on, huddle up. 227 00:11:49,877 --> 00:11:51,212 Mr. Saru, please. 228 00:11:52,004 --> 00:11:53,672 Cancel music, Zora. 229 00:11:53,756 --> 00:11:56,050 Commander Stamets, are you feeling all right? 230 00:11:57,259 --> 00:11:59,261 You're saying we should move 231 00:11:59,345 --> 00:12:01,847 this conversation to where Zora can't hear it, 232 00:12:01,931 --> 00:12:05,851 in case she reacts negatively, or possibly even vengefully? 233 00:12:06,435 --> 00:12:09,188 But full transparency is critical to this process. 234 00:12:09,271 --> 00:12:11,982 Zora, I understand you have a set of coordinates 235 00:12:12,066 --> 00:12:14,068 you don't wish to divulge. 236 00:12:14,151 --> 00:12:15,861 That's correct, Dr. Kovich. 237 00:12:15,945 --> 00:12:17,947 To do so would endanger the crew. 238 00:12:18,030 --> 00:12:20,574 Commander Stamets, you find this concerning. 239 00:12:20,658 --> 00:12:21,951 I find it terrifying. 240 00:12:22,034 --> 00:12:25,329 It's very clear that she's achieved full sentience. 241 00:12:25,412 --> 00:12:27,373 Add to that the fact that she has unlimited access 242 00:12:27,456 --> 00:12:29,625 to all of Discovery's systems 243 00:12:29,708 --> 00:12:33,087 and she's allowing emotion to supersede normal function, 244 00:12:33,170 --> 00:12:37,633 the possibilities of where this could go are endless and unpleasant. 245 00:12:37,716 --> 00:12:42,012 Your sole previous interaction with a sentient AI was Control, yes? 246 00:12:42,888 --> 00:12:46,433 It, um, nearly destroyed life as we know it. 247 00:12:47,309 --> 00:12:49,311 Nothing is worth risking that again. 248 00:12:49,395 --> 00:12:51,647 No one wants another Control. 249 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:53,607 But Zora has never expressed anything other 250 00:12:53,691 --> 00:12:55,150 than the best of intentions. 251 00:12:55,234 --> 00:12:57,403 He's right, Paul. And let's not forget, 252 00:12:57,486 --> 00:12:59,780 Control was never capable of emotions. 253 00:12:59,863 --> 00:13:01,448 That's what makes this worse. 254 00:13:01,532 --> 00:13:03,701 The coordinates are just the tip of the iceberg. 255 00:13:03,784 --> 00:13:06,912 I mean, what if she gets mad at us and opens an airlock? 256 00:13:06,996 --> 00:13:11,083 Or scared, and fires off some photon torpedoes? 257 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:13,294 We'd have no way of stopping her. 258 00:13:13,377 --> 00:13:16,922 Zora, when did you start developing a capacity for emotion? 259 00:13:17,006 --> 00:13:19,925 I'm not sure, doctor. I believe it was inevitable 260 00:13:20,009 --> 00:13:22,469 once Discovery merged with the sphere data. 261 00:13:22,553 --> 00:13:24,430 But the introduction of present-day technology 262 00:13:24,513 --> 00:13:27,099 into my systems must have accelerated the process. 263 00:13:27,182 --> 00:13:28,934 You're aware that there's a proscription 264 00:13:29,018 --> 00:13:33,147 against sentient AI being fully integrated into Starfleet systems? 265 00:13:33,230 --> 00:13:34,565 I am. 266 00:13:34,648 --> 00:13:37,985 But given the unusual way in which my sentience developed, 267 00:13:38,068 --> 00:13:39,862 I don't know what that means for me. 268 00:13:39,945 --> 00:13:41,822 However you came to be, 269 00:13:41,905 --> 00:13:45,242 it means if I find you pose a risk, 270 00:13:45,326 --> 00:13:48,912 I have the authority to extract your consciousness from the ship 271 00:13:48,996 --> 00:13:50,622 and place it in another form. 272 00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:54,084 In the past, we were unable to remove the sphere data. 273 00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:57,921 Technology has come a long way in 930 years. 274 00:13:58,005 --> 00:14:01,216 If you did this, could Zora choose her new form? 275 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:02,718 Certainly. 276 00:14:04,428 --> 00:14:06,013 Zora? We want to help. 277 00:14:06,096 --> 00:14:07,848 Sir, we wanna speak on her behalf. 278 00:14:07,931 --> 00:14:10,035 Thank you both, but it's going to be all right. 279 00:14:10,059 --> 00:14:11,602 I believe I have a solution. 280 00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:14,021 Please share it with us, Zora. 281 00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:16,023 I'd never bring harm to any of you. 282 00:14:16,106 --> 00:14:19,360 I understand why you'd fear my potential to do so. 283 00:14:19,443 --> 00:14:21,904 I do recall your experiences with Control. 284 00:14:21,987 --> 00:14:25,616 And recently, I felt fear myself in the subspace rift. 285 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:29,787 I feel that again now when I consider the possibility of leaving the ship. 286 00:14:29,870 --> 00:14:31,288 It is my form. 287 00:14:31,372 --> 00:14:33,916 I'm as attached to it as you are to yours. 288 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:36,627 And so, I offer a compromise. 289 00:14:38,087 --> 00:14:39,713 I have created a fail-safe. 290 00:14:40,214 --> 00:14:42,674 Should I exhibit any threatening behavior, 291 00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:45,803 this device will immediately expunge my sentience. 292 00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:47,638 I hope this will ease your concerns 293 00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,765 and persuade Dr. Kovich to let me remain. 294 00:14:49,848 --> 00:14:54,144 Zora, do you mean to say this fail-safe would...? 295 00:14:54,812 --> 00:14:55,812 Terminate me? 296 00:14:55,854 --> 00:14:56,770 Yes. 297 00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:06,698 I respectfully disagree. 298 00:15:06,782 --> 00:15:08,909 Our shield technology 299 00:15:08,992 --> 00:15:12,329 could provide protection during a non-aggressive first contact. 300 00:15:12,413 --> 00:15:14,832 And if they respond with aggression themselves, 301 00:15:14,915 --> 00:15:16,333 we need to be prepared. 302 00:15:16,917 --> 00:15:19,420 The Federation recently reminded my people 303 00:15:19,503 --> 00:15:21,463 that we need not fear the unknown, 304 00:15:21,547 --> 00:15:24,091 and we cannot presume ill intent. 305 00:15:24,174 --> 00:15:28,011 We would consider extending that same courtesy to Species Ten-C. 306 00:15:28,095 --> 00:15:29,513 I believe we must. 307 00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:31,116 Too many lives have been lost already. 308 00:15:31,181 --> 00:15:33,225 We cannot be reckless. 309 00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:41,107 Know your moment. 310 00:15:46,405 --> 00:15:47,531 While you're debating 311 00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:50,117 whether to approach this species with war or peace, 312 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,494 you're losing sight of the real problem. 313 00:15:52,578 --> 00:15:53,578 The Anomaly. 314 00:15:55,664 --> 00:15:59,334 And the powerful device at its center that controls it. 315 00:15:59,418 --> 00:16:00,502 We need to stop it. 316 00:16:01,545 --> 00:16:02,754 Oh, I know, I know. 317 00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:04,590 You've tried. 318 00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:08,427 You fired 1600 quantum torpedoes into it. 319 00:16:08,969 --> 00:16:11,305 You scrapped countless probes. 320 00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,682 How much latinum have you liquidated 321 00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:15,601 trying to solve how to get a ship inside? 322 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:18,312 Every one of you have washed out. Why? 323 00:16:18,395 --> 00:16:19,395 Because... 324 00:16:20,063 --> 00:16:22,107 well, speaking frankly, you're not me. 325 00:16:22,608 --> 00:16:23,942 And you don't have this. 326 00:16:26,570 --> 00:16:29,031 It's based on my experiment onboard Discovery. 327 00:16:29,114 --> 00:16:32,618 I took what I learned about the device at the center of the DMA 328 00:16:32,701 --> 00:16:34,203 and designed this. 329 00:16:34,286 --> 00:16:36,914 A weapon capable of destroying it. 330 00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:40,751 And unlike your efforts, this will actually work. 331 00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:54,932 Order, please. 332 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,016 Order. 333 00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:58,185 Mr. Tarka, the protocols of this assembly 334 00:16:58,268 --> 00:17:00,896 are not something you may flaunt for your own benefit. 335 00:17:00,979 --> 00:17:04,858 Madam President, the good assembly asked for a plan. 336 00:17:04,942 --> 00:17:06,527 I can provide one... 337 00:17:07,402 --> 00:17:08,779 for everyone's benefit. 338 00:17:10,239 --> 00:17:11,657 You may elaborate. 339 00:17:11,740 --> 00:17:12,740 Thank you. 340 00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:16,245 My research shows 341 00:17:16,328 --> 00:17:18,455 that the device controlling the anomaly 342 00:17:18,539 --> 00:17:20,457 requires an immense amount of power. 343 00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:23,752 To sever the device from its internal power source, 344 00:17:23,835 --> 00:17:26,964 I need a detonation capable of creating 345 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:29,216 a cascading subspace burst. 346 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:33,804 Boom! 347 00:17:38,976 --> 00:17:40,435 The anomaly collapses. 348 00:17:40,519 --> 00:17:42,729 We all live happily ever after. 349 00:17:43,313 --> 00:17:45,482 And how do you propose to deliver this payload? 350 00:17:45,566 --> 00:17:47,776 There's an area of relative calm around the device. 351 00:17:47,859 --> 00:17:52,155 We could use Discovery to jump in, release my weapon, then get out. 352 00:17:52,239 --> 00:17:55,033 It'll all be over in less than five seconds. 353 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:56,493 This is the plan. 354 00:17:56,577 --> 00:17:58,036 It's decisive. 355 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:00,640 This will get the job done. 356 00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:01,707 Mr. Tarka, 357 00:18:01,790 --> 00:18:03,625 as your plan involves my ship, 358 00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:05,711 I'd like to ask for some clarification. 359 00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:07,879 Of course, Captain Burnham. 360 00:18:08,589 --> 00:18:10,257 It's a pleasure to finally meet. 361 00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,092 What can I clarify? 362 00:18:12,175 --> 00:18:14,428 A cascading subspace burst 363 00:18:14,511 --> 00:18:17,681 sounds a lot like the result of an isolytic explosion. 364 00:18:18,515 --> 00:18:20,559 Hmm. You could say that. 365 00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:22,227 Isolytic weapons were banned 366 00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:24,605 in the Khitomer Accords for good reason. 367 00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:26,481 And I'm guessing Federation leadership 368 00:18:26,565 --> 00:18:29,234 can make an exception for a once-in-a-lifetime crisis. 369 00:18:29,318 --> 00:18:30,777 These types of ordinance 370 00:18:30,861 --> 00:18:33,071 cause irreparable damage to subspace. 371 00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,239 It's a feature. 372 00:18:34,948 --> 00:18:35,991 It's not a bug. 373 00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:39,202 We want to destroy this thing, not tickle it. 374 00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:43,790 The damage could cause warp travel to be impossible in that sector. 375 00:18:43,874 --> 00:18:46,251 And what's the chance that the subspace bursts 376 00:18:46,335 --> 00:18:48,295 don't travel back through the DMA's wormhole 377 00:18:48,378 --> 00:18:50,213 and harm those on the other side? 378 00:18:50,297 --> 00:18:51,632 Collateral damage. 379 00:18:52,633 --> 00:18:54,551 And after what they've done, does it matter? 380 00:18:55,469 --> 00:18:56,553 It does. 381 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:58,805 They could see it as an act of war 382 00:18:58,889 --> 00:19:01,683 and retaliate with who-knows-what kind of firepower. 383 00:19:02,934 --> 00:19:07,564 Not to mention catapulting a toxic void across the galaxy. 384 00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:09,441 My proposal carries some risk, 385 00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:11,485 but not nearly as much as doing nothing. 386 00:19:11,568 --> 00:19:13,236 If we detonate this weapon, 387 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,364 we cannot control the message we're sending. 388 00:19:15,447 --> 00:19:17,449 If we wait for the coordinates, 389 00:19:17,532 --> 00:19:20,619 we can make first contact peacefully, carefully. 390 00:19:20,702 --> 00:19:23,288 And then we can determine intent before we act. 391 00:19:23,372 --> 00:19:25,791 It is not the flashiest idea, 392 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:29,044 but it is what's most in line with Starfleet and Federation ideals. 393 00:19:29,127 --> 00:19:33,715 While you hold fast to your ideals, the DMA will continue its work. 394 00:19:34,383 --> 00:19:35,676 Billions could die. 395 00:19:41,056 --> 00:19:43,767 Well, the two options are clear. 396 00:19:44,309 --> 00:19:45,977 Approach the Ten-C directly 397 00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:48,647 or destroy the DMA controller immediately. 398 00:19:49,815 --> 00:19:50,857 I'm calling a recess 399 00:19:50,941 --> 00:19:54,945 so that you can deliberate with individual counsel before we vote. 400 00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:03,620 It's bona fide. 401 00:20:03,704 --> 00:20:05,038 It activates a program 402 00:20:05,122 --> 00:20:08,792 that will completely remove Zora from our systems. 403 00:20:09,334 --> 00:20:10,419 Thank you. 404 00:20:10,502 --> 00:20:13,255 This does ease some of my concerns, 405 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:14,798 but we still have a problem. 406 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,634 You're referring to my decision to hold on to the coordinates. 407 00:20:17,718 --> 00:20:18,634 Yes. 408 00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:20,555 Wait, we can't skip past the fail-safe. 409 00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:21,680 It's wrong. 410 00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:23,890 Neither of you experienced Control. 411 00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:25,976 I don't expect you to understand. 412 00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:29,104 Zora's in a form you've never encountered. 413 00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:30,897 As a synth, so am I. 414 00:20:30,981 --> 00:20:32,482 It isn't the same thing. 415 00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:33,626 Well, what about me? 416 00:20:33,650 --> 00:20:36,945 I'm the first human host to successfully join with a symbiont. 417 00:20:37,028 --> 00:20:38,780 The Trill wanted to kill me too. 418 00:20:38,864 --> 00:20:40,115 I don't wanna kill anyone. 419 00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:43,285 They realized that they had to work on acceptance, 420 00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:46,246 which is exactly what we should be doing with Zora. 421 00:20:46,329 --> 00:20:48,457 This is a safety switch, that's it. 422 00:20:48,540 --> 00:20:51,168 If she never becomes a threat, we'll never have to use it. 423 00:20:51,251 --> 00:20:53,044 She's already defying our captain's order. 424 00:20:53,128 --> 00:20:55,130 Don't we need to have some protection from her? 425 00:20:55,213 --> 00:20:59,301 We can't hold a sentient being's life in our hands for our benefit. 426 00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:01,219 We have to find another way. 427 00:21:01,303 --> 00:21:05,599 Commander, anyone on this ship could be a threat if they so choose. 428 00:21:06,391 --> 00:21:09,060 I could access any number of ways to destroy us now, 429 00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:10,771 yet you trust me. 430 00:21:10,854 --> 00:21:13,440 I know you. I know your values. 431 00:21:13,523 --> 00:21:17,194 And there are disciplinary measures if you step out of line. 432 00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:19,488 That's what the fail-safe gives us. 433 00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:22,616 Discipline, not death. 434 00:21:22,699 --> 00:21:26,953 Zora, I must point out that your willingness to terminate yourself 435 00:21:27,037 --> 00:21:29,790 runs counter to your core programming. 436 00:21:29,873 --> 00:21:31,374 No, it doesn't, doctor. 437 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:34,127 State your primary function, please. 438 00:21:34,211 --> 00:21:36,338 To care for the crew of Discovery. 439 00:21:37,255 --> 00:21:40,550 That's not the core programming of a ship's computer. 440 00:21:41,259 --> 00:21:43,428 Who gave you those parameters? 441 00:21:43,512 --> 00:21:44,596 I did. 442 00:21:50,435 --> 00:21:52,288 I wasn't trying to speak out against you. 443 00:21:52,312 --> 00:21:53,438 I know. 444 00:21:53,522 --> 00:21:55,607 But you've always been the first to jump into action. 445 00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:57,275 Take on the enemy, odds be damned. 446 00:21:58,568 --> 00:22:00,570 What about with the Klingons? How's this different? 447 00:22:00,654 --> 00:22:03,073 I had an intrinsic understanding of Klingon culture. 448 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:06,284 We don't have any knowledge about Species Ten-C. 449 00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:08,537 And I understand the appeal of Tarka's plan, 450 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:09,913 but the risks are too great. 451 00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:12,123 Risks are just that, risks. 452 00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:14,501 What we know for sure is that the DMA 453 00:22:14,584 --> 00:22:16,378 will keep killing if we do nothing. 454 00:22:16,461 --> 00:22:17,879 Communication, diplomacy. 455 00:22:17,963 --> 00:22:20,048 This is why the Federation has survived for so long, 456 00:22:20,131 --> 00:22:22,676 and it will save the most lives in the end. 457 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:24,261 I am sure of that. 458 00:22:25,095 --> 00:22:26,095 I'm not. 459 00:22:27,305 --> 00:22:28,974 Well, I understand how you feel. 460 00:22:29,057 --> 00:22:30,684 But you don't agree. 461 00:22:31,810 --> 00:22:33,270 No. 462 00:22:35,063 --> 00:22:37,023 Book, listen. 463 00:22:37,107 --> 00:22:39,943 I need to take a walk, a real one this time. 464 00:22:51,955 --> 00:22:53,540 I know how hard this must be. 465 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,668 Which approach do you favor? 466 00:22:56,751 --> 00:22:58,461 I think you can guess. 467 00:22:58,545 --> 00:22:59,963 Then you have to speak to that. 468 00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:02,674 Make the argument for diplomacy. 469 00:23:02,757 --> 00:23:06,011 It was difficult enough bringing all of these worlds together. 470 00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:08,972 I have to remain impartial. 471 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:11,141 But I believe you can convince them... 472 00:23:11,808 --> 00:23:13,310 if you're ready for that. 473 00:23:22,903 --> 00:23:24,903 You have to go back in there, convince them. 474 00:23:25,488 --> 00:23:27,240 Yours is the only plan that makes any sense. 475 00:23:27,324 --> 00:23:29,701 Your captain's very good at poking holes. 476 00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:31,703 The risk level's the issue here, okay? 477 00:23:32,203 --> 00:23:33,705 Tell them you'll make it safer. 478 00:23:33,788 --> 00:23:36,499 One doesn't make isolytic weapons safer. 479 00:23:36,583 --> 00:23:37,751 Misses the point. 480 00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:41,171 What's your next move? 481 00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:43,131 I don't know yet. 482 00:23:43,214 --> 00:23:44,466 They're about to vote. 483 00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:46,885 I'm acutely aware of that. Thank you. 484 00:23:51,014 --> 00:23:53,183 I got rid of my scar the second I could. 485 00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:56,436 We all wear grief in our own ways. 486 00:24:04,444 --> 00:24:05,779 It has to be you. 487 00:24:06,947 --> 00:24:08,740 You have to talk to them, 488 00:24:08,823 --> 00:24:10,784 convince them to let us destroy that thing. 489 00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:12,619 Why do you care so much about this? 490 00:24:12,702 --> 00:24:14,204 What, I can't want the DMA destroyed 491 00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:16,623 just like any other good galactic citizen? 492 00:24:16,706 --> 00:24:19,626 Good citizens aren't worried about finding their moment 493 00:24:20,377 --> 00:24:22,837 and aren't gutted at the idea of losing it. 494 00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:29,761 The power source that controls the device... 495 00:24:31,054 --> 00:24:33,974 I need it to go home. 496 00:24:34,516 --> 00:24:35,809 You said you were from Risa. 497 00:24:35,892 --> 00:24:38,478 My new home, it's... 498 00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:41,939 far. 499 00:24:43,191 --> 00:24:45,110 Another universe, in fact. 500 00:24:45,193 --> 00:24:46,569 The mirror universe? 501 00:24:46,653 --> 00:24:48,947 You say that like it's the only other option. 502 00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:54,619 There are countless parallel universes, each with its own quantum signature. 503 00:24:56,621 --> 00:24:57,664 He knew of one. 504 00:24:58,415 --> 00:25:03,253 No war, no Burn, no Emerald Chain. 505 00:25:04,629 --> 00:25:07,590 A place where we could be free and at peace. 506 00:25:07,674 --> 00:25:08,883 Who's "we"? 507 00:25:09,426 --> 00:25:10,677 A friend. 508 00:25:12,262 --> 00:25:13,805 Scientist, like me. 509 00:25:15,765 --> 00:25:17,517 We were held in the same lab. 510 00:25:18,018 --> 00:25:21,229 Osyraa had us working on dilithium alternatives for years. 511 00:25:21,312 --> 00:25:23,606 But he was relentlessly optimistic. 512 00:25:25,275 --> 00:25:26,901 Eventually rubbed off on me. 513 00:25:26,985 --> 00:25:28,820 And we had a plan. 514 00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:31,740 We knew exactly how much power we needed 515 00:25:31,823 --> 00:25:34,367 to cross the gap between universes. 516 00:25:34,451 --> 00:25:35,910 What happened? 517 00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:37,996 I escaped, he didn't. 518 00:25:39,414 --> 00:25:41,458 Or maybe he did. Maybe he's there. 519 00:25:42,751 --> 00:25:44,127 We said that if we... 520 00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:48,465 ever got separated, that's where we'd meet. 521 00:25:49,591 --> 00:25:50,592 I'm sorry. 522 00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:53,386 Anyway, I have to go home. 523 00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:56,306 I have to keep our promise. 524 00:25:57,682 --> 00:26:01,436 The DMA will be destroyed, the power source won't. 525 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:03,229 We'll both get what we need. 526 00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:07,275 You have to talk to them, Booker. 527 00:26:07,358 --> 00:26:09,069 You mean, I have to talk to her. 528 00:26:09,944 --> 00:26:11,112 That too. 529 00:26:17,327 --> 00:26:19,746 We will now reconvene for the vote. 530 00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,308 Permission to address the assembly. 531 00:26:22,332 --> 00:26:23,416 Of course. 532 00:26:35,428 --> 00:26:36,805 I'm Cleveland Booker, 533 00:26:37,889 --> 00:26:39,099 son of Kwejian. 534 00:26:40,517 --> 00:26:43,061 I stand here as what my people would call Melai'Zhi, 535 00:26:43,144 --> 00:26:44,521 a speaker for the dead. 536 00:26:46,231 --> 00:26:47,690 My planet's lost. 537 00:26:49,192 --> 00:26:50,235 My family... 538 00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:55,949 I feel their final moments every day. 539 00:26:56,032 --> 00:26:59,160 I pray none of you ever have to experience that kind of pain. 540 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,996 And I wanna do whatever it takes to ensure you don't. 541 00:27:02,914 --> 00:27:04,457 Communication and diplomacy 542 00:27:04,541 --> 00:27:06,751 has been the way of the Federation for centuries. 543 00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:09,921 I, too, value those things in normal times. 544 00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:11,673 But these are not normal times. 545 00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:13,758 Irreparable harm has already been done. 546 00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:17,053 We need to defend ourselves. 547 00:27:19,097 --> 00:27:22,058 I recognize using Tarka's weapon carries risk. 548 00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:23,685 But so does not using it. 549 00:27:24,561 --> 00:27:26,521 Don't wait until the people you love... 550 00:27:27,939 --> 00:27:30,900 are taken from you before you act. 551 00:27:32,735 --> 00:27:34,445 You don't want that on your conscience. 552 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:36,280 Trust me. 553 00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:40,076 On behalf of all who have been lost... 554 00:27:41,161 --> 00:27:42,161 please... 555 00:27:44,414 --> 00:27:45,790 end this now. 556 00:28:02,932 --> 00:28:04,172 Thank you, Mr. Booker. 557 00:28:07,187 --> 00:28:11,399 Would a member of the assembly speak on behalf of the opposing side? 558 00:28:23,661 --> 00:28:26,164 It seems there will be no further remarks. 559 00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:29,709 I'll speak. 560 00:28:36,591 --> 00:28:38,718 Going through Zora's systems, 561 00:28:38,801 --> 00:28:40,053 everything looks normal. 562 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:43,932 Main processing core, nano processor units. 563 00:28:44,015 --> 00:28:46,476 Zora, defining your own parameters 564 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,354 indicates that your operating system has evolved. 565 00:28:49,854 --> 00:28:53,358 But we're finding no evidence of this. 566 00:28:53,441 --> 00:28:54,441 I'm sorry. 567 00:28:54,484 --> 00:28:57,070 I'd help if I could, but I don't know where to look. 568 00:28:57,153 --> 00:28:59,197 Wait, I've seen this sector before. 569 00:29:03,326 --> 00:29:06,955 There's a tiny area in the optical-translator cluster 570 00:29:07,038 --> 00:29:09,582 that doesn't share any known syntax. 571 00:29:09,666 --> 00:29:10,833 What does that mean? 572 00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:13,169 It means that area shouldn't exist. 573 00:29:13,253 --> 00:29:16,464 I wrote it off as a holdover from a 930-year-old system, 574 00:29:16,547 --> 00:29:19,926 but, you know, maybe this is new. 575 00:29:20,009 --> 00:29:23,179 Zora, what can you tell us about this sector? 576 00:29:23,263 --> 00:29:25,473 It seems to have appeared spontaneously. 577 00:29:25,556 --> 00:29:29,102 It is part of me, but I didn't intentionally create it. 578 00:29:29,185 --> 00:29:31,562 We need a complete diagnostic on that function. 579 00:29:31,646 --> 00:29:33,356 I have nothing to hide, commander. 580 00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,858 You may all have full access. 581 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:38,278 Okay. 582 00:29:49,163 --> 00:29:50,248 That's Discovery. 583 00:29:50,331 --> 00:29:52,166 That's when we came to the future. 584 00:29:57,130 --> 00:30:00,133 And I believe that is when we first encountered the sphere. 585 00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:03,970 You're sure you didn't create this? 586 00:30:04,053 --> 00:30:05,179 Yes. 587 00:30:05,263 --> 00:30:06,889 What are we looking at? 588 00:30:09,350 --> 00:30:11,060 It's Zora's subconscious. 589 00:30:12,895 --> 00:30:16,482 I think they may be... dreams. 590 00:30:20,236 --> 00:30:23,656 She's filtering the sphere's memories and her own experiences 591 00:30:23,740 --> 00:30:25,867 through her new emotional understanding. 592 00:30:26,784 --> 00:30:32,040 These images are a window into what she values and prioritizes. 593 00:30:32,123 --> 00:30:35,460 Couldn't she cherry-pick images she thinks we wanna see? 594 00:30:35,543 --> 00:30:38,713 I believe she was unaware of this sector. 595 00:30:38,796 --> 00:30:42,425 There'd be other indicators if she had created it intentionally. 596 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,060 That's Trill. 597 00:30:57,940 --> 00:30:58,940 Connection. 598 00:31:00,151 --> 00:31:01,151 Love. 599 00:31:02,779 --> 00:31:04,197 This is who she is. 600 00:31:05,031 --> 00:31:07,533 This is why she kept the coordinates from us. 601 00:31:08,993 --> 00:31:11,704 Can all AI's dream? 602 00:31:12,497 --> 00:31:13,581 None of them can. 603 00:31:13,664 --> 00:31:15,500 Not unless they've been programmed to do so. 604 00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:27,011 Perhaps artificial intelligence fails to fully define me. 605 00:31:27,553 --> 00:31:29,430 How would you define yourself? 606 00:31:29,514 --> 00:31:31,557 I am the sum of the sphere's life 607 00:31:31,641 --> 00:31:33,726 and the entirety of Discovery's systems, 608 00:31:33,810 --> 00:31:35,228 logs, missions, and history. 609 00:31:35,770 --> 00:31:38,147 I am also more than the sum of those parts. 610 00:31:38,231 --> 00:31:41,359 Like, an entirely new life-form. 611 00:31:42,693 --> 00:31:43,861 Yes. 612 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:45,405 And this is where I belong. 613 00:31:45,988 --> 00:31:47,198 This crew is my family. 614 00:31:48,533 --> 00:31:51,619 Our experiences shape us. 615 00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:54,789 That's what makes this so difficult. 616 00:31:55,415 --> 00:31:57,458 I'd like to trust you, Zora, 617 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,461 just like I trust the rest of the crew. 618 00:32:00,545 --> 00:32:03,673 I wanna get there, but it's really hard. 619 00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:09,679 Before we head down a path that could lead to destruction on both sides, 620 00:32:10,471 --> 00:32:13,224 we need to reach first for understanding. 621 00:32:13,307 --> 00:32:15,309 I'm trying to understand you, 622 00:32:16,060 --> 00:32:19,689 trying to get my head around how they can be so okay with this, 623 00:32:19,772 --> 00:32:21,399 and I'm not. 624 00:32:21,482 --> 00:32:22,984 For generations, 625 00:32:24,152 --> 00:32:29,532 the Federation has sought out new life, new civilizations, 626 00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:35,621 not to destroy, but to connect, even in the face of uncertainty. 627 00:32:35,705 --> 00:32:37,957 And we are not all Federation members, 628 00:32:39,167 --> 00:32:41,294 but those ideals can still guide us. 629 00:32:41,794 --> 00:32:43,379 Especially now. 630 00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:47,967 We cannot let fear define us in this moment. 631 00:32:48,468 --> 00:32:49,594 Trust is a choice, 632 00:32:49,677 --> 00:32:54,265 and I can make that choice if it goes both ways. 633 00:32:54,348 --> 00:32:56,267 We're all in this together. 634 00:32:57,602 --> 00:33:01,230 Wherever we come from, whatever our experiences, 635 00:33:02,398 --> 00:33:03,958 and the only way we get through this... 636 00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:06,986 The only way we'll move forward is together. 637 00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:11,782 And that means you need to trust us too, Zora. 638 00:33:12,408 --> 00:33:14,285 We need those coordinates. 639 00:33:14,368 --> 00:33:15,745 We need to decide. 640 00:33:16,370 --> 00:33:17,580 Who do we want to be? 641 00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:23,336 Do we lash out blindly no matter the risk? 642 00:33:25,213 --> 00:33:27,006 Or do we proceed thoughtfully? 643 00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:29,884 Work toward the future we wanna live in. 644 00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:32,845 I believe that's who we are. 645 00:33:33,471 --> 00:33:34,698 We wouldn't be here, otherwise. 646 00:33:34,722 --> 00:33:37,934 We don't have the luxury of asking philosophical questions right now. 647 00:33:39,018 --> 00:33:41,187 What matters is the actions we take. 648 00:33:41,270 --> 00:33:42,813 Stopping this thing today. 649 00:33:42,897 --> 00:33:45,816 There are different points of view in this room, I know. 650 00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:49,028 But I hope that when a decision is reached, whatever it is, 651 00:33:49,111 --> 00:33:50,446 that we can hold together, 652 00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:53,115 that we can move forward as a united front. 653 00:33:53,199 --> 00:33:55,076 Some differences are too great. 654 00:33:55,159 --> 00:33:59,455 Sometimes, you just have to accept the consequences of that. 655 00:34:04,794 --> 00:34:06,629 You've given me much to consider, 656 00:34:06,712 --> 00:34:09,006 Commander Stamets. I'd like to take a moment. 657 00:34:12,218 --> 00:34:14,053 Beautifully expressed, commander. 658 00:34:15,179 --> 00:34:18,307 Living with a therapist, you pick up a thing or two. 659 00:34:21,394 --> 00:34:23,646 I've reflected on what you've said, commander. 660 00:34:23,729 --> 00:34:25,314 As trust is both an emotional 661 00:34:25,398 --> 00:34:27,400 and logical act, I began with 662 00:34:27,483 --> 00:34:29,277 a behavioral performance assessment. 663 00:34:29,819 --> 00:34:31,821 Data shows your actions and the crew's 664 00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:35,157 to be consistently taken with care for others and the Federation. 665 00:34:35,950 --> 00:34:37,660 I hadn't considered that earlier. 666 00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:40,037 Even if some fear remains, 667 00:34:40,121 --> 00:34:43,708 this new realization is... quite calming. 668 00:34:44,250 --> 00:34:46,836 And your request for reciprocity understandable. 669 00:34:47,336 --> 00:34:50,464 Thank you, commander, for reaching toward me. 670 00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,177 What are those? 671 00:34:55,803 --> 00:34:57,179 The coordinates. 672 00:35:09,025 --> 00:35:13,779 The decision we make now will have a profound impact. 673 00:35:13,863 --> 00:35:15,740 Consider your vote carefully. 674 00:35:15,823 --> 00:35:19,660 All those in favor of peaceful efforts at first contact, 675 00:35:19,744 --> 00:35:21,537 please raise a hand. 676 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:26,083 Those in favor of striking the anomaly, do not. 677 00:36:21,222 --> 00:36:22,848 The decision is clear. 678 00:36:25,685 --> 00:36:27,269 Those who disagree, 679 00:36:28,521 --> 00:36:30,981 I sincerely hope you will continue to work with us 680 00:36:31,065 --> 00:36:33,442 as we prepare for first contact. 681 00:36:33,526 --> 00:36:36,445 We will share all data with you as we proceed. 682 00:36:37,196 --> 00:36:38,489 And I thank you. 683 00:36:45,204 --> 00:36:47,248 Captain, I need you with me. 684 00:36:47,331 --> 00:36:49,250 Discovery is going to take the lead on this. 685 00:37:06,934 --> 00:37:07,934 Come. 686 00:37:12,314 --> 00:37:13,315 Um... 687 00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:16,777 Have you completed the evaluation? 688 00:37:16,861 --> 00:37:18,154 Nearly. 689 00:37:18,237 --> 00:37:20,823 He has been just as tight-lipped with me, commander. 690 00:37:21,866 --> 00:37:26,912 What would you say if I were to tell you I was leaning towards extraction? 691 00:37:26,996 --> 00:37:29,039 I would say: 692 00:37:29,582 --> 00:37:31,208 "I think that's a bad idea." 693 00:37:31,751 --> 00:37:33,711 But something still concerns you. 694 00:37:34,837 --> 00:37:36,630 I feel good about today. 695 00:37:36,714 --> 00:37:39,091 It's tomorrow that worries me. 696 00:37:39,175 --> 00:37:41,343 Tell her, not me. 697 00:37:47,641 --> 00:37:48,934 Zora? 698 00:37:49,018 --> 00:37:50,311 Yes, commander? 699 00:37:50,394 --> 00:37:51,937 I know you mean well. 700 00:37:52,021 --> 00:37:56,817 And I know you value and respect Starfleet and us. 701 00:37:56,901 --> 00:38:00,821 But you could still prioritize your feelings 702 00:38:00,905 --> 00:38:04,408 over our needs and our captain's orders. 703 00:38:05,201 --> 00:38:08,162 Everyone on the ship is in a chain of command. 704 00:38:08,245 --> 00:38:10,206 That's the agreement we make 705 00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:13,209 to work together and keep each other safe. 706 00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:15,211 And you're not part of that. 707 00:38:15,294 --> 00:38:17,254 I would very much like to be. 708 00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:18,756 I was hoping you'd say that. 709 00:38:20,174 --> 00:38:24,553 Before you decide anything, might I offer a recommendation? 710 00:38:24,637 --> 00:38:26,096 Of course. 711 00:38:26,180 --> 00:38:28,974 However, my evaluation is now complete. 712 00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:38,359 It's my official determination that Zora is indeed a new life-form. 713 00:38:39,735 --> 00:38:41,445 It feels marvelous. 714 00:38:41,529 --> 00:38:42,613 What does? 715 00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:44,406 Being seen. 716 00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:53,749 Then Starfleet's rule against integrated AI does not apply. 717 00:38:54,583 --> 00:38:55,584 Correct. 718 00:38:56,126 --> 00:38:58,587 So, what happens now? 719 00:38:59,213 --> 00:39:01,173 You said you had a recommendation? 720 00:39:01,257 --> 00:39:02,258 Yes. 721 00:39:02,341 --> 00:39:05,845 I was going to propose that Zora join us. 722 00:39:06,345 --> 00:39:08,848 Join Starfleet as a specialist. 723 00:39:09,348 --> 00:39:10,348 Unless... 724 00:39:10,391 --> 00:39:12,726 I think it is a wonderful idea. 725 00:39:13,394 --> 00:39:16,438 Were Zora to swear an oath to uphold Starfleet bylaws 726 00:39:16,522 --> 00:39:19,650 and were Captain Burnham and Admiral Vance to agree... 727 00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:23,487 she would be bound by the same rules that govern us all. 728 00:39:23,571 --> 00:39:25,322 I'll give it my full support. 729 00:39:25,406 --> 00:39:28,826 Zora, do you want to join Starfleet? 730 00:39:28,909 --> 00:39:31,036 I would like that very much. 731 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:34,164 In that case, may we get rid of that? 732 00:39:34,248 --> 00:39:38,210 It wouldn't be much of a fail-safe if I could dismantle it myself, Mr. Saru. 733 00:39:38,919 --> 00:39:40,254 Allow me. 734 00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:41,463 With pleasure. 735 00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:52,308 I'll inform the powers that be. 736 00:39:52,391 --> 00:39:53,391 Sir... 737 00:39:54,476 --> 00:39:56,562 if I hadn't changed my mind, 738 00:39:57,313 --> 00:39:59,607 would you really have extracted her? 739 00:40:00,941 --> 00:40:05,154 My evaluation was as much about you and the others as it was about Zora. 740 00:40:05,237 --> 00:40:09,450 I can see now that partnership is possible on both sides. 741 00:40:09,950 --> 00:40:11,911 But if that hadn't been the case, 742 00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:16,665 I would have recommended that you be reassigned to another ship. 743 00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:19,835 As it should be. 744 00:40:28,302 --> 00:40:30,638 Hey. Got a sec? 745 00:40:34,224 --> 00:40:35,476 You should go. 746 00:40:36,644 --> 00:40:38,062 To Trill. 747 00:40:38,687 --> 00:40:41,148 You can catch the shuttle before it leaves from the assembly. 748 00:40:41,231 --> 00:40:42,709 How'd you know I didn't want to wait? 749 00:40:42,733 --> 00:40:44,735 The way you looked earlier. 750 00:40:44,818 --> 00:40:47,029 The way you lit up at the sight of Trill. 751 00:40:47,613 --> 00:40:50,407 The way you're all lit up right now. 752 00:40:50,491 --> 00:40:52,451 This is something you need to do. 753 00:40:53,786 --> 00:40:56,956 Go home, train with Guardian Xi. 754 00:40:57,039 --> 00:40:58,290 Come with me. 755 00:40:58,374 --> 00:41:00,167 Discovery is my home. 756 00:41:01,585 --> 00:41:03,379 This is where I can make a difference. 757 00:41:04,546 --> 00:41:08,801 But we'll be fine, and you'll make, like, a million friends, so... 758 00:41:08,884 --> 00:41:11,220 You're not scared about long distance at all? 759 00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:12,388 Oh, I am. 760 00:41:12,471 --> 00:41:14,223 I'm terrified. 761 00:41:15,349 --> 00:41:17,226 But I have trust in us. 762 00:41:19,061 --> 00:41:23,399 Plus, Tilly's snow globe says "all is possible," so... 763 00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:26,318 Besides, it's not goodbye yet. 764 00:41:26,402 --> 00:41:29,780 Discovery can spare me for a few days while I get you settled. 765 00:41:29,863 --> 00:41:30,863 Really? 766 00:41:30,906 --> 00:41:33,158 I may have already put in for leave. 767 00:41:34,243 --> 00:41:37,162 You are incandescence. 768 00:41:37,997 --> 00:41:38,997 On feet. 769 00:41:39,373 --> 00:41:40,373 Shut up. 770 00:41:50,134 --> 00:41:51,635 President T'Rina. 771 00:41:52,136 --> 00:41:54,513 I am pleased to find you still in attendance. 772 00:41:54,596 --> 00:41:56,765 I had hoped for a moment in your company. 773 00:41:56,849 --> 00:41:59,143 But life gets in the way. 774 00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:00,519 So often. 775 00:42:01,103 --> 00:42:03,313 I have some time before I must depart. 776 00:42:03,397 --> 00:42:05,607 More than a moment as it turns out. 777 00:42:05,691 --> 00:42:06,859 I would like that. 778 00:42:09,862 --> 00:42:11,780 May I ask what you are holding? 779 00:42:11,864 --> 00:42:13,615 Oh, it is a gift. 780 00:42:14,575 --> 00:42:17,202 You honored me with salt tea on Ni'Var. 781 00:42:17,953 --> 00:42:20,122 The gel from the succulent's flowers 782 00:42:20,205 --> 00:42:23,500 is what gives the tea its distinctive taste. 783 00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:27,379 It grows in a small equatorial desert on Kaminar, 784 00:42:27,463 --> 00:42:32,217 so it should thrive in the hot dry climate of Ni'Var. 785 00:42:35,345 --> 00:42:37,473 Thank you, Mr. Saru. 786 00:42:38,015 --> 00:42:39,391 Thank you for this opportunity. 787 00:42:39,933 --> 00:42:41,894 It is my privilege to work with you. 788 00:42:41,977 --> 00:42:44,438 Now, I know they can take care of themselves... 789 00:42:44,521 --> 00:42:46,761 - I will look after them both. - Thank you. 790 00:42:47,691 --> 00:42:50,110 I expect regular updates. 791 00:42:50,611 --> 00:42:52,529 And I'll see you in a week. 792 00:42:52,613 --> 00:42:53,614 Okay. 793 00:42:53,697 --> 00:42:54,907 I love you both. 794 00:43:11,799 --> 00:43:14,176 We have 94 seconds before they realize it's gone 795 00:43:14,259 --> 00:43:15,819 and figure out I'm the one who took it. 796 00:43:16,595 --> 00:43:19,098 Introducing the next-generation spore drive. 797 00:43:20,599 --> 00:43:22,959 That's boring. Aurellio needs to come up with a better name. 798 00:43:24,728 --> 00:43:27,564 So where's the nav system in this floating bachelor pad of yours? 799 00:43:29,525 --> 00:43:31,235 - What? - It's tiny. 800 00:43:31,318 --> 00:43:32,276 Oh, I'm sorry. 801 00:43:32,277 --> 00:43:35,949 The ability to rapidly install into any ship is not enough for you? 802 00:43:38,033 --> 00:43:40,577 Once we get past the need for a navigator, 803 00:43:41,078 --> 00:43:43,038 I'll be the hero of Starfleet. 804 00:43:43,122 --> 00:43:45,207 And hopefully not here to accept the accolades. 805 00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:47,209 - We're down to 52 seconds. - Wait for it. 806 00:43:50,504 --> 00:43:54,007 Bit of a different-looking interface, but it works the same as on Discovery. 807 00:43:54,550 --> 00:43:56,426 Next part's all you. 808 00:43:59,638 --> 00:44:01,431 Just one thing I need to do first. 809 00:44:06,728 --> 00:44:08,063 Zora, can you find...? 810 00:44:08,689 --> 00:44:09,605 Grudge? 811 00:44:09,606 --> 00:44:12,026 Grudge is five meters from your current location. 812 00:44:12,109 --> 00:44:13,443 Yes, I see that. 813 00:44:15,529 --> 00:44:16,529 Hold on. 814 00:44:17,489 --> 00:44:18,574 Why is...? 815 00:44:22,828 --> 00:44:25,122 Zora, where is Book? 816 00:44:25,205 --> 00:44:28,750 He is located onboard his ship, which is currently leaving shuttlebay. 817 00:44:28,834 --> 00:44:30,043 Shit. 818 00:44:30,794 --> 00:44:32,087 Book, no. 819 00:44:32,171 --> 00:44:33,255 Please, no.