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Previously on Star Trek: Discovery...
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Hey, Michael, I was on my way
to the Bajoran exchange
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when this guy sitting next to me...
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and I think his black box is one
of the ones you're looking for.
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It's on Hunhau, Emerald Chain territory.
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- I won't be long.
- This was three weeks ago.
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If Book found a third black box,
and it shows the same variance,
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that means the Burn
didn't happen all at once.
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We have got to get to Hunhau.
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- At the moment, we cannot.
- Yes, sir.
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You're the only person
on this ship who'd say yes
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to going on an unsanctioned mission.
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Are you in or out? Georgiou?
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You had me at "unsanctioned mission".
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The spore drive's new and improved.
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I redesigned it so you won't
have to use those shunts.
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Little gooey.
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Commander Burnham left to
pursue a mission of her own,
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against my direct orders.
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Sir, you know, Michael is
one of the people that I love
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most in this world,
but she made a choice,
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and now because of that,
you don't have one.
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You have to tell the admiral.
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That is astute, Ensign.
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Commander Burnham's mission
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was 100% rogue.
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Until we solve the mystery
of how the Burn happened,
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and why, I believe the Federation
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will never be, can never be,
brought back together again.
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Well, we'll see what your
intel brings, Commander.
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I will leave it up to you, Captain,
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to determine the consequences
of her insubordination.
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As of now,
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you're relieved of your duty
as my Number One.
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You will restrict yourself
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to chief science officer duties only.
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Personal log supplemental.
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Even after a year of
finding my way alone,
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I truly believed I could find a way
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to fit back into this uniform,
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onto this ship.
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Now I'm not so sure.
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I've become someone new.
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Still just as committed
to the Federation,
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to my friends...
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but there's a distance between us now.
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I know I'll never be at peace
until I solve the Burn.
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But I don't know if I can
do it from Discovery.
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This may not be my home anymore.
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And I don't know what that means.
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Or where it will lead me.
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So, when are we getting out of here?
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You really hate it.
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"Hate" is a strong word.
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But I'm also living
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on the shuttle bay of
a Federation starship
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And no one knows what to make of me.
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Let's acknowledge this
isn't a long-term situation.
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Where would we go?
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Space.
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Hmm. And what about... ?
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- The Burn?
- Yeah.
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The biggest, most dangerous
cosmic puzzle of all time?
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Have you always been this way?
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My brother,
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he called me on it...
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... how I take responsibility
for everything.
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Sounds like we'd have
gotten on, me and your brother.
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- Is that right?
- Yeah.
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We'd bond over your
endearing messianic complex.
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Hmm. Says the man who risks
his life to save helpless creatures.
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- Oh, yeah.
- Mm.
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Hey.
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- Saru, uh...
- Demoted me.
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Yeah.
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Hey, um,
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you put me in a really
horrible position with Saru,
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and with the admiral when
you went off on your own.
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It would've been so much
worse if I had told you.
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My choice. Not yours.
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I'm sorry, Tilly.
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This transition has been
difficult for all of us.
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I had to go.
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I had to.
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The truth is...
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... I don't know how I fit in anymore.
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Uh, one one-millionth of a microsecond.
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You were right. Uh,
that was the difference.
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The USS Yelchin,
the first black box you found.
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When the Burn happened, it lost contact
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at precisely 8-1-9-8-6 mark 2-7-2-1-3-9.
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Now, t-the Gav'Nor, a thousand
light-years away, lost contact
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one one-millionth of
a microsecond later.
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What about the Giacconi?
The data recorder Book found?
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The computer's still working on it.
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But with three points of data,
we can triangulate and pinpoint
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- the source of the Burn.
- In two dimensions, maybe,
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but in three-dimensional space,
that still leaves an area
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far too large to explore
in several lifetimes,
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so we have to narrow it down.
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Somehow we need to find more data.
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Well, I flagged this...
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... when I was going through
Federation databases.
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It's an experiment, SB-19.
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They spread sensors
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across dozens of
light-years of subspace.
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They had a front-seat view of the Burn.
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SB-19 reported no findings.
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So, either the sensors
didn't record anything...
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Which isn't likely.
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... or they didn't make
their results public.
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In which case, the admiral
might have access to it.
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He's not my biggest fan right now.
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This is bigger than you.
And bigger than him...
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It's bigger than everybody. Right?
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What if you hadn't made it back?
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What would I do?
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Analysis complete.
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The Giacconi. It lost contact
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seven one-millionths of a
microsecond after the Yelchin.
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That confirms it.
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You're telling me these three ships
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were all destroyed by
the Burn at different times.
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The difference is in
millionths of a microsecond,
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but yes, there is a difference.
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Son of a bitch.
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Are you familiar with an
experiment called SB-19?
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We can't access it.
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Why?
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It's Ni'Var.
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You'd know it by its
former name: Vulcan.
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Vulcans... the Vulcans
changed their name?
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Well, it's not just the Vulcans
who live there now.
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They share the planet with the Romulans.
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The Romulans were considered
enemies in our time.
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And for a long time after.
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Until Ambassador Spock
brought them back.
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You see, history had
forgot this in your time,
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but the Vulcans and the Romulans
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were two tribes of the same species
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that went their separate ways.
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Your brother started the
process of reunifying them.
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And he succeeded?
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It took centuries after
his death, but yes.
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But the Vulcans were
always the first to share
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their research with the Federation.
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Maybe in the past.
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But Ni'Var left the Federation
nearly a hundred years ago.
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Vulcan was one of the founding members
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of the Federation.
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They would never abandon it.
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Must have been the Romulans.
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No, the Romulans wanted to stay.
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Even before the Burn, the Federation
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was running out of dilithium.
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All member planets were ordered
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to put their best scientists
towards finding a solution.
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Ni'Var's contribution...
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was SB-19,
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a system to transport starships
thousands of light-years
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in an instant, much
like your spore drive.
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What happened?
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Well, it was new technology.
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Ni'Var scientists felt
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ultimately that it was too dangerous,
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so they asked permission
to shutter the program.
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But it was the most promising
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dilithium alternative of the day,
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and so the Federation
ordered them to proceed.
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They think they caused the Burn?
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No.
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They think we forced
them to cause the Burn.
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So they left the Federation
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and kept the SB-19 data from us.
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Sir...
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we have proof the Burn
had a different origin.
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I don't think any claims of proof
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are gonna make any difference.
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They're convinced they're right.
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Well, perhaps, then,
this new information
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would be sufficient to
reopen diplomatic relations.
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We have to tell them.
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There must be a way
to get them to listen.
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Spock's sister.
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Sending Commander Burnham
as our representative
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- might tip the scales.
- Admiral, I must inform you,
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Commander Burnham was reprimanded
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for her insubordinate actions
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and dismissed as my first officer.
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Insubordinate or not,
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she's the only person
who could open that door.
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- And now with this new information...
- Sir,
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I don't think I can genuinely represent
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the Federation right now.
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Find a way.
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Bring the
diplomatic corps into the loop
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and send a full
report to Ni'Var, headline:
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"Michael Burnham Is Coming".
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Listen to me, little brother.
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This is the last advice I'll
ever be able to give you.
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There's a whole galaxy out there,
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full of people who will reach for you.
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You have to let them.
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Reach for them.
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Ambassador Spock.
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Circa stardate 45825.
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Coordinates redacted,
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retrieved from classified archive,
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the personal files of
Admiral Jean-Luc Picard.
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- Play.
- Closed minds have kept
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these two worlds apart for centuries.
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We can either choose
to live with that enmity,
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or seek a way to change it.
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The union of the Vulcan
and the Romulan people
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will not be achieved by
politics or by diplomacy.
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But it will be achieved.
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Like the first Vulcans,
these people are struggling
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through a new enlightenment.
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And it may take decades
or even centuries
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for them to reach it,
but they will reach it.
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And I must help.
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You know, I never let myself
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look back to find out who he became.
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You guys are chronic overachievers.
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How am I gonna do this, Book?
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It's possible that a person who has a...
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complex relationship with the future
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is the exact right person
to do this job.
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I am sure you have heard...
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I dismissed Commander Burnham
as my first officer.
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Must have been very
difficult for you, sir.
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I would like you to serve
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as my acting first officer until
I find a permanent replacement.
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Uh, sir, what?
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I...
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I never completed the
Command Training Program.
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- I...
- You traveled through a wormhole
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930 years into the future.
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I am confident in saying
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your experience now
exceeds the parameters
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designed for the
Command Training Program.
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Sir, I'm an ensign. I...
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I would be responsible for lives.
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Part of leadership
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is the acknowledgment
that one is suited to it.
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Many members of our crew have struggled
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with all that has changed.
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I have watched you rise to the occasion.
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I believe you can help
them rise, as well.
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And I believe you will always
put the needs of Starfleet
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and the Federation
ahead of your own wishes.
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Sir, are you asking me
because I'm qualified
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or because I'm... compliant?
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I'm asking
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because I believe this is in
the best interest of our ship.
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Take a day to think about it.
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Now let us jump to Ni'Var.
259
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Status report, please.
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Coordinates locked in.
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All hands ready to jump to Ni'Var.
262
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HQ confirms that Ni'Var is expecting us.
263
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Very well.
264
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The people of Ni'Var
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have not been visited
by a Federation starship
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in nearly a century.
267
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Let us remind them who we are
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and how important they are to us.
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Black Alert.
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Sir, we are in Lagrange One for Ni'Var,
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formerly the planet Vulcan.
272
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Incoming transmission.
273
00:16:08,670 --> 00:16:10,255
Open the channel.
274
00:16:17,888 --> 00:16:20,513
I am T'Rina...
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president of Ni'Var.
276
00:16:22,851 --> 00:16:24,709
Greetings.
277
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I am Saru
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of the USS Discovery.
279
00:16:28,008 --> 00:16:29,883
The Federation sent word
you were en route
280
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using a unique propulsion system.
281
00:16:32,221 --> 00:16:35,722
I presume that is how you evaded
our long-range sensors?
282
00:16:35,724 --> 00:16:38,183
I assure you, we were not
attempting to evade.
283
00:16:38,185 --> 00:16:40,185
Discovery is equipped with a system
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that allows us to travel
across the mycelial network.
285
00:16:43,232 --> 00:16:45,857
We've been briefed regarding
the special circumstances
286
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of Discovery's crew.
287
00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:50,280
And your special passenger.
288
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Greetings, Madam President.
289
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I am Michael Burnham.
290
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Daughter of Sarek.
291
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Sister of Spock.
292
00:17:02,251 --> 00:17:04,376
It is an honor to greet you.
293
00:17:04,378 --> 00:17:06,378
I only wish Ambassador Spock could see
294
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the fruits of his labor as you do now.
295
00:17:08,757 --> 00:17:11,091
I do believe he would find it all...
296
00:17:11,093 --> 00:17:13,262
fascinating.
297
00:17:14,471 --> 00:17:17,097
I would be pleased to speak further.
298
00:17:17,099 --> 00:17:19,792
But first we must dispense
with the Federation's request
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for data related to SB-19.
300
00:17:23,897 --> 00:17:26,565
We've found significant
301
00:17:26,567 --> 00:17:29,776
new evidence related to
the cause of the Burn.
302
00:17:29,778 --> 00:17:31,775
SB-19 can help us with that.
303
00:17:31,777 --> 00:17:34,901
SB-19 is an issue of great cultural
304
00:17:34,903 --> 00:17:37,284
and political sensitivity here.
305
00:17:37,286 --> 00:17:39,979
Our inquiry is entirely
scientific in nature.
306
00:17:39,981 --> 00:17:41,538
Even science cannot be separated
307
00:17:41,540 --> 00:17:43,456
from cultural and political context.
308
00:17:43,458 --> 00:17:46,626
There are always implications,
as Spock himself learned.
309
00:17:46,628 --> 00:17:48,212
Ni'Var continues to struggle
310
00:17:48,214 --> 00:17:50,338
with the delicate balance
of reunification,
311
00:17:50,340 --> 00:17:53,258
which only became more
complicated after the Burn.
312
00:17:53,260 --> 00:17:56,386
Any theory Commander Burnham
is developing could tear open
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00:17:56,388 --> 00:17:58,930
old wounds and we cannot
afford that at this time.
314
00:17:58,932 --> 00:18:00,033
Madam President...
315
00:18:00,035 --> 00:18:03,602
Permission to access SB-19 is denied.
316
00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:06,146
If you persist in requesting it,
317
00:18:06,148 --> 00:18:08,911
I will have to be content with
observing your spore drive
318
00:18:08,913 --> 00:18:11,749
in action as you return
to Federation headquarters.
319
00:18:15,571 --> 00:18:18,491
Madam President, do the people of Ni'Var
320
00:18:18,493 --> 00:18:20,660
still honor any of the old ways?
321
00:18:20,662 --> 00:18:22,829
Specifically in matters
of scientific inquiry?
322
00:18:22,831 --> 00:18:24,831
They do.
323
00:18:24,833 --> 00:18:27,402
Then as a graduate of the
Vulcan Science Academy,
324
00:18:27,404 --> 00:18:30,698
I respectfully invoke the T'Kal-in-ket.
325
00:18:37,804 --> 00:18:40,390
I will convene a Quorum.
326
00:18:47,231 --> 00:18:48,688
Commander?
327
00:18:48,690 --> 00:18:51,950
The Vulcans have engaged in T'Kal-in-ket
328
00:18:51,952 --> 00:18:53,818
since the time of Surak.
329
00:18:53,820 --> 00:18:55,862
The T'Kal-in-ket is a
philosophical process
330
00:18:55,864 --> 00:18:57,697
designed to unearth deep truths.
331
00:18:57,699 --> 00:18:59,658
It's credited as one of the engines
332
00:18:59,660 --> 00:19:01,993
that lead to early Vulcan
scientific advancement.
333
00:19:01,995 --> 00:19:03,370
And once invoked,
334
00:19:03,372 --> 00:19:05,830
the request cannot be denied.
335
00:19:05,832 --> 00:19:07,832
So you gave her no choice.
336
00:19:07,834 --> 00:19:10,170
It's the only way we'll have
a chance at that data.
337
00:19:10,172 --> 00:19:12,193
This could help us solve the Burn.
338
00:19:12,195 --> 00:19:14,863
What is the protocol?
339
00:19:14,865 --> 00:19:16,675
I'll have to rigorously
defend my hypothesis
340
00:19:16,677 --> 00:19:18,218
before the Science Institute.
341
00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:20,720
I assume you are prepared?
342
00:19:20,722 --> 00:19:23,517
Of course, sir.
343
00:19:30,357 --> 00:19:33,068
Welcome to Discovery.
344
00:19:39,798 --> 00:19:43,844
A special chamber has been
prepared for the T'Kal-in-ket.
345
00:19:46,540 --> 00:19:48,707
Madam President, uh,
346
00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:51,751
will you permit me to give
you a tour of our vessel?
347
00:19:51,753 --> 00:19:54,087
You can forego the niceties, Captain.
348
00:19:54,089 --> 00:19:56,189
Your commander has
already diplomatically
349
00:19:56,191 --> 00:19:58,717
forced me into a corner.
350
00:19:58,719 --> 00:20:01,094
Your shalankhkai will
arrive momentarily.
351
00:20:01,096 --> 00:20:02,220
My "shalankhkai"?
352
00:20:02,222 --> 00:20:04,598
An ancient Romulan designation.
353
00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,766
Vulcans know it as "sha-set".
354
00:20:06,768 --> 00:20:08,727
Ah, my advocate.
355
00:20:08,729 --> 00:20:10,838
What's new since your
time is that only sisters
356
00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:14,107
from the Qowat Milat order
can serve as advocates.
357
00:20:14,109 --> 00:20:17,068
Forgive me, I'm not familiar
with the Qowat Milat.
358
00:20:17,070 --> 00:20:20,405
The Qowat Milat are
an ancient Romulan sect
359
00:20:20,407 --> 00:20:23,575
that live and die by the
precept of absolute candor.
360
00:20:23,577 --> 00:20:26,077
A necessary outgrowth
of a Romulan culture
361
00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:27,579
that trafficked in secrets.
362
00:20:27,581 --> 00:20:30,623
They were essential in helping
our ancestors trust one another
363
00:20:30,625 --> 00:20:32,584
during the early days of reunification.
364
00:20:32,586 --> 00:20:36,755
Today they enable us to have a
healthy discourse on the planet.
365
00:20:36,757 --> 00:20:38,798
It's an ancient story, isn't it?
366
00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,868
My people's fates are so intertwined,
367
00:20:40,870 --> 00:20:42,424
and they are so similar
in profound ways.
368
00:20:42,426 --> 00:20:44,512
Yet they do not trust each other.
369
00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,933
I apologize for forcing your hand.
370
00:20:48,935 --> 00:20:50,518
I meant no disrespect.
371
00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,937
You are brave.
372
00:20:52,939 --> 00:20:55,940
And technically a citizen of Ni'Var.
373
00:20:55,942 --> 00:20:57,625
Ultimately, you are within your rights.
374
00:20:57,627 --> 00:21:00,236
But I'm sure you are aware
that a classic tactic
375
00:21:00,238 --> 00:21:01,389
during T'Kal-in-ket
376
00:21:01,391 --> 00:21:05,158
is to ruthlessly assail the
credibility of the challenger.
377
00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,576
- I am aware.
- If you are not proved to be credible,
378
00:21:07,578 --> 00:21:09,579
it will be known forever
that Spock's sister
379
00:21:09,581 --> 00:21:11,090
returned to us a dissembler.
380
00:21:11,092 --> 00:21:13,131
And that will have real
and grave consequences.
381
00:21:13,133 --> 00:21:14,167
Do you understand?
382
00:21:14,169 --> 00:21:15,876
Yes, ma'am.
383
00:21:15,878 --> 00:21:17,712
One Qowat Milat sister
384
00:21:17,714 --> 00:21:20,089
has taken a particular
interest in your case.
385
00:21:20,091 --> 00:21:22,050
I suspect you may have
a particular interest
386
00:21:22,052 --> 00:21:23,301
in her, as well.
387
00:21:23,303 --> 00:21:26,365
She'll be transporting in momentarily.
388
00:21:29,893 --> 00:21:32,060
Be honest.
389
00:21:32,062 --> 00:21:34,731
Especially to yourself.
390
00:22:00,283 --> 00:22:03,242
M-Mom?
391
00:22:03,244 --> 00:22:04,620
Michael!
392
00:22:07,540 --> 00:22:10,710
Oh, I hoped, but I never...
393
00:22:22,555 --> 00:22:24,888
I was informed your jump to the future
394
00:22:24,890 --> 00:22:27,773
is not widely known
even within Starfleet.
395
00:22:27,775 --> 00:22:30,118
Yeah, the admiral was concerned
396
00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:33,287
that it could be polarizing,
given the Temporal Accords.
397
00:22:33,289 --> 00:22:37,000
Yet there was no other way
to explain to you
398
00:22:37,002 --> 00:22:39,127
the presence of Spock's sister.
399
00:22:39,129 --> 00:22:42,640
I confess I am astonished at
the risk taken by your crew.
400
00:22:42,642 --> 00:22:43,976
Duty called.
401
00:22:43,978 --> 00:22:46,176
I'm grateful for your courage.
402
00:22:46,178 --> 00:22:50,013
What do you make of this future?
403
00:22:50,015 --> 00:22:52,010
Well, I am...
404
00:22:52,012 --> 00:22:54,137
troubled that...
405
00:22:54,139 --> 00:22:57,896
the Federation is so reduced.
406
00:22:57,898 --> 00:23:00,899
But I'm heartened that those who remain
407
00:23:00,901 --> 00:23:03,402
are committed to its core values.
408
00:23:03,404 --> 00:23:06,106
You sound quite certain of that.
409
00:23:06,108 --> 00:23:07,540
I have seen their commitment
410
00:23:07,542 --> 00:23:10,587
to member and non-member worlds alike.
411
00:23:12,069 --> 00:23:14,237
All personnel, Cargo Bay 3...
412
00:23:14,239 --> 00:23:16,740
Forgive me if I'm overstepping, but...
413
00:23:16,742 --> 00:23:19,013
I know the Federation feels
414
00:23:19,015 --> 00:23:21,817
the loss of Ni'Var... keenly.
415
00:23:21,819 --> 00:23:23,714
I do hope that our visit
416
00:23:23,716 --> 00:23:27,030
and Commander Burnham's
discussions with the Quorum
417
00:23:27,032 --> 00:23:30,786
will open new channels of diplomacy.
418
00:23:32,371 --> 00:23:35,414
That would require far more
than one visit, Captain.
419
00:23:35,416 --> 00:23:37,383
There had been numerous issues.
420
00:23:37,385 --> 00:23:40,346
SB-19 was merely the final blow.
421
00:23:40,348 --> 00:23:43,225
Well, I would like to hear about them...
422
00:23:43,227 --> 00:23:45,229
if I may.
423
00:23:47,596 --> 00:23:49,930
Did you ever make it to Terralysium?
424
00:23:49,932 --> 00:23:52,099
No, landed right back on Essof Four.
425
00:23:52,101 --> 00:23:54,145
Wasn't pretty.
426
00:23:55,229 --> 00:23:58,939
Ah, colonists brought me to
the Qowat Milat who healed me.
427
00:23:58,941 --> 00:24:01,441
Seems like you could use
a bit of that yourself.
428
00:24:01,443 --> 00:24:02,943
What makes you say that?
429
00:24:02,945 --> 00:24:06,113
Well, you seem...
430
00:24:06,115 --> 00:24:08,115
between places.
431
00:24:08,117 --> 00:24:10,576
This must be some of that
432
00:24:10,578 --> 00:24:12,953
absolute candor I've heard about.
433
00:24:12,955 --> 00:24:15,122
Actually, "between places"
434
00:24:15,124 --> 00:24:17,749
was my gentle way of saying "lost".
435
00:24:17,751 --> 00:24:19,126
Thought I'd ease you in.
436
00:24:19,128 --> 00:24:21,024
I'm not lost.
437
00:24:21,026 --> 00:24:23,862
Of course I'm happy
to be back. Um, but...
438
00:24:26,230 --> 00:24:29,899
But you learned to live
439
00:24:29,901 --> 00:24:32,905
and maybe even like
a different kind of life?
440
00:24:34,310 --> 00:24:36,268
Yeah.
441
00:24:36,270 --> 00:24:39,438
When I landed here,
the sisters helped me
442
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:43,442
learn how to just be where I am,
443
00:24:43,444 --> 00:24:45,529
however unsettling it may be.
444
00:24:49,158 --> 00:24:51,491
I don't think I fit in here anymore.
445
00:24:51,493 --> 00:24:55,829
Hmm. And it also sounds
like that terrifies you.
446
00:24:55,831 --> 00:24:58,332
Not as much as the T'Kal-in-ket.
447
00:24:58,334 --> 00:24:59,833
Hmm.
448
00:24:59,835 --> 00:25:02,336
You bit off a lot this time.
449
00:25:02,338 --> 00:25:04,004
But I'm right.
450
00:25:04,006 --> 00:25:06,173
I know I'm right about this.
451
00:25:06,175 --> 00:25:07,633
The Burn.
452
00:25:07,635 --> 00:25:09,343
And with your help,
453
00:25:09,345 --> 00:25:10,478
we can convince them
454
00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,680
to give us the SB-19 data.
455
00:25:13,682 --> 00:25:16,183
You won't convince them.
456
00:25:16,185 --> 00:25:20,187
The sisters of the Qowat Milat
bind themselves to lost causes.
457
00:25:20,189 --> 00:25:21,688
And right now,
458
00:25:21,690 --> 00:25:23,783
there's no cause more lost than yours.
459
00:25:23,785 --> 00:25:25,127
No. No, no, no.
460
00:25:25,129 --> 00:25:27,861
The whole point of the
T'Kal-in-ket is to hear facts.
461
00:25:27,863 --> 00:25:29,529
And to use logic.
462
00:25:29,531 --> 00:25:30,864
They'll see.
463
00:25:30,866 --> 00:25:33,200
What they need to see.
464
00:25:33,202 --> 00:25:35,877
Just like the rest of us.
465
00:25:35,879 --> 00:25:37,712
N'Raj is a Romulan elder
466
00:25:37,714 --> 00:25:39,923
who longs for greater self-governance.
467
00:25:39,925 --> 00:25:43,385
V'Kir is the young leader
of a sect of Vulcan purists.
468
00:25:43,387 --> 00:25:45,195
Shira speaks for the Romulo-Vulcans
469
00:25:45,197 --> 00:25:47,097
who are trying to forge a new path here.
470
00:25:47,099 --> 00:25:50,058
They all have their own
truths, facts and logic
471
00:25:50,060 --> 00:25:51,268
that are vying for air.
472
00:25:51,270 --> 00:25:53,728
Okay, then we appeal to V'Kir.
473
00:25:53,730 --> 00:25:57,576
A Vulcan purist must at
least respond to logic.
474
00:25:59,444 --> 00:26:00,610
I'm here for you.
475
00:26:00,612 --> 00:26:02,779
I am your advocate.
476
00:26:02,781 --> 00:26:04,981
But I would be betraying my sacred duty
477
00:26:04,983 --> 00:26:06,616
if I didn't tell you the truth.
478
00:26:06,618 --> 00:26:09,452
You're walking in there
with a lot of blind spots.
479
00:26:09,454 --> 00:26:12,080
The scarcity of dilithium
480
00:26:12,082 --> 00:26:14,424
was caused, in part, by the sheer size
481
00:26:14,426 --> 00:26:15,759
of the Federation.
482
00:26:15,761 --> 00:26:17,595
To solve that problem,
483
00:26:17,597 --> 00:26:21,756
it stretched member worlds
beyond capacity and comfort.
484
00:26:21,758 --> 00:26:23,732
In its desire to serve the many,
485
00:26:23,734 --> 00:26:27,605
the Federation ignored
the needs of the few.
486
00:26:27,607 --> 00:26:29,941
Did your ancestors not coin the phrase
487
00:26:29,943 --> 00:26:32,809
"The needs of the many
outweigh the needs of the few"?
488
00:26:32,811 --> 00:26:35,950
When the people of Vulcan
welcomed the Romulans home,
489
00:26:35,952 --> 00:26:38,619
we were forced to confront
centuries of mistrust
490
00:26:38,621 --> 00:26:40,955
and brutality on both sides.
491
00:26:40,957 --> 00:26:42,790
Over time and with much effort,
492
00:26:42,792 --> 00:26:44,452
we earned the wisdom to know
493
00:26:44,454 --> 00:26:47,962
when to let go of maxims and proverbs.
494
00:26:47,964 --> 00:26:49,088
Of course.
495
00:26:49,090 --> 00:26:51,799
But perhaps the Federation
496
00:26:51,801 --> 00:26:55,805
has acquired a newfound
wisdom of its own.
497
00:26:57,140 --> 00:26:59,307
It has been my experience
498
00:26:59,309 --> 00:27:03,102
that we learn our greatest lessons
499
00:27:03,104 --> 00:27:05,925
when we pay a heavy price.
500
00:27:05,927 --> 00:27:09,597
You must admit, the Federation has paid
501
00:27:09,599 --> 00:27:11,976
most dearly.
502
00:27:15,658 --> 00:27:17,658
The T'Kal-in-ket is this way.
503
00:27:49,317 --> 00:27:51,025
Thank you, Quorum members
504
00:27:51,027 --> 00:27:54,028
and Peers N'Raj, Shira and V'Kir.
505
00:27:54,030 --> 00:27:56,697
Thank you, Qowat Milat Sister Gabrielle.
506
00:27:56,699 --> 00:28:00,535
Our purpose here is
the excavation of truth
507
00:28:00,537 --> 00:28:05,250
tested by the scientific
rigors of logic and fact.
508
00:28:06,443 --> 00:28:08,998
So let us begin with the facts.
509
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,086
We've already received and reviewed
510
00:28:11,088 --> 00:28:14,257
the data around your presentation
and found it lacking.
511
00:28:14,259 --> 00:28:17,385
I move to dismiss and end this Quorum.
512
00:28:17,387 --> 00:28:20,555
But, Peer V'Kir, you have
not fully heard me out.
513
00:28:20,557 --> 00:28:22,358
In deference to Ambassador Spock,
514
00:28:22,360 --> 00:28:24,725
I prefer not to speak
in such terms to you,
515
00:28:24,727 --> 00:28:27,895
but I will point out the
puerility in your findings.
516
00:28:27,897 --> 00:28:30,565
Ni'Var Science Institute
has never disputed
517
00:28:30,567 --> 00:28:32,066
that there's a source of the Burn.
518
00:28:32,068 --> 00:28:34,235
If that is your new theory,
519
00:28:34,237 --> 00:28:36,737
there is no need to waste our time.
520
00:28:36,739 --> 00:28:38,739
But you think that
the Burn started here.
521
00:28:38,741 --> 00:28:41,669
I have evidence that shows
that cannot be true.
522
00:28:41,671 --> 00:28:44,412
How long has the Federation
had evidence of this?
523
00:28:44,414 --> 00:28:46,715
A great deal of suffering
may have been avoided.
524
00:28:46,717 --> 00:28:49,417
I uncovered this last bit
of evidence only days ago.
525
00:28:49,419 --> 00:28:52,420
Her findings are based on
fractions of microseconds
526
00:28:52,422 --> 00:28:55,923
on the Burn destruction time
stamps of three starships.
527
00:28:55,925 --> 00:28:57,359
Across thousands of light-years,
528
00:28:57,361 --> 00:28:59,588
those numbers could have been
skewed for a host of reasons.
529
00:28:59,590 --> 00:29:02,054
We have accounted for subatomic lensing.
530
00:29:02,056 --> 00:29:04,564
Her minuscule sample
size is inconsequential
531
00:29:04,566 --> 00:29:06,637
compared to what the
Ni'Var Science Institute
532
00:29:06,639 --> 00:29:08,791
- has already collected.
- Then why won't you share that data?
533
00:29:08,793 --> 00:29:10,938
The data is sensitive in nature.
534
00:29:10,940 --> 00:29:13,742
We cannot risk it falling
into the wrong hands.
535
00:29:13,744 --> 00:29:16,235
We cannot risk how the
Federation may use it.
536
00:29:16,237 --> 00:29:18,032
Carrying the weight of responsibility
537
00:29:18,034 --> 00:29:20,307
for the Burn has created great hardship
538
00:29:20,309 --> 00:29:21,782
for our planet.
539
00:29:21,784 --> 00:29:23,743
- If they can prove otherwise...
- Peer N'Raj,
540
00:29:23,745 --> 00:29:26,255
given the unrest in your own province,
541
00:29:26,257 --> 00:29:27,914
how can you dispute
542
00:29:27,916 --> 00:29:29,523
that knowledge in the wrong hands
543
00:29:29,525 --> 00:29:30,958
is a dangerous thing?
544
00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:32,919
And Peer Shira,
545
00:29:32,921 --> 00:29:34,852
how many additional resources
546
00:29:34,854 --> 00:29:37,423
have the Vulcans spent
quashing insurgencies
547
00:29:37,425 --> 00:29:40,468
in the Romulo-Vulcan regions?
548
00:29:40,470 --> 00:29:42,803
We cannot allow further unrest.
549
00:29:42,805 --> 00:29:44,972
Peer V'Kir, my brother would have
550
00:29:44,974 --> 00:29:48,710
found it illogical to sacrifice
knowledge to avoid risk.
551
00:29:48,712 --> 00:29:51,145
She invokes her own brother
in an obvious effort
552
00:29:51,147 --> 00:29:53,981
to win us to her cause
through emotional appeal.
553
00:29:53,983 --> 00:29:56,150
This is a forum for logic,
Commander Burnham.
554
00:29:56,152 --> 00:29:57,485
If there is even a chance
555
00:29:57,487 --> 00:30:00,446
we aren't responsible for the Burn,
556
00:30:00,448 --> 00:30:04,617
we must join the investigation
and share our evidence.
557
00:30:04,619 --> 00:30:06,687
I would be willing to consider that.
558
00:30:06,689 --> 00:30:10,164
But... I'm not convinced
of your motives.
559
00:30:10,166 --> 00:30:13,626
I want the truth. Nothing more.
560
00:30:13,628 --> 00:30:15,461
For whom?
561
00:30:15,463 --> 00:30:18,716
For the Federation or yourself?
562
00:30:20,009 --> 00:30:21,381
For all of us.
563
00:30:21,383 --> 00:30:24,512
This is immaterial and
beyond the scope of this debate.
564
00:30:24,514 --> 00:30:26,681
I am the chair of this Quorum,
565
00:30:26,683 --> 00:30:29,016
and I move to dismiss.
566
00:30:29,018 --> 00:30:31,519
Peer V'Kir has made a motion to dismiss.
567
00:30:31,521 --> 00:30:33,046
Is there consensus?
568
00:30:33,048 --> 00:30:34,090
There is not.
569
00:30:34,092 --> 00:30:35,960
I'll abstain at this time.
570
00:30:35,962 --> 00:30:40,319
Three Quorum members,
three opinions, no consensus.
571
00:30:40,321 --> 00:30:44,576
Let us take a moment to
adjourn to be in our thoughts.
572
00:30:46,661 --> 00:30:48,268
None of these canisters
573
00:30:48,270 --> 00:30:49,370
should be empty.
574
00:30:49,372 --> 00:30:51,706
Take them to the storage bay.
Now, please.
575
00:30:51,708 --> 00:30:54,505
- Aye, Commander.
- What's that look?
576
00:30:54,507 --> 00:30:56,384
I need to talk to you.
577
00:31:00,383 --> 00:31:04,596
Saru asked me to be
his acting first officer.
578
00:31:10,626 --> 00:31:15,155
So that would make you
my superior officer?
579
00:31:15,157 --> 00:31:17,231
Yeah.
580
00:31:17,233 --> 00:31:20,234
Position only. Not in rank.
581
00:31:20,236 --> 00:31:22,903
Most of this crew has more experience
582
00:31:22,905 --> 00:31:24,905
than me, so, like...
583
00:31:24,907 --> 00:31:26,574
So, I guess I'm just, like, wondering,
584
00:31:26,576 --> 00:31:29,287
like, um, what you would think about...
585
00:31:31,286 --> 00:31:34,621
... me taking it?
586
00:31:34,623 --> 00:31:39,587
Honestly, the notion
of taking orders from you is...
587
00:31:39,589 --> 00:31:41,756
deeply, deeply weird.
588
00:31:41,758 --> 00:31:45,426
Almost, uh, disturbing.
589
00:31:45,428 --> 00:31:47,928
What's your ETA on recalibrating
for the jump back?
590
00:31:47,930 --> 00:31:50,598
Tell Detmer to relax. I'll be ready.
591
00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:51,932
- I need to...
- Yeah, no.
592
00:31:51,934 --> 00:31:53,893
I know. Thank you. Sorry. Thanks.
593
00:31:55,698 --> 00:31:58,397
V'Kir made up his mind before
he set foot on this ship.
594
00:31:58,399 --> 00:32:00,608
He believes he's protecting
his homeworld.
595
00:32:00,610 --> 00:32:03,611
Engaging with you means moving
closer to the Federation.
596
00:32:03,613 --> 00:32:06,106
He's weighing that,
as well. They all are.
597
00:32:06,108 --> 00:32:08,908
He claims to be a follower
of the teachings of Spock.
598
00:32:08,910 --> 00:32:10,753
That means seeking the truth.
599
00:32:10,755 --> 00:32:13,256
He opened himself up
and spoke the truth.
600
00:32:13,258 --> 00:32:15,313
As did I. I'm being truthful.
601
00:32:15,315 --> 00:32:17,124
Not as truthful as you were with me
602
00:32:17,126 --> 00:32:18,793
about whether or not you fit here.
603
00:32:18,795 --> 00:32:21,754
- That's personal.
- It's relevant.
604
00:32:21,756 --> 00:32:24,465
I thought you were supposed
to be advocating for me.
605
00:32:24,467 --> 00:32:25,826
What do you think I am doing?
606
00:32:25,828 --> 00:32:27,829
Because it's a lost cause? Right?
607
00:32:27,831 --> 00:32:30,930
They are not the only
audience in the room.
608
00:32:30,932 --> 00:32:33,641
You are Qowat Milat.
609
00:32:33,643 --> 00:32:36,146
And you are my mother.
610
00:32:37,980 --> 00:32:40,147
Tell them that you know me.
611
00:32:40,149 --> 00:32:42,441
Tell them I can be trusted.
612
00:32:42,443 --> 00:32:44,485
I'm sorry.
613
00:32:44,487 --> 00:32:46,320
Based on what you're not telling them,
614
00:32:46,322 --> 00:32:49,615
you cannot be trusted.
615
00:32:56,833 --> 00:33:01,045
The T'Kal-in-ket resumes.
616
00:33:10,012 --> 00:33:12,390
I've...
617
00:33:16,853 --> 00:33:20,855
I have presented data that
I believe shows that the Burn
618
00:33:20,857 --> 00:33:24,026
was not caused by SB-19.
619
00:33:26,863 --> 00:33:29,407
However, it is true that...
620
00:33:31,367 --> 00:33:33,202
... I cannot be sure.
621
00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:41,542
With humility, I ask for your help.
622
00:33:41,544 --> 00:33:43,712
And we are telling you
623
00:33:43,714 --> 00:33:45,876
that the SB-19 data
624
00:33:45,878 --> 00:33:49,383
definitively concludes
that the Burn started here.
625
00:33:49,385 --> 00:33:51,886
Why don't you believe us?
626
00:33:51,888 --> 00:33:53,512
Commander Burnham,
627
00:33:53,514 --> 00:33:56,015
are you speaking on
behalf of the Federation?
628
00:33:56,017 --> 00:33:58,085
Yes. I am.
629
00:33:58,087 --> 00:34:01,756
Then everything you say must
be weighted with that fact.
630
00:34:01,758 --> 00:34:05,327
Ni'Var did not take the decision
to leave the Federation lightly.
631
00:34:05,329 --> 00:34:07,067
You are asking us to trust
632
00:34:07,069 --> 00:34:09,737
that they will not use
our data unwisely,
633
00:34:09,739 --> 00:34:13,117
that they will not resume
the original experiment.
634
00:34:14,896 --> 00:34:16,564
That is a big ask.
635
00:34:16,566 --> 00:34:18,192
I know.
636
00:34:20,249 --> 00:34:22,249
But the Federation can be trusted.
637
00:34:24,754 --> 00:34:26,488
She's asking this Quorum to take
638
00:34:26,490 --> 00:34:28,255
what she says on faith.
639
00:34:28,257 --> 00:34:29,924
She demands trust
640
00:34:29,926 --> 00:34:32,470
while her own actions are cynical.
641
00:34:34,664 --> 00:34:36,263
I only seek to share information
642
00:34:36,265 --> 00:34:37,932
that can better both of our futures.
643
00:34:37,934 --> 00:34:41,328
- And we should believe you.
- Yes.
644
00:34:41,330 --> 00:34:43,463
Because you are being
honest when you say
645
00:34:43,465 --> 00:34:46,508
the Federation has Ni'Var's
best intentions at heart.
646
00:34:46,510 --> 00:34:47,576
Yes.
647
00:34:47,578 --> 00:34:49,179
But your own story
648
00:34:49,181 --> 00:34:51,946
is completely incongruous
to those assertions.
649
00:34:51,948 --> 00:34:54,406
- What?
- Didn't you mutiny
650
00:34:54,408 --> 00:34:57,152
against your friend and mentor
Captain Philippa Georgiou
651
00:34:57,154 --> 00:34:58,911
at the Battle of the Binary Stars
652
00:34:58,913 --> 00:35:01,288
so you could deal with
the Klingons as you saw fit?
653
00:35:01,290 --> 00:35:02,290
Yes, but they...
654
00:35:02,292 --> 00:35:05,126
Didn't she ultimately
die in that battle?
655
00:35:06,921 --> 00:35:08,796
Yes.
656
00:35:08,798 --> 00:35:10,754
Less than 48 hours ago,
657
00:35:10,756 --> 00:35:13,835
you were relieved of your duty
as first officer again
658
00:35:13,837 --> 00:35:16,095
for disobeying yet
another direct command
659
00:35:16,097 --> 00:35:18,639
from yet another captain.
660
00:35:18,641 --> 00:35:20,929
This is who the Federation sends us
661
00:35:20,931 --> 00:35:22,601
after nearly a century.
662
00:35:22,603 --> 00:35:23,978
And just moments ago,
663
00:35:23,980 --> 00:35:25,896
she shared her misgivings with me
664
00:35:25,898 --> 00:35:28,233
about whether or not
she even belongs here.
665
00:35:28,235 --> 00:35:30,403
- Isn't that true?
- It's not that simple.
666
00:35:30,405 --> 00:35:31,819
It is.
667
00:35:31,821 --> 00:35:33,654
So, I will ask again.
668
00:35:33,656 --> 00:35:35,489
Why does this Quorum,
669
00:35:35,491 --> 00:35:38,585
why does anyone have any reason
670
00:35:38,587 --> 00:35:41,590
to trust you or the Federation?
671
00:35:48,326 --> 00:35:50,494
Distinguished peers,
672
00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:53,222
let me speak truth to you
because she is unable to.
673
00:35:53,224 --> 00:35:56,602
She did not have the childhood
I would have wished for her.
674
00:35:56,604 --> 00:35:58,605
I orphaned her.
675
00:35:58,607 --> 00:36:02,385
She may have grown up here,
but she was never Vulcan.
676
00:36:02,387 --> 00:36:05,389
She is human through and through.
677
00:36:05,391 --> 00:36:08,518
And being human, she
is governed by emotion
678
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,521
and a desire to insinuate herself
679
00:36:10,523 --> 00:36:12,157
into certain matters of import
680
00:36:12,159 --> 00:36:13,790
to fill an emotional void.
681
00:36:13,792 --> 00:36:15,501
I maintain that that void
682
00:36:15,503 --> 00:36:17,359
has made her vulnerable to manipulation
683
00:36:17,361 --> 00:36:18,662
at the hands of the Federation.
684
00:36:18,664 --> 00:36:20,562
I am not being manipulated.
685
00:36:20,564 --> 00:36:21,898
Then you knowingly admit
686
00:36:21,900 --> 00:36:24,335
to letting them exploit the fact
that you're Spock's sister?
687
00:36:24,337 --> 00:36:26,638
I would never disrespect
my brother. You know that.
688
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,927
Your methods and motives are clouded.
689
00:36:28,929 --> 00:36:31,540
Even to yourself. You
demanded this Quorum
690
00:36:31,542 --> 00:36:33,500
without resolving to be honest.
691
00:36:33,502 --> 00:36:36,211
You thought that I
would not fulfill my duty
692
00:36:36,213 --> 00:36:38,924
to draw the truth from you
because I'm your mother.
693
00:36:40,426 --> 00:36:42,386
But you're mistaken.
694
00:36:44,287 --> 00:36:45,304
Fine.
695
00:36:45,306 --> 00:36:47,389
There are things I
didn't willingly share.
696
00:36:47,391 --> 00:36:49,150
But as my Qowat Milat advocate,
697
00:36:49,152 --> 00:36:51,226
I demand that you confirm the truth.
698
00:36:51,228 --> 00:36:53,228
Didn't the Federation give me a mission
699
00:36:53,230 --> 00:36:55,156
- and a purpose?
- Yes.
700
00:36:55,158 --> 00:36:58,202
Didn't the Federation give
me a place and a family?
701
00:36:58,204 --> 00:37:01,236
- Yes.
- Didn't my crew and I risk our lives
702
00:37:01,238 --> 00:37:02,738
and work together in the past
703
00:37:02,740 --> 00:37:04,907
to save all sentient
life in the universe?
704
00:37:04,909 --> 00:37:06,116
That is true.
705
00:37:06,118 --> 00:37:08,243
And isn't it true that
the only reason we are
706
00:37:08,245 --> 00:37:10,079
all sitting here today
707
00:37:10,081 --> 00:37:11,508
is because the Federation gave me
708
00:37:11,510 --> 00:37:12,924
and the crew of the USS Discovery
709
00:37:12,926 --> 00:37:15,003
the resources and the mandate
710
00:37:15,005 --> 00:37:18,712
to solve the biggest, most troublesome
problems in the galaxy?
711
00:37:18,714 --> 00:37:20,589
Yes.
712
00:37:20,591 --> 00:37:22,090
Didn't you see all of us,
713
00:37:22,092 --> 00:37:24,218
imperfect and flawed as we all are,
714
00:37:24,220 --> 00:37:26,595
still live up to its best ideals?
715
00:37:26,597 --> 00:37:28,931
Yes. I did.
716
00:37:28,933 --> 00:37:32,027
So I may question and I may fear,
717
00:37:32,029 --> 00:37:34,430
because the problems
often seem insurmountable.
718
00:37:34,432 --> 00:37:36,464
But haven't we always
risen to meet them?
719
00:37:36,466 --> 00:37:37,533
Yes.
720
00:37:37,535 --> 00:37:38,769
So why don't you believe me when I say
721
00:37:38,771 --> 00:37:40,897
that it is the greater
good I am fighting for,
722
00:37:40,899 --> 00:37:43,445
that I have always been fighting for?
723
00:37:43,447 --> 00:37:46,742
Then why are you struggling with
whether or not you belong here?
724
00:37:56,961 --> 00:37:59,296
I don't know.
725
00:38:00,965 --> 00:38:04,343
Maybe because the stakes
are so much higher now.
726
00:38:07,304 --> 00:38:10,597
Everything is different.
727
00:38:10,599 --> 00:38:13,934
And every day, there's this fear...
728
00:38:13,936 --> 00:38:18,107
this fear that I'm-I'm doing it wrong.
729
00:38:19,817 --> 00:38:21,483
Like I'll...
730
00:38:21,485 --> 00:38:24,030
destroy the people I love.
731
00:38:25,447 --> 00:38:29,825
I mean, what if I lose
everything and everyone?
732
00:38:29,827 --> 00:38:32,338
After all we've sacrificed.
733
00:38:34,123 --> 00:38:36,665
I know.
734
00:38:38,502 --> 00:38:42,131
Now she speaks truthfully.
735
00:38:46,415 --> 00:38:48,416
I thank you for your candor.
736
00:38:48,418 --> 00:38:50,721
Daughter.
737
00:38:50,723 --> 00:38:52,724
While I appreciate your sentiments,
738
00:38:52,726 --> 00:38:55,517
her candor will not
prevent another Burn.
739
00:38:55,519 --> 00:38:59,681
Our society only wants
stability and peace.
740
00:38:59,683 --> 00:39:00,921
Peer V'Kir,
741
00:39:00,923 --> 00:39:02,788
we are to determine
if we're going to share
742
00:39:02,790 --> 00:39:06,317
the SB-19 data based
on scientific evidence.
743
00:39:06,319 --> 00:39:09,530
We are not here to decide
what our society wants.
744
00:39:09,532 --> 00:39:11,533
Vulcans will choose
whatever serves them best
745
00:39:11,535 --> 00:39:13,368
and insist it is only logical.
746
00:39:13,370 --> 00:39:16,204
If the Vulcans won't share the
data, then the Romulans will.
747
00:39:18,477 --> 00:39:19,875
My brothers.
748
00:39:19,877 --> 00:39:21,877
Peer N'Raj, this is not the way.
749
00:39:21,879 --> 00:39:23,545
What way do you know?
750
00:39:23,547 --> 00:39:25,714
You sit in the middle, trying
to be everything and nothing.
751
00:39:25,716 --> 00:39:27,549
Friends.
752
00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:32,220
This is not what my brother
would have wanted.
753
00:39:32,222 --> 00:39:35,517
He revealed the connection
between your cultures.
754
00:39:35,519 --> 00:39:37,158
I implore you... don't lose that.
755
00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:40,395
Clearly more tenuous
than we had realized.
756
00:39:40,397 --> 00:39:42,966
Perhaps it is already lost.
757
00:39:42,968 --> 00:39:44,566
No.
758
00:39:44,568 --> 00:39:47,069
No, it is not.
759
00:39:47,071 --> 00:39:48,528
Spock believed that, together,
760
00:39:48,530 --> 00:39:50,364
you could create something
bigger than yourselves.
761
00:39:50,366 --> 00:39:52,574
That's what this Quorum is.
762
00:39:52,576 --> 00:39:54,703
That's what Ni'Var is.
763
00:39:58,248 --> 00:40:00,376
That's what the Federation is.
764
00:40:02,419 --> 00:40:05,712
You represent the Federation,
765
00:40:05,714 --> 00:40:07,591
yet you invoke Ambassador Spock,
766
00:40:07,593 --> 00:40:09,925
who left it behind.
767
00:40:09,927 --> 00:40:11,927
Doesn't mean he didn't love it.
768
00:40:11,929 --> 00:40:14,888
And it doesn't mean he wouldn't
have returned someday.
769
00:40:14,890 --> 00:40:18,266
How and if he understood love
770
00:40:18,268 --> 00:40:20,936
is something we can never know.
771
00:40:20,938 --> 00:40:23,732
I think I might know.
772
00:40:29,947 --> 00:40:32,975
The Burn nearly destroyed
the Federation.
773
00:40:34,618 --> 00:40:37,244
I will not add the peace of Ni'Var
774
00:40:37,246 --> 00:40:39,665
to its list of casualties.
775
00:40:45,462 --> 00:40:47,540
I withdraw my request.
776
00:40:51,925 --> 00:40:53,418
What about the data you need?
777
00:40:54,930 --> 00:40:56,763
I'll keep searching.
778
00:40:56,765 --> 00:40:59,275
And I'll send whatever I find
to the Ni'Var Science Institute.
779
00:40:59,277 --> 00:41:01,278
You can do with it what you want.
780
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:04,116
I ask you for nothing.
781
00:41:06,389 --> 00:41:09,224
But I am giving you my trust.
782
00:41:09,226 --> 00:41:11,028
As a member of Starfleet.
783
00:41:47,649 --> 00:41:49,568
Come in.
784
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:59,493
I got where you were going back there,
785
00:41:59,495 --> 00:42:01,236
but you could have picked a better time
786
00:42:01,238 --> 00:42:02,704
to do some parenting.
787
00:42:02,706 --> 00:42:04,708
Is this what you were
like as a 12-year-old?
788
00:42:11,048 --> 00:42:12,881
You know, the first thing you told me,
789
00:42:12,883 --> 00:42:15,886
the first thing after all this time...
790
00:42:17,138 --> 00:42:18,638
... was that you didn't know
791
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:21,018
how you fit in with your family anymore.
792
00:42:23,227 --> 00:42:25,519
Michael, you don't need to choose
793
00:42:25,521 --> 00:42:28,897
between the person you used to
be and the person you are now.
794
00:42:28,899 --> 00:42:30,899
You shouldn't.
795
00:42:30,901 --> 00:42:33,902
Duty and joy go hand in hand.
796
00:42:33,904 --> 00:42:34,945
Duty is there
797
00:42:34,947 --> 00:42:37,572
so you can continue to
pursue your happiness.
798
00:42:37,574 --> 00:42:39,407
And joy is there
799
00:42:39,409 --> 00:42:43,122
so that you have something
real to fight for.
800
00:42:49,711 --> 00:42:51,753
So, what now?
801
00:42:51,755 --> 00:42:54,256
I told you there was another audience.
802
00:42:54,258 --> 00:42:57,092
When President T'Rina saw you,
803
00:42:57,094 --> 00:42:59,594
when you let her see you...
804
00:43:01,431 --> 00:43:03,598
... she decided that trusting you
805
00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:05,978
was worth the risk.
806
00:43:13,667 --> 00:43:15,126
And she also said
807
00:43:15,128 --> 00:43:18,130
she wondered how much
of the man Spock became
808
00:43:18,132 --> 00:43:21,177
was the result of who his sister was.
809
00:43:40,637 --> 00:43:43,972
You're staying on Ni'Var, aren't you?
810
00:43:43,974 --> 00:43:46,433
I can't be bound to you.
811
00:43:46,435 --> 00:43:48,977
You're not a lost cause.
812
00:43:51,148 --> 00:43:54,107
But I finally get a chance
to say something to you
813
00:43:54,109 --> 00:43:57,529
that I've wanted to say
for a very long time.
814
00:43:59,823 --> 00:44:03,658
You always know where to find me.
815
00:44:13,295 --> 00:44:15,964
You wanted to see me?
816
00:44:19,676 --> 00:44:21,676
You told them?
817
00:44:21,678 --> 00:44:22,844
Of course I told them.
818
00:44:22,846 --> 00:44:24,012
I...
819
00:44:24,014 --> 00:44:26,514
I haven't given an answer yet. I...
820
00:44:26,516 --> 00:44:28,183
Say yes.
821
00:44:28,185 --> 00:44:30,188
- But I...
- Say yes.
822
00:44:30,190 --> 00:44:31,811
Say yes.
823
00:44:31,813 --> 00:44:33,021
Say yes.
824
00:44:33,023 --> 00:44:34,689
Say yes!
825
00:44:34,691 --> 00:44:36,235
Just say it.
826
00:44:37,986 --> 00:44:39,196
Really?
827
00:44:43,533 --> 00:44:45,533
Why?
828
00:44:45,535 --> 00:44:48,077
Because... we know you.
829
00:44:48,079 --> 00:44:50,038
And, knowing you,
830
00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:52,374
we'd all follow you anywhere.
831
00:44:52,376 --> 00:44:54,709
Saru made the right choice.
832
00:44:54,711 --> 00:44:56,211
Well, I'm...
833
00:44:56,213 --> 00:44:58,046
gonna need all of your help.
834
00:44:58,048 --> 00:44:59,214
Of course.
835
00:44:59,216 --> 00:45:01,485
But, uh, first, we'd like to present
836
00:45:01,487 --> 00:45:03,885
a list of grievances and requests.
837
00:45:03,887 --> 00:45:06,554
I need two weeks' leave on Earth.
838
00:45:06,556 --> 00:45:08,809
Place called Hawaii.
839
00:45:08,811 --> 00:45:11,550
Yeah, the head in my
'fresher is leaking, so...
840
00:45:11,552 --> 00:45:13,361
I'd like quarters with a window.
841
00:45:13,363 --> 00:45:15,796
I'd like you to assign
someone to help me analyze
842
00:45:15,798 --> 00:45:17,565
all this SB-19 data.
843
00:45:17,567 --> 00:45:19,401
No. You got it?
844
00:45:19,403 --> 00:45:21,947
Oh! That's amazing!
845
00:45:24,779 --> 00:45:26,780
I really wanted to tell you.
846
00:45:26,782 --> 00:45:28,618
Oh, did I miss the cool "say yes" part?
847
00:45:30,372 --> 00:45:31,746
Sorry I'm late.
848
00:45:31,748 --> 00:45:34,416
I just wanted your blessing.
849
00:45:34,418 --> 00:45:36,710
No, you don't need that.
850
00:45:36,712 --> 00:45:39,379
How can I make it easier?
851
00:45:39,381 --> 00:45:42,050
You lead me.
852
00:45:43,260 --> 00:45:45,971
Wait, you mean you're not leaving?
853
00:45:49,933 --> 00:45:51,933
I'm here for the duration.
854
00:46:01,612 --> 00:46:03,278
Commander Burnham,
855
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:06,948
I want you to take that data
to the science lab immediately.
856
00:46:06,950 --> 00:46:10,118
You are going to figure
out what caused the Burn
857
00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:12,245
and help to rebuild the Federation.
858
00:46:12,247 --> 00:46:13,957
Yes!
859
00:46:17,461 --> 00:46:20,172
We all will.
860
00:46:22,967 --> 00:46:24,175
I'm glad, because I thought
861
00:46:24,177 --> 00:46:25,510
you were going to ask
for me to switch my bed
862
00:46:25,512 --> 00:46:27,763
- to the other side of the room.
- Yeah. No, that's happening.
863
00:46:27,765 --> 00:46:29,982
Oh. Well, whatever you say, Number One.
864
00:46:32,321 --> 00:46:34,686
Thank you, Captain.
865
00:46:34,688 --> 00:46:36,855
This has been...
866
00:46:36,857 --> 00:46:40,068
quite different from what I expected.
867
00:46:44,531 --> 00:46:47,198
That was a compliment.
868
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:49,701
Ah.
869
00:46:49,703 --> 00:46:51,995
If I may,
870
00:46:51,997 --> 00:46:56,107
I understand the situation
on Ni'Var is complex.
871
00:46:56,109 --> 00:46:58,610
Contemplating a future
within the Federation
872
00:46:58,612 --> 00:47:01,779
may be premature at this time.
873
00:47:01,781 --> 00:47:03,781
However,
874
00:47:03,783 --> 00:47:07,118
I would very much appreciate
the opportunity to continue
875
00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:08,953
our conversation.
876
00:47:08,955 --> 00:47:10,914
As would I.
877
00:47:10,916 --> 00:47:13,082
In time.
878
00:47:13,084 --> 00:47:15,337
Thank you, Madam President.
879
00:47:17,631 --> 00:47:20,842
Live long and prosper, Captain Saru.
880
00:47:39,986 --> 00:47:42,379
- You got the data, didn't you?
- I did.
881
00:47:42,381 --> 00:47:44,447
And you're not leaving, are you?
882
00:47:44,449 --> 00:47:46,368
No.
883
00:47:53,333 --> 00:47:56,378
I belong here.
884
00:47:58,672 --> 00:48:00,882
With this crew.
885
00:48:03,510 --> 00:48:06,221
True believer, right?
886
00:48:10,517 --> 00:48:13,353
What does that mean for you?
887
00:48:16,648 --> 00:48:18,314
I don't know.
888
00:48:25,657 --> 00:48:29,158
You feel like home.
889
00:48:29,160 --> 00:48:31,661
So do you.
890
00:48:57,747 --> 00:49:00,493
This is where the Burn started.
891
00:49:00,495 --> 00:49:02,495
So, we have a point of origin.
892
00:49:02,497 --> 00:49:05,597
Something or someone is
definitely sending it.
893
00:49:06,528 --> 00:49:07,828
Philippa?
894
00:49:07,830 --> 00:49:10,432
That's weird, scientifically speaking.
895
00:49:11,936 --> 00:49:14,136
I'm about to do something,
that might get us both killed.
896
00:49:14,138 --> 00:49:15,938
Did you mean what you said?
897
00:49:15,940 --> 00:49:17,940
I want in.
898
00:49:17,942 --> 00:49:20,142
I can face anything.
899
00:49:28,403 --> 00:49:33,403
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