1 00:00:01,002 --> 00:00:02,802 [narrator] Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: 2 00:00:03,004 --> 00:00:04,881 [Burnham] Identify space-time location! 3 00:00:04,964 --> 00:00:08,676 You have reached Year 3188. 4 00:00:09,135 --> 00:00:11,763 [Burnham] The Federation, as we know it, disappeared overnight, 5 00:00:11,846 --> 00:00:13,556 but I did find part of a transmission. 6 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,433 [Tal] This is Admiral Senna Tal. 7 00:00:15,517 --> 00:00:17,018 The Federation lives on. 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,229 I am Admiral Tal. 9 00:00:19,729 --> 00:00:24,067 [Saru] Although human, young Adira has been joined with a Trill symbiont. 10 00:00:24,150 --> 00:00:25,777 Welcome to the circle. 11 00:00:25,860 --> 00:00:27,278 [Saru] Once they join with a host, 12 00:00:27,362 --> 00:00:31,199 that host has the ability to access the memories of all former hosts. 13 00:00:31,282 --> 00:00:32,951 [Burnham] Including Admiral Tal's? 14 00:00:33,034 --> 00:00:34,077 That's beautiful. 15 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:36,079 - What is it? - A lullaby. 16 00:00:41,084 --> 00:00:43,086 - Are you okay? - No, obviously. 17 00:00:43,169 --> 00:00:46,172 What the hell are you doing here, besides saving their asses? 18 00:00:46,256 --> 00:00:47,336 [Nhan] I stayed for Airiam. 19 00:00:49,217 --> 00:00:51,761 She's a science officer, but she paid the price of a soldier. 20 00:00:51,844 --> 00:00:53,388 I felt like someone should honor that. 21 00:00:53,471 --> 00:00:55,890 I am grateful for your support of my captaincy. 22 00:00:55,974 --> 00:00:58,685 It would be my privilege to be your Number One. 23 00:00:58,768 --> 00:01:01,664 [Adira] Senna knew the algorithm you need to find Federation headquarters. 24 00:01:01,688 --> 00:01:04,899 - These coordinates... - They'll take you where you need to go. 25 00:01:09,112 --> 00:01:11,239 [Saru] Captain's log, supplemental. 26 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:14,617 After a journey of 930 years, 27 00:01:14,701 --> 00:01:17,954 and a return to Earth that we could not have anticipated, 28 00:01:18,037 --> 00:01:21,958 we are finally on the verge of reaching our destination, 29 00:01:22,041 --> 00:01:24,752 Federation and Starfleet headquarters, 30 00:01:25,670 --> 00:01:28,548 separate entities that must now abide together. 31 00:01:29,632 --> 00:01:32,218 A sign of this new time, I suppose. 32 00:01:33,136 --> 00:01:39,642 I can only hope that they are as eager for us to arrive as we are to be home. 33 00:01:40,768 --> 00:01:41,768 [Burnham] Captain. 34 00:01:43,021 --> 00:01:44,314 Number One. 35 00:01:46,733 --> 00:01:50,278 Every report, record and log you asked for is ready to be handed over to Starfleet. 36 00:01:52,196 --> 00:01:53,323 Words aren't enough... 37 00:01:54,699 --> 00:01:55,699 are they? 38 00:01:58,286 --> 00:02:00,038 Nine hundred and thirty years. 39 00:02:00,872 --> 00:02:04,167 I trust that what matters most will have endured. 40 00:02:05,043 --> 00:02:08,546 I know that there will be protocol, that we'll have a lot of questions, 41 00:02:09,172 --> 00:02:10,173 about the Burn. 42 00:02:11,341 --> 00:02:16,262 But there are other things that I'd like to inquire about as well. 43 00:02:19,307 --> 00:02:21,059 You are thinking about your mother. 44 00:02:21,559 --> 00:02:22,559 Yes, sir. 45 00:02:24,687 --> 00:02:27,273 I know that I'm lucky to have someone to hope for. 46 00:02:27,565 --> 00:02:30,234 I believe that here... 47 00:02:30,985 --> 00:02:32,320 there are answers for you. 48 00:02:33,112 --> 00:02:35,365 And solace for all of us. 49 00:02:36,532 --> 00:02:38,201 [Burnham] I really hope so, sir. 50 00:02:41,287 --> 00:02:43,373 Lieutenant Detmer, status report. 51 00:02:43,456 --> 00:02:45,500 Captain, we're here. 52 00:02:45,583 --> 00:02:46,834 Federation headquarters. 53 00:02:53,007 --> 00:02:55,051 Must be some kind of distortion field. 54 00:02:55,134 --> 00:02:57,970 It is a security measure designed to mask their location, 55 00:02:58,054 --> 00:03:00,306 but they're expecting us. 56 00:03:00,682 --> 00:03:02,558 - You may proceed. - Aye, sir. 57 00:03:35,299 --> 00:03:36,759 [all gasping] 58 00:03:42,932 --> 00:03:44,183 Wow. 59 00:03:45,893 --> 00:03:48,771 - We wouldn't have made it without you. - Without everybody. 60 00:03:57,905 --> 00:03:59,198 [Burnham] Fascinating. 61 00:03:59,282 --> 00:04:00,950 The field seems to be sustained 62 00:04:01,033 --> 00:04:03,453 by the collective energy of every ship within it. 63 00:04:03,536 --> 00:04:06,748 Detecting neutronium alloy fibers. Those used to be theoretical. 64 00:04:06,831 --> 00:04:09,333 Some of these hulls are organic. 65 00:04:09,417 --> 00:04:13,087 Some are completely comprised of holographic containment walls. 66 00:04:13,921 --> 00:04:15,923 [Owosekun] Is that a new Constitution? 67 00:04:16,007 --> 00:04:19,844 I bet it could sleep a crew of 1000... No, 2000! 68 00:04:19,927 --> 00:04:22,638 Detached nacelles? Where do they even put the warp core? 69 00:04:25,057 --> 00:04:27,477 Must be a scout. I wonder what its range is like. 70 00:04:39,447 --> 00:04:40,948 That's a flying rainforest. 71 00:04:44,702 --> 00:04:46,245 [inaudible dialogue] 72 00:04:53,503 --> 00:04:54,461 What is that? 73 00:04:54,462 --> 00:04:55,798 I think it was that one. 74 00:05:03,679 --> 00:05:06,933 The U.S.S. Voyager. 75 00:05:07,016 --> 00:05:08,184 [Tilly] "J", that's... 76 00:05:09,143 --> 00:05:11,479 ten generations of evolution? 77 00:05:12,355 --> 00:05:13,397 [Owosekun] Eleven. 78 00:05:13,481 --> 00:05:15,233 [woman] Love to hear those stories. 79 00:05:22,532 --> 00:05:25,284 Mr. Bryce, hail Federation headquarters, 80 00:05:25,368 --> 00:05:28,746 and tell them the U.S.S. Discovery is reporting for duty. 81 00:05:29,121 --> 00:05:31,332 Aye, sir. Hailing now. 82 00:05:35,002 --> 00:05:37,421 - Sir, they're scanning us. - Oh, as expected. 83 00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:41,259 They require a moment to process the arrival of a 1000-year-old ship. 84 00:05:41,551 --> 00:05:43,636 Captain, I no longer have control. 85 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:45,011 On comms, sir. 86 00:05:46,097 --> 00:05:47,337 They'll be docking us remotely, 87 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:50,726 and request that the captain, first officer and Tal... 88 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:53,855 prepare to be beamed over from here. 89 00:05:54,605 --> 00:05:57,233 Their scans must be advanced enough to pick up her symbiont. 90 00:05:59,944 --> 00:06:01,362 They're ready, sir. 91 00:06:02,405 --> 00:06:04,448 Lieutenant Nilsson, the conn is yours. 92 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:24,306 You picked a hell of a day for a homecoming. 93 00:08:25,172 --> 00:08:27,550 Charles Vance, Commander in Chief, Starfleet. 94 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,011 This is my Chief Security Officer, Lieutenant Willa. 95 00:08:30,094 --> 00:08:32,013 Captain Saru, U.S.S. Discovery. 96 00:08:32,096 --> 00:08:34,223 Commander Michael Burnham, First Officer. 97 00:08:34,557 --> 00:08:35,557 At ease. 98 00:08:37,935 --> 00:08:41,731 I can't say we've come across many Kelpiens out here lately. 99 00:08:44,233 --> 00:08:47,695 Has there been any kind of disturbance on Kaminar? 100 00:08:47,778 --> 00:08:49,280 Status quo, last we checked. 101 00:08:49,363 --> 00:08:52,408 They're just far enough away that contact's been limited since the Burn. 102 00:08:52,491 --> 00:08:55,091 It's pretty much the case with most Federation planets these days. 103 00:08:57,288 --> 00:08:59,749 Kaminar joined the Federation. 104 00:09:03,836 --> 00:09:06,922 Sir, the Cuyahoga is reporting Orion and Andorian vessels 105 00:09:07,006 --> 00:09:08,340 in the Sigma Draconis system. 106 00:09:08,924 --> 00:09:10,092 It's the Emerald Chain. 107 00:09:11,427 --> 00:09:14,680 Osyraa has been becoming more brazen by the day. 108 00:09:15,097 --> 00:09:17,297 - I want updates in real time. - [woman 1] Yes, admiral. 109 00:09:25,066 --> 00:09:27,193 You're Senna Tal, per the scan. 110 00:09:27,276 --> 00:09:30,863 Uh, Adira Tal now, sir. 111 00:09:33,157 --> 00:09:35,743 Senna never meant to keep you waiting. 112 00:09:36,911 --> 00:09:40,873 He just couldn't bear to leave Earth without seeing snow one last time. 113 00:09:42,249 --> 00:09:43,249 Well, he was, uh... 114 00:09:44,710 --> 00:09:45,961 always sentimental. 115 00:09:47,004 --> 00:09:48,339 But let's keep this clear. 116 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:51,258 He and I were familiar, you and I are not. 117 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:54,095 Uh, yes, sir. 118 00:09:55,805 --> 00:10:00,351 Lieutenant Willa, take Adira Tal to medical for a full diagnostic. 119 00:10:03,437 --> 00:10:06,482 Sir, the situation with the Kili refugees has gotten worse. 120 00:10:06,565 --> 00:10:07,942 Sickbay is overflowing. 121 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:10,694 We're having to perform triage in the corridors. 122 00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:12,458 Patient three just started seizing, doctor. 123 00:10:12,488 --> 00:10:15,324 Dr. Eli says they have four hours left, at best. 124 00:10:15,407 --> 00:10:17,118 [Vance] Is there a diagnosis yet? 125 00:10:17,201 --> 00:10:20,496 [woman 2] Cascade failure of the nervous system brought on by misfolding proteins. 126 00:10:20,579 --> 00:10:22,164 Something called prions. 127 00:10:22,248 --> 00:10:24,458 They're not contagious, but there's no cure yet, either. 128 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:27,461 There won't be until you find out where they became infected. 129 00:10:28,087 --> 00:10:31,590 - We could help you analyze their travel. - We're already in their logs, 130 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:35,136 compiling a roster of every planet they visited before they came here. 131 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:38,514 See what you can do to help. 132 00:10:40,349 --> 00:10:42,309 My apologies if I overstepped. 133 00:10:42,393 --> 00:10:46,355 Simply put, we are anxious to help our Federation family. 134 00:10:46,772 --> 00:10:50,192 Of course, and I appreciate the offer, but a debrief must come first. 135 00:10:50,734 --> 00:10:52,862 Your journey here must be quite the story. 136 00:10:52,945 --> 00:10:55,281 A story we are eager to tell, admiral. 137 00:10:55,698 --> 00:10:57,491 Not as eager as I am to hear it. 138 00:10:58,659 --> 00:11:02,246 [Burnham] We're still analyzing the cause of the spatial and temporal... 139 00:11:04,123 --> 00:11:06,458 variances in our exiting the wormhole. 140 00:11:07,293 --> 00:11:10,212 Early indications suggest that Discovery 141 00:11:10,296 --> 00:11:12,965 may have hit a pocket of abnormal gravity waves. 142 00:11:13,048 --> 00:11:16,802 And this Red Angel suit of yours, it's no longer accessible? 143 00:11:17,219 --> 00:11:20,598 I sent it back into the wormhole to initiate the final signal. 144 00:11:20,973 --> 00:11:23,017 It was then programmed to self-destruct. 145 00:11:23,100 --> 00:11:25,561 There was but one time crystal, admiral. 146 00:11:25,895 --> 00:11:29,648 It was always gonna be a one-way trip for the sphere data and for all of us. 147 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:32,484 And what exactly is this data we're now accountable for? 148 00:11:32,568 --> 00:11:36,071 The sphere is a benevolent life-form that merged with Discovery. 149 00:11:36,155 --> 00:11:40,117 Its data is a record of everything seen and experienced by this entity 150 00:11:40,201 --> 00:11:42,620 in the 100,000 years leading up to our departure. 151 00:11:42,703 --> 00:11:44,079 One hundred thousand years? 152 00:11:45,289 --> 00:11:48,709 Well, Discovery's just full of surprises, isn't she? 153 00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:53,339 You may be the last Kelpien who still retains biochemical traces of Vahar'ai. 154 00:11:53,672 --> 00:11:56,425 And your limbic system's been getting quite a workout, commander. 155 00:11:56,508 --> 00:11:58,886 Are you prone to emotional exaggeration? 156 00:11:59,094 --> 00:12:01,764 Our AI's have evolved quite a bit since your day. 157 00:12:01,847 --> 00:12:04,642 My primary diagnostic scanners can read anomalies 158 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:07,311 as small as aberrant protein coding in your neurons. 159 00:12:07,895 --> 00:12:08,979 So you can't lie to me. 160 00:12:09,063 --> 00:12:10,231 That'll be all, Eli. 161 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,613 Admiral, if we may, we have a few questions of our own. 162 00:12:17,695 --> 00:12:18,655 I bet. 163 00:12:18,656 --> 00:12:20,574 Given what you shared of Kaminar, 164 00:12:20,658 --> 00:12:24,286 I am curious as to what remains of the rest of the Federation. 165 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:27,790 Thirty-eight member worlds, that we're aware of. 166 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:31,043 Down from 350 at its peak. 167 00:12:31,585 --> 00:12:34,922 There may be others, but since the subspace relays went down, 168 00:12:36,006 --> 00:12:38,592 we're having difficulty finding each other. 169 00:12:39,260 --> 00:12:43,764 Where we sit now represents not just the headquarters of Starfleet Command, 170 00:12:43,847 --> 00:12:47,893 but also the entire civilian government of the United Federation of Planets, 171 00:12:47,977 --> 00:12:49,812 and it's been that way since the Burn. 172 00:12:49,895 --> 00:12:53,565 Sir, if I may ask, regarding the Burn, we... 173 00:12:53,649 --> 00:12:57,611 I'm not at liberty to discuss intelligence with you yet, commander. 174 00:12:59,071 --> 00:13:00,239 You're not lying to me, 175 00:13:00,948 --> 00:13:04,159 but there is nothing in our database to verify 176 00:13:04,868 --> 00:13:07,037 a Red Angel or a Control. 177 00:13:07,496 --> 00:13:11,375 Our intelligence says that Discovery was destroyed in 2258, 178 00:13:11,458 --> 00:13:15,379 with no mention of a displacement-activated spore drive. 179 00:13:17,339 --> 00:13:21,343 So, two truths now exist in one space. 180 00:13:23,012 --> 00:13:24,221 That never goes well. 181 00:13:24,305 --> 00:13:27,474 Starfleet's operating procedures would have included the erasure 182 00:13:27,558 --> 00:13:30,519 of any files that related to our vessel, 183 00:13:30,602 --> 00:13:34,064 to eliminate the possibility of a recurring threat. 184 00:13:34,148 --> 00:13:38,402 We came here to ensure that Control did not evolve. 185 00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:40,279 I can't possibly corroborate that. 186 00:13:41,697 --> 00:13:42,865 A quick history lesson, 187 00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:46,201 the Federation has spent most of the 30th century 188 00:13:46,285 --> 00:13:49,204 fighting a war to uphold the Temporal Accords, 189 00:13:49,663 --> 00:13:52,082 an interstellar treaty outlawing time travel 190 00:13:52,166 --> 00:13:55,919 to prevent anyone from the past from changing the future, and vice versa. 191 00:13:56,879 --> 00:14:00,007 Your presence here, by definition... is a crime. 192 00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:02,968 Everything we have ever done has been in accordance 193 00:14:03,052 --> 00:14:06,180 with the ideals of the Federation, sir. 194 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:07,848 If we hadn't made the jump... 195 00:14:08,557 --> 00:14:12,102 all organic life in the universe would have ended, 196 00:14:12,186 --> 00:14:16,315 and we wouldn't be having this conversation... admiral. 197 00:14:16,398 --> 00:14:19,360 [Vance] If that's true, then we owe you a debt beyond words. 198 00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,945 But from where I sit, and I sit here, 199 00:14:22,821 --> 00:14:26,158 trusting you is a risk I cannot take without evidence. 200 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,953 The safety and security of whatever's left of the Federation 201 00:14:30,037 --> 00:14:32,581 must take priority over everything else. 202 00:14:33,165 --> 00:14:34,165 And so... 203 00:14:35,084 --> 00:14:36,627 until we sort through this, 204 00:14:36,710 --> 00:14:41,090 I'll be requisitioning Discovery for analysis and retrofit. 205 00:14:41,173 --> 00:14:43,258 - Admiral! - Not open to debate, captain. 206 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:47,346 We'll also be looking through your logs and debriefing your crew. 207 00:14:47,805 --> 00:14:52,142 And assuming their stories match yours, determine where they can be reassigned. 208 00:14:52,226 --> 00:14:53,435 Reassigned? 209 00:14:54,103 --> 00:14:55,938 Sir, may I ask why? 210 00:14:56,397 --> 00:14:57,397 No. 211 00:14:58,232 --> 00:15:02,569 Now, you claim you were acting in accordance with Federation ideals. 212 00:15:03,195 --> 00:15:04,947 I'd ask that you continue to do so, 213 00:15:05,531 --> 00:15:08,826 by putting the needs of Starfleet ahead of the needs of your crew. 214 00:15:12,538 --> 00:15:14,957 [Burnham] The Federation that I remember would understand 215 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:17,418 that there is no other crew with our experience, 216 00:15:17,751 --> 00:15:19,962 and no other crew that can operate the spore drive. 217 00:15:20,045 --> 00:15:21,463 Correct on both counts. 218 00:15:21,547 --> 00:15:23,667 Why aren't you fighting for us to stay together, then? 219 00:15:23,966 --> 00:15:27,010 We are no longer out there, Michael. 220 00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:30,556 We serve Starfleet by executing the admiral's orders. 221 00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:33,809 Vance should make use of who we are now, not diminish us for it. 222 00:15:33,892 --> 00:15:35,477 Well, that's entirely his call. 223 00:15:35,561 --> 00:15:37,521 Then let's help him make the right one. 224 00:15:37,604 --> 00:15:39,815 - I understand his motives. - Well, so do I. 225 00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:42,401 But I also know that if this crew gets pulled apart now, 226 00:15:42,734 --> 00:15:44,778 some of us might never recover. 227 00:15:45,487 --> 00:15:47,924 If we get our hands on the roster of where the Kili have been, 228 00:15:47,948 --> 00:15:51,034 then we can help isolate the origin of the infectious protein. 229 00:15:51,118 --> 00:15:53,495 We can jump there, we can find a cure, 230 00:15:53,579 --> 00:15:55,747 we can help make a difference for the Kili, 231 00:15:55,831 --> 00:15:58,000 and show the admiral why we need to stay together. 232 00:16:00,335 --> 00:16:03,046 "Get our hands on"? 233 00:16:04,423 --> 00:16:07,509 I believe we are in a unique position to help, 234 00:16:08,010 --> 00:16:12,514 and we will do so, by requesting the roster via proper channels. 235 00:16:12,598 --> 00:16:14,975 Our first Federation act will not be to pilfer its property 236 00:16:15,058 --> 00:16:17,060 and violate a direct order. 237 00:16:17,561 --> 00:16:21,565 That is a lesson I thought you would have learned by now, commander. 238 00:16:24,610 --> 00:16:25,611 Of course. 239 00:16:25,903 --> 00:16:27,143 [Tilly] They're breaking us up? 240 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,700 There is no precedent for us. 241 00:16:32,326 --> 00:16:36,830 So, please, I ask you to trust the process. 242 00:16:36,914 --> 00:16:40,709 What is truly important is that we are all back home now. 243 00:16:42,544 --> 00:16:44,505 We'll be calling you in by department. 244 00:16:44,588 --> 00:16:47,341 Engineering, Spore Drive Specialists, 245 00:16:47,424 --> 00:16:49,927 Operations, Tactical... 246 00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:51,887 So, you were dead? 247 00:16:53,055 --> 00:16:55,057 Yes. As I said. 248 00:16:55,140 --> 00:16:56,600 Clinically dead? 249 00:16:56,892 --> 00:16:58,644 Well, I was emotionally dead, too. 250 00:16:59,311 --> 00:17:02,231 And I was murdered. That can really do a number on you. 251 00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:04,316 But my murderer and I are good now. 252 00:17:04,399 --> 00:17:06,944 So, you were on an asteroid, and? 253 00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:10,072 Commander Burnham fell out of the sky, with Captain Pike. 254 00:17:10,489 --> 00:17:12,324 It was raining Starfleet officers. 255 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:15,744 Did you bring any snacks? I'm starving. 256 00:17:15,827 --> 00:17:18,205 So, you'd consider yourself essential personnel? 257 00:17:18,497 --> 00:17:19,777 Have you been talking to Detmer? 258 00:17:19,831 --> 00:17:22,125 Because I can't seem to get away from this question. 259 00:17:22,209 --> 00:17:24,753 What do you know about the Emerald Chain? 260 00:17:25,045 --> 00:17:27,297 What is that, some sort of Risan party drug? 261 00:17:27,381 --> 00:17:29,466 It's the Andorian-Orion syndicate. 262 00:17:30,050 --> 00:17:31,552 I've never heard of them. 263 00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:33,637 I'm gonna need something to drink. 264 00:17:34,137 --> 00:17:35,889 All this is after I got my hair blown out 265 00:17:35,973 --> 00:17:38,475 and became a Terran captain slash dominatrix, 266 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:41,228 and before we jumped through a wormhole into the future. 267 00:17:41,311 --> 00:17:42,980 So, I mean... [chuckles] 268 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,440 I love Starfleet, I really do, 269 00:17:45,524 --> 00:17:47,324 but ask me if any of this was in the handbook. 270 00:17:47,401 --> 00:17:48,777 Was any of this in the handbook? 271 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:50,528 No. 272 00:17:50,529 --> 00:17:54,241 Nhan, security officer, U.S.S. Discovery. 273 00:17:54,533 --> 00:17:57,744 SFB 534-0679. 274 00:17:57,828 --> 00:18:00,622 Failure to comply is insubordination. 275 00:18:02,249 --> 00:18:03,417 I'm sorry. 276 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:06,253 Now... how long was the duration...? 277 00:18:06,336 --> 00:18:10,507 Nhan D, security officer, U.S.S. Discovery. 278 00:18:11,967 --> 00:18:13,552 Throw me in the brig, hologram. 279 00:18:14,428 --> 00:18:15,428 Lieutenant Willa. 280 00:18:15,887 --> 00:18:19,975 We submitted a request to see the roster of planets the Kili refugees visited. 281 00:18:20,058 --> 00:18:21,393 We've not yet heard back. 282 00:18:21,476 --> 00:18:23,871 If we know where they went, we can find out what caused this. 283 00:18:23,895 --> 00:18:26,732 We're a science vessel, and the situations we've encountered... 284 00:18:26,815 --> 00:18:27,815 Sorry, commander. 285 00:18:28,317 --> 00:18:31,028 We're still in the process of determining your intentions here. 286 00:18:31,111 --> 00:18:33,030 We are not temporal agents, lieutenant. 287 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:34,990 We need more than your word, captain. 288 00:18:36,366 --> 00:18:37,451 Lieutenant Willa. 289 00:18:39,036 --> 00:18:42,497 I'm sure we would respond the same way if the situation were reversed. 290 00:18:43,707 --> 00:18:46,960 But one fact is unassailable, we have a spore drive, and it works. 291 00:18:47,669 --> 00:18:49,921 We can travel anywhere in the blink of an eye, 292 00:18:50,672 --> 00:18:51,715 and we wanna help. 293 00:18:52,257 --> 00:18:55,636 All we are asking is to be permitted to look at the roster. 294 00:18:56,094 --> 00:18:57,763 Best case, you save lives. 295 00:18:58,263 --> 00:19:01,224 Worst case, you hate us a little more for wasting your time. 296 00:19:03,352 --> 00:19:05,729 I'll need to speak with Admiral Vance. 297 00:19:07,147 --> 00:19:08,982 [man] Our scans picked you out right away. 298 00:19:09,066 --> 00:19:11,568 A rigorous debrief is protocol for Terrans. 299 00:19:11,652 --> 00:19:14,613 [woman] We also know you're a murderer in at least two universes. 300 00:19:15,572 --> 00:19:18,909 Don't look at him, look at us. 301 00:19:18,992 --> 00:19:22,371 [man] So, this will be your second universe, your third timeline? 302 00:19:23,747 --> 00:19:25,707 Depends on how you look at it. 303 00:19:25,791 --> 00:19:27,042 I like to look at it like this: 304 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:30,671 Why are you blinking? 305 00:19:31,129 --> 00:19:32,130 Why aren't you? 306 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,174 - What was your connection to Control? - We dated. 307 00:19:34,257 --> 00:19:36,718 All Terrans are duplicitous by their biology. 308 00:19:36,802 --> 00:19:38,595 Or "bi-plicitous" by our "duology." 309 00:19:38,679 --> 00:19:40,806 Neither "-ology" has anything to do with it. 310 00:19:40,889 --> 00:19:43,159 [man] You may not be aware, but in the past hundred years, 311 00:19:43,183 --> 00:19:45,894 we've discovered a chimeric strain on the subatomic level 312 00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:47,604 in the Terran stem cell. 313 00:19:47,688 --> 00:19:48,688 Silly holo. 314 00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:52,567 You cannot rattle me by introducing a completely fabricated 315 00:19:52,651 --> 00:19:57,197 biological component to my nastiness and inherently bad behavior. 316 00:19:57,656 --> 00:20:01,910 I'm extremely wicked, even for a Terran. 317 00:20:06,123 --> 00:20:09,084 - Who are you? What if you're not a holo? - Make her stop. 318 00:20:10,127 --> 00:20:12,838 What if you're a human programmed to think he's a holo? 319 00:20:18,969 --> 00:20:20,679 You broke my holos. 320 00:20:20,762 --> 00:20:24,266 Blinking at their harmonic rate disrupts the holo protocols, 321 00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:26,393 creating a reference loop that shuts them down. 322 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:29,646 Upgrade your programs, and stop wasting my time. 323 00:20:31,732 --> 00:20:33,608 Why are you wearing glasses? 324 00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:36,361 Uh, they make me look smarter. 325 00:20:37,112 --> 00:20:38,112 I like them. 326 00:20:38,572 --> 00:20:40,240 I might decide to like you. 327 00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:43,160 Debrief as you will. 328 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,662 [woman on pa] Trauma Unit to Medbay 6, overflow. 329 00:20:45,746 --> 00:20:46,872 [man] Vitals are dropping. 330 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:49,416 - Pressure is spiking over here. - [monitor beeping] 331 00:20:49,499 --> 00:20:51,539 [woman] Pressure is spiking, heart rate is climbing. 332 00:20:51,585 --> 00:20:52,961 [man] Scan again. 333 00:20:53,044 --> 00:20:54,796 [woman] Two more cc's right away. 334 00:20:56,631 --> 00:20:59,009 [Vance] You believe they became ill on Urna? 335 00:20:59,801 --> 00:21:02,387 That planet's been deserted for centuries. 336 00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:08,059 Yes, but Urna is, well, once was an industrial seat, 337 00:21:08,143 --> 00:21:10,687 a hub for the enrichment of unstable metals. 338 00:21:10,771 --> 00:21:12,811 The Federation was just beginning to sound the alarm 339 00:21:12,856 --> 00:21:15,025 about toxicity a thousand years ago. 340 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:17,235 The atmosphere was thinning, 341 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:21,281 and they feared high concentration of UVB radiation would mutate the biology 342 00:21:21,364 --> 00:21:24,242 of everything on the surface, and that is what happened. 343 00:21:24,326 --> 00:21:28,288 If the Kili stopped there, they scavenged there 344 00:21:28,622 --> 00:21:32,167 for indigenous plants, fruit, any kind of nutrition. 345 00:21:32,501 --> 00:21:34,044 Whatever they ate was mutated. 346 00:21:34,503 --> 00:21:36,063 It was infected with misfolded proteins 347 00:21:36,129 --> 00:21:38,507 that have been spreading in their bodies ever since. 348 00:21:38,590 --> 00:21:39,841 How do we fix the problem? 349 00:21:40,342 --> 00:21:41,760 We need a healthy protein sample 350 00:21:41,843 --> 00:21:44,221 of the plant they ingested to make an antidote. 351 00:21:44,930 --> 00:21:48,600 But, as all of Urna was affected, such a sample no longer exists. 352 00:21:50,185 --> 00:21:53,647 In the 23rd century, there was a Federation seed vault ship, 353 00:21:53,730 --> 00:21:55,398 the U.S.S. Tikhov. 354 00:21:56,358 --> 00:21:58,360 It held samples of every plant in the galaxy. 355 00:21:58,443 --> 00:21:59,694 If it still exists, 356 00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:02,739 it will have seeds from before the planet's environmental collapse, 357 00:22:02,823 --> 00:22:04,574 and we can synthesize an antidote from that. 358 00:22:04,658 --> 00:22:07,953 The Tikhov is still around, but it's five months away. 359 00:22:08,036 --> 00:22:11,081 Our spore drive can get us there and back in plenty of time. 360 00:22:11,164 --> 00:22:13,667 Your ship can get us there... 361 00:22:14,251 --> 00:22:15,961 with that one man, Stamets. 362 00:22:17,045 --> 00:22:19,923 Willa, download Discovery's specs, everything on the spore drive, 363 00:22:20,006 --> 00:22:22,050 and scramble a Federation team to pilot her. 364 00:22:22,133 --> 00:22:23,802 - I want it flying in an hour. - Yes, sir. 365 00:22:23,885 --> 00:22:27,889 Admiral, you have a crew ready and able to fly now. 366 00:22:28,223 --> 00:22:31,035 You're going to waste precious time teaching a new crew the ins and outs 367 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:33,937 of a 1000-year-old ship flying through a mushroom network? 368 00:22:34,771 --> 00:22:36,231 Watch your tone, commander. 369 00:22:37,649 --> 00:22:38,650 You're not home yet. 370 00:22:40,235 --> 00:22:41,235 [Saru] Admiral... 371 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:46,658 I would ask that you allow Discovery to serve as she is able. 372 00:22:47,158 --> 00:22:52,038 It and Commander Burnham are ideally suited for this kind of away mission. 373 00:22:52,497 --> 00:22:54,916 Understanding it is a matter of trust. 374 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:58,169 I will remain here with you, to assist. 375 00:23:01,172 --> 00:23:05,176 Lieutenant Willa and two security officers will go with Commander Burnham. 376 00:23:06,177 --> 00:23:07,177 Get back fast. 377 00:23:08,221 --> 00:23:09,890 Otherwise, it comes down on him. 378 00:23:20,901 --> 00:23:24,487 - Undocking is complete, commander. - Bring us to safe distance, please. 379 00:23:25,906 --> 00:23:28,575 Hope this fossil of a ship can do what you say it can. 380 00:23:31,453 --> 00:23:33,121 Welcome aboard, Lieutenant Willa. 381 00:23:33,204 --> 00:23:35,123 We're ready to go, commander. 382 00:23:35,206 --> 00:23:37,435 [Burnham] We have three hours to retrieve the seed sample 383 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:39,127 and create an antidote for the Kili. 384 00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:40,879 Let's show them who we are. 385 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:47,177 You might wanna hold onto something. 386 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,223 Black alert. 387 00:23:52,307 --> 00:23:55,268 [siren wailing] 388 00:24:05,487 --> 00:24:06,487 Whoa. 389 00:24:06,488 --> 00:24:09,200 We're at programmed coordinates, but there's no sign of the Tikhov. 390 00:24:09,866 --> 00:24:11,618 Scans show an ion storm in range. 391 00:24:11,701 --> 00:24:12,701 Bring it up. 392 00:24:15,413 --> 00:24:18,013 [Owosekun] If these were the last known coordinates of the Tikhov, 393 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:19,042 it must be in there. 394 00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:21,586 Yellow alert. Lieutenant Rhys, prepare tractor beams. 395 00:24:21,670 --> 00:24:24,881 We'll have to pull it out of the storm before we can beam onboard. 396 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:27,205 - Aye, commander. - Lieutenant Detmer, get us over there. 397 00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:28,259 Aye, commander. 398 00:24:28,343 --> 00:24:31,096 It's going to be a bumpy ride. Shields up. 399 00:24:42,399 --> 00:24:44,317 Shields holding at 90 percent. 400 00:24:44,776 --> 00:24:47,362 Commander, I've located the Tikhov. Magnifying now. 401 00:24:49,030 --> 00:24:50,657 It's running on auxiliary power. 402 00:24:51,908 --> 00:24:53,451 Warp drive is offline. 403 00:24:53,535 --> 00:24:56,135 There's unusual radiation that must be interfering with our scans. 404 00:24:56,538 --> 00:24:58,498 I can't get an accurate read on life signs. 405 00:25:05,046 --> 00:25:06,214 How are we on tractor beams? 406 00:25:06,297 --> 00:25:07,897 - Not steady enough. - I'm working on it! 407 00:25:11,803 --> 00:25:14,055 Approaching 5H. Increasing... 408 00:25:17,767 --> 00:25:19,887 Shields are holding. You've got time. You've got this. 409 00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:27,736 Lieutenant? 410 00:25:28,236 --> 00:25:30,697 Engaging reverse thrusters. I just need to get us clear... 411 00:25:36,453 --> 00:25:37,620 - Go! - Locking on. 412 00:25:42,167 --> 00:25:43,167 Got her. 413 00:25:44,419 --> 00:25:45,545 Pulling her out now. 414 00:25:52,218 --> 00:25:53,218 And we're clear. 415 00:25:53,636 --> 00:25:56,723 Bryce, have Dr. Culber report to the bridge. 416 00:25:56,806 --> 00:25:58,433 Nice work, Keyla. 417 00:25:59,184 --> 00:26:00,268 Hey. 418 00:26:00,351 --> 00:26:03,104 - You did great. - Closer call than it should have been. 419 00:26:04,189 --> 00:26:06,566 Owo, what's the toxicity of the radiation on that ship? 420 00:26:06,649 --> 00:26:09,486 Scanner says it's not ionizing, so it shouldn't be a threat to health. 421 00:26:10,528 --> 00:26:12,822 But its composition is just odd. 422 00:26:12,906 --> 00:26:14,532 - Tilly? - Already analyzing it. 423 00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:17,035 Who needs what? 424 00:26:17,118 --> 00:26:18,995 There may be a medical emergency on the Tikhov. 425 00:26:19,079 --> 00:26:22,207 For the last 500 years, each planet of the Federation has taken turns 426 00:26:22,290 --> 00:26:24,501 keeping watch over the seed vault. 427 00:26:26,753 --> 00:26:28,880 Looks like a Barzan family was most recent. 428 00:26:31,466 --> 00:26:34,260 - We joined the Federation? - In the 25th century. 429 00:26:36,137 --> 00:26:37,137 Never imagined. 430 00:26:37,138 --> 00:26:39,432 I haven't seen a Barzan since I joined Starfleet. 431 00:26:39,516 --> 00:26:41,196 You will today. I want you with us on this. 432 00:26:41,684 --> 00:26:44,771 We don't have time to play catch up, so get your hellos out of the way fast. 433 00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:48,942 Anyway. The atmosphere onboard is attuned to Barzan biology. 434 00:26:49,025 --> 00:26:50,193 We'll need breathing devices. 435 00:26:50,485 --> 00:26:52,821 So, I can lose mine. First time for everything. 436 00:26:53,947 --> 00:26:56,801 The seed vault itself can only be accessed by beaming into and out of it, 437 00:26:56,825 --> 00:26:58,785 so the transporter chief will need to stay ready. 438 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,078 Understood. 439 00:27:00,161 --> 00:27:01,961 Tilly, let me know what you find on radiation. 440 00:27:01,996 --> 00:27:03,289 Rhys, you have the conn. 441 00:27:05,208 --> 00:27:06,208 Let's go. 442 00:27:10,588 --> 00:27:11,589 [Culber] What the hell? 443 00:27:11,673 --> 00:27:14,050 [Burnham] Someone must have compromised the seed vault. 444 00:27:14,134 --> 00:27:16,261 None of these plants should be here. 445 00:27:16,761 --> 00:27:20,598 The Barzan atmosphere lends itself to more accelerated plant growth. 446 00:27:21,641 --> 00:27:22,641 Your eyes... 447 00:27:23,935 --> 00:27:25,395 Real air, real me. 448 00:27:27,021 --> 00:27:30,191 Well, radiation's nominal. Whatever the source, it's dissipated. 449 00:27:30,275 --> 00:27:31,359 Levels are safe. 450 00:27:32,235 --> 00:27:33,915 - How many in the family? - [Burnham] Four. 451 00:27:33,945 --> 00:27:35,947 Parents are scientists. They have two kids. 452 00:27:36,865 --> 00:27:37,907 Well, that's weird. 453 00:27:38,741 --> 00:27:40,660 A life sign just blinked on, and then off again. 454 00:27:41,035 --> 00:27:43,872 Residual radiation must still be interfering with our instruments. 455 00:27:44,372 --> 00:27:46,166 We might not be able to rely on them. 456 00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:50,628 Okay. Seed vault should be this way. 457 00:27:57,510 --> 00:27:58,720 [creature snarls] 458 00:28:08,354 --> 00:28:10,523 You're curious about my badge. 459 00:28:11,441 --> 00:28:14,319 I'm bored, and thought I could break it down for parts. 460 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:18,030 Play with it. 461 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:29,876 It's clear, Emperor, what you're capable of. 462 00:28:30,752 --> 00:28:33,922 What's not clear to me is why you chose to come here. 463 00:28:34,005 --> 00:28:35,506 I have a curious nature. 464 00:28:35,590 --> 00:28:38,760 Really? April 5th is my birthday. 465 00:28:38,843 --> 00:28:40,553 A Terran holy day. 466 00:28:40,803 --> 00:28:42,805 April 5th, 2063, 467 00:28:43,181 --> 00:28:47,268 first ever contact between Terrans and a Vulcan survey ship. 468 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,146 But then your people slaughtered everybody onboard. 469 00:28:50,230 --> 00:28:52,899 Vulcans need to learn to stay in their lane sometimes. 470 00:28:52,982 --> 00:28:54,901 It's not like it's a high holy day. 471 00:28:54,984 --> 00:28:59,864 I've been fascinated by Terran history and methodology since I was a boy. 472 00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:03,493 There are very few species that do things simply to do them. 473 00:29:03,576 --> 00:29:08,289 We're mostly untroubled by pesky motivations, except for revenge. 474 00:29:08,373 --> 00:29:09,457 We do like that one. 475 00:29:09,540 --> 00:29:14,420 It seems you created an empire based on the maxim "because we feel like it." 476 00:29:15,046 --> 00:29:18,091 So, why would you ever join a Starfleet crew? 477 00:29:18,174 --> 00:29:20,802 If you simply wanted to butcher them, you would have. 478 00:29:20,885 --> 00:29:23,763 Much as I enjoy being fetishized, and I do... 479 00:29:25,974 --> 00:29:29,686 I'll answer your questions if you answer mine first. 480 00:29:30,561 --> 00:29:32,605 No, you won't really do that. 481 00:29:33,147 --> 00:29:34,065 Correct. 482 00:29:34,066 --> 00:29:35,900 And even if you did, you'd lie, 483 00:29:35,984 --> 00:29:40,780 so the only way I'll glean any information is via the questions you ask me. 484 00:29:41,072 --> 00:29:42,072 So, please. 485 00:29:43,825 --> 00:29:45,535 Who's really in charge now? 486 00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:47,203 The Burn appeared to have been 487 00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:49,706 quite the humbling experience for the Federation. 488 00:29:49,789 --> 00:29:51,124 Who was responsible? 489 00:29:51,207 --> 00:29:53,293 - That's two questions. - Pick one. 490 00:29:55,044 --> 00:29:56,671 There are conflicting theories, 491 00:29:56,754 --> 00:30:01,050 but no hard proof pointing at any one particular bad guy. 492 00:30:01,134 --> 00:30:03,303 Sounds like the Federation lost a step... 493 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,720 or five. 494 00:30:04,762 --> 00:30:05,888 And yet it endures, 495 00:30:05,972 --> 00:30:09,183 unlike the Terran Empire, which fell centuries ago. 496 00:30:11,269 --> 00:30:14,689 Were you aware that the distance between our two universes 497 00:30:14,772 --> 00:30:17,942 started expanding sometime after your departure? 498 00:30:18,943 --> 00:30:23,156 There hasn't been a single crossing in over 500 years. 499 00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:26,284 You didn't know that, did you? 500 00:30:27,410 --> 00:30:28,745 You're all alone now. 501 00:30:30,830 --> 00:30:34,459 I think you and the Federation are afraid 502 00:30:34,542 --> 00:30:37,295 because whoever did this must be merciless, 503 00:30:37,378 --> 00:30:40,965 a threat to whatever or whomever you hold dear. 504 00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:47,180 The weakness of people is generally other people, isn't it? 505 00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:50,308 You're not wrong. 506 00:30:50,725 --> 00:30:54,562 But that could also explain why you'd fall in line with Discovery. 507 00:30:55,355 --> 00:31:00,651 But there's a person on the crew you care about, isn't there? 508 00:31:07,367 --> 00:31:08,951 [girl humming nearby] 509 00:31:09,744 --> 00:31:10,744 The family. 510 00:31:12,038 --> 00:31:13,038 Behind us. 511 00:31:54,414 --> 00:31:56,165 Adira played that same melody. 512 00:31:58,084 --> 00:31:59,293 How is that possible? 513 00:32:00,545 --> 00:32:01,545 What? 514 00:32:07,677 --> 00:32:10,805 Nothing. See if you can find any sign of the family. 515 00:32:11,222 --> 00:32:12,598 I'm going in the vault. 516 00:32:14,641 --> 00:32:15,559 [comms beeps] 517 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,478 Burnham to Discovery. Do you copy? 518 00:32:17,937 --> 00:32:20,106 I'm right outside the seed vault. One to beam in. 519 00:32:20,189 --> 00:32:21,566 [Tilly] Aye, commander. 520 00:32:41,669 --> 00:32:43,504 [in Barzan] 521 00:32:44,714 --> 00:32:46,007 [Attis] 522 00:32:47,216 --> 00:32:49,343 [girl] 523 00:32:55,433 --> 00:32:56,433 You okay? 524 00:32:57,143 --> 00:32:58,478 I wish I'd gone home... 525 00:32:59,687 --> 00:33:00,897 before we came to the future. 526 00:33:02,565 --> 00:33:06,652 My species is known for two things: diligence and poverty. 527 00:33:07,695 --> 00:33:09,655 What little we get, we invest in our children. 528 00:33:10,490 --> 00:33:13,409 Your family must have been so proud when you joined Starfleet. 529 00:33:14,327 --> 00:33:15,620 They were devastated. 530 00:33:17,330 --> 00:33:19,790 I can only imagine when they heard about my death. 531 00:33:20,291 --> 00:33:21,918 [Attis] 532 00:33:24,921 --> 00:33:27,131 When was the last time you heard your own language? 533 00:33:28,466 --> 00:33:29,467 Now. 534 00:33:31,344 --> 00:33:32,595 Now is the last time. 535 00:33:34,555 --> 00:33:36,098 I'll check in with Burnham. 536 00:33:36,432 --> 00:33:38,309 If you wanna search the logs, I'll be fine. 537 00:33:39,477 --> 00:33:41,103 - Yeah? - Yeah. 538 00:33:52,365 --> 00:33:56,285 [Attis in English] Personal log, Doctor Attis, stardate 802.861. 539 00:33:56,953 --> 00:34:00,540 Living aboard the Tikhov and caring for the Federation seed vault 540 00:34:00,623 --> 00:34:04,085 these past four months has brought us closer than ever. 541 00:34:06,087 --> 00:34:07,547 ...get out of the ion storm. 542 00:34:08,422 --> 00:34:09,590 Distress calls go nowhere. 543 00:34:09,674 --> 00:34:12,343 Still can't identify the light that hurt them. I'm trying! 544 00:34:12,426 --> 00:34:13,511 I'm trying! 545 00:34:16,430 --> 00:34:17,430 The vault. 546 00:34:19,267 --> 00:34:20,268 I must find a cure. 547 00:34:27,775 --> 00:34:29,819 [playing in slow motion] 548 00:34:35,783 --> 00:34:37,034 Nhan, come here. 549 00:34:42,832 --> 00:34:47,211 The rest of the ship is on auxiliary, but whatever's behind here seems to be... 550 00:34:47,295 --> 00:34:48,796 Running on full power. 551 00:34:53,426 --> 00:34:54,426 Do it. 552 00:35:14,363 --> 00:35:18,242 Cryostasis is normally used to preserve the living for revival, but... 553 00:35:19,035 --> 00:35:20,661 they're already gone. 554 00:35:20,745 --> 00:35:21,745 You're sure? 555 00:35:28,961 --> 00:35:29,962 Attis. 556 00:35:31,589 --> 00:35:32,798 Attis is alive. 557 00:35:33,507 --> 00:35:35,343 He's still trying to save them. 558 00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:38,971 That's what all these plants are about. 559 00:35:39,639 --> 00:35:42,058 He broke open the seed vault trying to grow... 560 00:35:44,101 --> 00:35:45,101 a cure. 561 00:35:45,603 --> 00:35:47,063 I think you mean a miracle. 562 00:35:49,106 --> 00:35:50,983 And if he's still alive, where is he? 563 00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:54,904 [computer] Verbalize code for entry. 564 00:35:55,488 --> 00:35:56,489 Uh... 565 00:35:56,572 --> 00:35:57,740 Access denied. 566 00:35:57,823 --> 00:35:58,783 Damn it. 567 00:35:58,784 --> 00:36:00,284 - Access denied. - [comms beeps] 568 00:36:00,368 --> 00:36:01,619 [creature snarls] 569 00:36:04,955 --> 00:36:06,624 No, the seeds are not yours! 570 00:36:09,085 --> 00:36:10,085 They're ours. 571 00:36:10,544 --> 00:36:11,837 They need them. 572 00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:15,299 - They're gonna come back. - Please, we're here to help. 573 00:36:18,427 --> 00:36:19,427 What? 574 00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:28,354 [Burnham] He was fighting me. 575 00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:33,609 He didn't want me to get to those seeds, and there was something about his face. 576 00:36:33,693 --> 00:36:36,821 It folded in on itself before he disappeared. 577 00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:41,117 It was as if his entire body was out of phase somehow. 578 00:36:41,742 --> 00:36:43,744 I saw something like that on the log. 579 00:36:43,953 --> 00:36:46,122 It was like he was out of sync with himself. 580 00:36:46,288 --> 00:36:48,290 Well, any ideas as to what might have caused this? 581 00:36:48,374 --> 00:36:50,209 Well, I'd have to examine him first, 582 00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:54,171 but I'm not confident he'd be able to fill in any more than we already know. 583 00:36:54,547 --> 00:36:55,756 But from what you're saying, 584 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:59,427 his grief seems to have disconnected him from reality. 585 00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:02,304 He hasn't gone crazy, if that's what you suggest. 586 00:37:02,555 --> 00:37:05,850 Well, his family's clearly deceased, and he won't accept that. 587 00:37:06,183 --> 00:37:08,853 Barzans don't have the same idea of death as humans. 588 00:37:09,270 --> 00:37:13,482 If there's logic to his behavior, then maybe we can reason with him. 589 00:37:14,108 --> 00:37:16,610 And we need his voice code to access the vault, 590 00:37:17,027 --> 00:37:18,612 or those refugees are as good as dead. 591 00:37:18,863 --> 00:37:20,448 The Admiral has given us this chance. 592 00:37:20,531 --> 00:37:21,615 We can't fail. 593 00:37:21,699 --> 00:37:25,119 Any ideas on how to stop the phasing long enough to talk to him? 594 00:37:26,162 --> 00:37:27,246 The phasing itself. 595 00:37:28,372 --> 00:37:31,917 It might explain why he survived and his family didn't. 596 00:37:33,961 --> 00:37:36,589 If we figure out what happened, maybe we can fix him. 597 00:37:36,797 --> 00:37:39,175 The team should be nearly done analyzing the radiation. 598 00:37:39,425 --> 00:37:42,428 Are these values from a magnetic or mass spectrometer? 599 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:43,428 Duh. 600 00:37:43,429 --> 00:37:44,889 Which means magnetic. 601 00:37:44,972 --> 00:37:46,265 I know what "duh" means. 602 00:37:46,474 --> 00:37:49,185 Can we just irradiate your entire personality? 603 00:37:49,268 --> 00:37:51,771 Calibrating for cosmic background radiation. 604 00:37:51,854 --> 00:37:53,564 - I was just gonna... - Ask me to do that? 605 00:37:53,647 --> 00:37:54,648 Duh. 606 00:37:54,732 --> 00:37:56,525 Your relationship isn't very professional. 607 00:37:56,734 --> 00:37:59,987 - [both] It's how we work. - I've been trying to raise the bar. 608 00:38:00,279 --> 00:38:02,281 - [Burnham] Tilly? - Yes, hi, Michael, I'm here. 609 00:38:02,364 --> 00:38:04,408 You also have Commander Stamets and Commander Reno. 610 00:38:04,492 --> 00:38:05,910 We're analyzing the radiation. 611 00:38:05,993 --> 00:38:09,163 Listen, Doctor Attis is the only survivor. 612 00:38:09,288 --> 00:38:11,457 He described the ship being hit by a bright light, 613 00:38:11,832 --> 00:38:15,044 and the bodies of his family are showing high concentrations of beta particles. 614 00:38:15,127 --> 00:38:16,587 That could be any number of things. 615 00:38:16,670 --> 00:38:18,756 He's also phasing uncontrollably. 616 00:38:18,839 --> 00:38:20,174 Okay, now we're onto something. 617 00:38:20,591 --> 00:38:23,928 Beaming is the only way in or out of the seed vault, right? 618 00:38:24,261 --> 00:38:25,763 I'm gonna look for the nearest star. 619 00:38:26,305 --> 00:38:28,140 - You're thinking CME. - Yep. 620 00:38:28,224 --> 00:38:29,266 What am I missing? 621 00:38:29,642 --> 00:38:33,562 The ship may have been hit by a CME, a coronal mass ejection. 622 00:38:34,396 --> 00:38:35,397 Kind of like a star burp. 623 00:38:35,481 --> 00:38:39,443 "Burp" in this instance would be a massive, radioactive proton storm. 624 00:38:39,527 --> 00:38:41,153 It should kill anyone instantly, 625 00:38:41,237 --> 00:38:43,364 but if Doctor Attis was in the process of beaming 626 00:38:43,447 --> 00:38:45,199 into the vault when the CME hit, 627 00:38:45,616 --> 00:38:48,369 the protons would have interfered with the ship's magnetic shielding 628 00:38:48,452 --> 00:38:51,413 and destabilized his body's polarization on a quantum level. 629 00:38:51,664 --> 00:38:53,040 - Right. - Bingo. 630 00:38:53,290 --> 00:38:55,668 Oh, yep. CME, almost six weeks ago. 631 00:38:56,085 --> 00:38:59,797 Now his body's in limbo. May I never say the same about myself. 632 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:01,882 Is there a way to bring him back in phase? 633 00:39:01,966 --> 00:39:04,677 I think so, but I'm pretty sure he's not gonna like it. 634 00:39:06,637 --> 00:39:07,888 [alarm wailing] 635 00:39:07,972 --> 00:39:09,723 [computer] Warning. Power failure. 636 00:39:12,226 --> 00:39:14,228 Warning. Power failure. 637 00:39:16,939 --> 00:39:18,691 Warning. Power failure. 638 00:39:19,191 --> 00:39:20,693 No, no, no! 639 00:39:20,776 --> 00:39:21,776 Power failure. 640 00:39:21,819 --> 00:39:23,070 Tilly, do you have him? 641 00:39:23,696 --> 00:39:27,449 [Tilly] Boosting our transporter's magnetic field to match stable radiance. 642 00:39:27,908 --> 00:39:28,993 You should see him... 643 00:39:30,995 --> 00:39:31,995 now. 644 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,292 Got him. Thank you. 645 00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:41,505 Dysfunction aside, you all make a pretty good team. 646 00:39:41,714 --> 00:39:42,965 Dysfunction is the team. 647 00:39:43,257 --> 00:39:44,633 We've just accepted it. 648 00:39:45,342 --> 00:39:46,342 No, we haven't. 649 00:39:49,096 --> 00:39:52,224 [Nhan] We're not trying to stop you from finding a cure. 650 00:39:53,517 --> 00:39:55,185 We just need one set of seeds. 651 00:39:55,728 --> 00:39:57,438 There are other families in trouble. 652 00:39:57,980 --> 00:39:59,440 We want to help them, too. 653 00:40:06,822 --> 00:40:07,948 You need to talk to him. 654 00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:10,969 I couldn't even come close to understanding him the way Nhan does. 655 00:40:10,993 --> 00:40:12,119 That's my point. 656 00:40:12,536 --> 00:40:13,996 It's too personal for her. 657 00:40:14,914 --> 00:40:17,833 Because they share the same ethos, she's not being honest with him. 658 00:40:18,334 --> 00:40:21,879 He needs to know that his family is gone, however brutal that may be. 659 00:40:22,588 --> 00:40:25,174 And that if he doesn't get help soon, he's going to die. 660 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:26,424 He has limits. 661 00:40:28,302 --> 00:40:29,470 And the Kili do, too. 662 00:40:44,610 --> 00:40:47,446 Doctor Attis, it's time to let go. 663 00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:49,949 Your family's gone. 664 00:40:53,452 --> 00:40:55,120 And I think you know that. 665 00:40:55,746 --> 00:40:59,833 Just like I think you know there isn't anything onboard that can change that. 666 00:41:01,293 --> 00:41:06,590 But there is something onboard that can help other families like yours. 667 00:41:12,429 --> 00:41:14,765 [whispering] I know you had to watch them die. 668 00:41:17,101 --> 00:41:18,268 I'm sorry. 669 00:41:20,896 --> 00:41:23,107 No one should ever have to go through that. 670 00:41:26,068 --> 00:41:27,903 But there are others that are about to walk 671 00:41:27,987 --> 00:41:31,448 where you've been walking, and you have a chance to stop it. 672 00:41:32,533 --> 00:41:34,076 Please help us. 673 00:41:38,414 --> 00:41:39,665 Help them. 674 00:42:08,152 --> 00:42:10,320 [computer] Verbalize code for entry. 675 00:42:11,572 --> 00:42:12,572 Amma. 676 00:42:13,574 --> 00:42:14,742 Tolpra. 677 00:42:15,367 --> 00:42:16,535 Amma and Tolpra. 678 00:42:18,537 --> 00:42:21,999 The two most beautiful moons in our entire star system. 679 00:42:25,044 --> 00:42:26,378 They're my daughters. 680 00:42:31,550 --> 00:42:32,801 Doctor Attis... 681 00:42:33,927 --> 00:42:34,970 thank you. 682 00:42:55,866 --> 00:42:57,785 [rumbling] 683 00:43:41,453 --> 00:43:44,331 Tilly, prepare to beam Doctor Attis directly to sickbay. 684 00:43:46,125 --> 00:43:48,085 No. I won't go. 685 00:43:48,460 --> 00:43:52,131 Doctor Attis, you are severely irradiated from the original CME. 686 00:43:52,297 --> 00:43:55,050 All of your internal organs will have been damaged. 687 00:43:55,217 --> 00:43:57,469 Without treatment, you will die within days. 688 00:43:57,970 --> 00:43:59,304 I won't leave my family. 689 00:44:04,977 --> 00:44:08,981 That man in there is incapable of making rational decisions about his own health. 690 00:44:09,356 --> 00:44:12,818 Just because you don't understand a choice doesn't make it irrational. 691 00:44:12,901 --> 00:44:14,820 Well, think of the ship itself, then. 692 00:44:14,945 --> 00:44:17,281 It contains a living history of the Federation. 693 00:44:17,573 --> 00:44:19,199 We need that now more than ever. 694 00:44:19,741 --> 00:44:21,618 We can't take him against his will, either. 695 00:44:22,286 --> 00:44:24,204 He expressed his wishes, clearly. 696 00:44:24,621 --> 00:44:26,999 Since when does Starfleet not consider cultural mitigations? 697 00:44:27,541 --> 00:44:30,043 Hugh, why don't you take these seeds back to Discovery, 698 00:44:30,127 --> 00:44:31,628 start working on an antidote. 699 00:44:35,090 --> 00:44:36,090 Thank you. 700 00:44:37,926 --> 00:44:39,136 [comms beeps] 701 00:44:39,219 --> 00:44:40,220 One to science lab. 702 00:44:47,769 --> 00:44:50,022 I respect Doctor Attis' personal choice, 703 00:44:50,814 --> 00:44:53,859 but Starfleet has always had its own mores, 704 00:44:54,359 --> 00:44:57,404 one of them being never to leave a person behind. 705 00:44:59,156 --> 00:45:00,866 So it's him versus Starfleet, then. 706 00:45:01,950 --> 00:45:03,994 Sometimes there is no good choice. 707 00:45:06,747 --> 00:45:08,248 Only what you can live with. 708 00:45:09,541 --> 00:45:14,087 I don't think I can live with letting part of the Federation's history die with him. 709 00:45:20,552 --> 00:45:21,595 Then I'll stay. 710 00:45:30,479 --> 00:45:34,358 Nhan, if you stay, you'd be giving up your career. 711 00:45:37,819 --> 00:45:40,322 Considering what Airiam and I went through, 712 00:45:41,323 --> 00:45:42,658 let's just say... 713 00:45:43,450 --> 00:45:44,450 I'm good here. 714 00:45:46,161 --> 00:45:49,456 I'll make sure Attis' family gets home for a proper burial, 715 00:45:50,082 --> 00:45:53,126 and that the first Barzan watch is completed successfully. 716 00:45:56,380 --> 00:45:58,215 And I'd like to see my home again. 717 00:45:59,675 --> 00:46:01,051 I never thought I would. 718 00:46:04,096 --> 00:46:05,555 You gonna argue with me? 719 00:46:11,478 --> 00:46:13,188 A year ago, I would have. 720 00:46:16,066 --> 00:46:21,488 You know, I have never forgotten what you said at Airiam's funeral. 721 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:24,658 That one of the reasons we join Starfleet... 722 00:46:25,325 --> 00:46:27,327 is to reach for the best in ourselves... 723 00:46:28,704 --> 00:46:29,871 and each other. 724 00:46:32,374 --> 00:46:34,626 And I have never seen anyone 725 00:46:34,710 --> 00:46:38,422 reach for the best in others quite like you, Michael. 726 00:46:41,049 --> 00:46:42,217 Don't ever stop. 727 00:46:53,228 --> 00:46:55,564 I really hope our paths cross again. 728 00:46:56,273 --> 00:46:57,274 Me, too. 729 00:47:03,322 --> 00:47:04,364 [comms beeps] 730 00:47:05,574 --> 00:47:06,742 One to beam back. 731 00:47:37,356 --> 00:47:40,067 It is my understanding, per Lieutenant Willa's report, 732 00:47:40,150 --> 00:47:43,779 that Lieutenant Detmer and Owosekun successfully took Discovery 733 00:47:43,862 --> 00:47:46,114 into an ion storm to get to the Tikhov. 734 00:47:46,615 --> 00:47:47,615 Yes, sir. 735 00:47:48,575 --> 00:47:51,578 Commander Nhan remained on duty there for the Federation. 736 00:47:52,079 --> 00:47:54,081 Our entire crew understood the mission, 737 00:47:54,498 --> 00:47:57,292 and were prepared for any potential implications. 738 00:47:57,793 --> 00:47:59,378 We stand ready for more. 739 00:47:59,461 --> 00:48:02,672 Well, you should know we don't have five-year missions anymore. 740 00:48:02,756 --> 00:48:05,967 Exploration is a luxury we cannot afford. 741 00:48:06,885 --> 00:48:12,265 Admiral, are you familiar with Earth's Renaissance painter Giotto? 742 00:48:12,724 --> 00:48:13,924 Where are you going with this? 743 00:48:13,975 --> 00:48:17,771 The period before the Renaissance was referred to as the Dark Ages, 744 00:48:17,854 --> 00:48:19,314 a frightening time. 745 00:48:19,731 --> 00:48:22,859 Humanity was under siege from wars and plagues, 746 00:48:22,943 --> 00:48:24,820 and it was, well, losing its way. 747 00:48:25,612 --> 00:48:29,366 Giotto helped spark the Renaissance when, with his art, 748 00:48:29,991 --> 00:48:32,953 he helped create the three-point perspective. 749 00:48:34,413 --> 00:48:35,413 He saw depth. 750 00:48:36,164 --> 00:48:40,085 He saw entirety, and he gave what he saw to the world. 751 00:48:40,627 --> 00:48:41,795 It made a difference. 752 00:48:42,170 --> 00:48:45,549 For the first time in a long time, humans looked up. 753 00:48:46,174 --> 00:48:49,094 Discovery is a servant of the Federation. 754 00:48:49,636 --> 00:48:53,306 But I believe that our unique perspective from a revered time may... 755 00:48:53,390 --> 00:48:56,435 May help us to look up. 756 00:48:58,228 --> 00:48:59,228 Yes, sir. 757 00:49:02,649 --> 00:49:04,860 We have been in triage for a long time. 758 00:49:08,530 --> 00:49:09,906 Sir. 759 00:49:09,990 --> 00:49:12,409 We have a spore drive that can take us anywhere, 760 00:49:13,410 --> 00:49:16,204 a crew that operates as one breathing organism, 761 00:49:16,413 --> 00:49:19,040 and Sphere data that offers thousands of years of wisdom. 762 00:49:19,958 --> 00:49:23,336 Keep us together and let us help. 763 00:49:25,130 --> 00:49:26,339 That's all we ask. 764 00:49:31,428 --> 00:49:32,637 But your crew... 765 00:49:33,555 --> 00:49:36,641 they're only now beginning to wrangle with the trauma they went through. 766 00:49:36,850 --> 00:49:41,188 Your pilot, Detmer, her baselines are unsteady, to put it mildly. 767 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:44,200 We've all put our lives in Detmer's hands, and we'd do it again, sir. 768 00:49:50,030 --> 00:49:51,030 All right. 769 00:49:54,034 --> 00:49:57,621 But you go where I say, when I say it. We're not in the Renaissance yet. 770 00:49:58,038 --> 00:49:59,206 [both] Yes, sir. 771 00:49:59,289 --> 00:50:00,665 Anything else? 772 00:50:00,749 --> 00:50:01,749 - No, sir. - The Burn... 773 00:50:03,376 --> 00:50:04,376 Sir. 774 00:50:05,629 --> 00:50:07,923 Are you at liberty to discuss it with us now? 775 00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:11,801 We have more theories than ships in the fleet at the moment. 776 00:50:13,595 --> 00:50:17,015 The Federation never found enough data to support one over the other. 777 00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:20,060 - Which theory do you believe? - Doesn't matter. 778 00:50:20,310 --> 00:50:24,272 Unless you have a new piece of evidence that has gone unnoticed for 120 years... 779 00:50:25,690 --> 00:50:27,400 we have far more immediate concerns. 780 00:50:28,610 --> 00:50:29,653 Challenge accepted. 781 00:50:32,572 --> 00:50:33,823 And understood, sir. 782 00:50:36,368 --> 00:50:37,368 Captain. 783 00:50:38,119 --> 00:50:39,119 Commander. 784 00:50:40,163 --> 00:50:41,163 Welcome home. 785 00:50:45,544 --> 00:50:46,544 [chattering] 786 00:51:00,183 --> 00:51:01,351 Oh, Lieutenant Willa. 787 00:51:01,601 --> 00:51:04,688 Did you find anything about that music that I asked you about? 788 00:51:04,771 --> 00:51:05,771 Nothing to find. 789 00:51:05,897 --> 00:51:08,817 Half the people here know some version of it, including me. 790 00:51:09,317 --> 00:51:10,819 Don't you find that strange? 791 00:51:11,987 --> 00:51:13,655 The Barzan planet, the Tikhov, 792 00:51:13,738 --> 00:51:16,700 they're unimaginably far away from here without dilithium. 793 00:51:17,284 --> 00:51:20,537 And there's no way Doctor Attis could have come anywhere near this sector. 794 00:51:21,788 --> 00:51:23,957 How is it that everyone knows the same piece of music? 795 00:51:25,625 --> 00:51:27,085 Some things get in the ether. 796 00:51:36,970 --> 00:51:40,557 Philippa. Let me run something by you. There's this piece of music... 797 00:51:42,851 --> 00:51:43,851 Philippa. 798 00:51:50,191 --> 00:51:51,191 Philippa? 799 00:51:55,488 --> 00:51:56,488 Are you okay? 800 00:51:57,824 --> 00:51:58,950 Michael. 801 00:51:59,909 --> 00:52:01,328 I asked if you were okay. 802 00:52:02,370 --> 00:52:05,707 Why would you ever, ever ask me a question like that? 803 00:52:15,175 --> 00:52:17,218 [Saru] Does it feel like home to you? 804 00:52:18,219 --> 00:52:19,219 Not yet. 805 00:52:21,765 --> 00:52:23,308 But I truly hope it will. 806 00:52:26,728 --> 00:52:29,606 The Federation is an ideal that saved my life. 807 00:52:30,273 --> 00:52:33,193 Not once, but many, many times. 808 00:52:33,777 --> 00:52:35,487 It's the people who saved mine. 809 00:52:38,239 --> 00:52:40,867 Over the last year, I've come to realize that... 810 00:52:41,951 --> 00:52:44,079 the Federation is its people. 811 00:52:47,874 --> 00:52:49,709 I can't separate the two anymore. 812 00:52:50,752 --> 00:52:52,337 One living organism? 813 00:52:54,547 --> 00:52:55,757 Yeah. 814 00:52:56,383 --> 00:52:58,426 I do value your perspective, Michael. 815 00:53:02,764 --> 00:53:08,728 But I would ask that you choose your words more carefully with the admiral 816 00:53:08,812 --> 00:53:13,274 than you did before your departure, or it will impact us both. 817 00:53:16,152 --> 00:53:17,152 Yes, sir. 818 00:53:24,327 --> 00:53:26,413 So much we still do not know. 819 00:53:28,248 --> 00:53:30,041 But I am certain of one thing. 820 00:53:32,627 --> 00:53:34,671 We are both looking up.