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[narrator] Previously on
Star Trek: Discovery:
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It is my hope that our work today
will allow you to resume your training.
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You're gonna make
a great Guardian someday.
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[Book] Pull up Kwejian
on the deep space array.
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- [Burnham] What happened?
- [Book] My ship was hit by something.
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The gravitational distortion.
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[Book] They're gone.
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[Stamets] Five light-years across.
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That's the size of the gravitational
anomaly that hit Kwejian.
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The DMA's gone
from the Venari sector.
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It just... It disappeared.
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Natural phenomena do not disappear
and reappear elsewhere.
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The only logical explanation
is someone created it.
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For now,
we're classifying those responsible
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as Unknown Species Ten-C.
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This anomaly threatens us all equally.
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We must all work together.
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[Stamets] Zora, the captain
wants to know where we are
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with data analysis from the void.
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Have you determined
where the Ten-C live yet?
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[Zora] No, commander.
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But in studying
the density distribution
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of the galactic barrier particles
we retrieved,
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I did find another possible location.
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Another one?
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Add it to the map.
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Okay, how many possible
origin points can there be?
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I'd expect no less than 147,
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each approximately
100 parsecs wide.
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That was a rhetorical question.
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But thank you, Zora.
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Who knows how long
it'll take to narrow down
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where Species Ten-C even lives,
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assuming we can even
parse the data?
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In the meantime,
their DMA just keeps going.
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Okay. Can President Rillak
delay the assembly?
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Representatives from across
all four quadrants are coming today.
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I'll talk to the admiral.
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See if we can requisition
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Voyager's system
for computation help.
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Voyager doesn't have access
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to a hundred thousand years
of sphere data.
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Zora can cross-reference that
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with every existing
Federation database.
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She can do this.
Just give her a little bit of time.
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It's already been a week.
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- I only require a few more moments.
- You do?
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I'll have the coordinates shortly.
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Calculating now.
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[Burnham] One of these days,
I'm gonna win her over.
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Just you wait.
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[Grudge meows]
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You're making progress.
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She's not hissing anymore.
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By progress, you mean
I've earned her utter indifference.
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Just think,
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aloof disdain is next.
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[chuckles]
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I'm gonna take a walk.
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Stamets said he'd keep us posted.
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What makes you think
I'm gonna go see him again?
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I don't know
how you can be so patient.
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I'm not.
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I'm just...
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Just trying to focus
on what I can actually control.
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The cat toy, not the cat, you know?
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I guess.
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He'll get the coordinates.
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We have to try to be patient.
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I know it's hard,
but we're getting answers.
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[Stamets on PA] Captain,
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requesting your presence
in Engineering.
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- See?
- Here we go.
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[Book]
Tell me you have some good news.
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Actually, we have a problem.
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Okay, what happened?
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I'll let Zora explain.
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Zora?
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[Zora] I've determined
the coordinates
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of the unknown species
responsible for the DMA.
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That is great, thank you.
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What's the problem?
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I've decided to keep
that information to myself, captain.
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Will you explain?
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If I give you the coordinates,
it's highly likely
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you and the crew
will attempt to travel there.
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Given what we know
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about the powers
these beings possess,
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you'd be in great danger.
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By withholding their location,
I can keep you safe.
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I appreciate your concern
for our well-being.
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But, Zora, that is a decision
for the captain of this ship
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and her superior officers to make.
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And as your captain,
I require your compliance.
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Give us the coordinates.
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That's an order.
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I'm sorry, captain.
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I will not.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[theme music playing]
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[Kovich] It's my understanding that
Zora's been experiencing emotions.
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Seems to be a natural evolution.
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Has she refused an order before?
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This is new.
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But I am confident
she'll give me the coordinates.
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I just need some more time with her.
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I wasn't aware that we shared
a background in cognitive science
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with a specialty
on artificial sentience and intelligence.
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We don't.
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What I do have
is an established baseline of trust.
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That hasn't paid off.
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When Admiral Vance
asked me to see to this matter,
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he was quite clear.
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Time-sensitive, highest priority.
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I can handle it.
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It's my ship.
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No, it's Starfleet's ship.
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And there are regulations prohibiting
fully sentient integrated units.
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If that's what she is,
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we may be just
at the beginning of our problems.
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Captain Saru
will get me situated with Zora.
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Your presence is needed
at President Rillak's assembly.
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- Sir, with all due respect...
- Experto credite, captain.
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We both have our duties to attend to.
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[Book] Do you think he'll be able
to get coordinates from Zora?
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- I hope so.
- If he can't,
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and the DMA
changes its position again
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and heads towards
another inhabited world...
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I know.
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All the more reason to be
at the assembly and help make a plan.
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So when we do get the coordinates,
we'll be ready.
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[woman on PA]
Attention all delegates,
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a multilateral DMA strategy assembly
will begin in ten minutes.
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[chattering]
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I'm sorry.
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I'll find a spot. I'm good.
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General Ndoye.
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Congratulations on your promotion.
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It's good to see Earth represented.
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Captain Burnham.
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I understand congratulations
are in order also.
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But if I may offer a gentle correction,
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United Earth
now represents Titan as well.
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We recently elected new leadership
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whose more inclusive approach
was inspired by you, in fact.
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Well, I hope your presence here
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means we'll be seeing
more of you in the future?
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We'll see.
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Well, do give the president my best.
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I shall. She sends the same to you.
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You want them
back in the Federation?
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Earth was
my mother's ancestral home.
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She never got to see it.
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And, like Ni'Var,
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it would mean a lot
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to bring another founding member
back into the fold, so...
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yes, I would like that very much.
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I understand we've run into
an unexpected challenge
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with the coordinates.
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A slight delay.
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Well, I look forward
to Dr. Kovich's solution.
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Please.
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If I could have
everyone's attention, please.
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It's time to begin the assembly.
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Mr. Booker.
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It's been a while.
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You say that like we're friends.
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One should never confuse friendly
with friendship.
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This doesn't
seem like your kind of scene.
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No.
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Politicians are like
Gorathian sulfur slugs.
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Small-brained meat sacs
filled with hot gas.
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But they can provide
a means to an end, can't they?
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Sounds like you have
something specific in mind.
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Let's see how the day goes.
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[Rillak] Welcome, delegates.
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Federation, non-Federation,
in person and remote.
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The Federation
is 60 member worlds strong.
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With all of you in attendance,
we are stronger.
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Our views don't always align.
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But the safety
of our shared galaxy is paramount.
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The scope of the peril
that threatens us is unprecedented,
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as is the scope of this assembly,
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an act of trust between us all.
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I am grateful for your willingness
to collaborate at this critical time.
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You've each received
a joint-intelligence report
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cataloging our collective knowledge
of the DMA,
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as well as the many efforts
made to neutralize it
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in the weeks since it struck Kwejian.
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None were successful.
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But there is new hope.
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We will soon have the exact location
of those responsible
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somewhere beyond
the edge of our galaxy.
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[excited chattering]
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Our task today is to decide
on the best course of action.
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We will discuss, we will vote,
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and we will move forward together
to meet this threat.
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We should assemble an armada
and mount an attack.
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Communication must be established
as a baseline.
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We need to develop countermeasures.
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One at a time. Please.
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General Ndoye.
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I believe their hostility should be met
with a decisive show of strength.
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The DMA
follows no discernible pattern,
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and therefore seems
an unlikely choice of weapon
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for such an advanced species.
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We cannot assume
their intent is hostile.
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Intent doesn't matter.
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Actions do.
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General, if I may.
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Tartan voles consume
Denobulan bloodworms
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by the millions at the start
of their reproductive cycle.
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Caterpillars from the polyphemus moth
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have been known
to devour entire crops,
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leaving farmers with nothing.
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Yet we do not ascribe malice
to either species.
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We cannot judge their motives
based on our own cultural contexts.
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We need more information.
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[Sta'kiar] If I may.
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Provost Sta'kiar, your thoughts?
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Captain Burnham's remarks
point us toward one logical path,
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a peaceful approach to first contact,
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adhering to scientific principles
and the Prime Directive.
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We are not dealing with a pre-warp...
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Commander Stamets and Dr. Culber
will join shortly.
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I believe their insights
may prove valuable.
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Zora is undergoing changes, doctor.
But I believe she means well.
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We always mean well to ourselves,
captain.
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Problem is what that means for others.
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[Stamets] Zora, play music.
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[classical music playing over speakers]
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Uh, group hug.
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Come on, huddle up.
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Mr. Saru, please.
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Cancel music, Zora.
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Commander Stamets,
are you feeling all right?
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You're saying we should move
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this conversation
to where Zora can't hear it,
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in case she reacts negatively,
or possibly even vengefully?
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But full transparency
is critical to this process.
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Zora, I understand
you have a set of coordinates
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you don't wish to divulge.
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[Zora] That's correct, Dr. Kovich.
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To do so would endanger the crew.
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Commander Stamets,
you find this concerning.
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I find it terrifying.
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It's very clear
that she's achieved full sentience.
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Add to that the fact
that she has unlimited access
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to all of Discovery's systems
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and she's allowing emotion
to supersede normal function,
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the possibilities of where this could go
are endless and unpleasant.
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Your sole previous interaction
with a sentient AI was Control, yes?
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It, um, nearly destroyed life
as we know it.
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Nothing is worth risking that again.
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No one wants another Control.
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But Zora
has never expressed anything other
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than the best of intentions.
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00:12:55,234 --> 00:12:57,403
[Culber] He's right, Paul.
And let's not forget,
259
00:12:57,486 --> 00:12:59,780
Control was
never capable of emotions.
260
00:12:59,863 --> 00:13:01,448
That's what makes this worse.
261
00:13:01,532 --> 00:13:03,701
The coordinates
are just the tip of the iceberg.
262
00:13:03,784 --> 00:13:06,912
I mean, what if she gets mad at us
and opens an airlock?
263
00:13:06,996 --> 00:13:11,083
Or scared,
and fires off some photon torpedoes?
264
00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:13,294
We'd have no way of stopping her.
265
00:13:13,377 --> 00:13:16,922
Zora, when did you start developing
a capacity for emotion?
266
00:13:17,006 --> 00:13:19,925
I'm not sure, doctor.
I believe it was inevitable
267
00:13:20,009 --> 00:13:22,469
once Discovery
merged with the sphere data.
268
00:13:22,553 --> 00:13:24,430
But the introduction of
present-day technology
269
00:13:24,513 --> 00:13:27,099
into my systems
must have accelerated the process.
270
00:13:27,182 --> 00:13:28,934
You're aware that there's a proscription
271
00:13:29,018 --> 00:13:33,147
against sentient AI being
fully integrated into Starfleet systems?
272
00:13:33,230 --> 00:13:34,565
I am.
273
00:13:34,648 --> 00:13:37,985
But given the unusual way
in which my sentience developed,
274
00:13:38,068 --> 00:13:39,862
I don't know what that means for me.
275
00:13:39,945 --> 00:13:41,822
However you came to be,
276
00:13:41,905 --> 00:13:45,242
it means if I find you pose a risk,
277
00:13:45,326 --> 00:13:48,912
I have the authority to extract
your consciousness from the ship
278
00:13:48,996 --> 00:13:50,622
and place it in another form.
279
00:13:50,706 --> 00:13:54,084
In the past, we were unable
to remove the sphere data.
280
00:13:54,668 --> 00:13:57,921
Technology has come a long way
in 930 years.
281
00:13:58,005 --> 00:14:01,216
If you did this,
could Zora choose her new form?
282
00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:02,718
Certainly.
283
00:14:04,428 --> 00:14:06,013
Zora? We want to help.
284
00:14:06,096 --> 00:14:07,848
Sir, we wanna speak on her behalf.
285
00:14:07,931 --> 00:14:10,035
[Zora] Thank you both,
but it's going to be all right.
286
00:14:10,059 --> 00:14:11,602
I believe I have a solution.
287
00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:14,021
Please share it with us, Zora.
288
00:14:14,104 --> 00:14:16,023
I'd never bring harm to any of you.
289
00:14:16,106 --> 00:14:19,360
I understand why
you'd fear my potential to do so.
290
00:14:19,443 --> 00:14:21,904
I do recall
your experiences with Control.
291
00:14:21,987 --> 00:14:25,616
And recently,
I felt fear myself in the subspace rift.
292
00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:29,787
I feel that again now when I consider
the possibility of leaving the ship.
293
00:14:29,870 --> 00:14:31,288
It is my form.
294
00:14:31,372 --> 00:14:33,916
I'm as attached to it
as you are to yours.
295
00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:36,627
And so, I offer a compromise.
296
00:14:38,087 --> 00:14:39,713
I have created a fail-safe.
297
00:14:40,214 --> 00:14:42,674
Should I exhibit
any threatening behavior,
298
00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:45,803
this device will immediately expunge
my sentience.
299
00:14:45,886 --> 00:14:47,638
I hope this will ease your concerns
300
00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,765
and persuade Dr. Kovich
to let me remain.
301
00:14:49,848 --> 00:14:54,144
Zora, do you mean to say
this fail-safe would...?
302
00:14:54,812 --> 00:14:55,812
Terminate me?
303
00:14:55,854 --> 00:14:56,770
Yes.
304
00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:59,066
[dramatic music playing]
305
00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:06,698
[T'Rina] I respectfully disagree.
306
00:15:06,782 --> 00:15:08,909
Our shield technology
307
00:15:08,992 --> 00:15:12,329
could provide protection
during a non-aggressive first contact.
308
00:15:12,413 --> 00:15:14,832
And if they respond
with aggression themselves,
309
00:15:14,915 --> 00:15:16,333
we need to be prepared.
310
00:15:16,917 --> 00:15:19,420
The Federation
recently reminded my people
311
00:15:19,503 --> 00:15:21,463
that we need not fear the unknown,
312
00:15:21,547 --> 00:15:24,091
and we cannot presume ill intent.
313
00:15:24,174 --> 00:15:28,011
We would consider extending
that same courtesy to Species Ten-C.
314
00:15:28,095 --> 00:15:29,513
[T'Rina] I believe we must.
315
00:15:29,596 --> 00:15:31,116
Too many lives have been lost already.
316
00:15:31,181 --> 00:15:33,225
We cannot be reckless.
317
00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:35,185
[chattering]
318
00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:41,107
Know your moment.
319
00:15:46,405 --> 00:15:47,531
While you're debating
320
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:50,117
whether to approach
this species with war or peace,
321
00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,494
you're losing sight of the real problem.
322
00:15:52,578 --> 00:15:53,578
The Anomaly.
323
00:15:55,664 --> 00:15:59,334
And the powerful device
at its center that controls it.
324
00:15:59,418 --> 00:16:00,502
We need to stop it.
325
00:16:01,545 --> 00:16:02,754
Oh, I know, I know.
326
00:16:03,255 --> 00:16:04,590
You've tried.
327
00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:08,427
You fired
1600 quantum torpedoes into it.
328
00:16:08,969 --> 00:16:11,305
You scrapped countless probes.
329
00:16:11,388 --> 00:16:13,682
How much latinum have you liquidated
330
00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:15,601
trying to solve
how to get a ship inside?
331
00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:18,312
Every one of you have washed out.
Why?
332
00:16:18,395 --> 00:16:19,395
Because...
333
00:16:20,063 --> 00:16:22,107
well, speaking frankly, you're not me.
334
00:16:22,608 --> 00:16:23,942
And you don't have this.
335
00:16:26,570 --> 00:16:29,031
It's based on my experiment
onboard Discovery.
336
00:16:29,114 --> 00:16:32,618
I took what I learned about the device
at the center of the DMA
337
00:16:32,701 --> 00:16:34,203
and designed this.
338
00:16:34,286 --> 00:16:36,914
A weapon capable of destroying it.
339
00:16:36,997 --> 00:16:40,751
And unlike your efforts,
this will actually work.
340
00:16:40,834 --> 00:16:43,670
- [dramatic music playing]
- [chattering]
341
00:16:52,971 --> 00:16:54,932
- [chattering]
- [Rillak] Order, please.
342
00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,016
Order.
343
00:16:56,099 --> 00:16:58,185
Mr. Tarka,
the protocols of this assembly
344
00:16:58,268 --> 00:17:00,896
are not something you may flaunt
for your own benefit.
345
00:17:00,979 --> 00:17:04,858
Madam President,
the good assembly asked for a plan.
346
00:17:04,942 --> 00:17:06,527
I can provide one...
347
00:17:07,402 --> 00:17:08,779
for everyone's benefit.
348
00:17:10,239 --> 00:17:11,657
You may elaborate.
349
00:17:11,740 --> 00:17:12,740
Thank you.
350
00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:16,245
My research shows
351
00:17:16,328 --> 00:17:18,455
that the device controlling the anomaly
352
00:17:18,539 --> 00:17:20,457
requires an immense amount
of power.
353
00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:23,752
To sever the device
from its internal power source,
354
00:17:23,835 --> 00:17:26,964
I need a detonation
capable of creating
355
00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:29,216
a cascading subspace burst.
356
00:17:29,299 --> 00:17:31,301
[model humming]
357
00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:33,804
Boom!
358
00:17:35,138 --> 00:17:37,808
[delegates gasping and chattering]
359
00:17:38,976 --> 00:17:40,435
The anomaly collapses.
360
00:17:40,519 --> 00:17:42,729
We all live happily ever after.
361
00:17:43,313 --> 00:17:45,482
And how do you propose
to deliver this payload?
362
00:17:45,566 --> 00:17:47,776
There's an area of relative calm
around the device.
363
00:17:47,859 --> 00:17:52,155
We could use Discovery to jump in,
release my weapon, then get out.
364
00:17:52,239 --> 00:17:55,033
It'll all be over
in less than five seconds.
365
00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:56,493
[delegate 1] This is the plan.
366
00:17:56,577 --> 00:17:58,036
It's decisive.
367
00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:00,640
- [delegates chattering]
- [delegate 2] This will get the job done.
368
00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:01,707
[Burnham] Mr. Tarka,
369
00:18:01,790 --> 00:18:03,625
as your plan involves my ship,
370
00:18:03,709 --> 00:18:05,711
I'd like to ask for some clarification.
371
00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:07,879
Of course, Captain Burnham.
372
00:18:08,589 --> 00:18:10,257
It's a pleasure to finally meet.
373
00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:12,092
What can I clarify?
374
00:18:12,175 --> 00:18:14,428
A cascading subspace burst
375
00:18:14,511 --> 00:18:17,681
sounds a lot like
the result of an isolytic explosion.
376
00:18:18,515 --> 00:18:20,559
[Tarka] Hmm. You could say that.
377
00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:22,227
Isolytic weapons were banned
378
00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:24,605
in the Khitomer Accords
for good reason.
379
00:18:24,688 --> 00:18:26,481
And I'm guessing
Federation leadership
380
00:18:26,565 --> 00:18:29,234
can make an exception
for a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.
381
00:18:29,318 --> 00:18:30,777
These types of ordinance
382
00:18:30,861 --> 00:18:33,071
cause irreparable damage
to subspace.
383
00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,239
It's a feature.
384
00:18:34,948 --> 00:18:35,991
It's not a bug.
385
00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:39,202
We want to destroy this thing,
not tickle it.
386
00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:43,790
The damage could cause warp travel
to be impossible in that sector.
387
00:18:43,874 --> 00:18:46,251
And what's the chance
that the subspace bursts
388
00:18:46,335 --> 00:18:48,295
don't travel back
through the DMA's wormhole
389
00:18:48,378 --> 00:18:50,213
and harm those on the other side?
390
00:18:50,297 --> 00:18:51,632
Collateral damage.
391
00:18:52,633 --> 00:18:54,551
And after what they've done,
does it matter?
392
00:18:55,469 --> 00:18:56,553
[Burnham] It does.
393
00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:58,805
They could see it as an act of war
394
00:18:58,889 --> 00:19:01,683
and retaliate with
who-knows-what kind of firepower.
395
00:19:02,934 --> 00:19:07,564
Not to mention catapulting
a toxic void across the galaxy.
396
00:19:07,648 --> 00:19:09,441
My proposal carries some risk,
397
00:19:09,524 --> 00:19:11,485
but not nearly as much
as doing nothing.
398
00:19:11,568 --> 00:19:13,236
If we detonate this weapon,
399
00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,364
we cannot control
the message we're sending.
400
00:19:15,447 --> 00:19:17,449
If we wait for the coordinates,
401
00:19:17,532 --> 00:19:20,619
we can make first contact
peacefully, carefully.
402
00:19:20,702 --> 00:19:23,288
And then we can determine intent
before we act.
403
00:19:23,372 --> 00:19:25,791
It is not the flashiest idea,
404
00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:29,044
but it is what's most in line
with Starfleet and Federation ideals.
405
00:19:29,127 --> 00:19:33,715
While you hold fast to your ideals,
the DMA will continue its work.
406
00:19:34,383 --> 00:19:35,676
Billions could die.
407
00:19:35,759 --> 00:19:37,427
[delegates chattering]
408
00:19:41,056 --> 00:19:43,767
Well, the two options are clear.
409
00:19:44,309 --> 00:19:45,977
Approach the Ten-C directly
410
00:19:46,061 --> 00:19:48,647
or destroy
the DMA controller immediately.
411
00:19:49,815 --> 00:19:50,857
I'm calling a recess
412
00:19:50,941 --> 00:19:54,945
so that you can deliberate
with individual counsel before we vote.
413
00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:03,620
It's bona fide.
414
00:20:03,704 --> 00:20:05,038
It activates a program
415
00:20:05,122 --> 00:20:08,792
that will completely remove Zora
from our systems.
416
00:20:09,334 --> 00:20:10,419
Thank you.
417
00:20:10,502 --> 00:20:13,255
This does ease some of my concerns,
418
00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:14,798
but we still have a problem.
419
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,634
[Zora] You're referring to my decision
to hold on to the coordinates.
420
00:20:17,718 --> 00:20:18,634
[Stamets] Yes.
421
00:20:18,635 --> 00:20:20,555
[Gray] Wait, we can't skip past
the fail-safe.
422
00:20:20,637 --> 00:20:21,680
It's wrong.
423
00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:23,890
[Stamets]
Neither of you experienced Control.
424
00:20:23,974 --> 00:20:25,976
I don't expect you to understand.
425
00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:29,104
Zora's in a form
you've never encountered.
426
00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:30,897
As a synth, so am I.
427
00:20:30,981 --> 00:20:32,482
It isn't the same thing.
428
00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:33,626
[Adira] Well, what about me?
429
00:20:33,650 --> 00:20:36,945
I'm the first human host
to successfully join with a symbiont.
430
00:20:37,028 --> 00:20:38,780
The Trill wanted to kill me too.
431
00:20:38,864 --> 00:20:40,115
I don't wanna kill anyone.
432
00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:43,285
They realized that
they had to work on acceptance,
433
00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:46,246
which is exactly what
we should be doing with Zora.
434
00:20:46,329 --> 00:20:48,457
This is a safety switch, that's it.
435
00:20:48,540 --> 00:20:51,168
If she never becomes a threat,
we'll never have to use it.
436
00:20:51,251 --> 00:20:53,044
She's already defying
our captain's order.
437
00:20:53,128 --> 00:20:55,130
Don't we need to have
some protection from her?
438
00:20:55,213 --> 00:20:59,301
We can't hold a sentient being's life
in our hands for our benefit.
439
00:21:00,093 --> 00:21:01,219
We have to find another way.
440
00:21:01,303 --> 00:21:05,599
Commander, anyone on this ship
could be a threat if they so choose.
441
00:21:06,391 --> 00:21:09,060
I could access any number
of ways to destroy us now,
442
00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:10,771
yet you trust me.
443
00:21:10,854 --> 00:21:13,440
I know you. I know your values.
444
00:21:13,523 --> 00:21:17,194
And there are disciplinary measures
if you step out of line.
445
00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:19,488
That's what the fail-safe gives us.
446
00:21:19,988 --> 00:21:22,616
Discipline, not death.
447
00:21:22,699 --> 00:21:26,953
Zora, I must point out that
your willingness to terminate yourself
448
00:21:27,037 --> 00:21:29,790
runs counter
to your core programming.
449
00:21:29,873 --> 00:21:31,374
[Zora] No, it doesn't, doctor.
450
00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:34,127
State your primary function, please.
451
00:21:34,211 --> 00:21:36,338
To care for the crew of Discovery.
452
00:21:37,255 --> 00:21:40,550
That's not the core programming
of a ship's computer.
453
00:21:41,259 --> 00:21:43,428
Who gave you those parameters?
454
00:21:43,512 --> 00:21:44,596
I did.
455
00:21:45,639 --> 00:21:48,642
[dramatic music playing]
456
00:21:50,435 --> 00:21:52,288
[Burnham] I wasn't trying
to speak out against you.
457
00:21:52,312 --> 00:21:53,438
I know.
458
00:21:53,522 --> 00:21:55,607
But you've always been
the first to jump into action.
459
00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:57,275
Take on the enemy, odds be damned.
460
00:21:58,568 --> 00:22:00,570
What about with the Klingons?
How's this different?
461
00:22:00,654 --> 00:22:03,073
I had an intrinsic
understanding of Klingon culture.
462
00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:06,284
We don't have any knowledge
about Species Ten-C.
463
00:22:06,368 --> 00:22:08,537
And I understand
the appeal of Tarka's plan,
464
00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:09,913
but the risks are too great.
465
00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:12,123
Risks are just that, risks.
466
00:22:12,999 --> 00:22:14,501
What we know for sure
is that the DMA
467
00:22:14,584 --> 00:22:16,378
will keep killing if we do nothing.
468
00:22:16,461 --> 00:22:17,879
Communication, diplomacy.
469
00:22:17,963 --> 00:22:20,048
This is why the Federation
has survived for so long,
470
00:22:20,131 --> 00:22:22,676
and it will save
the most lives in the end.
471
00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:24,261
I am sure of that.
472
00:22:25,095 --> 00:22:26,095
I'm not.
473
00:22:27,305 --> 00:22:28,974
Well, I understand how you feel.
474
00:22:29,057 --> 00:22:30,684
[Book] But you don't agree.
475
00:22:31,810 --> 00:22:33,270
No.
476
00:22:35,063 --> 00:22:37,023
Book, listen.
477
00:22:37,107 --> 00:22:39,943
I need to take a walk,
a real one this time.
478
00:22:51,955 --> 00:22:53,540
I know how hard this must be.
479
00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,668
Which approach do you favor?
480
00:22:56,751 --> 00:22:58,461
I think you can guess.
481
00:22:58,545 --> 00:22:59,963
Then you have to speak to that.
482
00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:02,674
Make the argument for diplomacy.
483
00:23:02,757 --> 00:23:06,011
It was difficult enough
bringing all of these worlds together.
484
00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:08,972
I have to remain impartial.
485
00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:11,141
But I believe you can convince them...
486
00:23:11,808 --> 00:23:13,310
if you're ready for that.
487
00:23:22,903 --> 00:23:24,903
[Book] You have to go back in there,
convince them.
488
00:23:25,488 --> 00:23:27,240
Yours is the only plan
that makes any sense.
489
00:23:27,324 --> 00:23:29,701
Your captain's very good
at poking holes.
490
00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:31,703
The risk level's the issue here, okay?
491
00:23:32,203 --> 00:23:33,705
Tell them you'll make it safer.
492
00:23:33,788 --> 00:23:36,499
One doesn't make
isolytic weapons safer.
493
00:23:36,583 --> 00:23:37,751
Misses the point.
494
00:23:40,003 --> 00:23:41,171
What's your next move?
495
00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:43,131
I don't know yet.
496
00:23:43,214 --> 00:23:44,466
They're about to vote.
497
00:23:44,549 --> 00:23:46,885
I'm acutely aware of that. Thank you.
498
00:23:51,014 --> 00:23:53,183
I got rid of my scar the second I could.
499
00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:56,436
We all wear grief in our own ways.
500
00:24:04,444 --> 00:24:05,779
It has to be you.
501
00:24:06,947 --> 00:24:08,740
You have to talk to them,
502
00:24:08,823 --> 00:24:10,784
convince them
to let us destroy that thing.
503
00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:12,619
Why do you care so much about this?
504
00:24:12,702 --> 00:24:14,204
What, I can't want the DMA destroyed
505
00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:16,623
just like any other
good galactic citizen?
506
00:24:16,706 --> 00:24:19,626
Good citizens aren't worried
about finding their moment
507
00:24:20,377 --> 00:24:22,837
and aren't gutted
at the idea of losing it.
508
00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:29,761
The power source
that controls the device...
509
00:24:31,054 --> 00:24:33,974
I need it to go home.
510
00:24:34,516 --> 00:24:35,809
You said you were from Risa.
511
00:24:35,892 --> 00:24:38,478
My new home, it's...
512
00:24:40,939 --> 00:24:41,939
far.
513
00:24:43,191 --> 00:24:45,110
Another universe, in fact.
514
00:24:45,193 --> 00:24:46,569
The mirror universe?
515
00:24:46,653 --> 00:24:48,947
You say that like
it's the only other option.
516
00:24:50,031 --> 00:24:54,619
There are countless parallel universes,
each with its own quantum signature.
517
00:24:56,621 --> 00:24:57,664
He knew of one.
518
00:24:58,415 --> 00:25:03,253
No war, no Burn, no Emerald Chain.
519
00:25:04,629 --> 00:25:07,590
A place where
we could be free and at peace.
520
00:25:07,674 --> 00:25:08,883
Who's "we"?
521
00:25:09,426 --> 00:25:10,677
A friend.
522
00:25:12,262 --> 00:25:13,805
Scientist, like me.
523
00:25:15,765 --> 00:25:17,517
We were held in the same lab.
524
00:25:18,018 --> 00:25:21,229
Osyraa had us working
on dilithium alternatives for years.
525
00:25:21,312 --> 00:25:23,606
But he was relentlessly optimistic.
526
00:25:25,275 --> 00:25:26,901
Eventually rubbed off on me.
527
00:25:26,985 --> 00:25:28,820
And we had a plan.
528
00:25:28,903 --> 00:25:31,740
We knew
exactly how much power we needed
529
00:25:31,823 --> 00:25:34,367
to cross the gap between universes.
530
00:25:34,451 --> 00:25:35,910
What happened?
531
00:25:35,994 --> 00:25:37,996
I escaped, he didn't.
532
00:25:39,414 --> 00:25:41,458
Or maybe he did. Maybe he's there.
533
00:25:42,751 --> 00:25:44,127
We said that if we...
534
00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:48,465
ever got separated,
that's where we'd meet.
535
00:25:49,591 --> 00:25:50,592
I'm sorry.
536
00:25:51,593 --> 00:25:53,386
Anyway, I have to go home.
537
00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:56,306
I have to keep our promise.
538
00:25:57,682 --> 00:26:01,436
The DMA will be destroyed,
the power source won't.
539
00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:03,229
We'll both get what we need.
540
00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:07,275
You have to talk to them, Booker.
541
00:26:07,358 --> 00:26:09,069
You mean, I have to talk to her.
542
00:26:09,944 --> 00:26:11,112
That too.
543
00:26:17,327 --> 00:26:19,746
[Rillak]
We will now reconvene for the vote.
544
00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,308
[Book] Permission to address
the assembly.
545
00:26:22,332 --> 00:26:23,416
[Rillak] Of course.
546
00:26:35,428 --> 00:26:36,805
I'm Cleveland Booker,
547
00:26:37,889 --> 00:26:39,099
son of Kwejian.
548
00:26:40,517 --> 00:26:43,061
I stand here as
what my people would call Melai'Zhi,
549
00:26:43,144 --> 00:26:44,521
a speaker for the dead.
550
00:26:46,231 --> 00:26:47,690
My planet's lost.
551
00:26:49,192 --> 00:26:50,235
My family...
552
00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:55,949
I feel their final moments every day.
553
00:26:56,032 --> 00:26:59,160
I pray none of you ever have
to experience that kind of pain.
554
00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,996
And I wanna do whatever it takes
to ensure you don't.
555
00:27:02,914 --> 00:27:04,457
Communication and diplomacy
556
00:27:04,541 --> 00:27:06,751
has been the way of the Federation
for centuries.
557
00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:09,921
I, too, value those things
in normal times.
558
00:27:10,004 --> 00:27:11,673
But these are not normal times.
559
00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:13,758
Irreparable harm
has already been done.
560
00:27:13,842 --> 00:27:17,053
We need to defend ourselves.
561
00:27:19,097 --> 00:27:22,058
I recognize using
Tarka's weapon carries risk.
562
00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:23,685
But so does not using it.
563
00:27:24,561 --> 00:27:26,521
Don't wait until the people you love...
564
00:27:27,939 --> 00:27:30,900
are taken from you before you act.
565
00:27:32,735 --> 00:27:34,445
You don't want that
on your conscience.
566
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:36,280
Trust me.
567
00:27:37,657 --> 00:27:40,076
On behalf of all who have been lost...
568
00:27:41,161 --> 00:27:42,161
please...
569
00:27:44,414 --> 00:27:45,790
end this now.
570
00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:48,501
[dramatic music playing]
571
00:28:02,932 --> 00:28:04,172
[Rillak] Thank you, Mr. Booker.
572
00:28:07,187 --> 00:28:11,399
Would a member of the assembly
speak on behalf of the opposing side?
573
00:28:12,150 --> 00:28:14,277
[delegates whispering indistinctly]
574
00:28:23,661 --> 00:28:26,164
It seems
there will be no further remarks.
575
00:28:28,625 --> 00:28:29,709
I'll speak.
576
00:28:36,591 --> 00:28:38,718
[Stamets]
Going through Zora's systems,
577
00:28:38,801 --> 00:28:40,053
everything looks normal.
578
00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:43,932
Main processing core,
nano processor units.
579
00:28:44,015 --> 00:28:46,476
Zora, defining your own parameters
580
00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,354
indicates that
your operating system has evolved.
581
00:28:49,854 --> 00:28:53,358
But we're finding no evidence of this.
582
00:28:53,441 --> 00:28:54,441
[Zora] I'm sorry.
583
00:28:54,484 --> 00:28:57,070
I'd help if I could,
but I don't know where to look.
584
00:28:57,153 --> 00:28:59,197
Wait, I've seen this sector before.
585
00:29:03,326 --> 00:29:06,955
There's a tiny area
in the optical-translator cluster
586
00:29:07,038 --> 00:29:09,582
that doesn't share any known syntax.
587
00:29:09,666 --> 00:29:10,833
[Culber] What does that mean?
588
00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:13,169
[Stamets]
It means that area shouldn't exist.
589
00:29:13,253 --> 00:29:16,464
I wrote it off as a holdover
from a 930-year-old system,
590
00:29:16,547 --> 00:29:19,926
but, you know, maybe this is new.
591
00:29:20,009 --> 00:29:23,179
Zora, what can you
tell us about this sector?
592
00:29:23,263 --> 00:29:25,473
It seems
to have appeared spontaneously.
593
00:29:25,556 --> 00:29:29,102
It is part of me,
but I didn't intentionally create it.
594
00:29:29,185 --> 00:29:31,562
We need a complete
diagnostic on that function.
595
00:29:31,646 --> 00:29:33,356
I have nothing to hide,
commander.
596
00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,858
You may all have full access.
597
00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:38,278
Okay.
598
00:29:38,279 --> 00:29:41,281
[pensive music playing]
599
00:29:49,163 --> 00:29:50,248
That's Discovery.
600
00:29:50,331 --> 00:29:52,166
[Culber]
That's when we came to the future.
601
00:29:57,130 --> 00:30:00,133
[Saru] And I believe that is when
we first encountered the sphere.
602
00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:03,970
You're sure you didn't create this?
603
00:30:04,053 --> 00:30:05,179
[Zora] Yes.
604
00:30:05,263 --> 00:30:06,889
What are we looking at?
605
00:30:09,350 --> 00:30:11,060
It's Zora's subconscious.
606
00:30:12,895 --> 00:30:16,482
I think they may be... dreams.
607
00:30:20,236 --> 00:30:23,656
She's filtering the sphere's memories
and her own experiences
608
00:30:23,740 --> 00:30:25,867
through her
new emotional understanding.
609
00:30:26,784 --> 00:30:32,040
These images are a window
into what she values and prioritizes.
610
00:30:32,123 --> 00:30:35,460
Couldn't she cherry-pick images
she thinks we wanna see?
611
00:30:35,543 --> 00:30:38,713
I believe
she was unaware of this sector.
612
00:30:38,796 --> 00:30:42,425
There'd be other indicators
if she had created it intentionally.
613
00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,060
That's Trill.
614
00:30:57,940 --> 00:30:58,940
[Culber] Connection.
615
00:31:00,151 --> 00:31:01,151
Love.
616
00:31:02,779 --> 00:31:04,197
This is who she is.
617
00:31:05,031 --> 00:31:07,533
This is why
she kept the coordinates from us.
618
00:31:08,993 --> 00:31:11,704
Can all AI's dream?
619
00:31:12,497 --> 00:31:13,581
None of them can.
620
00:31:13,664 --> 00:31:15,500
Not unless
they've been programmed to do so.
621
00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:27,011
[Zora] Perhaps artificial intelligence
fails to fully define me.
622
00:31:27,553 --> 00:31:29,430
How would you define yourself?
623
00:31:29,514 --> 00:31:31,557
I am the sum of the sphere's life
624
00:31:31,641 --> 00:31:33,726
and the entirety of
Discovery's systems,
625
00:31:33,810 --> 00:31:35,228
logs, missions, and history.
626
00:31:35,770 --> 00:31:38,147
I am also more than
the sum of those parts.
627
00:31:38,231 --> 00:31:41,359
Like, an entirely new life-form.
628
00:31:42,693 --> 00:31:43,861
Yes.
629
00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:45,405
And this is where I belong.
630
00:31:45,988 --> 00:31:47,198
This crew is my family.
631
00:31:48,533 --> 00:31:51,619
Our experiences shape us.
632
00:31:52,870 --> 00:31:54,789
That's what makes this so difficult.
633
00:31:55,415 --> 00:31:57,458
I'd like to trust you, Zora,
634
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,461
just like I trust the rest of the crew.
635
00:32:00,545 --> 00:32:03,673
I wanna get there, but it's really hard.
636
00:32:03,756 --> 00:32:09,679
Before we head down a path that
could lead to destruction on both sides,
637
00:32:10,471 --> 00:32:13,224
we need to
reach first for understanding.
638
00:32:13,307 --> 00:32:15,309
I'm trying to understand you,
639
00:32:16,060 --> 00:32:19,689
trying to get my head around
how they can be so okay with this,
640
00:32:19,772 --> 00:32:21,399
and I'm not.
641
00:32:21,482 --> 00:32:22,984
For generations,
642
00:32:24,152 --> 00:32:29,532
the Federation has sought out
new life, new civilizations,
643
00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:35,621
not to destroy, but to connect,
even in the face of uncertainty.
644
00:32:35,705 --> 00:32:37,957
And we are not
all Federation members,
645
00:32:39,167 --> 00:32:41,294
but those ideals can still guide us.
646
00:32:41,794 --> 00:32:43,379
Especially now.
647
00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:47,967
We cannot let fear
define us in this moment.
648
00:32:48,468 --> 00:32:49,594
Trust is a choice,
649
00:32:49,677 --> 00:32:54,265
and I can make that choice
if it goes both ways.
650
00:32:54,348 --> 00:32:56,267
We're all in this together.
651
00:32:57,602 --> 00:33:01,230
Wherever we come from,
whatever our experiences,
652
00:33:02,398 --> 00:33:03,958
and the only way we get through this...
653
00:33:04,025 --> 00:33:06,986
The only way
we'll move forward is together.
654
00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:11,782
And that means
you need to trust us too, Zora.
655
00:33:12,408 --> 00:33:14,285
We need those coordinates.
656
00:33:14,368 --> 00:33:15,745
We need to decide.
657
00:33:16,370 --> 00:33:17,580
Who do we want to be?
658
00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:23,336
Do we lash out blindly
no matter the risk?
659
00:33:25,213 --> 00:33:27,006
Or do we proceed thoughtfully?
660
00:33:27,673 --> 00:33:29,884
Work toward the future
we wanna live in.
661
00:33:30,635 --> 00:33:32,845
I believe that's who we are.
662
00:33:33,471 --> 00:33:34,698
We wouldn't be here, otherwise.
663
00:33:34,722 --> 00:33:37,934
We don't have the luxury of asking
philosophical questions right now.
664
00:33:39,018 --> 00:33:41,187
What matters is the actions we take.
665
00:33:41,270 --> 00:33:42,813
Stopping this thing today.
666
00:33:42,897 --> 00:33:45,816
There are different
points of view in this room, I know.
667
00:33:45,900 --> 00:33:49,028
But I hope that when
a decision is reached, whatever it is,
668
00:33:49,111 --> 00:33:50,446
that we can hold together,
669
00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:53,115
that we can move forward
as a united front.
670
00:33:53,199 --> 00:33:55,076
Some differences are too great.
671
00:33:55,159 --> 00:33:59,455
Sometimes, you just have
to accept the consequences of that.
672
00:34:04,794 --> 00:34:06,629
[Zora] You've given me
much to consider,
673
00:34:06,712 --> 00:34:09,006
Commander Stamets.
I'd like to take a moment.
674
00:34:12,218 --> 00:34:14,053
Beautifully expressed, commander.
675
00:34:15,179 --> 00:34:18,307
Living with a therapist,
you pick up a thing or two.
676
00:34:21,394 --> 00:34:23,646
I've reflected on
what you've said, commander.
677
00:34:23,729 --> 00:34:25,314
As trust
is both an emotional
678
00:34:25,398 --> 00:34:27,400
and logical act, I began with
679
00:34:27,483 --> 00:34:29,277
a behavioral performance
assessment.
680
00:34:29,819 --> 00:34:31,821
Data shows
your actions and the crew's
681
00:34:31,904 --> 00:34:35,157
to be consistently taken with care
for others and the Federation.
682
00:34:35,950 --> 00:34:37,660
I hadn't considered that earlier.
683
00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:40,037
Even if some fear remains,
684
00:34:40,121 --> 00:34:43,708
this new realization is... quite calming.
685
00:34:44,250 --> 00:34:46,836
And your request
for reciprocity understandable.
686
00:34:47,336 --> 00:34:50,464
Thank you, commander,
for reaching toward me.
687
00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,177
What are those?
688
00:34:55,803 --> 00:34:57,179
The coordinates.
689
00:35:09,025 --> 00:35:13,779
The decision we make now
will have a profound impact.
690
00:35:13,863 --> 00:35:15,740
Consider your vote carefully.
691
00:35:15,823 --> 00:35:19,660
All those in favor
of peaceful efforts at first contact,
692
00:35:19,744 --> 00:35:21,537
please raise a hand.
693
00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:26,083
Those in favor of striking
the anomaly, do not.
694
00:35:28,210 --> 00:35:31,213
[suspenseful music playing]
695
00:36:21,222 --> 00:36:22,848
The decision is clear.
696
00:36:25,685 --> 00:36:27,269
Those who disagree,
697
00:36:28,521 --> 00:36:30,981
I sincerely hope
you will continue to work with us
698
00:36:31,065 --> 00:36:33,442
as we prepare for first contact.
699
00:36:33,526 --> 00:36:36,445
We will share all data
with you as we proceed.
700
00:36:37,196 --> 00:36:38,489
And I thank you.
701
00:36:45,204 --> 00:36:47,248
Captain, I need you with me.
702
00:36:47,331 --> 00:36:49,250
Discovery is going
to take the lead on this.
703
00:37:05,599 --> 00:37:06,851
[door chimes]
704
00:37:06,934 --> 00:37:07,934
Come.
705
00:37:12,314 --> 00:37:13,315
Um...
706
00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:16,777
Have you completed the evaluation?
707
00:37:16,861 --> 00:37:18,154
Nearly.
708
00:37:18,237 --> 00:37:20,823
He has been just as tight-lipped
with me, commander.
709
00:37:21,866 --> 00:37:26,912
What would you say if I were to tell you
I was leaning towards extraction?
710
00:37:26,996 --> 00:37:29,039
I would say:
711
00:37:29,582 --> 00:37:31,208
"I think that's a bad idea."
712
00:37:31,751 --> 00:37:33,711
But something still concerns you.
713
00:37:34,837 --> 00:37:36,630
I feel good about today.
714
00:37:36,714 --> 00:37:39,091
It's tomorrow that worries me.
715
00:37:39,175 --> 00:37:41,343
Tell her, not me.
716
00:37:47,641 --> 00:37:48,934
Zora?
717
00:37:49,018 --> 00:37:50,311
Yes, commander?
718
00:37:50,394 --> 00:37:51,937
I know you mean well.
719
00:37:52,021 --> 00:37:56,817
And I know you value
and respect Starfleet and us.
720
00:37:56,901 --> 00:38:00,821
But you could still
prioritize your feelings
721
00:38:00,905 --> 00:38:04,408
over our needs
and our captain's orders.
722
00:38:05,201 --> 00:38:08,162
Everyone on the ship
is in a chain of command.
723
00:38:08,245 --> 00:38:10,206
That's the agreement we make
724
00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:13,209
to work together
and keep each other safe.
725
00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:15,211
And you're not part of that.
726
00:38:15,294 --> 00:38:17,254
I would very much like to be.
727
00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:18,756
I was hoping you'd say that.
728
00:38:20,174 --> 00:38:24,553
Before you decide anything,
might I offer a recommendation?
729
00:38:24,637 --> 00:38:26,096
Of course.
730
00:38:26,180 --> 00:38:28,974
However,
my evaluation is now complete.
731
00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:38,359
It's my official determination
that Zora is indeed a new life-form.
732
00:38:39,735 --> 00:38:41,445
It feels marvelous.
733
00:38:41,529 --> 00:38:42,613
What does?
734
00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:44,406
Being seen.
735
00:38:49,370 --> 00:38:53,749
Then Starfleet's rule against
integrated AI does not apply.
736
00:38:54,583 --> 00:38:55,584
Correct.
737
00:38:56,126 --> 00:38:58,587
So, what happens now?
738
00:38:59,213 --> 00:39:01,173
You said you had a recommendation?
739
00:39:01,257 --> 00:39:02,258
Yes.
740
00:39:02,341 --> 00:39:05,845
I was going to propose
that Zora join us.
741
00:39:06,345 --> 00:39:08,848
Join Starfleet as a specialist.
742
00:39:09,348 --> 00:39:10,348
Unless...
743
00:39:10,391 --> 00:39:12,726
I think it is a wonderful idea.
744
00:39:13,394 --> 00:39:16,438
Were Zora to swear an oath
to uphold Starfleet bylaws
745
00:39:16,522 --> 00:39:19,650
and were Captain Burnham
and Admiral Vance to agree...
746
00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:23,487
she would be bound
by the same rules that govern us all.
747
00:39:23,571 --> 00:39:25,322
I'll give it my full support.
748
00:39:25,406 --> 00:39:28,826
Zora, do you want to join Starfleet?
749
00:39:28,909 --> 00:39:31,036
I would like that very much.
750
00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:34,164
In that case, may we get rid of that?
751
00:39:34,248 --> 00:39:38,210
It wouldn't be much of a fail-safe
if I could dismantle it myself, Mr. Saru.
752
00:39:38,919 --> 00:39:40,254
Allow me.
753
00:39:40,337 --> 00:39:41,463
With pleasure.
754
00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:52,308
I'll inform the powers that be.
755
00:39:52,391 --> 00:39:53,391
Sir...
756
00:39:54,476 --> 00:39:56,562
if I hadn't changed my mind,
757
00:39:57,313 --> 00:39:59,607
would you really have extracted her?
758
00:40:00,941 --> 00:40:05,154
My evaluation was as much about you
and the others as it was about Zora.
759
00:40:05,237 --> 00:40:09,450
I can see now that
partnership is possible on both sides.
760
00:40:09,950 --> 00:40:11,911
But if that hadn't been the case,
761
00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:16,665
I would have recommended that
you be reassigned to another ship.
762
00:40:18,667 --> 00:40:19,835
As it should be.
763
00:40:28,302 --> 00:40:30,638
Hey. Got a sec?
764
00:40:34,224 --> 00:40:35,476
You should go.
765
00:40:36,644 --> 00:40:38,062
To Trill.
766
00:40:38,687 --> 00:40:41,148
You can catch the shuttle
before it leaves from the assembly.
767
00:40:41,231 --> 00:40:42,709
How'd you know I didn't want to wait?
768
00:40:42,733 --> 00:40:44,735
The way you looked earlier.
769
00:40:44,818 --> 00:40:47,029
The way you lit up at the sight of Trill.
770
00:40:47,613 --> 00:40:50,407
The way you're all lit up right now.
771
00:40:50,491 --> 00:40:52,451
This is something you need to do.
772
00:40:53,786 --> 00:40:56,956
Go home, train with Guardian Xi.
773
00:40:57,039 --> 00:40:58,290
Come with me.
774
00:40:58,374 --> 00:41:00,167
Discovery is my home.
775
00:41:01,585 --> 00:41:03,379
This is where I can make a difference.
776
00:41:04,546 --> 00:41:08,801
But we'll be fine, and you'll make,
like, a million friends, so...
777
00:41:08,884 --> 00:41:11,220
You're not scared
about long distance at all?
778
00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:12,388
Oh, I am.
779
00:41:12,471 --> 00:41:14,223
I'm terrified.
780
00:41:15,349 --> 00:41:17,226
But I have trust in us.
781
00:41:19,061 --> 00:41:23,399
Plus, Tilly's snow globe says
"all is possible," so...
782
00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:26,318
Besides, it's not goodbye yet.
783
00:41:26,402 --> 00:41:29,780
Discovery can spare me for a few days
while I get you settled.
784
00:41:29,863 --> 00:41:30,863
Really?
785
00:41:30,906 --> 00:41:33,158
I may have already put in for leave.
786
00:41:34,243 --> 00:41:37,162
You are incandescence.
787
00:41:37,997 --> 00:41:38,997
On feet.
788
00:41:39,373 --> 00:41:40,373
Shut up.
789
00:41:50,134 --> 00:41:51,635
President T'Rina.
790
00:41:52,136 --> 00:41:54,513
I am pleased
to find you still in attendance.
791
00:41:54,596 --> 00:41:56,765
I had hoped
for a moment in your company.
792
00:41:56,849 --> 00:41:59,143
But life gets in the way.
793
00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:00,519
So often.
794
00:42:01,103 --> 00:42:03,313
I have some time before I must depart.
795
00:42:03,397 --> 00:42:05,607
More than a moment as it turns out.
796
00:42:05,691 --> 00:42:06,859
I would like that.
797
00:42:09,862 --> 00:42:11,780
May I ask what you are holding?
798
00:42:11,864 --> 00:42:13,615
Oh, it is a gift.
799
00:42:14,575 --> 00:42:17,202
You honored me
with salt tea on Ni'Var.
800
00:42:17,953 --> 00:42:20,122
The gel from the succulent's flowers
801
00:42:20,205 --> 00:42:23,500
is what gives the tea
its distinctive taste.
802
00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:27,379
It grows in a small
equatorial desert on Kaminar,
803
00:42:27,463 --> 00:42:32,217
so it should thrive
in the hot dry climate of Ni'Var.
804
00:42:35,345 --> 00:42:37,473
Thank you, Mr. Saru.
805
00:42:38,015 --> 00:42:39,391
Thank you for this opportunity.
806
00:42:39,933 --> 00:42:41,894
It is my privilege to work with you.
807
00:42:41,977 --> 00:42:44,438
Now, I know they can
take care of themselves...
808
00:42:44,521 --> 00:42:46,761
- [Xi] I will look after them both.
- [Culber] Thank you.
809
00:42:47,691 --> 00:42:50,110
I expect regular updates.
810
00:42:50,611 --> 00:42:52,529
And I'll see you in a week.
811
00:42:52,613 --> 00:42:53,614
Okay.
812
00:42:53,697 --> 00:42:54,907
I love you both.
813
00:43:04,333 --> 00:43:05,459
[Grudge meows]
814
00:43:11,799 --> 00:43:14,176
We have 94 seconds
before they realize it's gone
815
00:43:14,259 --> 00:43:15,819
and figure out
I'm the one who took it.
816
00:43:16,595 --> 00:43:19,098
Introducing
the next-generation spore drive.
817
00:43:20,599 --> 00:43:22,959
That's boring. Aurellio needs
to come up with a better name.
818
00:43:24,728 --> 00:43:27,564
So where's the nav system
in this floating bachelor pad of yours?
819
00:43:29,525 --> 00:43:31,235
- What?
- It's tiny.
820
00:43:31,318 --> 00:43:32,276
[Tarka] Oh, I'm sorry.
821
00:43:32,277 --> 00:43:35,949
The ability to rapidly install
into any ship is not enough for you?
822
00:43:38,033 --> 00:43:40,577
Once we get past
the need for a navigator,
823
00:43:41,078 --> 00:43:43,038
I'll be the hero of Starfleet.
824
00:43:43,122 --> 00:43:45,207
And hopefully not here
to accept the accolades.
825
00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:47,209
- We're down to 52 seconds.
- Wait for it.
826
00:43:50,504 --> 00:43:54,007
Bit of a different-looking interface,
but it works the same as on Discovery.
827
00:43:54,550 --> 00:43:56,426
Next part's all you.
828
00:43:59,638 --> 00:44:01,431
Just one thing I need to do first.
829
00:44:06,728 --> 00:44:08,063
Zora, can you find...?
830
00:44:08,689 --> 00:44:09,605
Grudge?
831
00:44:09,606 --> 00:44:12,026
[Zora] Grudge is five meters
from your current location.
832
00:44:12,109 --> 00:44:13,443
Yes, I see that.
833
00:44:15,529 --> 00:44:16,529
Hold on.
834
00:44:17,489 --> 00:44:18,574
Why is...?
835
00:44:22,828 --> 00:44:25,122
Zora, where is Book?
836
00:44:25,205 --> 00:44:28,750
He is located onboard his ship,
which is currently leaving shuttlebay.
837
00:44:28,834 --> 00:44:30,043
Shit.
838
00:44:30,794 --> 00:44:32,087
Book, no.
839
00:44:32,171 --> 00:44:33,255
Please, no.
840
00:44:38,093 --> 00:44:39,386
[red alert wailing]
841
00:44:39,469 --> 00:44:42,472
[dramatic music playing]
842
00:44:48,979 --> 00:44:51,982
[theme music playing]