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Previously on Star Trek: Discovery...
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We're officially
out of the galactic barrier
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and into extragalactic space.
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Whatever happened here
with Oros, it drives you.
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I built my own
transporter to get back to him.
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Whatever we think we know
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about Species Ten-C, we're wrong.
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However we think first
contact will go, it won't.
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The Ten-C are
hidden inside a hyperfield,
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and right now I have
no idea how to get in,
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what we'll find once we do,
or what they even look like.
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If I know Michael, she'll find a way
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into the hyperfield before we do.
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I can create a patch.
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It'll numb the sensors
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on a section of Discovery's hull,
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just big enough to attach your ship
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without Zora realizing it.
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My ship will enter into the hyperfield
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attached to Discovery.
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Tarka will find the DMA's
power source and disable it.
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That'll stop the DMA.
Earth will be safe.
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How do I fit in to all of this?
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Stay in contact. That's it.
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So that's the hyperfield.
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There is a planet
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about two light-years away from it.
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I really think we should check it out.
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We sent DOTs down to
the planet's surface.
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They recovered 16 unique compounds.
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Nothing like coming home to an
unexpected hostage, am I right?
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Commander Detmer, how close are we?
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We're 250,000 kilometers out.
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- Hold position at 200.
- Aye, Captain.
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From Earth's sun out to Mars.
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Yes, ma'am.
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It has a radius of 1.5 AUs.
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Gravitational presence is
approximately 1.3 solar units.
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To build anything that big...
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Lieutenant Christopher,
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have they responded to our message?
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Still nothing.
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Keep hailing
on all frequencies.
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Aye, Captain.
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Should we raise shields?
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No, we don't want to signal
threat or aggression.
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Owosekun, do scans show
any sign of weapons?
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Negative, Captain.
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There's no sign of anything...
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No change of any kind in the hyperfield.
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It's like they don't
even know we're here.
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Madam President,
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I think it's time we let
our first contact team
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implement the contingency plan.
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The message we have been sending
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has been vetted by all delegates.
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We need to give it more time to work.
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Logically speaking,
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if Species Ten-C wanted to respond,
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they would have done so already.
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We've got 15 hours
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before United Earth and
Ni'Var start to feel
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the effects of the DMA.
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We need to try something new.
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We collected 16 complex
hydrocarbon compounds
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from the Ten-C's former planet.
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Each conveys a different
emotion... terror, love,
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sadness, curiosity, peacefulness.
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Which is the one
that concerns us now.
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Our contingency plan entails
using that hydrocarbon
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to try to start the
communication process.
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Basically, "we come in
peace," in chemical form.
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I'm told someone from Science
is prepping the operation?
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That would be Commander Stamets.
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He has replicated the hydrocarbon
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and is presently loading
it into a fleet of DOTs,
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which will apply it to
the hyperfield's surface.
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Won't we need to move
closer to the hyperfield
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in order to deploy them?
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Yes, General, we will.
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And at such close distance,
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the hyperfield's radiation
may impact the warp core,
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making it more difficult
to retreat if attacked.
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Well, the power drain will be small,
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but it is statistically significant.
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Is taking on this level
of risk really prudent?
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We won't get a different response
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without a different input.
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Besides which, given what we know
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about the Ten-C's
technological capabilities,
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there's no guarantee we could
evade any weapons they may have,
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even at full warp.
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Commander Stamets,
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are you ready to proceed?
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Just 11 more DOTs to go.
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You can load that one up next.
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Commander, do you have a moment?
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Uh, yeah, if you can
talk while I'm working.
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I'm worried. For several hours now,
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something has felt off.
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I've run multiple diagnostics,
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but there seem to be no irregularities.
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- Isn't that good news?
- It should be.
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But I've learned to
trust in my feelings...
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Sorry.
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... and this one hasn't gone away.
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Something's unaccounted for
in some part of my system.
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And given the importance of our mission,
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I need to be sure that
nothing will impact it.
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Well, if anyone can help, it's Hugh.
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When I'm done here, let's talk to him.
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We'll figure it out, Zora.
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I appreciate the support. Thank you.
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I never knew being kidnapped
could be so boring.
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You're not kidnapped.
You're temporarily detained.
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Eh. Potato, po-tah-to.
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I'm sorry about this, Commander.
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We both are.
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Just finished going
through the intel from Ndoye.
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It's fascinating what
they found on the planet.
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The Ten-C know what it's
like to lose a world,
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and they created the DMA anyway.
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I don't know what to do with that.
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Do with it whatever you like.
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What matters is what
Discovery does with it,
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and if they can use
the data to get inside.
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Preferably, before they
realize we're here.
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Hey, uh, blood sugar's
dropping back here.
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I'd kill for some black licorice.
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How long will it take to
stop the DMA once we're in?
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Depends on the
location of the power source,
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the defense mechanisms.
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We have less than 15 hours.
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Well, there's
only so much I can do
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until we get in there.
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Commander.
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Licorice, made to order.
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Much obliged.
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We've reached 1,000
meters from the hyperfield.
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Hydrocarbon compounds are loaded
and the DOTs are ready, Captain.
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Okay, then...
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let 'em rip.
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Any changes? A response of any kind?
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No, Captain.
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Nothing yet, Captain.
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Captain, the DOTs
are registering something.
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What's happening? Owosekun?
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I'm getting significant energy spikes
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on this hyperfield surface.
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Are you seeing this?
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What the...?
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Commander
Nilsson, pull them back.
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I'm trying, Captain.
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Whatever that is, it's too fast.
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They're gone.
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Well, it seems we've
gotten their attention.
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Shields up. Red alert.
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Another spike, and this one's massive.
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Commander Detmer, get us out
of here, now. Maximum warp.
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Aye, Captain.
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- What's happening?
- I'm losing engines.
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Weapons systems
are dropping off-line.
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- Shields are failing.
- Commander Detmer?
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I can't get us out, Captain.
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- Synced and corrected by synk -
- www.addic7ed.com -
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Status report.
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The ship is enclosed in a
membrane of unknown substance.
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It appears to be an orb of some kind.
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Basic life support's
still fully functional.
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Shields, engines and weapons
systems are all off-line.
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They've enacted a selective
shutdown of some kind.
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We need to get those
systems back up and running.
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- Trying, Captain.
- Working on it.
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Owosekun,
what else are scans telling us?
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Well, it looks like we're
now inside the hyperfield.
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No sign of the DOTs.
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There's a solar system in here,
three gas giant planets.
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Mass and chemical composition
are all identical.
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The orb is taking us
to one of the planets.
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We're like a bug in a jar.
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Lieutenant Christopher,
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tell Stamets to assemble a
team and figure out a way
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to get us out of this thing.
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Aye, Captain.
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I'm alone now. We can speak.
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We've got no weapons,
shields or propulsion.
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Same with Discovery.
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- What the hell happened?
- We sent a hydrocarbon message
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to the Ten-C, the hyperfield
captured us in this orb.
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That's all I know.
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Any idea if Zora's picked
up on our presence yet?
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Not that I've heard,
but I'll look into it.
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- Have you found the DMA's power source?
- Just did.
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Scans show it's on the far
edge of the hyperfield,
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in a casement of silicon-ellanium alloy.
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Once we breach that,
we can simply pull it out.
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Was expecting something
a little more surgical.
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Take a look at the
functional flows here.
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It'll work.
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The DMA'll stop immediately.
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Okay.
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- General, you'll keep us posted?
- Of course.
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One more thing.
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How's Michael?
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Scared, same as the rest of us.
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She just hides it better.
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I have to go.
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Hey. What are you doing?
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Just making some adjustments
to the energy-transfer rate
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so my transporter will work when
I hook it to the power source.
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Why don't you find a way to
get us out of the orb first?
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I'll work on systems,
get us back on line.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Shit.
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Captain, the orb we're
in has stopped moving.
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Looks like we're in the upper layers
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of the planet's atmosphere.
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Sensors show life signs all around us.
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Hundreds of them.
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They're also scanning us.
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Every millimeter of the bridge.
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Any progress restoring systems?
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Engineering says that the orb is
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somehow keeping them powered down.
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Nothing they've tried has worked.
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Have them try something else.
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Captain, we need you
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for a first contact discussion.
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Commander Rhys, you have the conn.
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Let me know if anything changes.
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She says there's a
malfunction in her system somewhere,
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but I checked the logs,
Zora ran diagnostics,
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nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
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Well, sometimes getting to
the root cause of a feeling
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is helped by focusing
on the feeling itself.
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We'll talk.
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I appreciate that.
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Thank you.
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Hugh. Are you all right?
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Yeah, I just...
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I keep thinking about what
I felt down on that planet.
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Peace, calm, comfort.
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It's been a long time
since I had that, and...
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I'm not sure how to get
back there, you know?
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Well, I need to get back
to Adira and the team.
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But when this is all over,
we're taking a vacation.
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Just the two of us.
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Deal.
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All right, let's get started.
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How?
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Well, we'll play the
Trill game while we talk.
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Helped you before.
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I'll set it up for us.
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But why would the
Ten-C bring us in here,
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scan us extensively, and
then not even engage with us?
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I might speculate that they are
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attempting to understand our
technology before proceeding.
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Speculation is of little
use in this moment.
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00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:42,591
We require answers.
261
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:47,364
Could it be that they're using
a communication frequency
262
00:14:47,408 --> 00:14:49,801
- we're unaware of?
- More likely they're waiting
263
00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:52,065
for us to communicate
a sense of purpose.
264
00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:55,764
Our message conveyed no intent,
merely a lack of threat.
265
00:14:55,807 --> 00:14:56,983
We cannot hope to conduct
266
00:14:57,026 --> 00:14:58,854
effective diplomacy as prisoners.
267
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:01,570
Communication is our
only option right now.
268
00:15:01,595 --> 00:15:03,858
We don't even know how to
get them to speak to us.
269
00:15:07,968 --> 00:15:09,491
I have an idea.
270
00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,867
For centuries, it's been
Federation tradition
271
00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,348
to present a gift during first contact
272
00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:15,784
as a way of building trust.
273
00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,461
Stamets collected a
few samples of boronite
274
00:15:18,486 --> 00:15:19,810
from the site of the DMA implosion.
275
00:15:20,093 --> 00:15:22,922
Gift-giving can be culturally complex.
276
00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:25,719
The Ten-C may not
perceive it as we intend.
277
00:15:25,744 --> 00:15:27,616
It's the only thing we
know for sure they want.
278
00:15:28,444 --> 00:15:29,923
I'm not sure what other choice we have.
279
00:15:30,538 --> 00:15:31,887
Hmm.
280
00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:35,369
H-How could we possibly deliver it?
281
00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:38,550
We could beam the particles
directly onto the orb membrane.
282
00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:41,897
It sized itself to fit our ship.
283
00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,768
It has to have sensor capabilities.
284
00:15:47,816 --> 00:15:50,210
Let's give it a shot.
285
00:15:56,717 --> 00:16:00,068
Engines, shields,
weapons, all still down.
286
00:16:01,683 --> 00:16:03,554
Nothing's working.
287
00:16:03,579 --> 00:16:06,211
The Ten-C must be blocking
those systems. Don't worry.
288
00:16:06,236 --> 00:16:08,638
They'll come back once I
get us out of this orb.
289
00:16:08,663 --> 00:16:10,186
You found a way?
290
00:16:10,230 --> 00:16:12,058
When a nightsprey's done nesting,
291
00:16:12,101 --> 00:16:15,278
there's only one way
to leave the jajtspat.
292
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,803
Hey.
293
00:16:19,522 --> 00:16:21,912
Why exactly did you
team up with that guy?
294
00:16:21,937 --> 00:16:25,462
He seems a couple of
cherries short of a sundae.
295
00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:29,597
He lost someone and made
a vow to get back to him.
296
00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,991
I respect that.
297
00:16:33,775 --> 00:16:35,603
My mentor, Cleveland Booker, used to say
298
00:16:35,646 --> 00:16:38,305
the measure of someone is in
how they honor their promises.
299
00:16:38,330 --> 00:16:39,723
You share a name with someone?
300
00:16:40,086 --> 00:16:42,044
That's not confusing at all.
301
00:16:42,871 --> 00:16:46,005
He's not called Book anymore.
302
00:16:47,188 --> 00:16:49,277
In the courier world,
trust is everything.
303
00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,794
Trust that someone will do
the job you paid them for,
304
00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:55,710
not rip you off or sell you out.
305
00:16:56,950 --> 00:17:00,693
The name Cleveland Booker
earned trust for generations,
306
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:02,978
passed from one to another.
307
00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,328
Mine was the fourth in the line.
308
00:17:05,372 --> 00:17:07,809
When he retired,
309
00:17:07,852 --> 00:17:09,854
he gave his name and his clients to me.
310
00:17:12,944 --> 00:17:14,816
I became the fifth.
311
00:17:14,859 --> 00:17:17,458
You think he'd approve of Tarka?
312
00:17:17,483 --> 00:17:20,530
I think he'd understand him.
313
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:29,874
When my wife died, I needed a focus.
314
00:17:29,918 --> 00:17:32,660
So I joined the Hiawatha.
315
00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:35,706
After we crashed,
316
00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:39,656
there was an ensign, horribly burned.
317
00:17:39,681 --> 00:17:42,641
He begged me to let him go.
318
00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:47,196
I told him it was my
duty to keep him alive.
319
00:17:47,811 --> 00:17:51,902
I kept replicating skin grafts.
320
00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,424
It took 11 days for him to die.
321
00:17:57,467 --> 00:18:01,863
After he finally did,
that's when I saw that
322
00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:06,520
his eyes were the same color as hers.
323
00:18:06,563 --> 00:18:08,957
The exact same green.
324
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,046
That is why I couldn't let him go.
325
00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,918
Not because of him, because of me.
326
00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:20,229
You and Tarka have made
some dubious choices,
327
00:18:20,273 --> 00:18:23,711
because you're both in pain,
and you can't see it.
328
00:18:23,754 --> 00:18:26,888
I see you're trying to work on me.
329
00:18:27,554 --> 00:18:29,512
Doesn't mean I'm wrong.
330
00:18:34,330 --> 00:18:36,506
How much longer until we're free?
331
00:18:36,550 --> 00:18:38,117
Soon.
332
00:18:38,958 --> 00:18:40,568
The boronite has been sent.
333
00:18:40,902 --> 00:18:42,904
No response yet, Captain.
334
00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:46,908
You're feeling it out as you go,
adapting, making choices.
335
00:18:46,951 --> 00:18:48,617
I respect that.
336
00:18:48,642 --> 00:18:50,687
But a soldier has to accept
when they've hit a wall.
337
00:18:50,712 --> 00:18:53,628
That's when the truly hard
choices need to be made.
338
00:18:56,309 --> 00:18:59,138
I used to think there was no wall.
339
00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:02,315
As captain, my experience
has taught me otherwise.
340
00:19:03,403 --> 00:19:05,796
General, we haven't hit it yet.
341
00:19:12,689 --> 00:19:14,563
Captain, scans show changes
342
00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:17,156
to the orb membrane
near the shuttle bay.
343
00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:21,943
Here we go.
344
00:19:37,193 --> 00:19:39,021
Something is coming.
345
00:19:39,634 --> 00:19:41,114
A life-form.
346
00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:07,945
Seems they've decided to say hello.
347
00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:20,697
It has visual receptors
and pheromone glands.
348
00:20:21,273 --> 00:20:24,667
Not sure if these are auditory
receptors or electrical sensors.
349
00:20:24,851 --> 00:20:28,811
Its brain structure is wildly unusual.
350
00:20:29,669 --> 00:20:32,411
The universal translator
won't be helpful.
351
00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:36,147
So we'll have to learn another
way to talk to each other.
352
00:20:36,191 --> 00:20:38,324
Captain, the being is excreting
353
00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,891
a mist of large organic
molecule clusters.
354
00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:43,633
- Can you analyze them, Zora?
- Of course.
355
00:20:43,677 --> 00:20:46,941
All of the supramolecules are identical.
356
00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:49,953
Each is comprised of dozens
of the same hydrocarbons
357
00:20:49,978 --> 00:20:51,545
you found on their home planet.
358
00:20:51,902 --> 00:20:54,209
Which hydrocarbons, exactly?
359
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:58,909
Each molecule is 25% joy, 22% sadness,
360
00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:03,044
17% peacefulness, 14% irritation,
361
00:21:03,087 --> 00:21:06,141
12% surprise and ten percent fear.
362
00:21:06,166 --> 00:21:09,343
That's six of the 16 emotions
we know they can feel.
363
00:21:09,368 --> 00:21:10,804
It's nonsensical.
364
00:21:10,829 --> 00:21:13,354
Perhaps it is attempting
to convey all six emotions
365
00:21:13,379 --> 00:21:14,990
simultaneously.
366
00:21:23,412 --> 00:21:26,372
Incredible. What could that mean?
367
00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:30,071
That complex of a pattern has to
be for communication, somehow.
368
00:21:32,639 --> 00:21:34,249
You may be right, Captain.
369
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:37,165
The light pattern was
identical both times.
370
00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:40,342
If that's their language,
then the hydrocarbons
371
00:21:40,386 --> 00:21:44,346
must convey emotional
inflection and context.
372
00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:47,001
We need to mirror the
light pattern back to them.
373
00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:48,524
How will that move us forward?
374
00:21:48,568 --> 00:21:50,091
It'll show them we recognize this
375
00:21:50,134 --> 00:21:51,353
as an effort to communicate.
376
00:21:51,397 --> 00:21:53,442
From there, we'll need to find a way
377
00:21:53,486 --> 00:21:56,184
to convey simple and then
more complex thoughts.
378
00:21:56,227 --> 00:21:59,753
Sounds like the start of a
frighteningly long process.
379
00:21:59,796 --> 00:22:01,581
Could be.
380
00:22:01,624 --> 00:22:02,695
Hmm.
381
00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,124
Zora, can you project the light
pattern back to the Ten-C?
382
00:22:05,149 --> 00:22:08,196
Yes, Captain,
I just need a moment.
383
00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,809
Something's happening near shuttle bay.
384
00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:14,202
Hey, take a look.
385
00:22:14,245 --> 00:22:16,683
Lights of some kind.
386
00:22:19,623 --> 00:22:21,408
What are they?
387
00:22:21,837 --> 00:22:23,273
Doesn't matter.
388
00:22:23,298 --> 00:22:25,300
You found us a way out?
389
00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:27,781
It's Ndoye.
390
00:22:27,824 --> 00:22:31,045
- We have a problem.
- What is it? Is everyone okay?
391
00:22:31,088 --> 00:22:32,094
Fine,
392
00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:33,816
except that the universal
translators won't work,
393
00:22:34,265 --> 00:22:36,355
communication needs
to start from scratch,
394
00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:39,575
and we have only 12 hours
before the DMA reaches Earth.
395
00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:42,752
Won't take nearly that
long to get us out of here,
396
00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:45,164
but we will need help
pushing off Discovery.
397
00:22:45,189 --> 00:22:46,408
What kind of help?
398
00:22:47,017 --> 00:22:49,150
I need to ignite a plasma stream
399
00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:51,021
so I can burn a hole in the Ten-C's orb.
400
00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:53,850
From there, a simple reversed
tractor beam will repel us
401
00:22:53,894 --> 00:22:56,157
back out of the hole,
no engines required.
402
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,555
Where do I come in?
403
00:22:57,580 --> 00:22:59,843
You'll hack Discovery's systems
and vent the plasma
404
00:22:59,868 --> 00:23:01,391
through the starboard nacelle.
405
00:23:02,642 --> 00:23:03,948
You must be joking.
406
00:23:03,973 --> 00:23:05,539
I assure you, I'm not.
407
00:23:05,993 --> 00:23:07,995
Feeding information is one thing.
408
00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:09,102
This is a betrayal.
409
00:23:09,127 --> 00:23:11,452
Well, if diplomacy starts working,
we'll stand down,
410
00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:13,566
but right now,
it sounds like we can't even say hello.
411
00:23:17,134 --> 00:23:19,267
This will stop the DMA.
412
00:23:19,873 --> 00:23:21,266
No one else has to die.
413
00:23:21,748 --> 00:23:23,880
Please.
414
00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:26,405
We can't do this without you.
415
00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:30,496
Let me know when he's ready.
416
00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:35,631
Sending the override codes now.
417
00:23:35,675 --> 00:23:37,198
And, General...
418
00:23:37,241 --> 00:23:39,200
thank you.
419
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,398
Once Zora projects the
pattern back to them,
420
00:23:43,423 --> 00:23:45,556
hopefully the Ten-C
respond with a new message.
421
00:23:45,581 --> 00:23:48,106
Mr. Saru, stand by for analysis.
422
00:23:48,131 --> 00:23:50,002
- Ready, Zora?
- I am.
423
00:23:50,027 --> 00:23:51,855
Sending the message now.
424
00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:13,843
What happened? Why is it leaving?
425
00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:16,193
Did Zora replicate the
light pattern exactly?
426
00:24:16,237 --> 00:24:17,891
She did.
427
00:24:17,934 --> 00:24:21,503
Uh, the Ten-C sent the same
pattern back to us once again.
428
00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:22,563
Curious.
429
00:24:22,588 --> 00:24:25,147
Maybe they want us to
answer back, not just mimic.
430
00:24:25,594 --> 00:24:28,969
It is possible they do not
yet see us as sentient beings.
431
00:24:28,994 --> 00:24:31,562
We have a spaceship. We warped here.
432
00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,559
Clearly we're sentient.
433
00:24:33,602 --> 00:24:36,736
Compared to them,
our technology's primitive.
434
00:24:36,779 --> 00:24:39,260
They've achieved level two
on the Kardashev scale,
435
00:24:39,303 --> 00:24:40,740
maybe beyond.
436
00:24:40,783 --> 00:24:43,307
It's like comparing a human
to a monkey with a rock.
437
00:24:45,353 --> 00:24:48,443
Zora, compare the pattern
to both Federation
438
00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,967
and non-Federation linguistic databases.
439
00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:53,535
Great minds think alike, Captain.
I was just doing so.
440
00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:56,538
Unfortunately, there's
no known comparison.
441
00:24:56,582 --> 00:24:59,106
I'm not seeing the
redundancy and patterning
442
00:24:59,149 --> 00:25:00,411
I'd expect from language, either.
443
00:25:00,455 --> 00:25:03,240
You're saying it's not a language?
444
00:25:03,284 --> 00:25:07,157
It may be, but it's unlike
any I've ever encountered.
445
00:25:07,201 --> 00:25:09,420
We lack the tools to understand it,
446
00:25:09,464 --> 00:25:11,510
in which case, it may as well not be.
447
00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:14,948
Well, there is a pattern here,
we just have to find it.
448
00:25:14,991 --> 00:25:17,559
Well, solving the
hydrocarbon mystery required
449
00:25:17,603 --> 00:25:19,779
a variety of perspectives.
450
00:25:19,822 --> 00:25:22,869
Perhaps that would help us again?
451
00:25:24,947 --> 00:25:26,804
Detmer, Nilsson, Christopher,
452
00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:29,658
please report to shuttle bay, now.
453
00:25:30,441 --> 00:25:32,874
Nice move.
454
00:25:32,899 --> 00:25:36,273
- Your sine wave is stabilized.
- The game's helping.
455
00:25:36,317 --> 00:25:38,580
I still can't identify the exact moment
456
00:25:38,624 --> 00:25:39,938
I started feeling so distracted,
457
00:25:39,963 --> 00:25:41,555
but I found an anomalous event
458
00:25:41,580 --> 00:25:43,774
that occurred around the same time:
459
00:25:43,799 --> 00:25:45,366
a replicator-system malfunction.
460
00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:47,241
Commander Reno fixed it.
461
00:25:47,284 --> 00:25:49,203
Oh, well, maybe she can shed some light.
462
00:25:49,228 --> 00:25:51,361
Commander Reno, it's Dr. Culber.
463
00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:54,946
Zora, where's Commander Reno?
464
00:25:54,971 --> 00:25:57,060
My sensors show her in Engineering.
465
00:25:57,512 --> 00:25:59,340
Oh. She's probably
helping Paul figure out
466
00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:01,864
a way out of this orb. I'll talk to her.
467
00:26:02,822 --> 00:26:04,954
One of my professors at
the Academy used to say
468
00:26:04,998 --> 00:26:08,523
that if a problem stumps you,
examine your assumptions.
469
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,960
Now, we're assuming that
the hydrocarbons are
470
00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:12,962
only about emotions, but...
471
00:26:13,006 --> 00:26:15,617
what if it's also a
language of some kind?
472
00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,445
How could the hydrocarbons contain
473
00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:18,985
emotional and semantic content?
474
00:26:19,010 --> 00:26:20,403
Maybe it's like music.
475
00:26:20,883 --> 00:26:23,451
A piano piece evokes
emotion but also has
476
00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:26,178
a structure of pitches,
note lengths, tempo.
477
00:26:26,203 --> 00:26:29,152
Yes, what if the
hydrocarbons are the structure?
478
00:26:29,196 --> 00:26:32,068
If each is a symbol, or a word,
479
00:26:32,112 --> 00:26:34,375
then the molecules
themselves are the message.
480
00:26:34,418 --> 00:26:37,247
Zora, will you display a holo
481
00:26:37,291 --> 00:26:39,728
of one of the molecules we received?
482
00:26:40,816 --> 00:26:43,514
Okay, if we're meant to read this,
483
00:26:43,558 --> 00:26:45,386
how do we do it? Where do we start?
484
00:26:45,429 --> 00:26:47,170
Which direction do we go?
485
00:26:47,214 --> 00:26:51,261
It's like an encrypted message,
but we're missing a key.
486
00:26:51,305 --> 00:26:54,656
Maybe the lights are a key.
487
00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:58,704
A star map is a 2D rendering
to help us navigate 3D space.
488
00:26:58,747 --> 00:27:00,967
Maybe the Ten-C's light pattern is a map
489
00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:03,883
to help us read the hydrocarbons
in a specific order.
490
00:27:03,926 --> 00:27:05,711
Zora, show
us the light pattern.
491
00:27:08,714 --> 00:27:11,978
Can you turn this into a 3D model
492
00:27:12,021 --> 00:27:14,894
using maximum brightness
levels as the Z-axis variable?
493
00:27:14,937 --> 00:27:16,678
Of course, Captain.
494
00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:26,383
If I move the light map
over the molecule...
495
00:27:32,476 --> 00:27:35,349
Zora, try the lights again.
496
00:27:37,210 --> 00:27:39,255
And there we go.
497
00:27:39,745 --> 00:27:42,965
Now we can read the message
in the order they intended.
498
00:27:43,024 --> 00:27:45,809
What it means to "read"
a message, however...
499
00:27:45,838 --> 00:27:49,755
- Zora, start analyzing.
- Yes, Captain.
500
00:27:49,798 --> 00:27:50,799
Thank you.
501
00:27:50,843 --> 00:27:53,323
I'll see you all on the bridge.
502
00:28:03,725 --> 00:28:05,074
Hey, Book the Fifth,
503
00:28:05,118 --> 00:28:07,686
you've been replicating
my licorice refill
504
00:28:07,736 --> 00:28:09,235
since the dawn of time.
505
00:28:09,260 --> 00:28:11,393
It was literally ten seconds.
506
00:28:16,469 --> 00:28:18,087
Be a gentleman.
507
00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:21,700
Hand that to me like the lady that I am.
508
00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:27,662
Your friend Tarka's gonna kill us all.
509
00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:28,727
What are you talking about?
510
00:28:28,752 --> 00:28:30,362
I saw his calculations.
511
00:28:30,387 --> 00:28:33,477
If he pulls the power source
while the DMA's up and running,
512
00:28:33,502 --> 00:28:34,938
the hyperfield will implode,
513
00:28:34,963 --> 00:28:37,749
destroying everything and
everyone inside of it.
514
00:28:37,774 --> 00:28:39,036
He said it'd be safe.
515
00:28:39,257 --> 00:28:40,650
He lied.
516
00:28:40,675 --> 00:28:42,851
And the subspace rift
it'll leave near Earth
517
00:28:42,876 --> 00:28:46,401
will kill everyone almost
as fast as the DMA would.
518
00:28:47,235 --> 00:28:48,857
You're just saying that
so I'll let you out.
519
00:28:48,901 --> 00:28:50,685
Tell him to show you the math.
520
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,513
His equations won't make any sense,
521
00:28:52,556 --> 00:28:54,515
but the look on his face will.
522
00:28:54,558 --> 00:28:58,388
Like I said, pain makes people blind.
523
00:28:58,432 --> 00:29:00,521
You need to make this right.
524
00:29:11,032 --> 00:29:13,055
Uh, how are we doing, Zora?
525
00:29:13,099 --> 00:29:14,664
Were you able to decode the molecule?
526
00:29:14,689 --> 00:29:16,169
I believe so.
527
00:29:16,194 --> 00:29:17,799
I assigned a letter to each of
528
00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:19,496
the individual hydrocarbons,
529
00:29:19,540 --> 00:29:22,848
and then placed them in the
order designated by the lights.
530
00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:24,850
The resulting pattern seems to represent
531
00:29:24,893 --> 00:29:27,287
a series of mathematical equations.
532
00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:28,767
Of course.
533
00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,290
You say that like it's obvious.
534
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:32,118
Take a look at this arrangement.
535
00:29:33,075 --> 00:29:37,297
Three of hydrocarbon
A, one B, then one A.
536
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,560
Four A's, one B, three A's.
537
00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:43,860
Here we have four A's, one B, two A's.
538
00:29:43,885 --> 00:29:45,321
That's the pattern.
539
00:29:45,346 --> 00:29:48,349
The first group of A's is
always larger than the next.
540
00:29:48,374 --> 00:29:50,333
Indicating that the B
compound in the middle
541
00:29:50,358 --> 00:29:52,752
means "greater than."
542
00:29:53,052 --> 00:29:55,576
Now, there are other patterns as well.
543
00:29:55,619 --> 00:29:56,751
Mr. Saru?
544
00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:58,274
Uh, simply put,
545
00:29:58,318 --> 00:30:01,147
they are trying to teach
us a bridge language,
546
00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:03,125
- such as Lincos.
- Exactly.
547
00:30:03,150 --> 00:30:04,238
Lincos?
548
00:30:04,263 --> 00:30:05,743
A language based on math.
549
00:30:05,768 --> 00:30:08,607
The 21st-century Earth
organization METI predicted
550
00:30:08,632 --> 00:30:11,853
that it would be helpful in
extraplanetary communication.
551
00:30:11,897 --> 00:30:13,399
The Ten-C must think
that their language is
552
00:30:13,424 --> 00:30:14,774
too complicated for us to understand,
553
00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:16,164
so they're using this simpler one.
554
00:30:16,684 --> 00:30:18,207
They're reaching back.
555
00:30:18,251 --> 00:30:20,946
From here, we can build
all sorts of communication.
556
00:30:20,971 --> 00:30:23,867
If/then statements, complex logic.
557
00:30:24,039 --> 00:30:27,695
We need to show them that we understand.
558
00:30:28,408 --> 00:30:30,018
Can we send an equation of our own?
559
00:30:30,437 --> 00:30:33,092
If Zora gives me access
to the ship's replicator,
560
00:30:33,135 --> 00:30:36,051
I can build a molecule and
beam it directly onto the orb.
561
00:30:36,095 --> 00:30:38,110
Then she'd just need to show them
562
00:30:38,135 --> 00:30:39,702
the map of lights so they can read it.
563
00:30:39,727 --> 00:30:41,468
I'd be happy to assist, Doctor.
564
00:30:41,883 --> 00:30:44,277
Great. Get to work, both of you.
565
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,758
President T'Rina,
may I have a word?
566
00:30:50,544 --> 00:30:53,373
Shouldn't we be using this time
to try and get out of the orb?
567
00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:55,679
Everything all right?
568
00:30:55,723 --> 00:30:58,900
It seemed we were getting along so well,
569
00:30:58,944 --> 00:31:01,250
but at the meeting earlier, ah...
570
00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:03,252
She was rather strident.
571
00:31:05,602 --> 00:31:07,899
Ah. But there are more important things.
572
00:31:07,924 --> 00:31:09,242
It's not surprising.
573
00:31:09,267 --> 00:31:10,790
Logic above all.
574
00:31:10,815 --> 00:31:14,727
Vulcans often overcompensate
in public to prove a point,
575
00:31:15,308 --> 00:31:17,963
especially when close
relationships are involved.
576
00:31:19,529 --> 00:31:21,000
Sarek used to do it all the time.
577
00:31:21,025 --> 00:31:22,679
It drove me crazy.
578
00:31:22,704 --> 00:31:24,140
Ah.
579
00:31:24,165 --> 00:31:27,382
This context is most appreciated.
580
00:31:28,471 --> 00:31:30,228
Happy to serve as a
translator whenever you need.
581
00:31:30,714 --> 00:31:32,891
Message is ready.
582
00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:36,677
How do we feel about
"four plus five equals nine"?
583
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,331
I love math.
584
00:31:38,374 --> 00:31:39,985
Let's just hope it's
enough to bring them back.
585
00:31:40,028 --> 00:31:41,943
You said no one would get hurt.
586
00:31:41,987 --> 00:31:45,033
You've already given
up so much for this.
587
00:31:45,077 --> 00:31:46,165
I didn't...
588
00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:49,133
I didn't want to make it harder for you.
589
00:31:49,158 --> 00:31:51,290
You lied!
590
00:31:52,703 --> 00:31:54,602
What matters is we're stopping the DMA.
591
00:31:54,627 --> 00:31:57,151
I won't do to the Ten-C
what they did to Kwejian.
592
00:31:57,176 --> 00:32:00,048
And I sure as hell won't
put Discovery at risk.
593
00:32:00,092 --> 00:32:04,357
You're talking like it's certain
the hyperfield will implode.
594
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,011
Maybe it won't.
595
00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:09,362
Besides, total implosion will
take a good three minutes or so.
596
00:32:09,405 --> 00:32:12,104
That's enough time for
us to warp to safety...
597
00:32:12,155 --> 00:32:13,852
For Discovery to get away, too.
598
00:32:13,888 --> 00:32:16,258
- Maybe even the Ten-C.
- What about Earth?
599
00:32:16,283 --> 00:32:17,806
By my calculations,
600
00:32:18,284 --> 00:32:20,634
the void will take a
month to reach the planet.
601
00:32:21,534 --> 00:32:23,508
That's plenty of time for
their scientists to find
602
00:32:23,533 --> 00:32:25,625
- some sort of solution.
- No, you should've told me.
603
00:32:25,650 --> 00:32:27,564
This has to be a last resort.
604
00:32:27,902 --> 00:32:31,079
- I'm telling Ndoye to stand down.
- No!
605
00:32:32,556 --> 00:32:34,427
No.
606
00:32:34,909 --> 00:32:36,735
In 40 minutes,
we're getting out of this orb.
607
00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,932
We have ten hours before
the DMA starts to hit.
608
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:39,985
And who knows what'll
happen in that time?
609
00:32:40,010 --> 00:32:41,053
Okay, we need to give
610
00:32:41,078 --> 00:32:42,569
- first contact more time before...
- We have to do something
611
00:32:42,612 --> 00:32:44,049
- while we can!
- ... we start something we can't stop!
612
00:32:44,602 --> 00:32:46,386
Step away!
613
00:32:46,970 --> 00:32:49,617
Stay away from the consoles.
614
00:32:49,642 --> 00:32:52,253
I cannot do that, not
when I'm this close.
615
00:32:52,278 --> 00:32:53,366
This is my ship.
616
00:32:53,391 --> 00:32:54,784
Warning.
617
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,807
The Ten-C are back.
618
00:33:04,650 --> 00:33:07,436
It seems the message was a success.
619
00:33:07,463 --> 00:33:09,378
We're receiving new molecules.
620
00:33:09,422 --> 00:33:13,992
Sending the hydrocarbon analysis
to your holoPADD, Dr. Hirai.
621
00:33:15,471 --> 00:33:18,300
Applying the
light pattern to decode.
622
00:33:20,737 --> 00:33:24,176
It's more mathematical equations.
623
00:33:24,219 --> 00:33:26,613
- All of them equaling nine.
- Oh.
624
00:33:26,656 --> 00:33:28,990
We have started to communicate.
625
00:33:29,015 --> 00:33:30,625
Well done, all.
626
00:33:31,096 --> 00:33:33,750
Captain, an object is approaching.
627
00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:50,599
Mr. Saru?
628
00:33:53,074 --> 00:33:56,513
I register no radiation or toxins.
629
00:33:56,538 --> 00:33:59,977
Uh, the exterior is
coated in the hydrocarbon
630
00:34:00,002 --> 00:34:01,525
for peacefulness.
631
00:34:01,550 --> 00:34:05,859
The interior contains a
breathable atmosphere.
632
00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:15,096
That's how they want to keep talking.
633
00:34:16,210 --> 00:34:18,560
They want us to go inside.
634
00:34:24,279 --> 00:34:28,022
More defense improvements. Well done.
635
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:31,678
Book, come on.
636
00:34:31,721 --> 00:34:34,942
- Please, stop.
- You first.
637
00:34:45,924 --> 00:34:48,666
I'm sorry. I have to take this badge.
638
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,972
I never wanted this, Book. Ever.
639
00:35:13,415 --> 00:35:16,375
I've had two real friends in my life.
640
00:35:19,204 --> 00:35:22,120
And you were one of them.
641
00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:26,472
You have a funny way of showing it.
642
00:35:34,251 --> 00:35:36,514
What you're doing is wrong.
643
00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:42,923
30 minutes left.
644
00:35:42,966 --> 00:35:45,926
Then we're out of this
orb and on our way.
645
00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:48,755
We can't be sure it's
even safe to go inside.
646
00:35:48,798 --> 00:35:51,513
If they wanted to hurt us,
they could've done it already.
647
00:35:51,538 --> 00:35:52,887
And if diplomacy fails,
648
00:35:52,912 --> 00:35:54,696
the consequences will be far greater
649
00:35:54,721 --> 00:35:57,072
than any immediate risk to us.
650
00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,507
I'll go.
651
00:36:04,914 --> 00:36:08,619
Captain Burnham, Mr. Saru,
I'd like you to join me.
652
00:36:08,644 --> 00:36:10,951
Your skill set as a xenoanthropologist
653
00:36:10,994 --> 00:36:13,475
and a linguist will be invaluable.
654
00:36:14,358 --> 00:36:15,446
Dr. Hirai,
655
00:36:15,608 --> 00:36:18,176
I'd ask that you stay.
656
00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:23,920
If... something happens,
657
00:36:23,964 --> 00:36:27,837
you should resume diplomacy without us.
658
00:36:32,443 --> 00:36:34,888
President T'Rina, General Ndoye,
659
00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:38,631
your presence would be welcome,
660
00:36:38,674 --> 00:36:40,981
as the delegates whose planets are
661
00:36:41,024 --> 00:36:42,722
under the most direct threat.
662
00:36:42,765 --> 00:36:47,265
I will advocate for my planet,
whatever is required.
663
00:36:49,337 --> 00:36:52,471
I have faith you'll convey
the necessary message.
664
00:36:52,514 --> 00:36:55,125
I'm of greater use here on the outside.
665
00:36:55,865 --> 00:36:57,650
Very well.
666
00:36:57,693 --> 00:37:01,833
Zora shouldn't come,
given all the unknowns.
667
00:37:01,858 --> 00:37:03,120
Agreed.
668
00:37:03,357 --> 00:37:05,832
I will assemble a
portable transporter unit
669
00:37:05,875 --> 00:37:07,616
and some samples of the hydrocarbons.
670
00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:09,792
Uh, perhaps Commander
Stamets can suggest
671
00:37:09,836 --> 00:37:11,185
something to project a light map.
672
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:12,969
Actually, have him handle all of that.
673
00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,495
I need to borrow you for a moment.
674
00:37:16,538 --> 00:37:19,324
You're the only one I can say this to.
675
00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:22,892
But I think it needs to be said.
676
00:37:25,155 --> 00:37:27,767
The Ten-C...
677
00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:30,596
they hold all the cards here.
678
00:37:32,467 --> 00:37:37,124
I feel like everything is just...
679
00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:40,475
slipping through my fingers.
680
00:37:40,519 --> 00:37:43,783
I have also struggled when
I feel a lack of control.
681
00:37:43,826 --> 00:37:46,220
Mm.
682
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:50,137
Yet it is something with
which we must make peace.
683
00:37:52,313 --> 00:37:56,056
Strangely enough, Mr. Tarka
showed me a technique
684
00:37:56,099 --> 00:38:00,713
that has proven helpful,
though unorthodox.
685
00:38:00,756 --> 00:38:02,755
What is it?
686
00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,833
Well, simply put... yelling.
687
00:38:08,721 --> 00:38:11,158
I could demonstrate.
688
00:38:11,957 --> 00:38:13,959
Okay.
689
00:38:24,127 --> 00:38:25,390
- I'm sorry.
- No.
690
00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:26,782
Don't be.
691
00:38:26,826 --> 00:38:28,175
It's not even close
to the weirdest thing
692
00:38:28,218 --> 00:38:30,177
that's happened today.
693
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:52,181
Hmm.
694
00:38:52,374 --> 00:38:53,810
I think I needed that.
695
00:38:54,251 --> 00:38:56,253
Mm-hmm.
696
00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,640
Apparently, Grudge did not need that.
697
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:06,735
There is no one I would
rather go into this with.
698
00:39:07,562 --> 00:39:11,566
It is an honor to be at your side,
today and always.
699
00:39:12,828 --> 00:39:14,569
Aw...
700
00:39:22,447 --> 00:39:25,493
Zora, are you positive Reno's in here?
701
00:39:25,537 --> 00:39:27,843
My sensors say she's present.
702
00:39:27,887 --> 00:39:31,412
We've been in here all day,
and I haven't seen her once.
703
00:39:31,456 --> 00:39:33,762
I... Maybe Paul found her.
704
00:39:33,806 --> 00:39:37,157
- He should be back soon.
- He is on his way back now, Ensign.
705
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,246
This is so strange.
706
00:39:53,086 --> 00:39:55,480
- Is that her badge?
- Yeah, look.
707
00:39:55,523 --> 00:39:57,438
I'm receiving full biometric data,
708
00:39:57,482 --> 00:39:59,263
even though she's not wearing it.
709
00:39:59,288 --> 00:40:00,855
Very odd.
710
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,188
I'll run an analysis subroutine
to locate the malfunction.
711
00:40:04,489 --> 00:40:07,187
And we should page her, too.
712
00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:09,276
She's got to be on the ship somewhere.
713
00:40:09,319 --> 00:40:12,671
Commander Jett Reno,
please report to Engineering.
714
00:40:12,714 --> 00:40:15,369
- Commander Reno.
- Madam President.
715
00:40:16,188 --> 00:40:18,146
If it helps to hear this, I...
716
00:40:18,171 --> 00:40:20,477
I do not believe we have cause to fear.
717
00:40:21,273 --> 00:40:23,667
I wish I could say the same.
718
00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:28,861
I must admit,
I am not certain how to step into danger
719
00:40:28,904 --> 00:40:32,430
with one for whom I have
such personal fondness.
720
00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:35,476
Perhaps this is one of the reasons
721
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:38,653
I avoid closeness with others.
722
00:40:39,915 --> 00:40:41,700
Uh...
723
00:40:42,068 --> 00:40:43,896
- Mr. Saru.
- Oh.
724
00:40:43,921 --> 00:40:46,750
- From Commander Stamets.
- Ah, thank you.
725
00:40:52,493 --> 00:40:54,234
All right.
726
00:41:00,545 --> 00:41:02,372
Let's go.
727
00:41:47,461 --> 00:41:51,030
Were we beamed onto the bridge?
728
00:41:51,073 --> 00:41:52,607
Where is everyone?
729
00:41:52,632 --> 00:41:55,853
I believe it is... a replica.
730
00:41:57,993 --> 00:42:01,301
The Ten-C created an environment
731
00:42:01,344 --> 00:42:04,130
where they thought we'd be comfortable.
732
00:42:04,173 --> 00:42:06,741
We've lost contact with Discovery.
733
00:42:07,699 --> 00:42:09,396
We're on our own.
734
00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:13,748
Not entirely.
735
00:42:22,017 --> 00:42:23,802
An isolytic weapon.
736
00:42:29,372 --> 00:42:30,722
It's not armed.
737
00:42:30,765 --> 00:42:33,638
They must've built it
from data they collected
738
00:42:33,681 --> 00:42:35,786
on the one Tarka detonated in the DMA.
739
00:42:35,811 --> 00:42:37,944
Is it intended as a threat?
740
00:42:38,381 --> 00:42:42,385
Or a gift, in return for boronite?
741
00:42:48,572 --> 00:42:50,313
Sensors show they have sent
742
00:42:50,872 --> 00:42:54,180
a mist of molecules onto the viewscreen.
743
00:42:54,223 --> 00:42:56,312
And there are the lights.
744
00:43:05,713 --> 00:43:07,367
I will translate the message.
745
00:43:13,459 --> 00:43:16,200
178 plus
746
00:43:16,463 --> 00:43:19,466
this mathematical equation equals
747
00:43:19,509 --> 00:43:22,251
a curiosity hydrocarbon.
748
00:43:22,295 --> 00:43:23,905
Is the message about the weapon?
749
00:43:23,949 --> 00:43:27,692
178 is the atomic number for isolynium.
750
00:43:27,735 --> 00:43:31,217
I believe this equation
is an expression of volume
751
00:43:31,260 --> 00:43:34,916
for a convex lens-like shape.
752
00:43:38,311 --> 00:43:40,530
The DMA.
753
00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:45,935
Isolytic weapon plus
DMA equals curiosity.
754
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:47,875
It's a question.
755
00:43:47,900 --> 00:43:49,993
They put the weapon here
to help us understand.
756
00:43:50,018 --> 00:43:52,717
They want to know why the
weapon was put in the DMA.
757
00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,588
This implies they may be unaware
758
00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:56,808
of the damage the DMA has caused.
759
00:43:56,851 --> 00:43:59,549
Well, our response needs
to make them understand.
760
00:43:59,593 --> 00:44:01,421
They need to make it stop.
761
00:44:01,464 --> 00:44:02,814
Okay.
762
00:44:02,857 --> 00:44:05,904
Let's figure out how
to say that with math.
763
00:44:16,654 --> 00:44:18,264
Booker, it's Ndoye.
764
00:44:18,307 --> 00:44:20,614
Your captain and a team
went to talk with the Ten-C
765
00:44:20,658 --> 00:44:22,050
and now they're gone.
766
00:44:22,094 --> 00:44:23,965
Scans can't find the
orb they entered into.
767
00:44:24,009 --> 00:44:25,184
Can you see it at all?
768
00:44:25,227 --> 00:44:26,925
Tell her to stand down.
769
00:44:26,968 --> 00:44:29,710
- Give the talks a chance.
- Booker, do you copy?
770
00:44:29,754 --> 00:44:31,364
They could be dead for all we know.
771
00:44:31,407 --> 00:44:33,888
If the Ten-C wanted to kill any of us,
we'd already be dead.
772
00:44:33,932 --> 00:44:36,717
Assuming they do come back,
we have no idea when that'll be.
773
00:44:36,761 --> 00:44:41,113
It could be hours. Weeks? Years?
774
00:44:41,156 --> 00:44:42,680
Tarka, don't!
775
00:44:57,303 --> 00:44:58,536
It's done.
776
00:44:58,561 --> 00:45:01,085
Just make sure you stop
the damn thing in time.
777
00:45:01,350 --> 00:45:03,744
So, we agree on our response.
778
00:45:03,788 --> 00:45:06,486
DMA plus us equals the
"terror" hydrocarbon.
779
00:45:06,529 --> 00:45:08,575
As they felt when their
world was being destroyed.
780
00:45:09,214 --> 00:45:13,966
The only question is how do
we convey the concept of "us"?
781
00:45:17,889 --> 00:45:20,935
The number four, maybe.
There are four of us.
782
00:45:20,979 --> 00:45:25,592
Or six, the atomic number of carbon.
We are carbon-based.
783
00:45:25,635 --> 00:45:29,422
I-I fear that such numbers could hold
784
00:45:29,465 --> 00:45:31,554
other significance for the Ten-C.
785
00:45:31,598 --> 00:45:33,818
It is easy for misunderstanding to occur
786
00:45:33,861 --> 00:45:37,865
between different cultures
when one lacks context.
787
00:45:38,847 --> 00:45:41,328
But what President T'Rina said,
788
00:45:41,816 --> 00:45:43,688
using our own biology...
789
00:45:46,967 --> 00:45:49,404
The air. The air.
790
00:45:49,572 --> 00:45:52,146
They've created an artificial atmosphere
791
00:45:52,171 --> 00:45:55,566
based on the exact ratio of
gases we need to breathe.
792
00:45:56,318 --> 00:45:58,930
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen,
793
00:45:58,973 --> 00:46:02,934
.93% argon and .04% carbon dioxide.
794
00:46:02,977 --> 00:46:06,546
- They will recognize that as us.
- DMA plus us
795
00:46:06,589 --> 00:46:07,591
equals terror.
796
00:46:07,616 --> 00:46:09,140
I will code and send it.
797
00:46:15,990 --> 00:46:18,514
Ah. We are receiving
a new message already.
798
00:46:22,130 --> 00:46:25,478
They have sent us a greater-than symbol
799
00:46:25,521 --> 00:46:30,004
and a sadness hydrocarbon.
800
00:46:31,266 --> 00:46:33,138
"Great sadness."
801
00:46:34,704 --> 00:46:37,229
That means they understand,
802
00:46:37,272 --> 00:46:39,274
and it means they have empathy.
803
00:46:39,318 --> 00:46:44,105
And if they have empathy for us,
diplomacy can work.
804
00:46:46,587 --> 00:46:48,241
Now we just need to
figure out how to ask them
805
00:46:48,266 --> 00:46:50,051
to turn off the DMA.
806
00:46:50,247 --> 00:46:51,422
Reno's gone?
807
00:46:51,447 --> 00:46:52,709
Zora's analysis proves
808
00:46:52,734 --> 00:46:54,300
that someone tampered with her badge.
809
00:46:54,594 --> 00:46:55,987
Yeah, but why would anyone do that?
810
00:46:56,030 --> 00:46:57,794
If it didn't sound completely insane,
811
00:46:57,819 --> 00:46:59,574
I would guess that somebody
took her off the ship
812
00:46:59,599 --> 00:47:00,992
and covered it up.
813
00:47:01,035 --> 00:47:02,776
I should've
known something was wrong.
814
00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:03,951
I've been trying to find her all day
815
00:47:03,995 --> 00:47:05,692
to help us get out of this orb.
816
00:47:05,735 --> 00:47:07,085
It's not your fault.
817
00:47:07,128 --> 00:47:09,130
I think I found something.
818
00:47:09,174 --> 00:47:11,829
I've been analyzing every
discrete event in this sector
819
00:47:11,872 --> 00:47:14,266
of the ship during the
time range in question.
820
00:47:14,309 --> 00:47:18,836
Access Panel 4351 was
opened briefly at one point,
821
00:47:18,879 --> 00:47:22,056
but the maintenance check
isn't scheduled until tomorrow.
822
00:47:28,019 --> 00:47:30,760
Okay, well, this should not be here.
823
00:47:30,804 --> 00:47:34,416
That's it. That's the
source of what I've been feeling.
824
00:47:34,460 --> 00:47:36,428
And now... Oh, no.
825
00:47:36,453 --> 00:47:37,501
What? What's wrong?
826
00:47:37,525 --> 00:47:39,427
There's a cloaked
vessel attached to me.
827
00:47:39,452 --> 00:47:41,050
It's Book's ship.
828
00:47:41,075 --> 00:47:42,860
What's happening?
829
00:47:42,903 --> 00:47:44,687
Plasma's venting from
one of the nacelles.
830
00:47:44,731 --> 00:47:46,124
Here we go.
831
00:47:53,392 --> 00:47:55,307
It's burning a hole in the orb.
832
00:47:55,350 --> 00:47:58,005
- What about the emergency shutoff?
- Someone entered override codes.
833
00:47:58,040 --> 00:48:00,651
Commander, Book's
ship is attached to our underbelly.
834
00:48:00,703 --> 00:48:02,227
We know, we see them on scans.
835
00:48:15,457 --> 00:48:16,981
No response to hails, Commander.
836
00:48:17,024 --> 00:48:20,723
- What else can we do here?
- Nothing. They're gone.
837
00:48:23,030 --> 00:48:25,990
I will be ready with the
DMA message in one moment.
838
00:48:28,775 --> 00:48:30,995
Oh, that's... new.
839
00:48:34,389 --> 00:48:37,429
They sent us back. Why?
840
00:48:37,454 --> 00:48:39,239
Booker's ship was attached to ours.
841
00:48:39,264 --> 00:48:40,700
They just escaped the orb.
842
00:48:40,743 --> 00:48:42,876
What? They're here?
843
00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:45,009
The Ten-C's defenses were breached.
844
00:48:45,052 --> 00:48:47,648
That's why we're back.
How much time do we have?
845
00:48:47,673 --> 00:48:49,936
Four hours left until the
Earth starts getting hit.
846
00:48:50,275 --> 00:48:52,668
The impulse engines are back on line.
847
00:48:52,712 --> 00:48:54,279
Weapons and warp drive are still down,
848
00:48:54,322 --> 00:48:56,455
but it doesn't matter,
we're almost at the power source.
849
00:48:56,498 --> 00:48:58,820
I just need to figure out
how to fly this damn thing.
850
00:48:58,845 --> 00:48:59,890
You were right.
851
00:49:00,328 --> 00:49:01,808
I should've listened to you.
852
00:49:01,851 --> 00:49:04,245
I know it might feel like all is lost...
853
00:49:04,289 --> 00:49:07,379
And, okay, maybe it is...
854
00:49:07,422 --> 00:49:09,816
But I do have something that can help.
855
00:49:09,859 --> 00:49:11,992
It's a communicator chip.
856
00:49:12,036 --> 00:49:13,951
I stashed it when I
ran into psycho-pants
857
00:49:13,994 --> 00:49:15,778
and I realized he was gonna stun me.
858
00:49:15,822 --> 00:49:17,084
What's the licorice do?
859
00:49:18,172 --> 00:49:21,195
The glycyrrhizic acid in licorice,
when it dissolves,
860
00:49:21,220 --> 00:49:22,526
it conducts electricity.
861
00:49:22,812 --> 00:49:24,831
I can use it to call Discovery,
862
00:49:24,874 --> 00:49:26,441
but I haven't been able to make it past
863
00:49:26,485 --> 00:49:28,748
your ship's security protocols.
864
00:49:28,791 --> 00:49:30,619
You need my access codes.
865
00:49:32,578 --> 00:49:33,753
We won't have long.
866
00:49:33,796 --> 00:49:35,146
I'll talk fast.
867
00:49:37,409 --> 00:49:39,802
Can we get out the same way they did?
868
00:49:39,846 --> 00:49:41,282
We've got nothing to repel against,
869
00:49:41,326 --> 00:49:43,067
and the hole they made has
already sealed itself up.
870
00:49:43,110 --> 00:49:44,590
Captain, we just received
871
00:49:44,633 --> 00:49:46,418
an urgent message from Booker's ship.
872
00:49:46,461 --> 00:49:48,028
Play it.
873
00:49:48,064 --> 00:49:50,718
Captain, it's Reno.
874
00:49:50,743 --> 00:49:52,834
Tarka's got me and Book locked up,
875
00:49:52,859 --> 00:49:54,295
and if he takes out the DMA
876
00:49:54,339 --> 00:49:55,617
the way he wants to,
877
00:49:55,642 --> 00:49:58,100
it'll destroy the hyperfield, the Ten-C,
878
00:49:58,125 --> 00:50:00,460
probably Discovery, too.
879
00:50:00,485 --> 00:50:02,444
It'll also leave a toxic waste dump
880
00:50:02,469 --> 00:50:03,949
heading straight for Earth.
881
00:50:03,974 --> 00:50:06,803
You have to stop us, whatever it takes.
882
00:50:08,648 --> 00:50:12,876
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