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Anthraxic citrus peel, orange juice
with a hint of <i>papalla</i> seed extract.
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An experimental blend.
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The success rate
of your culinary experiments is not high.
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Ensign Golwat thought it was delicious.
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In fact, she had a second glass
and she never has seconds.
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Ensign Golwat is Bolian.
Her tongue has a cartilaginous lining.
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It would protect her
against even the most corrosive acid.
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All I ask is that you try it, Mr Vulcan.
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Impressive.
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I'll start squeezing that second glass.
Breakfast is coming right up.
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- Porakan eggs.
- Porakan?
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The most flavourful eggs in the sector.
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Scrambled with a little dill weed, a touch
of <i>rengazo...</i> A galactic favourite.
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These eggs were not easy to prepare.
After we picked them up on Porakas IV,
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I had to sterilise them
in a cryostatic chamber for three days.
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- Then each had to be parboiled...
- I'd prefer not to hear their history.
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On Talax it's a tradition to share
the history of a meal before eating.
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It's a way of enhancing
the culinary experience.
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My mother was brilliant.
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She could make every course come
alive by making it a character in a story.
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My favourite was the one about...
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Ooh...
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- What happened?
- Some sort of power overload.
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It decimated your breakfast. This is what
my mother would call a tragic ending.
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Engineering has been adjusting
the conduits
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to accommodate a new energy source.
It may have created a thermal surge.
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Janeway to Tuvok. Report to the bridge.
Mr Neelix, I'd like you to join us.
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Aye, Captain.
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Captain's log, stardate 50126.4.
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We've detected a gaseous anomaly
containing sirillium,
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a highly combustible energy source.
We've altered course to investigate.
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- Sirillium?
- Yes, and possibly large amounts of it.
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We'll need to stockpile
as much as we can.
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I'd like to convert bay 3
into a containment chamber.
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- My pantry.
- I'm sorry. Make other arrangements.
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If I injected sirillium into my thermal array
it might improve cooking time.
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And blow up your kitchen! Sirillium is
more useful as a warp plasma catalyst.
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The gas can also boost
deflector shield efficiency.
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- The vultures are circling.
- There's no shortage of good ideas.
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Have all department heads
submit proposals for sirillium usage.
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- The anomaly is within visual range.
- On screen.
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- Analysis.
- It's a class-17 nebula.
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I'm detecting hydrogen, helium
and 7,000 parts per million of sirillium.
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The Bussard collectors
will cut through like ice cream scoops.
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I'm picking up plasmatic turbulence.
It might be a bumpy ride.
46
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Tuvok, can you modify
the shields to compensate?
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Tuvok?
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- Are you all right?
- I don't know.
49
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I'm experiencing dizziness
and disorientation.
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- Permission to go to sickbay.
- Granted.
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Deck 5.
52
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Help me!
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Help me, Tuvok!
54
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Please, don't let go!
55
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Don't let me fall!
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No!
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I was holding a young girl by the hand,
trying to prevent her from falling.
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I was unable to keep my grip,
and she fell to her death.
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And there is more.
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I had an emotional response -
anxiety, fear.
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An irrational anger for letting her fall.
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- When did that happen?
- It never happened.
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The girl was unfamiliar,
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and I've never been in that situation.
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It was me as a child, and it did seem
like a memory,
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but I don't recall the incident.
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It was definitely traumatic.
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Your heart accelerated to 300 beats
per minute,
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your adrenaline levels rose by 113%,
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and neuroelectrical readings
nearly jumped off the scale.
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If you were human,
I'd say you had a panic attack.
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- I am not human.
- No kidding.
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There can be any number
of explanations -
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hallucination,
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telepathic communication from another
race, repressed memory,
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contact with a parallel reality.
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Take your pick. The universe is
a strange place.
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I'll have Mr Kim examine the sensor logs.
Maybe the nebula is affecting you.
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Meanwhile, you can go.
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Your vital signs have returned to normal,
and I don't see systemic damage.
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But I want you to wear this neurocortical
monitor. If you have another episode,
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it'll record a complete encephalographic
profile and alert sickbay.
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A wise precaution, Doctor. Thank you.
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Structure, logic,
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function, control.
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A structure cannot stand
without a foundation.
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Logic is the foundation of function.
88
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Function is the essence of control.
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I am in control.
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I am in control.
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Enter.
92
00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,435
Kes... what is it?
93
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The doctor wanted me to adjust your
monitor to pick up additional readings.
94
00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,719
- I can come back if this is a bad time.
- No. You may proceed.
95
00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,509
- What are you working on?
- It is called a <i>keethara.</i>
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<i>Keethara...</i> What does that mean?
97
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The approximate translation is
"structure of harmony".
98
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It is a meditational aid. Building it
requires balance and spatial acuity.
99
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It helps to focus thought
and refine mental control.
100
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At the moment,
it doesn't look very harmonious.
101
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No, it does not.
102
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I'm curious. What does a <i>keethara</i>
look like when it's done?
103
00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:07,108
The form is not predefined. It is a
reflection of the builder's state of mind.
104
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- Thus, it is different each time.
- I'd like to see it when it's finished.
105
00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,596
Well, good night.
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00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,435
Kes...
107
00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,756
It's all right. I understand.
108
00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,357
Structure, logic,
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function, control.
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A structure cannot stand
without a foundation.
111
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Logic is the foundation of function.
112
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Function is the essence of control.
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I am in control.
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I am in control.
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00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:09,636
How are you?
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00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:14,476
I haven't experienced
any further problems. I am fit for duty.
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00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,474
I'm not concerned about your ability
to perform. I'm concerned about you.
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00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,837
- There is no need for concern.
- Sorry I asked.
119
00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,872
My apologies, Commander.
I am distracted.
120
00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,713
I spent 14 hours last night
in deep meditation
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trying to determine the source
of my behaviour. I could not.
122
00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,791
Try to forget about it.
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When you don't think about a problem,
the solution comes to you.
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00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:43,799
It is difficult to forget when you're
wearing a monitor on your parietal bone.
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- Good point. Mr Kim?
- I've checked all the sensor logs.
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00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:52,518
No sign of anything emanating from the
nebula that would have affected Tuvok.
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00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:57,834
- Anything unusual about the nebula?
- No, it's a standard class-17.
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00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:03,120
I suggest we conduct a tachyon sweep.
It would reveal any cloaked ships.
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00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,469
- Cloaked ships?
- Yes.
130
00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,518
We should be cautious
this close to Klingon Space.
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00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:14,196
Tuvok, the Klingon Empire is
on the other side of the galaxy.
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00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,239
Yes. You are right, of course.
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00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:23,319
I'm uncertain why I would make
such an obvious error.
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Maybe you should go back to sickbay.
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Tuvok?
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00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,868
Help me! Please, don't let go!
137
00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,870
No!
138
00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,353
We may be dealing
with a repressed memory.
139
00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:00,479
The memory engrams
in the hippocampus are being disrupted.
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It's causing damage to the surrounding
tissue. This is known as <i>t'lokan</i>
schism.
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00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:11,794
The subject is inhibiting a traumatic
memory, which is beginning to resurface.
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- And that's causing brain damage?
- Strange, I know.
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00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,595
In humans, repressed memories
are psychological traumas
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which can be dealt with therapeutically.
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But Vulcans have a physical reaction
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to the battle between conscious
and unconscious.
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In extreme cases, the mind of the patient
can literally lobotomise itself.
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00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,912
- What's the treatment?
- There is no medical treatment.
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Research suggests the patient initiates
a mind-meld with a family member
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and the two try to bring the repressed
memory into the conscious mind.
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00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:47,473
I'm the closest he has to family here.
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That's why I've asked you to come.
He has a request to make of you.
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- Did the doctor explain the situation?
- Yes.
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- Are you sure it's the right thing to do?
- I don't know how else to proceed.
155
00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,873
The doctor tells me it is a memory.
156
00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,079
And yet, no matter how hard I try,
I cannot remember.
157
00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,076
If the doctor is correct,
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if this is an experience I pushed
into my unconscious mind.
159
00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,473
It could be very dangerous to me,
even life-threatening.
160
00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,479
I realise it's asking
a great deal of you, Captain.
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00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,030
I did consider turning
to one of the Vulcans on the ship,
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but this meld would be
more intimate than most.
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00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:42,911
A family member is normally chosen
because of the trust that usually exists.
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00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:47,039
On this ship,
I trust you more than anyone else.
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00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:56,433
Whatever happens, I'll be there for you.
I'll help you get through this.
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00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,076
I will initiate the meld and attempt
to access the memory fragment.
167
00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:06,357
Once that's been accomplished,
you'll act as my <i>pyllora.</i>
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- Your <i>pyllora?</i>
- My guide, my counsellor.
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00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:15,035
You will help me reconstruct the memory
and as I am reliving it
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00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,919
you'll help me objectify the experience.
171
00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,356
By processing the experience,
rather than repressing it,
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00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:26,310
I can begin to overcome my fear,
anger and other emotional responses,
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and reintegrate the memory
into my conscious mind.
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00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,149
When I'm in your memory,
will I be reliving it with you?
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00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:37,074
No. I will be the only one
who notices your presence.
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You will be an observer in the memory,
but not a participant.
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This will give you the freedom
to guide me objectively.
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00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:51,438
- When do we start?
- I will need time to prepare.
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00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,989
Please return in one hour.
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00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,238
We're ready when you are, Captain.
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Your mind to my mind.
Your thoughts to my thoughts.
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00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,312
I am taking us back,
back to the boy that I was.
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00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,510
The boy lying on the precipice.
184
00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,190
Return fire. They've
knocked out our targeting scanners.
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Damage report.
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00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,949
- Seal that conduit!
- Hull breach on deck 12, section 47.
187
00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,395
We've lost power
on decks 5, 6 and 10.
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00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,358
Casualty reports coming in.
19 wounded.
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00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,954
- Tuvok, can you see me?
- Yes.
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00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,078
- Where are we?
- Aboard the Excelsior.
191
00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,391
- Why bring us here?
- I did not intend to.
192
00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:11,951
- Can you take us to the precipice?
- That is what I attempted to do.
193
00:17:12,120 --> 00:17:16,796
Your mind brought us here. Maybe
this memory is connected to the girl.
194
00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:22,353
- How long ago is this?
- Approximately 80 years ago.
195
00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:25,557
- Who were you fighting?
- The Klingons.
196
00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,679
Before you collapsed, you thought
we were approaching Klingon space.
197
00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:35,840
- Why are you fighting Klingons?
- This battle was started by an incident.
198
00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,468
Gamma shift, time to defend the
Federation against gaseous anomalies.
199
00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,870
We were charting
a gaseous anomaly on Voyager.
200
00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,112
- That's when my problem began.
- That's more than a coincidence.
201
00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,238
- How are you, Ensign?
- I am well, Commander.
202
00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:56,678
I thought you might like to see
some of this morning's com traffic.
203
00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:01,311
There's a message from the Yorktown.
It's from your father.
204
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,075
- Thank you.
- You won't have time to drink that.
205
00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:09,518
- You're due on the bridge in minutes.
- It's not for me. It's for the Captain.
206
00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:14,549
Captain Sulu drinks tea each morning.
I thought he might enjoy a Vulcan blend.
207
00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,952
I see. Trying to make
Lieutenant in your first month?
208
00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:23,671
I wish I'd have thought of that. It took
me three years just to make Ensign.
209
00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:29,437
- I assure you, I have no ulterior motive.
- Whatever. See you on the bridge.
210
00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,835
You've never brought me tea.
211
00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,671
Outstanding.
I may have to give you a promotion.
212
00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:51,152
That was not my motivation. I am not
attempting to curry favour with you.
213
00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,710
Mr Tuvok,
if you're going to remain on my ship,
214
00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,997
you'll have to learn
how to appreciate a joke.
215
00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:03,234
And don't tell me Vulcans don't have a
sense of humour, because I know better.
216
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:08,554
- I will work on it, sir.
- Very good. And thanks again.
217
00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,957
He doesn't look like his portrait
at Headquarters.
218
00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,999
In the 23rd Century, holographic imaging
resolution was less accurate.
219
00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:25,720
- This is a science station, isn't it?
- Yes. I am a junior science officer.
220
00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,872
Why doesn't your record reflect this?
221
00:19:29,040 --> 00:19:31,634
Wasn't your first assignment
on the Wyoming?
222
00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:38,194
It's a long story. But suffice it to say, this
was my first Starfleet career. I was 29.
223
00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:40,954
Are we about to encounter the Klingons?
224
00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:44,954
Not exactly. The Klingon moon,
Praxis, is about to explode.
225
00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:48,669
It was a primary source of energy
for the Klingon Homeworld.
226
00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:53,914
Praxis... yes. Its destruction would have
repercussions throughout the quadrant.
227
00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,231
It led to the first
Federation-Klingon peace treaty.
228
00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,075
- Correct.
- What does it have to do with the girl?
229
00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,035
Energy wave at 240 degrees,
mark 6 port.
230
00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,475
Visual.
231
00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,790
My God!
232
00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:25,397
Shields!
233
00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:38,117
- She is not answering the helm!
- Thrusters! Turn her into the wave!
234
00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,269
Quarter impulse power!
235
00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,000
- Damage report.
- Checking all systems.
236
00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,549
- Don't tell me it was any meteor shower.
- Negative, sir.
237
00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:04,192
The subspace shock wave originated
at bearing 323, mark 75. Location...
238
00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:07,718
It's Praxis, sir. It's a Klingon moon.
239
00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,713
Praxis is their energy production facility.
240
00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:12,950
Did you go to Praxis?
241
00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:17,079
We were warned off by the Klingons
and resumed our survey mission.
242
00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:21,950
Two Starfleet officers were accused
of murdering the Klingon chancellor.
243
00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:25,476
They went to the Klingon Homeworld
to stand trial.
244
00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:30,395
Captain Sulu had served under both for
many years and felt an intense loyalty.
245
00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,949
Helm, set a course for Kronos,
maximum warp.
246
00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:40,636
Take us through the Azure Nebula.
That should conceal our approach.
247
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,756
What's going on?
248
00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,879
He is about to attempt a rescue
of Captain Kirk and Dr McCoy.
249
00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:51,079
Everyone seemed willing to go along
with this breach of orders.
250
00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:57,918
But I felt differently. Captain, have you
decided to embark on a rescue mission?
251
00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,152
That's right.
Do you have a problem with that?
252
00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:05,393
I do. It is a direct violation of our orders
from Starfleet Command.
253
00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,348
It could precipitate a conflict between
the Klingons and the Federation.
254
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,398
Objection noted. Resume your station.
255
00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,030
As a Starfleet officer,
it is my duty to formally protest.
256
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,997
Tuvok!
257
00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:24,110
A bold statement for an Ensign with only
two months space duty under his belt.
258
00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,396
I am aware of my limited experience,
259
00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:30,917
but I am also aware of regulations
and my obligation to carry them out.
260
00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:35,039
That's enough.
Ensign, you're relieved.
261
00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,193
I'm sorry about this, Captain.
I assure you it will not happen again.
262
00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:46,315
Ensign, you're absolutely right.
But you're also absolutely wrong.
263
00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:49,597
You'll find that more happens
on the bridge of a starship
264
00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:53,958
than just carrying out orders
and observing regulations.
265
00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:59,672
There is loyalty to the men and women
you serve with. A sense of family.
266
00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:04,470
Those two men on trial,
I served with them for a long time.
267
00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,512
I owe them my life a dozen times over,
268
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,752
and now they're in trouble,
and I'm going to help them.
269
00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,480
Let the regulations be damned.
270
00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:20,237
- That is an illogical line of reasoning.
- You better believe it.
271
00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,635
Helm, engage.
272
00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,753
- You know, you did the right thing.
- Perhaps.
273
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,436
- We're approaching the Azure Nebula.
- On screen.
274
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,555
Tuvok?
275
00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,556
That nebula...
276
00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,759
It looks very similar
to the one we observed on Voyager.
277
00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,190
Help me, Tuvok!
278
00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,079
Please, don't let go!
279
00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,880
Fifty milligrams cordrazine!
280
00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,189
There was a disruption
in his hippocampus.
281
00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:21,272
Luckily, he was in sickbay,
or he'd be in a coma.
282
00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:26,514
That's good news. The bad news is that
his synaptic pathways are degrading.
283
00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,750
If the memory keeps resurfacing,
284
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:33,198
eventually his neural structure
will collapse, resulting in brain death.
285
00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:37,990
We were just starting to make progress.
We accessed the repressed memory.
286
00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:44,674
I saw Tuvok as a boy. And the girl
on the precipice. Can I talk to him?
287
00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:49,789
Not yet. He suffered a neural trauma.
I'm keeping him sedated for a few hours.
288
00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,918
I'll let you know
when it's safe to revive him.
289
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,952
Come in.
Ah, Ensign, what have you found?
290
00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:12,398
I don't see any connection between this
nebula and the one the Excelsior saw.
291
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,518
This one's a class-17,
while theirs was an 11.
292
00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:19,235
Both contain trace amounts of sirillium,
but that's about all.
293
00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,678
- But they do look similar.
- To the naked eye, but not to sensors.
294
00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:28,197
Technically, they're very different.
I've been talking to the doctor,
295
00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:34,595
it's not unusual for a repressed memory
to resurface because of a visual detail.
296
00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:39,751
Maybe the visual similarities triggered
Tuvok's memory of the Excelsior.
297
00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,718
What about the memory of the girl?
298
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,714
What does she have to do
with Tuvok's experiences on Sulu's ship?
299
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,236
The Excelsior is far removed
from that incident.
300
00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,516
Who knows what goes on
in a Vulcan's mind.
301
00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,636
Maybe there is no connection,
302
00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,519
and the memory of the Excelsior
was accidental -
303
00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:01,514
a stray thought, because of the
similarities between the two nebulas.
304
00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:06,595
You may be right. Nevertheless,
I've been studying the Excelsior logs.
305
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,753
- What do they say?
- They don't say anything at all.
306
00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:16,275
Captain Sulu decided not to enter
that journey into his official log.
307
00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:21,468
Some cryptic remark about the ship
being damaged and needing repairs.
308
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,837
- But nothing else.
- You mean he falsified his logs?
309
00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:31,389
It was a very different time, Mr Kim.
Captain Sulu, Captain Kirk, Dr McCoy...
310
00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,472
They belong to a different breed
of Starfleet officer.
311
00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:39,475
Imagine the era they lived in. The Alpha
Quadrant still largely unexplored.
312
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:43,838
Humanity on verge of war with Klingons.
Romulans hiding behind every nebula.
313
00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,231
The technology we take
for granted was in its early stages.
314
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,791
No plasma weapons, no multiphasic
shields. Their ships were half as fast.
315
00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:57,830
No replicators, no holodecks. Since I
took Starfleet history at the Academy,
316
00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,197
I always wondered what it
would be like to live in those days.
317
00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:05,956
Space must have seemed
a whole lot bigger back then.
318
00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:09,391
It's not surprising
they had to bend the rules a little.
319
00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:14,998
They were slower to invoke the Prime
Directive and quicker to pull phasers.
320
00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,835
The whole bunch of them would be
booted out of Starfleet today.
321
00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:24,916
But I admit, I would have loved to ride
shotgun with a group of officers like that.
322
00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:27,548
- Sickbay to Captain.
- Go ahead, Doctor.
323
00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:31,679
- I'm ready to revive Mr Tuvok.
- Acknowledged. I'm on my way.
324
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:43,433
Several hours after we entered the
nebula, we were ambushed by Klingons.
325
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,309
A battle ensued, and we were forced
to abort our rescue mission.
326
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,950
Do any of those events
seem related to the girl?
327
00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:54,669
No. If there is a connection
I am not aware of it.
328
00:27:55,720 --> 00:28:00,236
I suggest we attempt another mind-meld,
and try to access my memory of the girl.
329
00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,356
Agreed. Doctor.
330
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,199
Your mind to my mind.
331
00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:19,511
Your thoughts to my thoughts.
332
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:23,912
I am taking us back,
back to the boy that I was.
333
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,916
The boy lying on the precipice.
334
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:35,511
Tuvok, we're back in the battle
with the Klingons again, 80 years ago.
335
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,355
I am at a loss to explain, but it's
hard to accept this as a coincidence.
336
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,832
Agreed. I want to go back to the moment
when you first saw the nebula.
337
00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,036
What happened?
338
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:51,274
Captain Sulu estimated it would take
five hours to enter Klingon space.
339
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,910
My shift needed some rest,
so we returned to the crew quarters.
340
00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:57,036
I attempted to sleep.
341
00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:02,149
However, my bunk mate Dimitri Valtane
felt the need to discuss our situation.
342
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:07,713
- Hey, Tuvok... are you asleep?
- No.
343
00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:13,512
Me neither. I can't believe we'll do this.
I didn't think the Captain had it in him.
344
00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,989
- Had what?
- You know.
345
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:20,711
The guts to defy an order and run off
on some mission to save old friends.
346
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,917
I take it from your tone
that you admire this trait.
347
00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,230
Yeah, it's courageous.
348
00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:30,188
It's illogical and reckless,
which I attempted to point out to him.
349
00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:35,798
Come on, Tuvok. Isn't it more fun
than charting gaseous anomalies?
350
00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:40,875
The human fascination with fun has led
to many tragedies in your history.
351
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:45,511
One wonders how your race has
survived having so much "fun".
352
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:50,913
- Vulcans... You guys need to relax.
- No, I will not relax.
353
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:55,392
Since I entered the Academy, I've had
to endure the nature of humanity.
354
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,518
You believe that everyone
should be like you,
355
00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:01,911
that we should share
your sense of humour and values.
356
00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,117
If you hated it,
why did you join Starfleet?
357
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,352
I joined under pressure from my parents.
358
00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:13,878
But I've decided to resign
once this assignment is complete.
359
00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,996
Well, your loss.
360
00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,678
Tuvok, did you really mean that?
361
00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,078
At this point in my life, yes.
362
00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,949
My experiences on board the Excelsior
were not pleasant.
363
00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:38,635
I knew you left Starfleet for over
50 years, but I never knew why.
364
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,236
I didn't realise it was
because of a conflict with humans.
365
00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:47,918
My perceptions were coloured
by the fact that I did not want to be here.
366
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,038
Your parents forced you
to go to the Academy?
367
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,988
It was their wish,
and I felt an obligation to fulfil it.
368
00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,913
What did you do during those 50 years?
369
00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,470
I returned to Vulcan, where I spent
several years in seclusion,
370
00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:07,431
immersing myself in the <i>Kolinahr,</i>
a discipline intended to purge emotions.
371
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,559
- I wanted to attain a state of total logic.
- What happened?
372
00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:16,748
Unfortunately, six years into my studies,
I began the <i>Pon farr.</i> I took a mate.
373
00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:18,990
- T'Pel?
- Yes.
374
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:23,312
We decided to raise a family together,
so I chose to postpone my studies.
375
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,119
What brought you back to Starfleet?
376
00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:31,798
Raising children made me appreciate
what my parents experienced.
377
00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:37,318
I realised that the decisions I made as a
young man were not in my best interest.
378
00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,438
I understood their decision
to send me to the Academy,
379
00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:44,798
and that there were things I could
learn from humans and other species.
380
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,997
I decided to expand
my knowledge of the galaxy.
381
00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,436
Starfleet provided that opportunity.
382
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:55,513
- I'm glad you had a change of heart.
- As am I, Captain.
383
00:31:55,680 --> 00:32:00,196
Although, heart had very little
to do with it. It was a logical decision.
384
00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,351
I'm sure it was.
385
00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,273
Red Alert. All hands to battle stations!
386
00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,080
I thought we were hours
from Klingon space.
387
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,198
A Klingon cruiser decloaked
inside the nebula.
388
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:15,035
At this moment, they were firing
charges across our bow.
389
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:29,518
- We're being hailed.
- On screen.
390
00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:34,754
Mr Sulu, I see they have finally
given you the captaincy you deserve.
391
00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:38,913
- Thank you, Kang.
- Do not let it end prematurely.
392
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:44,277
Kang, we've been on a survey mission
studying this nebula.
393
00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:49,753
Our navigation system malfunctioned
and I'm afraid we got lost.
394
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,992
As soon as we've completed repairs
we'll be on our way.
395
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,993
We'd be happy to escort you back.
396
00:32:56,160 --> 00:33:01,473
- Very generous, but we can manage.
- I insist.
397
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:07,316
Actually, an escort would be welcome.
We'd hate to lose our way again.
398
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:11,268
Bring your ship about,
bearing 181, mark 2.
399
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,749
Nice to see you again.
400
00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:21,509
- Captain Sulu?
- Man your station. We're not giving up.
401
00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:24,949
Helm, come about.
402
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:36,919
- Tactical status.
- Forward disruptors trained on us.
403
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,954
Ensign Tuvok,
what is the composition of this nebula?
404
00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:48,478
Primarily oxygen and argon, with traces
of theta-xenon, fluorine and sirillium gas.
405
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,030
Sirillium? That's
a highly combustible substance, isn't it?
406
00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,829
- Affirmative.
- Is there any way we could ignite it?
407
00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,958
Modulating a beam
to a subspace frequency,
408
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:01,680
would trigger a thermochemical reaction.
409
00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:05,594
Like tossing a match
into a pool of gasoline.
410
00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,796
Would their shields withstand?
411
00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:12,158
Yes, but their sensors and systems
would be disrupted for several seconds.
412
00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:16,871
That's all the time we need.
Modulate a positron beam and stand by.
413
00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,998
We'll ignite it, then clear the nebula.
414
00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,789
Helm, prepare to engage maximum warp
on my command.
415
00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:28,958
All hands, this is the Captain. Secure
stations and batten down the hatches.
416
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:33,079
- The positron beam is ready.
- On my mark, Ensign.
417
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,749
- We're clearing the nebula.
- Mr Tuvok, light the match.
418
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,756
The Klingon ship's been disabled.
They're not pursuing.
419
00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,355
Set a course for Kronos. Engage.
420
00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,916
- Commander Rand...
- Sir.
421
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:04,278
Detecting three Klingon battle cruisers.
They're arming torpedoes.
422
00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,318
- Heading, sir?
- Maintain course.
423
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:16,478
Return fire!
424
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:19,393
- They've knocked out our scanners.
- Switch to manual!
425
00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:25,713
There's a rupture in the conduit
behind your console. Get away.
426
00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,075
- One second.
- You must...
427
00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:35,318
Bridge to sickbay. Medical emergency!
428
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:40,196
Tuvok...
429
00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,510
Tuvok!
430
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:48,557
Help!
431
00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:50,870
Don't let me fall!
432
00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:53,950
No!
433
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:58,196
- What's happening?
- Memory engrams are destabilising.
434
00:35:58,360 --> 00:36:02,478
Something must be going wrong with the
mind-meld. I'll bring them out of it.
435
00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:09,996
- It's not working.
- Their patterns appear locked together.
436
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:13,118
I can't break the meld.
437
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:20,235
The damage is accelerating. He'll be
braindead. Get me a cortical stimulator!
438
00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,790
I saw her again, Tuvok. The girl.
439
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:28,795
When Valtane died just now, it seemed
to cause the memory to resurface.
440
00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:32,635
- What is it?
- Something's wrong with the mind-meld.
441
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:36,110
Who the hell are you?
442
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:42,273
- Intruder alert. Get security!
- Why can he see me?
443
00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:44,795
What are you doing on my ship?
444
00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:48,396
The rate of deterioration
in my brain has increased.
445
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:53,270
At advanced stages of <i>t'lokan</i> schism,
memory processes become confused.
446
00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:56,637
- Ensign, do you know this woman?
- I will break the meld.
447
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,950
Don't. We're getting close to something.
448
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:02,351
Everything seems to be centred
around the death of Valtane.
449
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:08,230
Hit on the port. Shields down to 20%.
Losing atmosphere in decks 5, 6 and 7.
450
00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:11,710
I'll reroute auxiliary power
to structural integrity.
451
00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,792
Maybe something happened
in that moment.
452
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:19,317
Some detail you aren't remembering.
Replay those events one more time.
453
00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:23,234
I will. But if my neural structures
collapse during the meld,
454
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,675
you will suffer brain damage as well.
455
00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:29,958
- I understand.
- Take those two to the brig.
456
00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:34,079
If we replay those events and they see
you, it will disrupt the memory again.
457
00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:37,630
Then we've got to find a way
to make me inconspicuous.
458
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:44,790
Gamma shift, time to defend the
Federation against gaseous anomalies.
459
00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,918
How are you, Ensign? Who are you?
460
00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,276
We could have asked.
461
00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,830
Asking female officers for their clothing
could lead to misunderstanding.
462
00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:03,155
I've programmed a cortical stimulator
to emit thoron radiation.
463
00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:07,791
We'll bombard his telepathic cortex. That
should be enough to terminate the meld.
464
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:11,919
We'll begin with a 20 kilodyne burst
of five second duration on my mark.
465
00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:14,548
Now.
466
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:18,269
It's working. Their neural patterns
are starting to separate.
467
00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:21,595
- My God.
- What is it?
468
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,752
That's Tuvok's memory engram.
That's the Captain's.
469
00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:28,674
- But this seems to be another engram.
- How's that possible?
470
00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:33,709
It's not. Which means
it can't really be an engram.
471
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:38,156
I'd say it's something
masquerading as an engram,
472
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:42,359
the way viruses mimic blood factors to
avoid being destroyed by antibodies.
473
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,637
- So you're saying it's a virus.
- I think so.
474
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:49,315
The thoron radiation
must have caused it to manifest itself.
475
00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:54,793
Increasing radiation levels should
destroy it. Go to 40 kilodynes. Now!
476
00:38:55,720 --> 00:38:59,190
The Klingon ship's been disabled.
They're no longer pursuing.
477
00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,954
Helm, set a course for Kronos. Engage.
478
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,036
Who's at communications?
479
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,760
Commander Rand is.
480
00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:15,155
Detecting three Klingon battle
cruisers. They're arming torpedoes.
481
00:39:15,320 --> 00:39:17,311
Maintain course.
482
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:21,397
- Return fire!
- They've knocked out our scanners.
483
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,199
Switch to manual!
484
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:29,798
There's a rupture in the conduit
behind your console. Get away.
485
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,916
- One second.
- You must...
486
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:41,709
It's about to happen. Try to remember
every detail about the next few seconds.
487
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,836
Concentrate.
488
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,036
Tuvok...
489
00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:50,230
Help me! Help me, Tuvok!
490
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:54,109
I saw her, Tuvok.
I saw the girl. Stay with it.
491
00:39:55,240 --> 00:39:58,789
I am trying but my mind is weakening.
492
00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:03,115
This is our last chance.
Take us to the precipice.
493
00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,238
Concentrate. Take us to the girl.
494
00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:15,229
The mind-meld is almost broken and the
radiation appears to be killing the virus.
495
00:40:15,400 --> 00:40:18,073
Increase thoron levels to...
496
00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:21,596
The virus is embedding itself
in the Captain's brain.
497
00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,751
Cortical stimulator!
498
00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:30,631
Kathryn! Help me, please!
Don't let me fall!
499
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:37,710
Program a 50 kilodyne burst, five
second duration on my mark. Now.
500
00:40:40,480 --> 00:40:42,675
Help me, Tuvok!
501
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:46,196
The virus protein structures
are breaking down. It's dying.
502
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:49,591
Increase thoron radiation
to 80 kilodynes, 15 seconds. Now.
503
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:55,038
- Help me, Dimitri! Don't let me fall!
- Again.
504
00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,913
Don't let me fall! No!
505
00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:00,119
No-ooo!
506
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:02,079
NO!
507
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:03,719
No!
508
00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,838
No-ooo!
509
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:27,231
It's a viral parasite, but its origin and
genome classification are not on record.
510
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,836
- We killed it using thoron radiation.
- What do you know about it?
511
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,438
The virus thrives
on peptides generated in the brain.
512
00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:38,593
It evades the body's immune system by
disguising itself as a memory engram.
513
00:41:38,760 --> 00:41:42,753
Apparently the parasite used the
memory of a falling girl as camouflage.
514
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:47,072
Creating a false memory so traumatic
that the mind would repress it.
515
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,396
That's where it would live,
516
00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:53,439
hiding in a part of the brain that the
conscious mind would want to avoid.
517
00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:57,309
When it sensed the death of the host,
it would find another.
518
00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,948
That's why it migrated to me.
519
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:04,955
What about the girl? Did she ever exist,
or did the organism invent the memory?
520
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,396
Memory is a tricky thing.
If it was a real event,
521
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:12,997
it's been buried and copied many times,
there's no way to tell what happened.
522
00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,116
Thank you, Doctor.
523
00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:25,235
I'm curious. Did the Excelsior
ever save Kirk and McCoy?
524
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:29,279
Not directly. We were forced
to retreat back to Federation space.
525
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:32,591
As usual, Captain Kirk provided
his own means of escape.
526
00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:36,116
But we then played a pivotal role
at the battle at Khitomer.
527
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:41,149
If I didn't know you better, I'd say
you miss those days on the Excelsior.
528
00:42:41,320 --> 00:42:45,313
On the contrary, I do not
experience feelings of nostalgia.
529
00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:50,600
But when I think back to those days,
of meeting Kirk, Spock and the others,
530
00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:52,830
I am pleased I was part of it.
531
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,039
In a funny way,
I feel like I was a part of it too.
532
00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:01,159
Then perhaps you can be nostalgic
for both of us.
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