1 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,039 Its trajectory is erratic. Our sensors aren't detecting anything 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,237 that could account for its motion. 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,437 Then it isn't a comet? 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,434 And yet it looks, feels and tastes just like a comet. 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:19,434 There's a chance there are magnetodynamic forces acting on it 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,433 that are too subtle for our sensors to detect. 7 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,440 Or it may be something we've never encountered. 8 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,116 B'Elanna, let's beam aboard a sample for examination. 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,510 Harry, lock onto a core fragment. 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,036 Having no trouble penetrating the crust. 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:44,793 - Janeway to Torres. We're ready. - Setting up a containment field. 12 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,759 - Field in place. - Commence transport. 13 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,672 Energising. 14 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,678 Hello. My name is Q. 15 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,910 Torres to Janeway. You'd better get down here, Captain. 16 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,869 That transport brought a man aboard. 17 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,111 He says his name is Q. 18 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,476 Red Alert. I'll be right down. 19 00:03:06,640 --> 00:03:10,599 Don't bother, Captain. Let me take you to lunch instead. 20 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,591 What a pleasure it is to meet you. 21 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,639 It's been so long since I greeted anyone. 22 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,717 Here. Take a seat. 23 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,554 Allow me to make the setting more appropriate. 24 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,231 I am Kathryn Janeway, Captain of the... 25 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,630 Federation starship Voyager. 26 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,757 Yes. I know all that. 27 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,833 Welsh rarebit like your grandfather used to make. 28 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,834 Rabbit? She never told me she likes rabbits. 29 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,231 What is a rabbit, anyway? Is this some new chef? 30 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,472 Please, eat. It's to express my appreciation. 31 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,190 - Appreciation for what? - For releasing me from captivity. 32 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,954 You were being held against your will 33 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,077 inside the comet? 34 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,197 In a manner of speaking. 35 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,399 And you, all of you. 36 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,670 You're mortals, aren't you? 37 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,751 Who was holding you prisoner? 38 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:15,999 You only live for nine years. 39 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,913 - That's right. - How I envy you. 40 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:20,878 Why? 41 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:26,240 Because the one thing I want, more than any other, is to die. 42 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:31,634 I don't know what you want here, but I know who you are. 43 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,714 Every captain has been briefed about your appearances and... 44 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,793 My appearances? 45 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,156 You've mistaken me for... 46 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,473 Oh, well. No matter. I really must get on with my business 47 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,950 before the others realise I'm here. 48 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:56,670 When someone asks you about me, and they will, would you tell them... 49 00:04:56,840 --> 00:05:00,196 I've had 300 years to think of appropriate last words. 50 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:05,389 I wanted something memorable. You know, quotable. 51 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,040 Would you tell them I said, 52 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,558 "I die not for myself but for you". 53 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:23,038 I know. Enigmatic. Provocative. They'll understand. 54 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,990 Well, goodbye to you all. Many thanks. 55 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,629 Here's the end of me. 56 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,996 Oh, dear. That's not right. 57 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,595 Torres to Janeway. All the men have disappeared. 58 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,320 Report to the bridge. Janeway out. 59 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,916 - Bring them back. Now. - Of course. 60 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,799 I'm a little out of practice. 61 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,233 That's that, I'm afraid. They're gone. 62 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,553 - Gone? Where? - Just gone. 63 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,314 I apologise for the inconvenience. 64 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,471 Good luck to you all. 65 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:19,156 - I really have to be going now. - Return my crew. 66 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,915 I'm not sure how. 67 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,719 Humans. Humans. 68 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,271 Who would have more recent experience with humans? 69 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,917 What have you done now, Q? 70 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,910 Now isn't this just fine? 71 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,038 Humans shouldn't be in this quadrant for 100 years. 72 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,476 I didn't bring them here. 73 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,917 - How did you get out? - We're responsible for that. 74 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:01,436 That's what we get for having a woman in the captain's seat. 75 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,752 I thought Riker would get this command. 76 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,958 May I assume you're the Q I've heard so much about? 77 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,317 Have you heard about little me? Do tell. 78 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:15,474 Has Jean-Luc been whispering about me behind my back? 79 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,599 Say, is this a ship of the Valkyries 80 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,513 or have you finally done away with your men? 81 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,149 There was a slight accident. 82 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,791 A slight accident? Let me guess. You were trying to commit suicide. 83 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:34,995 Now you see why we've locked him up for 300 years. 84 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,958 Facial art. How very wilderness of you. 85 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,077 Captain? 86 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,629 - We should be going. - I'm not leaving. 87 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,110 Captain Janeway, I demand asylum. 88 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,749 - This is a joke! - No, it isn't. 89 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,355 I'm asking you to grant me asylum 90 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,478 and give me protection from my enemy, which is him. 91 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,712 You ask humans to protect you from me? 92 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,599 Fat chance. 93 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,115 - What did you do to him? - Nothing. 94 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:16,116 He's in the 24th Century. I just took us to an old hiding place of mine. 95 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,870 - Report. - Captain... 96 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:25,240 - There are no stars outside. - Actually, there's no universe outside. 97 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,437 On screen. 98 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,955 - Commander? - There's a build-up of baryonic particles. 99 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,430 Perfectly normal. 100 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,231 It appears we've been transported back in time to the birth of the universe. 101 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:47,950 - Very old hiding place. - I know all the hiding places, Q. 102 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,873 I hid here from the Continuum myself once. 103 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,919 We will not survive the formation of the cosmos. 104 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,392 But think of the honour of having your DNA spread across the universe. 105 00:08:58,560 --> 00:09:01,359 You could be the origin of the humanoid form. 106 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,080 Q, either Q, get us out of here. 107 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,709 You heard the lady, Q. Back to your cell. 108 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,595 - We're under attack. - By a ship? 109 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,594 By... I'm not sure what they are. 110 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,277 I don't believe this, but according to my readings, 111 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,070 we're being attacked by protons. We've been reduced to subatoms. 112 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,754 He'll never find us here. 113 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:32,800 See if you can release a positive ion charge to repel them. 114 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,230 Ready or not, here I am. 115 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,076 - Now what? - Checking. 116 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:45,155 We seem to be tethered to some kind of large... plant. 117 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:48,797 Let's see it. 118 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:53,951 Computer, I need a wider angle. 119 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:09,238 - You can't hide from me, Q. - And you can't take me by force. 120 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,437 I'll stalemate you for eternity. 121 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,116 The hell you will. The vaunted Q Continuum. 122 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,794 Self-anointed guardians of the universe. 123 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,954 How dare you endanger this crew with your personal tug-of-war? 124 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,590 Did anyone ever say you're angry when you're beautiful? 125 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:30,869 - We're back where we started. - I'm not going back to that cell. 126 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:35,318 Would you like to spend eternity as a Gorokian midwife toad? 127 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,313 - Just try it. - Stop! 128 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:42,633 You want asylum? Fine. We'll have a hearing. 129 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:48,318 A hearing? You would have me put his future into your delicate little hands? 130 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,269 So touchably soft! What is your secret, dear? 131 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:59,198 When a captain receives a request for asylum there is a procedure. 132 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:05,231 I suggest, to end your deadlock, and to save my ship, that we follow it. 133 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,472 This could go on for a millennium or two. 134 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,156 I accept on behalf of the Continuum on one condition. 135 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:16,632 If you rule in our favour, Q agrees to return to his confinement. 136 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:23,513 And if you rule in my favour, the Continuum must grant me mortality. 137 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:28,356 So you can kill yourself? Accepted. 138 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:30,511 This will be an amusing diversion. 139 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:36,870 Will you send him to prison for eternity or will you assist in his suicide plan? 140 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:43,353 Tough. But that's why they made you Captain. To handle the real tough ones. 141 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:50,233 My, my. Now I guess we get to find out whether the pants really fit. 142 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,116 - Am I interrupting anything? - I am curious. 143 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:03,590 Have the Q always lacked manners, 144 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:08,357 or is it the result of an evolutionary process that comes with omnipotence? 145 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,913 What? Oh, you mean just popping in whenever we feel like it. 146 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,072 - That is one relevant example. - I apologise. 147 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:21,313 I guess we just stopped thinking about the little niceties. 148 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,437 So it seems. 149 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:28,390 We're not omnipotent. No matter what the Continuum wants you to believe. 150 00:12:28,560 --> 00:12:32,758 You seem powerful to life-forms without your technical expertise. 151 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:38,359 It's no different with us. We may appear omnipotent but believe me, we're not. 152 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,275 Intriguing. Just what vulnerabilities do the Q have? 153 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:48,590 Always looking for the tactical advantage, Mr Tuvok. Very good. 154 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:52,355 In fact, that's why I've come to see you. 155 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,876 In a way, our vulnerability is what this is all about. 156 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,032 As the Q have evolved, we've sacrificed many things. 157 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,080 Not just manners but mortality and a sense of purpose 158 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:07,552 and a desire for change and a capacity to grow. 159 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:12,271 Each loss is a new vulnerability, wouldn't you say? 160 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:17,276 - Why are you telling me this? - Because I want you to represent me. 161 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,153 Me? I have no legal expertise. 162 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,995 I need someone who understands Federation asylum practices. 163 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,438 Besides, Vulcans approve of suicide. 164 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,959 It is true that Vulcans who have reached infirmity do practise ritual suicides. 165 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,717 But I fail to see how that would be meaningful in this circumstance. 166 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:46,074 I have the right to counsel, Mr Tuvok. Will you assist me? 167 00:13:55,040 --> 00:14:01,514 I expect all parties to act appropriately and with respect for these proceedings. 168 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:06,038 I will not have this hearing turned into a circus. Is that clear? 169 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:10,517 Is that clear, Q? 170 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:16,949 Madam Captain, this is an issue of great importance to the Q Continuum. 171 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,953 We take this matter very seriously. 172 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:24,114 Thank you. And please don't call me "Madam Captain”. 173 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:31,798 Since your asylum would lead to suicide, you place me in a difficult position. 174 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:36,397 - I understand. - Why do you want to commit suicide? 175 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,949 As difficult as it is for you to imagine, 176 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,556 for me, immortality is impossible to endure any longer. 177 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:48,193 In the Continuum, one is obliged to be responsible to the path his life follows. 178 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:51,751 His life will follow. Emphasise life. 179 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,719 I never yielded that obligation to the Continuum. 180 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:58,669 The path I choose leads to death. What right have they to interfere? 181 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,912 He's putting his wishes above everyone else's. 182 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,789 If I don't agree with the majority I'm to be locked up for eternity. 183 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,510 Only because you're intent on harming yourself. 184 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:14,709 With your permission, Captain, I would like to call an expert on the Continuum 185 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,793 to discuss the implications of our decision. 186 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,989 - Proceed. - I call myself to the stand. 187 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,595 Thank you for coming. 188 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:32,518 It's an honour to have someone of your reputation and accomplishment with us. 189 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,753 Tell me, what would be the impact of a Q suicide? 190 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:41,198 It would interrupt the Continuum. It would change the nature of Q. 191 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,193 - Can you be more specific? - No. 192 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,556 We're not sure what the result would be. 193 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,429 His suicide could have unknown consequences. 194 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,992 Precisely. It would force the Q to deal with the unknown 195 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,356 for the first time since the New Era began. 196 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,878 They're afraid of me because they're afraid of the unknown. 197 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,032 How would you characterise his remarks? 198 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,033 No Q has ever tried to commit suicide. 199 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,194 Immortality is one of the defining qualities of being a Q. 200 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,317 By every measure of the Continuum, 201 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:18,633 his remarks would have to be considered as mentally unbalanced. 202 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:23,556 Mentally unbalanced? No civilised people in the universe, 203 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,917 including the primitive Federation societies, 204 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,755 would condone the suicide of a mentally unbalanced person. 205 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:37,275 Can you offer any other evidence of mental instability? 206 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,592 What more do I need? He wants to kill himself. 207 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:45,072 Until this issue arose, he was known as one of your great philosophers. 208 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,754 - Is that not true? - Not now. 209 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:52,835 You judge him mentally unbalanced due to his wish to commit suicide. 210 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,037 I submit that is a faulty premise. 211 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,396 In many cultures, suicide is acceptable 212 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,554 and cannot be used as evidence of mental illness. 213 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:07,109 - I tend to agree with Mr Tuvok. - Vulcans. 214 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:12,229 Isn't it true that the Continuum has executed Q's for certain crimes? 215 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:16,678 - On rare occasions, yes. - Did that interrupt the Continuum? 216 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:21,630 Their crimes created the interruption. I know where you're going with this. 217 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:26,715 Our society, like any other, must control its disruptive elements. 218 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,394 An execution may be undesirable, 219 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:33,269 but on some rare occasions, it is necessary and warranted. 220 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,434 The decision to proceed is made only after great deliberation. 221 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,831 You cannot imagine the chaos that would be created 222 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,799 if individuals could choose life or death. 223 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,477 This is a matter of social order versus anarchy. 224 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,838 I understand. And you find nothing contradictory 225 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:57,597 in a society that outlaws suicide but practises capital punishment? 226 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:04,158 - No. - Any other questions, Lieutenant? 227 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,597 Just one other thing. 228 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,879 Were you yourself not once accused of being mentally unstable? 229 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,350 Were you not disciplined? 230 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,955 - Objection. - I'll allow the question. 231 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,469 My record has been expunged. 232 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,952 I will take that as a yes. Thank you. That is all. 233 00:18:29,120 --> 00:18:31,555 You're excused. 234 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:35,475 If I may beg the court's indulgence, I have other witnesses. 235 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,916 To what end? 236 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,517 I'm here to argue for the majesty of life, what it means to be alive. 237 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,240 A Q's life takes him across the universe. 238 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:51,032 This Q's life has touched and affected many others, including some on Earth. 239 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:56,957 I want to call some of the people whose lives have been changed by this Q. 240 00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:59,509 You want to bring people here from Earth? 241 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:05,517 It won't impact the time line and no one will remember having been here. 242 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,639 This is most unusual. Do you have any objection, Mr Tuvok? 243 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,314 I am as curious as you are, Captain. 244 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:18,472 Very well. Proceed. 245 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,951 Q. What the hell is going on? 246 00:19:24,120 --> 00:19:30,992 My apologies, Commander. To you all. My name is Kathryn Janeway. 247 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:34,278 Captain Janeway. U.S.S. Voyager. 248 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:37,637 That's correct, Commander. You're aboard Voyager. 249 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,873 We're lost in the Delta Quadrant. I wish you could tell them that at home, 250 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,793 but your memories will be wiped before you get back. 251 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:49,238 God, if you let me live through this, I promise I'll clean up my act. 252 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:53,030 I demand an explanation! Why are you dressed like this? 253 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,034 - Have you looked in a mirror lately? - Allow me to explain, Mr... 254 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,875 Ginsberg. Maury Ginsberg. 255 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,511 - Sir Isaac Newton. - William Riker. Nice to meet you. 256 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:10,470 Consider for a moment that it might be possible to travel forward in time, 257 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,995 say to the 24th Century, 258 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:18,951 onto a starship 75,000 light years from Earth. 259 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:26,036 You're having a very strange dream, 260 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,910 and in this dream you're seeing this man, whom you've all met before. 261 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,710 Yes, I have. You were sitting under the tree the day... 262 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,510 - The day the apple fell on your head. - Yes, that's right. 263 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:43,470 Quite a day, wasn't it? This man jostled the tree when he got up to leave. 264 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,870 Just before the apple fell, yes. 265 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,839 And a new era in human science was born. 266 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,799 Wait a minute. Weren't you the guy in the Jeep? 267 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,920 The guy in the Jeep, 268 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:00,199 who picked you up after your vehicle broke down that afternoon. 269 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:03,273 - Isn't that right? - He was a life-saver. 270 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:07,593 My van died and he dragged it off the road because of all the traffic. 271 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:12,277 - You were on your way to a job. - I was meant to be on the follow spot. 272 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,716 I wouldn't have made it without him. 273 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:19,158 What happened with that groovy chick with the long red beads? 274 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,917 - I've been looking for her. - You'll see her again, don't worry. 275 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,755 You were a spotlight operator at an outdoor concert, 276 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:32,790 which was put in jeopardy before it began because the sound system failed. 277 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:37,796 Somebody must have shagged an extension chord with one of the trucks. 278 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:42,272 - I'm just lucky I noticed it. - The right place at the right time. 279 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,000 It would have taken days to find the problem 280 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:47,470 and there would have been no concert. 281 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,916 I'm sorry to say I have met him. 282 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,311 - But I've never seen this man before. - Are you sure? 283 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:58,600 My client has been in captivity during Commander Riker's lifetime. 284 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,559 Have you seen this photograph before? 285 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:09,473 Sure I have. That is Colonel Thaddius Riker after he was wounded. 286 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,109 They used to call him Old Iron Boots. 287 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:16,717 He was in command of the 102nd New York during Sherman's march on Atlanta. 288 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:22,319 This picture was taken in 1864, just after they let him out of the hospital. 289 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:25,074 And the soldier beside him? 290 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:32,316 I'll be damned. It's him. 291 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,192 He carried your wounded ancestor back from the front line. 292 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:40,715 Didn't you? 293 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:47,878 My point is, Captain, Q has had a profound influence on these lives. 294 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:52,955 Without Q, Isaac Newton would have died forgotten in a Liverpool prison, 295 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:55,953 a suspect in several prostitute murders. 296 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,750 Without Q, there would have been no concert at... 297 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,594 - Woodstock. - Wherever. 298 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,276 Mr Ginsberg would never have met his future wife, 299 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,114 the "groovy chick with the long red beads," 300 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,638 or become an orthodontist, settled in Scarsdale with four kids. 301 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,235 - Far out. - Yes. 302 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,711 Without Q, there would have been no William T Riker. 303 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:25,716 And I would have lost a dozen good opportunities to insult him. 304 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:32,593 And lest I forget, without Q, the Borg would have assimilated the Federation. 305 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,037 Thank you. Thank you. 306 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:41,832 This is the life that Q treats without respect and would give up so easily. 307 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,391 May I remind this hearing and my learned colleague 308 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:50,031 that for three centuries my client has not been allowed contact with anyone. 309 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,591 I wish to reproduce his confined environment 310 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:56,149 - I object. - No. 311 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,629 I'll allow this. 312 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,236 These are the conditions my client would live in for eternity 313 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,391 if you deny him asylum. 314 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,756 We want him to reconsider his position. 315 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,197 - I will never change my mind. - This is your doing. 316 00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:21,194 You could live a normal life if you were willing to. 317 00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:23,590 Please return us to the hearing room. 318 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:29,676 The quality of life my client will have to endure 319 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,309 should be considered in this proceeding. 320 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:39,079 I don't like those conditions either, and I wouldn't want to spend a day there. 321 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,639 But I'm here to rule on a request for asylum, 322 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,918 not to judge the penal system of the Q Continuum. 323 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,435 And he does have a point. 324 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:53,230 You were confined to prevent you from harming yourself. 325 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:59,116 I've been doing a lot of research, studying cultural attitudes on suicide 326 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,476 to frame the basis of the decision. 327 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,235 Do you know the "double effect" principle on assisted suicide 328 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,550 from the Bolian middle ages? 329 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,395 I believe it relates to the relief of suffering. 330 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:17,875 "An action that has the principle effect of relieving suffering may be justified 331 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:22,591 "even though the same action has the effect of possibly causing death.” 332 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,357 This is the only thing I can find 333 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,433 that could convince me to decide in your favour, Q. 334 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:36,711 And yet you don't seem by our standards aged, infirm or in any pain. 335 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,235 Can you show us that you suffer in any manner 336 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,358 other than that caused by your incarceration? 337 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:48,276 Any suffering that would justify a decision to grant you asylum? 338 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,719 May I request a recess to consider our response? 339 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,393 Granted. 340 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,998 We're going to lose, aren't we? 341 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:08,109 We have not yet convinced the Captain of the validity of our argument. 342 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:13,070 You're doing a fine job, Mr Tuvok. I'm glad someone believes in me. 343 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,710 I'm representing your position to the best of my ability. 344 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,713 It is most definitely not my own. 345 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,350 I see no evidence that a life like yours should be wasted 346 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,477 simply because you are disgruntled. 347 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,110 Frankly, I see no logic to your position. 348 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:36,232 You... surprise me, Mr Tuvok, which is a rare and special gift to a Q. 349 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:43,549 But if only you knew what life as a Q were like, you would see the logic. 350 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,996 Then perhaps what we should do next 351 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,596 is take this hearing to see life in the Continuum itself. 352 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,237 Captain's log, supplemental. 353 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,870 I want to find an alternative to suicide or prison, 354 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,112 so I've summoned the advocate Q to make a proposal. 355 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,033 - What is it? - Come to the next session. 356 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,478 Say that the Continuum will reintegrate Q into your society, 357 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,871 that you won't condemn him to that cell for eternity. 358 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,111 And you will rule in our favour? 359 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,830 I would consider it a meaningful gesture by the Continuum. 360 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:25,391 How would you know if I intended to keep my word? 361 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,235 Based on my research, you have been many things - 362 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,552 a rude, interfering, inconsiderate, sadistic... 363 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,314 - You've made your point. - ...pest. 364 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,950 And you introduced us to the Borg. Thank you very much. 365 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:42,317 But one thing you have never been is a liar. 366 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,435 I think you've uncovered my one redeeming virtue. 367 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,513 Am I blushing? 368 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,675 I wish I could help you, Kathy, but we're dealing with a dangerous man. 369 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:01,074 I didn't tell you this, but one of his self-destructive stunts 370 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:06,792 ignited the 100-year war between the Romulans and the Vulcans. 371 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:11,079 No. This man goes back into his confinement. 372 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,473 But I would like to make it easier for you. 373 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:20,553 The Continuum is prepared to do you a little favour... 374 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,435 if we approve of your ruling. 375 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,831 Look out the window. 376 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,991 Now you see it, now you don't. 377 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,875 We are prepared to illustrate the nature of Q's suffering. 378 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,670 We must show this hearing what life is like in the Continuum. 379 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:06,232 - How do you intend to do that? - By going to the Continuum itself. 380 00:29:06,400 --> 00:29:10,314 - Is this possible? - No, you would never understand. 381 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:15,190 We should inspect the conditions that led to my client's suffering. 382 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,670 I would agree with that. 383 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,352 - You have some crazy idea? - Yes. 384 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,150 - Only if... - Fine. 385 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,479 We've agreed on a format for this sojourn. 386 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:36,157 - But I still believe it's ill-advised. - I'll be the judge of that. 387 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,679 Whenever you're ready. 388 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,551 This is the Q Continuum? A road in a desert? 389 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:54,270 - I told you so. - This is a manifestation of it. 390 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,990 We hope this falls within your comprehension. 391 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,231 This way. 392 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,195 Good afternoon. 393 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:47,598 I apologise for their lack of hospitality. We're not used to visitors. 394 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:50,559 You're the only ones who've ever come. 395 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,553 Then what is the purpose of the road? 396 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,757 It takes us to the rest of the universe 397 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:59,914 then it leads back here, an endless circle. 398 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,594 This was your existence before? 399 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:07,960 I've travelled the road many times, sat on the porch, played the games, 400 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,873 been the dog, everything. 401 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,600 - I was even the scarecrow. - Why? 402 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:18,436 - Because I hadn't done it. - We've all done that. Big deal. 403 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:24,318 I can't say I entirely understand this but they don't seem to be suffering. 404 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:27,279 Of course not! They're happy people. 405 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,478 What's there to feel sad about? Look at them. 406 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,520 They don't dare feel sad. If they could, that would be progress. 407 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,432 The philosopher speaks. 408 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,592 When I was a respected philosopher, 409 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:46,550 I celebrated the continuity, the undeviation of Q life. 410 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:52,511 Our civilisation had achieved a purity that no other culture had approached. 411 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:56,116 And it was wonderful. For a while. 412 00:31:56,280 --> 00:32:00,114 At the beginning of the New Era, life as a Q was a constant dialogue 413 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:04,353 of discovery and issues and humour from all over the universe. 414 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,433 But listen to their dialogue now. 415 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:11,878 - I'm afraid I cannot hear any. - Because it has all been said. 416 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,078 Everyone has heard everything, seen everything. 417 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,471 They haven't had to speak in ten millennia. 418 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:20,756 There's nothing left to say. 419 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:24,800 I appreciate a little peace and quiet now and again. 420 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,031 - It's ironic, isn't it? - I don't know what you mean. 421 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:33,239 You do. That you of all people should be arguing their case. 422 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,510 I believe in the purity of the Q. 423 00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:41,914 You who was banned and made mortal to pay for your crimes? 424 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:47,678 My penance has ended. I'm a born-again Q. That life is behind me. 425 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:52,038 What a shame. In many ways, that life inspired me. 426 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:56,273 - It did? I did? - Yes. You never knew that, did you? 427 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:02,873 Q rebelled against this existence by refusing to behave himself. 428 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:07,876 He used his powers irresponsibly and all for his own amusement 429 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:12,238 and he desperately needed amusement because he could find none here. 430 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,710 I paid for my inappropriate behaviour. 431 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:18,157 No, we paid the price by forcing you to stop. 432 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:23,349 But for a moment you really had our attention. My attention. 433 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,989 You gave us something to talk about. 434 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,190 But then you surrendered to the will of the Continuum 435 00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:35,035 and you've become a fine, upstanding member of it. 436 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:42,072 But I miss the irrepressible Q, the one who forced me to think. 437 00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:50,117 May I borrow this? 438 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:54,915 This was the beginning of my fall from grace. 439 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:59,551 This was the last edition. They shut down the presses after I wrote that. 440 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:04,032 But I continued to speak out in favour of self-termination. 441 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:07,795 That's when he started trying to destroy himself. 442 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,873 We had to confine him for his own safety. 443 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,600 Not for my safety. For theirs. 444 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,798 I was the greatest threat the Continuum had ever known. 445 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:21,193 They feared me so much they had to lock me away for eternity. 446 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:25,797 And when they did that they were saying that the individual's rights 447 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:31,319 would be protected only so long as they don't conflict with the state. 448 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:35,075 Nothing is so dangerous to a society. 449 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:41,711 My life's work is complete but they force immortality on me. 450 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:46,431 And when they do that, they cheapen and denigrate my life 451 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:50,195 and all life in the Continuum. 452 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:56,434 Captain, you're an explorer. What if you had nothing left to explore? 453 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:00,116 Would you want to live forever under those circumstances? 454 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:06,310 You want me to prove I suffer in terms you can equate with pain or disease. 455 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:12,954 Look at us. When life has become futile, meaningless, unendurable, 456 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,033 it must be allowed to end. 457 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:23,754 Can't you see, Captain? For us, the disease is immortality. 458 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,834 We rest our case, Captain. 459 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:37,557 Very well. I'll make my ruling in the morning. 460 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:40,075 We'll be in recess until then. 461 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:14,637 Trouble sleeping? 462 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:19,393 Did you ever try warm Kylerian goat's milk? 463 00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:23,997 - Get out. - Did you think about our offer? 464 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:28,791 - You mean your bribe. - An incentive to make the right choice. 465 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:31,679 It will play no part in my deliberations. 466 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,189 No, I told them it wouldn't. 467 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:38,000 So I talked them into giving you what you asked for. 468 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,278 You have my word. He won't go back to the cell. 469 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:45,195 We'll assign someone to look after him. Whatever it takes. 470 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:49,991 - It's what you wanted, isn't it? - That's what I wanted. 471 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,913 So you've won. 472 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:58,029 Let's celebrate. Just you and me. The two of us. 473 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,919 - What? - I'll take you home. 474 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:04,630 Before you know it you'll be with your little puppies, 475 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,871 the grass beneath your bare feet. 476 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:10,635 The man coming over the hill in the distance waves to you. 477 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:15,829 You run to be in his arms and as you get closer you see that it's... me. 478 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,550 - You? - Forget Mark. 479 00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:22,394 I know how to show a girl a good time. 480 00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,757 How would you like a ticker-tape parade? 481 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:29,470 The Captain that brought Voyager back. A celebrated hero. 482 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,359 I never did anything like that for Jean-Luc. 483 00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:37,230 But I feel very close to you. I'm not sure why. 484 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:42,793 Maybe it's because you have such authority but still such femininity. 485 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,470 Leave. 486 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,992 We'll talk about this after the hearing tomorrow. 487 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:11,030 I've tried to reconcile the conflicting emotions I've felt during this hearing. 488 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:16,354 My own aversion to suicide. My compassion for your situation, Q. 489 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,760 It hasn't been easy. 490 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:23,390 I've tried to tell myself that this is not about suicide, 491 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,517 but about granting asylum. 492 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:28,957 That I am not being asked to perform euthanasia. 493 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,511 And as technically true as that may be, 494 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:35,991 I cannot escape the moral implications of my choices. 495 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:39,949 I've also had to consider that a decision to grant asylum 496 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:42,680 and the subsequent suicide of a Q 497 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,400 might have a significant impact on the Continuum. 498 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:50,396 That such a decision could change the nature of an entire society, 499 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:56,033 whether it be a favourable or unfavourable change, disturbs me. 500 00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:02,355 But then there are the rights of the individual. 501 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:04,989 I don't believe that you are unbalanced. 502 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:09,472 And I do believe that you are suffering intolerably. 503 00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,271 Under these conditions, 504 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:19,071 I find it impossible to support immortality forced on an individual. 505 00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:25,316 The unforeseen disruption that may occur is not enough, in my opinion, 506 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:29,075 to justify any additional suffering by this individual. 507 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:34,356 So I hereby grant you asylum. 508 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:40,878 - May I see you in your chambers? - You've been in my chambers enough. 509 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:43,429 A sidebar, Your Honour. Only for a moment. 510 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:46,319 She ruled in my favour. You made a promise! 511 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:58,118 Nothing happened. Nothing! 512 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:02,956 My powers are gone! I'm mortal. 513 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:12,875 - So much for ticker-tape parades. - I'm not finished. Q... 514 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:18,273 Now that you're mortal, you have a new existence to explore. 515 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:23,469 An entirely new state of being, filled with the mysteries of mortal life, 516 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,916 pleasures you've never felt before. 517 00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:29,436 I like this life, Q. 518 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:36,749 You might, too. Think hard before you give it up. 519 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:43,796 This hearing is adjourned. 520 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,676 Captain's log, stardate 49301.2. 521 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:51,400 We have assigned quarters to our new passenger, 522 00:40:51,560 --> 00:40:54,871 who has entered his name on our crew manifest as Quinn. 523 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:59,511 I'm anxious to engage him in ship activities as soon as possible. 524 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:01,956 How about stellar cartography? 525 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,919 We could shut it down with his knowledge. 526 00:41:05,080 --> 00:41:07,833 That will be a problem with everything. 527 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:12,073 - There's got to be something... - Sickbay to Captain Janeway. 528 00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:14,959 - Go ahead. - You should come down here. 529 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:18,078 Mr Quinn is here. I'm afraid he's dying. 530 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:28,433 - There's nothing you can do? - He's ingested Nogatch hemlock. 531 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:31,194 There is no known cure. 532 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:34,674 I'm sorry to disappoint you, Captain, 533 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:40,631 but I would only have been pretending to fit in to this mortal existence. 534 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:43,713 This is my final gift to my people. 535 00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:50,229 Tell them those were my last words. 536 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:56,237 I dearly thank you for making this... possible. 537 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,912 Do you keep samples of fatal poisons in storage? 538 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:12,311 - No. - The replicators will not produce them. 539 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,758 So how did he get his hands on Nogatch hemlock? 540 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,194 I got it for him. 541 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:27,276 - You assisted a suicide? - Illogical, Tuvok? I don't think so. 542 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:31,274 By demanding to end his life, he taught me something about my own. 543 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:34,876 He was right when he said the Continuum scared me back in line. 544 00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:38,715 I didn't have his courage or his convictions. 545 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:41,349 He called me "irrepressible”. 546 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,876 This was a man who was truly irrepressible. 547 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,793 I only hope I make a worthy student. 548 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:53,718 I imagine the Continuum won't be very happy with you, Q. 549 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:56,918 I certainly hope not. 550 00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:00,869 Au revoir, Madam Captain. We will meet again.