1 00:00:06,876 --> 00:00:08,573 [theme music playing] 2 00:00:34,643 --> 00:00:36,166 [narrator] Previously onStar Trek: Discovery... 3 00:00:36,297 --> 00:00:38,690 -Where are we? -Not where. When. 4 00:00:38,821 --> 00:00:40,431 [Rayner] It's a time bug, 5 00:00:40,562 --> 00:00:41,911 they're designed to paralyze an enemy's ship 6 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:43,739 by randomly cycling them through time. 7 00:00:43,869 --> 00:00:45,567 The whole point is to keep us stuck. 8 00:00:45,697 --> 00:00:47,003 This has to be Moll and L'ak. 9 00:00:47,134 --> 00:00:47,786 So, they know exactly where we are 10 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:49,266 and where the next clue is. 11 00:00:49,397 --> 00:00:50,920 And once we're ahead of Discovery, 12 00:00:51,051 --> 00:00:53,662 we can get the next clue and the next. 13 00:00:53,792 --> 00:00:55,229 We've got this. 14 00:00:55,359 --> 00:00:57,927 We are gonna find the Progenitors' tech. 15 00:00:58,058 --> 00:01:00,843 No more running and no more bounty on our heads. 16 00:01:00,973 --> 00:01:03,889 -We'll be free. -Free sounds good. 17 00:01:04,019 --> 00:01:05,761 [Zora] The outcome you feared came to pass. 18 00:01:05,891 --> 00:01:07,893 Is that ship Breen? 19 00:01:08,024 --> 00:01:11,201 Yes. Somehow they got the Progenitors' technology. 20 00:01:11,332 --> 00:01:15,292 They must have been Moll and L'ak's highest bidders. 21 00:01:15,423 --> 00:01:17,207 That's Moll. She's the daughter of my mentor 22 00:01:17,338 --> 00:01:20,863 Cleveland Booker IV, which, I suppose, 23 00:01:20,993 --> 00:01:23,779 makes her the closest thing to family I've got left. 24 00:01:23,908 --> 00:01:25,389 [sighs] We are back to the present. 25 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,088 We've only lost six hours. 26 00:01:28,218 --> 00:01:31,091 The past hasn't been altered. We did it. 27 00:01:31,221 --> 00:01:32,831 Let's figure out what's changed in the last six hours. 28 00:01:32,962 --> 00:01:34,746 Can the DOTs tell us anything? 29 00:01:34,877 --> 00:01:37,184 They did find something, Captain, a warp signature. 30 00:01:37,314 --> 00:01:39,011 It matches with L'ak and Moll's ship. 31 00:01:39,142 --> 00:01:40,970 Where are Moll and L'ak now? 32 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:42,363 That's the strange thing. Their trail disappears. 33 00:01:42,493 --> 00:01:45,539 Like they came here and now they're just gone. 34 00:01:45,670 --> 00:01:47,150 Wherever they are, that's where the next clue is, 35 00:01:47,281 --> 00:01:48,890 and these are the right coordinates, 36 00:01:49,021 --> 00:01:50,197 so it's a mystery indeed. 37 00:01:50,327 --> 00:01:51,894 Then let's get to solving it. 38 00:01:55,854 --> 00:01:58,335 [Book] Personal log, Cleveland Booker. 39 00:01:58,466 --> 00:02:03,514 Stardate 866282.9. 40 00:02:03,645 --> 00:02:08,389 My mentor, the man who gave me my name, my new life, 41 00:02:08,519 --> 00:02:12,436 he used to say, "No matter how bad things get, 42 00:02:12,567 --> 00:02:16,266 the one thing you always have is a choice." 43 00:02:16,397 --> 00:02:18,399 I'd be lying if I said I hadn't made some questionable ones. 44 00:02:18,529 --> 00:02:20,270 [Grudge meows] 45 00:02:20,401 --> 00:02:22,881 But I've made some good ones, too. 46 00:02:23,012 --> 00:02:25,232 Which is how I know 47 00:02:25,362 --> 00:02:27,234 it's not too late for his daughter. 48 00:02:29,671 --> 00:02:31,499 If I can turn things around, 49 00:02:31,629 --> 00:02:34,371 so can she. 50 00:02:34,502 --> 00:02:36,808 Cleveland showed me how things could be, 51 00:02:36,939 --> 00:02:38,506 who I could be. 52 00:02:38,636 --> 00:02:40,508 And I suppose, 53 00:02:40,638 --> 00:02:44,425 just in doing that, he saved me. 54 00:02:44,555 --> 00:02:46,731 I owe it to him to do the same for her. 55 00:02:48,298 --> 00:02:53,303 Today... I may get my chance. 56 00:02:53,434 --> 00:02:56,959 We're at their last known coordinates. 57 00:02:57,089 --> 00:02:59,875 Seems like we're about to find them. 58 00:03:17,109 --> 00:03:20,156 All right, Commander Stamets, Lieutenant Tilly, 59 00:03:20,287 --> 00:03:22,245 -it's all you. -Thank you, Captain. 60 00:03:22,376 --> 00:03:25,248 When we arrived here at the coordinates Jinaal gave us, 61 00:03:25,379 --> 00:03:27,555 it seemed there was nothing but a disperse nebula 62 00:03:27,685 --> 00:03:29,992 and a warp trail from Moll and L'ak 63 00:03:30,122 --> 00:03:31,994 that disappeared into empty space. 64 00:03:32,124 --> 00:03:34,562 Emphasis on "seemed." 65 00:03:34,692 --> 00:03:37,391 Now we have a pretty good idea of where they went. 66 00:03:37,521 --> 00:03:40,263 Zora, adjust the viewscreen to compensate 67 00:03:40,394 --> 00:03:42,961 for the Lorentzian coefficient and high-energy spectra. 68 00:03:43,091 --> 00:03:45,442 [Zora] Of course, Lieutenant. 69 00:03:52,101 --> 00:03:54,016 What is that? 70 00:03:54,146 --> 00:03:56,714 That is a wormhole... of sorts. 71 00:03:56,845 --> 00:04:00,196 We just couldn't see it until we recalibrated our scans. 72 00:04:00,327 --> 00:04:03,199 We believe it leads to a pocket of interdimensional space. 73 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:06,202 The opening is collapsing and expanding 74 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:08,509 due to matter-antimatter chain reactions, 75 00:04:08,639 --> 00:04:10,728 likely caused by the Burn. 76 00:04:10,859 --> 00:04:13,427 That's what we have to pass through to get to the next clue. 77 00:04:13,557 --> 00:04:15,167 And based on the trajectory of the warp trail, 78 00:04:15,298 --> 00:04:17,168 Moll and L'ak should be in there as well. 79 00:04:17,300 --> 00:04:19,171 Nice work, both of you. 80 00:04:19,302 --> 00:04:20,738 Thank you. 81 00:04:20,869 --> 00:04:23,306 Lieutenant Gallo, what are scans telling us? 82 00:04:23,437 --> 00:04:25,308 [Gallo] Not much. That aperture is scrambling my readings. 83 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,571 We won't know what we're dealing with 84 00:04:27,702 --> 00:04:29,356 -until we're on the other side. -Discoveryis too big 85 00:04:29,486 --> 00:04:31,140 to get through. It'd have to be a shuttle. 86 00:04:31,271 --> 00:04:32,141 Lieutenant Christopher, will you be able 87 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,838 to maintain comms contact? 88 00:04:33,969 --> 00:04:35,753 I'll do my best, but not knowing what's inside there, 89 00:04:35,884 --> 00:04:38,365 I can't guarantee it. 90 00:04:38,495 --> 00:04:40,497 Okay, Lieutenant Linus, prepare a shuttle. 91 00:04:40,628 --> 00:04:43,544 Tell Engineering to boost comms and fortify shields. 92 00:04:43,674 --> 00:04:46,242 And, Commander Rhys, have a security team on standby. 93 00:04:46,373 --> 00:04:49,201 I'll go and I'll bring Book with me. 94 00:04:51,682 --> 00:04:54,076 Commander Rayner, you have the conn. 95 00:04:54,206 --> 00:04:55,686 Captain Burnham? 96 00:04:57,514 --> 00:04:59,386 A word? 97 00:04:59,516 --> 00:05:01,953 With respect, it's too risky a mission 98 00:05:02,084 --> 00:05:03,781 for the ship's captain. 99 00:05:03,912 --> 00:05:05,696 Let me take it. 100 00:05:05,827 --> 00:05:08,438 I appreciate the suggestion, but I need you here on the ship. 101 00:05:08,569 --> 00:05:10,266 Well, at least take a security team. 102 00:05:10,397 --> 00:05:13,225 Our advantage is Book's personal connection to Moll. 103 00:05:13,356 --> 00:05:14,792 We bring in a security team, 104 00:05:14,923 --> 00:05:16,664 the implied threat nullifies that advantage. 105 00:05:16,794 --> 00:05:18,666 I feel the same responsibility you do. 106 00:05:18,796 --> 00:05:20,450 We both saw a future 107 00:05:20,581 --> 00:05:21,669 where the Breen destroyed everything, 108 00:05:21,799 --> 00:05:23,845 but that's only one possible future. 109 00:05:23,975 --> 00:05:26,369 You can't let that cloud your tactical judgment. 110 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:28,502 This decision istactical. 111 00:05:28,632 --> 00:05:32,506 So... what's this really about for you? 112 00:05:33,855 --> 00:05:36,423 You have permission to be blunt. 113 00:05:36,553 --> 00:05:37,815 As they say in the Ballad of Krul, 114 00:05:37,946 --> 00:05:39,600 "Serve it without a grum of osikod." 115 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:45,170 That is a... classic work on Kellerun. 116 00:05:45,301 --> 00:05:46,737 I did my research on your culture, 117 00:05:46,868 --> 00:05:48,652 just like you did on mine. 118 00:05:48,783 --> 00:05:52,264 -So, without "osikod..." -Nothing to report. 119 00:05:52,395 --> 00:05:54,310 I'm just doing my job. 120 00:05:54,441 --> 00:05:58,662 Part of that is to protect you. 121 00:05:58,793 --> 00:06:01,273 When's the last time you took the conn from another captain? 122 00:06:02,318 --> 00:06:05,626 Couldn't say. Been a while. 123 00:06:05,756 --> 00:06:08,324 Look, we haven't worked together very long. 124 00:06:08,455 --> 00:06:10,587 We have different styles, 125 00:06:10,718 --> 00:06:13,460 but I wouldn't want to disadvantage any mission, 126 00:06:13,590 --> 00:06:15,418 especially not one this important. 127 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:17,855 I know you can lead this crew, Commander. 128 00:06:19,727 --> 00:06:21,381 I believe in you. 129 00:06:23,470 --> 00:06:25,515 You have your orders. 130 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,615 [Book] Ship feels good. 131 00:06:38,746 --> 00:06:40,487 Purring like Grudge when she's killed something. 132 00:06:44,795 --> 00:06:47,929 What do you think you'll say to Moll if we find them? 133 00:06:50,584 --> 00:06:52,629 Don't know. 134 00:06:53,848 --> 00:06:55,806 Maybe we're not so different. 135 00:06:55,937 --> 00:06:59,288 Me and her, us and them. 136 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,726 Former couriers. That sort of thing. 137 00:07:02,857 --> 00:07:04,598 Cleveland, of course. 138 00:07:06,991 --> 00:07:10,081 I think I can reach her. 139 00:07:10,212 --> 00:07:13,694 We'll need to bring them in, either way. 140 00:07:16,218 --> 00:07:17,611 Sounds like that time bug of theirs 141 00:07:17,741 --> 00:07:19,003 was a real pain in the ass. 142 00:07:21,745 --> 00:07:23,617 Come on. 143 00:07:23,747 --> 00:07:25,749 You must have had some fun with it, 144 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:27,925 knowing exactly what was going to happen. 145 00:07:28,056 --> 00:07:31,015 There were still some surprises. 146 00:07:36,238 --> 00:07:38,719 Closing in on the aperture. 147 00:07:38,849 --> 00:07:40,808 Need to increase our speed. We're not gonna make it 148 00:07:40,938 --> 00:07:43,027 through the opening in time at this rate. 149 00:07:43,158 --> 00:07:44,638 Even if I gunned it, we could still get caught in that thing. 150 00:07:44,768 --> 00:07:46,030 There's a "but" in there, I hope? 151 00:07:46,161 --> 00:07:47,205 But as soon as I finish charging 152 00:07:47,336 --> 00:07:48,685 the impulse capacitant cells, 153 00:07:48,816 --> 00:07:50,121 I can release them into the drive coils. 154 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:51,383 That'll give us a boost. 155 00:07:51,514 --> 00:07:52,820 Just don't burn out our engines. 156 00:07:52,950 --> 00:07:54,474 We still have to get back. 157 00:07:54,604 --> 00:07:56,084 There's an old Kwejian saying. 158 00:07:56,214 --> 00:07:57,912 "Never return from a hunt without enough bait 159 00:07:58,042 --> 00:07:59,957 for the Carrion Reaver." 160 00:08:00,088 --> 00:08:02,090 It's catchy. 161 00:08:02,220 --> 00:08:03,700 [Book laughs] 162 00:08:03,831 --> 00:08:06,790 [Book] Okay, we have to time this perfectly. 163 00:08:06,921 --> 00:08:09,010 -Got the cycles on lock. -On your mark. 164 00:08:09,140 --> 00:08:10,707 Discovery,we're heading in. 165 00:08:10,838 --> 00:08:11,926 [Rayner over comm]: Aye, Captain. Standing by. 166 00:08:12,056 --> 00:08:14,624 Ready? In three, 167 00:08:14,755 --> 00:08:16,670 two, one. 168 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:17,584 Go. 169 00:08:29,204 --> 00:08:30,118 [alarm blaring] 170 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:32,554 How are we doing, Book? 171 00:08:32,686 --> 00:08:34,775 [Book] It'll be close. Hang on. 172 00:08:34,905 --> 00:08:35,602 [groans] 173 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:41,956 Captain, are you okay? 174 00:08:43,260 --> 00:08:45,960 Did you make it in safely? 175 00:08:46,090 --> 00:08:47,657 [Burnham, choppy]: We're okay. We made it. 176 00:08:47,788 --> 00:08:51,226 Picking up some interference, though. 177 00:08:51,356 --> 00:08:52,967 [Rayner] Captain? 178 00:08:53,097 --> 00:08:54,490 -Lieutenant Christopher? -Trying to get her back, sir. 179 00:08:54,621 --> 00:08:56,318 Cycling through all frequencies. 180 00:08:56,448 --> 00:08:58,320 Commander Stamets to the science lab. 181 00:08:58,450 --> 00:09:00,278 I need you to boost comms. Bring whoever you need. 182 00:09:00,409 --> 00:09:01,889 [Stamets over comm]: On my way. 183 00:09:02,019 --> 00:09:03,281 Eyes up, everyone. 184 00:09:03,412 --> 00:09:05,022 Captain's counting on us. 185 00:09:05,153 --> 00:09:06,023 Yellow alert. 186 00:09:08,722 --> 00:09:10,288 Visibility's shit in here. 187 00:09:10,419 --> 00:09:11,986 It's exotic matter of some kind. 188 00:09:12,116 --> 00:09:14,771 It's wreaking havoc on our sensors. 189 00:09:14,902 --> 00:09:16,120 And our holopadds. 190 00:09:16,251 --> 00:09:18,079 Flying deaf and blind. 191 00:09:18,209 --> 00:09:19,863 [laughs] Good times. 192 00:09:19,994 --> 00:09:22,300 -Book, watch out. -Hang on. 193 00:09:26,174 --> 00:09:28,176 [Burnham] Debris is not a good sign. 194 00:09:31,048 --> 00:09:33,398 That's Moll and L'ak's ship. 195 00:09:33,529 --> 00:09:35,270 [Burnham] Half of it anyway. 196 00:09:37,751 --> 00:09:39,143 The aperture must have caught the stern 197 00:09:39,274 --> 00:09:41,885 when they were passing through. 198 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:44,279 You think they made it? 199 00:09:47,064 --> 00:09:50,241 Maybe. 200 00:09:50,372 --> 00:09:52,722 If they made it into that... 201 00:09:55,464 --> 00:09:57,335 [Book] ISS. 202 00:09:57,466 --> 00:09:59,860 That's Mirror Universe. 203 00:10:03,994 --> 00:10:07,084 How did it end up in interdimensional space? 204 00:10:07,215 --> 00:10:09,260 I don't know. 205 00:10:14,526 --> 00:10:17,138 It's got to be one hell of a story. 206 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:21,664 [theme music playing] 207 00:11:36,608 --> 00:11:38,654 [original Star Trektheme plays] 208 00:11:51,101 --> 00:11:53,147 [Book] Fair amount of damage. 209 00:11:53,277 --> 00:11:54,452 Looks like it got trapped here during a battle. 210 00:11:54,583 --> 00:11:56,324 [Burnham] Had to have been ages ago. 211 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:59,414 Crossing between universes has been impossible for centuries. 212 00:11:59,544 --> 00:12:01,590 So why hide the clue in here? 213 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,635 Shipwreck in a hidden wormhole? 214 00:12:03,766 --> 00:12:05,768 Sounds pretty secure to me. 215 00:12:05,899 --> 00:12:07,727 You know anything about this ship? 216 00:12:07,857 --> 00:12:09,946 Oh, I only know the USS Enterprise. 217 00:12:10,077 --> 00:12:12,644 I've never encountered the Terran version. 218 00:12:12,775 --> 00:12:16,039 Internal layout and systems should be roughly the same. 219 00:12:18,346 --> 00:12:20,609 Over there. 220 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:23,307 The rest of Moll and L'ak's ship. 221 00:12:23,438 --> 00:12:24,395 [Burnham] If they're still alive, 222 00:12:24,526 --> 00:12:26,615 they are gonna be desperate. 223 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:29,357 I'll find us a place to dock. 224 00:12:35,363 --> 00:12:36,973 Hey, uh, sorry. 225 00:12:37,104 --> 00:12:38,975 I need to get into an EPS panel right there. 226 00:12:39,106 --> 00:12:40,411 Oh. Have at it. 227 00:12:40,542 --> 00:12:42,762 You working on comms? 228 00:12:42,892 --> 00:12:44,502 Yeah. I'm helping Adira and Paul. 229 00:12:44,633 --> 00:12:45,982 We're trying to boost the signal 230 00:12:46,113 --> 00:12:47,941 by pulling power from the EPS grid. 231 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:51,292 And I've followed this conduit for three decks, including 232 00:12:51,422 --> 00:12:53,511 the quarters of a new ensign who's very nice 233 00:12:53,642 --> 00:12:57,559 but keeps a Cardassian vole as a pet. Anyhow... 234 00:12:57,689 --> 00:12:59,648 I have some work to do in my office. 235 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:03,347 Um... I'll leave you to it. 236 00:13:03,478 --> 00:13:06,263 Hey, is everything okay? 237 00:13:06,394 --> 00:13:08,352 Yeah, I'm fine. 238 00:13:08,483 --> 00:13:11,486 Okay. Well, you're always there for everyone else, 239 00:13:11,616 --> 00:13:13,793 so if you ever need to talk about anything... 240 00:13:13,923 --> 00:13:15,577 Yeah, well... 241 00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:17,274 [Stamets] Tilly, what's your status? 242 00:13:17,405 --> 00:13:20,103 -Working as fast as I can. -[Culber] I'm fine. 243 00:13:20,234 --> 00:13:23,280 I'll find you later. I'm fine. 244 00:13:23,411 --> 00:13:26,022 [Stamets] Well, Rayner's asking for updates, so, uh, 245 00:13:26,153 --> 00:13:28,024 as soon as you have any good news, let us know. 246 00:13:28,155 --> 00:13:30,635 -We'll be standing by. -[Tilly] Okay. Will do. 247 00:13:30,766 --> 00:13:33,813 What about the, uh, graviton-pulse idea? 248 00:13:33,943 --> 00:13:36,467 Yeah, I'm just rechecking my calculations. 249 00:13:36,598 --> 00:13:38,252 You've done that twice already. 250 00:13:38,382 --> 00:13:39,775 Just want to be sure. 251 00:13:39,906 --> 00:13:41,777 Adira. 252 00:13:42,952 --> 00:13:45,607 The time bug wasn't your fault. 253 00:13:45,737 --> 00:13:49,480 Yeah, well, I brought it on board, didn't I? 254 00:13:49,611 --> 00:13:51,482 Fix the problem yet? 255 00:13:51,613 --> 00:13:53,484 Um, Lieutenant Tilly's attempting 256 00:13:53,615 --> 00:13:55,486 to boost the comms signal, 257 00:13:55,617 --> 00:13:58,272 but interference from the aperture's rapid shuttering... 258 00:13:58,402 --> 00:14:00,274 I don't need to know how the cake is boiled, Commander. 259 00:14:00,404 --> 00:14:01,666 Kellerun boil their cakes? 260 00:14:01,797 --> 00:14:03,625 Don't knock it till you try it. 261 00:14:03,755 --> 00:14:06,062 Other options, one sentence or less. 262 00:14:06,193 --> 00:14:10,806 Well, um, we need to find a way to hold the aperture open. 263 00:14:10,937 --> 00:14:12,373 Then do it. 264 00:14:14,854 --> 00:14:16,551 Not that simple, I get it. 265 00:14:16,681 --> 00:14:18,596 Go on, more words. 266 00:14:18,727 --> 00:14:19,902 We could use the shield generator 267 00:14:20,033 --> 00:14:21,686 to disrupt the antimatter reactions, 268 00:14:21,817 --> 00:14:24,428 but the power drain could result 269 00:14:24,559 --> 00:14:26,561 in shorting out of basic systems, like comms, 270 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:28,302 which would defeat the purpose. 271 00:14:28,432 --> 00:14:32,306 A graviton pulse would also do it, but there is a, uh, 272 00:14:32,436 --> 00:14:34,743 43.7% chance of implosion, 273 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:36,963 meaning that the aperture would shut forever, 274 00:14:37,093 --> 00:14:39,400 with the captain and Booker still inside, so we... 275 00:14:39,530 --> 00:14:42,098 We're just... we're trying to improve those odds, so... 276 00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:48,670 Sir, if I could quote something you told me recently, 277 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,760 "You're not in this alone." 278 00:14:55,024 --> 00:14:58,636 Sounded better when you said it. 279 00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:01,770 Find another way to get comms back, and fast. 280 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:03,641 If they haven't run into Moll and L'ak already, 281 00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:05,730 they will soon enough. 282 00:15:05,861 --> 00:15:07,558 And who knows what kind of mess that'll be? 283 00:15:26,099 --> 00:15:27,970 Holopadds are useless in here, too. 284 00:15:28,101 --> 00:15:29,667 Uh, we can use the ship's sensors 285 00:15:29,798 --> 00:15:32,496 to track quantum signatures from our universe. 286 00:15:32,627 --> 00:15:33,933 That'll help us find the clue 287 00:15:34,063 --> 00:15:36,152 and Moll and L'ak, if they're here. 288 00:15:36,283 --> 00:15:38,067 You remember the access codes from your Terran counterpart? 289 00:15:38,198 --> 00:15:41,636 Already there. Not working. 290 00:15:41,766 --> 00:15:44,508 She must have been dead by the time the Enterprisegot here. 291 00:15:44,639 --> 00:15:46,467 We'll have to find another way in. 292 00:15:46,597 --> 00:15:49,252 Well, I once hacked an Andorian transport ship 293 00:15:49,383 --> 00:15:52,168 using a subroutine dodge through backup logs. 294 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:57,173 I thought it sounded rather impressive, myself. 295 00:15:57,304 --> 00:15:58,914 Sorry. 296 00:16:00,698 --> 00:16:02,570 Oh, that was my brother's station 297 00:16:02,700 --> 00:16:04,789 on the USS Enterprise. 298 00:16:06,661 --> 00:16:09,316 Ever meet the Terran version? 299 00:16:09,446 --> 00:16:12,188 No. 300 00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:14,712 But I'm sure he was just as ruthless as the rest, though. 301 00:16:17,715 --> 00:16:18,629 [console beeps] 302 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,023 Your hack worked. We're in. 303 00:16:21,154 --> 00:16:22,851 Yeah, I'm pretty sure you meant to say, 304 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,940 "Book, your idea was amazing. 305 00:16:25,071 --> 00:16:28,813 -You are a hero among men." -A hero among men. 306 00:16:34,123 --> 00:16:36,299 -Huh. That's weird. -What? 307 00:16:36,430 --> 00:16:38,780 The intermix chamber was ejected from the warp drive. 308 00:16:38,910 --> 00:16:40,521 Shuttles and escape pods gone, too. 309 00:16:40,651 --> 00:16:42,175 Captain's logs erased. 310 00:16:42,305 --> 00:16:45,265 Crew abandoned ship. 311 00:16:45,395 --> 00:16:48,920 Evacuation is a last resort in Terran culture. 312 00:16:49,051 --> 00:16:51,532 Enterprisetook some damage, but it wasn't terminal. 313 00:16:53,142 --> 00:16:54,665 Definitely some sort of story there. 314 00:16:54,796 --> 00:16:56,798 -Indeed. -So what's the verdict? 315 00:16:56,928 --> 00:16:59,105 Were you able to find them? 316 00:16:59,235 --> 00:16:59,844 Two signatures on the bridge. That's us. 317 00:16:59,975 --> 00:17:01,585 Three in sickbay. 318 00:17:01,716 --> 00:17:04,935 That's Moll, L'ak and the clue. 319 00:17:06,112 --> 00:17:07,635 They found it. 320 00:17:07,765 --> 00:17:09,070 Let's get it. 321 00:17:12,204 --> 00:17:15,208 [Book] Any idea where they found the clue in the first place? 322 00:17:15,338 --> 00:17:16,339 [Burnham] I saw a trace signature 323 00:17:16,470 --> 00:17:17,339 in the transporter room. 324 00:17:17,471 --> 00:17:19,386 It had to have been there. 325 00:17:19,516 --> 00:17:21,040 [Book] Scientists would have put it there for a reason. 326 00:17:23,999 --> 00:17:25,740 [Burnham] Let's check it out. 327 00:17:32,138 --> 00:17:35,271 Bedding, blankets, kids' clothes? 328 00:17:35,402 --> 00:17:37,839 Not what I would expect to see on a warship. 329 00:17:40,276 --> 00:17:43,149 Why would someone want us to see this? 330 00:17:50,547 --> 00:17:54,029 "Light of hope shines 331 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,161 through even the darkest of nights." 332 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:00,079 It's the crew's story. 333 00:18:02,516 --> 00:18:04,257 Terran High Chancellor was killed for trying 334 00:18:04,387 --> 00:18:08,348 to make reforms, and this crew escaped. 335 00:18:10,045 --> 00:18:11,525 They mutinied. 336 00:18:11,655 --> 00:18:13,266 Brought refugees with them, 337 00:18:13,396 --> 00:18:15,181 who were trying to flee their universe for ours. 338 00:18:16,834 --> 00:18:17,835 It says... 339 00:18:19,489 --> 00:18:23,276 a Kelpien slave, turned rebel leader, helped them. 340 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:26,975 Saru. 341 00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,891 Action Saru in any universe. 342 00:18:30,021 --> 00:18:31,936 Well, it's got to be why 343 00:18:32,067 --> 00:18:34,243 the escape pods and shuttles are gone. 344 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:37,812 They fled the Enterprise once it got stuck here. 345 00:18:37,942 --> 00:18:39,727 I hope they made it. 346 00:18:39,857 --> 00:18:41,381 Yeah. 347 00:18:42,773 --> 00:18:45,428 Me, too. 348 00:18:45,559 --> 00:18:47,996 Let's keep moving. 349 00:18:51,086 --> 00:18:53,175 [Burnham] Sickbay's over here. 350 00:18:58,789 --> 00:18:59,834 Ready? 351 00:19:15,719 --> 00:19:17,591 Holo doubles. 352 00:19:17,721 --> 00:19:20,202 Clever. Now we won't know where to shoot. 353 00:19:20,333 --> 00:19:22,030 They must've hacked the room's holo emitter, 354 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:24,380 but if we can find it... 355 00:19:24,511 --> 00:19:26,687 [Burnham] Got it. Up there. 356 00:19:26,817 --> 00:19:29,298 But I can't hit it from this angle. 357 00:19:29,429 --> 00:19:31,692 Yeah, two out of the ten blasts will be real. 358 00:19:31,822 --> 00:19:33,433 I've had worse odds. 359 00:19:47,664 --> 00:19:48,883 Got it. 360 00:19:50,754 --> 00:19:51,886 -Come on. -Okay. 361 00:19:52,016 --> 00:19:53,061 -[gasps] -Go! 362 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,194 [weapons firing] 363 00:19:55,324 --> 00:19:57,413 Could have just said "Hello." 364 00:19:57,544 --> 00:20:00,068 You could have just left us the hell alone. 365 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:02,157 Lower your phasers. Let's talk. 366 00:20:02,288 --> 00:20:04,072 You were the ones who came in firing. 367 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,116 Just at the holo emitter. 368 00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:06,727 Yeah, or your aim's shit. 369 00:20:06,857 --> 00:20:09,338 Your ship is in pieces. 370 00:20:09,469 --> 00:20:11,993 Surrender to us now, let us get you out of here safely. 371 00:20:13,037 --> 00:20:14,474 [quietly]: Hey, cover me. 372 00:20:16,171 --> 00:20:17,738 Hey. 373 00:20:17,868 --> 00:20:19,566 Easy. 374 00:20:19,696 --> 00:20:21,611 Okay? 375 00:20:21,742 --> 00:20:22,873 Easy. 376 00:20:23,004 --> 00:20:25,311 Look, we're here to help. 377 00:20:25,441 --> 00:20:26,442 Moll, 378 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:29,358 -I knew your father. -[scoffs] 379 00:20:31,578 --> 00:20:33,232 And that's supposed to make me trust you? 380 00:20:33,362 --> 00:20:36,670 No, but I know the kind of man he was. 381 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,455 Cleveland Booker was garbage. 382 00:20:39,586 --> 00:20:43,242 And we are not going to rot in a Federation brig. 383 00:20:43,372 --> 00:20:45,374 You'll get a fair trial. 384 00:20:47,333 --> 00:20:49,770 You do not have another play here. 385 00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:53,339 Wrong. You may have a shuttle. 386 00:20:53,469 --> 00:20:55,428 We have the clue. 387 00:20:57,343 --> 00:21:00,607 [Moll] The way I see it, we can blast away at each other, 388 00:21:00,737 --> 00:21:04,785 probably all end up dead, or 389 00:21:04,915 --> 00:21:07,353 you give us a ride out of here, let us go, 390 00:21:07,483 --> 00:21:09,659 and we let you replicate that. 391 00:21:09,790 --> 00:21:12,271 Tempting, but that's not the clue. 392 00:21:12,401 --> 00:21:14,273 Remember Lyrek? 393 00:21:14,403 --> 00:21:17,624 Decoy stanzas, 394 00:21:17,754 --> 00:21:19,974 the real clue hidden somewhere else. 395 00:21:20,104 --> 00:21:21,541 They all look different. 396 00:21:24,326 --> 00:21:27,242 Go ahead. Use that tricorder there. 397 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:29,940 Calibrate it to scan for quantum signatures from our universe. 398 00:21:30,071 --> 00:21:33,335 It's the real deal. 399 00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:35,294 [Book] We can you get out of here. 400 00:21:35,424 --> 00:21:37,513 All of us. 401 00:21:37,644 --> 00:21:40,560 -Whatever trouble you're in... -You don't know us. 402 00:21:40,690 --> 00:21:41,865 I know you wouldn't risk each other's lives over latinum... 403 00:21:41,996 --> 00:21:43,345 Shut up, I said shut the hell up! 404 00:21:43,476 --> 00:21:44,694 Which means you must be in real trouble. 405 00:21:44,825 --> 00:21:46,217 Hey, the Federation can help you! 406 00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:48,437 -Can they erase an Erigah? -Moll. 407 00:21:48,568 --> 00:21:50,309 No? So stop pretending like you can do a damn thing! 408 00:21:50,439 --> 00:21:51,614 -Moll! -What? 409 00:21:51,745 --> 00:21:55,488 Erigah?You're Breen? 410 00:22:01,711 --> 00:22:04,888 [sighs] An Erigahis a Breen blood bounty. 411 00:22:09,415 --> 00:22:12,722 They're after you, aren't they? 412 00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:15,029 That's why you're here. 413 00:22:15,159 --> 00:22:16,770 You hope you can use whatever's at the end of that clue trail 414 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,293 to get them to release it. 415 00:22:18,424 --> 00:22:20,513 [Book] Moll. 416 00:22:22,558 --> 00:22:23,820 What did you do? 417 00:22:33,917 --> 00:22:35,963 [Moll] I know I'm new around here, but 418 00:22:36,093 --> 00:22:39,096 how much longer are you bucket-heads gonna make me wait? 419 00:22:39,227 --> 00:22:40,924 Got other deliveries to do. 420 00:22:41,055 --> 00:22:42,752 [speaks Breen] 421 00:22:42,883 --> 00:22:45,146 Am I supposed to be trembling at this point? 422 00:22:45,276 --> 00:22:46,452 [speaks Breen] 423 00:22:48,018 --> 00:22:49,411 [speaks Breen] 424 00:22:51,021 --> 00:22:54,721 [speaking Breen] 425 00:22:54,851 --> 00:22:56,723 You must be the one who wanted to talk to me. 426 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,899 Hi. I'm Moll. 427 00:22:59,029 --> 00:23:02,076 I like latinum and long walks on the beach. 428 00:23:02,206 --> 00:23:04,208 What do you need? 429 00:23:04,339 --> 00:23:07,429 [L'ak] Be silent, courier. 430 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,039 We've had reports 431 00:23:09,170 --> 00:23:10,693 your dilithium's been cut with impurities. 432 00:23:10,824 --> 00:23:12,565 I need to inspect. 433 00:23:12,695 --> 00:23:14,567 [laughs softly] 434 00:23:14,697 --> 00:23:17,265 Not my deliveries, green eye. 435 00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:20,399 Inspection was not a request. 436 00:23:29,712 --> 00:23:32,541 I've met Bolians with meaner left hooks. 437 00:23:35,109 --> 00:23:36,893 [both grunting] 438 00:23:37,024 --> 00:23:38,982 No. You know, 439 00:23:39,113 --> 00:23:42,203 I've learned a thing or two about Breen insignia. 440 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:43,987 This one means royalty. 441 00:23:44,118 --> 00:23:46,120 Rumor has it 442 00:23:46,250 --> 00:23:49,123 the Primarch's nephew doesn't fit the mold around here, 443 00:23:49,253 --> 00:23:51,952 has been demoted to shuttle bay duty. 444 00:23:52,082 --> 00:23:55,390 That's you, isn't it? L'ak. 445 00:23:55,521 --> 00:23:57,392 [grunts] 446 00:23:57,523 --> 00:23:59,481 Must be so humiliating. 447 00:24:01,135 --> 00:24:03,398 What if I said... 448 00:24:03,529 --> 00:24:05,835 I could help you get payback? 449 00:24:05,966 --> 00:24:08,708 You arecutting the dilithium. 450 00:24:11,928 --> 00:24:14,975 Look, I'm good at what I do. 451 00:24:15,105 --> 00:24:17,281 Great, actually. 452 00:24:17,412 --> 00:24:19,458 Having a partner on the inside 453 00:24:19,588 --> 00:24:21,938 would make it all go a lot smoother. 454 00:24:22,069 --> 00:24:26,073 I should kill you for the suggestion. 455 00:24:26,203 --> 00:24:28,423 But you didn't, 456 00:24:28,554 --> 00:24:30,556 which means you're intrigued. 457 00:24:34,995 --> 00:24:37,432 I know 458 00:24:37,563 --> 00:24:42,655 what it's like to be on the outside, alone. 459 00:24:42,785 --> 00:24:45,440 Makes you hungry. 460 00:24:45,571 --> 00:24:47,703 -Also... -[click] 461 00:24:47,834 --> 00:24:49,270 ...makes you smart. 462 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:50,619 [footsteps approaching] 463 00:24:56,016 --> 00:24:57,887 Like I said... 464 00:24:58,018 --> 00:25:00,194 smart. 465 00:25:00,324 --> 00:25:03,632 You sure you want to make a deal? 466 00:25:03,763 --> 00:25:05,765 You don't know anything about me. 467 00:25:05,895 --> 00:25:07,941 Not much. 468 00:25:10,813 --> 00:25:12,032 Not yet, anyway. 469 00:25:17,254 --> 00:25:18,342 Whatever we did... 470 00:25:19,387 --> 00:25:21,389 is none of your damn business. 471 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,392 Love is a powerful thing. 472 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,220 Do not let it take you down the wrong road. 473 00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:28,222 You both still have choices. 474 00:25:28,352 --> 00:25:31,921 You always have choices. 475 00:25:32,052 --> 00:25:33,967 You're right. 476 00:25:34,097 --> 00:25:35,534 We do. 477 00:25:39,015 --> 00:25:39,842 Damn it. 478 00:25:42,889 --> 00:25:43,890 [grunts] 479 00:25:50,070 --> 00:25:51,767 Moll! 480 00:25:51,898 --> 00:25:53,203 [computer] System failure. 481 00:25:53,334 --> 00:25:54,727 Sickbay lockdown engaged. 482 00:25:56,380 --> 00:25:57,991 [Book] The control panel. 483 00:25:58,121 --> 00:25:59,601 It's fried. 484 00:25:59,732 --> 00:26:01,255 I can't get back in. 485 00:26:01,385 --> 00:26:02,778 There should be security controls on the bridge. 486 00:26:02,909 --> 00:26:04,258 [Book] Moll? 487 00:26:04,388 --> 00:26:06,521 I could use an extra pair of hands. 488 00:26:10,394 --> 00:26:12,440 We both want the same thing, don't we? 489 00:26:13,833 --> 00:26:15,356 To get them out. 490 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:19,403 [sighs] 491 00:26:19,534 --> 00:26:23,843 One wrong move, and I will dust you. 492 00:26:23,973 --> 00:26:25,235 Hmm? 493 00:26:51,348 --> 00:26:53,350 Dilithium's clean. 494 00:26:53,481 --> 00:26:55,222 You're free to go. 495 00:26:58,486 --> 00:27:00,531 Sure you don't want to check my ship again? 496 00:27:00,662 --> 00:27:04,623 Make sure that I didn't smuggle any tribbles on board? 497 00:27:04,753 --> 00:27:06,625 I wish I could. 498 00:27:06,755 --> 00:27:08,627 My uncle is coming down for inspection, 499 00:27:08,757 --> 00:27:10,106 and I need to shine my boots. 500 00:27:10,237 --> 00:27:12,152 Is that a euphemism? 501 00:27:12,282 --> 00:27:14,154 No. He just really likes our boots to be shiny. 502 00:27:14,284 --> 00:27:16,460 -Oh, sounds like an asshole. -[laughs] 503 00:27:16,591 --> 00:27:18,288 You have no idea. 504 00:27:18,419 --> 00:27:22,118 Oh, green eye, you made me a promise. 505 00:27:24,512 --> 00:27:26,166 I'll show you next week. 506 00:27:26,296 --> 00:27:29,038 Yes, that is what you said last week. 507 00:27:29,169 --> 00:27:31,519 [footsteps approaching] 508 00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:34,565 Don't argue with me. We pay what we pay. 509 00:27:34,696 --> 00:27:38,265 You don't like it, we'll find a courier who does. 510 00:27:38,395 --> 00:27:42,182 Another time, I promise. 511 00:27:42,312 --> 00:27:44,358 Come on. Show me what you look like. 512 00:27:44,488 --> 00:27:46,273 You've seen my face. 513 00:27:46,403 --> 00:27:48,362 Okay, the other face. 514 00:27:50,973 --> 00:27:53,149 L'ak? 515 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,282 It's just... 516 00:27:55,412 --> 00:27:57,284 It... 517 00:27:57,414 --> 00:28:01,157 It's not... me. 518 00:28:01,288 --> 00:28:04,595 Okay. 519 00:28:04,726 --> 00:28:06,597 But it's... 520 00:28:06,728 --> 00:28:08,948 it's a part of you, right? 521 00:28:10,514 --> 00:28:13,082 Both faces are. 522 00:28:16,912 --> 00:28:19,785 You've seen parts of me that I hate. 523 00:28:21,264 --> 00:28:23,310 [L'ak sighs] 524 00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:41,154 Hello, L'ak. 525 00:28:45,332 --> 00:28:47,029 Soon as I figure out a way 526 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,250 to bring down the containment field, this truce is over. 527 00:28:50,380 --> 00:28:52,861 I really do want to help you, okay? 528 00:28:52,992 --> 00:28:55,168 Says the man who took my father's name. 529 00:28:55,298 --> 00:28:58,737 Look, I know he left you and your mother. 530 00:28:58,867 --> 00:29:02,349 I also know that staying away was the hardest choice 531 00:29:02,479 --> 00:29:03,829 he ever had to make. 532 00:29:03,959 --> 00:29:05,961 But he did it to protect you. 533 00:29:06,092 --> 00:29:07,441 You know, from a dangerous life. 534 00:29:07,571 --> 00:29:08,485 He didn't want it blowing back. 535 00:29:08,616 --> 00:29:11,532 And you bought that? 536 00:29:11,662 --> 00:29:15,231 [laughs] Let me guess. Daddy issues. 537 00:29:17,059 --> 00:29:21,760 He promised to get us off Callor Five, 538 00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:25,415 take us to some safe-haven colony in the Gamma Quadrant. 539 00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:28,462 Described it in perfect detail. 540 00:29:28,592 --> 00:29:30,856 Absolute paradise. 541 00:29:30,986 --> 00:29:34,816 Every night I'd go to sleep thinking about it. 542 00:29:34,947 --> 00:29:40,387 Then one day, he just stopped coming home. 543 00:29:40,517 --> 00:29:43,738 My mom had to get a job in the rubindium mines. 544 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:46,523 You have any idea what that's like? 545 00:29:48,656 --> 00:29:52,399 She died when I was 14, and... 546 00:29:52,529 --> 00:29:55,358 I was left completely alone. 547 00:29:57,012 --> 00:30:00,537 I don't think he knew any of that. 548 00:30:00,668 --> 00:30:04,541 Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. 549 00:30:04,672 --> 00:30:06,717 He's dead now. 550 00:30:08,110 --> 00:30:11,940 And L'ak is the only thing that matters to me. 551 00:30:22,168 --> 00:30:25,649 Exhausting, huh? Staring each other down. 552 00:30:25,780 --> 00:30:27,738 What can I say? 553 00:30:27,869 --> 00:30:30,785 I don't trust you. 554 00:30:30,916 --> 00:30:33,570 Do you even know what you're after? 555 00:30:33,701 --> 00:30:35,355 What all these clues lead to? 556 00:30:35,485 --> 00:30:38,358 "Power beyond all comprehension," 557 00:30:38,488 --> 00:30:40,534 is what the diary said. 558 00:30:40,664 --> 00:30:45,626 I don't care, as long as it can end an Erigah. 559 00:30:45,756 --> 00:30:47,671 If the Breen got ahold of that power, 560 00:30:47,802 --> 00:30:49,848 it would be catastrophic. 561 00:30:49,978 --> 00:30:52,546 -You have to know that. -We'll be long gone by then. 562 00:30:52,676 --> 00:30:55,244 Not unless they take it from you and kill you anyway. 563 00:30:58,291 --> 00:31:00,684 Do you really trust them more than you trust us? 564 00:31:04,601 --> 00:31:07,169 L'ak, the Federation is all about second chances. 565 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:10,651 Book and I are both living proof of that. 566 00:31:10,781 --> 00:31:12,392 [inhales] 567 00:31:13,915 --> 00:31:15,569 If we did come in, 568 00:31:15,699 --> 00:31:19,007 if we served our time, if-- 569 00:31:19,138 --> 00:31:22,619 would we serve it together? 570 00:31:22,750 --> 00:31:24,534 I can advocate for that. 571 00:31:24,665 --> 00:31:26,754 Because I would rather die 572 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:29,670 than be separated from her. 573 00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:37,939 I get that. I do. 574 00:31:41,682 --> 00:31:43,118 [electronic chirping] 575 00:31:43,249 --> 00:31:46,121 [Moll] I can't access the containment field. 576 00:31:46,252 --> 00:31:48,602 You said you wanted to help. Help. 577 00:31:48,732 --> 00:31:49,995 I'm trying. 578 00:31:50,125 --> 00:31:52,519 The security system's firewalled. 579 00:31:52,649 --> 00:31:54,869 Antique piece of shit! 580 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:56,871 [pounds console] 581 00:32:01,702 --> 00:32:03,443 I loved her, you know. 582 00:32:03,573 --> 00:32:04,879 Michael. 583 00:32:05,010 --> 00:32:06,663 Captain "Put Down Your Phasers"? 584 00:32:06,794 --> 00:32:08,187 Yeah, I really see the appeal. 585 00:32:08,317 --> 00:32:11,668 We were couriers, like you and L'ak. 586 00:32:13,583 --> 00:32:16,238 I understand it, 587 00:32:16,369 --> 00:32:19,024 depending on someone like that, knowing they're all you've got. 588 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:26,031 You know, she was my first real friend after Cleveland died. 589 00:32:26,161 --> 00:32:27,946 Unless you count Grudge. 590 00:32:28,076 --> 00:32:29,773 But she bites when I don't feed her, 591 00:32:29,904 --> 00:32:32,472 so, it's a bit one-sided. 592 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:39,131 He talked about you a lot, Cleveland. 593 00:32:39,261 --> 00:32:40,915 And the look in his eyes when he did... 594 00:32:41,046 --> 00:32:43,613 For what it's worth, he loved you. 595 00:32:47,878 --> 00:32:50,142 But I'm sorry for what you went through because of him. 596 00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:54,537 I hated my father, too. 597 00:32:54,668 --> 00:32:57,497 For a long time, so... 598 00:32:57,627 --> 00:32:59,412 [electronic chirping] 599 00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:01,675 It's not working. 600 00:33:01,805 --> 00:33:03,155 I need to get back to L'ak. 601 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:22,217 You better go before the morning shift gets here. 602 00:33:27,918 --> 00:33:29,094 What? 603 00:33:29,224 --> 00:33:31,879 I've got new contracts 604 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,837 in Emerald Chain territory. 605 00:33:33,968 --> 00:33:36,275 Okay. 606 00:33:36,405 --> 00:33:38,016 So... 607 00:33:38,146 --> 00:33:40,105 I'm going. 608 00:33:43,369 --> 00:33:45,284 For how long? 609 00:33:46,633 --> 00:33:48,287 I don't know. 610 00:33:48,417 --> 00:33:49,897 Why there? 611 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:52,160 Osyraa's a butcher. 612 00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:54,380 Well, Imperium space 613 00:33:54,510 --> 00:33:56,295 isn't much safer with all your faction wars. 614 00:33:57,948 --> 00:33:59,428 Plus the contracts are better. 615 00:33:59,559 --> 00:34:01,561 If it's about latinum, 616 00:34:01,691 --> 00:34:03,432 we can change our deal. 617 00:34:03,563 --> 00:34:06,044 I still won't be making enough. 618 00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:10,351 You never even told me what's so damn important. 619 00:34:10,483 --> 00:34:12,833 What do you need so much latinum for anyway? 620 00:34:15,879 --> 00:34:17,793 There's a colony 621 00:34:17,925 --> 00:34:20,058 in the Gamma quadrant. 622 00:34:20,188 --> 00:34:23,016 A place where I could just wake up every day and... 623 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:25,498 be. 624 00:34:25,628 --> 00:34:28,849 No more courier runs, no more watching my back. 625 00:34:28,978 --> 00:34:30,806 Peace, freedom. 626 00:34:30,938 --> 00:34:32,331 You know? 627 00:34:34,376 --> 00:34:35,812 No. 628 00:34:36,857 --> 00:34:39,033 I don't. 629 00:34:40,643 --> 00:34:42,514 Why do you stay here? 630 00:34:42,645 --> 00:34:44,386 You hate it. 631 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,824 Where would I go? 632 00:34:55,310 --> 00:34:58,226 Come with me. 633 00:34:58,357 --> 00:35:00,098 Just you and me. 634 00:35:05,538 --> 00:35:07,627 [footsteps approaching] 635 00:35:07,757 --> 00:35:09,629 [Moll] Is that...? 636 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:11,805 My uncle. 637 00:35:11,935 --> 00:35:13,807 Breen Primarch 638 00:35:13,937 --> 00:35:15,939 of the sixth flight. 639 00:35:31,564 --> 00:35:32,956 I'm done waiting. 640 00:35:34,001 --> 00:35:35,176 What are you doing? 641 00:35:35,307 --> 00:35:36,569 Creating a power surge. 642 00:35:38,484 --> 00:35:39,833 It'll burn through the security system. 643 00:35:39,963 --> 00:35:42,183 Short out the containment field. 644 00:35:42,314 --> 00:35:43,184 Could do a lot more to a ship this old. 645 00:35:43,315 --> 00:35:45,578 Look, wait, let me just check the-- 646 00:35:45,708 --> 00:35:47,188 -[Moll] Shit! -[Book] Look out! 647 00:35:54,456 --> 00:35:55,283 Moll. 648 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,288 No, no, no, no, no! Wait. 649 00:36:00,419 --> 00:36:02,595 -L'ak, wait. -Get... 650 00:36:02,725 --> 00:36:04,684 out of my way. 651 00:36:04,814 --> 00:36:07,077 [explosion] 652 00:36:10,603 --> 00:36:11,604 [grunting] 653 00:36:15,782 --> 00:36:18,306 [both grunting] 654 00:36:24,965 --> 00:36:26,706 Impulse engines are overloaded. 655 00:36:26,836 --> 00:36:28,360 Nav systems are fried. 656 00:36:28,490 --> 00:36:30,231 We have no control over the ship? 657 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:36,411 [Book] Our shuttle. 658 00:36:38,196 --> 00:36:40,850 And that was our only way off. 659 00:36:40,981 --> 00:36:44,114 [computer] Warning, impact in eight minutes. 660 00:36:57,563 --> 00:36:58,868 [Book] Okay, we've got eight minutes to figure a way out. 661 00:36:58,999 --> 00:36:59,826 We need to go get Michael and L'ak. 662 00:36:59,956 --> 00:37:02,002 You're staying here. 663 00:37:02,132 --> 00:37:03,612 I'm getting L'ak. 664 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:05,614 And we will figure something out ourselves. 665 00:37:05,745 --> 00:37:06,920 No. 666 00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:10,445 You want to hate me, fine. 667 00:37:10,576 --> 00:37:12,795 I will not let anything happen to Michael. 668 00:37:12,926 --> 00:37:14,884 Or you. 669 00:37:15,015 --> 00:37:17,104 Why? 670 00:37:17,235 --> 00:37:18,975 Enough with the Cleveland Booker shit. 671 00:37:19,106 --> 00:37:21,282 Why me? 672 00:37:21,413 --> 00:37:23,632 Because I'm Kwejian. 673 00:37:23,763 --> 00:37:26,896 Everything I cared about out there is gone. 674 00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:31,205 And he may have been... 675 00:37:31,336 --> 00:37:33,251 a shit dad to you, 676 00:37:33,381 --> 00:37:36,341 but he was a great mentor to me. 677 00:37:41,171 --> 00:37:43,478 And like it or not, 678 00:37:43,609 --> 00:37:45,437 that makes you... 679 00:37:46,786 --> 00:37:49,005 just about the only family I've got left. 680 00:38:04,194 --> 00:38:06,371 I could kill you right now. 681 00:38:07,459 --> 00:38:09,504 That's a choice. 682 00:38:10,679 --> 00:38:12,638 I hope you'll make a different one. 683 00:38:20,210 --> 00:38:22,256 Let's go. 684 00:38:27,348 --> 00:38:30,133 [grunting] 685 00:38:33,833 --> 00:38:36,096 -Get out of my way! -[grunts] 686 00:38:38,098 --> 00:38:40,143 [panting] 687 00:38:40,274 --> 00:38:42,189 [Burnham] Please, just stop. 688 00:38:48,630 --> 00:38:50,240 I know how much you love Moll. 689 00:38:50,371 --> 00:38:53,592 This is not how you help her. 690 00:38:53,722 --> 00:38:55,811 You let me go, 691 00:38:55,942 --> 00:38:57,683 or I will cut through you. 692 00:38:57,813 --> 00:39:00,381 [panting] 693 00:39:00,512 --> 00:39:01,861 Move! 694 00:39:01,991 --> 00:39:04,472 I cannot do that. 695 00:39:04,603 --> 00:39:06,387 I can't do that. 696 00:39:11,131 --> 00:39:13,133 [both grunting] 697 00:39:21,184 --> 00:39:23,317 You made a decoy. 698 00:39:23,448 --> 00:39:25,624 [exhales] Solid bluff. 699 00:39:25,754 --> 00:39:28,017 I didn't think you had it in you, Starfleet. 700 00:39:28,148 --> 00:39:29,758 [grunting] 701 00:39:32,282 --> 00:39:34,415 This wasn't supposed to happen. 702 00:39:39,115 --> 00:39:40,856 L'ak! 703 00:39:40,987 --> 00:39:42,728 What the hell did you do to him? 704 00:39:42,858 --> 00:39:43,903 It was an accident. 705 00:39:44,033 --> 00:39:45,470 We got to get him to Discovery. 706 00:39:48,908 --> 00:39:51,432 -Here. -Get away from us! 707 00:39:51,563 --> 00:39:53,478 [computer] Warning, five minutes to impact. 708 00:39:53,608 --> 00:39:54,609 We're on a collision course for the aperture. 709 00:39:54,740 --> 00:39:57,003 -What? -The shuttle's gone. 710 00:39:57,133 --> 00:39:59,440 So the Enterpriseis our only way out? 711 00:39:59,571 --> 00:40:00,789 -Yeah. -[Burnham sighs] 712 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,445 We got to find a way, come on. 713 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:07,100 Damn it. 714 00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:08,275 I'm here. 715 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:10,451 You're gonna be okay. 716 00:40:11,974 --> 00:40:13,236 [grunting] 717 00:40:13,367 --> 00:40:15,021 Leave her alone! 718 00:40:15,151 --> 00:40:17,110 Stop! Let me go! 719 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:18,764 That all you got? 720 00:40:18,894 --> 00:40:20,592 [grunting] 721 00:40:22,202 --> 00:40:24,204 [speaking Breen] 722 00:40:26,685 --> 00:40:29,818 Speak her language. 723 00:40:29,949 --> 00:40:31,690 She deserves to understand what you're saying. 724 00:40:34,823 --> 00:40:37,522 You carry the genetic code of the Yod-Thot. 725 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,567 They who rule. 726 00:40:39,698 --> 00:40:42,396 Yet while we campaign for the throne of the Imperium, 727 00:40:42,527 --> 00:40:44,529 you consort with lesser beings. 728 00:40:44,659 --> 00:40:47,706 And you do so wearing that face. 729 00:40:47,836 --> 00:40:50,578 An insult to your heritage. 730 00:40:55,191 --> 00:40:58,456 This... is Breen. 731 00:40:59,587 --> 00:41:01,633 Then why can we change? 732 00:41:03,286 --> 00:41:06,028 Both faces are part of us. 733 00:41:06,159 --> 00:41:09,641 If we deny half our nature, we deny it all. 734 00:41:09,771 --> 00:41:12,513 We have evolved past the need for that form. 735 00:41:12,644 --> 00:41:14,472 Holding it makes you unfocused, 736 00:41:14,602 --> 00:41:16,517 inflexible and weak. 737 00:41:20,913 --> 00:41:23,002 There is only one path 738 00:41:23,132 --> 00:41:24,873 to redemption. 739 00:41:42,804 --> 00:41:45,328 [weapon whirs] 740 00:41:48,288 --> 00:41:50,682 Was fun while it lasted, green eye. 741 00:42:07,089 --> 00:42:08,743 Erigah. 742 00:42:08,874 --> 00:42:10,571 I know. 743 00:42:14,140 --> 00:42:15,968 Go, now. 744 00:42:16,098 --> 00:42:17,883 Wait. Why didn't you kill him? 745 00:42:18,013 --> 00:42:18,971 He raised me. 746 00:42:20,668 --> 00:42:21,756 [alarm sounding] 747 00:42:21,887 --> 00:42:24,019 Moll, please, go. 748 00:42:24,150 --> 00:42:26,195 Go to Chain territory, find that colony. 749 00:42:26,326 --> 00:42:27,806 It doesn't matter what happens to me 750 00:42:27,936 --> 00:42:29,721 as long I know that you're safe. 751 00:42:29,851 --> 00:42:31,331 I asked you to come with me. 752 00:42:31,461 --> 00:42:32,767 I can't. 753 00:42:32,898 --> 00:42:34,073 Not now. 754 00:42:34,203 --> 00:42:36,162 An Erigahis impossible to lift. 755 00:42:36,292 --> 00:42:38,817 They will never stop hunting me. 756 00:42:39,861 --> 00:42:41,559 Us. 757 00:42:41,689 --> 00:42:43,778 They'll be hunting us. 758 00:42:46,476 --> 00:42:48,914 Nothing's impossible, L'ak. 759 00:42:49,044 --> 00:42:51,481 We can do this. 760 00:42:51,612 --> 00:42:53,875 You and me. [exhales] 761 00:42:54,006 --> 00:42:55,834 Come on, babe. 762 00:42:55,964 --> 00:42:58,053 Let's be happy together. 763 00:42:59,577 --> 00:43:01,622 Please? 764 00:43:02,841 --> 00:43:04,582 Okay. 765 00:43:05,974 --> 00:43:07,976 I love you, Moll. 766 00:43:08,107 --> 00:43:10,588 More than anything. 767 00:43:10,718 --> 00:43:11,980 You know that, right? 768 00:43:12,111 --> 00:43:13,982 No, no, no, no, don't. 769 00:43:14,113 --> 00:43:16,158 Okay? I'll figure this out. 770 00:43:16,289 --> 00:43:18,117 We've made it through worse before. 771 00:43:18,247 --> 00:43:20,032 We're trapped. 772 00:43:20,162 --> 00:43:23,601 Oh. Nothing's impossible for us. 773 00:43:23,731 --> 00:43:26,125 Okay? I've got this. 774 00:43:27,169 --> 00:43:28,736 I promise. 775 00:43:33,175 --> 00:43:35,090 There should be enough power left to activate a tractor beam. 776 00:43:42,228 --> 00:43:43,795 Can't save the day if we can't see. 777 00:43:43,925 --> 00:43:44,709 Nice. 778 00:43:46,101 --> 00:43:48,582 [computer] Warning, four minutes to impact. 779 00:43:48,713 --> 00:43:51,237 -It's on. -Here goes nothing. 780 00:43:51,367 --> 00:43:53,935 Lieutenant Christopher, anything on comms yet? 781 00:43:54,066 --> 00:43:56,068 -Negative, sir. Still trying. -[Naya] Commander? 782 00:43:56,198 --> 00:43:57,635 There's something happening at the aperture. 783 00:43:57,765 --> 00:43:59,071 Lieutenant Gallo, enhance it. 784 00:43:59,201 --> 00:44:00,638 Aye, Commander. 785 00:44:02,335 --> 00:44:04,946 Seems to be a... tractor beam? 786 00:44:05,077 --> 00:44:06,034 From the shuttle? 787 00:44:06,165 --> 00:44:07,949 No. Something much larger. 788 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:10,082 The beam is oscillating, a repeating pattern. 789 00:44:10,212 --> 00:44:11,866 Three-four-one-four. 790 00:44:15,304 --> 00:44:17,437 Commander Stamets, 791 00:44:17,567 --> 00:44:19,352 Ensign Tal, get in here. 792 00:44:19,482 --> 00:44:21,354 Lieutenant Tilly, you too. 793 00:44:21,484 --> 00:44:23,835 Almost got it, sir, a way to hold the aperture open. 794 00:44:23,965 --> 00:44:26,315 Tilly rerouted portions of the EPS grid. 795 00:44:26,446 --> 00:44:28,100 Change of plans. I need you to hold it open 796 00:44:28,230 --> 00:44:29,318 and make it bigger. 797 00:44:29,449 --> 00:44:31,016 Big enough for a starship. 798 00:44:31,146 --> 00:44:32,452 When you say "big enough for a starship," do you mean 799 00:44:32,582 --> 00:44:33,888 that Discoveryis going in? 800 00:44:34,019 --> 00:44:35,455 No. 801 00:44:35,585 --> 00:44:37,022 Our captain's coming out. 802 00:44:45,552 --> 00:44:47,162 How could you possibly know that 803 00:44:47,293 --> 00:44:48,511 -they're coming out? -Ballad of Krul. 804 00:44:49,730 --> 00:44:51,645 It doesn't matter. Can you do it? 805 00:44:51,776 --> 00:44:53,429 That would require a massive amount of power, 806 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:55,605 more power than the entire ship could safely produce. 807 00:44:55,736 --> 00:44:58,347 Well, there's got to be a way. Come on. 808 00:44:58,478 --> 00:45:00,349 Look, I need ideas, come on! 809 00:45:02,612 --> 00:45:03,918 A cask of Kellerun citrus mash 810 00:45:04,049 --> 00:45:05,615 for whoever lands this, go. 811 00:45:05,746 --> 00:45:07,835 Could we invert the deflector array 812 00:45:07,966 --> 00:45:10,055 and force the aperture open? 813 00:45:10,185 --> 00:45:11,926 Rerouting energy distribution systems would take too long. 814 00:45:12,057 --> 00:45:13,406 What if we discharge the spore reserve? 815 00:45:13,536 --> 00:45:15,625 Hit them with a tachyon pulse? 816 00:45:15,756 --> 00:45:16,844 [Linus] We should maintain our reserves 817 00:45:16,975 --> 00:45:18,977 in case an emergency jump is required. 818 00:45:19,107 --> 00:45:20,805 Well, can't we just strap in and pull power 819 00:45:20,935 --> 00:45:22,632 from gravitational systems? 820 00:45:22,763 --> 00:45:24,504 If they don't reset, eventually we'll just 821 00:45:24,634 --> 00:45:25,940 -end up floating around. -Wait a minute. 822 00:45:26,071 --> 00:45:28,595 If we change out the photon-torpedo payloads 823 00:45:28,726 --> 00:45:30,379 and replace them with antimatter... 824 00:45:30,510 --> 00:45:32,686 [Stamets] It would add fuel 825 00:45:32,817 --> 00:45:34,079 to the antimatter reactions already happening 826 00:45:34,209 --> 00:45:35,950 in the aperture. 827 00:45:36,081 --> 00:45:37,473 And that could generate the energy we need. 828 00:45:37,604 --> 00:45:39,954 Yes, uh... [stammers] if we hit it 829 00:45:40,085 --> 00:45:42,740 precisely with a sequential, hexagonal pattern, 830 00:45:42,870 --> 00:45:46,004 uh, it should stay open for approximately 60 seconds. 831 00:45:46,134 --> 00:45:48,223 But once it collapses, it's gone for good. 832 00:45:48,354 --> 00:45:49,659 Why hexagonal? 833 00:45:49,790 --> 00:45:51,139 -Um... -[Stamets] It doesn't matter. 834 00:45:51,270 --> 00:45:52,706 It'll work. 835 00:45:56,623 --> 00:45:58,756 Citrus mash all around then. 836 00:45:58,886 --> 00:46:01,410 Rhys, coordinate engineering and munitions, 837 00:46:01,541 --> 00:46:03,021 replace the payloads, fire on my mark. 838 00:46:03,151 --> 00:46:06,415 Asha, get us into position. Gallo, lower our shields 839 00:46:06,546 --> 00:46:07,895 so we can catch that tractor beam. 840 00:46:08,026 --> 00:46:09,810 We're only gonna get one shot at this. 841 00:46:09,941 --> 00:46:11,769 I trust you'll all make it count. 842 00:46:11,899 --> 00:46:13,335 -Red alert. -[others] Aye, Commander. 843 00:46:17,165 --> 00:46:18,819 [Book] Tractor beam's holding steady. 844 00:46:18,950 --> 00:46:20,690 No sign of a response yet. 845 00:46:20,821 --> 00:46:22,910 [computer] 60 seconds to impact. 846 00:46:25,565 --> 00:46:27,306 Book, in case we don't make it, I need to say something. 847 00:46:27,436 --> 00:46:29,134 Come on, don't go there. 848 00:46:29,264 --> 00:46:31,049 No. 849 00:46:31,179 --> 00:46:33,921 You were one of the surprises in the time cycles. 850 00:46:34,052 --> 00:46:35,488 That's all. 851 00:46:39,231 --> 00:46:42,103 It was nice. 852 00:46:42,234 --> 00:46:43,713 And we were happy. 853 00:46:51,069 --> 00:46:52,940 All right, let's get that thing open. 854 00:46:54,289 --> 00:46:56,291 Fire! 855 00:47:07,302 --> 00:47:09,739 The vessel's tractor beam has just made contact with us. 856 00:47:09,870 --> 00:47:11,916 [Rayner] All right, let's pull them out. 857 00:47:14,353 --> 00:47:16,094 We're locked on. 858 00:47:16,224 --> 00:47:18,009 Route whatever power isn't keeping us breathing 859 00:47:18,139 --> 00:47:19,532 or held down to that tractor beam. 860 00:47:19,662 --> 00:47:21,360 Hit it? 861 00:47:21,490 --> 00:47:23,710 Uh... feels weird. 862 00:47:23,841 --> 00:47:25,712 Let's just fly. 863 00:47:33,720 --> 00:47:36,984 Is that the ISS Enterprise? 864 00:47:38,072 --> 00:47:39,291 Gallo, how much time do we have 865 00:47:39,421 --> 00:47:41,293 -to get them out? -20 seconds. 866 00:47:41,423 --> 00:47:43,512 [dramatic music playing] 867 00:48:18,852 --> 00:48:21,246 [Rayner] Captain? 868 00:48:21,376 --> 00:48:23,465 [Burnham] Burnham toDiscovery. 869 00:48:23,596 --> 00:48:24,597 Thanks for the assist. 870 00:48:24,727 --> 00:48:26,860 Anytime. 871 00:48:26,991 --> 00:48:27,948 Great to hear your voice again. 872 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:29,863 Likewise, Commander. 873 00:48:32,039 --> 00:48:34,128 -[alert beeping] -Michael? 874 00:48:34,259 --> 00:48:37,784 Sir, the ISS Enterprise is preparing to fire. 875 00:48:37,915 --> 00:48:39,829 -Captain? -[Burnham] We see it. 876 00:48:39,960 --> 00:48:41,788 System shows it's a Terran warp pod. 877 00:48:41,919 --> 00:48:43,268 Two life signs, sickbay equipment. 878 00:48:43,398 --> 00:48:44,878 It's got to be a life-support system. 879 00:48:45,009 --> 00:48:47,054 -It's Moll and L'ak. -Right. 880 00:48:47,185 --> 00:48:48,403 [console buzzes] 881 00:48:48,534 --> 00:48:50,188 I can't stop them from launching. 882 00:48:50,318 --> 00:48:51,929 Me, either. Commander, can you grab them? 883 00:48:52,059 --> 00:48:54,409 [Rayner] I'm on it. Damn it. Too late. 884 00:48:54,540 --> 00:48:57,456 But they left a warp signature, we'll track it. 885 00:48:57,586 --> 00:48:58,587 Putting out an alert. 886 00:48:58,718 --> 00:48:59,937 We'll find them. 887 00:49:10,034 --> 00:49:11,861 [Rayner] The Ballad of Krul. 888 00:49:11,992 --> 00:49:14,473 Section Four, verse seven. 889 00:49:14,603 --> 00:49:16,866 Krul calls to his war brother for rescue 890 00:49:16,997 --> 00:49:19,957 with a repeating drumbeat. 891 00:49:20,087 --> 00:49:21,915 Three taps. 892 00:49:22,046 --> 00:49:24,091 Then four, one, four. 893 00:49:26,572 --> 00:49:28,530 I was impressed. 894 00:49:28,661 --> 00:49:30,358 It was a long shot. 895 00:49:30,489 --> 00:49:31,794 No question. 896 00:49:31,925 --> 00:49:33,579 Great work today. 897 00:49:33,709 --> 00:49:35,624 If it hadn't panned out, you'd be riding 898 00:49:35,755 --> 00:49:37,452 your own coffin into the sun right now. 899 00:49:37,583 --> 00:49:39,324 Ah, but I'm not. 900 00:49:39,454 --> 00:49:40,890 I'm right here. 901 00:49:41,021 --> 00:49:43,023 You're telling me to take the win. 902 00:49:43,154 --> 00:49:44,329 Mm-hmm. 903 00:49:45,895 --> 00:49:47,506 I can do that. 904 00:49:47,636 --> 00:49:49,812 How did it feel being back in the chair? 905 00:49:51,336 --> 00:49:53,425 Captain's chair is for the captain. 906 00:49:56,558 --> 00:49:58,473 I'm ordering Commanders Owosekun and Detmer 907 00:49:58,604 --> 00:50:00,301 to head a team to fly the Enterprise 908 00:50:00,432 --> 00:50:01,650 back to Fed HQ storage. 909 00:50:01,781 --> 00:50:03,043 Hell of an assignment. 910 00:50:03,174 --> 00:50:05,263 They deserve it. 911 00:50:06,394 --> 00:50:08,092 They do. 912 00:50:09,789 --> 00:50:11,008 Get some rest, Commander. 913 00:50:12,748 --> 00:50:14,446 [piano music playing] 914 00:50:28,808 --> 00:50:30,723 [chuckles softly] 915 00:50:30,853 --> 00:50:32,681 It's a bit of a day, huh? 916 00:50:32,812 --> 00:50:35,684 I feel like I've been through a gormagander's digestive tract. 917 00:50:35,815 --> 00:50:37,034 Mm. 918 00:50:37,164 --> 00:50:38,861 I guess I'm not the only one? 919 00:50:38,992 --> 00:50:41,212 Thanks for noticing, Doc. 920 00:50:41,342 --> 00:50:43,040 Are you here to take me up on my offer? 921 00:50:43,170 --> 00:50:45,216 'Cause I'm all ears. 922 00:50:46,260 --> 00:50:48,958 Oh, it's a bit, um... 923 00:50:51,483 --> 00:50:53,224 These experiences I've had. 924 00:50:55,269 --> 00:50:57,315 I mean, I died. 925 00:50:59,056 --> 00:51:01,449 I came back to life. 926 00:51:01,580 --> 00:51:03,451 And then with Jinaal, I was there. 927 00:51:04,931 --> 00:51:06,672 But I wasn't. 928 00:51:06,802 --> 00:51:09,457 It was weird. 929 00:51:09,588 --> 00:51:12,112 That's as close to a scientific term as I can get for it. 930 00:51:14,680 --> 00:51:16,247 And now we're on this quest... 931 00:51:17,639 --> 00:51:19,119 to find the thing that... 932 00:51:19,250 --> 00:51:20,860 created us. 933 00:51:20,990 --> 00:51:23,254 I mean, it's all so big. 934 00:51:25,038 --> 00:51:27,301 And impossible to grasp and... 935 00:51:30,522 --> 00:51:32,524 part of me kind of loves that. 936 00:51:32,654 --> 00:51:34,874 I think. 937 00:51:35,004 --> 00:51:37,224 As terrifying as it is. 938 00:51:37,355 --> 00:51:38,356 But Paul... 939 00:51:38,486 --> 00:51:40,662 Oh, hates the unknown. 940 00:51:40,793 --> 00:51:43,491 And we've always been able to find answers together. 941 00:51:45,406 --> 00:51:47,495 I don't know how to talk to him about this. 942 00:51:47,626 --> 00:51:51,064 Change is hard. 943 00:51:51,195 --> 00:51:53,197 But it can also be freeing. 944 00:51:53,327 --> 00:51:55,199 I know, it's just... 945 00:51:56,852 --> 00:52:00,465 I'm not sure what all this will look like. 946 00:52:00,595 --> 00:52:03,163 It sounds like he's not the only one who hates the unknown. 947 00:52:03,294 --> 00:52:05,165 You should talk to somebody about that. 948 00:52:05,296 --> 00:52:07,385 [chuckles] 949 00:52:10,170 --> 00:52:12,912 They're not really that far apart. 950 00:52:13,042 --> 00:52:16,872 The intellectual and the spiritual. 951 00:52:17,003 --> 00:52:19,048 Both reach for understanding. 952 00:52:19,179 --> 00:52:22,269 Both bring us to new places. 953 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:24,358 But I didn't say "spiritual." 954 00:52:24,489 --> 00:52:26,447 Yeah... 955 00:52:26,578 --> 00:52:28,232 Hugh, you kind of did. 956 00:52:40,896 --> 00:52:44,248 -[door chimes] -Come. 957 00:52:44,378 --> 00:52:46,554 Anything on Moll and L'ak yet? 958 00:52:46,685 --> 00:52:49,296 Starfleet has every ship in the sector on high alert. 959 00:52:51,820 --> 00:52:53,300 But we have this. 960 00:52:56,434 --> 00:53:00,568 Paul is prepping to do a full chemical analysis... 961 00:53:00,699 --> 00:53:02,396 of this vial. 962 00:53:02,527 --> 00:53:04,572 And then... 963 00:53:08,010 --> 00:53:09,882 we'll have our next stop. 964 00:53:10,012 --> 00:53:12,450 You ever wonder why there's always a lesson 965 00:53:12,580 --> 00:53:13,886 with these clues? 966 00:53:14,016 --> 00:53:15,496 Like with the itronok. 967 00:53:15,627 --> 00:53:18,456 Do you value life-forms different than your own? 968 00:53:18,586 --> 00:53:20,545 And with the necropolis planet. 969 00:53:20,675 --> 00:53:24,505 Importance of cultural context. 970 00:53:24,636 --> 00:53:26,594 See, the scientist who left that on the Enterprisemust've 971 00:53:26,725 --> 00:53:27,769 known the history of that ship. 972 00:53:27,900 --> 00:53:30,207 Ha. 973 00:53:30,337 --> 00:53:31,773 She did. 974 00:53:31,904 --> 00:53:33,949 She was Terran. 975 00:53:34,080 --> 00:53:37,605 The ship's junior science officer, Dr. Cho. 976 00:53:37,736 --> 00:53:39,607 So I had Zora look up the crew names on the manifest. 977 00:53:39,738 --> 00:53:41,435 Guess what? 978 00:53:41,566 --> 00:53:43,916 Most of them ended up in Federation databases. 979 00:53:44,917 --> 00:53:46,527 So they did make it. 980 00:53:46,658 --> 00:53:48,137 Mm-hmm. 981 00:53:48,268 --> 00:53:49,661 Started new lives in our universe. 982 00:53:49,791 --> 00:53:51,402 Yeah. 983 00:53:51,532 --> 00:53:54,448 Dr. Cho even ended up joining Starfleet. 984 00:53:55,536 --> 00:53:57,712 She become a branch admiral. 985 00:53:57,843 --> 00:53:59,453 After that, her records just... 986 00:53:59,584 --> 00:54:01,673 vanish. 987 00:54:01,803 --> 00:54:03,457 Ah, well, Jinaal did say 988 00:54:03,588 --> 00:54:05,546 he erased all evidence of their group. 989 00:54:05,677 --> 00:54:07,505 Mm-hmm, well, nearly all. 990 00:54:10,769 --> 00:54:13,685 They had hope. 991 00:54:13,815 --> 00:54:15,904 And they found freedom. 992 00:54:16,035 --> 00:54:19,430 Despite impossible odds. 993 00:54:19,560 --> 00:54:20,909 Maybe that's why Dr. Cho 994 00:54:21,040 --> 00:54:23,042 went back and left the clue on that ship. 995 00:54:23,172 --> 00:54:25,697 Maybe that's our lesson here. 996 00:54:25,827 --> 00:54:27,568 That like them... 997 00:54:29,962 --> 00:54:33,357 maybe we can shape our own futures, too. 998 00:54:33,487 --> 00:54:35,533 [chuckles softly] 999 00:54:44,019 --> 00:54:45,804 [Burnham exhales] 1000 00:54:54,943 --> 00:54:56,293 What I said earlier, 1001 00:54:56,423 --> 00:54:58,120 about how we used to be happy... 1002 00:54:58,251 --> 00:54:59,818 Oh, no, no, no, it's fine. 1003 00:55:04,779 --> 00:55:05,737 We were, weren't we? 1004 00:55:07,608 --> 00:55:08,609 [comms chime] 1005 00:55:08,740 --> 00:55:09,958 [Stamets] Captain, we are ready 1006 00:55:10,089 --> 00:55:12,961 for the vial. 1007 00:55:13,092 --> 00:55:14,702 On our way. 1008 00:55:14,833 --> 00:55:16,704 So... 1009 00:55:16,835 --> 00:55:18,010 what do you think happens 1010 00:55:18,140 --> 00:55:20,099 when we finally put this thing together? 1011 00:55:20,229 --> 00:55:21,796 I don't know. 1012 00:55:26,105 --> 00:55:27,541 But I can't wait to find out. 1013 00:55:43,122 --> 00:55:47,122 [theme music playing]