1 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:05,005 ♪ 2 00:00:26,896 --> 00:00:29,812 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 3 00:00:29,812 --> 00:00:31,509 L'AK: That's my uncle. 4 00:00:31,509 --> 00:00:34,425 Breen Primarch of the sixth flight. 5 00:00:37,776 --> 00:00:38,821 Erigah. 6 00:00:38,821 --> 00:00:40,083 [grunts] 7 00:00:41,519 --> 00:00:44,740 - Wait, why didn't you kill him? - He raised me. 8 00:00:44,740 --> 00:00:46,307 You want to hate me, fine. 9 00:00:46,307 --> 00:00:48,396 I will not let anything happen to Michael or you. 10 00:00:48,396 --> 00:00:50,180 Why me? 11 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:51,877 Because you are just about the only family I've got left. 12 00:00:51,877 --> 00:00:53,749 Do you even know what you're after? 13 00:00:53,749 --> 00:00:55,925 Power beyond all comprehension. 14 00:00:55,925 --> 00:00:59,624 If the Breen got ahold of that power, it would be catastrophic. 15 00:00:59,624 --> 00:01:00,756 We'll be long gone by then. 16 00:01:03,889 --> 00:01:05,587 Hey, the Federation can help you. 17 00:01:05,587 --> 00:01:07,110 - Can they erase an Erigah? - Moll! 18 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:09,982 You do not have another play here. 19 00:01:15,292 --> 00:01:16,728 [grunts] 20 00:01:16,728 --> 00:01:18,991 This wasn't supposed to happen. 21 00:01:18,991 --> 00:01:21,037 System shows it's a Terran warp pod. 22 00:01:21,037 --> 00:01:22,560 Two life signs, sickbay equipment. 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:23,909 It's got to be a life-support system. 24 00:01:23,909 --> 00:01:25,215 It's Moll and L'ak. 25 00:01:25,215 --> 00:01:26,825 BURNHAM: Commander, can you grab them? 26 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:27,870 RAYNER [over comms]: Damn it. Too late. 27 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:29,698 BURNHAM: What are these? 28 00:01:29,698 --> 00:01:31,656 They're numbers in ancient Halem'nese. 29 00:01:31,656 --> 00:01:33,615 One for each of the five towers. 30 00:01:33,615 --> 00:01:37,488 The vial had the same marks, so the clue's in tower five. 31 00:01:37,488 --> 00:01:39,403 It had a metal card attached 32 00:01:39,403 --> 00:01:41,449 with some kind of Betazoid text inscription. 33 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:44,539 Stamets is analyzing it so we can see where to go next. 34 00:01:44,539 --> 00:01:46,280 CHRISTOPHER [over comms]: Excuse me, Captain? 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,108 We just got a message from Fed HQ. 36 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:50,197 The USS Locherer just found Moll and L'ak. 37 00:01:50,197 --> 00:01:51,894 Admiral Vance requests that 38 00:01:51,894 --> 00:01:54,897 we jump to their location immediately. 39 00:01:58,205 --> 00:02:01,425 MOLL: Special offer, courier services, 40 00:02:01,425 --> 00:02:03,558 limited time only. 41 00:02:05,386 --> 00:02:08,780 [echoing]: Special offer, courier services, 42 00:02:08,780 --> 00:02:10,782 limited time only. 43 00:02:12,741 --> 00:02:16,005 Special offer, courier services, 44 00:02:16,005 --> 00:02:18,181 limited time only. 45 00:02:20,270 --> 00:02:23,404 Special offer, courier services, 46 00:02:23,404 --> 00:02:25,449 limited time only. 47 00:02:27,321 --> 00:02:30,150 Special offer, courier services, 48 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:32,630 limited time only. 49 00:02:35,459 --> 00:02:37,505 NHAN: It was broadcasting from the pod on a loop. 50 00:02:37,505 --> 00:02:39,376 Subspace frequency Epsilon Nineteen. 51 00:02:39,376 --> 00:02:41,248 BURNHAM: That is a courier channel. 52 00:02:41,248 --> 00:02:43,641 "Special offer" is code for S.O.S. 53 00:02:43,641 --> 00:02:46,078 So she was hoping a courier would rescue them. 54 00:02:46,078 --> 00:02:47,384 Luckily we got to them first. 55 00:02:47,384 --> 00:02:49,125 Admiral Vance asked me to bring 56 00:02:49,125 --> 00:02:51,040 a team aboard Discovery to assist 57 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,477 - with security as you transfer them to Fed HQ. - All right. 58 00:02:53,477 --> 00:02:55,131 Glad to have you with us, Commander. 59 00:02:55,131 --> 00:02:56,828 Good to be back. 60 00:02:56,828 --> 00:02:59,918 Moll had this stashed on her when we pulled her out. 61 00:02:59,918 --> 00:03:02,486 Dr. Vellek's diary. We already have some of it on file, 62 00:03:02,486 --> 00:03:04,096 but let's get started translating the rest. 63 00:03:04,096 --> 00:03:05,315 It'll tell us everything we need to know 64 00:03:05,315 --> 00:03:06,403 about the Progenitors' tech. 65 00:03:06,403 --> 00:03:07,709 There's a Romulan on our team. 66 00:03:07,709 --> 00:03:09,101 ...secure area. It is off-limits. 67 00:03:09,101 --> 00:03:10,320 Hey, come on. Hands off the jacket. 68 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,801 Book. [sighs] You are... 69 00:03:12,801 --> 00:03:14,498 not supposed to be here. 70 00:03:14,498 --> 00:03:17,414 Yeah, uh, I heard Moll and L'ak are beaming over. 71 00:03:17,414 --> 00:03:18,894 Access is restricted. 72 00:03:18,894 --> 00:03:20,852 No one in or out without the admiral's okay. 73 00:03:20,852 --> 00:03:23,203 They may know things we don't about the clue trail 74 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:24,900 or what we'll find at the end of it. 75 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:27,250 I've spent more time with Moll than anyone, so maybe 76 00:03:27,250 --> 00:03:29,165 I can get her to talk. 77 00:03:29,165 --> 00:03:31,211 Report said she nearly killed you on the Enterprise. 78 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:33,082 But she didn't. 79 00:03:33,082 --> 00:03:34,736 So, lots of trust there. 80 00:03:34,736 --> 00:03:36,477 - At least let me try. - NHAN: Last time I saw you-- 81 00:03:36,477 --> 00:03:38,696 also a personal situation-- 82 00:03:38,696 --> 00:03:40,829 you fired on Discovery with photon torpedoes 83 00:03:40,829 --> 00:03:42,483 and set off an isolytic weapon. 84 00:03:42,483 --> 00:03:44,702 And I've been working to make things right ever since. 85 00:03:44,702 --> 00:03:46,269 NHAN: That doesn't mean 86 00:03:46,269 --> 00:03:48,228 - you're not a security risk. - Look, Commander, 87 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,794 Book has been instrumental 88 00:03:49,794 --> 00:03:51,535 in this mission so far. 89 00:03:52,797 --> 00:03:54,059 [sighs] 90 00:03:55,409 --> 00:03:58,020 If we need help during our debrief, I'll find you. 91 00:04:08,030 --> 00:04:09,945 He's a good man, 92 00:04:09,945 --> 00:04:12,774 and I do trust him. 93 00:04:12,774 --> 00:04:15,124 I know what he means to you. 94 00:04:15,124 --> 00:04:16,778 That's why I went easy on him. 95 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:23,828 I'll be right back. 96 00:04:26,091 --> 00:04:27,745 CULBER: We're almost ready, Captain. 97 00:04:27,745 --> 00:04:30,748 Beaming right into a biobed, not a good sign. 98 00:04:30,748 --> 00:04:32,141 Well, L'ak is in bad shape. 99 00:04:32,141 --> 00:04:33,664 It's a miracle he's even still alive. 100 00:04:33,664 --> 00:04:35,971 - And Moll? - The Locherer reports she's 101 00:04:35,971 --> 00:04:39,366 dehydrated, half starved, but still kicking. 102 00:04:39,366 --> 00:04:41,846 Literally. When we tried to separate them, 103 00:04:41,846 --> 00:04:43,239 she went ballistic. 104 00:04:43,239 --> 00:04:45,241 I'm not surprised. 105 00:04:45,241 --> 00:04:47,330 We're modifying the containment field to hold them together. 106 00:04:47,330 --> 00:04:49,898 Keeping them apart would only put more stress on his system. 107 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:52,248 Okay. 108 00:04:52,248 --> 00:04:53,858 Let's do this. 109 00:04:53,858 --> 00:04:56,470 Captain Burnham to the USS Locherer. 110 00:04:56,470 --> 00:04:58,210 Ready for transfer. 111 00:04:58,210 --> 00:04:59,951 MALE [over comms]: Transporting now, Captain. 112 00:05:01,431 --> 00:05:04,347 [grunts, gasps] 113 00:05:04,347 --> 00:05:06,306 What are you doing? 114 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,482 I'm giving him something for the pain, 115 00:05:08,482 --> 00:05:10,484 and then I need to examine him. 116 00:05:11,572 --> 00:05:12,921 We're gonna help him, Moll. 117 00:05:12,921 --> 00:05:14,618 You did this to him. 118 00:05:14,618 --> 00:05:17,447 - Fierce as a sa-te kru. - Keep both eyes open. 119 00:05:17,447 --> 00:05:19,362 - You know I will. - [L'ak grunts] 120 00:05:26,282 --> 00:05:28,284 Guards, step back. 121 00:05:28,284 --> 00:05:30,547 [labored breathing] 122 00:05:34,769 --> 00:05:36,031 [grunts] 123 00:05:37,946 --> 00:05:39,121 A word, Captain? 124 00:05:42,864 --> 00:05:44,692 L'ak is fading. 125 00:05:44,692 --> 00:05:46,781 Some kind of vital organ must have been hit, but 126 00:05:46,781 --> 00:05:48,783 we don't know enough about Breen physiology 127 00:05:48,783 --> 00:05:51,481 to do much besides ease his pain. 128 00:05:51,481 --> 00:05:53,222 We have to do more. 129 00:05:53,222 --> 00:05:55,659 Breen fugitive dying in Federation custody, 130 00:05:55,659 --> 00:05:58,314 this is politically charged, to say the least. 131 00:05:58,314 --> 00:06:00,055 Tell me you have a plan. 132 00:06:00,055 --> 00:06:02,405 I did a deep dive into Dominion War-era medical research. 133 00:06:02,405 --> 00:06:03,885 There is some evidence that the Breen 134 00:06:03,885 --> 00:06:05,452 are capable of somatic cell regeneration 135 00:06:05,452 --> 00:06:07,845 in extreme cold, so we located 136 00:06:07,845 --> 00:06:09,543 a captured Breen refrigeration unit 137 00:06:09,543 --> 00:06:11,545 in an old Fed HQ storage manifest, 138 00:06:11,545 --> 00:06:13,982 and we may be able to use it to convert a biobed 139 00:06:13,982 --> 00:06:16,637 into a low-temperature ICU unit. 140 00:06:16,637 --> 00:06:18,900 - It's a long shot. - Do it. 141 00:06:18,900 --> 00:06:20,989 I'll alert headquarters to have it ready right now. 142 00:06:32,304 --> 00:06:34,437 BURNHAM: Commander Asha, bring us in for docking. 143 00:06:34,437 --> 00:06:37,353 ASHA: I'm sorry, Captain, they're asking us to hold. 144 00:06:37,353 --> 00:06:38,920 BURNHAM: Wonder why. 145 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,444 Captain, we're receiving a hail from Admiral Vance. 146 00:06:41,444 --> 00:06:43,533 He's requesting to speak with you before we dock. 147 00:06:43,533 --> 00:06:44,621 Put him through. 148 00:06:44,621 --> 00:06:46,884 Apparently, it's classified. 149 00:06:52,194 --> 00:06:54,979 I'll meet him in my ready room. Rayner, 150 00:06:54,979 --> 00:06:56,851 you have the conn. 151 00:06:59,331 --> 00:07:01,029 BURNHAM: Admiral. 152 00:07:02,073 --> 00:07:05,076 I'm having the refrigeration unit beamed over. 153 00:07:05,076 --> 00:07:07,165 Moll and L'ak will remain in your custody. 154 00:07:07,165 --> 00:07:08,776 I thought we were transferring them to you? 155 00:07:08,776 --> 00:07:09,951 Change of plans. 156 00:07:09,951 --> 00:07:11,474 Once you receive it, 157 00:07:11,474 --> 00:07:13,868 I need you to jump immediately. 158 00:07:13,868 --> 00:07:15,522 Get them as far away as you can. 159 00:07:15,522 --> 00:07:17,349 Sir, what's happening? 160 00:07:19,351 --> 00:07:22,616 - We received this. - [electronic garble] 161 00:07:22,616 --> 00:07:25,227 Breen. 162 00:07:25,227 --> 00:07:27,272 We ran it through translation. 163 00:07:27,272 --> 00:07:29,318 RUHN: Your Federation has captured two fugitives 164 00:07:29,318 --> 00:07:31,276 who have incurred an Erigah. 165 00:07:31,276 --> 00:07:33,757 Be ready to hand them over upon our imminent arrival. 166 00:07:33,757 --> 00:07:36,064 Scans show a Breen dreadnaught 167 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:38,066 heading this way at maximum warp. 168 00:07:38,066 --> 00:07:39,633 President Rillak is at 169 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:41,548 a diplomatic summit on Tellar Prime. 170 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:43,332 For her security, she'll remain there. 171 00:07:43,332 --> 00:07:46,378 All nonessential personnel will shelter in quarters. 172 00:07:46,378 --> 00:07:47,902 How did the Breen even know we have them? 173 00:07:47,902 --> 00:07:49,294 They must have intercepted 174 00:07:49,294 --> 00:07:51,079 our communication with the Locherer. 175 00:07:51,079 --> 00:07:53,429 Goes without saying that handing them over is not an option. 176 00:07:53,429 --> 00:07:54,996 Can't allow the Breen to become aware 177 00:07:54,996 --> 00:07:56,519 of the Progenitors' technology. 178 00:07:56,519 --> 00:07:58,521 So we jump away with Moll and L'ak, and then what? 179 00:07:58,521 --> 00:08:00,088 You just deny the Federation has them? 180 00:08:00,088 --> 00:08:03,004 By all means, Captain, speak freely. 181 00:08:03,004 --> 00:08:05,049 Apologies, Admiral. 182 00:08:05,049 --> 00:08:07,312 To your point, the Breen are too smart for games, 183 00:08:07,312 --> 00:08:08,705 but having Moll and L'ak elsewhere 184 00:08:08,705 --> 00:08:10,577 will at least limit the immediate risk 185 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:12,100 and force them to consider how far 186 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,231 they're willing to push us 187 00:08:13,231 --> 00:08:14,319 in order to fulfill this Erigah. 188 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:15,886 Well, with all due respect, sir, 189 00:08:15,886 --> 00:08:17,932 we can't keep moving indefinitely. 190 00:08:17,932 --> 00:08:19,455 They will figure it out eventually. 191 00:08:19,455 --> 00:08:21,283 They'll start tracking our jump signature. 192 00:08:21,283 --> 00:08:23,285 They'll leave who knows what kind of carnage 193 00:08:23,285 --> 00:08:25,809 in their wake as they follow us and keep following us. 194 00:08:25,809 --> 00:08:27,942 Do you have an alternative proposal? 195 00:08:27,942 --> 00:08:30,031 Yeah, let Discovery stay. 196 00:08:30,031 --> 00:08:33,034 Force them to deal with us right now 197 00:08:33,034 --> 00:08:35,558 and find a solution. 198 00:08:35,558 --> 00:08:37,691 It'll come to that eventually, anyway. 199 00:08:37,691 --> 00:08:39,867 Fair enough. 200 00:08:44,611 --> 00:08:46,351 All right, Discovery stays, 201 00:08:46,351 --> 00:08:49,877 but Moll and L'ak will remain on board, just in case. 202 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,796 Let's hope this works. 203 00:09:02,585 --> 00:09:06,023 ♪ 204 00:09:34,835 --> 00:09:38,229 ♪ 205 00:10:05,126 --> 00:10:07,955 ♪ 206 00:10:19,575 --> 00:10:22,622 [original Star Trek theme plays] 207 00:10:35,678 --> 00:10:38,376 T'RINA: Admiral, Captain, Commander, 208 00:10:38,376 --> 00:10:40,117 thank you for coming so quickly. 209 00:10:40,117 --> 00:10:43,904 President Rillak has delegated me to lead negotiations 210 00:10:43,904 --> 00:10:46,558 in her stead. In preparation, I have reviewed 211 00:10:46,558 --> 00:10:48,430 all records of past 212 00:10:48,430 --> 00:10:50,258 diplomatic relations with the Breen. 213 00:10:50,258 --> 00:10:52,260 - Anything that can help us? - T'RINA: There has been 214 00:10:52,260 --> 00:10:53,914 no official contact since before the Burn, 215 00:10:53,914 --> 00:10:56,133 so recent intelligence is limited. 216 00:10:56,133 --> 00:10:58,266 We do know they have experienced unrest 217 00:10:58,266 --> 00:11:00,311 since the death of their emperor. 218 00:11:00,311 --> 00:11:03,271 Six primarchs are currently at war 219 00:11:03,271 --> 00:11:04,968 for control of the Imperium. 220 00:11:04,968 --> 00:11:06,753 Do we know which one is coming? 221 00:11:06,753 --> 00:11:09,190 - We do not. - RAYNER: Doesn't matter. 222 00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:10,931 All the Breen are the same. 223 00:11:10,931 --> 00:11:12,802 The word "diplomacy" 224 00:11:12,802 --> 00:11:14,369 is not even in their vocabulary. 225 00:11:14,369 --> 00:11:16,066 Then we shall teach it to them. 226 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:17,851 That's more a pipe dream than a tactic. 227 00:11:17,851 --> 00:11:19,809 T'RINA: Do not equate a desire for understanding 228 00:11:19,809 --> 00:11:21,550 with lack of nerve. 229 00:11:21,550 --> 00:11:23,726 This faction seeks power. 230 00:11:23,726 --> 00:11:25,728 There must be something we can offer 231 00:11:25,728 --> 00:11:28,252 that they will perceive as beneficial enough 232 00:11:28,252 --> 00:11:29,906 to negate an Erigah. 233 00:11:29,906 --> 00:11:32,256 An Erigah is a blood bounty. 234 00:11:32,256 --> 00:11:35,129 If they need to start a war to fulfill it, they will. 235 00:11:35,129 --> 00:11:36,783 Let's not forget what happened the last time 236 00:11:36,783 --> 00:11:38,480 Breen entered Federation space. 237 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,612 Starfleet was caught flat-footed. 238 00:11:40,612 --> 00:11:42,266 That's not gonna happen this time. 239 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:44,921 I've called back some of our ships as a deterrent, 240 00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:47,271 we'll mount a defense, if need be. 241 00:11:47,271 --> 00:11:49,230 We just need to keep things calm 242 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:50,884 until backup arrives. 243 00:11:50,884 --> 00:11:52,712 Something doesn't add up here. 244 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,801 They don't need to come into Federation territory 245 00:11:54,801 --> 00:11:56,411 to make this demand. 246 00:11:56,411 --> 00:11:58,674 It's a risk for them, too. 247 00:11:58,674 --> 00:12:00,763 Would they really do it just to fulfill an Erigah? 248 00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:03,723 You believe there is another reason they want Moll and L'ak? 249 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:05,550 I think there could be. 250 00:12:05,550 --> 00:12:07,770 As you've said before, 251 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:10,860 the most powerful weapon in diplomacy is information. 252 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:12,644 We need more. 253 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:18,433 Captain Saru is currently on a diplomatic mission 254 00:12:18,433 --> 00:12:20,348 not far from Breen space. 255 00:12:20,348 --> 00:12:21,697 In a recent report, 256 00:12:21,697 --> 00:12:23,699 he noted that their factional wars 257 00:12:23,699 --> 00:12:25,832 stem from a succession dispute. 258 00:12:25,832 --> 00:12:29,661 Competing claims from disparate branches of the royal bloodline. 259 00:12:29,661 --> 00:12:30,967 A primarch of the royal line 260 00:12:30,967 --> 00:12:32,752 wouldn't need L'ak for succession, 261 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:35,406 so what purpose would he and Moll serve, then? 262 00:12:35,406 --> 00:12:38,583 It doesn't matter. None of it will matter 263 00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:40,107 if they think they can take us. 264 00:12:40,107 --> 00:12:42,152 My suggestion: We install 265 00:12:42,152 --> 00:12:45,547 thoron emitters on the hull. Used with duranium shadows, 266 00:12:45,547 --> 00:12:48,332 it'll give the impression that we're armed to the gills. 267 00:12:48,332 --> 00:12:50,421 At least give them pause. 268 00:12:50,421 --> 00:12:51,988 Or incite them to attack. 269 00:12:51,988 --> 00:12:55,078 [scoffs, chuckles] So, what-- 270 00:12:55,078 --> 00:12:57,124 we should just stick our necks out on the chopping block? 271 00:12:57,124 --> 00:12:59,996 - Commander Rayner, we're on the same team here. - Yeah? 272 00:12:59,996 --> 00:13:02,172 Am I the only one familiar with the Romulan saying, 273 00:13:02,172 --> 00:13:03,913 "Never turn your back on a Breen"? 274 00:13:03,913 --> 00:13:07,308 There is nothing to be gained from xenophobic comments. 275 00:13:07,308 --> 00:13:10,441 I'm not the xenophobic one, Madam President. 276 00:13:10,441 --> 00:13:13,140 To the Breen, genocide is a necessity. 277 00:13:13,140 --> 00:13:14,968 Their version of a Prime Directive. 278 00:13:14,968 --> 00:13:18,232 Commander, wait for me outside. 279 00:13:18,232 --> 00:13:19,842 [scoffs] 280 00:13:24,325 --> 00:13:25,369 [sighs] 281 00:13:34,030 --> 00:13:35,902 Madam President, Admiral, 282 00:13:35,902 --> 00:13:37,904 if Moll and L'ak have information 283 00:13:37,904 --> 00:13:40,036 that might be helpful, we have to get it out of them 284 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:41,342 sooner rather than later. 285 00:13:41,342 --> 00:13:43,039 I was with them on the ISS. 286 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:44,867 I got a sense of how they operate. 287 00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:47,348 I think I have a shot. 288 00:13:52,396 --> 00:13:53,963 Then you better take it. 289 00:13:53,963 --> 00:13:55,747 Thank you. 290 00:13:56,705 --> 00:13:58,620 Captain. 291 00:13:58,620 --> 00:14:01,014 Make sure to keep your Number One in line. 292 00:14:01,014 --> 00:14:04,365 Can't afford any missteps when the Breen get here. 293 00:14:04,365 --> 00:14:07,020 Understood. Madam President. 294 00:14:18,161 --> 00:14:20,337 If Vance thinks a defensive position 295 00:14:20,337 --> 00:14:23,123 is anything short of an invitation to be decimated... 296 00:14:23,123 --> 00:14:25,473 Well, the admiral is doing the best he can with what he has. 297 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:27,040 And he's as concerned as I am 298 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,911 about your ability to handle this today. 299 00:14:28,911 --> 00:14:31,566 Neither of you understand what you're up against here. 300 00:14:31,566 --> 00:14:33,307 But I suspect you do. 301 00:14:33,307 --> 00:14:36,005 This seems personal, Rayner. 302 00:14:36,005 --> 00:14:38,921 But if you have valuable intel, you need to share it. 303 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:40,705 I already said what I had to say. 304 00:14:42,272 --> 00:14:45,580 I apologize for the tone, Captain. 305 00:14:47,974 --> 00:14:50,063 [indistinct announcement over P.A.] 306 00:14:51,673 --> 00:14:53,327 Dismissed. 307 00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,943 Lieutenant Gallo, place us on Yellow Alert. 308 00:15:00,943 --> 00:15:04,425 All hands prepare for the imminent arrival of the Breen. 309 00:15:04,425 --> 00:15:06,818 - STAMETS: Hey, Tilly. - Huh? 310 00:15:06,818 --> 00:15:08,298 Wait, Tilly. 311 00:15:08,298 --> 00:15:09,996 I-I was looking for you at the science lab 312 00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,649 and they said you were taking a-a shuttle 313 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:12,955 to Fed HQ? 314 00:15:12,955 --> 00:15:14,043 Yeah, if the Breen are gonna attack, 315 00:15:14,043 --> 00:15:15,697 my cadets are gonna need me. 316 00:15:15,697 --> 00:15:17,046 We need you here. 317 00:15:17,046 --> 00:15:18,569 Look, um, 318 00:15:18,569 --> 00:15:20,006 this was attached to the clue we retrieved 319 00:15:20,006 --> 00:15:21,659 from the fifth tower on Halem'no. 320 00:15:21,659 --> 00:15:23,444 It's a Betazed logo, 321 00:15:23,444 --> 00:15:26,621 and the text translates to "the labyrinths of the mind." 322 00:15:26,621 --> 00:15:30,277 So, if you and Adira could focus on the meaning of that phrase, 323 00:15:30,277 --> 00:15:33,497 then I can figure out the properties of the metal. 324 00:15:33,497 --> 00:15:35,282 Paul, why are we talking about the clue right now? 325 00:15:35,282 --> 00:15:37,719 The last time the Breen paid a visit to the Federation, 326 00:15:37,719 --> 00:15:39,634 they destroyed an entire city. 327 00:15:39,634 --> 00:15:42,332 Which is exactly why we need to keep focusing on this. 328 00:15:42,332 --> 00:15:44,291 Look, the Mitchell is out there, 329 00:15:44,291 --> 00:15:45,988 and their orders 330 00:15:45,988 --> 00:15:48,599 are to stand by in case... 331 00:15:50,297 --> 00:15:53,996 Well, in case they receive an encrypted message from us. 332 00:15:55,258 --> 00:15:56,868 You mean, in case we can't compete the mission 333 00:15:56,868 --> 00:15:58,305 because we're all dead. 334 00:15:58,305 --> 00:16:00,089 This clue 335 00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:02,439 is the most important thing in the Federation right now. 336 00:16:02,439 --> 00:16:05,442 We have to get the Progenitors' power and keep it safe. 337 00:16:05,442 --> 00:16:09,316 If the Breen or-or someone else gets it... 338 00:16:09,316 --> 00:16:12,797 And, honestly, Fed HQ is the safest place 339 00:16:12,797 --> 00:16:15,322 your cadets could be right now. 340 00:16:15,322 --> 00:16:17,889 So... 341 00:16:17,889 --> 00:16:21,328 can I let Adira know you're on your way to help? 342 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:24,418 Yes. 343 00:16:24,418 --> 00:16:26,202 Of course. 344 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,640 Dr. Culber, how's he doing? 345 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,251 Improving, slowly. 346 00:16:31,251 --> 00:16:33,209 The blend of sub-zero gasses promotes 347 00:16:33,209 --> 00:16:35,516 a strong immune response unique to the Breen. 348 00:16:35,516 --> 00:16:37,257 Can I talk to him? 349 00:16:37,257 --> 00:16:38,910 You can try. 350 00:16:44,394 --> 00:16:47,006 The Breen are on their way. 351 00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:49,486 They demand that we hand you both over. 352 00:16:49,486 --> 00:16:51,358 You must have foreseen 353 00:16:51,358 --> 00:16:53,969 the possibility they would intercept your SOS. 354 00:16:53,969 --> 00:16:55,710 What was your plan? 355 00:16:55,710 --> 00:16:57,842 Always been partial to winging it. 356 00:16:59,801 --> 00:17:01,194 On the ISS, 357 00:17:01,194 --> 00:17:03,370 you said you were trying to buy your way out 358 00:17:03,370 --> 00:17:05,241 of the Erigah with the Progenitors' power. 359 00:17:06,721 --> 00:17:08,766 Is there anything else they would accept as payment? 360 00:17:08,766 --> 00:17:10,333 If there was, 361 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:12,205 we would have paid it. 362 00:17:18,428 --> 00:17:21,605 A dreadnaught-- the most powerful warship class 363 00:17:21,605 --> 00:17:23,216 in the entire Breen Imperium-- 364 00:17:23,216 --> 00:17:25,000 is coming all the way to Federation Headquarters 365 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:26,654 for your Erigah. 366 00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:31,093 This primarch really wants you. Why? 367 00:17:37,621 --> 00:17:40,015 We could have let you die out there. 368 00:17:42,017 --> 00:17:44,106 Instead, we're risking our lives to help you. 369 00:17:44,106 --> 00:17:46,108 If you want to help us, let us out of here. 370 00:17:46,108 --> 00:17:47,718 Take our chances on our own. 371 00:17:47,718 --> 00:17:50,112 With him in his condition? You would have no chance. 372 00:17:50,112 --> 00:17:52,071 Some things are worse than death. 373 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:53,246 What's worse than death? 374 00:17:53,246 --> 00:17:55,857 This conversation, for starters. 375 00:18:00,427 --> 00:18:03,343 Primarch doesn't actually plan to kill you, does he? 376 00:18:05,562 --> 00:18:08,609 Who are you? 377 00:18:08,609 --> 00:18:10,654 His child? 378 00:18:10,654 --> 00:18:13,483 Sibling? Cousin? 379 00:18:18,967 --> 00:18:21,883 What does he really want with you? 380 00:18:24,407 --> 00:18:28,063 Fine, I'll tell you what he wants. The throne. 381 00:18:28,063 --> 00:18:31,022 I'm guessing, somehow, you can get it for him, 382 00:18:31,022 --> 00:18:32,807 if he can have you under his thumb again. 383 00:18:32,807 --> 00:18:34,374 And for someone who fought for their freedom 384 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:35,984 that would be worse than death, wouldn't it? 385 00:18:45,254 --> 00:18:48,431 Oh, it's you, isn't it? 386 00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:54,916 You are the bloodline, not the primarch. 387 00:18:54,916 --> 00:18:58,224 He can't succeed without you. 388 00:18:58,224 --> 00:18:59,834 Yeah. 389 00:18:59,834 --> 00:19:02,532 Lucky me. 390 00:19:02,532 --> 00:19:05,970 Direct descendent of the emperor. 391 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:09,931 The scion of the Breen Imperium. 392 00:19:09,931 --> 00:19:13,239 Makes me sick to even say it. 393 00:19:14,762 --> 00:19:16,981 So do me a favor. 394 00:19:16,981 --> 00:19:18,548 When my uncle gets here... 395 00:19:20,594 --> 00:19:22,813 ...spit in his face for me. 396 00:19:39,613 --> 00:19:41,223 ZORA: I've found a match 397 00:19:41,223 --> 00:19:43,356 for the phrase inscribed upon the metal card. 398 00:19:43,356 --> 00:19:46,750 Labyrinths of the Mind is the title of a Betazoid manuscript, 399 00:19:46,750 --> 00:19:50,363 written in 2371 by a Dr. Marina Derex. 400 00:19:50,363 --> 00:19:52,060 That's one of the scientists who helped hide 401 00:19:52,060 --> 00:19:53,583 the Progenitors' tech. Uh, any chance 402 00:19:53,583 --> 00:19:55,455 you can source us a copy? 403 00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:57,544 Only a few thousand were published in its time. 404 00:19:57,544 --> 00:19:59,372 I don't see that any remain available. 405 00:19:59,372 --> 00:20:02,505 I'm sorry, there has to be one somewhere. 406 00:20:02,505 --> 00:20:05,508 Looking more closely, I don't believe a copy will be helpful. 407 00:20:05,508 --> 00:20:07,684 The punctuation of the Betazed symbols 408 00:20:07,684 --> 00:20:09,338 point to this being the root text. 409 00:20:09,338 --> 00:20:11,862 That is, the original handwritten manuscript. 410 00:20:11,862 --> 00:20:13,299 TILLY: The original manuscript? 411 00:20:13,299 --> 00:20:14,474 Well, any chance that still exists? 412 00:20:14,474 --> 00:20:15,475 If it does, 413 00:20:15,475 --> 00:20:16,867 I have no record of it. 414 00:20:16,867 --> 00:20:18,434 Fantastic. 415 00:20:18,434 --> 00:20:20,610 For a second there, I thought we had a gimmie. 416 00:20:20,610 --> 00:20:24,571 Uh, Zora, could you do a scan of Starfleet personnel files 417 00:20:24,571 --> 00:20:26,921 to see if there's anyone with expertise 418 00:20:26,921 --> 00:20:29,315 - on ancient manuscripts? - Oh, that's a good idea. 419 00:20:29,315 --> 00:20:31,839 Of course, Ensign. One moment. 420 00:20:34,929 --> 00:20:36,974 - [chuckles]: What? - Nothing, just... 421 00:20:36,974 --> 00:20:38,802 Remember how scared you were to 422 00:20:38,802 --> 00:20:41,675 be on the bridge when we went to Halem'no? You did a great job. 423 00:20:41,675 --> 00:20:43,111 I don't know about that. [chuckles] 424 00:20:43,111 --> 00:20:44,417 No, you did. 425 00:20:44,417 --> 00:20:45,809 And you're doing a great job with this. 426 00:20:45,809 --> 00:20:47,768 You're just... helping us find the clue. 427 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,639 Just seems like, in general, 428 00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:51,424 you're really finding your way, and you shouldn't be afraid 429 00:20:51,424 --> 00:20:53,513 to take on more, you know? 430 00:20:53,513 --> 00:20:55,254 You have it in you. 431 00:20:57,430 --> 00:21:01,172 - Well, thanks, Teach. - [computer chimes] 432 00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:02,652 I have found someone 433 00:21:02,652 --> 00:21:04,306 with relevant experience. 434 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:06,613 Her curriculum vitae lists prior employment 435 00:21:06,613 --> 00:21:08,963 as a rare and antiquarian bookseller. 436 00:21:08,963 --> 00:21:11,139 Uh, who? 437 00:21:11,139 --> 00:21:12,488 Commander Reno. 438 00:21:14,055 --> 00:21:15,535 TILLY: Uh, Commander Reno, uh, 439 00:21:15,535 --> 00:21:16,710 we could use your help. 440 00:21:16,710 --> 00:21:18,538 If you can talk while I work. 441 00:21:18,538 --> 00:21:20,757 This targeting matrix is screwy. 442 00:21:20,757 --> 00:21:22,324 Got to have accurate weapons 443 00:21:22,324 --> 00:21:24,195 if we start shooting it out with the Breen. 444 00:21:24,195 --> 00:21:26,720 Everyone seems to think that's inevitable. 445 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,374 It's the whole faceless-helmet vibe. 446 00:21:28,374 --> 00:21:31,681 Truncheons. Jackboots. Where's the nuance? 447 00:21:31,681 --> 00:21:35,250 Yeah, so we're working on the latest clue. Uh, 448 00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:37,034 it points to a rare manuscript. 449 00:21:37,034 --> 00:21:39,123 We were thinking since you used to work with those, um... 450 00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:42,562 Uh... I may have padded my résumé with that one. 451 00:21:42,562 --> 00:21:44,607 Truth is, I used to move 452 00:21:44,607 --> 00:21:48,524 hard-to-find folios for a shady antiquarian archivist. 453 00:21:48,524 --> 00:21:50,874 Try saying that one five times fast. 454 00:21:50,874 --> 00:21:53,007 Uh, sorry, you were a smuggler? 455 00:21:53,007 --> 00:21:54,051 I smuggled. 456 00:21:54,051 --> 00:21:55,662 Had a lot of odd jobs 457 00:21:55,662 --> 00:21:58,055 before I committed to Starfleet. 458 00:21:58,055 --> 00:22:00,231 VIP shuttle pilot, 459 00:22:00,231 --> 00:22:02,756 deep mercury welder, bartender 460 00:22:02,756 --> 00:22:04,497 at a cozy little dive 461 00:22:04,497 --> 00:22:06,237 on Ashalon Four. 462 00:22:06,237 --> 00:22:08,370 I'm actually supposed to pick up a guest shift tonight 463 00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,677 at Red's Lounge. You haven't lived 464 00:22:10,677 --> 00:22:13,114 until you've tried my Seven of Limes. 465 00:22:13,114 --> 00:22:16,030 Wow, you really got around. 466 00:22:16,030 --> 00:22:18,728 Uh, not... I'm sor... Not like that. 467 00:22:18,728 --> 00:22:20,861 Oh, yeah, like that. 468 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:23,646 All right, well, story for another time. Um... 469 00:22:23,646 --> 00:22:26,257 we are looking for a very specific manuscript. 470 00:22:26,257 --> 00:22:28,347 It is a handwritten Betazoid text 471 00:22:28,347 --> 00:22:30,479 called Labyrinths of the Mind. 472 00:22:30,479 --> 00:22:31,741 RENO: Never heard of it. 473 00:22:31,741 --> 00:22:33,090 There's a lot of places 474 00:22:33,090 --> 00:22:35,005 something like that could end up. 475 00:22:35,005 --> 00:22:37,921 Private collections, museums, 476 00:22:37,921 --> 00:22:39,445 in a landfill. 477 00:22:39,445 --> 00:22:41,098 We can't hit a dead end here. 478 00:22:41,098 --> 00:22:43,492 Once we figure this out, it'll take us to the final clue. 479 00:22:43,492 --> 00:22:46,800 No, no, we'll figure it out. Walk with me. 480 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,106 I've got shield emitters to overhaul before the Breen... 481 00:22:49,106 --> 00:22:51,152 CHRISTOPHER [on P.A.]: Attention all personnel. 482 00:22:51,152 --> 00:22:53,415 We are code one-alpha. Code one-alpha. 483 00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:55,548 Shit, they're here. 484 00:22:55,548 --> 00:22:57,811 [booming] 485 00:23:19,485 --> 00:23:20,877 FEMALE [over P.A.]: Attention all personnel. 486 00:23:20,877 --> 00:23:22,618 We are now at Yellow Alert. 487 00:23:22,618 --> 00:23:24,446 - Repeat: we are at Yellow Alert. - Madam President. Admiral. 488 00:23:24,446 --> 00:23:27,057 That Breen ship-- that's the same ship that we saw 489 00:23:27,057 --> 00:23:28,581 on the time-bug cycle. 490 00:23:28,581 --> 00:23:31,148 The one that destroyed Federation Headquarters. 491 00:23:32,498 --> 00:23:34,456 VANCE: What are the scans telling us? 492 00:23:34,456 --> 00:23:37,024 Scans can't penetrate their shields, Admiral. 493 00:23:38,155 --> 00:23:40,201 Hail them. 494 00:23:40,201 --> 00:23:42,595 I do hope some actionable intelligence 495 00:23:42,595 --> 00:23:45,075 - came from your visit with L'ak? - BURNHAM: Yes. 496 00:23:45,075 --> 00:23:47,513 Without him, this primarch has no claim to the throne. 497 00:23:47,513 --> 00:23:49,210 We just need time to figure out how to use 498 00:23:49,210 --> 00:23:51,560 that information to get them to leave, peacefully. 499 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,215 TEEMO: They've answered our hail, sir. 500 00:23:59,394 --> 00:24:01,527 [electronic garbling] 501 00:24:03,790 --> 00:24:05,226 Translating. 502 00:24:05,226 --> 00:24:08,272 I am Primarch Ruhn. 503 00:24:08,272 --> 00:24:10,884 I demand you transfer the fugitives to my ship. 504 00:24:10,884 --> 00:24:13,408 President T'Rina of Ni'Var. 505 00:24:13,408 --> 00:24:15,584 I've been empowered by Federation President Rillak 506 00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:17,456 to greet you and lead this negotiation. 507 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:19,849 There will be no negotiation. 508 00:24:19,849 --> 00:24:21,895 The fugitives. Immediately. 509 00:24:21,895 --> 00:24:25,115 L'ak and Moll are currently receiving medical treatment, 510 00:24:25,115 --> 00:24:26,856 and any extradition orders 511 00:24:26,856 --> 00:24:28,728 would need to be drafted and approved. 512 00:24:28,728 --> 00:24:30,730 Four hours should suffice. 513 00:24:30,730 --> 00:24:32,427 RUHN: One hour. 514 00:24:32,427 --> 00:24:35,735 Failure to comply will be considered an act of war. 515 00:24:39,347 --> 00:24:41,567 Extradition orders? 516 00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:45,353 It seemed preferable to claims of a tribble infestation. 517 00:24:47,442 --> 00:24:49,531 You said you needed time 518 00:24:49,531 --> 00:24:51,577 to figure out how to use what you learned 519 00:24:51,577 --> 00:24:53,579 from L'ak and Moll in order to resolve this peacefully. 520 00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:55,232 You have one hour. 521 00:24:55,232 --> 00:24:57,365 Thank you. 522 00:24:57,365 --> 00:24:59,541 I do have an idea. 523 00:24:59,541 --> 00:25:03,066 Okay, Zora, um, eliminate star systems 524 00:25:03,066 --> 00:25:05,547 that aren't rich in ionized beryllium 525 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:07,375 or gadolinium-154. 526 00:25:07,375 --> 00:25:09,290 Actually, no, um, 527 00:25:09,290 --> 00:25:11,553 try removing all systems 528 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:13,555 that contain alloys, 529 00:25:13,555 --> 00:25:15,470 minerals or compounds 530 00:25:15,470 --> 00:25:18,038 that are not detected in the Betazoid card. 531 00:25:19,126 --> 00:25:20,823 ZORA: Here you are, Commander. 532 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:24,871 - So much for my shortcut. - Hey. There you are. 533 00:25:24,871 --> 00:25:26,612 I was looking for you earlier. 534 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:28,918 They said that you were with Tilly, but to check back. 535 00:25:28,918 --> 00:25:31,051 Yeah, w-we're dividing and conquering with the clue. 536 00:25:31,051 --> 00:25:33,575 Uh, I'm working on where the card came from 537 00:25:33,575 --> 00:25:36,883 and Tilly and Adira are figuring out the phrase. 538 00:25:36,883 --> 00:25:39,102 - Uh, what do you need? - I want to help. 539 00:25:39,102 --> 00:25:40,190 Put me to work. 540 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:42,366 - Really? - Yeah. 541 00:25:42,366 --> 00:25:44,151 You could ask Hugh-- I'm shite at sitting around. 542 00:25:44,151 --> 00:25:45,631 So, until someone needs me to pick up a phaser 543 00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:48,372 and take on some Breen, I'm all yours. 544 00:25:48,372 --> 00:25:52,115 Okay, great. Well, n-not the "taking on Breen" part. 545 00:25:52,115 --> 00:25:53,900 Hopefully, it won't come to that, but, um, 546 00:25:53,900 --> 00:25:56,424 you can help find anything that will point us 547 00:25:56,424 --> 00:25:57,860 toward where in space 548 00:25:57,860 --> 00:26:00,297 this was made. 549 00:26:00,297 --> 00:26:02,038 Okay, so I take it these are our 550 00:26:02,038 --> 00:26:03,605 possible origin points? 551 00:26:03,605 --> 00:26:06,739 Yeah, well, um, there used to be more of them. 552 00:26:06,739 --> 00:26:08,567 A needle in a haystack, then. 553 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,873 Try a needle in a hundred million haystacks. 554 00:26:10,873 --> 00:26:14,573 Okay. Let's start looking. 555 00:26:22,972 --> 00:26:25,061 Commander. 556 00:26:25,061 --> 00:26:26,585 I was strategizing. 557 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:28,978 We're running out of time. 558 00:26:28,978 --> 00:26:30,676 What do you know about Breen leadership? 559 00:26:30,676 --> 00:26:32,199 Succession, specifically. 560 00:26:33,374 --> 00:26:35,071 Not much. Why? 561 00:26:35,071 --> 00:26:38,379 We know that the primarch needs L'ak to claim the throne. 562 00:26:38,379 --> 00:26:40,990 I think we can use that. I'm just not sure how. 563 00:26:42,949 --> 00:26:45,429 We're dealing with a culture that we know 564 00:26:45,429 --> 00:26:47,606 nearly nothing about. 565 00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:50,434 Rayner, you do. 566 00:26:50,434 --> 00:26:52,567 You had a strong reaction earlier, 567 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:54,700 and I... I didn't fully understand it, 568 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:57,354 but then I did a little digging and learned 569 00:26:57,354 --> 00:26:59,618 that Kellerun was used as a Breen outpost 570 00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:01,576 for a number of years. 571 00:27:01,576 --> 00:27:03,273 Your home. 572 00:27:08,496 --> 00:27:10,890 That was a long time ago. 573 00:27:12,718 --> 00:27:14,633 I don't... 574 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:19,072 It's not something I like to talk about. 575 00:27:22,728 --> 00:27:24,904 Can you at least tell me if you had any run-ins 576 00:27:24,904 --> 00:27:26,993 with a Primarch Ruhn? 577 00:27:28,168 --> 00:27:29,648 No. 578 00:27:31,911 --> 00:27:34,217 Another primarch controlled our planet. 579 00:27:35,741 --> 00:27:37,656 Tahal. 580 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:40,746 Showed up. 581 00:27:40,746 --> 00:27:42,617 No warning. 582 00:27:44,401 --> 00:27:47,578 Ships filled the sky like a swarm of Golor beetles. 583 00:27:49,276 --> 00:27:51,974 Chose it as a forward base. 584 00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:54,542 Used it as a munitions resupply hub. 585 00:27:57,501 --> 00:28:00,722 Tahal clear-cut our forests, poisoned our seas, 586 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:03,377 blackened our skies. 587 00:28:03,377 --> 00:28:05,771 I don't even know how many died. 588 00:28:07,033 --> 00:28:10,253 Collateral damage in whatever war she was fighting. 589 00:28:10,253 --> 00:28:13,561 We put up a hell of a fight. 590 00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:20,960 But I'm the only one of my family that made it. 591 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,005 I'm sorry. 592 00:28:23,005 --> 00:28:24,354 Yeah. 593 00:28:26,313 --> 00:28:28,707 Breen cannot be negotiated with. 594 00:28:30,578 --> 00:28:32,798 Not when they want something. 595 00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:39,152 BURNHAM: We just need to get Ruhn to believe 596 00:28:39,152 --> 00:28:40,631 we can offer him something he wants more 597 00:28:40,631 --> 00:28:41,937 than Moll and L'ak. 598 00:28:43,765 --> 00:28:46,855 And I think you just gave us a way. 599 00:28:52,948 --> 00:28:54,689 Thank you for talking. 600 00:28:59,912 --> 00:29:02,479 [sighs] 601 00:29:04,307 --> 00:29:05,613 RENO: I used to have 602 00:29:05,613 --> 00:29:08,442 tons of contacts in the book trade. 603 00:29:08,442 --> 00:29:10,270 800 years ago, anyway. 604 00:29:10,270 --> 00:29:12,141 They're all pushing up daisies now. 605 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:15,666 Got anything else that might help narrow things down? 606 00:29:15,666 --> 00:29:17,668 Uh, manuscript's one of a kind. 607 00:29:17,668 --> 00:29:20,367 Any copies would have been lost a long time ago 608 00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:21,977 and the original might be all that we have left, 609 00:29:21,977 --> 00:29:23,326 like, anywhere. 610 00:29:23,326 --> 00:29:24,980 Are you sure it's a one of a kind? 611 00:29:24,980 --> 00:29:27,417 - Uh, as far as we know. Why? - RENO: Dr. Derex 612 00:29:27,417 --> 00:29:31,291 would have wanted to protect it if it leads to the next clue. 613 00:29:31,291 --> 00:29:34,294 Try the Eternal Gallery and Archive. 614 00:29:34,294 --> 00:29:35,599 A mouthful, I know. 615 00:29:35,599 --> 00:29:37,297 We just called it the archive. 616 00:29:37,297 --> 00:29:39,603 It's like a bank but it protects knowledge. 617 00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:41,692 Neutral, all worlds welcome, 618 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:42,998 that sort of thing. 619 00:29:42,998 --> 00:29:44,870 Lots of rarities go there 620 00:29:44,870 --> 00:29:47,133 - for safekeeping. - Yeah, we'll check it out. Where is it? 621 00:29:47,133 --> 00:29:49,091 In space. Somewhere. 622 00:29:49,091 --> 00:29:51,311 Stays safe by always being on the move. 623 00:29:51,311 --> 00:29:55,010 Did you say the title was engraved on a piece of metal? 624 00:29:55,010 --> 00:29:56,533 Yeah. Does that mean something? 625 00:29:57,578 --> 00:30:00,537 Well, might be the library card. 626 00:30:00,537 --> 00:30:02,278 That's how they granted access. 627 00:30:02,278 --> 00:30:04,585 Sounds like something out of a holodeck adventure 628 00:30:04,585 --> 00:30:06,717 for the littles, right? 629 00:30:06,717 --> 00:30:08,023 The archive. 630 00:30:08,023 --> 00:30:10,460 We're on it. Thank you. 631 00:30:10,460 --> 00:30:13,202 - Good luck. - Back at you. 632 00:30:15,901 --> 00:30:18,686 Good news: You're not out of the woods, 633 00:30:18,686 --> 00:30:20,035 but you are stable. 634 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:25,954 Well, your captain thinks she can play Ruhn, 635 00:30:25,954 --> 00:30:28,609 but it's a mistake to assume 636 00:30:28,609 --> 00:30:31,438 Breen think like humans do. 637 00:30:31,438 --> 00:30:33,440 We're nothing like you. 638 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:34,876 Not even close. 639 00:30:34,876 --> 00:30:37,531 Well, I believe, however different we are, 640 00:30:37,531 --> 00:30:39,489 there's always common ground. 641 00:30:39,489 --> 00:30:40,621 You found that with Moll. 642 00:30:40,621 --> 00:30:43,319 L'AK: Moll loves me 643 00:30:43,319 --> 00:30:45,495 because of our differences, 644 00:30:45,495 --> 00:30:47,584 not despite them. 645 00:30:52,198 --> 00:30:55,244 I didn't even think that was possible. 646 00:30:55,244 --> 00:30:57,551 You're straining yourself. 647 00:30:58,769 --> 00:31:02,121 Are you done prodding him? He needs to rest. 648 00:31:14,568 --> 00:31:16,439 We cannot let your uncle get us, not before 649 00:31:16,439 --> 00:31:19,181 we have the Progenitors' tech to bargain with. 650 00:31:19,181 --> 00:31:21,314 The Federation will never give us up. 651 00:31:21,314 --> 00:31:23,794 Stuck in a brig is just another kind of stuck. 652 00:31:25,361 --> 00:31:27,494 You need to make a run for it. 653 00:31:27,494 --> 00:31:29,104 I'm not leaving you. 654 00:31:29,104 --> 00:31:31,237 I'll get the docs to lower the containment field. 655 00:31:31,237 --> 00:31:32,978 You go steal a shuttle, 656 00:31:32,978 --> 00:31:35,415 beam me on board, we'll fly the hell away from here. 657 00:31:35,415 --> 00:31:37,156 Just like that? 658 00:31:37,156 --> 00:31:38,766 You have a better idea? 659 00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:42,074 What's your plan for the field? 660 00:31:42,074 --> 00:31:43,858 [sighs] 661 00:31:43,858 --> 00:31:46,817 Let's just say... 662 00:31:46,817 --> 00:31:48,907 you're not gonna like it. 663 00:31:56,305 --> 00:31:58,481 I love you. 664 00:32:00,831 --> 00:32:02,703 I love you, too, green eye. 665 00:32:08,752 --> 00:32:10,798 ♪ 666 00:32:19,024 --> 00:32:21,330 Are we ready? 667 00:32:26,901 --> 00:32:28,947 As we planned, then. 668 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,951 Hail the Breen ship. 669 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:35,866 Tell them we're prepared to hand over the fugitives. 670 00:32:35,866 --> 00:32:37,607 Hailing now, Admiral. 671 00:32:55,886 --> 00:32:57,976 Welcome aboard, Primarch. 672 00:32:57,976 --> 00:33:00,717 I'm Admiral Vance. You've already met 673 00:33:00,717 --> 00:33:02,154 President T'Rina. 674 00:33:02,154 --> 00:33:04,417 [electronic garbling] 675 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:09,857 The primarch demands: 676 00:33:09,857 --> 00:33:11,815 Where are his prisoners? 677 00:33:14,557 --> 00:33:16,342 As the hour given is not yet finished, 678 00:33:16,342 --> 00:33:18,605 we would like to use what little time remains 679 00:33:18,605 --> 00:33:20,650 as an opportunity for conversation. 680 00:33:20,650 --> 00:33:23,610 [speaking Breen] 681 00:33:23,610 --> 00:33:27,875 The primarch declares: He has no need for conversation. 682 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:29,616 He wants what is his. 683 00:33:29,616 --> 00:33:31,835 No, what he said was he has "no need to speak 684 00:33:31,835 --> 00:33:34,925 with spineless, insignificant achworms." 685 00:33:39,104 --> 00:33:41,193 A more accurate translation, yes? 686 00:33:45,762 --> 00:33:48,026 Hear our offer. 687 00:33:48,026 --> 00:33:51,725 45 metric tons of raw dilithium 688 00:33:51,725 --> 00:33:54,162 in trade for lifting the Erigah. 689 00:33:54,162 --> 00:33:55,772 I will speak in your tongue 690 00:33:55,772 --> 00:33:58,514 so there can be no misunderstanding. 691 00:33:58,514 --> 00:34:01,430 The only payment for a blood bounty is blood. 692 00:34:01,430 --> 00:34:04,781 How much is spilled today will be up to you. 693 00:34:04,781 --> 00:34:07,784 We would prefer to avoid conflict. 694 00:34:07,784 --> 00:34:09,960 Therefore, we will offer you one final chance 695 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,962 to consider our request. 696 00:34:11,962 --> 00:34:13,573 You? 697 00:34:13,573 --> 00:34:15,053 Offer me? 698 00:34:15,053 --> 00:34:16,706 It is an insult. 699 00:34:16,706 --> 00:34:19,883 We tried to engage in diplomatic negotiations 700 00:34:19,883 --> 00:34:21,537 and have been refused, rebuffed 701 00:34:21,537 --> 00:34:23,148 and now ridiculed. 702 00:34:23,148 --> 00:34:25,367 So we must make a difficult decision. 703 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,282 Instead of delivering the prisoners to you, 704 00:34:27,282 --> 00:34:30,459 we will accept an offer we have received from Primarch Tahal. 705 00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:36,987 Tahal? 706 00:34:36,987 --> 00:34:38,641 Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner have been the leads 707 00:34:38,641 --> 00:34:40,208 on negotiations with her. 708 00:34:40,208 --> 00:34:42,558 She has also taken interest in L'ak. 709 00:34:42,558 --> 00:34:44,386 Having him by her side would greatly bolster 710 00:34:44,386 --> 00:34:45,996 her claim to the throne. 711 00:34:45,996 --> 00:34:48,477 Which is also the hope for you. 712 00:34:48,477 --> 00:34:50,000 This was never about an Erigah. 713 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,959 It's about power. 714 00:34:56,311 --> 00:34:58,400 [whirring] 715 00:35:00,141 --> 00:35:01,490 You lie. 716 00:35:01,490 --> 00:35:03,057 Tahal would rather gnaw her own flesh 717 00:35:03,057 --> 00:35:04,711 than strike a deal with the Federation. 718 00:35:04,711 --> 00:35:07,235 She was fierce in her negotiations 719 00:35:07,235 --> 00:35:09,063 but fair in her terms. 720 00:35:09,063 --> 00:35:11,196 This bluff wouldn't fool a hatchling. 721 00:35:14,199 --> 00:35:15,852 I know Tahal well. 722 00:35:16,853 --> 00:35:19,769 I know she named her flagship the Tau Ceti, 723 00:35:19,769 --> 00:35:22,337 after a lethal viper with a slow-acting venom. 724 00:35:22,337 --> 00:35:24,209 Her favored way of killing 725 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:27,168 her enemies, when she wants to watch them die by degree. 726 00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:29,692 That's how she took my kinfolk on Kellerun 727 00:35:29,692 --> 00:35:32,173 when they rose against her at the Twin Gates. 728 00:35:33,783 --> 00:35:36,395 Would have killed me, too, but... 729 00:35:36,395 --> 00:35:38,658 she said she liked the way I fought. 730 00:35:38,658 --> 00:35:40,486 Ferocious, relentless, 731 00:35:40,486 --> 00:35:42,270 "almost like a Breen" 732 00:35:42,270 --> 00:35:44,403 is how she put it. 733 00:35:44,403 --> 00:35:46,753 Do you still think we're bluffing, Primarch? 734 00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:48,624 Bring me L'ak. 735 00:35:48,624 --> 00:35:51,323 Or I will blast this station into atoms. 736 00:35:51,323 --> 00:35:53,847 You would not, in fact, take such action 737 00:35:53,847 --> 00:35:56,066 for fear it might harm him. 738 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:58,547 A risk we know you cannot afford. 739 00:35:58,547 --> 00:36:00,506 ♪ 740 00:36:01,463 --> 00:36:03,248 Hey, Starfleet. 741 00:36:03,248 --> 00:36:05,989 I need to talk to Captain Burnham. 742 00:36:07,774 --> 00:36:09,123 GUARD: Commander Nhan 743 00:36:09,123 --> 00:36:10,342 will return momentarily. 744 00:36:11,343 --> 00:36:12,344 MOLL: Not her. 745 00:36:12,344 --> 00:36:13,997 Burnham. 746 00:36:13,997 --> 00:36:16,130 Okay. What's the problem here? 747 00:36:16,130 --> 00:36:18,524 MOLL: I already told him-- I want to talk to Captain Burnham. 748 00:36:18,524 --> 00:36:21,004 [screaming] 749 00:36:21,004 --> 00:36:23,529 - Lower the field. - [L'ak groaning] 750 00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:25,531 That's an entire day's dose. 751 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:27,097 You did this to yourself? 752 00:36:27,097 --> 00:36:29,012 Moll, go. Go! 753 00:36:29,012 --> 00:36:30,492 [groaning] 754 00:36:30,492 --> 00:36:31,754 - [hissing] - [alarm beeping] 755 00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:33,756 - [grunts] - [groans] 756 00:36:35,802 --> 00:36:37,238 [grunts] 757 00:36:37,238 --> 00:36:38,718 - Let her go. - I'm trying to help you both. 758 00:36:39,153 --> 00:36:41,111 [whirring] 759 00:36:41,111 --> 00:36:42,852 [grunting] 760 00:36:43,940 --> 00:36:46,029 [groans] 761 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:48,597 [grunting] 762 00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:51,252 - [groans] - Damn it, Moll, stop! 763 00:36:51,252 --> 00:36:54,386 [grunting] 764 00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:56,649 - [groaning] - [cracking] 765 00:36:56,649 --> 00:36:58,651 [grunting] 766 00:37:01,393 --> 00:37:02,437 [groans] 767 00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:06,180 MOLL: I'll be back as soon as I can. 768 00:37:06,180 --> 00:37:07,834 Drop your weapon! 769 00:37:07,834 --> 00:37:09,401 [grunting] 770 00:37:19,106 --> 00:37:20,238 [grunts] 771 00:37:21,630 --> 00:37:23,023 [panting] 772 00:37:24,807 --> 00:37:27,245 [L'ak panting, groaning] 773 00:37:32,206 --> 00:37:33,425 - [grunts] - [shouts] 774 00:37:33,425 --> 00:37:35,775 [speaking Breen] 775 00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:39,518 Whatever the terms of your agreement with Tahal, 776 00:37:39,518 --> 00:37:40,606 we will exceed it. 777 00:37:40,606 --> 00:37:42,303 L'ak must come to me. 778 00:37:42,303 --> 00:37:44,871 We have no desire to engage in a bidding war 779 00:37:44,871 --> 00:37:46,220 between your factions. 780 00:37:48,831 --> 00:37:50,920 There is a third option. 781 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:53,575 We reject Tahal's offer. 782 00:37:53,575 --> 00:37:55,751 You leave here in peace. 783 00:37:55,751 --> 00:37:57,623 We keep the prisoners. 784 00:37:57,623 --> 00:38:00,234 And why would I accept that? 785 00:38:00,234 --> 00:38:02,192 Because we have a spore drive. 786 00:38:02,192 --> 00:38:04,760 And if you attack us, we can be gone 787 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,547 with L'ak to Tahal in seconds. 788 00:38:08,547 --> 00:38:10,592 But if we keep him, the Scion is off the table 789 00:38:10,592 --> 00:38:12,725 and the status quo is maintained. 790 00:38:12,725 --> 00:38:15,336 You can settle your dispute with Tahal the way you always have, 791 00:38:15,336 --> 00:38:17,251 in battle. 792 00:38:17,251 --> 00:38:20,254 Unless you fear you cannot defeat her. 793 00:38:20,254 --> 00:38:22,169 ♪ 794 00:38:27,435 --> 00:38:31,352 If any harm befalls the Scion at the hands of the Federation, 795 00:38:31,352 --> 00:38:33,702 war will be unavoidable. 796 00:38:33,702 --> 00:38:35,878 It is my sworn duty. 797 00:38:35,878 --> 00:38:38,054 We give you our word that he will not be harmed 798 00:38:38,054 --> 00:38:39,752 while in our custody. 799 00:38:41,231 --> 00:38:42,581 NHAN [over comms]: Captain Burnham. 800 00:38:42,581 --> 00:38:44,409 It's Nhan. 801 00:38:44,409 --> 00:38:46,802 ♪ 802 00:38:58,988 --> 00:39:00,512 - Nhan? - Moll got out. 803 00:39:00,512 --> 00:39:02,252 - I'm going after her. - BURNHAM: Zora, 804 00:39:02,252 --> 00:39:04,211 - can you locate her? - ZORA: There is no sign 805 00:39:04,211 --> 00:39:05,517 of her biometric data, Captain. 806 00:39:05,517 --> 00:39:07,257 Hang in there, L'ak. Stay with me. 807 00:39:07,257 --> 00:39:08,563 How is that possible? We took all her gear from her 808 00:39:08,563 --> 00:39:10,173 when we captured her. 809 00:39:10,173 --> 00:39:11,653 ZORA: She may have some implanted form 810 00:39:11,653 --> 00:39:13,220 of biometric cloaking technology. 811 00:39:13,220 --> 00:39:15,527 Damn it. Initiate lockdown protocol 812 00:39:15,527 --> 00:39:17,398 and see what you can do to help me find her. 813 00:39:17,398 --> 00:39:18,747 Respectfully, Captain, 814 00:39:18,747 --> 00:39:20,140 my detail, my prisoner. 815 00:39:20,140 --> 00:39:22,011 Go. 816 00:39:22,011 --> 00:39:24,057 - Hugh? - [sighs] We're losing him. 817 00:39:24,057 --> 00:39:26,364 - Not an option. - We don't know enough about his physiology. 818 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,974 - [L'ak groaning] - We need a Breen medic. 819 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:33,501 I'll get you one. 820 00:39:33,501 --> 00:39:34,676 How? 821 00:39:34,676 --> 00:39:36,330 The primarch. 822 00:39:42,554 --> 00:39:43,772 [chime] 823 00:39:43,772 --> 00:39:45,513 ZORA: Attention, crew, 824 00:39:45,513 --> 00:39:47,646 all decks have been sealed under lockdown protocol. 825 00:39:47,646 --> 00:39:49,691 Repeat: We are on lockdown protocol. 826 00:39:49,691 --> 00:39:51,432 Zora, what's happening? 827 00:39:51,432 --> 00:39:53,913 ZORA: One of the fugitives escaped sickbay. 828 00:39:53,913 --> 00:39:56,219 Commander Nhan's team is conducting a search. 829 00:39:56,219 --> 00:39:57,612 It's Moll. Damn it. 830 00:39:57,612 --> 00:40:00,136 Wait, Book, we already have a mission. 831 00:40:00,136 --> 00:40:01,964 Have any terminals been used to access ship schematics? 832 00:40:01,964 --> 00:40:03,792 ZORA: There was a log-in 30 seconds ago. 833 00:40:03,792 --> 00:40:05,664 - Where? - ZORA: Terminal C-7 834 00:40:05,664 --> 00:40:06,882 on Deck 5. 835 00:40:06,882 --> 00:40:08,231 I need to go. 836 00:40:08,231 --> 00:40:09,711 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. 837 00:40:09,711 --> 00:40:11,104 - No, Nhan's after her. - Nhan doesn't know Moll. 838 00:40:11,104 --> 00:40:12,497 - We have to solve this. - I can help. 839 00:40:12,497 --> 00:40:16,631 Book, the mission has to be the priority. 840 00:40:21,114 --> 00:40:23,421 We need that final clue. 841 00:40:25,901 --> 00:40:27,425 Okay. 842 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,557 The scientist was Betazoid, but the clue has 843 00:40:29,557 --> 00:40:32,081 no trace elements from Betazed. 844 00:40:32,081 --> 00:40:33,605 What about from one of their colonies? 845 00:40:33,605 --> 00:40:35,824 They didn't have any 800 years ago. 846 00:40:35,824 --> 00:40:37,347 We must be missing something. 847 00:40:37,347 --> 00:40:38,871 It feels like we should be further along. 848 00:40:38,871 --> 00:40:40,525 Yeah. Yeah. 849 00:40:40,525 --> 00:40:42,396 You would think so. 850 00:40:44,572 --> 00:40:45,617 What did you just say? 851 00:40:45,617 --> 00:40:47,183 Oh, um... 852 00:40:47,183 --> 00:40:48,750 - we must be missing something. - No, you said 853 00:40:48,750 --> 00:40:51,492 something about-about feeling. 854 00:40:51,492 --> 00:40:52,711 That's it. 855 00:40:52,711 --> 00:40:54,364 [stammers] Betazoids are telepaths. 856 00:40:54,364 --> 00:40:59,195 So what if Dr. Derex created a transitive link 857 00:40:59,195 --> 00:41:02,503 between this card and the place it came from? And... 858 00:41:02,503 --> 00:41:04,113 and she would have left traces of her thoughts 859 00:41:04,113 --> 00:41:05,158 and emotions behind. 860 00:41:05,158 --> 00:41:07,160 And you're an empath. 861 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:09,423 So maybe you could read them. 862 00:41:18,084 --> 00:41:19,433 [sighs] 863 00:41:24,438 --> 00:41:25,918 Anything? 864 00:41:25,918 --> 00:41:27,963 Not with you talking, there won't be. 865 00:41:34,404 --> 00:41:36,450 ♪ 866 00:41:40,106 --> 00:41:41,194 You were right. 867 00:41:41,194 --> 00:41:42,238 I see something. 868 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:44,545 Empty space. 869 00:41:44,545 --> 00:41:46,504 Somewhere remote. 870 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:48,549 Any cosmological details? 871 00:41:48,549 --> 00:41:50,333 Um, planets? 872 00:41:50,333 --> 00:41:52,422 Suns? Nebulae? 873 00:41:52,422 --> 00:41:53,641 A dust cloud. 874 00:41:53,641 --> 00:41:55,077 Huge. 875 00:41:55,077 --> 00:41:56,296 A storm. 876 00:41:56,296 --> 00:41:57,558 Not a dust storm. 877 00:41:57,558 --> 00:41:58,603 Plasma. 878 00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:01,083 Plasma storm. All right. 879 00:42:01,083 --> 00:42:02,563 And there's a noise, 880 00:42:02,563 --> 00:42:03,738 like an explosion. 881 00:42:03,738 --> 00:42:05,000 Plasma blast. 882 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,001 Maybe a few. 883 00:42:06,001 --> 00:42:07,960 Huge, remote plasma storm. 884 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:09,962 Possible explosive plasma bursts, 885 00:42:09,962 --> 00:42:12,094 which would create ionic discharge. 886 00:42:12,094 --> 00:42:14,140 That's good. That's-that's helpful. 887 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:20,842 Okay. 888 00:42:20,842 --> 00:42:23,149 Uh, any-anything else? 889 00:42:23,149 --> 00:42:24,716 Uh... 890 00:42:24,716 --> 00:42:27,370 Yeah. Another feeling. 891 00:42:28,328 --> 00:42:29,503 [stammers] 892 00:42:29,503 --> 00:42:30,722 Eternity. 893 00:42:30,722 --> 00:42:32,114 Eternal. 894 00:42:32,114 --> 00:42:34,073 Don't know what it means. I have to go. 895 00:42:36,162 --> 00:42:38,425 - [rapid beeping] - O2 saturation levels are still dropping. 896 00:42:38,425 --> 00:42:41,254 - Try boosting through... - I got your Breen medic. 897 00:42:41,254 --> 00:42:42,821 He'll be beaming in any minute. 898 00:42:42,821 --> 00:42:45,040 The primarch will be joining us. 899 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:46,651 It was the only way he would agree. 900 00:42:46,651 --> 00:42:48,261 MALE: Captain, they're beaming in now. 901 00:42:49,871 --> 00:42:51,438 Step away from him. 902 00:42:51,438 --> 00:42:53,005 [beeping continues] 903 00:42:59,925 --> 00:43:01,317 Where's the second prisoner? 904 00:43:01,317 --> 00:43:02,928 She's being held elsewhere on the ship. 905 00:43:02,928 --> 00:43:04,930 If my nephew dies here, 906 00:43:04,930 --> 00:43:06,758 the Federation will pay. 907 00:43:09,848 --> 00:43:11,676 [L'ak groaning softly] 908 00:43:13,895 --> 00:43:15,505 - Go around back. - Copy. 909 00:43:15,505 --> 00:43:17,246 - [whirring] - Thank you for alerting me. 910 00:43:17,246 --> 00:43:19,031 I may have misjudged you. 911 00:43:19,031 --> 00:43:20,293 Making things right is a process. 912 00:43:20,293 --> 00:43:21,642 And L'ak? 913 00:43:21,642 --> 00:43:22,730 Did he get out, too? 914 00:43:22,730 --> 00:43:24,950 He pulled a risky move and... 915 00:43:26,255 --> 00:43:28,431 Moll, lower your weapon! 916 00:43:30,042 --> 00:43:32,000 Ship's locked down! There's nowhere to go! 917 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:33,219 ENGINEER: She's got a map 918 00:43:33,219 --> 00:43:35,003 - to shuttle bay! - Shut up! 919 00:43:35,003 --> 00:43:37,136 What you did back in sickbay to get out 920 00:43:37,136 --> 00:43:39,181 backfired. 921 00:43:39,181 --> 00:43:41,053 L'ak misjudged the dose. 922 00:43:42,489 --> 00:43:44,099 He may not make it. 923 00:43:44,099 --> 00:43:45,884 MOLL: Yeah, nice try. 924 00:43:45,884 --> 00:43:49,409 Sell me a goat farm on Bopak III while you're at it. 925 00:43:51,585 --> 00:43:53,108 Let me try. 926 00:43:54,240 --> 00:43:55,284 [exhales] 927 00:43:55,284 --> 00:43:57,112 Moll? 928 00:43:58,723 --> 00:44:00,681 Hey, it's Book. 929 00:44:00,681 --> 00:44:02,378 Look, I'm coming out. 930 00:44:03,336 --> 00:44:04,903 [whirring] 931 00:44:07,862 --> 00:44:09,472 Not another step. 932 00:44:09,472 --> 00:44:12,388 She isn't lying. 933 00:44:14,695 --> 00:44:17,176 L'ak is your world. 934 00:44:18,481 --> 00:44:19,874 I know that. 935 00:44:19,874 --> 00:44:23,356 I also know what it's like to lose one. 936 00:44:25,097 --> 00:44:28,448 Don't miss your chance to be there with him. 937 00:44:29,928 --> 00:44:31,407 For him. 938 00:44:41,896 --> 00:44:43,942 ♪ 939 00:44:52,733 --> 00:44:55,605 [monitor beeping steadily] 940 00:44:57,607 --> 00:44:59,653 ♪ 941 00:45:33,339 --> 00:45:36,472 I'm here. 942 00:45:36,472 --> 00:45:37,517 L'AK: Moll. 943 00:45:37,517 --> 00:45:39,737 I'm sorry. 944 00:45:39,737 --> 00:45:43,784 I guess I used too much. 945 00:45:43,784 --> 00:45:47,222 [shudders] Don't go. 946 00:45:47,222 --> 00:45:49,398 I need you with me. 947 00:45:51,270 --> 00:45:52,793 L'AK: It's okay. 948 00:45:52,793 --> 00:45:55,491 You'll be okay. 949 00:45:57,755 --> 00:45:59,234 I promise. 950 00:46:02,324 --> 00:46:04,457 No. 951 00:46:04,457 --> 00:46:07,112 This isn't how our story ends. 952 00:46:09,201 --> 00:46:11,681 This isn't how our story ends. 953 00:46:20,603 --> 00:46:22,649 [monitor flatlining] 954 00:46:25,043 --> 00:46:27,088 [crying] 955 00:46:40,928 --> 00:46:42,538 RUHN: You killed the Scion. 956 00:46:42,538 --> 00:46:45,193 BURNHAM: No, no, he did this to himself. 957 00:46:45,193 --> 00:46:47,761 CULBER: He hacked a biobed and injected himself 958 00:46:47,761 --> 00:46:49,676 with a massive dose of tricordrazine. 959 00:46:49,676 --> 00:46:52,984 RUHN: Intention is nothing. Outcome is everything. 960 00:46:52,984 --> 00:46:54,724 Prepare for battle. 961 00:47:01,906 --> 00:47:03,777 T'RINA: L'ak is dead. 962 00:47:03,777 --> 00:47:05,605 Ruhn has ordered the troops back to their ship, 963 00:47:05,605 --> 00:47:07,302 and all torpedo systems to be armed. 964 00:47:07,302 --> 00:47:09,957 Everybody, just take it easy. 965 00:47:09,957 --> 00:47:10,958 [speaks Breen] 966 00:47:12,264 --> 00:47:14,353 Red alert. Shields up. 967 00:47:14,353 --> 00:47:15,615 If anyone's gonna make a move, 968 00:47:15,615 --> 00:47:17,573 I strongly suggest we be the first. 969 00:47:17,573 --> 00:47:19,445 What we do here, Admiral, will make waves 970 00:47:19,445 --> 00:47:21,012 that may strike many worlds. 971 00:47:21,012 --> 00:47:22,970 You want to survive long enough to see that happen? 972 00:47:22,970 --> 00:47:25,451 - Because at this rate... - Commander! - TEEMO: Admiral. 973 00:47:25,451 --> 00:47:28,715 Four warp signatures are arriving. They're Starfleet. 974 00:47:28,715 --> 00:47:30,935 Not a moment too soon. 975 00:47:43,382 --> 00:47:47,081 BURNHAM: The Federation brought him here to save him. 976 00:47:47,081 --> 00:47:48,778 We would have no reason to wish him any harm. 977 00:47:48,778 --> 00:47:50,563 He overdosed on a stimulant. Part of a plan to escape. 978 00:47:50,563 --> 00:47:54,088 - Those lies will be your last words. - Wait. 979 00:47:56,656 --> 00:47:58,963 It's true. 980 00:47:58,963 --> 00:48:02,183 He did it for us, so we could be free. 981 00:48:02,183 --> 00:48:04,316 Your words are not proof. 982 00:48:05,317 --> 00:48:08,668 You think a war to avenge him will unite the Breen behind you? 983 00:48:08,668 --> 00:48:11,105 If I cannot use the Scion in life, 984 00:48:11,105 --> 00:48:13,586 I will use him in death. 985 00:48:13,586 --> 00:48:17,807 Yeah, well, I go where L'ak goes. 986 00:48:20,593 --> 00:48:21,942 Even in death. 987 00:48:23,726 --> 00:48:28,079 This is the privilege of our joining. 988 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:32,213 - An abomination. - No, a marriage. 989 00:48:32,213 --> 00:48:36,565 Which means you are obligated to take me with you. 990 00:48:36,565 --> 00:48:38,698 - Moll, what are you doing? - I'm not talking to you. 991 00:48:38,698 --> 00:48:40,961 You will never be welcome among us. 992 00:48:40,961 --> 00:48:42,963 MOLL: Maybe this will help. 993 00:48:42,963 --> 00:48:45,096 The Federation's hiding something from you. 994 00:48:45,096 --> 00:48:47,794 A power so great 995 00:48:47,794 --> 00:48:50,797 you won't need L'ak to claim the throne. 996 00:48:50,797 --> 00:48:53,234 No one will stand in your way. 997 00:48:53,234 --> 00:48:58,022 And I can get it for you if you take me with you. 998 00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:14,125 If you wish to avoid war, she is my price. 999 00:49:14,125 --> 00:49:16,431 She is under our protection. 1000 00:49:16,431 --> 00:49:20,131 I will allow you five minutes to transport her to my ship. 1001 00:49:22,263 --> 00:49:24,874 BOOK: She's not thinking straight. 1002 00:49:24,874 --> 00:49:26,528 BURNHAM: Or she is, and she has a plan. 1003 00:49:26,528 --> 00:49:28,966 T'RINA: Her motives are irrelevant at this moment. 1004 00:49:28,966 --> 00:49:31,446 I have a decision to make on behalf of the Federation. 1005 00:49:31,446 --> 00:49:33,274 That is where our attention should be. 1006 00:49:33,274 --> 00:49:36,321 [distorted voices echoing] 1007 00:49:42,980 --> 00:49:45,765 Okay, risk analysis. 1008 00:49:45,765 --> 00:49:48,159 Does Moll know any details about the Progenitors' 1009 00:49:48,159 --> 00:49:50,204 technology that she hasn't yet told the Breen? 1010 00:49:50,204 --> 00:49:52,467 Nhan's team translated the rest of the diary. 1011 00:49:52,467 --> 00:49:54,643 Nothing of substance, but there is a passage 1012 00:49:54,643 --> 00:49:56,297 that may be pertinent. 1013 00:49:56,297 --> 00:49:58,430 Dr. Vellek believed that since the technology 1014 00:49:58,430 --> 00:50:00,040 could be used to create life, 1015 00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:02,695 it might also be used to revive the dead. 1016 00:50:02,695 --> 00:50:04,436 - Bit of a stretch. - BURNHAM: Doesn't matter. 1017 00:50:04,436 --> 00:50:06,003 What matters is that she thinks it'll bring L'ak back. 1018 00:50:06,003 --> 00:50:07,352 That's why she's doing this. 1019 00:50:07,352 --> 00:50:08,527 RAYNER: Why would she go with the Breen? 1020 00:50:08,527 --> 00:50:10,268 They have an Erigah on her head. 1021 00:50:10,268 --> 00:50:12,096 Moll told us they'd use the technology to pay for it. 1022 00:50:12,096 --> 00:50:13,706 So by helping the Breen, 1023 00:50:13,706 --> 00:50:16,187 she gets L'ak and their freedom at the same time. 1024 00:50:16,187 --> 00:50:18,189 Ruhn will kill her the second he has this technology. 1025 00:50:18,189 --> 00:50:19,668 Maybe she has a plan for that, too. 1026 00:50:19,668 --> 00:50:21,018 Are there further considerations 1027 00:50:21,018 --> 00:50:22,758 from a strategic perspective? 1028 00:50:22,758 --> 00:50:25,065 She doesn't have the clue from Halem'no. We do. 1029 00:50:25,065 --> 00:50:27,067 Once it's decoded, we can jump immediately. 1030 00:50:27,067 --> 00:50:30,027 They can track our signature, but speed is on our side. 1031 00:50:30,027 --> 00:50:32,203 You can't actually be considering this. 1032 00:50:37,904 --> 00:50:39,993 We can't give her to them. 1033 00:50:41,864 --> 00:50:44,737 VANCE: We are now in a race with the Breen, 1034 00:50:44,737 --> 00:50:46,521 whether they hold her in their custody or not. 1035 00:50:46,521 --> 00:50:49,307 Well, shouldn't she be tried for what happened on Q'Mau? 1036 00:50:49,307 --> 00:50:51,439 She also committed crimes in Breen space 1037 00:50:51,439 --> 00:50:54,051 and will be held accountable or not according to their laws. 1038 00:50:54,051 --> 00:50:58,664 Unfortunately, it seems there is little to be lost 1039 00:50:58,664 --> 00:51:01,058 by allowing this, 1040 00:51:01,058 --> 00:51:03,930 and much to be lost by keeping her. 1041 00:51:17,378 --> 00:51:19,598 This is wrong, Michael. 1042 00:51:43,796 --> 00:51:45,493 STAMETS: We figured it out. 1043 00:51:45,493 --> 00:51:48,801 The next clue is in a place called The Eternal Gallery 1044 00:51:48,801 --> 00:51:50,281 and Archive. 1045 00:51:50,281 --> 00:51:52,196 It changes location about every 50 years. 1046 00:51:52,196 --> 00:51:54,720 We found records for 18 different locations 1047 00:51:54,720 --> 00:51:56,896 over the past 900 years or so. 1048 00:51:56,896 --> 00:51:58,115 And each of those records mentioned 1049 00:51:58,115 --> 00:51:59,986 a metal "library card," 1050 00:51:59,986 --> 00:52:01,422 which is used to gain access 1051 00:52:01,422 --> 00:52:03,816 to a specific item stored in there, so... 1052 00:52:03,816 --> 00:52:06,166 - So where's the Archive now? - STAMETS: Well, thanks to Book, 1053 00:52:06,166 --> 00:52:07,776 we know that it's in a region that has 1054 00:52:07,776 --> 00:52:10,562 a lot of ionic discharge in close proximity. 1055 00:52:12,781 --> 00:52:14,218 Every second counts. We don't have time 1056 00:52:14,218 --> 00:52:16,220 - to search all that. - ADIRA: We don't have to. 1057 00:52:16,220 --> 00:52:18,831 Zora, can you please show us all the archive's 1058 00:52:18,831 --> 00:52:20,180 known previous locations? 1059 00:52:20,180 --> 00:52:21,486 And can you overlay the datasets? 1060 00:52:21,486 --> 00:52:23,314 ZORA: Of course, Ensign. 1061 00:52:23,314 --> 00:52:26,186 TILLY: The Archive has been on a path moving through space 1062 00:52:26,186 --> 00:52:29,276 over centuries, so tracing the prior locations, 1063 00:52:29,276 --> 00:52:31,235 we land on a match here. 1064 00:52:31,235 --> 00:52:33,193 This is where it is now. 1065 00:52:33,193 --> 00:52:35,456 - The Badlands. - Been there. 1066 00:52:35,456 --> 00:52:39,112 - It's as fun as it sounds. - Then we won't stay long. 1067 00:52:39,112 --> 00:52:41,070 We'll get in quick, and get out even quicker. 1068 00:52:41,070 --> 00:52:43,377 Really good work, team. Thank you. Prepare to jump. 1069 00:52:43,377 --> 00:52:44,683 Let's go get our last clue. 1070 00:52:48,513 --> 00:52:50,210 BURNHAM: Commander. 1071 00:52:53,909 --> 00:52:56,347 Today must have been really difficult. 1072 00:52:57,826 --> 00:52:59,959 Hell, I mutinied rather than giving an inch back 1073 00:52:59,959 --> 00:53:01,613 to the Klingons. 1074 00:53:01,613 --> 00:53:04,572 A lot of good that did you. 1075 00:53:06,661 --> 00:53:08,663 Yeah. 1076 00:53:08,663 --> 00:53:10,622 You did really well today. 1077 00:53:12,885 --> 00:53:16,976 What they did to my planet, though... 1078 00:53:16,976 --> 00:53:18,978 never gonna happen again. 1079 00:53:18,978 --> 00:53:21,198 We'll make sure of it. 1080 00:53:27,856 --> 00:53:29,075 Status report. 1081 00:53:29,075 --> 00:53:30,946 Comms channels are open, Captain. 1082 00:53:30,946 --> 00:53:33,340 Spore-drive system is in jump configuration. 1083 00:53:33,340 --> 00:53:35,690 Shields and scanning systems are nominal. 1084 00:53:35,690 --> 00:53:38,040 Science is standing by for location analysis. 1085 00:53:38,040 --> 00:53:39,128 Commander Asha, there's gonna be some turbulence. 1086 00:53:39,128 --> 00:53:40,478 I hope you like a challenge. 1087 00:53:40,478 --> 00:53:41,827 Love a challenge, Captain. 1088 00:53:41,827 --> 00:53:45,570 All right, then. Black alert. 1089 00:53:45,570 --> 00:53:47,659 [alert sounding] 1090 00:53:54,622 --> 00:53:57,582 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1091 00:53:57,582 --> 00:54:01,238 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org