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Previously on
Star Trek: Discovery...

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We're officially out of
the galactic barrier

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and into extragalactic space.

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Whatever happened here
with Oros, it drives you.

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I built my own transporter
to get back to him.

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Whatever we think we know

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about Species Ten-C,
we're wrong.

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However we think first contact
will go, it won't.

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The Ten-C are hidden
inside a hyperfield,

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and right now I have no idea
how to get in,

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what we'll find once we do,
or what they even look like.

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If I know Michael,
she'll find a way

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into the hyperfield
before we do.

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I can create a patch.

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It'll numb the sensors

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on a section of
Discovery's hull,

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just big enough
to attach your ship

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without Zora realizing it.

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My ship will enter
into the hyperfield

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attached to Discovery.

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Tarka will find the DMA's
power source and disable it.

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That'll stop the DMA.
Earth will be safe.

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How do I fit in to all of this?

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Stay in contact. That's it.

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So that's the hyperfield.

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There is a planet

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about two light-years away
from it.

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I really think
we should check it out.

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We sent DOTs down
to the planet's surface.

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They recovered
16 unique compounds.

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Nothing like coming home to an
unexpected hostage, am I right?

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Commander Detmer,
how close are we?

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We're 250,000 kilometers out.

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-Hold position at 200.
-Aye, Captain.

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From Earth's sun out to Mars.

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Yes, ma'am.

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It has a radius of 1.5 AUs.

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Gravitational presence is
approximately 1.3 solar units.

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To build anything that big...

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Lieutenant Christopher,

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have they responded
to our message?

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Still nothing.

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Keep hailing on all frequencies.

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Aye, Captain.

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Should we raise shields?

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No, we don't want to signal
threat or aggression.

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Owosekun, do scans show
any sign of weapons?

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Negative, Captain.

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There's no sign of anything--

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no change of any kind
in the hyperfield.

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It's like they don't even know
we're here.

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Madam President,

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I think it's time
we let our first contact team

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implement the contingency plan.

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The message we have been sending

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has been vetted
by all delegates.

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We need to give it more time
to work.

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Logically speaking,

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if Species Ten-C
wanted to respond,

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they would have done so already.

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We've got 15 hours

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before United Earth and Ni'Var
start to feel

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the effects of the DMA.

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We need to try something new.

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We collected 16 complex
hydrocarbon compounds

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from the Ten-C's former planet.

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Each conveys a different
emotion-- terror, love,

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sadness, curiosity,
peacefulness.

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Which is the one
that concerns us now.

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Our contingency plan entails
using that hydrocarbon

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to try to start
the communication process.

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Basically, "we come in peace,"
in chemical form.

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I'm told someone from Science
is prepping the operation?

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That would be Commander Stamets.

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He has replicated
the hydrocarbon

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and is presently loading it
into a fleet of DOTs,

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which will apply it
to the hyperfield's surface.

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Won't we need to move closer
to the hyperfield

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in order to deploy them?

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Yes, General, we will.

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And at such close distance,

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the hyperfield's radiation
may impact the warp core,

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making it more difficult
to retreat if attacked.

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Well, the power drain
will be small,

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but it is
statistically significant.

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Is taking on this level of risk
really prudent?

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We won't get
a different response

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without a different input.

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Besides which,
given what we know

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about the Ten-C's
technological capabilities,

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there's no guarantee we could
evade any weapons they may have,

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even at full warp.

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Commander Stamets,

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are you ready to proceed?

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Just 11 more DOTs to go.

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You can load that one up next.

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Commander, do you have a moment?

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Uh, yeah, if you can talk
while I'm working.

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I'm worried.
For several hours now,

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something has felt off.

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I've run multiple diagnostics,

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but there seem to be
no irregularities.

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-Isn't that good news?
-It should be.

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-But I've learned to trust in my feelings...
-Sorry.

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...and this one
hasn't gone away.

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Something's unaccounted for
in some part of my system.

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And given the importance
of our mission,

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I need to be sure
that nothing will impact it.

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Well, if anyone can help,
it's Hugh.

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When I'm done here,
let's talk to him.

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We'll figure it out, Zora.

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I appreciate the support.
Thank you.

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I never knew being kidnapped
could be so boring.

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You're not kidnapped.
You're temporarily detained.

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Eh. Potato, po-tah-to.

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I'm sorry about this, Commander.

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We both are.

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Just finished going through
the intel from Ndoye.

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It's fascinating what they found
on the planet.

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The Ten-C know
what it's like to lose a world,

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and they created the DMA anyway.

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I don't know what to do
with that.

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Do with it whatever you like.

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What matters is
what Discoverydoes with it,

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and if they can use the data
to get inside.

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Preferably,
before they realizes we're here.

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Hey, uh, blood sugar's dropping
back here.

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I'd kill
for some black licorice.

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How long will it take
to stop the DMA once we're in?

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Depends on the location
of the power source,

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the defense mechanisms.

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We have less than 15 hours.

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Well, there's only
so much I can do

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until we get in there.

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Commander.

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Licorice, made to order.

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Much obliged.

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We've reached 1,000 meters
from the hyperfield.

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Hydrocarbon compounds are loaded
and the DOTs are ready, Captain.

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Okay, then...

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let 'em rip.

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Any changes?
A response of any kind?

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No, Captain.

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Nothing yet, Captain.

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Captain, the DOTs are
registering something.

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What's happening? Owosekun?

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I'm getting significant
energy spikes

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on this hyperfield surface.

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Are you seeing this?

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What the...?

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Commander Nilsson,
pull them back.

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I'm trying, Captain.

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Whatever that is, it's too fast.

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They're gone.

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Well, it seems we've gotten
their attention.

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-Shields up. Red alert.

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Another spike,
and this one's massive.

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Commander Detmer, get us
out of here, now. Maximum warp.

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Aye, Captain.

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- What's happening?
- I'm losing engines.

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Weapons systems are dropping
off-line.

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- Shields are failing.
- Commander Detmer?

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I can't get us out, Captain.

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- Status report.

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The ship is enclosed in
a membrane of unknown substance.

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It appears to be
an orb of some kind.

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Basic life support's
still fully functional.

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Shields, engines and weapons
systems are all off-line.

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They've enacted a selective
shutdown of some kind.

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We need to get those systems
back up and running.

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-Trying, Captain.
- Working on it.

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Owosekun, what else
are scans telling us?

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Well, it looks like we're now
inside the hyperfield.

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No sign of the DOTs.

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There's a solar system in here,
three gas giant planets.

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Mass and chemical composition
are all identical.

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The orb is taking us
to one of the planets.

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We're like a bug in a jar.

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Lieutenant Christopher,

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tell Stamets to assemble a team
and figure out a way

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to get us out of this thing.

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Aye, Captain.

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I'm alone now. We can speak.

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We've got no weapons,
shields or propulsion.

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Same with Discovery.

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-What the hell happened?
-We sent a hydrocarbon message

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to the Ten-C, the hyperfield
captured us in this orb.

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That's all I know.

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Any idea if Zora's picked up
on our presence yet?

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Not that I've heard,
but I'll look into it.

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- Have you found the DMA's power source?
- Just did.

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Scans show it's on the far edge
of the hyperfield,

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in a casement of
silicon-ellanium alloy.

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Once we breach that,
we can simply pull it out.

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Was expecting something
a little more surgical.

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Take a look at
the functional flows here.

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It'll work.

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The DMA'll stop immediately.

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Okay.

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-General, you'll keep us posted?
-Of course.

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One more thing.

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How's Michael?

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Scared, same as the rest of us.

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She just hides it better.

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I have to go.

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Hey. What are you doing?

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Just making some adjustments
to the energy-transfer rate

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so my transporter will work when
I hook it to the power source.

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Why don't you find a way
to get us out of the orb first?

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I'll work on systems,
get us back on line.

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Come on.

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Come on.

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Shit.

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Captain, the orb we're in
has stopped moving.

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Looks like we're
in the upper layers

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of the planet's atmosphere.

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Sensors show life signs
all around us.

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Hundreds of them.

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They're also scanning us.

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Every millimeter of the bridge.

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Any progress restoring systems?

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Engineering says that the orb is

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somehow keeping them
powered down.

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Nothing they've tried
has worked.

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Have them try something else.

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Captain, we need you

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for a first contact discussion.

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Commander Rhys,
you have the conn.

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Let me know if anything changes.

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She says there's a malfunction
in her system somewhere,

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but I checked the logs,
Zora ran diagnostics,

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nothing seemed
out of the ordinary.

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Well, sometimes getting
to the root cause of a feeling

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is helped by focusing
on the feeling itself.

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We'll talk.

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I appreciate that.

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Thank you.

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Hugh. Are you all right?

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Yeah, I just...

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I keep thinking about
what I felt down on that planet.

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Peace, calm, comfort.

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It's been a long time
since I had that, and...

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I'm not sure how to get
back there, you know?

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Well, I need to get back
to Adira and the team.

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But when this is all over,
we're taking a vacation.

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-Just the two of us.

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Deal.

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00:14:13,678 --> 00:14:16,159
All right, let's get started.

249
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How?

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Well, we'll play the Trill game
while we talk.

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Helped you before.

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I'll set it up for us.

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00:14:25,342 --> 00:14:27,997
But why would the Ten-C
bring us in here,

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scan us extensively, and then
not even engage with us?

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00:14:32,828 --> 00:14:34,569
I might speculate that they are

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attempting to understand our
technology before proceeding.

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00:14:37,964 --> 00:14:41,228
Speculation is of little use
in this moment.

258
00:14:41,271 --> 00:14:42,882
We require answers.

259
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:47,364
Could it be that they're using
a communication frequency

260
00:14:47,408 --> 00:14:49,801
-we're unaware of?
-More likely they're waiting

261
00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:52,065
for us to communicate
a sense of purpose.

262
00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:55,764
Our message conveyed no intent,
merely a lack of threat.

263
00:14:55,807 --> 00:14:56,983
We cannot hope to conduct

264
00:14:57,026 --> 00:14:58,854
effective diplomacy
as prisoners.

265
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:01,857
Communication is
our only option right now.

266
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,164
We don't even know
how to get them to speak to us.

267
00:15:08,429 --> 00:15:09,952
I have an idea.

268
00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,867
For centuries,
it's been Federation tradition

269
00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,348
to present a gift
during first contact

270
00:15:14,391 --> 00:15:15,784
as a way of building trust.

271
00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,700
Stamets collected
a few samples of boronite

272
00:15:18,743 --> 00:15:20,049
from the site
of the DMA implosion.

273
00:15:20,093 --> 00:15:22,922
Gift-giving can be
culturally complex.

274
00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:26,012
The Ten-C may not perceive it
as we intend.

275
00:15:26,055 --> 00:15:27,927
It's the only thing
we know for sure they want.

276
00:15:29,015 --> 00:15:30,494
I'm not sure
what other choice we have.

277
00:15:30,538 --> 00:15:31,887
Hmm.

278
00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:35,369
H-How could we possibly
deliver it?

279
00:15:36,196 --> 00:15:38,894
We could beam the particles
directly onto the orb membrane.

280
00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:41,897
It sized itself to fit our ship.

281
00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,768
It has to have
sensor capabilities.

282
00:15:47,816 --> 00:15:50,210
Let's give it a shot.

283
00:15:56,999 --> 00:16:00,350
Engines, shields, weapons,
all still down.

284
00:16:02,222 --> 00:16:04,093
Nothing's working.

285
00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:06,748
The Ten-C must be blocking
those systems. Don't worry.

286
00:16:06,791 --> 00:16:08,619
They'll come back
once I get us out of this orb.

287
00:16:08,663 --> 00:16:10,186
You found a way?

288
00:16:10,230 --> 00:16:12,058
When a nightsprey's
done nesting,

289
00:16:12,101 --> 00:16:15,278
there's only one way
to leave the jajtspat.

290
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,803
Hey.

291
00:16:19,804 --> 00:16:21,893
Why exactly did you team up
with that guy?

292
00:16:21,937 --> 00:16:25,462
He seems a couple of cherries
short of a sundae.

293
00:16:25,506 --> 00:16:29,597
He lost someone and made a vow
to get back to him.

294
00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,991
I respect that.

295
00:16:33,775 --> 00:16:35,603
My mentor, Cleveland Booker,
used to say

296
00:16:35,646 --> 00:16:38,606
the measure of someone is in
how they honor their promises.

297
00:16:38,649 --> 00:16:40,042
You share a name with someone?

298
00:16:40,086 --> 00:16:42,044
That's not confusing at all.

299
00:16:42,871 --> 00:16:46,005
He's not called Book anymore.

300
00:16:47,876 --> 00:16:49,965
In the courier world,
trust is everything.

301
00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:52,794
Trust that someone will do
the job you paid them for,

302
00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:55,710
not rip you off or sell you out.

303
00:16:57,364 --> 00:17:01,107
The name Cleveland Booker
earned trust for generations,

304
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:02,978
passed from one to another.

305
00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:05,328
Mine was the fourth in the line.

306
00:17:05,372 --> 00:17:07,809
When he retired,

307
00:17:07,852 --> 00:17:09,854
he gave his name
and his clients to me.

308
00:17:12,944 --> 00:17:14,816
I became the fifth.

309
00:17:14,859 --> 00:17:16,948
You think he'd approve of Tarka?

310
00:17:16,992 --> 00:17:20,039
I think he'd understand him.

311
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:29,874
When my wife died,
I needed a focus.

312
00:17:29,918 --> 00:17:32,660
So I joined the Hiawatha.

313
00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:35,706
After we crashed,

314
00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:40,494
there was an ensign,
horribly burned.

315
00:17:40,537 --> 00:17:43,497
He begged me to let him go.

316
00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:47,196
I told him it was my duty
to keep him alive.

317
00:17:48,632 --> 00:17:52,723
I kept replicating skin grafts.

318
00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,424
It took 11 days for him to die.

319
00:17:57,467 --> 00:18:01,863
After he finally did,
that's when I saw that

320
00:18:01,906 --> 00:18:06,520
his eyes were
the same color as hers.

321
00:18:06,563 --> 00:18:08,957
The exact same green.

322
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,046
That is why
I couldn't let him go.

323
00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,918
Not because of him,
because of me.

324
00:18:16,138 --> 00:18:20,229
You and Tarka have made
some dubious choices,

325
00:18:20,273 --> 00:18:23,711
because you're both in pain,
and you can't see it.

326
00:18:23,754 --> 00:18:26,888
I see you're trying
to work on me.

327
00:18:27,976 --> 00:18:29,934
Doesn't mean I'm wrong.

328
00:18:34,330 --> 00:18:36,506
How much longer
until we're free?

329
00:18:36,550 --> 00:18:38,117
Soon.

330
00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:40,858
The boronite has been sent.

331
00:18:40,902 --> 00:18:42,904
No response yet, Captain.

332
00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:46,908
You're feeling it out as you go,
adapting, making choices.

333
00:18:46,951 --> 00:18:49,084
I respect that.

334
00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:51,173
But a soldier has to accept
when they've hit a wall.

335
00:18:51,217 --> 00:18:54,133
That's when the truly
hard choices need to be made.

336
00:18:56,309 --> 00:18:59,138
I used to think
there was no wall.

337
00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:02,315
As captain, my experience
has taught me otherwise.

338
00:19:03,403 --> 00:19:05,796
General,
we haven't hit it yet.

339
00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:14,544
Captain, scans show changes

340
00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:17,156
to the orb membrane
near the shuttle bay.

341
00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:21,943
Here we go.

342
00:19:37,959 --> 00:19:39,787
Something is coming.

343
00:19:39,830 --> 00:19:41,310
A life-form.

344
00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:07,945
Seems they've decided
to say hello.

345
00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:20,697
It has visual receptors
and pheromone glands.

346
00:20:21,742 --> 00:20:25,136
Not sure if these are auditory
receptors or electrical sensors.

347
00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:29,140
Its brain structure is
wildly unusual.

348
00:20:29,967 --> 00:20:32,709
The universal translator
won't be helpful.

349
00:20:33,971 --> 00:20:36,147
So we'll have to learn another
way to talk to each other.

350
00:20:36,191 --> 00:20:38,324
Captain, the being is excreting

351
00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,891
a mist of large organic
molecule clusters.

352
00:20:40,935 --> 00:20:43,633
- Can you analyze them,
Zora?
-Of course.

353
00:20:43,677 --> 00:20:46,941
All of the supramolecules
are identical.

354
00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:50,249
Each is comprised of dozens
of the same hydrocarbons

355
00:20:50,292 --> 00:20:51,859
you found on their home planet.

356
00:20:51,902 --> 00:20:54,209
Which hydrocarbons, exactly?

357
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:58,909
Each molecule is 25% joy,
22% sadness,

358
00:20:58,953 --> 00:21:03,044
17% peacefulness,
14% irritation,

359
00:21:03,087 --> 00:21:06,439
12% surprise
and ten percent fear.

360
00:21:06,482 --> 00:21:09,659
That's six of the 16 emotions
we know they can feel.

361
00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:11,139
It's nonsensical.

362
00:21:11,182 --> 00:21:13,707
Perhaps it is attempting
to convey all six emotions

363
00:21:13,750 --> 00:21:15,361
simultaneously.

364
00:21:23,412 --> 00:21:26,372
Incredible.
What could that mean?

365
00:21:26,415 --> 00:21:30,071
That complex of a pattern has to
be for communication, somehow.

366
00:21:32,639 --> 00:21:34,249
You may be right, Captain.

367
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:37,165
The light pattern was identical
both times.

368
00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:40,342
If that's their language,
then the hydrocarbons

369
00:21:40,386 --> 00:21:44,346
must convey emotional inflection
and context.

370
00:21:44,390 --> 00:21:47,001
We need to mirror
the light pattern back to them.

371
00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:48,524
How will that move us forward?

372
00:21:48,568 --> 00:21:50,091
It'll show them
we recognize this

373
00:21:50,134 --> 00:21:51,353
as an effort to communicate.

374
00:21:51,397 --> 00:21:53,442
From there,
we'll need to find a way

375
00:21:53,486 --> 00:21:56,184
to convey simple
and then more complex thoughts.

376
00:21:56,227 --> 00:21:59,753
Sounds like the start of
a frighteningly long process.

377
00:21:59,796 --> 00:22:01,581
Could be.

378
00:22:01,624 --> 00:22:03,191
Hmm.

379
00:22:03,234 --> 00:22:05,106
Zora, can you project the light
pattern back to the Ten-C?

380
00:22:05,149 --> 00:22:08,196
Yes, Captain,
I just need a moment.

381
00:22:10,329 --> 00:22:12,809
Something's happening
near shuttle bay.

382
00:22:12,853 --> 00:22:14,202
Hey, take a look.

383
00:22:14,245 --> 00:22:16,683
Lights of some kind.

384
00:22:19,990 --> 00:22:21,775
What are they?

385
00:22:21,818 --> 00:22:23,254
Doesn't matter.

386
00:22:23,298 --> 00:22:25,300
You found us a way out?

387
00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:27,781
It's Ndoye.

388
00:22:27,824 --> 00:22:31,045
-We have a problem.
-What is it? Is everyone okay?

389
00:22:31,088 --> 00:22:32,481
Fine,

390
00:22:32,525 --> 00:22:34,222
except that the universal
translators won't work,

391
00:22:34,265 --> 00:22:36,355
communication needs to start
from scratch,

392
00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:39,575
and we have only 12 hours
before the DMA reaches Earth.

393
00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:42,752
Won't take nearly that long
to get us out of here,

394
00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:45,712
but we will need help
pushing off Discovery.

395
00:22:45,755 --> 00:22:46,974
What kind of help?

396
00:22:47,017 --> 00:22:49,150
I need to ignite a plasma stream

397
00:22:49,193 --> 00:22:51,021
so I can burn a hole
in the Ten-C's orb.

398
00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:53,850
From there, a simple reversed
tractor beam will repel us

399
00:22:53,894 --> 00:22:56,157
back out of the hole,
no engines required.

400
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,811
Where do I come in?

401
00:22:57,854 --> 00:23:00,117
You'll hack Discovery'ssystems
and vent the plasma

402
00:23:00,161 --> 00:23:01,684
through the starboard nacelle.

403
00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:04,339
You must be joking.

404
00:23:04,383 --> 00:23:05,949
I assure you, I'm not.

405
00:23:05,993 --> 00:23:07,995
Feeding information is
one thing.

406
00:23:08,038 --> 00:23:09,475
This is a betrayal.

407
00:23:09,518 --> 00:23:11,433
Well, if diplomacy starts
working, we'll stand down,

408
00:23:11,477 --> 00:23:13,566
but right now, it sounds like
we can't even say hello.

409
00:23:17,134 --> 00:23:19,267
This will stop the DMA.

410
00:23:20,311 --> 00:23:21,704
No one else has to die.

411
00:23:21,748 --> 00:23:23,880
Please.

412
00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:26,405
We can't do this without you.

413
00:23:28,494 --> 00:23:30,496
Let me know
when he's ready.

414
00:23:32,062 --> 00:23:35,631
Sending the override codes now.

415
00:23:35,675 --> 00:23:37,198
And, General...

416
00:23:37,241 --> 00:23:39,200
thank you.

417
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,683
Once Zora projects
the pattern back to them,

418
00:23:43,726 --> 00:23:45,859
hopefully the Ten-C respond
with a new message.

419
00:23:45,902 --> 00:23:48,427
Mr. Saru, stand by for analysis.

420
00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:50,341
- Ready, Zora?
- I am.

421
00:23:50,385 --> 00:23:52,213
Sending the message now.

422
00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:13,843
What happened?
Why is it leaving?

423
00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:16,193
Did Zora replicate
the light pattern exactly?

424
00:24:16,237 --> 00:24:17,891
She did.

425
00:24:17,934 --> 00:24:21,503
Uh, the Ten-C sent the same
pattern back to us once again.

426
00:24:21,547 --> 00:24:22,939
Curious.

427
00:24:22,983 --> 00:24:25,551
Maybe they want us
to answer back, not just mimic.

428
00:24:25,594 --> 00:24:29,293
It is possible they do not yet
see us as sentient beings.

429
00:24:29,337 --> 00:24:31,905
We have a spaceship.
We warped here.

430
00:24:31,948 --> 00:24:33,559
Clearly we're sentient.

431
00:24:33,602 --> 00:24:36,736
Compared to them,
our technology's primitive.

432
00:24:36,779 --> 00:24:39,260
They've achieved level two
on the Kardashev scale,

433
00:24:39,303 --> 00:24:40,740
maybe beyond.

434
00:24:40,783 --> 00:24:43,307
It's like comparing a human
to a monkey with a rock.

435
00:24:45,353 --> 00:24:48,443
Zora, compare the pattern
to both Federation

436
00:24:48,487 --> 00:24:50,967
and non-Federation
linguistic databases.

437
00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:53,535
Great minds think alike,
Captain. I was just doing so.

438
00:24:53,579 --> 00:24:56,538
Unfortunately,
there's no known comparison.

439
00:24:56,582 --> 00:24:59,106
I'm not seeing
the redundancy and patterning

440
00:24:59,149 --> 00:25:00,411
I'd expect from language,
either.

441
00:25:00,455 --> 00:25:03,240
You're saying
it's not a language?

442
00:25:03,284 --> 00:25:07,157
It may be, but it's unlike any
I've ever encountered.

443
00:25:07,201 --> 00:25:09,420
We lack the tools
to understand it,

444
00:25:09,464 --> 00:25:11,510
in which case,
it may as well not be.

445
00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:14,948
Well, there is a pattern here,
we just have to find it.

446
00:25:14,991 --> 00:25:17,559
Well, solving the hydrocarbon
mystery required

447
00:25:17,603 --> 00:25:19,779
a variety of perspectives.

448
00:25:19,822 --> 00:25:22,869
Perhaps that would help us
again?

449
00:25:25,088 --> 00:25:26,786
Detmer, Nilsson, Christopher,

450
00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:29,658
please report to shuttle bay,
now.

451
00:25:30,441 --> 00:25:32,313
Nice move.

452
00:25:32,356 --> 00:25:36,273
-Your sine wave is stabilized.
-ZORA: The game's helping.

453
00:25:36,317 --> 00:25:38,580
I still can't identify
the exact moment

454
00:25:38,624 --> 00:25:40,321
I started feeling so distracted,

455
00:25:40,364 --> 00:25:41,714
but I found an anomalous event

456
00:25:41,757 --> 00:25:44,238
that occurred
around the same time:

457
00:25:44,281 --> 00:25:45,848
a replicator-system malfunction.

458
00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:47,241
Commander Reno fixed it.

459
00:25:47,284 --> 00:25:49,373
Oh, well, maybe she can shed
some light.

460
00:25:49,417 --> 00:25:51,550
Commander Reno,
it's Dr. Culber.

461
00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:55,336
Zora, where's Commander Reno?

462
00:25:55,379 --> 00:25:57,468
My sensors show her
in Engineering.

463
00:25:57,512 --> 00:25:59,340
Oh. She's probably helping
Paul figure out

464
00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:01,864
a way out of this orb.
I'll talk to her.

465
00:26:02,822 --> 00:26:04,954
One of my professors
at the Academy used to say

466
00:26:04,998 --> 00:26:08,523
that if a problem stumps you,
examine your assumptions.

467
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,960
Now, we're assuming
that the hydrocarbons are

468
00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:12,962
only about emotions, but...

469
00:26:13,006 --> 00:26:15,617
what if it's also a language
of some kind?

470
00:26:15,661 --> 00:26:17,445
How could
the hydrocarbons contain

471
00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:19,403
emotional and semantic content?

472
00:26:19,447 --> 00:26:20,840
Maybe it's like music.

473
00:26:20,883 --> 00:26:23,451
A piano piece evokes emotion
but also has

474
00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:25,671
a structure of pitches,
note lengths, tempo.

475
00:26:25,714 --> 00:26:29,152
Yes, what if the hydrocarbons
are the structure?

476
00:26:29,196 --> 00:26:32,068
If each is a symbol, or a word,

477
00:26:32,112 --> 00:26:34,375
then the molecules themselves
are the message.

478
00:26:34,418 --> 00:26:37,247
Zora, will you display a holo

479
00:26:37,291 --> 00:26:39,728
of one of the molecules
we received?

480
00:26:40,816 --> 00:26:43,514
Okay, if we're meant
to read this,

481
00:26:43,558 --> 00:26:45,386
how do we do it?
Where do we start?

482
00:26:45,429 --> 00:26:47,170
Which direction do we go?

483
00:26:47,214 --> 00:26:51,261
It's like an encrypted message,
but we're missing a key.

484
00:26:51,305 --> 00:26:54,656
Maybe the lights are a key.

485
00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:58,704
A star map is a 2D rendering
to help us navigate 3D space.

486
00:26:58,747 --> 00:27:00,967
Maybe the Ten-C's light pattern
is a map

487
00:27:01,010 --> 00:27:03,883
to help us read the hydrocarbons
in a specific order.

488
00:27:03,926 --> 00:27:05,711
Zora, show us
the light pattern.

489
00:27:08,714 --> 00:27:11,978
Can you turn this
into a 3D model

490
00:27:12,021 --> 00:27:14,894
using maximum brightness levels
as the Z-axis variable?

491
00:27:14,937 --> 00:27:16,678
Of course, Captain.

492
00:27:23,685 --> 00:27:26,383
If I move the light map
over the molecule...

493
00:27:32,476 --> 00:27:35,349
Zora, try the lights again.

494
00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:39,701
And there we go.

495
00:27:39,745 --> 00:27:42,965
Now we can read the message
in the order they intended.

496
00:27:43,009 --> 00:27:45,794
What it means to "read"
a message, however...

497
00:27:45,838 --> 00:27:49,755
-Zora, start analyzing.
-Yes, Captain.

498
00:27:49,798 --> 00:27:50,799
Thank you.

499
00:27:50,843 --> 00:27:53,323
I'll see you all on the bridge.

500
00:28:03,725 --> 00:28:05,074
Hey, Book the Fifth,

501
00:28:05,118 --> 00:28:07,686
you've been replicating
my licorice refill

502
00:28:07,729 --> 00:28:09,600
since the dawn of time.

503
00:28:09,644 --> 00:28:11,777
It was literally ten seconds.

504
00:28:16,956 --> 00:28:18,087
Be a gentleman.

505
00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:21,700
Hand that to me
like the lady that I am.

506
00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:27,662
Your friend Tarka's gonna
kill us all.

507
00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:28,968
What are you talking about?

508
00:28:29,011 --> 00:28:30,621
I saw his calculations.

509
00:28:30,665 --> 00:28:33,755
If he pulls the power source
while the DMA's up and running,

510
00:28:33,799 --> 00:28:35,235
the hyperfield will implode,

511
00:28:35,278 --> 00:28:38,064
destroying everything
and everyone inside of it.

512
00:28:38,107 --> 00:28:39,369
He said it'd be safe.

513
00:28:39,413 --> 00:28:40,806
He lied.

514
00:28:40,849 --> 00:28:43,025
And the subspace rift
it'll leave near Earth

515
00:28:43,069 --> 00:28:46,594
will kill everyone almost
as fast as the DMA would.

516
00:28:47,682 --> 00:28:48,857
You're just saying that
so I'll let you out.

517
00:28:48,901 --> 00:28:50,685
Tell him to show you the math.

518
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:52,513
His equations
won't make any sense,

519
00:28:52,556 --> 00:28:54,515
but the look on his face will.

520
00:28:54,558 --> 00:28:58,388
Like I said,
pain makes people blind.

521
00:28:58,432 --> 00:29:00,521
You need to make this right.

522
00:29:11,445 --> 00:29:13,055
Uh, how are we doing, Zora?

523
00:29:13,099 --> 00:29:15,014
Were you able to decode
the molecule?

524
00:29:15,057 --> 00:29:16,537
I believe so.

525
00:29:16,580 --> 00:29:17,799
I assigned a letter to each of

526
00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:19,496
the individual hydrocarbons,

527
00:29:19,540 --> 00:29:22,848
and then placed them in the
order designated by the lights.

528
00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:24,850
The resulting pattern seems
to represent

529
00:29:24,893 --> 00:29:27,287
a series of
mathematical equations.

530
00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:28,767
Of course.

531
00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,290
You say that like it's obvious.

532
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:32,118
Take a look at this arrangement.

533
00:29:33,075 --> 00:29:37,297
Three of hydrocarbon A,
one B, then one A.

534
00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,560
Four A's, one B, three A's.

535
00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:44,043
Here we have four A's,
one B, two A's.

536
00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:45,522
That's the pattern.

537
00:29:45,566 --> 00:29:48,569
The first group of A's is
always larger than the next.

538
00:29:48,612 --> 00:29:50,571
Indicating that
the B compound in the middle

539
00:29:50,614 --> 00:29:53,008
means "greater than."

540
00:29:53,052 --> 00:29:55,576
Now, there are other patterns
as well.

541
00:29:55,619 --> 00:29:56,751
Mr. Saru?

542
00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:58,274
Uh, simply put,

543
00:29:58,318 --> 00:30:01,147
they are trying to teach us
a bridge language,

544
00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:03,323
-such as Lincos.
-Exactly.

545
00:30:03,366 --> 00:30:04,454
Lincos?

546
00:30:04,498 --> 00:30:05,978
A language based on math.

547
00:30:06,021 --> 00:30:08,589
The 21st-century Earth
organization METI predicted

548
00:30:08,632 --> 00:30:11,853
that it would be helpful in
extraplanetary communication.

549
00:30:11,897 --> 00:30:13,812
The Ten-C must think that
their language is

550
00:30:13,855 --> 00:30:15,422
too complicated
for us to understand,

551
00:30:15,465 --> 00:30:16,640
so they're using
this simpler one.

552
00:30:16,684 --> 00:30:18,207
They're reaching back.

553
00:30:18,251 --> 00:30:21,471
From here, we can build
all sorts of communication.

554
00:30:21,515 --> 00:30:23,996
If/then statements,
complex logic.

555
00:30:24,039 --> 00:30:27,695
We need to show them
that we understand.

556
00:30:28,783 --> 00:30:30,393
Can we send an equation
of our own?

557
00:30:30,437 --> 00:30:33,092
If Zora gives me access
to the ship's replicator,

558
00:30:33,135 --> 00:30:36,051
I can build a molecule and
beam it directly onto the orb.

559
00:30:36,095 --> 00:30:38,445
Then she'd just
need to show them

560
00:30:38,488 --> 00:30:40,055
the map of lights
so they can read it.

561
00:30:40,099 --> 00:30:41,840
I'd be happy to assist, Doctor.

562
00:30:41,883 --> 00:30:44,277
Great. Get to work,
both of you.

563
00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,758
President T'Rina,
may I have a word?

564
00:30:50,544 --> 00:30:53,373
Shouldn't we be using this time
to try and get out of the orb?

565
00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:55,679
Everything all right?

566
00:30:55,723 --> 00:30:58,900
It seemed we were
getting along so well,

567
00:30:58,944 --> 00:31:01,250
but at the meeting earlier, ah--

568
00:31:01,294 --> 00:31:03,252
she was rather strident.

569
00:31:05,602 --> 00:31:08,170
Ah. But there are
more important things.

570
00:31:08,214 --> 00:31:10,042
It's not surprising.

571
00:31:10,085 --> 00:31:11,608
Logic above all.

572
00:31:11,652 --> 00:31:15,264
Vulcans often overcompensate
in public to prove a point,

573
00:31:15,308 --> 00:31:17,963
especially when close
relationships are involved.

574
00:31:19,529 --> 00:31:21,227
Sarek used to do it
all the time.

575
00:31:21,270 --> 00:31:22,924
It drove me crazy.

576
00:31:22,968 --> 00:31:24,404
Ah.

577
00:31:24,447 --> 00:31:27,363
This context is
most appreciated.

578
00:31:28,930 --> 00:31:30,671
Happy to serve as a translator
whenever you need.

579
00:31:30,714 --> 00:31:32,891
Message is ready.

580
00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:36,677
How do we feel about
"four plus five equals nine"?

581
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:38,331
I love math.

582
00:31:38,374 --> 00:31:39,985
Let's just hope it's enough
to bring them back.

583
00:31:40,028 --> 00:31:41,943
You said no one would get hurt.

584
00:31:41,987 --> 00:31:45,033
You've already given up
so much for this.

585
00:31:45,077 --> 00:31:46,165
I didn't...

586
00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:49,385
I didn't want to make it
harder for you.

587
00:31:49,429 --> 00:31:51,561
You lied!

588
00:31:52,998 --> 00:31:54,956
What matters is
we're stopping the DMA.

589
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,132
I won't do to the Ten-C
what they did to Kwejian.

590
00:31:57,176 --> 00:32:00,048
And I sure as hell won't
put Discoveryat risk.

591
00:32:00,092 --> 00:32:04,357
You're talking like it's certain
the hyperfield will implode.

592
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,011
Maybe it won't.

593
00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:09,362
Besides, total implosion will
take a good three minutes or so.

594
00:32:09,405 --> 00:32:12,104
That's enough time for us
to warp to safety--

595
00:32:12,147 --> 00:32:13,844
for Discoveryto get away, too.

596
00:32:13,888 --> 00:32:16,673
-Maybe even the Ten-C.
-What about Earth?

597
00:32:16,717 --> 00:32:18,240
By my calculations,

598
00:32:18,284 --> 00:32:20,634
the void will take a month
to reach the planet.

599
00:32:22,027 --> 00:32:23,854
That's plenty of time
for their scientists to find

600
00:32:23,898 --> 00:32:25,900
-some sort of solution.
-No, you should've told me.

601
00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:27,858
This has to be a last resort.

602
00:32:27,902 --> 00:32:31,079
-I'm telling Ndoye to stand down.
-No!

603
00:32:32,994 --> 00:32:34,865
No.

604
00:32:34,909 --> 00:32:36,911
In 40 minutes,
we're getting out of this orb.

605
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,913
We have ten hours
before the DMA starts to hit.

606
00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:40,915
-And who knows what'll happenin that time?
-Okay, we need to give

607
00:32:40,959 --> 00:32:42,569
-first contact more time before...
-We have to do something

608
00:32:42,612 --> 00:32:44,049
-while we can!
-...we start something we can't stop!

609
00:32:45,572 --> 00:32:47,356
Step away!

610
00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,880
Stay away from the consoles.

611
00:32:49,924 --> 00:32:52,535
I cannot do that,
not when I'm this close.

612
00:32:52,579 --> 00:32:53,667
This is my ship.

613
00:32:53,710 --> 00:32:55,103
Warning.

614
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,807
The Ten-C are back.

615
00:33:04,634 --> 00:33:07,420
It seems the message was
a success.

616
00:33:07,463 --> 00:33:09,378
We're receiving new molecules.

617
00:33:09,422 --> 00:33:13,992
Sending the hydrocarbon analysis
to your holoPADD, Dr. Hirai.

618
00:33:15,471 --> 00:33:18,300
Applying the light pattern
to decode.

619
00:33:20,737 --> 00:33:24,176
It's more
mathematical equations.

620
00:33:24,219 --> 00:33:26,613
-All of them equaling nine.
-Oh.

621
00:33:26,656 --> 00:33:29,398
We have started to communicate.

622
00:33:29,442 --> 00:33:31,052
Well done, all.

623
00:33:31,096 --> 00:33:33,750
Captain,
an object is approaching.

624
00:33:49,505 --> 00:33:50,811
Mr. Saru?

625
00:33:53,074 --> 00:33:56,817
I register no radiation
or toxins.

626
00:33:56,860 --> 00:34:00,299
Uh, the exterior is coated
in the hydrocarbon

627
00:34:00,342 --> 00:34:01,865
for peacefulness.

628
00:34:01,909 --> 00:34:06,218
The interior contains
a breathable atmosphere.

629
00:34:12,441 --> 00:34:15,096
That's how
they want to keep talking.

630
00:34:16,663 --> 00:34:19,013
They want us to go inside.

631
00:34:24,279 --> 00:34:28,022
More defense improvements.
Well done.

632
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:31,678
Book, come on.

633
00:34:31,721 --> 00:34:34,942
-Please, stop.
-You first.

634
00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:48,956
I'm sorry. I have to take
this badge.

635
00:35:01,751 --> 00:35:04,363
I never wanted this, Book.
Ever.

636
00:35:13,415 --> 00:35:16,375
I've had two real friends
in my life.

637
00:35:19,204 --> 00:35:22,120
And you were one of them.

638
00:35:24,034 --> 00:35:26,472
You have a funny way
of showing it.

639
00:35:34,610 --> 00:35:36,873
What you're doing is wrong.

640
00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:42,923
30 minutes left.

641
00:35:42,966 --> 00:35:45,926
Then we're out of this orb
and on our way.

642
00:35:46,753 --> 00:35:48,755
We can't be sure it's even safe
to go inside.

643
00:35:48,798 --> 00:35:51,714
If they wanted to hurt us,
they could've done it already.

644
00:35:51,758 --> 00:35:53,107
And if diplomacy fails,

645
00:35:53,151 --> 00:35:54,935
the consequences will be
far greater

646
00:35:54,978 --> 00:35:57,329
than any immediate risk to us.

647
00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,507
I'll go.

648
00:36:05,250 --> 00:36:08,601
Captain Burnham, Mr. Saru,
I'd like you to join me.

649
00:36:08,644 --> 00:36:10,951
Your skill set
as a xenoanthropologist

650
00:36:10,994 --> 00:36:13,475
and a linguist
will be invaluable.

651
00:36:14,476 --> 00:36:15,564
Dr. Hirai,

652
00:36:15,608 --> 00:36:18,176
I'd ask that you stay.

653
00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:23,920
If... something happens,

654
00:36:23,964 --> 00:36:27,837
you should resume diplomacy
without us.

655
00:36:33,016 --> 00:36:34,888
President T'Rina,
General Ndoye,

656
00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:38,631
your presence would be welcome,

657
00:36:38,674 --> 00:36:40,981
as the delegates
whose planets are

658
00:36:41,024 --> 00:36:42,722
under the most direct threat.

659
00:36:42,765 --> 00:36:48,118
I will advocate for my planet,
whatever is required.

660
00:36:49,337 --> 00:36:52,471
I have faith you'll convey
the necessary message.

661
00:36:52,514 --> 00:36:55,125
I'm of greater use here
on the outside.

662
00:36:55,865 --> 00:36:57,650
Very well.

663
00:36:57,693 --> 00:37:02,350
Zora shouldn't come,
given all the unknowns.

664
00:37:02,394 --> 00:37:03,656
Agreed.

665
00:37:03,699 --> 00:37:05,832
I will assemble a portable
transporter unit

666
00:37:05,875 --> 00:37:07,616
and some samples
of the hydrocarbons.

667
00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:09,792
Uh, perhaps Commander Stamets
can suggest

668
00:37:09,836 --> 00:37:11,185
something to project
a light map.

669
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:12,969
Actually, have him handle
all of that.

670
00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,495
I need to borrow you
for a moment.

671
00:37:16,538 --> 00:37:19,324
You're the only one
I can say this to.

672
00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:22,892
But I think it needs to be said.

673
00:37:25,155 --> 00:37:27,767
The Ten-C...

674
00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:30,596
they hold all the cards here.

675
00:37:32,467 --> 00:37:37,124
I feel like everything is
just...

676
00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:40,475
slipping through my fingers.

677
00:37:40,519 --> 00:37:43,783
I have also struggled
when I feel a lack of control.

678
00:37:43,826 --> 00:37:46,220
Mm.

679
00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:50,137
Yet it is something
with which we must make peace.

680
00:37:52,313 --> 00:37:56,056
Strangely enough,
Mr. Tarka showed me a technique

681
00:37:56,099 --> 00:38:00,713
that has proven helpful,
though unorthodox.

682
00:38:00,756 --> 00:38:02,976
What is it?

683
00:38:03,019 --> 00:38:07,067
Well, simply put... yelling.

684
00:38:08,721 --> 00:38:11,158
I could demonstrate.

685
00:38:12,551 --> 00:38:14,553
Okay.

686
00:38:24,127 --> 00:38:25,390
-I'm sorry.
-No.

687
00:38:25,433 --> 00:38:26,782
Don't be.

688
00:38:26,826 --> 00:38:28,175
It's not even close
to the weirdest thing

689
00:38:28,218 --> 00:38:30,177
that's happened today.

690
00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:52,721
Hmm.

691
00:38:52,765 --> 00:38:54,201
I think I needed that.

692
00:38:54,244 --> 00:38:56,246
-Mm-hmm.

693
00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:58,640
Apparently,
Grudge did not need that.

694
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:06,735
There is no one I would
rather go into this with.

695
00:39:07,562 --> 00:39:11,566
It is an honor to be
at your side, today and always.

696
00:39:12,828 --> 00:39:14,569
Aw...

697
00:39:22,447 --> 00:39:25,493
Zora, are you positive
Reno's in here?

698
00:39:25,537 --> 00:39:27,843
My sensors say she's present.

699
00:39:27,887 --> 00:39:31,412
We've been in here all day,
and I haven't seen her once.

700
00:39:31,456 --> 00:39:33,762
I... Maybe Paul found her.

701
00:39:33,806 --> 00:39:37,157
-He should be back soon.
-He is on his way back now, Ensign.

702
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,246
This is so strange.

703
00:39:53,086 --> 00:39:55,480
-Is that her badge?
-Yeah, look.

704
00:39:55,523 --> 00:39:57,438
I'm receiving
full biometric data,

705
00:39:57,482 --> 00:39:59,484
even though
she's not wearing it.

706
00:39:59,527 --> 00:40:01,094
Very odd.

707
00:40:01,137 --> 00:40:04,445
I'll run an analysis subroutine
to locate the malfunction.

708
00:40:04,489 --> 00:40:07,187
And we should page her, too.

709
00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:09,276
She's got to be
on the ship somewhere.

710
00:40:09,319 --> 00:40:12,671
Commander Jett Reno,
please report to Engineering.

711
00:40:12,714 --> 00:40:15,369
-Commander Reno.
-Madam President.

712
00:40:16,501 --> 00:40:18,459
If it helps to hear this, I...

713
00:40:18,503 --> 00:40:20,809
I do not believe
we have cause to fear.

714
00:40:21,984 --> 00:40:24,378
I wish I could say the same.

715
00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:28,861
I must admit, I am not certain
how to step into danger

716
00:40:28,904 --> 00:40:32,430
with one for whom I have
such personal fondness.

717
00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:35,476
Perhaps this is
one of the reasons

718
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:38,653
I avoid closeness with others.

719
00:40:39,915 --> 00:40:41,700
Uh...

720
00:40:42,483 --> 00:40:44,311
-Mr. Saru.
-Oh.

721
00:40:44,354 --> 00:40:47,183
-From Commander Stamets.
-Ah, thank you.

722
00:40:52,493 --> 00:40:54,234
All right.

723
00:41:00,545 --> 00:41:02,372
Let's go.

724
00:41:47,461 --> 00:41:51,030
Were we beamed onto the bridge?

725
00:41:51,073 --> 00:41:53,206
Where is everyone?

726
00:41:53,249 --> 00:41:56,470
I believe it is... a replica.

727
00:41:57,993 --> 00:42:01,301
The Ten-C created an environment

728
00:42:01,344 --> 00:42:04,130
where they thought
we'd be comfortable.

729
00:42:04,173 --> 00:42:06,741
We've lost contact
with Discovery.

730
00:42:07,699 --> 00:42:09,396
We're on our own.

731
00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:13,748
-Not entirely.

732
00:42:22,017 --> 00:42:23,802
An isolytic weapon.

733
00:42:29,372 --> 00:42:30,722
It's not armed.

734
00:42:30,765 --> 00:42:33,638
They must've built it
from data they collected

735
00:42:33,681 --> 00:42:36,162
on the one Tarka detonated
in the DMA.

736
00:42:36,205 --> 00:42:38,338
Is it intended as a threat?

737
00:42:38,381 --> 00:42:42,385
Or a gift,
in return for boronite?

738
00:42:49,088 --> 00:42:50,829
Sensors show they have sent

739
00:42:50,872 --> 00:42:54,180
a mist of molecules
onto the viewscreen.

740
00:42:54,223 --> 00:42:56,312
And there are the lights.

741
00:43:05,713 --> 00:43:07,367
I will translate the message.

742
00:43:13,678 --> 00:43:16,419
178 plus

743
00:43:16,463 --> 00:43:19,466
this mathematical equation
equals

744
00:43:19,509 --> 00:43:22,251
a curiosity hydrocarbon.

745
00:43:22,295 --> 00:43:23,905
Is the message about the weapon?

746
00:43:23,949 --> 00:43:27,692
178 is the atomic number
for isolynium.

747
00:43:27,735 --> 00:43:31,217
I believe this equation is
an expression of volume

748
00:43:31,260 --> 00:43:34,916
for a convex lens-like shape.

749
00:43:38,311 --> 00:43:40,530
The DMA.

750
00:43:41,880 --> 00:43:46,449
Isolytic weapon plus DMA
equals curiosity.

751
00:43:46,493 --> 00:43:48,408
It's a question.

752
00:43:48,451 --> 00:43:49,975
They put the weapon here
to help us understand.

753
00:43:50,018 --> 00:43:52,717
They want to know why
the weapon was put in the DMA.

754
00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:54,588
This implies they may be unaware

755
00:43:54,632 --> 00:43:56,808
of the damage
the DMA has caused.

756
00:43:56,851 --> 00:43:59,549
Well, our response needs
to make them understand.

757
00:43:59,593 --> 00:44:01,421
They need to make it stop.

758
00:44:01,464 --> 00:44:02,814
Okay.

759
00:44:02,857 --> 00:44:05,904
Let's figure out
how to say that with math.

760
00:44:16,654 --> 00:44:18,264
Booker, it's Ndoye.

761
00:44:18,307 --> 00:44:20,614
Your captain and a team went
to talk with the Ten-C

762
00:44:20,658 --> 00:44:22,050
and now they're gone.

763
00:44:22,094 --> 00:44:23,965
Scans can't find the orb
they entered into.

764
00:44:24,009 --> 00:44:25,184
Can you see it at all?

765
00:44:25,227 --> 00:44:26,925
Tell her to stand down.

766
00:44:26,968 --> 00:44:29,710
- Give the talks a chance.
- Booker, do you copy?

767
00:44:29,754 --> 00:44:31,364
They could be dead
for all we know.

768
00:44:31,407 --> 00:44:33,888
If the Ten-C wanted to kill
any of us, we'd already be dead.

769
00:44:33,932 --> 00:44:36,717
Assuming they do come back,
we have no idea when that'll be.

770
00:44:36,761 --> 00:44:41,113
It could be hours. Weeks? Years?

771
00:44:41,156 --> 00:44:42,680
Tarka, don't!

772
00:44:57,303 --> 00:44:58,739
It's done.

773
00:44:58,783 --> 00:45:01,307
Just make sure you stop
the damn thing in time.

774
00:45:01,350 --> 00:45:03,744
So, we agree on our response.

775
00:45:03,788 --> 00:45:06,486
DMA plus us
equals the "terror" hydrocarbon.

776
00:45:06,529 --> 00:45:08,575
As they felt when
their world was being destroyed.

777
00:45:09,402 --> 00:45:14,929
The only question is how do
we convey the concept of "us"?

778
00:45:17,889 --> 00:45:20,935
The number four, maybe.
There are four of us.

779
00:45:20,979 --> 00:45:25,592
Or six, the atomic number
of carbon. We are carbon-based.

780
00:45:25,635 --> 00:45:29,422
I-I fear that such numbers
could hold

781
00:45:29,465 --> 00:45:31,554
other significance
for the Ten-C.

782
00:45:31,598 --> 00:45:33,818
It is easy for
misunderstanding to occur

783
00:45:33,861 --> 00:45:37,865
between different cultures
when one lacks context.

784
00:45:39,519 --> 00:45:42,000
But what President T'Rina said,

785
00:45:42,043 --> 00:45:43,915
using our own biology...

786
00:45:47,092 --> 00:45:49,529
The air. The air.

787
00:45:49,572 --> 00:45:52,837
They've created
an artificial atmosphere

788
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:56,275
based on the exact ratio
of gases we need to breathe.

789
00:45:56,318 --> 00:45:58,930
78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen,

790
00:45:58,973 --> 00:46:02,934
.93% argon and
.04% carbon dioxide.

791
00:46:02,977 --> 00:46:06,546
-They will recognize that as us.
-DMA plus us

792
00:46:06,589 --> 00:46:08,200
equals terror.

793
00:46:08,243 --> 00:46:09,767
I will code and send it.

794
00:46:15,990 --> 00:46:18,514
Ah. We are receiving
a new message already.

795
00:46:22,562 --> 00:46:25,478
They have sent us
a greater-than symbol

796
00:46:25,521 --> 00:46:30,004
and a sadness hydrocarbon.

797
00:46:31,266 --> 00:46:33,138
"Great sadness."

798
00:46:34,704 --> 00:46:37,229
That means they understand,

799
00:46:37,272 --> 00:46:39,274
and it means they have empathy.

800
00:46:39,318 --> 00:46:44,105
And if they have empathy
for us, diplomacy can work.

801
00:46:46,934 --> 00:46:48,588
Now we just need to figure out
how to ask them

802
00:46:48,631 --> 00:46:50,416
to turn off the DMA.

803
00:46:50,459 --> 00:46:51,634
Reno's gone?

804
00:46:51,678 --> 00:46:52,940
Zora's analysis proves

805
00:46:52,984 --> 00:46:54,550
that someone tampered
with her badge.

806
00:46:54,594 --> 00:46:55,987
Yeah, but why would
anyone do that?

807
00:46:56,030 --> 00:46:57,989
If it didn't sound
completely insane,

808
00:46:58,032 --> 00:46:59,555
I would guess that somebody
took her off the ship

809
00:46:59,599 --> 00:47:00,992
and covered it up.

810
00:47:01,035 --> 00:47:02,776
I should've known
something was wrong.

811
00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:03,951
I've been trying
to find her all day

812
00:47:03,995 --> 00:47:05,692
to help us get out of this orb.

813
00:47:05,735 --> 00:47:07,085
It's not your fault.

814
00:47:07,128 --> 00:47:09,130
I think I found something.

815
00:47:09,174 --> 00:47:11,829
I've been analyzing every
discrete event in this sector

816
00:47:11,872 --> 00:47:14,266
of the ship during
the time range in question.

817
00:47:14,309 --> 00:47:18,836
Access Panel 4351 was
opened briefly at one point,

818
00:47:18,879 --> 00:47:22,056
but the maintenance check
isn't scheduled until tomorrow.

819
00:47:28,019 --> 00:47:30,760
Okay, well,
this should not be here.

820
00:47:30,804 --> 00:47:34,416
That's it. That's the source
of what I've been feeling.

821
00:47:34,460 --> 00:47:36,897
And now... Oh, no.

822
00:47:36,941 --> 00:47:39,682
-What? What's wrong?
-There's a cloaked vessel attached to me.

823
00:47:39,726 --> 00:47:41,032
-It's Book's ship.

824
00:47:41,075 --> 00:47:42,860
-What's happening?

825
00:47:42,903 --> 00:47:44,687
Plasma's venting
from one of the nacelles.

826
00:47:44,731 --> 00:47:46,124
Here we go.

827
00:47:53,392 --> 00:47:55,307
It's burning a hole in the orb.

828
00:47:55,350 --> 00:47:58,005
-What about the emergency shutoff?
-Someone entered override codes.

829
00:47:58,049 --> 00:48:00,660
Commander, Book's ship is
attached to our underbelly.

830
00:48:00,703 --> 00:48:02,227
We know, we see them on scans.

831
00:48:15,457 --> 00:48:16,981
No response to hails, Commander.

832
00:48:17,024 --> 00:48:20,723
-What else can we do here?
-Nothing. They're gone.

833
00:48:23,030 --> 00:48:25,990
I will be ready with
the DMA message in one moment.

834
00:48:29,471 --> 00:48:31,691
Oh, that's... new.

835
00:48:34,389 --> 00:48:37,697
They sent us back. Why?

836
00:48:37,740 --> 00:48:39,525
Booker's ship was
attached to ours.

837
00:48:39,568 --> 00:48:40,700
They just escaped the orb.

838
00:48:40,743 --> 00:48:42,876
What? They're here?

839
00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:45,009
The Ten-C's defenses
were breached.

840
00:48:45,052 --> 00:48:47,925
That's why we're back.
How much time do we have?

841
00:48:47,968 --> 00:48:50,231
Four hours left until the Earth
starts getting hit.

842
00:48:50,275 --> 00:48:52,668
The impulse engines are
back on line.

843
00:48:52,712 --> 00:48:54,279
Weapons and warp drive
are still down,

844
00:48:54,322 --> 00:48:56,455
but it doesn't matter, we're
almost at the power source.

845
00:48:56,498 --> 00:48:59,197
I just need to figure out
how to fly this damn thing.

846
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:00,285
You were right.

847
00:49:00,328 --> 00:49:01,808
I should've listened to you.

848
00:49:01,851 --> 00:49:04,245
I know it might feel
like all is lost--

849
00:49:04,289 --> 00:49:07,379
and, okay, maybe it is--

850
00:49:07,422 --> 00:49:09,816
but I do have something
that can help.

851
00:49:09,859 --> 00:49:11,992
It's a communicator chip.

852
00:49:12,036 --> 00:49:13,951
I stashed it
when I ran into psycho-pants

853
00:49:13,994 --> 00:49:15,778
and I realized
he was gonna stun me.

854
00:49:15,822 --> 00:49:17,084
What's the licorice do?

855
00:49:18,172 --> 00:49:21,697
The glycyrrhizic acid
in licorice, when it dissolves,

856
00:49:21,741 --> 00:49:23,047
it conducts electricity.

857
00:49:23,090 --> 00:49:24,831
I can use it to call Discovery,

858
00:49:24,874 --> 00:49:26,441
but I haven't been able
to make it past

859
00:49:26,485 --> 00:49:28,748
your ship's security protocols.

860
00:49:28,791 --> 00:49:30,619
You need my access codes.

861
00:49:32,578 --> 00:49:33,753
We won't have long.

862
00:49:33,796 --> 00:49:35,146
I'll talk fast.

863
00:49:37,409 --> 00:49:39,802
Can we get out
the same way they did?

864
00:49:39,846 --> 00:49:41,282
We've got nothing
to repel against,

865
00:49:41,326 --> 00:49:43,067
and the hole they made has
already sealed itself up.

866
00:49:43,110 --> 00:49:44,590
Captain, we just received

867
00:49:44,633 --> 00:49:46,418
an urgent message
from Booker's ship.

868
00:49:46,461 --> 00:49:48,028
Play it.

869
00:49:48,072 --> 00:49:51,249
Captain, it's Reno.

870
00:49:51,292 --> 00:49:52,815
Tarka's got me and Book
locked up,

871
00:49:52,859 --> 00:49:54,295
and if he takes out the DMA

872
00:49:54,339 --> 00:49:56,036
the way he wants to,

873
00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:58,082
it'll destroy the hyperfield,
the Ten-C,

874
00:49:58,125 --> 00:50:00,998
probablyDiscovery, too.

875
00:50:01,041 --> 00:50:03,000
It'll also leave
a toxic waste dump

876
00:50:03,043 --> 00:50:04,523
heading straight for Earth.

877
00:50:04,566 --> 00:50:07,395
You have to stop us,
whatever it takes.

878
00:50:14,707 --> 00:50:17,449
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