1 00:00:20,063 --> 00:00:25,982 ♪ 2 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:26,069 Previously on Strange New Worlds... 3 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:30,856 All I ever wanted since I first saw the stars 4 00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:32,597 was to join Starfleet. 5 00:00:32,641 --> 00:00:34,034 I'm an Illyrian. I've committed a Federation offense. 6 00:00:34,077 --> 00:00:36,949 If you shelter me they could come after you, too. 7 00:00:36,993 --> 00:00:38,647 I welcome that discussion. 8 00:00:38,690 --> 00:00:40,257 BATEL: I'm arresting Commander Una Chin-Riley 9 00:00:40,301 --> 00:00:41,737 for violations of our anti-genetic 10 00:00:41,780 --> 00:00:42,825 modification directive. 11 00:00:42,868 --> 00:00:44,479 I didn't ask for this job. 12 00:00:44,522 --> 00:00:46,524 -PIKE: You need a lawyer. -UNA: She won't respond. 13 00:00:46,568 --> 00:00:47,960 She won't take my calls either. 14 00:00:48,004 --> 00:00:49,484 This is not a plum case. 15 00:00:49,527 --> 00:00:51,094 I'm gonna talk to her myself, face-to-face. 16 00:00:51,138 --> 00:00:52,791 Just hang in there, Number One. 17 00:00:52,835 --> 00:00:54,924 That's an order. Pike out. 18 00:00:59,842 --> 00:01:01,365 WOMAN [whispering]: She needs a hospital. 19 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:03,063 MAN [whispering]: That is out of the question. 20 00:01:03,106 --> 00:01:05,630 -WOMAN: Her leg isn't healing. -It will. 21 00:01:05,674 --> 00:01:08,111 WOMAN: It's going to get infected. 22 00:01:08,155 --> 00:01:09,982 MAN: If we go into the hospital, they might see her 23 00:01:10,026 --> 00:01:12,985 fighting infection. They'll run tests to find out. 24 00:01:13,029 --> 00:01:15,118 -Mom? -I know, baby. 25 00:01:15,162 --> 00:01:17,902 I know it hurts. 26 00:01:17,947 --> 00:01:19,601 You're gonna be okay. 27 00:01:19,644 --> 00:01:21,951 I promise. 28 00:01:21,994 --> 00:01:24,475 It needs to get set or it won't heal. 29 00:01:24,519 --> 00:01:25,868 Her system can't handle it. 30 00:01:25,911 --> 00:01:28,392 She is a child. She needs a doctor. 31 00:01:28,436 --> 00:01:31,874 Look, if we go to the hospital now, they'll see, 32 00:01:31,917 --> 00:01:33,658 and we'll lose everything. 33 00:01:33,702 --> 00:01:35,443 Her life will be ruined, all of ours. 34 00:01:35,485 --> 00:01:39,186 We'll figure this out. She'll be okay. 35 00:01:39,229 --> 00:01:42,102 Una will be okay. 36 00:01:43,146 --> 00:01:45,148 BATEL: Starfleet would like to offer a deal. 37 00:01:45,192 --> 00:01:48,020 Plead guilty to knowingly submitting false information 38 00:01:48,064 --> 00:01:49,805 to Starfleet by failing to disclose 39 00:01:49,848 --> 00:01:52,068 your genetic modification status, 40 00:01:52,112 --> 00:01:54,201 and we'll accept dishonorable dismissal. 41 00:01:54,244 --> 00:01:56,507 No prison time. 42 00:01:56,551 --> 00:01:59,031 Dishonorable dismissal? 43 00:01:59,075 --> 00:02:02,122 No exile. You'll still be a free Federation citizen. 44 00:02:02,165 --> 00:02:03,906 Starfleet is willing to seal your records 45 00:02:03,949 --> 00:02:05,168 and look the other way. 46 00:02:05,212 --> 00:02:06,952 They want to cover their mistake. 47 00:02:06,996 --> 00:02:09,085 They are grateful for your service. 48 00:02:09,128 --> 00:02:11,261 Una, you don't want to drag this out. 49 00:02:11,305 --> 00:02:13,307 And you don't want others to get dragged in. 50 00:02:13,350 --> 00:02:15,613 It's a fair deal. 51 00:02:15,657 --> 00:02:17,353 It's a good deal, given the evidence. 52 00:02:17,398 --> 00:02:20,444 She's right. We won't get better. 53 00:02:20,488 --> 00:02:22,011 This charge can carry two years imprisonment 54 00:02:22,054 --> 00:02:24,231 at the minimum. 55 00:02:24,274 --> 00:02:27,756 Don't you think we should sidebar this conversation? 56 00:02:28,757 --> 00:02:29,888 BATEL: That's a good idea. 57 00:02:29,932 --> 00:02:31,673 Take some time, 58 00:02:31,716 --> 00:02:33,196 talk it over with your counsel. 59 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,329 How can he counsel me when he works for you? 60 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:48,559 PIKE: Captain's personal log, stardate 2393.8. 61 00:02:48,603 --> 00:02:50,953 I have traveled to the Vaultera Nebula 62 00:02:50,996 --> 00:02:53,216 to find legal help for my first officer. 63 00:02:53,260 --> 00:02:56,654 The atmosphere here is not suitable for human life. 64 00:02:56,698 --> 00:03:00,136 The locals, however, have adapted. 65 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:02,617 Yes, he's still here. 66 00:03:02,660 --> 00:03:04,836 Yes, I told him. 67 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,622 No, he did not. 68 00:03:07,665 --> 00:03:09,885 Okay. 69 00:03:11,582 --> 00:03:15,151 -Counselor Ketoul still can't see you today. -I can wait. 70 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:16,892 I told you she's booked. 71 00:03:16,935 --> 00:03:20,417 She has a deposition, then an arraignment. 72 00:03:20,461 --> 00:03:21,766 I can wait. 73 00:03:21,810 --> 00:03:23,203 [beeping] 74 00:03:26,771 --> 00:03:29,383 I don't think that you can. 75 00:03:30,384 --> 00:03:31,515 Try me. 76 00:03:31,559 --> 00:03:34,866 [beeping intensifies] 77 00:03:40,742 --> 00:03:42,744 [beeping flatlines] 78 00:03:42,787 --> 00:03:44,963 ASSISTANT: Fine, fine, fine. Okay! 79 00:03:45,007 --> 00:03:47,704 -Ugh! -[groans] 80 00:03:50,404 --> 00:03:53,058 -You can take off your mask, Mr. Pike. -[gasps] 81 00:03:53,102 --> 00:03:55,278 The air is safe for you now. 82 00:03:55,322 --> 00:03:57,541 [coughing] 83 00:03:59,021 --> 00:04:00,414 I knew you were stubborn, 84 00:04:00,457 --> 00:04:02,111 I just didn't think you were stupid. 85 00:04:02,154 --> 00:04:04,983 This planet is inhospitable to all but... 86 00:04:05,027 --> 00:04:06,507 Except to Illyrians. 87 00:04:06,550 --> 00:04:10,728 Genetically engineered to survive in this... 88 00:04:10,772 --> 00:04:12,513 charming environment. 89 00:04:12,556 --> 00:04:14,297 You would think that would allow us a measure of privacy. 90 00:04:14,341 --> 00:04:15,994 Should have returned my calls. 91 00:04:16,038 --> 00:04:17,605 And you should learn to take a hint. 92 00:04:17,648 --> 00:04:19,563 Or do they not teach reading the room at the Academy? 93 00:04:19,606 --> 00:04:21,043 Been a while since I was at the Academy, 94 00:04:21,086 --> 00:04:23,132 so I don't recall. 95 00:04:25,830 --> 00:04:27,310 Una needs your help. 96 00:04:27,354 --> 00:04:29,312 Starfleet Command found out that she's Illyrian. 97 00:04:29,356 --> 00:04:31,619 It was only a matter of time before she was outed. 98 00:04:31,662 --> 00:04:34,709 Starfleet will never let an Illyrian serve. Not openly. 99 00:04:34,752 --> 00:04:38,103 But that is not my problem, Mr. Pike. 100 00:04:38,147 --> 00:04:40,454 Now, I really do have a busy day. 101 00:04:40,497 --> 00:04:42,325 Neera. 102 00:04:42,369 --> 00:04:43,761 I don't know what happened between you two, 103 00:04:43,805 --> 00:04:45,937 but she's your friend. 104 00:04:45,981 --> 00:04:49,158 Una Chin-Riley is not my friend, and neither are you. 105 00:04:49,201 --> 00:04:52,335 -Please leave. -I know why you feel the way you do about Starfleet, 106 00:04:52,379 --> 00:04:54,206 the Federation, all of us. 107 00:04:54,250 --> 00:04:55,860 I saw some things. 108 00:04:55,904 --> 00:04:57,993 On a research mission to an abandoned Illyrian colony, 109 00:04:58,036 --> 00:05:01,910 we found out that it wasn't so... abandoned. 110 00:05:01,953 --> 00:05:03,781 I saw what can happen to Illyrians 111 00:05:03,825 --> 00:05:05,609 who reverse their genetic modification 112 00:05:05,653 --> 00:05:09,526 just so the Federation will accept them. 113 00:05:09,570 --> 00:05:11,833 Old fears can be hard to let go of, 114 00:05:11,876 --> 00:05:15,445 but we were wrong about Illyrians. All of us. 115 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:19,362 I was wrong. 116 00:05:19,406 --> 00:05:22,496 Congratulations. You discovered empathy. 117 00:05:22,539 --> 00:05:25,586 Let me know when the rest of your Federation catches up. 118 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:30,330 They're going to dismiss her. 119 00:05:31,418 --> 00:05:33,637 Everything she's strived for, her life's work, 120 00:05:33,681 --> 00:05:35,291 her entire career. 121 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,511 Everything that she's contributed. 122 00:05:37,554 --> 00:05:40,949 Dishonorable dismissal is getting off easy. 123 00:05:40,992 --> 00:05:43,430 Starfleet race laws are draconian. 124 00:05:43,473 --> 00:05:45,606 She's lucky she isn't getting charged with sedition. 125 00:05:47,521 --> 00:05:51,263 Yes, Mr. Pike, I am familiar with her case. 126 00:05:51,307 --> 00:05:53,701 The proceedings are sealed. 127 00:05:53,744 --> 00:05:55,442 I make it my business to know what happens 128 00:05:55,485 --> 00:05:56,921 behind closed doors. 129 00:05:56,965 --> 00:05:59,707 Many of my clients' lives depend on it. 130 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:03,188 Now, if that will be all. 131 00:06:07,497 --> 00:06:09,238 How's that working out for you? 132 00:06:09,281 --> 00:06:11,762 -The cases against the Federation. -Excuse me? 133 00:06:11,806 --> 00:06:13,590 See, I do my homework, too. 134 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,766 Ten cases thrown out or overturned 135 00:06:15,810 --> 00:06:17,768 in two years for insufficient evidence? 136 00:06:17,812 --> 00:06:20,162 Good cases, too, as far as I can tell. 137 00:06:21,555 --> 00:06:23,207 Take this case. 138 00:06:23,252 --> 00:06:25,776 If you win, half the quadrant will know it. 139 00:06:25,820 --> 00:06:27,952 And it'll bring your other cases more attention. 140 00:06:27,996 --> 00:06:29,693 Maybe the attention that they deserve. 141 00:06:29,737 --> 00:06:31,869 Are you attempting to bribe me, Mr. Pike? 142 00:06:31,913 --> 00:06:33,957 I'm trying to convince you. 143 00:06:35,351 --> 00:06:37,527 I'm trying to save an old friend. 144 00:06:37,571 --> 00:06:38,528 And maybe do some good here. 145 00:06:38,572 --> 00:06:40,356 Are you? Or are you gonna 146 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:41,662 let whatever happened between you and Una 147 00:06:41,705 --> 00:06:43,707 get in the way of your life's work? 148 00:06:44,926 --> 00:06:47,450 Just take a look at the case file. 149 00:06:47,494 --> 00:06:49,496 You? [scoffs] 150 00:06:49,539 --> 00:06:51,541 I doubt you'd even break a sweat. 151 00:06:52,542 --> 00:06:54,501 You're a piece of work, Pike. 152 00:06:54,544 --> 00:06:56,677 Yeah. 153 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,374 But you still haven't said no. 154 00:07:06,338 --> 00:07:08,602 GUARD: Visitor. 155 00:07:08,645 --> 00:07:09,646 UNA: Neera! 156 00:07:09,690 --> 00:07:12,040 I had to see it for myself. 157 00:07:12,083 --> 00:07:14,608 I said this would happen. 158 00:07:14,651 --> 00:07:16,740 After 25 years, the first thing you say to me 159 00:07:16,784 --> 00:07:17,828 is "I told you so"? 160 00:07:17,872 --> 00:07:20,352 I didn't think you'd... 161 00:07:20,396 --> 00:07:22,877 I'm not here for a reunion. 162 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,661 Tell me the story of the story. 163 00:07:24,705 --> 00:07:26,358 Short version, your words. 164 00:07:30,537 --> 00:07:33,191 Until two months ago, my record with Starfleet 165 00:07:33,235 --> 00:07:34,541 was spotless. 166 00:07:34,584 --> 00:07:35,716 When they didn't know, they didn't care. 167 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:37,152 The only thing that's changed 168 00:07:37,195 --> 00:07:39,110 is that they know the truth. 169 00:07:39,154 --> 00:07:41,112 And that you lied about it. 170 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:44,289 Must be nice. 171 00:07:44,332 --> 00:07:45,769 What's that? 172 00:07:45,813 --> 00:07:48,511 It's just, some Illyrians have modifications 173 00:07:48,555 --> 00:07:51,906 they can't hide, and some of us refuse to. 174 00:07:51,949 --> 00:07:53,298 Neera, I should have... 175 00:07:53,342 --> 00:07:55,431 Please proceed, Commander. 176 00:07:56,693 --> 00:07:58,478 So then somebody turned me in, 177 00:07:58,521 --> 00:08:00,523 and now Starfleet is asking me to hide again, 178 00:08:00,567 --> 00:08:02,351 so that no one has to know 179 00:08:02,394 --> 00:08:05,180 an Illyrian climbed the ranks of Starfleet. 180 00:08:05,223 --> 00:08:07,922 It'll be like it never happened. 181 00:08:07,965 --> 00:08:10,533 -Like I never happened. -So? 182 00:08:10,577 --> 00:08:12,579 You had your playtime, acting like one of them. 183 00:08:12,622 --> 00:08:16,626 Accept your dismissal, take your licks and go home. 184 00:08:16,670 --> 00:08:17,845 No. 185 00:08:17,888 --> 00:08:19,368 Why not? 186 00:08:19,411 --> 00:08:22,371 Because I shouldn't have to hide anymore. 187 00:08:22,414 --> 00:08:23,807 None of us should. 188 00:08:23,851 --> 00:08:26,070 I know I should have done better. 189 00:08:26,114 --> 00:08:28,332 I didn't stand up when I should have. 190 00:08:28,377 --> 00:08:30,422 I'm standing up now. 191 00:08:31,815 --> 00:08:34,470 I'll tell opposing counsel their deal is rejected. 192 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,124 Thank you. 193 00:08:36,167 --> 00:08:38,561 Don't. I'm not doing this for you, 194 00:08:38,605 --> 00:08:40,389 I'm doing this for me. 195 00:08:40,432 --> 00:08:43,434 And for all the Illyrians who can't or just won't 196 00:08:43,479 --> 00:08:46,874 pretend to not be who they really are... 197 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:48,571 so they can run away to Starfleet. 198 00:08:55,839 --> 00:08:57,319 Una rejected my deal. 199 00:08:57,362 --> 00:08:58,581 Good. 200 00:08:59,930 --> 00:09:02,759 Do you know how hard it was to get that deal approved? 201 00:09:02,803 --> 00:09:03,891 I called in every favor. 202 00:09:03,934 --> 00:09:05,240 And do you think that was easy? 203 00:09:05,283 --> 00:09:06,676 Because I can tell you it was not. 204 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:07,634 Maybe you should have thought about that 205 00:09:07,677 --> 00:09:08,809 before arresting her. 206 00:09:08,852 --> 00:09:10,419 [scoffs] Don't be a child, Chris. 207 00:09:10,462 --> 00:09:12,073 I know you think I betrayed you. 208 00:09:12,116 --> 00:09:13,857 Una should be on my bridge right now doing her job, 209 00:09:13,901 --> 00:09:15,903 not sitting in some jail cell. 210 00:09:15,946 --> 00:09:18,993 I don't write the code, and my job-- ourjob... 211 00:09:19,036 --> 00:09:20,124 Oh, ourjob. 212 00:09:20,168 --> 00:09:21,604 ...is to uphold it, regardless. 213 00:09:21,648 --> 00:09:23,563 Una broke the law. 214 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:25,739 And what if the law is wrong? 215 00:09:30,657 --> 00:09:33,181 Chris, I didn't ask to be put on this case. 216 00:09:33,224 --> 00:09:35,705 If you stop and look for one second, 217 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:37,446 you'll see I've done everything in my power 218 00:09:37,489 --> 00:09:39,013 to help Una. 219 00:09:39,056 --> 00:09:41,232 That plea deal was her best shot. 220 00:09:41,276 --> 00:09:42,930 And now that she's turned it down, 221 00:09:42,973 --> 00:09:44,584 my boss, the judge advocate general, 222 00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:45,889 is looking into the case. 223 00:09:45,933 --> 00:09:48,326 I don't know why, but whatever the reason, 224 00:09:48,370 --> 00:09:50,024 it won't be good for Una. 225 00:09:50,067 --> 00:09:52,287 She should have taken the deal. 226 00:09:56,987 --> 00:09:58,641 See you in court. 227 00:10:00,382 --> 00:10:02,427 [door whooshes open] 228 00:10:04,691 --> 00:10:06,518 -[carrot clatters] -[door whooshes closed] 229 00:10:09,696 --> 00:10:11,349 JAVAS: We'll begin the arraignment 230 00:10:11,393 --> 00:10:13,438 as soon as the prosecution arrives. 231 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:16,964 Ah. What's this? 232 00:10:17,007 --> 00:10:18,661 Vice Admiral Pasalk. 233 00:10:18,705 --> 00:10:20,707 I didn't know you were joining us today. 234 00:10:23,666 --> 00:10:25,102 Admiral, in light of the defense's 235 00:10:25,146 --> 00:10:26,800 rejection of a plea bargain, 236 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:29,237 We would like to petition the court to amend the charges 237 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,282 against Lieutenant Commander Chin-Riley. 238 00:10:32,327 --> 00:10:34,415 You may proceed, Captain Batel. 239 00:10:34,459 --> 00:10:37,114 BATEL: For failure to disclose her genetic modification status, 240 00:10:37,158 --> 00:10:39,726 we are charging Una Chin-Riley with knowingly submitting 241 00:10:39,769 --> 00:10:41,815 false information to Starfleet 242 00:10:41,858 --> 00:10:45,514 as well as violating Starfleet code 614 to 617 243 00:10:45,557 --> 00:10:47,690 prohibiting Starfleet officers from engaging in 244 00:10:47,734 --> 00:10:49,126 permanent bioengineering, 245 00:10:49,170 --> 00:10:51,563 and two counts of sedition. 246 00:10:54,305 --> 00:10:56,743 We're seeking dishonorable dismissal and 20 years 247 00:10:56,786 --> 00:10:58,483 in a Federation penal colony. 248 00:11:06,883 --> 00:11:08,755 PIKE: Space. 249 00:11:10,104 --> 00:11:12,323 The final frontier. 250 00:11:14,151 --> 00:11:17,677 These are the voyages of the starshipEnterprise. 251 00:11:18,895 --> 00:11:21,724 Its five-year mission: 252 00:11:21,768 --> 00:11:24,771 to explore strange new worlds.. 253 00:11:26,947 --> 00:11:29,471 ...to seek out new life 254 00:11:29,514 --> 00:11:33,083 and new civilizations, 255 00:11:33,127 --> 00:11:37,218 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 256 00:11:39,786 --> 00:11:41,396 ♪ 257 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:13,994 ♪ 258 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,765 ♪ 259 00:12:54,730 --> 00:12:56,993 Twenty years for lying on an application? 260 00:12:57,037 --> 00:12:59,430 You decided to fight back and not make this easy for them. 261 00:12:59,474 --> 00:13:01,476 -[sighs] -They want to make an example out of you. 262 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:04,305 -What do we do? -We fight. 263 00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:06,960 Who's first on their witness list? 264 00:13:07,003 --> 00:13:09,658 Admiral Robert April. 265 00:13:09,701 --> 00:13:11,355 April sponsored my application to the Academy. 266 00:13:11,399 --> 00:13:13,140 I served under him for years and he promoted me. 267 00:13:13,183 --> 00:13:14,706 -This is good for us, no? -No. 268 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:16,317 Pasalk wouldn't bring a friendly witness 269 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,622 without a strategy. 270 00:13:17,666 --> 00:13:19,624 Put me on the stand. 271 00:13:19,668 --> 00:13:21,322 Let them see that being an Illyrian 272 00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:23,498 doesn't change who I am as an officer. 273 00:13:23,541 --> 00:13:26,980 Are you being funny? You were never funny. 274 00:13:27,023 --> 00:13:28,851 I know it's normally not a good idea, 275 00:13:28,895 --> 00:13:31,071 but shouldn't they see me, a successful Starfleet officer? 276 00:13:31,114 --> 00:13:32,463 It's a good story. 277 00:13:32,507 --> 00:13:35,423 Your story doesn't matter to their case. 278 00:13:35,466 --> 00:13:37,425 You broke the law. I put you up there, 279 00:13:37,468 --> 00:13:39,470 they'll just use you to corroborate their facts. 280 00:13:39,514 --> 00:13:41,472 Or worse, to tear you down, or likely bring down 281 00:13:41,516 --> 00:13:43,257 a bunch of your so-called friends with you. 282 00:13:46,173 --> 00:13:47,870 Do you care about my story? 283 00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:51,047 I care that my client 284 00:13:51,091 --> 00:13:53,702 not hand the prosecution the case. 285 00:13:55,704 --> 00:13:57,706 My way this time, Una. 286 00:14:01,275 --> 00:14:02,972 Your way. 287 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:09,544 The captain suggested you could set up shop here. 288 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,549 I bet he did. 289 00:14:14,592 --> 00:14:17,030 Well, she's not using it. 290 00:14:21,948 --> 00:14:23,906 I'll need access to the Starfleet 291 00:14:23,950 --> 00:14:25,995 Uniform Code of Justice. 292 00:14:26,039 --> 00:14:28,606 I assume it's in your database. 293 00:14:28,650 --> 00:14:31,348 Also, Una's service records. 294 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:36,179 Thank you, Lieutenant Noonien-Singh. 295 00:14:40,836 --> 00:14:42,882 Is there something else? 296 00:14:42,925 --> 00:14:44,971 I think I might be of some assistance to the case. 297 00:14:45,014 --> 00:14:48,713 Counselor, are you familiar with Starfleet v. Wyck? 298 00:14:48,757 --> 00:14:51,412 I am a civil rights lawyer. 299 00:14:51,455 --> 00:14:53,544 Yes, of course. 300 00:14:53,588 --> 00:14:56,808 If I understand the principle behind the ruling, then... 301 00:14:56,852 --> 00:14:59,986 Starfleet v. Wyck is used as an example of 302 00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:02,075 "fruit of the poisonous tree." 303 00:15:02,118 --> 00:15:04,947 If evidence is procured through illegal means, 304 00:15:04,991 --> 00:15:06,427 it's inadmissible in court. 305 00:15:06,470 --> 00:15:08,951 You think some of the evidence against Una 306 00:15:08,995 --> 00:15:10,387 was illegally obtained? 307 00:15:10,431 --> 00:15:11,867 If it was, could you get her case thrown out 308 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:13,129 on a technicality? 309 00:15:13,173 --> 00:15:15,436 If the evidence was rotten, 310 00:15:15,479 --> 00:15:18,265 I might be able to get her case dismissed. 311 00:15:18,308 --> 00:15:21,050 Lieutenant, is there something you know that I should know? 312 00:15:21,094 --> 00:15:23,835 Just let me cover all the bases first. 313 00:15:23,879 --> 00:15:27,230 Well, you know where I'll be. 314 00:15:30,190 --> 00:15:32,583 [door whooshes open] 315 00:15:38,894 --> 00:15:40,374 May I? 316 00:15:41,897 --> 00:15:43,420 Fraternizing with the enemy? 317 00:15:43,464 --> 00:15:45,814 I'll take my chances. 318 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:48,164 You look awful. 319 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:50,165 Thanks for that. 320 00:15:50,210 --> 00:15:51,951 Does this have something to do with the fact that 321 00:15:51,994 --> 00:15:53,517 your name wasn't on the witness list for the defense? 322 00:15:53,561 --> 00:15:55,215 I know what you're gonna say. 323 00:15:55,258 --> 00:15:56,607 Putting me on the witness stand is a terrible idea. 324 00:15:56,651 --> 00:15:59,001 But you want to fight for your friend. 325 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:00,785 And I can handle it. 326 00:16:00,829 --> 00:16:03,310 I've served with Una longer than anyone else on this crew. 327 00:16:03,353 --> 00:16:05,703 I'm in the best position to speak to her character. 328 00:16:05,747 --> 00:16:07,140 When did you two meet? 329 00:16:07,183 --> 00:16:10,491 Uh, I gave a speech to her Academy class 330 00:16:10,534 --> 00:16:12,014 forever ago. 331 00:16:12,058 --> 00:16:14,364 [chuckles] That must have been awful for you. 332 00:16:14,408 --> 00:16:16,627 I know how you hate to give long, inspiring speeches. 333 00:16:18,194 --> 00:16:21,371 I was speaking about a test mission I'd flown. 334 00:16:22,416 --> 00:16:25,245 Una came up to me afterward and, uh, pointed out 335 00:16:25,288 --> 00:16:27,943 -a mistake I'd made during reentry. -Bold. 336 00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:29,989 And annoying. 337 00:16:30,032 --> 00:16:32,034 But she was right. 338 00:16:32,078 --> 00:16:34,906 She had the guts to tell me. 339 00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:37,039 April once told me that every good captain needs 340 00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:39,128 a first officer who will tell him when he's wrong. 341 00:16:39,172 --> 00:16:42,523 Yeah, he said that to me once, too. 342 00:16:43,959 --> 00:16:46,570 And when did you first learn that she was Illyrian, 343 00:16:46,614 --> 00:16:49,965 Captain Pike? 344 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:54,317 I ask again. How long were you aware 345 00:16:54,361 --> 00:16:56,537 that you were harboring an Illyrian on your ship, 346 00:16:56,580 --> 00:16:58,104 Captain? 347 00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:00,323 I will remind you you are on the stand, 348 00:17:00,367 --> 00:17:02,630 and under oath you do not have the option of not answering. 349 00:17:02,673 --> 00:17:04,806 All right, you've made your point. 350 00:17:04,848 --> 00:17:06,547 I know you want to help Una, Chris, 351 00:17:06,589 --> 00:17:08,330 but if you take that stand, this whole case 352 00:17:08,375 --> 00:17:09,680 becomes about you. 353 00:17:09,723 --> 00:17:11,551 You are the captain of this ship. 354 00:17:11,595 --> 00:17:13,423 You knew Una was an Illyrian, and you didn't tell Starfleet. 355 00:17:13,467 --> 00:17:15,077 You could be charged with conspiracy, 356 00:17:15,121 --> 00:17:17,645 and your whole crew could be at risk. 357 00:17:17,688 --> 00:17:20,560 No inspiring speeches today. 358 00:17:20,604 --> 00:17:22,606 Today, if you want to help Una, 359 00:17:22,650 --> 00:17:25,087 the best thing you can do is leave the talking to others. 360 00:17:26,915 --> 00:17:28,221 ORTEGAS: "Mr. Spock, 361 00:17:28,263 --> 00:17:30,919 "I do hope you understand why I have to 362 00:17:30,962 --> 00:17:32,660 "throw your friend in jail 363 00:17:32,703 --> 00:17:34,923 simply for being who she is." 364 00:17:34,966 --> 00:17:37,491 "Of course, Mr. Pasalk. 365 00:17:37,534 --> 00:17:40,102 "It is only logical. 366 00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:43,236 Shall we play a round of Kal-toh this weekend?" 367 00:17:43,279 --> 00:17:46,761 "Yes. That would be enjoyable." 368 00:17:46,804 --> 00:17:48,241 [snores] 369 00:17:49,285 --> 00:17:50,634 You don't see the tension there? 370 00:17:51,635 --> 00:17:53,289 What tension? 371 00:17:53,333 --> 00:17:55,552 They're all, like, buddy-buddy. 372 00:17:55,596 --> 00:17:58,164 Vulcan bros. 373 00:17:58,207 --> 00:17:59,904 M'BENGA: Vulcans may not give much, 374 00:17:59,948 --> 00:18:01,689 but you can read their body language. 375 00:18:01,732 --> 00:18:04,039 And those two... 376 00:18:05,432 --> 00:18:06,824 ...hate each other. 377 00:18:11,525 --> 00:18:13,831 Are you messing with me right now? 378 00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:18,662 [clears throat] 379 00:18:24,059 --> 00:18:27,541 I regret that you had to witness that outburst. 380 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,066 We won't say a word. 381 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:32,546 -Mm-mmm. -Thank you, Doctor. 382 00:18:32,589 --> 00:18:34,635 Of all of my father's former colleagues, 383 00:18:34,678 --> 00:18:38,247 Pasalk truly brings out the worst in me. 384 00:18:44,471 --> 00:18:45,907 [both chuckling] 385 00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:47,909 Ensign Uhura. 386 00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:51,217 I need any communications referencing Commander Chin-Riley 387 00:18:51,260 --> 00:18:52,870 for the last six months. 388 00:18:52,914 --> 00:18:55,177 Okay. I'll collate. 389 00:18:55,221 --> 00:18:58,746 Including all personal logs, ship-wide. 390 00:19:01,749 --> 00:19:04,926 Sir, with respect, 391 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:08,582 per Regulation 25, Section B, all personal logs remain sealed 392 00:19:08,625 --> 00:19:10,758 unless by order of Starfleet Command. 393 00:19:10,801 --> 00:19:13,064 -Sufficient evidence... -I know the rules, Ensign. 394 00:19:13,108 --> 00:19:14,544 I'm giving you an order. 395 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:16,981 You're doing this to help Una. 396 00:19:17,025 --> 00:19:19,201 Right? She's your friend, 397 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:21,551 your mentor. I understand. 398 00:19:21,595 --> 00:19:23,684 But you are mine. 399 00:19:25,076 --> 00:19:26,556 And giving me an illegal order will just 400 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,254 get you in trouble if I follow it. 401 00:19:28,297 --> 00:19:31,605 I don't think the commander would want that for you. 402 00:19:31,648 --> 00:19:33,302 Neither do I. 403 00:19:33,346 --> 00:19:36,392 We need to find out who turned her in. 404 00:19:36,436 --> 00:19:38,568 It might well be the only way to save her. 405 00:19:38,612 --> 00:19:40,570 Then, respectfully, 406 00:19:40,614 --> 00:19:43,094 we're going to have to find out another way. 407 00:19:43,138 --> 00:19:46,794 -Nyota... -I'm sorry. No. 408 00:19:59,110 --> 00:20:02,026 [ringing] 409 00:20:03,376 --> 00:20:05,073 JAVAS: This court is now in session. 410 00:20:05,116 --> 00:20:07,336 Joining me as judges in this tribunal 411 00:20:07,380 --> 00:20:10,687 are Space Command Representative Zus Tlaggul and 412 00:20:10,731 --> 00:20:12,907 Starfleet Commander Chiv. 413 00:20:12,950 --> 00:20:15,562 Commander Chin-Riley, do you consent 414 00:20:15,605 --> 00:20:17,085 to Captain Batel 415 00:20:17,128 --> 00:20:18,869 as the prosecuting officer? 416 00:20:18,913 --> 00:20:20,262 I do. 417 00:20:20,306 --> 00:20:22,786 Let the charges be read. 418 00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:27,226 COMPUTER: Lieutenant commander Una Chin-Riley 419 00:20:27,269 --> 00:20:29,184 has been formally charged with violating 420 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:33,057 Starfleet regulation 614-617, 421 00:20:33,101 --> 00:20:35,451 prohibiting permanent DNA modification, 422 00:20:35,495 --> 00:20:38,411 as well as submitting false information to Starfleet, 423 00:20:38,454 --> 00:20:40,935 and two counts of sedition. 424 00:20:43,633 --> 00:20:45,374 How do you plead, Commander? 425 00:20:46,636 --> 00:20:49,509 -Not guilty. -[bell ringing] 426 00:20:55,123 --> 00:20:58,387 BATEL: The Federation's stance on genetic engineering is clear. 427 00:20:58,431 --> 00:21:01,564 The practice is dangerous and illegal. 428 00:21:01,608 --> 00:21:03,262 The reasons for this are many, 429 00:21:03,305 --> 00:21:05,699 but the outcome of the Eugenics Wars on Earth 430 00:21:05,742 --> 00:21:07,788 speaks for itself. 431 00:21:07,831 --> 00:21:10,181 Tens of millions dead. 432 00:21:11,444 --> 00:21:13,054 Pushed to its limits, 433 00:21:13,097 --> 00:21:16,362 genetic engineering is nothing short of playing God. 434 00:21:16,405 --> 00:21:20,322 By interfering with DNA and removing genetic outliers, 435 00:21:20,366 --> 00:21:23,891 we endanger the very essence of natural evolution. 436 00:21:36,077 --> 00:21:37,165 NEERA: Captain Batel is right. 437 00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:39,080 Permanent genetic modification 438 00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:41,082 is illegal under Federation law. 439 00:21:41,125 --> 00:21:43,389 Slavery was once legal. 440 00:21:43,432 --> 00:21:46,087 Apartheid was legal. 441 00:21:46,130 --> 00:21:48,872 Discrimination against people for how they worshipped, 442 00:21:48,916 --> 00:21:52,354 how they loved, their gender, color of their skin-- 443 00:21:52,398 --> 00:21:54,400 all legal at one time or another. 444 00:21:54,443 --> 00:21:57,881 A law does not make something just. 445 00:21:57,925 --> 00:22:01,668 I'm not saying the Federation means to do harm. 446 00:22:01,711 --> 00:22:04,540 Their experience with genetic modification-- 447 00:22:04,584 --> 00:22:06,237 the Eugenics Wars-- 448 00:22:06,281 --> 00:22:08,501 was horrific. 449 00:22:08,544 --> 00:22:12,983 The pain that Earth felt, unimaginable. 450 00:22:13,027 --> 00:22:15,769 The Federation built a utopia in its wake, 451 00:22:15,812 --> 00:22:18,075 and in an effort to protect that utopia, 452 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,948 they became blinded by a centuries-old fear, 453 00:22:20,991 --> 00:22:24,081 so much so that they have, perhaps unknowingly, 454 00:22:24,125 --> 00:22:26,562 become persecutors. 455 00:22:26,606 --> 00:22:29,130 My client is only here because of who she is 456 00:22:29,173 --> 00:22:30,566 and because she felt she had 457 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,568 no other choice than to hide that fact. 458 00:22:32,612 --> 00:22:34,396 Just like the millions before her 459 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,355 who were forced to hide how they worshipped, 460 00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:38,618 how they loved, what they truly looked like, 461 00:22:38,661 --> 00:22:40,359 because it made others 462 00:22:40,402 --> 00:22:42,099 uncomfortable. 463 00:22:42,143 --> 00:22:44,493 Because it made others afraid. 464 00:22:44,537 --> 00:22:47,931 If a law is not just, then I ask 465 00:22:47,975 --> 00:22:51,413 how are we to trust those who created that law 466 00:22:51,457 --> 00:22:53,763 to serve justice? 467 00:22:53,807 --> 00:22:57,419 BATEL: The prosecution calls Admiral Robert April to the stand. 468 00:22:57,463 --> 00:22:59,813 Admiral April, Una Chin-Riley served under your command 469 00:22:59,856 --> 00:23:01,684 when you were captain of the USSEnterprise, correct? 470 00:23:01,728 --> 00:23:03,207 Yes. 471 00:23:03,251 --> 00:23:05,035 But before that, you sponsored her application 472 00:23:05,079 --> 00:23:06,559 -to Starfleet Academy. -I did. 473 00:23:06,602 --> 00:23:07,908 So would it be fair to say 474 00:23:07,951 --> 00:23:11,781 you have an investment in Una's career? 475 00:23:11,825 --> 00:23:14,131 It would. 476 00:23:14,175 --> 00:23:15,916 Admiral, I have to ask, 477 00:23:15,959 --> 00:23:18,527 at any point, did Lieutenant Commander Chin-Riley 478 00:23:18,571 --> 00:23:21,530 disclose to you that she was genetically modified? 479 00:23:21,574 --> 00:23:23,532 -No. -If you had known she was genetically modified, 480 00:23:23,576 --> 00:23:25,578 would you have sponsored her application 481 00:23:25,621 --> 00:23:27,449 to Starfleet Academy? 482 00:23:27,493 --> 00:23:29,451 Una is an extremely talented officer, 483 00:23:29,495 --> 00:23:32,585 and one of the most gifted applicants I'd ever met. 484 00:23:32,628 --> 00:23:33,716 That is not the question, sir. 485 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:39,722 If you had known Una Chin-Riley was genetically modified, 486 00:23:39,766 --> 00:23:41,245 would you have sponsored her application 487 00:23:41,289 --> 00:23:43,160 to Starfleet Academy? 488 00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:45,336 You're under oath, sir. 489 00:23:46,990 --> 00:23:49,297 No, I would not. 490 00:23:52,866 --> 00:23:54,520 BATEL: Thank you, Admiral. 491 00:23:54,563 --> 00:23:58,828 It takes a big man to admit his mistakes. 492 00:23:58,872 --> 00:24:00,830 I admire that, Admiral. 493 00:24:00,874 --> 00:24:03,964 Just for the record, could you tell the court why 494 00:24:04,007 --> 00:24:06,270 you would not have sponsored Commander Chin-Riley's 495 00:24:06,314 --> 00:24:08,447 Starfleet application, specifically? 496 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:11,537 Starfleet Regulation 17, Article 12 497 00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:14,844 explicitly prohibits genetically modified people, 498 00:24:14,888 --> 00:24:17,368 -such as Illyrians, from serving. -NEERA: Of course. 499 00:24:17,412 --> 00:24:21,198 You are an honorable, decorated admiral. 500 00:24:21,242 --> 00:24:23,636 You wouldn't want to break protocol 501 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:25,507 for any one individual applicant. 502 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:28,554 -Let me stress this is not personal. -Right. 503 00:24:28,597 --> 00:24:29,946 It's the law. 504 00:24:29,990 --> 00:24:31,470 Admiral April, 505 00:24:31,513 --> 00:24:35,474 can you tell me what General Order One is? 506 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,476 Objection. Relevance? 507 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:40,870 I'm curious myself. Tread carefully, Counselor. 508 00:24:40,914 --> 00:24:43,090 I will, Your Honor. Admiral, 509 00:24:43,133 --> 00:24:45,571 what is General Order One? 510 00:24:45,614 --> 00:24:48,748 No starship may interfere with the normal development of 511 00:24:48,791 --> 00:24:51,838 -any alien life or society. -NEERA: Yes. 512 00:24:51,881 --> 00:24:53,448 A very important law. 513 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:55,711 So much so that you now refer to it as 514 00:24:55,755 --> 00:24:57,234 the Prime Directive, 515 00:24:57,278 --> 00:24:59,759 -do you not? -Yes, that is correct. 516 00:24:59,802 --> 00:25:02,370 NEERA: In 2246, while in command of theEnterprise, 517 00:25:02,413 --> 00:25:05,504 you chose to warn the Perricans, a pre-warp civilization, 518 00:25:05,547 --> 00:25:07,636 about a possibly apocalyptic meteor shower 519 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,203 about to hit their planet. 520 00:25:09,246 --> 00:25:12,336 Were you then following General Order One? 521 00:25:12,380 --> 00:25:14,817 -That was different. -2248. 522 00:25:14,861 --> 00:25:17,951 You sent your science officer to the industrial-age planet 523 00:25:17,994 --> 00:25:20,040 Na'rel to solve the imminent threat 524 00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:21,650 of an extinction-level drought 525 00:25:21,694 --> 00:25:23,957 by sharing Federation technology. 526 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,308 -Were you in compliance then? -BATEL: Objection. Relevance again. 527 00:25:27,351 --> 00:25:29,179 An entire planet would have died. 528 00:25:29,223 --> 00:25:31,834 And when you landed on the hostile planet Man-us 2 529 00:25:31,878 --> 00:25:33,880 without your security officer, 530 00:25:33,923 --> 00:25:36,099 you chose to reveal your starship 531 00:25:36,143 --> 00:25:38,188 to the pre-warp civilization Ohawk. 532 00:25:38,232 --> 00:25:40,626 -Objection! -Did you comply then, Admiral? 533 00:25:40,669 --> 00:25:42,366 JAVAS: Counselor, I will remind you 534 00:25:42,410 --> 00:25:44,586 the witness is not on trial here. 535 00:25:44,630 --> 00:25:47,894 Admiral, it would seem that the rules of Starfleet 536 00:25:47,937 --> 00:25:50,984 only apply when a captain deems that they do. 537 00:25:54,204 --> 00:25:56,206 Is there a question, Counselor? 538 00:25:56,250 --> 00:25:58,774 Yes. 539 00:25:58,818 --> 00:26:00,950 You have shown that you have been 540 00:26:00,994 --> 00:26:03,039 repeatedly willing to break 541 00:26:03,083 --> 00:26:05,607 the very first order of Starfleet 542 00:26:05,651 --> 00:26:07,566 and you are hailed as a hero. 543 00:26:07,609 --> 00:26:11,570 You can break the law if you so choose. So, hiding 544 00:26:11,613 --> 00:26:13,833 behind order and protocol to explain why you would 545 00:26:13,876 --> 00:26:16,183 not have admitted Una Chin-Riley to Starfleet 546 00:26:16,226 --> 00:26:17,837 is a sanctimonious falsehood, is it not? 547 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:20,404 -Objection! -JAVAS: Counselor! 548 00:26:20,448 --> 00:26:23,451 You will cease this line of questioning at once. 549 00:26:23,494 --> 00:26:26,323 My client did not ask to be genetically modified. 550 00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:28,761 It is an Illyrian cultural practice 551 00:26:28,804 --> 00:26:31,067 done to children before they are even born. 552 00:26:31,111 --> 00:26:32,373 It is done for survival, 553 00:26:32,416 --> 00:26:34,505 and yet she has been arrested 554 00:26:34,549 --> 00:26:36,377 because of a violation of a law. 555 00:26:36,420 --> 00:26:39,554 But the admiral has just shown us that Starfleet regulations 556 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:42,165 are flimsy and subjective at best. 557 00:26:42,209 --> 00:26:45,821 Starfleet captains make judgement calls every day. 558 00:26:45,865 --> 00:26:47,431 Calls that save lives. 559 00:26:47,475 --> 00:26:49,433 Una Chin-Riley's services to Starfleet 560 00:26:49,477 --> 00:26:51,044 have been commendable, yes. 561 00:26:51,087 --> 00:26:53,481 But the law that she broke is there to save lives 562 00:26:53,524 --> 00:26:55,483 and prevent genocide. 563 00:26:55,526 --> 00:26:57,790 So, if you ask me, Counselor, 564 00:26:57,833 --> 00:26:59,705 if I would have denied Commander Chin-Riley's 565 00:26:59,748 --> 00:27:01,707 access to Starfleet Academy had I known 566 00:27:01,750 --> 00:27:03,143 she was genetically modified, 567 00:27:03,186 --> 00:27:06,189 my answer is still yes, I would have. 568 00:27:08,931 --> 00:27:10,716 So you admit that the reason for your decision 569 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:12,718 is not law, but fear and racial prejudice. 570 00:27:12,761 --> 00:27:16,112 -BATEL: Objection! -Sustained. -Counselor Ketoul, 571 00:27:16,156 --> 00:27:18,462 this is a court martial for Una Chin-Riley, 572 00:27:18,506 --> 00:27:19,942 not Admiral April. 573 00:27:19,986 --> 00:27:22,510 That you are unable to defend your client 574 00:27:22,553 --> 00:27:23,990 does not permit you to attack the Federation 575 00:27:24,033 --> 00:27:26,427 or our officers. 576 00:27:26,470 --> 00:27:29,299 All of the admiral's testimony will be stricken 577 00:27:29,343 --> 00:27:31,127 from the court record. 578 00:27:33,956 --> 00:27:36,306 Did Una's lawyer just try and indict Admiral April? 579 00:27:36,350 --> 00:27:37,786 It would appear so. 580 00:27:37,830 --> 00:27:39,309 I guess that's one strategy. 581 00:27:39,353 --> 00:27:41,355 That didn't exactly make April look good. 582 00:27:41,398 --> 00:27:44,271 But how does any of this help Una? 583 00:27:45,881 --> 00:27:47,883 Oh, boy. 584 00:27:47,927 --> 00:27:50,364 So, the lawyer was your idea. 585 00:27:50,407 --> 00:27:51,670 She was. 586 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:54,803 She's one of the best civil rights litigators 587 00:27:54,847 --> 00:27:57,240 in the galaxy, and Una's friend. 588 00:27:59,590 --> 00:28:01,201 You know, I think highly of Una. 589 00:28:01,244 --> 00:28:04,900 Promoted her faster than any other officer on my ship. 590 00:28:04,944 --> 00:28:07,163 Recommended her for the Medal of Gallantry 591 00:28:07,207 --> 00:28:10,253 after the Marcel disaster in 2248. 592 00:28:10,297 --> 00:28:12,255 Yeah, I know. 593 00:28:12,299 --> 00:28:14,388 It's a shame the rest of the court didn't get a chance 594 00:28:14,431 --> 00:28:16,129 to hear that today. 595 00:28:20,176 --> 00:28:22,222 [door whooshes open] 596 00:28:24,311 --> 00:28:26,356 [door whooshes closed] 597 00:28:27,314 --> 00:28:29,490 [indistinct chatter in distance] 598 00:28:29,533 --> 00:28:32,319 What the hell was that? 599 00:28:32,362 --> 00:28:33,624 You're supposed to defend me, 600 00:28:33,668 --> 00:28:34,974 not attack Admiral April, 601 00:28:35,017 --> 00:28:37,977 -not indict the Federation. -Why not? 602 00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:40,283 Why are you still trying to protect them? 603 00:28:40,327 --> 00:28:42,546 I thought you said you were ready for this fight. 604 00:28:42,590 --> 00:28:45,506 Do you know how rare it is to get a platform like this? 605 00:28:45,549 --> 00:28:46,942 Platform? 606 00:28:46,986 --> 00:28:49,945 Most Illyrians don't have your privilege. 607 00:28:49,989 --> 00:28:51,773 Has it occurred to you that your case might bring us 608 00:28:51,817 --> 00:28:54,167 one step closer in dismantling the law? 609 00:28:54,210 --> 00:28:57,910 Maybe in the future there can be justice for Illyrians. 610 00:28:57,953 --> 00:28:59,520 I thought you knew that. 611 00:28:59,563 --> 00:29:02,392 All you ever wanted here was a soapbox. 612 00:29:02,436 --> 00:29:04,003 This isn't about defending me. 613 00:29:04,046 --> 00:29:05,700 This is just a way for you to broadcast your hatred 614 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,397 of the Federation. 615 00:29:07,441 --> 00:29:10,836 I thought you were here to help me, but you're not. 616 00:29:10,879 --> 00:29:12,751 As long as you can make the Federation look bad, 617 00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:14,840 then who the hell cares if I get left behind in the process? 618 00:29:14,883 --> 00:29:19,583 I think we both know you're not the one who gets left behind. 619 00:29:21,020 --> 00:29:22,761 Neera... 620 00:29:22,804 --> 00:29:24,719 That's all in the past. 621 00:29:24,763 --> 00:29:26,199 We should talk about it. 622 00:29:26,242 --> 00:29:27,722 Please. 623 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:30,159 I told you that I would try. 624 00:29:30,203 --> 00:29:32,901 And that's exactly what I'm doing. 625 00:29:32,945 --> 00:29:34,903 Because at least with me, 626 00:29:34,947 --> 00:29:36,992 what you see is what you get. 627 00:29:39,429 --> 00:29:42,171 Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. 628 00:29:54,357 --> 00:29:55,794 The defense calls to the stand 629 00:29:55,837 --> 00:29:58,535 three expert character witnesses. 630 00:29:58,579 --> 00:29:59,972 La'An Noonien-Singh, 631 00:30:00,015 --> 00:30:02,191 security officer for the USS Enterprise. 632 00:30:02,235 --> 00:30:04,193 I am the chief science officer. 633 00:30:04,237 --> 00:30:07,893 Chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise. 634 00:30:07,936 --> 00:30:10,809 I graduated top of my class and have been promoted 635 00:30:10,852 --> 00:30:12,549 each year during my tenure in Starfleet. 636 00:30:12,593 --> 00:30:14,247 You were also in consideration 637 00:30:14,290 --> 00:30:16,466 -for the Starfleet Medal of Gallantry. -Yes. 638 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:18,555 -So you've saved lives? -Yes. 639 00:30:18,599 --> 00:30:21,167 When did you first meet Una Chin-Riley? 640 00:30:21,210 --> 00:30:24,257 On my first day as an ensign on the Enterprise. 641 00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:26,215 She was part of the rescue mission 642 00:30:26,259 --> 00:30:29,610 that found me after I escaped from a Gorn breeding planet. 643 00:30:29,653 --> 00:30:31,655 You have a very unique last name. 644 00:30:31,699 --> 00:30:35,268 -Do you have any relation to Khan Noonien Singh? -Yes. 645 00:30:35,311 --> 00:30:37,400 Did you ever suspect Una to be an Illyrian? 646 00:30:37,444 --> 00:30:39,489 No, I did not. 647 00:30:43,667 --> 00:30:45,974 Did you ever get the sense that Commander Chin-Riley 648 00:30:46,018 --> 00:30:48,890 was hiding something? 649 00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:50,587 Never. 650 00:30:54,548 --> 00:30:57,507 Just that she was discreet and empathetic 651 00:30:57,551 --> 00:31:00,946 and handled personal matters with great care. 652 00:31:00,989 --> 00:31:05,211 Yes, I did get the sense that she was hiding something. 653 00:31:05,254 --> 00:31:07,300 NEERA: What was she hiding? 654 00:31:11,957 --> 00:31:16,135 An affinity for Gilbert and Sullivan musicals. 655 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:23,707 After the defendant rescued you, did you remain close? 656 00:31:24,839 --> 00:31:27,146 I had no family left. 657 00:31:27,189 --> 00:31:29,365 Una made sure I was taken care of. 658 00:31:29,409 --> 00:31:32,716 She sponsored my application to Starfleet. 659 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,805 Would it be fair to say that 660 00:31:34,849 --> 00:31:36,851 you would not have joined Starfleet 661 00:31:36,895 --> 00:31:40,159 if not for Commander Chin-Riley? 662 00:31:40,202 --> 00:31:43,727 Counselor, I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for Una. 663 00:31:43,771 --> 00:31:45,991 NEERA: And the people you saved during your career, 664 00:31:46,034 --> 00:31:47,906 would they be alive? 665 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:51,735 No, they would not. 666 00:31:53,824 --> 00:31:56,088 BATEL: Mr. Spock, if the defendant broke the law, 667 00:31:56,131 --> 00:31:58,090 would it follow that the only logical course of action 668 00:31:58,133 --> 00:32:00,179 is for her to be punished accordingly? 669 00:32:00,222 --> 00:32:03,138 Perhaps. Although I think it is illogical 670 00:32:03,182 --> 00:32:04,792 for Starfleet to punish itself. 671 00:32:04,835 --> 00:32:06,576 I'm afraid I don't understand. 672 00:32:08,578 --> 00:32:09,797 The loss of Una would be destructive 673 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:11,190 to Starfleet as an organization. 674 00:32:12,843 --> 00:32:15,194 She is an extraordinary officer. 675 00:32:18,501 --> 00:32:20,242 Please describe the nature of your relationship 676 00:32:20,286 --> 00:32:21,635 with the defendant. 677 00:32:21,678 --> 00:32:23,071 She is a mentor. 678 00:32:23,115 --> 00:32:24,681 I have learned a great deal about leadership 679 00:32:24,725 --> 00:32:26,379 by serving under her. 680 00:32:26,422 --> 00:32:30,644 She puts the lives of her crew above her own. Always. 681 00:32:30,687 --> 00:32:32,254 She is a friend. 682 00:32:32,298 --> 00:32:35,127 Family. Una is 683 00:32:35,170 --> 00:32:36,737 family. 684 00:32:43,048 --> 00:32:44,875 [door whooshes open] 685 00:32:48,270 --> 00:32:50,490 Thank you, Lieutenant. 686 00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:53,536 Volume 12.9 of the Starfleet Uniform 687 00:32:53,580 --> 00:32:55,234 Code of Justice. 688 00:32:55,277 --> 00:32:57,453 If you need anything else, I will... 689 00:32:57,497 --> 00:32:59,194 Lieutenant, there is one more thing. I was wondering, 690 00:32:59,238 --> 00:33:00,891 did you have any luck finding out 691 00:33:00,935 --> 00:33:04,112 how the prosecution learned that Una was Illyrian? 692 00:33:04,156 --> 00:33:06,680 No, not-not so far. 693 00:33:06,723 --> 00:33:09,857 But you have an idea about it, don't you? 694 00:33:11,641 --> 00:33:13,643 You think it was you. 695 00:33:15,341 --> 00:33:17,082 Yes. 696 00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:19,084 Why is that? 697 00:33:19,127 --> 00:33:20,128 The night I found out 698 00:33:20,172 --> 00:33:22,826 Una was Illyrian, I was... 699 00:33:24,828 --> 00:33:26,439 ...I was angry. 700 00:33:26,482 --> 00:33:28,397 I recorded a personal log. 701 00:33:28,441 --> 00:33:30,747 And you think that somebody got ahold 702 00:33:30,791 --> 00:33:32,401 of that personal log, 703 00:33:32,445 --> 00:33:34,708 and that's how Una was exposed. 704 00:33:34,751 --> 00:33:36,492 -Yes. -Interesting. 705 00:33:36,536 --> 00:33:38,712 May I ask why you were angry? 706 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:42,629 It can't be because Una was genetically augmented. 707 00:33:42,672 --> 00:33:45,153 Considering your last name, I would think 708 00:33:45,197 --> 00:33:46,763 you would understand the nuances 709 00:33:46,807 --> 00:33:48,548 of genetic manipulation better than most. 710 00:33:49,592 --> 00:33:51,464 Una was my friend. She lied to me. 711 00:33:51,507 --> 00:33:53,596 It's not that simple, is it? 712 00:33:54,597 --> 00:33:56,686 -No. -Could it be 713 00:33:56,730 --> 00:34:00,255 that you carry your family's augmentations, 714 00:34:00,299 --> 00:34:03,171 and you believe that because of them 715 00:34:03,215 --> 00:34:05,304 you may become dangerous? 716 00:34:06,696 --> 00:34:08,655 Yes, I do. 717 00:34:11,658 --> 00:34:14,443 There is nothing wrong with you, Lieutenant. 718 00:34:16,532 --> 00:34:19,318 No hidden monster inside. 719 00:34:19,360 --> 00:34:20,667 -You don't know that. -But I do. 720 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:22,060 It's how they make us feel. 721 00:34:23,277 --> 00:34:25,324 They look down at us for so long that 722 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,369 we begin to look down at ourselves. 723 00:34:29,110 --> 00:34:30,632 Genetics is not destiny, 724 00:34:30,677 --> 00:34:33,592 despite what you may have been taught. 725 00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:36,465 The fear you have of yourself, it's not your own. 726 00:34:36,509 --> 00:34:38,511 It was drilled into you. 727 00:34:38,554 --> 00:34:41,514 You're not born a monster. 728 00:34:41,556 --> 00:34:44,386 You were just born with a capacity for actions, 729 00:34:44,429 --> 00:34:46,909 good or ill. 730 00:34:46,954 --> 00:34:48,695 Just like the rest of us. 731 00:34:51,219 --> 00:34:53,351 In any case... 732 00:34:54,396 --> 00:34:57,356 ...it takes six months at a minimum 733 00:34:57,399 --> 00:34:58,792 after a request 734 00:34:58,835 --> 00:35:01,273 from a boatload of admirals 735 00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:03,840 to subpoena a personal log. 736 00:35:03,884 --> 00:35:06,495 They haven't had nearly that long. 737 00:35:06,539 --> 00:35:08,410 I guarantee, you are not the person 738 00:35:08,454 --> 00:35:11,152 who leaked Una's true identity to Starfleet. 739 00:35:17,811 --> 00:35:20,379 But if it wasn't my log that caused this, then 740 00:35:20,422 --> 00:35:22,511 who turned in Una? 741 00:35:22,555 --> 00:35:24,905 You're head of security here. 742 00:35:24,948 --> 00:35:27,342 Una speaks highly of you, 743 00:35:27,386 --> 00:35:30,476 which is not something she does of many people. 744 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:32,956 Who do you think did it? 745 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,350 I-I d... I don't know. 746 00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:39,659 Someone who could gain from exposing the truth. 747 00:35:39,702 --> 00:35:41,748 My thoughts exactly. 748 00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:47,057 Thank you. You've been very helpful. 749 00:35:48,624 --> 00:35:51,236 Why do I feel like I've just been hit by a shuttle? 750 00:35:51,279 --> 00:35:53,325 I'll take that as a compliment. 751 00:36:03,422 --> 00:36:04,945 I would like to call the defendant 752 00:36:04,988 --> 00:36:07,165 Una Chin-Riley to the stand. 753 00:36:14,955 --> 00:36:17,131 How long have you been in Starfleet? 754 00:36:17,175 --> 00:36:18,959 Twenty-five years. 755 00:36:19,002 --> 00:36:22,876 Would you call this career your life's goal? 756 00:36:22,919 --> 00:36:24,704 It's all I've ever wanted. 757 00:36:24,747 --> 00:36:28,186 You knew you were Illyrian, thus genetically modified. 758 00:36:28,229 --> 00:36:30,144 Didn't you think you might find yourself 759 00:36:30,188 --> 00:36:32,233 in this position one day? 760 00:36:32,277 --> 00:36:34,583 I had been warned, yes. 761 00:36:34,627 --> 00:36:36,237 So why join Starfleet? 762 00:36:38,108 --> 00:36:41,199 Ad astra per aspera. 763 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:43,026 Could you translate for the court? 764 00:36:45,899 --> 00:36:49,250 "To the stars through hardship." 765 00:36:49,294 --> 00:36:52,601 It was the Starfleet motto before the Federation. 766 00:36:52,645 --> 00:36:54,690 I learned it studying history in school. 767 00:36:54,734 --> 00:36:57,563 Why were you drawn to that motto? 768 00:36:57,606 --> 00:37:00,609 I knew it meant we must endure hardship 769 00:37:00,653 --> 00:37:02,263 to get to the stars. 770 00:37:02,307 --> 00:37:04,265 But I like to think that it also means 771 00:37:04,309 --> 00:37:06,398 that the stars could deliver us 772 00:37:06,441 --> 00:37:08,835 from anything. That 773 00:37:08,878 --> 00:37:11,925 in the mystery an vastness of space, 774 00:37:11,968 --> 00:37:14,580 we might not just satisfy our curiosity, 775 00:37:14,623 --> 00:37:17,147 our need for exploration, 776 00:37:17,191 --> 00:37:21,500 but that in it, we might each also find... 777 00:37:21,543 --> 00:37:23,589 salvation. 778 00:37:24,677 --> 00:37:26,635 Why would you need salvation? 779 00:37:28,594 --> 00:37:30,683 Was your childhood difficult? 780 00:37:32,075 --> 00:37:34,295 Objection. The defendant's childhood isn't relevant here. 781 00:37:34,339 --> 00:37:37,211 NEERA: I'm simply establishing context. 782 00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:40,475 If Una Chin-Riley is to be tried for being an Illyrian, 783 00:37:40,519 --> 00:37:44,392 then the court must understand what it means to be an Illyrian. 784 00:37:44,436 --> 00:37:47,177 We'll allow it to continue, Counselor. 785 00:37:47,221 --> 00:37:48,527 NEERA: Thank you. 786 00:37:48,570 --> 00:37:50,659 You grew up in a Federation colony 787 00:37:50,703 --> 00:37:53,053 in the Vaultera Nebula, correct? 788 00:37:53,096 --> 00:37:55,577 Yes. We were given provisional membership 789 00:37:55,621 --> 00:37:58,319 in the Federation the year before I was born. 790 00:37:58,363 --> 00:38:00,669 On the condition that all genetic modification 791 00:38:00,713 --> 00:38:02,671 was to cease. Is that correct? 792 00:38:02,715 --> 00:38:05,892 -Yes. -But that didn't happen, did it? 793 00:38:08,068 --> 00:38:10,723 It did for some. 794 00:38:10,766 --> 00:38:14,117 But for other families, like mine, 795 00:38:14,161 --> 00:38:17,120 it was our tradition. 796 00:38:17,164 --> 00:38:19,166 Our heritage. 797 00:38:19,209 --> 00:38:21,908 What was life like for your family 798 00:38:21,951 --> 00:38:23,953 under the Federation? 799 00:38:23,997 --> 00:38:26,086 ♪ 800 00:38:26,129 --> 00:38:28,175 UNA: We no longer discussed our customs. 801 00:38:28,218 --> 00:38:31,352 We performed our rituals only in secret. 802 00:38:31,396 --> 00:38:34,268 Those who could hid their modifications. 803 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:37,358 When new children were born, parents 804 00:38:37,402 --> 00:38:40,056 sought out friendly doctors to deliver them. 805 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:43,364 We knew if we were ever found to be 806 00:38:43,408 --> 00:38:45,714 genetically augmented we would be arrested. 807 00:38:45,758 --> 00:38:48,456 Did that ever happen to anyone you knew? 808 00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:51,198 A boy I went to school with. 809 00:38:51,241 --> 00:38:53,069 Ivan Ketoul. 810 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:55,594 He was my best friend's cousin. 811 00:38:55,637 --> 00:38:57,639 What happened to him? 812 00:38:57,683 --> 00:39:00,033 UNA: Some of us have immune systems that can glow. 813 00:39:00,076 --> 00:39:04,472 Someone must have seen him. He came home one day 814 00:39:04,516 --> 00:39:07,388 to find the word "augment" on their door. We had just 815 00:39:07,432 --> 00:39:09,390 learned about augments in school. 816 00:39:09,434 --> 00:39:12,350 Opinions on them were clear. 817 00:39:14,308 --> 00:39:16,484 Someone must have found out. 818 00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:18,312 Maybe it was just a prank. 819 00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:20,314 Did anyone defend him, 820 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:21,663 his family? 821 00:39:22,664 --> 00:39:24,492 Some. 822 00:39:24,536 --> 00:39:26,364 But there weren't enough voices. 823 00:39:28,104 --> 00:39:30,759 Ivan and his parents were arrested in their home. 824 00:39:30,803 --> 00:39:32,370 He was ten years old. 825 00:39:35,285 --> 00:39:37,375 How did this affect your community? 826 00:39:37,418 --> 00:39:39,420 Some families moved to other planets 827 00:39:39,464 --> 00:39:41,422 that weren't Federation. 828 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:43,685 And those of us who stayed, 829 00:39:43,729 --> 00:39:46,471 we were persecuted. 830 00:39:48,473 --> 00:39:50,692 Circumstances became extreme. 831 00:39:52,694 --> 00:39:55,262 The anti-augmentation laws seemed to give people 832 00:39:55,305 --> 00:39:58,657 freedom to act on their worst impulses. 833 00:40:00,093 --> 00:40:02,138 First were the insults. 834 00:40:03,139 --> 00:40:04,097 "Augment." 835 00:40:04,140 --> 00:40:06,229 "Moddie." 836 00:40:06,273 --> 00:40:08,231 "Freak." 837 00:40:08,275 --> 00:40:10,451 There were stores that wouldn't serve you 838 00:40:10,495 --> 00:40:12,235 if they'd heard you'd been modified. 839 00:40:14,629 --> 00:40:16,152 Even the rumors could be dangerous. 840 00:40:16,196 --> 00:40:19,242 I remember when the attacks began. 841 00:40:19,286 --> 00:40:21,506 We feared for our lives. 842 00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:24,465 Go on. 843 00:40:24,509 --> 00:40:26,554 There was a fight at school one day. 844 00:40:28,077 --> 00:40:30,732 One boy accused another boy of being an Illyrian. 845 00:40:32,342 --> 00:40:33,779 I tried to stop it. 846 00:40:33,822 --> 00:40:35,955 My leg got broken. 847 00:40:35,998 --> 00:40:38,000 It was such a simple fix. 848 00:40:39,262 --> 00:40:41,308 So easy to treat with modern medicine. 849 00:40:42,483 --> 00:40:44,529 But my parents wouldn't take me to a hospital. 850 00:40:44,572 --> 00:40:46,922 They were afraid. 851 00:40:46,966 --> 00:40:50,883 Despite my modifications, my leg became infected. 852 00:40:52,537 --> 00:40:54,147 If we hadn't found and Illyrian doctor 853 00:40:54,190 --> 00:40:55,670 willing to see me in the middle of the night, 854 00:40:55,714 --> 00:40:57,237 I would have died. 855 00:41:03,373 --> 00:41:05,898 I'm so sorry. 856 00:41:05,941 --> 00:41:08,509 Was this normal for 857 00:41:08,553 --> 00:41:11,860 such a common thing to become life-threatening? 858 00:41:11,904 --> 00:41:13,862 It was for kids like me, yes. 859 00:41:13,906 --> 00:41:16,343 Civil unrest became so great 860 00:41:16,386 --> 00:41:19,781 the local government decided to divide us into two cities: 861 00:41:19,825 --> 00:41:22,262 Illyrian and non-Illyrian. 862 00:41:23,263 --> 00:41:24,656 Thank you. 863 00:41:26,614 --> 00:41:29,574 My family, we went to the non-Illyrian city. 864 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:33,491 You see, some of us could pass. 865 00:41:35,884 --> 00:41:37,843 We could blend in, 866 00:41:37,886 --> 00:41:39,671 so we did. 867 00:41:40,715 --> 00:41:44,327 We left everyone else behind. Our families. 868 00:41:46,286 --> 00:41:48,331 Our friends. 869 00:41:48,375 --> 00:41:50,420 We left them all. 870 00:41:51,421 --> 00:41:53,423 I regret it to this day. 871 00:41:55,121 --> 00:41:57,079 I'm so sorry. 872 00:41:58,080 --> 00:41:59,342 And yet, 873 00:41:59,386 --> 00:42:02,650 after all of this strife, 874 00:42:02,694 --> 00:42:05,523 you still wanted to be a Starfleet officer. 875 00:42:05,566 --> 00:42:07,568 Yes. 876 00:42:07,612 --> 00:42:09,962 One last question, Commander. 877 00:42:11,703 --> 00:42:14,532 How did Starfleet find out that you were Illyrian? 878 00:42:15,576 --> 00:42:18,448 You managed to keep your status a secret for so many years, 879 00:42:18,492 --> 00:42:20,363 it's surprising they found out now. 880 00:42:20,407 --> 00:42:23,845 -I don't... -Who turned you in to Starfleet? 881 00:42:23,889 --> 00:42:25,586 I remind you, you are under oath. 882 00:42:25,630 --> 00:42:28,154 I caution you against badgering your own witness. 883 00:42:28,197 --> 00:42:30,025 -Who turned you in? -JAVAS: Counselor! 884 00:42:30,069 --> 00:42:31,113 I did. 885 00:42:34,334 --> 00:42:35,901 I turned myself in. 886 00:42:42,081 --> 00:42:43,169 NEERA: Why? 887 00:42:44,213 --> 00:42:46,433 Why would you risk your career, 888 00:42:46,476 --> 00:42:49,044 the life you built? 889 00:42:49,088 --> 00:42:52,526 I was so sick of living a lie, 890 00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:55,311 of pretending to be someone I wasn't. 891 00:42:56,486 --> 00:42:58,010 I wanted my crew... 892 00:42:59,446 --> 00:43:02,971 I wanted my crew to know me for who I really was. 893 00:43:03,015 --> 00:43:06,801 I thought maybe if they did, I would finally be safe. 894 00:43:09,238 --> 00:43:13,199 And Starfleet would finally understand Illyrian's better. 895 00:43:13,242 --> 00:43:15,593 So, after all of it... 896 00:43:17,159 --> 00:43:19,771 ...you still wanted Starfleet to accept you. 897 00:43:19,814 --> 00:43:21,250 Why? 898 00:43:21,294 --> 00:43:23,078 When I was five or six, 899 00:43:23,122 --> 00:43:25,864 I remember a Starfleet crew visited. 900 00:43:27,779 --> 00:43:30,651 They were all so... 901 00:43:30,695 --> 00:43:33,088 different from one another. 902 00:43:33,132 --> 00:43:36,135 So many crew members from so many planets. 903 00:43:36,178 --> 00:43:39,704 It was beautiful. I thought 904 00:43:39,747 --> 00:43:43,490 if all those people from all those worlds 905 00:43:43,533 --> 00:43:47,015 can work together, side by side, 906 00:43:47,059 --> 00:43:49,583 maybe I could, too. 907 00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:53,631 Maybe I could be a part of something bigger than myself. 908 00:43:53,674 --> 00:43:57,112 Starfleet is not a perfect organization, 909 00:43:57,156 --> 00:43:59,288 but it strives to be. 910 00:43:59,332 --> 00:44:02,378 And I believe it could be. 911 00:44:03,379 --> 00:44:06,687 You're saying that... 912 00:44:06,731 --> 00:44:09,908 is why you turned yourself in? 913 00:44:09,951 --> 00:44:11,431 Yes. 914 00:44:11,474 --> 00:44:14,956 Because you believe in Starfleet. 915 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:17,045 Yes. 916 00:44:18,743 --> 00:44:21,615 Ad astra per aspera. 917 00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:27,969 Thank you, Commander. 918 00:44:28,013 --> 00:44:30,972 No further questions. 919 00:44:42,854 --> 00:44:45,421 That was a very emotional story. 920 00:44:46,858 --> 00:44:49,774 However, emotions are irrelevant. 921 00:44:49,817 --> 00:44:51,950 Facts are not. 922 00:44:51,993 --> 00:44:55,040 On what date did Captain Christopher Pike 923 00:44:55,083 --> 00:44:56,911 learn the truth about your 924 00:44:56,955 --> 00:44:58,870 genetically modified status? 925 00:44:58,913 --> 00:45:00,785 NEERA: Objection. 926 00:45:00,828 --> 00:45:03,222 This trial is about Una Chin-Riley, 927 00:45:03,265 --> 00:45:04,658 not her captain. 928 00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:06,660 What we have here is not just one officer's 929 00:45:06,704 --> 00:45:08,662 violation of the law. 930 00:45:08,706 --> 00:45:11,056 This incident is evidence of breakdown of chain of command 931 00:45:11,099 --> 00:45:12,753 on board the starship Enterprise, 932 00:45:12,797 --> 00:45:15,756 starting with its captain. 933 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:18,672 If Captain Pike was aware of Una Chin-Riley's fraud 934 00:45:18,716 --> 00:45:22,545 prior to her arrest, and did not notify Starfleet, 935 00:45:22,589 --> 00:45:24,809 then what we have here is not fraud, 936 00:45:24,852 --> 00:45:26,680 but conspiracy. 937 00:45:27,812 --> 00:45:30,989 Since my co-counsel neglected to elicit testimony 938 00:45:31,032 --> 00:45:32,642 from the parties involved, 939 00:45:32,686 --> 00:45:34,906 I will ask the commander directly. 940 00:45:36,690 --> 00:45:40,650 When did Captain Pike become aware of your status? 941 00:45:48,180 --> 00:45:50,138 I will also remind the commander 942 00:45:50,182 --> 00:45:52,358 that she is under oath. 943 00:45:52,401 --> 00:45:54,490 And I reminder her that 944 00:45:54,534 --> 00:45:56,884 she does not want to perjure herself 945 00:45:56,928 --> 00:45:59,191 as I ask one more time, 946 00:45:59,234 --> 00:46:02,020 when did Christopher Pike first learn 947 00:46:02,063 --> 00:46:04,239 that you were an Illyrian? 948 00:46:11,551 --> 00:46:13,901 Stardate 1224.3 949 00:46:17,426 --> 00:46:18,863 PASALK: Four months. 950 00:46:18,906 --> 00:46:22,214 Well before your arrest. 951 00:46:22,257 --> 00:46:24,433 For four months, 952 00:46:24,477 --> 00:46:26,348 the captain of the Enterprise 953 00:46:26,392 --> 00:46:28,524 engaged in a conspiracy 954 00:46:28,568 --> 00:46:31,266 to conceal the Illyrian Una Chin-Riley. 955 00:46:33,399 --> 00:46:35,314 I have no further questions. 956 00:46:49,067 --> 00:46:50,546 PASALK: The defense wants you to ignore the facts 957 00:46:50,590 --> 00:46:52,200 in favor of emotion. 958 00:46:52,244 --> 00:46:55,769 But the only matter of import today is the law. 959 00:46:55,813 --> 00:46:57,771 Una Chin-Riley 960 00:46:57,815 --> 00:46:59,904 broke the law and lied about it, 961 00:46:59,947 --> 00:47:03,124 as her own testimony has proven. Further, 962 00:47:03,168 --> 00:47:05,779 her actions will likely lead to a court martial of 963 00:47:05,823 --> 00:47:08,434 one of Starfleet's most decorated officers. 964 00:47:08,477 --> 00:47:11,045 She is clearly toxic to Starfleet 965 00:47:11,089 --> 00:47:14,179 in both action an inaction. 966 00:47:14,222 --> 00:47:16,268 Therefore, the only logical response 967 00:47:16,311 --> 00:47:20,315 is to find the defendant guilty of all charges. 968 00:47:27,845 --> 00:47:31,239 Captain Batel, are you familiar with 969 00:47:31,283 --> 00:47:35,765 the Starfleet Code 8514? 970 00:47:35,809 --> 00:47:37,332 I am. 971 00:47:37,376 --> 00:47:39,595 Would you mind reading that code for the court? 972 00:47:44,035 --> 00:47:46,254 BATEL: "In extraordinary and extreme circumstances, 973 00:47:46,298 --> 00:47:48,430 "if the following conditions are met: 974 00:47:48,474 --> 00:47:52,304 "1.] any person fleeing persecution... 975 00:47:52,347 --> 00:47:54,132 We were persecuted. 976 00:47:54,175 --> 00:47:56,090 I remember when the attacks began. 977 00:47:56,134 --> 00:47:59,528 "...or fearing for their life due to political 978 00:47:59,572 --> 00:48:00,834 "or religious beliefs, 979 00:48:00,878 --> 00:48:02,444 "cultural engagements or 980 00:48:02,488 --> 00:48:04,403 "biological truths may, 981 00:48:04,446 --> 00:48:08,189 "2.] seek safety within Starfleet... 982 00:48:08,233 --> 00:48:10,931 I thought maybe if they did, I would finally be safe. 983 00:48:10,975 --> 00:48:12,237 We feared for our lives. 984 00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:13,891 "and 3.] 985 00:48:13,934 --> 00:48:16,284 "upon revealing themselves to authorities 986 00:48:16,328 --> 00:48:17,633 "and making a request, 987 00:48:17,677 --> 00:48:19,113 "may be granted asylum. 988 00:48:20,201 --> 00:48:21,855 I turned myself in. 989 00:48:21,899 --> 00:48:24,597 I wanted my crew to know me for who I really was. 990 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:27,165 BATEL: "Starfleet captains must exercise discretion 991 00:48:27,208 --> 00:48:30,081 "in judgement when offering asylum. 992 00:48:30,124 --> 00:48:32,300 "Status is confirmed by a Starfleet tribunal 993 00:48:32,344 --> 00:48:34,389 or designated authority." 994 00:48:37,740 --> 00:48:41,396 Fearing for their life. 995 00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:44,965 One may seek safety within Starfleet 996 00:48:45,009 --> 00:48:48,142 and request asylum. 997 00:48:49,752 --> 00:48:52,320 Starfleet has a long tradition 998 00:48:52,364 --> 00:48:55,019 of performing rescue missions. 999 00:48:55,062 --> 00:48:57,108 How many distressed peoples 1000 00:48:57,151 --> 00:48:59,327 has Starfleet aided? 1001 00:48:59,371 --> 00:49:01,721 How many lives saved? 1002 00:49:03,070 --> 00:49:04,942 Una Chin-Riley knew this. 1003 00:49:04,985 --> 00:49:07,901 She believed in the best of Starfleet, 1004 00:49:07,945 --> 00:49:10,208 and that through it she could find salvation 1005 00:49:10,251 --> 00:49:14,908 from the hardships and danger of her everyday life. 1006 00:49:14,952 --> 00:49:16,954 Danger she faced 1007 00:49:16,997 --> 00:49:20,044 just for being born an Illyrian. 1008 00:49:20,087 --> 00:49:23,699 Dangers born of prejudice, 1009 00:49:23,743 --> 00:49:27,442 spurred on by laws against people like her. 1010 00:49:28,748 --> 00:49:31,011 But through her hardships, 1011 00:49:31,055 --> 00:49:33,622 Una saw the stars. 1012 00:49:33,666 --> 00:49:36,190 She joined Starfleet because she believed 1013 00:49:36,234 --> 00:49:38,453 it was the only thing 1014 00:49:38,497 --> 00:49:40,673 that could save her life. 1015 00:49:40,716 --> 00:49:44,372 She fled persecution, and within Starfleet 1016 00:49:44,416 --> 00:49:46,548 she sought safety. 1017 00:49:46,592 --> 00:49:48,986 And then, by turning herself in, 1018 00:49:49,029 --> 00:49:51,162 Una fulfilled the third 1019 00:49:51,205 --> 00:49:53,642 and final requirement for asylum. 1020 00:49:58,038 --> 00:50:00,823 She asked for it 1021 00:50:00,867 --> 00:50:04,305 and Captain Pike granted it. 1022 00:50:04,349 --> 00:50:07,308 Like all good Starfleet captains, 1023 00:50:07,352 --> 00:50:10,442 including Admiral April on Perrican, 1024 00:50:10,485 --> 00:50:13,053 Na'rel and Man-us 2, 1025 00:50:13,097 --> 00:50:15,882 he exercised his judgement 1026 00:50:15,925 --> 00:50:18,493 and gave her asylum. 1027 00:50:20,452 --> 00:50:23,455 All this tribunal needs to do now... 1028 00:50:25,283 --> 00:50:29,287 ...is confirm that status to absolve them both. 1029 00:50:35,684 --> 00:50:38,339 Do you know why I love the law? 1030 00:50:38,383 --> 00:50:42,039 Because a law is not 1031 00:50:42,082 --> 00:50:44,737 a mirror to society. 1032 00:50:44,780 --> 00:50:48,001 A law is an ideal. 1033 00:50:48,045 --> 00:50:51,222 A beacon to remind us 1034 00:50:51,265 --> 00:50:53,920 how to be our better selves. 1035 00:50:53,963 --> 00:50:57,184 And you have the opportunity today 1036 00:50:57,228 --> 00:51:00,361 to do just that. 1037 00:51:01,580 --> 00:51:04,583 Mr. Pasalk has made this case about the law, 1038 00:51:04,626 --> 00:51:06,106 and I agree, it is. 1039 00:51:06,150 --> 00:51:09,849 By his own argument, we cannot ignore that 1040 00:51:09,892 --> 00:51:13,374 Code 8514 is also law. 1041 00:51:13,418 --> 00:51:16,638 All I am asking you 1042 00:51:16,682 --> 00:51:19,728 to do today 1043 00:51:19,772 --> 00:51:22,296 is to be your better selves 1044 00:51:22,340 --> 00:51:24,777 and enforce the law 1045 00:51:24,820 --> 00:51:26,431 that favors my client 1046 00:51:26,474 --> 00:51:28,346 with the same dispassion 1047 00:51:28,389 --> 00:51:31,218 as the laws that would exclude her. 1048 00:51:31,262 --> 00:51:33,307 Years ago... 1049 00:51:36,441 --> 00:51:38,878 ...the ideals of Starfleet 1050 00:51:38,921 --> 00:51:41,141 called a young girl 1051 00:51:41,185 --> 00:51:43,752 from the far side of the galaxy to service. 1052 00:51:46,320 --> 00:51:49,193 Find those ideals inside yourself. 1053 00:51:50,411 --> 00:51:52,326 Grant Una Chin-Riley 1054 00:51:52,370 --> 00:51:55,938 the asylum she was so clearly seeking. 1055 00:52:05,687 --> 00:52:07,646 JAVAS: I think we could all agree 1056 00:52:07,689 --> 00:52:09,387 that the issue of genetic engineering 1057 00:52:09,430 --> 00:52:11,998 is a nuanced one. 1058 00:52:12,041 --> 00:52:16,176 The laws prohibiting it exist for very good reasons. 1059 00:52:16,220 --> 00:52:18,526 And regulations must persist 1060 00:52:18,570 --> 00:52:21,050 so we may not one day face another crisis 1061 00:52:21,094 --> 00:52:23,227 like the Eugenics Wars. 1062 00:52:23,270 --> 00:52:25,794 But this court also believes 1063 00:52:25,838 --> 00:52:29,537 that these reasons cannot and do not allow us to treat 1064 00:52:29,581 --> 00:52:34,281 every individual augment, Illyrian, 1065 00:52:34,325 --> 00:52:38,242 or other persons with modified DNA the same. 1066 00:52:38,285 --> 00:52:40,200 Lines must be drawn, 1067 00:52:40,244 --> 00:52:43,334 but they must also shift when necessary. 1068 00:52:43,377 --> 00:52:45,640 Perhaps someday Starfleet and the Federation 1069 00:52:45,684 --> 00:52:48,687 may change its views, but today 1070 00:52:48,730 --> 00:52:50,515 I'm afraid all we can do is consider 1071 00:52:50,558 --> 00:52:51,994 what the defense has asked. 1072 00:52:52,038 --> 00:52:54,214 That we judge the defendant's 1073 00:52:54,258 --> 00:52:56,999 specific case 1074 00:52:57,043 --> 00:53:00,960 and unique circumstances independently. 1075 00:53:01,003 --> 00:53:02,657 And in that, 1076 00:53:02,701 --> 00:53:04,920 we grant the defendant's request for asylum 1077 00:53:04,964 --> 00:53:07,401 and find Una Chin-Riley 1078 00:53:07,445 --> 00:53:11,013 not guilty of all charges. 1079 00:53:21,546 --> 00:53:23,330 [boatswain's whistle blows] 1080 00:53:23,374 --> 00:53:25,593 PIKE: First officer on deck. 1081 00:53:36,125 --> 00:53:38,519 -You set me up. -How so? 1082 00:53:38,563 --> 00:53:40,913 You figured it all out. My admission. 1083 00:53:40,956 --> 00:53:42,828 What would happen when you put me on the stand. 1084 00:53:42,871 --> 00:53:44,873 -You knew all of it. -No. 1085 00:53:44,917 --> 00:53:46,571 Not all of it. 1086 00:53:46,614 --> 00:53:49,138 Thank you for saving my life. 1087 00:53:49,182 --> 00:53:51,880 Hey, what are friends for? 1088 00:53:51,924 --> 00:53:54,840 Yeah. 1089 00:53:54,883 --> 00:53:58,104 I'm sorry we didn't do more for Illyrians. 1090 00:53:58,147 --> 00:54:00,628 This was a technicality. 1091 00:54:00,672 --> 00:54:02,630 It's a start. 1092 00:54:13,859 --> 00:54:15,904 [whooping] 1093 00:54:23,564 --> 00:54:26,306 As you all know, I am not 1094 00:54:26,350 --> 00:54:28,003 the biggest fan of Starfleet. 1095 00:54:30,354 --> 00:54:34,053 But I am looking at a starship crew 1096 00:54:34,096 --> 00:54:37,709 that proudly serves under an Illyrian commander. 1097 00:54:40,059 --> 00:54:43,541 So, like I said... 1098 00:54:43,584 --> 00:54:46,326 it's a start. 1099 00:54:50,112 --> 00:54:52,201 Energize. 1100 00:54:56,380 --> 00:54:58,164 Hey. 1101 00:54:58,207 --> 00:55:01,036 -La'An. -Welcome home, Chief. 1102 00:55:01,080 --> 00:55:03,082 Place wasn't the same without you. 1103 00:55:05,519 --> 00:55:08,696 If you're all here, who's flying the ship? 1104 00:55:08,740 --> 00:55:12,178 Oh, the thing practically flies itself. 1105 00:55:12,221 --> 00:55:14,049 Back to your stations, all of you. 1106 00:55:18,402 --> 00:55:19,881 [door whooshes open] 1107 00:55:23,842 --> 00:55:25,887 [door whooshes closed] 1108 00:55:37,246 --> 00:55:38,683 Good to have you back, Number One. 1109 00:55:38,726 --> 00:55:40,772 Good to be back, Captain. 1110 00:55:44,036 --> 00:55:46,647 [door whooshes open] 1111 00:55:46,691 --> 00:55:48,736 [door whooshes closed] 1112 00:55:55,613 --> 00:55:58,572 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1113 00:55:58,616 --> 00:56:01,662 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org