1 00:00:24,724 --> 00:00:27,426 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:27,493 --> 00:00:28,794 LA'AN: Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh. 3 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:31,029 Chief of security. I've been assigned 4 00:00:31,097 --> 00:00:32,364 as acting first officer. 5 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:33,632 No sedatives. 6 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,068 CHAPEL: Maybe I wasn't clear about 7 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,369 the terrible pain part. 8 00:00:36,436 --> 00:00:38,405 Maybe I wasn't clear when I said no. 9 00:00:38,470 --> 00:00:40,072 The Gorn captured my family's colony ship. 10 00:00:40,139 --> 00:00:43,176 I was the only one to survive. 11 00:00:43,243 --> 00:00:44,643 Can I help? 12 00:00:46,578 --> 00:00:48,681 - No. - SPOCK: Hemmer may not be able to see, 13 00:00:48,748 --> 00:00:50,282 but his other senses compensate. 14 00:00:50,350 --> 00:00:52,352 HEMMER: Compensate? They are superior. 15 00:00:52,418 --> 00:00:54,119 What the... How did you... 16 00:00:54,186 --> 00:00:56,222 PIKE: You beat out how many, 17 00:00:56,289 --> 00:00:58,458 - a thousand applicants? - Several thousand. 18 00:00:58,525 --> 00:01:01,795 Both my parents were killed in a shuttle accident. 19 00:01:01,860 --> 00:01:03,430 Didn't feel like I fit 20 00:01:03,495 --> 00:01:05,331 - anywhere. - SPOCK: I understand 21 00:01:05,398 --> 00:01:07,399 you did not come to Starfleet the way many of us have. 22 00:01:07,466 --> 00:01:09,169 That you are not sure you wish to stay. 23 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:10,537 Starfleet would be fortunate 24 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:12,704 to have an officer like you. 25 00:01:21,614 --> 00:01:25,317 LA'AN: Security officer's log, stardate 3177.3. 26 00:01:25,384 --> 00:01:28,320 The Enterprise is currently en route to deliver 27 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:31,623 an atmospheric processor upgrade to Finibus Three. 28 00:01:31,691 --> 00:01:34,493 Without our assistance, the air on this remote colony 29 00:01:34,561 --> 00:01:37,197 will become unbreathable in a matter of weeks. 30 00:01:37,263 --> 00:01:39,132 As we prepare for our arrival, 31 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:42,234 we pause to honor Starfleet Remembrance Day. 32 00:01:44,870 --> 00:01:46,872 (public address system chimes) 33 00:01:46,940 --> 00:01:49,542 PIKE: Attention. This is the captain speaking. 34 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:51,211 Many of us have known those 35 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:53,847 who have made the ultimate sacrifice. 36 00:01:53,913 --> 00:01:56,582 ♪ ♪ 37 00:01:56,648 --> 00:01:59,585 Officers, scientists, 38 00:01:59,652 --> 00:02:01,321 civilians who gave their lives 39 00:02:01,387 --> 00:02:03,388 in the hope for galactic peace. 40 00:02:03,455 --> 00:02:06,425 Today we remember the friends and comrades we lost. 41 00:02:06,493 --> 00:02:10,363 Exploration can exact a heavy toll. 42 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:13,433 As captain, there is no loss more devastating 43 00:02:13,499 --> 00:02:14,766 than that of a crew member. 44 00:02:14,833 --> 00:02:17,369 Remembrance Day is about them. 45 00:02:17,436 --> 00:02:20,173 Those of us left behind wear the insignia 46 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,509 of past ships on which we served together. 47 00:02:22,574 --> 00:02:25,511 As we honor the lives that have been given, 48 00:02:25,577 --> 00:02:29,848 let us also be grateful to be still on the journey. 49 00:02:29,916 --> 00:02:32,684 Tell me, what is the essential function 50 00:02:32,751 --> 00:02:34,854 of the AP350 device? 51 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:37,623 It's an air filter. 52 00:02:37,689 --> 00:02:39,591 Cadets. 53 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:42,828 Never read the assignment materials in advance. 54 00:02:42,895 --> 00:02:46,232 Invented by a Zigwel Orgon in 2234. 55 00:02:46,299 --> 00:02:49,334 First deployed on Titan after the Crestbrock mining collapse. 56 00:02:49,401 --> 00:02:51,771 Unlike its predecessors, the upgraded model, AP350, 57 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:55,375 uses charged positron rods to stabilize the ion matrix, 58 00:02:55,441 --> 00:02:59,444 which... then, well, filters the air. 59 00:03:00,445 --> 00:03:02,582 Fine. 60 00:03:02,648 --> 00:03:04,316 - Points granted. - MALE VOICE (over P.A.): Lieutenant Taft, please report 61 00:03:04,383 --> 00:03:06,318 to the shuttle bay. Lieutenant Taft, 62 00:03:06,386 --> 00:03:07,819 please report to the shuttle bay. 63 00:03:07,886 --> 00:03:11,257 Most cadets labor their rotation through engineering 64 00:03:11,324 --> 00:03:12,724 dreaming of command. 65 00:03:12,791 --> 00:03:14,928 I'm enjoying it here, actually. 66 00:03:14,993 --> 00:03:17,396 Engineering is a lot like linguistics. 67 00:03:17,463 --> 00:03:18,964 Is that so? 68 00:03:19,031 --> 00:03:21,567 Sure. Both are dependent on 69 00:03:21,633 --> 00:03:23,869 how seemingly unrelated systems communicate. 70 00:03:24,870 --> 00:03:26,673 Big ideas. 71 00:03:26,738 --> 00:03:28,440 To impress me, 72 00:03:28,508 --> 00:03:31,544 you're going to need to do better than theorize. 73 00:03:32,545 --> 00:03:34,447 Challenge accepted. 74 00:03:39,518 --> 00:03:40,853 You're not wearing your pin. 75 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,556 - No big deal. - Okay. 76 00:03:43,622 --> 00:03:46,224 - You know how I feel about it. - Yeah, I definitely do. 77 00:03:46,291 --> 00:03:48,795 - The past is the past, there's no point in looking back. - Closure 78 00:03:48,860 --> 00:03:50,896 -seems like a reason. Starfleet has. -Una, stop. 79 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,831 - Resources... - I am not going to let some doctor inside my head 80 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:54,934 to try and fix me. I'm not broken. I'm fine. 81 00:03:57,537 --> 00:04:00,305 Captain, we've arrived in orbit. 82 00:04:02,809 --> 00:04:06,012 PIKE: So... where's the welcome wagon? 83 00:04:07,013 --> 00:04:10,283 Sir, Finibus Three is still not responding to any hails. 84 00:04:10,349 --> 00:04:12,417 When was their last transmission? 85 00:04:12,485 --> 00:04:14,787 According to the log, two days ago. 86 00:04:14,854 --> 00:04:16,689 I have been monitoring radio wave interference 87 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:19,424 emanating from a large brown dwarf in close proximity. 88 00:04:19,491 --> 00:04:20,960 That's what's jamming the signal? 89 00:04:21,027 --> 00:04:22,929 Possible. Let me adjust sensors. 90 00:04:25,631 --> 00:04:28,000 The brown dwarf does not appear to be the problem, Captain. 91 00:04:28,067 --> 00:04:30,502 Finibus Three is not responding because 92 00:04:30,569 --> 00:04:32,939 the colony's communications satellite has been destroyed. 93 00:04:36,775 --> 00:04:37,743 Accidental? 94 00:04:37,809 --> 00:04:39,812 Impossible to say, Captain. 95 00:04:40,813 --> 00:04:42,482 All right. 96 00:04:42,547 --> 00:04:44,384 Report it to Starfleet. 97 00:04:44,450 --> 00:04:47,452 Protocol now is we investigate, make contact on the ground. 98 00:04:47,519 --> 00:04:51,690 Go slow. No assumptions until we gather more intel. 99 00:04:51,757 --> 00:04:55,360 I'll prep a landing party. Lieutenant Noonien-Singh. 100 00:05:05,137 --> 00:05:08,040 There are supposed to be hundreds of people here. 101 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:10,076 TODD: I'm not getting any human life signs. 102 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:12,078 UNA: Rushed evacuation? 103 00:05:12,145 --> 00:05:15,414 LA'AN: Rushed under fire. Those are blast marks... 104 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,816 Definitely a skirmish here. 105 00:05:18,951 --> 00:05:20,986 (metal rattling) 106 00:05:45,177 --> 00:05:47,412 (barking) 107 00:05:48,714 --> 00:05:51,616 (others laughing) 108 00:05:51,683 --> 00:05:53,419 That's not funny. 109 00:06:02,462 --> 00:06:04,864 Commander, come take a look. 110 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:11,938 UNA: Not an evacuation. 111 00:06:12,004 --> 00:06:14,540 A massacre. 112 00:06:14,607 --> 00:06:16,708 LA'AN: Looks like the bodies were all dragged here. 113 00:06:16,776 --> 00:06:19,145 But where are they now? 114 00:06:25,918 --> 00:06:29,155 Number One, we've got an unidentified ship up here. 115 00:06:29,222 --> 00:06:30,790 We're beaming you back up. 116 00:06:32,158 --> 00:06:34,060 The away team is on board, Captain. 117 00:06:34,127 --> 00:06:37,096 No Federation badges. Ship has her shields up. 118 00:06:37,162 --> 00:06:40,165 Scans reveal multiple life forms. Unable to identify. 119 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:41,567 Hail them. All channels. 120 00:06:41,634 --> 00:06:42,869 No response. 121 00:06:42,935 --> 00:06:44,069 Yellow alert. Shields up. 122 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:46,172 Captain, they're hailing us. 123 00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:49,841 Belay that order. 124 00:06:49,908 --> 00:06:51,543 On screen. 125 00:06:54,045 --> 00:06:56,782 Thank God. You're Starfleet. 126 00:06:56,849 --> 00:06:58,617 This is Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Enterprise. 127 00:06:58,683 --> 00:07:00,051 And you are? 128 00:07:00,119 --> 00:07:01,953 Professor Thandie of Finibus Three. 129 00:07:02,021 --> 00:07:05,791 My apologies, but I needed to be sure. 130 00:07:05,857 --> 00:07:08,126 - What's your status? - Most of us are injured. 131 00:07:08,193 --> 00:07:12,465 This is a cargo vessel. Life support is overextended. 132 00:07:12,532 --> 00:07:13,632 Prepare for transport to the Enterprise. 133 00:07:13,698 --> 00:07:15,835 Uh, Captain, this ship is used 134 00:07:15,901 --> 00:07:19,005 for hauling radioactive ore. The hull is transport resistant. 135 00:07:19,071 --> 00:07:22,774 Zuniga, attach a deep space transport tube. 136 00:07:22,841 --> 00:07:24,844 Can you tell me what happened? 137 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:28,514 A blast from the sky took out our main colony structure. 138 00:07:28,580 --> 00:07:31,017 We then all heard a loud ringing sound. 139 00:07:32,150 --> 00:07:35,153 Everything gets blurry after that. 140 00:07:38,056 --> 00:07:41,626 No signs of any other vessels. No residual warp signatures. 141 00:07:44,063 --> 00:07:45,965 Hang on. 142 00:07:46,032 --> 00:07:48,767 Everything's going to be all right. 143 00:07:56,942 --> 00:07:58,978 (indistinct chatter) 144 00:08:02,113 --> 00:08:04,149 (coughing) 145 00:08:06,985 --> 00:08:09,254 I can't thank you enough. 146 00:08:09,321 --> 00:08:12,490 All of us owe you our lives. 147 00:08:12,557 --> 00:08:14,026 UNA: We're still trying to figure out who did this. 148 00:08:14,093 --> 00:08:16,229 Did anyone see anything? 149 00:08:16,295 --> 00:08:18,730 A farmer saw streaks in the sky. 150 00:08:18,797 --> 00:08:22,535 He said it was like... rain on fire. 151 00:08:25,937 --> 00:08:27,839 Most of us were unconscious by then. 152 00:08:27,906 --> 00:08:30,141 LA'AN: We count about a hundred with you. 153 00:08:30,208 --> 00:08:31,944 What happened to the rest of the colony? 154 00:08:32,011 --> 00:08:33,179 I don't know. 155 00:08:33,246 --> 00:08:35,848 We woke up and they were gone. 156 00:08:35,915 --> 00:08:38,850 No bodies. Just blood. 157 00:08:43,923 --> 00:08:46,592 Ringing... maybe an ultrasonic cannon? 158 00:08:46,659 --> 00:08:48,293 Rain on fire. 159 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,996 Sub-orbital plasma bombardment. 160 00:08:51,063 --> 00:08:52,597 No ships on our sensors, 161 00:08:52,664 --> 00:08:54,634 but my gut is telling me something's off. 162 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,602 - Fig! Come here, stop! Fig! - Hey, hey, hey. 163 00:08:56,669 --> 00:08:58,304 The monsters are coming, hide! 164 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:01,274 Honey, you know monsters aren't real. 165 00:09:02,842 --> 00:09:04,076 What monsters? 166 00:09:04,143 --> 00:09:05,845 The ones who took Daddy. 167 00:09:05,911 --> 00:09:07,946 This has been awful for her. 168 00:09:10,983 --> 00:09:13,019 Did you see something, Fig? 169 00:09:15,954 --> 00:09:18,157 It was dark. I didn't see it. 170 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:20,992 But it makes noises. Like this. 171 00:09:21,060 --> 00:09:23,095 (clucking tongue) 172 00:09:31,937 --> 00:09:33,773 La'An to Bridge. 173 00:09:33,839 --> 00:09:36,709 We need to scan the area for polarized EM signatures. 174 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:38,810 Quickly. 175 00:09:39,912 --> 00:09:41,614 What is it? 176 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:43,114 I'm not sure yet. 177 00:09:46,185 --> 00:09:48,354 Sensors are detecting a slight optical distortion 178 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,957 near the second moon... A hologram, sir. 179 00:09:52,223 --> 00:09:53,825 Raise shields! Now! 180 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,962 - Raise shields. Red alert. - ORTEGAS: We can't... 181 00:09:56,027 --> 00:09:57,729 The transport tube. We can't raise shields. 182 00:09:57,797 --> 00:10:00,598 (alarm blaring) 183 00:10:00,665 --> 00:10:01,933 Oh, no. 184 00:10:10,408 --> 00:10:11,844 La'An, move. 185 00:10:13,011 --> 00:10:14,747 It's the Gorn. 186 00:10:35,034 --> 00:10:37,068 PIKE: Space. 187 00:10:38,069 --> 00:10:40,405 The final frontier. 188 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:46,211 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 189 00:10:47,212 --> 00:10:50,016 Its five-year mission: 190 00:10:50,081 --> 00:10:53,252 To explore strange new worlds... 191 00:10:55,221 --> 00:10:57,790 ...to seek out new life 192 00:10:57,856 --> 00:11:01,293 and new civilizations, 193 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,363 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 194 00:11:05,430 --> 00:11:07,665 ♪ ♪ 195 00:11:35,795 --> 00:11:37,830 ♪ ♪ 196 00:12:03,823 --> 00:12:05,858 ♪ ♪ 197 00:12:30,816 --> 00:12:32,852 (muffled, indistinct chatter) 198 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:37,155 Okay, you're next. Sit tight. 199 00:12:38,423 --> 00:12:40,326 (booming in distance) 200 00:12:40,391 --> 00:12:43,094 Clear that bed! 201 00:12:43,162 --> 00:12:44,497 - (alarm blaring) - (chatter continuing) 202 00:12:49,968 --> 00:12:51,769 UNA: She didn't make it. 203 00:12:53,838 --> 00:12:56,074 What about the girl? 204 00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:01,279 - You're bleeding. - I'll be fine. 205 00:13:01,346 --> 00:13:03,548 Thank you. I-I lo... I locked up. I just... I... 206 00:13:03,615 --> 00:13:06,952 Forget that. I told the Captain. If you're right, they need you. 207 00:13:07,019 --> 00:13:08,254 Get to the bridge. 208 00:13:14,626 --> 00:13:17,829 Pike to Main Cargo Bay. Warp is down, Hemmer. 209 00:13:17,896 --> 00:13:18,998 Securing the processor first, Captain. 210 00:13:19,064 --> 00:13:20,431 It's not safe under fire. 211 00:13:20,498 --> 00:13:22,568 PIKE: Do it, but get us warp, fast. 212 00:13:25,370 --> 00:13:27,540 - Shields at 60%. - Anything? 213 00:13:27,605 --> 00:13:29,541 ZUNIGA: Switching comm control to tactical. 214 00:13:29,607 --> 00:13:32,544 Still no response to hails. 215 00:13:33,545 --> 00:13:35,213 How fast can you push impulse? 216 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:36,348 The starboard nacelle is half-damaged. 217 00:13:36,414 --> 00:13:38,082 I can get us about half speed. 218 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:39,818 Initiate Pattern Echo Zeta. 219 00:13:39,885 --> 00:13:42,154 That's an offensive pattern, Captain. Order a retreat. 220 00:13:44,123 --> 00:13:45,324 You have to get shields up and go. 221 00:13:45,391 --> 00:13:46,925 Lieutenant, I understand how this might... 222 00:13:46,992 --> 00:13:48,294 - You can't fight them. - Confirmed sightings 223 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,161 are rare, and they have never ventured 224 00:13:50,229 --> 00:13:51,396 - into Federation sp... - It's the Gorn. 225 00:13:57,102 --> 00:13:58,470 It's the Gorn, sir. 226 00:13:58,536 --> 00:14:00,406 It's them. This was a trap. 227 00:14:00,471 --> 00:14:02,106 The hologram, the colonists as bait... 228 00:14:02,173 --> 00:14:04,042 They waited for us to be vulnerable. 229 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:13,218 We're too damaged to stand and fight. 230 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:17,422 It's what they do first... 231 00:14:17,488 --> 00:14:19,592 Run you down, use up your resources. 232 00:14:19,657 --> 00:14:22,161 Tire us out. Smart tactic. 233 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:25,097 And deadly. 234 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:27,132 We have to find cover, regroup, 235 00:14:27,198 --> 00:14:28,634 level the playing field. 236 00:14:29,635 --> 00:14:32,437 You have to trust me, Captain. 237 00:14:32,504 --> 00:14:34,540 Please. 238 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:39,478 That brown dwarf that you mentioned before... 239 00:14:39,544 --> 00:14:41,212 It's, uh, pretty much a gas giant, right? 240 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:42,513 Where exactly is it? 241 00:14:43,949 --> 00:14:45,884 200 million kilometers away. But Captain, 242 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:48,153 it is tethered in orbit around a black hole. 243 00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:50,655 Like, how big of a black hole? 244 00:14:50,722 --> 00:14:53,058 One problem at a time. 245 00:14:54,292 --> 00:14:56,194 Can we maneuver inside the brown dwarf? 246 00:14:56,261 --> 00:14:57,528 While technically possible, 247 00:14:57,596 --> 00:14:59,265 there are a number of dangers involved. 248 00:15:01,366 --> 00:15:04,035 Shields at 40%. 249 00:15:04,103 --> 00:15:05,236 Bottom-line it for me. 250 00:15:05,303 --> 00:15:06,904 The central mass of the brown dwarf 251 00:15:06,971 --> 00:15:08,539 has a density that will crush the entire ship. 252 00:15:08,606 --> 00:15:11,109 - Surrounding that is a volatile gas cloud. - How volatile? 253 00:15:11,175 --> 00:15:13,144 Enterprise will need to lower its electrical output. 254 00:15:13,212 --> 00:15:15,380 Primary and auxiliary systems need to go off-line. 255 00:15:15,446 --> 00:15:18,150 We will lose sensors, optics, long-range communications 256 00:15:18,217 --> 00:15:19,684 and, most importantly, the shields. 257 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,185 We'll be running dark. 258 00:15:21,252 --> 00:15:23,322 - That sounds... - Perfect. 259 00:15:23,389 --> 00:15:25,257 Anything following us will have to do the same. 260 00:15:25,324 --> 00:15:27,458 If you're right, it's our best shot. 261 00:15:27,526 --> 00:15:29,360 You're the acting Number One again. Do you concur? 262 00:15:29,427 --> 00:15:31,296 Yes, sir. 263 00:15:31,362 --> 00:15:33,465 Helm, full impulse to Spock's mark. 264 00:15:33,532 --> 00:15:35,933 Aye aye. Full impulse. 265 00:15:36,001 --> 00:15:38,337 Into a giant gas cloud of death. 266 00:15:38,404 --> 00:15:39,705 Why not? 267 00:15:58,157 --> 00:16:01,193 Captain, Sickbay and their cargo stores just took direct fire. 268 00:16:04,129 --> 00:16:06,464 As did the Main Cargo Bay. 269 00:16:06,531 --> 00:16:08,567 (alarms blaring) 270 00:16:23,715 --> 00:16:25,650 Lieutenant Hemmer? Lieutenant Hemmer?! 271 00:16:25,717 --> 00:16:27,119 (Hemmer groans) 272 00:16:29,121 --> 00:16:31,255 Please get this off me. 273 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:33,359 (groaning, grunting) 274 00:16:36,261 --> 00:16:38,062 (grunting) 275 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:48,607 (sharp exhale) 276 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:50,708 Oh. It's broken. 277 00:16:50,775 --> 00:16:53,010 Well, let's get you to Sickbay. 278 00:16:57,248 --> 00:16:59,651 - The door is blocked, isn't it? - Yep. 279 00:17:00,686 --> 00:17:03,589 - (machine whirrs down) - (new alarms blaring) 280 00:17:07,725 --> 00:17:09,260 How long before it blows? 281 00:17:09,327 --> 00:17:11,229 I have time to stabilize the unit. 282 00:17:11,295 --> 00:17:13,132 An explosion of that magnitude w... 283 00:17:13,197 --> 00:17:16,200 Would consume the Enterprise in an atomic blast. Yes. 284 00:17:16,268 --> 00:17:18,570 Transporters are off-line. We'll send in a team to dig you out. 285 00:17:18,637 --> 00:17:21,273 Either way, I'll be here repairing. 286 00:17:21,339 --> 00:17:22,574 Hemmer out. 287 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,609 Is it just me or is it hot in here? 288 00:17:24,675 --> 00:17:27,278 The ionic gas surrounding the ship is overwhelming 289 00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:29,381 climate controls. Many systems are down. 290 00:17:29,447 --> 00:17:32,383 Including Sickbay. Everything is off-line. 291 00:17:32,450 --> 00:17:35,620 We're stabilizing patients, but without medical systems, 292 00:17:35,686 --> 00:17:39,425 no one is getting better. It's triage. 293 00:17:39,491 --> 00:17:41,059 Casualties? 294 00:17:41,126 --> 00:17:43,828 Yes, Captain. Nine confirmed. 295 00:17:43,895 --> 00:17:47,599 The hit we took decimated our stock of treatment supplies. 296 00:17:47,665 --> 00:17:49,600 And with the matter synthesizers also off-line, 297 00:17:49,667 --> 00:17:52,504 we can't make more when we run out. 298 00:17:52,570 --> 00:17:54,773 - How's Una? - She reports that she's fine. 299 00:17:54,839 --> 00:17:56,441 She's on her way in. 300 00:17:56,507 --> 00:17:58,343 I haven't had time to check her yet. 301 00:17:58,409 --> 00:18:00,179 We're still playing catch-up. 302 00:18:00,245 --> 00:18:02,447 I've activated all backup medical personnel, 303 00:18:02,514 --> 00:18:05,283 but what I really need down here are supplies. 304 00:18:05,349 --> 00:18:07,552 CHAPEL: Doctor, I could really use some help over here. 305 00:18:07,618 --> 00:18:09,721 M'Benga out. 306 00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:17,328 - (alarm blaring) - (indistinct chatter) 307 00:18:23,702 --> 00:18:25,536 Doctor! 308 00:18:30,374 --> 00:18:31,642 You said you were fine. 309 00:18:31,709 --> 00:18:32,610 I was mistaken. 310 00:18:32,677 --> 00:18:33,779 These are deep. 311 00:18:34,746 --> 00:18:37,148 We can't power up the surgery bays. 312 00:18:40,686 --> 00:18:42,254 If I recall, you have an interest 313 00:18:42,321 --> 00:18:43,754 in archeological medicine. 314 00:18:45,757 --> 00:18:48,226 How good are you at sewing? 315 00:18:49,227 --> 00:18:50,561 Aces. 316 00:18:55,466 --> 00:18:57,668 No weapons systems, no phasers. 317 00:18:57,735 --> 00:19:00,405 What about photon torpedoes? Those can be self-guided. 318 00:19:00,472 --> 00:19:03,608 The torpedo bay was hit in the attack. We lost all but one. 319 00:19:03,675 --> 00:19:06,811 We only have one photon torpedo? 320 00:19:06,878 --> 00:19:08,446 The amount is inconsequential. 321 00:19:08,513 --> 00:19:10,816 If we fire a torpedo inside the brown dwarf, 322 00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:12,784 the atmospheric composition will cause a failure 323 00:19:12,851 --> 00:19:14,753 in the internal systems. It would propel 324 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:17,522 in a random direction, likely missing its intended target. 325 00:19:17,588 --> 00:19:20,626 So, no shields and no weapons. 326 00:19:20,692 --> 00:19:22,760 What do we do... 327 00:19:22,827 --> 00:19:25,296 Throw luggage at them? 328 00:19:25,363 --> 00:19:28,767 And the Gorn... really? We're out here fighting the... 329 00:19:28,834 --> 00:19:30,601 the boogeyman? No one has even seen one. 330 00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:32,870 So how are we supposed to take them on? 331 00:19:32,937 --> 00:19:35,172 I've seen them. 332 00:19:36,741 --> 00:19:38,676 They aren't supernatural. 333 00:19:38,743 --> 00:19:41,612 But they are monsters. 334 00:19:43,648 --> 00:19:46,484 The Federation teaches that if we can find a way to empathize 335 00:19:46,551 --> 00:19:49,922 with an enemy then they can one day become our friends. 336 00:19:49,988 --> 00:19:51,823 They're wrong. 337 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:54,893 Some things in this universe are just plain evil. 338 00:19:54,959 --> 00:19:56,828 Have you ever seen eyes that are both 339 00:19:56,894 --> 00:19:59,297 dead and hungry at the same time? 340 00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:01,799 To them, humans are just walking feed bags 341 00:20:01,866 --> 00:20:05,904 of flesh and bone and jelly. 342 00:20:05,971 --> 00:20:08,206 The Gorn trigger a primitive, ancient, terror 343 00:20:08,272 --> 00:20:09,907 in warm-blooded species. 344 00:20:09,974 --> 00:20:12,877 We are prey. 345 00:20:12,944 --> 00:20:15,681 And when they hunt, they're unrelenting. 346 00:20:15,746 --> 00:20:19,551 The truth is plenty of people have seen the Gorn. 347 00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:22,521 They just don't live long enough to talk about it. 348 00:20:27,291 --> 00:20:28,859 All right. 349 00:20:31,062 --> 00:20:32,965 Be vigilant. 350 00:20:33,030 --> 00:20:34,833 Get creative. 351 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:36,701 You're the best of Starfleet. 352 00:20:36,768 --> 00:20:38,603 We survive this by working together. 353 00:20:44,842 --> 00:20:46,011 (door whooshes open) 354 00:20:46,077 --> 00:20:48,446 A moment, Lieutenant. 355 00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:50,549 (door whooshes closed) 356 00:20:51,582 --> 00:20:52,883 How you holding up? 357 00:20:54,885 --> 00:20:56,554 The enemy doesn't care about my feelings, Captain, 358 00:20:56,622 --> 00:20:58,624 so I don't waste my time having any. 359 00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:01,259 Well, that may be true, but it's not 360 00:21:01,325 --> 00:21:03,528 looking that way to the crew. 361 00:21:03,594 --> 00:21:05,029 With all due respect, 362 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:06,732 you know me well enough to know that I don't care 363 00:21:06,798 --> 00:21:08,467 what the crew thinks. 364 00:21:08,532 --> 00:21:10,568 I've always been blunt. That's just who I am. 365 00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:13,037 Direct, looking at outcomes, not emotion. 366 00:21:13,104 --> 00:21:14,672 - Exactly. - But right now, your job 367 00:21:14,739 --> 00:21:17,576 isn't just about orders, it's about hope. 368 00:21:18,576 --> 00:21:21,046 Belief can be the difference between victory and defeat. 369 00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:23,315 Get a crew to believe in miracles, 370 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:24,849 they might just give you one. 371 00:21:24,916 --> 00:21:28,320 I will make the adjustment. 372 00:21:28,386 --> 00:21:30,354 But I will not lie to them. 373 00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:34,359 The best miracles are born from truth. 374 00:21:35,526 --> 00:21:37,561 Understood, Captain. 375 00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:40,798 Now, there's not much on the official record. 376 00:21:40,866 --> 00:21:43,468 Is there anything else you can remember 377 00:21:43,535 --> 00:21:44,536 from your time with the Gorn... 378 00:21:44,603 --> 00:21:46,071 Anything that might help? 379 00:21:48,873 --> 00:21:51,909 The memories of what happened are, um, 380 00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:54,913 trauma-inhibited. The... It's all... 381 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,816 it's-it's... it's all fragments. 382 00:21:57,883 --> 00:21:59,785 Bit-Bits and pieces. 383 00:22:01,453 --> 00:22:03,487 Well, if anything comes to mind. 384 00:22:09,060 --> 00:22:10,896 (alarms blaring) 385 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,634 An engineer's most important tools 386 00:22:16,702 --> 00:22:18,770 are his mind and his hands. 387 00:22:18,836 --> 00:22:21,472 And I can't move my fingers. 388 00:22:21,539 --> 00:22:23,741 - (groans) - Oh... Okay. 389 00:22:23,808 --> 00:22:26,410 Let's just... 390 00:22:26,478 --> 00:22:29,748 work on relaxing. 391 00:22:30,981 --> 00:22:32,617 (new alarm beeping) 392 00:22:34,953 --> 00:22:36,487 Here's what's gonna happen: 393 00:22:36,555 --> 00:22:38,089 You're gonna talk me through what to do. 394 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:39,825 We're gonna be a team. 395 00:22:39,891 --> 00:22:41,493 It's not that simple. 396 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:43,729 There's a variety of data that only I can assess. 397 00:22:43,795 --> 00:22:46,698 And I'm the only one here with a working set of fingers. 398 00:22:46,765 --> 00:22:49,100 I am not fond of teams. 399 00:22:50,101 --> 00:22:51,068 Get fond. 400 00:22:51,135 --> 00:22:54,840 It would seem I have to. 401 00:22:54,906 --> 00:22:58,443 Start by using the control panel to shut down 402 00:22:58,509 --> 00:23:00,478 the safety override. You'll have to 403 00:23:00,544 --> 00:23:02,780 adjust the cooling system. 404 00:23:06,952 --> 00:23:08,652 What did I do? 405 00:23:08,719 --> 00:23:11,389 Your other hand operates the cooling system as you work. 406 00:23:11,456 --> 00:23:13,557 Take the time to get focused. 407 00:23:13,624 --> 00:23:16,995 Don't let the core get above 110 degrees. 408 00:23:20,097 --> 00:23:21,867 (boatswain's whistle blows) 409 00:23:21,932 --> 00:23:23,769 Captain, a moment please? 410 00:23:23,835 --> 00:23:25,137 You have something, Spock? 411 00:23:25,202 --> 00:23:26,871 You challenged us to get creative. 412 00:23:26,937 --> 00:23:30,041 Computer, run program Vinci 7. 413 00:23:33,178 --> 00:23:36,013 Primary sensors aren't available. 414 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:37,482 But navigation systems constantly take in 415 00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:39,650 atmospheric data to maintain stability. 416 00:23:39,718 --> 00:23:42,721 Hey, I still do most of the work. 417 00:23:42,787 --> 00:23:44,923 A ship traveling through the gas cloud creates 418 00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:47,725 oscillation in the atmosphere. These are converted into 419 00:23:47,792 --> 00:23:50,060 - rotational motions by... - ORTEGAS: Coriolis forces. 420 00:23:50,128 --> 00:23:52,930 Which the nav-com detects automatically. 421 00:23:52,997 --> 00:23:55,667 Marking Coriolis force readings would allow us to triangulate 422 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:59,170 movement inside the gas giant. We can track the Gorn. 423 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:03,641 You just turned a compass into a radar. 424 00:24:03,707 --> 00:24:05,544 Do it. 425 00:24:12,716 --> 00:24:14,619 It's working. We've got a signal. 426 00:24:14,685 --> 00:24:16,620 Analysis? 427 00:24:16,687 --> 00:24:20,125 The size and speed indicate it is the ship that attacked us. 428 00:24:22,727 --> 00:24:25,564 They're coming right at us. 429 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:27,933 ETA is one minute. 430 00:24:27,999 --> 00:24:29,633 Can they see us? 431 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:31,236 It is impossible to tell, Captain. 432 00:24:31,302 --> 00:24:33,538 Captain, evasive maneuvers? 433 00:24:33,604 --> 00:24:36,074 Negative. Keep her steady. 434 00:24:42,647 --> 00:24:44,182 Captain. 435 00:24:57,295 --> 00:24:59,964 Preparing to engage the enemy. 436 00:25:01,632 --> 00:25:03,702 Keep her steady, helm. 437 00:25:03,768 --> 00:25:05,737 Aye. 438 00:25:10,074 --> 00:25:12,577 The enemy has altered its course. 439 00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:15,080 They can't see us. 440 00:25:15,146 --> 00:25:17,649 But they won't stop looking. 441 00:25:19,817 --> 00:25:21,752 Zuniga, arm the last torpedo. 442 00:25:21,819 --> 00:25:23,588 Arming torpedo. 443 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:28,292 Captain, I must remind you that if you fire a photon torpedo 444 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,996 inside a brown dwarf the guidance systems will not work. 445 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:33,298 I don't plan on firing it. 446 00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:35,267 We're gonna drop it on them manually. 447 00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:38,236 Now we're talking. 448 00:25:38,303 --> 00:25:40,271 PIKE: Set a course to pursue the enemy vessel. 449 00:25:40,337 --> 00:25:41,740 Quick but quiet, Erica. 450 00:25:41,806 --> 00:25:44,042 That is my specialty. 451 00:25:50,248 --> 00:25:51,782 PIKE: Put us right over her, 452 00:25:51,850 --> 00:25:53,785 then tilt axis 90 degrees. 453 00:25:53,852 --> 00:25:56,220 Once the hatch opens, the higher mass below 454 00:25:56,287 --> 00:25:59,556 should pull the torpedo straight down. On my mark. 455 00:26:18,409 --> 00:26:19,977 Deploy torpedo. 456 00:26:21,378 --> 00:26:23,148 Bombs away. 457 00:26:37,228 --> 00:26:38,830 The signal is gone. 458 00:26:38,896 --> 00:26:40,365 The enemy ship has been destroyed. 459 00:26:51,709 --> 00:26:53,310 Captain, we have incoming. 460 00:26:53,378 --> 00:26:55,013 Multiple incoming. 461 00:26:59,217 --> 00:27:02,253 They wanted us to fire. 462 00:27:02,319 --> 00:27:05,090 They sacrificed an entire ship just to get our location. 463 00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:08,326 ORTEGAS: Why is that blip so much bigger? 464 00:27:23,775 --> 00:27:25,910 Three on one. Not good. 465 00:27:25,977 --> 00:27:27,879 We're outgunned. Time to run, sir. 466 00:27:27,946 --> 00:27:30,815 I concur. But if we leave the brown dwarf they will see us. 467 00:27:30,882 --> 00:27:32,916 If we go deeper, it could destroy the ship. 468 00:27:32,983 --> 00:27:34,753 Good thinking, Mr. Spock. 469 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:36,887 We need to go deeper into the brown dwarf. 470 00:27:36,954 --> 00:27:38,422 That is not what I suggested. 471 00:27:38,489 --> 00:27:40,424 Ortegas, plot a course. 472 00:27:40,491 --> 00:27:42,894 - As close as you can get us to center mass. - Sure. 473 00:27:42,961 --> 00:27:47,297 Didn't our science expert just say that would crush the ship? Just asking, Sir. 474 00:27:47,364 --> 00:27:49,933 SPOCK: I did. The pressure against the hull 475 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:52,270 will increase the deeper we go. If we venture too close, 476 00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:54,171 the density field will obliterate us. 477 00:27:54,239 --> 00:27:56,841 Whatever happens to us will also happen to the Gorn. 478 00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:58,976 I believe in Enterprise. 479 00:27:59,043 --> 00:28:00,377 We can outlast them. 480 00:28:00,445 --> 00:28:01,979 LA'AN: Captain, the lower decks 481 00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:03,814 will be first to take structural damage. 482 00:28:03,881 --> 00:28:06,850 Immediate evacuation of all decks below 20. 483 00:28:06,918 --> 00:28:09,287 I don't like it either, but Enterprise has to dive. 484 00:28:09,353 --> 00:28:10,687 Helm, take us down. 485 00:28:10,754 --> 00:28:14,092 Aye aye, Skipper. Dive, dive, dive. 486 00:28:15,093 --> 00:28:17,828 (alarm continues blaring) 487 00:28:17,895 --> 00:28:19,731 (Una hisses) 488 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:25,402 (metal groaning) 489 00:28:38,850 --> 00:28:40,151 (Una groans) 490 00:28:40,218 --> 00:28:41,886 (walls rattling) 491 00:28:41,952 --> 00:28:43,987 (ship groans) 492 00:28:47,891 --> 00:28:50,461 I've never heard a ship make a sound like that before. 493 00:28:50,528 --> 00:28:52,931 No. Keep your focus. 494 00:28:52,996 --> 00:28:55,032 And maybe pick up the pace. 495 00:28:58,369 --> 00:28:59,870 (exclaims) This isn't easy. And I... 496 00:28:59,937 --> 00:29:01,872 and, of course, diagnostics are off-line. 497 00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:03,407 I can't tell which ones are broken. 498 00:29:03,474 --> 00:29:06,410 Hold your hand out to each. Tell me what you feel. 499 00:29:11,082 --> 00:29:13,418 - (sizzle) - Aah! Hot! 500 00:29:13,484 --> 00:29:15,019 I did not say touch them. 501 00:29:15,086 --> 00:29:17,355 The malfunctioning rods should be cool. 502 00:29:17,421 --> 00:29:19,456 Be sure before you remove them. 503 00:29:24,328 --> 00:29:25,529 All right, I think I've got a cold one. 504 00:29:25,596 --> 00:29:29,166 Perfect. Now lift it out gently. 505 00:29:32,904 --> 00:29:34,906 (laughs) Look at us! Come on! 506 00:29:34,972 --> 00:29:36,508 And the crowd goes wild. 507 00:29:36,574 --> 00:29:38,810 Before replacing it, 508 00:29:38,876 --> 00:29:42,347 we have to reconfigure the host platform. 509 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,318 Reconfigure the... 510 00:29:49,319 --> 00:29:50,488 Done. 511 00:29:50,555 --> 00:29:52,890 Now we can get started. 512 00:29:55,893 --> 00:29:57,828 Get started? 513 00:29:57,895 --> 00:29:59,931 (ship groaning) 514 00:30:16,281 --> 00:30:18,116 The lower decks are beginning to buckle. 515 00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:21,085 The evacuation isn't complete. There's still crew down there. 516 00:30:21,152 --> 00:30:22,353 Get them out. 517 00:30:22,420 --> 00:30:23,988 Decks are collapsing. 518 00:30:24,055 --> 00:30:25,822 If we do not seal them off now, loss of pressure 519 00:30:25,889 --> 00:30:27,592 could spread to the entire ship. 520 00:30:30,627 --> 00:30:32,564 Seal the bulkheads. 521 00:30:32,629 --> 00:30:35,133 Sir. 522 00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:45,176 Uh, hey, hey! 523 00:30:45,243 --> 00:30:47,244 - Hey. - (groans) 524 00:30:47,311 --> 00:30:48,513 I got you. I got you. 525 00:30:53,585 --> 00:30:55,485 (grunts) Go! 526 00:30:55,553 --> 00:30:56,486 No, no, no, no! 527 00:30:56,554 --> 00:30:57,988 (shouts) 528 00:31:03,293 --> 00:31:07,097 Structural collapse on Deck 22. We've lost one crew person. 529 00:31:09,499 --> 00:31:12,270 You made the logical choice. 530 00:31:12,336 --> 00:31:13,871 Why doesn't it feel like that? 531 00:31:14,671 --> 00:31:17,608 For the same reason you made it. Because you value life. 532 00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:20,011 Captain, we're approaching critical hull failure. 533 00:31:20,078 --> 00:31:21,879 If antimatter chambers become compromised, 534 00:31:21,946 --> 00:31:23,581 there will be no ship left to save. 535 00:31:23,648 --> 00:31:24,648 LA'AN: Enterprise can't take much more of this. 536 00:31:24,715 --> 00:31:26,551 We're overextended. 537 00:31:28,585 --> 00:31:31,322 You said they wanted to take us prisoner, Number One? 538 00:31:32,657 --> 00:31:34,424 Well, if they think they're gonna board the Enterprise, 539 00:31:34,491 --> 00:31:37,228 they're gonna find one hell of a fight. Battle stations. 540 00:31:37,295 --> 00:31:39,564 Make ready for close quarters. 541 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:44,968 Ortegas, full stop. 542 00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:47,038 Aye, sir. Full stop. 543 00:31:47,104 --> 00:31:49,374 (engines power down) 544 00:31:54,145 --> 00:31:57,181 Captain. The enemy ship. 545 00:32:11,595 --> 00:32:13,497 It appears the Gorn vessel could not withstand 546 00:32:13,563 --> 00:32:16,400 the atmospheric pressure. It has imploded. 547 00:32:21,472 --> 00:32:25,076 You said when the Gorn hunt they are relentless. 548 00:32:25,143 --> 00:32:26,543 They don't stop. 549 00:32:26,610 --> 00:32:29,380 You exploited that as a weakness. 550 00:32:29,446 --> 00:32:30,948 Get me a damage report. 551 00:32:31,015 --> 00:32:32,517 Mr. Spock, keep scanning for the other two ships. 552 00:32:42,592 --> 00:32:46,163 Two down, two to go. Doing good. 553 00:32:51,202 --> 00:32:53,337 How's it going? 554 00:32:53,404 --> 00:32:55,505 Think I'm a little like Frankenstein's monster, 555 00:32:55,572 --> 00:32:57,642 but I'll be all right. 556 00:32:57,709 --> 00:32:59,610 There's one fragment left. 557 00:32:59,677 --> 00:33:02,746 The intrusion on her abdominal aorta. 558 00:33:06,751 --> 00:33:08,285 Okay, what are you not telling me? 559 00:33:08,353 --> 00:33:09,586 We need to sedate you. 560 00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,022 The location of the fragment... 561 00:33:11,088 --> 00:33:12,590 You're gonna bleed. A lot. 562 00:33:14,358 --> 00:33:18,362 We have just enough plasma, but... 563 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:21,032 we're gonna have to give it to you via IV. 564 00:33:21,099 --> 00:33:22,467 Do I have a choice? 565 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:25,002 M'BENGA: You can decline. 566 00:33:25,069 --> 00:33:26,536 Wait for the systems to be online. 567 00:33:26,604 --> 00:33:29,005 We can take bets on when septic shock will begin. 568 00:33:29,072 --> 00:33:31,175 I hear it's like giving birth out your mouth. 569 00:33:31,242 --> 00:33:33,444 Who says something like that? 570 00:33:34,644 --> 00:33:36,213 Me. 571 00:33:37,214 --> 00:33:38,750 Give me the gas. 572 00:33:40,117 --> 00:33:41,252 Okay. 573 00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:43,453 (gas hisses) 574 00:33:43,521 --> 00:33:45,589 Just breathe. You'll start to feel drowsy. 575 00:33:45,655 --> 00:33:48,092 Nurse. She needs plasma. 576 00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:49,626 There's none left. 577 00:33:52,630 --> 00:33:54,131 Give her mine. 578 00:33:54,197 --> 00:33:55,600 It's the last one. 579 00:33:55,666 --> 00:33:57,634 You're about to lose a massive amount of blood. 580 00:33:57,701 --> 00:33:59,736 That's an order. 581 00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:12,315 PIKE: Captain's Log, supplemental. Enterprise is currently 582 00:34:12,382 --> 00:34:14,819 in the center of a gas giant hiding from an enemy 583 00:34:14,885 --> 00:34:16,687 we've never faced before. 584 00:34:18,555 --> 00:34:21,259 So far, three civilians and seven of my crew 585 00:34:21,325 --> 00:34:23,561 have lost their lives. 586 00:34:23,628 --> 00:34:26,230 The battle is far from over. 587 00:34:26,296 --> 00:34:29,332 But I am determined to keep everyone else alive. 588 00:34:31,301 --> 00:34:35,205 My newest obstacle is the presence of a nearby black hole. 589 00:34:35,273 --> 00:34:36,473 Atmospheric density is decreasing. 590 00:34:36,541 --> 00:34:38,742 I believe the singularity is advancing 591 00:34:38,810 --> 00:34:41,112 its accumulation of substellar material. 592 00:34:42,146 --> 00:34:44,247 Do you ever speak in plain English? 593 00:34:45,849 --> 00:34:47,718 The brown dwarf we're hiding inside 594 00:34:47,784 --> 00:34:49,486 is being sucked into a black hole. 595 00:34:49,554 --> 00:34:50,555 We stay, we will go with it. 596 00:34:51,556 --> 00:34:52,789 Precisely. 597 00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:54,492 LA'AN: And we can't pop our heads up 598 00:34:54,559 --> 00:34:56,494 to see if it's clear to leave. They could see us. 599 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:57,829 Without long-range communication, 600 00:34:57,894 --> 00:34:59,397 we cannot even send a probe. 601 00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:03,334 How much time before we can't escape the black hole's gravity? 602 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,335 One hour, 32 minutes and 48 seconds. 603 00:35:05,402 --> 00:35:06,804 What about a shuttle? 604 00:35:06,871 --> 00:35:09,507 Small enough to navigate undetected. 605 00:35:09,573 --> 00:35:11,409 Minimize risk to the rest of the crew. 606 00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:13,110 That sounds like a suicide mission. 607 00:35:13,176 --> 00:35:15,680 LA'AN: Captain, a shuttle is our only shot. 608 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:18,482 You don't have to order anyone to go. 609 00:35:18,549 --> 00:35:20,383 I'll do it. 610 00:35:20,450 --> 00:35:22,153 As will I. 611 00:35:22,220 --> 00:35:24,722 To put it in plain English: You will need backup. 612 00:35:29,660 --> 00:35:31,528 Take the Galileo. 613 00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:33,730 Get back here in 30 minutes, no matter what. 614 00:35:34,764 --> 00:35:35,665 Sir. 615 00:36:06,863 --> 00:36:08,265 SPOCK: Fascinating. 616 00:36:08,332 --> 00:36:10,401 Why scan each other? 617 00:36:10,467 --> 00:36:12,736 LA'AN: No. It's not a scan, it's... 618 00:36:14,572 --> 00:36:15,840 ...something else. 619 00:36:15,907 --> 00:36:17,340 You've seen this before. 620 00:36:17,407 --> 00:36:18,743 When you were attacked by the Gorn. 621 00:36:18,809 --> 00:36:21,845 The SS Puget Sound. 622 00:36:21,912 --> 00:36:23,748 That was the name of our colony ship. 623 00:36:28,485 --> 00:36:30,855 I remember some. A lot of it is just... 624 00:36:30,922 --> 00:36:32,622 flashes in the dark. 625 00:36:32,689 --> 00:36:34,825 But I know I've seen those lights. 626 00:36:34,891 --> 00:36:36,526 The mind is complex. 627 00:36:36,593 --> 00:36:38,362 When faced with intense trauma 628 00:36:38,428 --> 00:36:40,932 it can manifest intricate defenses to aid survival. 629 00:36:43,333 --> 00:36:46,237 I feel like there's something in there. 630 00:36:46,303 --> 00:36:48,739 Something I should know. 631 00:36:48,806 --> 00:36:52,410 Understandable, given the enemy we are currently facing. 632 00:36:52,475 --> 00:36:53,843 You can help me. 633 00:36:55,445 --> 00:36:57,615 I've heard what Vulcans can do. 634 00:36:57,681 --> 00:37:00,851 The mind meld is not a shortcut for dealing with mental trauma. 635 00:37:00,917 --> 00:37:03,988 Resurfacing hidden memories can be painful, 636 00:37:04,055 --> 00:37:05,690 even dangerous. 637 00:37:05,756 --> 00:37:08,259 If somewhere in my head is the answer to saving 638 00:37:08,326 --> 00:37:10,360 the Enterprise, then that's a risk I have to take. 639 00:37:10,427 --> 00:37:12,263 I can't just keep running. 640 00:37:26,844 --> 00:37:30,348 SPOCK: My mind to your mind. 641 00:37:30,414 --> 00:37:32,616 My thoughts to your thoughts. 642 00:37:32,683 --> 00:37:35,719 My mind to your thoughts. To your... 643 00:37:35,785 --> 00:37:37,955 (voice grows distorted, distant) 644 00:37:38,021 --> 00:37:39,756 GIRL: Mom? 645 00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:42,926 - WOMAN: La'An, be brave. - MALE: Evacuate the ship! 646 00:37:42,993 --> 00:37:45,663 LA'AN: Not believing you're gonna die is what gets you killed. 647 00:37:45,730 --> 00:37:48,265 SPOCK: Your memories are starting to surface. 648 00:37:52,469 --> 00:37:54,505 This is a Gorn breeding planet. 649 00:37:59,609 --> 00:38:02,013 They brought us here as food for their hatchlings. 650 00:38:03,648 --> 00:38:05,682 Hunted us day and night. 651 00:38:13,691 --> 00:38:16,594 Your mind is resisting. You are... 652 00:38:16,661 --> 00:38:18,061 Scared. 653 00:38:20,363 --> 00:38:22,365 I don't like this place. 654 00:38:23,366 --> 00:38:25,369 Do you want to stop? 655 00:38:27,904 --> 00:38:29,539 No. 656 00:38:30,774 --> 00:38:33,476 I can do this. 657 00:38:33,544 --> 00:38:35,579 I need to know. 658 00:38:43,654 --> 00:38:45,690 (shuddering breaths) 659 00:38:46,891 --> 00:38:48,926 (panting) 660 00:39:04,674 --> 00:39:06,643 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 661 00:39:06,711 --> 00:39:08,845 - I was trying to be quiet. - It's okay. 662 00:39:08,912 --> 00:39:10,715 - (growling, clucking) - I was trying to be quiet. - It's okay, it's okay. 663 00:39:10,780 --> 00:39:13,017 It's okay. Look at me. La'An, it's okay. 664 00:39:13,083 --> 00:39:15,519 Right here. Right here, right here, 665 00:39:15,586 --> 00:39:16,720 right here. Keep looking at me. 666 00:39:16,787 --> 00:39:17,822 They're coming. 667 00:39:17,888 --> 00:39:19,490 Take this. 668 00:39:19,556 --> 00:39:21,591 It'll help you hide. 669 00:39:21,658 --> 00:39:23,427 The lights. I watched them. 670 00:39:23,493 --> 00:39:24,929 It's how they talk to each other. 671 00:39:24,995 --> 00:39:26,730 It's all in there. 672 00:39:26,796 --> 00:39:28,765 What are you doing? 673 00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:29,867 You need to run. 674 00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:32,635 Don't be afraid. Don't look back. 675 00:39:32,702 --> 00:39:35,439 J-Just run. Keep moving, no matter what. 676 00:39:35,505 --> 00:39:36,539 Okay? 677 00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:41,679 - Come with me. - I can't. 678 00:40:07,705 --> 00:40:08,906 Run, La'An. 679 00:40:08,973 --> 00:40:10,875 Run! 680 00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,615 What happened? 681 00:40:20,150 --> 00:40:23,988 Your subconscious is setting a boundary. 682 00:40:26,590 --> 00:40:27,825 The lights... they're a code. 683 00:40:27,892 --> 00:40:30,461 My brother showed me how to read it. 684 00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:34,665 (Spock speaking Vulcan) 685 00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:39,937 BURNHAM: I love you too. 686 00:40:48,646 --> 00:40:50,681 You lost someone too, didn't you? 687 00:40:52,917 --> 00:40:54,684 You had a... 688 00:40:54,751 --> 00:40:56,619 a sister. 689 00:40:57,921 --> 00:41:00,190 But Starfleet records don't show any... 690 00:41:00,256 --> 00:41:01,891 They do not. 691 00:41:06,263 --> 00:41:08,965 She sacrificed herself for you, too, didn't she? 692 00:41:11,201 --> 00:41:13,803 I think we should end this mind meld now. 693 00:41:26,050 --> 00:41:27,751 Spock, I have an idea. 694 00:41:35,926 --> 00:41:39,262 I've modulated the shuttle's phasers per your instruction. 695 00:41:39,329 --> 00:41:41,065 Surprised you agreed to this. 696 00:41:41,131 --> 00:41:43,667 I believe it is a good plan. 697 00:41:43,734 --> 00:41:45,903 And our mind meld reminded me of risks taken 698 00:41:45,970 --> 00:41:48,172 and their value to those that survive. 699 00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:57,915 LA'AN: I just told them humans boarded and took over the vessel. 700 00:41:57,982 --> 00:42:00,049 At least I hope I did. 701 00:42:00,116 --> 00:42:02,820 Culling the weak makes them stronger. 702 00:42:02,887 --> 00:42:04,587 Survival of the fittest. 703 00:42:25,643 --> 00:42:27,578 (alarms blaring) 704 00:42:32,149 --> 00:42:35,819 (sighs) And Uhura for the win. 705 00:42:36,819 --> 00:42:38,923 - (groaning softly) - Oh, stay awake. 706 00:42:38,989 --> 00:42:41,659 Okay? Let's get you talking. 707 00:42:41,724 --> 00:42:44,060 Uh... So, an Aenar 708 00:42:44,128 --> 00:42:47,798 in Starfleet... How's that even work? 709 00:42:47,865 --> 00:42:49,667 Thought you guys were all pacifists. 710 00:42:49,733 --> 00:42:53,770 I actually wanted to be a botanist. 711 00:42:53,836 --> 00:42:55,339 Love flora. 712 00:42:57,073 --> 00:43:00,576 I will not fight for Starfleet. 713 00:43:00,643 --> 00:43:02,813 But I will defend its ideals. 714 00:43:02,879 --> 00:43:04,881 Pacifism is not passivity. 715 00:43:04,948 --> 00:43:06,883 It is the active protection 716 00:43:06,951 --> 00:43:09,853 of all living things in the natural universe. 717 00:43:11,155 --> 00:43:13,323 A matter of perspective. 718 00:43:13,389 --> 00:43:15,892 Like using touch instead of sight. 719 00:43:18,062 --> 00:43:19,363 I wouldn't know. 720 00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:22,232 (new alarm blaring) 721 00:43:22,299 --> 00:43:24,767 The matrix exceeded critical limits 722 00:43:24,835 --> 00:43:26,002 before we completed repairs. 723 00:43:26,069 --> 00:43:27,737 Our only option now is to vent 724 00:43:27,805 --> 00:43:30,006 this bay and everything in it into space. 725 00:43:30,074 --> 00:43:32,009 But... 726 00:43:32,076 --> 00:43:34,311 we're in here, too. 727 00:43:34,378 --> 00:43:38,282 Unfortunately, that is also true. 728 00:43:43,886 --> 00:43:46,123 We have 20 minutes until the unit explodes. Maybe less. 729 00:43:46,189 --> 00:43:47,992 Acknowledged. Stand by. 730 00:43:48,058 --> 00:43:50,693 Welcome back, Lieutenants. Good job. 731 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:52,196 Though we're not out of the woods yet. 732 00:43:54,330 --> 00:43:56,265 Report. 733 00:43:56,332 --> 00:43:59,069 It's not the Gorn. It's this guy. 734 00:44:00,870 --> 00:44:02,739 The brown dwarf is dissolving too fast. 735 00:44:02,805 --> 00:44:04,008 We are losing our cover. 736 00:44:04,073 --> 00:44:05,141 We don't get out of here pretty fast, 737 00:44:05,209 --> 00:44:06,810 we're gonna be sitting ducks. 738 00:44:06,877 --> 00:44:08,678 Except that last Gorn ship will be on top of us 739 00:44:08,745 --> 00:44:10,080 the instant we leave. 740 00:44:10,147 --> 00:44:12,849 Space really wants us dead. 741 00:44:12,915 --> 00:44:15,151 Then why don't we let space win? 742 00:44:15,218 --> 00:44:18,355 Spock, could we use the black hole's gravity 743 00:44:18,421 --> 00:44:19,890 to slingshot us to safety? 744 00:44:19,957 --> 00:44:21,290 Mathematically, that is possible. 745 00:44:21,357 --> 00:44:22,826 But the Gorn will see us 746 00:44:22,893 --> 00:44:24,728 and have the opportunity to pursue us. 747 00:44:24,795 --> 00:44:27,064 - Maybe. - Maybe? 748 00:44:27,131 --> 00:44:28,865 Explain gravitational redshift. 749 00:44:28,931 --> 00:44:30,867 Gravitational redshift is an optical illusion 750 00:44:30,934 --> 00:44:33,403 that occurs as an object falls into a black hole. 751 00:44:33,469 --> 00:44:35,873 The object falls faster than the frequency of light it emits. 752 00:44:35,938 --> 00:44:38,007 To any outside observer, it would appear as though 753 00:44:38,075 --> 00:44:40,677 the object has stopped just outside the black hole. 754 00:44:40,744 --> 00:44:42,145 Last question. What do 755 00:44:42,211 --> 00:44:44,180 snakes, ducks, and possums all have in common? 756 00:44:45,349 --> 00:44:47,885 When hunted, they play dead. 757 00:44:49,318 --> 00:44:51,789 Ortegas, plot a course to take us close to the event horizon. 758 00:44:51,855 --> 00:44:54,257 Hemmer, you and the cadet have access to EV suits? 759 00:44:54,323 --> 00:44:56,427 HEMMER: We do, sir. I hesitate to ask why. 760 00:44:56,492 --> 00:44:58,761 You're going to slingshot off the black hole 761 00:44:58,828 --> 00:45:02,199 and drop the AP 350 as a decoy? 762 00:45:05,436 --> 00:45:08,237 Captain, your plan requires flying the Enterprise 763 00:45:08,304 --> 00:45:11,075 into one of the most turbulent phenomenons in space. 764 00:45:11,140 --> 00:45:12,376 Hull integrity is already compromised. 765 00:45:12,442 --> 00:45:14,110 - That kind of force... - She'll hold. 766 00:45:15,245 --> 00:45:18,381 The Enterprise is going to make it. 767 00:45:18,449 --> 00:45:20,249 She'll hold. 768 00:45:20,316 --> 00:45:22,719 We've got this. 769 00:45:22,786 --> 00:45:24,421 Erica, if anyone can 770 00:45:24,487 --> 00:45:26,323 surf a wave on a black hole, it's you. 771 00:45:26,389 --> 00:45:28,325 Ah, now you almost make it sound fun. 772 00:45:28,391 --> 00:45:30,359 Suit up, strap in. 773 00:45:30,426 --> 00:45:32,463 We're venting the hold on my signal. 774 00:45:35,331 --> 00:45:37,434 I commit you to the cosmos. 775 00:45:43,406 --> 00:45:46,309 I'm giving you high marks on your assessment today. 776 00:45:46,375 --> 00:45:48,112 You impressed me after all. 777 00:45:48,178 --> 00:45:50,781 Assuming that will still matter... 778 00:45:50,847 --> 00:45:52,248 thank you. 779 00:45:53,283 --> 00:45:56,085 Humans waste so much life worrying about death. 780 00:45:56,152 --> 00:45:58,255 The Aenar believe the end only comes 781 00:45:58,321 --> 00:45:59,790 once you have fulfilled your purpose. 782 00:45:59,857 --> 00:46:01,991 - It provides meaning. - I-I like that. 783 00:46:02,059 --> 00:46:03,794 So, what was your purpose? 784 00:46:03,860 --> 00:46:06,063 To fix what is broken. 785 00:46:06,129 --> 00:46:08,197 You can throw in teaching. 786 00:46:08,265 --> 00:46:10,066 Maybe even being inspiring. 787 00:46:10,133 --> 00:46:11,235 A little. 788 00:46:11,301 --> 00:46:13,137 (laughs) 789 00:46:13,203 --> 00:46:15,004 And you? 790 00:46:15,072 --> 00:46:17,474 What do you feel is the purpose of your life's path? 791 00:46:19,175 --> 00:46:23,013 I really don't know. 792 00:46:23,079 --> 00:46:25,014 Does that mean I'm not gonna die? 793 00:46:25,081 --> 00:46:26,817 There's only one way to find out. 794 00:46:33,090 --> 00:46:35,292 ZUNIGA: Inertial dampers at max. 795 00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:37,026 Brace for heavy gravity. 796 00:46:37,093 --> 00:46:38,862 ORTEGAS: We pull this off, 797 00:46:38,929 --> 00:46:41,297 it's officially The Pike Maneuver. 798 00:46:41,364 --> 00:46:44,300 Open a channel. Ship-wide. 799 00:46:47,203 --> 00:46:49,239 Attention, this is the Captain speaking. 800 00:46:50,506 --> 00:46:52,242 Earlier today, we were reminded 801 00:46:52,309 --> 00:46:54,845 of the cost of exploration. 802 00:46:54,912 --> 00:46:57,980 What it means to chart the stars, 803 00:46:58,048 --> 00:47:00,050 to push the boundaries of what is known 804 00:47:00,117 --> 00:47:02,151 and what is possible. 805 00:47:03,387 --> 00:47:06,022 When we seek out the unknown, we will find things 806 00:47:06,088 --> 00:47:08,559 that challenge us. 807 00:47:08,624 --> 00:47:11,395 That frighten us. 808 00:47:11,461 --> 00:47:13,397 But we do not back down. 809 00:47:13,463 --> 00:47:16,333 We do not give in to fear. 810 00:47:17,568 --> 00:47:20,537 And I believe today will not be our last mission, 811 00:47:20,604 --> 00:47:23,407 but our finest hour. 812 00:47:24,373 --> 00:47:26,410 All hands make ready for impact. 813 00:47:48,599 --> 00:47:50,467 Gorn ship changing course. 814 00:47:50,534 --> 00:47:52,568 Accretion disc in sight. 815 00:47:54,237 --> 00:47:55,871 Hit it. 816 00:47:59,375 --> 00:48:01,410 (ship groaning, rattling) 817 00:48:11,655 --> 00:48:13,890 Vent the hold! 818 00:48:17,960 --> 00:48:19,962 (both exclaiming, grunting) 819 00:48:42,653 --> 00:48:44,488 Ortegas. 820 00:48:45,489 --> 00:48:47,524 (engines whirring up) 821 00:49:25,094 --> 00:49:26,028 Report. 822 00:49:26,095 --> 00:49:27,963 No sign of the Gorn. 823 00:49:28,030 --> 00:49:30,067 They've gone, sir. We did it. 824 00:49:31,068 --> 00:49:32,636 Show me Main Cargo Bay. 825 00:49:43,780 --> 00:49:45,614 Pike to Main Cargo Bay. 826 00:49:48,784 --> 00:49:50,186 Hemmer. 827 00:49:50,253 --> 00:49:53,389 Hemmer? Uhura? 828 00:49:53,456 --> 00:49:55,092 Report. 829 00:50:07,204 --> 00:50:10,606 La'An. Send a recovery team. 830 00:50:10,673 --> 00:50:13,410 UHURA: We're here, sir. We're still here. 831 00:50:30,092 --> 00:50:32,495 (sighs) 832 00:50:33,530 --> 00:50:35,165 Well, I don't know about you... 833 00:50:37,234 --> 00:50:38,802 ...but... 834 00:50:38,868 --> 00:50:40,771 I think that was quite a miracle. 835 00:50:43,139 --> 00:50:45,408 What about next time? 836 00:50:45,474 --> 00:50:48,644 The Gorn have never come this far before. 837 00:50:48,711 --> 00:50:52,281 They're opening up new hunting grounds. 838 00:50:52,348 --> 00:50:55,752 Next time. 839 00:50:55,818 --> 00:50:58,622 Next time, they... 840 00:50:58,688 --> 00:51:00,723 they won't catch us by surprise. 841 00:51:04,761 --> 00:51:06,797 We'll be ready for 'em. 842 00:52:05,454 --> 00:52:06,723 LA'AN: Personal log, 843 00:52:06,789 --> 00:52:09,626 stardate 3177.9. 844 00:52:10,894 --> 00:52:14,197 Today, the Enterprise encountered the Gorn. 845 00:52:16,399 --> 00:52:18,735 Seven of the crew... 846 00:52:18,801 --> 00:52:20,836 gave their lives. 847 00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:32,415 But... 848 00:52:34,618 --> 00:52:36,752 ...we survived. 849 00:52:45,795 --> 00:52:48,732 Captioning sponsored by CBS. 850 00:52:48,797 --> 00:52:49,798 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org