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1 00:00:08,159 00:00:10,868 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... Previously on Star Trek: Discovery...
2 00:00:10,870 00:00:12,083 Hey, Michael, Hey, Michael,
3 00:00:12,185 00:00:15,296 I was on my way to the Bajoran exchange when this guy sitting next to me... I was on my way to the Bajoran exchange when this guy sitting next to me...
4 00:00:15,320 00:00:18,408 and I think his black box is one of the ones you're looking for. and I think his black box is one of the ones you're looking for.
5 00:00:18,488 00:00:21,025 It's on Hunhau, Emerald Chain territory. It's on Hunhau, Emerald Chain territory.
6 00:00:21,027 00:00:23,569 - I won't be long. - This was three weeks ago. - I won't be long. - This was three weeks ago.
7 00:00:23,571 00:00:26,921 If Book found a third black box, and it shows the same variance, If Book found a third black box, and it shows the same variance,
8 00:00:26,923 00:00:28,714 that means the Burn didn't happen all at once. that means the Burn didn't happen all at once.
9 00:00:28,716 00:00:30,674 We have got to get to Hunhau. We have got to get to Hunhau.
10 00:00:30,676 00:00:33,719 - At the moment, we cannot. - Yes, sir. - At the moment, we cannot. - Yes, sir.
11 00:00:33,721 00:00:35,554 You're the only person on this ship who'd say yes You're the only person on this ship who'd say yes
12 00:00:35,556 00:00:36,931 to going on an unsanctioned mission. to going on an unsanctioned mission.
13 00:00:36,933 00:00:38,716 Are you in or out? Georgiou? Are you in or out? Georgiou?
14 00:00:38,718 00:00:41,185 You had me at "unsanctioned mission". You had me at "unsanctioned mission".
15 00:00:41,187 00:00:43,621 The spore drive's new and improved. The spore drive's new and improved.
16 00:00:43,623 00:00:45,789 I redesigned it so you won't have to use those shunts. I redesigned it so you won't have to use those shunts.
17 00:00:45,791 00:00:47,525 Little... gooey. Little... gooey.
18 00:00:47,527 00:00:52,238 Commander Burnham left to pursue a mission of her own, Commander Burnham left to pursue a mission of her own,
19 00:00:52,240 00:00:53,906 against my direct orders. against my direct orders.
20 00:00:53,908 00:00:57,067 Sir, you know, Michael is one of the people that I love Sir, you know, Michael is one of the people that I love
21 00:00:57,069 00:01:00,288 most in this world, but she made a choice, most in this world, but she made a choice,
22 00:01:00,290 00:01:02,248 and now because of that, you don't have one. and now because of that, you don't have one.
23 00:01:02,250 00:01:03,666 You have to tell the admiral. You have to tell the admiral.
24 00:01:03,668 00:01:06,794 That is astute, Ensign. That is astute, Ensign.
25 00:01:06,796 00:01:08,354 Commander Burnham's mission Commander Burnham's mission
26 00:01:08,356 00:01:09,713 was 100% rogue. was 100% rogue.
27 00:01:09,715 00:01:12,583 Until we solve the mystery of how the Burn happened, Until we solve the mystery of how the Burn happened,
28 00:01:12,585 00:01:14,860 and why, I believe the Federation and why, I believe the Federation
29 00:01:14,862 00:01:19,056 will never be, can never be, brought back together again. will never be, can never be, brought back together again.
30 00:01:19,058 00:01:21,725 Well, we'll see what your intel brings, Commander. Well, we'll see what your intel brings, Commander.
31 00:01:21,727 00:01:24,136 I will leave it up to you, Captain, I will leave it up to you, Captain,
32 00:01:24,138 00:01:27,765 to determine the consequences of her insubordination. to determine the consequences of her insubordination.
33 00:01:27,767 00:01:29,567 As of now, As of now,
34 00:01:29,569 00:01:31,861 you're relieved of your duty as my Number One. you're relieved of your duty as my Number One.
35 00:01:31,863 00:01:34,155 You will restrict yourself You will restrict yourself
36 00:01:34,157 00:01:37,243 to chief science officer duties only. to chief science officer duties only.
37 00:01:43,357 00:01:46,568 Personal log supplemental. Personal log supplemental.
38 00:01:47,170 00:01:51,172 Even after a year of finding my way alone, Even after a year of finding my way alone,
39 00:01:51,174 00:01:53,174 I truly believed I could find a way I truly believed I could find a way
40 00:01:53,176 00:01:55,593 to fit back into this uniform, to fit back into this uniform,
41 00:01:55,595 00:01:57,962 onto this ship. onto this ship.
42 00:01:58,264 00:02:00,890 Now I'm not so sure. Now I'm not so sure.
43 00:02:01,592 00:02:04,636 I've become someone new. I've become someone new.
44 00:02:05,938 00:02:08,655 Still just as committed to the Federation, Still just as committed to the Federation,
45 00:02:08,657 00:02:10,483 to my friends... to my friends...
46 00:02:10,485 00:02:14,329 but there's a distance between us now. but there's a distance between us now.
47 00:02:15,031 00:02:18,532 I know I'll never be at peace until I solve the Burn. I know I'll never be at peace until I solve the Burn.
48 00:02:18,534 00:02:21,821 But I don't know if I can do it from Discovery. But I don't know if I can do it from Discovery.
49 00:02:23,956 00:02:27,375 This may not be my home anymore. This may not be my home anymore.
50 00:02:27,877 00:02:30,895 And I don't know what that means. And I don't know what that means.
51 00:02:31,297 00:02:34,550 Or where it will lead me. Or where it will lead me.
52 00:02:49,065 00:02:52,116 So, when are we getting out of here? So, when are we getting out of here?
53 00:02:52,818 00:02:54,401 You really hate it. You really hate it.
54 00:02:54,403 00:02:56,445 "Hate" is a strong word. "Hate" is a strong word.
55 00:02:56,447 00:02:57,905 But I'm also living But I'm also living
56 00:02:57,907 00:02:59,798 on the shuttle bay of a Federation starship on the shuttle bay of a Federation starship
57 00:02:59,800 00:03:02,076 And no one knows what to make of me. And no one knows what to make of me.
58 00:03:02,078 00:03:05,364 Let's acknowledge this isn't a long-term situation. Let's acknowledge this isn't a long-term situation.
59 00:03:06,415 00:03:07,831 Where would we go? Where would we go?
60 00:03:07,833 00:03:09,166 Space. Space.
61 00:03:09,168 00:03:10,876 Hm. And what about...? Hm. And what about...?
62 00:03:10,878 00:03:12,836 - The Burn? - Yeah. - The Burn? - Yeah.
63 00:03:12,838 00:03:15,689 The biggest, most dangerous cosmic puzzle of all time? The biggest, most dangerous cosmic puzzle of all time?
64 00:03:15,691 00:03:18,110 Have you always been this way? Have you always been this way?
65 00:03:22,056 00:03:24,315 My brother, My brother,
66 00:03:25,017 00:03:27,252 he called me on it... he called me on it...
67 00:03:29,052 00:03:31,888 how I take responsibility for everything. how I take responsibility for everything.
68 00:03:31,890 00:03:34,600 Sounds like we'd have gotten on, me and your brother. Sounds like we'd have gotten on, me and your brother.
69 00:03:34,602 00:03:36,694 - Is that right? - Yeah. - Is that right? - Yeah.
70 00:03:36,696 00:03:39,697 We'd bond over your endearing messianic complex. We'd bond over your endearing messianic complex.
71 00:03:39,699 00:03:43,534 Hm. Says the man who risks his life to save helpless creatures. Hm. Says the man who risks his life to save helpless creatures.
72 00:03:43,536 00:03:46,163 - Oh, yeah. - Mm. - Oh, yeah. - Mm.
73 00:04:01,637 00:04:03,053 Hey. Hey.
74 00:04:03,055 00:04:05,556 - Saru, uh... - Demoted me. - Saru, uh... - Demoted me.
75 00:04:05,558 00:04:07,226 Yeah. Yeah.
76 00:04:08,704 00:04:11,061 Hey, um, Hey, um,
77 00:04:11,063 00:04:14,648 you put me in a really horrible position with Saru, you put me in a really horrible position with Saru,
78 00:04:14,650 00:04:17,943 and with the admiral when you went off on your own. and with the admiral when you went off on your own.
79 00:04:17,945 00:04:20,571 It would've been so much worse if I had told you. It would've been so much worse if I had told you.
80 00:04:20,573 00:04:22,343 My choice. My choice.
81 00:04:22,667 00:04:24,467 Not yours. Not yours.
82 00:04:26,764 00:04:28,598 I'm sorry, Tilly. I'm sorry, Tilly.
83 00:04:28,600 00:04:31,769 This transition has been difficult for all of us. This transition has been difficult for all of us.
84 00:04:31,771 00:04:33,431 I had to go. I had to go.
85 00:04:34,420 00:04:36,489 I had to. I had to.
86 00:04:38,632 00:04:40,225 The truth is... The truth is...
87 00:04:41,927 00:04:45,014 I don't know how I fit in anymore. I don't know how I fit in anymore.
88 00:04:50,269 00:04:53,187 Uh, one one-millionth of a microsecond. Uh, one one-millionth of a microsecond.
89 00:04:53,189 00:04:55,147 You were right. Uh, that was the difference. You were right. Uh, that was the difference.
90 00:04:55,149 00:04:57,524 The USS Yelchin, the first black box you found. The USS Yelchin, the first black box you found.
91 00:04:57,526 00:04:59,735 When the Burn happened, it lost contact When the Burn happened, it lost contact
92 00:04:59,737 00:05:04,281 at precisely 8-1-9-8-6 mark 2-7-2-1-3-9. at precisely 8-1-9-8-6 mark 2-7-2-1-3-9.
93 00:05:04,283 00:05:07,993 Now, the Gav'Nor, a thousand light-years away, lost contact Now, the Gav'Nor, a thousand light-years away, lost contact
94 00:05:07,995 00:05:10,454 one one-millionth of a microsecond later. one one-millionth of a microsecond later.
95 00:05:10,456 00:05:12,289 What about the Giacconi? The data recorder Book found? What about the Giacconi? The data recorder Book found?
96 00:05:12,291 00:05:13,591 The computer's still working on it. The computer's still working on it.
97 00:05:13,593 00:05:16,194 But with three points of data, we can triangulate and pinpoint But with three points of data, we can triangulate and pinpoint
98 00:05:16,196 00:05:18,796 - the source of the Burn. - In two dimensions, maybe, - the source of the Burn. - In two dimensions, maybe,
99 00:05:18,798 00:05:21,194 but in three-dimensional space, that still leaves an area but in three-dimensional space, that still leaves an area
100 00:05:21,196 00:05:23,425 far too large to explore in several lifetimes, far too large to explore in several lifetimes,
101 00:05:23,427 00:05:25,068 so we have to narrow it down. so we have to narrow it down.
102 00:05:25,070 00:05:27,721 Somehow we need to find more data. Somehow we need to find more data.
103 00:05:27,723 00:05:29,541 Well, I flagged this... Well, I flagged this...
104 00:05:30,976 00:05:33,811 when I was going through Federation databases. when I was going through Federation databases.
105 00:05:33,813 00:05:35,813 It's an experiment, SB-19. It's an experiment, SB-19.
106 00:05:35,815 00:05:37,398 They spread sensors They spread sensors
107 00:05:37,400 00:05:39,191 across dozens of light-years of subspace. across dozens of light-years of subspace.
108 00:05:39,193 00:05:40,959 They had a front-seat view of the Burn. They had a front-seat view of the Burn.
109 00:05:40,961 00:05:42,879 SB-19 reported no findings. SB-19 reported no findings.
110 00:05:42,881 00:05:44,621 So, either the sensors didn't record anything... So, either the sensors didn't record anything...
111 00:05:44,623 00:05:45,698 Which isn't likely. Which isn't likely.
112 00:05:45,700 00:05:47,324 or they didn't make their results public. or they didn't make their results public.
113 00:05:47,326 00:05:49,326 In which case, the admiral might have access to it. In which case, the admiral might have access to it.
114 00:05:49,328 00:05:51,829 He's not my biggest fan right now. He's not my biggest fan right now.
115 00:05:51,831 00:05:53,781 This is bigger than you. And bigger than him... This is bigger than you. And bigger than him...
116 00:05:53,783 00:05:56,478 It's bigger than everybody. Right? It's bigger than everybody. Right?
117 00:06:00,339 00:06:02,967 What if you hadn't made it back? What if you hadn't made it back?
118 00:06:04,927 00:06:06,971 What would I do? What would I do?
119 00:06:09,281 00:06:11,983 Analysis complete. Analysis complete.
120 00:06:12,685 00:06:15,060 The Giacconi. It lost contact The Giacconi. It lost contact
121 00:06:15,062 00:06:18,340 seven one-millionths of a microsecond after the Yelchin. seven one-millionths of a microsecond after the Yelchin.
122 00:06:19,097 00:06:20,773 That confirms it. That confirms it.
123 00:06:22,194 00:06:24,027 You're telling me these three ships You're telling me these three ships
124 00:06:24,029 00:06:27,099 were all destroyed by the Burn at different times. were all destroyed by the Burn at different times.
125 00:06:28,117 00:06:30,609 The difference is in millionths of a microsecond, The difference is in millionths of a microsecond,
126 00:06:30,611 00:06:33,672 but yes, there is a difference. but yes, there is a difference.
127 00:06:35,374 00:06:36,673 Son of a bitch. Son of a bitch.
128 00:06:36,675 00:06:39,912 Are you familiar with an experiment called SB-19? Are you familiar with an experiment called SB-19?
129 00:06:44,550 00:06:46,957 - We can't access it. - Why? - We can't access it. - Why?
130 00:06:48,554 00:06:50,621 It's Ni'Var. It's Ni'Var.
131 00:06:51,223 00:06:53,994 You'd know it by its former name: You'd know it by its former name:
132 00:06:54,018 00:06:55,518 Vulcan. Vulcan.
133 00:06:57,229 00:07:00,105 Vulcans... the Vulcans changed their name? Vulcans... the Vulcans changed their name?
134 00:07:00,107 00:07:02,733 Well, it's not just the Vulcans who live there now. Well, it's not just the Vulcans who live there now.
135 00:07:02,735 00:07:04,701 They share the planet with the Romulans. They share the planet with the Romulans.
136 00:07:04,703 00:07:08,238 The Romulans were considered enemies in our time. The Romulans were considered enemies in our time.
137 00:07:08,240 00:07:09,823 And for a long time after. And for a long time after.
138 00:07:09,825 00:07:13,285 Until Ambassador Spock brought them back. Until Ambassador Spock brought them back.
139 00:07:13,287 00:07:15,380 You see, history had forgot this in your time, You see, history had forgot this in your time,
140 00:07:15,382 00:07:17,289 but the Vulcans and the Romulans but the Vulcans and the Romulans
141 00:07:17,291 00:07:19,583 were two tribes of the same species were two tribes of the same species
142 00:07:19,585 00:07:21,293 that went their separate ways. that went their separate ways.
143 00:07:21,295 00:07:24,922 Your brother started the process of reunifying them. Your brother started the process of reunifying them.
144 00:07:24,924 00:07:26,798 And he succeeded? And he succeeded?
145 00:07:26,800 00:07:30,195 It took centuries after his death, but yes. It took centuries after his death, but yes.
146 00:07:32,097 00:07:34,193 But the Vulcans were always the first to share But the Vulcans were always the first to share
147 00:07:34,195 00:07:36,016 their research with the Federation. their research with the Federation.
148 00:07:36,018 00:07:37,601 Maybe in the past. Maybe in the past.
149 00:07:37,603 00:07:41,290 But Ni'Var left the Federation nearly a hundred years ago. But Ni'Var left the Federation nearly a hundred years ago.
150 00:09:17,527 00:09:21,128 Vulcan was one of the founding members of the Federation. Vulcan was one of the founding members of the Federation.
151 00:09:21,707 00:09:24,291 They would never abandon it. They would never abandon it.
152 00:09:24,293 00:09:26,043 Must have been the Romulans. Must have been the Romulans.
153 00:09:26,045 00:09:27,878 No, the Romulans wanted to stay. No, the Romulans wanted to stay.
154 00:09:28,080 00:09:32,097 Even before the Burn, the Federation was running out of dilithium. Even before the Burn, the Federation was running out of dilithium.
155 00:09:32,583 00:09:34,417 All member planets were ordered All member planets were ordered
156 00:09:34,419 00:09:37,929 to put their best scientists towards finding a solution. to put their best scientists towards finding a solution.
157 00:09:37,931 00:09:40,407 Ni'Var's contribution... Ni'Var's contribution...
158 00:09:40,809 00:09:42,726 was SB-19, was SB-19,
159 00:09:42,728 00:09:46,368 a system to transport starships thousands of light-years a system to transport starships thousands of light-years
160 00:09:46,370 00:09:48,732 in an instant, much like your spore drive. in an instant, much like your spore drive.
161 00:09:48,734 00:09:50,567 What happened? What happened?
162 00:09:50,569 00:09:52,370 Well, it was new technology. Well, it was new technology.
163 00:09:52,372 00:09:54,279 Ni'Var scientists felt Ni'Var scientists felt
164 00:09:54,281 00:09:56,376 ultimately that it was too dangerous, ultimately that it was too dangerous,
165 00:09:56,378 00:09:59,810 so they asked permission to shutter the program. so they asked permission to shutter the program.
166 00:10:00,512 00:10:03,904 But it was the most promising dilithium alternative of the day, But it was the most promising dilithium alternative of the day,
167 00:10:03,916 00:10:06,208 and so the Federation ordered them to proceed. and so the Federation ordered them to proceed.
168 00:10:06,210 00:10:08,752 They think they caused the Burn? They think they caused the Burn?
169 00:10:08,754 00:10:10,087 No. No.
170 00:10:10,089 00:10:13,492 They think we forced them to cause the Burn. They think we forced them to cause the Burn.
171 00:10:14,802 00:10:16,593 So they left the Federation So they left the Federation
172 00:10:16,595 00:10:20,097 and kept the SB-19 data from us. and kept the SB-19 data from us.
173 00:10:20,099 00:10:21,632 Sir... Sir...
174 00:10:21,934 00:10:25,268 we have proof the Burn had a different origin. we have proof the Burn had a different origin.
175 00:10:25,270 00:10:26,770 I don't think any claims of proof I don't think any claims of proof
176 00:10:26,772 00:10:28,063 are gonna make any difference. are gonna make any difference.
177 00:10:28,065 00:10:29,690 They're convinced they're right. They're convinced they're right.
178 00:10:29,692 00:10:32,776 Well, perhaps, then, this new information Well, perhaps, then, this new information
179 00:10:32,778 00:10:36,196 would be sufficient to reopen diplomatic relations. would be sufficient to reopen diplomatic relations.
180 00:10:36,198 00:10:37,781 We have to tell them. We have to tell them.
181 00:10:37,783 00:10:40,586 There must be a way to get them to listen. There must be a way to get them to listen.
182 00:10:42,996 00:10:45,122 Spock's sister. Spock's sister.
183 00:10:45,124 00:10:47,591 Sending Commander Burnham as our representative Sending Commander Burnham as our representative
184 00:10:47,593 00:10:51,294 - might tip the scales. - Admiral, I must inform you, - might tip the scales. - Admiral, I must inform you,
185 00:10:51,296 00:10:52,817 Commander Burnham was reprimanded Commander Burnham was reprimanded
186 00:10:52,819 00:10:54,297 for her insubordinate actions for her insubordinate actions
187 00:10:54,299 00:10:56,633 and dismissed as my first officer. and dismissed as my first officer.
188 00:10:56,635 00:10:58,076 Insubordinate or not, Insubordinate or not,
189 00:10:58,078 00:11:00,804 she's the only person who could open that door. she's the only person who could open that door.
190 00:11:00,806 00:11:03,056 - And now with this new information... - Sir, - And now with this new information... - Sir,
191 00:11:03,058 00:11:05,798 I don't think I can genuinely represent I don't think I can genuinely represent
192 00:11:05,800 00:11:08,094 the Federation right now. the Federation right now.
193 00:11:09,314 00:11:10,814 Find a way. Find a way.
194 00:11:10,816 00:11:13,567 I'm going to bring the diplomatic corps into the loop. I'm going to bring the diplomatic corps into the loop.
195 00:11:13,569 00:11:16,486 And send a full report to Ni'Var, headline: And send a full report to Ni'Var, headline:
196 00:11:16,488 00:11:18,691 "Michael Burnham Is Coming". "Michael Burnham Is Coming".
197 00:11:24,037 00:11:26,847 Listen to me, little brother. Listen to me, little brother.
198 00:11:27,249 00:11:30,375 This is the last advice I'll ever be able to give you. This is the last advice I'll ever be able to give you.
199 00:11:30,377 00:11:33,128 There's a whole galaxy out there, There's a whole galaxy out there,
200 00:11:33,130 00:11:36,817 full of people who will reach for you. full of people who will reach for you.
201 00:11:39,088 00:11:41,290 You have to let them. You have to let them.
202 00:11:43,432 00:11:45,676 Reach for them. Reach for them.
203 00:12:01,784 00:12:03,367 Ambassador Spock. Ambassador Spock.
204 00:12:03,369 00:12:05,911 Circa stardate 45825. Circa stardate 45825.
205 00:12:05,913 00:12:07,579 Coordinates redacted, Coordinates redacted,
206 00:12:07,581 00:12:09,851 retrieved from classified archive, retrieved from classified archive,
207 00:12:09,853 00:12:13,223 the personal files of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard. the personal files of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard.
208 00:12:15,088 00:12:17,297 - Play. - Closed minds have kept - Play. - Closed minds have kept
209 00:12:17,299 00:12:19,424 these two worlds apart for centuries. these two worlds apart for centuries.
210 00:12:19,426 00:12:22,495 We can either choose to live with that enmity, We can either choose to live with that enmity,
211 00:12:22,497 00:12:24,429 or seek a way to change it. or seek a way to change it.
212 00:12:24,431 00:12:27,269 The union of the Vulcan and the Romulan people The union of the Vulcan and the Romulan people
213 00:12:27,271 00:12:30,435 will not be achieved by politics or by diplomacy. will not be achieved by politics or by diplomacy.
214 00:12:30,437 00:12:33,271 But it will be achieved. But it will be achieved.
215 00:12:33,273 00:12:36,984 Like the first Vulcans, these people are struggling Like the first Vulcans, these people are struggling
216 00:12:36,986 00:12:39,277 through a new enlightenment. through a new enlightenment.
217 00:12:39,279 00:12:42,364 And it may take decades or even centuries And it may take decades or even centuries
218 00:12:42,366 00:12:45,166 for them to reach it, but they will reach it. for them to reach it, but they will reach it.
219 00:12:45,368 00:12:47,595 And I must help. And I must help.
220 00:12:59,532 00:13:02,408 You know, I never let myself You know, I never let myself
221 00:13:02,510 00:13:05,912 look back to find out who he became. look back to find out who he became.
222 00:13:06,014 00:13:08,859 You guys are chronic overachievers. You guys are chronic overachievers.
223 00:13:14,181 00:13:17,233 How am I gonna do this, Book? How am I gonna do this, Book?
224 00:13:17,435 00:13:21,396 It's possible that a person who has a... It's possible that a person who has a...
225 00:13:21,398 00:13:23,791 complex relationship with the future complex relationship with the future
226 00:13:23,793 00:13:27,463 is the exact right person to do this job. is the exact right person to do this job.
227 00:13:33,630 00:13:36,298 I am sure you have heard... I am sure you have heard...
228 00:13:36,300 00:13:39,427 I dismissed Commander Burnham as my first officer. I dismissed Commander Burnham as my first officer.
229 00:13:39,529 00:13:42,616 Must have been very difficult for you, sir. Must have been very difficult for you, sir.
230 00:13:47,716 00:13:49,759 I would like you to serve I would like you to serve
231 00:13:49,761 00:13:53,184 as my acting first officer until I find a permanent replacement. as my acting first officer until I find a permanent replacement.
232 00:13:53,186 00:13:55,687 Uh, sir, what? Uh, sir, what?
233 00:13:55,989 00:13:58,014 I... I...
234 00:13:58,316 00:14:00,484 I never completed the Command Training Program. I never completed the Command Training Program.
235 00:14:00,486 00:14:03,196 You travelled through a wormhole You travelled through a wormhole
236 00:14:03,198 00:14:05,739 930 years into the future. 930 years into the future.
237 00:14:05,741 00:14:08,409 I am confident in saying I am confident in saying
238 00:14:08,411 00:14:11,244 your experience now exceeds the parameters your experience now exceeds the parameters
239 00:14:11,246 00:14:14,039 designed for the Command Training Program. designed for the Command Training Program.
240 00:14:14,041 00:14:16,925 Sir, I'm an ensign. I... Sir, I'm an ensign. I...
241 00:14:17,627 00:14:19,628 I would be responsible for lives. I would be responsible for lives.
242 00:14:19,630 00:14:20,712 Part of leadership Part of leadership
243 00:14:20,714 00:14:23,590 is the acknowledgement that one is suited to it. is the acknowledgement that one is suited to it.
244 00:14:23,592 00:14:26,510 Many members of our crew have struggled Many members of our crew have struggled
245 00:14:26,512 00:14:28,385 with all that has changed. with all that has changed.
246 00:14:28,387 00:14:31,846 I have watched you rise to the occasion. I have watched you rise to the occasion.
247 00:14:31,848 00:14:34,724 I believe you can help them rise, as well. I believe you can help them rise, as well.
248 00:14:34,726 00:14:38,522 And I believe you will always put the needs of Starfleet And I believe you will always put the needs of Starfleet
249 00:14:38,524 00:14:41,974 and the Federation ahead of your own wishes. and the Federation ahead of your own wishes.
250 00:14:42,276 00:14:45,779 Sir, are you asking me because I'm qualified Sir, are you asking me because I'm qualified
251 00:14:45,781 00:14:48,872 or because I'm... compliant? or because I'm... compliant?
252 00:14:49,074 00:14:51,199 I'm asking I'm asking
253 00:14:51,201 00:14:54,646 because I believe this is in the best interest of our ship. because I believe this is in the best interest of our ship.
254 00:14:58,970 00:15:01,030 Take a day to think about it. Take a day to think about it.
255 00:15:02,045 00:15:04,923 Now let us jump to Ni'Var. Now let us jump to Ni'Var.
256 00:15:10,384 00:15:12,010 Status report, please. Status report, please.
257 00:15:12,012 00:15:13,180 Coordinates locked in. Coordinates locked in.
258 00:15:13,182 00:15:14,727 All hands ready to jump to Ni'Var. All hands ready to jump to Ni'Var.
259 00:15:14,729 00:15:17,142 HQ confirms that Ni'Var is expecting us. HQ confirms that Ni'Var is expecting us.
260 00:15:17,144 00:15:18,268 Very well. Very well.
261 00:15:18,270 00:15:20,937 The people of Ni'Var The people of Ni'Var
262 00:15:20,939 00:15:23,481 have not been visited by a Federation starship have not been visited by a Federation starship
263 00:15:23,483 00:15:24,932 in nearly a century. in nearly a century.
264 00:15:24,934 00:15:27,569 Let us remind them who we are Let us remind them who we are
265 00:15:27,571 00:15:31,207 and how important they are to us. and how important they are to us.
266 00:15:31,209 00:15:32,292 Black Alert. Black Alert.
267 00:16:01,830 00:16:04,040 Sir, we are in Lagrange One for Ni'Var, Sir, we are in Lagrange One for Ni'Var,
268 00:16:04,042 00:16:06,675 formerly the planet Vulcan. formerly the planet Vulcan.
269 00:16:07,377 00:16:08,668 Incoming transmission. Incoming transmission.
270 00:16:08,670 00:16:10,355 Open the channel. Open the channel.
271 00:16:18,166 00:16:20,491 I am T'Rina... I am T'Rina...
272 00:16:20,515 00:16:22,849 president of Ni'Var. president of Ni'Var.
273 00:16:22,851 00:16:24,709 Greetings. Greetings.
274 00:16:24,711 00:16:26,545 I am Saru I am Saru
275 00:16:26,547 00:16:28,006 of the USS Discovery. of the USS Discovery.
276 00:16:28,008 00:16:29,883 The Federation sent word you were en route The Federation sent word you were en route
277 00:16:29,885 00:16:32,219 using a unique propulsion system. using a unique propulsion system.
278 00:16:32,221 00:16:35,722 I presume that is how you evaded our long-range sensors? I presume that is how you evaded our long-range sensors?
279 00:16:35,724 00:16:38,183 I assure you, we were not attempting to evade. I assure you, we were not attempting to evade.
280 00:16:38,185 00:16:40,185 Discovery is equipped with a system Discovery is equipped with a system
281 00:16:40,187 00:16:43,230 that allows us to travel across the mycelial network. that allows us to travel across the mycelial network.
282 00:16:43,232 00:16:45,857 We've been briefed regarding the special circumstances We've been briefed regarding the special circumstances
283 00:16:45,859 00:16:47,526 of Discovery's crew. of Discovery's crew.
284 00:16:47,528 00:16:50,280 And your special passenger. And your special passenger.
285 00:16:55,035 00:16:57,452 Greetings, Madam President. Greetings, Madam President.
286 00:16:57,454 00:16:58,870 I am Michael Burnham. I am Michael Burnham.
287 00:16:58,872 00:17:00,414 Daughter of Sarek. Daughter of Sarek.
288 00:17:00,416 00:17:02,249 Sister of Spock. Sister of Spock.
289 00:17:02,251 00:17:04,376 It is an honour to greet you. It is an honour to greet you.
290 00:17:04,378 00:17:06,378 I only wish Ambassador Spock could see I only wish Ambassador Spock could see
291 00:17:06,380 00:17:08,755 the fruits of his labour as you do now. the fruits of his labour as you do now.
292 00:17:08,757 00:17:11,091 I do believe he would find it all... I do believe he would find it all...
293 00:17:11,093 00:17:13,062 fascinating. fascinating.
294 00:17:14,471 00:17:17,097 I would be pleased to speak further. I would be pleased to speak further.
295 00:17:17,099 00:17:19,792 But first we must dispense with the Federation's request But first we must dispense with the Federation's request
296 00:17:19,794 00:17:22,713 for data related to SB-19. for data related to SB-19.
297 00:17:24,197 00:17:26,565 We've found significant We've found significant
298 00:17:26,567 00:17:29,776 new evidence related to the cause of the Burn. new evidence related to the cause of the Burn.
299 00:17:29,778 00:17:31,775 SB-19 can help us with that. SB-19 can help us with that.
300 00:17:31,777 00:17:34,901 SB-19 is an issue of great cultural SB-19 is an issue of great cultural
301 00:17:34,903 00:17:37,284 and political sensitivity here. and political sensitivity here.
302 00:17:37,286 00:17:39,979 Our inquiry is entirely scientific in nature. Our inquiry is entirely scientific in nature.
303 00:17:39,981 00:17:43,438 Even science cannot be separated from cultural and political context. Even science cannot be separated from cultural and political context.
304 00:17:43,458 00:17:46,626 There are always implications, as Spock himself learned. There are always implications, as Spock himself learned.
305 00:17:46,628 00:17:48,212 Ni'Var continues to struggle Ni'Var continues to struggle
306 00:17:48,214 00:17:50,338 with the delicate balance of reunification, with the delicate balance of reunification,
307 00:17:50,340 00:17:53,258 which only became more complicated after the Burn. which only became more complicated after the Burn.
308 00:17:53,260 00:17:56,386 Any theory Commander Burnham is developing could tear open Any theory Commander Burnham is developing could tear open
309 00:17:56,388 00:17:58,930 old wounds and we cannot afford that at this time. old wounds and we cannot afford that at this time.
310 00:17:58,932 00:18:00,033 Madam President... Madam President...
311 00:18:00,035 00:18:03,602 Permission to access SB-19 is denied. Permission to access SB-19 is denied.
312 00:18:03,604 00:18:06,146 If you persist in requesting it, If you persist in requesting it,
313 00:18:06,148 00:18:08,911 I will have to be content with observing your spore drive I will have to be content with observing your spore drive
314 00:18:08,913 00:18:11,949 in action as you return to Federation headquarters. in action as you return to Federation headquarters.
315 00:18:15,571 00:18:18,491 Madam President, do the people of Ni'Var Madam President, do the people of Ni'Var
316 00:18:18,493 00:18:20,660 still honour any of the old ways? still honour any of the old ways?
317 00:18:20,662 00:18:23,029 Specifically in matters of scientific inquiry? Specifically in matters of scientific inquiry?
318 00:18:23,031 00:18:24,831 They do. They do.
319 00:18:24,833 00:18:27,402 Then as a graduate of the Vulcan Science Academy, Then as a graduate of the Vulcan Science Academy,
320 00:18:27,404 00:18:30,698 I respectfully invoke the T'Kal-in-ket. I respectfully invoke the T'Kal-in-ket.
321 00:18:37,804 00:18:40,290 I will convene a Quorum. I will convene a Quorum.
322 00:18:47,231 00:18:48,688 Commander? Commander?
323 00:18:48,690 00:18:51,950 The Vulcans have engaged in T'Kal-in-ket The Vulcans have engaged in T'Kal-in-ket
324 00:18:51,952 00:18:53,818 since the time of Surak. since the time of Surak.
325 00:18:53,820 00:18:55,862 The T'Kal-in-ket is a philosophical process The T'Kal-in-ket is a philosophical process
326 00:18:55,864 00:18:57,697 designed to unearth deep truths. designed to unearth deep truths.
327 00:18:57,699 00:18:59,658 It's credited as being one of the engines It's credited as being one of the engines
328 00:18:59,660 00:19:01,993 that lead to early Vulcan scientific advancement. that lead to early Vulcan scientific advancement.
329 00:19:01,995 00:19:03,370 And once invoked, And once invoked,
330 00:19:03,372 00:19:05,830 the request cannot be denied. the request cannot be denied.
331 00:19:05,832 00:19:07,832 So you gave her no choice. So you gave her no choice.
332 00:19:07,834 00:19:10,170 It's the only way we'll have a chance at that data. It's the only way we'll have a chance at that data.
333 00:19:10,172 00:19:12,393 This could help us solve the Burn. This could help us solve the Burn.
334 00:19:12,395 00:19:14,863 What is the protocol? What is the protocol?
335 00:19:14,865 00:19:18,175 I'll have to rigorously defend my hypothesis before the Science Institute. I'll have to rigorously defend my hypothesis before the Science Institute.
336 00:19:18,220 00:19:20,720 I assume you are prepared? I assume you are prepared?
337 00:19:20,722 00:19:23,417 Of course, sir. Of course, sir.
338 00:19:30,857 00:19:33,068 Welcome to Discovery. Welcome to Discovery.
339 00:19:39,798 00:19:43,844 A special chamber has been prepared for the T'Kal-in-ket. A special chamber has been prepared for the T'Kal-in-ket.
340 00:19:46,540 00:19:48,707 Madam President, uh, Madam President, uh,
341 00:19:48,709 00:19:51,751 will you permit me to give you a tour of our vessel? will you permit me to give you a tour of our vessel?
342 00:19:51,753 00:19:54,087 You can forego the niceties, Captain. You can forego the niceties, Captain.
343 00:19:54,089 00:19:56,189 Your commander has already diplomatically Your commander has already diplomatically
344 00:19:56,191 00:19:58,617 forced me into a corner. forced me into a corner.
345 00:19:58,719 00:20:01,094 Your shalankhkai will arrive momentarily. Your shalankhkai will arrive momentarily.
346 00:20:01,096 00:20:02,220 My "shalankhkai"? My "shalankhkai"?
347 00:20:02,222 00:20:04,598 An ancient Romulan designation. An ancient Romulan designation.
348 00:20:04,600 00:20:06,766 Vulcans know it as "sha-set". Vulcans know it as "sha-set".
349 00:20:06,768 00:20:08,727 Ah, my advocate. Ah, my advocate.
350 00:20:08,729 00:20:10,838 What's new since your time is that only sisters What's new since your time is that only sisters
351 00:20:10,840 00:20:14,107 from the Qowat Milat order can serve as advocates. from the Qowat Milat order can serve as advocates.
352 00:20:14,109 00:20:17,068 Forgive me, I'm not familiar with the Qowat Milat. Forgive me, I'm not familiar with the Qowat Milat.
353 00:20:17,070 00:20:20,405 The Qowat Milat are an ancient Romulan sect The Qowat Milat are an ancient Romulan sect
354 00:20:20,407 00:20:23,575 that live and die by the precept of absolute candour. that live and die by the precept of absolute candour.
355 00:20:23,577 00:20:26,077 A necessary outgrowth of a Romulan culture A necessary outgrowth of a Romulan culture
356 00:20:26,079 00:20:27,579 that trafficked in secrets. that trafficked in secrets.
357 00:20:27,581 00:20:30,623 They were essential in helping our ancestors trust one another They were essential in helping our ancestors trust one another
358 00:20:30,625 00:20:32,584 during the early days of reunification. during the early days of reunification.
359 00:20:32,586 00:20:36,755 Today they enable us to have a healthy discourse on the planet. Today they enable us to have a healthy discourse on the planet.
360 00:20:36,757 00:20:38,798 It's an ancient story, isn't it? It's an ancient story, isn't it?
361 00:20:38,800 00:20:40,568 My people's fates are so intertwined, My people's fates are so intertwined,
362 00:20:40,570 00:20:42,524 and they are so similar in profound ways. and they are so similar in profound ways.
363 00:20:42,526 00:20:44,812 Yet they do not trust each other. Yet they do not trust each other.
364 00:20:46,600 00:20:48,933 I apologise for forcing your hand. I apologise for forcing your hand.
365 00:20:48,935 00:20:50,518 I meant no disrespect. I meant no disrespect.
366 00:20:50,520 00:20:52,537 You are brave. You are brave.
367 00:20:52,939 00:20:55,940 And technically a citizen of Ni'Var. And technically a citizen of Ni'Var.
368 00:20:55,942 00:20:57,625 Ultimately, you are within your rights. Ultimately, you are within your rights.
369 00:20:57,627 00:21:00,236 But I'm sure you are aware that a classic tactic But I'm sure you are aware that a classic tactic
370 00:21:00,238 00:21:01,389 during T'Kal-in-ket during T'Kal-in-ket
371 00:21:01,391 00:21:05,158 is to ruthlessly assail the credibility of the challenger. is to ruthlessly assail the credibility of the challenger.
372 00:21:05,160 00:21:07,576 - I am aware. - If you are not proved to be credible, - I am aware. - If you are not proved to be credible,
373 00:21:07,578 00:21:09,579 it will be known forever that Spock's sister it will be known forever that Spock's sister
374 00:21:09,581 00:21:11,090 returned to us a dissembler. returned to us a dissembler.
375 00:21:11,092 00:21:13,131 And that will have real and grave consequences. And that will have real and grave consequences.
376 00:21:13,133 00:21:14,267 Do you understand? Do you understand?
377 00:21:14,269 00:21:15,776 Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am.
378 00:21:15,878 00:21:17,712 One Qowat Milat sister One Qowat Milat sister
379 00:21:17,714 00:21:20,089 has taken a particular interest in your case. has taken a particular interest in your case.
380 00:21:20,091 00:21:23,350 I suspect you may have a particular interest in her, as well. I suspect you may have a particular interest in her, as well.
381 00:21:23,403 00:21:26,065 She'll be transporting in momentarily. She'll be transporting in momentarily.
382 00:21:29,893 00:21:31,960 Be honest. Be honest.
383 00:21:32,062 00:21:34,531 Especially to yourself. Especially to yourself.
384 00:22:00,283 00:22:02,342 M-Mum? M-Mum?
385 00:22:03,244 00:22:04,620 Michael! Michael!
386 00:22:07,540 00:22:10,710 Oh, I hoped, but I never... Oh, I hoped, but I never...
387 00:22:22,555 00:22:25,788 I was informed your jump to the future is not widely known I was informed your jump to the future is not widely known
388 00:22:25,868 00:22:27,751 even within Starfleet. even within Starfleet.
389 00:22:27,853 00:22:30,096 The admiral was concerned The admiral was concerned
390 00:22:30,120 00:22:33,287 that it could be polarising, given the Temporal Accords. that it could be polarising, given the Temporal Accords.
391 00:22:33,289 00:22:37,000 Yet there was no other way to explain to you Yet there was no other way to explain to you
392 00:22:37,002 00:22:39,127 the presence of Spock's sister. the presence of Spock's sister.
393 00:22:39,129 00:22:42,640 I confess I am astonished at the risk taken by your crew. I confess I am astonished at the risk taken by your crew.
394 00:22:42,642 00:22:43,976 Duty called. Duty called.
395 00:22:43,978 00:22:46,176 I am grateful for your courage. I am grateful for your courage.
396 00:22:46,178 00:22:49,013 What do you make of this future? What do you make of this future?
397 00:22:50,015 00:22:52,010 Well, I am... Well, I am...
398 00:22:52,012 00:22:54,137 troubled that... troubled that...
399 00:22:54,139 00:22:57,196 the Federation is so reduced. the Federation is so reduced.
400 00:22:57,898 00:23:00,899 But I'm heartened that those who remain But I'm heartened that those who remain
401 00:23:00,901 00:23:03,402 are committed to its core values. are committed to its core values.
402 00:23:03,404 00:23:06,106 You sound quite certain of that. You sound quite certain of that.
403 00:23:06,108 00:23:07,540 I have seen their commitment I have seen their commitment
404 00:23:07,542 00:23:10,587 to member and non-member worlds alike. to member and non-member worlds alike.
405 00:23:12,069 00:23:14,237 All personnel, Cargo Bay 3... All personnel, Cargo Bay 3...
406 00:23:14,239 00:23:16,740 Forgive me if I'm overstepping, but... Forgive me if I'm overstepping, but...
407 00:23:16,742 00:23:20,313 I know the Federation feels the loss of Ni'Var... I know the Federation feels the loss of Ni'Var...
408 00:23:20,315 00:23:21,717 keenly. keenly.
409 00:23:21,819 00:23:23,714 I do hope that our visit I do hope that our visit
410 00:23:23,716 00:23:27,030 and Commander Burnham's discussions with the Quorum and Commander Burnham's discussions with the Quorum
411 00:23:27,032 00:23:30,686 will open new channels of diplomacy. will open new channels of diplomacy.
412 00:23:32,371 00:23:35,414 That would require far more than one visit, Captain. That would require far more than one visit, Captain.
413 00:23:35,416 00:23:37,383 There had been numerous issues. There had been numerous issues.
414 00:23:37,385 00:23:40,346 SB-19 was merely the final blow. SB-19 was merely the final blow.
415 00:23:40,348 00:23:43,225 Well, I would like to hear about them... Well, I would like to hear about them...
416 00:23:43,227 00:23:45,229 if I may. if I may.
417 00:23:47,596 00:23:49,930 Did you ever make it to Terralysium? Did you ever make it to Terralysium?
418 00:23:49,932 00:23:52,099 No, landed right back on Essof Four. No, landed right back on Essof Four.
419 00:23:52,101 00:23:54,145 Wasn't pretty. Wasn't pretty.
420 00:23:55,229 00:23:58,839 Ah, colonists brought me to the Qowat Milat who healed me. Ah, colonists brought me to the Qowat Milat who healed me.
421 00:23:58,941 00:24:01,441 Seems like you could use a bit of that yourself. Seems like you could use a bit of that yourself.
422 00:24:01,443 00:24:02,943 What makes you say that? What makes you say that?
423 00:24:03,345 00:24:05,813 Well, you seem... Well, you seem...
424 00:24:06,115 00:24:08,115 between places. between places.
425 00:24:08,117 00:24:10,576 This must be some of that This must be some of that
426 00:24:10,578 00:24:12,953 absolute candour I've heard about. absolute candour I've heard about.
427 00:24:12,955 00:24:15,122 Actually, "between places" Actually, "between places"
428 00:24:15,124 00:24:17,749 was my gentle way of saying "lost". was my gentle way of saying "lost".
429 00:24:17,751 00:24:19,126 Thought I'd ease you in. Thought I'd ease you in.
430 00:24:19,128 00:24:21,024 I'm not lost. I'm not lost.
431 00:24:21,026 00:24:23,862 Of course I'm happy to be back. Um, but... Of course I'm happy to be back. Um, but...
432 00:24:26,230 00:24:29,899 But you learned to live But you learned to live
433 00:24:29,901 00:24:32,905 and maybe even like a different kind of life? and maybe even like a different kind of life?
434 00:24:34,310 00:24:36,068 Yeah. Yeah.
435 00:24:36,270 00:24:39,438 When I landed here, the sisters helped me When I landed here, the sisters helped me
436 00:24:39,440 00:24:43,042 learn how to just be where I am, learn how to just be where I am,
437 00:24:43,444 00:24:45,729 however unsettling it may be. however unsettling it may be.
438 00:24:49,158 00:24:51,491 I don't think I fit in here anymore. I don't think I fit in here anymore.
439 00:24:51,493 00:24:55,329 Hm. And it also sounds like that terrifies you. Hm. And it also sounds like that terrifies you.
440 00:24:55,831 00:24:58,332 Not as much as the T'Kal-in-ket. Not as much as the T'Kal-in-ket.
441 00:24:58,334 00:24:59,833 Hm. Hm.
442 00:24:59,835 00:25:02,336 You bit off a lot this time. You bit off a lot this time.
443 00:25:02,338 00:25:04,004 But I'm right. But I'm right.
444 00:25:04,006 00:25:06,173 I know I'm right about this. I know I'm right about this.
445 00:25:06,175 00:25:07,633 The Burn. The Burn.
446 00:25:07,635 00:25:09,343 And with your help, And with your help,
447 00:25:09,345 00:25:10,478 we can convince them we can convince them
448 00:25:10,480 00:25:13,480 to give us the SB-19 data. to give us the SB-19 data.
449 00:25:13,882 00:25:16,183 You won't convince them. You won't convince them.
450 00:25:16,185 00:25:20,187 The sisters of the Qowat Milat bind themselves to lost causes. The sisters of the Qowat Milat bind themselves to lost causes.
451 00:25:20,189 00:25:21,688 And right now, And right now,
452 00:25:21,690 00:25:23,783 there's no cause more lost than yours. there's no cause more lost than yours.
453 00:25:23,785 00:25:25,127 No. No, no, no. No. No, no, no.
454 00:25:25,129 00:25:27,861 The whole point of the T'Kal-in-ket is to hear facts. The whole point of the T'Kal-in-ket is to hear facts.
455 00:25:27,863 00:25:29,529 And to use logic. And to use logic.
456 00:25:29,531 00:25:30,864 They'll see. They'll see.
457 00:25:30,866 00:25:33,200 What they need to see. What they need to see.
458 00:25:33,202 00:25:35,877 Just like the rest of us. Just like the rest of us.
459 00:25:35,879 00:25:37,712 N'Raj is a Romulan elder N'Raj is a Romulan elder
460 00:25:37,714 00:25:39,923 who longs for greater self-governance. who longs for greater self-governance.
461 00:25:39,925 00:25:43,385 V'Kir is the young leader of a sect of Vulcan purists. V'Kir is the young leader of a sect of Vulcan purists.
462 00:25:43,387 00:25:45,195 Shira speaks for the Romulo-Vulcans Shira speaks for the Romulo-Vulcans
463 00:25:45,197 00:25:47,097 who are trying to forge a new path here. who are trying to forge a new path here.
464 00:25:47,099 00:25:50,058 They all have their own truths, facts and logic They all have their own truths, facts and logic
465 00:25:50,060 00:25:51,268 that are vying for air. that are vying for air.
466 00:25:51,270 00:25:53,728 Okay, then we appeal to V'Kir. Okay, then we appeal to V'Kir.
467 00:25:53,730 00:25:57,576 A Vulcan purist must at least respond to logic. A Vulcan purist must at least respond to logic.
468 00:25:59,444 00:26:00,610 I'm here for you. I'm here for you.
469 00:26:00,612 00:26:02,779 I am your advocate. I am your advocate.
470 00:26:02,781 00:26:04,981 But I would be betraying my sacred duty But I would be betraying my sacred duty
471 00:26:04,983 00:26:06,616 if I didn't tell you the truth. if I didn't tell you the truth.
472 00:26:06,618 00:26:09,452 You're walking in there with a lot of blind spots. You're walking in there with a lot of blind spots.
473 00:26:09,454 00:26:12,080 The scarcity of dilithium The scarcity of dilithium
474 00:26:12,082 00:26:14,424 was caused, in part, by the sheer size was caused, in part, by the sheer size
475 00:26:14,426 00:26:15,759 of the Federation. of the Federation.
476 00:26:15,761 00:26:17,595 To solve that problem, To solve that problem,
477 00:26:17,597 00:26:21,756 it stretched member worlds beyond capacity and comfort. it stretched member worlds beyond capacity and comfort.
478 00:26:21,758 00:26:23,732 In its desire to serve the many, In its desire to serve the many,
479 00:26:23,734 00:26:27,605 the Federation ignored the needs of the few. the Federation ignored the needs of the few.
480 00:26:27,607 00:26:29,941 Did your ancestors not coin the phrase Did your ancestors not coin the phrase
481 00:26:29,943 00:26:32,809 "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"? "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"?
482 00:26:32,811 00:26:35,950 When the people of Vulcan welcomed the Romulans home, When the people of Vulcan welcomed the Romulans home,
483 00:26:35,952 00:26:38,619 we were forced to confront centuries of mistrust we were forced to confront centuries of mistrust
484 00:26:38,621 00:26:40,955 and brutality on both sides. and brutality on both sides.
485 00:26:40,957 00:26:42,790 Over time and with much effort, Over time and with much effort,
486 00:26:42,792 00:26:44,452 we earned the wisdom to know we earned the wisdom to know
487 00:26:44,454 00:26:47,962 when to let go of maxims and proverbs. when to let go of maxims and proverbs.
488 00:26:47,964 00:26:49,088 Of course. Of course.
489 00:26:49,090 00:26:51,799 But perhaps the Federation But perhaps the Federation
490 00:26:51,801 00:26:55,805 has acquired a newfound wisdom of its own. has acquired a newfound wisdom of its own.
491 00:26:57,140 00:26:59,907 It has been my experience that It has been my experience that
492 00:26:59,909 00:27:02,802 we learn our greatest lessons we learn our greatest lessons
493 00:27:03,104 00:27:05,925 when we pay a heavy price. when we pay a heavy price.
494 00:27:05,927 00:27:09,597 You must admit, the Federation has paid You must admit, the Federation has paid
495 00:27:09,599 00:27:11,676 most dearly. most dearly.
496 00:27:15,658 00:27:17,858 The T'Kal-in-ket is this way. The T'Kal-in-ket is this way.
497 00:27:49,317 00:27:51,025 Thank you, Quorum members Thank you, Quorum members
498 00:27:51,027 00:27:54,028 and Peers N'Raj, Shira and V'Kir. and Peers N'Raj, Shira and V'Kir.
499 00:27:54,030 00:27:56,697 Thank you, Qowat Milat Sister Gabrielle. Thank you, Qowat Milat Sister Gabrielle.
500 00:27:56,699 00:28:00,535 Our purpose here is the excavation of truth Our purpose here is the excavation of truth
501 00:28:00,637 00:28:05,250 tested by the scientific rigours of logic and fact. tested by the scientific rigours of logic and fact.
502 00:28:06,443 00:28:08,998 So, let us begin with the facts. So, let us begin with the facts.
503 00:28:09,000 00:28:11,086 We've already received and reviewed We've already received and reviewed
504 00:28:11,088 00:28:14,257 the data around your presentation and found it lacking. the data around your presentation and found it lacking.
505 00:28:14,259 00:28:17,385 I move to dismiss and end this Quorum. I move to dismiss and end this Quorum.
506 00:28:17,387 00:28:20,555 But, Peer V'Kir, you have not fully heard me out. But, Peer V'Kir, you have not fully heard me out.
507 00:28:20,557 00:28:22,358 In deference to Ambassador Spock, In deference to Ambassador Spock,
508 00:28:22,360 00:28:24,725 I prefer not to speak in such terms to you, I prefer not to speak in such terms to you,
509 00:28:24,727 00:28:27,895 but I will point out the puerility in your findings. but I will point out the puerility in your findings.
510 00:28:27,897 00:28:30,565 Ni'Var Science Institute has never disputed Ni'Var Science Institute has never disputed
511 00:28:30,567 00:28:32,066 that there's a source of the Burn. that there's a source of the Burn.
512 00:28:32,068 00:28:34,235 If that is your new theory, If that is your new theory,
513 00:28:34,237 00:28:36,737 there is no need to waste our time. there is no need to waste our time.
514 00:28:36,739 00:28:38,739 But you think that the Burn started here. But you think that the Burn started here.
515 00:28:38,741 00:28:41,669 I have evidence that shows that cannot be true. I have evidence that shows that cannot be true.
516 00:28:41,671 00:28:44,412 How long has the Federation had evidence of this? How long has the Federation had evidence of this?
517 00:28:44,414 00:28:46,715 A great deal of suffering may have been avoided. A great deal of suffering may have been avoided.
518 00:28:46,717 00:28:49,417 I uncovered this last bit of evidence only days ago. I uncovered this last bit of evidence only days ago.
519 00:28:49,419 00:28:52,420 Her findings are based on fractions of microseconds Her findings are based on fractions of microseconds
520 00:28:52,422 00:28:55,923 on the Burn destruction time stamps of three starships. on the Burn destruction time stamps of three starships.
521 00:28:55,925 00:28:57,359 Across thousands of light-years, Across thousands of light-years,
522 00:28:57,361 00:28:59,588 those numbers could have been skewed for a host of reasons. those numbers could have been skewed for a host of reasons.
523 00:28:59,590 00:29:02,054 We have accounted for subatomic lensing. We have accounted for subatomic lensing.
524 00:29:02,056 00:29:04,564 Her minuscule sample size is inconsequential Her minuscule sample size is inconsequential
525 00:29:04,566 00:29:06,637 compared to what the Ni'Var Science Institute compared to what the Ni'Var Science Institute
526 00:29:06,639 00:29:08,791 - has already collected. - Then why won't you share that data? - has already collected. - Then why won't you share that data?
527 00:29:08,793 00:29:10,938 The data is sensitive in nature. The data is sensitive in nature.
528 00:29:10,940 00:29:13,742 We cannot risk it falling into the wrong hands. We cannot risk it falling into the wrong hands.
529 00:29:13,744 00:29:16,235 We cannot risk how the Federation may use it. We cannot risk how the Federation may use it.
530 00:29:16,237 00:29:18,032 Carrying the weight of responsibility Carrying the weight of responsibility
531 00:29:18,034 00:29:20,307 for the Burn has created great hardship for the Burn has created great hardship
532 00:29:20,309 00:29:21,782 for our planet. for our planet.
533 00:29:21,784 00:29:23,743 - If they can prove otherwise... - Peer N'Raj, - If they can prove otherwise... - Peer N'Raj,
534 00:29:23,745 00:29:26,255 given the unrest in your own province, given the unrest in your own province,
535 00:29:26,257 00:29:27,914 how can you dispute how can you dispute
536 00:29:27,916 00:29:29,523 that knowledge in the wrong hands that knowledge in the wrong hands
537 00:29:29,525 00:29:30,958 is a dangerous thing? is a dangerous thing?
538 00:29:30,960 00:29:32,919 And Peer Shira, And Peer Shira,
539 00:29:32,921 00:29:34,852 how many additional resources how many additional resources
540 00:29:34,854 00:29:37,423 have the Vulcans spent quashing insurgencies have the Vulcans spent quashing insurgencies
541 00:29:37,425 00:29:40,468 in the Romulo-Vulcan regions? in the Romulo-Vulcan regions?
542 00:29:40,470 00:29:42,803 We cannot allow further unrest. We cannot allow further unrest.
543 00:29:42,805 00:29:44,972 Peer V'Kir, my brother would have Peer V'Kir, my brother would have
544 00:29:44,974 00:29:48,710 found it illogical to sacrifice knowledge to avoid risk. found it illogical to sacrifice knowledge to avoid risk.
545 00:29:48,712 00:29:51,145 She invokes her own brother in an obvious effort She invokes her own brother in an obvious effort
546 00:29:51,147 00:29:53,981 to win us to her cause through emotional appeal. to win us to her cause through emotional appeal.
547 00:29:53,983 00:29:56,150 This is a forum for logic, Commander Burnham. This is a forum for logic, Commander Burnham.
548 00:29:56,152 00:29:57,485 If there is even a chance If there is even a chance
549 00:29:57,487 00:30:00,446 we aren't responsible for the Burn, we aren't responsible for the Burn,
550 00:30:00,448 00:30:04,617 we must join the investigation and share our evidence. we must join the investigation and share our evidence.
551 00:30:04,619 00:30:07,187 I would be willing to consider that. But... I would be willing to consider that. But...
552 00:30:07,267 00:30:10,142 I'm not convinced of your motives. I'm not convinced of your motives.
553 00:30:10,166 00:30:13,626 I want the truth. Nothing more. I want the truth. Nothing more.
554 00:30:13,628 00:30:15,461 For whom? For whom?
555 00:30:15,463 00:30:18,716 For the Federation or yourself? For the Federation or yourself?
556 00:30:20,009 00:30:21,381 For all of us. For all of us.
557 00:30:21,383 00:30:24,512 This is immaterial and beyond the scope of this debate. This is immaterial and beyond the scope of this debate.
558 00:30:24,514 00:30:26,681 I am the chair of this Quorum, I am the chair of this Quorum,
559 00:30:26,683 00:30:29,016 and I move to dismiss. and I move to dismiss.
560 00:30:29,018 00:30:31,519 Peer V'Kir has made a motion to dismiss. Peer V'Kir has made a motion to dismiss.
561 00:30:31,521 00:30:33,046 Is there consensus? Is there consensus?
562 00:30:33,048 00:30:34,090 There is not. There is not.
563 00:30:34,092 00:30:35,960 I'll abstain at this time. I'll abstain at this time.
564 00:30:35,962 00:30:40,319 Three Quorum members, three opinions, no consensus. Three Quorum members, three opinions, no consensus.
565 00:30:40,321 00:30:44,376 Let us take a moment to adjourn to be in our thoughts. Let us take a moment to adjourn to be in our thoughts.
566 00:30:46,661 00:30:49,368 None of these canisters should be empty. None of these canisters should be empty.
567 00:30:49,372 00:30:51,706 Take them to the storage bay. Now, please. Take them to the storage bay. Now, please.
568 00:30:51,708 00:30:54,505 - Aye, Commander. - What's that look? - Aye, Commander. - What's that look?
569 00:30:54,507 00:30:56,584 I need to talk to you. I need to talk to you.
570 00:31:00,683 00:31:04,696 Saru asked me to be his acting first officer. Saru asked me to be his acting first officer.
571 00:31:10,626 00:31:15,155 So that would make you my superior officer? So that would make you my superior officer?
572 00:31:15,157 00:31:16,831 Yeah. Yeah.
573 00:31:17,233 00:31:20,234 Position only. Not in rank. Position only. Not in rank.
574 00:31:20,236 00:31:22,903 Most of this crew has more experience Most of this crew has more experience
575 00:31:22,905 00:31:24,905 than me, so, like... than me, so, like...
576 00:31:24,907 00:31:26,574 So, I guess I'm just, like, wondering, So, I guess I'm just, like, wondering,
577 00:31:26,576 00:31:29,587 like, um, what you would think about... like, um, what you would think about...
578 00:31:31,286 00:31:33,721 me taking it? me taking it?
579 00:31:34,623 00:31:39,587 Honestly, the notion of taking orders from you is... Honestly, the notion of taking orders from you is...
580 00:31:39,589 00:31:41,756 deeply, deeply weird. deeply, deeply weird.
581 00:31:41,758 00:31:45,026 Almost, uh, disturbing. Almost, uh, disturbing.
582 00:31:45,428 00:31:47,928 What's your ETA on recalibrating for the jump back? What's your ETA on recalibrating for the jump back?
583 00:31:47,930 00:31:50,598 Tell Detmer to relax. I'll be ready. Tell Detmer to relax. I'll be ready.
584 00:31:50,600 00:31:52,032 - I need to... - Yeah, no. I know. - I need to... - Yeah, no. I know.
585 00:31:52,034 00:31:53,893 Thank you. Sorry. Thanks. Thank you. Sorry. Thanks.
586 00:31:55,698 00:31:58,397 V'Kir made up his mind before he set foot on this ship. V'Kir made up his mind before he set foot on this ship.
587 00:31:58,399 00:32:00,608 He believes he's protecting his homeworld. He believes he's protecting his homeworld.
588 00:32:00,610 00:32:03,611 Engaging with you means moving closer to the Federation. Engaging with you means moving closer to the Federation.
589 00:32:03,613 00:32:06,106 He's weighing that, as well. They all are. He's weighing that, as well. They all are.
590 00:32:06,108 00:32:08,908 He claims to be a follower of the teachings of Spock. He claims to be a follower of the teachings of Spock.
591 00:32:08,910 00:32:10,753 That means seeking the truth. That means seeking the truth.
592 00:32:10,755 00:32:13,256 He opened himself up and spoke the truth. He opened himself up and spoke the truth.
593 00:32:13,258 00:32:15,313 As did I. I'm being truthful. As did I. I'm being truthful.
594 00:32:15,315 00:32:17,124 Not as truthful as you were with me Not as truthful as you were with me
595 00:32:17,126 00:32:18,793 about whether or not you fit here. about whether or not you fit here.
596 00:32:18,795 00:32:21,754 - That's personal. - It's relevant. - That's personal. - It's relevant.
597 00:32:21,756 00:32:24,465 I thought you were supposed to be advocating for me. I thought you were supposed to be advocating for me.
598 00:32:24,467 00:32:25,826 What do you think I am doing? What do you think I am doing?
599 00:32:25,828 00:32:27,829 Because it's a lost cause? Right? Because it's a lost cause? Right?
600 00:32:27,831 00:32:30,930 They are not the only audience in the room. They are not the only audience in the room.
601 00:32:30,932 00:32:33,641 You are Qowat Milat. You are Qowat Milat.
602 00:32:33,643 00:32:36,246 And you are my mother. And you are my mother.
603 00:32:37,980 00:32:40,147 Tell them that you know me. Tell them that you know me.
604 00:32:40,149 00:32:42,441 Tell them I can be trusted. Tell them I can be trusted.
605 00:32:42,443 00:32:44,285 I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
606 00:32:44,487 00:32:46,320 Based on what you're not telling them, Based on what you're not telling them,
607 00:32:46,522 00:32:49,415 you cannot be trusted. you cannot be trusted.
608 00:32:57,433 00:33:00,845 The T'Kal-in-ket resumes. The T'Kal-in-ket resumes.
609 00:33:10,012 00:33:12,090 I've... I've...
610 00:33:16,853 00:33:20,855 I have presented data that I believe shows that the Burn I have presented data that I believe shows that the Burn
611 00:33:20,957 00:33:24,026 was not caused by SB-19. was not caused by SB-19.
612 00:33:26,863 00:33:29,407 However, it is true that... However, it is true that...
613 00:33:31,267 00:33:33,302 I cannot be sure. I cannot be sure.
614 00:33:38,040 00:33:41,242 With humility, I ask for your help. With humility, I ask for your help.
615 00:33:41,544 00:33:43,712 And we are telling you And we are telling you
616 00:33:43,714 00:33:45,876 that the SB-19 data that the SB-19 data
617 00:33:45,878 00:33:49,383 definitively concludes that the Burn started here. definitively concludes that the Burn started here.
618 00:33:49,385 00:33:51,886 Why don't you believe us? Why don't you believe us?
619 00:33:51,888 00:33:53,512 Commander Burnham, Commander Burnham,
620 00:33:53,514 00:33:56,015 are you speaking on behalf of the Federation? are you speaking on behalf of the Federation?
621 00:33:56,017 00:33:58,085 Yes. I am. Yes. I am.
622 00:33:58,087 00:34:01,756 Then everything you say must be weighted with that fact. Then everything you say must be weighted with that fact.
623 00:34:01,758 00:34:05,327 Ni'Var did not take the decision to leave the Federation lightly. Ni'Var did not take the decision to leave the Federation lightly.
624 00:34:05,329 00:34:07,067 You are asking us to trust You are asking us to trust
625 00:34:07,069 00:34:09,737 that they will not use our data unwisely, that they will not use our data unwisely,
626 00:34:09,739 00:34:13,117 that they will not resume the original experiment. that they will not resume the original experiment.
627 00:34:14,896 00:34:16,564 That is a big ask. That is a big ask.
628 00:34:16,566 00:34:18,192 I know. I know.
629 00:34:20,249 00:34:22,549 But the Federation can be trusted. But the Federation can be trusted.
630 00:34:24,754 00:34:28,188 She's asking this Quorum to take what she says on faith. She's asking this Quorum to take what she says on faith.
631 00:34:28,257 00:34:29,924 She demands trust She demands trust
632 00:34:29,926 00:34:32,470 while her own actions are cynical. while her own actions are cynical.
633 00:34:34,664 00:34:37,863 I only seek to share information that can better both of our futures. I only seek to share information that can better both of our futures.
634 00:34:37,934 00:34:40,328 And we should believe you. And we should believe you.
635 00:34:40,352 00:34:41,306 Yes. Yes.
636 00:34:41,330 00:34:43,463 Because you are being honest when you say Because you are being honest when you say
637 00:34:43,465 00:34:46,508 the Federation has Ni'Var's best intentions at heart. the Federation has Ni'Var's best intentions at heart.
638 00:34:46,510 00:34:47,576 Yes. Yes.
639 00:34:47,578 00:34:49,179 But your own story But your own story
640 00:34:49,181 00:34:51,946 is completely incongruous to those assertions. is completely incongruous to those assertions.
641 00:34:51,948 00:34:53,106 What? What?
642 00:34:53,208 00:34:57,152 Didn't you mutiny against your friend and mentor Captain Philippa Georgiou Didn't you mutiny against your friend and mentor Captain Philippa Georgiou
643 00:34:57,154 00:34:58,911 at the Battle of the Binary Stars at the Battle of the Binary Stars
644 00:34:58,913 00:35:01,288 so you could deal with the Klingons as you saw fit? so you could deal with the Klingons as you saw fit?
645 00:35:01,290 00:35:02,290 Yes, but they... Yes, but they...
646 00:35:02,292 00:35:05,326 Didn't she ultimately die in that battle? Didn't she ultimately die in that battle?
647 00:35:07,099 00:35:08,774 Yes. Yes.
648 00:35:08,798 00:35:10,754 Less than 48 hours ago, Less than 48 hours ago,
649 00:35:10,756 00:35:13,835 you were relieved of your duty as first officer again you were relieved of your duty as first officer again
650 00:35:13,837 00:35:16,095 for disobeying yet another direct command for disobeying yet another direct command
651 00:35:16,097 00:35:18,639 from yet another captain. from yet another captain.
652 00:35:18,641 00:35:20,929 This is who the Federation sends us This is who the Federation sends us
653 00:35:20,931 00:35:22,601 after nearly a century. after nearly a century.
654 00:35:22,603 00:35:23,978 And just moments ago, And just moments ago,
655 00:35:23,980 00:35:25,896 she shared her misgivings with me she shared her misgivings with me
656 00:35:25,898 00:35:28,233 about whether or not she even belongs here. about whether or not she even belongs here.
657 00:35:28,235 00:35:30,403 - Isn't that true? - It's not that simple. - Isn't that true? - It's not that simple.
658 00:35:30,405 00:35:31,819 It is. It is.
659 00:35:31,821 00:35:33,654 So, I will ask again. So, I will ask again.
660 00:35:33,656 00:35:35,489 Why does this Quorum, Why does this Quorum,
661 00:35:35,491 00:35:38,585 why does anyone have any reason why does anyone have any reason
662 00:35:38,587 00:35:41,590 to trust you or the Federation? to trust you or the Federation?
663 00:35:48,326 00:35:50,494 Distinguished peers, Distinguished peers,
664 00:35:50,496 00:35:53,222 let me speak truth to you because she is unable to. let me speak truth to you because she is unable to.
665 00:35:53,224 00:35:56,602 She did not have the childhood I would have wished for her. She did not have the childhood I would have wished for her.
666 00:35:56,604 00:35:58,605 I orphaned her. I orphaned her.
667 00:35:58,607 00:36:02,385 She may have grown up here, but she was never Vulcan. She may have grown up here, but she was never Vulcan.
668 00:36:02,387 00:36:05,389 She is human through and through. She is human through and through.
669 00:36:05,391 00:36:08,518 And being human, she is governed by emotion And being human, she is governed by emotion
670 00:36:08,520 00:36:10,521 and a desire to insinuate herself and a desire to insinuate herself
671 00:36:10,523 00:36:12,157 into certain matters of import into certain matters of import
672 00:36:12,159 00:36:13,790 to fill an emotional void. to fill an emotional void.
673 00:36:13,792 00:36:15,501 I maintain that that void I maintain that that void
674 00:36:15,503 00:36:17,359 has made her vulnerable to manipulation has made her vulnerable to manipulation
675 00:36:17,361 00:36:18,662 at the hands of the Federation. at the hands of the Federation.
676 00:36:18,664 00:36:20,562 I am not being manipulated. I am not being manipulated.
677 00:36:20,564 00:36:21,898 Then you knowingly admit Then you knowingly admit
678 00:36:21,900 00:36:24,335 to letting them exploit the fact that you're Spock's sister? to letting them exploit the fact that you're Spock's sister?
679 00:36:24,337 00:36:26,638 I would never disrespect my brother. You know that. I would never disrespect my brother. You know that.
680 00:36:26,640 00:36:28,927 Your methods and motives are clouded. Your methods and motives are clouded.
681 00:36:28,929 00:36:31,540 Even to yourself. You demanded this Quorum Even to yourself. You demanded this Quorum
682 00:36:31,542 00:36:33,500 without resolving to be honest. without resolving to be honest.
683 00:36:33,502 00:36:36,211 You thought that I would not fulfil my duty You thought that I would not fulfil my duty
684 00:36:36,213 00:36:39,224 to draw the truth from you because I'm your mother. to draw the truth from you because I'm your mother.
685 00:36:40,426 00:36:42,286 But you're mistaken. But you're mistaken.
686 00:36:44,287 00:36:45,304 Fine. Fine.
687 00:36:45,306 00:36:47,389 There are things I didn't willingly share. There are things I didn't willingly share.
688 00:36:47,391 00:36:49,150 But as my Qowat Milat advocate, But as my Qowat Milat advocate,
689 00:36:49,152 00:36:51,226 I demand that you confirm the truth. I demand that you confirm the truth.
690 00:36:51,228 00:36:53,228 Didn't the Federation give me a mission Didn't the Federation give me a mission
691 00:36:53,230 00:36:55,156 - and a purpose? - Yes. - and a purpose? - Yes.
692 00:36:55,158 00:36:58,202 Didn't the Federation give me a place and a family? Didn't the Federation give me a place and a family?
693 00:36:58,204 00:37:01,236 - Yes. - Didn't my crew and I risk our lives - Yes. - Didn't my crew and I risk our lives
694 00:37:01,238 00:37:02,738 and work together in the past and work together in the past
695 00:37:02,740 00:37:04,907 to save all sentient life in the universe? to save all sentient life in the universe?
696 00:37:04,909 00:37:06,116 That is true. That is true.
697 00:37:06,118 00:37:08,243 And isn't it true that the only reason we are And isn't it true that the only reason we are
698 00:37:08,245 00:37:10,079 all sitting here today all sitting here today
699 00:37:10,081 00:37:11,508 is because the Federation gave me is because the Federation gave me
700 00:37:11,510 00:37:12,924 and the crew of the USS Discovery and the crew of the USS Discovery
701 00:37:12,926 00:37:15,003 the resources and the mandate the resources and the mandate
702 00:37:15,005 00:37:18,712 to solve the biggest, most troublesome problems in the galaxy? to solve the biggest, most troublesome problems in the galaxy?
703 00:37:18,714 00:37:20,389 Yes. Yes.
704 00:37:20,591 00:37:22,090 Didn't you see all of us, Didn't you see all of us,
705 00:37:22,092 00:37:24,218 imperfect and flawed as we all are, imperfect and flawed as we all are,
706 00:37:24,220 00:37:26,595 still live up to its best ideals? still live up to its best ideals?
707 00:37:26,597 00:37:28,931 Yes. I did. Yes. I did.
708 00:37:28,933 00:37:32,027 So I may question and I may fear, So I may question and I may fear,
709 00:37:32,029 00:37:34,430 because the problems often seem insurmountable. because the problems often seem insurmountable.
710 00:37:34,432 00:37:36,464 But haven't we always risen to meet them? But haven't we always risen to meet them?
711 00:37:36,466 00:37:37,533 Yes. Yes.
712 00:37:37,535 00:37:38,769 So why don't you believe me when I say So why don't you believe me when I say
713 00:37:38,771 00:37:40,897 that it is the greater good I am fighting for, that it is the greater good I am fighting for,
714 00:37:40,899 00:37:43,445 that I have always been fighting for? that I have always been fighting for?
715 00:37:43,447 00:37:46,942 Then why are you struggling with whether or not you belong here? Then why are you struggling with whether or not you belong here?
716 00:37:56,961 00:37:59,196 I don't know. I don't know.
717 00:38:00,965 00:38:04,343 Maybe because the stakes are so much higher now. Maybe because the stakes are so much higher now.
718 00:38:07,304 00:38:10,097 Everything is different. Everything is different.
719 00:38:10,599 00:38:13,634 And every day, there's this fear... And every day, there's this fear...
720 00:38:13,936 00:38:17,807 this fear that I'm-I'm doing it wrong. this fear that I'm-I'm doing it wrong.
721 00:38:19,817 00:38:21,483 Like I'll... Like I'll...
722 00:38:21,485 00:38:24,030 destroy the people I love. destroy the people I love.
723 00:38:25,447 00:38:29,325 I mean, what if I lose everything and everyone? I mean, what if I lose everything and everyone?
724 00:38:29,827 00:38:32,338 After all we've sacrificed. After all we've sacrificed.
725 00:38:34,123 00:38:36,165 I know. I know.
726 00:38:38,502 00:38:41,931 Now, she speaks truthfully. Now, she speaks truthfully.
727 00:38:46,415 00:38:48,516 I thank you for your candour. I thank you for your candour.
728 00:38:48,618 00:38:50,421 Daughter. Daughter.
729 00:38:50,723 00:38:52,724 While I appreciate your sentiments, While I appreciate your sentiments,
730 00:38:52,726 00:38:55,517 her candour will not prevent another Burn. her candour will not prevent another Burn.
731 00:38:55,519 00:38:59,681 Our society only wants stability and peace. Our society only wants stability and peace.
732 00:38:59,683 00:39:00,921 Peer V'Kir, Peer V'Kir,
733 00:39:00,923 00:39:02,788 we are to determine if we're going to share we are to determine if we're going to share
734 00:39:02,790 00:39:06,317 the SB-19 data based on scientific evidence. the SB-19 data based on scientific evidence.
735 00:39:06,319 00:39:09,530 We are not here to decide what our society wants. We are not here to decide what our society wants.
736 00:39:09,532 00:39:11,533 Vulcans will choose whatever serves them best Vulcans will choose whatever serves them best
737 00:39:11,535 00:39:13,368 and insist it is only logical. and insist it is only logical.
738 00:39:13,370 00:39:16,604 If the Vulcans won't share the data, then the Romulans will. If the Vulcans won't share the data, then the Romulans will.
739 00:39:18,477 00:39:19,875 My brothers. My brothers.
740 00:39:19,877 00:39:21,877 Peer N'Raj, this is not the way. Peer N'Raj, this is not the way.
741 00:39:21,879 00:39:23,545 What way do you know? What way do you know?
742 00:39:23,547 00:39:25,814 You sit in the middle, trying to be everything and nothing. You sit in the middle, trying to be everything and nothing.
743 00:39:25,816 00:39:27,349 Friends. Friends.
744 00:39:29,720 00:39:32,220 This is not what my brother would have wanted. This is not what my brother would have wanted.
745 00:39:32,222 00:39:35,517 He revealed the connection between your cultures. He revealed the connection between your cultures.
746 00:39:35,519 00:39:37,158 I implore you, don't lose that. I implore you, don't lose that.
747 00:39:37,160 00:39:40,395 Clearly more tenuous than we had realised. Clearly more tenuous than we had realised.
748 00:39:40,397 00:39:42,966 Perhaps it is already lost. Perhaps it is already lost.
749 00:39:42,968 00:39:44,466 No. No.
750 00:39:44,568 00:39:46,869 No, it is not. No, it is not.
751 00:39:46,971 00:39:48,328 Spock believed that, together, Spock believed that, together,
752 00:39:48,330 00:39:50,364 you could create something bigger than yourselves. you could create something bigger than yourselves.
753 00:39:50,366 00:39:52,574 That's what this Quorum is. That's what this Quorum is.
754 00:39:52,576 00:39:54,903 That's what Ni'Var is. That's what Ni'Var is.
755 00:39:58,248 00:40:00,376 That's what the Federation is. That's what the Federation is.
756 00:40:02,419 00:40:05,312 You represent the Federation, You represent the Federation,
757 00:40:05,714 00:40:09,191 yet you invoke Ambassador Spock, who left it behind. yet you invoke Ambassador Spock, who left it behind.
758 00:40:09,927 00:40:11,927 Doesn't mean he didn't love it. Doesn't mean he didn't love it.
759 00:40:11,929 00:40:14,888 And it doesn't mean he wouldn't have returned some day. And it doesn't mean he wouldn't have returned some day.
760 00:40:14,890 00:40:18,266 How and if he understood love How and if he understood love
761 00:40:18,268 00:40:20,936 is something we can never know. is something we can never know.
762 00:40:20,938 00:40:23,532 I think I might know. I think I might know.
763 00:40:29,947 00:40:32,975 The Burn nearly destroyed the Federation. The Burn nearly destroyed the Federation.
764 00:40:34,618 00:40:37,244 I will not add the peace of Ni'Var I will not add the peace of Ni'Var
765 00:40:37,246 00:40:39,665 to its list of casualties. to its list of casualties.
766 00:40:45,462 00:40:47,540 I withdraw my request. I withdraw my request.
767 00:40:51,925 00:40:53,818 What about the data you need? What about the data you need?
768 00:40:54,930 00:40:56,763 I'll keep searching. I'll keep searching.
769 00:40:56,765 00:40:59,275 And I'll send whatever I find to the Ni'Var Science Institute. And I'll send whatever I find to the Ni'Var Science Institute.
770 00:40:59,277 00:41:01,378 You can do with it what you want. You can do with it what you want.
771 00:41:01,380 00:41:04,016 I ask you for nothing. I ask you for nothing.
772 00:41:06,389 00:41:09,224 But I am giving you my trust. But I am giving you my trust.
773 00:41:09,226 00:41:11,328 As a member of Starfleet. As a member of Starfleet.
774 00:41:47,649 00:41:49,368 Come in. Come in.
775 00:41:56,200 00:41:59,493 I got where you were going back there, I got where you were going back there,
776 00:41:59,495 00:42:02,636 but you could have picked a better time to do some parenting. but you could have picked a better time to do some parenting.
777 00:42:02,706 00:42:05,108 Is this what you were like as a 12-year-old? Is this what you were like as a 12-year-old?
778 00:42:11,048 00:42:12,881 You know, the first thing you told me, You know, the first thing you told me,
779 00:42:12,883 00:42:15,686 the first thing after all this time... the first thing after all this time...
780 00:42:17,138 00:42:18,638 was that you didn't know was that you didn't know
781 00:42:18,640 00:42:21,018 how you fit in with your family anymore. how you fit in with your family anymore.
782 00:42:23,227 00:42:25,519 Michael, you don't need to choose Michael, you don't need to choose
783 00:42:25,521 00:42:28,897 between the person you used to be and the person you are now. between the person you used to be and the person you are now.
784 00:42:28,899 00:42:30,899 You shouldn't. You shouldn't.
785 00:42:30,901 00:42:33,902 Duty and joy go hand in hand. Duty and joy go hand in hand.
786 00:42:33,904 00:42:37,545 Duty is there so you can continue to pursue your happiness. Duty is there so you can continue to pursue your happiness.
787 00:42:37,574 00:42:39,407 And joy is there And joy is there
788 00:42:39,409 00:42:43,122 so that you have something real to fight for. so that you have something real to fight for.
789 00:42:49,711 00:42:51,753 So, what now? So, what now?
790 00:42:51,755 00:42:54,256 I told you there was another audience. I told you there was another audience.
791 00:42:54,258 00:42:57,092 When President T'Rina saw you, When President T'Rina saw you,
792 00:42:57,094 00:42:59,594 when you let her see you... when you let her see you...
793 00:43:01,431 00:43:03,598 she decided that trusting you she decided that trusting you
794 00:43:03,600 00:43:05,878 was worth the risk. was worth the risk.
795 00:43:13,667 00:43:15,126 And she also said And she also said
796 00:43:15,128 00:43:18,130 she wondered how much of the man Spock became she wondered how much of the man Spock became
797 00:43:18,132 00:43:21,377 was the result of who his sister was. was the result of who his sister was.
798 00:43:40,637 00:43:43,672 You're staying on Ni'Var, aren't you? You're staying on Ni'Var, aren't you?
799 00:43:43,974 00:43:46,433 I can't be bound to you. I can't be bound to you.
800 00:43:46,435 00:43:48,977 You're not a lost cause. You're not a lost cause.
801 00:43:51,148 00:43:54,107 But I finally get a chance to say something to you But I finally get a chance to say something to you
802 00:43:54,109 00:43:57,529 that I've wanted to say for a very long time. that I've wanted to say for a very long time.
803 00:43:59,823 00:44:03,658 You always know where to find me. You always know where to find me.
804 00:44:13,295 00:44:15,764 You wanted to see me? You wanted to see me?
805 00:44:19,676 00:44:21,476 You told them? You told them?
806 00:44:21,500 00:44:22,766 Of course I told them. Of course I told them.
807 00:44:22,846 00:44:24,012 I... I...
808 00:44:24,014 00:44:26,514 I haven't given an answer yet. I... I haven't given an answer yet. I...
809 00:44:26,516 00:44:28,183 Say yes. Say yes.
810 00:44:28,185 00:44:30,188 - But I... - Say yes. - But I... - Say yes.
811 00:44:30,190 00:44:31,811 Say yes. Say yes.
812 00:44:31,813 00:44:33,021 Say yes. Say yes.
813 00:44:33,023 00:44:34,689 Say yes! Say yes!
814 00:44:34,691 00:44:36,235 Just say it. Just say it.
815 00:44:37,986 00:44:39,196 Really? Really?
816 00:44:43,833 00:44:45,433 Why? Why?
817 00:44:45,535 00:44:48,477 Because... we know you. And Because... we know you. And
818 00:44:48,479 00:44:49,938 knowing you, knowing you,
819 00:44:50,040 00:44:52,374 we'd all follow you anywhere. we'd all follow you anywhere.
820 00:44:52,376 00:44:54,709 Saru made the right choice. Saru made the right choice.
821 00:44:54,711 00:44:56,211 Well, I'm... Well, I'm...
822 00:44:56,213 00:44:58,046 gonna need all of your help. gonna need all of your help.
823 00:44:58,048 00:44:59,214 Of course. Of course.
824 00:44:59,216 00:45:01,485 But, uh, first, we'd like to present But, uh, first, we'd like to present
825 00:45:01,487 00:45:03,885 a list of grievances and requests. a list of grievances and requests.
826 00:45:03,887 00:45:06,554 I need two weeks' leave on Earth. I need two weeks' leave on Earth.
827 00:45:06,556 00:45:08,809 Place called Hawaii. Place called Hawaii.
828 00:45:08,811 00:45:11,550 Yeah, the head in my 'fresher is leaking, so... Yeah, the head in my 'fresher is leaking, so...
829 00:45:11,552 00:45:13,361 I'd like quarters with a window. I'd like quarters with a window.
830 00:45:13,363 00:45:15,796 I'd like you to assign someone to help me analyse I'd like you to assign someone to help me analyse
831 00:45:15,798 00:45:17,565 all this SB-19 data. all this SB-19 data.
832 00:45:17,567 00:45:19,401 No. You got it? No. You got it?
833 00:45:19,403 00:45:21,947 Oh! That's amazing! Oh! That's amazing!
834 00:45:24,779 00:45:26,780 I really wanted to tell you. I really wanted to tell you.
835 00:45:26,782 00:45:29,018 Oh, did I miss the cool "say yes" part? Oh, did I miss the cool "say yes" part?
836 00:45:30,372 00:45:31,746 Sorry I'm late. Sorry I'm late.
837 00:45:31,748 00:45:34,416 I just wanted your blessing. I just wanted your blessing.
838 00:45:34,418 00:45:36,710 No, you don't need that. No, you don't need that.
839 00:45:36,712 00:45:39,379 How can I make it easier? How can I make it easier?
840 00:45:39,381 00:45:41,850 You lead me. You lead me.
841 00:45:43,260 00:45:45,971 Wait, you mean you're not leaving? Wait, you mean you're not leaving?
842 00:45:49,933 00:45:52,233 I'm here for the duration. I'm here for the duration.
843 00:46:01,612 00:46:03,278 Commander Burnham, Commander Burnham,
844 00:46:03,280 00:46:06,948 I want you to take that data to the science lab immediately. I want you to take that data to the science lab immediately.
845 00:46:06,950 00:46:10,118 You are going to figure out what caused the Burn You are going to figure out what caused the Burn
846 00:46:10,120 00:46:12,245 and help to rebuild the Federation. and help to rebuild the Federation.
847 00:46:12,247 00:46:13,957 Yes! Yes!
848 00:46:17,461 00:46:19,972 We all will. We all will.
849 00:46:22,467 00:46:25,475 I'm glad, because I thought you were going to ask for me to switch my bed I'm glad, because I thought you were going to ask for me to switch my bed
850 00:46:25,512 00:46:27,763 - to the other side of the room. - Yeah. No, that's happening. - to the other side of the room. - Yeah. No, that's happening.
851 00:46:27,765 00:46:29,982 Oh. Well, whatever you say, Number One. Oh. Well, whatever you say, Number One.
852 00:46:32,321 00:46:34,386 Thank you, Captain. Thank you, Captain.
853 00:46:34,688 00:46:36,555 This has been... This has been...
854 00:46:36,857 00:46:40,068 quite different from what I expected. quite different from what I expected.
855 00:46:44,531 00:46:46,998 That was a compliment. That was a compliment.
856 00:46:47,700 00:46:49,201 Ah. Ah.
857 00:46:49,703 00:46:51,795 If I may, If I may,
858 00:46:51,997 00:46:56,107 I understand the situation on Ni'Var is complex. I understand the situation on Ni'Var is complex.
859 00:46:56,109 00:46:58,610 Contemplating a future within the Federation Contemplating a future within the Federation
860 00:46:58,612 00:47:01,779 may be premature at this time. may be premature at this time.
861 00:47:01,781 00:47:03,781 However, However,
862 00:47:03,783 00:47:07,118 I would very much appreciate the opportunity to continue I would very much appreciate the opportunity to continue
863 00:47:07,120 00:47:08,953 our conversation. our conversation.
864 00:47:08,955 00:47:10,914 As would I. As would I.
865 00:47:10,916 00:47:12,882 In time. In time.
866 00:47:13,084 00:47:15,537 Thank you, Madam President. Thank you, Madam President.
867 00:47:17,631 00:47:20,642 Live long and prosper, Captain Saru. Live long and prosper, Captain Saru.
868 00:47:39,986 00:47:42,379 - You got the data, didn't you? - I did. - You got the data, didn't you? - I did.
869 00:47:42,381 00:47:44,447 And you're not leaving, are you? And you're not leaving, are you?
870 00:47:44,649 00:47:46,268 No. No.
871 00:47:53,333 00:47:55,878 I belong here. I belong here.
872 00:47:58,672 00:48:00,882 With this crew. With this crew.
873 00:48:03,510 00:48:05,921 True believer, right? True believer, right?
874 00:48:10,517 00:48:13,353 What does that mean for you? What does that mean for you?
875 00:48:16,648 00:48:18,314 I don't know. I don't know.
876 00:48:25,657 00:48:28,658 You feel like home. You feel like home.
877 00:48:29,160 00:48:31,561 So do you. So do you.