1 00:00:11,657 --> 00:00:14,064 (MALE SPEAKING KLINGON) 2 00:00:14,089 --> 00:00:16,604 _ 3 00:00:18,009 --> 00:00:21,509 _ 4 00:00:21,718 --> 00:00:25,585 _ 5 00:00:26,157 --> 00:00:29,844 _ 6 00:00:29,869 --> 00:00:31,572 _ 7 00:00:31,597 --> 00:00:34,423 _ 8 00:00:34,766 --> 00:00:36,750 _ 9 00:00:36,775 --> 00:00:39,710 _ 10 00:00:39,735 --> 00:00:42,963 _ 11 00:00:43,557 --> 00:00:47,437 _ 12 00:00:47,758 --> 00:00:51,038 _ 13 00:00:51,063 --> 00:00:53,538 _ 14 00:00:53,882 --> 00:00:57,714 _ 15 00:00:57,753 --> 00:01:00,339 _ 16 00:01:00,364 --> 00:01:03,159 (OTHERS SHOUT KLINGON PHRASE IN UNISON) 17 00:01:03,184 --> 00:01:05,885 _ 18 00:01:07,377 --> 00:01:10,674 _ 19 00:01:10,870 --> 00:01:13,565 _ 20 00:01:13,713 --> 00:01:17,385 _ 21 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:19,923 _ 22 00:01:19,948 --> 00:01:23,267 _ 23 00:01:25,149 --> 00:01:29,086 "We come in peace." 24 00:01:31,015 --> 00:01:34,145 (WIND RUSHING) 25 00:01:34,170 --> 00:01:36,620 BURNHAM: We come in peace... that's why we're here. 26 00:01:36,645 --> 00:01:38,420 Isn't that the whole idea of Starfleet? 27 00:01:38,445 --> 00:01:40,500 GEORGIOU: Hey, I taught you that. 28 00:01:40,525 --> 00:01:41,765 You don't trust me, Captain? 29 00:01:41,790 --> 00:01:43,765 I trust you with my life, Commander Burnham, 30 00:01:43,790 --> 00:01:46,540 but it doesn't change the fact that you're lost. 31 00:01:47,025 --> 00:01:48,985 Very lost. 32 00:01:49,516 --> 00:01:51,475 Technically, we would be lost. 33 00:01:51,500 --> 00:01:53,419 How long until that storm 34 00:01:53,420 --> 00:01:55,209 comes crashing down on us? 35 00:01:55,210 --> 00:01:56,579 I estimate one hour, 36 00:01:56,580 --> 00:01:58,765 17 minutes, 22 seconds. 37 00:01:58,790 --> 00:02:02,012 Which is why I've made sure we're not lost. 38 00:02:02,406 --> 00:02:05,406 The map says the well is this way, Captain. 39 00:02:05,983 --> 00:02:08,443 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 40 00:02:08,522 --> 00:02:11,145 BURNHAM: This drought's going to last 89 years. 41 00:02:11,170 --> 00:02:14,373 The Crepusculans are facing extinction as a species. 42 00:02:14,494 --> 00:02:15,824 See those egg sacs? 43 00:02:15,849 --> 00:02:17,865 Those are their offspring. 44 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:21,380 GEORGIOU: They've survived here for over a thousand years, Michael. 45 00:02:21,405 --> 00:02:23,525 Right, and if we don't do something now, 46 00:02:23,550 --> 00:02:25,099 they won't live another thousand hours. 47 00:02:25,124 --> 00:02:26,288 The ambient radiation 48 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:29,192 from a nearby drilling accident dried out their water table. 49 00:02:29,217 --> 00:02:31,449 If we can get in and out without making contact, 50 00:02:31,458 --> 00:02:33,587 we can steer clear of General Order One. 51 00:02:33,588 --> 00:02:36,064 And there is the well. 52 00:02:36,089 --> 00:02:38,089 I stand corrected. 53 00:02:38,114 --> 00:02:39,945 Ye of little faith. 54 00:02:39,970 --> 00:02:41,723 Oh, never had a doubt. 55 00:02:41,748 --> 00:02:44,933 Tell me what I need to break through this bedrock. 56 00:02:44,958 --> 00:02:48,497 .7-second field burst at level setting 13.5. 57 00:02:48,522 --> 00:02:50,850 (PHASER WHIRS) 58 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,060 (DISTANT BOOM) 59 00:03:02,085 --> 00:03:04,233 (THUNDER CRACKS) 60 00:03:04,258 --> 00:03:07,258 (RUMBLING) 61 00:03:16,450 --> 00:03:18,330 Georgiou to Shenzhou. 62 00:03:18,355 --> 00:03:19,850 Two to transport. 63 00:03:19,875 --> 00:03:22,045 (COMM STATIC) 64 00:03:22,070 --> 00:03:23,759 (THUNDER CRASHING) 65 00:03:23,784 --> 00:03:26,055 BURNHAM: The storm is moving faster than I thought. 66 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,120 The ship won't be able to pick up our signatures. 67 00:03:28,145 --> 00:03:30,355 Unless we can contact Lieutenant Saru, 68 00:03:30,380 --> 00:03:32,500 we could be trapped here until it's over. 69 00:03:32,616 --> 00:03:34,479 Let's take a walk. 70 00:03:38,496 --> 00:03:40,496 (CREATURE CHITTERING) 71 00:03:53,286 --> 00:03:55,286 (CHITTERING) 72 00:04:06,426 --> 00:04:09,641 Follow my footsteps, Michael, even lines. 73 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:11,576 Why? Captain, where are we going? 74 00:04:11,601 --> 00:04:13,490 It's your turn to trust me, Number One. 75 00:04:13,515 --> 00:04:15,263 But now we're really lost. 76 00:04:15,288 --> 00:04:18,302 We're far too small to be seen with the naked eye. 77 00:04:18,327 --> 00:04:20,570 And you can't set a course without a star. 78 00:04:20,595 --> 00:04:22,046 Is it wise to be heading 79 00:04:22,071 --> 00:04:25,046 - away from the village? - It's hard to imagine 80 00:04:25,071 --> 00:04:27,710 you've served under me for seven years. 81 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:29,655 I think it's time 82 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,630 that we talked about you having your own command. 83 00:04:35,609 --> 00:04:37,559 I'm grateful, Captain. 84 00:04:39,269 --> 00:04:41,559 Though I would be significantly more so 85 00:04:41,584 --> 00:04:44,439 if I thought we had any chance of ever returning to the ship. 86 00:04:44,832 --> 00:04:47,042 Just keep walking, Michael. 87 00:04:47,067 --> 00:04:48,348 What will you do 88 00:04:48,374 --> 00:04:50,426 if you were stuck here for 89 years? 89 00:04:50,632 --> 00:04:52,092 A likely scenario... 90 00:04:52,117 --> 00:04:53,694 unless we die here in the desert. 91 00:04:53,719 --> 00:04:56,014 But say you lived. 92 00:04:56,039 --> 00:04:58,444 As a xenoanthropologist, I could reveal myself 93 00:04:58,469 --> 00:05:00,509 to the natives, learn their culture, 94 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:02,813 try to fit in... if possible. 95 00:05:02,838 --> 00:05:04,678 And you, Captain? 96 00:05:04,703 --> 00:05:06,993 What will you do if we're trapped here for 89 years? 97 00:05:07,018 --> 00:05:09,563 That's easy. I'd escape. 98 00:05:09,929 --> 00:05:11,769 These are our footprints. 99 00:05:12,081 --> 00:05:14,031 You've walked us in a circle. 100 00:05:14,056 --> 00:05:16,412 Not exactly a circle. 101 00:05:16,437 --> 00:05:20,060 (THUNDERING) 102 00:05:23,277 --> 00:05:25,277 (WHOOSHING) 103 00:05:35,702 --> 00:05:37,940 How did they find us? 104 00:05:37,965 --> 00:05:40,215 I set a star. 105 00:05:43,977 --> 00:05:46,484 (METALLIC TRILLING) 106 00:05:54,857 --> 00:05:59,127 ♪ ♪ 107 00:06:04,317 --> 00:06:06,317 ♪ ♪ 108 00:06:34,067 --> 00:06:36,067 ♪ ♪ 109 00:07:04,107 --> 00:07:07,067 ♪ ♪ 110 00:07:15,977 --> 00:07:20,461 - Synced and corrected by martythecrazy - - www.addic7ed.com - 111 00:07:20,486 --> 00:07:30,119 (ORIGINAL STAR TREK THEME PLAYS) 112 00:07:37,222 --> 00:07:39,762 ♪ ♪ 113 00:07:40,764 --> 00:07:44,256 BURNHAM: First Officer's Log, Stardate 1207.3. 114 00:07:44,281 --> 00:07:47,201 On Earth, it's May 11, 2256, 115 00:07:47,317 --> 00:07:49,527 a Sunday. 116 00:07:49,552 --> 00:07:51,817 The crew of the U.S.S. Shenzhou 117 00:07:51,842 --> 00:07:53,696 has been called to the edge of Federation space 118 00:07:53,721 --> 00:07:57,375 to investigate damage done to one of our interstellar relays. 119 00:07:57,528 --> 00:07:59,977 Blast burns around the hole are inconclusive. 120 00:08:00,330 --> 00:08:02,250 Were they caused by an asteroid, 121 00:08:02,275 --> 00:08:03,855 or was it deliberately destroyed 122 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,130 to limit Starfleet communications? 123 00:08:06,155 --> 00:08:08,155 And if so, by whom? 124 00:08:08,928 --> 00:08:10,808 Despite the risks of our mission, 125 00:08:10,833 --> 00:08:12,723 I remain optimistic. 126 00:08:12,748 --> 00:08:16,538 It's hard not to be in the face of such beauty... 127 00:08:16,567 --> 00:08:19,503 in this case, a binary star system. 128 00:08:19,528 --> 00:08:21,238 Around these two suns, 129 00:08:21,263 --> 00:08:23,622 ice, dust and gasses collide 130 00:08:23,647 --> 00:08:26,960 to form the planets future generations will call home. 131 00:08:26,985 --> 00:08:29,140 A humbling reminder that all life 132 00:08:29,165 --> 00:08:31,913 is born from chaos and destruction. 133 00:08:31,938 --> 00:08:33,297 SARU: Based on initial readings, 134 00:08:33,322 --> 00:08:34,922 I would say the relay doesn't appear 135 00:08:34,947 --> 00:08:36,527 to have been damaged naturally. 136 00:08:36,601 --> 00:08:38,691 I don't like the look of that. 137 00:08:38,716 --> 00:08:40,046 Well, keep looking. 138 00:08:40,071 --> 00:08:41,591 Well, the comment was figurative; 139 00:08:41,616 --> 00:08:43,076 I'm expressing concern. 140 00:08:43,101 --> 00:08:45,601 Finish your scans so you can express facts instead. 141 00:08:45,717 --> 00:08:47,927 BURNHAM: The bridge is yours, Mr. Saru. 142 00:08:47,952 --> 00:08:49,345 SARU: Yes... 143 00:08:49,370 --> 00:08:50,750 Commander. 144 00:08:52,348 --> 00:08:54,018 Yes, Number One. 145 00:08:54,043 --> 00:08:56,202 Your chief science officer is worried. 146 00:08:56,227 --> 00:08:58,116 Something took a bite out of our relay. 147 00:08:58,141 --> 00:08:59,771 Saru thinks it was malicious. 148 00:08:59,796 --> 00:09:02,796 Saru's Kelpien... he thinks everything's malicious. 149 00:09:02,911 --> 00:09:04,491 What do you think? 150 00:09:04,516 --> 00:09:05,980 Any idea what it is? 151 00:09:06,005 --> 00:09:08,527 By all indications, nothing intelligent. 152 00:09:08,552 --> 00:09:09,962 But...? 153 00:09:09,987 --> 00:09:13,037 Starfleet's reputation for tech hygiene is exemplary. 154 00:09:13,062 --> 00:09:14,392 When a relay goes down, 155 00:09:14,417 --> 00:09:16,782 the Federation sends a ship to fix it. 156 00:09:16,807 --> 00:09:19,067 You think someone's trying to get our attention? 157 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:22,092 If they are, they have. 158 00:09:23,653 --> 00:09:25,943 Lieutenant Saru, what do we have? 159 00:09:25,968 --> 00:09:28,928 Ah. I have taken the initiative of keeping us 160 00:09:28,953 --> 00:09:30,623 at maximum scanning distance 161 00:09:30,648 --> 00:09:32,216 in case of anything threatening out there, Captain. 162 00:09:32,241 --> 00:09:34,757 Yes. Number One tells me you suspect foul play. 163 00:09:34,782 --> 00:09:36,520 Despite the first officer's constant need 164 00:09:36,545 --> 00:09:38,504 to dismiss my ideas... 165 00:09:38,529 --> 00:09:40,216 She apparently agrees with you. 166 00:09:40,241 --> 00:09:41,732 Really? 167 00:09:41,757 --> 00:09:42,928 GEORGIOU: I'm shocked as well. 168 00:09:42,953 --> 00:09:44,318 Ensign Connor, 169 00:09:44,343 --> 00:09:46,303 agreement between my senior officers. 170 00:09:46,333 --> 00:09:47,639 Note the date and time. 171 00:09:47,664 --> 00:09:48,664 Noted, Captain. 172 00:09:48,703 --> 00:09:50,069 BURNHAM: Is this amount of sarcasm 173 00:09:50,094 --> 00:09:51,308 always necessary? 174 00:09:51,333 --> 00:09:52,623 Necessary? No. 175 00:09:52,648 --> 00:09:54,443 - But I do like it. - (BEEPING) 176 00:09:54,507 --> 00:09:56,178 SARU: There is something else out there. 177 00:09:56,203 --> 00:09:57,702 What do you have, Saru? 178 00:09:57,703 --> 00:09:58,953 Recalibrating sensors. 179 00:09:58,978 --> 00:10:00,728 CONNOR: Electronic alignment in process. 180 00:10:00,753 --> 00:10:02,798 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 181 00:10:02,823 --> 00:10:04,141 SARU: Active scans are being deflected. 182 00:10:04,166 --> 00:10:05,554 I'm having trouble locating the source. 183 00:10:05,619 --> 00:10:07,010 So something's out there, 184 00:10:07,035 --> 00:10:09,285 but no one can tell me where or what it is. 185 00:10:09,310 --> 00:10:10,830 SARU: Ah, wait. 186 00:10:10,855 --> 00:10:11,935 I have it. 187 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,781 (BEEPING) 188 00:10:13,806 --> 00:10:15,016 No. Recalibrating. 189 00:10:15,041 --> 00:10:16,921 GEORGIOU: Any time now, Mr. Saru. 190 00:10:16,946 --> 00:10:19,026 I have it. 191 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:21,119 GEORGIOU: Magnify. 192 00:10:21,144 --> 00:10:23,314 Is that what damaged our relay? 193 00:10:23,339 --> 00:10:25,169 What am I looking at? 194 00:10:26,180 --> 00:10:28,470 Object of unknown origin. 195 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:30,450 Let's get more specific. 196 00:10:30,495 --> 00:10:32,245 I'm unable to bring it into focus. 197 00:10:32,270 --> 00:10:33,606 Number One? 198 00:10:34,176 --> 00:10:36,669 BURNHAM: Range is 2,000 kilometers. 199 00:10:36,694 --> 00:10:38,284 Bearing 358 mark 269. 200 00:10:38,522 --> 00:10:41,740 Roughly 150 meters long, tucked into that accretion disk. 201 00:10:41,765 --> 00:10:43,108 Almost directly below us. 202 00:10:43,133 --> 00:10:45,223 It's in a sensor dead zone. 203 00:10:45,375 --> 00:10:47,889 Some kind of scattering field is confounding the ship's ability 204 00:10:47,914 --> 00:10:49,325 to translate the image. 205 00:10:49,350 --> 00:10:51,600 As science officer, 206 00:10:51,625 --> 00:10:54,898 I can provide a far more concrete and in-depth analysis 207 00:10:54,955 --> 00:10:57,268 than simply reading data off a monitor. 208 00:10:57,293 --> 00:11:01,301 But considering it's scrambling our optical processors, 209 00:11:01,326 --> 00:11:03,676 how are we going to be able to see it? 210 00:11:07,573 --> 00:11:09,573 Thoughts, Number One? 211 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:13,798 With such little data, I'd prefer not to speculate. 212 00:11:13,823 --> 00:11:16,323 Oh, I will. It's lurking. 213 00:11:16,415 --> 00:11:18,533 The scattering field it's emitting suggests intent. 214 00:11:18,558 --> 00:11:20,123 We see something we don't understand 215 00:11:20,148 --> 00:11:21,361 and instantly cast judgment? 216 00:11:21,386 --> 00:11:22,712 Maybe it's lost. 217 00:11:22,737 --> 00:11:24,783 Maybe it's afraid to show us its whole self. 218 00:11:24,808 --> 00:11:28,098 Hiding, but maybe hoping to be found. 219 00:11:29,350 --> 00:11:31,850 Here we are, speculating. 220 00:11:31,875 --> 00:11:36,765 I respectfully recommend we leave it alone. 221 00:11:36,790 --> 00:11:39,040 GEORGIOU: I'm not sure we have much choice. 222 00:11:39,065 --> 00:11:41,889 We can't lock on to it, and we don't have a shuttle 223 00:11:41,914 --> 00:11:43,930 maneuverable enough to navigate the ring. 224 00:11:43,955 --> 00:11:45,702 I'll go. 225 00:11:45,727 --> 00:11:47,491 All I need is a thruster pack. 226 00:11:47,516 --> 00:11:49,346 SARU: With the high levels of radiation 227 00:11:49,371 --> 00:11:51,441 kicking off those binaries, she'll have 20 minutes 228 00:11:51,466 --> 00:11:54,176 until her DNA starts to unravel like noodles. 229 00:11:54,201 --> 00:11:55,371 Like noodles? 230 00:11:55,420 --> 00:11:58,040 I'll be back in 19. A flyby. 231 00:11:58,065 --> 00:11:59,315 SARU: It seems a waste of the ship's 232 00:11:59,340 --> 00:12:00,416 resources. What will be gained? 233 00:12:00,441 --> 00:12:01,869 You do understand that being afraid 234 00:12:01,894 --> 00:12:04,198 of everything means you learn nothing. 235 00:12:04,223 --> 00:12:06,523 There's no opportunity to discover, 236 00:12:06,548 --> 00:12:08,298 - to explore. - And here I thought 237 00:12:08,375 --> 00:12:10,526 we were doing a deep-space communication relay audit. 238 00:12:10,551 --> 00:12:12,291 You're both right. 239 00:12:12,325 --> 00:12:13,619 Saru, go with her. 240 00:12:13,644 --> 00:12:14,707 - Captain! - Captain! 241 00:12:14,732 --> 00:12:15,729 BURNHAM: Best to keep variables 242 00:12:15,754 --> 00:12:16,815 to a minimum. I wouldn't want 243 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,072 to put my colleague at risk. 244 00:12:18,104 --> 00:12:19,893 And you, Mr. Saru, are you equally 245 00:12:19,918 --> 00:12:21,629 happy not to be put at risk? 246 00:12:21,654 --> 00:12:23,654 Oh, on any occasion, Captain. 247 00:12:25,060 --> 00:12:27,060 You realize, 248 00:12:27,085 --> 00:12:29,636 once you reach that scattering field, 249 00:12:29,661 --> 00:12:31,791 you could be cut off from all communication. 250 00:12:31,816 --> 00:12:34,026 We've come all this way, Captain. 251 00:12:34,051 --> 00:12:36,643 It would be... irresponsible 252 00:12:36,668 --> 00:12:38,708 to leave whatever that is unknown. 253 00:12:38,785 --> 00:12:40,804 Just a flyby. 254 00:12:42,153 --> 00:12:44,203 Just a flyby. 255 00:12:44,228 --> 00:12:46,510 FEMALE COMPUTER VOICE: Commencing airlock 256 00:12:46,535 --> 00:12:48,378 depressurization sequence. 257 00:12:48,403 --> 00:12:50,563 (WHOOSHING) 258 00:12:50,588 --> 00:12:53,284 (OVER COMMS): Commander Burnham, this is Ensign Danby Connor. 259 00:12:53,309 --> 00:12:55,331 On behalf of Captain Georgiou and the entire crew 260 00:12:55,356 --> 00:12:56,856 of the U.S.S. Shenzhou, 261 00:12:56,881 --> 00:12:58,791 we'd like to welcome you to flight 819 262 00:12:58,816 --> 00:13:01,116 with non-stop service to the "object of unknown origin." 263 00:13:01,141 --> 00:13:04,344 The temperature outside is a brisk minus-260 degrees Celsius. 264 00:13:04,369 --> 00:13:06,039 We are forecasting some mild debris, 265 00:13:06,064 --> 00:13:07,474 but anticipate a smooth ride. 266 00:13:13,695 --> 00:13:16,025 (COMM CHIRPS) 267 00:13:16,050 --> 00:13:17,990 This is Commander Burnham. 268 00:13:18,015 --> 00:13:19,595 Commencing reconnaissance mission 269 00:13:19,620 --> 00:13:21,620 to field void and unknown object. 270 00:13:21,645 --> 00:13:23,932 Data collection is on and nominal. 271 00:13:23,957 --> 00:13:25,892 All lights are green. 272 00:13:25,917 --> 00:13:27,908 JANUZZI: Establishing interlink frequency 273 00:13:27,933 --> 00:13:29,220 with Commander Burnham's EV. 274 00:13:29,245 --> 00:13:30,300 Channel clear... 275 00:13:30,325 --> 00:13:32,035 and ready to transmit. 276 00:13:32,060 --> 00:13:34,198 DETMER: Confirming six-second directional thrust 277 00:13:34,223 --> 00:13:36,386 for saucer realignment. 278 00:13:37,268 --> 00:13:39,648 COMPUTER: Commencing final prelaunch system checks. 279 00:13:39,673 --> 00:13:41,293 Life support: nominal. 280 00:13:41,318 --> 00:13:43,988 Oxygen/nitrogen saturation: nominal. 281 00:13:44,013 --> 00:13:46,328 Air pressure and flow: nominal. 282 00:13:46,353 --> 00:13:48,294 Communication module: active. 283 00:13:48,653 --> 00:13:51,153 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 284 00:13:51,606 --> 00:13:53,866 ♪ ♪ 285 00:13:53,891 --> 00:13:57,492 COMPUTER: Filters at 0.01% saturation. 286 00:14:01,648 --> 00:14:03,648 JANUZZI: Preflight checklist complete. 287 00:14:06,277 --> 00:14:09,580 SARU: The object is 2,000 kilometers... 288 00:14:09,605 --> 00:14:12,065 ♪ ♪ 289 00:14:12,090 --> 00:14:15,011 Computer, enable igniter. 290 00:14:15,036 --> 00:14:17,258 COMPUTER: Ten seconds to thruster ignition. 291 00:14:17,283 --> 00:14:20,283 Ten, nine, eight, 292 00:14:20,308 --> 00:14:23,266 seven, six, five, 293 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:28,279 four, three, two, one. 294 00:14:31,330 --> 00:14:33,958 (EXHALES, PANTS) 295 00:14:37,148 --> 00:14:39,148 (GASPS) 296 00:14:39,173 --> 00:14:42,007 (LAUGHING) 297 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:48,255 CONNOR: Body scan on line, heart rate 298 00:14:48,256 --> 00:14:50,687 79 and rising, BP 130/70. 299 00:14:50,712 --> 00:14:52,092 That's a little elevated for her. 300 00:14:52,117 --> 00:14:53,447 She's having fun. 301 00:14:53,472 --> 00:14:55,222 DETMER: Almost to the debris field, Captain. 302 00:14:55,247 --> 00:14:56,837 Understood. 303 00:14:56,911 --> 00:14:58,861 Michael, watch your time. 304 00:14:58,886 --> 00:15:01,114 19 minutes, not a nanosecond longer. 305 00:15:01,139 --> 00:15:02,825 (SIGHS) Aye, Captain. 306 00:15:02,850 --> 00:15:04,310 I'm fully aware. 307 00:15:04,395 --> 00:15:05,605 Boost signal. 308 00:15:05,630 --> 00:15:08,003 Unable to comply. Scattering field. 309 00:15:08,028 --> 00:15:09,351 It must be interfering with comms. 310 00:15:09,376 --> 00:15:10,667 Mission clock at 17 minutes, 311 00:15:10,692 --> 00:15:11,534 30 seconds. 312 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:12,559 Interference is starting 313 00:15:12,584 --> 00:15:13,704 to degrade resolution. 314 00:15:13,729 --> 00:15:14,831 CONNOR: Routing additional power 315 00:15:14,856 --> 00:15:16,026 to subspace antenna. 316 00:15:16,051 --> 00:15:19,801 (STATIC OVER COMM) 317 00:15:22,179 --> 00:15:24,515 Shenzhou, do you copy? 318 00:15:24,540 --> 00:15:26,259 COMPUTER: Distance to object 1,000 kilometers and closing. 319 00:15:26,284 --> 00:15:27,977 Shenzhou, do you copy? 320 00:15:28,002 --> 00:15:30,274 Implementing automatic course correction. 321 00:15:32,165 --> 00:15:34,455 (GASPING) 322 00:15:43,905 --> 00:15:46,035 (SIGHS) 323 00:15:46,060 --> 00:15:48,515 Hello. 324 00:15:48,540 --> 00:15:50,905 Shenzhou, are you able to see this? 325 00:15:50,930 --> 00:15:52,520 (STATIC CRACKLING) 326 00:15:52,545 --> 00:15:54,795 Michael, can you hear me? Acknowledge. 327 00:15:55,294 --> 00:15:57,520 Michael? Can you hear me? 328 00:15:57,545 --> 00:15:59,004 Acknowledge. 329 00:15:59,029 --> 00:16:00,497 JANUZZI: There's just too much interference. 330 00:16:00,522 --> 00:16:02,629 Shenzhou, do you copy? 331 00:16:04,303 --> 00:16:06,050 Data Collection Unit, are you there? 332 00:16:06,075 --> 00:16:07,825 FEMALE HELMET COMPUTER: Internal computer on line. 333 00:16:07,850 --> 00:16:10,355 Good. Mission time? 334 00:16:10,380 --> 00:16:12,310 12 minutes, 58 seconds. 335 00:16:12,335 --> 00:16:14,397 (THRUSTERS HISSING) 336 00:16:14,422 --> 00:16:16,485 Plenty of time to take a peek. 337 00:16:16,510 --> 00:16:19,732 Even from this distance, it's clearly not debris. 338 00:16:20,208 --> 00:16:23,488 CONNOR: 12 minutes and 48 seconds until maximum radiation exposure. 339 00:16:23,513 --> 00:16:25,286 The commander is less than ten meters from the outermost 340 00:16:25,311 --> 00:16:26,951 edge of the scattering field. 341 00:16:27,405 --> 00:16:29,689 I can't remember who said sculptures are 342 00:16:29,714 --> 00:16:32,004 crystallized spirituality. 343 00:16:32,029 --> 00:16:33,751 Headlamp. 344 00:16:33,776 --> 00:16:34,866 But I see what they meant. 345 00:16:34,891 --> 00:16:36,851 This is Burnham in the blind. 346 00:16:36,876 --> 00:16:38,916 I'm above the object, which is old. 347 00:16:39,285 --> 00:16:41,485 Centuries old. 348 00:16:41,510 --> 00:16:45,522 It's difficult to tell if it was constructed or carved. 349 00:16:46,285 --> 00:16:49,069 The only word to effectively describe it is... 350 00:16:49,094 --> 00:16:51,594 wow. 351 00:16:52,325 --> 00:16:55,245 But I'll try to be more precise. 352 00:16:55,270 --> 00:16:57,285 Its surface has the appearance of stone 353 00:16:57,310 --> 00:17:00,100 with an exoskeleton of metal alloy. 354 00:17:02,765 --> 00:17:04,765 Incredibly intricate. 355 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:08,081 The construction and design are nothing short of astounding. 356 00:17:08,735 --> 00:17:11,351 I wish you could see what I'm seeing. 357 00:17:11,376 --> 00:17:13,376 It is sublime. 358 00:17:16,945 --> 00:17:20,405 It's impossible to discern a practical purpose. 359 00:17:20,813 --> 00:17:23,760 Going to land on it, get a closer look. 360 00:17:26,896 --> 00:17:28,856 Nice and easy. 361 00:17:29,161 --> 00:17:30,387 (THUDS) 362 00:17:30,412 --> 00:17:31,973 (SOFT RUMBLING) 363 00:17:31,998 --> 00:17:33,500 Hold on. 364 00:17:33,525 --> 00:17:36,735 My presence has triggered some sort of motion response. 365 00:17:45,350 --> 00:17:47,470 (SIGHS) 366 00:17:49,677 --> 00:17:54,271 HELMET COMPUTER: Mission countdown: ten minutes, 15 seconds. 367 00:17:56,201 --> 00:17:59,879 Warning. Proximity alert. 368 00:18:09,311 --> 00:18:11,788 Scanning for database recognition. 369 00:18:11,813 --> 00:18:15,209 Iconography confirmed: Klingon. 370 00:18:16,235 --> 00:18:18,682 I'm Commander Burnham 371 00:18:19,086 --> 00:18:20,716 of the United Federation of.... 372 00:18:20,741 --> 00:18:23,312 (ROARS) 373 00:18:23,577 --> 00:18:26,690 (BELLOWS) 374 00:18:30,117 --> 00:18:32,446 (STATIC CRACKLING) 375 00:18:32,471 --> 00:18:34,301 DETMER: Still no sign of Commander Burnham. 376 00:18:34,326 --> 00:18:35,746 Mission clock 377 00:18:35,771 --> 00:18:37,191 runs out in 15 seconds. 378 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:39,559 There's still too much interference. 379 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:40,571 Initiating... 380 00:18:40,596 --> 00:18:42,756 I have Number One. 381 00:18:42,781 --> 00:18:43,704 Telemetry only. 382 00:18:43,729 --> 00:18:45,017 Blood pressure is 70 and falling. 383 00:18:45,042 --> 00:18:46,020 She won't make it unless we get her back now. 384 00:18:46,045 --> 00:18:47,215 GEORGIOU: Transporter Control. 385 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,454 Do we have her, Mr. Weeton? 386 00:18:48,479 --> 00:18:49,797 Pattern integrity's too weak, Captain. 387 00:18:49,822 --> 00:18:51,692 Saru, get a lock on her. Boost her signal. 388 00:18:51,717 --> 00:18:53,767 Captain, there is no signal. 389 00:18:53,792 --> 00:18:55,308 You better get me a signal. 390 00:18:55,496 --> 00:18:57,366 Remotely fire her jetpack. 391 00:18:57,391 --> 00:18:58,765 (FILTERED VOICE): She's off line. 392 00:18:58,789 --> 00:18:59,796 CONNOR: She's floating free. 393 00:18:59,820 --> 00:19:01,180 Engineering. Tractor beam? 394 00:19:01,205 --> 00:19:03,335 Can't get a lock. We're running manual calculations. 395 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:05,650 The scattering field is still a problem, Captain. 396 00:19:05,675 --> 00:19:07,167 We can't transport her until she clears it. 397 00:19:07,192 --> 00:19:08,884 DETMER: She'll soon exhibit symptoms 398 00:19:08,909 --> 00:19:10,544 of acute radiation syndrome. 399 00:19:10,569 --> 00:19:12,674 CONNOR: She's not gonna last much longer. 400 00:19:12,699 --> 00:19:15,406 Hang on. 401 00:19:17,826 --> 00:19:21,370 (DISTORTED VOICE CLEARING): Shenzhou, please respond. 402 00:19:21,395 --> 00:19:23,959 - JANUZZI: Commander Burnham? - (SUIT ALARM BEEPING) 403 00:19:23,984 --> 00:19:25,785 Commander, please respond. 404 00:19:25,810 --> 00:19:27,996 Control to Commander Burnham. 405 00:19:28,021 --> 00:19:29,851 Commander, do you read? 406 00:19:29,876 --> 00:19:31,297 Please respond. 407 00:19:37,708 --> 00:19:39,708 (MALE SPEAKING KLINGON) 408 00:19:39,734 --> 00:19:42,132 _ 409 00:19:42,157 --> 00:19:45,014 _ 410 00:19:45,039 --> 00:19:47,039 _ 411 00:19:47,064 --> 00:19:50,608 _ 412 00:19:56,288 --> 00:19:58,288 _ 413 00:19:58,313 --> 00:20:01,180 _ 414 00:20:02,185 --> 00:20:04,501 _ 415 00:20:04,526 --> 00:20:07,040 _ 416 00:20:07,065 --> 00:20:09,607 _ 417 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,334 _ 418 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,828 _ 419 00:20:16,310 --> 00:20:18,520 (WHOOSHING) 420 00:20:45,704 --> 00:20:48,574 (ROARS) 421 00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:50,769 (ALL ROARING) 422 00:20:59,256 --> 00:21:02,412 _ 423 00:21:03,389 --> 00:21:05,741 _ 424 00:21:05,780 --> 00:21:07,045 _ 425 00:21:07,070 --> 00:21:09,070 _ 426 00:21:09,095 --> 00:21:12,421 _ 427 00:21:12,446 --> 00:21:19,116 _ 428 00:21:19,649 --> 00:21:24,118 _ 429 00:21:24,143 --> 00:21:28,081 (OTHERS SHOULD KLINGON PHRASE IN UNISON) 430 00:21:28,106 --> 00:21:30,417 (OVERLAPPING CHATTER) 431 00:21:32,032 --> 00:21:34,647 TESTING COMPUTER: Pupil Burnham. 432 00:21:34,672 --> 00:21:36,023 Pupil Burnham. 433 00:21:36,048 --> 00:21:38,202 (OVERLAPPING CHATTER) 434 00:21:38,227 --> 00:21:40,396 CHILD: 14 solar years. 435 00:21:40,421 --> 00:21:42,881 (OVERLAPPING CHATTER CONTINUES) 436 00:21:45,085 --> 00:21:47,955 TESTING COMPUTER: Klingon social order rests upon? 437 00:21:47,980 --> 00:21:50,103 Inviolable honor/shame dynamic. 438 00:21:50,128 --> 00:21:52,705 Correct. Klingon homeworld Qo'noS. 439 00:21:52,730 --> 00:21:54,545 Unwelcoming to the Federation. 440 00:21:54,570 --> 00:21:56,880 Correct. Klingon political order. 441 00:21:56,905 --> 00:21:58,210 24 great houses. 442 00:21:58,235 --> 00:22:02,695 Correct. Location of the most recent Klingon terror raid. 443 00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:08,256 Unacceptable duration between query and correct response. 444 00:22:08,281 --> 00:22:11,740 Number of survivors at the Human-Vulcan science outpost 445 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:13,788 at Doctari Alpha. 446 00:22:14,042 --> 00:22:18,679 Unacceptable duration between query and correct response. 447 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:21,204 Number of survivors at Doctari Alpha. 448 00:22:21,229 --> 00:22:22,283 No. 449 00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:23,776 Unacceptable response. 450 00:22:23,801 --> 00:22:25,585 - Number of survivors... - Please. 451 00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:28,362 (OVERLAPPING QUESTIONS) 452 00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:30,098 Stop! 453 00:22:30,123 --> 00:22:32,623 Program paused. 454 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,526 Sarek. 455 00:22:38,551 --> 00:22:40,267 I'm sorry. 456 00:22:40,292 --> 00:22:41,644 I can do better. 457 00:22:41,669 --> 00:22:44,425 When emotion brings us ghosts from the past, 458 00:22:44,450 --> 00:22:47,433 only logic can root us in the present. 459 00:22:47,458 --> 00:22:49,498 Maybe I can try to learn Vulcan. 460 00:22:49,523 --> 00:22:51,855 To be quicker with my answers. 461 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,460 Your human tongue is not the problem. 462 00:22:54,485 --> 00:22:56,929 It is your human heart. 463 00:22:59,432 --> 00:23:00,972 (GASPS) 464 00:23:01,416 --> 00:23:04,006 (MACHINERY HUMMING) 465 00:23:04,031 --> 00:23:06,361 (PANTING) 466 00:23:06,805 --> 00:23:09,475 MAN (ON COMM): Good. You're awake. 467 00:23:09,500 --> 00:23:12,240 I was dreaming. 468 00:23:12,265 --> 00:23:13,770 Oh? What about? 469 00:23:14,114 --> 00:23:15,967 Klingons. 470 00:23:15,992 --> 00:23:18,753 How did I get here? 471 00:23:19,204 --> 00:23:21,945 We transported you back aboard three hours ago. 472 00:23:22,198 --> 00:23:23,948 BURNHAM: Three hours? 473 00:23:23,973 --> 00:23:26,324 COMPUTER: Antiproton therapy regimen incomplete. 474 00:23:26,349 --> 00:23:28,636 - Commander, what are you doing? - Session terminated prematurely. 475 00:23:28,661 --> 00:23:30,291 - Medical Emergency - There's no time. 476 00:23:30,316 --> 00:23:32,707 Commander, wait. The recombination process 477 00:23:32,732 --> 00:23:33,992 is nowhere near finished. 478 00:23:34,017 --> 00:23:36,075 I need you back in the antiproton chamber. 479 00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,680 Do you understand the effect of genetic unspooling? 480 00:23:38,705 --> 00:23:40,075 You don't want to die that way. 481 00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:41,495 Commander! 482 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,081 DETMER: The binaries are kicking off 483 00:23:43,106 --> 00:23:44,930 serious QEs up and down the spectrum. 484 00:23:44,955 --> 00:23:46,255 GANT: Targeting gets hot, but I still 485 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:47,650 can't tell what I'm grabbing onto. 486 00:23:47,675 --> 00:23:49,367 I want to know what's out there, people. 487 00:23:49,392 --> 00:23:51,196 Okay, let's go around the horn again, by the numbers. 488 00:23:51,226 --> 00:23:53,226 What's going on? 489 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:55,884 Number One, you should be in sickbay. 490 00:23:55,909 --> 00:23:57,449 What... 491 00:23:57,628 --> 00:23:58,915 Have they made contact? 492 00:23:58,940 --> 00:24:00,412 Who's "they"? 493 00:24:00,437 --> 00:24:01,517 There are Klingons out there. 494 00:24:01,542 --> 00:24:02,832 We need to go to red alert. 495 00:24:02,857 --> 00:24:04,326 GEORGIOU: Michael. 496 00:24:06,162 --> 00:24:09,422 Almost no one has seen a Klingon in a hundred years. 497 00:24:09,447 --> 00:24:11,527 I have. One attacked me on that object. 498 00:24:11,940 --> 00:24:13,020 Check my helmet cam. 499 00:24:13,045 --> 00:24:14,435 The footage was corrupted. 500 00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:16,613 SARU: Internal sensors show that the commander has entered the bridge 501 00:24:16,638 --> 00:24:17,928 in an irradiated state. 502 00:24:17,953 --> 00:24:19,230 Without immediate treatment, 503 00:24:19,255 --> 00:24:21,261 her condition will most certainly be terminal. 504 00:24:21,286 --> 00:24:23,466 He was warrior caste. 505 00:24:23,491 --> 00:24:25,967 His-his EV suit bore a Klingon house insignia. 506 00:24:25,992 --> 00:24:27,669 She also has a grade-three concussion. 507 00:24:27,694 --> 00:24:28,882 I'm not delusional. 508 00:24:28,907 --> 00:24:30,857 This has nothing to do with a concussion. 509 00:24:30,882 --> 00:24:32,842 Philippa... 510 00:24:33,162 --> 00:24:36,603 there are Klingons. 511 00:24:39,985 --> 00:24:41,905 Red alert. 512 00:24:43,274 --> 00:24:45,987 (ALARM SOUNDING) 513 00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:47,735 Tell me what happened. 514 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,470 He ambushed me. 515 00:24:49,507 --> 00:24:51,446 I hit my thruster pack to get away. 516 00:24:51,471 --> 00:24:53,811 I somehow knocked him into his blade. 517 00:24:53,903 --> 00:24:55,997 I killed him. 518 00:24:56,785 --> 00:24:59,499 But that object could be hiding a Klingon raiding party, 519 00:24:59,524 --> 00:25:01,274 obscured behind that scattering field. 520 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:03,174 GEORGIOU: If there are Klingons in this sector, 521 00:25:03,199 --> 00:25:06,092 they may be responsible for the damage to our relay. 522 00:25:06,322 --> 00:25:08,577 If there are Klingons in this sector, 523 00:25:08,602 --> 00:25:10,261 we should withdraw immediately. 524 00:25:10,286 --> 00:25:12,305 This is Federation space. 525 00:25:12,330 --> 00:25:13,780 Retreat is not an option. 526 00:25:14,686 --> 00:25:17,056 Whatever is over there 527 00:25:17,081 --> 00:25:18,689 needs to show itself. 528 00:25:18,714 --> 00:25:21,606 If it's hiding Klingons, we've got to flush them out. 529 00:25:21,792 --> 00:25:25,111 Target phase cannons on the object. 530 00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:30,243 We cannot destroy another culture's property on a whim. 531 00:25:30,268 --> 00:25:31,938 I didn't say anything about destroying it. 532 00:25:31,963 --> 00:25:34,333 Let's make them think we're going to attack. 533 00:25:34,358 --> 00:25:36,454 Target the object. 534 00:25:36,649 --> 00:25:38,769 GANT: We're locked on. 535 00:25:39,019 --> 00:25:40,518 Something is scanning us. 536 00:25:40,543 --> 00:25:42,794 They've detected our weapons signature. 537 00:25:43,058 --> 00:25:45,577 Wait. 538 00:25:48,745 --> 00:25:51,035 (SHIP WHOOSHING) 539 00:25:51,060 --> 00:25:53,972 (ALARM BEEPING) 540 00:25:57,855 --> 00:25:59,968 (FILTERED VOICE): Impossible. 541 00:25:59,993 --> 00:26:02,033 CONNOR: No warp signatures detected, Captain. 542 00:26:02,213 --> 00:26:04,333 GEORGIOU: Then where did they come from? 543 00:26:04,403 --> 00:26:07,585 Mr. Gant, disengage phase-cannon targeting. 544 00:26:08,553 --> 00:26:10,228 Number One, get to sickbay. 545 00:26:10,253 --> 00:26:12,873 I need you fixed up and back on the bridge, stat. 546 00:26:12,992 --> 00:26:16,092 Mr. Januzzi, contact Starfleet Command. 547 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:17,827 Send an encoded message. 548 00:26:17,852 --> 00:26:22,071 Tell them we have engaged the Klingons. 549 00:26:28,592 --> 00:26:30,132 JANUZZI: Unidentified Klingon vessel, 550 00:26:30,157 --> 00:26:31,577 this is the Federation Starship Shenzhou. 551 00:26:31,602 --> 00:26:33,803 Please respond. 552 00:26:35,222 --> 00:26:36,802 Unidentified Klingon vessel, 553 00:26:36,827 --> 00:26:39,247 this is the Federation Starship Shenzhou. Please respond. 554 00:26:39,287 --> 00:26:40,716 _ 555 00:26:40,741 --> 00:26:44,153 _ 556 00:26:45,646 --> 00:26:48,865 _ 557 00:26:49,021 --> 00:26:51,982 _ 558 00:26:53,441 --> 00:26:55,472 _ 559 00:26:55,497 --> 00:26:57,357 _ 560 00:26:57,382 --> 00:26:58,864 _ 561 00:26:58,889 --> 00:27:01,753 _ 562 00:27:01,778 --> 00:27:03,692 _ 563 00:27:04,012 --> 00:27:05,543 _ 564 00:27:05,568 --> 00:27:08,488 _ 565 00:27:08,513 --> 00:27:09,997 _ 566 00:27:10,029 --> 00:27:11,723 _ 567 00:27:11,748 --> 00:27:13,466 _ 568 00:27:13,491 --> 00:27:17,122 _ 569 00:27:17,546 --> 00:27:20,358 _ 570 00:27:20,390 --> 00:27:24,178 _ 571 00:27:24,203 --> 00:27:26,296 _ 572 00:27:26,321 --> 00:27:28,662 _ 573 00:27:28,687 --> 00:27:30,530 _ 574 00:27:31,389 --> 00:27:34,171 _ 575 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,749 _ 576 00:27:38,921 --> 00:27:42,366 _ 577 00:27:45,616 --> 00:27:48,363 _ 578 00:27:48,388 --> 00:27:50,388 _ 579 00:27:50,413 --> 00:27:53,143 _ 580 00:27:56,628 --> 00:28:01,014 _ 581 00:28:01,404 --> 00:28:04,153 _ 582 00:28:04,178 --> 00:28:06,999 _ 583 00:28:07,024 --> 00:28:08,787 _ 584 00:28:08,881 --> 00:28:10,881 _ 585 00:28:11,287 --> 00:28:12,873 _ 586 00:28:12,898 --> 00:28:14,898 _ 587 00:28:16,232 --> 00:28:19,302 _ 588 00:28:23,740 --> 00:28:25,896 _ 589 00:28:26,084 --> 00:28:29,951 _ 590 00:28:32,055 --> 00:28:34,328 _ 591 00:28:34,353 --> 00:28:36,453 _ 592 00:28:36,786 --> 00:28:38,786 ♪ ♪ 593 00:28:51,725 --> 00:28:55,701 _ 594 00:28:55,726 --> 00:28:58,240 _ 595 00:28:58,265 --> 00:29:00,459 _ 596 00:29:06,811 --> 00:29:10,437 _ 597 00:29:10,462 --> 00:29:13,357 _ 598 00:29:13,382 --> 00:29:16,686 _ 599 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,818 _ 600 00:29:21,581 --> 00:29:24,451 (ALARM PULSING) 601 00:29:24,476 --> 00:29:26,476 _ 602 00:29:26,660 --> 00:29:30,715 _ 603 00:29:30,740 --> 00:29:32,504 _ 604 00:29:32,529 --> 00:29:33,840 _ 605 00:29:33,865 --> 00:29:35,536 _ 606 00:29:35,561 --> 00:29:37,402 _ 607 00:29:37,427 --> 00:29:39,058 _ 608 00:29:39,083 --> 00:29:41,083 _ 609 00:29:42,729 --> 00:29:47,507 _ 610 00:29:47,532 --> 00:29:50,070 _ 611 00:29:50,095 --> 00:29:55,062 (CHANTING CONTINUES) 612 00:29:57,755 --> 00:29:59,715 JANUZZI: Unidentified Klingon vessel, 613 00:29:59,740 --> 00:30:02,237 this is the Federation Starship Shenzhou. Please respond. 614 00:30:02,262 --> 00:30:03,932 Unidentified Klingon vessel, 615 00:30:03,957 --> 00:30:05,393 this is the Federation Starship Shenzhou. 616 00:30:05,418 --> 00:30:07,628 Please respond. 617 00:30:08,095 --> 00:30:09,986 Is there any chance they can't hear us? 618 00:30:10,011 --> 00:30:12,048 You're transmitting on every subspace channel there is. 619 00:30:12,073 --> 00:30:14,743 Your orders, Commander? 620 00:30:14,885 --> 00:30:16,135 Any response? 621 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,512 None. 622 00:30:17,537 --> 00:30:20,371 Commander, there is something 623 00:30:20,396 --> 00:30:22,590 I'd like to show you. 624 00:30:24,776 --> 00:30:29,026 Their hull is covered in hollow, ornamental, metallic pods, 625 00:30:29,051 --> 00:30:30,842 thousands of them, tightly interlocked, 626 00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:34,247 forming a kind of... armor. 627 00:30:34,288 --> 00:30:36,077 Not the most efficient defense. 628 00:30:36,132 --> 00:30:39,842 I suspect its purpose is more symbolic than practical. 629 00:30:40,325 --> 00:30:43,850 They contain Klingon biological material 630 00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:45,723 in various states of decay. 631 00:30:45,748 --> 00:30:47,497 Remote dating is wildly divergent. 632 00:30:47,522 --> 00:30:49,475 Some bones date back thousands of years, 633 00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:50,725 others only hours old. 634 00:30:50,750 --> 00:30:54,265 Their entire ship is covered with coffins. 635 00:30:54,290 --> 00:30:58,029 Commander, the captain listens to you. 636 00:30:58,054 --> 00:30:59,554 Tell her. 637 00:30:59,579 --> 00:31:02,614 We must withdraw. 638 00:31:03,267 --> 00:31:06,075 I'm afraid that's no longer possible. 639 00:31:10,334 --> 00:31:13,374 Your world has food chains. 640 00:31:13,399 --> 00:31:15,439 Mine does not. 641 00:31:15,464 --> 00:31:17,479 Our species map is binary. 642 00:31:17,504 --> 00:31:20,166 We are either predator or prey. 643 00:31:20,191 --> 00:31:21,981 My people were hunted. 644 00:31:22,006 --> 00:31:24,556 Bred. Farmed. 645 00:31:24,809 --> 00:31:26,800 We are your livestock of old. 646 00:31:26,825 --> 00:31:30,098 We were biologically determined for one purpose 647 00:31:30,123 --> 00:31:31,886 and one purpose alone: 648 00:31:32,535 --> 00:31:35,573 to sense the coming of death. 649 00:31:37,687 --> 00:31:40,485 I sense it coming now. 650 00:31:44,781 --> 00:31:47,571 GEORGIOU: The Klingon flagship has a stealth mode. 651 00:31:47,596 --> 00:31:49,459 It's some kind of cloaking screen, 652 00:31:49,484 --> 00:31:51,718 unlike anything we've ever seen, Admiral. 653 00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:53,783 There may be more vessels out there than we know. 654 00:31:53,848 --> 00:31:55,518 We've reached out with every form 655 00:31:55,543 --> 00:31:57,655 of friendship greeting Starfleet has. 656 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:58,814 They're blocking our hails. 657 00:31:58,839 --> 00:32:00,234 Uh, it feels like a setup. 658 00:32:00,259 --> 00:32:02,764 Maybe our relay got too close for Klingon comfort, 659 00:32:02,789 --> 00:32:05,079 and they destroyed it to lure us out here. 660 00:32:05,129 --> 00:32:06,589 You remember my first officer 661 00:32:06,614 --> 00:32:08,322 Michael Burnham? 662 00:32:08,347 --> 00:32:10,197 Next time, you might try not disturbing 663 00:32:10,222 --> 00:32:11,635 the property of a warrior race 664 00:32:11,660 --> 00:32:13,580 we've hardly spoken to for a hundred years. 665 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,380 Our only choice now is to navigate this situation 666 00:32:16,405 --> 00:32:18,064 with as much finesse as possible. 667 00:32:18,089 --> 00:32:20,067 Admiral, if I may. 668 00:32:23,032 --> 00:32:26,756 The ideal outcome for any Klingon interaction is battle. 669 00:32:26,781 --> 00:32:29,451 They're relentlessly hostile, sir. 670 00:32:29,476 --> 00:32:30,806 It's in their nature. 671 00:32:30,831 --> 00:32:32,842 The Federation and the Klingon Empire 672 00:32:32,867 --> 00:32:35,345 have always been on the cold side of war. 673 00:32:35,392 --> 00:32:37,535 We've had only fleeting run-ins with them for a century. 674 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:39,020 And now you presume 675 00:32:39,045 --> 00:32:40,455 to know their motivation 676 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:42,140 because it is "in their nature"? 677 00:32:42,165 --> 00:32:43,770 Considering your background, I would think 678 00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:46,260 you're the last person to make assumptions based on race. 679 00:32:46,285 --> 00:32:49,325 With respect, it would be unwise to confuse race and culture. 680 00:32:49,350 --> 00:32:52,270 The Europa and all fleet vessels within range 681 00:32:52,295 --> 00:32:54,100 will be at your coordinates in two hours. 682 00:32:54,125 --> 00:32:55,065 Hold your position. 683 00:32:55,090 --> 00:32:57,575 Do nothing absent provocation, understood? 684 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,089 Understood, Admiral. 685 00:32:59,114 --> 00:33:01,462 COMPUTER: Signal terminated. 686 00:33:01,487 --> 00:33:04,396 That went well. 687 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,560 What's the mood outside? 688 00:33:06,585 --> 00:33:09,434 Saru is the only one talking. 689 00:33:09,459 --> 00:33:13,299 He strongly believes we should about-face. 690 00:33:13,579 --> 00:33:16,279 There is a space station at Eagle-Twelve, 691 00:33:16,304 --> 00:33:17,665 three light-years away. 692 00:33:17,690 --> 00:33:20,726 The Andorian colony at Gamma-Hydra is six. 693 00:33:20,751 --> 00:33:24,161 Shenzhou is their only line of defense if the Klingons attack. 694 00:33:24,186 --> 00:33:26,465 Not if... when. 695 00:33:26,490 --> 00:33:29,370 I have to hope that whatever happens here 696 00:33:29,395 --> 00:33:31,890 can serve as a bridge between our civilizations. 697 00:33:31,915 --> 00:33:34,892 That's the diplomat in you talking. 698 00:33:35,010 --> 00:33:37,260 What does the soldier say? 699 00:33:39,085 --> 00:33:41,565 Nothing good. 700 00:33:44,180 --> 00:33:45,970 SARU (ON COMMS): Captain to the bridge. 701 00:33:47,242 --> 00:33:48,662 Status? 702 00:33:48,687 --> 00:33:51,063 Massive photonic activity on the Klingon object, Captain. 703 00:33:51,088 --> 00:33:53,141 Output is over one billion lumens per square meter. 704 00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:54,336 CONNOR: Optical sensors overloading. 705 00:33:54,361 --> 00:33:55,803 GEORGIOU: Bring plasmatic filters on line. 706 00:33:55,828 --> 00:33:57,577 CONNOR: Rerouting power. 707 00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:58,969 GEORGIOU: Is that a weapon? 708 00:33:58,994 --> 00:34:02,016 It seems to be some sort of signal emitter. 709 00:34:02,748 --> 00:34:04,748 Where are my filters? 710 00:34:04,773 --> 00:34:06,523 CONNOR: They're at 100%, Captain. 711 00:34:06,548 --> 00:34:08,548 (HIGH-PITCHED SOUND GROWING LOUDER) 712 00:34:09,468 --> 00:34:12,721 (HIGH-PITCHED RINGING) 713 00:34:19,403 --> 00:34:23,048 - (HIGH-PITCHED RINGING CONTINUES) - CONNOR: Initiating emergency shutdown. 714 00:34:23,073 --> 00:34:24,222 That noise is some kind of 715 00:34:24,247 --> 00:34:25,487 electromagnetic subspace wave-form. 716 00:34:25,512 --> 00:34:26,892 Narrowing channel range. 717 00:34:26,917 --> 00:34:28,473 Adjusting orientation to minimize dispersal. 718 00:34:28,498 --> 00:34:29,628 Somebody turn it down. 719 00:34:29,653 --> 00:34:30,966 Aye, Captain. 720 00:34:30,991 --> 00:34:32,835 - All the way down. - SARU: Acoustics are muted. 721 00:34:32,860 --> 00:34:35,994 That's the ship's superstructure in sympathetic vibration. 722 00:34:36,456 --> 00:34:38,116 It's a signal pulse. 723 00:34:38,141 --> 00:34:39,761 Is there a message? 724 00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:41,232 This may be the message. 725 00:34:41,257 --> 00:34:43,895 Captain, what if they're calling for the same thing we are? 726 00:34:44,416 --> 00:34:45,865 Backup. 727 00:34:45,890 --> 00:34:48,210 Long-range sensors to the maximum, Saru. 728 00:34:48,235 --> 00:34:49,615 If more Klingons are on their way, 729 00:34:49,795 --> 00:34:51,736 I want as much notice as possible. 730 00:34:51,761 --> 00:34:53,301 Permission to leave the bridge, Captain? 731 00:34:53,326 --> 00:34:55,996 - Are you kidding? - It's relevant. 732 00:34:56,635 --> 00:34:58,324 Granted. 733 00:34:58,349 --> 00:35:01,310 Ensign, get me a status report, deck by deck. 734 00:35:01,335 --> 00:35:02,455 Aye, Captain. 735 00:35:03,532 --> 00:35:05,412 Computer. 736 00:35:05,452 --> 00:35:06,532 COMPUTER: Working. 737 00:35:06,557 --> 00:35:09,267 Open dedicated subspace channel 222AA7. 738 00:35:09,292 --> 00:35:10,861 COMPUTER: Use of this frequency requires 739 00:35:10,886 --> 00:35:13,189 - diplomatic authorization. - Voiceprint authorize. 740 00:35:13,214 --> 00:35:15,660 Burnham... Michael. 741 00:35:15,685 --> 00:35:17,377 COMPUTER: Confirmed. 742 00:35:17,571 --> 00:35:19,071 Commander Burnham. 743 00:35:19,096 --> 00:35:20,720 Hello, Sarek. 744 00:35:20,745 --> 00:35:21,791 I'm happy to see you. 745 00:35:21,816 --> 00:35:23,186 So many years. 746 00:35:23,211 --> 00:35:25,224 And still you allow emotional considerations 747 00:35:25,249 --> 00:35:26,669 to impede your logic. 748 00:35:26,694 --> 00:35:29,441 They inform my logic. 749 00:35:30,436 --> 00:35:32,567 I need your help. 750 00:35:32,592 --> 00:35:35,499 I assume the timing of the call was not coincidental. 751 00:35:35,524 --> 00:35:38,390 The quadrant reports a new star in the sky. 752 00:35:39,766 --> 00:35:42,846 What have you done out there, on the edge of Federation space? 753 00:35:42,871 --> 00:35:44,961 We've encountered the Klingons. 754 00:35:44,986 --> 00:35:48,526 How rare to meet one's own demons in the flesh. 755 00:35:48,551 --> 00:35:50,551 I killed one. 756 00:35:50,980 --> 00:35:55,040 In light of the fact that they killed your parents, 757 00:35:55,065 --> 00:35:58,195 some might think that only fair. 758 00:35:58,220 --> 00:35:59,908 However, 759 00:35:59,933 --> 00:36:02,457 if a death was necessary, 760 00:36:02,482 --> 00:36:05,584 I am satisfied it was not yours. 761 00:36:06,866 --> 00:36:09,996 I'm most certain you did not call me for emotional solace. 762 00:36:10,021 --> 00:36:11,851 We're facing off. 763 00:36:11,876 --> 00:36:13,956 No fire has been exchanged. 764 00:36:14,117 --> 00:36:15,997 But they didn't turn on that beacon 765 00:36:16,022 --> 00:36:18,182 until Starfleet was on its way to our position. 766 00:36:18,207 --> 00:36:20,432 I think they're summoning more of their kind. 767 00:36:20,457 --> 00:36:22,855 An odd proposition given that their empire 768 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:24,840 has been in disarray for generations. 769 00:36:24,865 --> 00:36:27,455 But you are describing something out of the ordinary. 770 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,270 Restraint in the face of conflict. 771 00:36:30,295 --> 00:36:33,486 When a civilization acts in opposition to its instincts, 772 00:36:33,511 --> 00:36:37,391 it may be under the influence of something, or someone, new. 773 00:36:37,783 --> 00:36:41,584 Great unifiers are few and far between, 774 00:36:41,609 --> 00:36:43,789 but they do come. 775 00:36:43,814 --> 00:36:47,274 Often, such leaders will need a profound cause 776 00:36:47,299 --> 00:36:49,299 for their followers to rally around. 777 00:36:49,324 --> 00:36:50,984 A war. 778 00:36:51,483 --> 00:36:54,693 Be very careful that your assumptions 779 00:36:54,718 --> 00:36:58,303 are not being driven by your past. 780 00:36:58,328 --> 00:37:00,908 This isn't about what happened, Sarek. 781 00:37:00,933 --> 00:37:03,223 It's what's happening now. 782 00:37:04,952 --> 00:37:07,497 How did the Vulcans achieve diplomatic relations 783 00:37:07,522 --> 00:37:08,902 with the Klingons? 784 00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:11,161 That is a solution particular to us. 785 00:37:11,186 --> 00:37:14,404 One cannot assume it would work on a ship commanded by humans. 786 00:37:14,429 --> 00:37:18,193 Sarek... please. 787 00:37:18,218 --> 00:37:21,468 I caution you, be considered 788 00:37:21,493 --> 00:37:24,112 with how you use this information. 789 00:37:24,137 --> 00:37:26,707 You cannot save lives that have already been lost. 790 00:37:26,732 --> 00:37:28,102 Tell me. 791 00:37:28,127 --> 00:37:31,378 How did you keep the Klingons at bay? 792 00:37:32,686 --> 00:37:35,186 GEORGIOU: Engineering, report. 793 00:37:35,211 --> 00:37:36,322 Internal damage, negative. 794 00:37:36,347 --> 00:37:37,667 Core is 100%. 795 00:37:37,691 --> 00:37:39,572 Captain, we have to fire on them. 796 00:37:39,597 --> 00:37:41,135 Hit that ship with everything we've got. 797 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,744 GEORGIOU: Absolutely not. They haven't powered weapons. 798 00:37:43,769 --> 00:37:45,878 They don't appear to pose an imminent threat. 799 00:37:45,903 --> 00:37:48,332 The Klingon threat is always imminent and inevitable. 800 00:37:48,357 --> 00:37:50,517 - Tactical log's ready. - Thank you, Mr. Gant. 801 00:37:50,542 --> 00:37:53,942 I'd like to remind you, we're wildly outgunned. 802 00:37:54,229 --> 00:37:56,904 240 years ago, near H'Atoria, 803 00:37:56,929 --> 00:37:58,929 a Vulcan ship crossed into Klingon space. 804 00:37:58,979 --> 00:38:00,908 The Klingons attacked immediately. 805 00:38:00,933 --> 00:38:02,743 They destroyed the vessel. 806 00:38:02,768 --> 00:38:05,268 Vulcans don't make the same mistake twice. 807 00:38:05,293 --> 00:38:07,953 From then on, until formal relations were established, 808 00:38:07,978 --> 00:38:10,127 whenever the Vulcans crossed paths with Klingons, 809 00:38:10,152 --> 00:38:12,352 the Vulcans fired first. 810 00:38:12,377 --> 00:38:15,420 They said "hello" in a language the Klingons understood. 811 00:38:15,445 --> 00:38:17,235 Violence brought respect. 812 00:38:17,260 --> 00:38:19,170 Respect brought peace. 813 00:38:19,356 --> 00:38:23,196 Captain. We have to give the Klingons a Vulcan "hello." 814 00:38:23,221 --> 00:38:25,482 If their intention is to attack, 815 00:38:25,674 --> 00:38:29,102 balling up our fists won't dissuade them. 816 00:38:32,105 --> 00:38:34,145 It would be logical for you to take into account 817 00:38:34,170 --> 00:38:36,947 my success rate during our seven years together, 818 00:38:36,972 --> 00:38:39,126 and execute my plan without further challenge 819 00:38:39,151 --> 00:38:40,893 before we're dragged into war. 820 00:38:40,918 --> 00:38:43,338 Starfleet doesn't fire first. 821 00:38:43,385 --> 00:38:44,925 That's all, Number One. 822 00:38:44,957 --> 00:38:46,495 We have to. 823 00:38:49,450 --> 00:38:52,876 In my ready room. Now. 824 00:38:53,842 --> 00:38:55,829 Lieutenant Commander, you have the bridge. 825 00:38:55,854 --> 00:38:58,141 SARU: Yes, Captain. 826 00:39:01,997 --> 00:39:03,390 Computer, privacy. 827 00:39:03,415 --> 00:39:04,297 Captain... 828 00:39:04,322 --> 00:39:06,412 How dare you challenge me? 829 00:39:06,730 --> 00:39:09,382 I apologize for my insubordination. 830 00:39:09,407 --> 00:39:12,270 Don't you realize that kind of talk can destabilize a crew? 831 00:39:12,295 --> 00:39:13,835 Don't underestimate them. 832 00:39:13,860 --> 00:39:15,203 I've overseen their exercises; 833 00:39:15,228 --> 00:39:16,493 they're ready for battle. 834 00:39:16,518 --> 00:39:18,449 Battle is not a simulation. 835 00:39:18,474 --> 00:39:23,514 It's blood and screams and funerals. 836 00:39:23,539 --> 00:39:25,412 I taught you better than this. 837 00:39:25,437 --> 00:39:27,415 We don't start shooting on a hunch, 838 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:30,060 and we don't take innocent lives. Period. 839 00:39:30,572 --> 00:39:33,032 I understand your history with the Klingons. 840 00:39:33,057 --> 00:39:34,402 My commitment to this course of action 841 00:39:34,427 --> 00:39:35,767 is not emotional. 842 00:39:35,792 --> 00:39:38,332 We target its neck, cut off its head... 843 00:39:38,357 --> 00:39:39,618 You're still injured. 844 00:39:39,643 --> 00:39:41,228 - You're not thinking clearly... - Thousands of lives will be 845 00:39:41,253 --> 00:39:43,094 - lost because of failure to act. - Whose lives? 846 00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:45,204 Victims of your imaginary war? 847 00:39:45,237 --> 00:39:47,595 And your life, Captain. 848 00:39:48,379 --> 00:39:50,478 Yours. 849 00:39:52,304 --> 00:39:55,054 Stand down, Commander Burnham. 850 00:39:55,079 --> 00:39:57,057 That's an order. 851 00:39:58,461 --> 00:40:01,572 You're right. 852 00:40:03,039 --> 00:40:05,369 I may not be myself. 853 00:40:09,660 --> 00:40:12,280 Easy, Michael. 854 00:40:17,125 --> 00:40:19,545 I'm sorry. 855 00:40:24,276 --> 00:40:26,385 You're relieved, Mr. Saru. 856 00:40:26,419 --> 00:40:28,039 Where is the captain? 857 00:40:28,485 --> 00:40:30,275 I provided her with Klingon intel 858 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:31,861 from a personal source on Vulcan. 859 00:40:31,886 --> 00:40:33,346 She's passing it to the admiral. 860 00:40:33,371 --> 00:40:35,936 Weapons, slot a pair of photon torpedoes in the tubes 861 00:40:35,961 --> 00:40:37,241 and compute a firing solution 862 00:40:37,266 --> 00:40:39,061 targeting the neck of that Klingon ship. 863 00:40:39,086 --> 00:40:41,166 SARU: Is the plan to fire on the Klingons, Commander? 864 00:40:41,191 --> 00:40:44,488 We have to be ready in case that's what the captain decides. 865 00:40:44,787 --> 00:40:47,497 Are you acting on the captain's orders? 866 00:40:47,522 --> 00:40:49,432 I'm your superior officer. 867 00:40:49,457 --> 00:40:51,957 We are in a high-risk scenario. 868 00:40:51,982 --> 00:40:54,755 Question chain of command again and I'll remove you. 869 00:40:55,004 --> 00:40:57,003 Commander. It's just... 870 00:40:57,204 --> 00:40:59,204 Your breathing is elevated. 871 00:40:59,229 --> 00:41:00,934 Perspiration's visible at your hairline. 872 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:02,539 I fear what you are doing 873 00:41:02,564 --> 00:41:04,184 betrays the wishes of our captain. 874 00:41:04,209 --> 00:41:06,095 Target phasers. 875 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:07,536 Take your station, Commander. 876 00:41:07,561 --> 00:41:08,916 This is mutiny. 877 00:41:08,941 --> 00:41:12,017 Move, Saru. Tactical. 878 00:41:12,042 --> 00:41:13,239 GANT: We're locked on. 879 00:41:13,264 --> 00:41:14,130 Fire! 880 00:41:14,155 --> 00:41:16,897 GEORGIOU: Belay that order! 881 00:41:16,922 --> 00:41:18,802 Captain, please. 882 00:41:18,827 --> 00:41:20,787 I'm trying to save you. 883 00:41:20,812 --> 00:41:22,682 I'm trying to save all of you. 884 00:41:25,405 --> 00:41:27,906 Stand down. 885 00:41:36,055 --> 00:41:38,395 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 886 00:41:38,420 --> 00:41:40,296 - Captain! Incoming! - (COMPUTER BEEPING) 887 00:41:40,321 --> 00:41:41,441 Warp signatures detected. 888 00:41:41,466 --> 00:41:43,137 Is it Starfleet? 889 00:41:50,368 --> 00:41:52,546 No. 890 00:41:52,571 --> 00:41:54,227 Those ships are Klingon. 891 00:41:58,661 --> 00:42:05,565 ♪ ♪ 892 00:42:06,846 --> 00:42:10,846 - Synced and corrected by martythecrazy - - www.addic7ed.com -