1 00:00:26,027 --> 00:00:28,780 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 2 00:00:28,863 --> 00:00:30,490 That's my uncle. 3 00:00:30,573 --> 00:00:33,368 Breen Primarch of the sixth flight. 4 00:00:36,788 --> 00:00:37,789 Erigah. 5 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:43,628 - Wait. Why didn't you kill him? - He raised me. 6 00:00:43,711 --> 00:00:45,004 You want to hate me, fine. 7 00:00:45,088 --> 00:00:47,382 I will not let anything happen to Michael or you. 8 00:00:47,465 --> 00:00:48,549 Why me? 9 00:00:48,633 --> 00:00:50,873 Because you are just about the only family I've got left. 10 00:00:50,927 --> 00:00:52,720 Do you even know what you're after? 11 00:00:52,804 --> 00:00:54,889 "Power beyond all comprehension." 12 00:00:54,973 --> 00:00:58,601 If the Breen got ahold of that power, it would be catastrophic. 13 00:00:58,685 --> 00:00:59,765 We'll be long gone by then. 14 00:01:02,689 --> 00:01:04,357 Hey, the Federation can help you! 15 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,067 - Can they erase an Erigah? - Moll! 16 00:01:06,150 --> 00:01:08,903 You do not have another play here. 17 00:01:15,785 --> 00:01:17,955 This wasn't supposed to happen. 18 00:01:18,037 --> 00:01:19,998 System shows it's a Terran warp pod. 19 00:01:20,081 --> 00:01:22,921 Two life signs, sickbay equipment. It's got to be a life-support system. 20 00:01:23,001 --> 00:01:25,479 - It's Moll and L'ak. - Commander, can you grab them? 21 00:01:25,503 --> 00:01:26,897 Damn it. Too late. 22 00:01:26,921 --> 00:01:28,673 What are these? 23 00:01:28,756 --> 00:01:30,633 They're numbers in ancient Halem'nese. 24 00:01:30,717 --> 00:01:32,593 One for each of the five towers. 25 00:01:32,677 --> 00:01:36,472 The vial had the same marks, so the clue is in tower five. 26 00:01:36,556 --> 00:01:38,391 It had a metal card attached 27 00:01:38,474 --> 00:01:40,435 with some kind of Betazoid text inscription. 28 00:01:40,518 --> 00:01:43,521 Stamets is analyzing it so we can see where to go next. 29 00:01:43,604 --> 00:01:45,324 Excuse me, Captain? 30 00:01:45,356 --> 00:01:47,066 We just got a message from Fed HQ. 31 00:01:47,150 --> 00:01:49,193 The USS Locherer just found Moll and L'ak. 32 00:01:49,277 --> 00:01:52,739 Admiral Vance requests that we jump to their location immediately. 33 00:01:57,201 --> 00:02:00,413 Special offer, courier services, 34 00:02:00,496 --> 00:02:02,498 limited time only. 35 00:02:04,417 --> 00:02:07,754 Special offer, courier services, 36 00:02:07,837 --> 00:02:09,756 limited time only. 37 00:02:11,758 --> 00:02:14,969 Special offer, courier services, 38 00:02:15,053 --> 00:02:17,180 limited time only. 39 00:02:19,307 --> 00:02:22,393 Special offer, courier services, 40 00:02:22,477 --> 00:02:24,437 limited time only. 41 00:02:26,356 --> 00:02:29,108 Special offer, courier services, 42 00:02:29,192 --> 00:02:31,611 limited time only. 43 00:02:34,489 --> 00:02:36,491 It was broadcasting from the pod on a loop. 44 00:02:36,574 --> 00:02:38,368 Subspace frequency Epsilon Nineteen. 45 00:02:38,451 --> 00:02:42,622 That is a courier channel. "Special offer" is code for "SOS." 46 00:02:42,705 --> 00:02:45,041 So she was hoping a courier would rescue them. 47 00:02:45,124 --> 00:02:46,376 Luckily we got to them first. 48 00:02:46,459 --> 00:02:50,213 Admiral Vance asked me to bring a team aboard Discovery to assist with security 49 00:02:50,296 --> 00:02:52,465 - as you transfer them to Fed HQ. - All right. 50 00:02:52,548 --> 00:02:55,676 - Glad to have you with us, Commander. - Good to be back. 51 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,388 Moll had this stashed on her when we pulled her out. 52 00:02:58,471 --> 00:02:59,806 Dr. Vellek's diary. 53 00:02:59,889 --> 00:03:01,474 We already have some of it on file, 54 00:03:01,557 --> 00:03:03,118 but let's get started translating the rest. 55 00:03:03,142 --> 00:03:05,454 It'll tell us everything we need to know about the Progenitors' tech. 56 00:03:05,478 --> 00:03:07,831 - There's a Romulan on our team. - ...secure area. It is off-limits. 57 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:09,315 Hey, come on. Hands off the jacket. 58 00:03:09,399 --> 00:03:11,359 Book. You are... 59 00:03:12,068 --> 00:03:13,486 not supposed to be here. 60 00:03:13,569 --> 00:03:16,406 Yeah, uh, I heard Moll and L'ak are beaming over. 61 00:03:16,489 --> 00:03:17,782 Access is restricted. 62 00:03:17,865 --> 00:03:19,826 No one in or out without the admiral's okay. 63 00:03:19,909 --> 00:03:22,161 They may know things we don't about the clue trail 64 00:03:22,245 --> 00:03:23,639 or what we'll find at the end of it. 65 00:03:23,663 --> 00:03:26,249 I've spent more time with Moll than anyone, 66 00:03:26,332 --> 00:03:28,126 so maybe I can get her to talk. 67 00:03:28,209 --> 00:03:30,229 Report said she nearly killed you on the Enterprise. 68 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:32,046 But she didn't. 69 00:03:32,130 --> 00:03:33,381 So, lots of trust there. 70 00:03:33,464 --> 00:03:35,526 - At least let me try. - Last time I saw you... 71 00:03:35,550 --> 00:03:37,677 also a personal situation... 72 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,804 you fired on Discovery with photon torpedoes 73 00:03:39,887 --> 00:03:41,431 and set off an isolytic weapon. 74 00:03:41,514 --> 00:03:43,683 And I've been working to make things right ever since. 75 00:03:43,766 --> 00:03:46,436 That doesn't mean you're not a security risk. 76 00:03:46,519 --> 00:03:50,481 Look, Commander, Book has been instrumental in this mission so far. 77 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,946 If we need help during our debrief, I'll find you. 78 00:04:07,039 --> 00:04:08,916 He's a good man, 79 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:10,877 and I do trust him. 80 00:04:12,462 --> 00:04:15,715 I know what he means to you. That's why I went easy on him. 81 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:22,763 I'll be right back. 82 00:04:25,099 --> 00:04:26,726 We're almost ready, Captain. 83 00:04:26,809 --> 00:04:29,729 Beaming right into a biobed. Not a good sign. 84 00:04:29,812 --> 00:04:32,648 Well, L'ak is in bad shape. It's a miracle he's even still alive. 85 00:04:32,732 --> 00:04:33,900 And Moll? 86 00:04:33,983 --> 00:04:38,362 The Locherer reports she's dehydrated, half starved, but still kicking. 87 00:04:38,446 --> 00:04:42,200 Literally. When we tried to separate them, she went ballistic. 88 00:04:42,283 --> 00:04:44,202 I'm not surprised. 89 00:04:44,285 --> 00:04:46,388 We're modifying the containment field to hold them together. 90 00:04:46,412 --> 00:04:48,831 Keeping them apart would only put more stress on his system. 91 00:04:50,708 --> 00:04:52,418 Okay. Let's do this. 92 00:04:52,919 --> 00:04:55,463 Captain Burnham to the USS Locherer. 93 00:04:55,546 --> 00:04:57,131 Ready for transfer. 94 00:04:57,215 --> 00:04:59,467 Transporting now, Captain. 95 00:05:04,430 --> 00:05:07,683 - What are you doing? - I'm giving him something for the pain. 96 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:09,435 And then I need to examine him. 97 00:05:10,603 --> 00:05:11,896 We're gonna help him, Moll. 98 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:13,606 You did this to him. 99 00:05:13,689 --> 00:05:16,442 - Fierce as a sa-te kru. - Keep both eyes open. 100 00:05:16,526 --> 00:05:18,319 You know I will. 101 00:05:25,284 --> 00:05:27,245 Guards, step back. 102 00:05:36,963 --> 00:05:38,047 A word, Captain? 103 00:05:41,884 --> 00:05:43,678 L'ak is fading. 104 00:05:43,761 --> 00:05:45,763 Some kind of vital organ must have been hit, 105 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:47,932 but we don't know enough about Breen physiology 106 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:50,476 to do much besides ease his pain. 107 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,186 We have to do more. 108 00:05:52,270 --> 00:05:54,647 Breen fugitive dying in Federation custody? 109 00:05:54,730 --> 00:05:57,275 This is politically charged, to say the least. 110 00:05:57,358 --> 00:05:58,734 Tell me you have a plan. 111 00:05:58,818 --> 00:06:01,404 I did a deep dive into Dominion War-era medical research. 112 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:04,508 There is some evidence that the Breen are capable of somatic cell regeneration 113 00:06:04,532 --> 00:06:05,950 in extreme cold. 114 00:06:06,033 --> 00:06:08,494 So we located a captured Breen refrigeration unit 115 00:06:08,578 --> 00:06:10,538 in an old Fed HQ storage manifest, 116 00:06:10,621 --> 00:06:12,957 and we may be able to use it to convert a biobed 117 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,626 into a low-temperature ICU unit. 118 00:06:15,710 --> 00:06:17,878 - It's a long shot. - Do it. 119 00:06:17,962 --> 00:06:19,962 I'll alert headquarters to have it ready right now. 120 00:06:31,309 --> 00:06:33,436 Commander Asha, bring us in for docking. 121 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:36,314 I'm sorry, Captain. They're asking us to hold. 122 00:06:36,397 --> 00:06:37,732 Wonder why. 123 00:06:37,815 --> 00:06:40,401 Captain, we're receiving a hail from Admiral Vance. 124 00:06:40,484 --> 00:06:42,528 He's requesting to speak with you before we dock. 125 00:06:42,612 --> 00:06:43,613 Put him through. 126 00:06:43,696 --> 00:06:45,823 Apparently, it's classified. 127 00:06:51,203 --> 00:06:55,791 I'll meet him in my ready room. Rayner, you have the conn. 128 00:06:58,961 --> 00:06:59,962 Admiral. 129 00:07:01,047 --> 00:07:04,050 I'm having the refrigeration unit beamed over. 130 00:07:04,133 --> 00:07:06,135 Moll and L'ak will remain in your custody. 131 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:07,821 I thought we were transferring them to you. 132 00:07:07,845 --> 00:07:08,929 Change of plans. 133 00:07:09,013 --> 00:07:12,850 Once you receive it, I need you to jump immediately. 134 00:07:12,933 --> 00:07:14,518 Get them as far away as you can. 135 00:07:14,602 --> 00:07:16,270 Sir, what's happening? 136 00:07:17,855 --> 00:07:19,065 We received this. 137 00:07:21,692 --> 00:07:23,110 Breen. 138 00:07:24,278 --> 00:07:26,113 We ran it through translation. 139 00:07:26,197 --> 00:07:30,242 Your Federation has captured two fugitives who have incurred an Erigah. 140 00:07:30,326 --> 00:07:32,745 Be ready to hand them over upon our imminent arrival. 141 00:07:32,828 --> 00:07:37,041 Scans show a Breen dreadnought heading this way at maximum warp. 142 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:40,544 President Rillak is at a diplomatic summit on Tellar Prime. 143 00:07:40,628 --> 00:07:42,380 For her security, she'll remain there. 144 00:07:42,463 --> 00:07:45,341 All nonessential personnel will shelter in quarters. 145 00:07:45,424 --> 00:07:46,884 How did the Breen know we have them? 146 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:49,804 They must have intercepted our communication with the Locherer. 147 00:07:49,887 --> 00:07:52,390 Goes without saying that handing them over is not an option. 148 00:07:52,473 --> 00:07:55,476 Can't allow the Breen to become aware of the Progenitors' technology. 149 00:07:55,559 --> 00:07:57,520 So we jump away with Moll and L'ak, and then what? 150 00:07:57,603 --> 00:07:59,122 You just deny the Federation has them? 151 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:01,982 By all means, Captain, speak freely. 152 00:08:02,066 --> 00:08:04,026 Apologies, Admiral. 153 00:08:04,110 --> 00:08:06,278 To your point, the Breen are too smart for games, 154 00:08:06,362 --> 00:08:09,573 but having Moll and L'ak elsewhere will at least limit the immediate risk 155 00:08:09,657 --> 00:08:12,118 and force them to consider how far they're willing to push us 156 00:08:12,201 --> 00:08:13,345 in order to fulfill this Erigah. 157 00:08:13,369 --> 00:08:16,831 Well, with all due respect, sir, we can't keep moving indefinitely. 158 00:08:16,914 --> 00:08:20,000 They will figure it out eventually. They'll start tracking our jump signature. 159 00:08:20,084 --> 00:08:22,312 They'll leave who knows what kind of carnage in their wake 160 00:08:22,336 --> 00:08:24,797 as they follow us and keep following us. 161 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,924 Do you have an alternative proposal? 162 00:08:27,007 --> 00:08:29,009 Yeah, let Discovery stay. 163 00:08:29,093 --> 00:08:33,472 Force them to deal with us right now and find a solution. 164 00:08:34,598 --> 00:08:36,684 It'll come to that eventually, anyway. 165 00:08:37,476 --> 00:08:38,477 Fair enough. 166 00:08:43,649 --> 00:08:46,026 All right, Discovery stays, 167 00:08:46,110 --> 00:08:48,821 but Moll and L'ak will remain on board, just in case. 168 00:08:52,533 --> 00:08:54,744 Let's hope this works. 169 00:10:35,261 --> 00:10:37,346 Admiral, Captain, Commander, 170 00:10:37,429 --> 00:10:39,098 thank you for coming so quickly. 171 00:10:39,974 --> 00:10:44,019 President Rillak has delegated me to lead negotiations in her stead. 172 00:10:44,103 --> 00:10:46,605 In preparation, I have reviewed all records 173 00:10:46,689 --> 00:10:49,233 of past diplomatic relations with the Breen. 174 00:10:49,316 --> 00:10:50,568 Anything that can help us? 175 00:10:50,651 --> 00:10:52,945 There has been no official contact since before the Burn, 176 00:10:53,028 --> 00:10:55,114 so recent intelligence is limited. 177 00:10:55,197 --> 00:10:59,285 We do know they have experienced unrest since the death of their emperor. 178 00:10:59,368 --> 00:11:03,956 Six primarchs are currently at war for control of the Imperium. 179 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:05,749 Do we know which one is coming? 180 00:11:05,833 --> 00:11:08,168 - We do not. - Doesn't matter. 181 00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:09,920 All the Breen are the same. 182 00:11:10,004 --> 00:11:13,340 The word "diplomacy" is not even in their vocabulary. 183 00:11:13,424 --> 00:11:15,050 Then we shall teach it to them. 184 00:11:15,134 --> 00:11:16,844 That's more a pipe dream than a tactic. 185 00:11:16,927 --> 00:11:20,514 Do not equate a desire for understanding with lack of nerve. 186 00:11:20,598 --> 00:11:22,683 This faction seeks power. 187 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:24,727 There must be something we can offer 188 00:11:24,810 --> 00:11:27,229 that they will perceive as beneficial enough 189 00:11:27,313 --> 00:11:28,898 to negate an Erigah. 190 00:11:28,981 --> 00:11:31,233 An Erigah is a blood bounty. 191 00:11:31,317 --> 00:11:34,111 If they need to start a war to fulfill it, they will. 192 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:35,839 Let's not forget what happened the last time 193 00:11:35,863 --> 00:11:37,448 Breen entered Federation space. 194 00:11:37,531 --> 00:11:40,993 Starfleet was caught flat-footed. That's not gonna happen this time. 195 00:11:41,076 --> 00:11:43,913 I've called back some of our ships as a deterrent. 196 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:46,248 We'll mount a defense, if need be. 197 00:11:46,332 --> 00:11:49,877 We just need to keep things calm until backup arrives. 198 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,670 Something doesn't add up here. 199 00:11:51,754 --> 00:11:55,382 They don't need to come into Federation territory to make this demand. 200 00:11:55,466 --> 00:11:57,635 It's a risk for them, too. 201 00:11:57,718 --> 00:11:59,762 Would they really do it just to fulfill an Erigah? 202 00:11:59,845 --> 00:12:02,681 You believe there is another reason they want Moll and L'ak? 203 00:12:02,765 --> 00:12:04,516 I think there could be. 204 00:12:05,184 --> 00:12:06,268 As you've said before, 205 00:12:06,352 --> 00:12:09,271 the most powerful weapon in diplomacy is information. 206 00:12:10,189 --> 00:12:11,565 We need more. 207 00:12:15,110 --> 00:12:17,404 Captain Saru is currently on a diplomatic mission 208 00:12:17,488 --> 00:12:19,281 not far from Breen space. 209 00:12:19,365 --> 00:12:20,366 In a recent report, 210 00:12:20,449 --> 00:12:24,828 he noted that their factional wars stem from a succession dispute. 211 00:12:24,912 --> 00:12:28,624 Competing claims from disparate branches of the royal bloodline. 212 00:12:28,707 --> 00:12:31,710 A primarch of the royal line wouldn't need L'ak for succession, 213 00:12:31,794 --> 00:12:34,380 so what purpose would he and Moll serve then? 214 00:12:34,463 --> 00:12:39,093 It doesn't matter. None of it will matter if they think they can take us. 215 00:12:39,176 --> 00:12:42,638 My suggestion: We install thoron emitters on the hull. 216 00:12:42,721 --> 00:12:44,515 Used with duranium shadows, 217 00:12:44,598 --> 00:12:47,309 it'll give the impression that we're armed to the gills. 218 00:12:47,393 --> 00:12:49,395 At least give them pause. 219 00:12:49,478 --> 00:12:50,980 Or incite them to attack. 220 00:12:52,898 --> 00:12:56,110 So, what, we should just stick our necks out on the chopping block? 221 00:12:56,193 --> 00:12:58,487 Commander Rayner, we're on the same team here. 222 00:12:58,570 --> 00:13:01,156 Yeah? Am I the only one familiar with the Romulan saying, 223 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,908 "Never turn your back on a Breen"? 224 00:13:02,992 --> 00:13:06,286 There is nothing to be gained from xenophobic comments. 225 00:13:06,370 --> 00:13:09,415 I'm not the xenophobic one, Madam President. 226 00:13:09,498 --> 00:13:13,961 To the Breen, genocide is a necessity. Their version of a Prime Directive. 227 00:13:14,044 --> 00:13:17,214 Commander, wait for me outside. 228 00:13:33,063 --> 00:13:34,898 Madam President, Admiral, 229 00:13:34,982 --> 00:13:37,818 if Moll and L'ak have information that might be helpful, 230 00:13:37,901 --> 00:13:40,320 we have to get it out of them sooner rather than later. 231 00:13:40,404 --> 00:13:43,824 I was with them on the ISS. I got a sense of how they operate. 232 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:46,285 I think I have a shot. 233 00:13:51,415 --> 00:13:52,958 Then you better take it. 234 00:13:53,042 --> 00:13:54,710 Thank you. 235 00:13:55,711 --> 00:13:56,837 Captain. 236 00:13:57,671 --> 00:14:00,007 Make sure to keep your Number One in line. 237 00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:03,343 Can't afford any missteps when the Breen get here. 238 00:14:03,427 --> 00:14:05,971 Understood. Madam President. 239 00:14:17,191 --> 00:14:19,318 If Vance thinks a defensive position 240 00:14:19,401 --> 00:14:22,112 is anything short of an invitation to be decimated... 241 00:14:22,196 --> 00:14:24,448 The admiral is doing the best he can with what he has. 242 00:14:24,531 --> 00:14:27,868 And he's as concerned as I am about your ability to handle this today. 243 00:14:27,951 --> 00:14:30,537 Neither of you understand what you're up against here. 244 00:14:30,621 --> 00:14:32,289 But I suspect you do? 245 00:14:33,415 --> 00:14:35,000 This seems personal, Rayner. 246 00:14:35,084 --> 00:14:37,878 But if you have valuable intel, you need to share it. 247 00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:39,630 I already said what I had to say. 248 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:44,510 I apologize for the tone, Captain. 249 00:14:47,012 --> 00:14:50,599 Attention, all personnel. Those who have not received... 250 00:14:50,682 --> 00:14:52,142 Dismissed. 251 00:14:52,226 --> 00:14:54,228 ...report to Area 9 at 0900 hours. 252 00:14:58,148 --> 00:15:00,067 Lieutenant Gallo, place us on yellow alert. 253 00:15:00,150 --> 00:15:03,403 All hands prepare for the imminent arrival of the Breen. 254 00:15:04,071 --> 00:15:05,155 Hey, Tilly. 255 00:15:05,864 --> 00:15:07,241 Wait, Tilly. 256 00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:08,992 I was looking for you at the science lab, 257 00:15:09,076 --> 00:15:11,954 and they said you were taking a shuttle to Fed HQ? 258 00:15:12,037 --> 00:15:14,665 Yeah, if the Breen are gonna attack, my cadets are gonna need me. 259 00:15:14,748 --> 00:15:16,041 We need you here. 260 00:15:16,125 --> 00:15:19,002 Look, this was attached to the clue we retrieved 261 00:15:19,086 --> 00:15:20,629 from the fifth tower on Halem'no. 262 00:15:20,712 --> 00:15:22,339 It's a Betazed logo, 263 00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:25,592 and the text translates to "the labyrinths of the mind." 264 00:15:25,676 --> 00:15:29,263 So, if you and Adira could focus on the meaning of that phrase, 265 00:15:29,346 --> 00:15:32,474 then I can figure out the properties of the metal. 266 00:15:32,558 --> 00:15:34,202 Why are we talking about the clue right now? 267 00:15:34,226 --> 00:15:36,687 The last time the Breen paid a visit to the Federation, 268 00:15:36,770 --> 00:15:38,605 they destroyed an entire city. 269 00:15:38,689 --> 00:15:41,316 Which is exactly why we need to keep focusing on this. 270 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,277 Look, the Mitchell is out there, 271 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,614 and their orders are to stand by in case... 272 00:15:49,324 --> 00:15:52,995 Well, in case they receive an encrypted message from us. 273 00:15:54,246 --> 00:15:57,291 You mean, in case we can't complete the mission because we're all dead. 274 00:15:58,041 --> 00:16:01,420 This clue is the most important thing in the Federation right now. 275 00:16:01,503 --> 00:16:04,423 We have to get the Progenitors' power and keep it safe. 276 00:16:04,506 --> 00:16:07,509 And if the Breen or someone else gets it... 277 00:16:09,261 --> 00:16:13,557 And, honestly, Fed HQ is the safest place your cadets could be right now. 278 00:16:14,391 --> 00:16:15,392 So... 279 00:16:17,144 --> 00:16:20,272 can I let Adira know you're on your way to help? 280 00:16:22,232 --> 00:16:23,400 Yes. 281 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:24,484 Of course. 282 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,614 Dr. Culber, how's he doing? 283 00:16:28,697 --> 00:16:30,240 Improving, slowly. 284 00:16:30,324 --> 00:16:32,201 The blend of subzero gases promotes 285 00:16:32,284 --> 00:16:34,494 a strong immune response unique to the Breen. 286 00:16:34,578 --> 00:16:36,246 Can I talk to him? 287 00:16:36,330 --> 00:16:37,873 You can try. 288 00:16:43,420 --> 00:16:45,964 The Breen are on their way. 289 00:16:46,048 --> 00:16:48,467 They demand that we hand you both over. 290 00:16:49,301 --> 00:16:52,930 You must have foreseen the possibility they would intercept your SOS. 291 00:16:53,722 --> 00:16:56,767 - What was your plan? - Always been partial to winging it. 292 00:16:58,810 --> 00:17:02,689 On the ISS, you said you were trying to buy your way out of the Erigah 293 00:17:02,773 --> 00:17:04,274 with the Progenitors' power. 294 00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:07,774 Is there anything else they would accept as payment? 295 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:11,156 If there was, we would have paid it. 296 00:17:17,704 --> 00:17:18,914 A dreadnought... 297 00:17:18,997 --> 00:17:22,209 the most powerful warship class in the entire Breen Imperium... 298 00:17:22,292 --> 00:17:25,629 is coming all the way to Federation Headquarters for your Erigah. 299 00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:30,092 This primarch really wants you. Why? 300 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,934 We could have let you die out there. 301 00:17:41,019 --> 00:17:43,105 Instead, we're risking our lives to help you. 302 00:17:43,188 --> 00:17:45,065 If you want to help us, let us out of here. 303 00:17:45,148 --> 00:17:46,400 Take our chances on our own. 304 00:17:46,483 --> 00:17:49,069 With him in his condition? You would have no chance. 305 00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:51,029 Some things are worse than death. 306 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:54,783 - What's worse than death? - This conversation, for starters. 307 00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:02,291 Primarch doesn't actually plan to kill you, does he? 308 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,087 Who are you? 309 00:18:08,505 --> 00:18:09,631 His child? 310 00:18:10,465 --> 00:18:12,467 Sibling? Cousin? 311 00:18:17,973 --> 00:18:20,851 What does he really want with you? 312 00:18:23,437 --> 00:18:27,024 Fine, I'll tell you what he wants: the throne. 313 00:18:27,899 --> 00:18:29,985 I'm guessing somehow you can get it for him, 314 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:31,778 if he can have you under his thumb again. 315 00:18:31,862 --> 00:18:33,423 And for someone who fought for their freedom, 316 00:18:33,447 --> 00:18:35,167 that would be worse than death, wouldn't it? 317 00:18:44,708 --> 00:18:46,543 Oh, it's you, isn't it? 318 00:18:50,380 --> 00:18:53,050 You are the bloodline, not the primarch. 319 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:56,011 He can't succeed without you. 320 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:58,805 Yeah. 321 00:18:58,889 --> 00:19:00,265 Lucky me. 322 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:04,936 Direct descendant of the emperor. 323 00:19:05,020 --> 00:19:07,981 The scion of the Breen Imperium. 324 00:19:09,566 --> 00:19:12,194 Makes me sick to even say it. 325 00:19:13,779 --> 00:19:15,947 So do me a favor. 326 00:19:16,031 --> 00:19:17,532 When my uncle gets here, 327 00:19:19,826 --> 00:19:21,828 spit in his face for me. 328 00:19:38,637 --> 00:19:42,349 I've found a match for the phrase inscribed upon the metal card. 329 00:19:42,432 --> 00:19:45,727 Labyrinths of the Mind is the title of a Betazoid manuscript, 330 00:19:45,811 --> 00:19:49,356 written in 2371 by a Dr. Marina Derex. 331 00:19:49,439 --> 00:19:52,043 That's one of the scientists who helped hide the Progenitors' tech. 332 00:19:52,067 --> 00:19:54,444 Any chance you can source us a copy? 333 00:19:54,528 --> 00:19:56,589 Only a few thousand were published in its time. 334 00:19:56,613 --> 00:19:58,365 I don't see that any remain available. 335 00:19:58,448 --> 00:20:00,992 There has to be one somewhere. 336 00:20:01,076 --> 00:20:04,496 Looking more closely, I don't believe a copy will be helpful. 337 00:20:04,579 --> 00:20:08,083 The punctuation of the Betazed symbols point to this being the root text. 338 00:20:08,166 --> 00:20:10,836 That is, the original handwritten manuscript. 339 00:20:10,919 --> 00:20:13,922 The original manuscript? Any chance that still exists? 340 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:15,841 If it does, I have no record of it. 341 00:20:15,924 --> 00:20:18,927 Fantastic. For a second there, I thought we had a gimme. 342 00:20:19,594 --> 00:20:23,557 Uh, Zora, could you do a scan of Starfleet personnel files 343 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,060 to see if there's anyone with expertise on ancient manuscripts? 344 00:20:27,144 --> 00:20:28,311 That's a good idea. 345 00:20:28,395 --> 00:20:30,772 Of course, Ensign. One moment. 346 00:20:33,942 --> 00:20:35,944 - What? - Nothing, just... 347 00:20:36,027 --> 00:20:39,406 Remember how scared you were to be on the bridge when we went to Halem'no? 348 00:20:39,489 --> 00:20:40,657 You did a great job. 349 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:43,118 - I don't know about that. - No, you did. 350 00:20:43,201 --> 00:20:46,746 And you're doing a great job with this. You're just helping us find the clue. 351 00:20:46,830 --> 00:20:49,416 Just seems like, in general, you're really finding your way, 352 00:20:49,499 --> 00:20:52,502 and you shouldn't be afraid to take on more, you know. 353 00:20:52,586 --> 00:20:54,171 You have it in you. 354 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:59,634 Well, thanks, Teach. 355 00:21:00,802 --> 00:21:03,138 I have found someone with relevant experience. 356 00:21:03,221 --> 00:21:05,599 Her curriculum vitae lists prior employment 357 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:07,934 as a rare and antiquarian bookseller. 358 00:21:08,018 --> 00:21:10,103 Uh, who? 359 00:21:10,187 --> 00:21:11,438 Commander Reno. 360 00:21:13,064 --> 00:21:15,692 Commander Reno, we could use your help. 361 00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:19,738 You can talk while I work. This targeting matrix is screwy. 362 00:21:19,821 --> 00:21:23,158 Gotta have accurate weapons if we start shooting it out with the Breen. 363 00:21:23,241 --> 00:21:25,202 Everyone seems to think that's inevitable. 364 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:27,370 It's the whole faceless helmet vibe. 365 00:21:27,454 --> 00:21:30,665 Truncheons. Jackboots. Where's the nuance? 366 00:21:31,249 --> 00:21:34,211 Yeah, so we are working on the latest clue. 367 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:35,921 It points to a rare manuscript. 368 00:21:36,004 --> 00:21:38,089 We were thinking since you used to work with those... 369 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:41,551 Uh, I may have padded my résumé with that one. 370 00:21:41,635 --> 00:21:44,804 Truth is, I used to move hard-to-find folios 371 00:21:44,888 --> 00:21:47,516 for a shady antiquarian archivist. 372 00:21:47,599 --> 00:21:49,893 Try saying that one five times fast. 373 00:21:49,976 --> 00:21:53,021 - Uh, sorry, you were a smuggler? - I smuggled. 374 00:21:53,104 --> 00:21:57,025 Had a lot of odd jobs before I committed to Starfleet. 375 00:21:57,108 --> 00:21:59,194 VIP shuttle pilot, 376 00:21:59,277 --> 00:22:00,946 deep mercury welder, 377 00:22:01,029 --> 00:22:05,200 bartender at a cozy little dive on Ashalon Four. 378 00:22:05,283 --> 00:22:08,995 I'm actually supposed to pick up a guest shift tonight at Red's lounge. 379 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:12,082 You haven't lived until you've tried my Seven of Limes. 380 00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:15,001 Wow, you really got around. 381 00:22:15,085 --> 00:22:17,712 Uh, not... I'm sor... Not like that. 382 00:22:18,338 --> 00:22:19,839 Oh, yeah, like that. 383 00:22:19,923 --> 00:22:22,634 All right, well, story for another time. Um... 384 00:22:22,717 --> 00:22:25,220 We are looking for a very specific manuscript. 385 00:22:25,303 --> 00:22:29,474 It is a handwritten Betazoid text called Labyrinths of the Mind. 386 00:22:29,558 --> 00:22:30,725 Never heard of it. 387 00:22:30,809 --> 00:22:33,979 There's a lot of places something like that could end up. 388 00:22:34,062 --> 00:22:36,898 Private collections, museums, 389 00:22:36,982 --> 00:22:38,358 in a landfill. 390 00:22:38,441 --> 00:22:39,776 We can't hit a dead end here. 391 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:42,487 Once we figure this out, it'll take us to the final clue. 392 00:22:42,571 --> 00:22:45,782 No, no, no, we'll figure it out. Walk with me. 393 00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:48,577 I've got shield emitters to overhaul before the Breen... 394 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:49,971 Attention, all personnel, 395 00:22:49,995 --> 00:22:52,747 we are code one-alpha. Code one-alpha. 396 00:22:52,831 --> 00:22:54,541 Shit, they're here. 397 00:23:17,522 --> 00:23:21,401 Attention, all personnel. We are now at yellow alert. 398 00:23:21,484 --> 00:23:23,713 - Repeat: we are at yellow alert. - Madam President. Admiral. 399 00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:27,574 That Breen ship... that's the same ship that we saw on the time-bug cycle. 400 00:23:27,657 --> 00:23:30,076 The one that destroyed Federation Headquarters. 401 00:23:31,536 --> 00:23:33,455 What are the scans telling us? 402 00:23:33,538 --> 00:23:35,957 Scans can't penetrate their shields, Admiral. 403 00:23:37,167 --> 00:23:39,169 Hail them. 404 00:23:39,252 --> 00:23:43,006 I do hope some actionable intelligence came from your visit with L'ak. 405 00:23:43,089 --> 00:23:46,509 Yes. Without him, this primarch has no claim to the throne. 406 00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:48,779 We just need time to figure out how to use that information 407 00:23:48,803 --> 00:23:50,555 to get them to leave, peacefully. 408 00:23:50,639 --> 00:23:52,307 They've answered our hail, sir. 409 00:24:02,817 --> 00:24:04,194 Translating. 410 00:24:05,528 --> 00:24:07,238 I am Primarch Ruhn. 411 00:24:07,322 --> 00:24:09,866 I demand you transfer the fugitives to my ship. 412 00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:12,369 President T'Rina of Ni'Var. 413 00:24:12,452 --> 00:24:14,579 I've been empowered by Federation President Rillak 414 00:24:14,663 --> 00:24:16,414 to greet you and lead this negotiation. 415 00:24:16,498 --> 00:24:18,833 There will be no negotiation. 416 00:24:18,917 --> 00:24:21,086 The fugitives. Immediately. 417 00:24:21,169 --> 00:24:24,089 L'ak and Moll are currently receiving medical treatment, 418 00:24:24,172 --> 00:24:27,717 and any extradition orders would need to be drafted and approved. 419 00:24:27,801 --> 00:24:29,719 Four hours should suffice. 420 00:24:29,803 --> 00:24:31,388 One hour. 421 00:24:31,471 --> 00:24:34,683 Failure to comply will be considered an act of war. 422 00:24:39,145 --> 00:24:40,897 Extradition orders? 423 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:44,275 It seemed preferable to claims of a tribble infestation. 424 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:51,074 You said you needed time to figure out how to use what you learned from L'ak and Moll 425 00:24:51,157 --> 00:24:52,597 in order to resolve this peacefully. 426 00:24:53,159 --> 00:24:55,328 - You have one hour. - Thank you. 427 00:24:56,663 --> 00:24:58,540 I do have an idea. 428 00:24:58,623 --> 00:25:02,043 Okay, Zora, eliminate star systems 429 00:25:02,127 --> 00:25:06,339 that aren't rich in ionized beryllium or gadolinium-154. 430 00:25:06,423 --> 00:25:08,258 Actually, no. 431 00:25:08,341 --> 00:25:14,597 Try removing all systems that contain alloys, minerals or compounds 432 00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:17,016 that are not detected in the Betazoid card. 433 00:25:18,143 --> 00:25:19,811 Here you are, Commander. 434 00:25:21,604 --> 00:25:23,857 - So much for my shortcut. - Hey. There you are. 435 00:25:23,940 --> 00:25:25,358 I was looking for you earlier. 436 00:25:25,442 --> 00:25:27,902 They said that you were with Tilly, but to check back. 437 00:25:27,986 --> 00:25:30,238 Yeah, we're dividing and conquering with the clue. 438 00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:32,532 I'm working on where the card came from, 439 00:25:32,615 --> 00:25:35,869 and Tilly and Adira are figuring out the phrase. 440 00:25:35,952 --> 00:25:39,164 - What do you need? - I want to help. Put me to work. 441 00:25:39,247 --> 00:25:41,332 - Really? - Yeah. 442 00:25:41,416 --> 00:25:43,126 Ask Hugh. I'm shite at sitting around. 443 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:46,254 So, until someone needs me to pick up a phaser and take on some Breen, 444 00:25:46,337 --> 00:25:47,338 I'm all yours. 445 00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:51,092 Okay, great. Well, not the "taking on Breen" part. 446 00:25:51,176 --> 00:25:52,886 Hopefully, it won't come to that. 447 00:25:52,969 --> 00:25:55,388 But you can help find anything that will point us 448 00:25:55,472 --> 00:25:58,057 toward where in space this was made. 449 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:02,562 Okay, so I take it these are our possible origin points? 450 00:26:02,645 --> 00:26:05,732 Yeah, well, there used to be more of them. 451 00:26:05,815 --> 00:26:07,525 A needle in a haystack, then. 452 00:26:07,609 --> 00:26:09,861 Try a needle in a hundred million haystacks. 453 00:26:09,944 --> 00:26:13,531 Okay. Let's start looking. 454 00:26:13,615 --> 00:26:14,616 Yeah. 455 00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:23,249 Commander. 456 00:26:24,125 --> 00:26:25,543 I was strategizing. 457 00:26:25,627 --> 00:26:27,420 We're running out of time. 458 00:26:28,296 --> 00:26:31,132 What do you know about Breen leadership? Succession, specifically. 459 00:26:32,383 --> 00:26:33,843 Not much. Why? 460 00:26:33,927 --> 00:26:37,347 We know that the primarch needs L'ak to claim the throne. 461 00:26:37,430 --> 00:26:39,933 I think we can use that. I'm just not sure how. 462 00:26:41,976 --> 00:26:46,564 We're dealing with a culture that we know nearly nothing about. 463 00:26:47,774 --> 00:26:49,400 Rayner, you do. 464 00:26:50,193 --> 00:26:53,696 You had a strong reaction earlier, and I didn't fully understand it. 465 00:26:53,780 --> 00:26:56,324 But then I did a little digging and learned 466 00:26:56,407 --> 00:27:00,537 that Kellerun was used as a Breen outpost for a number of years. 467 00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:02,205 Your home. 468 00:27:07,502 --> 00:27:09,838 That was a long time ago. 469 00:27:11,965 --> 00:27:12,966 I don't... 470 00:27:15,635 --> 00:27:18,012 It's not something I like to talk about. 471 00:27:21,766 --> 00:27:25,979 Can you at least tell me if you had any run-ins with a Primarch Ruhn? 472 00:27:27,188 --> 00:27:28,606 No. 473 00:27:30,942 --> 00:27:33,194 Another primarch controlled our planet. 474 00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:35,780 Tahal. 475 00:27:37,407 --> 00:27:38,408 Showed up. 476 00:27:40,243 --> 00:27:41,244 No warning. 477 00:27:43,454 --> 00:27:46,416 Ships filled the sky like a swarm of Golor beetles. 478 00:27:48,293 --> 00:27:50,962 Chose it as a forward base. 479 00:27:51,045 --> 00:27:53,506 Used it as a munitions resupply hub. 480 00:27:56,759 --> 00:28:01,431 Tahal clear-cut our forests, poisoned our seas, blackened our skies. 481 00:28:03,099 --> 00:28:05,310 I don't even know how many died. 482 00:28:06,144 --> 00:28:09,230 Collateral damage in whatever war she was fighting. 483 00:28:10,148 --> 00:28:12,525 We put up a hell of a fight. 484 00:28:17,155 --> 00:28:19,949 But I'm the only one of my family that made it. 485 00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:23,077 - I'm sorry. - Yeah. 486 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:27,665 Breen cannot be negotiated with. 487 00:28:29,584 --> 00:28:31,794 Not when they want something. 488 00:28:36,716 --> 00:28:39,361 We just need to get Ruhn to believe we can offer him something he wants 489 00:28:39,385 --> 00:28:41,137 more than Moll and L'ak. 490 00:28:43,056 --> 00:28:45,808 And I think you just gave us a way. 491 00:28:51,981 --> 00:28:53,650 Thank you for talking. 492 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:07,413 I used to have tons of contacts in the book trade. 493 00:29:07,497 --> 00:29:11,125 800 years ago, anyway. They're all pushing up daisies now. 494 00:29:11,209 --> 00:29:14,629 Got anything else that might help narrow things down? 495 00:29:14,712 --> 00:29:16,631 Uh, manuscript's one of a kind. 496 00:29:16,714 --> 00:29:18,841 Any copies would have been lost a long time ago, 497 00:29:18,925 --> 00:29:22,178 and the original might be all that we have left, like, anywhere. 498 00:29:22,261 --> 00:29:23,972 Are you sure it's a one of a kind? 499 00:29:24,055 --> 00:29:25,640 Uh, as far as we know. Why? 500 00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:30,269 Dr. Derex would have wanted to protect it if it leads to the next clue. 501 00:29:30,353 --> 00:29:33,272 Try the Eternal Gallery and Archive. 502 00:29:33,356 --> 00:29:36,275 A mouthful, I know. We just called it the archive. 503 00:29:36,359 --> 00:29:38,569 It's like a bank, but it protects knowledge. 504 00:29:38,653 --> 00:29:41,990 Neutral, all worlds welcome, that sort of thing. 505 00:29:42,073 --> 00:29:44,534 Lots of rarities go there for safekeeping. 506 00:29:44,617 --> 00:29:48,079 - Yeah, we'll check it out. Where is it? - In space. Somewhere. 507 00:29:48,162 --> 00:29:50,289 Stays safe by always being on the move. 508 00:29:51,290 --> 00:29:54,002 Did you say the title was engraved on a piece of metal? 509 00:29:54,085 --> 00:29:55,461 Yeah. Does that mean something? 510 00:29:56,546 --> 00:30:01,259 Well, might be the library card. That's how they granted access. 511 00:30:01,342 --> 00:30:05,680 Sounds like something out of a holodeck adventure for the littles, right? 512 00:30:06,431 --> 00:30:09,434 - The archive. - We're on it. Thank you. 513 00:30:09,517 --> 00:30:12,145 - Good luck. - Back at ya. 514 00:30:14,897 --> 00:30:18,985 Good news. You're not out of the woods, but you are stable. 515 00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:24,949 Your captain thinks she can play Ruhn. 516 00:30:25,033 --> 00:30:29,579 But it's a mistake to assume Breen think like humans do. 517 00:30:30,788 --> 00:30:33,875 We're nothing like you. Not even close. 518 00:30:33,958 --> 00:30:38,463 Well, I believe, however different we are, there's always common ground. 519 00:30:38,546 --> 00:30:40,298 You found that with Moll. 520 00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:44,469 Moll loves me because of our differences, 521 00:30:44,552 --> 00:30:46,554 not despite them. 522 00:30:51,225 --> 00:30:53,144 I didn't even think that was possible. 523 00:30:55,104 --> 00:30:56,439 You're straining yourself. 524 00:30:58,608 --> 00:31:01,069 You done prodding him? He needs to rest. 525 00:31:13,581 --> 00:31:15,416 We cannot let your uncle get us, 526 00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:18,169 not before we have the Progenitors' tech to bargain with. 527 00:31:18,252 --> 00:31:20,296 The Federation will never give us up. 528 00:31:20,379 --> 00:31:22,715 Stuck in a brig is just another kind of stuck. 529 00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:26,469 You need to make a run for it. 530 00:31:27,053 --> 00:31:28,096 I'm not leaving you. 531 00:31:28,179 --> 00:31:30,223 I'll get the docs to lower the containment field. 532 00:31:30,306 --> 00:31:31,974 You go steal a shuttle, 533 00:31:32,058 --> 00:31:34,393 beam me on board, we'll fly the hell away from here. 534 00:31:35,061 --> 00:31:37,730 - Just like that? - Do you have a better idea? 535 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,067 What's your plan for the field? 536 00:31:42,902 --> 00:31:44,529 Let's just say... 537 00:31:46,155 --> 00:31:47,865 you're not gonna like it. 538 00:31:56,207 --> 00:31:57,416 I love you. 539 00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:01,671 I love you too, Green Eye. 540 00:32:18,646 --> 00:32:20,273 Are we ready? 541 00:32:26,112 --> 00:32:27,905 As we planned, then. 542 00:32:29,949 --> 00:32:31,909 Hail the Breen ship. 543 00:32:31,993 --> 00:32:34,829 Tell them we're prepared to hand over the fugitives. 544 00:32:34,912 --> 00:32:36,539 Hailing now, Admiral. 545 00:32:54,891 --> 00:32:56,934 Welcome aboard, Primarch. 546 00:32:57,018 --> 00:33:01,147 I'm Admiral Vance. You've already met President T'Rina. 547 00:33:06,986 --> 00:33:10,740 The primarch demands, where are his prisoners? 548 00:33:13,075 --> 00:33:15,328 As the hour given is not yet finished, 549 00:33:15,411 --> 00:33:17,580 we would like to use what little time remains 550 00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:19,624 as an opportunity for conversation. 551 00:33:22,668 --> 00:33:26,839 The primarch declares he has no need for conversation. 552 00:33:26,923 --> 00:33:28,591 He wants what is his. 553 00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:30,801 No, what he said was he has "no need to speak 554 00:33:30,885 --> 00:33:33,846 with spineless, insignificant achworms." 555 00:33:38,142 --> 00:33:40,186 A more accurate translation, yes? 556 00:33:44,774 --> 00:33:46,984 Hear our offer. 557 00:33:47,068 --> 00:33:50,696 Forty-five metric tons of raw dilithium 558 00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:53,157 in trade for lifting the Erigah. 559 00:33:53,241 --> 00:33:56,911 I will speak in your tongue so there can be no misunderstanding. 560 00:33:57,870 --> 00:34:00,414 The only payment for a blood bounty is blood. 561 00:34:00,498 --> 00:34:03,751 How much is spilled today will be up to you. 562 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:06,754 We would prefer to avoid conflict. 563 00:34:06,837 --> 00:34:10,925 Therefore, we will offer you one final chance to consider our request. 564 00:34:11,008 --> 00:34:12,551 You? 565 00:34:12,635 --> 00:34:14,011 Offer me? 566 00:34:14,095 --> 00:34:15,680 It is an insult. 567 00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:18,849 We tried to engage in diplomatic negotiations 568 00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:22,144 and have been refused, rebuffed and now ridiculed. 569 00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:24,355 So we must make a difficult decision. 570 00:34:24,438 --> 00:34:26,083 Instead of delivering the prisoners to you, 571 00:34:26,107 --> 00:34:29,402 we will accept an offer we have received from Primarch Tahal. 572 00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:35,950 Tahal? 573 00:34:36,033 --> 00:34:37,678 Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner have been the leads 574 00:34:37,702 --> 00:34:39,203 on negotiations with her. 575 00:34:39,287 --> 00:34:41,539 She has also taken interest in L'ak. 576 00:34:41,622 --> 00:34:44,959 Having him by her side would greatly bolster her claim to the throne, 577 00:34:45,042 --> 00:34:47,461 which is also the hope for you. 578 00:34:47,545 --> 00:34:50,881 This was never about an Erigah. It's about power. 579 00:34:59,140 --> 00:35:00,266 You lie. 580 00:35:00,349 --> 00:35:03,686 Tahal would rather gnaw her own flesh than strike a deal with the Federation. 581 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:08,024 She was fierce in her negotiations but fair in her terms. 582 00:35:08,107 --> 00:35:10,151 This bluff wouldn't fool a hatchling. 583 00:35:13,195 --> 00:35:14,822 I know Tahal well. 584 00:35:15,823 --> 00:35:18,743 I know she named her flagship the Tau Ceti, 585 00:35:18,826 --> 00:35:21,329 after a lethal viper with a slow-acting venom. 586 00:35:21,912 --> 00:35:23,748 Her favorite way of killing her enemies 587 00:35:23,831 --> 00:35:26,125 when she wants to watch them die by degree. 588 00:35:26,208 --> 00:35:28,669 That's how she took my kinfolk on Kellerun 589 00:35:28,753 --> 00:35:31,172 when they rose against her at the Twin Gates. 590 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:37,636 Would have killed me too, but she said she liked the way I fought. 591 00:35:37,720 --> 00:35:39,472 Ferocious, relentless. 592 00:35:39,555 --> 00:35:43,392 "Almost like a Breen" is how she put it. 593 00:35:43,476 --> 00:35:45,728 You still think we're bluffing, Primarch? 594 00:35:45,811 --> 00:35:47,605 Bring me L'ak, 595 00:35:47,688 --> 00:35:50,316 or I will blast this station into atoms. 596 00:35:50,399 --> 00:35:55,029 You would not, in fact, take such action for fear it might harm him, 597 00:35:55,112 --> 00:35:57,531 a risk we know you cannot afford. 598 00:36:00,493 --> 00:36:02,244 Hey, Starfleet. 599 00:36:02,328 --> 00:36:04,914 I need to talk to Captain Burnham. 600 00:36:06,791 --> 00:36:09,293 Commander Nhan will return momentarily. 601 00:36:10,336 --> 00:36:11,337 Not her. 602 00:36:11,420 --> 00:36:12,963 Burnham. 603 00:36:13,047 --> 00:36:14,590 Okay. What's the problem here? 604 00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:17,510 I already told him. I want to talk to Captain Burnham. 605 00:36:20,054 --> 00:36:22,515 Lower the field. 606 00:36:22,598 --> 00:36:24,517 That's an entire day's dose. 607 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:26,060 You did this to yourself? 608 00:36:26,143 --> 00:36:27,978 Moll, go. Go! 609 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,040 - Let her go. - I'm trying to help you both. 610 00:36:48,541 --> 00:36:50,793 Damn it, Moll, stop! 611 00:37:04,140 --> 00:37:06,809 - I'll be back as soon as I can. - Drop your weapon! 612 00:37:36,255 --> 00:37:39,592 Whatever the terms of your agreement with Tahal, we will exceed it. 613 00:37:39,675 --> 00:37:41,260 L'ak must come to me. 614 00:37:41,343 --> 00:37:45,139 We have no desire to engage in a bidding war between your factions. 615 00:37:47,850 --> 00:37:49,894 There is a third option. 616 00:37:49,977 --> 00:37:52,563 We reject Tahal's offer. 617 00:37:53,147 --> 00:37:54,732 You leave here in peace. 618 00:37:54,815 --> 00:37:56,609 We keep the prisoners. 619 00:37:56,692 --> 00:37:59,195 And why would I accept that? 620 00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:01,155 Because we have a spore drive. 621 00:38:01,238 --> 00:38:07,536 And if you attack us, we can be gone with L'ak to Tahal in seconds. 622 00:38:07,620 --> 00:38:09,580 But if we keep him, the scion is off the table 623 00:38:09,663 --> 00:38:11,707 and the status quo is maintained. 624 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:15,377 You can settle your dispute with Tahal the way you always have: in battle. 625 00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:18,547 Unless you fear you cannot defeat her. 626 00:38:27,056 --> 00:38:30,309 If any harm befalls the scion at the hands of the Federation, 627 00:38:30,392 --> 00:38:32,228 war will be unavoidable. 628 00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:34,855 It is my sworn duty. 629 00:38:34,939 --> 00:38:38,692 We give you our word that he will not be harmed while in our custody. 630 00:38:40,236 --> 00:38:42,696 Captain Burnham. It's Nhan. 631 00:38:58,003 --> 00:38:59,563 - Nhan? - Moll got out. 632 00:38:59,588 --> 00:39:02,091 - I'm going after her. - Zora, can you locate her? 633 00:39:02,174 --> 00:39:04,468 There is no sign of her biometric data, Captain. 634 00:39:04,552 --> 00:39:06,136 Hang in there, L'ak. Stay with me. 635 00:39:06,220 --> 00:39:08,907 How is that possible? We took all her gear from her when we captured her. 636 00:39:08,931 --> 00:39:12,184 She may have some implanted form of biometric cloaking technology. 637 00:39:12,268 --> 00:39:13,477 Damn it. 638 00:39:13,561 --> 00:39:16,397 Initiate lockdown protocol and see what you can do to help me find her. 639 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:19,108 Respectfully, Captain, my detail, my prisoner. 640 00:39:19,191 --> 00:39:20,276 Go. 641 00:39:21,068 --> 00:39:22,194 Hugh? 642 00:39:22,278 --> 00:39:23,838 - We're losing him. - Not an option. 643 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:26,907 We don't know enough about his physiology. We need a Breen medic. 644 00:39:31,245 --> 00:39:32,496 I'll get you one. 645 00:39:32,580 --> 00:39:33,664 How? 646 00:39:33,747 --> 00:39:35,291 The primarch. 647 00:39:43,132 --> 00:39:44,300 Attention, crew. 648 00:39:44,383 --> 00:39:46,635 All decks have been sealed under lockdown protocol. 649 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:48,679 Repeat: We are on lockdown protocol. 650 00:39:48,762 --> 00:39:50,431 Zora, what's happening? 651 00:39:50,514 --> 00:39:52,891 One of the fugitives escaped sickbay. 652 00:39:52,975 --> 00:39:55,185 Commander Nhan's team is conducting a search. 653 00:39:55,269 --> 00:39:56,312 It's Moll. Damn it. 654 00:39:56,395 --> 00:39:59,106 Wait, Book, we already have a mission. 655 00:39:59,189 --> 00:40:01,001 Have any terminals been used to access ship schematics? 656 00:40:01,025 --> 00:40:02,776 There was a log-in 30 seconds ago. 657 00:40:02,860 --> 00:40:05,863 - Where? - Terminal C-7 on deck 5. 658 00:40:05,946 --> 00:40:07,197 I need to go. 659 00:40:07,281 --> 00:40:09,992 - No, no, no. Nhan's after her. - Nhan doesn't know Moll. 660 00:40:10,075 --> 00:40:11,261 - I can help. - We have to solve this. 661 00:40:11,285 --> 00:40:15,456 Book, the mission has to be the priority. 662 00:40:20,127 --> 00:40:22,421 We need that final clue. 663 00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:27,676 Okay, the scientist was Betazoid, 664 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,846 but the clue has no trace elements from Betazed. 665 00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:32,598 What about from one of their colonies? 666 00:40:32,681 --> 00:40:34,808 They didn't have any 800 years ago. 667 00:40:34,892 --> 00:40:37,853 We must be missing something. It feels like we should be further along. 668 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:41,315 Yeah. Yeah, you would think so. 669 00:40:43,609 --> 00:40:45,861 - What did you just say? - Oh, um... 670 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:47,237 We must be missing something. 671 00:40:47,321 --> 00:40:49,615 No, you said something about... about feeling. 672 00:40:50,824 --> 00:40:53,327 That's it. Betazoids are telepaths. 673 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:58,165 So what if Dr. Derex created a transitive link 674 00:40:58,248 --> 00:41:01,460 between this card and the place it came from? 675 00:41:01,543 --> 00:41:04,129 She would have left traces of her thoughts and emotions behind. 676 00:41:04,213 --> 00:41:08,425 And you're an empath, so maybe you could read them. 677 00:41:23,941 --> 00:41:26,902 - Anything? - Not with you talking, there won't be. 678 00:41:39,123 --> 00:41:41,208 You were right. I see something. 679 00:41:42,251 --> 00:41:43,502 Empty space. 680 00:41:43,585 --> 00:41:45,462 Somewhere remote. 681 00:41:45,546 --> 00:41:48,006 Any cosmological details? 682 00:41:48,090 --> 00:41:51,385 Um, planets? Suns? Nebulae? 683 00:41:51,468 --> 00:41:52,636 A dust cloud. 684 00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:54,054 Huge. 685 00:41:54,138 --> 00:41:55,264 A storm. 686 00:41:55,347 --> 00:41:57,558 Not a dust storm. Plasma. 687 00:41:58,517 --> 00:42:00,060 Plasma storm. All right. 688 00:42:00,144 --> 00:42:02,730 And there's a noise, like an explosion. 689 00:42:02,813 --> 00:42:04,898 A plasma blast. Maybe a few. 690 00:42:04,982 --> 00:42:06,942 Huge, remote plasma storm. 691 00:42:07,025 --> 00:42:10,571 Possible explosive plasma bursts, which would create ionic discharge. 692 00:42:10,654 --> 00:42:13,073 That's good. That's helpful. 693 00:42:18,537 --> 00:42:19,830 Okay. 694 00:42:19,913 --> 00:42:22,124 Uh, anything else? 695 00:42:22,958 --> 00:42:25,919 Uh, yeah. Another feeling. 696 00:42:28,547 --> 00:42:30,924 Eternity. Eternal. 697 00:42:31,008 --> 00:42:33,051 Don't know what it means. I have to go. 698 00:42:35,179 --> 00:42:37,449 O2 saturation levels are still dropping. 699 00:42:37,473 --> 00:42:40,225 - Try boosting through... - Got your Breen medic. 700 00:42:40,309 --> 00:42:41,810 He'll be beaming in any minute. 701 00:42:41,894 --> 00:42:45,647 The primarch will be joining us. It was the only way he would agree. 702 00:42:45,731 --> 00:42:47,371 Captain, they're beaming in now. 703 00:42:48,901 --> 00:42:50,402 Step away from him. 704 00:42:58,952 --> 00:43:01,914 - Where's the second prisoner? - She's being held elsewhere on the ship. 705 00:43:01,997 --> 00:43:05,709 If my nephew dies here, the Federation will pay. 706 00:43:12,925 --> 00:43:14,551 - Go around back. - Copy. 707 00:43:14,635 --> 00:43:16,235 Thank you for alerting me. 708 00:43:16,303 --> 00:43:18,013 I may have misjudged you. 709 00:43:18,096 --> 00:43:19,324 Making things right is a process. 710 00:43:19,348 --> 00:43:21,725 And L'ak? Did he get out too? 711 00:43:21,809 --> 00:43:23,894 He pulled a risky move and... 712 00:43:25,270 --> 00:43:27,356 Moll, lower your weapon! 713 00:43:29,066 --> 00:43:30,984 Ship's locked down! There's nowhere to go! 714 00:43:31,068 --> 00:43:33,987 - She's got a map to shuttlebay! - Shut up! 715 00:43:34,071 --> 00:43:36,114 What you did back in sickbay to get out? 716 00:43:36,865 --> 00:43:38,158 Backfired. 717 00:43:38,242 --> 00:43:40,035 L'ak misjudged the dose. 718 00:43:41,495 --> 00:43:43,080 He may not make it. 719 00:43:43,163 --> 00:43:44,873 Yeah, nice try. 720 00:43:44,957 --> 00:43:48,335 Sell me a goat farm on Bopak Ill while you're at it. 721 00:43:50,587 --> 00:43:52,047 Let me try. 722 00:43:55,050 --> 00:43:56,051 Moll? 723 00:43:57,719 --> 00:43:59,638 Hey, it's Book. 724 00:43:59,721 --> 00:44:01,348 Look, I'm coming out. 725 00:44:07,396 --> 00:44:08,438 Not another step. 726 00:44:09,773 --> 00:44:11,316 She isn't lying. 727 00:44:14,570 --> 00:44:15,696 L'ak is your world. 728 00:44:17,698 --> 00:44:18,866 I know that. 729 00:44:19,950 --> 00:44:22,286 I also know what it's like to lose one. 730 00:44:24,121 --> 00:44:27,416 Don't miss your chance to be there with him. 731 00:44:28,959 --> 00:44:30,335 For him. 732 00:45:32,731 --> 00:45:33,732 I'm here. 733 00:45:35,484 --> 00:45:36,485 Moll. 734 00:45:36,568 --> 00:45:38,695 I'm sorry. 735 00:45:38,779 --> 00:45:42,783 I guess I used too much. 736 00:45:42,866 --> 00:45:45,077 Don't go. 737 00:45:46,745 --> 00:45:48,372 I need you with me. 738 00:45:50,290 --> 00:45:51,750 It's okay. 739 00:45:51,833 --> 00:45:53,543 You'll be okay. 740 00:45:56,755 --> 00:45:58,173 I promise. 741 00:46:01,343 --> 00:46:02,344 No. 742 00:46:03,512 --> 00:46:05,472 This isn't how our story ends. 743 00:46:08,225 --> 00:46:10,102 This isn't how our story ends. 744 00:46:39,881 --> 00:46:41,508 You killed the scion. 745 00:46:41,591 --> 00:46:44,177 No. No, he did this to himself. 746 00:46:44,261 --> 00:46:45,762 He hacked a biobed 747 00:46:45,846 --> 00:46:48,640 and injected himself with a massive dose of tricordrazine. 748 00:46:48,724 --> 00:46:51,977 Intention is nothing. Outcome is everything. 749 00:46:52,060 --> 00:46:53,603 Prepare for battle. 750 00:47:01,570 --> 00:47:02,738 L'ak is dead. 751 00:47:02,821 --> 00:47:04,632 Ruhn has ordered the troops back to their ship, 752 00:47:04,656 --> 00:47:06,283 and all torpedo systems to be armed. 753 00:47:07,117 --> 00:47:08,952 Everybody, just take it easy. 754 00:47:11,288 --> 00:47:13,331 Red alert. Shields up. 755 00:47:13,415 --> 00:47:16,543 If anyone's gonna make a move, I strongly suggest we be the first. 756 00:47:16,626 --> 00:47:19,921 What we do here, Admiral, will make waves that may strike many worlds. 757 00:47:20,005 --> 00:47:22,005 You want to survive long enough to see that happen? 758 00:47:22,049 --> 00:47:23,234 - Because at this rate... - Commander! 759 00:47:23,258 --> 00:47:26,303 Admiral, four warp signatures are arriving. 760 00:47:26,386 --> 00:47:27,679 They're Starfleet. 761 00:47:28,263 --> 00:47:29,890 Not a moment too soon. 762 00:47:43,236 --> 00:47:45,489 The Federation brought him here to save him. 763 00:47:45,572 --> 00:47:47,574 We would have no reason to wish him any harm. 764 00:47:47,657 --> 00:47:50,035 He overdosed on a stimulant. Part of a plan to escape. 765 00:47:50,118 --> 00:47:53,080 - Those lies will be your last words. - Wait. 766 00:47:56,083 --> 00:47:57,959 It's true. 767 00:47:58,043 --> 00:48:01,171 He did it for us, so we could be free. 768 00:48:01,254 --> 00:48:03,215 Your words are not proof. 769 00:48:04,299 --> 00:48:07,636 You think a war to avenge him will unite the Breen behind you. 770 00:48:07,719 --> 00:48:10,097 If I cannot use the scion in life, 771 00:48:10,180 --> 00:48:12,557 I will use him in death. 772 00:48:12,641 --> 00:48:14,226 Yeah? Well... 773 00:48:15,102 --> 00:48:16,770 I go where L'ak goes. 774 00:48:19,606 --> 00:48:20,941 Even in death. 775 00:48:22,734 --> 00:48:26,196 This is the privilege of ourjoining. 776 00:48:27,155 --> 00:48:28,281 An abomination. 777 00:48:28,365 --> 00:48:31,201 No. A marriage. 778 00:48:32,244 --> 00:48:35,038 Which means you are obligated to take me with you. 779 00:48:35,122 --> 00:48:37,666 - Moll, what are you doing? - I'm not talking to you. 780 00:48:37,749 --> 00:48:40,293 You will never be welcome among us. 781 00:48:40,377 --> 00:48:41,920 Maybe this will help. 782 00:48:42,003 --> 00:48:44,089 The Federation's hiding something from you. 783 00:48:44,965 --> 00:48:49,761 A power so great you won't need L'ak to claim the throne. 784 00:48:49,845 --> 00:48:52,222 No one will stand in your way. 785 00:48:52,305 --> 00:48:57,018 And I can get it for you if you take me with you. 786 00:49:10,615 --> 00:49:14,077 If you wish to avoid war, she is my price. 787 00:49:14,161 --> 00:49:15,704 She is under our protection. 788 00:49:15,787 --> 00:49:19,124 I will allow you five minutes to transport her to my ship. 789 00:49:22,252 --> 00:49:23,837 She's not thinking straight. 790 00:49:23,920 --> 00:49:25,439 Or she is, and she has a plan. 791 00:49:25,463 --> 00:49:27,924 Her motives are irrelevant at this moment. 792 00:49:28,008 --> 00:49:30,427 I have a decision to make on behalf of the Federation. 793 00:49:30,510 --> 00:49:32,262 That is where our attention should be. 794 00:49:41,980 --> 00:49:44,733 Okay, risk analysis. 795 00:49:44,816 --> 00:49:47,611 Does Moll know any details about the Progenitors' technology 796 00:49:47,694 --> 00:49:49,196 that she hasn't yet told the Breen? 797 00:49:49,279 --> 00:49:51,448 Nhan's team translated the rest of the diary. 798 00:49:51,531 --> 00:49:55,285 Nothing of substance, but there is a passage that may be pertinent. 799 00:49:55,368 --> 00:49:57,412 Dr. Vellek believed that since the technology 800 00:49:57,495 --> 00:49:58,997 could be used to create life, 801 00:49:59,080 --> 00:50:01,666 it might also be used to revive the dead. 802 00:50:01,750 --> 00:50:03,186 - Bit of a stretch. - Doesn't matter. 803 00:50:03,210 --> 00:50:06,290 What matters is she thinks it'll bring L'ak back. That's why she's doing this. 804 00:50:06,338 --> 00:50:08,858 Why would she go with the Breen? They have an Erigah on her head. 805 00:50:08,882 --> 00:50:11,092 Moll told us they'd use the technology to pay for it. 806 00:50:11,176 --> 00:50:15,180 So by helping the Breen, she gets L'ak and their freedom at the same time. 807 00:50:15,263 --> 00:50:17,241 Ruhn will kill her the second he has this technology. 808 00:50:17,265 --> 00:50:18,618 Maybe she has a plan for that too. 809 00:50:18,642 --> 00:50:21,728 Are there further considerations from a strategic perspective? 810 00:50:21,811 --> 00:50:24,064 She doesn't have the clue from Halem'no. We do. 811 00:50:24,147 --> 00:50:26,066 Once it's decoded, we can jump immediately. 812 00:50:26,149 --> 00:50:28,985 They can track our signature, but speed is on our side. 813 00:50:29,069 --> 00:50:31,154 You can't actually be considering this. 814 00:50:36,910 --> 00:50:38,912 We can't give her to them. 815 00:50:41,665 --> 00:50:43,708 We are now in a race with the Breen, 816 00:50:43,792 --> 00:50:45,478 whether they hold her in their custody or not. 817 00:50:45,502 --> 00:50:48,296 Well, shouldn't she be tried for what happened on Q'Mau? 818 00:50:48,380 --> 00:50:50,423 She also committed crimes in Breen space 819 00:50:50,507 --> 00:50:53,009 and will be held accountable or not according to their laws. 820 00:50:54,052 --> 00:50:58,890 Unfortunately, it seems there is little to be lost by allowing this 821 00:51:00,141 --> 00:51:02,852 and much to be lost by keeping her. 822 00:51:16,408 --> 00:51:18,576 This is wrong, Michael. 823 00:51:42,809 --> 00:51:44,394 We figured it out. 824 00:51:44,477 --> 00:51:48,898 The next clue is in a place called The Eternal Gallery and Archive. 825 00:51:48,982 --> 00:51:51,192 It changes location about every 50 years. 826 00:51:51,276 --> 00:51:53,695 We found records for 18 different locations 827 00:51:53,778 --> 00:51:55,864 over the past 900 years or so. 828 00:51:55,947 --> 00:51:58,950 And each of those records mentioned a metal library card, 829 00:51:59,034 --> 00:52:02,787 which is used to gain access to a specific item stored in there, so... 830 00:52:02,871 --> 00:52:05,123 - So where's the archive now? - Thanks to Book, 831 00:52:05,206 --> 00:52:06,750 we know that it's in a region 832 00:52:06,833 --> 00:52:09,544 that has a lot of ionic discharge in close proximity. 833 00:52:11,796 --> 00:52:14,116 Every second counts. We don't have time to search all that. 834 00:52:14,174 --> 00:52:15,216 We don't have to. 835 00:52:15,300 --> 00:52:19,179 Zora, can you please show us all the archive's known previous locations? 836 00:52:19,262 --> 00:52:21,890 - And can you overlay the datasets? - Of course, Ensign. 837 00:52:21,973 --> 00:52:26,186 The archive has been on a path moving through space over centuries, 838 00:52:26,269 --> 00:52:30,231 so tracing the prior locations, we land on a match here. 839 00:52:30,315 --> 00:52:32,150 This is where it is now. 840 00:52:32,233 --> 00:52:34,444 - The Badlands. - Been there. 841 00:52:34,527 --> 00:52:36,696 It's as fun as it sounds. 842 00:52:36,780 --> 00:52:38,073 Then we won't stay long. 843 00:52:38,156 --> 00:52:40,033 We'll get in quick and get out even quicker. 844 00:52:40,116 --> 00:52:42,369 Really good work, team. Thank you. Prepare to jump. 845 00:52:42,452 --> 00:52:43,661 Let's go get our last clue. 846 00:52:47,540 --> 00:52:49,167 Commander. 847 00:52:52,921 --> 00:52:55,340 Today must have been really difficult. 848 00:52:56,841 --> 00:53:00,053 Hell, I mutinied rather than giving an inch back to the Klingons. 849 00:53:01,513 --> 00:53:03,515 A lot of good that did you. 850 00:53:05,683 --> 00:53:07,477 Yeah. 851 00:53:07,560 --> 00:53:09,562 But you did really well today. 852 00:53:11,898 --> 00:53:13,858 What they did to my planet, though... 853 00:53:16,027 --> 00:53:17,946 Never gonna happen again. 854 00:53:18,029 --> 00:53:19,823 We'll make sure of it. 855 00:53:26,871 --> 00:53:28,039 Status report. 856 00:53:28,123 --> 00:53:29,916 Comms channels are open, Captain. 857 00:53:29,999 --> 00:53:32,335 Spore drive system is in jump configuration. 858 00:53:32,419 --> 00:53:34,671 Shields and scanning systems are nominal. 859 00:53:34,754 --> 00:53:37,006 Science is standing by for location analysis. 860 00:53:37,090 --> 00:53:39,527 CommanderAsha, there's gonna be some turbulence. I hope you like a challenge. 861 00:53:39,551 --> 00:53:40,802 Love a challenge, Captain. 862 00:53:40,885 --> 00:53:43,930 All right, then. Black alert. 863 00:54:54,626 --> 00:54:55,627 English