1 00:00:26,027 --> 00:00:28,196 Previously on Star Trek: Discovery... 2 00:00:28,279 --> 00:00:30,949 We have to get the Progenitors' power and keep it safe. 3 00:00:31,032 --> 00:00:34,577 This clue is the most important thing in the Federation right now. 4 00:00:34,661 --> 00:00:36,913 We are looking for a very specific manuscript. 5 00:00:36,996 --> 00:00:41,042 It is a handwritten Betazoid text called Labyrinths of the Mind. 6 00:00:41,125 --> 00:00:43,586 Try the Eternal Gallery and Archive. 7 00:00:43,670 --> 00:00:45,880 It's like a bank, but it protects knowledge. 8 00:00:45,964 --> 00:00:48,007 It changes location about every 50 years. 9 00:00:48,091 --> 00:00:49,717 This is where it is now. 10 00:00:49,801 --> 00:00:51,427 - The Badlands. - Been there. 11 00:00:51,511 --> 00:00:52,804 It's as fun as it sounds. 12 00:00:52,887 --> 00:00:56,766 Scans show a Breen dreadnought heading this way at maximum warp. 13 00:00:56,849 --> 00:00:57,809 We received this. 14 00:00:57,810 --> 00:00:59,394 Your Federation has captured 15 00:00:59,477 --> 00:01:01,771 two fugitives who have incurred an Erigah. 16 00:01:01,854 --> 00:01:04,274 Be ready to hand them over upon our imminent arrival. 17 00:01:04,357 --> 00:01:06,293 It goes without saying that we can't allow the Breen 18 00:01:06,317 --> 00:01:08,157 to become aware of the Progenitors' technology. 19 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:09,904 Oh, it's you, isn't it? 20 00:01:09,988 --> 00:01:11,864 You are the bloodline, not the primarch. 21 00:01:11,948 --> 00:01:15,118 - He can't succeed without you. - Yeah, lucky me. 22 00:01:15,201 --> 00:01:17,662 Direct descendant of the emperor. 23 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:21,165 Scion of the Breen Imperium. 24 00:01:21,249 --> 00:01:23,334 The Federation's hiding something from you. 25 00:01:23,418 --> 00:01:28,131 A power so great you won't need L'ak to claim the throne. 26 00:01:28,214 --> 00:01:31,759 And I can get it for you if you take me with you. 27 00:01:31,843 --> 00:01:34,387 If you wish to avoid war, she is my price. 28 00:01:34,470 --> 00:01:36,597 Doctor Vellek believed that since the technology 29 00:01:36,681 --> 00:01:38,266 could be used to create life, 30 00:01:38,349 --> 00:01:41,394 - it might also be used to revive the dead. - Bit of a stretch. 31 00:01:41,477 --> 00:01:42,393 Doesn't matter. 32 00:01:42,395 --> 00:01:44,415 What matters is that she thinks it'll bring L'ak back. 33 00:01:44,439 --> 00:01:45,541 That's why she's doing this. 34 00:01:45,565 --> 00:01:49,235 - We can't give her to them. - There is much to be lost by keeping her. 35 00:01:50,987 --> 00:01:52,405 This is wrong, Michael. 36 00:01:54,699 --> 00:01:56,951 This isn't how our story ends. 37 00:03:05,311 --> 00:03:06,938 I'll fix this. 38 00:03:08,106 --> 00:03:09,649 I promise. 39 00:03:52,567 --> 00:03:54,944 Without the scion, some believe 40 00:03:55,027 --> 00:03:58,281 that our claim to the throne has been eradicated. 41 00:03:58,364 --> 00:04:01,826 In fact, it has grown stronger than before. 42 00:04:01,909 --> 00:04:05,413 His murder will galvanize the other factions behind us. 43 00:04:05,496 --> 00:04:08,749 And with the power promised by his joined, 44 00:04:08,833 --> 00:04:11,627 we will defeat all who stand against us. 45 00:04:11,711 --> 00:04:13,504 For the scion! 46 00:04:14,213 --> 00:04:17,758 For the scion! For the scion! 47 00:04:17,842 --> 00:04:19,510 For the scion! 48 00:04:19,594 --> 00:04:21,846 For the scion! For the scion! 49 00:04:21,929 --> 00:04:23,306 Silence! 50 00:04:28,478 --> 00:04:30,480 Apologies, Primarch. 51 00:04:34,066 --> 00:04:35,985 I can bring him back to you! 52 00:04:42,950 --> 00:04:45,953 The power we seek created life. 53 00:04:46,537 --> 00:04:49,290 In the words of someone who saw that power, 54 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:52,710 "It can also renew life." 55 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:55,463 That is why we need to find it. 56 00:04:56,464 --> 00:04:59,467 That is why I've come. 57 00:05:00,593 --> 00:05:03,513 I ask to be set free, Primarch, 58 00:05:03,596 --> 00:05:07,183 so that I may assist in the noble quest 59 00:05:07,266 --> 00:05:09,227 to restore the scion. 60 00:05:18,986 --> 00:05:21,447 Of course, we want nothing more 61 00:05:21,531 --> 00:05:23,574 than to see our scion returned. 62 00:05:33,918 --> 00:05:36,796 Speak to my soldiers again, and I will eviscerate you in front of them. 63 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:41,551 I don't think your scion would look very kindly upon that. 64 00:05:42,510 --> 00:05:45,137 Your value to me does not 65 00:05:45,221 --> 00:05:47,348 extend beyond your ability 66 00:05:47,431 --> 00:05:49,767 to acquire the Progenitors' technology. 67 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:53,813 For your sake, make sure we succeed. 68 00:06:09,662 --> 00:06:11,163 The Badlands. 69 00:06:11,247 --> 00:06:13,791 Largest plasma storm in the quadrant. 70 00:06:13,874 --> 00:06:16,043 Hell of a place to hide a clue. 71 00:06:16,127 --> 00:06:18,754 Well, it's kind of beautiful in a twisted sort of way. 72 00:06:19,338 --> 00:06:21,173 Lieutenant Gallo, what are scans telling us? 73 00:06:21,257 --> 00:06:23,301 Sensors can't penetrate through the storm, 74 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:25,970 but they have a communications beacon out here. 75 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:29,807 Looks like it's made of the same alloy as the library card. 76 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:32,893 Lieutenant Tilly, transmit a scan of the card to the beacon. 77 00:06:32,977 --> 00:06:35,396 - Aye, Captain. - Any updates from Fed HQ? 78 00:06:35,479 --> 00:06:37,857 Nothing yet, but it's safe to assume Ruhn's on his way here. 79 00:06:37,940 --> 00:06:40,359 Captain, the archive's hailing us. 80 00:06:40,443 --> 00:06:42,194 Put them through. 81 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:46,032 Hello and welcome. 82 00:06:46,115 --> 00:06:48,075 I'm Hy'Rell, one of the sworn order 83 00:06:48,159 --> 00:06:51,662 who tend to The Eternal Gallery and Archive and call it home. 84 00:06:51,746 --> 00:06:54,540 I'm Captain Burnham of the Federation starship Discovery. 85 00:06:54,624 --> 00:06:56,125 Thank you for the speedy response. 86 00:06:56,208 --> 00:06:58,169 Oh, we saw you coming. 87 00:06:58,252 --> 00:07:00,713 Very exciting. We love visitors. 88 00:07:00,796 --> 00:07:03,116 I'll be explaining how to get into the archive in a moment, 89 00:07:03,174 --> 00:07:06,135 but first, there's a little speech we like to give. 90 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:09,430 The Eternal Gallery and Archive is proud to house 91 00:07:09,513 --> 00:07:12,224 the largest known collection of historical 92 00:07:12,308 --> 00:07:14,685 and cultural artifacts in the Alpha or Beta Quadrants. 93 00:07:14,769 --> 00:07:17,480 I'm sorry to interrupt, but we're in a bit of hurry. 94 00:07:17,563 --> 00:07:18,856 Of course. 95 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:20,733 We can talk while we travel. 96 00:07:20,816 --> 00:07:23,486 Sending coordinates and velocity adjustments now. 97 00:07:23,569 --> 00:07:26,781 As this is your first visit into the archive, 98 00:07:26,864 --> 00:07:30,159 please follow my instructions precisely and do not deviate. 99 00:07:30,242 --> 00:07:33,162 The archive is not responsible for any damage, dismemberment 100 00:07:33,245 --> 00:07:35,873 or death that may result in your failure to do so. 101 00:07:38,501 --> 00:07:39,794 Was that meant as a joke? 102 00:07:39,877 --> 00:07:41,545 I guess we'll find out. 103 00:07:41,629 --> 00:07:43,005 Hmm. 104 00:07:43,089 --> 00:07:45,591 CommanderAsha, take us in. 105 00:07:45,675 --> 00:07:46,967 Aye, Captain. 106 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:57,371 The archive has made its home in the Badlands for nearly a century. 107 00:07:57,395 --> 00:08:00,731 These uniquely treacherous environs help protect our collection. 108 00:08:00,815 --> 00:08:04,235 Archivists, such as myself, come from a wide array of backgrounds. 109 00:08:04,318 --> 00:08:06,630 We have devoted our lives to the preservation of galactic knowledge. 110 00:08:06,654 --> 00:08:09,894 We appreciate the information, but if you don't mind, we need to focus. Thank you. 111 00:08:09,949 --> 00:08:13,077 I understand. I'm here if you have any questions. 112 00:08:18,249 --> 00:08:20,292 Status report. 113 00:08:20,376 --> 00:08:21,961 Radiation levels are rising. 114 00:08:22,044 --> 00:08:23,462 Shields are down to 70%. 115 00:08:23,546 --> 00:08:25,631 Captain, Hy'Rell's telling us to cut engines. 116 00:08:25,715 --> 00:08:28,175 - Hy'Rell? - It creates a reaction 117 00:08:28,259 --> 00:08:31,095 - with the ionic discharge... - No. We can't hear you, Hy'Rell! 118 00:08:31,178 --> 00:08:33,639 Cut your engines, or it could be catastrophic. 119 00:08:33,723 --> 00:08:35,492 What does she expect us to do without engines? 120 00:08:35,516 --> 00:08:37,518 Coast on our current momentum, I guess. 121 00:08:37,601 --> 00:08:40,396 Well, she hasn't led us wrong so far. 122 00:08:41,230 --> 00:08:42,898 Cut the engines. 123 00:08:43,858 --> 00:08:45,192 Aye, Captain. 124 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:53,993 I can't stabilize without engines! 125 00:08:54,076 --> 00:08:55,536 Follow the path as best as you can. 126 00:08:55,619 --> 00:08:57,413 Shields down to 52%. 127 00:08:57,496 --> 00:08:58,789 Pulling from the grid to boost. 128 00:08:58,873 --> 00:09:00,666 Radiation levels still rising. 129 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:02,585 Shields at 37%. 130 00:09:03,502 --> 00:09:04,962 Twenty-five! 131 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:07,465 Hang on, everybody! 132 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:17,641 Holy shit. 133 00:09:19,185 --> 00:09:21,020 Nice work, everyone. 134 00:09:23,355 --> 00:09:25,107 There it is. 135 00:09:38,287 --> 00:09:40,289 Let's go get that final clue. 136 00:11:19,763 --> 00:11:22,033 We'll be within range in less than a minute, Captain. 137 00:11:22,057 --> 00:11:23,434 Thank you. Lieutenant Gallo? 138 00:11:23,517 --> 00:11:25,769 Shields back to capacity in less than ten. 139 00:11:25,853 --> 00:11:26,854 Commander Rayner? 140 00:11:26,937 --> 00:11:29,657 We took a beating, but no significant injuries or damage. We're good. 141 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:32,818 Captain, we're still seeing high levels of, uh, Cherenkov radiation. 142 00:11:32,902 --> 00:11:34,945 It's a by-product of the plasma activity. 143 00:11:35,029 --> 00:11:36,447 We won't be able to cloak. 144 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:37,990 Then neither will the Breen. 145 00:11:39,325 --> 00:11:41,165 Lieutenant Christopher, hail Archivist Hy'Rell. 146 00:11:41,243 --> 00:11:42,578 Aye, Captain. 147 00:11:44,163 --> 00:11:45,289 She's responding. 148 00:11:45,998 --> 00:11:48,584 Ah, it's good to see you made it all in one piece. 149 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:51,879 I'll have the archive lower their shields so you can transport in. 150 00:11:51,962 --> 00:11:53,797 Thank you. I'll be down shortly. 151 00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:56,425 There is just one other matter. 152 00:11:56,508 --> 00:11:59,261 My scans show that there is a Kwejian aboard Discovery. 153 00:11:59,345 --> 00:12:00,429 Is that correct? 154 00:12:01,263 --> 00:12:02,264 It is. 155 00:12:02,348 --> 00:12:06,060 We have an item from Kwejian in our possession. 156 00:12:06,143 --> 00:12:09,188 As it is one of the last remaining artifacts of that world, 157 00:12:09,271 --> 00:12:12,524 we would appreciate it greatly if your colleague could accompany you 158 00:12:12,608 --> 00:12:14,818 and provide some context on it. 159 00:12:15,402 --> 00:12:17,029 I'll ask him to join. 160 00:12:21,992 --> 00:12:24,036 Maintain yellow alert and eyes up. 161 00:12:24,119 --> 00:12:26,372 The Breen are likely on their way. 162 00:12:26,455 --> 00:12:28,248 Rayner, you have the conn. 163 00:12:32,211 --> 00:12:33,337 You wanted to see me? 164 00:12:36,632 --> 00:12:38,801 The archive has something from Kwejian. 165 00:12:39,677 --> 00:12:41,679 You can come with me if you want. 166 00:12:43,514 --> 00:12:44,640 Yes. 167 00:12:48,185 --> 00:12:50,646 Good. We should go. 168 00:12:50,729 --> 00:12:52,690 I-I should apologize. 169 00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:58,278 Look, when you all sent Moll away... 170 00:13:00,823 --> 00:13:02,908 I mean, I get it. 171 00:13:02,992 --> 00:13:05,327 You have a duty, your mission. 172 00:13:05,411 --> 00:13:06,870 I know it was a tough call. 173 00:13:06,954 --> 00:13:08,706 Yeah, not all yours. Yeah, I get that. 174 00:13:08,789 --> 00:13:09,873 But I supported it. 175 00:13:10,666 --> 00:13:12,584 And I stand by the decision. 176 00:13:15,045 --> 00:13:16,797 Right. 177 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:20,092 I do care about you. 178 00:13:20,175 --> 00:13:22,219 And what's important to you. 179 00:13:27,224 --> 00:13:28,308 Okay. 180 00:13:29,435 --> 00:13:30,436 Let's go. 181 00:13:49,705 --> 00:13:52,499 And down that aisle, you'll find our extensive collection 182 00:13:52,583 --> 00:13:54,293 of original Valaric manuscripts. 183 00:13:54,376 --> 00:13:58,047 - We can take a detour if you like. - No, thank you. We're pressed for time. 184 00:13:58,130 --> 00:14:00,382 And speaking of, I asked my first officer 185 00:14:00,466 --> 00:14:02,676 to report about our recent run-in with the Breen. 186 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,344 You did receive that, didn't you? 187 00:14:04,428 --> 00:14:07,139 We sure did, and we thank you for it. 188 00:14:08,932 --> 00:14:11,477 So if the Breen track us here, we'll do everything we can to... 189 00:14:11,560 --> 00:14:15,105 Oh, not to worry. The Breen are contributing members of the archive. 190 00:14:15,189 --> 00:14:16,607 We have quite a bit of experience 191 00:14:16,690 --> 00:14:20,027 dealing with cultures in active conflict with one another. 192 00:14:20,110 --> 00:14:23,572 We're here to serve everyone, as long as everyone follows the rules. 193 00:14:23,655 --> 00:14:24,865 And if they don't? 194 00:14:24,948 --> 00:14:27,659 Why, we send them to the dungeon, of course. 195 00:14:28,869 --> 00:14:30,162 Just kidding. 196 00:14:30,245 --> 00:14:34,083 We don't actually have a dungeon here. It's really more of an oubliette. 197 00:14:37,002 --> 00:14:38,879 I've set up viewing rooms for you both. 198 00:14:38,962 --> 00:14:40,464 They're right this way. 199 00:14:49,056 --> 00:14:50,599 The manuscript you requested. 200 00:14:54,770 --> 00:14:56,939 Labyrinths of the Mind. 201 00:14:59,691 --> 00:15:01,568 Has anyone else ever come looking for this? 202 00:15:01,652 --> 00:15:03,946 Our records show you are the first. 203 00:15:06,031 --> 00:15:09,076 What can you tell me about the person who left this here? 204 00:15:09,159 --> 00:15:10,828 Only the basics, I'm afraid. 205 00:15:10,911 --> 00:15:14,248 According to our records, Doctor Derex was an accomplished neuroscientist, 206 00:15:14,331 --> 00:15:15,749 originally from Betazed. 207 00:15:16,333 --> 00:15:18,418 Became an archivist herself later in life. 208 00:15:18,502 --> 00:15:20,587 Lived out the remainder of her days here. 209 00:15:22,631 --> 00:15:25,634 I'll leave you to it, while I show Mr. Booker 210 00:15:25,717 --> 00:15:27,052 to his viewing room. 211 00:15:29,138 --> 00:15:30,681 Thank you. 212 00:16:28,197 --> 00:16:30,157 Is your name really "Book"? 213 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:32,451 Uh, yeah. 214 00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:36,788 How fun to have a Book visit me in the library for a change. 215 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,083 Hmm. 216 00:16:57,726 --> 00:16:59,519 This box is Tuli wood. 217 00:17:14,159 --> 00:17:16,787 We were hoping you could tell us what it is. 218 00:17:20,082 --> 00:17:21,833 Mm-hmm. 219 00:17:24,253 --> 00:17:25,629 It's a... 220 00:17:28,423 --> 00:17:31,218 cutting from the Kwejian world root. 221 00:17:37,349 --> 00:17:38,350 Wow. 222 00:17:40,727 --> 00:17:42,312 How? 223 00:17:42,396 --> 00:17:45,065 It was given to us long ago, 224 00:17:45,148 --> 00:17:48,110 but was recently moved to a place of honor. 225 00:17:48,193 --> 00:17:50,320 It is part of our sacred duty 226 00:17:50,404 --> 00:17:53,240 to ensure that cultures that are lost are never forgotten. 227 00:17:58,245 --> 00:17:59,371 Hmm. 228 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:03,125 Wow. 229 00:18:06,670 --> 00:18:08,880 Thank you. 230 00:18:09,881 --> 00:18:13,760 If you would like to take that with you, we consider that your right, 231 00:18:13,844 --> 00:18:15,762 as one of the last living Kwejian. 232 00:18:16,972 --> 00:18:19,224 We would only ask that you return someday 233 00:18:19,308 --> 00:18:22,352 and tell us what's become of it so we may have a record. 234 00:18:29,568 --> 00:18:31,820 Michael, you won't believe what... 235 00:18:31,903 --> 00:18:33,030 Michael? 236 00:18:34,323 --> 00:18:35,324 Hey. 237 00:18:36,533 --> 00:18:38,160 Michael? 238 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:03,643 Hello? 239 00:19:08,690 --> 00:19:11,151 Burnham to Discovery. Do you copy? 240 00:19:20,118 --> 00:19:21,453 Hello? 241 00:19:21,536 --> 00:19:22,954 Shh! 242 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:27,501 I'm at a really good part. 243 00:19:38,470 --> 00:19:39,471 Book? 244 00:19:43,433 --> 00:19:45,018 This isn't real, 245 00:19:45,936 --> 00:19:46,937 is it? 246 00:19:48,355 --> 00:19:49,356 Nope. 247 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:54,569 Your consciousness has been transported into a mindscape. 248 00:19:54,653 --> 00:19:57,614 A virtual space created from what your neural activity indicates 249 00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:01,118 as the most important place in your life. 250 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,328 I've never been here before. 251 00:20:03,412 --> 00:20:05,664 The mind doesn't lie. 252 00:20:06,415 --> 00:20:08,208 Who are you, exactly? 253 00:20:08,291 --> 00:20:11,002 I'm the program Doctor Derex created. 254 00:20:11,086 --> 00:20:13,338 So why do you look like you? 255 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:16,550 My form was generated from your subconscious, 256 00:20:16,633 --> 00:20:19,136 so you tell me. 257 00:20:24,182 --> 00:20:25,725 So this is a test. 258 00:20:26,977 --> 00:20:29,020 Same as with every other clue we found. 259 00:20:29,104 --> 00:20:32,941 So I've got to figure something out, pass, get the clue and get out, yeah? 260 00:20:33,024 --> 00:20:34,818 Sounds like you know the drill. 261 00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:36,361 Then let's get on with it. 262 00:20:36,445 --> 00:20:37,612 I'm ready. 263 00:20:37,696 --> 00:20:38,822 Are you? 264 00:20:44,703 --> 00:20:47,414 She's stable, at least physically. 265 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:50,041 Doesn't seem to be in any distress. 266 00:20:50,125 --> 00:20:52,419 - What happened to her? - I don't know. 267 00:20:52,502 --> 00:20:55,422 I've worked here for decades. I've never seen anything like this. 268 00:20:55,505 --> 00:20:58,383 It looks like some sort of nucleonic emitter. 269 00:20:58,467 --> 00:20:59,968 It's connected to her frontal lobe, 270 00:21:00,051 --> 00:21:03,513 and it appears to be running a program in her mind. 271 00:21:03,597 --> 00:21:06,099 - Okay, can you stop it? - Not safely. 272 00:21:06,183 --> 00:21:08,810 And transporting her back risks severing the nucleonic beam. 273 00:21:08,894 --> 00:21:11,897 Disconnecting it while the program is still running could be fatal. 274 00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:18,653 I'm going in after her. 275 00:21:19,696 --> 00:21:21,990 This must be it, right? The transmitter? 276 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:24,326 Why isn't it working? 277 00:21:25,368 --> 00:21:27,913 It must not be capable of multiple connections. 278 00:21:29,581 --> 00:21:33,293 But each clue so far has had some kind of challenge involved. 279 00:21:33,376 --> 00:21:36,129 We have to assume that... that that's what this program is. 280 00:21:36,213 --> 00:21:38,423 We can't just wait around and hope she passes the test. 281 00:21:38,507 --> 00:21:40,509 If the clue's here, we've got to find it ourselves. 282 00:21:40,592 --> 00:21:43,803 Hy'Rell, I need everything you've got on this neuroscientist. 283 00:21:43,887 --> 00:21:46,973 Any biographical data, any books she's accessed. 284 00:21:47,057 --> 00:21:48,433 I'll be back shortly. 285 00:21:56,066 --> 00:21:58,944 Okay, the clue's in here somewhere. 286 00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:01,738 Find it, and you'll know where it is in the real world. 287 00:22:01,821 --> 00:22:03,615 Find the clue? That's the test? 288 00:22:03,698 --> 00:22:05,867 No, the clue is the objective. 289 00:22:05,951 --> 00:22:08,954 The test to find it, you'll have to figure out on your own. 290 00:22:09,037 --> 00:22:10,747 I don't have time for games. 291 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,958 The scientists who hid the Progenitors' technology... 292 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:14,125 including Doctor Derex... 293 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:16,419 wanted it found and protected. 294 00:22:17,128 --> 00:22:18,380 That's what I'm here to do. 295 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:21,132 Good. 296 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:24,344 I hope you succeed. Let me know if I can help. 297 00:22:24,427 --> 00:22:26,096 Can you narrow down where to look? 298 00:22:26,179 --> 00:22:27,931 I'm not allowed to give hints. 299 00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:30,284 What about "yes" or "no" questions... Can you answer those? 300 00:22:30,308 --> 00:22:32,561 Depending on the question. Yes. 301 00:22:33,645 --> 00:22:35,146 Oh, my brain should've picked Tilly. 302 00:22:35,230 --> 00:22:37,983 Derex was a neuroscientist. 303 00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:40,193 So what kind of test would she have created? 304 00:22:41,987 --> 00:22:44,072 There is too much here 305 00:22:44,155 --> 00:22:46,449 to search randomly. 306 00:22:46,533 --> 00:22:48,618 She wants us to succeed. Yes? 307 00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:51,997 - Yes. - Then she would have created a... 308 00:22:56,251 --> 00:22:59,004 A way to narrow the scope of the search. 309 00:22:59,087 --> 00:23:00,839 I assume this is here for a reason? 310 00:23:00,922 --> 00:23:02,924 Everything's here for a reason. 311 00:23:03,508 --> 00:23:06,761 So, the clue wouldn't be in Fiction orArt. 312 00:23:06,845 --> 00:23:08,805 Neuroscience is too easy. 313 00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:12,642 But if it were hidden in a shelf or in something that looked like a book. 314 00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:16,855 History. 315 00:23:18,273 --> 00:23:19,608 Is that it? 316 00:23:21,109 --> 00:23:22,902 The History section? 317 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:24,362 What's your logic? 318 00:23:25,572 --> 00:23:28,074 They started the clue trail during the Dominion War. 319 00:23:28,658 --> 00:23:31,578 Jinaal said they wanted it found during a time of peace. 320 00:23:31,661 --> 00:23:33,580 He believed peace was possible. 321 00:23:33,663 --> 00:23:37,083 The only way progress like that happens is by learning from the past. 322 00:23:37,917 --> 00:23:40,545 Those who learn history aren't doomed to repeat it. 323 00:23:40,629 --> 00:23:43,673 So we'll go through all the books on the Dominion War, go from there. 324 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:45,258 Where's the History section? 325 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:47,886 Have you thought about what might happen if you fail? 326 00:23:48,762 --> 00:23:50,472 - No. - The mindscape shuts down, 327 00:23:50,555 --> 00:23:53,099 and your brain functions will cease. 328 00:23:55,810 --> 00:23:58,021 Security precaution. 329 00:23:58,104 --> 00:23:59,189 Sorry. 330 00:24:00,023 --> 00:24:03,068 I shouldn't be surprised. Jinaal would've let an itronok eat us. 331 00:24:03,652 --> 00:24:05,654 It is not too late to leave. 332 00:24:06,905 --> 00:24:08,907 I can release you now. 333 00:24:09,783 --> 00:24:11,409 Last chance. 334 00:24:11,493 --> 00:24:13,953 I'm gonna finish this mission, 335 00:24:14,037 --> 00:24:16,665 and you are going to help. 336 00:24:16,748 --> 00:24:19,084 Lead the way. Let's go. 337 00:24:34,724 --> 00:24:36,518 I found everything you asked for. 338 00:24:37,102 --> 00:24:38,520 Biographical data and a list 339 00:24:38,603 --> 00:24:41,481 of all materials accessed by Doctor Derex while in residence. 340 00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:46,361 It'd be faster to list what she didn't access. 341 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:48,947 There is another matter, as well. 342 00:24:50,907 --> 00:24:53,368 A Breen ship has arrived at our beacon. 343 00:24:54,202 --> 00:24:56,371 They are requesting access to our archive. 344 00:24:56,454 --> 00:24:58,456 You can't let them in, not now. 345 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,834 We cannot be perceived as taking sides, 346 00:25:00,917 --> 00:25:03,336 but I will handle this appropriately. 347 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:10,552 Discovery, Commander Rhys, red alert. 348 00:25:12,595 --> 00:25:14,514 The Breen are on their way. 349 00:25:24,941 --> 00:25:28,403 Hello. I'm Hy'Rell, one of the sworn order who tend... 350 00:25:28,486 --> 00:25:31,656 We tracked a Starfleet jump signature to this location. 351 00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:33,742 They seek an item which belongs to me. 352 00:25:33,825 --> 00:25:36,536 As a matter of policy, when it comes to conflicts 353 00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:38,455 between our visitors, the archive does not... 354 00:25:38,538 --> 00:25:41,583 I hope, for your sake, that it remains in your possession. 355 00:25:44,502 --> 00:25:46,921 Sir, in light of the fact 356 00:25:47,005 --> 00:25:49,340 that we have several priceless 357 00:25:49,424 --> 00:25:51,384 Breen artifacts in our archive, 358 00:25:51,468 --> 00:25:55,305 I'll do you the courtesy to suggest that you rephrase your request. 359 00:25:55,388 --> 00:25:56,723 Give it to me! 360 00:25:56,806 --> 00:25:59,768 Or the archive and its contents will be made ash. 361 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:09,152 Your request is denied, 362 00:26:09,235 --> 00:26:12,530 and all Breen privileges are suspended until further notice. 363 00:26:12,614 --> 00:26:15,074 May you gain knowledge elsewhere. 364 00:26:28,546 --> 00:26:31,549 L'ak told me the Breen had great reverence 365 00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:33,802 for their culture and history. 366 00:26:35,178 --> 00:26:36,387 Not you, though, hmm? 367 00:26:36,971 --> 00:26:39,140 You say what is hidden down there 368 00:26:39,224 --> 00:26:42,143 will reveal the location of the Progenitors' technology. 369 00:26:42,227 --> 00:26:43,686 How? 370 00:26:43,770 --> 00:26:46,481 You have to combine it with the other clues that Discovery has. 371 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:50,276 You made no mention of other clues. 372 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:52,570 Discovery is here already somewhere. 373 00:26:52,654 --> 00:26:54,572 You can easily overpower them. 374 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,825 Find what's in the archive, take what they've got. 375 00:26:56,908 --> 00:26:58,535 We have everything we need. 376 00:27:01,496 --> 00:27:02,831 Is there... 377 00:27:02,914 --> 00:27:05,959 anything else? 378 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:10,046 Do not test my patience again. 379 00:27:27,397 --> 00:27:30,251 Are the lights getting dimmer, or are we... we've just been at this too long? 380 00:27:30,275 --> 00:27:31,359 Hmm? 381 00:27:31,943 --> 00:27:33,361 Never mind. 382 00:27:38,283 --> 00:27:41,202 There's nothing in the Dominion War section or any other wars. 383 00:27:41,286 --> 00:27:43,846 Nothing in Betazed history, Trill history or the Mirror universe. 384 00:27:47,584 --> 00:27:49,252 I'm going the wrong way, aren't I? 385 00:27:49,335 --> 00:27:50,587 Yes. 386 00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:51,670 Damn it. 387 00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:55,300 - Why didn't you tell me? - You didn't ask. 388 00:27:56,676 --> 00:27:58,720 I told you everything in here was for a reason. 389 00:27:58,803 --> 00:28:01,097 You assumed the reason was history. 390 00:28:01,180 --> 00:28:03,725 Try being proactive next time. 391 00:28:03,808 --> 00:28:07,228 It's your mindscape. I can help you, but I can't solve it for you. 392 00:28:07,312 --> 00:28:08,313 Fine. 393 00:28:11,065 --> 00:28:14,068 Why is this library the most important place to me? 394 00:28:14,152 --> 00:28:18,156 Why did my subconscious pick this place for the test? 395 00:28:20,825 --> 00:28:22,452 It's the mission. 396 00:28:23,578 --> 00:28:24,662 Isn't it? 397 00:28:25,914 --> 00:28:28,124 It's because the mission is here. 398 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:31,127 And when I'm on a mission, that's my priority. 399 00:28:31,210 --> 00:28:33,421 That's why this place matters so much. 400 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:36,883 Speaking proactively, you may be onto something. 401 00:28:36,966 --> 00:28:38,676 Good. 402 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:39,928 Great. 403 00:28:40,011 --> 00:28:41,429 So? 404 00:28:41,512 --> 00:28:42,513 So. 405 00:28:45,767 --> 00:28:47,143 Labyrinths of the Mind. 406 00:28:49,687 --> 00:28:51,898 This mission is in a labyrinth of books. 407 00:28:51,981 --> 00:28:54,442 Labyrinth. Labyrinth. 408 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,737 Oh, it's a maze. 409 00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:58,821 Mm. 410 00:28:58,905 --> 00:29:01,366 Finishing the mission means getting out, 411 00:29:01,449 --> 00:29:03,826 and getting out is how I find the clue. 412 00:29:04,452 --> 00:29:07,246 I am supposed to find my way out, 413 00:29:07,330 --> 00:29:10,917 back to the reading room where it all started, right? 414 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,794 Unless you'd rather die in here. 415 00:29:12,877 --> 00:29:14,754 Hmm. 416 00:29:14,837 --> 00:29:17,590 Well, there are mathematical methods for solving mazes. 417 00:29:19,676 --> 00:29:21,052 Ah. 418 00:29:21,135 --> 00:29:23,137 Trémaux's algorithm. 419 00:29:23,221 --> 00:29:26,224 I just need to find a way to mark my path, to eliminate routes. 420 00:29:30,311 --> 00:29:31,312 Thank you. 421 00:29:32,397 --> 00:29:34,997 For what it's worth, I prefer this version of you that is helpful. 422 00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:37,652 Tilly would've been just as frustrating. 423 00:29:37,735 --> 00:29:39,070 For what it's worth. 424 00:29:39,153 --> 00:29:40,196 Hmm. 425 00:29:46,953 --> 00:29:49,998 Nothing in there leads to the clue. How about her reading list? 426 00:29:50,081 --> 00:29:52,291 A Comprehensive Guide to Talaxian Hair Styles. 427 00:29:52,375 --> 00:29:54,210 Hupyrian Folk Tales. 428 00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:55,962 Euclidean Geometry. 429 00:29:57,672 --> 00:30:00,032 I don't know. Seems like she just loved learning new things. 430 00:30:00,091 --> 00:30:02,760 Any suggestions? 431 00:30:05,263 --> 00:30:07,140 Excuse me. 432 00:30:07,223 --> 00:30:09,976 Unfortunately, our conversation with the Breen did not go well. 433 00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:11,811 We have raised our shields, 434 00:30:11,894 --> 00:30:14,974 which means transport back to your ship will be impossible for the time being. 435 00:30:15,982 --> 00:30:17,191 My apologies. 436 00:30:17,275 --> 00:30:19,235 I must go prepare our defenses. 437 00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:21,696 I'll help you. 438 00:30:21,779 --> 00:30:23,197 Let me know if you need me. 439 00:30:23,281 --> 00:30:26,909 Damn it. Discovery, what's your status? 440 00:30:26,993 --> 00:30:29,912 Sir, we've detected the Breen on approach through the plasma storm. 441 00:30:29,996 --> 00:30:30,997 How far out? 442 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,480 The plasma is blinding our sensors, 443 00:30:32,540 --> 00:30:34,542 so we're relying upon gravimetric calculations. 444 00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:36,687 - Lieutenant Naya? - I'm guessing we have two minutes. 445 00:30:36,711 --> 00:30:38,814 Discovery is no match for that ship's firepower. 446 00:30:38,838 --> 00:30:42,258 Find a way to conceal yourselves and stand by for further orders. 447 00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:43,634 Rayner out. 448 00:30:43,718 --> 00:30:45,344 We can't cloak. 449 00:30:47,221 --> 00:30:49,348 We'll have to use natural cover. 450 00:30:49,432 --> 00:30:51,601 CommanderAsha, take us out of the oasis, 451 00:30:51,684 --> 00:30:53,770 - back into the plasma storm. - Sir? 452 00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:56,105 If it blinds our sensors, it'll blind theirs too. 453 00:30:56,189 --> 00:30:58,983 Lieutenant Naya, monitor weather patterns in the plasma storm. 454 00:30:59,067 --> 00:31:02,361 Send the data to Asha's station. Keep us as safe as you can. 455 00:31:02,445 --> 00:31:03,445 Aye, Commander. 456 00:31:03,488 --> 00:31:06,657 Just stating the obvious here, but we can only withstand that storm for so long. 457 00:31:06,741 --> 00:31:07,867 I know. 458 00:31:08,743 --> 00:31:11,120 We just need long enough. 459 00:31:50,827 --> 00:31:52,036 Yes. 460 00:32:09,971 --> 00:32:10,972 Ah. 461 00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:12,390 That's where we came in. 462 00:32:12,473 --> 00:32:14,100 Gotcha. 463 00:32:19,313 --> 00:32:20,898 What? 464 00:32:21,774 --> 00:32:23,901 What the hell? 465 00:32:23,985 --> 00:32:26,279 Thought you had it, hmm? 466 00:32:27,405 --> 00:32:29,240 Why are you making this so hard? 467 00:32:33,035 --> 00:32:35,997 I'm doing what the scientists wanted. I'm-I'm trying to... 468 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,124 They didn't ask for you. 469 00:32:39,208 --> 00:32:40,376 What? 470 00:32:41,711 --> 00:32:45,089 They wanted the technology in the right hands, yes. 471 00:32:45,173 --> 00:32:47,800 They wanted it protected... yes. 472 00:32:47,884 --> 00:32:50,428 But who's to say you're one of the good guys? 473 00:32:51,762 --> 00:32:54,140 How could they possibly know that you, Michael Burnham, 474 00:32:54,223 --> 00:32:57,143 out of anyone alive, could be trusted with it? 475 00:33:00,897 --> 00:33:02,899 There's a test here. 476 00:33:02,982 --> 00:33:04,734 You haven't passed it yet. 477 00:33:09,405 --> 00:33:11,199 The lights are going out. 478 00:33:14,911 --> 00:33:16,787 I'm running out of time, aren't I? 479 00:33:17,496 --> 00:33:19,290 Yes. 480 00:33:19,373 --> 00:33:20,958 You are. 481 00:33:32,970 --> 00:33:35,890 Her cortisol levels are rising. 482 00:33:35,973 --> 00:33:38,601 Whatever she's experiencing, she's stressed, scared. 483 00:33:39,894 --> 00:33:41,395 Commander Rayner, do you copy? 484 00:33:41,479 --> 00:33:43,314 Yeah. What's going on? 485 00:33:43,397 --> 00:33:45,483 We're detecting some kind of energy connection 486 00:33:45,566 --> 00:33:48,194 between the dreadnought and the archive's shields. 487 00:33:48,277 --> 00:33:50,154 I've never seen anything like it. 488 00:33:50,238 --> 00:33:52,198 It seems to be focusing on one particular spot. 489 00:33:52,281 --> 00:33:56,160 Shit. They're using shield-tunneling technology to get their troops inside. 490 00:33:56,244 --> 00:33:59,538 Discovery, figure out how that tech works and find a way to slow it down. 491 00:33:59,622 --> 00:34:01,892 - Aye, Commander. - Booker, I need you back here right now. 492 00:34:01,916 --> 00:34:02,917 Breen are coming in. 493 00:34:04,126 --> 00:34:05,503 On my way. 494 00:34:05,586 --> 00:34:08,339 I'm gonna need all the time you and Book can give me. 495 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:11,133 You got it. 496 00:34:14,428 --> 00:34:16,180 What is the test? 497 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:20,935 Is it why this mission is so important? 498 00:34:22,770 --> 00:34:25,022 Every mission is important. 499 00:34:25,106 --> 00:34:26,983 So what is it? 500 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,531 Labyrinths of the Mind. 501 00:34:37,076 --> 00:34:38,536 Is it me? 502 00:34:40,454 --> 00:34:42,248 It's my mind. 503 00:34:43,082 --> 00:34:44,083 Right? 504 00:34:46,627 --> 00:34:48,838 That's why my subconscious picked you. 505 00:34:48,921 --> 00:34:51,048 Because we talked earlier. 506 00:34:51,132 --> 00:34:52,675 And... 507 00:34:52,758 --> 00:34:54,260 And what? 508 00:34:55,344 --> 00:34:56,637 We didn't fix it. 509 00:34:58,848 --> 00:35:00,850 That's why I picked you. 510 00:35:00,933 --> 00:35:04,353 Because I want to fix it, but I don't know how. 511 00:35:08,107 --> 00:35:10,359 He looked at me like that too. 512 00:35:11,402 --> 00:35:12,903 Flat. 513 00:35:12,987 --> 00:35:15,573 'Cause he thinks the job is all that matters to me. 514 00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:19,577 And so, is that what you want? 515 00:35:19,660 --> 00:35:21,454 Do you want me to admit that? 516 00:35:21,537 --> 00:35:24,790 That the job is everything? Is that how I get the clue? 517 00:35:25,499 --> 00:35:28,669 Or maybe, I should go even more psychobabble here 518 00:35:28,753 --> 00:35:30,671 and admit that if I don't complete this mission, 519 00:35:30,755 --> 00:35:32,548 then I don't know who I am. 520 00:35:35,885 --> 00:35:37,261 Maybe I think that, uh... 521 00:35:39,430 --> 00:35:41,724 nobody will love me, or... 522 00:35:41,807 --> 00:35:44,268 or care about me if I'm a failure. 523 00:35:48,356 --> 00:35:50,733 And maybe that's the reason why I lost you. 524 00:35:51,901 --> 00:35:53,194 Him. 525 00:35:53,778 --> 00:35:55,488 Is that right? 526 00:35:57,573 --> 00:36:00,785 Some of those things may be true, but they are not the answer. 527 00:36:13,005 --> 00:36:14,173 Wait. 528 00:36:14,256 --> 00:36:17,718 So, I succeed, I fix things. 529 00:36:17,802 --> 00:36:21,097 What's wrong with that? What's wrong with-with having a purpose? 530 00:36:21,180 --> 00:36:23,391 You don't have to go out every day and prove yourself, 531 00:36:24,308 --> 00:36:26,018 why you matter. 532 00:36:27,395 --> 00:36:31,065 You don't have to prove that you deserve this uniform, 533 00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:34,151 this rank, that... 534 00:36:34,860 --> 00:36:37,029 that you can be counted on, that you won't quit, 535 00:36:37,113 --> 00:36:38,489 that you won't fail again. 536 00:36:38,572 --> 00:36:40,074 Again? 537 00:36:43,869 --> 00:36:45,454 Screw you. 538 00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:47,832 I'll find my own way out. 539 00:36:53,587 --> 00:36:56,507 Engineering, how much longer till we can help the archive? 540 00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:58,092 We are working on it, Commander. 541 00:36:58,175 --> 00:37:01,137 So how the hell do we disrupt a shield-tunneling technology 542 00:37:01,220 --> 00:37:04,265 we've never encountered before from a species we know almost nothing about? 543 00:37:05,182 --> 00:37:08,394 And don't forget we have to do it without the Breen knowing we're here. 544 00:37:08,477 --> 00:37:09,854 How hard could that be? 545 00:37:09,937 --> 00:37:12,857 Hey, look at this. Their tunnel has a periodic fluctuation. 546 00:37:12,940 --> 00:37:15,484 It's, uh, 8.4 times per second. 547 00:37:15,568 --> 00:37:18,446 Yeah. They're-They're using harmonic resonance... 548 00:37:18,529 --> 00:37:21,157 To match the archive's shield frequency. 549 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:22,658 I love when you two do that. 550 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:24,368 It's an automated process, 551 00:37:24,452 --> 00:37:26,579 but if we could make the Breen's system think 552 00:37:26,662 --> 00:37:28,205 that the frequency's changed, 553 00:37:28,289 --> 00:37:32,251 it would remodulate, closing the tunnel so none of the soldiers could get inside. 554 00:37:32,334 --> 00:37:34,462 The problem is, the Breen use base-duodeca coding, 555 00:37:34,545 --> 00:37:36,422 which is, like, really hard to hack. 556 00:37:36,505 --> 00:37:39,008 Remember when I was talking about all the odd jobs 557 00:37:39,091 --> 00:37:40,259 that I used to have? 558 00:37:40,342 --> 00:37:42,511 Uh, yes? 559 00:37:42,595 --> 00:37:44,847 There was a stint where I fixed 560 00:37:44,930 --> 00:37:47,433 comms relays near Hysperia. 561 00:37:47,516 --> 00:37:51,562 Hysperians really know how to party, by the way, 562 00:37:51,645 --> 00:37:53,147 but it's another story. 563 00:37:53,230 --> 00:37:55,733 Point is, we'd do remote repairs 564 00:37:55,816 --> 00:37:58,611 using concentrated positron beams, 565 00:37:58,694 --> 00:38:01,947 which can be set to pulse at pretty much any frequency. 566 00:38:02,031 --> 00:38:04,158 We-We could direct a positron beam 567 00:38:04,241 --> 00:38:06,994 right to where the tunnel meets the archive's shields, 568 00:38:07,077 --> 00:38:10,331 and then, if we set the beam to a different frequency... 569 00:38:10,414 --> 00:38:12,541 That's it. Do it again. 570 00:38:12,625 --> 00:38:14,668 The tunnel would automatically close! 571 00:38:14,752 --> 00:38:18,047 Yeah, but eventually, they're gonna realize the error and-and correct it. 572 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:20,549 Yes, but, hopefully, by then, our team's already out. 573 00:38:21,258 --> 00:38:24,011 - Great idea. - I live to serve. 574 00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:28,098 Commander, we have a solution, but it'll take a few minutes. 575 00:38:28,182 --> 00:38:30,392 We'll do our best to survive that long. 576 00:38:32,895 --> 00:38:35,790 They'll come into this intersection here, they'll fan out and look for us, 577 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,066 I'm guessing in groups of four. 578 00:38:37,149 --> 00:38:39,443 Okay, I see a few places where we can hit them from, 579 00:38:39,527 --> 00:38:41,904 depending on their arrival position. 580 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,740 No. There. 581 00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:46,033 We'll be hidden by shelving, 582 00:38:46,116 --> 00:38:48,619 but we'll have clear sight lines wherever they come in. 583 00:38:51,664 --> 00:38:53,207 You think like a hunter. 584 00:38:53,290 --> 00:38:54,792 Had to, to survive the Breen. 585 00:38:54,875 --> 00:38:56,835 We're closing the tunnel now, Commander, 586 00:38:56,877 --> 00:38:58,671 but some of the Breen got through. 587 00:39:00,047 --> 00:39:01,215 We'll be ready. 588 00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:12,851 Whatever it is you're talking about, it isn't your only problem. 589 00:39:12,935 --> 00:39:15,813 Someone just took out one of your troops. 590 00:39:15,896 --> 00:39:18,566 I told you Discovery was here. 591 00:39:38,419 --> 00:39:41,005 There's more of that down here, you gelatinous assholes! 592 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:48,387 Send me down there. I've beaten Starfleet in close quarters. 593 00:39:48,470 --> 00:39:49,847 Do you think I'm a fool? 594 00:39:49,930 --> 00:39:53,267 I would never miss the chance to bring L'ak back. 595 00:39:53,350 --> 00:39:55,269 And you don't have to keep losing soldiers. 596 00:39:55,352 --> 00:39:57,980 We will sacrifice as many as it takes. 597 00:39:58,063 --> 00:40:02,067 Redirect all forces in the facility to that sector immediately. 598 00:40:05,029 --> 00:40:07,448 He doesn't give a shit about L'ak. 599 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:09,366 Or any of you. 600 00:40:10,576 --> 00:40:12,536 You know that, right? 601 00:40:16,498 --> 00:40:18,375 Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. 602 00:40:18,459 --> 00:40:19,793 Book's been shot. 603 00:40:19,877 --> 00:40:22,504 - Book. Hold on. Let me take a look. - Oh, easy. 604 00:40:23,422 --> 00:40:25,758 - It's not that bad. - Abdominal cavity. 605 00:40:25,841 --> 00:40:27,819 I can't treat this here. We need to get you to sickbay. 606 00:40:27,843 --> 00:40:29,386 What's the captain's status? 607 00:40:29,470 --> 00:40:30,846 No change. She's still in it. 608 00:40:30,929 --> 00:40:32,473 Discovery, report. 609 00:40:32,556 --> 00:40:35,184 We disrupted the tunnel, but they'll have it fixed soon. 610 00:40:35,267 --> 00:40:37,853 And we can't take this plasma storm much longer. 611 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:39,938 What do you want us to do, Commander? 612 00:40:40,898 --> 00:40:43,025 Five more minutes. 613 00:40:43,108 --> 00:40:46,570 If the captain's not conscious by then, we evacuate. 614 00:40:46,654 --> 00:40:49,073 Contact the archive, have them ready to lower shields 615 00:40:49,156 --> 00:40:51,075 just long enough for us to beam out. 616 00:40:51,158 --> 00:40:53,202 Wait. What about the clue? 617 00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:55,204 Clue won't matter if we're all dead. 618 00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:57,623 No, no, no, no, we can't. 619 00:40:57,706 --> 00:40:59,208 Book, listen, 620 00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:02,252 I know transporting means we could lose her, 621 00:41:03,504 --> 00:41:05,923 but if we stay, we most definitely will. 622 00:41:07,132 --> 00:41:08,300 I'm sorry. 623 00:41:22,272 --> 00:41:23,774 I'm sorry. 624 00:41:23,857 --> 00:41:25,401 I needed a minute. 625 00:41:25,484 --> 00:41:27,403 Your time is almost up. 626 00:41:29,029 --> 00:41:30,030 I know. 627 00:41:33,617 --> 00:41:35,202 I've tried everything. 628 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:40,082 There's nothing else I can do. 629 00:41:43,127 --> 00:41:44,878 I don't want to die in here. 630 00:41:47,047 --> 00:41:49,258 Are you afraid of death? 631 00:41:53,762 --> 00:41:55,055 Not really. 632 00:41:57,641 --> 00:41:59,476 I'm afraid a lot. 633 00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:04,898 But not of death. 634 00:42:05,774 --> 00:42:07,901 I'm surprised to hear that. 635 00:42:07,985 --> 00:42:10,070 The great Michael Burnham, 636 00:42:10,154 --> 00:42:11,739 afraid? 637 00:42:11,822 --> 00:42:14,241 More than I'd like to admit. 638 00:42:18,203 --> 00:42:19,538 Of failing. 639 00:42:21,540 --> 00:42:22,958 Not being enough. 640 00:42:24,585 --> 00:42:26,128 A good enough captain, 641 00:42:27,296 --> 00:42:28,338 friend, 642 00:42:29,381 --> 00:42:30,632 partner. 643 00:42:34,261 --> 00:42:35,596 Sometimes, 644 00:42:37,222 --> 00:42:39,641 it drives me, that fear. 645 00:42:43,729 --> 00:42:45,731 And I hate that. 646 00:42:48,942 --> 00:42:50,694 I hate it so much. 647 00:42:50,778 --> 00:42:52,654 It makes me feel... 648 00:42:56,200 --> 00:42:58,076 Makes me feel small. 649 00:43:00,037 --> 00:43:01,789 And weak. 650 00:43:06,418 --> 00:43:07,628 Ashamed. 651 00:43:10,255 --> 00:43:13,050 Sounds hard to live like that. 652 00:43:16,804 --> 00:43:18,639 Well, I've been working on it. 653 00:43:21,850 --> 00:43:23,519 But it's always there. 654 00:43:26,980 --> 00:43:29,525 It actually feels good to say it out loud, 655 00:43:29,608 --> 00:43:31,735 even if you're not really Book. 656 00:43:33,529 --> 00:43:35,614 I should've told him that. 657 00:43:37,533 --> 00:43:39,284 Why I pulled back. 658 00:43:43,163 --> 00:43:45,499 But I was afraid I'd failed him. 659 00:43:48,377 --> 00:43:49,753 Or me. 660 00:43:51,547 --> 00:43:54,132 And so it was easier to just... 661 00:44:00,389 --> 00:44:01,723 Well, anyhow. 662 00:44:03,392 --> 00:44:05,769 Can you at least tell me what the test was? 663 00:44:08,021 --> 00:44:09,857 Before the lights go out. 664 00:44:11,859 --> 00:44:13,193 No need. 665 00:44:14,945 --> 00:44:16,989 You've passed. 666 00:44:25,247 --> 00:44:26,415 How? 667 00:44:26,498 --> 00:44:30,168 If you're going to be the one to protect what the Progenitors left behind, 668 00:44:30,252 --> 00:44:31,879 you'll need to know yourself. 669 00:44:32,629 --> 00:44:35,048 Be able to be honest with yourself. 670 00:44:35,132 --> 00:44:38,010 Especially with the things that are hard to look at. 671 00:44:38,927 --> 00:44:41,013 Fear, guilt. 672 00:44:42,055 --> 00:44:44,641 The things you may be vulnerable to. 673 00:44:44,725 --> 00:44:47,561 Most can't admit those things to themselves. 674 00:44:47,644 --> 00:44:50,355 That you can is the only way you can be trusted 675 00:44:50,439 --> 00:44:53,233 to do the right thing with so much power. 676 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:58,780 Congratulations, Michael Burnham. 677 00:44:59,823 --> 00:45:01,575 Thank you. 678 00:45:04,161 --> 00:45:06,371 That's one hell of a test. 679 00:45:09,708 --> 00:45:11,335 Damn. 680 00:45:13,503 --> 00:45:15,297 You don't mess around, do you? 681 00:45:16,256 --> 00:45:18,717 There's a crystal in Viewing Room 7. 682 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,427 Once you wake up, 683 00:45:20,510 --> 00:45:22,179 just go in, get it 684 00:45:22,262 --> 00:45:24,056 and break it open. 685 00:45:24,139 --> 00:45:25,849 The clue's hidden inside. 686 00:45:27,726 --> 00:45:28,810 Okay. 687 00:45:30,729 --> 00:45:32,439 I guess I should head back, then. 688 00:45:33,523 --> 00:45:35,859 There's one more thing you need to know first. 689 00:45:35,943 --> 00:45:38,904 About something inside your final destination. 690 00:45:40,405 --> 00:45:42,157 The way to get through it. 691 00:45:48,622 --> 00:45:49,790 Book. 692 00:45:50,540 --> 00:45:52,042 - Hey. Michael. - Captain. 693 00:45:52,125 --> 00:45:54,211 - Michael. - Book, you're hurt. 694 00:45:56,213 --> 00:45:58,215 What happened to you? 695 00:45:59,049 --> 00:46:00,425 What happened? 696 00:46:00,509 --> 00:46:01,551 I'll be okay. 697 00:46:01,635 --> 00:46:02,886 What's our status? 698 00:46:02,970 --> 00:46:05,514 We need to evacuate now. Breen are here, more are coming. 699 00:46:06,306 --> 00:46:08,850 I know where the final clue is. We need to get there first. 700 00:46:08,934 --> 00:46:10,060 Let's move. 701 00:46:16,066 --> 00:46:18,110 Commander Rhys, are you ready? 702 00:46:18,193 --> 00:46:20,821 On your mark. Archive's standing by to lower shields, 703 00:46:20,904 --> 00:46:22,906 but the Breen reinforcements are almost there. 704 00:46:22,990 --> 00:46:24,366 How much time do we have? 705 00:46:24,449 --> 00:46:27,119 - Thirty seconds, if you're lucky. - It's enough. 706 00:46:35,252 --> 00:46:36,753 Commander, now! Energize! 707 00:46:48,348 --> 00:46:50,767 - Are Book and Culber in sickbay? - Aye, Captain. 708 00:46:52,269 --> 00:46:53,454 What's the status of the archive? 709 00:46:53,478 --> 00:46:56,189 Hy'Rell said several archivists were injured, but none critically. 710 00:46:56,273 --> 00:46:59,234 Yet. With reinforcements beaming in, it won't last long. 711 00:46:59,317 --> 00:47:01,838 Figured they'd need help. I sent Gallo to work on our shield emitters. 712 00:47:01,862 --> 00:47:03,905 Good idea. Commander Jemison, 713 00:47:03,989 --> 00:47:06,908 have Gallo's team route all the available power to your station. 714 00:47:06,992 --> 00:47:09,053 CommanderAsha, get ready to take us out into the open 715 00:47:09,077 --> 00:47:11,677 - and draw the Breen away from the archive. - Aye, Captain. 716 00:47:13,999 --> 00:47:15,542 All right, Asha. 717 00:47:15,625 --> 00:47:17,586 Let's fly. 718 00:47:27,387 --> 00:47:30,015 Primarch, we have Discovery on scans. 719 00:47:30,098 --> 00:47:31,683 They're hailing us. 720 00:47:31,767 --> 00:47:33,060 Put them through. 721 00:47:33,143 --> 00:47:34,853 Primarch Ruhn, 722 00:47:34,936 --> 00:47:37,814 your business is with us, not with the archive. 723 00:47:37,898 --> 00:47:39,816 They no longer have the item you desire. 724 00:47:39,900 --> 00:47:41,026 So you do? 725 00:47:41,109 --> 00:47:43,487 And if you fire on us, you'll destroy the clue. 726 00:47:43,570 --> 00:47:47,115 If you do not send me the entire set of clues immediately, 727 00:47:47,199 --> 00:47:50,202 I will destroy the archive. 728 00:47:50,285 --> 00:47:53,413 Captain, the dreadnought's charging some sort of energy weapon. 729 00:47:53,497 --> 00:47:54,998 Primarch, wait! 730 00:47:55,082 --> 00:47:57,250 There are a thousand innocent lives in that archive. 731 00:47:57,334 --> 00:47:59,211 Take this as your final warning. 732 00:48:07,761 --> 00:48:11,306 Captain, Hy'Rell's reporting significant injuries. 733 00:48:13,141 --> 00:48:14,768 Give me the clues, 734 00:48:14,851 --> 00:48:17,687 or more blood will be on your hands. 735 00:48:25,070 --> 00:48:27,239 First I'll need your assurance 736 00:48:27,322 --> 00:48:30,784 that the archive and everyone in it will not be harmed any further. 737 00:48:31,701 --> 00:48:33,495 Captain? 738 00:48:33,578 --> 00:48:35,789 You are in no position to bargain. 739 00:48:35,872 --> 00:48:37,624 I am if you want the clues. 740 00:48:37,707 --> 00:48:39,042 Now swear on it! 741 00:48:39,126 --> 00:48:42,295 A tergun to spare the archive 742 00:48:42,379 --> 00:48:44,339 and all its inhabitants. 743 00:48:44,422 --> 00:48:47,592 A tergun is a sacred Breen oath. 744 00:48:47,676 --> 00:48:50,679 You expect me to swear one with a human? 745 00:48:51,596 --> 00:48:54,391 That is exactly what I expect. 746 00:48:54,474 --> 00:48:56,810 I need a moment to consider. 747 00:48:56,893 --> 00:48:58,812 Tilly, get the rest of the clues up here. 748 00:48:58,895 --> 00:49:01,565 We need to finish the map so we can find where the tech is hidden. 749 00:49:01,648 --> 00:49:02,649 On it. 750 00:49:04,526 --> 00:49:05,777 Why would she do this? 751 00:49:05,861 --> 00:49:09,281 The Federation's compassion has always been its weakness. 752 00:49:09,364 --> 00:49:12,200 To save the few, they will risk the many. 753 00:49:12,284 --> 00:49:14,202 It could be a trick, Primarch. 754 00:49:14,286 --> 00:49:17,706 She would not risk that. Not after seeing what our weapons can do. 755 00:49:19,207 --> 00:49:21,126 Reopen communications. 756 00:49:21,877 --> 00:49:23,044 They're ready, Captain. 757 00:49:23,128 --> 00:49:25,005 Put them through. 758 00:49:26,131 --> 00:49:27,799 I will grant you tergun. 759 00:49:27,883 --> 00:49:30,802 I will spare the archive and all those inside. 760 00:49:30,886 --> 00:49:32,679 Deviate from our agreement, 761 00:49:32,762 --> 00:49:35,557 and they will die excruciating deaths. 762 00:49:35,640 --> 00:49:37,809 Stand by for transport. Discovery out. 763 00:49:37,893 --> 00:49:39,853 - Tilly! - I'm here, I'm here. 764 00:49:46,026 --> 00:49:47,277 Last clue. 765 00:49:47,360 --> 00:49:48,653 Here we go. 766 00:50:16,848 --> 00:50:17,849 That's it. 767 00:50:17,933 --> 00:50:21,061 The coordinates to the Progenitors' technology. 768 00:50:22,103 --> 00:50:24,856 Get a scan of that map to Stamets. Have him stand by to jump. 769 00:50:24,940 --> 00:50:26,191 Aye, Captain. 770 00:50:28,652 --> 00:50:32,781 Prepare to vent main shuttle bay and all plasma from both nacelles. 771 00:50:34,783 --> 00:50:37,285 You heard your captain. Get to it. 772 00:50:37,369 --> 00:50:38,495 Aye, Commander. 773 00:50:40,580 --> 00:50:41,665 Primarch, 774 00:50:41,748 --> 00:50:45,085 we have received an item from Discovery via transport. 775 00:50:45,168 --> 00:50:46,836 Materialize it. 776 00:50:48,588 --> 00:50:50,465 Is the object authentic? 777 00:50:50,548 --> 00:50:52,342 It is. 778 00:50:52,425 --> 00:50:53,426 Good. 779 00:51:06,147 --> 00:51:08,817 Lock onto Discovery. Prepare to fire. 780 00:51:08,900 --> 00:51:09,985 What? No! 781 00:51:12,195 --> 00:51:14,823 You'd be starting a war with the Federation. 782 00:51:14,906 --> 00:51:18,410 All the Breen factions will be drawn in. They could turn against us. 783 00:51:18,493 --> 00:51:19,494 "Us"? 784 00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:21,705 So you're a Breen now? 785 00:51:22,497 --> 00:51:25,083 I am the wife of the scion. 786 00:51:25,166 --> 00:51:27,377 The dead scion. 787 00:51:31,840 --> 00:51:34,134 - They're locking onto us. - Evasive maneuvers. 788 00:51:34,217 --> 00:51:35,427 Everybody hold tight. 789 00:51:35,510 --> 00:51:37,863 - Commander Stamets, are you ready? - Standing by, Captain. 790 00:51:37,887 --> 00:51:39,806 We're going to vent and jump simultaneously. 791 00:51:39,889 --> 00:51:40,890 Black alert. 792 00:51:42,726 --> 00:51:43,726 Incoming. 793 00:51:47,188 --> 00:51:48,315 Damage report. 794 00:51:48,398 --> 00:51:50,358 I'm losing lateral thrusters! 795 00:51:50,442 --> 00:51:52,986 Damage is reported on Decks 5, 14 and 18. 796 00:51:53,069 --> 00:51:55,363 - They're firing again. - Fire back and hold steady! 797 00:51:57,032 --> 00:51:58,950 Structural integrity is weakening. 798 00:51:59,034 --> 00:52:00,577 Shields down to 30%. 799 00:52:00,660 --> 00:52:02,746 - Captain? - Keep holding. 800 00:52:02,829 --> 00:52:05,415 Shields are collapsing! 801 00:52:05,498 --> 00:52:07,167 On my mark. 802 00:52:09,252 --> 00:52:10,712 Now! 803 00:52:30,982 --> 00:52:32,192 Is everybody all right? 804 00:52:32,275 --> 00:52:33,276 Aye, Captain. 805 00:52:33,360 --> 00:52:35,612 - Aye, Captain. - Aye, Captain. 806 00:52:35,695 --> 00:52:37,322 CommanderAsha, where are we? 807 00:52:37,405 --> 00:52:40,408 - Twenty-two light-years off target. - Commander Stamets? 808 00:52:40,492 --> 00:52:43,370 I'm not sure what happened. The spore drive malfunctioned. 809 00:52:43,453 --> 00:52:46,039 The sensors say it was damaged by the Breen assault. 810 00:52:46,122 --> 00:52:48,124 We cannot jump again until it is fixed. 811 00:52:48,208 --> 00:52:51,628 Warp drive is also damaged, Captain. Looking into how bad. 812 00:52:51,711 --> 00:52:53,296 Keep me posted. 813 00:52:53,380 --> 00:52:54,589 Any casualties? 814 00:52:54,672 --> 00:52:56,257 A few minor injuries, that's it. 815 00:52:56,341 --> 00:52:57,550 Good. 816 00:52:57,634 --> 00:52:59,278 Lieutenant Tilly, considering maximum warp, 817 00:52:59,302 --> 00:53:01,942 how long will it take the Breen ship to get to the map coordinates? 818 00:53:02,764 --> 00:53:04,349 Six hours, give or take. 819 00:53:04,432 --> 00:53:06,976 Commander Rayner, I want all available personnel on repairs. 820 00:53:07,060 --> 00:53:09,312 They have five hours, and then we need to go. 821 00:53:09,396 --> 00:53:10,438 You got it. 822 00:53:10,522 --> 00:53:12,273 Smart move, by the way, Captain. 823 00:53:12,357 --> 00:53:15,193 Now Ruhn thinks we're dead. Advantage us. 824 00:53:15,276 --> 00:53:17,779 Someone once told me never turn my back on a Breen. 825 00:53:18,863 --> 00:53:20,657 They still might beat us to the coordinates. 826 00:53:21,574 --> 00:53:23,827 No, I learned something in the mindscape. 827 00:53:23,910 --> 00:53:25,750 Something we'll need to know when we get there. 828 00:53:25,787 --> 00:53:27,580 And I can't imagine Ruhn figuring it out. 829 00:53:27,664 --> 00:53:29,457 What about Moll? 830 00:53:35,088 --> 00:53:37,507 Primarch, we have confirmed 831 00:53:37,590 --> 00:53:40,135 debris and traces of warp plasma. 832 00:53:40,218 --> 00:53:42,679 Discovery has been destroyed. 833 00:53:44,848 --> 00:53:46,182 Good. 834 00:53:48,393 --> 00:53:50,895 Prepare to fire on the archive. 835 00:53:54,232 --> 00:53:56,234 You swore a tergun. 836 00:53:58,361 --> 00:54:01,823 Don't make this any worse for your crew than you already have. 837 00:54:03,408 --> 00:54:05,910 Set a course for the map coordinates. 838 00:54:05,994 --> 00:54:07,245 The goal is L'ak. 839 00:54:07,328 --> 00:54:10,498 The goal is whatever I say it is. 840 00:54:10,582 --> 00:54:11,916 Recharge the weapons. 841 00:54:12,750 --> 00:54:14,502 Take her to the chamber. 842 00:54:14,586 --> 00:54:16,004 But, Primarch, she... 843 00:54:19,257 --> 00:54:20,842 Take her! 844 00:54:22,760 --> 00:54:23,761 Yes, Primarch. 845 00:54:28,349 --> 00:54:29,809 No, damn it, wait! 846 00:54:29,893 --> 00:54:31,144 If you destroy the archive, 847 00:54:31,227 --> 00:54:33,188 it won't just be the Federation coming after you. 848 00:54:33,271 --> 00:54:35,440 It'll be other Breen too. 849 00:54:35,523 --> 00:54:37,775 As revenge for your dishonor. 850 00:54:37,859 --> 00:54:41,237 With the Progenitors' power, we will not worry. 851 00:54:41,321 --> 00:54:44,115 But you don't have it yet. Do you? 852 00:54:49,537 --> 00:54:52,081 L'ak will never support your succession 853 00:54:52,165 --> 00:54:54,125 if you kill me. 854 00:54:54,209 --> 00:54:56,628 I don't need L'ak anymore. 855 00:54:56,711 --> 00:54:57,712 Or you. 856 00:55:00,882 --> 00:55:02,425 And there it is. 857 00:55:02,509 --> 00:55:05,261 You don't give a damn about your scion, 858 00:55:05,345 --> 00:55:06,596 your oaths 859 00:55:06,679 --> 00:55:08,890 or the lives of your soldiers. 860 00:55:09,974 --> 00:55:11,601 Would L'ak do this? 861 00:55:11,684 --> 00:55:14,771 Would your scion be this selfish? 862 00:55:14,854 --> 00:55:16,064 He left. 863 00:55:16,147 --> 00:55:17,982 For a human. 864 00:55:18,066 --> 00:55:20,235 He loves me. 865 00:55:20,318 --> 00:55:21,861 Yes. 866 00:55:21,945 --> 00:55:23,696 But he left because of you. 867 00:55:26,032 --> 00:55:27,867 Primarch, don't. 868 00:55:27,951 --> 00:55:30,078 How dare you! 869 00:55:48,930 --> 00:55:50,598 I am the wife of L'ak. 870 00:55:52,058 --> 00:55:53,393 Scion 871 00:55:53,476 --> 00:55:55,937 and true ruler of the Imperium. 872 00:56:01,776 --> 00:56:03,570 We will get him back. 873 00:56:06,155 --> 00:56:08,199 Long will he reign. 874 00:56:17,584 --> 00:56:19,460 Long will he reign. 875 00:56:22,755 --> 00:56:24,841 Long will he reign. 876 00:56:25,675 --> 00:56:27,343 Long will he reign. 877 00:56:28,136 --> 00:56:29,929 Long will he reign. 878 00:57:37,038 --> 00:57:38,039 English