1 00:00:02,169 --> 00:00:06,256 Captain's log, stardate 42523.7 2 00:00:06,423 --> 00:00:11,470 We are en route to the new Starbase 173 for port call. 3 00:00:11,637 --> 00:00:13,472 Crew rotation is scheduled 4 00:00:13,639 --> 00:00:16,350 and we will off-load experiment modules. 5 00:00:16,517 --> 00:00:22,064 That's my chair. My luck is lousy unless I start on the dealer's right. 6 00:00:22,231 --> 00:00:27,694 - That seems to be superstition. - Experience teaches me it's a truth. 7 00:00:29,988 --> 00:00:33,367 The game is five-card stud, nothing wild, ante up. 8 00:00:33,534 --> 00:00:35,327 This game is very simple. 9 00:00:35,494 --> 00:00:38,163 With only 52 cards, 21 of which I will see, 10 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:41,625 and five players, there are limited winning combinations. 11 00:00:41,792 --> 00:00:44,086 There's more to this than the cards. 12 00:00:44,253 --> 00:00:47,464 Of course. The bets indicate the strength of each hand. 13 00:00:48,423 --> 00:00:50,008 Time to pluck a pigeon! 14 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:54,137 Five. 15 00:00:54,304 --> 00:00:55,973 I'm in. 16 00:00:56,139 --> 00:00:57,891 l, too. 17 00:00:59,726 --> 00:01:01,103 Call. 18 00:01:02,437 --> 00:01:05,107 A seven and a six, the ace. 19 00:01:08,485 --> 00:01:11,154 - I bet ten. - See that. 20 00:01:12,447 --> 00:01:13,407 Call. 21 00:01:14,533 --> 00:01:15,742 Fold. 22 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:18,120 Yeah, me too. I'm out. 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:26,074 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app 24 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:32,092 I bet five. 25 00:01:33,510 --> 00:01:34,678 Same. 26 00:01:35,304 --> 00:01:36,889 Your five. And five. 27 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:43,437 Too rich for me. 28 00:01:46,231 --> 00:01:47,816 No help. 29 00:01:51,236 --> 00:01:53,363 I bet... ten. 30 00:01:53,530 --> 00:01:55,741 Your ten and ten. 31 00:02:09,588 --> 00:02:12,007 Is that what is known as a "poker face"? 32 00:02:12,925 --> 00:02:14,092 Playing or not? 33 00:02:17,429 --> 00:02:18,805 I fold. 34 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,274 - You had nothing! - He bluffed you, Data. 35 00:02:30,317 --> 00:02:32,903 It makes little sense to bet if you cannot win. 36 00:02:33,070 --> 00:02:35,781 I did win. I was betting that you wouldn't call. 37 00:02:36,406 --> 00:02:39,326 - How could you tell? - Instinct, Data. 38 00:02:41,078 --> 00:02:44,873 The game is seven card high/low with a buy on the last card. 39 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,585 And just to add interest, the man with the axe takes all. 40 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:04,768 My God! 41 00:03:19,032 --> 00:03:22,703 Phillipa Louvois. And back in uniform. 42 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:28,750 It's been ten years, but seeing you again like this makes it seem 50. 43 00:03:29,877 --> 00:03:32,546 If we were alone, know what I'd like to do? 44 00:03:32,671 --> 00:03:35,132 - Bust a chair across my teeth? - After that. 45 00:03:35,299 --> 00:03:37,092 Ain't love wonderful? 46 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:59,823 Space, the final frontier. 47 00:04:01,158 --> 00:04:05,245 These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. 48 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:10,250 Its continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds,... 49 00:04:11,168 --> 00:04:14,630 ..to seek out new life and new civilizations,... 50 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:19,426 ..to boldly go where no one has gone before. 51 00:05:20,404 --> 00:05:23,657 So, ... what are you doing out here? 52 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:28,537 I am in charge of the 23rd Sector JAG office. We're brand new. 53 00:05:28,704 --> 00:05:32,416 I have no staff, but one terrified little ensign. 54 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:34,918 Hopefully we can make some good law here. 55 00:05:35,085 --> 00:05:39,423 Anything is possible. So you came back to Starfleet? 56 00:05:40,424 --> 00:05:42,426 The most worthwhile place to be. 57 00:05:42,593 --> 00:05:46,096 - You had no reason to leave. - They forced me out. 58 00:05:46,263 --> 00:05:49,892 No. That was your own damn stubborn pride. 59 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:54,313 When I prosecuted you in the court martial, I was doing my job. 60 00:05:54,479 --> 00:05:56,648 You did more than that, you enjoyed it. 61 00:05:56,815 --> 00:06:01,236 Not true. A court martial is standard procedure when a ship is lost. 62 00:06:01,403 --> 00:06:04,114 It was my duty as a Judge Advocate General. 63 00:06:04,281 --> 00:06:08,118 You enjoy the adversarial process more than getting at the truth. 64 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:17,628 I hope you've learned a little wisdom along the way. 65 00:06:21,924 --> 00:06:24,760 You know, I never thought I would say this, ... 66 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:28,096 ..but it's good to see you again. 67 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:32,392 It brings a sense of order and stability to my universe 68 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:35,020 to know that you're still a pompous ass. 69 00:06:39,024 --> 00:06:41,235 And a damn sexy man. 70 00:06:42,569 --> 00:06:43,904 Capt Picard? 71 00:06:46,740 --> 00:06:49,576 - Admiral. - Capt Louvois. You know Capt Picard? 72 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:54,164 Yes. We're old... friends. Excuse me. 73 00:06:55,082 --> 00:06:59,169 Picard, call me. You can buy me dinner. 74 00:07:00,921 --> 00:07:02,714 Captain, good to see you again. 75 00:07:02,881 --> 00:07:06,385 - May I introduce Cmdr Bruce Maddox? - Commander. 76 00:07:06,552 --> 00:07:08,554 He has an interesting proposal, 77 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,765 but it can wait. I'm eager to see the Enterprise. 78 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:13,684 Yes, sir. This way. 79 00:07:23,235 --> 00:07:24,820 Admiral on the bridge. 80 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:33,161 I'm surprised at the decision to put a base so close to the Neutral Zone. 81 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:36,456 We've had disturbing news from both sides of the Zone. 82 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:38,917 We're here to respond when needed. 83 00:07:39,084 --> 00:07:42,754 And it won't hurt to have the Romulans know that we're nearby. 84 00:07:46,049 --> 00:07:48,260 I thank you for this opportunity. 85 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:52,139 For 500 years, every vessel named Enterprise has become a legend. 86 00:07:52,306 --> 00:07:53,849 This one is no different. 87 00:07:54,016 --> 00:07:55,184 Admiral. 88 00:07:55,976 --> 00:08:00,480 Yes. Captain, Cmdr Maddox is here to work on your android. 89 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:02,566 Please take care of him. 90 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:08,780 How have you been, Data? 91 00:08:10,157 --> 00:08:13,076 My condition does not alter with time, Commander. 92 00:08:13,952 --> 00:08:15,621 You two are acquainted? 93 00:08:15,787 --> 00:08:18,707 I evaluated Data when it applied to the Academy. 94 00:08:18,874 --> 00:08:22,211 And was the sole committee member to oppose my entrance, 95 00:08:22,377 --> 00:08:24,338 because I was not a sentient being. 96 00:08:25,797 --> 00:08:28,217 What exactly will this work entail? 97 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,179 I am going to disassemble Data. 98 00:08:35,516 --> 00:08:39,061 Alright, explain this procedure. 99 00:08:40,395 --> 00:08:44,483 Ever since I saw Data at the entrance evaluation at Starfleet Academy, 100 00:08:44,650 --> 00:08:46,568 I've wanted to understand it. 101 00:08:46,735 --> 00:08:51,365 I became a student of the works of Dr Noonien Soong, Data's creator, 102 00:08:51,532 --> 00:08:54,117 and I've tried to continue his work. 103 00:08:54,284 --> 00:08:56,954 I believe I am close to a breakthrough 104 00:08:57,079 --> 00:09:00,332 that will enable me to duplicate Dr Soong's work 105 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:03,836 and... replicate this. 106 00:09:07,172 --> 00:09:10,551 But as a first step, I must disassemble and study it. 107 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:14,012 Data is going to be my guide. 108 00:09:18,267 --> 00:09:19,977 It sounds intriguing. 109 00:09:20,143 --> 00:09:24,523 - How will you proceed? - I'll run a full diagnostic on Data, 110 00:09:24,690 --> 00:09:26,942 evaluate its current software, 111 00:09:27,109 --> 00:09:30,153 then dump its core memory into the starbase computer 112 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,365 and begin a detailed analysis of its construction. 113 00:09:33,532 --> 00:09:36,118 You've constructed a positronic brain? 114 00:09:36,285 --> 00:09:37,744 Yes. 115 00:09:39,413 --> 00:09:41,623 You know how the electron resistance 116 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:44,751 across the neural filaments can be resolved? 117 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,628 Not precisely. 118 00:09:48,881 --> 00:09:51,091 That would seem a necessary first step. 119 00:09:52,426 --> 00:09:54,887 I am confident I will find the answer 120 00:09:55,053 --> 00:09:59,224 once I examine the filament links in your anterior cortex. 121 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:02,269 If the answer is not forthcoming, 122 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,980 your model will not function. 123 00:10:05,564 --> 00:10:08,525 I do not anticipate any problems. 124 00:10:08,692 --> 00:10:11,028 You seem a little vague on specifics. 125 00:10:11,195 --> 00:10:13,739 What are the risks to Cmdr Data? 126 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,075 Negligible. 127 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:22,706 Captain, I believe his basic research lacks the specifics necessary 128 00:10:22,873 --> 00:10:25,876 to support an experiment of this magnitude. 129 00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:31,048 Cmdr Data is a valued member of my bridge crew. 130 00:10:31,215 --> 00:10:33,133 Based on what I've heard, 131 00:10:33,300 --> 00:10:37,054 I cannot allow Cmdr Data to submit himself to this experiment. 132 00:10:37,221 --> 00:10:40,432 I was afraid this might be your attitude, Captain. 133 00:10:41,141 --> 00:10:43,185 Starfleet's transfer orders, 134 00:10:43,352 --> 00:10:47,773 separating Cmdr Data from the Enterprise and reassigning it 135 00:10:47,940 --> 00:10:49,816 to Starbase 173 under my command. 136 00:10:51,068 --> 00:10:55,030 Data, I will see you in my office tomorrow at 0900 hours. 137 00:11:17,427 --> 00:11:18,804 Come. 138 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:23,183 You sent for me, sir. 139 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:25,060 Data, please sit down. 140 00:11:29,523 --> 00:11:31,942 Well, we have a problem. 141 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,905 I am in complete agreement with that assessment, sir. 142 00:11:39,950 --> 00:11:42,953 Your service to this ship has been exemplary. 143 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,705 I don't want to lose you. 144 00:11:46,498 --> 00:11:49,251 I will not submit to the procedure, sir. 145 00:11:56,842 --> 00:11:59,261 I understand your objections. 146 00:12:01,013 --> 00:12:03,974 But I have to consider Starfleet's interests. 147 00:12:04,141 --> 00:12:06,810 What if Cmdr Maddox is correct, 148 00:12:06,935 --> 00:12:12,733 that it is possible many more beings like yourself could be constructed? 149 00:12:13,734 --> 00:12:20,532 Sir, Lt La Forge's eyes are far superior to human eyes. True? 150 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:25,329 Then why are not all human officers required 151 00:12:25,495 --> 00:12:28,874 to have their eyes replaced with cybernetic implants? 152 00:12:36,340 --> 00:12:37,716 I see. 153 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:41,386 It is precisely because I am not human. 154 00:12:43,555 --> 00:12:45,349 That will be all, Mr Data. 155 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,363 Computer, pull all relevant information 156 00:12:59,530 --> 00:13:03,492 regarding Starfleet regulations on the transfer of officers. 157 00:13:03,659 --> 00:13:05,160 Working. 158 00:13:13,544 --> 00:13:16,839 My God, twice in as many days. 159 00:13:17,005 --> 00:13:20,384 - I need your help. - An historic moment. 160 00:13:20,551 --> 00:13:23,512 I have tried to make sense of this gobbledegook, 161 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:27,349 but it's beyond me. The fact is, my android officer, Data, 162 00:13:27,516 --> 00:13:31,228 is being transferred compulsorily to be part of a dangerous, 163 00:13:31,395 --> 00:13:34,231 ill-conceived experiment. I want it stopped. 164 00:13:34,398 --> 00:13:37,901 He can refuse to undergo the procedure, but not the transfer. 165 00:13:40,362 --> 00:13:44,783 Once this Maddox has... got control of Data, 166 00:13:45,576 --> 00:13:48,245 anything could happen. I don't trust that man. 167 00:13:48,412 --> 00:13:51,373 We agree to certain risks when we join Starfleet. 168 00:13:51,540 --> 00:13:54,251 Yes. Acceptable risks, justified risks. 169 00:13:54,418 --> 00:13:57,754 But I can't accept this. It's unfair. He has rights. 170 00:13:57,921 --> 00:14:01,258 All this passion over a machine? 171 00:14:01,425 --> 00:14:02,801 Don't start. 172 00:14:02,968 --> 00:14:04,803 This is important to me. 173 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:08,682 Is there an option? 174 00:14:08,849 --> 00:14:11,643 There is always an option. 175 00:14:11,810 --> 00:14:13,353 He can resign. 176 00:14:17,191 --> 00:14:18,650 I see. 177 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:21,320 So you came to me for help? 178 00:14:22,404 --> 00:14:25,866 Yes. I came to you. You're the JAG officer for this sector. 179 00:14:26,783 --> 00:14:30,120 - I had no choice but to come to you. - Wait. 180 00:14:32,289 --> 00:14:34,583 I didn't mean it that way. 181 00:14:35,459 --> 00:14:39,713 I'm glad you felt you could... well, come to me. 182 00:14:40,339 --> 00:14:43,509 The word "trust" just isn't in your vocabulary, is it? 183 00:14:43,675 --> 00:14:47,513 - Good try. Top marks for effort. - I wish things were different. 184 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:50,557 I wish I could believe that. 185 00:16:09,386 --> 00:16:12,139 "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, 186 00:16:12,306 --> 00:16:15,225 I all alone be weep my outcast state." 187 00:16:17,311 --> 00:16:21,607 Is it just words to you? Or do you fathom the meaning? 188 00:16:22,524 --> 00:16:26,778 Is it not customary to ask permission to enter an individual's quarters? 189 00:16:26,945 --> 00:16:32,284 I thought that we could talk, that I could try to... persuade you. 190 00:16:33,577 --> 00:16:36,747 Your memories and knowledge will remain intact. 191 00:16:36,914 --> 00:16:39,750 Reduced to the mere facts of the events. 192 00:16:39,917 --> 00:16:43,879 The substance, the flavour of the moment, could be lost. 193 00:16:45,464 --> 00:16:47,591 Take games of chance. 194 00:16:47,758 --> 00:16:50,093 - Games of chance? - Yes. 195 00:16:50,260 --> 00:16:54,139 I had read and absorbed every treatise and book on the subject. 196 00:16:54,306 --> 00:16:56,975 I was well prepared for the experience. 197 00:16:57,142 --> 00:16:59,603 Yet, when I finally played poker, 198 00:16:59,770 --> 00:17:04,483 I discovered that the reality bore little resemblance to the rules. 199 00:17:04,650 --> 00:17:06,610 And the point being? 200 00:17:06,777 --> 00:17:12,032 I believe it is possible to download information from a positronic brain, 201 00:17:12,199 --> 00:17:18,121 but I do not believe you can preserve the essence of those experiences. 202 00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:21,041 There is an ineffable quality to memory 203 00:17:21,208 --> 00:17:24,086 which I do not believe can survive your procedure. 204 00:17:25,087 --> 00:17:26,880 "Ineffable quality..." 205 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:32,511 I had rather we had done this together. 206 00:17:32,678 --> 00:17:38,225 But one way or the other, we are doing it. You are under my command. 207 00:17:39,268 --> 00:17:43,438 No, sir, I am not under yours, nor anyone else's command. 208 00:17:43,605 --> 00:17:46,817 - I have resigned from Starfleet. - Resigned? 209 00:17:47,818 --> 00:17:49,486 You can't resign. 210 00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:53,574 I regret the decision, but I must. 211 00:17:54,366 --> 00:17:57,244 I am the culmination of one man's dream. 212 00:17:57,411 --> 00:18:01,748 This is not ego or vanity, but when Dr Soong created me, 213 00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:04,751 he added to the substance of the universe. 214 00:18:04,918 --> 00:18:07,588 lf, by your experiments, I am destroyed, 215 00:18:07,713 --> 00:18:11,300 something unique, something wonderful will be lost. 216 00:18:11,466 --> 00:18:13,135 I cannot permit that. 217 00:18:13,302 --> 00:18:15,470 I must protect his dream. 218 00:18:16,805 --> 00:18:18,432 And so must I. 219 00:18:19,308 --> 00:18:23,395 But keep packing, because one way or the other you will be reporting. 220 00:18:33,572 --> 00:18:35,282 Captain's log, supplemental. 221 00:18:35,449 --> 00:18:39,244 Cmdr Bruce Maddox, thwarted by Data's abrupt resignation, 222 00:18:39,411 --> 00:18:42,372 is now seeking a legal remedy for his woes. 223 00:18:42,539 --> 00:18:46,335 Capt Louvois has requested my presence at those discussions. 224 00:18:46,502 --> 00:18:49,046 Your response is emotional and irrational. 225 00:18:49,213 --> 00:18:54,218 You endow Data with human attributes because it looks human. It is not. 226 00:18:54,384 --> 00:18:58,305 If it were a box on wheels I would not face this opposition. 227 00:18:58,472 --> 00:19:03,352 Overt sentimentality is not one of Capt Picard's failings, trust me. 228 00:19:04,561 --> 00:19:08,774 I will tell you again, Data is a valued member of my crew, 229 00:19:08,941 --> 00:19:10,776 an outstanding bridge officer. 230 00:19:10,943 --> 00:19:14,154 If I am permitted to make this experiment, 231 00:19:14,321 --> 00:19:16,865 our horizons become boundless. 232 00:19:17,032 --> 00:19:21,995 Consider, every ship in Starfleet with a Data on board. 233 00:19:22,579 --> 00:19:25,249 Utilizing its extraordinary capabilities, 234 00:19:25,415 --> 00:19:28,168 our hands and eyes in dangerous situations... 235 00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:31,463 You're preaching to the choir here. Get to the point. 236 00:19:32,089 --> 00:19:34,091 Data must not be allowed to resign. 237 00:19:34,258 --> 00:19:37,219 Data is a Starfleet officer with certain rights. 238 00:19:37,386 --> 00:19:40,347 I'm sick to death of hearing about rights! 239 00:19:40,514 --> 00:19:44,518 What about my right not to have my life's work subverted by ignorance? 240 00:19:44,685 --> 00:19:50,482 We have laws. You cannot experiment with people to prove your theories. 241 00:19:50,649 --> 00:19:52,609 - Thank you. - Now you're doing it. 242 00:19:52,776 --> 00:19:56,947 Data is an extraordinary piece of engineering, but it is a machine. 243 00:19:57,114 --> 00:20:01,410 If you permit it to resign, it will destroy years of work in robotics. 244 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,705 Starfleet need not allow the resignation. 245 00:20:04,872 --> 00:20:07,374 Commander, who do you think you work for? 246 00:20:07,541 --> 00:20:10,586 Starfleet does not ignore its own regulations 247 00:20:10,752 --> 00:20:15,174 when they become inconvenient. Like it or not, Data does have rights. 248 00:20:16,091 --> 00:20:18,093 Let me put it another way. 249 00:20:19,303 --> 00:20:23,515 Would you permit the Enterprise computer to refuse a refit? 250 00:20:25,475 --> 00:20:29,980 That's an interesting point. But the computer is property. 251 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,482 - Is Data? - Of course. 252 00:20:33,817 --> 00:20:36,028 There may be law to support this. 253 00:20:36,195 --> 00:20:41,241 Then find it. A ruling with such broad implications must be supported. 254 00:20:42,993 --> 00:20:44,995 I hope you will use the same zeal 255 00:20:45,162 --> 00:20:48,332 that you did in the Stargazer court martial. 256 00:20:57,591 --> 00:21:00,636 Data, you're supposed to rip the wrapping off. 257 00:21:01,345 --> 00:21:04,181 With the application of a little care, Wes, 258 00:21:04,890 --> 00:21:08,310 the paper can be utilized again. 259 00:21:08,477 --> 00:21:10,854 You're missing the point. 260 00:21:16,985 --> 00:21:21,907 The Dream of the Fire by K'Ratak. Thank you, Worf. 261 00:21:22,074 --> 00:21:25,369 With the Klingons, the novel attained its full stature. 262 00:21:25,536 --> 00:21:30,040 I couldn't disagree more. We'll save that argument for another day. 263 00:21:30,207 --> 00:21:31,625 Excuse me, please. 264 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:35,462 Is something wrong? 265 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,676 Of course there is. You're going away. 266 00:21:42,219 --> 00:21:44,888 No one regrets that necessity more than I. 267 00:21:45,013 --> 00:21:47,057 You do understand my reasons? 268 00:21:47,224 --> 00:21:49,142 Sure, I understand. 269 00:21:49,935 --> 00:21:52,980 I just don't like you being forced out. It's not fair. 270 00:21:55,983 --> 00:22:01,321 As Dr Pulaski would no doubt remind us, life is rarely fair. 271 00:22:02,531 --> 00:22:05,242 Sorry, that doesn't make it any better. 272 00:22:08,078 --> 00:22:09,621 I shall miss you, Geordi. 273 00:22:12,749 --> 00:22:14,251 Me, too. 274 00:22:17,254 --> 00:22:19,047 Take care of yourself, Data. 275 00:22:26,513 --> 00:22:28,348 I have completed my research, 276 00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:32,269 based on the Acts of Cumberland passed in the early 21st century. 277 00:22:32,436 --> 00:22:34,605 Data is the property of Starfleet. 278 00:22:34,771 --> 00:22:38,650 He cannot resign or refuse to cooperate with Cmdr Maddox. 279 00:22:42,988 --> 00:22:46,992 - What if I challenge this ruling? - Then we must hold a hearing. 280 00:22:47,159 --> 00:22:51,914 - I so challenge. Convene a hearing. - Captain, that would be difficult. 281 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,583 This is a new base, I have no staff. 282 00:22:55,626 --> 00:23:00,339 But surely you have regulations to take care of such an eventuality. 283 00:23:01,256 --> 00:23:05,344 There are. I can use serving officers as legal counsel. 284 00:23:05,511 --> 00:23:07,596 You, as senior officer, would defend. 285 00:23:09,181 --> 00:23:10,224 Very good. 286 00:23:11,058 --> 00:23:14,603 The unenviable task of prosecuting would be yours, Commander, 287 00:23:14,770 --> 00:23:17,689 as the next most senior officer on the ship. 288 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:24,947 I can't. I won't. Data is my comrade. We have served together. 289 00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:28,033 I not only respect him, I consider him my friend. 290 00:23:29,201 --> 00:23:32,246 When people of good conscience have an honest dispute, 291 00:23:32,412 --> 00:23:35,916 we must still sometimes resort to such an adversarial system. 292 00:23:36,917 --> 00:23:41,171 You want me to prove Data is a mere machine. I can't. I don't believe it. 293 00:23:41,338 --> 00:23:45,175 I know better. I'm neither qualified nor willing. 294 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:47,261 You'll have to find someone else. 295 00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:49,930 Then I rule summarily based on my findings. 296 00:23:50,681 --> 00:23:55,477 Data is a toaster. Have him report to Cmdr Maddox for experimental refit. 297 00:24:01,316 --> 00:24:04,152 I see. I have no choice but to agree. 298 00:24:04,695 --> 00:24:08,240 Good. And I expect you to do your duty in court. 299 00:24:08,407 --> 00:24:12,786 If I find you are not doing your best, I will end this then and there. 300 00:24:14,746 --> 00:24:17,082 You don't have to remind us of our duty. 301 00:24:21,962 --> 00:24:23,547 You just... 302 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:26,884 ..remember yours. 303 00:24:27,050 --> 00:24:28,969 I have never forgotten it. 304 00:24:29,136 --> 00:24:32,097 Not then and certainly not now. 305 00:24:44,693 --> 00:24:46,069 Come. 306 00:24:49,072 --> 00:24:51,491 Data, Capt Louvois has issued a ruling. 307 00:24:51,658 --> 00:24:56,205 You are the property of Starfleet Command. You cannot resign. 308 00:24:57,289 --> 00:25:01,293 I see. From limitless options I am reduced to none. 309 00:25:02,002 --> 00:25:07,132 Or rather, one. I hope Cmdr Maddox is more capable than it appears. 310 00:25:07,299 --> 00:25:09,968 Data, you not going to submit. We're going to fight this. 311 00:25:10,135 --> 00:25:15,057 I challenged the ruling. Capt Louvois will be compelled to hold a hearing. 312 00:25:15,224 --> 00:25:18,143 She may be overly attached to the letter of the law, 313 00:25:18,310 --> 00:25:21,188 but I suspect she still understands its spirit. 314 00:25:21,355 --> 00:25:25,275 We will put to rest any question of your legal status once and for all. 315 00:25:25,442 --> 00:25:29,655 I have been asked to represent you, but if you prefer another officer... 316 00:25:29,821 --> 00:25:35,452 Captain, I have complete confidence in your ability to represent me. 317 00:25:49,842 --> 00:25:52,803 Computer, identify Riker, William T. 318 00:25:52,970 --> 00:25:57,224 Access code, theta alpha 2737, blue, enable. 319 00:25:57,391 --> 00:26:01,687 Riker, William T, identified. Ready. 320 00:26:02,479 --> 00:26:05,315 Access all available technical schematics 321 00:26:05,482 --> 00:26:07,401 on Lt Cmdr Data. 322 00:26:08,110 --> 00:26:09,695 Working. 323 00:26:36,555 --> 00:26:40,767 This hearing, convened on stardate 42527.4, 324 00:26:40,934 --> 00:26:43,937 is to determine the legal status of the android, Data. 325 00:26:44,104 --> 00:26:47,774 The Judge Advocate General has rendered a finding of property, 326 00:26:47,941 --> 00:26:50,819 the defence has challenged. Cmdr Riker? 327 00:26:50,986 --> 00:26:54,740 Your Honour, there is one issue, one relevant piece of evidence. 328 00:26:54,907 --> 00:26:56,491 I call Lt Cmdr Data. 329 00:27:06,084 --> 00:27:09,338 Verify. Lt Cmdr Data. 330 00:27:09,505 --> 00:27:12,216 Current assignment, USS Enterprise. 331 00:27:12,382 --> 00:27:16,762 - Starfleet Command decoration... - We'll stipulate to all of this. 332 00:27:17,471 --> 00:27:19,139 Objection, Your Honour. 333 00:27:20,057 --> 00:27:22,142 I want this read. All of it. 334 00:27:22,309 --> 00:27:24,144 Sustained. 335 00:27:24,311 --> 00:27:27,898 .. Valour and Gallantry, Medal of Honour with Clusters, 336 00:27:28,065 --> 00:27:31,193 Legion of Honour, the Star Cross. 337 00:27:34,029 --> 00:27:35,280 Proceed, Commander. 338 00:27:38,283 --> 00:27:42,120 - Commander, what are you? - An android. 339 00:27:43,205 --> 00:27:44,164 Which is...? 340 00:27:44,915 --> 00:27:49,086 Webster's 24th Century Dictionary Fifth Edition defines an android 341 00:27:49,253 --> 00:27:51,922 as an automaton made to resemble a human being. 342 00:27:52,589 --> 00:27:55,717 "Automaton." "Made." By whom? 343 00:27:56,969 --> 00:27:59,471 - Sir? - Who built you, Commander? 344 00:27:59,638 --> 00:28:01,473 Dr Noonian Soong. 345 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,601 - He was...? - The foremost cybernetics authority. 346 00:28:04,768 --> 00:28:07,354 More basic than that. What was he? 347 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:11,567 Human? 348 00:28:13,318 --> 00:28:14,611 Thank you. 349 00:28:16,446 --> 00:28:20,367 What is your memory capacity and how fast can you access information? 350 00:28:21,660 --> 00:28:25,289 I have an ultimate storage capacity is 800 quadrillion bits. 351 00:28:25,455 --> 00:28:30,878 My total linear speed has been rated at 60 trillion operations per second. 352 00:28:36,175 --> 00:28:40,888 Your Honour, I offer prosecution's exhibit A, a rod of par-steel, 353 00:28:41,054 --> 00:28:43,223 tensile strength, 40 kilobars. 354 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:51,315 - Commander, can you bend that? - Objection! 355 00:28:51,481 --> 00:28:55,944 Many life forms possess mega-strength. This is not relevant. 356 00:28:56,111 --> 00:29:00,407 I can't agree, Captain. Proceed with your demonstration. 357 00:29:17,883 --> 00:29:21,637 Drawing on the construction log of the prototype android, Lore, 358 00:29:21,803 --> 00:29:25,307 also made by Noonian Soong, I request to be allowed... 359 00:29:26,725 --> 00:29:29,269 ..to remove Data's hand for inspection. 360 00:29:29,436 --> 00:29:31,021 Objection! 361 00:29:35,067 --> 00:29:36,777 It doesn't matter. 362 00:29:39,363 --> 00:29:40,948 Objection withdrawn. 363 00:29:44,493 --> 00:29:45,953 Proceed, Commander. 364 00:29:51,041 --> 00:29:52,417 I'm sorry. 365 00:30:11,770 --> 00:30:15,357 The Commander is a physical representation of a dream, 366 00:30:15,524 --> 00:30:18,694 an idea conceived of by the mind of a man. 367 00:30:19,403 --> 00:30:23,490 Its purpose is to serve human needs and interests. 368 00:30:23,657 --> 00:30:28,704 It's a collection of neural nets and heuristic algorithms. 369 00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:34,334 Its response is dictated by elaborate software written by a man, 370 00:30:34,501 --> 00:30:38,964 its hardware built by a man. And now... 371 00:30:40,048 --> 00:30:41,508 Now a man will shut it off. 372 00:30:48,807 --> 00:30:52,269 Pinocchio is broken. Its strings have been cut. 373 00:31:05,991 --> 00:31:07,826 I request a recess. 374 00:31:08,619 --> 00:31:09,995 Granted. 375 00:31:25,302 --> 00:31:27,971 Do you mean his argument was that good? 376 00:31:28,639 --> 00:31:32,518 His presentation was devastating. He almost convinced me. 377 00:31:33,310 --> 00:31:35,354 You've got the harder argument. 378 00:31:35,521 --> 00:31:38,190 By his own admission, Data is a machine. 379 00:31:38,315 --> 00:31:39,608 That's true. 380 00:31:41,777 --> 00:31:44,613 You're worried about what will happen to him? 381 00:31:45,614 --> 00:31:48,951 I've had to send people on far more dangerous missions. 382 00:31:50,452 --> 00:31:52,663 Then this should work out fine. 383 00:31:52,829 --> 00:31:57,876 Maddox could get lucky and create an army of Datas, all very valuable. 384 00:31:58,043 --> 00:32:01,588 - Yes, no doubt. - He's proved his value to you. 385 00:32:06,385 --> 00:32:09,471 In ways that I cannot even begin to calculate. 386 00:32:11,807 --> 00:32:15,602 And now he's about to be ruled the property of Starfleet. 387 00:32:15,769 --> 00:32:17,729 That should increase his value. 388 00:32:21,275 --> 00:32:22,484 In what way? 389 00:32:23,902 --> 00:32:26,029 In the history of many worlds 390 00:32:26,196 --> 00:32:29,366 there have always been disposable creatures. 391 00:32:29,533 --> 00:32:31,451 They do the dirty work. 392 00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:36,331 Work that no one else wants to do, because it's too hard, too hazardous. 393 00:32:36,498 --> 00:32:39,668 With an army of Datas, all disposable, 394 00:32:39,835 --> 00:32:44,548 you don't have to think about their welfare, or about how they feel. 395 00:32:45,591 --> 00:32:49,887 Whole generations of disposable people. 396 00:32:53,307 --> 00:32:55,267 You're talking about slavery. 397 00:32:58,395 --> 00:33:00,522 I think that's a little harsh. 398 00:33:00,689 --> 00:33:03,859 I don't think that's harsh, I think that's the truth. 399 00:33:05,819 --> 00:33:08,864 A truth that we have obscured behind... 400 00:33:10,282 --> 00:33:13,243 ..a comfortable, easy euphemism. 401 00:33:13,410 --> 00:33:15,120 "Property." 402 00:33:16,121 --> 00:33:19,291 But that's not the issue at all, is it? 403 00:33:28,008 --> 00:33:32,179 Cmdr Riker has dramatically demonstrated to this court 404 00:33:32,346 --> 00:33:36,225 that Lt Cmdr Data is a machine. 405 00:33:36,391 --> 00:33:40,145 Do we deny that? No. Because it is not relevant. 406 00:33:40,729 --> 00:33:45,359 We too are machines. Just machines of a different type. 407 00:33:46,068 --> 00:33:49,029 Cmdr Riker has also reminded us 408 00:33:49,196 --> 00:33:52,866 that Lt Cmdr Data was created by a human. 409 00:33:53,033 --> 00:33:56,620 Do we deny that? No. Again it is not relevant. 410 00:33:58,038 --> 00:34:03,377 Children are made from the building blocks of their parents' DNA. 411 00:34:05,254 --> 00:34:07,047 Are they property? 412 00:34:08,882 --> 00:34:11,760 I call Lt Cmdr Data to the stand. 413 00:34:28,902 --> 00:34:31,238 - What are these? - My medals. 414 00:34:31,947 --> 00:34:34,366 Why do you pack them? What purpose have they? 415 00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:38,662 I do not know, sir. I suppose none. 416 00:34:38,829 --> 00:34:42,332 I just wanted them. Is that vanity? 417 00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:49,089 - And this? - A gift from you, sir. 418 00:34:49,256 --> 00:34:50,465 You value it? 419 00:34:50,632 --> 00:34:52,843 - Yes, sir. - Why? 420 00:34:53,010 --> 00:34:55,971 It is a reminder of friendship and service. 421 00:35:10,527 --> 00:35:15,240 And this? You have no other portraits of crew members. 422 00:35:15,407 --> 00:35:16,825 Why this person? 423 00:35:18,869 --> 00:35:22,539 I would prefer not to answer that question, sir. I gave my word. 424 00:35:24,082 --> 00:35:27,294 In the circumstances, I don't think Tasha would mind. 425 00:35:30,130 --> 00:35:32,132 She was special to me, sir. 426 00:35:32,299 --> 00:35:33,383 We were... 427 00:35:35,761 --> 00:35:36,970 ..intimate. 428 00:35:47,105 --> 00:35:51,735 Thank you, Commander. I have no further questions for this witness. 429 00:35:52,569 --> 00:35:54,988 Cmdr Riker, do you want to cross? 430 00:35:55,155 --> 00:35:57,407 I have no questions, Your Honour. 431 00:35:57,950 --> 00:35:59,868 Thank you. You may step down. 432 00:36:04,122 --> 00:36:08,085 I call to the stand Cmdr Bruce Maddox as a hostile witness. 433 00:36:19,471 --> 00:36:23,225 Verify. Maddox, Bruce, Commander. 434 00:36:23,392 --> 00:36:28,981 Current assignment, Associate Chair of Robotics, Technological Institute. 435 00:36:29,147 --> 00:36:32,609 - Major papers... - Yes, he's an expert. Commander, 436 00:36:32,776 --> 00:36:36,488 is your contention that Lt Cmdr Data is not a sentient being 437 00:36:36,655 --> 00:36:39,074 and thus not entitled to all the rights 438 00:36:39,241 --> 00:36:42,536 reserved for all life forms in this Federation? 439 00:36:42,703 --> 00:36:44,788 Data is not sentient, no. 440 00:36:44,955 --> 00:36:48,709 Would you enlighten us? What is required for sentience? 441 00:36:49,918 --> 00:36:53,922 Intelligence, self-awareness, consciousness. 442 00:36:55,299 --> 00:36:57,217 Prove to the court I am sentient. 443 00:36:57,926 --> 00:37:00,596 This is absurd! We all know you're sentient. 444 00:37:00,721 --> 00:37:03,265 So I am sentient but Cmdr Data is not? 445 00:37:03,432 --> 00:37:05,559 - That's right. - Why? 446 00:37:07,102 --> 00:37:10,564 - Why am I sentient? - Well, you are self-aware. 447 00:37:10,731 --> 00:37:12,649 That's your second criterion. 448 00:37:12,816 --> 00:37:15,569 Let's deal with the first, intelligence. 449 00:37:15,736 --> 00:37:18,071 - Is Cmdr Data intelligent? - Yes. 450 00:37:18,864 --> 00:37:22,117 It has the ability to learn and understand and to... 451 00:37:22,951 --> 00:37:25,787 - ..cope with new situations. - Like this hearing? 452 00:37:25,954 --> 00:37:27,039 Yes. 453 00:37:27,748 --> 00:37:33,712 What about self-awareness? What does it mean? Why am I self-aware? 454 00:37:33,879 --> 00:37:37,883 Because you are conscious of your existence and actions, 455 00:37:38,050 --> 00:37:40,802 you are aware of yourself and your own ego. 456 00:37:41,595 --> 00:37:43,722 Cmdr Data, what are you doing now? 457 00:37:43,889 --> 00:37:47,434 Taking part in a hearing to determine my rights and status. 458 00:37:47,601 --> 00:37:50,771 - Am I a person or property? - And what's at stake? 459 00:37:50,938 --> 00:37:54,775 My right to choose. Perhaps my very life. 460 00:37:55,901 --> 00:37:57,486 "My rights." 461 00:37:58,195 --> 00:38:00,197 "My status." "My right to choose." 462 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,785 "My life." 463 00:38:07,037 --> 00:38:10,207 It seems reasonably self-aware to me. 464 00:38:10,999 --> 00:38:12,459 Commander? 465 00:38:17,256 --> 00:38:18,632 I'm waiting. 466 00:38:20,801 --> 00:38:22,928 This is exceedingly difficult. 467 00:38:23,095 --> 00:38:25,222 Do you like Cmdr Data? 468 00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:32,771 I don't know it well enough to... like or dislike it. 469 00:38:32,938 --> 00:38:35,607 - But you admire him? - Yes. 470 00:38:35,774 --> 00:38:40,445 - It is an extraordinary piece of... - Engineering, programming, you said. 471 00:38:40,612 --> 00:38:43,907 You have devoted your life to the study of cybernetics? 472 00:38:44,074 --> 00:38:44,825 Yes. 473 00:38:44,992 --> 00:38:47,119 - And Cmdr Data in particular? - Yes. 474 00:38:47,286 --> 00:38:51,748 - Now you propose to dismantle him. - To learn from it and make more. 475 00:38:52,624 --> 00:38:55,169 - How many more? - As many as are needed. 476 00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:58,005 Hundreds, thousands if necessary. 477 00:38:59,506 --> 00:39:00,591 There is no limit. 478 00:39:02,843 --> 00:39:07,973 A single Data - and forgive me, Commander - is a curiosity. 479 00:39:09,725 --> 00:39:12,561 A wonder, even. But thousands of Datas... 480 00:39:13,979 --> 00:39:15,689 Isn't that becoming... 481 00:39:17,107 --> 00:39:18,358 ..a race? 482 00:39:19,401 --> 00:39:23,197 And won't we be judged by how we treat that race? 483 00:39:23,363 --> 00:39:25,782 Now tell me, Commander, what is Data? 484 00:39:27,659 --> 00:39:29,828 - I don't understand. - What is he? 485 00:39:29,995 --> 00:39:31,663 - A machine. - Are you sure? 486 00:39:31,830 --> 00:39:34,875 - Yes. - He met two criteria for sentience. 487 00:39:35,042 --> 00:39:38,545 What if he met the third? Consciousness. What is he then? 488 00:39:38,712 --> 00:39:40,923 I don't know. Do you? 489 00:39:53,310 --> 00:39:55,729 That's the question you have to answer. 490 00:39:57,773 --> 00:40:01,068 A courtroom is a crucible where we burn away irrelevancies 491 00:40:01,235 --> 00:40:04,821 until we are left with a pure product, truth, for all time. 492 00:40:04,988 --> 00:40:07,824 Sooner or later, this man or others like him 493 00:40:07,991 --> 00:40:10,327 will succeed in replicating Cmdr Data. 494 00:40:10,494 --> 00:40:14,957 The decision you reach today will determine how we will regard this... 495 00:40:15,123 --> 00:40:17,417 ..creation of our genius. 496 00:40:18,126 --> 00:40:21,505 It will reveal what people are, what he is destined to be. 497 00:40:21,672 --> 00:40:26,176 It will reach beyond this courtroom and this one android. 498 00:40:27,302 --> 00:40:31,807 It could redefine the boundaries of personal liberty and freedom, 499 00:40:31,974 --> 00:40:34,101 expanding them for some, 500 00:40:35,018 --> 00:40:37,437 savagely curtailing them for others. 501 00:40:39,398 --> 00:40:43,485 Are you prepared to condemn him and all who come after to slavery? 502 00:40:45,654 --> 00:40:48,907 Your Honour, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. 503 00:40:49,074 --> 00:40:51,034 Well, there it sits! 504 00:40:54,621 --> 00:40:55,998 Waiting. 505 00:41:02,546 --> 00:41:06,216 You wanted a chance to make law. Here it is. Make it a good one. 506 00:41:18,187 --> 00:41:22,274 It sits there looking at me, and I don't know what it is. 507 00:41:24,943 --> 00:41:27,905 This case has dealt with metaphysics, 508 00:41:28,071 --> 00:41:31,658 with questions best left to saints and philosophers. 509 00:41:32,659 --> 00:41:36,496 I am neither competent nor qualified to answer those. 510 00:41:37,664 --> 00:41:39,583 I've got to make a ruling, 511 00:41:39,750 --> 00:41:42,294 to try to speak to the future. 512 00:41:45,506 --> 00:41:47,799 Is Data a machine? Yes. 513 00:41:49,676 --> 00:41:51,887 Is he the property of Starfleet? 514 00:41:52,763 --> 00:41:53,722 No. 515 00:41:54,973 --> 00:41:58,977 We have all been dancing around the basic issue. 516 00:41:59,144 --> 00:42:00,979 Does Data have a soul? 517 00:42:02,064 --> 00:42:06,068 I don't know that he has. I don't know that I have. 518 00:42:07,903 --> 00:42:12,115 But I must give him the freedom to explore that question himself. 519 00:42:13,867 --> 00:42:15,536 It is the ruling of this court 520 00:42:15,702 --> 00:42:20,582 that Lt Cmdr Data has the freedom to choose. 521 00:42:34,179 --> 00:42:37,641 I formally refuse to undergo your procedure. 522 00:42:37,808 --> 00:42:41,270 I will cancel the transfer order. 523 00:42:41,436 --> 00:42:42,980 Thank you. 524 00:42:44,314 --> 00:42:46,984 And Commander, continue your work. 525 00:42:47,734 --> 00:42:50,696 When you are ready, I will still be here. 526 00:42:51,697 --> 00:42:53,949 I find some of what you propose... 527 00:42:55,367 --> 00:42:56,410 ..intriguing. 528 00:43:04,334 --> 00:43:06,128 He's remarkable. 529 00:43:06,295 --> 00:43:08,213 You didn't call him "it". 530 00:43:18,724 --> 00:43:21,977 You see? Sometimes it does work. 531 00:43:30,819 --> 00:43:33,780 - Dinner? - Are you buying? 532 00:43:48,962 --> 00:43:52,633 Sir, there is a celebration on the holodeck. 533 00:43:53,550 --> 00:43:55,177 I have no right to be there. 534 00:43:55,344 --> 00:44:00,557 - Because you failed in your task? - God, no, I was that close to a win. 535 00:44:01,266 --> 00:44:04,353 - Yes, sir. - I almost cost you your life. 536 00:44:05,312 --> 00:44:09,441 Is it not true that had you refused to prosecute, 537 00:44:09,608 --> 00:44:12,277 Capt Louvois would have ruled against me? 538 00:44:12,945 --> 00:44:14,029 Yes. 539 00:44:14,196 --> 00:44:16,198 That action injured you 540 00:44:17,115 --> 00:44:18,909 and saved me. 541 00:44:19,785 --> 00:44:21,787 I will not forget it. 542 00:44:24,706 --> 00:44:26,834 You're a wise man, my friend. 543 00:44:27,209 --> 00:44:32,214 Not yet, sir. 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