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Captain's log, stardate 42695.3.

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We are the first manned vessel
to enter the Selcundi Drema sector.

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Probes have recorded unusual levels
of geological activity

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in all five planetary systems.

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I hope the Enterprise will find
the answer to this enigma.

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Commander, I have been reviewing
the unmanned-probe scans.

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At some point in the last 150 years,

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the fifth planet of Selcundi Drema
shattered, forming an asteroid belt.

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I'd call that
"geological instability".

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Was it caused
by an unknown intelligence?

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This is geology not malevolence.
These planets live fast, die hard.

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The question is why?

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You won't reconsider?

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No. I'll just watch you
and be impressed.

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An optimistic vote of confidence
from a non-rider.

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I never thought of you
as an animal person.

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Small animals, no, but horses...

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Program the holodeck
for a woodland setting

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with a bridle path
and an appropriate mount.

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Type? Andorian zabathu?
Klingon sark?

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Earth horse.

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- Breed?
- Arabian.

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The Arabs believed Allah gathered
the south wind and made the horse.

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On the holodeck,
we've made that legend come true.

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I like that.

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Computer, English tack
and I will control the animal myself.

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Enter when ready.

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- You like horses for the romance?
- It goes deeper than that.

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A fine warhorse would sleep in a
Bedouin's tent, carry him in battle,

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feed his children with her milk.

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There is a bond
which is created by mutual need.

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- Hello, beautiful.
- Now I understand.

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You don't want the comfort of a pet,
you want a companion.

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Thank you.

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I don't want
to anthropomorphize anything.

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It seems that some creatures
have the capacity...

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..to fill spaces
you never knew were empty.

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I had a Betazoid kitten once.

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My mother and the cat
reacted badly to one another.

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Sure you don't want to try?
It's very relaxing.

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We can find you something
quiet and gentle.

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No, I prefer my mode of transport
not to have a mind of its own.

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Strange.

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I would expect Betazoids
to be outstanding animal trainers.

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We become too involved in
the shifting passions of the beast.

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We lose our way
and get swept up in emotion.

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I would have thought this beast
would be far more terrifying.

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Captain.

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Yes, Number One?

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We're in the first system.
You should be here.

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- Something interesting?
- Spectacular. A little terrifying.

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I'm on my way.

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The first long-range reading.
Magnification ten to the sixth.

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- Impressive.
- And deadly.

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The last unmanned probe
showed a thriving ecosystem.

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Now there's nothing.

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Space, the final frontier.

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These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.

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Its continuing mission,
to explore strange new worlds,...

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..to seek out new life
and new civilizations,...

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..to boldly go
where no one has gone before.

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This is Cmdr Riker's meeting.

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I need your advice.

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I'm responsible
for overseeing Wesley's education.

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I would like to put him in charge of
the planetary mineral surveys.

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It's a big job
with a lot of responsibility.

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The game should scare you a little.

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Wesley's going to need a team. It
takes presence to lead. Is he ready?

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Leadership
grows from self-confidence,

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which is also part of
a Starfleet officer's education.

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All true, but there's
an old horse-trainer's adage

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about putting too much weight
on a young back.

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We don't want him
to break under pressure.

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We're shifting focus here.

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Are we discussing a young officer
on a fast-track to the Academy?

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Or a young man we are guiding
through adolescence into adulthood?

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You can't guide someone
into adulthood.

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The experiences
are unique to each person.

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Whether Wes succeeds or fails,
he will learn from the experience.

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I agree. I'm just questioning
the speed at which we're moving.

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- You think we're pushing too hard?
- It's a valid concern.

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Tempering is taken to extremes.

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- He is a boy, not a sword.
- Who will one day become a man.

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And to extend the metaphor,
he'll need a fine edge

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that won't dull
at the first touch of resistance.

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Eventually, he has to feel
the burden of command.

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Ensign Crusher,
report to the observation lounge.

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Wesley, you're assigned command
of the planetary mineral surveys.

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Sir?

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Thank you, sir.

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Wait till you see
how much work it entails.

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Assemble a team. Look at records
of the Drema quadrant.

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There's a mystery here.
We've got to solve it.

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Yes, sir. A team, sir?

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This is a serious responsibility.

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I know, sir.

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These officers are here
to assist you, not judge.

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Help you. Make use of them.
They are a valuable resource.

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And by the way, I respect an officer

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who is prepared to admit ignorance
and ask a question

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rather than one who out of pride
will blunder blindly forward.

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I understand, sir.

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Ensign.

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You're dismissed.

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I'll try not to disappoint you.

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- Is this part of your duties?
- No, a personal project.

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I have reset the sensors to scan for
frequencies outside the usual range.

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Such as?

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Dips and peaks
of the galaxy's magnetic field,

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organic molecules
and nebular clouds, cosmic rays.

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Interesting. Would these scans
detect artificial transmissions

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as well as natural signals?

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- Of course.
- Good.

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Those signals are faint and hard to
distinguish from background noise.

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Hence I am boosting the power.

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I will move that to my quarters.

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Good.

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- Hi. Can I walk with you?
- Yes.

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- I need advice.
- It's free.

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- Walking or advice?
- Both.

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It's my team. I'm considering so
many factors, I'm confusing myself.

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What have you done?

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Broken down the task
and picked the best people.

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Prixus in mineralogy and metallurgy,

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Alans and Hildebrandt for volcanology
and geomechanics. Davies. But...

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But they're all older than you.

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Right. It makes me feel strange.
What about personality conflicts?

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They're professionals.

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If there's a personality conflict,
you settle it.

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So you have to understand the job,
and be counsellor.

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Sometimes.

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Well, ... thank you.

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Captain's log, stardate 42696.3.

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We are entering
the second Selcundi star system,

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where Acting Ensign Crusher will
begin his planetary mineral survey.

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The results may help
unlock the geological puzzle.

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- Ensign Davies?
- You got him.

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Wesley Crusher.

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I'm leading the geological surveys.
I'd like you on my team.

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Sounds great. Who else is on it?

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I have Prixus,
and Alans and Hildebrandt.

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Shame you didn't talk to me first.

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It's just personal opinion,
but I like to break up married teams.

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- I hadn't thought of that.
- Don't worry. They'll be fine.

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And if you need any help, just
give me a signal and I'll take over.

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Can't get too beat up
on your first command.

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Thanks, but I'm pretty sure
I'll be alright.

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Computer, identify please.

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Sensors indicate
low-level RF waves.

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- Is there a pattern?
- Affirmative.

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- Naturally occurring?
- Negative.

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Key universal translator.

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Unable to comply. Weak signal.

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- Lock on comm link and boost.
- Lock-on complete.

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Read, please.

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Insufficient signal strength.

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Enhance, please.

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Is anybody out there?

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Yes.

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Wes?

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Hi, Dr Pulaski.

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- You have trouble behind that door?
- My team's in there.

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I have to assign planets,
set a schedule.

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Sounds like it's under control.

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I haven't had to deal with them
professionally.

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The minute you walk through
that door, they're your team.

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You have nothing to prove.
You have the authority.

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- Only cos Cmdr Riker says so.
- It's up to you to hang on to it.

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Now, you'd better get in there,
and, Wes?

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For what it's worth,
I think you're gonna do fine.

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Captain's log, stardate 42737.3.

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It has been six weeks since our
entrance into Selcundi Drema.

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Each system has revealed

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the same disturbing geological
upheavals on every planet.

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This is where we can expect
the greatest tectonic stresses.

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I agree. Nice job.

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My scan results
on the third Selcundi system.

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It's just the same old song.

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Didn't you say that UV absorptions
indicate traker deposits?

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Where there's traker,
there's usually dilithium.

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- We should run an ico-spectogram.
- These readings are really faint.

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- I think I'd still run an ico-gram.
- It's a major undertaking.

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- It'd be five hours minimum.
- I don't want a halfway job.

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There's being thorough,
and there's wasting time.

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A good officer
will recognize the difference.

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Maybe you're right.

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Computer, access volcanic and
tectonic-plate activity in Drema IV.

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Accessing.

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Computer, locate Capt Picard.

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Capt Picard is on holodeck three.

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Data?

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00:16:31,963 --> 00:16:34,214
An excellent steed, sir.

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Sorry to disturb you.

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It's alright. It must be important.

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Yes, sir. It is important. Very.

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Eight weeks ago, I received a
transmission, a four-word message,

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"Is anybody out there?"

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I answered it.

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There is...

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..a loneliness inherent
in that whisper from the darkness.

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Yes, sir.
I am glad you understand, sir.

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But it didn't end there.

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00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,757
No, sir. We speak often.
It is a young female. Humanoid.

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Her society is aware
that there is interstellar life?

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00:17:40,512 --> 00:17:41,887
No, sir.

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00:17:45,933 --> 00:17:48,434
Where does she think
you're calling from?

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00:17:48,935 --> 00:17:50,811
I have kept that vague.

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00:17:50,978 --> 00:17:55,356
But Sarjenka, that is her name,
has been quite specific,

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giving details
of her family and friends.

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Interspersed among these
have been some alarming references.

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Go on.

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Drema IV endures
the same geological stresses

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we have found in the other systems.

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Then your friend is in trouble.
What are you proposing?

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If we can determine the cause
of these disturbances,

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we might be able
to reverse the process.

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Violate the Prime Directive?

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I was hoping you
might have another option, sir.

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We don't even know
if this catastrophe is preventable.

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Call a conference in my quarters.
All senior staff.

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- Yes, sir.
- And, Data?

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All communication
with this life form must cease.

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00:18:50,688 --> 00:18:52,189
Yes. I understand, sir.

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..seeing the look on his face.

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I'll get you another drink.

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00:19:17,332 --> 00:19:18,332
Two more.

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Thank you.

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Family emergency.

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00:19:35,386 --> 00:19:38,054
You don't look like
you came to relax.

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I didn't. I need your advice.

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Yesterday, when Ensign Davies
turned in the survey,

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I asked for an ico-spectogram.
He didn't agree.

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- D'you think you were right?
- Yes.

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I guess.
I could have just been picking nits.

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00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:59,277
Or been intimidated. It's tough
to tell people what to do.

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I suppose I could have
made it an order.

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00:20:02,656 --> 00:20:06,200
But how do you order
someone older and more experienced?

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00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:10,369
The difference in ages between
you two is not the issue.

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- I guess not.
- Might it have to do with ego?

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No. It's the opposite of ego.

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Every time I give an order, I think,

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"What makes my judgement
so superior to these people's?"

244
00:20:23,629 --> 00:20:27,756
Wes, responsibility and authority
go hand in hand.

245
00:20:27,924 --> 00:20:31,509
I know you're responsible.
Now you need to learn authority.

246
00:20:31,677 --> 00:20:35,387
You were given command
so you can make some right decisions

247
00:20:35,554 --> 00:20:39,598
which will lead to a pattern of
success and build self-confidence.

248
00:20:40,016 --> 00:20:44,936
If you don't trust your own judgement
you don't belong in command.

249
00:20:46,020 --> 00:20:47,354
What if I'm wrong?

250
00:20:47,521 --> 00:20:50,856
It's arrogant to think
you'll never make a mistake.

251
00:20:51,316 --> 00:20:55,902
But what if it's something really
important, not a mineral survey?

252
00:20:56,069 --> 00:20:59,404
What if somebody dies
because I made a mistake?

253
00:20:59,905 --> 00:21:04,408
In your position, it's important
to ask yourself one question.

254
00:21:04,575 --> 00:21:06,034
What would Picard do?

255
00:21:07,744 --> 00:21:12,664
He'd listen to everyone then make
his own decision. But he's Captain.

256
00:21:12,831 --> 00:21:15,666
So? Is his decision ever questioned?

257
00:21:16,334 --> 00:21:18,543
- No way.
- And why not?

258
00:21:19,836 --> 00:21:20,795
I'm not sure.

259
00:21:20,962 --> 00:21:24,672
Cmdr Riker,
report to the Captain's quarters.

260
00:21:25,215 --> 00:21:28,634
When you figure it out,
you'll understand command.

261
00:21:28,801 --> 00:21:32,595
I'm on my way. Did that help?
Tell me what you decide.

262
00:21:33,513 --> 00:21:37,182
I've decided. I'm going
to have Davies run that ico-gram.

263
00:21:37,557 --> 00:21:39,975
- Thank you, sir.
- You're welcome.

264
00:21:41,477 --> 00:21:43,686
- I'll see you later.
- OK.

265
00:21:49,441 --> 00:21:50,816
Ensign Davies?

266
00:21:51,776 --> 00:21:54,861
I want that ico-spectogram
on Selcundi Drema.

267
00:21:55,487 --> 00:21:56,862
You got it.

268
00:22:09,372 --> 00:22:14,292
It is not a matter of how wrong
Data was, or why he did it.

269
00:22:14,459 --> 00:22:18,086
The dilemma exists.
We have to discuss the options.

270
00:22:18,253 --> 00:22:20,462
And please talk freely.

271
00:22:20,630 --> 00:22:25,216
There are no options. The Prime
Directive is not a matter of degrees.

272
00:22:25,383 --> 00:22:27,009
It is an absolute.

273
00:22:27,176 --> 00:22:29,844
I have a problem with that rigidity.

274
00:22:29,970 --> 00:22:33,639
It seems callous and even cowardly.

275
00:22:34,056 --> 00:22:37,183
I'm sure that is not
what the Lieutenant meant,

276
00:22:37,350 --> 00:22:40,310
but in such a situation,
we must be cautious.

277
00:22:41,061 --> 00:22:45,981
What we do today
may profoundly affect the future.

278
00:22:47,149 --> 00:22:50,985
If we could
see every possible outcome...

279
00:22:51,152 --> 00:22:53,487
We'd be gods, which we're not.

280
00:22:54,195 --> 00:22:57,864
If there is a cosmic plan,
is it not the height of hubris

281
00:22:58,032 --> 00:23:00,367
to think that we should interfere?

282
00:23:00,533 --> 00:23:05,328
- So the Dremans are fated to die?
- We should consider that option.

283
00:23:05,495 --> 00:23:07,246
Considered and rejected.

284
00:23:07,413 --> 00:23:10,290
Are we not a part of
any cosmic plan?

285
00:23:10,749 --> 00:23:15,002
Our presence here at this time
could be a part of fate.

286
00:23:15,169 --> 00:23:17,629
And we could be meant to interfere.

287
00:23:18,338 --> 00:23:21,089
That eliminates
the possibility of fate.

288
00:23:21,257 --> 00:23:27,052
But, Commander, the Dremans are not
a subject for philosophical debate.

289
00:23:27,219 --> 00:23:28,469
They are a people.

290
00:23:29,429 --> 00:23:32,556
We make an exception
in the deaths of millions.

291
00:23:33,390 --> 00:23:34,557
Yes.

292
00:23:34,725 --> 00:23:39,603
Is it the same situation if it's an
epidemic, not a geological calamity?

293
00:23:39,937 --> 00:23:43,314
- Absolutely.
- What about war?

294
00:23:43,981 --> 00:23:49,651
If generations of conflict is
killing millions, do we interfere?

295
00:23:53,696 --> 00:23:59,033
Well, we're all a little less
secure in our moral certitude.

296
00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,243
What if it's not just killings?

297
00:24:01,410 --> 00:24:05,412
If an oppressive government
is enslaving millions?

298
00:24:05,580 --> 00:24:09,374
The Prime Directive
has many different functions,

299
00:24:09,541 --> 00:24:12,584
not the least of which
is to protect us.

300
00:24:13,711 --> 00:24:18,547
To prevent us from allowing emotions
to overwhelm our judgement.

301
00:24:19,382 --> 00:24:21,633
My emotions are involved.

302
00:24:22,050 --> 00:24:25,635
Data's friend is going to die.
That means something.

303
00:24:26,053 --> 00:24:27,178
To Data.

304
00:24:27,346 --> 00:24:29,514
Does that invalidate the emotion?

305
00:24:35,101 --> 00:24:37,310
What if they asked for help?

306
00:24:38,479 --> 00:24:43,065
Yes. Sarjenka's transmission
could be viewed as a call for help.

307
00:24:44,942 --> 00:24:45,984
Sophistry.

308
00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:50,445
I'll buy that excuse. We're jigging
madly on the head of a pin anyway.

309
00:24:50,612 --> 00:24:53,947
She cannot ask for help
from someone she does not know.

310
00:24:55,199 --> 00:24:56,533
She knows me.

311
00:24:58,952 --> 00:25:02,412
What a perfectly
vicious little circle.

312
00:25:11,752 --> 00:25:15,212
We are going to allow her to die,
are we not?

313
00:25:21,468 --> 00:25:26,263
Data, I want you to sever
the contact with Drema IV.

314
00:25:35,436 --> 00:25:37,020
Isolating frequency.

315
00:25:43,984 --> 00:25:48,195
Data, where are you?
Why won't you answer?

316
00:25:48,362 --> 00:25:52,448
Are you angry with me?
Please, I'm so afraid.

317
00:25:53,866 --> 00:25:55,325
Where are you?

318
00:25:57,327 --> 00:25:58,369
Wait.

319
00:26:09,210 --> 00:26:13,129
Your whisper from the dark
has now become a plea.

320
00:26:23,429 --> 00:26:25,638
We cannot turn our backs.

321
00:26:31,518 --> 00:26:34,978
Captain's log, stardate 427 4 1.3.

322
00:26:35,145 --> 00:26:37,855
We are entering
into orbit of Drema IV,

323
00:26:38,023 --> 00:26:41,483
the planet from which
Data received the signal.

324
00:26:41,650 --> 00:26:45,486
Sensors indicate that
volcanic activity is increasing.

325
00:26:45,653 --> 00:26:48,363
We found the reason
for the instability.

326
00:26:48,530 --> 00:26:53,033
We would've missed it if Crusher
hadn't requested an ico-gram.

327
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:57,202
Drema IV has the largest deposit
of dilithium ore ever recorded.

328
00:26:57,370 --> 00:26:59,579
It's laid out in an unusual pattern.

329
00:26:59,746 --> 00:27:02,831
The crystals
form perfectly aligned lattices.

330
00:27:02,999 --> 00:27:07,543
- The ore forms generator strata.
- Creating a piezoelectric effect.

331
00:27:08,002 --> 00:27:12,755
In plain English, the dilithium is
causing the geological catastrophe.

332
00:27:12,923 --> 00:27:15,800
The crystals take
the planet's heat...

333
00:27:15,966 --> 00:27:18,175
..and turn it into
mechanical energy.

334
00:27:18,343 --> 00:27:22,095
- It increases tectonic stresses...
- ..that tear the planet apart.

335
00:27:22,263 --> 00:27:27,016
Then the crystals break down, which
is why we found traces of illium 629.

336
00:27:27,183 --> 00:27:29,976
That takes care of "why".
Now, what can you do?

337
00:27:31,144 --> 00:27:33,687
That is going to take more work.

338
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,356
Can you reverse the process?

339
00:27:39,442 --> 00:27:40,609
We think so.

340
00:27:40,943 --> 00:27:45,070
No. No theories, no half-answers.
Yes or no?

341
00:27:45,946 --> 00:27:48,364
We'll get to work on it.

342
00:27:52,326 --> 00:27:53,701
Sir.

343
00:27:56,329 --> 00:28:00,248
Data's out there now,
monitoring the condition on Drema IV.

344
00:28:00,707 --> 00:28:03,542
The situation's desperate
for his friend.

345
00:28:03,709 --> 00:28:07,378
He's calculated the safest place
on the planet's surface.

346
00:28:07,545 --> 00:28:09,004
You can guess why.

347
00:28:13,424 --> 00:28:17,718
We're just getting
deeper and deeper in, aren't we?

348
00:28:18,136 --> 00:28:20,387
She's going to die. They all are.

349
00:28:20,554 --> 00:28:22,889
- Unless...
- Yes, unless.

350
00:28:26,183 --> 00:28:29,143
Alright, you can tell Cmdr Data

351
00:28:29,311 --> 00:28:32,688
he has my permission
to contact his friend

352
00:28:32,855 --> 00:28:35,190
and conduct her to a safer location.

353
00:28:35,899 --> 00:28:39,568
Number One,
you know where we are now.

354
00:28:39,735 --> 00:28:41,110
Sir?

355
00:28:53,620 --> 00:28:57,497
Sarjenka, this is Data.
Please respond.

356
00:28:57,664 --> 00:29:00,374
Unable to complete transmission.

357
00:29:00,541 --> 00:29:01,958
Reason for failure?

358
00:29:02,126 --> 00:29:05,628
Atmospheric activity
interfering with RF signal.

359
00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,925
We're modifying probes
to become resonators.

360
00:29:13,092 --> 00:29:17,720
Torpedo casings will protect them
for burrowing beneath the surface.

361
00:29:17,887 --> 00:29:20,847
How will these resonators
destroy the crystals?

362
00:29:21,431 --> 00:29:24,808
By emitting harmonic vibrations
to shatter the lattices.

363
00:29:24,976 --> 00:29:28,520
We will monitor and adjust
the frequency of the resonators.

364
00:29:28,687 --> 00:29:31,230
Sounds like a plan.
Let's get started.

365
00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:40,945
- Captain.
- Tea, Earl Grey, hot.

366
00:29:44,740 --> 00:29:47,825
Captain,
permission to beam down to Drema IV.

367
00:29:47,992 --> 00:29:48,951
What?

368
00:29:49,118 --> 00:29:52,161
I've been unable
to contact Sarjenka.

369
00:29:54,997 --> 00:29:57,665
Data, I appreciate your concern.

370
00:29:58,291 --> 00:30:02,585
Transporting to the surface
will make a bad situation worse.

371
00:30:03,211 --> 00:30:06,379
Sir, it is important
to determine the reason for...

372
00:30:06,547 --> 00:30:08,089
Come on, Data.

373
00:30:09,841 --> 00:30:12,884
Your orders were
to deliver the message?

374
00:30:13,052 --> 00:30:15,428
- Yes.
- Then what is the difference

375
00:30:15,595 --> 00:30:18,555
between sending the message
and delivering it?

376
00:30:18,722 --> 00:30:22,891
- A big one and you know it.
- We have come this far.

377
00:30:23,768 --> 00:30:26,936
In for a penny, in for a pound?

378
00:30:29,313 --> 00:30:30,272
Yes, sir.

379
00:30:31,898 --> 00:30:33,273
Oh, hell.

380
00:30:35,443 --> 00:30:36,527
Go.

381
00:30:37,653 --> 00:30:38,486
Sir?

382
00:30:40,029 --> 00:30:42,780
Number One,
handle the transporter. Go.

383
00:30:46,492 --> 00:30:48,034
Where are we now?

384
00:31:01,295 --> 00:31:03,755
Take a nap. You didn't see this.

385
00:31:03,921 --> 00:31:06,589
I'll just be standing here,
dozing off.

386
00:31:06,715 --> 00:31:09,800
Ten minutes.
If you see anyone but Sarjenka...

387
00:31:09,967 --> 00:31:12,385
I will signal for immediate beam-out.

388
00:31:19,808 --> 00:31:22,685
- Cmdr Riker to the bridge.
- Damn.

389
00:31:22,852 --> 00:31:27,772
I just woke up, sir. I'll have him
out of there smooth as ice.

390
00:32:49,038 --> 00:32:49,830
Sarjenka?

391
00:32:52,124 --> 00:32:53,791
Wait. I'm Data.

392
00:32:57,002 --> 00:32:58,377
Data.

393
00:32:59,713 --> 00:33:01,297
You came.

394
00:33:06,509 --> 00:33:08,010
Where have you been?

395
00:33:08,719 --> 00:33:12,471
There isn't time to explain.
You and your family must leave.

396
00:33:13,389 --> 00:33:16,724
We already have.
We ran when the tremors began.

397
00:33:16,892 --> 00:33:18,184
Why are you here?

398
00:33:19,977 --> 00:33:22,520
My father
wouldn't let us take anything,

399
00:33:22,688 --> 00:33:24,939
but I had to have my transmitter.

400
00:33:25,106 --> 00:33:26,815
I knew you'd come back,

401
00:33:26,982 --> 00:33:31,568
and I didn't want you to find
only silence, the way I did.

402
00:33:32,445 --> 00:33:35,905
I am sorry for that.
But it is very complicated.

403
00:33:36,072 --> 00:33:38,407
Does your family know where you are?

404
00:33:38,574 --> 00:33:39,449
No.

405
00:33:41,618 --> 00:33:43,577
You cannot survive in this.

406
00:33:47,122 --> 00:33:48,831
What are we going to do?

407
00:33:58,088 --> 00:34:00,756
Enterprise, two to beam up.

408
00:34:01,215 --> 00:34:04,884
- You must come with me.
- Where are we going?

409
00:34:09,554 --> 00:34:11,346
To the stars?

410
00:34:33,530 --> 00:34:35,281
There'll be hell to pay.

411
00:34:38,075 --> 00:34:40,576
- Where is Cmdr Riker?
- On the bridge.

412
00:34:41,828 --> 00:34:44,955
- Where are you going?
- To the bridge.

413
00:34:45,330 --> 00:34:47,039
And you're taking that?

414
00:34:48,541 --> 00:34:53,044
- Please don't leave me here.
- Quite impossible.

415
00:35:16,352 --> 00:35:20,021
Sir, three minutes
to resonator launch.

416
00:35:23,566 --> 00:35:25,567
- Where is he?
- He'll be here.

417
00:35:32,948 --> 00:35:37,159
He has brought a child
onto my ship and on my bridge.

418
00:35:37,326 --> 00:35:39,994
I'm sure Mr Data
has a good explanation.

419
00:35:40,119 --> 00:35:41,703
I do, sir.

420
00:35:41,871 --> 00:35:43,622
She was frightened and...

421
00:35:43,789 --> 00:35:46,832
Mr Data, kindly assume your station.

422
00:35:48,417 --> 00:35:51,252
Counsellor,
will you escort her to sickbay?

423
00:35:54,421 --> 00:35:58,215
No, Data, I'm scared.
Don't make me go.

424
00:35:58,841 --> 00:36:02,093
- No one's going to hurt you.
- No.

425
00:36:04,845 --> 00:36:07,388
- We'll go and get a treat...
- No.

426
00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:10,307
Captain, she will not be in the way.

427
00:36:11,016 --> 00:36:12,558
One minute to launch.

428
00:36:13,143 --> 00:36:15,144
- It'll be alright.
- No.

429
00:36:17,146 --> 00:36:18,605
Just leave me alone.

430
00:36:19,022 --> 00:36:23,441
- I want Data.
- Counsellor, allow me, please.

431
00:36:23,609 --> 00:36:27,695
Sarjenka, no one will harm you.
These are my friends.

432
00:36:27,862 --> 00:36:33,324
Mr Data, take your station
and keep her with you.

433
00:36:33,491 --> 00:36:35,283
This does concern her.

434
00:36:43,623 --> 00:36:44,790
Ten seconds.

435
00:36:47,251 --> 00:36:49,335
I will require my hand.

436
00:36:49,502 --> 00:36:50,836
Thank you.

437
00:36:51,754 --> 00:36:53,463
Firing torpedoes.

438
00:36:59,927 --> 00:37:01,678
Sensors locked on probes.

439
00:37:03,304 --> 00:37:05,639
Torpedoes have reached
their targets.

440
00:37:06,973 --> 00:37:10,642
Resonators activated.
Harmonic sequences have begun.

441
00:37:10,809 --> 00:37:14,103
- What are you doing?
- Trying to quiet your planet.

442
00:37:14,270 --> 00:37:18,439
If we succeed, there will be
no more quakes, no more volcanoes.

443
00:37:18,607 --> 00:37:20,525
When will the results be known?

444
00:37:20,691 --> 00:37:23,359
They should happen
very quickly, sir.

445
00:37:24,694 --> 00:37:26,570
And my parents and brothers?

446
00:37:29,031 --> 00:37:33,075
Captain, sensors indicate
a planet-wide reduction

447
00:37:33,242 --> 00:37:35,160
in tectonic-stress levels.

448
00:37:42,582 --> 00:37:45,083
It worked. We did it!

449
00:37:47,836 --> 00:37:51,922
- Your parents will be safe now.
- You did this for me?

450
00:37:54,507 --> 00:37:58,176
Look, Sarjenka. There is your home.

451
00:38:08,351 --> 00:38:12,020
Data, escort her to sickbay.

452
00:38:14,355 --> 00:38:15,522
Aye, sir.

453
00:38:18,274 --> 00:38:20,275
Number One, you have the bridge.

454
00:38:25,821 --> 00:38:27,697
- Doctor.
- Yes, Captain?

455
00:38:27,865 --> 00:38:30,158
Data and the alien are on their way.

456
00:38:30,325 --> 00:38:33,452
What would be involved
in removing all memory

457
00:38:33,619 --> 00:38:35,662
of her communication with Data

458
00:38:35,829 --> 00:38:38,330
and her visit to this ship?

459
00:38:38,497 --> 00:38:42,374
Assuming that her brain structure
is similar to ours,

460
00:38:43,084 --> 00:38:45,627
the memories
will be stored chemically

461
00:38:45,794 --> 00:38:48,337
on the neurons
of the cerebral cortex.

462
00:38:48,504 --> 00:38:51,005
They're also time-dependent.

463
00:38:51,173 --> 00:38:54,592
I would have to scan
for the age of the chemical links

464
00:38:54,759 --> 00:38:57,094
and try to find
the relevant neurons.

465
00:38:57,844 --> 00:39:00,095
Well, do your best.

466
00:39:02,598 --> 00:39:04,849
You have many kinds of people here.

467
00:39:05,016 --> 00:39:06,558
Yes.

468
00:39:06,726 --> 00:39:10,478
- When I am bigger, can I be here?
- I am certain you could.

469
00:39:10,645 --> 00:39:15,356
- I wish I could come now.
- I am afraid that is not possible.

470
00:39:15,524 --> 00:39:18,567
I know, but I can still wish for it.

471
00:39:21,445 --> 00:39:25,447
Dr Pulaski, this is Sarjenka.

472
00:39:25,614 --> 00:39:28,449
- Hello, Sarjenka.
- Hello.

473
00:39:34,287 --> 00:39:35,454
What is this?

474
00:39:36,163 --> 00:39:38,289
That's an Elanian singer stone.

475
00:39:39,082 --> 00:39:41,875
It sings a different song
for each person.

476
00:39:43,961 --> 00:39:46,129
What does it sing for you?

477
00:39:46,296 --> 00:39:49,423
- It does not sing for me.
- Why not?

478
00:39:49,590 --> 00:39:51,424
Because I am a machine.

479
00:39:51,966 --> 00:39:57,344
Sarjenka, we're going to run a few
scans to be sure you're alright.

480
00:39:58,304 --> 00:40:01,139
Data will be right here.
Don't worry.

481
00:40:47,256 --> 00:40:49,757
You did a good thing.

482
00:40:50,425 --> 00:40:52,676
But are we doing a good thing now?

483
00:40:52,843 --> 00:40:55,136
This is to protect her
as much as us.

484
00:40:55,304 --> 00:40:57,222
By robbing her of memories?

485
00:40:57,972 --> 00:41:01,849
To remember you and this ship
would complicate her future.

486
00:41:02,892 --> 00:41:05,852
She has to be the person
she was born to be.

487
00:41:07,145 --> 00:41:08,729
And you'll remember her.

488
00:42:26,994 --> 00:42:29,912
Enterprise, one to beam up.

489
00:42:48,009 --> 00:42:51,553
- Sit down.
- No, thank you, sir.

490
00:42:51,720 --> 00:42:54,972
I'm not qualified enough
to sit there.

491
00:42:55,139 --> 00:42:57,890
You did a good job.
I'm proud of you.

492
00:42:58,058 --> 00:43:01,268
Thank you, sir.
Does it get any easier?

493
00:43:02,645 --> 00:43:03,812
No.

494
00:43:11,818 --> 00:43:13,193
Come.

495
00:43:17,447 --> 00:43:19,656
I came to apologize, sir.

496
00:43:22,951 --> 00:43:25,286
No apologies are necessary.

497
00:43:29,039 --> 00:43:33,709
You reminded us that there are
obligations that go beyond duty.

498
00:43:34,376 --> 00:43:37,086
I appreciate
your seeking other options.

499
00:43:37,253 --> 00:43:39,921
Your decision
could have been unilateral.

500
00:43:40,047 --> 00:43:44,967
One of my officers, one of my
friends, was troubled. I had to help.

501
00:43:48,011 --> 00:43:51,138
- Is Sarjenka safely home?
- Yes, sir.

502
00:43:54,765 --> 00:43:58,642
She will not remember me, sir,
but I will remember her.

503
00:43:59,602 --> 00:44:03,021
Remembrance and regrets
are also a part of friendship.

504
00:44:03,188 --> 00:44:04,397
Yes, sir.

505
00:44:04,564 --> 00:44:06,940
And understanding that

506
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:12,445
has brought you a step closer
to understanding humanity.

507
00:44:13,305 --> 00:45:13,373
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