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Previously
on Star Trek: Discovery...
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Mr. Saru.
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I hope I'm not disturbing you.
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Not at all. It is always
a pleasure to hear from you.
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Do you have feelings for her?
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Perhaps I do.
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The power source
that controls the device,
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I need it to go home.
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- A place where we could be free.
- Who's "we"?
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A friend.
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A scientist, like me.
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I took what I learned
about the device
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at the center of the DMA
and designed this,
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a weapon capable
of destroying it.
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And what I'm about
to propose is a plan
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President Rillak
and Admiral Vance approved.
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If that fails,
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they'll back your plan
to destroy the controller.
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We'll stand down for a week.
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- What are you doing?
- I'm being clearheaded.
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No!
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It's not here.
The power source--
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it's powered from the other side
of the wormhole.
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Outside the galaxy.
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A new DMA has appeared?
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- In the exact same place.
- What happens now?
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The admiral's implementing
emergency protocols
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in case of retaliation.
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We're fast-tracking
the first contact mission.
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Whatever we think we know
about Species Ten-C,
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we're wrong.
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However we think first contact
will go, it won't.
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The fact that the DMA controller
was destroyed
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then reappeared
tells us nothing concrete.
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Our mere arrival
could be perceived
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as an act of aggression.
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We did attack their technology
with an isolytic weapon.
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We did not.
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Tarka and Booker
acted unilaterally.
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How would the Ten-C
know the difference?
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We have to find a way
to communicate the distinction.
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Isn't that what all these
translators are for?
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No, they're here in case
you feel like translating
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confirmation bias
from Federation Standard
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into Klingon.
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Confirmation bias.
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He's saying the universal
translator's been so successful
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because we tend to look for
and find what's familiar to us.
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Species that communicate
verbally, for example.
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But since we know nothing
about the Ten-C,
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it's naive to assume
the translator would even work.
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It was funny.
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Dr. Hirai is a specialist
in astrolinguistics,
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uh, xenophonology
and theoretical semiotics.
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If I may,
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the very purpose
of this task force
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is to establish the parameters
for successful communications.
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Are you both now suggesting
that may be impossible?
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Vulcan surveyed Earth
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for almost a century
before making first contact.
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Discovery leaves
in fewer than 24 hours.
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We have to start the
communication process somewhere.
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The oversight committee
has questions.
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As do the planetary delegates.
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It's nice that
they're all so eager
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for a three-hour tour
outside the galaxy.
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It will take longer
than three hours.
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Figure of speech.
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Ah.
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Point being,
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I understand their emotional
desire to be present
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when we make contact.
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I wish I could be there myself.
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- You're not coming?
- Unfortunately,
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there are other urgent matters
that I must attend to.
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I cannot fathom anything
even remotely as urgent as this.
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And I intend to keep it that way.
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You're in good hands
with Dr. Hirai.
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Uh, Madam President, Admiral.
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If you'll come with me.
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Scan data shows
that the new DMA controller
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is the same size
but significantly more powerful
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than the one that Tarka
and Book destroyed.
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It's churning through space
at a much faster rate.
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How long before it moves
to a new harvesting location?
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12 hours at most.
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Are we looking at a precursor
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for a retaliatory attack?
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There's no way to know, sir.
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Any word from Mr. Booker?
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He and Tarka cannot escalate
this situation further.
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I have not heard
from him, ma'am.
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But given the new timetable,
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I think we should make first
contact as soon as possible.
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A number of delegates
are still on their way,
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including the representative
from Ni'Var.
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But I agree,
we can't afford to wait.
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How soon can you
be ready, Captain?
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Two hours.
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To finish loading
and to give my crew
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time to say their goodbyes.
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Two hours it is.
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Yes, sir. Madam President.
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It's a hell of a thing.
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Yes, it is.
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Admiral, it's my constitutional
duty to inform you
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that I'm transferring power
to the vice president.
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Excuse me?
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I'll be joining the mission.
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Madam President, you...
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I was the Federation's
top ambassador for 20 years.
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Given the complexities
that we'll face,
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I believe my skills
will be needed.
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They're leaving the galaxy.
We've never done that.
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You know as well as I do,
Discovery might not
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be coming back from this.
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Which is why
I am counting on you
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to support the vice president
in my absence.
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However long it may be.
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Laira.
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You are the Federation now.
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What your presence means,
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what you represent...
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Makes it all the more crucial
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that I be there
when we make contact.
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I can't talk you
out of this, can I?
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No.
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But you have gotten us
through so much.
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Wherever the DMA
goes next, what...
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whatever is to come...
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...I know you'll get us
through that, too.
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Found a habitable planet
nearby for you.
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They haven't discovered
electricity yet,
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but you'll do fine.
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Here's your bag.
We'll be there in a few minutes.
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Hold on.
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I understand that you're
a little upset, but...
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The DMA's back and more powerful
because you wouldn't stand down.
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All evidence pointed
to an internal power source.
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That's science.
Hypothesize, test, iterate.
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Now, thanks to me,
we know the power source
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has to be outside the galaxy,
within the Ten-C's hyperfield.
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You're welcome.
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And just to be clear,
I didn't stand down
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because I was
following our plan.
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We both acted unilaterally,
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but only one of us
put more lives at risk.
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I got the hyperfield
coordinates from Haz.
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I'm stopping the DMA
before it moves again.
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And how do you expect to get
through the galactic barrier?
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You must know
the mycelial network
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can't exist in there, right?
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You have to jump up
as close as you can get.
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The barrier has some
especially nasty sections.
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The negative energy
will eat through shields
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and fry a frontal cortex
like that.
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But surely you have a plan.
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I'll figure something out.
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Assuming you make it,
how do you plan
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to find the power supply
and remove it?
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Come on, tell me.
Hit me with it.
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You're an asshole.
You know that?
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I'm also the guy who created
a working model of the DMA
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without ever having seen it.
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How do we get through
the barrier?
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Programmable antimatter.
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We need to apply it
to our shields.
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Discovery will have
to do the same thing.
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It'll repel negative energy
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like two magnets
with the same polarity.
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And how will you find some
without getting us caught
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in the process?
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Surely you have a plan.
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I know where there's a stash.
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Discovery will leave as soon
as shield upgrades are complete.
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I'm sorry you won't be
joining us, Commander Bryce,
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but I trust your work
for Dr. Kovich is going well?
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It is.
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Uh, not sure we'll figure out
galactic-barrier communication
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soon enough to help
with first contact,
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but a breakthrough anytime
would be huge.
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I mean, the possibilities
it would open up,
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everything that's beyond
our galaxy to explore,
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I-I'm pretty excited, obviously.
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I-I'll miss you guys, though.
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A voyage of this kind
without you
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will be quite the adjustment.
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Though I am happy for you
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and the opportunities
this has created.
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Good luck out there.
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And thank you, Mr. Saru,
for everything.
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Madam President.
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Do you have a moment?
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Of course.
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When last we spoke,
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you suggested
we might share a meal.
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I would very much like
to take you up on that offer.
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But Discovery
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is leaving very shortly and...
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as you know, we may not...
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So, I thought I should...
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...um, tell you, while I'm able,
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how much our new friendship
has meant to me.
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And how much I've enjoyed
working alongside you.
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In any event,
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I feel as if
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there could be something here...
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...perhaps more
than a friendship?
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Uh, Mr. Saru,
if you will excuse me.
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Ah...
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- Ensign Tal.
- Hi.
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Welcome back.
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- Thank you.
- How is Gray?
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Uh, he's-he's great.
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Um, he's really enjoying
his guardian training.
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I think we're both
right where we need to be.
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I'm glad you feel that way.
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It's really good
to have you with us again.
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Isn't it? I mean,
they've already
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put us ahead of schedule with
the shield upgrades, and now
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they're off to monitor
the forward emitters
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for the mission.
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It's really not that big a deal.
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It is, though.
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They're gonna take a lot
of damage along the way,
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and if you're not
repairing them,
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we won't make it
through the barrier at all.
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I think I'm gonna j...
go back to work.
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If that's okay. Um, Captain.
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Hang in there.
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You're doing great.
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Captain, the president
is ready for you.
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Given some of the issues
that came up
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on our last mission together,
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I thought we should take
a moment to speak frankly.
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Please.
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If I'm to bring us through
the galactic barrier safely,
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I can't have you questioning
my orders on the bridge.
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I presume we're now clear
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on the difference between asking
a question and questioning?
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We are. But I hope it's also
clear that introducing doubt
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amongst my crew
could endanger the ship.
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It is.
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And understood.
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- Thank you.
- You should also know
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this is all quite delicate, politically.
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I need to manage this situation
as I see fit.
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So, while your
xenoanthropological expertise
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is invaluable
to the first contact task force,
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it will need
to remain my task force.
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The ship and crew
are my purview,
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diplomacy and delegates
are yours.
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Sounds like progress.
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All crew,
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prepare for departure.
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Ah. All additional supplies
are loaded and secured, Captain.
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And the delegates?
Uh, settled in.
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I believe there
is an Earth simile,
259
00:12:32,839 --> 00:12:35,493
something to do with...
"herding cats"?
260
00:12:35,537 --> 00:12:37,234
I can imagine.
261
00:12:37,278 --> 00:12:38,496
Commander Nilsson?
262
00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:39,802
The mycelial network thins
263
00:12:39,846 --> 00:12:41,543
as it approaches
the galactic barrier,
264
00:12:41,586 --> 00:12:43,023
so Commander Stamets expects us
265
00:12:43,066 --> 00:12:44,764
to arrive about
four light-years away.
266
00:12:44,807 --> 00:12:46,417
We'll warp from there.
267
00:12:46,461 --> 00:12:48,724
Thank you. Commander Detmer,
take us to safe distance.
268
00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:50,160
- Aye, Captain.
- Lieutenant Christopher,
269
00:12:50,204 --> 00:12:51,292
open a shipwide channel.
270
00:12:51,335 --> 00:12:52,859
Aye, Captain.
271
00:12:52,902 --> 00:12:55,775
Channel's open.
272
00:12:55,818 --> 00:12:59,648
Discovery, delegates,
273
00:12:59,691 --> 00:13:03,391
when I was a child,
I, like many of you,
274
00:13:03,434 --> 00:13:07,699
dreamed of going
where no one has gone before.
275
00:13:07,743 --> 00:13:08,875
None of us could've
imagined it would be
276
00:13:08,918 --> 00:13:10,833
under these circumstances,
277
00:13:10,877 --> 00:13:14,054
with so much uncertainty,
so much at stake.
278
00:13:14,097 --> 00:13:17,057
We don't know what we'll find,
279
00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:19,059
we don't know
how we'll be received.
280
00:13:19,102 --> 00:13:21,365
Once we enter
the galactic barrier,
281
00:13:21,409 --> 00:13:23,803
we'll be beyond comms contact
and on our own.
282
00:13:23,846 --> 00:13:26,240
Innumerable worlds
are counting on us
283
00:13:26,283 --> 00:13:29,809
to make first contact and ensure
Species Ten-C stops the DMA
284
00:13:29,852 --> 00:13:32,681
before it can do
any more harm.
285
00:13:32,724 --> 00:13:34,074
It won't be easy.
286
00:13:34,117 --> 00:13:35,815
But with this crew,
287
00:13:35,858 --> 00:13:40,297
with these leaders
and delegates united,
288
00:13:40,341 --> 00:13:42,473
I know that we'll succeed.
289
00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:43,997
Black alert.
290
00:13:46,303 --> 00:13:48,436
Let's fly.
291
00:13:59,447 --> 00:14:02,406
Godspeed, Discovery.
292
00:15:39,590 --> 00:15:41,984
Not the view I was expecting.
293
00:15:42,028 --> 00:15:43,899
Where are we in relation
to the galactic barrier?
294
00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:46,684
It looks like we're
nine light-years away.
295
00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:49,687
Commander Stamets,
you owe me five light-years.
296
00:15:49,731 --> 00:15:51,428
This is going to put us
behind schedule.
297
00:15:51,472 --> 00:15:54,040
I'm sorry, Captain.
We've never been out this far.
298
00:15:54,083 --> 00:15:56,694
Uh, it's not an exact science.
299
00:15:56,738 --> 00:15:58,087
I got us as close as I could.
300
00:15:58,131 --> 00:15:59,697
Can you update the delegates?
301
00:15:59,741 --> 00:16:01,395
Of course.
302
00:16:01,438 --> 00:16:03,397
Commander Detmer, set a course
for the galactic barrier.
303
00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,486
The DMA will move soon.
We don't have much time.
304
00:16:05,529 --> 00:16:08,315
- Maximum warp.
- Aye, Captain.
305
00:16:08,358 --> 00:16:11,448
Dr. Culber, if you are able,
306
00:16:11,492 --> 00:16:13,015
I would appreciate
your assistance
307
00:16:13,059 --> 00:16:15,626
in spreading the word that...
308
00:16:18,934 --> 00:16:20,457
Madam President?
309
00:16:20,501 --> 00:16:24,853
I was not aware
that you would be joining us.
310
00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:27,290
Our delegate did not
arrive in time.
311
00:16:27,334 --> 00:16:29,510
It was decided that
Ni'Var must be represented,
312
00:16:29,553 --> 00:16:31,381
even if by its president.
313
00:16:31,425 --> 00:16:33,253
I see.
314
00:16:33,296 --> 00:16:34,558
Do not let me delay you
any further.
315
00:16:39,041 --> 00:16:41,174
You said something to her,
didn't you?
316
00:16:41,217 --> 00:16:43,132
Good for you.
317
00:16:43,176 --> 00:16:46,483
I would never have done so had
I known she would be joining us.
318
00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:49,443
That we would see each other
in meetings every single day.
319
00:16:49,486 --> 00:16:51,619
Oh, beginnings can be messy.
That's all right.
320
00:16:51,662 --> 00:16:53,490
Ah, I cannot envision
321
00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:56,058
any situation more awkward
than this.
322
00:16:56,102 --> 00:16:57,451
When I first met Paul,
323
00:16:57,494 --> 00:17:00,454
those blue eyes,
I'm telling you.
324
00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:01,977
Anyway, I thought
I'd totally blown it.
325
00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,761
I obsessed over every word.
326
00:17:03,805 --> 00:17:08,070
He was... so brilliant,
and blunt.
327
00:17:08,114 --> 00:17:09,550
Anyhow, it's not just you.
328
00:17:09,593 --> 00:17:11,856
Insecurity is universal,
and totally normal.
329
00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:13,554
It's okay.
330
00:17:15,469 --> 00:17:18,080
Oh, it is helpful to realize
331
00:17:18,124 --> 00:17:22,606
that I am not alone in being
made foolish by such feelings.
332
00:17:22,650 --> 00:17:24,391
I am grateful you shared.
333
00:17:24,434 --> 00:17:26,610
- So am I.
- Now, let us inform the delegates.
334
00:17:26,654 --> 00:17:29,178
They will want news of our delay
as soon as possible.
335
00:17:37,665 --> 00:17:40,102
You said we couldn't beam up
the programmable antimatter.
336
00:17:40,146 --> 00:17:42,278
I don't see any
shield generators here.
337
00:17:42,322 --> 00:17:45,890
This friend of yours
who told you about this place,
338
00:17:45,934 --> 00:17:47,283
who was he, exactly?
339
00:17:47,327 --> 00:17:48,850
Doesn't matter.
340
00:17:57,989 --> 00:17:59,600
What the hell
are you playing at?
341
00:17:59,643 --> 00:18:01,297
- What?
- You think I don't know an Emerald Chain
342
00:18:01,341 --> 00:18:02,690
work camp when I see one?
343
00:18:02,733 --> 00:18:04,518
- It's not what you think.
- Then what is it?
344
00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:07,912
MALE
Attention, cell breach.
345
00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:09,523
Attention, cell breach.
346
00:18:11,046 --> 00:18:12,874
- What are you keeping from me?
- Nothing.
347
00:18:12,917 --> 00:18:14,832
- Answer me!
- Nothing.
348
00:18:14,876 --> 00:18:18,140
Listen to me. The camp has been
out of commission for years.
349
00:18:23,928 --> 00:18:26,496
It was here, wasn't it?
Where you were held prisoner?
350
00:18:28,455 --> 00:18:30,152
We're not going anywhere
until you tell me.
351
00:18:31,980 --> 00:18:33,851
Yes, it was here.
352
00:18:34,852 --> 00:18:36,680
Almost ten years ago.
353
00:18:39,988 --> 00:18:41,772
You're interrupting my work.
354
00:18:41,816 --> 00:18:43,992
Osyraa wants to fast-track
your design.
355
00:18:44,035 --> 00:18:46,429
Since you lost your last helper,
she's giving you a new one.
356
00:18:54,045 --> 00:18:55,917
A real charmer, that one.
357
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:05,840
Impressive design.
358
00:19:05,883 --> 00:19:10,018
It's a dilithium-alternative
engine, right?
359
00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:12,412
They've had me
working on one, too.
360
00:19:14,805 --> 00:19:17,330
But those equations
are for something else.
361
00:19:19,419 --> 00:19:22,378
I didn't ask for help.
362
00:19:22,422 --> 00:19:25,294
Well, I didn't ask to be here,
but lucky for you, I am.
363
00:19:25,338 --> 00:19:27,514
Where am I supposed to sleep?
364
00:19:33,998 --> 00:19:37,611
This... uh, good spot.
365
00:19:39,656 --> 00:19:42,311
How long you been here?
366
00:19:42,355 --> 00:19:46,576
I'd rather not engage
in personal conversation.
367
00:19:46,620 --> 00:19:49,840
Just work, then.
That's fine by me.
368
00:19:53,409 --> 00:19:55,759
The scientist friend
you told me about,
369
00:19:55,803 --> 00:19:57,892
this was him?
370
00:19:57,935 --> 00:20:01,112
Oros.
371
00:20:01,156 --> 00:20:03,202
His name was Oros.
372
00:20:03,245 --> 00:20:05,116
We weren't friends at first.
373
00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:09,599
But it was a relief to have
someone to talk to again.
374
00:20:09,643 --> 00:20:11,645
For both of us.
375
00:20:11,688 --> 00:20:13,342
You should rest.
376
00:20:13,386 --> 00:20:15,605
You can't work
all day and all night.
377
00:20:17,085 --> 00:20:18,565
I'm fine.
378
00:20:21,959 --> 00:20:23,352
What are you working on?
379
00:20:23,396 --> 00:20:26,616
Just running some numbers.
380
00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:30,446
Looks like galactic
proper-distance equations,
381
00:20:30,490 --> 00:20:33,580
but there's a variable
you're using I don't recognize.
382
00:20:35,712 --> 00:20:37,714
I was alone in a cell.
383
00:20:37,758 --> 00:20:40,282
Had to pass the time somehow.
I ran numbers, too.
384
00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:45,287
A lot of time, a lot of numbers.
385
00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:49,335
How long were you alone for?
386
00:20:49,378 --> 00:20:50,684
I lost track.
387
00:20:50,727 --> 00:20:54,383
Four, five years?
388
00:20:54,427 --> 00:20:57,734
I used to talk to myself.
389
00:20:57,778 --> 00:21:00,694
Narrate the day.
390
00:21:00,737 --> 00:21:03,305
Just to hear words aloud,
you know?
391
00:21:03,349 --> 00:21:07,440
So you're out of practice
being with others,
392
00:21:07,483 --> 00:21:09,311
and respecting boundaries.
393
00:21:10,834 --> 00:21:13,794
Yeah, you could say that.
394
00:21:13,837 --> 00:21:15,274
I'm sorry.
395
00:21:17,798 --> 00:21:19,452
I understand.
396
00:21:21,932 --> 00:21:26,154
I have a trick to fall asleep.
Want to hear it?
397
00:21:26,197 --> 00:21:29,288
Sure.
398
00:21:29,331 --> 00:21:33,204
I list the digits
of the golden ratio.
399
00:21:33,248 --> 00:21:35,424
That's too easy.
400
00:21:35,468 --> 00:21:38,558
Fine, every third digit. Eight.
401
00:21:38,601 --> 00:21:39,733
Three.
402
00:21:39,776 --> 00:21:41,038
Eight.
403
00:21:41,082 --> 00:21:42,910
Nine.
404
00:21:42,953 --> 00:21:44,085
Four.
405
00:21:45,086 --> 00:21:46,740
Eight.
406
00:21:46,783 --> 00:21:48,219
Four.
407
00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:50,483
Six.
408
00:21:50,526 --> 00:21:52,006
Four.
409
00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:07,326
It took a year, but eventually
we became friends.
410
00:22:07,369 --> 00:22:10,590
Under Osyraa and the Chain,
we were all we had.
411
00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:14,071
I know something about that.
412
00:22:14,115 --> 00:22:15,899
I figured you might.
413
00:22:15,943 --> 00:22:19,338
Let's get the antimatter
and get out of here.
414
00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:20,730
How much further?
415
00:22:20,774 --> 00:22:22,906
It's just beyond the trees.
416
00:22:33,439 --> 00:22:36,180
Commander Detmer, how soon until
we reach the galactic barrier?
417
00:22:36,224 --> 00:22:38,095
Coming out of warp now, Captain.
418
00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,116
So that's the edge
of the galaxy.
419
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,076
Is it wrong that I think
that's pretty damn cool?
420
00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,209
Frontiers are always cool,
Mr. Rhys.
421
00:23:05,253 --> 00:23:07,255
If only we could enjoy it.
422
00:23:08,474 --> 00:23:10,258
But we have a job to do.
423
00:23:10,301 --> 00:23:11,955
Double-check shield systems
424
00:23:11,999 --> 00:23:15,089
and run a multiphasic scan
on the barrier itself.
425
00:23:15,132 --> 00:23:16,873
I want to know
what we're heading into
426
00:23:16,917 --> 00:23:19,049
and how to get ourselves and
everyone out quickly and safely.
427
00:23:19,093 --> 00:23:21,443
Let's get to it.
Aye, Captain.
428
00:23:29,146 --> 00:23:31,279
- Status report?
- Shields are ready, Captain.
429
00:23:31,322 --> 00:23:32,933
All other systems are nominal.
430
00:23:32,976 --> 00:23:35,762
- Mr. Saru?
- Well, unfortunately,
431
00:23:35,805 --> 00:23:38,417
scans show that the density
of negative particles
432
00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:42,333
in this sector are significantly
higher than predicted.
433
00:23:42,377 --> 00:23:45,162
- Meaning what?
- Our shields may not hold as long as expected,
434
00:23:45,206 --> 00:23:47,513
even with
the antimatter upgrades.
435
00:23:47,556 --> 00:23:49,515
- Commander Stamets.
- Already on it, Captain.
436
00:23:49,558 --> 00:23:51,038
And when this is all over,
437
00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:53,040
you should thank Heisenberg
instead of us.
438
00:23:53,083 --> 00:23:55,346
Noted. What's your suggestion?
439
00:23:55,390 --> 00:23:59,089
Vacuum-state fluctuations
are creating discrete bubbles
440
00:23:59,133 --> 00:24:00,700
of protected space
that pass through
441
00:24:00,743 --> 00:24:03,006
the galactic barrier
at random intervals.
442
00:24:03,050 --> 00:24:05,879
Spacial cells,
for lack of a better term.
443
00:24:05,922 --> 00:24:09,491
If we can position Discovery
inside of one,
444
00:24:09,535 --> 00:24:11,101
we should be able
to safely ride it
445
00:24:11,145 --> 00:24:12,581
through to the other side
of the barrier.
446
00:24:12,625 --> 00:24:14,235
Okay, but I don't see
a lot of consistency
447
00:24:14,278 --> 00:24:15,802
amongst the spacial cells.
448
00:24:15,845 --> 00:24:18,500
Neither do we, Captain.
95% are too unstable.
449
00:24:18,544 --> 00:24:21,198
Yeah, those are the ones
that are showing up gray scale.
450
00:24:21,242 --> 00:24:24,332
Negative energy isn't allowing
them to reach equilibrium
451
00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:26,769
and settle into
a fixed spectrum emission.
452
00:24:26,813 --> 00:24:29,468
So the colorful ones
are our best bet.
453
00:24:29,511 --> 00:24:31,252
Yeah, should be.
454
00:24:31,295 --> 00:24:32,906
Zora found one nearby
that's forming right now.
455
00:24:32,949 --> 00:24:34,342
Sending the coordinates.
456
00:24:34,385 --> 00:24:36,083
Commander Detmer, plot a course.
457
00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:37,650
Let's get through the barrier
as fast as we can.
458
00:24:37,693 --> 00:24:39,434
It'll be bumpy.
459
00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:42,002
Red alert.
460
00:24:53,709 --> 00:24:56,669
We're inside the barrier.
461
00:24:59,933 --> 00:25:02,413
You may notice a shift
in your visible spectra.
462
00:25:02,457 --> 00:25:03,632
No kidding.
463
00:25:03,676 --> 00:25:04,677
It will return to normal
464
00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:05,808
once we reach a cell
465
00:25:05,852 --> 00:25:06,983
that is in equilibrium.
466
00:25:07,027 --> 00:25:08,724
Closing in on the spacial cell.
467
00:25:09,725 --> 00:25:11,597
Shields dropping to 85%.
468
00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,687
- 75%.
- Mr. Saru?
469
00:25:14,730 --> 00:25:16,253
The cell is not yet large
enough to hold us, Captain.
470
00:25:16,297 --> 00:25:18,604
- How much longer?
- Approximately 20 seconds.
471
00:25:18,647 --> 00:25:21,258
Sensors show gamma rays
from a radioactive burst
472
00:25:21,302 --> 00:25:24,174
incoming in four seconds,
six degrees off port.
473
00:25:24,218 --> 00:25:25,349
Adjusting course!
474
00:25:27,351 --> 00:25:30,616
Shields down to 45%. 35.
475
00:25:30,659 --> 00:25:33,662
Stand by, Commander Detmer.
Spacial cell ready in three,
476
00:25:33,706 --> 00:25:35,316
two, one.
477
00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:36,796
- Now.
- Take us in.
478
00:25:36,839 --> 00:25:38,145
Aye, Captain.
479
00:25:45,979 --> 00:25:47,502
Holding steady.
480
00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:48,851
Ah.
- Good work.
481
00:25:48,895 --> 00:25:51,419
Maintain position.
482
00:25:51,462 --> 00:25:53,160
Let's get shields repaired.
483
00:25:53,203 --> 00:25:55,292
Let's keep an eye
on cell stability in here.
484
00:25:55,336 --> 00:25:56,903
Captain? A word.
485
00:25:56,946 --> 00:25:59,209
This is not an ideal time,
Madam President.
486
00:25:59,253 --> 00:26:01,734
I received a classified message
as we entered the barrier.
487
00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:05,389
Marked urgent, our eyes only.
It's being decrypted now.
488
00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:13,615
You good?
489
00:26:13,659 --> 00:26:15,225
Yeah.
490
00:26:22,668 --> 00:26:24,626
It's a ship. You said
this place was abandoned.
491
00:26:24,670 --> 00:26:25,888
It was.
492
00:26:25,932 --> 00:26:27,803
Whoever it is, they're cloaked.
493
00:26:29,849 --> 00:26:32,547
It's a courier model.
Must be here to scavenge.
494
00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:34,984
And if they're flying that low,
it's not the first time.
495
00:26:35,028 --> 00:26:36,638
What if they found
the antimatter?
496
00:26:36,682 --> 00:26:38,466
It was hidden
the last time I checked.
497
00:26:38,509 --> 00:26:40,294
When was that?
498
00:26:40,337 --> 00:26:42,122
I come here every year.
499
00:26:42,165 --> 00:26:43,384
Why?
500
00:26:45,081 --> 00:26:47,083
One.
Two.
501
00:26:47,127 --> 00:26:48,563
- Six.
- Three.
502
00:26:48,607 --> 00:26:50,652
Six.
503
00:26:50,696 --> 00:26:53,046
No. Damn it. Two.
504
00:26:53,089 --> 00:26:54,961
That one always trips me up.
505
00:26:56,527 --> 00:26:58,660
For someone who says
he's not hard on himself,
506
00:26:58,704 --> 00:27:00,227
you're pretty hard on yourself.
507
00:27:04,013 --> 00:27:05,624
No.
508
00:27:05,667 --> 00:27:09,062
No. No. No.
509
00:27:09,105 --> 00:27:11,586
It's okay. It's just someone
probably trying to escape.
510
00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:13,066
The last time...
511
00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:16,460
...the other engineer with me...
512
00:27:16,504 --> 00:27:18,680
- It'll be over soon.
- His head.
513
00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:20,377
His head.
514
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:23,859
Hey, hey.
515
00:27:23,903 --> 00:27:25,513
It's all right. Okay?
516
00:27:28,908 --> 00:27:30,213
It's all right.
517
00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:39,875
See?
518
00:27:39,919 --> 00:27:41,398
It's done.
519
00:27:43,357 --> 00:27:45,228
You're okay.
520
00:27:59,547 --> 00:28:01,592
Why did you...
521
00:28:06,293 --> 00:28:08,687
You didn't have to do that.
522
00:28:14,736 --> 00:28:17,608
I never had
a real friend before.
523
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,182
You were right, you know.
524
00:28:26,226 --> 00:28:28,707
About what?
525
00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,274
About the equations.
526
00:28:31,318 --> 00:28:34,669
The variable is
for multiverse positioning.
527
00:28:37,541 --> 00:28:39,805
I have a way out of here.
528
00:28:39,848 --> 00:28:42,068
There is no way out of here.
529
00:28:42,111 --> 00:28:43,547
Not with this.
530
00:28:46,420 --> 00:28:48,378
True.
531
00:28:48,422 --> 00:28:53,906
If one is traveling
within this universe.
532
00:28:55,298 --> 00:28:58,214
You're working on
an interdimensional transporter?
533
00:28:58,258 --> 00:29:00,782
I've been designing it
for years.
534
00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:03,524
But the power required
to successfully target
535
00:29:03,567 --> 00:29:05,265
a specific universe, that's...
536
00:29:05,308 --> 00:29:09,399
This camp runs off of a massive
geothermal energy source.
537
00:29:09,443 --> 00:29:12,794
Combined with power from the
warp core that we're building,
538
00:29:12,838 --> 00:29:14,578
it could be enough.
539
00:29:14,622 --> 00:29:16,798
Where would you go?
540
00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:18,321
Kayalise.
541
00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,588
It means something
like... "home."
542
00:29:27,330 --> 00:29:28,723
My people say that Kayalise
543
00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,552
is a place beyond suffering.
544
00:29:31,595 --> 00:29:34,816
It's long been part
of our cultural history.
545
00:29:34,860 --> 00:29:37,863
And out of all of
the possible universes,
546
00:29:37,906 --> 00:29:41,083
it is said to be
the most peaceful.
547
00:29:41,127 --> 00:29:44,608
I've been searching
for it for years,
548
00:29:44,652 --> 00:29:48,656
and my calculations prove
that it's real.
549
00:29:48,699 --> 00:29:51,398
That sounds like paradise.
550
00:29:51,441 --> 00:29:54,270
You could come with me.
551
00:29:56,229 --> 00:29:58,361
If you want.
552
00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:06,456
Come on.
Let's get this over with.
553
00:30:07,675 --> 00:30:11,331
President Rillak,
Captain Burnham.
554
00:30:11,374 --> 00:30:15,117
I hope this reaches you before
you move out of comms range.
555
00:30:15,161 --> 00:30:17,293
I'm sorry to report that the DMA
556
00:30:17,337 --> 00:30:20,557
has just moved to a new
harvesting location
557
00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:22,472
in the Alpha Quadrant.
558
00:30:22,516 --> 00:30:24,692
I've attached all data
that we have.
559
00:30:24,735 --> 00:30:26,694
Based on its current trajectory,
560
00:30:26,737 --> 00:30:29,131
we expect debris hit
by the gravitational wave
561
00:30:29,175 --> 00:30:31,046
to begin impacting
Ni'Var and Earth
562
00:30:31,090 --> 00:30:32,569
in the next few days.
563
00:30:32,613 --> 00:30:35,181
71 hours by our best estimation.
564
00:30:35,224 --> 00:30:37,531
I'm sending ships
to evacuate, but...
565
00:30:37,574 --> 00:30:40,142
Zora? Can you restore the rest?
I'm sorry, Captain,
566
00:30:40,186 --> 00:30:42,623
it's damaged beyond repair.
567
00:30:42,666 --> 00:30:43,885
We need to go back.
568
00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:45,756
We can't afford to do that.
Not now.
569
00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:49,108
We have to stay the course.
We have to get to the Ten-C.
570
00:30:49,151 --> 00:30:50,936
- I need to tell my crew.
- No.
571
00:30:50,979 --> 00:30:53,286
No. News like this will spread
faster than we can control.
572
00:30:53,329 --> 00:30:56,071
This-this has to remain
classified until...
573
00:30:56,115 --> 00:30:57,638
Telling them is my prerogative.
574
00:30:57,681 --> 00:31:00,336
Assembling this delegation
was delicate work.
575
00:31:00,380 --> 00:31:02,773
Earth is home
for so many of my crew.
576
00:31:02,817 --> 00:31:05,776
They deserve to know.
577
00:31:05,820 --> 00:31:08,605
Captain, we need you
on the bridge immediately.
578
00:31:13,219 --> 00:31:15,786
We have stopped moving.
579
00:31:15,830 --> 00:31:19,529
Our spacial cell has drifted
into a cluster of 42 others.
580
00:31:19,573 --> 00:31:21,314
It's like a traffic jam.
581
00:31:21,357 --> 00:31:23,533
What can we do here?
Not much.
582
00:31:23,577 --> 00:31:26,145
I can't control the trajectory
of the cell we're in.
583
00:31:26,188 --> 00:31:27,668
How long will this take
to clear?
584
00:31:27,711 --> 00:31:31,411
It could be moments,
hours or weeks.
585
00:31:31,454 --> 00:31:34,675
In the meantime, it would seem
we have no choice but to wait.
586
00:31:44,337 --> 00:31:46,034
Commander Stamets,
have you found a way
587
00:31:46,078 --> 00:31:48,210
to get us moving yet?
I think so.
588
00:31:48,254 --> 00:31:49,690
Another cell's forming.
589
00:31:49,733 --> 00:31:51,735
Pretty far away,
but it's near a current.
590
00:31:51,779 --> 00:31:53,999
If we can get there, we can
ride it out of the barrier.
591
00:31:54,042 --> 00:31:56,131
We'll be out in no time.
592
00:31:56,175 --> 00:31:58,133
The faster the better,
Commander.
593
00:31:58,177 --> 00:31:59,439
Captain, I don't think
shields will hold long enough
594
00:31:59,482 --> 00:32:00,483
to get there.
595
00:32:00,527 --> 00:32:01,615
No, no, no, no. They might.
596
00:32:01,658 --> 00:32:03,138
Yeah, i-if we...
597
00:32:03,182 --> 00:32:05,924
if we use the cells
that are blocking us
598
00:32:05,967 --> 00:32:08,883
and then move quickly through
them before they collapse.
599
00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,754
Moving through the unstable
cells will expose us
600
00:32:10,798 --> 00:32:12,234
to negative energy
and a lot of it.
601
00:32:12,278 --> 00:32:13,670
How long will our shields hold?
602
00:32:13,714 --> 00:32:15,629
Maybe five minutes,
at this point.
603
00:32:15,672 --> 00:32:17,805
Five minutes? Captain.
604
00:32:17,848 --> 00:32:19,415
We don't have any other options.
605
00:32:19,459 --> 00:32:23,115
Engineering, can you do anything
to buy us more time?
606
00:32:23,158 --> 00:32:26,031
Well, if, uh,
we continually recalibrate
607
00:32:26,074 --> 00:32:27,554
to counter the fluctuating...
608
00:32:27,597 --> 00:32:28,903
Will it work, Commander?
609
00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:30,209
I'm...
610
00:32:30,252 --> 00:32:31,819
cautiously optimistic.
611
00:32:31,862 --> 00:32:32,907
Ish.
612
00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:34,082
That'll have to do.
613
00:32:34,126 --> 00:32:35,344
Commander Detmer,
plot us a course.
614
00:32:35,388 --> 00:32:36,693
Aye, Captain.
615
00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:38,957
Leaving our spatial cell now.
616
00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:43,222
This is where you were held?
617
00:32:43,265 --> 00:32:45,311
Home for nearly two years
in the end.
618
00:32:46,312 --> 00:32:49,968
The programmable antimatter
used to be in the cabinets.
619
00:32:53,319 --> 00:32:56,017
Should be more than enough
for our shields.
620
00:33:26,352 --> 00:33:27,918
There's nothing in here.
621
00:33:30,617 --> 00:33:33,576
There's a spot behind the wall,
under the sand.
622
00:33:33,620 --> 00:33:35,926
We stole our own stash.
We hid it there.
623
00:33:35,970 --> 00:33:38,668
- To use in the transporter.
- Yeah.
624
00:33:41,628 --> 00:33:43,021
You never finished it?
625
00:33:43,064 --> 00:33:44,326
No, we did.
626
00:33:44,370 --> 00:33:46,720
Had to use it sooner
than expected.
627
00:33:46,763 --> 00:33:49,418
The Chain was planning
to shut down the camp.
628
00:33:54,336 --> 00:33:56,512
This was our only chance.
629
00:34:15,662 --> 00:34:17,055
Oros.
630
00:34:18,839 --> 00:34:20,841
It's a masterpiece.
631
00:34:22,364 --> 00:34:25,411
Couldn't have done this
without you.
632
00:34:25,454 --> 00:34:26,890
You know that.
633
00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:31,243
Do you think
we have enough power?
634
00:34:31,286 --> 00:34:33,158
We're drawing
from the entire warp core.
635
00:34:33,201 --> 00:34:34,681
It'll work.
636
00:34:40,904 --> 00:34:42,297
Ready?
637
00:34:42,341 --> 00:34:43,951
Yeah.
638
00:34:54,179 --> 00:34:57,095
Let's go home.
639
00:34:59,358 --> 00:35:01,273
No.
640
00:35:02,535 --> 00:35:03,797
No!
641
00:35:05,146 --> 00:35:06,278
Needs more energy.
642
00:35:14,547 --> 00:35:15,939
What happened after that?
643
00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:18,507
You were right.
644
00:35:19,552 --> 00:35:22,120
I was the worst kind of asshole.
645
00:35:24,905 --> 00:35:26,950
I get it, you know.
646
00:35:28,561 --> 00:35:30,954
Looking back can be hard.
647
00:35:32,173 --> 00:35:33,783
For years,
648
00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:36,699
I blamed my father
for negotiating with the Chain.
649
00:35:38,048 --> 00:35:40,181
But I realized
maybe it was easier to blame him
650
00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:42,879
than to face the fact
that, ultimately...
651
00:35:44,229 --> 00:35:46,448
...he was powerless
to stop them.
652
00:35:47,797 --> 00:35:49,843
And he knew it.
653
00:35:57,546 --> 00:36:00,462
That's part of what drives me,
I think.
654
00:36:01,550 --> 00:36:04,205
Refusing to be powerless
like that.
655
00:36:04,249 --> 00:36:06,381
Look, whatever happened here
with Oros,
656
00:36:06,425 --> 00:36:08,078
it drives you.
657
00:36:08,122 --> 00:36:11,560
And if we're going outside
of the galaxy together,
658
00:36:11,604 --> 00:36:14,563
I need to know
who I'm dealing with.
659
00:36:20,482 --> 00:36:22,092
Get the shuttle ready.
660
00:36:22,136 --> 00:36:24,269
We're taking Oros with us. No.
661
00:36:24,312 --> 00:36:26,053
You're lucky
I haven't shot you yet.
662
00:36:26,096 --> 00:36:27,446
You told us
his transporter wouldn't work.
663
00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:29,056
You said it never would.
664
00:36:29,099 --> 00:36:30,884
No, stop. Please.
665
00:36:30,927 --> 00:36:32,277
Tarka?
Yeah.
666
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:33,930
We knew
you were working on something.
667
00:36:33,974 --> 00:36:37,151
Said we'd let him go
if he found out what it was.
668
00:36:37,195 --> 00:36:38,239
Osyraa hates liars.
669
00:36:53,646 --> 00:36:55,474
I'm so sorry.
670
00:36:55,517 --> 00:36:57,737
I didn't know you back then.
671
00:36:57,780 --> 00:36:59,782
I'm gonna get us out of here.
672
00:37:01,393 --> 00:37:04,047
What are... what are you doing?
673
00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:06,441
No!
674
00:37:17,713 --> 00:37:19,280
Okay, hold still.
675
00:37:36,776 --> 00:37:38,256
Oh.
676
00:37:38,299 --> 00:37:41,259
We're free.
677
00:37:42,999 --> 00:37:44,436
Come on. Let's go.
678
00:37:45,828 --> 00:37:48,396
Let's go.
679
00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:49,876
All guards
680
00:37:49,919 --> 00:37:51,181
- assigned to Lab 4...
- Come on. Please.
681
00:37:51,225 --> 00:37:52,444
We got to go.
We have to go now.
682
00:37:52,487 --> 00:37:54,010
The golden ratio, okay?
683
00:37:54,054 --> 00:37:55,838
- My ribs.
- Every three digits. Eight,
684
00:37:55,882 --> 00:37:57,579
- three-- It's okay.
- I think they're broken. I'm gonna
685
00:37:57,623 --> 00:37:59,277
- slow you down too much.
- I can carry you. I can carry you.
686
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:00,278
It's okay.
687
00:38:05,326 --> 00:38:07,981
I forgive you.
688
00:38:09,722 --> 00:38:11,289
I don't deserve that.
689
00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:15,075
I... I would have done anything
for freedom.
690
00:38:17,033 --> 00:38:19,253
I will fix the transporter.
691
00:38:19,297 --> 00:38:20,602
I will find another way.
692
00:38:20,646 --> 00:38:22,822
We will go to Kayalise together.
693
00:38:24,911 --> 00:38:27,043
I believe it.
694
00:38:27,087 --> 00:38:29,872
But you must leave now.
695
00:38:30,830 --> 00:38:32,222
Please.
696
00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:34,790
I'll come back for you.
697
00:38:34,834 --> 00:38:36,226
I promise.
698
00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:47,847
I hid in a cave for a week,
699
00:38:47,890 --> 00:38:49,675
trying to find a way back in.
700
00:38:51,024 --> 00:38:54,593
One day, there was this massive
power surge at the camp.
701
00:38:55,594 --> 00:38:57,465
I heard ships leaving.
702
00:38:57,509 --> 00:38:59,902
I went back.
The place was deserted.
703
00:38:59,946 --> 00:39:01,991
Oros was gone.
704
00:39:02,992 --> 00:39:04,385
But I found this.
705
00:39:06,256 --> 00:39:08,389
The golden ratio.
706
00:39:08,433 --> 00:39:10,652
His message to me.
707
00:39:13,133 --> 00:39:16,354
It was our symbol for Kayalise.
708
00:39:16,397 --> 00:39:17,877
Home.
709
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:19,922
You think he made it.
710
00:39:19,966 --> 00:39:22,098
He's brilliant.
711
00:39:22,142 --> 00:39:24,753
If anyone can do it, it's him.
712
00:39:27,060 --> 00:39:29,758
I've never found
any record of Oros since,
713
00:39:29,802 --> 00:39:31,281
alive or dead.
714
00:39:31,325 --> 00:39:32,544
Nothing.
715
00:39:32,587 --> 00:39:34,894
That's why you come here
every year.
716
00:39:35,982 --> 00:39:38,114
Looking for another sign.
717
00:39:38,158 --> 00:39:40,813
Statistically,
anything's possible.
718
00:39:42,597 --> 00:39:45,252
So I built my own transporter.
719
00:39:46,253 --> 00:39:48,560
But trying to find
the power to make it work,
720
00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:50,388
it's taken years.
721
00:39:50,431 --> 00:39:53,782
And the DMA's power source
should have more than enough.
722
00:39:53,826 --> 00:39:55,871
So that's it.
723
00:39:57,307 --> 00:39:59,266
That's who you're dealing with.
724
00:40:12,279 --> 00:40:14,542
We just lost one
of our forward emitters.
725
00:40:14,586 --> 00:40:17,545
Ensign Tal?
- Making repairs now, Captain.
726
00:40:17,589 --> 00:40:18,677
Commander Detmer,
how much longer
727
00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:19,939
until we reach the target cell?
728
00:40:19,982 --> 00:40:21,984
It's dead ahead.
Few more minutes.
729
00:40:22,028 --> 00:40:24,204
Once we arrive, the new
spacial cell should carry us out
730
00:40:24,247 --> 00:40:25,945
of the galactic barrier
within the hour.
731
00:40:25,988 --> 00:40:28,991
We will then be able to proceed
to first contact.
732
00:40:29,035 --> 00:40:31,341
Commander Owosekun,
how are we doing on shields?
733
00:40:31,385 --> 00:40:33,735
- Down to four percent!
- Engineering?
734
00:40:33,779 --> 00:40:35,694
We might be able to buy
another 30 seconds,
735
00:40:35,737 --> 00:40:37,130
but that's it.
736
00:40:37,173 --> 00:40:39,045
It's not enough.
- Hey.
737
00:40:39,088 --> 00:40:40,960
We've got this.
A month from now,
738
00:40:41,003 --> 00:40:42,875
you'll be back skiing
in Zermatt.
739
00:40:42,918 --> 00:40:44,485
And where you gonna go?
740
00:40:44,529 --> 00:40:46,095
Astoria.
741
00:40:46,139 --> 00:40:47,749
On Earth's Oregon Coast.
742
00:40:47,793 --> 00:40:48,924
It's heaven.
743
00:40:48,968 --> 00:40:50,970
Hawaii, for me. The beach.
744
00:40:51,013 --> 00:40:53,102
A mai tai.
Maybe I'll take up snorkeling.
745
00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:54,452
Great, I'm coming with you.
746
00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:56,149
I'm gonna hike
the Pacific Crest Trail.
747
00:40:56,192 --> 00:40:58,020
I've locked onto
the target cell, Captain!
748
00:40:58,064 --> 00:41:01,371
Stamets, we'll need those
30 seconds on shields right now!
749
00:41:01,415 --> 00:41:03,373
I'll do my best not to kill us.
750
00:41:03,417 --> 00:41:04,766
Always appreciated.
751
00:41:04,810 --> 00:41:06,768
Owosekun, track our time.
752
00:41:06,812 --> 00:41:07,987
Detmer, on your mark.
753
00:41:08,030 --> 00:41:09,205
Aye, Captain.
754
00:41:09,249 --> 00:41:10,468
Here we go!
755
00:41:24,786 --> 00:41:26,353
15 seconds!
756
00:41:26,396 --> 00:41:27,920
Fourteen.
757
00:41:27,963 --> 00:41:29,269
Thirteen.
758
00:41:29,312 --> 00:41:30,575
Twelve.
759
00:41:30,618 --> 00:41:32,011
Eleven.
760
00:41:32,054 --> 00:41:33,447
Ten.
761
00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:34,579
Nine.
762
00:41:34,622 --> 00:41:37,538
Eight. Sev--
763
00:41:38,583 --> 00:41:40,715
We're in.
764
00:41:40,759 --> 00:41:42,325
Six seconds to spare.
765
00:41:44,502 --> 00:41:46,286
Nothing like cutting it close,
huh?
766
00:41:47,505 --> 00:41:48,549
Great work, Detmer.
767
00:41:48,593 --> 00:41:50,203
Great job, everyone.
768
00:41:50,246 --> 00:41:53,032
Mr. Saru,
let's get a team on repairs.
769
00:41:53,075 --> 00:41:54,294
You have the conn.
770
00:41:54,337 --> 00:41:56,078
Madam President.
771
00:41:57,123 --> 00:41:58,516
A word?
772
00:41:59,908 --> 00:42:01,562
Well done, Commander.
773
00:42:01,606 --> 00:42:03,390
You, too, Zora.
I don't know.
774
00:42:03,433 --> 00:42:05,479
You were cutting it
pretty close.
775
00:42:05,523 --> 00:42:07,220
I like living on the edge.
776
00:42:07,263 --> 00:42:08,308
Okay.
777
00:42:11,137 --> 00:42:12,704
Hey. Um...
778
00:42:13,922 --> 00:42:17,926
About earlier,
with the captain, um,
779
00:42:17,970 --> 00:42:20,538
I might have been a little...
780
00:42:20,581 --> 00:42:22,409
enthusiastic.
781
00:42:22,452 --> 00:42:24,106
Yes. I...
782
00:42:24,150 --> 00:42:26,152
I did think
that I might lose my lunch.
783
00:42:26,195 --> 00:42:28,110
And I had curry, so...
784
00:42:28,154 --> 00:42:30,330
It's just-- I, um...
785
00:42:30,373 --> 00:42:33,159
I know how hard
it's been for you,
786
00:42:33,202 --> 00:42:34,813
being apart from Gray.
787
00:42:34,856 --> 00:42:36,249
I was...
788
00:42:36,292 --> 00:42:37,685
trying to help.
789
00:42:37,729 --> 00:42:39,426
I know.
790
00:42:41,602 --> 00:42:45,301
I've-I've been all right, actually.
791
00:42:45,345 --> 00:42:48,566
I mean, it's different,
but it's not...
792
00:42:48,609 --> 00:42:50,785
bad-different.
793
00:42:52,091 --> 00:42:55,834
I-I get to tell Gray
about all this when I see him.
794
00:42:55,877 --> 00:42:57,618
You know?
795
00:42:57,662 --> 00:42:59,794
And we're, like,
leaving the galaxy.
796
00:42:59,838 --> 00:43:01,491
So...
797
00:43:01,535 --> 00:43:04,059
Yeah. I, um...
798
00:43:04,103 --> 00:43:06,714
I probably worry a bit too much.
799
00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:11,980
Fair warning, but, um...
800
00:43:12,024 --> 00:43:15,984
I will always reach for you
if it seems you're hurting.
801
00:43:16,028 --> 00:43:19,205
My dad never did that for me.
802
00:43:19,248 --> 00:43:21,250
So, uh...
803
00:43:21,294 --> 00:43:25,428
I might do it a little extra
for you.
804
00:43:27,126 --> 00:43:28,823
Okay.
805
00:43:28,867 --> 00:43:30,912
I have been warned.
806
00:43:33,262 --> 00:43:35,787
I, too, was moved by hearing
what Earth means to them,
807
00:43:35,830 --> 00:43:37,789
but it does not change my belief
808
00:43:37,832 --> 00:43:40,618
that this information
cannot be shared yet.
809
00:43:40,661 --> 00:43:43,621
With respect, I think
something else is going on here.
810
00:43:43,664 --> 00:43:44,796
For both of us.
811
00:43:44,839 --> 00:43:46,275
What do you mean?
812
00:43:46,319 --> 00:43:49,322
Right now,
we can control who knows what.
813
00:43:50,323 --> 00:43:51,890
And not much else.
814
00:43:51,933 --> 00:43:53,761
Mm.
815
00:43:53,805 --> 00:43:55,154
It's a hard place to be.
816
00:43:58,287 --> 00:44:00,638
Earth and Ni'Var are
the only homes I've ever known.
817
00:44:00,681 --> 00:44:04,206
And what I am right now
is angry.
818
00:44:05,555 --> 00:44:07,906
I am angry at this situation.
819
00:44:08,907 --> 00:44:10,386
I'm angry at the DMA creators,
820
00:44:10,430 --> 00:44:11,997
whoever they may be.
821
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:13,563
I'm angry at Book.
822
00:44:13,607 --> 00:44:16,741
And at the possibility
that we, uh...
823
00:44:18,394 --> 00:44:20,701
...we could fail.
824
00:44:20,745 --> 00:44:22,921
Your mother,
825
00:44:22,964 --> 00:44:25,271
she hasn't returned
to Ni'Var yet, has she?
826
00:44:25,314 --> 00:44:27,447
No.
827
00:44:27,490 --> 00:44:30,668
No, thankfully, she's
still with J'Vini on P'Jahr.
828
00:44:32,278 --> 00:44:34,672
My mother's family is on Earth.
829
00:44:36,891 --> 00:44:39,372
And my partner just started
a new research project
830
00:44:39,415 --> 00:44:41,548
on Earth's moon.
831
00:44:41,591 --> 00:44:43,855
I had no idea.
832
00:44:43,898 --> 00:44:45,595
I wish you had said something.
833
00:44:46,945 --> 00:44:49,382
Putting words to it
won't help him.
834
00:44:50,339 --> 00:44:51,950
But it might help you.
835
00:44:51,993 --> 00:44:55,388
We're all we have out here,
Madam President.
836
00:44:55,431 --> 00:44:58,434
We have to support each other.
837
00:44:59,827 --> 00:45:03,309
That's what this crew has done
in the darkest of times.
838
00:45:03,352 --> 00:45:05,920
But to do that takes honesty.
839
00:45:05,964 --> 00:45:07,922
With ourselves
and with everyone.
840
00:45:13,623 --> 00:45:15,887
Let me know where you land.
841
00:45:23,721 --> 00:45:25,810
I applied
the programmable antimatter
842
00:45:25,853 --> 00:45:27,812
to the shield generator.
843
00:45:27,855 --> 00:45:29,509
We're ready to go.
844
00:45:32,251 --> 00:45:35,689
You shouldn't blame yourself
for leaving him behind.
845
00:45:35,733 --> 00:45:38,387
There's not a day goes by
that I don't.
846
00:45:40,346 --> 00:45:42,870
I hope he's out there
847
00:45:42,914 --> 00:45:45,568
and you get to see him again.
848
00:45:45,612 --> 00:45:49,877
Along the way, we'll stop the
DMA and save billions of lives.
849
00:45:50,878 --> 00:45:53,054
That's the definition
of a win-win.
850
00:45:54,012 --> 00:45:55,491
I'll take it.
851
00:45:57,058 --> 00:45:59,887
Now let's get through
the damn barrier.
852
00:45:59,931 --> 00:46:02,455
Captain, I couldn't be happier
to report
853
00:46:02,498 --> 00:46:04,457
that we're officially out
of the galactic barrier.
854
00:46:04,500 --> 00:46:05,937
Out of the Milky Way
855
00:46:05,980 --> 00:46:08,156
and into extragalactic space.
856
00:46:10,028 --> 00:46:11,812
Well done.
857
00:46:11,856 --> 00:46:13,640
All of you.
858
00:46:13,683 --> 00:46:16,251
It's weird to see so few stars.
859
00:46:16,295 --> 00:46:19,124
Space has never felt this... empty.
860
00:46:19,167 --> 00:46:20,516
Or quiet.
861
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:23,345
Not many people
have gotten to see this.
862
00:46:23,389 --> 00:46:25,130
Well, Captain,
should I set a course
863
00:46:25,173 --> 00:46:26,522
for the Ten-C?
864
00:46:26,566 --> 00:46:29,351
We should address
the ship first.
865
00:46:32,572 --> 00:46:34,443
Lieutenant Christopher,
open a channel.
866
00:46:34,487 --> 00:46:36,489
Channel's open.
867
00:46:37,490 --> 00:46:39,492
Madam President.
868
00:46:42,364 --> 00:46:44,671
Discovery crew,
869
00:46:44,714 --> 00:46:46,978
esteemed delegates,
870
00:46:47,021 --> 00:46:49,328
we have faced and met
871
00:46:49,371 --> 00:46:52,244
our first challenge
of this mission.
872
00:46:52,287 --> 00:46:53,549
Thank you.
873
00:46:54,550 --> 00:46:55,725
For your bravery,
874
00:46:55,769 --> 00:46:57,989
your focus, your strength.
875
00:47:01,383 --> 00:47:05,692
Unfortunately, I have
some difficult news to share.
876
00:47:05,735 --> 00:47:09,391
We have received word
that the DMA has moved.
877
00:47:09,435 --> 00:47:11,437
It is now days away
878
00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:14,005
from Ni'Var, Titan
879
00:47:14,048 --> 00:47:15,920
and Earth.
880
00:47:16,921 --> 00:47:18,879
To the many on board
881
00:47:18,923 --> 00:47:21,534
with family, friends
and colleagues
882
00:47:21,577 --> 00:47:24,319
now under direct threat,
I, too,
883
00:47:24,363 --> 00:47:27,279
feel your pain
in this moment...
884
00:47:52,826 --> 00:47:55,046
Madam President.
885
00:47:56,090 --> 00:47:58,876
I am so deeply sorry
for this news.
886
00:48:02,618 --> 00:48:05,578
Could you sit with me a while?
887
00:48:05,621 --> 00:48:08,146
I would appreciate your company.
888
00:48:09,277 --> 00:48:11,976
I find you a...
889
00:48:12,019 --> 00:48:14,413
comforting presence.
890
00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:18,243
Of course.
891
00:48:25,772 --> 00:48:28,383
So that's the hyperfield.
892
00:48:28,427 --> 00:48:30,820
As much as our long-range scans
can show us.
893
00:48:30,864 --> 00:48:34,999
I think I... preferred it
as a blob of radio waves.
894
00:48:35,042 --> 00:48:36,087
Yeah.
895
00:48:37,436 --> 00:48:41,353
There is a planet about
two light-years away from it.
896
00:48:41,396 --> 00:48:43,485
Initial scans don't show
any signs of life.
897
00:48:43,529 --> 00:48:45,661
But given its proximity,
I'm having a team check it out
898
00:48:45,705 --> 00:48:47,011
to see if there's anything there
899
00:48:47,054 --> 00:48:48,403
that can help us
with first contact.
900
00:48:49,927 --> 00:48:52,233
Good idea.
901
00:49:00,067 --> 00:49:02,026
Thank you for sharing the news.
902
00:49:04,332 --> 00:49:07,031
We could have told them together.
903
00:49:08,858 --> 00:49:10,991
Why did you want me to do it?
904
00:49:11,035 --> 00:49:13,602
In times of crisis,
people need to know
905
00:49:13,646 --> 00:49:15,865
that their leaders
are not rattled by uncertainty
906
00:49:15,909 --> 00:49:17,693
or overwhelming odds.
907
00:49:19,478 --> 00:49:22,089
They need to know
that there is a plan.
908
00:49:23,569 --> 00:49:26,441
That they'll be okay.
909
00:49:26,485 --> 00:49:28,356
You're their president.
910
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:31,011
You can give them confidence.
911
00:49:31,055 --> 00:49:33,622
A sense of security.
912
00:49:35,276 --> 00:49:37,583
You're my president, too.
913
00:49:39,063 --> 00:49:40,716
Oh...
914
00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:43,893
I'm grateful...
915
00:49:43,937 --> 00:49:47,027
we had the chance to...
916
00:49:47,071 --> 00:49:48,898
connect
917
00:49:48,942 --> 00:49:51,466
before we approach
Species Ten-C.
918
00:49:51,510 --> 00:49:53,077
If we can't communicate
with each other,
919
00:49:53,120 --> 00:49:55,296
what chance
do we have with them?
920
00:49:58,082 --> 00:49:59,822
Hmm.
921
00:50:00,954 --> 00:50:04,088
What do you think we'll find
when we get to the hyperfield?
922
00:50:05,089 --> 00:50:07,047
I have no idea.
923
00:50:07,091 --> 00:50:08,875
But we have to succeed.
924
00:50:08,918 --> 00:50:10,268
We have to.
925
00:50:17,014 --> 00:50:19,973
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