1 00:00:12,262 --> 00:00:13,472 Data, there you are. 2 00:00:13,639 --> 00:00:15,641 We need to install that plasma conduit right away. 3 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:18,367 We're bringing the new warp core online in less than three hours. 4 00:00:18,519 --> 00:00:20,437 I will go to deck 20 and begin modifications. 5 00:00:20,604 --> 00:00:23,774 Great. I'll meet you in engineering as soon as you're finished there. 6 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:30,697 This ought to be a lot of fun. 7 00:00:51,635 --> 00:00:53,512 Data: Excuse me. 8 00:00:53,971 --> 00:00:56,807 Do you have authorization to work in this area? 9 00:00:59,017 --> 00:01:01,520 You are dismantling a warp plasma conduit. 10 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:04,731 I must ask you to stop. 11 00:01:09,361 --> 00:01:11,697 Man: Be quiet. 12 00:02:04,541 --> 00:02:08,712 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 13 00:02:09,379 --> 00:02:13,342 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 14 00:02:13,508 --> 00:02:18,597 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 15 00:02:18,972 --> 00:02:23,101 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 16 00:02:23,602 --> 00:02:27,939 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 17 00:03:25,664 --> 00:03:29,668 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47225.7. 18 00:03:29,835 --> 00:03:33,880 Commander la forge has completed the installation of our new warp core. 19 00:03:34,047 --> 00:03:37,426 We are preparing to test its capabilities. 20 00:03:41,972 --> 00:03:43,682 Something wrong, sir? 21 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:46,560 I just got a message from starfleet command. 22 00:03:46,727 --> 00:03:50,522 - Bad news? - You could say that. 23 00:03:50,689 --> 00:03:55,944 I've been invited to the annual starfleet admirals' banquet. 24 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,196 My condolences. 25 00:03:59,448 --> 00:04:01,533 I've managed to avoid it for the past six years, 26 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:04,870 but now it would seem that my luck has run out. 27 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:09,207 Can't think of anything more tedious. 28 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:12,669 Fifty admirals shaking hands, 29 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:17,340 making dull conversation, uninteresting food, boring speeches. 30 00:04:17,507 --> 00:04:20,051 Can't you think of some excuse to get out of it? 31 00:04:20,218 --> 00:04:25,682 After six years, number one, I don't think I have any excuses left. 32 00:04:29,686 --> 00:04:32,105 Geordi, have you ever had a nightmare? 33 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:36,026 Yeah, sure, data. Everybody does from time to time. 34 00:04:36,193 --> 00:04:37,736 I have had 111 dreams 35 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:41,072 since I first discovered this program nine months ago. 36 00:04:41,239 --> 00:04:42,999 In all of that time, I have never experienced 37 00:04:43,158 --> 00:04:45,911 such strange and disturbing imagery. 38 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:47,746 I believe it was a nightmare. 39 00:04:47,913 --> 00:04:50,248 Yeah, well, nightmares are a part of dreaming, data. 40 00:04:50,415 --> 00:04:53,335 Maybe you've just discovered another level to your program. 41 00:04:53,502 --> 00:04:55,253 Perhaps. 42 00:05:06,056 --> 00:05:08,892 I have also noted that I am spending an inordinate amount of time 43 00:05:09,059 --> 00:05:11,812 thinking about nightmare imagery. 44 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:14,606 One could almost say I am preoccupied. 45 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:18,068 Well, it's perfectly normal, data. Sometimes when I have a nightmare, 46 00:05:18,235 --> 00:05:20,362 I can't shake that weird feeling for a couple of days. 47 00:05:20,529 --> 00:05:22,614 Tyler: Commander la forge? 48 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,407 Speaking of nightmares... 49 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:27,619 I just finished recalibrating the starboard eps module. 50 00:05:27,786 --> 00:05:29,204 That's great, ensign. Thank you. 51 00:05:29,371 --> 00:05:30,622 It's just like you said. 52 00:05:30,789 --> 00:05:34,626 Reset the power tap, and the module came right online. 53 00:05:34,793 --> 00:05:38,046 You have such a wonderful grasp of engineering principles. 54 00:05:38,213 --> 00:05:41,132 I'm learning so much just being around you. 55 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:43,343 Ahem. I'll tell you what, 56 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:46,471 why don't you help Farrel check out the deuterium cartridges? 57 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:48,932 We're just about to bring the warp core online, all right? 58 00:05:49,099 --> 00:05:51,142 Anything you say. 59 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:58,817 Geordi, you do not seem to appreciate ensign Tyler's enthusiasm. 60 00:05:58,984 --> 00:06:02,529 She's enthusiastic all right. About me. 61 00:06:05,991 --> 00:06:07,617 I do not understand. 62 00:06:07,784 --> 00:06:10,161 She's got a crush on me, data. 63 00:06:10,328 --> 00:06:13,999 - Oh. You do not share her affection? - Exactly. 64 00:06:14,165 --> 00:06:20,046 And quite frankly, it's beginning to get a little bit uncomfortable. 65 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,383 I believe I understand. You are concerned 66 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:26,761 about unintentionally hurting ensign Tyler's feelings. 67 00:06:26,928 --> 00:06:29,180 Yeah, something like that. 68 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:35,061 It would appear that you require a third party 69 00:06:35,228 --> 00:06:39,024 to intervene on your behalf. I will be happy to speak to her. 70 00:06:39,190 --> 00:06:43,945 No, data, I'll take care of it myself. Thanks. 71 00:06:45,363 --> 00:06:49,242 Geordi, when I first awoke from my nightmare, 72 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:50,827 there was a brief moment when I... 73 00:06:50,994 --> 00:06:52,787 Picard: Bridge to commander la forge. 74 00:06:52,954 --> 00:06:54,205 What's our status? 75 00:06:54,372 --> 00:06:57,792 We're ready to bring the new core online, captain. Stand by. 76 00:07:09,346 --> 00:07:13,141 All right, let's do it. 77 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:18,647 Initializing deuterium-infusion sequence. 78 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:26,029 It's a thing of beauty, isn't it? 79 00:07:28,031 --> 00:07:30,909 Now, let's see how fast she can run. 80 00:07:32,202 --> 00:07:33,745 La forge to bridge. 81 00:07:33,912 --> 00:07:36,122 Warp power at your discretion, captain. 82 00:07:36,289 --> 00:07:38,041 Acknowledged. 83 00:07:38,583 --> 00:07:43,254 Ensign gates, set course for starbase 219, warp six. 84 00:07:44,089 --> 00:07:45,423 Engage. 85 00:07:49,177 --> 00:07:50,887 Engage. 86 00:07:54,432 --> 00:07:58,269 Bridge to engineering. Mr. La forge, why isn't my ship moving? 87 00:07:58,436 --> 00:07:59,521 I'm on it, captain. 88 00:07:59,688 --> 00:08:03,108 There's a warp plasma conduit out of alignment. 89 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:07,904 But I think I've got it fixed now. Ready, sir. 90 00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:10,740 Very well. Ensign gates. 91 00:08:18,999 --> 00:08:21,835 - Mr. La forge... - Stand by, captain. 92 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:25,422 Captain, I am taking the warp coil engines off-line. 93 00:08:28,967 --> 00:08:31,469 La forge to bridge. I'm sorry, sir, 94 00:08:31,636 --> 00:08:34,681 but we're gonna have to reconfigure this plasma conduit. 95 00:08:34,848 --> 00:08:39,144 It's gonna take at least a couple of hours, sir. 96 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:02,292 Enter. 97 00:09:05,003 --> 00:09:07,922 - Hello, data. - Counselor. 98 00:09:10,508 --> 00:09:12,135 What are you doing? 99 00:09:12,302 --> 00:09:14,304 I've been watching spot sleep. 100 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:17,766 In the past 15 minutes, he has had 12 muscle spasms, 101 00:09:17,932 --> 00:09:20,351 which indicates he was dreaming. 102 00:09:20,518 --> 00:09:23,354 I have often wondered what spot dreams about. 103 00:09:23,521 --> 00:09:28,193 His twitching and rapid breathing would seem to suggest anxiety. 104 00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:32,530 But spot has never seen a mouse or any other form of rodentia. 105 00:09:32,697 --> 00:09:36,534 He has never encountered an insect or been chased by a canine. 106 00:09:36,701 --> 00:09:40,914 I understand you've had some interesting dreams recently. 107 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:42,665 Geordi was worried about you 108 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:45,032 and he wanted me to check in and see how you were doing. 109 00:09:45,877 --> 00:09:48,254 That was very thoughtful of him. 110 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:51,508 I've been debating whether or not to initiate another dream sequence. 111 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:53,051 Because of the nightmares? 112 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:55,386 I have found them to be quite... 113 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:57,806 Unsettling. 114 00:09:58,848 --> 00:10:04,312 Data, you shouldn't be afraid of dark imagery in your dreams. 115 00:10:04,479 --> 00:10:07,148 It's a natural expression of your unconscious. 116 00:10:07,315 --> 00:10:08,775 If you have an unconscious. 117 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:11,778 I'm not sure how your positronic brain works, 118 00:10:11,945 --> 00:10:14,989 but if it's anything like ours, then there's a part of you 119 00:10:15,156 --> 00:10:18,034 that's trying to express itself through your dream state. 120 00:10:18,493 --> 00:10:21,871 And I think you should allow yourself to experience it. 121 00:10:22,330 --> 00:10:24,290 As Sigmund Freud said: 122 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:28,044 "Dreams are the royal road to the knowledge of the mind." 123 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:33,216 Hmm. Thank you, counselor. 124 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:35,677 I believe I will initiate a dream program now. 125 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:40,056 Let me know how it goes. Good night, data. 126 00:10:40,223 --> 00:10:41,266 Good night, counselor. 127 00:10:43,852 --> 00:10:45,687 Good night, spot. 128 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:04,914 Computer, dim lights. 129 00:11:59,010 --> 00:12:00,386 Delicious. 130 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:02,472 What kind of cake are you eating? 131 00:12:04,098 --> 00:12:09,646 It is a cellular peptide cake. With mint frosting. 132 00:12:09,812 --> 00:12:13,274 - Would you like a bite? - No, thank you. 133 00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:19,155 Excuse me, Mr. Worf. 134 00:12:28,873 --> 00:12:30,513 Aren't you going to answer that, Mr. Data? 135 00:12:31,626 --> 00:12:33,419 - Sir? - That damn ringing. 136 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,004 Answer it, will you? 137 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:38,883 Yes, sir. 138 00:12:44,973 --> 00:12:47,558 Please identify yourselves. 139 00:12:50,061 --> 00:12:51,604 I must ask what you are trying to... 140 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:56,442 Be quiet. 141 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:12,083 Please, don't hurt me, data. 142 00:13:13,334 --> 00:13:15,128 I am sorry, counselor. 143 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:20,049 No, don't. No, no, data. 144 00:13:33,104 --> 00:13:34,272 What is wrong? 145 00:13:34,439 --> 00:13:37,025 We've been trying to wake you for the last five minutes. 146 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:39,652 When you didn't show up on time in engineering, I got worried. 147 00:13:41,863 --> 00:13:43,703 My internal chronometer was supposed to wake me 148 00:13:43,865 --> 00:13:45,408 35 minutes ago. 149 00:13:47,368 --> 00:13:49,078 You must have overslept. 150 00:13:51,039 --> 00:13:53,249 That is not possible. 151 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,211 Something is wrong. 152 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:06,095 I can't find anything wrong with your internal time base. 153 00:14:06,262 --> 00:14:09,265 As far as I can tell, your primary systems check out fine. 154 00:14:09,432 --> 00:14:12,352 I will compare my autonomic logs with the ship's chronometer. 155 00:14:12,518 --> 00:14:14,854 Perhaps we have overlooked something. 156 00:14:20,318 --> 00:14:23,654 You know, data. 157 00:14:24,113 --> 00:14:27,241 There's an awful lot we don't know about your dream program. 158 00:14:27,408 --> 00:14:29,952 Maybe it was designed to cause side effects. 159 00:14:30,119 --> 00:14:32,455 I mean, for all we know, Dr. Soong might have intended 160 00:14:32,622 --> 00:14:36,250 for you to oversleep from time to time as part of the human experience. 161 00:14:36,417 --> 00:14:39,420 It is a possibility. However, I would prefer to make certain 162 00:14:39,587 --> 00:14:41,714 there are no anomalies in my neural net. 163 00:14:42,507 --> 00:14:44,509 You know, I'm curious. 164 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:46,803 What were you dreaming about when we woke you up? 165 00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:53,351 I have not fully assimilated its impact. 166 00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:56,729 I would prefer to study the images further before discussing them. 167 00:14:57,146 --> 00:15:00,691 Mm-hm. Sounds like it must have been pretty strange. 168 00:15:00,858 --> 00:15:06,739 Strange is not a sufficient adjective to describe the experience. 169 00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:13,871 Tell me more about this cake. 170 00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:16,374 It is difficult to explain. 171 00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:19,877 Counselor troi's body was a cake. 172 00:15:20,044 --> 00:15:22,422 Her upper body. 173 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:27,718 Describe the knife you used to cut the counselor. 174 00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:30,930 It had a black handle and a serrated blade, 175 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:32,390 and it was quite long. 176 00:15:32,557 --> 00:15:35,685 - How long? - Twenty-five centimeters in length. 177 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:39,814 And what happened next? 178 00:15:39,981 --> 00:15:43,568 One of the workmen pointed to her right shoulder. 179 00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:44,819 At that moment, 180 00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:49,407 I had an ovennhelming urge to cut a piece out of the cake. 181 00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:52,368 - And did you? - Yes. 182 00:15:52,535 --> 00:15:54,620 As I began slicing the cake, 183 00:15:54,787 --> 00:15:57,957 she reacted as though I was causing her pain. 184 00:15:58,124 --> 00:16:00,418 Yet I could not stop cutting. 185 00:16:01,836 --> 00:16:04,547 - That is when I woke up. - Hm. 186 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:09,302 - Dr. Freud, I am curious... - Eh-eh-eh-eh. 187 00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:17,101 I am curious. What do my nightmares mean? 188 00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:30,190 I believe you are experiencing a classic dismemberment dream. 189 00:16:30,573 --> 00:16:34,410 Or in your case, being a mechanical man, 190 00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:36,704 a dismantlement dream. 191 00:16:37,163 --> 00:16:38,581 I do not understand. 192 00:16:38,748 --> 00:16:43,503 Your mechanistic qualities are trying to reassert themselves 193 00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:46,672 over your human tendencies. 194 00:16:46,839 --> 00:16:52,470 Ego and ID struggling for domination. 195 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:56,807 The workmen symbolize the ever-present ID 196 00:16:56,974 --> 00:17:00,603 constantly working to destroy the ego. 197 00:17:00,770 --> 00:17:08,770 Now, the image of counselor troi, a female, is devoured by you, 198 00:17:08,986 --> 00:17:12,323 clearly indicating an unconscious desire 199 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:15,368 to possess your own mother. 200 00:17:15,826 --> 00:17:19,455 - But I do not have a mother. - Do not interrupt. 201 00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:24,335 The knife and its violent connotation 202 00:17:24,502 --> 00:17:29,507 suggests a certain feeling of sexual inadequacy. 203 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,801 But I have no sexual desire. 204 00:17:31,968 --> 00:17:39,016 Ah! Impotence on top of everything. It is all becoming clear to me now. 205 00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:42,937 There might be a paper in this. 206 00:17:45,022 --> 00:17:47,567 I do not believe I am being helped by this session. 207 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:52,655 Classic transference. Your anger toward me 208 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:57,368 is in fact the animosity you feel toward your father. 209 00:17:57,535 --> 00:18:02,456 You are a polymorphously perverse individual, Mr. Data. 210 00:18:02,623 --> 00:18:06,127 And I recommend full psychoanalysis. 211 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:10,673 I believe I can fit you in next Tuesday. 212 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:13,718 That will not be necessary. 213 00:18:13,884 --> 00:18:16,762 Computer, end program. 214 00:18:30,401 --> 00:18:34,822 Captain, incoming message from admiral Nakamura. 215 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:37,450 On-screen. 216 00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:45,124 Captain. We were expecting you this morning. 217 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,542 Is there a problem? 218 00:18:47,418 --> 00:18:51,005 Actually, we have been experiencing a few minor difficulties 219 00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:52,340 with our new warp core, 220 00:18:52,506 --> 00:18:57,011 but my chief engineer assures me that we will be undennay within the hour. 221 00:18:57,345 --> 00:19:00,097 You're not trying to avoid this particular engagement, 222 00:19:00,264 --> 00:19:01,307 are you, picard? 223 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,936 No, no, certainly not. I'm really looking fonnard to it. 224 00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:10,399 Good. I'll expect you soon. 225 00:19:10,566 --> 00:19:12,360 Nakamura out. 226 00:19:13,444 --> 00:19:15,237 - I think he's on to you, sir. - Mm. 227 00:19:16,614 --> 00:19:18,616 - La forge: La forge to bridge. - Go ahead, geordi. 228 00:19:18,783 --> 00:19:22,203 We've just started it up, captain. All systems are holding steady. 229 00:19:22,370 --> 00:19:23,579 Ready when you are, sir. 230 00:19:23,746 --> 00:19:25,581 Ensign gates. 231 00:19:26,290 --> 00:19:28,125 Set a course. 232 00:19:28,959 --> 00:19:30,670 And engage. 233 00:19:36,384 --> 00:19:38,469 Picard: Engineering, report. 234 00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:41,263 The warp field has collapsed, sir. 235 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:45,559 It looks like we've blown the entire power converter, captain. 236 00:19:45,726 --> 00:19:49,814 Impulse engines are down too. We're not going anywhere. 237 00:19:49,980 --> 00:19:54,235 But I know just how to fix this. Give me two, three hours tops. 238 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:57,697 Talk about going nowhere fast. 239 00:19:59,073 --> 00:20:03,953 Mr. Worf, open a channel to starbase 219. 240 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:09,875 Advise admiral Nakamura, I'll be a little later than I thought. 241 00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:11,585 Aye, sir. 242 00:20:21,429 --> 00:20:23,723 Tyler, how are you coming with that relay diagnostic? 243 00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:25,933 Almost done, sir. 244 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:29,854 Excuse me. I need the plasma inverter. 245 00:20:32,273 --> 00:20:34,692 It appears ensign Tyler still has a crush on you. 246 00:20:34,859 --> 00:20:38,779 - It is clear you did not speak to her. - No, data, I haven't had the time. 247 00:20:38,946 --> 00:20:40,586 Listen, I want you to take this brace coil 248 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,783 and run a metallurgical scan on it for me. 249 00:20:42,950 --> 00:20:45,703 See if there are any microfractures. 250 00:20:49,206 --> 00:20:50,958 Something wrong, data? 251 00:20:51,542 --> 00:20:54,295 I am reminded of a recent dream. 252 00:20:56,922 --> 00:21:00,009 This brace is reminiscent of—- 253 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,078 Riker: Are you going to answer that, commander? 254 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:33,626 What are you waiting for? Answer it. 255 00:21:45,179 --> 00:21:46,806 Hello? 256 00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:48,182 Freud: Kill them. 257 00:21:48,349 --> 00:21:52,102 You must kill them all before it's too late. 258 00:21:52,269 --> 00:21:53,771 La forge: Data. 259 00:21:54,396 --> 00:21:56,440 Data, what's wrong? 260 00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:05,324 I do not know. 261 00:22:11,121 --> 00:22:13,791 Data: Everything seems to remind me of the nightmare. 262 00:22:13,958 --> 00:22:17,211 Objects, sounds, smells. 263 00:22:17,378 --> 00:22:20,464 And now I have seen elements of the dream in a waking state. 264 00:22:20,631 --> 00:22:22,508 I cannot explain it. 265 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:24,802 Data, if you were one of my human patients, 266 00:22:24,969 --> 00:22:28,055 I might be concerned right now. 267 00:22:28,222 --> 00:22:31,851 I'd say you'd had a waking dream or an hallucination. 268 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:33,185 But you're not human. 269 00:22:33,352 --> 00:22:37,648 I think we might be looking at some kind of technological problem. 270 00:22:38,315 --> 00:22:41,026 I have run three complete self-diagnostics. 271 00:22:41,193 --> 00:22:44,154 All of my systems are functioning normally. 272 00:22:44,321 --> 00:22:46,407 Perhaps Dr. Freud was correct. 273 00:22:46,574 --> 00:22:47,616 The knife I dreamed about 274 00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:52,037 is the embodiment of my unconscious desire to inflict violence. 275 00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:57,167 Data, even Freud said, "sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." 276 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:00,714 But the bottom line is, I think you're developing 277 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,884 an almost obsessive interest in your own inner workings. 278 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:08,012 I'd almost call it the beginnings of a neurosis. 279 00:23:08,178 --> 00:23:10,598 - That is not possible. - Why not? 280 00:23:10,764 --> 00:23:13,601 You've eliminated all the technical explanations. 281 00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:17,646 And it makes sense that as your neural net becomes more complex, 282 00:23:17,813 --> 00:23:20,149 more human, that you might experience 283 00:23:20,316 --> 00:23:24,069 the same kind of psychological complexities as a human. 284 00:23:25,362 --> 00:23:27,114 Do you really think that is possible? 285 00:23:28,365 --> 00:23:31,535 Data, you must be the first person who's come into my office 286 00:23:31,702 --> 00:23:35,289 and been excited at the prospect of a new neurosis. 287 00:23:35,456 --> 00:23:36,999 But, yes, I do think it's possible, 288 00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:39,919 and I'd like to start counseling you on a regular basis. 289 00:23:40,544 --> 00:23:43,964 - Daily? - No, we'll start weekly. 290 00:23:44,131 --> 00:23:46,884 And as a first step, I'd like you to shut down your dream program 291 00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:49,720 until our next session, just to be on the safe side. 292 00:23:49,887 --> 00:23:53,682 Give yourself a chance to reflect on this experience. 293 00:23:54,058 --> 00:23:58,520 Thank you, counselor. I look foward to our next meeting. 294 00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:00,898 And, data... 295 00:24:02,858 --> 00:24:07,071 Next time, see me before you see Sigmund. 296 00:24:13,577 --> 00:24:14,787 Admiral, I can explain. 297 00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:16,747 Admiral: Let me guess. 298 00:24:16,914 --> 00:24:20,292 Your new warp core is malfunctioning again. 299 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:24,088 Unfortunately, the problem has affected our impulse systems. 300 00:24:24,254 --> 00:24:27,591 At the moment, we are adrift. 301 00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:30,052 Are you expecting to have this problem fixed soon 302 00:24:30,219 --> 00:24:32,972 or shall we send out a tow ship to bring you in? 303 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:34,223 That will not be necessary. 304 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:36,600 I have every confidence in my engineering staff. 305 00:24:36,767 --> 00:24:39,019 I will be at the banquet on time. 306 00:24:39,186 --> 00:24:40,938 Picard out. 307 00:24:48,445 --> 00:24:50,698 Have you tried reconfiguring the plasma conduits? 308 00:24:50,864 --> 00:24:54,118 Yes, captain, two hours ago. 309 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,336 What about the relays? 310 00:25:04,503 --> 00:25:07,715 Are you absolutely certain that you don't need a new phase inverter? 311 00:25:07,881 --> 00:25:10,968 I am currently running a level-3 diagnostic of the relays, sir. 312 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:15,139 We will have the results of the analysis in approximately 10 minutes. 313 00:25:16,724 --> 00:25:18,392 I see. 314 00:25:39,455 --> 00:25:42,249 Oh, perhaps I could reconfigure these isolinear chips. 315 00:25:42,416 --> 00:25:45,085 No, sir, please don't touch that. 316 00:25:45,502 --> 00:25:48,464 Captain, commander data and I have the situation under control. 317 00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:52,926 Now, if you'd just let us take care of it, the work would go much faster. 318 00:25:53,093 --> 00:25:56,513 Captain? We could use an extra hand moving the containment pods. 319 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,515 If it wouldn't be an imposition. 320 00:25:58,682 --> 00:26:02,478 Oh, no, not at all. I'd be delighted. 321 00:26:05,856 --> 00:26:09,651 Good work, Tyler. I thought he'd never leave. 322 00:26:10,027 --> 00:26:13,739 Data, I want you to give me a hand locking down this plasma cond... 323 00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:16,992 Data? 324 00:26:19,536 --> 00:26:21,205 Data? 325 00:27:13,966 --> 00:27:15,008 Hello, data. 326 00:27:17,261 --> 00:27:19,221 Are you all right? 327 00:27:21,181 --> 00:27:22,224 What are you doing? 328 00:27:22,391 --> 00:27:25,227 Hold very still, counselor. 329 00:27:32,109 --> 00:27:34,611 Ever since you gave Alexander that music program, 330 00:27:34,778 --> 00:27:37,781 he's been playing it all night, every night. 331 00:27:37,948 --> 00:27:41,368 Just wanted to broaden his horizons. Besides, he likes it. 332 00:27:41,535 --> 00:27:45,956 It is screeching, pounding dissonance. It is not music. 333 00:27:46,123 --> 00:27:49,501 Worf, it's better than music. It's jazz. 334 00:27:57,426 --> 00:28:00,012 Medical emergency. Deck 17, section 3-Alpha. 335 00:28:00,179 --> 00:28:01,513 Man: We 're on our way. 336 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:08,645 I believe I had another waking dream, sir. But this time, 337 00:28:08,812 --> 00:28:12,316 I had an uncontrollable urge to eliminate the image I saw. 338 00:28:12,774 --> 00:28:17,070 And what you saw was some sort of mouth on troi's shoulder? 339 00:28:17,237 --> 00:28:18,822 Yes, sir. 340 00:28:18,989 --> 00:28:23,202 For a reason I cannot explain, I had the need to destroy it. 341 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:25,968 What about me? Did you see one of those mouths on my head as well? 342 00:28:26,121 --> 00:28:28,790 No, sir. I saw a straw coming out of your head. 343 00:28:28,957 --> 00:28:30,000 A straw? 344 00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:32,836 As I said before, these are all images I originally experienced 345 00:28:33,003 --> 00:28:34,421 in my dream program. 346 00:28:34,588 --> 00:28:37,090 I do not have a rational explanation for them. 347 00:28:37,257 --> 00:28:38,300 Mr. La forge? 348 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:40,187 Captain, we've run every possible diagnostic 349 00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:42,012 on data's positronic net we can think of. 350 00:28:42,179 --> 00:28:45,933 We can't find anything wrong. I could run a sub-polymer scan, 351 00:28:46,099 --> 00:28:48,352 but it would take some time to set up the equipment. 352 00:28:48,518 --> 00:28:50,020 Make it so. 353 00:28:50,187 --> 00:28:54,107 In the meantime, Mr. Data, I'll have to relieve you of duty 354 00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:56,902 and confine you to your quarters. 355 00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,529 A sensible precaution, sir. 356 00:29:15,462 --> 00:29:18,882 Deanna, you're in sickbay. It's all right. 357 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:22,010 - Data? - He's not here. 358 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:24,513 Just try to relax. 359 00:29:26,473 --> 00:29:29,059 This vascular pad has healed the wound. 360 00:29:29,226 --> 00:29:33,230 But you've lost a lot of blood, so I would like you to lie still for a while. 361 00:29:35,232 --> 00:29:38,568 That's odd. There shouldn't be any discoloration after the treatment. 362 00:29:38,735 --> 00:29:42,072 - This looks like some sort of rash. - What is it? 363 00:29:44,032 --> 00:29:46,243 I'm picking up cellular degradation. 364 00:29:46,910 --> 00:29:50,539 But it doesn't appear to be related to the lacerations. 365 00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:55,210 There's also some kind of residual interphasic signature. 366 00:29:55,377 --> 00:29:57,004 Nurse. 367 00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:02,676 Bring me an interphasic scanner. I wanna take a closer look at this. 368 00:30:05,929 --> 00:30:07,597 Commander. 369 00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:12,853 I will have to confiscate your side arm. 370 00:30:13,020 --> 00:30:14,646 Of course. 371 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:26,283 May I ask a personal favor? 372 00:30:29,786 --> 00:30:32,372 Will you take care of spot for me? 373 00:30:33,749 --> 00:30:34,958 Your animal. 374 00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:40,088 I am afraid if I have another waking dream, I might injure him. 375 00:30:40,255 --> 00:30:42,090 Of course. 376 00:30:42,758 --> 00:30:45,552 Spot, come here. 377 00:30:46,887 --> 00:30:49,056 Unlike a canine, 378 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:52,851 spot does not respond to verbal commands. 379 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,401 Goodbye, spot. 380 00:31:03,779 --> 00:31:05,739 He will need to be fed once a day. 381 00:31:05,906 --> 00:31:08,492 He prefers feline supplement number 25. 382 00:31:08,658 --> 00:31:11,953 - I understand. - And he will require water. 383 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:14,998 And you must provide him with a sandbox. 384 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,959 And you must talk to him. 385 00:31:18,126 --> 00:31:22,214 Tell him he is a pretty cat. And a good cat. 386 00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:26,259 I will feed him. 387 00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:29,596 Perhaps that will be enough. 388 00:31:37,521 --> 00:31:41,066 Captain, we have a problem. Take a look at this. 389 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,237 Her tissue is breaking down on a cellular level. 390 00:31:45,404 --> 00:31:46,780 And it's spreading. 391 00:31:46,947 --> 00:31:50,534 At first, I thought it was a rash from the coil brace she was stabbed with. 392 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:53,578 But when I used the interphasic scanner, I found this. 393 00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:56,289 Picard: What is it? 394 00:31:58,041 --> 00:32:02,838 The question is, what are they? 395 00:32:11,096 --> 00:32:13,223 I've tested all the medical staff, 396 00:32:13,390 --> 00:32:16,852 and I've found them on almost everyone so far. 397 00:32:17,018 --> 00:32:19,813 The cellular decay is accelerating in all cases. 398 00:32:19,980 --> 00:32:24,317 I haven't found a way to stop it or even slow it down. 399 00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:27,487 Looks like you're infected too. 400 00:32:28,071 --> 00:32:31,116 The organisms appear to be attached to our epidermal layers 401 00:32:31,283 --> 00:32:33,076 with osmotic tendrils. 402 00:32:33,243 --> 00:32:35,996 They're tapping directly into the bloodstream. 403 00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:39,624 And from what I can tell, they're spreading. 404 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,422 Riker: What are we dealing with here? 405 00:32:45,589 --> 00:32:48,049 Are these creatures feeding on us? 406 00:32:48,216 --> 00:32:50,760 Yes, in a very particular way. 407 00:32:50,927 --> 00:32:53,597 They appear to be extracting our cellular peptides. 408 00:32:53,763 --> 00:32:57,726 It's roughly analogous to the way terran leeches consume hemoglobin. 409 00:32:57,893 --> 00:32:59,603 If they're not removed soon, 410 00:32:59,769 --> 00:33:03,148 our bodies are going to lose all their cellular cohesion. 411 00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:07,527 We'll collapse into nothing but a few pounds of chemicals. 412 00:33:07,944 --> 00:33:12,073 All right. Is there any way that we can affect these organisms? 413 00:33:12,949 --> 00:33:15,452 We've tried em radiation, subspace fields, 414 00:33:15,619 --> 00:33:18,121 thermal protons, nothing's worked. 415 00:33:18,288 --> 00:33:21,416 They seem to exist in some sort of interphasic state 416 00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:24,294 just beyond our range of visual and sensor acuity. 417 00:33:24,461 --> 00:33:27,005 The only way we can see them is to use an ip scanner. 418 00:33:27,172 --> 00:33:28,572 Tricorders can't even pick them up. 419 00:33:29,049 --> 00:33:31,009 Do we know where these things came from, Mr. Worf? 420 00:33:31,176 --> 00:33:33,845 Well, I scanned the vicinity with an ip scanner. 421 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:36,389 There was no sign of any similar creatures 422 00:33:36,556 --> 00:33:38,850 or any unusual interphasic activity. 423 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:40,137 Picard: What about Mr. Data? 424 00:33:40,268 --> 00:33:42,729 There must be some connection between his odd behavior 425 00:33:42,896 --> 00:33:46,024 and these creatures. Is he infested as well? 426 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:49,444 No. I scanned him, but I found nothing. 427 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,489 Data attacked counselor troi 428 00:33:52,656 --> 00:33:55,992 because he saw a mouth on her shoulder. 429 00:33:56,159 --> 00:33:59,663 And it was in that same area that we first saw one of the organisms. 430 00:33:59,829 --> 00:34:01,665 Data also saw a straw in my head, 431 00:34:01,831 --> 00:34:04,501 and then Beverly discovered an organism in the same place. 432 00:34:04,668 --> 00:34:07,420 Those images are all part of data's dream. 433 00:34:07,587 --> 00:34:11,132 Maybe somehow he is unconsciously perceiving these creatures. 434 00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:17,305 Then perhaps it is time that we took a closer look at Mr. Data's dreams. 435 00:34:19,099 --> 00:34:21,017 It is an interesting hypothesis. 436 00:34:21,184 --> 00:34:23,853 If I am being affected by these interphasic creatures 437 00:34:24,020 --> 00:34:25,689 on an unconscious level, 438 00:34:25,855 --> 00:34:28,149 it may also explain my waking dreams 439 00:34:28,316 --> 00:34:31,444 and my subsequent antisocial behavior. 440 00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:34,656 What we wanna do, data, is link your neural net to the holodeck 441 00:34:34,823 --> 00:34:36,658 and have you activate your dream program, 442 00:34:36,825 --> 00:34:39,703 so as you dream, we can observe the dream images. 443 00:34:39,869 --> 00:34:41,871 Perhaps we can learn more about these creatures 444 00:34:42,038 --> 00:34:45,041 by interpreting the symbols and images of your dreams. 445 00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:48,878 I see. The concept is similar to the method of directed dreaming. 446 00:34:49,045 --> 00:34:51,715 Exactly. How soon can you have the link ready? 447 00:34:51,881 --> 00:34:54,968 We'll need about an hour to establish all the interface parameters. 448 00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:56,803 Make it so. 449 00:34:58,513 --> 00:35:00,473 In the meantime, Mr. Data, 450 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,767 I suggest that you should prepare for bed. 451 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:13,361 I think we're ready, captain. 452 00:35:13,903 --> 00:35:15,280 The link is active 453 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:19,075 and the holodeck has been calibrated to data's neural net. 454 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:23,496 - Ready, Mr. Data? - Yes, sir. 455 00:35:24,414 --> 00:35:26,916 Normally, I would wish you pleasant dreams. 456 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:31,129 But in this case, bad dreams would be more helpful. 457 00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:33,298 I understand, sir. 458 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:37,761 Initiating dream program. Stand by. 459 00:35:44,434 --> 00:35:46,353 Let's be very observant. 460 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:49,939 Even the most insignificant image could be a very important symbol. 461 00:35:50,106 --> 00:35:51,608 Right. 462 00:35:52,108 --> 00:35:53,902 Picard: Here he comes. 463 00:36:02,869 --> 00:36:05,789 Can we speak to data directly or would that wake him up? 464 00:36:05,955 --> 00:36:08,875 He should be perceiving this as just another part of his dream. 465 00:36:09,042 --> 00:36:11,122 Anything we say to him will be taken in that context. 466 00:36:12,462 --> 00:36:14,756 You know, that sounds like a telephone ringer, 467 00:36:14,923 --> 00:36:17,258 but I don't see a receiver. 468 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:35,235 Oh. Thank you. 469 00:36:39,072 --> 00:36:40,824 Look at that. Her right shoulder. 470 00:36:41,282 --> 00:36:43,368 That is the same place that data stabbed her. 471 00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:47,122 In his waking dream, he said that there was a mouth on her shoulder. 472 00:36:47,288 --> 00:36:52,836 They're both symbols of consumption. Mouth, food. 473 00:36:53,878 --> 00:36:56,089 Mr. Data, what kind of cake is this? 474 00:36:57,006 --> 00:36:59,134 It is a cellular peptide cake. 475 00:36:59,676 --> 00:37:01,219 With mint frosting. 476 00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:05,098 Cellular peptides. That's exactly what the creatures are extracting. 477 00:37:05,265 --> 00:37:08,309 Riker: Will someone answer that damn ringing? 478 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,569 Captain, the ringing is getting worse. 479 00:37:18,862 --> 00:37:23,783 What could the ringing symbolize? A bell? Sound? 480 00:37:24,659 --> 00:37:26,786 An old-fashioned way of communicating? 481 00:37:27,704 --> 00:37:30,832 Do you want some? It's delicious. 482 00:37:31,541 --> 00:37:33,251 Will someone please get that? 483 00:37:47,724 --> 00:37:49,184 Yes? 484 00:37:51,728 --> 00:37:53,480 It's for you. 485 00:37:56,983 --> 00:37:59,360 - Freud: Kill them. - Kill who? 486 00:37:59,527 --> 00:38:02,280 Kill them before it's too late. 487 00:38:02,739 --> 00:38:03,865 Who is this? 488 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:07,368 I am Dr. Sigmund Freud. 489 00:38:15,418 --> 00:38:17,587 How does he fit into all this? 490 00:38:17,754 --> 00:38:22,050 If I were to interpret my own appearance in this dream, 491 00:38:22,217 --> 00:38:26,262 I would say I am the symbolic representation 492 00:38:26,429 --> 00:38:28,973 of data's unconscious mind 493 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:33,394 trying to warn him about the dangers he perceives around him. 494 00:38:33,561 --> 00:38:35,104 You mean the interphasic organisms? 495 00:38:35,271 --> 00:38:36,773 Of course. 496 00:38:36,940 --> 00:38:39,692 Tell me, doctor, how do we kill them? 497 00:38:43,238 --> 00:38:45,114 Answer it. 498 00:38:49,619 --> 00:38:51,412 Do not be so literal. 499 00:38:51,579 --> 00:38:57,669 When I say, "answer it," I mean, respond to it, to them. 500 00:38:58,044 --> 00:39:00,088 Be quiet. 501 00:39:19,732 --> 00:39:23,486 - Picard: What do they represent? - I don't know. 502 00:39:23,653 --> 00:39:26,990 But I do recognize that junction they're working on. 503 00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:30,618 It's the plasma conduit we installed with the new warp core. 504 00:39:30,785 --> 00:39:36,291 Respond. Respond to them? What does that mean? 505 00:39:37,959 --> 00:39:39,794 What is it that you're doing? 506 00:39:40,920 --> 00:39:44,549 Go away. Leave us alone. 507 00:39:45,758 --> 00:39:47,427 Who are you? 508 00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:54,267 We are your enemies. 509 00:39:56,769 --> 00:40:00,231 Stop. You must not hurt my friends. 510 00:40:02,692 --> 00:40:05,445 Be quiet. 511 00:40:05,612 --> 00:40:08,698 Data, the shrieking noise you made, it causes them pain. 512 00:40:11,159 --> 00:40:14,579 Be quiet. 513 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:30,053 I believe I understand. 514 00:40:39,687 --> 00:40:41,481 - Geordi. - Yes, data? 515 00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:43,942 You must adjust my positronic subprocessor 516 00:40:44,108 --> 00:40:46,903 to emit an interphasic pulse. 517 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:49,864 Data, what's going on? 518 00:40:50,031 --> 00:40:51,366 The workmen in my dreams 519 00:40:51,532 --> 00:40:54,744 represent the organisms which are trying to demolish the ship. 520 00:40:54,911 --> 00:40:57,288 The incessant ringing of the telephone, 521 00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:59,123 Dr. Freud's cautions at the other end 522 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,125 were warnings of the dangers around us. 523 00:41:01,292 --> 00:41:03,127 What about the shrieking noises that you made? 524 00:41:03,753 --> 00:41:07,548 My positronic subprocessor detected high-frequency interphasic signatures 525 00:41:07,715 --> 00:41:09,008 from the organisms, 526 00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:12,095 which were symbolically represented in my dreams by a high shriek. 527 00:41:12,595 --> 00:41:16,349 When you made those noises, the workmen reacted in pain. 528 00:41:16,516 --> 00:41:19,519 That is why I have asked geordi to adjust my subprocessor. 529 00:41:19,686 --> 00:41:21,938 If I can produce a high-frequency interphasic pulse, 530 00:41:22,105 --> 00:41:24,273 it may have a similar effect on the creatures. 531 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:26,025 We're ready. 532 00:41:26,192 --> 00:41:29,195 Picard to sickbay. Beverly, we're gonna be sweeping the ship 533 00:41:29,362 --> 00:41:31,614 with a high-frequency ip pulse. 534 00:41:31,781 --> 00:41:34,158 Will you monitor the creatures for any reaction? 535 00:41:34,325 --> 00:41:35,368 Rusher: Understood. 536 00:41:57,890 --> 00:41:59,392 It's working, captain. 537 00:41:59,809 --> 00:42:01,477 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. 538 00:42:01,644 --> 00:42:05,815 The creatures infesting the enterprise have been completely eliminated. 539 00:42:05,982 --> 00:42:09,569 We believe the infestation originated within the warp core we obtained 540 00:42:09,736 --> 00:42:11,988 on starbase 84. 541 00:42:12,155 --> 00:42:14,532 This conduit was manufactured on thanatos vii 542 00:42:14,699 --> 00:42:16,993 using a new interphasic fusion process. 543 00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:20,538 We think it was that process which attracted the organisms to the conduit, 544 00:42:20,705 --> 00:42:23,207 where they lay dormant until we activated the warp core. 545 00:42:23,374 --> 00:42:25,668 That's also why we couldn't get the core online. 546 00:42:25,835 --> 00:42:27,920 The creatures were disrupting the plasma flow. 547 00:42:28,087 --> 00:42:29,714 How long before we have warp power again? 548 00:42:29,881 --> 00:42:32,175 Well, we're gonna have to manufacture a new conduit. 549 00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:36,179 - That's at least six hours' work. - Six hours? 550 00:42:36,345 --> 00:42:39,432 The banquet will be completely over by then. That's very unfortunate. 551 00:42:39,599 --> 00:42:43,519 - I can try and speed things up a bit. - No, no, no. Uh... 552 00:42:44,270 --> 00:42:48,399 I wouldn't want to sacrifice the safety of the ship. 553 00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:50,401 Understood, sir. 554 00:42:55,698 --> 00:42:57,200 Enter. 555 00:42:59,660 --> 00:43:01,204 Counselor. 556 00:43:02,789 --> 00:43:05,541 I did not have a chance to apologize for my actions. 557 00:43:05,708 --> 00:43:08,711 Data, don't worry about it. 558 00:43:08,878 --> 00:43:12,799 Geordi explained everything to me. It wasn't your fault. 559 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:22,058 But somehow, I thought turnabout would be fair play, 560 00:43:22,225 --> 00:43:26,604 so I made us a little something to snack on. 561 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:42,829 I wonder... 562 00:43:43,246 --> 00:43:45,414 What would Dr. Freud say about the symbolism 563 00:43:45,581 --> 00:43:48,501 of devouring one's self? 564 00:43:48,668 --> 00:43:53,548 Data, sometimes a cake is just a cake.