1 00:00:03,754 --> 00:00:06,673 I don't see why we have to do this every year. 2 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,600 I thought that last year, the teachers agreed 3 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:10,969 that they wouldn't do this anymore. 4 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:14,973 Captain picard day is one of the children's favorite school activities. 5 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:18,143 They look foward to it all year. 6 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:20,979 Why does it have to be me? 7 00:00:21,146 --> 00:00:23,982 Because you're the captain and they look up to you. 8 00:00:24,149 --> 00:00:26,151 You're a role model for them. 9 00:00:26,318 --> 00:00:30,948 Well, they seem to have a somewhat exaggerated impression of me. 10 00:00:31,114 --> 00:00:33,617 [Imitating picard] I think the resemblance is rather striking. 11 00:00:33,784 --> 00:00:35,160 Wouldn't you agree, number one? 12 00:00:37,788 --> 00:00:39,428 Isn't there something else you have to do? 13 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:41,667 I'll be on the bridge. 14 00:00:44,044 --> 00:00:45,087 Will. 15 00:00:54,846 --> 00:00:56,526 The finalists will be here in half an hour. 16 00:00:56,682 --> 00:00:58,850 You have to pick a first, second and third place, 17 00:00:59,017 --> 00:01:01,228 and four honorable mentions. 18 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:02,675 Worf [over com]: Wonc to captain. 19 00:01:02,813 --> 00:01:04,940 Incoming transmission from admiral Blackwell. 20 00:01:05,107 --> 00:01:07,150 It is coded priority one. 21 00:01:07,317 --> 00:01:10,279 Put it through, Mr. Worf. Excuse me, counselor. 22 00:01:16,994 --> 00:01:18,078 Yes, admiral? 23 00:01:18,245 --> 00:01:20,706 Captain, what is your status? 24 00:01:21,373 --> 00:01:23,250 We are conducting energy-output studies 25 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:25,168 of the mekoria quasar. 26 00:01:25,335 --> 00:01:27,546 All systems normal. The ship is fully operational. 27 00:01:27,713 --> 00:01:32,050 Good. I'm postponing the quasar study for the moment. 28 00:01:32,217 --> 00:01:35,679 The enterprise is to rendezvous with the starship crazy horse 29 00:01:35,846 --> 00:01:40,017 in sector 1607, immediately. 30 00:01:40,183 --> 00:01:42,853 You're authorized to exceed warp-speed limitations 31 00:01:43,020 --> 00:01:45,314 for the duration of this assignment. 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,941 I understand. What is our assignment? 33 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:51,570 I'd prefer not to discuss it over subspace channels. 34 00:01:51,737 --> 00:01:55,324 The crazy horse will be carrying someone from starfleet intelligence. 35 00:01:55,490 --> 00:01:57,618 He 'ii brief you when he arrives. 36 00:01:57,784 --> 00:01:59,077 Very well. 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,830 "Captain picard day"? 38 00:02:02,539 --> 00:02:04,541 Oh, uh... 39 00:02:04,708 --> 00:02:07,544 Yes, it's, uh, for the children. 40 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:09,713 I'm, uh... ha, ha. 41 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,673 I'm a role model. Ha, ha. 42 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,636 I'm sure you are. Stan'leet out. 43 00:02:24,353 --> 00:02:26,146 [In normal voice] So who won the contest? 44 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:29,441 Oh, Paul menegay, a 7-year-old. 45 00:02:29,608 --> 00:02:31,902 He did a most interesting Clay sculpture of my head. 46 00:02:32,069 --> 00:02:34,988 Was that the orange one? With the lumpy skin? 47 00:02:36,615 --> 00:02:37,895 Oh, you'll be interested to know 48 00:02:38,033 --> 00:02:40,369 that I've arranged for a commander riker day next month. 49 00:02:40,535 --> 00:02:43,121 I'm even considering making an entry myself. 50 00:02:44,956 --> 00:02:47,042 - Energize. Chief: Aye, sir. 51 00:02:51,922 --> 00:02:53,465 Will. 52 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,843 I'll bet you never thought you'd see me again. 53 00:02:57,761 --> 00:02:59,054 It's good to see you, sir. 54 00:02:59,221 --> 00:03:02,099 Yeah, sure it is. You look like you're about to faint. 55 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:05,477 No, it's just that it's been a long time. 56 00:03:05,644 --> 00:03:09,856 Captain Jean-Luc picard, admiral Eric pressman. 57 00:03:10,023 --> 00:03:11,191 Pressman, yes, of course. 58 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:13,318 You were will's first commanding officer, 59 00:03:13,485 --> 00:03:15,404 on the Pegasus. 60 00:03:15,570 --> 00:03:16,780 That's right. 61 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:19,825 As a matter of fact, the Pegasus is the reason I'm here. 62 00:03:21,535 --> 00:03:26,206 She's still out there, will, and the romulans have found her. 63 00:03:56,153 --> 00:04:00,365 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 64 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:04,953 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 65 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:10,375 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 66 00:04:10,542 --> 00:04:14,588 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 67 00:04:15,130 --> 00:04:19,593 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 68 00:05:23,782 --> 00:05:26,368 As you know, the starship Pegasus was lost in this sector 69 00:05:26,535 --> 00:05:29,329 some 12 years ago, along with most of her crew. 70 00:05:29,496 --> 00:05:30,539 I was her captain, 71 00:05:30,705 --> 00:05:32,305 and commander riker here was my helmsman. 72 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:33,583 I remember hearing about it. 73 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,962 The ship was destroyed by a warp-core breach, as I recall. 74 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,648 Captain and I, along with seven others, 75 00:05:38,797 --> 00:05:42,300 managed to make it to the escape pod before the breach became critical. 76 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,147 From space, we observed what appeared to be 77 00:05:44,302 --> 00:05:47,639 a matter-antimatter explosion which vaporized the ship. 78 00:05:47,806 --> 00:05:53,144 No wreckage was found, so starfleet officially declared the ship destroyed. 79 00:05:53,311 --> 00:05:56,439 However, all that changed three days ago. 80 00:05:56,606 --> 00:06:00,193 Starfleet intelligence has an operative in romulan high command. 81 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,320 He sent us a message that a romulan warbird 82 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:05,907 had located a piece of debris in the devolin system 83 00:06:06,074 --> 00:06:09,369 which was positively identified as being from the Pegasus. 84 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,080 The warbird was then ordered to locate the rest of the ship, 85 00:06:12,247 --> 00:06:13,874 if possible, and retrieve it. 86 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,680 What would the romulans want with pieces of a 12-year-old starship? 87 00:06:16,835 --> 00:06:18,378 The Pegasus was a prototype. 88 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,714 Experimental engine, new weapons systems. 89 00:06:20,881 --> 00:06:22,007 In fact, some of our designs 90 00:06:22,173 --> 00:06:24,509 were used in constructing the enterprise. 91 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:26,156 There are things on board the romulans 92 00:06:26,261 --> 00:06:28,346 would love to get their hands on. 93 00:06:28,513 --> 00:06:29,556 What are our orders? 94 00:06:29,723 --> 00:06:31,766 Pressman: To find the ship before the romulans do. 95 00:06:31,933 --> 00:06:34,352 Salvage it if possible, destroy it if necessary. 96 00:06:34,519 --> 00:06:36,359 You command the enterprise. I remain in command 97 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:37,647 of the overall mission. 98 00:06:37,814 --> 00:06:40,334 We need the metallurgical and chronographic specs on the Pegasus 99 00:06:40,483 --> 00:06:42,527 in order to set up the proper search parameters. 100 00:06:42,694 --> 00:06:44,863 I'll make the appropriate information available to you. 101 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:46,323 Very well. 102 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:48,408 Lay in a course for the devolin system. 103 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:49,993 Aye, sir. 104 00:06:58,877 --> 00:07:02,005 Captain, we are approaching the devolin system. 105 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:04,549 - Any sign of the romulans? - Data: No, sir. 106 00:07:04,716 --> 00:07:06,051 Well, they're out there. 107 00:07:06,217 --> 00:07:08,257 They're just waiting to see what you're going to do. 108 00:07:08,386 --> 00:07:09,429 Mr. La forge? 109 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:12,236 There's an awful lot of ionizing radiation in this system, captain. 110 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:14,935 That and the amount of sheer rock is gonna slow down our search. 111 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:16,381 - How slow? - I'd say at least... 112 00:07:16,478 --> 00:07:19,064 Sir, romulan warbird decloaking directly ahead. 113 00:07:22,692 --> 00:07:23,902 They are powering weapons. 114 00:07:24,069 --> 00:07:26,613 Shields up. Red alert. Prepare phasers. 115 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:27,822 [Computer beeping] 116 00:07:27,989 --> 00:07:30,533 Sir, they are hailing us. 117 00:07:32,744 --> 00:07:34,537 On-screen. 118 00:07:35,246 --> 00:07:39,334 I am commander sirol of the romulan vessel terix. 119 00:07:39,501 --> 00:07:41,836 To whom do I have the honor of speaking? 120 00:07:42,003 --> 00:07:45,507 I'm captain Jean-Luc picard of the federation starship enterprise. 121 00:07:46,091 --> 00:07:47,926 Captain picard. 122 00:07:48,093 --> 00:07:49,260 I've heard so much about you. 123 00:07:49,427 --> 00:07:51,429 A pleasure to make your acquaintance. 124 00:07:51,596 --> 00:07:54,432 [Hope our sudden appearance didn't startle you. 125 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:56,685 Heh. Not at all, 126 00:07:56,851 --> 00:08:01,940 but your unannounced appearance might have unfortunate consequences. 127 00:08:02,107 --> 00:08:03,733 It would be an awful shame 128 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:07,696 if your ship were damaged due to some misunderstanding. 129 00:08:07,862 --> 00:08:11,116 I am touched by your concern for my ship, 130 00:08:11,282 --> 00:08:14,786 but I doubt we were ever in any danger. 131 00:08:14,953 --> 00:08:17,622 May I ask what you are doing in this system? 132 00:08:18,289 --> 00:08:20,291 I might ask you the same question. 133 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:23,461 We are conducting a survey of gaseous anomalies. 134 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:27,340 How interesting. So are we. 135 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:31,302 Perhaps we could combine our efforts and share our findings. 136 00:08:31,469 --> 00:08:34,556 I doubt our objectives are compatible. 137 00:08:35,473 --> 00:08:36,808 Perhaps you're right. 138 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:39,644 This has been a most pleasant conversation, 139 00:08:39,811 --> 00:08:41,980 but we must return to our research. 140 00:08:42,814 --> 00:08:43,982 Then I won't keep you. 141 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:47,444 [Computer beeping] 142 00:08:47,610 --> 00:08:48,945 Sir, they are moving off, 143 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:51,531 resuming their tachyon scans of the system. 144 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:53,366 Stand down red alert, 145 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:55,744 but keep tracking their movement, lieutenant. 146 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:57,370 Aye, sir. 147 00:08:58,329 --> 00:09:00,832 Commander, how long will it take us to search this system? 148 00:09:00,999 --> 00:09:02,542 At least seven days, sir. 149 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:05,253 And the romulans have a two-day head start. 150 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:07,130 Then let's get to it. Mr. Data. 151 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:11,509 Initiating sensor sweep of grid 01. 152 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:14,137 So how long have you had that beard? 153 00:09:14,304 --> 00:09:16,222 About four years. 154 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:19,059 I got tired of hearing how young I looked. 155 00:09:19,225 --> 00:09:24,189 What was it that, uh, lieutenant boylen used to call you? 156 00:09:24,355 --> 00:09:25,732 Ensign babyface. 157 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:27,650 Ha, ha. Yeah. 158 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:30,987 You never did have much of a sense of humor. 159 00:09:31,154 --> 00:09:33,594 I like to think that I've lightened up a little in my old age. 160 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:34,783 Really? 161 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:36,701 I've been known to tell a joke or two. 162 00:09:36,868 --> 00:09:38,036 Well, it's about time. 163 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:39,843 You were always so serious on the Pegasus. 164 00:09:43,958 --> 00:09:46,669 We went through some serious times. 165 00:09:49,214 --> 00:09:51,132 Do you think we're gonna find the Pegasus again? 166 00:09:51,299 --> 00:09:53,885 I wouldn't have come all the way out here if I didn't. 167 00:09:55,220 --> 00:09:58,640 What about the experiment? Do you think we're going to find that too? 168 00:09:58,807 --> 00:09:59,933 Maybe. 169 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:07,732 You know, I think a lot about what happened. 170 00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:09,734 Especially on that last day. 171 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,362 So do I. 172 00:10:12,529 --> 00:10:14,364 It's not the kind of thing you just forget. 173 00:10:14,906 --> 00:10:16,699 Do you ever wonder if we did the right thing? 174 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:19,410 Never. 175 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,454 What happened was a tragedy, yes, 176 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,341 but it wasn't your fault and it wasn't mine. 177 00:10:23,498 --> 00:10:25,750 What we were doing was for the good of the federation, 178 00:10:25,917 --> 00:10:29,129 and we can't blame ourselves if the others couldn't see that. 179 00:10:29,295 --> 00:10:33,383 I know, but maybe we went about it the wrong way. 180 00:10:35,260 --> 00:10:39,389 Well, this time, we may have a chance to do it the right way. 181 00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:41,307 If this mission is successful, 182 00:10:41,474 --> 00:10:43,977 if we find the Pegasus and the experiment, 183 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:46,938 we can finish what we started 12 years ago. 184 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:50,900 You wanna try again? 185 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:54,779 It's not just me, will. The chief of starfleet security 186 00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:57,949 has personally given me her assurance of complete support. 187 00:10:58,116 --> 00:10:59,701 Admiral raner? 188 00:10:59,868 --> 00:11:01,369 How many other people know about this? 189 00:11:01,536 --> 00:11:04,914 Not many, and it's up to us to make sure it stays that way. 190 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:06,833 Raner has given me written orders for you. 191 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,502 You'll find them coded in the enterprise computer. 192 00:11:09,669 --> 00:11:12,380 You've been instructed not to reveal the true nature of our mission 193 00:11:12,547 --> 00:11:15,633 to anyone else. Not even captain picard. 194 00:11:18,469 --> 00:11:20,054 Will, don't worry. 195 00:11:20,221 --> 00:11:23,057 It won't be like it was 12 years ago. 196 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,311 And this time, no one's gonna stop us. 197 00:11:40,658 --> 00:11:41,910 As a matter of fact, 198 00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:44,245 I never met will until he reported on board 199 00:11:44,412 --> 00:11:46,706 at farpoint station. 200 00:11:47,957 --> 00:11:51,377 You chose your first officer without ever meeting him? 201 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,048 I was looking through the records of about 50 candidates, 202 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:59,010 and will's was very much like all the others: 203 00:11:59,177 --> 00:12:02,513 Filled with lots of dry statistics 204 00:12:02,680 --> 00:12:07,560 and glowing letters of recommendation that tell you nothing. 205 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:12,523 I was about to put it aside, look at another file, 206 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:17,445 and then something caught my eye. 207 00:12:19,989 --> 00:12:24,202 There was an incident on altair III when will was first officer of the hood. 208 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:28,831 He refused to let captain desoto beam down during a crisis. 209 00:12:28,998 --> 00:12:31,042 He disobeyed a direct order 210 00:12:31,209 --> 00:12:36,089 and he risked a general court-martial because he thought he was right. 211 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:42,720 And when I read that, I knew that I had found my number one. 212 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:47,225 You wanted someone with a history of disobedience? 213 00:12:47,392 --> 00:12:49,936 I wanted someone who would stand up to me. 214 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:51,437 Someone who was more concerned 215 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:54,482 with the safety of the ship and accomplishing the mission 216 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:57,485 than with how it might look on his record. 217 00:12:57,652 --> 00:12:59,862 To me, that's one of the marks of a good officer. 218 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,388 Frankly, I've always felt it was more important for an officer 219 00:13:04,534 --> 00:13:06,160 to trust his captain's judgment. 220 00:13:06,327 --> 00:13:08,454 In a crisis, there's no time for explanations. 221 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:12,041 Orders have to be obeyed without question or lives may be lost. 222 00:13:12,208 --> 00:13:14,085 I'm aware of that, admiral. 223 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:17,630 Of course you are. 224 00:13:19,924 --> 00:13:24,178 I guess this mission has brought up some old ghosts for me. 225 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:27,015 You know what it's like to lose a ship? 226 00:13:27,890 --> 00:13:30,893 You're always wondering if there's something else you should have done, 227 00:13:31,060 --> 00:13:32,603 something you missed. 228 00:13:34,397 --> 00:13:37,442 Admiral, the record regarding the loss of the Pegasus 229 00:13:37,608 --> 00:13:43,740 is a bit vague from the moment just before you abandoned ship. 230 00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:46,951 Is there anything that you can add to the official account? 231 00:13:49,787 --> 00:13:51,706 I'm afraid not... 232 00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:56,669 But I can tell you this. 233 00:13:56,836 --> 00:14:00,631 Twelve years ago, I needed an officer that I could count on in a crisis. 234 00:14:00,798 --> 00:14:03,358 Someone who would support and obey my decisions without question. 235 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:05,845 Someone who was willing to trust my judgment. 236 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:08,473 And that someone was will riker. 237 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:11,601 Without his loyalty, none of us would have survived. 238 00:14:15,813 --> 00:14:17,148 [Riker groans] 239 00:14:17,315 --> 00:14:20,151 - Crusher: What's wrong? - I think I busted a rib. 240 00:14:20,318 --> 00:14:22,278 Excuse me. 241 00:14:22,445 --> 00:14:23,571 What were you doing? 242 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:26,115 I was doing bat'leth moves with Mr. Worf. 243 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:28,493 Ijabbed when I should have blocked. 244 00:14:28,659 --> 00:14:30,179 - He caught me right in the side. - Oh. 245 00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:32,928 It's a good thing we were using sticks instead of the real blades. 246 00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:34,624 It's broken, all right. 247 00:14:34,791 --> 00:14:37,001 Give him 1000's of terakine for the pain. 248 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:39,796 I can't believe how stupid I was. 249 00:14:39,962 --> 00:14:42,322 You both must have gotten a little carried away, that's all. 250 00:14:42,465 --> 00:14:45,635 No, it was my fault. I got distracted at a crucial moment. 251 00:14:45,802 --> 00:14:47,845 It can happen to anyone. 252 00:14:48,012 --> 00:14:50,052 I knew what I was supposed to do and I didn't do it. 253 00:14:50,181 --> 00:14:53,518 If those had been real bat'leths, I might be dead right now. 254 00:14:54,519 --> 00:14:56,687 There, all better. 255 00:14:57,230 --> 00:15:01,025 Will, it's all right. You made a mistake, no harm done. 256 00:15:01,192 --> 00:15:04,946 - You'll be better next time. - Yeah, maybe. 257 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:17,542 Scan of grid 157 is complete. I am moving to grid 158. 258 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:20,378 The romulan warship is still searching grid 270. 259 00:15:20,545 --> 00:15:22,630 They're sure spending a lot of time over there. 260 00:15:22,797 --> 00:15:24,382 - I wonder if they... - Commander. 261 00:15:24,549 --> 00:15:26,884 I think we might have just struck pay dirt. 262 00:15:32,223 --> 00:15:33,975 There's a subspace resonance signature 263 00:15:34,142 --> 00:15:35,893 coming from that asteroid. 264 00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:37,603 From the frequency variances, 265 00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:40,064 it looks like the pattern of a federation warp core. 266 00:15:40,231 --> 00:15:42,066 Captain picard to the bridge. 267 00:15:42,233 --> 00:15:46,237 Take us to within ten kilometers of asteroid gamma 601. 268 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:50,741 Geordi's found something. 269 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:53,744 There's a subspace resonance signature 270 00:15:53,911 --> 00:15:55,580 coming from that asteroid. 271 00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:57,957 Could be the warp core of the Pegasus. 272 00:15:58,416 --> 00:16:01,210 I think he's right. I recognize some of the variance patterns. 273 00:16:01,377 --> 00:16:04,088 Put the asteroid on the main viewscreen. 274 00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:08,926 Data: I have confirmed geordi's readings. 275 00:16:09,093 --> 00:16:10,533 The resonance signature's originating 276 00:16:10,678 --> 00:16:12,478 from somewhere beneath the asteroid's surface. 277 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:14,557 Beneath the surface? How is that possible? 278 00:16:14,724 --> 00:16:17,101 The asteroid contains several deep chasms 279 00:16:17,268 --> 00:16:19,479 large enough for a starship to enter. 280 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:24,025 It is possible the Pegasus drifted into the asteroid's gravitational field 281 00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:25,952 and was pulled down into one of the fissures. 282 00:16:26,110 --> 00:16:30,781 Sir, the romulan warbird has altered course once again. 283 00:16:30,948 --> 00:16:32,617 They are heading toward our position. 284 00:16:32,783 --> 00:16:35,328 They probably wanna see what we're so interested in over here. 285 00:16:35,953 --> 00:16:37,788 Mr. Data, how long will it take 286 00:16:37,955 --> 00:16:39,957 to determine the location of the Pegasus? 287 00:16:40,124 --> 00:16:42,960 - At least another six hours, sir. - That's too long. 288 00:16:43,127 --> 00:16:44,887 If the romulans start searching the asteroid, 289 00:16:45,046 --> 00:16:47,465 they could find the ship before we do. 290 00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,259 I recommend we destroy the asteroid. 291 00:16:50,426 --> 00:16:52,637 It would take most of our photon torpedoes, 292 00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:55,139 but it would preclude any possibility of the Pegasus 293 00:16:55,306 --> 00:16:56,386 falling into romulan hands. 294 00:16:56,516 --> 00:16:58,768 Our top priority is to salvage the ship, commander. 295 00:16:58,935 --> 00:17:01,312 I'll consider destroying it only as a last resort. 296 00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:03,314 Yes, sir. 297 00:17:04,315 --> 00:17:08,152 Captain, could you give me a third alternative? 298 00:17:09,028 --> 00:17:11,364 Mr. Data, would it be possible to saturate the asteroid 299 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:12,657 with verteron particles 300 00:17:12,823 --> 00:17:14,784 that would mask the resonance signature 301 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:16,911 and prevent the romulans from detecting it? 302 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:18,746 In order for the deception to succeed, 303 00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:21,374 it would have to appear to be a natural phenomenon. 304 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:24,669 Verteron particles are artificial in nature. 305 00:17:24,835 --> 00:17:25,878 Wait a minute. 306 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:29,257 We can blanket the asteroid with high levels of ionizing radiation. 307 00:17:29,423 --> 00:17:31,143 There's so much of it in the system already, 308 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:33,135 romulans won't know the difference. 309 00:17:33,302 --> 00:17:36,013 - Mr. Data? - Theoretically, sir, it should work. 310 00:17:37,848 --> 00:17:40,142 If we do this, we have to do it fast. 311 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:43,104 The romulans will be within sensor range in less than a minute. 312 00:17:43,271 --> 00:17:44,355 Make it so, Mr. Data. 313 00:17:44,855 --> 00:17:47,942 Aye, sir. Initiating ionization field pulse. 314 00:17:48,109 --> 00:17:49,789 When he's finished, we'll have to move away 315 00:17:49,944 --> 00:17:51,779 and make it look as if we scanned the asteroid 316 00:17:51,946 --> 00:17:53,030 but haven't found anything. 317 00:17:53,197 --> 00:17:55,866 Lay in a course for the next search grid. Stand by to engage. 318 00:17:56,033 --> 00:17:57,868 If it works, the romulans won't find anything 319 00:17:58,035 --> 00:18:01,414 and we can return later. If it doesn't... 320 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:03,874 If it doesn't work, we'll have handed them the Pegasus. 321 00:18:05,001 --> 00:18:07,044 Ionization pulse complete. 322 00:18:07,211 --> 00:18:09,714 Helm, one-quarter impulse. 323 00:18:10,214 --> 00:18:11,549 Engage. 324 00:18:21,058 --> 00:18:25,062 The romulans are initiating a tachyon scan of the asteroid. 325 00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:28,357 They have switched to their lateral sensor array. 326 00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:30,568 Beginning another scan. 327 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:32,528 They're certainly being thorough. 328 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,532 Data: The warbird has completed its sensor sweep. 329 00:18:36,699 --> 00:18:38,618 If they found the resonance signature, 330 00:18:38,784 --> 00:18:41,579 they should be sending away teams any second. 331 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,833 Data: They are moving out. 332 00:18:50,004 --> 00:18:51,922 Mr. Data, we must convince the romulans 333 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:53,883 that we're still looking for the Pegasus. 334 00:18:54,050 --> 00:18:56,302 I want you to continue scanning this system. 335 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:57,678 Data: Aye, sir. 336 00:18:57,845 --> 00:19:00,765 I want to be back at this asteroid at 0800 hours tomorrow. 337 00:19:00,931 --> 00:19:03,434 - Plan your search pattern accordingly. - Aye, sir. 338 00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:06,270 Admiral, would you care to join me for some late dinner? 339 00:19:06,729 --> 00:19:09,357 Please excuse me, captain, but I think I'd better turn in early. 340 00:19:10,107 --> 00:19:12,234 You have the bridge, number one. 341 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:16,405 Oh, and will you bring the scan analysis to my quarters 342 00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:17,615 when you're off watch? 343 00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:19,116 Aye, sir. 344 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:21,952 Initiate search of grid 163. 345 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,246 Beginning sensor sweeps. 346 00:19:24,413 --> 00:19:27,249 Commander, I wanna see you in the captain's ready room. 347 00:19:27,792 --> 00:19:30,544 - Mr. Data, you have the bridge. - Aye, sir. 348 00:19:35,257 --> 00:19:37,385 What the hell is the matter with you? 349 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,804 Destroy the Pegasus before we've even taken a look at it? 350 00:19:39,970 --> 00:19:41,610 It was more important that the romulans... 351 00:19:41,764 --> 00:19:43,599 Well, you were wrong! 352 00:19:44,308 --> 00:19:47,069 We have a chance here to change the balance of power in this quadrant, 353 00:19:47,228 --> 00:19:49,480 but we can't very well do that if we destroy the Pegasus, 354 00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:50,815 now, can we? 355 00:19:51,148 --> 00:19:52,900 No, sir. 356 00:19:57,321 --> 00:19:58,864 It hasn't been easy for you, I'm sure, 357 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:02,201 keeping your captain and friends in the dark like this. 358 00:20:02,368 --> 00:20:05,329 I haven't enjoyed it, if that's what you mean. 359 00:20:06,122 --> 00:20:08,165 I hope you understand that it's necessary. 360 00:20:08,332 --> 00:20:12,002 I understand that you think it's necessary. 361 00:20:15,089 --> 00:20:17,133 You have changed. 362 00:20:18,008 --> 00:20:19,760 Changed? 363 00:20:21,762 --> 00:20:24,765 Something the captain and I were talking about. 364 00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:30,896 To be honest, I'm glad to see this kind of change in you, will. 365 00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:33,858 State your opinion and stand by it. 366 00:20:34,275 --> 00:20:36,635 It's a far cry from the young man who used to sit at my helm 367 00:20:36,777 --> 00:20:39,488 and worry about pressing the wrong button. 368 00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:42,658 A lot of things can change in 12 years, admiral. 369 00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:45,703 Yes, they can, 370 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:49,206 but it's important that a man changes the right things in his life, 371 00:20:49,373 --> 00:20:51,417 not his sense of duty. 372 00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,335 Not his sense of loyalty. 373 00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:56,464 I'd like to think that I haven't changed those things, sir. 374 00:20:56,630 --> 00:20:58,382 I would like to think that too. 375 00:20:59,091 --> 00:21:00,843 Because those things say more about a man 376 00:21:01,010 --> 00:21:04,054 than the rank on his collar or the uniform he wears. 377 00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:06,307 They define him. 378 00:21:11,854 --> 00:21:14,482 Twelve years ago, a lot of older and more seasoned officers 379 00:21:14,648 --> 00:21:16,484 turned away from their duty, 380 00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:19,236 but you stood up for what was right. 381 00:21:20,529 --> 00:21:22,531 I'm sorry, will. 382 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:28,078 I know the kind of man you are. I know that I can count on you again. 383 00:21:34,376 --> 00:21:35,586 [Sighs] 384 00:21:37,129 --> 00:21:38,172 [Doorbell chimes] 385 00:21:38,339 --> 00:21:39,840 Come. 386 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:43,135 The scan analysis you asked for. 387 00:21:43,719 --> 00:21:45,137 Thank you. 388 00:21:45,846 --> 00:21:46,972 [Sighs] 389 00:21:47,431 --> 00:21:50,935 - Is there something else, sir? - Yes, there is. 390 00:21:54,396 --> 00:21:57,441 "Judge advocate general's report, stardate 36764. 391 00:21:57,608 --> 00:22:02,613 Subject, inquiry into mutiny aboard USS Pegasus. 392 00:22:02,780 --> 00:22:04,420 Based on testimonies from captain pressman 393 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:06,116 and other surviving officers, 394 00:22:06,283 --> 00:22:09,954 the judge advocate believes there is sufficient evidence to conclude 395 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:15,751 that certain members of the crew did mutiny against the captain 396 00:22:15,918 --> 00:22:18,838 just prior to the destruction of the Pegasus." 397 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:25,427 Mutiny? On a federation starship? That's shocking. It's unthinkable. 398 00:22:25,594 --> 00:22:27,096 And yet you've never mentioned it. 399 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,181 No, sir. 400 00:22:29,807 --> 00:22:33,894 You know, it wasn't easy to get this report. 401 00:22:34,061 --> 00:22:38,816 I had to pull in quite a few favors at starfleet just to get a look at it. 402 00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:44,780 It seems that it was classified by starfleet intelligence. 403 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:53,497 So not only was the Pegasus 404 00:22:53,664 --> 00:22:56,083 carrying sensitive equipment 405 00:22:56,250 --> 00:22:58,794 which must not be allowed to fall into romulan hands, 406 00:22:58,961 --> 00:23:01,005 not only was there a mysterious explosion 407 00:23:01,171 --> 00:23:04,466 which seemed to destroy the ship but didn't, 408 00:23:05,676 --> 00:23:07,928 but it seems that there was a mutiny on board. 409 00:23:08,095 --> 00:23:12,892 Now, I've read the official report of the inquiry on that mutiny, 410 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:15,686 but I want to know your version of what happened. 411 00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:19,523 I was on the bridge. 412 00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:22,735 The ship was at yellow alert. 413 00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:27,656 We were running some tests on the engines. 414 00:23:28,365 --> 00:23:29,450 Something went wrong. 415 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:32,328 There was an explosion in engineering. 416 00:23:32,494 --> 00:23:34,121 Heavy casualties. 417 00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:37,458 In the midst of this crisis, the first officer, chief of engineering 418 00:23:37,625 --> 00:23:41,045 and most of the bridge crew mutinied against captain pressman. 419 00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:42,463 Why? 420 00:23:42,630 --> 00:23:44,270 They thought he was jeopardizing the ship. 421 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:45,799 And you? 422 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:48,572 I was seven months out of the academy, 423 00:23:48,719 --> 00:23:54,808 my head still ringing with words like "duty" and "honor." 424 00:23:56,685 --> 00:23:58,979 When they turned on him, 425 00:23:59,146 --> 00:24:01,774 I thought they were a bunch of self-serving disloyal officers, 426 00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:07,237 so I grabbed a phaser and I defended my captain. 427 00:24:08,322 --> 00:24:11,909 Two or three others joined us, but it was clear by then 428 00:24:12,076 --> 00:24:15,412 that the mutineers had most of the crew behind them. 429 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:18,749 We felt a need to get off the ship. 430 00:24:20,209 --> 00:24:23,879 There was a running firefight all the way to the escape pod. 431 00:24:24,046 --> 00:24:26,632 About five minutes after we left the ship, 432 00:24:27,716 --> 00:24:29,093 there was an explosion. 433 00:24:35,891 --> 00:24:40,104 "The judge advocate also believes that the surviving officers 434 00:24:40,270 --> 00:24:44,191 are deliberately withholding vital information from this inquiry. 435 00:24:44,358 --> 00:24:46,110 Further investigation is recommended." 436 00:24:46,276 --> 00:24:47,945 Will, there was no further investigation. 437 00:24:48,112 --> 00:24:53,200 This report was classified and then it was quietly buried. 438 00:24:54,910 --> 00:24:55,953 Why? 439 00:24:56,453 --> 00:25:00,332 - May I suggest you take this up with...? - I'm taking this up with you, will! 440 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:02,835 The judge advocate thought that you were participating 441 00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:05,963 in a conspiracy to cover up the truth. 442 00:25:07,464 --> 00:25:09,967 Now, what the hell is going on here, will? 443 00:25:11,135 --> 00:25:12,803 Why did that mutiny happen? 444 00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:16,682 Why is pressman so determined to find your ship 12 years later? 445 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:18,976 I've said all I can. 446 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:21,478 I am under direct orders from admiral pressman 447 00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:24,815 not to discuss this, sir. 448 00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:27,860 Very well. 449 00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:35,909 He's an admiral, I'm a captain. 450 00:25:36,076 --> 00:25:37,911 I cannot force you to disobey his orders. 451 00:25:38,078 --> 00:25:42,833 Therefore, I will have to remain in the dark on this mission, 452 00:25:43,584 --> 00:25:44,752 and I will just have to trust 453 00:25:44,918 --> 00:25:48,130 that you will not let pressman put this ship at unnecessary risk. 454 00:25:48,297 --> 00:25:50,549 And if I find that that trust has been misplaced, 455 00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:54,178 then I will have to reevaluate the command structure of this ship. 456 00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:57,514 Dismissed. 457 00:26:09,109 --> 00:26:12,029 Captain, starfleet places the highest priority 458 00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:13,781 on the success of this mission. 459 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:16,283 Your request for a delay is denied. 460 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:20,204 Margaret, something's very wrong here. 461 00:26:20,370 --> 00:26:21,705 Do you know what's going on? 462 00:26:21,872 --> 00:26:24,625 I know that the chief of starfleet intelligence herself 463 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:26,543 is watching this one, Jean-Luc. 464 00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:29,046 So you'd be well advised to follow pressman's orders 465 00:26:29,213 --> 00:26:30,380 and leave it at that. 466 00:26:30,881 --> 00:26:32,257 Starfleet out. 467 00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:33,509 [Sighs] 468 00:26:33,675 --> 00:26:35,235 Worf [over com]: Worf to captain picard. 469 00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:38,847 We are approaching asteroid gamma 601, sir. 470 00:26:39,014 --> 00:26:40,724 On my way. 471 00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:49,233 Mr. Worf, where are the romulans? 472 00:26:49,399 --> 00:26:52,820 They are out of sensor range on the far side of the system. 473 00:26:53,737 --> 00:26:56,698 Take us to within 15 kilometers of the asteroid and hold that position. 474 00:26:56,865 --> 00:26:58,408 Aye, sir. 475 00:26:58,575 --> 00:27:00,369 Mr. Data, report. 476 00:27:00,536 --> 00:27:02,776 For the past several hours, I have been scanning the area 477 00:27:02,913 --> 00:27:05,874 where we detected the resonance signature of the Pegasus. 478 00:27:06,041 --> 00:27:08,127 From the strength and polarity of the signature, 479 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,754 it would appear that most of the warp core is still intact. 480 00:27:10,921 --> 00:27:13,882 If we're lucky, the entire engineering section could be down there. 481 00:27:14,049 --> 00:27:15,843 But how do we get to it? 482 00:27:16,009 --> 00:27:18,637 I wouldn't wanna try to transport through that much solid rock. 483 00:27:18,804 --> 00:27:20,055 Agreed. 484 00:27:20,514 --> 00:27:21,557 What about a shuttle? 485 00:27:21,723 --> 00:27:23,763 We could send it down through one of those fissures. 486 00:27:23,892 --> 00:27:25,435 I would recommend against it, sir. 487 00:27:25,602 --> 00:27:27,896 There may be gravimetric or magnetic fluctuations 488 00:27:28,063 --> 00:27:30,607 inside the asteroid which would overpower the engines 489 00:27:30,774 --> 00:27:31,859 of a shuttlecraft. 490 00:27:32,025 --> 00:27:34,903 Sounds like the best solution is to take the enterprise in. 491 00:27:37,865 --> 00:27:40,450 - Into the asteroid? - That's right. 492 00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:42,995 Put this fissure on the main viewer. 493 00:27:46,081 --> 00:27:48,500 This chasm is large enough for us to maneuver in. 494 00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:50,347 Besides, if we hope to salvage the Pegasus, 495 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,087 we're gonna need a starship to do it. 496 00:27:52,254 --> 00:27:53,964 Mr. Data? 497 00:27:54,131 --> 00:27:56,425 It is theoretically possible, sir, 498 00:27:56,592 --> 00:27:58,760 but I am unaware of any prior situations 499 00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:02,306 where a starship was taken so deeply inside a planetary body. 500 00:28:02,472 --> 00:28:05,309 There may be unforeseen difficulties. 501 00:28:05,475 --> 00:28:08,145 - Admiral, I don't think we can risk... - I've made my decision. 502 00:28:08,312 --> 00:28:10,981 Prepare to take the enterprise in, captain. 503 00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:13,609 That's an order. 504 00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,281 Mr. Data, will you please note in the ship's log 505 00:28:19,448 --> 00:28:23,785 that this action is being taken over my explicit objection? 506 00:28:23,952 --> 00:28:26,246 It is so noted, sir. 507 00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:30,709 - Yellow alert. - Shields up. 508 00:28:30,876 --> 00:28:33,003 Inertial dampers at maximum. 509 00:28:33,170 --> 00:28:35,672 Ensign gates, plot a course into the chasm, 510 00:28:35,839 --> 00:28:38,175 maneuvering thrusters only. 511 00:28:38,759 --> 00:28:40,844 Course plotted, sir. 512 00:28:41,303 --> 00:28:43,013 Take us in. 513 00:29:08,497 --> 00:29:11,625 We are now two kilometers beneath the surface. 514 00:29:12,542 --> 00:29:17,547 Captain, we are encountering shifts in the magnetic-field density. 515 00:29:22,427 --> 00:29:25,472 Admiral, if this passage narrows to less than 500 meters, 516 00:29:25,639 --> 00:29:27,224 I will abort the mission. 517 00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:29,393 You can charge me with insubordination if you wish, 518 00:29:29,559 --> 00:29:32,562 but I'm not going to risk the enterprise for a salvage operation. 519 00:29:32,729 --> 00:29:36,650 Captain, I am reading a large resonance signature directly ahead. 520 00:29:49,496 --> 00:29:51,248 Pegasus. 521 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,083 What the hell happened? 522 00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:56,753 Data: Sensors show the ship is still intact. 523 00:29:56,920 --> 00:30:00,090 However, 65 percent of it is contained within the asteroid. 524 00:30:00,924 --> 00:30:04,761 It looks as if half the ship materialized inside solid rock. 525 00:30:04,928 --> 00:30:06,513 Yes, sir. 526 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,765 I do not understand how this could have happened. 527 00:30:10,225 --> 00:30:11,935 Let's keep the speculation to a minimum. 528 00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:13,770 We have to begin the salvage operation. 529 00:30:13,937 --> 00:30:15,814 The equipment we need was in main engineering. 530 00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:17,691 Can you scan that section on the Pegasus? 531 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:20,582 The starboard bulkhead of main engineering 532 00:30:20,736 --> 00:30:23,030 is contained within the rock face. 533 00:30:23,196 --> 00:30:25,490 Most of its compartment is still intact. 534 00:30:26,616 --> 00:30:28,744 There is a hull breach in that section. 535 00:30:29,619 --> 00:30:31,288 If we begin a power transfer, 536 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:34,624 can we restore life-support systems to that compartment? 537 00:30:34,791 --> 00:30:36,043 I believe so, sir. 538 00:30:36,209 --> 00:30:39,629 The breach can be temporarily sealed by extending our shields. 539 00:30:39,796 --> 00:30:40,881 See to it. 540 00:30:41,048 --> 00:30:42,408 Once you've restored life support, 541 00:30:42,549 --> 00:30:44,830 commander riker and I will beam directly into engineering. 542 00:30:44,968 --> 00:30:47,168 Admiral, I would like to send down a complete away team. 543 00:30:47,304 --> 00:30:49,224 There's some very sensitive equipment over there. 544 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:51,308 I don't want anyone else near it. 545 00:30:52,893 --> 00:30:54,561 Yes, sir. 546 00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:19,961 This room was open to space for 12 years. 547 00:31:21,505 --> 00:31:24,925 Vacuum preserved everything. 548 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:49,199 I wonder how many of the crew are buried back there. 549 00:31:49,366 --> 00:31:51,246 Pressman: We're not here for a memorial service. 550 00:32:07,175 --> 00:32:08,427 It's still intact. 551 00:32:15,892 --> 00:32:19,438 What's the matter, will? Don't you understand? We found it. 552 00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:21,064 I know. 553 00:32:22,065 --> 00:32:26,486 I kept hoping it wouldn't be here. That it had been destroyed 554 00:32:26,653 --> 00:32:29,781 or that it was buried in that rock back there. 555 00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:32,325 What the hell is that supposed to mean? 556 00:32:33,368 --> 00:32:36,079 It means that I can't put this off anylongen 557 00:32:36,246 --> 00:32:39,916 right up to this moment, I had the luxury of time, 558 00:32:40,083 --> 00:32:41,793 but now I've gotta make a choice. 559 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:46,840 And, admiral, I'm afraid my choice is this: 560 00:32:48,049 --> 00:32:51,344 I can't let you start these experiments again. 561 00:32:51,511 --> 00:32:54,723 It was wrong 12 years ago and it is wrong today. 562 00:32:54,890 --> 00:32:56,892 You had better reconsider that position, commander. 563 00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:59,603 We have a mission to accomplish, and you're gonna carry it out. 564 00:33:01,104 --> 00:33:02,939 That's all you care about. 565 00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:05,275 Starting these damn experiments again. 566 00:33:05,442 --> 00:33:08,111 Look around. This room is filled with dead bodies. 567 00:33:08,278 --> 00:33:10,113 These people died because of this thing. 568 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,992 Oh. Keep your self-righteous comments to yourself. 569 00:33:14,159 --> 00:33:16,786 I knew most of these people a lot longer than you did. 570 00:33:16,953 --> 00:33:19,039 Yes, it was tragic, but it was their fault. 571 00:33:19,206 --> 00:33:20,749 You don't know that. 572 00:33:20,916 --> 00:33:23,210 Neither of us knows what happened after we left. 573 00:33:23,376 --> 00:33:25,253 Well, it's not hard to guess. 574 00:33:25,420 --> 00:33:27,820 They tried to shut down an experiment they didn't understand. 575 00:33:27,964 --> 00:33:29,549 Something went wrong and it killed them. 576 00:33:29,716 --> 00:33:32,719 No, we killed them. 577 00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:36,890 Now, that doesn't sound like the same man who grabbed a phaser 578 00:33:37,057 --> 00:33:39,643 and defended his captain 12 years ago. 579 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:45,649 I've had 12 years to think about it, and if I had it to do over again, 580 00:33:46,107 --> 00:33:49,402 I would have grabbed the phaser and pointed it at you instead of them. 581 00:33:50,111 --> 00:33:54,407 So on reflection, you'd rather be a traitor than a hero. 582 00:33:54,574 --> 00:33:57,494 I wasn't a hero and neither were you. 583 00:33:57,661 --> 00:33:59,996 What you did was wrong, and I was wrong to support you, 584 00:34:00,163 --> 00:34:03,333 but I was too young and too stupid to realize it. 585 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:05,669 You were the captain, I was the ensign. 586 00:34:05,835 --> 00:34:07,504 I was just following orders. 587 00:34:07,671 --> 00:34:09,339 And if you hadn't, you'd be dead right now 588 00:34:09,506 --> 00:34:10,786 along with all the rest of them. 589 00:34:10,924 --> 00:34:13,593 Dead because you listened to a bunch of mutinous cowards 590 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,680 who were too blinded by fear to see what I was trying to do. 591 00:34:16,846 --> 00:34:19,474 They were brave enough to risk their lives to stop you 592 00:34:19,641 --> 00:34:23,228 from violating a treaty the federation signed in good faith. 593 00:34:23,395 --> 00:34:26,356 That treaty has bound our hands and given the romulans 594 00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:29,025 a tactical advantage for the last 60 years. 595 00:34:29,192 --> 00:34:31,528 I was simply trying to level the playing field. 596 00:34:31,695 --> 00:34:33,863 And now you wanna try it again? 597 00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:38,368 How many people will die this time? Fifty? A hundred? A thousand? 598 00:34:38,952 --> 00:34:41,079 All right, you don't want to help me, fine, 599 00:34:41,246 --> 00:34:43,873 but you are still under my orders not to talk about what you know, 600 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,209 and I expect you to follow those orders to the letter. 601 00:34:46,376 --> 00:34:49,212 I made you, mister, and I can break you just as easily. 602 00:34:49,379 --> 00:34:50,714 Do you understand me, commander? 603 00:34:53,883 --> 00:34:55,403 Picard [over com]: Picard to away team. 604 00:34:55,552 --> 00:34:57,429 Prepare to return to the ship immediately. 605 00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,639 Stand by, enterprise. 606 00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:05,729 Pressman to enterprise. 607 00:35:05,895 --> 00:35:08,857 Two people and one piece of equipment to beam up. 608 00:35:15,155 --> 00:35:17,157 [Alarm wailing] 609 00:35:21,620 --> 00:35:23,455 Report. 610 00:35:23,622 --> 00:35:26,041 The romulans have destroyed the entrance to the chasm 611 00:35:26,207 --> 00:35:28,293 with their disruptors. 612 00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:30,629 They've sealed us in. 613 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:44,517 Sir, there is an incoming message. 614 00:35:45,226 --> 00:35:47,437 It is from the warbird. 615 00:35:48,063 --> 00:35:50,523 - On-screen. - Aye, sir. 616 00:35:50,690 --> 00:35:55,320 Captain, you seem to be in a very unfortunate circumstance. 617 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:56,613 How can we help? 618 00:35:56,780 --> 00:35:58,073 Are you responsible for this? 619 00:35:58,239 --> 00:35:59,783 I'm not sure. 620 00:35:59,949 --> 00:36:02,744 We were conducting some geological experiments 621 00:36:02,911 --> 00:36:04,621 on the surface of the asteroid. 622 00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:08,958 It is entirely possible that we accidentally sealed you in. 623 00:36:09,125 --> 00:36:11,252 If only we had known you were beneath the surface, 624 00:36:11,419 --> 00:36:15,298 if you had shared your plans with us, this might have been avoided. 625 00:36:15,465 --> 00:36:17,092 What do you want, sirol? 626 00:36:17,258 --> 00:36:21,554 I don't want anything, captain, but I will offer to help you. 627 00:36:21,721 --> 00:36:22,764 How? 628 00:36:22,931 --> 00:36:26,393 By transporting your crew aboard my ship. 629 00:36:26,559 --> 00:36:28,311 We 7! Take you back to romulus, 630 00:36:28,478 --> 00:36:31,356 where after a short stay as our guests, 631 00:36:31,523 --> 00:36:33,692 you will be returned to the federation. 632 00:36:33,858 --> 00:36:36,611 Thank you for your generous offer. 633 00:36:36,778 --> 00:36:38,822 I will take it under advisement. 634 00:36:39,197 --> 00:36:40,740 As you wish. 635 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:45,662 We will be continuing our research in this system for a while longer. 636 00:36:45,829 --> 00:36:48,039 I await your decision. 637 00:36:49,082 --> 00:36:50,333 We can't do it. 638 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,586 If we abandon enterprise, they'll come and get their hands on both ships. 639 00:36:53,753 --> 00:36:55,505 Agreed. Options? 640 00:36:55,672 --> 00:36:59,175 Captain, I believe we could use the phasers to cut our way out. 641 00:36:59,342 --> 00:37:02,387 The asteroid's internal structure is highly unstable. 642 00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:03,954 Any attempt to cut through the rock 643 00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:06,850 could cause the entire chasm to collapse. 644 00:37:07,016 --> 00:37:09,394 Captain, I have a suggestion. 645 00:37:10,186 --> 00:37:11,312 There's a piece of equipment 646 00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:13,481 in admiral pressman's quarters under guard 647 00:37:13,648 --> 00:37:16,317 that might get us out of here. 648 00:37:16,484 --> 00:37:20,029 It's a prototype for a federation cloaking device. 649 00:37:22,657 --> 00:37:25,493 You just ended your career, will. 650 00:37:25,660 --> 00:37:27,912 That's what it's about. 651 00:37:29,122 --> 00:37:31,708 A cloaking device. 652 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:33,668 In the treaty of algeron, 653 00:37:33,835 --> 00:37:38,089 the federation specifically agreed not to develop cloaking technology. 654 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:41,301 And that treaty is the biggest mistake we ever made. 655 00:37:41,468 --> 00:37:44,262 It's kept us from exploiting a vital area of defense. 656 00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:47,640 That treaty has kept us in peace for 60 years. 657 00:37:47,807 --> 00:37:51,060 And as a starfleet officer, you're supposed to uphold it. 658 00:37:51,227 --> 00:37:52,854 Now, that's enough. 659 00:37:53,897 --> 00:37:56,399 I'm taking command of this vessel. 660 00:37:57,358 --> 00:37:59,861 Mr. Worf, escort the captain to his quarters. 661 00:38:10,830 --> 00:38:14,250 I don't think anyone's going to come to your defense this time. 662 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:18,421 How do we use the cloak to escape from the asteroid? 663 00:38:18,588 --> 00:38:20,548 It's more than just a cloak. 664 00:38:20,715 --> 00:38:22,926 It changes the structure of matter. 665 00:38:23,092 --> 00:38:27,764 In theory, a ship using this device could pass through normal matter. 666 00:38:29,098 --> 00:38:30,850 I see why you were so eager to find it. 667 00:38:31,017 --> 00:38:33,186 Then can't you see the potential here? 668 00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:35,393 The phasing cloak could be the greatest breakthrough 669 00:38:35,522 --> 00:38:37,941 in weapons research in the last 50 years. 670 00:38:38,107 --> 00:38:39,400 Except that it's illegal. 671 00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:40,985 It's in violation of an agreement 672 00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:43,446 that the federation signed in good faith. 673 00:38:43,613 --> 00:38:48,243 Captain, I think we could adapt the cloak for the enterprise. 674 00:38:49,577 --> 00:38:51,037 Mr. Data? 675 00:38:51,204 --> 00:38:53,873 Theoretically, it is possible, sir, 676 00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:56,042 but it would take several hours to study the device 677 00:38:56,209 --> 00:38:58,086 and determine how to link it to our systems. 678 00:38:58,253 --> 00:38:59,796 Make it so. 679 00:39:01,422 --> 00:39:05,635 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 474571. 680 00:39:05,802 --> 00:39:09,472 We have been trapped inside the asteroid for over eight hours. 681 00:39:09,639 --> 00:39:11,850 Mr. Data and commander la forge inform me 682 00:39:12,016 --> 00:39:14,853 that they are nearly ready to engage the cloak. 683 00:39:17,772 --> 00:39:19,941 Commander, we've routed the impulse engines 684 00:39:20,108 --> 00:39:21,401 through the plasma conduits, 685 00:39:21,568 --> 00:39:23,695 but you're gonna have to watch the intercooler levels. 686 00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:27,282 If they get too high, we'll blow the entire relay system. 687 00:39:27,448 --> 00:39:28,950 Riker [over com]: Understood. 688 00:39:29,993 --> 00:39:32,453 I think that's what happened 12 years ago. 689 00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:36,499 The cloak blew out the plasma relays on the Pegasus after we left the ship. 690 00:39:36,666 --> 00:39:39,210 The plasma ignited in space, 691 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:42,130 and it looked as if the ship had been destroyed. 692 00:39:42,589 --> 00:39:46,509 So the ship drifted into this system still in a phased state. 693 00:39:46,676 --> 00:39:49,470 And when it passed through this asteroid... 694 00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:51,389 The cloak failed, 695 00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:54,350 and half of the ship materialized in solid rock. 696 00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:56,102 La forge [over com]: La forge to bridge. 697 00:39:56,269 --> 00:39:59,188 The cloak is online and ready to begin phase sequencing. 698 00:39:59,772 --> 00:40:01,649 - Proceed, number one. - Aye, sir. 699 00:40:01,816 --> 00:40:04,319 Activating power systems. 700 00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:17,332 Report. 701 00:40:17,498 --> 00:40:19,375 The cloak appears to be functioning normally. 702 00:40:19,542 --> 00:40:21,044 The ship's matter-energy phasing rate 703 00:40:21,210 --> 00:40:23,379 should be sufficient to pass through the asteroid. 704 00:40:24,047 --> 00:40:26,591 Take us out. Maneuvering thrusters only. 705 00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:28,259 Worf: Aye, sir. 706 00:40:29,177 --> 00:40:31,512 We will reach the rock face in five seconds. 707 00:40:53,034 --> 00:40:56,245 We have passed through two kilometers of the asteroid. 708 00:40:56,412 --> 00:40:58,706 Now within one kilometer of the surface. 709 00:41:02,085 --> 00:41:03,836 We're approaching the surface. 710 00:41:09,425 --> 00:41:12,345 We have cleared the asteroid, captain. 711 00:41:12,512 --> 00:41:14,472 The warbird is off the port bow. 712 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,933 They're still waiting for us to make up our minds. 713 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:20,353 Disengage the cloaking device, commander. 714 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:22,981 You cannot do that. If the romulans see us decloaking, they... 715 00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:25,233 They'll know the truth, admiral. 716 00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:28,111 Which is what everyone will know very shortly. 717 00:41:28,277 --> 00:41:30,405 Carry out my orders. 718 00:41:39,747 --> 00:41:41,666 Mr. Worf, send a message to the warbird. 719 00:41:41,833 --> 00:41:44,168 Inform them that their government will be contacted shortly 720 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:45,378 about this incident. 721 00:41:45,545 --> 00:41:46,838 Aye, sir. 722 00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:52,093 Admiral, I am hereby charging you with violation of the treaty of algeron. 723 00:41:52,260 --> 00:41:54,595 As captain of the enterprise, I'm placing you under arrest. 724 00:41:54,762 --> 00:41:56,097 Mr. Worf. 725 00:41:56,264 --> 00:41:57,849 Admiral, if you will come with me. 726 00:41:58,016 --> 00:42:02,437 Captain, I'll have to be placed under arrest as well. 727 00:42:07,817 --> 00:42:11,279 I have a lot of friends at starfleet command, captain. 728 00:42:14,824 --> 00:42:16,993 You're going to need them. 729 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:42,602 I've spoken with fleet admiral shanthi. 730 00:42:42,769 --> 00:42:46,230 There will be a full inquiry once we reach starbase 247. 731 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:47,648 And that will probably lead 732 00:42:47,815 --> 00:42:50,234 to a general court-martial of admiral pressman 733 00:42:50,401 --> 00:42:53,112 and several others at starfleet intelligence. 734 00:42:54,697 --> 00:42:56,032 Your involvement in this affair 735 00:42:56,199 --> 00:42:58,201 is going to be thoroughly investigated, will. 736 00:42:58,367 --> 00:43:00,453 There'll be some hard questions for you to answer. 737 00:43:01,079 --> 00:43:02,955 I understand. 738 00:43:10,755 --> 00:43:13,716 You made a mistake 12 years ago, 739 00:43:13,883 --> 00:43:16,761 but your service since then has earned you a great deal of respect, 740 00:43:16,928 --> 00:43:20,890 but this incident could cost you some of that respect. 741 00:43:21,349 --> 00:43:24,227 I can't help but feel that I should have come fonnard a long time ago. 742 00:43:24,393 --> 00:43:26,479 But when the moment came to make a decision, 743 00:43:26,646 --> 00:43:28,773 you made the right one. 744 00:43:28,940 --> 00:43:31,692 You chose to tell the truth and face the consequences. 745 00:43:31,859 --> 00:43:36,781 As long as you can still do that, then you deserve to wear that uniform. 746 00:43:37,990 --> 00:43:41,369 And I will still be proud to have you as my first officer.