1 00:00:03,420 --> 00:00:07,049 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 46154.2. 2 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:09,927 The enterprise has entered the amargosa diaspora, 3 00:00:10,093 --> 00:00:12,596 an unusually dense globular cluster. 4 00:00:12,763 --> 00:00:16,975 We are faced with the daunting task of charting this vast region. 5 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:57,975 La forge: Lieutenant shipley, let's get a triangulation on these sector points. 6 00:00:58,141 --> 00:00:59,726 Aye, sir. 7 00:01:08,443 --> 00:01:09,528 Sorry I'm late. 8 00:01:09,695 --> 00:01:11,488 I overslept again. What have we got? 9 00:01:11,655 --> 00:01:14,491 Well, the cluster's a lot more dense than we thought. 10 00:01:14,658 --> 00:01:17,411 It's gonna take three days just to map out one-tenth of it. 11 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:18,579 Three days? 12 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,807 La forge: I think we've found a way to speed that up. 13 00:01:20,831 --> 00:01:22,791 We've been testing a way to channel warp energy 14 00:01:22,958 --> 00:01:24,668 directly to the main deflector grid. 15 00:01:24,835 --> 00:01:26,878 It should enhance the long-range sensors. 16 00:01:27,045 --> 00:01:29,840 The modification would increase our sensor efficiency 17 00:01:30,007 --> 00:01:32,884 and imaging resolution by 25 percent or more. 18 00:01:34,845 --> 00:01:37,180 That sounds like that would use up a lot of warp energy. 19 00:01:37,389 --> 00:01:39,641 Well, we channeled it through the eps mains on deck 4, 20 00:01:39,808 --> 00:01:40,851 near cargo bay 4. 21 00:01:41,351 --> 00:01:42,894 Okay. Let's give it a try. 22 00:01:43,061 --> 00:01:45,689 Data, let's get those field taps online. 23 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,277 Commander, I would like to remind you 24 00:01:50,444 --> 00:01:53,530 about my poetry reading this afternoon. 25 00:01:53,905 --> 00:01:56,283 I wouldn't miss it for the world. 26 00:02:02,914 --> 00:02:06,043 I can't wait to see what he's come up with. 27 00:02:06,209 --> 00:02:09,046 Data: Then we sat on the sand for some time and observed 28 00:02:09,212 --> 00:02:12,049 how the oceans that cover the world were perturbed 29 00:02:12,215 --> 00:02:15,052 by the tides from the orbiting moon overhead 30 00:02:15,218 --> 00:02:18,472 "how relaxing the sound of the waves is," you said 31 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,891 I began to expound upon tidal effects 32 00:02:21,058 --> 00:02:24,728 when you asked me to stop looking somewhat perplexed 33 00:02:24,895 --> 00:02:28,231 so I did not explain why the sunset turns red 34 00:02:28,398 --> 00:02:32,569 and we watched the occurrence in silence instead 35 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:42,788 That poem was written in anapestic tetrameter. 36 00:02:42,954 --> 00:02:44,039 For my ninth poem... 37 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:47,250 I don't understand, I can barely keep my eyes open. 38 00:02:47,417 --> 00:02:48,502 Data: Throughout the ages 39 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:51,838 from keats to jorkemo, poets have composed odes 40 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:56,259 to individuals who have had a profound effect upon their lives. 41 00:02:56,426 --> 00:02:58,345 In keeping with that tradition, 42 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:02,432 I have written my next poem in honor of my cat. 43 00:03:02,599 --> 00:03:06,853 I call it "ode to spot." 44 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:09,356 Felis catus, 45 00:03:09,523 --> 00:03:11,608 is your taxonomic nomenclature 46 00:03:12,150 --> 00:03:16,071 an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature? 47 00:03:16,238 --> 00:03:19,533 Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses 48 00:03:19,700 --> 00:03:24,162 contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses 49 00:03:24,329 --> 00:03:27,791 I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations 50 00:03:27,958 --> 00:03:30,877 a singular development of cat communications 51 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:33,922 that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection 52 00:03:34,089 --> 00:03:38,135 for a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection 53 00:03:38,301 --> 00:03:41,930 a tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents 54 00:03:42,097 --> 00:03:45,308 you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance 55 00:03:45,976 --> 00:03:49,062 and when not being utilized to aid in locomotion 56 00:03:49,229 --> 00:03:53,316 it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion 57 00:03:55,819 --> 00:03:59,656 Commander, you have anticipated my denouement. 58 00:03:59,823 --> 00:04:02,325 However, the sentiment is appreciated. 59 00:04:02,743 --> 00:04:04,745 I will continue. 60 00:04:05,996 --> 00:04:07,664 Oh, spot 61 00:04:07,831 --> 00:04:10,167 the complex levels of behavior you display 62 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:13,587 connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array 63 00:04:13,754 --> 00:04:16,757 and though you are not sentient, spot 64 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:20,761 and do not comprehend I nonetheless consider you 65 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:23,430 a true and valued friend 66 00:04:52,793 --> 00:04:57,380 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 67 00:04:57,547 --> 00:05:01,593 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 68 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:06,932 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 69 00:05:07,098 --> 00:05:11,603 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 70 00:05:11,770 --> 00:05:16,066 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 71 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:18,336 I have no problem getting to sleep, and then I think I'm sleeping all night. 72 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:21,006 When I wake up, I feel exhausted. 73 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:22,465 How long has this been going on? 74 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:23,633 Riker: Two, three days. 75 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,136 Ahem. Do you have to hold that thing that close? 76 00:06:28,096 --> 00:06:29,890 I'm sorry. 77 00:06:30,765 --> 00:06:32,809 I've been on edge all day. 78 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:35,562 Well, 79 00:06:36,313 --> 00:06:38,857 other than some muscle tension in your neck, 80 00:06:39,024 --> 00:06:41,401 I don't see anything physically wrong with you. 81 00:06:41,568 --> 00:06:42,848 Have you been having bad dreams? 82 00:06:43,194 --> 00:06:45,572 Not that I can remember. 83 00:06:45,739 --> 00:06:48,742 Crusher: This could be the result of lack of rem sleep. 84 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,702 What do you recommend? 85 00:06:52,913 --> 00:06:54,581 Drink this before going to bed. 86 00:06:54,748 --> 00:06:55,916 What is it? 87 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:58,126 A recipe for a warm milk toddy. 88 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:01,963 A hot milk toddy? You're kidding. 89 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:04,591 The heat activates the amino acids in the lactose, 90 00:07:04,758 --> 00:07:06,676 making it a natural sedative. 91 00:07:06,843 --> 00:07:09,554 Besides, it's a recipe of the captain's aunt Adelle. 92 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:11,306 It's delicious. 93 00:07:11,473 --> 00:07:13,033 Well, at this point, I'll try anything. 94 00:07:13,183 --> 00:07:14,517 If it still bothers you tomorrow, 95 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:16,364 come and see me and I'll run further tests. 96 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:24,903 Everything's in place, 97 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:28,198 warp grid couplers, subspace field taps. 98 00:07:28,365 --> 00:07:30,283 All right, let's do it. 99 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:33,328 Lieutenant shipley, initiate warp power transfer. 100 00:07:33,495 --> 00:07:34,579 Shipley: Aye, sir. 101 00:07:34,746 --> 00:07:36,790 Verifying sensor calibration. 102 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:40,794 Eps mains holding stable, sensor array online. 103 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:44,047 Come on, work. 104 00:07:45,548 --> 00:07:51,012 Geordi, active scanner output has increased by 26 percent. 105 00:07:51,179 --> 00:07:54,557 Inform astrophysics that the new la forge sensor array 106 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:57,310 is online and awaiting major scientific discoveries. 107 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:59,270 Yes, sir. 108 00:08:00,146 --> 00:08:04,651 Geordi, may I make a personal inquiry? 109 00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:06,903 It concerns my poetry reading. 110 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:08,613 Sure, data, what is it? 111 00:08:09,572 --> 00:08:13,910 I noticed that many spectators seemed distracted during my presentation. 112 00:08:14,077 --> 00:08:15,996 Was my poetry uninteresting? 113 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:22,085 Well, it was very well-constructed. 114 00:08:22,252 --> 00:08:24,963 A virtual tribute to form. 115 00:08:25,130 --> 00:08:26,464 Thank you. 116 00:08:29,092 --> 00:08:30,427 And? 117 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:32,637 And what? 118 00:08:33,263 --> 00:08:35,515 Did it evoke an emotional response? 119 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:39,102 Well... 120 00:08:39,269 --> 00:08:42,439 Your hesitation suggests you are trying to protect my feelings. 121 00:08:42,605 --> 00:08:46,317 However, since I have none, I would prefer you to be honest. 122 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:49,612 An artist's growth depends upon accurate feedback. 123 00:08:52,449 --> 00:08:56,036 Well, your poems were clever, data. 124 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:59,122 And your haiku was clever, 125 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:04,753 and your sonnet was clever. 126 00:09:04,919 --> 00:09:08,798 But did it evoke an emotional response? 127 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:12,552 To be honest, no, I don't think so. 128 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:16,473 Hmm. Then I did not succeed in my efforts. 129 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:20,393 No, it's not that you didn't succeed. You accomplished a lot, but... 130 00:09:21,352 --> 00:09:22,896 If you wanna touch people, 131 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:25,815 don't concentrate so much on rhyme and meter. 132 00:09:25,982 --> 00:09:28,193 Think more about what you wanna say 133 00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:30,403 instead of how you're saying it. 134 00:09:34,657 --> 00:09:36,242 It's the power grid warning. 135 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:38,119 I am reading a massive eps explosion. 136 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:41,831 - Where? - I am attempting to localize it. 137 00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:43,374 It is cargo bay 4. 138 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,627 I've got three people in there. 139 00:09:45,794 --> 00:09:48,004 Damage control, medical team to cargo bay 4. 140 00:09:48,171 --> 00:09:49,798 Let's go. 141 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:04,437 The field imbalance has subsided. 142 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:07,482 There may still be a residual discharge. 143 00:10:07,649 --> 00:10:09,526 Stand clear. 144 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,877 Is there something wrong, sir? 145 00:10:30,672 --> 00:10:33,174 And there's no evidence of an eps explosion. 146 00:10:33,341 --> 00:10:34,717 Sensors seemed to think there was. 147 00:10:34,884 --> 00:10:36,886 I think my modification to the sensor array 148 00:10:37,053 --> 00:10:39,472 may have caused a pattern-recognition failure. 149 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:42,725 - Just a sensor glitch? - That's my guess. 150 00:10:43,726 --> 00:10:47,730 Let's perform a level three diagnostic on the internal sensor network 151 00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:49,858 and make sure that we haven't overlooked anything. 152 00:10:50,024 --> 00:10:51,067 Aye, sir. 153 00:10:51,234 --> 00:10:53,528 And could we pick this up in the morning, geordi? 154 00:10:53,695 --> 00:10:55,572 Get a fresh start? 155 00:10:56,406 --> 00:10:58,700 Would you do me a favor? Stop by my quarters, 156 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,703 I'm having trouble waking up. 157 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:02,912 Sure, commander. 158 00:11:03,079 --> 00:11:05,081 - Good night. - Good night. 159 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,787 - Commander. - Gordon. 160 00:11:58,384 --> 00:11:59,469 Who is it? 161 00:11:59,636 --> 00:12:01,721 La forge: It's la forge. 162 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,806 Come in. 163 00:12:06,184 --> 00:12:07,268 Good morning. 164 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:09,604 Morning? I just went to bed. 165 00:12:10,647 --> 00:12:12,899 Commander, it's 0700 hours. 166 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,967 And so she said, "if they're not squirming, we won't eat them." 167 00:12:41,552 --> 00:12:46,516 Ah, Mr. Worf, my good klingon, sir, welcome. 168 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:49,769 What a pleasure it is to have you back with us again 169 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:56,734 so, lieutenant, uh, haircut today? Trim your beard? 170 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:58,987 I would like my hair trimmed. 171 00:12:59,237 --> 00:13:01,447 - Ah, a trim, of course. - Not like last time. 172 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:04,242 Oh, no, just a little off the top. I know. 173 00:13:04,409 --> 00:13:08,037 Took way too much off last time. Ha, ha. 174 00:13:11,499 --> 00:13:15,086 Ahem, I was just, uh, telling my colleague, Mr. SETI, 175 00:13:15,253 --> 00:13:19,048 how thick and luxuriant klingon hair is. 176 00:13:19,215 --> 00:13:23,636 It's such a pleasure to cut, sometimes I get carried away. 177 00:13:23,803 --> 00:13:28,391 You know, all those away missions, wind and dry air, 178 00:13:28,558 --> 00:13:31,936 the elements really are harsh on the hair. 179 00:13:32,103 --> 00:13:35,982 I'd like to suggest that you start using a conditioning agent. 180 00:13:44,866 --> 00:13:49,579 Ah... I promise, not too much off the top. 181 00:14:06,304 --> 00:14:07,764 Just before the grid alarms sounded, 182 00:14:07,930 --> 00:14:10,099 we were running warp power through this junction. 183 00:14:10,308 --> 00:14:13,770 Somehow, it must have tripped the internal scanners. 184 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:15,438 And it showed up as an eps explosion? 185 00:14:15,605 --> 00:14:18,608 Yes, but the question is, why? 186 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:20,651 I've made modifications to the sensors before, 187 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:23,112 but nothing like this has ever happened. 188 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:26,032 Well, we can't waste our time chasing sensor ghosts. 189 00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:28,079 We should probably keep the whole array off-line 190 00:14:28,242 --> 00:14:29,577 until you can get a closer look. 191 00:14:30,912 --> 00:14:33,706 - Oh, excuse me. - I know the feeling. 192 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:36,292 Past few nights, it seems as soon as my head hits the pillow, 193 00:14:36,459 --> 00:14:37,460 it's time to get up. 194 00:14:37,627 --> 00:14:40,671 I'm sure we could all use a little shore leave once this survey is completed. 195 00:14:40,838 --> 00:14:43,299 - Definitely. Keep me posted? - Yeah. 196 00:14:43,466 --> 00:14:46,219 Data, I'm wondering if you could give me a hand. 197 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:48,026 I need to run a structural integrity scan. 198 00:14:48,179 --> 00:14:51,140 I wanna make sure that none of the conduit was... 199 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:54,685 - Ooh. - What is it? 200 00:14:57,855 --> 00:15:02,735 This is the second time today that my visor's just cut out like that. 201 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:06,447 Are you all right, geordi? 202 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,450 I don't know. 203 00:15:09,617 --> 00:15:12,870 I just got a very weird feeling. 204 00:15:13,579 --> 00:15:14,914 Maybe I should go to sickbay. 205 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:16,499 I will run the integrity scan. 206 00:15:16,666 --> 00:15:18,501 Thanks, data. 207 00:15:25,299 --> 00:15:27,301 Crusher: This is curious. 208 00:15:27,468 --> 00:15:31,264 There's a slight bacterial infection around your neural inputs. 209 00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:33,641 It was probably interrupting the data stream. 210 00:15:33,808 --> 00:15:36,144 An infection? Where from? 211 00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:39,856 It doesn't match any bacterial strains on record. 212 00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:43,860 I'm going to have to sterilize the area. 213 00:15:44,527 --> 00:15:47,071 But I need to run a resonance tissue scan 214 00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:50,074 to search for any signs of additional infection. 215 00:15:50,241 --> 00:15:52,410 Come over here. 216 00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:06,632 Now, come forward. 217 00:16:12,388 --> 00:16:15,600 Now, you're gonna need to hold very still. 218 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,382 - How's the scan going, data? - I have just started the scan. 219 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:28,029 Did you not go to sickbay? 220 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:30,740 Data, I've been there for over an hour and a half. 221 00:16:30,948 --> 00:16:32,241 That is not possible. 222 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:33,743 My internal chronometer indicates 223 00:16:33,910 --> 00:16:36,704 you have been gone for exactly one minute, 15 seconds. 224 00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:39,271 Well, I'm telling you, data, I've been gone for over an hour. 225 00:16:40,082 --> 00:16:42,001 Computer, what is the time, please? 226 00:16:42,168 --> 00:16:45,922 Computer: The time is 1427 hours. 227 00:16:46,088 --> 00:16:47,465 You are correct. 228 00:16:47,632 --> 00:16:50,760 Ninety minutes, 17 seconds have passed since you left the room. 229 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:52,512 What have you been doing all this time? 230 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,474 I have no memory of events during that period. 231 00:16:56,641 --> 00:16:59,060 When we have finished here, I will perform a self-diagnostic. 232 00:16:59,227 --> 00:17:01,437 You know, first we picked up a false eps explosion, 233 00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:03,105 then my visor cuts out twice, 234 00:17:03,272 --> 00:17:07,693 and now, you lose an hour, all in this cargo bay. 235 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:08,903 La forge to engineering, 236 00:17:09,070 --> 00:17:11,489 I want a diagnostic team to cargo bay 4 immediately. 237 00:17:11,656 --> 00:17:12,949 Man: On our way, sir. 238 00:17:13,783 --> 00:17:14,825 Ensign rager, 239 00:17:14,992 --> 00:17:17,578 cartography needs a better position to study cluster fgc-13. 240 00:17:17,745 --> 00:17:18,871 Bring us about. 241 00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:21,165 Heading 123, Mark four. 242 00:17:21,332 --> 00:17:23,209 Aye, sir. 243 00:17:23,376 --> 00:17:26,546 Helm won't lock to those coordinates, sir. 244 00:17:27,922 --> 00:17:31,259 First time navigating through a globular cluster, ensign? 245 00:17:33,010 --> 00:17:34,178 You have to compensate 246 00:17:34,345 --> 00:17:37,682 for the gravimetric interference before... 247 00:17:43,980 --> 00:17:46,649 Is there something wrong, sir? 248 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:55,074 I don't know. 249 00:17:55,241 --> 00:17:58,494 Put us back on our original heading, ensign. 250 00:18:03,457 --> 00:18:05,459 Don't tell me. 251 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:09,505 This can't be right. 252 00:18:12,216 --> 00:18:14,677 Come here and take a look at this, would you? 253 00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:18,556 I think we have another sensor glitch. 254 00:18:19,348 --> 00:18:21,684 Sensors are functioning normally. 255 00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:23,853 They are detecting a subspace particle emission, 256 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:25,688 originating from within this room. 257 00:18:25,855 --> 00:18:28,691 From within this room? That's impossible. 258 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:38,034 The emission is emanating from this direction. 259 00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:43,331 Geordi. 260 00:19:03,184 --> 00:19:06,312 The structure of the bulkhead has been altered on a subatomic level. 261 00:19:06,771 --> 00:19:09,607 The metal itself is in a state of quasi-molecular flux. 262 00:19:09,774 --> 00:19:10,858 What's causing it? 263 00:19:11,025 --> 00:19:13,110 Well, this is where it gets a little wild, captain. 264 00:19:13,277 --> 00:19:15,363 Behind that panel is a junction that we were using 265 00:19:15,529 --> 00:19:18,115 to transfer warp power to the sensor array. 266 00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:21,911 We're reading a subspace particle stream emanating from that junction. 267 00:19:22,078 --> 00:19:26,248 It appears to be composed of spatially inverted tetryon particles. 268 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:29,752 We believe they are emanating from a tertiary subspace manifold. 269 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,755 But I thought that tetryons were unstable in normal space. 270 00:19:32,922 --> 00:19:35,466 We don't understand it either, sir. 271 00:19:35,633 --> 00:19:37,218 Something from that deep in subspace 272 00:19:37,385 --> 00:19:39,595 shouldn't be able to exist in our universe. 273 00:19:39,762 --> 00:19:41,013 But there it is. 274 00:19:41,180 --> 00:19:44,141 - Does it pose a danger to the ship? - La forge: Not unless it spreads. 275 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:46,190 If it does, we can beam the bulkhead into space 276 00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:49,063 and erect a force field in its place. 277 00:19:49,230 --> 00:19:51,649 Well, keep that option ready. 278 00:19:51,816 --> 00:19:53,567 In the meantime, proceed with the analysis. 279 00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:55,611 Aye, sir. 280 00:19:55,820 --> 00:19:57,113 When I sat at the console, 281 00:19:57,279 --> 00:19:59,824 it triggered a response like I'd been trapped. 282 00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:01,492 I had to get out of there. 283 00:20:01,659 --> 00:20:03,953 Was it something about the console itself? 284 00:20:06,622 --> 00:20:08,290 I felt like I was disconnected. 285 00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:11,043 Like it was something that I had dreamed. 286 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,587 You're the third person 287 00:20:13,754 --> 00:20:16,465 who's come to me today with something like this. 288 00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:20,219 An intense emotional response provoked by an object. 289 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:22,555 Did any of them know why they had, had the response? 290 00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,349 No, they couldn't explain it any more than you could. 291 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:28,644 You know, at this point, I'm not willing to say it's coincidence. 292 00:20:30,312 --> 00:20:32,064 Maybe we should all get together. 293 00:20:32,606 --> 00:20:36,485 Well, talking about it would help you understand your response. 294 00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:39,663 I'm gonna find out if anyone else on the ship 295 00:20:39,822 --> 00:20:41,741 has had these kind of experiences. 296 00:20:52,334 --> 00:20:54,628 Will, you told me you had an unusual experience 297 00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:56,422 when you sat down at the console. 298 00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:58,716 Why don't you describe it? 299 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:03,095 It was vague, the way you recall a dream. 300 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:06,265 I remember the sensation of feeling trapped, 301 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,769 and something about a smooth surface. 302 00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:13,439 I had a similar response. 303 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:15,191 But to a pair of scissors. 304 00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:17,777 Have you dreamt about scissors recently? 305 00:21:17,943 --> 00:21:20,529 I may have, I have no distinct memory of it. 306 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:23,365 When my visor cutout in the cargo bay, 307 00:21:23,532 --> 00:21:24,658 I had a weird feeling too. 308 00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:27,787 It was something about a smooth surface. 309 00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:32,416 It was smooth and cold. 310 00:21:32,583 --> 00:21:34,335 Yeah, it was cold. 311 00:21:34,502 --> 00:21:37,421 Yes, cold. 312 00:21:37,630 --> 00:21:41,091 It was elevated. 313 00:21:41,759 --> 00:21:43,093 A platform. 314 00:21:43,302 --> 00:21:46,764 Right. Like a bench. 315 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:49,892 Or a table. 316 00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:55,689 It seems you've all had a similar experience. 317 00:21:56,565 --> 00:21:59,401 Is there anything else you remember besides the table? 318 00:22:07,785 --> 00:22:11,705 Maybe there's a way we can all help ourselves to remember more. 319 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:22,091 Troi: Well, you all remember a table, so let's start with that. 320 00:22:22,383 --> 00:22:24,260 Computer, show me a table. 321 00:22:24,426 --> 00:22:28,764 Computer: There are 5,047 classifications of tables on file. 322 00:22:28,931 --> 00:22:31,100 Specify design parameters. 323 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:33,561 Can you be more specific about the table? 324 00:22:33,727 --> 00:22:36,355 You mentioned it was smooth and cold. 325 00:22:36,522 --> 00:22:38,774 Can you remember what shape it was? 326 00:22:39,149 --> 00:22:41,485 Long. It was long. 327 00:22:41,652 --> 00:22:45,698 Yeah, and it had a rectangular shape. 328 00:22:46,448 --> 00:22:50,286 Computer, show me a rectangular conference table. 329 00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:10,639 It's too high. 330 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:16,896 Computer, reduce the height of the table by 25 percent. 331 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,110 No, the table was smaller. And it was inclined. 332 00:23:23,277 --> 00:23:27,489 Computer, decrease the table's surface area by 20 percent 333 00:23:27,656 --> 00:23:29,867 and incline the top 15 degrees. 334 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,997 No, it wasn't made of wood. 335 00:23:35,164 --> 00:23:37,917 It was smoother, more metallic. 336 00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:40,252 Computer, make this a metal table. 337 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,176 Yeah, that's starting to look right. 338 00:23:47,384 --> 00:23:49,011 Was there anything else in the room? 339 00:23:49,178 --> 00:23:51,430 Furniture? Chairs? 340 00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:53,641 A door? 341 00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,142 Other people? 342 00:23:55,309 --> 00:23:58,354 No. It was dark. 343 00:23:58,520 --> 00:23:59,605 Riker: Yes, it was dark. 344 00:24:01,231 --> 00:24:02,942 You couldn't see beyond the table. 345 00:24:03,692 --> 00:24:06,445 Computer, lower the surrounding light level. 346 00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:16,080 There was a light right in my face, a bright light. 347 00:24:16,538 --> 00:24:21,043 Computer, give me a bright light right above the table. 348 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:23,295 Computer: Specify light source. 349 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:27,466 I couldn't tell. It was above me. 350 00:24:28,008 --> 00:24:29,843 An overhead lamp. 351 00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:31,770 Computer: Estimated distance of light source. 352 00:24:31,929 --> 00:24:33,889 I don't know. 353 00:24:34,056 --> 00:24:38,060 It was at least 2 or 3 meters above. 354 00:24:42,231 --> 00:24:43,941 Brighter. 355 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,236 Brighter. 356 00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:58,247 You said you were uneasy when you sat down at the conn position. 357 00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:03,585 I felt trapped by the console. 358 00:25:04,211 --> 00:25:07,923 But it wasn't like this, there was something else here. 359 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:12,970 A restraint of some kind? 360 00:25:14,138 --> 00:25:16,140 Yes, there was a restraint. 361 00:25:16,306 --> 00:25:19,643 It was flat and metal. It was made of metal. 362 00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:25,899 It came down over my legs. 363 00:25:26,442 --> 00:25:30,738 No, no, no, it was across my chest, it was right here. 364 00:25:30,946 --> 00:25:32,322 It was holding you down? 365 00:25:32,489 --> 00:25:34,366 Yes, it was part of the table. It was here. 366 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:35,784 It was right here. 367 00:25:37,745 --> 00:25:42,416 Computer, create a restraining arm 368 00:25:42,583 --> 00:25:46,462 attached to the right side of the table at the midpoint. 369 00:25:50,466 --> 00:25:52,509 Was it like that? 370 00:25:53,510 --> 00:25:57,097 Computer, put controls on the restraining arm. 371 00:25:57,264 --> 00:25:59,641 A control panel, lights. 372 00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:05,314 Kaminer: There was something else there. 373 00:26:05,481 --> 00:26:08,150 Over the head of the table. 374 00:26:09,318 --> 00:26:12,029 A metal swing arm. 375 00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:16,909 Computer, create a metal swing arm, double-jointed, 376 00:26:17,076 --> 00:26:18,702 total length, 1 meter. 377 00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:21,872 Connect it to the head of the table. 378 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:27,461 Worf: There was something attached to it. A tool of some sort. 379 00:26:28,337 --> 00:26:30,339 Scissor-like. 380 00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:36,136 Computer, produce a pair of scissors attached to the armature. 381 00:26:40,224 --> 00:26:43,560 The handle is wrong. It was not scissors. 382 00:26:44,186 --> 00:26:47,481 Computer, make the handle a single-piece grip. 383 00:26:47,731 --> 00:26:50,984 Ten centimeters long, solid metal. 384 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:55,531 Now, make one blade longer, curved inward. 385 00:26:58,826 --> 00:27:01,036 And give the other blade a jagged edge. 386 00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:07,709 Troi: All right. 387 00:27:07,876 --> 00:27:10,587 You were lying on the table. 388 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:14,383 You had a bright light shining in your eyes. 389 00:27:15,509 --> 00:27:19,346 Were there any smells in the room? 390 00:27:19,513 --> 00:27:21,390 Were there any sounds? 391 00:27:24,393 --> 00:27:26,562 Yes, there was a sound. 392 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,651 Computer, there were noises coming from the darkness. 393 00:27:32,818 --> 00:27:34,695 Strange. 394 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:37,531 Like whispering. 395 00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:41,785 More like clicks. 396 00:27:41,952 --> 00:27:44,079 Clicking sounds. 397 00:27:46,957 --> 00:27:48,750 Louden 398 00:27:49,918 --> 00:27:51,753 faster. 399 00:27:52,296 --> 00:27:54,089 More of them. 400 00:27:56,550 --> 00:27:58,802 I've been in this room before. 401 00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:02,681 We've all been here before. 402 00:28:10,272 --> 00:28:12,316 Crusher: Here it is again. 403 00:28:13,483 --> 00:28:15,903 Something has caused high levels of serotonin 404 00:28:16,069 --> 00:28:19,031 to be produced in geordi's visual cortex. 405 00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:20,574 When I examined him earlier today, 406 00:28:20,741 --> 00:28:22,951 I thought it was the result of a bacterial infection. 407 00:28:23,118 --> 00:28:25,245 But now I'm finding the same thing in all three. 408 00:28:25,412 --> 00:28:28,624 They all have elevated levels of serotonin. 409 00:28:28,790 --> 00:28:30,334 It's concentrated in the hippocampus, 410 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:34,379 which suggests that they've been exposed to a neuro-sedative. 411 00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:35,547 And that's not all. 412 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:40,427 I have detected minute tetryon particle traces in their subdermal tissues. 413 00:28:40,594 --> 00:28:42,304 Tetryons. 414 00:28:42,471 --> 00:28:44,306 Like the emissions in the cargo bay. 415 00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:48,977 I have completed my self-diagnostic, 416 00:28:49,144 --> 00:28:51,813 and have confirmed that I was not aboard the enterprise 417 00:28:51,980 --> 00:28:54,524 for 90 minutes, 17 seconds yesterday afternoon. 418 00:28:54,691 --> 00:28:56,360 Are you sure? 419 00:28:56,526 --> 00:28:58,445 Whenever I am on the ship, the warp field leaves 420 00:28:58,612 --> 00:29:02,783 an electromagnetic signal on my internal servo fluid system. 421 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:06,870 Between the period of 1254 to 1426 hours, 422 00:29:07,037 --> 00:29:08,413 that signature is missing. 423 00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:15,462 Computer, are there any members of the crew of the enterprise missing? 424 00:29:15,629 --> 00:29:18,298 Computer: There are two crew members unaccounted for. 425 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:20,467 Identify them. 426 00:29:20,634 --> 00:29:24,554 Computer: Lieutenant Edward hag/er and ensign Sariel rager. 427 00:29:24,721 --> 00:29:25,847 When did they leave? 428 00:29:26,014 --> 00:29:30,394 Computer: They have not been present since 2332 hours. 429 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:32,437 Picard: How did they leave? 430 00:29:32,604 --> 00:29:34,606 Computer: Method of departure unknown. 431 00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:35,816 Picard to bridge. 432 00:29:35,983 --> 00:29:37,503 Man 1: Bridge here, captain. 433 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:40,862 Raise shields. And I want a level four security alert. 434 00:29:41,029 --> 00:29:43,824 I need to know if anyone comes on or off this ship. 435 00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:45,075 Man 1: Aye, sir. 436 00:29:45,242 --> 00:29:46,952 Mr. La forge, Mr. Data, 437 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:50,205 I believe that if we find the source of those tetryon emissions, 438 00:29:50,580 --> 00:29:52,457 we'll find the missing crew members. 439 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:54,501 We're on it, sir. 440 00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:57,212 Man 2: Dr. Crusher. 441 00:30:02,551 --> 00:30:03,593 My god. 442 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:04,886 What is it? 443 00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:07,597 It looks as though your arm has been severed 444 00:30:07,764 --> 00:30:09,266 and then reattached. 445 00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:10,475 What? 446 00:30:12,769 --> 00:30:15,105 Crusher: The skeletal structure in your radius and ulna 447 00:30:15,272 --> 00:30:19,901 is offset by 0.02 microns. 448 00:30:20,068 --> 00:30:24,114 Your arm has been amputated and surgically reattached. 449 00:30:31,371 --> 00:30:33,290 Any progress with the analysis, lieutenant? 450 00:30:53,060 --> 00:30:55,937 La forge: Data, the tetryon emissions have intensified. 451 00:30:56,438 --> 00:31:00,442 They seem to be focusing in this direction. 452 00:31:00,901 --> 00:31:03,278 Coalescing here. 453 00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,406 They're reading as a point of subspace energy. 454 00:31:07,282 --> 00:31:10,619 It appears to be the beginnings of a spatial rupture. 455 00:31:10,786 --> 00:31:14,706 Yeah, the tetryon emissions are modulating 456 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:20,879 in a way that looks like somebody's controlling the energy. 457 00:31:21,838 --> 00:31:23,590 You know, 458 00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:27,386 the signals from the modifications I made to the sensor array, 459 00:31:27,552 --> 00:31:30,639 some of them dipped pretty deep into subspace. 460 00:31:31,515 --> 00:31:33,642 Maybe they caught somebody's attention. 461 00:31:33,809 --> 00:31:35,289 At the rate the rupture is expanding, 462 00:31:35,435 --> 00:31:37,479 we will soon be in danger of hull breach. 463 00:31:37,646 --> 00:31:41,149 Maybe we should try surrounding it with a subspace containment field. 464 00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:43,777 Other than the tetryon emissions in cargo bay 4, 465 00:31:43,944 --> 00:31:46,154 our internal sensors haven't recorded anything unusual 466 00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:47,989 in the past three days. 467 00:31:48,156 --> 00:31:50,575 Initiate a metallurgical analysis of the ship's hull, 468 00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:53,578 subspace field incursions may have left a trace. 469 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:55,914 Captain, sensors indicate 470 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:58,667 lieutenant hagler has returned to the enterprise. 471 00:31:58,834 --> 00:32:01,169 He is in his quarters. 472 00:32:01,336 --> 00:32:04,005 Deck 9, section 17. 473 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:17,018 Computer, emergency entry, chief medical officer Beverly crusher. 474 00:32:27,737 --> 00:32:29,197 Crusher to sickbay. 475 00:32:29,364 --> 00:32:33,952 Get me a plasma infusion unit to deck 9, section 19. 476 00:32:34,911 --> 00:32:38,415 His blood is turning into a liquid polymer. 477 00:32:48,175 --> 00:32:50,552 We've set up a containment field in cargo bay 4, 478 00:32:50,719 --> 00:32:53,096 but the rupture just keeps expanding. 479 00:32:53,263 --> 00:32:55,098 I'd say we've got another five to six hours 480 00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:56,725 before it breaches the hull. 481 00:32:56,892 --> 00:32:59,519 Can we still beam the affected sections out into space? 482 00:32:59,686 --> 00:33:04,524 No, sir. The spatial rupture is creating severe nucleonic interference. 483 00:33:04,691 --> 00:33:08,111 It is impossible to obtain a positive lock on the bulkheads. 484 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:17,412 Has your analysis suggested any way in which we might seal this rupture? 485 00:33:17,579 --> 00:33:20,707 We think we can close the rupture by neutralizing the tetryon emissions 486 00:33:20,874 --> 00:33:22,876 with a coherent graviton pulse. 487 00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:24,836 But we'd have to do that at the source. 488 00:33:25,086 --> 00:33:27,255 - How do we find the source? - Good question. 489 00:33:27,756 --> 00:33:31,092 The emissions are coming from a tertiary subspace domain. 490 00:33:31,259 --> 00:33:33,929 But subspace has an infinite number of domains. 491 00:33:34,095 --> 00:33:36,806 It's like a huge honeycomb with an infinite number of cells. 492 00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:41,144 We need to isolate the exact cell that these emissions are coming from. 493 00:33:41,311 --> 00:33:45,106 If someone homed on to subspace signals 494 00:33:45,273 --> 00:33:49,027 created by our modified signal array, 495 00:33:49,194 --> 00:33:51,363 can we do the same to them? 496 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:54,449 Track the tetryon emissions to their universe? 497 00:33:54,616 --> 00:33:57,744 Tetryon particles have a random momentum. 498 00:33:57,911 --> 00:33:59,621 Our sensors cannot track them, sir. 499 00:33:59,788 --> 00:34:04,417 Perhaps we could construct a homing device. 500 00:34:04,584 --> 00:34:06,294 Something that our sensors could track. 501 00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:09,548 That's a good idea, but there's no way to get that device to the source. 502 00:34:09,714 --> 00:34:11,132 Riker: Yes, there is. 503 00:34:11,591 --> 00:34:13,009 Give it to me. 504 00:34:13,176 --> 00:34:15,762 They've taken me for the last few nights, and if I'm right, 505 00:34:15,929 --> 00:34:17,329 the same thing will happen tonight. 506 00:34:17,472 --> 00:34:18,807 Well, if you had a homing device, 507 00:34:18,974 --> 00:34:21,601 we could track it to your location in subspace. 508 00:34:21,768 --> 00:34:23,608 Then as soon as they send you back to the ship, 509 00:34:23,770 --> 00:34:26,690 we could transmit the graviton pulse and neutralize the tetryon emissions. 510 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:28,650 If they send him back. 511 00:34:28,817 --> 00:34:30,986 Ensign rager still hasn't been returned. 512 00:34:31,152 --> 00:34:33,488 They're going to take me whether I wanna go or not. 513 00:34:34,948 --> 00:34:38,201 Well, we could wait as long as possible for you to be returned, number one. 514 00:34:38,368 --> 00:34:41,454 But when the spatial ruptures begin to threaten the ship, 515 00:34:41,621 --> 00:34:44,791 then we would have to transmit that graviton pulse. 516 00:34:44,958 --> 00:34:46,167 Understood. 517 00:34:46,376 --> 00:34:51,548 Perhaps there's a way that we could give you an advantage. 518 00:34:51,715 --> 00:34:55,927 A way of keeping you conscious after they've taken you. 519 00:34:56,094 --> 00:34:59,222 Doctor, can you develop some counteragent 520 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:02,601 to the neuro-sedative that they have been giving the crew? 521 00:35:05,020 --> 00:35:07,147 I could give you a neuro-stimulant, 522 00:35:07,314 --> 00:35:11,192 but the dosage would have to be rather high to counteract the effects. 523 00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:12,569 It could be risky. 524 00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:14,571 I'm willing to take that risk. 525 00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:17,365 Make it so. 526 00:35:17,532 --> 00:35:22,287 Mr. La forge, begin work on that homing device. 527 00:35:25,373 --> 00:35:27,000 This should ward off their neuro-sedative 528 00:35:27,167 --> 00:35:29,252 for about 12 hours. 529 00:35:29,419 --> 00:35:31,379 I hope it's enough. 530 00:35:31,546 --> 00:35:35,300 It's gonna have to be. I can't risk giving you a higher dosage. 531 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:40,096 I've locked this tricorder into a continuous cycle. 532 00:35:40,263 --> 00:35:42,891 That way it'll keep recording whether you open it or not. 533 00:35:43,058 --> 00:35:46,269 Hopefully, you can bring back some information about their domain. 534 00:35:46,436 --> 00:35:49,689 We've modified a sensor relay emitter to transmit a subspace beacon. 535 00:35:49,856 --> 00:35:51,066 When this indicator lights up, 536 00:35:51,232 --> 00:35:53,985 it means that we've locked on to your location. 537 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:56,071 Understood. 538 00:36:48,748 --> 00:36:52,210 Captain, commander riker has been taken from the enterprise. 539 00:38:15,543 --> 00:38:17,837 Mr. La forge, report. 540 00:38:18,004 --> 00:38:19,589 I still can't locate the homing signal. 541 00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:22,217 We've covered the entire upper subspace energy band. 542 00:38:22,383 --> 00:38:25,553 We're extending the scan to adjacent levels. 543 00:38:26,095 --> 00:38:27,722 Mr. Data, your status? 544 00:38:27,889 --> 00:38:30,767 Data: The rupture has expanded another 4.2 percent. 545 00:38:31,059 --> 00:38:32,268 Without further reinforcement, 546 00:38:32,435 --> 00:38:36,147 containment field integrity will fail in approximately 14 minutes. 547 00:38:36,564 --> 00:38:38,650 Can you divert more power to the containment field? 548 00:38:38,817 --> 00:38:41,069 I can try to augment the field with auxiliary power, 549 00:38:41,236 --> 00:38:43,238 but it won't be much. 550 00:38:43,404 --> 00:38:45,490 - Make it so. - Aye, sir. 551 00:39:27,866 --> 00:39:30,910 Captain, I've located the homing signal. 552 00:39:31,077 --> 00:39:33,413 Locking on to it now. 553 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:37,458 It's coming from a subspace energy level of 16.2 kev. 554 00:39:37,625 --> 00:39:39,669 Stand by to initiate the graviton pulse. 555 00:39:39,836 --> 00:39:42,380 Graviton emitters at full power, sir. Standing by. 556 00:39:42,547 --> 00:39:43,882 Mr. Data, how much time? 557 00:39:44,048 --> 00:39:45,091 At the present rate, 558 00:39:45,258 --> 00:39:48,428 containment failure will occur in approximately nine minutes. 559 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,406 Captain, the containment field is beginning to fluctuate. 560 00:40:08,573 --> 00:40:11,826 Failure anticipated in three minutes, 11 seconds. 561 00:40:11,993 --> 00:40:15,830 We can't afford to wait any longer. Begin the graviton pulse. 562 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,709 Initiating pulse now. 563 00:40:28,927 --> 00:40:30,011 Data to engineering. 564 00:40:30,178 --> 00:40:33,014 The graviton pulse is having an effect. 565 00:40:33,681 --> 00:40:37,268 Tetryon emissions have decreased by 19 percent. 566 00:40:39,437 --> 00:40:42,482 Captain, additional subharmonics have appeared. 567 00:40:42,649 --> 00:40:44,984 They are reinforcing the tetryon emissions. 568 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,196 They appear to be counteracting the graviton pulse. 569 00:40:48,363 --> 00:40:51,115 The rupture is beginning to expand again, sir. 570 00:40:51,282 --> 00:40:54,077 Looks like somebody is fighting back. 571 00:40:54,243 --> 00:40:56,329 Can you strengthen the graviton pulse? 572 00:40:56,496 --> 00:40:58,456 I can try to set up a random frequency shift. 573 00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:00,792 If we can keep them from guessing our pulse modulation, 574 00:41:00,959 --> 00:41:03,294 they might not be able to compensate. 575 00:41:14,222 --> 00:41:17,141 Tetryon emissions continue to increase. 576 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:19,018 The rupture is still expanding. 577 00:41:19,394 --> 00:41:20,687 Hull breach is imminent. 578 00:41:20,853 --> 00:41:24,232 They're reacting faster than we can shift frequencies. 579 00:41:24,857 --> 00:41:28,528 Shipley, program the emitters for full spectrum pulse compression. 580 00:41:28,695 --> 00:41:30,446 I want to channel all of the graviton energy 581 00:41:30,613 --> 00:41:31,739 into a single burst. 582 00:41:31,906 --> 00:41:33,074 See if they can handle that. 583 00:41:33,241 --> 00:41:35,284 Ready, commander. 584 00:41:49,757 --> 00:41:51,592 The rupture is beginning to close, sir. 585 00:41:51,801 --> 00:41:54,303 Recharge the emitters. Let's hit them again. 586 00:41:54,762 --> 00:41:56,889 - Come on. - Ready. 587 00:42:13,489 --> 00:42:15,366 Data: The rupture is 86 percent closed. 588 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:17,413 We're almost there. One more burst should do it. 589 00:42:17,618 --> 00:42:18,661 Emitters recharging. 590 00:42:48,524 --> 00:42:52,111 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 46191.2. 591 00:42:52,278 --> 00:42:55,281 The tetryon emissions in cargo bay 4 have ceased, 592 00:42:55,448 --> 00:42:58,576 and there have been no further indications of alien intrusions. 593 00:42:58,743 --> 00:43:02,121 All enterprise crew members are safe and accounted for. 594 00:43:02,288 --> 00:43:05,666 But we are still left with some unanswered questions. 595 00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:08,711 Based on the information gathered from commander riker's tricorder, 596 00:43:08,878 --> 00:43:12,048 we have determined that the molecular structure of the alien life forms 597 00:43:12,215 --> 00:43:13,591 is solanagen-based. 598 00:43:13,758 --> 00:43:16,177 We think that's why they couldn't come through into our space 599 00:43:16,344 --> 00:43:18,221 as easily as they could take us into theirs. 600 00:43:18,387 --> 00:43:20,139 They needed to learn how to remodulate 601 00:43:20,306 --> 00:43:22,866 their cellular energy states in order to survive in our universe. 602 00:43:23,017 --> 00:43:24,268 The tricorder readings indicate 603 00:43:24,435 --> 00:43:27,855 they created a small pocket of our universe in their laboratory, 604 00:43:28,022 --> 00:43:30,066 to keep those they abducted alive. 605 00:43:30,608 --> 00:43:32,860 Like putting a fish in a bucket of water. 606 00:43:33,069 --> 00:43:35,363 It's probably what they were trying to do in cargo bay 4, 607 00:43:35,530 --> 00:43:37,657 create a pocket of their universe in ours. 608 00:43:37,824 --> 00:43:40,368 What can we do to prevent this from happening again? 609 00:43:40,910 --> 00:43:42,411 It looks like they found us initially 610 00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:44,747 by discovering my modified sensor signal. 611 00:43:44,914 --> 00:43:48,209 We should warn all starfleet ships not to make that same mistake. 612 00:43:48,376 --> 00:43:50,586 Have we any idea what came through the rupture 613 00:43:50,753 --> 00:43:52,380 before we were able to shut it down? 614 00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:56,134 No, sir. We were unable to track it once it left the cargo bay. 615 00:43:56,384 --> 00:43:58,469 Maybe it was a probe of some kind. 616 00:43:59,053 --> 00:44:03,558 Possibly they were simply curious. Explorers, like ourselves. 617 00:44:04,725 --> 00:44:07,562 Ensign rager and I were lucky to have escaped. 618 00:44:07,728 --> 00:44:10,064 Lieutenant hagler is dead. 619 00:44:10,231 --> 00:44:15,403 Whoever it was that sent that thing was more than simply curious.