1 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:06,089 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 44307.3. 2 00:00:06,256 --> 00:00:09,092 I am preparing to leave by shuttlecraft for pentarus v, 3 00:00:09,259 --> 00:00:12,763 where I've been asked to mediate a dispute among the salenite miners, 4 00:00:12,930 --> 00:00:16,934 a contentious group unfortunately prone to violence. 5 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:22,439 But first, I must deal with a situation of a far more personal nature. 6 00:00:22,606 --> 00:00:23,815 Wesley: Sir? 7 00:00:29,780 --> 00:00:32,157 Mr. Crusher, I summoned you almost ten minutes ago. 8 00:00:32,324 --> 00:00:34,034 Sir, I'm sorry. 9 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:36,161 I was in the middle of a very important experiment 10 00:00:36,286 --> 00:00:38,006 that was using some very volatile compounds. 11 00:00:38,121 --> 00:00:40,332 - I couldn't just leave them... - Excuses, Mr. Crusher? 12 00:00:40,499 --> 00:00:41,699 Wesley: No, sir, I was just... 13 00:00:41,792 --> 00:00:44,920 Because I can assure you that will not go down well at starfleet academy. 14 00:00:45,087 --> 00:00:47,130 Yes, sir, I'm aware of that. 15 00:00:53,095 --> 00:00:54,638 The academy? 16 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:58,475 I just received a message from admiral nsomeka. 17 00:00:59,101 --> 00:01:00,978 She expects you to report in two weeks. 18 00:01:01,144 --> 00:01:04,606 A position has opened up in this year's class. 19 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:05,983 Thank you. 20 00:01:06,149 --> 00:01:09,236 Now, you're going to have to work overtime in order to catch up, 21 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:11,989 but I have assured the admiral that you are capable of it. 22 00:01:12,155 --> 00:01:15,742 - Please don't make a liar out of me. - Oh, no, sir, I won't. 23 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:18,583 For your final mission on board the enterprise, 24 00:01:18,662 --> 00:01:21,290 you will accompany me to pentarus v 25 00:01:21,456 --> 00:01:24,626 while I try to sort out the problems with the miners. 26 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:26,553 Riker has told me that you have been studying 27 00:01:26,670 --> 00:01:30,173 the effects of outpost judiciary decisions on federation law. 28 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:32,342 What better way to get first-hand experience? 29 00:01:32,509 --> 00:01:37,180 Captain, I'm picking up a general distress signal from gamelan v. 30 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:39,349 On-screen. 31 00:01:39,516 --> 00:01:43,145 Please. Does anyone read us? 32 00:01:43,312 --> 00:01:45,188 Open a channel. 33 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:50,944 I'm captain Jean-Luc picard of the federation starship enterprise. 34 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:55,073 Captain, I am chairman songi of gamelan v. 35 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,077 An unidentified spacecraft has entered orbit above our planet. 36 00:01:59,244 --> 00:02:04,207 Radiation levels in our atmosphere have increased by 3,000 percent. 37 00:02:04,583 --> 00:02:07,336 We can only assume we are under attack, 38 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:10,631 but the ship will not answer our hails. 39 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:12,549 We are a peaceful planet. 40 00:02:12,716 --> 00:02:15,218 We have no ability to defend ourselves. 41 00:02:15,385 --> 00:02:17,888 Please, can you help us? 42 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:19,655 Mr. Data, are we close enough for a scan? 43 00:02:20,474 --> 00:02:22,392 No, sir. We are out of range. 44 00:02:22,559 --> 00:02:24,561 Any other ships in that sector? 45 00:02:24,728 --> 00:02:26,605 Negative, commander. 46 00:02:26,938 --> 00:02:29,566 Chairman songi, we'll proceed immediately to your planet. 47 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:31,610 Thank you, captain. 48 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:35,463 Commander riker, take the enterprise and investigate the problem. 49 00:02:35,572 --> 00:02:37,574 Ensign crusher and I will proceed to pentarus v. 50 00:02:37,741 --> 00:02:40,219 The miners have sent a shuttle which will leave in ten minutes. 51 00:02:40,243 --> 00:02:41,828 Yes, sir. 52 00:02:50,629 --> 00:02:54,508 You know, I've noticed here that your maneuvering thrusters are rigged 53 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:57,302 in a configuration I've never seen before. 54 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,471 It's my own modification. 55 00:02:59,638 --> 00:03:01,431 It's more efficient. 56 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:04,559 You can study it if you want. 57 00:03:05,936 --> 00:03:08,063 Excuse me, captain. 58 00:03:09,773 --> 00:03:12,067 I've run safety and operational inspections, captain. 59 00:03:12,234 --> 00:03:13,276 Everything checks out. 60 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:15,243 But I won't make any claims as to its comfort. 61 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:19,032 Captain picard. Captain dirgo of the shuttlecraft nenebek. 62 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:23,078 Ah, captain, it's good to meet you. 63 00:03:30,168 --> 00:03:32,838 Captain of a mining shuttle? 64 00:03:33,004 --> 00:03:34,756 Yes, ensign. Captain. 65 00:03:35,173 --> 00:03:36,550 My ship isn't pretty. 66 00:03:36,717 --> 00:03:40,429 She isn't big, but we've logged almost 10,000 hours together. 67 00:03:40,804 --> 00:03:43,390 Oh, yes. She seems a very... 68 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:46,059 A very sturdy craft. 69 00:03:47,352 --> 00:03:49,187 We should go. 70 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,399 Captain, will you take ops? 71 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:54,609 I'll let ensign crusher perform that task. 72 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:57,612 I have to study up on regalian law. 73 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:09,833 Shuttlecraft has cleared the bay, sir. 74 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,171 Ensign allenby, set a course for the gamelan system. Warp 6. 75 00:04:14,337 --> 00:04:15,505 Aye, sir. 76 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:23,638 You've done this before? 77 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:27,517 The captain back there, 78 00:04:27,684 --> 00:04:31,021 if he isn't tougher than he looks, those miners will tear him apart. 79 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:34,024 Don't worry about captain picard. He'll handle them. 80 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:37,694 Wesley: I've lost navigation. 81 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,781 The port thruster quad's gone. 82 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:43,533 Guidance coupling system is severed. 83 00:04:44,159 --> 00:04:46,536 I can't stabilize her. 84 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:22,405 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 85 00:05:23,114 --> 00:05:27,077 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 86 00:05:27,244 --> 00:05:32,290 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 87 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:36,753 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 88 00:05:37,295 --> 00:05:41,550 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 89 00:06:44,154 --> 00:06:46,406 Wesley: The port thruster module blew. 90 00:06:46,781 --> 00:06:48,825 Nenebek to enterprise. Emergency. 91 00:06:48,992 --> 00:06:50,994 Do you read? 92 00:06:51,494 --> 00:06:53,872 Pentarus station, come in. 93 00:06:54,789 --> 00:06:55,957 Communication's gone. 94 00:06:56,124 --> 00:06:57,768 Picard: Is your navigational system functioning? 95 00:06:57,792 --> 00:07:00,545 Negative. Switching to manual. 96 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:03,882 Fifty million kilometers to pentarus v. 97 00:07:04,049 --> 00:07:06,217 We may have to put down somewhere else. 98 00:07:06,885 --> 00:07:10,180 Mr. Crusher, scan for a class-m environment. 99 00:07:10,347 --> 00:07:11,640 Aye, sir. 100 00:07:13,016 --> 00:07:16,061 I'm gonna have to throttle back on the main impulse engines. 101 00:07:17,812 --> 00:07:21,232 Sir, one of the moons around pentarus III, 102 00:07:21,399 --> 00:07:23,526 it registers as class-m, barely. 103 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:26,696 The mean surface temperature is 55 degrees celsius. 104 00:07:26,863 --> 00:07:28,406 Life forms indicated? 105 00:07:28,573 --> 00:07:30,325 Negative. But scanning is limited. 106 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,827 There is a very strong magnetic field around the surface. 107 00:07:33,536 --> 00:07:35,622 We don't have a choice. 108 00:07:42,545 --> 00:07:45,882 Save the impulse engine for controlled entry. 109 00:07:46,424 --> 00:07:50,470 Picard: Mr. Crusher, reconfigure working thrusters to manual input. 110 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:53,181 I'll try, sir, but this grid looks about a hundred years old. 111 00:07:53,348 --> 00:07:55,392 We don't have the federation's resources. 112 00:07:55,558 --> 00:07:57,769 Captain, take the helm. 113 00:07:59,854 --> 00:08:01,898 I'm rerouting the deuterium flow. 114 00:08:04,025 --> 00:08:05,902 Hull temperature, 700 degrees. 115 00:08:06,069 --> 00:08:07,737 Beginning braking maneuver. 116 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,324 We're below mach 1. 117 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:13,660 Bypass to thrusters now. 118 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:18,415 Picard: Brace yourself for impact. 119 00:08:43,898 --> 00:08:45,483 Dear god. 120 00:08:46,776 --> 00:08:49,446 Let's salvage what we can. 121 00:08:55,952 --> 00:09:00,290 The first thing we'll need is shelter from the sun. 122 00:09:05,295 --> 00:09:09,799 In this heat, the shuttle will act like an oven. 123 00:09:11,634 --> 00:09:13,887 Dirgo: All the systems are out. 124 00:09:14,137 --> 00:09:16,473 Can't get a communication channel. 125 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:19,559 Location transponder's gone too. 126 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:23,772 Picard: Check the craft for something to protect our heads and eyes. 127 00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:26,524 And, captain, please recover your medical supplies. 128 00:09:26,691 --> 00:09:28,818 Food and water rations. 129 00:09:29,152 --> 00:09:31,905 Dirgo: Well, the medical supplies are all right. 130 00:09:34,783 --> 00:09:36,326 Food and water? 131 00:09:36,785 --> 00:09:38,578 Dirgo: The replicator. 132 00:09:39,913 --> 00:09:42,248 Damaged beyond repair. 133 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:45,502 Picard: Surely you have emergency supplies. 134 00:09:46,044 --> 00:09:48,421 This isn't a starship. 135 00:09:48,671 --> 00:09:51,132 I have to choose what I carry. 136 00:09:52,175 --> 00:09:55,678 Are you telling me there's no water? 137 00:10:20,036 --> 00:10:21,538 Scanning. 138 00:10:21,746 --> 00:10:24,499 The vessel reads as an unmanned sublight freighter. 139 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:27,252 - Origin? - Indeterminate. 140 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:31,881 Propulsion appears to employ a gaseous-core fission reactor, 141 00:10:32,048 --> 00:10:33,133 but it is not functioning. 142 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:36,094 The radiation levels from that ship are off the scale. 143 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:38,721 Could that be leakage from their engines? 144 00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:41,766 No, sir. Engine reactor elements appear to have been inactive 145 00:10:41,933 --> 00:10:43,768 for approximately 300 years. 146 00:10:43,935 --> 00:10:47,564 The vessel is carrying various unstable waste products. 147 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,691 You mean it's a garbage scow? 148 00:10:50,108 --> 00:10:53,111 - Precisely. - Mr. Worf, open hailing frequency. 149 00:10:54,904 --> 00:10:57,907 Chairman songi, this is commander riker on board the enterprise. 150 00:10:58,074 --> 00:10:59,242 Yes, commander. 151 00:10:59,409 --> 00:11:02,412 It appears you've inherited someone else's problem. 152 00:11:02,579 --> 00:11:06,958 An old waste vessel caught by your planet's gravitational pull. 153 00:11:07,125 --> 00:11:09,961 Have your people begun to suffer from radiation sickness? 154 00:11:10,128 --> 00:11:14,799 Not yet. But some areas are already detecting dangerous levels. 155 00:11:14,966 --> 00:11:17,468 We'll do our best to get it out of here as quickly as possible. 156 00:11:17,635 --> 00:11:19,637 Thank you, commander. 157 00:11:20,430 --> 00:11:22,807 We're gonna push that barge into the gamelan sun. 158 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,312 Sir, the meltasion asteroid belt lies between here and the sun. 159 00:11:27,478 --> 00:11:28,758 Then we'll take it in ourselves. 160 00:11:28,897 --> 00:11:31,065 We'll use our deflectors to clear a path. 161 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:33,752 La forge: I don't like the idea of getting close to that barge to tow it. 162 00:11:33,776 --> 00:11:34,976 The radiation levels are high, 163 00:11:35,069 --> 00:11:37,149 we'd be risking the contamination of the entire crew. 164 00:11:38,406 --> 00:11:39,616 Do you have a better idea? 165 00:11:39,782 --> 00:11:41,677 La forge: We could send a construction module over 166 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:42,744 to attach thrusters to it. 167 00:11:42,911 --> 00:11:45,747 Then we could direct it through the asteroid belt from a safe distance. 168 00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:49,563 Commander, a message from the mining settlement on pentarus v. 169 00:11:49,667 --> 00:11:52,921 The shuttlecraft carrying captain picard has not yet arrived. 170 00:11:53,087 --> 00:11:55,131 They left here at 0800 hours. 171 00:11:55,298 --> 00:11:57,967 They have asked if we are beginning a search. 172 00:12:01,804 --> 00:12:03,640 Tell them we have an emergency situation. 173 00:12:03,806 --> 00:12:05,686 We will begin as soon as we have completed that. 174 00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:06,768 Worf: Aye, sir. 175 00:12:06,935 --> 00:12:09,896 Mr. La forge, prepare to launch the construction module. 176 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:12,815 I'd like to get this over with as fast as possible. 177 00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,091 Picard: Any luck with the tricorder, ensign? 178 00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:22,283 I think so, sir. 179 00:12:22,450 --> 00:12:25,995 The scanning range may be a bit limited, but it's better than nothing. 180 00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:28,831 These were on board, captain. They're working. 181 00:12:28,998 --> 00:12:30,124 Picard: Excellent. 182 00:12:31,042 --> 00:12:33,670 Our communicators may not be able to get a signal 183 00:12:33,836 --> 00:12:36,089 through this strong a magnetic field. 184 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:40,009 I'm fashioning an arrow. 185 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:44,430 If a search party finds the wreckage, 186 00:12:45,056 --> 00:12:47,517 they'll know that we've headed for those mountains. 187 00:12:47,684 --> 00:12:48,935 Are you crazy? 188 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:51,562 We're too far away. We'll never make it. 189 00:12:53,648 --> 00:12:55,858 We can't survive in this sun. 190 00:12:56,025 --> 00:13:00,029 Where there's mountains, there's shelter. 191 00:13:01,364 --> 00:13:02,844 You've got no right to make decisions. 192 00:13:02,949 --> 00:13:05,118 I'm the captain of this ship. 193 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:08,538 If you wanna get out of this, I suggest you listen to captain picard. 194 00:13:08,705 --> 00:13:12,000 - He's gonna keep us alive. - Thank you, ensign. That's enough. 195 00:13:16,713 --> 00:13:20,258 Captain dirgo, you're an able pilot. 196 00:13:20,425 --> 00:13:22,176 I welcome your input. 197 00:13:22,343 --> 00:13:25,013 Do you feel that there is an alternative we're overlooking? 198 00:13:34,772 --> 00:13:36,482 Very well. 199 00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:39,402 I suggest a steady pace, not a brisk one. 200 00:13:39,861 --> 00:13:43,072 We need to ration our energy. Try breathing through your nose. 201 00:13:43,239 --> 00:13:45,241 That way, it will help to prevent dehydration. 202 00:13:45,408 --> 00:13:46,409 I'll lead. 203 00:13:46,576 --> 00:13:48,411 Captain dirgo, will you bring up the rear? 204 00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:48,638 And you were worried about how tough the captain is? 205 00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:29,679 - Did you find water? - No, not yet. 206 00:15:29,846 --> 00:15:31,347 What are you doing with that? 207 00:15:31,514 --> 00:15:32,682 Picard: Mr. Crusher? 208 00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:38,688 I'm not sure, sir. 209 00:15:40,648 --> 00:15:42,525 It's an energy reading. 210 00:15:42,692 --> 00:15:45,236 Picard: Energy reading? What kind? 211 00:15:45,403 --> 00:15:47,113 Low frequency em. 212 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,450 It's been getting stronger the closer we get to those mountains. 213 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:52,410 What are you saying? 214 00:15:52,577 --> 00:15:55,788 There's something over there waiting for us? 215 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:57,498 I'm not sure what it is. 216 00:15:57,665 --> 00:16:01,377 It just keeps registering as a repeating energy pattern. 217 00:16:02,503 --> 00:16:04,505 Ensign, are you suggesting that this energy 218 00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:06,883 is not naturally occurring? 219 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:08,718 These readings could be indicative 220 00:16:08,885 --> 00:16:13,890 of some electromagnetic properties in the rocks, but I don't think so. 221 00:16:14,056 --> 00:16:15,183 Life form? 222 00:16:15,725 --> 00:16:17,560 It's possible. 223 00:16:17,727 --> 00:16:19,520 The pattern is fairly organized. 224 00:16:23,065 --> 00:16:25,568 Well, we can't go back. 225 00:16:26,194 --> 00:16:28,404 We can't stay here. 226 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:32,742 We've got to keep going for those mountains. 227 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,954 No matter what is waiting for us. 228 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:20,248 Dirgo: There has to be water in here. 229 00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:22,291 Aren't caves formed by water? 230 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:24,627 Picard: Not necessarily. 231 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:27,964 This could be created by volcanic activity. 232 00:17:28,130 --> 00:17:30,299 Lava flow. These walls are dry. 233 00:17:31,342 --> 00:17:33,142 Mr. Crusher, do you have any moisture reading? 234 00:17:33,261 --> 00:17:36,305 No, sir. But that em reading? 235 00:17:37,014 --> 00:17:38,933 The pattern's changed. 236 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:41,644 The frequency's peaking a lot higher. 237 00:17:46,232 --> 00:17:48,067 You have water. 238 00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:50,152 I wouldn't hide water. 239 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:55,533 That's called dresci. It's from my planet. 240 00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:03,332 - It's alcohol. - It's medicinal. 241 00:18:03,499 --> 00:18:06,502 It's for emergencies. I was going to share it with you. 242 00:18:06,669 --> 00:18:08,909 This wouldn't quench your thirst, it would make it worse. 243 00:18:09,338 --> 00:18:10,840 Well, I'll take my chances. 244 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:12,577 I'm not gonna let you waste this. 245 00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:15,720 This is more valuable to us as a coolant or disinfectant. 246 00:18:15,886 --> 00:18:18,764 - It's mine. - Stow that with the medical supplies. 247 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:21,851 Keep your eye on it. All right. We're going to explore the cave. 248 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:25,229 Mr. Crusher, look out for any signs of water, no matter how faint. 249 00:18:26,689 --> 00:18:29,191 Captain dirgo, will you lead the way? 250 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:50,141 We're projecting that the bulk of radiation 251 00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:53,299 will affect three small island groups. 252 00:18:54,884 --> 00:18:57,386 Fortunately, they're very sparsely populated. 253 00:18:57,553 --> 00:18:59,555 We'll begin replicating hyronalin now 254 00:18:59,722 --> 00:19:02,391 and be ready to transport it to them if it becomes necessary. 255 00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:05,186 Please coordinate with all the medical personnel on the planet. 256 00:19:05,353 --> 00:19:07,021 Beveny? 257 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:14,904 We've contacted the nearest starbase for search vessels. 258 00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:18,658 I'm afraid the closest one is almost a week away. 259 00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:21,285 I see. Thank you. 260 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:24,330 But we have asked the mining settlement 261 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:27,500 to send any vessels they might have. 262 00:19:27,917 --> 00:19:29,293 You know, 263 00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:33,923 there are many reasons why the shuttlecraft may have been delayed. 264 00:19:34,256 --> 00:19:36,425 Deanna, thank you. 265 00:19:36,592 --> 00:19:38,386 But I'm all right. 266 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:41,347 And right now, I have work to do. 267 00:19:49,397 --> 00:19:53,317 Commander, the miners report they have very few operable shuttlecraft. 268 00:19:53,484 --> 00:19:55,444 They want to know when we will join the search. 269 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:56,612 Tell them to stand by. 270 00:19:56,779 --> 00:19:58,699 - If this works, we'll be on our way. - Aye, sir. 271 00:19:58,781 --> 00:20:00,501 Thrusters are attached and ready, commander. 272 00:20:00,574 --> 00:20:01,909 Initiate pre-fire sequence. 273 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:05,204 Pre-fire sequence transmitted, thrusters to stand by. 274 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:08,791 Fire thrusters. Gradual acceleration to 40 percent power. 275 00:20:15,339 --> 00:20:16,608 La forge: We've lost one module. 276 00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:18,342 Correcting thrust vectors to compensate. 277 00:20:18,509 --> 00:20:20,886 Structural integrity of the barge has been compromised. 278 00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:22,680 Disintegration is continuing. 279 00:20:22,847 --> 00:20:24,265 Shut down thrusters. 280 00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:27,727 Ensign, take us to 1,000 meters ahead of the barge and hold. 281 00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:30,062 External radiation levels increasing, sir. 282 00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:31,731 Coming into position at 1,000 meters. 283 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,315 Extend the shields around the ship. 284 00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:34,567 Lock on the tractor beam. 285 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:36,068 Worf: Aye, sir. 286 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:46,537 Computer: Warning: Radiation levels at 70 millirads per minute and rising. 287 00:20:46,704 --> 00:20:47,997 Allenby, set a new course. 288 00:20:48,164 --> 00:20:50,124 We'll take it through the asteroid belt ourselves. 289 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:51,500 - One-quarter impulse. - Aye, sir. 290 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:54,253 - Dr. Crusher, to the bridge. - Crusher: On my way. 291 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:57,214 Mr. Data, I need a projection of the radiation's impact on the crew. 292 00:20:57,381 --> 00:21:00,718 Mr. Worf, contact the mining settlement. 293 00:21:01,927 --> 00:21:04,847 Tell them we won't be joining the search for a while. 294 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,588 I knew there had to be water. 295 00:21:42,593 --> 00:21:46,722 - Picard: What was that? - A tightly confined annular force field. 296 00:21:46,889 --> 00:21:48,349 Placed there to protect the water? 297 00:21:48,516 --> 00:21:51,685 Yes. There has to be a way to deactivate it, sir. 298 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:54,230 We can. With our phasers. 299 00:21:54,396 --> 00:21:55,956 Mr. Dirgo, I think it would be wiser... 300 00:21:57,483 --> 00:22:00,986 Captain, the em reading. The power level's really spiking now. 301 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:02,488 - I think it's working. - Dirgo. 302 00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:12,957 Stop firing. 303 00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:14,333 Dirgo: Ah! 304 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:17,253 Wesley. 305 00:22:33,644 --> 00:22:35,855 Apply pressure to that wound. 306 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:49,785 This is the worst break. 307 00:22:49,952 --> 00:22:51,662 What was that thing? 308 00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:54,123 Keep the pressure constant. 309 00:23:09,805 --> 00:23:11,348 Ensign. 310 00:23:12,016 --> 00:23:13,976 How bad is it? 311 00:23:14,143 --> 00:23:16,186 Wesley: Your right leg is broken. 312 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:19,815 You have a fracture in your left arm, 313 00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:22,610 and you took a blow to the head. 314 00:23:22,776 --> 00:23:24,612 But we're getting the bleeding under control. 315 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:29,617 I'm going to be fine. 316 00:23:29,783 --> 00:23:31,410 I just... 317 00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:35,414 Just need to get my breath. 318 00:23:36,957 --> 00:23:39,084 Are you telling the truth? 319 00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:40,669 What truth? 320 00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:42,713 He's bleeding inside. 321 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,674 I've seen it before. He's never gonna survive. 322 00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:48,469 You don't know what you're talking about. 323 00:23:50,512 --> 00:23:53,974 You're wasting your time... Will you save that dresci for us? 324 00:23:54,141 --> 00:24:00,022 Picard: Mr. Dirgo, I would appreciate it if you didn't Bury me before I'm gone. 325 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,789 Trouble is, he could be right. 326 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:19,792 No, he's not, sir. You're gonna be fine. 327 00:24:20,709 --> 00:24:27,049 Wesley, you are going to have to keep a rein on dirgo. 328 00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:30,386 He's willful, stubborn. That's dangerous. 329 00:24:30,552 --> 00:24:33,389 - You'll handle him, sir. - Wesley, listen to me. 330 00:24:35,057 --> 00:24:37,935 I have no feeling in my right leg. 331 00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:40,729 My vision is blurred. 332 00:24:41,021 --> 00:24:45,025 I'm going to get worse, not better. 333 00:24:46,860 --> 00:24:49,571 I'm not gonna be able to help you. 334 00:24:49,738 --> 00:24:53,450 Now you're going to have to stand up to dirgo on your own. 335 00:24:57,579 --> 00:24:58,998 Yes, sir. 336 00:24:59,707 --> 00:25:02,876 Hey. Good man. 337 00:25:10,759 --> 00:25:14,972 Ri ker: First officer's log, stardate 44307.6. 338 00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:18,225 Radiation levels on the enterprise continue to rise. 339 00:25:18,392 --> 00:25:21,729 The ventilation system has started pumping h yronalin into our air supply 340 00:25:21,895 --> 00:25:23,939 to counteract the effects. 341 00:25:24,690 --> 00:25:26,942 At the rate the radiation levels are increasing, 342 00:25:27,109 --> 00:25:30,571 the hyronalin additive will only be effective for another 38 minutes. 343 00:25:30,738 --> 00:25:31,864 Crusher to medical unit 1. 344 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,616 Evacuate and seal off all non-operational areas. 345 00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:38,620 Group the crew and their families in interior corridors of decks 9 and 10. 346 00:25:38,787 --> 00:25:40,456 Radiation exposure protocol. 347 00:25:40,622 --> 00:25:41,957 Acknowledged, doctor. 348 00:25:42,124 --> 00:25:43,364 Mr. Data, at our current speed, 349 00:25:43,459 --> 00:25:45,740 how long will it take us to get through the asteroid belt? 350 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:47,588 Fifty-one minutes, 14 seconds, sir. 351 00:25:47,755 --> 00:25:50,516 There's gonna be a lot of casualties if we can't get there any faster. 352 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:53,153 Riker: Mr. La forge, how much more can we get out of that tractor beam? 353 00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:55,537 We're already at the maximum of our towing speed, commander. 354 00:25:55,637 --> 00:25:57,806 Let's see if we can establish a new upper limit. 355 00:25:57,973 --> 00:26:00,768 Yes, sir. Data, monitor the shearing effect on the beam. 356 00:26:00,934 --> 00:26:02,811 Increasing to one-half impulse. 357 00:26:10,652 --> 00:26:12,029 Tractor beam is holding. 358 00:26:12,196 --> 00:26:14,448 Shearing force, 80 metric tons per meter. 359 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:17,785 Increasing to three-quarters impulse. 360 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:26,251 Shearing force, 92 metric tons, 93... 361 00:26:27,836 --> 00:26:29,505 Tractor beam is destabilizing. 362 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:31,311 We are going to lose the barge, commander. 363 00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:35,302 - Reduce power. - One-half impulse. 364 00:26:35,469 --> 00:26:37,530 Riker: Geordi, you've got to stabilize that tractor beam. 365 00:26:37,554 --> 00:26:39,314 I can't divert any more power to the shields. 366 00:26:39,389 --> 00:26:41,350 We're already hitting our maximum thermal limits. 367 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:44,037 Only other choice is to bring some other fusion reactors online. 368 00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:46,688 But we're running at peak coolant pressure. 369 00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:48,232 Do it. 370 00:26:49,358 --> 00:26:54,738 Computer: Warning: Radiation levels at 150 millirads per minute and rising. 371 00:26:54,905 --> 00:26:58,200 Lethal exposure in 35 minutes. 372 00:27:03,956 --> 00:27:06,834 Dirgo: Look at that. The phaser. 373 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:25,727 - How did this happen? - That thing did it. 374 00:27:30,315 --> 00:27:35,487 These are selenium fibers, electrically deposited. 375 00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:45,080 The em pattern is back down. 376 00:27:49,585 --> 00:27:54,006 It only peaks when we move towards the water. 377 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:59,678 Whatever we saw must act like a sentry to try to guard the fountain. 378 00:28:00,554 --> 00:28:02,306 When we're not moving towards the water, 379 00:28:02,472 --> 00:28:04,433 the wave pattern stays low. 380 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,644 Right here, between 5 and 15 megahertz. 381 00:28:09,271 --> 00:28:10,731 Dirgo, move toward the fountain. 382 00:28:15,152 --> 00:28:16,778 Dirgo. 383 00:28:26,622 --> 00:28:28,123 Wesley: There. 384 00:28:28,290 --> 00:28:30,459 It just went to 40. 385 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:35,255 What is this getting us? We've got to get to the water. 386 00:28:36,006 --> 00:28:40,302 If I can figure out how to manipulate the frequency, maybe I can control it. 387 00:28:40,469 --> 00:28:43,972 Now, the sentry first appeared when you used your phaser. 388 00:28:44,139 --> 00:28:46,808 That means it could respond to heat or collimated energy... 389 00:28:46,975 --> 00:28:49,186 If you're right, we can use a phaser to lure it away. 390 00:28:50,687 --> 00:28:52,847 We need to know what we're dealing with before we do... 391 00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:55,817 Enough talking, enough thinking. It's time to do something. 392 00:28:55,984 --> 00:28:57,027 I'll start firing. 393 00:28:57,194 --> 00:28:59,029 When it comes, you fire and draw it away. 394 00:28:59,196 --> 00:29:01,198 - Dirgo, I can't. - Put your phaser on automatic. 395 00:29:01,365 --> 00:29:02,449 Leave it on that ledge. 396 00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:04,409 And take cover. 397 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:07,376 And what makes you think it's gonna go for my phaser and not for yours? 398 00:29:07,496 --> 00:29:10,290 Because I'll be firing on the lowest setting. You use maximum. 399 00:29:10,457 --> 00:29:13,335 There is no evidence that it responds differently to higher settings. 400 00:29:13,502 --> 00:29:15,003 We have to figure out our options... 401 00:29:15,170 --> 00:29:18,215 While we are doing that, your captain is dying. 402 00:29:18,382 --> 00:29:21,802 Wounds like that, most men would be dead already. 403 00:29:21,969 --> 00:29:24,429 If he doesn't get water... 404 00:29:27,015 --> 00:29:30,936 When I start firing, you better do your part. 405 00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:33,665 Ri ke r: First officer's log, supplemental. 406 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,918 Mr. La forge has diverted power from auxiliary fusion generators 407 00:30:37,085 --> 00:30:39,588 in an attempt to stabilize the tractor beam. 408 00:30:39,755 --> 00:30:41,795 This is the only hope of increasing our towing speed 409 00:30:41,923 --> 00:30:46,345 so we can clear the asteroid belt before radiation levels become fatal. 410 00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:51,183 Computer: Warning: Radiation levels at 300 millirads per minute and rising. 411 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:53,310 Lethal exposure in one minute. 412 00:30:53,477 --> 00:30:54,603 La forge: Ready, commander. 413 00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:56,890 I'll be rotating the output of the auxiliary reactors, 414 00:30:57,022 --> 00:30:58,822 but it should still give us the power we need. 415 00:30:58,899 --> 00:30:59,900 Proceed, Mr. La forge. 416 00:31:00,067 --> 00:31:01,711 La forge: Increasing to three-quarters impulse. 417 00:31:01,735 --> 00:31:04,613 Shearing forces at 103 metric tons. 418 00:31:04,780 --> 00:31:07,574 - Tractor beam is stable. - La forge: Full impulse. 419 00:31:12,746 --> 00:31:13,914 Tractor beam is holding. 420 00:31:14,081 --> 00:31:17,292 Computer: Warning: Lethal radiation exposure in 30 seconds. 421 00:31:17,459 --> 00:31:19,961 We are within visual range of the asteroid belt. 422 00:31:20,128 --> 00:31:21,505 On-screen. 423 00:31:23,465 --> 00:31:27,761 Computer: Warning: Lethal radiation exposure in 15 seconds. 424 00:31:28,553 --> 00:31:30,806 Prepare to cut the barge loose. 425 00:31:30,972 --> 00:31:34,309 Warning: Lethal radiation exposure in ten seconds. 426 00:31:35,811 --> 00:31:37,479 We have cleared the asteroids, sir. 427 00:31:37,646 --> 00:31:38,814 Riker: Let it go. 428 00:31:52,661 --> 00:31:54,246 Picard: Cold. 429 00:31:56,957 --> 00:32:01,336 Wesley: When the sun went down, the temperature really dropped. 430 00:32:02,212 --> 00:32:03,880 This should help. 431 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,556 Thank you. 432 00:32:17,102 --> 00:32:19,187 I'm not much good to you, Wesley. 433 00:32:19,938 --> 00:32:21,440 Sir. 434 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:24,276 Dirgo is dead. 435 00:32:25,402 --> 00:32:28,363 I should have tried harder to stop him, but he... 436 00:32:31,324 --> 00:32:32,826 Captain? 437 00:32:33,869 --> 00:32:35,704 Captain picard. 438 00:32:37,873 --> 00:32:39,916 Sir, stay with me. 439 00:32:41,543 --> 00:32:42,878 I'm trying. 440 00:32:46,548 --> 00:32:47,883 Sir. 441 00:32:51,386 --> 00:32:53,346 Do you remember 442 00:32:53,513 --> 00:32:57,100 when we took the shuttlecraft together to starbase 515? 443 00:32:58,935 --> 00:33:00,604 I was dreading it. 444 00:33:00,770 --> 00:33:04,524 - Six hours alone with you? - — huh. 445 00:33:07,235 --> 00:33:10,113 But it didn't turn out the way that I thought. 446 00:33:13,033 --> 00:33:15,076 You opened up to me. 447 00:33:17,078 --> 00:33:19,039 I kind of got to know you. 448 00:33:19,206 --> 00:33:22,250 Wesley, it's my fault that you're here. 449 00:33:22,417 --> 00:33:24,586 I shouldn't have asked you. 450 00:33:24,961 --> 00:33:27,255 Sir, I'm honored that you wanted me along. 451 00:33:27,797 --> 00:33:29,674 I was selfish. 452 00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:32,886 I thought I wouldn't see you again. 453 00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:34,763 I'm sorry. 454 00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:40,977 Sir, in the past three years, 455 00:33:41,770 --> 00:33:46,483 I've lived more than most people do in a lifetime. 456 00:33:49,611 --> 00:33:54,449 I think I'm very lucky, no matter what happens. 457 00:33:56,201 --> 00:34:01,373 How many people get to serve with Jean-Luc picard? 458 00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:06,711 Sir. 459 00:34:09,422 --> 00:34:11,716 You don't know this. 460 00:34:12,759 --> 00:34:14,970 No one knows this, 461 00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:18,181 because I've never told anyone. 462 00:34:21,226 --> 00:34:24,646 All of the things that I've worked for... 463 00:34:26,356 --> 00:34:34,281 School, my science projects, getting into the academy. 464 00:34:38,285 --> 00:34:41,746 I've done it all because I want you to be proud of me. 465 00:34:49,671 --> 00:34:55,385 If there is one thing that I've learned from you, it's that you don't quit. 466 00:34:55,635 --> 00:34:58,305 And I'm not gonna quit now. 467 00:34:58,471 --> 00:35:01,516 I've seen you think yourself out of worse situations than this, 468 00:35:01,683 --> 00:35:04,311 and I'm gonna think us out of this. 469 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:11,860 You're not gonna die. 470 00:35:12,402 --> 00:35:14,863 I'm not gonna let you die. 471 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:18,825 I'll get to the water. 472 00:35:20,076 --> 00:35:24,039 And I'll keep you alive until they find us. 473 00:35:24,706 --> 00:35:26,499 I promise. 474 00:35:36,885 --> 00:35:39,220 Ri ke r: First officer's log, supplemental. 475 00:35:39,387 --> 00:35:41,806 The enterprise is returning to the last known location 476 00:35:41,973 --> 00:35:43,975 of the missing shuttlecraft. 477 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:45,352 Are you certain? 478 00:35:45,518 --> 00:35:46,978 It is definitely debris. 479 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,022 The primary material is duranium 480 00:35:49,189 --> 00:35:52,067 with smaller proportions of sonodanite and ermanium. 481 00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:54,235 Most shuttlecraft hulls are made of duranium. 482 00:35:54,402 --> 00:35:56,863 - Then they're gone. - Data: Not necessarily, doctor. 483 00:35:57,030 --> 00:36:00,241 There is far too little debris to account for an entire shuttlecraft. 484 00:36:00,408 --> 00:36:01,576 So, what is it? 485 00:36:01,743 --> 00:36:03,995 Dirgo had his maneuvering thrusters rigged a funny way, 486 00:36:04,162 --> 00:36:06,122 claimed it was more efficient if one of them blew. 487 00:36:06,289 --> 00:36:08,049 It might've left debris that looks like this. 488 00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:11,586 If only one of his thrusters was out, he still could've set down somewhere. 489 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,632 The only class-m planets in the system are pentarus ii and v, 490 00:36:15,799 --> 00:36:18,134 both of which have been thoroughly searched by the miners. 491 00:36:18,301 --> 00:36:20,261 - Then we'll search them again. - Sir, 492 00:36:20,428 --> 00:36:23,848 there are four moons in the pentarus system that could support life. 493 00:36:24,265 --> 00:36:26,893 - Have the miners searched them? - Not yet, sir. 494 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:29,604 Which one is closest to the debris coordinates? 495 00:36:29,979 --> 00:36:32,899 Lambda paz, one of the moons of pentarus III. 496 00:36:33,066 --> 00:36:34,943 Set a course, ensign. 497 00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:02,971 Ensign. 498 00:37:04,347 --> 00:37:05,974 Where are we? 499 00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:13,732 We crashed, sir. 500 00:37:15,150 --> 00:37:16,985 We're in a cave. 501 00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,654 Need water. 502 00:37:22,824 --> 00:37:25,160 Sir, we don't have any water. 503 00:37:25,952 --> 00:37:27,454 Don't you remember? 504 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:31,583 We tried to get to the fountain and captain dirgo... 505 00:37:33,001 --> 00:37:35,920 Yes. Yes. 506 00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:37,255 I remember. 507 00:37:38,882 --> 00:37:40,508 I think I'm on to something. 508 00:37:40,675 --> 00:37:43,136 I've analyzed the sentry's energy patterns. 509 00:37:43,303 --> 00:37:44,345 Wesley. 510 00:37:45,346 --> 00:37:47,056 I may not make it. 511 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:50,643 I've taken the transponder element from my communicator. 512 00:37:50,810 --> 00:37:53,188 And I've used it to modify my tricorder. 513 00:37:53,354 --> 00:37:56,483 I think I can use it to interrupt the sentry's electrical pattern. 514 00:37:56,649 --> 00:38:00,278 - Stop it, maybe slow it down. - Listen to me. 515 00:38:01,696 --> 00:38:03,198 Yes, sir. 516 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:09,329 There's so much I wanted to tell you. 517 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:14,334 The academy. 518 00:38:15,418 --> 00:38:21,716 There's someone... someone who meant a great deal to me. 519 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:26,888 He's been there forever. 520 00:38:28,890 --> 00:38:30,558 Someone you must get to know. 521 00:38:30,850 --> 00:38:33,228 His name is boothby. 522 00:38:33,394 --> 00:38:38,233 Now, you tell him that you and I were friends. 523 00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:43,321 Now, when I was there, he helped me. 524 00:38:44,447 --> 00:38:46,157 Listen to him. 525 00:38:46,616 --> 00:38:47,784 What does he teach? 526 00:38:49,452 --> 00:38:51,246 He's the groundskeeper. 527 00:38:51,955 --> 00:38:54,499 He's one of the wisest men I ever knew. 528 00:38:57,544 --> 00:39:02,382 Oh, I envy you, Wesley crusher. 529 00:39:08,638 --> 00:39:11,808 You're just at the beginning of the adventure. 530 00:39:18,106 --> 00:39:19,649 Go on. 531 00:39:20,567 --> 00:39:23,987 Get the water, stay alive. 532 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:26,698 They'll find you. 533 00:39:37,792 --> 00:39:39,711 I'll be back soon. 534 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,588 Picard: Of course. 535 00:39:53,933 --> 00:39:55,143 Wesley. 536 00:40:01,608 --> 00:40:03,610 You remember. 537 00:40:06,487 --> 00:40:09,157 I was always proud of you. 538 00:41:43,334 --> 00:41:45,044 It worked. 539 00:41:57,306 --> 00:41:59,308 Captain. 540 00:42:00,059 --> 00:42:01,936 Captain picard? 541 00:42:02,687 --> 00:42:04,230 Wake up. 542 00:42:08,151 --> 00:42:09,694 Captain. 543 00:42:36,929 --> 00:42:38,389 Crusher: Wesley? 544 00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,643 Wesley. 545 00:42:44,270 --> 00:42:46,022 Wesley. 546 00:42:53,946 --> 00:42:55,156 Mom? 547 00:43:01,496 --> 00:43:03,664 Oh, mom. 548 00:43:10,963 --> 00:43:13,091 Crusher: Wesley, thank god. 549 00:43:18,554 --> 00:43:21,182 I'm so happy to see you. 550 00:43:24,519 --> 00:43:27,063 You're okay. Come. 551 00:43:28,606 --> 00:43:30,817 How did you find us? 552 00:43:30,983 --> 00:43:34,695 We found the wreckage and the arrow which indicated your direction. 553 00:43:34,862 --> 00:43:36,531 We'll take Wesley by stretcher as well. 554 00:43:36,697 --> 00:43:39,367 No. I can walk. 555 00:43:42,578 --> 00:43:44,163 Doctor. 556 00:43:46,541 --> 00:43:49,210 We're taking you back to the enterprise. 557 00:43:49,377 --> 00:43:51,045 We've stabilized your vital signs. 558 00:43:51,963 --> 00:43:53,923 All right, let's go now. 559 00:43:54,090 --> 00:43:55,550 One moment. 560 00:43:55,716 --> 00:43:58,553 Mr. Crusher. Wesley: Yes, sir? 561 00:44:00,555 --> 00:44:03,266 What are you doing in such a filthy uniform? 562 00:44:06,644 --> 00:44:09,814 You don't look so shipshape yourself, sir. 563 00:44:14,110 --> 00:44:18,739 Wesley, you will be missed.