1 00:00:02,753 --> 00:00:07,049 Data: Graves at my command have wak'd their sleepers, 2 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:12,054 op'd, and let 'em forth by my so potent art. 3 00:00:12,221 --> 00:00:17,476 But this rough magic I here abjure, and, when I have requir'd 4 00:00:17,643 --> 00:00:21,939 some heavenly music, which even now I do, 5 00:00:22,105 --> 00:00:28,195 to work mine end upon their senses, that this airy charm is for, 6 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:35,244 I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, 7 00:00:35,410 --> 00:00:41,500 and deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll... 8 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:43,293 Captain? 9 00:00:43,460 --> 00:00:45,629 Sir, your attention is wandering. 10 00:00:45,796 --> 00:00:47,297 Data, I can barely see you. 11 00:00:47,798 --> 00:00:50,425 But, sir, I am supposed to be attempting 12 00:00:50,592 --> 00:00:53,679 a Neo-platonic magical rite. 13 00:00:53,845 --> 00:00:56,306 The darkness is appropriate for such a ritual. 14 00:00:56,473 --> 00:01:00,227 Yes, but, data, this is a play. The audience has to see you. 15 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:04,982 Hmm. Perhaps I have been too literal with respect to my set design. 16 00:01:05,148 --> 00:01:08,735 Computer, modify holodeck program data-73. 17 00:01:08,902 --> 00:01:11,822 Shakespeare's the tempest, act 5, scene 1. 18 00:01:11,989 --> 00:01:14,491 Increase torchlight by 20 percent. 19 00:01:16,493 --> 00:01:19,496 There, that's much better. Now, do you want to try it again? 20 00:01:19,663 --> 00:01:21,290 Yes, sir. 21 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:26,795 Captain, I am not certain I fully understand 22 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:28,964 this prospero character. 23 00:01:29,131 --> 00:01:31,550 I would appreciate any insight you might have 24 00:01:31,717 --> 00:01:34,469 that would improve my performance. 25 00:01:35,137 --> 00:01:38,140 Well, data, Shakespeare was witnessing 26 00:01:38,307 --> 00:01:41,560 the end of the renaissance and the birth of the modern era. 27 00:01:41,727 --> 00:01:45,689 And prospero finds himself in a world 28 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:48,025 where his powers are no longer needed. 29 00:01:48,191 --> 00:01:52,487 So we see him here about to perform one final creative act 30 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:57,200 before giving up his art forever. 31 00:01:58,035 --> 00:02:00,412 There is certainly a tragic aspect to the character. 32 00:02:00,579 --> 00:02:04,708 Yes, but there's, uh, a certain expectancy too. 33 00:02:04,875 --> 00:02:06,293 A hopefulness about the future. 34 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:10,422 You see, Shakespeare enjoyed mixing opposites. 35 00:02:10,589 --> 00:02:13,884 The past and the future. 36 00:02:14,343 --> 00:02:15,886 Hope and despair. 37 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:19,389 Data, what is this? Is this part of your program? 38 00:02:19,556 --> 00:02:20,682 Data: No, sir. 39 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:22,267 Well, what is going on? 40 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:24,686 It appears to be a steam locomotive. 41 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:25,896 A train? 42 00:02:26,063 --> 00:02:27,564 If I am not mistaken. 43 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:29,941 Computer, end program. 44 00:02:30,776 --> 00:02:32,277 Computer, end program. 45 00:03:23,078 --> 00:03:27,207 Picard: Space, the final frontier. 46 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:31,878 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 47 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:37,300 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 48 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:41,930 to seek out new life and new civilizations, 49 00:03:42,097 --> 00:03:46,476 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 50 00:04:44,659 --> 00:04:45,702 Data: Captain? 51 00:04:48,038 --> 00:04:49,080 You are injured. 52 00:04:49,247 --> 00:04:52,876 Oh, yes, I know. It's all right. I will get it seen to, data. 53 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:58,882 The train we encountered 54 00:04:59,049 --> 00:05:01,468 was from one of Dr. Crusher's holodeck programs. 55 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:04,221 It was a re-creation of the orient express, 56 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:07,265 a train which traveled from Paris to Istanbul 57 00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:08,832 from the late 19th century until... 58 00:05:08,934 --> 00:05:10,814 Yes, yes, data, I know about the orient express, 59 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,271 but what is it doing on prospero's island? 60 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:17,292 There appears to have been a malfunction 61 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:20,111 in the holodeck's database retrieval program. 62 00:05:20,278 --> 00:05:23,240 The two programs somehow temporarily linked together. 63 00:05:23,406 --> 00:05:24,846 Is it possible that this malfunction 64 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:26,591 would affect the other holodecks as well? 65 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:27,911 It is a possibility. 66 00:05:28,078 --> 00:05:30,247 I will need to run a full diagnostic to be certain. 67 00:05:30,413 --> 00:05:32,916 Very good, data, but shut down the other holodecks as well 68 00:05:33,083 --> 00:05:35,085 until you're finished, just to be on the safe side. 69 00:05:35,252 --> 00:05:36,336 Aye, sir. 70 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:44,886 Picard: I never realized that you were interested in trains. 71 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:46,293 Are you aware that at its peak, 72 00:05:46,429 --> 00:05:50,308 the orient express carried more than 10,000 people a year? 73 00:05:50,475 --> 00:05:52,853 It isn't really the train itself that I'm interested in. 74 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:55,939 - What then? - It's the experience. 75 00:05:56,481 --> 00:06:00,569 The orient express is romantic, mysterious. 76 00:06:00,735 --> 00:06:04,823 It's an elegant way to see exotic places and meet fascinating people. 77 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:07,534 Do you know that one time on one trip, 78 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:09,141 both Sigmund Freud and gertrude Stein 79 00:06:09,286 --> 00:06:11,246 just happened to be in the same car? 80 00:06:11,413 --> 00:06:14,082 They ended up having dinner together every night. 81 00:06:14,249 --> 00:06:16,001 I wonder what they talked about. 82 00:06:16,167 --> 00:06:18,295 Well, why don't you take a trip yourself and find out? 83 00:06:18,461 --> 00:06:20,461 - Riker: Riker to picard. - Picard here. 84 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:23,133 Riker: All sections ready to begin the survey, sir. 85 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:24,634 Very good. I'm on my way. 86 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:26,177 Thank you. 87 00:06:26,803 --> 00:06:28,889 Don't forget the trip, Jean-Luc. Think about it. 88 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:32,475 You never know who you'll meet on the orient express. 89 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:38,523 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 47869.2. 90 00:06:38,690 --> 00:06:41,443 After weathering an unexpected magnascopic storm 91 00:06:41,610 --> 00:06:44,362 in the mekorda sector, we are continuing our search 92 00:06:44,529 --> 00:06:47,115 for new federation colony sites. 93 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:52,122 I don't think there's any possibility of developing sites in this region. 94 00:06:52,287 --> 00:06:54,047 Most of the stars are main-sequence binaries. 95 00:06:54,205 --> 00:06:56,207 There are no m-class planets. 96 00:06:56,374 --> 00:06:58,335 Well, let's move on to another survey region. 97 00:06:58,501 --> 00:06:59,901 Have stellar cartography begin a... 98 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:03,506 Mr. Data, report. 99 00:07:03,673 --> 00:07:05,508 The ship has moved into warp, sir. 100 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:07,510 Riker: Who gave that command? 101 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:09,262 Apparently, no one. 102 00:07:09,429 --> 00:07:12,182 Helm and navigation controls are not functioning. 103 00:07:12,349 --> 00:07:15,936 Our speed is now warp 7.3 and holding. 104 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:17,354 Picard to engineering. 105 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:18,720 Mr. La forge, what's going on? 106 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,335 We've lost helm control on the bridge. 107 00:07:20,482 --> 00:07:21,524 I don't understand it. 108 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:24,903 The impulse systems suddenly cut out and the warp drive just kicked in. 109 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,990 Riker: Geordi, can you take the engines off-line? 110 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:28,657 I'm working on it. 111 00:07:28,823 --> 00:07:30,784 Mr. Data, what's our heading? 112 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:33,119 Bearing 187 Mark 4, sir. 113 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:34,886 I am unable to determine our destination. 114 00:07:35,038 --> 00:07:37,707 However, we are moving away from the mekorda sector. 115 00:07:37,874 --> 00:07:40,594 La forge: Captain, the computer's locked out all propulsion controls. 116 00:07:40,752 --> 00:07:42,879 I can't access any of the overrides. 117 00:07:43,046 --> 00:07:44,172 If you want us to stop, 118 00:07:44,339 --> 00:07:46,549 I'll have to do an emergency core shutdown. 119 00:07:46,716 --> 00:07:49,678 That would leave us without warp power for more than a week. 120 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:51,221 Begin the procedure, Mr. La forge. 121 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:56,309 We are no longer at warp, sir. 122 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:59,396 Impulse power has resumed, all systems show normal. 123 00:07:59,562 --> 00:08:00,897 Where are we? 124 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:03,024 We are approximately 30 billion kilometers 125 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:04,609 from our original position. 126 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:05,986 Well done, Mr. La forge. 127 00:08:07,570 --> 00:08:09,739 It wasn't me. 128 00:08:09,906 --> 00:08:13,368 I didn't have time to complete the shutdown procedure. 129 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:15,245 Well, I want an explanation, Mr. La forge. 130 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:16,913 Picard out. 131 00:08:26,089 --> 00:08:28,466 Have you found anything yet? 132 00:08:28,633 --> 00:08:31,594 Only that we seem to have more than one mystery here. 133 00:08:31,761 --> 00:08:33,722 We still don't know why the ship jumped into warp, 134 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:36,391 but it looks like we're lucky that it did. 135 00:08:36,558 --> 00:08:40,437 There was a data flux distortion building up around the ship. 136 00:08:40,603 --> 00:08:42,313 Why didn't our sensors alert us? 137 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:45,316 Well, our sensors were never designed to detect data flux distortions, 138 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:49,195 and yet there is a record of the distortion in our sensor log. 139 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,613 That's the other mystery. 140 00:08:50,780 --> 00:08:52,490 One fact is clear, however. 141 00:08:52,657 --> 00:08:54,784 The distortion was growing in strength. 142 00:08:54,951 --> 00:08:58,455 If we had remained at our original position 1.7 seconds longer, 143 00:08:58,621 --> 00:09:00,915 the distortion would have ruptured our warp core. 144 00:09:01,082 --> 00:09:03,877 If the enterprise hadn't jumped into warp when it did, 145 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:06,463 we would have been blown to pieces. 146 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:29,944 I don't get it, data. 147 00:09:30,111 --> 00:09:33,531 What would cause the engines to suddenly jump into warp? 148 00:09:33,698 --> 00:09:37,243 Perhaps the engines were activated by a random power fluctuation. 149 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:40,163 Which occurred just in time to save the ship? 150 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:42,957 It is improbable, but it is possible. 151 00:09:43,124 --> 00:09:47,128 I don't know, I don't think I'm ready to start believing in luck. 152 00:09:57,180 --> 00:09:58,556 There is another possibility. 153 00:09:58,723 --> 00:10:00,433 Yeah? What's that? 154 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,062 Sensors apparently detected a dangerous anomaly 155 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:06,356 that threatened the enterprise. 156 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:08,691 It is possible that they triggered a safety device 157 00:10:08,858 --> 00:10:12,654 that caused the ship to avoid destruction. 158 00:10:12,821 --> 00:10:14,114 Yeah, but there's no direct link 159 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,492 between the warp engines and the sensors. 160 00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:23,623 Whoa. What is that? 161 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:27,252 It looks like some kind of new circuit node. 162 00:10:27,418 --> 00:10:30,213 And it's connected to at least half a dozen points 163 00:10:30,380 --> 00:10:32,382 on the sensor array. 164 00:10:32,549 --> 00:10:35,176 It appears to be connected to several other systems as well, 165 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:36,928 including the warp control circuits. 166 00:10:37,095 --> 00:10:40,056 Well, I guess there's a connection between the warp engines 167 00:10:40,223 --> 00:10:41,599 and the sensors after all. 168 00:10:45,019 --> 00:10:47,730 A force field. Where did that come from? 169 00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:52,652 I am not certain. Perhaps it came from the node itself. 170 00:10:54,445 --> 00:10:56,364 Well, wherever it came from, 171 00:10:56,531 --> 00:10:58,658 it sure doesn't want us messing with this node. 172 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,953 It appears to be protecting itself. 173 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,500 La forge: We found these nodes in several systems around the ship. 174 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:10,879 At some level or another, they're all connected. 175 00:11:11,045 --> 00:11:12,714 These nodes were linking the sensors 176 00:11:12,881 --> 00:11:15,216 to our warp control and defensive systems. 177 00:11:15,592 --> 00:11:17,760 We believe this is why the ship jumped to warp. 178 00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:19,262 When the sensors detected danger, 179 00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:21,306 the defensive system reacted to the threat 180 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:23,308 and activated the warp engines to protect us. 181 00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:24,809 Where did the nodes come from? 182 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:28,771 It is possible the magnascopic storm we recently encountered 183 00:11:28,938 --> 00:11:31,524 had an unexpected effect on the ship's systems. 184 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:34,277 Wherever they come from, they seem to be multiplying. 185 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:37,238 As they increase, it will become progressively more difficult 186 00:11:37,405 --> 00:11:38,781 to control the ship. 187 00:11:38,948 --> 00:11:40,366 What do you propose we do? 188 00:11:40,533 --> 00:11:42,744 Well, getting rid of them isn't gonna be so easy. 189 00:11:42,911 --> 00:11:45,391 When we attempted to examine the circuitry of one of the nodes, 190 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:48,458 it generated a force field to keep us out. 191 00:11:49,792 --> 00:11:51,211 Well, whatever's going on, 192 00:11:51,377 --> 00:11:53,546 our first priority is getting back control of the ship. 193 00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,006 Agreed. 194 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:59,302 All of the nodal connections intersect in holodeck 3. 195 00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:02,263 It appears to be a focal point of some kind. 196 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:04,807 We might be able to find a way to use the holodeck circuitry 197 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:06,935 to disable the nodes permanently. 198 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:09,938 All right, let's do it. 199 00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:18,863 Commander, the holodeck appears to be in operation. 200 00:12:19,030 --> 00:12:20,990 I thought you shut down the entire system. 201 00:12:21,157 --> 00:12:25,662 I did, but it has reactivated itself and it will not disengage. 202 00:12:25,828 --> 00:12:27,372 Which program is running? 203 00:12:27,538 --> 00:12:30,333 Several different programs are running simultaneously. 204 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,669 This should be interesting. 205 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,566 You weren't kidding, Mr. Data. 206 00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:38,234 No, sir. 207 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:42,113 I estimate that this scene consists of portions 208 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,825 of seven distinct holodeck programs. 209 00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:49,495 See if you can access the circuits that have been affected by the nodes. 210 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:12,143 Tickets. Tickets, please. 211 00:14:12,602 --> 00:14:14,437 Please have your tickets ready. 212 00:14:14,604 --> 00:14:17,607 Thank you, sir. Thank you, madam. 213 00:14:17,774 --> 00:14:20,443 - Woman 1: Here you are. - Thank you. 214 00:14:20,610 --> 00:14:22,487 - Man 1: Here you go. - Thank you, sir. 215 00:14:22,653 --> 00:14:23,696 Tickets, please. 216 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:25,698 You know, I've never even been away from home. 217 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,117 Now I'm going all the way to vertiform city. 218 00:14:28,284 --> 00:14:30,828 Very nice, sir. Enjoy your trip. 219 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,955 Tickets, please. Tickets. 220 00:14:33,122 --> 00:14:34,832 Thank you, sir. 221 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:37,001 Tickets, please. 222 00:14:38,628 --> 00:14:40,630 Tickets, please. 223 00:14:43,174 --> 00:14:46,052 Data: Commander. Conductor: Tickets. 224 00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:52,016 I have located a large concentration of nodes behind this wall. 225 00:14:52,183 --> 00:14:55,812 They appear to be connected directly to the holodeck's main power coupling. 226 00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:58,648 All right, go ahead and depolarize the entire power grid. 227 00:14:58,815 --> 00:15:01,317 The power grid is located beneath this deck, sir. 228 00:15:01,484 --> 00:15:03,444 Conductor: Get away from there. 229 00:15:03,945 --> 00:15:06,656 Would you gentlemen care to show me your tickets? 230 00:15:09,617 --> 00:15:13,037 I believe we left our tickets in our compartments. 231 00:15:13,204 --> 00:15:16,207 Mr. Worf, I told you to bring the tickets. 232 00:15:16,374 --> 00:15:18,501 I, uh, forgot. 233 00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:21,587 I don't think you folks belong on this train. 234 00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:24,507 Engineer: Hold it. 235 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:30,471 You leave these people alone. They're only trying to help. 236 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:35,476 You go back to the engine. This doesn't concern you. 237 00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:38,688 They're all trying to hijack the train. 238 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:42,233 Hey, if you're the engineer, who's doing the driving? 239 00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:03,129 Man: Easy, sir, easy. I've got you. 240 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:06,883 Unh. I'm all right. Thanks. 241 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:12,054 Looks like the navigational relays ovenoaded. 242 00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:28,375 Picard: Geordi, what's going on? We just went into warp. 243 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:30,907 La forge: We've lost engine and helm control again, captain. 244 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:34,994 But this time, they're completely burned out. 245 00:16:35,161 --> 00:16:37,163 I don't know if we can stop the ship. 246 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,583 I believe we have changed direction. 247 00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:43,836 Now we're on the right track. 248 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:46,797 Ladies and gentlemen, we are on our way. 249 00:16:57,475 --> 00:17:00,937 I was right. He was trying to make off with my brick. 250 00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:05,399 Take good care of that. We can't afford to lose it. 251 00:17:06,776 --> 00:17:09,445 Now, are you people gonna leave, 252 00:17:09,612 --> 00:17:11,739 or do we have to throw you off the train? 253 00:17:12,490 --> 00:17:14,075 Commander. 254 00:17:18,329 --> 00:17:19,497 According to my tricorder, 255 00:17:19,664 --> 00:17:22,124 the holodeck safeties have been disengaged. 256 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:24,252 His weapon could be lethal. 257 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:27,964 All right, let's get out of here. 258 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:46,107 The number of systems now being affected by the nodes 259 00:17:46,274 --> 00:17:48,109 has increased considerably. 260 00:17:48,276 --> 00:17:51,821 Sensors, engines, replicators, propulsion. 261 00:17:51,988 --> 00:17:53,348 They are all working together now. 262 00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:55,825 Almost independently of the main computer. 263 00:17:55,992 --> 00:17:58,244 And the nodes link them all through the holodeck. 264 00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:00,663 But why the holodeck? It doesn't make any sense. 265 00:18:00,830 --> 00:18:02,915 Commander, I believe what happens on the holodeck 266 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:05,418 has direct effect on the ship. 267 00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:07,211 When we attempted to destroy the nodes, 268 00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:12,049 the characters on the train responded almost immediately to stop us. 269 00:18:14,844 --> 00:18:17,680 And when the engineer tried to protect us, 270 00:18:17,847 --> 00:18:19,390 one of the other characters shot him. 271 00:18:19,557 --> 00:18:22,518 And then the conductor signaled for the train to change direction. 272 00:18:22,685 --> 00:18:24,228 And at approximately the same time... 273 00:18:24,395 --> 00:18:26,897 The enterprise also took off in a new direction. 274 00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:29,483 Are you saying the ship is under the control of the holodeck? 275 00:18:29,650 --> 00:18:30,985 Not precisely. 276 00:18:31,152 --> 00:18:33,988 Geordi, does the configuration of connection nodes 277 00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:36,282 look familiar to you? 278 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,201 La forge: Yeah. 279 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:42,622 Yeah, it looks a little like the structure of your positronic brain. 280 00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,248 Data: That is correct. 281 00:18:44,415 --> 00:18:46,335 It would appear that the nodes are in the process 282 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,919 of creating a rudimentary neural net. 283 00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:52,381 Data, what are you suggesting? 284 00:18:52,548 --> 00:18:54,634 Unlikely as it may sound, 285 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,846 I believe the enterprise may be forming an intelligence. 286 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,570 This is a synaptic map of the human Neo-cortex. 287 00:19:14,737 --> 00:19:17,782 This is a cross-section of my positronic net. 288 00:19:17,948 --> 00:19:20,117 And this is a schematic of the connection nodes 289 00:19:20,284 --> 00:19:22,578 linking the ship's systems. 290 00:19:22,745 --> 00:19:26,540 I believe some sort of neural matrix is forming on the ship. 291 00:19:26,707 --> 00:19:29,877 It is still relatively primitive, but it is an intelligence nonetheless. 292 00:19:30,044 --> 00:19:31,253 How could that happen? 293 00:19:31,420 --> 00:19:33,631 Data: I believe it is an emergent property. 294 00:19:33,798 --> 00:19:34,840 Explain. 295 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,259 Complex systems can sometimes behave in ways 296 00:19:37,426 --> 00:19:39,428 that are entirely unpredictable. 297 00:19:39,595 --> 00:19:42,098 The human brain, for example, might be described 298 00:19:42,264 --> 00:19:47,603 in terms of cellular functions and neuro-chemical interactions. 299 00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:51,565 But that description does not explain human consciousness, 300 00:19:51,732 --> 00:19:55,486 a capacity that far exceeds simple neural functions. 301 00:19:55,653 --> 00:19:58,948 Consciousness is an emergent property. 302 00:19:59,115 --> 00:20:01,835 In other words, something that's more than just the sum of its parts. 303 00:20:01,992 --> 00:20:03,035 Data: Exactly. 304 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:05,788 How does that explain what's happening to the enterprise? 305 00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:08,582 The enterprise contains a vast database of information 306 00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:11,836 which is managed by a sophisticated computer. 307 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:15,631 This complex system gives the ship many of the characteristics 308 00:20:15,798 --> 00:20:17,508 of a biological organism. 309 00:20:17,675 --> 00:20:19,969 That's true. It sees with its sensors. 310 00:20:20,136 --> 00:20:22,221 It talks with its communication systems. 311 00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:26,434 In a sense, it almost reproduces with the replicators. 312 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,103 And you think the ship has somehow gone beyond these functions. 313 00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,147 It's developing a new capacity. 314 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:32,398 Yes, sir. 315 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:35,568 I believe a self-determining intelligence is emerging. 316 00:20:36,485 --> 00:20:39,196 If that is so, what does the ship want? 317 00:20:39,363 --> 00:20:40,448 Where is it taking us? 318 00:20:40,614 --> 00:20:42,950 I believe the key to understanding the ship's behavior 319 00:20:43,117 --> 00:20:44,994 lies in the holodeck. 320 00:20:45,161 --> 00:20:48,330 All of the connection nodes intersect at that location. 321 00:20:48,497 --> 00:20:50,791 It is clearly some kind of processing center. 322 00:20:51,709 --> 00:20:53,961 - Processing center? - Data: Yes, sir. 323 00:20:54,128 --> 00:20:56,672 A focal point where all the ideas and instincts 324 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:00,509 of this emerging intelligence are first expressed in some form. 325 00:21:00,676 --> 00:21:03,512 Almost like an imagination. 326 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:06,348 Captain, I'd like to go to the holodeck. 327 00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:10,019 I could interact with the characters, and maybe find some clues 328 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:12,021 to help us understand what's happening. 329 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:13,272 Very well. 330 00:21:13,439 --> 00:21:15,274 Mr. Data, Mr. Worf, I want you to go along. 331 00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:17,818 See if you can re-establish control of the ship 332 00:21:17,985 --> 00:21:20,154 without damaging the nodes. 333 00:21:20,321 --> 00:21:23,032 If the ship is truly an emerging intelligence, 334 00:21:23,199 --> 00:21:27,244 then we have a responsibility to treat it with the same respect 335 00:21:27,411 --> 00:21:29,371 as any other being. 336 00:21:45,179 --> 00:21:46,889 Welcome aboard, counselor. 337 00:21:48,891 --> 00:21:50,251 If you will distract these people, 338 00:21:50,392 --> 00:21:52,728 I will attempt to depolarize the power grid. 339 00:22:05,241 --> 00:22:08,077 Excuse me. Have you finished the puzzle yet? 340 00:22:08,244 --> 00:22:11,247 Not yet, but we're getting close. 341 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:14,375 Worf: Do you recognize it? 342 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,600 Worf: I would like to help. 343 00:22:31,767 --> 00:22:33,936 Tell me, what exactly are you making? 344 00:22:34,436 --> 00:22:36,772 What do you think we're making? A puzzle. 345 00:22:36,939 --> 00:22:40,109 No, no, I meant the picture. What is it? 346 00:22:41,944 --> 00:22:44,405 Well, I don't know. 347 00:22:45,948 --> 00:22:47,366 Can you deal me in? 348 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:50,786 Sorry. It's a two-man game. 349 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:58,627 Hey, get your hand off of that. 350 00:23:00,462 --> 00:23:03,674 Is that why you killed the engineer? To get this brick? 351 00:23:03,841 --> 00:23:07,261 I had to get it back. You know what it's worth, lady? 352 00:23:07,428 --> 00:23:09,013 Plenty. 353 00:23:09,179 --> 00:23:11,432 And I gotta get it to keystone city. 354 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:13,017 Why? What's keystone city? 355 00:23:13,642 --> 00:23:15,603 It's where everything begins. 356 00:23:17,688 --> 00:23:19,273 Gin. 357 00:23:26,488 --> 00:23:27,865 Are you succeeding, commander? 358 00:23:28,032 --> 00:23:30,826 I am ready to access the main power grid. 359 00:23:30,993 --> 00:23:32,870 Keystone city, next stop. 360 00:23:33,037 --> 00:23:35,289 Keystone city. 361 00:23:35,664 --> 00:23:39,168 Well, look who's back. 362 00:23:39,335 --> 00:23:44,089 We do not want any trouble. We are simply passengers. 363 00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:48,135 Well, then I'm sure you wouldn't mind showing me your tickets. 364 00:23:49,345 --> 00:23:50,846 Right. 365 00:23:51,013 --> 00:23:55,225 Sorry, boys, you're getting off right here. 366 00:23:58,604 --> 00:23:59,647 This is my stop. 367 00:23:59,813 --> 00:24:01,899 Wait. What happens at keystone city? 368 00:24:02,066 --> 00:24:05,194 - Why are you taking the brick there? - Hitman: Excuse me. 369 00:24:07,905 --> 00:24:12,201 I think we should follow that man. That brick might be an important clue. 370 00:24:46,235 --> 00:24:48,112 Where did he go? 371 00:25:00,082 --> 00:25:02,418 I can access the power grid here. 372 00:25:08,757 --> 00:25:11,135 I will attempt to depolarize the grid 373 00:25:11,301 --> 00:25:13,762 by using a low-frequency inversion field. 374 00:25:13,929 --> 00:25:16,765 It may disengage the nodes without destroying them. 375 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:21,937 There he is. I'm going after him. 376 00:26:23,165 --> 00:26:25,375 What are you doing here? 377 00:26:26,794 --> 00:26:28,337 Laying the foundation. 378 00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:43,727 Now, if youse will excuse me, I got a train to catch. 379 00:26:54,488 --> 00:26:55,728 I don't understand it, captain. 380 00:26:55,864 --> 00:26:58,534 All of a sudden, cargo bay 5 started to depressurize. 381 00:26:58,700 --> 00:26:59,868 Did everyone get out in time? 382 00:27:00,035 --> 00:27:01,875 Yes. I've re-established the containment field, 383 00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:04,832 but I'm reading massive power surges in the cargo bay, 384 00:27:04,998 --> 00:27:06,518 and all sorts of transporter activity. 385 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:08,836 Something weird is happening there, captain. 386 00:27:09,002 --> 00:27:10,922 I want you to send a team down there immediately. 387 00:27:11,088 --> 00:27:13,423 - Find out what's going on. - Aye, sir. 388 00:27:39,449 --> 00:27:41,160 La forge to bridge. 389 00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:43,537 Picard: Picard here. What's going on? 390 00:27:44,746 --> 00:27:46,957 I wish I could tell you. 391 00:28:00,596 --> 00:28:04,391 That man said he was laying a foundation. 392 00:28:04,558 --> 00:28:06,643 A foundation for what? 393 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:08,729 Troi to data. 394 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,564 - Data: Data here. - How are you doing? 395 00:28:10,731 --> 00:28:13,609 I encountered a minor difficulty, counselor, 396 00:28:13,775 --> 00:28:16,111 but it has been dealt with. 397 00:28:24,077 --> 00:28:26,997 I am ready to depolarize the power grid. 398 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,215 La forge: It looks like the ship's replicator and transporter systems 399 00:28:36,381 --> 00:28:40,969 have been merged somehow to create this. 400 00:28:41,136 --> 00:28:44,765 The question is, what is it? 401 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:47,643 Ensign, I want you to run a full spectral analysis on this. 402 00:28:52,522 --> 00:28:55,734 I'm reading massive power fluctuations. 403 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,320 The ship is losing its structural integrity. 404 00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:00,822 What's happening? 405 00:29:02,699 --> 00:29:04,368 It's an earthquake. 406 00:29:10,666 --> 00:29:12,876 La forge to data. Stop what you're doing. 407 00:29:13,043 --> 00:29:14,795 Acknowledged. 408 00:29:19,841 --> 00:29:21,343 Are you all right? 409 00:29:21,510 --> 00:29:23,136 I'm fine. 410 00:29:25,931 --> 00:29:28,642 Data, I think we ought to get together and compare notes. 411 00:29:28,809 --> 00:29:30,394 Data: Agreed. 412 00:29:36,024 --> 00:29:38,318 The ship was protecting itself again. 413 00:29:38,485 --> 00:29:40,362 Stopping us from interfering. 414 00:29:40,529 --> 00:29:42,656 Whatever it's doing, it intends to continue. 415 00:29:42,823 --> 00:29:44,583 I'm betting that all this has something to do 416 00:29:44,741 --> 00:29:46,910 with that object that's forming in the cargo bay. 417 00:29:47,077 --> 00:29:48,745 I think he's right, captain. 418 00:29:48,912 --> 00:29:51,873 Look at the common themes playing out on the holodeck. 419 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,918 A puzzle being put together, a foundation being laid, 420 00:29:55,085 --> 00:29:57,212 a paper doll being fashioned. 421 00:29:57,379 --> 00:30:00,132 They're all images of something being constructed. 422 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:02,718 And some kind of object in the cargo bay 423 00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:05,387 that's being constructed atom by atom. 424 00:30:05,554 --> 00:30:06,596 What is that object? 425 00:30:06,763 --> 00:30:10,309 I have no idea, but it's composed of silica polymers, duranium, 426 00:30:10,475 --> 00:30:13,687 and a couple of other compounds we haven't been able to identify yet. 427 00:30:13,854 --> 00:30:16,189 But creating it has had quite an effect on our systems. 428 00:30:16,356 --> 00:30:19,026 Warp power's dropped 47 percent. 429 00:30:19,443 --> 00:30:21,203 Counselor, did you draw any other conclusions 430 00:30:21,361 --> 00:30:24,072 from your experiences on the holodeck? 431 00:30:24,239 --> 00:30:27,701 Anything that would help us to understand this situation? 432 00:30:27,868 --> 00:30:30,704 The holodeck was full of metaphoric imagery, 433 00:30:30,871 --> 00:30:34,333 like it was having some kind of daydream. 434 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:37,419 It may not make literal sense, but symbolically, 435 00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:39,588 it probably does have some kind of logic to it. 436 00:30:39,755 --> 00:30:44,343 These characters you spoke to, do they have any significance? 437 00:30:45,218 --> 00:30:48,263 I think they represent different aspects of the ship. 438 00:30:48,430 --> 00:30:52,601 The engineer, for instance, may represent the navigational system. 439 00:30:52,768 --> 00:30:55,395 The gunslinger could be the weapon system. 440 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,440 Is there any way that we can persuade them 441 00:30:58,607 --> 00:31:00,233 to give us back control of the ship? 442 00:31:01,151 --> 00:31:03,236 I don't think it's possible to reason with them. 443 00:31:03,403 --> 00:31:07,199 Many of them are genuinely unaware of what's going on. 444 00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:10,327 It's as though this emergent intelligence 445 00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:12,162 is like an infant. 446 00:31:12,329 --> 00:31:16,500 Acting on impulse, trying to figure itself out as it goes. 447 00:31:16,666 --> 00:31:19,795 The only source of experience it can draw on is ours, 448 00:31:19,961 --> 00:31:21,797 through our holodeck programs. 449 00:31:21,963 --> 00:31:24,841 And is there a way that we can relate to them on their own level? 450 00:31:25,008 --> 00:31:27,844 Find some way to influence their behavior? 451 00:31:30,472 --> 00:31:32,682 Maybe there is. 452 00:31:34,184 --> 00:31:36,353 I'd like to go back and try. 453 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:40,065 Counselor, we haven't been able to re-establish the safeties. 454 00:31:40,232 --> 00:31:43,819 The injuries you suffered on the holodeck weren't severe. 455 00:31:43,985 --> 00:31:46,321 But next time, they might kill you. 456 00:31:47,239 --> 00:31:49,074 I'm aware of that. 457 00:31:52,035 --> 00:31:53,620 Very well, counselor, go ahead. 458 00:31:53,787 --> 00:31:58,125 But bear in mind that whenever we have tried to hinder their efforts, 459 00:31:58,291 --> 00:32:00,001 we've failed. 460 00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:03,547 Perhaps it's time to cooperate with them. 461 00:32:12,681 --> 00:32:15,308 You don't belong on this train. 462 00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:19,271 Three tickets for vertiform city. 463 00:32:19,438 --> 00:32:23,900 Well, guess I was wrong about you folks. 464 00:32:24,860 --> 00:32:26,194 Welcome aboard. 465 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:31,158 What was that? 466 00:32:31,324 --> 00:32:33,004 Conductor: We've been having some problems. 467 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,620 The engine is running out of steam. 468 00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:39,207 I hope we make it to vertiform city on time. 469 00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:41,126 Is there anything we can do to help? 470 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:45,172 Well, I could use a pair of strong arms in the engine room. 471 00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:47,299 Might help us get back on schedule. 472 00:32:47,716 --> 00:32:51,678 Why don't you go with him, worf? We'll see what we can do here. 473 00:32:57,809 --> 00:33:00,353 Excuse me. Are we gonna get there okay? 474 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,815 Of course. You needn't worry about a thing. 475 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:07,360 So tell me everything you know about vertiform city. 476 00:33:07,527 --> 00:33:09,738 Well, they got this restaurant there 477 00:33:09,905 --> 00:33:12,532 where you can eat all you want, any time. 478 00:33:12,699 --> 00:33:14,743 It's the best food around. 479 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,791 There's the coal and there's the boiler. 480 00:33:21,958 --> 00:33:24,503 I'm much obliged for your help. 481 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:40,268 Well done, sir. 482 00:33:40,435 --> 00:33:43,605 I think this'll make a big difference all right. 483 00:33:52,113 --> 00:33:53,782 I don't know how or why, sir, 484 00:33:53,949 --> 00:33:56,493 but warp power appears to be back at normal levels. 485 00:33:56,660 --> 00:33:58,453 What's our heading? 486 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,332 We appear to be on a course for tambor beta vi. 487 00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:04,626 It's a white dwarf star. 488 00:34:06,336 --> 00:34:09,589 Keep it steady. Put your back into it. 489 00:34:10,966 --> 00:34:12,634 That's the ticket. 490 00:34:22,978 --> 00:34:24,604 The ship is using a modified tractor beam 491 00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:27,482 to collect vertion particles from the star. 492 00:34:27,649 --> 00:34:29,859 Vertion particles. 493 00:34:31,152 --> 00:34:33,780 Vertiform city. That's what the ship is looking for. 494 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:41,329 The particles are being routed through the transporter system 495 00:34:41,496 --> 00:34:42,998 into cargo bay 5. 496 00:34:43,164 --> 00:34:44,541 Geordi, what's going on? 497 00:34:44,708 --> 00:34:47,836 The object is absorbing vertion particles. 498 00:34:48,003 --> 00:34:50,005 It's growing even faster than before. 499 00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:55,302 Commander, I'm picking up internal energy from this thing. 500 00:34:55,468 --> 00:34:56,511 What do you mean? 501 00:34:56,678 --> 00:34:59,055 La forge: I mean, it's generating its own energy. 502 00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:01,683 I'm picking up coherent emissions, 503 00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:04,144 matter conversion, it's incredible. 504 00:35:04,811 --> 00:35:06,521 Wait a minute. 505 00:35:07,063 --> 00:35:09,107 Wait a minute, something's wrong. 506 00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:11,943 We've got power fluctuations. 507 00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:14,696 Vertion absorption rate is dropping. 508 00:35:14,863 --> 00:35:16,423 What's happening with the particle beam? 509 00:35:17,407 --> 00:35:19,701 The beam's exhausted the supply of particles in the star. 510 00:35:19,868 --> 00:35:21,578 There's nothing left to take out. 511 00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:25,832 Captain, energy output of the object is decreasing. 512 00:35:26,416 --> 00:35:28,209 Something's wrong. 513 00:35:28,877 --> 00:35:30,420 What is it? 514 00:35:31,338 --> 00:35:34,424 This was supposed to be vertiform city. 515 00:35:46,019 --> 00:35:49,314 We've been on the wrong track all along. 516 00:36:07,415 --> 00:36:09,668 - Worf: Are you all right? - Yes. What happened? 517 00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:12,587 The conductor accidentally derailed the train. 518 00:36:12,754 --> 00:36:14,255 Data to captain picard. 519 00:36:14,422 --> 00:36:15,465 Picard here. 520 00:36:15,632 --> 00:36:17,759 Data: There has been an accident in the holodeck, sir. 521 00:36:17,926 --> 00:36:19,511 Has anything happened on the enterprise? 522 00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:21,179 Yes, we've had a ship-wide shutdown. 523 00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:23,932 We've lost attitude control and most systems are off-line. 524 00:36:24,808 --> 00:36:28,645 Captain, you better take a look at this. 525 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:31,022 When the particle beam cut off, 526 00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:33,775 the object was beginning to form a coherent energy matrix. 527 00:36:33,942 --> 00:36:35,777 Now, if these readings are accurate, 528 00:36:35,944 --> 00:36:38,738 I'd say that the emission patterns were almost organic. 529 00:36:38,905 --> 00:36:41,950 Are you suggesting that the enterprise is trying to create a life form? 530 00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:44,536 - I think so. - Will it survive? 531 00:36:44,703 --> 00:36:46,621 Well, its energy levels are dropping rapidly. 532 00:36:46,788 --> 00:36:48,668 Unless it gets an infusion of vertion particles, 533 00:36:48,832 --> 00:36:51,751 and I mean soon, I don't think so. 534 00:37:01,261 --> 00:37:02,981 Captain, all of our systems are back online. 535 00:37:03,138 --> 00:37:05,056 We're moving again, at warp 9. 536 00:37:06,933 --> 00:37:08,852 Let's get back to the bridge. 537 00:37:13,690 --> 00:37:15,942 Whoo-hee! That was a close one, wasn't it? 538 00:37:16,109 --> 00:37:17,360 Where are we going now? 539 00:37:17,527 --> 00:37:19,988 Well, to new vertiform city, of course. 540 00:37:20,155 --> 00:37:22,195 - Data to captain. - Picard: Picard here. 541 00:37:22,282 --> 00:37:26,619 The train has returned to normal, sir. Our destination is new vertiform city. 542 00:37:27,579 --> 00:37:28,621 What's our course? 543 00:37:28,788 --> 00:37:30,665 We're headed for the cordannas system. 544 00:37:30,832 --> 00:37:32,333 Another white dwarf star. 545 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,502 It's the nearest one to our last position. 546 00:37:34,669 --> 00:37:37,255 Captain, we have a problem. 547 00:37:39,215 --> 00:37:40,300 Even at warp 9, 548 00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:42,844 the cordannas system is over 12 hours from here. 549 00:37:43,887 --> 00:37:45,889 Will the object in the cargo bay survive that long? 550 00:37:46,055 --> 00:37:47,932 Yes, sir, but that's not the problem. 551 00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:50,643 The ship has diverted all of our systems to maximum propulsion, 552 00:37:50,810 --> 00:37:52,187 including life support. 553 00:37:52,353 --> 00:37:55,273 We have less than two hours of reserve oxygen. 554 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,776 Mr. Data, we have to stop the enterprise. 555 00:37:57,942 --> 00:38:00,195 That means you have to get control of the train. 556 00:38:00,361 --> 00:38:01,946 Data: Understood, sir. 557 00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:04,199 The ship is looking for vertion particles, 558 00:38:04,365 --> 00:38:06,885 and it believes that the cordannas system is the closest source. 559 00:38:07,035 --> 00:38:08,870 Is there any possibility of anything closer? 560 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:12,540 White dwarf stars are the only natural sources of vertion, sir. 561 00:38:12,707 --> 00:38:15,835 Then what about artificial ones? Can you create the particles? 562 00:38:18,087 --> 00:38:19,672 How did the conductor stop the train? 563 00:38:19,839 --> 00:38:21,633 There is a braking lever in the engine room. 564 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:22,842 Let's go. 565 00:38:23,009 --> 00:38:25,428 Hayseed: Sorry, folks, but you ain't going nowhere. 566 00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:34,036 La forge: I've narrowed the search down to the MacPherson nebula, 567 00:38:34,187 --> 00:38:35,987 which is a supernova remnant, and dikon Alpha, 568 00:38:36,147 --> 00:38:37,857 which is a class-9 pulsar. 569 00:38:38,024 --> 00:38:40,104 They're both fairly close to our current flight path, 570 00:38:40,235 --> 00:38:42,035 and either one could produce vertion particles 571 00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:44,739 if we detonated a modified photon torpedo inside it. 572 00:38:44,906 --> 00:38:47,325 Vertions usually occur in miniscule amounts. 573 00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:50,078 Do you think either phenomena could produce enough of it? 574 00:38:50,245 --> 00:38:51,287 It's really hard to say. 575 00:38:51,454 --> 00:38:53,374 I can't guarantee that we can create them at all. 576 00:38:53,540 --> 00:38:55,458 Well, we've gotta give it a try. 577 00:38:55,625 --> 00:38:59,045 The nebula or the pulsar. It's your choice, Mr. La forge. 578 00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:01,297 I say go with the nebula. 579 00:39:01,464 --> 00:39:04,676 Very well. Begin the torpedo modifications. 580 00:39:04,843 --> 00:39:07,929 Now, let's see if we can get this ship to go where we want. 581 00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:13,893 Please listen to me. We understand what's happening. 582 00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:16,062 We know you have to get to new vertiform city, 583 00:39:16,229 --> 00:39:17,981 and we want to help you get there. 584 00:39:18,147 --> 00:39:20,233 Well, I don't know. 585 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,069 Please, we're your friends. 586 00:39:23,236 --> 00:39:25,780 You're really gonna help us get to new vertiform city? 587 00:39:25,947 --> 00:39:27,657 I promise. 588 00:39:27,824 --> 00:39:30,326 Well, okay. Butjust one of you. 589 00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:33,037 The rest, stay here. 590 00:39:42,130 --> 00:39:43,298 That's far enough. 591 00:39:43,464 --> 00:39:46,301 Sorry to spoil your party, pal. It's nothing personal. 592 00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:49,137 I can get us there more quickly. I know a shorter route. 593 00:39:49,304 --> 00:39:51,639 Don't listen to him, he's up to something. 594 00:39:51,806 --> 00:39:52,974 A shorter route? 595 00:39:53,141 --> 00:39:55,310 Yes, if you will let me handle the controls. 596 00:39:57,770 --> 00:40:01,816 Well, we're already behind schedule. 597 00:40:01,983 --> 00:40:04,569 If you could get us there on time... 598 00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:08,197 All right, go on, but no funny stuff. 599 00:40:08,364 --> 00:40:09,908 Data to captain picard. 600 00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:12,160 I have taken control of the engine room. 601 00:40:12,327 --> 00:40:13,870 Stand by. 602 00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:15,663 Are we within sensor range of the nebula? 603 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:17,749 Yes, captain, we are. 604 00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:21,419 Mr. Data, I need you to slow us to impulse speed. 605 00:40:21,794 --> 00:40:24,005 I will attempt to do so. 606 00:40:24,631 --> 00:40:27,050 I hope you know what you're doing. 607 00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:48,655 Picard: Are the modifications to the torpedoes complete? 608 00:40:48,821 --> 00:40:50,406 Aye, sir. 609 00:40:50,865 --> 00:40:52,742 Launch torpedo. 610 00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:03,711 It's working, captain. 611 00:41:05,046 --> 00:41:08,049 The reaction is producing vertion particles. 612 00:41:11,094 --> 00:41:13,721 Well, what do you know? We're here. 613 00:41:13,888 --> 00:41:15,556 New vertiform city. 614 00:41:23,064 --> 00:41:25,024 The nodes are deactivating all over the ship. 615 00:41:25,191 --> 00:41:27,735 All our systems are beginning to function normally again. 616 00:41:27,902 --> 00:41:29,582 Then the purpose of the ship's intelligence 617 00:41:29,737 --> 00:41:32,824 was simply to bring this life form into being. 618 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:36,285 There are some species whose sole purpose is to reproduce. 619 00:41:36,452 --> 00:41:39,038 Once they finally procreate, they die. 620 00:41:39,205 --> 00:41:40,665 Captain. 621 00:42:13,740 --> 00:42:15,283 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. 622 00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:17,535 The enterprise is back under our control. 623 00:42:17,702 --> 00:42:20,621 All traces of the emergent intelligence are gone, 624 00:42:20,788 --> 00:42:24,667 and the object it created has disappeared into space. 625 00:42:30,256 --> 00:42:31,674 Come. 626 00:42:33,968 --> 00:42:36,804 Captain, I am staging a scene from the tempest 627 00:42:36,971 --> 00:42:38,598 this evening for a small audience. 628 00:42:38,765 --> 00:42:40,058 I would like for you to attend. 629 00:42:40,641 --> 00:42:42,935 I would be honored. What scene? 630 00:42:43,102 --> 00:42:45,646 Miranda's first encounter with other human beings. 631 00:42:48,649 --> 00:42:52,445 Oh, brave new world that has such people in it. 632 00:42:53,446 --> 00:42:55,364 It seemed appropriate. 633 00:42:58,951 --> 00:43:02,872 Captain, you took a substantial risk in allowing the enterprise 634 00:43:03,039 --> 00:43:05,833 to complete its task. 635 00:43:06,501 --> 00:43:07,668 Why do you say that? 636 00:43:07,835 --> 00:43:10,254 Because the end result was unknown. 637 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:12,507 The object could have been dangerous. 638 00:43:12,673 --> 00:43:14,634 It may, in fact, be dangerous. 639 00:43:14,801 --> 00:43:17,804 And I have allowed it to go off on its merry way. 640 00:43:17,970 --> 00:43:19,013 Yes, sir. 641 00:43:19,180 --> 00:43:21,891 The intelligence that was formed on the enterprise 642 00:43:22,058 --> 00:43:25,353 didn't just come out of the ship's systems. 643 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:26,687 It came from us. 644 00:43:26,854 --> 00:43:29,524 From our mission records, personal logs, 645 00:43:29,690 --> 00:43:32,527 holodeck programs, our fantasies. 646 00:43:32,693 --> 00:43:35,113 Now, if our experiences with the enterprise 647 00:43:35,279 --> 00:43:38,825 have been honorable, can't we trust that the sum 648 00:43:38,991 --> 00:43:42,453 of those experiences will be the same?