1 00:00:09,259 --> 00:00:13,472 Picard: Captain's log, stardate 44502.7. 2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,475 Early completion of our mission at harrakis v 3 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,395 has allowed me to Grant extra personal time for many of the crew. 4 00:00:20,604 --> 00:00:22,231 This has come as something of a relief 5 00:00:22,439 --> 00:00:24,191 since our recent tight scheduling 6 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:27,319 has prevented the pursuit of the leisure activities 7 00:00:27,528 --> 00:00:30,864 that are a normal part of life aboard the enterprise. 8 00:00:31,073 --> 00:00:34,409 I expect our journey past the ngame nebula to be uneventful. 9 00:00:34,910 --> 00:00:40,666 And I'm personally using the time to fulfill a promise to a colleague. 10 00:00:44,086 --> 00:00:45,629 Dixon hill around? 11 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:48,674 He's occupied at the present moment. 12 00:00:49,132 --> 00:00:50,634 Tell him Gloria's here. 13 00:00:50,842 --> 00:00:53,804 Can't do that. He doesn't wanna be disturbed. 14 00:00:54,054 --> 00:00:56,807 Tell him it's Gloria from... 15 00:00:57,266 --> 00:00:58,433 Cleveland. 16 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,936 Doesn't matter if you're from the moon, hon. 17 00:01:01,144 --> 00:01:03,230 Mr. Hill is incommuni... 18 00:01:03,438 --> 00:01:05,774 Incommunica... ca... 19 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:07,568 - Cado. - That's it. 20 00:01:07,818 --> 00:01:09,653 Sorry, hon. 21 00:01:11,446 --> 00:01:12,906 [Sighs] 22 00:01:14,157 --> 00:01:15,951 Look, hon. 23 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,453 Just tell him Gloria's here. 24 00:01:18,662 --> 00:01:21,456 Look, when the boss doesn't wanna be disturbed, 25 00:01:21,665 --> 00:01:23,959 the boss doesn't wanna be disturbed. 26 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:25,919 Don't take it personal like. 27 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:28,714 I have an appointment with Mr. Hill 28 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:37,347 So I had a little trouble getting into the dress. 29 00:01:37,556 --> 00:01:40,142 It took me a little while to figure out just exactly 30 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:44,438 what I was supposed to do with these. Hmm. 31 00:01:44,605 --> 00:01:46,106 [Sighs] 32 00:01:47,858 --> 00:01:49,443 [Phone buzzes] 33 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:53,155 Sorry, dix. There's a lady here to see you. 34 00:01:53,363 --> 00:01:55,115 - Says her name is... - Gloria. 35 00:01:55,324 --> 00:01:58,118 - Gloria. - From Cleveland. 36 00:01:58,327 --> 00:02:00,829 From Cleveland. 37 00:02:01,038 --> 00:02:02,831 Okay. 38 00:02:03,165 --> 00:02:04,958 He never heard of you. 39 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:08,128 - He's never heard of me? - That's right. 40 00:02:08,337 --> 00:02:10,672 Oh, wait, I don't think you understand, you see. 41 00:02:10,881 --> 00:02:12,441 This was all set up in advance, you see. 42 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:14,509 I'm supposed to be Gloria from Cleveland 43 00:02:14,718 --> 00:02:17,679 and I was supposed to be on holodeck number 4 at 2:00 44 00:02:17,888 --> 00:02:21,183 and you don't have any idea what I'm talking about, do you? 45 00:02:21,725 --> 00:02:23,560 Not to worry. 46 00:02:27,356 --> 00:02:29,024 Hey, you can't go in there. 47 00:02:29,232 --> 00:02:31,902 Gunman: Get inside. Close the door. 48 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:38,325 Who's the doll? 49 00:02:38,533 --> 00:02:40,243 [Mimics gunman's accent] She's, uh... 50 00:02:41,036 --> 00:02:43,413 The doll's my cousin. 51 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,709 Gloria from Cleveland. 52 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:49,878 I'm sorry about this, Gloria. 53 00:02:50,087 --> 00:02:52,964 I didn't actually mean you to get involved. 54 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:55,300 She knows nothing about this, Johnny. 55 00:02:57,552 --> 00:02:59,596 What does that...? What does that mean? 56 00:02:59,805 --> 00:03:02,724 - Oh, oh, I see. - Yeah, right. 57 00:03:02,933 --> 00:03:04,393 What do I look like, a jamoke? 58 00:03:04,601 --> 00:03:07,145 You ain't nobody's cousin and you ain't here on a visit. 59 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:08,939 Now, what do you know about my money? 60 00:03:09,231 --> 00:03:11,692 - Your money? - The money he stole! 61 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:13,527 You stole his money? 62 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:16,655 Don't listen to him, Gloria. He's lying. 63 00:03:16,905 --> 00:03:19,574 Oh. Oh! Oh, Johnny. 64 00:03:19,783 --> 00:03:23,036 Johnny, talk to me, Johnny. I'm a great listener. 65 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:25,205 I'm finished with talking, sweetheart. 66 00:03:25,414 --> 00:03:27,999 And I'm gonna get some action or else... 67 00:03:28,250 --> 00:03:30,252 [Gunfire] 68 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:49,938 And this is what you do for fun? 69 00:03:50,147 --> 00:03:52,065 [In normal voice] It's a mystery. 70 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:56,153 Who killed him? 71 00:03:56,361 --> 00:03:59,072 Where is the money he was talking about? It's... 72 00:03:59,489 --> 00:04:00,741 It's a mystery. 73 00:04:00,949 --> 00:04:03,618 Now we have to go search for clues. 74 00:04:04,161 --> 00:04:05,996 Ah. And that's fun? 75 00:04:06,204 --> 00:04:07,873 That's fun. 76 00:04:08,039 --> 00:04:09,332 [Tires screeching] 77 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:11,835 [People chattering in distance] 78 00:04:12,002 --> 00:04:14,087 [Phone rings then tires screeching] 79 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:15,694 Forty-eight packard with whitewalls. 80 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:17,150 Madeline: Dixon hill private investigations. 81 00:04:17,174 --> 00:04:18,734 Damn it, I didn't get the license plate. 82 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:20,510 Madeline: Captain picard? 83 00:04:20,719 --> 00:04:22,721 Sorry, there's no captain picard here. 84 00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:24,449 Maybe you should try down at the docks. 85 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,439 There are ships coming out of there every day. 86 00:04:26,641 --> 00:04:29,144 It's all right, Madeline. I'll take it in here. 87 00:04:30,103 --> 00:04:31,396 Yes, what is it? 88 00:04:31,605 --> 00:04:34,149 Data: Captain, lieutenant commander data here. 89 00:04:34,357 --> 00:04:36,318 Please excuse the unusual interruption, 90 00:04:36,526 --> 00:04:37,819 but under the circumstances, 91 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,508 I thought that patching communications 92 00:04:39,696 --> 00:04:42,157 through the holodeck program would be less obtrusive. 93 00:04:42,365 --> 00:04:44,326 I appreciate your concern, commander data. 94 00:04:44,534 --> 00:04:45,869 What can I do for you? 95 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,914 Data: Long-range sensors detect a t-tauri type star 96 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:51,249 within a pocket of the ngame cloud. 97 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:54,085 - There's nothing unusual about that. - No, sir. 98 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:57,506 However, the star's single planet falls within the m-class range. 99 00:04:57,714 --> 00:04:59,549 It is capable of supporting life. 100 00:05:00,091 --> 00:05:01,510 Now that is unusual. 101 00:05:01,718 --> 00:05:03,512 Highly, sir. 102 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:04,846 Well, thank you, Mr. Data. 103 00:05:05,055 --> 00:05:06,598 Procedure requires that we investigate. 104 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:08,600 Recall the bridge crew and set in a course. 105 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:10,393 Aye, sir. 106 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:14,856 I'm sorry, Gloria, 107 00:05:15,065 --> 00:05:19,194 but there is a 24th century mystery I have to investigate. 108 00:05:19,402 --> 00:05:23,073 You are very welcome to carry on, if you like. 109 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:28,829 I've had enough fun for today. 110 00:05:31,331 --> 00:05:33,333 [Computer beeping] 111 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,419 Entering the t—tauri system now, captain. 112 00:05:36,628 --> 00:05:39,881 Sensors indicate an energy fluctuation directly in our path. 113 00:05:40,090 --> 00:05:41,216 Source unknown. 114 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:46,054 Worf: Still picking up energy distortions but fading. 115 00:05:46,263 --> 00:05:47,597 It seems to be gone. 116 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:50,183 - Wormhole? - Very likely. 117 00:05:50,392 --> 00:05:52,227 Small and extremely unstable wormholes 118 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:54,646 have been mapped near 39 t-tauri systems 119 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:56,648 in the last 100 years alone, sir. 120 00:05:56,857 --> 00:05:58,697 Captain, I suggest we move to a safer location. 121 00:05:58,900 --> 00:06:00,235 It could reappear at any moment. 122 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:01,486 Agreed, number one. 123 00:06:01,695 --> 00:06:04,447 - Ensign, take us on a course to... - Captain. 124 00:06:41,943 --> 00:06:43,236 Picard: Space. 125 00:06:43,445 --> 00:06:46,156 The final frontier. 126 00:06:46,656 --> 00:06:50,619 These are the voyages of the starship enterprise. 127 00:06:50,827 --> 00:06:56,082 Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, 128 00:06:56,333 --> 00:07:00,503 to seek out new life and new civilizations. 129 00:07:00,837 --> 00:07:05,383 To boldly go where no one has gone before. 130 00:08:06,569 --> 00:08:08,238 Data: Captain? 131 00:08:10,740 --> 00:08:12,492 Careful, captain. 132 00:08:12,701 --> 00:08:16,121 The stun effect from the wormhole was relatively severe. 133 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:18,331 Apparently so. 134 00:08:18,540 --> 00:08:20,166 How long were we unconscious? 135 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:22,002 Approximately 30 seconds. 136 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:23,586 I have scanned the entire ship 137 00:08:23,795 --> 00:08:26,047 and detected no life-threatening injuries among the crew. 138 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:28,258 - You were not affected? - No, sir. 139 00:08:28,466 --> 00:08:31,136 My positronic system is immune to the effect. 140 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,596 This is the third unstable wormhole I have passed through 141 00:08:33,805 --> 00:08:35,390 during my time with starfleet. 142 00:08:35,598 --> 00:08:37,318 The first was aboard the u. S. S. Trieste... 143 00:08:37,392 --> 00:08:39,394 Thank you, Mr. Data. 144 00:08:41,438 --> 00:08:43,523 Well, where the hell are we? 145 00:08:43,732 --> 00:08:46,401 Point-five-four parsecs from our original position. 146 00:08:46,609 --> 00:08:48,903 Almost a day's travel in 30 seconds? 147 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:51,239 Sir, I should realign the ship's clock 148 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:55,618 with starbase 410's subspace signal to adjust for the time distortion. 149 00:08:55,827 --> 00:08:57,245 - Proceed. - Yes, captain. 150 00:08:57,412 --> 00:08:59,247 Crusher: Captain, this is crusher in sickbay. 151 00:08:59,414 --> 00:09:00,457 Go ahead, doctor. 152 00:09:00,665 --> 00:09:02,876 I'm getting scattered reports of minor injuries. 153 00:09:03,084 --> 00:09:04,210 What's happened? 154 00:09:04,419 --> 00:09:06,838 Picard: The enterprise just jumped through a wormhole. 155 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:10,008 Apparently, we were all unconscious for about 30 seconds. 156 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:12,552 Is everybody all right there? 157 00:09:13,136 --> 00:09:15,847 There's little or no damage on the bridge, doctor. 158 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,640 Acknowledged. Crusher out. 159 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,435 Ship's status? 160 00:09:21,269 --> 00:09:23,521 Reports coming in now. Nothing serious so far. 161 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,273 La forge: La forge here, captain. 162 00:09:25,482 --> 00:09:27,484 I've checked impulse engines and warp drive, sir. 163 00:09:27,692 --> 00:09:29,152 They appear to be unaffected. 164 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,739 Shields and weapons systems are fully functional. 165 00:09:33,281 --> 00:09:36,159 Picard: Counselor, you all right? 166 00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:40,955 I'm feeling a bit unfocused. 167 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:42,290 [Sighs] 168 00:09:42,457 --> 00:09:43,458 It'll pass. 169 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:48,046 Well, not too bad, all things considered. 170 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:50,381 We're lucky we didn't end up halfway across the galaxy 171 00:09:50,590 --> 00:09:51,925 and into the middle of next week. 172 00:09:52,842 --> 00:09:54,969 That was never actually a possibility. 173 00:09:55,178 --> 00:09:57,764 The wormhole's small size and relatively short period 174 00:09:57,972 --> 00:09:59,682 would make this a local phenomenon. 175 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:01,851 There's still the anomalous m-class planet 176 00:10:02,060 --> 00:10:04,104 we were going to investigate. 177 00:10:04,312 --> 00:10:05,355 Do we go back? 178 00:10:05,563 --> 00:10:07,107 The unpredictability of the wormhole 179 00:10:07,315 --> 00:10:09,442 would make an investigation a hazardous one. 180 00:10:09,651 --> 00:10:11,291 A probe launched from our current position 181 00:10:11,486 --> 00:10:12,987 would be more advisable. 182 00:10:14,155 --> 00:10:15,698 Make it so. 183 00:10:22,372 --> 00:10:24,499 Nothing broken, chief. 184 00:10:24,707 --> 00:10:27,836 But those ligaments around the elbow have been twisted pretty severely. 185 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:30,505 What on earth were you doing when you fell? 186 00:10:30,713 --> 00:10:32,715 Hanging a plant for Keiko. 187 00:10:32,924 --> 00:10:35,677 It's part of her running project to give me a green thumb. 188 00:10:35,885 --> 00:10:37,345 How's it working? 189 00:10:37,554 --> 00:10:41,015 Everything I touch seems to turn brown and wither away. 190 00:10:41,224 --> 00:10:43,017 Alyssa, would you get me...? 191 00:10:43,226 --> 00:10:44,477 Oh, never mind, I'll get it. 192 00:10:44,686 --> 00:10:47,647 You, don't go away. 193 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,829 This is impossible. 194 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:15,717 Alyssa. 195 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:17,760 Alyssa: Yes, doctor? 196 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,805 Did you see anyone near the lab today? 197 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,849 No, I didn't. 198 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,728 You didn't by chance adjust the environments 199 00:11:26,936 --> 00:11:28,479 on the incubation containers? 200 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:30,660 I would never touch one of your experiments 201 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:32,483 unless you asked me to, doctor. 202 00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:34,235 Of course not. I'm sorry, Alyssa. 203 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:35,945 Thank you. 204 00:11:39,115 --> 00:11:41,618 Probe approaching the t-tauri system, captain. 205 00:11:43,161 --> 00:11:44,495 Readings, data? 206 00:11:44,704 --> 00:11:46,247 Coming in now, sir. 207 00:11:46,456 --> 00:11:48,541 The probe is within visual range of the planet. 208 00:11:48,750 --> 00:11:50,418 On-screen. 209 00:11:51,836 --> 00:11:54,797 Data: Sensors indicate a hydrogen-helium composition 210 00:11:55,006 --> 00:11:58,259 - with a frozen helium core. Riker: Wait a minute. 211 00:11:59,469 --> 00:12:01,346 Didn't your readings indicate a class-m planet 212 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:04,182 before we passed through the wormhole, data? 213 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:07,101 It is possible that the sensors were affected by interference 214 00:12:07,310 --> 00:12:09,145 from the wormhole, commander. 215 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:12,273 It is clearly not a class-m planet. 216 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,693 Mr. Data, run a full diagnostic to make sure that the wormhole 217 00:12:15,902 --> 00:12:17,570 didn't permanently damage the sensors. 218 00:12:17,779 --> 00:12:18,821 Aye, sir. 219 00:12:19,030 --> 00:12:21,699 - Ensign, take us back on a course... - Captain. 220 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:23,451 Problem, number one? 221 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:25,954 It seems awfully strange that a malfunctioning sensor 222 00:12:26,162 --> 00:12:28,623 would give such a specific misreading of a planet. 223 00:12:28,831 --> 00:12:30,791 I would have thought that a time-space disturbance 224 00:12:30,833 --> 00:12:33,127 would have caused a lot more confusion than that. 225 00:12:33,336 --> 00:12:35,129 It is conceivable that the sensors picked up 226 00:12:35,338 --> 00:12:39,133 the after-image of an actual planet on the other side of the wormhole. 227 00:12:39,342 --> 00:12:41,594 We could survey the nearby stars for such a planet. 228 00:12:41,803 --> 00:12:43,972 It would require approximately six days, sir. 229 00:12:44,180 --> 00:12:46,140 No, no, we don't have time for that. 230 00:12:46,349 --> 00:12:47,684 We've encountered a minor mystery, 231 00:12:47,892 --> 00:12:50,144 one that has been solved to my satisfaction. 232 00:12:50,353 --> 00:12:52,272 Number one, unless there's a major objection, 233 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,566 then ensign mcknight should put us back on course for Evadne iv. 234 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,193 - No objection. - Ensign. 235 00:12:57,402 --> 00:12:58,486 Mcknight: Aye, sir. 236 00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:07,662 [Door chimes] 237 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:09,080 Picard: Come. 238 00:13:11,416 --> 00:13:14,627 I have something of a minor mystery on my hands. 239 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:16,129 Picard: A minor mystery? 240 00:13:16,337 --> 00:13:20,008 That seems to be a recurring phrase these days. 241 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:26,222 Diomedian Scarlet moss. 242 00:13:26,764 --> 00:13:28,808 I didn't know you were an ethnobotanist. 243 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,186 - It's a hobby. - You've got a good crop here. 244 00:13:32,395 --> 00:13:35,064 As I recall, it's not easy to cultivate. 245 00:13:35,273 --> 00:13:36,566 That's just it. 246 00:13:36,774 --> 00:13:40,111 I started these spores right before we were all knocked unconscious 247 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,030 by the wormhole. 248 00:13:42,238 --> 00:13:44,949 You said we were unconscious for 30 seconds? 249 00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:46,200 Correct. 250 00:13:46,409 --> 00:13:49,412 Then why do these show a full day's growth? 251 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:55,626 Perhaps you've got some sort of fast-growth strain here. 252 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:58,087 Each of these incubators was set with spores 253 00:13:58,296 --> 00:14:01,549 from completely different sources in the diomedian system. 254 00:14:01,758 --> 00:14:03,801 I have a dozen more in the lab. 255 00:14:04,010 --> 00:14:07,221 Perhaps something extraordinary happened to one of them, 256 00:14:07,430 --> 00:14:08,890 but not to all of them. 257 00:14:09,098 --> 00:14:12,226 Doctor, we were not unconscious for a whole day. 258 00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:15,104 Everything on board indicates that we were out for 30 seconds. 259 00:14:15,313 --> 00:14:17,398 The ship's chronometer, the computer. 260 00:14:17,607 --> 00:14:20,777 Everything, doctor. Including commander data. 261 00:14:21,569 --> 00:14:23,571 Jean-Luc, 262 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:25,615 I'm telling you, 263 00:14:25,823 --> 00:14:29,994 this is over 24 hours of growth. 264 00:14:38,753 --> 00:14:40,338 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. 265 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:42,298 Commander data continues to maintain 266 00:14:42,507 --> 00:14:44,967 that we were unconscious for only 30 seconds 267 00:14:45,176 --> 00:14:48,638 despite doctor crusher's evidence to the contrary. 268 00:14:49,305 --> 00:14:53,059 Captain, I have a hypothesis. 269 00:14:53,810 --> 00:14:56,687 The 22nd century physicist pell underhill 270 00:14:56,896 --> 00:15:00,108 conjectured that a major disruption in time continuity 271 00:15:00,316 --> 00:15:04,320 could be compensated for by trillions of counter reactions. 272 00:15:04,529 --> 00:15:07,448 That effect may have allowed Dr. Crusher's moss 273 00:15:07,657 --> 00:15:09,784 to arrive at the other side of the wormhole 274 00:15:09,992 --> 00:15:11,953 with the unanticipated growth. 275 00:15:12,161 --> 00:15:15,164 - Underhill was talking about energy. - Data: True. 276 00:15:15,498 --> 00:15:17,500 Nevertheless, it is possible 277 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:19,877 that the phenomenon could occur in matter 278 00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:23,923 at higher levels of organization given the proper conditions. 279 00:15:25,508 --> 00:15:27,009 Thank you, data. 280 00:15:27,218 --> 00:15:29,053 Intriguing hypothesis. 281 00:15:29,595 --> 00:15:33,558 Well, perhaps we've got a tempest in a test tube after all. 282 00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:37,812 I promised Mr. Nelson 283 00:15:38,020 --> 00:15:40,898 that you would assist him with the sensor diagnostic. 284 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:43,568 You'll find him hard at work on deck 36. 285 00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:45,778 As you wish, captain. 286 00:15:59,125 --> 00:16:00,168 Do you believe him? 287 00:16:02,879 --> 00:16:04,922 I want a frank answer, commander. 288 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:07,341 Not for a second. 289 00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:09,927 I'm amazed he even proposed it. 290 00:16:10,136 --> 00:16:11,637 What are you suggesting, captain? 291 00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:13,139 I'm not sure, Mr. Worf. 292 00:16:13,347 --> 00:16:17,560 I have never known data to tell a lie. 293 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:19,103 And yet... 294 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:21,898 If we never went through that wormhole, 295 00:16:22,106 --> 00:16:24,692 then what happened to us during that day? 296 00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:28,404 If we were out for a whole day, why didn't our beards grow? 297 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:30,031 Whatever it was, it seems 298 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:32,408 it was something data didn't wanna tell us about. 299 00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:37,788 It could be that whatever caused this situation also affected data. 300 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:41,125 And it could be that he's telling the truth. 301 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:45,421 That this is all just a minor mystery. 302 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:47,551 I could always check the computer's chronometer, 303 00:16:47,715 --> 00:16:49,342 see if there's any evidence of tampering. 304 00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:52,094 A transporter trace analysis might give us another indication 305 00:16:52,303 --> 00:16:55,056 of how much time has actually passed. 306 00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:57,058 Doctor, commander, make it so. 307 00:16:57,266 --> 00:16:59,602 Meanwhile, we will maintain our present course. 308 00:17:00,102 --> 00:17:02,730 If there is something wrong with data, 309 00:17:02,939 --> 00:17:06,317 we don't want him to be aware of our suspicions. 310 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:15,910 Gentlemen, how goes the battle? 311 00:17:16,118 --> 00:17:18,718 Long-range and infrared sensors apparently suffered no ill effects 312 00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:20,498 as a result of the wormhole. 313 00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:23,417 We are presently checking neutrino and heavy particle detectors. 314 00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:26,420 I'll take over now, data. 315 00:17:26,629 --> 00:17:29,090 The captain wants you back on the bridge. 316 00:17:29,340 --> 00:17:31,467 See you later in ten-forward? 317 00:17:36,514 --> 00:17:40,142 Nelson, I need your help with the computer. 318 00:17:43,145 --> 00:17:45,606 - Hello, chief. How's the elbow? - Much better, thanks. 319 00:17:45,815 --> 00:17:47,316 This isn't a house call, is it? 320 00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:48,568 No, it's not. 321 00:17:48,776 --> 00:17:50,278 Tell me, 322 00:17:50,611 --> 00:17:52,947 do you remember the last person to use the transporter 323 00:17:53,155 --> 00:17:54,555 before we went through the wormhole? 324 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:56,450 Oh, let me check. 325 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:02,039 Ensign locklin. She's one of my technicians. 326 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:05,001 Tell her to report to sickbay immediately. 327 00:18:05,793 --> 00:18:08,254 Crusher: Electrolyte concentration. 328 00:18:08,671 --> 00:18:10,756 Twelve-point-five deviation from previous. 329 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:12,883 Interesting. 330 00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:15,469 Check the cellular membranes. 331 00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:17,972 I'm willing to bet that the inner turgor pressure is off 332 00:18:18,180 --> 00:18:20,433 by almost the same amount. 333 00:18:21,183 --> 00:18:22,893 Eleven-point-three deviation from the norm. 334 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:24,937 Terrific. That's what I wanted to hear. 335 00:18:25,146 --> 00:18:28,107 Thank you, ensign locklin. That'll be all for now. 336 00:18:29,233 --> 00:18:30,818 Crusher to captain picard. 337 00:18:31,027 --> 00:18:34,238 - Picard: What is it, doctor? - I need to see you immediately. 338 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:37,199 I'm on my way to engineering. Join me. 339 00:18:40,077 --> 00:18:43,414 Physiologically, each of us is on a daily cycle. 340 00:18:43,623 --> 00:18:47,168 Our cells have developed rhythms based on a 24-hour period. 341 00:18:47,376 --> 00:18:49,337 - Internal clock. - Exactly. 342 00:18:49,545 --> 00:18:53,174 And I can measure that effect at the molecular level. 343 00:18:53,382 --> 00:18:55,676 I took a trace from the last person to use the transporter 344 00:18:55,885 --> 00:18:57,261 before the incident 345 00:18:57,470 --> 00:19:02,350 and compared her cell function levels at that time to what they are right now. 346 00:19:02,558 --> 00:19:04,977 If we were unconscious for only 30 seconds, 347 00:19:05,186 --> 00:19:07,897 those cycles should be nearly synchronous. 348 00:19:08,105 --> 00:19:09,899 And were they? 349 00:19:12,276 --> 00:19:15,112 We were out for longer than 30 seconds, captain. 350 00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:17,323 A lot longer. 351 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,751 I've got some good news and some bad news. 352 00:19:29,043 --> 00:19:31,403 Good news is we were right about the computer's chronometer. 353 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:33,384 There's a security program to prevent tampering, 354 00:19:33,547 --> 00:19:37,426 but it looks now like it was disabled and a new program put in its place. 355 00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:40,429 Someone has reset the clock. 356 00:19:40,888 --> 00:19:43,891 If that's the good news, what's the bad news? 357 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:48,104 That data and I are the only ones aboard this ship capable of doing it. 358 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:54,735 It is a mystery, captain. 359 00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:59,115 That is an understatement, data. 360 00:19:59,782 --> 00:20:01,742 Is it possible that someone 361 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:06,163 or something could have affected you without your knowing? 362 00:20:06,622 --> 00:20:09,542 I am unable to answer that question, sir. 363 00:20:10,418 --> 00:20:12,018 Data, would you consent to being examined 364 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,754 by commander la forge? 365 00:20:13,963 --> 00:20:15,172 As you wish, captain. 366 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:18,092 Will you escort commander data to engineering? 367 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:20,386 I know the way, sir. 368 00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:36,110 Picard: Captain's log, supplemental. 369 00:20:36,318 --> 00:20:38,863 It has become clear that everyone aboard the enterprise 370 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,323 has lost an entire day. 371 00:20:41,532 --> 00:20:43,200 As the mystery of what actually occurred 372 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:46,328 during those missing hours continues to deepen, 373 00:20:46,537 --> 00:20:49,498 so do my doubts about commander data. 374 00:20:49,707 --> 00:20:53,961 We'll start with the higher functions before we get down to basics, okay? 375 00:20:54,170 --> 00:20:55,671 All right. 376 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,758 Now, this won't hurt a bit. 377 00:20:59,008 --> 00:21:01,343 Have you forgotten, geordi, that my sensory inputs 378 00:21:01,552 --> 00:21:04,138 are not programmed to experience pain? 379 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:06,015 Figure of speech, data. 380 00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:09,393 Bedside manner. I'm just trying to make you feel comfortable. 381 00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:11,937 I am perfectly comfortable. 382 00:21:12,354 --> 00:21:14,899 Pattern recognition, syntactic algorithms, 383 00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:17,067 heuristic functions, all normal. 384 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:19,612 I have noticed, however, 385 00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:22,698 you appear a bit uncomfortable yourself. 386 00:21:24,533 --> 00:21:28,412 Well, it just seems like you're not being completely honest with us, data. 387 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:29,997 I'm your friend. 388 00:21:30,206 --> 00:21:32,208 If there's something wrong, I want you to tell me. 389 00:21:32,416 --> 00:21:34,210 Maybe I can help. 390 00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:40,216 I cannot tell you anything beyond what I have already stated. 391 00:21:41,258 --> 00:21:42,927 Okay. 392 00:21:50,726 --> 00:21:52,895 - Excuse us, counselor? - Troi: Mm-hm. 393 00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:57,191 - Captain, I've finished examining data. - And? 394 00:21:57,399 --> 00:22:00,361 Nothing's wrong with the technology that I can see. 395 00:22:00,569 --> 00:22:02,863 He's in perfect condition. 396 00:22:03,072 --> 00:22:04,949 I was almost hoping that you'd find a problem. 397 00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:08,869 Well, he still could be malfunctioning beyond my ability to detect it. 398 00:22:09,078 --> 00:22:12,373 This entire mystery started when our sensors detected that planet. 399 00:22:12,581 --> 00:22:14,542 First it was class-m, now it isn't. 400 00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:16,126 Our sensors were malfunctioning, 401 00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:20,214 but our probe clearly established the planet could not support life. 402 00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:22,299 Data launched that probe. 403 00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:24,385 If he rigged it, could you prove it? 404 00:22:24,593 --> 00:22:26,428 I could try. 405 00:22:28,264 --> 00:22:29,984 What happened to us during that missing day? 406 00:22:30,057 --> 00:22:32,434 Surely there must be some clues. 407 00:22:32,643 --> 00:22:34,728 Each of us should try and think of what we were doing 408 00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:37,398 just before we blacked out. Re-enact it if you have to... 409 00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:38,607 [Gasps] 410 00:22:38,774 --> 00:22:39,942 Counselor? 411 00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:45,322 - Picard: Deanna, are you all right? - Just a moment. 412 00:22:50,077 --> 00:22:51,912 - Yes, I'm fine. - What happened? 413 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,498 I suddenly became dizzy. 414 00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:56,917 I think I'd better go to my quarters. 415 00:22:57,126 --> 00:22:58,806 Perhaps the sickbay would be a better idea. 416 00:22:59,003 --> 00:23:02,464 No. No, really, I'm all right. 417 00:23:03,507 --> 00:23:05,426 Will you see the counselor to her quarters? 418 00:23:05,634 --> 00:23:07,261 Aye, sir. 419 00:23:16,145 --> 00:23:18,314 Thank you for coming with me, Mr. Worf. 420 00:23:18,522 --> 00:23:20,357 You are certain you are well? 421 00:23:20,566 --> 00:23:23,903 I just need some rest. Thanks. 422 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:30,951 [Troi screams] 423 00:23:32,912 --> 00:23:34,580 Deanna. 424 00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:39,627 Security, override the lock on counselor troi's quarters. Now! 425 00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:46,467 What's wrong? 426 00:23:46,675 --> 00:23:48,218 The mirror. 427 00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:52,139 I came in here, I looked into the mirror. 428 00:23:52,348 --> 00:23:54,433 It wasn't me, worf. 429 00:23:54,642 --> 00:23:55,935 It wasn't me! 430 00:23:56,143 --> 00:24:00,230 It was my face but it wasn't me inside. 431 00:24:05,986 --> 00:24:10,074 - Is she all right? - I feel fine now. 432 00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:11,492 Signs of stress, 433 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:14,495 adrenaline by-products higher than baseline. 434 00:24:14,703 --> 00:24:16,997 But that's a normal reaction after sudden fright. 435 00:24:17,206 --> 00:24:19,208 All brain functions check out okay. 436 00:24:19,416 --> 00:24:20,584 What happened, Deanna? 437 00:24:21,168 --> 00:24:25,839 It wasn't what I saw, it was more what I felt. 438 00:24:26,924 --> 00:24:29,176 I looked into the mirror 439 00:24:29,385 --> 00:24:33,514 and it seemed a stranger was staring back at me 440 00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:36,809 from behind my own eyes. 441 00:24:38,978 --> 00:24:41,188 As if my face was a mask. 442 00:24:41,397 --> 00:24:43,357 La forge: La forge to captain picard. 443 00:24:43,774 --> 00:24:46,026 - Picard: Go ahead, geordi. - I found something, sir. 444 00:24:46,235 --> 00:24:47,861 I'm on my way. 445 00:24:49,446 --> 00:24:50,823 Crusher: Lieutenant worf. 446 00:24:51,031 --> 00:24:52,491 Doctor. 447 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:54,493 Can I help you? 448 00:24:58,622 --> 00:25:01,083 - Perhaps not. - Worf. 449 00:25:01,291 --> 00:25:04,086 You came in here for something. 450 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:09,675 A warrior does not complain about physical discomfort. 451 00:25:10,968 --> 00:25:13,568 But the captain ordered us to report anything out of the ordinary. 452 00:25:13,762 --> 00:25:15,764 Are you in pain? 453 00:25:16,140 --> 00:25:17,850 [Device beeping] 454 00:25:19,435 --> 00:25:22,104 How did this happen? 455 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:29,403 Do you recognize this planet, data? 456 00:25:30,571 --> 00:25:36,076 Yes, sir. It is the planet our probes detected in the t-tauri system. 457 00:25:36,285 --> 00:25:38,162 La forge: No, it's not. 458 00:25:40,122 --> 00:25:42,082 Actually, it's tethys III. 459 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:44,835 I retrieved this image from the ship's library. 460 00:25:45,044 --> 00:25:47,084 Its geophysical features have been slightly altered, 461 00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:50,424 but it's definitely tethys III. 462 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:53,761 Strange that an obscure planet hundreds of light years from here 463 00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:55,971 should be picked up by the probe. 464 00:25:58,974 --> 00:26:02,978 Data, did you take this image from the ship's library 465 00:26:03,187 --> 00:26:05,939 and program the probe to send it back to us? 466 00:26:06,815 --> 00:26:09,109 I cannot verify that hypothesis. 467 00:26:09,318 --> 00:26:11,403 But you don't deny it. 468 00:26:11,987 --> 00:26:13,614 No, sir. 469 00:26:15,115 --> 00:26:16,158 Mr. La forge, 470 00:26:16,366 --> 00:26:19,119 will you send another probe to the t-tauri system? 471 00:26:19,328 --> 00:26:20,871 Yes, sir. 472 00:26:22,998 --> 00:26:25,000 I'm sorry, data. 473 00:26:30,672 --> 00:26:35,719 Counselor troi has just had a very disturbing hallucination. 474 00:26:37,846 --> 00:26:40,849 - Is she all right, sir? - For the moment. 475 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:45,229 Can you tell me if Deanna's incident is related in any way 476 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:48,524 to this missing time period? 477 00:26:49,358 --> 00:26:50,526 No, sir, I cannot. 478 00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:52,653 Data, you are the key to this entire mystery. 479 00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:55,489 And you have done nothing but block my every attempt to solve it. 480 00:26:55,697 --> 00:26:57,032 Why are you fighting me? 481 00:26:57,407 --> 00:26:59,201 It is not by choice. 482 00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:01,370 What do you mean by that? 483 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:03,205 Icannotsay. 484 00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:06,166 Would you rather endanger Deanna, a friend and colleague, 485 00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:08,377 than tell me what is going on? 486 00:27:10,879 --> 00:27:12,840 Which would you place first? 487 00:27:13,048 --> 00:27:17,427 The welfare of a single individual or that of the entire crew? 488 00:27:18,887 --> 00:27:22,641 Are you saying that by not cooperating you are actually protecting us? 489 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:25,018 I am not saying that at all. 490 00:27:25,227 --> 00:27:28,564 I merely state a possible alternative explanation. 491 00:27:30,274 --> 00:27:35,362 Then, Mr. Data, I'm going to ask you again. 492 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:43,453 And I order you to directly answer me. 493 00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:45,831 What really happened to us? 494 00:27:46,456 --> 00:27:48,584 I cannot answer that. 495 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:54,464 What would you have me do, data? 496 00:27:55,215 --> 00:27:58,010 How would you handle this if our positions were reversed? 497 00:28:00,721 --> 00:28:04,933 I am apparently guilty of falsifying the enterprise's records. 498 00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:08,270 Of interfering with an investigation. 499 00:28:08,604 --> 00:28:13,192 Of disobeying a direct order from my commanding officer. 500 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:16,403 Your duty seems clear, sir. 501 00:28:17,779 --> 00:28:20,616 Do you know what a court martial would mean? 502 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,952 Your career in starfleet would be finished. 503 00:28:24,578 --> 00:28:26,496 I realize that, sir. 504 00:28:27,122 --> 00:28:28,165 Do you also realize 505 00:28:28,373 --> 00:28:30,613 that you would most likely be stripped down to your wires 506 00:28:30,792 --> 00:28:33,003 to find out what the hell has gone wrong? 507 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:36,381 Yes, sir. I do. 508 00:28:44,306 --> 00:28:46,099 Crusher: This wrist has been broken. 509 00:28:46,308 --> 00:28:47,601 Broken and reset and treated 510 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:51,521 with one of our own subcutaneous bone fusion units. 511 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:55,234 - During the missing day? - That's the only possibility. 512 00:28:55,609 --> 00:28:58,445 Are you suggesting he was conscious? 513 00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:01,281 I'm suggesting that maybe we all were. 514 00:29:01,490 --> 00:29:05,118 I certainly didn't repair a broken wrist while I was unconscious. 515 00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:08,956 Picard: Our memories of that day? Crusher: Blocked. 516 00:29:09,498 --> 00:29:12,000 - Possibly erased. - By whom? 517 00:29:13,001 --> 00:29:14,795 There are very few individuals on board 518 00:29:15,003 --> 00:29:17,506 who could have broken my wrist. 519 00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:20,425 Commander data is one of those individuals. 520 00:29:21,009 --> 00:29:22,636 I can't accept that explanation. 521 00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:25,222 Well, he does possess the speed and the strength. 522 00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:28,600 But I'm beginning to suspect 523 00:29:28,809 --> 00:29:31,520 that commander data is refusing to cooperate 524 00:29:31,728 --> 00:29:35,482 because he believes that he's acting in the best interest of the enterprise. 525 00:29:35,691 --> 00:29:37,192 La forge: La forge to captain picard. 526 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:38,402 Go ahead, geordi. 527 00:29:38,568 --> 00:29:40,168 Our probe is approaching the planet, sir. 528 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,323 Acknowledged. Maybe now we'll get some answers. 529 00:29:49,371 --> 00:29:52,666 - What do you have, Mr. La forge? - Visuals available now, captain. 530 00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:57,212 M-class. Nickel-iron core, nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere. 531 00:29:58,255 --> 00:30:02,843 Same planet our sensors picked up before the so-called wormhole. 532 00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:04,094 Affirmative. 533 00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:07,222 No indication of any space-time distortion whatsoever. 534 00:30:07,431 --> 00:30:09,766 The probe should at least be detecting some residual effect 535 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:11,768 even if the wormhole is inactive. 536 00:30:12,561 --> 00:30:15,564 That's because there is no wormhole. 537 00:30:15,897 --> 00:30:18,275 - There never was. Riker: Sir? 538 00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:21,945 It was a ruse, designed to throw us off the track. 539 00:30:22,154 --> 00:30:23,613 Look at the clues. 540 00:30:23,822 --> 00:30:28,076 Dr. Crusher's incubation experiment, computer clock, transporter trace. 541 00:30:28,285 --> 00:30:31,788 All indicate the existence of a missing day. 542 00:30:32,205 --> 00:30:35,584 Lieutenant worf's broken wrist would seem to suggest 543 00:30:36,126 --> 00:30:40,839 that we were awake and aware for that day. 544 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:43,383 Possibly in a struggle for our lives. 545 00:30:43,675 --> 00:30:46,553 The fact that we're still alive suggests we might have won. 546 00:30:46,762 --> 00:30:48,305 Picard: Not necessarily, doctor. 547 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:51,391 Data's behavior would seem to suggest that we did not. 548 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,186 Why else would he be willing to sacrifice his career 549 00:30:54,394 --> 00:30:55,937 rather than tell the truth? 550 00:30:56,313 --> 00:30:59,608 But if we didn't win and we didn't lose...? 551 00:30:59,816 --> 00:31:03,403 Then the only alternative would be a stalemate. 552 00:31:03,945 --> 00:31:05,280 Maybe a compromise was reached. 553 00:31:05,489 --> 00:31:08,241 A compromise that forced data into this silence. 554 00:31:08,450 --> 00:31:09,868 Then maybe by uncovering all this, 555 00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:11,757 we run the risk of upsetting the stalemate. 556 00:31:11,953 --> 00:31:13,513 Maybe we should leave well enough alone. 557 00:31:13,538 --> 00:31:17,084 Possibly, number one. I'd be prepared to live with the mystery. 558 00:31:17,292 --> 00:31:20,337 But data's role in this must be ascertained 559 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:23,090 or he'll never be trusted with starfleet duty again. 560 00:31:24,007 --> 00:31:27,094 Ensign, take us back to the scene of the crime, the t-tauri system. 561 00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,387 Warp two. 562 00:31:33,642 --> 00:31:35,560 Within sensor range, captain. 563 00:31:35,769 --> 00:31:36,937 Drop to impulse, ensign. 564 00:31:37,145 --> 00:31:39,314 Mr. Worf, maximum shields, ready all weapons. 565 00:31:39,523 --> 00:31:40,565 Shields up. 566 00:31:40,774 --> 00:31:44,319 Photon torpedoes armed, phasers standing by. 567 00:31:44,778 --> 00:31:49,408 Captain, an energy field has appeared between our position and the planet. 568 00:31:49,616 --> 00:31:50,992 On-screen. 569 00:31:55,455 --> 00:31:57,916 Hold position. Let's see what it does. 570 00:31:58,083 --> 00:31:59,126 [Computer beeping] 571 00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:02,170 The field has emitted an energy pulse approaching the enterprise. 572 00:32:02,879 --> 00:32:04,673 Too slow to be a photon torpedo. 573 00:32:06,591 --> 00:32:08,760 It might be a probe. 574 00:32:09,010 --> 00:32:12,013 Let's see what happens when it hits the shields. 575 00:32:16,309 --> 00:32:18,228 Shields undamaged. 576 00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:20,605 The energy pulse has dispersed. 577 00:32:42,502 --> 00:32:45,672 Counselor troi, what is it? 578 00:32:45,881 --> 00:32:48,842 [In flat voice] The plan has failed. 579 00:32:50,719 --> 00:32:52,679 You have returned. 580 00:32:52,888 --> 00:32:56,183 Your ship is again in our space. 581 00:32:56,391 --> 00:32:58,852 I was unable to prevent it. 582 00:32:59,102 --> 00:33:01,855 Nevertheless, you are here. 583 00:33:02,063 --> 00:33:03,982 The enterprise is not a threat to you. 584 00:33:04,191 --> 00:33:06,568 Give me more time. Our destruction would only... 585 00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:10,572 Data, captain wanted me to bring you to the bridge. 586 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:14,618 - Counselor. - Data: One moment, if you would. 587 00:33:19,873 --> 00:33:21,208 Do nothing. 588 00:33:21,416 --> 00:33:24,544 It may yet be possible to salvage the situation. 589 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:34,596 Reporting as ordered, captain. 590 00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:41,478 Well, data, as you can see, we're back where it all started. 591 00:33:42,979 --> 00:33:44,648 Data: We must leave immediately, sir. 592 00:33:46,608 --> 00:33:47,651 Why? 593 00:33:47,859 --> 00:33:50,278 Any further delay would put us all at grave risk. 594 00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:52,280 Why? 595 00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:55,116 What is the source of that risk? 596 00:33:55,659 --> 00:33:57,410 The energy field? 597 00:33:57,619 --> 00:33:59,579 Icannotsay. 598 00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:04,334 Data, you sound as if you're stuck in a feedback loop. 599 00:34:04,543 --> 00:34:06,419 You certainly can say. 600 00:34:06,628 --> 00:34:08,755 You have free will, you have a choice. 601 00:34:08,964 --> 00:34:10,882 My silence is not by choice, sir. 602 00:34:11,091 --> 00:34:12,300 Not by choice? 603 00:34:13,969 --> 00:34:17,639 Are you somehow controlled by that force? 604 00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:19,766 Did geordi miss something when he examined you? 605 00:34:19,975 --> 00:34:22,102 Geordi's examination was exemplary. 606 00:34:22,310 --> 00:34:26,356 Then why are you compelled to disobey my orders? How...? 607 00:34:30,151 --> 00:34:32,445 During the missing day, 608 00:34:33,488 --> 00:34:36,491 were you contacted by starfleet? 609 00:34:37,325 --> 00:34:40,954 Did they order you to conceal the truth from us? 610 00:34:41,162 --> 00:34:42,581 I cannot answer that. 611 00:34:42,789 --> 00:34:44,040 We must leave, sir. 612 00:34:44,457 --> 00:34:45,959 This ship isn't going anywhere. 613 00:34:46,167 --> 00:34:48,962 Not until I get an answer. 614 00:34:49,462 --> 00:34:51,881 Now who gave you that order? 615 00:34:52,674 --> 00:34:53,967 [Door opens] 616 00:35:04,519 --> 00:35:06,021 You did, sir. 617 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,365 I ordered you to lie? 618 00:35:17,574 --> 00:35:19,743 Captain, the energy field is approaching. 619 00:35:19,909 --> 00:35:21,244 [Computer beeping] 620 00:35:25,373 --> 00:35:26,773 Maintain shields at full intensity. 621 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:30,587 No. We must vary shield shape and strength as rapidly as possible. 622 00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:33,465 Maximum shields will only speed the ship's takeover. 623 00:35:33,757 --> 00:35:35,008 Contact imminent. 624 00:35:35,216 --> 00:35:38,178 - Do as data says. At once. - Aye, sir. 625 00:35:43,516 --> 00:35:46,478 The field is shifting amplitude, trying to match our shields. 626 00:35:46,686 --> 00:35:49,189 The energy field will eventually penetrate our shields, sir. 627 00:35:49,397 --> 00:35:52,233 There is no way to counter the paxans' technology. 628 00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:56,696 We can delay their takeover, but we cannot prevent it. 629 00:35:56,905 --> 00:35:59,240 The paxans? Who are they? 630 00:36:04,746 --> 00:36:06,748 You have invaded our system. 631 00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:09,167 No, worf. 632 00:36:09,376 --> 00:36:11,211 You will only harm counselor troi's body. 633 00:36:11,419 --> 00:36:13,171 Picard: We are not invaders. 634 00:36:13,463 --> 00:36:15,757 We are explorers. 635 00:36:17,217 --> 00:36:20,220 Your knowledge of us is unacceptable. 636 00:36:20,428 --> 00:36:23,306 They are xenophobes, sir. Isolationists. 637 00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:26,434 The paxans terraformed a protoplanet in this system 638 00:36:26,643 --> 00:36:29,062 in order to better conceal their whereabouts. 639 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:30,730 The apparent wormhole we experienced 640 00:36:30,939 --> 00:36:34,234 is actually a trap to keep out invaders. 641 00:36:34,442 --> 00:36:38,113 The energy field stuns everyone on board the invading vessel 642 00:36:38,321 --> 00:36:41,074 and then places them in a state of biochemical stasis. 643 00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:43,201 That explains why our beards didn't grow. 644 00:36:43,410 --> 00:36:46,079 The paxans then take the ship out of their territory. 645 00:36:46,287 --> 00:36:48,527 Crew wakes up and thinks they've been through a wormhole, 646 00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:50,221 they count their blessings and keep going? 647 00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:51,793 Precisely. 648 00:36:52,127 --> 00:36:53,795 What went wrong this time? 649 00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:58,550 My positronic brain is a technology unknown to the paxans. 650 00:36:58,758 --> 00:37:01,636 Our stun field had no effect on him. 651 00:37:01,845 --> 00:37:05,265 He remained conscious while we tried to take over the ship. 652 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:07,517 When I realized the crew was incapacitated, 653 00:37:07,726 --> 00:37:10,186 I initiated emergency procedures. 654 00:37:10,353 --> 00:37:12,355 [Computer beeping] 655 00:37:14,315 --> 00:37:18,528 Data: Computer, engage emergency plan zed zed Alpha. 656 00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:21,239 Computer: Automatic defense procedures initiated. 657 00:37:21,448 --> 00:37:23,867 Energy field strength increasing. 658 00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:28,455 Warning. Shield penetration 17 percent. 659 00:37:28,663 --> 00:37:32,959 Computer, begin random fluctuation of shield frequency and modulation. 660 00:37:33,168 --> 00:37:34,919 Executed. 661 00:37:35,128 --> 00:37:37,297 Data: With the enterprise temporarily protected, 662 00:37:37,505 --> 00:37:39,632 I revived the crew. 663 00:37:41,301 --> 00:37:45,555 Computer, release compound adth into the airflow system. 664 00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:48,057 - Five parts per million. - Acknowledged. 665 00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:50,977 Initiating compound release now. 666 00:37:51,144 --> 00:37:53,146 [Air hissing] 667 00:38:01,196 --> 00:38:02,363 Status, data? 668 00:38:02,572 --> 00:38:06,242 The energy field is attempting to match the shield frequency, sir. 669 00:38:06,451 --> 00:38:08,244 Picard: Options, Mr. Worf? 670 00:38:08,453 --> 00:38:10,955 I do not recommend weapons at this range, captain. 671 00:38:11,164 --> 00:38:12,604 - Can we go to warp? - Negative, sir. 672 00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:15,543 The field is also acting as a tractor beam. 673 00:38:16,211 --> 00:38:19,422 Computer: Warning. Shields have been penetrated. 674 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:21,382 All systems are frozen, captain. 675 00:38:22,175 --> 00:38:25,470 Data: The paxans can manipulate energy structures on many levels. 676 00:38:25,678 --> 00:38:27,680 They took control of counselor troi's body 677 00:38:27,889 --> 00:38:30,183 to communicate with us. 678 00:38:32,894 --> 00:38:34,562 Captain! 679 00:38:35,939 --> 00:38:39,734 Aah. Oof! Oh! 680 00:38:40,068 --> 00:38:41,736 Picard: No. Stop, everyone. 681 00:38:43,822 --> 00:38:44,864 Who are you? 682 00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,867 You are aware of our existence. 683 00:38:48,076 --> 00:38:51,788 Our attempt to place you in biochemical stasis has failed. 684 00:38:52,121 --> 00:38:55,166 We have no choice but to destroy this ship. 685 00:38:56,543 --> 00:39:00,880 If you destroy this ship, then others will come in search of us. 686 00:39:01,089 --> 00:39:02,549 You may not be able to stop them all. 687 00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:05,885 Knowledge of your civilization will be spread across half the galaxy. 688 00:39:08,930 --> 00:39:11,266 Allow us safe passage 689 00:39:11,474 --> 00:39:15,228 and I will protect your right to privacy to the best of my ability. 690 00:39:15,436 --> 00:39:17,772 We will never tell anyone of your existence. 691 00:39:17,981 --> 00:39:21,651 There are over 1000 life forms on this vessel. 692 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,195 How could you assure their silence? 693 00:39:25,780 --> 00:39:29,242 This biochemical stasis. 694 00:39:29,450 --> 00:39:31,619 Does it suppress synaptic functions? 695 00:39:32,412 --> 00:39:33,746 It does. 696 00:39:33,955 --> 00:39:36,416 Then, you have the capability of affecting memory. 697 00:39:36,624 --> 00:39:40,211 Can you erase the short-term memory of everyone on this ship? 698 00:39:40,420 --> 00:39:42,922 Remove all knowledge of this event? 699 00:39:43,131 --> 00:39:45,550 Allow us to proceed as if it had never happened? 700 00:39:46,175 --> 00:39:47,886 It would take time. 701 00:39:48,094 --> 00:39:50,680 One of your days. 702 00:39:52,515 --> 00:39:55,101 He is immune to our influence. 703 00:39:57,645 --> 00:40:01,232 Data, I'm going to give you a most unusual order. 704 00:40:01,441 --> 00:40:05,820 I'm not sure that you will be able to integrate it into your program. 705 00:40:06,029 --> 00:40:09,657 As a starfleet officer, I am required to follow all of your orders, captain. 706 00:40:12,285 --> 00:40:14,871 Because our survival depends on it. 707 00:40:15,997 --> 00:40:21,628 I am ordering you never to reveal what has happened here today. 708 00:40:21,836 --> 00:40:24,839 Not to starfleet, not to myself. 709 00:40:25,673 --> 00:40:30,970 You will conceal your knowledge of the paxans for as long as you exist. 710 00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:34,223 Do you fully understand, data? 711 00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:35,808 Completely, sir. 712 00:40:38,186 --> 00:40:39,562 Satisfactory? 713 00:40:43,399 --> 00:40:47,820 Now, our task is to eliminate from the ship's records any information 714 00:40:48,029 --> 00:40:51,199 that might lead to knowledge of this incident. 715 00:40:53,034 --> 00:40:54,452 Let's get to work. 716 00:40:54,661 --> 00:40:58,039 We proceeded to erase all evidence of our encounter with the paxans. 717 00:40:58,247 --> 00:41:00,166 I reset the computer's chronometer, 718 00:41:00,375 --> 00:41:02,919 and again the crew was stunned into unconsciousness. 719 00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:05,213 Their short-term memories erased. 720 00:41:05,421 --> 00:41:06,821 When they were revived a day later, 721 00:41:07,006 --> 00:41:10,593 computer adjustments made it appear that only 30 seconds had passed. 722 00:41:10,802 --> 00:41:12,428 And here we are. 723 00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:15,723 - Here we are again. - Troi: Your plan has failed. 724 00:41:16,057 --> 00:41:18,059 This ship must be destroyed. 725 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:19,310 No, wait! 726 00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:20,812 The plan failed 727 00:41:21,020 --> 00:41:24,524 because clues were left behind that suggested a mystery. 728 00:41:24,732 --> 00:41:29,112 And to many humans, a mystery is irresistible. 729 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:30,863 It must be solved. 730 00:41:31,072 --> 00:41:36,160 The doctor's incubation experiment, worf's wrist, troi's hallucinations. 731 00:41:36,369 --> 00:41:39,414 Little pieces of evidence that suggested even more clues. 732 00:41:39,622 --> 00:41:45,253 The clock, the transporter trace, data's odd behavior. 733 00:41:45,461 --> 00:41:50,425 If we eliminate the clues and begin again... 734 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,427 - Again? Picard: Yes. 735 00:41:52,635 --> 00:41:55,847 Consider the first time a run-through. 736 00:41:56,055 --> 00:41:59,183 A rehearsal to shake out the flaws. 737 00:41:59,392 --> 00:42:03,646 The second time will succeed if we leave no clues. 738 00:42:03,855 --> 00:42:07,233 You are a most unusual species. 739 00:42:07,442 --> 00:42:09,318 Worthy of a second chance. 740 00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:11,320 Proceed. 741 00:42:12,655 --> 00:42:13,698 [Moans] 742 00:42:16,951 --> 00:42:18,161 Deanna? 743 00:42:23,791 --> 00:42:25,626 Picard: Welcome back, counselor. 744 00:42:26,294 --> 00:42:28,588 Geordi, data, reconfigure the computer and the records. 745 00:42:28,796 --> 00:42:30,965 Number one, I want you to oversee the rest of the ship. 746 00:42:31,174 --> 00:42:32,759 And this time, 747 00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:34,635 let's get it right. 748 00:42:42,060 --> 00:42:44,062 [Computer beeping] 749 00:42:47,940 --> 00:42:49,108 What happened, data? 750 00:42:49,317 --> 00:42:51,861 The effect from the wormhole was rather intense, sir. 751 00:42:52,070 --> 00:42:53,196 So it would seem. 752 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:55,823 Data: Everyone but myself was rendered unconscious. 753 00:42:56,032 --> 00:42:58,242 My positronic system is immune to the effect. 754 00:42:58,451 --> 00:43:00,244 How long were we out? 755 00:43:00,453 --> 00:43:02,747 - Thirty seconds, sir. - Riker: Current position? 756 00:43:02,955 --> 00:43:05,583 Point-five-four parsecs from our previous position. 757 00:43:05,792 --> 00:43:08,461 Bearing 285 Mark 147. 758 00:43:09,587 --> 00:43:11,297 - It could be worse. - Yes, sir. 759 00:43:11,506 --> 00:43:13,883 The wormhole appears to have been a local phenomenon. 760 00:43:14,092 --> 00:43:16,177 Crusher: Crusher to bridge. What happened, captain? 761 00:43:16,385 --> 00:43:19,097 The enterprise went through a wormhole, doctor. 762 00:43:19,305 --> 00:43:21,099 It seems the entire crew was unconscious 763 00:43:21,307 --> 00:43:23,184 for approximately 30 seconds. 764 00:43:23,392 --> 00:43:25,686 Is anyone on the bridge hurt? 765 00:43:25,937 --> 00:43:26,979 Apparently not. 766 00:43:27,188 --> 00:43:29,941 I 'i/ start checking the other decks. Crusher out. 767 00:43:30,149 --> 00:43:31,275 Status reports? 768 00:43:31,484 --> 00:43:33,528 Shields and weapons systems, unaffected. 769 00:43:33,736 --> 00:43:36,280 - No damage in engineering. - Counselor? 770 00:43:36,489 --> 00:43:38,759 [In normal voice] There's a general feeling of disorientation on board 771 00:43:38,783 --> 00:43:40,910 but nothing serious as far as I can tell. 772 00:43:41,744 --> 00:43:43,371 Very well. 773 00:43:43,579 --> 00:43:45,373 There's still that anomalous class-m planet 774 00:43:45,581 --> 00:43:47,625 we were going to investigate. 775 00:43:47,834 --> 00:43:50,503 - Re-plot a course to take us back to... - Sir. 776 00:43:50,711 --> 00:43:52,130 It is likely the anomalous readings 777 00:43:52,338 --> 00:43:54,507 were the result of the wormhole's effect. 778 00:43:54,715 --> 00:43:56,467 It was extremely unstable. 779 00:43:56,676 --> 00:43:58,511 I would recommend against returning. 780 00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:01,722 It might put the enterprise at further risk. 781 00:44:02,098 --> 00:44:05,184 - We could launch a probe. - That would certainly be sufficient, sir. 782 00:44:13,067 --> 00:44:14,110 Make it so. 783 00:44:14,318 --> 00:44:16,070 And put out a hazard advisory to starfleet. 784 00:44:16,279 --> 00:44:20,741 - Ensign, set a course to Evadne iv. - Aye, sir. 785 00:44:21,617 --> 00:44:23,411 Engage.