THERE'S A TIME WHEN YOU WANT TO CALL A ROMULAN'S BLUFF
AND A TIME WHEN YOU DON'T, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
WELL, ONE DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE LUXURY.
YOU'VE GOT TO CHOOSE YOUR TIME AND PLACE WITH THEM.
TRUE OR FALSE?
YES, WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
SO, THIS TIME YOU WERE LUCKY.
HMM.
AH, I SUPPOSE ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
BUT IF I'D BEEN IN YOUR SHOES...
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY DOES LOOK VERY NICE, MR. MOT.
I THINK THAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT.
HOLD ON.
HMM...
THERE.
I MUST TELL YOU, CAPTAIN
WILL RIKER WAS IN FOR A TRIM YESTERDAY AND HE AGREES WITH ME 100%.
Riker: Bridge to Captain Picard.
YES?
Sorry to interrupt. We're receiving
AN EMERGENCY DISTRESS SIGNAL
FROM THE SOLARION FOUR COLONY.
UH-OH, THAT'S RIGHT ALONG THE CARDASSIAN BORDER.
LAY IN A NEW COURSE.
I'M ON MY WAY.
I TOLD HIM WE SHOULDN'T HAVE COLONIZED
SO CLOSE TO THE CARDASSIANS.
REPORT.
THE SIGNAL ENDED ABRUPTLY AT 0455.
UNABLE TO RAISE THEM ON SUBSPACE.
HAIL THEM ON THE UPPER AND LOWER BAND FREQUENCIES, MR. WORF.
I'VE TRIED.
NO RESPONSE.
TIME TO THE SOLARION SYSTEM?
26 MINUTES, CAPTAIN.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN DISCUSSING
ALTERNATIVE ADVERSARIAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES WITH MOT.
IT WOULD BE MORE ACCURATE TO SAY
HE WAS DISCUSSING THEM WITH ME.
HE'S THE BEST BARBER IN STARFLEET.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
SIR, RECEIVING ANOTHER SIGNAL
OF A VESSEL LEAVING ORBIT OF SOLARION FOUR.
NEW FREQUENCY, LOW BAND, AUDIO ONLY.
OPEN A CHANNEL.
This is the Bajora.
We claim responsibility for the destruction
of the Federation colony on Solarion Four.
As long as we are without our homeland
no one will be safe in this sector.
SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER.
THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
ITS CONTINUING MISSION--
TO EXPLORE STRANGE NEW WORLDS
TO SEEK OUT NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS
TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE.
CAPTAINS LOG, STARDATE 45076.3.
WE HAVE ARRIVED AT LYA STATION ALPHA
WITH SURVIVORS FROM SOLARION FOUR.
ADMIRAL KENNELLY HAS RENDEZVOUSED
TO DISCUSS THE BAJORAN TERRORIST ATTACK.
( coughing )
SORRY.
GINGER TEA WITH HONEY, 80 DEGREES CELSIUS.
GINGER TEA?
MY AUNT ADELE'S CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD.
COMMON, HELL...
I PICKED THIS UP FROM THE CARDASSIAN LIAISON
THIS WEEKEND.
IT'S SOME DAMN VIRUS THEY'VE SICCED ON ME.
DID HE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY
ABOUT THIS ATTACK?
IT'S THE SAME OLD STORY FOR THE CARDASSIANS.
THEY'VE HAD TERRORIST PROBLEMS
EVER SINCE THEY ANNEXED THE BAJORAN HOME WORLD
40 YEARS AGO.
BUT IN 40 YEARS, THEY'VE NEVER ATTACKED
A FEDERATION TARGET.
A NEW MILITANT SPLINTER GROUP
HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BAJORAN SETTLEMENT CAMPS.
LEADER'S NAME IS ORTA.
APPARENTLY, HE'S WILLING TO DO WHATEVER HE HAS TO
TO GET ATTENTION.
AND OUR RESPONSE?
LISTEN, JEAN-LUC.
I'M THE FIRST TO SAY THE BAJORA DESERVE ATTENTION.
CHASED OFF THEIR OWN PLANET BY THE CARDASSIANS
FORCED TO WANDER THE GALAXY
SETTLING WHEREVER THEY CAN FIND ROOM--IT'S TRAGIC.
ON MANY WORLDS THEY'VE BEEN TO, THEY ARE ISOLATED
TREATED AS PARIAHS.
THE FEDERATION IS SYMPATHETIC TO THEM
BUT THEY'RE NOT HELPING THEMSELVES WITH AN ATTACK.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO COMMUNICATE TO THEM.
BUT THIS COULD BE DONE
THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS, ADMIRAL.
WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT OF US?
FIND THIS TERRORIST LEADER ORTA.
GET HIM BACK WHERE HE BELONGS
ANY WAY YOU CAN.
ANY WAY I CAN?
THE FEDERATION HAS DOZENS OF SETTLEMENTS IN THAT SECTOR.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THE VIOLENCE TO CONTINUE.
AND WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER ORTA
TO MIGHT PERSUADE HIM TO COOPERATE?
AMNESTY.
ADMIRAL...
AND A PROMISE
THAT WE WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE
WITH THE CARDASSIANS.
QUIETLY, BEHIND THE SCENES
USING EVERY LEGITIMATE MEANS POSSIBLE.
BUT THE BAJORA MUST BE PATIENT.
ADMIRAL, THEY'VE ENDURED
GENERATIONS OF SYMPATHY AND PROMISES.
HOW CAN I BELIEVE THAT THIS ORTA WILL BE SATISFIED
WITH MORE OF THE SAME?
IT'S YOUR JOB TO SEE TO IT THAT HE DOES, JEAN-LUC.
Riker to Captain Picard.
GO AHEAD.
Have you approved
THE TRANSFER OF A NEW OFFICER TO ENTERPRISE?
Negative.
WELL, WE'VE GOT ONE WAITING TO BEAM ABOARD
COMPLETE WITH ORDERS.
Ensign Ro Laren.
RO LAREN?
FROM THE WELLINGTON?
The very same.
Shall I tell her there's been some mistake?
STAND BY, COMMANDER.
I WROTE THE ORDERS.
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT BE VALUABLE TO YOU.
ADMIRAL, RESPECTFULLY
I WOULD APPRECIATE CONSULTING RIGHTS
ON THE ASSIGNING OF A NEW OFFICER
ESPECIALLY ONE WITH THE RECORD OF RO LAREN.
SHE'S BAJORAN.
THERE ARE OTHER BAJORANS IN STARFLEET.
ASSIGN ONE OF THEM.
I'VE DISCUSSED THIS SITUATION WITH HER.
AND I AM CONVINCED THAT SHE IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR THIS JOB.
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT GARON TWO
SHE HAS NO BUSINESS SERVING ON ANY STARSHIP--
LET ALONE THE FLAGSHIP, MY SHIP!
YOU'RE TAKING HER, CAPTAIN.
IT'S BEEN ARRANGED.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS
TO GET HER OUT OF PRISON.
IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU?
IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO THE MISSION.
PICARD TO RIKER.
Go ahead.
PROCEED WITH THE TRANSPORT.
Sir..?
I'LL FILL YOU IN LATER.
Yes, sir.
I HOPE YOU AND I DON'T REGRET THIS, ADMIRAL.
YOU CAN HANDLE HER, CAPTAIN
IF ANYONE CAN.
ENSIGN RO LAREN REPORTING AS ORDERED, COMMANDER.
YOU WILL FOLLOW STARFLEET UNIFORM CODE
ABOARD THIS SHIP, ENSIGN.
THERE WILL BE MEMBERS OF THIS CREW
WHO WILL NOT WANT TO SERVE WITH ENSIGN LAREN, SIR.
THEY WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.
I INTEND TO DEMAND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FROM HER.
I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS.
IT WON'T BE FOR LONG, WILL.
( door chimes )
COME.
YES, ENSIGN LAREN, PLEASE SIT DOWN.
ENSIGN RO, SIR.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
THE BAJORAN CUSTOM HAS
THE FAMILY NAME FIRST, THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME SECOND.
I AM PROPERLY ADDRESSED AS ENSIGN RO.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW.
NO, THERE'S NO REASON YOU SHOULD.
IT'S AN OLD CUSTOM.
MOST BAJORA THESE DAYS
ACCEPT THE DISTORTION OF THEIR NAMES
IN ORDER TO ASSIMILATE.
I DO NOT.
I WISH TO BE CANDID WITH YOU, ENSIGN.
PLEASE.
I'M FULLY AWARE OF YOUR PROBLEMS ON OTHER SHIPS
AND THE INCIDENT ON GARON TWO THAT LED TO YOUR COURT-MARTIAL.
AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR PRESENCE
ON THIS DELICATE MISSION.
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE
ANY MORE THAN YOU WANT ME TO BE HERE, SIR.
THEN WHY DID YOU TAKE THIS ASSIGNMENT?
IF I MAY BE EQUALLY CANDID?
IT'S BETTER THAN PRISON.
Riker: BETTER THAN PRISON?
THERE ARE OFFICERS WHO WAIT YEARS TO SERVE ON THIS SHIP.
BEING CALLED BACK INTO STARFLEET WAS NOT MY IDEA.
NOR OURS.
NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL ALL BE SERVING TOGETHER.
COMMANDER RIKER AND I HAVE EXPECTATIONS....
CAPTAIN, I KNOW THE ROUTINE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.
WE'RE STUCK WITH EACH OTHER.
SO LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
AND GO OUR OWN SEPARATE WAYS, OKAY?
DISMISSED.
CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.
WE ARE APPROACHING THE VALO SYSTEM
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CARDASSIAN TERRITORY
WHERE MANY BAJORANS HAVE RESETTLED.
THERE ARE DOZENS OF BAJORAN CAMPS
ON THE THREE CLASS-M PLANETS.
I SUGGEST WE START ON VALO THREE
WHERE AN AD HOC LEADER NAMED JAS HOLZA LIVES.
THE FEDERATION HAS HAD SEVERAL DEALINGS WITH HIM.
I MET HOLZA AT A SYMPOSIUM
A FEW YEARS AGO.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HIM.
I FOUND HIM TO BE A VERY CONCERNED LEADER
AND A GOOD SPOKESMAN FOR HIS PEOPLE
AND A TERRIFIC DANCER.
NO, REALLY, I'M SERIOUS.
AT A... A RECEPTION AFTERWARDS.
AT LEAST THIS MAN HAS GENUINE EXPERIENCE IN DIPLOMACY.
AND THAT'S A BIG ADVANTAGE ON THIS MISSION.
VERY WELL, MR. DATA.
WILL YOU CONTACT HOLZA AND ARRANGE A MEETING?
ENSIGN RO.
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE STAR SYSTEM.
YOU'LL TAKE THE CONN.
IS THERE A PROBLEM, ENSIGN?
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
HOLZA IS NOBODY.
HE'S THE TOKEN BAJORAN
THAT RESPECTABLE PEOPLE INVITE TO SYMPOSIUMS
AND DIPLOMATIC SOIREES
BUT HE HAS NO REAL INFLUENCE AMONG MY PEOPLE.
ENSIGN, WHOM DO YOU SUGGEST WE SPEAK TO?
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THESE ARE DESPERATE PEOPLE READY TO MARTYR THEMSELVES.
THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK.
WELL, THIS SHIP IS PREPARED
TO DEFEND ITSELF IF NECESSARY.
OH, IT WILL BE.
DON'T FOOL YOURSELF.
THIS MISSION WILL END IN BLOODSHED.
WELL, LET'S HOPE THAT YOU'RE MISTAKEN, ENSIGN
BUT CAN YOU POINT US AT THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL
AS MR. DATA SUGGESTED?
I WOULD GO TO THE CAMP
ON THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT OF VALO TWO.
FIND A MAN NAMED KEEVE FALOR.
HE HAS NO DIPLOMATIC EXPERIENCE
AND HE WON'T ASK YOU TO DANCE.
CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.
I READ ABOUT THE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THE ANCIENT BAJORAN CIVILIZATION
IN MY FIFTH GRADE READER.
THEY WERE ARCHITECTS AND ARTISTS
BUILDERS AND PHILOSOPHERS
WHEN HUMANS WERE NOT YET STANDING ERECT.
NOW I SEE HOW HISTORY HAS REWARDED THEM.
THIS USED TO BE ME.
BALEEKAM. BALEEK, BALEEK!
BALEEKAM. BALEEK!
BALEEK!
RO LAREN.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
KEEVE FALOR.
CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD
COMMANDER DATA AND LIEUTENANT WORF.
I'M PLEASED YOU AGREED
TO MEET WITH US, MR. KEEVE.
YOU HONOR ME BY THE PROPER USE OF MY NAME, CAPTAIN.
ENSIGN RO HAS EDUCATED ME.
HAS SHE?
I'M PLEASED YOU STILL REMEMBER.
LET ME SHOW YOU OUR CAMP.
WE ARE NOT A VIOLENT RACE, CAPTAIN.
JUST PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR CAUSE
AND THAT PASSION HAS LED SOME TO TAKE UP ARMS.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE CAN FIND ORTA?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
CAN YOU HELP US TO LOCATE HIM?
I'M SORRY; I DON'T WISH TO HELP YOU.
DON'T MISUNDERSTAND.
I FOR ONE BELIEVE THE RAID ON THE FEDERATION OUTPOST
WAS POOR JUDGMENT.
YOU ARE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS
AND I CANNOT CONDONE VIOLENCE
AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE NOT OUR ENEMIES.
THEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE UNWILLING.
BECAUSE YOU ARE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS.
YOU WERE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS FOR DECADES
AS THE CARDASSIANS TOOK OUR HOMES--
AS THEY VIOLATED AND TORTURED OUR PEOPLE
IN THE MOST HIDEOUS WAYS--
AS WE WERE FORCED TO FLEE.
WE WERE SADDENED BY THOSE EVENTS
BUT THEY OCCURRED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED BORDERS OF THE CARDASSIAN EMPIRE.
AND THE FEDERATION IS PLEDGED
NOT TO INTERFERE
IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF OTHERS.
HOW CONVENIENT THAT MUST BE--
TO TURN A DEAF EAR TO THOSE WHO SUFFER
BEHIND A LINE ON A MAP.
WELL, I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE FEDERATION POLICY WITH YOU
BUT I CAN OFFER YOU ASSISTANCE.
SIMPLY BECAUSE OF ONE TERRORIST ATTACK?
PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, THEN.
WE SHOULD HAVE ATTACKED THE FEDERATION LONG AGO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, RO?
I THINK YOU ARE A SMALL MAN WHO FEELS A RUSH OF POWER IN HIS BELLY
AND ENJOYS IT FAR TOO MUCH, KEEVE. STOP TALKING AND LISTEN.
WE'VE HAD OUR PROBLEMS WITH THE CARDASSIANS TOO
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE A TREATY, WE'RE IN A POSITION TO HELP.
YOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED
TO RESETTLE ALL OVER THE QUADRANT
BUT NOW WE CAN MAKE A LEGITIMATE CASE
THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.
WE CAN WORK DIPLOMATICALLY ON YOUR BEHALF
BUT FIRST
THESE TERRORIST ATTACKS MUST END.
WE LIVE IN DIFFERENT UNIVERSES, YOU AND I.
YOURS IS ABOUT DIPLOMACY, POLITICS, STRATEGY.
MINE IS ABOUT BLANKETS.
IF WE WERE TO EXCHANGE PLACES FOR ONE NIGHT
YOU MIGHT BETTER UNDERSTAND.
MR. DATA, SEE THAT THE REPLICATORS
PROVIDE A BLANKET FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD
BEFORE NIGHTFALL.
AYE, SIR.
MR. WORF, DETERMINE WHAT THESE PEOPLE MAY HAVE
IN THE WAY OF EMERGENCY NEEDS.
AND PROVIDE FOR THEM.
THANK YOU.
RETURN TO YOUR SHIP.
I WILL CONTACT YOU WHEN I HAVE ANY INFORMATION
THAT MIGHT BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU.
ENSIGN.
YOU WERE HELPFUL.
THE BLANKETS WERE HELPFUL.
NOTHING I SAID MATTERED.
IN AN AGE WHEN THEIR TECHNOLOGY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLOTHE AND FEED ALL OF THEM...
THEY SHOULD LIVE LIKE THIS.
I COULDN'T AND I WOULDN'T.
THAT'S ONE REASON I RAN AWAY.
THEY'RE LOST, DEFEATED.
I WILL NEVER BE.
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 45077.8.
KEEVE FALOR HAS KEPT HIS PROMISE
AND DIRECTED US TOWARDS THE THIRD MOON OF VALO ONE
WHERE WE WILL MEET TOMORROW
WITH THE TERRORIST LEADER, ORTA.
DO YOU MIND IF WE JOIN YOU?
YES.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING,
IF I EVER FIND MYSELF ON AN AWAY TEAM WITH ENSIGN RO
I WON'T TURN MY BACK ON HER.
PERHAPS THE CAPTAIN FELT
SHE WOULD BE VALUABLE ON THE MISSION.
THAT WAS ORDERS.
HAD TO BE.
SHE DOESN'T BELONG HERE.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN BELONG IN THE UNIFORM
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
REALLY?
REALLY.
SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE I'D LIKE TO KNOW.
EXCUSE ME.
AM I DISTURBING YOU?
YES.
GOOD.
YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE DISTURBED.
I'D RATHER BE ALONE.
OH, NO, YOU WOULDN'T.
I BEG YOUR PARDON.
IF YOU WANTED TO BE ALONE
YOU WOULD HAVE STAYED IN YOUR QUARTERS.
THE ONLY REASON TO COME HERE IS TO BE AMONGST PEOPLE.
WHO ARE YOU?
MY NAME IS GUINAN.
I TEND BAR...
AND I LISTEN.
HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING INTERESTING?
EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT YOU.
HEARD ANYTHING INTERESTING?
MM-HMM.
WELL, IT'S ALL TRUE.
I BELIEVE TRUTH IS IN THE EYE
OF THE BEHOLDER.
ISN'T THAT SUPPOSED TO BE BEAUTY?
TRUTH, BEAUTY-- IT WORKS FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
THEY SAY YOU NEVER TOLD THE TRUE STORY OF GALON TWO.
THEY ALSO SAY
YOU DIDN'T DEFEND YOURSELF AT YOUR COURT-MARTIAL.
WHAT WAS TO DEFEND?
I DIDN'T FOLLOW ORDERS.
EIGHT MEMBERS OF THE AWAY TEAM DIED.
YOUR FAULT?
YEAH, MY FAULT.
SO YOU SIT ALONE IN CROWDED ROOMS
STARING AT YOUR DRINK.
I THINK YOU ENJOY IT.
I ENJOY IT?
WELL, YOU WORK SO HARD AT TORTURING YOURSELF.
I CAN ONLY THINK YOU MUST ENJOY IT.
WHO ARE YOU?
I TOLD YOU, I'M GUINAN.
I TEND BAR AND I LISTEN.
YOU'RE NOT LIKE ANY BARTENDER I EVER MET BEFORE.
AND YOU'RE NOT LIKE ANY STARFLEET OFFICER
I'VE EVER MET BEFORE
BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE BEGINNING
OF A VERY INTERESTING FRIENDSHIP.
I DON'T STAY ANYWHERE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE FRIENDS.
TOO LATE.
YOU JUST DID.
EXCUSE ME.
Bridge to Ensign Ro.
GO AHEAD.
Subspace communication coming in for you, Ensign.
THANK YOU.
COMPUTER, DIRECT SUBSPACE TRANSMISSION TO MONITOR.
Your report, Ensign.
EVERYTHING IS GOING EXACTLY AS YOU PREDICTED, ADMIRAL.
ANY INDICATION OF WEAPONS OR VESSELS BENEATH THE SURFACE?
THE COMPOSITION OF THE MOON'S SURFACE IS BLOCKING THE SENSORS.
WHICH IS VERY LIKELY WHY THEY CHOSE THIS MOON FOR THEIR BASE OF OPERATIONS.
WE'RE ON A TIMETABLE HERE.
WHERE'S RO?
PICARD TO ENSIGN RO.
COMPUTER, LOCATE ENSIGN RO.
Computer: Ensign Ro is not on board the Enterprise.
CHECK THE TRANSPORT LOG.
SHE BEAMED DOWN ALMOST SIX HOURS AGO, SIR.
ANY ACTIVITY
AT THE MEETING SITE?
NO, SIR, THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
PREPARE TO TRANSPORT US TO THE SAME LOCATION ENSIGN RO BEAMED TO.
MR. WORF, PHASERS.
I'M PICKING UP MOLECULAR DISPLACEMENT TRACES.
THAT SUGGESTS MOVEMENT IN THIS AREA
DURING THE LAST TEN HOURS.
SEE IF WE CAN DETERMINE THEIR DIRECTION.
STANDARD SEARCH PATTERN.
MAINTAIN TRICORDER SECURITY LINK.
MR. WORF, YOU COME WITH ME.
DATA
I'M PICKING UP ENERGY FLUCTUATIONS OVER HERE.
TROI TO PICARD.
CAPTAIN, ACKNOWLEDGE.
DATA TO PICARD.
DATA TO WORF.
HOLD IT.
CAPTAIN PICARD.
I AM ORTA.
PLEASE FORGIVE MY APPEARANCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOME YEARS AGO
AS A GUEST OF THE CARDASSIANS
MY FACE WAS MUTILATED.
MY VOCAL CORDS WERE CUT.
IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO ABDUCT US.
I AM SORRY
BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH RO LAREN
I DECIDED THAT IT WAS.
THEN SHE HAS DONE US BOTH A DISSERVICE.
I AM COMMITTED TO PEACE.
I AM NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN PEACE
AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT YOU ARE EITHER.
CAPTAIN, I DID NOT COME HERE TO UNDERMINE THIS MISSION.
WHATEVER YOUR MOTIVES, YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THESE NEGOTIATIONS.
I CAME HERE TO CONVINCE THESE PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT THIS TO END IN BLOODSHED.
THERE WILL BE NO BLOODSHED.
YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS, SIR.
THEN PERHAPS YOU WOULD SHARE THEM WITH ME.
ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE, CAPTAIN.
PERHAPS SOMEONE IS USING YOU TO GET TO ME.
PERHAPS YOU ARE A VICTIM OF THIS DECEPTION AS WELL.
I DO NOT KNOW.
DECEPTION?
YOUR MISSION WAS TO SEEK OUT THE BAJORAN TERRORISTS
WHO DESTROYED THE FEDERATION SETTLEMENT ON SOLARION FOUR.
YES.
AS I HAVE INFORMED RO LAREN
IT WAS NOT THE BAJORA.
Worf: HE ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOZENS OF ATTACKS
ON CARDASSIAN TARGETS.
WHY SHOULD WE BELIEVE HIM ABOUT SOLARION FOUR?
HE HAS NO REASON TO LIE.
HE FEARS OUR REPRISAL.
I PERCEIVED NO FEAR OR DECEPTION FROM HIM.
IF THEY DID NOT ATTACK SOLARION FOUR, THEN WHO DID?
AND WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO
FALSELY IMPLICATE THE BAJORA?
PERHAPS SOMEONE WANTED TO DRAW US INTO THE CONFLICT.
WHAT WOULD ANYONE GAIN BY DOING THAT?
ENSIGN RO, MAY I SEE YOU
IN MY READY ROOM.
YES, SIR.
YOU DO NOT LEAVE THIS SHIP WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
CAPTAIN, I'M SORRY, BUT...
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION.
YOU'RE RESTRICTED TO YOUR QUARTERS
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MISSION.
DISMISSED.
( door chimes )
WHAT?
HELLO.
IT'S ME, GUINAN.
I HEARD YOU GOT GROUNDED.
I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE TALKING RIGHT NOW.
COME ON. SURE YOU DO.
WHY IS IT EVERY TIME I TELL YOU SOMETHING
YOU TELL ME I MEAN THE EXACT OPPOSITE?
BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO'S GOT THEIR POLES REVERSED.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
IT'S NOTHING YOU CAN HELP ME WITH.
WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW UNTIL YOU TRY?
LOOK, I GOT MYSELF INTO THIS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE A WAY OUT, THAT'S ALL...
WITHOUT ANYONE GETTING KILLED THIS TIME.
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY'S JUST PULLING MY STRINGS
YOU KNOW, LIKE I'VE GOT NO CONTROL.
HMM.
FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME--
WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES--
SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WAY LIFE FEELS.
I'M IN TROUBLE.
THERE'S MORE GOING ON HERE
THAN ANYBODY ON THIS SHIP REALIZES.
IT'S MORE THAN I KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH
AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST ANYMORE.
INCLUDING YOURSELF?
OH, ESPECIALLY MYSELF.
HMM.
YOU KNOW, A VERY LONG TIME AGO
I GOT INTO SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE TOO--
AND I MEAN SERIOUS--
AND I'D PROBABLY STILL BE THERE IF I HADN'T TRUSTED ONE MAN.
( door chimes )
COME.
ENSIGN RO HAS SOME THINGS SHE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
ENSIGN RO HAS BEEN CONFINED TO HER QUARTERS.
WELL, SHE CAN GO RIGHT BACK TO HER QUARTERS WHEN SHE'S DONE.
GUINAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT...
SHE'S MY FRIEND.
PLEASE SIT DOWN.
GUINAN IS VERY SELECTIVE
ABOUT WHOM SHE CALLS A FRIEND.
SIR, WHEN I FINISH TELLING YOU WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO END UP BACK IN THE STOCKADE
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER
AND IF THAT'S THE WAY IT HAS TO BE, THEN...
I JUST CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
WHAT CAN YOU NOT DO ANYMORE, ENSIGN?
ADMIRAL KENNELLY CAME TO ME IN PRISON
AND TOLD ME HE'D ARRANGE TO GET ME OUT
IF I'D GO ON A MISSION.
I KNOW THAT PART.
NO, SIR. NOT THIS MISSION.
ONE FOR HIM AND ONLY HIM.
YOU WERE BEING SENT TO TALK, TO NEGOTIATE.
THE ADMIRAL KNEW THAT WAS HOPELESS.
MY JOB WAS TO GIVE ORTA AN INCENTIVE.
WHAT KIND OF INCENTIVE?
ONE THAT YOU COULDN'T OFFER.
ONE THAT STARFLEET COULDN'T OFFER.
ORTA WAS TO END THE TERRORISM AGAINST THE FEDERATION
AND RETURN WITH HIS PEOPLE TO THE CAMPS.
IN EXCHANGE, HE WOULD GET WEAPONS, SHIPS...
THINGS THAT WOULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AGAINST THE CARDASSIANS IN THE FUTURE.
I FIND THAT IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE.
THAT ADMIRAL KENNELLY
WOULD CONSIDER SUPPLYING WEAPONS TO THE TERRORISTS...
IF YOU ASK HIM HE WILL DENY IT.
BUT IT'S TRUE.
I DIDN'T LEAVE THE SHIP WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, CAPTAIN.
I RECEIVED IT FROM THE ADMIRAL LAST NIGHT.
YOU HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH ADMIRAL KENNELLY DURING THIS MISSION?
YES, SIR.
THE SUBSPACE LOG CAN CONFIRM THAT PART OF IT AT LEAST.
ARMING THESE PEOPLE IS A VIOLATION
OF EVERYTHING THAT THE FEDERATION STANDS FOR.
EVEN YOU CANNOT BE BLIND TO THAT.
NO, SIR, I'M NOT
BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING I HAD TO DO.
YOU SEE, CAPTAIN
WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD
I WAS GIVEN A PIECE OF SUGAR CANDY
AND I WAS LED BY A CARDASSIAN
INTO A ROOM WHERE MY FATHER WAS SITTING
AND HE LOOKED AT ME WITH EYES I'D NEVER SEEN.
THE CARDASSIAN BEGAN TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS
AND DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS, AS I WAS FORCED TO WATCH...
MY FATHER WAS TORTURED UNTIL HE DIED
AND I REMEMBER FEELING...
SO ASHAMED OF HIM AS HE BEGGED FOR MERCY.
I WAS ASHAMED OF HIM FOR BEING WEAK.
I WAS ASHAMED OF BEING BAJORAN.
LATER I BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND HOW MISGUIDED THOSE FEELINGS WERE
AND YET SOMEHOW THEY HAVE REMAINED A PART OF ME.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ASHAMED OF MY HERITAGE ANY LONGER, CAPTAIN.
I SERVE THE FEDERATION, BUT I AM BAJORAN.
A STARFLEET ADMIRAL PRESENTED ME
WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MY PEOPLE
IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST THE CARDASSIANS.
I HAD TO ACCEPT.
HAVE YOU MADE THIS OFFER TO ORTA?
NO.
AFTER HE TOLD ME THE BAJORA HADN'T ATTACKED SOLARION FOUR
NOTHING MADE SENSE ANYMORE--
I DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL I COULD FIGURE OUT
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THAT WAS A WISE CHOICE, ENSIGN.
IT PROBABLY SAVED YOU FROM ANOTHER COURT-MARTIAL.
HAVE YOU BRIEFED ADMIRAL KENNELLY
SINCE WE RETURNED FROM THE SURFACE?
NO, SIR.
CAPTAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TRUST ANYMORE
BUT THAT STRANGE BARTENDER OF YOURS
HAS A WAY OF GETTING TO YOU
AND SHE SAID THAT YOU WERE HER FRIEND.
THEN WE HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.
DO YOU THINK THAT ORTA WOULD COOPERATE WITH US
TO DETERMINE THE TRUTH HERE?
I THINK I CAN PERSUADE HIM TO.
GOOD.
OUR ORDERS WERE TO FIND HIM
TO BRING HIM BACK TO THE CAMPS ANY WAY WE COULD.
PERHAPS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
AND THEN WHAT?
AND THEN WATCH WHAT HAPPENS.
CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.
I HAVE BECOME CONVINCED THAT
WE ARE SOMEHOW INVOLVED IN A CONSPIRACY.
I'M HOPEFUL THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT
WILL BE REVEALED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
Well done, Captain.
IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, ADMIRAL.
ENSIGN RO WAS INVALUABLE.
Good.
What's the next step?
THE ENTERPRISE WILL ESCORT A BAJORAN ANTARES-CLASS CRUISER
TO THE VALO THREE CAMP AT 0500 HOURS.
ORTA AND HIS PEOPLE WILL BE ON BOARD.
Good. Keep us advised of your progress.
ACKNOWLEDGED.
HOW'S THAT CARDASSIAN VIRUS, ADMIRAL?
A lot better. Thank you.
I'M PLEASED.
WE'LL REPORT AS SOON AS OUR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED.
PICARD OUT.
Riker: ENSIGN RO
TAKE US TO THE DESIGNATED COORDINATES.
AYE, SIR.
MR. DATA, KEEP AN EYE ON THE CARDASSIAN BORDER.
AYE, SIR.
THE BAJORAN VESSEL IS MOVING UP FROM THE SURFACE, CAPTAIN.
ON SCREEN.
HAIL THEM, MR. WORF.
AUDIO CHANNEL OPEN.
THE SHIP DOES NOT HAVE VISUAL CAPABILITIES.
THIS IS CAPTAIN PICARD.
WE ARE PREPARED TO ESCORT YOU TO VALO THREE.
Bajoran: Acknowledged, Captain.
Be advised that our ship is limited to half impulse.
ENSIGN RO, SET A COURSE FOR VALO THREE.
HALF IMPULSE.
AYE, SIR.
I AM MONITORING INCREASED ACTIVITY
INSIDE CARDASSIAN SPACE.
TWO SHIPS MOVING ALONG THE BORDER
HEADING 142.051.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE CLASS OF THOSE SHIPS, MR. WORF?
CARDASSIAN WARSHIPS, GALOR CLASS, TYPE THREE.
TOP OF THE LINE.
THEY ARE MOVING INTO A COURSE
PARALLEL TO OUR OWN, CAPTAIN.
YELLOW ALERT.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THEM.
ENSIGN RO
WHAT'S THE CLOSEST WE COME TO THE CARDASSIAN BORDER AT OUR CURRENT HEADING TO VALO THREE?
13,400 KILOMETERS, SIR.
E.T.A.?
Ro: EIGHT MINUTES.
THAT'S WHERE IT WILL BE.
THE CARDASSIAN SHIPS ARE CHANGING COURSE, SIR.
THEY ARE CROSSING THE BORDER.
THEY'RE INCREASING POWER TO THE FORWARD WEAPON GRIDS.
RED ALERT.
ENSIGN RO, SET A COURSE
TO INTERCEPT THE CARDASSIANS.
MR. WORF, OPEN A CHANNEL TO THE BAJORAN VESSEL.
OPEN.
THIS IS THE ENTERPRISE.
WE ARE MOVING TO INTERCEPT TWO CARDASSIAN WARSHIPS.
MAINTAIN YOUR PRESENT COURSE AND SPEED.
Bajoran: Acknowledged, Enterprise.
THE CARDASSIANS ARE WITHIN VISUAL RANGE.
ON SCREEN.
Worf: THEY ARE HAILING US, SIR.
OPEN A CHANNEL, MR. WORF.
THIS IS CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD
OF THE FEDERATION STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
Gul Dolak, Cardassian Militia Four One.
We have no argument with you, Captain.
I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT, GUL DOLAK
ALL OF US IN THE FEDERATION
VALUE OUR PEACEFUL RELATIONS WITH OUR CARDASSIAN NEIGHBORS.
No more than we value the relations
with our Federation neighbors.
WELL, NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED OUR MUTUAL GOODWILL
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
We have identified the Bajoran ship
you are escorting as a terrorist carrier.
TERRORIST CARRIER?
ARE YOU CERTAIN?
Most certain, Captain.
It has committed many crimes against us.
We know its markings well.
REST ASSURED THERE WILL BE NO TERRORIST ATTACKS TODAY.
WE ARE ESCORTING THE BAJORAN SETTLERS
TO THEIR CAMP ON VALO THREE.
YOU CAN MONITOR THEIR COURSE IF YOU WISH.
We would request that you withdraw
and leave the matter to us.
THIS IS NEUTRAL SPACE, GUL DOLAK.
YOU HAVE NO JURISDICTION HERE.
Nor do you.
IF WE WITHDRAW
WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO WITH THE BAJORAN VESSEL?
We intend to destroy it.
I SEE.
THAT PUTS ME IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.
I'VE PROMISED TO ESCORT THESE PEOPLE TO THEIR CAMPS.
You are protecting the enemies of the Cardassian people.
If you do not withdraw, we will take great offense.
I'M SORRY TO OFFEND YOU, GUL DOLAK
BUT WE CANNOT WITHDRAW.
We are prepared to take any steps necessary.
IS THAT INTENDED AS A THREAT?
It is a complaint...
from your Cardassian neighbors.
You have one hour to withdraw.
ADVISE STARFLEET OF OUR STATUS, MR. DATA.
WHEN ADMIRAL KENNELLY CALLS
I'LL SPEAK TO HIM IN MY READY ROOM.
IT SEEMED, ADMIRAL, THAT THEY KNEW OUR COURSE
OUR DESTINATION, OUR PLAN.
I'm sure they monitor the border at all times
for terrorist activity.
Their sensors must have picked up Orta's ship, that's all.
I'M NOT CONVINCED OF THAT.
The important thing is what do we do now.
YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, ADMIRAL?
Your top priority is to protect the Cardassian treaty.
SIR, I SEE
NO WAY TO PROTECT THE CARDASSIAN PEACE
WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE BAJORAN.
If that's your call, I'll support it.
NO. I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE THEM UP.
I don't think you're looking at the big picture, Jean-Luc.
We can't afford
to lose the Cardassian treaty.
WELL, I JUST SEE A DIFFERENT BIG PICTURE, ADMIRAL.
IT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS--
I SEE THE CARDASSIAN LIAISON WITH HIS CARDASSIAN VIRUS
COMING TO MEET WITH YOU
AFTER THE ATTACK ON SOLARION FOUR.
"NOW, WE HAVE A COMMON ENEMY," HE SAYS.
THE BAJORAN TERRORISTS.
THE CARDASSIANS CAN'T FIND THEM, BUT MAYBE THE FEDERATION CAN.
I AM BEGINNING TO SEE
THAT OUR MISSION HAS, IN FACT, BEEN TO EXPOSE ORTA
SO THAT THE CARDASSIANS CAN MOVE IN AND DESTROY HIM.
I think you've lost your perspective, Captain.
We'll discuss this further when you return.
For now, I'm giving you a direct order to withdraw.
Kennelly out.
ENSIGN RO, SET A COURSE BEARING 187.102.
ONE-QUARTER IMPULSE.
AYE, SIR.
HE'S ORDERED US TO WITHDRAW?
THE CARDASSIANS ARE MOVING
TOWARD THE BAJORAN VESSEL, CAPTAIN.
HOLD PRESENT COURSE.
THE BAJORAN SHIP HAS BEEN DESTROYED.
SUBSPACE SIGNAL COMING IN
FROM STARFLEET, CAPTAIN.
ADMIRAL KENNELLY.
ON SCREEN.
IT IS ON A SECURE CHANNEL, SIR.
IN YOUR READY ROOM?
NO.
HERE. ON SCREEN.
Report.
THE CARDASSIANS HAVE DESTROYED THE BAJORAN SHIP, ADMIRAL.
All hands lost?
Picard: NO, SIR.
Survivors?
NO, SIR. NO ONE WAS ON BOARD.
What are you talking about?
THE SHIP WAS CONTROLLED FROM THE GROUND.
COMMUNICATION WAS HANDLED
THROUGH A SUBSPACE RELAY ON THE VESSEL.
This was your idea, Picard?
ACTUALLY, NO.
THIS WAS ENSIGN RO'S IDEA, BUT I FULLY ENDORSED IT.
I SUSPECTED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS MIGHT OCCUR.
They're terrorists, damn it.
Why in the hell would you want to protect them?
ADMIRAL, I AM MORE CONCERNED
WITH PROTECTING THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY OF STARFLEET.
Do you know how many of our people they killed on Solarion Four?
THE BAJORANS DID NOT ATTACK SOLARION FOUR.
Who told you that? Orta?
YES.
And you believed him?
ADMIRAL, ORTA'S SHIPS ARE OLD AND OBSOLETE.
THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE WARP CAPABILITIES.
THEY COULDN'T HAVE REACHED ANOTHER STAR SYSTEM
LET ALONE ATTACKED ONE.
Then who is responsible?
I'D SUGGEST YOU ASK YOUR FRIEND, THE CARDASSIAN LIAISON, ADMIRAL.
THE ONLY EXPLANATION I CAN THINK OF
IS THAT THE CARDASSIANS STAGED IT.
The Cardassians?
Why?
PERHAPS THEY WERE HOPING TO FIND SOMEONE IN STARFLEET
LIKE YOU, ADMIRAL
NAIVE ENOUGH TO SOLVE THEIR BAJORAN PROBLEM FOR THEM.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM?
I'M NOT SURE.
A HEARING, CERTAINLY.
PROBABLY A COURT-MARTIAL.
WELL, IF HE GETS SENT TO THE STOCKADE ON JAROS TWO
TELL HIM TO REQUEST A ROOM
IN THE EAST WING.
THE WEST WING GETS AWFULLY HOT
IN THE AFTERNOONS.
HOW SOON DO YOU INTEND TO RETURN TO LYA STATION ALPHA, SIR?
IN A FEW WEEKS.
WE HAVE SOME SURVEYING TO DO IN SECTOR 21305.
PERHAPS I SHOULD ARRANGE
FOR SOME OTHER TRANSPORTATION BACK.
ENSIGN, YOU WERE RECRUITED FOR ONE MISSION
AND IF YOU WISH TO BE RELIEVED OF FURTHER DUTY
I CAN CERTAINLY ARRANGE IT
BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER REMAINING IN STARFLEET.
YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A SHAME FOR STARFLEET
TO LOSE SOMEONE WITH YOUR POTENTIAL.
WELL, THANK YOU, CAPTAIN
BUT THIS UNIFORM...
IT JUST DOESN'T FIT, AND YOU KNOW IT.
THAT CAN CHANGE.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I'VE NOTICED QUALITIES IN YOU
THAT COULD BE HARNESSED, MOLDED...
DON'T COUNT ON IT.
I THINK YOU'VE GOT A GREAT DEAL TO LEARN FROM STARFLEET.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT STARFLEET HAD A LOT TO LEARN FROM ME, CAPTAIN.
THAT'S AN ATTITUDE THAT I HAVE FOUND COMMON
AMONG THE BEST OFFICERS I'VE EVER SERVED WITH
BUT YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THEM YET
BUT YOU COULD BE IF YOU WORK AT IT.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE
AND I RARELY REFUSE AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE.
THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE CONDITION.
CONDITION?
PICARD TO ENTERPRISE.
TWO TO BEAM UP.