CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 47304.2.
THE ENTERPRISE HAS ARRIVED AT KESPRYTT III
IN ORDER TO EVALUATE AN UNUSUAL REQUEST ON THE PART OF THE KES
FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IN THE FEDERATION.
THIS MORNING, SHE WAS 15 MINUTES LATE.
THAT'S THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK.
( tapping )
JEAN-LUC.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DO YOU?
NO. I'M REALLY SORRY.
I DON'T.
I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT NURSE OGAWA AND ENSIGN MARKSON
FOR THE LAST 15 MINUTES.
YOU HAVE?
MM-HMM.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THIS MISSION WITH THE KES?
NOT WORRIED, EXACTLY.
THIS NOTION OF ADMITTING HALF THEIR PLANET
WHILE LEAVING THE OTHER HALF OUT...
FIRST OF ALL, THE KES ARE NOT HALF THE PLANET.
THEY'RE NEARLY 3/4 OF IT.
AND THE PRYTT ARE NOT BEING LEFT OUT.
THEY, THEMSELVES
SIMPLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE CONTACT
WITH ANYONE FROM THE OUTSIDE--
NOT THE FEDERATION OR ANYONE ELSE.
EVERY MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION ENTERED AS A UNIFIED WORLD
AND THAT UNITY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THEM--
THAT THEY HAD RESOLVED CERTAIN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DIFFERENCES
AND THEY WERE NOW READY TO BECOME PART
OF A LARGER COMMUNITY.
BY ALL INDICATIONS
THE KES ARE A VERY UNIFIED, VERY PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE.
BUT THE PRYTT ARE NOT.
THEY'RE RECLUSIVE TO THE POINT OF XENOPHOBIA.
WELL, THINK ABOUT EARTH.
WHAT IF ONE OF THE OLD NATION STATES--
SAY AUSTRALIA, HAD DECIDED
NOT TO JOIN THE WORLD GOVERNMENT IN 2150?
WOULD THAT HAVE DISQUALIFIED US AS A FEDERATION MEMBER?
THAT ANALOGY IS NOT...
Riker to Captain.
GO AHEAD, NUMBER ONE.
WE'VE RECEIVED WORD FROM AMBASSADOR MAURIC
HE'S READY TO SEE YOU AND DR. CRUSHER.
INFORM HIM WE'RE ON OUR WAY.
THANK YOU FOR BREAKFAST.
WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW.
I HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL PLANNED.
IT'S A VULCAN DISH.
THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY.
CAPTAIN, DOCTOR.
I HAVE THE COORDINATES
OF AMBASSADOR MAURIC'S CHAMBERS.
LET'S NOT KEEP THEM WAITING, MR. WORF.
ENTERPRISE TO KES SECURITY RELAY STATION ONE.
WE ARE READY TO COMMENCE TRANSPORT.
Acknowledged, Enterprise.
We have lowered our defense shield.
CONFIRMED.
ENERGIZE.
This is security relay station one.
We are ready to receive your captain and medical officer.
THIS IS THE ENTERPRISE.
WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE TRANSPORT SEQUENCE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THEM.
Negative, Enterprise.
They're not here.
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.
[Captioning sponsored by PARAMOUNT PICTURES]
BEVERLY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
THE LAST THING I REMEMBER
WE WERE BEGINNING TO TRANSPORT.
I ASSUME WE MUST BE ON KESPRYTT
AND WE'RE IN SOME KIND OF PRISON CELL.
THE QUESTION IS WHY?
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT AMBASSADOR MAURIC WOULD HAVE ANY REASON
TO DETAIN US.
JEAN-LUC...
WHAT IS IT?
LET ME SEE.
WHAT?
IT LOOKS LIKE AN IMPLANT.
SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED
DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN STEM.
IS IT SOME KIND OF COERCIVE DEVICE?
WHATEVER IT IS
I DOUBT IT'S DESIGNED FOR OUR HEALTH.
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
IF YOU COULD TELL US
WHY YOU'VE TAKEN US HOSTAGE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE...
YOU ARE NOT HOSTAGES.
YOU ARE PRISONERS.
PRISONERS ON WHOSE AUTHORITY?
YOU'RE BEING HELD UNDER THE AUTHORITY
OF THE PRYTT SECURITY MINISTRY.
THE CHARGES ARE CONSPIRING WITH THE ENEMY.
ENEMY? YOU MEAN THE KES.
WE ARE NOT FOOLS.
WE ARE AWARE OF THE FEDERATION ATTEMPT
TO ESTABLISH A MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH THE KES.
IT WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
YOUR INFORMATION IS INCORRECT.
WE HAVE NO PLANS...
THERE IS NO POINT
IN TRYING TO MISLEAD US, CAPTAIN.
THE DEVICES WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED
IN YOUR CEREBRAL CORTEXES
WILL SOON BE CALIBRATED
TO YOUR PSI-WAVE PATTERN.
AT THAT TIME
WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED.
AND THEN YOU'LL DISCOVER THAT WE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH.
WE SHALL SEE.
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSPORTER.
I HAVE RUN A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC
OF ALL OF THE TARGETING COMPONENTS.
THEN WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAPTAIN AND DR. CRUSHER?
COMMANDER, THE TRANSPORTER SENSOR LOG
SHOWS AN UNUSUAL CONCENTRATION
OF ANTIGRAVITON PARTICLES
IN THE EMITTER COIL.
A CONCENTRATION OF ANTIGRAVITON PARTICLES
SUGGESTS A TRACTOR BEAM.
IT MIGHT HAVE DEFLECTED THE TRANSPORTER BEAM
TO A DIFFERENT SET OF COORDINATES.
IS THERE A WAY
TO LOCATE THOSE COORDINATES?
THE TRACTOR BEAM ORIGINATED
SOMEWHERE IN THE PRYTT ALLIANCE.
WHAT DOES THE PRYTT WANT
WITH CAPTAIN PICARD AND DR. CRUSHER?
I DON'T KNOW
AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY TO FIND OUT.
THE PRYTT HAVE CONSISTENTLY REFUSED ALL OUTSIDE CONTACT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE KES.
CONTACT AMBASSADOR MAURIC.
TELL HIM I WANT A MEETING RIGHT NOW.
AYE, SIR.
WHAT?
YOU'RE STARING AT ME.
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THERE MAY BE A STRUCTURAL FLAW
THAT WOULD ALLOW US
TO ESCAPE.
RIGHT.
BEVERLY, THE IMPORTANT THING
DURING ANY CONFINEMENT
IS TO THINK POSITIVELY, AND NOT GIVE UP HOPE.
THERE IS A WAY OUT OF EVERY BOX--
A SOLUTION TO EVERY PUZZLE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FINDING IT.
DAMN!
WELL, AT LEAST THIS MEANS WE WON'T STARVE TO DEATH.
IT MEANS THEY PLAN ON KEEPING US HERE FOR AWHILE.
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK NEGATIVELY, JEAN-LUC.
MY TRICORDER.
DOES IT WORK?
YES.
EXCEPT SOMETHING'S BEEN ADDED TO THE MAIN DIRECTORY.
IT'S A MAP.
AN ESCAPE ROUTE.
THAT GUARD MUST BE WORKING FOR THE KES.
POSSIBLY, BUT IT COULD BE
PART OF A VERY CAREFULLY LAID TRAP.
WELL, IF YOU ASK ME
I'D LIKE TO TAKE MY CHANCES OUT THERE.
AGREED.
IS THERE A WAY TO OPEN THE CELL DOOR?
YES. THE CODE'S BEEN ENTERED.
COMMANDER, ON BEHALF OF MY GOVERNMENT
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT MY PROFOUND APOLOGIES
REGARDING THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT.
THAT'S VERY KIND, AMBASSADOR
BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE HERE HOLDS YOU
OR THE KES GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
OUR PRIMARY CONCERN IS NOT TO ASSIGN BLAME
BUT TO RECOVER OUR MISSING OFFICERS.
I AGREE.
WE ARE PREPARED TO INSERT
A HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAM
INTO THE PRYTT CAPITAL CITY
ON THREE HOURS' NOTICE.
AMBASSADOR, WE HAVE NOT EVEN ATTEMPTED
A DIPLOMATIC EFFORT YET.
I WOULD RATHER NOT USE FORCE
UNTIL WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER OPTIONS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANY DIPLOMATIC OPTION, COMMANDER.
WE HAVE NO FORMAL RELATIONS WITH THE PRYTT, NO AMBASSADORS.
THERE'S SIMPLY NO WAY TO CONTACT THEM.
SURELY, YOU MUST HAVE SOME MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
IN CASE OF A PLANETARY EMERGENCY.
WE HAVE NEVER HAD NEED OF SUCH A SYSTEM.
WE CAN DETERMINE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS FREQUENCIES
AND ESTABLISH A LINK.
ALLOW ME TO BE BLUNT.
THE PRYTT ARE A FANATICAL, XENOPHOBIC PEOPLE
WITH LITTLE REGARD FOR CIVILIZED DISCOURSE.
EVEN IF YOU DO ESTABLISH
A COMMUNICATIONS LINK WITH THEM
IT WILL BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOUR LAST DIPLOMATIC CONTACT?
HUMPH!
ALMOST A CENTURY.
THEN IT'S POSSIBLE THEY MAY HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.
WE HAVE HAD OTHER LESS... FORMAL CONTACTS WITH THE PRYTT--
CONTACTS WE CANNOT DISCUSS--
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU
THEY HAVE CHANGED VERY LITTLE.
Riker: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, AMBASSADOR
I THINK I SHOULD TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRYTT
BEFORE I SANCTION THE USE OF FORCE.
OF COURSE, COMMANDER.
IN THE MEANTIME
I WILL CONTINUE MAKING PREPARATIONS
FOR A RESCUE MISSION.
AGREED.
I DO HAVE ONE REQUEST.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE PRYTT OBTAINED THEIR INFORMATION
ABOUT THE TRANSPORT OF YOUR CAPTAIN AND DOCTOR
THROUGH A BREACH OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
IF I COULD ESTABLISH A BASE OF OPERATIONS
HERE ON THE ENTERPRISE, I'D FEEL MUCH MORE SECURE.
MR. WORF WILL HELP YOU.
THANK YOU.
LIEUTENANT.
YOU FIRST.
( sighing )
IS THERE A PROBLEM, AMBASSADOR?
PROBABLY NOT.
SIMPLY SECURING THE AREA.
I CAN ASSURE YOU
THERE IS NO NEED.
I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT.
YES, THIS WILL DO VERY NICELY.
AS SECURITY CHIEF OF THE ENTERPRISE
I WOULD BE GLAD TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE.
THERE'S NO NEED.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.
THERE MUST BE A LAVA FLOW
OR AN UNDERGROUND HOT SPRING
SOMEWHERE NEAR HERE.
IT'S A LAVA FLOW.
IT'S ABOUT 30 METERS BELOW US.
IT SAYS WE SHOULD GO THIS WAY.
I SMELL GAS.
THIS WHOLE CHAMBER IS FILLED WITH POCKETS
OF A METHANOGENIC COMPOUND.
CAN WE GET THROUGH IT?
I THINK SO.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
THERE MIGHT BE A FAIRLY REGULAR PATTERN
TO THESE ERUPTIONS.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO NAVIGATE OUR WAY THROUGH THEM IF WE'RE CAREFUL.
SAY WHEN.
NOW.
THE ERUPTIONS HAVE STOPPED.
( beeping loudly )
THE GAS IS BUILDING UP.
I HAVE SCANNED THE ENTIRE PRYTT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
THIS APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY ACCESS MODULE
FOR THEIR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
CAN YOU DETERMINE WHICH OF THE COM LINKS IS CONNECTED
TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE?
I BELIEVE SO, SIR.
HOWEVER, THE PRYTT
HAVE NO LINK DESIGNED
FOR EXTRATERRITORIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
OUR HAIL MAY COME AS QUITE A SURPRISE TO THEM.
WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST.
OPEN A CHANNEL.
This is prime minister Horath's headquarters.
how can i be of service?
THIS IS COMMANDER WILLIAM T. RIKER
FEDERATION STARSHIP ENTERPRISE.
I KNOW THIS MAY SEEM AN UNUSUAL WAY...
The Enterprise? You mean the ship in orbit?
THAT'S RIGHT.
Why are you on this com link?
WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE CONTACTING YOUR GOVERNMENT DIRECTLY.
WE HAD TO START SOMEWHERE.
IF YOU WOULD LET ME TALK TO...
Did you get authorization for this communication
from the security ministry?
AS I SAID, WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE CONTACTING YOUR...
I cannot participate in an unauthorized communication.
This transmission is terminated.
NOT VERY FRIENDLY, ARE THEY?
NO, SIR.
( beeping )
SIR, WE ARE BEING HAILED.
IT IS THE PRYTT SECURITY COUNCIL.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SOMEONE'S ATTENTION.
ON SCREEN.
ENTERPRISE, THIS IS SECURITY MINISTER LORIN.
YOU WILL IMMEDIATELY CEASE ALL ATTEMPTS
AT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PEOPLE.
MINISTER, WE HAVE BEEN
ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN YOUR GOVERNMENT.
IT APPEARS THAT YOU HAVE DETAINED TWO OF OUR OFFICERS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
There is nothing to discuss.
If you do not terminate these transmissions, we will be forced
TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST YOUR SHIP.
THEIR WEAPON SYSTEMS
POSE NO THREAT TO THE ENTERPRISE.
JUST THE SAME, LET'S KEEP THE SHIELDS UP FOR THE TIME BEING.
AYE, SIR.
IS THERE A PROBLEM, COMMANDER?
OUR EFFORT WITH THE PRYTT JUST RAN INTO A WALL.
I'M SORRY, BUT PERHAPS THIS WILL BRIGHTEN YOUR SPIRITS.
WE HAVE FREED YOUR CAPTAIN AND DOCTOR.
WHAT?
THEY WERE BEING HELD IN A PRISON
JUST OUTSIDE THE PRYTT CAPITAL
BUT ONE OF OUR OPERATIVES WAS ABLE TO ARRANGE THEIR ESCAPE.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
WELL, THEY SHOULD BE EN ROUTE TO THE KES BORDER.
OUR OPERATIVE PROVIDED THEM WITH A DETAILED MAP
AND INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO GO.
HOW WILL YOU GET THEM ACROSS THE BORDER?
AT THE MOMENT, THAT INFORMATION
IS CONFIDENTIAL, BUT TRUST US--
WE DO HAVE A PLAN.
AMBASSADOR, I'M AFRAID
I MUST INSIST THAT YOU PROVIDE US WITH MORE INFORMATION.
OH, I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN, OF COURSE
BUT I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
DISCUSSING THESE OPERATIONAL DETAILS
IN A LESS PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.
CERTAINLY, WE CAN STEP INTO THE READY ROOM.
I WOULD PREFER THE QUARTERS YOU PROVIDED ME.
THEY'RE SAFER.
ALL RIGHT.
( tricorder beeping )
THERE'S NO WAY OUT OF HERE.
MAYBE WE TOOK A WRONG TURN.
SO AM I.
WHAT?
I'M THIRSTY, TOO.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT BEING THIRSTY.
I HEARD YOU.
YOU SAID, "I'M VERY THIRSTY."
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT, BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YOU WERE THINKING IT?
THE TRANSCEIVERS.
LORIN SAID THAT THEY WOULD ALIGN THEMSELVES
TO OUR PSI-WAVE PATTERNS.
THE IMPLANTS MUST BE TRANSMITTING OUR THOUGHTS.
WHAT AM I THINKING?
I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS EITHER.
WELL, MAYBE IT WAS A FLUKE.
WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERNS.
DOES YOUR MAP SHOW US A WAY OUT OF HERE?
YES. WE NEED TO GO UP.
THERE'S A LEDGE ABOUT 30 METERS UP.
THAT SHOULD LEAD
TO ANOTHER TUNNEL
THAT CONNECTS UP TO THE SURFACE.
RIGHT.
I HEARD THAT.
THEY WEREN'T WORDS EXACTLY--
A SUDDEN SENSE OF...
FEAR.
A SENSE OF FEAR OF HEIGHTS.
SO MUCH FOR THAT BEING A FLUKE.
IT WAS A STRANGE SENSATION
SUDDENLY HAVING THESE THOUGHTS APPEAR IN MY MIND.
IF YOU SENSED A FEAR OF HEIGHTS, YOU SENSED PRETTY ACCURATELY.
COME ON.
YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
IT'S JUST LIKE ON THE HOLODECK.
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
JUST CLIMBING, STEADILY AND SLOWLY.
RIGHT.
( door opens )
I SEE YOU'VE DONE SOME REDECORATING.
JUST A FEW PIECES OF EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR SECURITY REASONS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
CERTAINLY.
HE IS, UH... ALL RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU PLAN
TO GET OUR PEOPLE OUT OF PRYTT TERRITORY?
YOU MUST REALIZE THAT EVERYTHING
I'M ABOUT TO SAY CANNOT LEAVE THIS ROOM.
FOR SOME TIME, WE HAVE HAD CERTAIN... FRIENDS
AMONG THE PRYTT-- CITIZENS WHO REALIZE
THAT THE LONG STRUGGLE BETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES
CAN ONLY END WHEN THE PRYTT GOVERNMENT
IS MADE TO SEE REASON.
YOU'VE RECRUITED A FEW PRYTT SPIES.
THAT'S A CRUDE BUT ACCURATE TERM.
THESE FRIENDS WILL BE WAITING
FOR YOUR CAPTAIN AND DOCTOR
WHEN THEY REACH THE VILLAGE
OF OHN-KOR, NEAR THE KES BORDER.
THE MAP WE PROVIDED YOUR OFFICERS
WILL TAKE THEM TO A TAVERN THERE.
FORGIVE ME, AMBASSADOR, BUT IS IT WISE
TO SEND TWO HUMAN FUGITIVES IN STARFLEET UNIFORMS
INTO A PRYTT VILLAGE?
THE DANGER IS MINIMAL.
OUR OPERATIVES CONTROL ALMOST THE WHOLE VILLAGE.
ONCE CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE
WITH CAPTAIN PICARD AND DR. CRUSHER
OUR FRIENDS WILL ESCORT THEM ACROSS THE BORDER INTO KES.
I WOULD STILL FEEL BETTER
IF THEY COULD RENDEZVOUS WITH YOUR OPERATIVES
IN A LESS PUBLIC PLACE.
COMMANDER, I ASSURE YOU
WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'VE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE
IN DEALING WITH THE PRYTT.
WE WOULD HARDLY RISK THE SAFETY OF YOUR PEOPLE.
AFTER ALL, WE STILL HOPE THAT YOU WILL RECOMMEND
OUR ENTRANCE INTO THE FEDERATION.
ONE OF US IS HUNGRY.
THAT WOULD BE ME.
WOULD YOU MIND THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE?
YOU'RE MAKING ME HUNGRY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO THINK ABOUT?
SOMETHING OTHER THAN A LARGE BOWL OF VEGETABLE SOUP.
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO MAKE IT WITH PEAS, CARROTS...
BEVERLY!
I'M SORRY.
I AM NOT BEING UNREASONABLE.
I DIDN'T SAY THAT YOU WERE.
I MAY HAVE THOUGHT IT
BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE CAN'T REACT TO EVERY RANDOM THOUGHT
THAT CROSSES THE OTHER PERSON'S MIND.
( tricorder beeping )
ISN'T IT ASTONISHING, THOUGH
HOW MUCH CLUTTER THERE IS IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS?
ODD MEMORIES COMING TO THE SURFACE
BITS OF HALF- REMEMBERED SONGS.
STRAY DAYDREAMS, SCATTERED MINUTIAE.
I WONDER HOW TRUE TELEPATHS SIFT THROUGH IT ALL.
HOW CAN THEY REALLY GET TO WHAT SOMEONE'S THINKING
IF THE MIND KEEPS CHURNING
ALL THIS FLOTSAM TO THE SURFACE?
THAT IS NOT FUNNY.
I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WERE STILL LISTENING.
I THINK OUR LINK IS GETTING STRONGER.
MAYBE IF WE PUT SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN US
THAT MIGHT WEAKEN IT.
NOT THAT I'M GROWING TIRED OF HEARING YOUR MOST
INTIMATE THOUGHTS.
CERTAINLY NOT.
JEAN-LUC...
WHAT HAPPENED?
OH...
I WAS SUDDENLY OVERCOME WITH A WAVE OF NAUSEA.
ME, TOO.
HMM...
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH EITHER OF US.
MAYBE THE AIR IS TOXIC.
OH...
( gasping )
OH, SAME THING.
BUT WHEN YOU MOVED BACK TO ME, IT GOT BETTER.
WELL, IT SEEMS AS IF WE'RE... STUCK WITH EACH OTHER.
WHAT IS IT?
I'M NOT SURE WHETHER WE SHOULD GO
OVER THIS HILL OR THAT ONE.
THE TOPOGRAPHY ON THIS MAP IS A LITTLE VAGUE.
LET ME SEE.
THIS WAY.
YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW, DO YOU?
WHAT?
I MEAN, YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHICH WAY TO GO
BUT YOU'RE ONLY GUESSING.
DO YOU DO THIS ALL THE TIME?
NO, BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT IS NECESSARY
FOR A CAPTAIN TO GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF CONFIDENCE.
I... I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I JUST COULDN'T RESIST.
I'M BEGINNING TO REALIZE
THAT YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE SOME ACERBIC REMARK
ON THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE.
WELL, AT LEAST I'VE TRAINED MYSELF
NOT TO SAY IT ANYMORE.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL
MY MOUTH WAS ALWAYS LANDING ME IN TROUBLE
WITH MY PARENTS, MY TEACHERS...
AND YOUR FRIENDS.
THERE WAS SOMEONE CALLED TOM NORRIS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I HAD ONE DATE WITH HIM
WHICH I BROUGHT TO AN ABRUPT HALT
WITH THE WORDS, "IS THAT A BEARD...
Both: ...OR IS YOUR FACE DIRTY?"
THERE'S SOMETHING MORE.
YOU'RE LAUGHING
BUT ACTUALLY YOU WERE EMBARRASSED
BY THAT INCIDENT.
YES.
I THOUGHT I WAS BEING CUTE, BUT I REALLY HURT HIM.
THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
I LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.
THIS SHARING OF THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS IS...
QUITE COMPELLING.
VERY.
WE'D BETTER GET GOING.
I DON'T THINK SO EITHER.
MAYBE WE CAN FIND ANOTHER WAY
TO REACH THE VILLAGE.
NO. IT'S SEVERAL KILOMETERS
TO FIND ANOTHER WAY AROUND THAT RIDGE.
THE BORDER IS JUST TWO KILOMETERS EAST OF HERE.
THERE'S A FORCE-FIELD PROTECTING IT, BUT WE CAN FIND
SOME WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
SOMETHING WRONG?
HAVE A SEAT.
CAPTAIN PICARD AND DR. CRUSHER
DID NOT SHOW UP
AT THE DESIGNATED RENDEZVOUS POINT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?
NO. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.
WE FIND IT STRANGE THAT YOUR OFFICERS
SHOULD FOLLOW THE ESCAPE PLAN SO PRECISELY AND THEN FAIL
TO MAKE THE CRUCIAL RENDEZVOUS WITH OUR OPERATIVE.
WELL, IT IS POSSIBLE THEY HAVE BEEN RECAPTURED.
OUR SOURCES WOULD HAVE INFORMED US INSTANTLY
IF THAT HAD HAPPENED.
OF COURSE, IF THEY WEREN'T CAPTURED...
IF THEY SIMPLY MADE A DIFFERENT RENDEZVOUS...
WE MIGHT NOT EVER KNOW ABOUT IT.
A DIFFERENT RENDEZVOUS?
I'M NOT SURE I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
OF COURSE NOT.
HOW COULD YOU KNOW IF YOUR CAPTAIN AND DOCTOR
WERE MEETING SECRETLY WITH THE PRYTT?
MEETING IN ORDER TO SET UP A MILITARY ALLIANCE
WITH THE FEDERATION?
WHAT?
IT WAS A CLEVER SCHEME.
FIRST, YOU PRETEND
TO LOSE YOUR OFFICERS DURING TRANSPORT.
THEN YOU ASK US FOR HELP
AND GET US TO EXPOSE
SEVERAL OF OUR UNDERCOVER OPERATIVES
IN THE PROCESS, BUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT
WAS FOR US TO GET YOUR PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON SO QUICKLY.
THEY NEEDED MORE TIME.
THEY NEEDED MORE TIME TO PLOT
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KES
WITH THEIR NEW PRYTT FRIENDS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SEE CONSPIRACIES EVERYWHERE.
WE WERE INVITED HERE BY THE KES.
WHY WOULD WE ALLY OURSELVES WITH THE PRYTT?
INDEED, WHY?
AH... YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT YOU LIKE.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUR PEOPLE WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
THEN I BELIEVE IT IS TIME
FOR US TO BE LEAVING THE ENTERPRISE.
FINE.
MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ALL THIS JUNK WITH YOU.
NO LUCK?
( sighs )
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THERE'S NOT A SINGLE THING
ON THIS PLANET WE CAN EAT.
WELL, BY THIS TIME TOMORROW
WE COULD BE BACK ON BOARD THE ENTERPRISE
AND YOU CAN PLANT YOURSELF IN FRONT OF A REPLICATOR
WITH A KNIFE AND FORK.
REMEMBER THAT VULCAN DISH
I PROMISED FOR BREAKFAST?
WELL, I WAS JUST...
YOU HATE HAVING BREAKFAST WITH ME.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YES, IT IS.
WHEN I SAID BREAKFAST
I HEARD YOU SAY, "I HATE THAT."
THAT'S NOT QUITE WHAT I MEANT.
WELL, THEN WHAT DID YOU MEAN?
IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T LIKE...
WHAT I'VE BEEN CHOOSING FOR BREAKFAST RECENTLY.
YOU SEE, I THINK THAT BREAKFAST
SHOULD BE A SIMPLE MEAL
AND RECENTLY, YOU'VE BEEN ORDERING
THESE ELABORATE THINGS.
COFFEE AND CROISSANTS.
THAT'S ALL YOU REALLY WANT, ISN'T IT?
COFFEE AND CROISSANTS.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY SO?
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.
YOU DON'T LIKE THOSE ELABORATE MEALS EITHER.
NO. I USUALLY PREFER SOMETHING SIMPLE MYSELF
BUT I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT ENJOY MORE VARIETY.
WELL...
I GUESS IT'S COFFEE AND CROISSANTS
FOR BOTH OF US FROM NOW ON.
I LOVE FIRELIGHT.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLAME
THE SMELL OF THE SMOKE
WHICH ALWAYS SEEMED TO ME TO BE...
INTOXICATING SOMEHOW.
I REMEMBER
WHEN JACK AND I TOOK WESLEY
ON HIS FIRST CAMPING TRIP TO BALFOUR LAKE.
WESLEY KEPT THROWING MANTA LEAVES
INTO THE FIRE, WATCHING THEM POP.
JACK KEPT TELLING HIM...
WHAT?
JEAN-LUC, I HEARD YOU.
DON'T PUSH IT AWAY.
WHEN I SAID
"JACK AND I"
I FELT THIS SUDDEN WAVE OF... SOMETHING.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU FELT THAT WAY.
DIDN'T YOU?
I... I GUESS I ALWAYS KNEW THAT THERE WAS...
AN ATTRACTION BETWEEN US RIGHT FROM THE START, BUT...
I NEVER KNEW
HOW STRONGLY YOU FELT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL ME YOU WERE IN LOVE WITH ME?
YOU WERE MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND.
AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS...
HARMLESS INFATUATION--
SOMETHING... HORMONAL RATHER THAN EMOTIONAL.
THEN, WHEN THE MONTHS WENT BY
AND THE THREE OF US BEGAN SPENDING MORE TIME TOGETHER...
...I REALIZED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE
AND IT WASN'T RIGHT.
BUT ALTHOUGH... I WOULD NEVER ACT ON IT
I COULDN'T HELP THE WAY I FELT.
AND WHEN JACK DIED, YOU FELT GUILTY.
I FELT GUILTY BEFORE HE DIED...
HAVING FEELINGS LIKE THAT
FOR MY BEST FRIEND'S WIFE...
AND THEN LATER, AFTER THE ACCIDENT...
I PROMISED MYSELF
THAT I WOULD NEVER TELL YOU HOW I FELT.
IT WOULD BE LIKE BETRAYING MY FRIEND.
THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT ME ON THE ENTERPRISE
SEVEN YEARS AGO.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD REACT.
( sighing )
AND THEN...
LITTLE BY LITTLE, I REALIZED THAT I...
I DIDN'T HAVE THOSE FEELINGS ANYMORE.
20 YEARS IS, AFTER ALL, A LONG TIME.
AND NOW WE'RE FRIENDS.
YES, FRIENDS.
WELL...
WE STILL HAVE
A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER TOMORROW.
WE SHOULD GET SOME SLEEP.
RIGHT.
AMBASSADOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
COMMANDER.
WE'RE GOING TO CLEAR UP
THIS MISUNDERSTANDING ONCE AND FOR ALL.
HAIL MINISTER LORIN, PLEASE.
AYE, SIR.
ENTERPRISE, I HAVE WARNED YOU
ABOUT THESE UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATIONS.
YES, I KNOW, BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE ALL SAT DOWN TOGETHER AND TRIED TO WORK THIS OUT.
I HAVE AMBASSADOR MAURIC HERE...
THAT IS YOUR MISFORTUNE.
WE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO EITHER OF YOU.
Maurice: COMMANDER, YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE PRYTT.
PUTTING ON THIS LITTLE SHOW
FOR MY BENEFIT DOES NEITHER OF US ANY GOOD.
WE'LL SEE.
MR. WORF?
I BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEONE WAITING FOR US
IN THE OBSERVATION LOUNGE.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ANYONE WILLING TO DEAL WITH THE KES
WOULD BE CAPABLE OF SUCH AN OUTRAGE.
I'M SORRY TO RESORT TO SUCH DRASTIC MEASURES, MINISTER
BUT YOU LEFT ME LITTLE CHOICE.
DON'T PRETEND THE TWO OF YOU ARE ENEMIES.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR CHARADES.
IF THAT IS AN ATTEMPT TO HIDE
YOUR MILITARY ALLIANCE WITH THE FEDERATION
YOU NEEDN'T BOTHER.
I ALREADY KNOW FAR MORE
THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.
LET'S ALL JUST SIT DOWN AND TRY TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN PICARD AND DR. CRUSHER.
I WILL NOT SIT AT A TABLE WITH HIM.
NO MORE THAN I WOULD SIT
WITH HER.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL STAND.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE START TALKING.
I AM NOT AUTHORIZED TO TALK WITH A KES OFFICIAL.
ALL RIGHT, THEN, YOU TALK TO ME.
WHERE ARE MY OFFICERS?
AS IF YOU DON'T KNOW ALREADY.
LET'S GO.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE ALREADY AWARE OF YOUR PLAN
TO USE FEDERATION TECHNOLOGY
TO BUILD NEW ATTACK SATELLITES.
YOU WILL FIND THAT WE ARE PREPARED FOR THEM.
THAT IS AN INTERESTING BUT POINTLESS LIE.
I'D RATHER DISCUSS YOUR OWN PLANS
TO USE FEDERATION AID
TO STAGE A TAKEOVER OF KOLROD ISLAND.
WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS BEFORE.
KOLROD CLEARLY BELONGS
TO THE PRYTT, WHO ORIGINALLY...
THAT'S IT!
I CAN SEE
THAT DIPLOMACY IS NOT GOING TO GET US ANYWHERE TODAY
AND I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO NEGOTIATE
SO LET'S PUT ALL OF OUR CARDS ON THE TABLE.
YOU'RE CONCERNED
THAT THE KES ARE GOING TO BE ADMITTED
TO THE FEDERATION.
CORRECT.
AS FIRST OFFICER OF THE ENTERPRISE
I THINK I CAN PROMISE YOU
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE KES WILL BE DENIED MEMBERSHIP.
YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
DESPITE WHATEVER GAMES YOU PLAYED WITH THE PRYTT
WHEN YOU ARRIVED, WE STILL PLAN TO TAKE OUR PETITION
DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
THEY'LL LISTEN.
THEY WILL ALSO LISTEN TO THE REPORTS
OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE ENTERPRISE
AND HIS FIRST OFFICER.
AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW
THE FIRST OFFICER'S REPORT WILL GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS:
KESPRYTT, A DEEPLY TROUBLED WORLD--
SOCIAL, POLITICAL, MILITARY PROBLEMS
THAT THEY HAVE YET
TO RESOLVE.
THE KES
WHILE A FRIENDLY AND DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE
ARE DRIVEN BY SUSPICION, DEVIOUSNESS AND PARANOIA.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THIS OFFICER
THAT THEY ARE NOT READY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
NOW...
...THE MATTER OF OUR MISSING OFFICERS.
THEY'RE STILL CHARGED WITH SPYING, COMMANDER.
I HAVE HEARD NOTHING HERE WHICH WOULD ALTER THAT.
THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THEM
STARFLEET IS GOING TO WANT A FULL INVESTIGATION
WHICH MEANS MORE STARSHIPS
WILL BE COMING TO KESPRYTT
AND THOSE SHIPS ARE GOING TO WANT ANSWERS
WHICH PUTS YOUR COUNTRY UNDER A VERY LARGE
AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MICROSCOPE.
REMEMBER HOW UNHAPPY YOU WERE
WHEN WE CONTACTED JUST ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE
WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION?
WELL, JUST THINK WHAT IT'LL BE LIKE--
TEN STARSHIPS ASKING QUESTIONS
CONTACTING HUNDREDS OF YOUR PEOPLE--
MASSIVE SENSOR SWEEPS.
THEY MAY EVEN START SENDING DOWN AWAY TEAMS
ALL BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HELP ME FIND MY MISSING OFFICERS.
I THINK I CAN USE THE TRICORDER
TO SET UP A MULTIPHASE PULSE.
THAT SHOULD WEAKEN THE FORCE-FIELD ENOUGH
TO LET US THROUGH.
NO, NO, THE MODULATION FREQUENCY
IS IN THE UPPER HARMONIC RANGE.
RIGHT.
THEY'RE COMING.
I'M WORKING AS FAST AS I CAN.
MINISTER, WE HAVE THE HUMAN FEMALE.
THE MALE IS STANDING IN KES TERRITORY.
VERY WELL.
TRANSMIT THEIR COORDINATES
TO THE ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM.
UNDERSTOOD.
THANK YOU, MINISTER.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
MAURIC IS DETERMINED TO TAKE HIS PROTEST
TO THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
BUT I DON'T THINK HE'LL GET VERY FAR.
I TEND TO AGREE, NUMBER ONE.
( chuckling )
( laughing )
DID I MISS SOMETHING?
OF COURSE, OF COURSE.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
AH...
THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
MY PLEASURE.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, JEAN-LUC
BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT JOINED AT THE HIP ANY LONGER.
SO, WERE YOU GETTING TIRED
OF MY COMPANY?
JUST TIRED OF BUMPING INTO YOU
EVERY 30 SECONDS.
I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL
AS IF YOU WERE PART OF MY UNIFORM.
TO FREEDOM.
FREEDOM.
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
I WAS JUST THINKING THAT, AS DISTRACTING AS IT WAS
I WAS BEGINNING TO GET USED TO HEARING YOUR THOUGHTS
AND I FIND THAT I MISS IT.
SO DO I.
IT WAS VERY INTIMATE.
YOU KNOW...
LAST NIGHT I COULDN'T SLEEP.
OH?
I WAS AWAKE FOR SEVERAL HOURS
AND, THANKS TO THE IMPLANTS
I GOT TO HEAR
SOME VERY INTERESTING DREAMS OF YOURS.
A MAN CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR WHAT HIS MIND DOES WHILE HE'S ASLEEP.
WHAT ABOUT WHEN HE'S AWAKE?
SO, NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THIS UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.
NO, I DON'T.
THE IMPLANTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
REMEMBER?
NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW EACH OF US FEELS
PERHAPS WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO EXPLORE THOSE FEELINGS.
OR PERHAPS WE SHOULD BE AFRAID.
I THINK I SHOULD BE GOING NOW.
GOOD NIGHT.
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