CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 47751.2.
THE ENTERPRISE HAS ARRIVED AT STARBASE 310
FOR A MEETING WITH FLEET ADMIRAL NECHEYEV.
THIS VISIT HAS ALSO GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PICK UP A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
HERE YOU ARE--
YOUR VERY OWN QUARTERS.
AND THEY'RE AS FAR AWAY FROM MINE AS POSSIBLE
SO YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SEE ME IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
MOM, YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT WHY I ASKED
FOR MY OWN QUARTERS THIS TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
THERE COMES A TIME IN A YOUNG MAN'S LIFE
WHEN HE DOESN'T WANT TO STAY WITH HIS POOR, SENILE MOTHER.
I UNDERSTAND.
I'LL COME VISIT YOU
IN THE OLD DOCTOR'S HOME EVERY SUNDAY.
( door chimes )
COME IN.
SO... IS THERE A RUNAWAY CADET IN HERE?
IF SO, WE MAY HAVE TO CALL SECURITY.
WELCOME BACK, WES.
THANKS.
SO, HOW'S LIFE AT THE ACADEMY?
IT'S GREAT.
IT'S GREAT, BUT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A BREAK.
Data: I WAS, OF COURSE
NOT SERIOUS ABOUT CALLING SECURITY.
IT WAS A JOKE.
I GOT IT, DATA.
SO, YOU JUST GOING TO LOUNGE AROUND
WHILE WE ALL HAVE WORK TO DO AROUND HERE?
I'M SURE I CAN FIND SOME TIME TO HELP YOU, SIR.
NO, WES.
ENJOY YOUR VACATION.
I'M SURE YOU'VE EARNED IT.
THANKS.
WELL, I THINK WE'D BETTER LET YOU SETTLE IN.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SAY, WES, DON'T, UH...
DON'T SLEEP YOUR WHOLE VACATION AWAY, ALL RIGHT?
GOOD-BYE, WES.
OH... IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU HOME, SON.
THANKS, MOM.
REALLY.
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.
ADMIRAL NECHEYEV HAS JUST BEAMED ABOARD.
SHE'S BEING ESCORTED RIGHT HERE.
GOOD.
EARL GREY TEA, WATERCRESS SANDWICHES
AND BULARIAN CANAPÉS?
ARE YOU UP FOR A PROMOTION?
I AM TRYING TO ESTABLISH
A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADMIRAL.
THERE HAS BEEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TENSION
BETWEEN US IN THE PAST.
"TENSION" IS HARDLY THE WORD I'D USE.
WELL, I AM TRYING TO GET THINGS OFF
ON A BETTER NOTE THIS TIME.
I WANT HER TO FEEL AT EASE, I WANT HER
TO FEEL THAT SHE'S WELCOME ON BOARD THE ENTERPRISE.
IS THERE ANY REASON
SHE SHOULDN'T FEEL WELCOME HERE?
WE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE HER, WILL
BUT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW HER ORDERS
AND MAINTAINING THIS ATMOSPHERE OF CONFRONTATION
SERVES NO PURPOSE.
( door opens )
ADMIRAL NECHEYEV
WELCOME ON BOARD THE ENTERPRISE.
THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
YOU MAY LEAVE, COMMANDER RIKER.
THANK YOU, ADMIRAL. CAPTAIN.
MAY I OFFER YOU SOME REFRESHMENTS, ADMIRAL?
I'LL COME RIGHT TO THE POINT, CAPTAIN.
THERE'S A SITUATION THAT'S DEVELOPED
ON THE CARDASSIAN BORDER THAT...
ARE THOSE BULARIAN CANAPÉS?
OH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, THEY ARE.
I... SPOKE WITH YOUR AIDE, COMMANDER WRIGHTWELL
AND HE SAID THAT YOU WERE PARTICULARLY FOND OF THEM.
THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL, CAPTAIN.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE.
YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT THE CARDASSIANS...
YES. THE FEDERATION HAS JUST COMPLETED
A VERY LONG AND DRAWN-OUT SERIES
OF NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE FINAL STATUS
OF OUR BORDER WITH THE CARDASSIANS.
THESE WILL BE THE OFFICIAL BOUNDARIES.
I SEE.
YOU'LL NOTICE A DEMILITARIZED ZONE
HAS ALSO BEEN CREATED ALONG THE BORDER.
NEITHER SIDE WILL BE PERMITTED
TO PLACE MILITARY OUTPOSTS
CONDUCT FLEET EXERCISES, OR STATION WARSHIPS
ANYWHERE IN THE DEMILITARIZED AREA.
THIS BORDER PLACES SEVERAL FEDERATION COLONIES
IN CARDASSIAN TERRITORY
AND SOME CARDASSIAN COLONIES IN OURS.
THIS AGREEMENT IS FAR FROM PERFECT.
NEITHER SIDE GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANTED
BUT EVERY SIDE GOT SOMETHING
AND AS SOMEONE ONCE SAID
"DIPLOMACY IS THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE."
THOSE COLONIES FINDING THEMSELVES
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BORDER
WILL HAVE TO BE MOVED.
WELL, THE COLONISTS ARE NOT GOING
TO BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE FOR DECADES.
IT WON'T BE EASY
BUT IT'S A REASONABLE PRICE TO PAY FOR PEACE.
YOUR MISSION WILL BE
TO EVACUATE THE COLONY ON DORVAN V.
DORVAN V?
ISN'T THAT WHERE THE GROUP
OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS SETTLED?
YES, THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
THEY'VE ESTABLISHED A VILLAGE
IN A SMALL VALLEY ON THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
ADMIRAL, CENTURIES AGO, THESE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
WERE FORCIBLY DISPLACED FROM THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS.
THESE SETTLERS ON DORVAN V
ORIGINALLY LEFT EARTH
MORE THAN 200 YEARS AGO
IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITY.
I AM AWARE OF THAT, CAPTAIN.
YOU SEE, ADMIRAL
THERE ARE SOME VERY DISTURBING HISTORICAL PARALLELS HERE.
ONCE MORE, THEY ARE BEING ASKED
TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF A...
A POLITICAL DECISION
THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN BY A DISTANT GOVERNMENT.
AN INDIAN REPRESENTATIVE WAS INCLUDED
IN THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
HIS OBJECTIONS WERE NOTED, DISCUSSED
BUT ULTIMATELY REJECTED.
CAPTAIN...
THE INDIANS ON DORVAN ARE A NOMADIC GROUP
THAT HAVE SETTLED THERE ONLY 20 YEARS AGO
AND, AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE WARNED THAT THE PLANET
WAS HOTLY DISPUTED BY THE CARDASSIANS.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY NEVER SHOULD
HAVE GONE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
GRANTED, BUT TO GO TO THEM NOW, AFTER 20 YEARS
AND ASK THEM TO LEAVE WHAT IS NOW THEIR HOME...
I MADE THAT SAME ARGUMENT WITH THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
BUT IT TOOK THREE YEARS TO NEGOTIATE
THIS TREATY.
SOME CONCESSIONS HAD TO BE MADE, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM.
WHAT IF THESE INDIANS REFUSE TO BE EVACUATED?
THEN YOUR ORDERS WILL BE TO REMOVE THEM
BY WHATEVER MEANS ARE NECESSARY.
I UNDERSTAND
YOUR MORAL OBJECTIONS, CAPTAIN.
IF YOU WISH, I CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE
TO COMMAND THE ENTERPRISE FOR THIS MISSION.
THAT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY, ADMIRAL.
I DON'T ENVY YOU THIS TASK
BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
I UNDERSTAND.
AND, CAPTAIN...
THANK YOU FOR...
MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WELCOME ABOARD THIS SHIP, ADMIRAL.
THANKS, ENSIGN.
MM-HMM.
HEY, WES, THERE YOU ARE.
COME HERE FOR A SECOND.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
COME ON, COME ON.
YOU GOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
NOW, REMEMBER HOW WE ALWAYS USED TO TALK
ABOUT IMPROVING QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
BY CREATING A NEW PLASMA-DYNE RELAY?
WELL... TAKE A LOOK...
AT THIS.
Wes: YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE MICROFUSION INTERRELAY IN THERE?
YOUR CONVERTER INTERFACE WILL NEVER HOLD UP.
HEY, I RAN THESE DIAGNOSTICS MYSELF.
THIS LITTLE BABY WILL WITHSTAND
OVER 500 COCHRANES OF WARP FIELD STRESS.
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU BETTER PUT A SECOND PHASE INVERTER IN THERE.
LOOK AT YOUR SUBPROCESSOR MATRIX.
IT NEEDS AN OVERHAUL.
WELL, THAT MAY BE YOUR OPINION, CADET
BUT I STAND BY MY WORK.
READ THE LATEST PAPER FROM DR. VASSBINDER.
HE HAS BRILLIANT NEW THEORIES
ON WARP-PROPULSION INTERRELAYS.
HE'D SAY ALL THIS STUFF IS OBSOLETE.
( sighing )
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO YOU, WES.
LOOK, DO YOU WANT MY HELP OR NOT?
WITH THIS KIND OF AN ATTITUDE
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
YOU'RE DISMISSED.
( disgusted sigh )
CAPTAIN'S LOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.
THE ENTERPRISE HAS ARRIVED AT DORVAN V
AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE LEADER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.
HE HAS AGREED TO MEET WITH US THIS AFTERNOON
TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
ANTHWARA, THERE'S VERY LITTLE I CAN DO.
THE DECISION ABOUT THIS PLANET WAS MADE
AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL OF STARFLEET.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG
WE HAVE SEARCHED FOR A HOME?
ALMOST 200 YEARS.
THEN WE FOUND THIS WORLD.
CAN YOU BLAME US FOR NOT WANTING TO GIVE IT UP?
I UNDERSTAND, AND I RESPECT YOUR PEOPLE'S LONG JOURNEY
BUT I BELIEVE
THAT I CAN HELP YOU TO FIND A NEW HOME.
Troi: AS YOU CAN SEE
THERE ARE THREE OTHER PLANETS
IN THIS SECTOR THAT HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
SIMILAR TO THOSE HERE ON DORVAN V.
THEY'RE ALL UNINHABITED
AND COULD BE COLONIZED IMMEDIATELY.
AND IF NONE OF THESE WORLDS MEETS WITH YOUR APPROVAL
THEN WE WILL FIND YOU OTHER CHOICES.
YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, CAPTAIN.
THE CHOICE OF THIS PLANET WAS NOT ONLY BECAUSE
OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
THERE WERE OTHER MORE...
INTANGIBLE CONCERNS AS WELL.
WHEN I CAME HERE 20 YEARS AGO...
I WAS WELCOMED BY THE MOUNTAINS
THE RIVERS, THE SKY.
ANTHWARA, HE'S LAUGHING AT YOU.
HE THINKS YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT OLD SUPERSTITION AND NONSENSE.
THIS IS NOT TRUE.
I HAVE THE DEEPEST RESPECT FOR YOUR BELIEFS
AND THE MEANING
THAT THEY HOLD FOR YOUR PEOPLE.
THEN YOU CAN RESPECT THE FACT
THAT THIS PLANET HOLDS
A DEEP SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR US.
IT HAS TAKEN US TWO CENTURIES TO FIND THIS PLACE.
WE DO NOT WANT TO SPEND...
ANOTHER 200 YEARS
SEARCHING FOR WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
CAPTAIN, I SUGGEST WE ADJOURN--
ALLOW US ALL TIME
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN SAID.
AGREED.
WE WILL RECONVENE TOMORROW.
AND IN THE MEANTIME
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL
TO JOIN US THIS EVENING ON THE ENTERPRISE.
THANK YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
EVER SINCE YOU'VE COME ON BOARD
YOU'VE BEEN MOODY, SULLEN AND RUDE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOTHING.
I JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE.
THAT INCIDENT IN ENGINEERING WAS INEXCUSABLE.
THAT IS MY BUSINESS.
I DON'T NEED YOU TELLING ME HOW TO BEHAVE.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
YOU'RE A FOURTH-YEAR STARFLEET CADET.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF MATURITY.
MAYBE I AM SICK OF FOLLOWING RULES AND REGULATIONS.
MAYBE I'M SICK OF LIVING UP
TO EVERYONE ELSE'S EXPECTATIONS.
DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?
( door opens, closes )
Picard: I HAVE BEEN FASCINATED
LOOKING INTO THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF YOUR PEOPLE
AND I WAS VERY INTERESTED
TO LEARN THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER KATOWA
WAS THE MAN WHO FIRST LED
THE GROUP OF INDIANS
FROM EARTH INITIALLY, MORE THAN 200 YEARS AGO.
HMM. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF OPPOSITION.
EVEN MY OWN FATHER WAS AGAINST IT.
BUT WHEN KATOWA MADE HIS DECISION...
IT WAS FINAL.
MY FATHER NEVER SAID ANOTHER WORD.
IT'S NEVER EASY TO LEAVE ONE'S HOME...
THE SAFE AND THE FAMILIAR.
BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN...
THE GREATER GOOD DEMANDS THAT CERTAIN...
SACRIFICES ARE MADE.
I'M SURE THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER UNDERSTOOD.
SO DOES HIS GRANDSON.
THERE ARE ALSO TIMES...
WHEN A PEOPLE SACRIFICED TOO MUCH...
...WHEN A PEOPLE MUST HOLD ON TO WHAT WE HAVE
EVEN AGAINST OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, CAPTAIN?
UM, WELL, A GREAT DEAL, ACTUALLY.
MY FATHER WAS A STRONG BELIEVER
IN PASSING ON THE TRADITIONS AND HISTORY OF THE FAMILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
WE HAVE STRONG TIES TO OUR ANCESTORS.
WE BELIEVE THEIR ACTIONS GUIDE US... EVEN NOW.
KNOWING MORE
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY MIGHT HELP ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YOU.
BESIDES, IT IS ALWAYS GOOD
TO UNDERSTAND ONE'S ADVERSARY
IN ANY NEGOTIATION.
I HOPE THAT BY THE END OF THIS MATTER
YOU WILL NO LONGER LOOK ON ME
AS AN ADVERSARY.
MY FAMILY.
WELL, UM...
OUR ROOTS IN WESTERN EUROPE
GO BACK TO THE TIME OF CHARLEMAGNE.
THERE IS A RECORD OF A NOBLEMAN...
I'M SORRY I'M LATE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.
Man: WESLEY CRUSHER?
YES?
I AM LAKANTA.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
CAN I GET YOU A DRINK OR SOMETHING?
I HAVE KNOWN...
THAT YOU WERE COMING TO US FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
TWO YEARS AGO...
I WENT INTO THE HABAK
AND BEGAN A VISION QUEST.
AND WHILE I WAS THERE, I SAW MANY THINGS
TALKED TO MANY ANIMALS
MANY SPIRITS...
AND I SAW YOU.
I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND.
I KNOW WHY YOU CAME TO US, WESLEY--
TO FIND THE ANSWERS THAT YOU SEEK.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, JEAN-LUC.
IT'S AS IF SOMEBODY TOOK MY SON AWAY
AND LEFT THIS STRANGER IN HIS PLACE.
BUT IN A SENSE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.
WHEN WESLEY LEFT THE ENTERPRISE THREE YEARS AGO
HE WAS A BOY, AND NOW HE HAS RETURNED
A YOUNG MAN.
AND THAT CAN'T BE EASY FOR A MOTHER
OR A SON.
BUT IT'S GONE BEYOND JUST THE TWO OF US.
YES, I HEARD ABOUT THE INCIDENT WITH GEORDI.
HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ACADEMY?
I CALLED ADMIRAL BRAND TODAY.
SHE SAID HIS GRADES ARE DROPPING
THAT HE'S BECOMING REMOTE AND DEFENSIVE.
IF HE'S NOT CAREFUL, HE'S GOING TO WASH OUT NEXT TERM.
MAYBE... MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO HIM, JEAN-LUC.
MAYBE IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT A BOY--
A MAN-- NEEDS TO DISCUSS WITH ANOTHER MAN.
I DON'T THINK HE WANTS EITHER OF US
TO TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.
BUT HE NEEDS OUR HELP.
BUT, BEVERLY, HE'S GOT TO WANT THAT HELP.
IF HE DOESN'T, THEN ANY EFFORTS ON OUR PART
COULD ONLY PUSH HIM FURTHER AWAY.
HE'S-HE'S GOT TO...
WORK THIS OUT FOR HIMSELF.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING ME?
SINCE YOU BEAMED DOWN.
WELL, I'M HERE.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU WERE GOING TO HELP ME FIND SOME ANSWERS.
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS HABAK.
YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME KIND OF VISION THERE?
THE HABAK IS HOLY TO US.
WE HOLD OUR RITUALS AND OUR CEREMONIES THERE.
IT'S SACRED TO US.
WHAT'S SACRED TO YOU, WESLEY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I THINK A LOT OF THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THINGS
BUT I DON'T REALLY CONSIDER ANYTHING SACRED.
LOOK AROUND US.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS SACRED TO US HERE?
MAYBE THE NECKLACE
YOU'RE WEARING?
THE DESIGNS ON THE WALLS?
EVERYTHING IS SACRED TO US.
THE BUILDINGS, THE FOOD, THE SKY
THE DIRT BENEATH YOUR FEET
AND YOU.
WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR SPIRIT OR NOT
WE BELIEVE IN IT.
YOU ARE A SACRED PERSON HERE, WESLEY.
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
ANYONE'S USED THAT PARTICULAR WORD TO DESCRIBE ME.
SO, IF YOU ARE SACRED
THEN YOU MUST TREAT YOURSELF WITH RESPECT.
TO DO OTHERWISE
IS TO DESECRATE SOMETHING THAT IS HOLY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK I'VE BEEN DOING?
ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE THAT.
I GUESS I HAVEN'T HAD
A LOT OF RESPECT FOR MYSELF LATELY.
THEN PERHAPS IT'S TIME
FOR YOUR OWN VISION QUEST TO BEGIN.
ANTHWARA, I DEEPLY REGRET
THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.
BUT-- AND I MUST BE BLUNT--
I CANNOT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
THIS PLANET WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE CARDASSIAN GOVERNMENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE BORDER AGREEMENT.
I'M VERY SORRY
BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO LEAVE.
AND IF WE DO NOT?
THEN I WILL BE FORCED... TO REMOVE YOU
BY WHATEVER MEANS ARE NECESSARY.
WE KNOW YOU WILL NOT TAKE US FROM THIS LAND, CAPTAIN.
I MAY REGRET IT, BUT I AM NOT ABLE...
WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO US
WE DID NOT KNOW WHY YOU WERE SENT BY THE FEDERATION
BUT WE KNEW THERE MUST BE A GOOD REASON.
TO US, NOTHING THAT HAPPENS IS TRULY RANDOM.
SO, WE SEARCHED FOR THE TRUE REASON
YOU WERE SENT, AND WE DID NOT FIND IT
UNTIL LAST NIGHT.
ARE YOU FAMILIAR
WITH THE PUEBLO REVOLT OF 1680?
I AM.
SEVERAL INDIAN TRIBES ROSE UP
TO OVERTHROW THEIR SPANISH OVERLORDS
AND DROVE THEM OUT OF WHAT IS NOW CALLED NEW MEXICO.
Anthwara: TEN YEARS LATER, THE SPANISH RETURNED
TO RECONQUER THE AREA.
THEY WERE BRUTAL.
I WOULD USE THE WORD... "SAVAGE."
THEY KILLED HUNDREDS OF OUR PEOPLE.
THOUSANDS MORE WERE MAIMED.
THE NAME OF ONE OF THE SOLDIERS
WAS JAVIER
MARIBONA...
PICARD...
YOUR ANCESTOR.
I'M NOT AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT
OR OF THE MAN YOU NAMED...
...AND THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN 700 YEARS AGO.
I DO NOT SEE WHAT BEARING IT CAN HAVE...
THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE COME TO US--
TO ERASE A STAIN OF BLOOD
WORN BY YOUR FAMILY FOR 23 GENERATIONS.
( door opens )
( dog barking )
MR. WORF, WHAT IS GOING ON?
WE HAVE UNWELCOME
VISITORS, SIR.
I'M CAPTAIN JEAN-LUC PICARD
OF THE ENTERPRISE.
I AM GUL EVEK.
WHAT ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE STILL DOING HERE?
THE EVACUATION SHOULD BE WELL UNDERWAY BY NOW.
MAY I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU... ALONE?
( sighing )
AS YOU WISH.
WAIT HERE.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WOULD BE
NO CARDASSIAN PRESENCE HERE FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS.
YOUR ARRIVAL HERE MAY HAVE UPSET SOME VERY DELICATE NEGOTIATIONS.
NEGOTIATIONS?
THE STATUS OF THIS PLANET HAS BEEN SETTLED.
WHAT ARE YOU NEGOTIATING?
I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU
BUT FOR NOW, I MUST ASK YOU AND YOUR MEN TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY.
CAPTAIN, WE HAVE BEEN SENT HERE
TO PERFORM A PRELIMINARY SURVEY
OF ALL THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT BEING LEFT BEHIND.
I HAVE NO INTENTION OF LEAVING
UNTIL OUR MISSION IS COMPLETE.
VERY WELL.
COMPLETE YOUR MISSION, BUT REMEMBER
THIS IS FEDERATION TERRITORY, GUL EVEK
AND UNTIL THAT CHANGES
THESE PEOPLE ARE UNDER MY JURISDICTION
AND I WILL PROTECT THEM.
IS THAT A THREAT?
IT'S A FACT.
BEAR THAT IN MIND WHILE YOU CONDUCT YOUR "SURVEY."
THIS IS THE HABAK
THE FOCAL POINT OF OUR LIVES.
STRANGERS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE.
WHEN I ASKED TO COME HERE, YOU SAID THAT IT WOULD BE...
YOU'RE NOT A STRANGER.
I TOLD YOU.
I'VE SEEN YOU HERE BEFORE.
WHAT ARE THOSE FIGURES?
THEY ARE MANSARA--
DOLLS THAT REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT SPIRITS
THAT HAVE COME TO THIS PLACE.
THAT ONE LOOKS LIKE A KLINGON.
YES. OUR CULTURE
IS ROOTED IN THE PAST
BUT IT'S NOT LIMITED TO THE PAST.
THE SPIRITS OF THE KLINGON, THE VULCAN
AND THE FERENGI COME TO US
JUST AS THE BEAR AND THE COYOTE
THE PARROT.
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
START THE FIRE.
AND THEN SIT AND WAIT.
WHAT AM I WAITING FOR?
THIS IS YOUR JOURNEY, WESLEY.
I CAN OPEN THE DOOR, BUT ONLY YOU CAN GO THROUGH IT.
ADMIRAL, THE INDIAN COUNCIL IS ADAMANT.
THEY REFUSE TO LEAVE DORVAN V.
IS THERE ANY INDICATION THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL CHANGE
THEIR POSITION IN THE NEAR FUTURE?
NO, SIR.
THEN I SEE NO OTHER CHOICE.
ADMIRAL, I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY WILL RESIST ANY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEM.
I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO REQUEST AN EMERGENCY SESSION
OF THE FEDERATION COUNCIL.
THE ISSUE OF DORVAN V MUST BE REOPENED.
CAPTAIN, I MADE THAT REQUEST TWO DAYS AGO.
THE ANSWER WAS NO.
I'M SORRY, BUT YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS.
STARFLEET OUT.
SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPRIEVE FROM STARFLEET.
( sighs )
ANTHWARA BELIEVES...
THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES
OF ONE OF MY ANCESTORS AGAINST HIS PEOPLE.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
I RESPECT HIS BELIEF
BUT I DO NOT SEE
HOW IT CAN HAVE ANY BEARING ON THIS MISSION.
BUT EVEN SO, I CAN'T HELP WONDERING...
IF A DARK CHAPTER IN MY FAMILY'S HISTORY
IS ABOUT TO BE REPEATED.
IF THOSE PEOPLE TAKE UP ARMS
AGAINST US
THEN I CANNOT FORESEE THE CONSEQUENCES.
MR. WORF, WILL YOU COME IN HERE A MOMENT?
Aye, sir.
MR. WORF
WILL YOU BEGIN PREPARATIONS
TO REMOVE THE INHABITANTS FROM DORVAN V?
AYE, SIR.
WESLEY.
DAD?
YOU'VE REACHED THE END, WESLEY.
THE END OF WHAT?
THIS JOURNEY--
ONE YOU STARTED A LONG TIME AGO...
WHEN I LEFT YOU AND YOUR MOTHER.
YOU MEAN WHEN YOU DIED.
YOU SET OUT
ON A JOURNEY THAT WASN'T YOUR OWN.
NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND A PATH THAT IS TRULY YOURS.
DON'T FOLLOW ME ANY FURTHER.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YES, YOU DO.
IT'S JUST HARD FOR YOU TO ACCEPT.
GOOD-BYE, WESLEY
AND GOOD LUCK.
DAD, WAIT!
( gasps )
MR. CRUSHER.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, WORF, I'M FINE.
LAY OUT A CONFINEMENT BEAM TRACE
ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE VILLAGE
BUT BE DISCREET.
WE DO NOT WISH TO ALARM THESE PEOPLE.
YES, SIR.
WORF?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE ARE LAYING OUT TRANSPORTER COORDINATES
FOR A SECURITY PERIMETER.
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REMOVE THESE PEOPLE BY FORCE.
WORF...
WE CAN'T DO THIS.
THESE PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER
THAN TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES.
I UNDERSTAND, BUT NOW IS NOT THE TIME...
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO?
THEY'RE PREPARING TO BEAM YOU AWAY
AND TAKE YOU TO THEIR SHIP.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM DO THAT, ARE YOU?
NO.
NO, WE WON'T.
LEAVE NOW.
YEAH!
INEXCUSABLE.
YOU DEFIED THE ORDERS OF THE RANKING OFFICER
ON THE SCENE.
YOU PUT THE LIVES OF THE ENTIRE AWAY TEAM
IN JEOPARDY, AND YOU MADE
AN ALREADY TENSE SITUATION WORSE.
YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT VERY BADLY ON THIS SHIP
AND ON THAT UNIFORM.
NOW, I WANT AN EXPLANATION, MR. CRUSHER
AND I WANT IT NOW.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING DOWN THERE IS WRONG.
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT
SOME RANDOM GROUP OF COLONISTS.
THEY'RE A UNIQUE CULTURE WITH A HISTORY
THAT PREDATES THE FEDERATION AND STARFLEET.
THAT DOES NOT ALTER THE FACT THAT MY ORDERS ARE TO...
I KNOW ADMIRAL NECHEYEV GAVE YOU AN ORDER
AND SHE WAS GIVEN AN ORDER FROM THE FEDERATION COUNCIL
BUT IT'S STILL WRONG.
THAT DECISION IS NOT YOURS TO MAKE, CADET.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS GOT INTO YOU LATELY
AND FRANKLY, RIGHT NOW, I DON'T CARE.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS--
WHILE YOU WEAR THAT UNIFORM
YOU WILL OBEY EVERY ORDER YOU ARE GIVEN
AND YOU WILL CONFORM TO STARFLEET REGULATIONS
AND RULES OF CONDUCT.
IS THAT CLEAR?
YES, SIR, IT IS...
BUT I WON'T BE WEARING THIS UNIFORM ANY LONGER.
I'M RESIGNING FROM THE ACADEMY.
( badge drops )
( door opens, closes )
Riker to Captain.
GO AHEAD, NUMBER ONE.
Gul Evek wants to meet with you
to discuss the situation on the surface.
LET HIM COME ABOARD.
I'LL SEE HIM IN HERE.
aye, sir.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
I TOLD YOU.
STARFLEET ISN'T FOR ME.
LOOK, I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP YOU
FROM THROWING AWAY YOUR ENTIRE LIFE
BUT YOU ARE GOING TO STAND HERE
AND EXPLAIN IT TO ME FIRST.
YOU OWE ME THAT MUCH.
I SAW DAD TODAY.
HE TOLD ME NOT TO FOLLOW HIM.
YOU WHAT?
I WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN INDIAN RITUAL
AND I HAD A VISION.
DAD CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME NOT TO FOLLOW HIM.
HE SAID I HAD TO FIND MY OWN PATH.
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
A VISION TOLD YOU TO LEAVE THE ACADEMY
AND NOW YOU'RE PACKING YOUR BAGS?
NO. NO, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
I'VE KNOWN I NEEDED TO DO THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ADMIT IT TO MYSELF.
BUT YOU ALWAYS SAID THAT BEING AT THE ACADEMY
WAS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU.
I KNOW. FOR A WHILE, IT WAS.
BUT AS TIME WENT ON AND GRADUATION GOT CLOSER
I... I STARTED FEELING REALLY DEPRESSED.
I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE WORKLOAD
OR THE STRESS OF BEING AWAY FROM HOME
BUT IT DIDN'T GO AWAY.
IT JUST GOT WORSE.
( sighing )
WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER SAY ANYTHING?
I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT YOU OR CAPTAIN PICARD
OR MY FRIENDS.
YOU GUYS WERE ALL SO PROUD OF ME.
I'D BE PROUD OF YOU
NO MATTER WHAT YOU WERE DOING, WESLEY.
I LOVE YOU.
I KNOW, MOM.
I GUESS THE TRUTH IS
THAT I WAS AFRAID OF DISAPPOINTING MYSELF.
( sighs )
I NEVER QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT I WOULD BE IN STARFLEET
BUT WHEN DAD SAID NOT TO FOLLOW HIM
IT JUST MADE SO MUCH SENSE.
EVERYTHING IS SO CLEAR NOW.
MAYBE IT'S PARTLY MY FAULT.
WE DIDN'T REALIZE THE KIND OF PRESSURE
WE WERE PUTTING ON YOU
TO BE EXACTLY WHAT WE EXPECTED YOU TO BE.
OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL.
THIS IS MY DECISION.
IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
YOU KNOW THAT... ALIEN... FROM TAU CETI--
THE ONE WHO COULD CONTROL WARP FIELDS WITH HIS MIND?
THE TRAVELER.
HE TOLD CAPTAIN PICARD A LONG TIME AGO
THAT YOU WERE VERY SPECIAL, LIKE MOZART...
AND THAT YOU WERE DESTINED FOR SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT
FROM THE REST OF US.
MAYBE THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO, MOM.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE, WESLEY.
WHY?
GET DOWN THERE!
BRING THEM OVER HERE.
WHY HAVE YOU TAKEN THESE MEN PRISONER?
THIS IS NOT THEIR WORLD.
THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE.
THE TERMS OF THE TREATY
GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO SURVEY THIS PLANET.
WE DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT TREATY.
( indistinct shouting )
WORF TO PICARD.
AN ARMED GROUP OF INDIANS HAS TAKEN TWO CARDASSIAN PRISONERS.
THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY VOLATILE.
Request instructions.
STAND BY, MR. WORF.
HAVE YOUR SHIP LOCK ON TO YOUR PEOPLE
AND BEAM THEM OUT OF THERE
BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
MY PEOPLE?
WHAT ABOUT THESE INDIANS OF YOURS?
THEY'VE TAKEN HOSTAGES!
THIS IS OUR PLANET, CAPTAIN.
WE WILL NOT BE CHASED AWAY
BY SOME UNRULY CROWD.
GUL EVEK TO THE VETAR.
THIS IS GLINN TELAK ABOARD THE VETAR. GO AHEAD.
TWO OF OUR MEN ON THE SURFACE HAVE BEEN TAKEN PRISONER.
PREPARE TO SEND AN ARMED SQUAD OF TROOPERS
TO RESCUE THEM AND TO OCCUPY THE VILLAGE.
GUL EVEK, THOSE PEOPLE ARE
FEDERATION CITIZENS
AND I AM SWORN TO PROTECT THEM.
IF YOUR TROOPS ATTACK THAT VILLAGE
MY SECURITY FORCES WILL RESPOND.
I HOPE YOU REALIZE THE CONSEQUENCES
OF FEDERATION OFFICERS FIRING ON CARDASSIAN TROOPS.
OH, YES, I DO.
THAT IS WHY WE MUST STOP THIS NOW
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I CANNOT ALLOW YOU
TO HOLD THESE MEN AS PRISONERS.
YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY HERE.
( grunting )
NO!
WHAT HAPPENED?
DID YOU DO THIS?
( chuckles )
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING; YOU DID.
I DID?
YOU PULLED YOURSELF OUT OF THEIR TIME.
YOU TOOK THE FIRST STEP, WESLEY.
MY FIRST STEP TO WHERE?
TO ANOTHER PLANE OF EXISTENCE...
ANOTHER WAY OF THINKING.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU FOUND A NEW BEGINNING FOR YOURSELF--
THE FIRST STEP ON A JOURNEY
THAT FEW HUMANS WILL EVER TAKE.
WHO ARE YOU?
THE TRAVELER.
I'VE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS MOMENT, WESLEY.
SO, ALL THOSE THINGS I SAW IN THE HABAK--
MY FATHER AND THE THINGS HE SAID TO ME--
THAT WAS YOUR DOING?
I MERELY OPENED THE DOOR FOR YOU.
WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED CAME FROM YOUR OWN MIND--
YOUR OWN... SPIRIT, IF YOU WISH.
I HOPED THAT YOU WOULD OPEN YOUR MIND
TO NEW POSSIBILITIES AND YOU DID.
YOU PULLED YOURSELF OUT OF TIME, DON'T YOU SEE?
YOU'VE EVOLVED TO A NEW LEVEL.
YOU'RE READY TO EXPLORE PLACES
WHERE THOUGHT AND ENERGY COMBINE
IN WAYS YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.
AND I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE...
IF YOU LIKE.
WHAT ABOUT THEM?
I CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM LIKE THIS.
THEY MUST FIND THEIR OWN DESTINIES, WESLEY.
IT'S NOT OUR PLACE TO... INTERFERE.
BUT...
HAVE FAITH IN THEIR ABILITIES
TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN.
( yelling )
THE CARDASSIAN SHIP
IS POWERING ITS WEAPONS AND ITS TRANSPORTERS.
This is the vetar to Gul Evek. our troops are under attack.
They are requesting immediate assistance.
What are your orders?
EVEK, THE LAST WAR CAUSED MASSIVE DESTRUCTION
AND COST MILLIONS OF LIVES.
DON'T SEND OUR TWO PEOPLES DOWN THAT SAME PATH AGAIN--
NOT LIKE THIS.
NOW THE FUTURE LIES IN YOUR HANDS, RIGHT NOW.
GIVE US ONE LAST CHANCE FOR PEACE.
Gul Evek, What are your orders?
Can we open fire?
EVEK TO THE VETAR.
LOCK ON OUR TROOPS ON THE SURFACE...
AND BEAM THEM ABOARD.
But, sir, they've been fired upon!
THOSE ARE MY ORDERS! CARRY THEM OUT.
Yes, sir.
BEAM UP THE AWAY TEAM IMMEDIATELY.
AYE, SIR.
I LOST TWO OF THREE SONS IN THE WAR, CAPTAIN.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE LAST ONE.
ANTHWARA, I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THIS AGREEMENT.
BY GIVING UP YOUR STATUS AS FEDERATION CITIZENS
ANY FUTURE REQUEST YOU OR YOUR PEOPLE MAKE TO STARFLEET
WILL GO UNANSWERED.
YOU WILL BE ON YOUR OWN...
AND UNDER CARDASSIAN JURISDICTION.
I UNDERSTAND, CAPTAIN.
AND WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE THAT RISK.
WILL THE CARDASSIAN GOVERNMENT HONOR YOUR AGREEMENT HERE?
I BELIEVE I CAN CONVINCE THEM
THAT THIS IS AN EQUITABLE SOLUTION.
I CANNOT SPEAK FOR EVERY CARDASSIAN YOU MAY ENCOUNTER
BUT IF YOU LEAVE US ALONE
I SUSPECT THAT WE WILL DO THE SAME.
WILL THIS BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE STARFLEET COMMAND?
IT WILL NOT BE EASY
BUT WITH ADMIRAL NECHEYEV'S SUPPORT
I THINK THEY WILL GO ALONG WITH IT IN THE END.
THEN IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
I WILL RETURN TO MY SHIP.
I HAVE A RATHER LENGTHY REPORT TO WRITE.
CAPTAIN. ANTHWARA.
I WAS RIGHT, CAPTAIN.
YOU DID NOT TAKE US FROM OUR LAND
AND YOU HAVE WIPED CLEAN
A VERY OLD STAIN OF BLOOD.
( door opens, closes )
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 47755.3.
THE ENTERPRISE IS PREPARING TO LEAVE DORVAN V
BUT FORMER CADET WESLEY CRUSHER WILL BE STAYING BEHIND.
WHERE WILL YOU GO?
THE TRAVELER SAID
THAT MY STUDIES WOULD BEGIN WITH THESE PEOPLE.
HE SAID THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF MANY THINGS.
I CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THEM.
THAT'S JUST WHAT I NEED-- MORE STUDYING.
SOMEHOW, I THINK YOU'LL MANAGE.
ME, TOO.
WELL, GOOD LUCK
MISTER...
GOOD LUCK, WESLEY.
THANK YOU...
FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
OH...
NOW, YOU BE SURE AND DRESS WARMLY
ON THOSE OTHER PLANES OF EXISTENCE.
I WILL.
BYE, MOM.
GOOD-BYE.
Picard: ENERGIZE.
Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation]