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(Evil Laughter)
Where are they Lieutenant ?
Tell me
(Panting)
Captain's Log Stardate 60523.8
We've returned to the planet Trill to investigate the disappearence of the hyperdimensional scientist Tesla Mor.
A disappearence I feel a great deal of responsibility for.
As you suggested, we tracked down Mor's supervisor, Maria Vox, we found her...dead
There appears to be something stuck in her skull
We first thought she'd been beaten to death with it but, now it appears to be a surgically implanted cerebral override device
Our people are working on it, but.. the technology is nothing we've ever seen before
We believe it was the cause of death
We're still collecting evidence but it appears to have been used remotely
Her quarters were sealed
Thank you ensign If you have no further leads
Not at this time, we'll keep you informed
No leads
Captain, we have to assume that whatever radical anti re-association faction kidnapped Tesla..
they may have also have penetrated our people on Trill
Dr Mor wasn't taken by a group from Trill
Captain, this is just the kind of thing some of the more conservative elements of our society..
Is it ?
No media attention, no ultimatum, not what you'd expect from a group trying to push a political agenda
Faisal, take us back to the Briar Patch, Warp Speed
And I want no broadcast to DS-12 or any other starfleet outpost
Run silent
Aye sir
Lieutenant, I owe you an apology
On our last mission here, I suggested that we could protect Dr Mor
I thought, as you did, that the greatest threat to her after our confrontation with the Symbiois Commission
was Vox or some other ultra-conservative group on Trill
I was wrong
I only hope that the Doctor doesn't pay for my error, with her life
Good morning, I think
What are you supposed to be
Your cell mate, play nice
What's that noise
Are there rats in here ?
Don't start it with that rodent stuff
Look, smart ***, I'll start it with what the hell I want give me any..
What is that ?
I tricked one of our guards into getting me a space heater It gets pretty cold in here
Give me a day, this thing will send a half ton Centaurian Rhino into seizures
Peace ?
Traya Knapp, former college student, currently prisoner
Silan
Currently Silan young adult
I like your eyebrows
It's just a thing
It works for you
Tell me what else you're good at
I beat the crap out of five guys that came up behind me in the dark
Hmm, yeah, I think we can work together
I'm requesting a transfer, to convoy duty
Lieutenant, are you dissatisfied with your current assignment ?
I am, the Excelsior has been in the Ba'ku system for almost 2 weeks now
Other crews are out there, doing their jobs, risking their lives
Dying..
Elizabeth
No
That will be all then, Lieutenant
Permission to speak freely
Denied
Captain, please
I have lost my first officer to another ship, my CMO and my Counsellor to some teenage melodrama
and I'm breaking in a new chief engineer
If you have a pressing need to be a hero, then clean up the security incident logs
Be my hero
Please excuse us Lieutenant
Elizabeth, when was the last time you slept ?
I had my full 6 hours last night Admiral
Elizabeth, you're not sleeping, and according to your first officer, you're not eating
I have a mission for Excelsior
You're to meet the Klingon, Romulan and Cardassian representatives at Starbase 621
Why can't they come here ?
We're taking a lead on the patch defence strategy
That, may not be the case any longer
Is my leadership being called into question ?
Startfleet Command is concerned, that you may not have the support system in place to be effective in this position
Our allies have expressed their concern as well
Elizabeth, we cannot afford to have our leadership status taken away from us
That will leave us cut out of the process and make our position more precarious
You think I don't grasp that Admiral ?
I think, you can change their minds
But you need the rest You need to have a clear head
I want you to see a Doctor, a Counselor and the inside of your quarters
With those sheets pulled up to your chin,and lights out
And not particularly in this order
Overhauling the nacelle coils like this could take the whole month Commander.
Corey, it was just a suggestion, you can always come..
And another thing, no more unannounced visits to see how we're all doing
I was just coming by to..
You spend the whole day here, disrupting my crew, undermining my authority
I wasn't trying to under..
My people need stability to do their best work When they don't get it, things fall apart
I thought you and Jorian..
My personal life is not affecting my job
mmh
So ?
So, I thought things were better, that Jorian and I had made it through our problems
And ?
He left
He met someone during his mission on Trill
A new someone ?
An old someone
Oh
Well, I guess she wasn't old
She ?
Corey, I, I'm sorry I've been such a nuisance
You really don't have to
It's just been really hard to leave something that's been so good, for so long
I'm sure I have a law somewhere, about cutting the cord, and knowing when to cash in your chips
I guess it's time, I mean for me
Commander, I don't think I'm there yet
Coming or going ?
Too much blood wine ?
I don't think Klingons do anything, without too much blood wine
You wanna get something...
I mean...
How about 10-Forward
Ah, lights in there may be a little bit too bright for me right now Corey
The arboretum's nice, we could ah, catch up
I'd like that
So, Klingon
Don't you start too
Nothing wrong with Klingons, I just never thought you liked it rough
Let's talk about something else
Sure
I don't..
I think I made a mistake
With the Klingon ?
His name is Nej'ta
I'm sorry, Nej'ta
I should have asked
When I was with Abis, I liked her well enough, we got along, but I, never really felt anything for her
I thought.. I don't know, I thought it was.. you know, a *** thing, so ah
So, the Klingon, Nej'ta
I have feelings for Nej'ta Corey, I do, but just not the feelings I thought I should have
You know, I thought..
You thought things would be different
I thought they'd be special, like you and Jorian have
I didn't mean that, I thought you two
I thought so too, but we haven't.. worked it out
Jorian's, Jorian's met someone
He's having an affair ?
Not, a *** one, not yet
I don't know, maybe I'm over reacting
Over reacting ? To what ? To him, dating someone else ?
This is someone from one of Dao's past lives
Someone that he was really close to, and Jorian's having a hard time with it
She's been abducted, she could be hurt, I should be more supportive
More supportive ?
To him revisiting his past ?
What about you, what do you want ?
Heh, I don't know anymore
Matthew told me something, before I started with Nej'ta, he said that you and I have been dancing around with each other for a while
Yeah, I guess so
But are we ready to dance together ?
Jorian will come back to you, and Nej'ta wears his feelings on his sleeve, are we ready to hurt them ?
For what ? the arboretum's romantic and, I've had too much blood wine
This isn't working out the way I thought it would
You thought, after the Klingon, a little romance, a little mood lighting
I thought we'd be back in my quarters right now
Would you like to go back to your quarters ?
Jorian will be back.. I have to give him a chance
Mr Pelas, when we do find Traya
I have one word for you.. deodorant
And.. and if the container says one application, do two
Trust me
You too Ian
And if we ever have to do this again..
I'm getting a starship with a stateroom, I don't care what it costs
I was gonna settle for a head that wasn't unisex, but if you're offering me a stateroom
Ah, I think we have enough power saved up, I'll go and replicate us some drinks
This is starting to smell like a wild goose chase sir
Do you think the boy's playing us ?
If he is, he's very good, no
If there is a way through this thing, I can't see it
What are you saying ?
That we can't reach Traya, equipped as we are
We should turn back
Turn back ! We can't abandon Traya, it's like you're saying she's already dead, we have to keep trying
I'm not saying that kid
But it is, we've been around here for days, she could be just out of our reach
Then we need to extend our reach and we can't do that in this shuttle
This is your gig Ian
Get us out of here Jenna
We'll try something else
To Death!
To Honour!
To fallen comrades!
To battle!
To Mogh!
We sing!
(Klingon singing)
Matthew, come, let us celebrate the honourable death of our comrades, as they should be celebrated
I came here to drink Nevin, alone
You and your boy toy want to sing and dance because people are dying down there, go do it somewhere else
Matt, don't..
You what Nevin, you're sorry? We're all sorry
Being sorry doesn't bring those people down there back
Doesn't matter how sorry you and I are
Right S'Tal ?
Barrett didn't come back and I was, very sorry
So I guess that proves that then doesn't it ?
Come, Nevin, we all experience pain differently
Sometimes inappropriately
Yeah but singing and dancing and who knows what you guys have planned later
Matt..
We say things we regret when we are in pain
Come, we head for starbase 621 in the morning Let us honour those who cannot follow
Each, in our own way
You have something to add to this ?
Andrew is not dead. You need not grieve him
Your Vulcan mind powers tell you this ?
They do
Andy's dead, you need to get over it, and move on
As you have moved on ?
Faisal, I want you to open a current that exists at this location
Startfleet charts show no such currents sir
It's there Commander. And when it terminates, contact me in the ready room
Lieutenant Zen, will you join me please
When it terminates ?
Since Dr Mor's abduction I've been developing a theory I have very little evidence though
What is your theory Captain ?
That Siroc is responsible
What purpose would kidnapping Tesla serve ?
Tesla's just the latest example, I don't know his final goal but the evidence is compelling
So you're saying, Traya's abduction, Henglaar's niece running away and my experiences on Trill are all connected ?
I am if you look at the results
I can understand how the loss of Knapp in our campaign against the Tholians would benefit Siroc but, Henglaar ? Myself ?
Why did we come to Trill ? To uncover the true purpose of the Tetrahedrons
Vital information to Siroc if he ever intends to access and control the systems of the Great Dyson Sphere
That information would be useless to him without an..
An integrated understanding of hyperdimensional physics, yes
Tesla is a brilliant researcher but very few people have that kind of knowledge
I'm sure that she would never share this information with Siroc knowing that his purpose would be nefarious at best
You mentioned that metal object
That's an implant
I don't recognise its construction
I do, as soon as I saw, I knew we weren't dealing with anyone on Trill or anyone else outside the patch
What is it ?
It's silicoid based. Possibly an early Grey device, possibly older
When implanted it can be accessed, downloaded and programmed
Depending on the talent and depravity of its user, you can literaly get someone to do what ever you desire
And you believe Siroc will use this device on Mor ?
No, I believe Siroc intends to use this device on you
We of the Romulan Star Empire are beginning to see a pattern
The Federation begins a conflict
The Federation and her, Klingon Allies, falter
The Federation asks us for assistance
The Romulan Star Empire begins to take on duties and tasks that are too dangerous for the Federation or Klingons to stomach
Romulan arrogance clogs our air and slows our progress
But, we of the Klingon High Command are forced to agree with them in part
The Federation strategy in the region is a failure
Do you have a better plan General ?
We have a solid proposal on the table An armada of cloaked Romulan and Klingon vessels could..
Clearly, exploring the Briar Patch currents should be our primary goal
The Tholian tactics succeed because they have superior knowledge of the currents
Tholian tactics succeed because the Federation does not better defend her convoys
The Tholians are not going to attack a well defended convoy
They know we have more trade routes in the patch than we do starships
Why the Federation has colonies in a war zone is a question they must answer if they expect the Romulans to risk their lives to defend them
Perhaps there's a secret, military importance
Some of your own ships have used these colonies as way stations in the past
Perhaps it would be better if the lower officers kept their opinions to themselves
Whatever elevation has seen Captain Shelby put in charge of this campaign is clearly beyond her abilities
Let us not forget, who left the field at Tren'La
Your strategy is sound Captain
My people are cowards, and without honour, for allowing the Romulans to goad them into rejecting it
Do not dispair. I will do everything in my power to remind them of what it means to be a Klingon warrior
You have a new guest little mouse
Enough with your stupid pet names
You did that on purpose, cow
Oh, now look at who is using names, Betras
You are so much more sophisticated than Moi
Rrrg
Be careful, pig girl
There's nothing colder than space
I wanna kick her ***
You'll get your chance my friend
At least we know the girls are alive
Fat lot of good we're doing them in here
We're meat for the cooking is what we are
Little disfigurement here, little dismemberment here
Henglaar
I just wanted you prepared for what they are going to do to us
To break you
No, you're morbid and you like dwelling on the negatives in life
That too
And I love you
In spite of that
I love you
I love you
I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to admit it
We would have had time
We have time now
And we'll have time later
I still have a few more surprises
Are they as effective as the batch we used on Bovina ?
They have to be
All alone up here ?
Admiral
Welcome aboard
Yes, I asked them not to notify you
I thought I might surprise you
I'm surprised
My Grandmother used to sit the night watch a lot
Nana Janice
This was back in the days when they used to shoehorn as many folks as they could into those ships
She said "Night watch on the bridge,
especially on those 5 year missions was the most alone a person could feel in life
and that it was both good and bad"
She also used to say "It wasn't for everybody"
Risk, was their business, and for some maybe it shouldn't have been
Is there something that you're trying to say, Admiral
If you can't handle this, there's no crime in that, but if you can't handle this and still try to hang on, hold a command that's over your head, you put us all at risk
Risk, is our business
Not, the stupid kind
You have tonight, tomorrow, 12:00 hours We'll try this again
If you have a plan, convince them
If you do, you're in
If you don't
Shelby to Lefler
Robin, I need a command officer on the bridge, immediately
All right Captain, I'll get someone up there right away
What do you want ?
(Tholian speaking)
On the contrary, I thought your terrorist tactics have been quite successful
(Tholian speaking)
Well, then perhaps it is time you declare a peace with honour
And call your little foray into Federation space a victory
Our association is at an end (Tholian speaking)
What have you done ?
I have moved our plan forward
The Tholians are at the end of their usefulness
How will we rule without the Tholian and Breen governments to execute our will ?
Varena, my pet, there are wonders unimaginable in The Grey Dyson Sphere
Technology that will render the Federation, the Klingons and every other power in the galaxy impotent
And I'm so glad you were here to see it
It saves me the trouble of explaining it later
And the others ?
Only you, you've always been my most faithful partner
It is for you that this knowledge should be reserved
(Panting)
Andrew is alive
What would your teachers back on Vulcan say about letting your emotion cloud your logic ?
My logic is clear
You had sex with a human and now you think you share some special connection with him the rest of his life ?
But you don't S'Tal, you don't have a damn thing
Andy told me you two had been intimate, he didn't give me details..
If you know of our relationship then you must understand the connection we have
Katra bonding between Humans and Vulcans is a myth
Why would it be ?
You're saying you're in contact with Andy ?
Our subconcious..
In your dreams? You almost had me going there S'Tal
Our dreams are merely a different level of conciousness
A level of conciousness not admissable in court and it's not gonna help..
He's in great pain and being made to do things
He has been used to penetrate the security of this ship
I think I'd know if there was a security breach on the Excelsior, It's my job..
How well have you been doing your job since Andy was lost?
You are my collegue, it is my duty to give you this information
If you do not act on it, I will notify your superior
Andrew, is alive and being used against his will
A little birdie told me you are under direct orders to get some sleep
I've also been ordered to see a Doctor and a Counselor
Since it was vaguely worded, I've put off implementation until I die
You keep working like this and we won't have long to wait
I wonder if I'll get promoted? Your seat does look a lot more confortable than mine
It is, rank does have its privileges
Thought you wanted me to sleep ?
It's drugged. I figured it was this or the hypospray and I always end up shooting myself with those things
So what am I supposed to be looking for?
Some way to triple our available forces, move them into the patch while tricking the Tholians into a full scale pitch battle
That they can't win
Tsch, easy
(Sigh)
There's always a chance that Nej'Ta will convince his superiors to accept your cloaking proposal
It's right up their alley, long odds, glorious death
It's not enough to get the Klingons
We need combined forces to make this work
Well, there's nothing more to do here tonight
Why don't you sleep on it?
Maybe you'll discover an ability to bend Romulans and Klingons to your will, developed overnight
Or we could just stand here and stare at the wall monitor some more
Thanks Robin, I could use the company
I want something for this
A better seat on the bridge
Nope
You do more of the paperwork
No
Some time off if someone asks me to go away with him to a tropical paradise
Like that will ever happen
Pelas, I'm sorry but it had to be done
She's really and truly gone Miss McFarland ?
Honey, that was just Plan A, general consensus Plan A stank
Wait until you get a load of Plan B
I don't understand my readings Captain, it appears as though we can see the currents just by scanning the visual spectrum
We can, but it doesn't do us any good
This was Siroc's favorite spot when we discovered it, he was the only one that could navigate it safely to a system at its core
Was that meant to inspire confidence in my abilities Captain?
No offence intended Commander but I'll do the driving from here
Zen, can we track activities in this system?
Reading several decaying impulse wakes that aren't more than a few hours old
Then we match our activities with our list of disapperences
We know what's in there, time's precious
Would you like me to contact Deep Space 12 and aprise them of our situaton
We can't risk it
Siroc could only have executed these abductions had he completely penetrated Starfleet security
That's difficult to fathom sir
Not so hard to understand if you have Siroc's resources
Captain, the clock is ticking
We'll get her back Jorian I just don't want you to do anything rash
We may have different definitions of rash
It's gonna be a bumpy ride, take a seat
Don't get too comfortable
English Subtitles : Michael Hudson (with thanks to Rob Caves and Jonathan Connor-Foertsch)