1 00:00:25,329 --> 00:00:27,984 Previously on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds... 2 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,333 Is everything all right, Captain? 3 00:00:29,377 --> 00:00:30,813 We're going back out. 4 00:00:30,856 --> 00:00:32,510 Captain Pike. 5 00:00:32,554 --> 00:00:34,817 Lieutenant La'An Noonien, Chief of Security. 6 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:37,167 - La'An. - Hey, Chief. 7 00:00:37,211 --> 00:00:38,560 Wait, you two know each other? 8 00:00:38,603 --> 00:00:40,344 She helped me find my way back home. 9 00:00:40,388 --> 00:00:42,607 Permission to return to Enterprise,sir. 10 00:00:42,651 --> 00:00:44,870 - What's the mission? - Explore. 11 00:00:44,914 --> 00:00:46,437 We seek out new life, 12 00:00:46,481 --> 00:00:47,960 new civilizations. 13 00:00:48,004 --> 00:00:51,486 We boldly go where no one has gone before. 14 00:00:53,270 --> 00:00:55,620 UNA: First officer's log, 15 00:00:55,664 --> 00:00:58,101 stardate 1224.3. 16 00:00:58,145 --> 00:01:00,234 The Enterprise has arrived at Hetemit 9, 17 00:01:00,277 --> 00:01:04,064 the site of an abandoned Illyrian colony. 18 00:01:04,107 --> 00:01:06,370 Illyrians are a humanoid species known 19 00:01:06,414 --> 00:01:07,719 for modifying their genes 20 00:01:07,763 --> 00:01:09,156 to enhance their capabilities 21 00:01:09,199 --> 00:01:11,636 and levels of function. 22 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,595 However, because genetic modification 23 00:01:13,638 --> 00:01:14,857 is forbidden in the Federation, 24 00:01:14,900 --> 00:01:17,686 they have always been outcasts. 25 00:01:17,729 --> 00:01:19,905 Our presence here is part of a standing mission 26 00:01:19,949 --> 00:01:21,472 to discover what happened to them. 27 00:01:22,517 --> 00:01:25,737 Unfortunately, research time on the surface is limited, 28 00:01:25,781 --> 00:01:28,827 as the planet is regularly swept by ion storms. 29 00:01:28,871 --> 00:01:32,179 One of which is fast approaching. 30 00:01:34,181 --> 00:01:36,139 It's funny how genetic modification 31 00:01:36,183 --> 00:01:37,358 still puts everyone on edge. 32 00:01:38,837 --> 00:01:40,535 Even you, it would seem. 33 00:01:40,578 --> 00:01:42,972 I just don't like loose ends. 34 00:01:43,015 --> 00:01:45,017 [thunder crashes] 35 00:01:45,061 --> 00:01:46,845 Damn it. I wish we had more time. 36 00:01:46,889 --> 00:01:48,412 These shelters are pretty old. We should get everyone back 37 00:01:48,456 --> 00:01:50,110 - to the Enterprise. - All right, everyone, 38 00:01:50,153 --> 00:01:51,676 pack up your data and head to the rendezvous point 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,287 for transport. 40 00:01:53,330 --> 00:01:55,506 Spock, this is Pike. Come in. 41 00:01:55,550 --> 00:01:57,552 The storm must be interfering. I'll go grab him. 42 00:01:57,595 --> 00:01:58,901 No, no. I got him. 43 00:01:58,944 --> 00:02:01,556 You get the rest of the team back home. 44 00:02:17,224 --> 00:02:18,268 Ensign Lance. 45 00:02:36,243 --> 00:02:37,679 Energize. 46 00:02:39,333 --> 00:02:41,944 Commander, I'm having trouble getting a lock on your signals. 47 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:43,598 The ion storm is interfering. 48 00:02:43,641 --> 00:02:46,601 Storm's only getting closer, Enterprise. 49 00:02:46,644 --> 00:02:48,733 One second, Commander. 50 00:02:48,777 --> 00:02:50,953 Energizing. 51 00:02:50,996 --> 00:02:52,650 [whirring weakly] 52 00:02:58,265 --> 00:03:00,484 Transporter Room to Engineering. Hemmer, I'm losing them. 53 00:03:00,528 --> 00:03:04,184 Rerouting auxiliary power. Get ready. 54 00:03:05,968 --> 00:03:07,752 Chief Hemmer to Bridge. 55 00:03:07,796 --> 00:03:10,668 Prepare for temporary engagement of emergency systems backups. 56 00:03:14,672 --> 00:03:17,719 [indistinct announcement over P.A.] 57 00:03:33,778 --> 00:03:36,172 Engineering to Transporter. Try it now. 58 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:39,001 What the...? How did you...? 59 00:03:39,044 --> 00:03:41,482 I am a genius. Move quickly. 60 00:03:41,525 --> 00:03:43,527 Copy. 61 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:50,142 [sighs] 62 00:03:50,186 --> 00:03:52,275 Better not be out of miracles, Mr. Kyle. 63 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:54,669 Captain and Mr. Spock are still on the surface. 64 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,374 Captain, I think I've managed to uncover 65 00:04:04,418 --> 00:04:05,723 a previously undiscovered cache 66 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:07,334 of journals that may be relevant. 67 00:04:07,377 --> 00:04:08,726 - I'm looking forward to reading them. - Great. 68 00:04:08,770 --> 00:04:10,075 How about we get to the rendezvous point 69 00:04:10,119 --> 00:04:11,555 before the storm overtakes us, so you can? 70 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:23,263 Pike to Enterprise. Two to beam up. 71 00:04:28,442 --> 00:04:31,314 - [sighs] - [sighs] I can't get a lock. 72 00:04:31,358 --> 00:04:33,403 - Pull more power. - Power's not gonna help. 73 00:04:33,447 --> 00:04:34,796 The ion storm is too strong. 74 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,319 We try to transport them through that, 75 00:04:36,363 --> 00:04:38,278 who knows when we'll get back? 76 00:04:38,321 --> 00:04:40,889 Number One to Captain Pike. 77 00:04:40,932 --> 00:04:43,848 You and Mr. Spock should find shelter until the storm passes, 78 00:04:43,892 --> 00:04:45,720 - and quickly. - Copy, Number One. 79 00:04:47,156 --> 00:04:48,592 PIKE: Suggestions, Mr. Spock? 80 00:04:48,636 --> 00:04:50,420 Run. 81 00:04:58,341 --> 00:05:00,343 PIKE: Space. 82 00:05:01,388 --> 00:05:03,781 The final frontier. 83 00:05:05,740 --> 00:05:09,526 These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. 84 00:05:10,527 --> 00:05:13,356 Its five-year mission: 85 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:16,577 to explore strange new worlds... 86 00:05:18,535 --> 00:05:21,059 ...to seek out new life 87 00:05:21,103 --> 00:05:24,672 and new civilizations, 88 00:05:24,715 --> 00:05:28,763 to boldly go where no one has gone before. 89 00:05:28,806 --> 00:05:30,852 ♪ 90 00:05:59,010 --> 00:06:01,056 ♪ 91 00:06:27,038 --> 00:06:29,084 ♪ 92 00:06:51,889 --> 00:06:53,935 [boatswain's whistle sounds] 93 00:06:59,070 --> 00:07:01,943 The captain and Mr. Spock are stuck on the surface. 94 00:07:01,986 --> 00:07:03,858 As soon as it's safe, we'll get them back. 95 00:07:03,901 --> 00:07:05,381 In the meantime, 96 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:08,906 we do our jobs. Cadet Uhura, 97 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:10,299 can you get a signal? 98 00:07:10,342 --> 00:07:12,083 No, Commander. 99 00:07:12,127 --> 00:07:15,522 The ion storm is functionally a communications blackout. 100 00:07:15,565 --> 00:07:17,524 I want to know the second you connect with the captain. 101 00:07:17,567 --> 00:07:20,570 - Yes, Commander. - Lieutenant Wheeler, 102 00:07:20,614 --> 00:07:22,311 I want round-the-clock monitoring of the storm. 103 00:07:22,354 --> 00:07:24,618 The second it starts to let up, I want to know. 104 00:07:24,661 --> 00:07:26,489 And tell Chief Kyle to have relief ready. 105 00:07:26,533 --> 00:07:28,665 I want the transporter standing by. 106 00:07:32,539 --> 00:07:34,802 [indistinct announcement over P.A.] 107 00:07:35,803 --> 00:07:37,065 ORTEGAS: Ensign Lance? 108 00:07:37,108 --> 00:07:38,370 Are you all right? 109 00:07:38,414 --> 00:07:39,807 It's too dark in here. 110 00:07:39,850 --> 00:07:42,374 Okay, it's been a long day for all of us. 111 00:07:42,418 --> 00:07:45,508 But maybe this is something you should, you know, 112 00:07:45,552 --> 00:07:47,510 do in your own quarters? 113 00:07:47,554 --> 00:07:49,556 LANCE: I need to feel the light on my skin. 114 00:07:51,819 --> 00:07:54,474 Whatever tweaks your freak, pal. 115 00:07:55,997 --> 00:07:57,172 [grunts] 116 00:07:57,215 --> 00:07:58,216 What the hell are you doing? 117 00:07:58,260 --> 00:07:59,653 Ortegas to Security. 118 00:07:59,696 --> 00:08:01,393 I need help on Deck 14. 119 00:08:18,236 --> 00:08:21,413 Computer, increase illumination 25%. 120 00:08:33,295 --> 00:08:35,602 [exhales] 121 00:08:53,315 --> 00:08:54,882 Number One to Dr. M'Benga. 122 00:08:54,925 --> 00:08:57,580 What is the status of the landing party? 123 00:08:57,624 --> 00:09:00,322 M'BENGA: Good evening, Commander. Funny you should mention it. 124 00:09:00,365 --> 00:09:02,454 I have several of them in here as we speak, 125 00:09:02,498 --> 00:09:05,022 presenting with some very curious symptoms. 126 00:09:05,066 --> 00:09:08,112 I was about to call you. Are you feeling all right? 127 00:09:08,156 --> 00:09:10,114 - I'm okay. - Better come down here 128 00:09:10,158 --> 00:09:13,422 and let me check you out, just in case. 129 00:09:13,465 --> 00:09:14,902 On my way. 130 00:09:27,915 --> 00:09:29,394 M'BENGA: It's odd. 131 00:09:29,438 --> 00:09:32,963 Half of them have burned or shocked themselves, 132 00:09:33,007 --> 00:09:36,010 all on sources of illumination, and yet 133 00:09:36,053 --> 00:09:38,839 the light's the only thing that seems to calm them down. 134 00:09:38,882 --> 00:09:42,059 [sighs] They're being attracted to light. 135 00:09:42,103 --> 00:09:45,628 So much so they're willing to hurt themselves to get to it. 136 00:09:45,672 --> 00:09:49,806 I take it you haven't exhibited any of these unusual behaviors? 137 00:09:49,850 --> 00:09:52,548 No. 138 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:54,071 You found nothing else in their systems? 139 00:09:54,115 --> 00:09:55,856 No form of contagion? 140 00:09:55,899 --> 00:09:57,901 Well, the transporter's biofilters 141 00:09:57,945 --> 00:09:59,816 would have screened out anything abnormal. 142 00:09:59,860 --> 00:10:03,385 But I ran viral and bacterial scans anyway as a precaution. 143 00:10:03,428 --> 00:10:05,213 They're clean. 144 00:10:05,256 --> 00:10:07,128 Only thing I've been able to find 145 00:10:07,171 --> 00:10:09,521 is a severe drop in cholecalciferol. 146 00:10:11,262 --> 00:10:13,787 Vitamin D? 147 00:10:13,830 --> 00:10:16,137 All show levels in the red. 148 00:10:16,180 --> 00:10:19,357 Outside of this and the aberrant behavior, 149 00:10:19,401 --> 00:10:20,968 you'd never know they were sick. 150 00:10:21,011 --> 00:10:22,752 How were my vitamin D levels? 151 00:10:22,796 --> 00:10:24,711 Normal. 152 00:10:24,754 --> 00:10:29,280 Whatever affected them seems to have missed you. 153 00:10:29,324 --> 00:10:32,153 I'd like to take a blood sample nonetheless. 154 00:10:32,196 --> 00:10:34,416 Commander? 155 00:10:34,459 --> 00:10:36,548 Of course. 156 00:10:36,592 --> 00:10:39,943 Have you been able to reach the captain and Mr. Spock? 157 00:10:39,987 --> 00:10:42,729 Still too much interference with the storm. 158 00:10:43,730 --> 00:10:45,122 [whirs] 159 00:10:45,166 --> 00:10:46,558 We'll have to hope they weren't exposed 160 00:10:46,602 --> 00:10:48,299 to whatever this is. 161 00:10:48,343 --> 00:10:50,562 I have to believe the landing party came into contact 162 00:10:50,606 --> 00:10:53,522 with something down there that the biofilters missed. 163 00:10:53,565 --> 00:10:55,350 HEMMER: Nonsense. 164 00:10:55,393 --> 00:10:56,568 The biofilters would have caught 165 00:10:56,612 --> 00:10:58,570 any contamination during transport. 166 00:10:58,614 --> 00:11:00,703 Unless it was something they weren't programmed to catch. 167 00:11:00,747 --> 00:11:02,313 Can't happen. 168 00:11:02,357 --> 00:11:04,533 If they don't recognize it, they filter it out. 169 00:11:04,576 --> 00:11:07,623 What about the ion storm? Could that have interfered with it? 170 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,581 - No. - [beeping] 171 00:11:09,625 --> 00:11:11,496 I mean... 172 00:11:12,454 --> 00:11:13,673 ...it shouldn't have. 173 00:11:13,716 --> 00:11:14,978 And yet M'Benga's got four 174 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:17,111 landing party members in sickbay. 175 00:11:17,154 --> 00:11:20,636 Anything else abnormal during transport you can think of? 176 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:22,638 Besides the landing party's atoms 177 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:26,424 almost getting mixed up into a puddle of bioorganic stew? 178 00:11:26,468 --> 00:11:27,991 No. 179 00:11:28,035 --> 00:11:30,167 I can sense that expression, you know. 180 00:11:30,211 --> 00:11:32,735 Oh, I know. 181 00:11:32,779 --> 00:11:35,738 You had to pull a lot of power to keep pattern stabilization. 182 00:11:35,782 --> 00:11:38,306 Could that have inhibited the biofilters? 183 00:11:38,349 --> 00:11:39,916 Not only are all the ship's transporters 184 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,310 networked for emergency power distribution, 185 00:11:42,353 --> 00:11:44,921 the new systems have discrete backups for biofilters 186 00:11:44,965 --> 00:11:46,270 and pattern stabilizers. 187 00:11:48,229 --> 00:11:53,147 I will run a level 5 diagnostic ship-wide. 188 00:11:53,190 --> 00:11:55,323 - To make you feel better, Commander. - Thank you. 189 00:11:55,366 --> 00:11:59,283 Which, I might add, may well take all night. 190 00:11:59,327 --> 00:12:02,112 [indistinct announcement over P.A.] 191 00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:11,078 [boatswain's whistle sounds] 192 00:12:11,121 --> 00:12:12,862 UNA: On screen. 193 00:12:12,906 --> 00:12:14,298 Number One? 194 00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:16,387 Are you and Lieutenant Spock all right? 195 00:12:16,431 --> 00:12:18,694 We're fine, but the storm has us pinned down in the library. 196 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:21,784 We have an emerging situation here. 197 00:12:21,828 --> 00:12:24,395 Landing party members are getting ill. 198 00:12:24,439 --> 00:12:26,267 The doctor thinks they were exposed 199 00:12:26,310 --> 00:12:27,747 to something on the surface. 200 00:12:27,790 --> 00:12:30,314 [distorted]: What kind of something? 201 00:12:30,358 --> 00:12:32,577 Apologies. The signal's out again. 202 00:12:32,621 --> 00:12:34,492 The storm's interference is too strong. 203 00:12:39,802 --> 00:12:41,151 UNA: Computer, show me everything you have 204 00:12:41,195 --> 00:12:42,936 on Illyrian genetic modifications, 205 00:12:42,979 --> 00:12:45,025 specifically related to disease control. 206 00:12:45,068 --> 00:12:47,244 COMPUTER: Working. 207 00:12:47,288 --> 00:12:49,072 Computer, isolate any files pertaining 208 00:12:49,116 --> 00:12:50,682 to the original Illyrian settlement 209 00:12:50,726 --> 00:12:52,423 on the Vaultera Nebula. 210 00:12:52,467 --> 00:12:55,252 Records are limited. 211 00:12:55,296 --> 00:12:57,298 [sighs] 212 00:12:57,341 --> 00:12:59,604 You wanted to see me, Chief? 213 00:12:59,648 --> 00:13:02,869 Yes. Several landing party members 214 00:13:02,912 --> 00:13:06,220 are showing symptoms of some kind of contamination. 215 00:13:06,263 --> 00:13:07,656 Security needs to keep an eye out 216 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,658 for anyone exhibiting strange behavior. 217 00:13:09,701 --> 00:13:10,920 Mm-hmm. 218 00:13:12,443 --> 00:13:14,663 Illyrians? 219 00:13:14,706 --> 00:13:17,840 You think this contamination might be related to them? 220 00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:19,886 I don't know what to think. I'm just doing research. 221 00:13:19,929 --> 00:13:22,584 Well, it seems to me, things like this are exactly 222 00:13:22,627 --> 00:13:25,848 why the Federation is so wary of genetically-modified species 223 00:13:25,892 --> 00:13:27,241 like the Illyrians. 224 00:13:27,284 --> 00:13:28,895 You start breaking down the genetic code, 225 00:13:28,938 --> 00:13:31,071 who knows what the unexpected consequences can be? 226 00:13:31,114 --> 00:13:33,508 If the problem originated with the Illyrians, 227 00:13:33,551 --> 00:13:35,640 maybe they could also provide us with a cure. 228 00:13:35,684 --> 00:13:37,817 Isn't using any Illyrian medical tech 229 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:39,079 against Federation regs? 230 00:13:39,122 --> 00:13:41,995 Thanks to the Eugenics Wars. 231 00:13:42,038 --> 00:13:45,389 I imagine you know all about that period in history. 232 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:50,438 Well, you don't grow up with a bioengineered mass murderer 233 00:13:50,481 --> 00:13:53,658 as your ancestor and not develop a thick skin. 234 00:13:53,702 --> 00:13:55,617 Khan Noonien Singh. 235 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:59,751 Made myself a kind of an expert on him when I was a kid. 236 00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:03,886 I never think of you as a child. 237 00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:05,018 Yeah. 238 00:14:06,628 --> 00:14:07,629 For a while there, the worst thing 239 00:14:07,672 --> 00:14:09,283 that had ever happened to me 240 00:14:09,326 --> 00:14:12,547 was a bunch of the other kids' teasing. 241 00:14:12,590 --> 00:14:15,419 I'd hope that someone with your last name would know 242 00:14:15,463 --> 00:14:18,074 that snap judgments made on genetics are faulty at best. 243 00:14:18,118 --> 00:14:21,686 Individuals are so much more than just... 244 00:14:21,730 --> 00:14:24,080 Is it me or is it dark in here? 245 00:14:25,038 --> 00:14:27,127 [exhales] 246 00:14:27,170 --> 00:14:29,869 - UNA: La'An? - [exhaling] 247 00:14:29,912 --> 00:14:32,001 Is this the only light you have? 248 00:14:32,045 --> 00:14:33,524 Number One to Dr. M'Benga? 249 00:14:33,568 --> 00:14:34,612 M'BENGA: Commander? 250 00:14:34,656 --> 00:14:37,528 I think we have a new problem. 251 00:14:39,661 --> 00:14:41,445 M'BENGA: Same vitamin D deficiency. 252 00:14:41,489 --> 00:14:42,969 Same attraction to light. 253 00:14:43,012 --> 00:14:44,318 She wasn't part of the landing party. 254 00:14:44,361 --> 00:14:45,058 She never went down to the planet. 255 00:14:45,101 --> 00:14:46,581 I know. 256 00:14:46,624 --> 00:14:49,062 How is that possible? How is it spreading? 257 00:14:49,105 --> 00:14:51,107 - I don't know. - Internal contact tracing 258 00:14:51,151 --> 00:14:53,109 shows that Lieutenant Noonien shared a turbolift 259 00:14:53,153 --> 00:14:54,937 with Ensign Lance. 260 00:14:54,981 --> 00:14:57,157 - It's a possible source of exposure. - M'BENGA: Maybe. 261 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,072 Except whatever it is isn't being passed 262 00:14:59,115 --> 00:15:02,466 by any traceable viral or bacteriological means. 263 00:15:02,510 --> 00:15:04,207 What do you recommend, Doctor? 264 00:15:04,251 --> 00:15:07,950 To keep it from spreading, full lockdown. 265 00:15:10,257 --> 00:15:12,694 UNA: Computer, open a channel ship-wide. 266 00:15:12,737 --> 00:15:14,565 Attention all crew members, 267 00:15:14,609 --> 00:15:16,959 we are initiating Level Five lockdown protocol, 268 00:15:17,003 --> 00:15:19,005 effective immediately. 269 00:15:19,048 --> 00:15:22,791 All nonessential personnel will be confined to quarters 270 00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:24,271 until further notice. 271 00:15:24,314 --> 00:15:26,229 All on-duty personnel 272 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:30,364 will be confined to specific work zones until further notice. 273 00:15:35,673 --> 00:15:37,588 You have your orders. 274 00:15:41,201 --> 00:15:43,246 [thunder rumbling] 275 00:15:48,208 --> 00:15:50,514 I believe there is a human phrase. 276 00:15:50,558 --> 00:15:52,473 "A watched kettle never boils." 277 00:15:52,516 --> 00:15:53,735 It's a pot. 278 00:15:53,778 --> 00:15:55,606 And in this case, I'm pretty sure 279 00:15:55,650 --> 00:15:57,739 we're gonna get hit with the scalding water. 280 00:15:57,782 --> 00:15:59,915 You are deliberately mixing my metaphor 281 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:02,483 in order to indulge your anxiety. 282 00:16:02,526 --> 00:16:06,095 There are sick people on my ship, and we're stuck down here? 283 00:16:06,139 --> 00:16:09,142 I don't like feeling helpless. 284 00:16:09,185 --> 00:16:10,708 Pacing relentlessly back and forth 285 00:16:10,752 --> 00:16:12,232 will not change the situation. 286 00:16:13,537 --> 00:16:16,366 [thunder crashes] 287 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:19,500 PIKE: This place is fun. They should sell tickets. 288 00:16:20,501 --> 00:16:21,893 It seems this particular group of Illyrians 289 00:16:21,937 --> 00:16:23,895 wanted to join the Federation. 290 00:16:26,072 --> 00:16:28,988 As Federation law forbids genetic manipulation, 291 00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:31,381 this group was attempting to reverse its DNA modifications 292 00:16:31,425 --> 00:16:33,079 to gain entry. 293 00:16:33,122 --> 00:16:35,168 De-engineering themselves, as it were. 294 00:16:35,211 --> 00:16:37,605 - That's a new one. - Indeed. 295 00:16:37,648 --> 00:16:39,999 Any clue as to what happened to the colony? 296 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:42,523 I am only halfway through these records, Captain. 297 00:16:43,611 --> 00:16:45,047 Consider maybe skipping to the end 298 00:16:45,091 --> 00:16:46,918 before the storm tears the building apart? 299 00:16:46,962 --> 00:16:48,877 [thunder crashes] 300 00:16:59,496 --> 00:17:02,282 [high-pitched shriek] 301 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,416 Tell me you saw that, too. 302 00:17:06,460 --> 00:17:08,201 I did. 303 00:17:08,244 --> 00:17:12,031 Although what I saw, exactly, I am not sure. 304 00:17:25,348 --> 00:17:27,394 [whooshing nearby] 305 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:36,142 UHURA: What are y'all doing? 306 00:17:37,143 --> 00:17:39,188 Computer, end simulation! 307 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,236 - What did you do that for?! - We need light! 308 00:17:43,279 --> 00:17:45,194 UNA: How many more? 309 00:17:45,238 --> 00:17:47,153 Almost 50. I had to open 310 00:17:47,196 --> 00:17:49,546 our auxiliary bay to handle the overflow. 311 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:50,895 CHAPEL: Contact tracing is all over the map. 312 00:17:50,939 --> 00:17:52,375 Some people are getting it 313 00:17:52,419 --> 00:17:54,116 after being down the hall from someone who's sick. 314 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,726 Meanwhile, Cadet Uhura's roommates 315 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:58,338 both came down with it, she's completely fine. 316 00:18:04,431 --> 00:18:06,128 UNA: Hemmer, did you find anything? 317 00:18:06,172 --> 00:18:07,912 Of course. That's why I'm wandering around the ship 318 00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:10,132 in the middle of the night running diagnostics. 319 00:18:10,176 --> 00:18:12,003 For fun. 320 00:18:12,047 --> 00:18:14,180 Doctor, we need to check your emergency medical transporter 321 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:17,400 for systems integration and excess power usage. 322 00:18:17,444 --> 00:18:19,533 Please! 323 00:18:19,576 --> 00:18:21,796 I have research in there. 324 00:18:21,839 --> 00:18:22,884 [sighs] 325 00:18:26,888 --> 00:18:29,369 You doing anything right now? 326 00:18:29,412 --> 00:18:30,892 If you hadn't noticed, I'm in the middle 327 00:18:30,935 --> 00:18:32,807 of a ship-wide medical emergency. 328 00:18:32,850 --> 00:18:35,201 Trust me, I've noticed. 329 00:18:35,244 --> 00:18:37,464 [whirring] 330 00:18:37,507 --> 00:18:39,553 [gasping] 331 00:18:39,596 --> 00:18:41,598 My medical transporter is fine. 332 00:18:41,642 --> 00:18:43,513 That shouldn't have affected the lights. 333 00:18:43,557 --> 00:18:45,820 Please stop messing around in here! 334 00:18:47,213 --> 00:18:49,650 You're only making things worse. 335 00:18:52,305 --> 00:18:54,785 Point taken. 336 00:19:18,896 --> 00:19:22,813 Whatever made that sound, looks like it's gone. 337 00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:24,815 A curious figure of speech. 338 00:19:26,948 --> 00:19:28,210 [warbling] 339 00:19:28,254 --> 00:19:30,212 Captain. 340 00:19:31,909 --> 00:19:33,955 [high-pitched shrieking] 341 00:19:36,262 --> 00:19:38,612 - I think we know what made that sound. - Indeed. 342 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:49,797 Oh, you're lucky. 343 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,799 Any closer and that could have hit the carotid. 344 00:19:51,842 --> 00:19:53,279 On a human. 345 00:19:53,322 --> 00:19:55,194 The journals did mention unconfirmed rumors 346 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:56,934 of creatures living inside the storms. 347 00:19:56,978 --> 00:19:58,675 I think we can confirm them. 348 00:19:58,719 --> 00:20:00,764 [heavy thudding] 349 00:20:05,073 --> 00:20:07,945 What do you think the odds are that'll hold? 350 00:20:07,989 --> 00:20:10,209 Perhaps we should weight probability in our favor. 351 00:20:12,428 --> 00:20:16,737 A lockdown is instituted, you're off duty, you come here. 352 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:20,131 Your roommates contract the contagion, you do not. 353 00:20:20,175 --> 00:20:21,524 Why? 354 00:20:21,568 --> 00:20:23,613 UHURA: I went to bed. 355 00:20:31,578 --> 00:20:32,753 Like this? 356 00:20:32,796 --> 00:20:34,755 I closed the door. 357 00:20:34,798 --> 00:20:36,887 I need it pitch-black to fall asleep. 358 00:20:36,931 --> 00:20:38,367 I'm like The Princess and the... 359 00:20:39,368 --> 00:20:40,587 ...Pea that way. 360 00:20:49,204 --> 00:20:51,946 Uhura was exposed to the same conditions as her roommates, 361 00:20:51,989 --> 00:20:56,037 with one exception: she was in the dark. 362 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,474 I ran an electromagnetic scan on the ship. 363 00:20:58,518 --> 00:21:00,824 Around infected crew members, 364 00:21:00,868 --> 00:21:04,306 light waves carry additional energy. 365 00:21:04,350 --> 00:21:07,266 The contagion travels on light. 366 00:21:07,309 --> 00:21:10,573 [chuckles softly] Insidious. 367 00:21:10,617 --> 00:21:13,184 And remarkable. 368 00:21:13,228 --> 00:21:15,839 The most successful viruses propagate in a host, 369 00:21:15,883 --> 00:21:17,841 then trigger a spreading response. 370 00:21:17,885 --> 00:21:20,104 The way a common cold makes humans sneeze 371 00:21:20,148 --> 00:21:22,324 to transfer itself to other humans. 372 00:21:22,368 --> 00:21:25,327 Once we're exposed, this virus triggers 373 00:21:25,371 --> 00:21:28,504 our pleasure centers when we are in close contact with light. 374 00:21:28,548 --> 00:21:30,637 Light is literally everywhere. 375 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,203 Any light wave could carry the infection. 376 00:21:32,247 --> 00:21:33,857 CHAPEL: It's only a matter of time 377 00:21:33,901 --> 00:21:37,426 before we all become infected if we don't stop it. 378 00:21:37,470 --> 00:21:39,123 So how do we stop it? 379 00:21:39,167 --> 00:21:40,995 What's the one thing we can control 380 00:21:41,038 --> 00:21:42,388 that counteracts light? 381 00:21:42,431 --> 00:21:44,607 Dark hates light, light hates dark. 382 00:21:44,651 --> 00:21:46,914 So we turn off the lights. 383 00:21:46,957 --> 00:21:48,350 We have a sickbay full of patients 384 00:21:48,394 --> 00:21:50,265 who are essentially light addicts. 385 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,398 The virus is gonna make them very uncomfortable. 386 00:21:52,441 --> 00:21:56,924 Would it be too intrusive to sedate all of them? 387 00:21:58,186 --> 00:21:59,840 Given the alternative... 388 00:22:01,798 --> 00:22:03,931 ...I think it's the best option. 389 00:22:19,381 --> 00:22:20,730 Computer, narrow search parameters 390 00:22:20,774 --> 00:22:22,471 to Illyrian genetic modifications. 391 00:22:22,515 --> 00:22:24,778 - COMPUTER: Classified. - Override. 392 00:22:27,868 --> 00:22:29,826 Narrow search parameters to Illyrian 393 00:22:29,870 --> 00:22:32,786 genetic modifications related to disease control. 394 00:22:32,829 --> 00:22:34,527 - Classified. - Override. Override. 395 00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:48,671 Alert. Blackout override in Transporter Room. 396 00:22:48,715 --> 00:22:51,761 Danger of critical circuit overload. 397 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:53,372 Commander Chin-Riley to Transporter Room. 398 00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:55,635 - What's going on? - [whirring] 399 00:22:56,592 --> 00:22:59,073 Acknowledge. 400 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,643 Computer, clear screen. 401 00:23:12,608 --> 00:23:14,654 [low rumble] 402 00:23:24,054 --> 00:23:26,100 Hemmer, what are you doing? 403 00:23:26,143 --> 00:23:27,667 Performing a miracle. 404 00:23:27,710 --> 00:23:30,583 Come in. You'll enjoy it. 405 00:23:32,759 --> 00:23:35,675 [gasps softly] What is that thing? 406 00:23:35,718 --> 00:23:37,851 An iron-sulfur alloy, I believe. 407 00:23:37,894 --> 00:23:41,289 It took all my skills to isolate a portion that could transport 408 00:23:41,332 --> 00:23:43,378 from the core of Hetemit 9. 409 00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:45,728 It's not fully materialized. 410 00:23:45,772 --> 00:23:48,470 You're transporting a piece of the planet's core? 411 00:23:48,514 --> 00:23:50,733 Mantle, to be precise. 412 00:23:50,777 --> 00:23:53,780 I want to feel the radiance on my skin. 413 00:23:53,823 --> 00:23:56,739 I've almost stabilized the signal. 414 00:23:56,783 --> 00:23:58,915 Hemmer, it's a thousand degrees. It'll kill you. 415 00:23:58,959 --> 00:24:01,178 More like 10,000. 416 00:24:01,222 --> 00:24:03,093 Just a few seconds more and it'll be here. 417 00:24:04,268 --> 00:24:05,835 [high-pitched whirring] 418 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,490 Hemmer, stop! 419 00:24:28,554 --> 00:24:30,599 ♪ 420 00:24:51,968 --> 00:24:53,927 [heavy thudding] 421 00:24:53,970 --> 00:24:55,798 [weapon whirs] 422 00:24:59,062 --> 00:25:01,238 Does that thing have a setting for stun? 423 00:25:01,282 --> 00:25:03,110 I am arming us with knowledge. 424 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:06,156 You think the Illyrians knew how to stop these things? 425 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,115 Perhaps. But even if they did not, 426 00:25:08,158 --> 00:25:09,943 we may be able to learn from their misfortune. 427 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,294 I have deduced that these creatures did not destroy them. 428 00:25:13,337 --> 00:25:14,948 That, in fact, they began to appear 429 00:25:14,991 --> 00:25:16,427 as the Illyrians were starting to be wiped out 430 00:25:16,471 --> 00:25:17,820 by a mysterious disease. 431 00:25:17,864 --> 00:25:21,345 I'm still waiting for the useful part. 432 00:25:21,389 --> 00:25:22,999 SPOCK: I have found no entry describing 433 00:25:23,043 --> 00:25:25,219 the creatures causing harm to the colonists. 434 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:30,267 My ears are popping. 435 00:25:30,311 --> 00:25:32,008 The atmospheric pressure is rising. 436 00:25:32,052 --> 00:25:33,401 Ionization levels in the storm 437 00:25:33,444 --> 00:25:34,750 are now lethal to organic matter. 438 00:25:38,188 --> 00:25:39,494 [metal creaking] 439 00:25:51,506 --> 00:25:52,551 Ground. 440 00:26:03,474 --> 00:26:05,520 [grunting] 441 00:26:14,181 --> 00:26:16,226 ♪ 442 00:26:33,330 --> 00:26:34,810 [panting] 443 00:26:34,854 --> 00:26:37,857 - Looks like they're gone. - Indeed. 444 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:41,295 And thanks to them, it would seem, we are not. 445 00:26:44,646 --> 00:26:47,431 How in the exact hell are you carrying him? 446 00:26:47,475 --> 00:26:50,130 UNA: Never mind. He needs to be sedated before he wakes up. 447 00:26:50,173 --> 00:26:52,175 I'm afraid I'm going to have to be next. 448 00:26:54,438 --> 00:26:58,007 My cholecalciferol levels are plunging. 449 00:26:58,051 --> 00:27:00,923 And it's down to Nurse Chapel and myself, I'm afraid. 450 00:27:02,925 --> 00:27:04,666 You took my blood earlier. 451 00:27:04,710 --> 00:27:06,668 Did you find anything that could help synthesize a cure? 452 00:27:06,712 --> 00:27:08,365 - Just because you haven't caught this thing yet... - I'm immune. 453 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:11,151 - You don't know that. - I've already come down with it, 454 00:27:11,194 --> 00:27:14,545 and my immune system did what it was bioengineered to do. 455 00:27:14,589 --> 00:27:17,766 I didn't tell you earlier because... 456 00:27:20,073 --> 00:27:21,640 ...I'm an Illyrian. 457 00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:25,469 - Would that even work? - No. 458 00:27:25,513 --> 00:27:28,516 Why not? My body knew how to fight off the infection. 459 00:27:28,559 --> 00:27:30,649 It's not that simple. There are other factors. 460 00:27:30,692 --> 00:27:32,433 Neither of us has any experience with... 461 00:27:32,476 --> 00:27:34,609 your unique metabolism. 462 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:36,480 Mm. 463 00:27:36,524 --> 00:27:37,481 Why do I get the feeling you're about to quote 464 00:27:37,525 --> 00:27:38,744 Starfleet regulations? 465 00:27:38,787 --> 00:27:39,788 Oh, no, I'm not. I just... 466 00:27:39,832 --> 00:27:41,268 Look, I know there's a directive 467 00:27:41,311 --> 00:27:42,617 against mixing human and Illyrian blood, 468 00:27:42,661 --> 00:27:45,315 but I couldn't care less right now. 469 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,100 Then why are we wasting time? 470 00:27:47,143 --> 00:27:48,797 - [groaning in distance] - Go. 471 00:27:51,017 --> 00:27:53,976 - What is the issue? - I've looked at your blood. 472 00:27:54,020 --> 00:27:56,022 It has no novel antibodies. 473 00:27:56,065 --> 00:27:59,590 And that is consistent with what I know of Illyrian biochemistry. 474 00:27:59,634 --> 00:28:04,117 You don't create antibodies that lie dormant. 475 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,206 Your immune system literally burns out 476 00:28:06,249 --> 00:28:08,687 new infections immediately. 477 00:28:12,778 --> 00:28:17,696 Which means I have nothing left to synthesize an antidote from. 478 00:28:17,739 --> 00:28:20,916 So I'm protected but I can't help anyone else? 479 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,615 Perhaps if I was there at the moment you were infected. 480 00:28:24,659 --> 00:28:26,269 - You'd better put me out. - UNA: No, no, no, wait. 481 00:28:26,313 --> 00:28:27,880 We'll come up with something. 482 00:28:27,923 --> 00:28:30,099 - There's nothing to come up with. - [exhales] 483 00:28:30,143 --> 00:28:33,015 You're a Starfleet doctor. There's always something. 484 00:28:36,062 --> 00:28:38,412 You put a lot of faith in Starfleet. 485 00:28:38,455 --> 00:28:40,283 That must be hard. 486 00:28:41,502 --> 00:28:44,505 Starfleet is right about a lot of things, 487 00:28:44,548 --> 00:28:46,507 but not all of them. 488 00:28:46,550 --> 00:28:48,335 Not about us. 489 00:28:48,378 --> 00:28:50,859 - If my blood... - I understand. 490 00:28:50,903 --> 00:28:53,906 Prejudice has kept people from helping each other for centuries 491 00:28:53,949 --> 00:28:56,996 with no scientific justification. 492 00:28:57,039 --> 00:28:59,650 And after we met our neighbors in the galaxy, 493 00:28:59,694 --> 00:29:02,871 we found new bigotries. 494 00:29:03,829 --> 00:29:06,353 Human and Vulcan blood. 495 00:29:06,396 --> 00:29:08,834 Now it's human and Illyrian. 496 00:29:10,270 --> 00:29:13,534 In any case, they're meaningless to me. 497 00:29:13,577 --> 00:29:16,798 I am a physician. 498 00:29:16,842 --> 00:29:19,018 I'd beg you to help if you could, 499 00:29:19,061 --> 00:29:21,498 regulations be damned. 500 00:29:21,542 --> 00:29:23,587 But you can't help here. 501 00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:27,766 I'm sorry. 502 00:29:29,289 --> 00:29:30,856 [exhales] 503 00:29:32,858 --> 00:29:36,122 Now put me out. Before I lose control. 504 00:29:38,733 --> 00:29:42,128 COMPUTER: Warning. Warp core containment field has been deactivated. 505 00:29:42,171 --> 00:29:46,088 Recommend reestablishing containment field immediately. 506 00:29:46,132 --> 00:29:48,177 [alarm sounding] 507 00:29:51,528 --> 00:29:54,923 Warning. Warp core containment field has been deactivated. 508 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,491 Warp core breach imminent. 509 00:29:57,534 --> 00:29:58,797 La'An. 510 00:30:04,933 --> 00:30:07,066 [alarm sounding] 511 00:30:07,109 --> 00:30:09,329 Warning. Containment field has been deactivated. 512 00:30:09,372 --> 00:30:11,244 Warp core breach imminent. 513 00:30:11,287 --> 00:30:13,333 UNA: La'An, stop. 514 00:30:13,376 --> 00:30:14,856 Back away from the panel. 515 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:17,728 - That's an order. - Denied, Commander. 516 00:30:17,772 --> 00:30:20,557 You know what'll happen if that containment field goes down. 517 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:23,952 We'll be flooded with light. 518 00:30:23,996 --> 00:30:26,085 La'An, stop. 519 00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:29,001 Danger of exposure to matter/antimatter radiation. 520 00:30:29,044 --> 00:30:31,394 Containment field at 75%. 521 00:30:31,438 --> 00:30:33,527 Seventy percent. 522 00:30:33,570 --> 00:30:35,877 Fifty-five percent. 523 00:30:35,921 --> 00:30:37,792 Radiation nearing critical levels. 524 00:30:37,836 --> 00:30:39,185 LA'AN: Let me go. 525 00:30:42,579 --> 00:30:45,800 Containment field at 40%. 526 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:47,802 Get off of me! 527 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:49,325 I'm trying to help you. It's me, La'An. 528 00:30:49,369 --> 00:30:52,067 You know me. I'm your friend. 529 00:30:52,111 --> 00:30:53,503 You lied to me every day for years. 530 00:30:53,547 --> 00:30:54,853 What kind of friend is that? 531 00:30:54,896 --> 00:30:56,985 - 30%. - You're an abomination. 532 00:30:57,029 --> 00:30:58,813 An augment. 533 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:00,119 That's what the other kids called me 534 00:31:00,162 --> 00:31:02,730 when they heard my name: augment, monster. 535 00:31:02,773 --> 00:31:06,125 Like you are. [grunts] 536 00:31:06,168 --> 00:31:09,215 Radiation levels are now toxic to organic species. 537 00:31:09,258 --> 00:31:10,738 Warp core breach imminent. 538 00:31:20,704 --> 00:31:22,489 [communicator trills] 539 00:31:22,532 --> 00:31:24,099 Pike to Enterprise. Do you read me? 540 00:31:26,797 --> 00:31:29,365 I think it's safe to go back out now. 541 00:31:29,409 --> 00:31:31,324 We'll get a stronger signal. 542 00:31:36,546 --> 00:31:40,507 Those plasma creatures... 543 00:31:40,550 --> 00:31:42,944 they went to great lengths to save our lives. 544 00:31:42,988 --> 00:31:46,078 They shielded us when the storm broke through. 545 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:49,385 Why wouldn't they have done the same for the colonists? 546 00:31:49,429 --> 00:31:51,692 I see two possibilities. 547 00:31:51,735 --> 00:31:53,389 They were not motivated to save them 548 00:31:53,433 --> 00:31:55,522 because of some previous interaction with the colonists. 549 00:31:55,565 --> 00:31:57,698 And the second? 550 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,788 They were unable to save the colonists 551 00:32:00,831 --> 00:32:03,182 because they are the colonists. 552 00:32:03,225 --> 00:32:05,488 How? 553 00:32:05,532 --> 00:32:07,055 I found mention of some odd behavior 554 00:32:07,099 --> 00:32:09,753 in reaction to the disease I mentioned earlier. 555 00:32:09,797 --> 00:32:12,626 The infected had a compulsion for light. 556 00:32:12,669 --> 00:32:15,977 Some were driven so mad, they ran into the storms, 557 00:32:16,021 --> 00:32:17,370 chasing the lightning. 558 00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:19,111 Wouldn't they have died? 559 00:32:19,154 --> 00:32:21,026 Yes. 560 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:24,986 Although it is possible the charged storm particles 561 00:32:25,030 --> 00:32:27,032 bonded with the colonists' electromagnetic presence, 562 00:32:27,075 --> 00:32:29,208 creating what we saw. 563 00:32:32,689 --> 00:32:34,561 Fascinating. 564 00:32:46,921 --> 00:32:49,445 This is a thorough account of the colonists' initiative 565 00:32:49,489 --> 00:32:51,056 to renounce their genetic engineering 566 00:32:51,099 --> 00:32:53,145 in order to join the Federation. 567 00:32:55,103 --> 00:32:57,105 It would seem, even in death, 568 00:32:57,149 --> 00:33:00,108 they wanted us to be aware of who they really were. 569 00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:06,767 What is it, Spock? 570 00:33:08,725 --> 00:33:11,076 Some Illyrians were, among other things, 571 00:33:11,119 --> 00:33:13,643 bioengineered to fight disease. 572 00:33:13,687 --> 00:33:16,168 Had they not tried to reverse their augmentation, 573 00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:18,083 they may not have all died. 574 00:33:20,085 --> 00:33:22,435 They wanted to join the Federation so badly 575 00:33:22,478 --> 00:33:25,742 their good-faith gesture got them killed. 576 00:33:27,483 --> 00:33:29,529 [hypospray hisses] 577 00:33:30,573 --> 00:33:32,140 UNA: It's okay. 578 00:33:32,184 --> 00:33:35,361 It's okay. We got an antidote. 579 00:33:35,404 --> 00:33:36,971 La'An tried to jump into the warp core 580 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:39,321 while the containment field was down. 581 00:33:39,365 --> 00:33:41,628 As I was stopping her, she got a bad dose of radiation, 582 00:33:41,671 --> 00:33:43,630 and so did I. 583 00:33:43,673 --> 00:33:45,675 Apparently, my body cured both of us 584 00:33:45,719 --> 00:33:48,026 before I reengaged the field. 585 00:33:48,069 --> 00:33:49,984 La'An is not an Illyrian. 586 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:53,857 Her proximity to the commander created chimeric antibodies 587 00:33:53,901 --> 00:33:55,685 in her system. 588 00:33:55,729 --> 00:33:58,297 I was able to synthesize them into a cure before they set. 589 00:33:58,340 --> 00:34:02,257 Don't thank me. I know I'm good at my job. 590 00:34:04,694 --> 00:34:07,784 Everyone here owes you their life. 591 00:34:09,786 --> 00:34:12,572 There's something I need to take care of. 592 00:34:31,765 --> 00:34:33,810 Mind if I sit? 593 00:34:38,119 --> 00:34:42,297 You pack one hell of a punch, Lieutenant. 594 00:34:42,341 --> 00:34:43,951 Thank you. 595 00:34:43,994 --> 00:34:46,171 That wasn't a compliment. 596 00:34:46,214 --> 00:34:48,912 What's the penalty for striking a superior officer? 597 00:34:50,958 --> 00:34:52,742 I can't seem to remember. 598 00:34:54,744 --> 00:34:57,530 Thanks. 599 00:34:57,573 --> 00:35:00,272 I mean, we're friends, right? 600 00:35:00,315 --> 00:35:02,709 Do you want me to tell you it was just the sickness talking? 601 00:35:02,752 --> 00:35:04,711 I don't know. Was it? 602 00:35:04,754 --> 00:35:08,106 Yes. And also, no. 603 00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:12,545 All my life I've hated augments. 604 00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:14,677 Hated what-what people thought of me 605 00:35:14,721 --> 00:35:17,245 because I was related to them. 606 00:35:17,289 --> 00:35:20,030 Understanding why they were outlawed in the Federation. 607 00:35:20,074 --> 00:35:22,903 The damage they did. They almost destroyed Earth. 608 00:35:22,946 --> 00:35:25,210 The augments, yes, but not us. 609 00:35:25,253 --> 00:35:29,736 My people were never motivated by domination. 610 00:35:29,779 --> 00:35:33,174 Illyrians seek collaboration with nature. 611 00:35:33,218 --> 00:35:35,002 By bioengineering our bodies, 612 00:35:35,045 --> 00:35:37,613 we adapt to naturally-existing habitats. 613 00:35:37,657 --> 00:35:42,052 Instead of terraforming planets, we modify ourselves. 614 00:35:42,096 --> 00:35:44,185 And there's nothing wrong with that. 615 00:35:44,229 --> 00:35:47,928 If that's what you believe, why do you hide it? 616 00:35:47,971 --> 00:35:50,278 Why hide it from me? 617 00:35:50,322 --> 00:35:54,413 I've been hiding it from a lot of people. 618 00:35:54,456 --> 00:35:57,416 [inhales] 619 00:35:57,459 --> 00:36:00,201 All I ever wanted, 620 00:36:00,245 --> 00:36:05,424 since I first saw the stars, was to join Starfleet. 621 00:36:06,425 --> 00:36:07,730 I know. 622 00:36:09,906 --> 00:36:12,344 You're the one who gave me that dream. 623 00:36:14,433 --> 00:36:18,959 And the fact that strawberries are my comfort food. 624 00:36:19,002 --> 00:36:21,048 [clears throat] 625 00:36:35,889 --> 00:36:37,673 UNA: Captain. 626 00:36:37,717 --> 00:36:40,894 I'm an Illyrian. 627 00:36:40,937 --> 00:36:44,245 Not from this colony, from far away. 628 00:36:44,289 --> 00:36:47,596 Starfleet policy is clear. 629 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,295 By not disclosing my genetic augmentation... 630 00:36:50,338 --> 00:36:53,472 worse, by enlisting in Starfleet... 631 00:36:53,515 --> 00:36:55,691 I've committed a Federation offense. 632 00:36:58,477 --> 00:37:00,348 I am resigning my commission 633 00:37:00,392 --> 00:37:05,092 and surrendering myself for disciplinary review. 634 00:37:05,135 --> 00:37:07,616 I only ask that my sincere desire to join Starfleet 635 00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:10,184 be taken into consideration. 636 00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:12,795 Rejected. 637 00:37:12,839 --> 00:37:15,537 - Sir? - I don't care where you come from. 638 00:37:15,581 --> 00:37:18,279 You're the best first officer in the fleet. 639 00:37:18,323 --> 00:37:19,802 Thank you, sir, but I feel obligated to point out 640 00:37:19,846 --> 00:37:20,803 that Starfleet does not allow... 641 00:37:20,847 --> 00:37:23,023 Una, stop. 642 00:37:23,066 --> 00:37:25,591 Chris, that's kind, but I've broken a dozen regulations. 643 00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:27,636 I lied to get into Starfleet. 644 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,595 According to Federation law, if you shelter me, 645 00:37:29,638 --> 00:37:32,206 they could come after you, too. 646 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:34,252 I welcome that discussion. 647 00:37:35,601 --> 00:37:39,039 One thing became clear to me on Hetemit 9. 648 00:37:39,082 --> 00:37:41,433 Illyrians are severely misunderstood. 649 00:37:41,476 --> 00:37:44,914 Your actions in the crisis prove that again. 650 00:37:46,220 --> 00:37:48,788 I just did my job, sir. 651 00:37:48,831 --> 00:37:51,443 No. 652 00:37:51,486 --> 00:37:54,446 You defy every stereotype 653 00:37:54,489 --> 00:37:56,926 the Federation has about Illyrians. 654 00:37:56,970 --> 00:38:00,016 You're an example to them. 655 00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:02,454 And to all of us. 656 00:38:02,497 --> 00:38:06,153 What do we do when Starfleet finds out? 657 00:38:06,196 --> 00:38:08,808 [chuckles softly] 658 00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:15,989 You let me worry about Starfleet. 659 00:38:23,083 --> 00:38:24,911 Oh, before you go... 660 00:38:24,954 --> 00:38:28,306 Uh, the glitch was with the transporter's biofilter, right? 661 00:38:28,349 --> 00:38:29,568 That's how the virus got on board? 662 00:38:29,611 --> 00:38:31,961 - Let's get that fixed. - Yes, sir. 663 00:38:32,005 --> 00:38:33,659 M'BENGA: Come in. 664 00:38:37,663 --> 00:38:41,493 It was your medical transporter that inhibited the biofilters. 665 00:38:41,536 --> 00:38:44,670 The new transporters keep biofilter and pattern integrity 666 00:38:44,713 --> 00:38:46,541 power systems separate. 667 00:38:46,585 --> 00:38:48,369 But you didn't let them upgrade the medical transporter 668 00:38:48,413 --> 00:38:50,589 when we were in spacedock. 669 00:38:50,632 --> 00:38:52,852 I'm starting to suspect you couldn't. 670 00:38:57,857 --> 00:39:00,599 Hemmer's diagnostic 671 00:39:00,642 --> 00:39:04,037 shows you're keeping something in the pattern buffer. 672 00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:07,562 And whatever it is, you needed to preserve it, 673 00:39:07,606 --> 00:39:10,086 even if it ended up killing everyone on the ship. 674 00:39:10,130 --> 00:39:13,046 - Isn't that right, Doctor? - No. 675 00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:17,050 I didn't know. 676 00:39:20,445 --> 00:39:22,272 It was an accident. 677 00:39:22,316 --> 00:39:23,578 What are you keeping in there 678 00:39:23,622 --> 00:39:26,015 that could be worth all our lives? 679 00:39:32,674 --> 00:39:33,936 Not what. 680 00:39:35,895 --> 00:39:37,462 Who. 681 00:39:37,505 --> 00:39:39,377 Rukiya. 682 00:39:42,641 --> 00:39:44,817 My daughter. 683 00:39:44,860 --> 00:39:48,037 A year ago, she was diagnosed with cygnokemia. 684 00:39:48,081 --> 00:39:49,822 Brutal disease. 685 00:39:51,780 --> 00:39:55,305 You can't imagine what it's like to watch your child wither away. 686 00:39:57,569 --> 00:40:02,008 To see a lifetime of potential reduced to a 12-week prognosis. 687 00:40:02,051 --> 00:40:04,271 I'm sorry. 688 00:40:04,314 --> 00:40:07,056 I am chief medical officer. 689 00:40:08,188 --> 00:40:11,191 On the flagship of Starfleet. 690 00:40:12,845 --> 00:40:15,630 You'd think I'd be able to do something about it. 691 00:40:18,328 --> 00:40:20,287 But nothing worked. 692 00:40:21,375 --> 00:40:23,943 Did you know there's no limit 693 00:40:23,986 --> 00:40:25,988 on how long you can store someone's pattern 694 00:40:26,032 --> 00:40:27,686 in the buffer? 695 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:33,387 You just have to materialize them regularly. 696 00:40:35,258 --> 00:40:38,740 In the buffer, my daughter doesn't age. 697 00:40:38,784 --> 00:40:42,178 And her disease can't progress. 698 00:40:42,222 --> 00:40:45,530 We travel light-years in hours. 699 00:40:45,573 --> 00:40:49,229 And somewhere out there 700 00:40:49,272 --> 00:40:53,102 is a planet that has the discovery I need. 701 00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:54,321 Only... 702 00:40:56,279 --> 00:40:59,500 ...the light virus epidemic was my fault. 703 00:40:59,544 --> 00:41:02,285 It seems so, yes. 704 00:41:02,329 --> 00:41:05,506 If I thought, even for a second, 705 00:41:05,550 --> 00:41:08,248 that could have happened... 706 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:11,033 It won't happen again. 707 00:41:12,774 --> 00:41:15,995 I can't endanger our crew for one life. 708 00:41:16,038 --> 00:41:18,693 No matter how much that life means to me. 709 00:41:21,391 --> 00:41:26,527 But I ask, would you consider, 710 00:41:26,571 --> 00:41:29,269 before you return me to Starfleet, 711 00:41:29,312 --> 00:41:30,879 that I might have a chance to spend 712 00:41:30,923 --> 00:41:33,403 a little more time with my daughter? 713 00:41:38,234 --> 00:41:39,497 To say goodbye. 714 00:41:40,454 --> 00:41:42,456 No. 715 00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:47,330 I'll provide a dedicated power source, 716 00:41:47,374 --> 00:41:49,028 direct from the warp core. 717 00:41:50,595 --> 00:41:52,161 This problem? 718 00:41:52,205 --> 00:41:55,251 We can ensure it never happens again. 719 00:41:58,733 --> 00:42:00,779 [door whooshes open] 720 00:42:02,737 --> 00:42:05,261 I look forward to meeting her one day. 721 00:42:13,269 --> 00:42:15,141 First officer's personal log. 722 00:42:18,623 --> 00:42:20,581 The lights are back on. 723 00:42:20,625 --> 00:42:23,018 But that doesn't mean we see clearly. 724 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:25,934 People are always hiding things. 725 00:42:35,291 --> 00:42:38,033 Hi, Dad. Story time? 726 00:42:38,077 --> 00:42:40,993 You bet. 727 00:42:41,036 --> 00:42:43,822 - Now, where were we? - King Ridley was about to climb the tower 728 00:42:43,865 --> 00:42:45,475 to rescue Princess Thalia from evil Queen Neve. 729 00:42:45,519 --> 00:42:48,609 [shushes] Wait. 730 00:42:48,653 --> 00:42:50,655 [chuckles]: No spoilers. 731 00:42:50,698 --> 00:42:53,962 Dad, we've read this, like, a hundred times. 732 00:42:54,006 --> 00:42:56,008 That doesn't mean that the ending 733 00:42:56,051 --> 00:42:57,836 couldn't miraculously change. 734 00:42:57,879 --> 00:42:59,881 UNA: Dr. M'Benga stopped hiding today, 735 00:42:59,925 --> 00:43:01,317 just a little. 736 00:43:01,361 --> 00:43:02,536 And for once, 737 00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:04,712 I did, too. 738 00:43:06,671 --> 00:43:10,979 I told Captain Pike the truth about myself. 739 00:43:11,023 --> 00:43:13,460 And he defended me. 740 00:43:13,503 --> 00:43:15,288 Told me I was exemplary. 741 00:43:15,331 --> 00:43:17,899 That he would fight for me. 742 00:43:21,076 --> 00:43:23,339 So why do I feel terrible? 743 00:43:27,474 --> 00:43:30,042 What if I hadn't saved all those lives? 744 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,481 Would the captain feel the same? 745 00:43:36,439 --> 00:43:38,572 What would he do if I wasn't a hero? 746 00:43:38,616 --> 00:43:40,269 One of the "good ones"? 747 00:43:42,271 --> 00:43:44,796 When will it be enough to just... 748 00:43:46,798 --> 00:43:48,669 ...be an Illyrian? 749 00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:55,850 Computer. 750 00:44:01,073 --> 00:44:02,509 Delete log entry. 751 00:44:02,552 --> 00:44:04,990 COMPUTER: Log entry deleted. 752 00:44:05,033 --> 00:44:08,341 M'BENGA: If King Ridley would seek out the Mercury Stone 753 00:44:08,384 --> 00:44:10,386 and win it as his own, 754 00:44:10,430 --> 00:44:13,694 his victory over Queen Neve would be assured. 755 00:44:13,738 --> 00:44:15,914 It is said that in the right hands, 756 00:44:15,957 --> 00:44:20,048 the Mercury Stone has the power to cleanse the land of evil 757 00:44:20,092 --> 00:44:22,964 and bring prosperity to all. 758 00:44:23,008 --> 00:44:25,880 But if it were to fall into the wrong hands, 759 00:44:25,924 --> 00:44:30,537 the Mercury Stone's power would bring about a terrible, 760 00:44:30,580 --> 00:44:34,541 long-lasting dark age across the land. 761 00:44:39,894 --> 00:44:42,854 Captioning sponsored by CBS 762 00:44:42,897 --> 00:44:46,897 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org