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Sorry.
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l didn't realize
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that you'd been
assigned here today.
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l wasn't.
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This space was unoccupied,
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so l came here to work.
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On what?
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l'm reconfiguring
the power couplings
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in this section.
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Why?
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The Astrometrics Lab
requires additional energy.
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l see.
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So you're rerouting power
from other locations
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like...Engineering.
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They are minor adjustments.
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Primary systems
will not be affected.
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Unless, of course,
someone is trying
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to do a warp core diagnostic,
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which my crew has been
trying to do all morning.
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We have lost hours of work
because of this.
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There is no need for anger.
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l had no intention
of causing a problem.
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What,"sorry" isn't
in the Borg vocabulary?
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You need to check with me
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before you touch
the power systems.
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Understood?
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Understood.
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l am unaccustomed
to working in a hierarchy.
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ln the collective,
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there was no need
to ask permission.
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lf you're going to be
a member of this crew,
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get used to it.
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Procedures exist for a reason.
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We've got to work together.
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We follow
the same set of rules...
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Lieutenant?
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l was given that lecture once,
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by Captain Janeway
when l first joined this crew.
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lf l could adjust
to Starfleet life...
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so can you.
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Of course.
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l am...
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sorry for the inconvenience.
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Doc, l've got to go
run a few errands.
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l'll be back soon.
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Not so fast, Mr. Paris.
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Can't these errands wait
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until the end
of your duty shift?
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Uh...well, it's my conn report,
actually.
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l just realized
l forgot to turn it in
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and Chakotay gives me
a hard time when it's late.
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You've been here all afternoon.
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Didn't this occur to you before?
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Well, we've been so...busy
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that l guess it just
slipped my mind.
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l see.
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Well, since it's an emergency,
don't let me stand in your way.
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Thanks.
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Sir.
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Computer, lock on
to these coordinates.
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l need
a site- to- site transport.
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No, wait.
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Access the central
replicator files first.
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Ah...
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perfect.
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Are those supposed to make up
for canceling on me last night?
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l got stuck with an extra shift
on the Bridge.
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What could l say--
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"Sorry, Captain,
l've got a date with B'Elanna"?
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And what about right now?
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Aren't you supposed
to be working in Sick Bay?
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l said l had to go
deliver a conn report.
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Not bad.
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But he'll be expecting you back.
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He can wait.
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What is it?
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l just had the feeling
that somebody was watching us.
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l must be completely paranoid
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about getting caught in
a compromising position.
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Kind of exciting, isn't it?
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Your trapezius
is hard as a rock.
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You haven't been following
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the relaxation regimen
l prescribed for you.
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l've been too busy.
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The usual story.
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Have you been getting
enough sleep?
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More or less.
Mostly less.
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Mm- hmm. And have your headaches
been getting any worse?
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No, but they're not getting
any better either.
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They're like hot needles
driving into my skull.
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These symptoms are
hardly surprising, Captain.
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You work absurdly long hours
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under constant stress,
eating on the run,
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without sufficient
exercise or rest.
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Your body is crying
out for mercy.
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lt certainly is right now.
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There must be some easier
way to do this, Doctor.
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A hypospray, maybe?
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Always looking
for the simple fix.
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Sometimes there's
no substitute for
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intensive osteopathic
pressure therapy.
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You're fortunate
to have a masseur
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who can work all day
without tiring.
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Bridge to the Captain.
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Commander, unless
this is an emergency
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my patient is unavailable.
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l'm here, Chakotay.
What is it?
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We've reached the source
of those energy readings
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and l thought you'd like
to see what we've found.
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On my way.
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Captain...
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l know what you're
going to say, Doctor,
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but l can't neglect
my responsibilities.
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Actually, l was going to
suggest a change of outfit.
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Binary pulsars.
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The gravitational forces
between them are so intense
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that everything
within 50 million kilometers
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is getting pulled in.
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Don't worry.
We're well out of range.
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Gamma radiation levels are high,
but as long as we're careful
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l think we can collect
some invaluable data.
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Captain, am l boring you?
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l'm sorry.
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l guess l'm a little
too tired to concentrate
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on stellar phenomena
right now.
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l'll leave this project
in your capable hands, hmm?
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You wanted to see me,
Lieutenant?
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Yes. l'm trying to increase
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the efficiency
of the impulse drive,
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but l wanted to make sure
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that l wasn't compromising
helm control.
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Sensible precaution.
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l'd be glad to help.
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Good. All of the specs
are at my upper workstation.
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Then let's get started.
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Did you hear something?
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You always think
you hear something.
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Commander.
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Lieutenant.
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Here is the power usage data
you requested.
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Right. Of course.
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l didn't expect it
quite so...promptly.
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Which l guess l should
have, uh, coming from you.
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l mean, l'm grateful
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that you got the data
to me so quickly.
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Thanks.
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Tuvok.
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Tuvok, l guess that was
kind of embarrassing.
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l don't experience
embarrassment.
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Right.
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Well, then l guess
there's no harm done.
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lt's not like there was
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a security violation
or anything.
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None that l am aware of.
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So, l guess there's nothing
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that would have to go
on any kind of report.
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You want me to conceal
what l've observed
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of your relationship
with Lieutenant Torres.
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Well, l'd certainly
never ask you
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to be dishonest.
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Certainly not.
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Do you think he'll say
anything to the Captain?
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l don't know.
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Well, how did he sound?
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Annoyed? Amused?
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He sounded Vulcan.
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What more can l tell you?
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Deck 1.
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We have got to be more
careful with appearances.
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We shouldn't go into the
briefing at the same time.
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Good idea.
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Okay, you go in first.
l'll come in a minute later.
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No. That'll look
even more suspicious.
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Listen to us.
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We're acting like criminals
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when we haven't done
anything wrong.
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Well, l'm not saying
that we have.
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l just thought we wanted to keep
this relationship to ourselves.
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We do, right?
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Do you?
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lf you do.
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Computer, halt turbolift.
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Let's figure out how we're
going to handle this.
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Well...
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l don't think that it's
anybody else's business
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how we feel about each other.
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Neither do l.
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Right, then we're agreed.
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We're just a little
more careful in public
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and we don't say
anything to anybody.
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At least for now.
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Now?
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Sounds like you see
a future in this.
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l would never be
so presumptuous.
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Smooth recovery, Lieutenant.
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l thought so.
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Computer, resume.
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So l'll go first,
and you follow.
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Right.
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Here's the plan.
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We'll circle the two pulsars
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at a minimum distance
of 80 million kilometers.
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That might not be far enough.
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We've been detecting
some random proton bursts.
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A strong one could
knock out our shields.
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Tom, go to 90.
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Keep it a safe distance.
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Yes, sir.
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Tuvok, keep our shields
at maximum strength.
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Divert auxiliary power
if you need it.
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l want to take every precaution
on this survey.
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Report any problems immediately,
no matter how small.
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Dismissed.
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Lieutenants Paris and Torres,
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l'd like to speak
with you for a moment.
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Thanks.
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l don't usually pry
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into the personal lives
of my crew, but in this case,
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l have to question
your recent conduct.
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l guess Tuvok...
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Tuvok?
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l haven't heard a word
from Tuvok.
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But you two have been making
enough of a public display
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that half the ship
is gossiping about it.
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Believe me, that wasn't
our intention...
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You are senior officers
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and l expect you
to maintain the standard
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for the rest of the crew.
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But this adolescent behavior
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makes me question my faith
in you both.
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lf you choose
to pursue a relationship,
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that's your business.
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But you consider yourselves
under orders
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to use better judgment about it.
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ls that understood?
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- Yes, ma'am.
- Yes, Captain.
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Dismissed.
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Computer, hot coffee-- black.
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Commander Chakotay is suffering
bone decalcification,
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tissue necrosis,
decreased visual acuity--
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all classic signs of aging--
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but they've developed
within hours.
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Any theories?
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There's a rare genetic
disorder called progeria,
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which causes children
to age prematurely.
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But there's never
been an adult case
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and it was supposedly
eradicated two centuries ago.
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Even so, l took a close look
at your DNA.
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These segments regulate
your body's metabolism.
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My scans
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indicate that they've been
hyper- stimulated somehow.
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What's the prognosis?
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l can't speculate on that
until l've identified the cause.
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There's no sign
of an infectious agent.
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We spent several hours
near a binary pulsar
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that was emitting
intense gamma radiation.
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Our shields were operating.
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l don't see how l could
have been exposed to it.
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At this point, we can't
rule out anything.
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l'm going to take a closer look
at the data we collected.
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We should also run
scans of my quarters,
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as well as my office
and the Bridge--
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everywhere l've been today.
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l'm not prepared
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to send you back
on duty yet, Commander.
266
00:14:31,904 --> 00:14:33,132
l may look pretty strange,
267
00:14:33,205 --> 00:14:34,695
but my mind is perfectly clear.
268
00:14:34,773 --> 00:14:36,764
l'd rather stay busy
than just sit here.
269
00:14:36,842 --> 00:14:38,901
l have no idea how your symptoms
will progress.
270
00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:40,946
You should remain
in Sick Bay for observation.
271
00:14:41,013 --> 00:14:42,605
He's right, Chakotay.
272
00:14:42,681 --> 00:14:43,739
l'll keep you informed.
273
00:14:43,816 --> 00:14:46,751
Whatever's affecting
the Commander's DNA
274
00:14:46,819 --> 00:14:48,980
is working
at a submolecular level.
275
00:14:49,088 --> 00:14:50,953
l'd like to set up
an electron resonance scanner
276
00:14:51,023 --> 00:14:52,581
in the Science Lab
to get a closer look.
277
00:14:52,658 --> 00:14:53,590
Use whatever you need.
278
00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:54,990
And ask B'Elanna
to give you a hand.
279
00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:56,186
Still having headaches, Captain?
280
00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:58,696
l don't need any more lectures
about working too hard, Doctor.
281
00:14:58,764 --> 00:15:01,130
Chakotay's the one who needs
your attention right now.
282
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,633
l'll get to work
on the scanner right away.
283
00:15:04,169 --> 00:15:05,966
"Under orders
to use better judgment"?
284
00:15:06,038 --> 00:15:07,027
Well, that's pretty harsh.
285
00:15:07,106 --> 00:15:09,040
l hope l can manage it.
286
00:15:09,108 --> 00:15:11,042
Well, she does have a point.
287
00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:12,839
You could have been
more discreet.
288
00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,311
Oh. l forgot l was talking
289
00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,348
to the most upstanding
Ensign in Starfleet.
290
00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:17,382
Good morning.
291
00:15:17,449 --> 00:15:18,381
Neelix.
292
00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:19,474
l was just about to whip up
293
00:15:19,551 --> 00:15:20,779
a fresh batch
of scrambled eggs.
294
00:15:20,853 --> 00:15:21,785
Would you like some?
295
00:15:21,854 --> 00:15:24,254
Actually,
l was hoping you might have
296
00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:27,087
some leftover pleeka rind
casserole from last night.
297
00:15:27,159 --> 00:15:28,490
For breakfast?
298
00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,118
l like it.
299
00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:32,459
l'm sure l can
find some for you.
300
00:15:32,531 --> 00:15:36,934
So, l guess your relationship
isn't exactly a secret anymore.
301
00:15:37,036 --> 00:15:39,334
Do you think anybody on this
ship can keep a secret?
302
00:15:42,474 --> 00:15:43,964
Neelix!
303
00:15:46,345 --> 00:15:49,212
Aah...aah...
What's...
304
00:15:49,281 --> 00:15:50,213
what's happening?
305
00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:51,214
Paris to the Doctor.
306
00:15:51,283 --> 00:15:52,307
l'm bringing Neelix to Sick Bay.
307
00:15:52,384 --> 00:15:53,351
lt's an emergency.
308
00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:58,650
Now pay attention, Mr. Paris.
309
00:15:58,724 --> 00:16:01,420
These scans should indicate
whether...
310
00:16:01,493 --> 00:16:02,653
Hmm.
311
00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:03,854
What is it?
312
00:16:03,929 --> 00:16:05,863
lt seems that your DNA
has been hyper- stimulated
313
00:16:05,931 --> 00:16:07,762
just like Commander Chakotay's.
314
00:16:07,833 --> 00:16:09,494
But Neelix doesn't
seem to be aging.
315
00:16:09,568 --> 00:16:11,263
No. The effects
are quite different.
316
00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:14,770
lf anything, l look...
like a Mylean.
317
00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,274
They occupy a region
of space near Talax.
318
00:16:17,343 --> 00:16:18,275
lnteresting.
319
00:16:18,344 --> 00:16:21,905
Do Talaxians and Myleans
share a common ancestry?
320
00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,881
Not that l know of.
321
00:16:23,949 --> 00:16:25,348
Do the two races
ever intermarry?
322
00:16:25,417 --> 00:16:30,787
Yes. As a matter of fact,
my great- grandfather was Mylean.
323
00:16:30,856 --> 00:16:32,517
Then one- eighth
of your genetic material
324
00:16:32,591 --> 00:16:33,853
was inherited from him.
325
00:16:33,926 --> 00:16:36,019
Those must be the genes
which have become stimulated.
326
00:16:37,229 --> 00:16:39,925
Too bad my great- grandfather
wasn't a little better- looking.
327
00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:43,935
Hmm. As far as l can tell,
his condition seems stable.
328
00:16:44,036 --> 00:16:46,061
l'm going to leave you
in charge of Sick Bay
329
00:16:46,138 --> 00:16:47,765
so l can continue
the DNA analysis.
330
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,104
lf anyone else comes in,
l'll run a cellular scan.
331
00:16:50,175 --> 00:16:51,836
ls there anything else l can do?
332
00:16:51,910 --> 00:16:53,377
Do your best
to keep them comfortable.
333
00:16:53,445 --> 00:16:54,503
Until we have more information,
334
00:16:54,580 --> 00:16:56,138
that's the best
either of us can do.
335
00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:10,585
Thought you might be thirsty.
336
00:17:10,662 --> 00:17:12,357
Thanks.
337
00:17:15,934 --> 00:17:18,061
Do you smell something strange?
338
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:21,601
l...l'm...
339
00:17:21,673 --> 00:17:23,834
l'm afraid that's me.
340
00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:26,241
l seem to be developing
Mylean sweat glands.
341
00:17:26,311 --> 00:17:27,369
Sorry.
342
00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:29,573
lt's not so bad.
343
00:17:29,648 --> 00:17:33,641
Well, whatever happens,
l...l try to keep in mind
344
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:34,845
that things could be worse.
345
00:17:36,755 --> 00:17:39,622
l still have my home
here on Voyager,
346
00:17:39,691 --> 00:17:40,919
my friends...
347
00:17:40,993 --> 00:17:42,426
Your hair.
348
00:17:42,494 --> 00:17:45,088
True, but l'd gladly lose it
349
00:17:45,164 --> 00:17:48,463
if l could have
my taste buds back.
350
00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:51,503
At least you're not
losing your eyesight.
351
00:17:51,570 --> 00:17:54,130
See that display over there?
352
00:17:54,206 --> 00:17:56,868
lt's nothing but a blur.
353
00:17:56,942 --> 00:17:58,432
You think that's bad?
354
00:17:58,510 --> 00:18:01,946
The Doctor tells me my pupils
have dilated 60 percent.
355
00:18:02,014 --> 00:18:03,948
l can't even look at that
display, it's so bright.
356
00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:07,645
Yeah? Well, l've got
chronic arthritis in my fingers.
357
00:18:07,719 --> 00:18:09,687
l can barely
keep this glass steady.
358
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,017
That's nothing.
359
00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,684
My spinal column
is fusing together.
360
00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:15,283
ln a matter of days,
l won't be able to walk.
361
00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:16,554
Got you beat.
362
00:18:16,628 --> 00:18:18,619
l can barely walk now.
363
00:18:19,998 --> 00:18:22,364
Lieutenant, can we help?
364
00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:23,423
l don't think so.
365
00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:25,026
l'm releasing you both
back to your quarters.
366
00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:28,733
l've just gotten reports
of more patients on the way.
367
00:18:28,807 --> 00:18:30,638
lt's going
to get crowded in here.
368
00:18:30,776 --> 00:18:32,004
How's the scanner?
369
00:18:32,077 --> 00:18:33,305
Almost ready.
370
00:18:33,378 --> 00:18:35,869
Good. This disorder seems
to be spreading rapidly
371
00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:36,915
among the crew.
372
00:18:36,982 --> 00:18:38,574
Does that mean
we'll all be affected?
373
00:18:38,650 --> 00:18:39,844
Right now, it only means
that we need
374
00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:42,113
to find some answers
as quickly as possible.
375
00:18:42,187 --> 00:18:43,654
All right.
Give the scanner a try.
376
00:18:43,722 --> 00:18:45,087
l'll start
with Commander Chakotay.
377
00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,752
How's the resolution?
378
00:18:49,828 --> 00:18:50,920
Very nice.
379
00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:53,429
Now, let's focus in
on the hyper- stimulated
380
00:18:53,499 --> 00:18:54,659
segments of his DNA.
381
00:18:54,733 --> 00:18:56,928
Can you give me
more magnification?
382
00:18:57,002 --> 00:18:58,526
Coming up.
383
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,107
That's odd.
384
00:19:03,175 --> 00:19:04,199
What is?
385
00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,676
There seems to be
some kind of contaminant
386
00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:08,178
on the base pair sequence.
387
00:19:08,247 --> 00:19:10,579
lt didn't show up
on the first scan.
388
00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:12,844
l need a closer look.
389
00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:16,217
l'm going to maximum
magnification.
390
00:19:23,762 --> 00:19:25,024
What do you see?
391
00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:27,531
l'm not exactly sure.
392
00:19:27,599 --> 00:19:29,089
Well, what does it look like?
393
00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:32,564
See for yourself.
394
00:19:36,141 --> 00:19:38,735
l'm no microbiologist, but...
395
00:19:38,810 --> 00:19:40,744
that doesn't look
like it belongs there.
396
00:19:40,812 --> 00:19:42,336
Believe me, it doesn't.
397
00:19:42,414 --> 00:19:43,745
l've never seen
anything like it.
398
00:19:43,815 --> 00:19:45,476
This level
of submolecular technology
399
00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,781
is well beyond anything
Starfleet has developed.
400
00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:49,684
What are those markings?
401
00:19:49,755 --> 00:19:53,247
Some kind of alien writing?
402
00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:55,020
l wish l knew.
403
00:19:55,093 --> 00:19:57,459
They might help us
determine where it came from.
404
00:19:57,529 --> 00:19:59,429
But who could have put this
into Chakotay's cells
405
00:19:59,498 --> 00:20:00,465
without his knowledge?
406
00:20:03,835 --> 00:20:05,826
Let me try
a compositional analysis.
407
00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:19,943
lt's in Mr. Neelix's DNA
as well.
408
00:20:20,018 --> 00:20:21,815
ls this what's causing
the mutations?
409
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:25,084
A good scientist never jumps
to conclusions, Lieutenant,
410
00:20:25,157 --> 00:20:27,785
but l'd say
it's a distinct possibility.
411
00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:31,519
l'm having trouble getting a
clear reading from this sample.
412
00:20:31,597 --> 00:20:34,566
lt looks almost like the, um--
whatever it is--
413
00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:36,794
could be slightly out of phase.
414
00:20:38,270 --> 00:20:40,500
That must be why my initial
scans didn't reveal it.
415
00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:43,700
l'm compensating
for the phase variance.
416
00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:47,369
You're not going
to believe this,
417
00:20:47,446 --> 00:20:49,437
but l'm picking up
an energy signature.
418
00:20:49,514 --> 00:20:52,415
This thing is transmitting
some kind of a signal.
419
00:20:52,484 --> 00:20:54,349
- To where?
- l don't know.
420
00:20:54,419 --> 00:20:56,148
lt's too weak
to travel very far.
421
00:20:57,522 --> 00:20:59,547
Access the internal sensors
422
00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:02,185
and set them
to a phase variance of. 15.
423
00:21:02,294 --> 00:21:03,318
Right.
424
00:21:06,465 --> 00:21:07,625
Lieutenant.
425
00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:12,570
Your program is being deleted.
426
00:21:12,638 --> 00:21:13,570
How?
427
00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:14,606
l don't know.
428
00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:16,265
l'm transferring you
back to Sick Bay.
429
00:21:21,346 --> 00:21:23,246
B'Elanna...
430
00:21:23,315 --> 00:21:24,304
Science Lab to the Bridge.
431
00:21:24,383 --> 00:21:25,350
This is the Doctor.
432
00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:39,223
ln the last hour,
three more patients have come in
433
00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:40,731
with genetic mutations.
434
00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:42,994
The effects are starting
to become life- threatening.
435
00:21:43,068 --> 00:21:44,228
What happened to B'Elanna?
436
00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:45,861
The alveoli in her lungs
437
00:21:45,937 --> 00:21:47,427
suddenly stopped
processing oxygen.
438
00:21:47,506 --> 00:21:48,973
l've got her
on respiratory support.
439
00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:51,202
She almost died.
440
00:21:51,276 --> 00:21:53,369
What about the Doctor?
441
00:21:53,445 --> 00:21:55,037
The computer logs
in the Science Lab
442
00:21:55,113 --> 00:21:57,581
show that he was trying
to transfer himself to Sick Bay.
443
00:21:57,649 --> 00:22:00,140
Something must have gone wrong
while he was in transit.
444
00:22:00,218 --> 00:22:01,412
Could the Doctor's program...?
445
00:22:01,486 --> 00:22:03,454
Seven of Nine,
this is the Doctor.
446
00:22:03,522 --> 00:22:04,921
Can you hear me?
447
00:22:05,023 --> 00:22:06,854
lt's me, the Doctor.
448
00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:09,018
l've tapped
into your audio implants
449
00:22:09,094 --> 00:22:11,153
so only you can hear me.
450
00:22:11,229 --> 00:22:13,322
lt's imperative
that you tell no one.
451
00:22:13,398 --> 00:22:15,525
Make any excuse
to get out of there
452
00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,158
and report to Holodeck 2.
453
00:22:17,235 --> 00:22:19,362
l'm hiding
in the da Vinci simulation.
454
00:22:19,438 --> 00:22:21,201
l'll explain everything
when you get here.
455
00:22:21,273 --> 00:22:22,501
Seven was checking that.
456
00:22:22,574 --> 00:22:23,905
Seven?
457
00:22:24,910 --> 00:22:25,934
Seven?
458
00:22:27,913 --> 00:22:30,143
About the Doctor's research.
459
00:22:30,215 --> 00:22:33,946
Yes. l examined their work area.
460
00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:35,816
There was no record
of any findings.
461
00:22:35,887 --> 00:22:38,583
The electron resonance scanner
appeared to be malfunctioning.
462
00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:41,990
l...could return
to the Science Lab
463
00:22:42,060 --> 00:22:43,459
and attempt to repair it.
464
00:22:43,528 --> 00:22:45,496
Keep me informed.
465
00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:52,629
Hold your head this way,
Carlotta.
466
00:22:52,704 --> 00:22:55,400
l can only conclude
that someone has implanted
467
00:22:55,474 --> 00:22:57,908
these microscopic tags
in the DNA of the crew
468
00:22:57,976 --> 00:22:59,603
to cause genetic mutations.
469
00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:00,610
For what purpose?
470
00:23:00,712 --> 00:23:02,270
l don't know,
and l get the feeling
471
00:23:02,314 --> 00:23:03,713
they don't want us to find out.
472
00:23:03,782 --> 00:23:05,443
Explain.
473
00:23:05,517 --> 00:23:07,451
When Lieutenant Torres
and l started making progress
474
00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:10,750
in our investigation,
we were both incapacitated.
475
00:23:10,822 --> 00:23:11,754
Call me paranoid,
476
00:23:11,823 --> 00:23:13,450
but l don't think
that is a coincidence.
477
00:23:13,525 --> 00:23:14,822
lf you're correct,
478
00:23:14,893 --> 00:23:16,588
perhaps our actions
are being monitored.
479
00:23:16,661 --> 00:23:18,822
That's why l couldn't risk
contacting anyone
480
00:23:18,897 --> 00:23:19,886
over the com system.
481
00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:21,398
Our first course of action
482
00:23:21,466 --> 00:23:23,661
should be to collect
more information.
483
00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:25,726
My thinking exactly.
484
00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:29,934
B'Elanna wanted to adjust
the ship's internal sensors
485
00:23:30,041 --> 00:23:32,771
to a phase variance of. 15.
486
00:23:32,844 --> 00:23:35,642
l'd like to do the same
to your Borg sensory nodes.
487
00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:37,341
Proceed.
488
00:23:37,416 --> 00:23:41,716
Computer, give me
a type- 4 micro- inducer.
489
00:23:44,990 --> 00:23:46,321
Hmm.
490
00:23:51,163 --> 00:23:54,826
Now, take a look around,
and tell me what you see.
491
00:23:59,571 --> 00:24:01,732
Do you see anything...
492
00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,899
unusual?
493
00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:06,103
Energy signatures...
494
00:24:06,178 --> 00:24:10,706
or perhaps something that might
be transmitting a signal?
495
00:24:14,019 --> 00:24:15,316
No.
496
00:24:15,387 --> 00:24:16,445
That's one room down,
497
00:24:16,521 --> 00:24:18,386
256 to go.
498
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,015
l suggest a deck- by- deck survey.
499
00:24:20,091 --> 00:24:22,889
lf you need to contact me,
use com frequency Epsilon 2.
500
00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:24,724
l've isolated it
from the rest of the system.
501
00:24:24,796 --> 00:24:26,491
Understood.
502
00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:29,892
And be careful.
503
00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:32,129
Someone out there
could be watching.
504
00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:18,176
Deck 5.
505
00:26:13,471 --> 00:26:15,905
Computer, frequency Epsilon 2.
506
00:26:15,974 --> 00:26:18,772
Doctor, the aliens
are here on the ship.
507
00:26:18,843 --> 00:26:20,743
l can see them everywhere.
508
00:26:20,812 --> 00:26:22,473
This is worse than l imagined.
509
00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:24,276
You've got
to let the Captain know.
510
00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:44,664
Yes? Yes?
511
00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:47,527
Good morning, Captain.
512
00:26:47,606 --> 00:26:48,937
That's a matter of opinion.
513
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:49,974
What is it?
514
00:26:50,041 --> 00:26:51,941
lnternal scans haven't revealed
anything
515
00:26:52,010 --> 00:26:53,375
about the genetic mutations.
516
00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:54,377
The Doctor?
517
00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:55,743
Still off- line.
518
00:26:55,814 --> 00:26:57,145
We are investigating
the possibility...
519
00:26:57,215 --> 00:26:58,978
lnform me of any progress.
520
00:26:59,050 --> 00:27:00,677
Understood.
521
00:27:00,785 --> 00:27:02,275
There's one more thing.
522
00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,220
The incident
with Tom and B'Elanna
523
00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:06,621
started me thinking
about ship's protocol
524
00:27:06,691 --> 00:27:08,750
or lack thereof.
525
00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:10,089
Captain?
526
00:27:10,161 --> 00:27:11,958
lt seems to me that people
have been getting
527
00:27:12,030 --> 00:27:13,861
a little too comfortable
around here lately.
528
00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:15,593
They're late
for their duty shifts,
529
00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:18,864
taking Mess Hall privileges
during non- designated hours
530
00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:21,167
and a lot of people are spending
more time on the holodeck
531
00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:22,365
than they are at their posts.
532
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,135
You are Security Chief.
533
00:27:24,209 --> 00:27:27,906
Don't 13 department heads
report to you every day?
534
00:27:27,979 --> 00:27:28,911
Yes.
535
00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:30,379
Well, straighten them out.
536
00:27:31,716 --> 00:27:34,082
Shall l flog them as well?
537
00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,550
Maybe the Doctor was right.
538
00:27:41,626 --> 00:27:43,389
l think l do need a vacation.
539
00:27:43,461 --> 00:27:45,361
You do seem unsettled.
540
00:27:45,430 --> 00:27:47,591
Crazed is more like it.
541
00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:50,601
l haven't felt this anxious
since my first day of command.
542
00:27:51,770 --> 00:27:53,601
Remind me to lower
the volume on that door.
543
00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:54,696
Come in.
544
00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:57,474
Captain, l wish to speak
with you...
545
00:28:00,845 --> 00:28:02,642
What's wrong?
546
00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:07,810
My attempts to repair the
resonance scanner have failed.
547
00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:09,251
l require assistance.
548
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,517
Ask Ensign Kim
to lend you a hand.
549
00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:15,287
Yes, Captain.
550
00:28:16,294 --> 00:28:18,694
ls that all?
551
00:28:26,504 --> 00:28:28,062
When this mutation crisis
552
00:28:28,139 --> 00:28:30,300
is over, l think
l'll spend a few days
553
00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:32,605
in Renaissance Tuscany.
554
00:28:32,677 --> 00:28:35,339
There's a little inn
outside Sienna
555
00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:36,903
l've been wanting to try.
556
00:28:43,088 --> 00:28:46,455
l will join you
for a glass of wine.
557
00:29:03,041 --> 00:29:04,201
How many?
558
00:29:04,275 --> 00:29:06,140
l've observed 56 of the aliens.
559
00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:07,644
There could be more.
560
00:29:07,712 --> 00:29:10,146
Have you seen any pattern
to their behavior,
561
00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:12,843
any hint as to what they're
trying to accomplish?
562
00:29:12,917 --> 00:29:15,215
They seem to be conducting
experiments on the crew
563
00:29:15,286 --> 00:29:16,753
and monitoring the results.
564
00:29:19,390 --> 00:29:21,950
As if Voyager were
one big petri dish.
565
00:29:22,026 --> 00:29:23,391
l may be among them.
566
00:29:23,461 --> 00:29:25,861
ln the turbolift, one of them
567
00:29:25,930 --> 00:29:28,455
probed me
with a medical instrument.
568
00:29:28,533 --> 00:29:30,660
We cannot allow them
to continue.
569
00:29:30,735 --> 00:29:34,136
l've been analyzing
their energy signatures.
570
00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:36,139
l believe there's a way
571
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:37,674
to make them visible
to everyone.
572
00:29:37,742 --> 00:29:38,731
How?
573
00:29:38,810 --> 00:29:41,370
Using a precisely modulated
phaser beam.
574
00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:44,347
lf we expose them, the crew
may be able to fight back.
575
00:29:44,415 --> 00:29:45,814
But what if the aliens
retaliate
576
00:29:45,884 --> 00:29:48,250
by inflicting lethal mutations
on everyone?
577
00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:49,286
lt's too risky.
578
00:29:49,354 --> 00:29:51,288
What do you suggest?
579
00:29:53,758 --> 00:29:56,192
The key to the aliens' control
is the genetic tags.
580
00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:58,923
l believe a neuroleptic shock
would disable them.
581
00:29:59,030 --> 00:30:01,498
Unfortunately, it would be
rather...painful.
582
00:30:01,566 --> 00:30:03,329
Will the crew recover?
583
00:30:03,401 --> 00:30:05,494
Yes, they will.
584
00:30:05,570 --> 00:30:07,697
The hard part
will be administering the shock
585
00:30:07,772 --> 00:30:10,070
to everyone simultaneously.
586
00:30:10,141 --> 00:30:13,110
The power relays could be
reconfigured to do it.
587
00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,510
Good. l assume
you know how to do that?
588
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:17,275
You assume correctly.
589
00:30:17,348 --> 00:30:19,976
But l will have to bypass
several safeguards.
590
00:30:20,051 --> 00:30:20,983
lt will take time.
591
00:30:21,085 --> 00:30:22,814
Then you'd better get started.
592
00:30:58,022 --> 00:30:59,421
Tuvok to Seven of Nine.
593
00:30:59,490 --> 00:31:00,479
Yes?
594
00:31:00,592 --> 00:31:02,958
Why have you accessed
the EPS relay system?
595
00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:04,722
There is a malfunction.
596
00:31:04,796 --> 00:31:06,263
l'm attempting to repair it.
597
00:31:06,331 --> 00:31:08,595
Perhaps you should leave that
to the Engineering crew.
598
00:31:08,666 --> 00:31:09,894
Normally, l would.
599
00:31:09,968 --> 00:31:13,096
However, they are all occupied
with other tasks.
600
00:31:13,171 --> 00:31:15,639
You are compromising
the power safety protocols.
601
00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,265
Stop what you're doing at once.
602
00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:19,708
l assure you, there is
no cause for concern.
603
00:31:30,755 --> 00:31:32,882
Move away from the console.
604
00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:40,397
As l told you,
l am conducting repairs.
605
00:31:40,465 --> 00:31:42,956
You are attempting
to deceive me. Why?
606
00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:50,205
l can't explain what l'm doing,
607
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:51,708
but you must allow me
to continue.
608
00:31:51,776 --> 00:31:54,267
Your actions could result
in an energy discharge,
609
00:31:54,345 --> 00:31:56,040
which would be
harmful to the crew.
610
00:31:56,114 --> 00:31:57,741
l realize that.
611
00:32:09,060 --> 00:32:10,049
Don't move.
612
00:32:11,362 --> 00:32:13,660
lf your people attempt
to incapacitate me,
613
00:32:13,731 --> 00:32:15,130
l will kill you.
614
00:32:15,199 --> 00:32:16,962
l believe you.
615
00:32:19,103 --> 00:32:21,128
What do you intend to do now?
616
00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:23,833
You will come with me
to speak to the Captain.
617
00:32:23,908 --> 00:32:26,843
l am certain she will have
questions for you.
618
00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:34,683
Keep on trying
to disable the tags.
619
00:32:34,752 --> 00:32:35,810
Let me know when you're ready.
620
00:32:35,887 --> 00:32:36,819
Understood.
621
00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:38,822
l'll attempt to modify
the internal sensors
622
00:32:38,890 --> 00:32:40,221
to detect the aliens.
623
00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:41,258
Good.
624
00:32:41,326 --> 00:32:42,816
Keep me informed.
625
00:32:55,540 --> 00:32:57,508
Who are you?
626
00:32:57,575 --> 00:33:01,636
And what the hell
are you doing to my crew?
627
00:33:01,713 --> 00:33:04,841
My team has been observing you
and conducting tests.
628
00:33:04,916 --> 00:33:05,848
Tests?
629
00:33:05,917 --> 00:33:08,283
l'd call them mutilations.
630
00:33:08,353 --> 00:33:10,844
l can understand
why you're angry.
631
00:33:10,922 --> 00:33:12,822
l don't like causing
people to suffer,
632
00:33:12,890 --> 00:33:16,291
but sometimes it's
a necessary part of my work.
633
00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:17,885
What kind of work is that?
634
00:33:17,962 --> 00:33:19,395
Medical research.
635
00:33:19,464 --> 00:33:22,194
We're scientists, like you.
636
00:33:22,266 --> 00:33:26,202
From where l stand,
you're a hostile invasion force.
637
00:33:26,270 --> 00:33:28,431
l want to know
how long you've been here
638
00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:31,373
and exactly what
you've been doing to us.
639
00:33:31,442 --> 00:33:33,239
l can't answer those questions.
640
00:33:33,311 --> 00:33:34,972
lt's a breach of protocol
641
00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:36,979
for me to be speaking
to you at all.
642
00:33:37,081 --> 00:33:39,174
Oh, how convenient.
643
00:33:41,085 --> 00:33:43,576
That way you never
have to face your victims.
644
00:33:43,654 --> 00:33:44,780
Captain, please.
645
00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:47,689
You're exaggerating
the situation.
646
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:50,956
Our techniques are as benign
as we can make them.
647
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,088
What l have been through
for the last few days
648
00:33:53,164 --> 00:33:55,257
certainly hasn't felt benign!
649
00:33:55,333 --> 00:33:58,666
Please understand that there's
a purpose to our actions.
650
00:33:58,736 --> 00:34:00,704
The data we gather from you
651
00:34:00,805 --> 00:34:03,774
may help us cure physical
and psychological disorders
652
00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:05,275
that afflict millions.
653
00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:08,335
lsn't that worth
some discomfort?
654
00:34:08,413 --> 00:34:10,278
l'm sure you'd see
things differently
655
00:34:10,348 --> 00:34:11,576
if your people were the ones
656
00:34:11,649 --> 00:34:14,083
being subjected
to these experiments.
657
00:34:14,152 --> 00:34:15,915
Just as your perspective
would change
658
00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:17,511
if your people were the ones
659
00:34:17,588 --> 00:34:20,182
to live longer
and healthier lives as a result.
660
00:34:20,258 --> 00:34:22,920
Don't forget, we've been
observing you, Captain.
661
00:34:22,994 --> 00:34:24,894
l know the most important
thing to you
662
00:34:24,962 --> 00:34:27,021
is the welfare of your crew.
663
00:34:27,098 --> 00:34:29,589
You'd even kill to protect them.
664
00:34:29,667 --> 00:34:31,601
lf necessary.
665
00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:32,931
Of course you would.
666
00:34:33,004 --> 00:34:36,064
You take care of your own,
just as we do.
667
00:34:39,110 --> 00:34:41,977
We're really more similar
than you care to admit.
668
00:34:42,046 --> 00:34:43,707
That's where you're wrong.
669
00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,210
What you're doing
isn't self- defense.
670
00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:54,622
lt's the exploitation
of another species
671
00:34:54,692 --> 00:34:56,182
for your own benefit.
672
00:34:56,260 --> 00:35:00,356
My people decided a long time
ago that that was unacceptable,
673
00:35:00,431 --> 00:35:03,594
even in the name
of scientific progress.
674
00:35:03,668 --> 00:35:07,104
You're a remarkably
strong- willed individual.
675
00:35:07,171 --> 00:35:10,106
l've been very impressed
by your self- control
676
00:35:10,174 --> 00:35:12,039
over the past several weeks.
677
00:35:12,110 --> 00:35:15,602
We've been increasing
your dopamine levels,
678
00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:17,807
stimulating various
aggressive impulses
679
00:35:17,882 --> 00:35:21,181
to test
your behavioral restraints.
680
00:35:22,453 --> 00:35:24,717
There's been a great
difference of opinion
681
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,188
about how much more strain
682
00:35:26,257 --> 00:35:27,690
you can bear.
683
00:35:29,727 --> 00:35:31,092
Not much.
684
00:35:38,136 --> 00:35:39,763
l had hoped you might be
more cooperative
685
00:35:39,837 --> 00:35:41,930
once you realized
the importance of our work.
686
00:35:42,039 --> 00:35:42,937
Sorry.
687
00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:44,837
These lab rats
are fighting back.
688
00:35:44,909 --> 00:35:47,377
l'm afraid
that will be pointless.
689
00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:50,642
We're monitoring your attempts
to break our control over you.
690
00:35:50,715 --> 00:35:52,080
You won't succeed.
691
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:54,482
Well, you may find that
you've underestimated us.
692
00:35:54,552 --> 00:35:57,146
Consider what's in the best
interests of your crew.
693
00:35:58,489 --> 00:36:00,855
We will be continuing
our research.
694
00:36:00,958 --> 00:36:03,153
lf you make no further attempts
to interfere, l assure you
695
00:36:03,194 --> 00:36:05,560
lf you make no further attempts
to interfere, l assure you
696
00:36:05,630 --> 00:36:08,292
that the fatality rate
will be minimal,
697
00:36:08,366 --> 00:36:11,130
though there may be
some deformities.
698
00:36:11,202 --> 00:36:15,138
And l would be willing to share
our final data with you.
699
00:36:15,206 --> 00:36:18,573
You can't possibly expect me
to accept that.
700
00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:20,634
lf you don't,
701
00:36:20,711 --> 00:36:23,475
then the entire experiment,
and its subjects
702
00:36:23,548 --> 00:36:24,913
will be terminated.
703
00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:33,157
Are you telling me
704
00:36:33,224 --> 00:36:35,089
there is no way
to disable the tags?
705
00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:37,024
My attempts to use
the EPS relays
706
00:36:37,094 --> 00:36:39,153
to induce neuroleptic shock
have failed.
707
00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:41,095
The aliens may be responsible.
708
00:36:41,165 --> 00:36:42,860
l've encountered
similar difficulties
709
00:36:42,934 --> 00:36:45,061
in my efforts to modify
the internal sensors.
710
00:36:45,136 --> 00:36:48,333
They appear to have gained
access to our key systems.
711
00:36:48,406 --> 00:36:50,465
They can't be everywhere
all the time.
712
00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:52,771
We have got to find
an advantage.
713
00:36:52,843 --> 00:36:54,105
We'd better find one soon.
714
00:36:54,178 --> 00:36:55,873
Sick Bay is being filled
with new patients
715
00:36:55,947 --> 00:36:57,574
with increasingly
severe symptoms.
716
00:36:57,648 --> 00:36:59,980
We have the ability
to make them visible.
717
00:37:00,017 --> 00:37:02,383
lf we could modify enough
sensors, we could resist them.
718
00:37:02,420 --> 00:37:05,116
They are still capable
of manipulating our DNA.
719
00:37:05,189 --> 00:37:07,248
A direct conflict
would be inadvisable.
720
00:37:07,325 --> 00:37:08,485
Bridge to Doctor.
721
00:37:08,559 --> 00:37:09,491
Medical emergency!
722
00:37:19,804 --> 00:37:21,294
She's in hypertensive shock.
723
00:37:21,372 --> 00:37:22,839
20 milligrams lectrazine.
724
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:26,866
Her blood pressure is 360/125.
725
00:37:26,944 --> 00:37:28,707
How is that possible?
726
00:37:28,779 --> 00:37:30,178
Severe adrenal stress.
727
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:32,478
No effect.
728
00:37:35,653 --> 00:37:37,780
Her arterial pathways
are rupturing.
729
00:37:37,855 --> 00:37:39,914
She's in cardiac arrest.
We're losing her.
730
00:37:43,127 --> 00:37:44,594
Captain, l'm afraid
that won't help.
731
00:37:44,662 --> 00:37:46,095
There's too much
internal bleeding.
732
00:37:46,163 --> 00:37:47,528
Then try something else.
733
00:37:47,598 --> 00:37:49,532
We'll transport her to Sick Bay.
734
00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,397
Her entire circulatory
system has collapsed.
735
00:37:51,469 --> 00:37:53,369
There's no way to repair
that kind of damage.
736
00:37:55,506 --> 00:37:57,303
Brain death has occurred.
737
00:37:57,375 --> 00:37:58,342
l'm sorry.
738
00:37:58,409 --> 00:37:59,899
There was nothing more
we could have done.
739
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,008
This ends right now.
740
00:38:06,083 --> 00:38:07,846
You're relieved.
741
00:38:07,918 --> 00:38:10,785
Captain, what are you doing?
742
00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:13,323
l'm running a little
experiment of my own.
743
00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:14,688
Red Alert!
744
00:38:20,831 --> 00:38:23,493
Captain, one of the aliens
has just entered the Bridge.
745
00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:24,693
Understood.
746
00:38:24,769 --> 00:38:26,703
We're less than a million
kilometers from the pulsars.
747
00:38:26,771 --> 00:38:27,863
We must change course
748
00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:30,304
immediately to avoid being
caught in their gravity.
749
00:38:30,374 --> 00:38:31,841
No! Keep going.
750
00:38:31,909 --> 00:38:34,207
This is a far
more reckless course of action
751
00:38:34,278 --> 00:38:36,143
than l've come to expect
from you, Captain.
752
00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:37,646
lt certainly is.
753
00:38:37,715 --> 00:38:40,479
Hull stress is at 30 teradynes
and rising.
754
00:38:40,551 --> 00:38:41,643
l'm transferring more power
755
00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:42,913
to the structural
integrity field,
756
00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:44,477
but l don't know
how long it can hold.
757
00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:47,616
What do you hope
to accomplish by this?
758
00:38:47,692 --> 00:38:49,785
Flying into a binary pulsar?
759
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,760
lt seems like l'm trying
to crush this ship
760
00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:53,228
like a tin can.
761
00:38:53,297 --> 00:38:54,229
lt's more likely
762
00:38:54,298 --> 00:38:55,822
that you're trying
to intimidate us.
763
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:58,198
You're welcome
to stick around and find out.
764
00:38:58,269 --> 00:39:00,237
Hull stress is at 45 teradynes.
765
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,070
Our course is locked in.
766
00:39:05,142 --> 00:39:07,610
Only my authorization
can release it.
767
00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:10,044
You're not behaving
very rationally.
768
00:39:10,114 --> 00:39:13,709
That's what you were trying
to accomplish, wasn't it? Hmm?
769
00:39:13,784 --> 00:39:16,480
Pumping up my dopamine levels
to push me to the edge?
770
00:39:16,554 --> 00:39:18,249
Keeping me awake
for four days straight
771
00:39:18,322 --> 00:39:20,017
with the constant pain
of your devices
772
00:39:20,091 --> 00:39:21,490
drilling into my skull?
773
00:39:21,559 --> 00:39:23,823
Well, this is the culmination
of your work, and guess what?
774
00:39:23,894 --> 00:39:26,488
You're going to be right here
to collect the final data.
775
00:39:26,564 --> 00:39:28,589
Shields have failed.
776
00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:30,725
Structural integrity is down
to 20 percent.
777
00:39:30,801 --> 00:39:33,770
Enter the authorization code
and change course immediately!
778
00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:34,770
l don't think you realize
779
00:39:34,839 --> 00:39:38,070
that you are not
in control here anymore.
780
00:39:38,142 --> 00:39:41,111
l can kill you and your crew
in an instant.
781
00:39:41,178 --> 00:39:42,304
Go ahead.
782
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,315
Without us, you won't be able
to prevent this ship
783
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,010
from being torn apart
by the pulsars.
784
00:39:47,084 --> 00:39:48,813
And even with my crew
working together,
785
00:39:48,886 --> 00:39:50,717
l'd say the odds of us
getting through this
786
00:39:50,788 --> 00:39:52,415
are what? One in ten?
787
00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:54,515
One in 20, at best, Captain.
788
00:39:54,592 --> 00:39:56,787
l'm willing to take that chance.
789
00:39:56,861 --> 00:39:58,351
Are you?
790
00:39:59,530 --> 00:40:02,499
Outer hull temperature
has reached 9, 000 degrees.
791
00:40:02,566 --> 00:40:03,999
The hull is beginning to buckle!
792
00:40:05,836 --> 00:40:09,033
Two alien vessels are attempting
to disengage from Voyager.
793
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:18,981
l can't break us free
of the gravitational forces!
794
00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,881
Then let's divert all power
to the shields!
795
00:40:21,952 --> 00:40:24,079
No. lf we go in,
we go in full throttle.
796
00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:25,281
Captain?
797
00:40:25,356 --> 00:40:26,345
Assuming we survive,
798
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:27,982
we're going to need
all the momentum we can get
799
00:40:28,058 --> 00:40:30,117
to reach escape velocity
on the other side.
800
00:40:30,194 --> 00:40:32,253
Everyone, hang on.
801
00:40:33,664 --> 00:40:34,631
l hope you were
802
00:40:34,698 --> 00:40:36,757
exaggerating
about those odds, Tuvok.
803
00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:38,392
l was not.
804
00:40:43,174 --> 00:40:46,041
Hull stress has exceeded
maximum tolerance!
805
00:40:46,143 --> 00:40:49,510
There are breaches
on Decks 4, 7, 8 and 12.
806
00:40:49,580 --> 00:40:51,514
Emergency force fields
are holding.
807
00:40:51,582 --> 00:40:53,607
l've lost helm control!
808
00:40:53,684 --> 00:40:55,345
Main power is off- line!
809
00:40:55,419 --> 00:40:57,478
Well, let's hope
we've got enough speed.
810
00:41:09,633 --> 00:41:11,123
l don't believe it.
811
00:41:11,202 --> 00:41:12,931
We're alive.
812
00:41:13,037 --> 00:41:17,633
l never realized you thought
of me as"reckless," Tuvok.
813
00:41:17,708 --> 00:41:20,142
A poor choice of words.
814
00:41:20,211 --> 00:41:22,771
lt was clearly
an understatement.
815
00:41:25,182 --> 00:41:29,141
Captain's Log, Stardate 51244. 3.
816
00:41:29,220 --> 00:41:31,780
With the aliens gone,
the Doctor has been able
817
00:41:31,856 --> 00:41:33,847
to remove their devices
from the crew
818
00:41:33,924 --> 00:41:36,154
and neutralize the genetic tags.
819
00:41:38,362 --> 00:41:40,296
lt was nice you could
get the night off.
820
00:41:40,364 --> 00:41:43,128
"Nice" had nothing
to do with it.
821
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,327
l switched shifts
with Ensign Wildman,
822
00:41:45,402 --> 00:41:46,767
which means tomorrow
823
00:41:46,837 --> 00:41:49,601
l'll pull a double- duty
on the Bridge and with the Doc.
824
00:41:49,673 --> 00:41:52,437
Well, l appreciate
the sacrifice.
825
00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:55,343
Tell me about the wine.
826
00:41:55,412 --> 00:41:59,041
Ah, Ktarian merlot, 2282.
827
00:41:59,149 --> 00:42:01,617
You might want
to let it breathe first.
828
00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:03,880
We've got all night
to let it breathe.
829
00:42:03,921 --> 00:42:06,116
Engineering
to Lieutenant Torres.
830
00:42:06,824 --> 00:42:08,815
Torres here.
831
00:42:08,893 --> 00:42:11,054
We are having a problem
with the plasma manifold.
832
00:42:11,128 --> 00:42:12,789
l thought you'd want
to take a look.
833
00:42:12,863 --> 00:42:14,057
l don't.
834
00:42:14,131 --> 00:42:15,063
Lock it down for now.
835
00:42:15,132 --> 00:42:16,190
l'll deal with it
in the morning.
836
00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:17,495
Torres out.
837
00:42:17,568 --> 00:42:21,436
Sometimes it's nice to be
the Chief Engineer.
838
00:42:23,007 --> 00:42:24,668
Try the salad, Chief.
839
00:42:31,649 --> 00:42:32,673
Hmm.
840
00:42:37,087 --> 00:42:38,816
This is really delicious.
841
00:42:38,889 --> 00:42:39,947
Well, thanks.
842
00:42:40,024 --> 00:42:40,991
l replicated it myself.
843
00:42:41,058 --> 00:42:42,320
Mm, you're too good for me.
844
00:42:46,830 --> 00:42:48,092
lgnore it.
845
00:42:48,165 --> 00:42:49,598
Right.
846
00:42:53,203 --> 00:42:54,227
l'll get rid of them.
847
00:42:58,842 --> 00:43:01,072
Oh, hi.
Uh, sorry to interrupt.
848
00:43:01,178 --> 00:43:02,110
Hi, B'Elanna.
849
00:43:03,447 --> 00:43:04,846
Harry, l'm not home.
850
00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:06,041
l- l just wanted to return this.
851
00:43:06,116 --> 00:43:07,481
Thanks.
852
00:43:07,551 --> 00:43:09,485
Smells good.
853
00:43:11,088 --> 00:43:12,453
That's it.
854
00:43:12,523 --> 00:43:13,820
No more interruptions.
855
00:43:24,668 --> 00:43:28,866
You know, l've been thinking
about what the Captain said.
856
00:43:31,408 --> 00:43:34,138
Thinking maybe she was right?
857
00:43:35,245 --> 00:43:36,974
Me, too.
858
00:43:37,047 --> 00:43:38,878
We have been...
859
00:43:38,949 --> 00:43:40,644
a little out of control lately.
860
00:43:45,322 --> 00:43:47,085
Do you think we really were?
861
00:43:47,157 --> 00:43:48,146
What?
862
00:43:48,225 --> 00:43:50,090
Out of control?
863
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:53,254
Those aliens could have
just been messing around
864
00:43:53,330 --> 00:43:55,491
with our hormones
just to see what would happen.
865
00:43:57,067 --> 00:43:59,228
You're right.
They could have.
866
00:43:59,303 --> 00:44:01,066
And we don't know how long
they were on board.
867
00:44:01,171 --> 00:44:03,230
They could have been
tampering with us for months.
868
00:44:03,273 --> 00:44:04,865
Well, when you think about it,
869
00:44:04,975 --> 00:44:07,273
you did have a pretty abrupt
change of heart
870
00:44:07,344 --> 00:44:08,470
a couple of weeks ago.
871
00:44:08,545 --> 00:44:12,572
What made you realize that
you loved me all of a sudden?
872
00:44:13,817 --> 00:44:15,682
Just a feeling.
873
00:44:20,057 --> 00:44:23,618
So, our whole relationship
might be based on some...
874
00:44:23,694 --> 00:44:25,594
alien experiment.
875
00:44:25,663 --> 00:44:28,461
You never know.
876
00:44:28,532 --> 00:44:30,625
Well, l think that explains it.
877
00:44:30,701 --> 00:44:34,831
l guess we should just...
call it off, then.
878
00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:37,169
l think so.
879
00:44:37,241 --> 00:44:39,573
Thank God we found out in time.
880
00:44:39,643 --> 00:44:40,974
Thank God.
881
00:44:51,355 --> 00:44:54,119
l don't know about you, but...
882
00:44:54,191 --> 00:44:57,217
l'm curious to see
how this experiment turns out.
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