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Stay the course!
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Shields are down to 29 percent.
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They're breaking through.
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Let them!
5
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Sir?
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Take the shields off-line
and recharge the emitters.
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That'll bring them up
to full power.
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The charging cycle
takes 45 seconds.
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We'll be vulnerable.
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We'll be dead
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if we don't get
the shields back up.
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Arm yourselves!
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Drop shields!
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Recharge cycle?
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30 seconds.
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There!
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Time?
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Ten seconds.
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This is Captain Ransom
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of the Federation
Starship Equinox.
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We're under attack.
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We need assistance.
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This is Captain Ransom of
the Federation Starship Equinox.
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We're under attack.
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We need assistance.
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Ransom.
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He was in command of a science
vessel, the Equinox.
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His distress call
was transmitted
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approximately 14 hours ago.
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Distance?
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3.2 light-years.
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Try to get a fix
on their location.
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What's it doing
in the Delta Quadrant?
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Perhaps it's searching
for Voyager.
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The Equinox is
a Nova-class ship.
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lt was designed
for planetary research,
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not long-range
tactical missions.
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l've got their coordinates.
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Heading 258 mark 12.
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Set a course, maximum warp.
Go to Red Alert.
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Hang on, Captain.
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Did you know this individual?
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Only by reputation.
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He was an exobiologist,
promoted to Captain
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after he made first
contact with the Yridians.
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Species 6291.
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The collective determined
that they were extinct.
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So did the Federation.
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Ransom proved otherwise.
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l always wanted to meet him.
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Too bad it won't be under
better circumstances.
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l look forward to meeting
him as well and his crew.
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l wish to expand
my knowledge of humanity.
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Let's hope you get the chance.
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We're approaching
the coordinates.
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Take us out of warp.
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l've got them.
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2,000 kilometers
off the port bow.
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They're moving at low impulse.
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lntercept.
Can you get a visual?
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They are heavily damaged.
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Multiple hull breaches.
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Warp drive is off-line.
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What's happening
to their shields?
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They're being disrupted
by some kind of energy surges.
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Weapons fire?
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There are no other ships
in the vicinity.
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We're in hailing range.
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Open a channel.
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This is Captain Kathryn Janeway
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of the Federation
Starship Voyager.
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We're responding to your...
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Voyager! You've got to extend
your shields around our ship.
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Match the emitter frequency.
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Are you under attack?
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Shields! Quickly!
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Do it.
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We're in position.
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l'm attempting to match
their shield frequency.
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Do you hear something?
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lnterspatial fissures are
opening on Decks 10, 6 and 1.
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Tuvok.
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Stand by.
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Shields are holding.
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The fissures?
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No sign of them.
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Voyager to Ransom.
Captain.
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Assemble rescue teams.
Secure the Equinox.
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Tuvok, you're with me.
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Hello?
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ls there anyone here?
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See if you can bring
main power on line.
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Tom.
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What happened?
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Some kind
of thermalytic reaction.
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lt's desiccated
every cell in that body.
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Commander.
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l can't make heads or tails
of this injector manifold,
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and it looks like
the dilithium matrix
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has been completely
redesigned.
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We'll try to find one
of their engineers to help us.
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ln the meantime,
see if you can bypass the core.
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Aye, sir.
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Hang on.
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l'm Commander Chakotay,
USS Voyager.
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But...
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but we're the only humans
in the Delta Quadrant.
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That's what we used to think.
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Come on.
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Over here!
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Hang on.
We're getting you out of here.
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l don't believe we've met.
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Ensign Kim...
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and this is Seven of Nine.
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l have to cut him out
with a plasma torch.
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Talk to him.
Keep him calm.
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State your name.
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Lessing... Noah.
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What are you doing on this side
of the galaxy?
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The answer is complicated.
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Do me a favor?
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See if my legs are still there.
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l haven't felt them
in two days.
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Your limbs are intact.
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Thank you.
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Seven, give me a hand.
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Do not be frightened.
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Too late for that.
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l'm picking up life signs.
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Hello?
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ls there anyone here?
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No!
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We're here to help you!
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Take cover!
135
00:09:01,307 --> 00:09:02,638
We're under attack!
136
00:09:10,016 --> 00:09:11,278
Neelix to Sick Bay.
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00:09:11,350 --> 00:09:12,442
Sick Bay here.
138
00:09:12,518 --> 00:09:14,145
We've found another survivor.
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His wounds are not serious,
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00:09:15,788 --> 00:09:18,484
but he's suffering
from psychological distress.
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Acknowledged.
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00:10:22,188 --> 00:10:23,519
My crew.
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You took heavy casualties.
144
00:10:24,890 --> 00:10:26,289
We're treating the survivors.
145
00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:27,291
Who attacked you?
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00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,691
We don't know.
147
00:10:28,761 --> 00:10:31,753
We can't communicate
with them.
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00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:35,232
They've been attacking
us for weeks.
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Easy. Easy.
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l've got to secure the ship.
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00:10:43,909 --> 00:10:45,934
Leave that to us.
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00:10:48,848 --> 00:10:50,145
No.
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Treat me here.
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l'm not leaving my Bridge.
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00:10:53,853 --> 00:10:56,083
l can't pull rank on you,
Captain,
156
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but you're in no condition
to put up a fight.
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00:11:03,763 --> 00:11:05,924
So...
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00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:08,329
how's Earth?
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00:11:08,401 --> 00:11:10,369
l wish l could say.
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00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,805
You weren't sent here
to find us?
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00:11:16,876 --> 00:11:18,275
l'm afraid not.
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00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:20,938
We've been stranded in the
Delta Quadrant for five years.
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We were pulled here
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against our will
by an alien called
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-the Caretaker.
-The Caretaker.
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We'll compare notes later on.
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Let's get you to Voyager.
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We're here to commemorate
our honored dead--
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Lieutenant William Yates,
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Lieutenant John Bowler...
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00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:49,538
Ensign Dorothy Chang...
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00:11:49,608 --> 00:11:51,872
Ensign Edward Regis...
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and Crewman David Amanti,
who all served
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with distinction.
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Their bravery and sacrifice
will not be forgotten.
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They will be missed,
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00:12:01,620 --> 00:12:06,580
but now there is cause
for optimism.
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Captain Janeway, Voyager...
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on behalf of my crew...
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thank you.
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We'll have time to give
the newest members of our family
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a proper welcome
in the days ahead,
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but right now,
we've got our hands full.
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The Equinox is secure,
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but its primary systems
are still badly damaged.
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Harry, B'Elanna,
make it your priority.
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Captain Ransom
has provided us with data
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regarding the alien attacks.
189
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Tuvok, Seven, you'll be working
with First Officer
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Maxwell Burke.
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00:12:39,191 --> 00:12:40,556
To kindred spirits...
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may our journey home
together be swift.
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Dismissed.
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We should begin
by familiarizing you
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with Voyager's defenses.
196
00:12:51,003 --> 00:12:52,368
Can you give me a minute?
197
00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:54,963
There's someone l'd like
to say hello to first.
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We'll be
in the Astrometrics Lab--
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Deck 8, Section 29.
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See you there.
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00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:03,912
BLT.
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00:13:04,049 --> 00:13:05,243
Max...
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00:13:05,317 --> 00:13:07,080
l tried to say
hello in Sick Bay,
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00:13:07,153 --> 00:13:08,415
but you were sedated.
205
00:13:08,487 --> 00:13:10,751
l remember.
l thought l was dreaming.
206
00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:18,057
So... where's my sweater?
207
00:13:19,098 --> 00:13:20,030
The blue one?
208
00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,033
Class insignia on the back?
209
00:13:24,970 --> 00:13:27,097
We went to the Academy together.
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00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,197
Ah...
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00:13:28,274 --> 00:13:29,764
Maxwell Burke.
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00:13:29,842 --> 00:13:30,774
Tom Paris.
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00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:32,071
Harry Kim.
214
00:13:32,144 --> 00:13:33,202
Welcome aboard.
215
00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:35,144
First Officer-- impressive.
216
00:13:35,214 --> 00:13:36,511
The last time we talked,
217
00:13:36,582 --> 00:13:38,948
you were about to drop
out of Starfleet.
218
00:13:39,084 --> 00:13:41,211
l heard you beat me to it--
the Maquis?
219
00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:42,515
For a while.
220
00:13:42,588 --> 00:13:44,078
Until l ran into these two.
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And it's been hell ever since.
222
00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:48,554
Well, l told
your resident Vulcan
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l'd be right with him.
224
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Are you free later?
l'd love to catch up.
225
00:13:52,364 --> 00:13:54,491
Why don't we all
have dinner together?
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00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:55,761
Sounds great.
227
00:14:00,039 --> 00:14:01,301
''BLT''?
228
00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:03,898
''Bacon, lettuce and tomato''--
it was a nickname.
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00:14:03,976 --> 00:14:05,000
A nickname?
230
00:14:05,077 --> 00:14:06,135
My initials.
231
00:14:06,212 --> 00:14:08,305
Oh... how romantic.
232
00:14:10,382 --> 00:14:11,781
We broke up over ten years ago.
233
00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,079
No need to go to Red Alert.
234
00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:14,585
How about Yellow Alert?
235
00:14:14,653 --> 00:14:16,086
You're cute when you're jealous.
236
00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:18,385
-Who's jealous?
-See you on the Equinox.
237
00:14:18,457 --> 00:14:20,084
Well, ''Turkey Platter,''
238
00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:22,024
what do you say we go to work?
239
00:14:22,094 --> 00:14:23,686
Who's jealous?
240
00:14:26,832 --> 00:14:28,732
Commander?
241
00:14:28,801 --> 00:14:31,702
Um... l've been assigned to one
242
00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:34,136
of the repair crews
on the Equinox,
243
00:14:34,206 --> 00:14:35,468
and l was wondering
if l could join
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00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:38,203
a different team...
maybe one on Voyager.
245
00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:39,744
Problem?
246
00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:42,178
Just a little post-traumatic
stress syndrome.
247
00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:43,875
Bad memories.
248
00:14:43,949 --> 00:14:45,246
A few.
249
00:14:45,317 --> 00:14:46,944
Actually, l could use someone
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00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:48,952
with your
engineering abilities.
251
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,319
Well, thank you.
252
00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:53,290
Such a clean ship.
253
00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:56,123
l'm used to falling bulkheads
and missing deck plates.
254
00:14:56,195 --> 00:14:58,823
ln a few weeks, you won't
even recognize the Equinox.
255
00:14:58,898 --> 00:15:00,490
You'll be happy to go back.
256
00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,727
Unless l stay.
257
00:15:02,801 --> 00:15:04,564
You said you
could use someone
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00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:06,468
with my engineering abilities.
259
00:15:06,538 --> 00:15:08,665
l don't think your Captain
would appreciate that.
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00:15:08,741 --> 00:15:10,106
He's got a skeleton
crew as it is.
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00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:15,540
Engineering's five decks down.
262
00:15:15,614 --> 00:15:18,310
lt's a long crawl
through the Jefferies tubes.
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00:15:21,020 --> 00:15:22,510
Deck 1 1.
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00:15:24,623 --> 00:15:26,488
l haven't set foot
in a turbolift
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in over three months.
266
00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:29,727
Claustrophobia?
267
00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:32,593
lf one of those fissures
opened up in here,
268
00:15:32,665 --> 00:15:34,360
where would we take cover?
269
00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:38,160
lt's only a graviton relay--
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nothing to worry about.
271
00:15:39,838 --> 00:15:41,931
Do l look worried?
272
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Emergency stop!
273
00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:54,246
Um, if you don't mind,
274
00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,788
l think l'd rather take
the Jefferies tube.
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00:15:56,855 --> 00:15:58,686
l could use the exercise.
276
00:16:00,926 --> 00:16:03,724
l've run a thermographic
analysis of our shields.
277
00:16:03,796 --> 00:16:06,321
lt revealed multiple
stress points.
278
00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:07,763
We believe they're the result
279
00:16:07,833 --> 00:16:10,028
of alien attempts
to infiltrate our vessels.
280
00:16:10,102 --> 00:16:13,071
Each time a fissure opens
within a meter of our shields,
281
00:16:13,138 --> 00:16:14,901
it weakens them by .3 percent.
282
00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,202
At the present
rate, we have less
283
00:16:16,275 --> 00:16:17,537
than two days
to mount a defense.
284
00:16:17,609 --> 00:16:19,042
According to your bio-scans,
285
00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:20,908
the aliens can
survive in our realm
286
00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:22,343
for only several seconds.
287
00:16:22,414 --> 00:16:25,144
They're like fish out of water,
288
00:16:25,217 --> 00:16:27,845
but they can do a lot
of damage in those seconds.
289
00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,353
Nevertheless, it is
a tactical weakness.
290
00:16:29,421 --> 00:16:31,480
Perhaps we can exploit it.
291
00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:32,922
What have you got in mind?
292
00:16:33,025 --> 00:16:34,322
lf we can show them
we have the ability
293
00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:35,690
to hold them here,
they'll think twice
294
00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:37,251
before launching
another attack.
295
00:16:37,329 --> 00:16:38,762
But the question is:
296
00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,196
How do we catch these fish?
297
00:16:40,265 --> 00:16:42,199
You build a net.
298
00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:44,067
Commander?
299
00:16:44,136 --> 00:16:46,104
A multiphasic
force field to be exact.
300
00:16:46,171 --> 00:16:47,638
We wanted to see
what we were up against,
301
00:16:47,706 --> 00:16:48,832
so we built a small chamber
302
00:16:48,907 --> 00:16:51,102
that could keep one of them
trapped for several minutes.
303
00:16:51,176 --> 00:16:52,803
lf we could expand
on that technology,
304
00:16:52,878 --> 00:16:54,903
we might be able
to create a latticework
305
00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:56,538
of multiphasic force fields
around both ships.
306
00:16:56,615 --> 00:16:57,547
Rudy?
307
00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:59,550
lf Captain Janeway agrees.
308
00:16:59,618 --> 00:17:01,609
We'll need to examine
that stasis chamber.
309
00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,382
l'm afraid
that won't be possible.
310
00:17:03,455 --> 00:17:05,423
lt's in our research lab.
311
00:17:05,491 --> 00:17:07,721
That whole section was flooded
with thermionic radiation
312
00:17:07,793 --> 00:17:08,987
during the last attack.
313
00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:10,756
lt'll be days
before anyone can go in there.
314
00:17:10,829 --> 00:17:13,263
The design schematics are
in our auxiliary datacore.
315
00:17:13,332 --> 00:17:14,856
l'll see if l can
download them.
316
00:17:14,933 --> 00:17:15,900
You give me a hand?
317
00:17:23,842 --> 00:17:25,139
l couldn't help but notice
318
00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:27,269
your crew calls you
by your first name.
319
00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:28,904
When you've been
in the trenches
320
00:17:28,981 --> 00:17:31,609
as long as we have,
rank and protocol are luxuries.
321
00:17:31,683 --> 00:17:34,208
Besides, we're a long way
from Starfleet Command.
322
00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:35,548
l know the feeling.
323
00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:37,350
You seem to run
a pretty tight ship.
324
00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:38,355
We've been known
325
00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:40,392
to let our hair down
from time to time,
326
00:17:40,459 --> 00:17:42,290
but l find that
maintaining protocol
327
00:17:42,361 --> 00:17:43,919
reminds us of where
we came from
328
00:17:44,029 --> 00:17:45,690
and, hopefully,
where we're going.
329
00:17:45,764 --> 00:17:47,595
lt seems to work
quite well for you.
330
00:17:47,666 --> 00:17:49,861
Oh, we've overcome
our share of obstacles--
331
00:17:49,935 --> 00:17:51,425
warp core breaches,
ion storms,
332
00:17:51,503 --> 00:17:52,868
a few rounds with the Borg.
333
00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:53,927
The Borg?
334
00:17:54,006 --> 00:17:55,598
We haven't seen
so much as a cube
335
00:17:55,674 --> 00:17:56,936
since the day we arrived.
336
00:17:57,009 --> 00:17:58,636
Consider yourself lucky.
337
00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:02,346
Have you ever run
into the Krowtonan Guard?
338
00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:04,041
Never heard of them.
339
00:18:04,116 --> 00:18:07,017
That's how we spent our first
week in the Delta Quadrant.
340
00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:09,520
They claimed we violated
their territory.
341
00:18:09,588 --> 00:18:11,886
l gave the order to keep going.
342
00:18:11,990 --> 00:18:16,188
l lost 39, half my crew.
343
00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:18,092
l'm sorry.
344
00:18:18,163 --> 00:18:20,654
We never recovered
from that loss.
345
00:18:20,732 --> 00:18:22,199
lt changed everything.
346
00:18:22,267 --> 00:18:23,598
What do you mean?
347
00:18:23,669 --> 00:18:26,035
When l first realized
that we'd be traveling
348
00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:29,541
across the Delta Quadrant
for the rest of our lives,
349
00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:32,805
l told my crew that we had
a duty as Starfleet officers
350
00:18:32,878 --> 00:18:37,577
to expand our knowledge
and uphold our principles.
351
00:18:37,649 --> 00:18:39,207
After a couple of years,
352
00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:42,185
we started to forget
that we were explorers.
353
00:18:42,254 --> 00:18:45,018
Then there were times
when we nearly forgot
354
00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:46,921
that we were human beings.
355
00:18:47,059 --> 00:18:49,027
This is a Nova-class
science vessel
356
00:18:49,094 --> 00:18:51,528
designed for short-term
research missions--
357
00:18:51,597 --> 00:18:52,689
minimal weapons.
358
00:18:52,764 --> 00:18:54,925
You can't even go faster
than warp 8.
359
00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,195
Frankly, l don't know
how you've done it.
360
00:18:57,269 --> 00:18:59,567
You've obviously traveled
as far as we have
361
00:18:59,638 --> 00:19:01,071
with much fewer resources.
362
00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:03,335
l wish that l could
take all the credit,
363
00:19:03,408 --> 00:19:05,308
but we stumbled
across a wormhole
364
00:19:05,377 --> 00:19:08,403
and made a few enhancements
on our warp engines.
365
00:19:09,948 --> 00:19:12,974
l'd like to ask you something,
captain-to-captain.
366
00:19:13,051 --> 00:19:14,211
Mm-hmm.
367
00:19:14,286 --> 00:19:17,050
The Prime Directive--
368
00:19:17,122 --> 00:19:18,783
how often have you broken it
369
00:19:18,857 --> 00:19:21,155
for the sake
of protecting your crew?
370
00:19:21,226 --> 00:19:22,989
Broken it?
371
00:19:23,061 --> 00:19:24,995
Never.
372
00:19:25,063 --> 00:19:27,190
Bent it on occasion.
373
00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:30,258
And even then,
it was a difficult choice.
374
00:19:30,335 --> 00:19:32,599
What about you?
375
00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:34,696
l've walked the line
once or twice...
376
00:19:34,773 --> 00:19:38,004
but nothing serious.
377
00:19:38,076 --> 00:19:39,805
There you are.
378
00:19:46,552 --> 00:19:48,019
lt's a good omen.
379
00:19:48,086 --> 00:19:50,782
Let's put it back
where it belongs.
380
00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:09,365
l thought l'd find you here.
381
00:20:09,441 --> 00:20:13,468
How could l resist after two
years on emergency rations?
382
00:20:13,545 --> 00:20:16,378
Don't get too comfortable.
383
00:20:17,849 --> 00:20:19,373
lf Janeway's any indication,
384
00:20:19,451 --> 00:20:21,419
these people will
never understand.
385
00:20:21,486 --> 00:20:23,954
They're going
to find out eventually.
386
00:20:24,089 --> 00:20:26,580
Not if we keep them
out of the research lab
387
00:20:26,658 --> 00:20:30,094
and away from the
warp core injectors.
388
00:20:30,162 --> 00:20:32,858
And be careful what you
say around their crew--
389
00:20:32,931 --> 00:20:35,695
that includes old girlfriends.
390
00:20:35,767 --> 00:20:37,826
Understood.
391
00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:42,605
Mm... not bad.
392
00:20:53,051 --> 00:20:54,746
How's my angel of mercy?
393
00:20:54,820 --> 00:20:55,980
Crewman Lessing.
394
00:20:56,121 --> 00:20:57,986
l didn't expect you
to recover so quickly.
395
00:20:58,056 --> 00:21:00,149
You have an outstanding EMH.
396
00:21:00,225 --> 00:21:02,489
Ours can barely hold
a laser scalpel.
397
00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:03,926
The Doctor is efficient.
398
00:21:04,029 --> 00:21:05,553
l've been assigned
399
00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:07,428
to help you sort
through our bio-data.
400
00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:10,059
You saved my life.
401
00:21:10,135 --> 00:21:11,932
The least l can do is
save you a little time.
402
00:21:15,807 --> 00:21:16,933
Lateral shields are off-line.
403
00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:18,236
How's that possible?
404
00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:20,642
Fissures are opening
on Decks 1, 8 and 1 1.
405
00:21:20,712 --> 00:21:21,838
Reroute power!
406
00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:28,413
What happened?
407
00:21:28,487 --> 00:21:31,217
Apparently, the aliens began
to focus their attacks
408
00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:32,780
on a single shield vector.
409
00:21:32,858 --> 00:21:34,086
lt collapsed
410
00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:36,559
before the auxiliary emitters
could respond.
411
00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:38,823
lt looks like they've
changed their tactics.
412
00:21:38,897 --> 00:21:40,865
We may have less time
than we thought.
413
00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:49,135
We've examined the schematics
of your multiphasic chamber.
414
00:21:49,207 --> 00:21:50,469
lt can be adapted.
415
00:21:50,542 --> 00:21:51,736
We intend to create
416
00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,368
an auto-initiating
security grid.
417
00:21:53,445 --> 00:21:56,608
The moment an alien
invades either ship,
418
00:21:56,682 --> 00:21:58,843
a force field will surround it.
419
00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:01,181
Once we modify
our field generator
420
00:22:01,253 --> 00:22:02,686
to emit multiphasic
frequencies,
421
00:22:02,754 --> 00:22:05,086
it will power the security
grids on both ships.
422
00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:06,215
How long will it take?
423
00:22:06,291 --> 00:22:07,918
Approximately 14 hours.
424
00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:09,789
We don't know when they'll
break through again.
425
00:22:09,861 --> 00:22:11,055
We may not last that long.
426
00:22:11,129 --> 00:22:12,926
We could cut the time
in half if we evacuate
427
00:22:13,031 --> 00:22:14,498
all personnel from the Equinox,
428
00:22:14,566 --> 00:22:16,431
and focus our efforts
here on Voyager.
429
00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:20,096
Remember, we are still
35,000 light-years from Earth.
430
00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:22,640
We should try
to preserve both ships.
431
00:22:22,708 --> 00:22:25,541
With two vessels, we'd be able
to pool our resources,
432
00:22:25,610 --> 00:22:27,942
doubling our chance at
finding a shortcut home.
433
00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:29,810
Normally, l'd agree,
but right now,
434
00:22:29,881 --> 00:22:31,508
one of our ships is vulnerable.
435
00:22:31,583 --> 00:22:32,607
Chakotay's right.
436
00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:35,710
We should make our stand
on Voyager.
437
00:22:35,787 --> 00:22:39,086
l don't want to force the issue,
438
00:22:39,157 --> 00:22:43,719
but l am prepared to return
to the Equinox with my crew.
439
00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:49,493
What is the protocol
in this situation?
440
00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:51,433
We have two Captains
and two ships.
441
00:22:51,503 --> 00:22:52,970
Who gets the last word?
442
00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:57,134
Starfleet Regulation 191,
Article 14.
443
00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:01,372
''ln a combat situation
involving more than one ship,
444
00:23:01,446 --> 00:23:04,244
command falls to the vessel
with tactical superiority.''
445
00:23:04,316 --> 00:23:05,749
l looked it up this morning.
446
00:23:05,817 --> 00:23:06,784
Good thinking.
447
00:23:06,852 --> 00:23:10,845
ln this case, protocol
recognizes my authority.
448
00:23:10,922 --> 00:23:13,857
Are you ordering me
to abandon my ship?
449
00:23:13,925 --> 00:23:15,586
l'd rather not have to.
450
00:23:15,660 --> 00:23:18,652
And that protocol was written
in the Alpha Quadrant.
451
00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:21,597
l'm not so sure that it makes
much sense out here.
452
00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:24,464
The regulation stands.
453
00:23:24,536 --> 00:23:28,336
Who am l to dispute protocol?
454
00:23:28,407 --> 00:23:30,932
Give Captain Janeway
your full cooperation.
455
00:23:31,042 --> 00:23:32,339
Rudy...
456
00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,208
Max, that's an order.
457
00:23:34,279 --> 00:23:35,610
We'll get through this.
458
00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,511
lf that's all, Captain,
459
00:23:37,582 --> 00:23:39,106
l'd like to return
to my quarters
460
00:23:39,184 --> 00:23:40,446
and collect a few mementos.
461
00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:42,180
By all means.
462
00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:09,713
lntruder alert.
463
00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:13,046
Same old Max,
going through my things.
464
00:24:13,118 --> 00:24:14,915
That is a command station.
465
00:24:14,986 --> 00:24:18,319
lt's off-limits without
my direct authorization.
466
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:19,357
l didn't realize.
467
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:20,914
You going to throw me
in the brig?
468
00:24:20,992 --> 00:24:23,620
l think we can overlook
this infraction.
469
00:24:23,695 --> 00:24:25,663
Can l help you with something?
470
00:24:25,730 --> 00:24:28,528
l'm just doing some homework,
studying your propulsion system.
471
00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,932
lf there's a chance l'm going
to be stuck on Voyager,
472
00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:32,697
l figured l better
learn my way around.
473
00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,398
Maybe you could
tutor me over dinner.
474
00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,532
Problem is you were never
475
00:24:36,608 --> 00:24:39,668
really interested
in the work... or the meal.
476
00:24:40,745 --> 00:24:42,770
Something tells me
you haven't changed.
477
00:24:42,848 --> 00:24:44,543
You'd be surprised.
478
00:24:44,616 --> 00:24:45,548
l'm not the...
479
00:24:45,617 --> 00:24:46,914
What did you once call me?
480
00:24:46,985 --> 00:24:48,612
pahtk.
481
00:24:48,687 --> 00:24:52,350
''pahtk. '' l'm not the
pahtk l used to be.
482
00:24:52,424 --> 00:24:53,948
Let me prove it to you.
483
00:24:56,127 --> 00:24:58,061
Look, Max...
484
00:24:58,129 --> 00:24:59,528
don't get me wrong.
485
00:24:59,598 --> 00:25:02,726
lt's good to see you again,
but ten years...
486
00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:06,532
-Tom Paris.
-Tom Paris.
487
00:25:06,605 --> 00:25:08,505
You could do worse.
488
00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:15,578
So we're still on for dinner?
489
00:25:15,647 --> 00:25:18,047
Just the two of us?
490
00:25:18,116 --> 00:25:19,606
Get going...
491
00:25:19,684 --> 00:25:21,618
or l will throw you in the brig.
492
00:25:24,055 --> 00:25:26,523
Before we abandon the Equinox,
493
00:25:26,591 --> 00:25:28,821
we should try to salvage
any useful components.
494
00:25:28,894 --> 00:25:31,158
Let's start with your
dilithium crystals.
495
00:25:31,229 --> 00:25:32,491
Mm, what we have left of them.
496
00:25:32,564 --> 00:25:34,395
l'm afraid we only
have a few isograms.
497
00:25:34,466 --> 00:25:36,627
That's barely enough
to power the sonic showers.
498
00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:38,032
Can l make a suggestion?
499
00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:39,127
Please.
500
00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:40,535
Let's forget
about the primary systems.
501
00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:41,537
They're too badly damaged.
502
00:25:41,606 --> 00:25:42,903
Let's focus on supplies.
503
00:25:42,974 --> 00:25:45,568
We picked up a few items
l think might come in handy--
504
00:25:45,644 --> 00:25:48,272
uh, two kilotons
of kemacite ore,
505
00:25:48,346 --> 00:25:50,439
a dozen canisters of mercurium.
506
00:25:50,515 --> 00:25:52,483
Tell Neelix to make
room in Cargo Bay 1.
507
00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:53,950
Right.
508
00:25:54,052 --> 00:25:55,519
Could you use a
synaptic stimulator?
509
00:25:55,587 --> 00:25:58,556
Depends. What is it?
510
00:25:58,623 --> 00:26:01,319
lt's a neural interface
you wear behind your ear.
511
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,088
lt taps into your visual cortex
512
00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,220
and shows you
different alien vistas.
513
00:26:07,299 --> 00:26:09,597
Just think of it as
a poor man's holodeck.
514
00:26:09,668 --> 00:26:12,432
So that's how you kept
yourself entertained.
515
00:26:12,504 --> 00:26:13,562
Beats checkers.
516
00:26:13,638 --> 00:26:14,900
The Ponea gave it to us.
517
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,270
Never heard of them.
518
00:26:17,342 --> 00:26:19,333
We call them the life
of the Delta Quadrant.
519
00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:22,073
They see every first contact
as an excuse to throw a party.
520
00:26:24,649 --> 00:26:26,776
l wish that we...
521
00:26:26,851 --> 00:26:29,115
had encountered
more species like that.
522
00:26:31,222 --> 00:26:35,090
You're the first friendly faces
we've seen in months.
523
00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,025
l'm glad we found you.
524
00:26:37,095 --> 00:26:39,655
The feeling is mutual.
525
00:26:39,731 --> 00:26:42,632
Those modified plasma
injectors looked elaborate.
526
00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,259
What were you trying to do?
527
00:26:44,336 --> 00:26:45,928
Uh, we were experimenting
528
00:26:46,071 --> 00:26:48,369
with ways to enhance
our warp drive.
529
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:49,532
lt didn't work.
530
00:26:49,608 --> 00:26:51,735
Maybe we should let
B'Elanna take a look.
531
00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:52,742
lt won't work.
532
00:26:52,811 --> 00:26:54,244
Um, we tried for months.
533
00:26:54,312 --> 00:26:55,574
Excuse me.
534
00:26:55,647 --> 00:26:56,705
Oh, hello, there.
535
00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:59,249
Commander, permission
to interrupt?
536
00:26:59,317 --> 00:27:00,249
Granted.
537
00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:01,751
Ensign Gilmore.
538
00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:02,844
That's right.
539
00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:05,082
Naomi Wildman,
Captain's Assistant.
540
00:27:05,156 --> 00:27:06,123
ls that so?
541
00:27:06,191 --> 00:27:07,658
l wanted to officially
welcome you
542
00:27:07,726 --> 00:27:09,023
aboard the Starship Voyager.
543
00:27:09,094 --> 00:27:10,652
l'm glad to be here.
544
00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:11,889
lf you need anything--
545
00:27:12,030 --> 00:27:14,055
replicator rations,
a tour of the lower decks--
546
00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:15,429
l'm your man.
547
00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:17,730
Thank you, Miss Wildman;
l'll keep that in mind.
548
00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:18,826
As you were.
549
00:27:21,506 --> 00:27:23,565
l didn't realize that you
had children on board.
550
00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:25,075
Only one.
551
00:27:25,143 --> 00:27:26,576
She was born here.
552
00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:28,510
Mmm... l have a nephew
back on Earth...
553
00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:29,842
the same age.
554
00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:32,849
Well... not anymore.
555
00:27:32,917 --> 00:27:34,817
l guess he's a teenager by now.
556
00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:37,912
l probably wouldn't
even recognize him.
557
00:27:38,023 --> 00:27:39,285
You'll see him again.
558
00:27:39,357 --> 00:27:41,552
Ransom to Gilmore.
559
00:27:41,626 --> 00:27:42,650
Yes, Captain.
560
00:27:42,727 --> 00:27:44,627
Report to the Equinox Bridge.
561
00:27:44,696 --> 00:27:46,095
On my way.
562
00:27:46,164 --> 00:27:47,995
Duty calls.
563
00:27:49,134 --> 00:27:51,364
Assemble a salvage team.
564
00:27:51,436 --> 00:27:53,165
Aye, sir.
565
00:27:56,741 --> 00:27:59,676
Once we take their field
generator, we'll part company.
566
00:27:59,744 --> 00:28:01,041
What happens to Voyager?.
567
00:28:01,112 --> 00:28:02,773
They have weapons,
shields, a full crew.
568
00:28:02,847 --> 00:28:03,779
They'll survive.
569
00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:05,372
Maybe we should abandon ship--
570
00:28:05,450 --> 00:28:07,975
try to forget everything
that's happened here.
571
00:28:08,053 --> 00:28:10,180
A shower and a hot meal.
572
00:28:12,757 --> 00:28:14,349
l guess that's all it takes
573
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:17,190
for some of us to forget
what's at stake here.
574
00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:19,355
We're going home.
575
00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:20,864
We can't let Voyager
stop us now,
576
00:28:20,932 --> 00:28:24,299
not when we're this close.
577
00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:26,462
Now, we're proceeding
as planned.
578
00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:29,302
Are there any other objections?
579
00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,308
l need each
and every one of you
580
00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:34,106
to give me your very best...
581
00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:36,113
as you always have.
582
00:28:36,181 --> 00:28:38,149
Max.
583
00:28:39,651 --> 00:28:41,209
This won't be easy.
584
00:28:41,286 --> 00:28:42,913
The generator is
located on Deck 1 1,
585
00:28:43,054 --> 00:28:44,453
next to the warp
plasma manifold.
586
00:28:44,522 --> 00:28:46,922
We can't get a clean lock
without boosting the signal.
587
00:28:46,991 --> 00:28:49,255
Marla, we need you to set
aside your claustrophobia
588
00:28:49,327 --> 00:28:50,794
and crawl through
the access port
589
00:28:50,862 --> 00:28:52,352
and set up
the transport enhancers.
590
00:28:52,430 --> 00:28:53,920
Understood.
591
00:28:53,998 --> 00:28:55,363
We'll have to take
592
00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:58,300
the internal sensors
in that section off-line.
593
00:28:58,369 --> 00:28:59,427
Noah, you're elected.
594
00:28:59,504 --> 00:29:00,471
You can count on me, sir.
595
00:29:00,538 --> 00:29:01,470
l'll disengage
596
00:29:01,539 --> 00:29:02,801
the power couplings
from Engineering.
597
00:29:04,342 --> 00:29:06,867
You'll all have time
for one last shower.
598
00:29:06,978 --> 00:29:08,707
Make the most of it.
599
00:29:08,813 --> 00:29:10,508
There's a minor
power fluctuation
600
00:29:10,582 --> 00:29:11,879
in the security grid.
601
00:29:12,016 --> 00:29:13,074
lt's within tolerance.
602
00:29:13,151 --> 00:29:14,448
l believe l can correct it.
603
00:29:14,519 --> 00:29:16,817
The discrepancy is in
the Equinox research lab.
604
00:29:16,888 --> 00:29:18,788
lf we can determine
the exact frequency
605
00:29:18,857 --> 00:29:20,188
of their multiphasic chamber,
606
00:29:20,258 --> 00:29:22,488
l will tune our field
generator to match it.
607
00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,256
There are times when perfection
hinders efficiency.
608
00:29:25,330 --> 00:29:27,093
This is odd.
609
00:29:27,165 --> 00:29:28,496
The lab is still permeated
610
00:29:28,566 --> 00:29:30,693
with high levels
of thermionic radiation.
611
00:29:30,769 --> 00:29:32,896
lt should have
dissipated by now.
612
00:29:32,971 --> 00:29:34,905
l believe l have
an explanation--
613
00:29:34,973 --> 00:29:38,136
three EPS conduits
have been rerouted to the lab.
614
00:29:38,209 --> 00:29:40,837
lt appears they are emitting
the radiation.
615
00:29:40,912 --> 00:29:43,904
The lab was contaminated
intentionally.
616
00:29:44,015 --> 00:29:45,915
Any theories?
617
00:29:46,017 --> 00:29:47,211
Only one--
618
00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:49,651
Ransom doesn't want us
to enter the research lab.
619
00:29:49,721 --> 00:29:53,714
He has been adamant
about protecting his ship.
620
00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:56,818
l thought it was
simply a Captain's pride.
621
00:29:56,895 --> 00:29:59,261
l want to take a closer look
at that lab.
622
00:29:59,330 --> 00:30:01,890
lf we close off
those EPS conduits, how long
623
00:30:01,966 --> 00:30:03,160
will it take
to vent the radiation?
624
00:30:03,234 --> 00:30:04,166
Several hours.
625
00:30:04,235 --> 00:30:05,532
l don't want to wait that long.
626
00:30:05,603 --> 00:30:07,332
Send the Doctor.
627
00:30:07,405 --> 00:30:09,339
He'll be immune to its effects.
628
00:30:09,407 --> 00:30:12,240
Tell him to look for anything
out of the ordinary.
629
00:30:12,310 --> 00:30:14,540
Monitor his progress
from Astrometrics.
630
00:30:14,612 --> 00:30:16,136
Shall l notify Captain Ransom?
631
00:30:16,214 --> 00:30:17,909
Not yet.
632
00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:20,610
l want to wait
until we test your theory.
633
00:30:37,068 --> 00:30:39,036
l'm in.
634
00:31:05,363 --> 00:31:07,297
l've found
the multiphasic chamber.
635
00:31:07,365 --> 00:31:10,664
There's some kind
of organic mass inside.
636
00:31:10,735 --> 00:31:13,431
lt appears to be a member
of the alien species,
637
00:31:13,504 --> 00:31:16,200
but its cell structures
have vitrified.
638
00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:18,401
This is more
than just a stasis chamber.
639
00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:20,944
lt's some kind
of matter-conversion technology.
640
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:24,446
Hold on.
There's a control port here.
641
00:31:24,515 --> 00:31:25,709
Hmm.
642
00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:27,614
Doctor?
643
00:31:27,685 --> 00:31:30,051
The chamber contains
a polaron grid
644
00:31:30,121 --> 00:31:32,385
and a sub-molecular resequencer.
645
00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:33,754
lt looks like it was designed
646
00:31:33,825 --> 00:31:35,417
to convert
the alien cell structures
647
00:31:35,493 --> 00:31:37,620
into some kind
of crystalline compound.
648
00:31:37,695 --> 00:31:40,493
That function was not
specified in their schematics.
649
00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:43,125
l have a feeling there's
a lot here they didn't specify.
650
00:31:45,703 --> 00:31:47,933
l've accessed
their research logs.
651
00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:50,531
They're encrypted, but judging
by the file headings,
652
00:31:50,608 --> 00:31:52,667
they've performed this procedure
dozens of times.
653
00:32:02,353 --> 00:32:04,844
More of the alien compound.
654
00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:06,914
But it's been
biochemically altered.
655
00:32:07,025 --> 00:32:09,357
They've extracted
the base proteins.
656
00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:17,492
lts molecular structure
is most unusual.
657
00:32:17,568 --> 00:32:19,433
Can you be more specific?
658
00:32:19,504 --> 00:32:23,668
lt appears to store a great deal
of nucleogenic energy.
659
00:32:23,741 --> 00:32:26,471
l'm no engineer, but l'd say
660
00:32:26,544 --> 00:32:28,944
they were trying
to convert this material...
661
00:32:29,047 --> 00:32:31,914
into a source of power.
662
00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:44,053
l'm going to miss this ship.
663
00:32:44,128 --> 00:32:46,289
Once we get back to Earth,
there'll be plenty of women.
664
00:32:46,364 --> 00:32:47,296
Status?
665
00:32:47,365 --> 00:32:48,297
Ready on all fronts.
666
00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:49,731
The transport enhancers
are in place
667
00:32:49,801 --> 00:32:51,291
and Noah's created
a subroutine to mask
668
00:32:51,369 --> 00:32:52,461
Voyager's internal sensors.
669
00:32:52,537 --> 00:32:53,663
Power couplings?
670
00:32:53,738 --> 00:32:55,968
Bypass controls have been
routed to our Bridge.
671
00:32:56,074 --> 00:32:58,133
All you need to do
is say ''energize.''
672
00:32:58,209 --> 00:33:01,178
Janeway wants to bring on
the security grid
673
00:33:01,245 --> 00:33:03,110
at 1900 hours.
674
00:33:03,181 --> 00:33:04,910
We'll have to act before then.
675
00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:08,280
Tell the others
to be prepared to...
676
00:33:09,854 --> 00:33:11,253
Max.
677
00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:13,415
The Transporter Room's
not far from here.
678
00:33:13,491 --> 00:33:14,958
Keep moving.
679
00:33:16,694 --> 00:33:19,595
Captain Janeway wishes
to speak with you.
680
00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:22,394
The alien compound.
681
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:24,799
Ten isograms.
682
00:33:24,869 --> 00:33:27,269
lf l understand
your calculations,
683
00:33:27,338 --> 00:33:30,671
that's enough to increase
your warp factor by what?
684
00:33:30,742 --> 00:33:32,403
.03 percent for one month?
685
00:33:32,477 --> 00:33:35,674
Unfortunately, that boost
wouldn't get you very far.
686
00:33:35,747 --> 00:33:37,942
So you'd need to replenish
the supply...
687
00:33:38,049 --> 00:33:40,483
and that means killing
another life-form...
688
00:33:40,551 --> 00:33:41,950
and then another.
689
00:33:42,086 --> 00:33:43,314
How many lives
690
00:33:43,388 --> 00:33:47,051
would it take to get you
back to the Alpha Quadrant?
691
00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:50,219
l think you know the reason
we're under attack.
692
00:33:50,294 --> 00:33:54,060
These aliens are trying
to protect themselves from you.
693
00:33:54,132 --> 00:33:58,569
63-- that's how many more
it will take.
694
00:33:58,636 --> 00:34:01,730
Every time l sacrifice
one of those lives,
695
00:34:01,806 --> 00:34:04,036
a part of me is lost as well.
696
00:34:04,108 --> 00:34:07,908
l might believe that if l hadn't
examined your research.
697
00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:10,378
These experiments
were meticulous,
698
00:34:10,448 --> 00:34:11,813
and they were brutal.
699
00:34:11,883 --> 00:34:15,080
lf you'd felt any remorse,
you'd never have continued.
700
00:34:15,153 --> 00:34:17,212
Starfleet Regulation 3,
Paragraph 12:
701
00:34:17,288 --> 00:34:19,119
''ln the event
of imminent destruction,
702
00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:20,418
''a Captain is authorized
703
00:34:20,491 --> 00:34:23,517
to preserve the lives of his
crew by any justifiable means.''
704
00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:26,688
l doubt that protocol
covers mass murder.
705
00:34:26,764 --> 00:34:27,856
ln my judgment, it did.
706
00:34:27,932 --> 00:34:29,456
Unacceptable.
707
00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:30,796
We had nothing.
708
00:34:30,868 --> 00:34:32,335
My ship was in pieces.
709
00:34:32,403 --> 00:34:33,927
Our dilithium was gone.
710
00:34:34,038 --> 00:34:36,029
We were running on thrusters.
711
00:34:36,107 --> 00:34:38,507
We hadn't eaten in 16 days.
712
00:34:38,576 --> 00:34:41,943
We had just enough power
to enter orbit
713
00:34:42,046 --> 00:34:43,911
of an M-Class planet.
714
00:34:43,981 --> 00:34:46,848
And lucky for us,
the inhabitants were generous.
715
00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:49,648
They were called the Ankari.
716
00:34:49,720 --> 00:34:51,517
And they provided us
with a meal
717
00:34:51,589 --> 00:34:55,457
and a few supplies,
even some dilithium crystals.
718
00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:57,960
They even performed one
of their sacred rituals
719
00:34:58,062 --> 00:35:00,724
to invoke spirits
of good fortune
720
00:35:00,798 --> 00:35:03,232
from another realm
to bless our journey.
721
00:35:06,804 --> 00:35:08,738
But these weren't spirits.
722
00:35:08,806 --> 00:35:12,003
They were
nucleogenic life-forms.
723
00:35:12,076 --> 00:35:13,839
Our scans revealed
that they were emitting
724
00:35:13,911 --> 00:35:15,037
high levels of antimatter.
725
00:35:15,113 --> 00:35:16,671
Later that same night,
726
00:35:16,747 --> 00:35:18,908
we managed to obtain one
of the summoning devices
727
00:35:19,050 --> 00:35:21,848
in exchange
for an energy converter.
728
00:35:24,155 --> 00:35:25,622
We constructed
a containment field
729
00:35:25,690 --> 00:35:27,123
that would prevent
the life-form
730
00:35:27,191 --> 00:35:29,318
from vanishing so quickly.
731
00:35:30,394 --> 00:35:32,385
But something went wrong.
732
00:35:33,464 --> 00:35:35,557
Get it out of there.
733
00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:37,897
We tried to send it back.
734
00:35:41,672 --> 00:35:43,264
We can't.
735
00:35:43,341 --> 00:35:44,706
But it was too late.
736
00:35:46,410 --> 00:35:48,878
We examined the remains
and discovered
737
00:35:48,946 --> 00:35:52,882
it could be converted to enhance
our propulsion systems.
738
00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:54,383
lt was already dead.
739
00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:57,046
What would you have done?
740
00:35:57,121 --> 00:35:59,351
We traveled
over 10,000 light-years
741
00:35:59,423 --> 00:36:00,913
in less than two weeks.
742
00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:02,619
We'd found our salvation.
743
00:36:02,693 --> 00:36:04,251
How could we ignore it?
744
00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:08,059
By adhering to the oath
you took as Starfleet officers--
745
00:36:08,132 --> 00:36:10,532
to seek out life...
not destroy it.
746
00:36:10,601 --> 00:36:14,002
lt's easy to cling to principles
when you're standing on a vessel
747
00:36:14,071 --> 00:36:15,368
with its bulkheads intact,
748
00:36:15,439 --> 00:36:17,373
manned by a crew
that's not starving.
749
00:36:17,441 --> 00:36:19,875
lt's never easy,
but if we turn our backs
750
00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:22,174
on our principles,
we stop being human.
751
00:36:22,246 --> 00:36:24,578
l'm putting an end
to your experiments,
752
00:36:24,649 --> 00:36:27,277
and you are hereby relieved
of your command.
753
00:36:27,351 --> 00:36:30,218
You and your crew
will be confined to quarters.
754
00:36:31,856 --> 00:36:33,824
Please, show them leniency.
755
00:36:33,891 --> 00:36:36,451
They were only following
my orders.
756
00:36:36,527 --> 00:36:38,757
Their mistake.
757
00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:51,034
lt's a long way home, Captain.
758
00:36:57,715 --> 00:36:59,410
Doctor, return
to their research lab
759
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:02,043
and retrieve all the data
you can locate on the aliens.
760
00:37:02,119 --> 00:37:04,349
l want to find a way
to communicate with them.
761
00:37:04,422 --> 00:37:05,354
Aye, Captain.
762
00:37:05,423 --> 00:37:06,651
Go to their engine room.
763
00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:08,658
Take those warp core
modifications off-line.
764
00:37:08,726 --> 00:37:09,886
Captain?
765
00:37:09,994 --> 00:37:12,895
Let's try to make first contact
the right way.
766
00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:19,334
What's going to happen to us?
767
00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,371
That's up to Captain Janeway.
768
00:37:21,439 --> 00:37:22,804
You'll be confined to quarters
769
00:37:22,873 --> 00:37:24,534
until we can find
a way to make peace
770
00:37:24,609 --> 00:37:26,509
with these life-forms
you've been killing,
771
00:37:26,577 --> 00:37:27,908
if it's not too late.
772
00:37:28,012 --> 00:37:30,207
To be honest,
l'm glad you stopped us.
773
00:37:30,281 --> 00:37:32,841
Living the rest of my life
knowing what we'd done...
774
00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:34,248
You could've stopped yourself.
775
00:37:34,318 --> 00:37:35,250
Why didn't you?
776
00:37:35,319 --> 00:37:36,581
l don't know.
777
00:37:36,654 --> 00:37:39,179
When the Captain ordered me
to modify the warp core,
778
00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:40,747
l concentrated on the work.
779
00:37:40,825 --> 00:37:43,623
l tried not to think about
how it was going to be used.
780
00:37:43,694 --> 00:37:45,855
Well, think about it now
because we need your help.
781
00:37:45,930 --> 00:37:47,727
Commander?
782
00:37:47,798 --> 00:37:50,460
After you.
783
00:37:50,534 --> 00:37:52,502
We're having trouble
making sense of all this.
784
00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:54,128
The schematics are encrypted.
785
00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:55,467
l can't access them.
786
00:37:55,539 --> 00:37:57,336
Do you know
the decryption codes?
787
00:37:58,542 --> 00:38:00,942
Your Captain's
been relieved of command.
788
00:38:01,045 --> 00:38:02,808
You take orders from me now.
789
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,678
Do you have the codes?
790
00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,547
Yes.
791
00:38:07,618 --> 00:38:09,347
Proceed.
792
00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,182
Think of it this way,
Ensign--
793
00:38:14,258 --> 00:38:16,726
you might live with yourself
a little easier.
794
00:38:26,570 --> 00:38:29,505
You said you wanted to learn
more about humanity.
795
00:38:29,573 --> 00:38:33,236
l guess we're not
exactly prized examples.
796
00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:36,212
l'm sorry.
797
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:37,804
On the contrary.
798
00:38:37,882 --> 00:38:39,816
You've taught me a great deal.
799
00:38:48,726 --> 00:38:51,092
Computer, l decrypted
this data file.
800
00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:52,595
Why can't l access it?
801
00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:55,427
EMH authorization is required.
802
00:38:55,499 --> 00:38:56,830
ls your EMH still functional?
803
00:38:56,901 --> 00:38:57,833
Affirmative.
804
00:38:57,902 --> 00:38:59,130
Activate him.
805
00:38:59,203 --> 00:39:01,228
Please state the nature
of the medical emergency.
806
00:39:01,305 --> 00:39:02,465
l require your assistance.
807
00:39:02,540 --> 00:39:03,507
Who are you?
808
00:39:03,574 --> 00:39:05,542
Your counterpart from
the Starship Voyager.
809
00:39:05,609 --> 00:39:07,008
Where's Captain Ransom?
My crew?
810
00:39:07,078 --> 00:39:08,102
ln custody.
811
00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:09,874
How were you able
to leave your Sick Bay?
812
00:39:09,980 --> 00:39:12,574
This device allows me
to go anywhere l please.
813
00:39:12,650 --> 00:39:13,878
ln case you weren't aware,
814
00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:16,816
your crew has been running
criminal experiments here.
815
00:39:16,887 --> 00:39:18,787
l know.
l designed them.
816
00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:20,380
You?
817
00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:22,119
That's a violation
of your programming.
818
00:39:22,193 --> 00:39:24,388
They deleted
my ethical subroutines.
819
00:39:41,412 --> 00:39:43,778
l'm picking up spatial
fissures-- hundreds of them.
820
00:39:43,848 --> 00:39:45,748
Looks like they've stepped up
their attacks.
821
00:39:45,816 --> 00:39:47,613
Reroute all available power
to shields.
822
00:39:47,685 --> 00:39:48,913
They're holding,
823
00:39:48,986 --> 00:39:50,385
but at this rate,
it won't be long
824
00:39:50,454 --> 00:39:51,853
before the aliens
break through.
825
00:39:51,922 --> 00:39:54,049
Bridge to Tuvok.
We need that security grid.
826
00:39:54,125 --> 00:39:56,059
We're preparing
to bring it on line.
827
00:39:56,127 --> 00:39:58,288
Charge the emitters.
828
00:39:58,362 --> 00:39:59,294
Bridge to the Doctor.
829
00:39:59,363 --> 00:40:00,159
Sick Bay here.
830
00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:01,198
Did you find anything?
831
00:40:02,266 --> 00:40:04,427
Could you be... more specific?
832
00:40:04,502 --> 00:40:05,901
Neural patterns,
cortical scans--
833
00:40:05,970 --> 00:40:07,494
anything
that could help us program
834
00:40:07,571 --> 00:40:08,936
the universal translator.
835
00:40:09,006 --> 00:40:12,601
Negative. l couldn't access
the Equinox data files.
836
00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:13,734
They were encrypted.
837
00:40:13,811 --> 00:40:15,244
Keep studying
the information we have.
838
00:40:15,312 --> 00:40:16,506
See what you can come up with.
839
00:40:16,580 --> 00:40:18,548
Acknowledged.
840
00:40:20,117 --> 00:40:22,210
Computer, locate Captain Ransom.
841
00:40:22,286 --> 00:40:24,447
Captain Ransom is
in crew quarters,
842
00:40:24,522 --> 00:40:25,989
Deck 9, Section 22.
843
00:40:42,339 --> 00:40:44,432
Chakotay to Seven of Nine.
What's your status?
844
00:40:44,508 --> 00:40:46,237
l've dismantled
their antimatter injectors,
845
00:40:46,310 --> 00:40:47,607
but l'll need several minutes
846
00:40:47,678 --> 00:40:49,202
to neutralize
the dilithium matrix.
847
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:50,542
We don't have much time.
848
00:40:50,614 --> 00:40:51,706
Understood.
849
00:40:54,585 --> 00:40:56,246
The Equinox crew
has been infected
850
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:57,548
with a mutagenic virus.
851
00:40:57,621 --> 00:40:58,849
lt may be contagious.
852
00:40:58,923 --> 00:41:00,720
l've been authorized
to inoculate them.
853
00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:04,685
You've all contracted a virus.
854
00:41:04,762 --> 00:41:06,229
l'll need to treat you.
855
00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:07,286
A virus?
856
00:41:07,364 --> 00:41:08,729
Doctor's orders.
857
00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:16,033
lt's me.
858
00:41:16,106 --> 00:41:18,631
Activate the grid.
859
00:41:20,244 --> 00:41:21,268
What happened?
860
00:41:21,345 --> 00:41:22,403
l don't understand.
861
00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:23,913
This should be working.
862
00:41:23,981 --> 00:41:25,972
l'm running a
system-wide diagnostic.
863
00:41:30,754 --> 00:41:32,813
l'm reading phaser fire
on Deck 9, crew quarters.
864
00:41:32,890 --> 00:41:34,619
Security, seal off Deck 9.
865
00:41:34,692 --> 00:41:36,956
Shields are weakening.
They're down to 84 percent.
866
00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:38,221
Tuvok to Bridge.
867
00:41:38,295 --> 00:41:39,956
The field generator is off-line.
868
00:41:40,097 --> 00:41:42,065
lts power couplings
were disengaged.
869
00:41:42,132 --> 00:41:43,690
Someone reconfigured
the internal sensors
870
00:41:43,767 --> 00:41:44,961
so we couldn't detect it.
871
00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:47,367
Whatever it takes,
get that grid on line.
872
00:41:47,438 --> 00:41:50,566
l rerouted transporter control
to a panel in the next junction.
873
00:41:50,641 --> 00:41:51,835
We can...
874
00:42:14,465 --> 00:42:16,194
They've sealed off the deck.
875
00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:17,325
Don't worry.
876
00:42:17,401 --> 00:42:18,663
We're getting out of here.
877
00:42:18,736 --> 00:42:19,930
Shields down to 52 percent.
878
00:42:20,037 --> 00:42:22,733
Captain, unauthorized
transport in progress.
879
00:42:22,806 --> 00:42:23,864
lt's the Equinox crew.
880
00:42:23,941 --> 00:42:25,203
Block it.
881
00:42:26,277 --> 00:42:27,835
They've bypassed Ops Control.
882
00:42:27,912 --> 00:42:29,209
They're on their Bridge.
883
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:30,474
40 percent.
884
00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:32,311
Janeway to Seven of Nine.
885
00:42:34,451 --> 00:42:36,510
Seven, respond.
886
00:42:45,229 --> 00:42:46,287
Damn!
887
00:42:46,363 --> 00:42:47,352
What is it?
888
00:42:47,431 --> 00:42:48,830
B'Elanna's erected
a force field.
889
00:42:48,899 --> 00:42:50,491
l can't get a lock
on the generator.
890
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,001
Try overriding
the command codes.
891
00:42:53,203 --> 00:42:55,296
Someone's disrupting
the force field.
892
00:42:55,372 --> 00:42:56,964
lt's Max.
893
00:42:57,041 --> 00:42:59,703
He's using one of his
triquadric algorithms.
894
00:42:59,777 --> 00:43:02,405
l taught him how to do that
ten years ago.
895
00:43:07,418 --> 00:43:08,476
Shields are failing.
896
00:43:08,552 --> 00:43:10,315
We've got less than one minute.
897
00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:11,479
Open a channel.
898
00:43:11,555 --> 00:43:13,580
lf you don't stop
what you're doing,
899
00:43:13,657 --> 00:43:14,919
we'll both be destroyed.
900
00:43:15,059 --> 00:43:17,289
What's my alternative--
30 years in your brig?
901
00:43:17,361 --> 00:43:19,192
l'll open fire if l have to.
902
00:43:19,263 --> 00:43:20,958
We've been through worse.
903
00:43:21,632 --> 00:43:24,692
Target their power systems.
904
00:43:24,768 --> 00:43:26,668
Fire.
905
00:43:26,737 --> 00:43:28,466
Max!
906
00:43:28,539 --> 00:43:29,904
Stand by!
907
00:43:29,974 --> 00:43:33,603
Okay, BLT, let's see
if you remember this trick.
908
00:43:33,677 --> 00:43:36,703
Bridge, they've got
the field generator.
909
00:43:36,780 --> 00:43:38,111
What do you mean,
they've got it?
910
00:43:38,182 --> 00:43:40,446
l don't know how, but they
beamed it off Voyager.
911
00:43:40,517 --> 00:43:42,041
Get us out of here.
912
00:43:42,119 --> 00:43:43,780
l can't.
Warp drive is down.
913
00:43:43,854 --> 00:43:45,185
Bridge to Marla.
Report.
914
00:43:45,255 --> 00:43:46,517
One of their crew
915
00:43:46,590 --> 00:43:48,558
tried to dismantle
the antimatter injectors.
916
00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:49,558
Repairs are underway.
917
00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:50,958
What about the field generator?
918
00:43:51,028 --> 00:43:52,461
l'm integrating it now.
919
00:43:56,900 --> 00:43:58,333
Shields are down.
920
00:44:02,606 --> 00:44:04,574
Arm yourselves.
921
00:44:06,477 --> 00:44:07,637
lt's now or never.
922
00:44:07,711 --> 00:44:08,643
Generator's in place.
923
00:44:08,712 --> 00:44:10,304
l'm bringing the grid on line.
924
00:44:10,381 --> 00:44:12,144
Fissures are opening, all decks!
925
00:44:17,588 --> 00:44:18,850
Hold your fire!
926
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:31,062
Take it to the lab.
927
00:44:32,169 --> 00:44:34,228
Sir, engines are up and running.
928
00:44:34,304 --> 00:44:37,034
Set a course
for the Alpha Quadrant.
929
00:44:37,107 --> 00:44:38,404
Course laid in.
930
00:44:38,475 --> 00:44:40,534
Maximum warp.
931
00:44:40,611 --> 00:44:42,806
Engage.
932
00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:55,783
Captain!
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